RPSC Assistant Professor English Paper-II - 11zon

Sep 20, 2026

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This document is a set of English literature and language exam questions focused on major authors, poems, novels, and literary concepts. It tests students’ understanding through multiple-choice items covering works by Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, Alice Walker, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Chinua Achebe, Ben Okri, and more. Questions also address literary movements and critical ideas such as negritude, magical realism, and characteristics of the Menippean novel.

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Reading Time55 min

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Questions

Literature and authors

Literary concepts and matching

1. Fill in the blank with the correct option:In Langston Hughes'poem "I too""the kitchen"functions as a metaphorfor______. (1)Hope and optimism (2)Distinct white identity (3)Segregation and exclusion (4)Self-esteem and dignity (5)Question not attempted 2. Which of the following novels of ToniMorrison is about womanhood andexamines (among other issues)thedynamics of friendship andexpectations for conformity within thecommunity? 1)The Bluest Eye (2)Song of Solomon (3)Sula (4)Tar Baby (5)Question not attempted # 3. Who among the following hasauthored the famous dark comedyTopdog/Underdog ?()Suzan Lori Parks (2)Rita Dove (3)Lynn Nottage (4)Teju Cole (5)Question not attempted # 4. Which of the following has not beenwritten by Zora Neale Hurston? (1)Jonah's Gourd Vine (2)Their Eyes were Watching God (3)Moses:Man of the Mountain (4)Not Without Laughter (5)Question not attempted 5. Who among the following was the firstblack American to be appointed asconsultant in poetry to the Library ofCongress (later U.S.Poet Laureate)? (1)Robert Hayden (2)Gwendolyn Brooks (3)Langston Hughes (4)Claudo Mckay (5)Question not attempted # 6. Which of the following with referenceto Baldwin's Go Tell it on theMountain,is/are correct? A.It describes John Grimes'relationship with his stepfatherGabriel. B.It critiques the positive andnegative aspects of thePentecostal church. C.It has a linear structure. D.Through its 3 parts,it providesaccess to the thoughts,reminiscences of John's father,mother and aunt. (1)A,B,C&D are correct. (2)Only C is correct. (3)Only A,B&D are correct. (4)Only B is correct. (5)Question not attempted 7. Black Boy:A Record of Childhoodand Youth,a fictional autobiographyis written by (1)Richard Wright (2)Walter Mosley (3)James Baldwin (4)Langston Hughes (5)Question not attempted 8. Who of the following did not belong tothe group of 'The Fugitive Poets'? (1)John Crowe Ransom (2)Maya Angelou (3)Robert Penn Warren (4)Allen Tate (5)Question not attempted 9. Which of the following characters inThe Colour Purple has beendelineated by Alice Walker "as acontemporary symbol of the idealpattern of sexual and spiritualliberation and a rebuke of traditionalAfro-Americanvaluesandinstitutions"? (1)Celie(2)Nettie (3)Shug Avery(4)Sofia (5)Question not attempted 10.Who among the following,in hisessay 'The Homosexual in Society",has compared the plight of thehomosexuals with that of“African-American and Jews"? (1)Stanley Kunitz (2)Richard Wilbur (3)William Morris Meredith (4)Robert Ducan (5)Question not attempted 11.Which novel has been called“Theclassic magical realist novel of WestAfrica”?Who is its author? (1)Things Fall Apart by ChinuaAchebe (2)Nervous Conditions by IsitsiDangarembga (3)So Long aLetter by Mariama Ba (4)The Famished Road by Ben Okri (5)Question not attempted 12.Match the following authors with theworks:AuthorsWorks A.Kobena Eyi I.Verbal Art asAcquahPerformance B.KofiII.The Man WhoAnyidokoDied C.KofiIⅢI.Guardians ofAwoonorthe SacredWord D.RichardIV.Earth ChildBaumanABCD (1)ⅢIVⅡI (2)IⅡIVⅢI (3)1IⅢIIIIV (4)IVIⅢ I (5)Question not attempted 13.Leopold Sedar Senghor's essay"Negritude :A Humanism of theTwentieth Century”was firstpublished in: (1)The American Review (2)The Afro-American Post × (3)The Independent (4)The Africa Reader:IndependentAfrica (5)Question not attempted # 14.The speaker in Dennis Brutus,"I amthe Tree"compares the oppressedpeople to______. (1)tree,night and the wind (2)cries,protests and voices of a tree (3)tree,obstinacy and twists (4)twisted tree,a sheet of tin and theanguished voice (5)Question not attempted 15.In which of his following novels NgugiWa Thiongo attacked the newleaders of independent Kenya,portraying them as an elite class whohad betrayed ordinary Kenyans? (1)A Grain of Wheat (2)Petals of Blood (3)Weep Not.Child

FAQs

Does the paper include questions about literary concepts beyond specific texts?

Yes. It includes items testing concepts like negritude, magical realism, and characteristics of the Menippean novel, not only recognition of texts.

Sep 20, 2026

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