BEGC-101 · December 2022 · English
IGNOU BEGC-101 December 2022 Previous Year Question Paper
INDIAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-101, December 2022 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 16 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (HONOURS) ENGLISH
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2022
BEGC-101 : INDIAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : There are three Sections in this paper —
Sections A, B and C. Attempt questions from
all three Sections. In Section A attempt any
four; Section B attempt any two and Section
C attempt any three.
Section—A
Note : Write short notes on any four in about
100 words/Explain with reference to the
context. Each questions carries 5 marks.
5×4=20
Q1.“This deer is of the Hermitage, O King ! He should not be killed no no. do not strike him down.” [ 2 ]
Q2.Folk elements in the Mahabharata.
Q3.“I don’t have my match on earth or in all three words ! C hallenge the Kaunteya to a game of dice. With my skill with the dice, king, I am certain to take from him his kingdom and his radiant fortune, in your behalf, bull among men.”
Q4.“This music hall is empty ! Where could the actors home gone ? (reflecting) Ah ! I got it ! — The home of a sonless person is empty; he who doesn’t have a real friend finds all the time empty; the quarters are empty to a food; and everything is empty to a poor man.”
Q5.‘Through the sky She carried him ashore, and received him of his pain. She is my family deity. Give my daughter her name.
Q6.Authorship of the Mahabharata. [ 3 ]
Section—B
Note : Answer any two questions in about
250 words each. Each question carries
10 marks. 2×10=20
Q7.Discuss Kalidasa as a secular humanist.
Q8.What is the significance of the palace of illusion or the Maya Palace in the Mahabharata ?
Q9.Comment on the use of verse and prose in
Q10.Write a detailed note on the use of metaphors in Tamil poetics.
Section—C
Note : Answer any three questions in about
500 words each. Each question carries
20 marks. 3×20=60
Q11.Comment on the treatment of women in The Loom of Time/Abhijnana Shakuntala, with reference to any three female characters. [ 4 ]
Q12.Do you think Karna believes in Duryodhana’s cause ? If yes, why ? If not, then why does he continue to support Duryodhana ? Discuss.
Q13.Comment on the three types o r categories of characterisation in Citappatikaram.
Q14.Attempt a character analysis of Sarvilaka in
Q15.Discuss the evocation of the V ira and the Srangara Rasa in Abhijnanashakuntalam.
Q16.Is the theme of love central in S hudraka’s Mrichchhakatikam ? Give a reasoned answer.