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Post Graduate Assistants 2018-2019

Subject – English
Question Paper – Tentative key
Date of Exam – 28.09.2019 & Session - FN
1 "To boil the chicken and the marrow bones,

And poudre marchant tart and galingale :
He could roast and sethe and boil and fry,
Maken mortrewes and well bake a pie."
'Poudre marchant tart' in the lines given above from "The Canterbury Tales" seems to have
"To boil the chicken and the marrow bones,
And poudre marchant tart and galingale :
He could roast and sethe and boil and fry,
Maken mortrewes and well bake a pie."
'Poudre marchant tart' in the lines given above from "The Canterbury Tales" seems to have
A: root of the sweet cypress

root of the sweet cypress
B: strong seasoning
strong seasoning
C: soup
soup
D: medieval curry powder
medieval curry powder
Correct Alternative:- D
2 "Therewith she spewed out of her filthy maw

A flood of poison horrible and black,
Full of great lumps of flesh and gobbets raw.…"
Spenser, in the lines from "Faerie Queene" given above, describes the resistance of
__________ .
"Therewith she spewed out of her filthy maw
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Subject – English
A flood of poison horrible and black,
Full of great lumps of flesh and gobbets raw.…"
Spenser, in the lines from "Faerie Queene" given above, describes the resistance of
__________ .
A: the loathly frogs

the loathly frogs
B: the wicked enchantress
the wicked enchantress
C: the evil Dragon
the evil Dragon
D: the Red Cross Knight
the Red Cross Knight
Correct Alternative:- C
3 Which one of the following characters does the expression 'the insidious kill-joy puritan'
match ?
Which one of the following characters does the expression 'the insidious kill-joy puritan'
match ?
A: Dapper
Dapper
B: Abel Drugger
Abel Drugger
C: Sir Epicure Mammon
Sir Epicure Mammon
D: Ananias
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Subject – English
Ananias
4 "Be a physician Faustus, heap up gold,

And be eternized for some wondrous cure."
In the lines given above, Faustus is thinking of the profit to be gained - like Chaucer's
__________ in "The Canterbury Tales".
"Be a physician Faustus, heap up gold,
And be eternized for some wondrous cure."
In the lines given above, Faustus is thinking of the profit to be gained - like Chaucer's
__________ in "The Canterbury Tales".
A: Miller
Miller
B: Monk
Monk
C: the Wife of Bath
the Wife of Bath
D: Doctor of Physic
Doctor of Physic
5 Spenser's "Epithalamion" is a wedding-song in the long tradition of epithalamia and is

written in an English adaptation of the irregular stanza of the Italian __________ .
Spenser's "Epithalamion" is a wedding-song in the long tradition of epithalamia and is
written in an English adaptation of the irregular stanza of the Italian __________ .
A: terza rima
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Subject – English
terza rima
B: ottava rima
ottava rima
C: canzone
canzone
D: sestina
sestina
6 "These bee they that, as the first and most noble sorte may justly bee termed Vates, so
these are waited on in the excellen[te]st languages and best understandings …."
Sidney describes the __________ as Vates in "An Apologie for Poetrie".
"These bee they that, as the first and most noble sorte may justly bee termed Vates, so
these are waited on in the excellen[te]st languages and best understandings …."
Sidney describes the __________ as Vates in "An Apologie for Poetrie".
A: Historians
Historians
B: Philosophers
Philosophers
C: Poets
Poets
D: Critics
Critics
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Subject – English
7 "Forget not yet the gret assays,
The cruell wrong, the skornfull ways,
The paynfull pacyence in denays." - Whose words are these ?
"Forget not yet the gret assays,
The cruell wrong, the skornfull ways,
The paynfull pacyence in denays." - Whose words are these ?
A: George Gascoigne
George Gascoigne
B: Earl of Surrey
Earl of Surrey
C: Sir Thomas Wyatt
Sir Thomas Wyatt
D: Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser
8 How many sons did the widow in the ballad of the 'Wife of Usher's Well' have ?
How many sons did the widow in the ballad of the 'Wife of Usher's Well' have ?
A: one
one
B: two
two
C: three
three
D: four
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Subject – English
four
9 The ballad 'Edom O' Gordon' is a terrible story of Gordon's attack on the castle of
__________ .
The ballad 'Edom O' Gordon' is a terrible story of Gordon's attack on the castle of
__________ .
A: Sir Patrick Spens

Sir Patrick Spens
B: the Rodes
the Rodes
C: Sheriff of Nottingham
Sheriff of Nottingham
D: Marie Hamilton
Marie Hamilton
Correct Alternative:- B
10 In which part of "The Book of Job" does God show Himself through the presentation of a
panorama of His creation ?
In which part of "The Book of Job" does God show Himself through the presentation of a
panorama of His creation ?
A: The Prologue
The Prologue
B: The Speeches of the Lord from the Whirlwind
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Subject – English
The Speeches of the Lord from the Whirlwind
C: The Debate between Job and his Three Friends
The Debate between Job and his Three Friends
D: Speeches of Elihu
Speeches of Elihu
11 Francis Bacon quotes the following statement in his essay 'Of Friendship' taken from
Aristotle's __________ .
"Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god".
Francis Bacon quotes the following statement in his essay 'Of Friendship' taken from
Aristotle's __________ .
"Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god".
A: The Politics
The Politics
B: The Poetics
The Poetics
C: The Athenian Constitution
The Athenian Constitution
D: Metaphysics
Metaphysics
Correct Alternative:- A
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Subject – English
12
A: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
B: (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
C: (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
D: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
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Subject – English
13
A: (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
B: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
D: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
14 Peace to the manes of the BUBBLE

Silence and destitution are upon thy
Walls, proud house, for a memorial.
This line occurs in __________ .
Peace to the manes of the BUBBLE
Silence and destitution are upon thy
Walls, proud house, for a memorial.
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Subject – English
This line occurs in __________ .
A: New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve
B: The South Sea House
The South Sea House
C: Dream Children
Dream Children
D: Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital
15 According to Wordsworth, the knowledge both of the Poet and the __________ is
pleasure.
According to Wordsworth, the knowledge both of the Poet and the __________ is
pleasure.
A: Biographer
Biographer
B: Historian
Historian
C: Lawyer
Lawyer
D: Man of Science
Man of Science
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Subject – English
16 Dialogic criticism has developed in large part from the work of __________ .
Dialogic criticism has developed in large part from the work of __________ .
A: Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida
B: Mikhail Bakhtin
Mikhail Bakhtin
C: Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
D: G.W.F. Hegel
G.W.F. Hegel
17 James Augustus, an Englishman started the first English Newspaper __________ .

Identify the newspaper.
James Augustus, an Englishman started the first English Newspaper __________ .
Identify the newspaper.
A: India Gazette
India Gazette
B: Bengal Gazette
Bengal Gazette
C: Calcutta Gazette
Calcutta Gazette
D: Madras Courier
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Subject – English
Madras Courier
18 __________ is based on the gestalt theory of interpretation of mutilated messages.

__________ is based on the gestalt theory of interpretation of mutilated messages.
A: Sentence formation
Sentence formation
B: Cloze testing
Cloze testing
C: Negatives
Negatives
D: Comprehension
Comprehension
19 The following speech of Macbeth is an example for one of the stage devices given in the
options :
"This supernatural soliciting

Cannot be ill; cannot be good :
If ill, why hath it given me earnest of success,
Commencing in a truth ?"
The following speech of Macbeth is an example for one of the stage devices given in the
options :
"This supernatural soliciting

Cannot be ill; cannot be good :
If ill, why hath it given me earnest of success,
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Subject – English
Commencing in a truth ?"
A: Soliloquy
Soliloquy
B: Aside
Aside
C: Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing
D: Chorus
Chorus
20 The abusive language used by Prince Hal, to address Falstaff as "this sanguine coward,
this bedpresser, this horseback-breaker, this huge hill of flesh," is called __________.
The abusive language used by Prince Hal, to address Falstaff as "this sanguine coward,
this bedpresser, this horseback-breaker, this huge hill of flesh," is called __________.
A: Self-effacing
Self-effacing
B: Solicitous
Solicitous
C: Venerating
Venerating
D: Invective
Invective
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Subject – English
21 The political situation under Henry IV was similar to that under ________ .
The political situation under Henry IV was similar to that under ________ .
A: The Tudors
The Tudors
B: The Stuarts
The Stuarts
C: The Saxons
The Saxons
D: The Gaelic
The Gaelic
22 "Come, thou mortal wretch

With thy sharp teeth this knot intrinsicate
Of life at once untie. Poor Venomous fool,
Be angry, and dispatch."
The phrase 'mortal wretch' refers to __________ .
"Come, thou mortal wretch
With thy sharp teeth this knot intrinsicate
Of life at once untie. Poor Venomous fool,
Be angry, and dispatch."
The phrase 'mortal wretch' refers to __________ .
A: a sea-gull
a sea-gull
B: a falcon
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Subject – English
a falcon
C: a mule
a mule
D: an asp
an asp
23
A: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
B: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
C: (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
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Subject – English
(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
D: (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
24 "…. O my dear Lord!

I crave no other nor no better man."
Who speaks these words in "Measure for Measure" ?
"…. O my dear Lord!
I crave no other nor no better man."
Who speaks these words in "Measure for Measure" ?
A: Mariana
Mariana
B: Isabella
Isabella
C: Juliet
Juliet
D: Francisca
Francisca
25 The period of Shakespeare's literary activity extends over __________ years and this may
be broken up into __________ sub-periods.
The period of Shakespeare's literary activity extends over __________ years and this may
be broken up into __________ sub-periods.
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Subject – English
A: 24; 4
24; 4
B: 30; 5
30; 5
C: 18; 3
18; 3
D: 28; 4
28; 4
26 Which one of the following statements is not true in Shakespeare's England ?
(a) The pleasure-seeker could entertain himself at 'The Curtain' or 'The Globe' theatres.
(b) Men and women seem to be living in a perpetual fancy dress ball.
(c) No women ever appeared on the stage, and very few attended the theatre at all.
(d) The Queen did not summon the players to court on special festivals.
Which one of the following statements is not true in Shakespeare's England ?
(a) The pleasure-seeker could entertain himself at 'The Curtain' or 'The Globe' theatres.
(b) Men and women seem to be living in a perpetual fancy dress ball.
(c) No women ever appeared on the stage, and very few attended the theatre at all.
(d) The Queen did not summon the players to court on special festivals.
A: (a)
(a)
B: (b)
(b)
C: (c)
(c)
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D: (d)
(d)
27 Shakespeare wrote __________ sonnets and __________ plays.

Shakespeare wrote __________ sonnets and __________ plays.
A: 126; 38
126; 38
B: 150; 36
150; 36
C: 154; 37
154; 37
D: 154; 36
154; 36
28 Which one of the following is a non-dramatic poem of Shakespeare ?

Which one of the following is a non-dramatic poem of Shakespeare ?
A: Amoretti
Amoretti
B: Astrophel and Stella
Astrophel and Stella
C: Venus and Adonis
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Subject – English
Venus and Adonis
D: The River Duddon
The River Duddon
29 The contemporaries of Shakespeare recognized the source of the title "Measure for
Measure" as the words, "With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again,"
from __________ .
The contemporaries of Shakespeare recognized the source of the title "Measure for
Measure" as the words, "With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again,"
from __________ .
A: the speech of Elipaz

the speech of Elipaz
B: the sermon on the Mount
the sermon on the Mount
C: the speeches of Elihu
the speeches of Elihu
D: the speeches of Bildad
the speeches of Bildad
30 What do the people call the sea in Spanish when they love her in the novel The Old Man
and the Sea ?
What do the people call the sea in Spanish when they love her in the novel The Old Man
and the Sea ?
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Subject – English
A: la man
la man
B: el nino
el nino
C: el salvador
el salvador
D: le amor
le amor
31 What according to James Thurber is the quality which certain words and phrases have of
suggesting a theme song like "Heaven Lily O'Mine" ?
What according to James Thurber is the quality which certain words and phrases have of
suggesting a theme song like "Heaven Lily O'Mine" ?
A: Thematology
Thematology
B: Tautology
Tautology
C: Thematic Potentiality
Thematic Potentiality
D: Teleology
Teleology
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Subject – English
32 Pick out the group that contains the names of ships that were ready for a three-year
Voyage in the novel "Moby - Dick".
Pick out the group that contains the names of ships that were ready for a three-year
Voyage in the novel "Moby - Dick".
A: Pequod, Rachel, Delight

Pequod, Rachel, Delight
B: St. Martha, Pequod, Delight
St. Martha, Pequod, Delight
C: Devil Dam, Titbit, Pequod
Devil Dam, Titbit, Pequod
D: Pequod, Titbit, May flower
Pequod, Titbit, May flower
33 Rabindranath Tagore like chaucer's forerunners writes music for his words'. Who
compliments Tagore thus ?
Rabindranath Tagore like chaucer's forerunners writes music for his words'. Who
compliments Tagore thus ?
A: W.H. Auden
W.H. Auden
B: W.B. Yeats
W.B. Yeats
C: G.M. Hopkins
G.M. Hopkins
D: T.S. Eliot
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Subject – English
T.S. Eliot
34 Through Gitanjali Tagore popularised another form in Indo-Anglian poetry, which is

__________ .
Through Gitanjali Tagore popularised another form in Indo-Anglian poetry, which is
__________ .
A: Drama
Drama
B: Prose-poem
Prose-poem
C: Ballad
Ballad
D: Sonnet
Sonnet
35 Sarojini Naidu's __________ is a reflective lyric.

Sarojini Naidu's __________ is a reflective lyric.
A: Summer Woods
Summer Woods
B: If you call me
If you call me
C: Soul's Prayer
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Subject – English
Soul's Prayer
D: The Pardah Nashin
The Pardah Nashin
36 In __________ Toru Dutt recaptures the past and immortalises the moments of time so
recaptured.
In __________ Toru Dutt recaptures the past and immortalises the moments of time so
recaptured.
A: The Lotus
The Lotus
B: The Casuarina Tree
The Casuarina Tree
C: Tree of life
Tree of life
D: Lakshman
Lakshman
37 I have looked upon life as an adventure of absorbing interest where there is so much to
learn, so much to do'.
These words appear in the post script written by __________ .
I have looked upon life as an adventure of absorbing interest where there is so much to
learn, so much to do'.
These words appear in the post script written by __________ .
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Subject – English
A: Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
B: Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
C: Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo
D: Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
38 The Autobiography was written by Nehru in a continuous spell of __________ .

The Autobiography was written by Nehru in a continuous spell of __________ .
A: 10 months in prison
10 months in prison
B: 9 months in prison
9 months in prison
C: 11 months at home
11 months at home
D: 6 months in Allahabad
6 months in Allahabad
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Subject – English
39 When thought the great-winged wanderer disappeared, self was left __________ . How
does Aurobindo conclude ?
When thought the great-winged wanderer disappeared, self was left __________ . How
does Aurobindo conclude ?
A: lone, limitless, nude, immune

lone, limitless, nude, immune
B: limitless, lone, nude, immune
limitless, lone, nude, immune
C: nude, immune, lone, limitless
nude, immune, lone, limitless
D: nude, immune, limitless, lone
nude, immune, limitless, lone
40 A critic compares Kamala Markandaya's 'A Handful of Rice' with Bernard Malamud's
'The Assistant'. Name the critic :
A critic compares Kamala Markandaya's 'A Handful of Rice' with Bernard Malamud's
'The Assistant'. Name the critic :
A: K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar

K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar
B: Prema Nandakumar
Prema Nandakumar
C: A.V. Krishna Rao
A.V. Krishna Rao
D: A.K. Mehrotra
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Subject – English
A.K. Mehrotra
41 __________ facilitates Munoo's journey to Bombay.

__________ facilitates Munoo's journey to Bombay.
A: An elephant trainer
An elephant trainer
B: A rickshaw puller
A rickshaw puller
C: A lorry driver
A lorry driver
D: A bank accountant
A bank accountant
42 The root idea of the various dances of Siva is the manifestation of __________ .
The root idea of the various dances of Siva is the manifestation of __________ .
A: divinity
divinity
B: cosmic force
cosmic force
C: primal rhythmic energy
primal rhythmic energy
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D: creation
creation
43 The title of the novel 'Things Fall Apart' is from __________ .

The title of the novel 'Things Fall Apart' is from __________ .
A: The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot

The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot
B: Tyger by William Blake
Tyger by William Blake
C: The Second coming by W.B. Yeats
The Second coming by W.B. Yeats
D: The Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliot
The Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliot
44 To avoid war, the offending clan gave Umuofia __________ .

To avoid war, the offending clan gave Umuofia __________ .
A: a young girl and her mother

a young girl and her mother
B: a child and its mother
a child and its mother
C: a young lady
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a young lady
D: a virgin and a boy
a virgin and a boy
45 … 'Madam', I pleaded, 'Wouldn't you rather

See for yourself ?'
Comment on the tone of the speaker.
… 'Madam', I pleaded, 'Wouldn't you rather
See for yourself ?'
Comment on the tone of the speaker.
A: didactic
didactic
B: philosophic
philosophic
C: melancholic
melancholic
D: satirical and playful
satirical and playful
46 He must remain free to disagree with his society and go into rebellion if need be'.
'He' stands for __________ .
He must remain free to disagree with his society and go into rebellion if need be'.
'He' stands for __________ .
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Subject – English
A: the poet
the poet
B: the novelist
the novelist
C: the reformer
the reformer
D: the critic
the critic
47 Here I think, my aims and the deepest aspirations of my society meet'. The writer talks
about his country's __________ .
Here I think, my aims and the deepest aspirations of my society meet'. The writer talks
about his country's __________ .
A: economic progress
economic progress
B: literary endeavours
literary endeavours
C: education
education
D: freedom
freedom
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Subject – English
48 This theory holds that the beginnings of language are to be found in the sense of rhythm
which seems to have been innate in man from a very primitive stage of his existence and
by which he is related to the rest of the universe.
This theory holds that the beginnings of language are to be found in the sense of rhythm
which seems to have been innate in man from a very primitive stage of his existence and
by which he is related to the rest of the universe.
A: The ding-dong Theory

The ding-dong Theory
B: The pooh pooh Theory
The pooh pooh Theory
C: The gesture Theory
The gesture Theory
D: The bow-wow Theory
The bow-wow Theory
49 The original Indo-European had split up into __________ distinct language - groups or
dialects.
The original Indo-European had split up into __________ distinct language - groups or
dialects.
A: 7
7
B: 6
6
C: 8
8
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D: 5
5
50 The Vocabulary of old English is almost purely :

The Vocabulary of old English is almost purely :
A: Germanic
Germanic
B: French
French
C: Latin
Latin
D: Teutonic
Teutonic
51 __________ is one of the oldest, also the crudest, methods of word - making.
__________ is one of the oldest, also the crudest, methods of word - making.
A: Latin root vert

Latin root vert
B: Imitation or Onomatopoeia
Imitation or Onomatopoeia
C: Abbreviation
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Subject – English
Abbreviation
D: Suffixes or Prefixes
Suffixes or Prefixes
52 Slang terms, with the lapse of time, come to be accepted into the literary Vocabulary as
'__________'.
Slang terms, with the lapse of time, come to be accepted into the literary Vocabulary as
'__________'.
A: Bad English
Bad English
B: Good English
Good English
C: Modern English
Modern English
D: Old English
Old English
53 The principal language of East Teutonic is __________ .

The principal language of East Teutonic is __________ .
A: Gothic
Gothic
B: Greek
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Greek
C: Latin
Latin
D: Balto Slavonic
Balto Slavonic
54 When the meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another, the relationship is
described as __________ .
When the meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another, the relationship is
described as __________ .
A: hyponymy
hyponymy
B: polysemy
polysemy
C: word play
word play
D: homophones
homophones
55 __________ is a general term for a conventional knowledge structure that exists in

memory.
__________ is a general term for a conventional knowledge structure that exists in
memory.
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Subject – English
A: Implicatures
Implicatures
B: Schema
Schema
C: Turn taking
Turn taking
D: Coherence
Coherence
56 Common group of gestures can be described as __________ .

Common group of gestures can be described as __________ .
A: Deictics
Deictics
B: Iconics
Iconics
C: Gestures
Gestures
D: Sign
Sign
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Subject – English
57 The sets of syntagms characterized as languages by generative grammars are what
logicians call __________ .
The sets of syntagms characterized as languages by generative grammars are what
logicians call __________ .
A: formal language
formal language
B: informal language
informal language
C: transformational grammar
transformational grammar
D: phrase-structure grammars
phrase-structure grammars
58 In __________ Chomskys' 'Aspects of the Theory of Syntax was published.

In __________ Chomskys' 'Aspects of the Theory of Syntax was published.
A: 1964
1964
B: 1965
1965
C: 1960
1960
D: 1962
1962
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59 Air is supplied to the alveoli by small tubes called the __________ .

Air is supplied to the alveoli by small tubes called the __________ .
A: wind pipe
wind pipe
B: trachea
trachea
C: bronchioles
bronchioles
D: vocal chords
vocal chords
60 Puritan first made its appearance in __________ .

Puritan first made its appearance in __________ .
A: 1567
1567
B: 1566
1566
C: 1550
1550
D: 1562
1562
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Subject – English
61 'The poem "The Vine" is a failure in denotation. "Hymn : to Light is a failure in

connotation". , 'The above said analytical proposition is made by __________ .
'The poem "The Vine" is a failure in denotation. "Hymn : to Light is a failure in
connotation". , 'The above said analytical proposition is made by __________ .
A: Allen Tate
Allen Tate
B: William Empson and John Crowe Ransom
William Empson and John Crowe Ransom
C: Allen Tate and Cleanth Brookes
Allen Tate and Cleanth Brookes
D: Allen Tate and Frank Kermode
Allen Tate and Frank Kermode
62 Which of the following is not part of the discourse on dramatic poesy ?

Which of the following is not part of the discourse on dramatic poesy ?
A: Corneill, Raceine, Beaumont, Fletcher

Corneill, Raceine, Beaumont, Fletcher
B: Crites, Lysidieus, Neander, Eugenius
Crites, Lysidieus, Neander, Eugenius
C: Raceine, Crites, Neander Lysidieus
Raceine, Crites, Neander Lysidieus
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D: Beaumont, Fletcher, Piazza, Plautus and Neander
Beaumont, Fletcher, Piazza, Plautus and Neander
63 Identify the set of Wordsworth's poems that do not portray ''low or rustic life" according to
Coleridge.
Identify the set of Wordsworth's poems that do not portray ''low or rustic life" according to
Coleridge.
A: "Michael", "Daffodils", "The Solitary Reaper"

"Michael", "Daffodils", "The Solitary Reaper"
B: "Ruth", "Michael", "The Solitary Reaper"
"Ruth", "Michael", "The Solitary Reaper"
C: "Mad Mother", "Composed upon westminister Bridge"
"Mad Mother", "Composed upon westminister Bridge"
D: "Michael", "Ruth", "Mad Mother"
"Michael", "Ruth", "Mad Mother"
64 Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration.

Hierophants refer to :
Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration.
Hierophants refer to :
A: Guardians
Guardians
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B: `Painters
`Painters
C: Priest
Priest
D: Physicians
Physicians
65 Poetry is the first and last of all Knowledge - it is as immortal as the heart of man.
This line occurs in :
Poetry is the first and last of all Knowledge - it is as immortal as the heart of man.
This line occurs in :
A: The Study of Poetry

The Study of Poetry
B: A Defence of Poetry
A Defence of Poetry
C: The Preface to Lyrical Ballads
The Preface to Lyrical Ballads
D: An Apologie for Poetrie
An Apologie for Poetrie
66 In "The Rape of the Lock", Alexander Pope views through the grandiose epic perspective
a quarrel between __________ and __________ of his day.
In "The Rape of the Lock", Alexander Pope views through the grandiose epic perspective
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a quarrel between __________ and __________ of his day.
A: the upper class and lower class

the upper class and lower class
B: puritans and catholics
puritans and catholics
C: the belles and elegants
the belles and elegants
D: the British and the French
the British and the French
67 The plot of "The Way of the World" is built upon __________.

The plot of "The Way of the World" is built upon __________.
A: the institution of law

the institution of law
B: power and fortune
power and fortune
C: a legacy conflict
a legacy conflict
D: the positive values of the society
the positive values of the society
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68 Milton gives a/an __________ account of Satan's wanderings in the lines given below :
"…. Thence, full of anguish, driven,

The space of Seven continued nights he rode
With darkness ; thrice the equinoctial line
He cricled, four times crossed the car of Night,
From pole to pole, traversing each colure, ...."
Milton gives a/an __________ account of Satan's wanderings in the lines given below :
"…. Thence, full of anguish, driven,

The space of Seven continued nights he rode
With darkness ; thrice the equinoctial line
He cricled, four times crossed the car of Night,
From pole to pole, traversing each colure, ...."
A: geographical
geographical
B: astronomical
astronomical
C: regional
regional
D: cartographic
cartographic
69 "Tom Jones" is a __________ in prose, with mock heroic invocations and descriptions
scattered throughout the narrative.
"Tom Jones" is a __________ in prose, with mock heroic invocations and descriptions
scattered throughout the narrative.
A: romantic discourse
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romantic discourse
B: Satiric comedy
Satiric comedy
C: free verse
free verse
D: comic epic
comic epic
70 The type of catalogue verse, a very old poetic formula, used by Marvell in his poem 'To
His Coy Mistress' is called __________.
The type of catalogue verse, a very old poetic formula, used by Marvell in his poem 'To
His Coy Mistress' is called __________.
A: The Leonine Verse

The Leonine Verse
B: The blason
The blason
C: The blank verse
The blank verse
D: Verse libre
Verse libre
71 What is the other title of the play "All for Love" ?

What is the other title of the play "All for Love" ?
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A: The World Well Lost

The World Well Lost
B: Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
C: The Provoked Wife
The Provoked Wife
D: The Man of Mode
The Man of Mode
72 Thou foster-child of silence and slow time,

This line is from the poem :
Thou foster-child of silence and slow time,
A: To a Skylark
To a Skylark
B: Ode to the West Wind
Ode to the West Wind
C: Ode - Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
Ode - Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
D: Ode on a Grecian Urn
Ode on a Grecian Urn
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73 For he on honey-dew hath fed,

And drunk the milk of Paradise.
These lines are from __________.
For he on honey-dew hath fed,
And drunk the milk of Paradise.
These lines are from __________.
A: Paradise Lost, Book IX

Paradise Lost, Book IX
B: La Belle Dame sans Merci
La Belle Dame sans Merci
C: Kubla Khan
Kubla Khan
D: Ode - Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
Ode - Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
74 "No poem of mine was composed under circumstances more pleasant for me to remember
than this." Wordsworth refers to :
"No poem of mine was composed under circumstances more pleasant for me to remember
than this." Wordsworth refers to :
A: Daffodils
Daffodils
B: My heart leaps up when I behold
My heart leaps up when I behold
C: To the Cuckoo
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To the Cuckoo
D: Lines composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
Lines composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
75 Emma remarks to her father that __________ 'loves to find fault with her'.
Emma remarks to her father that __________ 'loves to find fault with her'.
A: Mr. Weston
Mr. Weston
B: Mr. Knightley
Mr. Knightley
C: Mr. Elton
Mr. Elton
D: Frank Churchill
Frank Churchill
76 Lockwood finds a testment written approximately twenty-five years earlier. It belongs to :

Lockwood finds a testment written approximately twenty-five years earlier. It belongs to :
A: Heathcliff
Heathcliff
B: Catherine Earnshaw
Catherine Earnshaw
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C: Hindley
Hindley
D: Edgar Linton
Edgar Linton
77 Thou waitest for the spark from heaven!

Thou waitest for the spark from heaven!
A: Byzantium
Byzantium
B: Morte D' Arthur
Morte D' Arthur
C: The Wreck of the Deutschland
The Wreck of the Deutschland
D: The Scholar Gypsy
The Scholar Gypsy
78 Without poetry, our science will appear incomplete ; and most of what now passes with us
for religion and philosophy will be replaced by poetry.
Who says this ?
Without poetry, our science will appear incomplete ; and most of what now passes with us
for religion and philosophy will be replaced by poetry.
Who says this ?
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A: William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
B: Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold
C: S.T. Coleridge
S.T. Coleridge
D: T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
79 Matthew Arnold uses the image of __________ to speak of man's confused existence in
'Dover Beach'.
Matthew Arnold uses the image of __________ to speak of man's confused existence in
'Dover Beach'.
A: Pebbles
Pebbles
B: Wind
Wind
C: Moon
Moon
D: Night
Night
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80 The novel Jude the Obscure falls into the classification of __________.
The novel Jude the Obscure falls into the classification of __________.
A: Pastoral Tragedies
Pastoral Tragedies
B: Pastoral Comedies
Pastoral Comedies
C: Pastoral Romances
Pastoral Romances
D: Pastoral Extra Vaganza
Pastoral Extra Vaganza
81 Mr. Ramsay and two of his children, Cam and __________ actually make it to the Light
house.
Mr. Ramsay and two of his children, Cam and __________ actually make it to the Light
house.
A: Andrew Ramsay
Andrew Ramsay
B: Nancy Ramsay
Nancy Ramsay
C: Prue Ramsay
Prue Ramsay
D: James Ramsay
James Ramsay
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82 __________ was the first novelist to lay stress wholly upon character rather than incident;
to make her stories spiritual rather than physical dramas.
__________ was the first novelist to lay stress wholly upon character rather than incident;
to make her stories spiritual rather than physical dramas.
A: George Eliot
George Eliot
B: Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf
C: Emily Bronte
Emily Bronte
D: Jane Austen
Jane Austen
83 Who says, 'As for Johnson, I have always considered him to be, by nature, one of our great
English souls.
Who says, 'As for Johnson, I have always considered him to be, by nature, one of our great
English souls.
A: T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
B: Carlyle
Carlyle
C: L. Trilling
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L. Trilling
D: Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold
84 My nerves are bad tonight. Yes, bad stay with me.

This line is taken from the poem __________.
My nerves are bad tonight. Yes, bad stay with me.
This line is taken from the poem __________.
A: The Waste Land

The Waste Land
B: Dover Beach
Dover Beach
C: Andrea Del Sarto
Andrea Del Sarto
D: The Rape of the Lock
The Rape of the Lock
85
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A: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
B: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C: (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
D: (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
86 'A vindication of the Rights of women' was written by__________.

'A vindication of the Rights of women' was written by__________.
A: Simon de Beauvoir
Simon de Beauvoir
B: Mary Woolstonecraft
Mary Woolstonecraft
C: Gayathri Spivak
Gayathri Spivak
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D: Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf
87 Elaine Showalter classifies the bulk of women's writing into three phases__________,
________ and __________.
Elaine Showalter classifies the bulk of women's writing into three phases__________,
________ and __________.
A: Feminine, feminist and female

Feminine, feminist and female
B: female, feminine and feminist
female, feminine and feminist
C: feminine, female and feminist
feminine, female and feminist
D: Feminist, feminine and female
Feminist, feminine and female
88 "We passed the school where Children Strove"

At recess in the ring.
We passed the fields of gazing grain
We passed the setting sun"
To whom does "We" refer to in the above-said lines.
"We passed the school where Children Strove"
At recess in the ring.
We passed the fields of gazing grain
We passed the setting sun"
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To whom does "We" refer to in the above-said lines.
A: The poet and death

The poet and death
B: The poet and a friend
The poet and a friend
C: The poet and her lover
The poet and her lover
D: A solitary thrush
A solitary thrush
89 In the poem "To Brooklyn Bridge" the poet is able to see the shadows clearly
in__________.
In the poem "To Brooklyn Bridge" the poet is able to see the shadows clearly
in__________.
A: Darkness
Darkness
B: Winter
Winter
C: Evening
Evening
D: Autumn
Autumn
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90 What according to Emerson is "higher than intellect " ?

What according to Emerson is "higher than intellect " ?
A: Experience
Experience
B: Character
Character
C: Education
Education
D: Scholarship
Scholarship
91 In which city is the play "A Street Car Named Desire" set ?
In which city is the play "A Street Car Named Desire" set ?
A: New Orleans
New Orleans
B: New Jersey
New Jersey
C: Madrid
Madrid
D: Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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92 What is the name of the specific test that Biff and Bernard are preparing to take up in the
play "Death of a Salesman" ?
What is the name of the specific test that Biff and Bernard are preparing to take up in the
play "Death of a Salesman" ?
A: Regents
Regents
B: Cambridge Advanced Level
Cambridge Advanced Level
C: High School As level
High School As level
D: FRCP
FRCP
93 A poet says ''So abundant and simple is this poetry, the new renaissance has been born in
your country". Whose poetry does he refer to ?
A poet says ''So abundant and simple is this poetry, the new renaissance has been born in
your country". Whose poetry does he refer to ?
A: Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu
B: Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
C: Aurobindo
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Aurobindo
D: Toru Dutt
Toru Dutt
94 __________ results in Munoo's premature death.

__________ results in Munoo's premature death.
A: Work in the pickle-factory

Work in the pickle-factory
B: Ill treatment in Babu Nathoo Ram's house
Ill treatment in Babu Nathoo Ram's house
C: The eventful happenings in Bombay
The eventful happenings in Bombay
D: Tiresome work in Mrs. Mainwaring's house
Tiresome work in Mrs. Mainwaring's house
95
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A: (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
B: (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
C: (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
D: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
96 David lodge tried to combine the ideas of structuralism with more traditional approaches
in__________.
David lodge tried to combine the ideas of structuralism with more traditional approaches
in__________.
A: Structuralist Poetics
Structuralist Poetics
B: Structuralism and Semiotics
Structuralism and Semiotics
C: Working with Structuralism
Working with Structuralism
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D: Structuralism in literature
Structuralism in literature
97 A postmodernist__________ fragmentation.
A postmodernist__________ fragmentation.
A: laments
laments
B: celebrates
celebrates
C: abhors
abhors
D: restricts
restricts
98 Looking quickly over a text to form a general opinion of the content is__________.
Looking quickly over a text to form a general opinion of the content is__________.
A: Scanning
Scanning
B: Skimming
Skimming
C: Skipping
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Skipping
D: Easy reading
Easy reading
99
A: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
B: (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
C: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
D: (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
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100 What according to Aristotle should not be made into a tragedy ?

What according to Aristotle should not be made into a tragedy ?
A: Epic Structure
Epic Structure
B: Dithyrambic Poetry
Dithyrambic Poetry
C: Nomic Poetry
Nomic Poetry
D: Margites
Margites
101 "The influential book __________ tells us that for the study of the history of ideas a really
dead writer is better than one whose works are still enjoyed…"
"The influential book __________ tells us that for the study of the history of ideas a really
dead writer is better than one whose works are still enjoyed…"
A: The Great Memory

The Great Memory
B: Great Expectations
Great Expectations
C: The Great Chain of Being
The Great Chain of Being
D: The Great Tradition
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The Great Tradition
102 I.A. Richards begins his critical essay "Four Kinds of Meaning" with a quotation from
__________.
I.A. Richards begins his critical essay "Four Kinds of Meaning" with a quotation from
__________.
A: Leviathan
Leviathan
B: Middleton Murry
Middleton Murry
C: Kathleen Lynch
Kathleen Lynch
D: De Flores
De Flores
103 It was Dr. Johnson who employed the term __________ to a group of poets apparently
having Donne, Cleveland and Cowley Chiefly in mind.
It was Dr. Johnson who employed the term __________ to a group of poets apparently
having Donne, Cleveland and Cowley Chiefly in mind.
A: Restoration Poets
Restoration Poets
B: Metaphysical Poets
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Metaphysical Poets
C: Caroline Poets
Caroline Poets
D: Pre-Raphaelite Poets
Pre-Raphaelite Poets
104 John Keats in his "Letters" compares imagination to __________.

John Keats in his "Letters" compares imagination to __________.
A: Adam's Dream
Adam's Dream
B: God's Vision
God's Vision
C: Hyperbole
Hyperbole
D: Simili
Simili
105 Identify the source that develops a distinction between "Apollonian" and " Dionysian"
cultures.
Identify the source that develops a distinction between "Apollonian" and " Dionysian"
cultures.
A: Carl Jung's "Psychology of the Unconscious"
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Carl Jung's "Psychology of the Unconscious"
B: Jessie Weston's "From Ritual to Romance"
Jessie Weston's "From Ritual to Romance"
C: James Frazers "The Golden Bough"
James Frazers "The Golden Bough"
D: Ruth Benedict's "Pattern of Culture"
Ruth Benedict's "Pattern of Culture"
106 In the opening scene of Macbeth we are made to wonder about the __________ , their
powers, their connection with Macbeth.
In the opening scene of Macbeth we are made to wonder about the __________ , their
powers, their connection with Macbeth.
A: Weird Sisters
Weird Sisters
B: Twin Sisters
Twin Sisters
C: the instruments of darkness
the instruments of darkness
D: Macduff and Malcolm
Macduff and Malcolm
107 The title “Measure for Measure” recalls __________ .

The title “Measure for Measure” recalls __________ .
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A: a verse in the sermon on the mount

a verse in the sermon on the mount
B: judgement
judgement
C: interrelations of theme
interrelations of theme
D: conflicts and dilemmas
conflicts and dilemmas
108 "Measure for Measure" was first printed in the First Folio of __________.
"Measure for Measure" was first printed in the First Folio of __________.
A: 1622
1622
B: 1623
1623
C: 1621
1621
D: 1620
1620
109 Prospero, the Duke of Milan, devoted himself more to the study of __________ .
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Prospero, the Duke of Milan, devoted himself more to the study of __________ .
A: philosophy and magic

philosophy and magic
B: philosophy and literature
philosophy and literature
C: black magic
black magic
D: art
art
110 Modern English is an analytic language whereas Old English was a __________ one.
Modern English is an analytic language whereas Old English was a __________ one.
A: prescriptive
prescriptive
B: pragmatic
pragmatic
C: synthetic
synthetic
D: progressive
progressive
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111 The first development in communication was the invention of the telegraph in the year :
The first development in communication was the invention of the telegraph in the year :
A: 1844
1844
B: 1875
1875
C: 1817
1817
D: 1935
1935
112 The length of the coastal plains of Tamil Nadu is about :

The length of the coastal plains of Tamil Nadu is about :
A: 2800 km
2800 km
B: 1500 km
1500 km
C: 800 km
800 km
D: 1000 km
1000 km
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113 The amount of water recommended by the United Nations for drinking, washing, cooking
and other purposes, the minimum amount of litres per person per day is :
The amount of water recommended by the United Nations for drinking, washing, cooking
and other purposes, the minimum amount of litres per person per day is :
A: 25 litres
25 litres
B: 50 litres
50 litres
C: 75 litres
75 litres
D: 100 litres
100 litres
114 When one molecule of glucose is completely oxidized the number of ATP molecules
generated is :
When one molecule of glucose is completely oxidized the number of ATP molecules
generated is :
A: 37
37
B: 38
38
C: 36
36
D: 35
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35
115 The energy needed to operate a microphone is :

The energy needed to operate a microphone is :
A: Sound Energy
Sound Energy
B: Solar Energy
Solar Energy
C: Electrical Energy
Electrical Energy
D: Mechanical Energy
Mechanical Energy
116 Who wrote the novel - 'The Inheritance of Loss' ?

Who wrote the novel - 'The Inheritance of Loss' ?
A: Kiran Desai
Kiran Desai
B: Indra Sinha
Indra Sinha
C: Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
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D: Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
117 Which one of the following is the correct expansion of "FOSSILS" ?

Which one of the following is the correct expansion of "FOSSILS" ?
A: Foreign Study Skills

Foreign Study Skills
B: Folklore Society of South Indian Languages
Folklore Society of South Indian Languages
C: Free and Open Source Software Information for Language and Skills
Free and Open Source Software Information for Language and Skills
D: Fuel on Sustainability In Limited Reserves
Fuel on Sustainability In Limited Reserves
118 __________ was one of the sources to know about the cheras.
__________ was one of the sources to know about the cheras.
A: Airkurunooru
Airkurunooru
B: Pathitrupathu
Pathitrupathu
C: Paripaadal
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Paripaadal
D: Kalithogai
Kalithogai
119 According to the National Human Rights Commission Act of 1993, who amongst the
following can be its Chairman ?
According to the National Human Rights Commission Act of 1993, who amongst the
following can be its Chairman ?
A: Any serving Judge of the Supreme Court

Any serving Judge of the Supreme Court
B: Any serving Judge of the High Court
Any serving Judge of the High Court
C: Only a retired Chief Justice of India
Only a retired Chief Justice of India
D: Only a retired Chief Justice of a High Court
Only a retired Chief Justice of a High Court
120 The village council meets __________ times a year.

The village council meets __________ times a year.
A: 1
1
B: 2
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2
C: 3
3
D: 4
4
121 Who wrote the book 'Discourse on the origin of inequality' ?

Who wrote the book 'Discourse on the origin of inequality' ?
A: Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
B: Jean Jacques Rousseau
Jean Jacques Rousseau
C: Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
D: Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
122 __________ prepared a measuring instrument of attitudes called Social Distance Scale.
__________ prepared a measuring instrument of attitudes called Social Distance Scale.
A: Watson J.B.
Watson J.B.
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B: Harighurst J.
Harighurst J.
C: Albert Bandura
Albert Bandura
D: Bogardus S.
Bogardus S.
123 Identify the factor that prevents Sophia to think logically when she is prejudiced in a
situation.
Identify the factor that prevents Sophia to think logically when she is prejudiced in a
situation.
A: reasoning
reasoning
B: atmosphere effect
atmosphere effect
C: opinion effect
opinion effect
D: situation is complex
situation is complex
124 Who among the following has suggested the possibility of banning group tests of
intelligence ? He also opined that IQ tests placed in the wrong hands can have tragic
consequences.
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Who among the following has suggested the possibility of banning group tests of
intelligence ? He also opined that IQ tests placed in the wrong hands can have tragic
consequences.
A: Alfred Binet
Alfred Binet
B: Donald Olding Hebb
Donald Olding Hebb
C: David Wechsler
David Wechsler
D: Herbert Simon
Herbert Simon
125 An individual is free to choose and to determine his actions. Each person is responsible for
his actions and cannot blame the environment, his parents or circumstances for what he
does. An individual's main motivational force is a tendency towards growth and self-
actualization. This is __________ approach.
An individual is free to choose and to determine his actions. Each person is responsible for
his actions and cannot blame the environment, his parents or circumstances for what he
does. An individual's main motivational force is a tendency towards growth and self-
actualization. This is __________ approach.
A: Cognitive
Cognitive
B: Psycho-analytic
Psycho-analytic
C: Humanistic
Humanistic
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D: Neuro-biological
Neuro-biological
126 __________ is a personal factor affecting interest.

__________ is a personal factor affecting interest.
A: Education
Education
B: Motive
Motive
C: Cultural Status
Cultural Status
D: Opportunities
Opportunities
127 __________ Plays a major role in memory and in regulating the more basic drives such as
hunger, thirst and aggression.
__________ Plays a major role in memory and in regulating the more basic drives such as
hunger, thirst and aggression.
A: Limbic System
Limbic System
B: Hepatic System
Hepatic System
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C: Circulatory System
Circulatory System
D: Respiratory System
Respiratory System
128 The sales of a particular brand of food product declines due to various issues. Which
psychological expert should be consulted to resolve this issue ?
The sales of a particular brand of food product declines due to various issues. Which
psychological expert should be consulted to resolve this issue ?
A: Legal
Legal
B: Industrial
Industrial
C: Social
Social
D: Developmental
Developmental
129 __________ enables the student to reach a level of understanding that far surpasses the
rote memorization.
__________ enables the student to reach a level of understanding that far surpasses the
rote memorization.
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A: Massed learning
Massed learning
B: Spaced learning
Spaced learning
C: Kinesthetic learning
Kinesthetic learning
D: Discovery learning
Discovery learning
130 ___________ represents the learners level of maturity and hence his/her possible
educability, which is and should be a factor of difference.
___________ represents the learners level of maturity and hence his/her possible
educability, which is and should be a factor of difference.
A: Chronological age
Chronological age
B: Mental age
Mental age
C: Basal age
Basal age
D: IQ
IQ
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131 In Guidance and counselling process, there are few students who need specialized help,
which a teacher or even a counsellor may not be able to provide, this is a context relevant
to, in need of ___________.
In Guidance and counselling process, there are few students who need specialized help,
which a teacher or even a counsellor may not be able to provide, this is a context relevant
to, in need of ___________.
A: Counselling service
Counselling service
B: Remedial service
Remedial service
C: Information service
Information service
D: Referral service
Referral service
132 __________ division of philosophy deals with the fundamental nature of reality.
__________ division of philosophy deals with the fundamental nature of reality.
A: Epistemology
Epistemology
B: Meta Physics
Meta Physics
C: Axiology
Axiology
D: Logic
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Subject – English
Logic
133 Which one of the following is not a component of Tri-ratnas of Jainism ?

Which one of the following is not a component of Tri-ratnas of Jainism ?
A: Samyak Gyan
Samyak Gyan
B: Samyak Ahimsa
Samyak Ahimsa
C: Samyak Darshan
Samyak Darshan
D: Samyak Aacharan
Samyak Aacharan
134 In this method of measurement of recall is the number of trials in relearning are
considered to be the measure of power of retention :
In this method of measurement of recall is the number of trials in relearning are
considered to be the measure of power of retention :
A: Free recall
Free recall
B: Probed recall
Probed recall
C: Learning method
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Learning method
D: Saving method
Saving method
135 In a survey, Prem used check list using which he proved that students with high
achievement motive solve problems faster. Identify the appropriate one.
In a survey, Prem used check list using which he proved that students with high
achievement motive solve problems faster. Identify the appropriate one.
A: Direct with experimental

Direct with experimental
B: Indirect with experimental
Indirect with experimental
C: Direct
Direct
D: Indirect
Indirect
136 In which year, the name Chennai from Madras was officially changed ?
In which year, the name Chennai from Madras was officially changed ?
A: 1993
1993
B: 1995
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1995
C: 1996
1996
D: 1997
1997
137 In the context of motivation, experimental evidence substantiates the common view that,
'an accompanying realization of advancement stimulates further effort', this is related to
__________.
In the context of motivation, experimental evidence substantiates the common view that,
'an accompanying realization of advancement stimulates further effort', this is related to
__________.
A: Praise and Blame

Praise and Blame
B: Knowledge of Progress
Knowledge of Progress
C: Rewards and Punishment
Rewards and Punishment
D: Reinforcement of the S-R
Reinforcement of the S-R
138 In the laws of learning, the core idea of this law is that, the modifiable relation between
stimulus and its response strengthens in satisfying and weakness in dissatisfying
circumstances.
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In the laws of learning, the core idea of this law is that, the modifiable relation between
stimulus and its response strengthens in satisfying and weakness in dissatisfying
circumstances.
A: Law of effect
Law of effect
B: Law of Readiness
Law of Readiness
C: Law of Conditioned Reflex
Law of Conditioned Reflex
D: Law of Exercise
Law of Exercise
139 __________ psychologist changed the usual S-R formula to R-S formula, in behaviourist
terms, "the reflex response is said to be emitted by the organism without any provocation
of an identifiable stimulus".
__________ psychologist changed the usual S-R formula to R-S formula, in behaviourist
terms, "the reflex response is said to be emitted by the organism without any provocation
of an identifiable stimulus".
A: B.F. Skinner
B.F. Skinner
B: J.B. Watson
J.B. Watson
C: E.L. Thorndike
E.L. Thorndike
D: Sidney L. Pressey
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Subject – English
Sidney L. Pressey
140 In ___________ type of communication, the observer is physically separated from its
producer and yet is able to feel the impact of ideas conveyed as in motion film (or)
television.
In ___________ type of communication, the observer is physically separated from its
producer and yet is able to feel the impact of ideas conveyed as in motion film (or)
television.
A: Speaking - Listening
Speaking - Listening
B: Writing - Reading
Writing - Reading
C: Visualizing - Listening
Visualizing - Listening
D: Visualizing - Observing
Visualizing - Observing
141 Committee on A-V aids in Higher Education was set up by the UGC in the year
__________.
Committee on A-V aids in Higher Education was set up by the UGC in the year
__________.
A: 1967
1967
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B: 1977
1977
C: 1987
1987
D: 1999
1999
142 __________ involves the creation of memory traces which are abstractions based on the
salient features of the incoming information.
__________ involves the creation of memory traces which are abstractions based on the
salient features of the incoming information.
A: Simulation
Simulation
B: Encoding
Encoding
C: Theorising
Theorising
D: Retrieval
Retrieval
143 __________ may be defined as, the classification of objects or ideas that distinguishes
them from others on the basis of some common feature.
__________ may be defined as, the classification of objects or ideas that distinguishes
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Subject – English
them from others on the basis of some common feature.
A: Conservative Focusing
Conservative Focusing
B: Creativity
Creativity
C: Brainstorming
Brainstorming
D: Concept
Concept
144 The COPP team was set up under the chairmanship of Shri. Balwantrai Mehta is to
review__________.
The COPP team was set up under the chairmanship of Shri. Balwantrai Mehta is to
review__________.
A: Adult education programme

Adult education programme
B: Co-operative primary education programme
Co-operative primary education programme
C: Community development programme
Community development programme
D: Cultural participation programme
Cultural participation programme
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Subject – English
145 According to Kohlberg at __________ level children's moral judgement is controlled by

the likes and dislikes of others.
According to Kohlberg at __________ level children's moral judgement is controlled by
the likes and dislikes of others.
A: Premoral level
Premoral level
B: Conventional morality level
Conventional morality level
C: Self accepted moral principles level
Self accepted moral principles level
D: Ego-intergrity level
Ego-intergrity level
146 In Piaget's theory of the development of moral judgement, 'where parental decisions are
accepted as moral absolutes' is referred to _________.
In Piaget's theory of the development of moral judgement, 'where parental decisions are
accepted as moral absolutes' is referred to _________.
A: Morality of cooperation
Morality of cooperation
B: Morality of conscience
Morality of conscience
C: Morality of judgement
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Morality of judgement
D: Morality of constraint
Morality of constraint
147 Learning of attitudes is __________ learning.

Learning of attitudes is __________ learning.
A: Conscious
Conscious
B: Unconscious
Unconscious
C: Hierarchical
Hierarchical
D: Chain
Chain
148 CIEFL has developed a package under the title__________ which facilitates teaching and
learning of English for a period spread over three years.
CIEFL has developed a package under the title__________ which facilitates teaching and
learning of English for a period spread over three years.
A: English 3.0
English 3.0
B: English Essentials 100
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English Essentials 100
C: English for Everyone
English for Everyone
D: English-400
English-400
149 According to Jean Piaget, children at __________ stage become capable of logical
thought, achieves conservation concepts, can classify objects, order them in series and
understand relational concepts.
According to Jean Piaget, children at __________ stage become capable of logical
thought, achieves conservation concepts, can classify objects, order them in series and
understand relational concepts.
A: Pre-operational
Pre-operational
B: Formal operational
Formal operational
C: Sensory motor
Sensory motor
D: Concrete operational
Concrete operational
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150 A series of twenty gifts for the complete education and sense training were devised
by__________.
A series of twenty gifts for the complete education and sense training were devised
by__________.
A: Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori
B: J. Krishnamurthi
J. Krishnamurthi
C: Abacus
Abacus
D: Froebel
Froebel
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TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD

Post Graduate Assistants 2018-2019

1 "To boil the chicken and the marrow bones,

A: root of the sweet cypress

2 "Therewith she spewed out of her filthy maw

A: the loathly frogs

4 "Be a physician Faustus, heap up gold,

5 Spenser's "Epithalamion" is a wedding-song in the long tradition of epithalamia and is

A: Sir Patrick Spens

A: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

A: (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

14 Peace to the manes of the BUBBLE

A: New Year's Eve

17 James Augustus, an Englishman started the first English Newspaper __________ .

18 __________ is based on the gestalt theory of interpretation of mutilated messages.

"This supernatural soliciting

"This supernatural soliciting

22 "Come, thou mortal wretch

A: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)

24 "…. O my dear Lord!

26 Which one of the following statements is not true in Shakespeare's England ?

27 Shakespeare wrote __________ sonnets and __________ plays.

28 Which one of the following is a non-dramatic poem of Shakespeare ?

A: the speech of Elipaz

A: Pequod, Rachel, Delight

34 Through Gitanjali Tagore popularised another form in Indo-Anglian poetry, which is

35 Sarojini Naidu's __________ is a reflective lyric.

38 The Autobiography was written by Nehru in a continuous spell of __________ .

A: lone, limitless, nude, immune

A: K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar

41 __________ facilitates Munoo's journey to Bombay.

43 The title of the novel 'Things Fall Apart' is from __________ .

A: The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot

44 To avoid war, the offending clan gave Umuofia __________ .

A: a young girl and her mother

45 … 'Madam', I pleaded, 'Wouldn't you rather

A: The ding-dong Theory

50 The Vocabulary of old English is almost purely :

A: Latin root vert

53 The principal language of East Teutonic is __________ .

55 __________ is a general term for a conventional knowledge structure that exists in

56 Common group of gestures can be described as __________ .

58 In __________ Chomskys' 'Aspects of the Theory of Syntax was published.

59 Air is supplied to the alveoli by small tubes called the __________ .

60 Puritan first made its appearance in __________ .

61 'The poem "The Vine" is a failure in denotation. "Hymn : to Light is a failure in

62 Which of the following is not part of the discourse on dramatic poesy ?

A: Corneill, Raceine, Beaumont, Fletcher

A: "Michael", "Daffodils", "The Solitary Reaper"

64 Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration.

A: The Study of Poetry

A: the upper class and lower class

67 The plot of "The Way of the World" is built upon __________.

A: the institution of law

"…. Thence, full of anguish, driven,

"…. Thence, full of anguish, driven,

A: The Leonine Verse

71 What is the other title of the play "All for Love" ?

A: The World Well Lost

27 Shakespeare wrote sonnets and plays.