NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam. June 2023 ENGLISH (Shift-I)

Total Questions: 100

81. Which of the following playwrights have collaborated in writing the satire Three Hours after Marriage?

A. John Gay
B. John Dryden
C. Alexander Pope
D. William Congreve
E. John Arbuthnot
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Three Hours after Marriage was a Restoration comedy written in 1717, as a collaboration between John Gay, Pope and John Arbuthnot.
Hence, option (b) will be correct answer.

82. Match List I with List II

  LIST-I  LIST-II
 A. Humayun Kabir I. A Goddess Named Gold
 B. Bhabani Bhattacharya  II. Men and Rivers
 C. Manohar Malgonkar III. Combat of Shadows
 D. Kamala Markandaya IV. Possession

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The relationship between man and nature is explored by Humayun Kabir's Men and Rivers, A Goddess Named Gold by Bhabani Bhattacharya, shows the tendency of a modern fable of rural India; Combat of Shadows by Manohar Malgonkar is the tale of a Anglo-Indian woman, while Possession (1963) is a novel by Kamala Markandaya.
Hence, option (d) will be correct answer.

83. The Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas is written by_______.

Correct Answer: (b) Umberto Eco
Solution:

The Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas (1956) was written by Italian novelist Umberto Eco.
Hence, option (b) will be correct answer.

84. The full form of MLAT is

Correct Answer: (c) Modern Language Aptitude Test
Solution:

The full form of MLAT is modern language aptitude test. It measures an individual's aptitude for learning a foreign language.
Hence, option (c) will be correct answer.

85. Purdah is a collection of peoms by

Correct Answer: (b) Imtiaz Dharker
Solution:

Purdah is a collection of poems by Imtiaz Dharker. Through these poems Imtiaz has tried to argue how a poet with a multicultural background negotiates with her religion, gender and sense of homelessness. Hence, option (b) will be correct answer.

86. Which of the following works are written by John Dennis?

A. The Advancement and Reformation of Modern Poetry
B. The Christian Hero
C. The Grounds of Criticism in Poetry
D. The Conscious Lovers
E. An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakespeare
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

John Dennis was an English critic and dramatist. His important critical works are The Advancement and Reformation of Modern Poetry (1701), The Grounds of Criticism in Poetry and An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakespeare (1712).
Hence, option (b) will be correct answer.

87. The debate on "the condition of England question' was initiated by_________.

Correct Answer: (c) Thomas Carlyle
Solution:

The debate on The condition of England question was initiated by Thomas Carlyle. There was a debate in the Victorian era over the issue of the English working-class during the Industrial Revolution. Hence, option (c) will be correct answer.

88. Name the book in which Peter Brooke makes a study of late 1940s theatre.

Correct Answer: (a) The Empty Space
Solution:

The Empty Space by Peter Brook is based on a series of four lectures. Brook defined it as "any space in which theatre takes place". The work was considered controversial when first published in 1968.
Hence, option (a) will be correct answer.

89. Match List I with List II

  LIST-I  LIST-II
 A. Practical Criticism I. John Crowe Ransom
 B. The New Criticism II. F.R. Leavis
 C. The Well-Wrought Urn III. I.A. Richards
 D. The Great Tradition IV. Cleanth Brooke

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Practical Criticism by I.A. Richards is a form of literary analysis which focuses on the text, ignoring extraneous factors as authcrial intention and historical context. The New Criticism by John Crowe Ransom emphasizes close reading; while The Well Wrought Urn by Cleanth Brooks is divided into eleven chapters and the last one The Great Tradition by F.R. Leavis is a book of literary criticism.
Hence, option (b) will be correct answer.

90. Who proposed the idea that the mind the time of birth is like a blank slate or tabula rasa?

Correct Answer: (a) John Locke
Solution:

John Locke's philosophy, tabula rasa was the theory that at birth the (human) mind is a blank slate without rules for processing data and that data is added and rules for processing are formed solely by one's sensory experiences. Hence, option (a) will be correct answer.