1. YEAR 2003
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Bacon's pragmatism and worldly wisdom temper his philosophy throughout. Elaborate.
2. Swift has been charged with misanthropy. Uphold or refute the charge with concrete evidence from his works, especially, "Gulliver's Travels".
3. What safeguards does Russell suggest against a teacher's becoming a tool in the hands of governments and how far are they adequate?
4. Write your own view of poetry in the light of Seamus Heaney's views.
5. Write a comprehensive essay on stylistic qualities of Bacon's essays.
6. What, according to Edward Said, is culture and what, imperialism and how does he relate the two?
7. Which of the prose writers included in your course is your favourite, and why?
1. Bacon's pragmatism and worldly wisdom temper his philosophy throughout. Elaborate.
2. Swift has been charged with misanthropy. Uphold or refute the charge with concrete evidence from his works, especially, "Gulliver's Travels".
3. What safeguards does Russell suggest against a teacher's becoming a tool in the hands of governments and how far are they adequate?
4. Write your own view of poetry in the light of Seamus Heaney's views.
5. Write a comprehensive essay on stylistic qualities of Bacon's essays.
6. What, according to Edward Said, is culture and what, imperialism and how does he relate the two?
7. Which of the prose writers included in your course is your favourite, and why?
2. YEAR 2004
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Bacon is more a man of the word than a philosopher in his essays. Do you agree? Illustrate your answer.
2. Political satire in the first two parts of Gulliver's Travels is interesting as well as instructive. Elaborate.
3. From your reading of Gulliver's Travels what impression have you formed of Swift's attitude towards mankind? Would you describe him as a misanthrope?
4. Do you think Seamus Heaney has succeeded in making out a good cause in favour of poetry in this post modern age of ours?
5. Do you think Bertrand Russell's proposal for the establishment of a world government is desirable, or even tenable?
6. In how many ways have ideas concerned with moral and politics, according to Bertrand Russell, helped mankind?
7. To how many classical English novelists does Edward Said refer in his introduction to cultural and imperialism; in what context and a what purpose.
1. Bacon is more a man of the word than a philosopher in his essays. Do you agree? Illustrate your answer.
2. Political satire in the first two parts of Gulliver's Travels is interesting as well as instructive. Elaborate.
3. From your reading of Gulliver's Travels what impression have you formed of Swift's attitude towards mankind? Would you describe him as a misanthrope?
4. Do you think Seamus Heaney has succeeded in making out a good cause in favour of poetry in this post modern age of ours?
5. Do you think Bertrand Russell's proposal for the establishment of a world government is desirable, or even tenable?
6. In how many ways have ideas concerned with moral and politics, according to Bertrand Russell, helped mankind?
7. To how many classical English novelists does Edward Said refer in his introduction to cultural and imperialism; in what context and a what purpose.
3. YEAR 2005
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. What idea do you form a Bacon's learning and scholarship and political views after your study of his essays?
2. "Swift was the greatest satirist in an age of satire". Elaborate with special reference to the first two voyages of "Gulliver's Travels".
3. Reproduce Huxley's basic contention in 'The Education of an Amphibian'.
4. Affirm or refute Russell's bid to justify the winning of happiness in this raving, reeling age of ours.
5. Write a detailed note on Strachy as a Biographer. How did he improve upon this art?
6. Compare and contrast between styles of Bacon and Swift.
7. Make a good case in favour of Huxley as your ideal prose writer.
1. What idea do you form a Bacon's learning and scholarship and political views after your study of his essays?
2. "Swift was the greatest satirist in an age of satire". Elaborate with special reference to the first two voyages of "Gulliver's Travels".
3. Reproduce Huxley's basic contention in 'The Education of an Amphibian'.
4. Affirm or refute Russell's bid to justify the winning of happiness in this raving, reeling age of ours.
5. Write a detailed note on Strachy as a Biographer. How did he improve upon this art?
6. Compare and contrast between styles of Bacon and Swift.
7. Make a good case in favour of Huxley as your ideal prose writer.
4. YEAR 2006
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. With Bacon does the new ear of English prose start. Elaborate with reference to his essays.
2. His satire grows more and more bitter as Swift progresses from book to book of his 'Gulliver's Travels'. Discuss.
3. Swift devised a prose style that suited his purpose very well. Elaborate with special reference to his Gulliver's Travels.
4. Can ideas, good or bad, be so effective as Bertrand Russell has claimed? Make out a case for or against in the light of his 'Unpopular Essays'.
5. How far has Edward Said succeeded in stripping the mask from the ugly face of Imperialism? Elaborate with special reference to his Introduction to Culture and Imperialism
6. Poetry is as much relevant as ever even in this highly industrialized age of ours. Discuss with reference to Seamus Heaney.
7. Trace the development of English Prose from Bacon to Seamus Heaney.
1. With Bacon does the new ear of English prose start. Elaborate with reference to his essays.
2. His satire grows more and more bitter as Swift progresses from book to book of his 'Gulliver's Travels'. Discuss.
3. Swift devised a prose style that suited his purpose very well. Elaborate with special reference to his Gulliver's Travels.
4. Can ideas, good or bad, be so effective as Bertrand Russell has claimed? Make out a case for or against in the light of his 'Unpopular Essays'.
5. How far has Edward Said succeeded in stripping the mask from the ugly face of Imperialism? Elaborate with special reference to his Introduction to Culture and Imperialism
6. Poetry is as much relevant as ever even in this highly industrialized age of ours. Discuss with reference to Seamus Heaney.
7. Trace the development of English Prose from Bacon to Seamus Heaney.
5. YEAR 2007
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Nowhere is Bacon so fascinating, so incisive, so personally involved as his 'Of Studies'. Elaborate.
2. Swift's Travel to Laputa my or may not be stillbirth but it contains, the same flair and the same flame as the rest of 'Gulliver's Travels'. Elaborate.
3. Even when theoretic and imaginative, Russell never departs from practicality and empiricism. Elaborate with special reference to his Unpopular Essays.
4. What is the main crux of Edward Said's contention in his introduction to 'Culture and Imperialism'?
5. Seamus Heaney not only theorizes but also illustrates and substantiates his contention. Elaborate.
6. Swift is not a reformer but a demolisher. Discuss with reference to his works, especially 'Gulliver's Travels'.
7. Russell's views on teaching and education have been of immense use down the years. Elaborate with special reference to his Unpopular Essays.
1. Nowhere is Bacon so fascinating, so incisive, so personally involved as his 'Of Studies'. Elaborate.
2. Swift's Travel to Laputa my or may not be stillbirth but it contains, the same flair and the same flame as the rest of 'Gulliver's Travels'. Elaborate.
3. Even when theoretic and imaginative, Russell never departs from practicality and empiricism. Elaborate with special reference to his Unpopular Essays.
4. What is the main crux of Edward Said's contention in his introduction to 'Culture and Imperialism'?
5. Seamus Heaney not only theorizes but also illustrates and substantiates his contention. Elaborate.
6. Swift is not a reformer but a demolisher. Discuss with reference to his works, especially 'Gulliver's Travels'.
7. Russell's views on teaching and education have been of immense use down the years. Elaborate with special reference to his Unpopular Essays.
6. YEAR 2008
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss Bacon as one of the important European philosophers. Produce evidence from his Essays.
2. What are the literary techniques Swift draws upon to downscale man and his achievements?
3. What are the practical difficulties in employing ideal teachers and how can they be overcome? Discuss with reference to Russell's 'Unpopular Essays'.
4. What evidence does Edward Said produce to condemn Imperialism as an evil?
5. How does poetry, according to Seamus Heaney, redress social, economic and cultural ills?
6. Discuss Russell's Essays in terms of their relevance to the development of human beings in terms of becoming more practical and rational creatures.
7. Write a comprehensive note on Bacon's prose style.
1. Discuss Bacon as one of the important European philosophers. Produce evidence from his Essays.
2. What are the literary techniques Swift draws upon to downscale man and his achievements?
3. What are the practical difficulties in employing ideal teachers and how can they be overcome? Discuss with reference to Russell's 'Unpopular Essays'.
4. What evidence does Edward Said produce to condemn Imperialism as an evil?
5. How does poetry, according to Seamus Heaney, redress social, economic and cultural ills?
6. Discuss Russell's Essays in terms of their relevance to the development of human beings in terms of becoming more practical and rational creatures.
7. Write a comprehensive note on Bacon's prose style.
7. YEAR 2009
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Bacon was nothing if not a pragmatist who based his ethical prescription on a sound knowledge of human nature. Elaborate.
2. Arguing from your study of 'Gulliver's Travels', discuss Swift as a wounded moralist who never forgave the world.
3. What according to Bertrand Russel is the necessary connection between philosophy and politics?
4. Highlight the main points that Edward Said makes in the introduction to 'Culture and Imperialism'.
5. Poetry will never become irrelevant. What case does Seamus Heaney make out in this regard in his 'Redress of Poetry'?
6. Compare and contrast prose styles of Bacon and Swift.
7. Survey the development of English Prose during the eighteenth century.
1. Bacon was nothing if not a pragmatist who based his ethical prescription on a sound knowledge of human nature. Elaborate.
2. Arguing from your study of 'Gulliver's Travels', discuss Swift as a wounded moralist who never forgave the world.
3. What according to Bertrand Russel is the necessary connection between philosophy and politics?
4. Highlight the main points that Edward Said makes in the introduction to 'Culture and Imperialism'.
5. Poetry will never become irrelevant. What case does Seamus Heaney make out in this regard in his 'Redress of Poetry'?
6. Compare and contrast prose styles of Bacon and Swift.
7. Survey the development of English Prose during the eighteenth century.
8. YEAR 2010
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Bacon claimed that he had taken all knowledge to be his province. Uphold or reject this claim with solid arguments from his essays.
2. How far would the lot of humanity have changed if men had adopted absolute rationality of Houyhnhnms? Discuss with reference to 'Gulliver's Travels'.
3. Can we check the social, economic and political decline if we succeed in making our teachers impartial and neutral in the real sense of the word? Elaborate with reference to Russell's 'Unpopular Essays'.
4. What does Edward Said men when he talks of the dominating and the dominated cultures? Is it still the same?
5. Does poetry really balance and counterweight even in the present day world as claimed by Seamus Heaney in his 'Redress of Poetry'?
6. Write a detailed note on 17th century prose, especially non-fictional.
7. Why is Bacon's prose style called aphoristic?
1. Bacon claimed that he had taken all knowledge to be his province. Uphold or reject this claim with solid arguments from his essays.
2. How far would the lot of humanity have changed if men had adopted absolute rationality of Houyhnhnms? Discuss with reference to 'Gulliver's Travels'.
3. Can we check the social, economic and political decline if we succeed in making our teachers impartial and neutral in the real sense of the word? Elaborate with reference to Russell's 'Unpopular Essays'.
4. What does Edward Said men when he talks of the dominating and the dominated cultures? Is it still the same?
5. Does poetry really balance and counterweight even in the present day world as claimed by Seamus Heaney in his 'Redress of Poetry'?
6. Write a detailed note on 17th century prose, especially non-fictional.
7. Why is Bacon's prose style called aphoristic?
9. YEAR 2011
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Bacon stands out among English moralists on more counts than one. Elaborate with special reference to his essays.
2. Produce evidence from Gulliver's Travels, especially Book IV to prove of disprove that Swift was a misanthrope.
3. Russell was apposed to all obscurantism, mysticism and dogmatism. How far has he incorporated this approach in his 'Unpopular Essays'?
4. Can we take 'Redress of Poetry' by Heaney as yet another defense of poetry in the long row of such books, or is it something different, something more elaborate, something more eloquent?
5. How powerfully has Said presented the case of colonised nations in his 'An Introduction to Culture and Imperialism"?
6. Compare and contrast the prose style of Bacon and Swift.
7. Write a detailed note on 17th century prose touching upon those writers who are not included in your course.
1. Bacon stands out among English moralists on more counts than one. Elaborate with special reference to his essays.
2. Produce evidence from Gulliver's Travels, especially Book IV to prove of disprove that Swift was a misanthrope.
3. Russell was apposed to all obscurantism, mysticism and dogmatism. How far has he incorporated this approach in his 'Unpopular Essays'?
4. Can we take 'Redress of Poetry' by Heaney as yet another defense of poetry in the long row of such books, or is it something different, something more elaborate, something more eloquent?
5. How powerfully has Said presented the case of colonised nations in his 'An Introduction to Culture and Imperialism"?
6. Compare and contrast the prose style of Bacon and Swift.
7. Write a detailed note on 17th century prose touching upon those writers who are not included in your course.
10. YEAR 2012
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. In "Of Marriage and Single Life", Bacon talks of both in favour of married as well as single life. Discuss the arguments which he gives in favour of married as well as single life.
2. Would you agree with the opinion that the first three parts of Gulliver's Travels show Gulliver's degeneration while the fourth part shows his regeneration? Give evidence from the text to prove or disapprove.
3. Discuss the "The Ideas that have Helped Mankind" as discussed by Russell.
4. According to Heaney, poetry should aim at an "inclusive consciousness". What examples of such poetry does he include in "The Redress of Poetry"?
5. Explain the central thesis of "Culture and Imperialism".
6. Of all the prose writers included in your syllabus, whom do you like the most? Give solid reasons for your choice.
7. Do you think that prose is more powerful medium of communication than poetry or not?
1. In "Of Marriage and Single Life", Bacon talks of both in favour of married as well as single life. Discuss the arguments which he gives in favour of married as well as single life.
2. Would you agree with the opinion that the first three parts of Gulliver's Travels show Gulliver's degeneration while the fourth part shows his regeneration? Give evidence from the text to prove or disapprove.
3. Discuss the "The Ideas that have Helped Mankind" as discussed by Russell.
4. According to Heaney, poetry should aim at an "inclusive consciousness". What examples of such poetry does he include in "The Redress of Poetry"?
5. Explain the central thesis of "Culture and Imperialism".
6. Of all the prose writers included in your syllabus, whom do you like the most? Give solid reasons for your choice.
7. Do you think that prose is more powerful medium of communication than poetry or not?
11. YEAR 2013
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. analyze in detail the relationship between parents and children as discussed by Francis Bacon.
2. Write a detailed appraisal of Swift's versatility as a satirist as revealed in Gulliver's Travels.
3. Russell says, "I have spoken of liberty as a good, but it is not absolute good". Tell why, keeping in mind The Future of Mankind.
4. How does Seamus Heaney prove in The Redress of Poetry that the co-ordinates of the imagined thing correspond to and allow us to contemplate the complex burden of our own experience?
5. How does Edward Said prove that imperialism goes beyond political and economic domination and stays in the most subtle way in culture?
6. Reaching "a great place" and "sustaining a great place" both are difficult. Discuss with reference to Of Great Place.
7. "Prose is a language of reason, poetry of emotion". Elaborate this statement with reference to the prose-writers that you have studied so far.
1. analyze in detail the relationship between parents and children as discussed by Francis Bacon.
2. Write a detailed appraisal of Swift's versatility as a satirist as revealed in Gulliver's Travels.
3. Russell says, "I have spoken of liberty as a good, but it is not absolute good". Tell why, keeping in mind The Future of Mankind.
4. How does Seamus Heaney prove in The Redress of Poetry that the co-ordinates of the imagined thing correspond to and allow us to contemplate the complex burden of our own experience?
5. How does Edward Said prove that imperialism goes beyond political and economic domination and stays in the most subtle way in culture?
6. Reaching "a great place" and "sustaining a great place" both are difficult. Discuss with reference to Of Great Place.
7. "Prose is a language of reason, poetry of emotion". Elaborate this statement with reference to the prose-writers that you have studied so far.
12. YEAR 2014
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Bring out the rationale of Bacon against "Of Superstition".
2. Write a comprehensive note on different satirical devices used by Swift in Gulliver's Travels.
3. What safeguards does Russell suggest against a teacher becoming a tool in the hands of government in "Functions of Teacher".
4. Discuss in detail Edward Said's arguments about how culture is used to promote interests of Imperial Powers.
5. How does Seamus Heaney prove in the essay "The Redress of Poetry" that poetry brings human existence into a fuller life?
6. What are the benefits and drawbacks of rising to a great place? Discuss in light of Bacon's "Of Great Place".
7. Compare and contrast the stylistic features of Swift and Bacon.
1. Bring out the rationale of Bacon against "Of Superstition".
2. Write a comprehensive note on different satirical devices used by Swift in Gulliver's Travels.
3. What safeguards does Russell suggest against a teacher becoming a tool in the hands of government in "Functions of Teacher".
4. Discuss in detail Edward Said's arguments about how culture is used to promote interests of Imperial Powers.
5. How does Seamus Heaney prove in the essay "The Redress of Poetry" that poetry brings human existence into a fuller life?
6. What are the benefits and drawbacks of rising to a great place? Discuss in light of Bacon's "Of Great Place".
7. Compare and contrast the stylistic features of Swift and Bacon.
13. YEAR 2015
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. After reading Bacon's essays, do you think that you could trace a philosophy of life. Discuss with reference to Bacon.
2. A satirist is a perfectionist. Discuss with reference to Swift.
3. Elaborate the ideas that according to Russel have harmed mankind.
4. How can we resist cultural imperialism in the modern times. Take Said's theoretical position and develop your own narrative of resistance.
5. Is it the function of the poet to redress through poetry? What are your views?
6. Which part of the voyage in "Gulliver's Travels" is interesting to you and why?
7. Discuss Russell's prose style.
14. YEAR 2016
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. How does Bacon theorize power in "Of Great Place"?
2. Academy of Lagado in "Gulliver's Travels" critiques our uncritical acceptance of modernity. Discuss relying upon your reading of the text.
3. What does Russell argue in "On Being Modern-Minded"?
4. Explain the idea of culture as a protective enclosure and its political implications as theorized by Said in "Culture and Imperialism".
5. In "The Redress of Poetry", Heaney is confronted with the delimma of defining poetry in modern times. Build a case for or against the statement.
6. Discuss the main argument in Philosophy for Laymen in Russell.
7. Discuss the prose style of any of your favourite prose writer in your course.
15. YEAR 2017
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. How does "Adversity" bring the best out of us. Discuss with reference to Bacon.
2. In "Gulliver's Travels", language is also used to manipulate power and society. What is your point of view?
3. How does Russell deal with the paradox of violence and peace in his essays that you have read?
4. What evidence Edward Said produce to condemn imperialism as an evil?
5. What is hackler and how does Heaney respond to him in "The Redress of Poetry"?
6. Discuss symbolism in "Gulliver's Travels".
7. Discuss the prose style of any of your favourite prose wirte in your course.
16. YEAR 2018
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss the main arguments in "Of Adversities" in Bacon.
2. Discuss the meaninglessness of human existence in Swift (Gulliver's Travels)
3. Explain Russell's ideas in "The Superios Virtue of the Obsessed".
4. "Culture and Imperialism" demonstrates the Western imperialism's most effective tool for dominating other cultures have been literary in nature as much as political and economic. Discuss.
5. What is the nature of redressal power of poetry in Heaney?
6. Discuss the theme of power dynamics in "Gulliver's Travels".
7. Discuss Bacon's prose style.
17. YEAR 2019
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Francis Bacon made a significant contribution to human knowledge by insisting that the production of knowledge should be aimed at addressing the affairs of mundane human existence. Prove or refute the idea by referring to the essays in your syllabus.
2. Swift satirizes human history by declaring it a pack of lies. Discuss with reference to "The Gulliver's Travels".
3. What ideas, according to Bertrand Russell, have harmed mankind?
4. What does Said mean by the phrase, "blocking the other's narratives"? Discuss by giving concrete examples from literary texts or human history.
5. Why have the theorists over centuries been defensive against Plato on the subject of poetry? What redressal power does Heaney find in poetry?
6. Critically evaluate the last section in "The Gulliver's Travel".
7. Discuss the prose style of Bertrand Russell.
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