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CCE Questions for MA Eng Lit Sem III (NEP) [2 Year] & Sem I (NEP) [1 Year]- 2026

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CCE Questions for MA Eng Lit Sem III (NEP) [2 Year] & Sem I (NEP) [1 Year]- 2026 Note: Attempt any two questions from each paper and submit separate answer sheet for each paper on 17th Nov 2026 between 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM in the Dept. of English. Paper I: Literary Criticism and Theory- I 1. Discuss Aristotle’s theory of imitation. 2. Write a note on Coleridge’s concept of fancy and imagination. 3. How does Sir Philip Sidney defend poetry of charges labelled against it? Paper II: English Language and Linguistics 1. Write about the properties and functions of language. 2. Discuss the varieties of language and define with examples and illustrations: Register, Dialect, Pidgin and slang. 3. Write Short notes on:(i) Phonetics and Phonology (ii) Vocoids and Contoids (iii) Speech Mechanism. Paper III (a): British Literature – I: Chaucer to Restoration (DSE) 1. Discuss chief characteristics of the age of Chaucer. 2. Discuss Paradise Lost as an epic. ...
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CCE Questions for MA Eng. Lit. Sem I (NEP) [PG 2 Year] - 2026

Hareshwar Roy,
CCE Questions for MA Eng. Lit. Sem I (NEP) [PG 2 Year]- 2026 Note: Attempt any two questions from each paper and submit separate answer sheet for each paper on 16th Nov 2026 between 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM in the Dept. of English. Paper I: Poetry 1. Write a note on Chaucer's use of satire in his Prologue to Canterbury Tales . 2. Discuss John Donne as a metaphysical poet. 3. Write a critical appreciation of Elegy written in country churchyard. Paper II: Drama 1. Discuss Hamlet’s madness. 2. Give a character sketch of Barabas. 3. Discuss The Way of the World as a comedy of manners. 4. Give a character sketch of Tony Lumpkin. Paper III: Fiction 1. How do Behn’s Oroonoko and Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe reflect or critique the dynamics of European colonialism? 2. Discuss the Gothic elements in Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights . 3. Write a note on the Victorian women protagonists prescribed in your syllabus. 4. Write a note on the ri...
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Hareshwar Roy,
UGC NET (English): 100 Questions & Answers of Unit – X: Research Methods and Materials in English Unit – X: Research Methods and Materials in English 1. What does MLA stand for in the context of academic documentation and research formatting? Modern Language Association. 2. What organization publishes the authoritative MLA Handbook for writers of research papers? The Modern Language Association. 3. What is the current edition of the MLA Handbook widely used for academic referencing? The 9th edition. 4. What citation style uses author-page documentation in the text with a Works Cited list, commonly used in literature? MLA Style. 5. What style manual is predominantly used in the social sciences, published by the American Psychological Association? APA Style. 6. What is the current edition of the APA Publication Manual? The 7th edition. 7. What style guide is traditionally used in history and humanities, emphasizing footnotes or endnotes and a bibliogr...
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UGC NET (English): 100 Questions & Answers of Unit – IX: Literary Theory Post World War II

Hareshwar Roy,
UGC NET (English): 100 Questions & Answers of Unit – IX: Literary Theory Post World War II Unit – IX: Literary Theory Post World War II 1. What post-war French philosophical movement, championed by Jean-Paul Sartre, emphasized individual freedom, choice, and responsibility? Existentialism. 2. Who wrote the foundational existentialist lecture and essay Existentialism is a Humanism (1946)? Jean-Paul Sartre. 3. Which French existentialist philosopher and writer authored The Second Sex (1949)? Simone de Beauvoir. 4. What Frankfurt School critical theory work by Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno analyzed the capitalist mass production of culture? Dialectic of Enlightenment (1947). 5. Who wrote the post-structuralist critique The Order of Things (1966) and explored the archaeology of human sciences? Michel Foucault. 6. What concept did Foucault introduce to describe institutional systems of thought and power that govern an era? Episteme. 7. Who wrote the 1967 deconstructive texts Of...
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UGC NET (English): 100 Questions & Answers of Unit – VIII: Literary Criticism

Hareshwar Roy,
UGC NET (English): 100 Questions & Answers of Unit – VIII: Literary Criticism Unit – VIII: Literary Criticism 1. Who wrote the classical Greek critical treatise Poetics ? Aristotle. 2. What foundational literary concept did Aristotle use to describe the emotional cleansing achieved through tragedy? Catharsis (Katharsis). 3. Which Roman poet wrote Ars Poetica ( The Art of Poetry )? Horace. 4. Who wrote the Renaissance critical work An Apology for Poetry (also known as T he Defence of Poesy )? Sir Philip Sidney. 5. Which neoclassical critic wrote An Essay of Dramatic Poesy (1668)? John Dryden. 6. Who authored the neoclassical critical essay An Essay on Criticism (1711)? Alexander Pope. 7. What  critical standard advocated for the representation of universal human nature, decorum, and adherence to classical rules? Neoclassicism. 8. Which Romantic poet-critic co-authored Lyrical Ballads and wrote Biographia Literaria ? Samuel Taylor Coleridg...
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