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what type of questions will come from literary theory and criticism in MA entrance exams in JMIU?


sinister scarce 5th Oct, 2019
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pdwords Student Expert 5th Oct, 2019
MA English Paper was earlier subjective and but the new pattern is based on MCQ Questions.


MCQs are based on Factual, Conceptual, Procedural and Metacognitive Levels

You need to go through the following syllabus in order to understand what all questions will be asked-

History of English Literature (Chaucer to Post-modern), It includes the following-

Important Authors and their individualities

Important Texts

Literary Movements and their features

Contemporary British Literature

Significant Imaginative Writingfrom outside England in countries such as Canadian, Australian,Caribbean etc

Third World Literaturewithspecial referenceto Indian literature in English and in

English translation

Literary Theory and Criticism (Plato to Postmodernists)

Gender Studies

Relationship between Literature and the Visual Arts

Reading Comprehension(Prose and Poem passage)

Inference(based on a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning, not directly available in the text itself)

Test of Register- This includes a variety of a language or a level of usage, as determined by degree of formality and choice of vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax, according to the communicative purpose,social context, and standing of the user)


Candidates are examined inLiterature in English, Literature in India and Other Parts of the World, English in India, Literary and Cultural Theories, Non-Literary Artistic Forms, the Relationship between Literature, Culture and Society, and Practical Criticism of given literary pieces.

The objective of the test is to select those who demonstrate not just in -depth knowledge of literature and culture, but literary sensibility and a capacity for original thinking.
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8th Oct, 2019
Thanks a lot, Sir.
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