Q60. In the third stanza of the poem ‘Because I could not stop for Death’, the carriage passes ‘the School where Children strove / At Recess - in the Ring’. What does the specific image of the ‘Ring’ symbolize in the context of the life cycle?
A It symbolises the cyclical nature of life and eternity, contrasting the beginning of life (childhood) with the speaker’s end. B It represents the trapped nature of humanity within the cycle of sin. C It represents vulnerability to enemy attacks. D It suggests that life is a competitive wrestling match that one must ‘strive’ to win. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: It symbolises the cyclical nature of life and eternity, contrasting the beginning of life (childhood) with the speaker’s end.
Q61. Match the following as expressed in Bacon’s “Of Truth” — (a) inquiry of truth, (b) knowledge of truth, (c) belief of truth, (d) sabbath work; (i) enjoying of it, (ii) illumination of spirit, (iii) love making, (iv) presence of it.
A (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) B (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv) C (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii) D (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i) E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
Q62. What extended metaphor (conceit) does Donne use to describe his soul in the first half of the poem ‘Batter my heart’?
A A usurped town B A crumbling statue C A storm-tossed ship D A lost sheep E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: A usurped town
Q63. In As you Like It, Rosalind disguises herself as Ganymede. Ganymede was —
A a divine Trojan hero, described in The Iliad. B a Roman hero described in The Aeneid. C a Greek hero, described in The Iliad. D a heroic king of Ithaca described in The Odyssey. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: a divine Trojan hero, described in The Iliad.
Q64. Match Column (I) with Column (II) — Column I: (A) Francis Bacon, (B) Richard Steele, (C) Charles Lamb, (D) T.S. Eliot. Column II: (i) Elia, (ii) Objective Correlative, (iii) Periodical Essay, (iv) Novum Organum.
A (A)-(iv), (B)-(iii), (C)-(ii), (D)-(i) B (A)-(iv), (B)-(iii), (C)-(i), (D)-(ii) C (A)-(i), (B)-(ii), (C)-(iv), (D)-(iii) D (A)-(iv), (B)-(i), (C)-(iii), (D)-(ii) E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (A)-(iv), (B)-(iii), (C)-(i), (D)-(ii)
Q65. What specific criticism does Kamat offer regarding the stories Jaya writes under a pseudonym?
A They are devoid of genuine emotions and embrace reticence behind a facade of ‘womanly’ decency. B They expose the raw truth of the human experience. C They are too radical and feminist for the Indian market. D They lack proper grammatical structure. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: They are devoid of genuine emotions and embrace reticence behind a facade of ‘womanly’ decency.
Q66. Which is the debut novel of Shashi Deshpande?
A The Binding Vine B That Long Silence C The Dark Holds No Terror D Roots and Shadows E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: The Dark Holds No Terror
Q68. Guy Mannering, The Antiquary and The Bride of Lammermoor are books of historical background written by —
A Charles Lamb B Leigh Hunt C William Corbett D Walter Scott E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Walter Scott
Q69. Identify the correct pair of Gothic novel and novelist —
A The Monk — William Beckford B Vathek — Horace Walpole C The Castle of Otranto — Matthew Gregory Lewis D The Mysteries of Udolpho — Ann Radcliffe E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: The Mysteries of Udolpho — Ann Radcliffe
Q70. 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 (A) and (B) are correct B Only (C) is correct C (A) and (C) are correct D Only (A) is correct E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (A) and (C) are correct
Q72. Who speaks to whom the following lines in As you Like It? “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.’”
A Rosalind to Orlando B Celia to Oliver C Rosalind to Oliver D Rosalind to Celia E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Rosalind to Orlando
Q73. Which of the following texts is not written by Søren Kierkegaard?
A Fear and Trembling B Sickness Unto Death C Existence et Objectivite D The Concept of Dread E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Existence et Objectivite
Q74. In the poem ‘Alexander’s Feast’, whom does the phrase ‘Ghastly Band’ refer to?
A The Rapt Audience B The Slain Soldiers C The Persian Demons D The Choir/ Chorus E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: The Slain Soldiers
Q75. The play Tughlaq is often read as a political allegory for which era in modern Indian history?
A The 1857 Mutiny B The Emergency (1975) C The Nehruvian Era and the disillusionment of the 1960s D The Partition (1947) E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: The Nehruvian Era and the disillusionment of the 1960s
Q76. Which out of the following is not a trait of post-modernist writer?
A an awareness of a complex relationship with Britain B refusal to distinguish between surface and depth C experimental form of writing D stress on textual nature of events E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: an awareness of a complex relationship with Britain
Q77. Which one is incorrect about Code-switching and Code-mixing?
A They need competent bilinguals. B They decrease the functionality of the languages. C It happens at micro level. : D They are used for communicative and social goals. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: They decrease the functionality of the languages.
Q78. 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.”
A Reinforce the seasonal imagery of the octave through a return to descriptions of summer’s instability. B Resolve the tension between natural mutability & poetic permanence by asserting verse as medium of immortality. ; C Undermine the earliest praise by acknowledging that memory inevitably fades with time. D Introduce a volta that shifts the focus from the beloved’s beauty to the poet’s self - conscious artistry. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Resolve the tension between natural mutability & poetic permanence by asserting verse as medium of immortality. ;
Q79. Fictional works of Arnold Bennett’s The Old Wives’ Tale, Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth, George Eliot’s Middlemarch belong to which of the following movements?
A Gothic B Existentialism C Romanticism D Realism E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Realism
Q80. Which one of the following is not correct?
A Barani and Najib seem to represent two opposite selves of Tughlaq. B Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq is projected by Karnad as a complex personality full of curious contradictions. : C The play Tughlaq emerges as a tragedy. D Aziz took advantage of Sultan’s visionary schemes. : E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: The play Tughlaq emerges as a tragedy.
Q81. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct in the context of Absalom and Achitophel? (A) It is a historical and political allegory. (B) It is an allegory of ideas. (C) It is not satirical in nature.
A Only (A) is correct B (A), (B) and (C) are correct C (B) and (C) are correct D (A) and (B) are correct ; : E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (A) and (B) are correct ; :