1.
English in Africa is a ‘Cultural Bomb’. Whose
opinion is this?
a. Ngugi wa Thiong’o
b. Salman Rushdie
c.
Ben Okri
d. Eric Anchimbe
2.
Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of
Language in African Literature is written by :
a. Ngugi wa Thiong’o
b. Salman Rushdie
c.
Ben Okri
d. Eric Anchimbe
3.
Who among the following uses the terms
‘abrogation’ and accommodation’ to describe the ways post-colonial writers
displace a standard language?
a. Ngugi wa Thiong’o
b. Salman Rushdie
c.
Bill Ashcroft
d. Eric Anchimbe
4.
Who among the following identifies the three
linguistic communities – the monoglossic, the diglossic and the polyglossic –
in the post-colonial world?
a. Ngugi wa Thiong’o
b. Salman Rushdie
c.
Bill Ashcroft
d. Eric Anchimbe
5.
‘Imaginary Homelands’ is a work written by :
a. Ngugi wa Thiong’o
b. Salman Rushdie
c.
Bill Ashcroft
d. Eric Anchimbe
6.
Which
among the following statements is true :
a.
Diglossia is a situation in which two dialects or languages are used by a single language community.
b. Samuel Johnson's dictionary of 1755 greatly favoured Norman-influenced
spellings such as centre and colour.
c.
Noah Webster's first guide to American spelling, published in 1783, preferred spellings like center
and the Latinate color.
d.
All of them
7.
Match the following :
i.
Frantz Fanon - (a) Things Fall Apart
ii.
Derek Walcott - (b) Dream on Monkey Mountain
iii.
Chinua Achebe - (c) Orientalism
iv.
Edward Said - (d) The Wretched of the Earth
a. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
b. (i)-c, (ii)-d,
(iii)-a, (iv)-b
c. (i)-b,
(ii)-a, (iii)-d, (iv)-c
d. (i)-d, (ii)-b, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
8.
Match the following :
i.
Behaviourism - (a)tutor and the participant both
engage with knowledge
ii.
Social Learning Theory - (b)help
the learners to construct something based on their own
understanding
iii.
Cognitivism - (c)learners respond to stimuli in
their environment
iv.
Constructivism - (d)learning by observing others
a. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
b. (i)-c, (ii)-d,
(iii)-a, (iv)-b
c. (i)-b,
(ii)-a, (iii)-d, (iv)-c
d. (i)-d, (ii)-b, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
9.
Match the following :
i.
Ivan Pavlov - (a) Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
ii.
John Dewey - (b)classical conditioning
iii.
B.S. Bloom - (c)operant conditioning chamber
iv.
B.F. Skinner - (d) experiential learning
a. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
b. (i)-c, (ii)-d,
(iii)-a, (iv)-b
c. (i)-b,
(ii)-a, (iii)-d, (iv)-c
d. (i)-d, (ii)-b, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
10.
‘Walden Two’ is an utopian novel written by :
a. Ivan Pavlov
b.
John Dewey
c. B.S. Bloom
d.
B.F. Skinner
11.
Which among the following is true?
a.
Pedagogy is essentially based on instructions.
b.
Andragogy provides a process model in which the
learners discovers knowledge at a pace to suit him/herself.
c.
Constructivism is a theory of learning to help
the learners to construct something based on their own understanding by
assimilating prior knowledge and new ones.
d.
All of them.
12.
Who among the following is associated with
constructivism?
a. Jean Piaget
b.
Lev Vygotsky
c. Jerome
Bruner
d. All of them
13.
Match the following :
i.
Jean Piaget - (a) ‘Process of Education’
ii.
Lev Vygotsky - (b)’Verbal Behaviour’
iii.
Jerome Bruner - (c) genetic epistemology
iv.
B.F. Skinner - (d) psychology of superman
a. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
b. (i)-c, (ii)-d,
(iii)-a, (iv)-b
c. (i)-b,
(ii)-a, (iii)-d, (iv)-c
d. (i)-d, (ii)-b, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
14.
‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’ is a book
written by :
a. Jean Piaget
b.
Lev Vygotsky
c. Jerome
Bruner
d. Paulo Freire
15.
Match the following :
i.
Monitor Model - (a) Noam Chomsky
ii.
Acculturation Model - (b)
Stephen Krashen
iii.
Universal Grammar - (c)
John Locke
iv.
Tabula Rasa - (d) John Schumann
a. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
b. (i)-c, (ii)-d,
(iii)-a, (iv)-b
c. (i)-b,
(ii)-a, (iii)-d, (iv)-c
d. (i)-d, (ii)-b, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
16.
The English Education Act is a legislative act
giving effect to reallocate funds the East India Company required to spend on
education and literature in India. When was the act passed?
a. 1827
b.
1835
c.
1877
d.
1903
17.
Which among the following is included as the
main theme in Macaulay’s Minutes?
a.
English should replace Persian as the official
language.
b.
English should be introduced as the medium of
instruction in all the institutions of learning.
c.
Indians taught through the medium of English
would take care of education of their own countrymen.
d.
All of them.
18.
‘The Tutor or A New English and Bengalee’
Work is one of the first non-European ELT book. Who was the author?
a. J.S.Mill
b.
J.A. Comeninus
c.
John Miller
d. John Webbe
19.
In English teaching TEFL means :
a.
Total Efficiency in French Language
b.
Teaching English as Foreign Language
c.
Teaching English as Future Language
d.
Total English and Fundamental Learning
20.
Grammar Translation Method was first
introduced in :
a. Germany
b.
Italy
c.
England
d. India
21.
In English teaching TESL means :
a.
Total Efficiency of Students in Language
b.
Total English in Students Learning
c.
Teaching English as Second Language
d.
Teaching English as Subsidiary Language
22.
Which one of the following statement is true :
a.
In European secondary schools, English was
taught as an additional language and ELT was called TEFL.
b.
In British colonies, English was taught and ELT
was called TESL.
c.
ARELS is Association of Recognized English
Language School.
d.
All of them
23.
CLT is one of the most acceptable language
teaching method for ELT professionals. CLT is :
a.
Communicative Language Teaching
b.
Common Language Teaching
c.
Compulsory Language Teaching
d.
Curriculum based Language Teaching
24.
Match the following :
i.
ESP - (a)English for Academic Purposes
ii.
EAP - (b)English for Science and
Technology
iii.
EOP - (c)English for Special Purposes
iv.
EST - (d)English for Occupation Purposes
a. (i)-c, (ii)-a, (iii)-d, (iv)-b
b. (i)-d, (ii)-a,
(iii)-b, (iv)-c
c. (i)-b,
(ii)-c, (iii)-d, (iv)-a
d. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
25.
Match the following methods of English language
teaching to its creators :
i.
The Silent Way - (a) Charles Arthur Curran
ii.
Community Language Learning(CLL) - (b)
James Asher
iii.
Total Physical Response (TPR) - (c) Georgi Lozanov
iv.
Suggestopedia - (d) Caleb Gattegno
a. (i)-c, (ii)-a, (iii)-d, (iv)-b
b. (i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b,
(iv)-c
c. (i)-b, (ii)-c,
(iii)-d, (iv)-a
d. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
26.
Who among the following is considered as the
‘Father of Modern Education in India’?
a. Charles Grant
b.
Stevick
c. John
Miller
d. John Webbe
27.
The ‘Fort William College’ at Calcutta was
founded by :
a. Babington Macaulay
b. Sir. Richard Wellesley
c. Charles Grant
d.
Tagore
28.
Which among the following statement is NOT true
:
a.
The Educational Despatch of 1854; also called
Wood’s dispatch; is considered as the Magna Carta of Indian Education.
b.
Wood
suggested that primary schools must adopt vernacular languages, high schools
must adopt Anglo vernacular language and on college level English medium for
education.
c.
Wood recommended encouraging the regional
languages instead of classical languages like Sanskrit.
d.
Wood was against vocational and women’s
education.
29.
University Grant Commission (UGC) came into
existence on :
a. 28th December 1953
b. 28th
December 1945
c. 5th September 1947
d.
5th September 1850
30.
University Grant Commission (UGC) became a statutory
Organization of the Government of India by an Act of Parliament in :
a. 1950
b.
1956
c.
1962
d.
1964
31.
The Three Language Formula for language learning
was formulated in :
a. 1950
b.
1956
c.
1964
d.
1968
32.
Which among the following is true :
a.
The Kothari Commission in 1966 agreed to the
‘Three Language Formula’.
b.
The Kothari Commission suggested that English
should continue as a library language and medium of instruction in universities
and a good level of English language proficiency is required for awarding
degrees.
c.
It was the Kothari Commission which recommended
special units for teaching English language skills instead of focusing more on
literature.
d.
All of them.
33.
The Central Institute of English and Foreign
Languages (CIEFL) was established in :
a. Delhi
b.
Mumbai
c.
Hyderabad
d. Kolkata
34.
Which commission observed that in teaching
languages, more importance should be given to the hours of study and the level
of attainment of the language than the years of study in a school or college?
a. Kothari Commission
b.
Nanavati Commission
c. Acahrya Rammurti Commission
d.
Narendran Commission
35.
According to Dewey, the subject-worlds relation
makes …………. possible.
a. Learning
b.
Experience
c.
Character
d.
Behaviour
36.
Which among the following statement about
Dewey’s concept of experiential learning is wrong?
a.
Knowledge is the subset of experience.
b.
Experience is both subjective and objective.
c.
Experience is past oriented.
d.
Experience is the foundation for knowledge.
37.
Who among the following wrote the book ‘Experience
and Education’?
a. John Devey
b.
Erikson
c. Jean
Piaget
d. Vygotsky
38.
Who among the following is a social
constructivist?
a. John Devey
b.
Erikson
c. Jean
Piaget
d. Vygotsky
39.
Which of the following statement is true?
a.
Dewey considers direct experience as the base
for all teaching methods.
b.
According to Piaget, the level of readiness to
learn is different for each learner.
c.
Vygotsky and Bruner believe that meaning and
understanding are generated when language is used in social situations.
d.
All of them
40.
‘Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) theory’ was
formulated by :
a. John Devey
b.
Erikson
c. Jean
Piaget
d. Vygotsky
41.
Which among the following is NOT the concept of
C.R. Rogers about a good teacher?
a.
A good teacher should arrange a suitable atmosphere
for learning.
b.
The learning process should be controlled and
dominated by the teacher.
c.
The teacher should explain the target of the
learner and arrange learning resources.
d.
A good teacher should share feelings and
thoughts with the learner and keep balancing intellectual and emotional content
of the learning materials.
42.
Who among the following considers learning as a
process of creating knowledge?
a. John Devey
b.
David Kolb
c. Jean
Piaget
d. Vygotsky
43.
(i) “Interlanguage” is a term we owe to M.A.K. Halliday.
(ii) Interlanguage develops an autonomous and self-contained grammatical
system.
(iii) It is a distinct stage in a learner’s progress in the study of a
second language.
(iv) It owes nothing at all either to the learner’s native or target / second
language.
a. (iv) is correct
b.
(ii) is correct
c. (i) and (iii) are correct
d. (iii) and (iv) are correct
44.
The following skills are considered secondary in
ELT?
a. Reading and writing
b. Speaking and writing
c. Writing and listening
d. Speaking and writing
45.
Modern English emerged from the :
a. South Midland dialect
b. East Midland dialect
c. French language
d.
Northumbrian dialect
46.
Most culinary terms in English are derived from :
a. Exotic cooking
b.
French cooking
c. Native
sources
d. Arabic cooking
47.
‘Risk-taking’ is one of the traits of a good :
a. language learner
b.
language teacher
c. teacher of grammar rules
d. printer of books and authors
48.
“Blended learning” is a mode of instruction/learning
in which :
a.
the learner’s mother tongue and the target
language are blended
b.
learning is accessed through the mother tongue
c.
a variety of instructional modes are integrated
d.
learning of a language is mediated by humanistic
approaches
49.
The variety of English used between non-native
speakers who do not share a first language is called :
a. English for specific purposes
b. English
for basic purposes
c. English as a lingua Franca
d.
English as a language tool
50.
After independence, although English was not an
Indian language, it was accorded the status of an :
a. Additional language
b.
Ancilliary language
c. Associate language
d. Administrative
language
1. A
ReplyDelete2. A
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. D
12. D
13. B
14. D
15. A
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. B
20. A
21. C
22. D
23. A
24. A
25. B
26. A
27. B
28. D
29. A
30. B
31. D
32. D
33. C
34. C
35. B
36. C
37. A
38. D
39. D
40. D
41. B
42. B
43. C
44. A
45. B
46. B
47. A
48. C
49. C
50. D