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Exam : II PU English
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Pre-University Karnataka English Question Paper
Total No. of Questions : 47 ] [ Total No. of Printed Pages : 8
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Note : i) Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
ii) Write the correct question number as it appears on the
iii) One mark questions attempted more than once will be
iv) For multiple choice questions choose the correct answer and
I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each
1. What did Hollis Meynell refuse to send –
2. Where did the mothers leave their children while they stacked
3. Why couldn’t Juliane eat the Christmas cake in the jungle –
4. Kashi’s buffalo had …………… miscarriages. a) twob) threec) four.
5. Who smashed the model of Joe’s machine –
6. How do people intend to cover the last ten yards to see the rabbit –
7. Name the self-reliant cooperative community founded by Baba Amte.
8. Which is the best time to visit Fiords, according to the lady in ‘The
9. Rukmini Devi Arundale learnt ‘Sadir’ from
a) Anna Pavlova b) Meenakshisundaram Pillaic) Krishnamachari.
10. When does the speaker rejoice in ‘The House by the Side of the
11. How long did Melkkoran take to build the glass-tree –
12. Kie Ho does not support …………… system of education.
II. Answer any eight of the following ( choosing at least two from poetry )
13. Describe the three women whom Blandford came across
14. How does the poet describe the growth of children in ‘Life’s
15. How did Juliane’s stay in the hut for the night prove to be fortunate
16. What conflict did Tansukh experience when the old man approached
17. How does William Shakespeare describe the nature of true love
18. Why did people oppose Joe’s invention – How did they protest
19. What light does the poem ‘The Rabbit’ throw on the evil
20. Bring out the two contrasting images of the lady presented
21. Explain how Rukmini Devi Arundale is not only a liberator
22. Describe Kuruman Panikkan and his arrival at the Champaka-
III. Answer the following in about 200 words : 6
23. Baba Amte’s life is an illustration of his slogan ‘Work Builds, Charity
24. When did the Titanic begin its voyage –
25. What did people call the Titanic –
26. How did the people on board feel –
27. What did the man who kept watch notice at 11·40 P.M. –
28. Who tried to steer the ship away –
29. Why did water pour into the engine room –
30. What message did Capt. Smith give –
31. Why couldn’t California receive the radio signals –
32. How many people could Carpathia save –
33. Where is the Titanic now –
March 2010
I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence
1. Why did Blandford mistake the woman past 40 for Hollis Meynell ?
2. Name the only survivor in the air-crash in ‘Girl gainst the Jungle’.
3. Which is the lowest form of sin, according to Tansukh ?
4. According to Sonnet 116, “……………….. bears it out even to the edge of doom”.
5. On what condition did the villagers leave Joe’s house ?
6. Where does the rabbit hide himself in the poem ‘The Rabbit’ ?
7. According to Baba Amte, a leader is one who
a) leads himself
b) dominates others
c) wants to have followers.
8. In ‘The Travel Bureau’ where does the travel guide live ?
9. Who taught Sadir to Rukmini Devi Arundale ?
10. In the poem ‘The House by the Side of the Road’, “brook-gladdened meadows” suggest
a) happy moments of life
b) unhappy moments of life
c) dark side of life.
11. How did Kuruman Panikkan reward Melkkoran ?
12. Which system of education gives importance to memorization ?
II. Answer any eight of the following choosing at least two from poetry in a paragraph of 80 – 100 words
13. State Hollis’ reasons for her refusal to send her photograph to Blandford.
14. Describe the growth of children as brought out in the poem ‘Life’s Beginning’.
15. Describe Juliane’s routine in the Peruvian jungle.
16. How is the conflict between Joe and the villagers brought out in the play ‘One Dark Night’ ?
17. Why does Baba Amte say that Anandwan is a different world from the outer world ?
18. How does the poem ‘The Travel Bureau’ present the two different images of the travel guide ?
19. Write a note on the activities in Kalakshetra.
20. Why does the speaker not want to ‘sit in the scorner’s seat’ or ‘hurl
the cynic’s ban’ in ‘The House by the Side of the Road’ ?
21. How did Melkkoran build the glass tree ?
22. Why does Kie Ho not support the Indonesian system of education ?
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