{"id":3891,"date":"2023-12-31T21:14:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T15:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englearners.com\/?page_id=3891"},"modified":"2024-01-15T17:53:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T11:53:14","slug":"45th-bcs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/englearners.com\/index.php\/45th-bcs\/","title":{"rendered":"45th BCS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Exam held on: 19th May 2023)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>She insisted on \u2013\u2013\u2013 leaving the house.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> he<strong><br>b)<\/strong> him<br><strong>c)<\/strong> himself<strong><br>d)<\/strong> his<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks1\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks1\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks1\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>his<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">insisted on<\/span> \u098f\u09b0 \u09aa\u09b0 \u09b8\u09be\u09a7\u09be\u09b0\u09a3\u09a4 gerund form (verb+ing) \u09ac\u09b8\u09c7\u0964 \u09a4\u09ac\u09c7 gerund \u098f\u09b0 \u0986\u0997\u09c7 adjective \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09b2\u09c7 possessive adjective (his, her, their, my, our, your etc.)  \u09ac\u09b8\u09c7\u0964 <br><br>\u2718 <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Common mistake<\/span>:<\/strong> His, her, their, my, our, your etc. are possessive pronouns.<br><br>They are not not possessive pronouns. They are called possessive adjectives. Possessive pronouns are mine, hers, yours, ours, his, its etc. <br><br>However, &#8216;<strong>his<\/strong>&#8216; is both a possessive pronoun and a possessive adjective.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>The phrase \u201cAchilles\u2019 heel\u201d means\u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> a strong point<strong><br>b)<\/strong> a strong solution<br><strong>c)<\/strong> a weak point<strong><br>d)<\/strong> a permanent solution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks2\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks2\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks2\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>a weak point<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Achilles\u2019 heel<\/strong> <\/mark>= \u0995\u09be\u09b0\u09cb \u09a6\u09c1\u09b0\u09cd\u09ac\u09b2\u09a4\u09be \u09ac\u09be \u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09c1\u099f\u09bf\u0964<br><em>A fault or weakness that causes someone or<\/em>&nbsp;something to fail.<br>\u279c Example: His Achilles heel is his quick temper. (\u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09ac\u09a6\u09ae\u09c7\u099c\u09be\u099c \u09b9\u09b2\u09cb \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09ac\u09dc \u09a6\u09c1\u09b0\u09cd\u09ac\u09b2\u09a4\u09be)<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. He does not adhere \u2013\u2013\u2013 any principle.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> by<strong><br>b)<\/strong> in<br><strong>c)<\/strong> at<strong><br>d)<\/strong> to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks3\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks3\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks3\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>to<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">adhere to<\/mark><\/strong> = \u09ae\u09c7\u09a8\u09c7 \u099a\u09b2\u09be, \u09b2\u09c7\u0997\u09c7 \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09be\u0964<br><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">adhere to<\/span><sup>1<\/sup> <\/em>= <em>to continue to obey a rule or have a belief<\/em>.<br>\u279cThey will adhere to the terms of the contract.<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">adhere to<\/span><sup><em>2<\/em><\/sup> = <em>to stick or be attached firmly to a surface<\/em>.<br>\u279c Glue won\u2019t adhere to any surface that\u2019s wet.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>Millennium is a period of\u2013\u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> 100 year<strong><br>b)<\/strong> 1000 year<br><strong>c)<\/strong> 1 million year<strong><br>d)<\/strong> 1 million year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks4\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks4\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks4\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b) 1000 year<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Decade = A period of 10 years.<br>Century = A period of 100 years.<br>Millennium = A period of 1000 years.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> <strong>Identify the passive form of the following sentence : Who has broken this jug?<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> By whom has this jug been broken?<strong><br>b)<\/strong> By whom has this jug broken?<br><strong>c)<\/strong> By whom this jug has been broken?<strong><br>d)<\/strong> Whom has this jug been broken?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlink5\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlink5\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlink5\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlink5\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlink5\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlink5\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a) By whom has this jug been broken?<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Passive \u0995\u09b0\u09be\u09b0 \u09b8\u09ae\u09df who \u098f\u09b0 \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf\u09ac\u09b0\u09cd\u09a4\u09c7 by whom \u09ac\u09b8\u09c7\u0964 \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u099f\u09bf Present Perfect Tense \u09b9\u0993\u09df\u09be\u09df \u09ac\u09be\u09dc\u09a4\u09bf Auxiliary &#8220;been&#8221; \u09ac\u09b8\u09ac\u09c7\u0964<br><br><strong>Remember<\/strong>, in interrogative sentence auxiliary verb (&#8216;has&#8217; here) does not take place after the subject. <strong>Option c)<\/strong> is therefore incorrect.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> <strong>Identify the correct sentence:<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> She speaks English like English<strong><br>b)<\/strong> She speaks the English like English<br><strong>c)<\/strong> She speaks the English like the English<strong><br>d)<\/strong> She speaks English like the English<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks6\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks6\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks6\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>She speaks English like the English<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> She speaks English like the English = \u09b8\u09c7 \u0987\u0982\u09b0\u09c7\u099c\u09bf \u09ac\u09b2\u09c7 \u0987\u0982\u09b0\u09c7\u099c\u09a6\u09c7\u09b0 \u09ae\u09a4\u09cb \u0995\u09b0\u09c7\u0964 <br><br>English \u09b6\u09ac\u09cd\u09a6\u099f\u09bf \u09a6\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u099c\u09be\u09a4\u09bf\u0995\u09c7 \u09a8\u09bf\u09b0\u09cd\u09a6\u09c7\u09b6 \u0995\u09b0\u09b2\u09c7 article <strong>&#8216;the&#8217;<\/strong> \u09ac\u09b8\u09c7\u0964 &#8216;English&#8217; \u09ad\u09be\u09b7\u09be\u0995\u09c7 \u09a8\u09bf\u09b0\u09cd\u09a6\u09c7\u09b6 \u0995\u09b0\u09b2\u09c7 article \u09ac\u09b8\u09c7 \u09a8\u09be\u0964<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. When one makes a promise, one must not go \u2013\u2013\u2013 on it.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> forward<strong><br>b)<\/strong> back<br><strong>c)<\/strong> by<strong><br>d)<\/strong> around<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks7\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks7\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks7\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>back<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">go back on<\/mark><\/strong> = to fail to keep a promise. <br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example<\/span>:<br>\u279c <em>The budget crisis has forced the President to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">go back on<\/span> his word<\/em>.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. I can&#8217;t put up with him anymore. Here &#8220;<strong>put up with<\/strong>&#8221; means: <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> to protect<strong><br>b)<\/strong> to terminate<br><strong>c)<\/strong> to tolerate<strong><br>d)<\/strong> to prevent <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks8\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks8\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks8\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>to tolerate<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">put up with<\/mark><\/strong> = to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience.<br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Examples<\/span>:<br><em>\u279c<\/em> <em>I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it&#8217;s not clean.<br>\u279c He&#8217;s so moody &#8211; I don&#8217;t know why she puts up with him.<br>\u279c They have a lot to put up with the neighbor&#8217;s constant complaining.<\/em><br>(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Source: Cambridge dictionar<\/span>y) <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> <strong>The synonyms of \u2018altitude\u2019 is\u2013\u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> height<strong><br>b)<\/strong> width<br><strong>c)<\/strong> length<strong><br>d)<\/strong> depth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks9\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks9\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks9\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>height<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">altitude <\/mark><\/strong>= the height of something above sea level.<br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Examples<\/span>: <br><em>\u279c The plane was flying at an altitude of 8000 meters. <br>\u279c The high altitude of the Himalayan mountain range slowed the progress of the hikers.<\/em><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> <strong>This could have worked if I ____ been more far- sighted.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> have<strong><br>b)<\/strong> had<br><strong>c)<\/strong> might<strong><br>d)<\/strong> would<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks10\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks10\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks10\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>had<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> The above sentence is an example of 3rd conditional. <br><br>3rd conditional \u098f\u09b0 \u09a8\u09bf\u09af\u09bc\u09ae\u09be\u09a8\u09c1\u09af\u09be\u09af\u09bc\u09c0 Subordinate clause \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5\u09be\u09ce,&nbsp;if \u09af\u09c1\u0995\u09cd\u09a4 clause \u099f\u09bf \u09b8\u09ac\u09b8\u09ae\u09df past perfect tense \u09b9\u09af\u09bc \u098f\u09ac\u0982 principal clause \u09b8\u09be\u09a7\u09be\u09b0\u09a3\u09a4 would have\/could have\/might have + v3 \u09af\u09c1\u0995\u09cd\u09a4 \u09b9\u09af\u09bc\u0964 <br><br>This could have worked if I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">had<\/span> been more far-sighted = \u098f\u099f\u09bf \u0995\u09be\u099c \u0995\u09b0\u09a4\u09cb \u09af\u09a6\u09bf \u0986\u09ae\u09bf \u0986\u09b0\u09cb \u09a6\u09c1\u09b0\u09a6\u09b0\u09cd\u09b6\u09c0 \u09b9\u09a4\u09be\u09ae (\u0985\u09a5\u09ac\u09be \u09af\u09a6\u09bf \u0986\u09ae\u09bf \u09a6\u09c2\u09b0\u09ac\u09b0\u09cd\u09a4\u09c0 \u099c\u09bf\u09a8\u09bf\u09b8 \u09a6\u09c7\u0996\u09a4\u09c7 \u09b8\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09ae \u09b9\u09a4\u09be\u09ae)\u0964<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">More examples<\/span>: <br><em>\u279c<\/em> If it had rained, you would have gotten wet.<br>Or,<br><em>\u279c<\/em> You would have gotten wet if it had rained.<br><br><em>\u279c<\/em> You would have passed your exam if you had worked harder.<br>Or, <br><em>\u279c<\/em> If you had worked harder, you would have passed your exam.<br><br><em>\u279c<\/em> I would have believed you if you hadn&#8217;t lied to me before.<br>Or,<br><em>\u279c<\/em> If you hadn&#8217;t lied to me before, I would have believed you.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11. What may be considered courteous in one culture may be arrogant in another. Here the underlined word &#8220;arrogant&#8221; means- <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> rude<strong><br>b)<\/strong> gracious <br><strong>c)<\/strong> coarse<strong><br>d)<\/strong> pretentious <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks11\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks11\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks11\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>rude<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">arrogant<\/mark><\/strong> = \u0985\u09b9\u0982\u0995\u09be\u09b0\u09c0, \u09a6\u09be\u09ae\u09cd\u09ad\u09bf\u0995;<br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#229616\" class=\"has-inline-color\">rude<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#17680a\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> <\/mark><\/strong>= \u09b0\u09c2\u09a2\u09bc, \u0995\u099f\u09c1, \u0985\u09ad\u09a6\u09cd\u09b0;<strong><br><\/strong>gracious = \u09b8\u09a6\u09af\u09bc, \u0995\u09b0\u09c1\u09a3\u09be\u09ae\u09af\u09bc;<br>coarse = \u0995\u09b0\u09cd\u0995\u09b6, \u0985\u09ae\u09be\u09b0\u09cd\u099c\u09bf\u09a4;<strong><br><\/strong>pretentious = \u09ad\u09be\u09a8\u09aa\u09c2\u09b0\u09cd\u09a3, \u09ad\u09a3\u09cd\u09a1;<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12. Identify the imperative sentence:<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Shut up!<strong><br>b)<\/strong> Shahin is playing football.<br><strong>c)<\/strong> I shall cook dinner now.<strong><br>d)<\/strong> What is your name?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks12\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks12\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks12\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>Shut up!<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> \u09af\u09c7 \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u09c7\u09b0 \u09b8\u09be\u09b9\u09be\u09af\u09cd\u09af\u09c7 \u0986\u09a6\u09c7\u09b6, \u0985\u09a8\u09c1\u09b0\u09cb\u09a7, \u09a8\u09bf\u09b0\u09cd\u09a6\u09c7\u09b6\u09a8\u09be, \u09a8\u09bf\u09b7\u09c7\u09a7 \u0995\u09bf\u0982\u09ac\u09be \u0989\u09aa\u09a6\u09c7\u09b6 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u0995\u09be\u09b6 \u0995\u09b0\u09be \u09b9\u09af\u09bc, \u09b8\u09c7\u099f\u09bf Imperative sentence \u09ac\u09be \u0985\u09a8\u09c1\u099c\u09cd\u099e\u09be\u09b8\u09c2\u099a\u0995 \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u0964<br><br>Imperative sentence-\u098f \u09b8\u09be\u09ac\u099c\u09c7\u0995\u09cd\u099f invisible (\u0985\u09a6\u09c3\u09b6\u09cd\u09af) \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09c7\u0964 \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5\u09be\u09ce, \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af \u09b6\u09c1\u09b0\u09c1 \u09b9\u09df verb \u09a6\u09bf\u09df\u09c7\u0964 \u0985\u09ac\u099c\u09c7\u0995\u09cd\u099f \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09c7 \u09a8\u09be\u0993 \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09c7\u0964 <br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Examples<\/span>:<br><em>\u279c<\/em> Give me a pen. <br><em>\u279c<\/em> Don&#8217;t lie. <br><em>\u279c<\/em> Run!<br><br>In the given sentences, <strong>option b) &amp; c)<\/strong> are examples of assertive sentence while <strong>option d)<\/strong> is in interrogative form.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13. The train is running \u2013\u2013\u2013 forty miles an hour.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> on<strong><br>b)<\/strong> to <br><strong>c)<\/strong> at <strong><br>d)<\/strong> for<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks13\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks13\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks13\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>at <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> The&nbsp;preposition \u2018at\u2019 is generally used to indicate a speed because &#8216;at&#8217; has connection with both specific time and place.<br><br><strong>Option a), b) &amp; d)<\/strong> are incorrect, because &#8216;on&#8217; is used to indicate a surface, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">forty miles<\/span> is not a surface. &#8216;To&#8217; is used when something is approaching a place,  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">forty miles<\/span> is not a place. &#8216;For&#8217; is used to show a reason. The train is not running because of gaining speed.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14. He divided the money \u2013\u2013\u2013 the two children.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> between<strong><br>b)<\/strong> over<br><strong>c)<\/strong> among<strong><br>d)<\/strong> in between <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks14\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks14\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks14\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>between<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> between \u0986\u09b0 among \u098f\u09b0 \u09b8\u09be\u09a7\u09be\u09b0\u09a3 \u09a8\u09bf\u09df\u09ae \u09b9\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09c7 &#8211; \u0989\u09aa\u09be\u09a6\u09be\u09a8 \u09ac\u09be elements \u09a6\u09c1\u0987 \u098f\u09b0 \u09ae\u09a7\u09cd\u09af\u09c7 \u09b9\u09b2\u09c7 between \u09ac\u09b8\u09c7\u0964 \u0986\u09b0 \u09a6\u09c1\u0987 \u098f\u09b0 \u0985\u09a7\u09bf\u0995 elements \u09b9\u09b2\u09c7 among \u09ac\u09b8\u09c7\u0964  \u09a4\u09ac\u09c7 \u098f\u0987 \u09ac\u09c7\u09b8\u09bf\u0995 \u09a8\u09bf\u09df\u09ae\u099f\u09bf \u09aa\u09c1\u09b0\u09cb\u09aa\u09c1\u09b0\u09bf \u09b8\u09a0\u09bf\u0995 \u09a8\u09df\u0964 &#8216;between&#8217; \u09a6\u09c1\u0987 \u098f\u09b0 \u0985\u09a7\u09bf\u0995 elements \u098f\u09b0 \u09ae\u09a7\u09cd\u09af\u09c7 \u09ac\u09b8\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09c7 \u09af\u0996\u09a8 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09a4\u09cd\u09af\u09c7\u0995\u099f\u09bf element \u098f\u0995\u09c7 \u0985\u09aa\u09b0 \u09a5\u09c7\u0995\u09c7 \u0986\u09b2\u09be\u09a6\u09be\u0964 <br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Examples<\/span>: <br><em>\u279c He had to choose&nbsp;between a bicycle, a train set, a pair of sneakers, and a new backpack for his birthday present.<br>\u279c Negotiations&nbsp;between the member states collapsed last night.<br>\u279c He drove too quickly&nbsp;between the cars. <\/em><br><kbd>(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Source: grammarly.com<\/span>)<\/kbd><br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">between<\/span> <strong>vs<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">in between<\/span><br><em>\u279c There is a river <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">between<\/span> the two small villages. <br>\u279c There are two small villages with a river <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">in between<\/span> them. <br><br>\u279c There is an open space <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">between<\/span> the huge malls.  <br>\u279c I think, he is standing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">in between<\/span> the huge malls.<\/em><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15.<\/strong> <strong>No one can ____ that he is clever. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> defy<strong><br>b)<\/strong> deny<br><strong>c)<\/strong> admire<strong><br>d)<\/strong> denounce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks15\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks15\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks15\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>deny<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> defy =<strong> <\/strong>\u09b8\u09cd\u09aa\u09b0\u09cd\u09a7\u09be \u0995\u09b0\u09be;<strong><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">deny<\/mark><\/strong> = \u0985\u09b8\u09cd\u09ac\u09c0\u0995\u09be\u09b0 \u0995\u09b0\u09be;<br>admire = \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09b6\u0982\u09b8\u09be \u0995\u09b0\u09be;<strong><br><\/strong>denounce = \u09a8\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a6\u09be \u0995\u09b0\u09be;<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>16. Choose the right form of verb: The boy (to lie) on the floor yesterday.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> lies<strong><br>b)<\/strong> lied<br><strong>c)<\/strong> lay<strong><br>d)<\/strong> layed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks16\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks16\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks16\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks16\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks16\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks16\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: c) lay<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">lie<sup>1<\/sup><\/mark><\/strong> = \u09b6\u09af\u09bc\u09a8 \u0995\u09b0\u09be, \u09b9\u09c7\u09b2\u09be\u09a8 \u09a6\u09c7\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09af\u09bc\u09be<br>verb1 &#8211; verb2 &#8211; verb3<br>lie  &#8211;  lay  &#8211;  lain<br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">lie<sup>2<\/sup><\/mark><\/strong> = \u09ae\u09bf\u09a5\u09cd\u09af\u09be \/ \u09ae\u09bf\u09a5\u09cd\u09af\u09be \u09ac\u09b2\u09be (Noun \/ Verb)<br>verb1 &#8211; verb2 &#8211; verb3<br>lie  &#8211;  lied  &#8211;  lied <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>17. She played on the flute. Passive form is \u2013\u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> The flute was played by her.<strong><br>b)<\/strong> The flute was played on by her.<br><strong>c)<\/strong> The flute was played to her.<strong><br>d)<\/strong> The flute was being played by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks17\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks17\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks17\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks17\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks17\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks17\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>The flute was played on by her.<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> verb \u098f\u09b0 \u09a0\u09bf\u0995 \u09aa\u09b0\u0987 object \u09a8\u09be \u09a5\u09c7\u0995\u09c7 preposition \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09b2\u09c7 \u09b8\u09be\u09a7\u09be\u09b0\u09a3\u09a4 \u0990 \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u099f\u09bf\u09b0 voice change \u09b9\u09df \u09a8\u09be\u0964 \u09af\u09c7\u09ae\u09a8\u0983 He plays in the field &#8211; \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u099f\u09bf\u0995\u09c7 passive \u0995\u09b0\u09be \u09b8\u09ae\u09cd\u09ad\u09ac \u09a8\u09df, \u09af\u09c7\u09b9\u09c7\u09a4\u09c1 \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u099f\u09bf\u09a4\u09c7 object \u09a8\u09c7\u0987\u0964 <br><br>\u09a4\u09ac\u09c7 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Phrasal verb<\/span> \u09b9\u09b2\u09c7 \u09ad\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a8 \u0995\u09a5\u09be\u0964 \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5\u09be\u09ce \u09af\u09c7\u0996\u09be\u09a8\u09c7 Preposition, verb \u098f\u09b0 \u09aa\u09be\u09b6\u09c7 \u09ac\u09b8\u09c7 \u0985\u09ac\u09bf\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a8 \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u0995\u09be\u09b6 \u0995\u09b0\u09c7\u0964 \u09b8\u09c7\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c7\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09c7 Preposition \u099f\u09bf \u0995\u09c7 verb \u098f\u09b0 \u09b8\u09be\u09a5\u09c7 \u09b0\u09c7\u0996\u09c7 \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u099f\u09bf\u0995\u09c7 passive \u0995\u09b0\u09a4\u09c7 \u09b9\u09ac\u09c7\u0964 <br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Examples<\/span>:<br>\u279c We should <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">look after<\/span> our parents. <br><strong>=<\/strong> Our parents should be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">looked after<\/span> by us.<br><br>\u279c <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Call in<\/span> a doctor. <br><strong>= <\/strong>Let a doctor be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">called in<\/span>. <br><br>The phrase &#8220;play on something&#8221; is archaic (old fashioned) which was once common but not anymore. Nowadays it&#8217;s more common saying &#8220;play something&#8221; (e.g. She played the flute &#8211; \u09b8\u09c7 \u09ac\u09be\u0981\u09b6\u09bf \u09ac\u09be\u099c\u09bf\u09df\u09c7\u099b\u09bf\u09b2).<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18.<\/strong> <strong>Antonym for Adieu\u2013\u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Farewell<strong><br>b)<\/strong> Good bye<br><strong>c)<\/strong> Hello<strong><br>d)<\/strong> Valediction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks18\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks18\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks18\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks18\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks18\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks18\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>Hello<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Adieu<\/mark><\/strong> = \u09ac\u09bf\u09a6\u09be\u09af\u09bc;<br>Farewell = \u09ac\u09bf\u09a6\u09be\u09af\u09bc\u0997\u09cd\u09b0\u09b9\u09a3;<strong><br><\/strong>Good bye = \u09ac\u09bf\u09a6\u09be\u09af\u09bc;<br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Hello<\/mark><\/strong> = \u0993\u09b9\u09c7, \u098f\u0987 \u09af\u09c7;<strong><br><\/strong>Valediction = \u09ac\u09bf\u09a6\u09be\u09af\u09bc-\u09b8\u09ae\u09cd\u09ad\u09be\u09b7\u09a3;<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>19.<\/strong> <strong>\u2018Walk fast lest you should miss the train\u2019. This is a\u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Simple sentence<strong><br>b)<\/strong> Compound sentence<br><strong>c)<\/strong> Complex sentence<strong><br>d)<\/strong> Interrogative sentence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks19\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks19\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks19\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks19\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks19\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks19\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>Complex sentence<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> A&nbsp;complex sentence&nbsp;is a sentence with one independent clause (\u0996\u09a3\u09cd\u09a1\u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af) and at least one dependent clause. <br><br>In the given sentence &#8220;Walk fast&#8221; can work as an independent (complete) sentence while &#8220;lest you should miss the train&#8221; can not work as an independent sentence.<br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Similarly<\/span>:<br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Walk slowly<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">if you want to avoid knee pain.<\/mark><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>20.<\/strong> <strong>A number of singers in a church is called\u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Choir<strong><br>b)<\/strong> Cast<br><strong>c)<\/strong> Claque<strong><br>d)<\/strong> Clump<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks20\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks20\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks20\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks20\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks20\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks20\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>Choir<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Choir <\/mark><\/strong>= <em>a group of people who sing together<\/em> (Cambridge Dictionary). <br>Choir = \u0997\u09be\u09af\u09bc\u0995\u09a6\u09b2;<strong><br><\/strong>Cast = \u09a8\u09be\u099f\u0995\u09c7\u09b0 \u09aa\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09aa\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09c0\u09b0 \u09a6\u09b2; <br>Claque = \u09ad\u09be\u09a1\u09bc\u09be\u099f\u09c7 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09b6\u0982\u09b8\u09be\u0995\u09be\u09b0\u09c0\u09b0 \u09a6\u09b2; <strong><br><\/strong>Clump = \u099d\u09cb\u09aa, \u099d\u09be\u09a1\u09bc, \u0995\u09be\u09a0 \u09ac\u09be \u09b2\u09cb\u09b9\u09be\u09b0 \u0986\u0981\u0995\u09a1\u09bc\u09be;<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21. Put the right word in the blank. \u201cHe reached the \u2013\u2013\u2013 of his literary carrer.\u201d<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> abattoir<strong><br>b)<\/strong> acme<br><strong>c)<\/strong> admonish<strong><br>d)<\/strong> abdicate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks21\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks21\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks21\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks21\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks21\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks21\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>acme<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> abattoir = \u0995\u09b8\u09be\u0987\u0996\u09be\u09a8\u09be;<strong><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">acme <\/mark><\/strong>= \u099a\u09c2\u09a1\u09bc\u09be, \u09b8\u09b0\u09cd\u09ac\u09cb\u099a\u09cd\u099a \u09b8\u09cd\u09a5\u09be\u09a8;<br>admonish = \u09b8\u09a4\u09b0\u09cd\u0995 \u0995\u09b0\u09be;<strong><br><\/strong>abdicate = \u09a4\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u0997 \u0995\u09b0\u09be, \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09a4\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u0996\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a8 \u0995\u09b0\u09be;<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>22. Anger may be compared \u2013\u2013\u2013 fire.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> to<strong><br>b)<\/strong> within<br><strong>c)<\/strong> against<strong><br>d)<\/strong> into<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks22\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks22\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks22\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks22\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks22\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks22\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>to<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> &#8220;Compare&#8221; can be used with two different prepositions-&nbsp;<strong>to and with<\/strong>. The phrase &#8220;compared with&#8221; is used to compare similar things, while the phrase &#8220;compared to&#8221; is used to compare dissimilar things. <br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Examples<\/span>:<br><em>\u279c Compared <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">with<\/span> a strawberry, a mango is bigger. <br>\u279c Compared <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to<\/span> a football, a mango is smaller.<\/em><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>23. Choose the correct sentence:<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> He discussed the matter.<strong><br>b)<\/strong> He discussed about the mater.<br><strong>c)<\/strong> He discussed on the matter.<strong><br>d)<\/strong> None of the above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks23\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks23\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks23\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks23\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks23\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks23\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a) He discussed the matter.<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;discussed the matter&#8221; (with object) is the most commonly used and grammatically correct phrase.<br><br>&#8220;He discussed about the matter&#8221; &#8211; While this construction is sometimes used in informal speech, it is not considered grammatically correct.<br><br>&#8220;He discussed on the matter&#8221; &#8211; This phrase is less common and may sound a bit awkward. The preposition &#8220;on&#8221; is not necessary in this context.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>24.<\/strong> <strong>Identify the correct spelt word.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Horroscope<strong><br>b)<\/strong> Pneumonia<br><strong>c)<\/strong> Occassion<strong><br>d)<\/strong> Embarass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks24\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks24\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks24\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks24\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks24\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks24\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>Pneumonia<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Hor<strong><s><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">r<\/mark><\/s><\/strong>oscope = \u09b0\u09be\u09b6\u09bf\u09ab\u09b2; <strong><br><\/strong>Pneumonia = \u09ab\u09c1\u09b8\u09ab\u09c1\u09b8-\u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09a6\u09be\u09b9;<br>Occas<strong><s><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">s<\/mark><\/s><\/strong>ion = \u0989\u09aa\u09b2\u0995\u09cd\u09b7; <strong><br><\/strong>Embar<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008a0b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">r<\/mark><\/span><\/strong>ass = \u09ac\u09bf\u09ac\u09cd\u09b0\u09a4 \u0995\u09b0\u09be;<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>25. Meteorology is related to\u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> concrete slabs<strong><br>b)<\/strong> motor vehicles<br><strong>c)<\/strong> weather forecasting<strong><br>d)<\/strong> motor neuron disease<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks25\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks25\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks25\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks25\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks25\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks25\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>weather forecasting<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Meteorology = \u0986\u09ac\u09b9\u09be\u0993\u09af\u09bc\u09be\u09ac\u09bf\u099c\u09cd\u099e\u09be\u09a8; <br><br>Meteorology is the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>26. \u201cBlack Death\u201d is the name of a \u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> fever<strong><br>b)<\/strong> black fever<br><strong>c)<\/strong> plague pandemic<strong><br>d)<\/strong> death of black people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks26\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks26\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks26\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks26\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks26\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks26\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>plague pandemic<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> plague pandemic = \u09b8\u0982\u0995\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u09ae\u0995 \u09ae\u09b9\u09be\u09ae\u09be\u09b0\u09c0;<br><br>Black Death is termed as a disease that killed an extremely large number of people in Europe and Asia in the 14th century, usually thought to be a very infectious disease caused by bacteria spread mainly by fleas (=small insects that bite) on rats or other animals, that causes swelling (\u09b6\u09b0\u09c0\u09b0\u09c7\u09b0 \u0995\u09cb\u09a8\u09cb \u0985\u0999\u09cd\u0997\u09c7\u09b0 \u0985\u09b8\u09cd\u09ac\u09be\u09ad\u09be\u09ac\u09bf\u0995 \u09b8\u09cd\u09ab\u09c0\u09a4\u09bf), fever, and usually death in humans. (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Source: Cambridge Dictionary<\/span>).<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>27.<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;Desdemona&#8221; is a character in the following Shakespearean play:<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Macbeth<strong><br>b)<\/strong> Othello<br><strong>c)<\/strong> Hamlet<strong><br>d)<\/strong> King Lear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks27\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks27\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks27\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks27\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks27\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks27\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>Othello<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Desdemona is a character in William Shakespeare&#8217;s play Othello (c. 1601\u20131604). In this drama Desdemona is a young Venetian (\u09ad\u09c7\u09a8\u09bf\u09b8-\u09a6\u09c7\u09b6\u09c0\u09af\u09bc) noble woman who&nbsp;has secretly married Othello. She is one of the most pitiable (\u0995\u09b0\u09c1\u09a3) victims in all of Shakespeare\u2019s plays. Being a devoted, loving wife, she is murdered by her husband in a fit of jealous rage.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>28.<\/strong> <strong>Clym Yeobright is the protagonist of the novel\u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> David Copperfield<strong><br>b)<\/strong> Adam Bede<br><strong>c)<\/strong> A passage of India<strong><br>d)<\/strong> The Return of the Native<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks28\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks28\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks28\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks28\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks28\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks28\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>The Return of the Native<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong>Clym Yeobright<\/strong>, fictional character, an idealistic young man who returns from a stay in Paris to his home on England&#8217;s Egdon Heath, in<strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Thomas Hardy&#8217;s<\/mark><\/strong> novel <strong>The Return of the Native (1878)<\/strong>.<br><kbd>(Source: Britannica.com)<\/kbd><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>29.<\/strong> <strong>Who is not a Victorian poet?<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Alfred Tennyson<strong><br>b)<\/strong> Robert Browning<br><strong>c)<\/strong> William Wordsworth<strong><br>d)<\/strong> Matthew Arnold<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks29\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks29\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks29\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks29\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks29\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks29\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>William Wordsworth<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Alfred Lord Tennyson<\/mark><\/strong> (1809-1892) is&nbsp;by far the most representative poet of the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Victorian era<\/mark><\/strong>. His work includes &#8216;In Memoriam,&#8217; &#8216;The Charge of the Light Brigade&#8217; and &#8216;Idylls of the King.&#8217;<br><br><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Robert Browning<\/strong><\/mark><\/em>&nbsp;(1812 \u2013 1889) was an English&nbsp;<em>poet<\/em>&nbsp;and playwright whose dramatic monologues put him high among the&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><em><strong>Victorian poets<\/strong><\/em>.<\/mark> He is specially noted for perfecting the dramatic monologue (literary composition in which the speaker reveals his or her character).&nbsp;<br><br><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">William Wordsworth<\/mark><\/strong><\/em> (1770 \u2013 1850)&nbsp;is considered a&nbsp;<em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Romantic poet<\/mark><\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;because his poetry and philosophy are representative of the ideals of the Romantic Movement. His joint publication of \u201cLyrical Ballads\u201d with Samuel Taylor Coleridge was the text that started a new era of writing.<br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><em>Matthew Arnold<\/em>&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong>(1822-1888) was an English <em>poet<\/em>&nbsp;and critic during the&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong><em>Victorian<\/em>&nbsp;era<\/strong><\/mark>. \u201cCulture and Anarchy\u201d, \u201cDover Beach\u201d are few of his notable works.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>30. Which of the following novels was written by George Orwell?<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> 1984<strong><br>b)<\/strong> Brave New World <br><strong>c)<\/strong> A Clockwork Orange<strong><br>d)<\/strong> For Whom the Bell Tolls <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks30\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks30\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks30\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks30\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks30\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks30\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>1984<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> George Orwell (1903 \u2013 1950) was an English writer. His real name was Eric Arthur Blair. He used the name George Orwell for his novels.  He is most famous for his novels&nbsp;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Animal Farm<\/span><\/em>&nbsp; and&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>1984<\/em><\/span>.<br><br>The primary theme of &#8220;<strong>1984<\/strong>&#8221; (published in 1949) by George Orwell is to warn readers of the dangers of totalitarianism (\u09b8\u09b0\u09cd\u09ac\u0997\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u09b8\u09c0 \u09b6\u09be\u09b8\u09a8\u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09ac\u09b8\u09cd\u09a5\u09be). The central focus of the book is to convey the extreme level of control and power possible under a truly totalitarian regime. It explores how such a governmental system would impact society and the people who live in it.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>31. The poem \u201cTo his Coy Mistress\u201d Was written by:<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Andrew Marvell<strong><br>b)<\/strong> John Donne<br><strong>c)<\/strong> George Herbert<strong><br>d)<\/strong> Henry Vaughan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks31\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks31\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks31\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks31\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks31\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks31\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>Andrew Marvell<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> &#8220;To His Coy Mistress&#8221; is a metaphysical poem (\u09a6\u09b0\u09cd\u09b6\u09a8\u09b6\u09be\u09b8\u09cd\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0 \u09b8\u09ae\u09cd\u09ac\u09a8\u09cd\u09a7\u09c0\u09af\u09bc \u0995\u09ac\u09bf\u09a4\u09be) written by the English author and politician Andrew Marvell (1621\u20131678). It was published posthumously (\u09ae\u09b0\u09a3\u09cb\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09b0) in 1681. The poem treats the conventional theme of the conflict between love and time in a witty and ironic manner.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>32.<\/strong> <strong>The character, Elizabeth Bennett, appears in the novel\u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Pride and Prejudice <strong><br>b)<\/strong> Tess of the d&#8217;Urbervilles<br><strong>c)<\/strong> Wuthering Heights <strong><br>d)<\/strong> Jane Eyre <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks32\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks32\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks32\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks32\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks32\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks32\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>Pride and Prejudice<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Elizabeth Bennet<\/mark><\/strong> is the protagonist in the 1813 novel &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pride and Prejudice<\/span>&#8221; by <strong>Jane Austen<\/strong> (1775 \u2013 1817). Elizabeth is regarded as the most admirable and endearing of Austen&#8217;s heroines. She is considered one of the most beloved characters in British literature because of her complexity. Austen herself described Elizabeth as &#8220;as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print&#8221;.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>33.<\/strong> <strong>Don Juan was composed by-<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> W B Yeats <strong><br>b)<\/strong> E. B. Browning<br><strong>c)<\/strong> George Gordon Byron <strong><br>d)<\/strong> Alexander Pope<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks33\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks33\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks33\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks33\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks33\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks33\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>George Gordon Byron<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Don Juan<\/span>&#8221; was composed by&nbsp;Lord George Gordon Byron, famously known as Lord Byron (1788 \u2013 1824). He published the poem between 1819 and 1824 in parts called cantos (\u0985\u09a7\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09af\u09bc). There were 16 complete cantos in Lord Byron&#8217;s &#8220;Don Juan&#8221;. Byron published the cantos serially like a novel would have been. Begun in 1818,&nbsp;Don Juan&#8217;s 17 cantos remained unfinished by Byron&#8217;s death in 1824.<br><br>&#8220;Don Juan&#8221;&nbsp;is a satirical (\u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u0999\u09cd\u0997\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09ae\u0995) poem which portrays the Spanish folk legend &#8211; &#8216;Don Juan&#8217;, not as a&nbsp;womanizer (\u09a8\u09be\u09b0\u09c0-\u09aa\u09be\u0997\u09b2 \u0985\u09b8\u099a\u09cd\u099a\u09b0\u09bf\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0 \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u0995\u09cd\u09a4\u09bf), but as a victim easily&nbsp;seduced (\u0995\u09c1\u0995\u09b0\u09cd\u09ae\u09c7 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09b0\u09cb\u099a\u09bf\u09a4)&nbsp;by women. Here, the hero is a gullible (\u0985\u09a4\u09bf\u09b8\u09b0\u09b2), innocent man who constantly yields (\u09b8\u09ae\u09b0\u09cd\u09aa\u09a3 \u0995\u09b0\u09be) to temptation (\u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09b2\u09cb\u09ad\u09a8).<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>34.<\/strong> <strong>&#8216;Ulysses&#8217; is a poem written by\u2013\u2013<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Robert Browning<strong><br>b)<\/strong> Wordsworth<br><strong>c)<\/strong> S.T. Coleridge<strong><br>d)<\/strong> Alfred Tennyson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks34\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks34\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks34\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks34\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks34\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks34\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>Alfred Tennyson<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> The poem &#8220;Ulysses&#8221; was written in 1833 by the Victorian English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809 \u2013 1892).&nbsp;This poem is written as a&nbsp;dramatic monologue: the entire poem is spoken by a single character, whose identity is revealed by his own words. The search for adventure and heroism is perhaps the central theme of &#8220;Ulysses&#8221;.<br><br>**<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ulysses (novel)<\/span>: There is another literary creation titled &#8220;<em>Ulysses<\/em> <em>(novel)<\/em>&#8221; by the Irish writer James Joyce (1882 \u2013 1941). The&nbsp;novel was published in 1922.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>35. Who wrote the poem \u2018Ozymandias\u2019?<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Thomas Hardy<strong><br>b)<\/strong> Robert Frost<br><strong>c)<\/strong> P.B. Shelley<strong><br>d)<\/strong> Edmund Spenser<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks35\u201d-link-3891\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks35\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks35\u201d', 3891, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks35\u201d-toggle-3891\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks35\u201d-content-3891\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks35\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>P.B. Shelley<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> &#8220;Ozymandias&#8221; (written in 1817, published in 1818) is a sonnet poem written by the English Romantic poet&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Percy Bysshe Shelley<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;(1792-1822). The title \u201cOzymandias\u201d refers to&nbsp;an alternate name of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II. Ramesses II was one of the ancient world&#8217;s most powerful rulers. The major theme behind &#8220;Ozymandias&#8221; is that&nbsp;all power is temporary, no matter how prideful or tyrannical a ruler is.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"tadv-color\" style=\"color:#121878\"><em><strong>** <\/strong>If you find any typing, spelling or grammatical error, let us know in the comment section. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Exam held on: 19th May 2023) 1. She insisted on \u2013\u2013\u2013 leaving the house.a) heb) himc) himselfd) his 2. The phrase \u201cAchilles\u2019 heel\u201d means\u2013\u2013a) a strong pointb) a strong solutionc) a weak pointd) a permanent solution 3. 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