Nalanda Open University
Annual Exam 2016
I.A/I.Sc./I.Com, Part-I
Language Literaure (English), Paper-I
Time: 3.00 Hrs. Full Marks: 80
Candidate are required to give their answer in their own words as far as practicable.
Answer any five questions. Question no.1 is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Choose the correct answer of each of the following questions from the options given below.
Who has written "The Imp and the Bread"?
Leo Tolstoy Jawahar Lal Nehru Mulk Raj Anand
The second glass of vodka turned the peasant and his friends into.
Wolves Foxes Pigs.
What lesson do you learn from this story?
Greediness is good Greediness is bad to enjoy life is good.
Who has written "India Again"?
E.M. Forster Mahatma Gandhi Humayun Kabir
What social changes the writer noticed when he came to India?
India had become more prosperous
More ladies in their lust attire were seen at social functions
Indians had become richer now
What kind of a writer E.M. Forster is?
a social reformer a novelist a journalist
Who has written "The cobbler and the Machine"?
E.M. Forster Mulk Raj Anand R.K. Narayan
(viii) what lesson do you learn form "The cobbler and the Machine"?
Machines are good for men Machines are bad for men
Machines should serve the purpose of men
What, according to the villages, was the cause of the death of Saudagar?
A serious illness An accident a devil
Who has written "Stopping by woods on a snowy Evening"?
Robert Frost William wordsworth Alexander Pope
What kind of a poem "Stopping by woods on a snowy Evening is?
a didactic poem a nature poem a patriotic poem
What moral lesson does it give to the readers?
life is a bed of roses Hurdles have to be crossed before attaining success in life
one should fear the hurdles in life.
(xiii) Who has written "Story of India"?
Jwaharlal Nehru Mulkraj Anand Mahatma Gandhi
2. Do you think that Draupadi caused the Mahabharat between the Kaurawas and Pandavas?
Discuss the great role played by Draupadi in "Mahabharat".
3. Give a character sketch of Portia.
4. Bring out the salient features of Mohenjodaro civilization.
5. Describe the origin of the earth.
6. Tell in brief the story of "As You Like it".
7. Write a critical appreciation of "The Gift of God".