Story of English objective Questions

Bihar Board Class 12th English 100 Marks

 OBJECTIVE QUESTION

Each Question has only one correct answer. You have to mark correct option on OMR Sheet.

1. Invention of the printing press happened in……………

a)1576    

b)1456

c)1476

d)1566 Ans.(c)

2. English used since AD………..till now is called Modern English.

a)1300    

b)1400

c)1500

d)1600 Ans.(c)

3. Old English covers AD 449-AD…………..

a)1156    

b)1056

c)1066

d)1077 Ans.(c)

4. Middle English covers AD 1150- AD……..

a)1600    

b)1400

c)1500

d)1450 Ans.(c)

5. Modern English covers AD………onwards.

a) 1550   

 b)1600

c)1500

d)1515 Ans.(c)

6. The history of English begins with the coming of the Anglo-Saxons from………..to mainland Britain.

a)America

b)China    

c)Europe

d)Baltic Ans.(c)

7. The literature of the Anglo-Saxons is of……types.

a)three    

b)four  

c)two

d)five Ans.(c)

8. English language is …………….than Sanskrit, Persian, Greek, Latin, etc.

a)older    

b)much older

c)younger

d)much younger Ans.(d)

9. English is not our………..

a)mother tongue

b)father tongue  

c)official language

d)emotional language      Ans.(a)

10. The Anglo-Saxons were……..people.

a)Indo-European

b)Red Indian

c)Germanic

d)Persian Ans.(a)

11. Through…….English belongs to the ancient Indo-European family of languages.

a)Sanskrit

b)Latin    

c)Germanic

d)Greek Ans.(c)

12. There are…….main periods in the history and growth of English language.

a)Two  

b)three

c)four

d)five Ans.(b)

13. The English we speak today came from the speech of the………

a)Germanic tribe   

b)Asian Tribes     

b)American tribes 

d)African tribes Ans.(a)

14. Angles, Saxons and Jutes are together called………….

a)Anglo

b)Saxons

c)Anglo-Saxons

d)None of these Ans.(c)

15. The Anglo-Saxons used to live in……………..

a)North & West Europe

b)North Europe

c)South Europe

d)West Europe Ans.(a)

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