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ior gen eral c1rcula1t (i11) ccn,ored
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(i} inclus i\•e hncJ unothcl" nmtiw 111 their mi
follow ing : Th e P11 rtu gu csc
ril Supply I point ro jus rify Lhc ia.
import ed pri nting pre ss in Ind mc ntm ncd 111 1he pm,sngc ~ince
the Mughal,
in Ind ia, a~
,j ) Given bel ow is the lisl
of relay ing of ne ws
TE c nll)' in th is li:.t.
Evalua le 1he IN AP PR O PR IA igiou :, hook., a nd lcallc " tu :.prcad C'hn~• 11111
11y
wri1a: . (it ) rcl
(i) relays of run ne rs ,llld ne ws
sh ce ls for I he Br ilis h pre ~id c nl')' (w ) Bengal Ga t e Ile
(iii) nt•ws
(1•1') new nc ,":.papcrs
(v) Ca lculUI Ge neral Ad viser
ad the pa ssa ~ gh'en below. g Ind ia to lca pfm g to a 1)11, 1- md uMr111
I ,oc1cty,
tec hn ology ( /7) , far fro m hel pin
The revolutio n in inform ati on st of mu ny.
rup ture the soc ial fab ric by e nr iching a few al the co rld of
1hrcare ns n~iuc rab lc eminence 111 1hc wo
10
dly . Ind ia ha s ris en tu cu
un cx pe c1c cirt s and
Jn a very sho rl rim e a nd q ui re pro du cts arc exp ec ted to acco unt for S 5.7 hilhon 111 c,p
ar. so frwa rc pe r ce nt.
informatio n tec hn ology. Th is ye the ec on om y. wh ich is ex pecte d to grow nearly ~c\cn
the growth in ftwarc
wilJ account for a qu a rte r of Me Ki nse y an d Co . a nd the Nationa l i\s~oc1a1iun of ~o
rec en t s tud y by
Within eight years. predicts .i ua l IT ex po rts co uld hie S 50 billion ah11u133 per Cl' IH 11f global
o1n u Service Co mpan ies (Nassco
m), Ind ia·~ ann s- a nd pw,h ou r gm ,, th rah: ne a r
the
ge ne rat e 2.2 mi llio n job
is expe cte d to
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ny Ea st As ian Tig ers e njo ye d be fore the 1997 cras h.
double digi1s lha t ma
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II ,uppl y the oorrcc11on. ' "' the follow ing
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Sec tion B: ere-....-
...,.,,. Writing Ski lls
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-sscs used i11 the q1ws tio11.v 11r,· fic ; (10 Mar ks)
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" ONE from . below. 111 0111• R.sc111
A and 8 given
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b/1m c,• ,f 11 1
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~ are convinced thut in llatio n hns made life dif(i . f . o l,kn lime , when thing.~ were
. ~ur:,1:10r of a n ation al dailv desc ribin g the diffic 1
u,e •""" cult_t ofr comm o n man. Wntc
Lajpa t Nagn r-1. Ncw Dc· ll11.
. u 1es aced b)· ""' f ·,· aylcllcr m \IM )- \20 wo rds tu
679 , .. .. If nm11es. ou arc Prab hm/P rc m a ul

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tBJ Write a lette r to ~ natio nal daily, cxp.r cssin
g your opinion a ml view s on the incrcas.!d hum an
011 technology. Righ t from a smal l child depe ndence
to an adul t. or eve n an old man, cvcry onc wam,
phone, I-pod. lapt op. etc. This also has a nega tive effect on social relat gadg et. onl)-Cell
the lette r in 100- 120 word s. You arc Sam bhav/Sun ionship, . Usin g your own ideas write
ayna of 230. Lajp at Nagar-11 . New Delh i.
:. ,\!tempt ANY ONE from A and B ginn below.
IA> Toe pie chnn belo w shows the main reaso ns
why agric ultur al land beco mes i.:~~ prod uctive. The
how these ca uses affec ted three regio ns of the world table shows
durin g the 199O's. On the bas~ o[ the pie chart . write
analytical para grap h nn ·cau ses of Wor ldwid e Land an
Degr adati on· .
Causes of Worldwide Land degradation

~ Over-graz ing

~ Over-cultivation

1B Deforestation

[Ill Othe r
 a health mnguinc.
1 . •wn line. from with 11u1rrcn1s like
(r) Sdr:c1 the: cnrrcc1 option 10 GIi in ihc: t,lank for t tc gr
Rue hcrh bcncfits arc vnrrcd and plc:n1iful• it ·····························............ ' 1111 111\rJ
minerals. and ,,itamim tha1 arc .bc.-ncficial tn humans. . be J (n J ,~ loadc·•
. , .. f 11 (t11) is cncum re u
(,) ha~ many 11 15
) u , 11 ') ihc correction for 1hc following lute
(,/) Sclecr the option that iclc1111fics tl1c: aror and ~UPI ~ · huo1
academic rcpon. · t • I • .· I ·
~O r n Ph D re·1J more umc ~:. I 1an u11cr Junior 1 1
It is quite: clear 1hat 1buse s1udenl) who rcscarc h • • • cq , 1"

or uthc:r ~tudcnts
Corrtttloa
OpcJoa DO, £nor
quiet
(1) quite
u1esc
(11) chose
research arc rc!>Carchmg
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1hcn
(fr) Lhan

(r) Complete 1hc given narrative. by filling in the blank wich 1hc correct opti~n:
Tbc modern agricuJ1ural practices. c.,ccssive use of fertilizers and pcs11c1dcs ........................
adversely ......................................... the soil.
(i) has affected (ii) bavc affected (iii) has effected (11') haw been dfc:, 1,
(}) Fill in the blank by using the wrrcc1 form of the word in 1he bracket. for the concluding pnn11111 , ,· ,
letter.
It is high 1imc 1ha1 lhe concerned authori1ics should wake up to thi.s social problem and II) ltl r~,n 11 . 1 •
rising prices so 1ha1 lhc: miJdlc cl~ ......................................... (do) suffe r.
(g) Report and complete the dialogue between 1wo sisters, hy filli ng up the: blanks.
Maaorama: Where are you going to?
Aau: I am going 10 lhe market. Do you wanr anything?
Manorama asked Anu ......................................... Anu rc:plicd that she wa~ going 10 the 111arkc1 and runt ,
asked ......................................... .
(i) where she was going. if/whether she wanted anything.
(ii) where was she going, if/Whether she wanted anything.
(iii) where was she going? if/whethe r she had wanted anything.
(iv) wberc was she going, if/Whether she had wan ted anything.
(h) Identify the error in the given sentence:. from a newspaper report and supply the corrc:c:tion.
There have also been several films, 1elcvisio11 and theatrical produc1ions. and even an opera. hn,nJ ,11.r
the novel.
Use the given fonnal for your response.
Emir Corndlon

(i) Faiz shared some information with Tariq about his long holiday. Report Tariq's question.
Tariq: ..... .. .. ................. .. .......... ............ ?
frlt11d: I have hccn 1ravelling for a momh so, I am tired.
(j) Fill in rhe blank by choosing the correct option. 10 comple1c 1hc slogan hy the MODAL
The company ....................... able 10 sell as many products if they don't find the right marketing profr,,u,r,
quickly.
(i) couldn't be (ii) might be (iii) wouldn'1 be (i1·) shnuldn·t h<'
q Select the correct option 10 complete the narra1ion of !he dialogue bctwcc:n a teac ha anJ lu:r da"
Cbildrta: We all pledge 10 save our trees because they arc: 1hc lungs uf the city.
TeKher: Let us start today by planting a sapling each.
The children pledged lo save trees as ................................ Then the teacher said 1hn1 .......................

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The ri,c ,,f India i11 1he 11 11 urlJ J The lnJi.111 m1ddk " •"' 7
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2. The Ind ian rn1Jdlc dai.l>
1 I he 11Sc ,,f India 111 1h.: 11 "' orl d
J. lndi11 and ISi J lml m ,111d ISi
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1. Inc.l i:i \ softwar.: cxporii, I. India and l~I

2. 11"1·, poster hoy, 2. The· Im.lian middle dai.:.
J . l'hc ri"· nt India 111 the IT \\ orld
\
J. The Indian middle da"
~. fhc !!re al digi1.1t d1\'1dc
~. Ind ia anc.l IS i
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,,. Sedion B : Gramm ar ( 10 Marks)

1tmp1 \NY TEN ortht rollowinl! c1ucs tions.

J) Fill in the blank h)• choosi ng 1hc ,orrc,1 option 10 complo.:h.: the sen te nce.
Jaspri1 Bum rah ................... ...................... 1wo w1ck.:-1s hclore rai n ................... . ............ . .... 1he p la~ .
Ii) rook. interrupted (11 ) hau ia k.:n. ~roiled
iuiJ was ra king. in1crn1pred (i1) will take. di ~111p1s
l,•J Read lhe conve rsatio n be tween a rno1her and her Sl•n. Cu mpklc 1he , c ntcm:c !'I) 1cp1.1rting 1hc J 1
aloguc
\!other. Whe re dic.l you go around noon '!
Son: I was wi th Ajay at his house wa1c hing n movie.
~f?r her ~ ked R;1hul ..................................... .... amuml 1111011. lfahul replied th,11 ......................................... "11h
· 1·'l' at his hou~c wa tching a muvi,·.

Sa mple Papl.! rs 11 5
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thi· mom c,H the) hu1c hccn wait ing (ur. When ~" .ll'.ll flC~ hkl' Jupu~ 111'.tl ( u;rman~,
ih,, 1 ~ r 111th1'tl) . 11 1, 111 1
dours Ill sol1c 11 0111 ta knt to 1m ,goratc thei
.,Jm mllion. ~houlJ romc knnc king nn nur ' ''
· . And IT,~ . the c:tu~ e n f .II a II .
re1kmpt 1011 of sorts 1i:c ,
,~. 11 ill 11 do an enco re fur Indi a as a nation, amJ ,wt JUSt fo1 a wu fl'r t11111 pcrrcnt, 1111
-1. The big 11uestion
the 11 1!('
liter.it<" lndiu ns. 1110$lly th,· po~1..- r ho~ of g ;1f.. 11111qt, I.
foik d 111 rou1 ·h the lives of thi: aver age l'i1i1cn 11ml lndiu is nuwh•·rc close In bein
5. IT ha.\, :L, }Cl, ou1111 1cs. Ind,•, r,111t,l,
l Da1 11 C11rporn tio11 (/!JC ). in a survc) oJ 551:
i:conomy 1•r wcicty. As per thc hm·rnatiuna ·
5-lth nn its lnfo r1111111011 S1.1i.'.1cty lmlcx.
S)M cm which hr,·, ,J
foci is. is strn ight forw ard rdl n·1io 11 of the deep inequality of our cduc.:ati,~n
I,. fhc 11 II 1 ri: 1111 S111111 ,I \•
the n,,1 of the enti re nati on. ,\ Mud y Lw, former d ircc tor of the Nar 111na l C1·r1
fc" ·geniuses' ut 111 IT cdu,a 111111
gy. R. N<1 r:L,i1 tth:111. pnin l~ nul 1ha1 now here i~ the digilal divi de more glarr ng lhan
Technolo t 1 ric1m11io n ,~ ICJlhn 1
with rhe sofrwurc indu stry and irs cx,xm~
The repo rr wu rns 1'1 111 Indi a·~ 'obsessio n' rhl· IJ;, '
uf une mpl oyab le ~t udcn ts on one hand and brighl whiz-kids on rh1· other. \Vhik·
the chu rnrn g 1>ur
former remain unc mploya tilc.
ure lure d .1way h} 1wcr~c.L, employer.-. the
llgt', answ·er lht ques llon s 11ive
n ~lo w.
BasNI on your under.il anding ortht pM.\S
I.
(a) Infer one reason for 1hc follo
wing. ha~ d 1111 infc1m111 rio11 in p:m 1graph
g i11 India.
rhe IT rc:\-uluriun rhrca ten~ tu hoomcrun
Ill ri II in lhe blanks.
{/t) Select lhe appropria1c opli on ................. 111, •1
fPura grup h -1. we can infe r that rhc IT revo lution ha~ brought .............. ..............
From lnJian miJdli: d.,,
tiur ....... ....................................... the Grear
rnini~,ulc percentage of IIT po~rcr boys
(ii) i!lor ificarion. bypassed
(,) di~1inc1ivcnei;s, sh:1t·klcd
(fr) dive r~iry. casc J
(iii) moderni ty. focili ra tcJ a~imhan.
opri on rh:11 hust s rhc hypt : arou nd IT sert or al'ro rdin g ro the ~llrd y hy R. Nar
(c) Select rhe
(i) our IT whiz-kids arc II minis.cu
k communiiy
(ii) our economy is obsessed wi1 h IT
expo rts
(iii ) n ur IT professio nab arc obse ssed
with fo reig n jobs
(i1•) uur edurarion S}~tcm is 11bse sscd
wirh IT
e the! followi ng senrencc.
(d) Select the ,-orrcct option 10 complet
................ .......... hut ,,
a ·~ ri~ in rhc wor ld of Lnfo m1:1 1ion Technology has 1101 only been ..............
Indi

(i) quick. accidcnr al

(ii) vul:,lilc. fre akish
(fr) in~l antaneo us, expecte d
(iii) rnpid, unfo reseen
ly represen t~ the ,·aluc of exports in the
IT sector now anti as prnJl·,··,
(e) Select the chart rhar app ropriate
in the futu re according 10 the aut hnr.

Chart (i) Cha n (ii)

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.111d junior kc:turerli a1 ,in /\u~traha n u111wr,.1t) .

d •rtl the main. fealuns, . 11nd 11111ke comp1111 ,.,,h '-I11
• •
'
Summarise tht· infomuuion bv ~elecllng 110 rcpo 111!
th 1
rtle,·anl. \\'rile an 11D11lytic11I p~ragnaph in IOO- UO words thul how cse articles tan hl'l11s tude 1111•: ' ·
Number of journal artlcl~s
Number of journal articles Number of journal 1rtlcles
read by junior lecturers
read by all students rud by PhD studenta

Sedlon C : Literature (40 Marks)

RefereD<'t' lo thl' contut.

Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts Riven.
IA) Wri1i11g i11 11 diary is a Tf!afly s1ra11gt! r:cperil'11ce fur sumermt! fikt' me. No1 011/y because f"i·t' ,1e 1w wr1111•11 1111 .,:,
he/ore. IJ111111.w because it ~<'1'111,{ to me 111111 flllt'r 01111eil/ter I 11or t111yo1w C'lse wiff bl' h111•rt'Stl!tf i11 tfw 11111111,, 1 ,,,
a 1/tinc:en-year-ofif scltoofgirf. Oh well. it ,/m•.1·11 ·1mauer. I jt'd like wri1i11g. and f lra1·e a11 e1·e11 greate, 11,·t'l! 1 1
off ki11ds of 1/t111gf off my dren,
'Papa lws morl! pa1ie11c.· 1l11111 p.:opfc. · I 1h,mxh1 of this .myi11g o,r one uj those days whe11 I was /t•cf111~ ., r,,
tit-pressed and was si11i11g <II home witIr JII)' chin in Ill)' lumds. hored and li.vtle,u. 111011derinJ: wlrctlrt•r 111 .11111· 111 .. ,
0 111. Ifinaffy swyed wltl're / 11·,n. hmoding: )h. paper docs /111,·e more patience. and sine,· /'111 nm pfw111111
r,
1111.m ne t!lse read 1his stiffhackt·d 1101ebook K'f}ntlly referred 10 as a 'dian··. 1111/est I sl,011/tl ,,,·a Jind ,, mil·,.,
it probably 111011 'r make II bit ofdifference. ( From 1l1t· Owr)' of.-111111· f , •

(a) Why was writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne?

I. She had never wrillen anything before.
1 She didn't know how 10 write.

1 Neither she nor anyone else would bi: in1cn:s1cd in it.

4. She had tu get ii off her chest.
(i) option I only (ii) option 2 only
(iii) option J and -1 nnly (fr) option -I uni}
(h) Why no one wuuld be :1lh.>wt:d 10 read her diary'!
(c ) Fill in the hlank wit h ONE WORD onlv.
Anne decided 10 writi: the diary when she felt a hit .................... ..... .
(d) What according to the rxtr:1ct was the reason for J\nne belic1·ing in hc:r di:11) thr mo,I''
(i) Diary was lockell in the vault.
(ii) Diary had a pa!>sword.
(iii) Diary would patiently l'isten w whatc,:er ~he ~aid.
(11·) She will not allow anyone 10 read it.
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(d) Select the appropnatc op11on to Cl'OlP I ·t· the S<!ntcncc according to the cxtr.u:1.
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No use to say ·o tltert' art· oth,•r balls'. (77,e 811/1 Pot•m)
(a) Wh ut i~ the poet's tone in the extract'/
I. Authoritative 2. Alarming
3. rencxivc 4. didaL1ic
5. commanding
Select the appropriate t1ption.
(/ I 2 and 3 (ii) 3 and 4
(iii) 2 and 5 (ii') I und 5
(b) What mes."ag,: dot:s the poet convey in the
given extrnct?
(c) Pick out th,: words/phrn.,;e~ reOecting the
stutc of the boy in the extract.
(i) Merrily bouncing.
(ii) In the water.
(iii) No U!>C to say.
(n•) I saw it go.
(d) Complet,: the analogy about the trait of the
animal from thc extract.
Sadly : Staring :: Merrily : ........................... .
(t') Select the sentence in which the word
'bouncing· is used in the similar mann er as 6th line
extract. ,
(i) He was boun cing a tenni s ball again st the garag
e door.
(ii) Child ren love to bounce on the hed.
(iii) Her curls bounced as she jumped.
(i,•) Prices of commodities bounced feverishly.
\'I. Answer ANY FOUR or t1le foU011ting la about
40-50 ,--ords uch.
(a) Desc ribe the narra tor's experience as he new
the aeroplane into the storm .
(b) What does Valli tell the elderly man when he
calls her a child '?
(c) How did Custard prove 'the cowardly drago n' try to
be untrue'?
(d) What did the religious man tell the poet?
(e) Why did Chubukov thank Lomov for proposing
to his daughter'!
111. Aa~ u ANY lWO or the followin1 la about 40-SO
words each.
(a) How do Matilda replace the necklace?
(b) How was Tricki treated in the first two days of
his visit to the surgery?
(c) Why does Mrs Hall find the scientist eccen tric?

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