UGC NET English Dec 2024 Question Paper: 7 Must know World Literatures in English and the Diaspora Beyond the UK, USA, and India

The UGC NET English Dec 2024 Question Paper reaffirmed the evolving focus of literary studies by placing strategic emphasis on World Literatures in English and the Diaspora, especially those beyond the familiar domains of the UK, USA, and India. A total of 7 questions directly tested the aspirant’s understanding of global literary figures, postcolonial discourses, and diaspora narratives — making this an indispensable area for last-minute revision.

These questions did not simply test literary content, but also demanded conceptual clarity on critical terms like “Flâneur” (Baudelaire), “Habitus” (Bourdieu), “Imagined Communities” (Benedict Anderson), and “Thick Description” (Geertz) — showing the interdisciplinary nature of literature in the global context.

Students were also tested on:

• The chronology of Pablo Neruda’s works,

• The ordering of landmark novels like Lives of Girls and Women (1971) to Birnam Wood (2023),

• Recognition of diasporic and postcolonial writers such as Kim Scott, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, and Kevin Gilbert,

• Thematic identification in novels exploring apartheid, including July’s People and Cry, the Beloved Country.

This set of questions clearly reflects the NTA’s commitment to a more globally integrated literary syllabus. For candidates preparing for upcoming cycles, this list serves as an essential guide to what must be revised — thoroughly and strategically.

Make note of the following 7 questions — each one a potential score-booster in your final exam performance.

Question 54

Identity the statements which are correct.

A. The term ‘Flâneur’ is often associated with the poetry of Baudelaire.

B. The term "Habitus' is associated with Pierre Bourdieu.

C. Michael Foucault is associated with the concept of 'Modernity: An Unfinished Project’.

D. Frantz Fanon is associated with the term ‘Imagined Community’.

E. The term 'Thick Description' is associated with Clifford Mentz.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. B and C only

3. C and D only

4. A and E only

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Question 55

Choose the correct sequence of the following works of Pablo Neruda in chronological order: -

A. Spain in the Heart

B. Works and Book of Turlights

C. The Inhabitant and His Hope

D. Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

E. The Trying of Infinite Man

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

1. E, C, D, B, A

2. A, B, C, D, E

3. E, D, B, C, A

4. B, D, E, C, A

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Question 56

Arrange the following works of literature chronologically based on their year of publication:

A. The English Patient

B. The Swinging Bridge

C. Lives of Girls and Women

D. Family Matters

E. Birnam Wood

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. D, B, A, C, E

2. B, A, D, C, E

3. C, B, D, A, E

4. C, A, D, B, E

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Question 57

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Novel)	LIST-II (Novelist)
A. The Childhood of Jesus	I. L. P. Hartley
B. The Go-Between	II. Evelyn Waugh
C. Brideshead Revisited	III. J. M. Coetzee
D. The Catcher in the Rye	IV. J. D. Salinger

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

2. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

3. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III

4. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

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Question 58

Identify all the Australian Aboriginal writers out of the following:

A. Kim Scott

B. Peter Carey

C. Oodgeroo Noonuccal

D. Kevin Gilbert

E. Derek Walcott

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, C and D only

2. C, D and E only

3. A, C and D only

4. B, A and E only

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Question 59

Which of the following is not an autobiography?

1. Patrick White : A Life

2. Long Walk to Freedom

3. My Experiments with Truth

4. Akkarmashi (The Outcaste)

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Question 60

Which of the following novels deal with the theme of apartheid?

A. Purple Hibiscus

B. July's People

C. Cry, the Beloved Country

D. The Mimic Men

E. My Son's Story

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. C and E only

2. A, C and D only

3. B, C and E only

4. A and B only

Explanations

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