Q128. Lucrezia in “Andrea del Sarto” is not mentioned as —
A My everybody’s moon B Serpentining beauty C The fowler’s pipe D A twilight piece E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: A twilight piece
Q129. According to the Speaker in the poem ‘Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S.’, when she was asked to do something —
A She says, ‘I am busy.’ B She says, ‘Just now only I will do it’. C She asks ‘Why?’ D She asks for payment. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: She says, ‘Just now only I will do it’.
Q130. Pick the incorrect combination from Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” —
A Tide of Humber - Complain B Love - Flood C Indian Ganges - Rubies D Accept - Conversion of the Jews E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Accept - Conversion of the Jews
Q131. How does That Long Silence end?
A Mohan is arrested and Jaya returns to her parents. B Jaya decides to break her silence, regardless of whether Mohan returns or not. C Jaya commits suicide like Kusum. D Jaya leaves Mohan to live alone. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Jaya decides to break her silence, regardless of whether Mohan returns or not.
Q132. The ending of As You Like It is described as provisional. Which of the following best explains what this means in the context of Rosalind and Orlando’s relationship?
A Rosalind’s disguise has no impact on the outcome of the relationship. B The lovers’ union immediately resolves all their emotional and personal conflicts. C The play emphasises that their marriage is only the beginning of knowing each other, not the end of their challenges. D Marriage in the play is depicted as an ultimate and permanent solution to human desire. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: The play emphasises that their marriage is only the beginning of knowing each other, not the end of their challenges.
Q133. Which of the following best illustrates the use of animal imagery in Tughlaq’s speech?
A “History is ours to play with - ours now!” B “Dur-rumma who thought it was a swallow.” C “I look at the Pleiades and I think of Ibn-ul-Mottazz...” D “I pray to the Almighty to save me from sleep.” E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: “Dur-rumma who thought it was a swallow.”
Q134. The Dorian and the Horatian are the types of —
A Elegy B Epic C Lyric D Ode E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Ode
Q135. Who introduced Blank Verse in English Meter, through his translations of Books 2 and 4 of Virgil’s The Aeneid?
A Petrarch B Earl of Surrey C William Shakespeare D Thomas Wyatt E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Earl of Surrey
Q136. ‘Pre-Raphaelitism’, ‘Spasmodic Poetry’, ‘Non-Sense Verse’, ‘Ghost Story’, are literary developments of which period?
A Jacobean B Metaphysical C Victorian D Romantic E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Victorian
Q137. Which of the following is not correct according to Bacon’s essay “Of Truth”?
A Poets use lie to create pleasure. B A mixture of lie adds to pleasure. C A man who lies is coward towards God and brave towards men. D Truth may come to the price of a pearl. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: A man who lies is coward towards God and brave towards men.
Q138. The Invisible Man (1897), The War of the Worlds (1898) and The Time Machine (1895) are famous works written by —
A H.G. Wells B William Watson C G.B. Shaw D Rudyard Kipling E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: H.G. Wells
Q139. “Water, water, every where, / And all the boards did shrink; / Water, water, every where, / Nor any drop to drink.” These lines have been written by the poet —
A William Wordsworth B P.B. Shelley C S.T. Coleridge D John Keats E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: S.T. Coleridge
Q140. Which of the following term is used in the study of Creole languages to refer to a standard variety?
A Acrolect B Verbal repertoire C Mesolect D Basilect E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Acrolect
Q141. Which one of the following is not an exclusive Virtual Learning Environment?
A Immersive Virtual Learning Environment B Learning Management System C Blended Instruction D Personal Learning Environment E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Blended Instruction
Q142. Considering the advantages of co-operative learning, which one of the following is categorized into psychological health and social competence?
A Higher level of reasoning B Higher self-esteem C Greater problem solving D More time on task E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Higher self-esteem
Q143. Below some phrases are given as per Bruce Joyce and others where each one deliberates the basic purpose of specific model: (a) Learning from presentation, (b) The art of enhancing creative thought, (c) The learner at the centre, (d) The art of making inferences. Which one of the above four links to Advance Organiser Model?
A (b) B (d) C (c) D (a) E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (a)
Q144. Which of the following dimensions of the learner need to be understood for using ICT? (a) Demographic, (b) Cognitive and prior knowledge, (c) Affective. Select the correct answer —
A (b) and (c) but not (a) B (a) and (c) but not (b) C (a) and (b) but not (c) D (a), (b) and (c) E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (a), (b) and (c)
Q145. Which one of the following is a basic characteristic of traditional ICTs that differentiates it from modern ICTs?
A It is a single technology. B It has combination of media. C It has combined delivery system. D It is combination of hardware and software. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: It is a single technology.
Q146. Which one of the following is the instructional effect of Group Investigation Model?
A Discipline of collaborative inquiry B Independence as learners C Respect for dignity of all D Social inquiry as a way of life E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Discipline of collaborative inquiry
Q147. Which of the following statement is incorrect in relation to Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience?
A Exhibitions are more effective than visual symbols. B Dramatic participation is less effective than contrived experiences. C Motion pictures are less effective than recordings. D Direct purposeful experience is the most effective experience. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Motion pictures are less effective than recordings.