Explore topic-wise MCQs in English Skills Ability.

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1.

The people who are worshipping idols are called

A. mammalians
B. believers
C. idolatries
D. barbarians
Answer» D. barbarians
2.

………………. Is Pablo Neruda’s nationality

A. argentina
B. chile
C. brazil
D. france
Answer» C. brazil
3.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is written by …………..

A. annie dillard
B. abraham lincoln
C. jenette armstrong
D. pablo neruda
Answer» B. abraham lincoln
4.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is an exciting meditation on……..

A. life
B. literature
C. nature
D. books
Answer» B. literature
5.

“God is subtle, but not malicious” whose made this statement?

A. newton
B. einstein
C. socrates
D. aristotle
Answer» C. socrates
6.

What had attacked the frog?

A. snake
B. tortoise
C. water bug
D. duck
Answer» D. duck
7.

Annie Dillard won the Pulitzer Prize for literature for her work………….

A. the may trees
B. an american childhood
C. prayer wheel
D. pilgrim at tinker creek
Answer» E.
8.

What is described as a ‘schematic diagram’?

A. green frog
B. water bug
C. yellow frog
D. snake
Answer» B. water bug
9.

………is a North American game of cards

A. squash
B. billiards
C. pinochle
D. rummy
Answer» D. rummy
10.

Jeanette Armstrong’s first novel

A. whispering shadows
B. slash
C. american childhood
D. the trail
Answer» C. american childhood
11.

Jeanette Armstrong began her literary career by writing a poem on…………….

A. john f kennedy
B. abraham lincoln
C. george washington
D. robert frost
Answer» B. abraham lincoln
12.

Jeanette Armstrong’s father’s people are ………

A. fishermen
B. slaves
C. hunters
D. wood cutters
Answer» D. wood cutters
13.

The first Native woman novelist from Canada

A. jane austin
B. jeanette armstrong
C. annie dillard
D. velma wallis
Answer» C. annie dillard
14.

Jeanette Armstrong belongs to………… tribe

A. alabama
B. apache
C. ak chin
D. okanagan
Answer» E.
15.

Name the river that flows through Okanagan

A. columbia
B. mississippi
C. themes
D. volga
Answer» B. mississippi
16.

Okanagn teach that the body is ……………..

A. nature
B. water
C. earth
D. wind
Answer» D. wind
17.

In Okanagan language , ‘our one skin’ refers to ………..

A. love
B. birth
C. relationship
D. family
Answer» D. family
18.

………..is the closest word that approximates the Okanagan

A. earth
B. memory
C. water
D. dream
Answer» E.
19.

Which tribe is in charge of the fisheries?

A. okanagan
B. river indian
C. apache
D. red indian
Answer» B. river indian
20.

‘When I was Growing’ was written by

A. kamala das
B. nellie wong
C. emily dickinson
D. jeanette armstrong
Answer» C. emily dickinson
21.

The poem ‘ When I was Growing Up written in the ………..tense

A. past
B. present
C. future
D. present perfect
Answer» B. present
22.

………..is Nellie Wong’s nationality

A. american
B. chinese american
C. japanese
D. indian
Answer» C. japanese
23.

“ When I was growing up, I felt ashamed of some …………..men”

A. white
B. black
C. yellow
D. pale
Answer» D. pale
24.

The poem ‘When I was Growing Up’ highlights the identity crisis experienced by the …………..

A. Afro Americans
B. Red Indians
C. Asian Americans
D. Native Americans
Answer» D. Native Americans
25.

Which year did Harold Pinter win the Nobel Prize for literature?

A. 2005
B. 2010
C. 1998
D. 2001
Answer» B. 2010
26.

Who was the leader of US body at the meeting in London

A. George Bush
B. Raymond Seitz
C. Philip Lader
D. John F Kennedy
Answer» C. Philip Lader
27.

Which among the following is Harold Pinter’s well known play?

A. The Birthday Party
B. Waiting for Godot
C. Look Back in Anger
D. Doll’s House
Answer» B. Waiting for Godot
28.

US foreign policy is termed as___________

A. High intensity Conflict
B. Guerilla warfare
C. Low intensity conflict
D. Foreign Policy
Answer» D. Foreign Policy
29.

After 1979 uprising, who led the Government in Nicaragua?

A. The Sandinistas
B. Somoza regime
C. National Opposition Union
D. Nationalist party
Answer» B. Somoza regime
30.

In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Harold Pinter criticizes——————

A. The foreign policy of US Government
B. War crimes of World War II
C. Use of Nuclear Energy
D. U S Military hegemony
Answer» B. War crimes of World War II
31.

According to Pinter,————-has to be avoided at all cost in political theatre

A. Sermonising
B. Sympathy
C. Repetition
D. Adaptation
Answer» B. Sympathy
32.

Which is the first non-silent film of Chaplin?

A. Modern Times
B. The Great Dictator
C. City Lights
D. The Kid
Answer» C. City Lights
33.

Charlie Chaplin plays the role of —————— in the speech from the film, “The GreatDictator”.

A. Jewish Barber
B. Doctor
C. Fireman
D. Major
Answer» B. Doctor
34.

________________, poisoned men’s souls.

A. Greed
B. Kindness
C. Love
D. Ego
Answer» B. Kindness
35.

In the 17th Chapter of St. ———————-it is written, “the Kingdom of God is withinman”

A. Luke
B. Mark
C. Matthew
D. Paulo
Answer» B. Mark
36.

“The Great Dictator” is a political satire condemning mainly ______

A. Hitler
B. Bush
C. Churchill
D. Mussolini
Answer» B. Bush
37.

What is Chaplin’s vision of a New World?

A. Democratic
B. Totalitarian
C. Autocratic
D. Communist
Answer» B. Totalitarian
38.

Chaplin says, “Let us fight for a world of _____________

A. Greed
B. Hatred
C. Reason
D. Intolerance
Answer» D. Intolerance
39.

Name the power that will unite the world, according to Chaplin?

A. Democracy
B. Reason
C. Love
D. Unity
Answer» B. Reason
40.

Svetalna Alexievich won the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year——————-

A. 2008
B. 2015
C. 2000
D. 2002
Answer» C. 2000
41.

The given excerpt “A Solitary Human Voice” is from the book———?

A. Voices from Chernobyl
B. Pride and prejudice
C. The Great Dictator
D. Last Witnesses
Answer» B. Pride and prejudice
42.

Whose voice is recorded in the excerpt from the book Voices from Chernobyl?

A. Lyudimilla Ignatenko
B. Svetalan Alexievich
C. Janice Miri Kitani
D. Judith Butler
Answer» B. Svetalan Alexievich
43.

What was Vasily Ignatenko’s job?

A. Fireman
B. Doctor
C. Radiologist
D. Soldier
Answer» B. Doctor
44.

What did Lyudimilla name her baby?

A. Natashenka
B. Vasya
C. Lyudimilla
D. Chekov
Answer» B. Vasya
45.

Which year did Chernobyl accident happen?

A. 1986
B. 1991
C. 1980
D. 1987
Answer» B. 1991
46.

Who has translated the book “Voices from Chernobyl”?

A. Keith Gessen
B. Svetlana Alexievich
C. Janice Miri Kitani
D. Charlie Chaplin
Answer» B. Svetlana Alexievich
47.

The book, “Voices from Chernobyl” gives the account of the effect of nuclear explosionin_______________________

A. Byelorussia
B. Berlin
C. Japan
D. China
Answer» B. Berlin
48.

In which form did Svetlna Alexievich present the voices of the victims in the book “Voicesof Chernobyl”?

A. Speeches
B. Letters
C. Monologues
D. memoirs
Answer» D. memoirs
49.

Who is testifying against the war crimes in the poem, “Breaking the Silence”?

A. Her mother
B. Her grandmother
C. The poet
D. Her fiend
Answer» B. Her grandmother
50.

“ Breaking the Silence” focuses on the experiences of————————when they wereput into internment during World War II

A. Jews
B. Japanese Americans
C. Americans
D. Germans
Answer» C. Americans