NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam. (Cancelled) June 2024 ENGLISH

Total Questions: 100

91. Direction for 91 to 95:

Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't benn so crystal stair It's had tacks in it And splinters And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor- Bare. But all the time I'se been a 'climbin' on, And reach in 'Land in 's, And turnin 'corners' And sometimes go in the dark, Where there a in'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 nowFor I' se still go in', honey I' se still climb in', And life for me a in't no crystal stair.

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

Correct Answer: (a) Stay strong and never give up in life
Solution:

According to the passage, the speaker gives advice to his/her son to stay strong and never give up in life.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

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

Correct Answer: (b) A life of hardships and struggles
Solution:

According to the given stanza, the line, "life for me...... no crystal stair", signifies 'A life full of hardships and struggles.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

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

Correct Answer: (c) Anaphora
Solution:

In the given stanza, the poet has used Anaphora by repeating and at the beginning of many lines in the poem.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

94. Which one of the following is, an 'extended metaphor' in the poem?

Correct Answer: (c) Staircase
Solution:

The given poem Staircase is an extended metaphor. It is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of the multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

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

Correct Answer: (d) African-American English
Solution:

African - American colloquial form of English is used in the poem.
Hence, option (d) is correct.

96. Read the passage and answer the questions on the basis of your comprehension (96 to 100)

The most important distinction between the animal and man is this, that the animal is very near bound within the limits of its necessities, the greater part of its activities being necessary for self-preservation and the preservation of race. Like a retail shop keeper, it has no large profit from trade of life, the bulk of its earning must be spent in paying back the interest to its bank.

Most of resources are employed in mere Endeavour to live. But man, in life's commerce, is a big merchant ..... earns a great deal more than he is absolutely compelled to spend. Therefore there is a vast excess.... 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 themselves.

The animals must have knowledge, go that their knowledge can be employed for user purposes of their life. But there they stop. They must know their surroundings in order to be able to ta..........their shelter and seek their food, some properties of things in order to build their dwellings some signs the different seasons to be able to get ready to adapt themselves to the changes. Man also must know of knowledge. There he has the pure enjoyment if his knowledge because their knowledge is freedom Upon this found. of surplus this science and philosophy thrive.

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

Correct Answer: (a) Knowledge is the essence of man's life
Solution:

According to the passage, the author means by the given line, knowledge is the essence of man's life.
Hence option (a) is correct.

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

Correct Answer: (d) Where man acquires a surplus of knowledge beyond primary necessities of lie.
Solution:

Where man acquires a surplus of knowledge beyond primary necessities of life, knowledge becomes freedom for man.
Hence, option (d) is correct.

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

Correct Answer: (c) A voracious accumulator of knowledge
Solution:

According to the passage, the metaphor "a big merchant" stands for 'a voracious accumulator of knowledge'.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

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

Correct Answer: (c) Abundance of wealth in life
Solution:

According to the passage, abundance of wealth in life gives man the freedom to be useless and irresponsible.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

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

Correct Answer: (a) Animals are preoccupied with self sustenance while man aspires for attainment of freedom through knowledge.
Solution:

According to the writer, the basic difference between animal and man is that animals are preoccupied with self-sustenance which man aspires for attainment of freedom through knowledge.
Hence, options (a) is correct.