B.A.LL.B II (Semester III) Examination, 2017
ENGLISH
Day Date: Monday, 24-04-2017 Max Marks: 50
Time: 02.30 PM to 04.30 PM
Instructions: All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right side indicate marks.
Q.1 Choose correct alternatives: 04
If I were in place of you, I play the match.
will would would have are
If I a teacher, I would teach you.
am was were shall
If she had selected this option, he won the prize.
will have would
would have had would have
If we blue and red, we get purple.
mix mixed were to mix mixes
Choose the Correct prepositions from the brackets. 04
He got a car. on)
The principal insists discipline. on)
The matter was decided a chairman. (with, by)
Seeta met him night. in)
Use the correct modal auxiliary as per the function provided
in the brackets.
02
He speak English fluently when he speaks to him.
(Ability)
will would can could
You help her at this time. (Necessity)
should need to might ought to
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Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions
given below it.
I was born into a middle-class Tamil family in the island town
of Rameshwaram in the erstwhile Madras state. My father,
Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal education nor much wealth;
despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and a
true generosity of spirit. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother,
Ashiamma. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed every
day, but I am quite certain that far more outsiders ate with us than all
the members of our own family put together. My parents were widely
regarded as an ideal couple. My mother's lineage was the more
distinguished, one of her forebears having been bestowed the title of
'Bahadur' by the British. I was one of many children a short boy with
rather undistinguished looks, born to tall and handsome parents. We
lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the middle of the 19th
century. It was a fairly large pucca house, made of limestone and brick,
on the Mosque Street in Rameshwram. My austere father used to avoid
all inessential comforts and luxuries. However, all necessities were
provided for, in terms of food, medicine or clothes. In fact, I would say
mine was a very secure childhood, both materially and emotionally.
I normally ate with my mother, sitting on the floor of the
kitchen. She would place a banana leaf before me, on which she then
ladled rice and aromatic sambhar, a variety of sharp, home-made
pickles and a dollop of fresh coconut chutney
What information do you get about the house of the author? 02
What do you know about the author's father from the passage? 02
Why did author say that his childhood was very secure? 02
What is said about Dr. Kalam's mother? 02
What is the role of family in our life? 02
Q.3 Tranform the following sentences into indirect speech.
(Any Three) 06
Ajay said to John, "Can you speak Marathi?"
He said, "The earth revolves around the sun."
Suraj said to Atul, "How lucky I am!"
Raju said to Geeta, "Save the trees."
Add a question tag. (Any Four) 04
He slept late at night yesterday.
She speaks English fluently.
I have not applied for the post of teacher.
They seldom go to college.
He is singing a song sweetly.
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Q.4. Write an essay on one of the following topics. 10
The Importance of Lok Adalats
The Role of Lawyers in Society
OR
Write the letter on one of the following topics.
Write a letter for the post of the Legal Advisor In John Deere India
Pvt.Ltd, Pune.
Q.5. Translate the following passage into Marathi. 10
Sachin Tendulkar: a Definitive Biography by Vaibhav Purandare is a
book in which the author has attempted to highlight some special
aspects about one of the greatest sportsperson in the world. The book
talks about Sachin Tendulkar, the renowned Indian Cricketer, and
throws light on his professional and personal life. It also attempts to
present the attributes of the past the shaped Sachin to become one of
the most prolific batsmen in the world. Sachin Tendulkar: a Definitive
Biography throws light on the preparation that Sachin undertook to
achieve all the milestones that he aimed for. The book highlights the
highs and lows of his career, and the personal and professional
tragedies that he suffered, and also the news that were contentious
about him. This biography outlines the personal life of Sachin, which
has not been reflected in the public domain so far.