SSC PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, MARCH 2012

ENGLISH, Paper-II (30E) (English Medium)

(Third Language)
TIME: 2:30 HOURS Max.MARKS: 50
SECTION - I
(1-5): Read the passage given below. Then answer the
questions that follow it. Write the answers in your
answer book. 5 1 = 5
I tried to offer one or two explanations but the matter
puzzled me too. Sir Henry was an eligible bachelor with money
and a title. I couldnt find anything against him unless Stapleton
is afraid of the dark fate that runs in the family.
(Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Hound of the Baskervilles)
1. Who is the I in the passage?
2. What had Sir Henry hoped? What upset him?
3. How was the 'puzzle' solved?
4. According to the narrator, how was Sir Henry an eligible
bachelor?
5. What is 'the dark fate' that runs in the family?
(6-10) Read the passage given below. Then answer the
questions that follow it. Write the answers in your
answer book. 5 1 = 5
Nurse: Now, madam, the dentist is ready.
(W. 15 looks up)
W. 15: Do you mean me, Miss?
Nurse: Would you step into the surgery, please.
(Nurse goes into the surgery)
W. 15: Dear me, that long queue did move quickly, didnt it?
(W.15 follows the nurse into the surgery.)
(C.V. Burgess : The First Patient)
6. Where are W.15 and the nurse during this conversation?
7. Why does the nurse say that the dentist is ready now? Why
wasnt he ready before?
8. Who is W.15? Why is the nurse asking her to step into the
surgery?
9. What is the 'long queue' mentioned in the dialogue? What
had happened to it?
10. What was the reason for the long queue to move so quickly?
SECTION - II
(11-19) Answer FIVE questions, choosing at least TWO from
each set. 5 2 = 10
SET A
11. Why explanation does Stapleton give Dr Watson for having
settled in a gloomy place like Devonshire?
12. What are the experiences Dr Watson and Sir Henry
have on the moor when they go to catch Selden?
13. Why did Barrymore try to hide the fact that his wife
was sobbing?
14. How did Watson's reports help Holmes in identifying
who Stapleton was?
15. Why was Laura Lyons surprised to know that Stapleton was
a married man? Why hadnt he revealed it to her?
SET B
16. What did Salim Ali discover when he stayed with Latif
family at Kihim in 1930?
17. What does Martin Luther King mean by 'isness and
oughtness?
18. What are 'Red Data Books'? What information do they
contain?
19. Why did Gopal start playing with the ant? Did he regret
missing seeing the Viceroy?
SECTION - III
(20-21) Rearrange the scrambled sentences in each set (A&B)
to form a meaningful paragraph. Do not copy the actual sen-
tences in your answer-book. Write only the letters corre-
sponding to the sentences in the proper order.
2 2
1

2
= 5
SET A
20. (a) The inside of the tubular shaped leaf is lined with down-
ward pointing hairs which block an insect from climbing
up the tube and escaping..
(b) Carnivorous plants usually live in nitrogen poor soils.
(c) The fluid in the bottom of the tube contains digestive
juices that will consume the insect prey.
(d) The Pitcher-plant is a carnivorous plant.
(e) They have 'learned' to augment the inadequate nitrogen
available in the soil by capturing and consuming insects.
SET B
21. (a) Hence it can be seen all through the night.
(b) Planets which lie outside the Earth's orbit are called
superior planets.
(c) When a superior planet lies directly behind the Sun, we
say it is at conjunction.
(d) When it lies directly opposite the Sun as viewed from the
Earth, we say it is at opposition.
(e) When at opposition, the planet rises at sunset and sets at
sunrise.
22. Read the following advertisement which appeared in a
newspaper. 5
Wanted Counter Salespersons (F/M)
for reputed book shop.
Good salary+incentives
Apply to within a week to:
Vani Book Store
Shop no: 73, Gurukrupa Complex
Abids, Hyderabad.
Write a letter to the above address applying for the job,
asking details that you may consider necessary.
23. Read the following dialogue. Then write a paragraph expressing
your views on the topic discussed in the dialogue. 5
Mother: Raja, get up, its 5 am.
Raja: Mama, I studied late into the night and slept. Please dont
wake me up so early in the morning.
Mother: But you grasp things better if you study in the mornings.
It is the ideal time to study.
Raja: But mama....
(24-25) Read the newspaper report given below:
Two eateries shut down for dirty kitchens
Hyderabad: Two eateries have been shut down and six oth-
ers are being prosecuted for lack of hygiene and untidy con-
ditions in their respective premises including kitchens by spe-
cial inspection teams of GHMC on Saturday.
24. Imagine you had been to one of the eateries which have
been shut down and consequently fell ill. Write a letter to
your friend describing the unhygienic conditions at the
eatery, why you had to eat there and how it has affected your
health. 10
25. Imagine you are a friend of a boy who fell ill after eating at
one of the eateries. Write a letter to the Editor of a local
newspaper condemning the deplorable standards of hygiene
maintained by the eateries and suggesting measures to
check the standards of hygiene in such places. 5
TENTH ENGLISH (E/M) MODEL PAPER
(Prepared by Senior Teacher V. Karuna)
INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, MARCH 2012
BOTANY PAPER I (ENGLISH VERSION)
TIME: 3 HOURS Max. MARKS: 60
SECTION A
I. Answer all the questions in sequence 10 2 = 20
1. Why is Mendel considered as 'the father of genetics'?
2. What is epiphytic habit? Which roots help it?
3. What is spathe? Write the name of a plant in which it is found.
4. Write two or three sentences about herbarium.
5. Who proposed cell theory and what it states?
6. What is terminalization? In which stage of meiosis it is occurs?
7. Name the plants that yield Indian rubber and Para rubber.
8. What are hydrophytes? Name the tissue that helps these
plants to float on water.
9. Explain dominant character and recessive character.
10. In which cross would you obtain a 9 : 3 : 3 : 1 ratio in F
2
prog-
eny? What is the test cross ratio of the same cross.
SECTION B
II. Answer any six of the following questions 6 4 = 24
11. Describe the leaf modifications that are adapted to the
drought conditions in desert areas.
12. Differentiate between cyathium and hypanthodium.
13. Write short notes on aggregate fruits.
14. Explain the economic importance of Fabaceae.
15. Write briefly about the organelle which plays an important
role in protein synthesis.
16. List out the differences between DNA and RNA.
17. Give in detail the anatomical adaptations shown by
xerophytes.
18. What are mutations? Explain the types of mutations.
SECTION C
III. Answer any two questions 2 8 = 16
19. What are multipurpose stem modifications? Describe with
suitable examples.
20. Describe the different types of fruits having fleshy fruit walls.
21. Describe the internal structure of monocot root.
INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, MARCH 2012
BOTANY PAPER I (TELUGU VERSION)
TIME: 3 HOURS Max. MARKS: 60
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