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

Total Questions: 100

51. Which of the following statements are correct?

A. 'Diegesis' is term used Plato a mean 'statement', and by Aristotle top mean 'narration'
B. Foucault's term 'Biopolitics' refers to the attempts of the government to rationalise the problems.
C. 'Hypertext is a term that refers to 'seconddegree' literature made up of works which allude to or derive from hypotext.
D. 'Desiring Machines' is a concept introduced by Antonio Gramsci
E. 'Dream Work' is a psychoanalytical term to describe the mechanism that transforms raw material of a dream to its manifest content.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct statements are:
• Foucault's term Bio politics refers to the attempts of the government to rationalize the problems.
• Hypertext is a term refers to 'second-degree' literature made up of works which allude to or derive from hypo text.
• Dream work is a psychoanalytical term to describe the mechanism that transforms raw material of a dream to its manifest content.
Hence, option (d) is correct.

52. Who among the following invented 'inscape' and 'instress'?

Correct Answer: (d) G.M. Hopkins
Solution:

The term Inscape and Instress is invented by G.M. Hopkins. Inscape and Instress, describe the "essence of a thing and the energy that holds it together." Inscape - The unique quality or essence of a thing.
Instress - The energy that holds and inscape together and the process by which an observer perceives it.
Hopkins' use of these terms was linked to devotion to the Eucharist and his Catholic beliefs.
Hence, option (d) is correct.

53. Arrange the following works of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the correct chronological order of their publication.

A. Mr. Gandhi and Emancipation of Untouchables
B. The Annihilation of Caste
C. The Problem of Rupee: Its Origin and its Solution
D. Federation Versus Freedom
E. Buddha and his Dhamma
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

The works of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the correct chronological order of their publication.
• The Problem of the Rupee: Its Origin and Its Solution (1923).
• The Annihilation of Caste (1936) (Undelivered Speech).
• Federation Versus Freedom (1939).
• Mr. Gandhi and Emancipation of Untouchables (1943).
• Buddha and his Dhamma (1957).
Hence, option (c) is correct.

54. Arrange the following plays of G.B Shaw in the correct chronological of their publication:

A. Pygmalion
B. Man and Superman
C. Arms and the Man
D. Too True to be Good
E. Saint Joan
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

The correct chronological order of G.B. Shaw's plays and their publication.  • Arms and the Man (1894).
• Man and Superman (1905).
• Pygmalion (1913).
• Saint Joan (1923).
• Too True to be Good (1931).
Hence, option (b) is correct.

55. Arrange the following works of 'Black British' writers in the correct chronological order of their publication.

A. Tasmin Alibhai-Brown's No place Like Home
B. Mike Phillips's London Crossings: A Biography of Black Britain
C. Ekow Eshun's Black Gold of the sun: Searching for Home in England and Africa
D. George Lamming's the Pleasures of Exile
E. Cary Phillips's the European Tribe
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The works of Black British writers in correct chronological order of their publication.
◆ George Lamming's The Pleasures of Exile (1960).
◆ Caryl Phillips's The European Tribe (1987).
◆ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown's No Place Like Home (1995).
◆ Mike Phillip's London Crossing: A Biography of Black Britan (2001).
◆ Ekow Eshun's Black Gold of the Sun : Searching for Home in England and         Africa (2005).
Hence, option (b) is correct.

56. Match the List -I with List-II

 List I (Diaspora Writer) List II (Work)
 A. Vikram Seth I. Knife
 B. V.S. Naipaul II. The Lowland
 C. Salman Rushdie III. The Masque of Africa
 D. Jhumpa Lahiri IV. From Heaven Lake

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
Solution:The correct match will be :
♦ (Diasporic writer)(Works)
♦ Vikram Seth's From Heaven Lake (1983)
♦ V.S. Naipaul's The Masque of Africa (2010)
♦ Salman Rushdie's Knife (2024)(An
autobiographical book)
♦ Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland (2013)

Hence, option (d) is correct.

57. Identify the historical plays not written by Shakespeare:

A. Henry the third
B. Richard the Third
C. Richard the Second
D. Henry the Fifth
E. Richard the Fifth
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: (d) A and E only
Solution:

Henry the Third and Richard the Fifth are not historical plays of William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's historical plays are :
King John, Richard II, Henry IV Part I, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, Henry VI part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, Richard III, Henry VIII.
Hence, option (d) is correct.

58. Which among the following are not the genuine sources of the sublime as cited by Longinus?

A. Creation of imaginative feelings
B. The command of "full-blooded" or robust ideas
C. The inspiration of "vehement emotion"
D. Nobility of spontaneity
E. The general effect of dignity and elevation.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

• Creation of imaginative feelings and
• Nobility of Spontaneity, are not the genuine sources of the sublime as cited by Longinus.
Longinus sets out five sources of sublimity : great thoughts, strong emotions, certain figure at thoughts, strong emotions, certain figure of thought and speech, noble diction and dignified word arrangement.
• The command of "Full-blooded" or robust ideas.
• The inspiration of "vehement emotion".
• The general effect of dignity and elevation.
These are the genuine sources of the Sublime as Cited by Longinus.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

59. Which among the following statement are true about Panchatantra?

A. Panchatantra is a descendant of Hitopdesha.
B. It is a manual for the instruction of the sons of a king in the principles of good conduct.
C. The first book deals with the adventures of a tortoise, deer and a cow.
D. Tantr akhyayika is one of the oldest redactions of Panchatantra.
E. Panchatantra is divided into five parts.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below :

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

• The true statements about Panchatantra are :
• It is a manual for the instructions of the sons of a king in the Principles of good conduct.
• Tantrakhyayika is one of the oldest reaction of Panchatantra.
• Panchatantra is divided into five parts.
Panchatantra is an Ancient Indian Collection of interrelated animal fables in Sanskrit Verse and prose, arranged within a frame story. Perhaps it is written by Vishnu Sharma. Hence, option (c) is correct.

60. Match the List -I with List -II

  List I (Books/ Collection of Poems)  List II (Poet)
 A. The Idylls of the king I. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
 B. Dramatic Lyrics  II. A.C. Swinburne
 C. Sonnets from the Portuguese III. Alfred Tennyson
 D. Poems and Ballads IV. Robert Browning

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 :
• The Idylls of the King (1859-85) by Alfred Tennyson.
• Dramatic Lyrics (1842) by Robert Browning.
• Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850) by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
• Poems and Ballads' (1866) by A.C. Swinburne.
Hence, option (c) is correct.