Punjabi University 2008 B.A Music PROSE AND COMPOSITION - Question Paper

B.A B.(Music) DEGREE exam

PROSE AND COMPOSITION

( Including Dual Degree Courses )

May ] [ Time : three Hours

Maximum : 100 Marks

I. ans any 3 of the subsequent

ques. in about 100 words every :

(3 × five = 15)

1. What experience did Plomer have with car driving ?

2. Attempt a character sketch of private Quelch.

3. elaborate the controls in the hands of a Pilot for guiding an aeroplane ?

4. discuss Orwell.s calling the visitors of the book shops as Parenoics and lunatics.

5. Write a brief note on Huxley.s .Beauty Industry..

6. Why did a traveller develop disappointment, according to Lynd ?

II. ans any 2 ques. in about 300

words every : (2 × 15 = 30)

7. discuss how the B.B.G. is an amusing skit in modern English Institutions.

8. elaborate the views of L.A.G. Strong about studying ?

9. elaborate Neville Cardus.s reflections on Cricket ?

10. Write an essay on the experience of Smith.s .A Walk Through the Fire..

11. Narrate Daiches.s views on the American people and civilization in his .An Entry into the United States..

12. What do you understand the greatness of Gandhiji from Nehru.s speech ?

III. ans any 1 of the subsequent in about

300 words : (1 × 15 = 15)

13. Attempt a character sketch of Estella.

14. Realism in .Great Expectations..

15. provide an account of Pip.s London Life.

IV. ans any 3 of the subsequent

ques. in about 100 words every :

(3 × five = 15)

16. discuss Edison.s invention.

17. Sketch the character of Winston Churchill.

18. Bring out the irony in the story .The Fortune Teller..

19. How did Sharma obtain out that the company wanted him to retire prematurely in .The Gold Watch. ?

20. Bring out the significance of the title of the story .End of the Party..

21. Summarise Tagore.s views on education.

V. Make a precis of the subsequent passage in about 1 3rd of its length :

(1 × 10 = 10)

22. Vehicular air pollution control has become a keenly - felt need today. It involves the control of the harmful gases
produced by cars, buses and lorries.

Since automobile air pollution is quite serious in many of our cities, a concrete programme should be evolved to decrease
these emissions. The discharge of pollutants, particularly the offensive black smoke, can only be attributed to
inefficient engine performance. Improvement of engine performance will also lead to better fuel economy.

If we look at diesel alone, we obtain that it accounts for nearly 30 percent of India.s total consumption of petroleum
products. It outcomes in a corresponding volume of pollution. The main consumer of diesel is road transport. Control of
vehicular pollution should be based on methods that are in keeping with sound operational economics. Fairly simple and
in expensive methods are available to achieve the desired ends.

USAGE - (A)

23. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions :

(5)
Mastan lives .......... his uncle .......... Surat. There is a public garden .......... their house. Mastan walks .......... it when
he goes .......... college. There is a small pond .......... the garden. Mastan often obtains 2 old men sitting .......... a bench
.......... the pond throwing bits of bread .......... the water. Perhaps they are feeding the fish.

(OR)

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles :
Nasiruddin was .......... clever man. He lived in .......... city of Khorasan. .......... people of Khorasan stated he was .......... cleverest man in .......... whole of
.......... Iran. Nasiruddin had .......... neighbour who was .......... rich merchant, but .......... great miser.

USAGE - (B)

Rewrite as directed any 5 of the subsequent :

(5 × two = 10)
24. Raj congratulate me for my success.

(Correct the sentence)

25. I learn them for pleasure.

(Change the voice)

26. I chose my own studying.

(Add a ques. tag)

27. Shalini .......... (visit) her mother yesterday.

(Fill in the blanks with the accurate tense of the verb)

28. As soon as she reached home, it began to rain.

(Change into negative)

29. Children are too active in nature to be controlled.
(Remove .Too - to.)

30. Prof. Raju said, .I have lost my watch, can you obtain it for me. ?
(Change into indirect speech)

Earning:   Approval pending.