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 MAEG 01

Section A

1. Give two examples of words having numerical prefixes.

Ans. – Bigamy, triangle
2. Give an example of a sentence in which the word ‘never’ is used at the beginning
of the sentence for emphasis.
Ans. – Never drink alcohol before the children.
3. The principal appointed him monitor. Write another sentence on the same pattern
using a different verb.
Ans. – Krishna introduced himself as a collector.
4. Make the following sentences Passive:
a) Her story didn’t take them in
Ans. they weren’t taken in her story.
b) I am not talking about you.
Ans. The passive of aforesaid sentence cannot be made because object of main verb
“talking” is missing. But the object of preposition “about” is present. For making the
passive voice of a sentence, the object of main verb is must.

Section B

1. Discuss Verbal and Non-verbal as basic forms of communication.

Ans. – Non-verbal communication :
It is less structured and hence it is more difficult to study. Nobody can claim to have mastered
the vocabulary of gestures, expressions and inflections that are common in our culture. Even
experts do not really know how people learn nonverbal behaviour.

Verbal communication:
Verbal communication is well structured and is composed of sounds (in case of oral
communication), words and grammar. It is generally planned that is, the sender plans the
words and thinks about the message, if only for a moment, before it is transmitted. However,
when one communicates nonverbally one does many things unconsciously.

2. What are the disadvantages of electronic messages?

Ans. – First – electronic slides require more expensive display equipment than overhead
transparencies.
Second – most people spend too much time focusing on the technical components of an
electronic presentation and less to the content of their message.
Third – inexperienced persons tend to pack too many special effects in their electronic
slides, creating a visual feast of pictures and graphics that dazzle the audience but blur the
key message.

Section C

1. Corruption free India

Definition on Corruption – Corruption refers to a form of criminal activity or dishonesty/evil

act by an individual or a group. this act compromises the rights and privileges of others. It
primarily includes bribery or embezzlement.
are susceptible to Corruption. It certainly reflects greedy and selfish behavior.
 Ways of Stopping Corruptions

1. to give a better salary in a government job because high salaries would reduce their
motivation and resolve to engage in bribery.
2. Increasing the number of workers because in many government offices, the workload is
very high and it provides an opportunity to slow down the work and this motivate the
employees for bribery in return for faster delivery of work.
3. There should be an efficient and quick implementation of strict laws to stop the cases of
corruption.
4. Applying cameras (due to fear of being caught) in workplaces is an excellent way to prevent
corruption.
5. The government must make sure to keep inflation low. Due to the rise in prices, many
people feel their incomes to be too low and motivates for doing corruption.
6. By doing consistent political and social efforts, we can get rid of Corruption.
7. The Right to Information Act (RTI) gives one all the required information about the
Government, such as what the Government is doing with our tax payments.
8. Another way is Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). It was setup by the Government to
advise and guide Central Government agencies in the areas of vigilance. If there are any cases
of corruption or any complaints thereof, then that can be reported to the CVC.
9. Establishment of special courts for speedy justice can be a huge positive aspect. Much
time should not elapse between the registration of a case and the delivery of judgment.
10. Spread Education because Lack of education is one of the main reasons for the growing
corruption.

MAEG 02

Section A

1. What is the other term for ‘The Spanish Tragedy’?

Ans – Revenge tragedy
2. Who wrote ‘Give Place, ye lovers’?
Ans – Henry Howard, Earl of surrey
3. What is the meaning of ‘Morality Play’?
Ans – It was one of the early forms of drama. It was allegorical drama of 15th-16 th Century
Europe. The characters of the play personified moral qualities such as evil or good or
abstractions such has death or youth. It progressed from the mystery or miracle plays. It
does not present a Biblical story in the manner of the miracle play. It conveys a moral or a
lesson through personification and allegorical representation.
4. What advice does Bacon give in the essay ‘Of Revenge’?
Ans – A man does a wrong in order to make a financial gain or for the pleasure of it or in
order to win a higher position or for some other similar reason therefore, no point in feeling
annoyed with a man just because he is selfish. and if a man does a wrong merely because of
his malicious nature, it is best to ignore him.

Section B

1. How does Chaucer describe the character of Monk?

Ans. – “The hunting Monk” who, ignoring the rules of monastic discipline, neither labours
with his hands nor pours over a book in the cloister, and who “loves a fat swan the best of
any roast”. Such, indeed, were a large majority of the monks of the priod. The Monk is
individualized too. He wears an intricate pin of wrought gold in the shape of a love-knot. He
is fat and has a bald head which shines like glass. His eyes are sharp and roll in his head.
We do certainly get the feeling that we are standing face to face with this man, so vividly is
he represented to us by Chaucer. The Monk’s sleeves are trimmed with the finest gray fur.

2. Throw light on the theme of fate and belief in the play ‘The Duchess of Malfi’
Ans. – The characters do not turn to God for help in trouble, and they do not seek forgiveness
when they come to believe they have acted wrongly. The only certainty in life is death, and
there is no promise here of an afterlife. The world of The Duchess of Malfi is controlled not by
God, but by fate. Ferdinand is the character most conscious of his religion, but his
Christianity is not a religion of love but one of vengeance, not of forgiveness but of damnation.
Antonio learns by astrological calculation. Of all the characters, it is Bosola who most
changes during the play, and whose psychology is revealed the most clearly.

Section C

1. Elucidate ‘The Faerie Queen’ as a continued allegory.

Ans. – The Faerie Queene was a dark conceit or a continuous allegory. His intention in the
poem was to depict the twelve ethical virtues of mankind. Although in the six books in which
the poem is written, he could depict only six of them viz, Holiness, Temperance, Chastity,
Friendship, Justice and Courtesy. He considered Magnificance as the highest of the twelve
virtues and Arthur was to be the embodiment of this virtue. Spenser has shown each of these
virtues struggling against the evil forces and whenever the are unable to cope with those
evils, Magnificance takes over and rescues them but its limitation is that it cannot advance
these virtues up to heaven. This according to him can be done with the help of Christian
virtues like Faith, Hope and Charity. So every book has been designed to show struggle,
victory, defeat, rescue and final triumph. The theme of Book I is Holiness. The various
characters in this book are symbolic. The Red Cross Knight personifies Holiness, Una
personifies Truth, the dwarf personifies Prudence, the monster personifies Error, Archimago
personifies heathenism or infidelity, Sans Foy personifies faithfulness, Sans Loy lawlessness,
The lion the natural reason of man, Corceca blind devotion, Abessa (her daughter)
superstition, Kirkrapine the plunder of the church. Lucifera represents Pride alongwith the
six Deadly Sins (acting as her counselors). The fauns and the satyrs are symbolic of
barbarism and sir Satyrane heroic activity, Orgoglio, the giant represents Carnal Pride, Prince
Arthur Magnificience, Despair represents Hopelessness, the House of Holiness and its
inhabitants represent those qualities which inspire a man with a new hope, courage and
desire for heaven and the Dragon stands for Satan, the Devil. In Canto I, the Red Cross
Knight travels in the company of Una followed by the dwarf to her father’s kingdom. Her
father is in great danger from a Dragon as his kingdom is being destroyed by it. The allegorical
significance here is that Holiness has joined hands with Truth for the spiritual liberation and
emancipation of the human race from the bondage of the Devil. Unless the powers evil are
conquered, emancipation is not possible. The first of these powers of evil is Error, moral and
political error and error of all kinds. It is symbolized by a monster who is half-woman and
half-serpent. It can be defeated by the combined strength of Holiness and Truth. Error is
conquered when the monster is killed by the Red Cross Knight but he becomes a victim to
another opponent named Archimago who symbolizes Hypocrisy. In Canto II we find the
description of all the mischief that he is capable of and his deception of both the Red Cross
Knight and Una.
 MAEG 03

Section A

1. What does the narrator tell the reader to expect in the story in Moll Flanders?
Ans. In the full title all’ the principal stages of the career of the woman known as Moll
Flanders have clearly been indicated. The full title shows also that the protagonist here is no
ordinary person but one hardened in whoredom and in crime, and also one who ultimately
repents of her sins and misdeeds. The full title is surely one which would arouse a reader’s
curiosity and whet his desire to read through the book. The name “Moll Flanders” is also
significant because the name itself shows what kind of a woman the protagonist is.

2. What is the benefit of looking beneath the surface, according to the speaker of "A
Portrait" in The School for Scandal?
Ans. – One must look under the surface to see the truth and for getting the different angle of
view for everything.

3. How is “Ode to Evening” a transition poem?

Ans. “Ode to Evening” a transition poem because William Collin describes the evening
ambience, the activities, sights & sound and the gradual transition of the evening into night.

Section B

1. Delineate the development of Moll as a character over the course of the novel.
Ans. - Moll's life is a rags-to-riches story, with many detours in between. She is a beautiful
and smart woman who quickly learns to use her allure over men to her advantage. Moll
attaches monetary value to relationships, dismisses the notions of emotional attachment,
dependability, and fidelity, and instead uses the men in her life for social advancement and
financial gain. Claiming to be the victim of circumstance—as a woman of low birth without a
support system, she has few options for social advancement—Moll readily excuses her
questionable behavior. Since nothing is scarier than poverty, everything becomes an
acceptable means to achieve economic stability, even immoral and criminal activity. While
she constantly professes to regret her wicked ways, she does not try to mend them—until the
end, that is, when she is too old and wealthy to worry about her next step.

2. What is the theme of gossiping in School for Scandal?

Ans – It is clear that only the gossips have no true honor. There is no real interest in the
truth and even less consideration is given to the damage that such gossip causes. the
subjects of such gossip are not known to the audience, who cannot determine the truth of
Lady Sneerwell and Mrs. Candour’s observations. But by the last act, it becomes clear that
these gossips need absolutely no element of truth to fuel their stories. This earlier scene
serves as a nice contrast to the speculation and innuendo that engages the gossips.

Section C

1. Write the critical Appreciation of Blake’s “The Lamb”

Ans. – The lamb is one of the simplest poems of Blake. The Lamb which is probably the most
important among the poem of innocence. The lamb has been blessed with life and with
capacity to drink from the stream and feed from the meadow. It has been allotted with bright,
soft and warm wool which serves as its clothing. The poem displays the innocence the joy
and affection. The lamb represents innocence and humanity. The Lamb is the most
representative poem of the poems of ‘innocence’. It tells almost everything it needs to for
making us understand its symbolic theme. The child is a symbol of innocence, the state of
the soul which has not yet been corrupted by the world of conventionalized pretensions called
religion, culture, society and state and other codified systems. This overtly simple poem also
subtly approaches the subject of creativity and the creator. While the speaker is speaking
about a real physical lamb on the surface of it, the subtext of the poem derives from both
Christian and classical mythology. The child is the symbol of Christ, the physical incarnation
of the deity. The fact that it has been sent to feed among the meadow and along the stream
indicates that it is to live by natural, instinctual means, or the Divine law of the nature. The
wooly softness and the brightness that comes from within also support the divine nature of
the lamb symbol. The voice of the lamb is also equally significant. The child, the lamb and
the Christ are all close to the creative being; creativity is a childlike occupation, since it also
involves the natural spirit, sense of

wonder and undefiled imagination.

MAEG 04
Section A

1. What is an Ode?
Ans – An ode is a long lyric poem beginning with an invocation. It is in the form of an
address, dignified and elaborate in stanzaic structure with a serious subject matter.
2. Why was Christabel praying?
Ans. – She was praying for the welfare of her own "betrothed knight."
3. Who was Issac The Jew?
Ans. – Isaac is a typical Jew, or more correctly, he is representative of a literary type
4. How do you distinguish between a simile and a metaphor?
Ans. –
Simile : An expression that helps to compare two varied things, using the words as and
like, is called simile.
Metaphor : It describes someone or something by referring to someone or something else
which is same in a specific way.

Section B
1. Write a note on use of humor in Lamb’s essays.
Ans. – Lamb’s essays are full of wit & humour. He makes fun of himself as well as of others.
His wit and humour are usually not full of hatred or personal revenge. His essays are full of
brief character-sketches. Lamb has the art of characterization and thus makes his character
memorable. his literary work is a leisure time amusement. His aim is to amuse his readers.
Lamb’s essays are personal, humorous and light-hearted by at the same time his essays are
full of tenderness and sympathy. His style is artificial but his humour is genuine. His
humanity is the basis of his popularity.

2. Write a critical appreciation of ‘Ode to the west wind’.

Ans. – The poet establishes the power and strength of west wind. The power of west wind can
be felt everywhere on land, on air and on sea. The poet desires to feel this power to that he
can bring a revolution and spread his message of the golden age to the world. The poet
compares his helplessness to that of mighty wind. The poem is full of simile and metaphors.
The imagery in the second stanza is abstract an ethereal while in the first and third stanza
it is concrete. The picture of the blue Mediterranean, lulled to sleep by the coil of his
crystalline in noteworthy. Shelley is also known for his myth making quality which means
that he rendered a separate and individual entity to the various objects of nature e.g. west
wind, Atlantic ocean, Medditerrean sea; all of them are treated as separate individual entity.
In spite of this his treatment to nature is scientific. He addresses west wind as destroyer and
preserver because west wind destroys the dead leaves and preserves the living seeds. The
west wind therefore becomes a symbol of change, which destroys but creates as well.

Section C

1. Describe the prose style of William Hazlitt.

Ans. – PROSE STYLE OF WILLIAM HAZLITT’S
1. William Hazlitt’s prose style combines energy and vigor, ease and effectiveness. His many
essays are famous for the lucidity and brilliance in both style and content, thus his
influence on the English essay has been healthier than Lamb’s.
2. His essays are remarkable for their fearless expression of an honest and individual
opinion. He lacked the learned critical apparatus of modern critics, His emotional
reactions rather than objective applied principles helped him to make his judgments.
3. His brief, abrupt sentences had the vigor and directness of his views and sentiments. His
lectures had a manly simplicity.
4. Essays and lectures expressed a fondness for the apt and skillfully blended quotation.
5. Apart from brilliant prose style and wide-ranging knowledge of art, literature, and
philosophy, Hazlitt was involved in many literary disputes of the day and did not hesitate
to turn his writing powers against authors and critics who disagreed with him or criticized
his work.
6. Hazlitt shared Lamb’s interest in oddities of character, but not Charles’s relish of oddity
for own sake.
7. As a literary critic Hazlitt elaborated the popular view of the Romantic position in his
catholicity of liking and his dislike of rules in ‘On criticism’.
8. Hazlitt is regarded as one of the greatest masters of English prose; his smooth, colourful
style greatly influenced both his contemporaries and many subsequent writers.
9. He wrote vigorously. He had no mannerisms. He thought more of his matter than his
manner (style).