To discover new facts or to make fresh interpretation of known facts
Question 2Single Answer
Sampling error decreases with the
A
decrease in sample size
B
increase in sample size
C
process of randomization
D
process of analysis
Question 3Single Answer
The principles of fundamental research are used in
A
action research
B
applied research
C
philosophical research
D
historical research
Question 4Single Answer
Users who use media for their own ends are indentified as
A
Passive audience
B
Active audience
C
Positive audience
D
Negative audience
Question 5Single Answer
Classroom communication can be described as
A
Exploration
B
Institutionalisation
C
Unsignified narration
D
Discourse
Question 6Single Answer
Ideological codes shape our collective
A
Productions
B
Perceptions
C
Consumptions
D
Creations
Question 7Single Answer
Which of the following statements is true?
A
Computer aided education can replace a teacher
B
Computer aided education can assist a teacher
C
On-line teaching and face-to-face teaching both are effective
D
Face-to-face teaching is less effective than online teaching
Question 8Single Answer
In order to solve the problem of aimlessness in education, we should develop -
A
democratic citizenship
B
centralized education
C
education
D
reform the administrative set-up
Question 9Single Answer
If a student misbehaves with other students in the class, the teacher should -
A
report the matter to the parents
B
punish him at the time of the morning assembly in the school
C
deal with him with sympathetic understanding
D
treat him with sympathy and understanding
Question 10Single Answer
How can a failed student be encouraged to study sincerely in the same class?
A
by teacher’s counseling
B
by psychological counseling
C
by guardian’s counseling
D
by Students’ Association
Question 11Single Answer
Our examination system is -
A
defective
B
without any defect
C
in the interest of the students
D
well-planned
Question 12Single Answer
Which Article in the Constitution deals with elementary education ?
A
Article 45
B
Article 370
C
Article 19
D
Article 226
Question 13Single Answer
For physically handicapped student of the school, there should be
A
proper facility for entering the class-room and toilet
B
proper arrangement for his food and lodging
C
arrangement for his free education
D
an arrangement for necessary equipments
Question 14Single Answer
Which of the following is/are the basic paradigms in classroom teaching?
A
Learning paradigm
B
Instructional paradigm
C
Both (a) and (b)
D
None of the above
Question 15Single Answer
The prime requirement to become a good teacher is to have
A
Genuine interest in teaching
B
Knowledge about controlling students
C
Subject knowledge
D
Good expression
Question 16Single Answer
Which of the following statement/s is/are NOT true ?
A
Teaching is just an art
B
Teachers can be trained only
C
Teachers are born
D
All of the above
Question 17Single Answer
Research is -
A
A purposeful, systematic activity
B
Conducted for purely academic purposes.
C
Conducted to answer questions about practical issues.
D
A random, unplanned process of discovery
Question 18Single Answer
The research is always
A
Verifying the old knowledge
B
Exploring new knowledge
C
Filling the gaps between the knowledge
D
All of the above
Question 19Single Answer
All good research aims at
A
Betterment of the society
B
Developing generalizations, theories, and principles
C
Solving routine problem
D
None of the above
Question 20Single Answer
Passage :
Read the following passage and answer the question :
The Great Acharyas have said that everything discovered has a great goal; surrender yourself to that goal and act towards it by drawing your inspiration from that goal whereby you will get a new column of energy. Do not allow this energy to be dissipated in the futile memory of past regrets or failures, or excitement of the present, and bring that is, the highest creative action in the world considered the most inefficient finds his way to the highest achievement and success.
This can be said very easily in a second. In order to train our mind to this attitude, considerable training is needed because we have already trained our mind wrongly to such an extent that we have become perfect in imperfections. Nor knowing the art of action, we have mastered artists in doing wrong things; the totality of activity will be the country to a wrong end indeed. If each one is given a car to achieve an ideal socialistic pattern and nobody knows driving, but starts driving, what would be the condition on road? Everybody has equal rights on the public road. Then, each car will necessarily dash against the other and there is bound to be a jumble. There seems to be a very apt pattern of life that we are heading to. Every one of us is a vehicle. We know how to go forward. The point intellect is very powerful and everybody is driving but and direct it properly or guide it to the proper destination.
What is the effect of wrong training of our mind?
A
Becoming perfect in all aspects of life
B
Becoming master artists
C
Taking the country to wrong destination
D
Carrying on activities without knowing how to control mental energies
Question 21Single Answer
Passage :
Read the following passage and answer the question
The Great Acharyas have said that everything discovered has a great goal; surrender yourself to that goal and act towards it by drawing your inspiration from that goal whereby you will get a new column of energy. Do not allow this energy to be dissipated in the futile memory of past regrets or failures, or excitement of the present, and bring that is, the highest creative action in the world considered the most inefficient finds his way to the highest achievement and success.
This can be said very easily in a second. In order to train our mind to this attitude, considerable training is needed because we have already trained our mind wrongly to such an extent that we have become perfect in imperfections. Nor knowing the art of action, we have mastered artists in doing wrong things; the totality of activity will be the country to a wrong end indeed.
If each one is given a car to achieve an ideal socialistic pattern and nobody knows driving, but starts driving, what would be the condition on road? Everybody has equal rights on the public road. Then, each car will necessarily dash against the other and there is bound to be a jumble.
There seems to be a very apt pattern of life that we are heading to. Every one of us is a vehicle. We know how to go forward. The point intellect is very powerful and everybody is driving but and direct it properly or guide it to the proper destination.
The source of energy according to the author is
A
Highest creative action
B
Proper training of mind
C
Inspiration from past events
D
Stimulation obtained from a set goal
Question 22Single Answer
Passage :
Read the following passage and answer the question
The Great Acharyas have said that everything discovered has a great goal; surrender yourself to that goal and act towards it by drawing your inspiration from that goal whereby you will get a new column of energy. Do not allow this energy to be dissipated in the futile memory of past regrets or failures, or excitement of the present, and bring that is, the highest creative action in the world considered the most inefficient finds his way to the highest achievement and success.
This can be said very easily in a second. In order to train our mind to this attitude, considerable training is needed because we have already trained our mind wrongly to such an extent that we have become perfect in imperfections. Nor knowing the art of action, we have mastered artists in doing wrong things; the totality of activity will be the country to a wrong end indeed.
If each one is given a car to achieve an ideal socialistic pattern and nobody knows driving, but starts driving, what would be the condition on road? Everybody has equal rights on the public road. Then, each car will necessarily dash against the other and there is bound to be a jumble.
There seems to be a very apt pattern of life that we are heading to. Every one of us is a vehicle. We know how to go forward. The point intellect is very powerful and everybody is driving but and direct it properly or guide it to the proper destination.
The author's main focus in the passage is
A
Finding out a worthy goal in life
B
Regulation of energy in proper channels
C
Struggle for equal rights
D
Car accidents due to lack of driving skills
Question 23Single Answer
When we say that communication is intentional, it means that -
A
Sender consciously intends to affect the behaviour of receiver of the message
B
Effective communication is a process of acting on information
C
Through speech communication, people make sense of the world
D
None of the above
Question 24Single Answer
Communication is the transfer and understanding of
A
Ideas
B
Concepts
C
Meaning
D
Words
Question 25Single Answer
Which of the following can be termed as the 'context' of communication?
A
An interference with message reception
B
Effective communication
C
Verbal and non-verbal responses to messages
D
A physical and psychological environment for conversation
Question 26Single Answer
Find the missing number in the following series.
8, 24, 12, ?, 18, 54
A
26
B
24
C
36
D
32
Question 27Single Answer
Find the missing number in the following series.
28, 33, 31, 36, ?, 39
A
30
B
32
C
33
D
34
Question 28Single Answer
Find the missing number in the following series.
1, 3, 4, 8, 15, 27, ?
A
45
B
50
C
55
D
60
Question 29Single Answer
The main governing body at the tertiary level of education in India is -
A
NCERT
B
CBSE
C
AICTE
D
UGC
Question 30Single Answer
Government established the University Grants Commission by an act of Parliament in the year
A
1980
B
1948
C
1950
D
1956
Question 31Single Answer
The tertiary education includes
A
Primary and secondary education
B
Higher education
C
Vocational education and training
D
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Question 32Single Answer
The term ecosystem was coined by -
A
Arthur Tansley
B
Al Gore
C
Mobius
D
Mobius
Question 33Single Answer
Who first used and defined Ecology in 1866?
A
H. Reiter
B
Haeckel
C
Charles Elton
D
Odum
Question 34Single Answer
In the study of man-environment interaction, the statement of Miss Sample that 'the humans are slowly the product of their environment' is
A
An opinion
B
A prejudice
C
A fact
D
A widely accepted phenomenon
Question 35Single Answer
ICT stands for -
A
Information and communication technology
B
Information controlled technology
C
Information capable technology
D
None of the above
Question 36Single Answer
Which of the following is also termed as multimedia education?
A
ICT supported education
B
ICT enabled education
C
ICT education
D
None of the above
Question 37Single Answer
Information and communication technology includes
A
Online learning
B
Learning through the use of EDUSAT
C
Web-based learning
D
All of the above
Question 38Single Answer
The process by which conclusion is arrived at on the basis of other propositions is termed as -
A
Concept
B
Inference
C
Connotation
D
Conference
Question 39Single Answer
Propositions that support the conclusion of an argument are called
A
Inferences
B
Premises
C
Concepts
D
None of the above
Question 40Single Answer
That proposition which is affirmed on the basis of premises is called
A
Major term
B
Concept
C
Conclusion
D
Syllogism
Question 41Single Answer
Passage :
Direction: Study the table given below and answer question (The table consists of marks obtained by candidates in different subject) Marks obtained in different subjects by various candidates
Subjects (maximum marks)
Students
Maths
Chemistry
Physics
Geography
History
Computer Science
(150)
(130)
(120)
(100)
(100)
(100)
Ayush
90
50
90
60
70
80
Aman
100
80
80
40
80
70
Sajal
90
60
70
70
90
70
Rohit
80
65
80
80
60
60
Muskan
80
65
85
95
50
90
Tanvi
70
75
65
85
40
60
Tarun
65
35
50
77
80
80
What is the average of marks obtained by Aman for all subjects?
A
72
B
75
C
80
D
85
Question 42Single Answer
Passage :
Direction: Study the table given below and answer question (The table consists of marks obtained by candidates in different subjects) Marks obtained in different subjects by various candidates
Subjects (maximum marks)
Students
Maths
Chemistry
Physics
Geography
History
Computer Science
(150)
(130)
(120)
(100)
(100)
(100)
Ayush
90
50
90
60
70
80
Aman
100
80
80
40
80
70
Sajal
90
60
70
70
90
70
Rohit
80
65
80
80
60
60
Muskan
80
65
85
95
50
90
Tanvi
70
75
65
85
40
60
Tarun
65
35
50
77
80
80
What is the approximate percentage of marks obtained by Ayush?
A
62.8
B
72.5
C
75
D
74
Question 43Single Answer
Passage :
Direction: Study the table given below and answer question (The table consists of marks obtained by candidates in different subjects) Marks obtained in different subjects by various candidates
Subjects (maximum marks)
Students
Maths
Chemistry
Physics
Geography
History
Computer Science
(150)
(130)
(120)
(100)
(100)
(100)
Ayush
90
50
90
60
70
80
Aman
100
80
80
40
80
70
Sajal
90
60
70
70
90
70
Rohit
80
65
80
80
60
60
Muskan
80
65
85
95
50
90
Tanvi
70
75
65
85
40
60
Tarun
65
35
50
77
80
80
What is the average of marks obtained by all candidates in Physics?
A
62.85
B
74.28
C
78.52
D
None of the above
Question 44Single Answer
Passage :
Direction: Study the table given below and answer question (The table consists of marks obtained by candidates in different subjects) Marks obtained in different subjects by various candidates
Subjects (maximum marks)
Students
Maths
Chemistry
Physics
Geography
History
Computer Science
(150)
(130)
(120)
(100)
(100)
(100)
Ayush
90
50
90
60
70
80
Aman
100
80
80
40
80
70
Sajal
90
60
70
70
90
70
Rohit
80
65
80
80
60
60
Muskan
80
65
85
95
50
90
Tanvi
70
75
65
85
40
60
Tarun
65
35
50
77
80
80
Who among the following has obtained the highest aggregate marks?
A
Ayush
B
Aman
C
Sajal
D
Muskan
Question 45Single Answer
Identify the number that occurs in the series 2, 10, 30, 68, 130, ....
(A)738
(B) 349
(C) 520
(D) 222
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A
A, B and C only
B
B, C and D only
C
A, C and D only
D
A, B and D only
Question 46Single Answer
Arrange the following gases in the ascending order of their global warning potential (GWD):
(A) CO2
(B) CH
(C) SF
(D) CFC-11
(E) N2O
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A
(A), (B), (C), (E), (D)
B
(A), (B), (E), (D), (C)
C
(B), (C), (A), (E), (D)
D
(A), (E), (B), (D), (C)
Question 47Single Answer
Who sends what to whom in a communication process?
(A) Channel sends the message to sender
(B) Sender sends messages to receiver
(C) Sender sends the feedback to receiver
(D) Receiver sends messages to sender
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A
A only
B
A and D only
C
B only
D
B and C only
Question 48Single Answer
Which of the following Indian universities were modelled on the lines of University of London?
(A) Calcutta
(B) Bombay
(C) Madras
(D) Andhra
(E) Mysore
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A
A, B & C only
B
B, C & D only
C
C, D & E only
D
A, B & D only
Question 49Single Answer
Identify the correct order of the term A-E to complete the following paragraph about computer devices and technology. An ________ allows a user to write on a surface using a pen, and the text and drawings can then be captured and stored for later use. An ________ printer produces a hard copy of a document using and piezoelectric technology. A printer uses a drum, and positive and negative charges, to produce a _____ hard copy of a document.
(A) inkjet
(B) interactive whiteboard
(C) laser
(D) rotating
(E) thermal bubble
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A
B, E, A, D, C
B
B, A, E, C, D
C
A, B, E, C, D
D
E, D, C, B, A
Question 50Single Answer
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Kyoto protocol only binds developed countries and places heavier burden on them
Statement II: Kyoto protocol has nothing to do with United Nations Framework Convention on climate change (UNFCCC)
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
C
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Question 51Single Answer
Which of the following terms describes a novel of fashionable high life in 19th-century English literature ?
A
Brass-Spittoon
B
Diamond-Jar
C
Golden-Spoon
D
Silver-Fork
Question 52Single Answer
What term did Beetroot Brecht use for his mode of drama-writing to distinguish it from traditional theatre ?
A
epic theatre
B
kitchen-sink theatre
C
musical theatre
D
proletarian theatre
Question 53Single Answer
Which of the following terms is used to describe spurious words which are the result of inadvertent errors made by copyists, printers and editors ?
A
dud words
B
ghost words
C
protowords
D
pseudo words
Question 54Single Answer
Which two of the following are works by I.A. Richards ?
(a) Concepts of Criticism
(b) Science and Poetry
(c) The Philosophy of Rhetoric
(d) English Literature in Our Time and the University
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a) and (d) only
C
(b) and (c) only
D
(b) and (d) only
Question 55Single Answer
In "The Function of Criticism at the Present Time" what is propose by Matthew Arnold as the essence of criticism ?
A
affirmation
B
cohesiveness
C
disinterestedness
D
judiciousness
Question 56Single Answer
According to Ferdinand de Saussure, language is :
(a) an interlocking structure
(b) a system of constant change
(c) a system of signs
(d) a self-standing formation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a) and (c) only
C
(b) and (d) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 57Single Answer
What was the centre set up for studying culture at the University of Birmingham called ?
A
Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
B
Centre for Contemporary Studies
C
Centre for Culture Studies
D
Centre for New Cultural Studies
Question 58Single Answer
Which of the following statements are true of English as used in India ?
(a) India is counted among the largest English-speaking communities in the world
(b) No group, community or population of Indians claims English as its mother tongue
(c) More than fifty per cent of Indians speak English fluently
(d) English is the country's principal language of commerce
(e) With the growing stature of Hindi as lingua franca, it has supplanted English as the link language between the central government and the states
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (d) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(c) and (e) only
D
(d) and (e) only
Question 59Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II .
List-I List-II
(Poem) (Poet)
(a) "The Road Not Taken" I. Pablo Neruda
(b) "Tonight I can Write the Saddest Lines" II. Robert Frost
(c) "I hear America Singing" III. Langston Hughes
(d) "I, too, Sing America" IV. Walt Whitman
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
I II III IV
B
II I IV III
C
III II IV I
D
IV I II III
Question 60Single Answer
Usage in "You have hissed the mystery lectures" is an example of :
A
error of lexical choice
B
inadvertent mistake
C
metathesis
D
spoonerism
Question 61Single Answer
Who is the creator of the character, Julien Sorel ?
A
Balzac
B
Flaubert
C
Moliere
D
Stendhal
Question 62Single Answer
Arrange the following in their chronological order :
(a) English replaces Persian as official language of the Company
(b) Arrival of Charles Grant in India
(c) Universities established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras
(d) Construction of Fort William in Calcutta
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b), (a), (d), (c)
B
(d), (a), (c), (b)
C
(d), (b), (a), (c)
D
(d), (b), (c), (a)
Question 63Single Answer
Which of the following qualify for the label 'cultural intermediary' in the context of a commercial film ?
(a) The film magazine columnist
(b) The director
(c) Fan clubs
(d) The producer
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (c) only
B
(a) and (b) only
C
(b) and (c) only
D
(b) and (d) only
Question 64Single Answer
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : All research being original and uninspired, it is rare for a researcher to begin a project by deriving ideas from predecessors
Statement II : Studying and documenting past work on a research topic stifles the continual expansion of human knowledge
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
C
Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect
D
Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct
Question 65Single Answer
Which of these are true of Raymond Williams' Culture and Society ?
(a) It critiques the idea of high culture
(b) It overlooks the idea of high culture
(c) It defines culture as a way of life
(d) It equates culture with science
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (c) only
B
(a) and (d) only
C
(a) and (b) only
D
(b) and (d) only
Question 66Single Answer
Who is the author of The Truth about Me : A Hijra Life Story ?
A
A. Revathi
B
Bama
C
Mukta Sarvagod
D
V. Geetha
Question 67Single Answer
Which of these countries does Montaigne's essay, "Of Cannibals, “focus on primarily ?
A
Borneo
B
Brazil
C
India
D
Japan
Question 68Single Answer
The set of inflected forms taken by a single word is :
A
lexeme
B
morpheme
C
phoneme
D
sememe
Question 69Single Answer
In "The Life of Cowley" which two of the following criticisms were made by Samuel Johnson against a group of writers he termed the 'metaphysical poets' ?
(a) They made an inappropriate combination of wit and imagination
(b) Instead of writing poetry, they only wrote verses
(c) They neither copied nature nor life
(d) They never tried to be singular in their thoughts
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(b) and (d) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 70Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Book) (Author)
(a) English, August I. Shyam Selvadurai
(b) In Custody II Anita Desai
(c) Such a Long Journey III. Rohinton Mistry
(d) Funny Boy IV. Upamanyu Chatterjee
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
I II IV III
B
II IV I III
C
III II I IV
D
IV II III I
Question 71Single Answer
Arrange the following groups of poets in their chronological sequence in relation to English literary history :
(a) The Imagist poets
(b) The Cavalier poets
(c) The Movement poets
(d) The Lake poets
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b), (d), (a), (c)
B
(b), (d), (c), (a)
C
(d), (a), (b), (c)
D
(d), (b), (a), (c)
Question 72Single Answer
Which of these characters figure in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot ?
(a) Estragon
(b) Pozzo
(c) Bassanio
(d) Murphy
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a) and (d) only
C
(b) and (c) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 73Single Answer
Which two of the following poems are by Judith Wright ?
(a) "Meditation on a Bone"
(b) "Imperial Adam"
(c) "Woman to Man
(d) "The Old Prison
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a) and (c) only
C
(b) and (d) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 74Single Answer
Who, in "The World as India," argues that English can be the only common "unifying language" of India ?
A
Anthony Burgess
B
C.K. Ogden
C
Noam Chomsky
D
Susan Sontag
Question 75Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Writer) (Book)
(a) Homi Bhabha I. Reading the Popular
(b) T.S. Eliot II. The Location of Culture
(c) Roland Barthes III. Notes towards the Definition of Culture
(d) John Fiske IV. Image-Music-Text
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
I II IV III
B
II III IV I
C
III II I IV
D
IV II III I
Question 76Single Answer
Which among the following are examples of the Kiinstlerroman ?
(a) The Portrait of a Lady
(b) David Copperfield
(c) Tom Jones
(d) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a) and (c) only
C
(b) and (d) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 77Single Answer
With which of the following movements is Charles Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil generally associated ?
(a) Neo-classical
(b) Symbolist
(c) Modernist
(d) Postmodernist
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (d) only
B
(a) and (b) only
C
(b) and (c) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 78Single Answer
Words with the same pronunciation and different meanings are :
A
homonyms
B
homografts
C
homologues
D
homophones
Question 79Single Answer
The MLA Style Sheet, a compilation of scholarly conventions and directives, was first published in :
A
1951
B
1957
C
1962
D
1970
Question 80Single Answer
Arrange the following journals in the chronological order of publication .
(a) Longman's Magazine
(b) Cornhill Magazine
(c) Blackwood's Magazine
(d) Bentley's Miscellany
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b), (c), (a), (d)
B
(b), (c), (d), (a)
C
(c), (b), (a), (d)
D
(c), (d), (b), (a)
Question 81Single Answer
Which of these are generally taken to be true of Cultural Studies ?
(a) It is politically engaged
(b) It privileges text over context
(c) It has a symbiotic relationship with Formalism
(d) It studies the means of production of a text
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (c) only
B
(a) and (d) only
C
(a) and (b) only
D
(b) and (d) only
Question 82Single Answer
Which of the following statements best articulates Frantz Fanon's political position ?
A
Colonialism will die a natural death sans any violent struggle against it
B
Peasants and social outcasts have little revolu-tionary potential in Africa
C
Social oppression in the third world is a matter more of race than of class
D
The African bourgeoisie can never succeed in the task of nation building
Question 83Single Answer
Who among the following says that ideology is "a representation of the imaginary relationship of individuals to their real conditions of existence" ?
A
Fredric Jameson
B
Herbert Marcuse
C
Louis Althusser
D
Terry Eagleton
Question 84Single Answer
Who wrote a postmodern reworking of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations without altering the original title ?
A
Angela Carter
B
Kathy Acker
C
Peter Carey
D
Shirley Jackson
Question 85Single Answer
In which book of Paradise Lost does Milton refer to "Agra and Lahore of Great Mogul" ?
A
Book III
B
Book IV
C
Book VII
D
Book XI
Question 86Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Text) (Author)
(a) Advancement of Learning I. Susan Sontag
(b) Past and Present II. Francis Bacon
(c) English Traits III. Thomas Carlyle
(d) Illness as Metaphor IV. R.W. Emerson
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
I III IV II
B
II III IV I
C
III IV II I
D
IV I II III
Question 87Single Answer
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The implied reader shifts attention from the real reading individual to a disembodied dimension of reception, intricately interwoven into the text
Reason (R) : The 'Dear Reader,' invoked in the realist novels, is a fictional representation of the distant reader
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
B
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
C
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
D
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Question 88Single Answer
Choose the right chronological sequence of the following books :
(a) Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
(b) Kiran Desai. The Inheritance of Loss
(c) Shashi Deshpande, That Long Silence
(d) Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (d), (b), (c)
B
(b), (c), (d), (a)
C
(c), (a), (d), (b)
D
(d), (b), (c), (a)
Question 89Single Answer
Which pair of linguists in the following list is associated with speech acts' ?
A
Franz Boas and Rudolf Camap
B
J.L. Austin and John Searle
C
Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker
D
Paul Grice and Michael Devitt
Question 90Single Answer
Which of the following does Urvashi Butalia's The Other Side of Silence primarily seek to do ?
(a) To understand the Partition as something more than a political divide
(b) To foreground a personal history of the Partition
(c) To foreground the Partition as an event more tragic than the Holocaust
(d) To find and unite families separated at the Partition
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a) and (d) only
C
(b) and (c) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 91Single Answer
Which of these themes best sums up the preoccupation of most of Vijay Tendulkar's plays ?
A
Dynamics of media
B
Motivations of crime
C
Workings of love triangles
D
Workings of power
Question 92Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Book) (Poet)
(a) Anniversaries I. Abraham Cowley
(b) The Temple II. John Donne
(c) The Rehearsal Transpros'd III. George Herbert
(d) Pindarique Odes IV. Andrew Marvell
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
I IV II III
B
II III IV I
C
III I IV II
D
IV II I III
Question 93Single Answer
Who is the author of Radiant Textually ?
A
Jerome McGann
B
Gerald Graff
C
James Thorpe
D
Richard D. Altick
Question 94Single Answer
Which of these may be said to be true of the journal published from Bowling Green University from 1969, which carried essays on Spiderman comics, rock music, and detective films ?
(a) It sought to highlight the importance of popular culture
(b) It sought to highlight the importance of elite culture
(c) It sought to buttress the canon by making it more elitist
(d) It sought to break down the dominance of 'high' culture
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a) and (d) only
C
(b) and (c) only
D
(b) and (d) only
Question 95Single Answer
How does T.S. Eliot sum up the peculiar quality of Marvell's "Horatian Ode" ?
A
'a contrast of ideas, different in degree but the same in principle'
B
a tough reasonableness beneath a slight lyric grace'
C
'heterogeneity of materials compelled into unity'
D
'telescoping of images and multiplied associations'
Question 96Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Novel) (Writer)
(a) A Handful of Dust I. E.M. Forster
(b) Brighton Rock II. Evelyn Waugh
(c) Howard's End II. D.H. Lawrence
(d) The Plumed Serpent IV. Aldous Huxley
(e) Those Barren Leaves V. Graham Greene
Codes :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
I IV II III V
B
II V I III IV
C
III I V II IV
D
V II IV I III
Question 97Single Answer
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : A pidgin is formed by two mutually unintelligible speech communities trying to communicate using the most obvious features of each other's language
Statement II : Notwithstanding the number of years a pidgin is spoken, it can never become the mother tongue of a community
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
C
Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect
D
Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct
Question 98Single Answer
Who among the following has coined the term, 'eco-feminism' ?
A
Monique Wittig
B
Francoise d'Eaubonne
C
Helene Cixous
D
Marguerite Duras
Question 99Single Answer
Who wrote the short story, "The Voter" ?
A
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
B
Chinua Achebe
C
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
D
Wole Soyinka
Question 100Single Answer
Which two of the following are fallacious evaluations of poetry according to Matthew Arnold's "The Study of Poetry" ?
(a) contextual estimate
(b) personal estimate
(c) comparative estimate
(d) historic estimate
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (c) only
C
(b) and (d) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 101Single Answer
Greek Drama originated in which ancient civilization?
A
Greek
B
Roman
C
Egyptian
D
Persian
Question 102Single Answer
Which god is associated with the origin of Greek Drama?
A
Zeus
B
Apollo
C
Athena
D
Dionysus
Question 103Single Answer
Greek Tragedy primarily focuses on?
A
Mythological heroic suffering
B
Comedy of errors
C
Domestic life
D
Satirical politics
Question 104Single Answer
Greek Comedy is mainly concerned with?
A
Gods and fate
B
Epic battles
C
Everyday life and social satire
D
Religious rituals
Question 105Single Answer
Who is known as the “Father of Tragedy”?
A
Sophocles
B
Aeschylus
C
Euripides
D
Aristophanes
Question 106Single Answer
Who wrote “Oedipus Rex”?
A
Euripides
B
Homer
C
Aeschylus
D
Sophocles
Question 107Single Answer
Aristotle’s concept of tragedy is discussed in which work?
A
Poetics
B
Republic
C
Rhetoric
D
Ethics
Question 108Single Answer
According to Aristotle, tragedy is an imitation of?
A
Fantasy worlds
B
Gods in heaven
C
Nature only
D
Men in action
Question 109Single Answer
Aristotle’s concept of “catharsis” means?
A
Fear of gods
B
Purification of emotions
C
Comic relief
D
Moral punishment
Question 110Single Answer
The tragic hero is usually?
A
Perfect and divine
B
Common man
C
Comic character
D
Noble but flawed
Question 111Single Answer
The “hamartia” in Aristotle’s theory refers to?
A
Divine intervention
B
Tragic flaw or error
C
Comedy element
D
Chorus song
Question 112Single Answer
Which element is not part of Aristotle’s six elements of tragedy?
A
Plot
B
Character
C
Spectacle
D
Novel
Question 113Single Answer
Aristotle considered which element most important in tragedy?
A
Character
B
Plot
C
Diction
D
Music
Question 114Single Answer
The unity of action means?
A
Single main plot
B
Many subplots
C
No ending
D
Random events
Question 115Single Answer
Unity of time refers to action within?
A
1 year
B
One act only
C
10 days
D
24 hours
Question 116Single Answer
Unity of place means?
A
Multiple locations
B
One fixed location
C
Different countries
D
No setting
Question 117Single Answer
The chorus in Greek drama primarily functions as?
A
Main hero
B
Narrator and commentator
C
Villain
D
Stage manager
Question 118Single Answer
Greek theatre was performed in?
A
Stadiums
B
Amphitheatres
C
Palaces
D
Churches
Question 119Single Answer
The structure of classical drama includes?
A
Monologue only
B
Introduction only
C
Flashback only
D
Prologue, Episode, Exodus
Question 120Single Answer
“Comedy” in Greek tradition means?
A
Song of praise
B
Light-hearted play
C
Tragic ending
D
Religious ritual
Question 121Single Answer
Who wrote “The Frogs”?
A
Sophocles
B
Euripides
C
Aristophanes
D
Aeschylus
Question 122Single Answer
Greek tragedy originally evolved from?
A
Epic poetry
B
Lyric hymns
C
Dithyrambs
D
Ballads
Question 123Single Answer
The role of fate in Greek tragedy is?
A
Negligible
B
Comic element
C
Central force
D
Ignored
Question 124Single Answer
Aristotle’s “peripeteia” means?
A
Recognition
B
Dialogue
C
Reversal of fortune
D
Chorus entry
Question 125Single Answer
“Anagnorisis” refers to?
A
Comic relief
B
Recognition or discovery
C
Stage setting
D
Action sequence
Question 126Single Answer
Greek tragedy typically ends with?
A
Happy ending
B
Moral lesson
C
Catastrophe
D
Open ending
Question 127Single Answer
The main language of classical Greek drama was?
A
Latin
B
Hebrew
C
Sanskrit
D
Greek
Question 128Single Answer
Which of the following is a Greek tragic playwright?
A
Plautus
B
Euripides
C
Seneca
D
Terence
Question 129Single Answer
The dramatic mask in Greek theatre symbolized?
A
Realism
B
Comedy only
C
No meaning
D
Character types
Question 130Single Answer
The term “episode” in Greek drama refers to?
A
Chorus song
B
Ending scene
C
Dialogue section between choruses
D
Prologue
Question 131Single Answer
Classical drama emphasizes?
A
Random structure
B
Improvisation only
C
No rules
D
Unity and order
Question 132Single Answer
The “exodos” in Greek drama is?
A
Opening scene
B
Final exit scene
C
Chorus song
D
Climax
Question 133Single Answer
Which playwright introduced psychological depth in tragedy?
A
Homer
B
Aristophanes
C
Sophocles
D
Virgil
Question 134Single Answer
Aristotle believed tragedy evokes?
A
Fear and pity
B
Laughter only
C
Anger only
D
Confusion
Question 135Single Answer
Greek comedy often criticized?
A
Religion
B
Nature
C
Mythology
D
Society and politics
Question 136Single Answer
The “agon” in Greek drama refers to?
A
Musical scene
B
Chorus dance
C
Ending
D
Formal debate or conflict
Question 137Single Answer
The structure of classical drama is often called?
A
Linear and unified
B
Episodic
C
Circular
D
Fragmented
Question 138Single Answer
Aristotle’s theory of tragedy is primarily based on?
A
Comedy plays
B
Modern plays
C
Roman plays
D
Observations of Greek drama
Question 139Single Answer
The tragic hero’s downfall is due to?
A
Luck only
B
Society only
C
Comedy
D
Fate and flaw
Question 140Single Answer
Which is not a feature of Greek tragedy?
A
Chorus
B
Unity of action
C
Multiple endings
D
Songs
Question 141Single Answer
The “prologue” in Greek drama means?
A
Ending scene
B
Climax
C
Introduction before chorus
D
Chorus song
Question 142Single Answer
Comedy in Aristotle’s classification deals with?
A
Lower types of characters
B
Noble characters
C
Gods only
D
Heroes only
Question 143Single Answer
Greek theatre performances were held during festivals of?