Jawaharlal Nehru – “An Autobiography” – Exam Based MCQs
1. “An Autobiography” was written by: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) S. Radhakrishnan
Ans: B) Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Jawaharlal Nehru is best known as: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) A Victorian poet
B) India’s first Prime Minister and a major freedom leader
C) A medieval dramatist
D) A metaphysical critic
Ans: B) India’s first Prime Minister and a major freedom leader
3. “An Autobiography” is primarily a work of: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2018; PGTRB 2020)
A) Fiction
B) Autobiographical non-fiction
C) Drama
D) Epic poetry
Ans: B) Autobiographical non-fiction
4. “An Autobiography” is closely connected with: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) The Indian national movement
B) The French Revolution only
C) Medieval England
D) The American Civil War
Ans: A) The Indian national movement
5. Nehru’s “An Autobiography” is significant for its: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Mythological narrative
B) Political reflections and personal experiences
C) Romantic love story
D) Metaphysical conceits
Ans: B) Political reflections and personal experiences
6. “An Autobiography” by Nehru is often studied under: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2020)
A) Indian political writing / non-fiction prose
B) Old English poetry
C) Restoration comedy
D) Romantic poetry
Ans: A) Indian political writing / non-fiction prose
7. The narrative voice in an autobiography is generally: (UGC NET 2016; SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Third person only
B) First person (“I”) narrator
C) Omniscient narrator
D) Dramatic dialogue only
Ans: B) First person (“I”) narrator
8. Nehru’s autobiography gives insights into: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Only Indian mythology
B) His personal growth and political ideology
C) Only medieval Europe
D) Only scientific discoveries
Ans: B) His personal growth and political ideology
9. Nehru’s writing is known for being: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019)
A) Highly ornate and archaic
B) Clear, reflective, and analytical
C) Purely humorous
D) Only poetic
Ans: B) Clear, reflective, and analytical
10. Nehru’s “An Autobiography” is an example of: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2020)
A) Political autobiography
B) Pastoral elegy
C) Mock epic
D) Dramatic tragedy
Ans: A) Political autobiography
11. Nehru’s autobiography reflects his views on: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2021)
A) Indian society and politics
B) Only medieval romance
C) Only romantic nature
D) Only metaphysical wit
Ans: A) Indian society and politics
12. A major feature of autobiography is: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2022)
A) Fictional plot only
B) Self-representation of the author’s life
C) Dramatic dialogue only
D) Mythical narrative
Ans: B) Self-representation of the author’s life
13. “An Autobiography” is useful historically because it is a: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020)
A) Primary source perspective
B) Pure fiction
C) Mythological epic
D) Medieval romance
Ans: A) Primary source perspective
14. Nehru’s autobiography combines personal narrative with: (PGTRB 2021; SET 2020)
A) Political commentary
B) Pastoral description only
C) Mythical legends only
D) Romantic love plot
Ans: A) Political commentary
15. Nehru’s prose style is often described as: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Simple and lucid
B) Highly metaphysical
C) Strictly poetic
D) Archaic and medieval
Ans: A) Simple and lucid
16. The autobiography form usually includes: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2020)
A) Personal memories and reflections
B) Only imaginative fantasy
C) Only dialogues
D) Only dramatic scenes
Ans: A) Personal memories and reflections
17. Nehru’s autobiography is best categorized as: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2019)
A) Political autobiography
B) Gothic novel
C) Metaphysical poem
D) Pastoral elegy
Ans: A) Political autobiography
18. The autobiography provides a view of Nehru’s: (PGTRB 2022; SET 2021)
A) Intellectual development
B) Only fictional imagination
C) Only romantic ideals
D) Only medieval nostalgia
Ans: A) Intellectual development
19. An autobiography differs from a biography because it is: (UGC NET 2016; SET 2018; PGTRB 2021)
A) Written by the subject himself/herself
B) Always fictional
C) Always written in verse
D) Written anonymously
Ans: A) Written by the subject himself/herself
20. Nehru’s autobiography is important for understanding: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) The freedom struggle era from an insider viewpoint
B) Only medieval Europe
C) Only mythology
D) Only nature poetry
Ans: A) The freedom struggle era from an insider viewpoint
21. “An Autobiography” is written mainly in: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) English
B) Persian
C) Sanskrit
D) Latin
Ans: A) English
22. Nehru’s autobiography is marked by: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2021)
A) Introspection and analysis
B) Mythical fantasy
C) Metaphysical conceits
D) Romantic pastoralism
Ans: A) Introspection and analysis
23. A key purpose of autobiography is: (PGTRB 2021; SET 2020)
A) Self-exploration and record of life
B) Only entertainment
C) Only fantasy plot
D) Only poetry
Ans: A) Self-exploration and record of life
24. Nehru’s autobiography provides commentary on: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2022)
A) Colonialism and nationalism
B) Only Greek myths
C) Only romantic love
D) Only medieval chivalry
Ans: A) Colonialism and nationalism
25. The autobiography is best described as a blend of: (SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Personal narrative and political history
B) Epic and tragedy
C) Comedy and farce
D) Myth and allegory
Ans: A) Personal narrative and political history
26. In literature, “autobiography” means: (UGC NET 2016; SET 2018)
A) Life story written by the person himself/herself
B) Story of another person
C) Fictional memoir
D) A poetic epic
Ans: A) Life story written by the person himself/herself
27. Nehru’s autobiography is often valued for: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Honest reflection and political insight
B) Romantic fantasy
C) Medieval legend
D) Metaphysical wit
Ans: A) Honest reflection and political insight
28. Nehru’s autobiography is an important text in: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Indian non-fiction prose
B) Old English poetry
C) Restoration drama
D) Elizabethan comedy
Ans: A) Indian non-fiction prose
29. The autobiography provides a narrative of: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Personal life and national events
B) Only fictional wars
C) Only romance
D) Only satire
Ans: A) Personal life and national events
30. Nehru’s writing in the autobiography is primarily: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Reflective and analytical
B) Purely comic
C) Purely romantic
D) Mythological
Ans: A) Reflective and analytical
31. Nehru’s autobiography is helpful to students mainly for: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2021)
A) Understanding Indian freedom movement and political ideas
B) Learning Old English grammar
C) Studying medieval romance
D) Understanding metaphysical conceits
Ans: A) Understanding Indian freedom movement and political ideas
32. The autobiography form belongs to: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) Non-fiction narrative
B) Drama
C) Epic poetry
D) Lyric poetry
Ans: A) Non-fiction narrative
33. Nehru’s autobiography reflects which quality strongly? (UGC NET 2016; SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Political consciousness
B) Medieval chivalry
C) Romantic escapism
D) Pure mythology
Ans: A) Political consciousness
34. One of the key values of an autobiography as a text is: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) It offers first-hand perspective
B) It is always fictional
C) It avoids personal details
D) It is always anonymous
Ans: A) It offers first-hand perspective
35. Nehru’s autobiography is often paired in study with works like: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020)
A) Gandhi’s “My Experiments with Truth”
B) Beowulf
C) Paradise Lost
D) The Waste Land
Ans: A) Gandhi’s “My Experiments with Truth”
36. Nehru’s autobiography contributes to understanding: (PGTRB 2022; SET 2021)
A) Nationalism and modern India
B) Medieval England
C) Greek epics
D) Metaphysical poetry only
Ans: A) Nationalism and modern India
37. A key characteristic of Nehru’s style is: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2019)
A) Rational analysis
B) Pure fantasy
C) Only poetic diction
D) Medieval archaism
Ans: A) Rational analysis
38. Autobiography as a genre is closely related to: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2020)
A) Memoir
B) Epic
C) Tragedy
D) Sonnet
Ans: A) Memoir
39. Nehru’s autobiography is most closely connected with the period of: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Indian freedom struggle
B) Old English period
C) Restoration period
D) Victorian era in England
Ans: A) Indian freedom struggle
40. Nehru’s autobiography is a significant text because it blends: (SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Personal life with historical events
B) Myth with fantasy
C) Epic with tragedy
D) Romantic love with nature
Ans: A) Personal life with historical events
41. The autobiography is written with emphasis on: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Reflection and self-analysis
B) Pure entertainment
C) Mythological plot
D) Medieval romance
Ans: A) Reflection and self-analysis
42. Nehru’s autobiography belongs to the tradition of: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2020)
A) Indian English prose non-fiction
B) Old English epic
C) Restoration comedy
D) Elizabethan drama
Ans: A) Indian English prose non-fiction
43. The text can be seen as both literature and: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021)
A) History/political document
B) Epic myth
C) Pure fantasy
D) Medieval legend
Ans: A) History/political document
44. Nehru’s autobiography is significant as an example of: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Political autobiography in Indian English
B) Pastoral elegy
C) Metaphysical poem
D) Gothic fiction
Ans: A) Political autobiography in Indian English
45. The autobiography provides a strong example of: (UGC NET 2016; SET 2018; PGTRB 2021)
A) Self-representation
B) Dramatic irony
C) Metaphysical conceit
D) Pastoral ideal
Ans: A) Self-representation
46. Nehru’s autobiography is valued because it provides: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Insider view of Indian politics and society
B) Only mythological stories
C) Only medieval legends
D) Only romantic fiction
Ans: A) Insider view of Indian politics and society
47. An autobiography is primarily concerned with: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2020)
A) The author’s own life and experiences
B) Another person’s life
C) A fictional world
D) A mythic hero
Ans: A) The author’s own life and experiences
48. The autobiography of Nehru is best read as: (SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) A blend of personal narrative and national history
B) A medieval romance
C) A romantic lyric
D) A metaphysical poem
Ans: A) A blend of personal narrative and national history
49. Nehru’s autobiography is part of: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Indian English prose / non-fiction tradition
B) Old English poetry tradition
C) Restoration drama tradition
D) Medieval romance tradition
Ans: A) Indian English prose / non-fiction tradition
50. Overall, Nehru’s “An Autobiography” is best described as: (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) A political autobiography combining personal life with national history
B) A mythological epic
C) A romantic love story
D) A pastoral elegy
Ans: A) A political autobiography combining personal life with national history
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