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This post was last modified on 29 January 2020

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DU MPhil in CIL

Topic:- New_DU_J18_MPHIL_CIL_topic_1

  1. Dashakumaracharita

    [Question ID = 41282]

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    1. Bhasa [Option ID = 75120]
    2. Dandin [Option ID = 75123]
    3. Asvaghosa [Option ID = 75121]
    4. Kalidasa [Option ID = 75122]

    Correct Answer :-

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    Dandin [Option ID = 75123]

  2. Rtusamhara

    [Question ID = 41279]

    1. Bhavabhuti [Option ID = 75111]
    2. Bhasa [Option ID = 75109]
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    4. Sudraka [Option ID = 75110]
    5. Kalidasa [Option ID = 75108]

    Correct Answer :-

    Kalidasa [Option ID = 75108]

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  4. The Crooked Line

    [Question ID = 41287]

    1. Kishan Chander [Option ID = 75142]
    2. Krishna Sobti [Option ID = 75141]
    3. Qurratulain Hyder [Option ID = 75143]
    4. Ismat Chughtai [Option ID = 75140]
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    Correct Answer :-

    Ismat Chughtai [Option ID = 75140]

  5. Yasodharacanta

    [Question ID = 41280]

    1. Hala [Option ID = 75115]
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    3. Bhaskara [Option ID = 75112]
    4. Panini [Option ID = 75114]
    5. Harisena [Option ID = 75113]

    Correct Answer :-

    Harisena [Option ID = 75113]

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  6. The Religion of Man

    [Question ID = 41286]

    1. S. Radhakrishnan [Option ID = 75138]
    2. Rabindranath Tagore [Option ID = 75137]
    3. Mahatma Gandhi [Option ID = 75136]
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    5. Jawaharlal Nehru [Option ID = 75139]

    Correct Answer :-

    Rabindranath Tagore [Option ID = 75137]

  7. An Indian looks at America

    [Question ID = 41288]

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    1. Raja Rao [Option ID = 75145]
    2. Mulk Raj Anand [Option ID = 75144]
    3. Khushwant Singh [Option ID = 75146]
    4. K. A. Abbas [Option ID = 75147]

    Correct Answer :-

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    K. A. Abbas [Option ID = 75147]

  8. Ars Poetica

    [Question ID = 41283]

    1. Aristotle [Option ID = 75124]
    2. Plato [Option ID = 75127]
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    4. Horace [Option ID = 75126]
    5. Longinus [Option ID = 75125]

    Correct Answer :-

    Horace [Option ID = 75126]

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  10. Mahaviracharita

    [Question ID = 41281]

    1. Bhavabhuti [Option ID = 75118]
    2. Bhasa [Option ID = 75117]
    3. Sudraka [Option ID = 75119]
    4. Kalidasa [Option ID = 75116]
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    Correct Answer :-

    Bhavabhuti [Option ID = 75118]

  11. Organon

    [Question ID = 41284]

    1. Aristotle [Option ID = 75130]
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    3. Plato [Option ID = 75129]
    4. Horace [Option ID = 75131]
    5. Longinus [Option ID = 75128]

    Correct Answer :-

    Aristotle [Option ID = 75130]

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  12. Ghurrat ul-Kamaal

    [Question ID = 41285]

    1. Amir Khusrau [Option ID = 75133]
    2. Khalil Gibran [Option ID = 75135]
    3. Rumi [Option ID = 75134]
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    5. Firdaus [Option ID = 75132]

    Correct Answer :-

    Amir Khusrau [Option ID = 75133]

Topic:- New_DU_J18_MPHIL_CIL_topic_2

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  1. Andal was a saint poet from

    [Question ID = 41293]

    1. Kashmir [Option ID = 75165]
    2. Gujarat [Option ID = 75167]
    3. Tamilnadu [Option ID = 75164]
    4. Karnataka [Option ID = 75166]
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    Correct Answer :-

    Tamilnadu [Option ID = 75164]

  2. The first dateable examples of Assamese literature is found in the works of

    [Question ID = 41292]

    1. Hem Barua [Option ID = 75161]
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    3. Lakshminath Bezbaroa [Option ID = 75160]
    4. Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla [Option ID = 75162]
    5. Harivara Vipra [Option ID = 75163]

    Correct Answer :-

    Harivara Vipra [Option ID = 75163]

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  3. The All India Progressive Writer's Association was formed in

    [Question ID = 41290]

    1. 1936 [Option ID = 75153]
    2. 1942 [Option ID = 75154]
    3. 1921 [Option ID = 75152]
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    5. 1950 [Option ID = 75155]

    Correct Answer :-

    1936 [Option ID = 75153]

  4. The term "comparative literature" was first used in English by

    [Question ID = 41299]

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    1. Edmund Burke [Option ID = 75191]
    2. Matthew Arnold [Option ID = 75188]
    3. Ralph Waldo Emerson [Option ID = 75189]
    4. Robert Browning [Option ID = 75190]

    Correct Answer :-

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    Matthew Arnold [Option ID = 75188]

  5. "Great souls suffer in silence" is a quotation from the philosophy of

    [Question ID = 41298]

    1. Lessing [Option ID = 75185]
    2. Goethe [Option ID = 75186]
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    4. Max Mueller [Option ID = 75184]
    5. Schiller [Option ID = 75187]

    Correct Answer :-

    Schiller [Option ID = 75187]

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  7. Allama Prabhu was a mystic saint and a vacana poet in the language

    [Question ID = 41296]

    1. Hindi [Option ID = 75177]
    2. Malayalam [Option ID = 75178]
    3. Kannada [Option ID = 75179]
    4. Tamil [Option ID = 75176]
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    Correct Answer :-

    Kannada [Option ID = 75179]

  8. A landmark on the theme of Savitri is the blank verse epic poem Savitri by

    [Question ID = 41291]

    1. Nilakantha Das [Option ID = 75159]
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    3. Gangadhar Meher [Option ID = 75158]
    4. Sumitranandan Pant [Option ID = 75157]
    5. Sri Aurobindo [Option ID = 75156]

    Correct Answer :-

    Sri Aurobindo [Option ID = 75156]

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  9. Surdas is known for

    [Question ID = 41295]

    1. Nirguna Bhakti [Option ID = 75174]
    2. Krishna Bhakti [Option ID = 75172]
    3. Sufi Premsadhana [Option ID = 75175]
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    5. Saguna Rama Bhakti [Option ID = 75173]

    Correct Answer :-

    Krishna Bhakti [Option ID = 75172]

  10. Mamang Dai writes in

    [Question ID = 41297]

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    1. Dogri [Option ID = 75183]
    2. English [Option ID = 75181]
    3. Assamese [Option ID = 75180]
    4. Manipuri [Option ID = 75182]

    Correct Answer :-

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    English [Option ID = 75181]

  11. Bhima Bhoi belonged to

    [Question ID = 41294]

    1. Assam [Option ID = 75171]
    2. Bihar [Option ID = 75169]
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    4. Maharashtra [Option ID = 75170]
    5. Odisha [Option ID = 75168]

    Correct Answer :-

    Odisha [Option ID = 75168]

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Topic:- New_DU_J18_MPHIL_CIL_topic_3

  1. Identify the correctly matched pair

    [Question ID = 41302]

    1. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee: Chha Mana Atha Guntha [Option ID = 75202]
    2. A. U. R. Ananthamurthy: Bharathipura [Option ID = 75200]
    3. Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi: Srikanta [Option ID = 75203]
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    5. Fakir Mohan Senapati: Saraswatichandra [Option ID = 75201]

    Correct Answer :-

    A. U. R. Ananthamurthy: Bharathipura [Option ID = 75200]

  2. Identify the correctly matched pair

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    1. Simone de Beauvoir: The Second Sex [Option ID = 75231]
    2. Isabella Duncan: Our Bodies, Our Selves [Option ID = 75229]
    3. Luce Irigaray: The Book of Promethea [Option ID = 75230]
    4. Virginia Woolf: The Madwoman in the Attic [Option ID = 75228]

    Correct Answer :-

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    Simone de Beauvoir: The Second Sex [Option ID = 75231]

  3. Identify the correctly matched pair

    [Question ID = 41301]

    1. Charles Wilkins: Founder of the Asiatic Society [Option ID = 75199]
    2. Ferdinand de Saussure - syntagametic and paradigmatic relations [Option ID = 75197]
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    4. H.V.Derozio: translated Abhijyanasakuntalam [Option ID = 75196]
    5. William Jones: translated the Gita [Option ID = 75198]

    Correct Answer :-

    Ferdinand de Saussure - syntagametic and paradigmatic relations [Option ID = 75197]

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  5. Identify the correctly matched pair

    [Question ID = 41306]

    1. IPTA: Agneya [Option ID = 75217]
    2. Chhayavad: Muktibodh [Option ID = 75218]
    3. Sabuja movement: Samar Sen [Option ID = 75219]
    4. Progressive Writer's Association: Premchand [Option ID = 75216]
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    Correct Answer :-

    Progressive Writer's Association: Premchand [Option ID = 75216]

  6. Identify the correctly matched pair

    [Question ID = 41303]

    1. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. Graphic Novel [Option ID = 75205]
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    3. Beowulf: play [Option ID = 75207]
    4. Flowers of Evil: novel [Option ID = 75206]
    5. The Odyssey: novel [Option ID = 75204]

    Correct Answer :-

    Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. Graphic Novel [Option ID = 75205]

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  7. Identify the correctly matched pair

    [Question ID = 41308]

    1. Arjun Appadurai: Postmodern thinker [Option ID = 75226]
    2. Terry Eagleton: Structuralist [Option ID = 75227]
    3. Homi Bhabha: Post-colonial critic [Option ID = 75225]
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    5. Edward Said: Deconstructionist [Option ID = 75224]

    Correct Answer :-

    Homi Bhabha: Post-colonial critic [Option ID = 75225]

  8. Identify the correctly matched pair

    [Question ID = 41305]

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    1. Al-Biruni: famed poet [Option ID = 75212]
    2. Tavernier: Christian missionary [Option ID = 75215]
    3. Hiuen Tsang: famous Chinese traveler to India [Option ID = 75214]
    4. Megasthenes: sculptor [Option ID = 75213]

    Correct Answer :-

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    Hiuen Tsang: famous Chinese traveler to India [Option ID = 75214]

  9. Identify the correctly matched pair

    [Question ID = 41304]

    1. Bhimsen Joshi: painter [Option ID = 75211]
    2. Amrita Sher-Gil: painter [Option ID = 75208]
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    4. Tanushree Shankar: sculptor [Option ID = 75210]
    5. Ramkinkar Baij: poet [Option ID = 75209]

    Correct Answer :-

    Amrita Sher-Gil: painter [Option ID = 75208]

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  11. Identify the correctly matched pair

    [Question ID = 41310]

    1. Germaine Greer: American feminist [Option ID = 75233]
    2. Hélène Cixous: French feminist [Option ID = 75232]
    3. Sylvia Plath: Australian feminist [Option ID = 75235]
    4. Betty Friedan: British writer [Option ID = 75234]
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    Correct Answer :-

    Hélène Cixous: French feminist [Option ID = 75232]

  12. Identify the correctly matched pair

    [Question ID = 41307]

    1. Nirmal Verma: Playwright [Option ID = 75221]
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    3. Arun Kolatkar: Poet based in Himachal Pradesh [Option ID = 75220]
    4. Umashankar Joshi: Film Director [Option ID = 75222]
    5. Mamang Dai: Poet based in Itanagar [Option ID = 75223]

    Correct Answer :-

    Mamang Dai: Poet based in Itanagar [Option ID = 75223]

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Topic:- New_DU_J18_MPHIL_CIL_topic_4

  1. Care ethics is a concept brought forward by -

    [Question ID = 41312]

    1. Feminists [Option ID = 75243]
    2. Post-colonial scholars [Option ID = 75242]
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    4. Deconstructionists [Option ID = 75240]
    5. Sociologists [Option ID = 75241]

    Correct Answer :-

    Feminists [Option ID = 75243]

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  3. Care ethics is a concept brought forward by -

    [Question ID = 41328]

    1. Feminists [Option ID = 75307]
    2. Post-colonial scholars [Option ID = 75306]
    3. Deconstructionists [Option ID = 75304]
    4. Sociologists [Option ID = 75305]
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    Correct Answer :-

    Feminists [Option ID = 75307]

  4. Modern Indian Literature -

    [Question ID = 41318]

    1. brought in dialogues between forces of radical change and tradition [Option ID = 75266]
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    3. is completely a product of Western influence [Option ID = 75267]
    4. marked a clear break from earlier traditions [Option ID = 75264]
    5. was radical in its outlook [Option ID = 75265]

    Correct Answer :-

    brought in dialogues between forces of radical change and tradition [Option ID = 75266]

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  5. There is a need to go back to folk expressive traditions today -

    [Question ID = 41317]

    1. they reveal an alternative knowledge system [Option ID = 75262]
    2. because they are entertaining and colorful [Option ID = 75260]
    3. there is a renewed interest in the field outside India [Option ID = 75263]
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    5. they help us go back to our tradition [Option ID = 75261]

    Correct Answer :-

    they reveal an alternative knowledge system [Option ID = 75262]

  6. In the Natyasastra performance is related to -

    [Question ID = 41325]

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    1. escape [Option ID = 75293]
    2. diversion [Option ID = 75292]
    3. purgation of emotions [Option ID = 75294]
    4. means to a wholeness of vision [Option ID = 75295]

    Correct Answer :-

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    means to a wholeness of vision [Option ID = 75295]

  7. Indian literature of the early twentieth century -

    [Question ID = 41331]

    1. is a product of Western influence [Option ID = 75319]
    2. constitutes a dialogue between forces of radical change and synthesis [Option ID = 75318]
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    4. is absolutely radical in its outlook [Option ID = 75316]
    5. is looking back to tradition [Option ID = 75317]

    Correct Answer :-

    constitutes a dialogue between forces of radical change and synthesis [Option ID = 75318]

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  9. Today Comparative Literature is being linked more and more with -

    [Question ID = 41316]

    1. Digital Humanism [Option ID = 75259]
    2. Diaspora Studies [Option ID = 75258]
    3. Comparative Cultural Studies [Option ID = 75256]
    4. Influence Studies [Option ID = 75257]
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    Correct Answer :-

    Comparative Cultural Studies [Option ID = 75256]

  10. Folk literature is relevant today because -

    [Question ID = 41329]

    1. it has important messages for an alternative worldview [Option ID = 75311]
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    3. it is colourful and entertaining [Option ID = 75308]
    4. it reminds us about our tradition [Option ID = 75310]
    5. of its ethnicity [Option ID = 75309]

    Correct Answer :-

    it reminds us about our tradition [Option ID = 75310]

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  11. Modern poetry in India -

    [Question ID = 41330]

    1. was engaged in issues arising out of political tensions in the country [Option ID = 75313]
    2. took up marginalized perspectives everywhere [Option ID = 75315]
    3. was romantic in nature [Option ID = 75314]
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    5. echoed western modernist traditions [Option ID = 75312]

    Correct Answer :-

    echoed western modernist traditions [Option ID = 75312]

  12. Genres today are -

    [Question ID = 41319]

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    1. looked upon as models to be emulated by texts [Option ID = 75268]
    2. restricted to literary studies [Option ID = 75270]
    3. seen in relational terms [Option ID = 75269]
    4. deemed irrelevant [Option ID = 75271]

    Correct Answer :-

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    seen in relational terms [Option ID = 75269]

  13. The novel as genre is linked with -

    [Question ID = 41323]

    1. feudal society [Option ID = 75284]
    2. medieval period [Option ID = 75287]
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    4. pre-modern societies [Option ID = 75286]
    5. print culture [Option ID = 75285]

    Correct Answer :-

    print culture [Option ID = 75285]

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  15. The concept of World Literature today focuses -

    [Question ID = 41322]

    1. also on circulation of texts and ways of reading [Option ID = 75282]
    2. on texts related to the "autobiography of civilization" [Option ID = 75281]
    3. texts linked with human progress [Option ID = 75283]
    4. solely on world classics [Option ID = 75280]
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    Correct Answer :-

    also on circulation of texts and ways of reading [Option ID = 75282]

  16. Translation today is studied as -

    [Question ID = 41314]

    1. an act of domesticating the source text [Option ID = 75250]
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    3. an act of foreignising the source text [Option ID = 75249]
    4. having "an after-life" in the target culture [Option ID = 75251]
    5. a word-to-word copy of the original [Option ID = 75248]

    Correct Answer :-

    having "an after-life" in the target culture [Option ID = 75251]

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  17. The relation between the desi and the margi traditions in India -

    [Question ID = 41326]

    1. was always reciprocal [Option ID = 75296]
    2. was non-existent in early times [Option ID = 75298]
    3. has become reciprocal in recent times [Option ID = 75297]
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    5. has become non-existent recently [Option ID = 75299]

    Correct Answer :-

    has become reciprocal in recent times [Option ID = 75297]

  18. The traditional performative arts in India were generally conceived on the basis of -

    [Question ID = 41327]

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    1. insularity among the art forms [Option ID = 75300]
    2. a focus on colour symbolism [Option ID = 75303]
    3. a focus on sound in isolation [Option ID = 75301]
    4. interdependence of art forms [Option ID = 75302]

    Correct Answer :-

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    interdependence of art forms [Option ID = 75302]

  19. Indian literature in English may best be seen as -

    [Question ID = 41313]

    1. a part of Indian literature [Option ID = 75246]
    2. belonging to the tradition of British literature [Option ID = 75245]
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    4. the Empire writing back [Option ID = 75247]
    5. solely representing India in the world [Option ID = 75244]

    Correct Answer :-

    a part of Indian literature [Option ID = 75246]

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  21. Cultural Studies at the Birmingham Centre began with an engagement with -

    [Question ID = 41320]

    1. popular culture [Option ID = 75273]
    2. music and painting [Option ID = 75274]
    3. folklore [Option ID = 75272]
    4. literature and other arts [Option ID = 75275]
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    Correct Answer :-

    popular culture [Option ID = 75273]

  22. Comparative Literature emerged in Europe -

    [Question ID = 41324]

    1. in the nineteenth century [Option ID = 75288]
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    3. in mid-twentieth century [Option ID = 75290]
    4. in early twentieth century [Option ID = 75289]
    5. in the twenty-first century [Option ID = 75291]

    Correct Answer :-

    in the nineteenth century [Option ID = 75288]

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  23. "Testimonial literature" is -

    [Question ID = 41321]

    1. historical fiction [Option ID = 75278]
    2. a first-person written narrative [Option ID = 75276]
    3. autobiographical writing [Option ID = 75279]
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    5. a written rendition of an oral recording of first-hand experiences [Option ID = 75277]

    Correct Answer :-

    autobiographical writing [Option ID = 75279]

  24. The purpose of Comparative Literature is -

    [Question ID = 41315]

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    1. to compare two texts for the sake of comparison [Option ID = 75252]
    2. to uncover networks of relations and also juxtapose canons [Option ID = 75254]
    3. to look for similarities [Option ID = 75255]
    4. to arrive at value judgments regarding different cultures [Option ID = 75253]

    Correct Answer :-

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    to uncover networks of relations and also juxtapose canons [Option ID = 75254]


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