M.A. (Semester IV) (CBCS) Examination, 2017
ENGLISH (PAPER VIII)
TRANSLATION STUDIES
Day Date: Thursday, 18-05-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 02.30 PM to 05.00 PM
N.B. All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Rewrite the following by choosing the best alternatives given
below:
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What is that echoes in the ears of the poet in the poem, My
Songs?
The cry of the earth The sound of the train
The sound of the gun The cry of the woman
Sunset in the bus mirror is
A dull image
The rising wave of a life dazzlingly brilliant
Symbolic of nothing Both and
The poem Deep Runs the Well is translated from Konkani by

Sacheen Pai Raikar Paresh Narendra Kamat
Ashok Vajpeyi Kamala Das
The book Madhushala was published in
1932 1939 1935 1936
Where is the speaker in the poem Say You Do Love?
In the garden In the hospital
In the Church Both
Nikhileshwar describes the driver of a lorry as
An ideal driver An idle driver
A slave of speed A clever driver
Name the Urdu writer of the story Toba Tek Singh.
Saadat Hasan Manto Premchand
Gulzar None of these
In the story Catastrophe, Bhungi's only source of livelihood
was a
Parching oven Sewing machine
Washing machine Both
The novel Cocoon opens with reference to Pandurang
Sangavikar's
Marriage Affair with a collage girl
Nostalgic memories Both
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10) Kosala was first published in
1965 1966 1963 1999
11) The heart of the poet in the poem Bitter Truth is hardened like

Harsh metal Metalled roads
Tar roads Both
12) is the young Muslim trader.
Palani Pareekutty
Chembankunju None of these
13) The story Blue Flags is written by
Sharankumar Limaye Satish Limbale
Sharan Nemade Sharankumar Limbale
14) The women working in the sugarcane fields are compared with

Criminals in the prison Slaves in the camp
Bullocks tethered to the oil press War criminals
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What is the dream of the poet in the poem, If I could be
Twenty Again?
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Explain the title Madhushala.
Describe the magic of the word in the poem, The Word.
What does the poet see in the bus mirror?
Describe the pitiable condition of a common man as given in
the poem, Bitter Truth.
Describe the exploitation of the Tamil workers in the sugarcane
field of Mauritius.
Describe speaker's condition in the hospital as given in the
poem, Say You Do Love.
What songs flow through the reed of the poet in the poem, My
Songs?
Q.3 Write short notes on any two of the following. 08
The concept of equivalence in translation studies.
Authenticity in translation.
Translation as interpretation.
Answer any two of the following in brief. 06
Describe general principles of code of conduct that a
translator requires in his job.
Comment on the role of politics in the process of
translation.
Comment on the role of ethics in relation to translation.
Q.4 'Cocoon is not only a gripping personal account of Pandurang
Sangvikar. It is also a powerful sociological and cultural
commentary'. Discuss the statement of Dilip Chitre with examples.
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OR
Discuss various themes intermingled by T. S. Pillai in the novel
Chemmeen.
Q.5 Discuss Toba Tek Singh as a powerful satire on partition between
India and Pakistan.