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Q.51. Arrange the following films on disability concerns in the order of their year of release.

A. Paa

B. Khamoshi

C. Iqbal

D. Margarita with a Straw

E. Fanaa



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C, D, E

2. E, D, C, B, A

3. B, C, E, A, D

4. B, C, A, E, D

Explanation: Khamoshi (1996), Iqbal (2005), Fanaa (2006), Paa (2009), Margarita with a Straw (2014).

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Q.52. What is the full-form of APA?

1. Psychological Association of America

2. American Psychological Association

3. Association of America for Psychology

4. Association of Psychology for America

Explanation: American Psychological Association

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Q.53. Which of the following statements are correct about Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's "Annihilation of Cast and concerns dealt within it?

A. It is an undelivered speech written in 1936.

B. It focuses on the need to create a society where individuals are treated with dignity a respect, regardless of their caste.

C. There will be outcastes even if the caste system is completely destroyed.

D. Ideal society will always have a strong caste system even if it is based on liberty, equality a fraternity.

E. This is a fictitious novel.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. B and E only

3. E and D only

4. C and A only

Explanation: Correct statements about Annihilation of Caste:

A. It is an undelivered speech written in 1936.

B. It advocates for a society with dignity regardless of caste.

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Q.54. Who among the following was not associated with the Yale School?

1. Harold Bloom

2. Terry Eagleton

3. Paul de Man

4. Jacques Derrida

Explanation: Terry Eagleton

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Q.55. What is the correct sequence of five stages of action in order of occurrence as described Dhananjaya in Dasarupa?

A. Praaptyaashaa (Prospect of success)

B. Aarambh (Beginning)

C. Niyataapti (Certainty of success)

D. Yatna (Effort)

E. Phalaagama (Attainment of the result)



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, D, C, E

2. D, A, B, E, C

3. C, D, A, B, E

4. B, D, A, C, E

Explanation: A, B, D, C, E

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Q.56. Under whose presidency was PEN (an international association of poets, playwrights, editors, essayists novelists) founded by Mrs. Dawson-Scott in 1921?

1. John Galsworthy

2. T.S. Eliot

3. W.B. Yeats

4. Ezra Pound

Explanation: John Galsworthy

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Q.57. Which of the following definitions of linguistic terms are correct?

A. Orthoepy is the study of correct grammar in conformity with established regional patterns.

B. Philology is the study of phonemes and other characteristics of the systems of speed sounds in individual languages.

C. Synchronic study pertains to the study of language at a specific historical point.

D. Diachronic study pertains to historical dimensions of language i.e., linguistic change over the period of time.

E. Phonology is the study of language in its cultural and social contexts.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. B and E only

3. C and D only

4. A and E only

Explanation: Correct definitions of linguistic terms:

C. Synchronic study pertains to studying language at a specific point in time.

D. Diachronic study is about historical language change.

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Q.58. Match List 1 with List - II.

List-1 (Text)

A. Coolie

B. The Serpent and the Rope

C. Waiting for the Mahatma

D. Shadow from Ladakh



List-II (Character)

I. Satyajit

II. Munoo

III. Ramaswamy

IV. Sriram



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-IL, B-IV, C-III, D-I

2. A-IV, B-III, С-I, D-II

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

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

Explanation:

* A. Coolie → Munoo

* B. The Serpent and the Rope → Ramaswamy

* C. Waiting for the Mahatma → Sriram

* D. Shadow from Ladakh → Satyajit

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Q.59. Who among the following used 'untranslatableness' in his famous work?

1. William Wordsworth in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads

2. Philip Sidney in Defense of Poesie

3. S.T. Coleridge in Biographia Literaria

4. Matthew Arnold in The Study of Poetry

Explanation: S.T. Coleridge in Biographia Literaria

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Q.60. What is the correct chronological sequence of periods of American Literature?

A. Early National Period

B. Revolutionary Age

C. Naturalistic Period

D. Romantic Period in America/Age of Transcendentalism

E. Realistic Period



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. C, D, A, B, E

2. B, A, D, E, C

3. E, B, C, D, A

4. A, C, B, E, D

Explanation: B, A, D, E, C

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Q.61. A brief reference in the text that indicates the source of the idea or quotation consulted from another source is:

1. In-text citation

2. Section heading

3. Hypothetical statement

4. Objective

Explanation: In-text citation

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Q.62. Match List -1 with List -IL

List-1 (Term/Concept)

A. Objectivism

B. Pathetic Fallacy

C. Sprung Rhythm

D. Structures of Feeling



List -II (Invented/Coined by)

I. John Ruskin

II. G.M. Hopkins

III. William Carlos Williams

IV. Raymond Williams



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation:

* A. Objectivism → William Carlos Williams

* B. Pathetic Fallacy → John Ruskin

* C. Sprung Rhythm → G.M. Hopkins

* D. Structures of Feeling → Raymond Williams

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Q.63. P.B. Shelley's Adonais laments the death of

1. John Keats

2. Mary Shelley

3. Robert Byron

4. Leigh Hunt

Explanation: John Keats

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Q.64. Arrange the following works in order of their year of publication.

A. Orientalism

B. Nation and Narration

C. Black Skin White Masks

D. Decolonizing the Mind

E. The Location of Culture



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, E, A, C, D

2. D, C, E, A, B

3. A, D, C, E, B

4. C, A, D, B, E

Explanation: C. Black Skin White Masks (1952), A. Orientalism (1978), D. Decolonizing the Mind (1986), B. Nation and Narration (1990), E. The Location of Culture (1994)

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Q.65. Name the British poet who wrote Sohrab and Rustum:

1. Mary Shelley

2. Edward Fitzgerald

3. Matthew Arnold

4. Alfred Tennyson

Explanation: Matthew Arnold

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Q.66. Match List1 with List-II

List-1 (Dramatist)

A. Martin Esslin

B. Bertolt Brecht

C. Antonin Artaud

D. August Strindberg



List-II (Theatrical form/Technique)

I. The Theatre of cruelty

II. Dream Play

III. Estrangement-effect

IV. The Theatre of the Absurd



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

4. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

Explanation: * A. Martin Esslin → Theatre of the Absurd

* B. Bertolt Brecht → Estrangement-effect

* C. Antonin Artaud → Theatre of Cruelty

* D. August Strindberg → Dream Play

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Q.67. Which among the following chapters is the distinct feature of the latest edition of MLA

1. Mechanics of Prose

2. Principles of Inclusive Language

3. Documenting Sources: An Overview

4. Formatting your Research Project

Explanation: Principles of Inclusive Language

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Q.68. Which of the following popular Indian words have been incorporated in Oxford Dictionary in the recent past?

A. Chai

B. Bhaijaan

C. Jugaad

D. Kamaal

E. Namaste



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, D only

2. A, C, E only

3. B, C, D only

4. C, D, E only

Explanation: A, C, E only

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Q.69. Who among the following observed that "Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature"?

1. Philip Sidney

2. Samuel Johnon

3. ST. Coleridge

4. William Wordsworth

Explanation: Samuel Johnson

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Q.70. Who among the following African writers observed that "O my body, make of me always a man who questions?

1. Chinua Achebe

2. Frantz Fanon

3. Ngugi wa Thiong'o

4. Toni Morrison

Explanation: Frantz Fanon

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Q.71. The Two Nations is the subtitle of:

1. Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities

2. Benjamin Disraeli's Sybil

3. Anthony Trollope's The Warden

4. Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island

Explanation: Benjamin Disraeli's Sybil

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Q.72. Choose the correct statements with regard to the binary pair Langue and Parole introduced by Ferdinand de Saussure?

A. Langue is translated as speech and parole as language.

B. Langue is the internal structure of a language, not language itself.

C. Parole is the event of language.

D Parole and language are a set of vocabulary only

E There is no distinction between Parole and Langue



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and Conly

2. A and E only

3. C and B only

4. A and D only

Explanation: "Langue" refers to the structural system of a language, while "Parole" refers to individual speech acts or usage of language.

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Q.73. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following Dalit Women Writers in order of their birth?

A. Urmila Pawar

B. Bama

C. Meena Kandasamy

D. Gogu Shyamala

E. Kumud Pawde



Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. E, A, B, C, D

2. E, A, B, D, C

3. C, D, B, A, E

4. E, A, C, B, D

Explanation: The correct order of birth is Kumud Pawde (1938), Urmila Pawar (1945), Bama (1958), Gogu Shyamala (1969), and Meena Kandasamy (1984).

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Q.74. The term 'negritude, coined by Aime Cesaire, was appreciated as well as criticized by critics and thinkers. Select the correct responses that this term received.

A. Senegal Senghor considered this term to be derogatory.

B. Leon Damas didn't participate in the negritude movement.

C. Creole writers attacked this term for its monolithic look.

D. Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka considered 'negritude' as an unhealthy fetishism of the "native state.

E. Frantz Fanon was extremely critical of the term 'negritude and never used it.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. B and C only

3. E and D only

4. C and D only

Explanation: Wole Soyinka criticized 'Negritude' for its focus on the "native state," while Frantz Fanon rejected the term.

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Q.75. Patrick White, the Australian novelist, was a recipient of which of the following prizes:

A. Australian of the Year (1973)

B. Pulitzer Prize (1965)

C. Booker Prize (1955)

D. Nobel Prize in Literature (1973)

E. Perkins Prize in Narrative (1992)



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. A and Donly

3. A and E only

4. B and C only

Explanation: Patrick White received the Australian of the Year award in 1973 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973.

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Q.76. In the 1985 essay, "Three Women's Texts and a critique of Imperialism", Gayatri Spivak shows the development of the white liberal feminist subject. Which are the texts referred in the title of the essay ?

A. The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

B. Jane Eyre by Charolotte Bronte

C. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

D. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

E. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B and D only

2. C, D and A only

3. A, B and C only

4. E, B and D only

Explanation: pivak discusses The Wide Sargasso Sea, Jane Eyre, and Frankenstein in this essay.

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Q.77. Which day is celebrated as International Mother Language Day?

1. February 21

2. September 14

3. September 23

4. March 8

Explanation: International Mother Language Day is celebrated on February 21.

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Q.78. Which among the following is not a type of meaning in a poem as defined by LA. Richards in Practical Criticism?

1. Feeling

2. Form

3. Tone

4. Intention

Explanation: Richards defined meaning in terms of feeling, form, tone, but intention is not one of the categories.

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Q.79. Annotated Bibliography provides:

1. A list of all the works cited/referred to in the research.

2. Only those works that are cited in the research.

3. A brief summary stating importance of the works cited/referred to in the research.

4. A 250-worded abstract.

Explanation: A brief summary stating the importance of the works cited/referred to in the research.

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Q.80. Match List I with List - II.

List-1 (Term/Concept)

A. Third Space

B. Weltliteratur

C. Post-Impressionism

D. Simulacra



List-II (Invented/Coined by)

I. Jean Baudrillard

II. Goethe

III. Homi Bhabha

IV. Roger Fry



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. А-III, В-II, С-IV, D-I

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

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

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

Explanation: Third Space by Homi Bhabha, Weltliteratur by Goethe, Post-Impressionism by Roger Fry, Simulacra by Jean Baudrillard.

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Q.81. Match List-I with List-IL

List-1 (Term)

A. Anaphoric word

B. Morpheme

C. Antecedent

D. Periphrasis



List-II Definition

I. A unit of language that cannot be analyzed into smaller units.

II. Refers back to a word or phrase previously used in a text/ conversation

III. Use of two or more words to express a meaning which could otherwise be expressed in a single word.

IV. A word or phrase that is referred back to by a pronoun or other proform.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

4. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Explanation: Anaphoric word (refers back to a previous word), Morpheme (smallest unit of language), Antecedent (referred back by a pronoun), Periphrasis (use of multiple words for a single meaning).

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Q.82. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following books of D.H. Lawrence?

A. Lady Chatterley's Lover

B Sons and Lovers

C. The Rainbow

D. The White Peacock

E. The Plumed Serpent



Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A, B, D, C, E

2. D, B, C, E, A

3. B, D, E, G, A

4. E, A, B, C, D

Explanation: The correct order is The White Peacock (1911), Sons and Lovers (1913), The Rainbow (1915), The Plumed Serpent (1926), Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928).

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Q.83. Which of the following writers pioneered the Australian Aboriginal Movement?

A. David Malouf

B. Kevin Gilbert

C. Oodgeroo Noonucal

D. Jack Davis

E. Judith Wright



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, E only

2. B. C. Donly

3. E, D, A only

4. A, B, D only

Explanation: Ans Kevin Gilbert, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, and Jack Davis were pioneers of the movement.

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Q.84. From the following writers, who are known for Magic Realism?

A. R.K. Narayan

B. Salman Rushdie

C. VS. Naipaul

D. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

E. Mulk Raj Anand



Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A and B only

2. B and Conly

3. B and D only

4. D and E only

Explanation: Salman Rushdie and Gabriel Garcia Marquez are key figures in Magic Realism.

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Q.85. Which of the following statements is not true about Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea?

1. It was first published in 1966

2. It takes its theme and main character from the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

3. Action of the novel takes place in South Africa

4. Name of Antoinette's mother is Annette

Explanation: The action takes place in the Caribbean, not South Africa.

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Q.86. Match List - I with List-II.

List-I Term

A. Aporia

B. Econce

C. Encomium

D. Hagiography



List-II Definition

I. Technical term in structuralist theory that implies "utterance"

II. Formal eulogy in prose or verse to glorify people, objects or ideas

III. The writing or study of the lives of the saints

IV. A term used in theory of deconstruction to indicate conflict between rhetoric and thought



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

4. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

Explanation: Aporia (conflict in deconstruction), Énonce (utterance in structuralism), Encomium (formal eulogy), Hagiography (writing about saints).

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Q.87. Choose the correct chronological sequence in which the following works were published:

A. Vicar of Wakefield

B. Life of Johnson

C. Johnson s Dictionary

D. Lives of the Poets

E. The Life of Nelson



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, E, B, C, D

2. C, A, D, B, E

3. B, A, E, C, D

4. C, B, A, E, D

Explanation: Johnson's Dictionary (1755), Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Lives of the Poets (1779–1781), Life of Johnson (1791), Life of Nelson (1813).

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Q.88. Who among the following was not a leading figure of New Criticism?

1. John Crowe Ransom

2. Allen Tate

3. I. A. Richards

4. Cleanth Brooks

Explanation: I. A. Richards is not considered a New Critic; his focus was on practical criticism and literary theory.

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Q.89. Identify the author who stated the following lines- "There is, first, the literature of knowledge, and, secondly, the literature of power. The function of the first is to teach; the function of the second is to move: the first is a rudder, the second an oar or a sail"

1. Alexander Pope

2. Thomas de Quincey

3. Samuel Johnson

4. Philip Sidney

Explanation: Thomas de Quincey made this distinction between the literature of knowledge and the literature of power.

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Q.90. What is the correct chronological sequence of British poets in order of their birth?

A. Andrew Marvell

B. John Milton

C. John Donne

D. Richard Lovelace

E Thomas Carew



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. C, E, B, D, A

2. D, B, C, A. E

3. B, C, D, E, A

4. A, D, E, C, B

Explanation: John Donne (1572), Thomas Carew (1595), John Milton (1608), Richard Lovelace (1617), Andrew Marvell (1621).

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Q.91. Which out of the following will allow you to avoid plagiarism?

1. Using paraphrases or quotes by other sources in your name.

2. Not using a plagiarism checker software before submitting the assignment.

3. Giving credit to the original author in an in-text citation and in the list of works cited.

4. Not keeping a proper documentation of references used.

Explanation: Plagiarism is the act of using someone else’s work without proper acknowledgment. To avoid plagiarism, it's crucial to credit the original source. Using in-text citations and listing the sources in the bibliography ensures you acknowledge the author's contribution. Paraphrasing or quoting without attribution (as in option 1) is still plagiarism. Using plagiarism-checking software can help, but it is not a replacement for proper citations.

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Q.92. Who among the following was not a proponent of Oxford Movement?

1. John Henry Newman

2. Richard Hurrell Froude

3. Edward Bouverie Pusey

4. Charles Kingsley

Explanation: The Oxford Movement was a 19th-century movement in the Church of England that aimed to revive Catholic aspects of Anglicanism. Key proponents included John Henry Newman, Richard Hurrell Froude, and Edward Bouverie Pusey. Charles Kingsley was an opponent of the movement, notably engaging in a public dispute with Newman.

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Q.93. Who among the following was not associated with Cockney School of Poetry?

1. John Keats

2. P.B. Shelley

3. Leigh Hunt

4. William Blake

Explanation: The Cockney School of Poetry was a term used derisively to refer to a group of poets, including John Keats, Leigh Hunt, and others, who were considered unrefined or common. William Blake, although a contemporary, was not associated with this group. Blake’s work, both in poetry and visual art, was unique and visionary, standing apart from the Cockney School.

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Q.94. Who coined the term "Phallogocentric"?

1. Lace Irigaray

2. Jacques Derrida

3. Jacques Lacan

4. Sigmund Freud

Explanation: The term "Phallogocentric" refers to the dominance of masculine, patriarchal logic in Western thought, and it was coined by Jacques Derrida, a key figure in deconstruction. It combines "phallocentric" (male-centered) and "logocentric" (focused on logic and reason) critiques.

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Q.95. Match List -1 with List-II.

List-1 Term

A. Apodosis

B. Protasis

C. Collocation.

D. Copular verb



List- II Definition

I. Clause expressing the condition

II. Clause expressing the consequence

III. Links the subject of a sentence with a complement

IV. A pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation: A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

* A. Apodosis – II. Clause expressing the consequence.

* B. Protasis – I. Clause expressing the condition.

* C. Collocation – IV. A pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed.

* D. Copular verb – III. Links the subject of a sentence with a complement.

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Q.96. Who among the following refers to Byron's works as “monstrous combinations of horrors and mockery, lewdness and impiety"?

1. Charles Lamb

2. Robert Southey

3. Mary Skelley

4. Leigh Hunt

Explanation: Robert Southey, a poet laureate and contemporary of Lord Byron, was critical of Byron’s works, accusing him of immorality. The quote reflects Southey’s conservative stance and moral disapproval of Byron's writing.

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Q.97. Which work of John Keats is dedicated to Thomas Chatterton?

1. Lamia

2. Endymion

3. Hyperion

4. Ode on a Grecian Um

Explanation: Endymion (1818) by John Keats was dedicated to Thomas Chatterton, an 18th-century poet who became a symbol of the Romantic ideal of the tragic, misunderstood artist.

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Q.98. Arrange the following American poets in order of their birth -

A. Emily Dickinson

B. Ralph Waldo Emerson

C. Robert Frost

D. Henry David Thoreau

E. Walt Whitman



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, D, E, A, C

2. C, R, A, E, D

3. A, Е, В, D, С

4. D, C, B, A, E

Explanation: B, D, E, A, C

* B. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803)

* D. Henry David Thoreau (1817)

* E. Walt Whitman (1819)

* A. Emily Dickinson (1830)

* C. Robert Frost (1874)

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Q.99. Chronologically arrange the following texts in order of publication.

A. Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique

B. Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex

C. Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own

D. Germaine Greer's The Female Eunuch

E. Adrienne Rich's Of Woman Born



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C, D, E

2. C, B, A, D, E

3. D, C, B, A, E

4. B, C, A, D, E

Explanation: C, B, A, D, E

* C. Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own (1929)

* B. Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex (1949)

* A. Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique (1963)

* D. Germaine Greer’s The Female Eunuch (1970)

* E. Adrienne Rich’s Of Woman Born (1976)

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Q.100. Literature review provides:

1. Citation details

2. Discussion of works already researched in a relevant subject ara

3. A list of primary sources

4. Provides hypothesis of the research undertaken

Explanation: Discussion of works already researched in a relevant subject area

A literature review is a comprehensive summary of previous research on a topic. It discusses the significant contributions of various researchers, highlighting trends, gaps, and areas of contention. It does not provide a list of primary sources or a hypothesis but rather evaluates and synthesizes the available research.

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Q.101. Match List -1 with List-IL.

List-I (Text)

A. Dhvanyaloka

B. Kavyadarsa

C. Vakyapadiya

D. Dasrupa



List-II (Author)

I. Dandin

II. Dhananjay

III. Anandvardhan

IV. Bhartrhari



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

3. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-I

4. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

Explanation: A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

* A. Dhvanyaloka – III. Anandavardhana (famous for his theory of Dhvani, which discusses poetic suggestiveness).

* B. Kavyadarsa – I. Dandin (an early work of Sanskrit poetics, presenting rules for poetry composition).

* C. Vakyapadiya – IV. Bhartrhari (a foundational work on language and grammar).

* D. Dasarupa – II. Dhananjaya (a treatise on the rules of drama and dramaturgy).

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Q.102. The poem "O Captain! My Captain!" is a tribute to:

1. Abraham Lincoln

2. Emily Dickinson

3. George Washington

4. Walt Whitman's brother

Explanation: Walt Whitman wrote O Captain! My Captain! in response to the death of Abraham Lincoln after his assassination in 1865. The poem is an elegy mourning the loss of Lincoln, symbolizing him as the captain of the ship (America).

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Q.103. Who among the following were associated with Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?

1. Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais

2. Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Leigh Hunt

3. John Everett Millais and Elizabeth Barrett Browning

4. Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Leigh Hunt

Explanation: The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was an art movement founded in 1848 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt. They sought to return to the detail and vibrant colors found before the time of Raphael. Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Leigh Hunt were not part of this group.

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Q.104. Match List I with List-II.

List-1 (Original name)

A. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

B. Mary Ann Evans

C. Eric Arthur Blair

D. Samuel Langhorne Clemens



List-II (Penname/Pseudonym)

I. George Eliot

II. Mark Twain

III. George Orwell

IV. Lewis Carroll



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation: A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II

* A. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson – IV. Lewis Carroll (author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland).

* B. Mary Ann Evans – I. George Eliot (author of Middlemarch and other novels).

* C. Eric Arthur Blair – III. George Orwell (author of 1984 and Animal Farm).

* D. Samuel Langhorne Clemens – II. Mark Twain (author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn).

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Q.105. Which of the following statements are correct about Prosody?

A. In the study of novel, it concerns narrative technique.

B. In the study of poetry, it concerns meter and other techniques of versification.

C. In the study of drama, it concerns theatrical devices.

D. In the study of spoken sounds, it concerns intonation, pitch, stress, rhythm etc.

E. In the study of discourse, it concerns the content and delivery.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and C only

2. B and D only

3. A and E only

4. C and E only

Explanation: B and D only

* B. In the study of poetry, prosody concerns meter and other techniques of versification.

* D. In the study of spoken sounds, prosody concerns intonation, pitch, stress, rhythm, etc. Prosody is primarily linked to the rhythmic and acoustic properties of poetry and speech.

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Q.106. Match List 1 with List - IL

List-I (Text)

A. Kena, Isa, Katha and Mundaka Upanishads (1830s)

B. Ramayana (1870-5)

C. Mahabharata (7 vols 1895)

D The Bhagvet Geeta (1785)



List-II (Translated by)

I. Ralph T.H. Griffith

II. Manmatha Nath Dutt

III. Charles Wilkins

IV. Ram Mohan Ray



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation: A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III

* A. Kena, Isa, Katha, and Mundaka Upanishads (1830s) – IV. Ram Mohan Roy.

* B. Ramayana (1870-75) – II. Manmatha Nath Dutt.

* C. Mahabharata (7 vols, 1895) – III. Charles Wilkins.

* D. The Bhagavad Gita (1785) – I. Ralph T.H. Griffith.

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Q.107. Arrange the following literary theories/movements in chronological order of their emergence:

A. Cultural Studies

B. Postmodernism

C. Feminism

D. Surrealism

E. Reception Theory



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, C, B, D, E

2. C, D, A, B, E

3. E, A, B, D, C

4. D, A, C, Е, В

Explanation: C, D, A, B, E

* C. Feminism (late 19th century, but second wave in the 1960s-1970s).

* D. Surrealism (1920s)

* A. Cultural Studies (1960s)

* B. Postmodernism (1970s onward).

* E. Reception Theory (1960s-70s)

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Q.108. Which among the following does not fall in the category of Morality Plays?

1. The Castell of Perseverance

2. Mind, Will and Understanding

3. Mankind

4. The City Heiress.

Explanation: Morality plays are medieval and early Renaissance plays that allegorize moral lessons, often with personifications of virtues and vices. The Castell of Perseverance, Mind, Will, and Understanding, and Mankind are classic examples. The City Heiress is a Restoration comedy by Aphra Behn, not a morality play.

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Q.109. Which of the following writers remarked that "You are your best thing"?

1. Toni Morrison in Beloved

2. George Eliot in The Mill on the Floss

3. Arundhati Roy in The God of small things

4. Emile Bronte in Wuthering Heights

Explanation: This quote is from Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved, where the character Paul D affirms to Sethe that she herself is valuable and worthy. It reflects the novel’s themes of self-worth, love, and redemption.

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Q.110. Match List -1 with List - II.

List-1 Concept/Term

A. Chora

B. Carnivalization

C. Contrapuntal Reading

D. Ecriture Feminine



List-II Developed/Coined by

I. Helene Cixous

II. Julia Kristeva

III Mikhail Bakhtin

IV. Edward W. Said



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

3. A-I, B-II, С-III, D-IV

4. А-II, В-I, С-III, D-IV

Explanation:

* Chora (A): Coined by Julia Kristeva. It refers to a pre-linguistic, non-symbolic state.

* Carnivalization (B): Developed by Mikhail Bakhtin, referring to the subversion of dominant styles and hierarchies in literature.

* Contrapuntal Reading (C): Coined by Edward Said, it refers to a critical method for reading imperial and colonial texts.

* Ecriture Feminine (D): A concept developed by Helene Cixous, advocating for a form of writing that expresses the female experience.

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Q.111. What is the cornet chronological sequence of the following Indian writers in order of their birth

A. Manohar Malgonkar

B. Mulk Raj Anand

C. Toru Dutt

D. Khushwant Singh

E. Michael Madhusudan Dutt



Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. BCEDA

2. ACDEB

3. ECBAD

4. DBCEA

Explanation:

* Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824)

* Toru Dutt (1856)

* Mulk Raj Anand (1905)

* Manohar Malgonkar (1913)

* Khushwant Singh (1915)

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Q.112. Who among the following was not associated with the Movement Poetry?

1. Charles Kingsley

2. Donald Davie

3. Elizabeth Jennings

4. John Wain

Explanation:

* Charles Kingsley: Not a Movement poet but associated with Christian Socialism.

* Donald Davie, Elizabeth Jennings, and John Wain: All were part of the Movement.

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Q.113. Which of the following works is not written by Chinna Achebe?

1. Arrow of God

2. No Longer at Ease

3. An Image of Africa

4. Weep not Child

Explanation:

* Arrow of God, No Longer at Ease, and An Image of Africa were all written by Achebe.

* Weep Not Child was written by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, not Achebe.

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Q.114. Match List - I with List-IL.

List-I Author

A. Richard Hoggart

B. Ashis Nandy

C. Raymond Williams

D. E.P. Thompson



List-II Text

I. The Secret Politics of Our Desires

II. The Making of the English Working Class

III. The Uses of Literacy

IV. The Long Revolution



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

2. A-I, B-III, C-I, D-IV

3. A-IIL B-II, C-IV, D-I

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

Explanation:

* Richard Hoggart: The Uses of Literacy

* Ashis Nandy: The Secret Politics of Our Desires

* Raymond Williams: The Long Revolution

* E.P. Thompson: The Making of the English Working Class

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Q.115. Who am the following was not associated with Cambridge School of Critics ?

1. F. R. Leavis

2. Q. D. Leavis

3. William Empson

4. Kenneth Burke

Explanation: Kenneth Burke was not part of the Cambridge School. He is known for his work in literary theory and rhetoric but was American, not part of the British Cambridge School.

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Q.116. What is the correct chronological sequence of famous dramatists in order of their birth?

A. William Congreve

B. John Dryden

C. William Wycherley

D. George Barnard Shaw

E. John Millington Synge



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, C, A, D, E

2. A, C, B, E, D

3. C, B, A, D, E

4. E, B, C, A, D

Explanation:

* John Dryden (1631)

* William Wycherley (1641)

* William Congreve (1670)

* George Bernard Shaw (1856)

* John Millington Synge (1871)

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Q.117. Out of the following, which bibliographical entry follows the style prescribed in MLA Handbook (9th edition)?

1. Habib, MAR. Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History. Blackwell Publishing, 2008.

2. MAR Habib. Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History. New Delhi. Blackwell Publishing: 2008

3. (2008) Habib, M.A.R. Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History. New Delhi: Blackwell Publishing

4. (2008) M.A.R. Habib. Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History. New Delhi, Blackwell Publishing.

Explanation:

Correct format per MLA 9th edition:

Author's name (last name first)

Italicized book title

Publisher

Year of publication.

The correct format is:Habib, M.A.R. Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History. Blackwell Publishing, 2008.

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Q.118. Which among the following writers once remarked that "I awoke one morning and found myself famous"?

1. Charles Lamb

2. PB Shelley

3. Lord Byron

4. John Keats

Explanation: This quote "I awoke one morning and found myself famous" is attributed to Lord Byron. He said this after the publication of his work Childe Harold's Pilgrimage in 1812.

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Q.119. Match List -1 with List-II.

List-1 Poem

A. To His Coy Mistress

B. The Scholar Gypsy

C. Still I Rise

D. If



List-II Poet

I. Rudyard Kipling

II. Andrew Marvel

III. Matthew Arnold

IV. Maya Angelou



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation:

* "To His Coy Mistress": Andrew Marvel

* "The Scholar Gypsy": Matthew Arnold

* "Still I Rise": Maya Angelou

* "If": Rudyard Kipling

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Q.120. Which among the following is not a work of Samuel Johnson?

1. The Rambler

2. The Idler

3. The Journal of Stella

4. The Pernicious Effects of Revery

Explanation:

* The Rambler and The Idler were essays by Samuel Johnson.

* The Journal of Stella was written by Jonathan Swift.

* The Pernicious Effects of Revery is a philosophical text not by Samuel Johnson.

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Q.121. Which of the following magazines aimed at depicting concerns of girls who embraced the tenets of girl culture-girlhood?

A. Sassy

B. Bust

C. Bitch

D. Ophelia Speaks

E. Colonize This!



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B and D only

2. A, E and D only

3. A, B and C only

4. B, C and D only

Explanation:

* Sassy, Bust, and Ophelia Speaks all focused on feminist and girlhood concerns.

* Colonize This! is a collection of essays on race and feminism.

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Q.122. Identify the text from which the following lines have been taken.

"Therefore, compare we the poet with the historian and with the moral philosopher, and if he go beyond them both, no other skin match him."

1. Preface to Shakespeare

2. An Essay on Man

3. An Essay on Criticism

4. Defense of Poesie

Explanation: This quote, "Therefore, compare we the poet with the historian and with the moral philosopher, and if he go beyond them both, no other skill can match him" is from "Defense of Poesie" by Sir Philip Sidney.

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Q.123. Which of the following books was edited by gay activists and artists Joseph Beam and Essex Hemphill?

1. Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men (1991)

2. No Tea, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Studies (2016)

3. Race Men (2000)

4. Manning the Race (2004)

Explanation: Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men was edited by both Beam and Hemphill.

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Q.124. What is the correct chronological sequence of the novels of Bhabani Bhattacharya in order of their publication?

A. A Goddess Named Gold

B. Music for Mohini

C. Shadow from Ladakh

D. So Many Hungers

E. He Who Rides A Tiger



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. D, B, E, A, C

2. A, D, C, B, E

3. E, C, D, B, A

4. B, A, C, E, D

Explanation:

* So Many Hungers (1947)

* Music for Mohini (1952)

* He Who Rides a Tiger (1954)

* A Goddess Named Gold (1960)

* Shadow from Ladakh (1966)

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Q.125. Which of the following works were edited by gay activists, writers or artists:

A. Are We not Men? by Philip Brian Harper

B. Charisma by Erica Edward

C. Extravagant Abjection by Dariek Scott

D. Signifying Monkey: A Theory of Afro-American Criticism by Henry Louis Gates

E. Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination by Toni Morrison



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, C, Donly

2. A, B, C only

3. A, D, E only

4. E, C, D only

Explanation:

* Are We Not Men? by Philip Brian Harper fits this criterion.

* Charisma and Extravagant Abjection are not edited works by gay activists.

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Q.126. Barbara Smith, in her essay, "Toward a Black Feminist Criticism", raises concerns for:

A. Only Black women

B. Black lesbian women

C. Black women in the White world only

D. Black lesbian women amongst black women vis-a-vis the White women

E. Black and White women, both together, as they have universal concerns



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B and D only

2. C and D only

3. B and E only

4. A and C only

Explanation: Barbara Smith, in "Toward a Black Feminist Criticism," addresses concerns for Black lesbian women among Black women and vis-à-vis White women.

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Q.127. What is the correct sequence of the following plays of Girish Karnad in order of their year of publication?

A. Hayavadan

B. Nagmandala

C. Tughlaq

D. Yayati

E. Bali, The Sacrifice



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. D, A, E, B, C

2. C, D, A, E, B

3. D, C, A, E, B

4. C, A, D, E, В

Explanation:

* Yayati (1961)

* Tughlaq (1964)

* Hayavadana (1971)

* Bali, The Sacrifice (1980)

* Nagamandala (1988)

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Q.128. Match List -I with List -II.

List-I Work

A. Language as Paradox

B. Against Interpretation

C. Realism and the Contemporary Novel

D. Politics and the English Language



List-II Writer

I. Raymond Williams

II. Cleanth Brooks

III. George Orwell

IV. Susan Sontag



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-L, B-IL, C-III, D-IV

2. A-L B-III, C-II, D-IV

3. A-II, B-IV, C-LP-III

4. A-IV, B-1, C-IL, D-III

Explanation:

* Language as Paradox: Cleanth Brooks

* Against Interpretation: Susan Sontag

* Realism and the Contemporary Novel: Raymond Williams

* Politics and the English Language: George Orwell

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Q.129. Which is the latest edition of Chicago Manual of Style?

1. 18th edition

2. 16th edition

3. 17th edition

4. 15th edition

Explanation: The latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style is the 17th edition (published in 2017).

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Q.130. Match List-I with List-II.

List-I Book

A. The Complete Adventures of Feluda

B. The Perfect Murder

C. Sacred Games

D. Daun Patrol on the Purple Line



List-II Author

I. Vikram Chandra

II. Ruskin Bond

III. Deepa Annapara

IV. Satyajit Ray



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation:

* The Complete Adventures of Feluda: Satyajit Ray

* The Perfect Murder: Ruskin Bond

* Sacred Games: Vikram Chandra

* Dawn Patrol on the Purple Line: Deepa Annapara

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Q.131. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following works in order of their publication ?

A. Arun Joshi's The Foreigner

B. Ved Meha's Face to Face

C. Khuswant Singh's I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale

D. Khwaja Ahmad Abbas's Inqilab

E. G.V. Desani's All About H. Hatterr



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, D, A, C, E

2. D, B, C, A, E

3. E, D, B, C, A

4. A, C, D, E, B

Explanation:

* All About H. Hatterr (1948) – G.V. Desani

* Inqilab (1955) – Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

* Face to Face (1952) – Ved Mehta

* I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale (1959) – Khushwant Singh

* The Foreigner (1968) – Arun Joshi

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Q.132. The line “He who works for sweetness and light united, works to make reason and the will of God prevail” occurs in:

1. Raymond Williams Culture and Society

2. Julia Kristeva's Revolution in Poetic Language

3. Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchry

4. Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents

Explanation: Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy

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Q.133. The poetic line “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all” appears in

1. ST. Coleridge's “The Rime of Ancient Mariner”

2. Alfred Tennyson's “In Memorium AHH”

3. Shakespeare's “Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds”

4. Mathew Amold's “Dover Beach”

Explanation: Alfred Tennyson's In Memoriam A.H.H.

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Q.134. Which articles of Indian Constitution pertain to the provisions relating to the Official Language of the Union?

A. 342

B. 343

D. 345

E. 346



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. C and D only

2. D and E only

3. B and C only

4. A and B only

Explanation:

* Article 343 pertains to the Official Language.

* Article 345 relates to regional languages.

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Q.135. Which of the following texts deals with the theme of creolization?

1. My Son's Story

2. Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence

3. Things Fall Apart

4. Wide Sargasso Sea

Explanation: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys deals with themes of creolization and the complex interactions of culture.

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Q.136. What is the correct sequence of the following novels of Amitav Ghosh in order of their year of publication?

A. The Hungry Tides

B. The Shadow lines

C. The Sea of Poppies

D. The Calcutta Chromosome

E. The Circle of Reason



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, E, D, C, A

2. E, B, D, A, C

3. A, E, D, B, C

4. D, C, A, B, E

Explanation:

* The Circle of Reason (1986)

* The Shadow Lines (1988)

* The Calcutta Chromosome (1995)

* The Hungry Tides (2004)

* The Sea of Poppies (2008)

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Q.137. What is the correct chronological order of the works of John Milton?

A. Paradise Lost

B. Paradise Regained

C. Lycidas

D. Comus

E. L'Allegro



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. E, D, C, A, B

2. C, D, B, A, E

3. A, B, E, C, D

4. C, E, A, B, D

Explanation:

* L'Allegro (1645)

* Comus (1634)

* Lycidas (1637)

* Paradise Lost (1667)

* Paradise Regained (1671)

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Q.138. What is the correct sequence of various periods of English Literature?

A. Caroline Age

B. Jacobean Age

C. Restoration Age

D. Commonwealth Period

E. Augustan Age



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. D, E, A, E, G

2. A, E, B, C, D

3. B, A, D, C, E

4. E, C, A, D, B

Explanation:

* Jacobean Age (1603–1625)

* Caroline Age (1625–1649)

* Commonwealth Period (1649–1660)

* Restoration Age (1660–1700)

* Augustan Age (1700–1745)

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Q.139. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Dalit Panthers Movement?

A. Dalit Panthers movement was influenced by the Black Panthers Movement.

B. Dalit Panthers is a social organization that was founded by Dr. BR Ambedkar

C. Dalit Panthers movement was led by Raja Dhale, Namdeo Dhasal and JV Pawar.

D. Jyotiba Phule participated actively in Dalit Panthers Movement.

E. Dalit Panthers movement was rooted in the little Magazine Movement.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, C, D only

2. A, B, C only

3. A, C, E only

4. A, D, E only

Explanation:

* A: True (influenced by Black Panthers)

* C: True (led by Namdeo Dhasal, Raja Dhale, J.V. Pawar)

* E: True (rooted in the Little Magazine Movement)

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Q.140. Arrange the following literary movements in chronological order of their emergence

A. Imagism

B. Impressionism

C. Absurdism

D. Futurism

E. Pre-Raphaelitism



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, C, D, E, B

2. B, D, C, E, A

3. D, A, B, C, E

4. E, B, D, A, C

Explanation:

* Pre-Raphaelitism (1848)

* Impressionism (1870s)

* Futurism (1909)

* Imagism (1912)

* Absurdism (1950s)

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Q.141-150 Comprehension:

Well, son, I'll tell you:

Life for me ain't been so crystal stair

It's had tacks in it

And splinters

And boards tom up,

And places with no carpet on the floor-

Bare.

But all the time

I'se been a'climbin' on,

And reachin' Landin's,

And turnin' corners,

And sometime goin in the dark,

Where there ain't been no light

So boy, don't you turn back;

Don't you set down on the steps

'Cause you finds it's kinder hard;

Don't you fall now-

For I'se still goin', honey

I'se still climbin’,

And life for me ain't no crystal stair.



141. What kind of life does the line, "life for me... no crystal stair." signify?

1. A life devoid of pain

2. A life full of hardships and struggles

3. An ideal and perfect life

4. A life Mall of miracles and blessings

Explanation: Answer: 2

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Q.142. What advice does the speaker give to his/her son in the poem?

1. Stay strong and never give up in life

2. Eat, drink, and be merry

3. Never take risks in life

4. Stay calm and walt for good fortune

Explanation: Answer: 1

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Q.143. Which one of the following is an extended metaphor in the poem?

1. Tacks

2. Splinters

3. Staircase

4. Bare floor

Explanation: Answer: 3

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Q.144. Which colloquial form of English is used in the poem?

1. American English

2. Indian English

3. Australian English

4. African-American English

Explanation: Answer: 4

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Q.145. Which rhetorical device has been used by the poet by repeating "And" at the beginning of many lines in the poem?

1. Alliteration

2. Hyperbole

3. Anaphora

4. Amplifier

Explanation: Answer: 3

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Q.146 -150 Read the passage and answer the questions on the basis of your comprehension:

The most important distinction between the animal and man is this, that the animal is very nearly bound within the limits of its necessities, the greater part of its activities being necessary for its self-preservation and the preservation of race. Like a retail shop keeper, it has no large profit from its trade of life, the bulk of its earnings must be spent in paying back the interest to its bank. Most of its resources are employed in mere endeavour to live. But man, in life's commerce, is a big merchant. He earns a great deal more than he is absolutely compelled to spend. Therefore, there is a vast excess of wealth in man's life, which gives him the freedom to be useless and irresponsible to a great measure.



There are large outlying tracts, surrounding his necessities, where he has objects that are ends in themselves. The animals must have knowledge, so that their knowledge can be employed for useful purposes of their life. But there they stop. They must know their surroundings in order to be able to take their shelter and seek their food, some properties of things in order to build their dwellings some signs of the different seasons to be able to get ready to adapt themselves to the changes. Man also must know because he must live. But man has a surplus where he can proudly assert that knowledge is for the sake of knowledge. There he has the pure enjoyment of his knowledge because there knowledge is freedom. Upon this fund of surplus his science and philosophy thrive.





146.At what stage does knowledge become freedom for man?

1. Where man uses the knowledge to gain power

2. Where man uses the knowledge to supersede animal

3. Where man engages with knowledge for the material growth

4. Where man acquires a surplus of knowledge beyond primary necessities of lie

Explanation: Answer: 4

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Q.147. What gives man the freedom to be useless and irresponsible?

1. Knowledge

2. Artistic taste

3. Abundance of wealth in life

4. Selflessness

Explanation: Answer: 3

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Q.148. What does the metaphor "a big merchant" stand for?

1. A philanthropist

2. A good Samaritan

3. A voracious accumulator of knowledge

4. A mercenary

Explanation: Answer: 3

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Q.149. What, according to the writer, is the basic difference between animal and man?

1. Animals are preoccupied with self-sustenance while man aspires for attainment of freedom through knowledge.

2. Animals work beyond the limits of necessities while man maintains austerity.

3. Animals work for profit while man works selflessly.

4. Animals seek freedom at any cost while man is bound to one's physical needs.

Explanation: Answer: 1

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Q.150. What does the author mean by "Man also must know because he must live"?

1. Knowledge is the essence of man's life

2. Knowledge makes one pragmatic

3. Knowledge enables one to acquire wealth

4. Knowledge is vital for countering animals

Explanation: Answer: 1

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