ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Adela Quested, fictional character, a sexually repressed Englishwoman who falsely accuses an Indian physician of attempted rape, in the novel A Passage to India (1924) by E.M. Forster.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since Adela is no longer welcome at the Turtons, she and Ronny agree that she will continue to stay at the college. Adela stays at the college until Aziz agrees not to press charges against her. After Ronny breaks off their engagement, she leaves Chandrapore for England.

Detailed explanation-3: -Moore is a good-hearted, religious, elderly woman with mystical leanings. The initial days of her visit to India are successful, as she connects with India and Indians on an intuitive level. Whereas Adela is overly cerebral, Mrs. Moore relies successfully on her heart to make connections during her visit.

Detailed explanation-4: -When Adela enters a cave, her claustrophobia, as well as what some critics have assumed is a sexual desire for Aziz, and the consequent guilt over her lack of feeling for Ronny, combine to overwhelm her. She flees the caves down a steep incline and is pierced and lacerated by strongly thorned plants along the way.