B.A. LL.B. (Semester (CBCS) Examination Mar/Apr-2018
ENGLISH I
Time: 2½ Hours
Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: All questions are compulsory. Figures to the right side indicate marks.
Q.1
Choose the correct articles wherever necessary.
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Pass sugar, please.
a
an
the
no article
What shame!
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an
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no article
Breakfast is at 8 o'clock.
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an
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no article
Can you play piano?
a
an
the
no article
Mary is training to be engineer.
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an
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no article
Q.1.
Choose the parts of speech of the underlined words.
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He had to test the machine.
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
It was cold and windy day.
Adjective
Interjection
Noun
Adverb
Who is your English teacher?
Adverb
Noun
Pronoun
Conjunction
We hardly ever go out.
Adjective
Conjunction
Verb
Adverb
His courage won him honour.
Noun
Adverb
Pronoun
Adjective
Q.1.
Choose the correct preposition.
04
He is annoyed his younger brother.
in
by
with
to
I am grateful Ravi for his help in this task.
by
at
to
with
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Vijay is blind one eye.
of
to
off
for
She has been working in the University 2015.
for
from
in
since
Q.2
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it
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In the pre-Independence days, India has many dreamers; many capable women and men thinking of a strong and modern India. Many of them took the initiative in various fields, political, social, economic, industrial, educational, literary, scientific, engineering and the religious. They enriched India by their actions, and reflected different facets of our independence struggle. Independent India was enriched by this inheritance. Added to this was the fact that India had richer natural resources as compared to many other countries. These perceptions led to the passionate call for building a great nation. After independence, India made simultaneous progress in many fields: agriculture, health, education, infrastructure, science and technology, among others. Her vibrant democracy was a wonder to the world, which thought India would be plunged into chaos after the British left. About two decades after independence, despite our numerous achievements, doubts emerged about our ability to handle our system on our own. Many of our vital socioeconomic and even military sectors began to have a greater dependence on foreign sources for innovation or technology. Self-reliance and commitment to science and technology were the declared policies, but often crucial economic and industrial decisions were based on technology imports or licensed production, both in the private and public sectors.
What was wonder about India to the world?
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What perceptions led to the passionate call for building the great nation?
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What doubts emerged about our ability after independence?
02
What is the role of technology in education?
02
Make a précis of the above passage into one third of its length and suggest a suitable title to it.
07
Q.3
Paraphrase the following poem
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My father travels on the late evening train Standing among silent commuters in the yellow light Suburbs slide past his unseeing eyes His shirt and pants are soggy and his black raincoat Stained with mud and his bag stuffed with books Is falling apart. His eyes dimmed by age Fade homeward through the humid monsoon night. Now I can see him getting off the train Like a word dropped from a long sentence. He hurries across the length of the grey platform, Crosses the railways line, enters the lane, His chappals are sticky with mud, but he hurries onward. Home again, I see him drinking weak tea, Eating a stale chapatti, reading a book.
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He goes into the toiler to contemplate Man's estrangement from a man-made world. Coming out he trembles at the sink, The cold water running over his brown hands, A few droplets cling to the graying hairs on his wrists. His sullen children have often refused to share Jokes and secrets with him. He will now go to sleep Listening to the static on the radio, dreaming Of his ancestors and grandchildren, thinking Of nomads entering a subcontinent through a narrow pass. -Dilip Chitre
Write an essay on one of the following topics.
The influence of the media on our lives.
Justice: the first objective in the Preamble of our Constitution.
Significance of Lok Adalats in Present Scenario.
07
Q.4

Analyse the following sentences:- (Any Three)
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Time makes the worst enemies friends.
His parents named him Hari.
He teacher us Geometry.
She spoke distinctly.

Write the letter on one of the following topics. Write a letter to the assistant manager of the Macmillan Publishers, 404, "Antariksh", 4th Floor Makwana Road, Andheri Mumbai 400059 requesting him to send a catalogue of law books. OR Write a letter to the Inspector of Police, drawing his attention to the deteriorating law and order situation in your city.
08
Q.5
Do as directed. (Any five)
05
He was too tired to stand. (Remove too …. to)
I opened the door. (Change the voice)
We must eat, or we cannot live. (Make it Simple Sentence)
You should consult the doctor. (Use the modal auxiliary showing compulsion)
What a beautiful scene this is! (Make it Assertive Sentence)
I forget your address. (Use Present Perfect Tense)
Correct the following sentences. (Any five)
05
I did not meet nobody.
We get a lot of informations from the internet.
Each of the candidates were awarded a certificate for participation.
Mahesh and Suresh helped one another.
Socrates was one of the wisest man that ever lived.
Billiards are played all over the world.
Write the one word for the following expressions. (Any four)
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Absence of government
A period of hundred years
One who loves mankind
That which is lawful
Murder of an infant