[BA - S 1234]
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION.
Second Semester
Part I — GENERAL ENGLISH
(Common with B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.B.A., B.C.A., and BHM & CT)
(Effective from 2016-2017 admitted batch)
Time: Three hours Maximum: 75 marks
SECTION - A
1. Answer any TWO of the following questions in about 75 words each : (2 x 5 = 10)
(a) What is the misconception about science?
(b) Why do you think people have not realized the real cause of diseases, in spite of the efforts put in by science and scientists?
(c) What do you understand with the practice of shaking hands?
(d) According to the author, how should the handshake be?
2.. Answer any TWO of the following in about 75 words each: (2 x 5 = 10)
(a) Why does Keats compare autumn to the sun?
(b) What does Keats mean by ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness?
(c) How does the poet feel about her marriage?
(d) What is the poet trying to say to this world?
3. Answer any TWO of the following in about 75 words each: (2x 5= 10)
(a) What do you think is the actual reason for the collapse of the bank? What attitude of the people led to this situation?
(b) Why could the manager not arrange for the emergency funds? What did he declare and urge?
(c) How did Subbiah meet his tragic end?
(d) What was the impact of war on Subbiah’s business?
4. Answer any ONE of the following in about 75 words each: (1x5=5)
(a) Who do you think is at fault in this play? Give reasons to substantiate your answer.
(b) Why did Lomov want to marry his neighbour, Natalia?
SECTION -B
5. Change the voice of the following sentences : (5x 1=5)
(a) The boy has broken the jug.
(b) No one gave him the correct information.
(c) Shall I ever forget those happy days?
(d) The thief was arrested by the police.
(e) Circumstances obliged him to accept the job.
6. Change the following sentences as directed: (5x 1=5)
(a) He said to the servant. “Get out of the room.” (Change to indirect speech)
(b) “Please take me to the officer,” said the visitor. (Change to indirect speech)
(c) The poor woman said, “save me! Oh, save me!” (Change to indirect speech)
(d) He urged the boys to be quiet and listen to his words. (Change to direct speech)
(e) Ram asked Pal whether he agreed to that proposal. (Change to direct speech)
7. Choose the right form of the degrees of comparison: (5 x 1=5)
(a) Mohan 1s ____________(stronger, strongest) than any other boy in the class.
(b) The Eiffel Towels ___________ (higher, highest) than the Kutub Minar.
(c) Australia is the ___________ (larger, largest) Island.
(d) America is ____________ (richer, richest) than most other countries in the World.
(e) “The Hindu’ is the ___________ (more, most) popular morning newspaper.
8. Rewrite the following sentences as directed: (5 x 1 = 5)
(a) He is so short that he cannot be a police, officer. (too-to)
(b) Those people are so selfish that they do not deserve any pity. (too-to)
(c) There are so many boys in the class that one teacher cannot control them. (too-to)
(d) He looked. He knew the answer. (as, if)
(e) She seemed. She hadn’t slept for days. (as, if)
9. Correct the following sentences wherever necessary: (5 x 1 = 5)
(a) He had drove the car for an hour.
(b) You ought abstain yourself from drinking.
(c) Reading of books gave him pleasure.
(d) He is junior than me.
(e) Each of these boys has done their homework.
SECTION - C
10. Write a dialogue of minimum three exchanges on the given context: (5)
A patient went to the Doctor for a check-up. TheDoctor checked the patient and informed him about his health condition.
11. Develop the following hints into a passage: (5)
The role of advertisements in sales — types of ads— purpose — cost involved — a burden to the customer/consumer or an advantage.
12. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions: (5)
Did you ever hear the story of Newton and his little dog Diamond? One day, when he was fifty years old and had been hard working for more than twenty years studying the theory of light, he went out of his chamber, leaving his little dog asleep before the fire. On the table lay a heap of a manuscript containing all the discoveries which Newton had made during those’ twenty years. When his master was gone, up rose little Diamond, jumped up the table, and overthrew the lighted candle. The papers immediately caught fire.
Just as the destruction was completed, Newton opened the chamber door and perceived that the labour of twenty years was reduced to ashes. There stood little Diamond, the author of all the mischief Almost any other man would have sentenced the dog to immediate death. But Newton patted him on the head with his usual kindness, although grief was at his heart. “Oh, Diamond, Diamond!” he exclaimed, “thou little knowest the mischief thou hast done!’
Questions:
(a) What was the dog doing when Newton left his chamber?
(b) What lay on the table?
(c) What did the dog do in the absence of Newton?
(d) What happened to the papers?
(e) How did Newton treat his dog?
