PU-II YEAR SOLVED ENGLISH ANNUAL
EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER- 2023-24
EXAMINATION - II
SUBJECT: ENGLISH – 02
TIME: 3:15HOURS
No.
of Questions: 30
Marks:
80
-: Instructions: -
1. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
2. Write the correct question number as it appears on the question
paper.
3. For multiple choice questions, choose the correct answer and rewrite
it.
4. Answer the question number 25 (a to j), 26 (i to iv), 29 (i to xiii)
should be in sequence and at one place.
I. Answer the following questions by choosing the right
option. 10X1=10
1) What does the phrase ‘New Snow’ suggest in ‘Romeo and
Juliet’?
a) Romeo b)
Juliet
c) Roseline d)
Ethiopian woman
Ans: a) Romeo
2) The ‘brother monarch’ refers to the king of_______
a) France b) Monaco
c) Italy d) Germany
Ans: c) Italy
3) Whom does the phrase
‘archer’ refer to in ‘On Children’?
a) Poet b)
Prophet
c) Child d)
God
Ans: d) God
4) Match column ‘A’ with
column ‘B’ with reference to the play “A Sunny Morning” and choose the correct
option
A B
i)
A gallant lover a)
Juanito
ii)
The Silver
Maiden b)
Don Gonzalo
iii)
Servant c) Dona Laura
a) i –
c, ii-a, iii-b b) i-b, ii-c,
iii-a c) i-b, ii-a,
iii-c d) i-a, ii-b, iii-c
Ans: b) i-b, ii-c, iii-a
5) The speaker loved the
…………… of his beloved’s changing face in “When You Are Old”
a) grace b) Soft look
c)
Sorrows d)
Charm
Ans: c) Sorrows
6) Identify the sequence
& events which made Tammanna the best poet of his times.
a) He appointed persons to
praise him.
- Basavaiah got a palatial
mansion.
- his house looked dull and
empty.
- he bedecked himself with
gold and diamonds.
b) Basavaiah got a palatial
mansion
- he appointed persons to
praise him.
- he bedecked himself with gold
and diamonds.
- his house looked dull and
empty.
c) His house looked dull
and empty
- he bedecked himself with
gold and diamonds.
- he appointed persons to
praise him.
- Basavaiah’s got a
palatial mansion.
d) Basavaiah got a palatial
mansion
- he bedecked himself with
gold and diamonds.
- he appointed persons to
praise him.
- his house looked dull and
empty.
Ans:
b) Basavaiah got a
palatial mansion
- he appointed persons to
praise him.
- he bedecked himself with
gold and diamonds.
- his house looked dull and
empty.
7) Jorge Luis Borges says
that the telescope and microscope are the extensions of our _____
a) arms b) voice
c)
memory d)
eyesight
Ans: d) Eye sight
8) Geroge Mikes says,
after a few hours in Japan, one starts………….. In ‘Japan and Brazil Through A
Traveler’s Eye’.
a) bowing b) kissing
c) shaking d) standing
Ans: a) Bowing
9) Marcus Ibe had earlier
been a _______
a) Politician b) bicycle repairer
c)
School Teacher d)
Campaigner
Ans: c) School Teacher
10) Who is Sheela Rani
Chunkath? In “Where There is A Wheel”.
a) the
activist b) the cycle
owner
c) the
banker d) the
district collector.
Ans: d) The district
collector
11) Fill in the blanks by
using the right form of the verb given in the
bracket. 2X1=2
The POP
campaign team met him at night. No words ………..(waste) between them. Roof ………..
(give) five pounds to vote for Maduka.
Ans:
were wasted
was given
12) Fill in the blanks with
the right linker: (then, if, also) 3X1=3
………….Tammanna
bought four more acres adjacent to his land. Basavaiah………. Followed suit. If
one had ten friends, ………. the other acquired fifteen admirers. All this looked
like healthy competition.
Ans:
If
Also
then
13) Match the following
‘Colum A’ with ‘Column
B’ 5X1=5
A
B
i)
Marcus Ibe a)
Prison
ii) Maduka b)
reduce
iii) Shoe c)
People’s Alliance Party
iv) Cut down d)
spread rapidly
v) Swept across e)
Progressive Organization Party.
Ans: i) Marcus
Ibe – c) People’s Alliance Party
ii) Maduka – e) Progressive
Organization Party
iii) Shoe – a) Prison
iv) Cut down- Reduce
v) Swept across- d) Spread
rapidly
PART-B
II. Answer any 6 of the
following [choosing at least two from poetry] in a paragraph of 80
-100words. 6X4=24
14) How does Juliet intend
to make Romeo immortal?
Ans: Juliet is waiting for Romeo with eagerness
and she addresses night, asks night to come and give her Romeo. She says Romeo
is day in night, lies upon wings of night and he is whiter than new snow on
raven's back, requests loving, gentle night, to cut him out in little stars
after her death. She says he will make the face of heaven so fine and the world
will fall in love with night. People will stop worshipping the garnishing Sun.
Juliet with intense and passionate love immortalises Romeo
15) ‘Your
children are not your children’ how does the poet illustrate this truth in the
poem ‘On Children’?
Ans:
The Prophet says children are sons and daughters of
Life’s longing for itself-
- come through parents – but not belong to
them — parents can give their love - but not impose their thoughts – children
have their own thoughts - parents shelter their body - not their souls - souls
of children dwell in the house of tomorrow- parents cannot even visit in their
dreams – can strive to be like their children - parents are bows - children are
living arrows – God is the Archer – Archer fixes the path of the infinite -
should bend gladly -children as arrows should fly swift and fast – parents must
support their children - the Archer blesses and loves both the stable bows and
swift arrows.
16) How
does the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ bring out his love for his beloved
against the changing circumstances?
Ans:
W B Yeats
vividly presents different aspects of love - 'Love' cannot be termed as 'true
love' unless it goes beyond the physical attraction - the speaker addresses his
beloved - he says to her that when she becomes old and gray, sitting and
nodding by the fire - to take his book of poems - wants her to read it slowly
and recalls her youth - asks her to remember her admirers who loved her
physical beauty - there was 'only one' who loved her 'pilgrim soul' and the
sorrows of her changing face - the speaker says that the beloved would regret
as she had rejected his love - the speaker says that 'Love' has disappeared -
has fled and paced upon the mountains and hid his face amidst a crowd of stars
- the beloved would also feel sad that the love has vanished from her forever.
17) ‘Heaven
can be visualized in Nature’ Discuss this statement with reference to Kuvempu’s
poem ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here on Earht’.
Ans:
Kuvempu
picturises nature that makes earth heaven- nature manifests itself as God to
him – heaven isn’t anywhere else but on earth itself - if we ourselves cannot
be Gods then there can be no Gods - if we ourselves aren’t heavenly nymphs –
nymphs don’t exist - roaring streams, rolling surf, the waves, the tender
sunshine, the gentle sun, moonlit nights ... etc - make this earth heaven -
Heaven is in the creation of one’s own mind and is rather an illusion - the
poet sensibly imbibes the nectar of nature’s beauty into a heavenly experience.
AND
18)
Where was the criminal kept in ‘Too Dear’ and what were the arrangements made
for him?
Ans:
Criminal's
execution - too expensive — no way out - ministers considered and reconsidered
- death sentence altered - life imprisonment would come cheaper - but Monaco
had no suitable and strong prison - only small lock up - managed to find a
place - put the criminal - placed a guard – guard had to watch the criminal -
had to fetch food from palace kitchen.
19)
Explain Vandana Shiva’s efforts to conserve biodiversity in the ‘Navadanya
Farm’.
Ans:
Vandana Shiva - learnt about diversity - in
Himalayan forests - started saving seeds - from farmers’ fields - realized need
of a farm – for demonstration and training - Navdanya farm started in 1994 - in
Doon Valley - conserve and grow 630 varieties of rice - 150 varieties of wheat
- hundreds of other species - practice and promote biodiversity intensive form
of farming – the farmers were made to think and act beyond monocultures.
20) Describe
the circumstances that led Tammanna to become a non-entity in ‘The Gardener’
Ans:
Tammanna
became famous - felicitated as the best poet of his times -Basavaiah was after
material wealth - Tammanna thought of yet another method of punishing Basavaiah
- death – if he continued at the level of body - Basavaiah would offer stiff
competition - death alone would destroy Basavaiah - wanted to separate songs
from his body - gave up everything and started off – became a gardener -
avenged himself.
21) How
does Geroge Mikes portray a view of Japanese culture through their act of
bowing?
Ans:
In Japan,
bowing is a mania - everybody bows to everybody else - with inimitable grace -
for foreigners hard to practice - they bow to wrong person - in wrong place -
has complex rules - it is quainter, formal, oriental, infections - hierarchy -
difference in rank, standing, age, social position subtly reflected - Japanese
do it without any difficulty - is a part of their culture.
22) Describe
the meeting held by POP campaign team with Roof in ‘The Voter’.
Ans:
POP
Campaign team - visited Roof at night - he was Roof's friend - behaved in cold
and business - like manner - placed five pounds on floor to vote for Maduka -
Roof refused first - later tempted by money - accepted the offer - questioned
campaigner about the secrecy of meeting – convinced - made to sworn on Iyi, the
fearsome little affair.
23)
How did the women of Pudukkottai react on shortage of ladies cycles in ‘Where
There is A Wheel”?
Ans:
Cycling,
a social movement in Pudukkottai - mobility was made a part of literacy drive -
cycling, the brainchild of Sheela Rani Chunkath - pushed banks to give loans to
buy cycles - women took to cycling - most of them are neo –literates - every
woman wanted to learn - this led to shortage of ladies’ cycles - women did not
stop learning - choose gents’ cycles - even preferred them —as these have an
additional bar - role of N. Kannammal - increased women's confidence –brought
economic benefits - reduced dependence on men - availed leisure and freedom.
III.
Answer the following in about 200
words. 6X1=6
24) Describe
the situations wherein Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura recognize each other as ‘The
Silver maiden’ and ‘the gallant lover’.
Ans:
Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo become friends - a pinch of
snuff offered by Don Gonzalo - Don Gonzalo reads aloud - he comes across a
famous quotation - he tells Laura that it is from Campoamor - Dona Laura
sympathies for his reading with all those glasses - prompts Gonzalo - boasts
about composing verses - he tells her about Espronceda, Zorilla, and Bequer -
Don Gonzalo tells her that he was also a great friend of Campoamor - he had met
him in Valencia -he adds that he was a native of Valencia - Dona Laura tells
him that she had spent many years in Maricela - startles Don Gonzalo - tells
her that he had seen the most beautiful woman - known as The Silver Maiden
,Laura Llorente - Laura is also startled - they look at each other intently -
at this moment they begin to recognize each other.
OR
“The
water is a witness to centuries of social injustice”. Explain this statement
with reference to the poem ‘Water’.
Ans:
Water is
the witness to social discrimination and injustice in the name of caste -
strife between village and wada - untouchability - knows discrimination in the
name of race - Samaria woman and Jesus - Sub-caste difference - leather and
spool – agony of panchama waiting with empty pot - humiliation of wad girl
-access to water - determined by caste-discrimination leading to violence -
single drop embodies tears shed over generation - battles fought for single
drop of water - blood flowed like streams - women walking miles straining,
carrying heavy pots –Malapalle, burnt to ashes - water not a simple thing - can
give life - can also devour life.
PART-C
IV. 25) Read the following
passage and answer the questions set on it. 10X1=10
A
ten-year-old boy saw a flying bird and shot it down. He ran and picked it up.
The bird looked like a house sparrow, but it had a yellow patch on the throat.
The child had not seen such spots before. The puzzled boy took the sparrow to
his uncle Amiruddin and asked him what kind of bird it was. His uncle was not
able to satisfy his curiosity. He took the boy to the office of Bombay Natural
History Society and introduced him to W.S. Milliard, the Honorary Secretary of
the Society.
Milliard
was surprised to find such a young boy keen to know about the birds. He took
him around the room and showed him many stuffed birds. The child became more
curious about birds.
Thereafter,
they boy started coming to his office frequently to learn about identifying and
preserving birds. The boy was Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, later known as Salim
Ali, the bird watcher, Salim Ali was born on November 12,1896. He did a course
in Zoology and was appointed a guide at the museum of Bombay Natural History
Society. During the course of this work, he became more and more eager to study
the living conditions of the birds. With this aim he went to Germany. After one
year, he returned to India, In his absence, his post in the museum had been
abolished for lack of funds.
He would
sit under the trees throughout the day and write in his note book about the
activities of the weaver bird. The published papers brought him frame and
recognition in the fields of Ornithology. After this, he travelled to various
places to study about birds and wrote a book titled ‘The Book Of Indian Birds’
which was published in 1941. The book gave information 538 species of Indian
birds.
Because
of his deep knowledge about the birds, people started calling him the moving encyclopaedia
of birds. He worked not only in the study of birds but also in the field of
protection of nature. He was given n International Award of Rs. 5,00,000 which
he donated to the Bombay Natural History Society. In 1983, he was awarded the
Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India.
When
this ninety-year-old ornithologist died on 20 June, 1987 the birds lost their
godfather and friend.
a) Which bird had the boy
shot down?
Ans: a flying bird
b) What difference did the
boy see about the bird?
Ans: a yellow patch on the
throat
c) Name the boy’s uncle.
Ans: Amiruddin
d) Who was W.S. Millard?
Ans: the honorary secretary
of the society
e) Where was Salim
appointed as a guide?
Ans: at the museum of
Bombay Natural History Society
f) How long had Salim been
in Germany?
Ans: One Year
g) Pick out and write the
word which means ‘Study of Birds’ in the passage.
Ans: Ornithology
h) Mention the title of the
book written by Salim.
Ans: ‘The
Book of Indian Birds’
i) Add a prefix to the word
‘known’ to form its antonym.
Ans: Unknown
j) Which award was
conferred on Salim Ali by the Government of India?
Ans: Padma
Vibhushan
26) What do the underlined
words in the following paragraph refer to? 4X1=4
Salim took the rare looking
bird to his uncle and asked him what kind of bird it was. His
uncle examined it and was unable to satisfy Salim’s curiosity. He took Salim to
W.S. Millard, who was surprised to see such a young boy keen about
birds. Millard took Salim and showed him many stuffed birds at the society, where
he worked.
i) Him: …………..
ii) It:…………..
iii) Who:………..
iv) Where:……….
Ans:
i)
Him – Salim Ali’s uncle/ uncle
ii)
It – Bird
iii)
Who- W.S. Millard
iv)
Where- the Society
V. Complete the following dialogue. 3X1=3
27) At a telephone call:
Patient: Good morning,
madam. Is this Jayadev Hospital?
Receptionist: Very good
morning, yes, this is Jayadev Hospital and who is calling?
Patient: ……….. from Kalaburagi
(introducing)
Receptionist: ………….?
(offering help)
Patient: can I get an
appointment with the doctor, for today?
Receptionist: Yes, you can
come after 5:00 pm.
Patient: …………….(expressing
gratitude)
Ans:
Patient: Good morning
madam. Is this Jayadev Hospital?
Receptionist: Very Good
Morning, yes, this is Jayadev Hospital and who is calling?
Patient: I am Rajesh from
Kalaburagi
Receptionist: What can I do
for you?
Patient: Can I get an
appointment with the doctor, for today?
Receptionist: Yes, you can
come after 5.00 pm.
Patient: Thank you very
much.
28) Report the following
conversation. 4X1=4
Dona Laura: You should have
asked permission to sit here.
Don Gonzalo: The benches
here are public property.
Don Laura: Why did you
complain about the priests?
Don Gonzalo: Are you
taunting me?
Ans: Dona
Laura told Don Gonzalo that he should have asked permission to sit there. Don
Gonzalo said that the benches there were public property. Dona Laura asked Don
Gonzalo why he had complained about the priests. Don Gonzalo asked her if/
whether she was taunting him.
VI. 29)Read the Following
Passage and Make Notes by Filling the Boxes Given Below.
8X½= 4
Stress is a modern disease.
It affects people regardless of their situation in life. Stress is present in
the lives of rich and poor, men and women. Stress is however evident and is
probably widespread in advanced countries like USA and UK.
Ans:
i)
Stress
ii)
People
iii)
Rich
iv)
Poor
v)
Men
vi)
Women
vii)
USA
viii)
UK
30) Write a letter of
application in response to the following advertisement which appeared in paper
“The Times of India" dated 10th March
2024. [Write XXX for name and YYY for
address] 1x5=5
|
Wanted Computer Assistant Qualification : Candidates should have Computer knowledge and fluency
over Kannada as well as in English. Apply within to days to: The Principal, M.K.P.U. College Shahabazar, Kalaburagi-01 |
Ans:
From,
XXX
YYY
15th March,
2024
To,
The Principal,
M.K.P.U. College
Shahabazar,
Kalaburagi-01
Respected sir/ madam,
Subject: Application for
the post of Computer Assistant
Ref: “The Times of
India" dated 10th March 2024.
I am
writing to express my interest in the Computer Assistant position that I saw
advertised in the newspaper. I have been working as a Computer Assistant for
the past 2 years, where I have gained a wealth of experience in a variety of
areas, including:
I am a
highly skilled and experienced computer operator with a strong understanding of
the principles and practices of computer operations. I am also proficient in a
variety works. Even I know English, Kannada, and Hindi typing. I am eager to
learn new things and I am always looking for ways to improve my skills. I am
also a quick learner and I am confident that I can quickly adapt to your
company's systems and procedures.
I am
available for an interview at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your
time and consideration.
Yours Sincerely,
XXX
XXX
Enclosure:
Resume
RESUME
Name :
XXX
Father Name : PQR
Date of Birth : 01/06/2000
Address :
YYY
Nationality :
Indian
Language
Known : English, Kannada, Hindi
Educational
Qualifications:
|
Degree |
Board/ University |
Year of Passing |
Percentage |
|
MSC/ MA |
RCUB |
2022 |
95% |
|
BSC/ BA |
RCUB |
2020 |
97% |
|
PUC |
Karnataka State Board |
2017 |
99% |
|
SSLC |
Karnataka State Board |
2015 |
98% |
Work
Experience : Two years experience
Hobbies :
Reading, Surfing, Singing
I hereby declare that the above information is true to my knowledge.
XXX
Place:
XYZ
Date: 13th March,
2024
