NTA UGC NET/JRF Re-Exam June 2024 ENGLISH (Shift-II)

The correct match will be:
• Critique of Judgement (1790) by Immanuel Kant.
• The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807) by G.W.F. Hegel.
• Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego (1921) by Sigmund Freud.
• The Role of the University in the New Reich (1933) by Martin Heidegger. Hence, option (d) is correct.

Kai Po Che! is the screen adaptation of The 3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat. It is the third novel by Chetan Bhagat, published in 2008. The novel follows the story of three friends and is based on the city of Ahmedabad in Western India. The movie version of novel is Kai Po Che!, directed by Abhishek Kapoor. This is originally a Gujarati phrase that means I have cut which refers to Makar Sankranti.
The film revolves around the 2001 Gujarat earth quake, the 2002 Godhra train burning and the 2002 Gujarat Riots.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

The term "abstract poem" :
■ Was coined by Edith Sitwell.
■ Refers to a poem in which words are chosen for their aural quality.
■ Refers to a poem in which words are chosen for imagery and symbolism.
Edith Sitwell coined the term "abstract poem" to describe a poem that focuses on the sounds and rhythms of words, rather than their meaning. Abstract poems are also known as sound poems.
Hence, option (B) is correct.

Sir Francis Bacon, an English philosopher, essayist, lawyer and courtier said, "If a man will begin with certainties, he will end with doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties." The quote appears in The Advancement of Learning (1605) is book by Francis Bacon.
Hence, option (B) is correct.

The correct match will be :
■ Washington Country (Unfinished) by Jack Davis.
■ Plains of Promise (1997) by Alexis Wright.
■ My Place (1987) (autobiography) by Sally Morgan.
■ Not Meeting Mr. Right (2007) by Anita Heiss.
These are the Australian Aboriginal text.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

Alexander Pope said that an author has no claim to original thought but only to apt presentation of what was already being thought by others. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. Pope is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry : The Rape of the Lock (5 Cantor), The Dunciad (Pub. in 1728-1743), and An Essay on Criticism (1711) and for his translations of Homer.

Friendship's Garland (1871) is a sequel of (Culture and Anarchy (1869) by Matthew Arnold. Arnold wrote Friendship Garland. It is a collection of letters, conversations and opinions from the fictional Arminius Baron Von Thunder-Ten-Tronckn. The book explores the theme of love, loyalty, and companionship and is a tribute to the power of friendship. Arnold wrote a chapter called Friendship's Garland in his Culture and Anarchy (1869).
Hence, option (A) is correct.

The correct match will be :
• On a Muggy Night in Mumbai (1998) by Mahesh Duttani
• The Golden Gate (1986) by Vikram seth.
• The Boyfriend (2003) by R. Raja Rao
• Love and Longing in Bombay (1997) by Vikram Chandra.
Hence, option (A) is correct.

Absalom, Absalom ! is a novel by William Faulkner, published in 1936. Taking place before, during and after the American Civil War, it is a story about three families of the American South, with a focus on the life of Thomas Sutpen. Absalom, Absalom! along with The Sound and the Fury (1929), helped Faulkner to win the Nobel prize in literature for the year 1949.
Hence, option (A) is correct.

Shantabai Krushnaji Kamble (1923-2023) was an Indian Marathi writer and Dalit activist. She wrote the first female Dalit autobiography. Shantabai Kamble's autobiography, Majya Janmachi Chittarkatha translated as The Kaleidocope Story of My Life was published as a complete book in 1986. The book is included in the University of Mumbai's syllabus. The book raises the issue of two-fold gender discrimination towards women by their male peers. Hence, option (c) is correct.