BEGC-114 · June 2023 · English
IGNOU BEGC-114 June 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
POST-COLONIAL LITERATURES
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-114, June 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 9
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (HONOURS) ENGLISH
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
June, 2023
BEGC-114 : POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
(i) Answer any five questions.
(ii) Question no. 1 is compulsory.
Q1.Discuss any two stanzas with reference to context : 10×2=20
(a) Laying the small bones out in rows of the moon to suck.
(b) Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer and these the last verses that I write for her.
(c) What is that to the white child hacked in bed ? To savages, expendables as Jews ?
Q2.Problematize the ideas of ‘gender’ with a critical discourse on Nadine G ordimer’s July’s People.
Q3.Distinguish the two bro ad periods into which South African writings can be classified.
Q4.Discuss the importance of family and social life in Grace Ogot’s ‘The Green Leaves’.
Q5.Attempt a critical appraisal of Derek Walcott as a poet and dramatist.
Q6.What are the major concerns of the writings of David Malouf ?
Q7.Describe the development of Marathi Theatre with its historical background.
Q8.Explain how song and dance taken from Indian folk forms create a special blend in the play ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’.
Q9.Discuss postcolonial literatures with their critical nuances.