List of top English Questions asked in CUET (PG)

Who first used the term 'Negative Capability'?

Which of the following elements of drama was termed as mythos by Aristotle ?

Blank verse is:

Match List-I with List-II
\[\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \textbf{List-I} & \textbf{List-II} \\ \text{Genre} & \text{Definition} \\ \hline \hline \text{(A). Sonnet} & \text{(I). A long verse narrative on a serious subject} \\ \hline \text{(B). Lyric} & \text{(II). A formal and sustained lament in verse} \\ \hline \text{(C). Epic} & \text{(III). A poem uttered by a single speaker who expresses his thoughts or emotions} \\ \hline \text{(D). Elegy} & \text{(IV). A poem of fourteen lines} \\ \hline \end{array}\]
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Who among the following were known as the University Wits?
(A). John Lyly
(B). Ben Jonson
(C). Thomas Nashe
(D). Thomas Middleton
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Which term applies the best to the given passage?

What was worse than the illness?

What was the 'only' thing that prevented the writer from losing her sanity?

According to the speaker, what stops one from going crazy?

The given passage may be characterised as -

What are the characteristics of good prose? Choose the most appropriate answer
(A). Use of bombastic words.
(B). Matching the requirements of the targeted readership.
(C). Ease of expression.
(D). Economy of words.
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Match List-I with List-II
\[\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{List-I (Literary Genre)} & \textbf{List-II (Text)} \\ \hline \text{(A). Fiction} & \text{(I). Prometheus Unbound} \\ \hline \text{(B). Poetry} & \text{(II). Moll Flanders} \\ \hline \text{(C). Drama} & \text{(III). On the Subjection of Women} \\ \hline \text{(D). Non-fiction} & \text{(IV). Intimations of Immortality} \\ \hline \end{array}\]
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Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option out of the given ones as per the reading of the passage:
Prose as a medium of literary appreciation ...

Match List-I with List-II
\[\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{List-I (Literary Genre)} & \textbf{List-II (Text)} \\ \hline \text{(A). Fiction} & \text{(I). Prometheus Unbound} \\ \hline \text{(B). Poetry} & \text{(II). Moll Flanders} \\ \hline \text{(C). Drama} & \text{(III). On the Subjection of Women} \\ \hline \text{(D). Non-fiction} & \text{(IV). Intimations of Immortality} \\ \hline \end{array}\]
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Match List-I with List-II
\[\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{List-I (Author)} & \textbf{List-II (Novel)} \\ \hline \text{(A). Allen Sealy} & \text{(I). The Calcutta Choromosome} \\ \hline \text{(B). Salman Rushdie} & \text{(II). The Everest Hotel} \\ \hline \text{(C). Amitav Ghosh} & \text{(III). The Golden Gate} \\ \hline \text{(D). Vikram Seth} & \text{(IV). Grimus} \\ \hline \end{array}\]
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Arrange the following texts in the order they were written, from the earliest to the latest.
(A). The Inheritance of Loss
(B). The Guide
(C). Swami and Friends
(D). The Shadow Lines
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Choose the correct option about Dayanand Saraswati.
(A). Dayanand Saraswati wrote the book Satyartha Prakash.
(B). "Back to Vedas" was the call given by Dayanand Saraswati.
(C). Arya Samaj was started by Dayanand Saraswati in Andhra Pradesh.
(D). Dayananda Anglo Vedic (D.A.V.) schools were established based on his philosophy and teachings.
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Match List-I with List-II
\[\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \textbf{List-I} & \textbf{List-II} \\ \text{Genre} & \text{Definition} \\ \hline \hline \text{(A). Sonnet} & \text{(I). A long verse narrative on a serious subject} \\ \hline \text{(B). Lyric} & \text{(II). A formal and sustained lament in verse} \\ \hline \text{(C). Epic} & \text{(III). A poem uttered by a single speaker who expresses his thoughts or emotions} \\ \hline \text{(D). Elegy} & \text{(IV). A poem of fourteen lines} \\ \hline \end{array}\]
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Which options are TRUE of 'Existentialism'?
(A). Focus on radical individual freedom.
(B). Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre are thinkers/writers associated with this movement.
(C). The absurdity of human existence is one of the major themes.
(D). Its immediate inspiration was the French Revolution.
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Which of the following literary terms refer to a play on words where a word has two or more meanings, or words that sound similar but have different meanings?
(A). Alliteration
(B). Pun
(C). Symbolism
(D). Allusion

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Arrange the following elements of a story in chronological order as they typically occur in the plot structure, from the earliest to the latest:
(A). Exposition
(B). Climax
(C). Rising Action
(D). Resolution
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Identify correctly the themes and ideas that are explored in Modernist literature:
(A) Fragmentation and Disillusionment
(B) Rejection of traditional narrative forms
(C). A focus on the representation of the alienated self
(D). The linearity of time
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Ecocriticism?

Arrange the following Jnanpith Awardees in the order in which they received the award (beginning with the earliest):
(A). Amitav Ghosh
(B). Mahadevi Verma
(C). Nilamani Pookan
(D). Girish Karnad
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Which of the following options are correct with regard to Postmodernism?
(A). Focus on classical themes of heroism
(B). Promotes the idea of multiple perspectives
(C). Challenges grand narratives
(D). Focus on metafiction and intertextuality
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