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1. The following sentence has a blank space and four words given after the sentence. Select whichever word you consider most appropriate for the blank space ? -˜The doctor said that a small daily -¦-¦ of the new drug would soon cure him.'
2. The dominating passion of Macbeth is-”
3. A figure of speech in which a qualifying adjective is sometimes transferred from a person to a thing or from one word to another - to which it does not strictly belong - is called-”
4. Choose the correct word to complete the given proverb-” -˜Barking dogs -¦-¦ bite.'
5. Everyman is-”
6. Select from the following the correct meaning of the word -˜Nostalgia'-”
7. 'Deviate' is the antonym of-”
8. Choose the most appropriate proposition-”Minority aspirations cannot forever be kept in check -¦-¦ the gun.
9. Which of the following plays does not belong to the group of four great tragedies of Shakespeare ?
10. Elegy began to be so called because-”
11. A ballad-”
12. Choose the correct animal cry to complete the sentence-” -˜Dogs bark - lions roar but frogs-¦.'
13. Shakespeare is indebted to one of the following sources for the subject matter of his some plays. Choose the right one from the following-”
14. 'Docile' means-”
15. Correct form of the sentence -˜I have often found him negligent -¦-¦ his work.' is-”
16. -˜Every great poet is a teacher' are the words of-”
17. Shakespeare's play Hamlet is influenced by-”
18. Paradise Lost has been divided into -¦-¦ Books.
19. In Twelfth Night Olivia is over head and ears in love with-”
20. Choose the correct name of the play (from those given) from which the following lines have been taken-” -œWe are such stuff As dreams are made on - and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.-
21. -˜Venus and Adonis' is a poetic composition of a poet who was a dramatist also-”
22. What does the idiom (the) pros and cons mean ?
23. Shakespeare-”
24. What figure of speech has been used in the following line ? -˜Frailty - thy name is woman !'
25. The statement - -œOthers abide our question - thou art free- refers to-”