1. Who wrote the two famous novels 'David Copperfield' and 'The Tale of two cities'?
a. Thomas Hardy b. Jane Austen
c. George Eliot d. Charles Dickens
2. Teacher said, 'The earth- round the sun'
a. moves b. moved c. has moved d. will be moving
3. Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' is a successful-
a. Tragedy b. comedy c. Tragi-comedy d. Melodrama
4. The idiom 'A stitch in time saves nine'- refers to the importance of-
a. Saving lives b. Timely action
c. Saving time d. Time tailoring
5. The correct spelling is-
a. Humorious b. Humorous c. Humourius d. Humurious
6. A Person who writes about his own life writes-
a. A biography b. A diary c. A Chronicle d. An Autobiography
7. He divined the money- The two children
a. over b. In between c. Among d. Between
8. No one can that he is clever
a. Deny b. Defy c. Denounce d. discard
9. Break : Repair : : wound :
a. Heal b. hurt c. Fix d. plaster
10. Tiger : Zoology : : Mars :
a. Astrology b. Cryptalogy c. Astronomy d. Telescopy
11. The South Pole is located in the-
a. Arctic b. Antarctic c. Antipodes d. Occident
12. To end in smoke-
a. To create fire b. To go through suffering
c. To come to nothing d. To see fire
13. The verb 'Succumb' means-
a. Achieve b. Submit c. Win d. Conquer
14. The word 'officialese' means-
a. Plural number of official b. Language used in offices c. Plural number of office d. vague expressions
15. 'Subject-verb Agreement' refers to-
a. Person only b. number, person and gender c. number and person d. number only
16 -- amazing song haunted me for a long time --
a. These b. Those c. Thus d. That
17. The play 'Arms and the man' is by-
a. James Joyce b. Arthur miller c. Samuel Beckett d. George Bernard show.
18. Which of the following words can be used as a verb?
a. Mister b. Master c. Mistress d. Mastery
19. Othello is a Shakespeare's play about-
a. A jew b. A Roman c. A Turk d. A moor
20. HATE- (Alternative)
a. Admire b. Abhor c. Concern d. Loathe
Answer: 1.d 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.b 6.d 7.d 8.a 9.d 10.c 11.b 12.c 13.b 14.b 15.c 16.d 17.d 18.b 19.d 20.a
