V lene {viil (Bl. 1, Poputar music entered an era of 'all hits'' Write a ENGLISH. Tlw Etesrions aie of eqtalualue

Transcription

1 V lene {viil (Bl 2015 ( Sth Semester ) ENGLISH EIGHTH PAPER ( PoPular Studies I ( OPtion-II ) F.tll Marls 75 " Time z3 hours ( PARr : B-oBscRIPTIvE ) ( Marks: 5O ) Tlw Etesrions aie of eqtalualue 1, Poputar music entered an era of 'all hits'' Write a note on the signi{icant events in music in ttre 1960s with special reference to the songs in your syllabus. Or Do you think that the song Born to be Wild by Mars Bonfire carr be interpreted as one of tj:e songs belonging to the sixties hedonism? GL6l74a (TvrnOuer )

2 {2} a. Ttre moral of the song?tme is that we have to live each moment to the fullest. Explain. Or If everyone joined Lennon's dream in his song hnagine, the world would truly be as one. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer. at. Can we identis Dy\an's Blauing in the Wind wit}: the Civil Rights Movement and as a rhetoric about freedom and rights? Or The song Tle Sound of Silene can be interpreted as a bitter satire towards materialistic tendency of the people in tj:e modern world. Discuss. 4. Do you think Let ft Be by the Beatles is an optimistic song about the importance of learning to let go of problems and to move on? Or Paul McCartney says that one can interpret the song as they like it. Give your interpretation of the song Let It Be.. 5. Explore tl e themes in Chetan Bhagat's One NiglX atthe Call Centre. Gt6l?4a ( Continued)

3 [31 Or Do you think Anurag Mathur has clearly brought out the difference betrnteen the two cultures of India and America via humor and simplicity? Explain. Or 'The merit of. SeandTlanqhtslies in Shobha De's ".Oitit, to dissect the hollowness and hypocrisy in most Indian marriages." Elaborate' *** G16-6OO l74e V/ENG (vu (B)

4 V I ENG (viii) (B) 2015 ( sth Semester ) ENGLISH EIGHTH PAPER ( Popular Studies I { Option-Il } ( Pem : A-ozuECTrvE ) ( Marks : 25 ) The ftgures in the margin indicate full marks for the qtestions SBcuoN-A ( Marks: 10 ) 1. Indicate whether the following statements are True (Tl or False (F. ) with a Tick (/l mark (any ten) : 1x10=10 (a) The Counterculture of the 1960s was a cultural phenomenon developed first in the US and UK. ( r I F ) 174

5 l2) (b) The Hippie culture movement about peace early 60s. initialiy started as a and love in the UK in the ( r I F ) (c) The songs prescribed in the s1'llabus can be seen as cultural representation of certain era and as 'a documentation of the psychological atmosphere of the youths. ( r I F ) (d.) Born to be Wild was composed by Steppenwoif. ( r I F ) (e) The song Time is a song about reflective moments. {TIF) a Dylan claims that in the Wind in 10 he wrote minutes. the song Blouing (T IF ) V/ENG (viii) (B) /7a

6 (3) (g) Blotuing in the Wind. is a protest song identified with the Civil Rights Movement. (r lf ) (h) The Sound of Silence the aftermath of President J. F. K. was written in 1964 the assassination (r lf ) 1n of 0 Lennon got the inspiration for the song Imagine from the book of Poetry by Yoko Ono (r lf ) a) Let It Be was written by Paul McCartney rn i (r lf ) (k) The song composed by originally titled The Sound Paul Simon of Silence. (T IF ) vi ENG (viii) (B) /74

7 ( 4l SECTIoN-B ( Marks: 15 ) Give short direct answers to the following questions (any fiue) : 3x5:15 (a) Why is the 1960s called the Swinging Sixties? v/enc (viiil (g l7a

8 V/ENG (viii) (B) t?a is Counterculture?

9 l6l What are Blowing in the questions raised the Wind? in the song V/ENG (viii) (B) lra

10 V/ENG (vi1i) (d lza Why do you think John Lennon wrote the song Imagine?

11 (61 What are the Blowing in the questions Wind? raised in the song V/ENG (viii) (B) /7a

12 Why do you think John Lennon wrote the song Imagine? v/eng (viii) (B) /7a

13 V/ENG (viii) (B) l?a What does silence refer to in the song The Sound. of Silence?

14 (e) What do you Time'? think is the moral of the song V/ENG (viii) (B) /74

15 -E (10) (g) Who is this 'Mother Mary'that Paul McCartney refers to in the song Let It Be? *** G16-6OOl74 V/ENG (viii) (B)