UGC NET English Q84

Question

Choose the correct statements.
A. English literature was first offered as a subject of study at King's College, London in 1831.
B. English was first offered as a subject of study in England only in 1828 in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
C. Though taught as a medium of instruction and a subject of study in India since 1850s, Oxford and Cambridge did not allow the new subject of English literature to be taught till the end of the nineteenth century.
D. In 1931, English replaced the study of classics in Greek and Latin (the language of the Church) in Oxford and Cambridge.
E. Till the end of the nineteenth century literature meant only the study of great books in classical languages like Greek and Latin in Oxford and Cambridge.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

A, C and E Only