Reading Comprehension – Previous Year Questions
169 questions from past UGC NET English papers, each with the correct answer. Open any question for its explanation.
- Why is the last lover 'proud' and 'victorious'?
- Why did the lady reject all her suitors?
- What does the refrain 'Go, go, go, seek some otherwhere, / Importune me no more!' stand for?
- What does 'When I was fair and young, and favour gracèd me' suggest?
- What did the lady repent?
- What, according to the author, is the danger of satire?
- In the passage, 'secret stabs' stands for:
- What excuse does the author allow for ill-natured satirists?
- What is made the object of ridicule and buffoonery?
- What troubles the author most?
- What internal conflict does the speaker express?
- 'Thieves for their robbery have authority / When judges steal themselves' implies:
- According to the speaker, how does temptation disguise itself?
- What kind of temptation does the speaker say is most dangerous?
- What emotion is the speaker feeling at the end of the passage?
- The author's primary argument suggests that technical mastery in painting is:
- What implicit assumption about language and expression underpins the passage's argument?
- What does the phrase 'possesses more power of delighting the sense, while it speaks to the intellect' imply about visual art?
- What does the passage emphasize as the true measure of greatness in painting and writing?
- What is the broader philosophical implication of the statement 'It is not by the mode of representing and saying, but by what is represented and said...'?
- Systematic culture manipulation takes place through:
- What is the meaning of 'atomised individuals' in the passage?
- 'Mass culture' refers to:
- When did popular culture get associated with the USA?
- What is the core issue discussed in the passage?
- What does the poem say about the nature of the world?
- Identify the rhyme scheme in the poem:
- What does the poet intend to do in life?
- What is the mood of the poem?
- Identify the metre of the poem: