UGC NET ENGLISH SHIFT 1 DEC2020 AND JUNE 2021 COMPLETE SOLUTION - BY AKSRajveer

Sep 21, 2026

Comprehensive UGC NET English Shift 1 question set with a complete solution approach, covering close reading and interpretation tasks. Includes a passage from Harold Bloom’s “The Use of Poetry,” multiple-choice questions on poetry’s subject and traditional use, and a detailed set of MCQs based on Gerard Manley Hopkins’ “No worst, there is none.” Further sections address extract-based questions from a novel narrative and Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” plus conceptual items related to Frederic Jameson and an ordering/matching exercise for poems.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages34

Reading Time1 h 26 min

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Section 1: Harold Bloom passage

Questions 1-3

Section 2: Poem “No worst, there is none”

Questions 4-6

Section 3: Novel extract (Justice and the Immortals)

Questions 7-8

Section 4: Shakespeare “The Tempest” extract

Questions 9-10

Section 5: Frederic Jameson concepts

Question 11

Section 6: Chronological sequence and matching

Questions 12-13

Literature # UGC NET ENGLISH SHIFT 1 DEC2020 AND JUNE 2021COMPLETE SOLUTION-BY AKSRajveer(Literature Lovers YouTube) Mobile No-9125090515,7080825282 1.Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: What can be the use of a poetry that has no true subject except the poet's own selfhood?Thetraditional use of poetry in the Western world has been instruction through delight,whereteaching has meant the common truths or common deceptions of societal tradition,andwhere esthetic pleasure has meant a fulfillment of expectations founded upon past joys of thesame design. But an individual psyche has its own accidents,which it needs to calltruths,and its ownnecessity for self-recognition,which requires the pleasures of originality,even if thosepleasures depend upon a kind of lying against time,and against the achievements of the past.The use of such poetry demands to be seen in a deidealized way,if it is to be seen more truly. -Harold Bloom,"The Use of Poetry" In the context of the above which is closest to beingtrue?A.There can be no use of poetry. B.Man may be the true subject of poetry. C.Poetry can have no true subject. D.The poet himself may be the subject. 2.What is meant by'traditional use of poetry'? A.Promoting doubtful pleasure B.Promoting joyous expectations C.Promoting serious ideas D.Promoting social honesty in life 3.If'selfhood'of a poet is the subject of poetry,then 'originality'shall spring from: A.creating ideal pleasures. B.re-living the past joys. C.some truth of untruths.ers91250905157080825282 D.truth of self-recognition. ## Literature 4.Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:No worst,there is none.7080825282 No worst,there is none.Pitched past pitch of grief,NVS KVS ETC More pangs will,schooled at forepangs,wilder wring. Comforter,where,where is your comforting? Mary,mother of us,where is your relief? My cries heave,herds-long;huddle in a main,a chief Woe, wórld-sorrow;on an áge-old anvil wince and sing-Then lull,then leave off.Fury had shrieked 'No lingering!Let mebe fell:force I must be brief." O the mind,mind has mountains;cliffs of fall Frightful,sheer,no-man-fathomed.Hold them cheap May whone'er hung there.Nor does long our small Durance dealwith that steep or deep.Here!creep,Wretch,under acomfort serves in a whirlwind:all Life death does endand each day dies with sleep. -Gerard Manley Hopkins Which of the following best describes the meaning of the title of the poem,'No worst,there isnone.'? A.It is not worst because there is nothing. B.It is very bad as no one is there. C.No it is worst as nothing is there. D.Nothing can be so much bad as this. 5.Beyond the intensity of known grief,there can be: A.no grief than being experienced. B.only a new pain more painful. C.only the twisted known pains. 9125090515 7080825282 D.the griefs beyond limits of pain. Literature 6.Which two of the following are true? 9125090515 A.Not all know the intensity or depth of suffering.7080825282 B.Death does hot put an end to our sufferings.SSB NVS KVS ETC C.Suffering is seen as winds that hinder comfort. D.Suffering's intensity or depth is in the mind. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: A.A and D only B.A and B only C.B and D only D.C and D only 7.Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: Justice'was done,and the President of the Immortals,in Aeschylean phrase,had ended hissport with Tess.And the D'Urberville knights and dames slept on in their tombs unknowing.The two speechless gazers bent themselves down to the earth,as if in prayer,and remainedthus a long time,absolutely motionless;the flag continued to wave silently.As soon as theyhad enough strength they arose,joined hands again,and went on. ## Who are the 'two speechless gazers'? A.'Liza-Lu and Angel Clare B.Parson Tringham and Mrs.d'Urberville C.Reverend James Clare and Mrs.Bro

FAQs

What does the passage suggest about the true subject of poetry?

It emphasizes an individual psyche and self-recognition, indicating that poetry may center on the poet’s own selfhood rather than fixed societal truths or a conventional subject.

How should “traditional use of poetry” be understood in the questions?

It refers to poetry used to teach through delight—conveying common truths or common deceptions rooted in societal tradition and past expectations.

What does the phrase “We are such stuff as dreams are made on” imply in the poem question?

It points to the idea that human life lacks enduring substance and is dreamlike/insubstantial, aligning with the extract’s theme of life dissolving like a fading pageant.

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