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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) .
| 451. |
Charles Dickens published his most famous novel “A Tale of Two Cities” in the year ………… |
| A. | 1858 |
| B. | 1860 |
| C. | 1859 |
| D. | 1863 |
| Answer» C. 1859 | |
| 452. |
All the novel of Charles Dickens depicts the………………………………… |
| A. | Story of aristocrats |
| B. | Story of Monarchs |
| C. | Predicament of poor and oppressed |
| D. | British wars and colonial expansion |
| Answer» C. Predicament of poor and oppressed | |
| 453. |
Among the following novels which is not written by Charles Dickens? |
| A. | Great Expectations |
| B. | The Old Curiosity Shop |
| C. | Vanity Fair |
| D. | A Christmas Carol |
| Answer» C. Vanity Fair | |
| 454. |
Charles Dickens died in the year…………………………….. |
| A. | 1870 |
| B. | 1875 |
| C. | 1868 |
| D. | 1864 |
| Answer» A. 1870 | |
| 455. |
William Thackeray, famous English novelist of the 19th century was born in…………………. |
| A. | London |
| B. | Glasgow |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» C. Calcutta | |
| 456. |
William Thackeray’s monumental novel was…………………………. |
| A. | Henry Esmond |
| B. | The New comes |
| C. | The Virginians |
| D. | Vanity Fair |
| Answer» D. Vanity Fair | |
| 457. |
Famous English writer Oscarwilde was born in ……………… in the year 1854. |
| A. | Wales |
| B. | Dublin |
| C. | Suffolk |
| D. | London |
| Answer» B. Dublin | |
| 458. |
Who wrote “The Soul of Man under Socialism?” |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Engels |
| C. | Oscarwilde |
| D. | T.S. Elliot |
| Answer» C. Oscarwilde | |
| 459. |
“The Picture of Dorian Gray”, a famous 19th century English novel was written by……………………………… |
| A. | Charles Dickens |
| B. | William Thackeray |
| C. | Oscarwilde |
| D. | Mathew Arnold |
| Answer» C. Oscarwilde | |
| 460. |
The “Pre‐Raphaelite Brotherhood” was a group of……………………. |
| A. | English working class |
| B. | Political Radicals |
| C. | English Painters, Poets and Critics |
| D. | English Journalists |
| Answer» C. English Painters, Poets and Critics | |
| 461. |
William Holman Hunt and Gabriel Rossetti were associated with……………… |
| A. | Chartist movement |
| B. | Enfranchisement movement |
| C. | Pre‐Raphaelite Brotherhood |
| D. | Oxford movement |
| Answer» C. Pre‐Raphaelite Brotherhood | |
| 462. |
The “Pre‐Raphaelites” popularised their ideas among the English people through the publication of a periodical named…………………………… |
| A. | The Grace |
| B. | The Germ |
| C. | Raphael |
| D. | The Jewel |
| Answer» B. The Germ | |
| 463. |
…………………………..was a great leader of abolition of slave trade in England in the 19th century. |
| A. | E.B. Pusey |
| B. | Harrell Froude |
| C. | William Wilberforce |
| D. | Richard Cobden |
| Answer» C. William Wilberforce | |
| 464. |
British Parliament passed the “Slavery Abolition Act” in the year……………… |
| A. | 1835 |
| B. | 1833 |
| C. | 1831 |
| D. | 1830 |
| Answer» B. 1833 | |
| 465. |
William Wilberforce was died in the year………………. |
| A. | 1833 |
| B. | 1831 |
| C. | 1841 |
| D. | 1843 |
| Answer» A. 1833 | |
| 466. |
First World War broke out in the year………………. |
| A. | 26th August 1914 |
| B. | 28th July 1914 |
| C. | 13th January 1915 |
| D. | 16th Jan. 1915 |
| Answer» B. 28th July 1914 | |
| 467. |
Which among the following country was not included in the “Triple Entente”? |
| A. | United Kingdom |
| B. | France |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» D. Germany | |
| 468. |
Which among the following country was not included in the “Triple Alliance”? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Austria‐Hungary |
| C. | France |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» C. France | |
| 469. |
The issue over Alsace‐Lorraine was closely associated with…………………… |
| A. | First World War |
| B. | Second World War |
| C. | Gulf War |
| D. | Cold War |
| Answer» A. First World War | |
| 470. |
The problem of the Alsace‐Lorraine was between the countries of………….. |
| A. | England &Germany |
| B. | France &Germany |
| C. | Italy &England |
| D. | Russia &Germany |
| Answer» B. France &Germany | |
| 471. |
After which battle of 1870 that France was forced to surrender the provinces of Alsace‐ Lorraine to Germany? |
| A. | Battle of Sedan |
| B. | Crimean War |
| C. | War of Roses |
| D. | Franco‐Prussian war |
| Answer» A. Battle of Sedan | |
| 472. |
Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro‐Hungarian throne, was killed in the year………………………….. |
| A. | 28th July 1914 |
| B. | 28th August 1914 |
| C. | 28th June 1914 |
| D. | 22nd June 1915 |
| Answer» C. 28th June 1914 | |
| 473. |
Who was the murderer of Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie? |
| A. | Gemoes Detrie |
| B. | Gavrilo Principe |
| C. | Jordan York |
| D. | Semoge Ditte |
| Answer» B. Gavrilo Principe | |
| 474. |
Expand WSPU |
| A. | Women’s Social and Political Union |
| B. | Worker’s Social and Political Union |
| C. | Women’s Suffrage and Political Union |
| D. | World Social and Political Union |
| Answer» A. Women’s Social and Political Union | |
| 475. |
The “Suffragettes” worked in England for the………………………. |
| A. | Right for the Industrial workers to vote |
| B. | Right for peasants to vote |
| C. | Right for layman to vote |
| D. | Right for women to vote |
| Answer» D. Right for women to vote | |
| 476. |
………………………. was the founder of “National Union of Women’s Suffrage”. |
| A. | Christable Pankhurst |
| B. | Millicent Fawcett |
| C. | E. Pankhurst |
| D. | Emily Davison |
| Answer» B. Millicent Fawcett | |
| 477. |
WSPU was founded by……………….. |
| A. | Emily Davison |
| B. | Millicent Fawcett |
| C. | Emmeline Pankhurst |
| D. | Annie Kenny |
| Answer» C. Emmeline Pankhurst | |
| 478. |
WSPU was formed in the year…………….. |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1903 |
| C. | 1908 |
| D. | 1910 |
| Answer» B. 1903 | |
| 479. |
The name “Fabian Society” is derived from in honour of the Roman General…………… |
| A. | Maximus Aurelius |
| B. | Quintus Fabius Maximus |
| C. | Rodrigues |
| D. | Romulus |
| Answer» B. Quintus Fabius Maximus | |
| 480. |
The name ‘Fabian Society was’ suggested by……………………. |
| A. | George Bernard Shaw |
| B. | Frank Podmore |
| C. | Sidney Webb |
| D. | J. Davidson |
| Answer» B. Frank Podmore | |
| 481. |
Who among the following activist was not included in the early members of Fabian Society? |
| A. | George Bernard Shaw |
| B. | Annie Besant |
| C. | J.S. Mill |
| D. | Sidney Webb |
| Answer» C. J.S. Mill | |
| 482. |
The ‘Fabian Society’ was founded on…………………… |
| A. | 4thJanuary 1884 |
| B. | 1st January 1885 |
| C. | 3rd August 1886 |
| D. | 1stJune1886 |
| Answer» A. 4thJanuary 1884 | |
| 483. |
The first meeting of ‘Fabian Society was held in……………………. |
| A. | Dublin |
| B. | London |
| C. | Glasgow |
| D. | Norfolk |
| Answer» B. London | |
| 484. |
The Fabian Society was an offshoot a society founded in 1883 called……… |
| A. | Fabian Brothers |
| B. | Society for Social and Political Freedom |
| C. | The Fellowship of the New Life |
| D. | Anti‐slavery society |
| Answer» C. The Fellowship of the New Life | |
| 485. |
……………………… popularised the concept of ‘welfare state’ during the time of Second World War. |
| A. | William Beveridge |
| B. | William Temple |
| C. | Winston Churchill |
| D. | Lloyd George |
| Answer» B. William Temple | |
| 486. |
In the United Kingdom, the ‘modern welfare state’ started to emerge with the Liberal Welfare Reforms of 1906‐1914 under the Prime Minister……………….. |
| A. | Lloyd George |
| B. | Winston Churchill |
| C. | Herbert Asquith |
| D. | Gladstone |
| Answer» C. Herbert Asquith | |
| 487. |
The “Report of the Inter‐Departmental Committee on social Insurance and Allied Services” was commonly known as…………………. |
| A. | William temple Report |
| B. | Beveridge Report |
| C. | Social Reform Report |
| D. | Political Reform Report |
| Answer» B. Beveridge Report | |
| 488. |
Beveridge Report was published in the year…………………….. |
| A. | December 1943 |
| B. | December 1942 |
| C. | January 1943 |
| D. | February 1943 |
| Answer» B. December 1942 | |
| 489. |
Labour Party was formed in England in the year…………………… |
| A. | 1902 |
| B. | 1900 |
| C. | 1903 |
| D. | 1905 |
| Answer» B. 1900 | |
| 490. |
A Historic conference at “London’s Memorial Hall” in February 1900 marks the……………………………. |
| A. | Formation of Liberal Party |
| B. | Formation of Labour Party |
| C. | Formation of Fabian Society |
| D. | Formation of Chartist Movement |
| Answer» B. Formation of Labour Party | |
| 491. |
Who among the following leader of Fabian society was played pivotal role to prepare the constitution of Labour party? |
| A. | George Bernard Shaw |
| B. | Sidney Webb |
| C. | Frank Podmore |
| D. | T. Davidson |
| Answer» B. Sidney Webb | |
| 492. |
In which year Labour party first time came into power in Great Britain? |
| A. | 1926 |
| B. | 1924 |
| C. | 1923 |
| D. | 1925 |
| Answer» B. 1924 | |
| 493. |
The first ‘Labour Government’ in Great Britain was headed by……………….... |
| A. | P. Hastings |
| B. | Clement Attlee |
| C. | Sidney Webb |
| D. | Ramsey Macdonald |
| Answer» D. Ramsey Macdonald | |
| 494. |
Who criticised the Labour Party as “a capitalist workers’ party which defends the interests of capitalism”? |
| A. | Tony Cliff |
| B. | Rodney Hilton |
| C. | Eric Hobsbawm |
| D. | A.J. Toynbee |
| Answer» A. Tony Cliff | |
| 495. |
The Second World War was broke out in the year……………………. |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1938 |
| Answer» C. 1939 | |
| 496. |
The Second World War came in to an end in the year……………………… |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1943 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» C. 1945 | |
| 497. |
T.S. Eliot’s…………………......depicts the aftermath of the Second World War. |
| A. | Four Quartets |
| B. | The Hollow men |
| C. | Waste Land |
| D. | Murder in the Cathedral |
| Answer» B. The Hollow men | |
| 498. |
T.S. Elliot was born in………………………………. |
| A. | England |
| B. | America |
| C. | Scotland |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. America | |
| 499. |
T.S. Eliot was born in the year……………………. |
| A. | 1885 |
| B. | 1888 |
| C. | 1890 |
| D. | 1891 |
| Answer» B. 1888 | |
| 500. |
The poem, titled ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ was written by……………….. |
| A. | Mathew Arnold |
| B. | Alfred Tennyson |
| C. | W.B.Yeats |
| D. | T.S. Eliot |
| Answer» D. T.S. Eliot | |
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