MAEG-08
December Examination 2016
MA (Final) English Examination
Indian Writings in English and in Translation
Paper MAEG-08
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 80
Note: The question paper is divided into three sections B and C. Write your answers as per instructions given below.
Section A 8 × 2 16
(Very Short Answer Questions)
Note: This section contains 8 questions with very short answers (one word, one sentence and definition type item) having weightage of 16 marks. Examinees are supposed to attempt all questions. Each question carries 2 marks. Maximum word limit of answers is 30 words.
What is subject matter of Tagore's Gitanjali?
"Three happy children in a darkened room!" Whom does this line refer to and in which poem of Toru Dutt?
For what does the mother thank God after being stung by the scorpion?
What is the popular superstition associated with the scorpion?
414
MAEG-08 1500 3 (P.T.O.)
MAEG-08 1500 3 (Contd.)
414
What is Bakha in Mulk Raj Anand's novel "Untochable"?
What feelings does the poetess convey in the poem "The
Sunshine Cat"?
What is missing between the relationship of Monisha and
Jiwan in Anita Desai's novel, The Voices in the City?
(viii) Comment upon the women characters in Shahi Deshpande's
novel.
Section B 4 × 8 32
(Short Answer Questions)
Note: This section contains 8 questions. Examinees are
supposed to answer any 4 questions. Each question
carries 8 marks. The weightage of this question comes
to 32 marks. Examinees must limit each answer to 200
words.
What are the thematic concerns in the poem 'Conquest' by
Sarojini Naidu?
Write a critical note on Toru Dutt's poem "Sita".
How does Kamala Das hint at the miseries of a forlorn woman
in "The Sunshine Cat"?
Discuss Abhijnana Shakuntalam by Kalidas as a tragi-comedy.
How does Shashi Deshpande describe the realities of life
faced by the educated middle class career women? Discuss
with reference to the novel "The Dark Holds Terror"
How far does Rama Mehta succeed in reflecting upon the
conflicts between the tradition and the modernity in the novel,
Inside the Havelli?
MAEG-08 1500 3
414
Illustrate how do 'vague fear' and 'anguish' outlast in the life of
Indira Goswami in, "An Unfinished Biography"?
Which social issues has Mahesh Dattani undertaken to
examine in his work "Social Solutions"? Does he any solutions
to them up his sleeves?
Section C 2 × 16 32
(Long Answer Questions)
Note: This section contains 4 long answer type questions. Each
question carries 16 marks. Examinees are supposed to
attempt any 2 questions. The weightage of this section is
32 marks. The limit of each answer must not exceed 500
words.
10) Write a literary appreciation of Kalidas's Abhignana
Shakuntalam.
11) How far does Raja Rao's novel Kanthapura capture the
Gandhian method of Satyagarh in eradicating socio-political
malaise?
12) Make your observations on Kamala Das's feminine sensibility.
Does she portray authentically the situation of the woman in
contemporary social ethos?
13) Discuss Aurobindo's Savitri as a legend and mystical symbol.