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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: English (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 51. |
The reaper felt sleepy with the |
| A. | fume of daisies |
| B. | fume of poppies |
| C. | fume of roses |
| D. | fume of hyacinths |
| Answer» B. fume of poppies | |
| 52. |
“The Great Queen” that rose out of the spray is |
| A. | Maud Gonne |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Aphrodite |
| D. | Yeats’ daughter |
| Answer» C. Aphrodite | |
| 53. |
Ceremony is a name for |
| A. | A rich horn |
| B. | A spreading laurel tree |
| C. | Innocence and beauty born |
| D. | Wealth and glory |
| Answer» A. A rich horn | |
| 54. |
The loveliest woman born according to Yeats is |
| A. | His daughter |
| B. | Lady Gregory |
| C. | Maud Gonne |
| D. | Helen of Troy |
| Answer» C. Maud Gonne | |
| 55. |
A Prayer for My Daughter is marked by a strong personal note relating to |
| A. | Maud Gonne |
| B. | Anna Yeats |
| C. | Aphrodite |
| D. | Helen of Troy |
| Answer» A. Maud Gonne | |
| 56. |
The poem “A Prayer for My Daughter” was written after the birth of Yeats’ daughter. His daughter’s name is |
| A. | Anne |
| B. | Lily |
| C. | Elizabeth |
| D. | Amy |
| Answer» A. Anne | |
| 57. |
Accordingly, Keats’ poems leave the uncertainties and doubts open to the reader’s |
| A. | Interpretation |
| B. | Understanding |
| C. | Imagination |
| D. | perspective |
| Answer» C. Imagination | |
| 58. |
The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is |
| A. | Autumn |
| B. | Winter |
| C. | Summer |
| D. | spring |
| Answer» A. Autumn | |
| 59. |
Once more the storm is howling and |
| A. | half hid |
| B. | half buried |
| C. | half revealed |
| D. | half shown |
| Answer» B. half buried | |
| 60. |
Keats was a poet of |
| A. | Feelings |
| B. | Senses |
| C. | Perceptions |
| D. | thoughts |
| Answer» C. Perceptions | |
| 61. |
William Butler Yeats was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in |
| A. | 1923 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 1928 |
| D. | 1929 |
| Answer» A. 1923 | |
| 62. |
What are the two ‘close bosom-friends’ mentioned in Ode to Autumn? |
| A. | The bees and the flowers |
| B. | The sun and the autumn season |
| C. | The autumn season and the bees |
| D. | The trees and the sun |
| Answer» B. The sun and the autumn season | |
| 63. |
Where are the ________ of Springs? Ay, where are they? |
| A. | sounds |
| B. | signs |
| C. | songs |
| D. | sorrows |
| Answer» C. songs | |
| 64. |
Which personification of autumn appears in Ode to Autumn? |
| A. | A gleaner |
| B. | An old man |
| C. | A gardener |
| D. | An apple picker |
| Answer» C. A gardener | |
| 65. |
W.B. Yeats’ A Prayer for my Daughter was written in __________, shortly after Yeats daughter, Anne’s birth. |
| A. | 1918 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» B. 1919 | |
| 66. |
May she be granted ___________ and yet not Beauty to make a stranger’s eye distraught. |
| A. | poise |
| B. | virtue |
| C. | beauty |
| D. | fair |
| Answer» B. virtue | |
| 67. |
May she become a flourishing hidden - |
| A. | plant |
| B. | flower |
| C. | tree |
| D. | star |
| Answer» B. flower | |
| 68. |
The device used by the poet in Ode to Autumn is |
| A. | Rhymes |
| B. | Personification |
| C. | Simile |
| D. | Metaphor |
| Answer» D. Metaphor | |
| 69. |
The reaper in Ode to Autumn falls asleep because he |
| A. | Is tired of reaping |
| B. | Is drowsed with the fume of poppies |
| C. | Wants to rest |
| D. | Wants to relax |
| Answer» B. Is drowsed with the fume of poppies | |
| 70. |
The red ___________ whistles from a garden croft |
| A. | apples |
| B. | breast |
| C. | flowers |
| D. | grapes |
| Answer» B. breast | |
| 71. |
The gleaner walks carefully across |
| A. | Granary |
| B. | Half reaped furrow |
| C. | The winnowing wind |
| D. | A brook |
| Answer» C. The winnowing wind | |
| 72. |
Who watched the last oozing hours by hours? |
| A. | Cider- presser |
| B. | Cider- maker |
| C. | Cider-brewer |
| D. | Cider owner |
| Answer» A. Cider- presser | |
| 73. |
Who bleated from the hilly bourn? |
| A. | Full grown lambs |
| B. | Full grown sheep |
| C. | Full grown bees |
| D. | Full grown crickets |
| Answer» D. Full grown crickets | |
| 74. |
What was howling outside Yeats’ house? |
| A. | Wolves |
| B. | Foxes |
| C. | Storm |
| D. | A woman |
| Answer» A. Wolves | |
| 75. |
According to Yeats, what is under the ‘cradle hood and coverlid’? |
| A. | A baby |
| B. | A rabbit |
| C. | Feeding bottle |
| D. | Milk |
| Answer» A. A baby | |
| 76. |
For whom is the poet praying in ‘A Prayer for my Daughter’? |
| A. | The people of Ireland |
| B. | The queen |
| C. | Helen |
| D. | For his baby |
| Answer» A. The people of Ireland | |
| 77. |
In Yeats’ poem, who rose out of the spray? |
| A. | The great queen |
| B. | Helen |
| C. | A serpent |
| D. | A monster |
| Answer» B. Helen | |
| 78. |
Kunwar Singh was of the _______ caste |
| A. | Dalit |
| B. | Kshatriya |
| C. | Chandni |
| D. | Thakur |
| Answer» D. Thakur | |
| 79. |
How old was Jim Corbett when he was given his first gun? |
| A. | Ten years old |
| B. | Eight years old |
| C. | Eighteen years old |
| D. | twelve years old |
| Answer» B. Eight years old | |
| 80. |
Kunwar Singh was the headman of Chandni Chauk and the best shikari in: |
| A. | Kaladhungi |
| B. | Kamalanagar |
| C. | Kasurat |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» A. Kaladhungi | |
| 81. |
The name of Jim Corbett’s elder brother is: |
| A. | Jason |
| B. | Samuel |
| C. | Tom |
| D. | Jimmy |
| Answer» C. Tom | |
| 82. |
In the Hindu tradition, a dying man is made to hold the tail of a cow, preferably a: |
| A. | black buck |
| B. | black heifer |
| C. | black buffalo |
| D. | black cat |
| Answer» B. black heifer | |
| 83. |
One day, in the month of April, Kunwar Singh went hunting with |
| A. | His eldest son |
| B. | Jim Corbett |
| C. | Har Singh |
| D. | The village chief |
| Answer» C. Har Singh | |
| 84. |
As fees for the doctor at Kaladhungi hospital, Kunwar Singh offered |
| A. | 1 rupee |
| B. | 2 rupees |
| C. | 3 rupees |
| D. | 4 rupees |
| Answer» B. 2 rupees | |
| 85. |
Among the many things that Corbett learned from Kunwar Singh, one was |
| A. | Climbing trees |
| B. | Hunting tigers |
| C. | Belief in superstitions |
| D. | Making mental maps |
| Answer» D. Making mental maps | |
| 86. |
Kunwar Singh was the headman of |
| A. | Garuppu |
| B. | Kaladhhungi |
| C. | Chandni Chauk |
| D. | Lailapur |
| Answer» C. Chandni Chauk | |
| 87. |
Kunwar Singh had not eaten anything for |
| A. | 6 days |
| B. | 8 days |
| C. | 14 days |
| D. | 16 days |
| Answer» D. 16 days | |
| 88. |
After his recovery from his sickness, Kunwar Singh lived for another |
| A. | 2 years |
| B. | 3 years |
| C. | 4 years |
| D. | 5 years |
| Answer» C. 4 years | |
| 89. |
From which book is the account of Kunwar Singh extracted from? |
| A. | My India |
| B. | Man-Eaters of Kumaon |
| C. | The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| D. | The Temple Tigers |
| Answer» A. My India | |
| 90. |
How much did Aladia receive as pay per month as the postmaster from the government? |
| A. | 5 paise |
| B. | 10 paise |
| C. | 10 rupees |
| D. | 5 rupees |
| Answer» D. 5 rupees | |
| 91. |
What did Jim Corbett order Kunwar Singh’s son to bring as he treated the dying man? |
| A. | Two vessels of fresh water |
| B. | Two buckets of river water |
| C. | Two bowls of fresh fruits |
| D. | Two seers of warm milk |
| Answer» D. Two seers of warm milk | |
| 92. |
By what force was the landmark tree marked by the tiger’s scratch destroyed? |
| A. | Forest fire |
| B. | Poachers |
| C. | Flood |
| D. | Lightning |
| Answer» A. Forest fire | |
| 93. |
Who said this to whom? “Did you see that, you, who boasted that your sahib would teach mine to shoot?” |
| A. | Kunwar Singh to Jim Corbett |
| B. | Tom to Ellis |
| C. | Kunwar Singh to Budhoo |
| D. | Tom to Budhoo |
| Answer» C. Kunwar Singh to Budhoo | |
| 94. |
Kunwar Singh was the _________ of Chandni Chauk. |
| A. | king |
| B. | ruler |
| C. | priest |
| D. | headman |
| Answer» D. headman | |
| 95. |
After Jim Corbett left school, he started to work in - |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Kashmir |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Bengal | |
| 96. |
Kunwar Singh had fallen a victim to – |
| A. | malaria |
| B. | opium |
| C. | career |
| D. | love |
| Answer» B. opium | |
| 97. |
According to Kunwar Singh, it was necessary for a hunter to know how to – |
| A. | set a trap |
| B. | shoot a gun |
| C. | climb trees |
| D. | tackle wild animals |
| Answer» C. climb trees | |
| 98. |
Jim Corbett also learnt how to make ___________ from Kunwar Singh. |
| A. | guns |
| B. | friends |
| C. | right decision |
| D. | mental maps |
| Answer» D. mental maps | |
| 99. |
The mass from Har Singh’s stomach was |
| A. | left as it was |
| B. | eaten up by the tiger |
| C. | put back into his stomach |
| D. | cut off and thrown |
| Answer» C. put back into his stomach | |
| 100. |
The post master of Kaladhungi was |
| A. | Obeda |
| B. | Aladia |
| C. | Babu Saheb |
| D. | Har Singh |
| Answer» B. Aladia | |
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