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Here we shared a past paper of English Lecturer conducted by PPSC in 2015. In this post our team covers all MCQs that were asked in the exam of PPSC for the post of English Lecturer in 2015. MCQs based paper having 100 MCQs.
1 - Who authored "Piers Plowman"?
1 - Who authored "Piers Plowman"?
William Langland
2 - __________ belongs to a relatively small group of creative geniuses whose greatest works were written after he turned 50.
2 - __________ belongs to a relatively small group of creative geniuses whose greatest works were written after he turned 50.
Milton
3 - What characterizes a “metaphysical conceit”, a strategy characteristic of John Donne’s poetry?
3 - What characterizes a “metaphysical conceit”, a strategy characteristic of John Donne’s poetry?
the liking of images from very different range of experience
4 - What is the title of Milton’s blank-verse epic that is written in and critiques the epic tradition?
4 - What is the title of Milton’s blank-verse epic that is written in and critiques the epic tradition?
Paradise Lost
5 - Which poets collaborated on the Lyrical Ballads of 1798?
5 - Which poets collaborated on the Lyrical Ballads of 1798?
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
6 - Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing a rustic life as well as social outcasts not only in pastoral poetry, common before this time but also as the major subject and the medium for poetry in general.
6 - Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing a rustic life as well as social outcasts not only in pastoral poetry, common before this time but also as the major subject and the medium for poetry in general.
William Wordsworth
7 - Published together in 1609, Shakespeare’s ___________ sonnets, in number are the only direct expression of the poet’s own feelings that we possess, for his plays are the most impersonal in all literature.
7 - Published together in 1609, Shakespeare’s ___________ sonnets, in number are the only direct expression of the poet’s own feelings that we possess, for his plays are the most impersonal in all literature.
154
8 - Sylvia Plath was the wife of :
8 - Sylvia Plath was the wife of :
Ted Hughes
9 - In the Rime of Ancient Mariner, two figures on the ship cast dice for the Ancient Mariner and the ship; ___________ wins the Mariner.
9 - In the Rime of Ancient Mariner, two figures on the ship cast dice for the Ancient Mariner and the ship; ___________ wins the Mariner.
life-in-death
10 - Coleridge under subtle states of feeling including depression and irrational sense of guilt found an outlet in fantasy, supremely in_______.
10 - Coleridge under subtle states of feeling including depression and irrational sense of guilt found an outlet in fantasy, supremely in_______.
The Rime of Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan
11 - "Where youth grows pale, and spectre-thin, and dies;" Who is Keats in his Ode to a Nightingale referring to:
11 - "Where youth grows pale, and spectre-thin, and dies;" Who is Keats in his Ode to a Nightingale referring to:
George Keats
12 - Keats was of the opinion that some certainties were best left open to imagination and that the element of doubt and ambiguity added __________ and specially to a concept.
12 - Keats was of the opinion that some certainties were best left open to imagination and that the element of doubt and ambiguity added __________ and specially to a concept.
Romanticism
13 - Wyatt and Surrey in the 16th century imported the __________ into the English language.
13 - Wyatt and Surrey in the 16th century imported the __________ into the English language.
Petrarchan sonnet
14 - Adrienne Rich’s "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers” contrasts the creative needlework produced by Aunt Jenifer with
14 - Adrienne Rich’s "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers” contrasts the creative needlework produced by Aunt Jenifer with
Sleek chivalric certainty
15 - Alexander Pope’s ___________ recasts a petty high-society scandal as a mythological battle for the virtue of an innocent.
15 - Alexander Pope’s ___________ recasts a petty high-society scandal as a mythological battle for the virtue of an innocent.
The Rape of the Lock
16 - ____________ was an exile at Eton, a revolutionary thinker, an intellectual for whom to think was normally to do.
16 - ____________ was an exile at Eton, a revolutionary thinker, an intellectual for whom to think was normally to do.
Shelley
17 - The energy vision and music of the most exciting English lyric poets Shelley are exemplified in ___________ an elegy for John Keats.
17 - The energy vision and music of the most exciting English lyric poets Shelley are exemplified in ___________ an elegy for John Keats.
Hyperion
18 - Fries classifies ‘utterance’ into __________.
18 - Fries classifies ‘utterance’ into __________.
single minimum free utterance
19 - A word/set of words followed by a pause and revealing an intelligible purpose is ________.
19 - A word/set of words followed by a pause and revealing an intelligible purpose is ________.
sentence
20 - The label ________ denotes a form: a group of words with a subject and predicate.
20 - The label ________ denotes a form: a group of words with a subject and predicate.
clause
21 - Lexical unit in which two or more lexical morphemes are juxtaposed is called:
21 - Lexical unit in which two or more lexical morphemes are juxtaposed is called:
Compound
22 - __________ themselves, myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves are ______________.
22 - __________ themselves, myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves are ______________.
Reflexive pronouns
23 - __________ was introduced at the beginning of the century by Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) as a deliberate reaction to the historically oriented linguistics of the 19th century.
23 - __________ was introduced at the beginning of the century by Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) as a deliberate reaction to the historically oriented linguistics of the 19th century.
Structuralism
24 - __________ are consonants for which the flow of air is stopped or restricted by the two lips.
24 - __________ are consonants for which the flow of air is stopped or restricted by the two lips.
Bilabial
25 - On linguistic map, a line indicating the degree of linguistic change is called ______________.
25 - On linguistic map, a line indicating the degree of linguistic change is called ______________.
Isoglass
26 - A contract language, a mixture of elements from different natural languages is called ____________.
26 - A contract language, a mixture of elements from different natural languages is called ____________.
Pidgin
27 - The smallest parts of expression associated with some meaning are called ___________.
27 - The smallest parts of expression associated with some meaning are called ___________.
Morphemes
28 - Language which investigates how the people speak and use language in a given speech community at a given time is called ___________.
28 - Language which investigates how the people speak and use language in a given speech community at a given time is called ___________.
Synchronic linguistics
29 - The study of hearing and the perception of speech sounds is called ____________.
29 - The study of hearing and the perception of speech sounds is called ____________.
Auditory phonetics
30 - Consonant that is produced with a strict is called ______________.
30 - Consonant that is produced with a strict is called ______________.
Articulators
31 - According to Bloomfield, the organization of sound into patterns is called _______________.
31 - According to Bloomfield, the organization of sound into patterns is called _______________.
Phonology
32 - Phoneme, phone, allophone are the concepts of ____________.
32 - Phoneme, phone, allophone are the concepts of ____________.
Phonetics
33 - When a pidgin becomes a lingua-franca, it is called a _____________.
33 - When a pidgin becomes a lingua-franca, it is called a _____________.
Creole
34 - The opening slot in the sentence patterns, filled by a noun phrase or other nominal, which functions as the topic of the sentence _____________.
34 - The opening slot in the sentence patterns, filled by a noun phrase or other nominal, which functions as the topic of the sentence _____________.
Compliment
35 - Mood is related to illuctionary force. Moods are __________.
35 - Mood is related to illuctionary force. Moods are __________.
Speaker oriented
36 - Sklarier was influential in defining radical ___________.
36 - Sklarier was influential in defining radical ___________.
Cognitive approach
37 - A form of teaching writing in which learners are given step-by-step instructions is ___________.
37 - A form of teaching writing in which learners are given step-by-step instructions is ___________.
Guided writing
38 - Another name for Grammar Translation Method is __________ .
38 - Another name for Grammar Translation Method is __________ .
Classical Method
39 - The set of all possible grammatical sentences is the language is____________.
39 - The set of all possible grammatical sentences is the language is____________.
Langue
40 - The Oral Method is not a complete method itself _____________.
40 - The Oral Method is not a complete method itself _____________.
Outdated
41 - _____________ was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, ‘for his outstanding pioneer contribution to present-day poetry.”
41 - _____________ was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, ‘for his outstanding pioneer contribution to present-day poetry.”
T.S. Eliot
42 - Culture and Imperialism is a sequel to ___________.
42 - Culture and Imperialism is a sequel to ___________.
Orientalism
43 - Voltaire, Pope, Swift and Kant belonged to the philosophical movement of the eighteenth century that celebrated reason-clarity of thought and statement, scientific thinking, and a person’s ability to perfect oneself.
43 - Voltaire, Pope, Swift and Kant belonged to the philosophical movement of the eighteenth century that celebrated reason-clarity of thought and statement, scientific thinking, and a person’s ability to perfect oneself.
Enlightenment
44 - Bacon’s devotedness to_____________ was responsible for his rapid rise in the British Court which won him knighthood.
44 - Bacon’s devotedness to_____________ was responsible for his rapid rise in the British Court which won him knighthood.
Elizabeth I
45 - In The Defence of Poesy, what did Philip Sidney attribute to poetry?
45 - In The Defence of Poesy, what did Philip Sidney attribute to poetry?
A moral power whereby poetry encourages the reader to emulate virtuous models.
46 - Which of the following Shakespearean plays is NOT a tragi-comedy?
46 - Which of the following Shakespearean plays is NOT a tragi-comedy?
Romeo and Juliet
47 - _______ a delicate visual, called, ___________ operates in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Ernest crystalizing underlying meanings.
47 - _______ a delicate visual, called, ___________ operates in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Ernest crystalizing underlying meanings.
Diction
48 - Linda in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House provides a sub-plot by her relations with Krongstad and she serves a foil and model to ____________, who recognizes through her that a woman is entitled to her own judgment and independent thought.
48 - Linda in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House provides a sub-plot by her relations with Krongstad and she serves a foil and model to ____________, who recognizes through her that a woman is entitled to her own judgment and independent thought.
Nora
49 - G.B.Shaw was influenced by__________ as the dramatist’s plays exactly titled every middle and professional class suburb in Europe.
49 - G.B.Shaw was influenced by__________ as the dramatist’s plays exactly titled every middle and professional class suburb in Europe.
Ibsen
50 - Contemporary drama saw Brecht create ___________.
50 - Contemporary drama saw Brecht create ___________.
Epic theatre
51 - Paradise Lost was written to be a justification of _____________ resting on theological system as definite at almost as carefully articulated in the De Doctrine Christiania as Dante had accepted from the Summa of Aquinas.
51 - Paradise Lost was written to be a justification of _____________ resting on theological system as definite at almost as carefully articulated in the De Doctrine Christiania as Dante had accepted from the Summa of Aquinas.
The ways of God to man
52 - What does Keats referrer to urn to?
52 - What does Keats referrer to urn to?
An unravished bride of quietness
53 - George Eliot put a good deal of her divided feelings about ____________ into the story of Maggie and Tom.
53 - George Eliot put a good deal of her divided feelings about ____________ into the story of Maggie and Tom.
Social norms
54 - No 19th century successor in the novel/theatre approaches the ________________ Jane Austen developed by formal disciple and concentration of theme.
54 - No 19th century successor in the novel/theatre approaches the ________________ Jane Austen developed by formal disciple and concentration of theme.
Economy of words and action
55 - The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I is a/an
55 - The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I is a/an
Allegory
56 - Taufiq Rafat’s concern with the ___________ is one expression of conflict between tradition and modernism which has been feature of all ex-colonies.
56 - Taufiq Rafat’s concern with the ___________ is one expression of conflict between tradition and modernism which has been feature of all ex-colonies.
Pakistani idiom
57 - Sophocles uses the chorus, a group of __________ Thebans, to comment on the play’s action and to foreshadow future events.
57 - Sophocles uses the chorus, a group of __________ Thebans, to comment on the play’s action and to foreshadow future events.
11
58 - Eugene O’ Neil argues that there can be ‘tragedy of the common man.’
58 - Eugene O’ Neil argues that there can be ‘tragedy of the common man.’
False--- it was Arthur Miller
59 - The three primary characteristics of theatre of the absurd are __________.
59 - The three primary characteristics of theatre of the absurd are __________.
Illogical plots, language that uses nonsense and non-sequitur, and characters that are existential beings.
60 - The literature of ___________ saw the steady emergence of novel which provided real literature for children either for their instruction or entertainment. Thus, the child became either the central subject and/or object of a many of writings.
60 - The literature of ___________ saw the steady emergence of novel which provided real literature for children either for their instruction or entertainment. Thus, the child became either the central subject and/or object of a many of writings.
Romantic age
61 - ___________, the Wife of Bath’s fame derives from Character’s deft characterization of her as a brassy, woman.
61 - ___________, the Wife of Bath’s fame derives from Character’s deft characterization of her as a brassy, woman.
Alisoun
62 - Between 1349-1350, England lost nearly half of the population to _________.
62 - Between 1349-1350, England lost nearly half of the population to _________.
Plague
63 - Keats wrote his six great odes ___________.
63 - Keats wrote his six great odes ___________.
Between April and September 1819
64 - Byron sealed his European reputation as a rebel by his death while supporting the ___________ against the Turks.
64 - Byron sealed his European reputation as a rebel by his death while supporting the ___________ against the Turks.
The Greek Revolt
65 - Philosophically Shelley was a follower of ___________, holding the world of appearances less real than the world of underlying Forms and Ideas.
65 - Philosophically Shelley was a follower of ___________, holding the world of appearances less real than the world of underlying Forms and Ideas.
Plato
66 - George Orwell continues the great ironic tradition of __________ and others.
66 - George Orwell continues the great ironic tradition of __________ and others.
Swift
67 - The sonnet on ____________ records a moment of vision in which Wordsworth for once is able to achieve satisfactory ordering of the complexities of the city.
67 - The sonnet on ____________ records a moment of vision in which Wordsworth for once is able to achieve satisfactory ordering of the complexities of the city.
Westminster Bridge (1802)
68 - According to __________, the novels of the eighteen forties do not reflect the respective society but they try to define it and in their attempt at defining the society they also participate in the common social process.
68 - According to __________, the novels of the eighteen forties do not reflect the respective society but they try to define it and in their attempt at defining the society they also participate in the common social process.
Raymond Williams
69 - Postcolonial literature addresses __________.
69 - Postcolonial literature addresses __________.
The new cultural identity of the colonies
70 - Which literary form, developed in the fifteenth century, personified vices and virtues?
70 - Which literary form, developed in the fifteenth century, personified vices and virtues?
Morality play
71 - A word that sounds like the right word but means something quite different is known as ___________.
71 - A word that sounds like the right word but means something quite different is known as ___________.
Pun
72 - Which of the following is NOT a technique of comedy?
72 - Which of the following is NOT a technique of comedy?
Plot complications
73 - Following ____________ model of pretending to defend the October Revolution, Orwell protests at the corruption of Communism’s ideas in the Soviet Union by Stalin.
73 - Following ____________ model of pretending to defend the October Revolution, Orwell protests at the corruption of Communism’s ideas in the Soviet Union by Stalin.
Trotsky’s
74 - Which poem of Frost does the line ---- good fences make good neighbors ---- remind you of?
74 - Which poem of Frost does the line ---- good fences make good neighbors ---- remind you of?
Mending Wall
75 - ____________ represented the feelings of an age anxious about the miserable conditions of its children and inspired others to make a similar protest.
75 - ____________ represented the feelings of an age anxious about the miserable conditions of its children and inspired others to make a similar protest.
Oliver Twist (Dickens)
76 - “. . . It is a sort of poetical chronicle. At the end one has the feeling that poetry and daily life have got parted, and will never come together again . . .’ Which work of Ahmed Ali is Foster referring to?
76 - “. . . It is a sort of poetical chronicle. At the end one has the feeling that poetry and daily life have got parted, and will never come together again . . .’ Which work of Ahmed Ali is Foster referring to?
Twilight in Delhi
77 - The conflict of life with the forces of experience places Dickens an heir to the ___________.
77 - The conflict of life with the forces of experience places Dickens an heir to the ___________.
Romantic poets
78 - After graduating in 1931 Ahmed Ali earned his living as a __________.
78 - After graduating in 1931 Ahmed Ali earned his living as a __________.
Lecturer
79 - The novel as a vehicle for psychological analysis rather than the recounting events became the major literary form in mid-__________ century.
79 - The novel as a vehicle for psychological analysis rather than the recounting events became the major literary form in mid-__________ century.
19th century
80 - Except for eggs, which rarely go ___________ in price, the cost of egg is going ___________.
80 - Except for eggs, which rarely go ___________ in price, the cost of egg is going ___________.
Up, out
81 - The misunderstanding __________ the two parties was _______ a scheduling conflict.
81 - The misunderstanding __________ the two parties was _______ a scheduling conflict.
Between, over
82 - Fancy the happiness __________Pinocchio________ finding himself free!
82 - Fancy the happiness __________Pinocchio________ finding himself free!
Off, on
83 - Paradoxically, the more ___________ the details Noor chooses, the more able is she to depict her pictures to landscapes.
83 - Paradoxically, the more ___________ the details Noor chooses, the more able is she to depict her pictures to landscapes.
Meritorious
84 - Time flies_____________.
84 - Time flies_____________.
Like an arrow
85 - In the landscape so calm and beautiful, it was hard to believe that anything ___________ could occur.
85 - In the landscape so calm and beautiful, it was hard to believe that anything ___________ could occur.
Untoward
86 - You need to consider the ___________ before you make a decision.
86 - You need to consider the ___________ before you make a decision.
Pros and cons
87 - The _________ of the minister’s statement cannot be verified by people who have no access to official reports.
87 - The _________ of the minister’s statement cannot be verified by people who have no access to official reports.
Validity
88 - The ___________ sounded lame to her and she did not want to give in.
88 - The ___________ sounded lame to her and she did not want to give in.
Excuses
89 - Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb?
89 - Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb?
Sara walked to the shops
90 - Choose the correct sentence:
90 - Choose the correct sentence:
You’ll be shocked when I tell you who called me last night.
91 - Patrician
91 - Patrician
Common; bourgeois; unrefined; lower-class
92 - Acumen
92 - Acumen
Ignorance; ineptness; stupidity
93 - Pull the rug from under
93 - Pull the rug from under
To use influence
94 - Grotesque
94 - Grotesque
Graceful
95 - Zenith
95 - Zenith
Naught
96 - Pique
96 - Pique
Arouse
97 - Circumvent
97 - Circumvent
Seek
98 - Paradoxical
98 - Paradoxical
Contradictory
99 - Close Shave
99 - Close Shave
All of these
100 - Spoken
100 - Spoken
vocal
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