MPEG-01 M.Phil. EXAMINATION, June, 2011 ENGLISH VARDHAMAN MAHAVEER OPEN UNIVERSITY

Paper-MPEG-01
(Critical Theories; Research Methodology and Approaches to ELT )
Time allowed : Three hours Maximum marks : 80
Attempt any five questions in 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss Saussure's three pronouncements about linguistic structures.
2. Discuss the stream of consciousness technique giving illustrations from the works of Virginia Woolf and James Joyce.
3. What do you understand by Oedipus Complex ? Explain with reference to 'Hamlet' and 'Sons and Lovers'.
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4. Write an essay on 'Development of the Idea of New Woman and Feminism'.
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5. Discuss the significance of the Communication Method in English Language Teaching.
6. It is the time of not 'an English' but 'the Englishes'. Discuss.
7. What are the problems of the teaching of English in India ? Suggest your own solutions.
8. Compare and contrast the Bilingual Method, Grammar Translation Method and Direct Method.
9. Discuss the scope of Linguistics.
10. Discuss the contribution of some of the leading theorists of Post-Colonialism

VMOU B.Sc IV Semester Basics of Camera and Sound 2011 Question Paper

College Name : Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
Department :B.Sc
Question Paper Semester :4
Question Paper Subject Code :MCAJ-401
Subject Name :Basics of Camera and Sound
Study Material Details : 2011 Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University General B.Sc MCAJ PAPER ID[E0519] B.Sc (MCAJ-401) (Sem-4) BASICS OF CAMERA LIGHTS AND SOUND Question Paper - Image Format

M.A Sociology Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University 2010 Question Paper

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MASO-04
M.A. (Previous) EXAMINATION, December, 2010
SOCIOLOGY
Paper-MASO-04
(Rural Sociology)
Time allowed : Three hours
Maximum marks : 80
Attempt any five questions. Each question carries equal marks.

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Physical Geography: B.A./B.Sc. (First Year) EXAMINATION June 2011 Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University Question Paper

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
GE-01
B.A./B.Sc. (First Year) EXAMINATION, June, 2011
GEOGRAPHY
Paper-GE-01
(Physical Geography)
Time allowed : Three hours
Maximum marks : 75
Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Describe the structure of the interior of the earth according to Suess. 15

2. What do you mean by "Isostasy" ? Elaborate the view of Pratt to explain it. 15

3. What is volcanicity ? Discuss the topography produced by volcanicity. 15

4. Explain the erosional and depositional features by wind work. 15

5. What do you mean by inversion of temperature ? Discuss the factors affecting inversion of temperature. 15

6. What is rainfall ? Describe the distribution of rainfall in the world. 15

7. Explain the scheme of climatic classification adopted by Thornthwait. 15

8. How are tides caused ? What are their types ? 15

9. Discuss the ocean deposits. 15

American Literature: M.A. (Final) EXAMINATION June 2011 Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University Question Paper

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
MAEG-10
M.A. (Final) EXAMINATION, June, 2011
ENGLISH
Paper-MAEG-10
(American Literature)
Time allowed : Three hours
Maximum marks : 80

Q.No. 1 is compulsory. Attempt one question from each Block. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Explain with reference to the context any four of the following excerpts :

(i) The pleasures of heaven are with me and the pains of hell are with me,
The first I graft and increase upon myself the letter I translate into a new tongue.

(ii) A word is dead, when it is said some say -
I say it just begins to live That day.

(iii) My object in living is to unite, My avocation and my vocation As my two eyes make one sight.

(iv) Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That sends the frozen ground swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the 'sun',
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.

(v) I had a job and Patti didn't. I worked a few hours a night for the hospital.....After a while Patti wanted
a job. She said she needed a job for her self respect.

(vi) Night and Day 've been tampered with, Every quality and pith Surcharged and sultry with a power
That works its will on age and hour.

Block-I

2. Elaborate 'Leaves of Grass' as the national epic of America.

3. Discuss Emily Dickinson as a Mystic poet.

4. Bring out spontaneity and simplicity in Frost's lyricism with suitable references from the prescribed poems
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Block-II

5. 'The Scarlet Letter' is allegorical novel. Discuss.

6. Discuss Catherine Barkley as a tragic heroine.

7. Elucidate 'The Bluest Eye' as not one story but multiple and interlocking stories.

Block-III

8. Discuss Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' as a tragedy.

9. Elucidate 'The Glass Menagerie' as a memory play and state its symbolic significance.

10. Justify the Emperor Jones' as a one-man play.

Block-IV

11. How, according to Emerson, does the over-soul manifest itself ?

12. What is the issue discussed in the story 'A small, good thing' by the writer ?

Canadian Literature: M.A. (Final) EXAMINATION June 2011 Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University Question Paper

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
MAEG-11
M.A. (Final) EXAMINATION, June, 2011
ENGLISH
Paper-MAEG-11
(Canadian Literature)
Time allowed : Three hours
Maximum marks : 80

Attempt five questions in all, selecting at least one from ecah Unit. All questions carry equal marks.

Unit-I

1. With reference to the first phase of Modernist period of poetry, comment on the attitude of Canadian poets towards nature. 16

2. Enumerate the features of Canadian novels of the first part of the 20th century. 16

Unit-II

3. Write critical analysis of 'Laurentian Shield' by F.R. Scott. 16

4. Purdy's poems are 'Dramas of self-revision'. Justify. 16

5. Discuss Margaret Alwood as a feminist writer with reference to prescribed text. 16

Unit-III

6. Describe Margaret Laurence's art of mixing themes and subthemes in novels with suitable references. 16

7. Discuss Alice Munro's contribution to Canadian literature. 16

8. Elaborate various themes of the novel 'Surfacing'. 16

Unit-IV

9. Discuss feminism in the poetry of Uma Parameswaran. 16

10. Elaborate Doc as a modern Canadian Drama. 16

Post-Colonial Literature: M.A. (Final) EXAMINATION June 2011 Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University Question Paper

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
MAEG-09
M.A. (Final) EXAMINATION, June, 2011
ENGLISH
Paper-MAEG-09
(Post-Colonial Literature)
Time allowed : Three hours
Maximum marks : 80
Attempt any five questions. Your answers should not exceed 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Discuss Ashis Nandy's 'The Intimate Enemy' justification as to how Indian culture has preserved itself through centuries. 16

2. Compare and contrast the characters of Bijjala and Basavanna with Sovideva with suitable reasons,
substantiating from the text. 16

3. Comment on the title 'India : A Wounded Civilization' and justify it as a political commentary. 16

4. Explain how Ghosh distinguishes between Indian Diaspora and Diaspora of other countries and state the important role of memory in creating imaginary links. 16

5. Explain the terms 'nationalism' and 'anti-colonial nationalism' as discussed by Partha Chatterjee in his essay
"Whose Imagined Community ?" 16

6. "Racism has a long reach." Explain with reasons Arun Prabha Mukherjee's view. 16

7. Shiv K. Kumar's 'Indian Women' is truly a postcolonial poem as it pertains to the rhythms of village life.
Explain. 16

8. The poem 'The Shapes of Fear' is truly portraying a universal primeval darkness of fear and terror inherent in human nature. Elucidate with reasons from text. 16

9. Comment on how migration and shared history becomes a matter of concern for Walcott in 'A Far Lay' from Africa'. 16

10. Write a critical explanation on the narrative technique of the "Things Fall Apart". 16

Economic Policy and Rural Development: B.Com. (Second Year) EXAMINATION June 2011 Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University Question Paper

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
BC-11
B.Com. (Second Year) EXAMINATION, June, 2011
EAFM
Paper-BC-11
(Economic Policy and Rural Development)
Time allowed : Three hours
Maximum marks : 100
Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Explain the present Industrial Policy of India.

2. Write the characteristic features of Indian Agriculture.

3. Explain The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Rajasthan in detail.

4. Discuss the characteristics of Indian Foreign Trade.

5. What do you mean by Agriculture Finance ? Discuss the need of Agriculture Finance.

6. What are the functions of W.T.O. ?

7. Explain the characteristics and importance of Panchayati Raj in India.

8. Describe the important features of Indian population.

9. Write an essay on "Globalisation v/s Swadeshi".

10. Explain the recent trend of Indian Foreign Trade.

Romantics to Victorians: M.Phil. EXAMINATION June 2011 Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University Question Paper

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
MPEG-05
M.Phil. EXAMINATION, June, 2011
ENGLISH
Paper-MPEG-05
(Romantics to Victorians)
Time allowed : Three hours
Maximum marks : 80
Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Write a summary of John Ruskin's 'Unto This Last'. 16

2. Write a note on Walter Pater's views regarding the distinction between the prose and the poetry. 16

3. Make a study of Arnold's conception of the nature and mission of poetry. 16

5. What is the relevance of Goldsmith's 'The Deserted Village' to India today ? 16

6. Discuss James Thomson as a poet of nature. 16

7. Elucidate the magical effect nature had on William Wordsworth. 16

8. Discuss the merits of Shelley as a poet. 16

9. Discuss the theme of "A Tale of Two Cities". 16

10. Evaluate Thomas Hardy as a novelist. 16