Question 1

In which of the texts, the following lines occur?"Of all the causes which conspire to blindMan's erring judgement, and misguide the mind,What the weak...

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Correct Answer: 1. An Essay on Criticism
These lines are from Alexander Pope's early work, An Essay on Criticism (1709), a didactic 
poem written in heroic couplets.
●	The poem offers guidance to critics and poets, emphasizing balance, reason, and 
humility.
●	These lines occur early in the text and criticize pride as a key factor that blinds 
judgment, especially in critics.
📝 Theme: The dangers of pride and prejudice in critical thinking.
 
🔸 Why the Others Are Incorrect:
●	The Rape of the Lock - A mock-epic satire on a trivial quarrel.
●	An Essay on Man - A philosophical poem exploring man's place in the universe.
●	Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot - A personal and satirical poem, defending Pope's life 
and work.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 2

Arrange the following works in the chronological sequence of their year ofpublication:A.	Mathews Arnold's Culture and AnarchyB.	Thomas Browne's The An...

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Correct Answer: 4. B, D, C, A, E
🔹 Chronological Order:
1.	B. The Anatomy of Melancholy - 1621 
 ✍️ Robert Burton (Not Thomas Browne): A profound and expansive work on 
human emotions, especially melancholy.
2.	D. Leviathan - 1651 
 ✍️ Thomas Hobbes: A foundational political treatise advocating absolute 
sovereignty to prevent civil war.
3.	C. A Defence of Poetry - 1821 (published posthumously in 1840) 
 ✍️ P. B. Shelley: An essay defending the imaginative and moral power of poetry.
4.	A. Culture and Anarchy - 1869 
 ✍️ Matthew Arnold: Explores the role of culture in shaping moral and social life.
5.	E. Studies in the History of the Renaissance - 1873 
 ✍️ Walter Pater: Celebrates aestheticism and the appreciation of beauty in art and 
literature.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 3

Match the LIST-I with LIST-IILIST-IA. Mikhail BakhtinB. Michael FoucaultC. Roland BarthesD. Sigmund FreudLIST-III. "Archeology of the Human Sciences"I...

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Correct Answer: 3. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
This question links major critical theorists and philosophers to their foundational texts or 
ideas.
A. Mikhail Bakhtin → Dialogue as the intrinsic feature of language: Bakhtin emphasized 
dialogism, the idea that language and meaning are shaped through interaction and multiple 
voices (polyphony).
B. Michel Foucault → Archeology of the Human Sciences: In this foundational work, 
Foucault investigates how knowledge systems and disciplines evolved historically.
C. Roland Barthes → Text can be either readerly or writerly: In S/Z, Barthes 
distinguishes between readerly texts (passively consumed) and writerly texts (actively 
interpreted).
D. Sigmund Freud → Dreams and the unconscious: Freud's psychoanalytic theory 
centers on the idea that dreams are a gateway to understanding the unconscious mind.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 4

Match the LIST-I with LIST-IILIST-I (Concepts )A. DefamiliarizationB. UncannyC. Actor Network TheoryD. Homo SacerLIST-II (Theorists)I. Girgio AgambenI...

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Correct Answer: 4. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
This question involves identifying key critical and philosophical concepts with the thinkers 
who introduced or developed them.
A. Defamiliarization → Viktor Shklovsky: A concept from Russian Formalism, it refers to 
presenting familiar things in an unfamiliar way to make readers perceive them more deeply.
B. Uncanny → Sigmund Freud: Freud explored the concept of the "Uncanny" (Das 
Unheimliche) as something familiar yet frightening, often linked with repressed fears and 
doubters.
C. Actor-Network Theory → Bruno Latour: A framework in Science and Technology 
Studies, it treats both human and non-human entities (actors) as part of a network 
influencing outcomes.
D. Homo Sacer → Giorgio Agamben:  From political philosophy, this concept refers to a 
figure in Roman law who can be killed but not sacrificed, symbolizing the bare life excluded 
from political rights.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 5

Arrange the following in the chronological order of their year of publication.A.	Deconstruction and CriticismB.	Multiculturalism: Roots and RealitiesC...

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Correct Answer: 2. A, E, D, C, B
🔹 Chronological Order:
1.	A. Deconstruction and Criticism - 1979 
 📚 Co-authored by Harold Bloom, Paul de Man, Jacques Derrida, Geoffrey 
Hartman, and J. Hillis Miller - a foundational text in deconstruction.
2.	E. An Appetite for Poetry - 1989 
 📚 Written by Frank Kermode, discussing poetry's place in modern literary 
discourse.
3.	D. The Western Canon - 1994 
 📚 By Harold Bloom, defending the traditional literary canon and attacking the 
"School of Resentment."
4.	C. Literary Theory and the Claims of History - 1997 
 📚 Co-authored by Satya P. Mohanty, dealing with historicism and 
poststructuralism.
5.	B. Multiculturalism: Roots and Realities - 2002 
 📚 A critical collection edited by Latha Varadarajan and others, exploring 
multicultural theory and politics.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 6

"There is nothing outside the text" is a statement by:...

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Correct Answer: 2. Jacques Derrida
The phrase "There is nothing outside the text" (Il n'y a pas de hors-texte) is one of the 
most famous and often misunderstood statements by Jacques Derrida, the father of 
Deconstruction.
●	Derrida does not mean that nothing exists beyond books or writing.
●	Instead, he argues that everything is mediated through language, and we can 
only understand the world through textual systems of meaning.
●	This challenges the idea of fixed meanings and highlights the instability and 
multiplicity of interpretation.
It comes from Derrida's 1967 work "Of Grammatology", where he critiques traditional 
notions of language, meaning, and authorship.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 7

What is 'Practical Criticism'?...

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Correct Answer: 3. The close analysis of poems without taking account of any external information.
Practical Criticism is a method developed by I. A. Richards in the 1920s. It emphasizes:
●	A text-centered approach
●	Close reading and detailed analysis of the language, tone, imagery, and structure 
of a literary work
●	Excludes author biography, historical context, and reader response
This approach laid the groundwork for New Criticism, which further focused on the autonomy 
of the text.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 8

Identify the one who was not a 'New Critic':...

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Correct Answer: 4. Claude Levi-Strauss
The New Criticism movement emerged in the mid-20th century, focusing on close 
reading, textual analysis, and the idea that a literary text is autonomous, independent of 
authorial intent or historical context.
 
🔹 Key New Critics:
●	Allen Tate
●	Robert Penn Warren
●	Cleanth Brooks
They promoted concepts like "the heresy of paraphrase" and "the intentional fallacy", 
emphasizing form, structure, and unity within the text.
 
🔸 Claude Levi-Strauss
❌ He was a structural anthropologist, not a literary critic.
●	Known for applying structuralist theory to myths, culture, and human society, not 
for practicing New Criticism.
●	His key works include The Raw and the Cooked and Myth and Meaning.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 9

Which of the following statements are true about Modernism?A.	Modernism marked a break with formal conventionsB.	Old ways of thought underwent cultura...

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Correct Answer: 3. A, B and C only
A. True - One of the key features of Modernism is that it rejected traditional forms and 
experimented with new structures in art, literature, and narrative. Think of stream of 
consciousness in Joyce and Woolf, or fractured timelines in Eliot.
B. True - Modernism emerged during a time of massive cultural change (late 19th to mid-
20th century), especially after World War I. There was a cultural shift away from 
Enlightenment rationalism and Victorian values.
C. True - Modernism questioned liberal humanist ideals such as universal truth, stable 
identity, and moral progress, replacing them with ambiguity, fragmentation, and subjective 
perception.
D. False - Modernism did not revive classical scholarship (that was more typical of the 
Renaissance and Neoclassicism). Instead, it challenged the relevance of classical traditions 
in a modern, industrialized, war-torn world.
E. False - Logocentrism (belief in fixed meaning or central truth) was actually criticized by 
Poststructuralists, not promoted by Modernists. While Modernism was still centered on 
form and meaning, it was already questioning fixed meanings, laying ground for 
Postmodernism.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 10

Arrange the following in chronological order of their year of publication:A.	Nation and NarrationB.	The Dialogic ImaginationC.	Anthropology and the Co...

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Correct Answer: Dropped | Corrected: D, C, E, B, A
🔹 Chronological Order with Years:
1.	D. Discourse on Colonialism - 1950 (original French), English translation in 
1955 
 ✍️ Aimé Césaire 
 🔹 A foundational anti-colonial text exposing the violence of European colonialism.
2.	C. Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter - 1973 
 ✍️ Edited by Talal Asad 
 🔹 A collection examining the complicity of anthropology in colonial power 
structures.
3.	E. Orientalism - 1978 
 ✍️ Edward Said 
 🔹 A landmark text in postcolonial studies, analyzing how the West constructs the 
East through discourse.
4.	A. Nation and Narration - 1990 
 ✍️ Edited by Homi K. Bhabha 
 🔹 A postcolonial anthology examining how nations are constructed through 
storytelling and cultural texts.
5.	B. The Dialogic Imagination - English translation in 1981 (original essays in 
Russian: 1930s) 
 ✍️ M. M. Bakhtin 
 🔹 Though written earlier, the English publication widely influenced Western 
literary theory in the 1980s.
 
📝 Final Sequence:
D (1950), C (1973), E (1978), B (1981 in English), A (1990)
However, since "B" was widely influential only after its English translation in 1981, it is 
rightly placed after Said's Orientalism and before Bhabha's Nation and Narration.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 11

Which of the statements given below are true?A.	The centre for contemporary Cultural Studies was established in Berkeley in 1960.B.	Jurgen Habermas tr...

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Correct Answer: 2. B, C and D only
🔹 Correct Statements:
●	B. Jürgen Habermas → ✅ 
 In The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere (1962), Habermas connects 
the emergence of the bourgeois public sphere with the rise of print culture 
(books, newspapers, journals).
●	C. Paul Gilroy - "Black Atlantic" → ✅ 
 Introduced in his book The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness 
(1993), Gilroy explores the transnational and intercultural experiences of the 
African diaspora.
●	D. Theodor Adorno - Atonal music & Modernism → ✅ 
 Adorno admired Schoenberg's atonal compositions, viewing avant-garde 
modernist art as a form of resistance against mass-produced culture.
 
🔸 Incorrect Statements:
●	A. Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) ❌ 
 It was established in 1964 at the University of Birmingham, UK-not Berkeley.
●	E. "Chutnification" - Edward Soja ❌ 
 The term was coined by Salman Rushdie in reference to his literary style of 
blending cultures (not Edward Soja, who is known for spatial theory).. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 12

Identify the statements which are true for Psychoanalytic Criticism.A.	The premises and procedures were established by Sigmund Freud.B.	Freud posited ...

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Correct Answer: 4. A, C and E only
🔹 Correct Statements:
●	A. ✅ Freud laid the foundation of psychoanalysis, which later evolved into a tool 
for literary analysis, especially around dreams, repression, and the Oedipus 
complex.
●	C. ✅ In works like Civilization and Its Discontents, Freud analyzed how societal 
norms and institutions stem from psychic repression and collective 
unconscious mechanisms.
●	E. ✅ Freud believed that art and literature are expressions of repressed 
desires, where the unconscious mind of the artist finds symbolic expression.
 
🔸 Incorrect Statements:
●	B. ❌ Freud did not equate artists with neurotics, though he noted similar 
mechanisms like sublimation. Artists sublimate repressed drives into creative 
expression, unlike neurotics who suffer from unresolved repression.
●	D. ❌ A repressed wish often becomes a fantasy-this is central to Freud's 
theory. Fantasies are manifestations of repressed desires, frequently explored 
through dreams and artistic works.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 13

Match the LIST-I with LIST-IILIST-I (Text)A. Bodies that MatterB. A World of DifferenceC. A Literature of their OwnD. Vamps and TrampsLIST-II (Author)...

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Correct Answer: 3. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
This question deals with feminist literary theory and cultural criticism. Here's how the 
texts and authors match:
A. Bodies that Matter → Judith Butler:  A foundational text in gender theory, Butler 
explores how bodies are socially constructed and regulated, expanding on her concept of 
performativity.
B. A World of Difference → Barbara Johnson: Johnson, a feminist critic and 
deconstructionist, examines literature, gender, and difference, showing how meaning is 
always shifting.
C. A Literature of their Own → Elaine Showalter: A landmark feminist literary history, it 
traces the evolution of women's writing in English literature across three phases: 
feminine, feminist, and female.
D. Vamps and Tramps → Camille Paglia: A provocative collection of essays on culture, 
sexuality, and art, known for Paglia's controversial takes on feminism and identity.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 14

Identify the correct options from the following statements:A.	Ecocriticism has often explained the human and non-human webs of interrelationB.	In Ecoc...

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Correct Answer: 1. A, B, C only
Ecocriticism is an interdisciplinary field that explores the relationship between literature 
and the natural environment. It emerged as a significant branch of literary theory in the 
1990s.
 
🔹 Correct Statements:
●	A. ✅ Ecocriticism explores the interconnectedness between humans, animals, 
plants, and the larger ecosystem, often analyzing how literature represents these 
relationships.
●	B. ✅ Ethical responsibility towards the environment is central. Ecocritics often 
assess how texts advocate for or ignore ecological sustainability and 
accountability.
●	C. ✅ Contemporary ecocriticism, especially material and posthumanist 
ecocriticism, explores how the environment interacts with the body, health, and 
identity (eco-body connection).
 
🔸 Incorrect Statements:
●	D. ❌ There are multiple waves of Ecocriticism:
○	First wave: Nature writing and wilderness themes.
○	Second wave: Urban spaces, environmental justice, intersectionality.
○	Third wave: Posthumanism, global ecologies, trans-corporeality.
E. ❌ Ecocriticism has tackled gender, especially in Ecofeminism, which explores links 
between the exploitation of nature and the oppression of women.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 15

Match the LIST-I with LIST-IILIST-I (Author)A. Paul EhrlichB. Lawrence BuellC. Nevil ShuteD. Rachel CarsonLIST-II (Text)I. The Environmental Imaginati...

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Correct Answer: 2. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
A. Paul Ehrlich → The Population Bomb (1972): A highly influential and controversial work 
warning about overpopulation and ecological collapse.
B. Lawrence Buell → The Environmental Imagination (1995): A foundational text in 
ecocriticism, it explores the role of the environment in American literature.
C. Nevil Shute → On the Beach (1957): A post-apocalyptic novel that imagines the 
aftermath of nuclear war, raising environmental and existential concerns.
D. Rachel Carson → Silent Spring (1962): A landmark work in environmental activism, it 
exposed the dangers of pesticides and sparked the modern environmental movement.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 16

Who is the critic associated with the term 'Blue Humanities"?...

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Correct Answer: DROPPED
✅ Correct Answer: Steve Mentz (Note: Not listed among the options - correction 
needed)
 
📖 Explanation
The term "Blue Humanities" refers to a recent interdisciplinary field that explores the 
relationship between human culture and the sea-covering oceans, rivers, and aquatic 
ecosystems in literature, history, and cultural studies.
●	Steve Mentz, a scholar of early modern literature and oceanic studies, is widely 
credited with coining and developing the concept of Blue Humanities.
●	His works like Shipwreck Modernity: Ecologies of Globalization, 1550-1719 and 
Oceanic New York focus on how bodies of water shape human thought, literature, 
and ecological understanding.
 
🔸 Clarification:
●	None of the given options (Hannah Arendt, Stephan Hertz, Thomas R. Cole, 
Nathan Carlin) are directly associated with Blue Humanities.
●	If this is a multiple-choice question, the options should be revised to include Steve 
Mentz.. No detailed explanation provided....

Question 17

Arrange the following in chronological order of the date/year of publication:A. J.G. Ballard's The Atrocity ExhibitionB. Donna Haraway's When Species ...

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Correct Answer: 2. A,E, D,C,B

The Atrocity Exhibition is an avant-garde collection of "condensed novels" by J. G. Ballard, 
first published in 1970, showcasing the author's experimental narrative style.

William Gibson's Neuromancer, released in 1984, is a seminal cyberpunk novel that 
chronicles hacker Henry Case's last job, intertwining his fate with a powerful AI. It is 
distinguished as the sole recipient of the Nebula Award, Philip K. Dick Award, and Hugo 
Award.

In The End of History and the Last Man (1992), Francis Fukuyama posits that the post-
Cold War emergence of Western liberal democracy marks the culmination of humanity's 
ideological evolution, heralding the "end of history."

Thomas L. Friedman's The World Is Flat and published in 2005 explores the impacts of 
globalization in the 21st century, arguing for a leveled global commercial playing field and 
stressing the need for competitive adaptation in a rapidly changing world.

Donna J. Haraway, a renowned scholar at the University of California, Santa Cruz, 
specializes in science and technology studies and ecofeminism, critically examining the 
interplay between information technology and feminist theory.

●	Crystals, Fabrics, and Fields: Metaphors of Organicism in Twentieth-Century 
Developmental Biology - 1976
●	Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science - 1989
●	Simians, Cyborgs and Women: The Reinvention of Nature - 1991
●	Modest_Witness@Second_Millennium.FemaleMan(c)Meets_OncoMouse(tm): 
Feminism and Technoscience - 1997
●	How Like a Leaf: A Conversation with Donna J. Haraway - 1999
●	The Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness - 2003
●	When Species Meet - 2007
●	The Haraway Reader- 2004
●	Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene - 2016
●	Manifestly Haraway - 2016. No detailed explanation provided....

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