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(FAD) Examination,Oct./November2012
fll SemesterB.Sc./B.C.A./B.Sc.
(FreshersScheme- 2012-2013
Onwards)(RepeatersScheme- 2011-2012)
LANGUAGEENGLISH- III
Max.Marks: 100/90
Time: 3 Hours
Instructions: 1) Answerall the questions.Mark the numberscorrectly.
2) Studentsof Freshers'SchemeeA|2-2013& Onwards)
answeringfor 100marksshouldanswerSout of 6 questions
in SectionA, lll Mainquestion.
3) Studentsof Repeaters'Scheme(2011-12)answeringfor
90 marksshouldanswer2out of 6 questionsin SectionA,
lll Mainquestion.
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SECTION
(Marks:60/50)
l. Answeranyfiveof
in2or3 sentenceseach:
thefollowing
(5x2=10)
1) Whydidthethief'sbrother'lnthe Kingdom
of Fools'appealforjustice?
go to Dhulwad?
2) ln thelesson'ln Searchof Myself',
whydidthe narrator
3) Whydid Shalvarefuseto marryAmba?
4) Howdidlearning
EnglishhelpRichardRodriguez
intheclassroom
?
5) Inthelesson'Shame',
whydidtheWinonotallowRichardto payhisbill?
6) WhatdoesShakespeare
sayaboutthewarriorin 'Sonnet25'?
7) Whatadvicedidthe lousegivethe mosquito
whenit insistedon bitingthe
King?
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ll. Answeranyfour
ofthefollowing
inaboutapageeach:
(4x5=20
1) WhydidtheKing'ln the Kingdom
of Fools'cometo theconclusion
thatthe
merchant
wasresponsible
forthethief'sdeath?
2) WhatdidSatyavati
do to avoidtheextinction
of theKurulineage?
3) Describe
thewaysinwhichyoungDickGregory
showshisdislikeforcharity.
4) Whatis considered
asthe'ldealUniverse'
by CarlSaganandwhy?
5) Whateffortsdid RichardRodriguez
maketo learnEnglishandhowdid his
motherencourage
him?
6) Commenton the allegorical
significance
of the poem'TheLouseandthe
Mosquito'.
lll. a) Students
answering
for100 marksshouldanswer3 outof 6 ofthefollowing
questions
in about2pageseach:
(3x10=30
b) Students
answering
for90marksshouldanswer2outof 6 ofthefollowing
questions
in about2pageseach:
(2x10=20
1) HowdidtheKingandtheMinister
provetheirfoolishness
repeatedly
?
2) "Thestory'lnSearchof Myself'dealswitha woman'ssearchforidentity".
Discuss.
3) "A differentimageof BhishmaemergesfromlravatiKarve'snarration".
Justify.
4) Whatwas the effectof Americanization
on RichardRodriguez's
family
'An
withreference
to thelesson Education
in Language'
?
5) "Thelesson'Shame'suggests
thatthereis a needfor a changein one's
attitude
in helpingthepoorandtheoppressed
people".
Discuss
6) 'Sonnel25' dealswith the impermanence
of humangloriesand the
permanence
of love.Elucidate.
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SECTION
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( M a r k s: 4 0 )
(WorkBook)
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lV. Writean application
for relevant
information
underRTIin a suitable
formatwith
regardto thefollowing.
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Youhavesecured92'o/o
inthe entranceexamination.
Your.namehasnotbeen
mentioned
intheselection
listof a professional
course.
I I
OR'. ,,.
Answerthefollowing
:
1) Withinwhattimeshouldtheinformation
be provided
in normalcasesunder
RTIAct ?
2) who appointsthecentralchief lnformation
commissioner
?
3) The RTI Act is not applicable,to
the High Courtand.SupremeCourt.
True/ False.
4) ExpandP..l.O.
5) TheR.T.l.Actwaspassedintheyear2005on--.
V. Combinethefollowingsetsof sentences
to framea moreeffectivesentence.
1) Thegirlwastall.she wasslim.she wasnotlookingbeautiful.
2) Theboywasvefr7angry.He brokea glasstumbler,
3) Theweatherwasfine.Theywenton a picnic.Theywentto Wonderla.
4) Youwillbe grantedleave.you mustapplyintime.
5) Hergrandfather
died.she heardthenews.she fainted.
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passageandanswerthe
questions
Vl. Readthefollowing
seton it.
TheEarthwillcontinueto regenerate
its resources
only,as longas we andall
theotherpeopleof theworlddo ourpartto conserue
Thiscalls
theenvironment.
for a certainamountof self-discipline
besidesa consciouseffortto savethe
fastdepletingresources,
Environmentalists
havedeviseda planwhichif followed
strictly,will bothsaveour preciousresources
andkeeppollutionlevelsunder
Thisplanconsistsinfollowing
control.
3R's- restricting,
reusingandrecycling.
Restricting
meanscheckingourselvesfrom unnecessary
buying.We often
indulgeinshopping
forthesakeof shopping.We
oftenbuyanobjectnotbecause
we needit butbecauseit hascaughtourfancyor it is beingofferedat a discount.
Thiskindof buyingneedsto becurtailed.
Beforesteppingintoa shopwe should
ask ourselves
whetherthe itemwe are goingto buy is something
we really
needed,
whetherit is wellsuitedto meetourneedand whetherit willlast.This
exercisewillnotonlysavemoney,butalsospaceandextrawork.
Reusing
impliesfindinga newuse,foran existingitem,likereusingenvelopes
or paperbags,turninga usedbox intoa storagebox,decorating
a can or a
bottleand usingit as a pen holderor evenas a vase.lt is important,
to reuse
itemswisely.Givingawayusedclothes,shoes,booksandtoys in charityis a
goodwayof savingresources
Recycling
is possibleinthecaseof thoseobjectsthatcanbe shredded,
melted
processed
or othenryise
andthenturnedintoa newrawrnaterial.
Paper,glass,
plasticandaluminium
canbe easilyrecycled
to turnthemintonewproducts.
Questions:
A) 1) Whatis important
to savetheenvironment
?
2) Pickoutan exampleof recycling
fromthe passage.
3) Mentionanyonedisadvantage
of buyingitemswe do notreallyneed.
4) Whatis'restricting'according
to theauthor?
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B) 5) Howcanwe helptheearthto continueto regenerate
itsresources
?
(2x3=6)
6) Whatis theadvantage
of the plandevisedby theenvironmentalists
?
7) Pointoutthethingsthatcanbe reusedmentioned
in thepassage.
Vll. Writea reportto a newspaper
in about250wordsusingthefollowinghints.
Inauguration
of the new collegeblock- introduction
by the Principal- Chief
Guest- message- lightingof the lamp- variousevents- grandsuccess.
OR
Youare a studentof 'StarCollege',and as a studentrepresentative,
you are
aruareof the lackof canteenfacilityin yourcollege.
wdte a reportusingthefollowinghintsin an appropriate
format.
1) To the StudentsWeffareOfficer.
2) Nocanteenfacilityin thecollege.
3) Majorityof the studentscomefromdistantpartsof the city.
4) Mostof themdo not carrylunch,norcantheyaffordto eat outside.
5) Needfor canteenis verymuchfeltby mostof the students.
6) Recommendations
:
a canteento providegoodfoodat reasonable
price.
4 Establish
b) StudentsUnionto be authorised
to runthecanteen.
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a narrative
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relevant
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Followlanediscipline
Collecting
finefor all
irregularities
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wereunhappywith.
' offersuggestions
for improving
thearrangements.