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251.

“Jnanam vijnana sahitham” is a quotation from-

A. The Bible
B. The Quran
C. The Upanishad
D. The Bhagavad Gita
Answer» E.
252.

‘The Rising of The Moon’ is a play written by______________.

A. Anton Chekov
B. W.B.Yeats
C. Lady Gregory
D. Henrik Ibsen
Answer» D. Henrik Ibsen
253.

Who is the guardian of young Philip?

A. Emily
B. Mary
C. Uncle James
D. Mrs. Higgins
Answer» D. Mrs. Higgins
254.

Who is the author of the play “Refund”?

A. A. A. Milne
B. Fritz Karinthy
C. Lewis Carroll
D. None of these
Answer» C. Lewis Carroll
255.

The poem ‘Heaven of Freedom’ is like an_____________, a prayer where the poetprays for a country which is a heaven of freedom.

A. Song to God
B. An offering to God
C. A complaint to God
D. A suggestion to God
Answer» C. A complaint to God
256.

According to Russell, wisdom is needed in personal life to avoid _____________ for another.

A. Dislike
B. Love
C. Affection
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. Love
257.

‘The Walrus and the Carpenter” is a --------- poem.

A. Seriou
B. Fantasy
C. Nonsense
D. Realistic
Answer» D. Realistic
258.

Anne bid farewell only to-

A. Mr. Goudsmit
B. Meip
C. Van Daan
D. The cat
Answer» E.
259.

The industrial growth of our country needs -----------, ------------ and -----------.

A. Poets, novelists and dramatists
B. Scientists, technicians and engineers
C. Spiritualists, humanists and wealthy
D. None of these
Answer» C. Spiritualists, humanists and wealthy
260.

“‘Old Ladies’ are becoming rare.” Why?

A. Because they die early
B. Because of the beauty industry
C. Because of wealth
D. None of these
Answer» C. Because of wealth
261.

Who is Leaderer?

A. Wasserkopf’s friend
B. The Mathematics Master
C. The Geography Master
D. The Physics Master
Answer» B. The Mathematics Master
262.

Oppresses, like the weight of cathedral tunes; what is the figure of speech used here inthe poem ‘There is Certain Slant of Light’?

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Metaphor
263.

The theme of “A Ring to Me is Bondage” is:

A. Captivity and freedom
B. Love and Hate
C. Anger and protest
D. None of these
Answer» B. Love and Hate
264.

A light dramatic composition of a satirical or humorous cast is called -----------

A. Farce
B. Elegy
C. Sonnet
D. Lyric
Answer» B. Elegy
265.

A fat animal with tusks found in the sea is ---------------

A. Elephant
B. Sea-horse
C. Oysters
D. Walrus
Answer» E.
266.

“And it passed, like a glorious roll of drums, Through the triumph of his dream”. What is the triumph?

A. His dream of homeland
B. His dream of flamingoes
C. His dream of family
D. His dream of liberty
Answer» E.
267.

How does Mina Assadi realize her smallness?

A. Comparing herself to the sea
B. Thinking of being in a cage
C. Wearing a ring
D. None of these
Answer» B. Thinking of being in a cage
268.

Kamala Das is a prominent Indian English writer who was later known by the name

A. Kamala Sundhya
B. Kamala Surayya
C. Kamala Sershain
D. None of the above.
Answer» C. Kamala Sershain
269.

Popova was mourning the death of her_____________.

A. Daughter
B. Husband
C. Sister
D. Father
Answer» C. Sister
270.

To me a ring is ---------------

A. Freedom
B. Affection
C. Aloneness
D. Bondage
Answer» E.
271.

Charles Lamb is best known for his ________.

A. Essays of Edison
B. Essays of Selina
C. Essays of Elia
D. Essays of Addison.
Answer» D. Essays of Addison.
272.

“I am a Cat” is -------------

A. An Autobiography
B. A simple story
C. An animal story
D. All of these
Answer» E.
273.

What is a ‘call- up’ notice?

A. Imprisonment
B. Order to show up before the S. S.
C. Order for deportation
D. None of these
Answer» C. Order for deportation
274.

Psychological ugliness according to Huxley is ---------------

A. Stupidity
B. Unawareness
C. Greed
D. All of these
Answer» E.
275.

Who was the first person that the cat met on reaching the master’s house?

A. Mike
B. Shiro
C. The Master
D. Osan
Answer» E.
276.

To conquer fear is the beginning of ----------------

A. Ignorance
B. Wealth
C. Wisdom
D. Spirituality
Answer» D. Spirituality
277.

The play by A A Milne is titled-

A. Refund
B. The Boy Comes Home
C. The King Who Limped
D. None of these
Answer» C. The King Who Limped
278.

“I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions”. Whose words are these?

A. Sylvia Plath
B. The mother
C. The young woman
D. The mirror
Answer» E.
279.

According to the boy A.P.J. Abdul Kalam met at Ananad , Gujarat; our greatest enemy is___________.

A. Poverty
B. Liberty
C. Hatred
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. Liberty
280.

Who is the speaker in the poem Poor Girl?

A. An old woman
B. A poor woman
C. A young girl
D. None of these
Answer» C. A young girl
281.

Lady Gregory was the co- founder of the ___________theatre.

A. Golden
B. The Rose
C. Abbey
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
282.

How many questions did the Mathematics Master ask?

A. Three
B. Five
C. Two
D. One
Answer» D. One
283.

“Their shoes were clean and neat/ And this was odd”. Why?

A. They had tiny feet
B. They had no feet
C. They did not have shoes.
D. None of these
Answer» C. They did not have shoes.
284.

‘ Give us a Role Model’ begins with a quotation by _____________.

A. Sri Aurobindo
B. Sri Narayana Guru
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» E.
285.

What was the name of the stranger who sat before the astrologer?

A. Guru Sampat
B. Guru Veeran
C. Guru Nayak
D. Guru Kripa
Answer» D. Guru Kripa
286.

______________ is a poem written by Kamala Das

A. Middle women
B. Middle life
C. Middle stance
D. Middle Age
Answer» E.
287.

“--------------- is what I call happiness”.

A. Affection
B. Prayer mats
C. Aloneness
D. Music of sparrows
Answer» D. Music of sparrows
288.

Words, phrases or lines repeated in a poem for creating a particular effect is called --------

A. Quatrain
B. Sestet
C. Refrain
D. Blank verse
Answer» D. Blank verse
289.

What good idea hit Natasha’s head?

A. To dig under the crate
B. Wait for someone to come and open the crate
C. To beg for food
D. To break open the crate
Answer» E.
290.

Which of the books given below belong to J.B. Priestley’s collection of essays?

A. Apes and Angel
B. Distant Sorrow.
C. A Journey Down Memory’s Lane.
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. Distant Sorrow.
291.

The American Depression occurred in-

A. 1929
B. 1919
C. 1939
D. 1949
Answer» B. 1919
292.

Robert Frost is a well known _______ poet.

A. Afro American
B. American
C. English
D. Irish
Answer» C. English
293.

Who is called stick-in-the mud?

A. The Geography teacher
B. The Mathematics teacher
C. The Physics teacher
D. The Principal
Answer» C. The Physics teacher
294.

In the poem, ‘Heaven of Freedom’, Tagore addresses _________as the Father of theUniverse.

A. Man
B. Society
C. Himself
D. God
Answer» E.
295.

What is “Farthing”?

A. Tit bit
B. A coin of small denomination
C. Bread crumbs
D. None of these
Answer» C. Bread crumbs
296.

Wasserkopf in Germen means ----------

A. Idiot
B. Insane
C. Water-head
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
297.

Spenser married ------------------

A. Elizabeth Barret Browing
B. Elizabeth Boyle
C. Eliza Doolittle
D. Elizabeth Taylor
Answer» C. Eliza Doolittle
298.

What did Spenser write upon the strand?

A. Her name
B. His love
C. Poetry
D. None of these
Answer» B. His love
299.

At what age did Galethebege die?

A. 85
B. 86
C. 90
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
300.

Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov was a ______________

A. Banker
B. Lieutenant
C. Tenant
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Tenant