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

Total Questions: 100

51. Who among the following considers a text as a "site of struggle between authority and popular culture"?

Correct Answer: (c) Mikhail Bakhtin
Solution:

Mikhail Bakhtin considers a text as a 'site of struggle between authority and popular culture'. Bakhtin was a Russian philosopher, literary critic and scholar of the 20th century. It is especially known for his work on the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Problemy Tvorchestva Dostoyevskogo, which he published under his own name.
His major achievements include the formulation of an innovative and radical philosophy of language as well as a comprehensive theory of the novel. Hence, option (c) is correct.

52. Emblems by Francis Quarles is:

Correct Answer: (b) A commentary on a volume of Biblical illustrations
Solution:

Francis Quarles was an English poet most famous for his emblem book entitled 'Emblems'. 'Emblems' is a commentary on a volume of Biblical illustration. It was originally published in 1635, with grotesque illustrations engraved by William Marshall and others. Each 'emblem' consists of a paraphrase from a passage of Scripture, expressed in ornate and metaphorical language, followed by passages from the 'Christian Fathers', and concluding with an epigram of four lines. In the 19th century a new edition of the Emblems was published, embellished with new illustrations by Bennett and Roars.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

53. Match List with List II

  List I  List II
  A. The Emprie Writes Back   I. 1990
  B. Nation and Narration  II. 1993
  C. Culture and Imperialism   III. 1989
  D. The Twice Born Fiction  IV. 1971

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct match will be-

  List-I (Book)  List-II   (Year)  Author
  A. The Empire writes   Back  III. 1989  Bill Ashcroft, Helen Tiffin, Gareth   Griffiths
  B. Nation and Narration  I. 1990  Homi K. Bhabha
  C. Culture and   Imperialism II. 1993  Edward Said
  D. The Twice Born   Fiction IV. 1971  Meenakshi Mukherjee

Hence, option (b) is correct.

54. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The Indian English novelists witnessed a warm reception of their writings in Europe and they proliferated well in India during the 1930's and 1940's.
Statement II : The two world wars added an overall sense of gloom and civilisational crisis across the globe especially in Europe.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Solution:

Both the above given statements are true. The Indian English novelists witnessed a warm reception of their writings in Europe, and they proliferated well in India during the 1930's and 1940's. R.K. Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao contributed to the growth and popularity of Indian English fiction is the 1930s. In some cases, it is also associated with the works of members of the Indian Diaspora who subsequently compose works in English. Also, the two world wars added an overall sense of gloom and civilization crises across the globe, especially in Europe. World wars made a magnificent impact on society. The impact developed a new approach of art, literature, philosophy and religion. Hence, option (a) is correct.

55. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The theatre was at a greater popularity in Eighteenth century England.
Statement II: Theatre had court patronage in and around London.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Solution:

In the above given statements, Statement I is false and Statement II is true. Statement II is true as the Theatres had court patronage in and around London.
In Theatre, patronage is the support, encouragements, privilege or financial aid that an organisation or individual bestows to another.
Statement I is false as the cheater was not at a greater popularity in eighteenth century English. The ban on theatre in 1774 was part of a larger program of economic dissociation from Distain to promote American production and trade while hosting Britains. Hence option (d) is correct.

56. Match List I with List II

  List I   List II
  A. Karl Marx  I. Madness and civilization
  B. Levi-Strauss  II. Being and Nothingness
  C. Michel Foucault  III. The German Ideology
  D. Jean Paul Sartre  IV. The Elementary Structures of Kinship

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (e) *
Solution:

The correct match will be-

   List-I (Author)   List-II (Book)
  A. Karl Marx  III. The German Ideology (1846)
  B. Levi-Strauss  IV. The Elementary Structures of Kinship (1949)
  C. Michel Foucault  I. Madness and civilization (1961)
  D. Jean Paul Sartre  II. Being and Nothingness (1943)

Note- The correct match will be- A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II, which is not given in any option. NTA has dropped this question.

57. Match List with List II

  List I  List II
  A. Doll Common  I. Twelfth Night
  B. Malvolio II. The Alchemist
  C. Mortimer  III. The Duchess of Malfi
  D. Bosola  IV. Edward II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct match will be-

  List-I (Chts.)  List-II (Works)  Author
  A. Doll Common II. The Alchemist Ben Jonson
  B. Malvolio I. Twelfth Night William Shakespeare
  C. Mortimer IV. Edward II Christopher Marlowe
  D. Bosola III. The Duchess of Malfi John Webster

Hence option (b) is correct.

58. Who among the following is exclusively associated with diary writing in English?

Correct Answer: (a) Samuel Pepys
Solution:

'Samuel Pepys' is exclusively associated with diary writhing in English.
Samuel Pepys was an English diarist and naval administrator who was celebrated for his 'Diary', which was first published in 1825.
His 'Diary' gives a fascinating picture of the official and upper class life of Restoration London from 1s January 1660 to 31st May 1669. The 'Diary' effuse a richly detailed account of some of the most turbulent events of the Nation's history, including the coronation of the king Charles II. The Great Plague and the Great Fire of London.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

59. Brij V. Lal's Rama's Banishment deals with the history of Fiji of a time period of________.

Correct Answer: (c) 150 years
Solution:

Brij V. Lal's 'Rama's Banishment deals with the history of fiji of a time period of 150 years. Brij V. Lal was an Indo-Fijian historian who wrote about the Pacific region and the Indian indenture system.
'Rama's Banishment: A Centenary Tribute to the Fiji Indians, 1879-1979' was published in 1979. In his work, Lal analyzes how the Indo-Fijians have been scapegoated by indigenous politicians representing them as a controlling force in the country, while IndoFijian land leases have been revoked on racial grounds and democratic representatives ousted by force. Hence, option (c) is correct.

60. Women of Palestine (1982) and Indian Women in Struggle (1980) deal with:

Correct Answer: (b) female militancy and political involvement
Solution:

'Women of Palestine' (1982) and 'Indian Women in Struggle' (1980) deal with female militancy and political involvement.
'We Shall Return: Women of Palestine' is a 1982 book by 'Ingela Bendt' and Jim Downing' which describes the daily life of Palestinian women in Lebanese refugee camps and determines how exile and revolution have altered their traditional role in the family.
'We will Smash this Privon : Indian Women in struggle' is a 1980 book by 'Gail Omvedt', who was an American born Indian sociologist and human rights activist. Hence option (b) is correct.