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TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD
Post Graduate Assistants 2018-2019
Subject – English
Question Paper – Tentative key
Date of Exam – 28.09.2019 & Session - FN
1 "To boil the chicken and the marrow bones,

And poudre marchant tart and galingale :
He could roast and sethe and boil and fry,
Maken mortrewes and well bake a pie."
'Poudre marchant tart' in the lines given above from "The Canterbury Tales" seems to have
"To boil the chicken and the marrow bones,
And poudre marchant tart and galingale :
He could roast and sethe and boil and fry,
Maken mortrewes and well bake a pie."
'Poudre marchant tart' in the lines given above from "The Canterbury Tales" seems to have
A: root of the sweet cypress

root of the sweet cypress
B: strong seasoning
strong seasoning
C: soup
soup
D: medieval curry powder
medieval curry powder
Correct Alternative:- D
2 "Therewith she spewed out of her filthy maw

A flood of poison horrible and black,
Full of great lumps of flesh and gobbets raw.…"
Spenser, in the lines from "Faerie Queene" given above, describes the resistance of
__________ .
"Therewith she spewed out of her filthy maw
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Subject – English
A flood of poison horrible and black,
Full of great lumps of flesh and gobbets raw.…"
Spenser, in the lines from "Faerie Queene" given above, describes the resistance of
__________ .
A: the loathly frogs

the loathly frogs
B: the wicked enchantress
the wicked enchantress
C: the evil Dragon
the evil Dragon
D: the Red Cross Knight
the Red Cross Knight
Correct Alternative:- C
3 Which one of the following characters does the expression 'the insidious kill-joy puritan'
match ?
Which one of the following characters does the expression 'the insidious kill-joy puritan'
match ?
A: Dapper
Dapper
B: Abel Drugger
Abel Drugger
C: Sir Epicure Mammon
Sir Epicure Mammon
D: Ananias
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Subject – English
Ananias
4 "Be a physician Faustus, heap up gold,

And be eternized for some wondrous cure."
In the lines given above, Faustus is thinking of the profit to be gained - like Chaucer's
__________ in "The Canterbury Tales".
"Be a physician Faustus, heap up gold,
And be eternized for some wondrous cure."
In the lines given above, Faustus is thinking of the profit to be gained - like Chaucer's
__________ in "The Canterbury Tales".
A: Miller
Miller
B: Monk
Monk
C: the Wife of Bath
the Wife of Bath
D: Doctor of Physic
Doctor of Physic
5 Spenser's "Epithalamion" is a wedding-song in the long tradition of epithalamia and is

written in an English adaptation of the irregular stanza of the Italian __________ .
Spenser's "Epithalamion" is a wedding-song in the long tradition of epithalamia and is
written in an English adaptation of the irregular stanza of the Italian __________ .
A: terza rima
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Subject – English
terza rima
B: ottava rima
ottava rima
C: canzone
canzone
D: sestina
sestina
6 "These bee they that, as the first and most noble sorte may justly bee termed Vates, so
these are waited on in the excellen[te]st languages and best understandings …."
Sidney describes the __________ as Vates in "An Apologie for Poetrie".
"These bee they that, as the first and most noble sorte may justly bee termed Vates, so
these are waited on in the excellen[te]st languages and best understandings …."
Sidney describes the __________ as Vates in "An Apologie for Poetrie".
A: Historians
Historians
B: Philosophers
Philosophers
C: Poets
Poets
D: Critics
Critics
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Subject – English
7 "Forget not yet the gret assays,
The cruell wrong, the skornfull ways,
The paynfull pacyence in denays." - Whose words are these ?
"Forget not yet the gret assays,
The cruell wrong, the skornfull ways,
The paynfull pacyence in denays." - Whose words are these ?
A: George Gascoigne
George Gascoigne
B: Earl of Surrey
Earl of Surrey
C: Sir Thomas Wyatt
Sir Thomas Wyatt
D: Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser
8 How many sons did the widow in the ballad of the 'Wife of Usher's Well' have ?
How many sons did the widow in the ballad of the 'Wife of Usher's Well' have ?
A: one
one
B: two
two
C: three
three
D: four
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Subject – English
four
9 The ballad 'Edom O' Gordon' is a terrible story of Gordon's attack on the castle of
__________ .
The ballad 'Edom O' Gordon' is a terrible story of Gordon's attack on the castle of
__________ .
A: Sir Patrick Spens

Sir Patrick Spens
B: the Rodes
the Rodes
C: Sheriff of Nottingham
Sheriff of Nottingham
D: Marie Hamilton
Marie Hamilton
Correct Alternative:- B
10 In which part of "The Book of Job" does God show Himself through the presentation of a
panorama of His creation ?
In which part of "The Book of Job" does God show Himself through the presentation of a
panorama of His creation ?
A: The Prologue
The Prologue
B: The Speeches of the Lord from the Whirlwind
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Subject – English
The Speeches of the Lord from the Whirlwind
C: The Debate between Job and his Three Friends
The Debate between Job and his Three Friends
D: Speeches of Elihu
Speeches of Elihu
11 Francis Bacon quotes the following statement in his essay 'Of Friendship' taken from
Aristotle's __________ .
"Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god".
Francis Bacon quotes the following statement in his essay 'Of Friendship' taken from
Aristotle's __________ .
"Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god".
A: The Politics
The Politics
B: The Poetics
The Poetics
C: The Athenian Constitution
The Athenian Constitution
D: Metaphysics
Metaphysics
Correct Alternative:- A
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Subject – English
12
A: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
B: (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
C: (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
D: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
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Subject – English
13
A: (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
B: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
D: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
14 Peace to the manes of the BUBBLE

Silence and destitution are upon thy
Walls, proud house, for a memorial.
This line occurs in __________ .
Peace to the manes of the BUBBLE
Silence and destitution are upon thy
Walls, proud house, for a memorial.
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Subject – English
This line occurs in __________ .
A: New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve
B: The South Sea House
The South Sea House
C: Dream Children
Dream Children
D: Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital
15 According to Wordsworth, the knowledge both of the Poet and the __________ is
pleasure.
According to Wordsworth, the knowledge both of the Poet and the __________ is
pleasure.
A: Biographer
Biographer
B: Historian
Historian
C: Lawyer
Lawyer
D: Man of Science
Man of Science
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Subject – English
16 Dialogic criticism has developed in large part from the work of __________ .
Dialogic criticism has developed in large part from the work of __________ .
A: Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida
B: Mikhail Bakhtin
Mikhail Bakhtin
C: Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
D: G.W.F. Hegel
G.W.F. Hegel
17 James Augustus, an Englishman started the first English Newspaper __________ .

Identify the newspaper.
James Augustus, an Englishman started the first English Newspaper __________ .
Identify the newspaper.
A: India Gazette
India Gazette
B: Bengal Gazette
Bengal Gazette
C: Calcutta Gazette
Calcutta Gazette
D: Madras Courier
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Subject – English
Madras Courier
18 __________ is based on the gestalt theory of interpretation of mutilated messages.

__________ is based on the gestalt theory of interpretation of mutilated messages.
A: Sentence formation
Sentence formation
B: Cloze testing
Cloze testing
C: Negatives
Negatives
D: Comprehension
Comprehension
19 The following speech of Macbeth is an example for one of the stage devices given in the
options :
"This supernatural soliciting

Cannot be ill; cannot be good :
If ill, why hath it given me earnest of success,
Commencing in a truth ?"
The following speech of Macbeth is an example for one of the stage devices given in the
options :
"This supernatural soliciting

Cannot be ill; cannot be good :
If ill, why hath it given me earnest of success,
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Subject – English
Commencing in a truth ?"
A: Soliloquy
Soliloquy
B: Aside
Aside
C: Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing
D: Chorus
Chorus
20 The abusive language used by Prince Hal, to address Falstaff as "this sanguine coward,
this bedpresser, this horseback-breaker, this huge hill of flesh," is called __________.
The abusive language used by Prince Hal, to address Falstaff as "this sanguine coward,
this bedpresser, this horseback-breaker, this huge hill of flesh," is called __________.
A: Self-effacing
Self-effacing
B: Solicitous
Solicitous
C: Venerating
Venerating
D: Invective
Invective
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Subject – English
21 The political situation under Henry IV was similar to that under ________ .
The political situation under Henry IV was similar to that under ________ .
A: The Tudors
The Tudors
B: The Stuarts
The Stuarts
C: The Saxons
The Saxons
D: The Gaelic
The Gaelic
22 "Come, thou mortal wretch

With thy sharp teeth this knot intrinsicate
Of life at once untie. Poor Venomous fool,
Be angry, and dispatch."
The phrase 'mortal wretch' refers to __________ .
"Come, thou mortal wretch
With thy sharp teeth this knot intrinsicate
Of life at once untie. Poor Venomous fool,
Be angry, and dispatch."
The phrase 'mortal wretch' refers to __________ .
A: a sea-gull
a sea-gull
B: a falcon
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Subject – English
a falcon
C: a mule
a mule
D: an asp
an asp
23
A: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
B: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
C: (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
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Subject – English
(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
D: (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
24 "…. O my dear Lord!

I crave no other nor no better man."
Who speaks these words in "Measure for Measure" ?
"…. O my dear Lord!
I crave no other nor no better man."
Who speaks these words in "Measure for Measure" ?
A: Mariana
Mariana
B: Isabella
Isabella
C: Juliet
Juliet
D: Francisca
Francisca
25 The period of Shakespeare's literary activity extends over __________ years and this may
be broken up into __________ sub-periods.
The period of Shakespeare's literary activity extends over __________ years and this may
be broken up into __________ sub-periods.
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Subject – English
A: 24; 4
24; 4
B: 30; 5
30; 5
C: 18; 3
18; 3
D: 28; 4
28; 4
26 Which one of the following statements is not true in Shakespeare's England ?
(a) The pleasure-seeker could entertain himself at 'The Curtain' or 'The Globe' theatres.
(b) Men and women seem to be living in a perpetual fancy dress ball.
(c) No women ever appeared on the stage, and very few attended the theatre at all.
(d) The Queen did not summon the players to court on special festivals.
Which one of the following statements is not true in Shakespeare's England ?
(a) The pleasure-seeker could entertain himself at 'The Curtain' or 'The Globe' theatres.
(b) Men and women seem to be living in a perpetual fancy dress ball.
(c) No women ever appeared on the stage, and very few attended the theatre at all.
(d) The Queen did not summon the players to court on special festivals.
A: (a)
(a)
B: (b)
(b)
C: (c)
(c)
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Subject – English
D: (d)
(d)
27 Shakespeare wrote __________ sonnets and __________ plays.

Shakespeare wrote __________ sonnets and __________ plays.
A: 126; 38
126; 38
B: 150; 36
150; 36
C: 154; 37
154; 37
D: 154; 36
154; 36
28 Which one of the following is a non-dramatic poem of Shakespeare ?

Which one of the following is a non-dramatic poem of Shakespeare ?
A: Amoretti
Amoretti
B: Astrophel and Stella
Astrophel and Stella
C: Venus and Adonis
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Subject – English
Venus and Adonis
D: The River Duddon
The River Duddon
29 The contemporaries of Shakespeare recognized the source of the title "Measure for
Measure" as the words, "With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again,"
from __________ .
The contemporaries of Shakespeare recognized the source of the title "Measure for
Measure" as the words, "With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again,"
from __________ .
A: the speech of Elipaz

the speech of Elipaz
B: the sermon on the Mount
the sermon on the Mount
C: the speeches of Elihu
the speeches of Elihu
D: the speeches of Bildad
the speeches of Bildad
30 What do the people call the sea in Spanish when they love her in the novel The Old Man
and the Sea ?
What do the people call the sea in Spanish when they love her in the novel The Old Man
and the Sea ?
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Subject – English
A: la man
la man
B: el nino
el nino
C: el salvador
el salvador
D: le amor
le amor
31 What according to James Thurber is the quality which certain words and phrases have of
suggesting a theme song like "Heaven Lily O'Mine" ?
What according to James Thurber is the quality which certain words and phrases have of
suggesting a theme song like "Heaven Lily O'Mine" ?
A: Thematology
Thematology
B: Tautology
Tautology
C: Thematic Potentiality
Thematic Potentiality
D: Teleology
Teleology
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Subject – English
32 Pick out the group that contains the names of ships that were ready for a three-year
Voyage in the novel "Moby - Dick".
Pick out the group that contains the names of ships that were ready for a three-year
Voyage in the novel "Moby - Dick".
A: Pequod, Rachel, Delight

Pequod, Rachel, Delight
B: St. Martha, Pequod, Delight
St. Martha, Pequod, Delight
C: Devil Dam, Titbit, Pequod
Devil Dam, Titbit, Pequod
D: Pequod, Titbit, May flower
Pequod, Titbit, May flower
33 Rabindranath Tagore like chaucer's forerunners writes music for his words'. Who
compliments Tagore thus ?
Rabindranath Tagore like chaucer's forerunners writes music for his words'. Who
compliments Tagore thus ?
A: W.H. Auden
W.H. Auden
B: W.B. Yeats
W.B. Yeats
C: G.M. Hopkins
G.M. Hopkins
D: T.S. Eliot
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Subject – English
T.S. Eliot
34 Through Gitanjali Tagore popularised another form in Indo-Anglian poetry, which is

__________ .
Through Gitanjali Tagore popularised another form in Indo-Anglian poetry, which is
__________ .
A: Drama
Drama
B: Prose-poem
Prose-poem
C: Ballad
Ballad
D: Sonnet
Sonnet
35 Sarojini Naidu's __________ is a reflective lyric.

Sarojini Naidu's __________ is a reflective lyric.
A: Summer Woods
Summer Woods
B: If you call me
If you call me
C: Soul's Prayer
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Subject – English
Soul's Prayer
D: The Pardah Nashin
The Pardah Nashin
36 In __________ Toru Dutt recaptures the past and immortalises the moments of time so
recaptured.
In __________ Toru Dutt recaptures the past and immortalises the moments of time so
recaptured.
A: The Lotus
The Lotus
B: The Casuarina Tree
The Casuarina Tree
C: Tree of life
Tree of life
D: Lakshman
Lakshman
37 I have looked upon life as an adventure of absorbing interest where there is so much to
learn, so much to do'.
These words appear in the post script written by __________ .
I have looked upon life as an adventure of absorbing interest where there is so much to
learn, so much to do'.
These words appear in the post script written by __________ .
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Subject – English
A: Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
B: Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
C: Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo
D: Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
38 The Autobiography was written by Nehru in a continuous spell of __________ .

The Autobiography was written by Nehru in a continuous spell of __________ .
A: 10 months in prison
10 months in prison
B: 9 months in prison
9 months in prison
C: 11 months at home
11 months at home
D: 6 months in Allahabad
6 months in Allahabad
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Subject – English
39 When thought the great-winged wanderer disappeared, self was left __________ . How
does Aurobindo conclude ?
When thought the great-winged wanderer disappeared, self was left __________ . How
does Aurobindo conclude ?
A: lone, limitless, nude, immune

lone, limitless, nude, immune
B: limitless, lone, nude, immune
limitless, lone, nude, immune
C: nude, immune, lone, limitless
nude, immune, lone, limitless
D: nude, immune, limitless, lone
nude, immune, limitless, lone
40 A critic compares Kamala Markandaya's 'A Handful of Rice' with Bernard Malamud's
'The Assistant'. Name the critic :
A critic compares Kamala Markandaya's 'A Handful of Rice' with Bernard Malamud's
'The Assistant'. Name the critic :
A: K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar

K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar
B: Prema Nandakumar
Prema Nandakumar
C: A.V. Krishna Rao
A.V. Krishna Rao
D: A.K. Mehrotra
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Subject – English
A.K. Mehrotra
41 __________ facilitates Munoo's journey to Bombay.

__________ facilitates Munoo's journey to Bombay.
A: An elephant trainer
An elephant trainer
B: A rickshaw puller
A rickshaw puller
C: A lorry driver
A lorry driver
D: A bank accountant
A bank accountant
42 The root idea of the various dances of Siva is the manifestation of __________ .
The root idea of the various dances of Siva is the manifestation of __________ .
A: divinity
divinity
B: cosmic force
cosmic force
C: primal rhythmic energy
primal rhythmic energy
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Subject – English
D: creation
creation
43 The title of the novel 'Things Fall Apart' is from __________ .

The title of the novel 'Things Fall Apart' is from __________ .
A: The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot

The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot
B: Tyger by William Blake
Tyger by William Blake
C: The Second coming by W.B. Yeats
The Second coming by W.B. Yeats
D: The Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliot
The Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliot
44 To avoid war, the offending clan gave Umuofia __________ .

To avoid war, the offending clan gave Umuofia __________ .
A: a young girl and her mother

a young girl and her mother
B: a child and its mother
a child and its mother
C: a young lady
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Subject – English
a young lady
D: a virgin and a boy
a virgin and a boy
45 … 'Madam', I pleaded, 'Wouldn't you rather

See for yourself ?'
Comment on the tone of the speaker.
… 'Madam', I pleaded, 'Wouldn't you rather
See for yourself ?'
Comment on the tone of the speaker.
A: didactic
didactic
B: philosophic
philosophic
C: melancholic
melancholic
D: satirical and playful
satirical and playful
46 He must remain free to disagree with his society and go into rebellion if need be'.
'He' stands for __________ .
He must remain free to disagree with his society and go into rebellion if need be'.
'He' stands for __________ .
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Subject – English
A: the poet
the poet
B: the novelist
the novelist
C: the reformer
the reformer
D: the critic
the critic
47 Here I think, my aims and the deepest aspirations of my society meet'. The writer talks
about his country's __________ .
Here I think, my aims and the deepest aspirations of my society meet'. The writer talks
about his country's __________ .
A: economic progress
economic progress
B: literary endeavours
literary endeavours
C: education
education
D: freedom
freedom
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Subject – English
48 This theory holds that the beginnings of language are to be found in the sense of rhythm
which seems to have been innate in man from a very primitive stage of his existence and
by which he is related to the rest of the universe.
This theory holds that the beginnings of language are to be found in the sense of rhythm
which seems to have been innate in man from a very primitive stage of his existence and
by which he is related to the rest of the universe.
A: The ding-dong Theory

The ding-dong Theory
B: The pooh pooh Theory
The pooh pooh Theory
C: The gesture Theory
The gesture Theory
D: The bow-wow Theory
The bow-wow Theory
49 The original Indo-European had split up into __________ distinct language - groups or
dialects.
The original Indo-European had split up into __________ distinct language - groups or
dialects.
A: 7
7
B: 6
6
C: 8
8
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Subject – English
D: 5
5
50 The Vocabulary of old English is almost purely :

The Vocabulary of old English is almost purely :
A: Germanic
Germanic
B: French
French
C: Latin
Latin
D: Teutonic
Teutonic
51 __________ is one of the oldest, also the crudest, methods of word - making.
__________ is one of the oldest, also the crudest, methods of word - making.
A: Latin root vert

Latin root vert
B: Imitation or Onomatopoeia
Imitation or Onomatopoeia
C: Abbreviation
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Subject – English
Abbreviation
D: Suffixes or Prefixes
Suffixes or Prefixes
52 Slang terms, with the lapse of time, come to be accepted into the literary Vocabulary as
'__________'.
Slang terms, with the lapse of time, come to be accepted into the literary Vocabulary as
'__________'.
A: Bad English
Bad English
B: Good English
Good English
C: Modern English
Modern English
D: Old English
Old English
53 The principal language of East Teutonic is __________ .

The principal language of East Teutonic is __________ .
A: Gothic
Gothic
B: Greek
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Subject – English
Greek
C: Latin
Latin
D: Balto Slavonic
Balto Slavonic
54 When the meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another, the relationship is
described as __________ .
When the meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another, the relationship is
described as __________ .
A: hyponymy
hyponymy
B: polysemy
polysemy
C: word play
word play
D: homophones
homophones
55 __________ is a general term for a conventional knowledge structure that exists in

memory.
__________ is a general term for a conventional knowledge structure that exists in
memory.
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Subject – English
A: Implicatures
Implicatures
B: Schema
Schema
C: Turn taking
Turn taking
D: Coherence
Coherence
56 Common group of gestures can be described as __________ .

Common group of gestures can be described as __________ .
A: Deictics
Deictics
B: Iconics
Iconics
C: Gestures
Gestures
D: Sign
Sign
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Subject – English
57 The sets of syntagms characterized as languages by generative grammars are what
logicians call __________ .
The sets of syntagms characterized as languages by generative grammars are what
logicians call __________ .
A: formal language
formal language
B: informal language
informal language
C: transformational grammar
transformational grammar
D: phrase-structure grammars
phrase-structure grammars
58 In __________ Chomskys' 'Aspects of the Theory of Syntax was published.

In __________ Chomskys' 'Aspects of the Theory of Syntax was published.
A: 1964
1964
B: 1965
1965
C: 1960
1960
D: 1962
1962
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Subject – English
59 Air is supplied to the alveoli by small tubes called the __________ .

Air is supplied to the alveoli by small tubes called the __________ .
A: wind pipe
wind pipe
B: trachea
trachea
C: bronchioles
bronchioles
D: vocal chords
vocal chords
60 Puritan first made its appearance in __________ .

Puritan first made its appearance in __________ .
A: 1567
1567
B: 1566
1566
C: 1550
1550
D: 1562
1562
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61 'The poem "The Vine" is a failure in denotation. "Hymn : to Light is a failure in

connotation". , 'The above said analytical proposition is made by __________ .
'The poem "The Vine" is a failure in denotation. "Hymn : to Light is a failure in
connotation". , 'The above said analytical proposition is made by __________ .
A: Allen Tate
Allen Tate
B: William Empson and John Crowe Ransom
William Empson and John Crowe Ransom
C: Allen Tate and Cleanth Brookes
Allen Tate and Cleanth Brookes
D: Allen Tate and Frank Kermode
Allen Tate and Frank Kermode
62 Which of the following is not part of the discourse on dramatic poesy ?

Which of the following is not part of the discourse on dramatic poesy ?
A: Corneill, Raceine, Beaumont, Fletcher

Corneill, Raceine, Beaumont, Fletcher
B: Crites, Lysidieus, Neander, Eugenius
Crites, Lysidieus, Neander, Eugenius
C: Raceine, Crites, Neander Lysidieus
Raceine, Crites, Neander Lysidieus
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D: Beaumont, Fletcher, Piazza, Plautus and Neander
Beaumont, Fletcher, Piazza, Plautus and Neander
63 Identify the set of Wordsworth's poems that do not portray ''low or rustic life" according to
Coleridge.
Identify the set of Wordsworth's poems that do not portray ''low or rustic life" according to
Coleridge.
A: "Michael", "Daffodils", "The Solitary Reaper"

"Michael", "Daffodils", "The Solitary Reaper"
B: "Ruth", "Michael", "The Solitary Reaper"
"Ruth", "Michael", "The Solitary Reaper"
C: "Mad Mother", "Composed upon westminister Bridge"
"Mad Mother", "Composed upon westminister Bridge"
D: "Michael", "Ruth", "Mad Mother"
"Michael", "Ruth", "Mad Mother"
64 Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration.

Hierophants refer to :
Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration.
Hierophants refer to :
A: Guardians
Guardians
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B: `Painters
`Painters
C: Priest
Priest
D: Physicians
Physicians
65 Poetry is the first and last of all Knowledge - it is as immortal as the heart of man.
This line occurs in :
Poetry is the first and last of all Knowledge - it is as immortal as the heart of man.
This line occurs in :
A: The Study of Poetry

The Study of Poetry
B: A Defence of Poetry
A Defence of Poetry
C: The Preface to Lyrical Ballads
The Preface to Lyrical Ballads
D: An Apologie for Poetrie
An Apologie for Poetrie
66 In "The Rape of the Lock", Alexander Pope views through the grandiose epic perspective
a quarrel between __________ and __________ of his day.
In "The Rape of the Lock", Alexander Pope views through the grandiose epic perspective
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a quarrel between __________ and __________ of his day.
A: the upper class and lower class

the upper class and lower class
B: puritans and catholics
puritans and catholics
C: the belles and elegants
the belles and elegants
D: the British and the French
the British and the French
67 The plot of "The Way of the World" is built upon __________.

The plot of "The Way of the World" is built upon __________.
A: the institution of law

the institution of law
B: power and fortune
power and fortune
C: a legacy conflict
a legacy conflict
D: the positive values of the society
the positive values of the society
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68 Milton gives a/an __________ account of Satan's wanderings in the lines given below :
"…. Thence, full of anguish, driven,

The space of Seven continued nights he rode
With darkness ; thrice the equinoctial line
He cricled, four times crossed the car of Night,
From pole to pole, traversing each colure, ...."
Milton gives a/an __________ account of Satan's wanderings in the lines given below :
"…. Thence, full of anguish, driven,

The space of Seven continued nights he rode
With darkness ; thrice the equinoctial line
He cricled, four times crossed the car of Night,
From pole to pole, traversing each colure, ...."
A: geographical
geographical
B: astronomical
astronomical
C: regional
regional
D: cartographic
cartographic
69 "Tom Jones" is a __________ in prose, with mock heroic invocations and descriptions
scattered throughout the narrative.
"Tom Jones" is a __________ in prose, with mock heroic invocations and descriptions
scattered throughout the narrative.
A: romantic discourse
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romantic discourse
B: Satiric comedy
Satiric comedy
C: free verse
free verse
D: comic epic
comic epic
70 The type of catalogue verse, a very old poetic formula, used by Marvell in his poem 'To
His Coy Mistress' is called __________.
The type of catalogue verse, a very old poetic formula, used by Marvell in his poem 'To
His Coy Mistress' is called __________.
A: The Leonine Verse

The Leonine Verse
B: The blason
The blason
C: The blank verse
The blank verse
D: Verse libre
Verse libre
71 What is the other title of the play "All for Love" ?

What is the other title of the play "All for Love" ?
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A: The World Well Lost

The World Well Lost
B: Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
C: The Provoked Wife
The Provoked Wife
D: The Man of Mode
The Man of Mode
72 Thou foster-child of silence and slow time,

This line is from the poem :
Thou foster-child of silence and slow time,
A: To a Skylark
To a Skylark
B: Ode to the West Wind
Ode to the West Wind
C: Ode - Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
Ode - Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
D: Ode on a Grecian Urn
Ode on a Grecian Urn
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73 For he on honey-dew hath fed,

And drunk the milk of Paradise.
These lines are from __________.
For he on honey-dew hath fed,
And drunk the milk of Paradise.
These lines are from __________.
A: Paradise Lost, Book IX

Paradise Lost, Book IX
B: La Belle Dame sans Merci
La Belle Dame sans Merci
C: Kubla Khan
Kubla Khan
D: Ode - Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
Ode - Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
74 "No poem of mine was composed under circumstances more pleasant for me to remember
than this." Wordsworth refers to :
"No poem of mine was composed under circumstances more pleasant for me to remember
than this." Wordsworth refers to :
A: Daffodils
Daffodils
B: My heart leaps up when I behold
My heart leaps up when I behold
C: To the Cuckoo
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To the Cuckoo
D: Lines composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
Lines composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
75 Emma remarks to her father that __________ 'loves to find fault with her'.
Emma remarks to her father that __________ 'loves to find fault with her'.
A: Mr. Weston
Mr. Weston
B: Mr. Knightley
Mr. Knightley
C: Mr. Elton
Mr. Elton
D: Frank Churchill
Frank Churchill
76 Lockwood finds a testment written approximately twenty-five years earlier. It belongs to :

Lockwood finds a testment written approximately twenty-five years earlier. It belongs to :
A: Heathcliff
Heathcliff
B: Catherine Earnshaw
Catherine Earnshaw
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C: Hindley
Hindley
D: Edgar Linton
Edgar Linton
77 Thou waitest for the spark from heaven!

Thou waitest for the spark from heaven!
A: Byzantium
Byzantium
B: Morte D' Arthur
Morte D' Arthur
C: The Wreck of the Deutschland
The Wreck of the Deutschland
D: The Scholar Gypsy
The Scholar Gypsy
78 Without poetry, our science will appear incomplete ; and most of what now passes with us
for religion and philosophy will be replaced by poetry.
Who says this ?
Without poetry, our science will appear incomplete ; and most of what now passes with us
for religion and philosophy will be replaced by poetry.
Who says this ?
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A: William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
B: Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold
C: S.T. Coleridge
S.T. Coleridge
D: T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
79 Matthew Arnold uses the image of __________ to speak of man's confused existence in
'Dover Beach'.
Matthew Arnold uses the image of __________ to speak of man's confused existence in
'Dover Beach'.
A: Pebbles
Pebbles
B: Wind
Wind
C: Moon
Moon
D: Night
Night
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80 The novel Jude the Obscure falls into the classification of __________.
The novel Jude the Obscure falls into the classification of __________.
A: Pastoral Tragedies
Pastoral Tragedies
B: Pastoral Comedies
Pastoral Comedies
C: Pastoral Romances
Pastoral Romances
D: Pastoral Extra Vaganza
Pastoral Extra Vaganza
81 Mr. Ramsay and two of his children, Cam and __________ actually make it to the Light
house.
Mr. Ramsay and two of his children, Cam and __________ actually make it to the Light
house.
A: Andrew Ramsay
Andrew Ramsay
B: Nancy Ramsay
Nancy Ramsay
C: Prue Ramsay
Prue Ramsay
D: James Ramsay
James Ramsay
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82 __________ was the first novelist to lay stress wholly upon character rather than incident;
to make her stories spiritual rather than physical dramas.
__________ was the first novelist to lay stress wholly upon character rather than incident;
to make her stories spiritual rather than physical dramas.
A: George Eliot
George Eliot
B: Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf
C: Emily Bronte
Emily Bronte
D: Jane Austen
Jane Austen
83 Who says, 'As for Johnson, I have always considered him to be, by nature, one of our great
English souls.
Who says, 'As for Johnson, I have always considered him to be, by nature, one of our great
English souls.
A: T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
B: Carlyle
Carlyle
C: L. Trilling
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L. Trilling
D: Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold
84 My nerves are bad tonight. Yes, bad stay with me.

This line is taken from the poem __________.
My nerves are bad tonight. Yes, bad stay with me.
This line is taken from the poem __________.
A: The Waste Land

The Waste Land
B: Dover Beach
Dover Beach
C: Andrea Del Sarto
Andrea Del Sarto
D: The Rape of the Lock
The Rape of the Lock
85
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A: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
B: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C: (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
D: (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
86 'A vindication of the Rights of women' was written by__________.

'A vindication of the Rights of women' was written by__________.
A: Simon de Beauvoir
Simon de Beauvoir
B: Mary Woolstonecraft
Mary Woolstonecraft
C: Gayathri Spivak
Gayathri Spivak
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D: Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf
87 Elaine Showalter classifies the bulk of women's writing into three phases__________,
________ and __________.
Elaine Showalter classifies the bulk of women's writing into three phases__________,
________ and __________.
A: Feminine, feminist and female

Feminine, feminist and female
B: female, feminine and feminist
female, feminine and feminist
C: feminine, female and feminist
feminine, female and feminist
D: Feminist, feminine and female
Feminist, feminine and female
88 "We passed the school where Children Strove"

At recess in the ring.
We passed the fields of gazing grain
We passed the setting sun"
To whom does "We" refer to in the above-said lines.
"We passed the school where Children Strove"
At recess in the ring.
We passed the fields of gazing grain
We passed the setting sun"
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To whom does "We" refer to in the above-said lines.
A: The poet and death

The poet and death
B: The poet and a friend
The poet and a friend
C: The poet and her lover
The poet and her lover
D: A solitary thrush
A solitary thrush
89 In the poem "To Brooklyn Bridge" the poet is able to see the shadows clearly
in__________.
In the poem "To Brooklyn Bridge" the poet is able to see the shadows clearly
in__________.
A: Darkness
Darkness
B: Winter
Winter
C: Evening
Evening
D: Autumn
Autumn
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90 What according to Emerson is "higher than intellect " ?

What according to Emerson is "higher than intellect " ?
A: Experience
Experience
B: Character
Character
C: Education
Education
D: Scholarship
Scholarship
91 In which city is the play "A Street Car Named Desire" set ?
In which city is the play "A Street Car Named Desire" set ?
A: New Orleans
New Orleans
B: New Jersey
New Jersey
C: Madrid
Madrid
D: Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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92 What is the name of the specific test that Biff and Bernard are preparing to take up in the
play "Death of a Salesman" ?
What is the name of the specific test that Biff and Bernard are preparing to take up in the
play "Death of a Salesman" ?
A: Regents
Regents
B: Cambridge Advanced Level
Cambridge Advanced Level
C: High School As level
High School As level
D: FRCP
FRCP
93 A poet says ''So abundant and simple is this poetry, the new renaissance has been born in
your country". Whose poetry does he refer to ?
A poet says ''So abundant and simple is this poetry, the new renaissance has been born in
your country". Whose poetry does he refer to ?
A: Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu
B: Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
C: Aurobindo
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Aurobindo
D: Toru Dutt
Toru Dutt
94 __________ results in Munoo's premature death.

__________ results in Munoo's premature death.
A: Work in the pickle-factory

Work in the pickle-factory
B: Ill treatment in Babu Nathoo Ram's house
Ill treatment in Babu Nathoo Ram's house
C: The eventful happenings in Bombay
The eventful happenings in Bombay
D: Tiresome work in Mrs. Mainwaring's house
Tiresome work in Mrs. Mainwaring's house
95
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A: (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
B: (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
C: (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
D: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
96 David lodge tried to combine the ideas of structuralism with more traditional approaches
in__________.
David lodge tried to combine the ideas of structuralism with more traditional approaches
in__________.
A: Structuralist Poetics
Structuralist Poetics
B: Structuralism and Semiotics
Structuralism and Semiotics
C: Working with Structuralism
Working with Structuralism
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D: Structuralism in literature
Structuralism in literature
97 A postmodernist__________ fragmentation.
A postmodernist__________ fragmentation.
A: laments
laments
B: celebrates
celebrates
C: abhors
abhors
D: restricts
restricts
98 Looking quickly over a text to form a general opinion of the content is__________.
Looking quickly over a text to form a general opinion of the content is__________.
A: Scanning
Scanning
B: Skimming
Skimming
C: Skipping
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Skipping
D: Easy reading
Easy reading
99
A: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
B: (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
C: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
D: (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
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100 What according to Aristotle should not be made into a tragedy ?

What according to Aristotle should not be made into a tragedy ?
A: Epic Structure
Epic Structure
B: Dithyrambic Poetry
Dithyrambic Poetry
C: Nomic Poetry
Nomic Poetry
D: Margites
Margites
101 "The influential book __________ tells us that for the study of the history of ideas a really
dead writer is better than one whose works are still enjoyed…"
"The influential book __________ tells us that for the study of the history of ideas a really
dead writer is better than one whose works are still enjoyed…"
A: The Great Memory

The Great Memory
B: Great Expectations
Great Expectations
C: The Great Chain of Being
The Great Chain of Being
D: The Great Tradition
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The Great Tradition
102 I.A. Richards begins his critical essay "Four Kinds of Meaning" with a quotation from
__________.
I.A. Richards begins his critical essay "Four Kinds of Meaning" with a quotation from
__________.
A: Leviathan
Leviathan
B: Middleton Murry
Middleton Murry
C: Kathleen Lynch
Kathleen Lynch
D: De Flores
De Flores
103 It was Dr. Johnson who employed the term __________ to a group of poets apparently
having Donne, Cleveland and Cowley Chiefly in mind.
It was Dr. Johnson who employed the term __________ to a group of poets apparently
having Donne, Cleveland and Cowley Chiefly in mind.
A: Restoration Poets
Restoration Poets
B: Metaphysical Poets
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Metaphysical Poets
C: Caroline Poets
Caroline Poets
D: Pre-Raphaelite Poets
Pre-Raphaelite Poets
104 John Keats in his "Letters" compares imagination to __________.

John Keats in his "Letters" compares imagination to __________.
A: Adam's Dream
Adam's Dream
B: God's Vision
God's Vision
C: Hyperbole
Hyperbole
D: Simili
Simili
105 Identify the source that develops a distinction between "Apollonian" and " Dionysian"
cultures.
Identify the source that develops a distinction between "Apollonian" and " Dionysian"
cultures.
A: Carl Jung's "Psychology of the Unconscious"
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Carl Jung's "Psychology of the Unconscious"
B: Jessie Weston's "From Ritual to Romance"
Jessie Weston's "From Ritual to Romance"
C: James Frazers "The Golden Bough"
James Frazers "The Golden Bough"
D: Ruth Benedict's "Pattern of Culture"
Ruth Benedict's "Pattern of Culture"
106 In the opening scene of Macbeth we are made to wonder about the __________ , their
powers, their connection with Macbeth.
In the opening scene of Macbeth we are made to wonder about the __________ , their
powers, their connection with Macbeth.
A: Weird Sisters
Weird Sisters
B: Twin Sisters
Twin Sisters
C: the instruments of darkness
the instruments of darkness
D: Macduff and Malcolm
Macduff and Malcolm
107 The title “Measure for Measure” recalls __________ .

The title “Measure for Measure” recalls __________ .
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A: a verse in the sermon on the mount

a verse in the sermon on the mount
B: judgement
judgement
C: interrelations of theme
interrelations of theme
D: conflicts and dilemmas
conflicts and dilemmas
108 "Measure for Measure" was first printed in the First Folio of __________.
"Measure for Measure" was first printed in the First Folio of __________.
A: 1622
1622
B: 1623
1623
C: 1621
1621
D: 1620
1620
109 Prospero, the Duke of Milan, devoted himself more to the study of __________ .
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Prospero, the Duke of Milan, devoted himself more to the study of __________ .
A: philosophy and magic

philosophy and magic
B: philosophy and literature
philosophy and literature
C: black magic
black magic
D: art
art
110 Modern English is an analytic language whereas Old English was a __________ one.
Modern English is an analytic language whereas Old English was a __________ one.
A: prescriptive
prescriptive
B: pragmatic
pragmatic
C: synthetic
synthetic
D: progressive
progressive
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111 The first development in communication was the invention of the telegraph in the year :
The first development in communication was the invention of the telegraph in the year :
A: 1844
1844
B: 1875
1875
C: 1817
1817
D: 1935
1935
112 The length of the coastal plains of Tamil Nadu is about :

The length of the coastal plains of Tamil Nadu is about :
A: 2800 km
2800 km
B: 1500 km
1500 km
C: 800 km
800 km
D: 1000 km
1000 km
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113 The amount of water recommended by the United Nations for drinking, washing, cooking
and other purposes, the minimum amount of litres per person per day is :
The amount of water recommended by the United Nations for drinking, washing, cooking
and other purposes, the minimum amount of litres per person per day is :
A: 25 litres
25 litres
B: 50 litres
50 litres
C: 75 litres
75 litres
D: 100 litres
100 litres
114 When one molecule of glucose is completely oxidized the number of ATP molecules
generated is :
When one molecule of glucose is completely oxidized the number of ATP molecules
generated is :
A: 37
37
B: 38
38
C: 36
36
D: 35
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35
115 The energy needed to operate a microphone is :

The energy needed to operate a microphone is :
A: Sound Energy
Sound Energy
B: Solar Energy
Solar Energy
C: Electrical Energy
Electrical Energy
D: Mechanical Energy
Mechanical Energy
116 Who wrote the novel - 'The Inheritance of Loss' ?

Who wrote the novel - 'The Inheritance of Loss' ?
A: Kiran Desai
Kiran Desai
B: Indra Sinha
Indra Sinha
C: Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
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D: Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
117 Which one of the following is the correct expansion of "FOSSILS" ?

Which one of the following is the correct expansion of "FOSSILS" ?
A: Foreign Study Skills

Foreign Study Skills
B: Folklore Society of South Indian Languages
Folklore Society of South Indian Languages
C: Free and Open Source Software Information for Language and Skills
Free and Open Source Software Information for Language and Skills
D: Fuel on Sustainability In Limited Reserves
Fuel on Sustainability In Limited Reserves
118 __________ was one of the sources to know about the cheras.
__________ was one of the sources to know about the cheras.
A: Airkurunooru
Airkurunooru
B: Pathitrupathu
Pathitrupathu
C: Paripaadal
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Paripaadal
D: Kalithogai
Kalithogai
119 According to the National Human Rights Commission Act of 1993, who amongst the
following can be its Chairman ?
According to the National Human Rights Commission Act of 1993, who amongst the
following can be its Chairman ?
A: Any serving Judge of the Supreme Court

Any serving Judge of the Supreme Court
B: Any serving Judge of the High Court
Any serving Judge of the High Court
C: Only a retired Chief Justice of India
Only a retired Chief Justice of India
D: Only a retired Chief Justice of a High Court
Only a retired Chief Justice of a High Court
120 The village council meets __________ times a year.

The village council meets __________ times a year.
A: 1
1
B: 2
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2
C: 3
3
D: 4
4
121 Who wrote the book 'Discourse on the origin of inequality' ?

Who wrote the book 'Discourse on the origin of inequality' ?
A: Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
B: Jean Jacques Rousseau
Jean Jacques Rousseau
C: Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
D: Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
122 __________ prepared a measuring instrument of attitudes called Social Distance Scale.
__________ prepared a measuring instrument of attitudes called Social Distance Scale.
A: Watson J.B.
Watson J.B.
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B: Harighurst J.
Harighurst J.
C: Albert Bandura
Albert Bandura
D: Bogardus S.
Bogardus S.
123 Identify the factor that prevents Sophia to think logically when she is prejudiced in a
situation.
Identify the factor that prevents Sophia to think logically when she is prejudiced in a
situation.
A: reasoning
reasoning
B: atmosphere effect
atmosphere effect
C: opinion effect
opinion effect
D: situation is complex
situation is complex
124 Who among the following has suggested the possibility of banning group tests of
intelligence ? He also opined that IQ tests placed in the wrong hands can have tragic
consequences.
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Who among the following has suggested the possibility of banning group tests of
intelligence ? He also opined that IQ tests placed in the wrong hands can have tragic
consequences.
A: Alfred Binet
Alfred Binet
B: Donald Olding Hebb
Donald Olding Hebb
C: David Wechsler
David Wechsler
D: Herbert Simon
Herbert Simon
125 An individual is free to choose and to determine his actions. Each person is responsible for
his actions and cannot blame the environment, his parents or circumstances for what he
does. An individual's main motivational force is a tendency towards growth and self-
actualization. This is __________ approach.
An individual is free to choose and to determine his actions. Each person is responsible for
his actions and cannot blame the environment, his parents or circumstances for what he
does. An individual's main motivational force is a tendency towards growth and self-
actualization. This is __________ approach.
A: Cognitive
Cognitive
B: Psycho-analytic
Psycho-analytic
C: Humanistic
Humanistic
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D: Neuro-biological
Neuro-biological
126 __________ is a personal factor affecting interest.

__________ is a personal factor affecting interest.
A: Education
Education
B: Motive
Motive
C: Cultural Status
Cultural Status
D: Opportunities
Opportunities
127 __________ Plays a major role in memory and in regulating the more basic drives such as
hunger, thirst and aggression.
__________ Plays a major role in memory and in regulating the more basic drives such as
hunger, thirst and aggression.
A: Limbic System
Limbic System
B: Hepatic System
Hepatic System
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C: Circulatory System
Circulatory System
D: Respiratory System
Respiratory System
128 The sales of a particular brand of food product declines due to various issues. Which
psychological expert should be consulted to resolve this issue ?
The sales of a particular brand of food product declines due to various issues. Which
psychological expert should be consulted to resolve this issue ?
A: Legal
Legal
B: Industrial
Industrial
C: Social
Social
D: Developmental
Developmental
129 __________ enables the student to reach a level of understanding that far surpasses the
rote memorization.
__________ enables the student to reach a level of understanding that far surpasses the
rote memorization.
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A: Massed learning
Massed learning
B: Spaced learning
Spaced learning
C: Kinesthetic learning
Kinesthetic learning
D: Discovery learning
Discovery learning
130 ___________ represents the learners level of maturity and hence his/her possible
educability, which is and should be a factor of difference.
___________ represents the learners level of maturity and hence his/her possible
educability, which is and should be a factor of difference.
A: Chronological age
Chronological age
B: Mental age
Mental age
C: Basal age
Basal age
D: IQ
IQ
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131 In Guidance and counselling process, there are few students who need specialized help,
which a teacher or even a counsellor may not be able to provide, this is a context relevant
to, in need of ___________.
In Guidance and counselling process, there are few students who need specialized help,
which a teacher or even a counsellor may not be able to provide, this is a context relevant
to, in need of ___________.
A: Counselling service
Counselling service
B: Remedial service
Remedial service
C: Information service
Information service
D: Referral service
Referral service
132 __________ division of philosophy deals with the fundamental nature of reality.
__________ division of philosophy deals with the fundamental nature of reality.
A: Epistemology
Epistemology
B: Meta Physics
Meta Physics
C: Axiology
Axiology
D: Logic
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Logic
133 Which one of the following is not a component of Tri-ratnas of Jainism ?

Which one of the following is not a component of Tri-ratnas of Jainism ?
A: Samyak Gyan
Samyak Gyan
B: Samyak Ahimsa
Samyak Ahimsa
C: Samyak Darshan
Samyak Darshan
D: Samyak Aacharan
Samyak Aacharan
134 In this method of measurement of recall is the number of trials in relearning are
considered to be the measure of power of retention :
In this method of measurement of recall is the number of trials in relearning are
considered to be the measure of power of retention :
A: Free recall
Free recall
B: Probed recall
Probed recall
C: Learning method
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Learning method
D: Saving method
Saving method
135 In a survey, Prem used check list using which he proved that students with high
achievement motive solve problems faster. Identify the appropriate one.
In a survey, Prem used check list using which he proved that students with high
achievement motive solve problems faster. Identify the appropriate one.
A: Direct with experimental

Direct with experimental
B: Indirect with experimental
Indirect with experimental
C: Direct
Direct
D: Indirect
Indirect
136 In which year, the name Chennai from Madras was officially changed ?
In which year, the name Chennai from Madras was officially changed ?
A: 1993
1993
B: 1995
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1995
C: 1996
1996
D: 1997
1997
137 In the context of motivation, experimental evidence substantiates the common view that,
'an accompanying realization of advancement stimulates further effort', this is related to
__________.
In the context of motivation, experimental evidence substantiates the common view that,
'an accompanying realization of advancement stimulates further effort', this is related to
__________.
A: Praise and Blame

Praise and Blame
B: Knowledge of Progress
Knowledge of Progress
C: Rewards and Punishment
Rewards and Punishment
D: Reinforcement of the S-R
Reinforcement of the S-R
138 In the laws of learning, the core idea of this law is that, the modifiable relation between
stimulus and its response strengthens in satisfying and weakness in dissatisfying
circumstances.
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In the laws of learning, the core idea of this law is that, the modifiable relation between
stimulus and its response strengthens in satisfying and weakness in dissatisfying
circumstances.
A: Law of effect
Law of effect
B: Law of Readiness
Law of Readiness
C: Law of Conditioned Reflex
Law of Conditioned Reflex
D: Law of Exercise
Law of Exercise
139 __________ psychologist changed the usual S-R formula to R-S formula, in behaviourist
terms, "the reflex response is said to be emitted by the organism without any provocation
of an identifiable stimulus".
__________ psychologist changed the usual S-R formula to R-S formula, in behaviourist
terms, "the reflex response is said to be emitted by the organism without any provocation
of an identifiable stimulus".
A: B.F. Skinner
B.F. Skinner
B: J.B. Watson
J.B. Watson
C: E.L. Thorndike
E.L. Thorndike
D: Sidney L. Pressey
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Sidney L. Pressey
140 In ___________ type of communication, the observer is physically separated from its
producer and yet is able to feel the impact of ideas conveyed as in motion film (or)
television.
In ___________ type of communication, the observer is physically separated from its
producer and yet is able to feel the impact of ideas conveyed as in motion film (or)
television.
A: Speaking - Listening
Speaking - Listening
B: Writing - Reading
Writing - Reading
C: Visualizing - Listening
Visualizing - Listening
D: Visualizing - Observing
Visualizing - Observing
141 Committee on A-V aids in Higher Education was set up by the UGC in the year
__________.
Committee on A-V aids in Higher Education was set up by the UGC in the year
__________.
A: 1967
1967
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B: 1977
1977
C: 1987
1987
D: 1999
1999
142 __________ involves the creation of memory traces which are abstractions based on the
salient features of the incoming information.
__________ involves the creation of memory traces which are abstractions based on the
salient features of the incoming information.
A: Simulation
Simulation
B: Encoding
Encoding
C: Theorising
Theorising
D: Retrieval
Retrieval
143 __________ may be defined as, the classification of objects or ideas that distinguishes
them from others on the basis of some common feature.
__________ may be defined as, the classification of objects or ideas that distinguishes
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them from others on the basis of some common feature.
A: Conservative Focusing
Conservative Focusing
B: Creativity
Creativity
C: Brainstorming
Brainstorming
D: Concept
Concept
144 The COPP team was set up under the chairmanship of Shri. Balwantrai Mehta is to
review__________.
The COPP team was set up under the chairmanship of Shri. Balwantrai Mehta is to
review__________.
A: Adult education programme

Adult education programme
B: Co-operative primary education programme
Co-operative primary education programme
C: Community development programme
Community development programme
D: Cultural participation programme
Cultural participation programme
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145 According to Kohlberg at __________ level children's moral judgement is controlled by

the likes and dislikes of others.
According to Kohlberg at __________ level children's moral judgement is controlled by
the likes and dislikes of others.
A: Premoral level
Premoral level
B: Conventional morality level
Conventional morality level
C: Self accepted moral principles level
Self accepted moral principles level
D: Ego-intergrity level
Ego-intergrity level
146 In Piaget's theory of the development of moral judgement, 'where parental decisions are
accepted as moral absolutes' is referred to _________.
In Piaget's theory of the development of moral judgement, 'where parental decisions are
accepted as moral absolutes' is referred to _________.
A: Morality of cooperation
Morality of cooperation
B: Morality of conscience
Morality of conscience
C: Morality of judgement
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Morality of judgement
D: Morality of constraint
Morality of constraint
147 Learning of attitudes is __________ learning.

Learning of attitudes is __________ learning.
A: Conscious
Conscious
B: Unconscious
Unconscious
C: Hierarchical
Hierarchical
D: Chain
Chain
148 CIEFL has developed a package under the title__________ which facilitates teaching and
learning of English for a period spread over three years.
CIEFL has developed a package under the title__________ which facilitates teaching and
learning of English for a period spread over three years.
A: English 3.0
English 3.0
B: English Essentials 100
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English Essentials 100
C: English for Everyone
English for Everyone
D: English-400
English-400
149 According to Jean Piaget, children at __________ stage become capable of logical
thought, achieves conservation concepts, can classify objects, order them in series and
understand relational concepts.
According to Jean Piaget, children at __________ stage become capable of logical
thought, achieves conservation concepts, can classify objects, order them in series and
understand relational concepts.
A: Pre-operational
Pre-operational
B: Formal operational
Formal operational
C: Sensory motor
Sensory motor
D: Concrete operational
Concrete operational
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150 A series of twenty gifts for the complete education and sense training were devised
by__________.
A series of twenty gifts for the complete education and sense training were devised
by__________.
A: Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori
B: J. Krishnamurthi
J. Krishnamurthi
C: Abacus
Abacus
D: Froebel
Froebel
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WIN ACADEMY - (PGTRB) ECONOMICS COACHING CENTRE - KUMBAKONAM
ECONOMICS STUDY MATERIALS CELL: 9486474777
TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD, CHENNAI - 6

WRITTEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF
POST GRADUATE ASSISTANTS (2003 - 2004)
1. Total utility from the consumption of a commodity is maximum when

a) the corresponding marginal utility is zero
b) the corresponding marginal utility is also maximum
c) the corresponding average utility is zero
d) the corresponding average utility is also maximum
2. In the indifference curve analysis, the consumer is said to be at equilibrium when
a) at the point in the indifference curve where the budget line is tangent to it
b) at the point where the slope of the indifference curve is equal to the slope of budget line
c) MRSxy =Px/Py
d) all of these
3. The price elasticity of demand along a demand curve which is a rectangular hyperbola is
a) unity throughout the demand curve
b) increases as the price declines
c) decreases as the price declines
d) none of these
4. The ‘Engel curve' shows the relationship between
a) price and quantity demanded of a commodity
b) price of a commodity and quantity demanded of its substitute
c) price of a commodity and quantity demanded of its complement good
d) income and quantity demanded of a consumer
5. Due to a change in the budget line, the consumer moves along an indifference curve, then
it represents
a) substitution effect b) income effect c) price effect d) none of these
6. Production function refers to
a) economic relationships between a firm’s inputs of resources and its output of goods and
services per unit of time
b) physical relationships between a firm's inputs of resources and its output of goods and services
per unit of time
c) both economic and physical relationships between a firm's inputs of resources and its output of
goods and services per unit of time
d) none of these
7. Match List-I correctly with Llsl-II using Law of Variable Proportions, where Labour (L)
is a variable factor and select your answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
A. State I 1. APL is decreasing and MPL is negative
B. Stage II 2. Both APL and MPL are increasing
C. Stage III 3. Both APL and MPL are decreasing and MPL is positive
A B C
a) 2 3 1
b) 3 2 1
c) 1 2 3
d) 2 1 3
8. A producer attains the least cost combination when the relation between MRTSxy and
prices of factors x and y is
P
a) MRTSxy > x
Py
Px
b) MRTSxy < Py
Px
c) MRTSxy = Py
d) MRTSxy = MRTSyx
9. What is the relationship between TC, AC and MC of first unit of production?

a) TC>AC>MC
b) TC>AC<MC
c) TC=AC=MC
d) TC<AC>MC
10. The long-run average cost curve is also called as

a) Envelope curve
b) Engel’s curve
c) Market demand curve
d) Boat curve
11. The relationship between price elasticity of demand (EP), marginal revenue (MR) and
average revenue (AR) is expressed as
1
a) 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 = 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 �1 − 𝐸𝐸 �
𝑝𝑝
1
b) 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 �1 − 𝐸𝐸 �
𝑝𝑝
1
c) 𝐸𝐸𝑝𝑝 = 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 �1 − 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 �
1
d) 𝐸𝐸𝑝𝑝 = 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 �1 − 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 �
12. In the Cobb-Douglas production function, 𝑸𝑸 = 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝜶𝜶 𝑳𝑳𝜷𝜷, it is said to be linear

homogeneous if
a) 𝛼𝛼 + 𝛽𝛽 = 2
b) 𝛼𝛼 + 𝛽𝛽 = 1
c) 𝛼𝛼 + 𝛽𝛽 < 1
d) 𝛼𝛼 + 𝛽𝛽 > 1
13. Marshall classified market equilibrium into different time periods based on
a) change in demand
b) change in market structure
c) change in supply
d) change in technology
14. A firm in a perfectly competitive market faces a demand curve which is
a) a rectangular hyperbola in shape
b) a straight downward sloping line
c) perfectly elastic
d) a vertical line
15. A monopolist faces a downward sloping demand curve because
a) the product has many substitutes
b) there are many competitors in the market unknown lo the monopolist
c) the industry’s demand curve is same as the monopolist's demand curve
d) the monopolist is a price taker
16. A firm in a market characterised by monopolistic competition reaches equilibrium level
of output at which
a) average cost is minimum
b) average cost is decreasing
c) average cost is increasing
d) average cost is stable
17. In a kinked demand curve, the slope of the curve

a) is same throughout the curve
b) changes at the kink
c) changes throughout the curve
d) is flat
18. Cournot's duopoly model does not have one of the following assumptions:
a) Two firms sell differentiated product
b) Marginal cost of each firm is zero
c) Each firm assumes that output of other firm is constant
d) Joint profit maximisaton can be achieved
19. The functional distribution of income in an economy can be explained by

a) Theory of production
b) Laws of returns to scale
c) Theory of distribution
d) None of these
20. A profit maximising firm will buy an amount of a factor when
a) MRP of the factor is less than Marginal Cost of buying the factor
b) MRP of the factor is greater than or equal to the Marginal Cost of buying the factor
c) MRPs of all factors are equal
d) None of these
21. Match List-I correctly with List-II and select your answer using the codes given below:
List-I List-II
Theory of Differential Rent 1. J.B. Clark
Theory of Quasi Rent 2. J.M. Keynes
Liquidity Preference Theory 3. A. Marshall
Dynamic Theory of Profit 4. D. Ricardo
Codes:
a b c d
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 3 4 1
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 4 2 3 1
22. Trade unions can raise wages by
a) persuading the employer to take measures to increase the demand for the product
b) raising the marginal productivity
c) restricting the supply of labour
d) all of these
23. ‘Interest is the reward for parting with liquidity for a specified period’. This was said by
a) J.M. Keynes
b) Alfred Marshall
c) Fischer
d) Joan Robinson
24. Gross profit equals
a) Net profit + payment for own services and factors
b) Net profit + imputed cost of own factors
c) Net profit+impured cost of own factors + depreciation +conjectural gain
d) Net profit+depreciation
25. The labour and capital of a country acting upon its natural resources, produce annually a
certain net aggregate of commodities, material and immaterial including services of all
kinds. "Who said this?
a) Adam Smith
b) David Ricardo
c) J.S. Mill
d) Alfred Marshall
26. The difference between national product at factor cost and Rational product at market
price is
a) indirect taxes
b) subsidies
c) indirect taxes-subsidies
d) indirect taxes+subsidies
27. Say's Law suggests that if people elect to postpone consumption

a) they will not save
b) they will not invest
c) investment spending will always be sufficient to replace saving leakages
d) investment spending will not be sufficient to replace saving leakages and unemployment will
result
28. If a household consumes Rs.10,000 when its level of disposable income is Rs. 11,000 and
Rs. 10,500 when its level of disposable income is Rs. 12,000, its marginal propensity to
consume is
a) 0.50 b) 0.75 c) 0.80 d) 0.91
29. The level of investment spending depends upon

a) the marginal efficiency of investment
b) the interest cost of funds
c) the expected return from additions to capital stock
d) all of these
30. Suppose aggregate supply is Rs.540, consumption is Rs.460 and planned investment is
Rs.70. In this economy
a) planned saving equals planned investment
b) there is unplanned investment in inventories
c) there is unplanned saving
d) unplanned saving equals planned investment and unplanned investment
31. There is a multiplier effect from changes in autonomous investment because
a) aggregate supply is dependent upon the level of income
b) autonomous consumption is dependent upon the level of income
c) consumption is dependent upon the level of income
d) unplanned investment in inventories is dependent upon the level of income
32. A recessionary gap exists when
a) aggregate supply exceeds autonomous demand
b) the C+I line intersects aggregate supply at an income level to the right of the full-employment
level of income
c) the C+I line intersects aggregate supply at an income level to the left of the full-employment
level of income
d) the C + I line intersects aggregate supply of the full- employment level of income
33. "Money only matters, money alone matters, money matters" — who said this?
a) Paul A Samuelson
b) James Tobin
c) Baumol
d) Milton Friedman
34. What is money laundering?

a) transfer of funds in order to conceal a transaction of dubious or illegal origin
b) bleaching of black money
c) making of white paper money
d) none of these
35. The accelerator theory of investment relates the

a) current rate of investment to the long term rate of interest
b) current rate of investment to the firm's availability of funds
c) current level of investment to the current level of output
d) current level of investment to the change in the level of output
36. A household’s average holding of money for transactions

a) increases as the number of days in a pay period increases
b) decreases as the number of days in a pay period increases
c) decreases as the level of disposable income increases
d) increases as the level of disposable income decreases
37. The securities scam exposed which of the following weaknesses of Indian Banking
System?
a) Weakness in the internal control mechanism
b) Weakness in the supervisory mechanism
c) Difficulty in running an over-regulated financial system
d) All of these
38. What is the function of Discount and Finance House of India Ltd.?
a) Buy bills and other short term papers from banks and financial institutions
b) Gives money to Finance Corporation
c) Lends money at discounted interest rate to general public
d) Lends money at discounted interest rate lo Housing Finance Companies
39. Increased government spending shifts the IS schedule to the right by 𝐊𝐊 𝐞𝐞 ∆𝐆𝐆. The fiscal
measure increases the level of income by 𝐊𝐊 𝐞𝐞 ∆𝐆𝐆 if
a) there is no speculative demand for money
b) the LM schedule is vertical
c) the LM schedule is horizontal
d) the LM schedule has a slope greater than zero
40. The slope of the LM schedule is smallest when
a) there is no speculative demand for money and the transaction demand for money is completely
interest inelastic
b) the speculative and transaction demands for money are interest inelastic
c) there is a small transaction demand for money and the speculative demand for money is
interest inelastic
d) the demand for money is highly interest elastic
41. During the contraction phase of the business cycle

a) unemployment, interest rates and the price level are rising
b) economic activity, interest rates and the level of employment are rising
c) economic activity, interest rates and the level of employment are falling
d) the price level, interest rates and the level of employment are falling
42. In the accelerator theory

a) a slowing down of the increase in sales causes a decline in net investment
b) a slowing down of the rate of increase in sales causes a decline in net investment
c) a decline in net investment causes a decline in sales
d) the change in net investment is proportionate to the change in sales
43. The general equilibrium analysis developed by Leon Walras was revised by
a) Paul A. Samuelson
b) Alfred Marshall
c) Lionnel Robbins
d) G. Cassel
44. The central theme of general equilibrium analysis is

a) all goods and factors markets are interconnected
b) goods markets are interconnected and factors markets are interconnected
c) goods and factors markets are inter temporally interconnected
d) none of these
45. Which of the following is not considered as an indirect tax?

a) Income tax
b) Wealth tax
c) Expenditure tax
d) All of these
46. What is primary deficit?

a) Fiscal deficit - Interest payment
b) Total borrowing of the Government
c) Budget deficit - Interest payment
d) Revenue deficit - Interest payment
47. In which situation is monetary policy most effective?

a) The IS schedule has an infinite slope; the LM schedule has a slope greater than zero but less
than infinity
b) The IS schedule has a slope greater than zero but less than infinity; the LM schedule has a zero
slope
c) The IS schedule has an infinite slope; the LM schedule has a zero slope
d) The IS schedule has a slope greater than zero but less than infinity; the LM schedule has an
infinite slope
48. In which situation is fiscal policy most effective?
a) The IS schedule has a zero slope; the LM schedule has a slope greater than zero but less than
infinity
b) The IS schedule has a zero slope; the LM schedule has an infinite slope
c) The IS and LM schedules have slopes greater than zero but less than infinity
d) The IS schedule has a slope greater than zero but less than infinity; the LM schedule has a zero
slope
49. Classical Dictionary is a term introduced, to refer the separation of the monetary theory
and value theory by
a) J.K. Keynes b) Milton Friedman c) DonPatinkin d) Sargent
50. Liquidity refers to

a) the moneyness of an asset
b) stability ol value
c) the case wilh which monetary authority can control its supply
d) the speculative use of money
51. Which of the following is the equation of exchange?
𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀+𝑀𝑀 1 +𝑉𝑉 1
a) 𝑃𝑃 =
𝑇𝑇
𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀
b) 𝑃𝑃 = 𝑇𝑇
c) 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 = 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 d) All of these
52. The Keynesian demand for money can be expressed as

a) 𝑅𝑅(𝐿𝐿1 ) + 𝑌𝑌(𝐿𝐿2 )
b) 𝐿𝐿1 (𝑌𝑌) + 𝐿𝐿2 (𝑟𝑟)
c) 𝐿𝐿1 (𝑟𝑟) + 𝐿𝐿2 (𝑌𝑌)
d) none of these
53. The average money balance held
a) falls as interest rates rise or the cost of transactions increases
b) increases as interest rates rise or the cost of transactions increases
c) increases as interest rates rise or the cost of transaction decreases
d) falls as interest rates rise or the cost of transactions decreases
54. According to Tobin’s asset demand for money theory, an increase in the current market
yield
a) has no effect upon the quantity of bonds or money demanded
b) increases the quantity of bonds demanded and decreases the quantity of money demanded
c) decreases the quantity of bonds demanded and increases the quantity of money demanded
d) increases the quantity of bonds demanded with no change in the quantity of money demanded
55. Neutrality of money implies
a) value of money being constant
b) constant money supply to eliminate money being a cause for economic disturbance
c) only one denomination of currency is issued
d) none of these
56. Who determines the Cash-Reserve Ratio of Commercial Banks in India?
a) The Reserve Bank of India
b) The Commercial Banks
c) The Union Government
d) The Association of Indian Bankers
57. With ‘a’ as initial deposit and 'r' as the cash-reserve ratio, the general formula for deposit
multiplication is
a) 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎
b) 𝑎𝑎/𝑟𝑟
c) 𝑎𝑎/𝑟𝑟 −1
d) 𝑟𝑟/𝑎𝑎−1
58. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a) A financial system helps to facilitate the transfer of funds from savers to investors
b) Financial intermediaries issue financial claims which help reduce the likelihood that savers will
hold money as a store of value
c) Financial markets allow the exchange of previously issued financial instruments
d) Commercial banks issue currency notes to the general public
59. The Money Supply indicator M4 refers to

a) currency with public, demand deposits with banks and other deposits with RBI
b) currency with public, demand deposits with banks, other deposits with RBI, post office savings
bank deposits and time deposits with banks
c) currency with public and RBI and the government
d) Both (B) and (C)
60. The RBI issues the money and credit policy

a) twice a year in April and October
b) once a year in April
c) once a year in January
d) twice a year in January and June
61. A specific argument advanced for protection is

a) to protect domestic labour against cheap foreign labour
b) to reduce domestic unemployment
c) to protect infant industries and industries important for national defence
d) all of these
62. Under a freely flexible exchange rate system, a deficit in a nation's balance of payment is
corrected by
a) a decrease in the domestic currency price of the foreign currency
b) an appreciation of domestic currency
c) a depreciation of the domestic currency
d) a depreciation of the foreign currency
63. Tariff imposition by a nation

a) usually improves terms of trade and volume of trade
b) usually improves terms of trade but reduces volume of trade
c) usually worsens terms of trade and increases volume of trade
d) usually improves terms of trade and reduces volume of trade
64. The Indian rupee is fully convertible

a) on current account only
b) on capital account only
c) on both current and capital accounts
d) none of these
65. World Trade Organisation facilitates
a) multilateral trade negotiations in trade in goods only
b) multilateral trade negotiations in trade in goods and services only .
c) multilateral trade negotiations in regard to goods and service and supervises implementation of
agreements
d) multilateral trade negotiations in regard to goods and services, supervises implementation of
agreements and facilitates dispute settlement
66. 'Euro’ is a currency used in

a) Eurasia
b) European Union
c) Equador
d) Countries in Equatorial regions
67. Which of the following constitutes the single largest source of tax revenue to the Union
Government?
a) Corporate Income tax
b) Union Excise duty
c) Customs duty
d) Personal Income tax
68. Public goods have which of the following aspects?

a) Non-rival consumption and non-excludability
b) Non-rival consumption only
c) Non-excludability only
d) Those provided by the Government
69. ‘The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure' was enunciated by

a) Wagner
b) Samuelson
c) Dalton
d) Hicks
70. Which of the following is/are considered as characteristics of good tax system?
a) Each should pay his fair share
b) Least intervention in market
c) Cost efficient tax payment and tax collection
d) All of these
71. Indirect tax is characterised by

a) obligation to pay tax and incidence of tax lie on two different persons
b) obligation to pay tax and tax incidence lie on the same person
c) tax is non-shiftable
d) none of these
72. The objective of Jai Prakash Rozgar Guarantee Yojana is
a) providing employment opportunities in rural areas
b) providing employment guarantee to the unemployed in the most distressed districts of the
country
c) providing employment guarantee in rural areas
d) providing employment for food
73. Which of the following is the single largest item in revenue expenditures of Union
Government?
a) Defence expenditure
b) Interest payment
c) Grants to States and UT governments
d) Subsidies
74. Dr. K.N. Raj Committee was about
a) to recommend measures for buying Agricultural Holding Tax
b) to reform tax system of the Union Government
c) to reform tax system of the Stale Government
d) to recommend levy of Capital gains tax
75. The National Statistical Commission that recommended measures to improve Indian
Statistical System was headed by
a) C. Rangarajan b) Mahalanobis c) Raja J. Chelliah d) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
76. The Five-Year Plan documents should be approved by

a) The President of India
b) National Development Council
c) The Prime Minister
d) The Finance and Planning Ministers
77. The Narasimhan Committee on Financial Systems recommended all but one of the
following features, it is
a) Provide functional autonomy to government owned commercial banks
b) Banking functions should be motivated by profitability
c) Protect Indian banks from foreign competition
d) The capital adequacy ratio of a bank should be 8 per cent
78. The NABARD works as

a) an apex body to provide credit to agriculture and rural sectors
b) to provide credit to farmers only
c) to provide credit to rural artisans only
d) to provide banking facility in rural areas
79. Fiscal deficit refers to excess of aggregate expenditure over
a) aggregate revenue including loans
b) revenue in revenue account + recoveries in capital account
c) revenue in revenue account + revenue in capital account
d) total loan-interest payment
80. What is meant by Parallel Economy?
a) The part of economy where money is involved in illegitimate economic transactions
b) The part of economy where industries exist parallel to agriculture
c) The co-existence of public and private sector enterprises in an area
d) The co-existence of modern and traditional enterprises in an area
81. The removal of ad-hoc treasury bills by the Union Government to raise money resulted in
a) the removal of government induced automatic monetization of deficit by RBI
b) the removal of complete monetization of deficit by RBI
c) the removal of Union Government's right to obtain loan from RBI
d) the removal of Union Government's right to obtain loan from the Commercial banks
82. What is meant by Ways and Means Account held by a Government with RBI?
a) It provides temporary advances to government upto a limit and has to be repaid within a
financial year and interest is also charged
b) Where the government's receipts and expenditures are accounted
c) The government’s savings bank account with the RBI
d) None of these
83. Given that Y=C + I, C=50+0.8Y and 1=20, then Y will be

a) Rs. 3,500
b) Rs. 350
c) Rs. 35
d) Rs. 35,000
84. At the point of saturation of commodity Y, the marginal utility of Y is
a) positive
b) zero
c) negative
d) any of these
85. The Chairman of Twelfth Finance Commission is
a) A.M. Khusro
b) K.C.Pant
c) C. Rangarajan
d) Jashwant Singh
86. The Eleventh Finance Commission recommended
a) 29.5 per cent of Centre's tax revenues be distributed among the States
b) 29.5 per cent of Centre’s total revenue be distributed among the States
c) 37.5 percent of Centre’s tax revenues be distributed among the States
d) 10% of personal income tax revenue and 31% of Union excise duty revenue be distributed
among the States
87. Who levies excise duty on liquor?
a) Union Government
b) State Government
c) Municipal Corporations
d) Gram Panchayats
88. The Finance Commission is constituted
a) once In five years by the President of India
b) once in five years by the Prime Minister
c) once in three years by the President of India
d) once in three years by the Prime Minister
89. The production possibility curve is also called as
a) opportunity cost curve
b) transformation curve
c) production possibility frontier
d) all of these
90. A firm in a perfectly competitive market sells a commodity at Rs.100/- unit, its average revenue
is
a) Rs. 100
b) Rs 1,000
c) Rs. 10
d) cannot be calculated unless volume of sales is known
91. Why is the year 1921 defined as the year of Great divide?
a) India entered the first stage of demographic transition in 1921
b) India entered second stage of demographic transition in 1921
c) India entered the third stage of demographic transition in 1921
d) None of these
92. The term ‘Hindu Growth Rate’ is

a) the representation of growth rate of Hindu population in India
b) the term coined by Raj Krishna to refer lo long-term growth rate of 3.5 per cent of Indian
Economy
c) the term coined by Amarthiya Sen to refer to long-term growth rate of 3.5 per cent of Indian
Economy
d) none of these
93. The wage goods strategy of development was formulated by
a) Jagdish hagwati and T.N. Srinivasan
b) Arnarthiya Sen
c) S. Chakravarty
d) Vakil and Brahmananda
94. According to the 2001 census, the proportion of population living in rural areas is
a) 72.2 percent
b) 75percent
c) 62.2 per cent
d) 65 per cent
95. The distribution of foodgrains through the Public Distribution system at subsidized prices is
a/an
a) Anti Poverty Measure
b) Price Stabilisation Measure
c) Nutrition Supplement Programme
d) Agricultural Marketing Strategy
96. Identify the causes for high population growth rate in India
a) Poverty
b) Religious and Social attitudes
c) Illiteracy and non-availability of safe birth control . measures
d) All of these
97. What is Total Fertility Rate?

a) Average number of children per woman in the reproductive age group
b) Average number of children per woman in India
c) Number of children per thousand people in India
d) Number of children per family in India
98. Which of the following statements is true?

a) The pattern of occupational distribution of working population has changed drastically, shifting
labour from agriculture to industry sector
b) The pattern of occupational distribution of working population has changed a little, shifting
labour from agriculture to service sector
c) The pattern of occupational distribution of working population has not changed in India
d) None of these
99. Calculation of Poverty line is based on per capita consumption expenditure which
represents
a) Consumption basket representing intake of 3,000 calories daily by an individual
b) Consumption basket representing intake of 3,000 calories daily by an individual in rural areas
and 3,300 calories in urban areas
c) Consumption basket representing certain minimum calories daily by an individual and clothing
d) Consumption basket representing intake of daily 2,400 calories in rural areas and 2,100
calories in urban areas
100. Land reforms in India arc concerned with

a) reforming relation between land owners and tenants
b) raising farm size so as to make it economically viable
c) enforcing a ceiling or the maximum land that a family can own and redistribution of excess
land
d) all of these
101. Which of the following is not an aspect of Green Revolution?

a) High-yielding varieties of seeds
b) Use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
c) Mechanisation of agricultural activities
d) Enforcing high level of labour use in agriculture
102. Which of the following is not an objective of National Agricultural Policy, 2000?
a) Strengthening rural infrastructure
b) Increasing subsidy to agricultural sector
c) Accelerating growth of agro-business
d) Facing challenges arising out of liberalisation and globalisation
103. A Small Scale Unit is identified in terms of
a) a capital investment on plant and machinery of not more than Rs. one crore
b) investment on capital goods and raw materials not more than Rs. one crore
c) any amount of investment but employing less than 50 labourers
d) investment on capital goods and working capital together not exceeding Rs.25 lakhs
104. Which of the following is not an aspect of privatisation?
a) Delicensing of private industrial units
b) Disinvestment of public sector units
c) Handling over management of public sector units to private firms
d) Opening up of sectors, which are hitherto reserved for public sector, to private sector
105. Short-period returns to a fixed supply of factor of production are known as
a) Pure rent
b) Quasi rent
c) Differential rent
d) Imputed returns to a fixed factor
106. The Big Push Theory of Development is associated with
a) Rodan b) Nurkse c) Leibenstein d) K. Kurikara
107. In India, which of the following sectors provides largest proportion of employment?
a) Private sector
b) Public sector
c) Joint sector
d) Other sectors
108. Swarna Jayanthi Gram Swarozgar Yojana is a/an
a) employment generation programme
b) anti-poverty programme
c) health care programme
d) educational programme
109. 'Trickle-down' strategy implies

a) higher GNP taking are of poverty
b) reduction in the income of the upper class by deliberate redistribution
c) providing education and health care to all
d) none of these
110. The proportion of population living below poverty line in India in 1999-2000 was
a) 37 per cent
b) 25 per cent
c) 30 per cent
d) 26 per cent
111. The organization which has played a greater role In the field of Education and
technology is
a) FA.O.
b) U.N.O.
c) U.N.E.S.C.O
d) U.N.I.C.E.F.
112. Instrumental condition in learning was put forth by

a) Pavlov b) Tolman c) Skinner d) Hull
113. Creativity among children can be encouraged by

a) convergent thinking
b) reasoning
c) divergent thinking
d) imagination
114. Enrichment Programmes are introduced for

a) average children
b) below average children
c) gifted children
d) handicapped children
115. One of the Projective Techniques is

a) DAT
b) WISC
c) TAT
d) MMP1
116. The main objective of Navodaya Schools is

a) to educate slow learners
b) to educate delinquents
c) to educate gifted children
d) to educate handicapped children
117. The term ‘intelligence’ was first introduced by
a) Malin
b) Wechsler
c) Binet
d) Raven
118. Operation Blackboard is a scheme to improve
a) Mobile schools
b) Primary schools
c) Anganwadi schools
d) Sainik schools
119. The main objective of Indian Education is

a) Fraternity
b) Liberty
c) Equality
d) Sociability
120. The Non-test Technique is meant for

a) aptitude
b) intelligence
c) interview
d) interest
121. National Policy on Education was recommended in the year

a) 1966
b) 1986
c) 1996
d) 1956
122. Non-formal Education is known as

a) Primary Education
b) Social Education
c) Adult Education
d) Special Education
123. Gandhian System of Education refers to

a) Informal education
b) Non-formal education
c) Basic education
d) Distance education
124. The group which recommended socially useful productive work to be introduced in the
school curriculum as a compulsory subject was
a) Tara Chand Committee
b) A.L. Mudaliar Commission
c) Kolhari Commission
d) Easwarbhai Patel Education Review Committee
125. The ‘Ashram School’ was introduced by

a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Gandhiji
c) Aurobindo
d) J. Krishnamoorthy
126. Rousseau was a (an)
a) Naturalist
b) Pragmatist
c) Idealist
d) Educationist
127. The book ‘Democracy and Education' was written by

a) Rousseau
b) Madame Montessori
c) John Dewey
d) J.Krishnamoorthy
128. A.S. Neil's Summer Hill School was established as a school for
a) gifted children
b) orphans
c) problem children
d) handicapped children
129. ‘Deschooling' the society is a philosophical idea mooted by

a) Lan Lister
b) Everest Reimur
c) Ivan Illich
d) Jishn Hot
130. The Activity Oriented approach to learning and instruction is called
a) Problem solving method
b) Discovery method
c) Inductive method
d) Project method
131. A teaching approach that permits a child to prepare at his own pace under the guidance
of a teacher is called
a) Individually Guided Education
b) Individually Prescribed Instruction
c) Programme Learning
d) Individualised Instruction
132. The concept of floating university was introduced in
a) UK.
b) Canada
c) U.S.A.
d) France
\
133. The concept of school complex was put forward by
a) Kothari Commission
b) A.L. Mudaliar Commission
c) Tarachand Committee
d) Education Commission (1964-66)
134. Span of attention can be measured by the instrument called

a) Chronoscope
b) Perimeter
c) Tachistoscope
d) Ergo graph
135. The number of approaches in Functional Literacy Programme is
a) four
b) two
c) three
d) five
136. The committee which recommended to the Government providing Pre-Primary

Education in India was
a) Stanley's Dispatch
b) Woods Dispatch
c) Sergeant Report
d) Kothari Commission Report
137. The Mother Teresa Women's University was started in Tamil Nadu in the year
a) 1978
b) 1980
c) 1984
d) 1985
138. The main objective of DPEP is to promote

a) higher education
b) secondary education
c) primary education
d) pre-primary education
139. In Tamil Nadu the most recently established University is

a) Manonmaniam Sundaranar
b) Periyar
c) Valluvar
d) Alagappa
140. Self activity, creativeness and social participation are the characteristics of
a) Kindergarten education
b) Montessori education
c) Science education
d) Social education
141. The boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan is known as

a) Macmahon line
b) Durand line
c) Maginot line
d) Radcliffe line
142. The book ‘India Wins Freedom' was written by

a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
b) M.O. Mathai
c) K.P.S. Menon
d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
143. Decibel is a unit that measures

a) direction of sound waves
b) intensity of sound
c) frequency of sound
d) speed of sound
144. The Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces of India is

a) The Prime Minister
b) The Chief of Army Staff
c) The President
d) The Defence Minister
145. Sunderban Tiger Sanctuary is situated in the State of

a) Rajasthan
b) Jharkhand
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) West Bengal
146. The Periodic Table shows

a) all The known elements
b) train arrivals and departures
c) frequency of monsoons
d) pulse rate of human beings
147. ICHR refers to

a) Indian Council for Horticultural Research
b) Indian Council for Development of Human Resources
c) International Convention on Human Rights
d) Indian Council of Historical Research
148. Arteries are blood vessels which transport blood

a) from the lungs to other parts of the body
b) from tissues to the heart
c) from the kidneys to the lungs
d) from the heart to the tissues
149. The Headquarters of the Indian Space Research Organisation is located at

a) Bangalore
b) Sriharikota
c) Ahmadabad
d) Thiruvananthapuram
150. Genetics is the study of

a) seed germination in plants
b) reproduction of mammals
c) transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring
d) skin diseases

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