Kurukshetra University 2008 Post Graduate Diploma Journalism (Oriya) English B - Question Paper

BAE/A08

ENGLISH

Paper-B

Time : Three Hours]

1.

(Maximum Marks : 45

Do as directed any fifteen of following sentence :

(a)    (asen Who or Whom in the following .sentences :

(i)    .................... was the letter addressed to ?

(ii)    It all depends on..............comes.

<iii) Do you know...............that man in red suit is*?

(b)    Fill in the blank spaces with correct tense of the verbs:

(i)    He ................ (work) hard next week.

(ii)    I................(do) washing before we reach Shimla.

<iii) Last night, he...............(invite) me to dinner.

(c)    Pill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions :

(i)    The old beggar begged..............alms.

(ii)    He was divested............... ail kinds of power.

(iii)    Hard work is a key .............success.

(d)    Change the voice :

(i)    Ram paints a picture.

(ii)    Do you like her ?

(iii)    I have scored three centuries.

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(e)    Use Infinitive or Gerund in the following sentences :

(i)    He does not mind .............. (wait).

(ii)    He was afraid ..............(complain).

(iii)    He was happy.............r. (do) little odd things for

the college.

(f)    Correct the following sentences :

(i)    One of the climbers were injured in a fall.

(ii)    Most of the students was new to me.

(iii)    The crickct is a very unpredictable game.

(g)    Change the form of narration :

(i)    He said, "Farewell! My sons.

(ii)    "Let us go out for a walk** Mohan said.

(iii)    He called me a liar.    IS

2. Road the following passage and answer the questions given at the end :

Sciencc and technology have relieved mankind of degrading drudgery. They have added to man's comfort, health and enjoyment of existence. The average life span of man on earth has been greatly increased. Science has added to the dignity and stature of the individual. When man is relieved from the battle for physical safety, he becomes a little creator. Every challenge of science has added to mans moral stature. As we find that the world is much more wonderful than we ever dreamt it to be. wc arc led into new fields of awareness, new ranges of attainment, new realization of destiny. New knowledge is both a challenge and an opportunity. Further, it is not yet known what man may be. He must, without

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(Only for Foreign Students in lieu of translation)

Write a paragraph in about 150 words on any one of the following topics:

(i)    Horrors of War.

(ii)    An Ideal Student.

(iii)    Wc Live in Deeds Not in Years.

(iv)    A Scene at Sunrise.    8