St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous)

End Semester Examination – April 2014

B.COM (Travel and Tourism) – iv semester

 ADDITIONAL ENGLISH

Time 3 hours                                                                                                     Max. Marks: 100

Section -A

1. Answer any five of the following question in a word, phrase or a sentence.                                                                                                                   (5×2= 10)
2. Give any two reasons for which people read?
3. What does Bertrand Russell mean by filial piety?
4. What sort of activities exemplifies “the horror of modern pleasure”?
5. How does the author defy the concept of slavery in the chapter The Rule of Force?
6. What is the significance of the word ‘shelves’ and ‘tables’ in the poem Mushrooms?
7. Which pleasures of the Elizabethans are described in the essay Pleasures?

 

1. Write short notes on the following in about 100 words.                     (4×5 =20)
2. Problems of Readymade distraction.
3. Metaphors used in Mushrooms.
4. Explain the line,

“This one last gift I give:…………All these were lovely, say ,He loved”

10. Force as analyzed by Russell.

SECTION – B

III. Answer the following questions in about 200 words.                                   (4×10 =40)

11. Sylvia Plath uses mushrooms as a metaphor for the dormant power of the meek. Discuss the above statement with reference to the poem Mushrooms.
12. In what ways does the pleasure of modern times pose a threat to our civilization? Give references from the text Pleasures to substantiate your answer.
13. Comment on the variety of objects and experiences expressed in the poem The Great Lover.
14. Discuss the key ideas expressed by Russell in the essay ‘The Rule of Force’.

Section – B

1. Write short notes on any two of the following.             (2×5=10)
2. Sketch the character of Rajam.
3. Swami’s disappearance in the forest.
4. Ending of Swami and Friends.

 

1. Answer any two of the following in about 200 words. (2X10=20)
2. What aspects of colonial India have been described in the book Swami and Friends? Describe an incident or an event to elaborate your answer.
3. Describe the efforts and struggles of Swaminathan to negotiate and gain acceptance in the adult world.
4. Describe the importance of the cricket match in Swami and his friends’ lives.

 

 

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