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

Total Questions: 100

61. 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 Criticism by Henry Louis Gates
E. Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination by Toni Morrison.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: (b) A, B, C only
Solution:

Phillip Brian Harper is a literary scholar and gay writer. His work Are we not Men explores issues of race and representation about black masculinity. Charisma by Erica Edward and Extravagant Abjection by Dariek Scott, both the writers are included in gay writers and activists.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

62. 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 option given below:

Correct Answer: (a) C, E, B, D, A
Solution:

The correct chronological sequence of British poets in order of their birth is : John Donne (1572), Thomas Carew (1595), John Milton (1608), Richard Lovelace (1617), and Andrew Marvell (1621).
Hence, option (a) is correct.

63. Match List-I with List-II.

 List-I Term List-II Definition
A. Apodosis I. Clause expressing the condition
 B. Protasis II. Clause expressing the consequence
 C. Collocation III. Links the subject of a sentence with a complement
 D. Copular verb IV. A pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: (d) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
Solution:
 List-I Term    List-II Definition
 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

Hence, option (d) is correct.

64. Match List-I with List-II

 List-I Author List-II Text
 A. Richard Hoggart I. The Secret Politics of Our Desires
 B. Ashis Nandy II. The Making of the English Working Class
 C. Raymond Williams III. The Uses of Literacy
 D. E.P. Thompson IV. The Long Revolution

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
Solution:
  List-I Author  List-II Text
 A. Richard Hoggart III. The Uses of Literacy
 B. Ashis Nandy  I. The Secret Politics of Our Desires
 C. Raymond Williams IV. The Long Revolution
 D. E.P. Thompson II. The Making of the English Working Class

Hence, option (a) is correct.

65. 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 nat........... state.
E. Frantz Fanon was extremely critical of the term 'negritude' and never used it. Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: (d) C and D only
Solution:

The term negritude coined by Aime Cesaire was appreciated as well as criticized by critics. Creole writers attacked this term for its monolithic look. Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka considered negritude as an unhealthy fetishism of the native state. Hence, option (d) is correct.

66. Which of the following books was edited by gay activists and artists Joseph Beam and E. Hemphill?

Correct Answer: (a) Brother to Brother : New Writings by Black Gay Men (1991)
Solution:

Brother to Brother: New Writing by Black Gay Men was edited by gay activists Joseph Beam and Essex Hemphill. This is a tremendous anthology. It gives a broad view of black gay men's writing and the issues inherent in their lives due to heterosexism and racism.
Hence option (a) is correct.

67. Which of the following statement are correct about Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's "Annihilation of Caste and concerns dealt with in 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, respect, regardless of their caste.
C. There will be out castes 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 and fraternity.
E. This is a fictitious novel.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A and B only
Solution:

Annihilation of Caste is an undelivered speech written in 1936 by B.R. Ambedkar. It focuses on the need to create a society where individuals are treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their caste
Hence option (a) is correct.

68. Match List-I with List-II.

  List-I Text  List-II Character
 A. Coolie I. Satyajit
 B. The Serpent and the Rope II. Munoo
 C. Waiting for the Mahatma III. Ramaswamy
 D. Shadow from Ladakh IV. Sri ram

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: (d) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
Solution:
 Text Character
 A. Coolie II. Munoo
 B. The Serpent and the Rope  III. Ramaswamy
 C. Waiting for the Mahatma IV. Sri ram
 D. Shadow from Ladakh I. Satyajit

Hence, option (d) is correct.

69. 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. B.R. 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 option given below:

Correct Answer: (c) A, C, E, only
Solution:

In the early 70s, educated teenagers from Mumbai's slums founded the Dalit Panthers Movement. inspired by Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. In addition influenced by the Black Panthers Movement, was rooted in the little Magazine Movement. It was led by Raja Dhale, Namdeo Dhasal and JV Pawar. Hence, option (c) is correct.

70. What is the correct sequence of the following plays of Girish Karnard 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 option given below:

Correct Answer: (c) D, C, A, E, B
Solution:

The correct sequence of the plays is : Yayati (1961), Tughlaq (1964), Hayavadan (1971), Bali, the Sacrifice (1980) and Nagmandala (1990).
Hence, option (c) is correct.