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

MHRA refers to a documentation style. 'The MHRA style Guide : A Handbook for Authors, Editors and Writers of Theses' formerly the MHRA style Book is an academic style guide published by the Modern Humanties Research Association (MHRA).
PMLA- PMLA is journal of the modern language Association of America. Since 1884 PMLA has published members' essay judged to be interest of scholars and teachers of language and literature. Thus, an appropriate answer is option (c).

'Wodwo' and 'Lupercal' both are works of Ted Hughes. 'Wodwo' published in 1967, is Ted Hughes' first book for adults since Lupercal in 1960. It consists principally of the poems he has written in the years since then, but it also contains five stories and one radio play "From the book Jacket".
'Lupercal' published in 1960, is Hughes' second collection and his follow-up to 'The Hawk in the Rain'. Thus, correct option is (c).

'Revathi' is the author of 'The truth about Me : A Hijra Life Story. It is the unflinchingly courageous and moving autobiography of Revathi, a Hijra who fought ridicule, persecution and violence both within her home and outside to find a life of dignity. It narrates the life of Doraisamy, who in light of being true to his inner feelings, had his nirvaanam done and turned into a woman called Revathi. Asha Kelunni better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam Cinema. Thus, appropriate answer is option (a).

According to Plato "poetry was only an imitation of an imitation and therefore trival". Plato disapproves of poetry because it is immoral, as a philosopher he disapproves of it because it is based in falsehood. He is of the view that philosophy is better than poetry because philosopher deals with idea/truth, whereas poet deals with what appears to illusion. Thus, an appropriate answer is option (c).

'The thousand and one Nights' narrative cycles is referred to in Michel Foucault's 'What is an Author'? One thousand and one Night' is a collection of Middle Eastern falk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic golden Age. It is often known in English as the 'Arabian Nights'.
"What is an author?" (1969) is a lecture on literary theory given by sociologist and historian Michel Foucault.
Thus, the correct option is (c).

The appropriate chronological order of literary terms are-
Locutionary act → Interpellation
Phallogocentrism → Interpretive Community.
• Locutionary acts are- any utterances which simply contain a meaningful statement about objects.
• Interpellation is a process, in which we encounter our culture's values and internalize them.
• Phallogocentrism is known as a neologism coined by Jacques Derrida' to refer to privileging of the masculine in the construction of meaning. • Interpretive Community is a collectivity of people who share strategies for interpreting, using and engaging in communication about a media text or technology.
Thus, the appropriate answer is option (b) (B, C, A, D)

Thus, the correct answer is option (d) A-V, B - III, C - II, D - I, E -IV

Even after the independence, English is being used as communicative and official language in India. Now it is used in Education sector, corporate sector, judiciary and government offices as an official language. Some features of English language in India are-
1. After Hindi, English is the most commonly spoken language in India.
2. English is used among Indians as a link language due to vast diversity in Indian languages in general and in modern Indian languages eg., Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Marathi etc. in specific.
3. India is counted among the largest EnglishSpeaking communities in the world.
4. English is the country's principle language of commerce. Thus, appropriate answer is option (a).

Ecofeminism, also called ecological feminism, branch of feminism that examines the connections between women and nature. Its name was coined by French feminist Francoise d'Eaubonne in 1974. Hence, option (b) is correct answer.

In the given option, the correct chronological order of characters appeared in Indian literature.

Thus, the correct answer is option (d) (B, D,C, А).