(8 pages) OCTOBER 2011 Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks PART A (40 1 = 40 marks) Answer the following questions. Choose the correct answer from those given in brackets. 1. The British Government planned to set up a school in Calcutta. (Marathi/Gujarathi/Sanskrit) 2. teaches that the objects of the universe are divided into many ideal classes. (Vedanta/Meemangsa/Nyaya Shastra) 3. Indians must be grateful to the British government because of. (establishment of a Sanskrit school/ funds/ sentiments) 4. Meemangsa is a system of Philosophy. (Indian/American/British)
5. The British government cannot understand the difficulties of Indians because of. (different culture and language/lack of interest/distance) 6. According to Swami Vivekananda, the end of all religions is the realizing of god in the. (soul/body/philosophy) 7. A man may be the greatest philosopher in the world but a child in. (principles/religion/tradition) 8. A man brings forth two or three doctrines and claims that his religion ought to satisfy all. (class/society/humanity) 9. According to Swami Vivekananda, there are parts in every religion. (two/three/four) 10. is one of the most dangerous of all diseases. (fanaticism/superstition/wickedness) 2
11. Ranade gave a speech at about the in human treatment of Indians by the British in South Africa. (Hindu Union Club/Writer s club/socio-economics club) 12. The condition of the depressed classes is a on our social arrangements. (clot/blot/sin) 13. told Gokhale about the sufferings of the Indians in South Africa. (Chamberlaine/Gandhi/Ranade) 14. The work, according to Gokhale, can only be achieved by Strenuous exertions for giving them and employment. (money/education/dress) 15. The duty of the educated young men is a spirit of to promote the lives of the depressed classes. (self-sacrifice/age/time) 16. was at the height of its fame two thousand years ago. (Taxila/Kashmir/Punjab) 3
17. The Indus Valley civilization is discovered at Mohanjo-Daro in. (Sind/Kerala/Harappa) 18. According to Nehru, Indian was the background of his earliest life. (imagination/mythology/translation) 19. Kalidasa is known as the great poet and dramatist in literature. (Tamil/Sanskrit/Marathi) 20. The Bauls insist on as a value that fuses the human and the non-human world. (suffering/honesty/love) 21. was the first human being to claim to offer a path to emancipation of the soul. (Tagore/Swami Vivekananda/Buddha) 22. Swaraj is may Birthright, was said by. (Gokhale/Nehru/Tilak) 23. Tilak compares India to. (Ireland/Scotland/England) 4 [P.T.O.]
24. Dr. Radhakrishnan says that everyone should wage a war against. (corruption/poor health/poverty) 25. Dr. Radhakrishnan feels that technology and Marxism in creating a world community. (hindered/stopped/helped) 26. The description of the five day festival ends with the grand finale of the sacrifices. (human/animal/bird) 27. The second reason Nirad gives for their dislike is the power and influence of the of the household. (children/servants/men) 28. The protagonist of the play Chandalika is. (Ananda/Bibhuti/Prakriti) 29. is one of the principal disciples of Gautama Buddha. (Ananda/Prakriti/Bibhuti) 30. In Chandalika, there are characters on stage in the beginning of the play. (two/three/four) 5
31. By the end of Chandalika Prakriti has learnt to move out of. (money/fame/desire) 32. At the end of Chandalika, Ananda praises. (Buddha/Prakriti/Prakriti s mother) 33. Leela Benare is accused of. (bribery/infanticide/lying) 34. was a briefless lawyer. (Karnik/Ponkshe/Sukhatme) 35. The Protagonist of The Financial Expert is. (Margayya/Dr. Pal./Mr. Lal) 36. Balu found it difficult to pass his exams. (Matriculation/State board/university) 37. was against any kind of modernisation that would cause damage to the Nilgris. (Jogi s father/rangan/krishnan) 38. Geetha is Yamini s. (Sister/Daughter/Mother) 6
39. The word Yamini means. (night/day/dawn) 40. Sarojini is the youngest child in a family. (Brahmin/Sourastra/Buddhist) PART B (5 4 = 20 marks) Answer any FIVE of the following questions. 41. How does Swami Vivekananda classify different types of men? 42. What were the ideas of Nehru on the Old Indian Theatre? 43. How does Tilak argue that Indians are fit for selfrule? 44. How does Nirad Chaudhuri describe the last phase of the Puja? 45. Sketch the character of Sukhatme. 46. Describe the circumstances that made Margayya rich. 47. Discuss how Rajam Krishnan s When the Kurinji Blooms fuses documentary and fiction. 48. Sketch the character of Yamini. 7
PART C (2 20 = 40 marks) Answer any TWO questions. 49. Critically assess Dr. Radhakrishnan s views on the necessity of a World Community. 50. Analyse Chandalika as a play of spiritual conflict. 51. Discuss the characteristics of Ashokamitran s women characters in Sand and other Stories. 8