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Story of English Language
1. The English language is much younger than ...............
1. The English language is much younger than ...............
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Greek
(C) Latin
(D) All three | Ans-(D)
2. Who were called together the Anglo-Saxons?
2. Who were called together the Anglo-Saxons?
(A) Angle
(B) Saxons
(C) Jutes
(D) All three | Ans-(D)
3. The Anglo-Saxons invaded English in the .............
3. The Anglo-Saxons invaded English in the .............
(A) fifth century
(B) sixth century
(C) seventh century
(D) none of these | Ans-(A)
4. Who gives England its name and language?
4. Who gives England its name and language?
(A) Romans
(B) Indians
(C) Anglo-Saxons
(D) none of these | Ans-(C)
5. The term 'English' was derived from the name .................
5. The term 'English' was derived from the name .................
(A) Angles
(B) Angels
(C) Triangles
(D) None of these | Ans-(D)
6. Chinese is spoken by more than ............. people.
6. Chinese is spoken by more than ............. people.
(A) 8 million
(B) 9 million
(C) 10 million
(D) 11 million | Ans-(A)
7. English is spoken as mother-tongue by more than .............
7. English is spoken as mother-tongue by more than .............
(A) 2 million
(B) 3 million
(C) 4 million
(D) 5 million | Ans-(pending)
8. The history of English language is just about ........... years old.
8. The history of English language is just about ........... years old.
(A) 13 hundred
(B) 14 hundred
(C) 15 hundred
(D) 16 hundred | Ans-(C)
9. Middle English covers ..............
9. Middle English covers ..............
(A) AD 449 -AD 1066
(B) AD 1067- AD 1099
(C) AD 1100-AD 1149
(D) AD 1150-AD 1500 | Ans-(D)
10. In England, Printing Press was invented in ...........
10. In England, Printing Press was invented in ...........
(A) 1476
(B) 1486
(C) 1496
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
11. Old English period covers ..................
11. Old English period covers ..................
(A) AD 449 to AD 1066
(B) AD 459 to AD 1066
(C) AD 469 to AD 1066
(D) AD 479 to AD 1066 | Ans-(A)
12. The Norman Conquest in England to place in ............
12. The Norman Conquest in England to place in ............
(A) AD 1056
(B) AD 1066
(C) AD 1076
(D) AD 1086 | Ans-(B)
13. In the OE period, the two major influences were .....................
13. In the OE period, the two major influences were .....................
(A) Latin and Greek
(B) Latin and French
(C) Latin and Scandinavian
(D) Latin and Indian | Ans-(C)
14. About ............ Christianity began to spread in English.
14. About ............ Christianity began to spread in English.
(A) AD 300
(B) AD 400
(C) AD 500
(D) AD 600 | Ans-(D)
15. The golden period of Old English literature was the era of ...........
15. The golden period of Old English literature was the era of ...........
(A) King Alfred
(B) King Richard-II
(C) King Edward-III
(D) Queen Elizabeth | Ans-(A)
16. Middle English period is accepted to be from ..............
16. Middle English period is accepted to be from ..............
(A) AD 1150 - AD 1500
(B) AD 1250 - AD 1500
(C) AD 1350 - AD 1500
(D) AD 1450 - AD 1500 | Ans-(A)
18. The printing press was set up by William Caxton at the Westminster Abbey, English in ..........
18. The printing press was set up by William Caxton at the Westminster Abbey, English in ..........
(A) 1466
(B) 1476
(C) 1486
(D) 1496 | Ans-(B)
19. The first phase of Middle English literature covers the period ............
19. The first phase of Middle English literature covers the period ............
(A) AD 950 - AD 1215
(B) AD 1050 - AD 1215
(C) AD 1150 - AD 1215
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
20. The second phase of Middle English literature covers the period ...............
20. The second phase of Middle English literature covers the period ...............
(A) AD 950 - AD 1350
(B) AD 1050 - AD 1350
(C) AD 1150 - AD 1350
(D) AD 1250 - AD 1350 | Ans-(D)
21. The notable literary figures of the third phase or the second half of the 14th century (AD 1340-AD 1400) are .........
21. The notable literary figures of the third phase or the second half of the 14th century (AD 1340-AD 1400) are .........
(A) Chaucer
(B) Gower
(C) Langland
(D) All | Ans-(D)
22. Modern English begins from ...............
22. Modern English begins from ...............
(A) AD 1500
(B) AD 1600
(C) AD 1700
(D) AD 1800 | Ans-(A)
23. The printing technology was introduced in English in ..................
23. The printing technology was introduced in English in ..................
(A) 1466
(B) 1476
(C) 1486
(D) 1496 | Ans-(B)
24. By the ........... the number of the reading public had risen considerably in England.
24. By the ........... the number of the reading public had risen considerably in England.
(A) 13th and 14th centuries
(B) 15th and 16th centuries
(C) 17th and 18th centuries
(D) 19th and 20th centuries | Ans-(C)
25. .............. was also known as the Augustan Age.
25. .............. was also known as the Augustan Age.
(A) 15th century
(B) 16th century
(C) 18th century
(D) 19th century | Ans-(D)
26. The British Grammar was written by J. Buchanan in ................
26. The British Grammar was written by J. Buchanan in ................
(A) 1762
(B) 1772
(C) 1782
(D) 1792 | Ans-(A)
27. ........... has the largest number of native speakers.
27. ........... has the largest number of native speakers.
(A) Chinese
(B) English
(C) Hindi
(D) Urdu | Ans-(A)
28. In the UK, the USA, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, English is spoken as a ....................
28. In the UK, the USA, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, English is spoken as a ....................
(A) second language
(B) mother-tongue
(C) foreign language
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
29. In India, Singapore, Malaysia, Nigeria, Namibia, Botswana, etc., English is spoken as a ..................
29. In India, Singapore, Malaysia, Nigeria, Namibia, Botswana, etc., English is spoken as a ..................
(A) mother-tongue
(B) foreign language
(C) second language
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
30. English is also used as a ....................... by the Angle-Indian community of India.
30. English is also used as a ....................... by the Angle-Indian community of India.
(A) mother-tongue
(B) second language
(C) foreign language
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
31. In China, Japan, USA, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Eritrea, France, Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil etc., English is spoken as a .................
31. In China, Japan, USA, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Eritrea, France, Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil etc., English is spoken as a .................
(A) second language
(B) foreign language
(C) mother-tongue
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
32. English developed from the speech of the ....................
32. English developed from the speech of the ....................
(A) Anglo-Saxon
(B) Anglo-Indian
(C) Anglo-America
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
33. Standard British speech is known as ......................
33. Standard British speech is known as ......................
(A) AP
(B) RP
(C) IP
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
34. There are ............... main effects of the worldwide spread of English.
34. There are ............... main effects of the worldwide spread of English.
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Two
(D) Five | Ans-(C)
35. America English differs from British English in the sphere of ................
35. America English differs from British English in the sphere of ................
(A) Vocabulary
(B) Grammar
(C) Spelling
(D) All of three | Ans-(D)
36. The second effect of the spread of English was the development of 'new Englishers' like ...................
36. The second effect of the spread of English was the development of 'new Englishers' like ...................
(A) Indian English, Nigerian English, etc.
(B) Indian English, Sri Lankan English, etc.
(C) Indian English, Pakistani English, etc.
(D) Indian English, Chinese English, etc. | Ans-(A)
37. About ............ years ago, Latin was a world language.
37. About ............ years ago, Latin was a world language.
(A) 800
(B) 900
(C) 1000
(D) 1100 | Ans-(A)
38. With the fall of the Roman Empire, ............. became a language no longer in popular use.
38. With the fall of the Roman Empire, ............. became a language no longer in popular use.
(A) French
(B) Latin
(C) Greek
(D) Spanish | Ans-(B)
39. In the last few decades of the ............ century, the English Language has seen rapid changes.
39. In the last few decades of the ............ century, the English Language has seen rapid changes.
(A) 18th
(B) 19th
(C) 20th
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
40. Global Standard English will be one common language of the world for use in future.
40. Global Standard English will be one common language of the world for use in future.
(A) International travel and tourism.
(B) Means of communication between governments.
(C) Multinational business organisations.
(D) All the three | Ans-(D)
41. In the last decades of the 20th century, the earlier concept of Standard English .............. have been diluted.
41. In the last decades of the 20th century, the earlier concept of Standard English .............. have been diluted.
(A) Grammar
(B) Spelling
(C) Pronunciation
(D) All three | Ans-(D)
42. Who wrote the following lines:-
"Now the leaves are falling fast,Nurse's flowers will not last"42. Who wrote the following lines:-
(A) D. H. Laurence
(B) Wordsworth
(C) W. H. Auden
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
43. "The Canterbury Tales" was written by ....................
43. "The Canterbury Tales" was written by ....................
(A) Chaucer
(B) Langland
(C) Yeats
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
44. "The Faerie Queen" was written by ..................
44. "The Faerie Queen" was written by ..................
(A) Arnold
(B) Tennyson
(C) Spenser
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
45. Dr Faustus was written by ...............
45. Dr Faustus was written by ...............
(A) Christopher Marlowe
(B) Shakespeare
(C) Keats
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
46. Edward-II was written by ................
46. Edward-II was written by ................
(A) Spenser
(B) Marlowe
(C) Milton
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
47. "Venus and Adonis" was composed by ...............
47. "Venus and Adonis" was composed by ...............
(A) Shakespeare
(B) Milton
(C) Keats
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
48. "Hamlet" is a ................
48. "Hamlet" is a ................
(A) comedy
(B) tragedy
(C) farce
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
49. "King Lear" is a ..................
49. "King Lear" is a ..................
(A) novel
(B) drama
(C) poetry
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
50. "Paradise Lost" was written by .....................
50. "Paradise Lost" was written by .....................
(A) Dickens
(B) Spenser
(C) Milton
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
51. "Paradise Regained" was written by ......................
51. "Paradise Regained" was written by ......................
(A) Milton
(B) Shakespeare
(C) Keats
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
52. "Mac Flecknoe" was written by—
52. "Mac Flecknoe" was written by—
(A) John Donne
(B) George Herbert
(C) Dryden
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
53. "Hudibras" was written by—
53. "Hudibras" was written by—
(A) Butler
(B) Dryden
(C) Vaughan
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
54. "Rape of the Lock" was written by ...............
54. "Rape of the Lock" was written by ...............
(A) Shelly
(B) Keats
(C) Alexander Pope
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
55. Who wrote this line- "To err is human, to forgive is divine".
55. Who wrote this line- "To err is human, to forgive is divine".
(A) Pope
(B) Collins
(C) Gray
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
56. Wordsworth was a ................
56. Wordsworth was a ................
(A) Dramatist
(B) Novelist
(C) Poet
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
57. The word drama comes from ..................
57. The word drama comes from ..................
(A) Latin
(B) Greek
(C) French
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
58. Drama is .............
58. Drama is .............
(A) more popular
(B) less popular
(C) not popular
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
59. The function of words in drama ...................
59. The function of words in drama ...................
(A) vary
(B) not vary
(C) stable
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
60. External accessory in drama is ..................
60. External accessory in drama is ..................
(A) futile
(B) necessary
(C) not necessary
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
61. A good Dramatist treats his character with ....................
61. A good Dramatist treats his character with ....................
(A) partiality
(B) impartiality
(C) brutality
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
62. For a drama exposition is .................
62. For a drama exposition is .................
(A) futile
(B) evil
(C) essential
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
63. Tragedy ends with .................
63. Tragedy ends with .................
(A) happiness
(B) sorrow
(C) both
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
64. Comedy ends with ..................
64. Comedy ends with ..................
(A) sorrow
(B) happiness
(C) both
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
65. The principle of contrast is ..................
65. The principle of contrast is ..................
(A) important
(B) unimportant
(C) worthless
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
66. Tragi-comedy is ....................
66. Tragi-comedy is ....................
(A) pure tragedy
(B) pure comedy
(C) both tragedy & comedy
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
67. Farce is solely to .............
67. Farce is solely to .............
(A) excited agony
(B) excite fear
(C) excite laughter
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
68. Sacred plays were known as ..................
68. Sacred plays were known as ..................
(A) tragedy
(B) comedy
(C) miracle plays
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
69. Miracles went out of ecclesiastical hand by the years ...............
69. Miracles went out of ecclesiastical hand by the years ...............
(A) 1400
(B) 1500
(C) 1300
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
70. Morality plays developed in ...................
70. Morality plays developed in ...................
(A) Middle ages
(B) Ancient days
(C) Modern age
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
71. The first English tragedy by ...............
71. The first English tragedy by ...............
(A) King Lear
(B) Dr Faustus
(C) Julius Caesar
(D) Gorboduc | Ans-(D)
72. "Hamlet" was written by ...................
72. "Hamlet" was written by ...................
(A) G.B. Shaw
(B) Wordsworth
(C) Shakespeare
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
73. Othello is a ..............
73. Othello is a ..............
(A) novel
(B) comedy
(C) tragedy
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
74. Dr Faustus was written by ......................
74. Dr Faustus was written by ......................
(A) Marlowe
(B) Shakespeare
(C) Sheridan
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
75. Queen Elizabeth reigned from ..................
75. Queen Elizabeth reigned from ..................
(A) 1548 to 1602
(B) 1558 to 1603
(C) 1550 to 1605
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
76. Murder in the Cathedral was written by ...................
76. Murder in the Cathedral was written by ...................
(A) Shakespeare
(B) Marlowe
(C) T.S. Eliot
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
77. The greatest achievement of eighteenth century is .....................
77. The greatest achievement of eighteenth century is .....................
(A) The rise of story
(B) novel
(C) drama
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
78. Bunyan was born in .............
78. Bunyan was born in .............
(A) 1628
(B) 1638
(C) 1648
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
79. The pioneer of the modern novel is ................
79. The pioneer of the modern novel is ................
(A) Defoe
(B) Bunyan
(C) Fielding
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
80. Daniel Defoe was died in ................
80. Daniel Defoe was died in ................
(A) 1751
(B) 1741
(C) 1731
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
81. The father of the modern novel is ................
81. The father of the modern novel is ................
(A) Bunyan
(B) Defoe
(C) Richardson
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
82. The name of the writer of the 'Pamela' is .................
82. The name of the writer of the 'Pamela' is .................
(A) Jane Austen
(B) Defoe
(C) Richardson
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
83. "Tom Jones" was written by ................
83. "Tom Jones" was written by ................
(A) Dickens
(B) Becket
(C) Fielding
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
84. Fielding gave genuine pictures of ....................
84. Fielding gave genuine pictures of ....................
(A) Birds
(B) Men and Women
(C) Plants
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
85. Oliver Goldsmith was born in ......................
85. Oliver Goldsmith was born in ......................
(A) 1728
(B) 1738
(C) 1748
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
86. "Pried and Prejudice" was written by .................
86. "Pried and Prejudice" was written by .................
(A) Fielding
(B) Goldsmith
(C) Jane Austen
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
87. Scene was made essential element in fiction by ....................
87. Scene was made essential element in fiction by ....................
(A) Jane Austen
(B) Fielding
(C) Scott
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
88. "Pick Wick Papers" was written by ................
88. "Pick Wick Papers" was written by ................
(A) Dickens
(B) Thackeray
(C) Scott
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
89. David Copperfield was written by ....................
89. David Copperfield was written by ....................
(A) George Eliot
(B) Fielding
(C) Dickens
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
90. R. L. Stevenson was born in ...................
90. R. L. Stevenson was born in ...................
(A) 1840
(B) 1860
(C) 1850
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
91. The novel was made as serious as a heart medium as poetry by ................
91. The novel was made as serious as a heart medium as poetry by ................
(A) Stevenson
(B) Thomas Hardy
(C) Becket
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
92. The romantic adventures in the novels were introduced by ...................
92. The romantic adventures in the novels were introduced by ...................
(A) R. L. Stevenson
(B) Fielding
(C) Hardy
(D) None of these | Ans-(A)
93. D. H. Lawrence was .................
93. D. H. Lawrence was .................
(A) an Indian Novelist
(B) an American writer
(C) a Caribbean writer
(D) a British writer | Ans-(D)
94. "Raj Mohan's Wife" was written by ..................
94. "Raj Mohan's Wife" was written by ..................
(A) R. N. Tagore
(B) Raja Rao
(C) Bankim Chandra
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
95. Coolies was written by .....................
95. Coolies was written by .....................
(A) Anita Desai
(B) Kiran Desai
(C) Mulk Raj Anand
(D) None of these | Ans-(C)
96. "Serpent and the Rope" was written by ......................
96. "Serpent and the Rope" was written by ......................
(A) Arundhati Roy
(B) Raja Rao
(C) Kamala Das
(D) None of these | Ans-(B)
97. The Pilgrim's Progress came to be considered as the pioneer of ...............
97. The Pilgrim's Progress came to be considered as the pioneer of ...............
(A) Greek Romance
(B) Modern Novel
(C) Latin Romance
(D) Modern Drama | Ans-(B)
98. .......... was dominant influence on middle English.
98. .......... was dominant influence on middle English.
(A) Latin
(B) Scandinavian
(C) Indian
(D) Greek | Ans-(A)
99. Milton's "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained" are .................
99. Milton's "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained" are .................
(A) odes
(B) epics
(C) dramatic monologues
(D) satires | Ans-(B)
100. English is studied as a .......... language in Saudi Arabia.
100. English is studied as a .......... language in Saudi Arabia.
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Foreign
(D) Native | Ans-(C)
101. The word "drama" comes from a ............ word.
101. The word "drama" comes from a ............ word.
(A) Latin
(B) Scandinavian
(C) Indian
(D) Greek | Ans-(D)
102. ............. will be one common language for us.
102. ............. will be one common language for us.
(A) Global Standard English
(B) American English
(C) Middle English
(D) British English | Ans-(D)
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