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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 101. |
The concept of zero was the contribution of---- |
| A. | China |
| B. | India |
| C. | Phoenicia |
| D. | Arabia |
| Answer» B. India | |
| 102. |
The author of ‘ZERO SUM GAME’ Bibhas Sen was inspired by newspaper reports about the impact of the GATT on the lives of ----- |
| A. | Common men and women |
| B. | Business men |
| C. | Politicians |
| D. | Bureaucrats |
| Answer» A. Common men and women | |
| 103. |
Kisangung Samachar was a weekly----- owned and published by Shewprasad Thiwari. |
| A. | Broad sheet |
| B. | Tabloid |
| C. | Berliner |
| D. | Magazine |
| Answer» B. Tabloid | |
| 104. |
The owner and publisher of Kisangung Samachar |
| A. | Asok Jain |
| B. | Shewprasad Tiwari |
| C. | James Augustus |
| D. | Devadas Gandhi |
| Answer» B. Shewprasad Tiwari | |
| 105. |
Zero Game is a term used in ……………….. |
| A. | Relativity theory |
| B. | Conflict theory |
| C. | Psychoanalytical theory |
| D. | Game theory |
| Answer» D. Game theory | |
| 106. |
Game theory is a mathematical tool to study--- |
| A. | Decision making strategy |
| B. | Cost control strategy |
| C. | Net work design and analysis |
| D. | Demand forecast |
| Answer» A. Decision making strategy | |
| 107. |
Waman Govind Hoval is a -----------writer |
| A. | Marathi |
| B. | Bengali |
| C. | Telungu |
| D. | Hindi |
| Answer» A. Marathi | |
| 108. |
Waman Govind Hoval’s writings highlight the plight of ………… |
| A. | The colonized |
| B. | The dalits |
| C. | The industrial workers |
| D. | The poor farmers |
| Answer» B. The dalits | |
| 109. |
Who among the following in Kerala led the movement to improve the lives of the Dalits? |
| A. | Sree Narayana Guru |
| B. | Ayyankali |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Ambedkar |
| Answer» B. Ayyankali | |
| 110. |
Who among the following struggled against caste discrimination in India? |
| A. | Ambedkar |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Ayyankali |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 111. |
The protagonist of the story “The Storied House” |
| A. | Bhubjaba |
| B. | Bayaji |
| C. | Kondiba Patel |
| D. | Bhimaraya |
| Answer» D. Bhimaraya | |
| 112. |
Who among the following is a known rascal of the village in “ The Storeyed House”? |
| A. | Bhujaba |
| B. | Bayaji |
| C. | Kondiba Patel |
| D. | Bhimaraya |
| Answer» A. Bhujaba | |
| 113. |
The public building in the untouchable settlement referred to in the story ‘The Storeyed House’ |
| A. | Takkya |
| B. | Wada |
| C. | Dabowalli |
| D. | The Great Bath |
| Answer» A. Takkya | |
| 114. |
Which among the following adjective is suitable for Kondiba Patel ? |
| A. | Amicable |
| B. | Humble |
| C. | Tolerant |
| D. | Arrogant |
| Answer» D. Arrogant | |
| 115. |
Kondiba Patel is ……. of the story “The Storied House” |
| A. | The protagonist |
| B. | The antagonist |
| C. | A minor character |
| D. | A narrator |
| Answer» B. The antagonist | |
| 116. |
Kondiba Patel is …….. |
| A. | A Dalit |
| B. | A caste Hindu |
| C. | A tradesman |
| D. | A poor peasant |
| Answer» B. A caste Hindu | |
| 117. |
Bayaji is…………….. |
| A. | A Dalit |
| B. | A caste Hindu |
| C. | A tradesman |
| D. | A poor peasant |
| Answer» A. A Dalit | |
| 118. |
Bayaji was a …..by caste |
| A. | Mahar |
| B. | Chamar |
| C. | Nadar |
| D. | Chuhra |
| Answer» A. Mahar | |
| 119. |
“And then the undreamt of incident took place” What is the incident? |
| A. | Bayaji’s new house was demolished |
| B. | Bayaji’s new house caught fire |
| C. | Bayaji’s new house was warmed |
| D. | Bayaji’s old house was reconstructed. |
| Answer» B. Bayaji’s new house caught fire | |
| 120. |
Xialu Guo is a…………novelist |
| A. | Chinese-British |
| B. | African-American |
| C. | Anglo-Indian |
| D. | Franco-Italian |
| Answer» A. Chinese-British | |
| 121. |
“A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers” is a novel written by ….. |
| A. | Xialu Guo |
| B. | Vaman Hoval |
| C. | Imtiaz Dharker |
| D. | Fredric Douglas |
| Answer» A. Xialu Guo | |
| 122. |
Which among the following has won for Xialu Guo the Pearl Award for creative excellence? |
| A. | ‘A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers |
| B. | Her Eyes |
| C. | An Internet Baby |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. ‘A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers | |
| 123. |
yuli’s boy friend is …… |
| A. | Weiming |
| B. | Wei-yu |
| C. | Ai-lan |
| D. | Mac leold |
| Answer» A. Weiming | |
| 124. |
UNHCR stands for………. |
| A. | United Nations High Court For Refugees |
| B. | United Nations High Command for Refugees |
| C. | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | |
| 125. |
Which among the followings recounts the shocking story of a young Chinese couple who decides to sell their baby? |
| A. | the storeyed house |
| B. | Internet Baby |
| C. | Toys |
| D. | Still I Rise |
| Answer» B. Internet Baby | |
| 126. |
UNHRC stands for…………….. |
| A. | United Nations Human Rights Commission |
| B. | United Nations Human Rights Committee |
| C. | United Nations Home Affair committee |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. United Nations Human Rights Commission | |
| 127. |
UDHR stands for………… |
| A. | The Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| B. | The Universal Declaration of Human Reserve |
| C. | The Union department of Human Rights |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» A. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights | |
| 128. |
Guess the name of the kind of literature whose examples may be the following ‘Send My Boy to School’, ‘The Poisoned Bread’, and ‘The Stains of Blood’. |
| A. | Women’s Literature |
| B. | Dalit literature |
| C. | Romantic Writings |
| D. | Classic literature |
| Answer» B. Dalit literature | |
| 129. |
Name the dominant emotions often expressed in Dalit writing. |
| A. | Love and hate |
| B. | Love and happiness |
| C. | Protest and anger |
| D. | Submissiveness and frustration |
| Answer» C. Protest and anger | |
| 130. |
Ambedkar was a …………at the time of his death. |
| A. | Hindu |
| B. | Zorastrian |
| C. | Christian |
| D. | Buddhist |
| Answer» D. Buddhist | |
| 131. |
Mahar is the name given to ………….. |
| A. | A caste |
| B. | A tree |
| C. | A house |
| D. | A hut |
| Answer» A. A caste | |
| 132. |
Makkhi is a young pretty……….woman. |
| A. | Buddhist |
| B. | Jainist |
| C. | Parsee |
| D. | Chinese |
| Answer» C. Parsee | |
| 133. |
Which among the following contributed to Makkhi’s tragedy? |
| A. | The Zoroastrian superstitious custom |
| B. | Patriarchy |
| C. | Only ‘a’ |
| D. | Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ |
| Answer» D. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ | |
| 134. |
The story ‘The Fire is Quenched’ is taken from…… |
| A. | India Calling |
| B. | India Recalled |
| C. | India Again |
| D. | Love and Life Behind the Purdha |
| Answer» D. Love and Life Behind the Purdha | |
| 135. |
The little crooked old woman in the story ‘The Fire is Quenched’ |
| A. | Ahura |
| B. | Avemai |
| C. | Meilan |
| D. | Endorsefield |
| Answer» B. Avemai | |
| 136. |
The Zorastrian sacred chord is called … |
| A. | Gossamer |
| B. | Kusthi |
| C. | Mazda |
| D. | Avesta |
| Answer» B. Kusthi | |
| 137. |
The High Priest in the story ‘The Fire is Quenched’ |
| A. | Ahura |
| B. | Zoroaster |
| C. | Khursud |
| D. | Weiming |
| Answer» A. Ahura | |
| 138. |
The 72 threads of the Zoroastrian sacred thread symbolizes….. |
| A. | 72 angel |
| B. | Values within the Zoroastrian faith |
| C. | Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. 72 angel | |
| 139. |
The Zorastrian God |
| A. | Appollo |
| B. | Zeus |
| C. | Athena |
| D. | Ahura Mazda |
| Answer» D. Ahura Mazda | |
| 140. |
The Tower of Silence in “The Fire is Quenched” refers to… |
| A. | Place of worship |
| B. | A scaffold |
| C. | A forum |
| D. | A circular platform for exposing the |
| Answer» D. A circular platform for exposing the | |
| 141. |
The Zorastrian Leviticus means…… |
| A. | A dictionary |
| B. | A treatise |
| C. | A book which contains religious commands |
| D. | Encyclopedia |
| Answer» C. A book which contains religious commands | |
| 142. |
What does the word beseech mean? |
| A. | Request |
| B. | Advice |
| C. | Suggest |
| D. | Warn |
| Answer» A. Request | |
| 143. |
‘I may not even touch the child to test the truth of what I see’ Who said these words? |
| A. | Avemai |
| B. | Khursud |
| C. | Yuli |
| D. | Mei-Lan |
| Answer» A. Avemai | |
| 144. |
‘I may not even touch the child to test the truth of what I see’ Why did the speaker say so? |
| A. | The child was dead |
| B. | Contact with the dead body is a taboo |
| C. | Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ | |
| 145. |
‘The Fire is Quenched’ is a powerful symbol of the Indian woman-hood in the …….order. |
| A. | Patriarchal |
| B. | Matriarchal |
| C. | Hypergamous |
| D. | Polygamous |
| Answer» A. Patriarchal | |
| 146. |
The author of the story ‘The Fire is Quenched’ |
| A. | Cornelia Sorabji |
| B. | Nabaneeth Dev Sen |
| C. | Xialu Guo |
| D. | Waman Hoval |
| Answer» A. Cornelia Sorabji | |
| 147. |
‘The Fire is Quenched’ is a … |
| A. | Comedy |
| B. | Tragedy |
| C. | History |
| D. | Romance |
| Answer» B. Tragedy | |
| 148. |
The Zoroastrians consider contact with the dead body as ……… |
| A. | Contaminated |
| B. | Impure |
| C. | A taboo |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 149. |
‘The Fire is Quenched’ is set against……. |
| A. | The Hindu religious atmosphere |
| B. | Zorastrian superstitious custom |
| C. | Chinese custom of polygamy |
| D. | Ibo custom of endogamy |
| Answer» B. Zorastrian superstitious custom | |
| 150. |
As per the Zoroastrian custom, contact with the dead body is punished with …. |
| A. | Life imprisonment |
| B. | Hanging to death |
| C. | Drowning to death |
| D. | Ten thousand stripes |
| Answer» D. Ten thousand stripes | |
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