UGC NTA NET/JRF Exam, December-2019 ENGLISH (SOLVED PAPER-II)

Total Questions: 67

41. Which cultural analyst has combined the study of different dimensions of youth culture with commentary on developments in cultural theory and politics?

Correct Answer: (a) Angela Mc Robbie
Solution:

Angela Mc Robbie is a British cultural theorist, feminist and commentator whose work combines the study of popular culture, contemporary media practices and feminism through conceptions of a third person reflexive gaze. She combined the study of different dimensions of youth culture with commentary on development in cultural theory and politics.

42. Which of the following plays by T.S. Eliot is in the correct chronological order of publication?

Correct Answer: (a) Murder in the Cathedral - The Family Reunion - The Cocktail Party - The Confidential Clerk
Solution:

Correct chronological order of publication of T.S. Eliot's plays are as following-Murder in the Cathedral (1935) – The Family Reunion (1939) - The Cocktail Party (1949) - The Confidential Clerk (1954).

43. Given below are two statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Cultural Studies is simply the study of culture as a discrete entity divorced from its social and political context.
Reason (R) : Cultural Studies aim to understand Culture in all its complex forms and to analyse the Social and Political context within which it manifests itself.
In the light of the above two statements choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: (d) (A) is false but (R) is true
Solution:

(A) is false but (R) is true.

44. Which term among the following will be applicable to a situation in which a character initiates a scheme which depends for its success on the ignorance of the person against whom it is directed?

Correct Answer: (b) Intrigue
Solution:

The term 'Intrigue' is a situation in which a character initiates a scheme which depends for its success on the ignorance of the person against whom it is directed.

45. Match the author with the story:

(A)Edgar Allan Poe (i)"The Fall of the House of Usher"
 (B) E.M. Forster (ii) "The Prophet's Hair"
 (C) Katherine Mansfield (iii) "The Garden Party"
 (D) Salman Rushdie (iv) "The Celestial Omnibus"

Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: (c) (A)-(i), (B)-(iv), (C)-(iii), (D)-(ii)
Solution:

Option (c) is correctly matched-

 (A) Edgar Allan Poe (i) The Fall of the House of Usher
 (B) E.M. Forster (iv) The Celestial Omnibus
 (C) Katherine Mansfield (iii) The Garden Party
 (D) Salman Rushdie (ii) The Prophet's Hair

46. Which three of the following writers are associated with 'kitchen sink drama'?

(A) Arnold Wesker
(B) John Arden
(C) Shelagh Delaney
(D) John Osborne
Choose the most appropriate option:

Correct Answer: (d) (A), (C) and (D)
Solution:

'Kitchen sink drama' is a British cultural movement that develop in the late 1950 and early 1960, in theatre art novels, films and television play. Arnold Wesker, Shelagh Delaney and John Osborne are associated with 'Kitchen sink drama'.

47. Which two of the following correctly describe the features of Wuthering Heights?

(A) Flash backs and time shifts
(B) Oedipal obsessions
(C) Magic and ritual
(D) Acute evocation of place
Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: (c) (A) and (D)
Solution:

'Wuthering Heights' is a novel by 'Emily Bronte' published in 1847 under his pseudonym Ellis Bell. Flash backs and time shifts, Acute evocation of place describes the features of Wuthering Heights.

48. In which of the following essays did Charles Lamb first use the pseudonym/persona Elia?

Correct Answer: (a) "My First Play"
Solution:

Charles Lamb first use the pseudonyms 'Elia' in his essay "My First Play".

49. In the following list, which two actors belong to the Elizabethan period?

(A) Richard Burbage
(B) Will Kempe
(C) David Garrick
(D) John Kemble
Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: (c) (A) and (B)
Solution:

Richard Burbage and Will Kempe belongs to the Elizabethan period. They were actors in William Shakespeare's plays.

50. How many syllables are there in the word intransigently?

Correct Answer: (c) Five
Solution:

There are five syllables in the word - Intransigently.