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BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER–
ENGLISH LITERATURE

S.No. 8101
P 16 EN 14

(For candidates admitted from 2016-2017 onwards)
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2019.

English Major

INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH

Time: Three hours
Maximum: 75 marks

PART A-(10 × 2 = 20)
Answer ALL questions..

1. What is the mood of the poem "Our Casuarina Tree"?

2. What is the theme of "A Hot Noon in Malabar"?

3. What is the central idea of Discovery of India Chapter 5?

4. Why does Radhakrishnan consider nuclear weapons dangerous?

5. What is myth used in The Fire and the Rain?

6. How did Chandan cause the death of Tara?

7. What is the theme of Two Leaves and a Bud?

8. Why did Ira's husband desert her?

9. What is the childhood prophesy for Maya?

10. Who is Kamat in That Long Silence?

PART B-(5×5=25)
Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b).

11. (a) Explain Parthasarathy's description of the river in "River once".

Or

(b) Explain the theme of "Obituary".

12. (a) How does Nehru describe the past of India?

Or

(b) What according to Radhakrishnan, are the prerequisites for world peace?

13. (a) Trace the circumstances that led to the death of Tara.

Or

(b) Examine the role of paravasu in The fire and the Rain.

14. (a) Trace the circumstances that led to the death of Gangu.

Or

(b) Comment on the role of Velan in The Guide.

15. (a) Comment on the role of Kamat in That Long Silence.

Or

(b) How did the tannery affect the life of Rukmani and Nathan-Explain.

PART C-(3 × 10 = 30)
Answer any THREE questions.

16. Write a critical appreciation of The professor.

17. Analyse Nehru's portrayal of India in "Discovery of India" "Chapter V.

18. Examine Girish karnad's use of the myth in "The fire and the Rain".

19. Analyse the theme of The Cat and Shakespeare.

20. Comment on the feminist theme in Cry the Peacock.

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