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Subject writings on contemporary issues
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Exam / Course english
Department
Organization Mar Ivanios College
Position
Exam Date November, 2017
City, State kerala, thiruvananthapuram


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P.T.O.
MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
First Semester B.A. B.Sc. Degree Examination, November 2017
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Foundation Course English
AUEN121.1 /AUEN121.2: Writings on Contemporary Issues
for 2015 Admissions Only
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions each in a word or in a sentence.
1. What is the Bengali version of "Unending Love"
2. was the capital of the Pandavas.
3. What is apartheid
4. What is the full form of UDHR
5. What is it that „blasts the new born Infant‟s
6. Who was the „other with Kasturba Bai
7. What is patriarchy
8. Who was Uka
9. Who is the translator of "Oppol"
10. Who is Triton
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph not exceeding 50 words.
11. How has globalization changed the role of the government
12. Explain the terms Prakriti and Sanskriti.
13. Differentiate between human rights and citizenship rights.
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14. How does Blake criticize the Church
15. Why does Bakha say, „Now, Mahatmaji, now you are talking‟
16. How does patriarchy deny women their subjectivity
17. Comment on Valiamma‟s attitude to Appu.
18. Write a note on the World Bank.
19. The sacred groves.
20. Explain „...I‟d rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed out
21. The theme of Tagore‟s poem.
22. Why was Bakha „thrilled to the very marrow of his
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words.
23. The evil of Caste system in India.
24. The "Thinnai" concept of Sangam texts.
25. The significance of the Prithu myth.
26. The ecological significance of Grandeur".
27. A short appraisal of "The World is Too Much with Us".
28. How does globalization challenge human rights
29. What are Gandhi‟s views on untouchability
30. Explain "socialization theory" propagated by Sylvia Walby.
31. A short note on Appu Oppol relationship.
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, each in about 300 words.
32. Write an essay on the dangers of Globalization as envisioned by Amit Bhaduri.
33. Impact of Colonialism on forests.
34. A critical analysis of Blake‟s "London".
35. The views of the young poet in Mulk Raj Anand‟s "Untouchable".
15 30 Marks)



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  • history of english literature i
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