Veer Narmad South Gujarat University 2011-2nd Year B.Sc General SB-0702 English Compulsory ( L.L ) - Question Paper
SB-0702
Second Year B. Sc. Examination March / April - 2011 English Compulsory
(Lower Level)
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[Total Marks : 70
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(2) All questions are compulsory.
(3) Clearly indicate the options attempted.
(4) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1 Answer in short any three of the following : 12
(a) What equipment did the astrologer carry with him ?
(b) What made the master think that Gangu was committing a mistake by marrying Gomti ?
(c) Why do you think the narrator was sent to school in Coimbatore ?
(d) Why is the month of October the best time in Mussoorie according to the narrator ?
(e) What is the situation in Minis home when the Cabuliwallah returns from Jail many years later ?
(f) How did Mathilde and her husband finally replace the lost necklace ?
2 (a) Discuss The Gift of the Magi as a typical story 10
of OHenry.
OR
(b) Show that Gangus compassion and courage wins 10 over all kinds of social pressures ?
OR
(c) Attempt a character sketch of Marcus Ibe in the 10 story The Voter.
3 (a) Appreciate the story The Hitch-Hiker. 10
OR
(b) Describe in detail the friendship between Mini 10 and Cabuliwallah.
OR
(c) Give a critical over view of the story The Diamond 10 Necklace.
4 (a) Read the following passage and answer the questions 5
that follow :
Charak was the first physician to present the concept of digestion, metabolism and immunity. According to him, a body functions because it contains three doshas, namely bile,, phlegm and wind. These doshas are produced when dhatus, namely blood, flesh and marrow, act upon the food eaten. For the same quantity of food eaten, one body produces dosha in an amount different from another body. That is why one body is different from another. Illness is caused when the balance among the three doshas in a human body is disturbed. To restore the balance he prescribed medicine.
His book charaksamhita remained standard work on the subject for two millenniums and was translated into many languages :
Questions :
(a) When does man fall ill ?
(b) Name the book written by Charak.
(c) Which concept did Charak present for the first time ?
(d) When are doshas produced ?
(e) Which are three doshas according to charak ?
(b) Make a precis of the following paragraph and give 5 it a suitable title :
To avoid water crisis in the near future it is necessary that appropriate pohcies and schemes are formulated water conservation and its proper management can also be considered as one of the effective steps to avoid water crisis. India has a long tradition of water harvesting. Harvesting rainwater is one of the most effective ways to tackle the water crisis. The basic principle is, to collect the rain water where it falls, use it and let it seep into the ground. In this the Rash trap ati Bhawan is leading the way. It is one of the few buildings in Delhi that conserves rain water. Aizawl in Mizoram meets most of its water needs through roof top harvesting. In 1994 a law was promulgated for the residents of Chennai making it compulsory for new buildings to harvest rain water if they wanted municipal water connection.
5 Write a paragraph on any one of the following : 8
(a) My favourite scientist
(b) Health is wealth
(c) Pollution-our Great Enemy.
6 (a) Write a letter to your father asking for an increase 8
in your monthly allowance, giving reasons.
OR
(b) You receive information that your friend is in hospital 8 after meeting with an accident. Write a letter to him expressing your concern.
7 Do as directed : 12
(i) Nampally station is _from my house.
(Use further or farther)
(ii) My house is _ to the Town Primary School.
(use next or nearest)
(iii) Our school is _than all the other schools in the
city.
(Use elder or older)
(iv) The _ train leaves at 11.30 in the night.
(use latest, or last)
(v) Very few boys in the class are as brilliant as Raghu.
(Change the sentence using the degree of comparison other than the one you find in it)
(vi) Fill in the blanks with modals appropriate to the meaning indicated in brackets :
(a) It_rain soon, or the crops will die. (necessity)
(b) _we go to Nagarjunsagar for our picnic
(suggestion)
(vi) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets :
(a) I wanted five books and none of them _
available in the shops, (be) (simple past)
(b) There _ a typewriter and a telephone on
Mr. Madhavs desk, (be) (present simple)
(viii) Change the voice :
(a) The police are investigating the murder
(b) They will have announced the result by the beginning of June
(ix) Turn the following sentence into negative open the door.
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