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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Who wrote Clear Light of Day?
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Explanation:
• Anita Desai wrote Clear Light of Day.
• The novel was published in 1980.
• It centres on the Das family and examines memory, family estrangement and the effects of Partition.
• Kiran Desai wrote The Inheritance of Loss, while Arundhati Roy wrote The God of Small Things.
• The novel was published in 1980.
• It centres on the Das family and examines memory, family estrangement and the effects of Partition.
• Kiran Desai wrote The Inheritance of Loss, while Arundhati Roy wrote The God of Small Things.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Who is the narrator and central protagonist of Midnight's Children?
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Explanation:
• Saleem Sinai narrates Midnight's Children.
• He is born at midnight on 15 August 1947, the moment of Indian independence.
• His personal history is symbolically connected with the history of the nation.
• His narration is digressive, self-conscious and openly uncertain about factual accuracy.
• He is born at midnight on 15 August 1947, the moment of Indian independence.
• His personal history is symbolically connected with the history of the nation.
• His narration is digressive, self-conscious and openly uncertain about factual accuracy.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Which novel by Amitav Ghosh explores the unstable boundaries connecting Calcutta, Dhaka and London?
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Explanation:
• The Shadow Lines explores connections among Calcutta, Dhaka and London.
• The novel questions the apparent solidity of national borders.
• Memory, family stories and political violence shape its nonlinear narrative.
• The work was published in 1988.
• The novel questions the apparent solidity of national borders.
• Memory, family stories and political violence shape its nonlinear narrative.
• The work was published in 1988.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Which pair of twins is central to The God of Small Things?
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Explanation:
• Estha and Rahel are the fraternal twins at the centre of The God of Small Things.
• Their childhood experiences are reconstructed through a nonlinear narrative.
• Family trauma, caste prejudice and forbidden love shape their lives.
• Sophie Mol is their English cousin, not Rahel's twin.
• Their childhood experiences are reconstructed through a nonlinear narrative.
• Family trauma, caste prejudice and forbidden love shape their lives.
• Sophie Mol is their English cousin, not Rahel's twin.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Who wrote The Inheritance of Loss?
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Explanation:
• Kiran Desai wrote The Inheritance of Loss.
• The novel was published in 2006.
• It examines migration, class, globalization and political unrest in the Himalayan region.
• Anita Desai is Kiran Desai's mother and the author of novels such as Clear Light of Day.
• The novel was published in 2006.
• It examines migration, class, globalization and political unrest in the Himalayan region.
• Anita Desai is Kiran Desai's mother and the author of novels such as Clear Light of Day.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Statement I: Anita Desai's In Custody concerns the decline of Urdu literary culture. Statement II: Its protagonist Deven Sharma is a successful and powerful Urdu publisher. Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because In Custody examines the decline of Urdu through Deven's attempt to interview the poet Nur.
• Statement II is incorrect because Deven is an insecure Hindi lecturer rather than a powerful Urdu publisher.
• His failed literary project exposes institutional neglect, personal weakness and cultural decline.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
• Statement II is incorrect because Deven is an insecure Hindi lecturer rather than a powerful Urdu publisher.
• His failed literary project exposes institutional neglect, personal weakness and cultural decline.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Which novel by Vikram Seth follows Lata Mehra's search for a marriage partner in post-Independence India?
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Explanation:
• A Suitable Boy follows Lata Mehra and her family's search for an appropriate husband.
• The novel is set in the early years after Indian independence.
• It combines family narrative with politics, land reform, religion and social change.
• Its large social canvas makes it a major panoramic novel of contemporary Indian English fiction.
• The novel is set in the early years after Indian independence.
• It combines family narrative with politics, land reform, religion and social change.
• Its large social canvas makes it a major panoramic novel of contemporary Indian English fiction.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Which narrative mode is most strongly associated with Midnight's Children?
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Explanation:
• Midnight's Children combines magical realism with self-conscious historical narration.
• Saleem's extraordinary powers coexist with recognizable political events.
• The novel mixes memory, fantasy, family legend and national history.
• Its form challenges the possibility of one neutral and complete account of the past.
• Saleem's extraordinary powers coexist with recognizable political events.
• The novel mixes memory, fantasy, family legend and national history.
• Its form challenges the possibility of one neutral and complete account of the past.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Which place is the principal setting of The God of Small Things?
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Explanation:
• The God of Small Things is set chiefly in and around Ayemenem in Kerala.
• The family house, river and pickle factory are important locations.
• Roy connects intimate family history with caste, politics and social regulation.
• Kalimpong is central to The Inheritance of Loss.
• The family house, river and pickle factory are important locations.
• Roy connects intimate family history with caste, politics and social regulation.
• Kalimpong is central to The Inheritance of Loss.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Assertion: The Shadow Lines questions the naturalness of national borders. Reason: The novel shows that memory, imagination and personal relationships often cross boundaries treated as politically absolute. Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because The Shadow Lines presents borders as historically produced rather than naturally fixed.
• The Reason is correct because family memories and relationships connect people across Calcutta, Dhaka and London.
• Political violence reveals that mapped boundaries can divide places that remain emotionally and culturally connected.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
• The Reason is correct because family memories and relationships connect people across Calcutta, Dhaka and London.
• Political violence reveals that mapped boundaries can divide places that remain emotionally and culturally connected.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Which is the correct chronological order of first publication?
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Explanation:
• Clear Light of Day was published in 1980.
• Midnight's Children was published in 1981.
• The Shadow Lines was published in 1988.
• A Suitable Boy was published in 1993.
• Therefore, the correct sequence is Clear Light of Day, Midnight's Children, The Shadow Lines and A Suitable Boy.
• Midnight's Children was published in 1981.
• The Shadow Lines was published in 1988.
• A Suitable Boy was published in 1993.
• Therefore, the correct sequence is Clear Light of Day, Midnight's Children, The Shadow Lines and A Suitable Boy.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Match List I with List II. List I: 1. Midnight's Children 2. The Shadow Lines 3. The God of Small Things 4. The Inheritance of Loss. List II: a. Sai b. Saleem Sinai c. Rahel d. The unnamed narrator.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Midnight's Children matches Saleem Sinai, its self-conscious narrator.
• The Shadow Lines matches the unnamed narrator who reconstructs family and national history.
• The God of Small Things matches Rahel, one of the central twins.
• The Inheritance of Loss matches Sai, who lives with her grandfather in Kalimpong.
• Thus, the correct code is 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a.
• The Shadow Lines matches the unnamed narrator who reconstructs family and national history.
• The God of Small Things matches Rahel, one of the central twins.
• The Inheritance of Loss matches Sai, who lives with her grandfather in Kalimpong.
• Thus, the correct code is 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which character in The Inheritance of Loss works as an undocumented immigrant in the United States?
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Explanation:
• Biju is an undocumented immigrant working in restaurant kitchens in the United States.
• His experiences expose economic insecurity and exploitation within global migration.
• His father, the cook, imagines America as a place of success without knowing Biju's hardships.
• The contrast between fantasy and experience is central to the novel's treatment of globalization.
• His experiences expose economic insecurity and exploitation within global migration.
• His father, the cook, imagines America as a place of success without knowing Biju's hardships.
• The contrast between fantasy and experience is central to the novel's treatment of globalization.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Which relationship in The God of Small Things most directly violates the caste-based Love Laws described by the novel?
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Explanation:
• Ammu and Velutha's relationship crosses caste and social boundaries.
• Velutha is a Dalit carpenter, while Ammu belongs to the Syrian Christian family at Ayemenem.
• Their relationship violates the social rules governing who may be loved and in what manner.
• The violent punishment imposed upon them reveals the intersection of caste, gender and family power.
• Velutha is a Dalit carpenter, while Ammu belongs to the Syrian Christian family at Ayemenem.
• Their relationship violates the social rules governing who may be loved and in what manner.
• The violent punishment imposed upon them reveals the intersection of caste, gender and family power.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
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Explanation:
• The God of Small Things was written by Arundhati Roy, not Amitav Ghosh.
• Anita Desai wrote Fire on the Mountain.
• Salman Rushdie wrote Midnight's Children.
• Vikram Seth wrote A Suitable Boy.
• Therefore, Amitav Ghosh — The God of Small Things is the incorrectly matched pair.
• Anita Desai wrote Fire on the Mountain.
• Salman Rushdie wrote Midnight's Children.
• Vikram Seth wrote A Suitable Boy.
• Therefore, Amitav Ghosh — The God of Small Things is the incorrectly matched pair.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Which statement best describes the narrative structure of The God of Small Things?
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Explanation:
• The God of Small Things moves repeatedly between the twins' childhood and their adult return to Ayemenem.
• Important events are anticipated before their full circumstances are revealed.
• Repetition, altered chronology and linguistic play reproduce the workings of memory and trauma.
• The novel therefore rejects straightforward linear narration.
• Important events are anticipated before their full circumstances are revealed.
• Repetition, altered chronology and linguistic play reproduce the workings of memory and trauma.
• The novel therefore rejects straightforward linear narration.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Consider the following statements about Midnight's Children: 1. Saleem is born at the moment of Indian independence. 2. The midnight's children possess extraordinary abilities. 3. Saleem narrates with complete and unquestioned historical accuracy. 4. The novel links bodily experience with national history. Which statements are correct?
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Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because Saleem is born at midnight on 15 August 1947.
• Statement 2 is correct because children born near the moment of independence possess unusual powers.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because Saleem acknowledges errors, gaps and distortions in his memory.
• Statement 4 is correct because his body and family history become metaphors for national change.
• Therefore, 1, 2 and 4 only are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because children born near the moment of independence possess unusual powers.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because Saleem acknowledges errors, gaps and distortions in his memory.
• Statement 4 is correct because his body and family history become metaphors for national change.
• Therefore, 1, 2 and 4 only are correct.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which theme is most central to Anita Desai's Clear Light of Day?
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Explanation:
• Clear Light of Day examines the Das siblings and the emotional history of their family.
• Old Delhi and memories of Partition shape the characters' sense of loss and estrangement.
• The novel explores how the past remains active within domestic relationships.
• Its emphasis falls on memory, reconciliation and psychological realism.
• Old Delhi and memories of Partition shape the characters' sense of loss and estrangement.
• The novel explores how the past remains active within domestic relationships.
• Its emphasis falls on memory, reconciliation and psychological realism.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Statement I: The Inheritance of Loss connects unrest in Kalimpong with the experiences of migrants abroad. Statement II: The novel presents globalization as producing equal opportunities and secure identities for every character. Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because the novel links Gorkhaland agitation in Kalimpong with Biju's migrant labour in the United States.
• Statement II is incorrect because globalization produces inequality, displacement and cultural insecurity.
• Characters experience sharp differences in mobility, wealth and belonging.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
• Statement II is incorrect because globalization produces inequality, displacement and cultural insecurity.
• Characters experience sharp differences in mobility, wealth and belonging.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Which novel presents an unnamed narrator whose understanding of Partition and communal violence is shaped by Tridib's stories and family memory?
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Explanation:
• The Shadow Lines is narrated by an unnamed figure who reconstructs events through memory and inherited stories.
• Tridib's imaginative understanding of places strongly influences him.
• The novel connects personal memory with Partition, the 1964 riots and the instability of national boundaries.
• Its structure demonstrates how history is mediated by storytelling.
• Tridib's imaginative understanding of places strongly influences him.
• The novel connects personal memory with Partition, the 1964 riots and the instability of national boundaries.
• Its structure demonstrates how history is mediated by storytelling.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Which description best fits Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy?
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Explanation:
• A Suitable Boy is a panoramic realist novel with several interconnected families.
• Lata's marriage choices form one major plot, but the novel also examines elections, land reform and communal relations.
• Its broad social range evokes the tradition of the nineteenth-century realist novel.
• The novel is set in post-Independence India rather than colonial Bengal.
• Lata's marriage choices form one major plot, but the novel also examines elections, land reform and communal relations.
• Its broad social range evokes the tradition of the nineteenth-century realist novel.
• The novel is set in post-Independence India rather than colonial Bengal.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Which comparison between The Shadow Lines and The Inheritance of Loss is most accurate?
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Explanation:
• The Shadow Lines treats borders as unstable constructions challenged by memory and transnational relationships.
• The Inheritance of Loss contrasts privileged travel with insecure migrant labour and regional unrest.
• Both novels examine displacement, but they emphasize different historical and economic conditions.
• Option B accurately identifies their distinct approaches to borders and mobility.
• The Inheritance of Loss contrasts privileged travel with insecure migrant labour and regional unrest.
• Both novels examine displacement, but they emphasize different historical and economic conditions.
• Option B accurately identifies their distinct approaches to borders and mobility.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Assertion: The nonlinear structure of The God of Small Things is essential to its representation of trauma. Reason: The narrative reveals painful events through repetition, delay and fragmented recollection rather than through one continuous account. Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because the novel's form imitates the persistence and disruption of traumatic memory.
• The Reason is correct because crucial events are anticipated, repeated and disclosed gradually.
• The reader experiences the past as something that repeatedly interrupts the present.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
• The Reason is correct because crucial events are anticipated, repeated and disclosed gradually.
• The reader experiences the past as something that repeatedly interrupts the present.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Consider the following statements: 1. Anita Desai frequently explores family tension and interior life. 2. Rushdie combines personal memory with national history. 3. Ghosh examines borders, migration and historical memory. 4. Roy and Kiran Desai both connect private lives with caste, politics or globalization. Which statements are correct?
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Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because Anita Desai's fiction often emphasizes consciousness, family conflict and memory.
• Statement 2 is correct because Saleem's life in Midnight's Children is intertwined with the history of independent India.
• Statement 3 is correct because Ghosh repeatedly examines borders, movement and the construction of history.
• Statement 4 is correct because Roy foregrounds caste and family power, while Kiran Desai examines politics and globalization.
• Therefore, all four statements are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because Saleem's life in Midnight's Children is intertwined with the history of independent India.
• Statement 3 is correct because Ghosh repeatedly examines borders, movement and the construction of history.
• Statement 4 is correct because Roy foregrounds caste and family power, while Kiran Desai examines politics and globalization.
• Therefore, all four statements are correct.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which integrated critical statement best describes the contemporary Indian English fiction represented in this topic?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Anita Desai connects family memory with Partition and psychological conflict.
• Rushdie transforms national history through magical realism and unreliable autobiography.
• Ghosh examines borders and historical memory, while Roy exposes caste and family violence through nonlinear narration.
• Kiran Desai and Vikram Seth represent migration, globalization and post-Independence social change through different realist forms.
• Option A therefore provides the most comprehensive account of the topic.
• Rushdie transforms national history through magical realism and unreliable autobiography.
• Ghosh examines borders and historical memory, while Roy exposes caste and family violence through nonlinear narration.
• Kiran Desai and Vikram Seth represent migration, globalization and post-Independence social change through different realist forms.
• Option A therefore provides the most comprehensive account of the topic.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. Anita Desai సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. Saleem Sinai సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. The Shadow Lines సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. Estha and Rahel సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. Kiran Desai సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: C. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect సమాధానం: C.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: D. A Suitable Boy సమాధానం: D.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: A. Magical realism combined with self-conscious historical narration సమాధానం: A.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: B. Ayemenem సమాధానం: B.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: C. Clear Light of Day, Midnight's Children, The Shadow Lines, A Suitable Boy సమాధానం: C.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: A. 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a సమాధానం: A.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: B. Biju సమాధానం: B.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: D. Ammu and Velutha's relationship సమాధానం: D.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: C. Amitav Ghosh — The God of Small Things సమాధానం: C.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: B. It moves nonlinearly through memory, repetition and anticipated tragedy 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: D. The psychological effects of family memory and Partition సమాధానం: D.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: C. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect సమాధానం: C.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: D. The Shadow Lines సమాధానం: D.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: B. A panoramic realist novel combining family, marriage, politics and social change సమాధానం: B.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: B. The Shadow Lines questions national boundaries through memory, while The Inheritance of Loss examines unequal mobility under globalization సమాధానం: B.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 సమాధానం: D.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: A. It uses family history, memory and formal experimentation to examine Partition, caste, migration, national identity and globalization సమాధానం: A.