Pakistani Literature in English (IPL) Past Paper

 

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MODERN LANGUAGES

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

End Semester Exams February 2021

MA English 3^rd Semester (Morning)

Roll No		Total Marks	30
System ID		Program	MA Morning
Email Address		Teacher’s Name
Class/Section		Campus	Main, Islamabad
Course Title		Date
Course Code	ELL-	Time Allowed	2.5 hrs

 

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Q1. Unlike the modernist fiction which explore the themes of alienation, transformation, consumption, and the relativity. The English fiction by Pakistani writers portrays Pakistani culture with respect to the class difference and points out the economic and social disparities of the life of the people in Pakistani in general. Discuss with reference to the short stories that you have read

(M 15)

Q2. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, demonstrates the different ways by which religion can become a factor in cultural tradition and in friction between different racial groups and nationalities. Discuss.

 

(M 15)

 

(Paper Setter: Asma Qazi)