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

Total Questions: 100

61. Who among the following was not associated with Bloomsbury Group?

Correct Answer: (d) Edmund Husserl
Solution:

Edmund Husserl was not associated with Bloomsbury Group. It was a group of associated English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists in the early 20th century. Among the people involved in the group were Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E.M. Forster, Vanessa Bell and Lytton Strachey. Their works and outlook deeply influenced literature, aesthetics, criticism and economics, as well as modern attitudes towards feminism, pacifism and sexuality. The men of this group are associated with the University of Cambridge and women are associated with King's College London.
Hence, option (d) is correct.

62. Which of the following writers fall under the category of LGBTQ+?

A. Making is Connecting by David Gauntlett
B. Detransition Baby by Torrey Peter
C. Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
D. Nothing Ever Just Disappears by Diarmuid Hester
E. Safe Space by Alyssa Huynh
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

• Detransition, Baby (2021) by Torrey Peter.
• Red, White and Royal Blue (2019) by Casey Mc Quiston.
• Nothing Ever just Disappears (2023) by Diarmuid Hester.
These works are written under the category of LGBTQ. It is an initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. It is an umbrella term, broadly referring to all sexualities, romantic orientations and gender identities which are not heterosexual or Cis gender. In the 1990s, gay, lesbian, and bisexual activists adopted the LGB, supplanting narrower terms such as gay or lesbian.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

63. Which periodical was started by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele after closing of the Spectator in 1712?

Correct Answer: (b) Guardian
Solution:

Guardian (1713) was started by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele after closing of The Spectator in 1712.
Guardian was founded by Richard Steele and featured contributions from Joseph Addison, Thomas Tickell, Alexander Pope, George Berkeley and Ambrose Philips. Steele and Addison had previously collaborated on the Tatler and The Spectator. The Guardian was a shortlived newspaper published in London from 12 March to 1 October, 1713.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

64. Arrange the following works by South Asian writers in the correct chronological order of their publication:

A. Kartograpgy by Kamala Shamsie
B. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
C. The Last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
D. Desirable Daughters by Bharati Mukherjee
E. The Inheritance of Loss by kiran Desai
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

The South Asian writers in the correct chronological order of their publication: • Kartography (2001) by Kamala Shamsie.
• Desirable Daughters (2002) by Bharati Mukherjee.
• The Namesake (2003) by Jhumpa Lahiri.
• The Inheritance of Loss (2006) by Kiran Desai.
• The Last Queen (2021) by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
Hence, option (d) is correct.

65. Which of the following works are Graphic Narratives?

A. The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan
B. Bhimayana by Srividya Natarajan and S. Anand
C. Munnu: A Boy from kashmir by Malik Sajad
D. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
E. This Side, That Side: Restorying partition by Vishwajyoti Ghosh
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

The works of Graphic Narrative :
◆ Bhimayana (2011) by Srividya Nataranjan and S. Anand.
◆ Munnu: A Boy from Kashmir (2015) by Malik Sajad.
◆This Side, That Side: Restorying Partition (2013) by Vishwajyoti Ghosh. Hence, option (a) is correct.

66. Which statement rightly define or describe 'utopia' and 'dystopia'?

A. Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) is an essay in four books.
B. Sir Thomas More was the first to apply 'Utopia' to literary genre when he named his imaginary republic Utopia
C. Thomas More's Utopia was originally written in English.
D. Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World are dystopian/anti-utopia texts.
E. More's Utopia was translated into French, German and Spanish by Ralph Robinson.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

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

◆ Sir Thomas More was the first to apply Utopia to literary genre when he named his imaginary republic Utopia.
◆ Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World are dystopian/anti-utopia texts. Both statements are rightly defined or describe Utopia and dystopia.
Utopia - a place or state that exists only in the imagination, where everything is perfect.
Dystopia - An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice. Utopia (1516) is a work of fiction and sociopolitical satire, by Thomas More.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

67. Who among the following is the author of the Implied Reader and the act of Reading

Correct Answer: (b) Wolfgang Iser
Solution:

The author of The Implied Reader (1974) and The Act of Reading (1978) was Wolfgang Iser. He was a German literary scholar. Iser is known for his ReaderResponse Criticism in literary theory. The theory was begun to evolve in 1967, while he was working in the University of Konstanz, which he helped to found in the 1960s. Together with Hans Robert Jauss, he is considered to be the founder of the Constance School of reception theory.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

68. Match the List -I with List -II

   List I(Comedy)   List II
 A. The Man of Mode I. Sir John Vanbrugh
 B. The Country Wife II. William Congreve
 C. The Old Bachelor III. William Wycherley
 D. The Provoked Wife IV. Sir George Etherege

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct match will be :
• The Man of Mode (1976) by Sir George Etherege.
• The Country Wife (1975) by William Wycherley.
• The Old Wife (1975) by William Wycherely.
• The Old Bachelor (1693) by William Congreve.
• The Provoked Wife (1697) by Sir John Vanbrugh.
These all are restoration comedies.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

69. Who among the following was not associated with Lake School of Poetry?

Correct Answer: (c) William Blake
Solution:

William Blake was not associated with Lake School of Poetry. It is also known as the Lake Poets, was a group of English Romantic poets who lived in the Lake District of England in the early 19th Century.
The three main figures of what has become known as the Lakes School were William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey. The poets were associated with other writers and poets, including Dorothy Wordsworth, Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Charles Lloyd, Hartely Coleridge, John Wilson and Thomas De Quincey.
The Lake School, term was coined by Francis Jeffrey in The Edinburgh Review in 1817.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

70. The Poem "France: An Ode" is written by-

Correct Answer: (b) S.T. Coleridge
Solution:

The Poem France : An Ode is written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1798. The poem describes his development from supporting the French Revolution to his feelings of betrayal when they invaded Switzerland. The gothic elements of the poem connect the poem's style to many of his early poetic works. This poem connects Coleridge political views with his religious thoughts.
Hence, option (b) is correct.