B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 1 General English 2018 Dec Question Paper - KSLU

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SECTION - A Answer any 4 of the following questions. Marks : 4×10=40

1. Q1 What is the aim of philosophy as brought out by Dr. Radha Krishnan ?
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2. Q2 What were the problems faced by M.K. Gandhi during the initial years of his practice and how does he handle it ?
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3. Q3 Explain the journey of M.K. Gandhi to South Africa.
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4. Q4 Explain the trial of Ahmedabad case.
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5. Q5 Explain the case of Dada Abdullah Sheth. How does Gandhi solve it ?
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6. Q6 Why does Gandhi say that the law established by Government in India was prostituted for the benefit of exploiters ?
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7. Q7 Explain Gandhi's preparation for bar in England.
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SECTION - B

1. Q8 A(i) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles/prepositions (any 5).
   • 1) _______ umbrella is useful in rainy season.
   • 2) It is ________ hard sum.
   • 3) The boy is sitting on _____ bench.
   • 4) The monkey jumped _______ the wall.
   • 5) I had my breakfast ________ the morning.
   • 6) What is the time ______ your watch ?
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2. Q8 A(ii) Do as directed (any 5) :
   • 1) He was tired so he went to sleep. (Change to simple)
   • 2) It was a great victory. (Change to exclamatory)
   • 3) He is too fat to fit in the chair. (Change to complex)
   • 4) Being lazy, he could not pass his exams. (Change to compound)
   • 5) Can you gather figs from thistles ? (Change to Assertive)
   • 6) He was not telling a lie. (Change to Affirmative)
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3. Q8 B(i) Change the voice in the following (any 5) :
   • a) Let the window be opened.
   • b) My brother gifted me this dress.
   • c) The lesson was taught by the teacher.
   • d) He is reading the book.
   • e) The song was sung by her.
   • f) Get that tray.
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4. Q8 B(ii) Change any 5 into direct / indirect speech :
   • a) "Where are you going ?" asked the teacher.
   • b) The boy said, "It is my mouth organ".
   • c) The mother said, "We are getting late".
   • d) The servant requested the master to lend him hundred rupees.
   • e) The manager asked him if he was tired.
   • f) The girl told that she was going to the market.
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5. Q9 (A) Use any five legal words in sentences of your own :
   • a) Bail
   • b) Right
   • c) Petition
   • d) Summon
   • e) Statute
   • f) Jurisdiction.
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6. Q9 (B) Bring out the meaning of any 5 idioms given below by using them in sentences :
   • a) caught red-handed
   • b) make both ends meet
   • c) to turn deaf a ear to
   • d) as a matter of act
   • e) hand in hand
   • f) in the twinkling of an eye.
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7. Q9 (C) Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper complaining about the irregular water supply in your area.
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8. Q9 OR Read the following questions and answer the questions that follow : (The passage is printed in full on the original paper. It begins with the words "Over the last decade, many people got a tough primer on" and ends with the words "manufactured units if the price is below the market price". In short: the 2007 to 2008 housing bubble shook world economies; any asset priced far above its intrinsic value is in a bubble (dot-com 1995 to 2000, stocks 1922 to 1929, uranium 2007), bubbles arise in durable goods, while goods consumed at once stay in price-quantity equilibrium; the researchers modelled a reproducible durable asset that gives use value, depreciates and can be newly supplied.)
   • 1) What shock waves did the major world economies receive in 2007 - 08 ?
   • 2) What is experiencing a bubble ?
   • 3) What have the studies demonstrated ?
   • 4) What have the economic researchers developed ?
   • 5) Suggest a suitable title to the passage.
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