English Lecturer Past Paper PPSC 2020

Sarojini Naidu’s poem The Queen’s Rival is based on a_____ legend:

A. Greek
B. Indian
C. Persian
D. Roman

The word “Novel” is derived from the Italian word:

A. Novella
B. Novelle
C. Novelette
D. Noval

The name of the technique employed by James Joyce in his novels is:

A. Oblique narration
B. Stream of consciousness
C. First-person narration
D. Naturalism

In Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry, what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred duty of blood vengeance?

A. Banishment
B. Everlasting shame
C. Conversion to Christianity
D. Mild melancholia

Who was the leading figure of Christian Humanism?

A. Sir Thomas More
B. Martin Luther
C. John Tetzel
D. Erasmus

The collective name given to some of the Shakespearean playwrights like Marlowe, Kyd, Peele, and Greene is:

A. Romantic playwright
B. University wits
C. Elizabethan dramatists
D. Court playwright

What is the time period between 1300-1650 in Europe called?

A. The era of good feelings
B. The revolution of thought
C. The Renaissance
D. The scientific explosion

Name the poet who belongs to the Victorian age, but in the mode in matters of technique:

A. Swinburne
B. Rossetti
C. Hopkins
D. Hardy

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