BEGC 101 Question paper December 2022

Note: There are three Sections in this paper—Sections A, B and C. Attempt questions from all three Sections. Section A attempts any four; Section B attempts any two and Section C attempts any three.

Note : Write short notes on any four in about 100 words/Explain with reference to the context. Each question carries 5 marks.
5×4=20

1. “This deer is of the Hermitage, O King !
   He should not be killed…..no…..no. do not strike
   him down.”
2. Folk elements in the Mahabharata.
3. “I don’t have my match on earth or in all three words! Challenge the Kaunteya to a game of dice. With my skill with the dice, king, I am certain to take from him his kingdom and his radiant fortune, on your behalf, bull among men.”
4. ‘Through the sky. She carried him ashore and received him of his pain.
5. She is my family deity. Give my daughter her name.
6. Authorship of the Mahabharata

Section—B
Note: Answer any two questions in about 250 words each. Each question carries 10 marks. 2×10=20

7. Discuss Kalidasa as a secular humanist.
8. What is the significance of the Palace of Illusion or the Maya Palace in the Mahabharata?
9. Comment on the use of verse and prose inMrichchhakatikam.
10. Write a detailed note on the use of metaphors in Tamil poetics.

Section—C
Note: Answer any three questions in about 500 words each. Each question carries 20 marks. 3×20=60

11. Comment on the treatment of women in TheLoom of Time/Abhijnana Shakuntala, with reference to any three female characters.
12. Do you think Karna believes in Duryodhana’s cause ? If yes, why ? If not, then why does he continue to support Duryodhana ? Discuss.
13. Comment on the three types or categories of characterisation in Citappatikaram.
14. Attempt a character analysis of Sarvilaka in Mrichchhakatikam.
15. Discuss the evocation of the Vira and the Srangara Rasa in Abhijnanashakuntalam.
16. Is the theme of love central in Shudraka’s Mrichchhakatikam ? Give a reasoned answer.

Download BEGC 101 Previous Years Question paper December 2022

This is the previous year’s question paper for IGNOU BEGC 101 INDIAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE. Understanding the previous year’s question paper helps us to have an idea about the upcoming IGNOU Term-End Examination.