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300+ Reading Literature in English Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) , Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) , Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .

151.

To me a ring is ---------------

A. Freedom
B. Affection
C. Aloneness
D. Bondage
Answer» D. Bondage
152.

Who is a Gaoler according to Mina Assadi?

A. One who has a garden
B. One who has a cage
C. One who has a kibla
D. One who has prayer mats
Answer» B. One who has a cage
153.

“Mother” is a novel written by ------------

A. Alexander Pushkin
B. Anton Chekov
C. Tolstoy
D. Gorky
Answer» D. Gorky
154.

What is “Farthing”?

A. Tit bit
B. A coin of small denomination
C. Bread crumbs
D. None of these
Answer» B. A coin of small denomination
155.

Which is the locale of “One Autumn Night”?

A. Leningrad
B. Yste
C. St. Petersberg
D. Moscow
Answer» B. Yste
156.

“-----and the sky flowed with undryable tears.” What does it mean?

A. Tears of the hungry boy
B. Tears of Natasha
C. The continuous autumn rain
D. None of these
Answer» C. The continuous autumn rain
157.

What good idea hit Natasha’s head?

A. To dig under the crate
B. Wait for someone to come and open the crate
C. To beg for food
D. To break open the crate
Answer» D. To break open the crate
158.

What is dithyramb?

A. Song of praise
B. Elegy
C. Lyric
D. None of these
Answer» A. Song of praise
159.

Where did the narrator and Natasha go after getting bread from the crate?

A. To the sea side
B. Under a tree
C. Under a canoe
D. Nowhere
Answer» C. Under a canoe
160.

Bessie Head was a ------------- writer

A. South-African
B. Australian
C. Indian
D. American
Answer» A. South-African
161.

The themes discussed by Bessie Head are -----------

A. Cast difference, poverty and hunger
B. Societal displacement, identity conflict and discrimination
C. Africa’s past, present and future
D. None of these
Answer» B. Societal displacement, identity conflict and discrimination
162.

‘Heaven is not Closed’ is a short story by -----------

A. Maxim Gorky
B. Tolstoy
C. Bessie Cemery Head
D. None of these
Answer» C. Bessie Cemery Head
163.

Why was Galethebege held in esteem by a whole village?

A. She married Raloke
B. She went to church
C. She followed Setswana custom
D. She was so much devoted to God
Answer» D. She was so much devoted to God
164.

At what age did Galethebege die?

A. 85
B. 86
C. 90
D. None of these
Answer» C. 90
165.

Who was Raloke?

A. A carpenter
B. A Christian
C. A mason
D. A farmer
Answer» D. A farmer
166.

What did the missionaries from the West ask the black people to do?

A. To believe in their own custom
B. To embrace Christianity
C. To pray to God
D. None of these
Answer» B. To embrace Christianity
167.

Why should the Blacks get converted?

A. To go to heaven
B. To please God
C. To become civilized
D. None of these
Answer» C. To become civilized
168.

Raloke rejected all things ----------

A. African
B. American
C. Foreign
D. None of these
Answer» C. Foreign
169.

The marriage of Raloke and Galethebege was solemnized according to -----------

A. Christian tradition
B. Setswana custom
C. Indian tradition
D. Islamic tradition
Answer» C. Indian tradition
170.

Why did the church expel Galethebege?

A. She married a non- believer
B. She went to church daily
C. She stopped going to church
D. None of these
Answer» A. She married a non- believer
171.

Natsume Soseki, makes fun of the pretence in ----------, through his story.

A. Academic world
B. Home
C. Neighbourhood
D. None of these
Answer» A. Academic world
172.

I am a ----------- but as yet I have no name

A. Man
B. Cat
C. Teacher
D. Painter
Answer» B. Cat
173.

This was probably the first time I had “a good look at a so-called ------------------“

A. Animal
B. Aunt
C. Painter
D. Human being
Answer» D. Human being
174.

Meaning of the word ‘muster up’ is -----------

A. Dissolve
B. Distribute
C. Gather
D. None of these
Answer» C. Gather
175.

Who is Osan?

A. Maid
B. Aunt
C. Master
D. None of these
Answer» A. Maid
176.

“I am a Cat” is -------------

A. An Autobiography
B. A simple story
C. An animal story
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
177.

A. A Milne wrote comic essays for the ---------

A. Punch
B. Myojo
C. The week
D. Outlook
Answer» A. Punch
178.

“The Boy Comes Home” was written in ----------

A. 1920
B. 1930
C. 1945
D. 1918
Answer» D. 1918
179.

Who is the hero in “The boy Comes Home”?

A. Jame
B. Bill
C. Philip
D. None of these
Answer» C. Philip
180.

Uncle James’ house was furnished in ------------------

A. Greek style
B. Mid-Victorian style
C. Modern style
D. None of these
Answer» B. Mid-Victorian style
181.

“If I were to be reborn as a man, I would, without doubt, become a -----------“

A. Maid
B. Student
C. Teacher
D. Painter
Answer» C. Teacher
182.

Where does the cat sleep on fine days?

A. Container for boiled rice
B. Charcoal-burning foot warmer
C. Master’s lap
D. Veranda
Answer» D. Veranda
183.

Who told the cat that humans were inconsiderate?

A. Osan
B. Shiro
C. Mike
D. Andrea del Sarto
Answer» B. Shiro
184.

What is the master’s nickname?

A. Shiro
B. Myojo
C. Mr Mensroom
D. None of these
Answer» C. Mr Mensroom
185.

Why did Philip ring the bell?

A. He was going out
B. He wanted to enter the house
C. He wanted breakfast
D. None of these
Answer» C. He wanted breakfast
186.

Who is the cook in Uncle James’ house?

A. Mary
B. Mrs. Higgins
C. Emily
D. None of these
Answer» B. Mrs. Higgins
187.

Who is the guardian of young Philip?

A. Emily
B. Mary
C. Uncle James
D. Mrs. Higgins
Answer» C. Uncle James
188.

What was Uncle James so particular about?

A. War
B. Happiness
C. Relaxation
D. Punctuality
Answer» D. Punctuality
189.

“I will not have impertinence”. Whose words are these?

A. Emily
B. Philip
C. Uncle James
D. None of these
Answer» C. Uncle James
190.

What business did James propose for Philip?

A. Toy busines
B. Automobile industry
C. Jam business
D. None of these
Answer» C. Jam business
191.

How many Germans were killed by Philips’ revolver?

A. Five
B. Ten
C. Hundred
D. Twenty
Answer» D. Twenty
192.

Who is the author of the play “Refund”?

A. A. A. Milne
B. Fritz Karinthy
C. Lewis Carroll
D. None of these
Answer» B. Fritz Karinthy
193.

A light dramatic composition of a satirical or humorous cast is called -----------

A. Farce
B. Elegy
C. Sonnet
D. Lyric
Answer» A. Farce
194.

Wasserkopf in Germen means ----------

A. Idiot
B. Insane
C. Water-head
D. None of these
Answer» C. Water-head
195.

To get the refund, Wasserkopf was to take ---------- examination.

A. An oral
B. A written
C. A viva-voce
D. None of these
Answer» A. An oral
196.

What is the climax of the play “Refund”?

A. Written test
B. Oral test
C. Geography question
D. Physics question
Answer» B. Oral test
197.

What did the teachers decide to give Wasserkopf?

A. Refund
B. Abuse
C. An ‘Excellent’ for all subjects
D. None of these
Answer» C. An ‘Excellent’ for all subjects
198.

Why did the teachers give excellent in physical education?

A. Wasserkopf shouted at the teachers
B. He refused to sit
C. He abused the teachers
D. None of these
Answer» B. He refused to sit
199.

Who motivated Wasserkopf to go to school and ask for refund?

A. Mathematics master
B. The Principal
C. Leaderer
D. None of these
Answer» C. Leaderer
200.

Who is Leaderer?

A. Wasserkopf’s friend
B. The Mathematics Master
C. The Geography Master
D. The Physics Master
Answer» A. Wasserkopf’s friend

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