Prose
Chapter 1 - Indian Civilization and Culture by Mahatma Gandhi
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. “Indian Civilization and Culture has been written by :
[ A ] Dr. Zakir Hussain
[ B ] Martin Luther
[ C ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ D ] Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. India’s glory is that it is ……
[ A ] movable
[ B ] immovable
[ C ] ignorant
[ D ] uncivilized
Answer ⇒ (b);
3. Our forefather did not invent machinery because
[ A ] These would have made us proud.
[ B ] These would made is lazy.
[ C ] These would have us ignorant.
[ D ] These would have made us smart.
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. The sentence ‘Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty’ is-from- (Choose the correct option)
[ A ] Indian Civilization and Culture
[ B ] A Child in Born
[ C ] The Earth
[ D ] I Have a Dream
Answer ⇒ (A)
5.Pharaohs were rulers were ancient—
[ A ] Russia
[ B ] Egypt
[ C ] India
[ D ] Greece
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. Civilization is the state of development of a …..
[ A ] people
[ B ] animal
[ C ] bird
[ D ] non-living things
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. Gibbon is associated with—
[ A ] Italy
[ B ] Sweden
[ C ] Russia
[ D ] America
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. Europeon civilization will méan ….. for India. [18A, I.A.]
[ A ] want
[ B ] living
[ C ] real
[ D ] ruin
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. ‘Simple living and high thinking’ is the base of —
[ A ] American Civilization
[ B ] Indian Civilization
[ C ] European Civilization
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
10. ………….. Was a spiritual leader than a politician.
[ A ] Nehruji
[ B ] Sardar Patel
[ C ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ D ] Indira Gandhi
Answer ⇒ (C)
11. The mind is a restless …………… the more it gets the more it wants.
[ A ] bird
[ B ] dog
[ C ] cow
[ D ] monkey
Answer ⇒ (A)
12. The people of Europe learn their lesson from the writing of the man of ……
[ A ] Germany
[ B ] Britain
[ C ] Greece or Rome
[ D ] Spain
Answer ⇒ (C)
13. Plain living and high thinking’ is the motto of –
[ A ] Western philosopher
[ B ] Eastern philosopher
[ C ] North philosopher
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
14. Sacrifice is the sole aim of our —
[ A ] Philosopher
[ B ] farmers
[ C ] righis
[ D ] scientists
Answer ⇒ (C)
15. …….. is dead against blind imitation of western civilization.
[ A ] Nehruji
[ B ] Gandhiji
[ C ] Patel
[ D ] Ambedkar
Answer ⇒ (B)
16. …….were satisfied with small villages.
[ A ] Our ancestors
[ B ] Germans
[ C ] Romans
[ D ] Italians
Answer ⇒ (A)
17. Has civilization taught us to be more … towards one another?
[ A ] enemy
[ B ] angry
[ C ] upset
[ D ] friendly
Answer ⇒ (b)
18. Our ancestors injoyed ………….. Rule.
[ A ] Nice
[ B ] Society
[ C ] Home
[ D ] Nation
Answer ⇒ (C)
19. Wealth and luxuries do not make a…… Happy.
[ A ] bird
[ B ] man
[ C ] cow
[ D ] dog
Answer ⇒ (B)
20. Gandhi Ji went to Champaran in ….
[ A ] 1915
[ B ] 1916
[ C ] 1917
[ D ] 1918
Answer ⇒ (C)
21. The people of Europe are inspired by. ……… and Roman writers.
[ A ] British
[ B ] Greek
[ C ] German
[ D ] Indian
Answer ⇒ (B)
22. The invention of …………… proved a milestone in our development.
[ A ] fire
[ B ] agriculture
[ C ] carpentry
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
23. He wrote different articles for —
[ A ] ‘The Hindu’
[ B ] ‘The Times of India’
[ C ] ‘The Blitze’
[ D ] ‘Young India’
Answer ⇒ (D)
24. Civilization points out to man —
[ A ] how to make money
[ B ] how to win the enemy
[ C ] the path of duty
[ D ] the way of living
Answer ⇒ (C)
25. To observe morality is to attain mastery over —
[ A ] economic growth
[ B ] political ability
[ C ] minds and passions
[ D ] art
Answer ⇒ (C)
26. The mind is a restless bird which always remains —
[ A ] Hungry
[ B ] unsatisfied
[ C ] thirsty
[ D ] sick
Answer ⇒ (B)
27. He used as the chief weapons —
(A) swords
(B) nuclear weapons
(C) guns
(D) truth and non-violence
[ A ] swords
[ B ] nuclear weapons
[ C ] guns
[ D ] truth and non-violence
Answer ⇒ (B)
28. Our ancestors dissuaded us from —
[ A ] politics
[ B ] luxuries and pleasure
[ C ] morality
[ D ] spirituality
Answer ⇒ (B)
29. Poeple in ancient days were satisfied with —
(A) towns
(B) cities
(C) mega cities
(D) villages
[ A ] towns
[ B ] cities
[ C ] mega cities
[ D ] villages
Answer ⇒ (D)
30. Modern civilization is the worship of —
[ A ] material
[ B ] ethics
[ C ] brotherhood
[ D ] equality
Answer ⇒ (A)
Chapter 2 - Bharat is My Home
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. According to Dr. Zakir Hussain, the value remains ………..:
[ A ] eternally valid
[ B ] physically valied
[ C ] society valid
[ D ] economically valied
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. Dr. Zakir Hussain says that education is a …………
[ A ] prime instrument of national purpose
[ B ] Fast instrument of national purpose
[ C ] true instrument of national purpose
[ D ] good instrument of national purpose
Answer ⇒ (a);
3. Dr. Zakir Hussain entered the office of the president in a spirit of
[ A ] total faith
[ B ] total truth
[ C ] total dedication
[ D ] total destruction
Answer ⇒ (c)
4. ‘Bharat is My Home’ is written by …………….. (Choose the correct option)
[ A ] Germaine Greer
[ B ] Shiga Naoya
[ C ] Pearl S. Buck
[ D ] Zakir Hussain
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. When did Dr. Hussain deliver this speech ?
[ A ] On Independence day
[ B ] On Republic day
[ C ] When he took oath as the President
[ D ] On Army day
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. Dr. Zakir Hussain was born in —
[ A ] 1865
[ B ] 1877
[ C ] 1867
[ D ] 1897
Answer ⇒ (d)
7. Dr. Zakir Hussain was born in —
[ A ] Delhi
[ B ] Karnataka
[ C ] Chennai
[ D ] Hyderabad
Answer ⇒ (D)
8. Earlier he had served as –
[ A ] the Governor of Bihar .
[ B ] the Chief Minister of Punjab
[ C ] the Governor of West Bengal
[ D ] the Governor of Assam
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. Dr. Radhakrishnan explained exceptionally-
[ A ] Indian economics
[ B ] Indian philosophy
[ C ] Indian politics
[ D ] Indian civilization
Answer ⇒ (b)
10. Dr. Zakir Hussain entered the office with –
[ A ] partiality
[ B ] total dedication
[ C ] enmity
[ D ] treachery
Answer ⇒ (b)
11. Dr. Zakir Hussain was long associated with—
[ A ] business
[ B ] education
[ C ] art
[ D ] game
Answer ⇒ (b)
12. The people had chosen him the head of the family for –
[ A ] two years
[ B ] a certain time
[ C ] for ever
[ D ] twenty years
Answer ⇒ (B)
13. As the president, Dr. Hussain advocated for the growth of-
[ A ] certain religions
[ B ] the whole nation
[ C ] the rich only
[ D ] the poor only
Answer ⇒ (B)
14. Power should be vsed only for —
[ A ] making money
[ B ] moral purpose
[ C ] own interest
[ D ] material gain
Answer ⇒ (b)
15. Dr. Zakir Hussain delivered his speech in …..
[ A ] 1965
[ B ] 1966
[ C ] 1967
[ D ] 1968
Answer ⇒ (C)
16. Dr. Zakir Hussain took the oath as the –
[ A ] president
[ B ] governor
[ C ] minister
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
17. ‘Bharat is My Home’ is written by -.
[ A ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ B ] Dr. Zakir Hussain
[ C ] Pearl S. Buck
[ D ] H.E. Bates
Answer ⇒ (b)
18. …………. was the role model of Dr. Zakir Hussain.
[ A ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ B ] Sardar Patel
[ C ] Dr. Radha Krishnan
[ D ] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer ⇒ (c)
19. Dr. Zakir Hussain took the oath of loyalty to the ………….
[ A ] people
[ B ] constitution
[ C ] nation
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
20. …………. is the prime instrument of nation building.
[ A ] Agriculture
[ B ] Education
[ C ] Trade
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
21. ………… brought a lot of erudition and wealth of Knowledge to the Presidensy.
[ A ] Dr. Zakir Hussain
[ B ] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[ C ] Gyani Zail Singh
[ D ] Dr. Radha Krishnan
Answer ⇒ (d)
22. Dr. Zakir Hussain feels greatly obliged to the people of —
[ A ] Pakistan
[ B ] India
[ C ] China
[ D ] Nepal
Answer ⇒ (b)
23. Dr. Zakir Hussain entered the office in a spirit of … humility,
[ A ] special
[ B ] prayful
[ C ] long
[ D ] new
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. Dr. Radhakrishnan never his faith in –
[ A ] man
[ B ] animal
[ C ] bird
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
25. Dr. Zakir Hussain has written the lesson —
[ A ] Indian Ci.ilization and Culture
[ B ] I Have a Dream
[ C ] Bharat is My Home
[ D ] The Artist
Answer ⇒ (c)
26. The past is —
[ A ] dead and static
[ B ] alive and dynamic
[ C ] useless
[ D ] harmful
Answer ⇒ (B)
27. The Indian culture is the best example of —
[ A ] unity
[ B ] diversity
[ C ] unity in diversity
[ D ] disparity
Answer ⇒ (C)
28.The word ‘erudition’ stands for —
[ A ] poverty
[ B ] great knowledge
[ C ] prosperity
[ D ] greed
Answer ⇒ (B)
29. When did Dr. Hussain deliver this speech ?
[ A ] On Independence day
[ B ] On Republic day
[ C ] When he took oath as the President
[ D ] On Army day
Answer ⇒ (C)
30. Dr. Zakir Hussain delivered his in 1967 after taking the oath of the ——
[ A ] President
[ B ] Governer
[ C ] Chief Minister
[ D ] Minister
Answer ⇒ (a)
.Chapter 3 - A Pinch Of Snuff
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. A pinch of snuff is ……
[ A ] a short story
[ B ] an essay
[ C ] a drama
[ D ] a speech
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. Manohar Malgoankar is an ……….. writer.
[ A ] Australian
[ B ] African
[ C ] Indo-Anglian
[ D ] Indonesian
Answer ⇒ (c);
3. ……… was coming to visit the narrator’s family.
[ A ] Sohanlal
[ B ] Raliram
[ C ] Minister
[ D ] Nanukaka
Answer ⇒ (d)
4. Nanukaka was the narrator’s ……….
[ A ] Maternal uncle
[ B ] father
[ C ] cousin
[ D ] mother
Answer ⇒ (a)
5. Nanukaka was coming from Delhi to.
[ A ] see some people
[ B ] see some minister
[ C ] see his sister’s family
[ D ] see since persons
Answer ⇒ (b)
6. Nanukaka’was related to the narrator as he was his …………
[ A ] son
[ B ] nephew
[ C ] brother in law
[ d] uncle
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. Nanukaką in a linguistic emergengy always turned to
[ A ] English
[ B ] Hindi
[ C ] his mother-tongue
[ D ] Sanskrit AMY
Answer ⇒ (c)
8. Nanukaka thought that the secretary treated them coldly because they had not gone in-
[ A ] an old car
[ B ] a bigger car
[ C ] a small car
[ D ] a new car
Answer ⇒ (b)
9. Nanukaka took out his cheque-book and wrote a cheque
[ A ] five thousand rupees
[ B ] two thousand rupees
[ C ] a thousand rupees
[ D ] five hundred rupees
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. The author had taken-
–
[ A ] the guest room
[ B ] the drawing room
[ C ] author’s bedroom
[ D ] the verandah
Answer ⇒ (c)
11. Nanukaka was author’s –
[ A ] brother
[ B ] neighbour
[ C ] maternal uncle
[ D ] friend
Answer ⇒ (c)
12. The author has a complex about-
[ A ] relative
[ B ] guest
[ C ] officials
[ D ] ministers
Answer ⇒ (d)
13. Nanukaka travelled in-
[ A ] the A.C. Class
[ B ] the Second Class
[ C ] the Third Class
[ D ] the First Class
Answer ⇒ (B)
14. On the platform Nanukaka handed over the author –
[ A ] a bag
[ B ] a box
[ C ] a briefcase
[ D ] a basket
Answer ⇒ (D)
15. The basket contained –
[ A ] fruits
[ b ] a cat
[ C ] sweets
[ D ] vegetables
Answer ⇒ (b)
16. Namukaka had third class ticket but travelled in the second class because –
[ A ] he was clever
[ B ] there was no third class
[ C ] he lost his ticket
[ D ] there was no room in the third class
Answer ⇒ (d)
17. The author was merely-
[ A ] an under secretary
[ B ] a secretary
[ C ] a clerk
[ d ] a peon
Answer ⇒ (A)
18. ‘A Pinch of Snuff’ is written by –
[ A ] Bertrand Russell
[ B ] H.E. Bates
[ C ] Manohar Malgaonkar
[ D ] Pearl S. Buck
Answer ⇒ (c)
19. Manohar Malgoankar has written the lesson –
[ A ] I Have a Dream
[ B ] A Pinch of Snuff
[ C ] Bharat Is My. Home
[ D ] The Earth
Answer ⇒ (b)
20. Nanukaka wrote a cheque for a…………rupees.
[ A ] thousand
[ B ] hundred
[ C ] five hundred
[ D ] ten thousand
Answer ⇒ (a)
21. The second important person Nanukaka had planned to meet was-
[ A ] The Home Minister
[ B ] The Railway Minister
[ C ] The Welfare Minister
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
22. Ratiram was the son of …………
[ A ] Mohanlal Ratiram
[ B ] Sohanlal Ratiram
[ C ] Jaganlal Ratiram
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
23. ……is a humorous story.
[ A ] The Earth
[ B ] The Artist
[ C ] A Pinch of Snuff
[ D ] above of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
24. There is nothing like honesty was said by —
[ A ] Nanukaka
[ B ] Sohanlal Ratiram
[ C ] Ratiram
[ D ] Hajrat Barkat Ali
Answer ⇒ (a)
25. …… was coming to visit the narrator’s family.
[ A ] Sohanlal Ratiram
[ B ] Hajrat Barkat Ali
[ C ] Nanukaka
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
26. …… went to the minister in Jodhpuri coat.
[ A ] Nunukaka
[ B ] Shiga Naoya
[ C ] Manohar Malgaonkar (Author)
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
27. Nanukaka was to stay for….
[ A ] four or five days
[ B ] three or four days
[ C ] two or three days
[ D ] a week
Answer ⇒ (C)
28. …… informed the undersecretary about Namukaka’s. visit.
[ A ] father.
[ B ] mother
[ C ] friend
[ D ] brother
Answer ⇒ (B)
29. Nanukaka handed over a cheque of a thousand rupees to a-
[ A ] Carpenter
[ B ] Dhobi
[ C ] Gold smith
[ D ] Milkman
Answer ⇒ (b)
30. Nanukaka portrayed himself as the hereditary astrologer of the Maharaja of-
[ A ] Jaipur
[ B ] Bikaner
[ C ] Ninnore
[ D ] None of these ·
Answer ⇒ (c)
Chapter 4 - I Have a Dream
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. This speech was delivered on the steps of ……..
[ A ] Lincoln Memorial in Washington
[ B ] Nehru Memorial in New Delhi
[ C ] Victoria Memorial in Calcutta
[ D ] Tilak Memorial in Bombay
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. Emancipation Proclamation gave the Negro ………
[ A ] slavery
[ B ] freedom from slavery
[ C ] captivity
[ D ] despair
Answer ⇒ (b);
3. The Negro still finds himself an exile ………
[ A ] in other peoples land
[ B ] in his own land
[ C ] in Canada
[ D ] in Australia
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. The banks of justice for the Negro is ……
[ A ] full
[ B ] bankrupt
[ C ] empty
[ D ] vacant
Answer ⇒ (b)
5. It would be fatal for the nation to overlook ………
[ A ] the urgency of the moment
[ B ] sweltering summer of the Negro’s discontinue
[ C ] invigorating autumn of freedom
[ D ] the whirl wind of recault.
Answer ⇒ (a)
6. All of God’s children refer to ………
[ A ] Negroes
[ B ] English men
[ C ] Pakistanis
[ D ] Indians
Answer ⇒ (a)
7. Colordo is a ………… in America
[ A ] river
[ B ] mountain
[ C ] plateau
[ D ] plains
Answer ⇒ (b)
8. Mississippi is a …………. in America.
[ A ] forest
[ B ] water fall
[ C ] river
[ D ] cinema-hall
Answer ⇒ (c)
9. ………. was the long cherished dream of Negroes
[ A ] Slavery
[ B ] Poverty
[ C ] Luxury
[ D ] Freedom
Answer ⇒ (d)
10. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on-
[ A ] March 4
[ B ] April 4
[ C ] May 4
[ D ] December 4
Answer ⇒ (b)
11. King was assassinated in–
[ A ] 1968
[ B ] 1954
[ C ] 1942
[ D ] 1978
Answer ⇒ (a)
12. I Have a Dream is a speech delivered by King on –
[ A ] August 28 | 1963
[ B ] June 28 | 1965
[ C ] May 28 | 1953
[ D ] April 28 | 1973
Answer ⇒ (a)
13. America gave the Negro people –
[ A ] a good cheque
[ B ] a bad cheque
[ C ] a torn cheque
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
14. By the signing of the emancipation proclamation the hopes of the Negro population-
[ A ] fulfilled
[ B ] half fulfilled
[ C ] remained unfulfilled
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
15. To overlook the Negro would be –
[ A ] good
[ B ] beneficial
[ C ] fatal
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
16. The Negroes made the pledge that they will always-
[ A ] march ahead
[ B ] march back
[ C ] march slowly
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
17. How many times Kimg repeats that ‘we cannot be satisfied’ –
[ A ] two times
[ B ] three times
[ C ] five times
[ D ] six times
Answer ⇒ (c)
18. The word ‘momentous’ stands for –
[ A ] foolishness
[ B ] aggressive
[ C ] very important
[ D ] unimportant
Answer ⇒ (c)
19. They had dream that one day they would –
[ A ] divide the nation
[ B ] kill the white people
[ C ] get their rights
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
20. Racial discrimination is against –
[ A ] capitalism
[ B ] power
[ C ] secularism
[ D ] human rights
Answer ⇒ (d)
21. ‘I Have a Dream’ is written by –
[ A ] Germaine Greer
[ B ] Shiga Naoya
[ C ] Martin Luther King | Jr.
[ D ] H.E. Bates
Answer ⇒ (c)
22. Martin Luther King | Jr. has written the lesson –
[ A ] The Artist
[ B ] I Have a Dream
[ C ] A Pinch of Snuff
[ D ] Bharat Is My Home
Answer ⇒ (b)
23. ‘I Have a Dream’ is a part of speech delivered by —
[ A ] Bertrand Russell
[ B ] Shiga Naoya
[ C ] Martin Luther King | Jr.
[ D ] H.E. Bates
Answer ⇒ (c)
24. Martin Luther King | Jr. belonged to –
[ A ] Britain
[ B ] France
[ C ] China
[ D ] The USA
Answer ⇒ (d)
25. The condition of the ……. | apalling.
[ A ] African
[ B ] Negroes
[ C ] Indians
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
26. ………….. is sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression.
[ A ] Newyork
[ B ] Texas
[ C ] Chicago
[ D ] Mississippi
Answer ⇒ (d)
27. …… was a great orator.
[ A ] Pearl S. Buck
[ B ] Shiga Naoya
[ C ] Martin Luther King | Jr.
[ D ] Germaine Greer
Answer ⇒ (C)
28. Martin Luther King | Jr. was a —
[ A ] Negro
[ B ] German
[ C ] French
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
29. Nigroes are the former … … of America.
[ A ] farmers
[ B ] traders
[ C ] slaves
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
30. | advocates non-violent struggle.
[ A ] Pearl S. Buck
[ B ] H.E. Bates
[ C ] Martin Luther King | Jr.
[ D ] Shiga Naoya
Answer ⇒ (c)
Chapter 5 - Ideas that Have Helped Mankind
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Ideas that Have Helped Mankind’ has been written by ………
[ A ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ B ] Dr. Zakir Hussain
[ C ] Bertrand Russell
[ D ] Manohar Malgonkar
Answer ⇒ (c)
2. Bertrand Russel was a ……
[ A ] artist
[ B ] dramatist
[ C ] mathematician
[ D ] geologist
Answer ⇒ (c);
3. Civilization has taught us to be more..
[ A ] brotherly
[ B ] friendly
[ C ] cordially
[ D ] nobely
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. Our attitude toward outside our herd is
[ A ] hostile
[ B ] friendly
[ C ] favourable
[ D ] warmly
Answer ⇒ (a)
5. We are able to get variety of enjoyment due to-
[ A ] our intelligence
[ B ] our riches
[ C ] our physical strength
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
6. We are more friendly-
[ A ] within the herd
[ B ] outside the herd
[ C ] everywhere
[ D ] nowhere
Answer ⇒ (a)
7. After language the second most important thing which helped mankind was-
[ A ] gold
[ B ] silver
[ C ] fire
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
8. The taming of domestic animals made life-
[ A ] pleasanter
[ B ] fearful
[ C ] harmful
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. Ideas That Have Helped Mankind’ has been written by-
[ A ] G. Greer
[ B ] D.L. Sayers
[ C ] H.E. Bates
[ D ] Bertrand Russell
Answer ⇒ (d)
10. Bertrand Russell died in-
[ A ] 1940
[ B ] 1950
[ C ] 1960
[ D ] 1970
Answer ⇒ (d)
11. Russell was awarded Nobel Prize for-
[ A ] philosophy
[ B ] literature
[ C ] medicine
[ D ] economics
Answer ⇒ (b)
12. The most indubitable respect in which ideas have helped mankind is-
[ A ] more knowledge
[ B ] numbers
[ C ] happiness
[ D ] less numbers
Answer ⇒ (B)
13. Survival for homosapiens primarily was-
[ A ] a problem
[ B ] never a problem
[ C ] both of them
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
14. Birds die of hunger in large numbers-
[ A ] during summer
[ B ] during rainy season
[ C ] during winter
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
15. During summer birds-
[ A ] remember this catastrophe
[ B ] forget this catastrophe
[ C ] fear from this
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
16. Every human death loy starvation is preceded by a long period of
[ A ] sorrow
[ B ] anxiety
[ C ] happiness
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
17. Human beings suffer more due to their-
[ A ] ignorance
[ B ] intelligence
[ C ] reluctance
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
18. Animals get pleasure from –
[ A ] MUSIC.
[ B ] football
[ C ] science
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (d)
19. Bertrand Russell has written the lesson-
[ A ] The Artist
[ B ] Ideas That Have Helped Mankind
[ C ] I Have a Dream
[ D ] A Pinch of Snuff
Answer ⇒ ()
20. Bertrand Russell was a philosopher and a –
[ A ] historian
[ B ] scientist
[ C ] mathematician
[ D ] geologist
Answer ⇒ (A&C)
21. The invention of ovewowee bv. was more important than the domestication of animals.
[ A ] car
[ B ] fire
[ C ] agriculture
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
22. Civilization taught us –
[ A ] to be unlawful
[ B ] to be rude or cruel
[ C ] to be more friendly towards others
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
23. ………….. was also a commentator on a large variety of topics.
[ A ] Martin Luther King, Jr.
[ B ] Bertrant Russell
[ C ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ D ] Dr. Zakir Hussain
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. In ……., the last step was never taken.
[ A ] India
[ B ] Germany
[ C ] China
[ D ] France
Answer ⇒ (C)
25. ………. Would not help the corn to grow unless he was allowed to feast on the blood of children.
[ A ] Toloch
[ B ] Moloch
[ C ] Noloch
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
26.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
27.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
28.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
29.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
30.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
Chapter 6 - The Artist
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. “The Artist’ is-
[ A ] a short story
[ B ] an article
[ C ] a periodical
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. Who has written the story ‘The Artist’?
–
[ A ] P.S. Buck
[ B ] M. Gandhi
[ C ] S. Naoya
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c);
3. Shiga Naoya was born in-
[ A ] 1873
[ B ] 1853
[ C ] 1883
[ D ] 1893
Answer ⇒ (c)
4. He was a celebrated Japanese-
[ A ] novelist
[ B ] dramatist
[ C ] columnist
[ D ] short story writer
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. Seibei was-
[ A ] an artist
[ B ] a musician
[ C ] a singer
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
6. Seibi’s parents knew that he often bought himself-
[ A ] apples
[ B ] oranges
[ C ] gourds
[ D ] guavas
Answer ⇒ (c)
7. Seibi lived in a-
[ A ] village
[ B ] town
[ C ] city
[ D ] harbour town
Answer ⇒ (D)
8. One could walk from one end of the town to another in-
[ A ] ten minutes
[ B ] Twenty minutes
[ C ] half-an-hour
[ D ] four hours.
Answer ⇒ (b)
9. Seibi knew every place that sold—
[ A ] fish
[ B ] meat
[ C ] gourds
[ D ] vegetables
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. One day Seibi found p peculiar gourd at shop of an old woman, which cost him-
[ A ] five sen
[ B ] ten sen
[ C ] two sen
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
11. He used to bore a neat hole in the –
[ A ] side of the gourd
[ B ] top of the gourd
[ C ] both the side
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
12. He made the hole to extract –
[ A ] water
[ B ] flash
[ C ] seeds
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
13. Whenever Seibi passed through the market, he searched the-
[ A ] friends
[ B ] favourite flowers
[ C ] gourds
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
14. Shiga. Naoya has written the story –
[ A ] The Earth
[ B ] A Pinch of Snuff
[ C ] The Artist
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
15. Seibei was a twelve years old son….. boy.
[ A ] Chinese
[ B ] japanese
[ C ] African
[ D ] Indian
Answer ⇒ (b)
16. Seibei was a …… japanese Boy.
[ A ] nine year old
[ B ] ten years old
[ C ] eleven years old
[ D ] twelve years old
Answer ⇒ (d)
17. Seibei’s hobby was collecting of –
[ A ] stamps
[ B ] books
[ C ] gourds
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
18. Sejbei was.passionately interested in –
[ A ] pumpkin
[ B ] gounds
[ C ] potato
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
19. Shiga Naoya is a ………..writer.
[ A ] Chinese
[ B ] indian
[ C ] American
[ D ] Japanese
Answer ⇒ (D)
20. One day Seibei was caught red handed by his ………… teacher.
[ A ] Hindi
[ B ] Math
[ C ] Ethics
[ D ] Hindi
Answer ⇒ (C)
21. Seibei bought a …………. inch gourd from an old woman.
[ A ] four
[ B ] five
[ C ] six
[ D ] seven
Answer ⇒ (b)
22. The teacher became very-very………. with Seibei for neglecting his studies.
[ A ] happy
[ B ] sad
[ C ] angry
[ D ] friendly
Answer ⇒ (c)
23. Seibei reads at ……….. school.
[ A ] High
[ B ] Primary
[ C ] Middle
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. Seibei got gourds for a few –
[ A ] rupee
[ B ] taka
[ C ] sen
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
25. One must admire the inherent qualities in the –
[ A ] young
[ B ] children
[ C ] old
[ D ] adult
Answer ⇒ (b)
26. The price of the five inches gourds is —
[ A ] five sen
[ B ] nine sen
[ C ] ten sen
[ D ] eleven sen
Answer ⇒ (c)
27. Seibei’s father worked at ………. shop.
[ A ] carpenter’s
[ B ] barber’s
[ C ] goldsmith’s
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
28. permimmons and oranges.
[ A ] An old man
[ B ] An old woman
[ C ] A girl
[ D ] A boy
Answer ⇒ (B)
29. The porter sold the gourd of Seibei for —
[ A ] 30 yen
[ B ] 40 yen
[ C ] 50 yen
[ D ] 60 yen
Answer ⇒ (C)
30. ………. is a short story.
[ A ] A marriage proposal
[ B ] Ideas That Have Helped Manking
[ C ] India Through a Traveller’s Eyes
[ D ] The Artist
Answer ⇒ (d)
Chapter 7 - A Child Is Born
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. The ceremony is held-
[ A ] only for boy
[ B ] only for girl
[ C ] for both
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
2. In Bangladesh children are looked after by the–
[ A ] father only
[ B ] mother only
[ C ] whole family
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c);
3. Who has written ‘A Child is Born!?
[ A ] B.Russell
[ B ] S. Naoya
[ C ] G. Greer.
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
4. During pregnancy a woman prefers her mother’s house because-
[ A ] she gets proper care there
[ B ] she is neglected
[ C ] she feels freedom there
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
5. During pregnancy the best place for the woman is-
[ A ] hotel Sudade
[ B ] in-laws-family
[ C ] her mother’s house
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. When baby is born, it is an occasion of joy for-
[ A ] the mother
[ B ] father
[ C ] strange
[ D ] the whole family
Answer ⇒ (d)
7. The naming ceremony is –
[ A ] bad
[ B ] lovely
[ C ] strange
[ D ]None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
8. The naming ceremony is held when the baby is-
[ A ] seven days old
[ B ] five days old
[ C ] the days old
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. New clothes are brought for –
[ A ] the baby
[ B ] the mother
[ C ] both
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. In traditional births infant and mother mortality is-
[ A ] lesser
[ B ] greater
[ C ] negligible
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
11. In traditional society a pregnant woman is primarily supported by –
[ A ] husband
[ B ] kinsfolk
[ C ] other members of society
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
12. In traditional society a woman lose her own name and is known as the mother of her first born child, but the West regards it is –
[ A ] good
[ B ] beneficial
[ C ] outrageous
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
13. Germaine Greer was born in –
[ A ] 1919
[ B ] 1929
[ C ] 1939
[ D ] 1949
Answer ⇒ (c)
14. Germaine Greer was educated in-
[ A ] Germany
[ B ] Australia
[ C ] U.S.A.
[ D ] England
Answer ⇒ (b)
15. Traditional method of child-birth is accepted –
[ A ] fearfully
[ B ] dengerously
[ C ] culturally and collectively
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
16. Germaine Greer has written the lesson –
[ A ] A Marriage Proposel
[ B ] A Child is Born
[ C ] The Earth
[ D ] The Artist
Answer ⇒ (b)
17. A …………. woman has to observe various taboos, rituals and customs.
[ A ] Ugly
[ B ] Wicked
[ C ] Pregnant
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
18. Germaine Greer is an ………….. … writer.
[ A ] Indian
[ B ] American
[ C ] British
[ D ] Australian
Answer ⇒ (d)
19. Germaine Greer is a famous ………..Writer.
[ A ] scientific
[ B ] feminist
[ C ] educational
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
20. In Bangladesh Rupthoka is a kind of —
[ A ] bread
[ B ] sweet dish
[ C ] fairy tales
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
21. Generally a pregnant woman is sent to her ……….. home for childbirth.
[ A ] parents
[ B ] relative
[ C ] doctor
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
22. In the ………… the husband wife due enjoy more freedom and individuality.
[ A ] North
[ B ] South
[ C ] East
[ D ] West
Answer ⇒ (d)
23. …………. woman visit her mother’s house during pregnancy.
[ A ] An African
[ B ] An Indian
[ C ] A canadian
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. In …………. children under the age of five or six are looked after by the whole family.
[ A ] India
[ B ] Bangladesh
[ C ] China
[ D ] Russia
Answer ⇒ (B)
25. Sylheti woman and her child are given new dress on the day of the birth.
[ A ] 5th
[ B ] 6th
[ C ] 7th
[ D ] 8th
Answer ⇒ (c)
26. On the occasion musical programme is given by –
[ A ] the dance party
[ B ] by the male members of the family
[ C ] by the women and girls
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
27. Sytheti women go to their …….. house to stay during the last stage of their pregnancy.
[ A ] housband’s
[ B ] uncle’s
[ C ] mother’s
[ D ] father-in-law’s
Answer ⇒ (C)
28. A child is born is ………..
[ A ] an essay
[ B ] a short story
[ C ] a speech
[ D ] a drama
Answer ⇒ (a)
29.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
30.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
Chapter 8 - How Free is the Press
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. The news in the newspapers is generally –
[ A ] to the point
[ B ] somewhat changed
[ C ] completely changed
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
2. Decent journalists and responsible editors are not pleased with present affairs –
–
[ A ] true
[ B ] not true
[ C ] cannot be said
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a);
3. The press enjoys the –
[ A ] boldness of public
[ B ] the helpnessness of the public
[ C ] idleness of the public
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. The editorial policy of a popular daily is controlled by –
[ A ] two chief factors
[ B ] three chief factors
[ C ] four cheif factors
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
5. No widely circulated newspaper daręs support a public policy due to vested interest of-
[ A ] the government
[ B ] editor
[ C ] reporter
[ D ] advertisers
Answer ⇒ (d)
6. A big circulation spells bankruptcy if the paper has to depend on –
[ A ] the sales
[ B ] advertisers
[ C ] salers
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
7. The policy of a newspaper is largely determined by—
[ A ] the government
[ B ] the public
[ C ] the proprietor
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
8. The auther has given the forms of misrepresentation,they are –
[ A ] five
[ B ] four
[ C ] seven
[ D ] six
Answer ⇒ (d)
9. Dorothy L.Sayers was born in –
[ A ] 1863
[ B ] 1873
[ C ] 1883
[ D ] 1893
Answer ⇒ (d)
10. She died in –
[ A ] 1967
[ B ] 1957
[ C ] 1977
[ D ] 1987
Answer ⇒ (b)
11. She was educated at –
[ A ] Cambridge
[ B ] Oxford
[ C ] both
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
12. In democracy, the freedom of press is –
[ A ] not necessary
[ B ] necessary
[ C ] dangerous
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
13. Freedom of press is restricted during –
[ A ] peace
[ B ] war
[ C ] epidemic
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
14. The state is the –
[ A ] master of the people
[ B ] servant of the people
[ C ] exploiter of the people
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
15. The heaviest restriction upon the freedom of public opinion is-
[ A ] official
[ B ] unofficial
[ C ] both
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
16.‘How free is the Press’ is written by –
[ A ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ B ] H.E. Bates
[ C ] Dorothy L. Sayers
[ D ] Dr Zakir Hussain
Answer ⇒ (c)
17. Dorathy L. Sayers has written the lesson –
[ A ] I Have a Dream
[ B ] How free is the Press
[ C ] The Earth
[ D ] A child is Born
Answer ⇒ (b)
18. Censorship is imposed during-
[ A ] election
[ B ] peaceful time
[ C ] emergency
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
19. casa……are careful not to antagonize the press.
[ A ] Doctors
[ B ] Traders
[ C ] Teachers
[ D ] Politicians
Answer ⇒ (D)
20. The ……………. is not the master but the servant of the people.
[ A ] State
[ B ] Government
[ C ] Village
[ D ] District
Answer ⇒ (a)
21. Afree and fair press is the true watch ……….. of democracy.
[ A ] cat
[ B ] bird
[ C ] dog
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
22. The first chief source of a newspaper’s revenue is ………….
[ A ] donation
[ B ] debt
[ C ] grant by the governinent
[ D ] advertisement
Answer ⇒ (d)
23. The ………… Press is, under ordinary conditions, singularly free.
[ A ] European
[ B ] British
[ C ] Indian
[ D ] Chinese
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. The second chief source of a newspaper’s revenue is —
[ A ] debt
[ B ] donation
[ C ] the wealth of owner
[ D ] grant by the government
Answer ⇒ (c)
25. The ……..ooo can make or break reputation.
[ A ] teacher
[ B ] press
[ C ] man
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
26. The editorial policy of a popular daily is controlled by orangan, chief factors.
[ A ] one
[ B ] two
[ C ] three
[ D ] four
Answer ⇒ (B)
27. “How Free is the Press” is …….
[ A ] a short story
[ B ] an speech
[ C ] an essay
[ D ] a drama
Answer ⇒ (C)
28. The people are the ……….
[ A ] servants
[ B ] masters
[ C ] leaders
[ D ] teachers
Answer ⇒ (B)
29. Dorothy L. Şayers is a/an ……………. (Choose the correct option)
[ A ] novelist
[ B ] singer
[ C ] essayist
[ D ] actor
Answer ⇒ (C)
30. Dorothy L, Sayers says that press is free (Choose the correct option)
[ A ] everywhere
[ B ] nowhere
[ C ] somewhere
[ D ] at most places
Answer ⇒ (c)
Chapter 9 - The earth
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. His hens were producing an average of –
[ A ] three hundred eggs
[ B ] two hundred eggs
[ C ] one hundred eggs
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
2. Benjy’s father was – –
[ A ] a doctor
[ B ] a teacher
[ C ] a preacher
[ D ] a painter
Answer ⇒ (c);
3. Benjy’s father valued…
[ A ] sweat
[ B ] fate
[ C ] both
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. Benjy’s parents planned for a ceremony when he was
[ A ] thirty
[ B ] twenty-five
[ C ] twenty-one
[ D ] fifteen
Answer ⇒ (c)
5. H.E. Bates was born in—
[ A ] 1906
[ B ] 1905
[ C ] 1915
[ D ] 1925
Answer ⇒ (a)
6. H.E. Bates’ first novel was published when he was only –
[ A ] 20 years old
[ B ] 21 years old
[ C ] 25 years old
[ D ] 30 years old
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. The name of Johnsons’ son was
[ A ] Jack
[ B ] Tom
[ C ] Benjy
[ D ] Tony
Answer ⇒ (c)
8. The Johnsons’ son was-
[ A ] insane
[ B ] blind
[ C ] lame
[ D ] simple
Answer ⇒ (d)
9. The doctor advised the parents to give to Benjy—
[ A ] medicine
[ B ] toys
[ C ] some work
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. The doctor suggested to let him keep
[ A ] cows
[ B ] hens
[ C ] horses
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
11. At first Benjy kept-
[ A ] ten or a dozen hens
[ B ] two dozen hens
[ C ] four dozen hens
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
12. Benjy left the school at-
[ A ] twenty
[ B ] twelve
[ C ] fourteen
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
13. When he left the school he had
[ A ] forty or fifty hens
[ B ] thirty of forty hens
[ C ] sixty or seventy hens
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
14. H.E. Bates has written the story-
[ A ] A Pinch of Snuff
[ B ] The Artist
[ C ] The Earth
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
15. ‘The Earth’ has been written by –
[ A ] Germaine Greer
[ B ] H.E. Bates
[ C ] Anton Chekhov
[ D ] Shiga Naoya
Answer ⇒ (b)
16. v’s parents did not like ……….. because of grey.
[ A ] Rekha
[ B ] Shikha
[ C ] Mary
[ D ] Florence
Answer ⇒ (d)
17. Benjy purchased land from –
[ A ] Sanders
[ B ] Meanders
[ C ] Randers
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
18. Florence later on became the wife of –
[ A ] Benjy’s friend
[ B ] Benjy
[ C ] Ranjay
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
19.Benjy was the son of –
[ A ] Robinsons
[ B ] Stevensons
[ C ] Rocksons
[ D ] Johnsons
Answer ⇒ (D)
20. …………. Was the real owner of the land.
[ A ] Landers
[ B ] Manders
[ C ] Sanders
[ D ] Randers
Answer ⇒ (C)
21. Benjy wanted to marry
[ A ] Clorence
[ B ] Florence
[ C ] Rupani
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
22. Johnson was a poor
[ A ] farmer
[ B ] teacher
[ C ] doctor
[ D ] trader
Answer ⇒ (c)
23. Benjy’s parents.gave him a passbook when he was ………. years old.
[ A ] 20
[ B ] 21
[ C ] 22
[ D ] 23
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. Johnson was in the possession of ………… land.
[ A ] two acre
[ B ] three acre
[ C ] four acre
[ D ] five acre
Answer ⇒ (c)
25. Benjy should be allowed to keen
[ A ] Hens
[ B ] Dogs
[ C ] Cows
[ D ] Cats
Answer ⇒ (A)
26. The ………….. suggested that Benjy should be allowed to keep bens.
[ A ] teacher
[ B ] doctor
[ C ] friend
[ D ] saint
Answer ⇒ (B)
27. “The Earth’ is a –
[ A ] poem
[ B ] essay
[ C ] drama
[ D ] story
Answer ⇒ (d)
28. Benjy told his parents to eat in the –
[ A ] drawing room
[ B ] bathroom
[ C ] bedroom
[ D ] kitchen
Answer ⇒ (d)
29. For many years Benjy’s father had been a local
[ A ] doctor
[ B ] teacher
[ C ] preacher
[ D ] farmer
Answer ⇒ (C)
30. Benjy moved into the house with………. as his wife at the age of 40.
[ A ] Clorence
[ B ] Florence
[ C ] Victoria
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
Chapter 10 - India through a traveler’s eye
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Pearl S. Buck observes that religion is ever present in Indian life in its
[ A ] best aspects
[ B ] worst aspects
[ C ] perverted aspects
[ D ] best as well as worst aspects
Answer ⇒ (d)
2. In the essay “India through a Traveller’s Eyes”, Pearl S. Buck gives –
[ A ] an idealistic picture of India and its people.
[ B ] a real picture of India and its people
[ C ] a romantic picture of India and its people
[ D ] a vague picture of India and its people
Answer ⇒ (b);
3. What characterizes new India after independence
[ A ] Quiet confidence and unyielding idealism
[ B ] Regret for remaining in slavery
[ C ] Anger against her former rulers
[ D ] Squalor, hunger and disease
Answer ⇒ (a)
4. Pearl S. Buck had visited India
[ A ] to see the Taj Mahal
[ B ] to see the.Jama Maszid.
[ C ] to meet Gandhijee
[ D ] o know the Indian people
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. Pearl S. Buck taught in a ………………… University.
[ A ] Chinese
[ B ] American
[ C ] African
[ D ] British
Answer ⇒ (a)
6. Pearl S Buck was a/an …………….. by birth.
[ A ] African
[ B ] Indian
[ C ] British
[ D ] American
Answer ⇒ (d)
7. The young Indian intellectuals were disappointed with the –
[ A ] English
[ B ] American
[ C ] Chinese
[ D ] Japanese
Answer ⇒ (a)
8. Indians, under the British rule, had a life-span of just –
[ A ] thirty years
[ B ] thirty-five years
[ C ] forty years
[ D ] twenty-seven years
Answer ⇒ (d)
9. For all the ills of India, the writer blames-
[ A ] Indians
[ B ] the English rule
[ C ] both
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
10. The writer visiting an Indian family felt –
[ A ] happiness
[ B ] sorrow
[ C ] disgust
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (a)
11. The book ‘Come, My Beloved’ has the-
[ A ] English background
[ B ] Chinese background
[ C ] American background
[ D ] Indian background
Answer ⇒ (D)
12. She taught in-
[ A ] an Indian University
[ B ] an American University
[ C ] a Chinese University
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
13. She won the Nobel Prize in-
[ A ] 1928
[ B ] 1938
[ C ] 1948
[ D ] 1958
Answer ⇒ (B)
14. Buck’s family doctor was the
[ A ] English
[ B ] Indian
[ C ] American
[ D ] Chinese
Answer ⇒ (b)
15. Gandhi’s hold was upon
[ A ] ntellectuals
[ B ] peasants
[ C ] both
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
16. The Mongolian from Europen invaded.
[ A ] Bergal
[ B ] Delhi
[ C ] Punjab
[ D ] Kashmir
Answer ⇒ (d)
17. The first woman President of the General Assembiy of the United State was the –
[ A ] Japanese
[ B ] American
[ C ] Chinese
[ D ] Indian
Answer ⇒ (d)
18. Pearl S. Buck was born in-
[ A ] 1882
[ B ] 1862
[ C ] 1892
[ D ] 1872
Answer ⇒ (c)
19. By birth she was –
[ A ] American
[ B ] Chinese
[ C ] Japanese
[ D ] Indian
Answer ⇒ (a)
20. She was reared in –
[ A ] Germany
[ B ] England
[ C ] China
[ D ] India
Answer ⇒ (C)
21. She was reared by her-
[ A ] grand-mother
[ B ] uncle
[ C ] aunt
[ D ] missionary parents
Answer ⇒ (d)
22. ‘India Through a Traveller’s Eyes’ has been written by-
[ A ] Shiga Naoya
[ B ] Pearl S. Buck
[ C ] Anton Chekhov
[ D ] Germaine Greer
Answer ⇒ (b)
23. Pearl S. Buck has written the lesson –
[ A ] A Child is Born
[ B ] The Artist
[ C ] India Through a Traveller’s Eyes
[ D ] I Have a Dream
Answer ⇒ (c)
24. ‘Indian Through a Traveller’s Eyes’ is an inspiring–
[ A ] drama
[ B ] story
[ C ] novel
[ D ] essay
Answer ⇒ (d)
25. Pearl S. Buck is an ……… writer.
[ A ] American
[ B ] Indian
[ C ] Iranian
[ D ] African
Answer ⇒ (b)
26. ………. bas praised Indian poeple and their life.
[ A ] Shiga Naoya
[ B ] H.E. Bates
[ C ] Pearl S. Buck
[ D ] Bertrand Russell Ans
Answer ⇒ (c)
27. Our food was served on fresh green ………….. leaves instead plates.
[ A ] peepal
[ B ] banana
[ C ] mango
[ D ] banyan
Answer ⇒ (b)
28. From boyhood the Indian woodwou are taught that the right hand is for clean services.
[ A ] young
[ B ] boys
[ C ] people
[ D ] children
Answer ⇒ (d)
29. Indian peasants are poorer than their …………..counterparts.
[ A ] Pakistani
[ B ] Chinese
[ C ] Srilanka
[ D ] Russian
Answer ⇒ ()
30. The land between Bombay and …… sannss. famished.
[ A ] Kolkata
[ B ] Madras
[ C ] Delhi
[ D ] Delhi
Answer ⇒ (B)
Chapter 11 - A marriage proposal
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. The peasants used the land for
[ A ] thirty years
[ B ] fifty years
[ C ] forty years
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
2. “I’II prove to you in court that they’remine”, said–
[ A ] Natalia
[ B ] Choobookov
[ C ] Lomov
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c);
3. A person who acquires land in any way possible is called
[ A ] impertinent
[ B ] land-grabber
[ C ] quibbler
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. Lomov claims to have the memory of –
[ A ] a tiger
[ B ] a lion
[ C ] an elephant
[ D ] a fox
Answer ⇒ (c)
5. When Lomov came to Choobookoy, the latter –
[ A ] neglected him
[ B ] welcomed him
[ C ] abused him
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
6. Natalia is –
[ A ] a shrew
[ B ] an insane
[ C ] a peace-loving
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ ()
7. Lomov proposed Natalia –
[ A ] directly
[ B ] indirectly
[ C ] hesitatingly
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (D)
8. To come back to Natalia, Lomov-
[ A ] refused
[ B ] accepted
[ C ] hesitated
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
9. Anton Chekhov was born in-
[ A ] 1850
[ B ] 1870
[ C ] 1860
[ D ] 1880
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. A marriage proposal has been written by ………..
[ A ] H. E. Bates
[ B ] Dr. Zakir Hussain
[ C ] Anton Chekhov
[ D ] Dorothy L. Sayers
Answer ⇒ (C)
11. A marriage proposal is ……..
[ A ] an essay
[ B ] a speech
[ c ] a drama
[ D ] a short story
Answer ⇒ (D)
12. A marriage proposal is a ………. Act play.
[ A ] three
[ B ] four
[ C ] two
[ D ] one
Answer ⇒ (d)
13. It is not very nice of you to ………. your neighbours.
[ A ] love
[ B ] neglet
[ C ] rely on
[ D ] have faith in
Answer ⇒ (B)
14. Anton Chekov began his literary career by writing – (Choose the correct option)
[ A ] short stories
[ B ] dramas
[ C ] poems
[ D ] comic sketches
Answer ⇒ (a)
15. The name of Lomov’s dog is ……………. (Choose the correct option)
[ A ] Guess
[ B ] Star
[ C ] Leap
[ D ] Jacky
Answer ⇒ (a)
16. Anton Chekhov was –
[ A ] an American
[ B ] an Indian
[ C ] a German
[ D ] a Russian
Answer ⇒ (d)
17. Lomov wanted to –
[ A ] kill Natalia
[ B ] marry Natalia
[ C ] cheat Natalia
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
18. To know Lomov’s desire, Mr. Choobookov became –
[ A ] happy
[ B ] angry
[ C ] sad
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
19. Anton Chekhov has written the lesson –
[ A ] A Child is Born
[ B ] A Marriage Proposal
[ C ] The Earth
[ D ] The Artist
Answer ⇒ (b)
20. Loinov’ was the …………… of Choobookov,
[ A ] enemy
[ B ] friend
[ C ] brother
[ D ] neighbour
Answer ⇒ (d)
21. ………….. is the daughter of Choobookov.
[ A ] Natalia
[ B ] Satalia
[ C ] Matalia
[ D ] Ratalia
Answer ⇒ (A)
22. Natalia’s dog is named :
[ A ] Weep
[ B ] Leap
[ C ] Neap
[ D ] Deap
Answer ⇒ (b)
23. Lomov is ……….. years old.
[ A ] 25
[ B ] 30
[ C ] 35
[ D ] 40
Answer ⇒ (c)
24. Lomov is a neighbour of –
[ A ] Monokov
[ B ] Runokov
[ C ] Choobookov
[ D ] Denukov
Answer ⇒ (c)
25. Lomov has come to ask for daughter……hand in marriage.
[ A ] Matalia’s
[ B ] Natalia’s
[ C ] Ratalia’s
[ D ] Satalia’s
Answer ⇒ (b)
26. …….. says that he is having a heart failure.
[ A ] Choobookov
[ B ] Lomov
[ C ] Natalia
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
27. Lomov’s dog has two defect he is old and his ……….. too short.
[ A ] teeth
[ B ] mouth
[ C ] muzzle
[ D ] legs
Answer ⇒ (C)
28. Lomov is a man of …………. temperament.
[ A ] caste
[ B ] sex
[ C ] religion
[ D ] racial
Answer ⇒ (d)
29. Anton Chekov began his carrer by writing –
[ A ] drama
[ B ] poetry
[ C ] comic sketches
[ D ] novels
Answer ⇒ (C)
30. The ownership of ………… is disputed.
[ A ] Ox-Meadows
[ B ] Cow Meadows
[ C ] Bull Meadows
[ D ] Goat Meadows
Answer ⇒ (a)
poetry
Chapter 1 - Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. …….. wants to gladly accept death.
[ A ] T.S. Eliot
[ B ] Walt Whitman
[ C ] John Donne
[ D ] John Keats
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. John Donne thinks that ……… is certain.
[ A ] death
[ B ] life
[ C ] work
[ D ] walking
Answer ⇒ (A);
3. John Donne wants to go away because he is not tired of his
[ A ] father
[ B ] brother
[ C ] sister
[ D ] beloved
Answer ⇒ (D)
4. John Donne is a ……… poet.
[ A ] British
[ B ] German
[ C ] American
[ D ] Indian
Answer ⇒ (A)
5. Who was forced to leave Oxford University without a degree?
[ A ] Walt Whitman
[ B ] W.H. Auden
[ C ] John Donne
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. Who is well known for his Songs and Sonnets, Satires and Elegies and Sermons?
[ A ] John Donne
[ B ] W.H. Auden
[ C ] Walt Whitman
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
7. Whose signs are like wind in the high seas?
[ A ] W.H. Auden
[ B ] John Donne
[ C ] Walt Whitman
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
8. Whose tears are like rain?
[ A ] his wife’s
[ B ] her husband
[ C ] his sister
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. Who will make quicker journeys then the sun?
[ A ] John Donne
[ B ] Walt Whitman
[ C ] W.H. Auden
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. What does John Donne wish?
[ A ] wishes nothing
[ B ] wishes his wife.
[ C ] wishes something
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
11. Donne present himself in ‘Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe’ in-
[ A ] the first person singular number
[ B ] the first person plural number
[ C ] the third person singular number
[ D ] None of thes
Answer ⇒ (A)
12. Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe’ is-
[ A ] a didactic poem
[ B ] an allegorical poem
[ C ] a love poem
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
13. Donne is well-known for his-
[ A ] songs and sonnets
[ B ] satires
[ C ] sermons
[ D ] All of these
Answer ⇒ (D)
14. In the poem, ‘Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe’ ‘dye’ stands for-
[ A ] to die
[ B ] to paint
[ C ] both (A) and (B)
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
15. Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe’ may be compared with Shakespeare’s-
[ A ] ‘All the World’s Stage’
[ B ] ‘The Marriage of True Minds’
[ C ] ‘Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind’
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
16. Who has composed the poem,’Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe ?
[ A ] John Donne
[ B ] Andrew Marvell
[ C ] George Herbert L.
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
17. John Donne was the pioneer of –
[ A ] Elizabethan poetry
[ B ] Metaphysical poetry
[ C ] Restoration poetry
[ D ] Neo-classical poetry
Answer ⇒ (B)
18. Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe’ is-
[ A ] sonnet
[ B ] an ode
[ C ] a lyric
[ D ] a ballad
Answer ⇒ (C)
19. ‘Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe’ has been addressed to-
[ A ] Donne’s sistet
[ B ] Donne’s mother
[ C ] Donne’s friend
[ D ] Donne’s wife
Answer ⇒ (D)
20. The occasion of the poem, ‘Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe’ is Donne’s-
[ A ] continental trip
[ B ] space tour
[ C ] voyage
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
21. John Donne has written the poem –
[ A ] Song of Myself
[ B ] An Epitaph
[ C ] Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe
[ D ] The Soilder
Answer ⇒ (C)
22. The poet in Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe is…………. his beloved.
[ A ] tired of
[ B ] angry with
[ C ] sad for
[ D ] happy for
Answer ⇒ (C)
23. The poet (John Donne) is better than the –
[ A ] moon
[ B ] sun
[ C ] earth
[ D ] sky
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. John Donne feels that a …………. is very hopeless.
[ A ] animal
[ B ] goat
[ C ] bird
[ D ] man
Answer ⇒ (D)
25. . has been described as a metaphysical poet.
[ A ] John Keats
[ B ] T.S. Eliot
[ C ] John Donne
[ D ] Walt Whitman
Answer ⇒ (B)
26. John Donne had seen the sun setting ……………. night.
[ A ] today
[ B ] yesterday
[ C ] tomorrow
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
27.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
28.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
29.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
30.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
Chapter 2 - Song Of Myself
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Song of Myself is written by ………
[ A ] Walt Whitman
[ B ] Walter de la Mare
[ C ] Rupert Brooke
[ D ] John Donne
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. Walt Whitman is ……… years old.
[ A ] 35
[ B ] 36
[ C ] 37
[ D ] 38
Answer ⇒ (C);
3. The poet is Song of Myself ……… for himself.
[ A ] cries
[ B ] sings
[ C ] laughs
[ D ] shouts
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. The ……… of death are the whispering neighbours.
[ A ] Messengers
[ B ] Friends
[ C ] Enemies
[ D ] God
Answer ⇒ (A)
5. Who is known as the ‘People’s poet’.
[ A ] Walt Whitman
[ B ] D.H. Lawrence
[ C ] T.S. Eliot
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. Walt Whitman belonged to …
[ A ] Britain
[ B ] The USA
[ C ] Germany
[ D ] Ireland
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. 7. …….. works include leaves of Grass and Drum taps.
[ A ] Walt Whitman
[ B ] D.H. Lawrence
[ C ] T.S. Eliot
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. Who says, “Every atom of blood is the same in all human beings”?
[ A ] Rupert Brooke
[ B ] Walt Whitman
[ C ] T.S. Eliot
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
9. “I celebrate myself and sing myself” is written by
[ A ] Walt Whitman
[ B ] T.S. Eliot
[ C ] D.H. Lawrence
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. Hoping to cease not till death is a line from …
[ A ] Song of Myself
[ B ] The Soldier
[ C ] Fire Hymn
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
11. How many times the word ‘you’ has been used in ‘Song of Myself” (‘Í Celebrate Myself’) ?
[ A ] twice
[ B ] ones
[ C ] thrice
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
12. The word ‘schools’stands for………in ‘Song of Myself” (‘I Celebrate Myself).
[ A ] academy
[ B ] systems of thought
[ C ] teaching institutes
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
13. Who has composed the poem ‘Song of Myself” ?
[ A ] Walt Whitman
[ B ] Tennyson
[ C ] Emerson
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
14. Whitman was……….poet.
[ A ] an Indian
[ B ] an American
[ C ] a British
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
15. Whitman was born in-
[ A ] 1817
[ B ] 1818
[ C ] 1819
[ D ] 1820
Answer ⇒ (C)
16. Whitman died in-
[ A ] 1889
[ B ] 1890
[ C ] 1891
[ D ] 1892
Answer ⇒ (D)
17. ‘Song of Myself is-
[ A ] a lyric
[ B ] an epic
[ C ] a sonnet
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
18. The opening section of ‘Song of Myself’ is entitled has-
[ A ] ‘Grass’
[ B ] ‘I Celebrated Myself
[ C ] ‘Animal’
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
19. Who is the speaker in ‘Song of Myself” (“I Celebrate Myself’) ?
[ A ] Emerson
[ B ] Robert Frost
[ C ] Walt Whitman
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
20. According to ‘Song of Myself (‘I Celebrate Myself’) the speaker is a great lover of-
[ A ] arts
[ B ] science
[ C ] commerce
[ D ] Nature
Answer ⇒ (D)
21. Walt Whitman has written the poem-
[ A ] An Epitaph
[ B ] The Soldier
[ C ] Song of Myself
[ D ] Fire-Hymn
Answer ⇒ (C)
22. Walt Whitman is …………. years old.
[ A ] 34
[ B ] 35
[ C ] 36
[ D ] 37
Answer ⇒ (B)
23. I in the first line of the poem ‘Song of Myself’ is the poet-
[ A ] John Keats,
[ B ] Kamala Das
[ C ] John Donne
[ D ] Walt Whitman
Answer ⇒ (D)
24. In the Poem ‘Song of Myself” the poet………for himself.
[ A ] laughs
[ B ] cries
[ C ] sings
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
25. ‘And what I assume you shall assume’ is taken from the poem-
[ A ] Song of Myself
[ B ] An Epitaph
[ C ] The Soldier
[ D ] Fire-Hymn
Answer ⇒ (A)
26. ‘I harbour for good or bad’ is written by-
[ A ] John Keats
[ B ] John Donne
[ C ] Walt Whitman
[ D ] D.H. Lawrence
Answer ⇒ (C)
27.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
28.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
29.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
30.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
Chapter 3 - Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Now The Leaves Are Falling is written by ……
[ A ] John Keats
[ B ] W. H. Auden
[ C ] Rupert Brooke
[ D ] John Donne
Answer ⇒ (B)
2. The travellers are we ……… beings, moving towards our death.
[ A ] animal
[ B ] human
[ C ] rural
[ D ] urban
Answer ⇒ (B);
3. The ……… has become dumb to see the leafless trees.
[ A ] peacock
[ B ] hen
[ C ] sparrow
[ D ] Nightingale
Answer ⇒ (D)
4. ……… waterfall could bless the travellers passing through that way.
[ A ] White
[ B ] Red
[ C ] Yellow
[ D ] Gray
Answer ⇒ (A)
5. The leaves are falling …..
[ A ] Fast
[ B ] Slow
[ C ] Good
[ D ] Soon
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. Which thing signifies that nothing is ever lasting?
[ A ] stone
[ B ] sun
[ C ] flower
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
7. ……… rolling on proves that life goes on despite mortality.
[ A ] The prams
[ B ] The Stone
[ C ] The dog
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. ……… freezes the active hands.
[ A ] Life
[ B ] Death
[ C ] Youth
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
9. Trolls are called wicked and ugly creatures in ……… mythology.
[ A ] Scandinavian
[ B ] Indian
[ C ] Iranian
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. Who are scolded for food?
[ A ] Trolls
[ B ] Lions
[ C ] Animals
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
11. In the second line of the poem, Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast’ ‘Nurse’ stands for —
[ A ] a plant
[ B ] a fruit
[ C ] a tree
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
12. In the poem, ‘Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast ‘Whispering neighbours’ stand for-
[ A ] agents of Life Insurance
[ B ] agents of State Bank of India
[ C ] agents of Sahara India
[ D ] agents of death
Answer ⇒ (D)
13. “Trolls’ mentioned in the poem, ‘Now The Leaves are Falling Fast’ are …….. mythological creatures.
[ A ] Scandinavian
[ B ] Indian
[ C ] Russian
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
14. ‘Now the Leaves are Falling Fast’ is ………… poem.
[ A ] a pessimistic
[ B ] optimistic
[ C ] a pessimistic-cum-optimistic
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
15. Who has composed the poem, Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast’ ?
[ A ] W.H. Auden
[ B ] Walter de la Mare
[ C ] D.H. Lawrence
[ D ] Rupert Brooke
Answer ⇒ (A)
16. Auden won the Pulitzer prize in-
[ A ] 1947
[ B ] 1948
[ C ] 1949
[ D ] 1950
Answer ⇒ (B)
17. For Auden poetry was-
[ A ] a light game
[ B ] an interesting game
[ C ] a serious game
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
18. Auden was –
[ A ] a poet
[ B ] a verse dramatist’
[ C ] a serious game
[ D ] All of these
Answer ⇒ (D)
19. ‘Now The Leaves are Falling’ is-
[ A ] a lyric
[ B ] an ode
[ C ] a sonnet
[ D ] an elegy
Answer ⇒ (A)
20. Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast’ ………… the frustration inherent in human life.
[ A ] reacts
[ B ] enacts
[ C ] accepts
[ D ] protests
Answer ⇒ (B)
21. W.H. Auden has written the poem-
[ A ] John Keats
[ B ] Walt Whitman
[ C ] W.H. Auden
[ D ] T.S. Eliot
Answer ⇒ (C)
22. The prams are —
[ A ] running
[ B ] standing
[ C ] lying
[ D ] rolling
Answer ⇒ (D)
23. Human life is no better than —
[ A ] life
[ B ] death
[ C ] journey
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. Trees shed their leaves in –
[ A ] rain
[ B ] summer
[ C ] winter
[ D ] autumn
Answer ⇒ (D)
25. The falling of …………….. refer to the speedy arrival of death.
[ A ] leaves
[ B ] stones
[ C ] snows
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
26. The ……………… of death are the whispering neighbour.
[ A ] messenger
[ B ] friends
[ C ] enemies
[ D ] God
Answer ⇒ (A)
27. ‘Whispering neighbours, left and right’ is a line from the poem—
[ A ] An Epitaph
[ B ] Song of Myself
[ C ] Now the Leaves Are falling Fast
[ D ] Snake
Answer ⇒ (C)
28. ‘Nurse’s flowers will not last’ is a line written by—
[ A ] John keats
[ B ] John Donne
[ C ] Walt Whitman
[ D ] W.H. Auden
Answer ⇒ (D)
29.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
30.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
Chapter 4 - Ode To Autumn
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. To Autumn is written by
[ A ] John Keats
[ B ] Walter de la Mare
[ C ] John Donne
[ D ] Keki N. Daruwala
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. 2. Keats is a ……. poet.
[ A ] Romantic
[ B ] War
[ C ] Metaphysical
[ D ] Melancholic
Answer ⇒ (A);
3. ……… was a great lover of Nature.
[ A ] John Keats
[ B ] W.H. Auden
[ C ] Rupert Brooke
[ D ] John Donne
Answer ⇒ (A)
4. Ode to ……… is an ode.
[ A ] season
[ B ] winter
[ C ] rain
[ D ] autumn
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. John keats belonged to ………
[ A ] Britain
[ B ] Ireland
[ C ] Iceland
[ D ] Germany
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever is written by …….
[ A ] D.H. Lawrence
[ B ] John Keats
[ C ] T. S. Eliot
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. John Donne died of tuberculosis at the age of ………..
[ A ] 26
[ B ] 30
[ C ] 60
[ D ] 90
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. Which is the close bosom friend of the maturing sun?
[ A ] Autumn
[ B ] Spring
[ C ] Summer
[ D ] Winter
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. ……… was a poet of Nature.
[ A ] D.H. Lawrence
[ B ] T.S. Eliot
[ C ] John Keats
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. Who has composed the poem, ‘Ode To Autumn’ ?
[ A ] Keats
[ B ] Wordsworth
[ C ] Coleridge
[ D ] Shelley
Answer ⇒ (A)
11. ‘Ode To Autumn’ is written in—
[ A ] October 1819
[ B ] September 1819
[ C ] November 1819
[ D ] December 1819
Answer ⇒ (B)
12. .’Ode To Autumn’ is
[ A ] an epic
[ B ] an elegy
[ C ] an ode
[ D ] a ballad
Answer ⇒ (C)
13. In ‘Ode to Autumn’ Keats deals with ………. in detail.
[ A ] Spring
[ B ] Winter
[ C ] Summer
[ D ] Autumn
Answer ⇒ (D)
14. ‘Ode To Autumn’ consists of —
[ A ] four stanzas
[ B ] three stanzas
[ C ] five stanzas
[ D ] six stanzas
Answer ⇒ (B)
15. The theme of Autumn is —-
[ A ] scarcity
[ B ] abundance
[ C ] fulfilment/maturity
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
16. Keats was………. poet.
[ A ] a romantic
[ B ] a victorian
[ C ] modern
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
17. Who called ‘Ode To Autumn’Keats’ most satisfying of all the odes ?
[ A ] Dryden
[ B ] Coleridge
[ C ] Wordsworth
[ D ] Arthur Compton-Rickett.
Answer ⇒ (D)
18. Each stanza of ‘Ode To Autumn’ consists-
[ A ] 11 lines
[ B ] 12 lines
[ C ] 13 lines
[ D ] 14 lines
Answer ⇒ (A)
19. John Keats has written the poem-
[ A ] An Epitaph
[ B ] Ode To Autumn
[ C ] The Soldier
[ D ] Fire-Hymn
Answer ⇒ (B)
20. Autumn is a season of mellow—
[ A ] no wind
[ B ] fruitlessness
[ C ] fruitfulness
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
21. …………….scene was a great lover of nature.
[ A ] John Keats
[ B ] John Donne
[ C ] W.H. Auden
[ D ] Walt Whitman
Answer ⇒ (A)
22. ‘And gathering swallows twitter in the skies’ is taken from –
[ A ] snake
[ B ] The soldier
[ C ] ode to Autumn
[ D ] An Epitaph
Answer ⇒ (C)
23. ‘Season of mists and inellow fruitfulness’ is written by-
[ A ] John Donne
[ B ] Walt Whitman
[ C ] W.H. Auden
[ D ] John Keats
Answer ⇒ (D)
24.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
25.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (A)
26.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
27.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
28.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
29.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
30.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
Chapter 5 - An Epitaph
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. An Epitaph is written by ……….
[ A ] John Keats
[ B ] Walter de la Mare
[ C ] John Danne
[ D ] W.H. Auden
Answer ⇒ (B)
2. Walter de la Mare knew a ……… who is now dead.
[ A ] lady
[ B ] girl
[ C ] boy
[ D ] lord
Answer ⇒ (A);
3. Who has written a number of poems for children?
[ A ] Walter De la Mare
[ B ] T.S. Eliot
[ C ] D.H. Lawrence
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
4. ……… is a humorous and ironical poem.
[ A ] To Autumn
[ B ] The Soldier
[ C ] An Epitaph
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
5. …….. is an inscription on a tomb in the memory of the dead.
[ A ] An Epitaph
[ B ] The Soldier
[ C ] Song of Myself
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. “Here lies a most beautiful lady is a line from ………
[ A ] Ode to Autumn
[ B ] An Epitaph
[ C ] The Soldier
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. Who was ‘light of step and heart”?
[ A ] A beautiful lady
[ B ] An ugly lady
[ C ] An old lady
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. Who has made An Epitaph for the beautiful lady?
[ A ] John Donne
[ B ] Walter de la Mare
[ C ] D.H. Lawrence
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
9. The lady mentioned in the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ belonged to-
[ A ] the North Country
[ B ] the East Country
[ C ] the West Country
[ D ] the south Country
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. The poetic device, wbich is used in the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ is –
[ A ] metaphor
[ B ] simile
[ C ] personification
[ D ] ambiguity
Answer ⇒ (D)
11. The term ‘crumble’ used in the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ means to-
[ A ] die bi
[ B ] live
[ C ] suffer L
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
12. The tone of the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ means to –
[ A ] happy
[ B ] melancholy
[ C ] romantic
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
13. Who has composed the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ ?
[ A ] Walter de la Mare
[ B ] Rupert Brooke
[ C ] D.H. Lawrence
[ D ] W.H. Auden
Answer ⇒ (A)
14. Walter de la Mare belonged to…………. century.
[ A ] 19th
[ B ] 20th
[ C ] 18th
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (b)
15. Walter de la Mare received the ‘Order of Merit’ with Queen Elizabeth-II in-
[ A ] 1951
[ B ] 1952
[ C ] 1953
[ D ] 1954
Answer ⇒ (C)
16. Walter de la Mare was-
[ A ] a poct
[ B ] a novelist
[ C ] a short story-writer
[ D ] All of these
Answer ⇒ (D)
17. Walter de la Mare shows fresh interest in………….. theme
[ A ] old
[ B ] medieval
[ C ] love
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
18. Walter de la Mare has written the poem-
[ A ] The Soldier
[ B ] Fire-Hyron
[ C ] Snake
[ D ] An Epitaph Ans
Answer ⇒ (D)
19. The poet feels that after his death nobody will……………..her.
[ A ] love
[ B ] forget
[ C ] remember
[ D ] hate
Answer ⇒ (C)
20. The poet thinks that ……………Is not everlasting.
[ A ] beauty
[ B ] cruelty
[ C ] ugliness
[ D ] love
Answer ⇒ (A)
21. The lady, who is died, lies in the –
[ A ] grave
[ B ] garden
[ C ] field
[ D ] house
Answer ⇒ (B)
22. ‘Light of step and heart was she’ is taken from-
[ A ] Fire-Hymn
[ B ] Snake
[ C ] An Epitaph
[ D ] The Soldier
Answer ⇒ (C)
23. ‘And when I crumble, who will remember is written by-
[ A ] John Keats
[ B ] John Donne
[ C ] Rupert Brooke
[ D ] Walter de la Mare
Answer ⇒ (D)
24.
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[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
25.
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[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (A)
26.
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[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
27.
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[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
28.
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[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
29.
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Answer ⇒ (C)
30.
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Answer ⇒ (B)
Chapter 6 - The Soldier
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. The Soldier is written by …….
[ A ] Rupert Brooke
[ B ] Kamala Das
[ C ] W.H. Auden
[ D ] John Donne
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. The Soldier is a ……… poem.
[ A ] love
[ B ] happy
[ C ] nature
[ D ] war
Answer ⇒ (D);
3. The images and praises of ……… run through both the stanzas.
[ A ] The USA
[ B ] England
[ C ] Germany
[ D ] France
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. The dust stands for the ………
[ A ] farmer
[ B ] teacher
[ C ] leader
[ D ] soldier
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. A poem consisting of ……… lines is a sonnet.
[ A ] 14
[ B ] 16
[ C ] 10
[ D ] 13
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. The first ……… lines are called octave.
[ A ] 6
[ B ] 8
[ C ] 9
[ D ] 5
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. The last ……… lines are known as sestet.
[ A ] 6
[ B ] 5
[ C ] 4
[ D ] 7
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. ……… is remembered as a war poet.
[ A ] Rupert Brooke
[ B ] T.S. Eliot
[ C ] D.H. Lawrence
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. The Soldier belonged to ………
[ A ] England
[ B ] America
[ C ] Russia
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. Rupert Brooke praises ………
[ A ] Russia
[ B ] Germany
[ C ] England
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
11. ‘The Soldier’ is –
[ A ] an ode
[ B ] a sonnet
[ C ] an epic
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
12. The Soldier’ is ………… poem.
[ A ] a symbolic
[ B ] a lyrical
[ C ] a patriotic
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
13. The Soldier’ deals with –
[ A ] France
[ B ] Russia
[ C ] Scotland
[ D ] England
Answer ⇒ (D)
14. The term ‘concealed stands for………..in The Soldier.
[ A ] hidden
[ B ] disappeared
[ C ] absent
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
15. According to ‘The Soldier’ England has given her natives her flowers –
[ A ] to worship
[ B ] to love
[ C ] to offer
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
16. Rupert Brooke was born in—
[ A ] 1886
[ B ] 1887
[ C ] 1888
[ D ] 1889
Answer ⇒ (B)
17. Rupert Brooke was died in –
[ A ] 1913
[ B ] 1914
[ C ] 1915
[ D ] 1916
Answer ⇒ (C)
18. Rupert Brooke is remembered as a –
[ A ] Trench poet
[ B ] Georgian poet
[ C ] Realistic poet
[ D ] War poet
Answer ⇒ (D)
19. Brooke inspired patriotism in the …….. phase of the First World War.
[ A ] early
[ B ] middle
[ C ] late
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
20. Rupert Brooke has written the poem-
[ A ] Snake
[ B ] An Epitaph
[ C ] The Soldier
[ D ] Song of Myself
Answer ⇒ (C)
21. The place where the soldier would be buried should be treated as the part of ….. after his death.
[ A ] Germany
[ B ] France
[ C ] Italy
[ D ] England
Answer ⇒ (D)
22. T’he speaker of the poem ‘The soldier’ is a-
[ A ] doctor
[ B ] soldier
[ C ] teacher
[ D ] trader
Answer ⇒ (B)
23. The poem ………… is a sonnet.
[ A ] Fire-Hymn
[ B ] The Soldier
[ C ] Song of Myself
[ D ] Snake
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. The speaker is not afraid of –
[ A ] death
[ B ] life
[ C ] lion
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
25. The dust stands for the……………………..
[ A ] leader
[ B ] teacher
[ C ] farmer
[ D ] soldier
Answer ⇒ (D)
26. The poet in ‘Ther Soldier’ is depicting the miseries of-
[ A ] war
[ B ] nature
[ C ] relation
[ D ] love
Answer ⇒ (A)
27. À sonnet is a poem of ………. lines.
[ A ] 16
[ B ] 14
[ C ] 18
[ D ] 20
Answer ⇒ (B)
28. ‘It I should die, think only, this my me’ is taken from-
[ A ] An Epitaph
[ B ] Fire-Hymn
[ C ] The Soldier
[ D ] Snake
Answer ⇒ (C)
29.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (C)
30.
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Answer ⇒ (B)
Chapter 7 - Macavity: The Mystery Cat
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Macavity : The Mystery Cat is written by …….
[ A ] Rupert Brooke
[ B ] T.S. Eliot
[ C ] Kamala Das
[ D ] John Donne
Answer ⇒ (B)
2. Macavity is called ………
[ A ] the Hidden Paw
[ B ] the Exposed paw
[ C ] the Naughty Paw
[ D ] the Mysterious Paw
Answer ⇒ (A);
3. Macavity is a ……..
[ A ] dog
[ B ] lion
[ C ] cat
[ D ] rat
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. The poet compares Macavity to ……..
[ A ] Samudragupta
[ B ] Bismarck
[ C ] Napolean
[ D ] Charles
Answer ⇒ (C)
5. ……… is from collection called ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’ Eliot’s.
[ A ] The Mystery Cat
[ B ] Song of Myself
[ C ] The Soldier
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. Macavity is the pet cat of ……
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[ A ] T.S. Eliot
[ B ] D.H. Lawrence
[ C ] Walt Whitman
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
7. ……… is a ginger cat.
[ A ] Macavity
[ B ] Pacavity
[ C ] Ramavity
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. Macavity is full of …..
[ A ] happiness
[ B ] sadness
[ C ] deceitfulness
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
9. Who finds Macavity lazy and half asleep?
[ A ] T.S. Eliot
[ B ] D.H. Lawrence
[ C ] Kamala Das
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. Macavity’s powers of leviation would make a ……. stare.
[ A ] saint
[ B ] devil
[ C ] fakir
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
11. Macavity is outwardly-
[ A ] miserable
[ B ] healthy
[ C ] appealing
[ D ] respectable
Answer ⇒ (D)
12. Macavity’s foot-prints are not found in any one of Scotland yard.
[ A ] file
[ B ] book
[ C ] copy
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
13. According to Eliot, Macavity is the ………. of Crime.
[ A ] Hitler
[ B ] Napoleon
[ C ] Alexander
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
14. Who has composed the poem ‘Macavity ; The Mystery Cat’ ?
[ A ] T.S. Eliot
[ B ] W.B. Yeats
[ C ] W.H. Auden
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
15. Eliot was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in-
[ A ] 1947
[ B ] 1948
[ C ] 1949
[ D ] 1950
Answer ⇒ (B)
16. Eliot belonged to ………. century.
[ A ] 18th
[ B ] 19th
[ C ] 20th
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
17. Eliot was a-
[ A ] poet
[ B ] verse dramatist
[ C ] critic
[ D ] All of these
Answer ⇒ (D)
18. Macavity: the Mystery Cat’ is a ……… poem.
[ A ] humorous
[ B ] didactic
[ C ] symbolic
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
19. Macavity is the ………… of Scotland Yard,
[ A ] despair
[ B ] bafflement
[ C ] frustration
[ D ] None of thes
Answer ⇒ (B)
20. T.S. Eliot has written the poem-
[ A ] Fire-Hymn
[ B ] Snake
[ C ] Macavity : The Mystery Cat
[ D ] The Soldier
Answer ⇒ (C)
21. ………….. is a master of criminal.
[ A ] Macavity
[ B ] Monkey
[ C ] Racavity
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
22. Macavity is called –
[ A ] the Hidden Paw
[ B ] the Mysterious Paw
[ C ] the Exposed Paw
[ D ] the Naughty Paw
Answer ⇒ (A)
23. Macavity moves like a ~
[ A ] scorpion
[ B ] snake
[ C ] monkey
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. The poet compares Macavity to —-
[ A ] Charles
[ B ] Samudra Gupta
[ C ] Bismark
[ D ] Napoleon
Answer ⇒ (D)
25. Macavity is the settlement of –
[ A ] Вcotyard
[ B ] Mcotyard
[ C ] Scotyard
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
26. …………. is tall and thin.
[ A ] Nacavity
[ B ] Macavity
[ C ] Lacavity
[ D ] Sacavity
Answer ⇒ (B)
27. Mungojerrie and Griddlebone are also-
[ A ] dogs
[ B ] monkeys
[ C ] birds
[ D ] cats
Answer ⇒ (D)
28. Macavity is an-
[ A ] outlaw
[ B ] criminals
[ C ] looter
[ D ] diplomat
Answer ⇒ (A)
29. ‘He’s is broken every human law’ is taken from-
[ A ] The Soldier
[ B ] Fire-Hymn
[ C ] The Epitaph
[ D ] Macavity : The Mystery cat
Answer ⇒ (D)
30. ‘And when the foreign office find a Treaty’s gone astray is written by-
[ A ] Walt Whitman
[ B ] Rupert Brooke
[ C ] T.S. Eliot
[ D ] Kamala Das
Answer ⇒ (C)
Chapter 8 - Fire-Hymn
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Fire Hymn is written by ….
[ A ] Rupert Brooke
[ B ] T.S. Eliot
[ C ] Kamala Das
[ D ] Keki N. Daruwala
Answer ⇒ (D)
2. Keki N. Daruwala is an ……. poet.
[ A ] British
[ B ] American
[ C ] African
[ D ] Indo-Anglican
Answer ⇒ (D);
3. It was the ……… of the poet along with him, passing by the cremation ghat.
[ A ] father
[ B ] brother
[ C ] son
[ D ] sister
Answer ⇒ (A)
4. Keki N. Daruwala was a ……… by religion.
Keki N. Daruwala was a ……… by religion.
[ A ] Parsi
[ B ] Hindu
[ C ] Christian
[ D ] Muslim
Answer ⇒ (A)
5. Consigning his new born son to flames took place ……… years ago.
[ A ] 15
[ B ] 16
[ C ] 20
[ D ] 18
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. The burning ghat-erupted phosphorescence; is taken from
[ A ] Fire-Hymn
[ B ] Song of Myself
[ C ] Macavity
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
7. Keki N. Daruwala consigned his first born child to the flames for cremation because the nearest tower of silence was. miles away.
[ A ] one thousand
[ B ] two thousand
[ C ] one hundred
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. Who has violated the tradition of his religion by cremating?
[ A ] D.H. Lawrence
[ B ] T.S. Eliot
[ C ] Keki N. Daruwala
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
9. Tower of Silence is related to………
[ A ] Parsis
[ B ] Hindus
[ C ] Sikhs
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. The term “Zoroastrain’ in ‘Fire-Hymn’ stands for-
[ A ] Hindu
[ B ] Muslim
[ C ] Christian
[ D ] Parsi
Answer ⇒ (D)
11. The nearest ‘Tower of Silence’ according to the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn’ was ………… away.
[ A ] a thousand miles
[ B ] two thousand miles
[ C ] three thousand miles
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
12. The speaker in the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn’ swears-
[ A ] once
[ B ] twice
[ C ] thrice
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
13. Who has composed the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn” ?
[ A ] K.N. Daruwalla
[ B ] Kamala Das
[ C ] J. Mahapatra
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
14. K.N. Daruwalla received Sahitya Akademy Award in-
[ A ] 1983
[ B ] 1984
[ C ] 1985
[ D ] 1986
Answer ⇒ (B)
15. Daruwalla has been a well-known poet as well as a —
[ A ] dramatist
[ B ] novelist
[ C ] short-story-writer
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
16. The theme of Daruwalla’s poety consist —
[ A ] love, death
[ B ] love, death, domination
[ C ] love, death, domination, cynicism
[ D ] love, death, domination, cynicism, plight of human society and violence
Answer ⇒ (D)
17. Daruwalla’s poetry is a totally…………recording to subjective responses’.
[ A ] impressionistic
[ B ] symbolistic
[ C ] idealistic
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
18. ‘Fire-Hymn’ deals with …………ghar.
[ A ] bathing
[ B ] burning
[ C ] drinking
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
19. The term ‘debauchery’ in ‘Fire-Hymn’ stands for-
[ A ] moral behaviour
[ B ] disgusting behaviour
[ C ] immoral behaviour
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
20. Keki N. Daruwalla has written the poem-
[ A ] Song of Myself
[ B ] Snake
[ C ] Fire-Hymn
[ D ] The Soldier
Answer ⇒ (C)
21. Keki N. Daruwalla is an is all ………… poet.
[ A ] American
[ B ] Indo-Anglian
[ C ] African
[ D ] British
Answer ⇒ (B)
22. Keki N. Daruwalla was a ……………… by religion.
[ A ] Parsi
[ B ] Muslim
[ C ] Hindu
[ D ] Christian
Answer ⇒ (A)
23. It was the …………. of the poet aling with him, passing by the cremation ghat.
[ A ] mother
[ B ] father
[ C ] brother
[ D ] son
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. The ……………. forgets its dead because sometimes it leaves the dead body half burnt.
[ A ] man
[ B ] animal
[ C ] five
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
25. The speaker in ‘Fire-Hymn’ belongs to Le-ayun delongs to ………….. religion.
[ A ] Indian
[ B ] African
[ C ] Zoroastrian
[ D ] Nigerian
Answer ⇒ (C)
26. ………..swears to save fire from the sin of forgetfullness.
[ A ] John Donne
[ B ] Keki N. Daruwalla
[ C ] John Keats
[ D ] T.S. Eliot
Answer ⇒ (B)
27. Keki N. Daruwalla consigned his new born ……………. to flames.
[ A ] son
[ B ] daughter
[ C ] brother
[ D ] sister
Answer ⇒ (A)
28. The ………………. child was consigned to the fire under compulsion.
[ A ] first born
[ B ] second born
[ C ] third born
[ D ] fourth born
Answer ⇒ (A)
 
29. ……….. belongs to Zoroastrian religion.
[ A ] Rupert Brooke
[ B ] Kamala Das
[ C ] John Donne
[ D ] Keki N. Daruwalla
Answer ⇒ (D)
30. The poet sees the red hot ……..
[ A ] iron
[ B ] face
[ C ] embers
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
Chapter 9 - Snake
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Snake is written by ……..
[ A ] John Donne
[ B ] Kamala Das
[ C ] D.H. Lawrence
[ D ] Walt Whitman
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. Etana is in ….
[ A ] Sicily
[ B ] Rome
[ C ] Athens
[ D ] Paris
Answer ⇒ (A);
3. A snake appears on a trough of the …….. to sip water.
[ A ] teacher
[ B ] doctor
[ C ] lawyer
[ D ] poet
Answer ⇒ (D)
4. A ……… is mentioned in the poem Snake.
[ A ] Peepal tree
[ B ] Carbotree
[ C ] Banyan
[ D ] Mango
Answer ⇒ (B)
5. The poet had gone to the water trough to drink ……..
[ A ] water
[ B ] tea
[ C ] coffee
[ D ] cigarette
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. D.H. Lawrence exalts the values of primitive life in ………
[ A ] Snake
[ B ] Fire Hymn
[ C ] Song of Myself
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
7. D.H. Lawrence belonged to ………
[ A ] Britain
[ B ] France
[ C ] America
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. He lifted his head from his drinking, as cattle do! is taken from the poem………
[ A ] Fire Hymn
[ B ] To Autumn
[ C ] Snake
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
9. Who decided to hit the snake?
[ A ] D.H. Lawrence
[ B ] T.S. Eliot
[ C ] Keki N. Daruwala
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. It was a ……… day when the poet saw snake.
[ A ] cold
[ B ] hot
[ C ] humid
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
11. The poet had a …….. to fill with.
[ A ] pitcher
[ B ] bucket
[ C ] mug
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
12. The speaker (poet) considered himself a ……… comer.
[ A ] second
[ B ] third
[ C ] first
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
13. The phrase ‘a king of exile’ in the poem ‘Snake’ stands for-
[ A ] the rat
[ B ] the elephant
[ C ] the snake
[ D ] the lion
Answer ⇒ (C)
14. After hitting the snake with a log the speaker of the poem ‘Snake’ wants to –
[ A ] enjoy
[ B ] expiate
[ C ] celebrate
[ D ] None of an
Answer ⇒ (B)
15. The snake came to the poet’s water through on……………day.
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Answer ⇒ (C)
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Chapter 10 - My Grand Mother's House
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. My Grand Mother’s House is written by
[ A ] Kamala Das
[ B ] D.H. Lawrence
[ C ] Keki N. Daruwala
[ D ] John Donne
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. Kamala Das remembers the happy days spent in the sweet company of her…
[ A ] mother
[ B ] father
[ C ] grandmother
[ D ] grandfather
Answer ⇒ (C);
3. Kamala Das is an ……… poetess.
[ A ] American
[ B ] African
[ C ] Indian
[ D ] Nigerian
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. The poetess in the Grandmother’s House ‘begs at ……… doors.
[ A ] friend’s
[ B ] family’s
[ C ] stranger’s
[ D ] enemy’s
Answer ⇒ (C)
5. There is a house now far away where once received love is from the poem.
[ A ] Song of Myself
[ B ] Ode to Autumn
[ C ] My Grandmother’s House
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. Who used to live with her grandmother?
[ A ] Kamala Das
[ B ] Mahadevi Verma
[ C ] Indira Gandhi
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
7. My way and beg now at stranger’s doors is taken from the poem.
[ A ] My Grandmother’s house
[ B ] Ode to Autumn
[ C ] Fire Hymn
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. Kamala Das was born in ……………….
[ A ] 1933
[ B ] 1934
[ C ] 1935
[ D ] 1936
Answer ⇒ (B)
9. Which figure of speech has been used in ‘My Grandmother’s House’ ?
[ A ] metaphore
[ B ] personification
[ C ] epic simile
[ D ] simile
Answer ⇒ (D)
10. The speaker of ‘My Grandmother’s House’ is proud of-
[ A ] her parent’s house
[ B ] her grandmother’s house
[ C ] her uncle’s house
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
11. When did the speaker of ‘My Grandmother’s House’ live with her grandmother ?
[ A ] during her childhood
[ B ] during her adolescence
[ C ] during her youth
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
12.
[ A ] 1963
[ B ] 1964
[ C ] 1965
[ D ] 1966
Answer ⇒ (C)
13. During her childhood the speaker of ‘My Grandmother’s House’ lived with her –
[ A ] grandmother
[ B ] aunt
[ C ] mother
[ D ] None of house
Answer ⇒ (A)
14. ‘My Grandmother’s House’ published in-
[ A ] ‘Descendants
[ B ] ‘Summer in Calcutta
[ C ] The Old Playhouse and Other Poems
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
15. Who was composed the poem, ‘My Grandmother’s House’ ?
[ A ] Kamala Das
[ B ] A.K. Ramanujan
[ C ] Sarojini Naidu
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
16. Who is the speaker in ‘My Grandmother’s House’ ?
[ A ] Toru Dutta
[ B ] Kamala Das
[ C ] S.K. Kumar
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
17. Kamala Das has written the poem –
[ A ] Snake
[ B ] Fire-Hymn
[ C ] My Grandmother’s House
[ D ] The Soldier
Answer ⇒ (C)
18. Kamala Das is an …………. Poetess.
[ A ] American
[ B ] Indian
[ C ] African
[ D ] Russian
Answer ⇒ (B)
19. Kamala Das is talking about her……….. who is dead now.
[ A ] father
[ B ] mother
[ C ] grand father
[ D ] grand mother
Answer ⇒ (D)
20. Kamala Das remembers the happy days spent in the sweet company of her
[ A ] grand mother
[ B ] grand father
[ C ] father
[ D ] mother
Answer ⇒ (A)
21. She noticed a ……………. behind the door of the bedroom.
[ A ] ox
[ B ] cow
[ C ] dog
[ D ] cat
Answer ⇒ (C)
22. The house went into silence due to the death of the
[ A ] woman
[ B ] man
[ C ] girl
[ D ] boy
Answer ⇒ (A)
23. ‘My Grand mother’s House’ is an …………….. poem by Kamala Das.
[ A ] biographical
[ B ] auto biographical
[ C ] bibiliographical
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. ‘There is a house now far away where once I received love’ ………… is from the poem
[ A ] Song of Myself
[ B ] Ode to Autumn
[ C ] My Grand mother’s House
[ D ] Snake
Answer ⇒ (C)
25. ‘Behind my bedroom’s door like a brooding’ is written by
[ A ] Rupert Brooke
[ B ] Kamala Das
[ C ] Keki N. Daruwalla
[ D ] T.S. Eliot
Answer ⇒ (B)
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Answer ⇒ (B)
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Answer ⇒ (C)
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Answer ⇒ (B)
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Answer ⇒ (C)
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Answer ⇒ (B)