Kumaun University USET Exam Paper II (English) – 07 January 2024 (Official Answer Key)

कुमाऊं विश्वविद्यालय (Kumaun University) द्वारा 07 जनवरी, 2024 को USET (Uttarakhand State Eligibility Test) की परीक्षा का आयोजन  किया गया। यहाँ पर Kumaun University USET का द्वितीय प्रश्नपत्र (English) की उत्तर कुंजी के साथ (Official Answer Key) उपलब्ध कराया गया है।

Kumaun University USET (Uttarakhand State Eligibility Test) Exam 2024 was organized by Kumaun University on 07 January 2024. Here Kumaun University USET (Uttarakhand State Eligibility Test) Exam Paper II (English) with Official Answer Key available.

Kumaun University USET Exam 2024
Paper II (English)
(Official Answer Key)

1. The critical term was coined by the American critic Stephen Greenblatt. It is a critical method based on the parallel reading of literary and non-literary texts, usually of the same period. It is known as:
(A) Narratology
(B) New Historicism
(C) Post-structuralism
(D) Post-Modernism

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2. Consider the following statements about magical realism and identify the correct ones:
1. It is chiefly Latin-American narrative strategy.
2. It is characterized by the matter-of-fact inclusion of fantastic or mythical elements into seemingly realistic fiction.
3. It was first applied in the 1930s.
4. Some scholars have posited that magic realism is a natural outcome of postcolonial writing
5. Prominent among magic realists are Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jorge Amado and Jorge Luis Borges.
(A) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
(B) 2, 3 and 5 are correct
(C) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(D) 3, 4 and 5 are correct

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3. Match the critics with the books:
.  Critics    –    Books
1. Mircea Eliade – a. The Location of Culture
2. Althusser – b. Mythologies
3. Homi Bhabha – c. Myth and Reality
4. Roland Barthes – d. For Marx
(A) 1-b; 2-c; 3-d; 4-a
(B) 1-c; 2-d; 3-a; 4-b
(C) 1-d; 2-c; 3-b; 4-a
(D) 1-a; 2-c; 3-b; 4-d

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4. “Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak examines the effects of political independence upon subaltern or subproletarian women in the Third World. Spivak’s subaltern studies reveal how female subjects are silenced by the dialogue between the male-dominated West and the male-dominated East, offering little hope for the subaltern women’s voice to rise up amidst the global institutions that oppress her.” This is a critique of Postcolonial studies by
(A) Peter Barry
(B) Wilfred Guerin et al
(C) Lee MorganS
(D) Michael Ryan

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5. Name the philosopher who attempted to fuse structuralism with Marxism.
(A) Roland Barthes
(B) Antonio Gramsci
(C) Louis Althusser
(D) Terry Eagleton

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6. Who is known for the literary theory of “ecocriticism,” which focuses on the relationship between literature and the environment?
(A) Edward Said
(B) Terry Eagleton
(C) Jonathan Bate
(D) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

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7. Which literary theory emphasizes the role of language in shaping our perception of reality and is associated with Ferdinand de Saussure?
(A) Structuralism
(B) Psychoanalysis
(C) New Historicism
(D) Feminism

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8. Reason which statements are correct:
Statement 1: The Victorian era in literature is characterized by a focus on social issues, morality, and the consequences of industrialization.
Statement 2: The term “paradox” refers to a situation or statement that appears contradictory but may have an underlying truth.
Options:
(A) Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
(B) Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is wrong.
(C) Statement 2 is correct but statement 1 is wrong.
(D) Both statements are wrong.

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9. Who is known for his concept of the “anxiety of influence” in literary criticism?
(A) Harold Bloom
(B) Edward Said
(C) Homi Bhabha
(D) Gayatri Spivak

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10. “The diction should be elaborated in the pauses of the action, where there is no expression of character or thought. For, conversely, character and thought are merely obscured by a diction that is over brilliant.” Who comments thus on the purpose of diction?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Longinus
(C) Sidney
(D) Wordsworth

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11. “None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton for instruction, retire harassed and overburdened, and look elsewhere for recreation; we desert our master, and seek for companions.” This is a critique of by
(A) Lycidas /Abercrombie
(B) Samson Agonistes/Y R Lewis
(C) Paradise Lost / Dr Johnson
(D) Comus/ TS Eliot

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12. Who is the author of Preface to Shakespeare?
(A) Spurgeon
(B) Wilson Knight
(C) LC Knights
(D) Dr Johnson

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13. Who is the critic that introduced the terms, a flat character and a round character?
(A) T.S. Eliot
(B) Arnold Kettle
(C) Mathew Arnold
(D) E.M. Forster

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14. Which critic is known for his work on the ‘Western Canon?
(A) Harold Bloom
(B) Catherine Belsey
(C) Frank Kermode
(D) Edward Said

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15. Identify the literary term for a play on words, often Involving words with multiple meanings or similar sounds.
(A) Irony
(B) Pun
(C) Metaphor
(D) Allegory

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16. The term ‘Intentional Fallacy’ was first used by :
(A) Willam Empson
(B) Northrop Frye
(C) Wellek and Warren
(D) Wimsatt and Beardsley

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17. The term ‘Heteroglossia’ refers to :
(A) Multiple readings of a text
(B) The juxtaposition of multiple voices in a text
(C) The comments on the margins of the text
(D) The gloss or commentary relating to a text

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18. Text notes means notes taken from ________ during the research process.
(A) Classroom lectures
(B) Interviews
(C) Public talks
(D) Books and journals

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19. Which of the following is not a basic tool of research in English?
(A) Bibliography
(B) Note taking
(C) Excavation
(D) Textual Analysis

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20. A bibliography entry in a research paper shall have the following pattern:
(A) Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility. Ed. Claudia Johnson, New York: Norton, 2001. Print.
(B) Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. Ed. Claudia Johnson. New York. Norton, 2001, Print.
(C) Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. ed. Claudia Johnson, New York: Norton, 2001. Print.
(D) Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. Ed. Claudia Johnson. New York: Norton, 2001. Print.

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