Dibrugarh University| B.A/ B.COM/ B.SC | CBCS| Alternative English| Question Paper - (Nov/ Dec) - 2022| 1st Semester
2022
(Nov/ Dec)
ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH
Paper: AECC – 2
Full Marks: 40
Pass Marks: 16
Time: 2 hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions
Unit – I
1. Answer the following questions: 5x4=20
(a) “Non-violence
is superior to violence.” Explain the above line with reference to M. K. Gandhi’s
The Doctrine of the Sward.
Or
Write an
illustrative note on Sinn Feminism.
(b) Discuss the
features of the caste system in India as outlined by Ambedkar in Prospects of
Democracy in India.
Or
“The prospects
of democracy is bleak in India.” Discuss.
(c) No foreigner
can speak English exactly as an Englishman. How can a non-native speaker of
English be understood in England? Discuss with reference to Spoken English and
Broken English by G. B. Shaw.
Or
What is a Cockney
dialect? Why are people ashamed of speaking it? Discuss.
(d) Elaborate
Shaw’s views on Company manners and home manners.
Or
What are
Gandhi’s views on ‘forgiveness’ as underlined in his essay, The Doctrine of the
Sword?
UNIT – II
2. Answer the following questions: 5x4=20
(a) Examine the
significance of the title, How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy.
Or
Write the
character sketch of Pahom.
(b) How does O.
Henry portray the affluent section of the city in The Unfinished Story?
Or
Why did Dulcie
change her mind about going out on a date with Piggy?
(c) How do the
Indian and Pakistani soldiers view their role in the war that they are fighting?
Examine with reference to The Dog of Tithwal.
Or
Who is the central
character in Manto’s The Dog of Tithwal? How does the central character draw
out the several layers of meaning in the story? Justify your answer.
(d) Write a note
on the ending of the story, The Unfinished Story by O. Henry.
Or
Discuss the
symbolic significance of Manto’s story, The Dog of Tithwal.
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