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KL-623
M.A. IVth Semester (REG/PVT./ATKT)
Examination, 2023
English
Paper - III (a)
Indian Writing in English
Time : 3 Hours
[Maximum Marks : 85/100
Note- Attempt questions are compulsory.
SECTION - 'A'
Objective Type Questions
1×15=15
1.
Choose the correct alternative :
(i)
Which English critic favourably reviewed Dutt' and brought it fame :
- (a) Mary Martin
- (b) H.A.L. Fisher
- (c) Harihar Das
- (d) Edmund Gosse
(ii)
Toru Dutt died in :
- (a) 1877
- (b) 1875
- (c) 1873
- (d) 1872
(iii)
What was the name of Sarojini Naidu's mother :
- (a) Darshana
- (b) Varda Sundari Devi
- (c) Varda
- (d) None of these
(iv)
Name the book written by Kamla Das :
- (a) My life
- (b) My story
- (c) My love
- (d) My confession
(v)
Another name of Kamla Das is :
- (a) Madhu
- (b) Madhubala
- (c) Madhurima
- (d) Madhavikutty
(vi)
Mulk Raj Anand's 'Untouchable' is :
- (a) First Novel
- (b) Second Novel
- (c) Third Novel
- (d) Fourth Novel
(vii)
Where was R.K. Narayan born :
- (a) Calcutta
- (b) Madras
- (c) Bombay
- (d) Delhi
(viii)
Which novel of Amitav Ghosh won him the Sahitya Academi Award :
- (a) The Circle of Reason
- (b) The Shadow Lines
- (c) The Calcutta
- (d) In an antique land
(ix)
'A Temporary Matter' is written by :
- (a) Amitav Ghosh
- (b) Arundhati Roy
- (c) Kiran Desai
- (d) Jhumpa Lahiri
(x)
Mahashweta Devi died in :
- (a) 2016
- (b) ...
- (c) 2017
- (d) 2018
(xi)
"Oh no, and I must run alone" occurs in whose writing :
- (a) Kamla Das
- (b) Nissim Ezekiel
- (c) Tagore
- (d) Toru Dutt
(xii)
Meaning of the word 'Hark' is :
- (a) To Go
- (b) To Stay
- (c) To listen
- (d) To have
(xiii)
'Ramayana' is an :
- (a) Epilogue
- (b) Elegy
- (c) Epithet
- (d) Epic
(xiv)
Who was the first Indian woman President of Indian National congress.
- (a) Sarojini Naidu
- (b) Kamla Das
- (c) Tina Morris
- (d) Tony Morrison
(xv)
Which of the following awards is not given to Indian English writers :
- (a) The Booker Prize
- (b) The Sahitya Academi Award
- (c) Whitebread Prize
- (d) The Gyanpeeth
SECTION - 'B'
Short Answer Type Questions
5×5=25
Note :- Explain with reference to the context.
2.
It is my husband's voice I Oh hasten, to his succour fly.
OR
Give me to drink each joy and pain which thine eternal hand can mete.3.
And a coward the husband who neither loved nor used her, but wat a ruthless watcher.
OR
This normative hill like all others is transparently accessible.4.
Discuss about the social issues as reflected in Mulk Raj Anand's 'Untouchable'.
OR
Comment upon the significance of the title of the novel 'The Guide'.5.
What is the significance of Amitav Ghosh's work 'The shadow Lines'.
OR
Justify the title "That long silence" by shashi Deshpande.6.
How is the couple's sense of alienation and lack of communication conveyed by their food habits in 'A Temporary Matter'?
OR
Comment upon the writing style of Mahashweta Devi.SECTION - 'C'
Long Answer Type Questions
9×5=45
7.
Write an essay on Toru Dutt as a narrative Poet.
OR
Write a critical note on Sarojini Naidu's treatment of love in her poetry.8.
Write down the critical Appreciation of "The Sunshine Cat" by Kamla Das.
OR
Attempt the Critical Appreciation of Nissim Ezekiel's 'The Hill'.9.
Discuss Mulk Raj Anand as a novelist.
OR
Write a note on R.K. Narayan as a novelist.10.
Write down the art of characterization of Amitav Ghosh.
OR
Elucidate Shashi Deshpande as a feminist writer.11.
Discuss the significance of Partition as a theme in 'Interpreter of Maladies'.