Author's Tone
Author's Tone is a English Language concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2015, 2017, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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The writer calls the idea of love among nations, business houses and strangers “absurd, unreal and dangerous” because __________ .
(a)the expectation is unnatural
(b)it leads to just feeling nice and nothing more
(c)it may create groupings
(d)it may lead to inactivity
The author considers universal love among nations/strangers absurd and dangerous because the expectation is unnatural, leads to inactivity, and may create undesirable groupings.
What is the settler's attitude towards the blacks ?
(a)The settler is not afraid.
(b)The settler considers the blacks to be harmless.
(c)The settler is contemptuous of the blacks.
(d)The settler feels resentment because he knows that his position is never safe.
The settler's attitude towards the blacks is marked by deep underlying insecurity, leading to resentment because the settler is acutely aware that their privileged and dominant position in the colony is never permanently safe (statement d).
According to the writer ______.
(a)Intellectuals do not commit mistakes.
(b)Mankind is inclined to commit mistakes.
(c)Mankind is prone to avoid foolish opinions.
(d)Theology contains only opinion.
(e)Knowledge is different from opinion.
According to the writer, mankind is inclined to commit mistakes (b), theology contains only opinion (d), and knowledge is different from opinion (e).