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GATE 2021 XH2 – Question 64

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · Intersections of literature with political, social and intellectual movements · 2 marks · Multiple select

Colonialism appears throughout nineteenth-century British fiction in objects,events,animals,places,fears and desires. Which features of Sherlock Holmes stories support this claim?

  1. London opium dens visited by Holmes.
  2. The war in which Watson served as a doctor.
  3. The hound in The Hound of the Baskervilles.
  4. The pet animals in The Adventure of the Speckled Band.

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Correct answer: (A) London opium dens visited by Holmes.; (B) The war in which Watson served as a doctor.; (D) The pet animals in The Adventure of the Speckled Band.

Explanation

The opium trade links imperial commerce to London(A); Watson’s Afghan service connects his biography to imperial warfare(B); Roylott’s imported animals and Indian connections bring colonial life into an English household(D). The hound’s local legend is not the comparable direct marker in this set. Select A,B,D.

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