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This section includes 151 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in English (M.A. English) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The Anglican Prayer Book was first issued in…………. |
| A. | 1456 |
| B. | 1540 |
| C. | 1549 |
| D. | 1500 |
| Answer» D. 1500 | |
| 52. |
The influence of Renaissance is most clearly seen in the introduction of a large number of …….. and …………… words into English during the early modern English period. |
| A. | greek and latin |
| B. | french and latin |
| C. | greek and german |
| D. | german and latin |
| Answer» B. french and latin | |
| 53. |
“ It is melancholy to think what English dinner table would have been like had there been noNorman Conquest” Whose words are these |
| A. | chomsky |
| B. | f t wood |
| C. | a c baugh |
| D. | macaulay |
| Answer» D. macaulay | |
| 54. |
During the Middle English period English came under the strong influence of the………..language. |
| A. | latin |
| B. | french |
| C. | german |
| D. | greek |
| Answer» C. german | |
| 55. |
…………was the dialect of the Jutes who were the earliest settlers in Britain |
| A. | kentish |
| B. | mercian |
| C. | west saxon |
| D. | northumbrian |
| Answer» B. mercian | |
| 56. |
Beowulf was written in ………..dialect |
| A. | mercian |
| B. | west saxon |
| C. | kentish |
| D. | northumbrian |
| Answer» C. kentish | |
| 57. |
Most of the important literary works of the Old English period were written in the ……….dialect |
| A. | mercian |
| B. | kentish |
| C. | northumbrian |
| D. | west saxon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
The term applied to certain changes in vowel in accented syllables owing to the influence ofneighbouring sounds |
| A. | umlaut or mutation |
| B. | ablaut |
| C. | consonant shift |
| D. | vowel shift |
| Answer» B. ablaut | |
| 59. |
……………is the last branch of Indo European languages to appear in written form. |
| A. | latvian |
| B. | danish |
| C. | albanian |
| D. | lithuvanian |
| Answer» D. lithuvanian | |
| 60. |
Insular celtic flourished in…………. |
| A. | england |
| B. | ireland |
| C. | germany |
| D. | france |
| Answer» C. germany | |
| 61. |
……………..is the language that forms part f the Iranian group |
| A. | avestan |
| B. | english |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | german |
| Answer» B. english | |
| 62. |
The earliest surviving written evidence of a Greek language is…………. |
| A. | mycenaean |
| B. | avestan |
| C. | indic |
| D. | germanic |
| Answer» B. avestan | |
| 63. |
Indo European language are believe to derive from a hypothetical language knownas…………….. |
| A. | proto – indo- european |
| B. | germanic |
| C. | indo- iranian |
| D. | avestan |
| Answer» B. germanic | |
| 64. |
The institutionalized study of English in India began with the …………of 1835 |
| A. | macaulay minute |
| B. | charter act |
| C. | wood’s despatch |
| D. | government of india act |
| Answer» B. charter act | |
| 65. |
“Imaginary Homelands†is the work of …………. |
| A. | gayatri spivak |
| B. | homi k bhabha |
| C. | ranajit guha |
| D. | salman rushdie |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
Who wrote “ Nation and Narration� |
| A. | gayatri spivak |
| B. | homi k bhabha |
| C. | salman rushdie |
| D. | harish trivedi |
| Answer» C. salman rushdie | |
| 67. |
Who is the author of “Decolonizing the Mind� |
| A. | ngugi wa thiong |
| B. | chinua achiba |
| C. | salman rushdie |
| D. | bill ashcrofthe |
| Answer» B. chinua achiba | |
| 68. |
American English derives from …….. century British English. |
| A. | 16th |
| B. | 15th |
| C. | 18th |
| D. | 17th |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
What is the dialect of the working class of East End London ? |
| A. | east anglian |
| B. | lancashire |
| C. | cockney |
| D. | yorkshire |
| Answer» D. yorkshire | |
| 70. |
………….have resulted from the interactions between speakers of nonstandard varieties of European languages and speakers of no- European languages |
| A. | pidgin |
| B. | creole |
| C. | patois |
| D. | romance |
| Answer» C. patois | |
| 71. |
The dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to standard language of the country is known as……….. |
| A. | pidgin |
| B. | creole |
| C. | patois |
| D. | romance |
| Answer» D. romance | |
| 72. |
……………is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. |
| A. | pidgin |
| B. | creole |
| C. | romance |
| D. | patois |
| Answer» B. creole | |
| 73. |
…………..is a polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may find upsetting or embarrassing to talk about. |
| A. | anaphora |
| B. | euphemism |
| C. | hyperbole |
| D. | metaphor |
| Answer» C. hyperbole | |
| 74. |
……………is a type of semantic change that happens when a word’s meaning improves or becomes more positive over time . |
| A. | deterioration |
| B. | amelioration |
| C. | generalization |
| D. | specialization |
| Answer» C. generalization | |
| 75. |
…………occurs when a word gains association with a negative stimulus, to then hold negative connotations. |
| A. | elevation |
| B. | shift |
| C. | deterioration |
| D. | generalization |
| Answer» D. generalization | |
| 76. |
A very large number of words have undergone a peculiar kind of change of meaning which consists in the addition of what has been called ….. |
| A. | generalization |
| B. | specialisation |
| C. | emotional connotation |
| D. | deterioration |
| Answer» D. deterioration | |
| 77. |
…………..is a semantic process by a term which at one time had a specialized and restricted meaning comes to have a wider application. |
| A. | specialization |
| B. | generalization |
| C. | deterioration |
| D. | polarisation |
| Answer» C. deterioration | |
| 78. |
……….is an example of Freak formation |
| A. | air- raid |
| B. | teetotal |
| C. | aviator |
| D. | daisy |
| Answer» C. aviator | |
| 79. |
The Firthian or Hallidayan theory may be said to represent the………..School of Linguistics |
| A. | american |
| B. | british |
| C. | french |
| D. | german |
| Answer» C. french | |
| 80. |
………..put forward a theory called ‘Scale and Category Grammar’ |
| A. | bloomfield |
| B. | j r firth |
| C. | norm chomsky |
| D. | m a k halliday |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
Transformational-Generative Grammar was developed by…… |
| A. | bloomfield |
| B. | norm chomsky |
| C. | m a k halliday |
| D. | henderson |
| Answer» C. m a k halliday | |
| 82. |
‘Immediate Constituent Analysis’ was first introduced by………… |
| A. | zelling harris |
| B. | roulon wells |
| C. | bloomfield |
| D. | norm chomsky |
| Answer» D. norm chomsky | |
| 83. |
The branch of linguistics and logics concerned with meaning |
| A. | morphology |
| B. | ontology |
| C. | semantics |
| D. | etymology |
| Answer» D. etymology | |
| 84. |
In linguistics ………….is the study of words , how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language |
| A. | ontology |
| B. | morphology |
| C. | phonology |
| D. | etymology |
| Answer» C. phonology | |
| 85. |
The word……………has been derived from Indian Language |
| A. | rainbow |
| B. | water |
| C. | shampoo |
| D. | skipper |
| Answer» D. skipper | |
| 86. |
Identify a word that is originated from Dutch language |
| A. | rainbow |
| B. | landscape |
| C. | shampoo |
| D. | water |
| Answer» C. shampoo | |
| 87. |
Name of the group of related languages all derived from vulgar Latin within historical times and forming a subgroup of the italic branch of the Indo – European language family. |
| A. | italic languages |
| B. | sardinian languages |
| C. | romanian languages |
| D. | romance languages |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
Who is the author of the book “The Growth and Structure of the English Language� |
| A. | otto jespersen |
| B. | robert lowth |
| C. | william bullokar |
| D. | willaiam cobbett |
| Answer» B. robert lowth | |
| 89. |
Identify the language that is included in Romance languages |
| A. | spanish |
| B. | sanskrit |
| C. | german |
| D. | arabic |
| Answer» B. sanskrit | |
| 90. |
Identify the word that derived from Greek language |
| A. | formula |
| B. | phenomenon |
| C. | fableaux |
| D. | stratum |
| Answer» C. fableaux | |
| 91. |
Which among the following is the contribution of Shakespeare? |
| A. | utopian |
| B. | idealism |
| C. | multitudinous |
| D. | fairy tale |
| Answer» D. fairy tale | |
| 92. |
Identify the word that borrowed from French to English |
| A. | phenomenon |
| B. | guillotine |
| C. | theatre |
| D. | genius |
| Answer» C. theatre | |
| 93. |
Identify the word that borrowed from Latin to English |
| A. | formula |
| B. | phenomenon |
| C. | criteria |
| D. | analogy |
| Answer» B. phenomenon | |
| 94. |
Which among is an example of Portmanteau word |
| A. | melodrama |
| B. | tragedy |
| C. | nickname |
| D. | forlorn |
| Answer» B. tragedy | |
| 95. |
When part of one word is combined with part of another in order to form a new word , carrying with it the ideas behind both the original terms, is known as a ……………..word |
| A. | loan word |
| B. | noun word |
| C. | portmanteau word |
| D. | blend word |
| Answer» D. blend word | |
| 96. |
Cynwulf wrote during which stage of Old English? |
| A. | prehistoric |
| B. | late old english |
| C. | primitive |
| D. | early old english |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
Which language is the most closely related to Modern English |
| A. | frisian |
| B. | islandic |
| C. | gothic |
| D. | german |
| Answer» C. gothic | |
| 98. |
Who wrote the “ Essay towards a Real character and a Philosophical Language� |
| A. | john wilkins |
| B. | james hermes |
| C. | thomas sheridan |
| D. | william jones |
| Answer» B. james hermes | |
| 99. |
Which language is the most closely related to Modern English? |
| A. | frisian |
| B. | german |
| C. | gothic |
| D. | islandic |
| Answer» B. german | |
| 100. |
The Authorized Version of English Bible was published in which year? |
| A. | 1607 |
| B. | 1611 |
| C. | 1612 |
| D. | 1600 |
| Answer» C. 1612 | |