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BS Hons. (2 Semester) Course Title: English Comprehension and Composition
Course Code: 322 Time Allowed: 30 Minutes
Total Marks: 100 Marks for Objective Part: 20

OBJECTIVE PART
Note: Please attempt the answers of this part on the same paper and return to the center superintendent within
the time allowed.
Q1. Choose and encircle the correct choice given against every statement.
i. What is the primary goal of reading comprehension?
(a) Understand (b) Memorize (c) Analyze (d) Connect
ii. Critical reading involves:
(a) Accepting (b) Questioning (c) Ignoring (d) Skimming
iii. When practicing critical reading, which of the following is NOT a good strategy?
(a) Identifying (b) Evaluating (c) Accepting (d) Assessing
iv. What should readers do to improve their reading comprehension skills?
(a) Diverse (b) Short (c) Active (d) Fiction
v. SQ3R was developed by psychologist _____.
(a)Robinson (b)Harrison (c)Nicholson (d)none of these
vi. _____ reading is used to teach or practice specific reading strategies or skill.
(a)skimming (b)scanning (c)comprehension (d)Intensive
vii. _____ properly is the important step to prevent forgetting.
(a)reading (b)reciting (c)regression (d)scanning
viii. In a passage about climate change, what might be a signal word or phrase that indicates the author's
opinion?
(a) "According to" (b) "Consensus suggests" (c) "Personal experience"(d) "Indisputable facts"
xi. When encountering an unfamiliar word while reading, what is a good strategy for understanding its
meaning in the context?
(a) Skip (b) Look up (c) Infer (d) Ignore
x. The word precis has been taken from _____ language.
(a)Italian (b)German (c)Greek (d)French
xi. Structure of a paragraph is divided into _____ parts.
(a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (d)5
xii. A/ an _____ is a shortened form of a work that to a great extent keeps the language of original.
(a)Paragraph (b)Summary (c)abridgement (d)Article
xiii. _____ are also needed in paraphrasing or note-taking to avoid plagiarism.
(a)Quotation (b)examples (c)synonyms (d)idioms
xiv. _____ identifies everything you need to do before you sit down to start your rough draft.
(a)Revision (b)Editing (c)writing (d)pre-writing
xv. What is the first step in getting organized for a research project?
(a) Define (b) Write (c) Collect (d) Organize
xvi. When setting a target for your research, what does the "SMART" goal framework recommend?
(a) Specific (b) Challenging (c) Simple (d) Secret
xvii. What is the primary purpose of a library's catalog system?
(a) List (b) Organize (c) Sell (d) Display
xviii. Which section of the library is most likely to contain academic journals, research papers, and
reference materials?
(a) Fiction (b) Children's (c) Periodicals (d) Audiovisual
xix. What is a common approach to improving critical thinking skills?
(a) Avoiding (b) Relying (c) Practicing (d) Trusting
xx. In critical thinking, what does it mean to "examine assumptions"?
(a) Challenge (b) Accept (c) Ignore (d) Focus

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BS Hons. (2 Semester) Course Title: English Comprehension and Composition
Course Code: 322 Time Allowed: 2:30 Hours
Total Marks: 100 Marks for Objective Part: 80

SUBJECTIVE PART
Note: Attempts all questions. All the questions carry equal marks.
Q2. What is paragraph? Describe the structure, types and techniques of writing an effective
paragraph.
Q3. What is meant by SQ3R? Explain its various components with suitable examples.
Q4. Write characteristics of Precise, Summary and note taking in Writing Skills.
Q5. Write a comprehensive note on “Using library and Critical Thinking”.
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BS Hons. (2 Semester) Course Title: Classical Poetry
Course Code: 304 Time Allowed: 30 Minutes
Total Marks: 100 Marks for Objective Part: 20

OBJECTIVE PART
Note: Please attempt the answers of this part on the same paper and return to the center superintendent within
the time allowed.
Q1. Choose and encircle the correct choice given against every statement.
i. In which century did Geoffrey Chaucer live and work?
(a) 12th (b) 14th (c) 16th (d) 18th
ii. What is the overarching narrative structure of "The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales"?
(a) Mythic tales (b) Recipes (c) Pilgrim stories (d) Theology
iii. Which social class does the character of the Wife of Bath belong to in "The Prologue to the Canterbury
Tales"?
(a) Clergy (b) Nobility (c) Middle class (d) Peasantry
iv. Which descriptor is often associated with Chaucer's writing style in "The Prologue to the Canterbury
Tales"?
(a) Dense (b) Ornate (c) Simple (d) Satirical
v. Which literary form did Chaucer utilize in "The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales"?
(a) Epic (b) Sonnet (c) Ballad (d) Frame narrative
vi. In John Donne's "The Good Morrow," the central theme is:
(a) Love (b) Nature (c) Religion (d) Betrayal
vii. In "The Sun Rising," the speaker reacts to the sun's interruption by:
(a) Welcoming it (b) Dismissing it (c) Scolding it (d) Begging for warmth
viii. Which John Donne poem reflects skepticism about love?
(a) "The Sun Rising" (b) "Falling Star" (c) "Death Proud" (d) "Valediction"
ix. The main theme of John Donne's "Batter My Heart" is:
(a) Divine intervention (b) Earthly pleasures (c) Social critique(d) Farewell to a loved one
x. In "Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," the love between the speaker and the beloved is described as:
(a) Temporary (b) Conditional (c) Passionate (d) Spiritual
xi. In "Paradise Lost," what is the main subject of Book 1?
(a) Creation (b) Rebellion (c) Temptation (d) Fall
xii. Who is Satan's second-in-command in Book 1 of "Paradise Lost"?
(a) Gabriel (b) Michael (c) Beelzebub (d) Uriel
xiii. In Book 9 of "Paradise Lost," who tempts Eve to eat the forbidden fruit?
(a) Satan (b) Adam (c) Raphael (d) Serpent
xiv. Which character in "Paradise Lost" defies God's authority and seeks revenge?
(a) God (b) Satan (c) Adam (d) Raphael
xv. What theme is explored in the temptation scenes of Book 9 in "Paradise Lost"?
(a) Evil (b) Obedience (c) Paradise (d) Love
xvi. The central incident in "The Rape of the Lock" is the theft of a:
(a) Necklace (b) Child (c) Lock (d) Map
xvii. "The Rape of the Lock" is a mock-heroic poem, which means it humorously elevates:
(a) Heroism (b) Trivial events (c) Great heroes (d) Serious themes
xviii. Who cuts Belinda's hair in the poem?
(a) Sir Plume (b) Baron (c) Clarissa (d) Belinda
xix. The tone of "The Rape of the Lock" can be described as:
(a) Tragic (b) Romantic (c) Humorous (d) Religious
xx. Alexander Pope's social commentary in "The Rape of the Lock" criticizes the vanity of:
(a) High society (b) Aristocracy (c) Haircare (d) Dueling
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BS Hons. (2nd Semester) Course Title: Classical Poetry
Course Code: 304 Time Allowed: 2:30 Hours
Total Marks: 100 Marks for Objective Part: 80
SUBJECTIVE PART
Note: Attempts all questions. All the questions carry equal marks.
Q2. Explain with reference to the context any two of the following stanzas. (10+10=20)
1) I from the influence of thy looks receive
Access in every Virtue, in thy sight
More wise, more watchful, stronger, if need were
Of outward strength; while shame, thou looking on.
2) Thrice he assayed, and thrice, inspite of sconrn
Tears, such as Angles weep, burst forth; at last
Words interwoven with sights found out there ways;
3) Then by her shadow, what she wears
O perverse sex, where none is rue but shee
Who’s therefore true, because her truth
Kills mee.
Q3. Write a note on the use of metaphysical conceits and imagery in Donne. (20)
Q4. Discuss the rise and the fall of Satan in Paradise Lost. (20)
Q5. With the Summoner and the Pardoner Chaucer seems to lose patience with evil. Discuss. (20)
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BS Hons. (2 Semester) Course Title: History of English Literature
Course Code: 306 Time Allowed: 30 Minutes
Total Marks: 100 Marks for Objective Part: 20

OBJECTIVE PART
Note: Please attempt the answers of this part on the same paper and return to the center superintendent within
the time allowed.
Q1. Choose and encircle the correct choice given against every statement.
Certainly, here are 25 multiple-choice questions with shorter answer options for each topic you mentioned:
i. Who wrote "Beowulf"?
(a) Chaucer (b) Beowulf (c) Shakespeare (d) Dante
ii. Dominant genre in the Medieval period after the Norman Conquest?
(a) Romance (b) Tragedy (c) Satire (d) Science fiction
iii. Author of "The Canterbury Tales"?
(a) Milton (b) Chaucer (c) Donne (d) Marlowe
iv. Historical event during the Medieval period: The Black Death.
(a) Renaissance (b) Medieval (c) Puritanism (d) Victorian
v. Arrival of the Renaissance marked by:
(a) Scientific developments (b) Printing press (c) Classical texts (d) Spanish Armada
vi. "Father of English Literature"?
(a) Milton (b) Chaucer (c) Shakespeare (d) Marlowe
vii. Reformation: Spread of Protestantism from which country to Britain?
(a) Italy (b) Germany (c) France (d) Spain
viii. Humanism: Emphasis on human potential and achievement, true or false?
(a) True (b) False (c) both a & b (d) none of these
ix. Italian poet influencing English imagination during the Renaissance?
(a) Dante (b) Chaucer (c) Milton (d) Marlowe
x. Playwright known for "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" during the Elizabethan era?
(a) Donne (b) Marlowe (c) Shakespeare (d) Jonson
xi. Political theory: Monarch's authority by divine right.
(a) Absolutism (b) Republicanism (c) Federalism (d) Constitutionalism
xii. Metaphysical Poet associated with this literary movement.
(a) Romanticism (b) Enlightenment (c) Puritanism (d) Victorian
xiii. Author of "Paradise Lost"?
(a) Milton (b) Marlowe (c) Wordsworth (d) Coleridge
xiv. Cavalier Poets supported which political faction during the Civil War?
(a) Parliamentarians (b) Cavaliers (c) Roundheads (d) Puritans
xv. "The age of prose and satire" refers to which literary period?
(a) Enlightenment (b) Romantic Movement (c) Victorian Era (d) 18th Century
xvi. Author of "Gulliver's Travels"?
(a) Swift (b) Johnson (c) Shelley (d) Defoe
xvii. Major genre that rose during the 18th century?
(a) Drama (b) Satire (c) Novel (d) Poetry
xviii. Father of the English novel, author of "Robinson Crusoe"?
(a) Austen (b) Dickens (c) Defoe (d) Richardson
xix. Major Romantic figures and monumental works include: Blake, Byron, Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth,
and __?
(a) Coleridge (b) Browning (c) Hardy (d) Tennyson
xx. Author of "Ode to a Nightingale"?
(a) Byron (b) Shelley (c) Keats (d) Blake

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BS Hons. (2nd Semester) Course Title: History of English Literature
Course Code: 306 Time Allowed: 2:30 Hours
Total Marks: 100 Marks for Objective Part: 80

SUBJECTIVE PART
Note: Attempts all questions. All the questions carry equal marks.
Q2. What are the salient features of Renaissance? Discuss in brief its influence on Marlowe and
Shakespeare illustrating from some their plays? (20)
Q3. The romantic movement was the revolt against tradition and social authority. Discuss. (20)
Q4. Discuss the chief characteristics of Victorian age with the help of the novelists and the poets of
this era. (20)
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Q5. Account for the phenomenal rise of English novel in the 18 century. (20)
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BS Hons. (2 Semester) Course Title: Greek and Elizabethan Drama
Course Code: 308 Time Allowed: 30 Minutes
Total Marks: 100 Marks for Objective Part: 20

OBJECTIVE PART
Note: Please attempt the answers of this part on the same paper and return to the center superintendent within
the time allowed.
Q1. Choose and encircle the correct choice given against every statement.
i. What is the central theme of "Oedipus Rex"?
(a) Fate (b) Love (c) Revenge (d) Power
ii. Who is the king of Thebes at the beginning of the play?
(a) Oedipus (b) Laius (c) Creon (d) Jocasta
iii. What prophecy does the oracle deliver to Oedipus when he was a child?
(a) Great king (b) Kill father, marry mother(c) Die in foreign land(d) Solve Sphinx's riddle
iv. Who solves the riddle of the Sphinx, saving Thebes from terror?
(a) Oedipus (b) Jocasta (c) Laius (d) Creon
v. Who reveals the truth about Oedipus's identity and past?
(a) Oracle (b) Tiresias (c) Creon (d) Jocasta
vi. What is Oedipus's reaction upon learning the truth about his identity?
(a) Rejoice (b) Blind self (c) Kill self (d) Confront gods
vii. Who is Oedipus's biological daughter in the play?
(a) Antigone (b) Ismene (c) Creon (d) Jocasta
viii. What is the ultimate fate of Oedipus at the end of the play?
(a) Exiled (b) New king (c) Executed (d) Rule peacefully
ix. What motivates Doctor Faustus to seek supernatural powers?
(a) Wealth (b) Revenge (c) Knowledge (d) Love
x. Who is Mephistopheles's master?
(a) Lucifer (b) Beelzebub (c) Satan (d) Belial
xi. Who is Faustus's loyal but powerless servant?
(a) Wagner (b) Robin (c) Valdes (d) Mephistopheles
xii. How does Faustus make his pact binding?
(a) Signs in blood (b) Ritual (c) Curse against God (d) Gives wealth
xiii. What magical feat does Faustus perform?
(a) Turning gold (b) Predicting future (c) Raising dead (d) Flying
xiv. Who delivers the "Face that launched a thousand ships" speech?
(a) Faustus (b) Helen (c) Mephistopheles (d) Lucifer
xv. Who is the protagonist of Shakespeare's "Hamlet"?
(a) Ophelia (b) Claudius (c) Laertes (d) Hamlet
xvi. To whom does Hamlet address the famous soliloquy that begins with "To be or not to be"?
(a) Horatio (b) Ophelia (c) Polonius (d) Himself
xvii. What is the name of Hamlet's closest friend in the play?
(a) Laertes (b) Horatio (c) Rosencrantz (d) Guildenstern
xviii. What is the name of Hamlet's father, whose ghost appears in the play?
(a) Polonius (b) Fortinbras (c) King Hamlet (d) Claudius
xix. In which country does most of the play "Hamlet" take place?
(a) Denmark (b) England (c) Norway (d) Sweden
xx. Who becomes the new king of Denmark at the end of the play?
(a) Laertes (b) Hamlet (c) Fortinbras (d) Horatio

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BS Hons. (2nd Semester) Course Title: Greek and Elizabethan Drama
Course Code: 308 Time Allowed: 2:30 Hours
Total Marks: 100 Marks for Objective Part: 80

SUBJECTIVE PART
Note: Attempts all questions. All the questions carry equal marks.
Q2. On what ground does Eliot consider Hamlet a tragic failure? (20)
Q3. How far is Oedipus responsible for his tragic end? (20)
Q4. Trace various stages of Faustus’ damnation. Why could he not retreat through confession at any
stage? (20)
Q5. Discuss Oedipus as an authentic tragic hero? (20)
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BS Hons. (2 Semester) Course Title: Introduction to philosophy
Course Code: 310 Time Allowed: 30 Minutes
Total Marks: 100 Marks for Objective Part: 20

OBJECTIVE PART
Note: Please attempt the answers of this part on the same paper and return to the center superintendent within
the time allowed.
Q1. Choose and encircle the correct choice given against every statement.
i. Which philosophical school of thought emphasizes "Ideas"?
(A) Idealism (B) Realism (C) Empiricism (D) Rationalism
ii. According to realism, reality is:
(A) Sensory (B) Abstract (C) Independent (D) Subjective
iii. Empiricism asserts that knowledge is primarily derived from:
(A) Senses (B) Reason (C) Intuition (D) Imagination
iv. Rationalism emphasizes:
(A) Reason (B) Experience (C) Perception (D) Imagination
v. Existentialism focuses on:
(A) Freedom (B) Reality (C) Truth (D) Objectivity
vi. Which philosopher wrote "Contract"?
(A) Kant (B) Locke (C) Rousseau (D) Nietzsche
vii. Huxley's "Understanding" explores:
(A) Consciousness (B) Politics (C) History (D) Ethics
viii. Sartre is associated with:
(A) Humanism (B) Idealism (C) Realism (D) Existentialism
ix. Camus's "Sisyphus" addresses:
(A) Absurdity (B) Afterlife (C) Happiness (D) Contract
x. Who said "Existence precedes essence"?
(A) Camus (B) Sartre (C) Kant (D) Locke
xi. Which work is attributed to Coleridge?
(A) "Rime" (B) "Reason" (C) "Mariner" (D) "Zarathustra"
xii. Idealism focuses on the primacy of:
(A) Matter (B) Mind (C) Nature (D) Perception
xiii. Realism asserts that reality is independent of:
(A) Belief (B) Experience (C) Perception (D) Existence
xiv. Empiricism emphasizes knowledge derived from:
(A) Intuition (B) Observation (C) Imagination (D) Speculation
xv. Rationalism emphasizes the role of:
(A) Emotion (B) Intuition (C) Reason (D) Instinct
xvi. Existentialism places a strong emphasis on:
(A) Determinism (B) Individual freedom (C) Objective reality (D) Absolute truth
xvii. The author of "The Social Contract" is:
(A) Kant (B) Locke (C) Rousseau (D) Nietzsche
xviii. Aldous Huxley's work "Understanding" explores:
(A) Consciousness (B) Politics (C) History (D) Ethics
xix. Jean-Paul Sartre is a prominent figure in:
(A) Humanism (B) Idealism (C) Realism (D) Existentialism
xx. Albert Camus's "Sisyphus" explores the concept of:
(A) Nihilism (B) Absurdity (C) Happiness (D) Determinism
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BS Hons. (2nd Semester) Course Title: Introduction to
Philosophy
Course Code: 310 Time Allowed: 2:30 Hourse
Total Marks: 100 Marks for Objective Part: 80

SUBJECTIVE PART
Note: Attempts all questions. All the questions carry equal marks.
Q2. Explain any two topics given below: (20)

(i) Existentialism (ii) Rationalism (iii) Realism

Q3. Discuss briefly Jean Paul Sartre’s “Humanism and Existentialism”. (20)
Q4. Write major theme of Aldous Huxley’s “Knowledge and Understanding”. (20)
Q5. What are major characteristics of Albert Camus’ “Myth of Sisyphus”. (20)