1. The poem "The Sick Rose" is written by 

A. William Wordsworth

B. William Blake

C. Octavio Paz

D. Robert Browning

Answer:- B. William Blake

2. The poem  "The Sick Rose" is taken from 

A. Songs of innocence

B. Songs of experience

C. Poetical sketches

D. Selected poems

Answer:- B. Songs of experience 

3. "The Sick Rose" was first published in 

A. " Songs of Innocence " in  1789

B. Blacke's " The Songs of Los " 1802

C. " Songs of Experience " in 1794

D. " Songs of Experience" in 1789

Answer:- C. " Songs of Experience " in 1794 

4. The poem " The Sick Rose " opens with the Speaker addressing the 

A. Rose

B. Love

C. Sickness

D. Worm

Answer:- A. Rose

5. The world " invisible " describes

A. the worm

B. the rose

C. the bed

D. the experience

Answer:- A. the worm

6. The word " invisible " means

A. unseen

B. seen

C. secret

D. incomplete

Answer:- A. unseen

7. Here " sick " means

A. ill 

B. unpleasant

C. weary 

D. tired

Answer:- A. ill 

8. The rose symbolises

A. spiritual salvation

B. loss of innocence

C. enternal beauty

D. evil force

Answer:- B. loss of innocence

9. " Art " means

A. are

B. was

C. is

D. where

Answer:- A. are

10. The worm is 

A. visible

B. invisible

C. beautiful

D. colourful

Answer:- B. invisible

11. The rose is here

A. sad

B. sick

C. crying

D. weak

Answer:- B. sick

12. The night when the worm comes to destroy the rose is 

A. calm and tranquil

B. rainy 

C. chilly 

D. stormy

Answer:- D. stormy

13. The invisible wrom files in the

A. afternoon 

B. morning

C. evening

D. night

Answer:- D. night

14. " Has found out thy bed " here the world " thy " refers to

A. the worm

B. the night

C. the rose

D. none of these

Answer:- C. the rose

15. In the poem " The Sick Rose " , the word " thy " refers to 

A. Rose

B. Worm

C. Storm 

D. Night

Answer:- A. Rose

16. The Rose's joy is 

A. aquamarine

B. scarlet

C. crimson 

D. vermilion

Answer:- C. crimson

17. The dark secret love destroy the life of 

A. the worm 

B. the rose

C. the poet

D. any lover

Answer:- B. the rose

18. The rose is corrupted by

A. a supernatural spirit

B. the secretive love

C. Satan 

D. the villain 

Answer:- B. the secretive love

19. The rose is

A. joyful 

B. seduced

C. contant

D. saturated

Answer:- B. seduced

20. " His dark secret love " refers to 

A. ideal love

B. loveless sex

C. romantic love

D. none of these

Answer:- D. none of these

21. " Dark " here suggest 

A. evil

B. without light

C. black

D. deep

Answer:- A. evil

22. " Secrets " means

A. known 

B. hidden from others

C. private 

D. profound

Answer:- B. hidden from others

23. " Destroy " here suggest 

A. demolish

B. ruin

C. damage

D. deploy

Answer:- B. ruin

1. Jimmy Valentine was a 

A. noble man

B. detective

C. skilled safe cracker

D. bank owner

Answer:- C. skilled safe cracker

2. At prison Valentine used to work at /in the 

A. Library

B. Garden producing vegetables 

C. Loom

D. Shoe shop

Answer:- D. Shoe shop

3. Jimmy Valentine was sent to prison for

A. Marrying Annabel Adams

B. Burglary at Springfield

C. Burglary at Elmore Bank

D. Changing his name 

Answer:- B. Burglary at Springfield

4. Jimmy Valentine was in prison for nearly 

A. Ten days 

B. Ten weeks

C. Ten months

D. Ten years

Answer:- C. Ten months

5. Jimmy got his pardon from the

A. President 

B. Governor

C. Warden

D. Jailor

Answer:- B. Governor

6. The warden talked to Jimmy 

A. in the front office

B. in the dining hall

C. at the gate 

D. in his quarter

Answer:- A. in the front office

7. The warden gave Jimmy frist

A. Strong words of advice

B. the copy of pardon

C. his instrument 

D. a latter

Answer:- B. the copy of pardon

8. The warden advised Jimmy to

A. lead an honest life

B. read the Bible daily

C. do social work 

D. come again

Answer:- A. lead an honest life

9. ___________came to the prison shoe - shop 

A. A guard

B. A warden

C. Jimmy Valentine

D. A man

Answer:- A. A guard

10. After leaving the jail , at a restaurant Jimmy had

A. lunch 

B. dinner

C. supper

D. breakfast

Answer:- D. breakfast

11. Mike Dolan was the owner of a 

A. cafe

B. restaurant

C. hotel

D. bank

Answer:- A. cafe

12. Jimmy's friend who owned a bar was 

A. Mike Dolan 

B. Ben price

C. Mr Adams 

D. none of above

Answer:- A. Mike Dolan

13. Jimmy's tools include 

A. drills

B. punches

C. clamps and specially designed pieces

D. all of those

Answer:- D. all of those

14. The warden offered Jimmy

A. a packet of cigarettes

B. a hundred dollar bill

C. a cigar 

D. an expensive pen

Answer:- C. a cigar

15. Mike Dolan was the name of

A. the prison guard

B. Annabel's father

C. the warden

D. Jimmy's old friend

Answer:- D. Jimmy's old friend

16. The warden gave Jimmy 

A. a railroad ticket 

B. a five dollar bill

C. a cheap cigar and a handshake

D. all of those

Answer:- C. a cheap cigar and a handshake

17. Mr Jimmy Valentine walked out into the _______

A. Sunshine

B. Sea beach 

C. Forest

D. Bank

Answer:- C. Forest

18. The number Jimmy got in the jail was 

A. 9627 

B. 9276

C. 9762 

D. 9726

Answer:- D. 9726

19. Pen price was a 

A. businessman

B. detective

C. banker

D. safe-cracker

Answer:- A. businessman

20. After his release from jail , Jimmy committed the second burglary at

A. Logansport 

B. Jefferson City

C. Richmond

D. Springfield

Answer:- A. Logansport

21. A week after Jimmy's release , the number of burglary cases reported to the police was 

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

Answer:- C. Three

22. "__________knew Jimmy's habits."

A. Mike Dolan

B. Mr Adams

C. Mr Ralph D. Spencer

D. Ben Price

Answer:- C. Mr Ralph D. Spencer

23. Jimmy's ways of safe cracking where

A. coarse

B. neat

C. easy

D. clumsy

Answer:- B. neat

24. Jimmy reached Elmore 

A. by train

B. by plane

C. on foot

D. in a mail hack

Answer:- D. in a mail hack

25. The owner of the Elmore Bank was 

A. Mr Ralph D. Spencer

B. Mr Ben Price

C. Mr Adams

D. Annabel

Answer:- C. Mr Adams

26. At the local at Elmore Jimmy signed as

A. Alias Velentine 

B. Adams

C. Mike Dolan

D. Mr Ralph D. Spencer

Answer:- D. Mr Ralph D. Spencer

27. At Elmore ,  Mr Ralph D. Spencer wanted to open a new

A. shoe store 

B. canteen

C. restaurant

D. coffee shop

Answer:- A. shoe store

28. Jimmy Valentine became a new man after he 

A. was put to prison 

B. took one look at Annabel

C. found Ben Price 

D. meet his friend Mike Dolan

Answer:- B. took one look at Annabel

29. Miss Annabel Adams was the daughter of

A. the owner of the biscuit and cookie company

B. the owner of the Bank at Elmore

C. Mike Dolan

D. Ben Price 

Answer:- B. the owner of the Bank at Elmore

30. Ben Price reached Elmore on

A. Sunday

B. Monday

C. Friday

D. Saturday

Answer:- B. Monday

31. Jimmy's last professional job was

A. Cracking safe 

B. Shoe business

C. Banking

D. The Shop

Answer:- A. Cracking safe

32. Dolph Gibson was 

A. The warden who signed Jimmy's pardon

B. The clerk working at planter's hotel

C. Jimmy's old friend

D. Jimmy's driver

Answer:- D. Jimmy's driver

1. Sir mohan is 

A. a young man

B. an old man

C. a middle aged man

D. a Britisher

Answer:- C. a middle aged man

2. Sir mohan was resting in a 

A. frist class waiting room

B. second class waiting room

C. inter class waiting room

D. room outside the station

Answer:- A. frist class waiting room

3. The suit of sir mohan is made in

A. India

B. France

C. England

D. Pakistan

Answer:- C. England

4. The mirror in the waiting room was made in 

A. America

B. England

C. India

D. France

Answer:- C. India

5. Sir mohan smilled at the mirror with

A. an air of scorn 

B. an air of pity and patronage

C. extreme vexation

D. an air of admiration

Answer:- B. an air of pity and patronage

6. Sir Mohan's tle was special because

A. it bore the emblem of balliol collage of Oxford University

B. it was gifted by a British Officer

C. it was a gift from lanchmi 

D. it was an emblem of sir Mohan's excellence in india

Answer:- A. it bore the emblem of balliol collage of Oxford University 

7. Sir mohan believed that the qualities attached to Indian are 

A. lazy , corrupt and slow

B. traditional , upper class , luxurious

C. inefficient , dirty , insufficient

D. efficient , worthy of emulation 

Answer:- C. inefficient , dirty , insufficient

8. " You are so much like everything else in this country " this country refers to 

A. America 

B. India

C. England

D. Ireland

Answer:- B. India

9. Sir mohan used

A. eau de Cologne

B. ayurvedic massage oil

C. cood liver oil

D. Swadeshi sandal wood scented power

Answer:- A. eau de Cologne

10. " Ek chota " refers to 

A. a small glass of water

B. a small glass of milk

C. a small glass of scotch

D. a small gift

Answer:- C. a small glass of scotch

11. The word opposite to " efficient " is 

A. stylish 

B. effective

C. inefficient 

D. obvious

Answer:- C. inefficient

12. Lachmi was sitting on

A. a sofa 

B the floor

C. a bench

D. a steel trunk 

Answer:- D. a steel trunk

 13. Lachmi was chewing 

A. chocolate

B. sweets

C. gum

D. betel leaf

Answer:- D. betel leaf

14. Sir mohan looked at himself in the mirror of a _____________ waiting room 

A. second class 

B. inter class

C. first class

D. third class

Answer:- C. first class

15. The mirror _____________ back at sir Mohan

A. laughed

B. mocked

C. smiled

D. replied

Answer:- C. smiled

16. The bearer went to meet sir mohan at the waiting room thought a

A. wire gauze door

B. narrow gauze door

C. broad gauze door

D. heavy glass door

Answer:- A. wire gauze door

17. The suit of sir Mohan was from_____!

A. Saville Row 

B. Oxford University

C. Harley Street

D. France

Answer:- A. Saville Row

18. Sir Mohan smoothed his balliol tie for the __________ time .

A. fifteenth 

B. sixteenth

C. umpteenth

D. seventeenth

Answer:- C. umpteenth

19. Sir Mohan's moustache was neatly____

A. shaved

B. cut

C. shaped

D. trimmed

Answer:- D. trimmed

20. Sir Mohan smiled at the mirror with an air of pity and__________.

A. satisfaction

B. pride

C. patronage

D. perfection

Answer:- C. patronage

21. He glanced at his _________

A. tie 

B. watch

C. suit 

D. moustache

Answer:- B. watch

22. _________ ordered Sir Mohan 

A. " Ek chota."

B." Koi hail "

C. " Ek dum jao..."

D. " Reserved !"

Answer:- A. " Ek chota."

23. " Trimmed " means

A. cut roughly

B. cut neatly

C. shaved

D. made long

Answer:- B. cut neatly

24. " Livery " means

A. look

B. vision

C. dress

D. uniform

Answer:- C. dress

25. Lady Lal was in her 

A. thirties 

B. forties 

C. mid - forties

D. fifties

Answer:- C. mid - forties

26. Lachmi had ____________ gold bangles on her arms 

A. one 

B. two 

C. several

D. five

Answer:- C. several

27. Lachmi was 

A. tall and fat 

B. short and fat 

C. tall and lean 

D. short and lean

Answer:- B. short and fat

28. The colour of the sari that Lachmi wore was 

A. red and green 

B. red and yellow

C. green and white

D. white with a red border 

Answer:- D. white with a red border

29. Lachmi's tiffin carrier was made of 

A. silver

B. steel

C. alluminium

D. brass

Answer:- D. brass

30. On her way to where the zenana would stop , Lachmi stopped by a 

A. hawker's stall

B. food stall

C. newspaper stall 

D. betel leaf stall

Answer:- A. hawker's stall

31. Lachmi stopped by a hawker's stall to buy 

A. chapati 

B. pan parag 

C. betel leaves 

D. mango pickle

Answer:- C. betel leaves

32. The betel case of Lady Lal was made of

A. gold 

B. tin 

C. brass

D. silver

Answer:- D. silver

A. chopping wood

B. tending the garden

C. washing clothes 

D. cooking meals

Answer:- D. cooking meals

2. Mr Sivasanker frist saw sidda 

A. in the market place

B. at the doctor's bungalow

C. at the gate in front of his house

D. in the front veranda of his house

Answer:- C. at the gate in front of his house

3. Mr Sivasanker's frist impression of sidda was that 

A. he was evasive

B. he was untidy

C. he could be a criminal 

D. he did not seem a bad sort

Answer:- D. he did not seem a bad sort

4. Mr Sivasanker was standing

A. in the veranda

B. in his room

C. outside his house

D. in front of the garden

Answer:- A. in the veranda

5. Sidda reported that he had worked earlier in the house of a 

A. professor

B. minister

C. businessman

D. doctor

Answer:- D. doctor

6. Leela was aged

A. five years

B. four years

C. six years

D. seven years 

Answer:- A. five years

7. Leela keenly examined the ball for traces of

A. dust 

B. cloud

C. moon

D. stars

Answer:- D. stars

8. The colour of the ball Leela used to play with was 

A. white

B. black

C. grey

D. red

Answer:- D. red

9. Leela keenly examined to ball for_______ of the moon

A. traces

B. parts

C. bits

D. touch

Answer:- A. traces

10. Sidda known 

A. the deity

B. the moon

C. the policeman

D. the thieves

Answer:- B. the moon

11. Leela firmly believed that sidda 

A. knew good

B. knew the moon 

C. knew the stars 

D. knew the sun

Answer:- B. knew the moon

12. " I have asked it to follow us about " here " it " refers to 

A. ball

B. moon

C. the servant

D. good

Answer:- B. moon

13. Leela knew 

A. all the letters

B. none of the latters

C. 10 or 12 latters

D. 2 or 3 latters

Answer:- D. 2 or 3 latters

14. Sidda's stories dealt with 

A. animals

B. gods

C. magicians

D. all of them

Answer:- D. all of them

15. Sidda told Leela stories sitting

A. on a chair beside her bed

B. on the floor near her bed 

C. on her bed 

D. on a stool beside her bed

Answer:- B. on the floor near her bed

16. Leela's box was filled with 

A. catalogues , illustrated books and pencil butts

B. catalogues , pens and chalks 

C. illustrated books , cards and pins

D. Chocolates , erasers and pencils 

Answer:- A. catalogues , illustrated books and pencil butts

17. Leela's box was full of 

A. catalogues , illustrated books and stumps of pencils 

B. illustrated books , cards and pins 

C. Chocolates , erasers and pencils 

D. Catalogues , pens and chalks 

Answer:- A. catalogues , illustrated books and stumps of pencils

18. Leela's box had __________ had pencils 

A. bunch

B. parts 

C. stumps 

D. catalogues

Answer:- C. stumps

19. She mad him ____________on the floor

A. sit 

B. stand

C. run

D. squat

Answer:- D. squat

20. Sidda's wrist got 

A. soft 

B. stiff

C. strong

D. flexible 

Answer:- B. stiff

21. Leela could draw a kind of 

A. dog and cat 

B. crow and owl 

C. cat and crow 

D. cat and cow

Answer:- C. cat and crow

22. The word " stiff " means 

A. straight

B. strict

C. upright

D. hard

Answer:- D. hard

23. Mr Sivasanker came to the house

A. one hour later

B. half an hour later

C. two hours later

D. four hours later 

Answer:- A. one hour later

24. Leela wanted to hear from her mother the story of the 

A. tiger 

B. elephant

C. lion

D. goddess

Answer:- B. elephant

25. Leela's mother slapped her for 

A. not studying 

B. remaining with Sidda all the time

C. losing her gold chain

D. not obeying her 

Answer:- C. losing her gold chain

26. The synonym of " appeal " is 

A. request

B. conceal

C. negate

D. disown

Answer:- A. request

27. Leela made a noise of ___________

A. joy

B. sorrow 

C. ecstasy

D. deprecation 

Answer:- D. deprecation

28. " Leela made a noise of desprecation " here  " desprecation " means

A. aggrement 

B. disapproval 

C. indifference

D. praise 

Answer:- B. disapproval

29. " mother didn't answer the question " which question did leela's mother fail to answer 

A. can't you tell the story of elephant ?

B. why should he be made to sleep outside the house 

C. why are you so rough 

D. why should not Sidda sit on our chair ?

Answer:- D. why should not Sidda sit on our chair ?

30. The police inspector was angry with leela's father 

A. for indulging Leela too much

B. for not informing him of Sidda's appointment 

C. for slapping false charges on Sidda 

D. for not informing of the theft 

Answer:- B. for not informing him of Sidda's appointment

31. R . K . Narayan was 

A. an American writer writing in English 

B. an Indian writer writing in English

C. an African poet writing in English

D. a Latin American writer writing in Spanish

Answer:- B. an Indian writer writing in English

32. Leela's friend was 

A. Sidda 

B. Sikandar

C. Siddharth

D. Siddique

Answer:- A. Sidda

33. Leela lost her 

A. doll 

B. diamond necklace

C. ear ring

D. gold chain

Answer:- D. gold chain

34. Leela's mother found the gold chain in the 

A. turmeric pot 

B. red chilli pot 

C. black pepper pot 

D. tamarind pot 

Answer:- D. tamarind pot

35. " Leela's friend " is a story from 

A. The English Teacher 

B. Swami and Friends 

C. The Bachelor of Arts 

D. Malgudi Days 

Answer:- D. Malgudi Days

1. "Meeting at Night" is written by 

A. Lord Tennyson

B. John Keats

C. Robert Browning

D. Wordsworth

Answer:- C. Robert Browning

2. Robert Browning is a 

A. Victorian poet

B. Romantic poet

C. Pre - Romantic poet

D. none of these

Answer:- A. Victorian poet

3. "Meeting at Night" is a/an 

A. elegy 

B. love lyric 

C. sonnet

D. ballad

Answer:- B. love lyric 

4. "Meeting at Night" is 

A. a war poem

B. an adventure poem

C. a love poem

D. a religious poem

Answer:- C. a love poem

5. The poem , "Meeting at Night" , was first published in 

A. " Dramatic Romances and Lyrics "

B. " Pauline "

C. " Asolando "

D. " Soredello"

Answer:- " Dramatic Romances and Lyrics "

6. The poem , "Meeting at Night" , was first published in 

A. December , 1844 

B. December , 1846 

C. December , 1847 

D. December , 1845 

Answer:- D. December , 1845 

7. The sea , as described in "Meeting at Night" , is 

A. grey 

B. black

C. yellow

D. green 

Answer:- A. grey 

8. The sea is grey as there is no 

A. success

B. moon

C. light

D. storm

Answer:- C. light

9. The colour of the moon in "Meeting at Night" is 

A. yellow

B. grey

C. blue

D. silver

Answer:- A. yellow

10. The waves are 

A. really fiery 

B. metaphorically fiery

C. fatal 

D. bright

Answer:- B. metaphorically fiery

11. The ringlets in "Meeting at Night" are 

A. soft

B. frightening 

C. firm

D. fiery

Answer:- B. frightening 

12. The speed of the boat is slowed down as it 

A. enters slushy sand

B. hits an iceberg

C. reaches the jetty

D. develops some problem 

Answer:- B. hits an iceberg

13. What is the nature of the journey 

A. joyride

B. clandestine

C. secretive 

D. celebratory

Answer:- B. clandestine

14. The sea is grey and black is the 

A. sky

B. boat

C. land

D. beach 

Answer:- C. land

15. The half moon is large , and low , and 

A. grey

B. silver

C. yellow

D. red

Answer:- C. yellow

16. The waves leap in ringlets from their sleep . These ringlets are 

A. fiery

B. fierce 

C. free 

D. fresh

Answer:- A. fiery

17. With pushing prow the speaker gains the 

A. call 

B. ladylove 

C. shore 

D. cove

Answer:- D. cove

18. And quench it's speed in the sand which is

A. dry 

B. cool

C. slushy

D. hot

Answer:- C. slushy

19. In the poem , " black " refers to 

A. boat

B. land

C. sea 

D. beach

Answer:- B. land

20. Here " startled " means 

A. surprised 

B. stirred 

C. strange

D. strong 

Answer:- A. surprised 

21. " Leap " means

A. lead

B. leaf

C. jump

D. leave

Answer:- C. jump

22. " Fiery " means here 

A. bright red

B. burning

C. fair

D. fear

Answer:- A. bright red

23. " Ringlets " actually mean 

A. bracelets 

B. playlets 

C. rivulets

D. long , curling hair

Answer:- D. long , curling hair

24. In the poem , " cove " means

A. dove

B. coup

C. sea

D. a covered part of a coast

Answer:- D. a covered part of a coast

25. In the poem , " quench " means

A. slow down

B. enquire

C. thirst

D. quick

Answer:- A. slow down

26. The expression " punishing prow " refers to

A. an oar 

B. a ship

C. an aeroplane 

D. a moving boat

Answer:- D. a moving boat