DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. (English)/B.A. (English) Addl. DEGREE
EXAMINATION, MAY 2016.
INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. What are the Indian philosophies that were discussed by
Vivekananda in his address?
2. Write a note on Toru Dutt's attitude to nature as revealed
in "Our Casuarina Tree".
3. Critically analyse Sri Aurobindo's "Satyavan and Savitri".
4. Discuss Mul Raj Anand's sympathy for the under dog
with particular reference to Untouchable.
5. Sketch the character of Krishna.
6. Write a note on the Chastity of the low-class woman in
the novel A Handful of Rice.
7. Discuss the role played by Nanda Kaul in Fire on the
Mountain.
8. Write a note on the circumstances leading to the death of
Sheikh Imam-Ud-din.
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SECTION B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9. Write an essay on Nehru's views of India.
10. Discuss the evolution of thought of "An Introduction".
11. Write an essay on the blend of humour and satire in The
English Teacher.
12. A Handful of Rice is a blend of exploitation and
corruption Discuss.
13. Write an essay on Raka setting fire to the forest.
14. What picture of women does Tendulkar present in his
play. Silence! The Court is in Session?
15. Discuss the merits and demerits of Muhammad-bin-
Tughlaq.