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9. A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage is
(A) Soliloquy
(B) Narrative Poem
(C) Dialogue
(D) Sonnet
Answer:
(A) Soliloquy
Explanation:
A soliloquy is a theatrical device where a character speaks their inner thoughts aloud while alone on stage, revealing their state of mind to the audience.
10. Wings of Fire is an autobiography of
(A) Maulana AbulKalam Azad
(B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(C) Manmohan Singh
(D) Bill Gates
Answer:
(B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Explanation:
Wings of Fire is the renowned autobiography of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the former President of India and a leading aerospace scientist.
11. Who wrote the story “Toba Tek Singh”?
(A) Ismat Chughtai
(B) Qurratulain Hyder
(C) Prem Chand
(D) Saadat Hasan Manto
Answer:
(D) Saadat Hasan Manto
Explanation:
“Toba Tek Singh” is a famous and satirical short story about the partition of India, written by the celebrated Urdu author Saadat Hasan Manto.
12. Hindi film Omkara is based on which Shakespeare’s play?
(A) Othello
(B) Macbeth
(C) Hamlet
(D) King Lear
Answer:
(A) Othello
Explanation:
Vishal Bhardwaj’s acclaimed 2006 film Omkara is an Indian adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello.
13. Famous detective hero Sherlock Holmes is a creation of
(A) Agatha Chrisie
(B) Edgar Allen Poe
(C) Charles Dickens
(D) Arthur Conan Doyle
Answer:
(D) Arthur Conan Doyle
Explanation:
The iconic fictional private detective Sherlock Holmes was created by the British author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
14. A long narrative poem about a hero’s deeds
(A) Lyric
(B) Epic
(C) Sonnet
(D) Elegy
Answer:
(B) Epic
Explanation:
An epic is a lengthy, elevated narrative poem that typically details the extraordinary feats, adventures, and historical significance of heroic figures.
15. A person or character who is telling the story
(A) Character
(B) Protagonist
(C) Actor
(D) Narrator
Answer:
(D) Narrator
Explanation:
The narrator is the voice or entity within a story that recounts the events and tells the story to the reader or audience.
16. The time and place in which the action of the story takes place
(A) Setting
(B) Plot
(C) Characterization
(D) Unity
Answer:
(A) Setting
Explanation:
The setting is the literary term used to describe the geographical location, historical era, and social environment in which the narrative of a story takes place.
17. One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by
(A) Mario Vargas Llosa
(B) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
(C) Carlos Fuentes
(D) Diego Maradona
Answer:
(B) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Explanation:
This landmark 1967 magic realist novel, which chronicles the multi-generational story of the Buendía family, was written by the Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez.
18. Who wrote the poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”?
(A) William Wordsworth
(B) John Keats
(C) John Milton
(D) T.S. Eliot
Answer:
(A) William Wordsworth
Explanation:
“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (commonly known as “Daffodils”) is one of the most famous lyric poems by English Romantic poet William Wordsworth.
19. What was Ali Baba’s profession in “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”?
(A) Butcher
(B) Baker
(C) Painter
(D) Woodcutter
Answer:
(D) Woodcutter
Explanation:
In the classic folk tale from the One Thousand and One Nights, Ali Baba is depicted as a poor but honest woodcutter who discovers the secret of the thieves’ den.
20. Who wrote Anna Karenina?
(A) Fyodor Dostoevsky
(B) Alexander Pushkin
(C) Leo Tolstoy
(D) Karl Marx
Answer:
(C) Leo Tolstoy
Explanation:
Anna Karenina is a masterpiece of realist fiction written by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy.
21. Finish the sentence: “I have been living in Delhi ……”
(A) ten years ago
(B) ten year
(C) for ten years
(D) since ten years
Answer:
(C) for ten years
Explanation:
In English grammar, “for” is used with the present perfect continuous tense (“have been living”) to specify a duration or period of time.
22. Complete the sentence: “I wish……..
(A) you didn’t said that
(B) you don’t say that
(C) you hadn’t said that
(D) you haven’t said that
Answer:
(C) you hadn’t said that
Explanation:
To express regret about a past action, the past perfect tense (“had not said”) is grammatically required after the phrase “I wish”.
23. Which country contains the largest English-speaking population in the world?
(A) England
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) United States
Answer:
(D) United States
Explanation:
The United States has the largest overall population of English speakers in the world, primarily as native speakers.
24. Who won the Nobel Prize in literature for 2016?
(A) Bob Marley
(B) Bob Dylan
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) Dan Brown
Answer:
(B) Bob Dylan
Explanation:
The American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature for creating new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.
25. James Joyce wrote the novel
(A) Ulysses
(B) The Enigma of Arrival
(C) Heart of Darkness
(D) Crime and Punishment
Answer:
(A) Ulysses
Explanation:
Ulysses is a highly influential modernist novel by the Irish writer James Joyce, renowned for its stream-of-consciousness technique.
26. Bolshevik Revolution in Russia took place in
(A) 1914
(B) 1917
(C) 1921
(D) 1929
Answer:
(B) 1917
Explanation:
The Bolshevik Revolution, a key part of the Russian Revolution that led to the creation of the Soviet Union, took place in the year 1917.
27. Abhigyan Shakuntalam was written by
(A) Kalidas
(B) Tulsidas
(C) Surdas
(D) Biswajit Das
Answer:
(A) Kalidas
Explanation:
Abhijñānaśākuntalam (The Recognition of Shakuntala) is a famous Sanskrit play written by the ancient Indian poet and dramatist Kālidāsa.
28. “Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny” is the opening line of the speech given by
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Martin Luther King
Answer:
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation:
This iconic opening line belongs to the “Tryst with Destiny” speech delivered by India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, on the eve of Indian independence.
29. The novel Twilight in Delhi was written by
(A) A.K. Ramanujan
(B) Ahmed Ali
(C) R.K. Narayan
(D) Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer:
(B) Ahmed Ali
Explanation:
Twilight in Delhi is an acclaimed 1940 English-language novel by the Pakistani writer, scholar, and diplomat Ahmed Ali.
30. “A thing of beauty is a joy forever” is the opening line of a poem by
(A) John Milton
(B) John Lennon
(C) John Keats
(D) John Donne
Answer:
(C) John Keats
Explanation:
This widely quoted line serves as the opening of the poem “Endymion” by the English Romantic poet John Keats.
31. Who wrote “Saare Jahan se Achcha Hindustan Hamara”
(A) Mirza Ghalib
(B) Muhammad Iqbal
(C) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
(D) Rabindra Nath Tagore
Answer:
(B) Muhammad Iqbal
Explanation:
The famous Urdu patriotic poem “Tarānah-e-Hindī”, universally known by its first line “Sare Jahan se Accha”, was written by the poet Muhammad Iqbal.
32. Which one of the following is not a novel by Amitav Ghosh
(A) The Glass Palace
(B) Sea of Poppies
(C) River of Smoke
(D) A Bend in the River
Answer:
(D) A Bend in the River
Explanation:
A Bend in the River is a famous 1979 novel by V.S. Naipaul. The other three options are well-known works by Amitav Ghosh.
33. Arundhati Roy’s forthcoming novel is called
(A) The Ground Beneath Her Feet
(B) Waiting for Mahatma
(C) The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
(D) In a Free State
Answer:
(C) The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Explanation:
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness was Arundhati Roy’s second novel, published in 2017 (which aligns with the timeframe of this 2017 exam referring to it as “forthcoming”).
34. A sad poem, written to express sorrow for someone who is dead
(A) Elegy
(B) Epic
(C) Sonnet
(D) Limerick
Answer:
(A) Elegy
Explanation:
An elegy is a form of poetry that functions as a mournful lament, often written to express sorrow for the deceased.
35. Anton Chekhov is particularly famous for his
(A) Novels
(B) Poetry
(C) Short Stories
(D) Essays
Answer:
(C) Short Stories
Explanation:
The Russian author Anton Chekhov is widely revered as a master of the modern short story, alongside his immense contributions as a playwright.
36. Famous poet Pablo Neruda was from
(A) Spain
(B) Argentina
(C) Brazil
(D) Chile
Answer:
(D) Chile
Explanation:
Pablo Neruda was a celebrated Nobel Prize-winning poet, diplomat, and political figure from Chile.
37. James Bond series of detective novels were written by
(A) Ian Fleming
(B) Ian Rankin
(C) Edgar Allen Poe
(D) Ian McEwan
Answer:
(A) Ian Fleming
Explanation:
The British author and naval intelligence officer Ian Fleming created the iconic spy character James Bond in 1953, featuring him in twelve novels and two short-story collections.
38. Who was the main architect of the constitution of India?
(A) Sardar Patel
(B) Bhim Rao Ambedkar
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:
(B) Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Explanation:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar served as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly and is universally recognized as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.
39. Ph.D. stands for
(A) Physical Director
(B) Physically Handicapped Dude
(C) Philosophy Doctor
(D) Doctor of Philosophy
Answer:
(D) Doctor of Philosophy
Explanation:
Ph.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase Philosophiae Doctor, which directly translates to “Doctor of Philosophy” in English.
40. Who wrote the book Origins of Species?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Charles Darwin
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Pablo Neruda
Answer:
(B) Charles Darwin
Explanation:
On the Origin of Species is a foundational work of scientific literature by English naturalist Charles Darwin, introducing the theory of evolution by natural selection.
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