BEGC-132 · December 2021 · English
IGNOU BEGC-132 December 2021 Previous Year Question Paper
SELECTIONS FROM INDIAN WRITING : CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-132, December 2021 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (GENERAL) (BAG)
Term-End Examination
December, 2021
BEGC-132 : SELECTIONS FROM INDIAN
WRITING : CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
(i) Answer five questions in all.
(ii) Q. No. 1 is compulsory.
(iii) All questions carry equal marks.
Q1.Explain with reference to the context any four of the following : 4×5=20
(a) I live in you whatever and however you appear. Save me or kill me as you wish, Only never leave me in other hands.
(b) Having flung away the pearls and the corals, I wear a garland of wild flowers The waters of my tears have sown a creeper of love Now that creeper has borne the fruit of bliss.
(c) Were we and those on behalf of whom we fought The same folk ? Or were we, in fact, the agents of our oppressors– Sympathetic, well-meaning, well-schooled agents ?
(d) Where has vanished your heartline has some text explosion Sucked it underground ?
(e) See how the letters move in the eyes of the mind, then leap over, back to the wall.
(f) 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.
Q2.What do you understand by the term ‘Dalit’ ? Is Dalit L iterature written for a purpose ? Explain.
Q3.What, according to N. K. Naik, is the relevance of Indian English Literature ?
Q4.How is the oral tradition linked to the issue of identity of the people of North-East India ?
Q5.How does ‘Sapavimoc hanam’ break ster eotypes and prevalent myths ? Illustrate. 20 [ 4 ]
Q6.What are the main elements of Sufi poetry ? Give examples.
Q7.Why is English a popular medium of expression for writers of North-East India ?
Q8.Discuss with reference to the texts you have studied, some of the themes that women take up in their writing.