ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the four Ministries of Oceania?Select all that apply.
A
Ministry of Peace
B
Ministry of Truth
C
Ministry of Plenty
D
Ministry of Property
E
Ministry of Love
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Love, and the Ministry of Plenty are the four ministries of the government of Oceania in the 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ministry names and functions are as follows: The Ministry of Truth, which regulates all forms of media, entertainment, and arts; the Ministry of Peace, which presides over all aspects of war; the Ministry of Love, which is a form of judicial system; and the Ministry of Plenty, which governs economic affairs.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Party slogan is a string of irony claiming that opposites–like war and peace, or freedom and slavery–are equal to one another. It names its Ministries, the centers of its power, ironically as well. The Ministry of Truth is concerned with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture, and the Ministry of Peace with war.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Ministry of Love is in charge of law and punishment, the Ministry of Peace controls war, the Ministry of Plenty manages rationing, and the Ministry of Truth produces propaganda. A few remains of the real-world London of George Orwell’s time are mentioned, such as St.

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