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

Total Questions: 100

71. Tolkappiyam is a book of grammar and poetics written in the _______ language.

Correct Answer: (b) Tamil
Solution:

'Tolkappiyam' is a book of grammar and poetics written in the Tamil Language. It is a unique work on grammar and poetics.
Thus, option (b) will be correct answer.

72. "It is significant that the productive capacities of this Third Space have a colonial or post colonial provenance". The above lines have been written by

Correct Answer: (d) Homi K. Bhabha
Solution:

These given lines have been written by an Indian-British scholar and critical theorist Homi K. Bhabha. It is somewhere focused on identity and community. Third space theory suggests that every person is a hybrid of their unique set of affinities. Edward Soja's theory of "Thirdspace" sees three urban spaces: First space, Second space and Third space. Thus, option (d) will be correct answer.

73. Which of the collections of poems are not written by Meena Alexander?

A. River and Bride
B. Articulate Silence
C. Raw Silk
D. Stone Roots
E. A Time to Change
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (e) *
Solution:

'Raw (2004) Silk' by Meena Alexander, talks about the countries, foreign and familiar, places where the heart and spirit live. Her poetry collections include 'Stone Roots' (1980), 'House of a Thousand Doors' (1988) 'The Garden' (1992) and her new volume of poem is 'River and Bridge' (1995) which is mentioned in the option, while 'A Time to change' was the first significant book of postcolonial poetry in English by Nissim Ezekiel. 'Articulate Silences' is written by King-Kok Cheung, is a subtle response to issues relating to cultural diversity.

74. Match List-I with List-II

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

'The Poetics of Prose' is written by a Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher and structuralist literary Critic, Tzvetan Todorov. 'Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics' is a book by a Russian literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin. Through this work, Bakhtin introduces a number of key, concepts, such as polyphony and carnivalisation. "Surprised by Sin' was written by Stanley Fish, here Fish suggested that the subject of Milton's masterpiece
is in fact the reader, who is forced to undergo spiritual self-examination when led by Milton down the path taken by Adam and Eve and Satan, while 'The Way Women Write' is written by Mary P. Hiatt.
Hence, option (c) will be correct answer.

75. Which of these are not forms of flash fiction?

A. Drabble
B. Postcard fiction
C. Novelette
D. Short Story
E. Nanofiction
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (e) *
Solution:

Flash fiction is a fictional work of extreme brevity and has its roots going back to prehistory fables and parables. In flash fiction, there comes "drabble" also known also known as microfiction.
NTA has dropped this question because there is something wrong in the options.

76. Identify the combinations(s) that belong to the genre of sci-fi/speculative fiction.

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

'The Woman Who Thought She Was Planet' by Vandana Singh is a work based on science-fiction. It is a story of a woman who tells her husband of her curious discovery.
Priya Sarukkai Chabria's 'Generation 14' is based on ambitious and inventive science-fiction about cloning and control. Gautam Bhatia's 'The Wall', comes under the genre of science-fiction. 'The Wall', begins with a map of a circular city called Sumer enclosed by an impassable, miles-high wall-the ultimate gated community.
Hence, option (b) will be correct answer.

77. Beside Being a playwright, who among the following has translated Homer?

Correct Answer: (d) George Chapman
Solution:

Besides being a playwright, George Chapman has translated Homer. The first of his Homeric translations, 'Seven Books of the Iliad's of Homer', appeared in 1598 with a dedication to the earl of Essex complaining of poverty; twelve books of the 'Iliad', dedicated to Prince Henry, appeared in 1609; the complete 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey' were published together in 1616 as 'The whole works of Homer, Prince of Poets'. Hence, option (d) will be correct answer.

78. Which of the following is not a part of Amitav Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy?

Correct Answer: (d) The Calcutta Chromosome
Solution:

'The Calcutta Chromosome' is a novel by Amitav Ghosh. This book deals with myth, nihilism, science, Philosophy and superstition, and it is based on the life of the Sir Ronald Ross, who did a breakthrough research on malaria in 1989, while Ibis trilogy is written by Amitav Ghosh, consisting of the novels 'Sea of Poppies' (2008), 'River of Smoke (2011), and 'Flood of Fire' (2015).
Hence, option (d) will be correct answer.

79. What is meant by "Corporate author" in research?

Correct Answer: (c) A work produced by an institution, an association or a government agency
Solution:

When referencing a publication by a corporate author in the body of our paper, we need to include both the name of the corporate body/organization and the page numbers we drew the information from, if the name of the corporation/organization is quite long, it is often better to put the name in the sentence leading up to the citation.
Hence, option (c) will be correct answer.

80. Who among the following attached himself to the Earl of Nottingham's Theatrical company?

Correct Answer: (b) Christopher Marlowe
Solution:

Christopher Marlowe, attached himself to the Earl of Nottingham's theatrical company. He was athestic and probably homosexual and was probably employed as a government spy. Admiral's Men, also called Lord Admiral's Men, a theatrica! company in Elizabethan and Jacobean England.
Hence, option (b) will be correct answer.