UGC NET December 2026 – English Paper-II

Full-Length Mock Test – 7

Unit–1: Drama

Time: 30 Minutes
Total Questions: 20
Maximum Marks: 40

Instructions: Each question carries 2 marks. Choose the most appropriate answer from the four alternatives.

**1. Which of the following best defines Aristotle's concept of Catharsis?**

(A) The imitation of action
(B) The emotional purification through pity and fear
(C) The reversal of fortune
(D) The recognition of truth

2. Which of the following is the earliest surviving English tragedy?

(A) The Spanish Tragedy
(B) Gorboduc
(C) Doctor Faustus
(D) The Duchess of Malfi

3. Assertion (A) – Reason (R)

Assertion (A): The Chorus plays an important role in Greek Tragedy.

Reason (R): It comments on the action, interprets events, and expresses the moral viewpoint of the play.

Choose the correct answer.

(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true, but R is false.
(D) A is false, but R is true.

**4. In Othello, Iago primarily represents which tragic force?**

(A) Blind ambition
(B) Political tyranny
(C) Manipulation and deceit
(D) Divine justice

5. Match the Following:

List I	List II
(a) Every Man in His Humour	(i) William Congreve
(b) The Way of the World	(ii) Ben Jonson
(c) Look Back in Anger	(iii) John Osborne
(d) The Birthday Party	(iv) Harold Pinter

Codes:

(A) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
(B) a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii
(C) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
(D) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i

6. Which dramatic movement rejects logical plot structure and presents the absurdity of human existence?

(A) Naturalism
(B) Realism
(C) Theatre of the Absurd
(D) Romanticism

7. Which playwright is associated with the concept of the "Life Force"?

(A) George Bernard Shaw
(B) Henrik Ibsen
(C) Oscar Wilde
(D) Anton Chekhov

8. Which of the following plays is written by Eugene O'Neill?

(A) Long Day's Journey into Night
(B) The Caretaker
(C) Saint Joan
(D) The Homecoming

9. Statement-Based Question

Consider the following statements:

Shakespeare wrote four major tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.
King Lear ends in reconciliation and celebration.
Macbeth explores the consequences of unchecked ambition.

Choose the correct answer.

(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

10. Which Shakespearean play begins with three witches?

(A) King Lear
(B) Macbeth
(C) Hamlet
(D) Richard III

11. Case Study

A drama presents a protagonist who struggles against rigid social conventions. The ending leaves the audience questioning accepted moral values rather than providing emotional satisfaction.

The play most likely belongs to:

(A) Problem Play
(B) Morality Play
(C) Miracle Play
(D) Heroic Drama

12. Application-Based Question

A theatre production frequently interrupts the narrative with songs and projected slogans to encourage critical thinking instead of emotional involvement.

Which theatrical technique is being demonstrated?

(A) Comic Relief
(B) Alienation Effect (Verfremdungseffekt)
(C) Soliloquy
(D) Chorus

**13. Who wrote Ghosts, one of the most influential modern realistic plays?**

(A) Henrik Ibsen
(B) George Bernard Shaw
(C) August Strindberg
(D) Anton Chekhov

14. Which of the following playwrights belongs to the Theatre of the Absurd?

(A) Eugène Ionesco
(B) Oscar Wilde
(C) Richard Sheridan
(D) John Dryden

15. Match the Following:

List I	List II
(a) Ghosts	(i) Oscar Wilde
(b) The Importance of Being Earnest	(ii) Henrik Ibsen
(c) Waiting for Godot	(iii) Samuel Beckett
(d) Pygmalion	(iv) George Bernard Shaw

Codes:

(A) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
(B) a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii
(C) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
(D) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i

16. Which of the following plays is regarded as the finest example of a Comedy of Manners?

(A) The Importance of Being Earnest
(B) Doctor Faustus
(C) Waiting for Godot
(D) The Birthday Party

17. Assertion (A) – Reason (R)

Assertion (A): Harold Pinter's plays are characterized by pauses and silences.

Reason (R): Pinter uses silence as a dramatic technique to create tension and reveal psychological conflict.

Choose the correct answer.

(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true, but R is false.
(D) A is false, but R is true.

18. Which play is considered the masterpiece of Thomas Kyd?

(A) The Spanish Tragedy
(B) Edward II
(C) The White Devil
(D) Volpone

19. Statement-Based Question

Consider the following statements:

Epic Theatre was developed by Bertolt Brecht.
Epic Theatre opposes Aristotelian Catharsis.
The Alienation Effect is a major feature of Epic Theatre.

Choose the correct answer.

(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

20. Which playwright won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005?

(A) Samuel Beckett
(B) Harold Pinter
(C) George Bernard Shaw
(D) Eugene O'Neill

Answer Key

Question	Answer	Question	Answer
1	(B)	11	(A)
2	(B)	12	(B)
3	(A)	13	(A)
4	(C)	14	(A)
5	(A)	15	(A)
6	(C)	16	(A)
7	(A)	17	(A)
8	(A)	18	(A)
9	(B)	19	(D)
10	(B)	20	(B)

Coverage of Mock Test – 7

✅ Latest NTA UGC NET English Paper-II Pattern
✅ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
✅ Previous Year Question (PYQ) Trends
✅ Expected Questions for December 2026
✅ Conceptual Questions
✅ Assertion–Reason
✅ Statement-Based Questions
✅ Match the Following
✅ Case Study
✅ Application-Based Questions
✅ Moderate to High Difficulty Level

Focus Areas Covered: Greek Tragedy, Aristotle's Poetics, Shakespearean Drama, Elizabethan and Jacobean Theatre, University Wits, Restoration Comedy, Comedy of Manners, Problem Plays, Realism, Epic Theatre, Theatre of the Absurd, Modern British Drama, Nobel Prize-winning Playwrights, and major literary movements frequently tested in UGC NET English Paper-II.

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