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Bachelor of Arts (English) Semester – 2
Course Category: VAC
Paper Title - Environmental Studies & Awareness
Unit: 1
1. Environmental studies mainly focus on:
1. Environmental studies mainly focus on:
a) Human society only
b) Nature and human interaction
c) Technology only
d) History only
Answer: b) Nature and human interaction
2. Ecocriticism is the study of:
2. Ecocriticism is the study of:
a) Literature and economy
b) Literature and the environment
c) Science only
d) Politics only
Answer: b) Literature and the environment
3. The term “green studies” is related to:
3. The term “green studies” is related to:
a) Technology
b) Environment and ecology
c) Sports
d) Politics
Answer: b) Environment and ecology
4. Culture/nature binary refers to:
4. Culture/nature binary refers to:
a) The difference between cities and villages
b) The distinction between human culture and nature
c) Plants and animals only
d) Science and arts
Answer: b) The distinction between human culture and nature
5. Eco-critics mainly study:
5. Eco-critics mainly study:
a) How literature reflects the environment
b) Only human history
c) Only political issues
d) Sports events
Answer: a) How literature reflects the environment
6. Environmental studies help us to:
6. Environmental studies help us to:
a) Protect nature
b) Ignore nature
c) Destroy forests
d) Waste resources
Answer: a) Protect nature
7. Eco-criticism encourages:
7. Eco-criticism encourages:
a) Awareness about environmental issues
b) Pollution
c) Deforestation
d) Ignorance
Answer: a) Awareness about environmental issues
8. Culture in culture/nature binary refers to:
8. Culture in culture/nature binary refers to:
a) Human beliefs, traditions, and societies
b) Rivers and mountains
c) Animals and plants
d) Weather patterns
Answer: a) Human beliefs, traditions, and societies
9. Nature in culture/nature binary refers to:
9. Nature in culture/nature binary refers to:
a) Human-made objects
b) The physical environment and non-human world
c) Technology only
d) Cities and towns
Answer: b) The physical environment and non-human world
10. Eco-critics analyze:
10. Eco-critics analyze:
a) How literature treats environment and nature
b) Political debates
c) Economic policies only
d) Sports history
Answer: a) How literature treats environment and nature
11. Green studies promote:
11. Green studies promote:
a) Sustainable living
b) Industrial pollution
c) Urban expansion only
d) Ignorance of nature
Answer: a) Sustainable living
12. Eco-criticism started mainly in:
12. Eco-criticism started mainly in:
a) Ancient times
b) Modern literature studies
c) Sports science
d) Engineering studies
Answer: b) Modern literature studies
13. Which of the following is studied in eco-criticism?
13. Which of the following is studied in eco-criticism?
a) Forests and rivers in literature
b) Stock markets
c) Political elections
d) Architecture alone
Answer: a) Forests and rivers in literature
14. The main goal of eco-criticism is:
14. The main goal of eco-criticism is:
a) Environmental awareness through literature
b) Building cities
c) Making cars
d) Studying human conflicts only
Answer: a) Environmental awareness through literature
15. Culture/nature binary highlights:
15. Culture/nature binary highlights:
a) Human dominance over nature
b) Nature dominating humans
c) Cities versus villages
d) Schools versus parks
Answer: a) Human dominance over nature
16. Environmental studies teach us to:
16. Environmental studies teach us to:
a) Reduce pollution
b) Waste resources
c) Cut trees unnecessarily
d) Ignore environmental issues
Answer: a) Reduce pollution
17. Eco-critics may study:
17. Eco-critics may study:
a) How novels describe mountains and rivers
b) Sports results
c) Political speeches
d) Stock prices
Answer: a) How novels describe mountains and rivers
18. Green studies focus on:
18. Green studies focus on:
a) Protecting the environment
b) Ignoring the environment
c) Only culture
d) Only sports
Answer: a) Protecting the environment
19. Eco-criticism combines:
19. Eco-criticism combines:
a) Literature and environmental science
b) Only science
c) Only economics
d) Only history
Answer: a) Literature and environmental science
20. Culture/nature binary can be seen in:
20. Culture/nature binary can be seen in:
a) Stories showing humans vs. wilderness
b) Stock market reports
c) Computer coding only
d) Sports analysis
Answer: a) Stories showing humans vs. wilderness
21. Eco-critics want readers to:
21. Eco-critics want readers to:
a) Think about environmental issues
b) Ignore nature
c) Only focus on politics
d) Avoid reading literature
Answer: a) Think about environmental issues
22. Practicing green studies can help in:
22. Practicing green studies can help in:
a) Saving resources
b) Increasing pollution
c) Destroying forests
d) Ignoring environmental rules
Answer: a) Saving resources
23. Environmental studies are important because:
23. Environmental studies are important because:
a) They teach us how humans affect nature
b) They teach us sports
c) They teach us only history
d) They focus on politics only
Answer: a) They teach us how humans affect nature
24. Eco-criticism analyzes:
24. Eco-criticism analyzes:
a) Representation of nature in books and films
b) Stock prices
c) Sports scores
d) Cooking recipes
Answer: a) Representation of nature in books and films
25. One benefit of eco-criticism is:
25. One benefit of eco-criticism is:
a) Increased awareness about protecting the environment
b) More pollution
c) Less greenery
d) Ignoring nature
Answer: a) Increased awareness about protecting the environment
Unit: 2
1. Who wrote the poem On Killing a Tree?
1. Who wrote the poem On Killing a Tree?
a) Dilip Chitre
b) William Blake
c) Gieve Patel
d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: c) Gieve Patel
2. Felling of a Banyan Tree was written by:
2. Felling of a Banyan Tree was written by:
a) Gieve Patel
b) Dilip Chitre
c) William Blake
d) Robert Frost
Answer: b) Dilip Chitre
3. Who is the poet of London?
3. Who is the poet of London?
a) William Wordsworth
b) William Blake
c) John Keats
d) Robert Browning
Answer: b) William Blake
4. The poem On Killing a Tree is about:
4. The poem On Killing a Tree is about:
a) Planting trees
b) Cutting and destroying a tree
c) Growing flowers
d) City life
Answer: b) Cutting and destroying a tree
5. Felling of a Banyan Tree talks about:
5. Felling of a Banyan Tree talks about:
a) Planting banyan trees
b) The cutting down of a banyan tree
c) Flowers and gardens
d) Animals in the forest
Answer: b) The cutting down of a banyan tree
6. London describes:
6. London describes:
a) The beauty of the city
b) The suffering and misery of people
c) Rivers and mountains
d) Animals in London
Answer: b) The suffering and misery of people
7. In On Killing a Tree, the poet says:
7. In On Killing a Tree, the poet says:
a) Cutting a tree is easy
b) Killing a tree is difficult
c) Trees grow quickly
d) Trees are useless
Answer: b) Killing a tree is difficult
8. Felling of a Banyan Tree highlights:
8. Felling of a Banyan Tree highlights:
a) The beauty of nature
b) Human destruction of trees
c) Planting forests
d) Rain and rivers
Answer: b) Human destruction of trees
9. William Blake wrote London in which century?
9. William Blake wrote London in which century?
a) 17th century
b) 18th century
c) 19th century
d) 20th century
Answer: b) 18th century
10. In On Killing a Tree, what must be removed first to kill the tree?
10. In On Killing a Tree, what must be removed first to kill the tree?
a) The branches and leaves
b) The fruits
c) The flowers
d) The seeds
Answer: a) The branches and leaves
11. The banyan tree in Chitre’s poem is:
11. The banyan tree in Chitre’s poem is:
a) Small and young
b) Strong and spreading
c) Useless
d) Dead
Answer: b) Strong and spreading
12. London shows the poet’s concern for:
12. London shows the poet’s concern for:
a) Rich people
b) Poor and oppressed people
c) Kings and queens
d) Soldiers only
Answer: b) Poor and oppressed people
13. On Killing a Tree is mainly about:
13. On Killing a Tree is mainly about:
a) Nature and human violence
b) Planting gardens
c) Growing fruits
d) Flowers
Answer: a) Nature and human violence
14. In Felling of a Banyan Tree, the poet feels:
14. In Felling of a Banyan Tree, the poet feels:
a) Happy about cutting the tree
b) Sad about the destruction of nature
c) Indifferent
d) Angry at animals
Answer: b) Sad about the destruction of nature
15. William Blake’s London criticizes:
15. William Blake’s London criticizes:
a) Pollution only
b) Poverty, inequality, and oppression
c) Nature
d) Education
Answer: b) Poverty, inequality, and oppression
16. The main theme of On Killing a Tree is:
16. The main theme of On Killing a Tree is:
a) Trees are weak
b) Human cruelty to nature
c) Flowers and beauty
d) Rivers and forests
Answer: b) Human cruelty to nature
17. Felling of a Banyan Tree shows that cutting a tree causes:
17. Felling of a Banyan Tree shows that cutting a tree causes:
a) Sadness and destruction
b) Happiness
c) Celebration
d) Growth
Answer: a) Sadness and destruction
18. In London, Blake mentions “chartered streets.” What does it mean?
18. In London, Blake mentions “chartered streets.” What does it mean?
a) Streets are free for everyone
b) Streets are controlled and restricted
c) Streets are natural
d) Streets are empty
Answer: b) Streets are controlled and restricted
19. On Killing a Tree emphasizes that:
19. On Killing a Tree emphasizes that:
a) A tree grows fast
b) Killing a tree is a slow process
c) Cutting leaves kills it instantly
d) Trees die easily
Answer: b) Killing a tree is a slow process
20. The banyan tree in Chitre’s poem represents:
20. The banyan tree in Chitre’s poem represents:
a) Strength and shelter
b) Weakness
c) Danger
d) Flowers only
Answer: a) Strength and shelter
21. London by Blake shows:
21. London by Blake shows:
a) Happiness and joy
b) Misery, disease, and poverty
c) Nature’s beauty
d) Festivals
Answer: b) Misery, disease, and poverty
22. The poet of On Killing a Tree compares the tree to:
22. The poet of On Killing a Tree compares the tree to:
a) A human being
b) A flower
c) A river
d) A mountain
Answer: a) A human being
23. Felling of a Banyan Tree teaches:
23. Felling of a Banyan Tree teaches:
a) Respect for trees and nature
b) Planting flowers only
c) Cutting forests is fun
d) Ignoring trees
Answer: a) Respect for trees and nature
24. Blake’s London is a poem of:
24. Blake’s London is a poem of:
a) Joy and celebration
b) Protest and social criticism
c) Nature
d) Adventure
Answer: b) Protest and social criticism
25. The common theme in On Killing a Tree and Felling of a Banyan Tree is:
25. The common theme in On Killing a Tree and Felling of a Banyan Tree is:
a) Human violence against nature
b) Festivals
c) Birds and animals
d) Love stories
Answer: a) Human violence against nature
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