Class 12th VVI English Arts

Prose

Chapter 1 - Indian Civilization and Culture by Mahatma Gandhi

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

[ 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 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 …… /div>

[ 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)

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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.

[ A ]

[ B ]

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[ D ]

Answer ⇒ (C)

16.

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Answer ⇒ (A)

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Answer ⇒ (D)

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Answer ⇒ (C)

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Answer ⇒ (B)

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Answer ⇒ (B)

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)

26.

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[ D ]

Answer ⇒ (B)

27.

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Answer ⇒ (C)

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Answer ⇒ (B)

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Answer ⇒ (C)

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Answer ⇒ (B)