BEGC-111 · December 2023 · English
IGNOU BEGC-111 December 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
WOMEN’S WRITING
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-111, December 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (HONS.) ENGLISH (BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2023
BEGC-111 : WOMEN’S WRITING
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
(i) This question paper is split up into three
Sections A, B and C.
(ii) All Sections are compulsory.
(iii) There are internal choices in each
Section.
Section—A
Q1.Explain with reference to the conte xt any four of the following (in 100-150 words) : 4×5=20
(a) I willed my Keepsakes – Signed away What portion of me be Assignable – and then it was There interposed a Fly– [ 2 ] BEGC–1111
(b) This is a noon for strangers who part The window-drapes and peer in, their hot eyes Brimming with the sun, not seeing a thing in Shadowy rooms and turn away and look So yearningly at the brick-ledged well.
(c) But you stand still where the string was broken , You never guess how many forms you gave me, I, like Lalla, rose in the late hours of the night, and lulled you in my lap and woke you up.
(d) This is a noon for strangers with mistrust in Their eyes, dark, silent ones who rarely speak At all, so that when they speak, their voices Run wild, like jungle voices.
(e) They’ve quickened now, with life. Even as you wash rice, fish, vegetables Even as you peel, cut, bake, stir and cook the thieving letters on the wall will take wings
Section—B
Note : Attempt any four of the following questions
(in 250-300 words each).
Q2.What do you understand by the term ‘New Woman’ ?
Q3.Discuss Wollstonecraft’s ideas on Reason and Rationality.
Q4.Whose story does the Chandrabati Ramayana narrate ?
Q5.Comment on the narrative technique of Pandita Ramabai with examples.
Q6.Describe the transformation of the girl whom Rosemary brings home in ‘A Cup of Tea’.
Section—C
Note : Answer any two of the following question (in
400-500 words each).
Q7.How far do you think Gilbert is responsible for what happens to Angela in ‘The Legacy’ ? Give reasons for your aswer.
Q8.Do you think that women should have the freedom to decide what they want for themselves ? Answer with reference to ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’.
Q9.Do you think ‘A Kitchen i n the C orner of the House’ is a critique of patriarchy ? Why ?
Q10.Would you agree that Sunlight on a Broke n Column is a novel of growing up ? Give a reasoned answer.