UGC NTA NET/JRF Exam. December 2021/June 2022 ENGLISH (Shift-I)

Total Questions: 100

11. Identify the one that has not been paired correctly.

Correct Answer: (b) madness and Civilization- Roland Barthes
Solution:

In the given options, 'Madness and Civilization' has not been paired. It was written by a French philosopher, literary critic and historian Mitchel Foucault. The full title of this book is 'Madness and Civilization: A History of insanity in the Age of Reason.
'Criticism in the Wilderness' is written by an American literary critic Geoffrey Hartman, while 'Poetry and Repression' is, written by the American literary critic Harold Bloom. 'Strangers to Ourselves', written by Julia Kristeva is concerned with the notion of the 'stranger", the foreigner, outsider or alien in a country and society. Thus, option (b) will be correct answer.

12. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion (A) : In so far as we are taught how to read, what we engage are not texts but paradigms.
Reason (R) : We appropriate meaning from a text according to what we need or desire. or. in other words, according to the critical assumptions of the predispositions that we bring to it.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are correct ant (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:

In the given options, assertion and reason both are correct because New Criticism examines the relationship between a text's ideas and its form, between what a text says and the way it says it. Thus, option (a) will be correct answer.

13. 'The Deserted Village' by Oliver Goldsmith

Correct Answer: (b) Voices revolt of the individual man against institutions
Solution:

'The Deserted Village (1770), by Oliver Goldsmith is a poem which deplores the growth of trade, the demand for luxuries, and the mercantile spirit which have ruthlessly depopulated such villages and driven' a bald peasantry, their country's pride' to emigration. James Boswell 'ascertained that the last four lines were contributed by Samuel Johnson, because the, poem appears to lament a personal loss.
Thus, option (b) "Voices revolt of the individual man against institution" is very near to the answer.

14. Which among the following are appropriate about Latin American Literature?

A. There has been racial coherence and unity in literary representations of Latin America
B. The Latin American. Literary tradition draws analogy between plant growth and human movement
C. Dzul Poot's stories depict the geography of the Chilam Balam Towns
D. Quechua had a wider popularity and presence across different nations.
E. The Latin American Literature is unitary and refrains from intextuality of any kind
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) B, C and D only
Solution:

Latin-American Literature is literature of the Spanish-speaking countries of the western Hemisphere. The literary period began with the explorations in the 1400s. It is capable of depicting social and political truth of humanistic ideology that posits itself as universal. It is a space that mirrors violent realties, power abuses and concrete administrations of justice and power through narrative imagery. Thus, option (d) will be correct answer.

15. Match List-I with List-II

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

'The Last Suttee' by Rudyard Kipling is poem, moves around the death of a Rajput king, while 'At Verona' is a poem by Oscar Wilde. 'Beauty' is a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson and O' Henry wrote 'Hard to Forget'.
Thus, option (c) will be correct answer.

16. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated' Which of the following texts glorifies this as it predominant theme?

Correct Answer: (a) The Old Man and the Sea
Solution:

"A man can be destroyed but not defeated" this line has been taken from Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" (1952), а parable-novella about man's struggle against nature, while 'War and Peace' is written by Russian author Leo Tolstoy. A Farewell to Arms' (1929), a novel by Ernest Hemingway is the story of a love affair between an American lieutenant and an English nurse during the war on the Italian from demonstrated a similar laconic and understated style. For whom the Bell Tolls' (1940) by Hemingway was published just after the end of the Spanish Civil war. Thus, option (a) will be correct answer.

17. Identify the correct combination among the following:

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (e) *
Solution:

'Demons' is a novel by Russian prose writer Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. Sometimes this novel has been called 'The Possessed' or 'The Devils'. 'The Landlady' is a short horror story by Roald Dahl, while 'The Crocodile' is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky that was published in 1865. 'Mary Stuart' is a verse play by Friedrich Schiller, it is about Mary, Queen of Scots. There is no match at all in the given options.

18. Identify the novels that were published in the 1980s and the 1990s

A. Red Earth and Pouring Rain
B. The Circle of Reason
C. The Ghosts of Vasu Master
D. Miguel Street
E. The Siege of Babylon
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

'Red Earth and Pouring Rain' (1995) is a novel by Vikram Chandra, won the 1996 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for best first book. 'The Circle of Reason' (1986) is a novel written by Amitav Ghosh, while 'The Ghost of Vasu Master' (1994) is a novel by Githa Hariharan, an Indian writer and editor. 'Miguel Street' is a collection of short stories by V.S. Naipaul and 'The Siege of Babylon' is a tragedy by Samuel Pordage. Thus, option (b) is correct answer.

19. Which of the following observations are true about Roland Barthes' contributions to literary theory?

A. He rejected the model for structural analysis of narratives
B. He perceived "meaning" as an effect of various interconnections among linguistic codes
C. He identified the various codes found in the process of structuration
D. He played a significant role in the development of 'semiolgy'
E. He questioned the concept of literary criticism as an act of uncovering some hidden truth intended by the "Author"
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Roland Barthes, a French literary critic, essayist and cultural theorist is well-known for his reaction to the trend of existentialist philosophy. He has contributed semiotics (Literary semiotics, semiotics of photography, comics semiotics) and narratology linguistics.'
Hence, option (c) will be correct answer.

20. What does Aristotle mean by the phrase "language with pleasurable accessories" in his definition of tragedy?

A. A language full of pompous vocabulary
B. An embellished language
C. A language full of rhythm and harmony
D. A language superdded with song
E. Emotive language
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Aristotle has used the phrase "language with pleasurable accessories" in his definition of tragedy in 'Poetics'. 'Melody' and 'Spectacle' are simply pleasurable accessories but melody is more important to the tragedy than spectacle. Here, happiness is not pleasure, nor is it virtue. According to Aristotle happiness cannot be achieved until the end of one's life. The phrase, given in the question, moves around a language full of rhythm and harmony and a language super added with song. Thus, option (c) will be correct answer.