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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , 1. The Birth of Khadi, M. K Gandhi, Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option provided, below, 1. What topic watch Gandhi asked to deliver?, , a) Khadi, b) freedom, c) religion, d) poverty, 2. What has been at the back of every speech Gandhi has delivered?, a), , religion, , b) abstinence, c) teetotalism, d) missionary, 3. Where did Gandhiji meet his missionary friend?, , a) Vellore, b) Orissa, c) Anji, d) Ahmedabad, 4. What topic came up during one of his speeches unexpectedly?, a) Khadi, b) alcohol, c) King Charles, d) untouchability, 5. What effect did the topic of khadi initially have on the audiences?, , a) attentive, b) Jarring, c) appreciative, d) supportive, , 1|, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , 6. How many years of unbroken public service did Gandhi have at the, , time of this essay?, a) thirty, b) thirty-three, c) thirty-five, d) thirty-six, 7. ----------------should not be given any room in religion, , a) false cause, b) false conversation, c) Superstition, d) exploitation, 8. What percentage of the population in India was poverty-stricken at, , the time of the essay?, a) one third, b) one fourth, c) one tenth, d) one sixth, 9., , Which type of birds where circling around the poor villages?, a) Eagles, b) vultures, c) crows, d) parrots, , 10. Students from ---------------- University wanted an autograph from, , Gandhiji., a) Cambridge, b) Oxford, c) Harvard, d) Stanford, , 2|, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , 2. Jadav Payeng: The Forest Man of India, 11. Which State is Jadav Payeng from?, , a) Meghalaya, b) Assam, c) Guwahati, d) Sikkim, 12. What was Jadav’s age when he started planting trees?, , a) 17, b) 18, c) 16, d) 15, 13. What did Jadav initially plant?, , a) Rice, b) Flowers, c) Bamboo, d) Palm, 14. What was Jadav’s nickname?, , a) Molai, b) Maloi, c) Moloi, d) Milao, 15. When did Jadav Payeng encounter the dead snakes?, , a) 1969, b) 1971, c) 1997, d) 1979, , 3|, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , 16. What is the name of the river island?, , a) Maoli, b) Majuli, c) Majali, d) Majoli, 17. What tribe did Jadav belong to?, , a) Miling, b) Mishing, c) Mishang, d) Malang, 18. When did the wild elephants enter the forest?, , a) 1980, b) 2018, c) 2008, d) 1998, 19. When was the first documentary on Jadav released?, , a) 2018, b) 2012, c) 2013, d) 2015, 20. What was the name of the first documentary film based on Jadav, , Payeng?, a) The Molai Forest, b) Jadav’s Forset, c) Foresting Life, d) The Majuli Forest, , 4|, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , 3. The Portrait of a Lady, Khushwant Singh, 21. What did the grandmother fetch for the author before school?, , a) Books, b) Shoes, c) Uniform, d) Wooden Slate, 22. What colour of chalk plastered the slate?, , a) Blue, b) Yellow, c) White, d) Green, 23. What did the author usually have for breakfast?, , a) Biscuits, b) Toast, c) Stale chapatti, d) Cereal, 24. What was the school attached to?, , a) Library, b) Hospital, c) College, d) Temple, 25. What did the grandmother usually read?, , a) Scriptures, b) Books, c) Newspaper, d) Magazines, , 5|, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , 26. How did the author travel to school in the city?, , a) Car, b) On foot, c) Bicycle, d) Motor bus, 27. Whom did the grandmother feed in the city?, , a) Dogs, b) Sparrows, c) Pigeons, d) Cats, 28. What did the grandmother do in her room all day?, , a) Spinning wheel, b) Read scriptures, c) Watch television, d) Rest, 29. How long did the author go abroad for studies?, , a) Six years, b) Two years, c) Four years, d) Five years, 30. What did the grandmother desire to do on her deathbed?, , a) Be with the family, b) Pray, c) Feed the sparrows, d) Spend time with the author, , 6|, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , Poem - I, Let Me Not Pray to be Sheltered from Dangers, Rabindranath Tagore, 31. What does the poet desire not to be sheltered from?, , a) Love, b) Compassion, c) Dangers, d) Cowardice, 32. What does the poet want to use in order to conquer pain?, , a) Intelligence, b) Heart, c) Wit, d) Bravery, 33. Where should one look for allies?, , a) The battlefield, b) Heart, c) Own strength, d) Friends, 34. What is necessary to win freedom?, , a) Battles, b) Freedom movement, c) Patience, d) Allies, 35. What does the poet anxiously crave?, , a) To be saved, b) To not be saved, c) To find allies, d) To not find allies, , 7|, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , Poem – II, The Lotus, Toru Dutt, 36. Who wants a flower in the poem?, , a) Goddess of Love, b) Goddess of Heaven, c) Goddess of Spring, d) Goddess of Summer, 37. Which flowers competed for the title?, , a) Lily and Daisy, b) Rose and Daisy, c) Lily and rose, d) Rose and Tulips, 38. Who sung Praises for the flowers?, , a) Bard, b) Oracle, c) Saints, d) None of these, 39. Which flower won the competition?, , a) Rose, b) Lily, c) None of the two, d) Both, 40. How is the lotus described in the poem?, , a) Lovely rose –dyed, b) Lily – white, c) Blowing flower, d) Queenliest of all flowers, , 8|, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , Poem – III, The Toys, Coventry Patmore, 41. How many times the son disobey the father?, , a) Five times, b) Four times, c) Eight times, d) Seven times, 42. What punishment did the father give the child?, , a) Struck and dismissed him, b) Sent him to bed, c) Took his toys, d) Broke his toys, 43. How does the father discover the son in his room?, , a) Sleeping, b) Sobbing, c) Playing, d) Reading, 44. What kind of coins did the father discover?, , a) Copper, b) Gold, c) Silver, d) Nickel, 45. What did the father do at last, , a) Hugs the baby, b) Prays, c) Feeds the baby, d) None of these, , 9|, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , Grammar and Vocabulary, 1. Word Formation: Prefixes and Suffixes, 46. ------------------is a process by which we create new words., , a) Word formation, b) Word deletion, c) Word order, d) Word recorder, 47. There are ---------major processes of word formation in English., , a) Two, b) Three, c) Four, d) five, 48. ---------are the bound elements that we can place before any base or, , stem to create new words., a) Compounding, b) Prefixes, c) Suffixes, d) Conversion, 49. ------------ occur at the end of base or root word and create new word., , a) Compounding, b) Prefixes, c) Suffixes, d) Conversion, , 10 |, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , Grammar and Vocabulary, 2. Parts of Speech, 50. Words belonging to different categories are indicated by the term-----, , ---------., a) Parts of body, b) Parts of Speech, c) Parts of language, d) Parts of Tree, 51. In English there are ----------Parts of speech., , a) Four, b) Six, c) Eight, d) Ten, 52. A -----------is the name of person, thing, place, idea, object etc., , a) Noun, b) Verb, c) Adjective, d) Adverb, 53. A ------ is a ward that can be used in place of a noun., , a) Verb, b) Conjunction, c) Pronoun, d) Adverb, 54. A ----------- is a word that expresses action or state of being., , a) Verb, b) Conjunction, c) Pronoun, d) Adverb, , 11 |, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , 55. A ------------- is considered as the heart of a sentence., , a) Verb, b) Conjunction, c) Pronoun, d) Adverb, 56. ----------are words that modify or describe nouns and pronouns., , a) Verbs, b) Adjectives, c) Articles, d) None of these, 57. -------------are words that modify or describe verbs, adjectives or, , other adverbs., a) Adjectives, b) Interjections, c) Adverbs, d) verbs, 58. A -----------is a word that indicates some kind of relationship between, , a noun or pronoun and other parts of the sentence., a) Preposition, b) Conjunction, c) Interjection, d) Adjective, 59. ------------ are used to join sentences, clauses and words., , a) Preposition, b) Conjunction, c) Interjection, d) Adjective, , 12 |, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , 60. --------------is a part of speech that expresses the emotion or feeling of, , the speaker or author., a) Preposition, b) Conjunction, c) Interjection, d) Adjective, , 13 |, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , Communication Skills, 1. What is communication?, , 61. Organising the message content into appropriate verbal or nonverbal, , medium is called ----------------------a) Decoding, b) Messaging, c) Encoding, d) Receiving, 62. Noise refers to ---------, , a) Baseless communication, b) Barrier to communication, c) Breakdown in communication, d) Background of communication, 63. The mode or way the message flows is called---------a) Chain, b) Channel, c) Chamber, d) Charger, 64. The last component of any successful communication is------------a) Receiving, b) Decoding, c) Acknowledging, d) Feedback, 65. Through the act of communication, we cannot transfer --------a) Information, b) Object, c) Emotion, d) Idea, , 14 |, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , Communication Skills, 2. Communicating Effectively, 66. Which of the following is the most indirect communication channel?, , a) Written communication, b) Mobile communication, c) Nonverbal communication, d) Verbal communication, 67. Which of the following is not a barrier to effective communication?, a) Noise and movement, b) Knowledge of the subject, c) Poor timing, d) Asking questions, 68. All forms of communication happening in an office space are formal, communication., a) True, b) False, 69. The choice of any communication channel depends on -------a) Our preference, b) Purpose and context of communication, c) Amount of money we have in our hand, d) Nonverbal communication we will use in the communication process., 70. Which of the following is not an advantage of written, communication?, a) We can archive this communication, b) It can be used as a formal means of communication, c) It does not involve nonverbal communication, d) We have time to compose and revise the message, 71. What is communication?, a) The way we talk to people, b) The act of talking, c) The exchange of information, ideas, emotions, etc., d) The ability to communicate, 72. Which of the following is not a principle of effective communication?, a) Being clear in thoughts and ideas, b) Being economic, c) Looking for praises, d) Looking for feedback, 73. Which is NOT a benefit of effective communication?, a) Enhanced interpersonal relationship, 15 |, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , b) Clearer understanding of communication goal, c) Loss of interest among listeners, d) Improved individual skills, 74. Which of the following is not helpful when communicating by e-mail?, a) Use e-mail to follow up previous conversation, b) Organise our thoughts so it flows well, c) Sending an e – mail several paragraphs long, d) Sending same e-mail to many people at the same time, 75. Which of the following is a communication channel?, , a), b), c), d), , 16 |, , Mobile technology, Zoom conferencing, Courier service, All of the above, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , Communication Skills, 1. Narration, 76. Character tells a story as a person who is narrating her/his, , experiences in the first person is called --------- narration., a) First Person, b) Second person, c) Third Person, d) None of these, 77. The four rhetorical modes of writing are exposition, argumentation,, description and -------., a) Siltation, b) Narration, c) Singing, d) Dancing, 78. -------------- is the act of telling a story, usually in some kind of, chronological order, a) Exposition, b) Argumentation, c) Narration, d) Description, 79. Narration is based on our---------------------., a) Imagination, b) Colour, c) Fitness, d) fairness, , 17 |, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , Communication Skills, 2. Description, 80. ---------------- refers to a pattern of linguistic expression that vividly, , represents image, process, object and character with spoken words., a) Exposition, b) Argumentation, c) Narration, d) Description, 81. A story about the places visited on a family trip is an example of ----a) Exposition, b) Argumentation, c) Narration, d) Description, , 18 |, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
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B. A. Part – I Semester – I Compulsory English) Literary Voyage, , Soft Skills, 1. Intrapersonal Skills, 82. What would be the definition of interapersonal skill?, , a) The ability to understand and interact with others, b) The ability to think logically and use reason, c) The ability to understand our emotions, strengths and weaknesses, d) The ability to understand goal of a work and plan according to that, 83. Which of the following is not an indicator of interpersonal skill?, a) Assertiveness, b) Motivation, c) Self-awareness, d) Empathy, 84. Self- regulation refers to -----------a) The ability to control impulsive mood and behaviour, b) The ability to control others misbehaviour, c) The ability to control others’ thought process, d) The ability to control our desire to express our opinion, 85. Which of the following does not indicate a person’s intrapersonal, skill?, a) Being a good self – learner, b) Being able to regulate impulses that can disrupt important, activities, c) Having a strong sense of identity and purpose, d) Being drawn to the important people having good social network, 86. If we know ourselves properly we will know others better. Hence,, people who have strong intrapersonal skill -------a) Have better interpersonal skills, b) Are often introvert, c) Can over smart others in a better way, d) Are good orators, , 19 |, , Dr. Mote R. V., , Dr. Mote R. R.
