B.A. (Part 1) EXAMINATION, 2013
(New Course)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper First
(Text)
Time : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 50
Note : All questions are compulsory.
Section - A
(Short Answer Type Questions)
1. Answer in about 50 words any ten of the following :
2 each
(a) Are people today more civilized in any way than in the past ?
(b) In what way are soldiers similar to animals ?
(c) What does Tommy mean by a 'regular teacher" ?
(d) Does Margie wish to go to the "old schools" ? why?
(e) When a domestic robot ts produced, will a majority of housewives wish to buy it immediately?
(f) Do you think that 'A Wrong Man in a Workers Paradise’ is a realistic story?
(g) What are the two things that the author mentions to solve the problem of food supply ?
(h) Describe in brief the happiness of Mathilde in the Party.
(i) Describe how Mathilde and Mr. Loisel have to suffer after the loss of diamond necklace.
(j) Why did the astrologer take up this particular profession?
(k) Describe the place where the astrologer sat and transacted his business. What was special about that particular path running through the Town Hall Park?
(l) How did Della manage to buy Christmas gift for Jim ?
(m) What kind of treatment did Phatik receive from his maternal aunt in Kolkata and what did it lead to?
(n) Could the answers of the hermit satisfy the king ?
(o) Describe in brief the appearance of the lady in "The Luncheon".
Section - B
(Long Answer Type Questions)
Note : Each question carries 6 marks
2. Do you think that the gifts presented by Jim and Della were wise ? Give arguments.
Or
Referring closely to the events of the story 'An Astrologer’s Day', discuss how chance and coincidence play a very important role in the destinies of its characters.
Or
Explain why Dudley Stamp advises to use land Wisely.
3. What is the main theme of the essay "The Fun they had’ ?
Or
Briefly describe Desmond Morris's views on mothers holding their babies on the left.
Or
Examine the character of Khan Azam Khan.
Section - C
Note : Each question carries 6 marks.
4.(a) Write a brief note on the element of pathos in Tagore's 'The Home-Coming'.
Or
Point out the idea of a robot slave and its technical aspects.
(b) Critically e examine Leo Tolstoy's story 'Three Questions'.
Or
"I have not a moment to spare for the work." This means:
(i) I have so much work that I cannot spare a moment for anything else.
(ii) I have never done any work even for a moment.
(iii) I have so many other things to do that I have no time at all for work.
(iv) I have spent every moment of my time looking for work.
Section - D
(Grammar Based on Text)
Note : Each question carries 3 marks.
5.(a) Fill in the blanks of any three of the following :
(i) The mankind is only ..... the beginning of its civilized life. (in/on/at)
(ii) The minutes slipped ....... unutilized. (by/on)
(iii) You have filled you stomach ....... a lot of meat. (with/from/by)
(iv) Little girls learned better if they learned ....... regular hours. (on/at/in)
(b) Give one-word substitution on any three of the following :
(i) Making a gesture to somebody to make him come nearer.
(ii) Struggle for breath.
(iii) Ability to change for a different use or new conditions.
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