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| 201. |
Charles Lamb is best known for his ________. |
| A. | Essays of Edison |
| B. | Essays of Selina |
| C. | Essays of Elia |
| D. | Essays of Addison. |
| Answer» C. Essays of Elia | |
| 202. |
What was Charles Lamb’s grandmother’s name? |
| A. | Field |
| B. | Gable |
| C. | Aan |
| D. | Jane. |
| Answer» A. Field | |
| 203. |
In the essay Dream Children, grandmother Field died of________. |
| A. | Pneumonia |
| B. | Tuberculosis. |
| C. | Cancer. |
| D. | AIDS. |
| Answer» C. Cancer. | |
| 204. |
What is the name of the river the children had to cross in order to be born again? |
| A. | Thame |
| B. | English Channel. |
| C. | Lethe |
| D. | Nile. |
| Answer» C. Lethe | |
| 205. |
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was the ________ President of India. |
| A. | 13th |
| B. | 14th |
| C. | 11th |
| D. | 12th |
| Answer» C. 11th | |
| 206. |
According to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam till the age of 15 every student can take their __________ and ____________ as their role models. |
| A. | Parents and teachers. |
| B. | Teachers and friends |
| C. | Siblings and friends. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. Parents and teachers. | |
| 207. |
Give us a Role Model is taken from A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s book named _________. |
| A. | Wings of Fire. |
| B. | Judicious decisions. |
| C. | None of the above. |
| D. | Ignited Minds. |
| Answer» D. Ignited Minds. | |
| 208. |
Which of the books given below belong to J.B. Priestley’s collection of essays? |
| A. | Apes and Angel |
| B. | Distant Sorrow. |
| C. | A Journey Down Memory’s Lane. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. Apes and Angel | |
| 209. |
‘On Travel by Train’ is a humorous account of the English ___________. |
| A. | Capabilities. |
| B. | Eccentricities. |
| C. | Realities. |
| D. | Employability skills. |
| Answer» B. Eccentricities. | |
| 210. |
According to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam it is the _____________ who generates creativity in the child. |
| A. | Doctor |
| B. | Teacher |
| C. | Parent |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Teacher | |
| 211. |
In the stories in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, the battle took place between______________and ________________. |
| A. | Black and white |
| B. | Justice and injustice |
| C. | love and hatr |
| D. | Good and evil. |
| Answer» D. Good and evil. | |
| 212. |
The _____________ is one of the four books that have influenced him A.P.J. in his life. |
| A. | Davinci Code |
| B. | Holy Quraan |
| C. | Secret Seven |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Holy Quraan | |
| 213. |
According to the boy A.P.J. Abdul Kalam met at Ananad , Gujarat; our greatest enemy is___________. |
| A. | Poverty |
| B. | Liberty |
| C. | Hatred |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. Poverty | |
| 214. |
The most offensive traveller in J. B. Priestley’s ‘On Travel by Train’ is ___________. |
| A. | The teacher |
| B. | The carpenter |
| C. | The middle-aged woman |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. The middle-aged woman | |
| 215. |
Bertrand Russell received the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year________. |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1940 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» C. 1950 | |
| 216. |
According to Bertrand Russell Knowledge without wisdom can be ____________. |
| A. | Beautiful |
| B. | Harmful. |
| C. | Enchanting |
| D. | Ugly |
| Answer» B. Harmful. | |
| 217. |
Men who have knowledge and have no feelings lack _________. |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Bravery |
| C. | Information |
| D. | Wisdom. |
| Answer» D. Wisdom. | |
| 218. |
According to Russell, wisdom is needed in personal life to avoid _____________ for another. |
| A. | Dislike |
| B. | Love |
| C. | Affection |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. Dislike | |
| 219. |
________________ can be taught as a goal of education says Russell. |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Wisdom |
| C. | Dislike |
| D. | Compassion. |
| Answer» B. Wisdom | |
| 220. |
Let me not to the marriage of true minds is Sonnet___________. |
| A. | 116 |
| B. | 118 |
| C. | 120 |
| D. | 111 |
| Answer» A. 116 | |
| 221. |
The structure and form of Sonnet 116 are a typical example of the _____________. |
| A. | Ballad |
| B. | Lyric |
| C. | Petrarchan sonnet |
| D. | Shakespearean sonnet |
| Answer» D. Shakespearean sonnet | |
| 222. |
A sonnet is a ____________ line verse form. |
| A. | Eighteen |
| B. | Fourteen |
| C. | Sixteen |
| D. | Twelve |
| Answer» B. Fourteen | |
| 223. |
Sonnet was introduced by the Italian poet named______________. |
| A. | Peter |
| B. | Petrarch |
| C. | Penguin |
| D. | Punich |
| Answer» B. Petrarch | |
| 224. |
William Blake is known as a _______ Poet. |
| A. | People’ |
| B. | Pleasant |
| C. | Prophetic |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Prophetic | |
| 225. |
William Blake has written Songs of Innocence and ____________. |
| A. | Songs of Experience |
| B. | Songs of Expression |
| C. | Songs of Experiments |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Songs of Experience | |
| 226. |
In the poem ‘A Poison Tree’, the poison tree is a metaphor of |
| A. | Love |
| B. | Anger |
| C. | Wisdom |
| D. | Fear |
| Answer» B. Anger | |
| 227. |
The original title of the poem ‘A Poison Tree’ was____________. |
| A. | Christ in pain |
| B. | Christian Forbearance |
| C. | Christian Tolerance |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Christian Forbearance | |
| 228. |
In the poem ‘A Poison Tree’, the enemy slowly entered into the garden of the speaker and _____________ the apple. |
| A. | Ate |
| B. | Kissed |
| C. | Stole |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Stole | |
| 229. |
The Lyrical Ballads was published in the year__________. |
| A. | 1798 |
| B. | 1764 |
| C. | 1789 |
| D. | 1770 |
| Answer» A. 1798 | |
| 230. |
Lucy Gray’s parents traced the trail of her foot steps to the middle of a little________. |
| A. | House |
| B. | bridge |
| C. | river |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. bridge | |
| 231. |
Lucy Gray is written imitating the 18th Century ___________ form. |
| A. | Sonnet |
| B. | Epic |
| C. | Elegy |
| D. | Ballad |
| Answer» D. Ballad | |
| 232. |
The poem Lucy Gray narrates the sad incident of Lucy Gray’s____________. |
| A. | Death |
| B. | Life |
| C. | Missing |
| D. | Lonely life |
| Answer» A. Death | |
| 233. |
Robert Frost is a well known _______ poet. |
| A. | Afro American |
| B. | American |
| C. | English |
| D. | Irish |
| Answer» B. American | |
| 234. |
The 'Yellow wood' shows that it is the season of __________. |
| A. | Summer |
| B. | Winter |
| C. | Spring |
| D. | Autumn |
| Answer» D. Autumn | |
| 235. |
The traveller in the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ chose the path that was_______________. |
| A. | More used |
| B. | Effectively used |
| C. | Less used |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Less used | |
| 236. |
‘There is Certain Slant of Light’s is a poem written by_________ |
| A. | Sri Aurobindo |
| B. | Emily Dickinson |
| C. | Robert Frost |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Emily Dickinson | |
| 237. |
Oppresses, like the weight of cathedral tunes; what is the figure of speech used here in the poem ‘There is Certain Slant of Light’? |
| A. | Simile |
| B. | Metaphor |
| C. | Personification |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Simile | |
| 238. |
In the line ‘On the look of death’ from the poem ‘There is Certain Slant of Light’, death is ____________. |
| A. | Used as a Simile |
| B. | Used as metaphor |
| C. | Personified |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Personified | |
| 239. |
A figure of speech in which human traits like qualities, feeling or characteristics are given to non-living objects is __________. |
| A. | Metaphor |
| B. | Simile |
| C. | Strophe |
| D. | Personification |
| Answer» D. Personification | |
| 240. |
A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared in a phrase using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ is called ______________. |
| A. | A Strophe |
| B. | Simile |
| C. | Metaphor |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Simile | |
| 241. |
The first Nobel Laureate of Asia in Literature was |
| A. | Shashi Tharoor |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| C. | Bertrand Russell. |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Rabindranath Tagore | |
| 242. |
Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in the year _________. |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1913 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» C. 1913 | |
| 243. |
‘Heaven of Freedom’ is taken from _____________a collection of 103 English poems of Tagore translated by himself from Bengali. |
| A. | Gitanjali |
| B. | Kheya |
| C. | Naivedya |
| D. | Gitimalya |
| Answer» A. Gitanjali | |
| 244. |
The poem ‘Heaven of Freedom’ is like an_____________, a prayer where the poet prays for a country which is a heaven of freedom. |
| A. | Song to God |
| B. | An offering to God |
| C. | A complaint to God |
| D. | A suggestion to God |
| Answer» B. An offering to God | |
| 245. |
Indians had lost their freedom in all spheres under the __________rule. |
| A. | Irish |
| B. | Spanish |
| C. | British |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. British | |
| 246. |
The poet, in the poem ‘Heaven of Freedom’ is referring to a nation where the people can hold their head high with dignity and ____________. |
| A. | Self respect |
| B. | Self contempt |
| C. | Self disgust |
| D. | None of the above, |
| Answer» A. Self respect | |
| 247. |
In the heaven of freedom imagined by Rabindranath Tagore people belonging to any section of the society will have __________to education. |
| A. | No acces |
| B. | Little access |
| C. | Free access |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Free access | |
| 248. |
In the poem, ‘Heaven of Freedom’, Tagore addresses _________as the Father of the Universe. |
| A. | Man |
| B. | Society |
| C. | Himself |
| D. | God |
| Answer» D. God | |
| 249. |
________________composed the national anthem of our country. |
| A. | William Blake |
| B. | W.B. Yeats |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | R.K. Narayan |
| Answer» C. Rabindranath Tagore | |
| 250. |
Kamala Das is a prominent Indian English writer who was later known by the name |
| A. | Kamala Sundhya |
| B. | Kamala Surayya |
| C. | Kamala Sershain |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Kamala Surayya | |
| 251. |
Kamala Das wrote under the name ___________. |
| A. | Madhava Menon |
| B. | Madhavi Menon |
| C. | Madhavi Amma |
| D. | Madhavi Kutty. |
| Answer» D. Madhavi Kutty. | |
| 252. |
Her poems are mostly ____________ in nature. |
| A. | Confessional |
| B. | Confidential |
| C. | Contradictory |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. Confessional | |
| 253. |
_____________ was Kamala Das’s Major work. |
| A. | My life |
| B. | My history |
| C. | My story |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. My story | |
| 254. |
______________ is a poem written by Kamala Das |
| A. | Middle women |
| B. | Middle life |
| C. | Middle stance |
| D. | Middle Age |
| Answer» D. Middle Age | |
| 255. |
In the poem ‘Middle Age’, the poet discusses the life of a______________. |
| A. | Daughter |
| B. | Father |
| C. | Sister |
| D. | Mother. |
| Answer» D. Mother. | |
| 256. |
According to the poet, Kamala Das, children wear a stern face in order to show that they are ____________ and_____________. |
| A. | Sincere and faithful |
| B. | Matured and serious |
| C. | Happy and jovial |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Matured and serious | |
| 257. |
‘The Astrologer’s Day’ is a short story written by______________. |
| A. | S.K. Pottakadu |
| B. | W. B. Yeats |
| C. | R.K. Narayan |
| D. | O.N.V. Kurup. |
| Answer» C. R.K. Narayan | |
| 258. |
R.K.Narayan’s famous work ___________was awarded the Sahithya Academy Award in 1958. |
| A. | Swami and Friend |
| B. | The Guide |
| C. | The Financial Expert |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. The Guide | |
| 259. |
Swami and friends, The Financial Expert and The Guide are works written by |
| A. | R. K. Narayan |
| B. | Sarojinui Naidu |
| C. | Kamala Das |
| D. | Rabindranath Tagore. |
| Answer» A. R. K. Narayan | |
| 260. |
R. K. Narayan’s stories uphold the _____________ culture. |
| A. | American |
| B. | African |
| C. | English |
| D. | Indian |
| Answer» D. Indian | |
| 261. |
Under what tree is the Astrologer sitting in the story, ‘The Astrologer’s Day’? |
| A. | Oak tree |
| B. | Tamarind tree |
| C. | Banyan tree |
| D. | Bodhi tree |
| Answer» B. Tamarind tree | |
| 262. |
How much money had the stranger promised to give the astrologer if he gave right answers? |
| A. | 9 anna |
| B. | 10 annas |
| C. | 8 annas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 8 annas | |
| 263. |
How much money did the astrologer have to pay if his answers went wrong? |
| A. | 17anna |
| B. | 18annas |
| C. | 20annas |
| D. | 16annas |
| Answer» D. 16annas | |
| 264. |
For how much money did the astrologer finally agree to speak? |
| A. | 2 rupee |
| B. | 1 rupee |
| C. | 50 paise |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 1 rupee | |
| 265. |
What was the name of the stranger who sat before the astrologer? |
| A. | Guru Sampat |
| B. | Guru Veeran |
| C. | Guru Nayak |
| D. | Guru Kripa |
| Answer» C. Guru Nayak | |
| 266. |
The astrologer advices the man to go back to his home town and never travel ___________again. |
| A. | Southward |
| B. | Northwards |
| C. | Eastwards |
| D. | Westwards |
| Answer» A. Southward | |
| 267. |
The vendor who called his product by different names each day sold_____________. |
| A. | Ground nut |
| B. | areca nuts |
| C. | almonds |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Ground nut | |
| 268. |
The astrologer tells the stranger that the man he is looking for is ____________. |
| A. | Sitting before him |
| B. | Has run away from the village |
| C. | Is no longer alive |
| D. | None of the above, |
| Answer» C. Is no longer alive | |
| 269. |
The stranger had come in search of the man who tried to kill him in order to _________. |
| A. | Congratulate him |
| B. | Embrace him |
| C. | Scold him |
| D. | Take revenge. |
| Answer» D. Take revenge. | |
| 270. |
Did the stranger identify the astrologer? |
| A. | No |
| B. | Yes |
| C. | Not sure |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. No | |
| 271. |
O. Henry is the pen name of_____________. |
| A. | William Words worth |
| B. | William Henry |
| C. | William Shakespeare |
| D. | William Sydney Porter |
| Answer» D. William Sydney Porter | |
| 272. |
The Last Leaf is a Short story written by |
| A. | H.H. Munro |
| B. | W.H. Longfellow |
| C. | O. Henry |
| D. | J.K.Rowling |
| Answer» C. O. Henry | |
| 273. |
What is the name of the old artist who helped the two girls in the story, ‘The Last Leaf’? |
| A. | Benjamin |
| B. | Bernad |
| C. | Behrman |
| D. | Benoy |
| Answer» C. Behrman | |
| 274. |
What is the disease mentioned in the story, ‘The Last Leaf’? |
| A. | Pneumonia |
| B. | Tuberculosis |
| C. | Flu |
| D. | HIV |
| Answer» A. Pneumonia | |
| 275. |
Who was ill with pneumonia? |
| A. | Sue |
| B. | Behrman’s sister |
| C. | Johnsy |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Johnsy | |
| 276. |
‘The Last Leaf’ is a story of ____________ done by an old man. |
| A. | Self esteem |
| B. | Self sacrifice |
| C. | Love |
| D. | Reunion |
| Answer» B. Self sacrifice | |
| 277. |
Johnsy had associated her life with falling of the leaves from a ___________. |
| A. | Pine tree |
| B. | Oak tree |
| C. | Ivy vine |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Ivy vine | |
| 278. |
The last leaf ___________ on the night of the storm. |
| A. | Fell |
| B. | Did not fall |
| C. | Changed its colour |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. Fell | |
| 279. |
Johnsy wanted to paint ______________ as her masterpiece. |
| A. | The Bay of Bengal |
| B. | The Mexican Coast |
| C. | The Bay of Naples |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. The Bay of Naples | |
| 280. |
Behrman died of ______________. |
| A. | Cholera |
| B. | Tuberculosis |
| C. | HIV |
| D. | Pneumonia |
| Answer» D. Pneumonia | |
| 281. |
‘The Rising of The Moon’ is a play written by______________. |
| A. | Anton Chekov |
| B. | W.B.Yeats |
| C. | Lady Gregory |
| D. | Henrik Ibsen |
| Answer» C. Lady Gregory | |
| 282. |
Lady Gregory was the co- founder of the ___________theatre. |
| A. | Golden |
| B. | The Rose |
| C. | Abbey |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Abbey | |
| 283. |
‘The Rising of The Moon’ is a __________ . |
| A. | Tragic-comedy |
| B. | Comic play |
| C. | Tragedy |
| D. | Political Play |
| Answer» D. Political Play | |
| 284. |
The play begins with a sergeant and two policemen __________a notice or a placard with physical details of the escaped prisoner. |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Pasting |
| C. | Tearing |
| D. | Discussing |
| Answer» B. Pasting | |
| 285. |
The escaped prisoner in ‘The Rising of The Moon’ was an important _____________. |
| A. | Cinema actor |
| B. | Political Leader |
| C. | Gang leader |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Political Leader | |
| 286. |
What is the amount the authorities put as prize money for the head of the escaped prisoner? |
| A. | Two hundred pound |
| B. | Three hundred pounds |
| C. | Six hundred pounds |
| D. | Hundred pounds |
| Answer» D. Hundred pounds | |
| 287. |
Who was the person who came along when the policeman was alone guarding the harbour? |
| A. | A beggar |
| B. | A ballad singer |
| C. | A fortune teller |
| D. | A hungry old man |
| Answer» B. A ballad singer | |
| 288. |
The Rising of the Moon is a symbol of _______________. |
| A. | Irish folk tradition |
| B. | Irish independence |
| C. | English rule |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Irish independence | |
| 289. |
Lady Gregory is ____________ playwright . |
| A. | American |
| B. | African |
| C. | English |
| D. | Irish |
| Answer» D. Irish | |
| 290. |
The play ‘The Bear’ is written by________________. |
| A. | W |
| B. | yeats b. Tagore |
| C. | Anton Chekov |
| D. | Lady Gregory |
| Answer» C. Anton Chekov | |
| 291. |
Anton Chekov is a prominent figure in __________ literature. |
| A. | Russian |
| B. | American |
| C. | Indian English |
| D. | Irish |
| Answer» A. Russian | |
| 292. |
The main Character in this play is |
| A. | Madame Leobev |
| B. | Madame Vanya |
| C. | Madame Popova |
| D. | Madame Curie |
| Answer» C. Madame Popova | |
| 293. |
Smirnov tells Madame Popova that her late husband owes him a sum of_________ roubles. |
| A. | 1600 |
| B. | 1200 |
| C. | 1300 |
| D. | 1700 |
| Answer» B. 1200 | |
| 294. |
What does Popova call Smirnov when they argue? |
| A. | A Cat |
| B. | A Mouse |
| C. | A Bull |
| D. | A Bear. |
| Answer» D. A Bear. | |
| 295. |
Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov was a ______________ |
| A. | Banker |
| B. | Lieutenant |
| C. | Tenant |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Lieutenant | |
| 296. |
Popova was mourning the death of her_____________. |
| A. | Daughter |
| B. | Husband |
| C. | Sister |
| D. | Father |
| Answer» B. Husband | |
| 297. |
Charles Lamb worked as a clerk at _____________. |
| A. | East coast company |
| B. | East India House |
| C. | East Forte Company |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. East India House | |
| 298. |
Mary Lamb was Charles Lamb’s _______________. |
| A. | Mother |
| B. | Sister-in-law |
| C. | Sister |
| D. | Daughter |
| Answer» C. Sister | |
| 299. |
Mary Lamb was insane and ____________Lamb’s mother. |
| A. | Looked after |
| B. | Beat |
| C. | Hit |
| D. | Killed |
| Answer» D. Killed | |
| 300. |
‘ Give us a Role Model’ begins with a quotation by _____________. |
| A. | Sri Aurobindo |
| B. | Sri Narayana Guru |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
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