BEGC-101 · June 2025 · English
IGNOU BEGC-101 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
INDIAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-101, June 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 4 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (HONOURS) ENGLISH
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
June, 2025
BEGC-101 : INDIAN CLASSICAL
LITERATURE
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer questions from all Sections as
directed.
Section—A
Q1.Answer any four of the following in about 100 words each : 4×5=20
(i) “Perish the sinful thought, Why are you out to sully your family’s honour and to make me fall; you are like a river [ 2 ] BEGC–101 that crumbles its banks to muddy its crystal stream, and uproots the tree growing by its edge.” Explain the above passage with reference to the context.
(ii) “Take notice, Kurus ! He will be the end of this house ! Do not prefer the opinion of children who are untaught, Lord ! Do not become the cause of the ghastly perdition of your line.” Explain the above passage with reference to the context.
(iii) Write a short note on Bhavabhuti as a dramatist.
(iv) What is the function of the Prologue in Abhijnana Shakuntalam ? [ 3 ] BEGC–101
(v) Comment on the use of verse and prose
(vi) Write a short note on Sangam Literature.
Section—B
Q2.Answer any two of the following questions in about 250 words each : 2×10=20
(i) What is the purpose of dramatic art according to Bharatamuni’s Natyashastra ?
(ii) Discuss how the theme of kingship is handled by Kalidasa in Abhijnana Sakuntalam.
(iii) Comment on the complex narrative pattern of the Mahabharata. [ 4 ] BEGC–101
(iv) Explain the significance of ‘Sutradhar’ and ‘Nati’ in Mrichchhakatika.
Section—C
Q3.Answer any three of the following questions in about 350 words each : 3×20=60
(i) In Abhijnana Sakuntalam , how does Kalidasa rework the story of Sakuntala as narrated in the Mahabharata ?
(ii) What were the questions raised by Draupadi before the audience at the court, at the time of her humiliation ?
Q4.What do these questions tell us about her character ?
(iii) Explain the significance of Vidura’s speech before the departure of the Pandavas to the forest as a consequence of the second game of dice. [ 5 ] BEGC–101
(iv) Critically comment on characterisation
(v) What are ‘Akam’ and ‘Puram’ tinais in classical Tamil poetry ? Examine how they are employed in Cilappattikaram.
(vi) Explain how the concept of ‘Dharma’ is central to the structure of the Mahabharata.