ANSWER SET – B
2023 Arts English Paper 2nd February
1. The young man has grey hair.
Has
Man
Grey
Hair
2. Has anyone seen the wind ?
No one has seen the wind
Wind has no one Seen
Seen no one wind
Has seen no one wind
3. Turn the ______ before starting the meeting.
lights on
lights up
lights by
lights off
4. How much weight can ______ ant carry ?
a
an
the
no article
5. The store house was infested ______ rats
of
with
about
from
6. I don’t know how the money I kept in my wallet got ______
stolen
steal
stole
stealed
7. Choose the correctly spelt word :
Bouquete
Bouquet
Beuquete
Bouquette
8. Your result is not ______
up to the mark
tooth and hail
easy to crack
up to date
9. ______ Alps are the longest mountain range in Europe
a
an
the
no article
10. They will wash the car, _______ ?
will it
won’t they
wouldn’t they
couldn’t they
11. The train leaves ______ 3 p.m
over
to
at
for
12. They tried to ______ the painting
steel
steale
still
steal
13. A poem written on the death of loved one is known as ____
Ode
Epic
Sonnet
Elegy
14. I have to ______ to the finish line and back.
run away
run out of
run
run on
15. Blow his own trumpet means :
flatter
discuss
praise other
praise one’s own self
16. Choose the correct spelling :
Animate
Anumete
Anemate
Aniumate
17. The girl ______ you saw Sohan’s sister.
whom
what
which
when
18. She is wise _____ timid .
an
yet
but
however
19. I had an apple and a ____ for lunch.
pear
pair
pearce
pierce
20. Chosse the correct synonym of ‘Ancestors’ :
Extinct tribes
Relatives
Forefathers
Old people
21. Chose the correct antonym of Inferior’ :
Excellent
Superior
Supportive
Exterior
22. The moon has not yet ______
appears
will have appeared
appearing
appeared
23. You and I _____ the obligations.
am fulfilled
has been fulfilling
have fulfilled
has fulfilled
24. He killed a tiger ________ a rifle.
by
with
from
at
25. Choose the correct sentence :
My mother forbade me not to go out
My mother forbade me not go out
My mother forbade do not go out
My mother forbade me to go out
26. Choose the correct antonym of ‘Stagnant’ :
Progress
Static
Mobile
Affluent
27. Ashish is the man _____ son won the scholarship.
who
whose
where
whom
28. The new market ________ everything.
is
was
have
has
29. Choose the odd one out :
Pen
Marker
Paper
Pencil
30. When you feel exhausted, you should ________
hurry
run
sleep
eat
31. A doctor should examine him.
He should be examined by a doctor
A doctor must examine him
Examined he must be by a doctor
Doctor should be examining him
32. Meeta said, “She will sing a song”.
Meeta says that she can sing a song
Meeta said that she will be singing a song
Meeta said that she would sing a song
Meeta requested that she wanted to sing a song
33. The antonym of ‘Occupied’ is
Vacant
Resurrect
Loose
Exit
34. Do you _____ anything ?
needed
needing
need
will need
35. Sushil kept walking _______
forward
upward
hither
thither
36. _______ you decided yet ?
Has
Do
Did
Have
37. We’re getting _______away from the central idea.
farther
either
neither
other
38. Don’t eat so ______chocolate or you will get fat.
many
some
much
any
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47. Why don’t you try _____ it with a hammer ?
hit
having hit
hitting
to be hitting
48. He requested me to keep the door open.
He said to me, “Please keep the door open. ”
He says, “Keep the door open.”
He will say, ” Keep the door open. “
He said, ” Do not keep the door open.”
49. I haven’t seen him in _____ five years.
a
an
the
no article
50. The thief had been hiding ______ the table.
below
under
down
inside
51. The government by the representatives of the people is called _____
Autocracy
Democracy
Socialism
Anarchy
52. Bicyclists _______ remember to signal when they turn.
musn’t
has to
had to do
must
53. Did you _____ this colour ?
choosing
choose
chooses
chose
54. He hurt his foot. He stopped.
He hurt his foot and stopped
Stopped because he had hurt his foot
Hurting his foot, he stopped
Stopped as he hurt his foot
55. Which state did Mahatma Gandhi belong ______?
of
from
to
by
56. My sister ________ as a steno in the past.
works
working
worked
have worked
57. Choose the correct sentence :
I asked her for choclates, but she didn’t had any
I asked for chocolates, but she didn’t had none
I asked her for Chocolates, but she didn’t none
I asked her for chocolates, but she didn’t have any
58. We ______almost ready.
am
is
was
are
59. What type of sentence is this ?
We’ll really miss the bus !
Declarative
Interrogative
Exclamatory
Imperative
60. The story is _______
too good
only good
very good
already good
61. “And what I assume you shall assume” is taken from ______
Song of Myself
An Epitaph
The Soldier
Fire- Hymn
62. According to Auden, human life is no better than ______
dream
death
journey
sleep
63. In ______new leaves and fruits come out on trees.
Spring
Autumn
Summer
Winter
64. ” And when I crumble, who will remember ” is written by
John Keats
John Donne
Rupert Brooke
Walter de la Mare
65. ” There is a house now far away where once I received love” is from
Song of Myself
Ode to Autumn
My Grandmother House
Snake
66. The term ‘concealed’ in “The Soldier ” stands for
hidden
disappeared
absent
mysterious
67. According to Eliot, Macavity is the ______ of crime.
Hitler
Napoleon
Alexander
Osama
68. For Auden, poetry was a
light game
interesting game
serious game
troublesome game
69. ________ was a dominant influence on Middle English.
Latin
Sanskrit
Scandinavian
Greek
70. The literature of the Anglo- Saxons is of _____ types
Political
Religious
Comedy
Sentimental
71. The history of English began with the coming of the _______ from Europe to mainland Britain
Anglo- Saxons
French tribes
Indian tribes
American tribes
72. One who writes a drama is called _______
Essayist
Novelist
Comedian
Playwright
73. “The Soldier” is a _______ poem.
nature
patriotic
love
happy
74. Macavity is called
the Hidden Paw
the Mysterious Paw
the Exposed Paw
the Naughty Paw
75. The ____ forgets its dead.
man
animal
fire
wind
76. Who is the speaker in the poem ‘Snake’?
Donne
Whitman
Keats
Lawrence
77. In no civilization have all men attained ______
enmity
jealousy
perfection
education
78. Dr. Zakir Hussain was an eminent ____
politician
philosopher
educationist
scientist
79. Nanukaka manged to travel in 2nd class on a ticket of ______
1st class
General class
Sleeper class
Third class
80. My children will not be judged by the ______ of their skin.
colour
food habits
education
culture
81. John Donne thinks that _____ is certain
death
life
work
walking
82. Keats was a _____ poet.
Romantic
Victorian
Modern
Augustan
83. What has enriched the vocabulary of English ?
Giving
Borrowing
Withdrawing
Depositing
84. Who wrote ‘Mac Fecknoe’ ?
John Dryden
John Keats
Charles Dicken
Jane Austen
85. The two kinds of ideas which contributed most to the mankind were knowledge and technique and _______
moral and values
moral and politics
moral and inventions
moral and wisdom
86. One day, Seibei was caught red- handed by his _____teacher.
Hindi
Mathematics
Ethics
Science
87. In a traditional society, a woman is known as the mother of her first born child, but west regards it as ______
good
beneficial
outrageous
funny
88. The state is the ______
master of the people
servant of the people
exploiter of the people
promoter of the people
89. Bertrand Russell belonged to _______
Italy
Germany
Britain
America
90. ” I Have a Dream ” is a part of a ______
drama
novel
poem
speech
91. Manohar Malgaonkar’s story is full of wit and ______
Humour
Tragedy
Adventure
Irony
92. Who will make quicker journey than the sun ?
John Donne
Walt Whitman
W.H. Auden
John keats
93. Who is considered the greatest the greatest English dramatist?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Wycliff
William Langland
Shakespeare
94. Which is the first Indian Novel in English ?
Rajmohan’s Wife
Raja Harischandra
Mahabharata
The English Teacher
95. The Great Vowel Shift took place during _______
Modern English
Old English
Middle English
Post – modern English
96. ” The romantic Revival ” is often associated with ______
John Dryden
Alexander Pope
William Wordsworth
John Milton
97. Benjy left the school at ____
twenty
twelve
fourteen
sixteen
98. Buck had visited India _____________
to see the Taj Mahal
to see the Jama Masjid
to meet Gandhiji
to see and listen to two groups of Indian people
99. Lomov asked for ______hand in marriage.
Matalia’s
Satalia’s
Natalia’s
Ratalia’s
100. Indian’s glory is that it is _______
movable
immovable
ignorant
uncivilized