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UGC NET English 2020 Question Paper & Answers

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UGC NET English 2020 (June 2020 cycle, Paper 2)

120 Mins 200 Marks
100Questions
200Max Marks

Sample questions from UGC NET English 2020 (June 2020 cycle, Paper 2)

1The deductive method differs from the inductive method in drawing its conclusions from:
  • A) verification
  • B) particular instances
  • C) applications
  • D) general truths
Answer: D
2Which one of the following journals publishes articles related to critical theory exclusively?
  • A) Salmagundi
  • B) Diacritics
  • C) Callaloo
  • D) Grand Street
Answer: B
3Which one of the following assumptions best expresses the position of Post-Structuralist criticism?
  • A) Definite structures underlie empirical events.
  • B) Language is representational.
  • C) Apprehension of reality is a construct.
  • D) Knowledge operates according to procedures that are axiomatic.
Answer: C
4Which one of the following is correct about Saussure's analysis of language?
  • A) La langue is the system of a language.
  • B) Parole focuses on language as a system at a particular time.
  • C) La langue is the particular instance of speech and writing.
  • D) Parole is the study of language over a period of time.
Answer: A
5Who among the following theorists particularly emphasized the social and historical dimensions of a text's reception?
  • A) Wolfgang Iser
  • B) Stanley Fish
  • C) Hans Robert Jauss
  • D) Pierre Bourdieu
Answer: C

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