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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) .
| 151. |
Which among the following is considered more deadly than any other sin as per the Zoroastrian religious custom? |
| A. | Letting the sacred fire go out |
| B. | Polygamy |
| C. | Contact with the dead body |
| D. | Exogamy |
| Answer» A. Letting the sacred fire go out | |
| 152. |
The story of MEDEA was originally told in ……..mythology |
| A. | Greek |
| B. | Indian |
| C. | Roman |
| D. | Biblical |
| Answer» A. Greek | |
| 153. |
As per the Greek mythology, Medea was the princess of …… |
| A. | Colchi |
| B. | Corinth |
| C. | Athens |
| D. | Sparta |
| Answer» A. Colchi | |
| 154. |
Who is the author of the play ‘Medea’? |
| A. | Bibhas Sen |
| B. | Waman Hoval |
| C. | Nabaneeta Dev Sen |
| D. | Roland Barthes |
| Answer» C. Nabaneeta Dev Sen | |
| 155. |
Manas in the play ‘Medea’ stands for ……..in the Greek Mythology |
| A. | Jason |
| B. | Sonali |
| C. | Ratan |
| D. | Tuttu |
| Answer» A. Jason | |
| 156. |
Sonali in the play ‘Medea’ stands for ……..in the Greek Mythology |
| A. | Medea |
| B. | Glauce |
| C. | Ratan |
| D. | Tuttu |
| Answer» B. Glauce | |
| 157. |
Nabaneeta Dev Sen writes in her mother-tongue…………. |
| A. | Bengali |
| B. | Oria |
| C. | Punjabi |
| D. | Kannada |
| Answer» A. Bengali | |
| 158. |
In Greek mythology ……….was Medea’s husband |
| A. | Jason |
| B. | Ulysses |
| C. | Achilles |
| D. | Samson |
| Answer» A. Jason | |
| 159. |
Medea is called the first feminist because…….. |
| A. | She killed her two children to annoy Jason |
| B. | She was the first woman protester to fight against the indignities she was subjected to |
| C. | She killed Glauce, Jason’s second wife. |
| D. | She assisted Jason to retrieve the Golden Fleece |
| Answer» B. She was the first woman protester to fight against the indignities she was subjected to | |
| 160. |
According to Roland Barthes French Toys are like a….. |
| A. | Jivaro Head |
| B. | Due-ex-machina |
| C. | Vacuum Tube |
| D. | Telescope |
| Answer» A. Jivaro Head | |
| 161. |
……….is the second largest toy market in Europe |
| A. | France |
| B. | India |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | China |
| Answer» A. France | |
| 162. |
Nabaneeta Sen’s Medea is an adaptation of ……… |
| A. | The Greek Myth |
| B. | The Indian Myth |
| C. | The Roman Legend |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. The Greek Myth | |
| 163. |
Jivaro means……… |
| A. | An aeroplane |
| B. | A French toy |
| C. | A machine |
| D. | A tribe |
| Answer» D. A tribe | |
| 164. |
Makkhi in the story ‘The Fire is Quenched’ is presented as a powerful symbol of….. |
| A. | The Indian motherhood |
| B. | Indian womanhood |
| C. | Indian widowhood |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Indian womanhood | |
| 165. |
Current toys are the product of ……. |
| A. | Nature |
| B. | Chemistry |
| C. | Wood |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Chemistry | |
| 166. |
Barthes prefers wooden toys because |
| A. | It does not break down |
| B. | It does not wound |
| C. | It can last long |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 167. |
According to Barthes …….makes essential objects, objects for all times. |
| A. | Plastic |
| B. | Iron |
| C. | Wood |
| D. | Fiber |
| Answer» C. Wood | |
| 168. |
Once dead, toys have no ……..for the child |
| A. | Posthumous life |
| B. | Neo-natal life |
| C. | Pre-natal life |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Posthumous life | |
| 169. |
The organization founded in 1961 to conduct research and carry out action to prevent and end human rights violations |
| A. | U.N.O |
| B. | League of Nations |
| C. | Amnesty International |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Amnesty International | |
| 170. |
Amnesty International was founded in …… |
| A. | 1961 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1918 |
| Answer» A. 1961 | |
| 171. |
Roland Barthes first book ………….was a literary manifesto that examined the hidden assumptions in language. |
| A. | Writing Degree Zero |
| B. | Mythologies |
| C. | Elements of Semiology |
| D. | The Empire of Signs. |
| Answer» A. Writing Degree Zero | |
| 172. |
Barthes analyses ‘toys’ as a ……….. |
| A. | Note |
| B. | Text. |
| C. | Doll |
| D. | Plastic. |
| Answer» B. Text. | |
| 173. |
According to Barthes, all the toys one commonly sees are essentially a microcosm of the ………..world. |
| A. | Adult |
| B. | Child |
| C. | Poet |
| D. | Writer |
| Answer» A. Adult | |
| 174. |
The word ‘homunculus’ means…………… |
| A. | A little man |
| B. | A little boy |
| C. | Homosapiens |
| D. | A branch of mathematics |
| Answer» A. A little man | |
| 175. |
Roland Barthes is a …………….. |
| A. | French writer |
| B. | British economist |
| C. | Toy consultant |
| D. | An American essayist |
| Answer» A. French writer | |
| 176. |
Semiotics is the formal study of ……….. |
| A. | Signs and symbol |
| B. | Rites and rituals |
| C. | Customs and practices |
| D. | Cause and effect |
| Answer» A. Signs and symbol | |
| 177. |
‘Toys’ is one of the essays in Roland Barthes’ …………… |
| A. | Mythologie |
| B. | Elements of Semiology |
| C. | Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes |
| D. | Writing Degree Zero |
| Answer» A. Mythologie | |
| 178. |
The universal declaration of human rights was proclaimed in: |
| A. | 1948 |
| B. | 1848 |
| C. | 1938 |
| D. | 1984 |
| Answer» A. 1948 | |
| 179. |
Justice Albie Sachs was a judge in: |
| A. | South African Constitutional Court |
| B. | Supreme Court of India |
| C. | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. South African Constitutional Court | |
| 180. |
Xenophobia stands for : |
| A. | Irrational fear of foreigner |
| B. | Fear of water |
| C. | Irrational fear of crowd |
| D. | Fear of insects. |
| Answer» A. Irrational fear of foreigner | |
| 181. |
The term ‘comparator’ means : |
| A. | An instrument for making comparison |
| B. | An instrument for measuring temperature |
| C. | An equipment for killing insects |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. An instrument for making comparison | |
| 182. |
GATT was signed in: |
| A. | 1933 |
| B. | 1943 |
| C. | 1953 |
| D. | 1963 |
| Answer» B. 1943 | |
| 183. |
Who was the first woman president of the UN General Assembly? |
| A. | Indira Gandhi |
| B. | Sonia Gandhi |
| C. | Sarojini Naidu |
| D. | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| Answer» D. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | |
| 184. |
The idiom, ‘ like water off a duck’s back’ means: |
| A. | Without any apparent effect |
| B. | Something unsuccessful |
| C. | Very easy |
| D. | To stoop down quickly |
| Answer» A. Without any apparent effect | |
| 185. |
Swaraj Party was formed in India in ………… |
| A. | 1923 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1933 |
| D. | 1930 |
| Answer» A. 1923 | |
| 186. |
The two greatest pests in the eyes of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. |
| A. | The telephone and the journalist |
| B. | The telephone and the television |
| C. | Television and radio. |
| D. | The news paper and the journalist. |
| Answer» A. The telephone and the journalist | |
| 187. |
……….was elected to draft the Constitution of India. |
| A. | The Constituent Assembly of India |
| B. | The Supreme Court |
| C. | The High Court of Delhi |
| D. | All of these. |
| Answer» A. The Constituent Assembly of India | |
| 188. |
GATT is: |
| A. | General Agreement on Travel and Tourism |
| B. | General Agreement on Trade and Tariff |
| C. | General Agreement on Tariff and Trade |
| D. | General Agreement on Transport and Technology |
| Answer» B. General Agreement on Trade and Tariff | |
| 189. |
The present name of GATT: |
| A. | WTO |
| B. | WHO |
| C. | UN |
| D. | WOT |
| Answer» A. WTO | |
| 190. |
Zero hour means: |
| A. | Midnight |
| B. | Time to raise questions in the parliament without prior notice |
| C. | Timelessness |
| D. | Question hour |
| Answer» B. Time to raise questions in the parliament without prior notice | |
| 191. |
Rupa in the play ‘Medea’ stands for ……..in the Greek Mythology |
| A. | Jason |
| B. | Sonali |
| C. | Ratan |
| D. | Medea |
| Answer» D. Medea | |
| 192. |
Expansion of TRIPS |
| A. | Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Right |
| B. | Transport Related Intellectual Rights |
| C. | Transport Related International Property Rights |
| D. | Trade Related International Property Rights |
| Answer» A. Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Right | |
| 193. |
TRIPS is an international agreement administered by…………. |
| A. | WTO |
| B. | WHO |
| C. | IMF |
| D. | UNO |
| Answer» A. WTO | |
| 194. |
TRIPS is an international agreement administered by WTO to protect………………. |
| A. | Invention |
| B. | Patent |
| C. | Royalty |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 195. |
“I had escaped a worse than lion’s jaws”. Who is the lion here? |
| A. | Lucretia |
| B. | Andrew |
| C. | Rowes |
| D. | Anthony |
| Answer» B. Andrew | |
| 196. |
Who assisted Douglas in learning the Alphabet ? |
| A. | Sophia Auld |
| B. | Thomas Auld |
| C. | Master Andrew |
| D. | Lucretia |
| Answer» A. Sophia Auld | |
| 197. |
At present ………………nations are represented in the WTO. |
| A. | 153 |
| B. | 150 |
| C. | 163 |
| D. | 160 |
| Answer» A. 153 | |
| 198. |
Who was the first female barrister from India? |
| A. | Cornelia Sorabji |
| B. | Kamala Das |
| C. | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» A. Cornelia Sorabji | |
| 199. |
Who wrote “Love and Life Behind the Purdah? |
| A. | Cornelia Sorabji |
| B. | Kamala Das |
| C. | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» A. Cornelia Sorabji | |
| 200. |
Patriarchy means ……… |
| A. | Mother’s rule |
| B. | Father’s rule |
| C. | Brother’s rule |
| D. | Sister’s rule |
| Answer» B. Father’s rule | |
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