EASY PSC | Kerala PSC 052/2026 - HSST (Junior) English Answer Key

Question 1

What does the poet discern in the fourth stanza of Canonization?

A

The strangeness of the nature of their love.

B

Possibilities of making their love immortal.

C

What could have been affected by their love.

D

Remaining silent while involving in an emotional dialogue with his beloved.

Question 2

Whom does Satan trick by disguising himself as a cherub?

A

Beelzebub

B

Raphael

C

Osiris

D

Uriel

Question 3

Whom does the owl complain to when its sleep is disturbed by wanderers?

A

The Stars

B

The Sky

C

The Moon

D

The Angels

Question 4

How does Dr. Faustus disrupt the Pope's banquet?

A

By stealing food and boxing the Pope's ears.

B

By bringing evil spirits on the food table.

C

By poisoning different dishes.

D

None of these.

Question 5

In Mac Flecknoe, Dryden describes the streets as filled with the limbs of other poets. What does it suggest?

A

Shadwell expects the other poets to praise him.

B

Shadwell wishes to bypass all talented poets.

C

Shadwell recruits many bogus poets in the front so that he can be the significant writer.

D

Shadwell managed to get a hold on his position at the expense of talented writers.

Question 6

Which of the statement about the Knight is not true?

A

The Knight is a veteran of the Crusade.

B

The Knight rides at the front of the procession.

C

The Knight carries some ideals.

D

The Knight quarrels with the Pardoner.

Question 7

Which one among the following is not a Hyperbole used in 'To His Coy Mistress'?

A

He would love her before Biblical flood.

B

He would spend thousands of years in Heaven with her.

C

His love would be larger than big empires.

D

He would give an era of Human history to each part of her.

Question 8

Sir Oliver Surface has arrived back in England after sixteen years spent in _____.

A

East Indies

B

West Indies

C

South Africa

D

Australia

Question 9

Which of the statement is not true about Tom Jones?

A

Tom treats women with the utmost respect

B

Tom refuses to abandon Molly for Sophia

C

Tom does not adhere to the principles of Gallantry

D

Tom insists on paying the drinking bill for the army men at Bristol.

Question 10

In Epithalamion, the Nymphs prepare the garland with ________

A

Jasmine and Blueberries

B

Lillies and Roses

C

Daisy and Dahlia

D

Chrysanthemum and Tulip

Question 11

Which of the statement(s) is/are true in Ode: Intimations of Immortality?

I. In the third stanza, the speaker beholds a six-year-old boy and imagines his life.

II. In the second stanza, the poet sees the rainbow and that the rose is still lovely.

III. In the fifth stanza, the poet proclaims that human life is merely "a sleep and a forgetting".

A

Only I is true

B

Both I and II are true

C

Both II and III are true

D

All are true

Question 12

Which of the statement(s) is/are true about the West Wind?

I. It woke the Mediterranean from its summer dreams.

II. The West Wind is peaceful and pleasant.

III. The West Wind can send the clouds twirling.

A

Only I and II are true

B

Only I and III are true

C

Only I is true

D

All are true

Question 13

In 'Dream Children', the Grandmother Mrs. Field who used to live in _______.

A

Southfolk

B

Wales

C

Wessex

D

Norfolk

Question 14

Which statement(s) is/are true about Jack Worthing?

I. Jack uses his alter-ego Ernest to keep his honorable image intact.

II. Jack represents conventional Victorian values.

III. Jack is not a pillar of the community and does not have people depending on him

A

Only I is true

B

Both I and II are true

C

Both I and II are true

D

All are true

Question 15

In Andrea del Sarto, the speaker begins his long speech by _________

A

By invoking the relative importance of art.

B

By admonishing his love for spoiling physical beauty.

C

By describing the passage of time and the lack of control he feels he had over his life.

D

By projecting himself as an artist who can transcend time and space.

Question 16

Which among the following cannot be considered as a guideline for poetry mentioned in the 'Preface to Lyrical Ballads'?

A

Ordinary life is the best subject for poetry.

B

Wordsworth uses common man's language.

C

Everyday language is best suited for poetry.

D

Expression of feeling is less important than action or plot.

Question 17

After the death of Catherine, what does Nelley put in her locket?

A

A lock of Heathcliff's hair

B

Picture of her Edgar

C

Locks of Edgar and Heathcliff

D

Lock of Edgar

Question 18

Which statement(s) is/are true in the life Tess of the D' Urbervilles?

I. Tess chastises herself for her weakness after her sexual escapade with Alec.

II. Tess is hard on herself for letting herself become a victim.

III. Tess is responsible for the death of the family horse, Prince.

A

Only I and II are true

B

Only I is true

C

Only I and III are true

D

All statements are true.

Question 19

Which statement(s) is/are true in the character of Oliver Twist?

I. Oliver is shocked and horrified when he sees the Dodger and Bates pick a stranger's pocket.

II. When abused and manipulated, Oliver becomes angry or indignant.

III. Oliver's moral scruples about the sanctity of property seem inborn in him.

A

Only I and III are true

B

Only I and II are true

C

Only II and III are true

D

All are true

Question 20

Where does Sir Thomas own a plantation in Mansfield Park?

A

Anguilla

B

Antigua

C

Montserrat

D

Antarctica

Question 21

What does the phrase Spiritus Mundi mean?

A

Spirit of the mind

B

Spirit of the world

C

Spirit of the sky

D

Spirit of the ocean

Question 22

Who is throbbing between two lives?

A

Tiresias

B

Eugenides

C

Sweeny

D

Perseus

Question 23

Who is referred in the phrase- "The parish of rich women"?

A

Susan Mary

B

Maud Gonne

C

Olivia Shakespeare

D

Lady Gregory

Question 24

What is the figure of speech in "birds of winged trees"?

A

Synesthesia

B

Transferred Epithet

C

Paradox

D

Mixed Metaphor

Question 25

What is the philosophy suggested in the line "Much that is natural, to the will must yield"?

A

Idealism

B

Existentialism

C

Nihilism

D

Eclecticism

Question 26

According to F.R. Leavis, all the novelists in the great tradition are concerned with ______.

A

Characterization

B

Thematic consistency

C

Formal perfection

D

Plot construction

Question 27

What was the childhood passion of Marlow in the Heart of Darkness?

A

Searching maps for blank spots

B

Playing with dominos

C

Sailing boats in the river

D

Reading books

Question 28

What was Stephen punished for by his instructor?

A

For taking part in 'smugging'

B

For breaking his glasses

C

For skipping prayers

D

For asking questions

Question 29

In the novel 1984, what happens to old editions of The Times after being revised?

A

Kept in a library

B

Drowned in the sea

C

Burnt in a furnace

D

Sent to Big Brother

Question 30

Who says, "I prefer men to cauliflowers" in the novel Mrs. Dalloway?

A

Mrs. Dalloway

B

Peter Walsh

C

Sally Seton

D

Evelyn Whitbread

Question 31

According to Tagore, how does mother's bondage affect the child?

A

It keeps the child away from danger

B

It keeps the child safe from strangers

C

It keeps the child away from risks

D

It keeps the child away from free play

Question 32

Which animal is symbolically used repeatedly in the poems namely "My Grandmother's House" and "Freaks"?

A

Dog

B

Snake

C

Bat

D

Crow

Question 33

In "Background, Casually", who were the three companions of the poet at the basement?

A

Poetry, Poverty and Politics

B

Philosophy, Poverty and Poetry

C

Politics, Poverty and Philosophy

D

Philosophy, Poverty and Art

Question 34

What is the figure of speech in 'a land slide of lights'?

A

Metaphor

B

Metonymy

C

Synecdoche

D

Prosopopoeia

Question 35

Which root did Kurudavva give her husband?

A

The small one

B

The middle sized one

C

The big one

D

Both the big and the small

Question 36

What is the language in which the play "Silence! The Court is in Session" originally written?

A

Kannada

B

Hindi

C

Marathi

D

Telugu

Question 37

What is the common factor in the attitude of Chota, Bakha and Ram Charan?

A

Their attitude towards English lifestyle

B

Their attitude towards caste

C

Their attitude towards family

D

Their love of good food.

Question 38

Who is the character created by R.K. Narayan who is afraid of opening a registered letter?

A

Govind Singh

B

Ramanujam

C

Dr. Raman

D

Thanappa

Question 39

In which district the place Aymanam is set?

A

Alappuzha

B

Kottayam

C

Idukki

D

Ernakulam

Question 40

What is the most powerful sense of the character Salim Sinai?

A

Visual

B

Auditory

C

Tactile

D

Olfaction

Question 41

Which essay of Edgar Allan Poe describes the making of 'The Raven'?

A

The Philosophy of Art

B

The Philosophy of Composition

C

The Philosophy of Poetry

D

The Philosophy of Creation

Question 42

Who described 'Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking' as Whitman's "greatest lovelorn poem"?

A

Gay Wilson Allen

B

Paul Fussell, Jr

C

Gary Schmidgall

D

W. D. Snodgrass

Question 43

Men swarm around the 'Phenomenal woman' like

A

A hive of honey bees

B

A plague of locusts

C

A host of sparrows

D

A flight of swallows

Question 44

In 'I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain', the poet hears mourners treading with ________

A

Bells

B

A Plank

C

Boots of Lead

D

A Flag

Question 45

Choose the correct chronological sequence of Brutus Jones' hallucinations.

1) Jeff

2) A White Prison Guard and a Gang of Black Convicts

3) Little Formless Fears

4) Two Rows of Seated Figures

5) The Auctioneer and Planters

6) Congo Witch-Doctor and the Crocodile God

A

3, 2, 4, 5, 1, 6

B

5, 3, 1, 4, 2, 6

C

1, 3, 5, 6, 4, 2

D

3, 1, 2, 5, 4, 6

Question 46

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines". Who said this?

A

Henry David Thoreau

B

Walt Whitman

C

Ralph Waldo Emerson

D

Michel Foucault

Question 47

Cheap quality of her clothes.

A

Only 1

B

2 and 3

C

1 and 3

D

1 and 2

Question 48

Aristotle considers _____ as the least artistic form of discovery.

A

Discovery by signs/tokens

B

Discovery by inference

C

Discovery by memory

D

Discovery by false inference

Question 49

Who is the 'Defender of Constitution' criticised in "Civil Disobedience" by Thoreau?

A

George Peele

B

Samuel Hoar of Concord

C

Sam Staples

D

Daniel Webster

Question 50

Melville's approach to cannibalism and his characterization of Queequeg rely upon ________

A

Montaigne's "Of Cannibals"

B

George Fitzhugh's Cannibals All! or, slaves without Masters

C

Laurence R. Goldman's "From Pot to Polemic: Uses and Abuses of Cannibalism".

D

Geoffrey Sanborn's The Sign of the Cannibal.

Question 51

Fetishistic scopophilia

1) builds up the physical beauty of the object, transforming it into something satisfying

2) has associations with sadism

3) asserts control, occurs at linear time

4) can exist outside linear time

A

1, 2 and 4 are correct

B

Only 1 is correct

C

1 and 4 are correct

D

1, 2 and 3 are correct

Question 52

Santiago had gone ________ days without taking a fish.

A

81 days

B

82 days

C

83 days

D

84 days

Question 53

"Poet is the monarch of all sciences". Who said this?

A

Aristotle

B

T.S Eliot

C

Philip Sidney

D

S.T Coleridge

Question 54

Who among the following is not read in Epistemology of the Closet by Eve Sedgwick?

A

Herman Melville

B

Henry James

C

Oscar Wilde

D

Mark Twain

Question 55

In "Tradition and the Individual Talent", T.S. Eliot compares the poet's mind to a ______.

A

Camera

B

Slate

C

Receptacle

D

Mirror

Question 56

According to Northrop Frye, tragedy is aligned with ______.

A

Summer

B

Autumn

C

Winter

D

Spring

Question 57

The traditional model of mass communication is criticized for its

A

Linearity

B

Concentration on the level of message exchange

C

Absence of a structured conception of the different moments as a complex structure of relation

D

All of these

Question 58

Which of the following is not true?

According to Angela McRobbie

A

Postmodernism considers images as they relate to and across each other.

B

Postmodernism deflects attention away from the singular scrutinizing gaze of the Semiologist.

C

Postmodernism doesn't demand a multiplicity of fragmented, and frequently interrupted 'looks'.

D

Structuralism has replaced old orthodoxies with new ones.

Question 59

Who wrote "Culture Industry Reconsidered"?

A

Raymond Williams

B

Theodor W. Adorno

C

Terry Eagleton

D

Max Horkheimer

Question 60

Judith Butler's Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity was published in _______.

A

1989

B

1901

C

1900

D

1990

Question 61

In Revised taxonomy, _____________ types of knowledge are involved in cognition.

A

3

B

4

C

5

D

2

Question 62

Which among the following does not belong to the four elementary function as proposed by Vygotsky as the innate abilities of an individual?

A

Attention

B

Sensation

C

Perception

D

Imagination

Question 63

The Inquiry Model of Teaching was proposed by

A

Robert Suchman

B

Jerome. S. Bruner

C

David Ausubel

D

Robert Glaser

Question 64

The research carried out by school personnel to improve the school practices concerning school issues is known as

A

Applied Research

B

Descriptive Research

C

Basic Research

D

Action Research

Question 65

__________ bridges the gap between microteaching and microteaching

A

Linear Practice

B

Link Practice

C

Lingua Practice

D

Langua Practice

Question 66

The term behaviorism was coined by _________

A

John Watson

B

Ivan Pablo

C

E.L. Thorndike

D

B.F. Skinner

Question 67

___________ is the backward movement of eyes while reading for the words or phrases already read.

A

Replication

B

Retention

C

Regression

D

Reconstruction

Question 68

__________ is a metaphor coined by Krashen to describe a learner's attitude that can affect second language acquisition

A

Monitor

B

Effective Filter

C

Affective Filter

D

None of the above

Question 69

The audio-lingual method focuses on ________ skills

A

Non-Verbal

B

Oral

C

Aural

D

Linguistic

Question 70

An example of a non-projected aid

A

Cartoon

B

Film Strips

C

Slides

D

Black Board

Question 71

The _________ method assumes that general statements are better generated from specific observations.

A

Inductive

B

Deductive

C

Interactive

D

Directive

Question 72

A question answer session after a class is an example of ______ evaluation.

A

Summative

B

Formative

C

Process

D

Outcome

Question 73

TOEFL and IELTS are __________ tests.

A

Productive

B

Progressive

C

Projective

D

Proficiency

Question 74

A disorder that includes difficulty in staying focused and paying attention is called _________.

A

ADHD

B

Dysgraphia

C

Dyspraxia

D

Dyslexia

Question 75

Which of the following is not an attribute of a Visual Learner?

A

Concentration

B

Facial Expressions

C

Good speller

D

Bad Handwriting

Question 76

How to find out the most appropriate sources of variable to a Research Problem?

1) Formal Research studies

2) Abstract Knowledge sources

3) Personal experience

4) Through Seminar compendium

A

Only 1 and 2

B

Only 1, 2 and 3

C

Only 2, 3 and 4

D

Only 1, 3 and 4

Question 77

Find out the nature of a Research Methodology from the topic given ‘Contribution of Rabindranath Tagore in the field of Rural Education’.

A

Correlation Research

B

Historical Research

C

Experimental Research

D

Ethnographic Research

Question 78

Read the following statements related to Hypothesis. Find out the most appropriate one.

1) A hypothesis is an Objective.

2) A hypothesis is an Objective into a testable fashion.

3) A hypothesis is a conclusion of Research programme.

4) A hypothesis is a direction to do the Research programme.

A

Only 1 is correct

B

Only 2 is correct

C

Only 2 and 3 are correct

D

Only 2 and 4 are correct

Question 79

Proper Research Citations help a researcher to

1) Write a research report.

2) To prepare a research citation.

3) To give credibility to the Original Author.

4) To avoid plagiarism in a Research Report.

A

Only 1 is correct

B

Only 2 and 4 are correct

C

Only 3 and 4 are correct

D

Only 2 and 4 are correct

Question 80

Read carefully the basic principle of a Research Programme given below and identify the Method of Research.

‘Maximize the treatment variance and minimize the error variance under a controlled condition’ is called

1) Normative Survey method

2) Ex-post facto Research

3) Experimental Research

4) Historical Research

A

Only 1 is correct

B

Only 2 and 4 are correct

C

Only 3 and 4 are correct

D

Only 3 is correct

Question 81

The tenure of UPSC Members are:

A

4 Years

B

5 Years

C

6 Years

D

7 Years

Question 82

The Environment Protection Act of 1986 was enacted after:

A

Chernobyl Disaster

B

Bhopal Gas Tragedy

C

Fukushima Disaster

D

Paris Agreement

Question 83

Model code of conduct is enforced by:

A

Parliament

B

Judiciary

C

Election Commission

D

The President of India

Question 84

For the Constituent Assembly, who was the Chairman of the Steering Committee?

A

B.N. Rao

B

B.R. Ambedkar

C

K.M. Munshi

D

J.L. Nehru

Question 85

The erosion of state autonomy can be observed in which of the following spheres?

A

President's Rule

B

Appointment of Governors

C

President's assent to the State Bills

D

All of the above

Question 86

Right to property has been eliminated from the Fundamental Rights by:

A

42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976

B

44th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1978

C

43rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1977

D

24th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1971

Question 87

Which of the following cases is popularly known as Mandal Commission case?

A

Indra Sawhney V. Union of India, 1992

B

Bommai V. Union of India, 1994

C

Ramsaran V. Union of India, 1989

D

None of the above

Question 88

A/An _______ is a quasi-judicial procedure in Parliament

A

Prorogation

B

No-confidence Motion

C

Impeachment

D

Censure motion

Question 89

Every proclamation issued under Article 352 is to be laid before:

A

Lok Sabha

B

Each house of Parliament

C

Rajya Sabha

D

Vice-President

Question 90

The functioning of Parliament everyday normally begins with:

A

Zero hour

B

Question hour

C

Short-Notice question

D

None of the above

Question 91

The book Jathi Mimamsa, which criticizes the caste system, was written by

A

Ayyankali

B

Pandit Karuppan

C

Sree Narayana Guru

D

Vagbhadananda

Question 92

Which among the following is wrong about the Abstention Movement?

A

Organized by the Communist Party

B

Led by C. Kesan and T. M. Varghese

C

Protest against the Constitutional Reform

D

Effected changes in electoral laws

Question 93

Varthamana Pusthakam, the first travelogue in Malayalam, was written by

A

Kariyattil Ousep Kattanar

B

Benjamin Bailey

C

Arnos Pathiri

D

Paramakkil Thoma Kattanar

Question 94

The Kerala Grantha Sala Sangham was founded in the year

A

1925

B

1945

C

1956

D

1924

Question 95

Arrange chronologically based on the sequence of years in which the events took place.

i. Kallumala Samaram

ii. Vazhinadakkal Samaram

iii. Villuvandi Samaram

iv. Vaikkam Sathyagraha

A

iii, i, ii, iv

B

iv, i, iii, ii

C

iii, i, iv, ii

D

i, ii, iii, iv

Question 96

The prolific writer who translated Shakespeare's Hamlet into Malayalam is

A

Kodungallur Kunjikuttan Thampuran

B

Kumaranasan

C

A. R. Rajaraja Varma

D

Ullur S Parameswaran Nair

Question 97

The Renaissance leader who is known as Balaguru

A

Chattampi Swamikal

B

Swami Anandha Teerthan

C

Brahmanandha Sivayogi

D

Vagbhadanandha

Question 98

The Christian Missionary, who is recognized as the "Father of Malayalam Printing Technology".

A

John Gonsalvez

B

Benjamin Bailey

C

Johannes Guttenberg

D

Herman Gundert

Question 99

The social reformer who gave the message "Whatever be one's religion, it is enough if the individual becomes good," exhorting everyone to work for the establishment of a classless and casteless Society.

A

Vagbhadanandha

B

Thycaud Ayya

C

Sree Narayana Guru

D

Brahmanandha Sivayogi

Question 100

The women leader who participated in the Paliyam Sathyagraha and led the Brahmin women

A

Parvathy Nenmeni Mangalam

B

Lalitha Prabhu

C

Akkamma Cheriyan

D

Arya Pallam