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GENERAL ENGLISH
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F\.tll Marks: 300
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Time : 3 hor:rs

The figures in the margin indtmte full marks

for the questions
1. Write a precis of the foilorving passage
and
add a suitable title to it :
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India's strength rests upon the principles
of
the unity of man, the unity of thought,
and
the unity of spiritual experience. She has
flourished when they have been well_
expressed, and she has degenerated.
when
they have been forgotten 1r submerged.
India lives today because, in spite of
centuries of degeneration, these principles
have been kept alive in the national
consciousness. India shows a resurgence
of
strength today, and that strengtJr will
be
measured by the degree to which she
cal
succeed in putting these principles
into
practice, adapting them to the special
conditions of the modern world.
The particular signifrcarce of adapting
! tleese
principles to modern conditions lies in
the
fact that modern science and the influences
of western civilization play a decisive role
:
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the life of India today. Western civilization

carries forward the basic idea of Greek
civilization-the idea of expression. The
expansion and expression of good through
society forrns the basis of western
civilization. Today, under the direct influence
of 'western powers of expression and
progress, India is being forced up. The
ke3mote of her own culture is 'thought',
and while, with the passage of centuries,
Indian powers of thought have not
diminished, what has diminished is the
power of expression. Now we find that
western influences have roused India, and
her powers of thought can frnd their
fulfrlment in expression. The way forward
for India lies in combining the power of
expression with the power of thought. This
becomes possible when both are viewed
basically as different aspects of the sarne
urge. For what man ever5nrhere is trying
to do consciously or unconsciously-and the
whole meaning of his life centres in this-
is to transcend all limitations, physical,
mental and spiritual.
Thus we find that the interplay of cultures
is of significance to the whole world. The west
has discovered tleat no amount of poiiticzrl
or social rnanipulation on human conditions
can cure the evils of.life. Thus, it has come
about that, aided by its own science which

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has demonstrated the physical oneness

of the universe, the west is now ready
to
recognize the basic universal principle
the spiritual oneness of the universe of
and
t]-e divine nature of man.
This integration of cultures does not
imply
the merging of one culture into another.
Western culture would retain its
orm basic
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idea, the idea of expression, of going
outwards to conquer external nature
and
thus transcend physical limitations.
But that
going outwards would then be
based upon
the ability to go inwards also. Balance
would
be achieved, because the power
to express
outwards would be equalled by
the power to
perceive the under\ring spiritual
unity of all
things, making it po""ibl" to transcend
mental and spiritual limitations
a
also. Indian
culture, similarly, would retain its own
basic
idea, the idea that the aim of man
manifest the divinity within him,
is to
trans_
cending mental and spiritual limitations.
But this ability to go deep into tJ.e
depths
of internal nature would be accompanied
by great activit5r, a longing for social
rmprovement and the ability
to effect it,
fortitude, self-reliance and strength.
Social
good will thus become the
.*p..""ion of.the
underlying spiritual unity. Sucfr
leads us to the conception
an idea
of world. culture.
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The integration of cultures through
principles which are basic the
makes
to ttrem all
possible growth and fulfilment.
culture, every nation, has its part Every
The conception of world culture to play.
implies
wholeness achieved in various
ways and
achieved without the loss
cultural values. It takes man
of individual
centre of his problem of life
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on earth, for it
shows him not only how to
live
a glorious universe, but to live fully in
consciousness of his own
in the
true nature which
is one with the spirit behind that
universe.

2" Write fir.ro essaysselectin g one from each

Group grven below (each 1"""y
should be
written in about 4OO to SO0 wJrds)
:
50x2=100

Qp6gu-:A
(o) Impact of black money on
Indian
economy-its intensigr and the
consequences for the corrunon
people
(b) Pleasure of reading a good
book
(c) The role of bureaucracy in
Indian
polity-in the past, present.and
the
future
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(d) Should the people of Assam spend so
much time on festivals?
(e) Heritage tourism-its problems and
prospects in Assam
i
0 Growing urbanization in Assam-its
socioeconomic impact

3. Riad the passage given below and answer'

the questions tha{ follow :
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[gr-asweqs should be in your own words.

of sentencis from the given
f,il'.1i+g passage
will entail deduction of marksl
our lives,

It is powered by minute electricit5r,

fi
no more needed by a torch-bulb and yet
t. is probably one of the most significant
machines ever rnade by man : the silicon
chip,
Take the most advanced equipment of
twenty-five years ago, a teievision set, for
example, or a computer; remove the complex
assembly of components and wire which

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make up the circuit, shrink them all down

on to a rectangle a few millimetres across
ald reproduce the results a thousand times
for a few pounds each. That is silicon chip.
It is the product of the remarkabie
technolory of microelectronics, which allows
us to make devices of sophistication
qnimaginable only-alcsl_+e.ars- ago. WitI:
chips, we can make copplex electronic
machines which a way that
. with
most
would
never have darCd to
They are used not products
where such be expected,
ln
Silicon
Hardly
can an inhabitant of pass
a'daSr"dthout Using a
a vital part of our
an important role in the pres€nt.

Offices have chips, iii typewriters and

photocopiers. Supermarkets have chips in

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cash registers and petrol stations use them

in pumps. Chips in look
and Armies use &""
to aim shells and missiles and to
spot enemy. Chips carry television pictures
around the worid from one continent to
another.
But the chip is not just an extra cornponent
added to every conceivable product. It may tr'
be responsible for an upheaval in the
industriairzed world of a scale unknown
since the Industrial Revolution. The jobs i
of millions might be threatened for two
reasons : a factory run by chips could carry
out automatically many of the processes now
performed by human workers- If robots and
other automatic equipment replace workers,
the workers will lose their jobi. The other
reason is that the products using silicon
chips need less work to make them.
Blectronic circuits put together by machine
would replace equipment now machined
by skitled workers. The irnpact would be felt
not only on the shopfloor; equipment using
chips could displace typists and clerks,
draughtsmen and designers. Those,.at least,
are the fears.

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Part of the remarkable nature of t]:e

microelectronic chip is the speed of its
development. Each year the basic elements
can be made small6l and smaller to pack
more and more complex circuits into the
ti.ry pieces of silicon. We have already
reached the stage where complete computerl
can be put on one area of the material and
yet the technologr has stiil not reached its
limits.
In the future, we can look forward to the
prospect of having cars which navigate
automatiCally to any preselected destination.
We will have our own computer terminals at
home to allow us to link up to banks, shops
and other services, so that at the touch of
a button we could carry out all our banking,
shopping and paSrment of bills by computei.
We could even use microelectronics to
guard our homes, detecting. tire and
burglary. Microelectronics even brings tlie
. hope of saving countless lives tV its
, application in medicine, bringing sight to
the blind, hearing to the deaf and even
movement in the paralysed limbs.
Questions :

(a) What sort of upheaval can the silicon

' chip cause in the industrial worid? S
(b) What future prospect does the silicon
chip hold for mankind? S
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(c) "That is a silicon chip." Vr'hat does the
writer mean by this? -l

What is a silicon chip like in shape

*J4 and size and how is it powered? J

,.{e} Why does the urriter say that the

technologi of developing the silicon chip
has still not reached its limits? 3

tfr When can the jobs of the workers be

threatened? 4

, {st' How can the application of the silicon

chip in me{licine brirrg hope to the sick? 2

(h) Briefly mention some of the various

uses of the silicon chip in different
aspects of tife.
'Write, in your own
fl words, the summar5r
of the passage. 20

4. Amplify, in about 15O to 2O0 words, the ideas

contained in one of the following : 20
"ny
(a) The more we study the more we discover
our ignorance (P. B. StLellA)

(b) If wishes were horses beggars would

ride
Action speaks louder than woids
/c)
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E Write, in about l5O words, a paragraph
on
a:ey one of the following topics :
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(a) Freedom of expression and reasonable
restriction in democratic polit5r
(b) Caste or ciass_which of the two is
a greater bane of Indian society?
(c) Nationalism and regionalism can
peacefuliy coexist in India

5. (a) Frame sentences with any three of the

following pairs of words to show the
difference in their meaning (candidates
must attbmpt botl. the words in a pair) :
. 2x3=6
(t) Refuse.-Refuge
(it) Deprecate_Depreciate
(tu) Alternate-Alternative
(iu )
Beneficent-Beneficial
(u) Imaginaqr-Imaginative
(b) Frame sentences with any
fiue of the
following : 2x5=1O
(t) Many (as Noun)
(u) Very (as Adjective)
...{iii) Black and btue
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(iu) To beggar description
(u) The fag end
.o,(4 To fight shy of
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{c} Give the synonyrn and antonyrn of the

following :
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(t) Onerous
(tL) Insipid

(d) Rewrite the following sentences. AS

directed (any ytue) : 2x5: trO
-- -=-: :fl/-This snake is bigger than any other
snake that I have ever seen.
; (Rewrite in positive degree
without changing the mearring)
(ii) It nevbr rains but pours.
(Change into an alfrrmative
sentence)
(tq) Ignorance of law is no excuse.
(Change into a complex
sentence)
(tu) His father works a bank but
h. ,ad his elder brother work
the railway station.
(FiiI in the blanks with
correct preposition)
(u) | dtd not feel very well yesterd.ay,
but I better today.
(Fill in the blank witll the
conect tense form
of the verb feel,)

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{u) He replied most curtiy.

(Use ,reply,as a Noun)
(uii) He used to be quite a good football
player.
(Use the appropliate tag)

Change the voice of any f.ue of *rc

:-.-
(t) Without effort
""-,h;;; U.
gained.
(Fyom passive to active)
/al It is nolu time to start the naaqhine-
: (From active to passive)
(tii) His behaviour has astonished
. us:
-:-'
(From active to passive)
(tu) Towhorn weie you writing
a ietter?
(From active to passive)
(u) 'We,were alarmed at the
news. ,

(From' passive,tb I active)

(ui) Duty must be done.

(From active to passive)

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a Change the form of narration of the

foliowing : 3+2:5
(t) The stranger said to Raja, "Good
morning! I arn a tourist from
England. I have come to see the
tea gardens of Assam- I was told
to go to Jorhat and Dibrugarh to
see the gardens. Could you give
me some hint how to go there?"
(From direct to indirect form)
(u) Raja told the stranger that he could
go either by bus or by train as
would be convenient to him- Then
he told the stranger to hire a taxi
cab that would take him to the
bus station or the railway station.
(From indirect to direct form)
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(g) Correct any fiue of the foilowing
sentences : 2x5=1O
0 As three-fourths of the crop are
lost the government udll have to
compensate the loss of the farmers.
@ He does not like to play football or
cricket; his only hobby is to play
violin.
{zzi The wind was blowing eastward.
(iu) Mrany a battles were fought on tlle
banks of the Brahmaputra.
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(u) i consider you as my best fliend.

(ui) It is bitter cold today
(uit) We were very glad for a rest after
our long journey. i

?. Around the midnight of 2nd Mry, 2A16

Majuli, the largest river island and the
famous seat of Vaisnavite culture, was
iashed by a devastating hail stonrr which
ravaged the entire area of the island. Many
trees were uprooted, countless houses
damaged and electric suppiy lines were
so
affected that for days together the river
island was plunged in darkness. Namghars
of several holy Satras were also damaged.
As a government officer, you were sent to
assess the quantum of damage and loss
of propert5r*both public and private.
Make a report in about 25O words describing
tJe loss and estimating the relief and
compensation to be paid to the affected
people. Also suggest the measures to
be taken by tJ,e disaster rnanagement
'department of the government to mitigate
the suffering of the people.
(Address the report to the Deputy
Commissioner of the district) 30

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A large number of one-horned rhinos are

being kilied by poachers in Kaziranga
I.{ational Park. As a member of the team of
journalists seiected by the Government of
Assam, you have visited the Park. You have
gone to the vulnerable areas, ta-lked to the
local people of the neighbouring villages and
the oflicers and workers ernployed in the
Park.
Write a press report in about 25O words to be
published in the Assam Tribune, highiighting
the seriousness of the on-going poaching and
incorporating the suggestions of the experts
and the local people as well as your own
to save the rare one-horned rhino from
extinction. 30

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