P.G. ENTRANCE EXAMINATION-2016 SUBJECT : ENGLISH Signature of the Candidate Signature of the Invigilator Date: Date... Fall Marks: 100 Time: 2 hours INSTRUCTIONS 1, _ Fillin your Roll No. in appropriate space provided inthe question Booklet and OMR Answer Sheet. Fill in the subject code inthe place provided in the OMR Answer Sheet, 2, Answer all questions. Darken the answers (A, B, C, D) in Blue or Black ball point pen. Unless otherwise indicated, the questions are of equal value. 4, There is negative marking ecivcted. 5, The questions are of multiple choice types. Darkea the most appropriate answer out of four choices (A), (B),(C) and (D) given for the respective question onthe answer sheet as shown, in the example below. the entrance test, For each wrong answer 0.25 marks will be Example: Question 1 : Bight multiplied by eight is e (32 Be 48 56 Answer Sheet: (A) (B) (C) ) Oa ‘Important : Please write the answer exactly the way itis shown above in the example. Writing ‘more than one answer will be treated as wrong / cancelled. ‘Space for rough work is given atthe end ofthis bookletENGLISH 1 Mention the year of Geofftey Chaucer's birth A ©1240 B 1460 © 61340 D 1360 2 Piers Plowman was authored by A Jonh Gower B_ William Langland © Edmund Spenser D_ Christopher Marlowe 3. Caxton set up the printing press at Westminister in A 1381 . B 1630 © 1476 D 1540 4 Defeat ofthe Spanish Armada took place in A. 1350 B 1588 © 1492 D 1640 5 Thomas Lodge authored A Candida B_ The Tempest C All For Love D Rosalynde 6 “Elia” refers A Milton B_ Dryden © Charles Lamb D TS.Bliot 7 Who authored Arcadia? A Francis Bacon B Philip Sidney © John Lyly D_ Ramund Spenser 8 Find the odd man out 7 A. Milton B Keats ©. Shelley D_ Jacques Derrida 9 The Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England took place in A 1066.A.D. B 164A. © 172AD. D 977AD. ben [Tuen Over[2] 10 Who authored Hudibras? A Charles Lamb B_ Samuel Butler John Lyly D_ Daniel Defoe 11 Who authored Joseph Andrews? A Henry Fielding B Samuel Richardson © Samuel Johnson. D_ Lawrence Sterne 12 The imagist movement was spearheaded by A. TS. Bliot B_ Ezra Pound © Robert Frost D_ Walt Whitman 13. A Pision was written by A. TS. Eliot B_ EzraPound © WB. Yeats D_ Walt Whitman 14 Who authored The Playboy of the Western World? A. George Orwell BJM. Synge © Aldous Huxley D_ Daniel Defoe 15 The narrative that deals withthe growth of an artis into a state of maturity is known A. Bildungsroman ‘ B_ Kunstlerroman © Nowveau roman D_ Picaresque novel 16 “Richard is the lion” is an example of the use of A. Symbol B_Enjambement © Metaphor D_ Simile 17 Miracte Plays, Morality Plays and Interludes are types of i A. Epics B Late-medieval drama © Prose plays D_ Modern iyries 18 A stressed syllable followed by two light syllables is an example of ‘A. spondee B_ trochee C Daetyl : D_ iambus aT‘An “alexandrine” isa line of A. Six iambic feet B_ Four iambic feet Three iambic feet D_ Two iambic feet 20 Replacing a blunt expression with an inoffensive one involves the use of ‘A. expressionism : B_ dadaism C_ Pathetic fallacy D_ euphemism 21 Extravagant exaggeration of fact or of possibility involves the use of A Hyperbole B_ Symbol C iambus D_ dadaism 22 “vagrant dwellers” is an example of A. Enjambement B_ Oxymoron Symbol D Simile 23. The literal term for one thing is applied to another with which itis closely associated. ‘Name the figure of speech which permits such uses. A. Pathetic fallacy : B_ Metonymy C. iambus: D dadaism 24 Which figure of speech endows abstract concepts or inanimate objects with life or ‘human attributes? A. terzarima B Simile © prosopopeia D_ antithesis 25. Heroic Drama was a form mainly specific to A. Restoration period B_ Renaissance © Romantic Revival D_ Moder Age 26 Hubris relates to A Jealousy 8 B Greed © ambition D pride 27 Thomas Sackville and Thomas Norton are known for A. Miracle plays B_ Gorbodue C comedies D satires EN [Tum Over28 29, 30 31 32. 3 4 35 36. (4) ‘What was written to be recited rather than acted? A. Tudor plays B_ Comedy of Guile C_ Senecan Tragedy D_ Epic Drama ‘The “tercet” is a stanza of three lines with the rhyming pattern A aaa Babb C abe D aad The intellectual movement of Western Europe known as Enlightenment laid ‘emphasis on A. Treason B_ Emotion C. Passion D_ Reason Who authored Murder in the Cathedral? ‘A. Cleanth Brooks B AC. Bradley C TS. Eliot D_ FR Leavis Who authored Aspects of the Novel? A. Cleanth Brooks B AC.Bradley C TS. Eliot DEM. Forster ‘Who has coined and discussed “Objective Correlative?” ‘A. Cleanth Brooks B AC.Bradley CTS. Eliot D_ ER. Leavis, ‘Who has coined and discussed “Negative Capability?” A. Cleanth Brooks B_ John Keats C TS. Eliot D_ FR.Leavis ‘A short, polished, terse and pointed poem is called a/an A. epigram B_ Monograph C Chronotope D_ icon The “novel of education” is known as A Meta-narrative B_ lanstlerroman C Epic D_ bildungsroman(s) 37. “Stream of Consciousness” was a phrase used by A. William James B_ William Jones C Eamest Jones D_ Christopher Ricks 38 Who authored “Death of the Autho: A. MH. Abrams B_ Jacques Derrida C Roland Barthes D_ Harold Bloom 39 “Full fathom five” is an example of ‘A Onomatopoea B Alliteration Image D_ chiasmus 40 “Sprung Rhythm” is discussed in relation to the poetry of A GM. Hopkins B_ William Wordswoth C John Keats D Thomas Gray 41 A short formal stanza which is appended to a poem by way of conclusion is known asa/an ‘A. doggerel B Freeverse © Envoy D_ Dirge 42 The “autonomy of the text” is upheld by ‘A. Historical criticism B_ New Criticism Romanticism D_ impressionism 43. Who rules out “charlatanism” in appreciation of of poetry? A. Francis Bacon B_ Matthew Amold C Charles Lamb D TS. Eliot 44° Find the odd man out A. John Crowe Ransom B AllenTate Cleanth Brooks D_ Jacques Derrida 45 A particular type of incident, device, reference, or formula which frequently occurs in literary works is called aan A. Telos B etios C motif D_ theme LEN [Tim Over46 41 48 49 50 31 52 3 34 55 [6] ‘Who said “Milton belongs to the devil’s party without knowing it?” A. Williams Blake B_ Dryden C Alexander Pope D_ TS. Eliot Westward expansion is a theme in A. American literature B_ British literature C Indian fiterature D_ Spanish literature Whois the hero of All My Sons? A. Joc Keller B_ Ephraim Cabot C Joe Christmas D_ Willy Loman Robert Frost's poetry is rooted in ‘A New Orleans B Old Trafford New England D_ New Jersey Mark Twain is the pen-name of A. Austin Warren B_ William Faulkner C Eamest Hemingway D_ S.L, Clemens ‘An American version of Puritanism is called A. Judaism B_ Calvinism © Dadaism D_ Surrealism The Scarlet Letter narrates a tale of pi yur in ‘A. New Orleans B_ Old Trafford © New England D_ Ireland Heayavadana is a play by A. Girish Kammad B Mahesh Dattani C Vijay Tendulkar D RK. Narayan Find the odd man out A. Milton B_ Dryden © Charles Lamb D__ Eamest Hemingway Find the odd man out A’ RK. Narayan B_ Mulk Raj Anand C Amitay Ghosh D_ Nissim Ezekiel56 37 58 59 61 2 68 64 (71 Who authored Nagamandala? A’ RK. Narayan B C Amitay Ghost D Find the odd man out ‘Mulk Raj Anand Girish Karnad AX. Ramanujan, Sarojini Naidu Velutha Raju Pansy anne Robert Frost EE. Cummings Robert Graves MH. Abrams ‘Yann Martel Amitav Ghosh Oxford Dream European Dream Phoebus A. Nissim Ezekiel B C Amitav Ghosh D Name the character ftom The God of Small Things A. Vinod B C Appu D ‘Name the heroine of Guide A Jennifer B C Rosy D ‘The title of Forster's A Passage to India is modeled after the title of a pocm by A. Walt Whitman B C Robert Graves D Who authoted The Mirror and the Lamp? ‘A- Lionel Trilling B © Kenneth Muir D Who authored Life of Pi? A. Arundhati Roy B Manju Kapoor D Death of a Salesman is about the feilure of the A. Hollywood dream B C American Dream D Desire under the Elms is inspired by the myth of A. Psyche B © Apollo D Hippolytus [Tum Over65 66 or 68 0 10 n n B "4 (8) ‘Who is the winner of the Nobel prize for literature in 2013 ‘A. William Faulkner C Khuswant Singh Don Juan was authored by A. Byron C Keats B Mulk Raj Anand D Alice Munro B. Shelley D_ Wordsworth ‘The American South serves as the background in the writings of A. Robert Frost William Faulkner Shelley's Adonais mourns the death of ‘A. W:Shakespeare C John Keats Find the odd man out A. GB. Shaw Samuel Beckett ‘The Celtic Twilight relates to A. Holland © Treland “Caroline” relates to ‘A James, © Dumas B Walt Whitman D_ Arthur Miller BG Chaucer D_ Matthew Amold B_ Scamus Heany D_ Thomas Hardy B Denmark D Holland B. Charles D Alexander ‘Who and his contemporaries were known as “University Wits?” A Marlowe Bacon ‘The word “picaro” is of A. Spanish origin C Roman Origin B Amold D_ Richard Steele B_ Greek origin D_ French Origin ‘Who is regarded as a high priest of structuralist linguistics? ‘A. Saussure C Sante B_ Derrida D Eliot8 16 1 B 9 80 at 82 3 t9 “Reversal of situation” in tragedy is denoted by A. Anagnorisis B_ Peripetia Ethos D_ muthos: - Who authored The Silver Box? A GB. Shaw B_ Samuel Beckett C John Galsworthy D_ John Osborne ‘Whose plays depict the life of the Nottinghamshire mining community? A. GB, Shaw B_ Samuel Beckett CTS. Eliot D_ DH, Lawrence ‘Who presented his teachings in dialogues, using Socrates as the central spokesman A. Aristotle B Plato C Euripides D__arstophanes Who authored Lives of the Poets? ‘A. Ben Jonson B_ Samuel Johnson © Arthur Miller D EM. Forster Who noted “that Fancy and Imagination were two distinct and wildly different faculties” A. Matthew Amold B_ Marlowe Shakespeare D_ S.T. Coleridge Who authored The Elizabethan World Picture? A EMW. Tillyard B_ Robert E. Spiller Arthur C. Rickett D_ Edward Albert Who authored Mansfield Park? ‘A Thomas Moore B_ George Eliot © Jane Austen D_ DH, Lawrence ‘Who authored Animal Farm? A. George Orwell w William Golding, Orhan Pamuk D_ Iris Murdoch [Tum Over85 86 7 89 a1 fio] Name the author of Don Quixote A. Dante B Plato CC Walter Seott D Cervantes Name the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover. A. George Orwell B DH. Lawrence Orhan Pamuk D_ Iris Murdoch, Who promoted Dialogic Criticism? A. Mikhail Bakhtin B Dante © Plato D Murray Krieger Name the author of Orientalism. A CS. Peirce B_ Thomas Moore C Edward Said D_ Salman Rushdie Who authored The Conquest of Granada in two parts? A’ Mikhail Bakhtin B_ John Dryden C Alexander pope D_ Edward Said ‘What is the nationality of Henrick Ibsen? A. Trish B_ Norwegian C Spanish D American ‘Who declared: “Oh for a of sensations rather than of thoughts?” A. John Keats B Edmund Spenser C Chaucer D_ Shelley Who authored Culture and Society? A. Edward Said B_ Raymond Williams Mikhail Bakhtin D_ John Bayley Who authored the play Widowers’ Houses? ‘A. John Osbome B GBShaw C Graham Greene D_ Samuel Beckettty 93 Who authored the volume of poems titled Wild Swans at Coole? A EE Cummings B_ Robert Frost CTS. Eliot D_ WB. Yeats 94 Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities depicts events surrounding ‘A Rome and London B_ London and Paris C Joy and Grief D_ Athens and Rome 95 Who found fault with the “metaphysics of presence” A. Saussure B_ Derrida © Plato D_ Socrates 96 Who authored the novel Lajja? ‘A Taslima Nasreen B Ishmat Chugtai C Gayatri C. Spivak D_ RK. Narayan 97 Who discussed lunaties, lovers and poets as falling into one category A Wordsworth B Shakespeare C Eliot D Yeats, 98 Who authored Brave New World? A. Bertrand Russell B TS. Eliot ©. Gayatri C. Spivak D_ Aldous Huxley 99 Who authored The Moor s Last Sigh? ‘A. Yenn Martel B Hari Kunzu C Vikram Seth D_ Salman Rushdie 100 Who authored The Castle of Otranto? ‘A. Daniel Defoe B_ Horace Walpole C Lawrence Steme D_ Jonathan Swift Enso 00