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BEOWULF- UGC NET MCQs

Hi Folks, how is your preparation for NET going? In this post let us review our knoweldge of Beowulf. Please go through it and  write your feedback in the comment section. 1.        Beowulf  belongs to a.        Swedes b.       Danes c.        Anglo-Saxons d.       Geats Answer: d 2.        Grendel is believed to be the descendant of the a.        Abel b.       Moses c.        Cain d.       Abraham Anwer: c 3.         Hrothgar is the king of a.        Danes b.       Swedes c.        Anglo- Saxons d.       Geats Ans...

THE TRAIN TO PAKISTAN - KHUSWANT SINGH - A SHORT SUMMARY UGC NET

The story outline of The Train to Pakistan. It will be useful for a quick revision. Khuswant Singh’s train to Pakistan revolves around the village of Mano Majra which has only three brick buildings.  The three brick buildings are a Mosque and a Sikh temple and a the house of Lala Ram Lal. The Prominent ones and the ones who own land are the Sikhs and the Muslims are tenants who share the tilling of the owner. Mano Majra is just situated half a mile from the banks of Sutlej river. Mano Majra is famous for its railway station. There are many passenger trains that pass through it out of which only two stop, one from Delhi to Lahore and the other from Lahore to Delhi. In the summer of 1947 there was a  dacoity and murder of Lala Ram Lal the money lender. It was done by Malli and his gang. Hukum Chand a magistrate and deputy commissioner of the district, made appeals to arrest Juggut Singh, the well known badmash of the village. He was making love with  Nooren a ...

OTHELLO- UGC NET ENGLISH QUESTIONS- REVISION

Hi Folks, How is your preparation for the CBSE UGC NET progressing.I have added a few mcqs from Othello. Please go through it and check your standings. Thank you. 1.        Othello is set in which city a.        London b.       Paris c.        Rome d.       Venice Answer: d 2.        Who did Othello promote to the post of Lieutenant? a.        Iago b.       Roderigo c.        Cassio d.       Coriolanus Answer: c 3.        The Turks wanted to capture a.        Cyprus b.       Rhodes c.        Venice d.       Faroe Answer: a Explan...

King Lear UGC NET questions

1.         Who is the only courtier in the play “King Lear” who disagreed with the king’s decision of dividing the kingdom? a.           Gloucester b.          Kent c.           Edmund d.          Burgundy Answer: b 2.        Where did, Lear spent the first portion of his retirement? a.        Goneril’s Palace b.       Cordelia’s Palace c.        Regan’s Palace d.       At his own palace Answer:a Answer:  a 3.        Kent is also called as a.        Timon b.       Caius c.        Oswald d.  ...