NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam June 2025 ENGLISH

Total Questions: 100

31. Identify the subtitle of Oliver Goldsmith's semi-autobiographical poem, "the Traveller:

Correct Answer: (a) A Prospect of Society
Solution:

The subtitle of Oliver Goldsmith's semi-autobiographical poem, "The Traveller" is "A Prospect of Society".
•"The Citizen of the World" is a work by Oliver Goldsmith, it is a series of essays.
• "The Fashionable Lover" is a play of Goldsmith.
• "An Ancients Epic Poem" is a description rather than a subtitle.

32. Match List-I with List-II

     List-I     List-II
 A. "Liberty of the Press" I. Thomas de Quincey
 B. "The Vision of Mirza : An Oriental Allegory" II. John Ruskin
 C. "On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth" III. John Milton
 D. "Mental Slavery of Modern Workmen" IV. Joseph Addison

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
Solution:
   List-I    List-II
 A. "Liberty of the Press" III. John Milton
 B. "The Vision of Mirza : An Oriental Allegory"  IV. Joseph Addison
 C. "On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth" I. Thomas de Quincey
 D. "Mental Slavery of Modern Workmen" II. John Ruskin

33. Which of the following statements have been given by J S Mil in his the subjection of Women :

A. "The husband was called the lord of the wife.
B. "She is a slave of any boy whose parents forces a ring upon her finger."
C. "Wives are in general no better treated than slaves."
D. "The wife is the actual bond servant of her husband."
E. "If all women are not the victim of actual rape, then all of them are the victims of the threat of rape."
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options below:

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

According to J.S. Mill's The Subjection of Women, statement (A), statement (C) and statement (D) are related to Mill's views.

34. Identify the correct chronological order as per the publication years of the following works.

A. Characteristics of Men, Manners Opinions and Times
B. The Advancement of Learning
C. Inquiry into the Original of Our Idea of Beauty and Virtues
D. The Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) B, A, C, D
Solution:

The correct chronological order as per the publication years of the following works will be-
• The Advancement of Learning (1605) - Francis Bacon
• Characteristics of Men, Manners Opinions and Times (1711) - Anthony Ashley-Cooper
• Inquiry into the Original of Our Idea of Beauty and Virtues (1725) - Francis Hutcheson
• The Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language (1747) - Samuel Johnson

35. Which of the following statements have been given by Barbara Johnson:

A. "Deconstruction is not synonymous with destruction..."
B. "The deconstruction of a text does not proceed by random doubt or arbitrary subversion..."
C. "Deconstruction is not a dismantling of the structure of text but a demonstration that it has already dismantled itself."
D. "If anything is destroyed in a deconstructive reading it is not the text, but the claim to unequivocal domination of one mode of signifying over another." E. "Deconstruction as a mode of interpretation work by a careful and circumspect entering of each textual labyrinth..."
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A, B and D only
Solution:

Among the given statements, statement (А), statement (B) and statement (D) are provided by Barbara Johnson in the theory of "Deconstruction".

36. Match List-I with List-II

   List-I (Author)  List-II (Work)
 A. Lois Reynolds Kerr I. Dark Harvest
 B. Dorothy Livesay II. Guest of Honour
 C. Gwen Pharis Ringwood III. Red Emma
 D. Carol Bolt IV. Joe Derry

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct match will be-

  List-I (Author)  List-II (Work)
 A. Lois Reynolds Kerr II. Guest of Honour
  B. Dorothy Livesay IV. Joe Derry
  C. Gwen Pharis Ringwood I. Dark Harvest
  D. Carol Bolt III. Red Emma

37. Which of schools of criticism has strongly opposed formalism, in both its European and American Varieties, rejecting the view that there is a sharp and definable division between ordinary language and literary language:

A. Marxism
B. Reader Response Criticism
C. Speech Act Theory
D. New Historicism
E. Postcolonialism
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (c) B, C and D only
Solution:

Based on explication, Reader-Response Criticism, Speech Act Theory and New Historicism are the schools of criticism strongly opposed Formalism, in both its European and American Varieties, rejecting the view that there is a sharp and definable division between ordinary language and literary language.

38. Who is of the opinion that the concept of "ideology" is "the most important conceptual category in cultural studies"?

Correct Answer: (b) Graeme Turner
Solution:

Graeme Turner highlights that comprehension of these fundamental systems of thought and power is essential for any in-depth examination of cultural phenomena by designating ideology as the most significant conceptual category. It explores the deeper meanings and factors that impact our perception of the world, going beyond superficial observation.

39. The "nation of author' constitutes the privileged moment of individualization in the history of ideas, knowledge literature, philosophy and the sciences," Identify the critical essay in which the line occurs :

Correct Answer: (b) "What is an Author"
Solution:

The "nation of author' constitutes the privileged moment of individualization in the history of ideas, knowledge literature, philosophy and the sciences".
The above line has been excerpted from the essay "What is an Author" written by Michael Foucault, and it was published in 1969.

40. Which group of the poets among the following is known as the Georgian poets?

Correct Answer: (b) Rupert Brooke, Walter de la Mare, John Drinkwater, James Elroy Flecker
Solution:

Georgian poets-The devastating reality of the war led to a greater emphasis on realism in poetry, a stark contrast to the idealized and escapist element of much Georgian work. The emerging trends of Modernist poetry, with its experimental forms and urban themes, overshadowed the traditional and rural focus of the Georgians.
The time-period of this era is 1910-1936. The prominent writers were Rupert Brooke, D.H. Lawrence, Walter de la Mare, Ralph Hodgson, John Drink water, James Elroy Flecker, Robert Graves, Edmund Blunden and Siegfried Sassoon.