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Q.61
Match the following as expressed in Bacon’s “Of Truth” -
| (A) | (B) |
|---|---|
| (a) inquiry of truth | (i) enjoying of it |
| (b) knowledge of truth | (ii) illumination of spirit |
| (c) belief of truth | (iii) love making |
| (d) sabbath work | (iv) presence of it |
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
Q.62
What extended metaphor (conceit) does Donne use to describe his soul in the first half of the poem ‘Batter my heart’?
A usurped town
A crumbling statue
A storm - tossed ship
A lost sheep
Q.63
In As you Like It, Rosalind disguises herself as Ganymede. Ganymede was -
a divine Trojan hero, described in <u>The Iliad.</u>
a Roman hero described in <u>The Aeneid.</u>
a Greek hero, described in <u>The Iliad.</u>
a heroic king of Ithaca described in <u>The Odyssey.</u>
Q.64
Match Column (I) with Column (II) and select the correct option -
| Column (I) | Column (II) |
|---|---|
| (A) Francis Bacon | (i) Elia |
| (B) Richard Steele | (ii) Objective Correlative |
| (C) Charles Lamb | (iii) Periodical Essay |
| (D) T.S. Eliot | (iv) Novum Organum |
(A)-(iv), (B)-(iii), (C)-(ii), (D)-(i)
(A)-(iv), (B)-(iii), (C)-(i), (D)-(ii)
(A)-(i), (B)-(ii), (C)-(iv), (D)-(iii)
(A)-(iv), (B)-(i), (C)-(iii), (D)-(ii)
Q.65
What specific criticism does Kamat offer regarding the stories Jaya writes under a pseudonym?
They are devoid of genuine emotions and embrace reticence behind a façade of ‘womanly’ decency.
They expose the raw truth of the human experience.
They are too radical and feminist for the Indian market.
They lack proper grammatical structure.
Q.66
Which is the debut novel of Shashi Deshpande?
The Binding Vine
<u>That Long Silence</u>
<u>The Dark Holds No Terror</u>
<u>Roots and Shadows</u>
Q.67
‘Crossing Brooklyn Ferry’ by Walt Whitman was first published in…… (year) in……. (publication/collection) and was previously named as……………………
1865, <u>Drum-Taps</u>, ‘Sun-Down Poem’
1856, <u>Long Anthology of Poetry</u>, ‘Song of Myself’
1856, <u>Leaves of Grass</u>, ‘Sun-Down Poem’
1865, <u>Leaves of Grass</u>, ‘When Lilacs Last’
Q.68
<u>Guy Mannering</u>, <u>The Antiquary</u> and <u>The Bride of Lammermoor</u> are books of historical background written by -
Charles Lamb
Leigh Hunt
William Corbett
Walter Scott
Q.69
Identify the correct pair of Gothic novel and novelist -
| Novel | Novelist |
|---|---|
| (1) The Monk | William Beckford |
| (2) Vathek | Horace Walpole |
| (3) The Castle of Otranto | Matthew Gregory Lewis |
| (4) The Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Radcliffe |
The Monk - William Beckford
Vathek - Horace Walpole
The Castle of Otranto - Matthew Gregory Lewis
The Mysteries of Udolpho - Ann Radcliffe
Q.70
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in the context of the main aspects of Epic convention?
(A) The centrality of a Hero of military or national importance.
(B) Limited and confined geographical setting.
(C) Extensive or cosmic geographical setting.
(A) and (B) are correct
Only (C) is correct
(A) and (C) are correct
Only (A) is correct
Q.71
Choose the correct option -
The unique language variety of a speaker is ……………………….
Sociolect
Regional Dialect
Idiolect
Ethnolect
Q.72
Who speaks to whom the following lines in <u>As you Like It</u>?
O, I know where you are: Nay, ‘t is true: there was never anything so sudden, but the fight of two rams, and Caesar’s thrasonical brag of “I came, saw, and overcame.”
Rosalind to Orlando
Celia to Oliver
Rosalind to Oliver
Rosalind to Celia
Q.73
Which of the following texts is <u>not</u> written by Søren Kierkegaard?
Fear and Trembling
Sickness Unto Death
Existence et Objectivite
The Concept of Dread
Q.74
In the poem ‘Alexander’s Feast’, whom does the phrase ‘Ghastly Band’ refer to?
The Rapt Audience
The Slain Soldiers
The Persian Demons
The Choir/ Chorus
Q.75
The play Tughlaq is often read as a political allegory for which era in modern Indian history?
The 1857 Mutiny
The Emergency (1975)
The Nehruvian Era and the disillusionment of the 1960s
The Partition (1947)
Q.76
Which out of the following is not a trait of post-modernist writer?
an awareness of a complex relationship with Britain
refusal to distinguish between surface and depth
experimental form of writing
stress on textual nature of events
Q.77
Which one is incorrect about Code-switching and Code-mixing?
They need competent bilinguals.
They decrease the functionality of the languages.
It happens at micro level.
They are used for communicative and social goals.
Q.78
In ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day,’ the following lines primarily serve to -
“So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”
Reinforce the seasonal imagery of the octave through a return to descriptions of summer’s instability.
Resolve the tension between natural mutability & poetic permanence by asserting verse as medium of immortality.
Undermine the earliest praise by acknowledging that memory inevitably fades with time.
Introduce a volta that shifts the focus from the beloved’s beauty to the poet’s self - conscious artistry.
Q.79
Fictional works of Arnold Bennett’s, <u>The Old Wives’ Tale</u>, Edith Wharton’s, <u>The House of Mirth</u>, George Eliot’s <u>Middlemarch</u> belong to which of the following movements?
Gothic
Existentialism
Romanticism
Realism
Q.80
Which one of the following is <u>not</u> correct?
Barani and Najib seem to represent two opposite selves of Tughlaq.
Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq is projected by Karnad as a complex personality full of curious contradictions.
The play Tughlaq emerges as a tragedy.
Aziz took advantage of Sultan’s visionary schemes.