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S.D.N.B. Vaishnav College for Women (Autonomous)

CAT-I Examination           Date : 23/12/2021

20PELCT1004 -Indian Writings in English               

Max. Marks : 15 Marks            Duration :2hours

Section A (15*1=15 marks)

Answer ALL questions
1.
(K,CO) =(
1,
1).
The English "Gitanjali" or Song Offering by Tagore is a collection of ______prose poems.

A.)
101

B.)
102

C.)
103
::

D.)
104

2.
(K,CO) =(
2,
2).
In Gitanjali 92, Death is compared to __________

A.)
Barrier of moments

B.)
meanest of lives

C.)
light
::

D.)
lowliest seat

3.
(K,CO) =(
1,
3).
In Jayantha Mahapatra's poem "Hunger" inside the lean-to of the fisherman what splayed the hours?

A.)
clock

B.)
Palm Fronds

C.)
Sticky Soot

D.)
Oil lamp
::

4.
(K,CO) =(
1,
2).
In Jayantha Mahapatra's poem "Hunger" why does the poetic persona feel that his flesh is heavy

A.)
He was carrying the daughter of the fisherman

B.)
He was carrying the old nets

C.)
He was ashamed of the fisherman's wile

D.)
None of the above
::

5.
(K,CO) =(
2,
3).
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In Jayantha Mahapatra's poem "Hunger" --------- is compared to a wound

A.)
Froth

B.)
Old net

C.)
Lean-to
::

D.)
Palm fronds

6.
(K,CO) =(
2,
1).
According to Tagore, what leads us to freedom and perfection

A.)
Knowledge

B.)
Clear Stream of Reason

C.)
Truth

D.)
tireless striving
::

7.
(K,CO) =(
3,
2).
Through his Jejuri poems Kolatkar wishes to convey

A.)
Importance of Religious rites

B.)
Religious hypocrisy
::

C.)
Importance of pilgrimage

D.)
All of the above

8.
(K,CO) =(
1,
1).
Who wrote the Preface to "Gitanjali" in 1913?

A.)
Ezra Pound

B.)
Tagore

C.)
W.B.Yeats
::

D.)
Sarojini Naidu

9.
(K,CO) =(
3,
1).
In Nissim Ezekiel's poem what has the power to make"the deaf hear and the blind recover sight"

A.)
Patience

B.)
true love

C.)
Poetic Creativity
::

D.)
Perseverance

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10.
(K,CO) =(
2,
1).
In the poem Gitanjali 35, the poet wants the words to come from

A.)
The depth of spirit

B.)
The depth of truth
::

C.)
The depth of inner heart

D.)
The depth of mind

11.
(K,CO) =(
3,
1).
Anita Desai's "Fire on the Mountain" ends _______

A.)
on an unequivocal note

B.)
with an epiphany

C.)
with certainty

D.)
None of the above
::

12.
(K,CO) =(
3,
3).
After whose retirement did Ila Das want to become the principal at the Home Science College?

A.)
Miss Davies

B.)
Mr. Kaul

C.)
Mrs.Chatterji
::

D.)
None of the above

13.
(K,CO) =(
2,
2).
What games did Nanda Kaul and Ila Das play in their childhood?

A.)
Oranges and lemons

B.)
Cooking doll’s meals

C.)
Badminton

D.)
All of the above
::

14.
(K,CO) =(
3,
2).
Nanda Kaul was sure that Sei Shonagun will be pleased with Carignano for its ______

A.)
Sparseness

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B.)
Cleanness

C.)
Austerity

D.)
All of the above
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15.
(K,CO) =(
3,
3).
How did Nanda Kaul view Raka

A.)
Grasshopper

B.)
Cricket

C.)
Mosquito

D.)
All of the above
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