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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF SECTION OFFICERS (B-17)
ENGLISH LITERATURE – II
MARKS: 150 JUNE 03, 2003 TIME: 03 HOURS
NOTE: Attempt any FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks. Be specific and to the point without irrelevance.
Q-1. Fate and Destiny play an important role in the Novels of Thomas Hardy. Discuss.
Q-2. How far would you justify the critics in evaluating Hardy as a Pessimist?
Q-3. Thackeray has portrayed the upper class of London Society in his Novels. Discuss.
Q-4. Charles Dickens portrays the misery of the suppressed poor class of society of the early Victorian London. Discuss.
Q-5. Evaluate Carlyle as an Essayist.
Q-6. Discuss the Optimism of Browning’s Poetry with special reference to his poem The Last Ride Together.
Q-7. Tennyson is a Master in Painting Pictures with words. His poetry is full of such pictures. Discuss.
Q-8. In Memoriam is an Elegy written by Tennyson. Discuss.
Q-9. Evaluate Mathew Arnold as a Critic.
Q-10. Browning is capable of capturing the finer human feelings and thoughts. Discuss with reference to his Dramatic Monologues.
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