Travel Writings — DU B. A. (Hons) English Previous Year Question Papers

Your Roll N.............. 3. Candidates have to answer ALL THE QUESTIONS IN Part A and ANY THREE QUESTIONS IN Part B. 4. Questions in Part A carry 10 marks each and questions in Part B carry 20 marks each. Q 1. (a) Identify and critically comment on the following lines: One of the teachers from Liaoning, an untiring young man of twenty-three, insists on speaking in English with me. This is something that happens ad nauseam on the Nanjing streets whenever foreigners are spotted. No place is safe, no privacy respected by the worst of these 'language rapists', who are only interested in you for your language. (b) Write a note on Vikram Seth's experiences in Lhasa as described by him in From Heaven Q 2. (a) How does Amitav Ghosh portray the presence and limitations of the United Nations in Cambodia and its efforts to rebuild the country after years of conflict and genocide? (b) What is the significance of King Sisowath's visit to France in Ghosh's account of colonial