UP PGT English Exam Paper 2022 Held on 9 May 2026
UP PGT English Exam Paper 2022 Held on May 2026
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1. Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott reflects
(A) Artistic isolation and the role of the poet
(B) Political revolution in Europe
(C) Satire on industrialization
(D) Glorification of rural England
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Q.2 Which of the following are idioms?
a. A piece of cake
b. Run for your life
c. Tall building
d. Break the ice,
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) a, b and c only
(C) a, b and d only
(B) b, c and d only
(D) c and d only
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3. Which one of the following sentences does not contain a misplaced modifier?
(A) The child enjoyed the cake, which was covered in cream.
(B) Covered in cream, the child enjoyed the cake.
(C) The child covered in cream enjoyed the cake.
(D) Enjoying the cake, the child was covered in cream.
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4. The idiom ‘A blessing in disguise’ means
(A) Something that looks like a blessing
(B) A blessing from God
(C) A blessing hidden in a temple
D) Something bad that turns out good
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5. Which sentence is in the passive voice?
(A) They built a bridge.
(B) They are building a bridge.
(C) They have built a bridge.
D) A bridge was built by them.
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6. My Story is an autobiography by
(A) Anita Desai
B) Kamala Das
(C) Arundhati Roy
(D) Sarojini Naidu
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7. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
(A) He don’t know the answer. (B) He doesn’t knows the answer
C) He doesn’t know the answer . (D) He not know the answer.
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8. Robert Frost once described poetry as
(A) “The best words in the best order”
(B) “A momentary stay against confusion”
(C) “Spontaneous overflow of feelings”
(D) “Criticism of life”
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9. Eliot’s critical essay Tradition and the Individual Talent emphasizes
(A) The personal emotions of the poet
B) Impersonality and historical continuity in poetry
(C) Nationalistic subject matter
(D) Free verse as the highest form
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10. She said, “I will go to Delhi tomorrow.” Choose the correct indirect speech.
(A) She said that she will go to Delhi tomorrow.
(B) She said that she goes to Delhi tomorrow.
(C) She said that she would go to Delhi the next day.
(D) She said that she would went to Delhi the next day.
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11. Ode to a Nightingale is a poem written by
(A) William Wordsworth (B) S. T. Coleridge
(C) Lord Byron (D) John Keats
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12. Tennyson’s In Memoriam was written in memory of
(A) His brother George
B) His friend Arthur Hallam
(C) His teacher Samuel Coleridge
(D) His son Lionel
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13. Which literary device is used in the line “The classroom was a zoo” ?
(A) Metaphor (B) Simile
(C) Personification (D) Hyperbole
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14.Which of the following is a collection of essays by Charles Lamb?
(A) Essays of Elia (B) Sartor Resartus
(C) The Tatler (D) The Spectator
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15.The collection Essays of Elia was written by (A) Charles Lamb
(A) Charles Lamb
(B) William Hazlitt
(C) Thomas De Quincey
(D) Sammuel Johnson
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16. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.
(A) However he tried, again.
(B) However he tried again.
(C) However he, tried again.
(D) However, he tried again.
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17. The word ‘benevolent’ is best explained as
(A) Kind and generous
(C) Smart and clever
(B) Strict and harsh
(D) Careless and indifferent
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18. Identify the sentence in which the past continuous tense is correctly used.
(A) She was sings when I entered.
(B) She singing when I entered.
(C) She had singing when I enter.
(D) She was singing when I entered.
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19. People speak English all over the world.
The correct transformation into passive voice is
(A) English was spoken all over the world.
(B) English has spoken all over the world.
(C) English is spoken all over the world.
(D) English is being spoken all over the world.
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20 In The Prelude, Wordsworth portrays childhood as
(A) A time of moral corruption
(B) A meaningless stage of life
(C) A stage of spiritual vision and closeness to nature
(D) A phase dominated by social conventions A
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21. Which of the following statements about T. S. Eliot are correct?
a. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
b. He wrote The Second Coming.
c. He authored Four Quartets.
d. He was part of the Imagist movement.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) b, c and d only
(B) a, c and d only
(C) a and c only
(D) a, b and d only
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22. Whitman’s democratic spirit is best expressed in his line
(A) “I celebrate myself, and sing myself”
(B) “Two roads diverged in a wood”
(C) “Hope springs eternal”
(D) “The best lack all conviction”
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23. The idiom ‘Burning the midnight oil’ means
(A) Doing useless work
(B) Wasting resources A
(C) Working late at night
(D) Spending extra money
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24. Which of Eliot’s works begins with the line: “April is the cruelest month”?
(A) Four Quartets (B) Ash Wednesday
C) The Waste Land (D) Prufrock and Other Observations
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25. Identify the sentence with correct tense usage.
(A) She is knowing the answer.
(B) She known the answer.
(C) She knowing the answer.
D) She knows the answer.
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26. Shelley’s Adonais is an elegy on the death of
(A) Byron
(B) Wordsworth
(C) Blake
(D) Keats
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27. If Wordsworth is considered the “poet of Nature,” then Keats is often considered the
“poet of ______”.
(A) Revolution
(B) Beauty and Sensuousness
(C) Realism
(D) Satire
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28.”The wind whispered through the trees”
The figure of speech in the above sentence is
(A) Metaphor
(B) Hyperbole
C) Personification
(D) Irony
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29. “She is too weak to walk.”
Choose the correct transformation of the given sentence.
(A) She is very weak so she cannot walk.
(B) She is weak but she can walk.
C) She is so weak that she cannot walk.
(D) She is weak and cannot walk.
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30. He said to me, “Are you coming with me?”.
The correct narration of the above sentence is
(A) He asked me if you are coming with him.
(B) He asked me that I was coming with him.
(C) He asked me if I was coming with him.
(D) He asked me and I coming with him.
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31. If I _____ you,, I would have accepted the offer.
The correct verb form to complete the sentence is
(A) am
(B)were
(C) was
(D) had been
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32. Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?
A) Bitter sweet
(C) Happy child
(B) Fast runner
(D) Big house
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33.Which sentence contains a spelling error?
(A) He received the parcel yesterday.
(B) She is studying in the library.
(C) We will meet tomorrow.
(D) The acheivement was remarkable.
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34. A synonym for “Candid” is
(A) Deceptive (B) False (C) Secretive D) Honest
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35. Neither of the boys ____________ present.
Choose the correct form of verb to fill in the blank.
(A) are
B) is
(C) were
(D) be
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36. Which of the following is the correct antonym of ‘Sparse’?
(A) Scarce
(B) Dense
(C) Rare
(D) Few
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37. Identify the correct usage.
(A) He prefer tea than coffee.
(B) He prefers tea over coffee.
(C) He prefers tea to coffee.
(D) He preferred tea for coffee.
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38. Rearrange the segments to form a grammatically correct sentence.
a. could arrive on time and
b. the letter
c. could affect the outcome
d. which was mailed yesterday
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) a, c, b, d
(B) a, b, d, c
C) b, d, a, c
(D) b, c, d, a
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39. To a Skylark is a poem by
(A) John Keats
B) P. B. Shelley
(C) Robert Browning
(D) Alfred Tennyson
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40. Dramatic irony is
(A) The hero knows his fate while the audience does not.
(B) The narrator tells us the ending at the beginning.
(C) A character repeats a phrase for emphasis.
(D) The audience knows the truth while the character does not.
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41. Which one of the given sentences correctly applies the rule of subject-verb agreement with a
collective noun ?
(A) The team were playing well.
(B) The team are playing well.
(C) The team have been playing well.
(D) The team is playing well.
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42. Eliot’s use of the “mythical method” is seen most clearly in vedelkou add to fa
(A) The Waste Land
(B) The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
(C) Ash Wednesday
(D) Murder in the Cathedral
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43. Which of the following is an example of a run-on sentence?
(A) He went to the market. He bought vegetables.
(B) He went to the market, and he bought vegetables.
(C) He went to the market because he needed vegetables,
(D) He went to the market he bought vegetables.
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44. The phrase “negative capability” was coined by
(A) Shelley to describe Byron
(B) Coleridge to describe Wordsworth
C) Keats to describe artistic selflessness
(D) Arnold to describe Milton
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45. An antonym of ‘Hostile’ is
(A) Friendly
B) Aggressive
(C) Violent
(D) Angry
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46. Whitman’s influence can be seen most strongly on
(A) Ralph Waldo Emerson
(B) Robert Southey
(C) Allen Ginsberg and the Beat poets
(D) William Blake
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47. Which of the following is a complex sentence?
(A) She sang and danced.
(B) She sang sweetly.
C) She sang because she was happy.
(D) She sang and danced beautifully.
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48. Identify the misspelled word.
(A) Necessary
(B) Recommend
(C) Harass
(D) Occasion
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49. Choose the correctly spelled word.
(A) Recieve
(B) Receeve
(C) Recive
D) Receive
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50. Leaves of Grass was first published in
(A) 1855
(B) 1845
(C) 1865
(D) 1871
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51. The incorrectly spelled word is
(A) Embarrass (B) Occurrence
(C ) Commitment (D) Separate
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52. Ulysses (the dramatic monologue) was written by
(A) Alfred Lord Tennyson (B) Robert Browning
(C) W. B. Yeats (D) John Milton
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53. “They will announce the results tomorrow.”
The correct passive form of the given sentence is
(A) The results will announce tomorrow.
(B) The results announced tomorrow.
(C) The results will be announced tomorrow.
(D) The results are announced tomorrow.
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54. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
(A) It is raining, therefore we will not go.
(B) It is raining therefore, we will not go.
(C) It is raining, therefore; we will not go.
(D) It is raining; therefore, we will not go.
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55. Which is the correct synonym for “Plausible”?
(A) Unbelievable (B) Silly
(C) Convincing (D) Weak
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56. “She ______ to school every day.”
Fill in the blank with the correct tense form of the verb ‘go’.
(A) go
(B) goes
(C) going
(D) gone
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57. He is an Einstein in mathematics.
Identify the rhetorical device.
(A) Irony
(B) Allusion
(C) Hyperbole
(D) Oxymoron
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58. Arrange these Dickens novels in the chronological order of date of publication, starting with the earliest first.
a. Oliver Twist
b. Great Expectations
c. A Tale of Two Cities
d. David Copperfield
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) a, d, c, b
(B) a, b, c, d
(C) b, a, d, c
(D) c, b, d, a
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59. Keats’ concept of “art for art’s sake” aligns him with
(A) Victorian moralists
(B) Aesthetic movement
(C) Socialist realists
(D) Naturalists
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60. Identify the figure of speech in ‘She is as brave as a lion’.
(A) Metaphor
(B) Simile
(C) Hyperbole
(D) Irony
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61. The idiom, “To add fuel to the fire”, means
(A) To start a new project
(B) To extinguish a fire
(C) To improve relations
(D) To make a bad situation worse
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62. Arrange the following words in alphabetical order.
a. Knowledge M
b. Kindness
c. Kingdom
d. Knight
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) a, b, c, d
(B) a, c, b, d
(C) b, c, d, a
(D) b, c, a, d
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63. Which of the following statements about idioms are correct?
a. Idioms often cannot be understood literally.
b. Idioms are fixed expressions with a figurative meaning.
c. Idioms always follow strict grammatical rules.
d. Idioms enrich the style of language.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(A) a, b and c only (B) a, c and d only
(C) b, c and d only (D) a, b and d only
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64. The idiom ‘to hit the nail on the head’ means
(A) To hurt someone
(B) To do something dangerous
C) To say exactly the right thing
(D) To build a house
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65. By next year, she _____ (complete) her degree.
The grammatically correct verb phrase to fill in the blank is
(A) will be completing
(C) completes
(B) will have completed
(D) has completed
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66. Hardy’s philosophy often resembles
(A) Fatalistic determinism
(B) Romantic optimism
(C) Victorian utilitarianism
D) Enlightenment rationalism
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67. Shakespeare’s sonnet structure generally follows
(A) Petrarchan octave-sestet pattern
(B) Spenserian linked rhyme scheme
C) Quatrains and a couplet (abab cdcd efef gg)
(D) Free verse with no rhyme scheme
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68.Which of the following correctly uses parallelism?
(A) He enjoys reading, writing, and to paint.
(B) He enjoys to read, to write, and to paint.
C) He enjoys reading, writing, and painting.
(D) He enjoys to reading, writing, and painting.
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69. Choose the best synonym for ‘Transparent’.
(A) Opaque
(B) Thick
(C) Clear
(D) Hidden
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70. Mulk Raj Anand’s novels are often grouped under
(A) Romantic idealism (B) Postmodern irony
(C) Aestheticism (D) Social realism
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71. Eliot’s Four Quartets explores
(A) War and nationalism
(B) Love and courtship
(C) Time, eternity and spiritual reflection
(D) Urban social satire
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72. Shakespeare’s late plays like The Tempest are often called
(A) Histories
(B) Comedies
(C) Tragedies
(D) Romances
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73.Which Dickens novel features Pip as the protagonist?
(A) Great Expectations
(B) Oliver Twist
(C) David Copperfield
(D) Bleak House
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74. Which one of the following sentences is in future perfect tense?
(A) She will have completed the work
(B) She will complete the work.
(C) She completes the work.
(D) She has completed the work.
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75. Choose the correct plural form of ‘child’.
(A) Children
(B) Childs
(C) Childes
(D) Childrens
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76. Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities contrasts
(A) London and Manchester
(B) Rome and Paris
(C) New York and Paris
(D) Paris and London
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77. Charles Lamb’s essays are often described as “familiar essays.” This means
(A) They deal only with family issues
(B) They employ a conversational and intimate tone 2
C) They are strictly autobiographical
(D) They are formal and impersonal
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78. In Hard Times by Dickens, Gradgrind’s obsession with facts works as an allegory for
(A) Rational progress
B) Utilitarian education
(C) Industrial triumph
(D) Moral ambition
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79. Identify the figure of speech: “Life is but a walking shadow.”
(A) Simile
(B) Hyperbole
(C) Personification
D) Metaphor
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80. Eliot’s ‘objective correlative’ rejects
(A) Subjective emotional outpourings
(C) Imagery
(B) Symbolism
(D) Myth
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81. In Hamlet, the play-within-the-play is used to
(A) Entertain the court
(B) Confirm Claudius’s guilt
(C) Teach moral lessons
D) Provide comic relief
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82. Which of the following is an antonym of ‘Abundant’?
(A) Plenty B) Overflowing (C) Scarce D) Large
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83. Which of the following pairs is not an example of homophones?
(A) Rise – Raise
(B) Peace – Piece
(C) Their – There
(D) Right-Write
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84. “They like mangoes.”
Choose the correct transformation of the given sentence into negative.
(A) They don’t likes mangoes.
(B) They not like mangoes.
(C) They do not like mangoes.
(D) They doesn’t like mangoes.
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85. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
(A) My friend, who lives in Delhi, is visiting me.
(B) My friend who lives in Delhi, is visiting me.
(C) My friend who lives in Delhi is visiting, me.
(D) My friend who, lives in Delhi is visiting me.
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86. The idiom “To let the cat out of the bag’ means
(A) To reveal a secret (B) To free a pet 2
(C) To lose something valuable (D) To make noise
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87. Choose the antonym of “Generous”.
(A) Selfish
(B) Kind
(C) Helpful
(D) Friendly
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88. Arrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
a. The sun was setting behind the hills.
b. Birds were returning to their nests.
c. The sky turned orange and red.
d. Evening descended slowly.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) a, c, b, d
(C) b, d, a, c
(B) a, b, c, d
(D) c, b, d, a
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89. Rearrange the following fragments to form a coherent sentence.
a. unless you
b. you cannot improve
c. in spoken English
d. practice daily
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A) a, d, b, c
(B) b, c, a, d
(C) b, a, d, c
(D) c, b, d, a
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90. Rearrange the segments to form a grammatically correct complex sentence.
a. who missed
b. was late for the meeting
c. the train
d. The manager
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) a, b, d, c
(B) d, a, c, b
(C) b, a, d, c
(D) c, b, d,a
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91. Dickens’ novel Hard Times critiques
(A) The Romantic imagination
(B) French revolution
(C) Victorian moral hypocrisy
D) Industrialization and utilitarianism
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92. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
Identify the figure of speech in the sentence above.
NCA)
A) Personification
(B) Simile
(C) Hyperbole
(D) Irony
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93.This is the beginning of the end.
Identify the rhetorical device.
(A) Metaphor
(B) Hyperbole
(C) Irony
(D) Paradox
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94. Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
(A) The list of items are on the table.
(B) The teacher, along with her students, is in the hall.
(C) Neither of the boys are guilty.
(D) Each of the girls have a pen.
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95. Tennyson’s Break, Break, Break articulates
(A) Grief for personal loss (B) A satire on politics of
(C) Admiration of war heroes (D) Comic irony
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96. They have completed the project.
Choose the correct passive voice transformation. Repol of strongszors
(A) The project is completed by them.
B) The project has been completed by them.
(C) The project has completed by them.
(D) The project was completed by them.
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97. Nissim Ezekiel is considered the pioneer of
(A) Post-colonial African poetry
(B) Victorian criticism
(C) American Romanticism
D) Modern Indian-English poetry
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98. Choose the correct idiom that means “To reveal a secret”.
(A) To bite the dust
(B) To burn bridges
(C) To kick the bucket
D) To spill the beans
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99. Identify the rhetorical device in the sentence.
Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.
(A) Antithesis
(B) Repetition
(C) Hyperbole
(D) Oxymoron
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100. Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense correctly?
A) She had finished her work before he arrived.
(B) She has finished her work before he arrived.
(C) She finished her work before he had arrived.
(D) She have finished her work before he arrived.
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Direction: (Q. No. 101 to 105): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below the
passage.
The Character of Indian Knowledge Traditions
Indian knowledge traditions are characterized by their interdisciplinary nature. Disciplines were never isolated compartments but often intersected and informed one another. Thus, grammar (vyakarana) was not merely a linguistic study; it was seen as a gateway to correct understanding of philosophy and ritual. Logic (nyaya) and epistemology were considered foundational to every field of inquiry, from law and medicine to aesthetics. This interconnectedness made the pursuit of knowledge holistic, in contrast to the compartmentalization typical of modern disciplines.
Another notable feature is the insistence on categorization and systematization. Texts were composed in such a way that they classified, arranged and ordered knowledge meticulously. For instance, the science of Ayurveda organizes diseases, treatments, and humors into elaborate taxonomies, while grammar structures linguistic phenomena into rules and sub-rules. The idea was that knowledge, to be useful, must be arranged in a logical, retrievable system.
Equally important was the emphasis on continuity through commentary. A sutra or foundational text was always accompanied by a vṛtti (explanation), bhāṣya (detailed commentary), or tīkā (sub-commentary). This ensured that the tradition of knowledge was never static; it was a living discourse, enriched by each generation of scholars. It also allowed complexity to be absorbed gradually, making texts both compact and expandable.
Moreover, Indian systems stressed the pragmatic function of knowledge. Knowledge was never “for its own sake” but oriented toward puruṣārthas – the four human goals: dharma (ethical conduct), artha (material prosperity), kāma (desire) and moksa (liberation). Every branch of learning was evaluated by how it contributed to human well-being in this framework. This is visible in texts ranging from statecraft treatises like the Arthasästra to poetic works where aesthetics was linked to spiritual joy.
Finally, pedagogy in these systems emphasized dialogue and debate. The śästrärtha-structured discussions between scholars, was a standard mode of advancing learning. Debate was not mere verbal sparring but a disciplined process, governed by rules of logic and ethical conduct, aimed at truth. It exemplified the democratic ethos of Indian intellectual culture, where even established authorities could be questioned, provided the debate was conducted properly.
101. What is the implied theme about pedagogy in the passage?
(A) That debate and dialogue were superficial entertainment. L
(B) That pedagogy emphasized authoritarian memorization.
C) That dialogue (sastrartha) encouraged critical questioning within ethical boundaries.
(D) That students were discouraged from participating in scholarly discussions.
102. The word taxonomy in the passage most nearly means
(A) Random arrangement
(B) Decoration of texts
(C) Elimination of categories
(D) Classification into ordered categories
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103. What role did commentary traditions (bhāṣya and ṭīkā) play in preserving Indian knowledge systems?
(A) They froze interpretation permanently
(B ) They allowed texts to remain both compact and expandable across generations
(C) They discouraged future scholars from questioning texts
(D) They replaced oral transmission with written codification only
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104. Which of the following is the best synonym for ‘holistic’ as used in the passage?
(A) Fragmented
(B) Comprehensive
(C) Exclusive
(D) Isolated
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105. Which phrases from the given passage emphasize the dynamic and living nature of knowledge in
Indian traditions?
a. “compact and expandable” 4
b. “continuity through commentary”
c. “static body of unchangeable rules”
d. “living discourse, enriched by each generation”.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
(A) a, b and d only
(B) b, c and d only
(C) a, b and c only
(D) a and d only
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106. Match List – I with List-II
List – I (Author)
a. Ernest Hemingway
b. William Faulkner
c. William Shakespeare
d. Charles Dickens
List – II (Book)
I. Hamlet
II. A Tale of Two Cities
III. The Old Man and the Sea
IV. The Sound and the Fury
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) a-II b- III c-I d- IV
(B) a- III b- II c-IV d-I
(C) a – II b-I c-IV d – III
D) a – III b-IV c-I d – II
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107. “She runs quickly.”
The word ‘quickly’ in the above sentence is
(A) Noun
(B) Verb
(C) Adjective
D) Adverb
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108. Lamb’s essay Dream Children blends
(A) Political satire and realism
B) Autobiography and imagination
(C) Historical fact and mythology
(D) Religious devotion and allegory
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109. Identify the incorrectly spelled word.
(A) Privilege
(B) Library
(C) Knowledge
(D) Definately
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110. Arrange the following works in the chronological order of first publication.
a. Dejection: An Ode
b. Ode to Psyche
c. Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
d. Ode to the Confederate Dead
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
A) b, a, c, d
(B) c, b, a, d
(C) d, a, b, c
(D) a, c, b, d
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111. Which of the following best illustrates a fragment sentence?
A) Although he was tired.
(B) He was tired, but he kept working.
(C) He was tired. He kept working.
(D) He was tired because he worked late.
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112. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I (Idioms)
a. To break the ice
b. To bell the cat
c. To burn one’s fingers
d. To face the music
List-II (Meanings)
i. To face difficulty bravely j
ii. To start a conversation
iii. To take a risky step
iv. To get into trouble
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
(A) a-iiv b-iii c-iv d-i
(B) a-I b-ii c-iii d-iv
(C) a-I b-ii c-iv d-iii
(D) a-iii b-iv c-I d-ii
Ans.
113. The silence was deafening.
Identify the rhetorical device.
(A) Simile
B) Oxymoron
(C) Paradox
(D) Irony
Ans.
114. “They are writing a letter.”
Which one of the following is the correct transformation of the sentence given above into
passive voice?
(A), A letter is written by them.
(B) A letter was written by them.
(C) A letter has been written by them.
D) A letter is being written by them.
Ans.
115. The correct synonym for ‘Erudite’ is
(A) Ignorant
B) Learned
( C) Rude
(D) Shy
Ans.
116. Arrange the stages of the writing process in the correct sequence.
a. Drafting
b. Editing
c. Pre-writing
d. Publishing
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) c, a, d, b
B) c, a, b, d
(C) a, c, b, d
(D) a, c, d, b
Ans.
117. Which among the following sentences are
the following sentences are grammatically correct?
a. She sings sweetly.
b. He go to school daily.
c. They are playing in the park.
d. I am knowing the answer.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
(A) a, b, c and d
(B) a, c and d only
C) a and c only
(D) a, b and c only
Ans.
118. Choose the synonym of ‘Rapid’.
(A) Slow
B) Fast
(C) Weak
(D) Gentle
Ans.
119. The Waste Land was first published in
(A) 1910
B) 1922
(C) 1930
(D) 1945
Ans.
120. Hardy’s tragic vision is often termed as
(A) Comic irony
(B) Heroic realism
(C) Philosophical optimism
(D) Cosmic pessimism
Ans.
121. A synonym for ‘Ephemeral’ is
(A) Eternal
(B) Large
(C) Bright
(D) Temporary
Ans.
122. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I (Author)
a. William Shakespeare
b. Jane Austen
c. John Milton
d. Charles Dickens
List – II (Work)
I. Pride and Prejudice
II. Paradise Lost
III. Hamlet
IV. Oliver Twist
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
(A) a-I b-II c-III d-IV
(B) a-I b-II C-IV d-III
C) a-III b-I c-II d-IV
(D) a – III b-IV c-I d-II
Ans.
123. Tennyson was appointed Poet Laureate in
(A) 1822
(B) 1843
(C) 1850
(D) 1871
Ans.
124. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I (Literary Work)
a. The Sound and the Fury,
b. The Old Man and the Sea
c. Hamlet
d. David Copperfield
List – II (Genre)
I. Shakespearean play
II. Bildungsroman
III. Modernist tragedy
IV. Nobel prize-winning novella
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) a- I b- II c-III d-IV
(B) a – III b- II c-I d-III
(C) a-I b- II c-IV d-III
(D) a-III b-IV c-I d-II
Ans.
125. “If he………………………….hard, he will succeed.”
The correct form of the verb ‘work’ that completes the given sentence is
(A) worked
(B) works
(C) working
(D) has worked
Ans.
