B.A.LL.B. I (Semester (CGPA) Examination, 2017
ENGLISH I
Day Date: Tuesday, 18-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 10.30 AM to 01.00 PM
N.B. All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right side indicate marks.
Q.1 Choose the correct articles wherever necessary. 05
It is metal.
a an the no article
He is best student in the class.
a an the no article
She is artist.
a an the no article
Himesh is reading of India.
a an the no article
is the source of life.
a an the no article
Choose the part of speech of the underlined word. 05
Rohit runs fast.
Noun Pronoun Adjective Adverb
She is very beautiful.
Noun Pronoun Adjective Adverb
He is a lawyer.
Noun Pronoun Conjunction Interjection
Hush! Don't make a noise.
Conjunction Interjection Pronoun Noun
The police arrived on the spot
Noun Pronoun Conjunction Preposition
Choose the correct preposition. 04
To heed has not slept yesterday.
from since in for
He fought courage.
by with for of
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The cat jumped the table.
upon on above at
They came taxi.
by in on with
Q.2 A Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given
below it
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Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history.
Together with her husband. Pierre, she discovered radium, an element
widely used for treating cancer, end studied uranium and other radioactive
substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable collaboration later helped to
unlock the secrets of the atom.
Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was
professor of physics. At an early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a
blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to
continue with her studies after high school. She become disgruntled,
however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to
women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland
and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned
her master's degree and doctorate in physics.
Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the
greatest scientists of her day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and
Curie were married in 1895 and spend many productive years working
together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered
radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was
stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish.
Despondently she recalled there close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that she had to young daughters to
raise by herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie's feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked
to succeed her husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was
the first women to be given a professorship at the world-famous university.
In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium.
Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long
exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work.
Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and
to revealing the mysteries of the physical world.
1. When did Marie Curie get the Nobel Prize? 01
2. What did Marie Curie discover and what was its usefulness? 02
3. Why did Marie leave Poland? 02
4. What is the contribution of Marie Curie to science? 02
Make a précis of the above passage into one third of its length and
suggest a suitable title to it.
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Q.3 Paraphrase the following poem. 07
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
Rabindranath Tagore
Q.3 Write an essay on one of the following topics. 07
Lok Adalats
Justice delayed is justice Denied
Students and social Service
Q.4 Analyse the following sentences. (Any three) 06
Who were they?
The flames spread in every direction.
The jury found him guilty.
Mars is a planet.
Write the letter on one of the following topics. 08
Write an application letter for the post of a clerk in New Arts,
Commerce and Science College, Pune.
OR
Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper complaining about the bad
quality and inadequate supply of Municipal water in your town.
Q.5 Do as directed.(Any five) 05
It is too absurd to believe. (Remove too…to)
He is greater than me. (Change the Degree)
How lovely the child is! (Change it into Assertives)
He is ignorant. He is foolish (use neither…nor)
Sita loves Savitri. (Change the voice)
They know me. (Use Simple Past Tense)
Correct the following sentences. (Any five) 05
He like to play cricket in the morning.
I am junior by you by three years.
Mathematics are my favourite subject.
He has gone to Kolkata yesterday.
They helps me to find the way
A pair of shoes are I need
Write the one word for the following expressions. (Any four) 04
Government by the people
One who believes in the existence of God
A speech delivered without any previous preparation
The science which studies plants
Murder or Murderer of oneself