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Civil Services (Main)
Examination- 2025 SLPM-U-ENG
ENGLISH
PAPER—I
( LITERATURE )
Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 250
QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
Please read each of the following instructions carefully before
attempting questions
There are EIGHT questions divided in two Sections.
Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted
choosing at least ONE from each Section.
The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.
Answers must be written in ENGLISH.
Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off, attempt of a
question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank
in the Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet must be clearly struck off.
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SECTION—A
1. Write short notes on the following. Each should be written in about 150 words :
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Major literary developments of the Renaissance
Representation of the supernatural in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama
Key characteristics that define Metaphysical poetry
Function of satire in mock-epic
Factors contributed to the emergence of novel as a literary form in the
18th century
2. Answer all the questions :
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Examine the theme of freedom with references to Ariel and Caliban characters
in the play The Tempest.
Estimate John Donne as a Metaphysical poet with references to his poems
prescribed.
What is the significance of Satan’s journey through Chaos in Book II of
Paradise Lost? Discuss.
3. Answer all the questions :
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Examine how the structure of the play King Lear, with its interwoven plots,
contributes to the overall thematic concerns.
Discuss how the mock-epic style enhances the humour and irony of the
narrative in The Rape of the Lock.
How does Wordsworth represent the impact of childhood and innocence in the
poem Ode on Intimations of Immortality?
4. Answer all the questions :
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With reference to the characteristics of Romantic poetry, assess Wordsworth as
a Romantic poet.
How does the poet Tennyson reflect his emotional journey in the poem
In Memoriam? Explain.
Justify your views that the play A Doll’s House challenges traditional views on
marriage and family.
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5. Read the given poem critically and answer all the questions that follow :
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SECTION—B
Myself
I have to live with myself and so
I want to be fit for myself to know.
I want to be able as days go by,
always to look myself straight in the eye;
I don’t want to stand with the setting sun
and hate myself for the things I have done.
I don’t want to keep on a closet shelf
a lot of secrets about myself
and fool myself as I come and go
into thinking no one else will ever know
the kind of person I really am,
I don’t want to dress up myself in sham.
I want to go out with my head erect
I want to deserve all men’s respect;
but here in the struggle for fame and wealth
I want to be able to like myself.
I don’t want to look at myself and know that
I am bluster and bluff and empty show.
I never can hide myself from me;
I see what others may never see;
I know what others may never know,
I never can fool myself and so,
whatever happens I want to be
self respecting and conscience free.
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What is the main message or moral lesson of the poem? How does the speaker
emphasize this throughout the poem?
How does the speaker define self-respect, and why is it so important to him?
How does the poet use repetition to emphasize key ideas of the poem?
Which lines stand out the most to you, and why? How do they contribute to the
overall theme of the poem?
How would you relate the message of this poem to modern society, especially in
a world influenced by social media or public image?
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6. Answer all the questions :
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How does Swift use satire in Gulliver’s Travels to critique his contemporary
society? Explain with textual references.
Discuss how Jane Austen uses irony as a narrative technique in Pride and
Prejudice to reveal characters.
Substantiate your understanding of Tom Jones as a bildungsroman and
a picaresque novel.
Answer all the questions :
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Examine the concept of virtue constructed and challenged through the
characters of Tom and Sophia in the novel Tom Jones.
Analyze the novel Hard Times under the statement “It was the best of times, it
was the worst of times”.
Consider The Mill on the Floss interrogates the theme of education, particularly
in relation to gender and class, through the contrasting experiences of Tom
and Maggie.
Answer ail the questions :
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The theme of conflict between personal desire and social expectation manifests
in Maggie’s life choices in the novel The Mill on the Floss. Discuss.
Elaborate the role of social class played in Tess’s life in the novel Tess of the
471665.
Interpret how Mark Twain’s portrayal of race and slavery reflects the attitudes
of his time in the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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