UGC NET English Solved Paper JAN 2017
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UGC NET English Solved Question Answers JAN 2017 Paper II
UGC NET English Question Paper January 2017 contains 50 compulsory objective MCQ. Here are solved questions with answers.
1. Identify from the following the work Nirad C. Chaudhuri called “the finest novel in the English language with an Indian theme”.
(1) Kim
(2) A Passage to India
(3) Train to Pakistan
(4) Private Life of an Indian Prince
Ans. : (1)
2. Who is the author of the poem “The Defence of Lucknow” dealing with the siege of Lucknow, one of the terrible incidents of the Indian Mutiny?
(1) Rudyard Kipling
(2) Edward Lear
(3) Alfred Lord Tennyson
(4) Robert Browning
2. Who is the author of the poem “The Defence of Lucknow” dealing with the siege of Lucknow, one of the terrible incidents of the Indian Mutiny?
(1) Rudyard Kipling
(2) Edward Lear
(3) Alfred Lord Tennyson
(4) Robert Browning
Ans. : (3)
3. Who among the following theorists holds that metaphor and metonymy are the two fundamental strures of language?
(1) Ferdinand de Saussure
(2) J.L. Austin
(3) Roman Jakobson
(4) Victor Shklovsky
3. Who among the following theorists holds that metaphor and metonymy are the two fundamental strures of language?
(1) Ferdinand de Saussure
(2) J.L. Austin
(3) Roman Jakobson
(4) Victor Shklovsky
Ans. : (3)
4. From among the following, who are the Dashwood sisters in Jane Austen’s sense and Sensibility?
I. Elinor
II. Marianne
III. Mary
IV. Amanda
The right combination according to the code is:
(1) I and III
(2) I and II
(3) II and III
(4) III and IV
4. From among the following, who are the Dashwood sisters in Jane Austen’s sense and Sensibility?
I. Elinor
II. Marianne
III. Mary
IV. Amanda
The right combination according to the code is:
(1) I and III
(2) I and II
(3) II and III
(4) III and IV
Ans. : (2)
5. Which among the following texts can be characterized as a lesbian Bildungsroman?
(1) Angela Carter, The Magic Toyshop
(2) Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
(3) Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
(4) Ruth Pawar Jhabvala, Heat and Dust
5. Which among the following texts can be characterized as a lesbian Bildungsroman?
(1) Angela Carter, The Magic Toyshop
(2) Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
(3) Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
(4) Ruth Pawar Jhabvala, Heat and Dust
Ans. : (3)
6. Identify the correct chronological sequence of publication:
(1) Paradise Lost – The Advancement of Learning – An Essay Concerning Human Understanding – MacFlecknoe
(2) The Advancement of Learning – An Essay Concerning Human Understanding – MacFlecknoe – Paradise Lost
(3) The Advancement of Learning – Paradise Lost – MacFlecknoe – An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
(4) Paradise Lost – MacFlecknoe – The Advancement of Learning – An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
6. Identify the correct chronological sequence of publication:
(1) Paradise Lost – The Advancement of Learning – An Essay Concerning Human Understanding – MacFlecknoe
(2) The Advancement of Learning – An Essay Concerning Human Understanding – MacFlecknoe – Paradise Lost
(3) The Advancement of Learning – Paradise Lost – MacFlecknoe – An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
(4) Paradise Lost – MacFlecknoe – The Advancement of Learning – An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Ans. : (3)
7. Poe’ “The Raven” mourns the death of Poe’s
(1) lost Lenore
(2) lost Abigail
(3) pet animal
(4) lost heritage
7. Poe’ “The Raven” mourns the death of Poe’s
(1) lost Lenore
(2) lost Abigail
(3) pet animal
(4) lost heritage
Ans. : (1)
8. In the Shakespeare’s Macbeth who was “untimely ripped” from his mother’s womb?
(1) Macbeth
(2) Macduff
(3) Duncan
(4) Malcolm
8. In the Shakespeare’s Macbeth who was “untimely ripped” from his mother’s womb?
(1) Macbeth
(2) Macduff
(3) Duncan
(4) Malcolm
Ans. : (2)
9. Alexander Pope revised The Rape of the three times. In the final revision of the poem in 1717 he inserted a speech by
(1) Belinda
(2) Clarissa
(3) Betty
(4) Thalestris
9. Alexander Pope revised The Rape of the three times. In the final revision of the poem in 1717 he inserted a speech by
(1) Belinda
(2) Clarissa
(3) Betty
(4) Thalestris
Ans. : (2)
10. Identify, from the following list, two plays written by John Webster:
I. A Woman Killed with Kindness
II. The Revenger’s Tragedy
III. The White Devil
IV. The Ducchess of Malfi
The right combination according to the code is
(1) I & IV
(2) II & IV
(3) III & IV
(4) I & III
10. Identify, from the following list, two plays written by John Webster:
I. A Woman Killed with Kindness
II. The Revenger’s Tragedy
III. The White Devil
IV. The Ducchess of Malfi
The right combination according to the code is
(1) I & IV
(2) II & IV
(3) III & IV
(4) I & III
Ans. : (3)
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UGC NET Answer Key JAN 2017 -
Answer Key of UGC NET JAN 2017 Exam are available here to download for paper 1 and paper 2&3 of English subject along with other subjects. Check them at below link.
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See Also : UGC NET English Answer Key Paper II&III JAN 2017
UGC NET English Question Paper II January 2017 contains 75 compulsory objective MCQ. Here are solved questions with answers.
1. Who among the following is not a diasporic writer?
(1) Beryl Bainbride
(2) Timothy Mo
(3) Hanif Kureishi
(4) Sam Selvon
Ans. : (1)
2. “A text is not a line of words releasing a single ‘theological’ meaning (the ‘message’ of the Author-God) but a multi-dimensional space in which a variety of eritings, none of them original, blend and chash. The text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centres of culture.”
Which of the following best expresses the position stated above?
(1) A text is a tissue of lies that has no referential and cultural validity.
(2) A text is a communication from the Author-God with multiple meaning.
(3) A text is a force field of ambiguity where meanings collapse in the face of opposition.
(4) A text is a linguistic construct without any unity of meaning and is linked to multiple sources of language and culture.
Ans. : (4)
3. In William Congreve’s The Way of the World Fairall is Lady Wishfort’s
(1) Son
(2) Son-in-law
(3) Nephew
(4) Servant
Ans. : (2)
4. Match the periodical with the founder/s:
List – I List – II
A. The Egoist I. Wyndham Lewis and Ezra Pound
B. The English Review II. Harriet Monroe
C. Blast III. Harriet weaver and Dora Marsden
D. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse IV. Ford Madox Ford
Codes :
A B C D
(1) II III I IV
(2) III I IV II
(3) III IV I II
(4) III II I IV
Ans. : (3)
5. Which statement best expresses the theme of Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”?
(1) To kill a living creature is immoral.
(2) People should honour and respect all living things.
(3) Prayer can accomplish miracles.
(4) True harmony is achieved only through cooperative effort.
Ans. : (2)
6. “The Comprehensible Output Hypothesis” was proposed by
(1) Stephen Krashen
(2) M.A.K. Halliday
(3) Merrill Swain
(4) Gertrude Buck
Ans. : (3)
7. In Tristram Shandy Corporal Trim’s brother Tom describes the oppression of a black servant in a sausage shop in Lisbon that he visited. This episode is inspired by a letter Laurence Sterne received from a black man. Sterne’s reply became an integral part of 18th century abolitionist literature.
Name the person who wrote the aforementioned letter to Sterne.
(1) William Wilberforce
(2) Ignatius Sancho
(3) William Blackstone
(4) John Hawkins
Ans. : (2)
8. In Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, which song does Yvette sing to Mother Courage and Kattrin?
(1) “The Song of the Great Souls of the Earth”
(2) “The Fraternization Song”
(3) “The Song of the Great Capitulation”
(4) “The Memorial Song”
Ans. : (2)
9. In Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, under what pretext does Emma go every week for her clandestine meeting with Leon in Rouen?
(1) Under the pretext of going to the church for weekly confession.
(2) Under the pretext of meeting her blind friend who lives alone.
(3) Under the pretext of weekly shopping.
(4) Under the pretext of taking piano lessons.
Ans. : (4)
10.Identify the books by C.S. Lakshmi (Ambai) published in English translation:
I. Astride the Wheel
II. Going Home
III. A Purple Sea
IV. In a Forest, A Deer
The right combination according to the code is
(1) III and II
(2) I and II
(3) I and IV
(4) III and IV
Ans. : (4)
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UGC NET Answer Key JAN 2017 -
Answer Key of UGC NET JAN 2017 Exam are available here to download for paper 1 and paper 2&3 of English subject along with other subjects. Check them at below link.
Check UGC NET Answer Key JAN 2017
See Also : UGC NET English Answer Key Paper II&III JAN 2017
UGC NET English Solved Paper III Question Answers JAN 2017
UGC NET English Question Paper II January 2017 contains 75 compulsory objective MCQ. Here are solved questions with answers.
1. Who among the following is not a diasporic writer?
(1) Beryl Bainbride
(2) Timothy Mo
(3) Hanif Kureishi
(4) Sam Selvon
Ans. : (1)
2. “A text is not a line of words releasing a single ‘theological’ meaning (the ‘message’ of the Author-God) but a multi-dimensional space in which a variety of eritings, none of them original, blend and chash. The text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centres of culture.”
Which of the following best expresses the position stated above?
(1) A text is a tissue of lies that has no referential and cultural validity.
(2) A text is a communication from the Author-God with multiple meaning.
(3) A text is a force field of ambiguity where meanings collapse in the face of opposition.
(4) A text is a linguistic construct without any unity of meaning and is linked to multiple sources of language and culture.
Ans. : (4)
3. In William Congreve’s The Way of the World Fairall is Lady Wishfort’s
(1) Son
(2) Son-in-law
(3) Nephew
(4) Servant
Ans. : (2)
4. Match the periodical with the founder/s:
List – I List – II
A. The Egoist I. Wyndham Lewis and Ezra Pound
B. The English Review II. Harriet Monroe
C. Blast III. Harriet weaver and Dora Marsden
D. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse IV. Ford Madox Ford
Codes :
A B C D
(1) II III I IV
(2) III I IV II
(3) III IV I II
(4) III II I IV
Ans. : (3)
5. Which statement best expresses the theme of Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”?
(1) To kill a living creature is immoral.
(2) People should honour and respect all living things.
(3) Prayer can accomplish miracles.
(4) True harmony is achieved only through cooperative effort.
Ans. : (2)
6. “The Comprehensible Output Hypothesis” was proposed by
(1) Stephen Krashen
(2) M.A.K. Halliday
(3) Merrill Swain
(4) Gertrude Buck
Ans. : (3)
7. In Tristram Shandy Corporal Trim’s brother Tom describes the oppression of a black servant in a sausage shop in Lisbon that he visited. This episode is inspired by a letter Laurence Sterne received from a black man. Sterne’s reply became an integral part of 18th century abolitionist literature.
Name the person who wrote the aforementioned letter to Sterne.
(1) William Wilberforce
(2) Ignatius Sancho
(3) William Blackstone
(4) John Hawkins
Ans. : (2)
8. In Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, which song does Yvette sing to Mother Courage and Kattrin?
(1) “The Song of the Great Souls of the Earth”
(2) “The Fraternization Song”
(3) “The Song of the Great Capitulation”
(4) “The Memorial Song”
Ans. : (2)
9. In Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, under what pretext does Emma go every week for her clandestine meeting with Leon in Rouen?
(1) Under the pretext of going to the church for weekly confession.
(2) Under the pretext of meeting her blind friend who lives alone.
(3) Under the pretext of weekly shopping.
(4) Under the pretext of taking piano lessons.
Ans. : (4)
10.Identify the books by C.S. Lakshmi (Ambai) published in English translation:
I. Astride the Wheel
II. Going Home
III. A Purple Sea
IV. In a Forest, A Deer
The right combination according to the code is
(1) III and II
(2) I and II
(3) I and IV
(4) III and IV
Ans. : (4)
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