I B.Tech. II Mid Examinations
I. Choose the correct alternative:
1. Miss Krishna had a __________ appearance, which her clothes did nothing to diminish.
[ ] (a) nervous, slightly frenetic (b) serene, slightly frantic
(c) composed, slightly frenzied (d) tranquil, slightly feverish
2. After tsunami ______ people were fed in the ____ community kitchens across the district for over a month. [ ]
(a) 7,085 people in 23 community kitchens (b) 8,085 in 26 community kitchens
(c) 6,085 people in 24 community kitchens (d) 5,085 people in 28 community kitchens
3. When the writer Rudyard Kipling said aloud, “Where has the little beast gone to?” from where did he get the voice repeating his words? [ ]
(a) from the deep jungle (b) from the gosain’s hut
(c) from under his feet (d) from the hills around
4. The phrase ‘solid rock’ in the speech “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther, refers to [ ]
(a) the Democratic party (b) the Church (c) brotherhood (d) the Bill of Rights
5. Why did Miss Krishna say to the writer, “I know I shouldn’t come in the morning.”? [ ] (a) because she shouldn’t be disturbing her when she (writer) was writing.
(b) because she shouldn’t be disturbing her when she (writer) was doing her
household works.
(c) because she shouldn’t be disturbing her when she (writer) was praying.
(d) because she shouldn’t be disturbing her when she (writer) was doing her
Yoga exercises.
6. Amartya Sen’s formal education began in [ ]
(a) St. Gregory School, Lhasa. (b) St. Peter’s School, Johannesberg.
(c) St . Gregory School, Dhaka. (d) St. George’s School, Calcutta
7. The writer had to force his way into the jungle grass and in twenty minutes he was as completely lost as though he had been in the heart of __________. [ ]
(a) Middle Africa (b) Arabian Forest (c) Central Australia (d) Central Africa
8. One of the reasons for the Cuddalore’s backwardness is its __________. [ ]
(a) being a coastal district. (b) being struck regularly by natural disasters.
(c) being a part of Tamilnadu. (d) illiterate people
9. To enter jungle grass is always an unwise proceeding but the writer went [ ]
(a) partly because he knew pig hunting and partly because the villagers said that
the big boar owned foot long tushes.
(b) partly because he was interested in pig hunting especially in the thick jungle
grass and partly because he wanted to know more about the priest.
(c) partly because Mr. Wardle wished to chase the big boar and partly because he
knew nothing of the mystery of the well.
(d) partly because he knew nothing of pig hunting and partly because the villagers
10. Amartya Sen arrived at Calcutta to study at _________. [ ]
(a) Presidency College (b) Trinity College
(c) St. Peter’s College (d) St. George’s College
II Fill in the blanks
11. In Calcutta, Amartya was appointed to a chair in Economics at the newly created ________ University where he was asked to set up a new Department of Economics.
12. Most of the relief camps that were opened up almost immediately were housed in the ____________ of the Cuddalore district.
13. Amartya Sen was greatly influenced by the cultural diversity in the world, which was well reflected in the curriculum of ___________.
14. Miss Krishna opened her handbag and took out a tiny, exquisite coffee cup and saucer and said, “This is my __________ for all ills”.
15. The speech “I Have a Dream” was given in the year ________.
16. ‘Hyperactive, with a lot of nervous energy’ is the meaning of _______.
17. The memory of the ____________ of 1943 in which two to three million people had died was ever fresh in his memory.
18. In the heart of the patch of the plumed jungle grass hides the ________ of Bubbling well Road.
19. The tsunami had struck on a ______ morning.
20. ‘Not serious or sensible’ is the meaning of _______.
Answers:
1. a
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. a
6. c
7. d
8. b
9. d
10. a
11. (Jadavpur)
12. (wedding halls)
13. (Shantiniketan)
14. (panacea)
15. (1963)
16. (frenetic)
17. (Bengal famine)
18. (gosain)
19. (Sunday)
20. (frivolous)
I. Choose the correct alternative:
1. Miss Krishna had a __________ appearance, which her clothes did nothing to diminish.
[ ] (a) nervous, slightly frenetic (b) serene, slightly frantic
(c) composed, slightly frenzied (d) tranquil, slightly feverish
2. After tsunami ______ people were fed in the ____ community kitchens across the district for over a month. [ ]
(a) 7,085 people in 23 community kitchens (b) 8,085 in 26 community kitchens
(c) 6,085 people in 24 community kitchens (d) 5,085 people in 28 community kitchens
3. When the writer Rudyard Kipling said aloud, “Where has the little beast gone to?” from where did he get the voice repeating his words? [ ]
(a) from the deep jungle (b) from the gosain’s hut
(c) from under his feet (d) from the hills around
4. The phrase ‘solid rock’ in the speech “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther, refers to [ ]
(a) the Democratic party (b) the Church (c) brotherhood (d) the Bill of Rights
5. Why did Miss Krishna say to the writer, “I know I shouldn’t come in the morning.”? [ ] (a) because she shouldn’t be disturbing her when she (writer) was writing.
(b) because she shouldn’t be disturbing her when she (writer) was doing her
household works.
(c) because she shouldn’t be disturbing her when she (writer) was praying.
(d) because she shouldn’t be disturbing her when she (writer) was doing her
Yoga exercises.
6. Amartya Sen’s formal education began in [ ]
(a) St. Gregory School, Lhasa. (b) St. Peter’s School, Johannesberg.
(c) St . Gregory School, Dhaka. (d) St. George’s School, Calcutta
7. The writer had to force his way into the jungle grass and in twenty minutes he was as completely lost as though he had been in the heart of __________. [ ]
(a) Middle Africa (b) Arabian Forest (c) Central Australia (d) Central Africa
8. One of the reasons for the Cuddalore’s backwardness is its __________. [ ]
(a) being a coastal district. (b) being struck regularly by natural disasters.
(c) being a part of Tamilnadu. (d) illiterate people
9. To enter jungle grass is always an unwise proceeding but the writer went [ ]
(a) partly because he knew pig hunting and partly because the villagers said that
the big boar owned foot long tushes.
(b) partly because he was interested in pig hunting especially in the thick jungle
grass and partly because he wanted to know more about the priest.
(c) partly because Mr. Wardle wished to chase the big boar and partly because he
knew nothing of the mystery of the well.
(d) partly because he knew nothing of pig hunting and partly because the villagers
10. Amartya Sen arrived at Calcutta to study at _________. [ ]
(a) Presidency College (b) Trinity College
(c) St. Peter’s College (d) St. George’s College
II Fill in the blanks
11. In Calcutta, Amartya was appointed to a chair in Economics at the newly created ________ University where he was asked to set up a new Department of Economics.
12. Most of the relief camps that were opened up almost immediately were housed in the ____________ of the Cuddalore district.
13. Amartya Sen was greatly influenced by the cultural diversity in the world, which was well reflected in the curriculum of ___________.
14. Miss Krishna opened her handbag and took out a tiny, exquisite coffee cup and saucer and said, “This is my __________ for all ills”.
15. The speech “I Have a Dream” was given in the year ________.
16. ‘Hyperactive, with a lot of nervous energy’ is the meaning of _______.
17. The memory of the ____________ of 1943 in which two to three million people had died was ever fresh in his memory.
18. In the heart of the patch of the plumed jungle grass hides the ________ of Bubbling well Road.
19. The tsunami had struck on a ______ morning.
20. ‘Not serious or sensible’ is the meaning of _______.
Answers:
1. a
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. a
6. c
7. d
8. b
9. d
10. a
11. (Jadavpur)
12. (wedding halls)
13. (Shantiniketan)
14. (panacea)
15. (1963)
16. (frenetic)
17. (Bengal famine)
18. (gosain)
19. (Sunday)
20. (frivolous)
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