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This section includes 180 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. |
“Ammaiyar” in the legend of ‘Karaikkal Ammaiyar’ stands for ________ |
| A. | mother |
| B. | daughter |
| C. | aunt |
| D. | neighbour |
| Answer» B. daughter | |
| 52. |
The poem “Dead Woman Walking ” is based on the legendary story of _________. |
| A. | shakuntala |
| B. | lord shiva |
| C. | karaikkal ammaiyar |
| D. | chellam |
| Answer» D. chellam | |
| 53. |
_______ is the fruit that magically appears in Karaikkal Ammaiyar’s hands when she prays toLord Shiva. |
| A. | coconut |
| B. | mango |
| C. | orange |
| D. | papaya |
| Answer» C. orange | |
| 54. |
_____________ is the author of “Dead Woman Walking”. |
| A. | meena kandaswamy |
| B. | meena alexander |
| C. | gieve patel |
| D. | arundhati subraniam |
| Answer» B. meena alexander | |
| 55. |
The poem ____________ is part of the collection titled “Ms Militancy” published in 2010. |
| A. | home |
| B. | the old playhouse |
| C. | the gypsy goddess |
| D. | dead woman walking |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
Who is the author of the poem “Home”? |
| A. | meena alexander |
| B. | arundhati roy |
| C. | arundhati subramaniam |
| D. | kamala das |
| Answer» D. kamala das | |
| 57. |
“Rocks” and “Stones” in the poem “Blue Lotus” is metaphor for __________. |
| A. | dreams |
| B. | memories of abuse |
| C. | identity crisis |
| D. | repressed desire |
| Answer» C. identity crisis | |
| 58. |
Meena Alexander quotes _________ at the beginning of her poem “Blue Lotus” |
| A. | sarojini naidu |
| B. | john keats |
| C. | wallace stevens |
| D. | harriet monroe |
| Answer» D. harriet monroe | |
| 59. |
“The Ambiguous Fate of Gieve Patel, He Being Neither Muslim Nor Hindu in India” by GievePatel is a satire on ___________. |
| A. | indian soceity |
| B. | religious hatred |
| C. | poverty |
| D. | desire |
| Answer» C. poverty | |
| 60. |
Love-making in “The Old Playhouse” is depicted as a _______ act. |
| A. | fulfilling |
| B. | caring |
| C. | spiritless |
| D. | selfless |
| Answer» D. selfless | |
| 61. |
Why did the speaker in the poem “The Old Playhouse” get married? |
| A. | self –discovery |
| B. | sexual gratification |
| C. | security |
| D. | money |
| Answer» B. sexual gratification | |
| 62. |
Kamala Das is also known as the ________ for being one of the first Indian woman to talkopenly about female sexuality. |
| A. | confessional poet |
| B. | poet of the body |
| C. | poet of the soul |
| D. | madhavikutty |
| Answer» C. poet of the soul | |
| 63. |
Parthasarathy’s “River, Once” was inspired by one of A.K. RAmanjujan’s poem, which poemwas it? |
| A. | still life |
| B. | a river |
| C. | chicago zen |
| D. | extended family |
| Answer» C. chicago zen | |
| 64. |
In the poem “The Old Playhouse”, Kamala Das feels treated as an object for ______. A. Money B. Love C. Cooking D. Sexual Gratification20. Which of the following does not appear in the poem “The Old Playhouse”? |
| A. | cut flowers |
| B. | carpets |
| C. | air-conditioner |
| D. | artificial lights |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
Who is found at the water’s edge in “The Old Playhouse”? |
| A. | the husband |
| B. | the speaker |
| C. | narcissus |
| D. | a dwarf |
| Answer» D. a dwarf | |
| 66. |
In the beginning of the poem “The Old Playhouse”, the poet compares herself to a _____. |
| A. | swan |
| B. | swallow |
| C. | heron |
| D. | squirrel |
| Answer» C. heron | |
| 67. |
The river in the poem “River, Once” has deteriorated due to _________. |
| A. | ecological imbalance |
| B. | man’s exploitation |
| C. | kings visits |
| D. | fallen flowers |
| Answer» C. kings visits | |
| 68. |
Which of the following is not mentioned in the poem “River, Once”? |
| A. | egrets |
| B. | paper-boats |
| C. | kingfishers |
| D. | crows |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
The river in “River, Once” is personified as a _______. |
| A. | daughter |
| B. | woman |
| C. | mother |
| D. | wife |
| Answer» D. wife | |
| 70. |
In the poem “River,Once”, Parthasarathy refers to __________ river. |
| A. | madurai |
| B. | vaikai |
| C. | eaglewood |
| D. | sewer |
| Answer» C. eaglewood | |
| 71. |
In the poem “Obituary”, the obituary is printed in __________. |
| A. | the national daily |
| B. | a local newspaper |
| C. | the times of india |
| D. | a madras newspaper |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
What did the father in Ramanujan’s “Obituary” leave behind? |
| A. | debts |
| B. | money |
| C. | property |
| D. | gold |
| Answer» B. money | |
| 73. |
Hunger in the poem “Hunger” does not stand for hunger for __________. |
| A. | guilt |
| B. | sexual gratification |
| C. | food |
| D. | money |
| Answer» B. sexual gratification | |
| 74. |
The poem ” Hunger” depicts the plight of a _____ who attempts to sell his daughter for a living. |
| A. | business man |
| B. | pawn seller |
| C. | fisherman |
| D. | vegetable seller |
| Answer» D. vegetable seller | |
| 75. |
It is the _________ in “In the Country Cottage” which teaches man lessons of determination andpatience. |
| A. | lizard |
| B. | caterpillar |
| C. | cockroach |
| D. | snake |
| Answer» B. caterpillar | |
| 76. |
The lizard in Ezekiel’s “In the Country Cottage” is described as being _____ in colour. |
| A. | white |
| B. | yellow |
| C. | grey |
| D. | dark |
| Answer» D. dark | |
| 77. |
“In the Country Cottage” was written by _________. |
| A. | mahapatra |
| B. | naidu |
| C. | ezekiel |
| D. | karnad |
| Answer» D. karnad | |
| 78. |
Tagore’s “The Child” is divided into ____ parts. |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
The phrase ‘shingle-beach’ in Dutt’s “Our Casuarina Tree” is an imitation of whose poetry? |
| A. | mathew arnold |
| B. | john keats |
| C. | p.b.shelley |
| D. | sarojini naidu |
| Answer» B. john keats | |
| 80. |
The casement mentioned in “Our Casuarina Tree” reminds us of which of Keats poems. |
| A. | ode on a grecian urn |
| B. | ode to a nightingale |
| C. | la belle dame sans merci |
| D. | to autumn |
| Answer» C. la belle dame sans merci | |
| 81. |
Abju and Aru are Toru Dutt’s _________. |
| A. | siblings |
| B. | cousins |
| C. | playmates |
| D. | childhood friends |
| Answer» B. cousins | |
| 82. |
The creeper growing around the tree in “Our Casuarina Tree” has a creeper round it whichresembles a __________. |
| A. | trunk |
| B. | branch |
| C. | python |
| D. | lizard |
| Answer» D. lizard | |
| 83. |
The phrase ‘blessed sleep’ in the poem “Our Casuarina Tree” refers to _________. |
| A. | sleep |
| B. | dream |
| C. | death |
| D. | life |
| Answer» D. life | |
| 84. |
Tagore won the Nobel Prize for literature in the year ______. |
| A. | 1914 |
| B. | 1912 |
| C. | 1913 |
| D. | 1911 |
| Answer» D. 1911 | |
| 85. |
Nehru believed that culture’s must be _________. |
| A. | dynamic |
| B. | static |
| C. | isolated |
| D. | closed up |
| Answer» B. static | |
| 86. |
Nehru’s “What is Culture†was written on _________. |
| A. | 8th april |
| B. | 9th april |
| C. | 8th may |
| D. | 9th may |
| Answer» C. 8th may | |
| 87. |
Nehru concludes “What is Culture†by quoting a ________ poet. |
| A. | latin |
| B. | indian |
| C. | greek |
| D. | english |
| Answer» D. english | |
| 88. |
According to Sen, which of the following people understood ‘the full significance of the industrial revolution in the West & its potentialities for his own country’? |
| A. | jamsetji tata |
| B. | akbar |
| C. | glover |
| D. | sir john stratchey |
| Answer» B. akbar | |
| 89. |
‘Tarikh-ilahi’ is a ________ that Sen says Akbar tried to introduce in India. |
| A. | new religion |
| B. | synthetic calender |
| C. | new document |
| D. | mixed group |
| Answer» C. new document | |
| 90. |
What is the name of the new religion which Akbar attempted to start that Sen talks of in “Reason & Identity� |
| A. | din-ilahi |
| B. | bin-ilahi |
| C. | jin-ilahi |
| D. | tarikh-ilahi |
| Answer» B. bin-ilahi | |
| 91. |
How many parts is Sen’s “The Argumentative Indian†divided into? |
| A. | five |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | six |
| Answer» D. six | |
| 92. |
Which of the following Muslim emperors does Sen talk about frequently in the section “Reason and Identity� |
| A. | tughlaq |
| B. | shajahan |
| C. | aurangazeb |
| D. | akbar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
Who doesn’t want to join college without Tara in the play “Tara� |
| A. | roopa |
| B. | bharati |
| C. | chandan |
| D. | piya |
| Answer» D. piya | |
| 94. |
Which of the following characters reveal the secret behind the twins separation ? |
| A. | bharathi |
| B. | patel |
| C. | dr.thakkur |
| D. | roopa |
| Answer» C. dr.thakkur | |
| 95. |
In “Taraâ€, who does Roopa think Chandan would find ‘compatible’ or suitable as a partner? |
| A. | roopa |
| B. | piya |
| C. | freni narangiwalla |
| D. | wandh tarah |
| Answer» D. wandh tarah | |
| 96. |
Which of the following characters doesnt understand English very well and therefore never really understands the jokes made by the twins? |
| A. | bharathi |
| B. | roopa |
| C. | freni |
| D. | patel |
| Answer» C. freni | |
| 97. |
Which of the following characters in “Tara†is present throughout the play, always seated on a chair? |
| A. | chandan |
| B. | dan |
| C. | dr.thakkur |
| D. | tara |
| Answer» D. tara | |
| 98. |
_________ says that Tara “would make a great business womanâ€. |
| A. | chandan |
| B. | patel |
| C. | bharathi |
| D. | roopa |
| Answer» B. patel | |
| 99. |
Dan in “Tara†attempts to write a play titled _______. |
| A. | tara |
| B. | twinkle tara |
| C. | tara and chandan |
| D. | twinkle twins |
| Answer» C. tara and chandan | |
| 100. |
Who is the author of the play “Tara� |
| A. | vikram seth |
| B. | vijay tendulkar |
| C. | mahesh dattani |
| D. | manjula padhmanabhan |
| Answer» D. manjula padhmanabhan | |