CSS English Literature Past Paper 2020

Instructions specific to this paper

• Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   Enlist and explain the bad habits of writing George Orwell identifies in his essay “Politics and the English Language”. What solutions does he suggest for getting rid of these bad habits?

2. Q. 320 marks

   How successfully do you think Chesterton manages to employ the technique of narrative within a narrative in his short story A Somewhat Improbable Story?

3. Q. 420 marks

   T.S Eliot appreciates John Donne for his “unified sensibility”. Does Eliot’s own poetry also depict the same quality in poems The Wasteland and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?

4. Q. 520 marks

   Discuss Mick’s exploitation of language for accosting Davies in Harold Pinter’s play the Caretaker.

5. Q. 620 marks

   Does Hester gradually gain wisdom through her constant suffering in the novel ‘A Scarlet Letter’? If so, how? Explain.

6. Q. 720 marks

   Is Post-colonial Studies “the most flourishing sector of cultural studies today”? Justify your arguments with the help of appropriate examples.

7. Q. 820 marks

   How far do you think Psychoanalysis is appropriate for understanding literary texts? Explain your ideas.

Standard FPSC instructions

Printed on this and every CSS paper.

• Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
• All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
• Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the question paper.
• No page/space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of the Answer Book must be crossed.
• Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.