ENGLISH LITERATURE- PAGE 19
1. Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options :
Afternoons Summer is fading : The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children . Behind them at intervals , Stand husbands in skilled trades , An estateful of washing , And the albums , lettered Our wedding , lying Near the television : Before them , the wind Is ruining their courting¬places That are still courting¬ places (But lovers are all in school) , And their children , so intent on Finding more unripe acorns , Expect to be taken home , Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their own lives .
Which of the following is a major theme of the poem ?
1) Housekeeping
2) Mothers losing their identity
3) Enduring love
4) Poverty
Ans: 2
2. Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options :
Afternoons Summer is fading : The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children . Behind them at intervals , Stand husbands in skilled trades , An estateful of washing , And the albums , lettered Our wedding , lying Near the television : Before them , the wind Is ruining their courting¬places That are still courting¬places (But lovers are all in school) , And their children , so intent on Finding more unripe acorns , Expect to be taken home , Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their own lives .
From the following statements , pick out the one that is true with reference to the poem .
1) Young mothers enjoy their lives immensely.
2) Young mothers engage in interesting activities.
3) Young mothers are trapped in daily routines.
4) Love and romance are a part of the lives of young mothers.
Ans: 3
3. Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options :
Afternoons Summer is fading : The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children . Behind them at intervals , Stand husbands in skilled trades , An estateful of washing , And the albums , lettered Our wedding , lying Near the television : Before them , the wind Is ruining their courting¬places That are still courting ¬places (But lovers are all in school) , And their children , so intent on Finding more unripe acorns , Expect to be taken home , Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their own lives .
The albums lettered "Our Wedding" are
1) a prized possession .
2) just a piece of clutter.
3) a testimony to the continuing romantic relationship .
4) a collection of family photos.
Ans: 2
4. Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options :
Afternoons Summer is fading : The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children . Behind them at intervals , Stand husbands in skilled trades , An estateful of washing , And the albums , lettered Our wedding , lying Near the television : Before them , the wind Is ruining their courting¬places That are still courting¬places (But lovers are all in school) , And their children , so intent on Finding more unripe acorns , Expect to be taken home , Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their own lives .
The poem views marriage with
1) Cynicism 2) Optimism
3) Nostalgia 4) Approbation
Ans: 1
5. Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options :
Afternoons Summer is fading : The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children . Behind them at intervals , Stand husbands in skilled trades , An estateful of washing , And the albums , lettered Our wedding , lying Near the television : Before them , the wind Is ruining their courting¬places That are still courting¬places (But lovers are all in school) , And their children , so intent on Finding more unripe acorns , Expect to be taken home , Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their own lives .
Which of the following expressions best evokes the theme of emptiness ?
1) hollows of the afternoons
2) an estateful of washing
3) the albums lettered "Our Wedding"
4) the wind is ruining their courting ¬ places
Ans: 1
6. "Invention , Nature's Child , fled stepdame study's blows" The figure of speech used in the above line is
1) metaphor 2) personification 3) oxymoron 4) transferred epithet
Ans: 2
7. Which of the following is not an instance of inversion?
1) "Down comes the winter rain…" 2) "the body electric" 3) "Thus ceased she" 4) "plods his weary way"
Ans: 4
8. The term "Connotation" refers to the
1) close repetition of identical consonant sounds 2) straight forward dictionary meaning of a word
3) implications or suggestions which are evoked by a word 4) juxtaposition of images or ideas
Ans: 3
9. A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole object or idea is called
1) synecdoche 2) symbol 3) conceit 4) metonymy
Ans: 1
10. "A chief and imperative task of those who wish to regain for reason the no¬man's land left barren by the abdication of the modern state from its essential function , is to challenge the deceptive fallacy that between right and wrong , between truth and error , between justice and injustice , the whole duty of man is to be impartial."
The language in the above sentence is
1) pompous and loaded with abstractions
2) poetic and loaded with abstractions
3) full of politeness and humility
4) full of irony and satire
Ans: 1
11. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
Is there ……………. reason why we should not start early ?
1) much 2) the 3) any 4) more
Ans: 3
12. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
I am giving you …………… responsibility for providing the drinks.
1) any 2) a 3) most 4) the
Ans: 4
13. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
Big hotels all over the world are very …………. the same .
1) little 2) much 3) few 4) many
Ans: 2
14. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
There are …………… children in this area , so your child will have company .
1) a little 2) most 3) a few 4) all
Ans: 3
15. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
He has …………….. good knowledge of Indian classical music.
1) a 2) the 3) much 4) some
Ans: 1
16. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
I cannot judge ………………… accuracy of your calculations .
1) an 2) any 3) the 4) most
Ans: 3
17. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence. …………… paint helps to protect metal from rust.
1) All 2) A 3) The 4) no article
Ans: 4
18. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence. ……………….. member of the team has to undergo a fitness test before every match.
1) Each 2) All 3) Any 4) The
Ans: 1
19. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. The keys …………. be in my coat pocket. (Possibility)
1) would 2) shall 3) ought 4) may
Ans: 4
20. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. Mr Sharma is not at home. He ………….. be working. (Logical necessity) 1) must 2) will 3) may 4) might
Ans: 1
21. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. I ……………. play the piano when I was five. (Ability in the past)
1) would 2) should 3) could 4) used to
Ans: 3
22. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. You …………… take me to the station. I can walk. (No necessity)
1) mustn't 2) needn't 3) won't 4) couldn't
Ans: 2
23. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence
You should go for a walk every morning
1) permission 2) advice 3) wish 4) warning
Ans: 2
24. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence
In those days people would make their own entertainment
1) necessity 2) habit in the past
3) obligation 4) probability
Ans: 2
25. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence
Can you draw a perfect circle?
1) permission 2) request 3) ability 4) advice
Ans: 3
26. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence
Will you lend me some money?
1) habit
2) necessity
3) obligation
4) willingness
Ans: 4
27. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. I promised the children a trip to the zoo.
1) S + V
2) S + V + DO
3) S + V + IO + DO
4) S + V + Adv + DO
Ans: 3
28. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below . Paul hired a cab.
1) S + V
2) S + V + DO
3) S + V + DO + IO
4) S + V + Adj
Ans: 2
29. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The Aravallis are beautiful.
1) S + V + Sub . Compliment 2) S + V 3) S + V + DO 4) S + V + Obj . Compliment
Ans: 1
30. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The teacher called the pupil a fool.
1) S + V 2) S + V + DO 3) S + V + DO + Obj . Compliment 4) S + V + DO + Sub.Compliment
Ans: 3
31. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. He painted the door green.
1) S + V 2) S + V + DO + Obj . Compliment 3) S + V + DO 4) S + V + DO + IO
Ans: 2
32. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. He put the book on the table.
1) S + V + DO + Adv . P 2) S + V
3) S + V + DO 4) S + V + DO + IO
Ans: 1
33. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The driver appeared intoxicated.
1) S + V
2) S + V + DO
3) S + V + Sub . Compliment
4) S + V + Obj . Compliment
Ans: 3
34. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The child was sleeping on the bed.
1) S + V + Adv
2) S + Adv + V
3) S + V + DO
4) S + V + Obj . Compliment
Ans: 1
35. Choose the correct meaning of the phrasal verb 'Take Up' from the options given below.
1) Start doing an activity 2) To buy something 3) Begin to like 4) To resemble
Ans: 1
36. I.A. Richards has used the term "synaesthesis" to denote
1) a harmony between body and soul
2) units of words and music
3) a harmony and equilibrium of our impulses
4) equilibrium of sense and rhythm
Ans: 3
37. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb. I was taught geography at school but never …………. it. 1) spoke for
2) saw through
3) took to
4) ran after
Ans: 3
38. Complete the phrasal verb keeping in mind the meaning given in brackets. I've given …………… smoking. (Stopped)
1) up
2) down
3) out
4) into
Ans: 1
39. Pick out the correct particle to complete the phrasal verb in the following sentence expressing the meaning given in brackets. They've put ………….. the match until next week. (Postponed)
1) in 2) off 3) out 4) on
Ans: 2
40.Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct idiom. There is no way of coping with orders that come in …………… throughout the year.
1) piping hot 2) part and parcel 3) fits and starts 4) hue and cry
Ans: 3
41. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'storm in a tea cup' from the options given below.
1) Eager expectation 2) Careless behaviour 3) Fuss about something unimportant 4) An easy task
Ans: 3
42. Fill the blank in the following sentence with the appropriate idiom. She is so unhappy that she is ready ……….. with anyone who contradicts her.
1) to play up 2) to pick a quarrel 3) go along 4) to play down
Ans: 2
43. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. I ……………… to work everyday last year.
1) am walking 2) walk 3) walked 4) had walked
Ans: 3
44. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. Even today, a notice at the end of the road …………. people not to go any further.
1) had warned
2) is warning 3) has warned 4) warns
Ans: 4
45. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. The girl ……………. on the piano and was singing softly to herself.
1) played 2) was playing 3) had been playing 4) has been playing
Ans: 2
47. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. I ……………. the instructions but I don't understand them.
1) have read 2) will read 3) am read 4) was reading
Ans: 1
48. With reference to "auchitya" (decorum) in the Natyasastra, which of the following statements is FALSE?
1) A figure should be so devised as to be concerned with a 'Rasa'
2) Plot, character, and style make a drama an organic whole
3) "Rasa' should be the primary focus of the writer
4) Every element in the drama must be in consonance with 'Rasa'
Ans: 2
49. Fill in the blank of the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. He …………….. what you told him.
1) is believing 2) was believing 3) was believed 4) believes
Ans: 4
50. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. Soon after he had left, he realized he …………… his wallet.
1) was forget 2) has forgotten 3) had forgotten 4) forget
Ans: 3
Afternoons Summer is fading : The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children . Behind them at intervals , Stand husbands in skilled trades , An estateful of washing , And the albums , lettered Our wedding , lying Near the television : Before them , the wind Is ruining their courting¬places That are still courting¬ places (But lovers are all in school) , And their children , so intent on Finding more unripe acorns , Expect to be taken home , Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their own lives .
Which of the following is a major theme of the poem ?
1) Housekeeping
2) Mothers losing their identity
3) Enduring love
4) Poverty
Ans: 2
2. Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options :
Afternoons Summer is fading : The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children . Behind them at intervals , Stand husbands in skilled trades , An estateful of washing , And the albums , lettered Our wedding , lying Near the television : Before them , the wind Is ruining their courting¬places That are still courting¬places (But lovers are all in school) , And their children , so intent on Finding more unripe acorns , Expect to be taken home , Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their own lives .
From the following statements , pick out the one that is true with reference to the poem .
1) Young mothers enjoy their lives immensely.
2) Young mothers engage in interesting activities.
3) Young mothers are trapped in daily routines.
4) Love and romance are a part of the lives of young mothers.
Ans: 3
3. Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options :
Afternoons Summer is fading : The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children . Behind them at intervals , Stand husbands in skilled trades , An estateful of washing , And the albums , lettered Our wedding , lying Near the television : Before them , the wind Is ruining their courting¬places That are still courting ¬places (But lovers are all in school) , And their children , so intent on Finding more unripe acorns , Expect to be taken home , Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their own lives .
The albums lettered "Our Wedding" are
1) a prized possession .
2) just a piece of clutter.
3) a testimony to the continuing romantic relationship .
4) a collection of family photos.
Ans: 2
4. Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options :
Afternoons Summer is fading : The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children . Behind them at intervals , Stand husbands in skilled trades , An estateful of washing , And the albums , lettered Our wedding , lying Near the television : Before them , the wind Is ruining their courting¬places That are still courting¬places (But lovers are all in school) , And their children , so intent on Finding more unripe acorns , Expect to be taken home , Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their own lives .
The poem views marriage with
1) Cynicism 2) Optimism
3) Nostalgia 4) Approbation
Ans: 1
5. Read the following poem and answer the question given below by choosing from the given options :
Afternoons Summer is fading : The Leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground . In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children . Behind them at intervals , Stand husbands in skilled trades , An estateful of washing , And the albums , lettered Our wedding , lying Near the television : Before them , the wind Is ruining their courting¬places That are still courting¬places (But lovers are all in school) , And their children , so intent on Finding more unripe acorns , Expect to be taken home , Their beauty has thickened . Something is pushing them To the side of their own lives .
Which of the following expressions best evokes the theme of emptiness ?
1) hollows of the afternoons
2) an estateful of washing
3) the albums lettered "Our Wedding"
4) the wind is ruining their courting ¬ places
Ans: 1
6. "Invention , Nature's Child , fled stepdame study's blows" The figure of speech used in the above line is
1) metaphor 2) personification 3) oxymoron 4) transferred epithet
Ans: 2
7. Which of the following is not an instance of inversion?
1) "Down comes the winter rain…" 2) "the body electric" 3) "Thus ceased she" 4) "plods his weary way"
Ans: 4
8. The term "Connotation" refers to the
1) close repetition of identical consonant sounds 2) straight forward dictionary meaning of a word
3) implications or suggestions which are evoked by a word 4) juxtaposition of images or ideas
Ans: 3
9. A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole object or idea is called
1) synecdoche 2) symbol 3) conceit 4) metonymy
Ans: 1
10. "A chief and imperative task of those who wish to regain for reason the no¬man's land left barren by the abdication of the modern state from its essential function , is to challenge the deceptive fallacy that between right and wrong , between truth and error , between justice and injustice , the whole duty of man is to be impartial."
The language in the above sentence is
1) pompous and loaded with abstractions
2) poetic and loaded with abstractions
3) full of politeness and humility
4) full of irony and satire
Ans: 1
11. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
Is there ……………. reason why we should not start early ?
1) much 2) the 3) any 4) more
Ans: 3
12. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
I am giving you …………… responsibility for providing the drinks.
1) any 2) a 3) most 4) the
Ans: 4
13. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
Big hotels all over the world are very …………. the same .
1) little 2) much 3) few 4) many
Ans: 2
14. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
There are …………… children in this area , so your child will have company .
1) a little 2) most 3) a few 4) all
Ans: 3
15. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
He has …………….. good knowledge of Indian classical music.
1) a 2) the 3) much 4) some
Ans: 1
16. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence .
I cannot judge ………………… accuracy of your calculations .
1) an 2) any 3) the 4) most
Ans: 3
17. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence. …………… paint helps to protect metal from rust.
1) All 2) A 3) The 4) no article
Ans: 4
18. Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank in the following sentence. ……………….. member of the team has to undergo a fitness test before every match.
1) Each 2) All 3) Any 4) The
Ans: 1
19. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. The keys …………. be in my coat pocket. (Possibility)
1) would 2) shall 3) ought 4) may
Ans: 4
20. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. Mr Sharma is not at home. He ………….. be working. (Logical necessity) 1) must 2) will 3) may 4) might
Ans: 1
21. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. I ……………. play the piano when I was five. (Ability in the past)
1) would 2) should 3) could 4) used to
Ans: 3
22. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct modal. You …………… take me to the station. I can walk. (No necessity)
1) mustn't 2) needn't 3) won't 4) couldn't
Ans: 2
23. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence
You should go for a walk every morning
1) permission 2) advice 3) wish 4) warning
Ans: 2
24. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence
In those days people would make their own entertainment
1) necessity 2) habit in the past
3) obligation 4) probability
Ans: 2
25. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence
Can you draw a perfect circle?
1) permission 2) request 3) ability 4) advice
Ans: 3
26. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence
Will you lend me some money?
1) habit
2) necessity
3) obligation
4) willingness
Ans: 4
27. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. I promised the children a trip to the zoo.
1) S + V
2) S + V + DO
3) S + V + IO + DO
4) S + V + Adv + DO
Ans: 3
28. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below . Paul hired a cab.
1) S + V
2) S + V + DO
3) S + V + DO + IO
4) S + V + Adj
Ans: 2
29. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The Aravallis are beautiful.
1) S + V + Sub . Compliment 2) S + V 3) S + V + DO 4) S + V + Obj . Compliment
Ans: 1
30. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The teacher called the pupil a fool.
1) S + V 2) S + V + DO 3) S + V + DO + Obj . Compliment 4) S + V + DO + Sub.Compliment
Ans: 3
31. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. He painted the door green.
1) S + V 2) S + V + DO + Obj . Compliment 3) S + V + DO 4) S + V + DO + IO
Ans: 2
32. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. He put the book on the table.
1) S + V + DO + Adv . P 2) S + V
3) S + V + DO 4) S + V + DO + IO
Ans: 1
33. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The driver appeared intoxicated.
1) S + V
2) S + V + DO
3) S + V + Sub . Compliment
4) S + V + Obj . Compliment
Ans: 3
34. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence from the options given below. The child was sleeping on the bed.
1) S + V + Adv
2) S + Adv + V
3) S + V + DO
4) S + V + Obj . Compliment
Ans: 1
35. Choose the correct meaning of the phrasal verb 'Take Up' from the options given below.
1) Start doing an activity 2) To buy something 3) Begin to like 4) To resemble
Ans: 1
36. I.A. Richards has used the term "synaesthesis" to denote
1) a harmony between body and soul
2) units of words and music
3) a harmony and equilibrium of our impulses
4) equilibrium of sense and rhythm
Ans: 3
37. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb. I was taught geography at school but never …………. it. 1) spoke for
2) saw through
3) took to
4) ran after
Ans: 3
38. Complete the phrasal verb keeping in mind the meaning given in brackets. I've given …………… smoking. (Stopped)
1) up
2) down
3) out
4) into
Ans: 1
39. Pick out the correct particle to complete the phrasal verb in the following sentence expressing the meaning given in brackets. They've put ………….. the match until next week. (Postponed)
1) in 2) off 3) out 4) on
Ans: 2
40.Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct idiom. There is no way of coping with orders that come in …………… throughout the year.
1) piping hot 2) part and parcel 3) fits and starts 4) hue and cry
Ans: 3
41. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'storm in a tea cup' from the options given below.
1) Eager expectation 2) Careless behaviour 3) Fuss about something unimportant 4) An easy task
Ans: 3
42. Fill the blank in the following sentence with the appropriate idiom. She is so unhappy that she is ready ……….. with anyone who contradicts her.
1) to play up 2) to pick a quarrel 3) go along 4) to play down
Ans: 2
43. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. I ……………… to work everyday last year.
1) am walking 2) walk 3) walked 4) had walked
Ans: 3
44. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. Even today, a notice at the end of the road …………. people not to go any further.
1) had warned
2) is warning 3) has warned 4) warns
Ans: 4
45. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. The girl ……………. on the piano and was singing softly to herself.
1) played 2) was playing 3) had been playing 4) has been playing
Ans: 2
47. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. I ……………. the instructions but I don't understand them.
1) have read 2) will read 3) am read 4) was reading
Ans: 1
48. With reference to "auchitya" (decorum) in the Natyasastra, which of the following statements is FALSE?
1) A figure should be so devised as to be concerned with a 'Rasa'
2) Plot, character, and style make a drama an organic whole
3) "Rasa' should be the primary focus of the writer
4) Every element in the drama must be in consonance with 'Rasa'
Ans: 2
49. Fill in the blank of the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. He …………….. what you told him.
1) is believing 2) was believing 3) was believed 4) believes
Ans: 4
50. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. Soon after he had left, he realized he …………… his wallet.
1) was forget 2) has forgotten 3) had forgotten 4) forget
Ans: 3
51. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. Who was that girl you …………….. to when I passed you in the street ?
1) was talking 2) were talking 3) talked 4) had talked
Ans: 2
52. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. He …………….. in this colony since 1980.
1) had lived 2) was living 3) has been living 4) is living
Ans: 3
53.Which of the following is NOT enumerated as a constituent element of tragedy by Aristotle?
1) Imagery 2) Diction 3) Character 4) Plot
Ans: 1
54. Pick out the attribute not mentioned by Aristotle as a requirement of Character.
1) good 2) lifelike 3) heroic 4) consistent
Ans: 3
55. Select the statement that is FALSE with reference to Aristotle's conception of tragedy.
1) The change of fortune should follow the probable and necessary sequence of events
2) The plot should be simple, not complex
3) It must imitate actions arousing pity and fear
4) The plot must have multiple issues to enrich its dramatic texture
Ans: 4
56. In the essay "On the Art of Poetry", Horace states that poems should
1) focus only on beauty 2) have both beauty and charm
3) focus only on charm 4) focus neither on beauty nor on charm
Ans: 2
57. Which one of the following is not included among the sources of Sublimity by Longinus ?
1) the ability to form grand conceptions
2) the stimulus of powerful and inspired emotions
3) bombastic style
4) the creation of a noble diction
Ans: 3
58. Imitation, for Aristotle , is a
1) concept of mimicry 2) reductive concept 3) creative act 4) fictitious concept
Ans: 3
59. "You must give your days and nights to the study of Greek models".
Who was the first critic to lay down this doctrine with regard to poetry ?
1) Virgil 2) Horace 3) Longinus 4) Aristotle
Ans: 2
60. Which of the following is NOT one of the eight 'Rasas' mentioned by Bharat?
1) Shringara 2) Hasya 3) Santarasa 4) Vira
Ans: 3
61. The theory of 'Dhvani' school can be condensed into three seminal statements. Which of the following is NOT one of them ?
1) ' Rasa ' is the soul of poetry
2) 'Alankara' has an intrinsic beauty which is not dependent on 'Rasa'
3) The mode by which poetry reveals 'Rasa' is 'Dhvani' (suggestion)
4) 'Auchitya' (decorum) is the harmonious accordance of the body to the soul
Ans: 2
62. The function of poetry, according to Sidney, is to
1) teach and delight 2) amuse and delight
3) teach and instruct 4) teach like a philosopher
Ans: 1
63. Sidney describes the poet as "the right popular philosopher" because
1) only the learned can understand the poet
2) people in general can understand the poet
3) the poet teaches in an obscure manner
4) philosophy is more popular than history
Ans: 2
64. In the essay "An Apology for Poetry", Sidney states that for the Greeks the poet was a
1) philosopher 2) prophet 3) versifier 4) maker
Ans: 4
65. The work "A Defence of Rhyme", which answered the attacks on the use of rhyme in English verse during the Elizabethan Period was written by
1) Thomas Campion 2) Francis Bacon 3) Samuel Daniel 4) Edmund Spenser
Ans: 3
66. George Puttenham's "Art of English Poesie" promotes the idea of
1) Latin poetry 2) vernacular poetry 3) imitation of Greek models 4) poetry as instruction
Ans: 2
67. Ben Jonson believed that comic and satiric literature had a
1) moral purpose 2) libellous intent 3) slanderous objective 4) kathartic effect
Ans: 1
68. In Ben Jonson's view, an important requirement in a poet is
1) an ability to compose rhymes
2) an adequate amount of metaphysical wit
3) a goodness of natural wit
4) a goodness of supernatural wit
Ans: 3
69. Which English literary critic said,"It is not enough that Aristotle said so, for Aristotle drew his models of tragedy from Sophocles and Euripides : and if he had seen ours, might have changed his mind".
1) Ben Jonson 2) Dryden 3) Sidney 4) Pope
Ans: 2
70. Dryden undertakes to vindicate the honour of our English writers from the censure of those who unjustly prefer French in the spirited defence of
1) Lisideius 2) Neander 3) Crites 4) Eugenius
Ans: 2
71. Pope's advice to critics is to
1) acquire a little learning 2) follow nature 3) focus on minor faults 4) work with a sense of pride
Ans: 2
72. For Johnson, the artistitic justification for Shakespeare's neglect of the unities of time and place in his plays is that
1) these unities make the drama credible
2) Shakespeare was a learned man
3) delusion, if delusion be admitted, has no certain limitation
4) it is not possible to observe these unities in a play
Ans: 3
73. In the Preface to Joseph Andrews, Henry fielding describes the novel in theoretical terms as a
1) comic epic in a poetic form
2) comic epic poem in prose
3) tragic poem in prose
4) classical epic in prose
Ans: 2
74. Henry fielding is of the view that the only source of the "true Ridiculous" is
1) affectation 2) irony 3) humour 4) mockery
Ans: 1
75. In his discussion of the pleasures of the imagination, Addison limits himself to the pleasures that come from
1) true wit 2) false wit 3) psychology 4) sight
Ans: 4
76. " The language of the age is never the language of poetry". The above statement was made by
1) John Dryden 2) Thomas Gray 3) Alexander Pope 4) William Wordsworth
Ans: 2
77. One of the reasons why Wordsworth chose to write about humble and rustic life was that
1) it is easy to find people leading such a life
2) green surroundings are always more inspiring
3) the essential passions of the heart mature better in such a condition
4) the feelings of people leading such a life are more inspiring
Ans: 3
78. Wordsworth believes that as compared with common people, a poet is endowed with
1) tenderness which is infectious 2) more lively sensibility
3) superficial knowledge of human nature 4) a less comprehensive soul
Ans: 2
79. For S.T. Coleridge, poetic faith is constituted of a / an ……………… suspension of disbelief for the moment. Pick out the correct word.
1) permanent 2) unwilling 3) absolute 4) willing
Ans: 4
80. The purpose of introducing metre, according to Coleridge, is to blend
1) delight with emotion 2) delight with instruction 3) emotions with feelings 4) delight with pleasure
Ans: 1
81. "Poetry turns all things to loveliness ; it exalts the beauty of that which is most beautiful, and it adds beauty to that which is deformed." The author of the above statement is
1) P .B. Shelley 2) William Blake 3) William Wordsworth 4) Lord Byron
Ans: 1
82. A man who has the ability to live in uncertainities, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason, according to Keats possesses
1) literary sensibility 2) healthy skepticism 3) negative capability 4) spiritual propensity
Ans: 3
83. The immediate object of a poem proposed by Coleridge is
1) either truth or pleasure 2) neither truth nor pleasure 3) pleasure , not truth 4) truth , not pleasure
Ans: 3
84. Keats valued a life of
1) thoughts rather than of sensations 2) sensations rather than of thoughts 3) spiritualism rather than of materialism 4) rationality rather than of mysticism
Ans: 2
85. According to Hazlitt, imitation in a work of art pleases by
1) representing the same idea 2) suggesting new ideas
3) detecting already known properties 4) excluding shades of difference
Ans: 2
86. In Arnold's view, which one of the following poets lacked high seriousness ?
1) Dante 2) Homer 3) Shakespeare 4) Chaucer
Ans: 4
87. Mathew Arnold's 'touchstone method' of critical evaluation uses which of the following tools ?
1) Description 2) Analysis 3) Comparison 4) Explanation
Ans: 3
88.Arnold speaks of different kinds of estimates for poetry. Choose the one he does NOT mention.
1) Historical estimate 2 Social estimate
3) Personal estimate 4) Real estimate
Ans: 2
89. "Pathetic Fallacy" is a phrase coined by
1) Coleridge 2) Arnold 3) Ruskin 4) Gray
Ans: 3
90. In Britain, the doctrine of 'art for art's sake' was advocated by
1) Philip Sidney 2) Walter Pater 3) T.S. Eliot 4) Mathew Arnold
Ans: 2
91. One of the common aspirations of the group known as the Pre¬Raphaelite Brotherhood was
1) fidelity to nature
2) fidelity to the ugliness of modern life
3) desire for material prosperity
4) search for new values
Ans: 1
92. "All art is quite useless". The author of the above statement is
1) Oscar Wilde 2) Walter Pater 3) Dante Gabriel Rossetti 4) John Carlyle
Ans: 1
93. As a critic, Arnold's approach to poetry is
1) historical 2) scientific 3) pragmatic 4) conservative
Ans: 3
94. One of the elements the Pre¬Raphaelites were interested in was
1) medievalism 2) rationalism 3) classicism 4) metaphysical conceits
Ans: 1
95. The essay "Modern Fiction" was written by
1) D.H. Lawrence 2) Virginia Woolf 3) E.M. Forster 4) Percy Lubbock
Ans: 2
96. T.S. Eliot's concept of tradition does NOT include which of the following.
1) Tradition consists in following the ways of the immediate generation before us.
2) Tradition cannot be inherited , it has to be obtained.
3) Tradition involves the historical sense.
4) Tradition involves the perception of the timeless and the temporal together.
Ans: 1
97. According to T.S. Eliot, poetry is not the expression of personality , but escape from
1) expression 2) impersonality 3) personality 4) criticism
Ans: 3
98. The historical sense , for T.S. Eliot, involves a perception of
1) the historical estimate of the past authors
2) the historical influence of the past authors
3) not only the pastness of the past, but of its presence
4) not only the presence of the past , but also its future
Ans: 3
99. In his book, Principles of Literary Criticism, I.A. Richards drew special attention to the
1) dictionary meaning of words
2) arbitrariness of words
3) classical and modern meaning of words
4) imaginative and emotional impact of words
Ans: 4
100. E.M. Forster made an important distinction between
1) simple and episodic plots
2) fancy and imagination
3) flat and round characters
4) tragic and comic stories
Ans: 3
1) was talking 2) were talking 3) talked 4) had talked
Ans: 2
52. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate tense from the given options. He …………….. in this colony since 1980.
1) had lived 2) was living 3) has been living 4) is living
Ans: 3
53.Which of the following is NOT enumerated as a constituent element of tragedy by Aristotle?
1) Imagery 2) Diction 3) Character 4) Plot
Ans: 1
54. Pick out the attribute not mentioned by Aristotle as a requirement of Character.
1) good 2) lifelike 3) heroic 4) consistent
Ans: 3
55. Select the statement that is FALSE with reference to Aristotle's conception of tragedy.
1) The change of fortune should follow the probable and necessary sequence of events
2) The plot should be simple, not complex
3) It must imitate actions arousing pity and fear
4) The plot must have multiple issues to enrich its dramatic texture
Ans: 4
56. In the essay "On the Art of Poetry", Horace states that poems should
1) focus only on beauty 2) have both beauty and charm
3) focus only on charm 4) focus neither on beauty nor on charm
Ans: 2
57. Which one of the following is not included among the sources of Sublimity by Longinus ?
1) the ability to form grand conceptions
2) the stimulus of powerful and inspired emotions
3) bombastic style
4) the creation of a noble diction
Ans: 3
58. Imitation, for Aristotle , is a
1) concept of mimicry 2) reductive concept 3) creative act 4) fictitious concept
Ans: 3
59. "You must give your days and nights to the study of Greek models".
Who was the first critic to lay down this doctrine with regard to poetry ?
1) Virgil 2) Horace 3) Longinus 4) Aristotle
Ans: 2
60. Which of the following is NOT one of the eight 'Rasas' mentioned by Bharat?
1) Shringara 2) Hasya 3) Santarasa 4) Vira
Ans: 3
61. The theory of 'Dhvani' school can be condensed into three seminal statements. Which of the following is NOT one of them ?
1) ' Rasa ' is the soul of poetry
2) 'Alankara' has an intrinsic beauty which is not dependent on 'Rasa'
3) The mode by which poetry reveals 'Rasa' is 'Dhvani' (suggestion)
4) 'Auchitya' (decorum) is the harmonious accordance of the body to the soul
Ans: 2
62. The function of poetry, according to Sidney, is to
1) teach and delight 2) amuse and delight
3) teach and instruct 4) teach like a philosopher
Ans: 1
63. Sidney describes the poet as "the right popular philosopher" because
1) only the learned can understand the poet
2) people in general can understand the poet
3) the poet teaches in an obscure manner
4) philosophy is more popular than history
Ans: 2
64. In the essay "An Apology for Poetry", Sidney states that for the Greeks the poet was a
1) philosopher 2) prophet 3) versifier 4) maker
Ans: 4
65. The work "A Defence of Rhyme", which answered the attacks on the use of rhyme in English verse during the Elizabethan Period was written by
1) Thomas Campion 2) Francis Bacon 3) Samuel Daniel 4) Edmund Spenser
Ans: 3
66. George Puttenham's "Art of English Poesie" promotes the idea of
1) Latin poetry 2) vernacular poetry 3) imitation of Greek models 4) poetry as instruction
Ans: 2
67. Ben Jonson believed that comic and satiric literature had a
1) moral purpose 2) libellous intent 3) slanderous objective 4) kathartic effect
Ans: 1
68. In Ben Jonson's view, an important requirement in a poet is
1) an ability to compose rhymes
2) an adequate amount of metaphysical wit
3) a goodness of natural wit
4) a goodness of supernatural wit
Ans: 3
69. Which English literary critic said,"It is not enough that Aristotle said so, for Aristotle drew his models of tragedy from Sophocles and Euripides : and if he had seen ours, might have changed his mind".
1) Ben Jonson 2) Dryden 3) Sidney 4) Pope
Ans: 2
70. Dryden undertakes to vindicate the honour of our English writers from the censure of those who unjustly prefer French in the spirited defence of
1) Lisideius 2) Neander 3) Crites 4) Eugenius
Ans: 2
71. Pope's advice to critics is to
1) acquire a little learning 2) follow nature 3) focus on minor faults 4) work with a sense of pride
Ans: 2
72. For Johnson, the artistitic justification for Shakespeare's neglect of the unities of time and place in his plays is that
1) these unities make the drama credible
2) Shakespeare was a learned man
3) delusion, if delusion be admitted, has no certain limitation
4) it is not possible to observe these unities in a play
Ans: 3
73. In the Preface to Joseph Andrews, Henry fielding describes the novel in theoretical terms as a
1) comic epic in a poetic form
2) comic epic poem in prose
3) tragic poem in prose
4) classical epic in prose
Ans: 2
74. Henry fielding is of the view that the only source of the "true Ridiculous" is
1) affectation 2) irony 3) humour 4) mockery
Ans: 1
75. In his discussion of the pleasures of the imagination, Addison limits himself to the pleasures that come from
1) true wit 2) false wit 3) psychology 4) sight
Ans: 4
76. " The language of the age is never the language of poetry". The above statement was made by
1) John Dryden 2) Thomas Gray 3) Alexander Pope 4) William Wordsworth
Ans: 2
77. One of the reasons why Wordsworth chose to write about humble and rustic life was that
1) it is easy to find people leading such a life
2) green surroundings are always more inspiring
3) the essential passions of the heart mature better in such a condition
4) the feelings of people leading such a life are more inspiring
Ans: 3
78. Wordsworth believes that as compared with common people, a poet is endowed with
1) tenderness which is infectious 2) more lively sensibility
3) superficial knowledge of human nature 4) a less comprehensive soul
Ans: 2
79. For S.T. Coleridge, poetic faith is constituted of a / an ……………… suspension of disbelief for the moment. Pick out the correct word.
1) permanent 2) unwilling 3) absolute 4) willing
Ans: 4
80. The purpose of introducing metre, according to Coleridge, is to blend
1) delight with emotion 2) delight with instruction 3) emotions with feelings 4) delight with pleasure
Ans: 1
81. "Poetry turns all things to loveliness ; it exalts the beauty of that which is most beautiful, and it adds beauty to that which is deformed." The author of the above statement is
1) P .B. Shelley 2) William Blake 3) William Wordsworth 4) Lord Byron
Ans: 1
82. A man who has the ability to live in uncertainities, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason, according to Keats possesses
1) literary sensibility 2) healthy skepticism 3) negative capability 4) spiritual propensity
Ans: 3
83. The immediate object of a poem proposed by Coleridge is
1) either truth or pleasure 2) neither truth nor pleasure 3) pleasure , not truth 4) truth , not pleasure
Ans: 3
84. Keats valued a life of
1) thoughts rather than of sensations 2) sensations rather than of thoughts 3) spiritualism rather than of materialism 4) rationality rather than of mysticism
Ans: 2
85. According to Hazlitt, imitation in a work of art pleases by
1) representing the same idea 2) suggesting new ideas
3) detecting already known properties 4) excluding shades of difference
Ans: 2
86. In Arnold's view, which one of the following poets lacked high seriousness ?
1) Dante 2) Homer 3) Shakespeare 4) Chaucer
Ans: 4
87. Mathew Arnold's 'touchstone method' of critical evaluation uses which of the following tools ?
1) Description 2) Analysis 3) Comparison 4) Explanation
Ans: 3
88.Arnold speaks of different kinds of estimates for poetry. Choose the one he does NOT mention.
1) Historical estimate 2 Social estimate
3) Personal estimate 4) Real estimate
Ans: 2
89. "Pathetic Fallacy" is a phrase coined by
1) Coleridge 2) Arnold 3) Ruskin 4) Gray
Ans: 3
90. In Britain, the doctrine of 'art for art's sake' was advocated by
1) Philip Sidney 2) Walter Pater 3) T.S. Eliot 4) Mathew Arnold
Ans: 2
91. One of the common aspirations of the group known as the Pre¬Raphaelite Brotherhood was
1) fidelity to nature
2) fidelity to the ugliness of modern life
3) desire for material prosperity
4) search for new values
Ans: 1
92. "All art is quite useless". The author of the above statement is
1) Oscar Wilde 2) Walter Pater 3) Dante Gabriel Rossetti 4) John Carlyle
Ans: 1
93. As a critic, Arnold's approach to poetry is
1) historical 2) scientific 3) pragmatic 4) conservative
Ans: 3
94. One of the elements the Pre¬Raphaelites were interested in was
1) medievalism 2) rationalism 3) classicism 4) metaphysical conceits
Ans: 1
95. The essay "Modern Fiction" was written by
1) D.H. Lawrence 2) Virginia Woolf 3) E.M. Forster 4) Percy Lubbock
Ans: 2
96. T.S. Eliot's concept of tradition does NOT include which of the following.
1) Tradition consists in following the ways of the immediate generation before us.
2) Tradition cannot be inherited , it has to be obtained.
3) Tradition involves the historical sense.
4) Tradition involves the perception of the timeless and the temporal together.
Ans: 1
97. According to T.S. Eliot, poetry is not the expression of personality , but escape from
1) expression 2) impersonality 3) personality 4) criticism
Ans: 3
98. The historical sense , for T.S. Eliot, involves a perception of
1) the historical estimate of the past authors
2) the historical influence of the past authors
3) not only the pastness of the past, but of its presence
4) not only the presence of the past , but also its future
Ans: 3
99. In his book, Principles of Literary Criticism, I.A. Richards drew special attention to the
1) dictionary meaning of words
2) arbitrariness of words
3) classical and modern meaning of words
4) imaginative and emotional impact of words
Ans: 4
100. E.M. Forster made an important distinction between
1) simple and episodic plots
2) fancy and imagination
3) flat and round characters
4) tragic and comic stories
Ans: 3
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