Thomas Hardy UGC NET PYQs English
1. Who among the following protagonists of Thomas Hardy feels his lot as akin to Job’s?
- (A)Clym Yeobright
- (B)Angel Clare
- (C)Jude
- (D)Troy
2. Under the Greenwood Tree is written by:
- (A)Mrs. Gaskell
- (B)George Eliot
- (C)Thomas Hardy
- (D)Emily Bronte
3. Abel Whittle is a character in:
- (A)The Return of the Native
- (B)The Mayor of Casterbridge
- (C)Far from the Madding Crowd
- (D)Tess of the D’Urbervilles
4. Match List – I with List – II according to the code given below:
List – I (Novel):
i. Dombey and Son
ii. The Return of the Native
iii. Bleak House
iv. Tess
List – II (Major symbol):
1. fog
2. train
3. heath
4. mist
Codes: i ii iii iv
- (A)2 3 1 4
- (B)4 2 3 1
- (C)2 3 4 1
- (D)1 3 4 1
5. A protagonist writes a letter of confession, but it gets lost under the carpet only to be found on the wedding day. Who is the protagonist?
- (A)Bathsheba
- (B)Lucetta
- (C)Sue
- (D)Tess
6. In which of Hardy’s novels does the character Abel Whittle appear?
- (A)Far from the Madding Crowd
- (B)The Return of the Native
- (C)A Pair of Blue Eyes
- (D)The Mayor of Casterbridge
7. Thomas Hardy’s last major novel was _______.
- (A)Tess of the D’urbervilles
- (B)Jude the Obscure
- (C)The Return of the Native
- (D)The Trumpet Major
8. From the following women characters in Hardy’s novels choose the odd one out:
- (A)Bathsheba Everdene
- (B)Eustacia Vye
- (C)Elizabeth Jane
- (D)Lucetta
9. Like many other novelists, Hardy employed language variation (dialect and standard) with a purpose. In this respect which of the following statements is correct?
- (A)His major characters such as Tess and Jude always speak in local dialects, as per their social positions.
- (B)His major characters such as Tess and Jude rarely speak in local dialects, in spite of their social positions.
- (C)His major characters such as Tess and Jude rarely speak in standard language in spite of their social positions.
- (D)His major characters such as Tess and Jude rarely speak in a mixture of a dialect and standard.
10. God is referred to as “The President of Immortals” in:
- (A)Paradise Lost
- (B)Waiting for Godot
- (C)Tess of the D’urbervilles
- (D)The White Devil
11. Which novel of Thomas Hardy begins with the sombre description of Egdon Heath?
- (A)Jude the Obscure
- (B)The Return of the Native
- (C)Far from the Madding Crowd
- (D)Under the Greenwood Tree
12. Which of the following poems by Thomas Hardy was originally titled “By the Century’s Deathbed”?
- (A)The Minute Before Meeting
- (B)Neutral Tones
- (C)The Darkling Thrush
- (D)The Oxen
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