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701 R/E/DE (R/E)

[ Regular/Ex-Regular/DE (R/E) ]
E
(Arts)
2 0 1 9 (A)
ARTS
ENGLISH
Full Marks : 100
Time : 3 hours
The figures in the right-hand margin
indicate marks
Answer all questions
Examinees are required to write their answers
in their own words as far as practicable
Questions requiring short answers must
be answered serially
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( 2 .)
1. As a news reporter, you have moved around

in a city to watch the progress of the
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Write a report, in
about 200 words, on the topic for publication
in the newspaper you represent. 10
Or
Assuming that . you are the Secretary of a

Health Awareness Club, write a report, in
about 200 words, on the activities of the
Club to be read out at the Annual Meeting.
2. Make outline notes on the main ideas in the

following passage : 7
A smoker can easily be identified in any
group. Not only does he reek of stale smoke,

~:~
he also has bad breath, much to the dread
of non-smokers. However, the effects of
smoking are far more fatal than the,
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( 3 )
offensive smell associated with smokers.
Cigarette smoke contains many toxic
substances like carbon monoxide, nicotine
and carcinogens that not only cause
irreparable damage to the smoker, but also
to those around him who.inhale the smoke.
Carbon monoXide _red1:1ces . 'Qlood capacity.
to carry oxygen, thus causing fatigue and
panting even with the slightest physical
exertion. The lack of oxygen

.
in. theI body
·,
acts as•,_ a c_a~~yst that accelerates the

\
ageing proce~s, causing wrin~es. Ni~_otine
contained in cigarette smoke reduces the
activity of the brain and the nervous
system. It also raises the risk of high blood
pressure. Nicotine causes the contraction
of blood vessels and decrease of blood
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( 4 )
supply. This ultimately leads to heart
attacks. Smokers are at a higher risk of
developing certain kinds of cancer because
cigarette smoke contains carcinogens.
Long-time smokers also develop cancers
of the mouth, the larynx and the lungs.
Smoking not only endangers the smoker
himself but also those who inhale
secondary smQke-smoke exhaled by
smokers. In view of the many dangers
of smoking, more smoking cessation
programmes should be introduced to
smokers.
3. Developing the outline notes you have made

in answering Q. No. 2, write a summary of
the passage in the same question. 8

( 5 )
4. Developing the outlines given, write an

essay, in a bout 250 words, on any one of
the following : 10
(a) Life in a Village
Introduction-God made the country,

man made the city-benefits: compara-
tively quieter, less air and water
. ---·
pollution than ~hat it is in a city;
fellow feeling, community living,
celebration bf festivals , etc.-disadvan-
tages lack of health care and
education facilities , communication
and transport, etc.-conclusion : scene
fast changing; govt. programmes like
Gram Sadak Yojana, rural electrification,
etc.
(b) Hobbies
Introduction-spare time • r
engagement
for\ pleasure, different
.
from
. . routine~ .
ones-types of hobbies. like. gardening,,

stamp collecting, travelling, et;c., and
their benefits-conclusion
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( 6 )
5. Rewrite the following passage, correcting all

(10) grammatical errors in it : lxlO=lO
~1
The streets ,crowd by tr~.fiic even before the
daybre*. Taxis h·ave been bringing tired
people from the- airport and the ,. railway
station to hotels. They hope sleeping for a .
few hours ' before their busy day in ·the ,,bi~
city is begining. Tru_cks are bri~ging fresh
fruits filld vegetable,s in the cit:y. Ships
loaded with food and fuel tie up in the dock.
Towards morning the streets are quieter,
and they are never deserted in the big city.
6. Read the following extracts from the

prescribed text and answer the questions
that follow :
(a) As the years rolled by, we saw less

of each other. For some time she
continued to wake me up and get me
ready for school. When I came back,
she would ask -me what the teacher
had taught me. I would tell her English
words and little things of Western
science and learning, the law of gravity,

( 7 )
Archimedes' principle, the world being

round, etc. This made her unhappy.
She could not help me with my
lessons. She did not believe in the
things they taught at the English
school and was distressed that there
was no teaching about God and the
scriptures. One day I announced that
we were be~ng given music lessons. She
was very disturbed. To her, music had
,. "-- !
lewd associations. It was the monopoly
of harlots and beggars and was not
meant for gentlefolk. She said nothing
but her silence meant disapproval. She
rarely talked to me after that.
Questions :
(i) What happened with the passage

of time?
(ii) What did the writer learn at the

Englis!1 school?
(iii) Why did the grandmother feel

unhappy?
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( 8 )
(iv) Why was the grandmother

distressed?
(v) How did the grandmother regard
music? 2x5=10
(b) The most important thing we've learned,

So far as children are concerned,
Is never, NEVER, NEVER let
Them near.,. yqur television set-
, -
Or b"'etter still, just µon't install -

The idiotic J:hing. at all.
In almost every house we've been,
We've watched them gaping at the screen.
They loll and slop and lounge about,
And stare until their eyes pop out.
(Last week in someone's place we saw
A dozen eyeballs
'
~
. on the floor.)
They sit and stare and stare and sit
Until they're hypnotised by it,
Until they're absolutely drunk
With all that shocking ghastly junk.
Questions :
(i) What is the most important thing

we have learned?

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(ii) What is still better?
(iii) "The idiotic thing .... " What is

referred to as the idiotic thing?
(iv) What has been watched at almost

every house we have visited?
(v) How do children behave while

'gaping at the screen'? 2x5=10
7. Read the following extract from the

prescribed text and answer the questions
that follow, in about 70 words each :
/I
I was hardly a~are of a father, and do not
remember him having lived with us. He too
was a vaudevillian, a quiet, brooding man
with dark eyes. Mother said he looked like
Napoleon. He had a light baritone voice and
was considered a very fine artist. Even in
those days he earned the considerable sum
of forty pounds a week. The trouble was
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that he drank too much, which mother said
was the cause of their separation.
It was difficult for vaudevillians not to drink
in those days, for alcohol was sold in all
theatres, and after a performer's act, he was
expected to go to the theatre bar and drink
with the customers. Some theatres made
more profit from the bar than from the box
office, and a number of stars were paid
large salaries not alone for their talent but
because they spent most of their money at
the theatre bar. Thus many an artist was
ruined by drink-my father was one of
them. He died of alcoholic excess at the age
of thirty-seven. Mother would tell stories
about him with humour and sadness. He
had a violent temper when drinking, and

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during one of his tantrums, she ran off to
Brighton with some friends
Questions:
(a) What does the writer say about his

father?
(b) What account of the vaudevillians does

the passage give? Sx2=10
8. Read the passage below and answer the

questions that follow :
The first atom bomb, dropped on Hiroshima

on August 6, 1945, brought home to us the
real significance of the power of science and
our helplessness to know how to use it.
.
Although the goal of science is . the search,
. . \ . I' '.
for truth, it has also brought civilization

r• .
on the verge of destruction. Should we
abandon science or continue with it at the
risk of the whole civilization? It is not easy
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to answer this question , because the good

and evil flowing from science are generally
undistinguishable. The recent scientific
inventions like the radar, jet propulsion
- ·-
-.:..:.. ~
ap{i
' "'
unlimited power resources can be used

for both peaceful and warlike. purposes.,
depending on human motives and desires.
< ' •
Since scientists are men of superior

training and insight, they must accept some
of the responsibilities for using science for
peaceful purposes. Ultimately society itself
must assume that responsibility because
the chief enemy of mankind is! war, not
science. Men who use science for warlike
purposes are responsible for its evil
consequen~es .
Questions :
(aj What made us realize the significance

of the power of science?
(b) What is the goal of science?
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(c) What does the use of scientific

inventions for good or for evil depend
on?
(d) What responsibilities must scientists

accept?
(e) Who are responsible for the evil

consequences of science? 2x5=10
9. (a) Find the words/expressions from the

passage in Q. No. 8, which have the
following meanings 1x3=3
(i) Usually
(ii) Power of seeing with the m ind
(iii) Undertake
(b) Use the following expressions in

sentences of your own : 1 x2=2
(i) on th e verge of
(ii) t o dep end on
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( 14 .)
10. The pie chart given below contains data on

the various ways Mr. Mohanty, who has an
annual saving of? 1,00,000, invests/saves
his money. Interpreting the data, write a
paragraph of 70 words on Mr. Mohanty's
savings/ investments 5
Fixed Deposits
in Bail.ks
11. Given below are five meanings of the word

'fine'. The meanings are followed by five
sentences in which the word has been used.
Match each meaning with its corresponding
sentence : lx5=5
Meanings:
\J (a) superb, remarkable
..J(b) pure
\\ (c) enjoyable
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•
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1?(d) supenor
'i ;1(e) of small particles
Sentences :
(i) The boys had a fine time at the beach .

. . .- _., , . '
(ii) Sand is finer than gravel.

' '
(iii) The lady considers herself too fine to do

homework.
(iv) Virat is a fine player of spin.
(v) The necklace is made of fine gold.
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701 R/E/DE (R/E)

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1. As a news reporter, you have moved around

Assuming that . you are the Secretary of a

2. Make outline notes on the main ideas in the

A smoker can easily be identified in any

group. Not only does he reek of stale smoke,

he also has bad breath, much to the dread

of non-smokers. However, the effects of

smoking are far more fatal than the,

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offensive smell associated with smokers.

Cigarette smoke contains many toxic

substances like carbon monoxide, nicotine

and carcinogens that not only cause

irreparable damage to the smoker, but also

to those around him who.inhale the smoke.

Carbon monoXide _red1:1ces . 'Qlood capacity.

to carry oxygen, thus causing fatigue and

panting even with the slightest physical

exertion. The lack of oxygen

acts as•,_ a c_a~~yst that accelerates the

ageing proce~s, causing wrin~es. Ni~_otine

contained in cigarette smoke reduces the

activity of the brain and the nervous

system. It also raises the risk of high blood

pressure. Nicotine causes the contraction

of blood vessels and decrease of blood

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supply. This ultimately leads to heart

attacks. Smokers are at a higher risk of

developing certain kinds of cancer because

cigarette smoke contains carcinogens.

Long-time smokers also develop cancers

of the mouth, the larynx and the lungs.

Smoking not only endangers the smoker

himself but also those who inhale

secondary smQke-smoke exhaled by

smokers. In view of the many dangers

of smoking, more smoking cessation

programmes should be introduced to

3. Developing the outline notes you have made

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4. Developing the outlines given, write an

(a) Life in a Village

Introduction-God made the country,

ones-types of hobbies. like. gardening,,

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5. Rewrite the following passage, correcting all

6. Read the following extracts from the

(a) As the years rolled by, we saw less