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MEG–07
Twentieth Century Literature
M. A. English (MEG–10)
Second Year, Examination, 2017
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 60
Note : This paper is of sixty (60) marks containing three
(03) sections A, B and C. Attempt the questions
contained in these sections according to the detailed
instructions given therein.
Section–A
(Long Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‗A‘ contains four (04) long answer type
questions of fifteen (15) marks each. Learners are
required to answer two (02) questions only.
1. Critically examine Eliot‘s ‗The Wasteland‘.
2. Discuss the theme of The Play Boy of the Western
World.
3. Comment on Mrs. Dalloway as a novel that details a
day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway a fictional high
society woman in post First World War England.
4. Discuss Orwell as an Essayist.
Section–B
(Short Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‗B‘ contains eight (08) short answer type
questions of five (05) marks each. Learners are
required to answer four (04) questions only.
1. Write a short note on Indian Philosophy in ‗The
Wasteland‘.
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2. Briefly explain the significance of the title ―Sailing to
Byzantium‖.
3. Write a short note on Dylan Thomas as a poet.
4. Discuss the allegorical element in Saint Joan.
5. Explain briefly the significance of title The Play boy of
the Western World.
6. Explain the meaning Stream of Consciousness
technique.
7. What do you mean by Oedipus Complex ?
8. Give briefly Orwell‘s main motive in ‗Shooting an
Elephant‘.
Section–C
(Objective Type Questions)
Note : Section ‗C‘ contains ten (10) objective type
questions of one (01) mark each. All the questions
of this section are compulsory.
1. What is the full name of T. S. Eliot ?
2. What was the name of Yeats beloved, whom he
considered to be his Muse ?
3. What is the name of the wife of the Protagonist in
‗Look Back in Anger‘ ?
4. What is the real name of George Orwell ?
5. In which year was G. B. Shaw awarded The Nobel
Prize in Literature ?
6. To which country did J. M. Synge belong ?
7. What is the name of the husband of Clarissa
Dalloway ?
8. Write the name of Stephan Dedalus‘ father in ‗A
Portrait of the Artist as a youngman‘.
9. What is the full name of D. H. Lawrence ?
10. Huxley wrote ‗Brave New World‘ in 1931. In which
year was the book published ?
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