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

Total Questions: 100

11. Arrange the following campus novel in the correct chronological order of their publication

A. I.M. Coetzee's Disgrace
B. Malcolm Bradbury's the History Man
C. Mary McCarthy's the Groves of Academe
D. Evelyn Waugh's Bridgehead Revisited
E. Philip Roth's The Human Stain
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

The correct chronological order of Campus novel and their publication :
◆ Evelyn Waugh's Bridgehead Revisited (1945).
◆ Mary MacCarthy's The Groves of Academe (1952).
◆ Macolm Bradbury's The History Man (1975).
◆ J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace (1999).
◆ Philip Roth's The Human Stain (2000).
Hence, option (b) is correct.

12. Who among the following observed that "the artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antimonium always?

Correct Answer: (b) Oscar Wilde
Solution:

"The artistic critic, like the mystic, is an antimonium". The given line was composed by Oscar Wilde in his The Critic as Artist. It contains the most extensive statements of his aesthetic philosophy.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

13. Match the List-I with List-II

        List I (Quote)  List II (Novelist)
A. Happiness is but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain I D.H. Lawrence
  B. Be still when you have nothing to say. when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot II Charles Dickens
  C. Eternity is said not to be an extension of time but an absence of time. III, Thomas Hardy
  D. Vices are something only virtues carried to excess. IV. Graham Greene

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

◆ "Happiness is but an occasional episode in a general drama of pain" by Thomas Hardy (The Mayor of Casterbridge).
◆ "Be still when you have nothing to say; When genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot" by D.H. Lawrence.
◆ "Eternity is said not to be an extension of time but an absence of time" by Graham Greene.
◆ "Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess" by Charles Dickens. Hence, option (c) is correct.

14. What is the title of Mary Wollstonecraft's autobiographical novel?

Correct Answer: (b) Mary; A Fiction
Solution:

The title of Mary Wollstonecraft's autobiographical novel is Mary: A Fiction (1788). It is the only complete novel by 18th century British Feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. It tells the tragic story of a woman's successive romantic friendships with woman and a man.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

15. Match the List-I with List-II

  List I (Quote)  List II (Novelist)
 A. Culture Industry I Raymond Williams
 B Anxiety of Influence II Adorno and Horkheimer
 C Cultural Materialism III, Mikhail Bakhtin
 D Dialogism  IV. Harold Bloom

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

The correct match will be:
• Culture Industry by Adorno and Horkheimer.
• Anxiety of Influence by Harold Bloom.
• Cultural Materialism by Raymond Williams.
• Dialogism by Mikhail Bakhtin.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

16. Who among the following published a series of essays titled The New Criticism?

Correct Answer: (a) John Crowe Ransom
Solution:

The New Criticism (1941) by John Crowe Ransom. It is a series of essay. John Crowe Ransom was considered to be founder of the New Criticism school of literary criticism.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

17. Which among the following critics stated that, "The object of study in literary science is not literature but 'literariness', that is, what makes a given works a literary work?"

Correct Answer: (b) Roman Jakobson
Solution:

"The object of study in literary science is not literature but 'literariness', that is, what makes a given work a literary work". The given lines were composed by Roman Jakobson. The work of Roman Jakobson occupies a central place in the development of Formalism and Structuralism. A linguist from Mascow Linguistic Circle in 1915 and along with Victor Shklovsky and Boris Eichenbaum, he was also involved in yet another Russian Formalist group, the Society for the Study of Poetic Language (OPOJAZ) in 1916.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

18. Match the List-I with List-II

   List I (Quote)  List II (Novelist)
 A. Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata I Anand Neelakantan
 B War of Lanka II Kavita Kane
 C Ahalya's Awakening III, Devdutt Pattanaik
 D Ajaya: Epic of the kaurava Clan  IV. Amish Tripathi

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

The correct match will be:
• Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of Bhagavata (2018) by Dedutt Pattanaik.
• War of Lanka (2022) by Amish Tripathi.
• Ahalya's Awakening by Kavita Kane (2021).
• Ajaya: Epic of the Kaurava Clan (2013) by Anand Neelakantan.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

19. Sir Thomas Brown's longest work, Vulgar Errors is about-

Correct Answer: (a) The mistaken beliefs of the poorly educated
Solution:

Sir Thomas Browne's longest work, Vulgar Errors, is about the mistaken beliefs of the poorly educated. In this work Browne challenging an refuting the vulgar or common errors and superstitions of his age. It first appeared in 1646 and went through five subsequent editions, the last revision occurring in 1672. Browne's three determinants for obtaining truth were the authority of past scholarly works, the act of reason, and empirical experience. Hence, option (a) is correct.

20. Match the List-I with List-II

    List I (Linguistic/   Grammatical term)     List II (Meaning/ Definition)
 A. Portmanteau word I. Study of the historical development of languages over time
 B Philology  II. Used for establishing an atmosphere and the communication of feelings rather than of ideas
 C Phatic Language III. A word formed by combining two or more words
 D Phantom word IV. A word that exists through the error of scribe, printer or lexicographer

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

The correct match will be :
• Portmanteau word → A word formed by combining two or more words. •Philology → Study of the historical development of languages over time.
• Phatic language → Used for establishing an atmosphere and the communication of feelings rather than of ideas.
• Phantom word → A word that exists through the error of scribe, printer or lexicographer.
Hence, option (b) is correct.