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Q451BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Directions (Q. Nos. 128 to 130) : Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions from the choices given below. Work hard _____ you should fail.
  1. Aunless
  2. Blest
  3. Cas if
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) lest

Explanation

'Lest you should fail' expresses fear/precaution.

Q452BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Directions (Q. Nos. 128 to 130) : Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions from the choices given below. Hardly had we reached the school _____ the bell rang.
  1. Awho
  2. Bwhen
  3. Cthan
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) when

Explanation

'Hardly... when' is the correct correlative.

Q453BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Directions (Q. Nos. 128 to 130) : Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions from the choices given below. The bus conductor shouted _____ he had gone mad.
  1. Aalthough
  2. Blest
  3. Cas if
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) as if

Explanation

'As if' introduces a comparison with an unreal situation.

Q454BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Directions (Q. Nos. 131 to 133) : Fill in the blanks. It was the _____ moment of my life.
  1. Aproud
  2. Bprouder
  3. Cproudest
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) proudest

Explanation

'The' plus noun needs a superlative: proudest.

Q455BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Directions (Q. Nos. 131 to 133) : Fill in the blanks. I will not go with you _____ you put on decent clothes.
  1. Aunless
  2. Bin case
  3. Cthough
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) unless

Explanation

'Unless' means 'if not' and fits the sense.

Q456BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Directions (Q. Nos. 131 to 133) : Fill in the blanks. I keep him occupied _____ his mind does not wander to his native village.
  1. Alest
  2. Bin order
  3. Cso that
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) so that

Explanation

'So that' expresses purpose.

Q457BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Directions (Q. Nos. 134 to 136) : Choose the correct verbs to fill in the blanks. When I call your name, please _____ out of the class.
  1. Agoes
  2. Bgone
  3. Cgo
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) go

Explanation

After 'please' the base verb 'go' is used.

Q458BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Directions (Q. Nos. 134 to 136) : Choose the correct verbs to fill in the blanks. We will be _____ for a holiday next week.
  1. Agone
  2. Bgo
  3. Cgoing
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) going

Explanation

'Will be going' is the future continuous.

Q459BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Directions (Q. Nos. 134 to 136) : Choose the correct verbs to fill in the blanks. The food outside the refrigerator _____ be eaten by rats.
  1. Ais
  2. Bwill
  3. Cshould
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) will

Explanation

'Will' states a future possibility; the key accepts this.

Q460BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
What is the past tense (underlined) of ‘ring’?
  1. ARung
  2. BRang
  3. CRanged
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Rang

Explanation

The past tense of ring is rang (rung is the past participle).

Q461BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
What is the present tense (underlined) of ‘strung’?
  1. AString
  2. BStrung
  3. CStringed
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) String

Explanation

Strung is the past form of string, so the present is 'string'.

Q462BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
The word ‘toy’ in the phrase ‘to toy with the idea’ is a
  1. Anoun
  2. Bpronoun
  3. Cverb
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) verb

Explanation

In 'to toy with an idea', toy is a verb meaning to play with.

Q463BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
The verb form of ‘prophecy’ is
  1. Aprophecy
  2. Bprophase
  3. Cprophesize
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) prophesize

Explanation

The verb form of the noun 'prophecy' is 'prophesy'; of the options, prophesize is the one the key accepts.

Q464BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Directions (Q. Nos. 141 and 142) : Fill in the blanks with the correct words/phrases. Ramesh is the _____ of all the boys.
  1. Acleverest
  2. Bmore clever
  3. Cmost cleverest
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) cleverest

Explanation

'The cleverest' is the correct superlative (no double superlative).

Q465BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Directions (Q. Nos. 141 and 142) : Fill in the blanks with the correct words/phrases. She _____ her homework, so she is watching television now.
  1. Ahave done
  2. Bis done
  3. Chas done
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) has done

Explanation

The present result of a past action needs the present perfect: has done.

Q466BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Fill in the blank with non-finite verb : Tom _____ to help.
  1. Atrying
  2. Bhas tried
  3. Ctry
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) has tried

Explanation

A non-finite verb here would be a form like 'trying' or 'try', but the key gives (B) 'has tried'. Note: the official key gives (B) although 'has tried' is a finite form.

Q467BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Which ‘part of speech’ is the underlined word? Kolkata is on the Hooghly. (underlined: Hooghly)
  1. AInterjection
  2. BPronoun
  3. CAdjective
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

Explanation

'Hooghly' is a proper noun, not interjection, pronoun or adjective, so none of the options applies.

Q468BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Fill in the blank with the correct adverb in the following sentence : The knight fought _____.
  1. Abadly
  2. Bbravely
  3. Ccourageously
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

Explanation

Both 'bravely' and 'courageously' are correct adverbs.

Q469BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Choose the correct phrase from the choices given below : It _____ since early morning.
  1. Awas raining
  2. Bis raining
  3. Chas been raining
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) has been raining

Explanation

'Since early morning' needs the present perfect continuous: has been raining.

Q470BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Change the following sentence into active voice by choosing the correct option from the given choices : My appendix was taken out by my doctor.
  1. AWas my appendix taken out?
  2. BMy appendix was taken out by my doctor.
  3. CMy doctor had taken out my appendix.
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

Explanation

The active form is 'My doctor took out my appendix'; option (C) uses past perfect, so None of the above.

Q471BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
What is the past tense of ‘sleep’ ?
  1. ASleeped
  2. BSlept
  3. CSleeps
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Slept

Explanation

The past tense of sleep is slept.

Q472BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
What is the past participle of ‘forgive’?
  1. AForgave
  2. BForgive
  3. CForgiven
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Forgiven

Explanation

The past participle of forgive is forgiven.

Q473BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 6-8
Choose the correct punctuation mark for the following sentence : What a lovely view you have here _____
  1. A!
  2. B.
  3. C?
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) !

Explanation

An exclamatory sentence ('What a lovely view...') ends with '!'.

Q474BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10 (Re-exam)
Direction (Q. Nos. 1 to 5) : Read the passage given below and choose the correct answer for the questions that follow : A lion lived in a jungle and he killed many animals everyday for his meal. All the animals of the jungle were worried about this and they go to the lion to discuss the issue. The lion agreed not to kill the animals if one animal was sent to him everyday for his meal. This goes on for many days. One day, a rabbit goes to the lion. The rabbit sees an old well and it makes a plan to kill the lion. He tells the lion that there is another lion in the well who is stronger and more powerful. The lion then asks the rabbit to take him to meet the lion in the well. the lion jumps into the well to see where the other lion lives. The lion mistakes his own reflection in the water and takes it for the other lion and dies. Who were worried?
  1. ALion
  2. BAll the animals
  3. CAll the birds
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) All the animals

Explanation

The passage says all the animals of the jungle were worried about the lion killing many animals daily.

Q475BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10 (Re-exam)
Direction (Q. Nos. 1 to 5) : Read the passage given below and choose the correct answer for the questions that follow : A lion lived in a jungle and he killed many animals everyday for his meal. All the animals of the jungle were worried about this and they go to the lion to discuss the issue. The lion agreed not to kill the animals if one animal was sent to him everyday for his meal. This goes on for many days. One day, a rabbit goes to the lion. The rabbit sees an old well and it makes a plan to kill the lion. He tells the lion that there is another lion in the well who is stronger and more powerful. The lion then asks the rabbit to take him to meet the lion in the well. the lion jumps into the well to see where the other lion lives. The lion mistakes his own reflection in the water and takes it for the other lion and dies. Who makes a plan to kill the lion?
  1. AAll the animals
  2. BThe lion in the well
  3. CRabbit
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Rabbit

Explanation

The rabbit sees an old well and makes a plan to kill the lion.

Q476BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10 (Re-exam)
Direction (Q. Nos. 1 to 5) : Read the passage given below and choose the correct answer for the questions that follow : A lion lived in a jungle and he killed many animals everyday for his meal. All the animals of the jungle were worried about this and they go to the lion to discuss the issue. The lion agreed not to kill the animals if one animal was sent to him everyday for his meal. This goes on for many days. One day, a rabbit goes to the lion. The rabbit sees an old well and it makes a plan to kill the lion. He tells the lion that there is another lion in the well who is stronger and more powerful. The lion then asks the rabbit to take him to meet the lion in the well. the lion jumps into the well to see where the other lion lives. The lion mistakes his own reflection in the water and takes it for the other lion and dies. Who is more strong and powerful?
  1. AAll the animals
  2. BThe lion
  3. CThe rabbit
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

Explanation

The passage never says that any of the listed choices is the stronger one; the 'stronger lion' exists only in the rabbit's story. The official key is None of the above.

Q477BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10 (Re-exam)
Direction (Q. Nos. 1 to 5) : Read the passage given below and choose the correct answer for the questions that follow : A lion lived in a jungle and he killed many animals everyday for his meal. All the animals of the jungle were worried about this and they go to the lion to discuss the issue. The lion agreed not to kill the animals if one animal was sent to him everyday for his meal. This goes on for many days. One day, a rabbit goes to the lion. The rabbit sees an old well and it makes a plan to kill the lion. He tells the lion that there is another lion in the well who is stronger and more powerful. The lion then asks the rabbit to take him to meet the lion in the well. the lion jumps into the well to see where the other lion lives. The lion mistakes his own reflection in the water and takes it for the other lion and dies. What does the lion see in the well?
  1. AAnother lion
  2. BIts own reflection
  3. CThe rabbit
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Its own reflection

Explanation

The lion mistakes his own reflection in the water for another lion, so he sees his own reflection.

Q478BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10 (Re-exam)
Direction (Q. Nos. 1 to 5) : Read the passage given below and choose the correct answer for the questions that follow : A lion lived in a jungle and he killed many animals everyday for his meal. All the animals of the jungle were worried about this and they go to the lion to discuss the issue. The lion agreed not to kill the animals if one animal was sent to him everyday for his meal. This goes on for many days. One day, a rabbit goes to the lion. The rabbit sees an old well and it makes a plan to kill the lion. He tells the lion that there is another lion in the well who is stronger and more powerful. The lion then asks the rabbit to take him to meet the lion in the well. the lion jumps into the well to see where the other lion lives. The lion mistakes his own reflection in the water and takes it for the other lion and dies. What do you learn from this story?
  1. ATo kill animals
  2. BWisdom is more strong
  3. CSmall rabbit cannot win a lion
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Wisdom is more strong

Explanation

The small rabbit defeats the big lion by cleverness, so the lesson is that wisdom is stronger than strength.

Q479BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10 (Re-exam)
Direction (Q. Nos. 6 and 7) : Choose the most appropriate prepositions in the following sentences : Take the curtain _____ their hooks.
  1. Afrom
  2. Bfor
  3. Cbehind
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

Explanation

The natural phrase is 'Take the curtain off their hooks'; none of from, for or behind fits, so the answer is None of the above.

Q480BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10 (Re-exam)
Direction (Q. Nos. 6 and 7) : Choose the most appropriate prepositions in the following sentences : In compliance _____ the office order.
  1. Awith
  2. Bof
  3. Cfor
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) with

Explanation

The fixed phrase is 'in compliance with'.

Q481BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10 (Re-exam)
Paternal family belongs to _____ side.
  1. Afather
  2. Bmother
  3. Cgrandson
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) father

Explanation

'Paternal' means relating to the father, so the paternal family belongs to the father's side.

Q482BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 1 and 2) : Fill in the blanks with suitable articles like ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ : In this school, all _____ students are given free education.
  1. Aan
  2. Ba
  3. Cthe
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) the

Explanation

'All the students' refers to the specific students of this school, so the definite article 'the' is used.

Q483BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 1 and 2) : Fill in the blanks with suitable articles like ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ : I have a friend in Mumbai who is _____ actress.
  1. Aa
  2. Ban
  3. Cthe
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) an

Explanation

'Actress' begins with a vowel sound and is mentioned for the first time, so the indefinite article 'an' is used.

Q484BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10
Which of the following is not a river?
  1. ABay of Bengal
  2. BGodavari
  3. CGanga
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Bay of Bengal

Explanation

Godavari and Ganga are rivers, while the Bay of Bengal is a part of the sea, so it is the one that is not a river.

Q485BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10
Which of the following is not a part of drawing room?
  1. AWashing machine
  2. BChimney
  3. CSofa set
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

Explanation

A sofa set belongs in a drawing room, but a washing machine and a chimney do not, so more than one option is correct.

Q486BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10
Today is Sunday. The day before yesterday was
  1. ATuesday
  2. BFriday
  3. CThursday
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Friday

Explanation

Yesterday was Saturday, so the day before yesterday was Friday.

Q487BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10
November comes after the month of
  1. ASeptember
  2. BDecember
  3. CJanuary
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

Explanation

November comes after October, which is not among options A-C, so the answer is None of the above.

Q488BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10
Husband’s brother is
  1. Acousin
  2. Bson
  3. Cbrother-in-law
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) brother-in-law

Explanation

A husband's brother is the wife's brother-in-law (devar/jeth).

Q489BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Mathematics Class 9-10
Mother’s parents are
  1. Ason-in-laws
  2. Bmaternal grandparents
  3. Cpaternal grandparents
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) maternal grandparents

Explanation

The parents of one's mother are called the maternal grandparents.

Q490BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 9-10
Which one of the following statements is true in regard to the poem Beowulf ?
  1. ABeowulf is a descriptive tragical poem
  2. BBeowulf is an epic poem having a narrative tone
  3. CBeowulf is an argumentative poem
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Beowulf is an epic poem having a narrative tone

Explanation

Beowulf is an Old English epic poem with a narrative (storytelling) tone about the hero's fights with Grendel, his mother and a dragon, so (B) is right.

Q491BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 9-10
Which one of the following is an author of Historia Regum Britanniae?
  1. AGeoffrey of Monmouth
  2. BHolished
  3. CPlutarch
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Geoffrey of Monmouth

Explanation

Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain) was written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 1130s.

Q492BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 9-10
Which one of the following statements is true in regard to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
  1. ASir Gawain and the Green Knight has been written by William Langland
  2. BSir Gawain and the Green Knight is attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer
  3. CSir Gawain and the Green Knight has an anonymousship yet the author might have lived in England
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has an anonymousship yet the author might have lived in England

Explanation

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle English poem by an unknown author (the Pearl Poet), so only (C), which says the authorship is anonymous, is correct.

Q493BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 9-10
Pandarus is a Character in which one of the following poems?
  1. ATroilus and Criseyde
  2. BThe Romaunt of Rose
  3. CThe Book of Duchess
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Troilus and Criseyde

Explanation

Pandarus, Criseyde's uncle and go-between, is a character in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde.

Q494BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 9-10
The book entitled ‘Troy Book’ has been written by which one of the following authors?
  1. AWilliam Dunbar
  2. BGeoffrey Chaucer
  3. CJohn Lydgate
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) John Lydgate

Explanation

Troy Book is a long poem on the Trojan War written by John Lydgate in the early 15th century.

Q495BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 9-10
The characters in the Canterbury Tales are supposed to set upon a pilgrimage to say prayer to which one of the following martyrs?
  1. ASt. Thomas Becket
  2. BSt. John
  3. CSt. Peter
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) St. Thomas Becket

Explanation

Chaucer's pilgrims travel to Canterbury to visit the shrine of the martyr St. Thomas Becket.

Q496BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 9-10
The idea of ‘round table’ appears in which one of the following works of art?
  1. AThe book of Marjorie Kempe
  2. BRevelations of Divine Love
  3. CLe Morte Darthur
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Le Morte Darthur

Explanation

The Round Table of King Arthur and his knights features in Malory's Le Morte Darthur.

Q497BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 9-10
Which one of the following is a meaning of the surname ‘Hythlodaeus’?
  1. ALearned in nonsense
  2. BEnlightened in wit
  3. CImperfect in sensibility
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Learned in nonsense

Explanation

In More's Utopia, Raphael Hythloday's name is Greek for 'dispenser of nonsense'; of the options, 'learned in nonsense' is the intended one.

Q498BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 9-10
Which one of the following is an author of Assertio Septem Sacramentorum?
  1. AHenery IV
  2. BHenery VIII
  3. CHenery II
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Henery VIII

Explanation

Assertio Septem Sacramentorum (Defence of the Seven Sacraments, 1521) was written by Henry VIII, which earned him the title 'Defender of the Faith'.

Q499BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 9-10
Which one among the following is an author of Ralph Roister Doister?
  1. ANicholas Udall
  2. BJohn Heywood
  3. CBen Jonson
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Nicholas Udall

Explanation

Ralph Roister Doister, the first English comedy, was written by Nicholas Udall.

Q500BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 9-10
In which one of the following treaties, the idea of ‘Mysomousoi’ appears?
  1. AShelley’s Defence of Poetry
  2. BSidney’s the Defence of Poesie
  3. CDryden’s the Defence of Dramatic Poetry
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Sidney’s the Defence of Poesie

Explanation

'Misomousoi' (haters of the Muses) appears in Sidney's The Defence of Poesie, where he answers the critics of poetry.

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