C.U. ENGLISH HONOURS QUESTION PAPERS- PART-I
FIRST PAPER
One of the most important year for English Honours Students.
The syllabus of English Honours was changed in 2010. And in the subsequent years i.e. 2011 and 2012, the Question Paper format was revised twice to make it tougher for the students. Now this format makes it impossible to leave any sections aside. A student would have to study thoroughly covering the complete syllabus.
A better way to study is to make a choice regarding the short and long answers. Mark the sections from where you wish to study only long answers and then then prepare the short answers from the other two sections only.
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2012
ENGLISH-HONOURS
First Paper
Full Marks-100
The figures in the
margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are
required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Three questions
will have to be answered (one
question of 16 marks and two questions
of 7 marks each) taking only one
from each section. Examinees are not
allowed to answer twice from the same section.
Group-A
(O.E. Period- 1750)
Section-1
1. Write a short essay on Old English Christian Poetry? 16
2. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2
(a) Battle of Maldon
(b)The Canterbury Tales
Section-2
3. Critically assess the contribution of the University Wits
to English Drama. 16
4. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2
(a) Francis Bacon
(b) Faerie Queene
Section-3
5. Assess the importance of Augustan Satire with reference
to any two authors. 16
6. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2
(a) John Milton
(b) Gulliver Travels
Group-B
(1750-2000)
Three questions
will have to be answered (one
question of 16 marks and two questions
of 7 marks each) taking only one
from each section. Examinees are not
allowed to answer twice from the same section.
Section-1
7. The Romantic Revival in English Poetry is a ‘return to
nature’. Do you agree? Justify your answer.
8. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2
(a) Jane Austen
(b) William Blake
Section-2
9. Give an account of the Victorian non-fiction prose with
special reference to the works of any two authors. 16
10. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2
(a) Charles Dickens
(b) In Memoriam
Section-3
11. Write an essay on the Theatre of the Absurd.
16
12. Write short notes on the following (each in 250 words): 7X2
(a) Siegfried Sassoon
(b) Salmon Rushdie
PHILOLOGY
Group-A
13. Answer any one of the following (in 450 words):
(a) There has been uninterrupted possibility of Latin
influence on the English Language. Answer with illustrations. 12
(b) Bring out with illustrations any two important aspects
of the Scandinavian influence on the English language. 12
Group-B
14. Write word notes on any four:
2X4
Assassination, egg, island, children, by-law, picture,
admiral, trusteeship.
Group- C
15. Answer any one of the following (in 450 words):
(a) Discuss any two ‘regular processes’ by which the native
resources are utilized to form new words In English.
(b) Assess the American influence on the English language.
Group-D
16. Answer any one of
the following (in 300 words):
(a) Verner’s Law and its significance.
8
(b) Examine Shakespeare’s influence on the English
Language.
8
(c) Bring out the influence of biblical phrases and words on
the English Language.
8
