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MAY 2015 U/ID 31521/URRB
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A — (40 × 1 = 40 marks)
Choose the best answer from the given alternatives.
1. The strange case of Dr.Jekyl and Mr.Hyde was

written by –——————.
(a) George Orwell (b) R.L.Stevenson
(c) Carlyle
2. –—————— wrote literary biographies of

Robert Browning, Charles Dickens and
R.L. Steven son.
(a) G.K.Chesterton (b) Blake (c) Lytton
Strachey
3. –—————— came to public notice by his

unusual collection of biographies entitled
“Eminent Victorians”.
(a) Lytton Strachey (b) Hudeon (c) Edward
Gibbon
4. –—————— came to be known as ‘Lawrence of

Arabia”
(a) Huxley (b) T.E.Lawrence (c) Walter
Pater
5. –—————— is an allegory of the failure of the
Russian Socialism under Status.
(a) Animal Farm (b) Ends and Means
(c) Music at night
6. Tennyson’s “In Memoriam” is an elegy written on

the death of his friend –——————.
(a) Arden (b) Byron (c) Arthur
Hallam
7. The form chosen by browning to delineate the

soul-struggle of man is –——————.
(a) Elegy (b) Ode (c) Dramatic
monologue
8. –—————— is an example of Pre-Raphaelite

poetry.
(a) Atlanta in Calydon (b) Christabel
(c) The blessed Damozel
9. –—————— is a poem in five parts.

(a) Geroution (b) Burnt Norton
(c) The Waste Land
10. –—————— was hailed as a modern shelley.

(a) Cecil Day Lewis (b) Hopkins
(c) Spender
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11. J.M.Synge’s –—————— is one of the master
pieces of modern theatre.
(a) The Tinker’s wedding (b) Riders to the sea
(c) Deirdre of the sorrows
12. “Peter Ban” comes first in popular esteem among –

—————— plays.
(a) Seen O’ Casey (b) Barrie (c) Marlowe
13. Pinter’s plays are called –——————.

(a) Sentimental comedies (b) Comedy of
menace
(c) Modern Comedy
14. –—————— was the best exponent of poetic

drama in the Twentieth Century.
(a) John Peter (b) T.S.Eliot (c) Peter Barrie
15. J.M.Barrie gained immense popularity especially

with
–——————.
(a) The Little Minister (b) Peter Pan
(c) Quality street
16. Dickens’ Novels belong to the –——————

movement of the Victorian era.
(a) Humanitarian (b) Restoration
(c) Puritan
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17. –—————— is the key note of Thackeray.
(a) Irony (b) Satire (c) Pathos
18. Mrs.Gaskell is a pioneer in the novel of –————.

(a) Character (b) Stream of consciousness
(c) Adventure
19. Wilkie Collins is a writer of –——————.

(a) Mystery Stories (b) Interesting novels
(c) Science fiction
20. –—————— , Charlotte, Emily and Anne were

the draughts of the Rev. Patrick Bronte.
(a) The Brontes (b) The daughters
(c) The sister
21. In 1814, –—————— made his first locomotive.

(a) Graham Bell (b) George Stephenson
(c) Rowland Hill
22. –—————— introduced the Second Reform Bill

(a) Earl Grey (b) William IV (c) Gladstone
23. The plan drew up by the Chartists for a through

reform of the Parliament was called –—————.
(a) The people’s charter (b) The Reform Bill
(c) Corn law
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[P.T.O.]
24. –—————— because the founder of modern
nursing.
(a) Florence Nightingale (b) Victoria

(c) Mother Teresa
25. –—————— drew up an elaborate ‘Cradle to

Grave’ scheme to help the poor.
(a) Kaiser William (b) Sir William Beveridge

(c) Karl Marx
26. –—————— provoked the First World War.
(a) The assassination of the Austrian Prince

by a Serb (b) A submarine attack on
England (c) Misappropriation of funds
27. T.S.Eliot represented post war England as –———

———.
(a) Victorious (b) Disabled (c) Wasteland
28. –—————— was formed in order to avert future

wars.
(a) NATO (b) UNESCO (c) U.N.O.
29. The II World War came to an end with –———— .
(a) The surrender of Germany and Japan

(b) European Supremacy (c) The Terrible
devastation
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30. In Post-war England the gap between the rich and
the poor was –—————— by successive
Governments.
(a) Increased (b) Levelled (c) Reduced
31. Aristotle thought that –—————— was the

noblest form of literature.
(a) Comedy (b) Tragedy (c) Tragi-comedy
32. –—————— is a combination of music,

elaborate scenic effect and dancing woven around
a fairy tale, myth or allegory.
(a) The Masque (b) The Farce (c) The Melodrama
33. –—————— is cast in the form of a speech

addressed to a silent listener.
(a) The Farce (b) The Dramatic monologue

(c) The Soliloquy.
34. The conflict in a melodrama is –——————.
(a) Internal (b) False (c) External
35. The predicament of modern man is the subject of

the –——————.
(a) Problem play (b) Farce (c) The absurd
drama
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36. Marian Crawford terms the novel as –————.
(a) Long narrative (b) Pocket theatre

(c) Social criticism
37. –—————— is the originator of the novel form.
(a) Samuel Richardson (b) Adam Bede

(c) Charles Dickens
38. The first great historical novel in English was Sir

Walter Scott’s –——————.
(a) A Tale Two cities (b) Ward and Peace

(c) Waverley
39. The term “Picaresque” is derived from the Spanish

‘Picaro’ meaning –——————.
(a) Hero (b) An anti hero or rogue

(c) Villain
40. Virginia Woolf’s Mrs.Dalloway’ is a –——————

novel.
(a) Stream of Consciousness (b) Historical

(c) Sentimental
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SECTION B — (5 × 4 = 20 marks)
Write short notes on any FIVE of the

following in about 200 words
41. Write a note on A.G. Gardiner’s essays.
42. What are the characteristic features of Browning’s
poetry?
43. Assess the contribution of Samuel Beckett.
44. Discuss George Eliot as a novelist.
45. Give an account of Education in the Victorian
England.
46. How was life in the Sixties?
47. Write an essay on the characteristic features of
the comedy.
48. Write briefly on the historical novel.
SECTION C — (2  20 = 40 marks)
Write essay on any TWO of the following

in about 500 words each.
49. Discuss effects of the two World Wars on English
Society.
50. Assess Arnold’s contribution to English Literature.
51. Discuss the growth of the novel as an Art form.
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MAY 2015 U/ID 31521/URRB

Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

SECTION A — (40 × 1 = 40 marks)

Choose the best answer from the given alternatives.

1. The strange case of Dr.Jekyl and Mr.Hyde was

2. –—————— wrote literary biographies of

3. –—————— came to public notice by his

4. –—————— came to be known as ‘Lawrence of

6. Tennyson’s “In Memoriam” is an elegy written on

7. The form chosen by browning to delineate the

8. –—————— is an example of Pre-Raphaelite

9. –—————— is a poem in five parts.

10. –—————— was hailed as a modern shelley.

12. “Peter Ban” comes first in popular esteem among –

13. Pinter’s plays are called –——————.

14. –—————— was the best exponent of poetic

15. J.M.Barrie gained immense popularity especially

16. Dickens’ Novels belong to the –——————

18. Mrs.Gaskell is a pioneer in the novel of –————.

19. Wilkie Collins is a writer of –——————.

20. –—————— , Charlotte, Emily and Anne were

21. In 1814, –—————— made his first locomotive.

22. –—————— introduced the Second Reform Bill

23. The plan drew up by the Chartists for a through

(a) Florence Nightingale (b) Victoria

25. –—————— drew up an elaborate ‘Cradle to

(a) Kaiser William (b) Sir William Beveridge

26. –—————— provoked the First World War.

(a) The assassination of the Austrian Prince

27. T.S.Eliot represented post war England as –———

(a) Victorious (b) Disabled (c) Wasteland

28. –—————— was formed in order to avert future

(a) NATO (b) UNESCO (c) U.N.O.

29. The II World War came to an end with –———— .

(a) The surrender of Germany and Japan

(a) Increased (b) Levelled (c) Reduced

31. Aristotle thought that –—————— was the

(a) Comedy (b) Tragedy (c) Tragi-comedy

32. –—————— is a combination of music,

(a) The Masque (b) The Farce (c) The Melodrama

33. –—————— is cast in the form of a speech

(a) The Farce (b) The Dramatic monologue

34. The conflict in a melodrama is –——————.

(a) Internal (b) False (c) External

35. The predicament of modern man is the subject of

(a) Long narrative (b) Pocket theatre

37. –—————— is the originator of the novel form.

(a) Samuel Richardson (b) Adam Bede

38. The first great historical novel in English was Sir

(a) A Tale Two cities (b) Ward and Peace

39. The term “Picaresque” is derived from the Spanish

(a) Hero (b) An anti hero or rogue

40. Virginia Woolf’s Mrs.Dalloway’ is a –——————

(a) Stream of Consciousness (b) Historical

Write short notes on any FIVE of the

Write essay on any TWO of the following

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