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2024
General English
(For Three Year L.L.B admission)
The University of Burdwan
Time: 2 Hours Fu@arisd 80
1. Writean essay on the impact of the rise of online modes of teaching ong@bfuture of fon
in India. 15
Read the passage given below and answer the following qu
The flowering of Indian civilization constitutes one of *hapters in the history
of mankind. A culture, remarkable for its moral no |
has endured for three millennia and more, is necessar
and above its longevity§Indian civilization is al
deserve to be highlighted in any review of its,
cultures without losing its disti
capacity for creative absorption is as mu
seminal transformation into a mod.
when alien communities with noy
its mpltrial creativity, which
f great fascination. Yet over
some other features which — {
is civilization to absorb alien
lars over the centuries; and this
today, when India is undergoing a
as it was in the conturies past,
into the subcontinent.
tantially upon social institutions and upon
religious values among different classes and
ization was also geared to a cycle of agricultural
¢ total ordering of society. Hence, the fact that the
lization were located in the plains of the Indus and the Ganga in
Mahanadi, the Godavari, te Krishna, and the Cauvery in the south. ~""
ng, in these riverine regions had conjured into existence a’
id a set of social institutions, which were designed to produce
ch’ Sustained life.€indeed, the structure of rural society, with a central
The dissemination of a comm
communities in the subcontinent!
activity which subs
4 greatippicenters of
the north; and those
Over the
cultivating classes, which were linked by ties of patronage and
artisanal and menial groups; and the fabs
of caste society) with the
histone dower oF he
g Production in a rural society. (The striking feature of this
tion was the premium which it put on self-sufficiency and survival within the
of an agrarian civilization.
a. Answer the following questions in brief ‘2 marks x 5= 10 marks
(i) What is the most distinctive feature of Indian civilization?
(ii) Which section of the society occupied a central place in Indian civilization?
Gi Identify the great epicenters of Indian civilization as narrated in the passage.
(iv) On what did the Indian social organization lay emphasis?
(Vv) On what does the continuity of Indian civilization depend?
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‘words from the passage which match the meanings given below:
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mark x 5=5 marks
the action of spreading something widely
(i) aroused the curiosity of .
(iii) "relating to the cultivation of land
i) What is a gerund? Givd an example.
(iv) distinguishing /
() foc point
3. a. Answer the following questions in brief: Vy jarks
‘What is the diference between transitive and j ive verbal Give examples.
Define a complex sentence. Give an example
‘What is the difference between persons in afd posseusive pronoun? Give examples.
1. Doas directed: A mark x 14= 14 marks
i) Kashmir is one of the
i) My father said to me, “
ii) Garbage causes pollution.
clause)
beautiful plage in India. (Change into Comparative degree)
lie? ,, (Change into indirect speech)
5 used as a source of energy. (Join using Adjective
iv) I ted toghe party. (Change the Voice)
vy) ‘soot ie water, I became sick. (Rewrite the sentence using “No sooner...
feveryfhing complete. (Change into a Negative sentence)
i jot but watch TV. (Re-write using *help")
man was tired. He slept under a tree. (Join into a simple sentence using participle)
Everybody wants to be free. (Change into Interrogative sentence)
x) Her behaviour was nude. (Replace the italicized word with its verb form )
‘None but the students are allowed to enter the hall. (Change into Affirmative sentence)
The teacher said to the boy, “Man is mortal, (Change into indirect speech)
xiii) You may go anywhere. (Re-write the sentence using Adverbial clause)
xiv) You must be simple or you will suffer. (Change into Simple sentence)
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i) The patient ie) before the doctor (come)
ii) Today, it (rain) since the ‘morning,
4d. Fillin the blanks with appropriate Prepositions: “mark xe 4 arks
i) He is deprived all facilities.
ii) The boy complied his friend’s request,
iii) 1 owe my success him,
iv) The rich man sneers
his servants.
Replace the underlined words with phrasal v
list given below. Change the
form where necessary. One phrasal verb is
1 mark x 3=3 marks
1. She recovered completely.
2. The boy has resembled his \
© 3. She cannot understand thfmneaning o phe ——)
CList- take after, call off,
a. Express eacf abthe following in one word: mark x 2=2 marks
iomati ions:
jeaningful sentences from the following idiomatic Se eee
Blue blood—
ii, Let the cat out of the bag— .
1 mark x 1=1 mark
Write the synonym of the following word: ma
ephemeral _____——_—
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4. Write the ant rent
lonym of the following word:
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Pessimist-
e
wi
rite the opposites of the following words by using prefix or suffix:
mark *
1. valuable- h
2. modest-
Write the noun form and the adjective form of iie word give *
‘| mark x 2=2 marks
Know
Answer the following questions: 2 marks x 4= 8 marks
a, What is tautology? Give arf example.
b. What does the term ‘readilje between] the lines’ refer to?
c. What do you mean by the t area’?
4d. What is the nce between the verbal and non-verbal communication?
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2024
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
(For Three Year L.L.B. admission)
The University of Burdwan
‘Time: 1 Hours Full +20
ish in one
20 1= 20
(AU questions have equal value, Students are required to answer ea
complete sentence)