M.A. (Semester (CBCS) Examination Mar/Apr-2018
English (Paper IV)
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Time: 2½ Hours
Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: All questions are compulsory. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1
Rewrite the following sentence by choosing the correct alternative:
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is the name of the fictional region of England in which Hardy's novels are set.
Wales
Dorcet
Wessex
Dorcester
The name of the standing deity of Garambi is
Harneshwar
Murudeshwar
Vithhal
Vyaghreshwar
is the name of the servant who falls in love with Eustacia.
Charley
Hummer kin
Little Pete
Sam
is the name of the central character in Garambicha Bapu.
Sapat Bapu
Afat Bapu
Anna Khot
Dinkar
Eustacia's great dream is to move to
Paris
London
Edgon Heath
East Anglebury
Bapu's maternal aunt lived in
Garambi
Bhutwadi
Harne
Sakharpendi
is the name of Mrs. Yeobright's house.
Howard's end
Rainbow
Blooms End
Mistover Knapp
returns from Paris in The Return of the Native.
Thomasin
Diggory Venn
Damon
Clym Yeobright
came to Flora asking for a flower queen.
Psyche
Love
Venus
Cupid
10) Sabbath is
A day of religious observance in Jews
A day of religious observance in Christians
A day of religious observance in Islam
A day of religious observance in Parsees
11) The protagonist in A Prayer XIII expresses her modest desire to have a 'content' and
Heaven
Material pleasures
Death
Hell
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12) A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields by Toru Dutt was originally written in
English
German
Bengali
French
13) The American School of Comparative Literature came as a reaction against
The French School
The German School 1
The European School
The World Literature
14) In My Vocation Toru Dutt prefers to a material one.
Spiritual gain
Monetary gain
Family gain
Social
Q.2
Answer the following question in brief (Any Seven)
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Why did Thomasin write a letter to Diggory Venn?
Why was Thomasin willing to inform Clym of her buffed marriage?
Where and when did Eustacia first meet Clym? How did he influence the girl?
What was the secret of the reddleman's deep concern for Thomasin's happiness?
Write in brief on the social work of Bapu of Garambi?
Why did Bapu want to be the Sarpanch of Garambi?
Briefly comment on the relationship between Bapu and Dinkar.
What is the theme of the poem Love Came to Flora…?
Q.3

Write short notes on any two of the following:
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The concept of the Comparative Literature.
The importance of the Comparative Literature in the Indian context.
The History of the Comparative Literature.

Answer in brief any two of the following.
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Write in brief on the French School of Comparative Literature.
What is the interdisciplinary nature of the Comparative Literature?
Write a brief note on The American School of Comparative Literature.
Q.4
Write a critical note on the regional aspects in The Return of the Native and Garambicha Bapu.
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OR
Discuss the theme of man women relationship in the novels The Return of the Native and Garambicha Bapu.
Q.5
Discuss the theme of nature, death and religion in the poems of Emily Dickinson and Toru Dutt you have studied.