Q1. The principal convened an urgent meeting to discuss the changed schedule of the board exams.

(a) An urgent meeting was convened by the principal to discuss the changed schedule of the board exams.
(b) An urgent meeting was convened to discuss the changed schedule of the board exams.
(c) The changed schedule of the board exams was discussed at the meeting urgently called by the principal.
(d) The changed schedule of the board exams were discussed at the meeting urgently called by the principal.

Q2. I hate giving and taking advice.

(a) To take and give advice is hated by me. (b) Giving and taking advice is hated by me.
(c) To take and give advice is hated. (d) To take and give advice was hated by me.

Q3. Why does the child always make unnecessary demands?

(a) Why are unnecessary demands always made by the child?
(b) Why is unnecessary demand always made by the child?
(c) Why unnecessary demands are always made by the child?
(d) Why unnecessary demands always made by the child?

Q4. We feel that God himself controls all our actions.

(a) We feel that all our actions are themselves controlled by God.
(b) We feel that our actions are themselves controlled by God.
(c) It is felt that all our actions are controlled by God Himself.
(d) It is felt that all our actions are themselves controlled by God.

Q5. The last flight has been cancelled by Air India.

(a) Air India cancelled the last flight. (b) Air India has cancelled the last flight.
(c) Air India is cancelling the last flight. (d) The last flight had been cancelled by Air India.

Q6. I was surprised to see his audacity and boldness.

(a) His audacity and boldness surprises me. (b) His audacity and boldness surprise me.
(c) His audacity and boldness surprised me. (d) His audacity and boldness has surprised me.

Q7. Beautiful green trees in full blossom covered the mountains and valleys.
(a) The mountains and valleys was covered by beautiful green trees in full blossom.
(b) The mountains and valleys were covered by beautiful green trees in full blossom.
(c) The mountains and valleys had covered beautiful green trees in full blossom.
(d) The mountains and valleys had been covered by beautiful green trees in full blossom.

Q8. It is being discussed by us and it is under consideration.

(a) We are discussing it and is under consideration. (b) We were discussing it and is under consideration.
(c) We have been discussing it and is under consideration. (d) We are discussing it and it is under consideration.

Q9. They ………(find) enough evidence yet they……..(take) any action.

a) had found, had not taken b) have found, had not taken c) have found, are not taking d) had found, took

Q10. Suppose I ……(go) there and ……(ask) their help.

a) go, ask b) went, ask c) went, asked d) go, have asked

Q11.Time and Tide …..( wait) for none.

a) waited b) waits c) wait d) will wait

Q12. Plato and Aristotle both believed that literature should serve which purpose?
A. To provide entertainment only B. To imitate reality and educate
C. To challenge societal norms D. To explore the subconscious mind

Q13. Plato's dialogue "Ion" explores the idea that poets are:
A. Inspired by divine madness and thus unreliable. B. Experts in various fields and worthy of admiration.
C. Agents of political change and social reform. D. Skilled interpreters of ancient myths and legends.

Q14. Plato's dialogue "Ion" explores the idea that poets are:
A. Inspired by divine madness and thus unreliable. B. Experts in various fields and worthy of admiration.
C. Agents of political change and social reform. D. Skilled interpreters of ancient myths and legends.

Q15. How does Plato's allegory of the cave illustrate his epistemological theory?
A. By emphasizing the importance of empirical evidence in acquiring knowledge.
B. By highlighting the limitations of sensory perception and the need for rational inquiry.
C. By advocating for the acceptance of divine revelation as the source of truth.
D. By rejecting the possibility of objective truth and advocating for relativism.

Q16. What does Plato suggest about the nature of reality based on the allegory of the cave?
A. Reality is subjective and varies from individual to individual.
B. Reality is an illusion created by the senses and perceptions.
C. Reality consists of eternal and unchanging Forms that are known through reason.
D. Reality is unknowable and beyond human comprehension.

Q17. What does Shelley describe as the skylark's "unbodied joy" in the poem?
A. Its physical appearance B. Its heavenly song C. Its freedom of movement D. Its ethereal existence

Q18. "They are holding out for a better offer before agreeing to sell their house."
A. To wait or resist B. To extend or offer C. To organize or plan D. To provide support

Q19. Do you think parents should have to answer for their children’s behaviour?
a) be responsible b) give advice c) depend on d) be blamed

Q20. You could tell by the look on his face that nothing would make him back down.
a) to argue b) to accept defeat c) to reverse idea/opinion d) to stop doing something

Q21. Which of the following poems of Pope is a pastoral?

a) The Messaih b) The Ecologue c) Windsor Forest d) Epilogue to Satires

Q22.In Pope’s The Rape of the Lock who goes to the Cave of Spleen to bring harmful elements for Belinda?
a) Ariel b) Umbriel c) Thalestris d) Crispissa

Q23. Whose fun Pope make in his An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot in the guise of Atticus?
a) Joseph Addison b) Richard Steele c) Jonathan Swift d) Colley Cibber

Q24. In the novel Untouchable by M R Anand, who gives a hockey stick to Bakha?
a) Charat Singh b) Lakha c) Colonel Hutchison d) Sohini

Q25. Who is the author of the famous short story, The Cow of the Barricades?
a) M R Anand b) R K Narayan c) Raja Rao d) Khushwant Singh