1. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – APRIL 2014

B.COM – IV SEMESTER

ADDITIONAL ENGLISH

Duration::3 HOURS                                                                                                Max. Marks:100

Section – A

1. Answer the following questions in a word phrase or a sentence.     ( 5×2=10)                

• Who is the author of the essay ‘Reading for Pleasure’. ?
• Name any two objects the poet has loved in the poem ‘The great lover’.
• According to Aldous Huxley what is replacing literature in the present day world?
• What is the one thing required for the prevention of war, according to Bertrand Russell.?
• The superiority of men over women was originally entirely based on what according to Bertrand Russell?

Section – B

1. Write short notes on the following:                                                     (4×5=20)

• The authour’s advice on developing good reading habits.
• Imagery and emotion in the poem ‘The Great Lover’.
• Russell’s analysis of ‘force’ in the relationship between parents and children .
• The differences between the pleasure of earlier times as compared to modern pleasures.

 

III)  Answer the following questions in about two pages.                           (3×10=30)                   

• How does Russell justify the use of force in the formation of international government? Do you agree with his views on the use of force in human affairs? Give reasons.

 

• Write a critical summary of the poem “The great lover.”
• Analyse  Aldous Huxley’s comments on different types of pleasures. What are their effects on society and civilization in his opinion?

Section – C

Swami and Friends

1. IV) Write short notes on the following.  (2×5=10)

• Malgudi Cricket Club
• The parting of Swami and Rajam at the end of the novel.

1. V) Answer any two of the following questions.    (2×10= 20)

15)  What led to Swaminathan’s exit from Board school? Describe his ordeal after that incident.

16)  How does Narayan portray Swami’s struggle to gain acceptance in the adult world?Bring out the differences in Swamy’s experience of his world in the later part of the novel. Give suitable examples from the text.

Section – D

1. V) Write an essay on any one of the following topics.                            (1×10=10)                                                                   

17)  Rise in crimes against women in India, and possible counter measures.

Or

18) Is Democracy India’s strength or its weakness?

 

 

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