The payment was collected by the hardworking salesman.
A
The hardworking salesman collected the payment.
B
the salesman who worked heard was able to collect the payment.
C
to collect the payment the salesman had to work hard.
D
The hardworking salesman was able to collect the payment.
Question 4Single Answer
I had to stop all my work to complete this project.
A
All other work had to be stopped to complete this project by me
B
For completing this project all other work must be stopped
C
For completing this project I had to stop all my work
D
To complete this project all other work had been stopped by me
Question 5Single Answer
They have published the names of all the successful candidates.
A
The candidates who have succeeded their names they had published.
B
The names of all the successful candidates have been published by them
C
The candidates who have succeeded their names have been published by them.
D
The names of all the successful candidate were published by them.
Question 6Single Answer
The online shopping site lowered the prices.
A
Lowering of the prices was done by the online shopping site
B
The prices were lowered by the online shopping site
C
The prices had been lowered by the online shopping site
D
The prices have been lowered by the online shopping site
Question 7Single Answer
Who taught you to drive a truck ?
A
To drive a truck by whom were you taught?
B
Driving a truck by who were you taught?
C
Driving a truck by who were you being taught?
D
By whom were you taught to drive a truck?
Question 8Single Answer
We shall invite Suresh.
A
Suresh would be invited by us
B
Suresh would have been invited by us
C
Suresh will be invited by us
D
Suresh will have been invited by us
Question 9Single Answer
Dark clouds have overcast the evening sky.
A
By the dark clouds the evening sky was overcast.
B
The evening sky has been overcast by the dark clouds.
C
Dark clouds overcastted the evening sky.
D
The sky of the evening was overcasted by dark clouds.
Question 10Single Answer
The partners will celebrate their triumph tomorrow.
A
The triumph would be celebrated by the partners a day before
B
The triumph would be celebrated by the partners a day after
C
The triumph would have been celebrated by the partners a day after
D
The triumph will have been celebrated by the partners tomorrow
Question 11Single Answer
Why did break the vase?
A
why is the vase broken by him
B
why was the vase broken by him
C
why had been the vase broken by him
D
why has been the vase broken by him
Question 12Single Answer
Mariam was writing a note to her boss.
A
A note was written to her boss by Mariam
B
A note was wrote by Mariam to her boss
C
A note was being written by Mariam to her boss
D
A note was written by Mariam to her boss
Question 13Single Answer
The baby really enjoys that music.
A
That music was really enjoyed by the baby.
B
That music was really being enjoyed by the baby.
C
That music is really enjoyed by the baby.
D
This music was really enjoyed by the baby.
Question 14Single Answer
The weather disrupted the final match.
A
The final match has been disrupted by the weather.
B
The final match had been disrupted by the weather.
C
The final match was disrupted by the weather.
D
The final match was being disrupted by the weather.
Question 15Single Answer
The management committee is required to publish a report every year.
A
report would be published by the management committee every year.
B
A report would have been published by the management committee every year.
C
A report requires to be published by the management committee every year.
D
Every year the report would be published by the management committee.
Question 16Single Answer
Preeti ran the race in record time.
A
In record time Preeti ran the race.
B
The race was run by Preeti in record time
C
The race was being run by Preeti in record time
D
The race had been run by Preeti in record time
Question 17Single Answer
I shall have written the full thesis by December
A
By December I shall have wrote the full thesis.
B
The full thesis will have been written by me by December.
C
The full Thesis will be wrote by me by December
D
By December the full thesis must have been wrote by me.
Question 18Single Answer
One must keep one’s promises.
A
One’s promises must be kept by one.
B
One’s promises had to be kept.
C
Promises must be kept.
D
Promises have to be kept by one.
Question 19Single Answer
I read the story in one night.
A
The story had been read by me in one night.
B
The story has been read by me in one night
C
n one night the story has been read by me.
D
the story was read by me in one night
Question 20Single Answer
We must take care of the old.
A
Those who are old need to be taken care of by us.
B
The old must be taken care of by us.
C
Those who are old need care by us
D
The old should be taken care of by us.
Question 21Single Answer
Passage :
Direction : Question below has two blanks, each blank indicting that some thing has been omitted. Choose the word for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The Finance Department has ……………a centralized online databank system for all statutory government bodies to …………an eye on their assets and liabilities.
A
presented , stay
B
introduced , keep
C
announce , make
D
created , let
E
proclaimed , hold
Question 22Single Answer
Passage :
Direction : The five items in this section consists of a word or group of words followed by four words as (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the word which is nearly opposite to the meaning of the original word or group of words and mark your response as (a), (b), (c) and (d), as the case may be, in your Answer Sheet.
Assets
A
liabilities
B
responsibilities
C
estates
D
profits
Question 23Single Answer
Passage :
Direction : In the question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Affidavit
A
Affirmation
B
Slander
C
Oath
D
Testimony
Question 24Single Answer
Passage :
Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Hollow
A
Alveolate
B
Cleft
C
Cavernous
D
Solid
Question 25Single Answer
Passage :
Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Cosset
A
Ignoreb
B
Close
C
Caress
D
Fondle
Question 26Single Answer
Passage :
Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Ogle
A
Leer
B
Gaze
C
Ignore
D
Gawk
Question 27Single Answer
Passage :
Directions:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Intrinsic
A
Elemental
B
Innate
C
Connate
D
Acquired
Question 28Single Answer
Passage :
Direction : In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Coalesce
A
Separate
B
Adhere
C
Cleave
D
Amalgamate
Question 29Single Answer
Passage :
Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Loiter
A
lag
B
Hasten
C
Amble
D
Loii
Question 30Single Answer
Passage :
Direction : Question below has two blanks, blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The protests were......... at ......... awareness among the elite and the educated.
A
held, generating
B
aimed, creating
C
targeted, awakening
D
focused, building
E
concentrated, producing
Question 31Single Answer
Passage :
Directions:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Deep-seated
A
Chronic
B
Temporary
C
inbred
D
Subconscious
Question 32Single Answer
Passage :
Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Vibrant
A
Drab
B
Gaudy
C
Jazzy
D
Vivid
Question 33Single Answer
Passage :
Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
To scowl
A
To glower
B
To smirk
C
To Grimace
D
To grin
Question 34Single Answer
Passage :
In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error .
I used (A)/ a pair of black trousers (B) / for a week (C)/ No error (D)
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
Question 35Single Answer
Passage :
Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Atheist
A
Skeptic
B
Pagan
C
Disciple
D
Agnostic
Question 36Single Answer
Passage :
Directions: in the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Abdicate
A
Forgo
B
Usurp
C
Waive
D
Cede
Question 37Single Answer
Passage :
Direction: A passage is given with question following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
Some languages are used by a few people. Others, such a Mandarin Chinese and English, are spoken by millions. Many people speak two or more languages. They may use one language at home with family and friends and other at work or school. Regional variations of language are known as dialects. The Anglo-Saxons, who conquered Britain at the end of the Roman Empire, spoke a Germanic language include Danish, Dutch, German and Swedish. English also contains Drench-derived words after it was ruled by French-speaking king following the Norman Conquest.
Mandarin Chinese is spoken by people.
A
Little
B
Few
C
Many
D
Big
Question 38Single Answer
Passage :
Direction: A passage is given with question following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it. Passage Some languages are used by a few people. Others, such a Mandarin Chinese and English, are spoken by millions. Many people speak two or more languages. They may use one language at home with family and friends and other at work or school. Regional variations of language are known as dialects. The Anglo-Saxons, who conquered Britain at the end of the Roman Empire, spoke a Germanic language include Danish, Dutch, German and Swedish. English also contains Drench-derived words after it was ruled by French-speaking king following the Norman Conquest.
A person who is good at foreign languages is known as-
A
Virtuoso
B
Linguist
C
Ventriloquist
D
Scholar
Question 39Single Answer
Passage :
Directions:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Astringe
A
Liberate
B
Constringe
C
Circumscribe
D
Tauten
Question 40Single Answer
Passage :
Direction: A passage is given with question following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it. Passage
The………of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ……… to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ……… about India, then it’s advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the …………. of his presence in you to understand what gurudakshina is in ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually …………. Guide.
The ………..of gurudakshina is very ancient.
A
habit
B
approach
C
perception
D
concept
Question 41Single 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 42Single 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 43Single 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 44Single 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 45Single 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 46Single 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 47Single 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 48Single 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 49Single 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 50Single 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
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Subjects Knowledge & Special Education
Question 51Single Answer
Who is the creator of the character, Julien Sorel ?
A
Balzac
B
Flaubert
C
Moliere
D
Stendhal
Question 52Single 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 53Single 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 54Single 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 55Single 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 56Single 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 57Single Answer
Which of these countries does Montaigne's essay, "Of Cannibals, “focus on primarily ?
A
Borneo
B
Brazil
C
India
D
Japan
Question 58Single Answer
The set of inflected forms taken by a single word is :
A
lexeme
B
morpheme
C
phoneme
D
sememe
Question 59Single 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 60Single 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 61Single 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 62Single 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 63Single 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 64Single 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 65Single 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 66Single 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 67Single 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 68Single Answer
Words with the same pronunciation and different meanings are :
A
homonyms
B
homografts
C
homologues
D
homophones
Question 69Single 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 70Single 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 71Single 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 72Single 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 73Single 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 74Single 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 75Single 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 76Single 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 77Single 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 78Single 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 79Single 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 80Single 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 81Single 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 82Single 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 83Single Answer
Who is the author of Radiant Textually ?
A
Jerome McGann
B
Gerald Graff
C
James Thorpe
D
Richard D. Altick
Question 84Single 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 85Single 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 86Single 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 87Single 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 88Single 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 89Single Answer
Who wrote the short story, "The Voter" ?
A
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
B
Chinua Achebe
C
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
D
Wole Soyinka
Question 90Single 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 91Single Answer
Greek Drama originated in which ancient civilization?
A
Greek
B
Roman
C
Egyptian
D
Persian
Question 92Single Answer
Which god is associated with the origin of Greek Drama?
A
Zeus
B
Apollo
C
Athena
D
Dionysus
Question 93Single Answer
Greek Tragedy primarily focuses on?
A
Mythological heroic suffering
B
Comedy of errors
C
Domestic life
D
Satirical politics
Question 94Single Answer
Greek Comedy is mainly concerned with?
A
Gods and fate
B
Epic battles
C
Everyday life and social satire
D
Religious rituals
Question 95Single Answer
Who is known as the “Father of Tragedy”?
A
Sophocles
B
Aeschylus
C
Euripides
D
Aristophanes
Question 96Single Answer
Who wrote “Oedipus Rex”?
A
Euripides
B
Homer
C
Aeschylus
D
Sophocles
Question 97Single Answer
Aristotle’s concept of tragedy is discussed in which work?
A
Poetics
B
Republic
C
Rhetoric
D
Ethics
Question 98Single Answer
According to Aristotle, tragedy is an imitation of?
A
Fantasy worlds
B
Gods in heaven
C
Nature only
D
Men in action
Question 99Single Answer
Aristotle’s concept of “catharsis” means?
A
Fear of gods
B
Purification of emotions
C
Comic relief
D
Moral punishment
Question 100Single Answer
The tragic hero is usually?
A
Perfect and divine
B
Common man
C
Comic character
D
Noble but flawed
Question 101Single Answer
The “hamartia” in Aristotle’s theory refers to?
A
Divine intervention
B
Tragic flaw or error
C
Comedy element
D
Chorus song
Question 102Single Answer
Which element is not part of Aristotle’s six elements of tragedy?
A
Plot
B
Character
C
Spectacle
D
Novel
Question 103Single Answer
Aristotle considered which element most important in tragedy?
A
Character
B
Plot
C
Diction
D
Music
Question 104Single Answer
The unity of action means?
A
Single main plot
B
Many subplots
C
No ending
D
Random events
Question 105Single Answer
Unity of time refers to action within?
A
1 year
B
One act only
C
10 days
D
24 hours
Question 106Single Answer
Unity of place means?
A
Multiple locations
B
One fixed location
C
Different countries
D
No setting
Question 107Single Answer
The chorus in Greek drama primarily functions as?
A
Main hero
B
Narrator and commentator
C
Villain
D
Stage manager
Question 108Single Answer
Greek theatre was performed in?
A
Stadiums
B
Amphitheatres
C
Palaces
D
Churches
Question 109Single Answer
The structure of classical drama includes?
A
Monologue only
B
Introduction only
C
Flashback only
D
Prologue, Episode, Exodus
Question 110Single Answer
“Comedy” in Greek tradition means?
A
Song of praise
B
Light-hearted play
C
Tragic ending
D
Religious ritual
Question 111Single Answer
Who wrote “The Frogs”?
A
Sophocles
B
Euripides
C
Aristophanes
D
Aeschylus
Question 112Single Answer
Greek tragedy originally evolved from?
A
Epic poetry
B
Lyric hymns
C
Dithyrambs
D
Ballads
Question 113Single Answer
The role of fate in Greek tragedy is?
A
Negligible
B
Comic element
C
Central force
D
Ignored
Question 114Single Answer
Aristotle’s “peripeteia” means?
A
Recognition
B
Dialogue
C
Reversal of fortune
D
Chorus entry
Question 115Single Answer
“Anagnorisis” refers to?
A
Comic relief
B
Recognition or discovery
C
Stage setting
D
Action sequence
Question 116Single Answer
Greek tragedy typically ends with?
A
Happy ending
B
Moral lesson
C
Catastrophe
D
Open ending
Question 117Single Answer
The main language of classical Greek drama was?
A
Latin
B
Hebrew
C
Sanskrit
D
Greek
Question 118Single Answer
Which of the following is a Greek tragic playwright?
A
Plautus
B
Euripides
C
Seneca
D
Terence
Question 119Single Answer
The dramatic mask in Greek theatre symbolized?
A
Realism
B
Comedy only
C
No meaning
D
Character types
Question 120Single Answer
The term “episode” in Greek drama refers to?
A
Chorus song
B
Ending scene
C
Dialogue section between choruses
D
Prologue
Question 121Single Answer
Classical drama emphasizes?
A
Random structure
B
Improvisation only
C
No rules
D
Unity and order
Question 122Single Answer
The “exodos” in Greek drama is?
A
Opening scene
B
Final exit scene
C
Chorus song
D
Climax
Question 123Single Answer
Which playwright introduced psychological depth in tragedy?
A
Homer
B
Aristophanes
C
Sophocles
D
Virgil
Question 124Single Answer
Aristotle believed tragedy evokes?
A
Fear and pity
B
Laughter only
C
Anger only
D
Confusion
Question 125Single Answer
Greek comedy often criticized?
A
Religion
B
Nature
C
Mythology
D
Society and politics
Question 126Single Answer
The “agon” in Greek drama refers to?
A
Musical scene
B
Chorus dance
C
Ending
D
Formal debate or conflict
Question 127Single Answer
The structure of classical drama is often called?
A
Linear and unified
B
Episodic
C
Circular
D
Fragmented
Question 128Single 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 129Single Answer
The tragic hero’s downfall is due to?
A
Luck only
B
Society only
C
Comedy
D
Fate and flaw
Question 130Single Answer
Which is not a feature of Greek tragedy?
A
Chorus
B
Unity of action
C
Multiple endings
D
Songs
Question 131Single Answer
The “prologue” in Greek drama means?
A
Ending scene
B
Climax
C
Introduction before chorus
D
Chorus song
Question 132Single Answer
Comedy in Aristotle’s classification deals with?
A
Lower types of characters
B
Noble characters
C
Gods only
D
Heroes only
Question 133Single Answer
Greek theatre performances were held during festivals of?
A
Dionysus
B
Zeus
C
Apollo
D
Hermes
Question 134Single Answer
Aristotle’s “mimesis” means?
A
Imagination
B
Myth creation
C
Reality distortion
D
Imitation of life
Question 135Single Answer
Classical drama avoids?
A
Randomness
B
Unity
C
Structure
D
Plot
Question 136Single Answer
Which playwright wrote “Medea”?
A
Sophocles
B
Aristophanes
C
Aeschylus
D
Euripides
Question 137Single Answer
The role of chorus in tragedy is to?
A
Fight enemies
B
Comment on action
C
Replace hero
D
End play
Question 138Single Answer
Greek drama combines poetry and?
A
Painting
B
Music
C
Dance only
D
Sculpture
Question 139Single Answer
Aristotle divided drama into how many parts?
A
3
B
6
C
4
D
8
Question 140Single Answer
Classical dramatic structure is mainly based on?
A
Chaos theory
B
Improvisation
C
Random acts
D
Beginning, middle, and end
Question 141Single Answer
Which national institution works for rehabilitation of persons with visual impairment?
A
NIVH
B
NIEPID
C
NILD
D
AYJNISHD
Question 142Single Answer
NIVH is located at which place?
A
New Delhi
B
Mumbai
C
Chennai
D
Dehradun
Question 143Single Answer
Which institution is associated with hearing impairment?
A
AYJNISHD
B
NIEPID
C
NIMHANS
D
NILD
Question 144Single Answer
What is the full form of RCI?
A
Rehabilitation Council of India
B
Research Council of India
C
Resource Council of India
D
Rehabilitation Committee of India
Question 145Single Answer
Which organization regulates special education professionals in India?
A
NCERT
B
RCI
C
UGC
D
CBSE
Question 146Single Answer
What is the full form of NIEPID?
A
National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
B
National Institute of Inclusive Education and Professional Development
C
National Institute for Educational Planning and Development
D
National Institute of Empowerment and Public Development
Question 147Single Answer
Which ministry deals with disability affairs in India?
A
Ministry of Education
B
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
C
Ministry of Health
D
Ministry of Labour
Question 148Single Answer
Which agency develops educational resources for school education?
A
NCERT
B
RBI
C
AICTE
D
NITI Aayog
Question 149Single Answer
Which organization conducts teacher education programs in special education?