BEGC-132 · December 2023 · English
IGNOU BEGC-132 December 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
SELECTIONS FROM INDIAN WRITING : CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-132, December 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 7
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
BACHELOR OF ARTS (GENERAL)
(BAG) (ENGLISH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2023
BEGC-132 : SELECTIONS FROM INDIAN WRITING :
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt five questions in all. Question No. 1
is compulsory. All questions carry equal
marks.
Q1.Explain with reference to the context any four of the following : 4x5=20
(a) Iam neither fire nor air I know not who I am Neither I know the secrets of religion Nor am I born of Adam and Eve Ihave given myself no name I know not who I am
(b) Iam the boat you are the sea, and also the boatman. Though you never make the shore, though you Let me sink, why should I be foolish and afraid ?
(c) Ilove the Handsome one he has no death decay nor form no place or side no end nor birthmarks T love him O mother. Listen.
(d) He sends no news, nor shows his face, On the day of love, for truth, Khusrau. The loved one tricked me and went away If I could find him, I will keep Him in my heart with love always.
(e) Give me, a quill, quickly She must be looking for me The reed cut off its hand Gave it to me and said Take it I too am her servant.
(f) Dancing Kobra eyes Twist into the body Striking at a corner of the soul asleep, sticking one’s tongue out on those full moon nights.
Q2.What do you understand by Ghazal ? Explain the role and function of the Ghazal form in the early medieval period.
Q3.On the basis of Sujit Mukherjee’s essay ‘Propositions’, write an essay on the links between language, culture and power. Also give quotations from the text to support your answer.
Q4.What are the similarities between Sufism and the Bhakti movement in India ? Give examples from ‘The Mad Lover’ to support your answer.
Q5.Who is also known as ‘The Greatest of the Bauls of Bengal’ ? What do you know about the ‘Baul Culture’ and ‘Baul Gaan’ ? Give examples.
Q6.What do you understand by the term ‘Dalit Voices’ ? Write a narrative essay on three Dalit writers.
Q7.Write short notes (in 100 words each) on any four of the following : 5x4=20
(a) B.R. Ambedkar and Dalit Literature
(b) Cultural Invasion
(c) Summary of ‘Hijan Hirao’
(d) Narrative Techniques
(e) Madhab Jalia in Chandrabati Ramayan
(f) Theme of ‘Sapavimochanam’
(g) Laxmi Kannan as a poet