SET-B ID: 20201

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BLJ/21

English-II
Paper Code: 201

Time: 2 Hrs.
Total Marks: 60

Note : Question No.1 shall be compulsory. It shall comprise of four (04)

parts taken from all the four (04) modules. Each part shall be of 05
Marks. The words limit would be 80-100 words per answer.

Section B, C, D & E shall have two questions from each module. The
student shall attempt one question from each section. Each question
shall be of 10 marks. The word limit would be 250-300 words per
answer.

SECTION: A

Q.1. Attempt the Following:

a) What are modal verbs of possibility and probability in English language. Give one
example of each.
b) What is Received Pronunciation? How many vowel and consonant sounds are
there as per RP?
c) Write a dialogue between a two fellow students on the problems being faced by
new comers in the university.
d) What were the reasons the postmaster felt like a fish out of pond after his posting
in the village?

SECTION: B

Q.2. Note : Do any ten

Give the adjective for the following:

i) She can control her own behaviour easily.

ii) She is good at finding ways to solve problems
 iii) She doesn’t wait for things to happen. She makes them happen
iv) She is always happy.
v) This cannot be done.

a. Use appropriate auxiliary/modal

i. ….I help you?

ii. There is smoke. Something…. be on fire.
iii. I like rice so ….my sister.
iv. He …sit in the park for hours.
v. You ….switch on the tube. There is enough light in the room.

b. Use is/ are as appropriate

i. Either my mother or my father is/are coming to the meeting.

ii. The dog or the cats is/are outside.
iii. Either my shoes or your coat is/are always on the floor.
iv. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip
v. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

d. Use the gerund form:

i. She is good at (playing tennis).
ii. He is crazy about (dance).
iii. I am not afraid of (go) out in the dark
iv. I am interested in (make) a beautiful painting
v. I do not mind (play) cards

SECTION: C

Q.3. Transcribe any ten of the following words and mark the primary stress:
police, student, college, true, second, forty, decision, boat, question, lawyer,
judgment, university, cricket, houses, tomato, August, pictures, sentence,
present(noun and verb)

SECTION: D

Q.4. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
In many countries the legal systems are very complex. This is because they have been developed
over very long times. Every time that a new case is decided it can have an affect on future cases.
This means that the people who work in legal situations have to be clever. They have to know
and understand all the rules and precedents. A precedent is when a previous decision will have
an effect on future cases as it was related to an important point.

There are many people who work with the law, such as solicitors or judges. A solicitor is a
lawyer who spends most of their time advising their clients and preparing legal documents, such
as wills or contracts for buying and selling houses. They need to be very careful and make sure
that all the details are correct, otherwise their clients might lose a lot of money.

A barrister is a type of lawyer who works in court rooms. They will either work for the
prosecution or defense sides. If they are a prosecution lawyer they are trying to prove that the
defendant (the person on trial) committed a crime. They have to present evidence to show that
the defendant is guilty. If they are a defense lawyer then they work for the defendant and have to
show that the evidence presented is not enough to prove that their client is guilty and he should
be judged to be not guilty.

Then there are judges and magistrates. A magistrate will hear trials about less serious crimes,
while a judge’s will be about more serious crimes. These are the people who have to decide what
punishment will be given to someone who is guilty. The punishments could range from a small
fine up to a long prison sentence, and even a death sentence in some countries. The trial happens
in the judge’s courtroom, so the judge is responsible for making sure the trial is run fairly and
follows the law.

If a lawyer believes that a trial was not fair or there was a mistake in the law, they can ask for a
new trial that will generally be hear by an appeal court where an appeal judge will be in charge.
Often appeal judges will be the most experienced judges in a country, so they know a lot about
the law and how to apply it.

Ques. 1: Why legal persons have to be clever?

Ques.2: What do you mean by precedence?
Ques. 3 What is a solicitor and what are his functions?
Ques.4: Elaborate what how a barrister functions.
Ques.5. Who are judges and magistrates and what is their prime duty?

Q.5. Attempt a précis of the following and give it a suitable title:

In a Joint Hindu Family, the Karta being the representative is responsible for the family. He is
supposed to oversee the income and assets of the joint property. He is accountable to all other
family members for the use of their shares of all sums which he spent. The Karta’s powers and
liabilities and his power of alienation are similar in both the Dayabhaga and the Mitakshara
Schools. The difference that draws a contradistinction between the two is that the latter must be
in a position to render full accounts at all points of time. On the other hand the Karta under the
Dayabhaga School should render accounts only at the time of partition.

As per Hindu law’s convention, the senior most male member is generally the Karta of the joint
family. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has stated that the Karta does not owe his position to
agreement or consent of other coparceners. His status has been a part of Hindu Culture for long.
As long as he is alive, irrespective of his age, health or strength, he continues to be Karta.

A conflict arises when in the presence of a senior male member can a junior male member be the
Karta? The position of law decided on this is that if all the coparceners agree, then a junior male
member can be a Karta. Though, this is contingent upon the whims and fancies of the
coparceners who may withdraw their consent at any time.

The Mitakshara School sets a position of law, that on marriage the wife entails ownership rights
to her husband’s separate and joint family property. Similarly, a daughter garners this right at
birth. The contingency to this being that there is a distinction between males and females.
Mitakshara law sets the status of women as bound to the family or asvatantra. Thus, their rights
can be entailed only while they belong to the family.

The Hindu Joint Family Setup has since time immemorial been criticised for being a patriarchal
setup. Thus, even the “manager” of a Joint Hindu Family has not been spared from this
patriarchal approach. The position of law qua the status of women as the Karta has been
inconclusive. Women, per courts, have been allowed as the Karta as a last resort. She may be a
widow who takes over in the absence of adult male members in the family. The court though
does not delve into what could this absence mean? The true test as per the court is not who
transferred/incurred the liability, but whether the transaction was necessary. The courts though
have rejected the notion of a widow as a coparcener for the want of a legal qualification to
become a manger of a JHF. The mother then may be the Karta as the natural guardian of minor
male members. She can also, represent the HUF for the purpose of assessment and recovery of
income tax. After refreshing through the authorities it was held that the mother or any other
female could not be the Karta of the Joint Family. Per the interpretation of the Court Hindu Law
allows only a coparcener as a Karta and since females cannot be coparceners, they cannot be the
Karta.

Dharmashastras are the one and only sure guide. The Dharmashastras give recognition to two of
the above decisions. The status of female members qua debts incurred as the Karta will be
binding upon the family and must be paid out of the joint family funds. Thus, it may be
submitted that there does exist a certain sense of gender neutrality. Dharmashastras also mandate
her acts as manager by accepting positive benefits as well and not merely conservative/negative
acts. Thereby, the texts mandate her judgement as the Karta.

Section E

Q.6. Comment on the character of Kabuliwala.

Q.7. Discuss the philosophical significance of the poem “A Hindu to His Body” by
Ramanujan.