Karnatak University 2007 - English - Question Paper

(A) seeds of achievement lies in human mind
(B) challenging the weather
(C) to believe and persevere
(D) to endure.

13. The original title of “The Long Exile” is
(A) God waits and sees the Truth
(B) God watches and waits
(C) The Truth is watched by God
(D) God sees the Truth but waits.



14. Who is the world renowned Russian author ?
(A) Chevok (B) Leo Tolstoy
(C) George Gardiner (D) Bertolt Brecht.

15. The prisoners lovingly called Aksionov as
(A) Grandfather (B) ‘Grandfather’ and ‘The Saint’
(C) Rich merchant (D) Great grandfather.

16. In “Further progress in civilization” the real intention of the writer is to
(A) study the progress in hair dressing
(B) comment on over-specialization
(C) make us laugh
(D) study about progress.

17. The consultant waived the ques. of the fees because
(A) he was not interested in money
(B) collection of fees was done at a various specialised counter
(C) he didn’t want to scare the man away
(D) he was a generous man.

18. “Brother don’t stand here, dumb and hesitant.” This is stated by
(A) The king of Kushasthali (B) Balaram
(C) Krishna (D) Uddhava.

19. “The Warrior Princess” is a story of
(A) son’s unswerving devotion to his parents
(B) daughter’s unswerving devotion for her dad
(C) the princess’ devotion to Balaram
(D) Revati’s devotion to Sandipani.

20. The sea port carrying on a flourishing maritime trade is
(A) Sipra (B) Tirtha
(C) Kushasthali (D) Prabhasa.

21. “The Hour of Truth” is written by
(A) A. G. Gardiner (B) Leo Tolstoy
(C) Percival Wilde (D) Butler Leacock.


22. Who was Marshall in the lesson “The Hour of Truth” ?
(A) The President of the 3rd National
(B) The President of Cricket Association

Earning:   Approval pending.