BEGC-111 · December 2025 · English
IGNOU BEGC-111 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
WOMEN’S WRITING
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-111, December 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (HONOURS) ENGLISH (BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2025
BEGC-111 : WOMEN’S WRITING
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
(i) The question paper is divided into
three Sections : Section A, Section B
and Section C.
(ii) Attempt all the questions. There is
internal choice in each Section.
Section—A
Q1.Explain with reference to the context any four of the following (in 100-150 words each) : 4×5=20
(a) I willed my Keepsakes–Signed away What portion of me be [ 2 ] BEGC–111 Assignable–and then it was There interposed a Fly–
(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) For the akshara you scratched on the walls so furtively, the akshara you tried to match with the sounds you heard They’ve quickened now, with life. [ 3 ] BEGC–111
(d) Her dream, like the dreams of a dozen other women. But she woke up before the dream began. And then she never fell asleep again.
(e) Verily the snuggling case of my bosom is she And the honour of her father’s tilted cap. A daughter she is, a houri of paradise; Once she leaves home, it will be for ever.
Section—B
Note : Answer any four of the following
questions (in 250-300 words each).
4×10=40
Q2.Discuss the importance of language with reference to women’s writing. [ 4 ]
Q3.Briefly trace the themes in A Vindication of the Rights of Women.
Q4.How does Chandrabati deviate from accepted narratives in her Ramayana ? Illustrate.
Q5.What, according to you, are the implications of Angela’s diary in ‘The Legacy’ ? Give a reasoned answer.
Q6.Do you agree that A T estimony of Our Inexhaustible Treasure is a ‘spiritual autobiography’ ? Give reason s for your answer.
Section—C
Note : Answer any two of the following
questions (in 400-500 words each).
2×20=40
Q7.Attempt a reading of Philips ’ personality in ‘A Cup of Tea’ with suitable examples. [ 5 ]
Q8.How does ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ address issues of mental health specially with reference to women ? Illustrate.
Q9.Discuss the symbolic significance of the kitchen in ‘A Kitchen in a Corner of the House’.
Q10.Comment on the women characters in Sunlight on a Broken Column. What role do they play in the overall scheme of things ?