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

Total Questions: 100

41. Who among the following is the author of I know Why the Caged Bird sings?

Correct Answer: (d) Maya Angelou
Solution:

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969) by Maya Angelou. It is an autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming- of age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. Hence, option (d) is correct.

42. Who among the following writers have played a significant role in the Australian Aboriginal Movements?

A. Judith Wright
B. Oodgeroo Noonuccal
C. Jack Davis
D. David Malouf
E. Kevin Gilber
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: (a) B, C, E only
Solution:

Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920-1993)
Jack Davis (1917-2000)
Kevin Gilbert (1933-1993)
They have played a significant role in the Australian Aboriginal Movement. This Movement has been a response to discrimination and dispossession since the start of European Colonization in the 19th Century.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

43. Arrange the following philosophers/theorists in the correct chronological order of their birth-

A. Simone de Beauvoir
B. Walter Benjamin
C. Jean Baudrillard
D. Mikhail Bakhtin
E. Roland Barthes
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

The correct chronological order of their birth-
• Walter Benjamin (1892-1940)
• Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975)
• Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)
• Roland Barthes (1915-1980)
• Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)
Hence, option (a) is correct.

44. Who among the following writers were associated to Harlem Renaissance?

A. Leslie Janison
B. Stephan King
C. Alain Locke
D. Langston Hughes
E. Zora Neale Hurston
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) C, D, E only
Solution:

• Alain Locke (1885-1954)
•  Langston Hughes (1901-1967)
• Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960)
They were associated to Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African- American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theatre, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. At the time, it was known as the New Negro Movement, named after The New Negro, a 1925 anthology edited by Alain Locke.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

45. Which text among the following is the sequel to Louisa Mary Alcott's novel, Little Women?

Correct Answer: (e) *
Solution:

The sequel to Louisa Mary Alcott's novel Little Women : Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys 1886. Alcott, subsequently, wrote two sequels to her popular work - Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886) Little Women is a coming of age novel, originally published in two volumes, in 1868 and 1869.
The story follows the lives of the four March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, from childhood to womanhood. It is classified as an autobiographical or semi-autobiographical novel. Hence, option (a & c) both are correct.

46. Which among the following is not a play written by Eugene O'Neill?

Correct Answer: (c) The plough and the Stars
Solution:

The Plough and the Stars is a four-act play by the Irish writer Sean O' Casey that was first performed on 8 February, 1926 at the Abbey theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising.
• Anna Christie (1922) by Eugene O' Neill
• Strange Interlude (1928) by Eugene O' Neill.
• All God's Chillun Got Wings (1924) by Eugene O Neill.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

47. Match the List -I with List -II

  List I (Dalit Writer)  List II (Language)
A. Lal Singh Dil I. Hindi
 B. Urmila Pawar II. Kannada
 C. Tulsi Ram III. Punjab
 D. Devanur Mahadeva IV. Marathi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct match will be:

 Dalit Writer - Language
 Lal Sing Dil (1943-2007) -  Punjabi
 Urmila Pawar (1945) - Marathi
 Tulsi Ram (1939-1998) - Hindi
 Devanur Mahadeva (1948) - Kannada

48. Match the List -I with List -II

  List I (Theatre)  List II (Leading figure/founder)
 A. Abbey theatre I. Martin Esslin
 B. Theatre of the Absurd II. W.B. Yeats
 C. Hope Theatre III. Jean Jacques Barnard
 D. Theatre of Silence IV. Philip Henslowe

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
Solution:
 Theatre - Leading figure/founder
 Abbey Theatre - W.B. Yeats
 Theatre of the Absurd  - Martin Esslin
 Hope Theatre - Philip Henslowe
 Theatre of Silence - Jean Jacques Barnard

Hence, option (a) is correct.

49. Match the List -I with List -II

 List I (Author)  List II (Concept)
 A. Jacques Lacan I. Hyperreality
 B. Jean Baudrillard II. Discourse
 C. Michel Foucault  III. Grand Narrative
 D. Jean-Francois Lyotard IV. Mirror Stage

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Solution:
Woman NovelistNovelPublication Year
Fanny BurneyEvelina1778
Anne BrontëAgnes Grey1847*
Pearl BuckThe Good Earth1931 (historical fiction)
Nadine GordimerMy Son's Story1990

50. Which statement are true about Chaucer's the Canterbury Tales?

A. The General Prologue describes the meeting of twenty-nine pilgrims in the Tabard Inn.
B. "The Parson's Tale" is the introductory tale that deals with seven virtues
C. The Canterbury Tales is written in prose an verse of various metres
D. Only twenty-three pilgrims tell stories and there are only twenty four stories told altogether.
E. "The Prioress' Tale" tells about the murder of a mother by a child.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The true statements about Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales:
• The General Prologue describes the meeting of twenty-nine pilgrims in the Tabard Inn.
• The Canterbury Tales is written in prose and verse of various meters.
• Only twenty-three pilgrims tell stories and these are only twenty four stories told altogether.
• The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400) by Geoffrey Chaucer has two tales written in prose. "The Tale of Melibee" and "The Parson's Tale." The majority of the tales are written in verse.
Hence, option (b) is correct.