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Q201BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
He jumped up. He ran away. (Use a participle to join the sentences)
  1. AJumping up he ran away.
  2. BHe jumped up and ran away.
  3. CHe ran away after jumping up.
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Jumping up he ran away.

Explanation

A participle joins them as 'Jumping up, he ran away', so (A).

Q202BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Insert the punctuation marks in the following : She read the short story Kafan and adapted it to a radio play
  1. AShe read the short story ‘‘Kafan’’ and adapted it to a radio play.
  2. BShe read the short story ‘Kafan’ and adapted it to a radio play
  3. CShe read the short story ‘Kafan’ and adapted it to a radio play.
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) She read the short story ‘Kafan’ and adapted it to a radio play.

Explanation

The title Kafan needs single quotation marks and the sentence needs a full stop, so (C).

Q203BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
If he is at home, I shall see him. It is a
  1. Asimple sentence
  2. Bcompound sentence
  3. Ccomplex sentence
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) complex sentence

Explanation

'If he is at home' is a subordinate clause attached to a main clause, so the sentence is complex: (C).

Q204BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
You must hurry or you will miss the train. It is a
  1. Asimple sentence
  2. Bcompound sentence
  3. Ccomplex sentence
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) compound sentence

Explanation

Two independent clauses joined by 'or' make a compound sentence: (B).

Q205BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 95) : Choose the correct option of the following questions. ‘You ate fish’ is an example of
  1. Aclause
  2. Bphrase
  3. Csentence
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) sentence

Explanation

'You ate fish' has a subject and predicate and gives complete sense, so it is a sentence: (C).

Q206BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 95) : Choose the correct option of the following questions. Which one of the following options is correct about the sentence, ‘‘That which cannot be read.’’?
  1. AIllegible
  2. BIneligible
  3. CInvisible
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Illegible

Explanation

The single word for 'that which cannot be read' is 'illegible': (A).

Q207BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 95) : Choose the correct option of the following questions. The antonym of the word ‘scurrilous’ is
  1. Aoutrageous
  2. Bdecent
  3. Cmoderate
  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

'Scurrilous' means coarse and abusive; its opposite is decent or moderate, so more than one fits: (D).

Q208BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 95) : Choose the correct option of the following questions. ‘‘I left that house.’’ What is the underlined word ‘that’, according to the English grammar?
  1. ADemonstrative pronoun
  2. BAdverb
  3. CNoun
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

Explanation

In 'I left that house' 'that' modifies the noun, so it is a demonstrative adjective, which is not among the options: (E).

Q209BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 95) : Choose the correct option of the following questions. The correctly spelt word in the following is
  1. ASynchronize
  2. BSynchromize
  3. CSyncronize
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Synchronize

Explanation

The correct spelling is 'Synchronize': (A).

Q210BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 95) : Choose the correct option of the following questions. The misspelt word in the following is
  1. AIrrepressible
  2. BBeaurocracy
  3. CPussilanimity
  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 'Beaurocracy' (bureaucracy) and 'Pussilanimity' (pusillanimity) are misspelt, so (D).

Q211BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 95) : Choose the correct option of the following questions. A person who is bad in spelling is known as
  1. Aphilogynist
  2. Bphonologist
  3. Ccacographist
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) cacographist

Explanation

A person who is bad at spelling is a cacographist: (C).

Q212BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 95) : Choose the correct option of the following questions. The word most nearly opposite to the word ‘opprobrious’ is
  1. AVituperative
  2. BComplimentary
  3. CTruculent
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Complimentary

Explanation

'Opprobrious' means abusive or disgraceful; its opposite is 'complimentary': (B).

Q213BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 95) : Choose the correct option of the following questions. The term ‘quinquennial’ stands for
  1. Ahappening in four years
  2. Bhappening in six years
  3. Chappening in seven years
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

Explanation

'Quinquennial' means happening every five years, which is not among the options: (E).

Q214BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 95) : Choose the correct option of the following questions. A compound sentence consists of
  1. Atwo principal clauses
  2. Bone principal clause
  3. Cone principal clause and one subordinate clause
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) two principal clauses

Explanation

A compound sentence consists of two (or more) principal clauses: (A).

Q215BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
The Prince said, ‘‘It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening.’’ (Change into reported speech)
  1. AThe Prince said, it gives me great pleasure to be here this evening.
  2. BThe Prince said, it gave me great pleasure to be here this evening.
  3. CThe Prince said, it had given him great pleasure to be here this evening.
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

Explanation

In reported speech the tense moves back, 'this evening' becomes 'that evening' and 'me' becomes 'him'; none of the options does all this correctly, so (E).

Q216BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
He inquired whether his name was not Ahmed. (Change into direct speech)
  1. AHe said to him, ‘Is not your name Ahmed?’
  2. BHe said to him, ‘‘Is not your name Ahmed?’’
  3. CHe said to him, ‘Is your name not Ahmed?’
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) He said to him, ‘‘Is not your name Ahmed?’’

Explanation

The reported question 'whether his name was not Ahmed' becomes the direct question 'Is not your name Ahmed?' in the quotation style printed in (B).

Q217BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
dot your is and cross your ts then add two 5s and four 2s (Use punctuation marks)
  1. ADot your is and cross your t’s; then add two 5’s and four 2’s.
  2. BDot your is and cross your t’s; then add two 5’s and four 2’s
  3. CDot your i’s and cross your t’s; then add two 5’s and four 2’s.
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Dot your i’s and cross your t’s; then add two 5’s and four 2’s.

Explanation

Correct punctuation is 'Dot your i's and cross your t's; then add two 5's and four 2's.', option (C).

Q218BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
‘Moonlight’ is a compound word that is formed by
  1. Anoun + noun
  2. Badjective + noun
  3. Cnoun + gerund
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) noun + noun

Explanation

'Moonlight' is moon + light, both nouns: (A).

Q219BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
‘Red-hot’ is a compound word that is formed by
  1. Anoun + noun
  2. Badjective + adjective
  3. Cnoun + gerund
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) adjective + adjective

Explanation

'Red-hot' is formed from the adjective red + the adjective hot: (B).

Q220BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
He who has suffered most in the cause, let him speak. The correct sentence is
  1. ALet him who has suffered most in the cause speak.
  2. BHe who has suffered most in the cause should speak.
  3. CLet him speak as has suffered most in the cause.
  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 (A) and (B) correct the faulty sentence, so (D).

Q221BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
What a terrible fire this is (Use punctuation mark)
  1. AFull stop
  2. BExclamation mark
  3. CQuestion mark
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Exclamation mark

Explanation

A sentence expressing strong emotion ends with an exclamation mark: (B).

Q222BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
He broke the glass. (Change the underlined word into intransitive verb)
  1. AThe glass was broken.
  2. BThe glass breaked.
  3. CThe glass broke.
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) The glass broke.

Explanation

The intransitive form is 'The glass broke': (C).

Q223BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
I am reading David Copperfield. (Point out the tense used in the underlined part)
  1. APast continuous
  2. BPresent continuous
  3. CFuture continuous
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Present continuous

Explanation

'am reading' is the present continuous tense: (B).

Q224BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Why did your brother write such a letter? (Change into passive voice)
  1. AWhy was such a letter written by your brother?
  2. BHow could such a letter be written by your brother?
  3. CWhat made your brother write such a letter?
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Why was such a letter written by your brother?

Explanation

The passive of 'Why did your brother write such a letter?' is 'Why was such a letter written by your brother?': (A).

Q225BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 106 to 110) : Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idioms or phrases given below. A bolt from the blue
  1. ASudden calamity
  2. BA strange person
  3. CBlue sky
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Sudden calamity

Explanation

'A bolt from the blue' means a sudden, unexpected event, i.e. sudden calamity: (A).

Q226BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 106 to 110) : Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idioms or phrases given below. Do away with
  1. ATo obey
  2. BTo do honestly
  3. CTo destroy
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) To destroy

Explanation

'Do away with' means to destroy or abolish: (C).

Q227BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 106 to 110) : Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idioms or phrases given below. To cast a slur on
  1. ATo praise
  2. BTo blame
  3. CTo accuse
  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

'To cast a slur on' means to blame or accuse, so both (B) and (C) fit: (D).

Q228BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 106 to 110) : Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idioms or phrases given below. To be at sea
  1. AKnown
  2. BConfused
  3. CForced
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Confused

Explanation

'To be at sea' means to be confused: (B).

Q229BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 106 to 110) : Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idioms or phrases given below. In almost no time
  1. AQuickly
  2. BHardly
  3. CLately
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Quickly

Explanation

'In almost no time' means quickly: (A).

Q230BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 111 to 115) : Fill in the blanks with suitable words. He has been ill _____ Tuesday.
  1. Afor
  2. Bon
  3. Cin
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

Explanation

With a point of time like Tuesday 'since' is needed; it is not among the options, so (E).

Q231BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 111 to 115) : Fill in the blanks with suitable words. She writes _____ a pen.
  1. Awith
  2. Bby
  3. Cfrom
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) with

Explanation

One writes 'with a pen': (A).

Q232BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 111 to 115) : Fill in the blanks with suitable words. The car was running _____ 40 km/h.
  1. Aon
  2. Bup
  3. Cat
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) at

Explanation

Speed is expressed with 'at': 'at 40 km/h': (C).

Q233BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 111 to 115) : Fill in the blanks with suitable words. He died _____ cholera.
  1. Afrom
  2. Bof
  3. Cwith
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) of

Explanation

'Died of cholera' is the correct usage: (B).

Q234BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 111 to 115) : Fill in the blanks with suitable words. There is a river _____ my residence.
  1. Ato
  2. Bat
  3. Cbeside
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) beside

Explanation

'A river beside my residence' fits the sense: (C).

Q235BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
‘‘Yesterday I saw the film Macbeth. I found the story interesting. The film’s hero, Macbeth, assassinates King Duncan and ascends the throne of Scotland. But he is dissatisfied. He finds himself in a dangerous situation. He executes those he suspects of plotting against him. Eventually, some of the lords revolted and dethroned him and killed him. The message it conveys is that excessive ambition destroys a man. The actor and actress who played Macbeth and Lady Macbeth had exceptional performances, which significantly increased the film’s impact.’’ The extract is an example of a
  1. Afilm review
  2. Bsummary
  3. Cparaphrase
  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

The extract describes a film, gives its story and an opinion about it, so it is a film review; the official key gives (D) because it also summarises the film.

Q236BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Delineate the qualities of a good paragraph.
  1. AIt has to be short
  2. BIt has to be precise
  3. CIt has to be to the point
  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 good paragraph is precise and to the point, and not necessarily short, so more than one option is right: (D).

Q237BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Read the extract given below : Student : Good morning Sir, how are you? Teacher : I am completely fine. What about you? Student : I was wondering which course to learn in my vacation. Teacher : It can be confusing with so many options online. You should make a list and narrow it down as per your interest. Student : I have tried that but still I am left with three options— Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning or Data Science. Teacher : Well ! All of them are very interesting courses, but as far as I remember you have always been interested in Artificial Intelligence. Student : Yes ! I do because I feel it is our future. Teacher : Well then its no harm in pursuing it and later if you find it less interesting you can always switch. Student : Yes it sounds like a great idea. Thanks ! The above extract is an example of
  1. Aa conversation
  2. Ba dialogue
  3. Ca monologue
  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

The extract is a talk between two speakers, so it is both a conversation and a dialogue: (D).

Q238BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Read the extract given below : Student : Good morning Sir, how are you? Teacher : I am completely fine. What about you? Student : I was wondering which course to learn in my vacation. Teacher : It can be confusing with so many options online. You should make a list and narrow it down as per your interest. Student : I have tried that but still I am left with three options— Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning or Data Science. Teacher : Well ! All of them are very interesting courses, but as far as I remember you have always been interested in Artificial Intelligence. Student : Yes ! I do because I feel it is our future. Teacher : Well then its no harm in pursuing it and later if you find it less interesting you can always switch. Student : Yes it sounds like a great idea. Thanks ! Point out the error in the extract given in Q. No. 118.
  1. AUse of tenses
  2. BUse of adverbial clauses
  3. CUse of prepositions
  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 extract has no clear error in tenses, adverbial clauses or prepositions, so (E) None of the above.

Q239BPSC TRE 1.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
bought / few / several / like / medicines / items / vegetables / kinds / many / of / a / and / he / avocados. (Arrange the words to make a meaningful sentence)
  1. AHe bought a few items like medicines, several vegetables and many kinds of avocados.
  2. BHe bought several items like medicines, a few vegetables and many kinds of avocados.
  3. CHe bought several items like medicines, many kinds of vegetables and a few avocados.
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) He bought several items like medicines, many kinds of vegetables and a few avocados.

Explanation

Arranging the words gives 'He bought several items like medicines, many kinds of vegetables and a few avocados': (C).

Q240BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 85) : Choose the correct alternative. Who wrote the Amoretti sonnet sequence?
  1. AJohn Lyly
  2. BRobert Burns
  3. CEdmund Blunden
  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 Amoretti sonnet sequence was written by Edmund Spenser, who is not among options (A)-(C), so (E) is correct.

Q241BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 85) : Choose the correct alternative. Which of the following plays was not written by Shakespeare?
  1. AThe Winter’s Tale
  2. BTamburlaine
  3. CThe Jew of Malta
  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

Tamburlaine and The Jew of Malta are plays by Christopher Marlowe; only The Winter's Tale is by Shakespeare, so two options are correct and (D) is right.

Q242BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 85) : Choose the correct alternative. Who termed the novel ‘a new province of writing’ that was ‘a comic epic-poem in prose’?
  1. AJoseph Addison
  2. BHenry James
  3. CRobert Bunyan
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

Explanation

Henry Fielding called the novel 'a comic epic-poem in prose' in the preface to Joseph Andrews; he is not listed, so (E) is correct.

Q243BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 85) : Choose the correct alternative. Which of the following novels is an example of the use of the Gothic mode of writing?
  1. AJoseph Andrews
  2. BTristram Shandy
  3. CThe Castle of Otranto
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) The Castle of Otranto

Explanation

Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764) is the first Gothic novel, so (C) is right.

Q244BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 85) : Choose the correct alternative. Who among the following Romantic poets defined the poetic faith as being constituted by ‘the willing suspension of disbelief’?
  1. AWilliam Wordsworth
  2. BS. T. Coleridge
  3. CP. B. Shelley
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) S. T. Coleridge

Explanation

Coleridge defined poetic faith as 'the willing suspension of disbelief' in Biographia Literaria.

Q245BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 85) : Choose the correct alternative. Who among the following poets wrote about ‘innocence’ and ‘experience’ as being the ‘two contrary states of the human soul’?
  1. ARobert Burns
  2. BWilliam Blake
  3. CJohn Clare
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) William Blake

Explanation

William Blake subtitled his Songs of Innocence and of Experience 'Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul'.

Q246BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 85) : Choose the correct alternative. In which famous novel do we find the character of Heathcliff ?
  1. AWuthering Heights
  2. BThe Mayor of Casterbridge
  3. CIvanhoe
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Wuthering Heights

Explanation

Heathcliff is the brooding hero of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.

Q247BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 85) : Choose the correct alternative. Who wrote the groundbreaking work on human evolution titled On the Origin of Species ?
  1. ALord Alfred Tennyson
  2. BCharles Darwin
  3. CJohn Lyell
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (B) Charles Darwin

Explanation

On the Origin of Species (1859) is by Charles Darwin.

Q248BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 85) : Choose the correct alternative. Which modern poet wrote the line, “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold”?
  1. AT. S. Eliot
  2. BWilliam Spender
  3. CW. H. Auden
  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 line 'Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold' is from W. B. Yeats's The Second Coming; Yeats is not among the options, so (E) is correct.

Q249BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 85) : Choose the correct alternative. Who used the term ‘objective correlative’ in the essay titled Hamlet and His Problems ?
  1. AVirginia Woolf
  2. BAldous Huxley
  3. CT. S. Eliot
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) T. S. Eliot

Explanation

T. S. Eliot introduced the 'objective correlative' in his essay Hamlet and His Problems (1919).

Q250BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) English Class 9-10
Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 85) : Choose the correct alternative. Which novelist created the fictional town of Malgudi?
  1. ARaja Rao
  2. BMulk Raj Anand
  3. CR. K. Narayan
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) R. K. Narayan

Explanation

R. K. Narayan created the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi.

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