Karnatak University 2006 English - Question Paper

24. Autumn is the bosom friend of
(A) wind (B) rain
(C) sun (D) flowers.
25. In her imaginary journey, the poetess was accompanied by
(A) her friends (B) a type gentleman
(C) an unkind suitor (D) a young girl.
26. What is the attitude of the poet towards death ?
(A) Calm and unperturbed (B) Sad and disappointed
(C) Happy and eager (D) Fearful and sad.
27. Ajamil is a character chosen from
(A) Bhagvatpurana (B) Ramayana
(C) Mahabharata (D) Vishnupurana.
28. “Nice dog you got there Ajamil” the tiger king stated so, because he wanted to
(A) show his admiration for the dog (B) hide his disgrace
(C) please the shepherd (D) have a dog for himself.
29. Why did the tiger people go to their king ?
(A) To complain about Ajamil
(B) To complain against the sheep dog
(C) To tell him about their starvation due to the sheep dog
(D) Just to see him.
30. The message of the poem ‘Crutches’ is that
(A) sometimes friendly advice cures our physical sickness
(B) people must work only when difficulties stare at us
(C) people must be lethargic
(D) lazy and lethargic people can hardly succeed.
31. The poet’s sickness is cured by
(A) medicine provided by the doctor
(B) yoga and meditation
(C) his own medication
(D) physician’s advice and friendly laughter.
32. The narrator persecutes the bird by
(A) taking away its eggs (B) poisoning it slowly
(C) denuding its habitat (D) bringing it to his house.
33. What is the message of the poem ‘Encroachment’ ?
(A) Against man’s idleness
(B) Against his extravagant nature
(C) Against his indiscriminate felling of trees
(D) Against the pollution of nature.
34. If she had lost her book, she ………………… searched for it.
The improper verb is
(A) will have (B) must’ve
(C) will be (D) would’ve.

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