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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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