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

The term Post-modernism was used in 1917 by German philosopher Rudolf Pannwitz to describe Nihilism of 20th Century's Western Culture. Postmodernism is a term used to refer to a variety of artistic, culture, and philosophical movements that claim to mark a break from modernism. In opposition to modernism's alleged self-seriousness, postmodernism is characterized by its playful use of Irony and Pastiche.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

Orjit Sen and George Mathen Appupen are writers of wordless graphic narrative. Wordless Graphic Narratives rely solely on visuals to convey stories, creating a unique storytelling experience.
Graphic narrative- the study of both comic and graphic novels, as well as other associated text-image materials. It is an example of a unique literary genre, calls a reader's attention visually to the act, process and duration of interpretation.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

Women in Love (1920) is a novel by English author D.H. Lawrence. It is a sequel to his earlier novel. The Rainbow (1915) follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Women in Love, ranges over the whale of British society before the time of the First World War. Ursula's character draws on Lawrence's wife Frieda and Gudrun's on Katherine Mansfield, while Rupert Birkins has elements of Lawrence himself and Gerald Crich is partly based on Mansfield's husband John Middleton Murry.
Hence, option (d) is correct.

The correct sequence of Dostoyevsky's and their publication -
■ Poor Folk (1846) (Epistolary novel)
■ Notes from Underground (1864) (Novellas, written in the form of "Confession")
■ Crime and Punishment (1866)
■ The Idiot (1868-69)
■The Brothers Karamazov (1879-80)
Hence, option (b) is correct.

A manuscript having an overlap with earlier papers by the same authors is termed as : "Self plagiarism." Self-plagiarism is when some reuses their own work and presents it as new, which is considered unethical and a form of academic dishonesty. Some example of self-plagiarism :
Duplicate publication submitting the same to multiple journals.
Hence, option (B) is correct.

John Wain and Elizabeth Jennings are not associated with lesbian and gay studies, they are both associated with The Movement. The term The Movement was coined by J.D. Scott.
LGBTQ is an initiative of lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and queer or questioning.
In the 1990s, gay, lesbian and bisexual activists adopted the term LGBT or lesbian. Jane Rule, Jonathan Dollimore and Richard Dyer are associated with lesbian and gay studies.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

The first magazine created by Hugo Gernsback was Amazing Stories, which he began publishing in 1926. It is considered the first magazine devoted exclusively to what he referred to as scientification laying the groundwork for the science fiction genre.
Hence, option (D) is correct.

The salient tendencies of Hellenistic Philosophy are :
■ Cynicism
■ Epicureanism
■ Stoicism
■ Hellenistic philosophy is Ancient Greek philosophy corresponding to the Hellenistic period in Ancient Greece, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The dominant schools of this period were the stoics the Epicureans and the skeptics.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

The property of research to replicate the same result using same technique is termed as Reliability. Reliability in research is the degree to which a study or experiment can be repeated and produce the same results. This measure of how consistently a method can produce the same results under the same conditions.
Reliability is important because it helps researchers: draw conclusions, formulate theories, make claims about the generalizability of their research and determine if their research methods are accurately gathering data.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

The terms social fact and collective consciousness in the context of language were used by:
■ Emile Durkheim
■ Saussure
Hence, option (a) is correct.