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GATE 2024 XH2 (English) – Question 58

Comparative and World Literatures in English Translation · Literatures in English translation, particularly from India and the Global South · 2 marks · Multiple select

Which of the following statements is/are true of these novels:
Anna Karenina, Dead Souls, Crime and Punishment, Fathers and Sons.

  1. They are all written by Russian authors.
  2. They all have women as central protagonists.
  3. They were all written in the 19th century.
  4. They all highlight socially transgressive romantic relationships.

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Correct answer: (A) They are all written by Russian authors.; (C) They were all written in the 19th century.

Explanation

Tolstoy, Gogol, Dostoevsky and Turgenev are Russian, and all four novels date from the nineteenth century. Only Anna Karenina has a woman as its central character and a transgressive romance.