B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 1 General English 2026 Jan Question Paper - KSLU

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

1. Q1 What are the factors that shaped the character of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan ?
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2. Q2 Why does Dr. S. Radhakrishnan state that there is lack of spiritual note in the modern civilization ?
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3. Q3 How did M.K. Gandhi get his mother's permission to go to England to study law ?
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4. Q4 Explain Gandhiji's preparation for South Africa.
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5. Q5 Why did Parsi Rustomji approach Gandhiji ?
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6. Q6 Explain the great trial of Gandhiji.
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7. Q7 How did Gandhiji handle Dada Abdulla's case ?
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SECTION - B

1. Q8 A(i) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles/prepositions (any 5).
   • 1) She made ________ mistake.
   • 2) ______ moon shines brightly.
   • 3) _______ inkpot was broken by her.
   • 4) My father is angry________ me.
   • 5) Don't associate ________ dishonest boys.
   • 6) She will attend the meeting _________ 9 O' clock.
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2. Q8 A(ii) Do as directed (any 5).
   • 1) He is so fat that he cannot be fit in the chair. (Change to simple sentence)
   • 2) Has he caught it ? (Change to assertive sentence)
   • 3) Waste not, want not (Change to complex sentence)
   • 4) He is hardworking. He is sincere. (Use both .... and)
   • 5) Don't borrow. Don't lend (Use neither ..... nor)
   • 6) She sings very sweetly. (Change to Exclamatory sentence)
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3. Q8 B(i) Change the voice in the following (any 5).
   • a) He read a novel.
   • b) She was singing a song.
   • c) Post the letter.
   • d) He ate an apple.
   • e) He can do this work.
   • f) Did he send a letter ?
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4. Q8 B(ii) Change any 5 into direct/ indirect speech.
   • a) She said to him, " How are you ?"
   • b) Suma said to him, " I have written a novel."
   • c) Rama asked her if she found it.
   • d) She warned him not to smoke there.
   • e) The accused said, "I am innocent".
   • f) He said, "Honesty is the best policy."
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5. Q9 (A) Use any five legal words in sentences of your own.
   • a) Contract
   • b) Lawyer
   • c) Respondent
   • d) Jurisdiction
   • e) Arrest
   • f) Fraud.
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6. Q9 (B) Bring out the meaning of any 5 idioms given below by using them in sentences.
   • a) Apple of one's eye
   • b) Nip in the bud
   • c) Of one's own accord
   • d) Burn one's finger
   • e) Yeoman's service
   • f) Heart and Soul.
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7. Q9 (C) Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper complaining about the irregular power 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 "Computer is an electronic device that accepts data, processes" and ends with the words "known as commands". In short: what a computer is, how it takes input, processes it in the CPU, gives output, stores data and runs programs.)
   • 1) What is a computer ?
   • 2) What is the usefulness of the computer ?
   • 3) How does the computer process the information ?
   • 4) How can you store the information in computer ?
   • 5) How are programmes used in computers ?
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Typed from the KSLU paper above. The paper is the original. Long reading passages are shortened here to their first and last lines and a summary.