B.Sc. I (Biotechnology) (Semester II) Examination, 2018
ENGLISH (Compulsory) (CBCS)
Golden Petals
Day and Date Saturday, 17-11-2018 Max. Marks 70
Time 10.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
N.B.: All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Rewrite the following sentences by using the correct options 14
Letter to a Teacher exposes the class bias of the system.
political cultural
educational social
The claims that men and women make on us are beyond
imagination enumeration
expectations evaluation
Jim Corbett was a colonel with the British Army during the India.
colonial postcolonial
neocolonial free
The gymnastics teacher wanted the poor boys to play
cricket rugby football basketball
Social service in the modern times is neighbours' aspirations.
criticizing understanding
evaluating underestimating
After having hunted the man-eater, Corbett felt that he didn't give the animal a
spiteful sporting spiriting spiritual
At the break of day, the weavers wove a gay garment for a new-born
puppy monster baby pet
Maya Angelou was worried about the death of her
enemies critics
rivals near and dear ones
The moonlight chill is paralleled with Sarojini Naidu.
birth death
regeneration salvation
10) When I think of death is
a sonnet a lyric
a free verse an ode
11) He was sanctioned a 10 lakh rupees.
lone loan loun loen
12) We celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's Anniversary on 2nd October.
berth barth birth breath
13) She runs a
stationary stationer
stationery stationory
14) The today is quite pleasant.
wither weather whether whather
2. Answer the following bits in two to three sentences each (any seven) 14
Why did the students feel that their teacher would forget them
Describe the two types of neighbours according to Ernest Barker.
How did Jim Corbett suppress his cough
Why did the poor children fail the gymnastics examination
What are the natural claims of our neighbours
What was the tiger doing when Corbett went near it
What were the poor boys good at
What is the meal of a fully grown tiger
3. Answer the following questions in about 50 words each (any two) 8
What are the qualities of a good email
What is the format of a formal email
What is the process of writing a blog
Explain with reference to the context (any two) 6
"Weavers, weaving at fall of night,
Why do you weave a garment so bright
Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green,
We weave the marriage-veils of a queen".
"I find it impossible to let a friend or relative
Go into that country of no return".
"Weavers, weaving solemn and still,
What do you weave in the moonlight chill ....
White as a feather and white as a cloud,
We weave a dead man's funeral shroud".
4. What is an interview Write a detailed note on the objectives of interview and the types of interview.
OR
Write the script of a group discussion on the topic "Corruption: A Monster"
discussed by Amit, Deepika, Saleem and Mohan.
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5. What is the importance of Minutes Bring out the types of Minutes along
with its features.