NTA NET ENGLISH DEC 2024 - paper-II English (held on 07.01.2025)

Q.51.Who amongst the following was not a member of the Bloomsbury Group?

1. Virginia Woolf

2. E. M. Forster

3. Lytton Strachey

4. W. B. Yeats

Explanation:

The Bloomsbury Group was an influential group of English writers, intellectuals, and artists. Yeats was not a part of this group; he was more associated with the Irish Literary Revival.

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Q.52. Arrange the following works in the chronological order their year of publication:

A. Orientalism

B. Black Skin, White Marks

C. Masks of Conquest

D. The Wretched of the Earth

E. "Can the Subaltern Speak



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B. D A. C. E

2. D. B. A.E C

3. C. B. D.A.E

4. A C B E A

Explanation: Deleted

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Q.53. Who has written The Life Divine?

1. Dante

2. Emerson

3. Sri Aurobindo

4. Jayant Mahapatra

Explanation:

The Life Divine is a philosophical work by Sri Aurobindo that explores the nature of existence and human evolution.

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Q.54. What is Practical Criticism"?

1. The close analysis of literary tests in such a way as to bring out their political meaning

2. A movement which wished to make literary criticism more relevant

3. The close analysis of poems without taking account of any escarole informant

4. The study of ambiguity

Explanation:

Practical Criticism was introduced by I. A. Richards and involves analyzing a text purely based on its content, without considering authorial intent or historical background.

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Q.55. Which of the following me correct according to the MLA Handbook, 9th edition?

A. Once inch margin on all sides is compulsory in a prankish page.

B. Co-ordinating conjunctions are written in bold letters in the title of a research paper

C. Slash is used between two nouns paired as opposites.

D. Hanging indent in the work cited entry is ½ inches.

E. Subordinating conjunctions are not written in bold letters in the title of the research paper.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A C and D only

2. B. D and A only

3. C D and E only

4. B C and E only

Explanation:

MLA formatting requires one-inch margins, the use of a slash between opposites, and a hanging indent in the works cited list. Coordinating conjunctions are not bolded in titles.

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Q.56.Match the LIST-1 with LIST-II

LIST-I (Term)

A. Antonomasia

B. Antiphrasis

C. Apocrypha

D. Aretalogy



LIST-II (Meaning)

I. Writings or statements of doubtful or spurious authorship.

II. A figure of speech in which some defining word or phrase is substituted for a person's proper name.

III. A narrative of miraculous deeds of God or Hero.

IV. Ironic or humorous use of words in senses opposite to the generally accepted meanings.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

2. A-IV, B-II, С-III, D-I

3. А-1, В-II. С-IV, D-III

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

Explanation:

Antonomasia – Using a defining phrase instead of a proper name.

Antiphrasis – Using words in an ironic or opposite sense.

Apocrypha – Writings of doubtful authenticity.

Aretalogy – Narratives of miraculous deeds of gods or heroes.

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Q.57.Who is the author of English in India: Its Present and Future published in 19647

1. G. T. Garratt

2. Rameshwar Gupta

3. V. K. Gokak

4. A R. Cuide

Explanation:

V. K. Gokak was a scholar and writer who analyzed the role of English in India.

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Q.58.Arrange the following works of Francis Bacon in the chronological order of their year of publication:

A. Advancement of Learning

B. De Augmentis Scientiarum

C. Novum Organum

D. The New Atlantis

E. History of Henry VII



Chone the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A.C.E.B. D

2. C A B E.D

3. A.B.E D.C

4. E.D.C.A.B

Explanation:

The works were published in the following order: Advancement of Learning (1605), Novum Organum (1620), History of Henry VII (1622), De Augmentis Scientiarum (1623), The New Atlantis (1627).

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Q.59.Which of the following novels deal with the theme of apartheid?

A. Purple Hibiscus

B. July's People

C. Cry, the Beloved Country

D. The Mimic Men

E. My Son's Story



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. C and E only

2. A, C and D only

3. B. C and E only

4. A and B only

Explanation:

July's People, Cry, the Beloved Country, and My Son’s Story address themes of racial segregation and oppression in South Africa.

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Q.60.Which among the following is the last novel of George Eliot?

1. Middlemarch

2. Damel Deronda

3. Silas Marner

4. The Mill on the Floss

Explanation:

Daniel Deronda (1876) was the final novel by George Eliot, exploring themes of Jewish identity and self-discovery.

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Q.61.Arrange the following texts in chronological order of their year of publication

A. Coolie

B. The Big Heart

C. The Village

D. Two Leaves and a Bud

E. Seven Summers



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. D, C. B.A.E

2. E.A, B, C.D

3. A. B, C. D. E

4. A. D. C. B. E

Explanation:

The publication order is: Coolie (1936), Two Leaves and a Bud (1937), The Village (1944), The Big Heart (1945), Seven Summers (1951).

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Q.62.Which of the following is not matched correctly?

1. Ira De: The Hunt and Other Poems

2. Margaret Chatterjee: The Spring and the Spectacle

3. Tapati Mookerji: The Golden Road to Samerkhand

4. Tilottama Ranjan: Poems of Govindagraj

Explanation:

This attribution is incorrect as Poems of Govindagraj is not associated with Tilottama Ranjan.

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Q.63.Which of the following texts has been written by Rabindranath Tagore?

1. Tiger-Claw

2. Chandalika

3. A Touch of Brightness

4. Image Breakers

Explanation:

Chandalika is a play by Rabindranath Tagore that deals with caste discrimination and spiritual transformation.

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Q.64.Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Text)

A. Bodies that Matter

B. A World of Difference

C. A Literature of their Own

D. Vamps and Tramps



LIST-II (Author)

I. Barbara Johnson

II. Judith Butler

III. Camille Paglia

IV. Elaine Showalter



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. А-1. В-II. С-III, D-IV

2. А-III, В-II, C-1, D-IV

3. A-II, В-1, C-IV, D-III

4. Α-IV. Β-III. C-II. D-I

Explanation:

Bodies that Matter – Judith Butler

A World of Difference – Barbara Johnson

A Literature of Their Own – Elaine Showalter

Vamps and Tramps – Camille Paglia

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Q.65.Arrange the following in chronological order of their year of publication:

A. Fraser's Magazine

B. The Spectator

C. The Westminster Review

D. The Quarterly Review

E. Edinburg Review



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C, D, E

2. C.D E A. B

3. E, D, C. B. A

4. D, C, A, B, E

Explanation:

Edinburgh Review (1802), Quarterly Review (1809), Westminster Review (1823), The Spectator (1828), Fraser's Magazine (1830).

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Q.66.Arrange the following novels of D. H. Lawrence in chronological order of their year of publication

A. Women in Love

B. The White Peacock

C. Sons and Lovers

D. The Rainbow

E. The Trespasser



Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A.B.C.D.E

2. E.C.D.A.B

3. B E C D A

4.C.A.E.D.B

Explanation:

The order is: The White Peacock (1911), The Trespasser (1912), Sons and Lovers (1913), The Rainbow (1915), Women in Love (1920).

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Q.67.Artange the following works in the chronological sequence of the year of publication:

A. Mathews Arnald's Culture and Anarchy

B. Thomas Browne's The Anatomy of Melancholy

C. P. B. Shelley's Defence of Poetry

D. Thomas Hobbes Leviathan

E. Walter Pater's Studies in the History of the Renaissance



Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A B, C, D, E

2. D.C.B.A, E

3. B C E A D

4. B. D, C A, E

Explanation:

The correct order is The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Leviathan (1651), Defence of Poetry (1821), Culture and Anarchy (1869), Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873).

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Q.68. Arrange the following poems by W. B. Yeats in the chronological order of their year of publication

A. "Adam's Curse

B. “Among School Children"

C. "The Second Coming"

D. “The Wild Swam at Coole"

E. “Under Ben Bulben"



Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A, B, C, D. E

2. C.D.B.A.E

3. E B D C A

4. A.D.C.B.E

Explanation:

The correct order is Adam’s Curse (1902), The Wild Swans at Coole (1919), The Second Coming (1920), Among School Children (1927), Under Ben Bulben (1938).

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Q.69. Identify the statements which are true for Psychoanalytic Criticism.

A. The premises and procedures were established by Sigmund Freud

B. Freud posited that artists are like neurotic patients

C. Freud posited that "Psychoanalysis can be used to account for many developments and

practices in the history of civilization.

D. A repressed wish does not become fantasy

E. Freud proposed that literature and other arts manifest the repressed subconscious and conscious drives of the artist.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A, B and D only

2. A, B said C only

3. B. A and D only

4. A. C and E only

Explanation:

Psychoanalytic criticism, based on Freud’s theories, examines how literature reflects subconscious desires and conflicts. Freud viewed literature as manifesting both conscious and unconscious thoughts.

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Q.70. Which of the following is not a character in William Congreve's The Way of the World

1. Fainall

2. Mirabell

3. Waitwell

4. Peachum

Explanation:

Peachum is a character from John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera, not Congreve’s The Way of the World.

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Q.71. Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-1 (Novel)

A. The Childhood of Jesus

B. The Go-Between

C. Brideshead Revisited

D. The Catcher in the Rye



LIST-II (Novelist)

I. L. P. Hartley

II. Evelyn Waugh

III. J. M. Coetzee

IV. J. D. Salinger



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

4. Α-II. Β-I, C-IV, D-I

Explanation:

The Childhood of Jesus – J. M. Coetzee

The Go-Between – L. P. Hartley

Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh

The Catcher in the Rye – J. D. Salinger

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Q.72. The line "Thou still unravished bride of quietness" presents which of the following rhetorical figures

1. Anastrophe

2. Apostrophe

3. Anaphora

4. Chiasmus

Explanation:

Apostrophe is a direct address to an absent person, thing, or abstract idea, as seen in Keats' Ode on a Grecian Urn.

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Q.73. Arrange the following in the chronological order of their year of publication:

A. "The Tyger"

B. "The Solitary Reaper"

C. "Adonais

D. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

E. "Ode to Autumn"



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B. C. D. E. A

2. C. D. E, A. B

3. A, D, B. E. C

4. D. A, E, B, C

Explanation:

The order is: The Tyger (1794), The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798), The Solitary Reaper (1807), Ode to Autumn (1820), Adonais (1821).

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Q.74.In which year was Raja Rao's Kanthapura published?

1. 1938

2. 1960

3. 1965

4. 1947

Explanation:

Kanthapura is a landmark Indian English novel that presents the Gandhian movement through the lens of a small South Indian village.

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Q.75.Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-1 (Author)

A. Manohar Malgaonkar

B. Chaman Nahal

C. Ruskin Bond

D. Arun Joshi



LIST-11 (Text)

I. The Weird Dance and Other Stories

II. The Survivor

III. Rumble Tumble

IV. Neighbour's Wife and Other Stories



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. А-III, В-I, С-IV, D-II

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

3. А-ІІI, В-ІІ, C-1, D-IV

4. А-II. В-III, C-IV, D-I

Explanation:

Manohar Malgaonkar – Rumble Tumble

Chaman Nahal – The Weird Dance and Other Stories

Ruskin Bond – Neighbour's Wife and Other Stories

Arun Joshi – The Survivor

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Q.76 Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Author)

A. Henry Miller

B. John Steinback

C. James Jones

D. James Baldwin



LIST-II (Text)

I. The Grapes of Wrath

II. No Name in the Streets

III. Tropic of Cancer

IV. From Here to Eternity



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. А-І. В-III. C-II. D-IV

2. A-III, В-I, C-IV, D-II

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

4. А-III, В-II, C-IV, D-I

Explanation:

Henry Miller – Tropic of Cancer

John Steinbeck – The Grapes of Wrath

James Jones – From Here to Eternity

James Baldwin – No Name in the Streets

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Q.77 Identify the correct statement on about Langue' and 'Parole' below:

A. Langue is the abstract language system, the grammar of a language.

B. Parole is the language actually produced by its users following Langue.

C. Langue is the language actually produced by its users following Parole.

D. Parole is the abstract language system, the grammar of a system.

E. Langue and Parole are not related to one language as concepts.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. A and C only

3. B and C only

4. D and E only

Explanation:

Langue refers to the abstract structure of language.

Parole is the actual spoken or written use of language.

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Q.78 Who among the following has written the poem, "Jejuri"?

1. Michael Madhusudan Dutt

2. Kamla Das

3. Arun Kolatkar

4. Toru Dutt

Explanation:

Jejuri is a collection of poems depicting the poet’s visit to a temple town in Maharashtra.

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Q.79 "There is nothing outside the text" is a statement by:

1. Victor Shklovsky

2. Jacques Derrida

3. Roland Barthes

4. Ferdinand de Saussure

Explanation:

This phrase from Derrida’s Of Grammatology suggests that meaning is derived from textual interpretation rather than external reality.

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Q.80 Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Poet)

A. Edmund Spenser

B. Philip Sidney

C. Thomas Wyatt

D. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey



LIST-II (Poem)

I. "Whose List to Hunt"

II. "So Cruel Prison how could Betide"

III. "The Faerie Queene"

IV. "The Defense of Poesy"



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

3. А-І, В-III, C-IV, D-II

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

Explanation:

Edmund Spenser – The Faerie Queene

Philip Sidney – The Defense of Poesy

Thomas Wyatt – Whoso List to Hunt

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey – So Cruel Prison How Could Betide

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Q.81 Which among the following does not fall in the category of a Revenge Tragedy?

1. The Spanish Tragedy

2. The Jew of Malta

3. Hamlet

4. Cymbeline

Explanation:

Unlike Hamlet or The Spanish Tragedy, Cymbeline is a romantic tragicomedy rather than a revenge tragedy.

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Q.82 "Success is counted sweetest

By those who ne'er succeed.

To comprehend a nectar

Requires sorest need."

Who has composed the above lines?

1. Christiana Rossetti

2. Thomas Hardy

3. Emily Dickinson

4. Mathew Arnold

Explanation:

Success is counted sweetest is a ballad by Dickinson composed in iambic trimeter and iambic tetrameter, which was commonly used by Dickinson in most of her poems. This poem expresses how those who have never succeeded value success the most.

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Q.83 Who is the best known figure amongst the following for articulating the concept of 'Negritude"?

1. Edward Said

2. Aime Cesaire

3. William Jones

4. Anna Rutherford

Explanation:

Negritude was a literary and cultural movement celebrating Black identity, pioneered by Césaire and Léopold Sédar Senghor.

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Q.84 The Grammar Translation Method in English Language Teaching stresses on:

1. Fluency

2. Accuracy

3. Appropriateness

4. Listening skill

Explanation:

This method emphasizes grammar rules and translation exercises over fluency in speaking.

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Q.85 Identify the poet who has composed the following lines:

"Ganga was sunken, and the limp leaves

Waited for rain, while the black clouds

Gathered far distant, over Himavant.

The Jungle crouched, humped in silence."

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. T. S. Eliot

3. Emily Dickinson

4. Sri Aurobindo

Explanation:

These lines appear in Eliot’s poem The Waste Land, reflecting themes of desolation and renewal.

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Q.86 Identify the correct options from the following statements:

A. Ecocriticism has often explained the 'human and non-human webs of interrelation."

B. In Ecocriticism, human accountability to the environment is part of the text's ethical orientation.

C. Ecocriticism foregrounds the notion of an interplay between environment and the body.

D. There is only one wave of Ecocriticism.

E. Ecocriticism has not tackled the issue of gender.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C only

2. B, C, D only

3. A, C, D only

4. A. B. D. E only

Explanation:

Ecocriticism studies the relationship between literature and the environment, highlighting ethical and ecological concerns.

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Q.87 Which of the following is an elegy on John Donne's wife who died in 1617?

1. "Death be not Proud"

2. "Thou Hast Made Me"

3. "Holy Sonnet 17"

4. "At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners"

Explanation:

John Donne's Holy Sonnet 17 mourns the loss of his wife, Anne More Donne.

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Q.88 Which of the statements given below are true?

A. The centre for contemporary Cultural Studies was established in Berkley in 1960.

B. Jurgen Habermas traces the rise of the public sphere to the rise of print culture.

C. Paul Gilroy introduced the concept of the Black Atlantic.

D. Adorno praises the alien nature of avant-garde modernist art such as the atonal music of

Schoenberg.

E. Chutnification was a term used by Edward Soja.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A. B and C only

2. B. C and D only

3. C, D and E only

4. A, B and D only

Explanation:

Jürgen Habermas links the rise of the public sphere to print culture.

Paul Gilroy introduced the concept of the Black Atlantic.

Theodor Adorno praised avant-garde art and music.

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Q.89 Match the following concepts with the theorists:

LIST-I

A. Defamiliarization

B. Uncanny

C. Actor Network Theory

D. Homo Sacer



LIST-II

I. Girgio Agamben

II. Bruno Latour

III. Viktor Shlovsky

IV. Sigmund Freud



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation:

Defamiliarization – Viktor Shklovsky

Uncanny – Sigmund Freud

Actor-Network Theory – Bruno Latour

Homo Sacer – Giorgio Agamben

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Q.90 Identify the statements which are correct.

A. The term 'Hanueur' is often associated with the poetry of Baudelaire.

B. The term 'Habitus' is associated with Pierre Bourdieu.

C. Michael Foucault is associated with the concept of 'Modernity: An Unfinished Project'

D. Frantz Fanon is associated with the term "Imagined Community"

E. The term 'Thick Description' is associated with Clifford Mentz.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. B and C only

3. C and D only

4. A and E only

Explanation: DELETED

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Q.91 Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Author)

A. Basudev Sunani

B. Om Prakash Valmiki

C. Bama

D. Urmila Pawar



LIST-II (Text)

I. Karukku

II. Weave of My Life

III. Cast Out

IV. Joothan



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. А-III. В-I, C-II, D-IV

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

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

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

Explanation:

Basudev Sunani – Cast Out

Om Prakash Valmiki – Joothan

Bama – Karukku

Urmila Pawar – Weave of My Life

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Q.92 Which of the following is not an autobiography?

1. Patrick White: A Life

2. Long Walk to Freedom

3. My Experiments with Truth

4. Akkarmashi (The Outcaste)

Explanation:

Autobiographies- Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom, M K Gandhi’s My Experiments with Truth, and Sharankumar Limbale’s Akkarmashi,



Biography- Patrick White: A Life is a biography written by David Marr.

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Q.93 Which of the following poems uses 'terza rima'?

1. John Keats' "Ode to Nightingale"

2. P. B. Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"

3. William Worlsworth's "The Solitary Reaper"

4. Alfred Tennyson's "Ulysses"

Explanation:

Terza rima is a three-line rhyming scheme (ABA BCB CDC) used in Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind.

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Q.94 "O Sir, content you',

I follow him to serve my turn upon him.

We cannot all be masters, nor all masters cannot be truly followed."

The above lines were spoken by which of the following characters?

1. Roderigo

2. Iago

3. Caliban

4. Cassio

Explanation:

In Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago speaks these lines to Roderigo, revealing his manipulative nature.

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Q.95 The first folio of Shakespeare's plays appeared in:

1.1664

2. 1650

3. 1631

4. 1623

Explanation:

The First Folio was published in 1623 by John Heminges and Henry Condell, containing 36 of Shakespeare’s plays.

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Q.96 Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I

A. Mikhail Bakhtin

B. Michael Foucault

C. Roland Barthes

D. Sigmund Freud



LIST-II

I. "Archeology of the Human Sciences"

II. "Text can be either readerly or writerly"

III. "Dialogue as the intrinsic feature of language"

IV. "Dreams end the unconscious"



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation:

Mikhail Bakhtin – Dialogue as the intrinsic feature of language

Michel Foucault – Archaeology of the Human Sciences

Roland Barthes – Text can be either readerly or writerly

Sigmund Freud – Dreams and the unconscious

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Q.97 The famous short poem "Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog" appears in which one of the following Eighteenth Century novels?

1. Roderick Random by Tobias Smollet

2. Tristram Shandy by Lawrence Sterne

3. The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

4. The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

Explanation:

Oliver Goldsmith’s novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) includes the poem Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog.

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Q.98 Which of the following novelists did not employ "Stream of Consciousness" technique?

1. Virginia Wolf

2. James Joyce

3. Dorothy Richardson

4. Graham Greene

Explanation:

While Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and Dorothy Richardson used stream of consciousness, Graham Greene focused more on traditional narrative structures.

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Q.99 Who among the following illustrated the works of Thomas Gray and Robert Blair?

1. Thomas Percy

2. William Blake

3. Robert Burns

4. William Cowper

Explanation:

William Blake, a poet and artist, illustrated Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard and Blair’s The Grave.

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Q.100 Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I

A. Nala and Damayanti

B. Jayadeva

C. The Viziers of Bassora

D. The Flute of Krishna



LIST-II

I. Sri Aurobindo

II. Vasudeva Rao

III. P. A. Krishnaswamy

IV. Harindranath



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation:

Nala and Damayanti – Vasudeva Rao

Jayadeva – Harindranath

The Viziers of Bassora – Sri Aurobindo

The Flute of Krishna – P. A. Krishnaswamy

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Q.101 Which of the following statements are correct about 'Litotes'?

A. It contains an understatement for emphasis.

B. It is not opposite of hyperbole.

C. It is used with laconic intentions.

D. It is used with ironic intentions.

E. It is used in dramatic context.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, C and D only

2. C, D and E only

3. A, D and E only

4. A, C and D only

Explanation:

Litotes is an understatement used for emphasis, often with ironic intentions. It is NOT the opposite of hyperbole.

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Q.102 The incorrect works cited entries according to MLA Handbook, 9th edition are:

A. Jacobs, Alan. The Pleasures of Reading in the Age of Destruction. Oxford UP, 2011.

B. Charon, Rita, et al. The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine. Oxford UP, London, 2017.

C. Sabau, Ana. "The Perils of Ownership". American Review, vol. 10, no.2, 2007, pp.1-27.

D. Riddle, Julie. "Shadow Animals." The Georgia Review, 67.3, pp. 424-47.

E. Copeland, Edward. The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austin. Cambridge UP, 1997. 131-48.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B and C only

2. B. C and D only

3. B. D and E only

4. D. E and A only

Explanation:

Errors include incorrect place of publication, citation format, and missing elements in entries.

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Q.103 Identify all the Australian Aboriginal writers out of the following:

A. Kim Scott

B. Peter Carey

C. Oodgeroo Noonuccal

D. Kevin Gilbert

E. Derek Walcott



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, C and D only

2. C, D and E only

3. A, C and D only

4. B, A and E only

Explanation:

Kim Scott, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, and Kevin Gilbert are Australian Aboriginal writers, while Peter Carey and Derek Walcott are not.

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Q.104 Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Text)

A. My Days with Gandhi

B. Among the Great

C. Life of Sri Aurobindo

D. Rabindranath Tagore



LIST-II (Author)

I. D. K. Roy

II. N. K. Basu

III. Krishna Kripalani

IV. A. B. Purani



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation:

My Days with Gandhi – N. K. Basu

Among the Great – D. K. Roy

Life of Sri Aurobindo – A. B. Purani

Rabindranath Tagore – Krishna Kripalani

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Q.105 Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Author)

A. Kamla Markandeya

B. B. P. Sivakami

C. Anita Desai

D. Raj Lakshmi Debi



LIST-II (Text)

I. The Grip of Change

II. The Enchanted Fruit

III. Possession

IV. Cry, the Peacock



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation:

Kamala Markandeya – Possession

B. P. Sivakami – The Grip of Change

Anita Desai – Cry, the Peacock

Raj Lakshmi Debi – The Enchanted Fruit

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Q.106 From the statements given below, what is true about the Gothic Novel?

A. It appeared in 14th Century American Literature.

B. It often uses the medieval form of architecture as setting.

C. It is a form of baroque art.

D. It represents a style of mosaic and fresco wall painting.

E. It aims at evoking chilling terror by exploiting mystery and a variety of horrors.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and D only

2. C and E only

3. B and D only

4. B and E only

Explanation:

The Gothic novel uses medieval architecture as setting and evokes terror through mystery and horror elements.

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Q.107 Arrange the following in chronological order of their year of publication:

A. Nation and Narration

B. The Dialogic Imagination

C. Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter

D. Discourse on Colonialism

E. Orientalism



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. D, C, E, A, B

2. D, C, B, A, E

3. C, E, B, A, D

4. A, B, C, D, E

Explanation: Question was deleted

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Q.108 Which of the given statements are correct?

A. Omprakash Valmiki's Joothan is a novel.

B. Joothan represents the Dalit Valmiki community in critical light.

C. Joothan enumerates the difficulties of being a Dalit in independent India.

D. Joothan was translated into English by Arun Prabha Das.

E. Joothan critiques the upper castes.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B and C only

2. B, D and E only

3. B, C and E only

4. C, D and E only

Explanation:

Joothan critiques caste discrimination, explores Dalit identity, and highlights the struggles of the Valmiki community.

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Q.109 Arrange the plays of William Shakespeare in the chronological order of their year of publication:

A. The Tempest

B. Love's Labour Lost

C. Twelfth Night

D. Much Ado About Nothing

E. A Mid Summer Night's Dream



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B. E, D, C, A

2. E. A. D. C. В

3. A. B. C. D. E

4. A, C, D, B, E

Explanation:

The order is Love’s Labour’s Lost (1590s), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595), Much Ado About Nothing (1598), Twelfth Night (1601), The Tempest (1610)

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Q.110 The author of "The Politics of Translation" and translator of Mahashweta Devi's "Standayini" is:

1. Homi Bhabha

2. Jhumpa Lahiri

3. Gayatri C. Spivak

4. Tejaswini Niranjana

Explanation:

Spivak is known for postcolonial studies and feminist literary criticism, particularly in translation theory.

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Q.111 Which among the following novels is not written by Mary Shelley?

1. The Lost Woman

2. Frankenstein

3. Faulkner

4. The Last Man

Explanation:

Mary Shelley is best known for Frankenstein, The Last Man, and Faulkner, but ‘The Lost Woman’ by Patricia Beer is a poem

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Q.112 Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Text)

A. Autobiography of an Unknown Indian

B. My Son's Father

C. All through the Gandhian Era

D. Nirad C. Chaudhary



LIST-II (Author)

I. Dom Moraes

II. A. S. Iyenger

III. Sasthi Brata

IV. My God Died Young



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Explanation:

Autobiography of an Unknown Indian – Nirad C. Chaudhuri

My Son’s Father – Dom Moraes

All Through the Gandhian Era – A. S. Iyenger

My God Died Young – Sasthi Brata

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Q.113 When was 'International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) developed and promulgated?

1. 1868

2. 1878

3. 1888

4. 1978

Explanation:

The International Phonetic Alphabet was created in 1888 to standardize phonetic representation across languages.

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Q.114 Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is a:

1. Tragi Comedy

2. Romantic Comedy

3. Pastoral Play

4. History Play

Explanation:

Much Ado About Nothing follows the conventions of Shakespearean romantic comedies, featuring witty banter and love intrigues.

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Q.115 An ideal research paper should include:

A. A statement that establishes the problem or controversial issue that the paper intends to examine

B. Background information to establish past theories and current ideas on the topic.

C. Summarizing and paraphrasing.

D. Glorification of the paper writer himself.

E. A thesis to establish one's position.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A. C and D only

2. A and D only

3. C and D only

4. A. B and E only

Explanation:

A good research paper should establish a problem, provide background information, and present a clear thesis.

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Q.116 Which of the following is not correctly matched?

1. Seamus Heaney: "Digging"

2. Audre Lorde: "Coal"

3. Dom Moraes: "Kanheri Caves"

4. John Updike: "The Swan"

Explanation:

John Updike did not write The Swan, whereas the other authors are correctly matched with their respective works. The Swan’ is a poem by the American poet Mary Oliver (1935-2019).

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Q.117 Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-1 (Author)

A. Paul Ehrlich

B. Lawrence Buell

C. Nevil Shute

D. Rachel Carson



LIST-II (Text)

I. The Environmental Imagination (1995)

II. On the Beach (1957)

III. Silent Spring (1962)

IV. The Population Bomb (1972)



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. А-II, В-III, C-IV, D-I

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

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

4. А-III, В-II, C-I, D-IV

Explanation:

Paul Ehrlich – The Population Bomb

Lawrence Buell – The Environmental Imagination

Nevil Shute – On the Beach

Rachel Carson – Silent Spring

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Q.118 Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Text)

A. The Golden Light

B. The Lotus

C. Indian Dancers

D. The Harp of India



LIST-II (Author)

I. Toru Dutt

II. Sarojini Naidu

III. Henry Derozio

IV. Sri Aurobindo



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

3. A-IV. B-II. С-III. D-I

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

Explanation:

The Golden Light – Sri Aurobindo

The Lotus – Toru Dutt

Indian Dancers – Sarojini Naidu

The Harp of India – Henry Derozio

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Q.119 Choose the correct sequence of the following works of Pablo Neruda in chronological order:

A. Spam in the Heart

B. Works and Book of Turlights

C. The Inhabitant and His Hope

D. Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

E. The Trying of Infinite Man



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. E, C, D. B. A

2. A, B, C, D, E

3. E, D, B, C. A

4. B D E C A

Explanation:

The order is Works and Book of Twilight (1923), Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (1924), The Trying of Infinite Man (1926), The Inhabitant and His Hope (1926), Spam in the Heart (1933).

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Q.120 Functional Communicative Approach in English Language Teaching is in opposition to the

1. Comprehensive Approach

2. Grammar Translation Method

3. Functional Approach

4. Structural Approach

Explanation:

The Functional Communicative Approach focuses on practical communication, whereas the Structural Approach emphasizes grammar rules.

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Q.121 Identify the correct statements concerning the respective genre:

A. An epistle is a literary genre in the form of letter.

B. Epigraph is an inscription on funeral monument.

C. Epigram is a short, pithy poem wittily expressed.

D. Epitaph is a formal statement in the beginning of a literary work

E. Epyllion is a short poem in the meter of an epic poetry.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B and C only

2. B. D and A only

3. A. C and E only

4. D, C and E only

Explanation:

An epistle is a literary work in the form of a letter.

An epigram is a short, witty poem.

An epyllion is a short epic-style poem.

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Q.122 From which poem are the following lines extracted?

"Once more the storm is hauling and half hid

Under this cradle-hood and coverlid,

My child sleeps on. There is no obstacle.

But Gregory's wood and one bare hill."

1. "The Second Coming"

2. "The Cold Heaven"

3. "A Prayer for My Daughter"

4. "Among School Children"

Explanation:

These lines are from W. B. Yeats’ A Prayer for My Daughter, reflecting parental hope and concern.

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Q.123 Langston Hughes' poem "I too Sing America" is a response to which of the following poets?

1. Herman Melville

2. Walt Whitman

3. Henry David Thoreau

4. Emily Dickinson

Explanation:

Hughes' poem responds to Whitman’s democratic ideals, emphasizing the African American experience.

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Q.124 Who said "The introduction of foreigners does not necessarily destroy the nation, they merge in

1. Frantz Fanon

2. Leopold Senghor

3. Sri Aurobindo

4. M. K. Gandhi

Explanation:

Gandhi believed in the assimilation of diverse cultures within a nation.

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Q.125 Arrange the following works in the chronological order of their year of publication:

A. S. Menon Marath's The Wound of Spring

B. Humayun Kabir's Men and Rivers

C. Anand Lall's The House at Adampur

D. Sudhindra N. Ghose's The Vermillion Boat

E. Ved Mehta's Delinquent Chacha



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. E, D, C, B. A

2. B. D. C. A. E

3. A, B, C, D, E

4. D, C, B, A, E

Explanation:

The order is Men and Rivers (1945), The Vermillion Boat (1948), The House at Adampur (1950), The Wound of Spring (1952), Delinquent Chacha (1962)

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Q.126 Chronologically arrange the following works according to the year of publication.

A. Gauri Viswanathan's Marks of Conquests.

B. Meenakshi Mukherjee's The Twice Born Fiction.

C. G. N. Devy's After Amnesia

D. M. K. Naik's A History of Indian English Literature

E. Harish Trivedi's Colonial Transactions



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, C, D. E

2. E, D, C, B, A

3. C.A. D. B. A

4. B. D. A. C. E

Explanation:

The correct order is The Twice Born Fiction (1971), A History of Indian English Literature (1982), Marks of Conquests (1990), After Amnesia (1992), Colonial Transactions (1993).

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Q.127 Which of the following works of R. K. Narayan were published after independence?

A. The Dark Room

B. The English Teacher

C. The Financial Expert

D. Swami and Friends

E. The Guide



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. B and D only

3. C and E only

4. A and D only

Explanation:

The Financial Expert (1952) and The Guide (1958) were published after India’s independence.

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Q.128 Which of the following options are true about the epistemological dimension of research?

A. Scientific realism

B. The search for truth

C. Critical theory

D. Certain and indubitable knowledge

E. Mechanism of social control



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and C only

2. B and D only

3. D and A only

4. C, D and E only

Explanation:

Epistemology concerns the nature of knowledge, emphasizing truth-seeking and certainty.

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Q.129 Identify the one who was not a 'New Critic':

1. Allen Tate

2. Robert Penn Warren

3. Cleanth Brooks

4. Claude Levi-Strauss

Explanation:

Levi-Strauss was a structuralist anthropologist, not a New Critic.

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Q.130 What does deductive method of reasoning refer to?

1. From general to particular

2. From particular to general

3. From linear to circular

4. From circular to linear.

Explanation:

Deductive reasoning starts with a general premise and narrows down to specific conclusions.

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Q.131 Arrange the following steps of "Decision making in the research process:

A. The choice of a research topic or theme.

B. Data collection

C. Analysis and interpretation of data.

D. Formulating the research problem.

E. Conceptualization and operationalization.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B, D, C, B

2. A, B, C, D. E

3. D. C. A. B. E

4. A. D. E. B. C

Explanation:

The research process starts with selecting a topic, then defining the problem, followed by conceptualizing the study, collecting data, and finally analyzing the findings.

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Q.132 Which of the following is a Dramatic Monologue?

1. "The Cannonization"

2. "Tintern Abbey"

3. "Andrea de Sarto"

4. "The Flea"

Explanation:

A Dramatic Monologue is a type of poem where a single speaker addresses a silent listener, revealing their thoughts and emotions.

"Andrea del Sarto" by Robert Browning is a perfect example of a dramatic monologue where the Renaissance painter Andrea del Sarto addresses a silent listener, revealing his inner thoughts.

"The Canonization" by John Donne is a metaphysical poem, not a dramatic monologue.

"Tintern Abbey" by William Wordsworth is a lyrical meditation on nature and memory.

"The Flea" by John Donne is a metaphysical poem using an extended conceit about a flea to discuss love and seduction.

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Q.133 Identify the ones which are matched correctly.

A. Barbara Christian: "The Race for Theory"

B. Alfred W. Crosby: "Unhiding the Hidden"

C. Paul Carter: "Naming Place"

D. Graham Huggan: "Ecological Imperialism"

E. Thomas B Macaulay: "Minutes on Indian Education"



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. A, C and E only

3. C and D only

4. D and E only

Explanation:

Barbara Christian – The Race for Theory

Paul Carter – Naming Place

Thomas B. Macaulay – Minutes on Indian Education

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Q.134 Which of the following statements are true about Modernism?

A. Modernism marked a break with formal conventions

B. Old ways of thought underwent cultural shift

C. Decline of liberal humanism

D. Modernism revived classical scholarship

E. Modernism promoted logocentric way of thoughts



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. C, D and E only

2. B. C and D only

3. A, B and C only

4. A, D and E only

Explanation:

Modernism rejected traditional literary conventions, shifted cultural paradigms, and led to the decline of liberal humanism.

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Q.135 Which of the following statements are true about A. K. Ramanujan?

A. He is a poet of the sixties.

B. His poetry draws his sustenance from his awareness of Hindu heritage.

C. He has poor sense of rhythm.

D. His verse poorly utilises Akam constructed techniques.

E. He utilises Akam constructed techniques in his poetry.



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. C. D and E only

2. A. B and E only

3. B, C and D only

4. B. D and E only

Explanation:

Ramanujan was a poet of the sixties whose poetry reflected his Hindu heritage and utilized Akam constructed techniques.

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Q.136 In which of the texts, the following lines occur?

"Of all the causes which conspire to blind

Man's erring judgement, and misguide the mind.

What the weak head with strongest bias rules,

Is pride, the never failing vice of fools."

1. An Essay on Criticism

2. The Rape of the Lock

3. An Essay on Man

4. Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot

Explanation:

These lines from Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Criticism discuss human bias and judgment.

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Q.137 Arrange the following works of literature chronologically based on their year of publication:

A. The English Patient

C. Lives of Girls and Women

B. The Swinging Bridge

D. Family Matter's

E. Birnam Wood



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. D. B. A, C, E

2. B. A. D. C. E

3. C. B. D.A.E

4. C. A. D. B. E

Explanation:

The correct sequence follows the publication dates of these literary works.

Lives of Girls and Women (1971) – A semi-autobiographical novel by Alice Munro.

The English Patient (1992) – A historical novel by Michael Ondaatje, later adapted into an Oscar-winning film.

Family Matters (2002) – A novel by Rohinton Mistry that explores family dynamics in Mumbai.

The Swinging Bridge (2003) – A novel by Ramabai Espinet, focusing on Indo-Caribbean history and identity.

Birnam Wood (2023) – A contemporary novel by Eleanor Catton, dealing with environmental and social themes.

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Q.138 Who is the critic associated with the term 'Blue Humanities'?

1. Hannah Arendt

2. Stephan Hertz

3. Thomas R. Cole

4. Nathan Carlin

Explanation: deleted

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Q.139 Who among the following is credited with ending the system of patronage with his "Letter to

Lord Chesterfield"

1. Bishop Berkeley

2. Samuel Johnson

3. Edmund Burke

4. Horace Walpole

Explanation:

Samuel Johnson rejected Lord Chesterfield’s patronage, marking the end of the traditional system of literary patronage.

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Q.140 Arrange the following in the chronological order of their year of publication.

A. Deconstruction and Criticism

B. Multiculturalism: Roots and Realities

C. Literary Theory and the Claims of History

D. The Western Canon

E. An Appetite for Poetry



Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. D, C, E, B, A

2. A, E, D, C, B

3. A, B, C, D, E

4. C, D, B, A, E

Explanation:

The order follows the publication years of the listed works.

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Q.141-145 comprehension

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows:-



One key development in the evolving discussion surrounding popular culture which occurred during the early twentieth century was the association of popular culture with the United States of America. Through Hollywood and associated modes of popular entertainment, USA was beginning to exercise international cultural influence. The term 'Mass culture' is particularly relevant in this context is it refers to both the effects of American culture as well as to a specific theoretical debate that emerged in America during the post-war period. Dominic Strinati contends in his An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture (1995) that 'mass culture refers to popular culture which is produced by the industrial techniques of mass production, and marketed for profit to a mass public of consumers. Such a view of popular culture argues that the industrial revolution produces a series of atomised individuals who had not only lost touch with the communities of shared interest to which they once belonged but that they had also been subjected to the process of mechanisation and alienation. This rendered them ripe for systematic cultural manipulation through uniform, mass produced formulaic products designed to evoke frivolous, escapist and superficial pleasures.



Question. 141 "Mass Culture" refers to:

1. Only the effects of American culture.

2. Specific theoretical debate in America during post-war period.

3. Theoretical debates in America during pre-war period.

4. Both the effects of American culture and theoretical debates during post war period.

Explanation:

Mass culture is shaped by industrialization and post-war American influence on global media.

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Q.142 Systematic culture manipulation takes place through:

1. Mass production of goods

2. Mass production of culture

3. Mass production of food

4. Technological production

Explanation:

Cultural manipulation occurs through mass-produced content in media and entertainment.

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Q.143 What is the meaning of 'Atomised individuals' in the above paragraph?

1. Mechanised individuals

2. Organic individuals

3. Scientific individuals

4. Both mechanised and alienated individual

Explanation:

The term refers to individuals feeling disconnected from traditional social structures.

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Q.144 When did the popular culture get associated with U.S.A.?

1. 19th Century

2. 20th Century

3. Early 20th Century

4. Early 21st Century

Explanation:

The rise of cinema, radio, and mass media in the early 20th century solidified American cultural influence.

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Q.145 What is the core issue discussed in the above paragraph?

1. Mass culture

2. Elite culture

3. High culture

4. Low culture

Explanation:

The passage focuses on the formation and effects of mass culture in society.

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Q.146-150 poetry comprehension

Read the following poem and answer the questions that follows:-



In all my wand'rings round this world of care,

In all my griefs-and God has giv'n my share

I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown,

Amidst these humble bow'rs to lay me down;

To husband out life's taper at the close,

And keep the flame from wasting by repose;

I still had hopes, for pride attends us still,

Amidst the sivains to show my book learn'd skill,

Around my fire an ev'ning group to draw,

And tell of all I felt, and all I saw.



Question.146 What is the mood of the poem?

1. Pessimistic

2. Optimistic and resolute

3. Jovial

4. Envious

Explanation:

The poem conveys determination and a positive outlook on life.

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Q.147 Identify the meter in the poem.

1. Iambic trimeter

2. Iambic tetrameter

3. Iambic pentameter

4. Iambic hexameter

Explanation:

The poem follows a structured six-foot metrical pattern.

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Q.148 What does the poem say about the nature of the world?

1. It's full of joy

2. It's full of care and hope

3. Its full of desertion

4. It's full of wonders

Explanation:

The poem reflects a balance of struggles and optimism.

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Q.149 What does the poet intend to do in life?

1. To showcase his talent in singing

2. To complain to God about his misery

3. To complain to the king about injustice

4. To share his life experience

Explanation:

The poet’s goal is to convey his experiences and reflections through poetry.

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Q.150 Identify the rhyme scheme in the poem.

1. aa bb cc dd ee

2. abcd abcd ee

3. aaab abca aa

4. abcd ef ef gg

Explanation:

The poem follows a consistent rhyming pattern of paired couplets.

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