NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam. June 2023 ENGLISH (Shift-II)

Total Questions: 100

1. Which of the following explains the difference between Conceptual Research and Empirical Research?

Correct Answer: (a) The former of the two is related to some abstract idea(s) or theory, and the latter relies on experience and observation alone.
Solution:

• Of the given statements regarding conceptual Research and Empirical Research, statement given in option(A) is absolutely correct.
• Conceptual research is related to some abstract idea(s) or theory, and Empirical Research relies on experience and observation alone.
• Conceptual research, as the name suggests, is research that relates to abstract concepts and ideas. It does not involve practical experimentation but instead relies on the researcher analyzing available information on a given topic.
• Empirical research is defined as any study whose conclusions are exclusively derived from concrete, verifiable evidence. The Greek term empirics which means "experienced" is the root of empirical research.

2. Which among the following was not recognised as a major dialogue of Plato?

Correct Answer: (d) Metaphysics
Solution:

"Metaphysics" was not recognised as a major dialogue of Plato rather it is derived from a collective title of fourteen books by Aristotle that we currently think of as making Aristotle's metaphysics.
• John Dryden, in his Discourse Concerning Satire (1693), said that "John Donne in his poetry affects the Metaphysics".
• Literary critic and poet Samuel Johnson first coined the terms "Metaphysical poetry" in his book "Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets" (1779-81).
•  "Crito" is a dialogue that was written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. It depicts a conversation between Socrates and his wealthy friend Crito.
• "The Phaedo" is a dialogue written by Plato which claims to recount the events and conversations that occurred on the day that Plato's teacher, Socrates was| put to death by state of Athens.
• "The Symposium" is a philosophical text by Plato that depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet.
Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

3. Which of the following is the first novel of Beryl Bainbridge?

Correct Answer: (b) A Weekend with Claude
Solution:• Beryl Bainbridge (Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge) (1932-2010) was an English novelist known for her psychologically astute portrayals of lower-middle class English life.
• Her first novel is "A Weekend with Claude" (1967) that is followed by "Another Part of the Wood" (1698) and Harriet Said (1972) etc.......... .
• Beryl Bainbridge's notable works are "A quiet life" (1976), "A Weekend with Cloud" (1967), "According to Queeney" (2001) An Awfully Big Adventure (1989), Master Georgie (1998) etc. .......
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

4. Who, among the following, has written Lear (a play), an adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear?

Correct Answer: (a) Edward Bond
Solution:

• 'Lear' is a 1971 three act play by the British dramatist Edward Bond.
• It is a rewrite of William Shakespeare's King Lear.
• The play was first produced at the "Royal Court Theatre" in 1971, featuring Harry Andrews in title role.
Hence the correct answer is option (a).

5. Match List I with List II

  List-I  List-II
 A. Pratap Sharma 1. Sleepwalkers
 B. Asif Currimbhoy 2. Mira
 C. Gurcharan Das 3. A Touch of Brightness
 D. Nissim Ezekiel 4. The Hungry Ones

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Codes:

 A B C D A B C D
 (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 4 3 2 1
 (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 3 4 2 1
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:
 List-I (Writers) List-II (Books/Plays)
 A. Pratap Sharma 3. A Touch of Brightness
 B. Asif Currimbhoy 4. The Hungry Ones
 C. Gurcharan Das 2. Mira
 D. Nissim Ezekiel 1. Sleepwalkers

• A Touch of Brightness 'describes the degradation and corruption in the infamous red-light district of Bombay where a young girl was sold who ultimately died there.
• "The Hungry Ones" deals with different social issues and problems dominant in the contemporary times.
• The play "Mira" interprets the popular Indian legend concerning Mira, a saint poet.
• The play "Sleepwalker" is a satire on the so-called liberal, modern, intellectual and educated Men and Women of progressive India.
Hence, the correct answer is option (d)

6. The following lines are from one of the poems of D.H. Lawrence. Identify the poem?

"And so, I missed my chance with one of the lords
Of life.
And I have something to expiate;
A pettiness."

Correct Answer: (b) Snake
Solution:

• The lines "And so, I missed ...........of pettiness" it is taken from D.H. Lawrence's poem "Snake" (1920). The poem describes a speaker's various interactions with a snake that came to drink at his water-trough.
Hence the correct answer is option (b).

7. Who among the following was famous as a diarist? Who among the following was famous as a diarist?

Correct Answer: (a) John Evelyn
Solution:

• John Evelyn FRS was an English writer, landowner, gardner, courtier and minor government official, who is known as a diarist. He authored some 30 books on the fine arts, forestry and religious topics.
• His Dairy, kept all his life, is considered an invaluable source of information on the social, cultural, religious and political life of 19th century England.
Hence, the correct answer is option (a).

8. Penguin Books were prosecuted for obscenity and later acquitted for publishing a novel of D.H. Lawrence that makes a frank description of sex and an uncompromising use of four-letter words. Which of the following is the title of the novel?

Correct Answer: (c) Lady Chatterley's Lover
Solution:•  "Lady Chatterley's Lover" is the last novel by English author D.H. Lawrence. • Pengiun Books were prosecuted for obscenity and later acquitted for publishing this novel of Lawrence that make a frank description of sex and an uncompromising use of four-letter words.
• It was first published privately in 1928, in Italy and 1929, in France.
• The book was banned for obscenity in United States, Canada, Australia, India, Japan and United Kingdom (till 1960).
• The novel revolves around Connie Reid, the female protagonist and her lover   Mellors with whom she have sex to have physical pleasure because her   husband was paralyzed from the waist down in a war.
Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

9. Which poetry anthologies have NOT been written by Philip Larkin?

A. The North Ship
B. The Less Deceived
C. The Whitsun Weddings
D. Death of a Naturalist
E. Responsibilities
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) D and E
Solution:

• The North Ship (1945), The Less Deceived (1955), The Whitsun Weddings (1964) are poetry anthologies written by Philip Larkin while Death of a Naturalist (1966) and Responsibilities and Other Poems are written by Seamus Heaney and W.B. Yeats respectively.
Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

10. Match List I with List II

  List-I  List-II
 A. Christopher Hill 1. Milton
 B. Catherine Belsey 2. Milton's Language
 C. E.M.W. Tillyard 3. John Miltan : Language, Gender, Power
 D. Thomas N Corns 4. Milton and the English Revolution

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:

 A B C D A B C D
 (a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 2 3 4 1
 (c) 2 4 1 3 (d) 3  1 2 4
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

• The appropriate match of the given writers and their works on Milton is option (a) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2.
• Christoper Hill's "Milton and the English Revolution" (1977) is learning gathered to major reassessment of Milton as man, politician, poet and above all, religious thinker.
• Catherine Belsey's "John Milton: Language, Gender, Power" (1988) represents Milton that challenges rather than daunts readers.
• E.M.W. Tillyard's "Milton" (1930) deals with life and works of Milton. • Thomas N Corns' "Milton's Language" is a further examination of Milton's style.
Hence, the correct answer is option (a).