UGC NTA NET/JRF Exam. December 2020/June 2021 ENGLISH-II (Shift-II)

Total Questions: 100

11. Match List I with List II

 List I: Book List II: Author
 A. English, August I. Shyam Selvadurai
 B. In Custody II. Anita Desai
 C. Such a Long Journey III. Rohinton Mistry
 D. Funny Boy IV. Upamanyu Chatterjee

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The appropriate match of Books with their authors.

      Book    Author
 A. English, August IV. Upamanyu Chatterjee
 B. In Custody II. Anita Desai
 C. Such a Long Journey III. Rohinton Mistry
 D. Funny Boy I. Shyam Selvadurai

12. Which of these is identified by Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart as having been deployed in Walt Disney comicbooks to propagate imperialist ideology?

Correct Answer: (c) Infantilisation
Solution:

Infantilisation is identified by Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart as having been deployed in watt Disney comicbooks to propagate imperialist ideology. First published in 1971, 'How to Read Donald Duck' by Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart, shocked readers by revealing how capitalist ideology operates in our most beloved cartoons.
In this book character shows how to established hegemonic idea about capital, race, gender and the relationship between developed countries and the Third World. Hence, the correct option is (с).

13. Which of the following is a dead language?

Correct Answer: (c) Gothic
Solution:

Gothic is a dead language. Gothic is the only known member of the now extinct East Germanic branch. Gothic has been a dead language for over 400 years. It was last reported being spoken in the Tatar Khanate of Crimean. Thus, appropriate answer is option (c).

14. How does T.S.Eliot sum up the peculiar quality of Marvell's " Horatian Ode"?

Correct Answer: (b) 'a tough reasonableness beneath a slight lyric grace'
Solution:

T.S. Eliot sums up the peculiar quality of Marvell's "Horatian Ode", as a tough reasonableness beneath a slight lyric grace. T.S. Eliot wrote of Marvell's style that "It is, more than a technical accomplishment or the vocabulary and syntax of an epoch. Marvell's 'Horatian Ode' provides an excellent example of Cromwell's return from Ireland. Its full title is 'An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland. Thus, option (b) is correct.

15. Match List I with List II

 List I: Novel List II: Writer
 A. A Handful of Dust I. E.M. Forster
 B. Brighton Rock II. Evelyn Waugh
 C. Howard's End III. D.H. Lawrence
 D. The Plumed Serpent IV. Aldous Huxley
 E. Those Barren Leaves V. Graham Greene

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) A - II, B - V, C -I, D - III, E - IV
Solution:
 List I: Novel List II: Writer
 A. A Handful of Dust  (1934) II. Evelyn Waugh
 B. Brighton Rock (1938)  V. Graham Greene
 C. Howard's End (1910) I. E.M. Forster
 D. The Plumed Serpent (1926) III. D.H. Lawrence
 E. Those Barren Leaves (1925) IV. Aldous Huxley

Thus, the correct answer is option (b).

16. Which of the following are novels by David Lodge?

A. The British Museum is Falling down
B. The Seven Sisters
C. Changing Places
D. Nice Work
E. Empire of the
Sun Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

In the given option, the novels of David Lodge are 'The British Museum is Falling Down', 'Changing Places' and 'Nice Work' correct answer while other options are not correct. 'The seven sisters' by Lucinda Riley is a novel which will take you to another world altogether. 'Empire of the Sun' (1984; film 1987) is an autobiographical novel by English writer J.G. Ballard; it was shortlisted for Man Booker Prize. Thus, the correct answer is option (b).

17. Choose the right chronological sequence of the following books:

A. Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
B. Kiran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss
C. Shashi Deshpande, That Long Silence
D. Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The right chronological sequence of the books are_____.
(C) Shashi Deshpande's 'That Long Silence' (1988)
(A) Arundhati Roy's 'The God of Small Things' (1997)
(D) Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Namesake' (2003)
(B) Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss' (2006)
Thus, the appropriate answer is option (c).

18. Which two of the following conform to the documentation style prescribed by the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook?

A. Puig, Manuel. Kiss of the Spider Woman. translated by Thomas Colchie, Vintage Books, 1991.
B. Kincaid, Jamaica. "In History." Callaloo, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring 2001, pp. 620-26.
C. Nunberg, Geoffrey, editor. The Future of the Book. U of California P, 1996. D. Wellek, Rene. A History of Modern Criticism, 1750-1950, Yale UP, 1986. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The eight edition of the MLA style book is intended to simplify the citation process. The basic form of MLA Handbook is- Author's last Name, First Name. "Title of Article," Periodical Title Volume number. issue number (Date of Publication) : Page number range. Medium of Publication.
The two documentation style prescribed by the eight edition of the MLA Handbook had option (b) and (c) correct answer. Thus, the correct option is (c).

19. Which among the following are examples of the Künstlerroman?

A. The Portrait of a Lady
B. David Copperfield
C. Tom Jones
D. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Charles Dicken's novel 'David Copperfield' and James Joyce's novel' 'A Portrait of the Artist as a young man' (1916) are examples of the kunstlerroman 'Kunstlerroman is a subtype of the Bildungsroman or apprenticeship novel (Artist-Novel), which represents the development of a novelist or other artist from childhood into the stage of maturity that signalize the recognition of the protagonist's artistic destiny and mastery of an artistic craft. Thus, appropriate answer is option (c).

20. Which of these departments did the Wood's Dispatch of 1854 recommend setting up in the universities?

A. Arabic
B. English
C. French
D. Law
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A, Band D only
Solution:

Wood's dispatch of 1854 recommended setting up of departments of Arabic, English and Law in the Universities. In 1854 Charles Wood, a British Liberal politician sent the "Wood's dispatch" to the governor general lord Dalhousie. It primarily dealt with educational reforms Sir Wood recommended that primary schools adopt Anglo-Vernacular language and that English be the medium of education in colleges. This is known as wood's dispatch. "It is known as Magna Carta of Education in India".