AE-1092

B.A. (Part - III)

Term End Examination, 2016-17

FOUNDATION COURSE

Paper - II

English Language

Time : Three Hours] [Maximum Marks : 75

[Minimum Pass Marks : 26

Note : Answer all questions. The figures in the right-

hand margin indicate marks.

Unit-I
1. Answer any three questions of the following
in about 150 words each : 5×3
(a) Write a summary of the poem, ‘Three
Years She Grew’ in your own words.
(b) Considering yourself as the Clerk rewrite
the story of ‘Death of Clerk’ from your
own side.

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(c) Why was Vikramaditya known as the

greatest judge of India ? Can you
reproduce any story of his judgement ?
(d) What were the reasons that led to the
declaration of New Economic Policy of
1991 ?
(e) Write the story of ‘The Mouse and The
Snake’ from the point of view of the poet
(in the first person) who saw everything
happening.
Unit-II
2. Write an essay in about 300 words on any
one of the following topics : 10
(a) Rationalistic Religion
(b) Modern means of Communication
(c) Women and Development
(d) Democratic Decentralization
(e) Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Unit-III
3. Write a precis of the following passage and
suggest a suitable title for it : 10
The notions of basic human needs and quality
of life are interrelated. Basic needs are often
understood as nutrition, shelter and clothing.
But apart from this survival needs we also

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have to think of the societal needs of human

beings. They want a distinctive identity; they
want opportunities for self-development and
self-expression. Hence, the physical, social
and cultural environment undergoes
continuous change. As society developed,
differences between the rich and the poor
began to emerge. There were appreciable
differences between the life styles and
consumption levels of these classes. But how
rich was the rich class, and how poor was
the poor class ? Today there are the super rich
for whose consumption levels the sky is the
limit, and the poorest of the poor who find
minimum needs for survival unobtainable.
Relative affluence of poverty does make a
difference in quality of life, but wealth should
not be confused with happiness as it does not
necessarily add to the richness of life.
Unit-IV
4. (a) Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below :
Madhya Pradesh, as its name suggests, is
situated in the centre of India and prior
to the bifurcation of Chhattisgarh, it was
the largest state of the country, now, and
it is the second largest state after
Rajasthan. It is surrounded by five states
and has a land-locked location. the state
of Madhya Pradesh came into existence
on 1st November, 1956 with the

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amalgamation of Mahakoshal region,

Madhya Bharat, Rewa and Bhopal. On
1st November, 2000 the state was
bifurcated by forming a new state of
Chhattisgarh. The economy of the state
is primarily agricultural and nearly eighty
percent of the population lives in villages.
More than sixty percent of the land-
holders are marginal and small farmers.
Questions : 5
(i) When did state of Madhya Pradesh
come into existence ?
(ii) Name the regions that were included
in Madhya Pradesh.
(iii) Which is the largest state of India ?
(iv) When did Chhattisgarh state come
into existance ?
(v) How many percent of the population
live in the villages ?
(b) Match the following words in column ‘A’
with their meanings in column ‘B’ : 5
A B
Intimate Uncultured
Viable Innumerable
Primitive That can be done
Collapse Characteristics
Attributes Fall down
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(c) Give Antonyms of any five of the

following words : 5
Superiority, Assurance, Certitude,
Ingenious, Eccentric, Benignancy,
Notorious
Unit-V
5. Do as directed any twenty five of the
following : 25
(a) Insert suitable articles where necessary :
(i) After ..... serious illness, he travelled
by ..... air to Switzerland in search
of ..... health.
(ii) Rhea spends a lot of time travelling
on business. She enjoy staying in .....
hotel.
(iii) Knowing ..... language is not the
same thing as ..... knowing about it.
(b) Complete the following sentences by
using ‘some’ or ‘any’ plus a suitable
noun :
(iv) Can I have ..... in my tea. I don’t
like it black.
(v) Karan has gone to the bank to get
..... money.
(c) Fill in the blanks with appropriate
collective nouns :

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(vi) The ..... of the Indian Navy is very

strong now.
(vii) He bought a large ..... of bananas.
(d) Select the correct word given in the
brackets to fill in the blanks :
(viii)Yes, it is ..... sure enough. (he, him)
(ix) How can you talk to a man like
..... ? (he, him)
(e) Supply the correct forms of the verbs
given in the brackets :
(x) This scissors ..... blunt; give me
another. (is, are)
(xi) The committee ..... undecided about
the final outcome. (was, were)
(xii) If either of them ..... please record
the message very carefully. (phone,
phones)
(f) Fill in the blanks by choosing the most
appropriate form of the verbs given in
brackets :
(xiii) It happened a few weeks ago as I
..... home from abroad. (walked/
was walking)
(xiv) He ..... very much. (didn’t change/
hadn’t change)

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(g) Supply the suitable tense form of the

verbs given in the brackets :
(xv) I (always have) trouble with my car
these days.
(xvi) I hope it (not rain) when the bride
(leave) the mandap tomorrow.
(h) Supply ‘if’ or ‘unless’, noticing carefully
the tense sequence :
(xvii) ..... you ring the bell the servant
won’t come.
(xviii) I should never have found the
house ..... the Post man had not
helped me.
(i) Complete the following conditional
sentences :
(xix) If you had worked harder, ..... .
(xx) Unless someone tells me the way,
..... .
(j) Fill in the blanks with suitable
prepositions :
(xxi) He was accused ..... murder.
(xxii) We went down ..... the lift.
(xxiii) Do you adhere ..... any special
political doctrine ?

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(k) Change the voice of the following

sentences :
(xxiv) I should love someone to take me
out to dinner.
(xxv) Were you punished by the
teacher ?
(l) Add the missing relatives :
(xxvi) The girl ..... lives opposite my
house is very beautiful.
(xxvii) Allahabad, ..... is on the Ganga,
is a beautiful city.
(m) Change the narration :
(xxviii) He said to me, “Take a look at
yourself in the mirror.”
(xxix) He said, “The house is on fire !”
(n) Fill in the blank with correct question
tag :
(xxx) Vikramaditya was a great king
and judge, ..... ?
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