General knowledge in English literature mcq with answer | GK-04

01. 'Pride and Prejudice' is written by……

a. Emily Bronte
b. Charlotte Bronte
c. Jane Austin
d. Charles Dickens 
Answer: c. Jane Austin

02. 'Achilles' was-

a. a great Trojan fighter
b. a great Greek fighter
c. a great Roman fighter
d. husband of Helen

Answer: b. a great Greek fighter

03. Do not stare.......my face.

a. in    

b. on      

c. at       

d. over

Answer: c. at       

04. What part of speech is the underlined word "I am a university student"?

a. Adverb   

b. Pronoun

c. Adjective

d. Noun

Answer: c. Adjective

05. My God! I am undone! My God is-     

a. Noun       

b. Adverb

c. Interjection

d. Preposition

Answer: c. Interjection

06. What is the meaning of the word 'Bad blood'?

a. friendship

b. animosity

c. faithfulness

d. fraternity

Answer: b. animosity

07. I wish I......the wings of a bird.

a. have

b. had  

c. owned   

d. put on

Answer: b. had  

08. The word imbecile means-

a. sterile       

b. stupid  

c. surprising      

d. superb

Answer: b. stupid  

09. What is the past participle form of 'put’?

a. putted      

b. putten  

c. had putten     

d. put

Answer: d. put

10. Please fill in the blank: Men differ…....opinion.

a. from

b. at     

c. in   

d. about

Answer: d. about

11. Which one is the correct passive form?

a. He ought to have been helped by you.

b. He would have been helped by you.

c. He should have been helped by you.

d. He got to have been helped by you.

Answer: b. He would have been helped by you.

12. The word Lunar is related to……

a. Moon

b. Sun   

c. Earth   

d. Light

Answer: a. Moon

13. The word Nuptial is related to……..

a. Night  

b. Marriage   

c. Neptune

d. Norway

Answer: b. Marriage   

14. Octogenarian is a person between the age of-

a. 11-19 years

b. 80-89 years

c. 40-50 years         

d. 60-80 years

Answer: b. 80-89 years

15. Lingua France means-

a. French language

b. A mixed language

c. Latin language     

d. Translated version

Answer: b. A mixed language

16. Passage to India is written by………

a. E.M.'Forster           

b. Saadat Hassan Minto

c. Rudyard Kipling    

d. Galls worthy

Answer: a. E.M.'Forster

17. Out and out means-

a. outside

b. thoroughly

c. to the last

d. not at all.

Answer: b. thoroughly

18. Burning question means-

a. Hard question      

b. To set fire to question paper

c. Much talked about

d. To end the issue

Answer: c. Much talked about

19. Fill in the gap: His house is adjacent......mine.

a. with

b. against 

c. to     

d. beside

Answer: c. to     

20. What is the single word for A hater of mankind?

a. Hatred        

b. Enemy

c. Misanthrope  

d. None of these

Answer: c. Misanthrope  

21. What is the masculine gender of Mare?

a. Mermaid  

b. Bear

c. Stallion

d. Dog

Answer: c. Stallion

22. Science dealing with the behavior of bodies in motion is called……..

a. Statics

b. Semantics

c. Kinetics

d. Mnemonics

Answer: a. Statics

23. In share market 'Bearish' indicates………

a. a high price      

b. a falling price

c. Bonus         

d. Spot market

Answer: b. a falling price

24. Advalorem means…….

a. Invaluable     

b. Valuables

c. According to value   

d. Valueless

 Answer: c. According to value   

25. It's 10 a. m. now. The sun......in the eastern sky.

a. shines         

b. is shining

c. has been shining    

d. had been shining

Answer: b. is shining