[This question paper contains 8 printed pages.] Your Roll No... Sr. No. of Question Paper: 5981 Unique Paper Code : 114145 Name of the Paper : NSHT - 106 - English Name of the Course : BSc. (Hons.) Nursing, 2022 Semester a Duration : 3 Hours Maximum Marks E tcl Instructions for Candidates Instructions for Candidates 1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question paper. 2. Attempt all questions. 1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions-that follow: The culture of nuclear families is in fashion. Parents are often heard complaining about the difficulties in P.T.O.5981 2 bringing up children these days. Too much of freedom in demand, too much independence; overnight parties; excessive extravagance, splurging pocket money; no time for studies and family all this is a common cry of such families. Aren't parents, themselves, responsible for this pitiful state? The basic need of a growing youth is the family, love, attention and bonding along with moral values. One should not forget that ‘charity begins at home’. Independence and individuality both need to be —_— ——— i intai tity of family. respected, in order to maintain the sanctity y. “Children, today are to be handled with tact in order to bridge the ever widening generation gap. Only the reasonable demands need to be fulfilled, as there are too many expenses to be met and top many social obligations to be taken care of by the parents. Our forefathers lived happily in joint families. Children loved to live with their cousins, learnt to adjust within means. There was perfect harmony between the generations. There never existed the concept of old-5981 3 age homes. There was deep respect for the family elders and love, care and concern for the youngsters. Even the minor family differences were salved amicably. 6) Mention any two major common concerns of a nuclear family. WF Who, according to the passage, are responsible for them? (oF Explain the expression “charity begins at home’. UA Describe the atmosphere in joint families. ef Which word in the passage means “Holiness of life'? (5x2=10) 2. Answer any FOUR of the following: = (a) Explain with reference to context “We are like bats trying to fly by day”. P.T.O,5981 4 & WS What did the old man do to the creatures afte; they had fully recovered? ~ (c) How is James Ryder connected to the disappearance of the blue carbuncle/ UG Bring out the experimental side of the study” of literature and art. ~ (e) What did the people do when it was time for the eclipse? \f What are the forces against which the poet wants Y to be filled with strength in Prayer before birth? u 6 Explain, “No ecological project can survive @ war” ( (5x4=20) 3. Answer any ONE of the following questions in 150 words: C ee Coe |ZX 5981) 5 (a) Describe Bachcha Lieutenant in your own words. Wf How did the old man in Ultima Thule enjoy his life? (10x1=10) 4. Write an ESSAY in about 200 words on any ONE of (o)" following topics: How can India become a super power in the world? (b) Changes that you wish to see in the Indian “ education system. (10x1=10) “L he A hobby is a leisure time activity for pleasure. Do Q) you think it should be made part of school curriculum? Express your considered opinion in a letter to the editor of a national daily. OR5981 6 Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about the worsening law and order situation in your town. (10x1=10) GRAMMAR Give meanings of any five and use them in your own sentences: ¥ v Perseverance, Incredible, Genuine, Zest, Torrent, Grotesquely, Abbreviated (5x1=5) - Use the correct preposition: (a) w present, I cannot say anything. (b) You have to think about whether you have done everything to deserve the freedom that you have attained such a bitter and sustained struggle.5 981 7 (c) The foundations ef freedom have to be well and truly laid. (Owe have to reflect our place in this broken and destructed world and what our duty and obligations are! (e) 1 would like to urge # those who train citizens of tomorrow and to those citizens of tomorrow that we have yet to stand on our feet. (5x1=5) Fill in the blanks with suitable article: es (a) I want to ask a question now. (b) It is 4 nice day today. (c) Mohini works in cas hotel. (a) _____#__ man was crossing the road. P.T.O.5981 (e) She works in children's school (5*1=5)