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SEMESTER B.SC. / B.C.A. DEGREE (NEP) EXAMINATION, SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER-2022
ENGLISH
GENERIC
ENGLISH – II
(REGULAR)
TIME:
2 HOURS
MAXIMUM
MARKS: 60
SOLVED
QUESTION PAPER
I.
Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. (10x1=10)
1)
Who is called the father of “Zero Budget Natural Farming?”
Ans: Subhas
Palekar is called the father of “Zero Budget Natural Farming”.
2)
State any one principle of ZBNF?
Ans: Low input farming
/ natural input / mulching / multi cropping.
3)
Name the coaches of Milkha Singh.
Ans: Gurudev
Singh, Baldev Singh, Ranbir Singh and Dr. Howard.
4)
Where had Milkha Singh his rigorous practice daily?
Ans: Every morning
he would rise at the crack of the dawn and then would run two- or three-miles
cross country.
5)
Who is the writer of “On Saying Please?”
Ans: A.G. Gardiner
is the writer of “On Saying Please”.
6)
Where does the poet’s daughter sleep?
Ans: Cradle.
7)
What kind of life did Helen choose to live?
Ans: Helen had
chosen life flat and full.
8)
Who is Maya Angelou?
Ans: Maya Angelou
is best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style.
9)
What do you mean by the word “I” in the poem “Still I Rise”?
Ans: “I” means black
woman.
10)
Who wrote the poem “How did you die?”
Ans: Edmund Vance
Cooke.
II.
1) Write a note on Zero Budget Natural Farming. (10x1=10)
Ans:
ZBNF is a
unique chemical-free method that relies on agro-ecology. In
the 2019’s Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the
Indian government will promote ‘Zero Budget Natural Farming’, as a part of
its efforts towards doubling the farmers’ income by 2022. ‘Zero Budget Natural
Farming’ (ZBNF) or ‘Subhash Palekar Natural Farming ‘(SPNF) is a set of natural
farming methods. These methods are put together by Padma Shri Awardee ‘Subhash
Palekar’, who is a farmer and also an agricultural scientist.
This approach is based on 4 pillars.
Jeevamruta – A mixture of cow
dung, cow urine, jaggery & pulse flour is sprayed on soil. It provides
nutrients to the soil.
Beejamruta – A mixture of cow
dung, cow urine, a powerful natural fungicide, a strong anti-bacterial liquid,
lime and soil is coated to the seeds.
Mulching – Dead matters of any
living organism (plants, animals, etc) are used to cover the soil. It helps in
water retention of the soil.
Waaphasa – Healthy
microclimate for air and water vapour is created in the soil to reduce water
usage.
It was called as Zero Budget because the small investment
it requires is compensated by intercropping, which means growing two or more
crops next to each other at the same time.
(OR)
2)
Comment on the essay “On Saying Please”.
Ans:
Gardiner uses everyday incidents
to illuminate his particular concerns by reporting of a chance bit of
discussion overhead, a little incident either experienced or read about or
something almost identical Gardiner continues onward to a more huge, however
maybe broad, matters identified with it. For instance, in this article, while
remarking on the suitability or in any case of the liftman's activity, Gardiner
continues ahead to an intensive conversation on politeness and courtesy.
Our behavior is mirror for other to retort back in same manner. What others
think about us, what would they exhibit or utter about us, such things should
not be given more important, good-mannered person would ignore everything and
thinks on brighter side. Good mannered person would be more optimistic rather
than others. People would revolve around such persons who have good manners. Law
cannot enforce civility. When there would be corporal brutality then law can be
enforced. Law can be enforced in unambiguous occasion of contravention of
individual constitutional rights. The law cannot compel anyone to say “Please
or thank you” and it is not enforced to do so. No laws compel to hurt or
misbehave with anyone; there is no law compensation of ethical and cerebral
damage. The law cannot befall the custodian of our personal etiquette.
III.
1) Critically appreciate the poem “Still I Rise”. (10x1=10)
Ans:
In the first stanza of "Still I Rise," Maya
Angelou uses
the dirt on the ground to symbolize the downtrodden and unvalued members of
society, only to counter this with the symbol of dust, which rises from the
ground when trodden underfoot. The rest of the poem is filled with contrasting
symbols of prosperity and oppression. The pumping oil wells to
which the speaker refers in the next stanza are a symbol of wealth and self-sufficiency,
and the same is true of the gold mines in her backyard in stanza five. The
diamonds between her thighs at the end of the seventh stanza add sexual
confidence to this combination. The moon, the sun, and the tides in the third
stanza act as symbols of the certainty and inexorability of her rise, comparing
it to a law of nature. Later, in stanza six, the same symbolism is applied to
air. There are also symbols of the oppression that the speaker has surmounted
and continues to overcome. Bowed shoulders are described as falling like
teardrops, symbolizing misery and defeat. The huts in which her people used to
live symbolize "history's shame." At length, she becomes the free,
independent person that her ancestors dreamed of being, symbolized by a
"black ocean," an unstoppable and uncontrollable natural force.
(OR)
2)
What does W.B. Yeats pray for his daughter? Explain.
Ans:
The poem ‘A Prayer for my Daughter’ portrays the theme of
love and anxiety of a father, who has been blessed with a daughter. It also
presents the poet’s hopes for his daughter and his expectation of her becoming
a very beautiful woman, blessed with the attributes of a virtuous soul. The
setting of the poem is uncertain for the poem is conceived in the mind of the
poet. The speaker is the poet himself talking to his daughter. The poem is
conversational and didactic in tone with varying emotions of gloom,
uncertainty, hope, and fear. “A Prayer for My Daughter” is concerned with
surviving the chaos of the modern world the separation of reason from passion,
or the surrender of reason to one’s own violence or the anarchy of the external
world. Yeats thus far in his career had
celebrated the mighty Irish heroes of both legend and the historical past and
presents those courageous men and women who sacrificed themselves for their
ideals. Now, however, the poet expresses certain ambivalence toward those
heroes. He understands that in the necessary sacrifice for a cause, one may
surrender “heart”. In fact, any single-minded commitment to political, social,
or intellectual causes, even to beauty may become obsessive and negate one’s
more important personal and humane concerns. “A Prayer for My Daughter”
proposes the means of rescuing the self, heart, and soul true beauty from a
world of growing disorder and increasing human misery.
IV.
A) Rewrite as directed (5x2=10)
1)
Give the synonyms of the following.
i)
Fear
ii)
Happy
Ans:
i) Fear – terror / dread / anxiety/ horror / distress
ii)
Happy – Glad / joyful / elated / ecstatic / thrilled
2)
Use the following homophones in your own sentence (anyone)
i)
Tail-tale
(OR)
ii)
Sun-son
Ans:
i) Tail – He has trampled dog’s tail while running.
Tale-
Grandmother always tells beautiful tales when I visit her home.
(Or)
ii)
Sun – Sun rises in the east.
Son
– His son had cleared all papers this time.
3)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate prefix or suffix for the given words in the
brackets.
i)
Shashi looked………... at the puppy (happy)
ii)
Geeta wants to be a…………... when she grows up (mathematics).
Ans:
i) Shashi looked happily at the puppy (happy)
ii)
Geeta wants to be a mathematician when she grows up
(mathematics).
4)
Match the words in column “A” with its collective words in column “B”.
A B
1)
Freedom - Fighter/ writer/ swimmer.
2)
Railway - Station/ run / stop.
Ans:
1) Freedom – Fighter
2)
Railway – Station
5)
Bring out the difference in meaning of the following pair of words by using
them in your own sentences.
Affect
– Effect
Ans:
Affect – Drinking alcohol can adversely affect your lungs.
Effect
– The special VFX effects in the movies today are aided by computers.
V.
Answer any two of the following. (2x5=10)
1)
Change into indirect speech.
a)
He says, “Tea is ready”.
b)
Priya asked Ravi, “Do you know me?”
c)
Vijay said to Vani, “I know you and your brother”.
d)
Suresh said to Sharan, “I was watching TV yesterday”.
e)
“When I reached the station, the train had left” said Shreya to Trupati.
Ans:
1) a) He says that tea is ready.
b)
Priya asked Ravi whether / if he knew her.
c)
Vijay told Vani that he knew her and her brother.
d)
Suresh told Sharan that he had being watching TV the previous day.
e)
Shreya told Trupati that when she had reached the station, the train had left.
2)
Write an imaginary dialogue between you and your friend about the preparation
of annual examination.
3)
Give an example each to verbal and non-verbal communication, with the
definition.
Ans:
Verbal communication is the
utilization of words to share information to others. It includes both spoken
and written communication. However, many people utilize the term to describe
just spoken communication. A person addresses a large number of people at once.
Election campaigns, speeches, and presentations are a few examples.
Nonverbal communication is the exchange of
information through gestures, body language, expressions, looks, motions, etc. Nonverbal
communication is subject to expressions and physical movements instead of
verbal communication, or the utilization of language to transfer information
through text, communicating in or communication via gestures. The manner in
which you move your arms and legs, for example, walking quickly or slowly,
standing, sitting or squirming, can all pass various messages on to spectators.
VI.
Answer any two of the following. (2x5=10)
1)
Draft a copy of speech on “Importance of Water”.
Ans:
Respected
dignitaries on the dais, off the dais, principal, lecturer and my dear friends,
Good Morning to one and all present here.
Today I have been blessed with this chance to convey few words on importance
of water. Everybody realizes that water is an amazing liquid in our life. It is
the most basic need for us. It is a holy, natural and effectively accessible
asset. But, do we think often about the proper utilization of water? Could it
be said that we are becoming careless towards its utilization? Can we imagine
our life without water? Nobody can live without water. However, we as a whole
recognize the reality yet we as a whole misusing it thoughtlessly without
caring.
As we
know that 97% of water accessible on earth is the salt water. What's more, 2%
of water is as in glaciers and polar ice caps. Along these lines just 1% of
water is accessible to drink. The main assets of freshwater are glaciers,
streams, lakes, under rocks, rivers and natural waterfalls. Taking into account
the growing world's population and water needs, this water will before long go
dry, in the event that no quick and enough measures are taken to conserve
water.
Water
has an important role in the field of farming. Irrigation is possible with the
help of water. Water is helpful for different domestic purposes like washing
garments, bathing, cooking, and so on. Water is helping for balancing the
environment. Additionally, it is valuable in numerous industries like the steel
industries, fertilizers, chemicals, cement, paper, and so on. Through water, we
are also generating hydroelectricity. Water is a essential for aquatic and wild
life animals. A human can live without food for certain days but can't survive
without water.
Water is a scarce and limited resource as well it
is very necessary for our life. Thusly
we should utilize and use water in an extremely significant, arranged and
moderate way. In this way, friends, kindly give a call to your conscience and
begin applying the water conversation strategy in our everyday life.
Thank you everyone for providing me such a
wonderful opportunity to share few today.
Thank
you one and all.
2)
Write an essay on “Waste Management”.
Ans: The essential mantra of waste
management is” Refuse, Reuse, Reduce, Repurpose, and Recycle”. Waste management
is fundamentally the assortment or collection of waste and its removal. This
cycle includes the legitimate management of waste including reusing waste
created and, in any event, producing valuable environmentally friendly
renewable energy from it. Quite possibly of the latest drive taken by different
nations at the nearby, public and worldwide levels, Waste management is an
approach to dealing with planet earth. This mindful demonstration helps in
giving a decent and stable climate for the present and future generation. In
India, most animals get gagged and struggle till death since they consume waste
in the city streets.
There are different strategies and methods for discarding
waste including Fertilizing the soil, Landfills, Reusing, Recycling and many
more. These strategies are useful in disposing waste without being destructive
to the climate. Waste management is useful in protecting the climate and
establishing safety of the surrounding environment for people and animals. This
course of waste management advanced because of industrialization as before
these inventions simple burying was adequate for discarding waste.
One of
the vital things to control waste is creating awareness among individuals and
this must be accomplished just when the governments in different nations treat
this health problem in a serious way. To speak with different networks and reach
each end of the country, the message can be conveyed through media and related
stages. People need to participate in waste management methods by getting
self-motivated and dealing with exercises of everyday activities. These moves
toward make awareness about waste management are significant to ensure the
achievement and government assistance of individuals and above all our planet
earth.
