Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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THE SOLDIER
1. ‘The Soldier’ is – (A) an ode (B) a sonnet (C) an epic (D) None of these 2. The Soldier’ is ………… poem. (A) a symbolic (B) a lyrical (C) a patriotic (D) None of these 3. The Soldier’ deals with – (A) France (B) Russia (C) Scotland (D) England 4. The term ‘concealed…
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AN EPITAPH
1. ‘An Epitaph’ deals with a beautiful- (A) girl (B) lady (C) baby (D) None of these 2. The lady mentioned in the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ belonged to- (A) the North Country (B) the East Country (c) the West Country (D) the south Country 3. The poetic device, wbich is used in the poem, ‘An…
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ODE TO AUTUMN
1. Who has composed the poem, ‘Ode To Autumn’ ? (A) Keats (B) Wordsworth (C) Coleridge (D) Shelley 2. ‘Ode To Autumn’ is written in— (A) October 1819 (3) September 1819 (C) November 1819 (D) December 1819 3.’Ode To Autumn’ is— (A) an epic (B) an elegy (C) an ode (D) a ballad 4. In…
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NOW THE LEAVES ARE FALLING FAST
1. In the second line of the poem, Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast’ ‘Nurse’ stands for — (A) a plant (B) a fruit (C) a tree (D) None of these 2. In the poem, ‘Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast ‘Whispering neighbours’ stand for- (A) agents of Life Insurance (B) agents of State Bank…
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SONG OF MYSELF
1. How many times the word ‘you’ has been used in ‘Song of Myself” (‘Í Celebrate Myself’) ? (A) twice (B) ones (C) thrice (D) None of these 2. The word ‘schools’stands for………in ‘Song of Myself” (‘I Celebrate Myself). (A) academy (B) systems of thought (C) teaching institutes (D) None of these 3. Who has…
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SWEETEST LOVE, I DO NOT GOE
1. Donne present himself in ‘Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe’ in- (A) the first person singular number (B) the first person plural number (c) the third person singular number (D) None of thes 2. Sweetest Love, I Do Not Goe’ is- (A) a didactic poem (B) an allegorical poem (C) a love poem (D)…
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A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL
[ 1 ] The name of Lomov’s dog is – (A) Leap (B) Guess (C) Tomy (D) None of these [ 2 ] The peasants used the land for (A) thirty years (B) fifty years (C) forty years (D) None of these [ 3 ] “I’II prove to you in court that they’remine”, said- (A)…
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INDIA TROUGH A TRAVELLERS EYES
[ 1 ] The young Indian intellectuals were disappointed with the – (A) English (B) American (C) Chinese (D) Japanese [ 2 ] Indians, under the British rule, had a life-span of just – (A) thirty years (B) thirty-five years (C) forty years (D) twenty-seven years [ 3 ] For all the ills of India,…
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THE EARTH
[ 1 ] His hens were producing an average of – (A) three hundred eggs (B) two hundred eggs (C) one hundred eggs (D) None of these [ 2 ] Benjy’s father was – (A) a doctor (B) a teacher (C) a preacher (D) a painter [ 3 ] Benjy’s father valued… (A) sweat (B)…
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HOW FREE IS THE PRESS
[ 1 ] The news in the newspapers is generally – (A) to the point (B) somewhat changed (C) completely changed (D) None of these [ 2 ] Decent journalists and responsible editors are not pleased with present affairs – (A) true (B) not true (C) cannot be said (D) None of these [ 3…
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