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English Previous Year Questions

Practice English previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

5Papers
5Years
196Questions
5Topics

English question pattern

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Questions by year

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Difficulty distribution

How the classified questions are distributed by difficulty.

Easy 100 51%
Medium 91 46.4%
Hard 5 2.6%

Question type distribution

MCQ, numerical, multiple-select and other formats found in these papers.

MSQ 100 51%
MCQ 94 48%
Fill in the blanks 2 1%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

English
196 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Literary Forms, Genres, and Modes of Expression
55 Qs
History of English Literature and Literary Studies
51 Qs
Critical Theories and Intellectual Traditions
48 Qs
Contemporary Literary Cultures and Research Methodologies
21 Qs
Comparative and World Literatures in English Translation
17 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

English Literary Traditions across Time
47 Qs
Theoretical Paradigms, Socio-Cultural Movements shaping Literary Studies
45 Qs
Narrative, Poetic and Rhetorical Techniques
32 Qs
Literary Genres and Subgenres
23 Qs
Translated Literatures and Cross-cultural Exchange
14 Qs
Literary Awards, Festivals and Networks
12 Qs
Research in literary studies
9 Qs
Global Perspectives on Literary Studies
3 Qs
Indian Literary and Aesthetic Traditions
2 Qs
Translation Studies and Language Politics
2 Qs
Theoretical Frameworks for Comparative Literature
1 Qs
Interdisciplinary fields
1 Qs
Literature, Social Movements and Allied Disciplines
1 Qs

Paper coverage

Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.

Humanities & Social Sciences - English (XH-C2) 2026
39 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 2025
39 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 2024
39 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 2023
39 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 2022
40 Qs

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Literary Forms, Genres, and Modes of Expression

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55 questions5 papers5 years

History of English Literature and Literary Studies

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51 questions5 papers5 years

Critical Theories and Intellectual Traditions

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48 questions5 papers5 years

Contemporary Literary Cultures and Research Methodologies

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21 questions5 papers5 years

Comparative and World Literatures in English Translation

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17 questions5 papers5 years

Included previous year papers

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Humanities & Social Sciences - English (XH-C2) 20262026
39 questions in this view		2026
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Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 20252025
39 questions in this view		2025
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Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 20242024
39 questions in this view		2024
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Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 20232023
39 questions in this view		2023
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Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 20222022
40 questions in this view		2022
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Sample previous year questions

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1
2022 · English · Unclassified
Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 2022
A particular school management wants to contact all parents, all businessmen and all engineers. The following statistics are available with the school.
Businessmen = 50
Engineers = 25
Parents = 2500
Businessmen who are engineers = 0
Businessmen who are parents = 25
Engineers who are parents = 15
The number of people needs to be contacted are ______ .
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2023 · English · History of English Literature and Literary Studies · English Literary Traditions across Time
Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 2023
Who published the novel The Bell Jar under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas?
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2024 · English · Literary Forms, Genres, and Modes of Expression · Literary Genres and Subgenres
Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 2024
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a/an __________ .
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2025 · English · History of English Literature and Literary Studies · English Literary Traditions across Time
Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 2025

Which historical event is mentioned in John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger?

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2026 · English · Literary Forms, Genres, and Modes of Expression · Literary Genres and Subgenres
Humanities & Social Sciences - English (XH-C2) 2026
Which novel by Margaret Atwood is often studied for its feminist themes and dystopian setting?
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2022 · English · Critical Theories and Intellectual Traditions · Theoretical Paradigms, Socio-Cultural Movements shaping Literary Studies
Humanities & Social Sciences-English (XH-C2) 2022
“He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.”
Who has given the above statement?
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