ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Mystery. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mystery. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime, the unraveling of secrets or which remains unexplained and/or unknown.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mystery genre is a genre of fiction that follows a crime (like a murder or a disappearance) from the moment it is committed to the moment it is solved. Mystery novels are often called “whodunnits” because they turn the reader into a detective trying to figure out the who, what, when, and how of a particular crime.

Detailed explanation-4: -Contemporary/Realistic: Realistic fiction creates imaginary characters and situations that depict our world and society. It focuses on themes of growing up and confronting personal and social problems. This genre portrays characters coming to understand themselves and others.

Detailed explanation-5: -fiction, literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation. Types of literature in the fiction genre include the novel, short story, and novella. The word is from the Latin fictiō, “the act of making, fashioning, or molding.”