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One approach to fight hunger is by finding more places where we can grow more
food. How can we increase the farmland on earth? We cannot make the earth larger but
we can learn to grow food in deserts and jungles. Scientist believes we can grow tropical
fruits underground in the North and South poles. Special lights may be developed to give
off ground stimulating rays and, in unused underground, food and fruitsmay be grown
independent of weather.
The National Geographic Society announced in September the discovery of the fossilized
remains of what are believed to be the greatest bird ever to fly. The giant teratorn had a
wingspan of 25 feet and weighed about 160 lbs. Doctor Kenneth Campbell of the small
animals whole because their long hooked beaks seemed suited for grabbing such quickly.
The bird was dated having lived from 5 to 8 million years ago.
A generation ago, the atom connoted one thing in the popular mind-in the bomb.
Today, the fear of a nuclear holocaust has been muted and the atom is taking a
new meaning in the mind of the public power. Explosive power is one form of
atomic energy. The true power is harnessed under control in nuclear reactor which
promises to become essential to life in the near future.
LITERATURE
73. In English verse, a poetic foot having one stressed syllable is called
a. Limbic c. Anapestic
b. Dactylic d. Trochaic
74. This a novel which deals mainly with the interwoven fortunes of two women, the well-
born Amelia Sedley and the essentially amoral Becky Sharp. It also shows in the end
that virtue triumphs when the former marries her lifelong admirer and the latter
settles down to genteel living and charitable works. The novel is entitled
a. My fair lady c. vanity fair
b. Madame butterfly d. The women with two navels
75. This is a novel by Charlotte Bronte based on her experiences in Brussels and is a tale of
poor young woman’s emotional trial-by-fire while teaching in a girls’ school in
Belgium. This novel is known as
a. Jane Eyre c. Villete
b. Wuthering Heights d. Shirley
76. A narrative technique in non-dramatic fiction intended to render the flow of visual
auditory, physical and associative impressions of the character in a story is known as
a. Flashback c. Dream sequence
b. Stream of consciousness d. Narration
77. In Greek Mythology, she is the daughter of Zeus and Hera. In homer, she is their
princess who has a divine domestic appearing most frequently as cup bearer to the
gods. She is
a. Hebe c. Athena
b. Aphrodite d. Artemis
78. The outstanding English poet before William Shakespeare whose “The Canterbury
Tale” ranks as one of the greatest poetic English is
a. Thomas Gray c. Christopher Marlowe
b. Geoffrey Chaucer d. Beryl Markham
79. A designation that serves as an index of popular literary taste and judgement is known
as
a. Gold Record c. Best Seller
b. Nobel Prize d. Pulitzer
80. What is the literary term which means harsh and discordant sounds introduced poetic
effect? For example:
A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch
And blue spurt of a lighted match
a. Alliteration c. Cacophony
b. Assonance d. Homonym
81. When the primary aim of a work of literature is to expound some moral, political or
other percept, this is called
a. Value-oriented c. Aphoristic
b. Didactic d. Argumentative
82. A type of character in a story who is capable of being unpredictable and grows and
develops throughout the novel is called
a. Flat character c. Minor character
b. Round character d. Major character
83. “Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling is an ever popular hit with everyone. What is the
main character in the book?
a. Bagirah c. Koyak
b. Mugli d. Tarzan
84. He is the most intelligent among Archie’s friend. He is an extremely brilliant child but
cannot converse on any subject apart from his experiments, inventions and
calculations. He is
a. Richie Rich c. Jughead
b. Obelix d. Dilton Dailey
85. They were called the Forest Texts because of their secret character and could only be
learned in the forest. They deal with mysticism and symbolism of the “Yajna” Who
are they in Indian Literature?
a. Upanishads c. Ananyakas
b. Brahmanas d. Vedanga
86. “Those who worships stones gods show their ignorance and make fools of themselves.
God is not in stone, he is within oneself and has to be realized with constant effort.
This is like the child like to be born.
The above lines are quoted by a famous “Vachana” writer and Kannada saint of
eminence. He is
a. Rabindranath Tagore c. Yasahkitri
b. AllamaPrabhu. d. YisuCharitam
87. Who is the famous Bengali writer of “ Srikant” and “Charistrahin” which were
serialized also on T.V.?
a. K.M Munshi c. Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
b. SaratchandraChattopadyaya d. Aryabhata
88. Who is the famous world-wide playwright whose plays were never published during
his lifetime but tiday are considered masterpiece?
a. Sopochles c. Francis Bacon
b. Christopher Marlowe d. Willian Shakespeare
89. Who is the most translator author of the world?
a. Victor Hugo c. Alexandre Dumas
b. Homer d. Voltaire
90. “Nothing Begins and Nothing ends,
That is not paid with moan;
For we are born with other’s pain
And perish in our own”
The lines are from the poem “Daisy” written by a shy, self-centered and vision
youth, named
a. Thomas Ashe c. Richard Sheridan
b. Francis Thompson d. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
91. She is one of the most distinguished and poetesses of her era having great intrinsic
strength and originality of outlook and tender insight into life. She is
a. Elizabeth Barrett Browning c. Virginia Wolf
b. Auguster Webster d. Christina Rossetti
92. “Ba-ba, black wool,
Have you any sheep
Yes sir a pack-full,
Creep mouse, creep!
This verse sounds like the opposite of the original one. Who is the poet who
Recomposed the above?
a. William Brightly Rands c. John Lyly
b. William Congreve d. William Langland
93. Captains Courageous is a novel of maritime adventure of which the captain refuses at
first to bring him Harvey Cheyney who was washed overboard from an ocean liner but
was taken as crew instead and eventually transformed from an arrogant, pampered
son of a millionaire to an admirable young man who was learned the values of hard
work, simple living and self-reliance. The author of this novel is
a. Rudyard Kipling c. Mark Twain
b. Charles Dickens d. Graham Greene
94. The English essayist, poet and dramatist, who was a lending contributor to and guiding
spirit of the periodicals “The Tatler” and the “Spectator” is
a. Jonathan Swift c. Ralp Waldo Emerson
b. Joseph Addison d. John Dryden
95. ‘O Captain , My Captain ‘ is an elegy on the death of President Abraham Lincoln from
which the popular line “The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and
done” was taken. The author of the poem is
a. John Keats c. John Milton
b. William Whitman d. Edwin Markham
96. This poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson examines the stages of mourning over the
death of his close friend Arthur Henry Hallam.The poem reflects the Victorian struggle
to reconcile traditional religious faith and shows the poet’s acceptance and
understanding of his friend’s death. The poem is entitled
a. An Elegy on a Country Churchyard
b. In Memoriam.
c. Elegy
d. Memoirs from Beyond the Grave
97. This book written by Henry David Thoreau is viewed not only as a philosophical
treatise on labor, leisure, self-reliance and individualism, but also an influential piece
of nature writing. What is the title of this book?
a. Mending Wall c. Walden
b. The Warden d. With Rue My Heart is Laden
98. Who is known for his excellence of characterization, swiftness of narrative, and clarity
of style?
a. Edgar Allan Poe c. Ralph Waldo Emerson
b. George Bernard Shaw d. Guy de Maupassant
99. Her writing is compared to the style of Sarah Orne Jewett who is shy, kind a little
wisful. One ofr her best known works is called “Paul’s Case” which is a sensitive story
apart from “A Lost Lady”. Who she is?
a. Willa Cather c. Sarah Teasdale
b. Edna Vincent Millay d. Marianne Moore
LINGUISTICS
100. The Villagers admire him for his wealth, education and manners but they didn’t
know how troubled his soul so that he eventually killed himself. He is
a. Robert Frost c. Abou Ben Adhem
b. Richard Cory d. Brutus
101. The first language of a learner is her
a. Child language c. acquired language
b. Mother tongue d. None of the above
102. Conversational analysis is also called
a. Discourse Analysis c. Structural Analysis
b. Interaction Analysis d. None of the above
120-124 Choose your answer from the list of the type of motivation being referred to in
each item below.
192. A chart presenting in table form from the objectives and distribution of the
different items tested under the different objectives in the different areas tested.
193. The most widely used type of item in the objective test in which alternatives are
presented.
194. Called choices or responses from which students select their answers.
197. The testees are asked to change the sentences using a word in the parentheses.
198. A test in which words are deleted systematically to measure reading comprehension.
199. A confusing and somewhat intricate test in which words are deleted but choices are
given.
201. Very seldom given in English which encourages guessing on the part of the students.