GATE Comparative and World Literatures in English Translation: Literatures in English translation, particularly from India and the Global South – Previous Year Questions

7 GATE previous year questions on Literatures in English translation, particularly from India and the Global South (Comparative and World Literatures in English Translation, English (XH2)) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2026 XH2 (English) Q30 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following plays is NOT written by Girish Karnad?
2. GATE 2024 XH2 (English) Q46 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match each fictional character with the author who created him: Character Author --- --- --- --- a Uriah Heep i James Joyce b Stephen Dedalus ii Ivan…
3. GATE 2024 XH2 (English) Q47 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – What do the following works have in common? Andha Yug, The Second Turn, Parva, Sarpa Satra
4. GATE 2024 XH2 (English) Q48 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match the texts with the language they were originally written in: Text Language --- --- --- --- a Waiting for a Visa i Hindi b The Prisons we Broke…
5. GATE 2024 XH2 (English) Q58 (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.
6. GATE 2023 XH2 (English) Q44 (1 mark, Multiple select) – What are the sources of Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana?
7. GATE 2022 XH2 (English) Q28 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – “History is not made only in statecraft; its lasting results are produced in the ranks of learned men.” Name the play from which the above excerpt has…