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UGC NET Paper 2English

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Q52

Which one of the following English novels received Sahitya Academy Awards for the year 2023?

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Q59

Which of the given statements are correct? A. Omprakash Valmiki's Joothan is a novel. B. Joothan represents the Dalit Valmiki community in critical light. C. Joothan enumerates the...

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Q65

Arrange the following in the chronological order of the date/year of publication: (A) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Mistress of Spices (B) Anand Giridhardas's India Calling: An...

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Q68

Place the following works in ascending order of their publication year. A. Diamond Dust by Anita Desai B. Breast-Giver by Mahashweta Devi C. Death and the King's Horseman by Wole S...

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Q76

What is the correct chronological order of publication of the texts given under? (A) R.K. Narayan's The Financial Expert (B) Manohar Malgonkar's A Bend in the Ganges (C) Raja Rao's...

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Q78

What is the correct sequence of the following novels of Amitav Ghosh in order of their year of publication ?

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Q78

Sharankumar Limbale argues that Dalit literature is unique because: (A) This brings out the Dalit reality which is liminal in time and space. (B) This has unique historical and ide...

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Q80

Who among the following are writers of wordless graphic narratives? A. Roy Fuller B. Orijit Sen C. Anthony Hecht D. George Mathew Appupen E. George Monbiot Choose the correct answe...

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Q82

Which among the following writers are popular for partition narratives? (A) Krishna Sobti (B) Shashi Deshpande (C) Saros Cowasjee (D) Bharti Mukherjee (E) Rahi Masoom Raza Choose t...

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Q82

What is the correct chronological sequence of the following works in order of their publication? A. Arun Joshi's The Foreigner B. Ved Mehta's Face to Face C. Khuswant Singh's I Sha...

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Q84

What is the correct chronological sequence of the following Dalit Women Writers in order of their birth?

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Q86

Which of the following is not a Dalit narrative written by Perumal Murugan?

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Q89

What is the correct chronological sequence of the novels of Bhabani Bhattacharya in order of their publication? A. A Goddess Named Gold B. Music for Mohini C. Shadow from Ladakh D....

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Q96

Chronologically arrange the Rudiom playwrights in order of their birth A. Asif Currimbhoy B. Nissim Ezekiel C. Cyrus Mistry D. Mahesh Dattani E. Gurcharan Das Choose the correct an...

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Q107

Chronologically arrange the novels of Salman Rushdie in order publication? A. Fury B. Midnight's Children C. The Ground Beneath Her Feet D. The Moor's Last Sigh E. Grimus Choose th...

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Q109

Match List - I with List - II. List - I Book A. The Complete Adventures of Feluda B. The Perfect Murder C. Sacred Games D. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line List - II Author I. Vikra...

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Q111

Match the List-I with List-II LIST I Novel A. Delinquent Chacha B. Tales from Firozsha Baag C. Beethoven Among the Cows D. A Thousand Faces of Night LIST II Novelist I. Rohinton Mi...

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Q114

Match the List-I with List-II LIST I Work A. On a Muggy Night in Mumbai B. The Golden Gate C. The Boyfriend D. Love and Longing in Bombay LIST II Author I. R. Raj Rao II. Mahesh Du...

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Q118

Match the List-I with List-II LIST I Poem A. Night of the Scorpion B. Unfinished Poem C. The Looking Glass D. To a Friend Far Away LIST II Indian Poet I. Kamala Das II. A.K. Ramanu...

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Q120

What is the correct sequence of the following plays of Girish Karnad in order of their year of publication ? A. Hayavadan B. Nagmandala C. Tughlaq D. Yayati E. Bali, The Sacrifice...

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2025 Q57

In which novel of Anita Desai, the heroine, in her fifth pregnancy, leaves her husband in a mood of unease to seek peace in an island, Manori, off Bombay?

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2025 Q57

In which novel of Anita Desai, the heroine, in her fifth pregnancy, leaves her husband in a mood of unease to seek peace in an island, Manori, off Bombay?

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2025 Q85

Girish Karnad's Hayavadana and Thomas Mann's short novel, The Transposed Heads based on the tale of

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2025 Q85

Girish Karnad's Hayavadana and Thomas Mann's short novel, The Transposed Heads based on the tale of

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2023 Q3

Tribute to Papa is a book of poems written by

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2023 Q7

Name the playwright who has written Larins Sahib.

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2023 Q14

Which of the following novels is NOT written by Amitav Ghosh?

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2023 Q21

Which among the following is NOT written by Kamala Markandaya?

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2023 Q31

Which one of the following is false about V. S. Naipaul?

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2023 Q44

Identify the plays originally written by Vijay Tendulkar from the following: A) The Cyclist and His Fifth Woman B) Scandal in Fairyland C) The Vultures and Encounter in Umbugland D...

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2023 Q45

Which of the following have NOT been written by Mahesh Dattani? A) Dance Like a Man B) Fire and the Rain C) On A Muggy Night in Mumbai D) A Touch of Brightness E) Bravely Fought th...

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2023 Q45

Identify the plays written by Asif Currimbhoy from the following: A) Princes B) The Captives C) An Experiment with Truth. D) Angkor E) Dance Like a Man Choose the correct answer fr...

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2023 Q56

Which of the following books are written by Aravind Adiga? A) The Blue Bedspread B) Between the Assassinations C) The House of the Blue Mangoes D) Last Man in Tower E) The White Ti...

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2023 Q64

Identify the correct pairs: A) Ewan McEwan – Amsterdam B) Italo Calvino – If on a Winter's Night A Traveller C) Amitav Ghosh – The Circle of Reason D) D M Thomas – Everest Hotel E)...

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2023 Q75

Match List I with List II LIST I A) M. K. Naik B) David McCutchion C) A) R Srinivasa Iyengar D) V. K Gokak LIST II I. The Indian Contribution to English Literature II. A History of...

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