B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 1 General English 2023 Mar Question Paper - KSLU

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

1. Q1 What were the various factors that shaped the character of Dr. Radhakrishnan ?
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2. Q2 Why according to Dr. Radhakrishnan there is a lack of spiritual note in modern civilization ?
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3. Q3 Why does Gandhi plunge into politics ?
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4. Q4 Explain Dada Abdullah's case.
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5. Q5 Why does M. K. Gandhi plead for severest penalty in the sedition case ?
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6. Q6 Why was Gandhi not allowed to practise in South Africa ? How did he succeed ?
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7. Q7 Explain any two of the following.
   • (1) Jagannath's case
   • (2) Mysore Lawyers
   • (3) Dasappa's case.
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SECTION - B

1. Q8 A(i) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles/prepositions (any 5).
   • 1) It was _______________ right answer.
   • 2) Brutus was _______________ honourable man.
   • 3) He is _____________ European.
   • 4) The diary is ______________ the drawer.
   • 5) She is sitting _______________ Hema.
   • 6) I am going _______________ the market.
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2. Q8 A(ii) Do as directed (any 5) :
   • 1) He is poor yet contented. (Change to complex)
   • 2) On hearing his father's footsteps he ran away. (Change to compound)
   • 3) God will not forget the humble. (Change to Affirmative)
   • 4) It is too hot to drink. (Use so .... that ....)
   • 5) Are you afraid of him ? (Change to Assertive)
   • 6) Since he was punished, he wept. (Change to simple)
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3. Q8 B(i) Change the voice in the following (any 5).
   • 1) He caught the ball.
   • 2) The vegetables were cut by Suma.
   • 3) Let the door be closed.
   • 4) Who told the story ?
   • 5) The teacher is explaining the lesson.
   • 6) This work was completed by the workers.
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4. Q8 B(ii) Change to direct/indirect speech (any 5) :
   • 1) "It is raining heavily", said Madan.
   • 2) The boy said to his friend, "I am not able to solve the sum."
   • 3) "Where are you going ?" said the old man.
   • 4) They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
   • 5) The king ordered his soldiers to bring in the prisoners.
   • 6) Geeta requested Mona to lend her notes.
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5. Q9 (A) Use any five legal words in sentences of your own.
   • 1) Will
   • 2) Verdict
   • 3) Defamation
   • 4) Summons
   • 5) Court
   • 6) Respondent.
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6. Q9 (B) Frame sentences using the idioms given below (any 5).
   • 1) Bring to book.
   • 2) At one's fingertips.
   • 3) Far and near.
   • 4) In a nut shell.
   • 5) Over and over again.
   • 6) To turn a deaf ear.
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7. Q9 (C) Write a letter to the editor of the Hindu; about the shortage of electricity supply in your area.
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8. Q9 OR Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. (The passage is printed in full on the original paper. It begins with the words "In agrarian economies such as India, agriculture land is a" and ends with the words "programmes, such as for health care and education". In short: women do much of India's farm work but rarely own or control land; independent land rights would raise family welfare, farm output, food security and women's standing, since land brings direct (crops, fodder, trees) and indirect (collateral, saleable asset) benefits that men's ownership does not pass on equally.)
   • 1) Why is agriculture important in agrarian economies ?
   • 2) What are the problems faced by women in agrarian societies ?
   • 3) What do the women need ?
   • 4) What are the direct and indirect benefits of land ?
   • 5) Give a suitable title to the passage.
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