1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that
follow:
What can be the use of a poetry, that has no true subject except the poet’s own selfhood? The traditional use of poetry in the Western world, has been instruction through delight, where teaching has meant the common truths, or common deceptions of societal tradition, and where esthetic pleasure has meant a fulfillment of expectations, founded upon past joys of the same design. But an individual psyche has its own accidents, which it needs to call truths, and its own necessity for self-recognition, which requires the pleasures of originality, even if those pleasures depend upon a kind of lying against time, and against the achievements of the past. The use of such poetry demands to be seen in a de-idealized way, if it is to be seen more truly.
- Harold Bloom’s “The Use of Poetry”.
1. In the context of the above which is closest to being true?
1. There can be no use of poetry.
2. Poetry can have no true subject.
3. Man may be the true subject of poetry.
4. The poet himself may be the subject.
Answer: The poet himself may be the subject.
The passage specifically mentions "the poet's own selfhood",
as a possible subject for poetry. While "man" can be a broad subject
encompassing the human experience, the focus here is on the individual poet's
unique perspective.
2. What is meant by ‘traditional use of poetry’?
1. Promoting serious ideas,
2. Promoting doubtful pleasure,
3. Promoting joyous expectations,
4. Promoting social honesty in life.
Answer: Promoting joyous
expectations.
The traditional use of poetry involves “instruction through delight,”
where teaching imparts common truths or societal traditions, and aesthetic
pleasure fulfills expectations based on past joys. Therefore, “promoting joyous
expectations” aligns with this purpose, as poetry aims to delight and meet
anticipated pleasures.
1. some truth of untruths.
2. truth of self-recognition.
3. creating ideal pleasures.
4. re-living the past joys.
Answer: option 2. Some truth of untruths.
The passage suggests that an individual’s psyche has its own
“accidents,” which it regards as truths, and that the pleasure of originality
in poetry, might depend on a kind of “lying against time, and against the achievements
of the past.” This implies that the poet’s originality, could stem from a
personal interpretation of experiences, which may not align with objective
truths or historical facts.
2. Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
No worst, there is none.
Pitched past pitch of grief,
More pangs will, schooled at
forepangs, wilder wring.
Comforter, where, where is your
comforting?
Mary, mother of us, where is your
relief?
My cries heave, herds-long;
huddle in a main, a chief
Woe, wórld-sorrow; on an áge-old
anvil wince and sing-
Then lull, then leave off. Fury
had shrieked ‘No lingering!
Let me be fell: force I must be
brief."
’ O the mind, mind has mountains;
cliffs of fall
Frightful, sheer,
no-man-fathomed. Hold them cheap
May who ne’er hung there. Nor
does long our small
Durance, deal with that steep or
deep. Here! creep,
Wretch, under a comfort serves in
a whirlwind: all
Life death does end, and each day
dies with sleep.
-Gerard Manley Hopkins.
1. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the title
of the poem, ‘No worst, there is none.’?
1. It is not worst because there is nothing.
2. Nothing can be so much bad as this.
3. No it is worst as nothing is there.
4. It is very bad as no one is there.
Answer: Nothing can be so
much bad as this.
The poem explores the speaker's
intense grief, which they describe as being "pitched past pitch of
grief." This suggests they've reached a level of suffering they believe,
is the absolute worst. The title reinforces this by stating, "No worst,
there is none," implying nothing could be worse than what they're
experiencing currently.
2. Beyond the intensity of known grief, there can be:
1. no grief than being experienced.
2. only a new pain more painful.
3. only the twisted known pains.
4. the griefs beyond limits of pain.
Answer: only the twisted
known pains.
The phrase “only the twisted known pains”
suggests that, the grief experienced is a more intense version of familiar
pains. The poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, speaks to the idea that new sorrows
are not entirely new, but are intensified forms of past sorrows, hence “twisted
known pains.” This reflects the poem’s theme of suffering, being a complex and
deepened continuation of past grief.
3. Which two of the following are true?
A. Not all know the intensity or
depth of suffering.
B. Death does not put an end to
our sufferings.
C. Suffering is seen as winds
that hinder comfort.
D. Suffering’s intensity or depth
is in the mind.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only,
2. C and D only,
3. A and D only,
4. B and D only.
Answer - option three: A
and D only.
The poem reflects on the personal
and internal nature of suffering, emphasizing that. not everyone can understand
the depths of another’s pain. and that its intensity is something that exists
in the mind, which can be as insurmountable as mountains.
3. Read the following extract and answer the questions that
follow:
‘Justice’ was done, and the
President of the Immortals, in Aeschylean phrase, had ended his sport with
Tess. And the D’Urberville knights and dames slept on in their tombs unknowing.
The two speechless gazers bent themselves down to the earth, as if in prayer,
and remained thus a long time, absolutely motionless; the flag continued to
wave silently. As soon as they had enough strength they arose, joined hands
again, and went on.
– Thomas Hardy’s Tess
of the D’Urbervilles.
1. How did the ‘sport with Tess’ end?
1. She was hanged.
2. She was expelled from Wintoncester.
3. The tormentor married her.
4. She died an untimely death.
Answer: She was hanged.
The phrase “Justice was done, and
the President of the Immortals… had ended his sport with Tess” refers to the
tragic conclusion of Tess’s life. The “sport” ended with Tess’s execution, as
confirmed by the black flag, which is a traditional symbol of execution.
2. Who are the ‘two speechless gazers’?
1. Reverend James Clare and Mrs. Brooks,
2. 'Liza-Lu and Angel Clare,
3. Tess’s two parents,
4. Parson Tringham and Mrs. d’Urberville.
Answer: ‘Liza‐Lu and Angel Clare.
The ‘two speechless gazers’ mentioned in the extract are Angel Clare and
'Liza-Lu, Tess’s sister. They are
described as being in a state of shock and grief after Tess’s execution, which is why they are speechless
and motionless.
3. Read the following extract and answer the questions that
follow:
The solemn temples, the great
globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve And, like this
insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff, As
dreams are made on, and our little life, Is rounded with a sleep. – Shakespeare,
The Tempest.
1. This insubstantial pageant’
refers to:
1. the shutdown of Globe theatre.
2. a non-real performance.
3. the destroyed mother earth.
4. enactment with support structure.
Answer: a non-real
performance.
In the context of Prospero’s speech, “this insubstantial pageant” refers
to the temporary and illusory nature of the masque (a type of theatrical
performance), that Prospero has conjured with his magic. It also alludes to the
fleeting nature of life and human achievements. The term “pageant” here
symbolizes all of life’s grandeur, which, like a staged play, is transient and
will eventually fade away, leaving no trace.
2. ‘We are such stuff as dreams are made on’ means:
1. Human life is full of imaginary colours.
2. Our life is a text of what happened.
3. We are a bundle of past reality.
4. There is no substance to human life.
Answer: There is no substance to human life.
This famous line suggests that, human life and
existence are as insubstantial and ephemeral as dreams. Just as dreams are
intangible and fleeting, so too is our life, which is brief and concludes with
death (sleep). It emphasizes the idea that life is a transient experience, full
of illusions and creations of the mind, much like the spirits Prospero creates
and then makes vanish.
1. In "An Apology for Poetry" Sidney discusses the didactic function of poetry by comparing it to philosophy and dash.
1. religion.
2.
aesthetics.
3.
history.
4. ethic
Answer - History.
In "An Apology for
Poetry," Sidney argues that poetry is a more effective didactic tool than
history. Philosophy teaches through abstract concepts, while history is limited
by factual accuracy. Poetry, according to Sidney, can combine elements of both,
offering moral lessons through engaging stories and characters.
2. According to Longinus which two of the
following qualities apply to 'great poetry'?
A. It
must be the work of genius, an inspired person.
B. It
must cause a feeling of melancholy in the reader.
C. It
must employ devices of rhetoric.
D. It
must please selectively and on special occasions.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only
2. A and C only
3. B and D only
4. C and D only
Answer: A and C only
Longinus, in his work "On
the Sublime," emphasizes two key qualities of great poetry:
A. Genius: Great poetry is the
product of an exceptional mind, capable of creating powerful and original work.
C. Rhetorical Devices: Effective
use of figures of speech and other rhetorical devices elevates language and
creates a lasting impact.
Melancholy (B) and selective
audience (D) are not defining characteristics of great poetry according to
Longinus.
3) In "The Function of
Criticism" T.S. Eliot attacked J. Middleton Murry and similar critics for
being devotees of what he called:
1.
"the Inner Voice".
2.
"the Romantic Impulse".
3.
"the Symbol Hunt".
4.
"the Muse's Mystery".
Answer - the Inner Voice
In “The Function of Criticism,”
T.S. Eliot attacked J. Middleton Murry and similar critics for being devotees
of what he called "the Inner Voice".
4) Who among the following
compared 'the mind in creation' to 'a fading coal'?
1.
Wordsworth
2.
Coleridge
3.
Shelley
4. Keats
Answer - Shelley.
The person who compared ‘the mind
in creation’ to ‘a fading coal’ was Shelley.
1. Percy
Lubbock
2. Edmund
Wilson
3.
I.A.Richards
4.
Cleanth Brooks
Answer - Cleanth Brooks
Cleanth Brooks, a leading figure
in New Criticism, argued against paraphrase as a valid approach to analyzing
literature. He believed that the meaning of a poem resides within its language,
imagery, and structure, not simply in its ability to be restated.
1.
investigation of the human mind.
2.
directly observable sense-data.
3. reason
as a determinant of enquiry.
4. innate
language knowledge.
Answer - option two
: directly observable sense-data
Empiricist linguistics emphasizes
the role of sensory experience in language acquisition and development. It
focuses on how we learn language through interacting with the world around us.
A.
complexity
B.
abstraction
C.
transformation
D.
generation
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only
2. A and C only
3. B and D only
4. C and D only
Answer - B and D
only (abstraction and generation)
Noam
Chomsky's generative grammar draws on mathematical concepts like abstraction
and generation. Abstraction refers to the underlying rules and principles that
govern language, while generation refers to the process of creating
grammatically correct sentences.
Complexity
(A) is a feature of language itself, not necessarily borrowed from mathematics.
Transformation (C) is a concept within generative grammar, but it's not
directly analogous to a mathematical concept.
8). 'Potato' is a sixteenth
century borrowing into English from:
1.
Spanish.
2.
French.
3.
German.
4.
Norwegian.
Answer - Spanish
The word "potato"
entered English from Spanish in the 16th century, following the encounter with
the New World.
9). Who among the following
represents the global spread of English diagrammatically as three concentric
circles?
1. David
Crystal
2. Jenny
Cheshire
3. Braj
B. Kachru
4.
Salikoko Mufwene
Answer is Braj B.
Kachru
Kachru's model of the spread of
English depicts three circles:
Inner
Circle (countries with English as a primary language)
Outer
Circle (countries where English is widely used but not native)
Expanding
Circle (countries where English is increasingly used)
10). Who among the following is
the founder of the Survey of English Usage (SEU)?
1.
Randolph Quirk
2. Henry
Watson Fowler
3.
Michael Swan
4. Bryan
Garner
Answer: Randolph
Quirk
Randolph Quirk is credited with founding
the Survey of English Usage, a long-term research project investigating the use
of English in the real world.
11). Who is the author of the
short story, "Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black"?
1. J. M.
Coetzee
2. Nadine
Gordimer
3. Andre
Brink
4. Bessie
Head
Answer: Nadine
Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer is a
South African author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991. The title
story of her collection "Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black" explores
themes of identity and race.
12). Arrange the following texts in the chronological order of publication.
A. This
Bridge Called My Back
B. Sexual
Politics
C. Gender
Trouble
D. The
Feminine Mystique
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below
1. B, D, A, C
2. D, B, A, C
3. D, A, B, C
4. B, D, C, A
Answer: D, B, A, C
The Feminine Mystique was
published in 1963), Sexual Politics in 1970), This Bridge Called My Back was
published in 1981), and Gender Trouble in 1990)
13). Who is the author of the
essay "Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool"?
1. Aldous
Huxley
2. George
Orwell
3.
Virginia Woolf
4.
Somerset Maugham
Answer: George
Orwell.
It was inspired by a critical
essay on Shakespeare by Leo Tolstoy, and was first published in Polemic No. 7
(1947). Orwell analyses Tolstoy’s criticism of Shakespeare’s work in general
and his attack on King Lear in particular.
14). Which of the following poems
by Robert Browning contains the lines, "Our interest's on the dangerous
edge of things. / The honest thief, the tender murderer, / The superstitious
atheist. . ."?
1.
"A Death in the Desert"
2.
"Count Gismond"
3.
"Bishop Blougram's Apology"
4.
"Love Among the Ruins"
Answer: "Bishop
Blougram's Apology"
These lines appear
in Robert Browning's poem "Bishop Blougram's Apology," where the
speaker explores the nature of faith and doubt.
15). Who among the following
edited The Cornhill Magazine?
1.
Charles Dickens
2. Lewis
Carroll
3.
William Makepeace Thackeray
4. Anthony
Trollope
Answer: William
Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace
Thackeray was a prolific Victorian novelist who also edited The Cornhill
Magazine from 1860 to 1862.
16). Which of the following
novels has its epigraph taken from the Katha Upanishad
1. The
Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells
2. The Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham
3. Point
Counter Point by Aldous Huxley
4. A Room
with a View by E. M. Forster
Answer: The Razor's Edge by
Somerset Maugham
Somerset Maugham's
novel The Razor's Edge features an epigraph from the Katha Upanishad, an
ancient Indian scripture.
17). Who is the author of the
essay, "What Isn't Literature?"?
1. E. D. Hirsch Jr.
2. Paul
Ricoeur
3.
Hans-Georg Gadamer
4. Terry
Eagleton
Answer: E. D. Hirsch Jr.
Eric "E. D." Donald
Hirsch Jr. is an American educator, literary critic, and theorist of education.
He is professor emeritus of humanities at the University of Virginia.
18. Erich Auerbach’s Mimesis
(1946) ends with a chapter on:
1.
Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse.
2.
Wyndham Lewis's The Apes of God.
3. James
Joyce's Ulysses.
4. George
Eliot's Middlemarch.
Answer: Virginia Woolf's to
the Lighthouse.
Erich Auerbach's
Mimesis (1946) traces the development of Western literature's representation of
reality. It starts with a comparison of the Bible and Homer's Odyssey and
concludes by analyzing a work from the modernist era. Among the options provided, Virginia Woolf's to
the Lighthouse best fits this description as a modernist novel.
19). Which of the following
clusters is associated with what Julia Kristeva terms the 'semiotic'?
1.
Authority, order and patriarchy
2.
Displacement, slippage and condensation
3.
Repression, control and normalcy
4. Logic,
reason and power
Answer: Displacement, slippage and
condensation
Julia Kristeva, a
French theorist, uses the term "semiotic" to describe the
pre-linguistic realm of experience characterized by these features.
20). Which two works in the
following list are written by Aphra Behn?
A. Rover
B.
Oroonoko
C.
Soldier's Fortune
D. The
Princess of Cleve
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only
2. B and C only
3. B and D only
4. A and C only
Answer: A and B only.
Aphra Behn, a pioneering female
playwright and novelist, wrote The Rover and Oroonoko. These works explore
themes of love, power, and colonialism.
21). Which two of the following
are works by Gustave Flaubert?
A. The
Temptation of Saint Anthony
B. Old
Goriot
C.
Therese Raquin
D.
Sentimental Education
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and C only
2. B and C only
3. A and D only
4. B and D only
Answer: : A and D only (The Temptation of Saint Anthony and Sentimental
Education)
Gustave
Flaubert is known for these two novels.
"Old
Goriot" is by Honoré de Balzac.
"Thérèse
Raquin" is by Émile Zola.
22). Which two of the following
conform to liberal humanist thought?
A.
Literature transcends the limits of the age of its origin and so is timeless.
B.
Literature is untouched by the essential human nature which is unchanging.
C.
Literature is devoid of any purpose to enhance life or promote human values.
D.
Identity is a unique essence unaffected by environment and society.
Choose
the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A and C only
2. B and C only
3. A and D only
4. B and D only
Answer: A and D only.
Of the options provided, the two that align with liberal humanist thought are:
A. Literature transcends the limits of its age and is timeless, reflecting
universal themes and values across cultures. D. Identity is seen as a unique
essence unaffected by external influences, emphasizing intrinsic worth and
autonomy independent of societal or environmental factors. In contrast, options
B and C do not conform to liberal humanist principles.
23). Which two of the following
conform to Northrop Frye's typology of literature?
A. Mythos
of spring: Comedy
B. Mythos
of summer: Satire
C. Mythos
of autumn: Tragedy
D. Mythos
of winter: Romance
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only
2. B and D only
3. A and C only
4. B and D only
Answer: A and C only
(Mythos of spring: Comedy; Mythos of autumn:
Tragedy)
Northrop
Frye's theory associates seasons with literary modes.
Spring
represents renewal and joy (comedy).
Autumn
signifies decline and loss (tragedy).
Option B
(summer) aligns with satire, and option D (winter) with romance, according to
Frye.
24). Which two of the following
writers does A. D. Hope address through his poetic responses in A Book of
Answers?
A.
Tolstoy
B.
Dostoevsky
C.
Mallarme
D. Goethe
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and D only
2. B and C only
3. B and D only
4. A and C only
Answer: A and C only
A. D. Hope addresses both Tolstoy
and Mallarmé in his poetic responses within “A Book of Answers.” The poems
serve as a dialogue with the past, where Hope uses his verse to converse with
the ideas and legacies of these literary giants.
25). Which two of the following
are true according to the documentation style prescribed by the eighth edition
of the MLA Handbook?
A. If the title page of a book
contains an imprint as well as the publisher's name, omit the imprint and use
the publisher's name.
B. While giving a URL copy it
from the Web browser but omit http:// or https://.
C. If a quotation extends to more
than five lines set it off from the text as block indented an inch from the
left margin.
D. Long titles should be
abbreviated using the first letter of key words typed in upper case without
intervening space. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A and B only
2. A and C only
3. B and C only
4. B and D only
Answer: A and B only.
According to the eighth edition
of the MLA Handbook, if a title page contains an imprint and the publisher’s
name, only the publisher’s name should be used.
26). Which two of the following
are highlighted in relation to specific historical moments by Stephen
Greenblatt?
A. crisis
of meaning
B.
circulation of meaning
C.
production of meaning
D.
deferral of meaning
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only
2. B and C only
3. C and D only
4. B and D only
Answer: B and C only.
Stephen Greenblatt highlights
“circulation of meaning” and “production of meaning” in relation to specific
historical moments.
27). Who among the following
belong to the Chicago School of critics?
A. R. S.
Crane
B. E. M.
W. Tillyard
C. Elder
Olson
D. Allen
Tate
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and C only
2. A and D only
3. B and C only
4. B and D only
Answer: A and C only (R. S.
Crane and Elder Olson)
The Chicago School emphasizes
close reading and historical context.
R. S. Crane and Elder Olson are
key figures in this school.
E. M. W. Tillyard and Allen Tate
are associated with different critical movements.
28) . Which of the following
poems contains John Donne's famous conceit bringing a parallel between lovers
and the hands of a compass?
1.
"Negative Love"
2.
"Lovers Infinitenesse"
3.
"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"
4.
"A Valediction: Of Weeping"
Answer: "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"
John
Donne's compass conceit appears in "A Valediction: Forbidding
Mourning."
The other
poems listed don't feature this specific conceit.
29). Arrange the following essays in the
chronological order of publication.
A. T. S.
Eliot, "The Function of Criticism"
B. Edgar
Allan Poe, "The Philosophy of Composition"
C. Henry
James, "The Art of Fiction"
D.
Virginia Woolf, "Modern Fiction"
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below
1. C, B, A, D
2. C, B, D, A
3. B, C, D, A
4. B, C, A, D
Answer: B,C,D,A
Edgar Allan Poe’s "The
Philosophy of Composition" was published earliest, in 1846.
Henry James’, "The Art of
Fiction" came out in 1884.
Virginia Woolf’s, "Modern
Fiction" appeared in 1919.
And T. S. Eliot’s "The
Function of Criticism" was published latest, in 1923.
30). Arrange the following
journals in the chronological order in which they started publication.
A. The
Tatler
B. The
Examiner
C. The
Review
D. The
Spectator
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below
1. A, D, C, B
2. B, A, D, C
3. C, A, B, D
4. C, A, D, B
Answer: C,A,B,D
C. The
Review (1704)
A. The
Tatler (1709)
B. The
Examiner (1710)
D. The
Spectator (1711)
31) Given below are two
statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason
R
Assertion A : Postmodern
narratives focus on the indeterminate and unstable nature of textuality and
subjectivity.
Reason R : Postmodern narrative
acts regard narratives and characters as tentative representations of writing
and identity.
In light of the above statements,
choose the correct answer from the options given below
1. Both A and R are true and R is
the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R are true but R is
NOT the correct explanation of A
3. A is true but R is false
4. A is false but R is true
Answer: Both A and R are true and R is
the correct explanation of A.
Postmodern narratives indeed
challenge the notion of fixed meaning and identity. They explore the fluidity
and subjectivity of interpretations within narratives and how characters are
not simply reflections of reality but constructions shaped by writing and
interpretation. Reason R accurately captures this essence.
32) Given below are two
statements
Statement I: In Waiting for
Godot, it is Vladimir who questions the Boy who comes from Godot towards the
end of the two Acts.
Statement II: In Waiting for
Godot, it is Estragon who says, "Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody
goes, it's awful."
In light of the above statements,
choose the correct answer from the options given below
1. Both Statement I and Statement
II are true
2. Both Statement I and Statement
II are false
3. Statement I is true but
Statement II is false
4. Statement I is false but
Statement II is true
Answer: Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
In Waiting for Godot, Vladimir
does question the Boy about Godot at the play's end. Additionally, Estragon
utters the famous line, "Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's
awful," expressing the characters' sense of futility and stagnation.
33) Given below are two
statements
Statement I: New Historicism
stipulates that teleological connotations of history have to be eschewed.
Statement II: New Historicism neither denies nor accepts totalizing
explanations of historical events.
In light of the above statements,
choose the correct answer from the options given below
1. Both Statement I and Statement
II are true
2. Both Statement I and Statement
II are false
3. Statement I is true but
Statement II is false
4. Statement I is false but
Statement II is true
Answer: Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Statement I: New Historicism
stipulates that teleological connotations of history have to be eschewed. This
statement aligns with the New Historicist belief that history should not be
viewed as a series of events leading inevitably to a present or future outcome,
which is the essence of a teleological perspective.
Statement II: New Historicism
neither denies nor accepts totalizing explanations of historical events. This
statement is consistent with New Historicist thought, which posits that history
is not objective and is instead constructed through discourse, suggesting that
totalizing explanations are neither fully accepted nor completely denied.
34) What was poor Yorick in
Hamlet?
1. Jester
2. Actor
3.
Soldier
4.
Gravedigger
Answer: Jester
In Hamlet, Yorick was the king's
jester, a famous figure whose skull Hamlet contemplates in the famous "To
be or not to be" soliloquy.
35) Which of the following words
refers to a sound that is associated with a particular meaning?
1.
phoneme
2. phonic
substance
3.
phonestheme
4.
phonemoid
Answer: Phonestheme
A word that refers to a sound
associated with a particular meaning is a phonestheme.
36) Who among the following
Dickens characters appears as a ghost?
1. Daniel
Quilp
2. Dora
Spenlow
3. Esther
Summerson
4. Jacob
Marley
Answer: Jacob Marley.
Jacob Marley is a fictional character in Charles
Dickens’s novella “A Christmas Carol.” He was a former business partner of the
miser Ebenezer Scrooge. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by Marley’s ghost,
who wanders the Earth entwined by heavy chains and money boxes forged during a
lifetime of greed and selfishness. Marley tells Scrooge that he has a single
chance of redemption to avoid the same fate: he will be visited by three
spirits, in the hope that he will mend his ways; otherwise, he will be cursed
to carry much heavier chains of his own.
37) Virginia Woolf's Orlando
opens in 1588 and Orlando, a sixteen-year-old boy, writes a poem called:
1. "The Evergreen Tree".
2. "The Poison Tree".
3.
"The Oak Tree".
4.
"The Magic Tree".
Answer: "The Oak Tree".
In
Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando,” the protagonist Orlando writes a poem called
“The Oak Tree.” The poem undergoes many revisions and rewrites throughout
Orlando’s nearly 400-year life, reflecting Orlando’s growth as a writer and a
person.
38) What function of English is
exemplified by the use of English in India as a "link language" along
with a first language by stable bilinguals in well-defined social contexts?
1.
complementary
2.
supplementary
3.
auxiliary
4.
equative
Answer: Complementary
(English acts as a bridge language
facilitating communication between speakers of different native languages.)
39) Who among the following is
said to have believed that the Persian Gulf War (1990-91) never happened?
1.
Zygmunt Bauman
2. Jean
Baudrillard
3.
Jacques Derrida
4. Jurgen
Habermas
Answer: Jean Baudrillard.
Jean Baudrillard, a French
sociologist and cultural theorist, argued that the Gulf War did not truly take
place but was a carefully scripted media event—a “virtual” war. Baudrillard's
concept of the "simulacrum" suggests the potential for events to
become so mediated that their reality becomes questionable.
40) What 19th-century
philosophical term of Russian origin did Friedrich Nietzsche use to describe
the disintegration of traditional morality in western society?
1.
absolutism
2. cynicism
3.
nihilism
4.
anarchism
Answer: nihilism.
Nietzsche used the term
“nihilism” to describe the collapse of traditional moral values and the
rejection of religious beliefs.
41) Which of the following
statements is true of the working group set up by the University Grants
Commission in 1978 to study the medium of instruction in higher education?
1. It recommended a quicker
switchover of the medium of instruction from English to Indian languages.
2. It observed that English need
not be displaced as the medium of instruction although regional languages were
quite ready to take over its functions.
3. It argued that English as a
highly developed language was best suited for India's industrial and scientific
progress.
4. It asserted that English had
the potential to further polarize an already-divided nation along
socio-economic and intellectual fault lines.
Answer: It observed that English
need not be displaced as the medium of instruction although regional languages
were quite ready to take over its functions.
This statement aligns with the
findings of the UGC working group. They recognized that while regional
languages were prepared to take on instructional roles, English need not be
completely replaced. The coexistence of English and regional languages was considered.
42) In comparative philology and
sometimes in modern phonology, what is the term used to refer to the deletion
of a vowel within a word?
1.
Aphaeresis
2.
Equi-deletion
3.
Paradigm
4.
Syncope
Answer: Syncope
(This is
the technical term for vowel deletion within a word, such as "gonna"
from "going to.")
43) Which of the following
statements best describes Terry Eagleton's views on literature?
1. It is
involved in the reproduction of the dominant social order.
2. Its
raison d'être is to reflect social reality directly.
3. Its
primary purpose is to produce beauty and pleasure.
4. It is
closely allied to religion in its significance and seriousness.
Answer: It is involved in the reproduction of the dominant social order.
Terry Eagleton, a literary theorist,
emphasizes the role of literature in perpetuating existing social structures.
44) Which of the following are
true of 'performance', as used in linguistic theory?
A. It is analogous to the
Saussurean concept of langue.
B. It refers to the specific
utterances of individual native speakers in actual situations.
C. It is an innate grammar that
suggests humans' universal ability to use language.
D. It includes hesitations and
unfinished structures arising out of psychological difficulties acting upon the
speaker. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A and B only
2. B and C only
3. A and C only
4. B and D only
Answer: B and D only.
‘Performance’ refers to the
specific utterances of individual native speakers in actual situations and
includes hesitations and unfinished structures arising out of psychological
difficulties acting upon the speaker.
45) Which among the following are
the works of George Gissing?
A. New
Grub Street
B. Agnes
Grey
C. The
Odd Women
D. Mary
Barton
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and C only
2. B and D only
3. A and B only
4. C and D only
Answer: A and C only
(Both
"New Grub Street" and "The Odd Women" are novels by George
Gissing.)
46) Which of the following are
novels by Ian McEwan?
A.
Atonement
B. The
Man with Two Left Feet
C. The
Child in Time
D. The
Rachel Papers
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and C only
2. B and D only
3. C and D only
4. D and A only
Answer: A and C only
("Atonement" and "The Child in Time" are both novels by Ian
McEwan.)
47) Which of the following are
poems by Nissim Ezekiel that make fun of Indians' use of English?
A.
"Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S."
B.
"Philosophy"
C.
"Very Indian Poem in Indian English"
D.
"Jewish Wedding in Bombay"
E.
"Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher"
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and C only
2. B and D only
3. A, B and D only
4. A, C and E only
Answer: A and C only
"Goodbye Party for Miss
Pushpa T.S.": This poem is a well-known example of Nissim Ezekiel's satire
on the use of "Indian English." It uses humor to depict characters
who misuse English grammar and vocabulary, reflecting a certain social class
and cultural context.
"Very Indian Poem in Indian
English": This title itself suggests the poem's focus on "Indian
English." Similar to "Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S.," it
pokes fun at the idiosyncratic way some Indians use English.
48) Match List I with List II
List I List II
(Author) (Text)
A. Sean O'Casey I. I'm Talking
About Jerusalem
B. Dylan Thomas II. The Winslow Boy
C. Terence Rattigan III. Juno and the
Paycock
D. Arnold Wesker IV. In the Shadow of
the Glen
E. J.M.
Synge V. Under Milk Wood
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-V, E-IV
2. A-V, B-IV, C-II, D-I, E-III
3. A-III, B-V, C-II, D-I, E-IV
4. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-V, E-I
Answer: A-III, B-V, C-II, D-I, E-IV
(This aligns the authors with
their most famous works: A-Sean O'Casey - Juno and the Paycock, B-Dylan Thomas
- Under Milk Wood, C-Terence Rattigan - The Winslow Boy, D-Arnold Wesker - I'm
Talking About Jerusalem, E-J.M. Synge - In the Shadow of the Glen)
49) Match List I with List II
List I List
II
(First line) (Poet)
A. “Courage!” he said, and
pointed toward the land... I. G.M.Hopkins
B. I am poor brother Lippo, by
your leave! II. Alfred Tennyson
C. I caught this morning
morning’s minion... III. D.G. Rossetti
D. Look in my face; my name is
Might‐have‐been...
IV. Matthew Arnold
E. The sea is calm tonight... V.
Robert Browning
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-V, E-IV
2. A-IV, B-V, C-I, D-III, E-II
3. A-III, B-IV, C-V, D-I, E-II
4. A-II, B-V, C-I, D-III, E-IV
Therefore, the correct matching
is:
Answer: A‐II, B‐V, C‐I, D‐III, E‐IV
A. "Courage!" he said,
and pointed toward the land... - II. Alfred Tennyson (from the poem "The
Lotus Eaters")
B. I am poor brother Lippo, by
your leave! - V. Robert Browning (from the poem "Fra Lippo Lippi")
C. I caught this morning
morning's minion... - I. G.M. Hopkins (from the poem "The Windhover")
D. Look in my face; my name is
Might-have-been... - III. D.G. Rossetti (from the poem " The House of
Life: 97. A Superscription")
E. The sea is calm tonight... -
IV. Matthew Arnold (from the poem "Dover Beach")
50) Match List I with List II
List I List
II
(Character) (Novel)
A. Winston Smith I.
Sons and Lovers
B. Paul Morel II.
Ulysses
C. 'whiskey priest' III.
Nineteen Eighty-four
D. Leopold Bloom IV.
Decline and Fall
E. Paul Pennyfeather V.
The Power and the Glory
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A-III, B-I, C-V, D-II, E-IV
2. A-I, B-V, C-II, D-III, E-IV
3. A-IV, B-III, C-V, D-II, E-I
4. A-V, B-I, C-IV, D-II, E-III
Answer: A‐III, B‐I, C‐V, D‐II, E‐IV
Winston Smith: The protagonist of
Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Paul Morel: The central character
in Sons and Lovers.
‘Whiskey Priest’: The main
character in The Power and the Glory.
Leopold Bloom: The fictional
protagonist in Ulysses.
Paul Pennyfeather: The main
character in Decline and Fall.
51) Arrange the following language areas of the human brain, in the order in which they involve in hearing, understanding and saying a word:
A. arcuate fasciculus.
B. anterior speech cortex.
C. motor cortex.
D. posterior speech cortex.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A, C, D, B.
2. B, A, D, C.
3. C, B, A, D.
4. D, A, B, C.
Answer: D, A, B, C.
Here's the order of brain involvement:
A. Arcuate Fasciculus: This
pathway connects the posterior speech cortex to the Broca's area.
B. Anterior Speech Cortex
(Broca's area): This area is responsible for planning and producing speech.
C. Motor Cortex: This area
controls the muscles involved in articulation, turning the planned speech into
spoken words.
52) Choose the right
chronological sequence of the publication of the following books:
A. Margaret Atwood, The
Handmaid's Tale.
B. Alice Walker, The Color Purple.
C. Doris Lessing, The Golden
Notebook.
D. Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A, B, D, C.
2. B, A, D, C.
3. C, D, B, A.
4. D, C, B, A.
Answer: C, D, B, A.
C. (Doris Lessing, The Golden
Notebook) was Published in 1962.
D .(Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
was Published in 1970.
B. (Alice Walker, The Color
Purple) was Published in 1982.
A. (Margaret Atwood, The
Handmaid’s Tale) was Published in 19852.
53) Arrange the following terms,
in the chronological order of their use, in literary theory:
A.
Gynesis.
B.
Scriptable.
C.
Negritude.
D.
Paratext.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. D, A, C, B.
2. A, B, C, D.
3. C, A, D, B.
4. B, C, D, A.
Here, No correct chronological
order of use is given here. Let’s examine the given terms.
Negritude - This term was coined in the 1930s
by French-speaking black intellectuals, particularly associated with the
Martinican poet Aimé Césaire, and the Senegalese poet Léopold Sédar Senghor.
Paratext - Coined by Gérard
Genette in his work "Seuils" (translated as "Paratexts:
Thresholds of Interpretation"), published in 1987. Genette introduced the
concept of paratext, to refer to the elements surrounding the main text of a
book, that contribute to its interpretation.
Scriptible - This term is
associated with Julia Kristeva, and her concept of écriture, or
"writing" as an active, transformative process. Kristeva's ideas were
developed, in the late 20th century.
Gynesis – a term Coined by Helene
Cixous, a French feminist writer and theorist, the term gynesis refers to the
generation of women-centered narratives and perspectives. Cixous's work emerged
in the latter half of the 20th century.
54) Given below are two
statements:
Statement 1: Unlike scientific
research, literary research does not have specific materials for investigation
and scientific tools for reaching a conclusion and formulating a theory.
Statement II: Literary research
consists of critical interpretations of an author's work to the exclusion of
biography and editing of texts.
In the light of the above
statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1. Both Statement 1 and Statement II are
correct.
2. Both Statement 1 and Statement
II are incorrect.
3. Statement 1 is correct, but
Statement II is incorrect.
4. Statement 1 is incorrect, but
Statement II is correct.
Answer: Both Statement 1 and Statement II are
incorrect.
Both provided statements about
literary research are incorrect. The first statement inaccurately suggests that
literary research lacks specific materials, and tools for investigation,
whereas in reality, literary research relies on literary texts and various
analytical methods. The second statement incorrectly claims that literary
research is solely about critical interpretations of authors' works, excluding
other important aspects like biography and textual editing. Therefore, the
correct assessment is that both Statement 1 and Statement II are incorrect.
55) Given below are two
statements:
Statement 1: Linguists, being
primarily interested in the scientific study of language, approach language
dispassionately. Statement II: Linguists are necessarily polyglots who bring
their own biases to language study.
In the light of the above
statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1. Both Statement 1 and Statement
II are correct.
2. Both Statement 1 and Statement
II are incorrect.
3. Statement 1 is correct, but
Statement II is incorrect.
4. Statement 1 is incorrect, but
Statement II is correct.
Answer: Statement 1 is correct, but Statement II is
incorrect.
Statement 1: Linguists approach
language scientifically and dispassionately. They study language structures,
phonetics, syntax, and semantics using empirical methods. Their goal is to
understand language as a system, rather than imposing personal feelings or
biases.
Statement II: Linguists are not necessarily polyglots (people who speak multiple languages). While some linguists may be proficient in several languages, it is not a requirement for their work. Linguists strive to minimize biases by using objective research methods. Their focus is on uncovering universal principles of language, rather than personal viewpoints. Linguists approach language objectively, and being a polyglot is not essential for their research.
56) Which of the following are
features of the 'Theatre of the Absurd'?
A. emphasis on the central role
of God in the universe.
B. presentation of futile actions
devoid of any goal.
C. portrayal of situations that
point to the meaningfulness of life.
D. lacking in conflicts and
dramatic tensions.
E. presenting players in a stasis
or drift without definite roles. Choose the correct answer from the options
given below:
1. A, C and E only.
2. B, D and E only.
3. A, B and D only.
4. B, C and D only.
Answer: B, D and E only.
The Theatre of the Absurd is
characterized by:
B. Presentation of futile actions
devoid of any goal.
D. Lacking in conflicts and
dramatic tensions.
E. Presenting players in a stasis
or drift without definite roles.
It highlights the absurdity of
human existence and the lack of inherent meaning in the universe.
57) Who, among the following, is
known to have used elements from the Yakshagana tradition in his theatre?
1. Badal Sircar .
2. Girish Karnad.
3. Mohan Rakesh .
4. Mahesh Dattani.
Answer: Girish Karnad.
Girish Karnad is a renowned
Indian playwright, who incorporated elements from traditional theatre forms
like Yakshagana in his works.
58) Match List 1 with List II.
List 1 (Writer), List
II (Book)
A. Bankimchandra Chatterjee, 1.
Untouchable.
B. Mulk Raj Anand, II.
Rajmohan's Wife.
C. Panchkouree Khan, III. Stories from Indian Christian Life.
D. Kamala Sathianadhan, IV. The Revelations of an Orderly.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A - II, B - 1, C - IV, D – III.
2. A - 1, B - III, C - II, D – IV.
3. A - III, B - IV, C - II, D – 1.
4. A - IV, B - 1, C - II, D – III.
Answer: A - II, B - 1, C - IV, D – III.
B. Mulk Raj Anand is matched with
1. Untouchable.
C. Panchkouree Khan is matched
with IV. The Revelations of an Orderly.
D. Kamala Sathianadhan is matched
with III. Stories from Indian Christian Life.
59) Which of these UK
universities, saw the first institutional incorporation of Cultural Studies?
1. Bath Spa University,
2. Oxford University,
3. University of Birmingham,
4. Cambridge University .
The Answer is: University of Birmingham.
The University of Birmingham's
Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS), founded in the 1960s, is
considered a pioneering institution in Cultural Studies.
60) Which of these poets, wrote a
poem that served to inspire W B Yeats to write his own poem, "When you are
Old"?
1. Francois Villon,
2. Pierre de Ronsard,
3. Edmund Spencer,
4. Heinrich Heine .
Answer: Pierre de Ronsard.
61) Which of these does Meenakshi
Mukherjee propose, as the possible target readership of early Indian English
novel?
A. A pan-Indian readership,
B. A localized Indian readership,
C. A British readership,
D. The colonial administrator in
India.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only,
2. B and C only,
3. C and D only,
4. A and D only .
Answer: C and D only.
British readership and the
colonial administrator in India: These novels were often written to cater to
British readers, and address British interests and perspectives, especially
during the colonial era. The colonial administrator in India (option D) would
also be included within the broader category of a British readership.
Therefore, option 3 (C and D only) best reflects Meenakshi Mukherjee's proposed
target readership for early Indian English novels.
62) Match List 1 with List II
List 1 (Poet), List II (Language).
A. Charles Baudelaire, 1.
French.
B. Heinrich Heine, II.
German.
C. Sylvia Path, III.
English.
D. Jose Marti, IV.
Spanish.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A - 1, B - II, C - III, D - IV
.
2. A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - 1
.
3. A - III, B - IV, C - 1, D - II
.
4. A - IV, B - 1, C - II, D - III
.
Answer: A -
1, B - II, C - III, D – IV.
63) Which of these constitute the
preoccupations of the protagonist of Upamanyu Chatterjee's English, August?
A. Marijuana,
B. Magic,
C. Monotheism,
D. Marcus Aurelius.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only,
2. A and D only,
3. B and C only,
4. B and D only.
Answer: A and D only.
Agastya, the protagonist of English, August, is primarily preoccupied with marijuana and Marcus Aurelius’.
The novel explores his use of
marijuana and its impact on his perception of the world. Agastya finds solace and guidance in the
philosophies of Marcus Aurelius, a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher.
64) What was the name of the
journal, published from Bowling Green University beginning 1969, which carried
essays on amusement parks, comics and detective films?
1. Journal of Mass Culture,
2. Journal of Popular Culture,
3. Journal of Public Culture,
4. Journal of Culture Studies,
Answer: Journal of Popular Culture.
Journal of Popular
Culture (JPC), established in 1967 at Bowling Green State University, is a
renowned journal focusing on popular culture studies.
The other options don't match the
specific description of the journal's content and publication date.
65) Which of these, best
describes Shyam Selvadurai's novel, Funny Boy?
1. Novel of manners,
2. Sentimental novel,
3. Coming-of-age novel,
4. Picaresque novel.
Answer: Coming-of-age novel.
Funny Boy, by Shyam
Selvadurai, is a coming-of-age story that follows Arjie, a young boy, growing
up in a Sri Lankan Tamil family during a time of ethnic tensions. It explores
his experiences with sexuality, family dynamics, and the social and political
landscape of his time.
66) Which of these questions,
would Cultural Studies be most interested in asking?
A. Who decides what is to be
produced?
B. Who can afford the artifact?
C. How is the artifact marketed?
D. What is the register of speech
in the artifact?
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A, B and C only.
2. A, C and D only.
3. B, C and D only.
4. A, B and D only.
Answer: A, C and D only.
Cultural Studies would be most
interested in questions that explore the production, representation, and
reception of cultural artifacts within society.
67) Who, among the following,
played the most significant role in mobilizing the concept of 'cultural
intermediaries'?
1. Luis Althusser,
2. Karl Marx,
3. Pierre Bourdieu,
4. Jurgen Habermas,
Answer: Pierre Bourdieu.
Bourdieu's work extensively
explores social class, power dynamics, and how taste and cultural capital
influence these processes.
68) From whom, does Gayatri
Chakravorty Spivak borrow the term 'subaltern'?
1. Karl Marx,
2. Friedrich Engels,
3. Louis Althusser,
4. Antonio Gramsci.
Answer: Antonio Gramsci.
Spivak borrows the term
"subaltern" from Gramsci, who used it to describe the oppressed
social groups, with limited agency under dominant power structures.
69) Which of the following, does
the Subaltern Studies project contend?
A. Traditional historiography
celebrated the role of the subalterns.
B. Traditional history of India's
freedom movement celebrates the contribution of select icons.
C. Traditional historiography
highlights the dominant strands of India's freedom struggle.
D. Subaltern Studies
historiography highlights the dominant strands of India's freedom struggle.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only.
2. B and C only.
3. A and C only.
4. B and D only.
Answer: B and C only.
The Subaltern Studies project
contends that, traditional historiography has overlooked the voices and
experiences of the subalterns, in favor of celebrating the contributions of
select icons and dominant narratives.
70) Which of these, did the
Wood's Despatch (1854) seek to propagate?
A. Impart Western knowledge to
Indians,
B. Restrict access to English
learning in India,
C. Educate British officers in
Sanskrit and Persian,
D. Create a class of public
servants.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only,
2. B and C only,
3. A and C only,
4. A and D only.
Answer: A and D only.
The
Wood's Despatch aimed to create a class of Indian civil servants, familiar with
Western knowledge and administrative practices, to better govern British India.
71) Arrange the following
periodicals, in the chronological order in which they started publication:
A. The Spectator,
B. The Tatler,
C. The Rambler,
D. The Critical Review.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A, B, C, D,
2. B, A, C, D,
3. B, C, D, A,
4. A, D, B, C,
Answer: B, C, D, A
B. The Tatler (1709): Founded by
Richard Steele.
C. The Rambler (1750): Founded by
Samuel Johnson.
D. The Critical Review (1756):
Founded by a group of writers, the exact composition is unclear.
A. The Spectator (1711): Founded
by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
72) Who, among these, does
Gabriel Garcia Marquez name right in the beginning of his Nobel Prize address?
A. Ferdinand Magellan,
B. Christopher Columbus,
C. Marco Polo,
D. Antonio Pigafetta.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only,
2. B and C only,
3. C and D only ,
4. A and D only .
Answer: A and D only.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez mentions
several explorers in his speech, but specifically acknowledges, Ferdinand
Magellan and Antonio Pigafetta for their contributions.
The first sentence of his speech
is - Antonio Pigafetta, a
Florentine navigator who went with Magellan on the first voyage around the
world, wrote, upon his passage through our southern lands of America, a
strictly accurate account that nonetheless resembles a venture into fantasy.
73) Which of these, constitutes
the only extant trilogy from ancient Greek tragedy?
1. King Oedipus, Oedipus at
Colonus, Antigone.
2. Agamemnon, Choephori, The
Eumenides.
3. Agamemnon, Orestes, The
Eumenides.
4. King Oedipus, Orestes,
Antigone.
Answer: Agamemnon, Choephori, The Eumenides –
These three plays are part of Aeschylus'
Oresteia trilogy. The trilogy narrates the story of the House of Atreus,
focusing on the aftermath of the Trojan War and the curse on the House of
Atreus. The three plays are:
Agamemnon (or The Fall of
Agamemnon),
Choephori (The Libation Bearers),
The Eumenides (The Furies).
74) Match List 1 with List II.
List 1 (Author) , List II (Form).
A. Pindar 1.
Epinicia
B. Menander II.
Old Comedy
C. Sappho III.
Lyric poetry
D. Aristophanes IV.
New Comedy
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A - 1, B - III, C - II, D - IV
2. A - 1, B - IV, C - III, D - II
3. A - II, B - 1, C - IV, D - III
4. A - III, B - IV, C - 1, D - II
Answer: A – 1, B - IV, C - III, D – II,
Menander is a representative of
New Comedy.
Sappho is a famous lyric poet.
Aristophanes is a writer of Old
Comedy.
75) Which of these, does the book
How to read Donald Duck identify as an important element, in its analysis of
imperialist ideology in the Walt Disney comic book?
1. impoverished royalty,
2. noble savage,
3. scientific magic,
4. heartless civilisation.
Answer: noble savage.
The term "noble savage"
refers to the romanticized portrayal of indigenous or non-Western peoples, as
inherently noble, virtuous, and untainted by modern civilization. In the
context of Disney comics, this concept often reflects colonialist or
imperialist perspectives, that stereotype and simplify non-Western cultures,
while reinforcing Western superiority and hegemony. The book critiques how
Disney's portrayals, perpetuate such ideological constructs. How to Read Donald
Duck is a book by Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart, published in 1971, that
critiques Disney Comics as a capitalist propaganda for American corporate and
cultural imperialism.
76) Match List 1 with List II.
List 1 (Playwright), List II (Play)
A. Bertolt Brecht , 1.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
B. Tennessee Williams, II. Life
of Galileo.
C. Vaclav Havel, III.
Miss Julie.
D. August Strindberg, IV.
Temptation.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A - 1, B - II, C - IV, D – III,
2. A - III, B - II, C - 1, D – IV,
3. A - IV, B - III, C - 1, D – II,
4. A - II, B - 1, C - IV, D – III,
Answer: A ‐ II, B ‐ 1, C ‐ IV, D ‐ III.
A. Life of Galileo is the work of
Bertolt Brecht.
B. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is by Tennessee
Williams.
C. Temptation is authored by Vaclav
Havel, and,
D. August Strindberg’s work is Miss
Julie.
77) Which of these plays by Girish Karnad,
shares its theme with Thomas Mann's The Transposed Heads?
1. Hayavadana,
2. Yayati,
3. Nagamandala,
4. Tale Danda.
Answer: Hayavadana.
Both "Hayavadana" by
Girish Karnad and "The Transposed Heads" by Thomas Mann, explore
themes of identity and the desire to switch body parts.
78) With which of these is Ngugi
wa Thiongo generally associated?
1. Decolonising the State,
2. Decolonising the Mind,
3. Decolonising the Body,
4. Decolonising the Polity.
Answer: Decolonising the Mind.
Ngugi wa Thiongo is a prominent
figure in postcolonial studies, emphasizing the importance of decolonizing the
mind, as a key step in achieving liberation.
79) Match List 1 with List II.
List 1 (Novel), List II (Author)
A. Don Quixote, 1.
Machado de Assisi.
B. Sorrows of Young Werther, II. Honore de Balzac.
C. Lost Illusions, III.
Goethe.
D. Epitaph of a Small Winner, IV. Miguel
de Cervantes.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A - 1, B - III, C - II, D - IV
,
2. A - II, B - 1, C - III, D – IV,
3. A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - 1
,
4. A - III, B - 1, C - IV, D – II,
Answer: A - IV, B - III, C - II, D – 1.
Don Quixote is by Miguel de
Cervantes.
Lost Illusions is by Honore de
Balzac.
Sorrows of Young Werther is by
Goethe.
Epitaph of a Small Winner is by
Machado de Assisi.
80) Charles Lamb used the
pseudonym Elia for writing, in which of the following periodicals?
1. London Magazine,
2. The Edinburg Review,
3. The Quarterly Review,
4. Athenaeum.
Answer: London Magazine.
Charles Lamb used the pen name
Elia for his essays published in the London Magazine.
81) In "Mr Bennett and Mrs
Brown" Virginia Woolf:
1. responds to E.M Forster's
remarks on character in fiction.
2. criticises book buying
preferences of the educated English class.
3. analyses the state of modern
fiction by contrasting two generations of writers.
4. presents modernity as a stable
and coherent project uniting all artists.
Answer: Woolf analyses the state of modern fiction by
contrasting two generations of writers.
82) In "Politics and the
English Language", which two of the following 'tricks' are mentioned by
George Orwell, as 'bad habits' of English use?
A. obsolete words,
B. pretentious diction,
C. dying metaphors,
D. false modifiers.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only,
2. B and C only,
3. B and D only,
4. C and D only,
Answer: B and C only.
George Orwell criticizes:
B. Pretentious diction: Using
overly complex or formal words when simpler ones would do.
C. Dying metaphors: Clichéd
metaphors that have lost their figurative power.
He doesn't specifically target
obsolete words (A) or false modifiers (D) in this essay.
83. Match List 1 with List II.
List 1 (Essay), List II (Essayist).
A. "The Tory
Fox-Hunter", I.
Francis Bacon.
B. "What I Believe", II.
Joseph Addison.
C. "The Death of the
Moth", III.
E.M.Forster.
D. "Of Ambition", IV.
Virginia Woolf.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A -1 , B -III , C -IV , D -II.
2. A -III , B -IV , C -II , D -1.
3. A -II , B -III , C -IV , D -1.
4. A -IV , B -1 , C -II , D -III.
Answer: A - II, B - III, C - IV, D – 1.
84) Arrange the following
characters, in their chronological sequence of appearance:
A. Mirabell,
B. Shylock,
C. Jimmy Porter,
D. Sir Epicure Mammon,
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below,
1. D, B, A, C .
2. B, D, A, C .
3. D, B, C, A.
4. B, D, C, A.
Answer: B, D, A, C.
B. Shylock: Appears in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" (1596).
D. Sir Epicure Mammon: A
character in Ben Jonson's "Volpone" (1605).
A. Mirabell: The protagonist in
William Congreve's "The Way of the World" (1700).
C. Jimmy Porter: The central
character in John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" (1956).
85) Which two of the following
concepts, are deployed in the work of Frederic Jameson?
A. Pastiche,
B. Hyperreal,
C. Schizophrenia,
D. Habitus,
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below:
1. A and B only ,
2. C and D only ,
3. B and D only ,
4. A and C only ,
Answer: A and C only.
Frederic Jameson’s work
prominently features the concepts of Pastiche and Schizophrenia. He discusses
these concepts, in the context of postmodernity, where pastiche refers to the
imitation of a unique style without satiric impulse, and schizophrenia
represents a breakdown in the signifying chain, a fragmentation of subject into
a series of "disconnected signifiers."
86) Arrange the following plays,
in their chronological sequence:
B. The Playboy of the Western
World,
C. Look Back in Anger,
D. Man and Superman.
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below,
1. D, B, A, C.
2. B, D, A, C.
3. D, B, C, A.
4. B, D, C, A.
Answer: D, B, C, A.
D. Man and Superman (1903) - Written by George Bernard Shaw.
B. The Playboy of the Western
World (1907) - Written by J.M. Synge.
C. Look Back in Anger (1956) -
Written by John Osborne.
A. Sergeant Musgrave's Dance
(1959) - Written by John Arden.
87) Match List 1 with List II
List 1 (Text), List II (Author).
A. Modernity at Large , 1.
J. Urry.
B. The Tourist Gaze, II.
E.W. Said.
C. Culture and Imperialism, III.
C.L.R. James.
D. The Black Jacobins, IV.
A. Appadurai.
1. A -IV , B -III , C -II , D -1,
2. A -III , B -IV , C -II , D -1,
3. A -II , B -III , C -IV , D -1,
4. A -IV , B -1 , C -II , D -III,
Answer: A - IV, B - 1, C - II, D – III.
A. Modernity at Large – is by A.
Appadurai,
B. The Tourist Gaze is a work by
J. Urry,
C. Culture and Imperialism is
authored by E.W. Said,
D. The Black Jacobins – is penned
by C.L.R. James.
88) What might the speaker mean,
when he addresses 'Time' in a Shakespearean sonnet and declares that "I
will be true, despite thy scythe and thee"?
A. Time preserves human life.
B. With time comes change.
C. Time creates opportunities.
D. Time removes human life.
1. A and B only,
2. C and D only,
3. B and D only,
4. A and C only.
Answer: B and D only.
89) Which two of the following
stage directions, are from Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party?
B. A garbage pail on the ground
next to the porch steps.
C. A light shows from upstairs
bedroom, lower floor windows being dark.
D. He hangs the drum around his
neck, taps it gently with the sticks, then marches round the table, beating it
regularly.
2. C and D only,
3. B abd C only,
4. A and C only.
Answer: A and D only.
90) Arrange the following lines
of poetry in their chronological sequence:
A. "An aged man is but a
paltry thing."
B. "The world is too much
with us."
C. "Daddy, I have had to
kill you."
D. "After great pain, a
formal feeling comes -"
Choose the correct answer from
the options given below.
1. B, D, A, C.
2. D, B, A, C.
3. D, B, C, A.
4. B, D, C, A.
Answer: B, D, A, C.
B. "The world is too much
with us." (1802) - This line by William Wordsworth reflects Romanticism's
focus on nature.
D. "After great pain, a
formal feeling comes -" (1850) - This line by Emily Dickinson might refer
to the emotional numbness that follows intense suffering.
A. "An aged man is but a
paltry thing." (1920) - This line by William Butler Yeats, from
"Sailing to Byzantium," reflects on aging and mortality, a theme
prominent in his later work.
C. "Daddy, I have had to kill you." (1962) - This opening line from Sylvia Plath's "Daddy" is a powerful example of confessional poetry.
