Periyar University 2005 B.Com III — ENGLISH - Question Paper

Third Semester
Paper III — ENGLISH
Time : 3 hours Maximum : 100 marks
1. Complete the subsequent phrases with the most improper of the options provided beneath them :
(10x1 = 10)
(a) Josephine was Mrs. Mallard's
(i) Sister (ii) Cousin
(hi) Aunt.
(b) The Burmese would at the lonely
European woman
(i) tease (ii) spit
(iii) laugh.
(c) The writer thought that killing an elephant
means
(i) murder (ii) crime
(iii) inhuman act.
(d) The spirit of non-violence leads to
(i) victory (ii) happiness
(iii) humility.

(e) Moguls popularised painting
(i) Indian (ii) Persian
(iii) Gandhara.
(f) Taj Mahal is an example of school
(i) Gandhara (ii) Indo-Saracenic (iii) Persian.
(g) The central islands of the Seychelles are
(i) sandy (ii) marshy
(iii) granitic, (h) Aride, an island in Seychelles is famous for
(i) deers (ii) sea bird
(iii) coconuts.
(i) Russel's mother scolded him for spending
money on
(i) buying books (ii) buying apples
(iii) buying fish rods.
(j) Mustapha became when he was
called a Turk
(i) angry (ii) happy
(iii) insulted.
ans any 5 of the subsequent in about
30 words every : (5x2 = 10)
(a) What did Josephine tell Mrs. Mallard?
(b) How did Mrs. Mallard love her husband?
(c) What was George Orwell's observation about I Buddhistic priests in Burma?
(d) What, according to Gandhiji, is Satyagraha?

(e) What do the Europeans believe about the sea-coconuts?
(f) What gave Russel the real pleasure?
(g) What was the difficulty the owl was facing in 1 night?
(h) What is characteristic of the painter?
3. Answer the subsequent as directed :
(a) Complete the subsequent phrases : (4x1 = 4)
(i) She will finish the work if .
(ii) If I were a millionaire .
(iii) The sooner you return .
(iv) Whenever you are in need of money
(b) Fill in the blanks using the improper forms
of the words provided in brackets : (4x1 = 4)
The people who (occupy) the vacant
land (vacate) it when the police
(intervene) and (threaten) them.
(c) Fill in the subsequent phrases using the
idioms and phrases provided beneath : (6 x •£ = 3)

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