NS-106 December-2015 B.Com, Sem CC-105 : General English ‘Text : Chinar (Old Course) (For Gujarati Medium) 3Hlowrs) ens : (1) Figures tothe right indicate Fol marks (2). Merion clearly the option you attempt. @) All questions are compulsory. (1) Why has the poet described solitude as being blissfl ? (2) What harm can be caused by blind faith ? How can we ge id of blind faith? () Why did the traveller knock atthe door? | How deste mosquito daw the pes atention away fom et? Writea short note on any one ofthe following 4 (1). Thecented iden ofthe poom “The Listener. {@)__Thepoets views on childhood in “The Season ofthe Plains’. al ‘Answer any tve of the following 4 (1) What, according to the post, are the mosquitos felings as it sucks his blood? (2) After reading of the poem, can you guess what a daffodil is ? @) What kindof feedom does Tagore envisage for his country? () Explain the phrase ‘love forbidden’ in the poem ‘The Season of the Plains’ ‘Answer any twe ofthe following 6 (1) What gid the Governor do when the hangman refused to do bs job ? (2) Why did Ftuyev refise to certify Pyotr as mad, despite being his frend? @)__ Why did te writer go off to his room ? (@)__ Who gavethe diamond to Robere Sandy ? Why ? \Writea short note on any one ofthe following 4 (i) TheHangnen 2) Masood ‘Answer any twe of the following 4 (1). Why did Farry Gold persusde Sandy to take the diamond to suction ? (2) When did 9yot realize that everyone expected him to marry Nastya ? {G)_What is te reaction of the crowd outside the prison to the Hangman’s decision? (4) Why did the other gentleman begin to fel jealous ofthe writer? 1 Pro3 ® © 4a ® NS-106 Answer any two of the fllowing questions in detail (1) Why does the writer say tht it is important to accept that all human beings are inherently divine? (2) What isthe message inthe statement made by the Native American Chief, Seatle? (3) Why was Mrs. Clifford so worried about her son being in India ()__ Why did the grandfather dislike Masood ? ‘Write a shor note on any one of the following (1) The importance of bie-dversity 2) Magsie Answer any two ofthe following, (1) Why did the narator enjoy going tothe mosque ? (2) Besides physical endurance, the author talks about thee other qualities that are essential forthe defence personnel, Which ae they ? (3) Why did Maggie come to meet Mr. Gupta? What did she give him ? (8) How is the los of biodiversity linked (0 the survival of the common people ofthat area? {Write a paragraph on any one of the following (1) My Favourite Sportsman, 2) Allthat Glitersis not Gold. 8) A Visitto a Village Fair Read the following passage carefilly and answer the questions given blow it Generally speaking he aio functions as diverting companion for man, sly, it helps to fl yids that are created by routing and. boring tasks To the overworked mother, whose eovreament is child and workcrinted forthe 000 put ofthe day the radio introduces an adult element that is perceived to teboth companionable and diverting. Secondly, it fils voids rated by fling of social isolation. To the ruck diver, who hy virtue of his acupation i et off fom much social patcipation ding the normal course ofthe day, the ‘ado elps him in touch withthe reales of norma if. Pinal, the radio also helps relieve feelings of loneliness. To the invalid, who by virwe of his incapaciy, is also cat of fom soda pricpation, theadio serves aso rlible novthreaterng human companion Questions () Which primary function does te radio serve? (Q) How does the radio hep the over-worked mother? {G) How does the radio hep the rk diver? (4) How docs the radio serve the invalid? (6) Find words in the passage which ae similar in meaning to the fllowing words Emptiness (i) Friendly (i) Atoofbess (©) Soggest the suitable tite of this passage 2(a) ® © 5, Doasditected 4 Say tue or false: (0) Thedaffoits ae red roses @)_Thetraveller didnot knock the door, (3) Tagore wanted his counry tobe fee from al vis, (©) The poet's mother had spent her childhood in Deli ‘Match the words under Column-A with theie meaning under Column B. a B Grandfather Shahid Alt Keeper A Handful of Dates The Seaton ofthe Plains Custod Mrs. Clifford Capital Punishment Hangman “The Price of Flowers ‘Choose the comteet option (1) Bio-iversity refers to (2) Vavities of plant ie on earth (©) Varieey and variability of enimal life on earth (©) Variety and variability of plant, animal and human ie onearth. 2) “Stag Party’ means (@)_aporty arranged in someone's birthday () pany aranged ina forest (©) party for aman whois going to get married (2) The gist wanted to personally see the narrator because (@)_he was sich and used to help the poor, () be was an Indian, (©) bewas soldier. (4) Whois the author of ‘A Handful of Dates"? (@) Anton Chekhov (©) Roalé Dabi (©) Tayeb Salih (5) Thesstcten diamond was recovered _—_ (@) from a hard-core criminal (©) from someone's stomach (© fiom nurse serving in Robert Sandy's hospital 3‘Time : 3 Hours} L@ ® 2 ® 3) NS-106, Seat No.: NS-106 December-2015, B.Com. Sem CC-105 : General English ‘Text: Golden Leaves (New Course) (For Gujarati Medium) Answer any three ofthe following questions in brief (1) What s Sehatz's state of mind atthe end ofthe story? @) Why was Greenwich Village famous ? (G)__ Way id Shamnath’s mother want to spend the rest of her ifein Haridwar ? (4) Wht id Sue find when she went to Johnsy’s bedside ? (5) Why did Shamnath’s mother weep inconsolably when she prayed before the image of Lord Krishna ? Writea shor note on any one ofthe following. (1) Schatz (2) Shamnath’s inconsistent attitude to his mother @)_ The importance of the last leaf in the sory, The Last Lea? Answec any three ofthe following questions in brief (1) Why des the author say that we have the right to hope for thebest? (2) Describe the place chosen by theidlers for doing nothing ? G)_Whatisthe moral ofthe essay, “On Doing Nothing” ? (8) What according to Tagore isa mater of infinite wonder ? (5) What are the virtues of a poet? Write short note on any one ofthe fllowing (1) Priestey's idea ofthe strenuous ie @)_ Raja Ram Mohan Roy G)_Priestley's idea : Laziness isthe primary sn, Fill nthe blanks with corect options from the brackets (1) Shailesh ___ to Navsari yesterday. (goes, went, will go) @) He “atpresent. (reads, is reading, has been reading) ©) She just _"_ her homework is Finished, has finished, will have finished) () Thepatiet __ before the doctor came. (died, wil died, had died) (3) Vinay met fis fast fiend when he the road. (is crossing, wil be costing, was crossing) (©) 1___toyour town next summer vacation (visit, visit, shall visit (1) Don'tdisture me, my homework. (do, did, am doing) (8) 1___for you foralFan hour. (have been waiting, waited, am waiting) (©) TheBank at 9 o'clock everyday. (opened, opens, will open) 4(B)_Fillin the blanks with appropriate frm ofthe verbs given in brackets 5 (1). Mysister__ateacher. (be) 2) 1__ lunch before Hef for the office. (have) ©) your duty weil, (do) (8) T__notpresent there yesterday. (be) (5) He___ onesister (have) ‘Write paragraph, in about 80-100 words on any ont of the following 8 (Mobile Phone and My Life My Village G)_ Water The Elixir of Life Read the following passage carefully and answer thequestions giveb below it: 6 ‘The last twenty-three years have seen a great deal of interest and discussion in educational institutes and elsewhere on the problem of how to take India out of the present stale of economic under-development, Along with the social scientists historians also felt the need to make a eoctitbtion (othe discussion ‘While as historians we are seldom in a positon to prescribe remedies for the present, we may help those who are making the present by expining to them the origin and the possibilities thet are inherent in it The need for histvial approsch to the problem of development is today widely, perhaps Universally, ‘recognized. The importance of the study of modem Idan history in this respect arises from the fact the process and pater of economic development of Postindependence, India depends toa considerable degree upon, its inherited Structure, or the inherited pattem of underdevelopment, as also on the strategies or policies of economic development whish, in turn, age influenced by the inherited structure Questions (1) What state is india at present? (2) What kind of persons contributes othe discussion about the slate of india ? @) What can the historians no do? 3. Kewnite the following sentences by choosing the correct options u (1) Schatz was suffering from (@) Pneumonia (©) Virinfection (6) influenza 2) O14 Behrman's ambition was (@)_ tobea wealthy person (0) tobe another Michael Azle (©) todraw a masterpiece 8 ProG) What was Shamnath’s greatest worry? (2) His small érawing room (6) Mediocre furniture ad drapery (©) His mother (4) Why di Shamnath’s mother refuse to take her meal ? (@) "Because she had observed a fast that day. (©) Because the meals was a queer mixture of Chinese and Mexican elcaces, (©) Because flesh was cooked inthe house, (9) In Noventer, Greenwich Village confronted an outbreak of an epidemic, it was (@) paeumonia (©) hepatitis 8 (©) Congo Fever (6) According to Priestly, Gordon Selfidge hated laziness because o (2) itaiversely affected Gross Domestic Product of America. : (0) itwas the greatest ofsin (© ited wo serious socio-psychological problems in society. (1) The hillsde where Priestley and his fiend stayed was marked by its moteness, solitude and complete inference t9 mundane concerns (2) lean blue sky, warm sunlight and enchanting flower-bed near the book (©) unessy cam. (8) Whena rae personality is bor, his voice (@) soueds painfully discordant (©) sounds metodies forthe time being (©) sounds unpleasant and cacophonic (9) Tagore says that we should consider oureves fortunate because —_ (@) Weave overthrown the foreign rulers. (©) wetave gratefully acknowledged greatness of Ram Mohan Roy, (©) RamMohan Roy has been bom tos (10) The shoe story, “A Day's Wait’ is writen by @ O.tenry (6) Emest Hemingway (6) Ruskin Bont (1) When, _you vist that old place last year? @ & 0) dia (©) does (12) She Bnglsh before she went to England. (Teams (©) ear (@) had leame (13) Hetaxi____very wel © dance (6) dances (©) will bedances (14) They theirlunch just now. © haveiaken () took (©) will ake NS-106 6Seat No. NS-106 December-2015 i B.Com, Semel CC-105 : General English ‘Text : Prose and Poetry for the Young Reader ‘Text & Composition (Old Course) (For English Medium) “time: 3Hours) [Max, Marks :70 Instructions; (1) Mention clesry the option you attempt. @) Figures tothe sight indicate full mack, ©) Alquestons are compulsory. 1. (A). Answer any two of he following questions 6 (1) Why does Dr. C.V. Raman say that water isthe elixir of ie? (2) When, ssording 1 the autor, do the ea and dog live in peace ? (G) Why di Pele fel unhappy at the Maracana Stadium ? (4) What were the wo reasons why Gandhij wanted to setup his Ashram in ‘Abnedabad ? (B) Write a shor note on the character of the eat as drawn by Katherine Wilson. 4 OR Write short note oa Soil Eresion, (©) Write a note on Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram, 4 oR Write note'an Pel's thousandth goal 2. (A) Writea note on the sight of the Great Fall of Niagara 6 OR ‘Write short note onthe merits and demerits of our civilization (8). Writea note on the diseases caused by vitamin A deficiency. 4 OR ‘Who was Hippocrates ” What is his chief contibuion ? (C). Write note onthe League of Nations. 4 ‘oR Man and Machine Compare and Contrast NS.106 13 ® © 4 ® © Answer any two ofthe following questions : (1) What was th effect ofthe g's song on Wordsworth? (2) Describe the condition ofthe Knight when the poet saw him. (3) Describe the felings evoked in Robert Bridges by the passerby, (4) Where did the poet stop his horse” Why? Critical appreciation of the poem ‘On His Blindnes" OR Write «note on various themes ofthe gts song in “The Solitary Reaper’ ‘Write an appreciation of the poem “La Belle Dame Sans Merc oR ‘Write a note on central theme of ‘Stepping by Woodson a Snowy Evening’ Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below Solomon, the King of the Jews, was famous all over the world for his ‘wealth and wisdom. His fame reached the wise Queen of Sheba and she made a Jong journey to Jerusalem fo test his wisdom. The Queen of Sheba had heard that Solomon was very clever in eading riddles and solving problems. She made up her mind to test is wisdom, (One day wien Solomon was siting in his court, se came in with two garlands of beautiful lowers, which looked alike. Standing a litle away from the King, she held them up and ssi, one of these is made of artificial lowers andthe other is of real lowers. Tell me which is which. The King gazed at the garlands ad shouted “Open the window”. The window was ‘lung open. The bees from the garden entered the room, buzzed round the queen and few about the garland in her right hand. Then Solomon said thatthe lowers inher right hand were real. Questions (1) Forwhat was King Solomen famous ? (@) Who decided to teste wisdom of King Solomon? @) Whatdid the Queen of Sheba take with hee? (4) What did she ask King Solomon? (5). How did the King solve the ride? (6) What was King Solomon good at? (Give similar word to: Prosperity. ()_ Give opposite word to Different Use the prefixes ‘im’, ab’ and ‘en® and make new words from those given below large, prison, normal Use the suffixes ‘ment’, “ful” and ‘ance’ and make new words from those given below attend, care, engage5 © State whether the following statements are Treo False (C0) Rain fod tanks play an important part in Sout lan aysiultre @ The joumey to Niagara was quite comfortable, @) According to Joad, machines ae stern masters, (@)__Thesimpe requirement of fod is fie (5). Pele scored the 1000 goal at the fest opportunity. Match the words under colums A with proper words under column B A B 1. Aero on Probation 1 Ballad 2. ‘The Solitary Reaper 2. Alyrical poem 3. LaBelle Dame SansMerci 3, BLR.Nanda 4 APasser By 4. Katherine Wilson 5. Thecat 5. William Wordsworth Rewrite te following sentences by choosing the correct options (1) Thepoem Steppingby Woods on 8 Snowy Evening’ showsthat (2) beauty is important (©) duyisimporant (©) pleasureisinpostant @) Waterin a tendscapetscomparedto (0) eyesin shaman face (©) legs ina human body (6) sunlight Q) Theauthorcalls Gandhi Astana a (2) laboratory ©) hovel © ait (4) The poem ‘On His Blindness’ was writen by (8) William Wordsworth (©) John Mion (©) John Keats ProNS-106 December-2015 B.Com, Sem CC-105 : General English Text: Journey through Words (For English Mi (New Course) Hours} 1. (A) Write brief answers on any three ofthe following ()_Explain the easons why the secretary looked unsecretrial. (©) What impression do you get of the relationship between Me. Windibank de Miss Sutherland ? (3) How did the mother indirectly bring about the death of her son in the story "The Rocking-Horse Winner’? (4) What was the bet taken by the young man and for what reason? a (5) Why was Pitcher somewhat stuck by some differences in Miss Leste that morning ? (8) Writea shor note on any one ofthe following: (1) Harvey Maxwell e 2) Mary Sutherland (3) The end ofthe story ‘The Bet 2. (A) Waite brie answers on any three ofthe following (1) What are the somparison drawn between Lucy and other things in nature? (2) What are the poet's hopes about ‘Lyonnesse’? @)_ How do you undersuud from the poem “When 1 set out for Lyonnesse’ that the poet is lonely ? (4) Does the sight of the innumerable stars go out ofthe post's mind and why/why not? (6) What conditions does the kangaroo lay forthe duck in order to take the later around the world ? (B)Wite a short note on any one ofthe following (1) Appreciate “Lucy” the poem ©) Appreciate the poem “Escape st Bedtime’ (),_ Humour in ‘The Duck and the Kangaroo . NS-106 0() Filbinthe blanks with appropriate forms of verbs (1). Thetight went out wile |_. (ead) (2) They___for Surat tomorrow. (lave) (G)1___totemple everyday in the moming. (go) (4) Beauty inthe eyes ofthe beholder. (ie) (5) They ____the bridge for several months. (build) (He ____ London last month. (visit) (1) Mybrotier___forC.A. examsmnext week. (appeat) (6) My brother with me during lst Diwali holidays (say) ()Theboys hockey inthe playground now. (play) Fill inthe blanks with appropriate forms of Do, Be and Have (1) _notshout inthe cass. (€o) (@) Shakespeare __ great dramatist of sixteenth century. (be) ©) They dinner at 8 O'clock every day. (have) (We fiends fr lifetime. (be) (6). Shelooks very prety because she_long hair (have) ‘Write «paragraph in about 89-100 words on any one of the folowing topics (1). My favourite game 2) TV—aboon or curse” @)_Tress— Our best frends Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it. ‘The Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon induct women as fighter pilos, said Ait (Chief Marshal Arup Raha That will make it the first of the three wings of the frmed forces to put women in combat roles. "We have women pilots flying transport areaft end helicopters. We are now planning to induct them into the fighter sreem to meet the aspirations of young women in India”, the air chet {aid at Hindon at force station on the IAF"s $3" anniversary, “There are mmy ‘of us inthe forces who grew up watching MIGs, wished toMy these birds,” a Svoman Ang officer in the transport branch told, “with this move we might see that tu to reality The ait forces has about 1,500 women, of which 108 are pilot in the helicopters and transport urits. Oificils std the process would ‘Bake some time asa policy wil fist have to be formulated and only then would induction begin, afl which traning could take up tothe years, It is yet tobe teen ifthe move will have eny impact on other two armed forees. The Indian avy does not permit women offices on is warships while in the army women {do not find @ place in combat arms. Conditions are different in the tree ‘Serves and it f unlikely thatthe other (wo servioes will quickly follow the ‘cxample ofthe ait force experts sad. A 2010 high court verdict had granted ‘women officers the right to permanent commissions but this has not ben fally u Proimplemented. The 1AF's initiative is « significant vitory for those fighting for ‘el rights for women i the armed forces. Questions (2) How many women pilots does air force ave and what do they fly ? (2) Whats IAF planaing for inion women ? (2) What dida 2010 high cour verdict grant? ‘5. _Fillintheblanks choosing corret option frm those given below : (1) “The Duck & the Kangaroo i written by (@) Thomas Hardy (b) William Wordsworth (c) Edward Lear 2) Harvey Maxwell works in (@)_ New York (©) Califor (6) New Delhi (3) The sweet smell of which belonged t0 Miss Leslie made the broker stand-sil for amoment. @) rose ©) Mise {) sandal wood. (4) Maxwell & Leslie married st ___intheltle church () six O'cloce (©) four O'clock (©) eight O'clock (5) The crime commited in *A Case of Ment’ is__ () frawd @) murder (©) thes (6) The name of Miss Mary Sutherland's stepfather was (Me Holmes (©) Mr.Windibank —~(@) Mr, Watson () Lueydweltnear © thespringofdove (b) thesea (© thepond (8) Theauthor ofthe sfory ‘A Case of Wentity"is = 4) O.Henry (©) DH Lawrence (@) Arthur Conan Doyle (©) ____ sides the rocking horse inthe story “The Rocking Horse Winner’ @ Paul @) Paulssister (©) Uncle Oscar (10) Theduck bought pairs of worsted socks fori web-fect @ six (6) four © to (11) Inthe poem, "When I set out for Lyonnesse’ the leaves were covered by (0) frost (6) dust © insecs (12) We_ to visit Singapore inthe holidays, (®) weplanning ——(&) was planning (©) has planning (13) She__ in London all elif (@) islive (&) has ved (©) wastive (14) Variety ___the spice of ie @ am © me (is NS-106 R AmAw ee