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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in English (MA English) .
| 51. |
Who is the author of the essay “ Essay Upon Projects” that proposes an academy of 36 “gentlemen” to dictate English usage? |
| A. | daniel defoe |
| B. | jonathan swift |
| C. | oliver goldsmith |
| D. | john wilkins |
| Answer» A. daniel defoe | |
| 52. |
The Authorized Version of English Bible was published in which year? |
| A. | 1607 |
| B. | 1611 |
| C. | 1612 |
| D. | 1600 |
| Answer» B. 1611 | |
| 53. |
Which language is the most closely related to Modern English? |
| A. | frisian |
| B. | german |
| C. | gothic |
| D. | islandic |
| Answer» A. frisian | |
| 54. |
Which language is the most closely related to Modern English |
| A. | frisian |
| B. | islandic |
| C. | gothic |
| D. | german |
| Answer» B. islandic | |
| 55. |
Cynwulf wrote during which stage of Old English? |
| A. | prehistoric |
| B. | late old english |
| C. | primitive |
| D. | early old english |
| Answer» D. early old english | |
| 56. |
Who wrote the “ Essay towards a Real character and a Philosophical Language”? |
| A. | john wilkins |
| B. | james hermes |
| C. | thomas sheridan |
| D. | william jones |
| Answer» A. john wilkins | |
| 57. |
When part of one word is combined with part of another in order to form a new word , carrying with it the ideas behind both the original terms, is known as a ……………..word |
| A. | loan word |
| B. | noun word |
| C. | portmanteau word |
| D. | blend word |
| Answer» C. portmanteau word | |
| 58. |
Which among is an example of Portmanteau word |
| A. | melodrama |
| B. | tragedy |
| C. | nickname |
| D. | forlorn |
| Answer» A. melodrama | |
| 59. |
Which among the following is the contribution of Shakespeare? |
| A. | utopian |
| B. | idealism |
| C. | multitudinous |
| D. | fairy tale |
| Answer» C. multitudinous | |
| 60. |
Identify the word that derived from Greek language |
| A. | formula |
| B. | phenomenon |
| C. | fableaux |
| D. | stratum |
| Answer» B. phenomenon | |
| 61. |
Identify the word that borrowed from Latin to English |
| A. | formula |
| B. | phenomenon |
| C. | criteria |
| D. | analogy |
| Answer» A. formula | |
| 62. |
Identify the word that borrowed from French to English |
| A. | phenomenon |
| B. | guillotine |
| C. | theatre |
| D. | genius |
| Answer» B. guillotine | |
| 63. |
Who is the author of the book “The Growth and Structure of the English Language”? |
| A. | otto jespersen |
| B. | robert lowth |
| C. | william bullokar |
| D. | willaiam cobbett |
| Answer» A. otto jespersen | |
| 64. |
Name of the group of related languages all derived from vulgar Latin within historical times and forming a subgroup of the italic branch of the Indo – European language family. |
| A. | italic languages |
| B. | sardinian languages |
| C. | romanian languages |
| D. | romance languages |
| Answer» D. romance languages | |
| 65. |
Identify the language that is included in Romance languages |
| A. | spanish |
| B. | sanskrit |
| C. | german |
| D. | arabic |
| Answer» A. spanish | |
| 66. |
Identify a word that is originated from Dutch language |
| A. | rainbow |
| B. | landscape |
| C. | shampoo |
| D. | water |
| Answer» B. landscape | |
| 67. |
The word……………has been derived from Indian Language |
| A. | rainbow |
| B. | water |
| C. | shampoo |
| D. | skipper |
| Answer» C. shampoo | |
| 68. |
In linguistics ………….is the study of words , how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language |
| A. | ontology |
| B. | morphology |
| C. | phonology |
| D. | etymology |
| Answer» B. morphology | |
| 69. |
The branch of linguistics and logics concerned with meaning |
| A. | morphology |
| B. | ontology |
| C. | semantics |
| D. | etymology |
| Answer» C. semantics | |
| 70. |
‘Immediate Constituent Analysis’ was first introduced by………… |
| A. | zelling harris |
| B. | roulon wells |
| C. | bloomfield |
| D. | norm chomsky |
| Answer» C. bloomfield | |
| 71. |
Transformational-Generative Grammar was developed by…… |
| A. | bloomfield |
| B. | norm chomsky |
| C. | m a k halliday |
| D. | henderson |
| Answer» B. norm chomsky | |
| 72. |
………..put forward a theory called ‘Scale and Category Grammar’ |
| A. | bloomfield |
| B. | j r firth |
| C. | norm chomsky |
| D. | m a k halliday |
| Answer» D. m a k halliday | |
| 73. |
The Firthian or Hallidayan theory may be said to represent the………..School of Linguistics |
| A. | american |
| B. | british |
| C. | french |
| D. | german |
| Answer» B. british | |
| 74. |
……….is an example of Freak formation |
| A. | air- raid |
| B. | teetotal |
| C. | aviator |
| D. | daisy |
| Answer» B. teetotal | |
| 75. |
…………..is a semantic process by a term which at one time had a specialized and restricted meaning comes to have a wider application. |
| A. | specialization |
| B. | generalization |
| C. | deterioration |
| D. | polarisation |
| Answer» B. generalization | |
| 76. |
A very large number of words have undergone a peculiar kind of change of meaning which consists in the addition of what has been called ….. |
| A. | generalization |
| B. | specialisation |
| C. | emotional connotation |
| D. | deterioration |
| Answer» C. emotional connotation | |
| 77. |
…………occurs when a word gains association with a negative stimulus, to then hold negative connotations. |
| A. | elevation |
| B. | shift |
| C. | deterioration |
| D. | generalization |
| Answer» C. deterioration | |
| 78. |
……………is a type of semantic change that happens when a word’s meaning improves or becomes more positive over time . |
| A. | deterioration |
| B. | amelioration |
| C. | generalization |
| D. | specialization |
| Answer» B. amelioration | |
| 79. |
…………..is a polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may find upsetting or embarrassing to talk about. |
| A. | anaphora |
| B. | euphemism |
| C. | hyperbole |
| D. | metaphor |
| Answer» B. euphemism | |
| 80. |
……………is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. |
| A. | pidgin |
| B. | creole |
| C. | romance |
| D. | patois |
| Answer» A. pidgin | |
| 81. |
The dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to standard language of the country is known as……….. |
| A. | pidgin |
| B. | creole |
| C. | patois |
| D. | romance |
| Answer» C. patois | |
| 82. |
………….have resulted from the interactions between speakers of nonstandard varieties of European languages and speakers of no- European languages |
| A. | pidgin |
| B. | creole |
| C. | patois |
| D. | romance |
| Answer» B. creole | |
| 83. |
What is the dialect of the working class of East End London ? |
| A. | east anglian |
| B. | lancashire |
| C. | cockney |
| D. | yorkshire |
| Answer» C. cockney | |
| 84. |
American English derives from …….. century British English. |
| A. | 16th |
| B. | 15th |
| C. | 18th |
| D. | 17th |
| Answer» D. 17th | |
| 85. |
Who is the author of “Decolonizing the Mind”? |
| A. | ngugi wa thiong |
| B. | chinua achiba |
| C. | salman rushdie |
| D. | bill ashcrofthe |
| Answer» A. ngugi wa thiong | |
| 86. |
Who wrote “ Nation and Narration”? |
| A. | gayatri spivak |
| B. | homi k bhabha |
| C. | salman rushdie |
| D. | harish trivedi |
| Answer» B. homi k bhabha | |
| 87. |
“Imaginary Homelands” is the work of …………. |
| A. | gayatri spivak |
| B. | homi k bhabha |
| C. | ranajit guha |
| D. | salman rushdie |
| Answer» D. salman rushdie | |
| 88. |
The institutionalized study of English in India began with the …………of 1835 |
| A. | macaulay minute |
| B. | charter act |
| C. | wood’s despatch |
| D. | government of india act |
| Answer» A. macaulay minute | |
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