DU SOL Question Paper 2018 BA English - Advanced English

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B.A. @rogramme)/l GII

ENGLISH LANGUAGE (AfPaPer I

(Advanced English) (A-l l9)

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Write your Rolt No. on the top itnmediately on receipt of this questian paper')

Attempt l// questions.

L Answer any five of the following questions in about

30 words each : 5x3=15

(,) What quality of Inzamam does Mujtaba draw our

attention to ?

(ii) Describe the city of AlifbaY.

(iii) Describe the kind of woman the grandmother was, when
she was young.

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(rv) Why does the young narrator in the short story 'Girls'
say "l don't warit to be a goddess" ?

(v) Why did Tara have an affair with Abhay's friend ?

(vr) What does Mary Maloney's husband tell her when he
comes home ?

(vir) Why does Gaviri say that school is of no use to a girl

like her ?

2. Answer any two of the following questions in about

75-100 words each : 2x5:10

(r) Does Amalkanti become the kind of Sunlight he wanted

tobe?

(tr) What were the specific circumstances of the birth of
Chipko movement ?

(iii) How and why is the caste angle introduced in "A Ten
Day Fast" ?

(rv) What did Bagchi's mother mean when she told him to
"Go, kiss the world" ?

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J. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that

follow:

Vegetables are important protective food and highly beneficial

for the maintenance of health and prevention of disease. They

contain valuable food ingredients which can be successfully

utilized to build-up and repair the body. Vegetables are valuable

in maintaining alkaline reserve in the body. They are valued

mainly for their high vitamin and mineral contents' Vitamins A,

B and C are contained in vegetables in fair amounts. Faulty

cooking and prolonged careless storage can, however, destroy

these valuable elements.

There are different kinds of vegetables. They may be edible roots,

stems, leaves, fruits and seeds. Each group contributes to diet

in its own way. Fleshy roots are high in energy value and good

sources of vitamin B group. Seeds are relatively high in

carbohydrates and proteins. Leaves, stems and fruits are excellent

sources of minerals, vitamins, water and roughage. It is not the

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green vegetables only that are useful. Farinaceous vegetables

consisting of starchy roots such as potatoes, sweet potatoes,

the tubers, arid legumes are also valuable. They are excellent

sources of carbohydrates and provide energy to the body.

To derive maximum benefits of their nutrients, vegetables should

be consumed fresh as far as possible. Most vegetables are best

consumed in their natural raw state in the form of salads. An

important consideration in making salads is that the vegetables

should be fresh, crisp and completely dry. If vegetables have

to be cooked. it should be ensured that their nutritive value

is preserved to the maximum extent possible.

0) Why are vegetables important for us ?

(rt How are the valuable elements in vesetables

destroyed ?

(iii) What are the farinaceous vegetables ?

(rv) What should be done to derive the maximum benefits from

vegetables ?

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(v) Give antonyms (opposites) of the following words from

the passage : a
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Inedible, Mimimum, stale.

{a) Match the words in Column A with their correct meaninss

in Column B :

Column A Column B

(t) Irony (a) to take out 0r remove by

force/extra effort

{ii) Offender (b) device or an expression

conveying the exact opposite

of what is intended to appear

(tit) Extract (c) of God; connected with
religion/holiness

(rv) Sacred @ using imagination for telling

a story

(v) Fictional (e) a person who breaks a rule

or law

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(b) Fill in the blanks with the phrases given below : l0

to bury the hatchet; oily tongue; foot the bill; a bone

of contention; in a flutter; turned a deaf ear; far and wide;

a close shave; to read between the lines; a fancy price.

(t The dealer quoted for the book

which was not easilv available.

(ii) One has while interPreting a

satirical play.

(iii) He had .......... with death after he missed

the train which met with an accident.

(,v) Marco Polo travelled ................. to leam

about the world

(u) The police to the raPe victim.

(ri) Her heart was ............. just before the

results were announced.

(vll) The disputed property was ............
between the two brothers.

(viii) I had to .......... . after having our lunch

at the restaurant.

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(/x) That cunning boy usually spoke with an
to fool people.

(x) The Assembly Speaker requested the Opposition

members so that the dispute

could end.

la) Use the appropriate modals such as ; should; must; will;

may; would etc. in the following sentences : 5

(t) By next week he have finished

this work if he had not died.

(ii) you do well in your exams!

(iii) I .................. surely meet him tomorrow

moming.

(trD You ............. give this medicine to the

patient or else he will die.

(v) You .....,....... respect your seniors.

(b) Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice : 5

(r) The villagers killed the leopard.

(t/) They heard a loud noise.

(iii) Jai saw a snake.

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(lv) They transfened him to Mumbai'

(") They promoted all the students'

\c) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles-- a, an, the : 5

(,) He plans to open .......'.. ice cream shop'

(r,) dailY walk in the moming keePs

one in good health.

(iii) The students are golng on """""""
educational tour next week'

(,v) Jaipur is beautiful citY'

(v) Fill in all blanks caretullY'

(a) Write a dialogue in about 100 words regarding the
conversation between Haroun and his father Rashid after

his mother left home. l0

(b) Write a diary entry (of around 100 words) about a
road accident you saw while returning from your
college. l0

(c) Write an essay of around 150-200 words on the
cleanliness campaign started by the government' l0

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