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

Total Questions: 100

1. "What needs my Shakespeare for his honoured bones.

The labour of an age in piled stones? Or that his hallowed reliques should be hid Under a star-ypointing pyramid?" These lines are written by

Correct Answer: (b) John Milton
Solution:

These given lines are taken from On Shakespeare, composed by John Milton. The poem is basically an epitaph where Milton has tried to honour Shakespeare and his literary achievements. This verse is written in the form of heroic couplet.
Hence, option (b) will be correct answer.

2. Who among the following praised Chaucer's translation of Roman de La rose?

Correct Answer: (a) Eustache Deschamps
Solution:

Eustache Deschamps, a leading French author praised Chaucer's translation Roman de la Rose. It is considered as a medieval poem written in old French. Past of the story was translated from its original old French into middle English as The Romaunt of the Rose, which had a great influence on English literature. Hence, option (a) will be correct answer.

3. For the Unfallen is a book of poems written by

Correct Answer: (c) Geoffrey Hill
Solution:For the Unfallen (1959) is a collection of poems by Geoffrey Hill. It contains 29 poems which are : Genesis, God's Little Mountain, The Bidden Guest, In Memory of Jane Fraser Holy Thursday, The Turtle Dove, Solomon's Mine, The Troublesome Reign, Armodeus etc.
Hence, option (c) will be correct answer.

4. "The Princess : A Medley" by Tennyson is

Correct Answer: (c) a narrative poem
Solution:

The Princess : A Medley by Tennyson is a narrative poem, published in 1847. It is a serio-comic blank verse narrative poem. It tells the story of a heroic princess who tries to find her place but finds it hard. Hence, option (c) will be correct answer.

5. Which of the following works is NOT written by P.B. Shelley?

Correct Answer: (c) The Vision of Judgement
Solution:

Among the given options, option (c) The Vision of Judgement is not written by P.B. Shelley. It is a satirical poem in Ottava Rima by Lord Byron. It was the critical rebuttal to Robert Southey's poem A Vision of Judgement which gives a optimistic perspective of the death of king George III, while The Mask of Anarchy, Queen Mab : A Philosophical Poem, and The Revolt of Islam are written by Shelley.
Hence, option (c) will be correct answer.

6. In whose poem the readers meet Aunt Jennifer's tigers?

Correct Answer: (d) Adrienne Rich
Solution:

In Adrienne Rich's poem, the readers meet Aunt Jennifer's tigers. Aunt Jennifer's Tigers (1951) is a poem by an American poet Adrienne Rich. The poem is based on marriage, gender and power, the poem describes the terrified Aunt Jennifer's fear-filled existence in a marriage full of ordeals, in which she is ruled over by her husband.
Hence, option (d) will be correct answer.

7. Name the playwright who has written Larins Sahib.

Correct Answer: (c) Gurcharan Das
Solution:

Larins Sahib is a historical play set in the confused period after the death of Ranjit Singh when the.British first arrived in Punjab. Through this works. Gurcharan Das has tried to depict the crisis that overtook the state, when East India Company routed the Sikhs, seven years after the death of Maharaja. Hence, option (c) will be correct answer.

8. Who among the following has composed the lyrical drama Hellas?

Correct Answer: (b) P.B. Shelley
Solution:

Hellas is a lyrical drama by P.B. Shelley. It was inspired by the Greek insurrection against Turkey in the 1820s, and the action is seen from the Turkish sultan Mahmud's point of view. The first chapter looks at the sources of Hellas and how three major writers Aeschylus, Milton, and Calderon influenced Shelley in his works.
Hence, option (b) will be correct answer.

9. Name the playwright who composed the play A Woman Killed with Kindness.

Correct Answer: (d) Thomas Heywood
Solution:

Thomas Heywood wrote the play A Woman Killed with Kindness in the early seventeenth century. The plot of the play is derived from an Italian novel by Illumine, which was translated into English and published in The Palace of Pleasure.
Hence, option (d) will be correct answer.

10. Name the celebrated actor who played the leading role in the first production of John Osborne's The Entertainer (1957).

Correct Answer: (b) Laurence Olivier
Solution:

Laurence Olivier was the celebrated actor who played the leading role in the first production of John Osborne's The Entertainer (1957). The Entertainer is a British kitchen sink drama film directed by Tony Richardson.
Hence, option (b) will be correct answer.