Question Paper for Lecturer and Coach (School Edu. Dept.) - Comp. Exam-2025 (English)

Q81.Which of the following statement/s is/are correct in the context of Absalom and Achitophel? (A) It is a historical and political allegory. (B) It is an allegory of ideas. (C) It is not satirical in nature.

Q82.Which out of the following does not belong to the category of Gothic novels?

Q83.Which of the following options related to the novel That Long Silence are correct? (a) Jaya - Psychoanalytic Criticism - her internal conflict and emotional repression. (b) Mohan’s mother - Feminist Criticism - representing patriarchal expectations from women. (c) Jaya - Feminist Criticism - economic class struggles only. (d) Minor female characters - Reader - Response Theory - showing only reader’s interpretations.

Q84.What is the figure of speech in the following line by Syed Amanuddin in his poem? ‘Don’t call me Indo-Anglian’, ‘i damn all hyphenated minds’

Q85.John Keats’ house near which the Nightingale of his poem “Ode to a Nightingale” had nested, was

Q86.In Paradise Lost by John Milton, ‘Pandemonium’ refers to -

Q87.Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding Vikram Seth’s ‘The Tale of Melon City’? (i) The story in the poem highlights the misuse of power. (ii) The king orders the construction of a palace. (iii) The Melon symbolizes the absurdity of arbitrary authority. (iv) It is a satirical poem by Vikram Seth that uses irony and humour to critique blind adherence to rules.

Q88.Which of the following statement/s best define/s standard variety dialect? (A) The variety of a language based on the speech and writing of educated native speakers of that language. (B) Informal vocabulary used by a particular age group. (C) A variety of language which is uniformly used by people belonging to a particular similar social group.

Q89.Fill in the blanks choosing the most appropriate option — In 1946, ______ founded the review ______, a medium for existentialist writings.

Q90.Which of the following statement/s is/are correct in the context of ‘Tradition and Individual Talent’ by T.S. Eliot? (i) Tradition is a blind adherence to the past. (ii) Tradition is a dynamic and active force. (iii) Tradition can be inherited statically.

Q91.Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct options — The Petrarchan sonnet treats its theme in ______ parts. The ______ states a problem, asks a question or expresses an emotional tension. The ______ resolves the problem, answers the question, or relieves the tension. The ______ is rhymed ______ and the ______ may be rhymed ______.

Q92.Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option — Initially, Register applied to ______ from ______ to ______.

Q93.“Give me your hand boy! A man must have a firm handshake if he wants to get anywhere in the world.” (David Copperfield) Who said these words to whom?

Q94.With reference to “The Hollow Men” by T.S. Eliot, consider the following statements and identify the correct answer — (a) The poem reflects post-World War I spiritual desolation and cultural fragmentation. (b) The refrain “This is the way the world ends” presents an apocalyptic climax marked by dramatic violence. (c) The poem incorporates intertextual echoes from Heart of Darkness and the Gunpowder Plot rhyme. (d) The hollow men are portrayed as figures trapped between action and paralysis.

Q95.Which statement does not apply to the modernist works?

Q96.‘What is the term given to the poetry that falls’between 1660 and end of the eighteenth century? :

Q97.Which one of the following statements about Captain Sentry in “The Spectator Club’ is not correct?

Q98.Which one of the following statements is not correct about the popular ballad?

Q99.Which one of the following is not a pastoral elegy?

Q100.A sentence like, “Sabko apne - apne tasks timely complete karne hain”, is an example of —