Reading Comprehension – Previous Year Questions
169 questions from past UGC NET English papers, each with the correct answer. Open any question for its explanation.
- 'Adult causality' is about:
- Which is closest to being true?
- The world of objects makes the child a/an:
- The word 'demiurge' connotes:
- Which of the following is a correct interpretation?
- According to the speaker, Mr Bleaney was:
- The poem portrays Mr Bleaney's:
- Mr Bleaney was the ____ of the house.
- The poem 'Mr Bleaney' is written in a ____ form.
- Which best captures the theme of the passage?
- The mistake human beings make is to:
- The 'principal worries of our life' follow us even if we: A. detach ourselves from family life B. are deep in buying and selling C. mentally abstain from the hustle and bustle D. enter schools of philosophy
- Thoughts that are true for all time are:
- In the second stanza, the poet thinks of:
- Which best captures what we infer about the poet?
- The whole description is an example of:
- What is the 'system' of which Dombey and Son were the centre?
- 'Is man no more than this?' means:
- Which best captures what Shakespeare means?
- In the context of the passage, which is closest to being true?
- What is meant by the 'traditional use of poetry'?
- If the poet's selfhood is the subject of poetry, originality springs from:
- Which best describes the meaning of the opening, 'No worst, there is none'?
- Beyond the intensity of known grief, there can be:
- Which two of the following are true of the poem? A. Not everyone knows the intensity or depth of suffering. B. Death does not end our suffering. C. Suffering is seen as winds that hinder comfort. D. The intensity or dep…
- How did the 'sport with Tess' end?
- Who are the 'two speechless gazers'?
- 'This insubstantial pageant' refers to:
- 'We are such stuff / As dreams are made on' means:
- For the poet, being alone is a condition conducive to: