American and World Literature – Previous Year Questions
144 questions from past UGC NET English papers, each with the correct answer. Open any question for its explanation.
Topic-wise mock tests
- Match List I with List II: List I: Author List II: Work A. Richard Wright I. A Mercy B. Toni Morrison II. Kindred C. Barbara Chase-Riboud III. American Hunger D. Octavia Butler IV. Sally Hemings
- Which of the following are true about Chinua Achebe? A. He wrote Arrow of God and Things Fall Apart. B. 'The Novelist as Teacher' is a seminal essay on African literature. C. The people depicted in Things Fall Apart are…
- Match List I with List II: List I: Poet List II: Poem A. Walt Whitman I. 'Howl' B. A. D. Hope II. 'A Far Cry from Africa' C. Derek Walcott III. 'Beat! Beat! Drums!' D. Allen Ginsberg IV. 'Australia'
- Which combination of plays made significant use of expressionist techniques?
- Besides Brecht, which two figures influenced epic theatre?
- Statement I: Stanislavski collaborated with Chekhov in staging his plays. Statement II: My Life in Art was written by Stanislavski.
- Which of the following poets have lived in Australia? A. Judith Wright B. Yusef Komunyakaa C. Kath Walker D. Thomas Kinsella E. T. S. Eliot
- Which of the following novels was written by Patrick White?
- Match List I with List II: List I: Character List II: Novel A. Munira I. Things Fall Apart B. Nnu Ego II. Petals of Blood C. Ikemefuna III. July's People D. Maureen IV. The Joys of Motherhood
- Which of the following author–title pairs are correct? A. Gabriel García Márquez – The Feast of the Goat B. Jorge Luis Borges – The Autumn of the Patriarch C. Salman Rushdie – The Enchantress of Florence D. E. L. Doctor…
- Which of the following author–country pairs are correct? A. J. M. Coetzee – South Africa B. Margaret Atwood – Canada C. Philip Roth – Australia D. Orhan Pamuk – Turkey E. Graham Swift – New Zealand
- Oodgeroo Noonuccal's 'We Are Going' examines the impact of colonial conquest on Aboriginal Australians in terms of the loss of: A. the bora ground B. Aboriginal identity C. new education D. traditional ('primitive') cul…
- García Márquez's postscript to The General in His Labyrinth, on Bolívar's last journey (1830), is an example of:
- Which writer used lines from Othello to critique racism in a poem?
- In 'The Sea Is History', Walcott draws a parallel between:
- Which of the following author–country pairs are correct? A. George Lamming – Barbados B. Ben Okri – Nigeria C. Fred D'Aguiar – Australia D. Wilson Harris – Guyana E. Zulfikar Ghose – India
- Gaiutra Bahadur is a ____ writer.
- Match List I with List II: List I: Story List II: Author A. 'The Lion's Skin' I. Washington Irving B. 'The Man Who Liked Dickens' II. W. Somerset Maugham C. 'Rip Van Winkle' III. Stephen Crane D. 'The Bride Comes to Yel…
- Who used the phrase 'bowling alone' for the decline of community ties in the United States?
- Which work has Santiago as its protagonist?
- In which work is 'a man can be destroyed but not defeated' the main theme?
- Assertion (A): In the nineteenth century Charlotte Perkins Gilman gave priority to women's economic independence over the vote. Reason (R): Portraying women as power-seekers was not socially acceptable in nineteenth-cen…
- Arrange the following novels of Margaret Atwood in chronological order: A. Lady Oracle B. The Blind Assassin C. The Handmaid's Tale D. The Testaments E. Alias Grace
- In which year was the Canadian Multiculturalism Act passed?
- Which of the following combinations are correct? A. Dadaism – Tristan Tzara B. Surrealism ('sur-réalisme') – Guillaume Apollinaire C. Surrealism – Filippo Marinetti D. Futurism – André Breton E. Nihilism – Ivan Turgenev
- Which of the following statements about Ngũgĩ's essay 'Literature in Schools' are appropriate? A. It discusses the relevance and adequacy of the present education system. B. It advocates teaching European texts to stude…
- Match List I with List II: List I: Work by Kamau Brathwaite List II: Year A. Rights of Passage I. 1973 B. Islands II. 1969 C. Masks III. 1967 D. The Arrivants IV. 1968
- When was Murakami's Men Without Women first published?
- Which of the following statements about Latin American literature are appropriate? A. It shows racial coherence and unity in its representations. B. It draws an analogy between plant growth and human movement. C. Dzul P…
- Match List I with List II: List I: Poem List II: Poet A. 'The Road Not Taken' I. Pablo Neruda B. 'Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines' II. Robert Frost C. 'I Hear America Singing' III. Langston Hughes D. 'I, Too' IV.…