| Post Name | Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) English/Non Vocational Teacher |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 052/2026 |
| Category Code | 094/2025, 178/2025, 710/2025 |
| Date of Test | 29 May 2026 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
What does the poet discern in the fourth stanza of Canonization?
Answer
B. Possibilities of making their love immortal.
2
Whom does Satan trick by disguising himself as a cherub?
Answer
D. Uriel
3
Whom does the owl complain to when its sleep is disturbed by wanderers?
Answer
C. The Moon
4
A hypothesis is a direction to do the Research programme.
Answer
A. Only 1 is correct
5
In Mac Flecknoe, Dryden describes the streets as filled with the limbs of other poets.
What does it suggest?
Answer
D. Shadwell managed to get a hold on his position at the expense of talented writers.
6
Which of the statement about the Knight is not true?
Answer
D. The Knight quarrels with the Pardoner.
7
Which one among the following is not a Hyperbole used in 'To His Coy Mistress'?
Answer
B. He would spend thousands of years in Heaven with her.
8
Sir Oliver Surface has arrived back in England after sixteen years spent in _____.
Answer
A. East Indies
9
Which of the statement is not true about Tom Jones?
Answer
C. Tom does not adhere to the principles of Gallantry
10
In Epithalamion, the Nymphs prepare the garland with ________
Answer
B. Lillies and Roses
11
Which of the statement(s) is/are true in Ode: Intimations of Immortality?
I. In the third stanza, the speaker beholds a six-year-old boy and imagines his life.
II. In the second stanza, the poet sees the rainbow and that the rose is still lovely.
III. In the fifth stanza, the poet proclaims that human life is merely "a sleep
and a forgetting".
Answer
C. Both II and III are true
12
Which of the statement(s) is/are true about the West Wind?
I. It woke the Mediterranean from its summer dreams.
II. The West Wind is peaceful and pleasant.
III. The West Wind can send the clouds twirling.
Answer
B. Only I and III are true
13
In 'Dream Children', the Grandmother Mrs. Field who used to live in _______.
Answer
D. Norfolk
14
Which statement(s) is/are true about Jack Worthing?
I. Jack uses his alter-ego Ernest to keep his honorable image intact.
II. Jack represents conventional Victorian values.
III. Jack is not a pillar of the community and does not have people depending on him
Answer
B. Both I and II are true
15
In Andrea del Sarto, the speaker begins his long speech by _________
Answer
C. By describing the passage of time and the lack of control he feels he had over his
life.
16
Which among the following cannot be considered as a guideline for poetry mentioned
in the 'Preface to Lyrical Ballads'?
Answer
D. Expression of feeling is less important than action or plot.
17
After the death of Catherine, what does Nelley put in her locket?
Answer
C. Locks of Edgar and Heathcliff
18
Which statement(s) is/are true in the life Tess of the D' Urbervilles?
I. Tess chastises herself for her weakness after her sexual escapade with Alec.
II. Tess is hard on herself for letting herself become a victim.
III. Tess is responsible for the death of the family horse, Prince.
Answer
D. All statements are true.
19
Which statement(s) is/are true in the character of Oliver Twist?
I. Oliver is shocked and horrified when he sees the Dodger and Bates pick a stranger's
pocket.
II. When abused and manipulated, Oliver becomes angry or indignant.
III. Oliver's moral scruples about the sanctity of property seem inborn in him.
Answer
A. Only I and III are true
20
Where does Sir Thomas own a plantation in Mansfield Park?
Answer
B. Antigua
21
What does the phrase Spiritus Mundi mean?
Answer
B. Spirit of the world
22
Who is throbbing between two lives?
Answer
A. Tiresias
23
Who is referred in the phrase- "The parish of rich women"?
Answer
D. Lady Gregory
24
What is the figure of speech in "birds of winged trees"?
Answer
B. Transferred Epithet
25
What is the philosophy suggested in the line "Much that is natural, to the will must
yield"?
Answer
B. Existentialism
26
According to F.R. Leavis, all the novelists in the great tradition are concerned
with ______.
Answer
C. Formal perfection
27
What was the childhood passion of Marlow in the Heart of Darkness?
Answer
A. Searching maps for blank spots
28
What was Stephen punished for by his instructor?
Answer
B. For breaking his glasses
29
In the novel 1984, what happens to old editions of The Times after being revised?
Answer
C. Burnt in a furnace
30
Who says, "I prefer men to cauliflowers" in the novel Mrs. Dalloway?
Answer
B. Peter Walsh
31
According to Tagore, how does mother's bondage affect the child?
Answer
D. It keeps the child away from free play
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32
Which animal is symbolically used repeatedly in the poems namely "My Grandmother's
House" and "Freaks"?
Answer
B. Snake
33
In "Background, Casually", who were the three companions of the poet at the basement?
Answer
B. Philosophy, Poverty and Poetry
34
What is the figure of speech in 'a land slide of lights'?
Answer
A. Metaphor
35
Which root did Kurudavva give her husband?
Answer
B. The middle sized one
36
What is the language in which the play "Silence! The Court is in Session" originally
written?
Answer
C. Marathi
37
What is the common factor in the attitude of Chota, Bakha and Ram Charan?
Answer
A. Their attitude towards English lifestyle
38
Who is the character created by R.K. Narayan who is afraid of opening a registered
letter?
Answer
A. Govind Singh
39
In which district the place Aymanam is set?
Answer
B. Kottayam
40
What is the most powerful sense of the character Salim Sinai?
Answer
D. Olfaction
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41
Which essay of Edgar Allan Poe describes the making of 'The Raven'?
Answer
B. The Philosophy of Composition
42
Who described 'Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking' as Whitman's "greatest lovelorn
poem"?
Answer
C. Gary Schmidgall
43
Men swarm around the 'Phenomenal woman' like
Answer
A. A hive of honey bees
44
In 'I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain', the poet hears mourners treading with ________
Answer
C. Boots of Lead
45
Choose the correct chronological sequence of Brutus Jones' hallucinations.
1. Jeff
2. A White Prison Guard and a Gang of Black Convicts
3. Little Formless Fears
4. Two Rows of Seated Figures
5. The Auctioneer and Planters
6. Congo Witch-Doctor and the Crocodile God
Answer
D. 3, 1, 2, 5, 4, 6
46
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and
philosophers and divines". Who said this?
Answer
C. Ralph Waldo Emerson
47
Choose the flaw/flaws of Maureen Peal found out by Claudia and Frieda.
1. A dog tooth
2. Little bump on each of her hands due to the removal of the extra fingers
3. Receding hairline
4. Cheap quality of her clothes.
Answer
D. 1 and 2
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48
Aristotle considers _____ as the least artistic form of discovery.
Answer
A. Discovery by signs/tokens
49
Who is the 'Defender of Constitution' criticised in "Civil Disobedience" by Thoreau?
Answer
D. Daniel Webster
50
Melville's approach to cannibalism and his characterization of Queequeg rely
upon ________
Answer
A. Montaigne's "Of Cannibals"
51
Fetishistic scopophilia
1. builds up the physical beauty of the object, transforming it into something satisfying
2. has associations with sadism
3. asserts control, occurs at linear time
4. can exist outside linear time
Answer
C. 1 and 4 are correct
52
Santiago had gone ________ days without taking a fish.
Answer
D. 84 days
53
"Poet is the monarch of all sciences". Who said this?
Answer
C. Philip Sidney
54
Who among the following is not read in Epistemology of the Closet by Eve Sedgwick?
Answer
D. Mark Twain
55
In "Tradition and the Individual Talent", T.S. Eliot compares the poet's
mind to a ______.
Answer
C. Receptacle
56
According to Northrop Frye, tragedy is aligned with ______.
Answer
B. Autumn
57
The traditional model of mass communication is criticized for its
Answer
D. All of these
58
Which of the following is not true?
According to Angela McRobbie
Answer
C. P
ostmodernism doesn't demand a multiplicity of fragmented, and frequently
interrupted 'looks'.
59
Who wrote "Culture Industry Reconsidered"?
Answer
B. Theodor W. Adorno
60
Judith Butler's Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity was published
in _______.
Answer
D. 1990
61
In Revised taxonomy, _____________ types of knowledge are involved in cognition.
Answer
B. 4
62
Which among the following does not belong to the four elementary function as proposed
by Vygotsky as the innate abilities of an individual?
Answer
D. Imagination
63
The Inquiry Model of Teaching was proposed by
Answer
Question Cancelled
64
The research carried out by school personnel to improve the school practices concerning
school issues is known as
Answer
D. Action Research
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65
__________ bridges the gap between microteaching and microteaching
Answer
Question Cancelled
66
The term behaviorism was coined by _________
Answer
A. John Watson
67
___________ is the backward movement of eyes while reading for the words or phrases
already read.
Answer
C. Regression
68
__________ is a metaphor coined by Krashen to describe a learner's attitude that can
affect second language acquisition
Answer
C. Affective Filter
69
The audio-lingual method focuses on ________ skills
Answer
B. Oral
70
An example of a non-projected aid
Answer
Question Cancelled
71
The _________ method assumes that general statements are better generated from
specific observations.
Answer
A. Inductive
72
A question answer session after a class is an example of ______ evaluation.
Answer
B. Formative
73
TOEFL and IELTS are __________ tests.
Answer
D. Proficiency
74
A disorder that includes difficulty in staying focused and paying attention is
called _________.
Answer
A. ADHD
75
Which of the following is not an attribute of a Visual Learner?
Answer
D. Bad Handwriting
76
How to find out the most appropriate sources of variable to a Research Problem?
1. Formal Research studies
2. Abstract Knowledge sources
3. Personal experience
4. Through Seminar compendium
Answer
D. Only 1, 3 and 4
77
Find out the nature of a Research Methodology from the topic given ‘Contribution of
Rabindranath Tagore in the field of Rural Education’.
Answer
B. Historical Research
78
Read the following statements related to Hypothesis. Find out the most appropriate one.
1. A hypothesis is an Objective.
2. A hypothesis is an Objective into a testable fashion.
3. A hypothesis is a conclusion of Research programme.
4. A hypothesis is a direction to do the Research programme.
Answer
D. Only 2 and 4 are correct
79
Proper Research Citations help a researcher to
1. Write a research report.
2. To prepare a research citation.
3. To give credibility to the Original Author.
4. To avoid plagiarism in a Research Report.
Answer
C. Only 3 and 4 are correct
80
Read carefully the basic principle of a Research Programme given below and identify
the Method of Research.
‘Maximize the treatment variance and minimize the error variance under a controlled
condition’ is called
1. Normative Survey method
2. Ex-post facto Research
3. Experimental Research
4. Historical Research
Answer
D. Only 3 is correct
81
The tenure of UPSC Members are:
Answer
C. 6 Years
82
The Environment Protection Act of 1986 was enacted after:
Answer
B. Bhopal Gas Tragedy
83
Model code of conduct is enforced by:
Answer
C. Election Commission
84
For the Constituent Assembly, who was the Chairman of the Steering Committee?
Answer
Question Cancelled
85
The erosion of state autonomy can be observed in which of the following spheres?
Answer
D. All of the above
86
Right to property has been eliminated from the Fundamental Rights by:
Answer
B. 44th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1978
87
Which of the following cases is popularly known as Mandal Commission case?
Answer
A. Indra Sawhney V. Union of India, 1992
88
A/An _______ is a quasi-judicial procedure in Parliament
Answer
C. Impeachment
89
Every proclamation issued under Article 352 is to be laid before:
Answer
B. Each house of Parliament
90
The functioning of Parliament everyday normally begins with:
Answer
B. Question hour
91
The book Jathi Mimamsa, which criticizes the caste system, was written by
Answer
C. Sree Narayana Guru
92
Which among the following is wrong about the Abstention Movement?
Answer
A. Organized by the Communist Party
93
Varthamana Pusthakam, the first travelogue in Malayalam, was written by
Answer
D. Paramakkil Thoma Kattanar
94
The Kerala Grantha Sala Sangham was founded in the year
Answer
Question Cancelled
95
Arrange chronologically based on the sequence of years in which the events took place.
i. Kallumala Samaram ii. Vazhinadakkal Samaram
iii. Villuvandi Samaram iv. Vaikkam Sathyagraha
Answer
C. iii, i, iv, ii
96
The prolific writer who translated Shakespeare's Hamlet into Malayalam is
Answer
A. Kodungallur Kunjikuttan Thampuran
97
The Renaissance leader who is known as Balaguru
Answer
D. Vagbhadanandha
98
The Christian Missionary, who is recognized as the "Father of Malayalam Printing
Technology".
Answer
B. Benjamin Bailey
99
The social reformer who gave the message "Whatever be one's religion, it is enough if
the individual becomes good," exhorting everyone to work for the establishment of a
classless and casteless Society.
Answer
C. Sree Narayana Guru
100
The women leader who participated in the Paliyam Sathyagraha and led the Brahmin
women
Answer
D. Arya Pallam
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