BEGE-141 · December 2023 · English
IGNOU BEGE-141 December 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
UNDERSTANDING PROSE
Structured previous year question paper for BEGE-141, December 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 9
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
(CBCS)
Term-End Examination
December, 2023
BEGE-141 : UNDERSTANDING PROSE
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer any five questions. All questions
carry equal marks. Each answer should be
in approximately 400-500 words, unless
stated otherwise.
Q1.Write short notes on any two of the following : (200 words each) : 2×10=20
(a) Expository prose
(b) Differences between biography and autobiography
(c) Origin of letter-writing
(d) Figures of speech
Q2.Why does Iona pour out his history to the m are in Chekhov‟s story „Misery‟ ?
Q3.Examine Kincaid‟s essay „On Seeing England for the First Time‟ as a personal essay reflecting her anger against the English.
Q4.How were Gandhi‟s days spent in Calcutta as given in his autobiography ?
Q5.Discuss Anne Frank‟s Diary as a literary work.
Q6.How were Queen Victoria and Prince Albert different ? Why did the English aristocracy disapprove of Albert ?
Q7.Write a critical appreciation of Margaret Laurence‟s speech „My Final Hour‟.
Q8.Summarize the main ide as given in Nehru‟s “The Quest of Man”.
Q9.What does the comment “Be strong before people, only weep before God”, from the short story „Mother‟, show about the mother‟s character ?