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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) , Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) , Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 151. |
Which among the following is not a poem by Gieve Patel? |
| A. | On Killing a Tree |
| B. | Poison Tree |
| C. | Nargol |
| D. | Commerce |
| Answer» B. Poison Tree | |
| 152. |
The message of the poem “On Killing a Tree” is |
| A. | it tells us how to kill a tree |
| B. | it is indifferent to killing of trees |
| C. | it tells us we should never harm trees |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. it tells us we should never harm trees | |
| 153. |
It takes much time to kill a tree because |
| A. | the tree is tall |
| B. | the tree is rigid |
| C. | a tree takes so many years to grow |
| D. | none of the above. |
| Answer» C. a tree takes so many years to grow | |
| 154. |
What are the possible interpretations of the poem “On Killing A Tree”? |
| A. | Deep roots are not easy to be pulled out , so we have to be well rooted in life |
| B. | Nature has the spirit of resilience, no matter how much we harm it. |
| C. | the poem is a metaphor for rooting out the evil that has taken deep roots. |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» D. All the above. | |
| 155. |
The poem “Factories are Eye-sores” was written by |
| A. | Gieve Patel |
| B. | Baldoon Dingnra |
| C. | kamala Das |
| D. | Nizzim Ezekiel |
| Answer» B. Baldoon Dingnra | |
| 156. |
Which among the following is not a collection of poem by Baldoon Dingra? |
| A. | Symphony of love |
| B. | Beauty’s Sanctuary |
| C. | Bird Sanctuary |
| D. | Comes Ever the Dawn |
| Answer» C. Bird Sanctuary | |
| 157. |
The Factories are eye-sores because |
| A. | They cause eye-sores |
| B. | Factories burn and tickles eyes |
| C. | The black smoke emanating from the factories blackens the landscape |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» C. The black smoke emanating from the factories blackens the landscape | |
| 158. |
‘The iron lines against the sky standing to eastward’ suggest |
| A. | The iron gates of the factories |
| B. | The smoke emanating from the chimneys |
| C. | The machines |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. The smoke emanating from the chimneys | |
| 159. |
How do thing of ugliness turn bright according to Baldoon Dingra? |
| A. | When the bright rays of the Sun touches the chimney shaft |
| B. | with the help of imagination |
| C. | when portrayed by fanciful painters |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. When the bright rays of the Sun touches the chimney shaft | |
| 160. |
The labourers are weary and desperate because |
| A. | They are working day and night |
| B. | they are working in mines |
| C. | they are lazy |
| D. | the atmosphere of the factory is grim with smoke and soil |
| Answer» D. the atmosphere of the factory is grim with smoke and soil | |
| 161. |
The word ‘scintillation’ means |
| A. | Oscillation |
| B. | A flash or sparkle of light |
| C. | Cancellation |
| D. | Decoration |
| Answer» B. A flash or sparkle of light | |
| 162. |
Calude Monnet is a |
| A. | Italian poet |
| B. | French painter |
| C. | German playwright |
| D. | Greek Sculptor |
| Answer» B. French painter | |
| 163. |
In which of the following poems does the allusion to Claude Monnet occur? |
| A. | Factories are Eye-sores |
| B. | On Killing a Tree |
| C. | In the Sanatorium for Trees |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Factories are Eye-sores | |
| 164. |
The poem “In The Sanatorium for Trees” was written by------ |
| A. | Baldoon Dhingra |
| B. | Veeran Kutty |
| C. | K.M Sherrif |
| D. | Gieve Patel |
| Answer» B. Veeran Kutty | |
| 165. |
Which among the following is not authored by Veerankutty? |
| A. | Manassile Thee Matram |
| B. | Manthrikam |
| C. | Jalabhoopadam |
| D. | Nalumanipookkal |
| Answer» A. Manassile Thee Matram | |
| 166. |
Who translated Veerankutty’s “Marangalude Ashupathri” into English? |
| A. | K.M. Sherrif |
| B. | Sir William Jones |
| C. | Narayana Menon |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. K.M. Sherrif | |
| 167. |
Who translated Ponkunnan Varkey’s “Shabdhikkunna Kalappa” into English? |
| A. | K.M. Sherrif |
| B. | Sir. Villiam Jones |
| C. | Narayana Menon |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Narayana Menon | |
| 168. |
The word sanatorium means |
| A. | a lunatic asylum |
| B. | a bird sanctuary |
| C. | an establishment for medical treatment of people suffering from chronic illness |
| D. | a planetarium |
| Answer» C. an establishment for medical treatment of people suffering from chronic illness | |
| 169. |
The word probation means |
| A. | Proscription |
| B. | Prescription |
| C. | A process of testing or observing the character or abilities of a person who is new to a role |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. A process of testing or observing the character or abilities of a person who is new to a role | |
| 170. |
The treatment of cancer by the use of chemical substances like cytoxic and other drugs |
| A. | Chemotherapy |
| B. | Alchemy |
| C. | Physiotherapy, |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. Chemotherapy | |
| 171. |
“In The Sanatorium for Trees” shows a poignant awareness of ------- |
| A. | The impact of globalization |
| B. | Killing of trees |
| C. | The destruction of environment by human predator |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. The destruction of environment by human predator | |
| 172. |
A man can be at peace only when he ----------- himself to the life with nature. |
| A. | Sentences |
| B. | Convicts |
| C. | Confirms |
| D. | Warns |
| Answer» A. Sentences | |
| 173. |
In the poem “In the Sanatorium for Trees”, the poet requests us to walk gently through----- |
| A. | The wards |
| B. | The forest |
| C. | The vestibule, |
| D. | The narrow lane. |
| Answer» A. The wards | |
| 174. |
We can walk without fear in the sanatorium because |
| A. | There is no one in the sanatorium |
| B. | There are no wild animals in the sanatorium, |
| C. | The plants and the trees in the sanatorium paralyzed with the concoctions which the human predators have poured into them, |
| D. | The sanatorium is well protected. |
| Answer» C. The plants and the trees in the sanatorium paralyzed with the concoctions which the human predators have poured into them, | |
| 175. |
--------------are on chemotherapy. |
| A. | The pappayas, |
| B. | The pannagas, |
| C. | The jackfruit tree, |
| D. | The mallica plant. |
| Answer» B. The pannagas, | |
| 176. |
The word concoction means |
| A. | Connotation |
| B. | Conviction |
| C. | Confession |
| D. | A mixture of various elements. |
| Answer» D. A mixture of various elements. | |
| 177. |
“You are sentenced to life with the Sun, the rain and the wind” where does this line occur? |
| A. | In the Sanatorium for Trees |
| B. | On Killing a Tree |
| C. | Abhijnana Sakuntalam |
| D. | The Talking Plough. |
| Answer» A. In the Sanatorium for Trees | |
| 178. |
There is no return from the sanatorium because |
| A. | Man can be at peace only when he sentences himself to life with nature |
| B. | Man is undergoing a medical treatment. |
| C. | Man is undergoing punishment. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. Man can be at peace only when he sentences himself to life with nature | |
| 179. |
What does the moon do in the Sanatorium for Trees? |
| A. | Rubs its a balm on barren heads, |
| B. | Rehydrates parched desires, |
| C. | Decongests swollen memories, |
| D. | Rushes in with tincture and cotton wool. |
| Answer» A. Rubs its a balm on barren heads, | |
| 180. |
What does the rain do in the Sanatorium for Trees? |
| A. | Rubs it’s balm on barren heads, |
| B. | Rehydrates parched desires, |
| C. | Decongests swollen memories, |
| D. | Rushes in with tincture and cotton wool. |
| Answer» B. Rehydrates parched desires, | |
| 181. |
What does the Sun do in the Sanatorium for Trees? |
| A. | Rubs its balm on barren heads, |
| B. | Rehydrates parched desires, |
| C. | Decongests swollen memories, |
| D. | Rushes in with tincture and cotton wool. |
| Answer» C. Decongests swollen memories, | |
| 182. |
What does the wind do in the Sanatorium for Trees? |
| A. | Rubs its a balm on barren heads |
| B. | Rehydrates parched desires |
| C. | Decongests swollen memories |
| D. | Rushes in with tincture and cotton wool. |
| Answer» D. Rushes in with tincture and cotton wool. | |
| 183. |
“Abhijnanasakuntalam” of Kalidasa is ------- |
| A. | An epic |
| B. | A myth |
| C. | A legend |
| D. | A drama |
| Answer» D. A drama | |
| 184. |
Who among the following translated “Abhijnanasakuntalam” into English? |
| A. | William Empson |
| B. | William Jones |
| C. | William Wordsworth |
| D. | William Logan. |
| Answer» B. William Jones | |
| 185. |
Who referred to Kalidasa as ‘The Indian Shakespeare’ ? |
| A. | William Logan |
| B. | William Wordsworth |
| C. | William Empson |
| D. | William Jones. |
| Answer» D. William Jones. | |
| 186. |
The story of the Play Abhijnanasakuntalam appears in the -------of The Mahabharatha. |
| A. | The Adi parva |
| B. | The Karna Parva |
| C. | The Sthree Parva |
| D. | The Drona Parva |
| Answer» A. The Adi parva | |
| 187. |
The story of “Abhijnanasakuntalam” is originally told in --------- |
| A. | The Mahabharata |
| B. | The Ramayana |
| C. | The Panchathantra, |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. The Mahabharata | |
| 188. |
Shakuntala is the daughter of ----- |
| A. | Viswamitra |
| B. | Durvasav |
| C. | Kanva, |
| D. | Dushyanta. |
| Answer» A. Viswamitra | |
| 189. |
Which among the following epithet is apt for Durvasa? |
| A. | Angry-prone |
| B. | Adamant |
| C. | Haughty |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» A. Angry-prone | |
| 190. |
The dominant rasa in the play “Abhijnanasakuntalam” |
| A. | Haze |
| B. | Sringara |
| C. | Karuna |
| D. | Soka |
| Answer» B. Sringara | |
| 191. |
Kanva is Shakuntala’s ------- |
| A. | Father |
| B. | Master |
| C. | Teacher |
| D. | Foster Father |
| Answer» D. Foster Father | |
| 192. |
“Who would pour boiling water on the blossom of a tender Mallica?”What does boiling water stand for in the context? |
| A. | Durvasa’s curse, |
| B. | Dushyantya’s forgetfulness, |
| C. | Viswamitra’s negligence, |
| D. | Sakuntala’s melancholy. |
| Answer» A. Durvasa’s curse, | |
| 193. |
Who among the following gives the description of the rising of the Sun and the setting of the Moon at the same time in the play “Abhijnanasakuntalam”? |
| A. | a pupil of Kanva, |
| B. | Dushyanta, |
| C. | Shakuntala, |
| D. | Anasooya |
| Answer» A. a pupil of Kanva, | |
| 194. |
The moral conveyed by the description of the rising of the Sun and the Setting of the Moon? |
| A. | Men should be equally firm in prosperous and in adverse fortune. |
| B. | Prosperity and adversity are natural like the rising and the setting of the Sun and the Moon |
| C. | Prosperity and adversity are like the spokes of a wheel. |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» D. All the above. | |
| 195. |
Who are referred to in the play Abhijnanasakuntalam as ‘Misracesi’? |
| A. | Anasooya and Priyanvada, |
| B. | Sarngavara and Saradwata, |
| C. | both ‘a’ and ‘b’, |
| D. | none of the above. |
| Answer» B. Sarngavara and Saradwata, | |
| 196. |
What leads to Dushyanta’s forgetfulness of Shakuntala? |
| A. | Dhushyantya’s amorous life, |
| B. | His absent-mindedness, |
| C. | Durvasa’s curse , |
| D. | mental illness. |
| Answer» C. Durvasa’s curse , | |
| 197. |
The only cure for Dushyanta’s forgetfulness is--- |
| A. | Nagacesara, |
| B. | Leading a pious life, |
| C. | The signet ring, |
| D. | Sleeping one night in the robe of a wise man. |
| Answer» C. The signet ring, | |
| 198. |
The ring is lost when Shakuntala is------- |
| A. | Sleeping, |
| B. | Collecting flowers in the garden, |
| C. | While crossing the river |
| D. | Playing with her hand-maids |
| Answer» D. Playing with her hand-maids | |
| 199. |
The ring is discovered by----- |
| A. | Gauthami, |
| B. | Anasooya, |
| C. | Priyamvade, |
| D. | The fisher man. |
| Answer» D. The fisher man. | |
| 200. |
Act IV of Abhijnanasakuntalan brings home the truth that: |
| A. | Separation is always melancholic, |
| B. | Adversity and prosperitiy in life are only natural, |
| C. | Man can be at peace only when he conforms himself to life with nature, |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» D. All the above. | |
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