Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) 2007 A.M.I.E Civil Engineering kahn - Question Paper

him and bound him, and brought him before the king’s court of justice. On hearing the
evidence the magistrate stated to him: “Now, my good fellow, yoou either pay a fine of one
hundered rupees, receive 1 hundered lashes with the whip or eat 1 hundered onions.
We will not let you free otherwise”
The stupid fellow replied;’ I will eat the onions,” So he set about the task. But when he
had eaten 7 or eight, he cried: “I cannot eat them. I prefer to have lashes.” But after
they had provided him a few strokes with the whip he began to cry, “Stop, Stop! I cannot
endure this. I’ll pay hundred rupees and the interest.” So he made himself the common
laughing Stock.
a) Where did the Constables take the thief to ?
b) Was the evidence clearly against the thief?
c) What quality of the thief’s character made him opt for eating 1 hundred
onions?
d) The thief became the common laughing stock because --------------(Choose the
best answer)
a. He was caught stealing onions.
b. He decided to eat a hundred onions.
c. He had to undergo all types of punishment
e) Was the crime detecting and preventing machinery of the city effective in
discharging their duties?
learn the subsequent passages and ans the ques. provided below: 1x5=5Marks
Bill Fuller, the postman, whistled cheerfully as he published his bicycle up the hill
towards bid Mrs. Dunley’s house. His work for the day was almost finished ; his bag,
usually quite heavy when he set out on his round, was empty now expect for the letter
that he had to deliver to Mrs. Dunley. She lived over a mile from the village so that when
Bill had made letter for her, he always finished his day’s work much later. He did not
mind this, however, because she never failed to ask him in for a cup of tea.
1) Where was Bill Fuller going?
2) How far was Mrs. Dunley’s house from the village?
3) How many letters were there in Bill Fuller’s bag when he was going to Mrs.
Dunley’s house?
4) Why did not Bill mind finishing his day’s job much later whenever he had a
letter for Mrs. Dunley?
5) What expression in the passage tells us that Bill Fuller was happy while he
pushed his bicycle up the hill?
part C
NOTE : The answers to ques. in this part should be written at 1 place in the
ans book
VIII (A) Fill in the blanks with a, an or the. ½ x six = three Marks
a) moon provide us light but not heat.

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