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Q1. Select the correct options –
Look! ..storks are gobbling up..frogs.
(1) x, X
(2) x, the
(3) the, x
(4) the, the ✅
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (4) the, the ✅
Explanation:- ‘The’ is used to specify particular storks and frogs that are known or visible to the speaker.
Q2. Choose the correct option changing the given sentence into Direct Speech.
Mary asked if there were any letters for her.
(1) “Are there some letters for her?”, Says Mary.
(2) “Were there any letters for me?”, Said Mary.
(3) “Is there any letters for me?”, Said Mary.
(4) “Are there any letters for me?”, Said Mary. ✅
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (4) “Are there any letters for me?”, Said Mary. ✅
Explanation:- This sentence correctly reflects the direct speech form with the appropriate subject and verb agreement.
Q3. Transform the given sentence into Direct Speech.
He promised that he’d behave himself.
(1) He promised, ‘I must behave myself.’
(3) He promised, ‘I would behave myself.’
(2) He promised, ‘I would behave himself.’
(4) He promised, ‘I’ll behave myself.’ ✅
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (4) He promised, ‘I’ll behave myself.’ ✅
Explanation:- “He’d” in indirect speech means “he would,” which when converted properly becomes “I’ll” in direct speech.
Q4. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets.
I usually..(go) by train, but this weekend I..(go) by bus. It..(take) longer but it..(cost) less.
(1) go, am going, takes, costs ✅
(3) went, went, took, costed
(2) went, go, takes, costs
(4) go, went, took, costs
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) go, am going, takes, costs ✅
Explanation:- “Go” is habitual, “am going” indicates a present continuous plan, and the rest follow present simple for general facts.
Q5. Select the correct Phrasal Verb –
We.. her yesterday.
(1) call in
(2) call at
(3) called up
(4) called on ✅
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (4) called on ✅
Explanation:- “Called on” means to visit someone formally or socially.
Q6. Transform into negative without changing the meaning:
Alfred was the best King that ever reigned in England.
(1) Not Alfred but other King reigned in England.
(2) No other King than Alfred reigned in England.
(3) No other King best than Alfred reigned in England.
(4) No other King as good as Alfred ever reigned in England. ✅
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (4) No other King as good as Alfred ever reigned in England. ✅
Explanation:- This is the negative transformation preserving the original meaning.
Q7. Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb:
She.. her parents. (deceived)
(1) took in ✅
(2) brought in
(3) let in
(4) give in
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) took in ✅
Explanation:- “Took in” means to deceive or cheat someone.
Q8. Fill in the blank with a correct modal auxiliary (Moral obligation):
I do not see why you..apologize.
(1) should ✅
(2) could
(3) would
(4) shall
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) should ✅
Explanation:- “Should” is used for moral obligations and suggestions.
Q9. Fill in the blank with a suitable Preposition:
We discussed the matter.. a cup of coffee.
(1) in
(2) for
(3) to
(4) over ✅
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (4) over ✅
Explanation:- “Over a cup of coffee” is a common expression meaning during or while having coffee.
Q10. Select the correct option:
When I first met him, he..painting.
(1) has been studying
(2) is studying
(3) was studying ✅
(4) have been studying
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) was studying ✅
Explanation:- Past continuous is used for ongoing actions at a point in the past.
Q11. Fill in the blank to complete the Phrasal Verb:
He took.. his father.
(1) from
(2) along
(3) after ✅
(4) before
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) after ✅
Explanation:- “Take after” means to resemble someone, usually a family member.
Q12. Choose the correct Preposition and fill in the blanks:
I’ve lived.. this street.. ten years.
(1) at, for
(2) in, for ✅
(3) in, since
(4) in, from
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (2) in, for ✅
Explanation:- “In” for place and “for” for duration.
Q13. His car stuck.. tree, you can still see the mark on.. tree.
(1) a, the ✅
(2) a, an
(3) the, an
(4) the, the
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) a, the ✅
Explanation:- First mention uses “a,” subsequent mentions use “the.”
Q14. Choose the correct option:
Did the Roman slaves.. the right to own property?
(1) has
(2) had been
(3) had
(4) have ✅
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (4) have ✅
Explanation:- “Did” takes the base form of the verb, hence “have” is correct.
Q15. Choose the correct form of verb:
This telegram has just arrived and the man..(wait) in case you..(want) to send a reply.
(1) is waiting, are wanting
(2) is waiting, want ✅
(3) was waiting, want
(4) waits, want
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (2) is waiting, want ✅
Explanation:- Present continuous for an ongoing action and present simple for general intent.
Q16. Select the correct option to fill in the blank.
Mary decided to..by asking her classmates about their weekend plans.
(1) hit the nail
(2) pull their legs
(3) break the ice ✅
(4) break a leg
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) break the ice ✅
Explanation:- “Break the ice” means to initiate conversation in a social setting.
Q17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists –
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List-I |
List-II |
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(A) Should |
(2) Moral obligation |
|
(B) May |
(3) Permission (Formal) |
|
(C) Will |
(4) Determination |
|
(D) Must |
(1) Compulsion |
Options:
(1) (A)-(2), (B)-(3), (C)-(4), (D)-(1) ✅
(2) (A)-(2), (B)-(3), (C)-(1), (D)-(4)
(3) (A)-(3), (B)-(2), (C)-(4), (D)-(1)
(4) (A)-(3), (B)-(2), (C)-(1), (D)-(4)
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) ✅
Explanation:- Modal verbs are matched with their usual modal meanings.
Q18. Change the given sentence into Active Voice.
Has the house been made beautiful?
(1) Did you make the house beautiful?
(2) Had you made the house beautiful?
(3) Have you made the house beautiful? ✅
(4) Have you been making the house beautiful?
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) ✅
Explanation:- Present perfect passive to active voice changes to: “Have you made…?”
Q19. Transform the given sentence into a compound sentence.
To add to his misfortunes, his father died.
(1) His father died since it added to his misfortunes.
(2) His father died because it added to his misfortunes.
(3) His father died and this added to his misfortunes. ✅
(4) His father died as it added to his misfortunes.
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) ✅
Explanation:- A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a conjunction.
Q20. Select the correct option –
Is there.. one moving about downstairs? I heard.. thing falling.
(1) some, any
(2) some, some ✅
(3) any, any
(4) who, some
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (2) ✅
Explanation:- “Some” is used in questions expecting a ‘yes’ answer and for non-specific plural nouns.
Q21. The council that met in the Town Hall.. divided.
(1) were ✅
(2) will
(3) was
(4) is
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) ✅
Explanation:- “Council” is a collective noun and may take a plural verb if members act individually.
Q22. Match Column-A with Column-B and select the correct answer:
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Column-A |
Column-B |
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(A) Bring up |
(4) Educate or rear |
|
(B) Give in |
(1) Yield |
|
(C) Put off |
(2) Postpone |
|
(D) Stand by |
(3) Support |
Options:
(1) (A)-(3), (B)-(1), (C)-(2), (D)-(4)
(2) (A)-(3), (B)-(1), (C)-(4), (D)-(2)
(3) (A)-(4), (B)-(1), (C)-(2), (D)-(3) ✅
(4) (A)-(4), (B)-(3), (C)-(2), (D)-(1)
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) ✅
Explanation:- Each phrasal verb is matched with its correct meaning.
Q23. Change to Indirect Speech:
“I had an accident yesterday.”
(1) He said that he had been having an accident yesterday.
(2) He said that he was having an accident yesterday.
(3) He said that he had had an accident the day before. ✅
(4) He said that he had an accident the day before.
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) ✅
Explanation:- “Had” changes to “had had,” and “yesterday” changes to “the day before.”
Q24. She’s lost nearly..friend she had.
(1) every ✅
(2) either
(3) all
(4) each
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) ✅
Explanation:- “Every friend” is correct when talking about all individual members of a group.
Q25. I’ll agree.. your suggestion if you lower the price.
(1) to ✅
(2) with
(3) on
(4) at
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) ✅
Explanation:- The verb “agree” takes the preposition “to” when followed by a proposal or suggestion.
Q26. She.. sit for hours near the window looking at the distant mountains. (Past Habit)
(1) must
(2) should
(3) could
(4) would ✅
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (4) ✅
Explanation:- “Would” is used to express a repeated action in the past.
Q27. Change into passive voice:
Don’t touch this switch.
(1) You are ordered to touch not this switch.
(2) This switch is not to touch.
(3) This switch is not to be touched. ✅
(4) This switch does not to be touched.
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) ✅
Explanation:- This is the correct imperative passive construction.
Q28. Change to interrogative without change in meaning:
Everyone would love his country.
(1) Would everyone not love his country?
(2) Who would not love his country? ✅
(3) Would everyone love his country?
(4) Whether his country be loved by everyone?
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (2) ✅
Explanation:- This rhetorical question implies universal patriotism.
Q29. Transform into a complex sentence:
The boy was too weak to walk.
(1) The boy was so weak that he could not walk. ✅
(2) The boy was weak therefore he could not walk.
(3) He was weak enough to walk.
(4) The boy was very weak and so he could not walk.
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) ✅
Explanation:- “Too…to” is converted to a complex sentence using “so…that.”
Q30. Choose the correct tense form:
He..in London for 10 years when I met him last year.
(1) have lived
(2) had been living ✅
(3) had lived
(4) has lived
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (2) ✅
Explanation:- Past perfect continuous is used to show an action that was ongoing in the past until a specific point.
Q31. Change the following sentence into Negative form without changing the meaning.
You are more intelligent than I.
(1) I am not so intelligent as you. ✅
(2) I am not intelligent than you.
(3) You are not so intelligent than I.
(4) You are not more intelligent than I.
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) ✅
Explanation:- “Not so…as” is the standard negative equivalent of a comparative statement.
Q32. Change the following sentence from Passive to Active Voice.
He is being looked after by his uncle.
(1) He is looking after his uncle.
(2) He was looking after his uncle.
(3) His uncle is looking after him. ✅
(4) His uncle was looking after him.
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) ✅
Explanation:- Subject “he” becomes object, and active voice uses the present continuous.
Q33. Change the following simple sentence into complex.
No one knows the time of his coming.
(1) Everyone knows the time of this coming.
(2) No one knows why he is coming.
(3) No one knows when he will come. ✅
(4) No one knows that he is coming.
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) ✅
Explanation:- A complex sentence uses a dependent clause like “when he will come.”
Q34. Select the correct option –
She sent..word that she was coming.
(1) x (zero article) ✅
(2) an
(3) a
(4) the
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) ✅
Explanation:- “Word” in this context means “message” and is used without an article.
Q35. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom:
Blowing his own trumpet
(1) Keeping promise
(2) Touches deeply
(3) Praising himself ✅
(4) Cry out loudly
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) ✅
Explanation:- The idiom means boasting or speaking proudly about oneself.
Q36. Choose the correct form of tense from the options given below –
Everybody.. the rising sun.
(1) worshiped
(2) worship
(3) worships ✅
(4) worshipping
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) worships ✅
Explanation:- “Everybody” is a singular subject; therefore, the verb should be in the singular present form – “worships.”
Q37. Choose the correct Prepositions to fill in the blanks –
It never occurred.. me to ask him.. proof.. his identity.
(1) to, for, about
(2) to, about, of
(3) to, for, of ✅
(4) with, of, for
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) to, for, of ✅
Explanation:- The correct phrase is “occurred to me,” “ask for proof,” and “proof of identity.”
Q38. What, according to the passage, is the atmosphere for the early riser?
(A) It is serene
(B) Refreshing
(C) Indolent
(1) (A), (B) & (C) are correct
(2) (A) & (C) are correct
(3) (A) & (B) are correct ✅
(4) (B) & (C) are correct
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) (A) & (B) are correct ✅
Explanation:- The passage describes the early morning as calm and refreshing, not lazy (indolent).
Q39. At what time is the sleep most refreshing (according to the passage)?
(1) Sleeping eight hours a day
(2) In the afternoon nap
(3) Sleeping well before midnight ✅
(4) In the early morning hours
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) ✅
Explanation:- The passage states that sleep before midnight is most refreshing.
Q40. The word ‘sound’ in the phrase ‘a sound night’s rest’ from the passage means –
(1) snoring
(2) deep ✅
(3) noisy
(4) early
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (2) deep ✅
Explanation:- “Sound sleep” means restful or deep sleep.
Q41. Being an early riser has the following advantages –
(A) More time at one’s disposal
(B) Is more refreshing
(C) Can afford to sleep late in the night
(1) (A) & (B) are correct ✅
(2) (A), (B) & (C) are correct
(3) (B) & (C) are correct
(4) (A) & (C) are correct
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) ✅
Explanation:- The passage highlights (A) and (B), but not (C), which contradicts the point made.
Q42. “I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together”.
The above lines from ‘My Last Duchess’ connote that the Duchess –
(1) Died without pain
(2) Ran away from her callous husband
(3) Was executed on Duke’s orders ✅
(4) Was divorced by the Duke
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) ✅
Explanation:- These lines imply that the Duke had the Duchess killed.
Q43. …is a mode of speech in which the real meaning is exactly the opposite of that which is literally conveyed.
(1) Synecdoche
(2) Hyperbole
(3) Irony ✅
(4) Oxymoron
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (3) Irony ✅
Explanation:- Irony involves saying the opposite of what is meant, often for humor or emphasis.
Q44. What theme does the final line of “The Fire Sermon”, “O Lord Thou pluckest me out”, reinforce?
(1) The possibility of spiritual redemption ✅
(2) The inevitability of war
(3) The acceptance of modern materialism
(4) The celebration of rebirth
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (1) ✅
Explanation:- The plea suggests a cry for salvation and spiritual cleansing.
Q45. How does Gautam’s personality contrast with Maya’s, leading to their emotional disconnect?
(1) He is affectionate and expressive, while she is cold and distant
(2) He is practical and detached, while she is emotional and obsessive ✅
(3) He is spiritually inclined, while she is materialistic
(4) He is aggressive and dominating, while she is submissive
(5) Question not attempted
Correct answer:- (2) ✅
Explanation:- Maya is emotionally needy, while Gautam is calm and logical, causing disconnect.
Q51. What was the name of the book by Jagan which had been in the press for years?
(1) Nature Cure and Natural Diet
(2) Nature diet and Nature cool cure
(3) Natural diet and cure
(4) Natural cure with Nature Dietics
Answer:- (1) Nature Cure and Natural Diet ✅
Explanation:- Jagan, a character from The Vendor of Sweets by R.K. Narayan, wrote a book titled Nature Cure and Natural Diet, reflecting his interest in Gandhian values and naturopathy.
Q52. “With Thunders from her native oak, She Quells the floods below”. In the above lines, the word ‘oak’ represents which figure of speech?
(1) Hyperbole
(2) Simile
(3) Allegory
(4) Synecdoche
Answer:- (4) Synecdoche ✅
Explanation:- ‘Oak’ is a part representing the whole (i.e., a ship), thus it is an example of synecdoche, where a part stands for the whole.
Q53. “Variety is the spice of life” – Identify the figure of speech used in the above-mentioned lines.
(1) Irony
(2) Pun
(3) Metaphor
(4) Simile
Answer:- (3) Metaphor ✅
Explanation:- The phrase compares variety to spice without using “like” or “as”, making it a metaphor.
Q54. While writing a precis you can –
(A) Change the diction
(B) Add more meaning to the precis
(C) Adhere strictly to the text provided
(D) Write your personal opinion about the passage
(1) Only (A) and (B)
(2) Only (B) and (C)
(3) Only (A) and (C)
(4) Only (C) and (D)
Answer:- (3) Only (A) and (C) ✅
Explanation:- You may use your own words (change diction) and must stick to the meaning of the text. Adding meaning or personal opinion is incorrect.
Q55. Eliot’s comments on Tiresias in his notes on The Waste Land are –
(i) He is a mere spectator and not a character in the poem.
(ii) The two sexes meet in Tiresias in the poem.
(iii) What Tiresias sees is the substance of the poem.
(1) (i) & (ii)
(2) (i) & (iii)
(3) (ii) & (iii)
(4) (i), (ii) & (iii)
Answer:- (4) (i), (ii) & (iii) ✅
Explanation:- Eliot described Tiresias as central to the poem because of his dual sexuality and his role as a witness to the events, embodying the essence of the poem.
Q56. How does Maya’s relationship with her pet dog, Toto, symbolize her deeper emotional needs?
(1) It symbolises her fear of abandonment
(2) It highlights her need for unconditional love, particularly her yearning for companionship, maternal fulfilment which further highlights her profound sense of isolation
(3) It represents her desire for control over another being
(4) It showcases her indifference to companionship
Answer:- (2) It highlights her need for unconditional love… ✅
Explanation:- Maya’s attachment to Toto reflects her craving for emotional security and affection, which she lacks in her relationship with her husband.
Q57. Who is Sir Oliver Martext in the play As You Like It?
(1) Lord attending to Duke Senior
(2) A parish priest
(3) A courtier with Duke Federick
(4) A Court Fool
Answer:- (2) A parish priest ✅
Explanation:- Sir Oliver Martext is a comical clergyman in As You Like It, meant to officiate a questionable marriage.
Q58. Which of the following is not a type of code-switching?
(1) Inter-sentential switching
(2) Inter-word switching
(3) Intra-word switching
(4) Intra-sentential switching
Answer:- (2) Inter-word switching ✅
Explanation:- “Inter-word switching” is not a recognized type of code-switching in linguistics. The other three are valid classifications.
Q59. Fill in the blank with correct option – “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is an example of”
(1) Elegy
(2) Ballad
(3) Ode
(4) Sonnet
Answer:- (2) Ballad ✅
Explanation:- Coleridge’s poem is a lyrical ballad that tells a supernatural tale with a moral undertone.
Q60. An Elegy is a…
(1) poem which begins with an invocation
(2) poem of mourning; it laments the death of a person
(3) long lyric poem, in the form of address
(4) poem which can be sung to music
Answer:- (2) poem of mourning; it laments the death of a person ✅
Explanation:- An elegy is a somber poem written to mourn the death of someone, often reflective and sorrowful.
Q61. Complete the lines by choosing the correct option –
“Be through my lips to unawakened Earth the trumpet of a prophecy”
(1) O wind, if summer comes, can other seasons come?
(2) O wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind.
(3) O wind, if seasons change, can you blow?
(4) O wind, if spring comes, can summer be far behind.
Answer:- (2) O wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind. ✅
Explanation:- This is the closing line from Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind, symbolizing hope and renewal after hardship.
Q62. Which among the following is not a type of Report Writing?
(1) A Report of an Event
(2) A Research
(3) A Survey Report
(4) A Newspaper Report
Answer:- (2) A Research ✅
Explanation:- ‘A Research’ refers to an academic or scientific study, not a format of report writing. The others are valid types of reports.
Q63. Choose the correct option –
A good Precis should be:
(1) Half of the original passage
(2) One fourth of the original passage
(3) One third of the original passage
(4) Two third of the original passage
Answer:- (3) One third of the original passage ✅
Explanation:- Ideally, a precis condenses the original passage to about one-third of its length, maintaining clarity and meaning.
Q64. Which one of the following statements about the poem “Go and Catch a Falling Star” is NOT correct?
(1) The poem opens in an abrupt, colloquial manner.
(2) The seeker of the woman must ride for ten thousand days and nights.
(3) ‘Such a pilgrimage’ refers to a place where a true woman may not be living.
(4) ‘Hyperbole’ is used in the poem.
Answer:- (3) ‘Such a pilgrimage’ refers to a place where a true woman may not be living. ✅
Explanation:- This interpretation is incorrect; the line suggests that no truly faithful woman can be found even with such a long search.
Q65. A literary form which is a story within a story where the hidden story has something to do with politics, religion, morality – complex subjects that are difficult to understand directly.
(1) Gothic
(2) Allegory
(3) Elegy
(4) Epic
Answer:- (2) Allegory ✅
Explanation:- An allegory is a symbolic narrative that conveys deeper moral, political, or spiritual meanings indirectly.
Q66. Why was Mali put into a lock-up in chapter 13 of the novel?
(1) He was driving at a speed of 100 km/hr.
(2) He was carrying cartloads of wine in the car.
(3) He had packets of Drugs.
(4) Half a bottle of alcohol was found in his car.
Answer:- (4) Half a bottle of alcohol was found in his car. ✅
Explanation:- In The Vendor of Sweets, Mali is arrested for possessing liquor, which was illegal under the Prohibition law in force.
Q67. Charles Lamb in the essay “In Praise of Chimney-Sweepers” refers to chimney sweepers as ………….. who in a freezing morning preach a lesson of ………… to mankind.
(1) tender novices; patience
(2) hardened veterans; indolence
(3) old, nasty sweepers; defiance
(4) experienced professionals; resistance
Answer:- (1) tender novices; patience ✅
Explanation:- Lamb describes young chimney-sweepers compassionately, portraying their suffering as a moral lesson in endurance.
Q68. In “The Birthday Party” who suggests playing blind men’s buff?
(1) McCann
(2) Goldberg
(3) Meg
(4) Lulu
Answer:- (4) Lulu ✅
Explanation:- Lulu initiates the idea of playing “blind man’s buff”, which marks a shift in the atmosphere and foreshadows chaos.
Q69. What is the best practice for addressing a woman when the marital status is unknown in a formal letter?
(1) Miss
(2) Mrs.
(3) Madam
(4) Ms.
Answer:- (4) Ms. ✅
Explanation:- “Ms.” is a neutral title that doesn’t indicate marital status, making it suitable for formal letters when that detail is unknown.
Q70. Michael Henchard sells his wife and child for…… guineas to a named……… (The Mayor of Casterbridge)
(1) ten; pilot; Newman
(2) hundred; ship-owner; Newlyn
(3) fifty; driver; Newton
(4) five; sailor; Newson
Answer:- (4) five; sailor; Newson ✅
Explanation:- In a drunken state, Henchard sells his wife and daughter for five guineas to a sailor named Newson, setting the tragic tone of the novel.
Q71. Which of the following statements regarding an epic simile is correct?
(A) They are formal sustained similes
(B) They are elaborate similes
(C) They are also called Virgilian similes
(1) (A), (B) and (C) are correct
(2) (A) and (B) are correct
(3) (A) and (C) are correct
(4) (B) and (C) are correct
Answer:- (2) (A) and (B) are correct ✅
Explanation:- Epic similes are long, detailed comparisons typical in epic poetry, especially in Homer. Though Virgil used them, not all scholars agree they’re called “Virgilian similes.”
Q72. What does Petey say to Stanley when he is being taken by Goldberg and McCann towards the end of the play?
(1) “I will call the police”
(2) “You don’t belong here”
(3) “You have not done anything wrong”
(4) “Don’t let them tell you what to do”
Answer:- (4) “Don’t let them tell you what to do” ✅
Explanation:- This line from The Birthday Party is Petey’s quiet rebellion and moment of support for Stanley, indicating sympathy amidst control.
Q73. “Nowhere. There is nowhere to go so we could just go. It wouldn’t matter.”
Who speaks these lines and to whom?
(1) Stanley to Meg
(2) Stanley to Lulu
(3) Lulu to Petey
(4) Lulu to Stanley
Answer:- (2) Stanley to Lulu ✅
Explanation:- This line reflects Stanley’s existential despair and the futility he feels, a recurring theme in Pinter’s play The Birthday Party.
Q74. “The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, And these are of them. Whither are they vanished?”
Who speaks these lines in the play ‘Macbeth’?
(1) Macbeth
(2) Ross
(3) Banquo
(4) Angus
Answer:- (3) Banquo ✅
Explanation:- Banquo says this after the witches vanish, likening them to bubbles that appear and disappear suddenly, adding to the play’s supernatural tone.
Q75. How is Stanley’s character portrayed by the end of the play The Birthday Party?
(1) Mentally broken and subdued
(2) Joyous yet transformed
(3) Emotionally unaffected
(4) Empowered and defiant
Answer:- (1) Mentally broken and subdued ✅
Explanation:- Stanley is reduced to silence and confusion, symbolizing the breakdown of individual resistance against authoritarian control.
Q76. Which statement is true in relation to code-switching?
(1) Creating a new language by blending two languages
(2) The practice of changing from one language to another in a conversation
(3) Speaking one language for half the conversation
(4) Speaking a dialect unfamiliar to the listener
Answer:- (2) The practice of changing from one language to another in a conversation ✅
Explanation:- Code-switching refers to alternating between two or more languages or dialects within a conversation.
Q77. The chief source of Shakespeare’s play As You Like It was…
(1) Thomas Lodge’s prose romance Rosalynde
(2) Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Rosalind
(3) Boccaccio’s The Decameron
(4) An old Scandinavian tale
Answer:- (1) Thomas Lodge’s prose romance Rosalynde ✅
Explanation:- Rosalynde served as the main source for As You Like It, with Shakespeare adapting its plot and characters.
Q78. In The Vendor of Sweets –
(i) Who believes in the adage “Conquer taste and you will have conquered the self”?
(ii) Who is very ambitious and has a repugnance for Indian education system?
(1) (i) Jagan; (ii) Grace
(2) (i) Jagan; (ii) Mali
(3) (i) Mali; (ii) Grace
(4) (i) Grace; (ii) Jagan
Answer:- (2) (i) Jagan; (ii) Mali ✅
Explanation:- Jagan believes in Gandhian simplicity and self-restraint, while Mali rejects Indian traditions, seeking modern, Western education.
Q79. In Milton’s poem “On His Blindness” ‘talent’ refers to the parable of the…
(1) Spiritual gift to glorify God; Talents in the Gospel of Mark IV
(2) Aptitude of faith in God; Good Samaritan in the Gospel of Luke X
(3) Poetic or literary ability; Talents in the Gospel of Matthew XXV
(4) Ability to perceive; Lost coin in the Gospel of John XI
Answer:- (3) Poetic or literary ability; Talents in the Gospel of Matthew XXV ✅
Explanation:- Milton uses the biblical parable as a metaphor for the poet’s creative gifts and his anxiety over not using them due to blindness.
Q80. What is McCann’s ethnicity in The Birthday Party?
(1) Scottish
(2) English
(3) Irish
(4) Jewish
Answer:- (3) Irish ✅
Explanation:- McCann is portrayed as an Irishman, often anxious and repressive, contrasting with Goldberg’s dominant personality.
Here are the next set of questions Q81 to Q90 with answers and explanations:
Q81. ‘Reader, if thou meetest one of these small gentry, in the early rambles, it is good to give him a penny’ –
Who is referred to as the “Small Gentry”?
(1) Chimney Sweepers
(2) Rag Pickers
(3) School Children
(4) Small Tea Makers
Answer:- (1) Chimney Sweepers ✅
Explanation:- In Charles Lamb’s essay In Praise of Chimney-Sweepers, he affectionately refers to young chimney-sweepers as “small gentry” deserving kindness and charity.
Q82. A poem of elaborate stanza-structure, formality, and stateliness is called –
(1) Ballad
(2) Elegy
(3) Epic
(4) Ode
Answer:- (4) Ode ✅
Explanation:- An ode is a type of lyrical poem characterized by serious subject matter, elevated style, and structured stanzas, often addressing a person or abstract idea.
Q83. Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good Precis?
(1) It should be in figurative speech.
(2) Omit illustrations, comparisons, examples and arguments.
(3) It should be all in your own words.
(4) It should be simple and clear.
Answer:- (1) It should be in figurative speech. ✅
Explanation:- A good precis avoids figurative language. It is concise, factual, in plain and clear language.
Q84. How does Maya’s mental state evolve as the novel progresses?
(1) She leaves Gautam and starts a new life.
(2) She grows stronger and overcomes her fears.
(3) She becomes religious and finds peace.
(4) She descends into paranoia and delusion.
Answer:- (4) She descends into paranoia and delusion ✅
Explanation:- In Anita Desai’s Cry, the Peacock, Maya spirals into psychological instability, eventually descending into delusion and paranoia.
Q85. Who is the ‘clairvoyant’ in the section “The Burial of the Dead” of The Waste Land?
(1) Madam Sosostris
(2) Mr. Eugenides
(3) Phlebas
(4) Lil
Answer:- (1) Madam Sosostris ✅
Explanation:- Madam Sosostris, a fictional fortune teller, is introduced as a clairvoyant in the first section of The Waste Land.
Q86. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding letter writing?
(A) ‘Yours faithfully’ is used for ending a formal letter.
(B) The right sequence is: Sender’s address, Salutation, Subject, Subscription, Date etc.
(C) A brother writing to his sister would end the letter with ‘yours very faithfully’.
(D) ‘Yours truly’ is used for ending an informal letter.
(1) Only (A) is correct
(2) Only (D) is correct
(3) (A), (B) & (C) are correct
(4) (A) & (B) are correct
Answer:- (1) Only (A) is correct ✅
Explanation:- Only (A) is correct. Statement (B) has the incorrect order; (C) is inappropriate for personal letters; (D) is used in semi-formal letters.
Q87. What is Meg’s attitude during the party?
(1) Sarcastic and mocking
(2) Nervous and withdrawn
(3) Giddy with excitement
(4) Uncomfortable and passive
Answer:- (3) Giddy with excitement ✅
Explanation:- In The Birthday Party, Meg is overly excited about the celebration and her role as hostess, displaying a childish enthusiasm.
Q88. How does Pinter’s portrayal of memory in Act 1, Scene Two reflect existential concerns?
(1) Memory is used to build characters’ credibility.
(2) The failure of characters to recall or agree on past events highlights the instability of identity and truth.
(3) Characters recall events consistently, grounding the scene in reality.
(4) Memory is used to create fun.
Answer:- (2) The failure of characters to recall or agree on past events highlights the instability of identity and truth ✅
Explanation:- Pinter’s use of unreliable memory reflects existential ideas of fragmented identity and elusive reality.
Q89. How does Anita Desai utilize the stream-of-consciousness technique to portray Maya’s psychological state?
(1) Through a linear and chronological storyline
(2) Through fragmented and disjointed thoughts reflecting her mental instability
(3) By focusing solely on dialogue between characters
(4) By presenting an objective third-person narrative
Answer:- (2) Through fragmented and disjointed thoughts reflecting her mental instability ✅
Explanation:- Desai uses Maya’s fragmented inner monologue to show her emotional and mental turmoil, typical of the stream-of-consciousness style.
Q90. Which one of the following figures of speech is also known as “echoism”?
(1) Irony
(2) Metaphor
(3) Onomatopoeia
(4) Synecdoche
Answer:- (3) Onomatopoeia ✅
Explanation:- Onomatopoeia is also called “echoism” as it imitates natural sounds, like “buzz” or “clang.”
Q91. Complete the sentence with the appropriate option:
“To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is ____” (‘Of Studies’)
(1) Affectation
(2) Effect
(3) Affliction
(4) Affection
Answer:- (1) Affectation ✅
Explanation:- In Bacon’s essay Of Studies, “affectation” refers to pretentious display of knowledge. He warns against excessive use of studies just for show.
Q92. What is the meaning of Precis-Writing?
(1) Comprehending
(2) Summarizing
(3) Proofreading
(4) Paraphrasing
Answer:- (2) Summarizing ✅
Explanation:- Precis-writing means writing a summary of a passage in a concise and clear form without changing its original meaning.
Q93. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
(1) The Birthday Party qualifies as an absurdist play.
(2) These writers adhered to the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre that life is inherently without any meaning.
(3) The writers of the Absurdist group included Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard, Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet, etc.
(4) The term ‘Theatre of the Absurd’ was coined by Martin Esslin.
Answer:- (2) These writers adhered to the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre… ✅
Explanation:- While existentialism influenced absurdist playwrights, they did not strictly adhere to Sartre’s structured philosophy. Absurdists emphasized the illogical and meaningless aspects of life.
Q94. What does Henchard do after selling his wife? (The Mayor of Casterbridge)
(1) He becomes a social reformer.
(2) He goes to Church and makes a confession.
(3) He takes a solemn vow not to touch alcohol for twenty years.
(4) He goes to his wife and apologizes.
Answer:- (3) He takes a solemn vow not to touch alcohol for twenty years ✅
Explanation:- After his shameful act, Henchard swears off alcohol for 21 years as a way to punish himself and atone.
Q95. In the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge,
the lines “Happiness is but an occasional episode in the general drama of pain” occur:
(1) In the beginning of the novel
(2) In the third half of the novel
(3) In the second half of the novel
(4) At the end of the novel
Answer:- (4) At the end of the novel ✅
Explanation:- These lines express the novel’s tragic tone and appear toward the end, summarizing Henchard’s fate and Hardy’s fatalistic view.
Q96. Choose the word which is phonetically correctly stressed – Categorical
(1) /ketegori’cal/
(2) /kateg’oreekel/
(3) /ˌkætəˈɡɒrɪkəl/
(4) /kaetigor’cal/
Answer:- (3) /ˌkætəˈɡɒrɪkəl/ ✅
Explanation:- The correct phonetic transcription of “categorical” places primary stress on the third syllable: /ˌkætəˈɡɒrɪkəl/.
Q97. What is the name of Lulu’s first love in The Birthday Party?
(1) Pinter
(2) Eddie
(3) Goldberg
(4) Stanley
Answer:- (2) Eddie ✅
Explanation:- Lulu mentions Eddie as her first love during a conversation in the play.
Q98. In these lines from Ode on a Grecian Urn –
“Of deities, or mortals or of both, in Tempe or the dales of Arcady?” –
The word ‘Tempe’ connotes –
(1) The name for Athena, centre of Greek art.
(2) A beautiful valley between Mount Olympus and Mount Ossa.
(3) A mountainous region in Egypt.
(4) A rustic village with lots of houses.
Answer:- (2) A beautiful valley between Mount Olympus and Mount Ossa ✅
Explanation:- In Greek mythology, Tempe is a scenic valley in Thessaly and symbolizes pastoral beauty.
Q99. The opening lines of The Fire Sermon describe the River Thames. How is it portrayed?
(1) As a site of modern decay and corruption
(2) As a setting for a romantic encounter
(3) As a historical reference to London’s founding
(4) As a symbol of purity and renewal
Answer:- (1) As a site of modern decay and corruption ✅
Explanation:- Eliot’s depiction of the Thames in The Waste Land reflects post-war disillusionment and moral decay.
Q100. Choose the correct phonetic transcription of the word – Relationship
(1) /rileifnfip/
(2) /relifnsheep/
(3) /reler:shi:p/
(4) /neifnfi/
Correct Answer: (1) /rileifnfip/ ✅
Explanation: The correct phonetic transcription represents the proper stress and sounds in the word “relationship” as /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/.
Q101. In As You Like It, Rosalind disguises herself as a young man named ___ while Celia as her sister named ___
(1) Phoebe, Audrey
(2) Ganyriel, Alivia
(3) Gannon, Amelia
(4) Ganymede, Aliena
Correct Answer: (4) Ganymede, Aliena ✅
Explanation: In Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Rosalind disguises herself as “Ganymede” and Celia as “Aliena” while they escape to the Forest of Arden.
Q102. How is Stanley’s behaviour described after he has made an attempt to rape Lulu?
(1) Starts giggling
(2) Calm and apologetic
(3) Trying uncontrollably
(4) Completely silent
Correct Answer: (1) Starts giggling ✅
Explanation: After the disturbing incident, Stanley’s unsettling reaction—giggling—adds to the psychological unease and absurdity in Pinter’s The Birthday Party.
Q103. In Kamala Das’s poem Dance of the Eunuchs, the eunuchs had tattoos on –
(1) Braids
(2) Legs
(3) Arms
(4) Cheeks
Correct Answer: (4) Cheeks ✅
Explanation: Kamala Das vividly describes eunuchs’ appearances in the poem, including tattoos on their cheeks, highlighting their marginalised identity.
Q104. The Latin statement “Abeunt studia in mores” means: (Bacon’s essay “Of Studies”)
(1) Studies do not prune the natural abilities.
(2) Studies pass into the character.
(3) Absence of studies leads to remorse.
(4) Studies make a full man.
Correct Answer: (2) Studies pass into the character. ✅
Explanation: The Latin phrase means that one’s studies shape one’s morals and habits, a key idea in Bacon’s Of Studies.
Q105. “No light, but rather darkness visible” is an example of –
(1) Alliteration
(2) Metaphor
(3) Oxymoron
(4) Hyperbole
Correct Answer: (3) Oxymoron ✅
Explanation: The phrase “darkness visible” from Milton’s Paradise Lost is an oxymoron, combining contradictory terms to highlight a paradoxical idea.
Q106. Which one of the following is NOT the objective of a Report-Writing?
(1) To Describe
(2) To Record
(3) To Entertain
(4) To inform
Answer:- (3) To Entertain ✅
Explanation:- The objective of report-writing is to inform, describe, and record events or findings, not to entertain.
Q107. In which section of ‘The Waste Land’ does the speaker describe a crowd of people crossing London Bridge?
(1) Death by Water
(2) The Fire Sermon
(3) The Burial of the Dead
(4) A Game of Chess
Answer:- (3) The Burial of the Dead ✅
Explanation:- This iconic image appears in the first section of the poem, representing post-war alienation.
Q108. The Weird sisters told Macbeth in Act ___ that he would not be vanquished until ___.
(1) Act III, Birnam wood moved to Dunsivane Hill
(2) Act IV, Birnam wood moved to Scotland
(3) Act I, Duncinane Hill moved to Birnam Wood
(4) Act IV, Birnam wood moved to Dunsinane Hill
Answer:- (4) Act IV, Birnam wood moved to Dunsinane Hill ✅
Explanation:- The witches give Macbeth a prophecy in Act IV that makes him feel invincible.
Q109. Choose the correct phonetic transcription of the word – Ambition
(1) /æm’ bifn/
(2) /aembfn/
(3) /a:mbin:/
(4) /ambefn/
Answer:- (1) /æm’ bifn/ ✅
Explanation:- This is the correct IPA transcription of “ambition” with appropriate stress and sounds.
Q110. In The Waste Land, the section “A Game of Chess” echoes the title of a play by…
(1) Thomas Middleton
(2) Ben Jonson
(3) John Webster
(4) Thomas Nash
Answer:- (1) Thomas Middleton ✅
Explanation:- “A Game at Chess” is a satirical play by Thomas Middleton that Eliot alludes to in his poem.
Q111. What is the key difference between code-switching and code-mixing?
(1) Code-switching involves mixing languages within a sentence, while code mixing occurs at sentence boundaries.
(2) Some people use the two terms interchangeably and see no difference.
(3) Code-switching is unintentional, whereas code-mixing is intentional.
(4) Code-mixing refers to the hybridization of two languages whereas code-switching is the movement from one language to another.
Answer:- (4) Code-mixing refers to the hybridization of two languages whereas code-switching is the movement from one language to another. ✅
Explanation:- Code-switching occurs between sentences, while code-mixing happens within a sentence or phrase.
Q112. The process of a pidgin evolving into a creole is called –
(1) Creolization
(2) Code-switching
(3) Fossilization
(4) Lexicalization
Answer:- (1) Creolization ✅
Explanation:- Creolization is the process where a pidgin language becomes a native language for a community.
Q113. Where did Lucetta live before moving to Casterbridge?
(1) Paris
(2) Isle of Jersey
(3) London
(4) Weydon Priors
Answer:- (2) Isle of Jersey ✅
Explanation:- Lucetta had lived in the Isle of Jersey before relocating to Casterbridge in Hardy’s novel.
Q114. In the poem ‘Daffodils’ which of the following is NOT correct?
(1) The daffodils were few hundred seen at a glance.
(2) They were beside the lake and beneath the trees.
(3) Daffodils were continuous as the stars that shine on the milky way.
(4) They were fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Answer:- (1) The daffodils were few hundred seen at a glance. ✅
Explanation:- Wordsworth describes them as “ten thousand” — not a few hundred.
Q115. ‘Laughter holding both her sides’ is an example of –
(1) Personification
(2) Metaphor
(3) Alliteration
(4) Onomatopoeia
Answer:- (1) Personification ✅
Explanation:- The abstract concept of laughter is given human qualities — holding her sides.
Q116. Which feature is typical of pidgin languages?
(1) Use of ancient scripts
(2) Tonal distinctions
(3) Rich inflectional morphology
(4) Simplified grammar and limited vocabulary
Answer:- (4) Simplified grammar and limited vocabulary ✅
Explanation:- Pidgins arise as simplified forms of language used for communication between speakers of different native languages.
Q117. “Shall sun that morrow see! Your face, my thane, is as a book where men may read strange matters:”
Who speaks these lines in the play Macbeth?
(1) Duncan
(2) Banquo
(3) Lenox
(4) Lady Macbeth
Answer:- (4) Lady Macbeth ✅
Explanation:- Lady Macbeth speaks these lines to Macbeth, urging him to hide his true intentions.
Q118. The Waste Land, according to Eliot, was?
(i) The criticism of the contemporary world.
(ii) Disillusionment of a generation.
(iii) A piece of rhythmical grumbling.
(1) only (iii) is correct
(2) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(3) only (i) is correct
(4) only (ii) is correct
Answer:- (1) only (iii) is correct ✅
Explanation:- Eliot himself jokingly described the poem as a “piece of rhythmical grumbling.”
Q119. Why did Jagan not like the idea of having a telephone in the house?
(1) He did not trust the modern technology
(2) He thought his son would waste time in talking to friends
(3) Malgudi being a small town everyone was at shouting distance
(4) He thought it was a wastage of money
Answer:- (3) Malgudi being a small town everyone was at shouting distance ✅
Explanation:- Jagan considered a telephone unnecessary in the small town of Malgudi.
Q120. Report writing is usually done as –
(A) Sequential information
(B) A first hand document
(C) As a pre-planned exercise
(D) As an unexpected exercise
(1) (A), (B) and (C) are correct
(2) (A), (B), (C), and (D) are correct
(3) (C) and (D) are correct
(4) (A) and (B) are correct
Answer:- (2) (A), (B), (C), and (D) are correct ✅
Explanation:- Report writing can be sequential, first-hand, and may be either pre-planned or arise unexpectedly.
Q121. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, Macbeth’s biggest tragic flaw which led to his damnation was his …. ; fuelled by ..
(1) indecisiveness; Lady Macbeth and Macduff
(2) unbridled ambition; Banquo and Donalbain
(3) paranoia; the Witches and Angus
(4) vaulting ambition; the Witches and Lady Macbeth
Answer:- (4) vaulting ambition; the Witches and Lady Macbeth ✅
Explanation:- Macbeth’s fatal flaw was his overwhelming ambition, spurred on by the witches’ prophecy and Lady Macbeth’s manipulation.
Q122. Choose the correct option showing the order/sequence of the different parts in a formal letter:
(A) Subject
(B) The Heading
(C) The Salutation
(D) Subscription
(E) The Signature
(F) Body of the letter
(1) (B), (C), (A), (F), (D), (E)
(2) (A), (B), (F), (C), (E), (D)
(3) (B), (C), (F), (A), (E), (D)
(4) (A), (B), (C), (F), (D), (E)
Answer:- (1) (B), (C), (A), (F), (D), (E) ✅
Explanation:- The correct sequence is: Heading, Salutation, Subject, Body, Subscription, Signature.
Q123. Which one of the following is NOT the theme of “Ode to the West Wind”?
(1) Optimism and transcendental hope for a better future
(2) Art is superior to life
(3) Poet’s desire for personal and societal change
(4) Nature’s transformative power
Answer:- (2) Art is superior to life ✅
Explanation:- Shelley’s poem focuses on nature, change, and spiritual regeneration, not the superiority of art over life.
Q124. Which one of the following is not a part of an informal letter?
(1) Subscription
(2) Subject
(3) The Heading
(4) Body of the letter
Answer:- (2) Subject ✅
Explanation:- “Subject” is used in formal letters but is not typically included in informal letters.
Q125. What relationship does Maya have with her father in Cry, the Peacock?
(1) Distant and strained
(2) Hostile
(3) Close and affectionate
(4) Indifferent
Answer:- (3) Close and affectionate ✅
Explanation:- Maya shares a deeply affectionate bond with her father, often seeking his presence emotionally.
Q126. In which one of the following sentences, stress on the word ‘record’ is CORRECT?
(1) I want to complete my Science re’cord.
(2) A seismograph is a device that measures and re’cords the intensity of earthquakes.
(3) The country is making a colossal effort to improve its human rights re’cord.
(4) The investigators have the authority to examine the company’s re’cords.
Answer:- (2) A seismograph is a device that measures and re’cords the intensity of earthquakes. ✅
Explanation:- When “record” is used as a verb, the stress is on the second syllable (re’cord).
Q127. Choose the word which is phonetically correctly stressed – Beneath
(1) /bi’ni:θ/
(2) /bine’el/
(3) /benet’θ/
(4) /bene’th/
Answer:- (1) /bi’ni:θ/ ✅
Explanation:- Correct IPA for beneath places the stress on the second syllable: /biˈniːθ/.
Q128. The Speaker’s claim “I knew nothing looking into the heart of light, the silence” represents –
(1) A reference to a scientific discovery
(2) A foreshadowing of divine salvation
(3) A confrontation with meaninglessness and existential despair
(4) A mythical experience of Enlightenment
Answer:- (3) A confrontation with meaninglessness and existential despair ✅
Explanation:- The line captures the desolate mood of The Waste Land, portraying existential void.
Q129. According to Poplack’s Typology, intra-sentential switching or code-switching does NOT take place in –
(1) Language-switching between sentences
(2) Language-switching within the same sentence
(3) Inserting idioms and proverbs from one language into another
(4) Inserting tags/phrases from one language into another
Answer:- (1) Language-switching between sentences ✅
Explanation:- Intra-sentential switching occurs within a sentence, not between sentences.
Q130. The references to Philomela in “A Game of Chess” serves to emphasize –
(1) The theme of suffering and silencing of women
(2) The power of storytelling
(3) The idea of rebirth and renewal
(4) The strength of family bonds
Answer:- (1) The theme of suffering and silencing of women ✅
Explanation:- Philomela’s myth highlights the trauma and silencing of female voices — a central theme in this section.
Q131. Which of the following assertions about Stanley are correct?
(i) Stanley represents a postmodern human being symbolizing the absurdity of human life.
(ii) His existential suffering is augmented by the violence, both mental and physical, which creep into his life with the infiltration of Goldberg and McCann.
(iii) The play is post-modernist because there are no insights into future life.
(1) (i) & (iii)
(2) (i) & (ii)
(3) (ii) & (iii)
(4) (i), (ii) & (iii)
Answer:- (4) (i), (ii) & (iii) ✅
Explanation:- All statements align with the themes of Pinter’s The Birthday Party, a postmodern drama.
Q132. The painting of the Duchess was made by –
(1) Fra Rudolph
(2) Fra Pandolf
(3) Fra Francis
(4) Fra Pandulak
Answer:- (2) Fra Pandolf ✅
Explanation:- In My Last Duchess, the Duke mentions that the portrait was painted by Fra Pandolf.
Q133. The poem Night of the Scorpion talks about –
(1) Interrelationship between Mother and Father
(2) Interrelationship between the domestic tragedy and the surrounding community
(3) Lament of the father on being bitten by a scorpion
(4) Co-existence of city life & village life
Answer:- (2) Interrelationship between the domestic tragedy and the surrounding community ✅
Explanation:- The poem reflects how the community reacts to a mother’s scorpion sting and reflects collective rural beliefs.
Q134. Which friend of Eliot reacted on reading The Waste Land that it was ‘Tom’s autobiography’?
(1) T.E. Hulme
(2) Bertrand Russell
(3) Mary Hutchinson
(4) Ezra Pound
Answer:- (3) Mary Hutchinson ✅
Explanation:- Mary Hutchinson, a close friend of Eliot, remarked that the poem felt like his own autobiography.
Q135. The source of the play Macbeth is from –
(1) Holinshed’s chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland
(2) Holy Andreas, “Chronicles of Fear”
(3) St. Andrews, Gentis Scotorum
(4) Chaucer’s The Ploughman’s Adventures
Answer:- (1) Holinshed’s chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland ✅
Explanation:- Shakespeare based Macbeth largely on accounts from Holinshed’s Chronicles.
Q136. In the play Macbeth, when Macbeth decides to commit regicide, he breaks out amidst his emotions into a wish natural to a murderer and says …
(1) Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell That my keen knife see not the wound it makes.
(2) O light thicken; and the crow Make wings to the rooky wood.
(3) Come, dark storm And cover my black deed.
(4) O black wind Bring tremors in the Earth.
Answer:- (1) Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell That my keen knife see not the wound it makes. ✅
Explanation:- These lines are spoken by Lady Macbeth, urging darkness to conceal the murder of Duncan.
Q137. The phonetic transcription of ‘fragment’ is –
(1) /fragmint/
(2) /fregment/
(3) /fragmant/
(4) /frægment/
Answer:- (4) /frægment/ ✅
Explanation:- The correct IPA for ‘fragment’ is /ˈfræɡmənt/, with stress on the first syllable.
Q138. “I have as much of my father in me as you, albeit I confess your coming before me is nearer to his reverence” – These lines have been spoken by –
(1) Oliver to Touchstone
(2) Federick to Oliver
(3) Orlando to Adam
(4) Orlando to Oliver
Answer:- (4) Orlando to Oliver ✅
Explanation:- In As You Like It, Orlando speaks these lines to his brother Oliver, asserting his equal nobility.
Q139. “I’ll put myself in poor and mean attire. And with a kind of umber smirch my face. The like do you. So shall we pass along.” Who speaks these lines and to whom in As You Like It?
(1) Celia to Rosalind
(2) Audrey to Phoebe
(3) Duke Senior to Jaques
(4) Rosalind to Celia
Answer:- (4) Rosalind to Celia ✅
Explanation:- Rosalind speaks this while planning their disguise for the journey to the Forest of Arden.
Q140. “Who is the third who walks always beside you? When I count, there are only you and I together” — According to Eliot, these lines were stimulated by an account of an expedition to –
(1) America
(2) Antarctica
(3) India
(4) Greece
Answer:- (2) Antarctica ✅
Explanation:- Inspired by the Antarctic expedition, the ‘third man’ phenomenon refers to a sensed unseen presence during extreme conditions.
Q141. Which one of the following is not considered while applying audio-visual aids in teaching-learning process?
(1) Promote greater students participation.
(2) Make the teaching-learning process more abstract.
(3) Use more than one sense organ while receiving the instruction.
(4) Maintain a high level of interest in the lesson.
Answer:- (2) Make the teaching-learning process more abstract ✅
Explanation:- Audio-visual aids make learning concrete, not abstract, by engaging multiple senses.
Q142. Which one of the following misinterprets the meaning of communication?
(1) Individuals preserve their ideas, values, thoughts and action.
(2) The transfer of information from sender to the receiver.
(3) The means of making the transfer of information productive and goal oriented.
(4) The process of initiating, transmitting and receiving information.
Answer:- (1) Individuals preserve their ideas, values, thoughts and action. ✅
Explanation:- Communication is about sharing ideas, not preserving them in isolation.
Q143. Students send and receive many messages by E-mail through computer. In this case, E-mail is an example of –
(1) Courseware
(2) Software
(3) Hardware
(4) Malware
Answer:- (2) Software ✅
Explanation:- E-mail is a type of software used for communication purposes.
Q144. To integrate technology in Teaching-Learning effectively, the teacher should focus on –
(1) Technical Knowledge
(2) Instructional Knowledge
(3) Subject Knowledge
(4) Technological: Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Answer:- (4) Technological: Pedagogical Content Knowledge ✅
Explanation:- TPACK framework integrates technology, pedagogy, and content for effective teaching.
Q145. According to Ausubel, the knowledge of a particular subject at any given time and how well organized, clear and stable that knowledge is, it is called –
(1) Cognitive Bias
(2) Cognitive Dissonance
(3) Cognitive Distortion
(4) Cognitive Structure
Answer:- (4) Cognitive Structure ✅
Explanation:- Ausubel emphasized that meaningful learning depends on learners’ cognitive structure.
Q146. Identify the correct categorization of ICTs (modern vs traditional):
Code –
(1) (a), (c), (d) from left to right and (c), (d), (e) from right to left.
(2) (a), (c), (e) from left to right and (a), (b), (c) from right to left.
(3) (a), (b), (c) from left to right and (b), (c), (d) from right to left.
(4) (c), (d), (e) from left to right and (c), (d), (a) from right to left.
Answer:- (1) (a), (c), (d) from left to right and (c), (d), (e) from right to left. ✅
Explanation:- This correctly places traditional and modern ICT tools in their respective categories.
Q147. While planning instructional system approach in language teaching, a teacher committed a mistake. Find out the mistake:
(1) Defined objectives
(2) Specifying materials, aids and media
(3) Assigning Personnel roles
(4) Specifying appropriate strategies
Answer:- (3) Assigning Personnel roles ✅
Explanation:- Assigning personnel roles is not typically a part of planning instructional strategies in language teaching.
Q148. Which one of the following is helpful for teachers to adopt Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) in the classroom?
(1) Complete the language data accurately and rapidly
(2) CAL is unable to develop essential features of language competency
(3) Inadequate training of teacher
(4) CAL is a mechanical approach to education
Answer:- (1) Complete the language data accurately and rapidly ✅
Explanation:- CAL tools allow quick and precise processing of language data for learners.
Q149. An English teacher taught ‘interjection’ using Concept Attainment Model. Which activity is NOT required?
(1) Selected positive and negative exemplars on ‘interjection’ after presenting it to students
(2) Students generated examples on their own
(3) Students described their thoughts
(4) After comparing positive and negative exemplars students generated and tested hypotheses
Answer:- (1) Selected positive and negative exemplars on ‘interjection’ after presenting it to students ✅
Explanation:- In CAM, the teacher presents the examples before introducing the concept, not after.
Q150. To convert a school into a Cooperative Learning School, which one of the following is NOT to be considered?
(1) Social and emotional needs of students get less priority
(2) Students work cooperatively to achieve the shared goals
(3) Create a learning climate that values and celebrates diversity
(4) Team work from teachers to support use of cooperative learning
Answer:- (1) Social and emotional needs of students get less priority ✅
Explanation:- In a cooperative learning environment, students’ social and emotional needs must be prioritized.