NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam. December 2022 ENGLISH (Shift-I)

Total Questions: 100

71. Match List-I with List-II.

 List-I List-II
 A. The Poetics of Prose III. Wolfgang Iser
 B. Structuralist Poetics I. Tzvetan Todorov
 C. The Implied Reader IV. Stanley Fish
 D. Is There a Text in This Class? II. Jonathan Culler
Correct Answer: (b) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
Solution:

The correct match of List-I with List-II is : (A)-(II), B-(IV), C-(I), D-(III)

  List-I  List-II
 A. The Poetics of Prose II. Tzvetan Todorov
 B. Structuralist Poetics IV. Jonathan Culler
 C. The Implied Reader I. Wolfgang Iser
 D. Is there a text in this class? III. Stanley Fish

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

72. Match List-I with List-II.

  List-I  List-II
 A. Plato I.  Rhetoric
 B. Aristotle II.  Symposium
 C. P.B. Shelley  III.  Apology for Poetry
 D. Philip Sidney IV.  Defence of Poetry

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct match of List-I with List-II is: (A)-(II), B-(I), C-(IV), D-(III)

  List-I  List-II
 A. Plato II. Symposium
 B. Aristotle I. Rhetoric
 C. P.B. Shelley IV. Defence of Poetry
 D. Philip Sidney III. Apology for Poetry

Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

73. Match List-I with List-II.

  List-I  List-II
 A. Bertrand Russell I. The Verbal Icon
 B. Thomas Stearns Eliot  II. The Well Wrought Urn
 C. W.K. Wimsatt III. History of Western Philosophy
 D. Cleanth Brooks IV. The Sacred Wood

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct match of List-I with List-Ii is: (A)-(III), B-(IV), C-(I), D-(II)

 List-I List-II
 A. Bertrand Russell III. History of Western Philosophy
 B. Thomas Stearns Eliot IV. The Sacred Wood
 C. W.K. Wimsatt I. The Verbal Icon
 D. Cleanth Brooks II. The Well Wrought Urn.

Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

74. Match List-II with List-II.

 List-I List-II
 A. “Negative Capability” I. Matthew Anrold
 B. “Sweetness and Light” II. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 C. “Esemplastic” III. T.S. Eliot
 D. “Dissociation of Sensibility” IV. John Keats

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct match of List-I with List-II is : (A)-(IV), B-(I), C-(II), D-(III)

  List-I  List-II
 A. Negative Capability IV. John Keats
 B. Sweetness and Light I. Matthew Arnold
 C. Esemplastic II. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 D. Dissociation of Sensibility III. T.S. Eliot

Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

75. Match List-I with List-II.

  List-I  List-II
A. Munira I. Things Fall Apart
 B. Nnu Ego II. Petals of Blood
 C. Ikemefuna III. July’s People
 D. Maureen IV. The Joys of Motherhood

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct match of List-I with List-Ii is : (A)-(II), B-(IV), C-(I), D-(III)

 List-I List-II
 A. Munira II. Petals of Blood
 B. Nnu Ego IV. The Joys of Motherhood
 C. Ikemefuna I. Things Fall Apart
 D. Maureen III. July's People

Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

76. Choose the correct chronological sequence in which the following texts were written.

A. Lycidas
B. Hero and Leander
C. Masque of Comus
D. Paradise Lost
E. The Waste Land

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

The correct chronological sequence of the given texts according to their written year is: B, C, А, D, E.
• Hero and Leander (1598)
• Masque of Comus (1634)
• Lycidas (1637)
• Paradise Lost (1667)
• The Waste Land (1922)
Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

77. Arrange the following poets in accordance with their years of birth.

A. Rudyard Kipling
B. Robert Browning
C. John Masefield
D. A.E. Housman
E. John Donne
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (e) *
Solution:

Note : NTA has dropped this question and distributed equal marks to all the candidates.
The correct chronological sequence of the poets according to their years of birth is - E, B, D, A, C.
• John Donne (1572)
• Robert Browning (1812)
• A.E. Housman (1859)
• Rudyard Kipling (1865)
• John Masefield (1878)

78. Arrange the works in chronological sequence.

A. Rajmohan's Wife
B. A Bend in the Ganges
C. Kanthapura
D. Untouchable
E. Distant Drum
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The chronological sequence of the given works is : A, D, C, B, E.
• Rajmohan's Wife (1864) by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
• Untouchable (1935) by Mulk Raj Anand.
• Kanthapura (1938) by Raja Rao.
• A Bend in the Ganges (1964) by Manohar Malgnokar.
• Distant Drum (1974) by Manohar Malgonkar.
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

79. Find the chronological order of publication of Charles Dickens' novels.

A. Oliver Twist
B. Dombey and Sons
C. Pickwick Papers
D. Bleak House
E. David Copperfield
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (e) *
Solution:

The correct chronological order of publication of Charles Dickens' novels is : C, A, B, E, D.
• Pickwick Papers (April 1836 to November, 1837)
• Oliver Twist (February, 1837 to April, 1839)
• Dombey and Sons (October 1846 to April, 1848)
• Bleak House (March 1852 to September, 1853)
• David Copperfield (May 1849 to November, 1850)
Dickens' novels were initially serialised in weekly and monthly magazines, then reprinted in standard book formats.
Note: NTA has dropped this question.

80. Arrange the works in the chronological order of the staging/publication of the following plays.

A. A Woman Killed with Kindness
B. John Bull's Other Island
C. The Double Dealer
D. The Shoemaker's Holiday
E. The Conscious Lovers
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The chronological order of the following plays is: D, A, C, E and B.
• The Shoemaker's Holiday (1660), Thomas Dekker.
• A Woman Killed with Kindness (1607), Thomas Heywood.
• The Double Dealer (1694) by W. Congreve.
• The Conscious Lovers (1722) by Richard Steele.
• John Bull's Other Island (1904) by G.B. Shaw.
Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.