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1. Addison wrote nineteen essays in The Spectator' on one of the following works. Identify the title from the given options :
Comus Paradise Regained Paradise Lost Samson Agonistes
2. Which of the following movements did not owe its origin to Romanticism
Naturalism Symbolism Expressionism Surrealism
3. Into how many parts S. T. Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is divided ?
Five Seven Six Eight
4. "Here lies one whose name was writ in water". These words are carved on the tomb of
P.B.Shelley S. T. Coleridge William Wordsworth John Keats
5. Which character in "Tom Jones" has been described as "a warm-hearted, hot-tempered, fox-hunting, Tory country gentleman ... ?" Select your answer from the following options :
Partridge Squire Western Thwackum Tom Jones
6. How many sources of sublimity have been given by Longinus in his treatise, 'On The Sublime' ?
Four Five Six Seven
7. I. A. Richard's Principles of Literarv Criticism can be regarded as an introduction to
Literary formalism Post modernism Post colonialis Structuralism
8. Arnold is fundamentally concerned with poetry's
High destiny High density High simplicity High complexity
9. According to Ferdinand de Saussure, a linguistic sign is
A link between a thing and a name A link between a concept and a sound pattern Not arliitrary A natural relationship between the signifier and the signified
10. "Towards a Feminist Poetics" byElaine Showalter
Examines Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge through feminist critique Asserts that the publishing industry is women dominated Refers to seven phases of feminist literary criticism States that gjmocriticism is male dominated
11. A. K. Ramanujan's poem "Obituary" was published in the collection titled:
Relations The Striders Second Sight The Black Hen
12. Whose poem is remembered by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on the occasion of his father's death ? The quoted lines begin with this line : Earth, receive an honoured guest.
Alfred Tennyson W. H.Auden I]'. B. Shelly Walt Whitman
13. In "Dover Beach" Matthew Arnold refers to the Greek dramatist
Aeschylus Euripedes Sophocles None of the above
14. In D.G. Rossetti's The Blessed Damozer, where is the Damozel standing while awaiting for her lover ?
In the ramparts of God's house In a garden on earth In the depths of hell On a ship sailing to heaven
15. In Essay on MUton' how does Macaulay critique Johnson's life of Milton ?
He praises Johnson for his fair and unbiased critique He argues that Johnson's criticism is tainted by political bias He agrees with Johnson's niflim that Milton's poetry is overrated He suggests that Johnson was indifferent towards Milton's work
16. One of the following does not belong to qualitative research
Creswell Denzin Angus Maddison Lincoln
17. Which of the following methods is not used for collecting primary data ?
Observation method Interview method Objective method Through schedules
18. Which of the following is the source of secondary (unpublished) data ?
Publications of international bodies and their subsidiary organisations, the central, state and local governments Technical and trade journals Personal diaries and letters Books, magazines and newspapers
19. The source of secondary (Published) data is
Unpublished biographies and autobiographies Data available with scholars Data available with trade associations, labour bureaus and other public/private individuals and organisations Public records and historical documents
20. Which search engine indexes 24. scholarly research from many journals, books, papers etc. across many disciplines ?
Google scholar Yahoo ! search Bing-Microsoft's search engine www.ask.com
21. Abhinavagupta wrote an extensive commentary on Bharata's Natyasastra. What is the name of that commentary
A) Abhinavabharati B) Kavyadarsha (C) KavyaUmkara (D) Dashrupdka
22. What is at the root of each rasa ?
A) Bhava (B) Abhinaya (C) Jnana (D) Svara
23. Which theory of Bhartrhari, as expressed in Dhvanyaloka, has influenced Anandvardhana ?
Riti Sphota Dhvani Abhidha
24. What are the two complex notions which are at the core of Aristotle's poetics ?
Imitation and Action Action and Application Prosody and Manner Dance and Song
25. Which one of the following components, is not central to Aristotle's view of tragedy ?
(A) Plot (B) Spectacle (C) Thought (D) Imagination
26. It is good to speak the truth, but it is better to live truthfully." Who said these words ?
A) Sri Aurobindo (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Sarojini Naidu (D) Swami Vivekananda