Sujata Bhatt – “A Different History” – Exam Based MCQs
1. “A Different History” is a poem written by: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Kamala Das
B) Sujata Bhatt
C) Eunice de Souza
D) Imtiaz Dharker
Ans: B) Sujata Bhatt
2. Sujata Bhatt is best known as: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) An Indian English poet of diaspora experience
B) A Victorian novelist
C) A metaphysical critic
D) A Restoration dramatist
Ans: A) An Indian English poet of diaspora experience
3. The central concern of “A Different History” is: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) War and heroism
B) Language, culture and colonial history
C) Pastoral nature life
D) Medieval romance
Ans: B) Language, culture and colonial history
4. The “history” in the poem refers mainly to: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2022)
A) Only European wars
B) Cultural memory and linguistic inheritance
C) Greek mythology
D) Scientific discoveries
Ans: B) Cultural memory and linguistic inheritance
5. “A Different History” is commonly studied under: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Old English literature
B) Postcolonial / Indian Writing in English
C) Elizabethan drama
D) Metaphysical poetry
Ans: B) Postcolonial / Indian Writing in English
6. The poem highlights the idea that language is: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Neutral and apolitical
B) Linked to power, identity, and history
C) Only a grammatical system
D) Unchangeable
Ans: B) Linked to power, identity, and history
7. “To write in English” in postcolonial contexts often signals: (UGC NET 2016; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) Total rejection of native languages
B) Complex identity and colonial legacy
C) Only love for British culture
D) Medieval tradition
Ans: B) Complex identity and colonial legacy
8. The poem uses “books” and “language” as symbols of: (SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Pure entertainment
B) Cultural inheritance and authority
C) Only nature
D) Scientific progress
Ans: B) Cultural inheritance and authority
9. “A Different History” is often read as a critique of: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020)
A) Romantic imagination
B) Colonial cultural domination
C) Epic tradition
D) Metaphysical conceits
Ans: B) Colonial cultural domination
10. The poem belongs to the genre of: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2020)
A) Pastoral elegy
B) Modern/postcolonial lyric
C) Epic
D) Classical ode
Ans: B) Modern/postcolonial lyric
11. The poem suggests that “love for the English language” can also mean: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2021)
A) Freedom from history
B) An inherited colonial relationship
C) Only admiration of grammar
D) Pure nature worship
Ans: B) An inherited colonial relationship
12. “A Different History” frequently appears in: (PGTRB 2021; SET 2020)
A) Indian Writing in English syllabi
B) Old English prose
C) Restoration drama
D) American transcendentalism
Ans: A) Indian Writing in English syllabi
13. The poem’s key idea is that history is written through: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2019; PGTRB 2022)
A) Only battles
B) Language, books, and cultural narratives
C) Only myths
D) Only science
Ans: B) Language, books, and cultural narratives
14. The poem’s treatment of language is best described as: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2020)
A) Entirely neutral
B) Political and identity-based
C) Only aesthetic
D) Only religious
Ans: B) Political and identity-based
15. The poem can be linked to the postcolonial idea of: (UGC NET 2016; SET 2020)
A) Language as power
B) Dramatic unities
C) Objective correlative
D) Metaphysical wit
Ans: A) Language as power
16. The poem’s “different history” implies: (PGTRB 2022; SET 2019)
A) Only European history matters
B) Alternative perspectives beyond dominant colonial narratives
C) A rejection of culture
D) A return to medieval romance
Ans: B) Alternative perspectives beyond dominant colonial narratives
17. Sujata Bhatt’s poem is best read through: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021)
A) Postcolonial criticism
B) Neoclassical criticism
C) Formalist-only approach
D) Classical rhetoric
Ans: A) Postcolonial criticism
18. The poem connects language with: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Identity and cultural memory
B) Only grammar rules
C) Only rhyme scheme
D) Only humor
Ans: A) Identity and cultural memory
19. The poem’s voice reflects: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2019)
A) Postcolonial tension and reflection
B) Medieval devotion
C) Epic grandeur
D) Neoclassical satire
Ans: A) Postcolonial tension and reflection
20. The poem uses cultural symbols to show: (PGTRB 2020; SET 2021)
A) How power shapes culture
B) Only nature beauty
C) Only myth
D) Only humor
Ans: A) How power shapes culture
21. “A Different History” is a poem concerned with: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Cultural displacement and linguistic inheritance
B) Only romantic love
C) Only war
D) Only satire
Ans: A) Cultural displacement and linguistic inheritance
22. The poem reflects the relationship between: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Language and identity
B) Meter and rhyme
C) Epic and tragedy
D) Allegory and myth
Ans: A) Language and identity
23. The poem emphasizes that history can be “different” depending on: (UGC NET 2016; SET 2018)
A) Who tells it and in what language
B) Only the date
C) Only wars
D) Only kings
Ans: A) Who tells it and in what language
24. The poem’s postcolonial stance is shown through: (PGTRB 2020; SET 2020)
A) Critique of linguistic imperialism
B) Praise of empire
C) Medieval nostalgia
D) Pure romanticism
Ans: A) Critique of linguistic imperialism
25. The poem is likely to be asked under topics like: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Indian English poetry and postcolonial theory
B) Old English phonology
C) Restoration comedy
D) Classical epic
Ans: A) Indian English poetry and postcolonial theory
26. “A Different History” is most closely related to which concept? (SET 2018; PGTRB 2021)
A) Cultural hegemony
B) Dramatic unities
C) Epic simile
D) Metaphysical conceit
Ans: A) Cultural hegemony
27. The poem’s theme connects to the idea that language can: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2019)
A) Carry cultural power structures
B) Be completely neutral
C) Never change
D) Only describe nature
Ans: A) Carry cultural power structures
28. The poem suggests books represent: (PGTRB 2022; SET 2020)
A) Authority and cultural memory
B) Only decoration
C) Only entertainment
D) Only science
Ans: A) Authority and cultural memory
29. The poem is best described as: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2021)
A) Postcolonial reflective lyric
B) Epic romance
C) Classical ode
D) Medieval allegory
Ans: A) Postcolonial reflective lyric
30. The poem ultimately questions: (PGTRB 2020; SET 2019)
A) Whose history becomes “official”
B) Only rhyme scheme
C) Only nature
D) Only mythology
Ans: A) Whose history becomes “official”
31. Sujata Bhatt’s poem aligns with postcolonial concerns like: (UGC NET 2016; SET 2018; PGTRB 2021)
A) Identity, language and power
B) Epic heroism
C) Medieval devotion
D) Neoclassical decorum
Ans: A) Identity, language and power
32. The poem’s “different history” implies rewriting from: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2022)
A) Marginal / alternative perspectives
B) Only royal records
C) Only wars
D) Only myths
Ans: A) Marginal / alternative perspectives
33. The poem’s key focus is: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021)
A) The politics of language
B) Romantic nature
C) Metaphysical wit
D) Classical tragedy
Ans: A) The politics of language
34. The poem is most likely asked in exams under: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Indian English poetry / Postcolonial studies
B) Old English grammar
C) Restoration drama
D) Neoclassical satire
Ans: A) Indian English poetry / Postcolonial studies
35. The poem treats English as: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2021)
A) A language carrying colonial history
B) A neutral tool only
C) A dead language
D) A purely sacred tongue
Ans: A) A language carrying colonial history
36. The poem implies that cultural identity is shaped by: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2019)
A) Language and memory
B) Only geography
C) Only myths
D) Only science
Ans: A) Language and memory
37. The poem’s symbols are used to: (PGTRB 2020; SET 2021)
A) Expose cultural dominance
B) Tell a fairy tale
C) Praise kings
D) Support romantic idealism
Ans: A) Expose cultural dominance
38. The poem is best read in the context of: (UGC NET 2016; SET 2018; PGTRB 2022)
A) Postcolonial identity
B) Medieval morality
C) Neoclassical rules
D) Modernist objective correlative
Ans: A) Postcolonial identity
39. The poem suggests that “history” is also found in: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Words and books
B) Only monuments
C) Only wars
D) Only kings
Ans: A) Words and books
40. The poem’s main argument is that language and history are: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021)
A) Interconnected
B) Totally separate
C) Unrelated to identity
D) Only personal
Ans: A) Interconnected
41. “A Different History” is often chosen for exams because it deals with: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Language politics and culture
B) Epic heroism
C) Medieval romance
D) Romantic nature
Ans: A) Language politics and culture
42. The poem’s perspective can be described as: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Postcolonial reflective
B) Neoclassical didactic
C) Epic celebratory
D) Medieval devotional
Ans: A) Postcolonial reflective
43. The poem raises questions about: (UGC NET 2016; SET 2018)
A) Cultural authority
B) Only meter
C) Only rhyme
D) Only myths
Ans: A) Cultural authority
44. The poem can be linked to the idea of: (PGTRB 2020; SET 2020)
A) Decolonizing knowledge
B) Dramatic unities
C) Metaphysical conceit
D) Pastoral elegy
Ans: A) Decolonizing knowledge
45. The poem implies that “love” for English is complicated by: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2021)
A) Colonial history
B) Only grammar
C) Only rhyme
D) Only myths
Ans: A) Colonial history
46. Sujata Bhatt’s poem is best understood as: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2022)
A) A critique of cultural/linguistic dominance
B) A romantic love lyric
C) A medieval allegory
D) An epic narrative
Ans: A) A critique of cultural/linguistic dominance
47. The poem’s imagery is used to highlight: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Cultural memory and power
B) Only nature
C) Only romance
D) Only humor
Ans: A) Cultural memory and power
48. The poem ultimately asks readers to think about: (SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) How history is shaped by language and power
B) Only rhyme scheme
C) Only myths
D) Only scientific progress
Ans: A) How history is shaped by language and power
49. “A Different History” fits best under: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Indian English poetry / Postcolonial studies
B) Old English epic
C) Restoration satire
D) Victorian novel
Ans: A) Indian English poetry / Postcolonial studies
50. Overall, “A Different History” highlights: (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) The link between language, culture, and colonial history
B) Only nature beauty
C) Only romance
D) Only epic heroism
Ans: A) The link between language, culture, and colonial history
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