Question

1) Pick out the odd element from the group. (2)
Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Graham Greene, Kiran Nagarkar
(i) Place, Period, Theme, Climate, Lifestyle
(ii) Theme. Plot, Character, Novella
(iv) Billy Budd, Pearl, Joseph Conrad, Death in Venice​

Answer 1

The odd elements in each of the following groups have been mentioned below.

Explanation:-

1. Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Graham Greene, Kiran Nagarkar

Ans) Graham Greene

Reason: The rest of the authors are of Indian origin. Grahan Greene is an English writer.

2. Place, Period, Theme, Climate, Lifestyle

Ans) Theme

Reason: An individual's lifestyle is heavily influenced by the place, period, and climate he/she/they live(s) in. Theme, on the other hand, does not have any important role as far as real-life experiences are concerned.

3. Theme, Plot, Character, Novella

Ans) Novella

Reason: The rest are segments which make up a literary work. Novella, on the other hand, is a type of literary work.

4. Billy Budd, Pearl, Joseph Conrad, Death in Venice

Ans) Joseph Conrad

Reason: The rest are name of famous novellas but here joseph conrad is the author of the novella names " The heart of Darkness".

Answer 2

Graham Greene

theme

novella

Joseph conrad