BEGC-114 · December 2024 · English

IGNOU BEGC-114 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper

POST-COLONIAL LITERATURES

Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-114, December 2024 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 7

Verified: 5 Aug 2026

B. A. (HONOURS) ENGLISH

(BAEGH)

Term-End Examination

December, 2024

BEGC–114 : POST–COLONIAL LITERATURES

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer five questions in all. Question No. 1

is compulsory. All questions carry equal

marks.

Q1.Critically interpret any two of the following stanzas with reference to context : 10×2=20

(a) Laying the small bones but in rows for the moon to suck. We call this living from one day to the next. [ 2 ] BEGC–114

(b) This is all. In the distance someone is singing. In this distance. My soul is not satisfied that it has test her.

(c) Stone of the sun, pure among territories, Spain veined with bloods and metals, blue and victorious.

Q2.Make a critical appraisal of the poetic devices used in the poem, “Tonight I can write”.

Q3.Define some of the recurring issues in the South African society. How are they tackled in South African writings ?

Q4.How do you see Bam and Maureen’s political viewpoint in the text ‘July’s People’ ?

Q5.Chart the growth of post -colonial short story.

Q6.What are your observation s about Derek Walcott’s attitude towards history ?

Q7.Define the role of the ‘Sutradhar’ in the play ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’.