Alternative English Question Paper 2024 (AEC) [Gauhati University B. Com 1st SEM NEP Syllabus]

(Sem-1/FYUGP - Ability Enhancement Course)

Paper: AEC0101104N (Alternative English) (For Regular)

Full Marks: 30

Time: 1½ hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.

1. Answer the following questions: 1x5=5

(a) What does the figure of the witch symbolize in the poem, So Many Oaks?

(b) Where was the narrator's grandmother's farm located in the story, The Ring?

(d) In which verse collection is the poem, This Is a Photograph of Me included?

(e) What was the Hindi song that Prafulla intended to sing in Audition?

2. Answer any five of the following questions: 2x5=10

(a) What is the effect of water on the light in This Is a Photograph of Me?

(b) State the reason why human beings are called blind and deaf in the poem, So Many Oaks.

(d) How did the grandmother feel after finding her ring in the short story, The Ring?

(e) Why did Prafulla, in the story, Audition, vow that he would never sing again in his life?

(f) What is the colour worn by the speaker in So Many Oaks, and why does she wear it?

(g) How does Sarojini Naidu use simile and metaphor in Palanquin Bearers? Provide one example of each.

(h) Where was the first child of Uncle Con and Aunt Annie at the time of the story's narration in The Ring?

(i) How does Dipak plan to help his friend Prafulla in the story, Audition?

(j) Where did the narrator pick up the 'jockey's crop' in the story, The Ring?

3. Answer any three of the following questions: 5x3=15

(a) Discuss the poet's feelings of admiration and frustration as they appear in No Second Troy.

(b) Comment on the significance of the title, Audition.

(d) How do the palanquin bearers convey a sense of collective responsibility in Palanquin Bearers?

(e) State your views on the image of the speaker's self in This Is a Photograph of Me.

(f) Comment on the grandmother's strength and composure as depicted in The Ring.

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