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| 651. |
Who is the protagonist of the Story’s story? |
| A. | rani |
| B. | appanna |
| C. | kurudavva |
| D. | playwright |
| Answer» B. appanna | |
| 652. |
Why do the flames assemble in the ruined temple? |
| A. | to tell stories |
| B. | to pray |
| C. | to gossip |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 653. |
How many acts are included in ‘Naga-Mandala’? |
| A. | one |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | five |
| Answer» C. three | |
| 654. |
In which language did Girish Karnad direct movies? |
| A. | english |
| B. | bengali |
| C. | hindi |
| D. | kannada |
| Answer» E. | |
| 655. |
Narayan wrote humourous articles in ………. (a. The Justice b. the Deccan Chronicle c. Merry Magazine d. none of these)115. What was the word used by R K Narayan to report news of murder? |
| A. | killed |
| B. | alleged |
| C. | murdered |
| D. | crucified |
| Answer» D. crucified | |
| 656. |
Who published Narayan’s first novel? |
| A. | graham greene |
| B. | hamish hamilton |
| C. | nelson |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. nelson | |
| 657. |
Which work was written by Narayan when he was roaming around as a tragic hero? |
| A. | the bachelor of arts |
| B. | the bachelor of arts |
| C. | the house of thunder |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 658. |
Find out the name of the news paper in which Narayan used to work as a reporter. (a. The Justice b. the Hindu c. the Deccan Herald d. the Indian Express)112. In which kind of news reporting Narayan was interested? |
| A. | financial |
| B. | sports |
| C. | murders |
| D. | local news |
| Answer» B. sports | |
| 659. |
The replies that Narayan received from his English girl friend was always …….. (a. Impersonal b. romantic c. creative d. none of these)109. What/who prohibited Narayan from getting married to Rajam? |
| A. | financial status |
| B. | caste |
| C. | society |
| D. | horoscope |
| Answer» B. caste | |
| 660. |
Who was the last girl in the list of his infatuations? |
| A. | the stout girl |
| B. | the girl with oval face |
| C. | the english girl |
| D. | rajam |
| Answer» D. rajam | |
| 661. |
What was the nature of love of R K Narayan? |
| A. | steady |
| B. | unsteady |
| C. | very strong |
| D. | rigid |
| Answer» C. very strong | |
| 662. |
Which habit made R K Narayan to fall in love with girls? |
| A. | talking |
| B. | roaming around |
| C. | reading |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 663. |
Which among the following does not belong to the semi autobiographical trilogy ofR K Narayan? |
| A. | swami and friends |
| B. | the bachelor of arts |
| C. | the english teacher |
| D. | the |
| Answer» E. | |
| 664. |
In compressing the story without loosing the elements, R K Narayan’s stories are oftencompared with the stories of ………… |
| A. | william faulkner |
| B. | dante |
| C. | guy de maupassan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 665. |
Who was the mentor and friend of R K Narayan who helped him to publish his earlierworks? |
| A. | graham greene |
| B. | t s eliot |
| C. | thomas hardy |
| D. | william faulkner |
| Answer» B. t s eliot | |
| 666. |
Which town is recurrently used in R K Narayan’s stories? |
| A. | madhurai |
| B. | chennai |
| C. | bombay |
| D. | malgudi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 667. |
How should Indians face the new responsibilities? |
| A. | with care |
| B. | with discipline |
| C. | with passion |
| D. | with arrogance |
| Answer» C. with passion | |
| 668. |
Which among the following comes in the list of the problems which should be wiped out fromIndia? |
| A. | untouchability |
| B. | unapproachability |
| C. | malnutrition |
| D. | poverty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 669. |
What was the long cherished dream of Indians? |
| A. | conquering britain |
| B. | attaining freedom |
| C. | defeating monarchs |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. defeating monarchs | |
| 670. |
What is the main responsibility of Nehru and the other leaders? |
| A. | representing people in the assembly |
| B. | providing electricity |
| C. | building up new cities |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. providing electricity | |
| 671. |
According to Nehru, freedom and power are always related to ……….. |
| A. | sovereignty |
| B. | responsibility |
| C. | supremacy |
| D. | corruption |
| Answer» C. supremacy | |
| 672. |
To whom Nehru is expanding the service of newly found government of India? |
| A. | india and her people |
| B. | indian national congress |
| C. | the whole world |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 673. |
Who are the ‘we’ mentioned in ‘A Tryst with Destiny’? |
| A. | nehru and his family |
| B. | leaders of freedom struggle |
| C. | indians |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 674. |
With whom had they made the appointment? |
| A. | british |
| B. | destiny |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | political leaders |
| Answer» C. mahatma gandhi | |
| 675. |
What was the ‘weed’? |
| A. | betel |
| B. | a flower |
| C. | marijuana |
| D. | pepper |
| Answer» D. pepper | |
| 676. |
Who is considered as the architect of Indian nation-state as a socialist, democratic republic? |
| A. | b r ambedkar |
| B. | mahatma gandhi |
| C. | indira gandhi |
| D. | jawaharlal nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 677. |
Which among the following does not belong to the theme of ‘The Weed’? |
| A. | patriarchy |
| B. | education of women |
| C. | marriage |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 678. |
What was Angoori’s concept about women getting educated? |
| A. | innovative |
| B. | sin |
| C. | improvement |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. improvement | |
| 679. |
Angooori can be considered as a woman with ………. nature. |
| A. | feminist |
| B. | patriarchal |
| C. | traditional |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. patriarchal | |
| 680. |
What is the name of the protagonist of ‘The Weed’? |
| A. | rani |
| B. | prabhati |
| C. | angoori |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 681. |
Angoori believed that her desolate mood was created by …………… |
| A. | love |
| B. | pain |
| C. | the weed |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 682. |
Who was the reason for Angoori’s sorrows? |
| A. | prabhati |
| B. | narrator |
| C. | herself |
| D. | ram tara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 683. |
According to the superstitions, what was given to the girls in order to ensnarl them? |
| A. | paan |
| B. | halwa |
| C. | betel |
| D. | milk |
| Answer» B. halwa | |
| 684. |
In Amrita Pritam’s which novel memorable character, Puro, an epitome of violence against women, was pictured? |
| A. | the weed |
| B. | pinjar |
| C. | kagaz te canvas |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. kagaz te canvas | |
| 685. |
Amrita Pritam is an Indian English writer who belongs to ……….. |
| A. | gujarat |
| B. | maharashtra |
| C. | west bengal |
| D. | punjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 686. |
Which expression provides a visual effect to the poem? |
| A. | post card |
| B. | ultramarine |
| C. | overexposed |
| D. | shrinked |
| Answer» D. shrinked | |
| 687. |
In which colour The Jhelum appears in front of the poet? |
| A. | light green |
| B. | deep green |
| C. | light blue |
| D. | deep blue |
| Answer» E. | |
| 688. |
Which colour is referred by the term ‘ultramarine’? |
| A. | green |
| B. | red |
| C. | blue |
| D. | white |
| Answer» D. white | |
| 689. |
Which river is mentioned in the poem? |
| A. | the indus |
| B. | the yamuna |
| C. | the ganges |
| D. | the jhelum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 690. |
What is the tone of the poem? |
| A. | sarcastic |
| B. | nostalgic |
| C. | humourous |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. humourous | |
| 691. |
What was the quality that was admired by the poet? |
| A. | love |
| B. | neatness |
| C. | making happy |
| D. | beauty |
| Answer» C. making happy | |
| 692. |
What is the size of the post card? |
| A. | four by four inch |
| B. | four by five inch |
| C. | four by six inch |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 693. |
Which book of Agha Shahid Ali was finalistfor the National Book Award in 2001? |
| A. | the half-inch himalayas |
| B. | a nostalgist's map of america |
| C. | the country without a post office |
| D. | rooms are never finished |
| Answer» E. | |
| 694. |
On which tree the swing was tied? |
| A. | mango tree |
| B. | jack fruit tree |
| C. | fig tree |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 695. |
What is the age of the boy in the poem? |
| A. | four or five |
| B. | five or six |
| C. | two or three |
| D. | six or seven |
| Answer» E. | |
| 696. |
At the end of the poem, the narrator is a …….. |
| A. | girl |
| B. | old woman |
| C. | grown-up woman |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 697. |
What is the colour of the fig leaves? |
| A. | green |
| B. | red |
| C. | gray |
| D. | yellow |
| Answer» C. gray | |
| 698. |
Which tree is mentioned in the poem? |
| A. | fig tree |
| B. | mango tree |
| C. | pine tree |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. mango tree | |
| 699. |
The favourite game of the children in the poem was…… |
| A. | swimming |
| B. | hill climbing |
| C. | hide n’ seek |
| D. | swinging |
| Answer» E. | |
| 700. |
What is the relationship between the boy and the girl? |
| A. | siblings |
| B. | cousins |
| C. | friends |
| D. | neighbours |
| Answer» C. friends | |