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IGNOU BEGC-103 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
Section A
Write short notes on the following in about 200 words each.
(i) Psychological Novels
(ii) R. K. Narayan’s Malgudi.
(iii) Plot of The Other Woman.
(iv) Theme of The Binding Vine.
Section B
Answer the following questions in about 350 words each.
1. Write a note on the rise of the Indian novel in English.
2. Analyze the character of Urmi in The Binding Vine.
3. Attempt a critical appreciation of “Night of the Scorpion”
4. Explain how “The Lost Child” is an allegory.
Section C
Answer the following questions in about 600 words each.
1. Critically examine Sarojini Naidu’s poem The Palanquin Bearer.
2. Analyse A Tiger for Malgudi as an allegory.
3. Evaluate Shashi Despande’s art of characterization with special reference to her novel The Binding Vine.
4. Write a thorough essay discussing the origins of Indian English poetry.
5. What are the essential features of a short story? Answer with suitable examples from the course
IGNOU BEGC-103 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
Section A
Q.I Explain the reference to the context the following.
(i) He even poured a little paraffin upon the bitten toe and put a match to it. I watched the flame feeding on my mother.
(ii) And the way it carried off three village houses,
One pregnant woman
And a couple of cows
Named Gopi and Brinda, as usual.
(iii) Fed on God for years
All her feasts were monotonous
For the only dish was always God
And the rest mere condiments.
(iv) Bangle sellers are we who bear our shining loads to the temple fair… Who will buy these delicate, bright Rainbow-tinted circles of light?
Section B
Q. II Answer the following questions in about 350 words each:
1. Give a character sketch of The Master.
2. Discuss the theme of feminism in the novel The Binding Vine.
3. Critically analyze the poem ‘A River’.
4. Discuss both the surface and deeper meaning of ‘The Lost Child’.
Section C
Q. III Answer the following questions in about 600 words each:
1. Discuss the elements of satire, irony and humour in A Tiger for Malgudi, quoting examples from the text.
2. The Binding Vine is a stream of consciousness novel. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answers.
3. Write a detailed note on the rise, development and the main characteristics of the short story.
4. Why is it important for protagonist to learn swimming in the story ‘Swimming lessons’?
5. Discuss the theme of the poem ‘Enterprise’ by Nissim Ezekiel.
