M.A. (Semester II) (CBCS) Examination, 2017
ENGLISH (Paper II)
INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE
Day Date: Friday, 28-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 10.30 AM to 01.00 PM
N.B. All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Choose the correct alternative:
Which of the following poems of Anita Nair begins and ends with
the same line?
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Hello Lust Happenings on the London Underground
The last Rites The eleven Clock News
Which of the following statements is not true of the poem "May
You Sleep A Million Years, Shiva?
The speaker in the poem stands before the god unwilling to be
cowered.
The speaker has appeased the demands of his/her calling.
The speaker has chanted the name of Shiva a million times
and more.
The speaker is an atheist.
In the poem Happenings on the London underground, at every
stop, the mysterious gloomy voice of God spoke
Mind the gap Mind your tongue
Mind your business Mind your head
The phrase heap of occurs in the
The last Rites The Face Mask
Hello Lust The Eleven O'clock News
Which of the following statements is not true of the poem The
Face Mask?
The face mask is made up of yoghurt, turmeric power, sandal
paste and rose water.
The speaker uses the face mask to exfoliate the past.
The speaker uses the face mask to cleanse all devastating
faint praise.
The speaker uses the face mask to hide her identity.
The line "Let me brush your hair into a million waves" occurs in
the poem
The Eleven O'clock News Hello Lust
The Last Rites The Face Mask
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"Men die; martyrs are born/But the war must go on. "These lines occur in
the poem…
The Eleven clock News The Soldier's Song
Happenings on the London Underground The Last Rites
In the poem The Last Rites, the speaker commemorates the death of

Mother Father Grandmother Grandfather
In the Poem May You Sleep a Million Years, Shiva, the blessings of the
god are compared
Flowers b)Ashes Heavenly joy Material things
10) Which of the following statements is not true of the poem The Eleven
O'clock News?
The poem is about the martyrdom of Lieutenant Jerry Premraj. Lt. Jerry Premraj died young just after his marriage
Lt. Jerry Premraj died for his country.
Our Soldiers were provided fur lined boots to fight with the enemy.
11) The phrase 'debris of rejection' occurs in the
Happenings on the London Underground The last Rites
May You Sleep a Million Years, Shiva The Face mask
12) Which of the following statements is not true regarding the poem The
Soldier's Song?
The soldier hides in deep furrows of land.
He walks the Khaki hills.
When he spots an intruder, he looks him in the eye.
He shoots to kill his enemy.
13) The poems of Anita Nair are deeply rooted in
The North Indian landscape
The South Indian landscape
The North-East Indian landscape
The West Indian Landscape
14) Which of the following is not a work of Anita Nair?
Ladies Coupe The Better Man
The Better Woman Lessons in Forgetting
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Q.2 Write answers to the following questions in brief [Any seven] 14
What, according to Rashna, is true religion?
Why did Dinyar Panthaki refuse to help Rashna in taking
Tahira to a relief camp?
What advise did Najamai give to Armaity regarding her
marriage?
How did Hoshang defend art?
What kind of relationship was there between Maneck and
Boman?
What is the end of the story The Gift?
Bring out the superstitious nature of Parsis.
What are the salient features of Paris community?
Q. 3 Answer any two of the following questions in brief 08
What are the themes of Indian diaspora?
Write a note on naturalism in modern drama.
What are the major themes of Indian women novelists?
Answer any two of the following questions in ief 06
Write a note on displacement as a theme of Indian diaspora.
Write about the work of Bharati Mukharjee.
Who are the exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd?
Q.4 Comment on the interference of religion in politics with reference to
Karnad'sTughlaq.
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OR
Discuss Tughlaq as a tragedy of an idealist.
Q.5 Elucidate the theme of identity crisis in Jhumpa Lahiri's The
Namesake.