St.Joseph’s College of commerce (AUTONOMOUS)

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – MARCH /APRIL 2015

B.B.M. – II SEMESTER

GENERAL ENGLISH

Duration: 3Hrs                                                                                                   Max. Marks: 100

 

SECTION-A

1. Answer any five of the following questions in a word phrase or a sentence

                                                                                                                          (5×2=10)

1. What should the merchants make sure of, before they leave the market place, according to Khaleel Gibran?
2. Name the author of “Eco Junk”.
3. What was the woman’s question to the fat old man at the end of the story “War”?
4. In Arundhati Roy’s essay what does the word ‘deterrence’ mean?
5. How old was Natalia Stepanovna?
6. Why was the fir tree discontented and unsatisfied at the beginning of the story?

 

1. Write short notes on any four of the following:                                    (4×5=20) 
2. Green consumerism.
3. The title of Arundhati Roy’s essay.
4. Henessy’s bird in ‘ My Wood’.
5. The element of humour and satire in Checkov’s “The Proposal”.
6. The ending of the story, “War”.

 

 

• Answer any three of the following in about two pages.      (3×10=30)

 

12. Write a critical summary of the poem ‘Buying and Selling’.
13. How is the story “Fir tree” an allegory? What in your opinion are the lessons that can be drawn from reading this story. Use details from the text in your answer.
14. Comment on the nature of the conversation between Natalya and Lomov in Checkov’s play. What insights does this offer on the true nature of man- woman relationship in the context of marriage?
15. What are the chief concerns raised by the author in “ Eco Junk” ? Do you think they are justified? Give your reasons.

 

 

 

SECTION-B

1. Read the following passage carefully and then answer questions set on it.

 

When we look at the historical side, at all times it had many races, many languages and many religions. There was never any question of saying that this group is the biggest or that is not the biggest. The idea was to accommodate all, and to harmonise all faiths. Even a very conservative legislator like Manu tells us that all the people should learn their own particular traditions. We never believed that all the people should learn their own particular traditions. We never believed that we are a chosen race. We never believed that ours is a chosen religion or a chosen tribe. The historical tradition of each race, of each community, of each tribe were preserved and taught to them. It was this attitude of acknowledging every path, community that has been the tradition which governed the history of our country. You find similarities in the Koran. There it is said: “O mankind, we created you from a single pair of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes that you may know each other, not that you may despise each other.”  So it was question of what may be regarded as “Sarva- mata –samanvaya- integration of all religions and faiths.

In the greatest periods of our history, when we were able to make a mark, we adopted this attitude of toleration and goodwill. Ashoka sent missionaries to far off countries.  He had his great cut out in rock: “Samanvaya Sudha”- concord alone is meritorious. In the next great empire of the country, the Golden Age of the Guptas, Fa Hien, a Chinese traveller, who spent ten years in India, was impressed by the toleration of the people. He testifies that he was allowed to go and do whatever he wanted, and that the people of India never believed in the superiority of their own religion. Harsha Vardhana also followed the religion of freedom.

 

16. Answer the following in a sentence or two.        (5×2=10)  

 

1. Who was a conservative legislator?
2. What is meant by the word ‘chosen’ as used in the passage?
3. What is Sarva- mata –samanvaya?
4. Which scripture of a major world religion is mentioned in the passage?
5. What would be a suitable title for the passage?

 

17. What do you think is the overall perspective of the passage about matters concerning religion? How is it relevant to the present day world? (1×10=10)

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION – C

18. Re-write as directed.                   (5×2=10)

 

1. The gates opened. People rushed in. (Re-write the sentence using No sooner … than)
2. This cloth is very ________ as it is made out of Khadhi. (course, coarse) Choose the right word to fill in the blank.
3. South Africa is a very good cricket team. It has never won the world cup.  (Change into a complex sentence)
4. This building was constructed by them two years ago. (Change into active voice)
5. He is working in Infosys for the last five years. (Identify the specific tense of the verb in this sentence)

 

 

19. Correct the errors if any, in the following sentences.                                (3×2=6)

 

1. Please return back by 7 p.m.
2. None of them know swimming.
3. There was a dramatic turn over in the last ball of the match.

 

20. Use  any two of the following idioms correctly in sentences of your own.                                                                                                                                                       (2×2=4)
21. To cut things too fine.
22. To be head and shoulders above others.
23. To turn tables.

 

 

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