BEGC-132 · June 2022 · English
IGNOU BEGC-132 June 2022 Previous Year Question Paper
SELECTIONS FROM INDIAN WRITING : CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-132, June 2022 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (GENERAL) (BAG)
Term-End Examination
June, 2022
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 have lost dignity in the eyes of the people By being in the company of saints. The wise men who sit in bliss lost to all worldly ways.
(b) Two magic eyes with a hundred charms Have put my sad heart’s rest to flight; Now who would care to go and tell Dear love my sad and lonely plight ?
(c) The reed cut off its hand Gave it to me and said Take it I too am her servant.
(d) Drunk with the saliva Sucked from the dripping mouth, My poisonous poetry Scattered like fragrant flowers.
(e) Gently rouse her, calling in tones soft, Lest she should with loudness be jarred. Full asleep is she, her eyes half open, Such beauty in blameless purity makes me afraid.
(f) These are the colours of destiny of immutable truth and the colours also with which warring pawns are daily decorating our towns.
Q2.In what ways can Bhakti and Sufi poetry be said to be similar ? Give examples.
Q3.Comment on the Ghazal as an art form. What is its significance ?
Q4.How have the themes of Dalit poetry changed over time ? Illustrate.
Q5.Discuss the story ‘Sapavimochanam ’ as the protest of a woman against the unfair rules of society. Give examples. 20 [ 4 ]
Q6.Explain what Sisir Kumar Das means by the term ‘Mad Lover’.
Q7.Discuss ‘Cultural Invasion’ with reference to North-East India.
Q8.Can a history of Indian Literature be written chronologically ? Why ? Why not ? 20 BEGC–132 20,240