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

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UNIT - I

1. Q1 (a) What advice does Felix Frankfurter give to the young man interested in going into law ?
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2. Q1 OR How does Anton Chekov relate the dull and sombre atmosphere in the court to the trial of peasant Harlamov ?
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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) Show (as noun and verb)
   • 2) Interest (as verb and noun)
   • 3) Drive (as verb and adjective)
   • 4) Ring (as noun and verb)
   • 5) Breed (as verb and adjective)
   • 6) Spread (as verb and noun)
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4. Q1 (b)(ii) Fill in the blanks with suitable modal auxiliaries :
   • 1) It ________ rain today.
   • 2) We ________ obey elders.
   • 3) Students ________ always be punctual.
   • 4) ________ I borrow your pen ?
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UNIT - II

1. Q2 (a) Point out the essential functions of a lawyer and explain them.
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2. Q2 OR "Many Lawyers fail to attain full growth". Why does Arthur Vanderbitt say so ?
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3. Q2 (b)(i) Bring out the meaning of any four of the following homophones in sentences of your own :
   • 1) Petrol ; Patrol
   • 2) Diary ; Dairy
   • 3) Principle ; Principal
   • 4) Cease ; Seize
   • 5) Right ; Write
   • 6) Check ; Cheque.
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4. Q2 (b)(ii) Give two synonyms for the following words :
   • 1) Huge
   • 2) Question
   • 3) Succeed
   • 4) Appreciate.
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UNIT - III

1. Q3 (a) How did Gandhiji give the Government his hearty co-operation initially ?
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2. Q3 OR "I had to make my choice". Which is the choice referred to by Gandhiji and why ?
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3. Q3 (b)(i) Write a paragraph on any one of the following :
   • 1) Right to vote
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4. Q3 (b)(i) Write a paragraph on any one of the following :
   • 2) Unity is strength.
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5. Q3 (b)(ii) Write a report on any one of the following :
   • 1) Violence in movies
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6. Q3 (b)(ii) Write a report on any one of the following :
   • 2) Inauguration of Moot Club.
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UNIT - IV

1. Q4 (a) Why does George B. Shaw say that 'reasonable murders' are dangerous ?
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2. Q4 OR Which are the words used to describe the murder ? Why does Shaw say that they are wildly inappropriate ?
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3. Q4 (b)(i) Write a dialogue between a father and a son on an ideal profession.
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4. Q4 OR Write a dialogue between a class teacher and a student who is unable to cope up with studies.
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5. Q4 (b)(ii) Refute any one of the following statement :
   • 1) Technology has made man an island.
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6. Q4 (b)(ii) Refute any one of the following statement :
   • 2) Honesty is the best policy.
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UNIT - V

1. Q5 (a) Why does Joseph Plank say that lawyers must be political scientists, economists and sociologists ?
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2. Q5 OR Comment on the description of a lawyer as given by Thackeray.
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3. Q5 (b) Interpret any two of the following :
   • 1) Drive slowly
   • 2) No parking
   • 3) Entry free
   • 4) School zone.
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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.