ENGLISH (PRECIS & COMPOSITION)

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS PART-I(MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES

PART-I (MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS = 20 PART-II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80
NOTE: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book. (ii) Attempt ALL questions from PART-II.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
PART -I MCQS
Questions 1-10 are Antonyms. Find the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word.
1. Whet is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Deaden B. Engender C. Default D. Enhance E. Desiccate
2. Obstreperous is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Placid B. Stubborn C. Raucous D. Febrile E. Amicable
3. Peripheral is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Astute B. Central C. Concrete D. Axial E. Radial
4. Ossified is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Durable B. Dainty C. Flexible D. Contumacious E. Pragmatic
5. Disingenuous is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Transparent B. Parched C. Blank D. Ingratiating E. Clever
6. Disheveled is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Crumpled B. Angelic C. Fermented D. Demented E. Ordered
7. Duplicitous is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Focused B. Jaundiced C. Monomaniacal D. Straightforward E. Approachable
8. Untoward is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Proactive B. Abstemious C. Expected D. Egregious E. Tortuous
9. Unequivocal is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Multifaceted B. Ambiguous C. Unanimous D. Miniscule E. Polemical
10. Enervating is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Idyllic B. Grandiose C. Decorous D. Frustrating E. Invigoratin
Questions 11-20 are Synonyms. Find the word most SIMILAR in meaning to the given word.
11. Unprepossessing is most similar in meaning to
A. Ugly B. Arrogant C. Personable D. Didactic E. Sumptuous
12. Turbid is most similar in meaning to
A. Shiny B. Murky C. Pellucid D. Petrified E. Agitated
13. Potable is most similar in meaning to
A. Bland B. Unsavory C. Drinkable D. Fertile E. Distilled
14. Flagrant is most similar in meaning to
A. Inauthentic B. Unperturbed C. Slanderous D. Covert E. Blatant
15. Undermine is most similar in meaning to
A. Impose B. Apprehend C. Glorify D. Weaken E. Tunnel
16. Tenuous is most similar in meaning to
A. Dark B. Playful C. Weak D. Unfathomable E. Direct
17. Parochial is most similar in meaning to
A. Cosmopolitan B. Xenophobic C. Parsimonious D. Belligerent E. Conventional
18. Destitute is most similar in meaning to
A. Impoverished B. Desolate C. Affluent D. Meticulous E. Derelict
19. Tacit is most similar in meaning to
A. Tenacious B. Ostensible C. Garrulous D. Peaceful E. Unspoken
20. Palliative is most similar in meaning to
A. Tyrannical B. Overt C. Curative D. Festive E. Resti
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Part – II
Q. 2. Write a précis of the following passage and also suggest a suitable title: (20)
A horde of displaced persons on the move throughout the summer months is one of the problems of our
age. What is the meaning of this yearly migration? Why do hundreds of thousands of human beings feel
impelled to leave comfortable homes for the certain misery of the voyage and the uncertain amenities of
the arrival, not to speak of danger to life and limb? Americans see typhoid germs wickedly lurking in every
drop of European water and regard Europe as a dreaded smallpox area. There are the hazards of ship,
aeroplane, and motor coach. The last named has a way of taking to the air from mountain roads and of
pulverized at level crossings so that neither hill nor plain can be considered perfectly safe. All tourists half
expect to be murdered. So brave and energetic of them to tour. Why do they do it?
The answer is that the modern dwelling is comfortable, convenient lean, but it is not a home. Now that
people live on shelves, perched between earth and sky, with nowhere to sit out of doors, no garden here
they can plant a flower or pick an herb, they are driven on to the Lead for their holidays. All human beings
need some aesthetic nourishment and the inhabitants of ugly towns form the bulk of the tourist trade. A
search for beauty, known as sight-seeing, is common to all tourists.

Q. 3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (20)
Philosophy of Education is a label applied to the study of the purpose, process, nature and ideals of
education. It can be considered a branch of both philosophy and education. Education can be defined as
the teaching and learning of specific skills, and the imparting of knowledge, judgment and wisdom, and is
something broader than the societal institution of education we often speak of.
Many educationalists consider it a weak and woolly field, too far removed from the practical applications
of the real world to be useful. But philosophers dating back to Plato and the Ancient Greeks have given the
area much thought and emphasis, and there is little doubt that their work has helped shape the practice
of education over the millennia.
Plato is the earliest important educational thinker, and education is an essential element in "The Republic"
(his most important work on philosophy and political theory, written around 360 B.C.). In it, he advocates
some rather extreme methods: removing children from their mothers' care and raising them as wards of
the state, and differentiating children suitable to the various castes, the highest receiving the most
education, so that they could act as guardians of the city and care for the less able. He believed that
education should be holistic, including facts, skills, physical discipline, music and art. Plato believed that
talent and intelligence is not distributed genetically and thus is be found in children born to all classes,
although his proposed system of selective public education for an educated minority of the population
does not really follow a democratic model.
Aristotle considered human nature, habit and reason to be equally important forces to be cultivated in
education, the ultimate aim of which should be to produce good and virtuous citizens. He proposed that
teachers lead their students systematically, and that repetition be used as a key tool to develop good
habits, unlike Socrates' emphasis on questioning his listeners to bring out their own ideas. He emphasized
the balancing of the theoretical and practical aspects of subjects taught, among which he explicitly
mentions reading, writing, mathematics, music, physical education, literature, history, and a wide range of
sciences, as well as play, which he also considered important.
During the Medieval period, the idea of Perennialism was first formulated by St. Thomas Aquinas in his
work "De Magistro". Perennialism holds that one should teach those things deemed to be of everlasting
importance to all people everywhere, namely principles and reasoning, not just facts (which are apt to
change over time), and that one should teach first about people, not machines or techniques. It was
originally religious in nature, and it was only much later that a theory of secular perennialism developed.

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During the Renaissance, the French skeptic Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592) was one of the first to
critically look at education. Unusually for his time, Montaigne was willing to question the conventional
wisdom of the period, calling into question the whole edifice of the educational system, and the implicit
assumption that university-educated philosophers were necessarily wiser than uneducated farm workers,
for example.

Q1. What is the difference between the approaches of Socrates and Aristotle?
Q2. Why do educationists consider philosophy a ‘weak and woolly’ field?
Q3. What do you understand by the term ‘Perennialism’, in the context of the given comprehension
passage?
Q4. Were Plato’s beliefs about education democratic?
Q5. Why did Aquinas propose a model of education which did not lay much emphasis on facts?
Q. 4. (a) Correct only FIVE of the following: (5)
1. Sophia said, Get out of the rain!
2. Once the train arrives we will be on are way.
3. Gas in Alaska is the most cheapest gas in all the world.
4. When I turn forty five I would have been a coal miner for twenty two years.
5. Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the moon.
6. The cashere gave me two hundred and sixteen dollars sixty two cents.
7. Tomorro we will be goin to Toms birthday party.

Q4. (b) Use punctuation marks where needed in the following sentences: (5)
a) i like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer
b) we went through the smoky mountains, near shimla on our way to leh
c) my favourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent
d) i’m a catholic and that’s why i go to st.joseph’s school
e) my friend priya speaks german and she is teaching me some words
f) he was honest sincere hard working
g) hindus muslims sikhs christians live together in India

Q5. (A) Re-write the following sentences (Only FIVE) after filling in the blanks appropriately: (5)
1. Where do you come ……? 2. My cousin lives ……Norway.
3. They are walking …….the bridge. 4. I don't like flying, so I went to Paris …… bus.
5. You can stay …… me tonight. 6. My birthday is …… 29th February.
7. I'll see you ….. Christmas.

Q. 5. (B) Choose the ANALOGY of words written in capital letters. Attempt any FIVE. (5)

(1) Hook: Fish Thread: Needle

Stadium: Games Yarn: Fabric
Glove: Ball None of these
Symphony: Music (3) Hitler: Germany
Word: Alphabets Shakespeare: England
None of these Mussolini: Italy
(2) Pulp: Paper Tulsidas: India
Rope: Hemp Boris Yeltsin: Russia
Rayon: Cellulose None of these

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(4) Thermometer: Temperature (6) Story: Novel

Length: Breadth Sea: Ocean
Millimeter: Scale School: University
Cardiograph: Heart rate Book: Dictionary
Solar Energy: Sun Poetry: Drama
None of these None of these
(5) Loath: Coercion (7) Sale: Purchase
Irate: Antagonism Give: Receive
Irritate: Caressing Shop: Market
Reluctant: Persuasion Cash: Credit
Contemplative: Meditative Profit: Loss
None of these None of these

Q6. (A) Use ONLY FIVE of the following in sentences which illustrate their meaning: (5)
1- To have your cake and eat it too 2- Between the devil and the deep blue sea
3- To be in hot water 4- To be on the carpet 5- It never rains but it pours
6- A miss is as good as a mile 7- To give oneself airs

Q. 6 (B). Translate the following into English by keeping in view figurative/idiomatic expressions. (10)

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