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John Donne - UGC NET Questions (2004–2023) John Donne - UGC NET Questions (2004–2023) 2005 (June) The author of 'The Progress of the Soul' is: (a) John Bunyan (b) John Donne (c) Henry Vaughan (d) Richard Crashaw Answer: (b) John Donne 2006 (December) About whom did T.S. Eliot write “A thought to him was an experience”? (a) Herbert (b) Marvell (c) Donne (d) Crashaw Answer: (c) Donne 2007 (June) Arrange the following poets in chronological order of birth: A. John Donne, B. William Blake, C. Alfred Tennyson, D. T.S. Eliot Answer: A → B → C → D 2008 (December) Who wrote “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning”? (a) George Herbert (b) Andrew Marvell (c) John Donne (d) Henry Vaughan Answer: (c) John Donne 2011 (June) Which of the following is an elegy on John Donne’s wife? (a) “Death Be Not Proud” (b) “Holy Sonnet 17” (c) “A Hymn to God the Father...

Important MCQs with Answers & Descriptions on Dostoevesky for UGC NET/JRF English 1. What is the title of Dostoevsky's first published novel?   a) Crime and Punishment   b) Poor Folk   c) The Double   d) The Idiot   Answer: b) Poor Folk   Description: Published in 1846, Poor Folk was Dostoevsky's first novel and received critical acclaim for its epistolary style and portrayal of poverty. 2. Which novel is considered Dostoevsky's exploration of the psychology of a murderer?   a) Demons   b) Crime and Punishment   c) The Gambler   d) The Brothers Karamazov   Answer: b) Crime and Punishment   Description: Published in 1866, this novel delves into the moral and psychological turmoil of Raskolnikov, who commits murder. 3. In which work does Dostoevsky famously depict the Underground Man?   a) The Idiot   b) Notes from Underground   c) A Gen...