English (Part-IV)

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Identify the incorrect sentences: (a) He found hundred rupees. (b) He is best player. (c) The Ganges is a river. (d) Shakespeare is greater than any other poets.
A
only (a)
B
(b) and (c)
C
only (c)
D
(a), (b) and (d)
Identify the incorrect sentences: (a) She played so long that she is very tired. (b) He guessed what I am thinking. (c) He looked as if he was going to faint. (d) They were hoping that she will come.
A
(a) and (b)
B
(b) and (c)
C
(a), (b) and (d)
D
(b), (c) and (d)
Identify the incorrect sentences: (a) The manager was angry on the worker's behaviour. (b) The manager was angry with the workers. (c) She is not accustomed to eating Indian Food as she is from England. (d) The student was absorbed through an exciting novel.
A
(a) and (b)
B
(b) and (c)
C
(a) and (c)
D
(a) and (d)
Identify the incorrect sentences: (a) Each of these boys plays games. (b) Whoever does best he will get a prize. (c) He is wiser than I. (d) None of us has seen him.
A
only (a)
B
only (b)
C
(a) and (c)
D
(c) and (d)
In the poem titled 'Manners' by Elizabeth Bishop, which of the following tips is not given by the old man to his grandchild?
A
Be sure to remember to always speak to everyone you meet.
B
Don't always offer everyone a ride; don't forget that when you get older.
C
.... answer nicely when .... spoken to.
D
.... to treat all with kindness man or beast.
Which of the following words mean 'easily deceived' or 'too ready to accept whatever people say'?
A
Credible
B
Creditable
C
Credulous
D
Consequential
When a word's vocalization imitates a natural sound, as can be heard in the words 'murmur', 'buzz' and 'pop', what do we call that device?
A
Anaphora
B
Synecdoche
C
Personification
D
Onomatopoeia
Who is the author of the poem titled 'My Shadow'?
A
William Blake
B
Robert Frost
C
Robert Louis Stevenson
D
Emily Dickinson
Which of the following words mean 'to put things off until later'?
A
Prevaircate
B
Procrastinate
C
Precipitate
D
Perpetrate
Which of the following is the correct indirect speech of the following? 'I am a doctor', explained the young lady on her arrival at the house 'and I have come here in answer to a call I received this morning. Is this the right house?'
A
On her arrival at the house the young lady explained that she was a doctor, and had gone there in answer to a call she had received that morning. She asked if that was the right house.
B
The young lady, on her arrival at the house, explained that she was a doctor and had come here in answer to a call she received that morning she asked if she was at the right house.
C
On her arrival at the house the young lady said that she is a doctor and that she had received a call from here and asked if it was the right house.
D
After having arrived at the house, the young lady explained that she was a doctor and she had come there in answer to a call she received that morning. She inquired if this was the right house.
Read the following poem titled 'Last Lesson of the Afternoon' by D. H. Lawrence and answer the questions given below: When will the bell ring, and end this weariness? How long have they tugged the leash, and strained apart, My pack of unruly hounds! I cannot start Them again on a quarry of knowledge they hate to hunt, I can haul them and urge them no more. No longer can I endure the brunt Of the books that lie out on the desks; a full threescore Of several insults of blotted pages, and scrawl Of slovenly work that they have offered me. I am sick, and what on earth is the good of it all? What good to them or me, I cannot see! So, shall I take My last dear fuel of life to heap on my soul And kindle my will to a flame that shall consume Their dross of indifference; and take the toll Of their insults in punishment? - I will not! - I will not waste my soul and my strength for this. What do I care for all that they do amiss! What is the point of this teaching of mine, and of this Learning of theirs? It all goes down in the same abyss. What does it matter to me, if they can write A description of a dog, or if they can't? What is the point? To us both, it is all my aunt! And yet I'm supposed to care, with all my might. I do not, and will not; they won't and they don't; and that's all! I shall keep my strength for myself; they can keep theirs as well. Why should we beat our heads against the wall Of each other? I shall sit and wait for the bell. Which of the following words/phrases describe/s the poet's mood in the poem? (a) harrowed (b) exasperated (c) deplores (d) delighted (e) disenchanted (f) gratified
A
(a), (b) and (d)
B
(c) and (d)
C
(e) and (f)
D
(a), (b), (c) and (e)
The poet uses a metaphor in the first stanza. With which words is the metaphor sustained?
A
When will the bell ring, and end this weariness.
B
How long have they tugged the leash, and strained apart My pack of unruly hounds.
C
I cannot start Them again on a quarry of knowledge they hate to hunt.
D
I can haul and urge them no more.
How many students are there in the poet's class?
A
20
B
40
C
60
D
45
Which of the following is an antonym of 'endure'?
A
undergo
B
withstand
C
sustain
D
resist
The poet is baffled as all his attempts at teaching them have been futile. Which line from the poem suggests this?
A
What do I care for all that they do amiss!
B
What is the point of this teaching of mine, and of this learning of theirs?
C
It all goes down the same abyss.
D
And yet I'm supposed to care, with all my might.
Which of the following lines suggest that the poet is disillusioned with his work? (a) When will the bell ring, and end this weariness. (b) How long have they tugged the leash and strained apart. (c) I can haul them and urge them no more. (d) My last dear fuel of life to heap on my soul. (e) I will not waste my soul and my strength for this.
A
only (a)
B
(b) and (d)
C
(a), (b) and (d)
D
(a), (c) and (e)
Which line in the poem means 'to waste one's time trying hard to accomplish something that is completely hopeless'?
A
To us both, it is all my aunt!
B
I shall keep my strength for myself.
C
Why should we beat our heads against the wall.
D
I shall sit and wait for the bell.
In the 2nd stanza, it is the ________ of the students that angers the poet.
A
sloppiness
B
consideration
C
caution
D
heedfulness
Which of the following is not a synonym of 'indifference'?
A
apathy
B
recklessness
C
zeal
D
callousness
What is an 'abyss'?
A
a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm of an immeasurable depth
B
a part of a surface that is lower than the parts around it
C
a weather condition in which the pressure of the air becomes lower, often causing rain
D
a part of a surface that curves inward
Which of the two words given below are synonymous? (a) shun (b) grant (c) reverse (d) avoid (e) avail
A
(b) and (e)
B
(c) and (d)
C
(a) and (d)
D
(d) and (e)
In which of the following sentences a gerund or a gerundial phrase is not used?
A
Finding a good job is becoming more and more difficult nowadays.
B
Spreading rumours is an antisocial activity.
C
The slamming of the doors had aroused mother.
D
Loudly knocking at the gate, he demanded admission.
The story 'Coachman Ali' is originally written in:
A
Assamese
B
Hindi
C
Gujarati
D
Urdu
Which of the following sentences has an adjective clause?
A
The book with the red sleeve fell to the ground.
B
The elephant which is chained belongs to the temple.
C
The artist's painting of the sea and the hills was sold for a vast sum.
D
Those hills in the distance form the border between the two countries.
In Rabindranath Tagore's poem 'Where the Mind is Without Fear', 'dead habit' refers to:
A
meaningless conventions
B
old habits
C
petty quarrels
D
reason
In the poem 'Everyone Sang' what comparison does the poet Siegfried Sassoon make in the first stanza?
A
The poet compares everyone singing to the cackling of the geese.
B
The poet compares the feeling of delight experienced by the people to the joy of freedom felt by the birds who are released from the prison.
C
The poet compares the delight to the beauty of the setting sun.
D
The poet compares the people to singing birds returning home to their chicks.
Which of the following groups of words is opposite to each other?
A
loquacious - talkative
B
gullible - shrewd
C
pompous - conceited
D
erudite - scholarly
Which of the following sentences has an adverb clause?
A
The policemen arrested the men who broke into the shop.
B
They saw the man who stole the umbrella.
C
The children went to the park after they had their lunch.
D
The judges declared that he was the winner.
Fill in the blank in the given sentence with one of the words that fits best: He disliked his job heartily, and therefore it was no surprise that he discharged his duties so ________.
A
perfunctorily
B
dogmatically
C
sardonically
D
wantonly
Which of the following stories is not written by Oscar Wilde?
A
The Selfish Giant
B
The Happy Prince
C
The Canterville Ghost
D
The Man Who Would Be King
Which of the following words fits in best to the description given below? Frugal? To the last ditch! People have even accused me of being tight-fisted and stingy, and I am afraid that if they are referring to my attitude toward spending money, they are correct. I am ________.
A
stoic
B
dilettante
C
philistine
D
parsimonious
Which of the following words is misspelt?
A
magnanimous
B
unanimous
C
magnificence
D
magniloquent
Which of the following idioms fits this description? A person who selfishly prevents others from using, enjoying or profiting from something even though he/she cannot use or enjoy it himself.
A
A Guinea Pig
B
A Dog in the Manger
C
A Home Bird
D
A Lame Duck
In which of the following sentence's 'ought to' indicates 'advisability or desirability'? (a) You ought to buy new tyres for your car; you may have an accident. (b) We ought to help those people who are old and sick. (c) There ought to be more goods available in this shop; it is supposed to be a supermarket. (d) He left Delhi yesterday, so he ought to be here tomorrow.
A
only (b)
B
(a) and (c)
C
(b) and (c)
D
(a), (b) and (d)
Which of these novels was not written in the 19th Century?
A
Moby Dick
B
The Old Curiosity Shop
C
Robinson Crusoe
D
Little Women
Match the following with their writer: (a) Vikram Seth (i) The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (b) V. S. Naipaul (ii) The Golden Gate (c) Amartya Sen (iii) A House For Mr. Biswas (d) Arundhati Roy (iv) The Argumentative Indian
A
(a)-(ii); (b)-(iii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(i)
B
(a)-(iii); (b)-(i); (c)-(iv); (d)-(ii)
C
(a)-(iv); (b)-(iii); (c)-(ii); (d)-(i)
D
(a)-(ii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(iii)
Which of the following is/are verb/s? (a) vain (b) agent (c) serve (d) seize
A
only (a)
B
(a) and (b)
C
(b) and (c)
D
(c) and (d)
In which of the following sentences is the word 'after' used as a preposition? (a) They arrived after us. (b) They arrived after we had left. (c) I went for a short walk after dinner. (d) After he finished his studies, he went to America.
A
only (a)
B
(a) and (b)
C
(a) and (c)
D
(b) and (d)
Portia is the protagonist of William Shakespeare's play:
A
Hamlet
B
The Merchant of Venice
C
As You Like It
D
Twelfth Night
Which of the following is spelt correctly?
A
irresistible
B
irresistible
C
irrisistible
D
irrisistible
Which of the following is not an abstract noun?
A
Laughter
B
Judgement
C
Childhood
D
Human
Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. A gregarious person is:
A
outwardly calm
B
very sociable
C
completely untrustworthy
D
self-effacing and timid
Who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2019?
A
Peter Handke
B
Kazuo Ishiguro
C
Harold Pinter
D
Toni Morrison
How many novels did Emily Bronte write?
A
3
B
7
C
1
D
19
Which of the following sentence/s is/are grammatically correct? (a) Mukesh was among the top five percent of students in his class. (b) There are a few naughty children among the students in our class. (c) The mother shared the cake among her son and her daughter. (d) Oranges were shared among the whole class.
A
only (b)
B
(b) and (d)
C
(a) and (c)
D
(a), (b) and (d)
Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. An audacious attempt means:
A
useless
B
bold
C
foolish
D
crazy
If you have a skin disease, you will visit a:
A
dermatologist
B
ophthalmologist
C
internist
D
obstetrician
Which of the following are in the passive voice? (a) Rioting workers were identified and persecuted. (b) The living room is swept and dusted everyday. (c) The class photograph will be taken tomorrow. (d) The case was investigated rather clumsily.
A
(a) and (b)
B
(b) and (c)
C
(a), (c) and (d)
D
(a), (b), (c) and (d)
Fill in the blanks with the suitable determiners. ________ are the old classrooms. ________ are the new ones.
A
These, Those
B
This, Those
C
These, This
D
These, Either
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the given sentence: They while away their evenings with books and games.
A
verb
B
adjective
C
adverb
D
preposition
The writer Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshi is better known by his pen name:
A
Jwala
B
Krashanu
C
Shuchi
D
Dhumaketu
Which of these writers often deal with the experience of Indian immigrants in the United States?
A
Salman Rushdie
B
Rabindranath Tagore
C
Zadie Smith
D
Jhumpa Lahiri
Which of the following word/s belong to the feminine gender? (a) Parent (b) Wizard (c) Duck (d) Drake
A
only (a)
B
only (b)
C
only (c)
D
(a), (b) and (d)
Identify the verbs/verb phrase in the following sentence: He was searching furiously and ineffectually for some elusive or non-existent object; from time to time he dug a six penny coin out of a waistcoat pocket and stared at it ruefully, then recommenced the futile searching operations.
A
was searching; dug; stared; recommenced
B
furiously; ineffectually; ruefully; searching
C
elusive; non-existent; recommenced; searching
D
was searching; furiously; ineffectually; searching
In which of the following sentences the 'ing' word is used as an adjective?
A
The long speech was boring the pupils.
B
She was standing on the platform whistling.
C
He showed us some exciting photographs.
D
The magician was entertaining the audience.
A 'misogynist' is a person who:
A
hates women
B
believes in self-advancement
C
is interested in the welfare of others
D
talks about accomplishments
Which of the following is/are not in the active voice? (a) What cannot be cured must be endured. (b) We hope that we shall finish the work in time. (c) This arrangement is to be made by you. (d) We went to see the launching of the ship.
A
only (a)
B
(a) and (c)
C
only (c)
D
(b) and (d)
Which of the following is not written by Chetan Bhagat?
A
The Immortals of Meluha
B
The 3 Mistakes of My Life
C
Revolution 2020
D
Five Point Someone
Arrange the adjectives given below in their proper order to fill in the blanks in the given sentence: Hamid bought a ________ jacket at the ________ bazaar. Adjectives: disgusting, illfitting, plastic, busy, local, Sunday
A
disgusting, illfitting, plastic, busy, local, Sunday
B
illfitting, disgusting, plastic, Sunday, local, busy
C
plastic, illfitting, disgusting, busy, Sunday, local
D
local, plastic, illfitting, busy, disgusting, Sunday
Which of the following sentence is correct?
A
His day was long and his hobbies many.
B
I am going to the market but Meera not.
C
The boy was drinking milk, the mother tea.
D
You are working hard but not your friend.