DU SOL B.Com Question Paper 2nd Year 2018 English

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B.Com. / II G

Paper XI- ENGLISH (HuueNrtns Gnour)
(B-106)

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100

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on receipt of this question paper.)

Attempt all questions from both Section A and Section B.

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1. Explain with reference to the context any four of the
passages given beiow: 4x5=20
(a) Some people consider that man is becoming the
slave of the machines; certainly machines are
playing an over-increasing part in our lives. Let us
hope that they will never become more important
than the men they were invented to serve.
(b) Because they perform a valuable public service in
eliminating the jackasses who go around saying
that health and happiness are everything and
money isn't everything.
(c) Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action,
Cunning as a savage pitted against the wilderness.
(d) "And do yclu mean to say that you've built up this
important business and amassed a fortune of thirty
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being able to read or
thousand pounds without if
what would you be now
write? aooJ God m""'
able io""
You had been
to be generalists' interested
(e) Creative people have learn tn
everyth;;;"d aware that what they
in
useful in another'
one field *iJttt prove

answers to any three af- th.e
2. Give brief and relevant "1'a6= 1E
following (100-150 words): is
by conveyor beit? Why
\ / What do you understand
(a)
it used in factories?
spoii ianguage?
(b) How does advertising was its
cheat Oliver? What
(c) How did the Duchess
effect on Oliver? and
carried out by brokers
(d) What are the works
jobbers?

3. Attempt any two
of the following O*"T:#;;
words):
Citizen' appear? Does
(a) How does the 'Unknown
live? to
he have anY freedom
of industrial revolution?
(b) What has been the effect
What are its disadvantages?
"Garden City" a
(c) Why is Sam O' Nwaojigba's
flo*t't"'ll*ot"r wnaihas mude it iike this?

SscnoN B

given below and answer the
4. Read the passage
questions that follow:

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A recent re;ort in Newsweek says that in American
colleges, stuctrents of Asian origin outperfcrrm not cnly
the minority grclup students but the majority rvhites as
weli" Many of these students rnust be of Inciian origin,
and their achievement is scmething we can be prrcud
of. It is unlikely that these talented youngsters will
come back to trnclia, ernd that is the fanriliar brain drain
problern. Ho',i/ev*r" rssenl statr*rnents by th* nation's
pcliicy-makers tndieate that the perrce;rtion of this issue
is changing. '.!]rain lrank' and not 'trrain drain' is lhe
more appropriatc idea. They suggesi that the experlise
of Indians aL,road is only deposited and used in other
places and not lost compietely.
This may be so, but this brain bank, like most other
banks, is one that prirnarily serves customer in its
neighbourhood. The skills of the Asians now excelling
in America's colleges will mainly help the IJ.S.A" No
matter how significant, wha{ non-resident Indians do
for India ancl what their counterparts do for other
Asian lands is only a by-product"
But it is also necessary to ask, or be reminded, why
Indians study' fruitfully rvhen abrcad. "Ihe Asians
whose accomplishrnents l.{ewsweek records would have
probably had a very rlifl'ere$t tale. if t]rey had studied in
India In ,{m*ri*n th*y fnund elbow rco}ll, bc,lics l"l;tr-l
faciiitie,s not avai.lal:le. *nd nelt likely tu b* *r'ailabii:
h,.:re. Tiic neeil fc prove thenns*lvss in their nr:lv
(:{lr..nlti"y and the *ompetition nf an inlelnaiion;tl
stantlard they faced tl:r:re rnust ha,"e {:i;reti n:l*,;:;i*i a.nd
physical lazincss. But, other things helpir:g litant in
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America can be obtained here if we achieve a change
in social attitudes, specially towards youth. We need to
have and show more faith in them.
We need to learn to value individuals and their unique
qualities more than conformity and respectability. We
need to learn the language of encouragement to add to
our skill in flattery. We might also learn to be less
liberal with blame and less tightfisted with
appreciation, especially.
Questions:
(a) Why do Asian students excel in American
universities? 2
(b) What do you understand by'brain drain'? 2
(c) How can we help the youth of our country? 2
(d) Why is 'brain drain'called'brain bank'now? 2
(e) Give antonyms (opposites) of the following words
from the passage:
minority, improper, national, common. 2

5. Make a prdcis of the follcwing passage in about one-
third of its length and also give it a suitable title:
8+2=10
There is an enemy beneath <lur feet- an enernv more
deadly krr his cornplete impartiality. He recognizes no
national hountlaries, nc political parties. Evervt-rnr: in
the rvorid is threatened by him. The enemy is the earth
itself. When an earthquake strikes, the'workl trembles.
The porver of a quake is greater than anything man
himself can produce. But today scientists are directing

a great deal of their effort into finding some way of
cornbating earthquakes, and it is possible that at some
tlme in the near future mankind will have discovered a
means of protecting itself from earthquakes. Afi
earthquake strikes without warning. When it dces, its
power is im*rense" If it strikes a modern city, the
darnage ii causes is as great as if it has struck a
prinnitive village. Gas mains burst, explosions are
causes and fires are starte<l. Underground railways are
wrecked" Buildings collapse. bridges fail, dams burst,
gaping crsvices appear in busy streets. If the quake
strikes at sea, huge tidal waves sweep inland" If it
strikes in mcuntain regions, avalanches roar down into
the valley" Consider the terrifying statistics from the
past. 1755: Lisbon, capitai of Portugal- the city
destroyed entirely and 450 killed. 1970: Feru: 50,000
killed. In 1968 an earthquake struck Alaska. As this is
a relatively unpopulated part, oniy a few people were
kiiled. But it is likely that this was one of the most
powerful quakes ever to have hit the world. Geologists
estimate that during the tremors, the whole of the
state moved over 80 feet farther west intc the Pacific
Ocean. Imagine the power of something that can move
an entire subcontinent! This is the problem that the
scientists face" They are dealing with forces so
irnrnense that man cannot hope to resist them. All that
can be done is to try to pinpoint just where the
earthquake will strike and work from there. At least
sorne precautionary measures can then be taken to
save lives and some of the property. (330 words)
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6. Write a letter to the Manager of your department
giving him a thirty day notice before your resignation.
Alst-r mention the reason rvhy ycu want to leave the
job.
Or
Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper asking him
to publish the news about the name change of your
business. Mention the old name as well as the new
name and the reason for changing the name of. your
business. 10

7. Write a report as a Marketing Manager to your
company's Vice President Marketing on the reasons
you have found out for the sudden fall in demand tor
your product in the market.
Or
Write a report on a proposal ior the reorganization of
the office as your company expands its activities and
the work in the office increases. You are the Secretary
of your company and the report is tc be sent to the
CEO of the company. 10

8. (a) Write the antonyms (opposites) of the follcwing
words:
Cunning, visible- busy, heroisnt, savage, opponent'
deny, slave, strong, bent. 5

(b) Ir{ake $entences with the following words and
phrases:

Creativity, operation, fortune, regular salary, age
old wisdom. 5

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