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DDU MA English Entrance Previous Year Questions 2020 (Original)
नीचे दिए गए ओरिजिनल प्रश्नों का ध्यानपूर्वक अभ्यास करें। आपकी सुविधा और त्वरित मूल्यांकन के लिए सही उत्तर को हरे रंग (Green) से हाईलाइट कर दिया गया है:
Q1. Who utters the following lines in Untouchable?
"... introduce the machine which clears dung without anyone having to handle it—the flush system. Then the sweepers can be free from the stigma of untouchability..."
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Iqbal Nath Sarshar
C. R. N. Bashir
D. Bakha
Ans. A. Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation:
These words are spoken by Mahatma Gandhi towards the end of Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable, where he advocates the abolition of untouchability and praises the sanitary benefits of the flush system.
Q2. The original title of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was—
A. Persuasion
B. Bennet and Darcy
C. First Impressions
D. Elinor and Marianne
Ans. C. First Impressions
Explanation:
Jane Austen first completed the novel under the title First Impressions in 1797. Before publication in 1813, it was substantially revised and renamed Pride and Prejudice.
Q3. Who is Santiago's hero in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. John F. Kennedy
C. Joe DiMaggio
D. Fidel Castro
Ans. C. Joe DiMaggio
Explanation:
Santiago greatly admires the famous baseball player Joe DiMaggio, whose endurance and determination inspire him during his struggle with the giant marlin.
Q4. Who defined Romanticism as "addition of strangeness to beauty"?
A. Keats
B. Walter Pater
C. Graham Hough
D. Wordsworth
Ans. B. Walter Pater
Explanation:
The famous expression "the addition of strangeness to beauty" is associated with Walter Pater, who used it to characterize the essence of Romanticism.
Q5. Hamartia imparts in the audience—
A. a sense of aloofness
B. a sense of pity and fear
C. a sense of dissociation
D. a sense of disinterest
Ans. B. a sense of pity and fear
Explanation:
According to Aristotle, the tragic hero's hamartia (tragic flaw) arouses pity and fear, leading to the catharsis of these emotions.
Q6. The Victorian Compromise was the result of the contradictions inherent in—
A. Romanticism
B. Classicism
C. Realism
D. Industrial Revolution
Ans. A. Romanticism
Explanation:
The Victorian Compromise attempted to balance the emotional idealism inherited from Romanticism with Victorian morality, scientific thought, and social responsibility.
Q7. O. Henry's short story The Last Leaf is set in Greenwich Village during the _____ epidemic.
A. Plague
B. Cholera
C. Pneumonia
D. Spanish flu
Ans. C. Pneumonia
Explanation:
In The Last Leaf, Sue's friend Johnsy suffers from pneumonia, which forms the emotional background of the story.
Q8. In the first Act of Look Back in Anger, what domestic activity is Alison performing?
A. Washing dishes
B. Painting
C. Ironing
D. Folding laundry
Ans. C. Ironing
Explanation:
The opening scene of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger shows Alison quietly ironing clothes, highlighting the domestic routine that contrasts with Jimmy Porter's anger.
Q9. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, what was the name of the ship in which the sailor had gone to voyage?
A. Tiger
B. Slave
C. Aleppo
D. Norway
Ans. A. Tiger
Explanation:
In Act I, Scene III, the First Witch says that the sailor's wife was "master o' the Tiger," making Tiger the name of the ship.
Q10. What is the last thing the audience of A Doll's House hears?
A. A door slamming
B. A gunshot
C. A train whistle
D. A car driving away
Ans. A. A door slamming
Explanation:
The play ends with the famous slam of the door as Nora leaves her husband and children to discover her own identity. It is one of the most memorable endings in modern drama.
Q11. The twins in Lord of the Flies are?
A. Ralph and Jack
B. Sam and Eric
C. Ralph and Eric
D. Simon and Jack
Ans. B. Sam and Eric
Explanation:
The identical twins Sam and Eric, often referred to together as Samneric, are among the central characters in William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
Q12. In which country is Macbeth set?
A. Spain
B. Denmark
C. Scotland
D. Canada
Ans. C. Scotland
Explanation:
Shakespeare's Macbeth is set in medieval Scotland and is based on the historical Scottish king Macbeth.
Q13. "The Tyger" was published in—
A. The French Revolution
B. Poetical Sketches
C. Songs of Innocence
D. Songs of Experience
Ans. D. Songs of Experience
Explanation:
William Blake's famous poem The Tyger was published in Songs of Experience (1794), the companion volume to Songs of Innocence.
Q14. The Castle of Otranto is an example of ______.
A. Historical novel
B. Picaresque novel
C. Epistolary novel
D. Gothic novel
Ans. D. Gothic novel
Explanation:
Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764) is regarded as the first major Gothic novel in English literature.
Q15. Identify the mismatched pair in terms of what the characters symbolize.
A. Ralph – rationality
B. Piggy – pragmatism
C. Jack – pity
D. Simon – innocence
Ans. C. Jack – pity
Explanation:
Jack symbolizes violence, savagery, and the lust for power, not pity. Ralph represents order, Piggy represents intellect and practicality, while Simon symbolizes innocence and spiritual goodness.
Q16. The line, "A man can be destroyed but not defeated" appears in—
A. The Mayor of Casterbridge
B. The Old Man and the Sea
C. Lord of the Flies
D. Untouchable
Ans. B. The Old Man and the Sea
Explanation:
This famous quotation is spoken by Santiago in Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, expressing the triumph of human spirit over adversity.
Q17. Which of the following novels is subverted in Golding's Lord of the Flies?
A. Treasure Island
B. The Coral Island
C. Robinson Crusoe
D. Abel's Island
Ans. B. The Coral Island
Explanation:
Lord of the Flies deliberately subverts R. M. Ballantyne's The Coral Island by presenting a pessimistic view of human nature instead of an idealized adventure.
Q18. In Pride and Prejudice, whom does Lydia elope with to London?
A. Darcy
B. Collins
C. Bingley
D. Wickham
Ans. D. Wickham
Explanation:
Lydia Bennet elopes with George Wickham. Darcy later intervenes and arranges their marriage, saving the Bennet family's reputation.
Q19. The main action in The Mayor of Casterbridge takes place in—
A. Dorset
B. London
C. Edinburgh
D. Liverpool
Ans. A. Dorset
Explanation:
Thomas Hardy's novel is primarily set in the fictional town of Casterbridge, modeled on Dorchester in the county of Dorset.
Q20. Dickens wrote Oliver Twist in response to which of the following?
A. The Law of Estates and Inheritance
B. The Corn Laws of 1815
C. The Poor Laws of 1834
D. The Decency Act
Ans. C. The Poor Laws of 1834
Explanation:
Oliver Twist criticizes the harsh workhouse system created under the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, exposing the suffering of poor children in Victorian England.
Q21. Who among the following is regarded as the founder of the Oxford Movement?
A. John Henry Newman
B. John Keble
C. Edward Bouverie Pusey
D. Richard Hurrell Froude
Ans. B. John Keble
Explanation:
The Oxford Movement is generally considered to have begun with John Keble's sermon "National Apostasy" (1833). Keble is therefore regarded as one of the principal founders of the movement.
Q22. Who is the author of The White Tiger?
A. Amitav Ghosh
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Aravind Adiga
D. Kiran Desai
Ans. C. Aravind Adiga
Explanation:
Aravind Adiga wrote The White Tiger, which won the Booker Prize (2008). The novel explores class inequality and social mobility in contemporary India.
Q23. "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" occurs in—
A. Ode to a Nightingale
B. Ode on a Grecian Urn
C. To Autumn
D. Endymion
Ans. B. Ode on a Grecian Urn
Explanation:
The famous concluding lines "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" appear in John Keats's Ode on a Grecian Urn.
Q24. Who wrote The Way of the World?
A. William Congreve
B. Richard Sheridan
C. Oliver Goldsmith
D. George Etherege
Ans. A. William Congreve
Explanation:
The Way of the World (1700) is William Congreve's masterpiece and one of the finest examples of the Comedy of Manners.
Q25. Which literary term refers to the use of a part to represent the whole?
A. Metaphor
B. Synecdoche
C. Irony
D. Hyperbole
Ans. B. Synecdoche
Explanation:
Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole or the whole represents a part (e.g., "all hands on deck").
Q26. Who wrote the essay Tradition and the Individual Talent?
A. Matthew Arnold
B. T. S. Eliot
C. F. R. Leavis
D. I. A. Richards
Ans. B. T. S. Eliot
Explanation:
Published in 1919, T. S. Eliot's essay Tradition and the Individual Talent introduced his influential theory of tradition and poetic impersonality.
Q27. Which of the following novels is written by R. K. Narayan?
A. The Guide
B. Kanthapura
C. Coolie
D. Untouchable
Ans. A. The Guide
Explanation:
The Guide (1958) is one of R. K. Narayan's best-known novels. It received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960.
Q28. Which of the following is an example of an Epistolary Novel?
A. Pamela
B. Tom Jones
C. Robinson Crusoe
D. Joseph Andrews
Ans. A. Pamela
Explanation:
Samuel Richardson's Pamela is written in the form of letters and is regarded as one of the earliest and most famous epistolary novels.
Q29. By the end of the novel, Oliver Twist is adopted by —
A. Bumble
B. Monks
C. Mr. Brownlow
D. Mrs. Maylie
Ans. C. Mr. Brownlow
Explanation:
At the end of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, Mr. Brownlow legally adopts Oliver and provides him with a loving home and proper education.
Q30. Who among the following collaborated in writing Tales from Shakespeare (1807)?
A. R. L. Stevenson
B. A. G. Gardiner
C. Charles Lamb
D. William Hazlitt
Ans. C. Charles Lamb
Explanation:
Tales from Shakespeare (1807) was written by Charles Lamb and his sister Mary Lamb to introduce Shakespeare's plays to young readers.
Q31. Who is regarded as one of the most prominent figures of Transcendentalism in America?
A. Robert Frost
B. Langston Hughes
C. Emily Dickinson
D. R. W. Emerson
Ans. D. R. W. Emerson
Explanation:
Ralph Waldo Emerson is regarded as the leading philosopher and writer of the American Transcendentalist Movement.
Q32. Who among the following has been awarded both the Booker Prize as well as the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A. T. S. Eliot
B. William Golding
C. Arthur Miller
D. Robert Frost
Ans. B. William Golding
Explanation:
William Golding won the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage (1980) and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983.
Q33. Vijay Tendulkar's Silence! The Court is in Session is based on a novel called Die Panne (A Dangerous Game) written by —
A. Henrik Ibsen
B. Samuel Beckett
C. G. B. Shaw
D. Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Ans. D. Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Explanation:
Silence! The Court is in Session is inspired by Die Panne (A Dangerous Game), written by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
Q34. Which out of the following essays discusses "Xenophobia"?
A. Sunday in the Country
B. National Prejudices
C. Dream Children: A Reverie
D. On Not Being a Philosopher
Ans. B. National Prejudices
Explanation:
Oliver Goldsmith's essay National Prejudices criticizes irrational national hatred and prejudice, which are closely associated with xenophobia.
Q35. Bacon suggests that if a man's wit be wandering, let him study —
A. History
B. Philosophy
C. Logic
D. Mathematics
Ans. D. Mathematics
Explanation:
In Of Studies, Francis Bacon writes that if a man's wit wanders, he should study Mathematics, because mathematical demonstrations demand close concentration.
Q36. How is Lady Catherine de Bourgh related to Darcy in Pride and Prejudice?
A. She is Darcy's sister.
B. She is Darcy's mother.
C. She is Darcy's wife.
D. She is Darcy's aunt.
Ans. D. She is Darcy's aunt.
Explanation:
Lady Catherine de Bourgh is the maternal aunt of Fitzwilliam Darcy and wishes him to marry her daughter Anne.
Q37. Who has given the following statement about his/her vocation as a novelist: "3 or 4 families in a Country Village is the very thing to work on."
A. Charles Dickens
B. Jane Austen
C. Thomas Hardy
D. D. H. Lawrence
Ans. B. Jane Austen
Explanation:
This famous remark belongs to Jane Austen, reflecting her preference for depicting ordinary domestic life in rural England.
Q38. In The Sun Rising by John Donne, which of the following adjectives is used to describe the sun?
A. Saucy
B. Pedantic
C. Busy
D. All the above
Ans. D. All the above
Explanation:
John Donne addresses the sun as "Busy old fool, unruly Sun", and critics also identify the speaker's tone as mocking the sun's pedantic and saucy interference.
Q39. How is Larry Keller memorialized by the Keller family in All My Sons?
A. By lighting a candle
B. In the form of a tree
C. Writing a poem
D. Building a memorial
Ans. B. In the form of a tree
Explanation:
In Arthur Miller's All My Sons, the Keller family plants a memorial tree in Larry Keller's memory. The tree symbolizes both remembrance and the family's hope that Larry might still be alive.
Q40. Who out of the following essayists was known for his aphoristic style?
A. Francis Bacon
B. Charles Lamb
C. Oliver Goldsmith
D. Aldous Huxley
Ans. A. Francis Bacon
Explanation:
Francis Bacon is famous for his concise, epigrammatic and aphoristic essays, especially in Essays or Counsels Civil and Moral.
Q41. Who said, "Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the mankind"?
A. Matthew Arnold
B. P. B. Shelley
C. T. S. Eliot
D. W. H. Auden
Ans. B. P. B. Shelley
Explanation:
This famous statement appears in A Defence of Poetry (1821), where Percy Bysshe Shelley describes poets as "the unacknowledged legislators of the world."
Q42. Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist first appeared as a serial in —
A. Morning Chronicle
B. The Monthly Magazine
C. Bentley's Miscellany
D. Evening Chronicle
Ans. C. Bentley's Miscellany
Explanation:
Oliver Twist was serialized in Bentley's Miscellany from February 1837 to April 1839 under Charles Dickens' editorship.
Q43. Who invented the term "Sprung Rhythm"?
A. Gerard Manley Hopkins
B. Alfred Tennyson
C. Robert Browning
D. William Wordsworth
Ans. A. Gerard Manley Hopkins
Explanation:
Gerard Manley Hopkins introduced the concept of Sprung Rhythm, a distinctive metrical system based on stressed syllables.
Q44. A ballad stanza generally contains —
A. 2 lines
B. 3 lines
C. 4 lines
D. 5 lines
Ans. C. 4 lines
Explanation:
A traditional Ballad Stanza is a quatrain consisting of four lines, usually alternating iambic tetrameter and trimeter.
Q45. Which character in Oliver Twist is constantly referred to as "The Jew"?
A. Monks
B. Noah Claypole
C. Fagin
D. Mr. Sowerberry
Ans. C. Fagin
Explanation:
Throughout much of the novel, Dickens repeatedly refers to Fagin as "The Jew," a usage that has been widely discussed and criticized by modern scholars.
Q46. The intellectual father of the French Revolution is —
A. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
B. Charles Darwin
C. P. B. Shelley
D. Thomas Babington Macaulay
Ans. A. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Explanation:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau is widely regarded as the intellectual father of the French Revolution because of his influential political philosophy, especially The Social Contract.
Q47. Whose signature does Nora forge in the play A Doll's House?
A. Torvald's
B. Krogstad's
C. Her father's
D. Dr. Rank's
Ans. C. Her father's
Explanation:
Nora secretly forges her father's signature to obtain a loan from Krogstad in order to save Torvald's life.
Q48. Who wrote the "Preface" to Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable?
A. W. B. Yeats
B. T. S. Eliot
C. James Joyce
D. E. M. Forster
Ans. D. E. M. Forster
Explanation:
The first edition of Untouchable (1935) carries a celebrated Preface written by E. M. Forster, who also praised Mulk Raj Anand's realistic portrayal of Indian society.
Q49. To whom does Henchard sell his wife in The Mayor of Casterbridge?
A. A furmity seller
B. A farmer
C. A sailor
D. A nobleman
Ans. C. A sailor
Explanation:
At the beginning of Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge, Michael Henchard, while drunk, sells his wife Susan and daughter Elizabeth-Jane to a sailor named Richard Newson.
Q50. Imagists were a group of poets inspired by the critical views of:
A. Richard Aldington
B. T. E. Hulme
C. Hilda Doolittle (H.D.)
D. Ezra Pound
Ans. B. T. E. Hulme
Explanation:
The Imagist Movement was greatly influenced by the literary theories of T. E. Hulme, whose ideas emphasized precision, clarity, and concrete imagery.
Q51. Waiting for Godot was written by —
A. Samuel Beckett
B. Tom Stoppard
C. Arthur Miller
D. John Osborne
Ans. A. Samuel Beckett
Explanation:
Waiting for Godot (1953) is Samuel Beckett's masterpiece and one of the most famous plays of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Q52. The term "dissociation of sensibility" is given in —
A. Tradition and the Individual Talent
B. The Metaphysical Poets
C. Hamlet and His Problems
D. The Sacred Wood
Ans. B. The Metaphysical Poets
Explanation:
T. S. Eliot introduced the famous critical concept of "dissociation of sensibility" in his essay The Metaphysical Poets (1921).
Q53. "Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion," was said by —
A. W. B. Yeats
B. William Wordsworth
C. W. H. Auden
D. T. S. Eliot
Ans. D. T. S. Eliot
Explanation:
This statement appears in T. S. Eliot's essay Tradition and the Individual Talent, where he explains his theory of poetic impersonality.
Q54. The Symbolist Movement designates a group of —
A. American writers
B. English writers
C. French writers
D. German writers
Ans. C. French writers
Explanation:
The Symbolist Movement originated in France during the late nineteenth century with poets such as Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, and Paul Verlaine.
Q55. Hamlet and His Problems was written by —
A. T. S. Eliot
B. William Shakespeare
C. Matthew Arnold
D. Samuel Johnson
Ans. A. T. S. Eliot
Explanation:
Hamlet and His Problems is T. S. Eliot's famous critical essay in which he introduced the concept of the Objective Correlative.
Q56. Who said that good poetry is "The spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions"?
A. P. B. Shelley
B. John Keats
C. T. S. Eliot
D. William Wordsworth
Ans. D. William Wordsworth
Explanation:
In the Preface to Lyrical Ballads (1802), William Wordsworth defined poetry as the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings".
Q57. Who among the following is a prominent figure associated with the Renaissance?
A. Niccolò Machiavelli
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. Mark Twain
D. William Faulkner
Ans. A. Niccolò Machiavelli
Explanation:
Niccolò Machiavelli was an important Renaissance political thinker and the author of The Prince.
Q58. The Three Unities in drama are derived from which text?
A. Encyclopaedia Britannica
B. Oxford Dictionary
C. Poetics
D. The Birth of Tragedy
Ans. C. Poetics
Explanation:
The concept of the Three Unities (Unity of Action, Time, and Place) is traditionally derived from Aristotle's Poetics, though later critics formalized the doctrine.
Q59. Which of the following is not a Victorian novel?
A. Oliver Twist
B. The Mayor of Casterbridge
C. Pride and Prejudice
D. Vanity Fair
Ans. C. Pride and Prejudice
Explanation:
Pride and Prejudice (1813) belongs to the Regency Period, whereas Oliver Twist, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Vanity Fair are Victorian novels.
Q60. What is the name of Darcy's estate in Pride and Prejudice?
A. Brighton
B. Pemberley
C. Rosings
D. London
Ans. B. Pemberley
Explanation:
Pemberley is the magnificent Derbyshire estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy and symbolizes his wealth, dignity, and refined character.
Q61. John Osborne's Look Back in Anger was first performed in the year:
A. 1952
B. 1956
C. 1959
D. 1970
Ans. B. 1956
Explanation:
Look Back in Anger premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on 8 May 1956, marking the rise of the "Angry Young Men" movement.
Q62. Who famously said of his essays that the purpose was to "enliven morality with wit and to temper wit with morality"?
A. Francis Bacon
B. Oliver Goldsmith
C. Joseph Addison
D. Samuel Johnson
Ans. C. Joseph Addison
Explanation:
Joseph Addison described the objective of The Spectator essays as "to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality."
Q63. Who presides as the Judge in the mock trial in the play Silence! The Court is in Session?
A. Mr. Kashikar
B. Sukhatme
C. Ponkshe
D. Karnik
Ans. B. Sukhatme
Explanation:
In Vijay Tendulkar's Silence! The Court is in Session, Sukhatme assumes the role of the judge during the mock trial.
Q64. Silence! The Court is in Session is a play translated into English from which language?
A. Gujarati
B. Bengali
C. Marathi
D. Kannada
Ans. C. Marathi
Explanation:
Originally written in Marathi by Vijay Tendulkar as Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe, the play was later translated into English.
Q65. In the play All My Sons, how does Larry Keller die?
A. His plane was shot down.
B. His plane malfunctioned.
C. Pneumonia
D. Suicide
Ans. D. Suicide
Explanation:
Larry Keller deliberately crashes his aircraft after learning about his father's guilt, making his death an act of suicide.
Q66. From whom does Nora borrow money in the play A Doll's House?
A. Torvald
B. Krogstad
C. Dr. Rank
D. Mrs. Linde
Ans. B. Krogstad
Explanation:
Nora secretly borrows money from Nils Krogstad to finance Torvald's medical treatment and forges her father's signature to obtain the loan.
Q67. Shakespeare says his mistress will live forever in his "eternal lines." What does this mean?
A. She will die and go to heaven.
B. She will fall out of line.
C. People will know her because of her beauty.
D. People will read about her in his poems.
Ans. D. People will read about her in his poems.
Explanation:
In Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, "eternal lines" refers to the immortality granted through poetry, ensuring that future generations will remember the beloved.
Q68. The Castle of Otranto is an example of:
A. Gothic fiction
B. Romance
C. Comic fiction
D. Bildungsroman
Ans. A. Gothic fiction
Explanation:
Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764) is widely regarded as the first Gothic fiction in English literature and laid the foundation for the Gothic novel tradition.
Q69. What is the very last line in The Old Man and the Sea?
A. The old man was dreaming about Africa.
B. The old man was dreaming about the lions.
C. The old man was dreaming about the boy.
D. The old man was dreaming about the fish.
Ans. B. The old man was dreaming about the lions.
Explanation:
The novel ends with the line that Santiago "was dreaming about the lions." The lions symbolize youth, hope, courage, and the indomitable spirit that remains alive within him.
Q70. Jane Austen's work is transfused with the spirit of:
A. Classicism
B. Puritanism
C. Idealism
D. None of these
Ans. A. Classicism
Explanation:
Jane Austen's novels reflect the values of balance, order, restraint, and reason, which are the chief characteristics of the Classical tradition.
Q71. Who identifies the island as part of a coral reef in Lord of the Flies?
A. Ralph
B. Jack
C. Simon
D. Piggy
Ans. D. Piggy
Explanation:
Piggy recognizes that the island is surrounded by a coral reef, showing his intelligence and observational ability from the beginning of the novel.
Q72. Who teamed with Joseph Addison to form the famous literary partnership that published The Tatler and The Spectator?
A. Albert Samuels
B. Samuel Richards
C. Richard Steele
D. John Barrington
Ans. C. Richard Steele
Explanation:
Richard Steele and Joseph Addison jointly established The Tatler and later The Spectator, two of the most influential periodicals in English literature.
Q73. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" begins which novel of Jane Austen?
A. Sense and Sensibility
B. Emma
C. Pride and Prejudice
D. Mansfield Park
Ans. C. Pride and Prejudice
Explanation:
This famous opening sentence belongs to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (1813) and is one of the most celebrated opening lines in English fiction.
Q74. What is Blank Verse?
A. Iambic pentameter in rhyming couplets
B. Free verse without rhyme or regular meter
C. Alliterative iambic tetrameter
D. Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Ans. D. Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Explanation:
Blank verse consists of unrhymed iambic pentameter. It was widely used by Shakespeare, Milton, and many later English poets.
Q75. The guilty conscience of Macbeth is revealed in:
A. The Porter Scene
B. The Banquet Scene
C. The Sleepwalking Scene
D. The Second Meeting with the Witches
Ans. B. The Banquet Scene
Explanation:
Macbeth's guilty conscience becomes evident during the Banquet Scene when he sees Banquo's ghost, exposing his mental torment before the guests.
Q76. What is the study of meter, rhythm and intonation of a poem called?
A. Allegory
B. Assonance
C. Prosody
D. Scansion
Ans. C. Prosody
Explanation:
Prosody is the branch of literary studies concerned with meter, rhythm, stress patterns, and the sound structure of poetry.
Q77. An 'epic' is usually defined as a long narrative poem which:
A. Deals with the destiny of a nation or race
B. Throws light on the actions of a legendary hero
C. Is written in a grand style
D. All the above
Ans. D. All the above
Explanation:
An epic is a long narrative poem dealing with heroic deeds of national importance, composed in an elevated style, and featuring an extraordinary hero.
Q78. In the trochaic meter:
A. Two stressed syllables follow one unstressed syllable.
B. A stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.
C. Two unstressed syllables follow one stressed syllable.
D. An unstressed syllable follows two stressed syllables.
Ans. B. A stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.
Explanation:
A trochee is a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable ( / × ), the opposite of an iamb.
Q79. Which poet is considered a national hero in Greece?
A. John Keats
B. Lord Byron
C. Solon
D. Sappho
Ans. B. Lord Byron
Explanation:
Lord Byron is regarded as a national hero in Greece because of his active support for the Greek War of Independence. He died at Missolonghi in 1824 while assisting the Greek cause.
Q80. A pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of poetry is called:
A. Rhyme Scheme
B. Meter
C. Alliteration
D. Assonance
Ans. B. Meter
Explanation:
Meter is the regular pattern of stressed (accented) and unstressed (unaccented) syllables that forms the rhythmic structure of a poem.
Q81. A poem with no metre or rhyme is:
A. Lyric
B. Blank Verse
C. Free Verse
D. Sonnet
Ans. C. Free Verse
Explanation:
Free verse does not follow a regular metrical pattern or rhyme scheme. It relies on natural rhythms of speech rather than fixed poetic forms.
Q82. What is the literary term for a "play on words"?
A. Pun
B. Simile
C. Haiku
D. Metaphor
Ans. A. Pun
Explanation:
A pun is a figure of speech that exploits multiple meanings of a word or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect.
Q83. Who wrote the Holy Sonnets?
A. William Shakespeare
B. John Milton
C. John Donne
D. Edmund Spenser
Ans. C. John Donne
Explanation:
The Holy Sonnets, also known as the Divine Sonnets, were written by the Metaphysical poet John Donne.
Q84. Who tells Macbeth, "The queen, my lord, is dead"?
A. Seyton
B. Siward
C. The Doctor
D. Caithness
Ans. A. Seyton
Explanation:
In Act V of Macbeth, Seyton informs Macbeth of Lady Macbeth's death by saying, "The Queen, my lord, is dead."
Q85. Which of the following poets does NOT belong to the Lake School?
A. John Keats
B. S. T. Coleridge
C. Robert Southey
D. William Wordsworth
Ans. A. John Keats
Explanation:
The Lake Poets were William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey. John Keats belonged to the second generation of Romantic poets.
Q86. Who praised Addison's style as "the model of the middle style"?
A. Richard Steele
B. Jonathan Swift
C. Samuel Johnson
D. Matthew Arnold
Ans. C. Samuel Johnson
Explanation:
Samuel Johnson admired Joseph Addison's prose and described it as "the model of the middle style" because of its elegance, clarity, and balance.
Q87. In a dramatic work, the ______ is a speech addressed to the audience at the end of a play.
A. Prologue
B. Epilogue
C. Soliloquy
D. Dramatic Monologue
Ans. B. Epilogue
Explanation:
An epilogue is a concluding speech delivered at the end of a play, often addressed directly to the audience to summarize or comment on the action.
Q88. The lines, "Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider" appear in which essay?
A. Of Discourse
B. Of Studies
C. On Not Being a Philosopher
D. El Dorado
Ans. B. Of Studies
Explanation:
These famous lines are taken from Francis Bacon's essay Of Studies, where he explains the true purpose and value of reading and learning.
Q89. In the mock trial in Silence! The Court is in Session, what is the crime that Leela Benare is accused of?
A. Infanticide
B. Robbery
C. Forgery
D. Impersonation
Ans. A. Infanticide
Explanation:
During the mock trial, Leela Benare is accused of infanticide. The charge symbolizes society's harsh judgment of an unmarried pregnant woman rather than an actual legal crime.
Q90. How many fighter planes crashed due to the defective parts from Joe Keller's factory in All My Sons?
A. 04
B. 21
C. 25
D. 36
Ans. B. 21
Explanation:
Joe Keller knowingly shipped defective cylinder heads during World War II, causing the crash of 21 fighter planes, which forms the central moral conflict of the play.
Q91. Applying human qualities to non-human things is called:
A. Personification
B. Metonymy
C. Alliteration
D. Oxymoron
Ans. A. Personification
Explanation:
Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities or emotions are attributed to animals, objects, or abstract ideas.
Q92. The Globe Theatre was built in the year:
A. 1599
B. 1588
C. 1600
D. 1595
Ans. A. 1599
Explanation:
The famous Globe Theatre, closely associated with William Shakespeare, was built in 1599 on the south bank of the River Thames.
Q93. Henrik Ibsen is a/an ______ playwright.
A. American
B. British
C. Danish
D. Norwegian
Ans. D. Norwegian
Explanation:
Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian dramatist and is widely regarded as the father of modern realistic drama.
Q94. During what holiday is the play A Doll's House set?
A. New Year's
B. Easter
C. Christmas
D. All Hallow's Eve
Ans. C. Christmas
Explanation:
The events of A Doll's House begin during the Christmas season, making the festival an important backdrop to the play.
Q95. Which of the following is NOT a play by Arthur Miller?
A. Death of a Salesman
B. All My Sons
C. The Crucible
D. The Birthday Party
Ans. D. The Birthday Party
Explanation:
The Birthday Party was written by Harold Pinter, whereas the other three plays were written by Arthur Miller.
Q96. The Picaresque novel is a novel of a rogue's:
A. Romance
B. Love Marriage
C. Adventures
D. Rise and Fall
Ans. C. Adventures
Explanation:
A Picaresque novel narrates the adventures and experiences of a clever rogue (picaro), usually belonging to the lower social class.
Q97. "Alpha of the Plough" is the pen-name of:
A. Robert Lynd
B. P. B. Shelley
C. A. G. Gardiner
D. G. K. Chesterton
Ans. C. A. G. Gardiner
Explanation:
A. G. Gardiner wrote his famous essays under the pen-name "Alpha of the Plough."
Q98. The morning after selling his wife, what pledge does Henchard make?
A. Not to drink for a period of twenty-one years
B. To search for her and make amends
C. To choose a better wife for his second marriage
D. To live the God-fearing life of a good citizen
Ans. A. Not to drink for a period of twenty-one years
Explanation:
After realizing the seriousness of his actions, Michael Henchard vows to abstain from alcohol for twenty-one years as an act of repentance.
Q99. Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night was written in the year:
A. 1601
B. 1603
C. 1605
D. 1607
Ans. A. 1601
Explanation:
Twelfth Night is generally dated to 1601–1602. It belongs to Shakespeare's mature comedies and is believed to have been written around 1601, making option A the correct answer.
Q100. Which two things make up the setting of a novel?
A. Time and Place
B. Time and Characters
C. Place and Characters
D. Characters and Plot
Ans. A. Time and Place
Explanation:
In literature, the setting of a novel refers to the time and place in which the events of the story occur. It provides the physical and historical background that shapes the characters, plot, and atmosphere.
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