LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 1 English 1 2023-24 ATKT 60/40 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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SECTION I - Q.1.a) Answer Any Six of the following in two sentences only (12 marks)

1. Q1 "Repent but you that you shall lose your friend, and he repents not, that he pays your debt." Who is losing whom? Which debt is being paid by the speaker?
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2. Q2 "Well", says she, "and you did very wisely and honestly too, notwithstanding she is the greatest Beauty in the Parish." Identify the speaker of the above quotation? Who is referred as the greatest beauty of the Parish?
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3. Q3 "What a dreadful instance of the force of circumstances! So, she was- so she was." Identify the speaker of above quotation? Which circumstances were being mentioned in above lines?
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4. Q4 "She had been taken her cloak and bonnet, but she'd left the basket and the things in it.I was dreadful frightened, and angry with her for going." Identify the speaker of above quotation? Why did the speaker get angry with her?
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5. Q5 "We not only grant that claim, but we welcome it and strongly endorse it." Identify the speaker of above quotation? Which claim is being mentioned here?
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6. Q6 "He and his are not neglected by the Gods; nor has my own approaching end happened by mere chance." Identify the speaker of above quotation? Who are not neglected by the God according to the speaker?
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7. Q7 "But neither the culprit nor his advocates attracted so much notice as the accusers." From which chapter the above lines are taken? Who are referred as culprit and the accusers?
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8. Q8 "The first shock came in the shape of the Rowlatt Act, a law designed to rob the people of all real freedom." Who is the speaker? What was the provision of Rowlatt Act?
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9. Q9 "The effect of this decision on the Supreme court was disastrous." Identify the speaker of above quotation? Which decision is being referred here?
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10. Q10 "I would hold, therefore, that according to the ordinary meaning of the words, Yvette is "relation" of her father and a "descendant" from him." Who is the speaker of the above lines? What was the matter involved in this case?
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SECTION II - Q.2) Write short notes on Any Two of the following (12 marks)

1. Q11 Character-sketch of Lomax Harder.
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2. Q12 Soapy's attempts to get arrested by the Cop.
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3. Q13 Refusing to Answer the questions as the contempt of the court.
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4. Q14 Prejudicing a fair trial.
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SECTION III - Q.3.a) Select Any One of the situational passages given below and answer the questions (06 marks)

1. Q15 It was a dramatic case. Students of Wales were very enthusiastic about the Welsh language and they were very upset because the programs to Wales were being broadcast in English and not in Welsh. a) Which case is being referred in the above passage? b) Give a brief account of the case.
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2. Q16 On 12 October 1972, the Attorney-General issued a Writ against the 'Sunday Times' claiming an injunction to restrain them from publishing the draft article. a) Which case is being referred to in the above passage? b) Give a brief account of the case?
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SECTION IV - Q.3.B) Write an essay of approximately 250 words on Any One of the topics given below (06 marks)

1. Q17 Uniform Civil Code: Should or Should not be?
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2. Q18 Reservation for Women in decision making body.
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SECTION V - Q.4) Answer Any Two of the following questions and illustrate your answer with reference to the text (24 marks)

1. Q19 Critically analyze the conflict between Shylock and Antonio.
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2. Q20 Comment on Pudd'nhead Wilson's defense of the Twins.
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3. Q21 Write in detail the trial of Mahatma Gandhi.
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4. Q22 The claims of Lord Russell and Lord Denning to be called "Portia Man"
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