www.gscblr.kar.nic.in General English Model Question Paper : Bangalore University

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Bangalore University
Government Science College
I Semester B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Examination, Nov/Dec. 2007
(Semester Scheme) (New)
GENERAL ENGLISH
Language English (Paper0I)
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks: 90
Instructions: 1) Answer all Questions.
2) Mention the Sections and question numbers Correctly.

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SECTION-A
I. Answer any five of the following in two or three sentences. (5x2=10)
Why is the dead Gull considered ‘a cruel recompense’?
What were the Conditions of sale agreed upon by Jenks and Solomon?
Why does the Whiteman not seem to notice the air he breathes?
Who are the five men that drive the wagon in the vachana of Allama Prabhu?
What did the boy dream of having in Ruskin Bond’s story?
Why was gangadhar not mugged and robbed of his shoes in New York?
Identify the two Contrasting voices heard by the poet in the poem ‘Snake’.

II. Answer any four of the following in half-a-page each. (4x5=20)
1.Why was Jenks considered a ‘dandified individual’?
2.How are the rich and the poor treated by the bankers?
3.Why does Lawrence say that he has something to expiate in his poem ‘Snake’?
4.How, according to the begger, are one’s dreams realized and lost?
5.What is the central idea of the poem ‘Asleep’?
6.How does Gangadhar substantiate his observation that disparity in spending among different classes of people lead to tragedy?

III. Answer any two of the following in a page each. (2x10=20)
1.How did the boy’s family react to his ‘almighty kick’ and why?
2.Narrate the circumstance that led Jenks to buy back his own whiskers.
3.How is Chief Seattle different from the Whiteman in his attitude towards nature?
4.Discuss the significance of the Mahar Struggle.