LT Grade English MCQs Mock Test 20

A tendency to set literary works in a particular region is known as:

a. Universalism

b. Reasonableness

C. Nationalism

d. Regionalism

The Wessex of Hardy is an instance of:

a. Regionalism

b. Nationalism

c. Universalism

d. Stream of consciousness technique

Which play of Karnad was based on a theme drawn from The Transposed Heads, a 1940 novella by Thomas Mann, which is originally found in the 11th century Sanskrit text Kathasaritsagara?

A. Yayati (1961

B. Tughlaq (1964)

C. Hayavadana (1971)

D. Bali: The Sacrifice (1980)

Crafty men studies.

A. praise

B. condemn

C. love

D. admire

Crafty men condemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men them.

A. praise

B. use

C. love

D. admire

The essay "The Spectator Club" was published in-

A. The tattler

B. The Spectator

C. The Guardian

D. The Rambler

The essay "The Spectator Club" was Spectator No. 2. It was published on Friday- 1

A. March 2, 2010

B. March 2, 2012

C. March 2, 2013

D. March 2, 201

The essay "The Spectator Club" begins with the Latin phrase: "Ast alii sex Et plures uno conclamant ore." The phrase is take from-

A. Juvenal, "Satires"

B. Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice

C. Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

D. None of these

Who says, "I have never felt such a fool or bad colder feet. I believe I should have welcomed a firing party"?

A. The author finding himself in tight comers

B. His friend who escaped from the auction room

C. The auctioneer after a successful auction

D. None of these

What is the meaning of the phrase 'cold feet'?

A. Nervousness or anxiety felt before one attempts to do something.

B. fear of doing something; cowardice at the moment of action.

C. loss of nerve or confidence

D. a wave of timidity or fearfulness

E. All of the above

The following lines form a part of- "And then the unexpected happened, and I realized that a career of rectitude sometimes has rewards beyond the mere consciousness of virtue."

A. Tight Corners

B. The last Leaf

C. The Luncheon

D. none of these

Who approached the author Richard Wright and asked him to write accompanying text to images taken of Blacks living in poverty by the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression?

A. Viking Press

B. Oxford Press

C. Cambridge Press

D. California Press

How many sections are there in the book?

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

Which of the following is a section the book 12 Million Black Voices?

A. Our Strange Birth

B. Inheritors of Slavery

C. Death on the City Pavements

D. Men in the Making

E. All of the Above

Which work of Maugham was sold out so rapidly that he gave up medicine to write full-time?

A. His first novel Liza of Lambeth (1897)

B. The Making of a Saint

C. Orientations

D. The Hero

The story "The Luncheon" is a humorous, but-

A. Satirical presentation of a lady who poses herself a non- eater of luncheon

B. satirical presentation of a writer who is lavish

C. the satirical ways of society manners

D. Joseph Conrad

The story "The Luncheon" is written by-

A. W.H. Auden

B. W.B. Yeats

C. W.S. Maugham

D. Joseph Conrad

In THE FLY Mr Woodifield got the medicine from a man. The man said that the medicine came from the cellars at.....?

A. Mansfield Park

B. Avenue Street

C. Windsor Cassel

D. None of the above

What is common between Woodifield and the Boss?

A. They both are honest

B. They both love making new friends

C. Both of them have lost their sons in World War I

D. None of these

The novel (Pride and Prejudice) ends with-

A. Darcy marrying Elizabeth, and Bingley marrying Miss Darcy

B. Darcy marrying Elizabeth, and Wickham marrying Jane

C. Bingley marrying Jane, and Elizabeth marrying Wickham

D. Bingley marrying Jane, and Darcy marrying Elizabeth

What are Elizabeth's most notable virtues in Pride and Prejudice -

A. Her generosity and sympathetic heart

B. Her intelligence and quick wit

C. Her curiosity and sense of style

D. Her maturity and deferential disposition

Which characteristic does Elizabeth have to overcome in the novel-

A. Her belief in the virtue of behaving conventionally

B. Her pattern of choosing men who are bad for her

C. Her tendency to make judgments too quickly.

D. Her cynicism about the reality of romantic love

Manoj is elder to (A)/ his brother (B)/ Vikas by (C)/ eight years. (D)/ No error (E)

Manoj is elder to (A)/

his brother (B)/

Vikas by (C)/

eight years. (D)/

No error(E)

Cricketer in him (A)/ could not resist (B) itself as soon as (C)/ a bat came into sight. (D)/ No error (E)

Cricketer in him (A)/

could not resist (B)

itself as soon as (C)/

a bat came into sight. (D)/

No error (E)

Living in a dark room (A)/ is more preferable to (B)/ being imprisoned (C)/ in a sunny place. (D)/ No error (E)

Living in a dark room (A)/

is more preferable to (B)/

being imprisoned (C)/

in a sunny place. (D)/

No error (E)

Read perfect series (A)/ for it keeps you (B)/ apace with the (C)/ last trends of examinations. (D)/ No error (E)

Read perfect series (A)/

for it keeps you (B)/

apace with the (C)/

last trends of examinations. (D)/

No error (E)

They can make (A)/ much profit even (B)/ of little money (C)/ they have left. (D)/ No error (E)

They can make (A)/

much profit even (B)/

of little money (C)/

they have left. (D)/

No error (E)

Spot the correct Spelling (PGT 2013)

A. Denouement

B. Dinouement

C. Denument

D. Dinoument

Which is the correct spelling? (TGT 2011)

A. address

B. adress

C. adrres

D. addres

Find out the correct spelling. (TGT 2013)

A. elixir

B. elesser

C. cleseir

D. elixer

Direction: Red the passage carefully and then answer the questions (31-35) given below. Our country gave birth to a mighty soul and he shone like a beacon not only for India but also for the whole world. And yet he was done to death by one of our own brothers and compatriots. How did his happen? You might think that it was an act of madness, but that does not explain this tragedy. It could only occur because the seed for it was sown in the poison of hatred and enmity that spread throughout the country and affected so many of our people. Out of that seed grew this poisonous plant. It is the duty of all of us to fight this poison of hatred and ill-will. If we have learnt anything from Gandhiji, we must bear no ill-will or enmity towards any person. The individual is not our enemy; it is the poison within him that we fight and which we must put an end to. .......Question:31: Who is the "mighty soul" referred to in the passage?

A. Nehruji

B. Ambedkarji

C. Gandhiji

D. Abraham Lincoln

Why was the done to death?

A. He was done to death because the poison of hatred and enmity had spread throughout the country and affected many of our countrymen

B. The murderer could not find anyone else to kill

C. The murderer was a jealous man

D. The murderer did not love anyone in the world

What we learn from Mahatma Gandhi?

A. We learn to practice yoga

B. We learn to be self-disciplined people

C. We leam from the Mahatma to buy khadi

D. We learn from the Mahatma that we must have no ill will or enmity towards any person

What should we fight against in the individual?

A. We must fight against arrogance in a individual

B. We must fight against illiteracy

C. We must fight against the poison of hatred and ill-will present within the individual

D. We must fight against the caste system

What is the poison referred to in this passage?

A. It is a vary horrible poison

B. The poison reized to in this passage is hatred and ill- will towards other persons

C. The poison referred to hydrochloric acid system

D. The poison referred to is the bad effects of the caste

In which of the following sentences 'As' has been used as RELATIVE PRONOUN:

A. We walked as fast as we could,

B. As he was poor I helped him.

C. She likes the same colour as I do.

D. D. None of these

Directions (37-42): Find the incorrect One Word for the explanation.

A. Government by the Gods: Theocracy

B. Government by the officials: Bureaucracy

C. Government by a dictator: Autocracy

D. Government by old men: Gerontotracy