General Knowledge Paper held on 12-02-2011
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) !angladesh c) 8taly d) %uBemerg 11. Who is a famous @Sarangi player? a) :ilayat Khan ) +stad Ca(ir 0usian c) Alauddin Khan d) +stad !inda Khan 1'. Which of the following is not a danceDdance-drama associated with the state @5aharashtra?2 a) %ezim ) %a#ani c) Kathid) "ahi Kala 1*. 5atch the following and choose the correct answer from the codes gi#en elow 2 8. Simon $ommission 88. Euit 8ndia 5o#ement 888. ormation of 8ndian ,ational $ongress 8:. 8:.5into-5orley &eforms $odes 2 8
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14. Which of the following ha#e maBimum calrofic #alue? a) $arohydrates ) atsc) Protiens d) :itamins '3. 0ow many undamental &ights are there now guaranteed under the $onstitution of 8ndia? a) ; ) = c) 6 d) 4 '1. >he reduction of #oting age from '1 years to 16 years for the %o( Saha as well as Assemlies is in 2 a) SiBty-irst Amendment 1464 ) Se#enty->hird Amendment 144' c) SiBty-ourth Amendment 1443 d) ifty-,inth Amendment 1466 ''. ute is mainly grown in 2
a) >amil ,adu ) West !engal c) Kerala d) 0imachal Pardesh '*. "elhi ecame the capital of 8ndia in 2 a) 1413 ) 1411 c) 141; d) 14'* '. Who amonst the following is the author of the oo( @5y $ountry 5y %ife? a) A.P.. Adul Kalam ) Atal !ehari :aFpayee c) %.K.Ad#ani d) Shashi >haroor '7. /ne-rupee currency notes ear the signature of 2 a) >he President of 8ndia ) Prime 5inister of 8ndia c) o#ernor of &eser#e an( d) 8ndian inance Secretary ';. Which of the following country won the 8A World $up9 '313? a) ermany ) South Africa c) !razil
d) Spain '=. Who among the following is $hairman of the &aFya Saha? a) President ) :ice President c) Prime 5inister d) 0ome 5inister '6. !.$. &oy Award is gi#en in the field of 2 a) ournalism ) 5edicine c) 5usic d) n#ironment '4. Who among the following has een declared as !usinessman of the decade? a) 5u(esh Amani ) Anil Amaani c) &atan >ata d) Azim PremFi *3. Who amongst the following has een named +,S$/s ,ational Amassador? a) Aishwarya &ai ) Priyan(a $hoprac) Sharmila >agore d) KaFol *1. People ha#e eyes of different colours9 e.g. rown9 lac( or lue9 depending upon the particular Pigment present in the 2 a) 8ris
) $orena c) Pupil d) $horoid *'. Which of the following is (nown as the @red planet ? a) 5ercury ) 5ars c) upiter d) Saturn **. >he special $onstitution position of ammu G Kashmir is that 2 a) 8t is not one of the States of the 8ndian +nion ) 8t is eyond the pur#iew of the 8ndian $onstituion c) 8ndian laws do not apply to it d) 8t has its own $onstitution *. >he fundamental right which has een descried y "r. !.&. Amed(ar as H >he heart and soul of the $onstitutionH is the right to 2 a) he ,ewspaperd) Political Parties
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII !iology 1. Which of the following is a @clu moss ? JA) Selaginella J!) he stele type occurring in 5arsilea is JA) Solenostele J!) Protostele J$) Amphiphloic Siphonostele J") All of these Ans 2 J$) . >he morphological nature of rhizophore of Selaginella is JA) &oot li(e J!) Stem li(e
J$) !oth root and stem li(e J") &hizoid li(e Ans 2 J$) 7. >he Selaginella shows JA) %arge and small lea#es arranged spirally J!) All lea#es large J$) All lea#es small J") All of these Ans 2 JA) ;. >he anatomy of Pinus needle reflects the features of a JA) 5esophyte J!) Lerophyte J$) 0ydrophyte J") piphyte Ans 2 J!) =. irdling leaf traces are the characteristic feature of the stem of JA) $ycas J!) Pinus J$) phedra J") netum Ans 2 JA) 6. Pinus is a JA) >ree
J!) Shru J$) 0er J") ,one of these Ans 2 JA) 4. >he recent era is JA) $enozoic J!) 5esozoic J$) Proterozoic J") Archeozoic Ans 2 JA) 13. ossils are found in JA) 8gneous roc(s J!) Euartz J$) Soil J") Sedimentary roc(s Ans 2 J") 11. &eser#e food material in fungi is JA) lycogen J!) Starch J$) Sucrose J") 5altose Ans 2 JA) 1'. Which is rootless fern ?
JA) Pteris J!) "ryopteris J$) Sal#inia J") Adiantum Ans 2 J$) 1*. Which is common etween aeroic respiration and anaeroic respiration ? JA) Similar sustrate J!) lycolysis J$) Pyru#ic acid J") All of these Ans 2 J!) 1. >urpentine oil is otained from JA) $oal J!) Petroleum J$) $edarwood J") Pinus Ans 2 J") 17. Which alga was used y $al#in and his co-wor(ers in their eBperiments of photosynthesis ? JA) $hlamydomonas J!) $hlorella J$) $hara J") :ol#oB Ans 2 J!)
1;. Which is an oilseed crop ? JA) 5arigold J!) $hrysanthemum J$) &ose J") Sunflower Ans 2 J") 1=. >he first transgenic plant used for commercial production was JA) $otton J!) >omato J$) >oacco J") &ice Ans 2 J!) 16. &are hyrid plants can e sa#ed y JA) Pollen culture J!) mryo culture J$) Protoplast culture J") ,one of these Ans 2 J$) 14. Which is not a category ? JA) cotype J!) Species J$) enus J") /rder
Ans 2 JA) '3. %innaeus pulished his concept of inomial nomenclature first in JA) Systema ,aturae J!) Species Plantarum J$) enera Plantarum J") Philosophia !otanica Ans 2 J!) '1. When chlorophyll is urnt which element is otained ? JA) $a J!) ,a J$) 5g J") 5n Ans 2 J$) ''. 8ron deficiency results in JA) %eaf tip necrosis J!) Small lea#es disease J$) "ecreased protein synthesis J") 8nter#enal chlorosis appearing first in young lea#es Ans 2 J") '*. A phytohormone is JA) ,aturally produced J!) Synthetic sustance J$) !oth JA) and J!)
J") ,one of these Ans 2 JA) '. "uring the seismonastic mo#ement in 5imosa pudica turgor changes occur in JA) %eaflets J!) Stipules J$) Pul#inus leaf ase J") Petiole and stem Ans 2 J$) '7. #ergeen trees remain green through the year on account of JA) $old climate J!) Asence of leaf fall J$) %ea#es falling in small numer inter#al J") Supply of moisture throughout year Ans 2 J$) ';. Phenotypic ratio of dihyrid test cross is JA) 17 2 1 J!) * 2 1 J$) 4 2 * 2 * 2 1 J") 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 Ans 2 J$) '=. >he damaged ozone layer is situated in JA) 8onosphere J!) 5esosphere
J$) Stratosphere J") >roposphere Ans 2 J$) '6. Which one of the following is ordinarily not an air pollutant ? JA) $/' J!) $/ J$) S/' J") 0ydrocaron Ans 2 JA) '4. enes are made y JA) 0istones J!) %ipoproteins J$) 0ydrocarons J") Polynucleotides Ans 2 J") *3. >he term @ecosystem was proposed y JA) /dum J!) >ansley J$) Whit(er J") oli Ans 2 J!) *1. >he first Fu#enile lar#a of Ascaris is (nown as JA) iliform lar#a
J!) &haditiform lar#a J$) 5iracidium lar#a J") 5icrofilariae Ans 2 J!) *'. $hromosomes contain JA) Protein only J!) ",A and protein J$) ",A9 &,A and histone J") ",A9 &,A9 histone and non-histone proteins Ans 2 J!) **. Which are phagocytes in li#er ? JA) Kupffer cells J!) Aciner cells J$) "iter cells J") 0ensens cells Ans 2 JA) *. >ermites digest wood with the help of an enzyme secreted y the JA) Sali#ary glands J!) $ells in the midgut J$) Symiotic protozoa J") !acteria and fungi outside the ody Ans 2 J$) *7. 8n honeyee colony the drones are produced y
JA) ertilized eggs J!) +nfertilized eggs J$) %ar#ae fed upon lea#es J") asting lar#ae Ans 2 J!) *;. acosons organ is concerned with JA) Smell J!) !urrowing J$) >ouch J") :ision Ans 2 JA) *=. !ody organisation in 0ydra is of JA) >issue grade J!) /rgan grade J$) $ellular grade J") /rgan system grade Ans 2 JA) *6. %eech otains continuous lood flow from its #ictim y pouring in it JA) 0eparin J!) 0irudin J$) 8nsulin J") Pepsin Ans 2 J!)
*4. Spicules of Sponges are formed y JA) Procytes J!) Pinacocytes J$) Sclerolasts J") >hesocytes Ans 2 J!) 3. 0eterocoelous centrum is a characteristics of JA) Amphiia J!) &eptilia J$) !irds J") 5ammalia Ans 2 J$) 1. >he eBclusi#ely sedentary protochordate animals are found in the class JA) Pteroranchia J!) %ar#acea J$) Ascidiacea J") >haliacea Ans 2 JA) '. $ytopyge is found in JA) Paramecium J!) ntamoea J$) Amoea J") >rypanosoma
Ans 2 JA) *. %ittoral form of animals is found JA) 8n fresh water J!) 8n sea water near the shore J$) 8n deep sea J") At the ottom of the sea Ans 2 J") . !ladder worm is a lar#a of JA) /elia J!) Sil(moth J$) >aenia J") ,ereis Ans 2 J$) 7. Which of the following secretions associated with digestion does not h a#e enzymes ? JA) !ile J!) astric Fuice J$) Sali#a J") Pancreatic Fuice Ans 2 JA) ;. Mellow fe#er is transmitted y JA) emale $uleB J!) emale Anopheles J$) emale Aedes
J") 0ousefly Ans 2 J$) =. >he co#ering memrane of the #acuole is (nown as JA) >onoplast J!) $ell wall J$) Plasma layer J") ,one of these Ans 2 JA) 6. Age of fishes was (nown as JA) "e#onian J!) /rdo#ician J$) $rustaceous J") Silurian Ans 2 JA) 4. @Euartan malaria is caused y JA) Plasmodium #i#aB J!) Plasmodium malariae J$) Plasmodium o#ale J") Plasmodium falciparum Ans 2 J!) 73. >he word @species was coined y JA) ohn &ay J!) 5ayer
J$) . 0uBley J") $. %innaeus Ans 2 JA) 71. An emryo of chic( with = pairs of somites is JA) '3 hours old J!) '' hours old J$) ' hours old J") 16 hours old Ans 2 J$) 7'. 8n the mammals9 clea#age result formation of solid mass of cells (nown JA) !lastula J!) astrula J$) 5orula J") ,eurula Ans 2 J$) 7*. 1particles are found in JA) %ysosome J!) 5itochondria J$) olgi !ody J") ndoplasmic reticulum Ans 2 J!) 7. >he name @polytene chromosome suggested y JA) .. !aliani
J!) Kollar J$) 0eitz J") !auer Ans 2 JA) 77. $entriole is found in JA) Animal cells J!) &ed algae J$) Pro(aryotes J") lowering plants Ans 2 JA) 7;. >he first phylum of animal (ingdom eBhiiting ilateral symmetry is JA) Arthropoda J!) Annelida J$) 5ollusca J") Platyhelminthes Ans 2 J") 7=. >he fresh water sponge is JA) Spongella J!) rantia J$) uplectella J") uspongia Ans 2 JA) 76. lame cells are related with
JA) Bcretory system J!) "igesti#e system J$) $irculatory system J") &espiratory system Ans 2 JA) 74. >he intermediate host in the life cycle o f . hepatica J%i#er flu(e) is JA) Sheep J!) Snail J$) 5an J") !ird Ans 2 J!) ;3. :itelline memrane is found in JA) !irds J!) >unicates J$) ishes J") 5ammals Ans 2 JA) ;1. >wo-pigment system theory of photosynthesis was proposed y JA) 0ill merson J!) merson J$) !lac(mann J") 0atch and Slac( Ans 2 J!)
;'. Photosynthetic pigments in chloroplast are emedded in memrane of JA) >hyla(oids J!) Photogloin J$) 5atriB J") n#elope of chloroplast Ans 2 JA) ;*. >he rate of photosynthesis is maBimum in JA) reen light J!) !lue light J$) &ed light J") White light Ans 2 J$) ;. All energy is trapped in pigment system-1 in JA) A>P J!) $arohydrate J$) ,A"0' J") P-=33 Ans 2 J") ;7. 0ow many A>P molecules are produced9 as a net gain9 during the complete rea(down of glucose ? JA) *; J!) '6 J$) 1' J") 16
Ans 2 JA) ;;. ather of taBonomy is JA) "e $andolle J!) 0oo(er J$) %innaeus J") Aristotle Ans 2 J$) ;=. or entry in gene pool9 a mutation occur in JA) Somatic cells J!) erm cells J$) Plasma proteins J") Somatic ",A Ans 2 J!) ;6. :essels diffier from tracheids JA) 8n eing li#ing J!) 8n eing deri#ed from a single cell J$) 8n ha#ing #ertical row of cells and their cross wall dissol#ed J") !ecause they conduct water Ans 2 J$) ;4. Which one is true nut ? JA) Walnut J!) $ashewnut J$) roundnut
J") $oconut Ans 2 J!) =3. After transcription9 the m&,A molecule JA) "isintegrates J!) 5o#es into cytoplasm J$) &eplicates itself J") &eassociates to form its structure Ans 2 J!) =1. ossilization is also (nown y the JA) Acclimatzation J!) Pasteurization J$) Preser#ation J") >yndallization Ans 2 J$) ='. >he ranch that deals with the plants studies in the geological past is called JA) Pteridology J!) Palaeootany J$) ,eurology J") Archaeology Ans 2 J!) =*. !iral Sahni 8nstitute of Palaeootany is situated at JA) Allahaad J!) "elhi
J$) 5umai J") %uc(now Ans 2 J") =. 8n plants9 largest egg is found in JA) $ycas J!) Se
J!) 0eterosporic pteridophyte J$) ,on-sporic pteridophyte J") Seeded pteridophyte Ans 2 J!) =6. A plant earing two types of spores is termed as JA) 0eterospory J!) Seed hait J$) 0omospory J") All of these Ans 2 JA) =4. 8n Pinus present only JA) 5ale cone J!) emale cone J$) 5ale and female cones J") All of these Ans 2 J") 63. ,umer of cotyledons found in the emryo of $ycas is JA) J!) ' J$) * J") 1 Ans 2 J!) 61. !ryophytes are
JA) Aerrestrial J$) Amphiious J") ,one of these Ans 2 J$) 6'. Sporophyte is dependent on gametophyte in JA) Algae J!) Pteridophyta J$) ungi J") !ryophyta Ans 2 J") 6*. 8n gametophytic phase of !ryophyta the last cell is JA) amete J!) Spore J$) later J") Cygote Ans 2 JA) 6. 8n unaria9 the calyptra is formed y JA) Antheridium J!) $olumella J$) $apsule J") Archegonium Ans 2 J")
67. A ryophyte differes from pteridophyte in JA) Archegonia J!) %ac( of #ascular tissue J$) 8ndependent gametophyte J") ,one of these Ans 2 J!) 6;. Acid rain is mainly a miBture of JA) Sulphuric acid and nitric acid J!) 0eBane and methane J$) Acetic acid and romine J") Ascoric acid and citric acid Ans 2 JA) 6=. &iosomes are sites for JA) Protein synthesis J!) Photosynthesis J$) at synthesis J") &espiration Ans 2 JA) 66. Pyramid of energy is JA) Alwayss in#erted J!) Always upright J$) Sometimes in#erted and sometimes upright J") ,one of these
Ans 2 J!) 64. A>P is JA) An enzyme which rings aout oBidation J!) A hormone J$) A molecule with high energy phosphate ond J") A protein Ans 2 J$) 43. Which one of the following is not a feature of pro(aryotic cell ? JA) Asence of nuclear memrane and the nucleus J!) Asence of cell organelles J$) Asence of genetic material J") Asence of histone protein in the chromosome Ans 2 J$) 41. Which one of the following is highly dangerous radioacti#e pollutant ? JA) Phosphorus-*' J!) Sulphur-*7 J$) Strontium-43 J") $alcium-3 Ans 2 J$) 4'. >he indicator of S/' pollution of air is JA) %ichen J!) ern J$) !lac( mould
J") 5oss Ans 2 JA) 4*. >he founder of cell theory was JA) Wolf J!) &udolf :irchow J$) 5yen9 :on 5oll and &aspail J") Schleiden and Schwann Ans 2 J") 4. ats in our ody are formed when JA) >here is little glycogen in the ody J!) !lood sugar le#el ecomes constant J$) lycogen storage in li#er and muscles is completed J") 8nta(e of protein is high Ans 2 J$) 47. %i#er performs se#eral functions. /ne of these functions is JA) 0istolysis J!) "igestion of proteins J$) lycogenesis J") 5aintaining salt alance Ans 2 J$) 4;. Poison fangs of sna(es are JA) 5aBillary teeth J!) Specialized structures
J$) PremaBillary teeth J") :omerine teeth Ans 2 JA) 4=. Wings of utterfly9 ird and at are JA) 0omologous organs J!) Analogous organs J$) +nrelated organs J") :estigeal organs Ans 2 J!) 46. @/zone "ay is oser#ed on JA) anuary9 *3 J!) April9 '1 J$) Septemer9 1; J") "ecemer9 7 Ans 2 J$) 44. Which one of the following is the lin( etween Annelida and 5ollusca ? JA) ArchaeopteryB J!) Peripatus J$) ,eopilina J") $oelacanth Ans 2 J$) 133. >he hearteat is regulated y JA) Pacema(er
J!) :agus ner#e J$) Sympathetic ner#e J") All of these Ans 2 J") 131. Which pair is correct ? JA) 5icrolecithal eggs "ipnoi J!) 0omolecithal eggs Amphiia J$) 5esolecithal eggs !ird J") $entrolecithal eggs 8nsect Ans 2 J") 13'. >he hypothesis of @$oupling and &epulsion for lin(age was formulated y JA) Sutton and !o#eri J!) !ateson G Punnet J$) >.0. 5organ J") W. Sutton Ans 2 J!) 13*. !alanoglossus is commonly (nown as JA) arthworm J!) >apeworm J$) $orn worm J") >ongue worm Ans 2 J") 13. 8n "rosophila9 seB determination depends on
JA) M-chromosome J!) L-chromosome J$) Autosome J") L-chromosome G autosome oth Ans 2 J") 137. ,onsense codons are JA) A+9 AA+9 +A J!) +9 A+9 A+ J$) +A9 +AA9 +A J") A+9 AA+9 +A Ans 2 J$) 13;. 8n which stage does centromere di#ide in two ? JA) 5etaphase-8 J!) Prophase-8 J$) 5etaphase-88 J") Anaphase-88 Ans 2 J") 13=. Which animal is egg laying mammal ? JA) "idelphys J!) 5acropus J$) Pteropus J") >achyglossus Ans 2 J")
136. An oil producing gland on the tail of ird is (nown as JA) Preen gland J!) 5ucus gland J$) reen gland J") Seaceous gland Ans 2 JA) 134. A sna(e that is #i#iparous is JA) >he &ussells pitless #iper J!) >he pit #iper J$) &attle sna(e J") Kraits Ans 2 J!) 113. A gland which is found on undersurface of the thighs of male lizard ? JA) Sudorific gland J!) emoral gland J$) reen gland J") Stin( gland Ans 2 J!) 111. Which of the following is not a path flagellate ? JA) %eishmania J!) iardia J$) >rypanosoma J") ,octiluca
Ans 2 J") 11'. >he lochidium lar#a of +nio JA) 8s free swimming J!) 8s ectoparasite on fish J$) 8s endoparasite on fish J") %i#es in ottom Ans 2 J!) 11*. >he term @Plasmalemma was gi#en y JA) $. ,ageli G $. $ramer J!) .E. Plowe J$) "ancilli G "a#son J") &oertson Ans 2 J!) 11. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum performs 1. Synthesis of lipids '. lycogenolysis *. Sterol metaolism . "etoBification $odes 2 JA) /nly is correct J!) 1 and ' oth are correct J$) ' and * oth are correct J") All are correct
Ans 2 J") 117. >he innermost layer of egg alumen in irds is called JA) 8nner thin alumen J!) :itelline memrane J$) "ense alurmen J") $halaziferous layer Ans 2 J!) 11;. 8n which one of the following is the anus asent ? JA) %eech J!) &oundworm J$) arthworm J") latworm Ans 2 J") 11=. Which type of Faw suspension is found in mammals ? JA) Autostylic J!) 0olostylic J$) $raniostylic J") 0yostylic Ans 2 JA) 116. Synthesis of urea in li#er ta(es place y JA) ,itrogen cycle J!) Kres cycle J$) lycolysis
J") /rnithine cycle Ans 2 J") 114. SeBual dimorphism is found in JA) 0ydra J!) arthworm J$) Ascaris J") asciola Ans 2 J!) 1'3. Which of the following animals has a ner#ous system ut no rain ? JA) Amoea J!) 0ydra J$) $oc(roach J") arthworm Ans 2 J!) 1'1. Aristotles %antern occurs in JA) Asteroidea J!) chinoidea J$) 0olothuroidea J") $rinoidea Ans 2 J!) 1''. ,eoteny is oser#ed in JA) Amystoma J!) Alytes
J$) Sycon J") Sacculina Ans 2 JA) 1'*. Kidneys are #ital organs of the ody ecause they help in JA) &egulation of ody fluids J!) &egulation of acid-ase alance J$) &emo#al of metaolic wastes J") All of these functions Ans 2 J") 1'. >he infecti#e stage of malarial parasite is JA) >rophozoite J!) 5erozoite J$) Sporozoite J") $yst Ans 2 J$) 1'7. Parasitic castration occurs in JA) asciola J!) ,ereis J$) Sacculina J") Palaemon Ans 2 J$) 11th Feb. 2011
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a) ene#a ) Paris c) Washington d) ,ew Mor( '. >he numer of 0igh $ourts in 8ndia is 2 a) *1 ) '1 c) '7 d) ' *. +nder which section of the 0indu marriage Act9 1477 the pro#ision relating to registration of 5arriage is gi#en?. a) 6 ) = c) ; d) 7 . A radar which detects the presence of an enemy aircraft uses 2 a) sound wa#es ) radio wa#es c) electric wa#es d) ultrasound wa#es 7. NSu Prime %endingH is a term applied to the loans made to 2 a) those orrowers who do not ha#e a good credit history. ) those who wish to ta(e loan against the mortgage of tangile assets.
c) those who ha#e a good credit history and are (nown to n since 13 years. d) those orrowers who are most preferred customers of the an(. ;. Production function eBplains the relationship etween 2 a) 8nitial inputs and ultimate output ) 8nput and ultimate consumption c) /utput and consumption d) Standard de#iation =. >he 73th percentile is also (nown as 2 a) 5ean ) 5ode c) 5edian d) Standard de#iation 6. >he Worlds ,umer two economy is 2 a) +SA ) apan c) $hina d) ermany 4. Saina ,ehwal has een named the rand amassador for 2 a) /rissa ) Andhra Pradesh c) >amil nadu d) Kerala 13. ,ASA is planning to estalish a permanent ase at 2
a) 5oon ) 5ars c) :enus d) upiter 11. :ery small-time inter#als are accurately measured y the a) Pulsars ) White dwarf c) Atomic cloc(s d) Euartz cloc(s 1'. >he o#erall oFecti#e of undamental &ights is to ensure 2 a) "emocratic go#ernment ) 8ndi#idual lierty c) udicial independence d) Secularism 1*. >he o#ernor is responsile to the 2 a) State legislature ) State legislati#e assemly c) President d) Prime 5inister 1.Who among the following recei#ed the ,ole prize twice in the same suFect? a) 5adam $urie ) Pierre $urie c) %inus Pauling
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*7. Who among the following has a right to spea( and otherwise ta(e part in the proceeding of either 0ouse of Parliament and to e a memer of any Parliamentary $ommittee ut is not entitled to #ote?. a) >he $hief lection $ommissioner ) $hairmain of inance $omission c) >he Attorney eneral d) >he $omptroller and Auditor eneral of 8ndia IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII >> '337 1. Which is the correct spelling ? JA) Euintessence J!) Eintessence J$) Euentesence J") Euintesence Ans 2 JA) '. :enus and Adonis is y JA) Sha(espeare J!) 5ilton J$) alsworthy J") Wordsworth Ans 2 JA) *. Pun is JA) /pposite word
J!) A play on words J$) A funny word J") 8dentical words Ans 2 J!) . :ers lire is JA) $olophon J!) $losed form J$) &hymed form J") /pen form Ans 2 J") 7. $hoose the correct #er >hey OO to school y us. JA) going J!) goes J$) go J") to go Ans 2 J$) ;. 8nsert the correct #er form !arcelona OO the world to the 5ontFuic Stadium. JA) rought J!) too( J$) welcomed J") welcome
Ans 2 J$) =. Which of the following is a pastoral poem y 5ilton ? JA) Adonis J!) >hyrsis J$) %ycidas J") ,one of the ao#e Ans 2 J$) 6. Punctuate correctly At sunset the general ta(ing decision marched forward. JA) At sunset9 the general9 ta(ing decision marched forward J!) At sunset the general9 ta(ing decision9 marched forward J$) At sunset9 the general ta(ing decision9 marched forward J") At sunset9 the general9 ta(ing decision9 marched forward Ans 2 J") 4. >he Solitary &eaper is a JA) !allad J!) /de J$) %yric J") Pastoral Ans 2 J$) "irectionsJE. 13 and 11) Ascertain the correct tense of the following in the #er 13. Mesterday at school9 8 OO the echo of a roar of laughter. JA) were startled
J!) was startled J$) was startling J") were startling Ans 2 J!) 11. We OO y a strange sound. JA) were startle J!) was startled J$) was startling J") were startling Ans 2 JA) 1'. N5iltons poetry is a mirror in which the writers character is #ery clearly reflected.H Who made this statement ? JA) :erity J!) 5acmillan J$) Pattison J") !ush Ans 2 J!) 1*. >he passi#e #oice ofNac( was forcing through the crowdHOO is JA) ac( was eing forced through the crowd J!) >he crowd was forcing through y ac( J$) >he crowd forced through ac( J") >he crowd was eing forced through y ac( Ans 2 J") 1. @8ncredile means
JA) surprising J!) interesting J$) disgusting J") unelie#ale Ans 2 J") 17. >he period (nown as the age of 5ilton is JA) 1;'1-1;61 J!) 1;'3-1;;7 J$) 1;'7-1;;3 J") 1;'6-1;77 Ans 2 J$) "irectionsJE. 1; and 1=) ill in with prepositions 1;. As( OO me tomorrow and you shall find me a gra#e man. JA) in J!) y J$) for J") from Ans 2 J$) 1=. 8t is a translation OO 0oraces Ars Poetica. JA) to J!) in J$) from J") of
Ans 2 J") 16. >he originator and namer of @deconstruction is JA) ache age of 5ilton had three (inds of poets JA) &eligious9 0eroic9 Puritan J!) 5etaphysical9 $a#alier9 Puritan J$) 5etaphysical9 &omantic9 "ramatic J") $a#alier9 &eligious9 $lassical Ans 2 J!) '1. %yrical !allads was written y $oleridge and JA) Arnold J!) Keats J$) Wordsworth
J") !la(e Ans 2 J$) ''. %egitimate means JA) #alid J!) correct J$) rightful J") possessi#e Ans 2 JA) '*. We OO dinner at the Par( 0otel yesterday. JA) had eaten J!) ate J$) were eating J") got Ans 2 J!) '. Paradise %ost was written y 5ilton in the OO phase of his life. JA) 5iddle J!) %ast J$) Student J") irst Ans 2 J!) '7. /ne who hates man(ind is called JA) egoist J!) egotist
J$) intro#ert J") misanthrope Ans 2 J") ';. Wordsworth composed some of his finest poems during the years JA) 1=46-44 J!) 1==6-=4 J$) 1=66-64 J") 1=;6-;4 Ans 2 JA) '=. >he regular ode is a close imitation of JA) Petrarch J!) Shelley J$) >ata J") Pindar Ans 2 J") '6. itaOOhundred times e#eryday. JA) s(ip J!) s(ips J$) s(ipped J") s(ipping Ans 2 J!) '4. @S(ilful is JA) Ad#ent
J!) Adopt J$) Adroit J") Ad#erse Ans 2 J$) *3. ind the mis-spelt word JA) appropriate J!) title J$) mission J") passege Ans 2 J") *1. @>he "ar( %ady appears in the sonnets of JA) Surrey J!) Wyatt J$) Sha(espeare J") Spenser Ans 2 J$) *'. Which is the correct meaning of the idiom ac(ed up ? JA) sold J!) corroded J$) supported J") faricated Ans 2 J$) **. >ic( the correct 8nfiniti#e
OO is difficult for a sinner. JA) Saying prayer J!) >o pray J$) Praying to J") !eing praying Ans 2 J!) *. >he plural for @handfull is JA) handfuls J!) handfulls J$) handsfull J") handsfulls Ans 2 JA) *7. ohn alsworthy was the son of a JA) no#elist J!) merchant J$) lawyer J") doctor Ans 2 J$) *;. @"astard means JA) destitute J!) ecoming J$) ra#e J") coward
Ans 2 J") "irectionsJE. *= and *6) 8dentify the type of ad#er in the old word *=. She often goes to the cinema JA) Ad#er of time J!) Ad#er of "egree J$) Ad#er of reime J!) Ad#er of "egree J$) Ad#er of reitus Andronicus J!) dward the Second J$) 0amlet J") &ichard 888 Ans 2 J!) 3. >ic( the correct meaning of the idiom come a out JA) get J!) ta(e place
J$) happen J") reco#er Ans 2 J$) 1. alsworthy egan his literary career as JA) a Fournalist J!) a dramatist J$) a no#elist J") a poet Ans 2 J$) '. @,o#ella is a word from JA) 8ndia J!) rance J$) 8taly J") ngland Ans 2 J$) *. Which of the following is a mas
JA) of9 through J!) at9 during J$) of9 during J") of9 in Ans 2 J$) "irectionsJE. 7 to 4) >he following sentences are gi#en with lan( spaces. $hoose the correct alternati#e to fill in the lan(. 7. 8 am loo(ing forward OO you. JA) to seeing J!) to see J$) to ha#e seen J") for seeing Ans 2 J!) ;. 0e says he is not OO for the Fo of a doctor. JA) cut up J!) cut off J$) cut down J") cut out Ans 2 J") =. 0e is repairing his car with a #iew OO it. JA) to sell J!) to selling J$) for selling J") to ha#e sold
Ans 2 JA) 6. /ur school lirary oasts of many OO editions of the OO classical writers. JA) old9 ancient J!) ancient9 ancient J$) ancient9 new J") old9 old Ans 2 JA) 4. As sheep are to a floc(9 so are cattle to a OO JA) swarm J!) multitude J$) pac( J") herd Ans 2 J") 73. ,eBt to9 ut not necessarily touching9 is JA) AdFoin J!) AdFacent J$) Adhere J") Adapt Ans 2 J!) 71. @Poetic ustice was a term coined y JA) Samuel ohnson J!) eoffrey %eech J$) ohn "ryden
J") >homas &ymer Ans 2 JA) 7'. Which among the following old words is the correct Ad#erial he flames spread e#erywhere J!) >he flames spread e#erywhere J$) >he flames spread e#erywhere J") >he flames spread e#erywhere Ans 2 JA) 7*. Sha(espeare was orn in JA) 17= J!) 17;* J$) 17; J") 1764 Ans 2 J$) 7. 8n which poem does the following statement apear ? NSolitude9 sometimes is est society.H JA) Paradise &egained J!) %ycidas J$) Paradise %ost J") $omus Ans 2 JA) 77. >he plural for @man-ser#ant is JA) manwor(ers
J!) man-ser#ants J$) mans-ser#ant J") men-ser#ant Ans 2 J") 7;. She slept soundly. 8dentify the nature of the old #er JA) >ransiti#e #er J!) 8ntransiti#e #er J$) &egular #er J") :er of complete predication Ans 2 J!) "irectionsJE. 7= and 76) ill in the gaps with the correct prepositions 7=. $hased y the dog9 the thief ran OO the lawn. JA) across J!) around J$) o#er J") through Ans 2 JA) 76. 0e #anished OO the dar(ness. JA) to J!) in J$) into J") through Ans 2 J$)
74. @>o refurish is JA) to repair J!) to sur#ey J$) to apply J") to reno#ate Ans 2 J") ;3. Punctuate correctly Amrit sharma is a metro railway employee JA) Amrit sharma is a metro railway employee. J!) Amrit Sharma is a 5etro &ailway employee. J$) Amrit Sharma is a metro railway mployee J") ,one of the ao#e Ans 2 J!) ;1. Which is the correct spelling ? JA) canceled J!) canciled J$) cancelled J") canscelled Ans 2 J$) ;'. Put in the correct #er form 8 (now that you OO twenty on your last irthday. JA) were J!) was
J$) are J") is Ans 2 JA) "irectionsJE. ;* to ;=) &ead the following passage carefully and answer the 8,8K>A,9 Aug. 1=9 1446 2 >he rainy season has returned9 an d the man is ac( at his wor(9 0e is Pannalal Patel9 the man who has completed 4; years9 and is still going strong. Pannalal was once a @terrorist. >hen he turned into a andhian. At present his mission is @5een 5angal or @the well-eing of fish9 as h e calls it. $ome the rains9 and Pannalal would release millions of young salmons into ri#ers following through the neighourhood. 0e says that water without fish is Fust as asurd as fish without water. /n 8ndependence "ay #e he had9 as if9 an appointment with the AFoy9 the ri#er he lo#es and adores. $ho(ed up with silt and sand from an( to an(9 the ri#er remains almost dry throughout the year eBcept in the rainy season. /nce called @the crazy ri#er for often changing its course. AFoy is now etter (nown for the great destruction it causes9 at inter#als of some years9 y flooding the #illages on its an(s. 8t then washes away people and cattle and houses9 and rings great misery. >he appointed day arri#ed. 8t was a cloudy afternoon at Palitpur9 the #enue of the programme where a new ridge has een uilt across the ri#er. Short speeches were made. Songs were sung. 5r. Patel too( a handful of the young salmon and threw them into the wateronce9 twice9 thrice. /thers followed him. >he hero of the day loo(ed happy9 and a smile lit up his wrin(led face. !ut some fisherman in the crowd were rather sceptical aout the usefulness of the programme. Will the fish9 when grown up9 return to the same waters and e caught in their nets ? perhaps not. >hey tal(ed among themsel#es. 5r. Patel9 0owe#er9 does not other himself aout who catches how much fish in which waters. 0e himself is a complete #egetarian. 0is only concern is the well-eing of fish. ;*. Pannalal Patel9 who is #ery old9 is still JA) strong
J!) fond of fishing J$) #ery alert J") can wal( fast Ans 2 JA) ;. Pannalal had an appointment with the ri#er AFoy JA) on 17th August J!) on 1 August J$) on 17th August morning J") on 1th August e#ening Ans 2 J") ;7. >he AFoy floods its an(s JA) e#ery rainy season J!) #ery rarely J$) e#ery few years J") he oFect of Pannalals programme at Palitpur was the welfare of
JA) the fishermen J!) the AFoy J$) society J") fish Ans 2 J") ;6. >he meaning of @solicited is JA) ad#ice re
"irectionsJE. =1 and =') $hoose the correct word for the lan(s =1. OO the oy return to his #illage ? JA) Shall J!) Will J$) Was J") Shant Ans 2 J!) ='. Songs OO sung in his memory. JA) is J!) were J$) had J") een Ans 2 J!) =*. $hange the following into a compleB sentence 0e recei#ed the call of his friend and left for "elhi right away. JA) &ecei#ing the call of his friend9 he left for "elhi right away J!) 0e recei#ed the call of his friend therefore the call of his friend9 therefore he left for "elhi right away J$) As soon as he recei#ed the call of his friend. 0e left for "elhi J") 0e recei#ed the call of his friend and soon left for "elhi Ans 2 J$) =. $hange the following simple sentence into a compleB sentence 0is senior colleagues ha#e een transferred to "ehradun. JA) 0is colleagues ha#ing a seniority o#er him ha#e een transferred to "ehradun
J!) 0is $olleagues who are senior to him ha#e een transferred to "ehradun J$) Some of his colleagues are senior to him there or they ha#e een transferred to "ehradun J") !eing senior some of his colleagues ha#e een transferred to "ehradun Ans 2 J!) =7. >he most common form of closing a letter to a close relati#e is JA) Mours sincerely J!) Mours affectionately J$) Mours faithfully J") Mours truly Ans 2 J!) =;. Punctuate the following "ont worry father said he 8ll soon lea#e the #illage and find a Fo in "elhi. JA) "ont worry father9 Nsaid heH 8ll soon lea#e the #illage and find a Fo in "elhi J!) "ont worry father9 said he N8ll soon lea#e the #illage and find a Fo in "elhi.H J$) N"ont worry father9H said he9 N8ll soon lea#e the #illage and find a Fo in "elhi.H J") N"ont worry father said heH 8ll soon lea#e the #illage and find a Fo in "elhi Ans 2 J$) ==. ind out the correct narration of the following direct speech N8 (now this area ecause 8 used to li#e here9H he informed. JA) 0e informed that he (new that area ecause he used to li#e there J!) 0e informed that he (new that area ecause he had li#ed there J$) 0e informed that he (new that area ecause he had een li#ing there J") 0e informed that he (new that area ecause he li#ed there
Ans 2 JA) "irectionsJE. =6 to 6') ach of the following sentences is di#ided into four parts JA)9 J!)9 J$) and J"). Some of the sentences ha#e errors is one part and some ha#e none. ind out which part of the sentence has an error. =6. 0e eBplained to the go#ernment why JA) D the manufacturing of cars J!) D ha#e stopped in his new factory. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J$) =4. We ha#e li#ed JA) D in this house e#er since J!) D my father has died. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 JA) 63. >he principal claimed that JA) D there we re less than fifty students present in the uilding J!) D when it caught fire. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J") 61. >he eBaminations of the undergraduate students JA) D are li(ely to commence J!) D from riday. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J$) 6'. ew people (now JA) D that the climate of Shimla J!) D is etter than Srinagar. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J$) 6*. NA #iolet y a mossy stone D 0alf hidden from the eye QH is a he reen %innet J") >he Solitary &eaper Ans 2 J!) 6. >ic( the correct one JA) ita as(ed me where 8 li#ed.
J!) ita as(ed to me where 8 li#ed. J$) ita as(ed me where did 8 li#e ? J") ita as(ed me where do you li#e ? Ans 2 JA) 67. 8nformal essay is also (nown as JA) unny essay J!) Scholarly essay J$) amiliar essay J") 8mpersonal essay Ans 2 J!) 6;. >ic( the correct auBiliary to indicate discontinued hait JA) >here was a house there J!) >here used to e a house there J$) >here is a house there J") >here was used to e a house there Ans 2 J!) 6=. Wordsworths poems9 mostly9 deal with JA) politics J!) city life J$) humle and rustic life J") re#olution Ans 2 J$)
"irectionsJE. 66 to 4=) 8n hose who had een asleep wo(e up9 and e#eryone rose as if surprised at his wor(. >he hea dmaster made a sign to us to sit down. >hen turning to the class master9 he said to him in a low #oice 2 N5r. &oger9 here is a pupil whom 8 recommend to your care.H >he new oy was wearing a tight green Fac(et9 yellow trousers and a strange cap which soon attracted the attention of the hole class. >he new oy was still holding his strange cap on his (nees e#en after the prayers were o#er. @&ise9 said the master. >he oy stood up. 0is cap fell. >he whole class egan to laugh. 0e stood to pic( it up. A neighour (noc(ed it down again with his elow. 0e pic(ed it up once more9 @et rid of your helmet9 said the master9 who was a it of a Fo(er. >here was a urst of laughter from the oys9 which so throughly shamed the oy that he didnt (now whether to (eep his cap in his hand9 lea#e it on the ground9 or put it on his head. 0e sat down again and placed it on his (nee. @&ise9 repeated the master9 @and tell me your name. >he new oy articulated in a stammering #oice an unintelligile name9 @Again Q said the master. >he same sputtering of syllales was heard9 drowned y the tittering of the class @%ouder Q cried the masterR @louder Q >he new fellow opened a large mouth and shouted at the top of his #oice as if calling someone the word @$haro#ari. A huu ro(e outR they shouted9 ar(ed9 stamped and repeated @$haro#ari Q $haro#ari Q 66. Who distrued the peace of the class ? JA) the new oy J!) the mischie#ous oys of the class J$) the master J") the headmaster Ans 2 J!) 64. What is the function of the clause Na school ser#ant carrying a large des(H in the opening sentence ? JA) Fust to pro#ide an eBtra information J!) to descrie the atmosphere
J$) to create seriousness J") to create humour Ans 2 J!) 43. What contriuted most to the misery of the new oy ? JA) the appearance of the oy J!) his shyness J$) the sadistic attitude of the master J") inseniti#e classmates Ans 2 J") 41. Which of the following is true aout the description of the new oy ? JA) >he oy has een s(etched sympathetically J!) >he oy has een caricatured J$) 8t is a serious description J") >he writer seems to hate the oy Ans 2 JA) 4'. >he last part of the episode pro#es to e an anticlimaB to JA) the class J!) the oy J$) the teacher J") all of them Ans 2 J") 4*. >he oy was @sputtering syllales ecause he was JA) angry
J!) sad J$) shy J") calm Ans 2 J$) 4. 8n the command of the master @et rid of your helmet in the second paragraph JA) there is a cruel Fo(e J!) there is nothing cruel aout it J$) the master wants to help the oy J") the master wants to discipline the class Ans 2 J!) 47. Which literary de#ice has een used in the following sentence of the last paragraph ? N>he same sputtering of syllales was heard9 drowned y the tittering of the classH. JA) 5etaphor J!) 8rony J$) Apostrophe J") /nomatopoeic Ans 2 J") 4;. >he word @huu in the last sentence of the passage means JA) complete silence J!) noise and eBcitement J$) dullness J") atmosphere Ans 2 J!)
4=. Which of the following would e the most suitale title for the passage ? JA) >he mischie#ous master J!) >he mischie#ous class J$) A funny oy in the class J") A new oy in the class Ans 2 J!) 46. Wordsworth9 efore his death9 resided at JA) &ydal 5ount J!) rasmere Parsonage J$) "o#e $ottage J") Allan !an( Ans 2 JA) 44. 0e OO sitting eside a ri#er. Jill in with the correct #ers) 2 JA) shall find J!) is saw J$) is finded J") was found Ans 2 J") "irectionsJE. 133 and 131) i#e the meaning of the idiom 133. >he new play has fallen flat JA) >he play is a success J!) >he play met with a cold reception J$) >he play recei#ed good re#iew
J") ,one of the ao#e Ans 2 J!) 131. %ife is a ed of roses JA) Pleasant li#ing J!) !ed made of roses J$) Simple li#ing J") ,one of the ao#e Ans 2 JA) 13'. @$harming and witty may e eBpressed as JA) Schism J!) Scintillating J$) Scion J") Sanguine Ans 2 J") 13*. Split into simple sentence 8n the night the thief came into the garden. JA) 8t was night. >he thief came into the garden J!) ,ight came. >he thief came into the garden J$) At night. >he thief was in the garden J") ,ight fell. >he thief came into the garden Ans 2 JA) 13. @Alliteration may e defined as JA) a literary genre
J!) repeated consonants in a sentence J$) a repetition of a speech sound in a se
Ans 2 J!) "irectionsJE. 136 to 113) ill in the lan(s according to suFect#er conco rd 136. A pair of trousers OO to go into his suitcase. JA) should J!) were J$) are J") is Ans 2 J") 134. >here OO some oo(s in his ag. JA) is J!) was J$) were J") ha#e Ans 2 J$) 113. Mou go first and 8 OO you. JA) shall follow J!) shall following J$) am follow J") am following Ans 2 JA) 111. William Wordsworths >intern aey is JA) a dramatic monologue J!) a dramatic lyric
J$) a dramatic epic J") none of the ao#e Ans 2 JA) 11'. Which is the correct spelling ? JA) >yrannize J!) >yrannise J$) >yranize J") >yrranise Ans 2 JA) 11*. @pic is JA) A story of a attle J!) A long narrati#e poem on a serious suFect J$) A dramatic monologue J") A dramatic monologue Ans 2 J!) 11. >o find fault with9 in one word9 is JA) $ryptic J!) $ruciate J$) $riticize J") $urtail Ans 2 J$) 117. 8n 16379 Wordsworths which poem was written JA) >intern Aey
J!) >he Prelude J$) %ucy Poems J") >he Solitary &eape Ans 2 J!) 11;. 8nsert the correct word 0e OO his application when he heard he has not got the necessary certificates. JA) withdraw J!) withdrew J$) had withdrawn J") got withdrawn Ans 2 J!) 11=. >he Prelude y Wordsworth was part of a #ast wor( which was to e called JA) >he Bcursion J!) >he &ecluse J$) Marrow &e#isited J") Peter !ell Ans 2 J!) "irectionsJE. 116 and 114) >ic( the correctly punctuated sentence 116. JA) NMou (now9 he isnt dead9 sir QH J!) NMou (now he isnt dad9 sir.H J$) NMou (now9 he isnt dead9 sirH J") NMou (now-0e inst dead-sir QH Ans 2 JA)
114. JA) Alas Q >he (ing is dead. J!) Alas9 the King is dead. J$) Alas9 the King is dead Q J") Alas. >he King is dead. Ans 2 JA) 1'3. @Schematic means JA) disturing J!) diaolical J$) grammatic J") diagrammatic Ans 2 J") 1'1. +se the correct preposition She tuned OO to the music programme. JA) on J!) into J$) onto J") with Ans 2 JA) 1''. @Act is JA) a maFor di#ision in the action of a play J!) an acting category in a play J$) chapter of a play J") acting y actors
Ans 2 JA) 1'*. 8ndicate the correct #er !efore the Aryans OO to 8ndia9 "ra#idians had li#ed there. JA) coming J!) come J$) came J") did come Ans 2 J$) 1'. >he lower class was represented in alsworthys alsworthys JA) >he $ountry 0ouse J!) >he orsyte Saga J$) raternity J") ,one of the ao#e Ans 2 JA) 1'7. >ic( the correct sentence JA) ,ot a girls was inFured J!) ,either nor girl was inFured J$) ,either girl was inFured J") ,one girl was inFured Ans 2 J$) English Solved Paper
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thei theirr Fos Fos99 they theyr ree only only wor(i wor(ing ng at aou aoutt half half thei theirr poten potenti tial al.. A trul truly y produ product cti# i#ee department is one in which e#ery employee is acti#ely thin(ing of etter9 more efficient methods of wor(ing ways in which to produce a higher o get this (ind of inno#ation from your people9 you ha#e to e recepti#e to new ideasR whats more9 you ha#e to encourage your people to produce new ideas. 8ncenti#es are one way to moti#ate employees to e more producti#e. Mou can offer a cash onus9 time off9 or a gift. !ut a more potent form of moti#ation is simply the employees (nowledge that management does listen to him or her9 and does put employee suggestions and ideas to wor(. When you listen to new ideas9 e open-minded. "ont shoot down a suggestion efore you#e heard it in full. 5any of us u s are too he gi#en passage spea(s aout JA) the sign of a good manager J!) the wor(ers doing their Fo J$) ways in which to produce a higher
J$) that such people are wor(ing at aout half their potential J") that such people are inno#ati#e Ans 2 J$) . 8n a truly producti#edepartment JA) people are usy at wor( on their assigned tas(s J!) people are usy at wor( to produce a large he word @moti#ation in the passage means JA) to impute a moti#e to an action J!) the act of inspiring others J$) to put a thing into action J") ,one of these Ans 2 J!) ;. @>o e recepti#e to new ideas in the passage suggests JA) &eadiness to recei#e new ideas J!) to e cautious and careful aout the new ideas J$) to share with your people the new ideas J") to thin( of etter and more efficient methods of wor(ing Ans 2 JA) =. >he word @incenti#es in the conteBt of the passage suggests JA) to produce higher
J!) to produce higher he inno#ati#e suggestions or new ideas from your employee can e otained when JA) you offer a cash onus to him J!) you ma(e him feel that management does listen to him or her and puts his ideas to wor( J$) you distrust his eBperience and (nowledge J") you pressurise him to tender new ideas or face the conse
Ans 2 JA) "irectionsJE. 1117) $hoose the correct alternati#es to fill in the lan(s in the following sentences 11. A OO soldier fights for the sa(e of money. JA) materialistic J!) pioneer J$) #eteran J") mercenary Ans 2 J") 1'. >he road to 0ell is OO with good intentions. JA) decorated J!) engra#ed J$) pa#ed J") crowded Ans 2 J$) 1*. %aws grind the OO and rich man rule the law. JA) criminals J!) poor J$) innocents J") destitute Ans 2 J!) 1. 8t is not possile for e#eryone to OO an elephant. JA) (eep up J!) (eep up with
J$) (eep in J") (eep on Ans 2 JA) 17. /ur college uilding has a good OO. JA) sight J!) site J$) cite J") side Ans 2 J!) 1;. Sha(espeare is indeted to one of the following sources for the suFect matter of his some plays. $hoose the right one from the following JA) >he Araian ,ights J!) 0olinsheds $hronicle J$) !ewoulf J") >he Arthurian %egends Ans 2 J!) 1=. /ne of the following poets was nic(named @>he %ady of $hrists y his fellow undergraduates. Spot the correct name of the poet JA) 5ilton J!) Spenser J$) Sha(espeare J") 5arlowe Ans 2 JA) 16. @When the assault was intended to the city is a sonnet written y
JA) 5ilton J!) Wordsworth J$) Sha(espeare J") Spenser Ans 2 JA) 14. Which play of Sha(espeare portrays the character of 5al#olio ? JA) %o#es %aour %ost J!) >welfth ,ight J$) 0amlet J") As Mou %i(e 8t Ans 2 J!) '3. @/n the 5orning of $hrists ,ati#ity is a JA) Sonnet J!) /de J$) 5as
''. What figure of speech has een used in the following line ? @&ascals and rogu es ran a race round and round the rugged roc(. JA) 0yperole J!) Alliteration J$) /nomatopoeia J") Apostrophe Ans 2 J!) '*. $hoose the correct word to complete the gi#en pro#er @!ar(ing dogs OO ite. JA) Sometimes J!) Seldom J$) Always J") ,e#er Ans 2 J!) '. What is the antonym of @5anly ? JA) eminine J!) ffeminate J$) 5asculine J") Strong Ans 2 J!) '7. What figure of speech has een used in the following line ? @railty9 thy name is woman Q JA) 5etaphor J!) Personification
J$) Apostrophe J") Simile Ans 2 J!) ';. @:enus and Adonis is a poetic composition of a poet who was a dramatist also JA) Sha(espeare J!) 5ilton J$) 5arlowe J") "ryden Ans 2 JA) '=. @or a handful of sil#er9 he left us. >his line of !rowning has a reference to JA) Sha(espeare J!) Wordsworth J$) >ennyson J") "ryden Ans 2 J!) '6. @A !end in the anges is a wor( of JA) Anita "esai J!) Amita# hose J$) 5anohar 5algon(ar J") 5.&. Anand Ans 2 J$) '4. Pic( out the right option which eBpresses the meaning of word @8n#aluale ? JA) :alueless
J!) Priceless J$) +seless J") $heap Ans 2 J!) *3. >he following sentence has a lan( space and four words gi#en after the sentence. Select whiche#er word you consider most appropriate for the lan( space ? @>he doctor said that a small daily OO of the new drug would soon cure him. JA) talet J!) pill J$) dose J")
**. @>he fall ofOOin 17* mar(s the eginning of &enaissance in urope. $hoose the correct alternati#e to fill in the lan( in the ao#e sentence JA) !astille J!) >he &oman mpire J$) >he Spanish Armada J") $onstantinople Ans 2 J") *. Who wrote the following aout Sha(espeare ? @/thers aide our .S. liot J!) Arnold J$) !la(e J") Wordsworth Ans 2 J!) *7. >he figure of speech in which the sound suggests the sense or meaning is (nown as JA) Alliteration J!) /nomatopoeia J$) /Bymoron J") >ransferred pithet Ans 2 J!) *;. Punctuate the following sentence NShe called out angrily so you ha#e een hitting ma(han again phati( answered indignantly no 8 ha#e not who told you that ind out the correct option
JA) She called out angrily9 so you ha#e een hitting 5a(han again. Phati( answered indignantly. @,o9 8 ha#e not. who told you that. J!) She called out angrily9 @So you ha#e een hitting 5a(han again. Phati( answered indignantly. @,o9 8 ha#ent. who told you that. J$) She called out angrily. @So you ha#e een hitting 5a(han again ? Phati( answered indignantly9 @,o9 8 ha#ent. Who told you that ? J") She called out angrily9 @So you ha#e een hitting 5a(han ? Again Phari( answered indignantly. @,o9 8 ha#ent. Who told you that ? Ans 2 J$) *=. Select the word with its correct spelling JA) :accum J!) :accume J$) :accuum J") :acuum Ans 2 J") *6. Who calls 5ilton @od-gifted organ-#oice of ngland ? JA) Arnold J!) Wordsworth J$) ray J") >ennyson Ans 2 J") *4. ,ame the critic who remar(s @ustice J1413) is a commentary upon the prison administration of that period. ? JA) $oats J!) A.$. Ward J$) A. ,icoll
J") S(emp Ans 2 JA) 3. What does the idiom Jthe) pros and cons mean ? JA) $hanges of life J!) >he arguments urged for and against a thing J$) 8rregularly J") &epeatedly Ans 2 J!) 1. Select from the following the correct meaning of the word @,ostalgia JA) A fatal disease J!) %onging for things that are past J$) An allegorical story J") A state of eBcessi#e fear and anBiety Ans 2 J!) '. $hoose the correct animal cry to complete the sentence @"ogs ar(9 lions roar ut frogsO. JA) coo J!) leat J$) croa( J") cluc( Ans 2 J$) *. A figure of speech in which a
JA) 5etonymy J!) >ransferred pithet J$) Apostrophe J") Personification Ans 2 J!) . ind out the mis-spelt word JA) accompaniment J!) eBplaination J$) superstitious J") miscellaneous Ans 2 J!) 7. $hoose the correct spelling of the word JA) restaurant J!) restuarant J$) resteurant J") restorant Ans 2 JA) ;. Which9 of the following words9 means @a place where the irds are (ept ? JA) A
=. Which of the following plays is not written y alsworthy ? JA) >he Sil#er !oB J!) oy J$) Wea#ers J") A "olls 0ouse Ans 2 J") 6. @#ery great poet is a teacher are the words of JA) Shelley J!) Keats J$) !yron J") Wordsworth Ans 2 JA) 4. >he &estoration period was influenced y JA) rench dramatists J!) >he dramatists of ngland J$) 8talian dramatists J") ree( dramatists Ans 2 JA) 73. Punctuate the following lines Nas caeser lo#ed me i weep for him as he was fortunate i reFoice at it as he was #aliant i honour him ut as he was amitious 8 slew him ind out the correct one JA) As $aeser lo#ed me 8 weep for him9 as he was fortunate 8 reFoice at it9 as he was #aliant 8 honour him ut as he was amitious 8 slew him
J!) As $aeser lo#ed me9 8 weep for him. As he was fortunate. 8 reFoice at it. As he was #aliant9 8 honour him ut as he was amitious9 8 slew him J$) As $aeser lo#ed me9 8 weep for himR as he was fortunate9 8 reFoice at itR as he was #aliant9 8 honour him utas he was amitious9 8 slew him J") As $asear lo#ed me 8 weep for himR as he was fortunate 8 reFoice at itR as he was #aliant 8 honour him ut as he was amitious 8 slew him Ans 2 J$) 71. ind out the figure of speech in the following lines @8s this the face that launched a thousand ships. And urned the topless towers of 8llium ? JA) Personification J!) 0yperole J$) 5etaphor J") /Bymoron Ans 2 J!) 7'. >he first 8ndian author to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in the +.S.A. was JA) Anita "esai J!) humpa %ahiri J$) :i(ram Seth J") Khushwant Singh Ans 2 J!) 7*. What is the antonym of @consent ? JA) descent J!) dissent J$) decent
J") assent Ans 2 J!) 7. Select the right meaning of the word @Aristocracy from the following JA) o#ernment y the rich J!) o#ernment y the noles J$) o#ernment y the officials J") &ule y mo Ans 2 J!) 77. Select9 from the following9 the name of the author on whose gra#e the words he chose himself are car#ed @0ere is one whose name is writ in water. JA) Keats J!) !yron J$) 5ilton J") Swinurne Ans 2 JA) "irectionsJE. 7;;7) &ead each of the following sentences to trace the parts which are incorrect grammatically. >he alphaet of the part is to e mentioned as the answer 7;. >he father as well as JA) D the sons were J!) D in#ol#ed in the murder. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J!) 7=. 0e could not gi#e cattle JA) D green fodder today ecause J!) D he has ro(en his right hand a wee( ago. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J$) 76. What to tal( of charity JA) D you do not practise J!) D e#en ordinary humanity. J$) ,o error J")
Ans 2 JA) 74. 8 am #ery thirsty JA) D gi#e me little water J!) D to drin(. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J!) ;3. Mou and your wife JA) D appear to ha#e seen J!) D much more happier days. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J$) ;1. ,oody was prepared JA) D to gi#e up their seat J!) D to the old man ending on a stic(. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J!) ;'. >he price of this car JA) D is higher than J!) D your new car. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J$) ;*. ,o sooner the ell rang JA) D than all students ran out J!) D of their classes helters(elter. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 JA) ;. >he Principal9 along with teachers9 JA) D were in#ited J!) D on the occasion. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J!) ;7. Suresh as(ed A(ar JA) D when could he J!) D reach Kanpur. J$) ,o error J") Ans 2 J!) ;;. @"ocile means JA) #ague J!) gentle J$) stupid J") stuorn Ans 2 J!)
;=. @nigmatic is JA) displeased J!) puzzling J$) learned J") short-sighted Ans 2 J!) ;6. @Alle#iation is the antonym of JA) lessening J!) magnification J$) aggra#ation J") eBaggeration Ans 2 J$) ;4. @"e#iate is the antonym of JA) oli#iate J!) rea( J$) concentrate J") follow Ans 2 J$) =3. @8ne#itale ears the opposite meaning of JA) una#oidale J!) eatale J$) uncertain J") mutilated
Ans 2 J$) "irectionsJE. =1=7) $hoose the most appropriate proposition =1. A good Fudge ne#er Fumps OO the conclusion. JA) at J!) for J$) to J") on Ans 2 JA) ='. Such remar(s are certainly derogatory OO your reputation. JA) for J!) to J$) with J") of Ans 2 J!) =*. 5inority aspirations cannot fore#er e (ept in chec( OO the gun. JA) y J!) through J$) with J") from Ans 2 JA) =. >he Sarpanch turnedOOthe proposal without thin(ing properly. JA) in J!) out J$) up
J") down Ans 2 J") =7. 0is story seems to e de#oid OO truth. JA) from J!) of J$) to J") in Ans 2 J!) =;. >ic( the correct sentence JA) ,either &am or Shyam has done it J!) ither &am nor Shyam has done it J$) !oth &am and Shyam has done it J") ,either &am nor Shyam has done it Ans 2 J") ==. ind out the correctly spelt word JA) consumpshion J!) conFumption J$) consumption J") conFumpshan Ans 2 J$) =6. ind out the correctly spelt word JA) aroplane J!) aroplain
J$) aeroplain J") aeroplane Ans 2 J") =4. >he sonnet is a poem of JA) ten lines J!) twel#e lines J$) fourteen lines J") siBteen lines Ans 2 J$) 63. $lassical tragedy was a form of JA) drama J!) no#el J$) prose J") poetry Ans 2 JA) 61. legy egan to e so called ecause JA) it was written in the elegiac measure J!) it was a poem of sorrow J$) it was written y writers of elegies J") some eBpert critics named it so Ans 2 JA) 6'. >he no#el is JA) one of the earliest forms of writing
J!) one of the latest forms of writing J$) one of the discarded forms of writing J") ,one of these Ans 2 JA) 6*. 8n which play do the following lines occur ? N,either a orrower nor a lender e or loan oft loses oth itself and friend. And orrowing dulls the edge of husandry.H JA) 5aceth J!) >he 5erchant of :enice J$) 0amlet J") King %ear Ans 2 J$) 6. $hoose the correct name of the play Jfrom those gi#en) from which the following lines ha#e een ta(en NWe are such stuff As dreams are made on9 and our little life 8s rounded with a sleep.H JA) >he >empest J!) /thello J$) 5aceth J") $ariolanus Ans 2 JA) 67. Who has said it ? N/ne impulse from a #ernal wood 5ay teach us more of man. /f moral e#il and of good >han all the sages can.H
JA) Sha(espeare J!) 5ilton J$) alsworthy J") Wordsworth Ans 2 J") 6;. rom which oo( has it een ta(en ? N>o e wea( is miserale "oing or suffering ?H JA) >he >empest J!) Paradise &egained J$) >he Prelude J") Paradise %ost Ans 2 J") 6=. /ne of the following wor(s of 5ilton is a prose wor(. 5ention that JA) %ycidas J!) Paradise &egained J$) Paradise %ost J") Areopagitica Ans 2 J") 66. Sha(espeare JA) was a great scholar of %atin J!) (new a lot of ree( J$) had a great command o#er nglish J") (new little %atin and less ree(
Ans 2 J$) 64. >he first play y ohn alsworthy was JA) ustice J!) %oyalties J$) >he S(in ame J") >he Sil#er !oB Ans 2 J") 43. Which of the following plays does not elong to the group of four great tragedies of Sha(espeare ? JA) King %ear J!) 0amlet J$) /thello J") >welfth ,ight Ans 2 J") 41. Sha(espeares play 0amlet is influenced y JA) 5arlowe J!) Kyd J$) Peele J") ,ashe Ans 2 JA) 4'. >he name of Prosperos daughter in >he >empest is JA) "esdemona J!) $ordelia J$) 5iranda
J") /li#ia Ans 2 J$) 4*. >he dominating passion of 5aceth is JA) Fealousy J!) greed J$) re#enge J") amition Ans 2 J") 4. 8n >welfth ,ight /li#ia is o#er head and ears in lo#e with JA) 5al#olio J!) "u(e /rsino J$) the clown J") :iola disguised as $esario Ans 2 J") 47. Shyloc( is a character in JA) As Mou %i(e 8t J!) >he 5erchant of :enice J$) >welfth ,ight J") 5easure for 5easure Ans 2 J!) 4;. 5iltons Paradise %ost JA) has no trace of personal element J!) is notale for its autoiographical passages
J$) is he statement9 N/thers aide our
J!) a poem J$) a no#el J") a prose story Ans 2 JA) 131. What do we call a piece of writing that is an imitation of an action that is serious and complete ? JA) A comedy J!) A tragi-comedy J$) A tragedy J") ,one of these Ans 2 J$) 13'. Sha(espeare has mostly used in his plays JA) heroic couplet J!) lan( #erse J$) free #erse J") Spenserian stanza Ans 2 J!) 13*. N>hey also ser#e who only stand and wait.H >his line occurs in JA) %ycidas J!) $omus J$) Paradise %ost J") /n 0is !lindness Ans 2 J") 13. ,ame the poem from which the following words ha#e een
>he gods appro#e >he depth9 and not the tumult of the soul. JA) >he World 8s >o 5uch With +s J!) >he >ales >urned J$) /de to "uty J") %aodamia Ans 2 J") 137. 8n which play of alsworthy do we ha#e William alder ? JA) %oyalties J!) >he Sil#er !oB J$) ustice J") Strife Ans 2 J$) 13;. Sha(espeare is JA) a &enaissance playwright J!) a &estoration playwright J$) a >wentieth $entury playwright J") a $lasscial playwright Ans 2 JA) 13=. alsworthy elonged to JA) the siBteenth century J!) the se#enteenth century J$) the twentieth century J") the nineteenth century
Ans 2 J$) 136. Who said it ? 0ow poor are they that ha#e not patience9 What wound did e#er heal ut y degrees ? JA) /thello J!) $assio J$) 8ago J") "esdemona Ans 2 J!) 134. Sha(espeare wrote JA) 17 sonnets J!) 17 sonnets J$) 71 sonnets J") '; sonnets Ans 2 JA) 113. 5iltons Paradise %ost has een praised for its JA) lightness of touch J!) grand style J$) its satirical tone J") ,one of these Ans 2 J!) 111. Paradise %ost has een di#ided into OO !oo(s. JA) ten J!) nine
J$) ele#en J") twel#e Ans 2 J") 11'. $ordelia came to help her father ecause JA) he had gi#en her h er the lions share of his (ingdom J!) he had depri#ed her of her share in the (ingdom J$) out of her genuine lo#e for him J") she hated her elder sisters Ans 2 J$) 11*. Allusion is JA) a synonym of reference J!) a synonym of poetry J$) an indirect or passing reference to some e#ent9 person9 place or artistic wor( J") ,one of these Ans 2 J$) 11. A allad JA) is a short epic J!) is a song sung y allet dancers J$) is a fol( song or orally transmitted poem dealing with a popular story J") is a short no#el Ans 2 J$) 117. "enouement is related to JA) an essay
J!) a play J$) a lyric J") an elegy Ans 2 J!) 11;. An eclogue is JA) a long poem J!) a short poem J$) a pastoral poem J") a short dialogue Ans 2 J$) 11=. alsworthys tragedies are called JA) tragi-comedies J!) heroic tragedies J$) social tragedies J") classical tragedies Ans 2 J$) 116. Samson Agonistes y 5ilton JA) is a play J!) is a long poem J$) is a mas
JA) Sentimental comedy J!) &omantic comedy J$) comedy of 5anners J") comedy of 0umours Ans 2 J") 1'3. $ongre#e tried his hand at JA) romantic comedies J!) comedies of humours J$) comedies of manners J") farces Ans 2 J$) 1'1. Who has een termed as a moti#eless malignity ? JA) 5aceth J!) /thello J$) 8ago J") Polonlus Ans 2 J$) 1''. $alian JA) is the hero of the play >he >empest >empest J!) married prosperos daughter in >he >empest J$) (illed Prospero in >he >empest J") is the #illain in >he >empest >empest Ans 2 J")
