Bihar Board Class 12th English 100 Marks
Story of English
Objective Questions
1. Chaucer, Gower, Langland and Wyclif are important writers of the…….
a)Old English
b)Middle English
c) Modern English
d)none of these Ans.(b)
2. Modern English begins from…….
a)1300 AD
b)1400AD
c)1500AD
d)1600 AD Ans.(c)
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3. The printing technology was introduced in England in…………
a) 1466AD
b)1476 AD
c)1486AD
d)1496 AD Ans(b)
4. The name 'Augustan' was given to the early………century.
a)17th Century
b)18th Century
b)19th Century
d)20th Century Ans.(b)
5. The British Grammar was written by J. Buchanan in……………
a)1760
b)1762
c)1764
d)1766 Ans.(b)
6. ………………is a 'window to the world'.
a)Hindi
b)Urdu
c)English
d)Chinese Ans.(c)
7. …………has the largest number of native speakers.
a)English
b) Urdu
c) Chinese
d) Hindi Ans.(c)
8. In the UK, the USA, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, English is spoken as a………..
a)foreign language
(b) mother-longue
(c) second language
(d) None of these Ans.(b)
9. In India, Singapore, Malaysia, Nigeria, Namibia, Botswana etc. English is spoken as a…………..
a) second language
b) foreign language
c) mother-tongue
d) None of these Ans.(a)
10. English is also used as a…………by the Anglo Indian community of India.
a)mother-tongue
b)foreign language
(c) second language
d)none of these Ans.(a)
11. In China, Japan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Eritrea, France, Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil etc., English is spoken as a……………
a)mother-tongue
b) foreign language
c)second language
d)none of these Ans.(b)
12. English developed from the speech of the……………..
a)Anglo-Indian
(b) Anglo-American
c)Anglo-Saxon
d)none of these Ans.(c)
13. Standard British speech is known as………
a)RP
b)IP
cAP
d)none of these Ans.(a)
14. American English differs from British English in the sphare of….
a) spelling
b) grammar
c)vocabulary
d)all of these Ans.(d)
15. About……..years ago, Latin was a world language.
a)600
(b)800
c)700
d)900 Ans.(b)
