Exam Details
| Subject | english | |
| Paper | paper 1 | |
| Exam / Course | civil services main literature | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | union public service commission | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2010 | |
| City, State | central government, |
Question Paper
cs mains 2010 ENGLISH Paper I
(Literature)
Tin1.e Allowed: Three Hou??s I I Maximum Marks I
INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates should atte1npt Question Nos. 1 and 5
which are co,npu(sory?? and any three of the
re111aining questions?? selecting at lea??t one
question fron1. each Section..
The 11u111.ber of niarks carried by each question
is indicated at the end of the question.
Answers must be written in English ..
(Contd.)
Section
1. Write short notes on any three of the following:
20x3=60
The role of.the Fool in King Lear.
The Metaphysical. element 1n John Donne"s poetry.
'The Rape of the Lock' as a Satire on eighteenth century 'Polite Society'.
The theme and style of 'Michael' . as an example of Wordsworth's poetic principles.
2. What are the features that distinguish Jacobean· tragedy from the Elizabethan? Discuss with examples. 40
What do you understand by the term "Neo- Classicism" 20
What were the major preoccupations of the Victorian writers Illustrat?? from the texts you have studied. 40
Comment on the Caliban-Prospero relationship in The Tenzpest. 20
4. What relevance does A Doll's House have to ·contemporary life in the 21st century pive your views. 60
Section
5. Study the fo11owing poem and answer the questions
which follow: each answer shou1d be around 60
words·. 10x6=60
Mirror
I am silver.- and exact. I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see, I swallow imm.ediate]y Just as it is, unmisted by love or -dislike. I am not cruel, only truthful The eye of a little God" four-cornered. Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall. It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long I think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers. Faces and. darkness separate us 9ver ar:id over. Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me, . . Searching my, reaches for what she really ·is Then she turns to i those liars, the candles· or the moon.
I see her back, and reflect it faithfully. She rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands.
I am itnportant to .her. She· comes a.nd goes. Each mom ing it is her face that Te places tb.e darkness.·
In me she has drowned a young girl and in me an old woman
Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish .
Paraphrase the poem in 6-8 sentences.
What is the theme of the poem?
Identify the speaker and the claims made by the speaker of the poem.
What is the relationship between the woman and the speaker?
Explain the words "'Now I am a lake" .
Comment on the meaning of the last two lines.
6. Gulliver's Travels and The · Adventures of Huckleberry Fin.n are known as chi1dren's classics. What appeal do they hotd for the adult reader Discuss. 30
"The tale is that of a man-hunt.,, Do you agree with this critical view with reference to Pride and Prejudice 30
7. Consider Tom Jones as a comic epic in prose about a foundling?? 30
Critically examine the role played by coincidence in Tess of the Urbervilles. 30
8. Maggie Tulliver's two re1ationships · with Philip Wakem and Stephen Guest were both doomed to failure. Analyse the reasons behind this. 60
(Literature)
Tin1.e Allowed: Three Hou??s I I Maximum Marks I
INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates should atte1npt Question Nos. 1 and 5
which are co,npu(sory?? and any three of the
re111aining questions?? selecting at lea??t one
question fron1. each Section..
The 11u111.ber of niarks carried by each question
is indicated at the end of the question.
Answers must be written in English ..
(Contd.)
Section
1. Write short notes on any three of the following:
20x3=60
The role of.the Fool in King Lear.
The Metaphysical. element 1n John Donne"s poetry.
'The Rape of the Lock' as a Satire on eighteenth century 'Polite Society'.
The theme and style of 'Michael' . as an example of Wordsworth's poetic principles.
2. What are the features that distinguish Jacobean· tragedy from the Elizabethan? Discuss with examples. 40
What do you understand by the term "Neo- Classicism" 20
What were the major preoccupations of the Victorian writers Illustrat?? from the texts you have studied. 40
Comment on the Caliban-Prospero relationship in The Tenzpest. 20
4. What relevance does A Doll's House have to ·contemporary life in the 21st century pive your views. 60
Section
5. Study the fo11owing poem and answer the questions
which follow: each answer shou1d be around 60
words·. 10x6=60
Mirror
I am silver.- and exact. I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see, I swallow imm.ediate]y Just as it is, unmisted by love or -dislike. I am not cruel, only truthful The eye of a little God" four-cornered. Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall. It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long I think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers. Faces and. darkness separate us 9ver ar:id over. Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me, . . Searching my, reaches for what she really ·is Then she turns to i those liars, the candles· or the moon.
I see her back, and reflect it faithfully. She rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands.
I am itnportant to .her. She· comes a.nd goes. Each mom ing it is her face that Te places tb.e darkness.·
In me she has drowned a young girl and in me an old woman
Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish .
Paraphrase the poem in 6-8 sentences.
What is the theme of the poem?
Identify the speaker and the claims made by the speaker of the poem.
What is the relationship between the woman and the speaker?
Explain the words "'Now I am a lake" .
Comment on the meaning of the last two lines.
6. Gulliver's Travels and The · Adventures of Huckleberry Fin.n are known as chi1dren's classics. What appeal do they hotd for the adult reader Discuss. 30
"The tale is that of a man-hunt.,, Do you agree with this critical view with reference to Pride and Prejudice 30
7. Consider Tom Jones as a comic epic in prose about a foundling?? 30
Critically examine the role played by coincidence in Tess of the Urbervilles. 30
8. Maggie Tulliver's two re1ationships · with Philip Wakem and Stephen Guest were both doomed to failure. Analyse the reasons behind this. 60