LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

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U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

FIRST SEMESTER – April 2009

EL 1055 – ENGLISH THROUGH INDIAN REFLECTIVE WRITINGS

 

 

 

Date & Time: 02/05/2009 / 1:00 – 4:00 Dept. No.                                                    Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

SECTION – A

I  Answer any TEN of the following in about 50 words each:                (10 x 3 = 30)

 

1. How is the tailor associated with Ved Mehta’s family?
2. What did Gandhi do to steal his wife’s heart?
3. What is Gandhi’s expectation of a woman?
4. What is a benefit dinner? What is the reason for the benefit dinner mentioned in the text?
5. Why is the hero of the story Another Community not given a name?
6. How does the post master drive away his loneliness in the village?
7. Comment on Ratan’s affection for the post master.
8. What does the Arjun tree symbolize to Ketu and his friends?
9. What is the purpose of the lady’s visit to the town in the story Gifts?
10. What is Ezekiel’s attitude towards religion and dogma in the poem In India?
11. How does the poet feel nostalgic about her native place in the poem Hot Noon in Malabar?
12. How does the girl in the kitchen react on hearing the sound of the airplane?

 

SECTION – B

II  Answer any FIVE of the following in about 100 words each:                (5 x 6 = 30)

 

1. Bring out the impact of Globalization on Indian agriculture and farming.
2. “Indias are endless.” What kinds of India does Ved Mehta talk about in Between the Two Worlds?
3. Describe the life of the Tibetan refugees in Delhi.
4. Attempt a character sketch of the hero of the story Another Community.
5. Assess critically Ezekiel’s views on the Indian urban culture.
6. Describe the treatment meted out to the national bird.
7. Sketch the character of Chaya in Water.

20. Comment on the significant role played by prince Abhijit in Mukta-Dhara.

 

SECTION – C

III  Answer the following in about 300 words each:                             (3 x 10 = 30)

 

21. a) How does the trip to Hardwar become an eye-opener to the author? Discuss.

(OR)

1. b) What are Gandhi’s views on women? Do you agree with them? Give reasons.
2. a) Write an essay on the conditions of working women in India.

(OR)

1. b) Why does the author call the benefit dinner as “commodification of one’s own suffering”?
2. a) “The personality and teachings of Dhananjaya in Mukta-dhara are similar to those of

Mahatma Gandhi.” Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons.

(OR)

1. b) List down the causes for water scarcity and suggest means of procuring more water

meeting the needs of Chennai populaion.

 

IV   24. a) Complete the following passage by filling in the blanks with suitable articles and

                  prepositions.                                                  (10 x 1 = 10)

 

In another city there was —1— little girl. On the street she lived —2—, there was a small bookstore, glass-fronted. If she stood —3— her toes, her eyes and nose alone would reach the glass window. It stood —-4—- a swiveling bookcase. A small patch of —5—- blue sky, the moonlight threading through it like embroidery, a boat. ——6—– sea and boat and moonlight blended together —-7—- a mass of blueness. She loved blue very much. Every time she reached —8— street corner, her eyes and nose would press ——–9—– the glass. —-10—- shopkeeper noticed her one day and called her in.

 

 

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