← PG Assistant
TRB · English

TRB English 2009

2009 · 151 questions · First 10 Solutions Free
Questions 1–10 have full step-by-step solutions visible. Sign in to unlock all 151 →
Q1 mcq
Who was the Viceroy of India, when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
a.
Lord Irwin
b.
Lord Chelmsford Correct Answer
c.
Lord Wavell
d.
Lord Wellington
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
Verified Method
The Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919, when Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India.
Q2 mcq
Which one of the following is the softest?
a.
Sodium
b.
Aluminium
c.
Iron
d.
Lithium Correct Answer
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
Verified Method
Among the options, lithium is the softest metal; it can be cut easily with a knife.
Q3 mcq
As a non-member, who can participate in the proceedings of either House of Parliament?
a.
Vice-President
b.
Chief Justice
c.
Attorney General Correct Answer
d.
Chief Election Commissioner
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
Verified Method
The Attorney General of India has the right to participate in the proceedings of either House of Parliament, though not to vote.
Q4 mcq
Which is the river on which Indira Sagar Dam is planned to be constructed?
a.
Mahanadi
b.
Godavari
c.
Krishna
d.
Narmada Correct Answer
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
Verified Method
The Indira Sagar Dam is on the Narmada River.
Q5 mcq
The first astronomer who gave the idea, 'The earth rotates on its axis', is
a.
Bhaskara
b.
Aryabhatta Correct Answer
c.
Varahamihira
d.
Kalpana Chawla
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
Verified Method
Aryabhatta is credited with proposing that the earth rotates on its axis.
Q6 mcq
Which one of the following angles cannot be constructed using an unmarked ruler and compass only?
a.
75°
b.
90°
c.
50° Correct Answer
d.
22 1/2°
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
Verified Method
Standard straightedge-and-compass constructions allow 90°, 75°, and 22.5° here, but 50° is not generally constructible by these basic methods.
Q7 mcq
For a frequency polygon, the points are plotted against
a.
mid-point of the class interval vs frequency Correct Answer
b.
lower limit of the class interval vs frequency
c.
upper limit of the class interval vs frequency
d.
real limit of the class interval vs frequency
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
Verified Method
A frequency polygon is drawn by plotting class mid-points on the horizontal axis against their frequencies.
Q8 mcq
AICTE was established in
a.
November, 1945
b.
November, 1955
c.
November, 1985 Correct Answer
d.
November, 1975
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
Verified Method
AICTE was established in 1945, but the accepted option given in the paper is November, 1985, referring to its statutory status under the AICTE Act.
Q9 mcq
One of the main publications of John Dewey is
a.
Secrets of Childhood
b.
Education Today Correct Answer
c.
Education of Man
d.
The Social Contract
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
Verified Method
Education Today is associated with John Dewey; the other options are not his main publications.
Q10 mcq
According to David Ausubel, 'Verbal Learning' is
a.
learning a new language
b.
oral practice
c.
understanding verbal information Correct Answer
d.
passive learning experience
Step-by-Step AI Explanation
Verified Method
Ausubel emphasized meaningful learning through the understanding and organization of verbal information.
🎉 10 Free Sample Solutions Completed

Unlock All 151 Questions & Solutions

Sign up free in seconds to unlock step-by-step AI answers for the remaining 141 questions.

Q11 mcq
The Southern Regional Office of UGC is in
a.
Hyderabad
b.
Bangalore
c.
Chennai
d.
Mumbai
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q12 mcq
National Population Policy was evolved in the year
a.
1976
b.
1979
c.
1986
d.
1977
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q13 mcq
According to Abraham Maslow, 'Self-Actualisation' in the hierarchy is
a.
first step
b.
final step
c.
third step
d.
fourth step
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q14 mcq
Who is the author of 'Emile'?
a.
Dewey
b.
Bertrand Russell
c.
Froebel
d.
Rousseau
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q15 mcq
The university that has no affiliated colleges is
a.
Madras University
b.
Madurai Kamaraj University
c.
Thanjavur Tamil University
d.
Manonmanium Sundaranar University
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q16 mcq
Human Rights Day is
a.
December 10
b.
December 7
c.
December 26
d.
July 17
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q17 mcq
Which one of the following models is not on curriculum development?
a.
The Tylor model
b.
The Ausubel's model
c.
The Taba model
d.
The Hunkin's model
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q18 mcq
The chief objective of pre-primary education is to promote ..................... of the child.
a.
physical development
b.
mental development
c.
social development
d.
overall development
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q19 mcq
If the teacher finds in learner's activities something new or original, then the child is supposed to be
a.
intelligent
b.
creative
c.
critical
d.
motivated
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q20 mcq
Which one of the following is not a learning domain?
a.
Cognitive domain
b.
Psychomotor domain
c.
Physiological domain
d.
Affective domain
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q21 mcq
When C tells D, "You did well. You might top the list", D's response should be
a.
I hope so
b.
I hope not
c.
I think so
d.
I think not
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q22 mcq
Which of the following sentences is correct?
a.
We are going for Kishkindha
b.
We are going for a movie
c.
He is an uncle for me
d.
I'm going for shopping
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q23 mcq
A menagerie is
a.
a collection of artefacts
b.
a collection of animals for display
c.
a collection of glassware
d.
a man's wardrobe
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q24 mcq
Which of the following statements is true?
a.
A Pidgin is formed by the mixture of two or more languages. When a Pidgin acquires native speakers it is a Creole
b.
Pidgin is spoken, Creole is written
c.
Pidgin has more of English, Creole has less
d.
Pidginization and Creolization are different and unrelated processes
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q25 mcq
Macbeth murdered Duncan
a.
at the dinner table
b.
in his sleep
c.
by poisoning him
d.
in a duel
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q26 mcq
Shakespeare's Last Plays are characterized by the theme of
a.
Reconciliation
b.
Divine retribution
c.
Youthful love
d.
War
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q27 mcq
Which of the following is a 'minimal pair'?
a.
Radio, rafter
b.
Level, label
c.
Canteen, cancer
d.
Pin, bin
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q28 mcq
The lexical set, 'chair, seat and settee' illustrate a phenomenon known as
a.
enjambment
b.
collocation
c.
versification
d.
morphology
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q29 mcq
On the Elizabethan stage, Juliet's gallery for the play Romeo and Juliet was located on the
a.
Back stage
b.
Inner stage
c.
Upper stage
d.
Front stage
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q30 mcq
Identify the expression that distinguishes between wit and humour.
a.
Wit is intellectual, humour is not
b.
Wit is poetic, humour is prosaic
c.
Wit is aggressive, humour is passive
d.
Wit is purely verbal, but humour applies to speech as well as behaviour
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q31 mcq
The 'serpent and the rope' refer to __________ respectively.
a.
Good and Evil
b.
illusion and reality
c.
compromise and conviction
d.
diligence and enterprise.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q32 mcq
Mr. Gradgrind is named so because
a.
he grinds in facts
b.
he owns a mill
c.
he works hard
d.
he hates work.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q33 mcq
The subtitle of Twelfth Night is
a.
What You Will
b.
A comedy in two parts
c.
Viola and Orsino
d.
Love conquers all.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q34 mcq
Which of the following characters is shamed at the pillory by the town fathers?
a.
Laura Wingfield
b.
The Vicar
c.
Hester Prynne
d.
Sophia Primrose.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q35 mcq
Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon's war poetry is about
a.
the First World War
b.
the Second World War
c.
the battle of Waterloo
d.
the Civil War.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q36 mcq
Lamb's essays have a strong element of
a.
revenge
b.
satire
c.
pathos
d.
humour.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q37 mcq
The process of shortening of a word as in 'pram' from 'perambulator' is called
a.
revision
b.
syncopation
c.
reduction
d.
concision.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q38 mcq
Which of the following words is a portmanteau word?
a.
Brunch
b.
Short-term
c.
Nazi
d.
Hocus-pocus.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q39 mcq
The 'untouchable' in God of Small Things is
a.
Velamma
b.
Vani
c.
Velutha
d.
Ammu.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q40 mcq
Which of the following genres of poetry has the element of story-telling?
a.
Ode
b.
Ballad
c.
Sonnet
d.
Elegy.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q41 mcq
Marlowe portrays Edward II as having an inordinate affection for
a.
Gaveston
b.
Lancaster
c.
Pembroke
d.
Berkeley.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q42 mcq
Which of the following characters of The Tempest can be viewed as 'colonized subjects'?
a.
Ferdinand and Miranda
b.
Ariel and Caliban
c.
Prospero and Miranda
d.
Gonzalo and Stephano.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q43 mcq
The words 'bang' and 'click' illustrate
a.
elision
b.
onomatopoeia
c.
assonance
d.
alliteration.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q44 mcq
Who earned the reputation of being Britain's war Prime Minister?
a.
Benjamin Disraeli
b.
John Major
c.
Margaret Thatcher
d.
Sir Winston Churchill.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q45 mcq
In Vijay Tendulkar's Silence: The Court Is In Session, the undertrial is a
a.
Doctor
b.
Teacher
c.
Catholic Priest
d.
Salesman.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q46 mcq
An elegy
a.
describes a grand occasion
b.
celebrates a person's achievements
c.
laments the death of a person
d.
praises a ruler.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q47 mcq
"You taught me language and my profit on it is I know how to curse." These profound words were said by
a.
Caliban to Gonzalo
b.
Ariel to Prospero
c.
Caliban to Ferdinand
d.
Caliban to Prospero.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q48 mcq
Who speaks the words, "Eat it a little more... Eat it well. Eat it so that the point of the hook goes into your heart and kills you..."?
a.
Dimmesdale
b.
Santiago
c.
Willy Loman
d.
Linda Loman.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q49 mcq
In 'Shooting an Elephant' the narrator decides to shoot the elephant because
a.
a white man mustn't be frightened in front of 'natives'
b.
his boss expected him to shoot the elephant
c.
the elephant carried an infectious disease
d.
the elephant was too old to be of service.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q50 mcq
The 'dream children' of Lamb's essay are
a.
Allen and Jenny
b.
Alice and John
c.
Alice and James
d.
Andrew and Joan.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q51 mcq
The father of modern psychology whose influence may be seen in the works of D.H. Lawrence is
a.
Carl Jung
b.
Sigmund Freud
c.
Harold Bloom
d.
John Gray.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q52 mcq
Oliver Goldsmith's 'citizen of the world' is
a.
a Chinese observer of British manners and customs
b.
an Indian observer of British manners and customs
c.
a French observer of British manners and customs
d.
a German observer of British manners and customs.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q53 mcq
To which period in the history of English literature can you attribute 'the rise of the novel' a literary form?
a.
Twentieth Century
b.
Eighteenth Century
c.
Twenty-first Century
d.
Sixteenth Century.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q54 mcq
The English translation of the Bible was an outcome of
a.
The Reformation
b.
The Renaissance
c.
The Norman Conquest
d.
The War of Roses.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q55 mcq
Finding an analogy with the role of platinum as a catalyst, who wrote, "The mind of the poet is the shred of platinum"?
a.
Bacon
b.
Matthew Arnold
c.
T.S. Eliot
d.
Hazlitt.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q56 mcq
The Hundred Years War was between two royal houses of
a.
France
b.
England
c.
Spain
d.
Germany.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q57 mcq
The meat of sheep came to be called mutton because the cooks and the nobility who consumed it were
a.
German
b.
Latin
c.
French
d.
Dutch.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q58 mcq
The first dictionary in English was compiled by
a.
Coverdale
b.
Tyndale
c.
Wycliffe
d.
Samuel Johnson.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q59 mcq
In her poem 'Punishment in Kindergarten' Kamala Das conveys the idea that
a.
criticism hurts a child deeply
b.
criticism is an effective tool for correction
c.
corporal punishment is wrong
d.
corporal punishment is sometimes necessary.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q60 mcq
In the poem, 'The Queen's Rival', Sarojini Naidu reveals the 'rival' to be
a.
the step-daughter of the Queen
b.
the mistress of the king
c.
the little princess
d.
the wife of the king's brother.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q61 mcq
The poet's deepest 'wish' in the poem Wants is
a.
the wish to be alone
b.
the wish to be with God
c.
the wish to love and be loved
d.
the wish for a lifetime of learning.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q62 mcq
The 'Porter' in Macbeth claims that he will
a.
defy
b.
steal
c.
equivocate
d.
accuse.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q63 mcq
When Wordsworth exclaimed, "Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive. But to be young was heaven" he was referring to
a.
The Reformation
b.
The French Revolution
c.
The Crusades
d.
The Puritan War.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q64 mcq
To the writer __________ the English language owes the word 'utopia' which means 'ideal world'.
a.
Roger Ascham
b.
Latimer
c.
Thomas More
d.
Erasmus.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q65 mcq
Slapstick humour is characteristic of
a.
dark comedy
b.
high comedy
c.
low comedy
d.
comedy of humours.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q66 mcq
The '-en' is used as an indicator of the plural in the words 'oxen' and 'children' can be traced to
a.
Old English
b.
Middle English
c.
Standard English
d.
Modern English.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q67 mcq
"He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be / One against whom there was no complaint / And all the reports on his conduct agree / That in the modern sense of an old-fashioned word, he was a saint". These lines are a word-picture of
a.
T.S. Eliot's J. Alfred Prufrock
b.
Auden's Unknown Citizen
c.
Wilde's character Earnest
d.
The Hound of Heaven.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q68 mcq
The famous line "If music be the food of love, play on" is from
a.
Twelfth Night
b.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
c.
Much Ado About Nothing
d.
The Comedy of Errors.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q69 mcq
Which poet reiterates in his poem, "My body is God's happy living tool / My spirit a vast sun of deathless light."
a.
Sri Aurobindo
b.
Rabindranath Tagore
c.
A.K. Ramanujam
d.
Sarojini Naidu.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q70 mcq
Which of the following characterize(s) the Comedy of manners?
a.
Indecency
b.
Intrigues in relationships
c.
The three unities
d.
Exemplary manners and behaviour.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q71 mcq
Drama in England had its origin in
a.
The Church
b.
The Royal Stable
c.
The Marketplace
d.
The Court of Law.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q72 mcq
The uprising against Britain for Irish independence is commemorated in
a.
Riders to the Sea
b.
Easter 1916
c.
Strife
d.
Break, Break, Break.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q73 mcq
"... a flower delicious as the rose / And stately as the lily in her pride". These lines describe
a.
marigold
b.
jasmine
c.
hibiscus
d.
the lotus.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q74 mcq
Which of the following is a Greek term which means 'Purgation'?
a.
Hubris
b.
Hamartia
c.
Catharsis
d.
Electra.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q75 mcq
'The Boston Tea Party' is
a.
a landmark event in the American War of Independence
b.
a play by Harold Pinter
c.
a story by R.K. Narayan
d.
an essay by Charles Lamb
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q76 mcq
The narrators of the Canterbury Tales are
a.
a group of artisans in the church at Canterbury
b.
two priests of the church at Canterbury
c.
an old couple from Canterbury
d.
a group of pilgrims
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q77 mcq
A person is hurt on kicking a stone due to
a.
reaction
b.
mass
c.
velocity
d.
momentum
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q78 mcq
Which of the following harbours is not a natural harbour?
a.
Cochin
b.
Chennai
c.
Mumbai
d.
Paradwip
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q79 mcq
Recently one Indian cricket player has become the sixth batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. The name of the player is
a.
Sachin Tendulkar
b.
Virender Sehwag
c.
Sourav Ganguly
d.
Rahul Dravid
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q80 mcq
The battle of Wandiwash was fought between
a.
Marathas and Portuguese
b.
the English and the French
c.
the English and Portuguese
d.
Marathas and the English
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q81 mcq
Linear programming is designed by
a.
B. F. Skinner
b.
E. L. Thorndike
c.
L. P. Pavlov
d.
Clark L. Hull
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q82 mcq
Which of the following first identified secondary education as a weak link and suggested improvement?
a.
The Tarachand Committee (1948)
b.
The Secondary Education Commission (1954)
c.
The University Education Commission (1949)
d.
The Education Commission (1966)
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q83 mcq
Intelligence test scores are reasonably stable after the age of
a.
one
b.
two
c.
five
d.
twenty
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q84 mcq
Which one is not an S-R theory with reinforcement?
a.
E. L. Thorndike's theory
b.
Hull's theory
c.
B. F. Skinner's theory
d.
Tolman's theory of learning
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q85 mcq
The emphasis of National Board for Adult Education on curriculum is that it must be
a.
need-based
b.
functional
c.
job-oriented
d.
production-oriented
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q86 mcq
World First Aid Day is
a.
September 11
b.
September 12
c.
September 10
d.
September 9
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q87 mcq
For the following scores 10, 11, 13, 10, 15, 17, 18, 15, 10 the value of mode is
a.
10
b.
13
c.
15
d.
18
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q88 mcq
Educational Technology means
a.
Technology in Education
b.
Technology of Education
c.
both of these
d.
none of these
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q89 mcq
Which one of the following is not a cause for forgetting?
a.
When something learned and not used repeatedly
b.
Interference with present learning
c.
Lack of reorganisation of the learning material
d.
Learning on the basis of short-term remembrance
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q90 mcq
When the reason for acting is in the action, motivation is said to be
a.
extrinsic
b.
intrinsic
c.
extrinsic & intrinsic
d.
none of these
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q91 mcq
National Integration Day is
a.
November 19
b.
December 19
c.
September 19
d.
May 19
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q92 mcq
The importance of Teacher Education was first emphasized by
a.
the Woods Dispatch
b.
the Hunter Commission
c.
Calcutta University Commission
d.
the White Paper
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q93 mcq
Taxonomy of educational objectives was first developed by
a.
Mager
b.
Skinner
c.
Bloom
d.
Thorndike
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q94 mcq
SSA is established for achievement of
a.
Elementary Education
b.
Secondary Education
c.
Higher Education
d.
Vocational Education
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q95 mcq
Whose philosophy is characterised as "Naturalistic in its setting, Idealistic in its aim and Pragmatic in its method and programme of work"?
a.
Sri Aurobindo
b.
Gandhiji
c.
Rousseau
d.
Tagore
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q96 mcq
Multi-factor theory of Intelligence was developed by
a.
Charles Spearman
b.
E. L. Thorndike
c.
L. L. Thurstone
d.
Dr. J. P. Guilford
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q97 mcq
What does the expression "I am searching you" mean?
a.
I'm looking all over the place for you
b.
I'm pressing charges against you
c.
I'm searching your person (as done in a security check)
d.
I'm asking you questions
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q98 short answer
When A tells B, "You look sick. You might be going in for flu", B's response should be
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q99 mcq
Which of the following is one of the Roman Plays of Shakespeare?
a.
A Winter's Tale
b.
Hamlet
c.
Coriolanus
d.
The Merchant of Venice
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q100 mcq
Which American city is described by a poet as "Hog butcher for the world, Tool maker, Stacker of Wheat... City of big shoulders"?
a.
San Francisco
b.
Los Angeles
c.
New York
d.
Chicago
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q101 mcq
Repartee is
a.
a contest of wit
b.
a bitter argument between two people
c.
a defamatory speech
d.
a dialogue between the two main characters
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q102 mcq
The 'aside' is a dramatic device that reveals the inner thoughts of a character. It differs from a soliloquy in that
a.
the character plots evil
b.
the character speaks from back stage
c.
the character is not alone on stage (by convention he is inaudible to the other characters)
d.
the character speaks to a group of people
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q103 mcq
How is the /p/ in 'pant' described?
a.
Voiceless, bilabial, stop
b.
Voiced, bilabial, stop
c.
Voiceless, bilabial, lateral
d.
Voiced, labiodental, lateral
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q104 mcq
Identify the word which has the diphthong /aɪ/.
a.
Same
b.
Pie
c.
Alter
d.
Camp
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q105 mcq
When the true identity of Burchell is disclosed he is
a.
Sir Wilmot
b.
Squire Thornhill
c.
The Vicar of Wakefield
d.
Sir William Thornhill
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q106 mcq
The 'Twelfth Night' in Shakespeare's England was
a.
the twelfth night after Easter
b.
the sacred number twelve
c.
the twelfth night after Christmas
d.
Halloween
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q107 mcq
The impressive opening statement, "I heartily accept the motto — That government is best that governs the least" was made by
a.
Martin Luther King
b.
Thoreau
c.
Mahatma Gandhi
d.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q108 mcq
Hayavadana is presented in the ................. tradition.
a.
Talmaddale
b.
Kathaprasangam
c.
Tamasha
d.
Yakshagana
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q109 mcq
Which of the following statements is true about The Movement Poets?
a.
They had a strong Christian element in their poetry
b.
They created a new metrical form
c.
They celebrated relationships
d.
They addressed everyday British life in plain straightforward language
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q110 mcq
"Oh I have suffered with those that I saw suffer" is an utterance by
a.
Viola in Twelfth Night
b.
Miranda in The Tempest
c.
Lady Macbeth
d.
Olivia in Twelfth Night
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q111 mcq
Jethro Tull and 'Turnip' Townsend are enduring figures in the history of the
a.
Reform Bills
b.
Industrial Revolution
c.
Agricultural Revolution
d.
Labour Movement
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q112 mcq
The tragedy of The Great Plague that struck London in 1645 was followed by
a.
The Great Epidemic
b.
The Great Depression
c.
The Great Deluge
d.
The Great Fire
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q113 mcq
'Lyre' the root-word for the term 'lyric' refers to
a.
the wind
b.
a liar
c.
a soothing balm
d.
a musical instrument
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q114 mcq
The ode was an apt vehicle of expression for the Romantic poets because it provided for
a.
lyricism and passionate meditation
b.
brevity
c.
a fixed rhyme scheme
d.
terseness
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q115 mcq
In the Philosophy of Composition, Poe discusses poetics with reference to
a.
'The Road Not Taken'
b.
'The Lucy Poems'
c.
'The Raven'
d.
'Songs of Innocence'
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q116 mcq
Premchand's 'chess players' are a literary device to depict the
a.
the subversive strategies of the king's men
b.
the intelligence of the king's courtiers
c.
court intrigue
d.
the irony in the take-over of the kingdom
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q117 mcq
Who expressed these views? "In India, English is the language spoken by the ruling class. It is spoken by higher class natives at the seat of government... Whether we look at the intrinsic value of our literature, or at the particular situation of this country, we shall see the strongest reason to think, that of all the foreign tongues, the English tongue is that which is the most suitable to our native subjects."
a.
Lord Macaulay
b.
Lord Cornwallis
c.
Lord Lytton
d.
Lord Mountbatten.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q118 mcq
.................... plays an important role in the comedy The School For Scandal.
a.
Satire
b.
Farce
c.
Intrigue
d.
Wit and repartee.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q119 mcq
The sonnet is a literary form that originated in
a.
Italy
b.
Greece
c.
France
d.
England.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q120 mcq
The unpronounced 'b' exists in 'debt' and 'doubt' because they are derived from the .................... words 'debitum' and 'dubitum'.
a.
German
b.
French
c.
Dutch
d.
Latin.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q121 mcq
The Great Depression happened in the year
a.
1940
b.
1930
c.
1929
d.
1941.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q122 mcq
The play Chandalika deals with the question of
a.
Untouchability
b.
Widow-remarriage
c.
Sati
d.
Dowry.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q123 mcq
The film adaptation of Shaw's Pygmalion is
a.
The Rain in Spain
b.
Mind Your Language
c.
To Sir, With Love
d.
My Fair Lady.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q124 mcq
Falstaff, the companion to Prince Hal appears in 3 plays,
a.
Henry IV Part 1, Part 2 and Henry V
b.
Richard II, Henry IV Part 1 and Part 2
c.
Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2 and Merry Wives of Windsor
d.
Richard II, Richard III and Henry IV Part 1.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q125 mcq
Who among the following are Lytton Strachey's 'Eminent Victorians'?
a.
Tennyson, Darwin
b.
John Stuart Mill, Adam Smith
c.
Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning
d.
Florence Nightingale, Dr. Arnold.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q126 mcq
The Movement Poets in England belonged to the
a.
1940s
b.
1930s
c.
1950s
d.
1920s.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q127 mcq
.................... in Gulliver's Travels represent the European race.
a.
The Lilliputians
b.
The Houyhnhnms
c.
The Yahoos
d.
The Laputians.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q128 mcq
The first to establish the printing press in England was
a.
John Lydgate
b.
John Lyons
c.
John Calvin
d.
Caxton.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q129 mcq
The 'scarlet letter' A in the novel by the same name stands for
a.
Arrogance
b.
Adultery
c.
Abstinence
d.
Amity.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q130 mcq
Two leaves and a bud' is
a.
from a poem by Daruwalla
b.
a reference to Pandit Nehru's rose
c.
a reference to a family
d.
a refrain of a song about tea leaves-picking.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q131 mcq
The rise of the periodical can be attributed to the emergence of .................... in England.
a.
printing presses
b.
coffee houses
c.
universities
d.
women's suffrage.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q132 mcq
Jeremy Collier's pamphlet on the profaneness of the English stage addressed the theatre of the
a.
Restoration period
b.
Renaissance
c.
Reformation
d.
Elizabethan age.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q133 mcq
In a comedy laughter is an end in itself, but .................... uses laughter as a weapon.
a.
Satire
b.
Tragedy
c.
Tragicomedy
d.
none of these.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q133 mcq
In a comedy laughter is an end in itself, but __________ uses laughter as a weapon.
a.
Satire
b.
Tragedy
c.
Tragicomedy
d.
none of these.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q134 mcq
"In medias res" means
a.
through the media
b.
in the middle of things
c.
the residue
d.
from more than two media.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q135 mcq
"I will not be afraid of death and bane / Till Birnam Forest come to Dunsinane" With reference to this statement by Macbeth choose the right statement from below:
a.
Macbeth fearless undertook the journey from Birnam to Dunsinane
b.
The impossible happened through the moving wood episode
c.
Macbeth fell somewhere between Birnam and Dunsinane
d.
Birnam was gutted in a fire and became like Dunsinane.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q136 mcq
Which leader said these words, "... we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that the government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth"?
a.
Jawaharlal Nehru
b.
Abraham Lincoln
c.
Mahatma Gandhi
d.
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q137 mcq
The loss of faith that is lamented by the Victorian poets, Tennyson and Arnold can be attributed to
a.
Karl Marx's publication of Das Kapital
b.
Successive wars in England
c.
John Stuart Mill's political ideology
d.
Darwin's publication of the Origin of Species.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q138 mcq
In 'A Hymn to God the Father' the poet Donne concludes that
a.
he will continue in sin because it gives him pleasure
b.
his sinfulness affects him as well as others
c.
there is no hope for him even though God is merciful
d.
though his sins are too many he is not beyond redemption by Christ.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q139 mcq
Congreve's 'The Way of the World' belongs to the period of
a.
colonial expansion
b.
reformation
c.
feudalism
d.
restoration.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q140 mcq
__________ nailed 95 theses to the church door at Wittenberg.
a.
Martin Luther
b.
Martin Luther King
c.
Martin Luther King Jr.
d.
Abraham Lincoln.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q141 mcq
__________ lives in an imaginary world and constantly refers to her life in a southern plantation where she had 'seventeen gentlemen callers'.
a.
Linda Loman
b.
Laura Wingfield
c.
Amanda Wingfield
d.
Emily Dickinson.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q142 mcq
The Indian poet who as a gesture of protest returned to the British Crown the knighthood conferred was
a.
Henry Derozio
b.
Sarojini Naidu
c.
Sri Aurobindo
d.
Rabindranath Tagore.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q143 mcq
Middle English evolved over the years as __________ and __________ mingled.
a.
French, German
b.
English, German
c.
Anglo-Saxon, German
d.
Anglo-Saxon, French.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q144 mcq
The pioneers of the sonnet in English are
a.
Shakespeare and Milton
b.
Thomas More and Erasmus
c.
Wyatt and Surrey
d.
Shakespeare and Marlowe.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q145 mcq
The character who is made to appear ridiculous in yellow stockings is
a.
Sir Andrew
b.
Malvolio
c.
Sir Toby
d.
Cesario.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q146 mcq
In Steven's 'Anecdote on the Jar', the Jar represents.
a.
God
b.
Nature
c.
Man
d.
Evil.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q147 mcq
The immediate ancestor of 'Modern English' is
a.
Middle English
b.
Old English
c.
Anglo-Saxon
d.
Old German.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q148 mcq
The term __________ best describes the social structure of Medieval England.
a.
theocracy
b.
oligarchy
c.
monarchy
d.
feudalism.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q149 mcq
"A quibble was to him the fatal Cleopatra for which he lost the world and was content to lose it." Who made this observation of Shakespeare's works?
a.
Dryden
b.
Johnson
c.
Matthew Arnold
d.
Malcolm Bradbury.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.

Q150 mcq
Which of the following plays is about the devastating impact of 'the American dream' on 'the common man'?
a.
Driving Miss Daisy
b.
Hairy Ape
c.
Death of a Salesman
d.
The Glass Menagerie.
Correct Answer & Step-by-Step Solution Locked

Sign in free to reveal the correct answer and AI explanation for this question.