BEGC-132 · June 2023 · English
IGNOU BEGC-132 June 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
SELECTIONS FROM INDIAN WRITING : CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-132, June 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (GENERAL) (BAG)
Term-End Examination
June, 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.Answer, with reference to the context , any four of the following : 5×4=20
(a) Neither among the sinners nor the saints I am neither happy nor unhappy I belong neither to water nor to the earth I am neither fire nor air I know not who I am
(b) I love the Handsome One : he has no death decay nor form no place or side no end nor birthmarks.
(c) Forget me not, the sorrowful, Talk to me with your eyes; Dear heart, I cannot bear the sorrow of parting, Keep me well within your heart.
(d) No, I don’t work for a Shah I said, but for a Shahni, very kind, very well off And I am not the only one Working for her She has many servants Ever ready to do her bidding
(e) These are the colours of destiny of immutable truth and the colours also with which warring pawns are daily decorating our towns.
(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 are the similarities between Bhakti and Sufi poets/poetry ? Illustrate.
Q3.What do you understand by ‘Hindavi’ ? Explain with examples.
Q4.Discuss the significance of In dian writing in English in the socio-cultural context.
Q5.What do you understand by ‘The Aesthetics of Dalit Literature’ ? Offer examples in support of your answer. 20 [ 4 ]
Q6.How do various writers bring out the similarities in the Dalit experience ? Illustrate.
Q7.Explain the importance of translation in the Indian context.
Q8.What are the the mes and issues taken up by women in their writing ? Give examples.