BEGC-101 · December 2025 · English
IGNOU BEGC-101 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
INDIAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-101, December 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 16 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (HONOURS) ENGLISH (BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2025
BEGC-101 : INDIAN CLASSICAL
LITERATURE
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer questions from all Sections as
directed.
Section—A
I. Answer any four of the following questions
in about 100 words each : 4×5=20
Q1.“How cruel your sharp -pointed arrow s, swift-winged ! Never should they fall on his tender frame [ 2 ] BEGC–101 Like tongues of flame on a heap of flowers. Quickly withdraw your well -aimed arrow, bound to protect the distressed, not strike the pure.” Explain the above passage with reference to the context.
Q2.“I whom the Pandavas did not suffer to be touched by t he wind in my house before, they now allow to be touc hed by this miscreant. The Kuru s allow- methinks that time is out of joint -their innocent daughter and daughter -in-law to be molested.” Explain the above lines with reference to the context. [ 3 ]
Q3.Write a short note on Sudraka as a dramatist.
Q4.What is the significance of the ‘Palace of Illusions’ in the Mahabharata ?
Q5.What purpose does the prologue serve in Mrichchhakatika ?
Q6.Write a note on the character of Sakara in Mrichchhakatika ?
Section—B
II. Answer any two of the following questions in
about 250 words each : 2×10=20
Q7.Discuss the significance of the spaces of the hermitage and the court in Abhijnana Sakuntalam.
Q8.Examine the implications of caste and class in the story of Karma in the Mahabharata. [ 4 ]
Q9.Comment on the thematic richness of Mrichchhakatikam.
Q10.Explain the concept of ‘akam’ and ‘puram’ tinais in Sangam poetics.
Section—C
III. Answer any three of the following questions
in about 350 words each : 3×20=60
Q11.Discuss the themes of love and marriage in the play Abhijnana Sakuntalam.
Q12.What are the typical features of an epic ? In what way is the Mahabharata different from a western epic ?
Q13.Comment on the complex narrati ve pattern of the Mahabharata. [ 5 ]
Q14.Critically analyse the representation of women characters in Mrichchhakatika.
Q15.Comment on the statement that “ the transformation of mortal beings into immortal ones is unique to Cilappatikaram.”
Q16.Discuss the theme of justice in Cilappatikaram.