IITM HSEE 2019 Question Paper : Humanities & Social Sciences Entrance Exam

University : IITM Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Department : Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)
Exam : HSEE Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam
Year : 2019
Document Type : Question Paper
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam HSEE 2019 Question Paper

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HSEE 2019 Question Paper

Section 1: English and Comprehension Skill

Read the following poem by e. e. cummings and answer the subsequent five questions. (Note: e. e. cummings follows the conventions of using the lower case alone in all his poems.) (The questions carry 1 mark each.)

maggie and milly and molly and may 1
went down to the beach (to play one day) 2
and maggie discovered a shell that sang 3
so sweetly she couldn’t remember her troubles, and 4
milly befriended a stranded star 5
whose rays five languid fingers were; 6
and molly was chased by a horrible thing 7
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:and 8
may came home with a smooth round stone 9
as small as a world and as large as alone 10
For whatever we lose (like a you or me) 11
it’s always ourselves we find in the sea 12

Q.1 What effect did the shell have on Maggie? (1 mark)
[A] It played sweet music to Maggie which prophesied the future.
[B] It created a new world for Maggie that was full of dissonance.
[C] It made Maggie think of her troubles again.
[D] It reassured Maggie and quietened her anxiety.

Q.2 What is Molly’s state of mind after “being chased by a horrible thing”? (1 mark)
[A] She enjoys encountering strange creatures.
[B] She loves playing in the beach sands.
[C] She is terrified of the creature’s movement on the sands.
[D] She is amused by the creature’s capacity to blow bubbles.

Q.3 What poetic device has been used in line 2 (‘to play one day”) of the poem? (1 mark)
[A] assonance
[B] alliteration
[C] imagery
[D] onomatopoeia

Q.4 What is the theme of the poem? (1 mark)
[A] Individual identity and how it evolves
[B] A day at the beach and how enjoyable it was
[C] Friendship and how it can be a stressful experience
[D] Existential agony and how it can affect individuals

Q.5 What figure of speech is used in line 6 (‘whose rays five languid fingers were;’)? (1 mark)
[A] synecdoche
[B] hyperbole
[C] metonymy
[D] metaphor

Q.6 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
The fare provided for the dinner was so sumptuous that many of the guests decided to __________. (1 mark)
[A] skip out
[B] fill up
[C] pig out
[D] feed up

Q.7 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
The speaker’s __________ on an abstruse topic was rather sketchy leaving the students confused. (1 mark)
[A] adumbration
[B] disputation
[C] identification
[D] diatribe

Q.8 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
One of the __________ members was reprimanded by the boss for his offensive behaviour in the meeting. (1 mark)
[A] primitive
[B] bumptious
[C] reticent
[D] sanguine

Q.9 Choose the most appropriate antonym for the capitalized word.
The old clock is now in good repair, thanks to the SEDULOUS efforts of the watch repairer. (1 mark)
[A] tireless
[B] thorough
[C] shoddy
[D] unceasing

Q.10 Choose the most appropriate antonym for the capitalized word.
The new proposal fell through owing to the PERFUNCTORY reception from the members of the committee. (1 mark)
[A] half-hearted
[B] luke warm
[C] meagre
[D] fervent

Q.11 Pick out the sentence that is grammatically correct. (1 mark)
[A] One is not able to understand Iago’s motive for his villainy.
[B] Iago’s motivation for ruining Othello’s marriage is unknown.
[C] Iago’s villainy is beyond the comprehension.
[D] One of the major reason for Iago’s villainy is jealousy.

Q.12 Pick out the sentence that is grammatically correct. (1 mark)
[A] The woman delivered a baby weight five kilograms.
[B] The woman was delivered of a male child.
[C] Neither the student nor the teacher were interested in the class.
[D] Advertisements help in the sale of products.

Q.13 Pick out the sentence that is grammatically correct. (1 mark)
[A] I am so hardly tired, I can keep my eyes open.
[B] I am so tired, I can keep hardly my eyes open.
[C] I am so tired, hardly I can keep my eyes open.
[D] I am so tired, I can hardly keep my eyes open.

Q.14 Pick out the sentence that is grammatically correct. (1 mark)
[A] John and myself are good friends.
[B] John and I are good friends.
[C] Each lady and each gentleman is eligible to dance on the stage.
[D] Each lady and each gentleman are eligible to dance on the stage

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