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Q201.Grammar
What does an 'Adjunct' (A) typically specify in a sentence pattern?
A
The subject noun
B
Time, place, manner, or reason (Where, how, when, or why)
C
The direct object
D
The verb tense
Q202.Grammar
To get the 'Indirect Object' (IO) in a sentence, what question should you ask the verb?
A
What?
B
Whom?
C
Where?
D
When?
Q203.Vocabulary
What does 'spellbound' mean?
A
Distracted and bored
B
Holding one's attention completely as though by magic (awestuck/captivating)
C
Talking loudly
D
Sleeping deeply
Q204.Poetry
What is a 'bower' according to the poem? :
A
A sunny desert
B
A peaceful shelter under the shade of trees
C
A noisy city street
D
A dark cave
Q205.Vocabulary
What does 'ineffable' mean in Tagore's description of the Ganges days?
A
Easily spoken
B
Too great or extreme to be expressed in words (unspeakable/beyond expression)
C
Boring
D
Unnoticeable
Q206.Grammar
What are basic sentence patterns involving Subject, Verb, and Object abbreviated as?
A
SVC
B
SVO
C
ASV
D
SVOC
Q207.Grammar
What are correlative conjunctions?
A
Single conjunctions used alone
B
Conjunctions that function in pairs (e.g., either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also)
C
Relative pronouns
D
Prepositional phrases
Q208.Grammar
What is a coordinating conjunction?
A
A word joining clauses of unequal rank
B
A word linking words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank (e.g., and, but, or)
C
A preposition
D
An adverb
Q209.Grammar
What tone and language style should be used when writing a notice?
A
Flowery and emotional
B
Simple, formal, factual, and to-the-point
C
Jovial and slangy
D
Lengthy and descriptive
Q210.Grammar
What is a notice?
A
A personal diary entry
B
A written or printed formal announcement used to inform a large audience about an event or information
C
A fictional story
D
An informal invitation
Q211.Supplementary
What happened when the learned Pundit followed Moti to the riverbank and saw her walk across?
A
He cheered for her
B
He almost fainted in utter shock and amazement
C
He crossed with her
D
He punished the boatman
Q212.Supplementary
How did Moti cross the flooded river in spate when the boatman refused to ply early in the morning?
A
She swam across
B
She uttered the name of Lord Vishnu and walked across as water remained ankle-deep for her
C
She used a bridge
D
She took a detour
Q213.Supplementary
Who was commissioned by the landlord to supply a tumblerful of milk to the celebrated Pundit everyday?
A
Moti, a poor milkmaid
B
A local farmer
C
The boatman
D
The Pundit's wife
Q214.Supplementary
Who wrote the supplementary story 'Crossing the River'?
A
Manoj Das
B
Ruskin Bond
C
Leo Tolstoy
D
R.K. Narayan
Q215.Poetry
According to John Keats, what is a thing of beauty?
A
A temporary illusion
B
A joy forever whose loveliness increases and never passes into nothingness
C
A material possession
D
A passing season
Q216.Poetry
Who is the poet of 'A Thing of Beauty'?
A
John Keats
B
William Wordsworth
C
Percy Bysshe Shelley
D
Lord Byron
Q217.Book Back
What was the topmost room of the riverside villa shaped like, which Tagore used for writing poetry?
A
A square attic
B
A round tower with windows opening to every side
C
A glass greenhouse
D
An open balcony
Q218.Book Back
What musical instrument did Tagore play while singing old Vaishnava songs on rainy afternoons?
A
A sitar
B
A harmonium (accompanied by his brother on the violin)
C
A flute
D
A tanpura
Q219.Book Back
Where was Tagore staying with his brother Jyotirindra and sister-in-law in the essay?
A
In a river-side villa at Chandernagore by the Ganges
B
In London
C
In Shantiniketan
D
In Calcutta
Q220.Book Back
Who wrote the autobiographical prose piece 'My Reminiscence'?
A
Rabindranath Tagore
B
Mahatma Gandhi
C
Jawaharlal Nehru
D
C.V. Raman
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