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1. Which of the following poems is written by an American poet?
a) No men are foreign
b) The man he killed
c) Going for water
d) Earth
2. Select the correct plural form of the word "echo"
a) echo
b) echoes
c) echos
d) echoies
3. Identify the author of the short story 'Two friends'.
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) O' Henry
c) Rex Coker
d) Guy de Maupassant
4. What is the American English word for the British English word 'fellow'?
a) guy
b) person
c) boy
d) man
5. Identify the figure of speech in the line.
'Like gnomes that hid us from the moon'
a) personification
b) metaphor
c) oxymoron
d) simile
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6. Which one of the following options is not a famous tragedy of William Shakespeare?
a) Othello
b) Hamlet
c) Macbeth
d) King John
7. Match the following poems under Coloum A with the poets under Coloum B and select the correct code:
Column A Column B
A) The man he killed 1) Ralph Waldo Emerson
B) Manlines 2) David Rath
C) Nine gold medals 3) Thomas Hardy
D) The apology 4) Rudyard Kipling
A B C D
a) 3 4 2 1
b) 3 4 1 2
c) 4 3 1 2
d) 4 3 2 1
8. Identify the sentence pattern
He remained a bachelor
a) SVO
b) SVA
c) SVC
d) None
9. Who was the most popular poet of his age and during his life time he became a 'national institution'?
a) John Prelutsky
b) David Roth
c) Lewis Caroll
d) H.W. Long fellow
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10. Read the following poetic lines and answer the question given below:
"No walls for me no vigil gates
No flags, no machine guns that blast"
Here 'me' refers to _______
a) the poet
b) bird
c) highland lass
d) the brook
11. Which Nationality does the story "How the camel got its hump" belong to?
a) England
b) Arabian
c) Chinese
d) Burmese
12. Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the following options
"The test of my life from cricket to cancer and Back" is an autobiography of __________
a) The Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh
b) The Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar
c) The Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar
d) The Indian cricketer Kapil Dev
13. Who got the award "The Bharatiya Jnanpith Award" in 1984?
a) pearl S Buck
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) R.K. Narayanan
d) Thakazhi Sivasanakara Pillai
14. Which of the following is not a poem?
a) Punishment in the kinder garden
b) The man he killed
c) After the storm
d) The flying wonder
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15. "Is that the law?"
Who said these words?
a) Shylock
b) Portia
c) Bassanio
d) Norisa
16. Jhansi Rani Lakshmibai was born in __________
a) Bithur
b) Benaras
c) Gwalior
d) Meerut
17. Which is the smallest of all birds?
a) The wagtail
b) The rosy pastor
c) Willow warbler
d) The wild duck
18. "The Ganges valley looked majestic, mind-boggling", Africa looked like a desert and the Nile a
vein in it" Who said these words?
a) Kalpana Chawla
b) Sunitha Williams
c) Migrant bird
d) An astranaut
19. The teacher who taught Helen Keller how to read Braille and Communicate with sign language?
a) Annie Louisa Walker
b) Annie Besent
c) Annai Teresa
d) Anne Sullivan
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20. Who wrote the poem "where the mind is without fear"?
a) Famida Y Basheer
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Walt Whitman
d) Kamala Das
21. Khalil Gibran was a _________ poet?
a) Russian
b) Chinese
c) Lebanon
d) American
22. Be glad your nose is on your face.
Not pasted on some other place
For if it were where it is not
You might dislike your nose a lot
Pick out the rhyming scheme above the lines
a) aaba b) abab c) aabb d) abca
23. Who became the 'Triumvirs'?
a) Mark Antony, Octavius Caesar, Amelius Lepidus
b) Mark Antony, Cassius, Brutus
c) Marcus Brutus, Decius Brutus, Mark Antony
d) Casca, Caesar, Mark Antony
24. Complete the following sentences using suitable form of the passive voice.
Water ________ in the tank
a) collects
b) is collected
c) was collected
d) are collected
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25. Match the following poems under Coloum A with the poets under Coloum B and select the correct code:
Column A Column B
A) Helen Keller 1) Patriotism and valour
B) Kalapana Chawla 2) Selfless service and divinity
C) Joan of Arc 3) Spirit of adventure
D) Mother Teresa 4) Weak flesh and willing spirit
A B C D
a) 3 4 1 2
b) 4 3 1 2
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 3 4 2 1
26. Fill in the blanks with suitable option
Only _________ verbs can be changed into passive form
a) transitive
b) intransitive
c) auxiliary
d) weak
27. Match the following poems under Coloum A with the poets under Coloum B and select the correct code:
Column A Column B
A) Rexcoker 1) Holiday
B) Phatik 2) Close encounter
C) Sue 3) Sam
D) Shelly 4) The last leaf
A B C D
a) 2 1 4 3
b) 2 1 3 4
c) 1 2 3 4
d) 1 2 4 3
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28. "The barren boughs without the leaves
Without the birds, without the breeze".
These lines are taken from the poem
a) Migrant Bird
b) The Solitary Reaper
c) Going for water
d) A Psalm of Life
29. Identify the poet in whose work do the following lines occur?
"Love is not love
which alters when it alteration finds"
a) Archibald Lampman
b) Rudyard Kipling
c) V.K. Gokak
d) William Shakespeare
30. The reading text, '____________' is an example of a travelogue.
a) Hiroshima
b) To the Land of Snow
c) Vision for the nation
d) A Golden Path
31. Identify the compound sentence:
a) I studied very hard, but failed
b) I like tea, I prefer coffee
c) Having completed my home work, I set out to play
d) If you miss the bus, take a taxi
32. Which one of the character is not related with the characteristics of modal auxiliaries?
a) Modals are always the first word in verb group
b) 'Ought' is followed by 'to' infinitive
c) Modals help to form not only negatives and questions but also a wide variety of meanings
d) None
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33. Match the underlined word with a euphemistic expression:
Column A Column B
A) Don't condemn them as dull students. They might prove to be slow-learners
1) full-figured
B) The dress is made for that fat woman 2) corporal punishment
C) The rules don't permit beating children with a cane in the school
3) home maker
D) My mother is a house wife 4) late-bloomers
A B C D
a) 4 1 3 2
b) 4 1 2 3
c) 1 4 2 3
d) 1 4 3 2
34. His career as a professional in gymnastics began with his winning the inter-school tournament
Here 'Gymnastics' is a _________
a) noun
b) adjective
c) adverb
d) Non
35. Fill in the blank with the suitable answer:
Brihadeesvarar Temple was built by ________ in the year 1010.
a) Rajendra Chola
b) Karikal Chola
c) Raja Raja Chola
d) Kulothunga Chola
36. The Pallava and the Chola eras were famous for their ________
a) craftsman ship
b) dance
c) literature
d) generosity
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37. Which period of life does Gopala Krishna Gokhale consider a very happy one?
a) the days of his childhood
b) the days of his student-hood
c) the days of his old age
d) None
38. Fill in the blank with suitable answer
One of the first cultures to articulate how music really works was that of the ancient _______
a) Persians b) Russians
c) Americans d) Greeks
39. "So now it is vain for the singer
to burst into glamour
With great black piano appassionato"
What is 'appassionato'?
a) Musical composition
b) method
c) Style
d) Director of the music division
40. How did American people express their grief?
a) by dancing
b) by playing piano
c) by singing
d) by laughing
41. What is the significance of art?
a) Art is a part of survival and human spirit
b) Art is an expression of who we are
c) Art shows that we are live and our life has meaning
d) All are correct
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42. Fill in the blank with correct option
Baron Hausberg was one of the richest men in ________
a) Europe b) Russia
c) Lunel d) New York
43. Match the character with their age:
Column A Column B
A) Serge 1) 32
B) Celine 2) 14
C) Hubert 3) 45
D) Jack Poderosa 4) 43
44. Identify the sentence that is different from the other in structure:
a) If he knew the truth, he would not forgive me
b) As I am preparing for my exam now, do not disturb me
c) The lid is too hard to open
d) Though he was a new comer, he made a lot of friends very soon
45. Attach a prefix and complete the sentence
The intruders were __prisoned.
a) in b) re c) en d) im
46. Choose the correct option:
If the police had got the information _______
a) they would catch the robbers
b) they will catch the robbers
c) they would caught the robbers
d) they would have caught the robbers
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A B C D
a) 1 4 3 2
b) 4 1 3 2
c) 4 1 2 3
d) 1 4 2 3
47. Choose the sentence that is correct in its meaning
a) Man's landing on the moon was a historic achievement
b) Man's landing on the moon was a historical achievement
c) Man's landing on the moon was a history achievement
d) None
48. Complete the sentence with suitable degree
No other boy in the class is _______ Stephen
a) the laziest
b) so lazy as
c) lazier than
d) more lazier
49. Choose the appropriate article.
He is ___ heir to a large fortune.
a) a b) an c) the d) No article
50. Complete the sentence with correct prepositional phrase
_______ bad weather, the flight was put off
a) Inspite of
b) In case of
c) In the event of
d) Owing to
51. Choose the appropriate preposition We shall look ____ the matter
a) up b) on c) into d) in
52. Supply the suitable question tag: Many of us do not know this information ______
a) do we? b) don't we? c) do us d) don't us
53. What requires whole hearted devotion?
a) character
b) discipline
c) respect
d) knowledge
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54. Match the idioms with their meaning:
Column A Column B
A) Apple of one's eye 1) Work through the night
B) To bark at the moon 2) a favourite or special person
C) burn the midnight oil 3) very early in the morning
D) at the crack of dawn 4) to make a fuss with no effect
55. "O! Ye wheels Stop be silent to-day What is the figure of speech mentioned here?
a) Personification
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Simile
d) Anapora
56. Match the short stories under Column A with their Authors under Column B and choose the correct code:
Column A Column B
A) The Last Leaf 1) Paulo Coelho
B) Sam 2) Pearl S Buck
C) The tears of the Desert 3) O' Henry
D) Refugee 4) Tammy Ruggles
57.Choose the correct synonym of the underlined word in the sentence Mahatma Gandhi was a ceaseless crusader of women's equality.
a) Untiring b) determined
c) Conscious d) faithful
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A B C D
a) 2 4 3 1
b) 2 4 1 3
c) 4 2 1 3
d) 4 2 3 1
A B C D
a) 4 3 1 2
b) 3 4 2 1
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 4 3 2 1
58. Choose the appropriate antonym of the italicised word from the options given He is a sturdy man
a) Dynamic
b) Weak
c) Strong
d) Ambitious
59. Select the correct option from given stating the kind of sentence. Please avoid use of plastic bags
a) Statement
b) Interrogative
c) Imperative
d) Exclamatory
60. Identify which part the given sentence has an error. This is a hardly nut to crack.
a) This b) is a
c) Hardly d) nut to crack
61. Choose the appropriate linkers from the option and fill in the blank _______ being small, this room is also dark.
a) Besides
b) Though
c) Beside
d) Despite
62. Complete the following poetic line choosing from the options given. If you can't be a highway, then just be a _______
a) Subway
b) Street
c) Lane
d) Trail
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63. "Under the wide and starry sky
Dig the grave and let me lie"
Whose words are these?
a) HW Long fellow
b) Edwin C Bliss
c) R.L. Stevenson
d) Jessica Cox
64.'Shilpi' - this poem tells about the theme of .........
a) Work is worship
b) The creative work of a sculptor
c) Hard work
d) Willing to work
65. The story "The face of Judas Iscariot' is written by _______
a) Rex Coker
b) Bonnie Chamberlain
c) Leo Tolstoy
d) R.K. Narayan
66. Among the following poems which one is written by 'John Masefield'?
a) The flying wonder
b) If life but a dream
c) Nine gold medals
d) Laugh and be Merry
67. The period of Annie Louisa Walker is
a) 1770-1850
b) 1564-1616
c) 1836-1907
d) 1819-1892
68. To which nationality does the poet F. Joanna belong?
a) India b) America
c) England d) China
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69. The following lines are taken from the poem
'Breaking the silence of the seas
Among the farthest Hebrides'
a) A psalm of life
b) Sonnet No: 116
c) The Solitary Reaper
d) Be the Best
70. Form a word by blending the words 'International' and 'police'
a) Interpol
b) International pol
c) Interpolice
d) Inte-pol
71. Fill in the blank with the right homophones. The colour of your _____ is the same as that of the _____
a) hair, hare
b) hare, hair
c) heir, hare
d) hare, heir
72. Fill in the blank with appropriate infinitive The teacher wanted me _______ my work within a weak.
a) Submit
b) to submit
c) Submitting
d) Submitted
73. Complete the following sentence by choosing the best options Birds migrate ____________
a) regularly and seasonally
b) three times a year
c) only when in danger
d) when the surrounds gets polluted
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74. What is a metropolis?
Metropolis is a ___________
a) Metro policeman
b) Metrocity
c) Capital city of region
d) None
75. Fill in the blank with suitable options:
In the early years of my life, I was a land mark called Pangea and big water mass called __________
a) Panjaseela
b) Panchali
c) Panjamam
d) Panthalassa
76. Fill in the blank correct tense of the following sentence
Neither he plays nor he ______ in the match
a) Win b) wins
c) will win d) will be won
77. Choose the correct tense form: I have four sons each _______ a car
a) Have b) has
c) a, b are correct d) None
78. Fill in the blank with suitable phrasal verb:
It took a long time to _______ the fire
a) put on
b) put up
c) put up with
d) put out
79. Find out odd one:
a) Pay slip
b) Pick pocket
c) Political leader
d) Post box
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80. 'I spawn and splash in distance spills, I breed my brood where'r I will. What are the words alliterated here?
a) spawn, splash, spills
b) breed, brood
c) a, b are correct
d) None
81. "A mirror of his changing mood"
What is the figure of speech mentioned here?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Irony
d) Personification
82. Fill in the blanks with suitable option: Subash Chandra Bose formed the _________ in 1941 in Singapore with the help of India Prisoners.
a) Indian Navy
b) Indian Air force
c) Indian Army
d) Indian National Army
83. During the world war II Helen Keller raised the banner against _______
a) Hitler
b) Mussolini
c) Nepolean
d) a, b are correct
84. And hymns in the cosy Palour the tinkling piano our guide What is meant by 'cosy'?
a) a room in a private for sitting
b) a holy place
c) a resort
d) None
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85. Manohar Devadoss was affected by _________
a) Paralysis
b) Influenza
c) retinitis pigmentosa
d) pneumonia
86. "When I grow up, I'm not going to be
an airline pilot, a dancer, a lawyer, or an MC
What is meant by MC?
a) Master of ceremonies
b) Master of civics
c) Master of culture
d) Municipal Councillors
87. "The good is oft inferred with their bones"
Who said this?
a) Brutus
b) Antony
c) First Citizen
d) Fourth Citizen
88. "Do you confess the bond?"
Who said this?
a) Antonio
b) Shylock
c) Bassanio
d) Portia
89. "Phylkari" means 'flowered work'.
This is used for a type of embroidery practised by folk women in _______
a) Bengal b) Punjab
c) Kerala d) Rajasthan
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90. Fill in the blank with suitable option
Therukoothu is performed _________
a) In a theatre during the day
b) On the skaye with lights
c) On the streets and in the open air
d) All are correct
91. Which of the following characters figures in Oscar Wilde's caught sneezing?
a) Rex Coker b) Johnsy
c) Hubert d) Rob Reily
92. In 1993, _______ and South African President F.W. de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace prize for their efforts to dismantle the country's apartheid system
a) Nelson Mandela
b) Nehru
c) Mahathma Gandhi
d) Annie Besant
93. What is the expand form of the abbreviation 'ESP'?
a) Extra Special Performance
b) Execute Special Provident
c) Extra Sensory Perception
d) Eligible Scholarship Provinces
94. Identify the sentence which is in the positive degree:
a) Wordsworth is greater than many other English Poets
b) No other continents is a large as Asia
c) Our beely is the most marvelous machine
d) Nail biting is one of the most disgusting habits
95. Which one of the following sentence is incorrect?
a) John and Peter are friends
b) The bunch of keys were missing
c) Character is preferable to intelligence
d) I prefer coffee to tea
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96. Identify the words which blend to form the word 'brunch' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) break of lunch
b) break of bunch
c) breakfast of bunch
d) breakfast of lunch
97. A collection of poems ________
a) Anthology b) Elegy
c) Hymns d) Dirge
98. Identify the right option.
The poem "Beautiful inside" conveys the idea that _______
a) All are kind, gentle, generous
b) Apparel decides the man
c) Appearances can be deceptive
d) All are correct
99. Mohiniyatam is a classical dance from _______
a) Tamil Nadu b) Odisha
c) Karnataka d) None
100. Read the sentence and find out whether there is any error. If there is an error, mark the
part A B C D as the case may be
Mahatma Gandhi was a greatest man of the world. None A B C D
a) A b) B c) C d) D
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101. Insulin is a
a) Protein b) Hormone
c) Both a and b d) None of these
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c) a ñŸÁ‹ b Þó‡´‹ d) ÞõŸP™ ⶾI™¬ô
102. Which one of the following cell organelles is called as ‘Physical Basis’ of life?
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