1.
What
is the method of language teaching wherein the target language is exclusively
used to maintain a cultural island in the classroom, grammar is inductively
taught and learners are encouraged to make their own generalization about
grammar rules?
a. Direct Method
b. Grammar-Translation Method
c. Communicative Language Teaching
d. Oral Situational Method
a. Direct Method
b. Grammar-Translation Method
c. Communicative Language Teaching
d. Oral Situational Method
2.
Which
of these do NOT influence the learning of a language?
a. aptitude
b. motivation
c. attitude
d. physiology of the body
a. aptitude
b. motivation
c. attitude
d. physiology of the body
3.
The
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was
written in the ------ dialect.
a. East Midland
b. Wessex
c. Northumbrian
d. Southern
a. East Midland
b. Wessex
c. Northumbrian
d. Southern
4.
Which
one of these is NOT part of evaluation and assessment?
a. Measuring improvement over time.
b. Providing negative comments of performance.
c. Evaluating the teaching methods.
d. Ranking the students' capabilities in relation to a group.
a. Measuring improvement over time.
b. Providing negative comments of performance.
c. Evaluating the teaching methods.
d. Ranking the students' capabilities in relation to a group.
5.
Eliot
talks about the ‘historical sense’ in the essay :
a. ‘Tradition and Individual Talent’
b. ‘Metaphysical Poets’
c. ‘What is a Classic?’
d. ‘Ulysses, Order and Myth’
a. ‘Tradition and Individual Talent’
b. ‘Metaphysical Poets’
c. ‘What is a Classic?’
d. ‘Ulysses, Order and Myth’
6.
CALL can best be described as :
i.
A
technological process of second language teaching and learning.
ii.
Any
process in which a learner uses a computer and, as a result, improves his or
her language.
iii.
Implementing
materials design, pedagogical theories and modes of instruction through the use
of computers.
iv.
The
search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and
learning.
a. i,
ii, and iii only
b. ii, iii
and iv only
c. i and ii only
d. All of the above
7.
An
assessment to monitor a student’s learning so as to provide ongoing feedback
that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to
improve their learning is called as -------
a. Collative evaluation
b. Formative evaluation
c. Summative evaluation
d. Intuitive evaluation
a. Collative evaluation
b. Formative evaluation
c. Summative evaluation
d. Intuitive evaluation
8.
Which
of these statements is true regarding L1 influence and Learner Language?
i.
Learners’
knowledge of their L1 helps them to learn parts of the L2 that are similar to
those of L1.
ii.
The
L1 may interact with learners’ developmental sequences of the L2.
iii.
L1
does not affect learner at all.
iv.
Learner
learns language totally through classroom interactions.
a. i
and ii only
b. ii and iii
only
c. iii and iv only
d. i and iv only
9.
Choose
the correct words to fill in the blanks :
“-------
and ------ life was generally chosen, because, in that condition, the essential
----- of the heart find a better soil in which they can attain their maturity,
are less under restraint, and speak a plainer and more emphatic language”.
a. Ordinary,
uneventful, feelings
b. Simple,
frugal, emotions
c. Humble,
rustic, passions
d.
Modest, every day, sentiments
10. Identify the false statement from the following as per Aristotle’s Poetics :
a. A
tragedy should not deal with the fall of a good man from prosperity to
adversity.
b. A
tragedy should not show the rise of a bad man from adversity to prosperity.
c. A
tragedy should not show the fall of a bad man from prosperity to adversity.
d. Tragedy
as a literary genre is inferior to epic.
11. British English as a language is often
referred to by the name of the tribes that settled in England around 449.
Identify its name :
a. Romance language
b. Anglo-Saxon language
c. Germanic language
d. Latinate language
a. Romance language
b. Anglo-Saxon language
c. Germanic language
d. Latinate language
12. The Charter Act of 1813 allocated a certain
sum of money. What was it meant for?
a. Introducing English Education in India
b. Developing regional languages of India
c. Improving infrastructure in India
d. Improving general education in India
a. Introducing English Education in India
b. Developing regional languages of India
c. Improving infrastructure in India
d. Improving general education in India
13. Audio-lingual method is associated with :
a. Promoting class-room interaction
b. Promoting task-based learning
c. Promoting class-room repetition
d. Promoting collaborative learning
a. Promoting class-room interaction
b. Promoting task-based learning
c. Promoting class-room repetition
d. Promoting collaborative learning
14. Communicative language teaching
focuses on four competencies – ‘Grammatical’, ‘Sociolinguistic’, ‘Strategic’
and …………
a. Performative
b. Negotiative
c. Discourse
d. Evaluative
a. Performative
b. Negotiative
c. Discourse
d. Evaluative
15. Matthew Arnold illustrates the
touchstone method without choosing passages from :
a. Homer
b. Dante
c. Shakespeare
d. Sappho
a. Homer
b. Dante
c. Shakespeare
d. Sappho
16. The term ‘lexicography’ is used to
denote :
a. Word analysis
b. Lexical geography
c. Dictionary making
d. Word formation
a. Word analysis
b. Lexical geography
c. Dictionary making
d. Word formation
17. Assonance is the repetition of :
a. Consonant sounds
b. Vowel sounds
c. End rhyme
d. None of the above
a. Consonant sounds
b. Vowel sounds
c. End rhyme
d. None of the above
18. One of the major phonetic changes that
differentiates Middle English from Early Modern English is :
a. The great consonant shift
b. The vocabulary shift
c. The great vowel shift
d. Extensive language contact
a. The great consonant shift
b. The vocabulary shift
c. The great vowel shift
d. Extensive language contact
19. Audio-lingual method often uses reiteration of
a certain grammatical structure in the classroom. The activity is termed as :
a. Backward drill
b. Forward drill
c. Grammar repetition
d. Pattern practice
a. Backward drill
b. Forward drill
c. Grammar repetition
d. Pattern practice
20. Coleridge’s idea on ‘Imagination’
contribute a rejection of :
a. British empiricism
b. Transcendentalism
c. British imperialism
d. Radicalism
a. British empiricism
b. Transcendentalism
c. British imperialism
d. Radicalism
21. One of the following thinkers marked a
move from the structural method of ELT to a more communicative one. Who was he?
a. Noam Chomsky
b. B.F.Skinner
c. Ivan Pavlov
d. Dell Hymer
a. Noam Chomsky
b. B.F.Skinner
c. Ivan Pavlov
d. Dell Hymer
22. A pre-task is a kind of task that is used for
:
a. Checking comprehension of a text
b. Activating background knowledge
c. Teaching explicit grammar
d. Determining overall reading comprehension
a. Checking comprehension of a text
b. Activating background knowledge
c. Teaching explicit grammar
d. Determining overall reading comprehension
23. The expression “murderous innocence”
is an example of :
a. Oxymoron
b. Zeugma
c. Chiasmus
d. Pun
a. Oxymoron
b. Zeugma
c. Chiasmus
d. Pun
24. What is a neologism?
a. A
word with roots in a native language
b. A
word whose meaning changes with every renewed use
c. A
word newly coined or used in a new sense
d. An
obsession with new words and phrases
25. Which one of the following does NOT
apply to New Critical Method?
a. It uses the biography of the author
b. It looks for irony and paradox
c. It disregards the context of the text
d. It sees the text as autonomous
a. It uses the biography of the author
b. It looks for irony and paradox
c. It disregards the context of the text
d. It sees the text as autonomous
26. ‘Winter kept us warm covering earth in
forgetful snow’ is an example of :
a. Pathetic fallacy
b. Transferred epithet
c. Oxymoron
d. Hyperbole
a. Pathetic fallacy
b. Transferred epithet
c. Oxymoron
d. Hyperbole
27. “An extremely simplified form of language used
for oral. Verbal contact among a community whose members speak different
languages but do not share a common language in order to fulfill the essential
needs of communication.” Which of the following is best described by this
definition?
a. Creole
b. Pidgin
c. Dialect
d. Lingua franca
a. Creole
b. Pidgin
c. Dialect
d. Lingua franca
28. Arrange the following ELT methods and
approaches in order in which they appear. Use the code given below :
i.
Direct
method ii.
The communicative language teaching
iii.
The
grammar translation method iv.
The silent way
a. i,
iii, iv, ii
b. iii,
i, iv, ii
c. iii, ii, i,
iv
d. i, iii, ii, iv
29. Identify the bilabial plosive
consonants :
a. [ p/b ]
b. [ k/g ]
c. [ t/d ]
d. [ f/v ]
a. [ p/b ]
b. [ k/g ]
c. [ t/d ]
d. [ f/v ]
30. Who is the French feminist whose
account of cultural construction of woman as “Other” became very popular?
a. Julia Mitchell
b. Julia Kristeva
c. Simone de Beauvoir
d. Robin Morgan
a. Julia Mitchell
b. Julia Kristeva
c. Simone de Beauvoir
d. Robin Morgan
31. Normally if a word ends in ‘-tion’,
the stress falls on :
a. Last syllable
b. Last but one syllable
c. Any syllable
d. First syllable
a. Last syllable
b. Last but one syllable
c. Any syllable
d. First syllable
32. Which sibilant occurs in the following
plurals? book – s pen – s glass – es
a. s / s / is
b. s / z / is
c. s / z / iz
d. z / s / iz
a. s / s / is
b. s / z / is
c. s / z / iz
d. z / s / iz
33. Who wrote Aspects of the Theory of Syntax?
a. Bloomfield
b. Harris
c. Chomsky
d. Halliday
a. Bloomfield
b. Harris
c. Chomsky
d. Halliday
34. Bound forms, -------------, are phonetic forms
with constant meaning.
a. Morphemes
b. Lexical items
c. Sentence connectors
d. None of the above
a. Morphemes
b. Lexical items
c. Sentence connectors
d. None of the above
35. Name the organization founded by Betty
Friedan, the writer of The Feminine
Mystique :
a. National Organization for Women
b. Equal Opportunity Commission
c. Backlash
d. Third Wave Organization
a. National Organization for Women
b. Equal Opportunity Commission
c. Backlash
d. Third Wave Organization
36. ‘Flying planes can be dangerous’ is an oft
cited example for :
a. Structural ambiguity
b. Head of noun phrases
c. Resolving contrast
d. I.C. Analysis
a. Structural ambiguity
b. Head of noun phrases
c. Resolving contrast
d. I.C. Analysis
37. In T.G. Grammar ‘the sentence that is embedded
into the other’ is known as :
a. Constituent
b. Surface structure
c. Alternant
d. Binding
a. Constituent
b. Surface structure
c. Alternant
d. Binding
38. Morphologically English has two tenses only.
They are the :
a. Present and past
b. Past and non-past
c. Present and perfect
d. Present and progressive
a. Present and past
b. Past and non-past
c. Present and perfect
d. Present and progressive
39. According to Grim ------------- in
Indo-European was changed to ------------- in Germanic language.
a. p / k to f / h
b. p / b to f / c
c. p / t to p / d
d. t / k to d / g
a. p / k to f / h
b. p / b to f / c
c. p / t to p / d
d. t / k to d / g
40. The distinction between ‘literary’ and
‘non-literary’ texts is obliterated in the critical practice of the following
theoretical criticism.
a. Historicism
b. Post-colonial discourse
c. New Historicism
d. Stylistic criticism
a. Historicism
b. Post-colonial discourse
c. New Historicism
d. Stylistic criticism
41. Thames, Avon, Dover and Wye are
examples of ------------- influence on English.
a. Latin
b. Greek
c. Scandinavian
d. Celtic
a. Latin
b. Greek
c. Scandinavian
d. Celtic
42. That which contributed to the evolution of
Middle English was :
a. The Norman conquest (1066)
b. The Greek influence
c. The discovery of Sanskrit
d. The diffusion of German and English
a. The Norman conquest (1066)
b. The Greek influence
c. The discovery of Sanskrit
d. The diffusion of German and English
43. Poramboke, catamaran, raja,
chutney are examples of ------------- contribution to English vocabulary.
a. Chinese
b. Indian
c. Sinhalese
d. South East Asian
a. Chinese
b. Indian
c. Sinhalese
d. South East Asian
44. Smoke filled the room. The passive form is :
a. The room was filled with smoke
b. The room was filled in smoke
c. The room was filled by smoke
d. The room was filled through smoke
a. The room was filled with smoke
b. The room was filled in smoke
c. The room was filled by smoke
d. The room was filled through smoke
45. Deconstruction as a critical practice
emphasizes :
a. Rejection of essentialism
b. Glorification of grand narrative
c. The centrality of the signified
d. The primacy of the text
a. Rejection of essentialism
b. Glorification of grand narrative
c. The centrality of the signified
d. The primacy of the text
46. Which of the following sentences is
wrong?
a. The
students together with the teacher are playing football.
b. Johnson
together with the teachers is playing football.
c. Johnson
together with the teachers are playing football.
d. Johnson
together with Jose is playing football.
47. Spot out the right sentence :
a. It has been raining since two hours.
b. It has been raining for two hours.
c. It is raining since two hours.
d. It is raining for two hours.
a. It has been raining since two hours.
b. It has been raining for two hours.
c. It is raining since two hours.
d. It is raining for two hours.
48. The phrasal verb ‘to put up with’
means :
a. To tolerate
b. To show a particular level of skill
c. To provide food and accommodation to somebody in one’s house
d. To offer oneself as a candidate.
a. To tolerate
b. To show a particular level of skill
c. To provide food and accommodation to somebody in one’s house
d. To offer oneself as a candidate.
49. Identify the right idiomatic usage :
a. My
father finds it very difficult to make both ends meet.
b. My
father finds it very difficult to make both his ends meet.
c. My
father finds it very difficult to make both the ends meet.
d. My
father finds it very difficult to make both of the ends meet.
50. To Aristotle ‘catharsis’ means :
a. Fall from high estate in life
b. Purgation of the emotions
c. To correct manners
d. To refine the conduct
a. Fall from high estate in life
b. Purgation of the emotions
c. To correct manners
d. To refine the conduct
51. Homophones are pairs of words :
a. With
same pronunciation but different meaning
b. Different
pronunciation with same meaning
c. Different
spelling with same meaning
d. Different
meaning with same spelling
52. ‘He runs a shop’. In this sentence the
verb ‘runs’ is used as :
a. Transitive verb
b. Intransitive verb
c. Linking verb
d. Irregular verb
a. Transitive verb
b. Intransitive verb
c. Linking verb
d. Irregular verb
53. Which of the following ‘italicized
adjectival usage’ is correct?
a. He is suffering from a runny nose.
b. He is suffering from a runney nose.
c. He is suffering from a runnying nose.
d. He is suffering from a runningly nose.
a. He is suffering from a runny nose.
b. He is suffering from a runney nose.
c. He is suffering from a runnying nose.
d. He is suffering from a runningly nose.
54. ........... coined the term "The Great Vowel Shift."
a. Otto Jesperson
b. Thomas Pyles
c. David Crystal
d. Richard Watson
a. Otto Jesperson
b. Thomas Pyles
c. David Crystal
d. Richard Watson
55. By the term ‘dissociation of
sensibility’ Eliot meant :
a. The unification of thought and feeling
b. The unification of thought and intellect
c. The unification of intellect and reason
d. The unification of emotions and feelings
a. The unification of thought and feeling
b. The unification of thought and intellect
c. The unification of intellect and reason
d. The unification of emotions and feelings
56. The 'o' in the word 'out' is ............
a. a long vowel
b. a short vowel
c. a diphthong
d. silent
a. a long vowel
b. a short vowel
c. a diphthong
d. silent
57. Which grammatical item is NOT used in the sentence? "I took my big black dog to the vet yesterday."
a. Adverb
b. Adjective
c. Preposition
d. Conjunction
a. Adverb
b. Adjective
c. Preposition
d. Conjunction
58. Identify the 'æ' sound in one of the following words :
a. Face
b. Base
c. Hand
d. Apple
a. Face
b. Base
c. Hand
d. Apple
59. They have a lot of ............ with the new project.
a. Chicken feel
b. Teething troubles
c. Cutting side
d. Playing edge
a. Chicken feel
b. Teething troubles
c. Cutting side
d. Playing edge
60. 'The Death of the Author' is an essay by ............
a. Barthes
b. Freud
c. Bloom
d. Derrida
a. Barthes
b. Freud
c. Bloom
d. Derrida
61. The sound 'ɔɪ' is found in one of the following words :
a. Naughty
b. Should
c. House
d. Annoy
a. Naughty
b. Should
c. House
d. Annoy
62. Inflectional morphemes can be ..............
a. Infixes only
b. Prefixes and suffixes
c. Suffixes only
d. Prefixes only
a. Infixes only
b. Prefixes and suffixes
c. Suffixes only
d. Prefixes only
63. How many syllables does the word 'examination' contain?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. 4
a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. 4
64. The study of the structure of words is called ................
a. Syntax
b. Semantics
c. Phonology
d. Morphology
a. Syntax
b. Semantics
c. Phonology
d. Morphology
65. 'Orientalism' is associated with .........
a. Edward Said
b. T.S. Eliot
c. Homi K. Bhabha
d. Jacques Derrida
a. Edward Said
b. T.S. Eliot
c. Homi K. Bhabha
d. Jacques Derrida
66. Which of the following is NOT an irregular verb?
a. sing
b. laugh
c. swim
d. sit
a. sing
b. laugh
c. swim
d. sit
67. AIR is a/an ............ for All India Radio.
a. Acronym
b. Portmanteau
c. Neologism
d. Clipping
a. Acronym
b. Portmanteau
c. Neologism
d. Clipping
68. Homonym means ............
a. Same word, different meaning
b. Same word, same meaning
c. Different word, different meaning
d. Different word, same meaning
a. Same word, different meaning
b. Same word, same meaning
c. Different word, different meaning
d. Different word, same meaning
69. Reaction is a word that contains ..............
a. Bound morpheme + free morpheme
b. Free + bound morpheme + free
c. Bound + free morpheme + bound
d. Free + bound morpheme + bound
a. Bound morpheme + free morpheme
b. Free + bound morpheme + free
c. Bound + free morpheme + bound
d. Free + bound morpheme + bound
70. .............. is not connected with Postcolonialism.
a. Ashcroft
b. Tiffin
c. Leela Gandhi
d. Leavis
a. Ashcroft
b. Tiffin
c. Leela Gandhi
d. Leavis
71. In which language family is the origin of English Language?
a. Latin
b. North American
c. French
d. Indo-European
a. Latin
b. North American
c. French
d. Indo-European
72. What is Old-English also known as?
a. King's English
b. Anglo-Saxon
c. Celtic
d. Indo-European
a. King's English
b. Anglo-Saxon
c. Celtic
d. Indo-European
73. TG Grammar is based on the findings of .........
a. Bloomfield
b. Sapir
c. Chomsky
d. Nordquist
a. Bloomfield
b. Sapir
c. Chomsky
d. Nordquist
74. 'A whale of a time' means .............
a. Have a great time and enjoy oneself
b. Have a bad time with misfortunes
c. Have a busy time and with responsibilities
d. Have a lot of time and waste it
a. Have a great time and enjoy oneself
b. Have a bad time with misfortunes
c. Have a busy time and with responsibilities
d. Have a lot of time and waste it
75. Harold Bloom put forth the theory ........ based on Oedipus Complex.
a. Diachronic Approach
b. The Anxiety of Influence
c. Diegesis
d. Hermeneutics
a. Diachronic Approach
b. The Anxiety of Influence
c. Diegesis
d. Hermeneutics
76. The Manager is extremely efficient but the corruption of his employees is his :
a. Champ at the bit
b. Achilles heel
c. Tooth and nail
d. Fairplay
a. Champ at the bit
b. Achilles heel
c. Tooth and nail
d. Fairplay
77. What is the synonym for the word 'warily'?
a. Recklessly
b. Incautiously
c. Gingerly
d. Heedlessly
a. Recklessly
b. Incautiously
c. Gingerly
d. Heedlessly
78. Which is NOT the antonym of the word 'fortitude'?
a. Faintheartedness
b. Mettle
c. Fearfulness
d. Cowardice
a. Faintheartedness
b. Mettle
c. Fearfulness
d. Cowardice
79. Who said that "language is primarily an auditory system of symbols"?
a. Franz Boas
b. Edward Sapir
c. Noam Chomsky
d. Ferdinand de Saussure
a. Franz Boas
b. Edward Sapir
c. Noam Chomsky
d. Ferdinand de Saussure
80. .............. might be described as a moral or philosophical critic who argues that works must have "high seriousness".
a. Eliot
b. Derrida
c. Arnold
d. C.S. Lewis
a. Eliot
b. Derrida
c. Arnold
d. C.S. Lewis
81. Identify the velar plosive consonants :
a. / f, v /
b. / k, g /
c. / t, dʒ /
d. / s, z /
a. / f, v /
b. / k, g /
c. / t, dʒ /
d. / s, z /
82. Normally if a word begins with a schwa (ə ) sound, the stress falls on
the --------
a. last syllable
b. last but one syllable
c. second syllable
d. first syllable
a. last syllable
b. last but one syllable
c. second syllable
d. first syllable
83. The tense formation in the following words is
realized by -------- respectively?
pick-ed, kill-ed, fit-ted
a. / d, t, id /
b. / id, t, d /
c. / t, id, d /
d. / t, d, id /
pick-ed, kill-ed, fit-ted
a. / d, t, id /
b. / id, t, d /
c. / t, id, d /
d. / t, d, id /
84. Identify the book by Bloomfield that
revolutionized the modern language study :
a. Language
b. Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
c. Syntactic Structures
d. The Word
a. Language
b. Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
c. Syntactic Structures
d. The Word
85. Structuralist literary theory is based on the lingustic theory of ..........
a. Bloomfield
b. Saussure
c. Lacan
d. Chomsky
a. Bloomfield
b. Saussure
c. Lacan
d. Chomsky
86. What is Umlaut?
a. A
consonant - change brought about by a consonant
b. A
consonant - change brought about by a vowel
c. A
vowel - change brought about by a vowel or semi-vowel
d. A
vowel - change brought about by a consonant
87. Affixes are -------
a. prefix, suffix, infix
b. prefix and suffix
c. suffix and infix
d. prefix and infix
a. prefix, suffix, infix
b. prefix and suffix
c. suffix and infix
d. prefix and infix
88. Linguistics is the :
a. detailed study of morphology
b. in-depth study of syntax and grammar
c. study of phonetics, phonology and morpho-phonemics
d. scientific study of language
a. detailed study of morphology
b. in-depth study of syntax and grammar
c. study of phonetics, phonology and morpho-phonemics
d. scientific study of language
89. One who is proficient in many languages is
called a :
a. para-lingual
b. multilingual
c. polyglot
d. linguist
a. para-lingual
b. multilingual
c. polyglot
d. linguist
90. Who introduced the term "Objective Correlative" in formalist criticism?
a. T.S. Eliot
b. Arnold
c. Virginia Woolf
d. C.S. Lewis
a. T.S. Eliot
b. Arnold
c. Virginia Woolf
d. C.S. Lewis
91. Which of the following is NOT a
minimal pair?
a. Lit/Lot
b. Pin/Bin
c. Pit/Pick
d. Raise/Rice
a. Lit/Lot
b. Pin/Bin
c. Pit/Pick
d. Raise/Rice
92. Which of the following sentences is an example
for structural ambiguity?
a. He ate a tiger.
b. Visiting relatives can be a nuisance.
c. Two and two make four.
d. Seeing is believing.
a. He ate a tiger.
b. Visiting relatives can be a nuisance.
c. Two and two make four.
d. Seeing is believing.
93. Mutton, pork, venison are examples of --------
contribution to English vocabulary.
a. Celtic
b. German
c. Scandinavian
d. French
a. Celtic
b. German
c. Scandinavian
d. French
94. Which of the following is wrong?
a. I am writing to give you information and advice.
b. I gave the money to him.
c. I sent an e-mail to her.
d. I am writing to give information and advice.
a. I am writing to give you information and advice.
b. I gave the money to him.
c. I sent an e-mail to her.
d. I am writing to give information and advice.
95. Which critic would most likely be concerned with the structures and patterns modelled on the seasons and on mythic categories?
a. T.S. Eliot
b. Matthew Arnold
c. Derrida
d. Northorp Frye
a. T.S. Eliot
b. Matthew Arnold
c. Derrida
d. Northorp Frye
96. Identify the right sentence :
a. How
can we get them to changing their minds?
b. How
can we get them change their minds?
c. How
can we get them to change their minds?
d. How
can we get them changing their minds?
97. A word having the same sound and perhaps the
same spelling as another, but a different meaning and origin is called a :
a. homonym
b. homophone
c. antonym
d. synonym
a. homonym
b. homophone
c. antonym
d. synonym
98. In the sentence ‘He goes home’, home is
used as -------
a. noun
b. adjective
c. adverb
d. compliment
a. noun
b. adjective
c. adverb
d. compliment
99. The phrasal verb ‘to get one’s own back [on
sb]’ means --------
a. evade
b. have one’s revenge
c. obtain some result
d. manage to leave
a. evade
b. have one’s revenge
c. obtain some result
d. manage to leave
100. ............ is Virginia Woolf's contribution to feminist criticism.
a. The Voyage Out
b. A Room of One's Own
c. Between the Acts
d. The Common Reader
a. The Voyage Out
b. A Room of One's Own
c. Between the Acts
d. The Common Reader
101. How many diphthongs are there in
English Phonetic Alphabet?
a. 44
b. 26
c. 8
d. 24
a. 44
b. 26
c. 8
d. 24
102. Match the following :
i.
Intrusion - (a)A sound is affected by a nearby
sound making it sound identical to it
ii.
Assimilation - (b)Certain sounds are dropped to
maintain a fluent rhythm
iii.
Catenation - (c)Unwritten sounds appear within
or between words
iv.
Elision - (d)Words are spoken together as if
they were one
a. (i)-d,(ii)-a,(iii)-b,(iv)-c
b.
(i)-c,(ii)-a,(iii)-d,(iv)-b
c.
(i)-c,(ii)-d,(iii)-b,(iv)-a
d.
(i)-d,(ii)-c,(iii)-a,(iv)-b
103. Match the following :
i.
Onset - (a)nucleus + coda
ii.
Rhyme - (b)the essential part of a
syllable
iii.
Nucleus - (c)consonant sound of a syllable
iv.
Coda - (d)the beginning sound of the
syllable
a. (i)-d,(ii)-a,(iii)-b,(iv)-c
b.
(i)-c,(ii)-a,(iii)-d,(iv)-b
c.
(i)-c,(ii)-d,(iii)-b,(iv)-a
d.
(i)-d,(ii)-c,(iii)-a,(iv)-b
104. When one sound is given by two
consonants, it is called :
a. Vowel sound
b. Consonant sound
c. Single sound
d. Consonant cluster
a. Vowel sound
b. Consonant sound
c. Single sound
d. Consonant cluster
105. Who defined poetry as ‘the criticism
of life’?
a. S.T. Coleridge
b. Walter Pater
c. P.B. Shelley
d. Matthew Arnold
a. S.T. Coleridge
b. Walter Pater
c. P.B. Shelley
d. Matthew Arnold
106. Which one of the following is true?
a. Grimm's Law is a statement of the relationship between certain consonants in Germanic languages and their originals in Indo-European.
b. The basic principle of Grimm's Law was discoved by Danish scholar Rasmus Rask.
c. Grimm's Law is also known as Germanic Consonant Shift.
d. All of them
b. The basic principle of Grimm's Law was discoved by Danish scholar Rasmus Rask.
c. Grimm's Law is also known as Germanic Consonant Shift.
d. All of them
107. Layamon’s Brut is a/an …………. Literature.
a. Old English
b. Middle English
c. Early Modern
d. Modern
a. Old English
b. Middle English
c. Early Modern
d. Modern
108. Words like Pork, Poultry, Mutton,
Beef, Forest, Liberty …etc. are of …….. orgin.
a. German
b. Latin
c. French
d. Italian
a. German
b. Latin
c. French
d. Italian
109. Which among the following is the court
language in India?
a. Hindi
b. Sanskrit
c. English
d. An regional language
a. Hindi
b. Sanskrit
c. English
d. An regional language
110. ‘Objective Correlative’ is used by
Eliot to explain how :
a. feelings
and emotions should not be separated in poetry.
b. the
poet should depersonalize his creation.
c. the
writer succeeds in evoking the right emotions in the reader/spectator.
d. to
trigger objective thinking in the reader.
111. 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
112. 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
113. 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.
114. 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
a. Additional language
b. Ancilliary language
c. Associate language
d. Administrative language
115. The author of Nation and Narration is :
a. Homi Bhabha
b. Edward Said
c. Franz Fanon
d. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
a. Homi Bhabha
b. Edward Said
c. Franz Fanon
d. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
116. Inter-textuality is a term which
suggests that :
a. an
author’s intention is impossible to decide
b. textual
meaning cannot be fixed
c. a
text’s meaning is related to the meanings of other texts
d. reading
of a text requires making assumptions about the author
117. Which among the following is NOT true
about Silent Way of language teaching?
a. Evaluation is carried out by formal tests.
b. Translation
and rote repetition are avoided.
c. The
teacher uses a mixture of silence and gestures to focus students' attention.
d. Pronunciation is seen as fundamental to the method.
118. Which among the following is NOT an
audio-visual teaching aid?
a. Virtual Classroom
b. Slide Projector
c. Computer
d. VCD Player
a. Virtual Classroom
b. Slide Projector
c. Computer
d. VCD Player
119. CALL is :
a. Computer Assisted Language Learning
b. Creative Arts and Language Learning
c. Collaborative Activated Language Learners
d. Class Activity of Language Learners
120. Education is a powerful instrument of
:
a. Social transformation
b. Personal Transformation
c. Cultural Transformation
d. All of them
a. Social transformation
b. Personal Transformation
c. Cultural Transformation
d. All of them
1. A
ReplyDelete2. D
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. D
13. C
14. C
15. D
16. C
17. B
18. C
19. D
20. A
21. D
22. B
23. A
24. C
25. A
26. A
27. B
28. B
29. A
30. C
31. B
32. C
33. C
34. A
35. A
36. A
37. A
38. A
39. A
40. C
41. D
42. A
43. B
44. A
45. A
46. C
47. B
48. A
49. A
50. B
51. A
52. A
53. A
54. A
55. A
56. C
57. D
58. D
59. B
60. A
61. D
62. C
63. C
64. D
65. A
66. B
67. A
68. A
69. C
70. D
71. D
72. B
73. C
74. A
75. B
76. B
77. C
78. B
79. B
80. C
81. B
82. C
83. D
84. A
85. B
86. C
87. A
88. D
89. C
90. A
91. D
92. B
93. D
94. D
95. D
96. C
97. A
98. C
99. B
100. B
101. C
102. B
103. A
104. D
105. D
106. D
107. B
108. C
109. C
110. C
111. B
112. A
113. D
114. D
115. A
116. C
117. A
118. B
119. A
120. D