BEGC-103 · December 2025 · English
IGNOU BEGC-103 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-103, December 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 7 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (HONOURS) ENGLISH
(CBCS) (BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2025
BEGC-103 : INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : There are three Sections in this paper —
Sections A, B and C . All Sections are
compulsory, though there is internal
choice within the Sections.
[ 2 ] BEGC–103
Section—A
Q1.Explain any four of the following passages with reference to the context , giving brief critical comments in about 150 words each : 4×5=20
(a) Some like the flame of her marriage fire; Or rich with the hue of her hearts’ desire, Tinkling luminous tender and clear Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.
(b) My father, sceptic, rationalist Trying every curse and blessing Powder, mixture herb and hybrid He even poured a little parafin, Upon the bitten toe and put a match to it.
(c) When she was four or five She sat on a village swing And her cousin, six or seven, Sat himself against her. [ 3 ] BEGC–103
(d) There is a house now far away where once I received love That woman died, The house withdrew into silence.
(e) But do not blame my blood So thin, so clear, so fine The oldest blood in the world That remembers as it flows All the gems and all the gold.
(f) She sways like a flower in the wind of our song; She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream, She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream. [ 4 ]
Section—B
Q2.Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each : 2×10=20
(a) Types of novels
(b) Character sketch of Raja the tiger in A Tiger for Malgudi
(c) Critical analysis of the poem Bangle- Sellers.
(d) Prose style of Mulk Raj Anand.
Section—C
Note : Attempt any three of the following
questions in about 600 words each.
3×20=60
Q3.Analyse the novel A Tiger for Malgudi as an allegory. [ 5 ]
Q4.Discuss The Binding Vine as a stream of consciousness novel.
Q5.“ ‘The Lost Child’ can be interpreted at two levels—surface and deeper level. ” Do you agree ? Give a reasoned answer.
Q6.Attempt a critical appreciation of Nissim Ezekiel’s ‘Enterprise.’
Q7.What is the basic theme of the story ‘Swimming Lessons ’ ? Give a detaile d answer.