Eng Flashcards

1
Q

How was Annette Brougham different from Reginald Sellers in ‘The Man Upstairs’?

A

Despite being unsuccessful she was not critical about others

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How does the speaker describe a mother’s yellow Madhura sari in ‘My Mother’s Sari by Vaidehi?

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With its green border of blooms

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The latex of which fruit does the speaker refer to while describing the color of her mother’s sari in the poem ‘My Mother’s Sari’?

A

Mango

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4
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Which of the following doesn’t describe Dame Van Winkle?

A

Soft spoken

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5
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What do you understand by ‘Ninepin’?

A

Bowling game

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Which of the following does NOT describe Derrick Van Brummel in ‘Rip Van Winkle’?

A

Artist

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Why does Annette Brougham belittle Reginald Sellers talent as an artist in ‘The Man Upstairs’ by P.G. Wodehouse

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As she finds him criticizing Alan’s painting

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Where was Russell-Einstein Manifesto issued?

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London

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What will be fostered with any kind of agreement between East and West according to ‘The Russell-Einstein Manifesto’?

A

It tends to diminish tension

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10
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Who among the following women characters is fearless in ‘Akku’?

A

Doddattae

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Who is referred to as ‘dummy’ in the story ‘Akku’?

A

Akku -Pottu

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What is referred to as ‘Seemantha’ in the story ‘Akku’?

A

Baby shower

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13
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Who was annoying Annette by knocking in the room in ‘The Man Upstairs’?

A

Alan

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Who purchased Reginald’s allegorical painting in ‘The Man Upstairs’?

A

Glasgow plutocrat

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How did Alan Beverly react when he learnt that Annette Brougham composed music in ‘The Man Upstairs’?

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He gave a look of unqualified admiration

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16
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What do scales do according to the speaker in the poem ‘On Buying and Selling’?

A

Weigh value against value

17
Q

Which of the following is NOT the theme of the poem ‘The Shield of Achilles’?

A

Stages of man’s life

18
Q

What are raiment and food for the soul according to Al Mustafa in ‘On Buying and Selling?

A

Art and music

19
Q

Why should nobody return empty-handed from the market according to the speaker in ‘On Buying and Selling?

A

Master spirit won’t be peaceful

20
Q

In the poem ‘Ethics’, what was the question posed by the teacher?

A

If there were a fire in a museum, which would you save, a Rembrandt painting or an old woman…

21
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What is the theme that Linda Paston did not deal with in the poem, ‘Ethics’?

A

Beauty

22
Q

Why is the last step never there in the poem ‘Chicago Zen’?

A

Because life is a continuous process

23
Q

Now you know what you always knew:the country cannot be reached by jet. Nor by boat on jungle river, hashish behind the Monkey-temple, nor moonshot to the cratered Sea of Tranquility”. What is the poet trying to convey through these lines in the poem ‘Chicago Zen’?

A

The impossible prospect of return to the homelan