BHALOTIA (9883034569): COMPULSORY ENGLISH (1st SEM)

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Compulsory English [1st Semester] [2023-24]
[Qn pattern: 25 MCQs x 2 Marks: 50 Marks]
1. R.K. NARAYAN: OUT OF BUSINESS 01 – 16

2. PREM CHAND: THE CHILD 17 – 40

3. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR: I HAVE A DREAM 41 – 61

4. RABINDRANATH TAGORE: WHERE THE MIND 62 – 83

IS WITHOUT FEAR
5. LORD TENNYSON: BREAK BREAK BREAK 84 – 98

6. THOMAS HARDY: AFTERWARDS 99 – 111

7. Mock test paper: Set A 112 - 114

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COMPULSORY ENGLISH: 3rd APRIL 2024

MOCK TEST PAPER: SET A
(25 MCQs x 2 = 50 Marks)
1. What was Rama Rao's profession? ******* [BHALOTIA]
(a) Teacher
(b) Lawyer
(c) Doctor
(d) Agent for a gramophone company
2. What is the setting of R.K. Narayan's "Out of Business"? ******* [BHALOTIA]
(a) Mumbai
(b) Malgudi
(c) Delhi
(d) Chennai
3. What was the only source of income of the Rama Rao family after all the cash was spent?****
(a) Interest
(b) Dividend
(c) Small Rent from their house in the Extension.
(d) All of the above
4. What was the name of the journal the Rama Rao Solving Crossword puzzles?[BHALOTIA]*****
(a) The Captain
(b) The Telegraph
(c) The Economic Time
(d) The Hindustan
5. Who is the author of the story out of Business? [BHALOTIA]*****
(a) R. K. Narayan
(b) Ravindranath Tagore
(c) Thomas Hardy
(d) Dr. Rajendranath Prasad
6. Who was the servant in the story ‘The Child’ ? (Very Important)****** (BHALOTIA) (9883034569)
(a) Banu
(b) Gangu
(c) Motibai
(d) Gomti
7. Gangu want to marry with : (Very Important)****** (BHALOTIA) (9883034569)
(a) Motibai
(b) Gomti
(c) Banu
(d) Bharati
8. The narrator of the story “The Child” is – (BHALOTIA) (9883034569)
(a) Prem Chand
(b) Gangu
(c) Gomati
(d) Landlord
9. Gangu married Gomti, and he adopted the work of a – (BHALOTIA) (9883034569) (Very Imp)***
(a) hawker
(b) servant of landlord
(c) washerman
(d) painter

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10. ‘I have a dream’ is a speech delivered by (very Important)******** (BHALOTIA) (9883034569)
(a) Germaine Greer
(b) Shiga Naoya
(c) H.E Bates
(d) Martin Luther Kings Jr.

11. ‘I have a dream’ is a speech delivered on ____. (Very Imp)******* (BHALOTIA)

(a) 25 Aug. 1964
(b) 28 Aug. 1963
(c) 4 Aprl.1968
(d) 28 Aug. 1964

12. What was the main purpose of "I Have a Dream" speech? *****[RKB]
A) To advocate for economic reform
B) To call for an end to racial segregation and discrimination
C) To promote political revolution
D) To discuss religious freedom

13. Martin Luther King Jr. was a……….. (BHALOTIA) (9883034569)

(a) Negro
(b) Indian
(c) Korean
(d) Australian

14. What is meant by “mind is without fear and head is held high”. (Imp)**** [BHAOTIA] [9883034569]
(a) to be fearless and self-respecting
(b) to be proud of one’s high position .
(c) to stand straight and be carefree.

15. The ‘domestic walls’ are usually associated with safety, comfort and love. What is the meaning of
‘narrow domestic walls’? [BHAOTIA] [9883034569] (very Imp)****
(a) small houses which make us feel cramped.
(b) ideas which are petty and narrow-minded.
(c) a house divided into rooms by walls

16. Who wrote the poem “Where the mind is without fear”? [BHAOTIA] [9883034569] (very Imp)*******
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) R. K. Narayan
(c) O Henry
(d) Sarojini Naidu

17. According to Tagore what is meant by the sub-clause 'Where knowledge is free'?
a. Where people do not have to pay for education
b. Where people have access to knowledge through internet
c. Where people are provided education freely irrespective of their caste, creed, social status and
nationality
d. Where right to free education is guaranteed by the constitution.

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18. The poem ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ is addressed to: [BHAOTIA] [9883034569]********
a. God
b. Countrymen
c. The poet's father
d. The poet's mother

19. Whom does the poet address to as 'thee' and 'father' in the poem ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’?
[BHAOTIA] [9883034569]**************
b) His father
c) his teacher
d) God
e) none of them

20. Who is the poet of the Poem "Break Break Break"[BHALOTIA] [9883034569] [Very imp]****
(a) William Shakespeare
(b) Walter de la mare
(c) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
(d) William Wordsworth

21. Who or what is the speaker addressing in the poem "Break Break Break"? [Very imp]****
a) The sea
b) A lost friend
c) A loved one
d) Nature

22. The phrase ‘my tongue could utter’ means: [BHALOTIA] [9883034569] [imp]****
a. tongue was paralysed
b. he could not express his grief
c. if he could express his grief
d. None of the above

23. Who wrote the poem “Afterwards” [Very important]********** [BHALOTIA] [9883034569]
(a) Robert Frost
(b) Thomas Hardy
(c) Maya Angelue
(d) Wordsworth

24. What is the significance of the title "Afterwards"?

a) It reflects on events that occur after death.
b) It refers to memories of the past.
c) It suggests a contemplation of the future.
d) It emphasizes the passage of time.

25. What does the term "bell of quittance" most likely refer to in the context of the lines?
a) A funeral bell tolling to mark the speaker's passing
b) A bell signaling the end of a church service
c) A metaphor for the speaker's final farewell to the world
d) A symbol of peace and closure in death

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