Civil Services English Literature Paper II 2024 (UPSC) – OCR repaired
- Year 2024
- Conducted By Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
- Questions 8
- Maximum Marks 250
- Duration Three Hours
- Languages English
Exam Details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Examination | Civil Services (Main) Examination |
| Year | 2024 |
| Conducting Body | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Paper | English (Literature) Paper II |
| Subject | English Literature |
| Duration | Three Hours |
| Maximum Marks | 250 |
| Number of Questions | 8 |
| Question Type | Mixed |
This JSON combines page 1 and page 2 OCR data for Civil Services (Main) Examination 2024 English Literature Paper II (PHKM-B-ENG). It presents exam overview, instructions, and eight questions (Section A: five descriptive parts under Q1 with lines from Yeats, Eliot, Auden, Larkin, Ramanujan; Section B: Q2 with three sub-parts on body-soul dichotomy, myth/history in Eliot, and colonial/post-colonial features). The objective_questions_preview has eight items reflecting each sub-part; metadata, SEO fields, topics, and image SEO are prepared for full SEO readiness.
Major Topics Covered
- Poetry analysis
- Yeats
- Sailing to Byzantium
- Byzantium
- T.S. Eliot
- Auden
- Philip Larkin
- A.K. Ramanujan
- Post-colonialism
- Colonialism
- Modernism
- Myth and history
- Critical commentary
- Literary analysis
- Section A and Section B
- Comparative poetry
- Literary criticism
- Indian poets in English
- Cross-cultural perspectives
- UPSC English literature
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Instructions
- There are EIGHT questions divided in Two Sections.
- Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
- Questions no. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, any THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE question from each Section.
- The number of marks carried by a question / part is indicated against it.
- 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.
Questions (page 2)
Q2.
(b) There was a Birth, certainly, We had evidence and no doubt. I had seen birth and death, But had thought they were different; this Birth was Hard and bitter agony for us, like Death, our death. (T.S. Eliot)
Q3.
(c) That girls are raped, that two boys knife a third, Were axioms to him, who'd never heard Of any world where promises were kept, Or one could weep because another wept. (W.H. Auden)
Q4.
(d) Only one ship is seeking us, a black- Sailed unfamiliar, towing at her back A huge and birdless silence. In her wake No waters breed or break. (Philip Larkin)
Q5.
(e) under the bridges with patches of repair all over them the wet stones glistening like sleepy crocodiles, the dry ones shaven water-buffaloes lounging in the sun The poets only sang of the floods. (A.K. Ramanujan)
Q6. 15+15+20=50 (a) Bring out the dichotomy between body and soul presented by W.B. Yeats in the poems "Sailing to Byzantium" and "Byzantium".
Q7. 15+15+20=50 (b) T.S. Eliot exploits the potential of myth and history to comment on his contemporary society. Analyse the statement in reference to the poems prescribed in the syllabus.
Q8.
15+15+20=50
(c) Illustrate the distinctive features of colonialism and post-colonialism in reference to some literary texts.
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Frequently asked questions
Which questions are compulsory?
Questions No. 1 and 5 are compulsory.
How many questions must a candidate answer?
Candidates must answer five questions in total.
From how many sections should questions be chosen?
At least one question from each Section A and Section B must be answered.
In what language must the answers be written?
Answers must be written in English.
What is the time duration for the paper?
Time allowed is three hours.
What is the maximum marks for Section A?
Section A has 50 marks (5 sub-parts x 10 marks each).