Q107. Performance poetry is associated with which literary period? ‘
A Renaissance ie B Metaphysical C Post-modern Period ="=-8. D Neoclassical Period E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Post-modern Period ="=-8.
Q108. Which of the following poets are collectively known as the ‘Lakers’ by the Scottish magazine reviewers?
A S.T. Coleridge, William Blake, John Keats B John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron C William Wordsworth, S.T. Coleridge, Robert Southey D William Blake, Thomas Gray and Goldsmith E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: William Wordsworth, S.T. Coleridge, Robert Southey
Q109. “Stable Grammar, Nativization, Expanded Vocabulary, Complex Sentence Structure” are all characteristics of -
A Code-mixing B Dialect C Creole D Pidgin : E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Creole
Q110. The Bride’s Prelude, Sister Helen, A Last Confession are literary works written by -
A William Morris B Robert Buchanan C D.G. Rossetti D A.C. Swinburne E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: D.G. Rossetti
Q112. Match the authors with their works — Author: (A) Rabindra Nath Tagore, (B) Syed Amanuddin, (C) Vikram Seth, (D) Sir Aurobindo. Work: (i) Savitri, (ii) Summer Requiem, (iii) Gitanjali, (iv) Gems and Germs.
A (A)-(ii), (B)-(i), (C)-(iv), (D)-(iii) B (A)-(iv), (B)-(ii), (C)-(iii), (D)-(i) C (A)-(iii), (B)-(ii), (C)-(iv), (D)-(i) D (A)-(iii), (B)-(iv), (C)-(ii), (D)-(i) E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (A)-(iii), (B)-(iv), (C)-(ii), (D)-(i)
Q113. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”, is an example of -
A Paradox B Hyperbole C Simile D Alliteration E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Paradox
Q114. Who amongst the following is not a member of the Pre-Raphaelite group?
A Harley Granville B James Collinson C William Holman Hunt D Thomas Woolner E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Harley Granville
Q115. Which of the following statements about the play Tughlaq are correct? (i) Karnad’s treatment of the theme is not historical. (ii) Karnad makes use of the ‘prayer’ in the play to show that life is corrupted at its very source. (iii) The whole play is structured on the binaries: like the divine aspiration and the deft intrigue.
A (i) and (iii) only B (ii) and (iii) only C (i) and (ii) only D (i), (ii) and (iii) E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (i), (ii) and (iii)
Q116. In the play As You Like It, Phebe quotes “Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight?” To whom is this line an allusion?
A Robert Greene B Thomas Kyd C Thomas Lodge D Christopher Marlowe E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Christopher Marlowe
Q117. Who among the following suggested Dickens to use first-person point-of-view narration in “David Copperfield”? :
A John Forster B William Giles C W.M. Thackeray D Simon Callow E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: John Forster
Q118. In the poem ‘The Pilgrim of the Night’, what happens to the “Voice of the celestial Friend”?
A It guides him step by step. B It becomes louder and clearer. C It comes no more (it is silent). D It turns into a song of victory. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: It comes no more (it is silent).
Q119. Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below and select the correct option — Assertion (A): Robert Louis Stevenson’s tone in “Walking Tours” is light-hearted and reflective. Reason (R): He celebrates the beauty of nature and the simple pleasures of walking in the countryside.
A Only Reason (R) is correct. B Only Assertion (A) is correct. C Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). D Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Q120. What did Orlando receive as a gift by Rosalind after he won the wrestling match? (William Shakespeare’s As You Like It)
A A neck-chain B A gold coin C A wrist band D A ring E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: A neck-chain
Q121. When two people speaking two different languages, combine and make up the language, which has vocabulary items from each language with mutual abandonment of grammatical complexities is called —
A Code-Switch B Creole C Dialect D Pidgin E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Pidgin
Q122. “He perishes - well, let him die / His wife henceforth shall be mine own! / Can that thought deep imbedded lie / Within thy heart’s most secret zone! / Search well and see! one brother takes / His kingdom - one would take his wife! / A fair partition! But it makes / Me shudder, and abhor my life.” Who said these words to whom in the poem ‘Laxman’ by Toru Dutt?
A Sita to Ram B Sita to Laxman C Laxman to Sita D Laxman to Ram E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Sita to Laxman
Q123. According to the Speaker in the poem ‘Dover Beach’, what does the world seem to be and what it actually is?
A It seems dangerous, but is actually safe. B It seems like a land of dreams, but has no joy or peace. C It seems new, and is really full of hope. D It seems dark, but is actually full of light. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: It seems like a land of dreams, but has no joy or peace.
Q124. In the context of Wordsworth’s ‘Tintern Abbey’, the phrase ‘half-extinguished thought’ refers to —
A The fire is partly lit B The memory that is completely gone C Fading memories that are dim but not completely forgotten D Deleted memories E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Fading memories that are dim but not completely forgotten
Q125. “Girding up his loins, the chairman plowed through the mountainous agenda”, is an example of —
A Mixed Metaphor B Elegy C Paradox D Simile E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Mixed Metaphor
Q126. Which of the following critical observations help explain the structural logic of Tughlaq? (a) The play progresses through episodic scenes reflecting political instability. (b) The dramatic movement is shaped by paradoxes such as idealism versus pragmatism. (c) Structural contrasts between faith and politics generate thematic cohesion. (d) The play follows a linear heroic arc culminating in triumphant restoration.
A (a), (b) and (d) B (c) and (d) C (a), (b) and (c) D (a), (c) and (d) E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (a), (b) and (c)
Q127. What is the sequence of chapters (name) in “David Copperfield” by Charles Dickens? (i) I Have a Change, (ii) I Observe, (iii) I Am Born, (iv) I Fall Into Disgrace.
A (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) B (iii), (i), (ii), (iv) C (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) D (iii), (iv), (i), (ii) E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)