COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC.-2025
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
i. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
ii. Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
iii. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
iv. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
Q.No.1 What relationship between humans and the natural world does Daniel Defoe propose in “Robinson Crusoe”? How does this affect the spiritual journey of Crusoe?
Q.No.2 A “Farewell to Arms” is narrated in a matter-of-fact way, omitting strong emotive language. How does this style affect the readers?
Q.No.3 How does Boo Radley’s character evolve in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
Q.No.4 What is the significance of the journey metaphor in Kipling’s “Kim”?
Q.No.5 Why is Bacon called a worldly moralist? Discuss in detail, keeping in mind “Of Studies”.
Q.No.6 What is the influence of gender on language according to Dale Spender? Answer with reference to “Man Made Language”.
Q.No.7 How does Charles Lamb’s essay “Chimney Sweeper” reflect the influence of the Romantic Movement?
Q.No.8 Compare and contrast the anti-colonial approaches adopted by Fanon and Ngugi in their writings.