BEGC-103 · December 2021 · English
IGNOU BEGC-103 December 2021 Previous Year Question Paper
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-103, December 2021 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
BACHELOR IN ENGLISH HONOURS
(CBCS) (BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2021
BEGC-103 : INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : This paper has three Sections : A, B and C.
All Sections are compulsory though there is
internal choice within the Sections. Number
of words and marks are given after each
question.
Section—A
Q1.Explain any four of the following passages with reference to the context, giving brief critical comments (150 words each) : 4×5=20
(a) Lightly O lightly, we bear her along, She sways like a flower in the wind of our song; She skims like a bird on the foam of a
(b) My mother only said Thank God the scorpion picked on me And spared my children.
(c) The trip had darkened every face, Our deeds were neither great nor rare. Home is where we have to gather grace.
(d) The river has water enough To be poetic About only once a year And then It carries away In the first half hour Three village houses
(e) The tiles have fallen here and there The windows whine and groan And every night The rats come out of holes And scamper past our door.
(f) Of hope that sows for the years unborn And faith that dreams of tarrying morn, The fragrant peace of the twilight’s breath And the mystic silence that men call death. [ 3 ]
Section—B
Q2.Write short notes on any two of the following (in 250 words each) : 2×10=20
(a) Character of Rita in A Tiger for Malgudi
(b) Ending of the novel The Binding Vine
(c) Theme of “Swimming Lessons”
(d) Imagery in “Palanquin Bearers”
Section—C
Note : Attempt any three of the following questions
in about 600 words each.
Q3.Trace the four different stages of the tiger’s lif e as seen in the novel A Tiger for Malgudi.
Q4.Would it be correct to call The Binding Vine a feminist novel ? Give reasons for your answer. [ 4 ]
Q5.Attempt a critical analysis of the poem “Night of the Scorpion”.
Q6.Is it possible to interpret “The L ost Child” on two levels ? If so, give reasons for your answer.
Q7.Why is learning swimming so important for the protagonist of the short story “Swimming Lessons” ? Give a reasoned answer.
Q8.Trace the origin of Indian poetry in English and comment briefly on some Indian English poets.