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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Which statement best defines close reading?
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Explanation:
• Close reading examines diction, imagery, syntax, tone, structure and other formal features of a text.
• It attends to how meaning is produced through textual details rather than relying only on plot summary.
• Historical or biographical evidence may supplement close reading but does not replace it.
• The method is central to many forms of literary interpretation.
• It attends to how meaning is produced through textual details rather than relying only on plot summary.
• Historical or biographical evidence may supplement close reading but does not replace it.
• The method is central to many forms of literary interpretation.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Textual analysis primarily involves:
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Explanation:
• Textual analysis investigates how language, structure, genre, voice, imagery and other features create meaning.
• It may be formalist, historical, theoretical or comparative depending on the research question.
• Counting pages or collecting opinions does not by itself constitute textual analysis.
• Interpretation should be supported by specific textual evidence.
• It may be formalist, historical, theoretical or comparative depending on the research question.
• Counting pages or collecting opinions does not by itself constitute textual analysis.
• Interpretation should be supported by specific textual evidence.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
The historical method in literary research is mainly concerned with:
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Explanation:
• The historical method situates literary works within relevant political, social, intellectual and publishing contexts.
• It may use archives, letters, periodicals, editions and other historical sources.
• Historical evidence should illuminate the text rather than reduce it to background information.
• Chronology alone is insufficient without interpretation.
• It may use archives, letters, periodicals, editions and other historical sources.
• Historical evidence should illuminate the text rather than reduce it to background information.
• Chronology alone is insufficient without interpretation.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Which research question most clearly requires the comparative method?
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Explanation:
• The comparative method examines similarities, differences, relationships or transformations across texts, authors or traditions.
• The question about exile requires analysis of two works from different cultural contexts.
• Comparative research should use clear criteria rather than merely placing texts side by side.
• Publication year, chapter count and metre can be studied without a comparative design.
• The question about exile requires analysis of two works from different cultural contexts.
• Comparative research should use clear criteria rather than merely placing texts side by side.
• Publication year, chapter count and metre can be studied without a comparative design.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
The biographical method interprets a literary work primarily through:
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Explanation:
• The biographical method uses documented aspects of an author's life to illuminate a literary work.
• Letters, diaries, memoirs and reliable biographies may provide relevant evidence.
• The method should avoid simplistic identification of every character or speaker with the author.
• Biographical context is most useful when carefully connected to textual analysis.
• Letters, diaries, memoirs and reliable biographies may provide relevant evidence.
• The method should avoid simplistic identification of every character or speaker with the author.
• Biographical context is most useful when carefully connected to textual analysis.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
In literary research, source study investigates:
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Explanation:
• Source study identifies materials that may have contributed to a literary work.
• Sources can include myths, chronicles, earlier poems, religious texts, translations or oral traditions.
• Demonstrating a source requires evidence of access, similarity and plausible connection.
• Source study differs from merely noting that two works share a broad theme.
• Sources can include myths, chronicles, earlier poems, religious texts, translations or oral traditions.
• Demonstrating a source requires evidence of access, similarity and plausible connection.
• Source study differs from merely noting that two works share a broad theme.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Influence study differs from source study because influence study more directly examines:
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Explanation:
• Influence study examines the effect of one writer, tradition, movement or body of work upon another.
• Source study focuses more specifically on identifiable materials used in the composition of a text.
• Influence may be stylistic, thematic, formal or intellectual.
• Claims of influence should be supported by chronology, access and textual evidence.
• Source study focuses more specifically on identifiable materials used in the composition of a text.
• Influence may be stylistic, thematic, formal or intellectual.
• Claims of influence should be supported by chronology, access and textual evidence.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Intertextuality is best understood as:
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Explanation:
• Intertextuality refers to the ways texts participate in a network of prior and contemporary discourses.
• These relations may appear through quotation, allusion, parody, adaptation or structural echo.
• Intertextuality is broader than direct source borrowing because textual relations may be cultural and discursive.
• The concept challenges the idea of a completely self-contained text.
• These relations may appear through quotation, allusion, parody, adaptation or structural echo.
• Intertextuality is broader than direct source borrowing because textual relations may be cultural and discursive.
• The concept challenges the idea of a completely self-contained text.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
A contextual reading of a novel would most appropriately examine:
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Explanation:
• Contextual reading relates textual features to relevant historical, social, cultural or institutional conditions.
• It does not abandon close analysis of language and form.
• Sales data or biography may be relevant only when connected to the research question.
• Context should clarify interpretation rather than replace textual evidence.
• It does not abandon close analysis of language and form.
• Sales data or biography may be relevant only when connected to the research question.
• Context should clarify interpretation rather than replace textual evidence.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Theoretical interpretation involves:
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Explanation:
• Theoretical interpretation uses concepts from a relevant framework such as feminism, narratology or postcolonial theory.
• The theory guides the questions asked and the features selected for analysis.
• Theoretical vocabulary must remain connected to textual evidence.
• A framework should be justified according to the research problem rather than applied mechanically.
• The theory guides the questions asked and the features selected for analysis.
• Theoretical vocabulary must remain connected to textual evidence.
• A framework should be justified according to the research problem rather than applied mechanically.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Which of the following is a primary text in a study of symbolism in The Waste Land?
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Explanation:
• The literary work directly under investigation is the primary text.
• The Waste Land is therefore the principal primary source in a study of its symbolism.
• Critical articles, biographies and bibliographies are secondary materials.
• Primary and secondary sources perform different but complementary roles.
• The Waste Land is therefore the principal primary source in a study of its symbolism.
• Critical articles, biographies and bibliographies are secondary materials.
• Primary and secondary sources perform different but complementary roles.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Secondary criticism primarily consists of:
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Explanation:
• Secondary criticism includes books, articles, chapters and essays that analyse primary literary works.
• It helps researchers understand existing debates, methods and interpretations.
• Manuscripts, letters and first editions are primary evidence when directly examined.
• A literature review should evaluate secondary criticism rather than merely list it.
• It helps researchers understand existing debates, methods and interpretations.
• Manuscripts, letters and first editions are primary evidence when directly examined.
• A literature review should evaluate secondary criticism rather than merely list it.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which practice best demonstrates responsible close reading?
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Explanation:
• Responsible close reading grounds interpretation in specific textual features.
• Diction, imagery, syntax, form, tone and structure should be analysed in relation to the argument.
• Plot summary is useful only when it supports analysis.
• Isolated details should be interpreted within larger textual patterns.
• Diction, imagery, syntax, form, tone and structure should be analysed in relation to the argument.
• Plot summary is useful only when it supports analysis.
• Isolated details should be interpreted within larger textual patterns.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Statement I: Comparative research requires clear and consistent criteria of comparison.
Statement II: Comparative research is complete when two plot summaries are placed side by side.
Statement II: Comparative research is complete when two plot summaries are placed side by side.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because comparison requires defined grounds such as genre, theme, form, period or theoretical concept.
• Statement II is incorrect because parallel summaries do not constitute analytical comparison.
• Comparative research must interpret meaningful similarities, differences and relationships.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
• Statement II is incorrect because parallel summaries do not constitute analytical comparison.
• Comparative research must interpret meaningful similarities, differences and relationships.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Assertion: Historical documents can enrich literary interpretation.
Reason: Such documents may clarify the institutions, debates and events surrounding a text's production and reception.
Reason: Such documents may clarify the institutions, debates and events surrounding a text's production and reception.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because historical evidence can illuminate conditions relevant to literary meaning.
• The Reason is correct because institutions, debates and events may shape production, circulation and reception.
• Historical documents must still be interpreted critically rather than treated as transparent facts.
• The Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
• The Reason is correct because institutions, debates and events may shape production, circulation and reception.
• Historical documents must still be interpreted critically rather than treated as transparent facts.
• The Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Match List I with List II.
List I
1. Close reading
2. Source study
3. Biographical method
4. Intertextuality
List II
A. Relations among texts and discourses
B. Detailed analysis of language and form
C. Examination of materials used by an author
D. Interpretation through relevant evidence from an author's life
List I
1. Close reading
2. Source study
3. Biographical method
4. Intertextuality
List II
A. Relations among texts and discourses
B. Detailed analysis of language and form
C. Examination of materials used by an author
D. Interpretation through relevant evidence from an author's life
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Explanation:
• Close reading matches B because it analyses language and form in detail.
• Source study matches C because it investigates materials used in the composition of a work.
• Biographical method matches D because it uses relevant evidence from the author's life.
• Intertextuality matches A because it examines relations among texts and discourses.
• Source study matches C because it investigates materials used in the composition of a work.
• Biographical method matches D because it uses relevant evidence from the author's life.
• Intertextuality matches A because it examines relations among texts and discourses.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Consider the following statements:
1. Primary texts are the direct objects of literary investigation.
2. Secondary criticism should be evaluated rather than merely repeated.
3. Contextual reading requires abandoning textual analysis.
4. Theoretical interpretation should be justified by the research question.
Which statements are correct?
1. Primary texts are the direct objects of literary investigation.
2. Secondary criticism should be evaluated rather than merely repeated.
3. Contextual reading requires abandoning textual analysis.
4. Theoretical interpretation should be justified by the research question.
Which statements are correct?
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Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because primary texts provide the main evidence for literary analysis.
• Statement 2 is correct because researchers must assess the arguments and methods of earlier critics.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because contextual reading should integrate rather than abandon textual analysis.
• Statement 4 is correct; therefore, the correct combination is 1, 2 and 4 only.
• Statement 2 is correct because researchers must assess the arguments and methods of earlier critics.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because contextual reading should integrate rather than abandon textual analysis.
• Statement 4 is correct; therefore, the correct combination is 1, 2 and 4 only.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which research project most clearly uses the historical method?
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Explanation:
• The project relates literary works to theatre regulations, diaries and contemporary reviews.
• These materials help reconstruct the historical conditions of production and reception.
• The method still requires analysis of how historical evidence bears upon the comedies.
• The other options represent linguistic counting, survey research and experimental research.
• These materials help reconstruct the historical conditions of production and reception.
• The method still requires analysis of how historical evidence bears upon the comedies.
• The other options represent linguistic counting, survey research and experimental research.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Which evidence would most strongly support a claim of direct literary influence?
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Explanation:
• A strong influence claim requires evidence that the later writer could have encountered the earlier work.
• Distinctive textual, formal or conceptual parallels strengthen the case.
• Common vocabulary or general thematic resemblance is usually insufficient.
• Chronology, access and specificity must be considered together.
• Distinctive textual, formal or conceptual parallels strengthen the case.
• Common vocabulary or general thematic resemblance is usually insufficient.
• Chronology, access and specificity must be considered together.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
A researcher reads a novel through feminist theory but ignores passages that complicate the proposed interpretation. What is the central methodological weakness?
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Explanation:
• A theoretical interpretation must account for evidence that supports, qualifies or challenges the argument.
• Ignoring contrary passages creates confirmation bias and weakens credibility.
• Feminist theory can be entirely appropriate when justified and carefully applied.
• Strong analysis acknowledges textual complexity rather than forcing a predetermined conclusion.
• Ignoring contrary passages creates confirmation bias and weakens credibility.
• Feminist theory can be entirely appropriate when justified and carefully applied.
• Strong analysis acknowledges textual complexity rather than forcing a predetermined conclusion.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Which statement best distinguishes contextual reading from historical reductionism?
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Explanation:
• Contextual reading examines reciprocal relations between literary form and surrounding conditions.
• Historical reductionism collapses the work into background forces and neglects its formal and imaginative specificity.
• Literary texts may respond to, transform or resist their contexts.
• A balanced interpretation attends to both textual construction and historical conditions.
• Historical reductionism collapses the work into background forces and neglects its formal and imaginative specificity.
• Literary texts may respond to, transform or resist their contexts.
• A balanced interpretation attends to both textual construction and historical conditions.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Which is the most appropriate use of secondary criticism in a literary thesis?
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Explanation:
• Secondary criticism should be synthesised, compared and critically evaluated.
• This process identifies debates, gaps and the position of the new study.
• It should support rather than replace direct engagement with primary texts.
• Conflicting criticism must be addressed honestly and cited accurately.
• This process identifies debates, gaps and the position of the new study.
• It should support rather than replace direct engagement with primary texts.
• Conflicting criticism must be addressed honestly and cited accurately.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Which approach would best investigate how a modern novel rewrites a classical myth?
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Explanation:
• Intertextual analysis can identify how the novel cites, echoes or transforms the classical myth.
• Comparative analysis can systematically examine similarities and differences between the two texts.
• The study may also consider historical or theoretical context where relevant.
• Biography, surveys or experiments alone would not adequately address textual rewriting.
• Comparative analysis can systematically examine similarities and differences between the two texts.
• The study may also consider historical or theoretical context where relevant.
• Biography, surveys or experiments alone would not adequately address textual rewriting.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Which of the following is an incorrect claim about primary and secondary materials?
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Explanation:
• The claim that every old document is automatically primary is incorrect.
• A source is primary when it provides direct evidence relevant to the particular research question.
• A literary work under analysis is primary, while criticism about it is usually secondary.
• The same document may function differently in different projects depending on the object of study.
• A source is primary when it provides direct evidence relevant to the particular research question.
• A literary work under analysis is primary, while criticism about it is usually secondary.
• The same document may function differently in different projects depending on the object of study.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which combination represents the strongest literary research design?
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Explanation:
• Strong literary research begins with a focused question and an appropriate corpus of primary texts.
• It engages critically with relevant secondary scholarship and identifies its contribution.
• The analytical method or theoretical framework must be justified and applied consistently.
• Unsupported anecdote, plot summary and decorative theory weaken scholarly investigation.
• It engages critically with relevant secondary scholarship and identifies its contribution.
• The analytical method or theoretical framework must be justified and applied consistently.
• Unsupported anecdote, plot summary and decorative theory weaken scholarly investigation.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. A detailed examination of a text's language, form, structure and patterns సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. systematically examining how textual features produce meaning సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. examining a text in relation to its historical circumstances and documentary evidence సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. How do two novels from different cultures represent exile? సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. relevant evidence from the author's life and experiences సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. materials, traditions or earlier works from which a literary text may have drawn సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: C. how one writer, movement or tradition shapes another writer's work సమాధానం: C.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. the network of relations through which texts echo, transform or cite other texts సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: A. its language together with relevant social, political and cultural conditions సమాధానం: A.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: B. using a coherent theoretical framework to analyse a text సమాధానం: B.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: C. The Waste Land itself సమాధానం: C.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: D. scholarly interpretation and analysis produced about primary texts సమాధానం: D.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. Supporting an interpretation with precise references to diction, imagery and structure సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: B. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect సమాధానం: B.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: B. 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A సమాధానం: B.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: C. 1, 2 and 4 only సమాధానం: C.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: A. Analysing Restoration comedy alongside theatre regulations, diaries and contemporary reviews సమాధానం: A.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: B. The later writer had demonstrable access to the earlier work and shows distinctive textual parallels. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: C. The interpretation is selective and insufficiently responsive to contrary textual evidence. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: D. Contextual reading relates text and context, whereas reductionism treats the work as merely a reflection of context. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: A. Synthesising and evaluating existing interpretations to establish the study's position సమాధానం: A.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: B. Intertextual and comparative analysis సమాధానం: B.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: D. Every old document is automatically a primary source for every research project. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: A. A clear question, carefully selected primary texts, critical engagement with scholarship and a justified analytical method సమాధానం: A.