MCQ Chapter 5 Class 12 Rainbow Story of English Bihar Board Modern EnglishMCQ’s For All Chapters – Rainbow Story of English Class 12th 1. The period of Modern English began in which century?10th12th15th18thQuestion 1 of 202. What major technological development in 1476 helped standardize English?Maritime navigationPrinting technologyTelephone inventionSteam engineQuestion 2 of 203. English vocabulary rapidly expanded due to borrowing from approximately how many languages?305070100Question 3 of 204. Which word was borrowed from Hindi?GuruAlgebraBalconyYoghurtQuestion 4 of 205. Who published A Dictionary of the English Language in 1755?William LoughtonDr. Samuel JohnsonRobert LowthJoseph PriestlyQuestion 5 of 206. The Renaissance and Reformation had what kind of effects on the English language?No effectsLimited effectsFar-reaching effectsNegative effectsQuestion 6 of 207. Which age is known as the Augustan Age?16th century17th century18th century19th centuryQuestion 7 of 208. The phrase "Necessity is the mother of invention" is related to which linguistic development?The need for a dictionaryExpansion of grammar rulesRise of maritime powerBorrowing of foreign wordsQuestion 8 of 209. Which book was authored by Robert Lowth?Practical Grammar of the English TongueShort Introduction to English GrammarThe Rudiments of English GrammarThe British GrammarQuestion 9 of 2010. What is the primary reason Indians are quick learners of English?Proximity to EnglandShared Indo-European language rootsColonization historyCultural influenceQuestion 10 of 2011. What language contributed the word "sofa" to English?ArabicPersianFrenchItalianQuestion 11 of 2012. The grammar of early Modern English was:Rapidly evolvingConservativeChaoticObsoleteQuestion 12 of 2013. Which famous playwright transformed English during the Elizabethan age?Christopher MarloweWilliam ShakespeareBen JonsonFrancis BaconQuestion 13 of 2014. What book did Lindley Murray write in 1792?The Rudiments of English GrammarPractical Grammar of the English TongueEnglish GrammarThe British GrammarQuestion 14 of 2015. Which event is credited with expanding English as a global language?Industrial RevolutionMaritime expansionBritish Empire's growthAll of the aboveQuestion 15 of 2016. The Purists opposed:Simplification of grammarInflow of foreign wordsStandardization of spellingShakespearean influenceQuestion 16 of 2017. The vocabulary of early Modern English expanded due to the:Development of commerce and industryRenaissanceReformationAll of the aboveQuestion 17 of 2018. What is the significance of 18th-century grammars?They preserved chaotic linguistic traditionsThey were authoritative and codified rulesThey discouraged the use of dictionariesThey avoided controversies over grammarQuestion 18 of 2019. The literary age of the 16th century is known for:Regulation and orderExperimentation and creativityDecline of grammarNone of the aboveQuestion 19 of 2020. Which French-derived word is part of Modern English vocabulary?AlgebraGuruBatteryBazaarQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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