B.A. (Prog.

) Ist Year (IInd semester)

Paper: English Discipline (Elective English)

Long Questions:

1. The story Lihaaf (The Quilt) by Ismat Chughtai deals with the subject of homosexuality in a
complex manner. Elaborate.
2. Comment on the role of Sufi and Bhakti tradition in transforming the contemporary society.
3. What is a dramatic monologue and how does Robert Browning use it in his poem, "My Last
Duchess?"
4. Comment on the role of the speaker in the Preludes, and discuss how the poet engages with
time and the cityscape.
5. Discuss the central theme of Auden's 'Musee des Beaux Arts.'

Short Notes On:

1. Critically comment on the following lines:

“There she weaves by night and day
A magic web with colours gay.
She has heard a whisper say,
A curse is on her if she stay
To look down to Camelot.
She knows not what the curse may be,
And so she weaveth steadily,
And little other care hath she,
The Lady of Shalott.”

2. Critically comment on the following lines:

" ... Six o'clock.
The burnt-out ends of smoky days."
3. Bring out the importance of dharma in the story The Holy Panchayat by Munshi Premchand.
4. The theme of "The MCC" by R.K.Narayan
5. Comment on the ingenuity of Zainaba.
 B.A. (Prog.) IIIrd Year (VIth Semester)

Paper: English Discipline (Elective English)

Long Questions: (15 marks)

1. In “Tonight I can Write,” how are the man and the woman ‘no longer the same’ while the night is
the ‘same’? Why does the poet repeat the line, ‘Tonight I can write’? What is the impact of this line
in the poem?
2. What does the mermaid symbolize in ‘The Mermaid and the Drunks’? Why do the drunks treat the
mermaid badly?
3. “In Silence! The Court is in Session, Tendulkar has depicted the plight of a young woman, who is
betrayed by the male dominated society.” Comment on this statement with suitable references from
the text.
4. Rohinton Mistry’s Such a Long Journey highlights the political malaise prevalent in post-
independence India. Comment.
5. Comment on the significance of the title Such a Long Journey.

Write short notes on: (10 marks)

1. “The World renowned Nose” as a satire on modern Indian society.

2. The significance on the title, “The Hunt”
3. Why does Neruda address his ode to clothes?
4. Was Jimmy Bilimoria a true friend of Gustad? Discuss in the light of Rohinton Mistry’s novel
Such a Long Journey.
5. Discuss the ways in which Rohinton Mistry highlights the lifestyle of Parsi community in the
novel Such a Long Journey.

B.A. (Prog.) Ist Year (Ist OR IInd Semester)

Paper: English A

Sample questions:
1. Recently you have chosen as the Best Student of the year by a Committee chaired by the
Principal of your college. Write a letter thanking him/her for the singular honour bestowed on you
while there have been many other eligible candidates for the award.
2. Write a letter to your younger brother advising him to take part in Sports regularly.
3. Write a paragraph on how you are enjoying your professional sports life
4. Write a resume for applying as a Trainee in an IT Company.
5. Write a Review for your favourite Book.
 B.A. (Prog.) IInd Year (IIIrd OR IVth Semester)
Paper: English A

Sample Questions:

1. You have been asked to interview Salman Rushdie about his upcoming book. Prepare a
draft of the interview to be sent to the editor.
2. Write a feature article focusing on the status of public transportation in Delhi.
3. Write a Notice informing the student body of your college about an upcoming Dance
competition to be organized by your department.
4. Write a dialogue between Tanvi and Prabha who are debating the pros and cons of
internet access to children below the age of 10.
5. You have recently returned from a college trip to Kaziranga National Park. Write a
detailed report of the trip to be published in your college magazine.

Generic Elective Ist Year (Semester II)

Paper: Readings on Indian Diversities and Literary Movements

Long Questions: (15 marks)

1. Why, according to Sujit Mukherjee, do Western models of literary history fail in the context of
India? What are some of his propositions for evolving a more suitable approach to the writing of
Indian literary histories?
2. In a “Flowering Tree’, the female protagonist shifts from being a woman to a ‘Thing’ and in the
end recovers her agency and dignity. Substantiate.
3. Write down the theme of “The Mad Lover” by Sisir Kumar Das.
4. Discuss the role of Sufi and Bhakti tradition in transforming the contemporary society.
5. Comment on the title of the story “Lajwanti” by Rajinder Singh Bedi in the light of the gendered
violence which took place during the Partition.

Short Questions: (10 marks)

1. Does Amrit Rai believe that there is a real difference between Hindi and Urdu?
2. Examine Mahadeviakka’s Vachana as a poem of protest.
3. Point out two similarities between Meera and Rabia with reference to Sisr Kumar Das’ essay
4. “The Mad Lover”
5. Write a short note on Hindavi.
6. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow:
But the last cart-driver stopped his cart and took a look. There lay a
shapeless mass, a body. Only the face was a beautiful woman’s face.
 She wasn’t wearing a thing.

i) What is the original language in which the story was written? Name the translator.
ii) Whose body was lying as the shapeless mass?
iii) How did the “beautiful face” get the “shapeless body” ?
iv) How is the mutilation of a woman’s body used to discuss issues regarding environment
as well as gender? (2+2+3+3)

Generic Elective- II Year (IVth Semester)

Paper: Language, Literature, and Culture

Long Questions:

1. Examine with suitable examples the issue of gendering in the English language.
2. Discuss the relationship between language and class with suitable examples.
3. Discuss the relationship between globalization and contemporary Indian culture.
4. Discuss the nature and tradition of Urdu ghazals with reference to the poems in your course.
5. Discuss the significance of the title “Jhoothan” in the story by Omprakash Valmiki.

Short Questions:

1. Comment on the title “Touch-Me-Not” in the story by Ismat Chughtai.

2. Write a short note on Sarvilaka’s skill as a thief in Mrichchakatika?
3. Compare and contrast the term ‘culture’ and ‘popular culture’
4. Explain Code Switching and Code Mixing.
5. Define the following in 80-100 words:
i) Dialect
ii) Slang
iii) Standard language
iv) Bilingualism

B.A. (Prog.) IIIrd Year (VIth Semester)

Paper: Mass Communication

Long Questions:

1. To what extent do you think that the press is “the guardian of democracy and the protector of
public interest?” Illustrate your answers with suitable examples.
2. Which mode of mass communication is most effective and which is least effective in a culturally,
socially and linguistically diverse society like India? Give reasons with suitable examples in support
of your answer.

3. Cyber media is still marginal in significance in a developing country like India. Do you agree? Give
reasons for your answer.

4. Using a terror attacks or natural disaster as example, comment on the role of the media. Did the
media act responsibly or was it unethical in its treatment of this event?

5.Discuss the responsibilities of the press with special reference to the laws of defamation and libel.

Short notes On:

1. Paid news

2. Sensationalism in news coverage

3. Press Commission of India

4. Media portals

5. Contempt of Court.

B.A. (Hons.) IIIrd Year (VIth Semester)

Paper: DC English

Short notes On:

1. Write short notes on cross-currents of form and content in literary traditions amongst different
Indian languages.

2. Write short notes on any two of the following:

i) Qissa

ii) novel

iii) ghazal

iv) gatha

3. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.

"The English have not taken India, we have given it to them. They are not in India on their own
strength, but because we keep them."
i) Who is the author of these lines? Name the text.

ii) In what context was the text written?

iii) How have we given India to the English?

iv) Explain the significance of the words "we keep them" ? (2+2+3+3).
 4)What are the difficulties in translating tribal songs into English, according to G N Devy?

5)How does Bama highlight the oppression faced by her community in Karukku?

LongQuestions:
1. "We cannot write like the English. We should not. We can write only as Indians." Explain Raja
Rao's statement by giving an example from the extract of his novel Kanthapura.

2. What according to Akho should be the relationship between Sanskrit, the classical trans-regional
language and Gujarati, the regional language?

3. Enumerate the defining characteristics of tribal literature with suitable examples from the texts in
your course.

4. How does Sujit Mukherjee explain the problems in Indian literary historiography with the example
of a scene from classical Sanskrit drama?

5. How does the Baul song exemplify the politics-poetics of the Sufi-Bhakti tradition?

B.A. (Hons.) Ist Year (IInd semester)

Paper: AECC

Short Questions

1. Define ‘Organizational Communication’. What are the different types of organizational

communication?
2. What do you understand by the term ‘Proxemics’?
3. What is Grapevine Communication?
4. Explain the term Semantic Noise with the help of appropriate examples.
5. Identify the 7 Cs of Effective Communication.
Long Questions

1. Write a letter to the Principal of your college requesting her to allow you and your team
to participate in the annual Debate Competition of St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata.
2. You are a reporter for The Daily News, and have been asked to interview the founder of a
successful start-up in your city. Write a draft of the interview to be sent to the editor.
3. You and your friend Bunty are discussing the merits and demerits of reservation in public
employment. Write a dialogue to record your conversation.
4. You have recently returned from a college trip to Kaziranga National Park. Write a
detailed report of the trip to be published in your college magazine.
5. Translate the following passage into Hindi:
 Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s
garden. It was a large, lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood
beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that in the spring-time broke out
into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat on the
trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them.
“How happy we are here!” they cried to each other. One day the Giant came back. He had been to
visit his friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years. After the seven years
were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined
to return to his own castle.

B.Com. (Hons.) IIIrd Year (VIth semester)

Paper: Business Communication

Short questions:
1. What are the different ways of making citations? Illustrate with examples.
2. Discuss the importance of silence in communication.
3. Explain the importance of the manager in the domain of formal communication.
4. Distinguish between the various kinds of listening.
5. Grapevine

Long Questions:
1. Discuss how technological advances have influenced various tools in e-correspondence.
2. What rules should be followed for preparing a bibliography? Give a bibliographical entry for a
book with one author.
3. Draft the minutes of the meeting of the Branch Managers, ICICI Bank, at which the following
matters were discussed:

 Annual increment to be given to the employees for the year 2016-2017

 Selection of the General Manager
 Closing of the financial year
 Effects of Demonetisation

4. Imagine you are the Regional Manager of an organization. There has been a fire in the godown.
Write a report on the incident.
5. Draft a notice for the students of your college informing them about an awareness program to be
organised on organ donation.