Question Paper for Sr. Teacher (Sec. Edu.) Comp. Exam - 2025(English)

Q43.Humans are called “Dasein” (there being) because they are defined by the fact that they exist, or are in the world and inhabit it. Who used the phrase “Dasein” for Humans in his existential exposition ?

AFriedrich Nietzsche BMartin Heidegger CJean Paul Sartre DKarl Jespers EQuestion not attempted

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Q44.Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of romanticism ?

AA general exaltation of emotion over reason. BA heightened examination of the human personality. CA general exaltation of the intellect over senses. DA turning in upon the self. EQuestion not attempted

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Q45.From which Shakespearean play did Aldous Huxley derive the ironic title of his novel “Brave New World” ?

AThe Tempest BAs You Like It CA Midsummer Night’s Dream DJulius Caesar EQuestion not attempted

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Q46.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Romanticism as a literary movement ?

AInterest in nature and the simple life. BInterest in the past and the exotic. CFree play of imagination. DInterest in decorum and order. EQuestion not attempted

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Q47.Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of metaphysical poetry ?

AFar fetched, ingenious comparisons BArgument and intellectual analysis CConventional imagery DDramatic tone EQuestion not attempted

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Q48.“The nineteenth century dislike of Realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.” The above comment appears in the preface of the novel –

AThe Way of All Flesh BHard Times CThe Picture of Dorian Gray DThe Nether World EQuestion not attempted

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Q49.“The Female Spectator”, intended as a response to Addison and Steele’s periodical, was started by –

AFanny Burney BEliza Haywood CSarah Fielding DAphra Behn EQuestion not attempted

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Q50.‘Silver-fork fiction’ is also known as

APastoral Novel BPicaresque Novel CCountryside Novel DFashionable Novel EQuestion not attempted

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Q52.Choose the correct option: Gothic novels – A. concentrate on the fantastic, the macabre and the supernatural. B. rediscover medieval themes and have medieval connotations. C. centre on passion, grief and terror. D. use only Hellenistic supernatural imagery.

AA, C and D BA, B and C CA, B, C and D DA and C EQuestion not attempted

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Q53.What does Chubukov think Lomov has come at first in the play “A Marriage Proposal” ?

ATo borrow money BTo propose CTo quarrel DTo hunt EQuestion not attempted

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Q54.What is the name of Lomov’s dog in the play “A Marriage Proposal” ?

AGuess BRunner CSpot DRex EQuestion not attempted

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Q56.What specific derogatory term does Lomov use to describe Chubukov’s double-faced behaviour ?

APharisee BJudas CJesuit DHeretic EQuestion not attempted

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Q57.Who kills Macbeth in the play “Macbeth” by Shakespeare ?

AMalcolm BMacduff CSiward DRoss EQuestion not attempted

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Q58.In “A Marriage Proposal” what does Natalya say as to what she did with her own hay, which makes Lomov’s claim to the meadows so insulting to her ?

AShe let it rot. BShe burned it to clear the land. CShe sold it at a loss. DShe lent her threshing machine to Lomov and on that account, she had to put off her own threshing till November. EQuestion not attempted

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Q59.Which character is the first to explicitly refer to Macbeth as a “tyrant” within the play ?

AMalcolm BLennox CRoss DBanquo EQuestion not attempted

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Q60.Whom does Duncan proclaim as the Prince of Cumberland ?

AMacbeth BBanquo CMalcolm DDonalbain EQuestion not attempted

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Q61.Who prophetically acclaims, ‘Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none’ ?

AFirst witch BSecond witch CThird witch DLady Macbeth EQuestion not attempted

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Q62.Which of the following is not a story by R.K. Narayan ?

AThe Blind Dog BEngine Trouble CThe Parting Gift DOut of Business EQuestion not attempted

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Q63.Govind Singh’s sanity was to be questioned in the story “Gateman’s Gift” as –

Ahe started making clay dolls after 25 years of respectable service in office. Bhe believed his pension is stopped. Che carried a registered postal envelope and asked everyone what was inside it. Dhe wanted to gift a street scene of clay to the General Manager. EQuestion not attempted

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Q64.In the play Macbeth, the line “to be thus is nothing ; ! But to be safely thus”, (III, i), marks the shift in Macbeth’s motivation from:

AAmbition to Paranoia BLoyalty to Treason CBravery to Cowardice DLove to Hate EQuestion not attempted

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