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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – OCTOBER 2013
BBM – I SEMESTER
GENERAL ENGLISH
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks-100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ANY FIVE questions in one or two sentences. (5×2= 10)
1) On which day and year did J. Krishnamurthy deliver his speech ‘On Relationship’?
2) To what does Allama Prabhu compare the human legs to?
3) How does Imtiaz Dharker forecast the return of Saviours?
4) A ‘Poem’ is compared to which fruit in the lesson by Archibald MacLeish?
5) Who were the other traders or vendors who did their business around the astrologer in ‘An
Astrologer’s Day’?
6) Where is the setting of the story ‘The Last Leaf’?
II) Write short notes ON ANY FOUR of the following. (4×5 = 20)
7) The astrologer’s appearance.
8) Ending of ‘The Last Leaf’.
9) Krishnamurthy’s views on the effects of Isolation.
10) Explain the lines ‘A poem should not mean, But be’
11) Nature in ‘The World is too much with Us’.
III) Answer ANY THREE of the following in about 250 words. (3×10 =30)
12) Write a critical summary of the poem Vachanas of Allama Prabhu.
13) Comment on the use of irony to depict the relationship between the astrologer and Guru
Nayak in ‘An Astrologer’s Day.
14) Discuss Krishnamurthy’s views on Nationalism.
15) Bring out the satirical element in the poem ‘Saviours’ by giving appropriate illustrations
from the text.
SECTION – B
IV) Read the following passage carefully and answer questions that follow.
Books are, by far, the most lasting product of human effort. Temples crumble into ruin, pictures
and statues decay, but books survive. Time does not destroy the great thoughts which are as
fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s mind. These thoughts speak to us
through the printed page. The only effect of time has been to throw out of currency the bad
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products. Nothing in literature which is not good can live for long. Good books have always
helped man in various spheres of life. No wonder that the world keeps its book with great care.
16) Answer the following in a word or sentence. (5×2= 10)
a) How does time not destroy books?
b) What does the line mean “To throw out of currency”?
c) Why the world keeps its book with great care?
d) Of all the product of human efforts, what makes a book so important?
e) Give a suitable title to the passage.
17) What is the importance of reading books in your life? Do you favour reading e-books or the
usual books? Give reasons to support your answer. (5 marks)
18) Rewrite the following as directed. (5 marks)
a) I was tired; so I _______ down. (lay, laid) (Choose the correct word)
b) Every man and woman ________ happy in this village. (is, are) (Use correct form of verb)
c) I doubt ________ he was there. ( that, if ) (Choose the correct conjunction)
d) I want to go to _____ cinema. (a, the) (Use appropriate article)
e) He is good _______ cricket. (in, at) (Use correct preposition)
19) Use the following words in sentences. (4 marks)
a) Pity, Piety
b) Symbol, Cymbal
20) Use the Idiomatic expressions into sentences. (4 marks)
a) All and sundry
b) To pull one’s socks up
21) Fill in the blanks using appropriate phrasal words. (4 x 2=8)
( bowled over, put up, broke up, drawn off, broke down )
a) I cannot _____ with this fellow.
b) We were _______ by the unexpected beauty of the landscape.
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c) The police_______ the meeting as it turned violent.
d) He has _____ a major share of his profits from the company.
22) Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank.
(4 marks)
I) The old _______ that ‘honesty is the best policy’ still inspires a large number of people.
a) saying b) adage
c) belief d) assumption
II) Rapid industrialization has played havoc with the _______ landscape of the country side.
a) idyllic b) clean
c) noisy d) colourful
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