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B.A. (Semester VI) Examination, 2017

English

American Lit.

Time Allowed : Three Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 70

Note : Answer all 5 questions.

1. Attempt any six of the following questions :

5×6=30

(a) Explain with reference or context : 5

My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farm house near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year

(b) We paused at the school, where children

strove. 5

At Recess-in the Ring

P.T.O.

(c) Or rather he passed us 5

The Dews drew quivering and chill

For only gossamer, my gown,

My tippet and tulle.

(d) Explain the terms 'over soul' and 'Mas-

sive humanity' with reference to the es-

say 'Self Reliance' by Emerson. 5

(e) Give a brief character sketch of Mildred in

'The Hairy Ape'. 5

(f) Who was 'Paddy' in the Bluest Eyes?5

(g) Give the symbolic significance of 'sleep'

and 'wood's in the poem ''Stopping by

the woods.....'' 5

(h) Give the personification of 'death' in Be-

cause I could not stop for Death'. 5

2. Bring out the symbolic significance of the title

'Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening'.

10

OR

Discuss the contribution of Emily Dickenson

as an American poet.

3. Explain in detail the importance of 'Self Reli-

ance'. 10

OR

Write a detailed account of 'Rootedness'.

4. What is the central theme of the novel 'Fare-

well to Arms'. 10

OR

Discuss the contribution of Arthur Miller.

5. Give the character sketch of Yank. 10

OR

Justify the title of Toni Marrison's The Bluest

Eye'.

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AEN-0602

B.A. Semester-VI Examination, 2017

New Literatures in English


Note : Attempt all questions.

Maximum marks assigned to each ques-

tion is indicated.

1. Attempt any six from the following questions:

5×6=30

(a) What does Ezeulu signify in Arrow of

God?

(b) Comment on the role of fate in A House

for Mr Biswas.

(c) Comment on spiritualism in Voss.

(d) Discuss "Woman to Man" as a coming of

generation poem.

(e) Comment on the character of Tridib.

P.T.O.

(f) Write a note on the significance of the

title "The Striders".

(g) Who is the unnamed narrator in the Sur-

facing.

(h) What does the bear signify in "The Bear

on the Delhi Road".

2. Discuss 'restlessness' and 'homelessness' in

the novel A House for Mr Biswas. 10

OR

Define role of Christianity in Arrow of God with

special reference to the Missionaries. 10

3. What does the novel Voss signify through the

character of Voss. Discuss in detail. 10

OR

Judith Wright has given a new terminology to

radical feminists through her poems. Discuss

with special reference to "Woman to Man".10

4. The Shadow Lines is a coming of age novel.

Discuss in detail. 10

OR

Write down the critical appreciation of the

poem "The Striders." 10

5. Margaret Atwood's Surfacing is about identity

crisis. Discuss in detail. 10

OR

Earle Birney's "The Bear on the Delhi Road"

discusses the human tendency to tame the

animals and then expect them to be original.

Discuss with reference to the poem in detail.

10

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ENGLISH

(Indian Literature in Translation)


Note : Attempt all questions. Maximum marks

are indicated to each question.


5×6=30

(a) Discuss Joothan as the voice of under-

dogs.

(b) Write a short note on the significance of

the title Kurukku.

(c) Highlight the summary of Toba Tek

Singh.

P.T.O.

(d) Evaluate Childhood as a feministic text.

(e) Sketch the character of Hanuman.

(f) Discuss the role of Sanjay in the

Mahabharata.

(g) Explain the meaning of Godan.

(h) Discuss the role of humour in Raag Darbari.

Unit-I

2. Discuss Joothan of Om Prakash Valmiki as an

autobiography. 10

OR

Highlight Bama's Kurukku as a dalit feministic

novel. 10

Unit-II

3. Prove the appropriateness of the title Child-

hood, of Ismat Chughtai. 10

OR

Sketch the character of Toba Tek Singh. 10

Unit-III

4. Evaluate the Ramayana as an epic poem.

10

OR

Discuss the role of Krishna in the

Mahabharata. 10

Unit-IV

5. Explain Prem Chand as a social reformer with

special reference to his novel Godan. 10

OR

Highlight Raag Darbari as a social and politi-

cal satire. 10

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English

Indian Writing in English



1. Attempt any six of the following : 5×6=30

(a) Bring out the significance of the title 'Sun-

light on a Broken Coloumn. 5

(b) Write a short note on the character of

Velutha in 'The God of Small Things.5

(c) Give the central idea of the play

'Tughlaq'. 5

(d) Explain briefly the conflict in 'Tara'. 5

(e) Explain the central idea of the poem 'A

River' by A.K. Ramanujan. 5

P.T.O.

(f) What is the main thought of the poet in

the poem 'Obituary'? 5

(g) How Kamala Das recalls her childhood in

'An Introduction'? 5

(h) Give character sketch of Bakha in Mulk

Raj Anand's 'Untouchables'. 5

2. Discuss in detail the crisis resulting from parti-

tion in 'Sunlight on a Broken Coloumn'.10

OR

''The God of Small Things is a novel on moral

policing by the society. Who should be loved

and who should not be.'' Evaluate this state-

ment.

3. Critically examine the theme of the play

'Tughlaq'. 10

OR

Bring out the streak of 'Feminism'in 'Tara'.

4. Give critical appreciation of the poem 'A River'.

10

OR

Give brief explanation of the poem 'Obituary.

5. Explain in detail the thoughts which Kamala

Das wants to convey through 'An Introduc-

tion'. 10

OR

''Untouchables depict the life of all under dogs

across the nation''. Discuss this statement with

particular reference to 'Untouchables' by Mulk

Raj Anand.

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English

Literary Criticism




5×6=30

(a) Explain Aristotle's concept of 'tragedy'.

5

(b) What is the meaning of 'hamartia'? 5

(c) Give the definition of poetry given by

Wordsworth. 5

(d) What are Wordsworth's views on func-

tion' of a poet? 5

(e) What is 'catharsis'? 5

P.T.O.

(f) What is practical criticism? 5

(g) Define 'Anagnorises'. 5

(h) Write any two features of Elaine

Showalter's criticism. 5

2. Give a detailed account of Aristotle's tragic

hero. 10

OR

Explain in detail Aristotle's concept of tragedy.

3. Give the importance of Wordsworth's 'Pref-

ace to Lyrical Ballads'. 10

OR

Write a note on T.S. Eliots 'The Function of

Criticism'.

4. ''Feminism is assertion of womanhood''. Ex-

plain the statement with particular reference

to 'Fiminist Criticism in the Wilderness' by Elaine

Showalter. 10

OR

Comment on the views presented in the es-

say 'Resonance and Wonder'.

5. Attempt a practical criticism of the following

passage : 10

Crafty men condemn studies, simple men ad-

mire them and wise men use them; for they

teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom

without them, and above them, won by ob-

servation. Read not to contradict and confute

but to weigh and consider.

OR

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood and I

I took the one less travelled by

And that has made all the difference.

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Communication for Business & Media



1. Attempt any six of the following : 5×6=30

(a) What is the meaning of communication?

5

(b) Mention seven Cs of communication. 5

(c) What does LSRW stand for? 5

(d) Give the directions in which the commu-

nication 'flows'. 5

(e) What is the cross-cultural communica-

tion? 5

P.T.O.

(f) Define barriers of communication. 5

(g) What is the difference between solicited

and unsolicited proposal?

(h) What are the two levels of communica-

tion? 5

2. Explain with the help of a well labelled diagram

the cycle of communication. 10

OR

Discuss in detail the types of communication.

3. Explain with the help of examples the differ-

ence between technical and general commu-

nication. 10

OR

Discuss in detail the various barriers to effec-

tive communication.

4. What are the chief features of proposal writ-

ing? 10

OR

Draft a research proposal for conducting a

seminar in your department. 10

5. What are the guidelines for preparing an offi-

cial report? 10

OR

Draft a newspaper report of a train accident/

earthquake. 10

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