Bangalore University 2008 Post Graduate Diploma Journalism (Oriya) English-/ - Question Paper

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I Semester B.A./B.Sc./B.Com./B.C.A. Examination, Nov./Dec. 2008 (Semester (New) Scheme) GENERAL ENGLISH Language English (Paper -1)

Time : 3 Hours    Max. Marks : 90

Instructions : 1) Answer all the questions.

2) Mention the Sections and question numbers correctly.

SECTION-A (Text)

I.    Answer any five of the following in a phrase or a sentence each :    (5x2=10)

1)    How did the mother and the sister treat the gull ?

2)    Who wants to buy the land of the Red Indian ?

3)    Tau Master was a stickler for : a) religion b) cleanliness c) education - choose the correct answer.

4)    Jenks was very proud of_

5)    What is the immediate reaction of bankers to the request made by poor people for fifty dollars ?

6)    Mention the two conflicting voices in the speaker in Snake.

7)    What did the boy in Whats Your Dream ? dream of ?

II.    Answer any four of the following not exceeding half-a-page each :    (4x5=20)

1)    How did the boy respond to the death of the bird ? What was the reaction of the mother and the sister to his response ?

2)    Trace mans progress towards destruction as shown in Asleep.

3)    Narrate the circumstances under which Jenks was trapped to pledge his whiskers.

4)    How does Gangadhar show that even the younger generation is obsessed with money ?

5)    Describe the dramatic scene of sipping water in The Mahar Struggle.

6)    How does one realise ones dream according to the old beggar ?

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III. Answer any two of the following not exceeding a page each:    (2x10=20)

1)     A tribe may not know ecology but its concern for nature runs deeper than any ecological awareness. How does Chief Seattles speech show this ?

2)    Describe Lawrences regret for having hit the snake.

3)    How does Allama Prabhu show the human relationship with God ?

4)    Narrate the treatment of the rich and the poor by bankers according to Ogden Nash.

SECTION-B

IV Read the following passage and answer the questions in a phrase or a sentence each :

It was a third-class carriage, but not of the real India. It was air-conditioned and fitted out like an aeroplane, with rows of separate seats with high adjustable backs. Curtains were draped over the double windows; the aisle was carpeted. We were on one of the prestige' services of Indian Railways. These air-conditioned coaches ran between the three major cities and New Delhi; for four pounds you can travel a thousand miles in comfort, at an average speed of thirty-five miles an hour.

We were travelling South, and among the South Indians, small, fine-featured, subdued at the beginning of the long journey, a Sikh was at once noticeable. He was very big; his gestures were large; he required much room. His beard was unusually thin. I had at first taken him for a European artist. In defiance of the many printed notices he swung his suitcase up on to the rack and wedged it into place.The action showed up his tight weightlifters body.

There had been an accident to our train the week before, and we were attached to a substitute dining-car. There was no through way from our carriage. We came to a station and I got out to transfer to the dining-car. There was a seat on which I sat with my back to the entrance. South Indian languages, excessively vowelled, rattled about me.'The South Indians were beginning to unwind; they were lapping up their liquidized foods. Food was a pleasure to their hands. Chewing, sighing with pleasure, they squelched curds and rice between their fingers. They squelched and squelched; then, in one swift circular action, as though they wished to take their food by surprise, they gathered some of the mixture into a ball, brought their dripping palms close to their mouths and- flick ! - rice and curds were shot inside; and the squelching, chattering and sighing began again.

It was nearly midnight when we came to the junction where I had to change the train. The other train was due to leave in about two hours; the coaches were waiting. I changed my third-class ticket for a first-class one, picked my way down the dim platforms. The conductor opened the door of my compartment and I climbed in. I bolted the door, pulled down all the blinds, shutting out all those staring faces. I put on no lights. I required darkness.

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A)    Answer the following questions in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:    (4x1=4)

1)    Which carriage was the speaker travelling by ?

2)    Why wasnt his carriage of the real India ?

3)    Where was the speaker travelling to ?

4)    Why did he not put on lights after entering the new train ?

B)    Answer the following in 4 to 5 sentences each :    (2x3=6)

1)    How does the speaker describe the Sikh and his action ?

2)    What did the South Indians do ?

C)    Vocabulary:    (5x1=5)

1)    Find a word, a phrase or an expression in the passage nearest in meaning to space.

2)    Find a word, a phrase or an expression opposite in meaning to bright.

3)    Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from those given in the brackets:

Small bits of_had stuck to his_but he did not realise it. [bread,

beard]

4)    South Indian languages excessively vowelled rattled about me.

What is the meaning of excessively ?

5)    I put on no lights. What is the meaning of put on ?

SECTION-C (Basic Communication Skills)

V Rewrite as directed (answer any five):    (5x1=5)

1)    The results of the final examination is yet to be announced.

(Correct the error in the sentence)

2)    The last date for_of application forms has been postponed.

(Use the correct form of submit to complete the sentence)

3)    The train stopped and I_down.

(Use the correct tense form of get to complete the sentence)

4)    The inspector changed my third-class ticket for the first-class.

(Rewrite into passive voice)

5)    Man has created all the ills in the world.

(Rewrite into passive voice)

6)    We were not travelling South.

(Change into a positive sentence)

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