NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam June 2025 ENGLISH

Total Questions: 100

91. Read the following lines and give the answer of the questions :

From thee, even from thy virtue! What's this what' this? Is this her fault or mine? The tempter or the tempted, who sins most? Ha! Not she: nor doth she tempt: but it is I That, lying by the violet in the sun, Do as the carrion does, not as the flower, Corrupt with virtuous season. Can it be That modesty may more betray our sense Than woman's lightness? Having waste ground enough, Shall we desire to raze the sanctuary And pitch our evils there?

O, fie, fie, fie! What dost thou, or what art thou, Angelo? Dost thou desire her folly for things That make her good? O, let her brother live! Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges steal themselves. What, do I love her, That I desire to hear her speak again, And feast upon her eyes? What is't I dream on? O cunning enemy, that, to catch a saint, With saints dost bait thy hook! Most dangerous Is that temptation that doth goad us on To sin in loving virtue: never could the strumpet, With all her double vigour, art and nature, Once stir my temper; but this virtuous maid Subdues me quite, Even till now, When men were fond of, I smiled and wonder'd how.

According to the speaker, how does temptation disguise itself?

Correct Answer: (c) As a virtue
Solution:

According to the speaker, temptation disguises itself as a virtue.

92. What kind of temptation does the speaker say is most dangerous?

Correct Answer: (c) That which urges one to sin in loving virtue
Solution:

The temptation that urges one to sin in loving virtue is best dangerous.

93. What internal conflict does the speaker express?

Correct Answer: (c) A struggle between his virtue and lust
Solution:

The speaker expresses internal conflict between his virtue and lust.

94. What emotion is the speaker feeling at the end of the passage?

Correct Answer: (c) Confusion and shame
Solution:

The speaker has feeling of confusion and shame at the end of the passage.

95. "Thieves for their robbery have authority/ When judges steal themselves" implies what?

Correct Answer: (c) Corruption among judges is hypocritical
Solution:

"Thieves for their robbery have authority/When judges steal themselves" implies corruption among judges is hypocritical.

96. Read the following passage carefully and give the answer of the questions :

Painting, or art generally, as such, will all its technicalities, difficulties, difficulties, and particular ends, is nothing but a noble and expressive language, invaluable as the vehicle of thought, but by itself nothing. He who has learned what is commonly considered the whole art of painting, that is, the art of representing any natural object faithfully, has as yet only learned the language by which his thoughts are to be expressed. He has done just as much towards being that which we ought to respect as a great painter, as a man who has learned how to express himself grammatically and melodiously has towards being a great poet.

The language is, indeed, more difficult of acquirement in the one case than in the other, and possesses more power of delighting the sense, while it speaks to the intellect; but it is, nevertheless, nothing more than language, and all those excellences which are peculiar to the painter as such are merely what rhythm, melody, precision, and force are in the words of the orator and the poet necessary to their greatness, but not the tests of their greatness. It is not by the mode of representing and saying but by what is represented and said, that the respective greatness either of the painter or the writer is to be finally determined.

The author's primary argument suggests that technical mastery in painting is

Correct Answer: (c) A necessary foundation but not the essence of true art
Solution:

The author's primary argument suggests that technical mastery in painting is a necessary foundation but not the essence of true art.

97. What is the broader philosophical implication of the the statement "It is not by the mode of representing and saying but by what is represented and said..."?

Correct Answer: (b) Ethical and thematic depth are the ultimate measure of artistic value
Solution:

The broader philosophical implication of the statement "It is not by the mode of representing and saying but by what is represented and said..." is that ethical and thematic depth are the ultimate measure of artistic value.

98. What implicit assumption about language and expression underpins the passage's argument?

Correct Answer: (c) The medium of expression is secondary to the message conveyed
Solution:

The implicit assumption about language and expression underpins the passage's argument is the medium of expression is secondary to the message conveyed.

99. What does the passage emphasize as the true measure of greatness in painting and writing?

Correct Answer: (d) The content expressed
Solution:

The passage emphasizes as 'the true measure of greatness in painting and writing is the content expressed.

100. What does the phrase "Possesses more power of delighting the sense, while it speaks to the intellect" imply about visual art?

Correct Answer: (b) It uniquely blends sensual pleasure with intellectual engagement
Solution:

The phrase "Possesses more power of delighting the sense, while it speaks to the intellect" imply about visual art uniquely blends sensual pleasure with intellectual engagement.