1. The term “Zoroastrain’ in ‘Fire-Hymn’ stands for-
(A) Hindu
(B) Muslim
(C) Christian
(D) Parsi
Answer ⇒ (D)
2. The nearest ‘Tower of Silence’ according to the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn’ was ………… away.
(A) a thousand miles
(B) two thousand miles
(C) three thousand miles
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
3. The speaker in the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn’ swears-
(A) once
(B) twice
(C) thrice
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. Who has composed the poem, ‘Fire-Hymn” ?
(A) K.N. Daruwalla
(B) Kamala Das
(C) J. Mahapatra
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
5. K.N. Daruwalla received Sahitya Akademy Award in-
(A) 1983
(B) 1984
(C) 1985
(D) 1986
Answer ⇒ (B)
6. Daruwalla has been a well-known poet as well as a —
(A) dramatist
(B) novelist
(C) short-story-writer
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
7. The theme of Daruwalla’s poety consist —
(A) love, death
(B) love, death, domination
(C) love, death, domination, cynicism
(D) love, death, domination, cynicism, plight of human society and violence
Answer ⇒ (D)
8. Daruwalla’s poetry is a totally…………recording to subjective responses’.
(A) impressionistic
(B) symbolistic
(C) idealistic
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. ‘Fire-Hymn’ deals with …………ghar.
(A) bathing
(B) burning
(C) drinking
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
10. The term ‘debauchery’ in ‘Fire-Hymn’ stands for-
(A) moral behaviour
(B) disgusting behaviour
(C) immoral behaviour
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
11. Keki N. Daruwalla has written the poem-
(A) Song of Myself
(B) Snake
(C) Fire-Hymn
(D) The Soldier
Answer ⇒ (C)
12. Keki N. Daruwalla is an is all ………… poet.
(A) American
(B) Indo-Anglian
(C) African
(D) British
Answer ⇒ (B)
13. Keki N. Daruwalla was a ……………… by religion.
(A) Parsi
(B) Muslim
(C) Hindu
(D) Christian
Answer ⇒ (A)
14. It was the …………. of the poet aling with him, passing by the cremation ghat.
(A) mother
(B) father
(C) brother
(D) son
Answer ⇒ (B)
15. The ……………. forgets its dead because sometimes it leaves the dead body half burnt.
(A) man
(B) animal
(C) five
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
16. The cremation of dead bodies in ……………… are somewhat different.
(A) Parsi
(B) Muslim
(C) Hindu
(D) Christian
Answer ⇒ (A)
17. The speaker in ‘Fire-Hymn’ belongs to Le-ayun delongs to ………….. religion.
(A) Indian
(B) African
(C) Zoroastrian
(D) Nigerian
Answer ⇒ (C)
18………..swears to save fire from the sin of forgetfullness.
(A) John Donne
(B) Keki N. Daruwalla
(C) John Keats
(D) T.S. Eliot
Answer ⇒ (B)
19. Keki N. Daruwalla consigned his new born ……………. to flames.
(A) son
(B) daughter
(C) brother
(D) sister
Answer ⇒ (A)
20. The ………………. child was consigned to the fire under compulsion.
(A) first born
(B) second born
(C) third born
(D) fourth born
Answer ⇒ (A)
21. ……….. belongs to Zoroastrian religion.
(A) Rupert Brooke
(B) Kamala Das
(C) John Donne
(D)Keki N. Daruwalla
Answer ⇒ (D)
22. The poet sees the red hot ……..
(A) iron
(B) face
(C) embers
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
23. ‘We saw embers losing their cruel redness’ is taken from…………….
(A) Song of Myself
(B) Fire-Hymn
(C) The Soldier
(D) Snake
Answer ⇒ (B)
24. ‘As I concigned my first-born to the flames’ is written by-
(A) Kamala Das
(B) Rupert Brooke
(C) Keki N. Daruwalla
(D) T.S. Eliot
Answer ⇒ (C)
| S.N | OBJECTIVE QUESTION ( PROSE SECTION ) |
| 1 | INDIAN CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE |
| 2 | BHARAT IS MY HOME |
| 3 | A PINCH OF SNUFF |
| 4 | I HAVE A DREAM |
| 5 | IDEAS THAT HAVE HELPED MANKIND |
| 6 | THE ARTIST |
| 7 | A CHILD IS BORN |
| 8 | HOW FREE IS THE PRESS |
| 9 | THE EARTH |
| 10 | INDIA TROUGH A TRAVELLERS EYES |
| 11 | A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL |
| S.N | OBJECTIVE QUESTION ( POETRY SECTION ) |
| 1 | SWEETEST LOVE, I DO NOT GOE |
| 2 | SONG OF MYSELF |
| 3 | NOW THE LEAVES ARE FALLING FAST |
| 4 | ODE TO AUTUMN |
| 5 | AN EPITAPH |
| 6 | THE SOLDIER |
| 7 | MACAVITY : THE MYSTERY CAT |
| 8 | FIRE- HYMN |
| 9 | SNAKE |
| 10 | MY GRAND MOTHER’S HOUSE |
| Story of english |