1. 36. The phrase 'sine die' means–
a) half-heartedly
b) doubtfully
c) fixed
d) uncertain
Answer: uncertain
2. 37. Fill in the gap: Birds fly –– in the sky.
a) random
b) at large
c) at a stitch
d) ere long
Answer: at large
3. 38. Who is the author of "Jane Eyre"?
a) Charlotte Bronte
b) Emily Bronte
c) Jane Austen
d) Mary Shelley
Answer: Charlotte Bronte
4. 39. The most famous romantic poet of English literature is ––
a) John Dryden
b) Alexander Pope
c) William Wordsworth
d) T.S. Eliot
Answer: William Wordsworth
5. 40. Identify the correct synonym for the word 'magnanimous'.
a) unkind
b) generous
c) revengeful
d) friendly
Answer: generous
6. 41. Which gender is the word 'orphan'?
a) neuter
b) feminine
c) common
d) masculine
Answer: common
7. 42. Who wrote the play 'The Way of the World'?
a) William Shakespeare
b) William Congreve
c) Ben Jonson
d) Oscar Wilde
Answer: William Congreve
8. 43. "Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven." - Who wrote this?
a) Geoffrey Chaucer
b) Christopher Marlowe
c) John Milton
d) P.B. Shelley
Answer: John Milton
9. 44. Who is not an Irish writer?
a) Oscar Wilde
b) James Joyce
c) Jonathan Swift
d) D.H. Lawrence
Answer: D.H. Lawrence
10. 45. 'A herd of cattle is passing.' The underlined word is a/an–
a) adverb
b) adjective
c) collective noun
d) abstract noun
Answer: collective noun
11. 46. What is the adjective form of the word 'people'?
a) populous
b) popular
c) popularity
d) popularize
Answer: populous
12. 47. A speech full of too many words is –
a) a big speech
b) maiden speech
c) a verbose speech
d) an unimportant speech
Answer: a verbose speech
13. 48. Who is the poet of the poem 'Ozymandias'?
a) P.B. Shelley
b) William Wordsworth
c) S.T. Coleridge
d) John Keats
Answer: P.B. Shelley
14. 49. 'Moby Dick', a novel, was written by–
a) Herman Melville
b) Nathaniel Hawthorne
c) Mark Twain
d) William Faulkner
Answer: Herman Melville
15. 50. "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" - Who wrote this?
a) William Blake
b) S.T. Coleridge
c) Lord Byron
d) P.B. Shelley
Answer: P.B. Shelley
16. 51. O' Henry was from–
a) Canada
b) America
c) England
d) Ireland
Answer: America
17. 52. 'He contemplated marrying his cousin.' Here 'marrying' is a/an–
a) present participle
b) gerund
c) verb
d) infinitive
Answer: gerund
18. 53. 'No Second Troy' is a–
a) short story
b) novel
c) poem
d) drama
Answer: poem
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19. 54. Who is not a modern poet?
a) W.B. Yeats
b) W.H. Auden
c) John Keats
d) T.S. Eliot
Answer: John Keats
20. 55. Who is the author of the novel 'The God of Small Things'?
a) Thomas Hardy
b) Jhumpa Lahiri
c) R.K. Narayan
d) Arundhati Roy
Answer: Arundhati Roy
21. 56. Which of the following novels is not written by an English writer?
a) A Passage to India
b) Sons and Lovers
c) One Hundred Years of Solitude
d) Pride and Prejudice
Answer: One Hundred Years of Solitude
22. 57. Where is the setting of the play 'Hamlet'?
a) England
b) Italy
c) France
d) Denmark
Answer: Denmark
23. 58. The word 'to genuflect' means–
a) to be genuine
b) to reflect
c) to bend the knee
d) to be flexible
Answer: to bend the knee
24. 59. Fill in the blank: 'She went to New Market ⎯⎯.'
a) on foot
b) on feet
c) by foot
d) by walking
Answer: on foot
25. 60. Identify the word which is spelt incorrectly:
a) fluctuation
b) remission
c) ocassion
d) decision
Answer: ocassion
26. 61. Change the voice: 'Nobody trusts a traitor.'
a) A traitor is trusted.
b) A traitor should not be trusted.
c) Everybody hates a traitor.
d) A traitor is not trusted by anybody.
Answer: A traitor is not trusted by anybody.
27. 62. Choose the right form of verb: 'It is high time we (act) on the matter'.
a) are acting
b) acted
c) have acted
d) could act
Answer: acted
28. 63. What is the noun form of the word 'laugh'?
a) laughing
b) laughable
c) laughter
d) laughingly
Answer: laughter
29. 64. What kind of play is 'Julius Caesar'?
a) romantic
b) anti-romantic
c) comedy
d) historical
Answer: historical
30. 65. Do you have any money ⎯⎯ you? Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.
a) to
b) over
c) in
d) on
Answer: on
31. 66. What is the antonym for the word 'deformation'?
a) distortion
b) contortion
c) wholeness
d) disfigurement
Answer: wholeness
32. 67. Words inscribed on a tomb is an–
a) epitome
b) epithet
c) episode
d) epitaph
Answer: epitaph
33. 68. The phrase 'dog days' means–
a) hot weather
b) cold shower
c) rain-soaked streets
d) ice storm
Answer: hot weather
34. 69. –– was both a poet and a painter.
a) John Keats
b) Spenser
c) William Blake
d) John Donne
Answer: William Blake
35. 70. Identify the correct sentence:
a) The girl burst out tears.
b) The girl burst into tears.
c) The girl burst with tears.
d) The girl bursted out tears.
Answer: The girl burst into tears.
