M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2018
First Semester
English
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
(CBCS 2017 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all the questions.
1. What was the quarrel between the flowers?
2. Who are snakes and goats according to Ezekiel?
3. How does the river Vaigai lament its present condition?
4. What is the major peculiarity of the Great House?
5. Why is Lord Shiva called a Destroyer? What does he
destroy?
6. Who alone can witness the mystic dance of Shiva?
7. Why does Tughlaq shift his capital?
8. What public announcement does Tughlaq want Barani to
make after the death of Shihals?
9. What transforms the guiet village of Rukmani into a
noisy place?
10. Why does Ira's husband send her back to her house?
Sub. Code
7MEN1C2
AFS-0473
2
Ws8
Part B x 5 25)
Answer all the questions, choosing either or
11. How does Aurobindo portray man in his poem
transformation?
Or
What does Ezekiel mean by "Home is where we
have to gather grace"?
12. Describe how Parthasarathy contrasts the river of
the past and present.
Or
Attempt a critical appreciation of Mamta Kalia's
Tribute to Papa.
13. What does "Om" stand for?
Or
Who is The Silent Sage in The Dance of Shiva?
14. Why was Malini unable to get justice for the death
of Laxmi?
Or
Render an evaluation of Tughlaq as a political
allegory.
15. Sketch the character of Rukmani.
Or
How does Balram become a successful
entrepreneur?
AFS-0473
3
Ws8
Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. How did the Lotus flower come into existence?
17. Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem small scale
reflections on a great house.
18. Comment on the writing style of Nehru.
19. Examine Tughlaq as a historical play.
20. Bring out the significance of the title Nectar in the Sieve.