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GATE 2026 XH2 (English) – Question 50

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · English Literary Traditions across Time: Chaucer to contemporary English literature · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Which novel by George Orwell depicts a dystopian future under a totalitarian regime?

  1. Animal Farm
  2. 1984
  3. Brave New World
  4. Fahrenheit 451

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Correct answer: (B) 1984

Explanation

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) shows a future Oceania ruled by the Party and Big Brother. Animal Farm is a fable about the Russian Revolution, while Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 are by Huxley and Bradbury.