University of Hyderabad (UoH) 2010 Entrance Exams Other Entrance Exams M.Phil Programme Entrance - Comparative Literature - Question Paper
M.Phil Programme Entrance examination - Comparative Literature
UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS - JUNE 2010 M. PHIL. (COMPARATIVE LITERATURE)
Time: 2 Hours
Max. Marks : 75
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1. The question paper (in 5 pages) consists of two parts : Part A and Part B.
2. Part A is of objective type and has to be answered in the question naoer itself
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3. Part B contains questions of a descrintive natnrp . answer book provided by the UnSty haS be anSWered ta *h
4. par* A of the question paper is to be fastened to the answer book.
5. Rough work, if any, has to be done on the last page of the answer book.
6. All answers, except Part B III translation, have to be written in English.
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M.PHIL. (COMPARATIVE LITERATURE) - JUNE 2010
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Part-A (25 Marks)
Choose the most appropriate answer and enter the letter in the bracket.
1. Which book won the Booker Prize for 2009? ( )
A. Wolf Hall B. New Moon
C. Summertime D. The Glass Room
2. The autobiographical novella Mother Forest is by ( )
A. Bahia B. Kutty Revathi
C. Vaidehi ' D. C. K. Janu
3. The Enchantress Of Florence is the most recent novel of A. HanifQureshi B. Jhumpa Lahiri
C. V.S. Naipaul D. Salman Rushdie
4. The categories of akam and pur am define which poetry? ( )
A. Bhakti poetry B. Sangam poetry
C. Epic poetry D. Modem poetry
5. The history of English language teaching in India can be traced back to
A. Macaulays Minute of1835 B. Indias Independence
C. The Reorganization of States D. Orientalists vs Anglicists Debates
6. VIRASAM is a revolutionary writers organization based in ( )
A. Chhattisgarh B. Uttaranchal
C. Arunachal Pradesh D. Andhra Pradesh
7. The languages Ho, Mundari and Khasi is from which language family
A. Indo-Aryan B. Austro-Asiatic
C. Dravidian D. Tibeto-Burmese
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8. Buchi Emechetta is a playwright from where?
A. Australia B. Chile
C. Africa D. Iceland
9. Who coined the term Vishwasahitya ?
A. Rabindranath Tagore B. Tanguturi Prakasam
C. Bankimchandra D. Ram Mohan Roy
10. Savitri Heisnam is associated with which performance form? (
A. dance B. theatre
C. vocal music D. percussion
11. Who among the following has not won the Booker Prize ? ( )
A. Arundhati Roy B. Kiran Desai
C. Aravinda Adiga D. Jhumpa Lahiri
12. Who has written a treatise on the aesthetics of Dalit literature ? ( )
A. Aijun Dangle B. Gurram Joshua
C. Sharan Kumar Limbale. D. Sharmila Rege
13. The line The moan of doves in immemorial elms / and murmuring of innumerable
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bees... illustrates which figure of speech A. metaphor B. simile
( )
C. alliteration D. assonance
14. Which film is based on the novel Ice-Candy Man ?
A. Fire B. Water
C. 1947 Earth D. The Eye in the Sky
15. Who began his inspiring speech with the words I have a dream..
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A. M.K Gandhi B. Martin Luther King Jr
C. Subhas Chandra Bose D. Barrack Obama
16. In India, the first novel in English was written by
A. Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Henry Derozio D. Aurobindo Ghosh
17. Who among the following is considered Indias first recorded Dalit poet? ( A Gurram Jashua B. Chokhamela '
C. Kusuma Dharmanna d. Raidas
18. The author of Lajja hails from
A. Sweden B. Bangladesh
C. India D. Sri Lanka
19. Tripitaka, the earliest collection of Buddhist teachings, is written in (
A. Brahmi B. Tai
C. Sanskrit D Pali
20. The love story of Vasantsena and Charudutt forms the plot of which play?
A. Meghadutam B. Mrichhakatikam
C. Kumarasambhavam C. Mudrarakshasa
21. For evidence of his fathers murder, Shakespeares Hamlet performs a play called
A. Procrastination B. Murder Most Foul
C. Nunnery D. Mouse-Trap
22. Ghalib was appointed court poet by .
( )
A. Wajid Ali Shah B. Nawab Sirajudowla
C Bahadur Shah Zafar D. Dara Shukoh
23. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad wrote the following book:
A. Midnight s Children B. India Wins Freedom
C. My Journey D. Long Walk to Freedom
24. The Hand of God refers to a famous controversy in A. shooting B. cricket
C. football D. archery
25. Kathasaritsagara is a collection of stories by
A. Somadeva B. Kalidasa
C. Gunadhya D. Bharata
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Part-B (50 Marks)
I. Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
1. Hollywood and/or Bollywood
2. What do you think shapes literature? Experience or/and Aesthetics?
Discuss.
3. Multi-lingualism and the education system in India.
4. Folk culture of India.
5. Feminism and literature
6. The novel in any literary tradition of India.
II. Write an essay on any ONE of the following: (15 Marks)
1. Language debates in post-Independence India
2. Indian Literature is one written in many languages:
Explain your views on this Sahitya Akademi slogan.
3. Translation and Comparative Literature
4. How can performance(s) be a text for research in Comparative Literature? Discuss
III. Translate the following passage into a modern Indian language:
(Note : Mention the language) (15 Marks)
There he goes! said Ramu, taking the flute from his lips and pointing it towards the hillocks. He was not afraid, for he knew that this tiger was not interested in humans.
Did you see him?
I saw his tail, just before he disappeared. Hes a big tiger!
Do not call him tiger. Call him Uncle, or Maharaj.
Oh, why?
Dont you know that its unlucky to call a tiger a tiger? My father always told me so.
But if you meet a tiger and call him Uncle, he will leave you alone.
Ill try and remember that, said Shyam.
The King of our forest is dead, said Shyam. There are no more tigers.
There must be tigers, said Ramu. How can there be forests without tigers?
The river had carried the tiger many miles away from its home, from the forest it had always known, and brought it ashore on a strip of warm yellow sand, where it lay in the sun, quite still, but breathing. There was, however, another smell in the aira smell that reached back to the time when he was young and fresh and full of vigoura smell that he had almost forgotten but could never quite forget the smell of a tigress!
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