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P.T.O.
MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
First Semester B.A. B.Sc. Degree Examination, November 2016
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Foundation Course English
AUEN121.1 /AUEN121.2: Writings on Contemporary Issues
Common for Regular 2016 Admn. and Improvement 2015 Admn.
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions each in a word or in a sentence.
1. Expand SEWA.
2. From which book is the essay of Amit Bhaduri titled „Globalization and Education: Third World Experience‟ taken from
3. Who was the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim who visited India during the 5th Century BC
4. What does the acronym FRBM Act stand for
5. Who broods over the world in the poem Grandeur‟ by G.M. Hopkins
6. Identify the form of the poem „The World is too Much with
7. Who is the central character in the novel Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand
8. In which year was, „The American Declaration of Independence‟ adopted
9. In which collection did William Blake‟s poem „London‟ appear
10. Who is the author of Arthasastra
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph not exceeding 50 words.
11. What is G-20
12. What is the theme of the poem „Unending
13. Why did the ascetics exile themselves to forests
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14. Why does Wordsworth say, "we are out of tune" in the poem, „The World is too Much with Us"
15. How does William Blake criticize the Church and Palace in his poem „London‟
16. Why did Appu quarrel with Kuttisankaran
17. Why does Gandhi want to be reborn as an „Untouchable‟
18. What is John Locke‟s natural rights theory
19. How did patriarchy deny women their subjectivity
20. How is the forest depicted in Kalidasa‟s writings
21. How has the role of the government changed after globalization
22. Define the concept of Human Rights.
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words.
23. Analyze Hopkins‟ optimism in the poem, Grandeur‟.
24. Explain the dichotomy in the terms Prakriti and Sanskriti.
25. Narrate the myth of Prithu and comment on its significance.
26. Comment on the relationship between Appu and Valiamma.
27. How does Wordsworth lament on the loss of spirituality in the poem „The World is too Much with
28. What are the major challenges to Human Rights
29. How, according to the poet Iqbal Nath Sarshar, did the West misinterpret the Upanishads
30. Discuss the three different explanations of Gender.
31. How does the world system resemble the apartheid system
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, each in about 300 words.
32. Elucidate the main arguments put forward by Avinash Jha in the essay „The Globalized World‟.
33. Discuss the theme of gender discrimination in M.T. Vasudevan „Oppol‟.
34. "The World is too Much with unleashes a world absorbed in materialism and that which has distanced itself from nature" Explain.
35. Briefly describe the different attitudes towards forests in Indian culture.
15 30 Marks)