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

Total Questions: 100

81. Annotated Bibliography provides:

(a) A list of all the works cited/referred to in the research.
(b) Only those works that are cited in the research.
(c) A brief summary stating importance of the works cited/referred in the research.
(d) A 250- worded abstract.

Correct Answer: (a) A list of all the works cited/referred to in the research.

Solution:

Annotated Bibliography provides a list of all the works cited/referred to in the research.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

82. Match List-I with List-II.

List-I Text	List-II Author
A. Dhvanyaloka	I. Dandin
B. Kavyadarsa	II. Dhananjay
C. Vakyapadiya	III. Anandvardhan
D. Dasrupa	IV. Bhartrhari

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

(a) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(b) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
(c) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
(d) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

Correct Answer: (c) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

Solution:

Text	Author
A. Dhvanyaloka	III. Anandvardhan
B. Kavyadarsa	I. Dandin
C. Vakyapadiya	IV. Bhartrhari
D. Dasrupa	II. Dhananjay

Hence, option (c) is correct.

83. The line - "He who works for sweetness and light united, works to make reason and the will of God prevail, occurs in:

(a) Raymond Williams' Culture and Society
(b) Julia Kristeva's Revolution in Poetic Language
(c) Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy
(d) Sigmund Feud's Civilization and Discontents

Correct Answer: (c) Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy

Solution:

The above given line occurs in Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy. According to Arnold, sweetness and light are two things that a culture should strive for Sweetness is moral righteousness, and Light is intellectual power and truth. Hence, option (c) is correct.

84. Who among the following were associated with Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?

(a) Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Johan Everett Millais.
(b) Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Leigh Hunt
(c) John Everett Millais and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(d) Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Leigh Hunt

Correct Answer: (a) Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Johan Everett Millais.

Solution:

Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Johan Everett Millais were associated with Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. It was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by W.H. Hunt, Millais, D.G. Rossetti, W.M. Rossetti, James Collinson, Stephens and Woolner who formed a seven-member "Brotherhood" partly modeled on the Nazarene Movement.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

85. Arrange the following films on disability concerns in the order of their year of release.

A. Paa
B. Khamoshi
C. Iqbal
D. Margarita with a Straw
E. Fanaa
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) A, B, C, D, E
(b) E, D, C, B, A
(c) B, C, E, A, D
(d) B, C, A, E, D

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

Solution:

The correct order of the given films on disability concerns is - Khamoshi, Iqbal, Fanaa, Paa and Margarita with a Straw.
Hence, option (c) is correct answer.

86. Which of the following statements are correct about Prosody?

A. In the study of novel, it concerns narrative technique.
B. In the study of poetry, it concerns meter and other techniques of versification. C. In the study of drama, it concerns theatrical devices,
D. In the study of spoken sounds, it concerns intonation, pitch, stress, rhythm etc.
E. In the study of discourse, it concerns the content and delivery.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

(a) A and C only
(b) B and D only
(c) A and E only
(d) C and E only

Correct Answer: (b) B and D only

Solution:

The correct statement about Prosody are:
B- In the study of poetry, it concerns meter and other techniques of versification. D- In the study of spoken sounds, it concerns intonation, pitch, stress, rhythm etc.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

87. What is the correct chronological sequence of periods of American Literature?

A. Early National Period
B. Revolutionary
C. Naturalistic Period
D. Romantic Period in America/Age of Transcendentalism
E. Realistic Period
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

(a) C, D, A, B, E
(b) B, A, D, E, C
(c) E, B, C, D, A
(d) A, C, B, E, D

Correct Answer: (b) B, A, D, E, C

Solution:

The correct chronological sequence of periods of American Literature is - •Revolutionary Age (1775-1783)
• Early National Period (1775-1828)
• Romantic Period in America/Age of Transcendentalism (1830-1865)
• Realistic Period (1865-1900)
Naturalistic Period (1865-1900)
Hence, option (b) is correct.

88. Which of the following magazines aimed at depicting concerns of girls who embraced the tenets of girl culture – the girlhood?

A. Sassy
B. Bust
C. Bitch
D. Ophelia Speaks
E. Colonize This!
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

(a) A, B and D only
(b) A, E and D only
(c) A, B and C only
(d) B, C and D only

Correct Answer: (c) A, B and C only

Solution:

The magazines that aimed at depicting concerns of girls who embraced the tenets of girl culture - the girlhood, are Sassy, Bust and Bitch.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

89. Match List-I with List-II

List-I Concept/Term	List-II Developed/Coined by
A. Chora	I. Helene Cixous
B. Carnivalization	II. Julia Kristeva
C. Contrapuntal Reading	III. Mikhail Bakhtim
D. Ecriture Feminine	IV. Edward W. Said

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

(a) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
(b) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
(c) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(d) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

Correct Answer: (b) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

Solution:

Concept/Term	Developed/Coined by
A. Chora	II. Julia Kristeva
B. Carnivalization	III. Mikhail Bakhtim
C. Contrapuntal Reading	IV. Edward W. Said
D. Ecriture Feminine	I. Helene Cixous

Hence, option (b) is correct

90. Match List-I with List-II.

Book	Author
A The Complete Adventures of Feluda	IV. Satyajit Ray
B. The Perfect Murder	I. Vikram Chandra
C. Scared Games	III. Deepa Anappara
D. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line	III. Deepa Anappara