B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 1 Special English 2013 Dec Question Paper - KSLU

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UNIT - I

1. Q1 (a) What is the advice given by Felix Frankfurter to the young man going to the study of law ?
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2. Q1 OR Do you think the trial of Nikolay Harlanov is fair ? Give reasons.
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3. Q1 (b)(i) Use any four words of the following in sentences of your own (as directed in brackets).
   • 1) Judge (as noun and verb)
   • 2) Intimate (as adjective and verb)
   • 3) Force (as verb and noun)
   • 4) Present (as noun and verb)
   • 5) Burn (as verb and noun)
   • 6) Pay (as noun and verb).
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4. Q1 (b)(ii) Fill in the blanks with suitable modal auxiliaries :
   • 1) ________ I know where I can buy medicines ?
   • 2) The students ________ be present at 9.30 a.m. without fail.
   • 3) We ________ pay the tax on time.
   • 4) He said that he ________ return the books tomorrow.
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UNIT - II

1. Q2 (a) Why does Arthur Vanderbilt say that a great lawyer should be a great counsellor ?
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2. Q2 OR Discuss the three kinds of delays of the law.
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3. Q2 (b)(i) Bring out the meaning of any four of the following homophones by using them in sentences of your own :
   • 1) Farmer ; Former
   • 2) Cheque ; Check
   • 3) Cite ; Sight
   • 4) Quote ; Coat
   • 5) Alter ; Altar
   • 6) Fair ; Fare
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4. Q2 (b)(ii) Give two synonyms for the following words :
   • 1) Pretty
   • 2) Answer
   • 3) Surprise
   • 4) Beautiful.
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UNIT - III

1. Q3 (a) "Non violence is the first article of my faith". Comment on this statement of Gandhiji.
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2. Q3 OR Why did Gandhiji appeal for the highest penalty ?
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3. Q3 (b)(i) Write a paragraph on any one of the following :
   • 1) Work is worship
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4. Q3 (b)(i) Write a paragraph on any one of the following :
   • 2) Global warming.
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5. Q3 (b)(ii) Write a report on any one of the following :
   • 1) Annual Sports Day
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6. Q3 (b)(ii) Write a report on any one of the following :
   • 2) Uses and abuses of mobile phones.
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UNIT - IV

1. Q4 (a) What, according to George Bernard Shaw, characterises "reasonable murders" ?
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2. Q4 OR Why and how does G. B. Shaw defend the murder of the constable ?
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3. Q4 (b)(i) Write a dialogue between 2 friends where one is narrating his experience in the Moot competition.
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4. Q4 OR Write a dialogue in an Electronic shop where Mr. Som has gone to buy a LED Television.
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5. Q4 (b)(ii) Refute any one of the following statement :
   • 1) Money can buy happiness.
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6. Q4 (b)(ii) Refute any one of the following statement :
   • 2) Blood is thicker than water.
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UNIT - V

1. Q5 (a) Give Thackeray's description of a "great lawyer".
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2. Q5 OR "Modern lawyers must be radical scientists, economists and sociologists" - Comment.
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3. Q5 (b) Interpret any two of the following :
   • 1) Silence
   • 2) Go Slow
   • 3) Parking : 1, 3, 5, 7....
   • 4) Photography not allowed.
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