Presidency University‚ Kolkata. (Formerly Presidency College‚ Kolkata) U.G. I Admission Test 2011 Department of English Syllabus: Candidates are to be tested on: Linguistic competence Comprehension ability Literary aptitude and interpretive skills Familiarity with literary and cultural texts Flair for expression SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER Time: 2Hours Full Marks: 100 Answers exceeding the stipulated word limit will be penalized 1. Read the following poem and critically evaluate it in not more
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Hindi is the most commonly spoken language in India. It is the fifth most spoken language in the world with about 182 million native speakers in 1998. The script used in writing Hindi is Devanāgarī. More than 180 million people in India regard Hindi as their mother tongue. Another 300 million use it as second language. Outside of India‚ Hindi speakers are 100‚000 in USA; 685‚170 in Mauritius; 890‚292 in South Africa; 232‚760 in Yemen; 147‚000 in Uganda; 5‚000 in Singapore; 8 million in Nepal; 20
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Bharatendu Granthavali 14. Ganga Das(1823-1913) was a revered saint of udasi sect and known for piety and Hindi poetry‚ who composed about 50 kavya-granthas and thousands of padas‚ who is known as Bhismpita of the Hindi poetry.[14] 15. Munshi Premchand (1880–1936)‚ considered one of the greatest Hindi novelists of all time 16. Rahul Sankrityayan (1893–1963)‚ widely traveled scholars of India 17. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati (1889-1950)‚ books on peasant movement and the nationalist struggle
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1. The creator of Sherlock Holmes’ was- (a) Shakespeare (b) Dr. Watson (c) Ian Fleming (d) Arthur Conan Doyle Answer : (d) 2. Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premchand ? (a) Gaban (b) Godan (c) Mansarovar (d) Guide Answer : (c) 3. The Parliament of Afghanistan is- (a) Senate (b) Majlis (c) Shora (d) National Assembly Answer : (c) 4. Amnesty International has its headquarters at- (a) New York (b) London (NDA (c) Washington (d) Berlin Answer :(b)
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English Project On ‘Social Concerns in Mulkraj Anand’s Untouchable’ In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Award of Degree of Bachelors of Arts (Hons.) in English Submitted By: Supervised By: Sachin Singh Mrs. Manisha Sinha A0706113121 Assistant Professor Amity Institute of English Studies and Research AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH India DECLARATION Date:
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5 FAIR PLA Y PLAY (Justice1 knows neither friendship nor enmity. Jumman Sheikh and Algu Chowdhary act as head men on two occasions. How do they maintain the dignity2 of their role as judges? Read and find out.) Jumman Sheikh and Algu Chowdhary were good friends. So strong was their bond3 of friendship that when either of them went away from the village‚ the other looked after his family. Both were greatly respected in the village. Jumman had an old aunt who had some property. This she transferred
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The Art of Opposition: Progressive Politics and Poetry from 1931-47 Mirza Jaffer Abid Committee Chair: Carollee Bengelsdorf Member: Uditi Sen 1 For Nana‚ who survived not one but two partitions. And Anas‚ whose daily life was partitioned. Speak‚ for truth is living yet. Speak‚ whatever must be said. − - Faiz Ahmed Faiz 2 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Chapter 1: A Pleasant Conversation 3. Chapter 2: Returning 4. Chapter 3: Translating the Nation 5. Chapter 4: When Lines are
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Essay And Article On : Our Cultural Heritage !! March 24‚ 2012 By parm Leave a Comment inShare India Is A Unique Cultural Heritage !! A safe and secure society is needed for blossoming of arts and sciences. India has a rich cultural heritage. Though it has been subjected to a series of cultural invasions‚ yet it has retained its originality and traditional character even after absorbing the best of the external influences. India is the cradle of one of the earliest civilizations of the world – the
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Hindi Dalit literature’s moment has arrived. After years of obscurity and unflattering comparisons to the maturity and expressiveness of Dalit literature in languages such as Marathi and Tamil‚ creative Dalit writing in Hindi is finally reaching a more visible level of popular recognition. Hindi Dalit novels‚ autobiographies‚ short-story and poetry anthologies‚ as well as volumes of literary criticism‚ are today being regularly published by Delhi’s top Hindi-language publishing houses‚ Rajkamal and
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name Premchand when he began writing. His writing was more than just a past time for him; it was an attempt to change the social structure of India. Premchand died at the age of 56 on October 8‚ 1936. His causes of death were a gastric ulcer‚ dropsy and cirrhosis of the liver. <br> <br>In "The Road to Salvation"‚ the author is trying to point out some of the problems in the social structure of India. In this story‚ two working class men financially and spiritually ruin each other. Premchand is not
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