PSC HSST Junior – English Solved Question Paper – 2015 (Part 4)

PSC HSST Junior – English Solved Question Paper – 2015 (Part 4)

Question 76:-The basic theoretical unit of distinctive sound in the description of speech. A:-phoneme B:-morpheme C:-vowel D:-consonant Correct Answer:- Option-A Question 77:-The linguistic term for the study of the ways in which words combine into such units as phrase, clause, and sentence. A:-morphology B:-syntax C:-phonemics D:-orthography Correct Answer:- Option-B Question 78:-A seminal linguistic work of twentieth century by Ferdinand de Saussure published posthumously in 1916. A:-Language B:-Language and Mind C:-Course in General Linguistics D:-Syntactic Structures Correct Answer:- Option-C Question 79:-In T.G. Grammar an abstract underlying structure that incorporates all the syntactic information required for the interpretation of a given sentence. A:-deep structure B:-surface structure C:-context-free grammar D:-generative semantics Correct Answer:- Option-A Question 80:-A variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting. A:-style B:-dialect C:-idiolect D:-register Correct Answer:- Option-D Question 81:-Why did the poet in the poem “Casurina Tree” look upon the casurina tree with love and longing? A:-Because she used to play under the casurina tree with her friends in childhood B:-Because she often saw her children playing under it. C:-Because her father had a casurina tree in the yard cut down against her wishes D:-None of the above Correct Answer:- Option-D Question 82:-In the poem “Introduction” by Kamala Das, the speaker ________ A:-Expresses her wish to write in English B:-Explains that she does not like to be a woman C:-Asks people to leave her alone D:-Confesses her secret love for a man Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled Question 83:-What was the speaker as a nascent poet translating in Walt Whitman’s poem “Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking”? A:-The roar of the sea B:-The beams of the moon C:-The howl of a dog D:-The song of the bird Correct Answer:- Option-D Question 84:-Who does the speaker in Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” imagine her father to be? A:-An American soldier B:-A Nazi C:-A cruel parent D:-None of the above Correct Answer:- Option-B Question 85:-According to B R Ambedkar the caste system _________ A:-Is a systematic division of people according to their professions B:-Recognizes the dignity of labour C:-Prevents unemployment D:-Does not promote an egalitarian society Correct Answer:- Option-D Question 86:-Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children won the Booker Prize in ______ A:-1956 B:-1976 C:-1981 D:-1991 Correct Answer:- Option-C Question 87:-The protagonist of Eugene O’Neill’s Emperor Jones is ____ A:-A dictator of a South American country B:-A usurper of power in a Caribbean island C:-An African American trade union leader D:-A worker in a mine Correct Answer:- Option-B Question 88:-Ralph Ellison, author of “Invisible Man” was associated with _________ A:-The Harlem Renaissance B:-The Beat Movement C:-The Black Arts Movement D:-None of the above Correct Answer:- Option-A Question 89:-Lalithambika Antharjanam was a contemporary of ______ A:-Vaikom Muhammad Basheer B:-Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar C:-A R Raja Raja Varma D:-O Chandu Menon Correct Answer:- Option-A Question 90:-The following is the protagonist of Toni Morrison’s Bluest Eye: A:-Freida B:-Pecola C:-Sula D:-Jadine Correct Answer:- Option-B Question 91:-Who is the author of ‘The Gold Standard and the Logic of Naturalism’ ? A:-Louis Montrose B:-Walter Benn Michaels C:-Stephen Greenblatt D:-Jonathan Goldberg Correct Answer:- Option-B Question 92:-The ‘New Historicists’ attempt to situate and interpret ‘Texts’ in relation to: A:-Social theories B:-Social structure C:-The cultural system in which they were produced D:-The class structure of the society Correct Answer:- Option-C Question 93:-Which of the following is a prominent feature of ‘New Feminisms’ ? A:-Its ideologies predominantly ‘Gynocentric’ B:-It posits superiority of women C:-It supports racial discrimination D:-It considers European and Non-European women as unequals Correct Answer:- Option-A Question 94:-Who founded the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) ? A:-Raymond Williams B:-Terry Eagleton C:-Harold Bloom D:-Richard Hoggart Correct Answer:- Option-D Question 95:-What does ‘Diaspora’ (in the Biblical context) denote? A:-Movement of people B:-Migration of people C:-Mass exodus of the Jews D:-Transplanted people and their literature Correct Answer:- Option-C Question 96:-Who among the following is a ‘Queer’ critic? A:-Ivy Compton B:-Mary Wollstonecraft C:-Carol Vance D:-Naomi Wolf Correct Answer:- Option-C Question 97:-What is the most prominent feature of post-colonial literature? A:-A pre-occupation with the colonial experience from a Non-European point of view B:-Euro-centric constructs/texts C:-Emphasis on subaltern experience D:-Emphasis on racial prejudices Correct Answer:- Option-A Question 98:-Which of the following is NOT a feature of the literature of the ‘Diaspora’ ? A:-A craving for the homeland and its values B:-Search for an identity in the country of settlement C:-Sense of deprivation in language, land, identity, race etc. D:-Pre occupation with the superior European life Correct Answer:- Option-D Question 99:-What is the UK equivalent of the term ‘Eco-criticism’ ? A:-Contemporary studies B:-Nature studies C:-Green studies D:-Sustenance studies Correct Answer:- Option-C Question 100:-What is denoted by the term ‘Hyper-reality’ in post-modernism? A:-Inability of consciousness to differentiate between reality and its simulation B:-An abstract idea standing for historical experience C:-An illusion D:-Inability to realize reality Correct Answer:- Option-A PSC HSST Junior – English Solved Question Paper – 2015 (Part 1) PSC HSST Junior – English Solved Question Paper – 2015 (Part 2) PSC HSST Junior – English Solved Question Paper – 2015 (Part 3) PSC HSST Junior – English Solved Question Paper – 2015 (Part 4)