| Post Name | NON VOCATIONAL TEACHER ENGLISH (Junior & Senior) - KERALA VHSE |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 089/2023 |
| Category Code | 401/2022, 424/2022, 574/2022, 589/2022, 608/2022 |
| Date of Test | 24 June 2023 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which one among the following images is not used to compare the lovers in the poem The Canonization?
Answer
C. A pair of Compasses
2
Two Indian rivers are mentioned in Book IX of Paradise Lost. Which are they?
Answer
D. Ganges and indus
3
Who is identified by the first scholar as the most beautiful woman in the world in Dr. Faustus?
Answer
B. Helen of Troy
4
“Reading maketh a full man; conference a ——————— man; and writing an exact man”.
Answer
C. Ready
5
What is Hamlet’s plan to catch the conscience of King Claudius?
Answer
B. Stage a play
6
Who is desperate for a skillful sailor in the ballad of Sir Patrick Spens?
Answer
A. The King of Scotland
7
Which among the following events is mentioned in To His Coy Mistress?
Answer
B. Conversion of Jews
8
What sort of feeling develops in Peter Teazle after he marries a young girl in the play The School for Scandal?
Answer
D. Doubts the wisdom of his act later
9
To whom does the poet dedicate his nuptial song towards the end of Epithalamion?
Answer
A. His Bride
10
Robinson Crusoe shows his racial double standard to Xury, the slave boy, by :
Answer
B. Selling him to a Portuguese Captain
11
What inclination of the damsel is expressed through her song in the poem Kubla Khan?
Answer
B. Love for Mount Abora
12
In Ode to the West Wind, the poet likes to possess the attributes of the West wind. What are they?
Answer
C. Tameless, swift and proud
13
How did the father of the prisoner of Chillon die?
Answer
B. Burned at stake for his beliefs
14
Charles Lamb’s brother John was different from other children. How was he different?
Answer
D. Mounted the most mettlesome horse
15
What is the significance of the character of Bunbury in The Importance of Being Earnest?
Answer
B. Algernon’s imaginary friend
16
William Wordsworth quotes Thomas Gray in his Preface to the Lyrical Ballads to establish an argument. What is his argument?
Answer
D. The language of prose and poetry are the same
17
Count Cenci’s daughter Beatrice grabs the dagger from the killers. What is her intention?
Answer
C. To execute her cruel father
18
Arrange the following novels of Thomas Hardy in the order of their publication starting with the earliest one :
Answer
B. Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, Tess of the D’urbervilles Jude the Obscure.
19
What is the reason for Catherine Earnshaw’s rejection of Heathcliff and her subsequent marriage to Edgar Linton?
Answer
D. Catherine doesn’t want to marry below her station
20
Where is Sir Thomas’ plantations located in the novel Mansfield Park?
Answer
B. Antigua
21
In the poem The Second coming, a strange beast makes its appearance in the desert. How does it look like?
Answer
D. Lion’s body and head of a man
22
The last section of The Wasteland alludes to the figure of Prajapathi. Which Upanishad refers to the Prajapathi?
Answer
A. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
23
In the poem In Memory of W.B. Yeats, Auden remarks that W.B. Yeats was hurt into poetry by :
Answer
C. Mad Ireland
24
The speaker in the poem Daddy calls the daddy figure “a man in black with a ——————— look”.
Answer
D. Meinkampf
25
The visitor to the church in the poem Church Going recites a verse from the Bible. Which verse did he read?
Answer
B. Here endeth
26
What is the proposition of the Fourth Tempter to Thomas Becket?
Answer
C. Seek to become a martyr
27
In Harold Pinter’s play The Birthday Party, Lulu tells Stanley, “You are a bit of a wash out, aren’t you”. What does she mean by that?
Answer
B. He is a lethargic character
28
How does Joyce present the alienation of Stephen Dedalus in the playground?
Answer
Question Cancelled
29
The second chapter of The French Lieutenant’s Woman uses a quotation which states that there were more women than men during the Victorian period. What does this imply?
Answer
B. Marriage was an appropriate goal for women
30
The Countess in Nights at the Circus gave up her sleep altogether to :
Answer
A. look at her prisoners till they die
31
What does Rabindranath Tagore personify in poem V of Gitanjali?
Answer
C. Summer season
32
Which line from My Grandmother’s House expresses Kamala Das’ desire for love?
Answer
D. I who have lost My way and beg now at strangers’ doors to Receive love, at east in small change?
33
A.K. Ramanujan refers to a ‘crisis in poetry’ in his poem, A River. How does he present that?
Answer
B. The new poets still quote the old poets
34
How does Rani prove her innocence in Nagamandala?
Answer
C. By pulling out a cobra and taking an oath
35
What is the main reason for Amritlal Parekh’s resistance to his son’s dancing in Dance Like a Man?
Answer
D. Couldn’t tolerate his son wearing gaudy costumes and growing hair
36
“When there’s a woman on the dock, the case does have a different complexion...That is my experience”. What is the context of this reference from the play Silence...The Court is in Session?
Answer
B. Sukhatme muses on the possibility of accusing Benare
37
How did the missionary pique Bakha’s curiosity about Yessuh Messih?
Answer
D. Referring to Jesus’ sacrifice for Brahmins and Bhangis alike
38
Which act of Mary Periera is seen by herself as a ‘private revolutionary act’ in the novel Midnight’s Children?
Answer
A. Switches the babies of Vanitha and Amina
39
In God of Small Things, Baby Kochamma compares Sophie Mol to Ariel from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. What is her intention in doing so?
Answer
D. To show off her mastery over Shakespeare’s works
40
What is the significance of Anubhava in Rasa Theory?
Answer
B. Psycho-physical manifestation of a particular emotion
41
The tom-tom beat in The Emperor Jones is an expressionist device to :
Answer
C. The pulse rate of the protagonist
42
Theme of Death of a Salesman :
Answer
B. The American Dream gone sour due to materialism and consumerism
43
The symbolic significance of the letter ‘A’ in The Scarlet Letter :
Answer
D. All of these
44
Pecola is the protagonist of :
Answer
A. The Bluest Eye
45
Whom is the speaker mourning in “The Raven”?
Answer
B. Lenore
46
Indo-European was a heavily inflected language but English has lost many of its inflections because of :
Answer
Question Cancelled
47
Grimm’s Law and Verner’s Law explain about:
Answer
A. The shifting of consonants
48
The script of Old English was :
Answer
D. Runic
49
The discrepancy between spelling and pronunciation in English is because :
Answer
Question Cancelled
50
Which statement is true?
Answer
Question Cancelled
51
The sound /l/is a ——————— sound
Answer
C. Lateral
52
A fricative is articulated with :
Answer
B. Stricture of close approximation
53
The most prominent syllable in the word ‘Photographic’ :
Answer
C. Græ
54
The weak vowel in English :
Answer
B. /∂/
55
Which of the following is a syllabic consonant?
Answer
D. /n/
56
Which intonation do we use for Yes / No Questions?
Answer
A. Rising
57
Which of the following is an example of zero allomorph?
Answer
D. Sheep
58
The proponent of PS grammar :
Answer
D. Chomsky
59
“All languages have same laws”. This is an example of ——————— fallacy.
Answer
A. Logical
60
Chapter 14 of Biographia Literaria discusses :
Answer
Question Cancelled
61
‘Peripeteia’ means :
Answer
B. Reversal of fortune
62
Judith Shakespeare is :
Answer
A. an example of a highly intelligent woman who met a tragic fate in a patriarchal society
63
The figure of speech in the phrase ‘aching joys’ is :
Answer
A. oxymoron
64
Which type of method does Frye endorse in ‘Archetypes of Literature’?
Answer
C. Both Inductive and Deductive
65
Eliot uses the analogy of chemical reaction between oxygen, Sulphur dioxide and Platinum to explain :
Answer
B. The ideal poetic process
66
A central concept in Deconstruction to signify play on meanings :
Answer
B. Differance
67
“They try so much/But they can’t touch/My inner mystery’ – These are lines from the poem :
Answer
D. Angelou’s ‘Phenomenal Woman’
68
Laura Mulvey’s idea of male gaze in cinema is based on Freud’s concept of :
Answer
A. Scopophilia
69
The Laugh of the Medusa by Helene Cixous expounds the idea of :
Answer
A. a feminine mode of writing
70
Whiteness in Moby Dick is :
Answer
B. unnatural and threatening
71
One of the objectives of education is inculcating National Integration among students. Which of the following are not the hindrances of national integration? (i) Religion (ii) Linguistic extremism (iii) Development of intercultural understanding (iv) All India education policy
Answer
C. Only (iii) and (iv)
72
Which among the following is not a strategy to develop positive relations with students showing behavioural problems?
Answer
D. Always reinforce students with high academic achievements
73
What are the advantages of open book exam?
Answer
A. Enhance retrieval skills of students
74
Role play is a method of teaching which helps learners to :
Answer
A. Explore their feelings, attitude and communication skills
75
E portfolio of students can be used for : (i) Self-expression and organization (ii) Self-assessment by the students (iii) Compiling their practical work (iv) All of these
Answer
B. Only (iv)
76
With reference to the types of research, consider the following statements : (i) Applied research aims at finding a solution for an immediate problem facing a society or an industrial/business organisation whereas Fundamental research is mainly concerned with generalisations and with the formulation of a theory. (ii) Fundamental research is also known as Basic research or Pure research. (iii) One of the main characteristics of the Ex post facto research is that the researcher has no control over the variables. Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
Answer
D. All of the above (i) (ii) and (iii)
77
Which is the correct expansion of ISSN?
Answer
B. International Standard Serial Number
78
Which of the following is not a type of Plagiarism?
Answer
C. Copyscape
79
With reference to the citation style, consider the following statements : (i) MLA, APA, Harvard and Chicago are some of the major systems for writing a bibliography (ii) MLA refers to Modern Language Association and APA stand for American Philosophical Association. Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
Answer
A. Only (i)
80
Which of the following is not a Non-Probability Sampling technique?
Answer
C. Clustered Sampling
81
The preamble of the Indian constitution was based on :
Answer
C. Objective Resolution by Jawaharlal Nehru
82
Which statements are true with regard to Article 14 of the Indian constitution? 1. If there is any reasonable basis for classification different treatment is justified. 2. Equal protection guarantees equal treatment of persons in all circumstances. 3. Guarantee of equal protection applies against substantive laws. 4. Guarantee of equal protection applies against procedural laws.
Answer
D. 1, 3 and
83
The first amendment to the constitution was related to :
Answer
A. 9th Schedule
84
Whom among the following is returning officer for the election of President of India?
Answer
B. Secretary General of Lok Sabha
85
Which among the following pair is not matching?
Answer
C. Safeguarding forests and wild life – Article
86
In which case the supreme court of India identified Right to information is a fundamental right?
Answer
D. State of UP vs Raj Narain 1975
87
Which among the following statement is true with regard to The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
Answer
A. The act prevents solemnisation of child marriages
88
Under the ‘Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013’ work place means : 1. Any organization funded by government 2. Any private organization 3. Any non governmental organization 4, Any dwelling place
Answer
D. 1,2,3and4
89
Which among the following statements are true with regard to Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act, 2011? 1. The donor pool includes grandparents and grandchildren 2. National Registry of Donors and Recipients created 3. Brain death certification was exempted for organ donation 4. Establishment of National Human Organs and Tissues Removal and Storage Network
Answer
C. 1,2and4
90
Which among the following is a condition to become chairperson of National Green tribunal? 1. A person who is or has been a Judge of the Supreme Court. 2. A person who is or has been a Chief Justice of the High Court. 3. A person who is or has been a Judge of a High Court. 4. Qualification and experience in relevant scientific and technological field.
Answer
A. 1 and
91
Consider the following statements about T.K. Madhavan. Which of the following statements is/are correct? (i) He founded the news paper Desabhimani in 1915 (ii) He attended the Kolkata Congress Session in 1932 (iii) In 1921 he had an interview with Mahatma Gandhi in Tirunelveli
Answer
B. Only (i) and (iii)
92
Consider the following statements about Hermann Gundert. Which of the following is/are correct? (i) He compiled the Malayalam – English Nighantu in 1872. (ii) He belongs to Church Mission Society. (iii) He published Rajayasamacharam in June, 1847.
Answer
C. Only (i) and (iii)
93
Consider the following statements about Swadesabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai. Which of the following is/are correct? (i) He criticised the polices of Diwan Raghaviah. (ii) His wellknown book is Vrithantapatrapravartanam (iii) He wrote a biography of Karl Marx in Malayalam
Answer
B. Only (ii) and (iii)
94
Consider the following statements about Poikayil Yohannan. Which of the following is/are correct? (i) He openly revolted against the evils of untouchability. (ii) He was nominated only once in Sri Mulam popular Assembly. (iii) The sermon ‘Adi Dravida’ is the basis of PRDS.
Answer
C. Only (i) and (iii)
95
Which of the following statements about ‘Pandara Patta Vilambaram’ is/are correct? (i) It was issued by Travancore Government in June 1855 (ii) It conferred proprietary rights on the holders of ‘Devaswam vaka’ land. (iii) It was hailed as ‘The Magnacarta of Travancore ryots’ (iv) This was followed by the Royal Proclamation of 1867.
Answer
D. Only (iii) and (iv)
96
Who is the present Reserve Bank of India Governor?
Answer
D. Shaktikanta Das
97
Which Indian Navy sailing vessel successfully completed trans – ocean inter-continental voyage after 188 days?
Answer
B. Tarini
98
Consider the World’s most active volcanoes and the countries which they are located. Which of the following is correctly matched? Volcano Country (i) Mount vesuvius (1) Republic of Congo (ii) Sakurajima (2) Indonesia (iii) Mount Merapi (3) Japan (iv) Mount Nyirangongo (4) Italy
Answer
B. i-(4), ii-(3), iii-(2), iv-(1)
99
Consider the following events in Indian freedom movement. Chronologically arrange these events : (i) Gandhi – Irwin Pact (ii) Nehru Report for the New Constitution of India. (iii) Communal Award by Ramsay Mac Donald. (iv) Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the tricolour on the bank of the river Ravi at Lahore.
Answer
C. (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
100
Who is the author of the book ‘A Brief History of Time’?
Answer
C. Stephen Hawking
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