Madras University (UnOM) 2006 B.Com Corporate Secretaryship English - II - Question Paper

Time: 3 hours
Maximum: 100 marks

part A - [Marks 70]

1. Fix the situation of any 6 of the subsequent passages choosing 3 from Group A and 3 from Group B or Group C and ans the ques. provided beneath in about 15 words each: [6 x two = Marks 12]

GROUP A

(a) Yet in the end he almost always speaks in the name of humanity.
(i) Who speaks on humanity?
(ii) Why?
(b) The detached man is not a fanatic; he is never so attached to his way that he is not prepared to abandon it and substitute for it a different way.
(i) Who is the detached man?
(ii) What is important to him?
(c) The doctrine of Laissez-faire will not work in the material world.
(i) What is 'Laissez-faire'?
(ii) Where has it led the world?
(d) The British vote for parties, not for people.
(i) What is the situation for making this remark?
(ii) provide the name of the party referred here.
(e) A totally permissive hypothesis says nothing.
(i) What does 'permissive' mean?
(ii) What does the writer mean by this?

GROUP B

(f) A little water clears us of this deed;
(i) What is the deed?
(ii) Who did the deed?
(g) Too cruel anywhere.
Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself,
And say it is not.

(i) What is the cruel news?
(ii) What is the wish of the speaker?

(h) To Ireland, I; our separated fortune
Shall keep us both the safer.
(i) What does 'to Ireland'mean?
(ii) elaborate their separated fortune?

(i) Then comes my fit again : I had else been perfect;
(i) What is the cause for getting the fit again?
(ii) Why is the speaker afraid?
Strange things I have in head that will to hand,
Which must be acted ere they may be scann'd.
(i) What is the strange thing?
(ii) What does the speaker decide to do?

GROUP C

(k) No matter where he goes, you must bring him back.
(i) Who is going away?
(ii) Why should he be brought back?

(1) Our generals are invincible. Our army is the admiration of the world.
(i) Whose generals are invincible?
(ii) Why is their army admired?

(m) Married a man old enough to be her father, and went to India. She's a widow now.
(i) Who got married to an old man?
(ii) Who gave the info about the marriage?

Earning:   Approval pending.