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(i) What does G.B Shaw not say about governments in his essay ‘Of Freedom’? (a) The honest governments must not allow any imposition on its citizens. (b) Governments enforce an individuals’ slavery. (c) Present day government empowers the public to rebel against slavery. (d) Government gives the public right to vote to cover up the façade of slavery.(ii) Why did Prakriti request her mother to undo the spell? (a) The spell had resulted in drought in Prakriti’s village. (b) All the radiance and glow of purity had fled from monk’s face. (c) Her mother had an ulterior motive with that spell. (d) She thought the spell will not do her any good.(iii) The play Chandalika is based on the famous Buddhist legend of Buddha’s disciple named_____a. Vikrama b. Ratna c. Satyam d. Ananda(iv) That one wayfarer, mother, the one and only. In him are all who fare along the ways of all the world…. (from Chandalika) Who does the word ‘wayfarer’ refer to? a. Vikrama b. Ratna c. Satyam d. Ananda(v) ‘look at the dust on the mantelpiece’….this phrase reminds Virginia Woolf (The mark on the wall) of _______a. the plight of her ailing housekeeper b. the dust storm the previous night c. the city of Troy d. the subjugation of women(vi) Where can one find the tree which Cruelty plants? (The Human Abstract) a. In the cruelest of places b. In the warzones c. In the human brain d. In the peaceful places(vii) Assertion: She would not cry many tears at leaving the Stores. (Eveline) Reasoning: Miss Gavan did not treat her well. a. Assertion and reasoning both are incorrect. b. Assertion is correct but reasoning is incorrect. c. Assertion and reasoning both are correct. d. Assertion is incorrect but reasoning is correct.(viii) In the poem ‘On Shakespeare. 1630’ ‘the weak witness of thy name’ refers to the_____ a. a pyramid sheltering Shakespeare’s remains b. mountain named after Shakespeare c. an anthology of Shakespeare’s poems d. Shakespeare’s acquaintances(ix) Pick the facts which aptly describe Frank. (Eveline) I. Frank was kind and open-hearted. II. He was extremely fond of dancing. III. He was a sailor and would tell tales of distant countries. IV. Eveline’s father did not like him. V. He often called Eveline ‘Evie’ in jest. a. I, II &III b. III, IV & V c. I, III & IV d. II, IV & V(x) According to Milton, the best tribute those future generations has given to Shakespeare is___ a. His readers’ bodies constitute the permanent space in which Shakespeare peacefully lies. b. His works have won great awards. c. His works had pleased Queen Elizabeth. d. Regal monument built in his honour. |
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Answer» (i) (c) Present day government empowers the public to rebel against slavery. (ii) (b) All the radiance and glow of purity had fled from monk’s face. (iii) (d) Ananda (iv) (d) Ananda (v) (c) the city of Troy (vi) (c) In the human brain (vii) (c) Assertion and reasoning both are correct. (viii) (a) a pyramid sheltering Shakespeare’s remains (ix) (c) I, III & IV (x) (a) His readers’ bodies constitute the permanent space in which Shakespeare peacefully lies. |
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