RPSC 2nd Grade English Answer Key 2026 PDF Download in Hindi, Complete Solved Question Paper

Q.1 In the context of ‘Parts of Speech’, which of the following sentences correctly uses a noun as an adjective (attributive noun)?

(A) The running water is cold.
(B) She bought a gold watch.
(C) He speaks quickly.
(D) The broken glass lay on the floor.

Ans. (B) She bought a gold watch.

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Q.2 Which determiner is correctly used in the following sentence: “_____ few people understood the complexity of the theorem.”

(A) A
(B) The
(C) An
(D) Some

Ans. (A) A

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Q.3 Identify the correct tense usage in a conditional sentence: “If I _____ you, I would have accepted the offer.”

(A) was
(B) were
(C) had been
(D) have been

Ans. (C) had been

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Q.4 Choose the correct preposition: “He is addicted _____ gambling.”

(A) with
(B) to
(C) on
(D) for

Ans. (B) to

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Q.5 Which modal auxiliary expresses ‘past ability’ that was not utilized?

(A) Could
(B) Might
(C) Could have
(D) Should

Ans. (C) Could have

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Q.6 In the sentence “This is the _____ of the three options,” which degree of adjective is required?

(A) good
(B) better
(C) best
(D) more good

Ans. (C) best

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Q.7 Identify the type of clause in the underlined part: “I know that he is honest.”

(A) Adjective Clause
(B) Adverb Clause
(C) Noun Clause
(D) Relative Clause

Ans. (C) Noun Clause

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Q.8 Transform the sentence into Passive Voice: “Who taught you French?”

(A) By whom were you taught French?
(B) Who was taught French by you?
(C) You were taught French by who?
(D) By who you were taught French?

Ans. (A) By whom were you taught French?

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Q.9 Change into Indirect Speech: He said, “I am busy now.”

(A) He said that he was busy then.
(B) He said that he is busy now.
(C) He said that he had been busy then.
(D) He said that he will be busy now.

Ans. (A) He said that he was busy then.

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Q.10 What is the meaning of the phrasal verb “call off”?

(A) To telephone someone
(B) To cancel
(C) To visit
(D) To shout

Ans. (B) To cancel

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Q.11 Complete the proverb: “A rolling stone gathers no _____.”

(A) dust
(B) moss
(C) grass
(D) dirt

Ans. (B) moss

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Q.12 Which pair of words is often confused due to spelling but has different meanings: ‘Stationary’ and ‘Stationery’?

(A) Stationary means fixed; Stationery means writing materials.
(B) Stationary means writing materials; Stationery means fixed.
(C) Both mean fixed.
(D) Both mean writing materials.

Ans. (A) Stationary means fixed; Stationery means writing materials.

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Q.13 One word substitution for “A person who does not believe in the existence of God”:

(A) Theist
(B) Atheist
(C) Agnostic
(D) Heretic

Ans. (B) Atheist

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Q.14 Which of the following is the correct phonetic transcription for the word “Thought”?

(A) /θɔːt/
(B) /ðɔːt/
(C) /tɔːt/
(D) /θoʊt/

Ans. (A) /θɔːt/

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Q.15 In the SVOCA pattern, what does ‘C’ stand for?

(A) Conjunction
(B) Complement
(C) Clause
(D) Condition

Ans. (B) Complement

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Q.16 In Reading Comprehension, ‘Skimming’ refers to:

(A) Reading for detailed information.
(B) Reading for general idea or gist.
(C) Reading aloud.
(D) Reading critically.

Ans. (B) Reading for general idea or gist.

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Q.17 “The wind whispered through the trees.” This is an example of which literary device?

(A) Simile
(B) Metaphor
(C) Personification
(D) Hyperbole

Ans. (C) Personification

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Q.18 “He has a heart of stone.” This is an example of:

(A) Simile
(B) Metaphor
(C) Personification
(D) Alliteration

Ans. (B) Metaphor

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Q.19 A play on words involving similar sounds but different meanings is called:

(A) Pun
(B) Oxymoron
(C) Paradox
(D) Irony

Ans. (A) Pun

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Q.20 “I have a million things to do today.” This is an example of:

(A) Understatement
(B) Hyperbole
(C) Litotes
(D) Euphemism

Ans. (B) Hyperbole

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Q.21 Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words is known as:

(A) Assonance
(B) Consonance
(C) Alliteration
(D) Onomatopoeia

Ans. (C) Alliteration

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Q.22 Which of the following words is an example of Onomatopoeia?

(A) Beautiful
(B) Buzz
(C) Quick
(D) Silent

Ans. (B) Buzz

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Q.23 A Sonnet typically consists of how many lines?

(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 16

Ans. (C) 14

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Q.24 An Ode is primarily characterized by:

(A) Satire and humor.
(B) Serious tone and praise of a subject.
(C) Narrative storytelling.
(D) Dialogue between characters.

Ans. (B) Serious tone and praise of a subject.

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Q.25 An Elegy is a poem written in mourning for:

(A) A wedding.
(B) A victory.
(C) The dead.
(D) Nature.

Ans. (C) The dead.

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SECTION II: History of English Literature (25 Questions)

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Q.26 A Ballad is traditionally a:

(A) Long epic poem.
(B) Narrative song or poem.
(C) Short lyric poem.
(D) Dramatic monologue.

Ans. (B) Narrative song or poem.

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Q.27 A Soliloquy is defined as:

(A) A speech addressed to another character.
(B) A speech where a character speaks their thoughts aloud while alone.
(C) A conversation between two people.
(D) A chorus singing.

Ans. (B) A speech where a character speaks their thoughts aloud while alone.

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Q.28 Which literary technique is associated with James Joyce and Virginia Woolf, representing the flow of thoughts?

(A) Stream of Consciousness
(B) Magical Realism
(C) Gothic Horror
(D) Neoclassicism

Ans. (A) Stream of Consciousness

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Q.29 The Renaissance period in English literature roughly spans from:

(A) 1066–1485
(B) 1485–1660
(C) 1660–1798
(D) 1798–1837

Ans. (B) 1485–1660

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Q.30 John Donne is a prominent poet of which school?

(A) Romantic
(B) Metaphysical
(C) Victorian
(D) Modern

Ans. (B) Metaphysical

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Q.31 The Jacobean era is named after which monarch?

(A) Queen Elizabeth I
(B) King James I
(C) King Charles I
(D) King Henry VIII

Ans. (B) King James I

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Q.32 Alexander Pope is a key figure of which literary period?

(A) Romantic
(B) Neoclassical
(C) Victorian
(D) Modern

Ans. (B) Neoclassical

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Q.33 William Wordsworth is associated with which movement?

(A) Romanticism
(B) Realism
(C) Existentialism
(D) Gothic

Ans. (A) Romanticism

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Q.34 The Victorian period is named after:

(A) Queen Victoria
(B) King Victor
(C) Queen Elizabeth
(D) King George

Ans. (A) Queen Victoria

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Q.35 T.S. Eliot is a major poet of which period?

(A) Renaissance
(B) Romantic
(C) Victorian
(D) Modern

Ans. (D) Modern

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Q.36 The Gothic movement in literature is characterized by:

(A) Reason and logic.
(B) Mystery, horror, and the supernatural.
(C) Social realism.
(D) Classical forms.

Ans. (B) Mystery, horror, and the supernatural.

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Q.37 The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in:

(A) 1848
(B) 1858
(C) 1868
(D) 1878

Ans. (A) 1848

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Q.38 Realism in literature focuses on:

(A) Idealized heroes.
(B) Everyday life and ordinary people.
(C) Supernatural elements.
(D) Historical myths.

Ans. (B) Everyday life and ordinary people.

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Q.39 Existentialism emphasizes:

(A) Divine predestination.
(B) Individual freedom and choice.
(C) Social conformity.
(D) Economic determinism.

Ans. (B) Individual freedom and choice.

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Q.40 In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 30 (“When to the sessions of sweet silent thought”), the poet mainly reflects on:

(A) Love for a young man.
(B) Regret over past losses and friends.
(C) Political power.
(D) Nature’s beauty.

Ans. (B) Regret over past losses and friends.

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Q.41 John Milton’s poem “On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-Three” expresses:

(A) Pride in his achievements.
(B) Anxiety about his lack of achievement and patience in God’s will.
(C) Anger at his blindness.
(D) Desire for political power.

Ans. (B) Anxiety about his lack of achievement and patience in God’s will.

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Q.42 In John Donne’s “The Sunne Rising”, the speaker addresses the sun as:

(A) A god.
(B) A busy old fool.
(C) A lover.
(D) A king.

Ans. (B) A busy old fool.

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Q.43 John Dryden’s “A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day” celebrates:

(A) The power of music.
(B) The beauty of nature.
(C) Political victory.
(D) Religious piety.

Ans. (A) The power of music.

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Q.44 In Wordsworth’s “The Solitary Reaper”, the poet is moved by:

(A) The girl’s beauty.
(B) The melancholy strain of her song.
(C) The landscape.
(D) The weather.

Ans. (B) The melancholy strain of her song.

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Q.45 Keats’ line “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever” is from:

(A) Ode to a Nightingale
(B) Endymion
(C) La Belle Dame sans Merci
(D) Hyperion

Ans. (B) Endymion

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Q.46 Robert Browning’s “The Last Ride Together” is a:

(A) Sonnet
(B) Dramatic Monologue
(C) Epic
(D) Lyric

Ans. (B) Dramatic Monologue

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Q.47 In Tennyson’s “Ulysses”, the protagonist expresses:

(A) Desire for rest.
(B) Restless spirit and desire for exploration despite old age.
(C) Fear of death.
(D) Love for Penelope.

Ans. (B) Restless spirit and desire for exploration despite old age.

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Q.48 T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is considered a masterpiece of:

(A) Romantic poetry.
(B) Modernist poetry.
(C) Victorian poetry.
(D) Neo-classical poetry.

Ans. (B) Modernist poetry.

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Q.49 Pablo Neruda’s “Keeping Quiet” advocates for:

(A) War.
(B) Introspection and universal brotherhood through silence.
(C) Political revolution.
(D) Industrial growth.

Ans. (B) Introspection and universal brotherhood through silence.

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Q.50 In Nissim Ezekiel’s “The Night of the Scorpion”, the father’s reaction to the scorpion sting is:

(A) Superstitious.
(B) Rational and skeptical of superstitions.
(C) Angry.
(D) Indifferent.

Ans. (B) Rational and skeptical of superstitions.

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SECTION III: Poetry & Literary Analysis (25 Questions)

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Q.51 Kamala Das’s “My Mother at Sixty-Six” deals with:

(A) Political oppression.
(B) Aging, separation, and fear of loss.
(C) Nature’s beauty.
(D) Religious conflict.

Ans. (B) Aging, separation, and fear of loss.

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Q.52 Arun Kolatkar’s “The Bus” is known for its:

(A) Romantic imagery.
(B) Visual precision and modernist perspective.
(C) Classical structure.
(D) Religious themes.

Ans. (B) Visual precision and modernist perspective.

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Q.53 Sri Aurobindo’s “The Pilgrim of Night” reflects:

(A) Materialism.
(B) Spiritual quest and inner journey.
(C) Political satire.
(D) Social realism.

Ans. (B) Spiritual quest and inner journey.

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Q.54 Toru Dutt’s “Our Casuarina Tree” is an elegy for:

(A) A lost lover.
(B) A tree associated with childhood memories and deceased siblings.
(C) A fallen soldier.
(D) A destroyed city.

Ans. (B) A tree associated with childhood memories and deceased siblings.

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Q.55 Francis Bacon’s essay “Of Studies” argues that studies serve for:

(A) Only decoration.
(B) Delight, ornament, and ability.
(C) Political power only.
(D) Religious salvation.

Ans. (B) Delight, ornament, and ability.

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Q.56 Joseph Addison’s “Meditations in Westminster Abbey” reflects on:

(A) The glory of the Empire.
(B) The transience of life and equality in death.
(C) Political corruption.
(D) Scientific progress.

Ans. (B) The transience of life and equality in death.

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Q.57 Charles Lamb’s “My Relations” is characterized by:

(A) Strict formalism.
(B) Humor, irony, and personal touch.
(C) Tragic tone.
(D) Political rhetoric.

Ans. (B) Humor, irony, and personal touch.

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Q.58 George Bernard Shaw’s play “Freedom” critiques:

(A) Slavery.
(B) The concept of absolute freedom and social constraints.
(C) Religious freedom.
(D) Economic freedom.

Ans. (B) The concept of absolute freedom and social constraints.

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Q.59 Alphonse Daudet’s “The Last Lesson” is set against the backdrop of:

(A) The French Revolution.
(B) The Franco-Prussian War and loss of Alsace-Lorraine.
(C) World War I.
(D) The Napoleonic Wars.

Ans. (B) The Franco-Prussian War and loss of Alsace-Lorraine.

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Q.60 Pearl S. Buck’s “The Enemy” deals with:

(A) Racial prejudice during WWII involving an American doctor and a Japanese prisoner.
(B) Civil War in America.
(C) Colonial India.
(D) European politics.

Ans. (A) Racial prejudice during WWII involving an American doctor and a Japanese prisoner.

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Q.61 Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” opens with the famous line:

(A) “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
(B) “Call me Ishmael.”
(C) “It is a truth universally acknowledged.”
(D) “All happy families are alike.”

Ans. (A) “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

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Q.62 R.K. Narayan’s “Malgudi Days” is a collection of:

(A) Novels.
(B) Short stories set in the fictional town of Malgudi.
(C) Poems.
(D) Plays.

Ans. (B) Short stories set in the fictional town of Malgudi.

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Q.63 In Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, the theme of “Ambition” leads to:

(A) Success and happiness.
(B) Moral decay and destruction.
(C) Political stability.
(D) Religious enlightenment.

Ans. (B) Moral decay and destruction.

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Q.64 Anton Chekhov’s “A Marriage Proposal” is a:

(A) Tragedy.
(B) Farce/One-act comedy.
(C) Historical drama.
(D) Melodrama.

Ans. (B) Farce/One-act comedy.

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Q.65 “The wind whispered through the trees.” This is an example of which literary device?

(A) Simile
(B) Metaphor
(C) Personification
(D) Hyperbole

Ans. (C) Personification

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Q.66 “He has a heart of stone.” This is an example of:

(A) Simile
(B) Metaphor
(C) Personification
(D) Alliteration

Ans. (B) Metaphor

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Q.67 A play on words involving similar sounds but different meanings is called:

(A) Pun
(B) Oxymoron
(C) Paradox
(D) Irony

Ans. (A) Pun

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Q.68 “I have a million things to do today.” This is an example of:

(A) Understatement
(B) Hyperbole
(C) Litotes
(D) Euphemism

Ans. (B) Hyperbole

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Q.69 Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words is known as:

(A) Assonance
(B) Consonance
(C) Alliteration
(D) Onomatopoeia

Ans. (C) Alliteration

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Q.70 Which of the following words is an example of Onomatopoeia?

(A) Beautiful
(B) Buzz
(C) Quick
(D) Silent

Ans. (B) Buzz

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Q.71 A Sonnet typically consists of how many lines?

(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 16

Ans. (C) 14

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Q.72 An Ode is primarily characterized by:

(A) Satire and humor.
(B) Serious tone and praise of a subject.
(C) Narrative storytelling.
(D) Dialogue between characters.

Ans. (B) Serious tone and praise of a subject.

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Q.73 An Elegy is a poem written in mourning for:

(A) A wedding.
(B) A victory.
(C) The dead.
(D) Nature.

Ans. (C) The dead.

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Q.74 A Ballad is traditionally a:

(A) Long epic poem.
(B) Narrative song or poem.
(C) Short lyric poem.
(D) Dramatic monologue.

Ans. (B) Narrative song or poem.

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Q.75 A Soliloquy is defined as:

(A) A speech addressed to another character.
(B) A speech where a character speaks their thoughts aloud while alone.
(C) A conversation between two people.
(D) A chorus singing.

Ans. (B) A speech where a character speaks their thoughts aloud while alone.

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SECTION IV: Teaching Methods & Pedagogy (25 Questions)

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Q.76 Which method of language teaching emphasizes translation from L1 to L2?

(A) Direct Method
(B) Grammar Translation Method
(C) Audio-Lingual Method
(D) Communicative Approach

Ans. (B) Grammar Translation Method

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Q.77 The Direct Method prohibits:

(A) Speaking.
(B) Use of the mother tongue in the classroom.
(C) Listening.
(D) Writing.

Ans. (B) Use of the mother tongue in the classroom.

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Q.78 The Structural Method is based on the ideas of:

(A) Noam Chomsky
(B) Leonard Bloomfield
(C) Skinner
(D) Piaget

Ans. (B) Leonard Bloomfield

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Q.79 The Audio-Lingual Method relies heavily on:

(A) Grammar rules.
(B) Drills and habit formation.
(C) Translation.
(D) Literature.

Ans. (B) Drills and habit formation.

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Q.80 Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) focuses on:

(A) Accuracy only.
(B) Fluency and meaningful communication.
(C) Memorization of vocabulary.
(D) Phonetic transcription.

Ans. (B) Fluency and meaningful communication.

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Q.81 Which skill is considered ‘Receptive’?

(A) Speaking
(B) Writing
(C) Listening
(D) Translating

Ans. (C) Listening

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Q.82 Which skill is considered ‘Productive’?

(A) Reading
(B) Listening
(C) Speaking
(D) Observing

Ans. (C) Speaking

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Q.83 In teaching Poetry, ‘Appreciation’ involves:

(A) Memorizing the poem.
(B) Understanding the aesthetic and emotional value.
(C) Translating the poem.
(D) Counting the syllables.

Ans. (B) Understanding the aesthetic and emotional value.

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Q.84 Teaching Grammar inductively means:

(A) Giving rules first, then examples.
(B) Giving examples first, then deriving rules.
(C) Memorizing definitions.
(D) Ignoring grammar.

Ans. (B) Giving examples first, then deriving rules.

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Q.85 Composition teaching primarily develops:

(A) Listening skills.
(B) Writing skills.
(C) Reading skills.
(D) Pronunciation.

Ans. (B) Writing skills.

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Q.86 Evaluation in English Language should be:

(A) Only summative.
(B) Only formative.
(C) Continuous and Comprehensive.
(D) Based only on grammar.

Ans. (C) Continuous and Comprehensive.

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Q.87 Which of the following is NOT a basic principle of Second Language Teaching?

(A) Motivation
(B) Exposure
(C) Isolation from native language context completely without support.
(D) Practice

Ans. (C) Isolation from native language context completely without support.

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Q.88 ‘Code-switching’ in a bilingual classroom refers to:

(A) Changing textbooks.
(B) Alternating between two languages in conversation.
(C) Changing seats.
(D) Changing teachers.

Ans. (B) Alternating between two languages in conversation.

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Q.89 In the sentence “She runs fast,” ‘fast’ is:

(A) An adjective.
(B) An adverb.
(C) A noun.
(D) A verb.

Ans. (B) An adverb.

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Q.90 Identify the error: “He is superior than me.”

(A) He
(B) is
(C) than
(D) me

Ans. (C) than (Correct: superior to)

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Q.91 Which article is used before unique nouns?

(A) A
(B) An
(C) The
(D) No article

Ans. (C) The

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Q.92 “Neither of the boys _____ present.”

(A) were
(B) was
(C) are
(D) have been

Ans. (B) was

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Q.93 The passive voice of “Let him go” is:

(A) Let he be gone.
(B) Let him be gone.
(C) He is let go.
(D) Let him go.

Ans. (B) Let him be gone.

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Q.94 “Hardly had I reached the station _____ the train left.”

(A) than
(B) when
(C) then
(D) that

Ans. (B) when

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Q.95 Synonym of ‘Ephemeral’:

(A) Eternal
(B) Transitory
(C) Strong
(D) Heavy

Ans. (B) Transitory

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Q.96 Antonym of ‘Obscure’:

(A) Vague
(B) Clear
(C) Dark
(D) Hidden

Ans. (B) Clear

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Q.97 One word for “A government by the wealthy”:

(A) Democracy
(B) Plutocracy
(C) Autocracy
(D) Bureaucracy

Ans. (B) Plutocracy

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Q.98 Correct spelling:

(A) Accomodate
(B) Accommodate
(C) Acommodate
(D) Acomodate

Ans. (B) Accommodate

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Q.99 Phonetic symbol /ʃ/ represents the sound in:

(A) Cat
(B) Ship
(C) Bat
(D) Zip

Ans. (B) Ship

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Q.100 Blueprint in evaluation helps in:

(A) Checking attendance.
(B) Ensuring validity and coverage of content.
(C) Printing question papers.
(D) Grading students.

Ans. (B) Ensuring validity and coverage of content.