NTA UGC NET/JRF Re-Exam June 2024 ENGLISH (Shift-II)

Total Questions: 100

31. Three Satirical Stories by W.M. Thackeray portraying marriage and exploitation of one partner by the other, are titled as-

Correct Answer: (a) Men's wives
Solution:

Three Satirical Stories by W.M. Thackeray portraying unhappy marriage and exploitation of one partner by the other are titled as Men's Wives (1852). William Make peace Thackeray is known for his satirical works particularly his 1847-1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1944 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick. Hence, option (A) is correct.

32. In Long Revolution, Raymond Williams conducted a long range study of 350 canonical writers drawn from the Oxford Introduction to English Literature for the period.

Correct Answer: (d) 1450-1920
Solution:

In Long Revolution (1961), Raymond Williams conducted a long range study of 350 canonical writers drawn from the Oxford introduction to English literature for the period 1470-1920. The long Revolution of title is a revolution in culture, which Williams sees as having unfolded alongside the democratic revolution and the industrial revolution. It followed on from Culture and Society, which was his first widely read work.
Hence, option (D) is correct.

33. Arrange the following novels by Chinua Achebe in order of their publication.

A. A Man of the People
B. Things Fall Apart
C. Arrow of God
D. Anthills of Savannah
E. No Longer at Ease
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct sequence of Chinua Achebe's novels and their publication:
• Things and Fall Apart (1958)
• No Longer at Ease (1960)
• Arrow of God (1964)
• A Man ofthe People (1966)
• Anthills of Savannah (1987)
Hence, option (c) is correct.

34. Who among the following wrote that-

'Poetry is not a branch of authorship: it is 'the stuff of which one life is made'. The rest is 'mere oblivion', a dead letter: for all that is worth remembering in life, is the poetry of it."

Correct Answer: (c) William Hazlitt
Solution:

"Poetry is not a branch of authorship: It is the "stuff of which one life is made." The rest is mere oblivion, a dead letter : for all that is worth remembering in life, is the poetry of it." The given lines were composed by William Hazlitt in his On poetry in General.
Hence, option (c) us correct.

35. Arrange the following Black American writers chronologically (in order of their birth)?

A. Maya Angelou
B. Toni Morrison
C. Alice Walker
D. Langston Hughes
E. James Baldwin
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct sequence of Black American writers and their birth :
■ Langston Hughes (1901-1967)
■ James Baldwin (1924-1987)
■ Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
■ Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
■ Alice Walker (1944-till now)
Hence, option (B) is Correct.

36. Match the List -I with List -II

  List-I Novel  List-II Novelist
 A. Delinquent Chacha I. Rohinton Mistry
 B. Tales from Firozsha Baag II. Ved Prakash Mehta
 C. Beethoven Among the Cows  III. Gita Hariharan
 D. A Thousand Faces of Night IV. Rukun Advani

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

The correct match will be :
■ Delinquent Chacha (1966) by Ved Parkash Mehta
■ Tales from Firozsha Baag (1987) by Rohinton Mistry.
■ Beethoven Among the Cows (1994) by Rukun Advani
■ A Thousand Faces of Night (1933) by Githa Hariharan.
Hence, option (B) is correct.

37. Which one of the following plays by Henrik Ibsen was described as 'an open sewer'?

Correct Answer: (c) Ghosts
Solution:

Ghosts (1881) by Henric Ibsen was described as "an open sewer." Like many of Ibsen's plays, Ghosts is a scathing commentary on 19th century morality. Because of its subject matter, which includes religion, venereal disease, incest and euthanasia, it immediately generated strong controversy and negative criticism.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

38. Which of the following assertions/assumptions are not true regarding cultures of spacе?

A. Space is about power to control access, representation and use.
B. Space is simply land or built-up area.
C. The Space influences social relations and communities.
D. Space is socially constructed through social relations.
E. Space has nothing to do with everyday activities of people
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) B and E only
Solution:

Thère are two assertions/assumptions are true regarding cultures of space. ■ Space is simply land or built-up area.
■ Space has nothing to do with everyday activities of people.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

39. From which book of John Milton's poem Paradise Lost the epigraph of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein taken when Adam asks God:

"Did I request thee, maker from my clay to mould me man? Did I solicit thee, From darkness to promote me?"

Correct Answer: (c) Book X
Solution:

From Book X of John Milton's poem Paradise Lost (1667.) The epigraph of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (1818) was taken when Adam asks God: "Did I request thee, maker from my clay to mould me man?
In this passage, Adam questions God about his creation and existence.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

40. Chronologically arrange the playwrights in order of their birth

A. Asif Currimbhoy
B. Nissim Ezekiel
C. Cyrus Mistry
D. Mahesh Dattani
E. Gurcharan Das
Choose the correct answer from the options given below?

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

The correct chronological order of playwrights and their birth.
■ Nissim Ezekiel - (1924-2004)
■ Asif Currimbhoy (1928-1994)
■ Gurcharan Das (1943-till now)
■ Cyrus Mistry (1956-till now)
■ Mahesh Dattani (1958-till now)
Hence, option (d) is correct.