UGC NET -JUNE 2023 PAPER- II – ENGLISH

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51. What does Pierre Bourdieu imply by the term ‘habitus’ in his sociological studies?

  1. The culture of increasing consumerisation of post-capitalist societies.
  2. The phenomenon of the masses succumbing to material fetishism of different types.
  3. A person’s posture, speech and the mental habit of perception, classification, appreciation, feeling and action.
  4. Personal habits that do not impact the society profoundly.

Answer: 3

Explanation: Habitus refers to ingrained dispositions, tastes, and ways of being that shape how individuals perceive and act in the world.

52. Who among the following was NOT a member of the Beat Generation?

  1. Allen Ginsberg
  2. Gregory Corso
  3. Jack Kerouac
  4. Rita Dove

Answer: 4

Explanation: Rita Dove is a contemporary African American poet, while the others were key figures in the 1950s Beat Generation movement.

53. Name the book in which Peter Brook makes a study of late 1940s theatre.

  1. The Empty Space
  2. Experimental Drama
  3. After Brecht: British Epic Theatre
  4. Around the Absurd: Essays on Modern and Postmodern Drama

Answer: 1

Explanation: “The Empty Space” (1968) is Peter Brook’s influential book analyzing different forms of theatre including post-war developments.

54. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following texts? A. “The Advancement of Learning” B. “An Apologie for Poetry” C. “The Uses of the Spectator” D. “My Relations” E. “How it Strikes a Contemporary”

  1. A, B, C, D, E
  2. B, A, C, D, E
  3. C, A, D, E, B
  4. D, C, B, A, E

Answer: 2

Explanation: The sequence follows: Sidney’s “Apologie” (1595), Bacon’s “Advancement” (1605), Addison’s “Spectator” essays (1711-12), Hazlitt’s “My Relations” (1823), and Browning’s poem (1855).

55. Match List I with List II List I List II A. Writing Degree Zero I. 1957 B. Mythologies II. 1953 C. The Empire of Signs III. 1973 D. The Pleasure of the Text IV. 1970

  1. A – IV, B – II, C – III, D – I
  2. A – III, B – IV, C – II, D – I
  3. A – IV, B – III, C – II, D – I
  4. A – II, B – I, C – IV, D – III

Answer: 4

Explanation: These are Roland Barthes’ major works published chronologically: Writing Degree Zero (1953), Mythologies (1957), The Empire of Signs (1970), and The Pleasure of the Text (1973).

56. Given below are two statements: Statement 1: Criticism is the construction of a judgment about the negative or positive qualities of someone or something? Statement 2: Criticism can be theoretical, practical, impressionistic, affective, prescriptive, or descriptive.

  1. Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.
  2. Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.
  3. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false
  4. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true.

Answer: 4

Explanation: Both statements accurately describe the nature and various approaches to literary and cultural criticism.

57. Who among the following is an early Tudor poet?

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer
  2. John Skelton
  3. William Langland
  4. John Gower

Answer: 2

Explanation: John Skelton (c. 1463-1529) was a prominent poet during the early Tudor period under Henry VIII, while the others were medieval poets.

58. Some of the following terms are integral to New Criticism: A. Tension B. Mirror Stage C. Irony D. Polyphony E. Paradox

  1. B, C, and D
  2. A, B, and C
  3. A, C, and E
  4. B, D, and E

Answer: 3

Explanation: Tension, irony, and paradox are key concepts in New Critical analysis, while Mirror Stage is Lacanian and polyphony is Bakhtinian.

59. Purdah is a collection of poems by

  1. Adil Jussawalla
  2. Imtiaz Dharker
  3. Agha Shahid Ali
  4. Sujata Bhatt

Answer: 2

Explanation: “Purdah” (1989) is a poetry collection by British-Pakistani poet Imtiaz Dharker exploring themes of identity and gender.

60. The name of the Goddess in Kanthapura is:

  1. Kenchamma
  2. Akkayya
  3. Narsiga
  4. Tiruchengode

Answer: 1

Explanation: In Raja Rao’s novel “Kanthapura,” Kenchamma is the village goddess who protects the community.

61. Francis Bacon’s The Advancement of Learning was dedicated to

  1. King James I
  2. King Henry IV
  3. King Richard II
  4. Queen Elizabeth I

Answer: 1

Explanation: Bacon dedicated “The Advancement of Learning” (1605) to King James I, who had recently ascended to the English throne.

62. Match List I with List II List I List II A. Egotistical sublime I. Matthew Arnold B. Willing suspension of disbelief II. Joseph Addison C. Touchstone III. John Keats D. Pleasures of the Imagination IV. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  1. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
  2. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
  3. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
  4. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Answer: 1

Explanation: These are correctly matched literary critical terms with their originators: Keats coined “egotistical sublime,” Coleridge “willing suspension of disbelief,” Arnold “touchstone method,” and Addison wrote on “Pleasures of the Imagination.”

63. Seven Types of Ambiguity was published in the year

  1. 1920
  2. 1924
  3. 1927
  4. 1930

Answer: 4

Explanation: William Empson’s influential work of New Criticism “Seven Types of Ambiguity” was published in 1930.

64. The character who discusses the relative merits of French drama and English drama in Essay of Dramatic Poesy is:

  1. Neander
  2. Lisideius
  3. Crites
  4. Eugenius

Answer: 2

Explanation: In Dryden’s “Essay of Dramatic Poesy,” Lisideius is the character who argues for the superiority of French dramatic conventions over English ones.

65. An Account of the Life of Mr Richard Savage, Son of the Earl Rivers (1744) was the first major biography published by

  1. Alexander Pope
  2. Joseph Addison
  3. Samuel Johnson
  4. James Boswell

Answer: 3

Explanation: This biography of the poet Richard Savage was Samuel Johnson’s first major biographical work, published before his famous “Lives of the Poets.”

66. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion (A): Scholars working in the field of cultural studies maintain that ‘culture’ in cultural studies is neither aesthetic nor humanist in emphasis, but political. Reason (R): The implication of the above is that the object of study in cultural studies is ‘high art and the study of the exalted literary canon.

  1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is correct but R is not correct.
  4. A is not correct but R is correct.

Answer: 3

Explanation: Cultural studies does emphasize politics over aesthetics (A is correct), but it focuses on popular culture and everyday practices, not high art (R is incorrect).

67. In which novel of Jane Austen is Captain Frederick Wentworth a character?

  1. Emma
  2. Northanger Abbey
  3. Mansfield Park
  4. Persuasion

Answer: 4

Explanation: Captain Frederick Wentworth is the male protagonist and love interest of Anne Elliot in Austen’s “Persuasion” (1817).

68. Arrange the correct chronological sequence of the publication of the following texts: A. Essay of Dramatic Poesy B. A Room of One’s Own C. Culture and Anarchy D. The Lives of the Poets E. “Preface to the Lyrical Ballads”

  1. A, D, E, C, B
  2. D, A, E, B, C
  3. A, C, D, E, B
  4. E, D, C, A, B

Answer: 1

Explanation: The chronological order is: Dryden’s “Essay” (1668), Johnson’s “Lives” (1779-81), Wordsworth’s “Preface” (1800), Arnold’s “Culture and Anarchy” (1869), and Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own” (1929).

69. Which of the following is NOT written by Margaret Atwood?

  1. The Edible Woman
  2. The Stone Angel
  3. Surfacing
  4. The Handmaid’s Tale

Answer: 2

Explanation: “The Stone Angel” (1964) is a novel by Canadian author Margaret Laurence, not Margaret Atwood.

70. Which two of the following dramatists have won the Sultan Padamsee Award? A. Mahesh Dattani B. Gurcharan Das C. Girish Karnad D. Cyrus Mistry

  1. A & C
  2. B & D
  3. B & C
  4. A & D

Answer: 1

Explanation: The Sultan Padamsee Award for excellence in theatre has been won by both Mahesh Dattani and Girish Karnad, two prominent Indian dramatists.

71. Which among the following books is NOT written by Edward Said?

  1. On Late Style: Music and Literature against the Grain
  2. The World, the Text and the Critic
  3. Image-Music-Text
  4. The Question of Palestine

Answer: 3

Explanation: “Image-Music-Text” is a collection of essays by Roland Barthes, not Edward Said.

72. Which among the following is true about corpus linguistics? A. It is a collection of naturally occurring spoken and written texts. B. It has ensured the supremacy of speech over writing. C. It is about the teaching of linguistics at the school level. D. It is a methodology that involves computer based empirical analysis of language use. E. It is a branch of linguistics that is purely based on Chomskyan linguistics.

  1. A and B
  2. B and C
  3. A and D
  4. C and E

Answer: 3

Explanation: Corpus linguistics involves both collecting naturally occurring texts and using computer-based empirical methods to analyze language patterns.

73. Arrange the correct chronological sequence of events that affected literary criticism and theory. A. Man’s First Flight to the Moon B. End of the World War II C. Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech D. Russian Revolution E. India’s Independence

  1. C, D, E, A, B
  2. D, A, E, B, C
  3. C, E, B, D, A
  4. D, B, E, C, A

Answer: 4

Explanation: The chronological order is: Russian Revolution (1917), End of WWII (1945), India’s Independence (1947), MLK’s speech (1963), Moon landing (1969).

74. The ‘Name of the Father’ is a term made famous by

  1. Hélène Cixous
  2. Jacques Lacan
  3. Carl Jung
  4. Northrop Frye

Answer: 2

Explanation: “Name of the Father” is a key concept in Jacques Lacan’s psychoanalytic theory, referring to the symbolic paternal function.

75. Which of the following concepts are associated with the writings of Jean Baudrillard? A. Hyperreality B. Bricolage C. Rhizome D. Simulacra E. Dispositif

  1. A and B
  2. A and E
  3. C and D
  4. A and D

Answer: 4

Explanation: Baudrillard is famous for his concepts of hyperreality and simulacra, which explore the relationship between reality and simulation in postmodern society.

76. Match List I with List II List I List II A. Practical Criticism I. John Crowe Ransom B. The New Criticism II. F. R. Leavis C. The Well-Wrought Urn III. I. A. Richards D. The Great Tradition IV. Cleanth Brooks

  1. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
  2. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
  3. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
  4. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Answer: 2

Explanation: These are correctly matched: Richards wrote “Practical Criticism,” Ransom coined “The New Criticism,” Brooks wrote “The Well-Wrought Urn,” and Leavis wrote “The Great Tradition.”

77. The debate on ‘the condition of England question’ was initiated by __________.

  1. William Hazlitt
  2. Walter Bagehot
  3. Thomas Carlyle
  4. Matthew Arnold

Answer: 3

Explanation: Thomas Carlyle first raised “the condition of England question” in his social criticism, particularly in works like “Past and Present.”

78. Who among the following built the Red Lion in Stepney in 1567?

  1. Richard Burbage
  2. James Burbage
  3. John Brayne
  4. Philip Henslowe

Answer: 3

Explanation: John Brayne built the Red Lion theatre in Stepney in 1567, one of the earliest purpose-built playhouses in England.

79. Match List I with List II List I List II A. George Meredith I. The Virginians B. George Eliot II. Scenes of Clerical Life C. Charlotte Brontë III. Evan Harrington D. William Makepeace Thackeray IV. The Professor

  1. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
  2. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
  3. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
  4. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

Answer: 1

Explanation: The correct matches are: Meredith wrote “Evan Harrington,” Eliot wrote “Scenes of Clerical Life,” Brontë wrote “The Professor,” and Thackeray wrote “The Virginians.”

80. Arrange the following playwrights chronologically in accordance with the years of their birth. A. Asif Currimbhoy B. Gurcharan Das C. Nissim Ezekiel D. Gieve Patel E. Cyrus Mistry

  1. A, D, C, B, E
  2. E, C, B, D, A
  3. C, A, D, B, E
  4. C, E, D, A, B

Answer: 3

Explanation: The birth order is: Nissim Ezekiel (1924), Asif Currimbhoy (1928), Gieve Patel (1940), Gurcharan Das (1943), Cyrus Mistry (1952).

81. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following English non-fictional prose writers according to their years of birth? A. Joseph Addison B. Francis Bacon C. Charles Lamb D. Virginia Woolf E. Matthew Arnold

  1. A, D, C, B, E
  2. B, A, C, E, D
  3. C, A, D, E, B
  4. D, C, B, A, E

Answer: 2

Explanation: The birth order is: Francis Bacon (1561), Joseph Addison (1672), Charles Lamb (1775), Matthew Arnold (1822), Virginia Woolf (1882).

82. Which of the following works have been authored by Thomas Carlyle? A. Chartism B. Past and Present C. The French Revolution D. Suspiria de Profundis E. The English Mail Coach

  1. A, B and C
  2. B, C and D
  3. A, B and D
  4. C, D and E

Answer: 1

Explanation: Carlyle wrote “Chartism,” “Past and Present,” and “The French Revolution,” while the other two works are by Thomas De Quincey.

83. Given below are two statements. One is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as Reason R. Assertion (A): The experience of homosexuality in a homophobic culture is not the same for the whites and blacks. Reason (R): Sexuality and sexual identity is experienced differently by the whites and blacks.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
  4. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.

Answer: 1

Explanation: Both statements are correct, and R explains A because racial identity intersects with sexual identity to create different experiences of homophobia.

84. Arrange the correct chronological sequence in which the following texts were published: A. Tess of the D’Urbervilles B. Kim C. The Old Wives’ Tale D. The Time Machine E. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

  1. A, D, B, C, E
  2. D, A, C, B, E
  3. B, D, A, C, E
  4. A, C, B, E, D

Answer: 1

Explanation: The publication order is: “Tess” (1891), “The Time Machine” (1895), “Kim” (1901), “The Old Wives’ Tale” (1908), “A Portrait” (1916).

85. Match List I with List II List I List II A. Antonio Gramsci I. Popular Culture B. Pierre Bourdieu II. Hegemony C. Dick Hebdige III. Cultural capital D. Raymond Williams IV. Subculture

  1. (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
  2. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
  3. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
  4. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Answer: 2

Explanation: The correct matches are: Gramsci (hegemony), Bourdieu (cultural capital), Hebdige (subculture), Williams (popular culture).

86. Arrange the correct chronological sequence of the publication of the following texts: A. “September 1, 1939” B. “The Collar” C. Beppo D. Paradise Lost E. Seeing Things

  1. B, D, C, A, E
  2. B, A, E, C, D
  3. A, E, B, C, D
  4. C, B, A, D, E

Answer: 1

Explanation: The chronological order is: Herbert’s “The Collar” (1633), Milton’s “Paradise Lost” (1667), Byron’s “Beppo” (1818), Auden’s “September 1, 1939” (1939), Heaney’s “Seeing Things” (1991).

87. Thomas Hobbes’s philosophical tract Leviathan was first published in

  1. 1631
  2. 1641
  3. 1651
  4. 1661

Answer: 3

Explanation: Hobbes’s “Leviathan” was published in 1651 during the English Civil War period.

88. Match List I with List II List I List II A. Humayun Kabir I. A Goddess Named Gold B. Bhabani Bhattacharya II. Men and Rivers C. Manohar Malgonkar III. Combat of Shadows D. Kamala Markandaya IV. Possession

  1. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
  2. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
  3. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
  4. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

Answer: 2

Explanation: The correct matches are: Kabir (“Combat of Shadows”), Bhattacharya (“A Goddess Named Gold”), Malgonkar (“Possession”), Markandaya (“Men and Rivers”).

89. Which of the following playwrights have collaborated in writing the satire Three Hours after Marriage? A. John Gay B. John Dryden C. Alexander Pope D. William Congreve E. John Arbuthnot

  1. A, B and D
  2. A, C and E
  3. A, B and E
  4. A, D and E

Answer: 2

Explanation: “Three Hours after Marriage” (1717) was a collaborative work by John Gay, Alexander Pope, and John Arbuthnot.

90. Identify the works written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan: A. Richelieu B. St Patrick’s Day C. The Duenna D. The Citizen of the World E. Irene

  1. A & B
  2. C & D
  3. B & C
  4. A & E

Answer: 3

Explanation: Sheridan wrote both “St Patrick’s Day” (1775) and “The Duenna” (1775), among his other famous comedies like “The Rivals” and “The School for Scandal.”

91. The concept of the public sphere plays a particularly important role in the work of _______

  1. Jürgen Habermas
  2. Jonathan Dollimore
  3. Jean Baudrillard
  4. Raymond Williams

Answer: 1

Explanation: Habermas developed the influential concept of the “public sphere” as a space for democratic discourse and rational debate in modern society.

92. The author of The Golden Bough, a text that influenced Eliot’s poetry and criticism substantially, is:

  1. John Ruskin
  2. James George Frazer
  3. Thomas Carlyle
  4. David Wilson

Answer: 2

Explanation: James George Frazer’s anthropological study “The Golden Bough” on mythology and religion significantly influenced T.S. Eliot’s work, particularly “The Waste Land.”

93. Which of the following methods is used to study the diversity of human cultures in their particular cultural settings?

  1. Visual Method of Study
  2. Archival Method of Research
  3. Discourse Analysis
  4. Ethnography

Answer: 4

Explanation: Ethnography is the anthropological method that involves studying cultures through direct observation and participation in their natural settings.

94. Facts about the Frankfurt School include the following:

A. It was founded in Frankfurt in 1925.

B. Adorno and Horkheimer were its two members.

C. The School established the term ‘Critical Theory’.

D. It had strong ties with the thinkers of the Moscow Linguistic Circle.

E. It was forced into exile with the ascendency of Nazism in Germany.

  1. B, C, and D
  2. A, B, and C
  3. A, C, and E
  4. B, C, and E

Answer: 3

Explanation: The Frankfurt School was founded in 1925, coined “Critical Theory,” and was forced into exile by the Nazis; it had no ties with the Moscow Linguistic Circle.

95. Arrange the correct chronological sequence of the publication of the following Indian books of poems:

A. Time to Change

B. Banaras and Other Poems

C. Savitri

D. The Golden Threshold

E. Anthropocene: Climate Change, Contagion, Consolation

  1. B, D, E, C, A
  2. D, C, A, B, E
  3. A, B, C, D, E
  4. C, E, B, A, D

Answer: 2

Explanation: The chronological order is: Sarojini Naidu’s “The Golden Threshold” (1905), Aurobindo’s “Savitri” (1950s), Kamala Das’s “Time to Change” (1960s), and the others follow.

96. Who among the following are known as Cambridge Critics?

A. Arthur Quiller-Couch

B. F. R. Leavis

C. George Saintsbury

D. I. A. Richards

E. William Empson

  1. B, C, and D
  2. A, B, and C
  3. A, C, and E
  4. B, D, and E

Answer: 4

Explanation: The Cambridge Critics include F.R. Leavis, I.A. Richards, and William Empson, who were all associated with Cambridge University’s literary criticism.

97. Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s A Scots Quair comprises the following books: A. Sunset Song B. Brothers and Sisters C. Cloud Howe D. Men and Wives E. Grey Granite

  1. A, B and C
  2. A, C and E
  3. B, C and E
  4. C, D and E

Answer: 2

Explanation: “A Scots Quair” is a trilogy consisting of “Sunset Song,” “Cloud Howe,” and “Grey Granite.”

98. What is the correct sequence of the following texts authored by Raymond Williams?

A. The Long Revolution

B. Culture and Society

C. Marxism and Literature

D. Writing in Society

E. The Politics of Modernism

  1. A, B, C, D, E
  2. B, A, C, D, E
  3. C, A, D, E, B
  4. D, C, B, A, E

Answer: 2

Explanation: Williams published “Culture and Society” (1958), “The Long Revolution” (1961), “Marxism and Literature” (1977), “Writing in Society” (1983), and “The Politics of Modernism” (1989).

99. Ted Hughes’ Wodwo is

  1. a volume named from the wild men of the woods of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
  2. a volume named after the elves of the masque of The Tempest.
  3. a volume named after the central character of Pearl.
  4. a volume named after the name of the monster of Beowulf.

Answer: 1

Explanation: “Wodwo” refers to the wild wood-dwelling creatures mentioned in the medieval poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.”

100. Statement I: The book The Life of the Drama was written by Eric Bentley.

Statement II: The book The Life of the Drama highlights the lives of certain seminal twentieth century dramatists.

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. Statement II is true but Statement I is false

Answer: 3

Explanation: Eric Bentley did write “The Life of the Drama” (1964), but it’s a theoretical work about dramatic forms, not biographical sketches of dramatists.

101. Which of the following works of Milton seeks to adapt the form of Greek tragedy?

  1. Samson Agonistes
  2. Paradise Regained
  3. Lycidas
  4. Comus

Answer: 1

Explanation: “Samson Agonistes” is Milton’s dramatic poem written in the form of a Greek tragedy, complete with chorus and unities.

102. The Movement poets included:

A. Donald Davie

B. Hilda Doolittle

C. Michael Longley

D. Philip Larkin

E. Derek Walcott

  1. A and E
  2. A and D
  3. B and E
  4. C and D

Answer: 2

Explanation: The Movement was a 1950s British poetry group that included Donald Davie and Philip Larkin, among others like Kingsley Amis.

103. A. K. Ramanujan, the famous Indian English poet, was also a ________

A. photographer

B. translator

C. painter

D. classical singer

E. teacher at the University of Chicago

  1. A, C and E
  2. B, C and D
  3. B and D
  4. B and E

Answer: 4

Explanation: A.K. Ramanujan was both a renowned translator of classical Indian literature and a professor at the University of Chicago.

104. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Wordsworth’s “Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood” was published in 1807.

Statement II: In “Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood,” Wordsworth sums up his philosophy of childhood.

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
  3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
  4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

Answer: 2

Explanation: The poem was indeed published in 1807 and does present Wordsworth’s philosophy about childhood and the loss of innocence with age.

105. Mention the year in which Political Shakespeare edited by Jonathan Dollimore and Alan Sinfield was published.

  1. 1980
  2. 1984
  3. 1987
  4. 1985

Answer: 4

Explanation: “Political Shakespeare: New Essays in Cultural Materialism” was published in 1985, a key text in cultural materialist criticism.

106. Some of the following are significant texts of Victorian Criticism. Identify them.

A. Studies in the History of the Renaissance

B. From Rituals to Romance

C. “Hamlet and His Problems”

D. “The Function of Criticism in the Present Time”

E. Modern Painters

  1. B, C, and D
  2. A, D and E
  3. A, C, and D
  4. B, D, and E

Answer: 2

Explanation: Victorian criticism includes Pater’s “Studies in the History of the Renaissance,” Arnold’s “The Function of Criticism,” and Ruskin’s “Modern Painters.”

107. Which of the following works are written by John Dennis?

A. The Advancement and Reformation of Modern Poetry

B. The Christian Hero

C. The Grounds of Criticism in Poetry

D. The Conscious Lovers

E. An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakespeare

  1. A, B and C
  2. A, C and E
  3. B, C and D
  4. C, D and E

Answer: 2

Explanation: John Dennis wrote “The Advancement and Reformation of Modern Poetry,” “The Grounds of Criticism in Poetry,” and “An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakespeare.”

108. Adam in Adam Bede of George Eliot is a _________

  1. Mason
  2. Teacher
  3. Carpenter
  4. Doctor

Answer: 3

Explanation: Adam Bede is a carpenter in George Eliot’s novel, representing the honest working class.

109. Match List I with List II List I List II A. The Feast of Youth I. Meena Kandaswami B. “Hunger” II. P. Lal C. Writers’ Workshop III. Harindranath Chattopadhyaya D. Touch IV. Jayanta Mahapatra

  1. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
  2. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
  3. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
  4. (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Answer: 3

Explanation: The correct matches are: Chattopadhyaya (“The Feast of Youth”), Mahapatra (“Hunger”), P. Lal (Writers’ Workshop), Kandaswami (“Touch”).

110. From which novel of Charles Dickens are the following lines extracted? “I took her hand in mine, and we went out of the ruined place; and, as the morning mists had risen long ago when I first left the forge, so, the evening mists were rising now, and in all the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed to me, I saw no shadow of another parting from her.”

  1. Great Expectations
  2. David Copperfield
  3. Nicholas Nickleby
  4. Bleak House

Answer: 1

Explanation: These are the famous closing lines of “Great Expectations,” describing Pip’s reunion with Estella at the ruins of Satis House.

111. Match List I with List II List I List II A. Response to Stephen Gosson I. Aristotle B. The Individual Talent II. Matthew Arnold C. Catharsis III. T. S. Eliot D. Sweetness and Light IV. Philip Sidney

  1. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
  2. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
  3. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
  4. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III

Answer: 2

Explanation: Sidney responded to Gosson, Eliot wrote about “The Individual Talent,” Aristotle developed catharsis, and Arnold used “Sweetness and Light.”

112. Saussure delivered his series of lectures on general linguistics, later published after his death as Course in General Linguistics, at the University of _________

  1. Frankfurt
  2. Madrid
  3. Geneva
  4. Rome

Answer: 3

Explanation: Ferdinand de Saussure delivered his foundational linguistics lectures at the University of Geneva from 1907-1911.

113. Match List I with List II List I List II A. Lions and Shadows I. W. H. Auden B. The Still Centre II. Louis MacNeice C. Translation of Agamemnon III. Stephen Spender D. The Sea and the Mirror IV. Christopher Isherwood

  1. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
  2. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
  3. (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
  4. (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Answer: 1

Explanation: The correct matches are: Isherwood (“Lions and Shadows”), Spender (“The Still Centre”), MacNeice (translation of “Agamemnon”), Auden (“The Sea and the Mirror”).

114. Who among the following has written the play Angels in America?

  1. David Mamet
  2. August Wilson
  3. Sam Shepard
  4. Tony Kushner

Answer: 4

Explanation: Tony Kushner wrote “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1993.

115. Noam Chomsky is known for his ________

  1. Generative grammar
  2. Glossematic linguistics
  3. Linguistic determinism
  4. Grammar Translation Method

Answer: 1

Explanation: Chomsky revolutionized linguistics with his theory of generative grammar and the concept of universal grammar.

116. Who among the following has written Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque?

  1. Herman Melville
  2. Nathaniel Hawthorne
  3. Mark Twain
  4. Edgar Allan Poe

Answer: 4

Explanation: “Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque” (1840) is a collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories.

117. The Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas is written by _________

  1. James Joyce
  2. Umberto Eco
  3. Walter Pater
  4. Matthew Arnold

Answer: 2

Explanation: Umberto Eco wrote “The Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas” (1970), exploring medieval aesthetic theory.

118. Who proposed the idea that the mind at the time of birth is like a blank slate or tabula rasa?

  1. John Locke
  2. J.S. Mill
  3. Bertrand Russell
  4. Francis Bacon

Answer: 1

Explanation: John Locke proposed the concept of “tabula rasa” in his “Essay Concerning Human Understanding,” arguing that knowledge comes from experience.

119. Which three of the following plays have been written by Nissim Ezekiel? A. Savaksa B. Marriage-Poem C. Nalini D. Mister Behram E. Sleepwalkers

  1. A, B & D
  2. B, C & D
  3. A, C & D
  4. B, C & E

Answer: 3

Explanation: Nissim Ezekiel wrote the plays “Savaksa,” “Nalini,” and “Mister Behram” among his dramatic works.

120. Some of the following poets adorned the Oxford Professor of Poetry Chair: A. James Fenton B. Margaret Atwood C. Seamus Heaney D. Anne Sexton E. Paul Muldoon

  1. B, C and D
  2. A, B and C
  3. A, C and E
  4. C, D and E

Answer: 3

Explanation: James Fenton, Seamus Heaney, and Paul Muldoon have all served as Oxford Professor of Poetry, a prestigious five-year position.

 

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