I Year UG Part
II English Question Bank Bishop Heber College, India
Unit 1
Spoken English and Broken English
1. According to Shaw there
is only _______English.
a. correct b. presentable c.
bad d.
good
2. Shaw advices the
foreigner to speak ______English.
a. broken b.
good c.
unbroken d. perfect
3. To Shaw the two simplest and commonest words
in any language are________
a. come and go b.
give and no c. yes
and no d. give and take
4. Shaw does not speak to his wife as carefully
as to his______
a.
audience b.
friend c.
relative d. brother
5. No two native speakers
of English speak it _______
a. well b.
different c. alike d.
good
6. The problem with the
English language is the wide range of_______
a) spellings b) usage c) pronunciation d) communication
7. The native speakers will be interested in the
speaker because he happens to be _____
a) Indian b) Canadian c) foreigner d)
alien
8. Everybody has _____ manners and ________
manners
a) Regular and irregular
b) polite and impolite c) company and
home d) soft and loud
9. By pronouncing
differently, Englishmen distinguish themselves from the __________ and the illiterate.
a) idiots b) mannerless c) ignorant d) arrogant
10. _______ serves a
purpose, which is to communicate.
a) speech b) books c) language d)manners
11. According to Shaw’s
view, which dialect prevents one from obtaining some employment?
a. Cockney dialect b.
Regional dialect
c. National dialect d. Local dialect
12. G.B. Shaw is a member
of which committee?
a.BBC b.
BCB c. CBB d. ABB
13. G.B.Shaw is a
a.Local speaker b.
public speaker c. native speaker d. speaker
14.Who was the chairman of the BBC, when G.B.Shaw was
one of the members in it?
a.Novelist b. poet
laureate c. poet d. playwright
15. Even
among English people, to speak too well is a ____________ affectation.
a.
Pedantic b.
scholastic c. academic d. pedagogic
16.
According to Shaw, there is no such thing as
ideally______________ English.
a. Incorrect b.
correct c. broken d.good
Voluntary
Poverty
17. Gandhiji decided to give up all his
_______ when he started his political
career.
a. comfort b.
relatives c. money d.
possession
18.According to Gandhiji, voluntary surrender makes one not _____
a. poor b.
rich c.
powerful d. weak
19. To Gandhiji, God is a
severe task master but He never fails in our _______
a. need b.
life c.
duty d. prayers
20. Gandhiji tells about
the value of poverty specially for a _______
a. teacher b. politician c.
doctor d.
merchant
21. Gandhiji discards his wealth and possession in
order to _____the people
a. live for b.
die for c. serve d.
all the above
22. Voluntary poverty became a matter of ______
a)
good
practice b) fair living c) positive joy
d) loving life
23. The other word for
non-possession is _________
a)
definite
surrender b) forced surrender c) willing
surrender d) hateful surrender
24. Voluntary Poverty tells
about the value of _______ of poverty.
a)
kindness
b) faithfulness c) sacredness d)
innocence
25. Gandhi illustrates
voluntary poverty through the _____ life.
a)
Jewish
b) sacred c) Christian d)
politicians
26. ___________ is a
temporary possession according to Gandhi.
a)
soul
b) life c) body d) earth.
27. Possession
seems to Gandhi to be a________
a.Punishment b. crime c. law d.
justice
28. Civilization
is understood to be the _________of all your wants.
a.Multiplication b. addition c. subtraction d.
division
29. The
doctrine of _________is developed by Gandhiji.
a.Renunciation b. domination c. voluntary poverty d.
non-possession
30. In
“Voluntary Poverty”, Gandhiji says, “the less you possess, the ______you want,
the better you are”.
a.More b. less c.
fewer d. small
31.
What is the meaning of the word “voluntary”?
a.willing b. force c. service d.
compulsion
32. What
is the meaning of the word “ sinister”?
a.Good b.
cunning c. evil d.
brave
33. The
autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi is _________
a. Experiments with poverty
b. Discovery
of India
c. Experiments with Truth
d. Gandhi
and non-violence
A Snake in the Grass
34. R.K.Narayan’s novels
and stories are set in _______
a. Utopia b. Krishnanagar c.
Mysore d. Malgudi
35. In the story “A Snake
in the Grass”, the mother promised an Abhishekam for
a. the snake b. God
Subramanya c. the snake charmer
d. all the above
36. Who announced the
arrival of the snake?
a. a cyclist b.
neighbour c. Dasa
d. mother
37. According to Dasa,
where did he find the snake finally?
a. a hole in the
compound b.
plant bush c. a pot
d. drainage
38. The college boy of the
family says that ______ people die of snake bite each day.
a. 83 b.
183 c.
67 d.
80
39. The family in the story
of “ A Snake in the Grass” consisted of ________
a)five members b) six members c)
three members d) four members
40. The family considered
Dasa to be the _________ servant in the world.
a)bravest b) cleverest c)
laziest d) modest
41. Dasa was asking the
family to buy a ________ for months.
a) grass cutter b) metal rod c)
broomstick d) axe
42. How many sons did the
mother in the story of “A Snake in the Grass” have?
a)One b) Five c)
Four d) Six
43. A Snake is a
___________ .
a)Reptile b) Amphibian c) Mammal
d) Arachnid
44. The old beggar woman
received a __________ from the mother.
a. saree b) stick c)
coin d) bowl
45. In
R.K.Narayan’s “ A Snake in the Grass”, the narration begins on a
sunny___________
a.
Afternoon b.
winter c. morning d. forenoon
46.What was the servant doing in
the shed, when the cyclist announced about the arrival of the cobra?
a.Washing b. sleeping c. dancing d.
speaking
47. The
snake charmer in R.K.Narayan’s “ A Snake in the Grass”, is a_____________
a.oldman b. young boy c. widow d. bachelor
48.What is the meaning of the
word “siesta”?
a. sleep
in the early morning
b. chocolate
c. sleep in the early afternoon
d. deep
sleep
49.Who promised to send the
snake-charmer?
a. Son b.mother c. Dasa d.
beggar woman
50. In
R.K.Narayan’s “ A Snake in the Grass”, at what time in the evening, did the
family members along with the snake charmer and Dasa decided to take rest?
a.4 O’ clock b. 5 O’ clock c. 6 O’clock d. none
Unit 2
The Civilization of Today
1.
_______is
necessary for our civilization as the air we breathe in.
a. technology
b. order and safety c. unity d.
health
2. The author of “The
Civilization of Today” is _______
a. William Sydney Porter b.
A.G.Gardiner c. R.K.Narayan d. C.E.M.Joad
3. Which one of these
helps human beings to enjoy better health?
a. civilization
b. technology c. all the above d.
none of the above.
4. ________is the defect
of our civilization
a. health b.
order and safety c. the world as one d.
danger of war
5. Which Eastern King paid
a visit to London to see what Western civilization was like?
a. King Akbar b. King Amanullah c. King Francis d.
King Barbur
6. India is famous for
________
a. rice b.
oranges c. dates d.sugar
7. Brasil is famous for
________
a. rice b. oranges c.
dates d.sugar
8. Africa is famous for
_________
a. rice b.
oranges c. dates d.sugar
9. Demerara is famous for
_______
a. rice b. oranges c. dates d.sugar
10. China is famous for
__________
a. rice b. oranges c. dates d. tea
12.
The most destructive war which took place
between great nations of western Europe is from ------ to -------a.1913 to 1917
b) 1910 to 1914 c)
1914 to 1918 d) 1916 to 1920
13.
In “The Civilization of today” the author
compares the previous civilization to -------
a.Desert b) oasis c) box d) savages
14. Civilization is
impossible without ---------- and -----------.
a.Order and safety b) revolution and war
c.discipline
and safety d)
growth and health
15. King Amanullah paid a visit to__________ to see what western
civilization was like.
a) France b)London c)Germany
d)Japan
16.
----------
is the successor of prophet Mohammed.
a)Solomon b)Caliph c)Eastern King d)C.E.M. Joad
17.
In “The Civilization of Today” C.E.M. Joad says
that our civilization is more secure because it is much more ___________spread.
a.Widely b. largely c. broadly d.
hugely
18.
In “The Civilization of Today” C.E.M. Joad says
that the modern civilization spreads over Europe and America and parts of
________and ____________
a.China, Africa b. China, Japan c. Asia, Africa d.
Asia, Japan
19.
In England alone the national income is
received by _____________of the population every year.
a.one
– seventh b. one – eighth c.one – nineth d.one – tenth
20. ___________was
set up after the first world war to bring settlement between nations .
a.League
of Nations b. League of
States c. League of Regions d. Nation’s League
21. C.E.M.
Joad taught_____________ at University of London.
a.Philosophy b. Politics c.
Economics d. History
22. The
French Revolution began in the year____________
a.1723 b. 1715 c. 1789 d.
1798
23.
The Russian Revolution took place in
______________
a.1917 b.1987 c.1971 d. 1915
Kamala Nehru
24. Kamala’s eyes were like the impression of
_____ behind which storms raged
a. fire b. still pools c.
girlish look d. modern girl
25. The daring participation of the women folk,
thrilled the men fighters in the ______ prison
a. Delhi b.
Noida c. Naini d.
Tihar
26. Kamala Nehru’s cremation took place at
________
a. Switzerland b.
London c. Lausanne d.
India
27. _______ is the constant companion and a
faithful friend of Nehru’s family
28. a. Gandhiji b. Dr.M.Atal c.
Tagore d.
Indira
29. Kamala Nehru compares herself to ______
in one of Tagore’s play
a. Cauvery b. Chitra c.
Chandra d. Chandana
30. Kamala Nehru was a ___________ girl.
(a)Kashmiri (b) Gujarathi (c) Punjabi (d) Marathi
31. Kamala Nehru wanted to play her own part in the _______
struggle.
(a)national (b) women empowerment (c) dowry (d) infanticide
32. The country was in the grip of __________and governmental
repression in the month of April,1930.
a)civil disobedience (b)Quit India movement (c) Satyagraha (d) Jallian
Wallahbagh Tragedy
33. India and _______ are the countries that developed patterns
of social behaviour.
(a)China (b) Pakistan (c) Bangladesh (d) Sri Lanka
34. Kamala Nehru passed
away on _________
a.February 28th (b) February 29th (c) February 26th
(d) February 14th
35.
Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned in
_____________prison.
a.Naini b. Tihar c.
Delhi d. Mumbai
36. Jawaharlal
Nehru in “Kamala Nehru” discusses about the early days of his __________life.
a.married b. professional c. childhood d. adulthood
37.
What is a moth?
a.animal b. reptile c.
bird d. insect
38. Jawaharlal
Nehru in “Kamala Nehru” calls Kamala Nehru as a symbol of __________women.
a.Gujarathi b. Punjabi c. Kashmiri d. Indian
39. Jawaharlal
Nehru booked a ticket to India in____________airline.
a.Dutch
K.L.M b. Dutch L.K.M c. Dutch K.M.L d. Dutch K.K.M
40. What
is the meaning of the word “haven”?
a.place
of safety b. place of
violence c. place of chaos d. place of action
41.__________is the daughter of
Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamala Nehru.
a.Indira b. Mithra c.
Sumithra d. Nimithra
With the
Photographer
42. The
photographer in Stephen Leacock’s “With the Photographer” was in a ______suit.
a.grey b. black c. white d. fair
43.
Why
did the narrator of “With the Photographer” blast at the photographer?
a. Looking at the animated feature b. the photograph was not ready on the due date
c. the photograph was
not framed d. the cost was too much.
44.
When
was Stephen Leacock asked to collect his photo from the photographer?
a. Sunday b.
Tuesday c. Thursday d. Saturday
45.
Stephen Leacock compares the photographer’s
eye to the dim eye of a ______
a. doctor b. scientist c.
teacher d.
philosopher
46.
How long did Stephen Leacock wait to take his
photograph?
a. Two hours b.
One and a half an hour c. One hour d.
half-an-hour
47.
_________
is the narrator of the story with the photographer.
a.
A.G.Gardiner
b) Ruskin Bond c) Stephen Leacock d)
O.Henry.
48.
According
to the photographer, the narrator’s features are apparently ______.
a.
swollen
b) dull c)comic d) disfigured
49.
What
is the meaning of the word “droop”?
a. bend b. dance c. laugh d.
sick
50. The new brow line
was made out using a process called _________.
a.Bromide b) oxide c) delphide d) fluoxide
Unit 3
The Night the Ghost Got In
1.
Who
is the narrator of the story “The Night the Ghost Got In”?
a. Herman b.
Roy c.
Joe d. James Thurber
2.
On
which date did the ghost enter the house of the author?
a.
November 17th b. Novmber 12th c.
December 5th d. November 10th
3.
What
was the author doing when he heard the steps?
a. reading b. bathing c.
sleeping d. cooking
4.
Grandfather
had his room in the _______
a. upstairs b.
garden c. attic d.
corridor
5.
________
shot one of the policemen in “The Night the Ghost Got In”
a. mother b. Herman c.
author d.
grandfather
6.
James Thurber is an outstanding
_________humorist and Cartoonist.
a.Asian b.
Britain c. American d. South American
7.
James Thurber became completely blind in ____________
a.1915 b.1945 c.1950 d.1987
8.
What is the meaning of the word “ hullabaloo”?
a.uproar b. noise c.
confusion d. silence
9.
What
is Zither?
a.stringed musical
instrument b. box
c . musical note d. name
of a tree
10.
In
“The Night the Ghost Got In”, the narrator’s father and brother had gone to
____________
a.Indianapolis b.
PolisIndiana c.
Indiana d. India
11.
Mr. Bodwell is a retired____________
a.professor b. doctor c.
engraver d. engineer
12.
Mr and Mrs.____________ are the neighbors of
the narrator’s family in the story “The Night the Ghost Got In”
a.Bodwell
b.
Roy c. Herman d.Joe
13.
What is the meaning of the word “phoney”?
a.not
genuine b. genuine c. clever d.
caring
14. On which year did the ghost
enter the house of the author?
a.1951 b.1955 c. 1915 d. 1927
15.
James
Thurber’s essays are often accompanied by__________ which he himself drew with
remarkable effects.
a. Picture b. sketches c. portraits d. sceneries
16.
In “The Night the Ghost Got In” which brother
of the narrator was at home?
a. Joe b.
Roy c. Bodwell d. Herman
17.
In “The Night the Ghost Got In”, the narrator’s
father and brother __________ had gone to Indianapolis.
a. Joe b. Roy c.
Bodwell d. Herman
18.
In “The Night the Ghost Got In”, the slamming
of the doors by the narrator and his brother aroused __________
a. mother b. father c.
neighbour d. Mrs. Bodwell
19.
In “The Night the Ghost Got In”, the narrator’s
mother threw a________ at the neighbor’s bedroom window.
a. pen b.
stone c. shoe d. slipper
20.
In “The Night the Ghost Got In”, who called the
police to report about the burglars in the narrator’s house?
a. Joe b.
Roy c.
Mr. Bodwell d. Herman
21.
In “The Night the Ghost Got In”, how many
policemen came by motorcycle?
a. two b. three c.
four d. five
22.
In “The Night the Ghost Got In”, who stuck a
gun into the narrator’s ribs?
a. grandfather b.
Bodwell c. Herman d.
a cop
23.
Roy had won an old___________ in a billiard
tournament.
a. trophy
b. zither c. medal d. shield
24.
In “The Night the Ghost Got In”, the
grandfather thought the police were deserters from_______ army.
a. Meade’s b. Britain c.
American d.Mexican
25.
In “The Night the Ghost Got In”, the reporter
was a thin-faced______ man.
a. wispy b. dull c. energetic d.wise
On Letter Writing
26.
According to A.G. Gardiner “Carlyle had the
trick to Perfection”
The ‘trick’ here means:
a. dodging b.
cheating c. letter writing d.
tricking
27.
Normally everyone finds it ________to write
letters.
a. interesting b. tedious c.
easy d.
exaggerating
28.
‘Alpha of the Plough’ is the pseudonym of
_________
a. R.K. Narayan b. A.G. Gardiner c. James Thurber d.
Stephen Leacock
29.
Penny
Post means _________
a. cheap
post b.
costly post c. lost post
d. early post
30.
The art of letter writing was killed by
a. costly post and penny post b.
modern hurry and costly post
c. penny
post and modern hurry
d. serious post and
modern hurry
31.
What
is the meaning of the word “dodge”?
a.
hasty
b) avoid c) recipe d)blame
32.
What is the pseudonym of A.G.Gardiner.
a.
Alpha of the Plough b) Saki c) Stephen Leacock
d) Nora Rossi
33.
“People would not bother to write good letters”
– This line was said by?
a.
Carlyle b) A.G.Gardiner c)
Keats d) Bill and Sam
34.
One
of the reasons for the inability of writing good-letters is _____
a.
penny
post b) familiarity in subject c) wanted to apart of great things d) no gift of self expression
35.
Who is the author of the essay “On Letter
Writing” ?
a.
Charles Dickens b) Stephen Leacock c)
James Thurber d) A G Gardiner
36.
_________ tells us about the salesman
of Lakeland used to dodge the postal charges.
a.
De Quincey b)
Charles Lamb c) Byron d) Shelley
37.
Carlyle saw that the advent of ________
would kill the letter by making it cheap.
a.
Penny post b)
postal charges c) telegraph d) telephone
38.
The secret of letter writing is
intimate __________.
a.
triviality b)
pleasure c) leisure d)treasure
39.
The letters familiarity is not its
__________ , but its supreme virtue.
a.
expression b)weakness c)strength d)destruction
40.
The
style of A.G.Gardiner’s writing reminds
the readers about _______
a.Dickens b)
Charles Lamb c) Bacon d) Waugh
41.
___________
author wrote “The Pillar of Society” and “Certain People of Importance”.
a)C.F.Joad b) Stephen
Leacock c) A.G.Gardiner d) Virginia
Woolf
42.
In
“On Letter Writing”, the two brothers were __________
a.
soldiers b.
business men c. actors d. lawyers
43.
In
“On Letter Writing”, Sam and __________ are brothers.
a.
Bill b. Joe c. Alec d. Jim
44.
The
telegraph, the telephone and the
__________ have completed the destruction of the art of letter- writing.
a.
radio b.
typewriter c. satellite d. computer
45.
Who
lost his pal at Le Cateau?
a.
Sam b.
Bill c. Jim d. Jenny
46.
To
write a good letter, one must approach the job in the lightest and most
__________way.
a.
casual b.
serious c. cautious d. simplest
47.
Carlyle
wrote a letter from Scotsbrig to his brother__________ in Canada.
a.
Bill b. Joe c. Alec d.
Jim
48.
The
essay on letter writing deals with a ____________subject.
a. familiar b. unfamiliar c.
unusual d. none of the above
49.
Keats
poured out his idea about wealth of family affection in one of his voluminous
letters written to his brother________ and his wife.
a.
a.
Sam b. Bill c. Jim d. George
50.
In
“On Letter Writing”, the narration begins with a scene in a ___________
a.
railway platform b. forest
c.
post office d. police station
Unit 4
A Service of Love
1. O.Henry was the pen-name of ________
a) Mary Ann Evans b)
William Sidney Porter C)
Saki d) Milton
2. How much did Joe
earn per week?
a) 15 dollars b) 16 dollars c)
17 dollars d) 18 dollars
3. How much did Delia
earn per week?
a) 15 dollars b) 16
dollars c) 17 dollars d) 18 dollars
4. Delia was studying under ______
a)
Magister b) Rosenstock c) Clementina d)
Caruthers
5. Who bought Joe’s paintings?
a) Man from Peoria b) Man from New York c)Tinkle d) General Pinkney
6. Where was Delia actually working?
a) Bakery b) Laundry c) Teaching music lessons d) None of the above
7. Where did Joe and Delia first meet each
other?
a) Park b) Theater c) Art studio d) Beach
8. Who wrote the “A Service of Love”?
a) Gandhi b)
Nehru c) C.E.M. Joad d)
O. Henry
9. Who is the hero of
the story “A Service of Love”?
a) Dasa b)
Kunwar c) Deepak d)
Joe Larrabee
10. Who is the heroine
of the story “ A Service of Love”?
a) Kamala b) Chitra c) Indra Gandhi d) Delia Caruthers
11. Joe was studying under _________
a) Tinkle b) Pinkney c) Clementina d) Magister
12. Who earned 18
dollars per week?
a) Joe b) Delia c) Tinkle d) Man from Peoria
13. Who earned 15
dollars per week?
a) Joe b) Delia c) Tinkle d) Man
from Peoria
14. By seeing ________ Joe found that Delia is
working there in laundry
a)Wound b)something in black
c) bandage d) white colour
threads beneath the bandage
15. Joe went to
_________ to learn painting
a)Washington b)
Pentagon c) New York d)
England
16. Totally Joe and
Delia earned ____ dollars per week
a)22 b)32 c)42
d)52
17. On which day Joe
found that Delia is working there in a laundry?
a)Monday b)Wednesday c)Saturday d) Sunday.
The Thief
18.Ruskin Bond received
_____ award from the Indian government.
a)Sahitya
Akademi
(b)Padma Vibushan (c) Bharat Ratna (d) Padma Bushan
19. What was the fifth name of the thief?
(a) Ranbir (b) Sudhir (c)Trilok (d) Deepak
20. According to the thief it is difficult to
rob a ______
(a) rich man (b) poor man (c) greedy man (d) thief
21. How much money did
Arun have under his mattress?
(a)Rs.10,000 (b)Rs. 500
(c)RS.1000 (d)Rs.100
22. Which train did the
thief try to catch and escape?
(a) Rawalpindi Express
(b)Goa Express (c) Mumbai Express (d)
Amristar Express
23. Ruskin Bond was
born in the year ______
(a) 1964 (b)1990 (c)1934 (d) 1945
24. Arun was watching
_______ when the thief first saw him.
(a) bull fighting (b) wrestling (c) dance (d)Cricket
25. What was the one
desire that brought the thief back to Arun?
(a) cooking (b) learning (c) robbing (d) shopping
26. When Arun found out
that Deepak had stole his money, what did he do?
a) Informed the police b) punished him c)
cried d) none of the above
27. The morning after
the night of the robbery, what did Arun inform to Deepak?
a)Deepak
will get paid regularly b) He don’t need him for the job c) That the money
is wet d) none of the above.
28.What was the time in
the railway station clock tower when Deepak reached there?
a)10:10 b) 10:15 c) 10:20 d) 10:11
29. Deepak gave Arun
his most appealing __________
a) Hug b) Outfit c) Smile d) Wink
30.
Arun made money by _______
a)
fits and starts b)
selling flowers c) doing business d) investing in share market.
31.
Deepak made a profit of about _____ a day.
a) one rupee b) five
rupees c) ten rupees d)
twenty five paise
32.
Ruskin bond received the Sahitya Akademi award
for which work?
a)
The Thief b) Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra c) Our Trees d) Fame of Dehra
33.
A successful thief must be _____.
a)
Pitiless b) restless c) powerless d) selfless
34.
According to Deepak, the greedy man shows
______
a)
Anger b)
fear c) panic d) happiness
My Brother, My Brother
35.
The
name of Sher Singh’s little brother was ______
(a)Kabir (b)Kunwar (c)Kapil (d) none of these
36.
Sher
Singh Bahadur was a ________ by profession.
(a)poacher (b)guide (c)Shikari (d) fighter
37.
The nearest hospital was located at _____
(a)
Laldwani
(b) Calcutta (c) Kalaghat (d)
Chandigarh
38.
The
epidemic that endangered the lives of the children was_______ and influenza.
(a)
typhoid
(b) jaundice (c)cholera (d)
chicken-pox
39.
The
word ‘Bhadhur’ means _______
(a)
Shikari
(b)tiger (c) brave (d)none of these
40.
Kalagaht was at least ______ miles away.
(a)fourty (b)thirty (c)fifty (d)sixty
41.
Sher
Singh’s father was away in the jungle with a _________ expedition.
a)geographic b)
research c) photographic d)
political
42.
Who is the author of My Brother My Brother?
a)
O Henry b) Charles Dickens c) Evelyn
Waugh d) Norah Burke
43.
How old was Sher Singh?
a)
Twelve years b)
Thirteen years c) Eleven years d) Fourteen years
44.
Coming out of the river, Sher Singh
could see another pair of foot prints of a _________ glistening.
a)
lion b) Tiger c) bear d) elephant
45.
Sher shing’s brother was suffering from
_____pain.
a. Stomach b)
head c) neck d) leg
46.
To get his sick brother treated Sher Singh had
to take him to the hospital at__________
a. Kalaghat b. Rajghat c.
Lalaghat d. Tajghat
47.
Sher Singh lives in __________village.
(a)
Laldwani (b) Caldwani (c) Kalaghat ( d) Rodwani
48.
What is the meaning of the word “shikari”?
a. hunter b. professor c.
doctor d. business man
49.
All the men of Laldwani village went away to
jungle along with Sher Singh Bahadur as ______
a. Beaters
b) Photographers c) spectators d) actors
50.
The term ‘Shikari’ means _____
a. Hunter
b) photographer c) beaters d) killers
Unit 5
The verger
1.The
Verger worked for -------------- church
a. St. John’s b.
St. Peter’s c. St.
Francis d. St. Xavier’s
2.What is the name
of the Verger?
a.
Albert Edward Foreman b. A.G.Gardiner
c.Henty d. Arun
3.Edward had been the verger of the church for
--------------- years
a.
14
b. 16 c. 18 d. 12
4.Cassock is a gown worn by the ---------------
a.
Verger
b. choir c. commoners d . priest
5. Who commands the Verger to leave from his job?
a.
The
old vicar b. The new vicar c. Church
– wardens d. Congregation
6. In course of --------------- the verger had acquired no less than ten
shops.
a.
20
years b. 15 years c. 10 years d. 5
years
7. The Verger had wrapped up his worn out gowns in ------------- paper.
a.
black
b. plastic c. brown d. gray
8. Who is the author
of the story The Verger?
a) Saki b) R. K .
Laxman c) W. Somerset Maugham d)
Ruskin Bond
9.
Who is called a verger?
a.
Attendant
in a church
b.
Business man
c.
Secretary
d.
None of the above
10.
Of
Human Bondage is the best known _________ of Somerset
Maugham.
a.
Play b. novel c. short
story d. poem
11.
What is the meaning of the word “complacence”?
a.
Selfishness b. self-satisfaction c. selflessness d. complete
12.
St. Peter’s church is located at___________
square.
a.
Neville b. Colville c.
Melville d. Sharpeville
13.
The new Vicar was in his early____________
a.
forties b. thirties c.
fifties d. sixties
14.
Albert Edward was a _____________
a.
Smoker
b. non-smoker c.
teetotaller d. none
15.
What is a refectory?
a.
dining
hall b. kitchen c.
hall d. drawing room
16.
The story “The Verger” is taken from the
collection of stories called ______
a)
Cosmopolitan b) liza of Lambeth c) The Moon and Six Pence d) The Razor’s Edge
17.
What is the meaning of the term ‘hustle’.
a)
Noisy
activity b) silent activity c) good activity d) problematic activity
18.
Along with vicar, who are the others sitting in
vestry?
a)
Guardians b) church wardens c) Bishops d)
clergymen
19.
The style of
A.G.Gardiner’s writing reminds the readers about _______
a)
Dickens b) Charles Lamb c) Bacon d) Waugh
20.
William Somerset Maugham was born
in______________
a)
Paris b) France c)
England d) India
21.
What was Somerset Maugham’s first novel?
a)
Of Human Bondage b) The Moon and Six Pence
b)
Liza
of Lambeth d) Cakes and Ale.
The Man Who Liked Dickens
22.
_________
was fond of Dicken’s books.
(a)Mr. McMaster (b) Henty (c)Shiriana (d) None of these
23.
McMaster and Henty read Nicholas Nickelby, Little Dorrit and ________
a.David Copperfield (b) Oliver Twist (c)A Tale of Two
Cities (d) None of the above
24. Henty gulped the dark
liquid and watched
a.the play of shadows on the thatch (b)moving clouds
(c)dancing animals (d) singing birds
25.
Mr.McMaster
gave away Henty’s ______ as a souvenir.
a.book (b)wallet (c)watch (d)glasses
26.
The
other men of the Laldwani village were in the expedition as _____
a.soldiers b) slaves c) beaters d) smugglers.
27.
Mr.Henty
was in the hope that someday a prospector would arrive at a _________ village
to rescue him
a) Canadian b) Kenyan c)
Brazilian d) Samaritan
28.
What
is the meaning of the word “etiquette”?
a.contented b) database
c) clarity d) rules for formal behavior
29.
What
is called as “Amazonas”?
a.Shiriana b) Savanna c) a state in South America d) South
Africa
30.
How long does McMaster lived in
Amazonas?
a.Sixty years b) seventy years c) twenty years d) eighty years
31.
Henty was talking to himself in
________
a.bulimia nervous b) delirium c) anorexia nervosa d) leptin
32.
They had finished ______ and were
nearing the end of ______ when the rains came.
a.Bleak House b) Dombey and Sons c) a and b d) Little Dorrit
33.
Choose the correct meaning for the word
“Souvenir” from the following :
a.something kept a great event in people’s memories
b.something kept as
a reminder of a person
c.desire
d.clarity
35.
Amazons is a state in ______.
a)
South
America b) North
America c) Australia d) Russia
36.
Who are the tribes of early inhabitants in
South America?
a)
Shiriana
Indians b) South Indians c) North Indians d) Srilankans
37.
What is the name of English man who approached
the forest?
a)
Henty b) Henry d)
Waugh d) Dickens
38.
The mother of Mr.Mc.Master was a/an ______
a)
Indian b) English lady c) Russian d) American
39.
Henty belonged to which country?
a)
England b) Austra;ia c) India d) Russia
40.
Mr.Mc.Master is fond of which writer?
a)
Dickens b) Waugh c) Shakespeare d)
Hardy
41.
What is the name of the book which was first
unwrapped and given to Henty to read by Mr.Mc.Master?
a)
Bleak
House b) Oliver
Twist c) Little Dorrit d) Nicholas Nickleby
42.
In “The Man who liked Dickens” at the end,
Mr.Mc.Master want Henty to read _____ work of Dickens.
a)
Little
Dorrit b)
Nicholas Nickleby c) Dombey
& Son d)Oliver Twist
43.
______ is the first novel of Evelyn Waugh.
a)
Decline
and Fall b) Vile Bodies c) A Handful of Dust d) Men at Arms
The Gold frame
44.__________ is the
name of Datta’s shop
a. The Main Frame Works
b. The Modern Frame Works
c. The Famous Frame Works
d. Datta’s Frame Works
45. Datta’s shop was
between a drug store and a __________
a. television repair shop
b. hospital c . radio repair shop d. grocery shop
46. Datta was
a ------------ and a hard working
man
a. silent b. talkative c.
funny d. serious
47.The customer wanted
a ---------------- cut mount for his picture.
a.
square b. rectangle c. triangle d. oval
48.Datta asked the
customer to come back after --------- to collect his picture.
a. A week b. ten days
c. two weeks d. five days
49.--------------
enamel paint fell on the photograph of the old man
a.Black b.
White c. Cream d. Yellow
50. Datta searched the
_________
a) paint b) the old wooden box c) cloth d)
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