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Karnatata 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2018
Time 3.15 Hours
Max.Marks – 100
Instructions:
(a) Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
(b) Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
(c) One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
(d) Answers to question number 24 (a-j) and 25 (i-iii) should be in sequence and at one place.
(e) For multiple choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.
I. Answer the following in a word, phrase or a sentence each: 12 x 1 = 12
Question 1.
Who looks as a Snowy dove to Romeo?
Answer:
Juliet.
Question 2.
What does the word ‘bows’ refer to in the poem ‘On Children’?
Answer:
Parents.
Question 3.
What does the Earth University teach; according to Vandana Shiva?
Answer:
Earth Democracy.
Question 4.
What did Dona Laura carry everyday to feed the pigeons in ‘A Sunny Morning’?
Answer:
Bread crumbs.
Question 5.
Who was Basavaiah’s rival in ‘The Gardener’?
Answer:
Tammanna.
Question 6.
What would the foot like to be in ‘To The Foot From Its Child’?
Answer:
Apple or a butterfly.
Question 7.
Mention the name of the library’ which was attacked by countless volumes of flames in the dreams of Borges?
Answer:
Library of Alexandria.
Question 8.
According to the poet makes this Earth heaven:
(a) heavenly nymphs
(b) gods
(c) gentle sun
Answer:
(c) Gentle sun.
Question 9.
Why do Japanese make a fearful noise while eating soup?
Answer:
A sign of appreciation.
Question 10.
What does PAP stand for in ‘The voter’?
Answer:
People’s Alliance Party.
Question 11.
Who was the central co-ordinator of the cycling movement in ‘Where There is A Wheel’?
Answer:
Kannammal.
Question 12.
Who opposed Kamma landlords in the poem ‘Water’?
Answer:
Karamchedu Suvarthamma.
II. Answer any eight of the following (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80-100 words each: 8 x 4 = 32
Question 13.
Describe the attempts made by the Ministers in solving the problem of cutting off the criminal’s head?
Answer:
Rabindranath Tagore had started a learning centre in Shantiniketan, as a forest school, to take inspiration from nature and to create an Indian cultural renaissance. Vandana Shiva the environmental activist quotes the following from Tagore’s essay ‘Tapovan’ (Forest of Purity). Indian civilization had located its source of regeneration from its forests and not cities.
Forests were the places where man could be in communion with trees and rivers, away from the crowds and attain intellectual evolution, and having the best ideas springing forth. The diverse processes of renewal of life varying from species to species and from season to season in the forest have influenced our culture, with their sight, sound and smell.The unifying principles of life in diversity, of democratic pluralism has become the principle of Indian civilization.
Question 14.
What attitudes should parents have toward their children, according to the prophet?
Answer:
The speaker in the poem on Children speaks and advises parents not to be possessive in shaping their children’s goals. The prophet tells that children arc sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through parents hut God is the original creator of children and parents are merely actors who act on the wish of God. He says that though the children live with parents. the do not belong to them. The prophet says parents can give their love. not thoughts. He clearly states that parents can only shelter their body, not their soul.
The generation gap is universal and life never goes back to the past but moves forward into the future. Prophet draws metaphor of ‘Bows and Arrows’ to compare parents to bows, children to arrows and God as the Archer. The parents must bend for the happiness of their children, only’ then arrows fly fast which means children will be able to achieve their goals. The prophet advises parents to allow children to grow freely and live according to their wish as the archer loves the how that is stable.
Question 15.
Write a brief note on ‘Chipko Movement’ which took place in the Himalayan region?
Answer:
The features of chipko movement are that it was a non-violent response to the large scale deforestation like doing padayatras, documenting the deforestation and the work of the forest activists, hugging the trees to prevent them from being cut down. One such Chipko action took place in the Himalayan village of Adwani in 1977. A woman led resistance against her own husband, who had obtained a contract to cut trees. She protested with lighted lanterns in bright day light.
Question 16.
How did Basavaiah start filling his life with all kinds of material wealth?
Answer:
Basavaiah became too greedy and made a lot of property, and became too materialistic. He also built a mansion and hired a number of persons to praise him, and he bought many ornaments and precious stones as status symbols.
Question 17.
‘True love is related to soul but not to the physical beauty’. How is this idea brought out in the poem ‘When You Are Old’?
Answer:
The poem brings out the transient nature of beauty as against the fact that true love remains permanent. Here the poet describes his lady’s beauty when she was young and he also describes her after becoming old as she had grey hair and sleepy eyes. Despite all these, the poet’s love remains constant, because his love is permanent though her beauty has waned.
Question 18.
Describe the different stages of transformation of the foot after it is condemned to live in a shoe?
Answer:
Nerudas poem works out the contrast between colourful dreams and humdrum reality of life. The poet has used the foot as a metaphor for the child and describes the dreams and realities of life. In the beginning, the child is unaware that it is a foot and would rather be a butterfly or an apple. When it grows, it faces difficulties of life as walking on stones and bits of glasses, ladders and the paths on the rough earth.
After facing all these struggles of life, it ‘ understands that it cannot become a butterfly or an apple. The foot feels defeated when it is inside a shoe, though in the darkness of the shoe, it never sees anything. It is like a blind person in darkness. The foot becomes rough and exposed to the difficulties in life. It knows no rest as it continuously walks through markets, mines and other places. It must work without gender discrimination and till death it has to walk and work without sleep. The foot has to work and walk all life facing challenges not able to realize its dreams and unaware of the bitter truth of life.
Question 19.
What are the views of Borges on blindness?
Answer:
According to Borges, blindness is a way of life that is not entirely unhappy. All persons must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have been given to us for a purpose. All that happens to us, including humiliations, misfortunes, embarrassments, is given to us as raw material as clay so that we may shape our art.
Question 20.
How has bicycle brought a total change in the lives of rural women as in ‘Where There is A Wheel’?
Answer:
‘Cycle’ has changed the lives and livelihood of rural women of Pudukottai. Cycling is a symbol of freedom, independence and mobility. Cycle has reduced their dependence on men. It gave them mobility in cut off areas. Cycling had economic implications, their income and business improved. It enabled women to transport goods, cut down on time and gave them time to focus on selling their produce. Cycling brought about social status and recognition in women’s life. It brought self respect and gave a feeling of goodness and independence. Thus cycle served as a metaphor for freedom, independence and mobility.
Question 21.
Everyone is full of praise for Marcus Ibe. What qualities and achievements attracted the people to praise him in ‘The Voter’?
Answer:
Marcus Ibe was Minister of Culture in the out going government. Politics brought wealth chieftaincy titles, doctorate degrees and other honours. He had two long cars and had built himself the biggest house and christened it ‘Umuofia Mansion’ in honour of his village, and he had slaughtered five bulls and countless goats to entertain the people. He remained devoted to his people. Whenever he could, he left the good things of the capital and returned to his village which had neither running water nor electricity.
Question 22.
Give an account of the complicated way of bowing in Japan.
Answer:
In Japan, bowing is almost like a mania. Everybody keeps bowing to everybody else, with great solemnity and natural, inimitable grace. Bowing is akin to shaking hands or kissing the cheek as is normal in the west. It is quainter, more formal, more oriental with complex rules and hierarchies but very much infectious. Foreigners may find themselves bowing, but with amusing, unintentional blunders, either bowing too deeply or not deeply enough or to wrong persons at the wrong places.
The differences in ranks, standing, age, social position are subtely reflected. There are clear cut differences in positions and basic rules inside the family too. But Japanese carry out these complicated. hierarchical rituals without difficulty and with great aplomb. Bowing is part of their culture and ingrained in them since birth.
III. Answer the following in about 200 words: 1 x 6 = 6
Question 23.
How did Romeo and Juliet express their romantic love feelings to each other in the poem ‘Romeo and Juliet’?
Answer:
Though Romeo and Juliet belonged to rival families their love is as immense as earth and as wide as sky, there is no black spot in their love. It is difficult to say whose love is more intense because in true love we could not discriminate the lover’s love for each other. But to think Juliet’s love is more intense because generally it is easy for boys to love, but for girls it is difficult when they are of rival families.
Though Juliet knew this, she did not fear her family, she knows that if her family were to know about their love, definitely Romeo and Juliet would be killed. But she did not fear and she says if she is killed her beloved would be cut into little stars to glitter in the sky and make the sky brighter than day. This is the evidence to justify that her love is more intense than Romeo’s by her statement that his glow would be brighter than day and if he stays among stars the world would definitely forget to worship the sun and spend the night peacefully in her beloved’s presence. In this way, her love made his death immortal, and his life and her love permanent on the earth.
OR
Inspite of all their efforts, the king and his team failed in punishing the criminal. How is it narrated in the story ‘Too Dear’?
Answer:
Monaco, when a murderer was caught, initially judges, prosecutors and jurymen assembled to decide on the punishment for the culprit. After long deliberations, they condemned the culprit to have his head cut off as per law. The problem was that Monaco neither had a guillotine nor an executioner. Hiring was quite expensive and there were meetings again. They altered the death sentence to life imprisonment. All Monaco had was a small lock up room. More committees were formed to sort this out. They found a place and hired a guard to watch over the criminal and fetch him food. As this was costing too much, the next committee dismissed the guard, and waited for the criminal to run away. He did not do so telling that his reputation had gone and nobody would hire him. Finally, he agreed to leave when offered regular pension. All these considerations were carried out in meetings after meetings.
OR
“Everything is fair in love and war”. How do you substantiate this statement relating to the attitudes of Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo in the play ‘A Sunny Morning’?
Answer:
Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo were deeply in love when they were young. They used to meet each other regularly in the night under the window of Laura’s Villa called ‘Maricela’ near Valencia. Unfortunately, Laura’s parents decide to marry her to a merchant. And one -night when Gonzalo goes to meet Laura, the merchant comes there unexpectedly, and blames and humiliates Gonzalo. A fight ensues between the merchant and Gonzalo, and the merchant gets badly wounded. Gonzalo runs away to Africa.
Gonzalo writes many letters to Laura but he never gets any reply. Then he realises that he had lost her love. But she was waiting for Gonzalo’s return, and she did not get to read his letters, because her parents had intercepted and destroyed them. She waited for Gonzalo to return in vain and after two years married the merchant. After many years, they meet in their old-age in a park at Madrid. Gonzalo was suffering from gout and his eye-sight was poor.
They have been coming to the same park without running into each other. One day Gonzalo disturbs Laura while she was feeding pigeons. Once they get to talking with each other, they realise their true identities but refrain from reveal mg to each other. In this way, it is ironic that even though they are eager to meet each other they pretend to be somebody else and do not disclose. They are happy with the sweet memories only.
IV.
Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it: 10 x 1 = 10
Stress is a disease of modern times. It afflicts people regardless of their situation in life. Stress is present in the lives of the rich and poor, literate and illiterate, men and women. Stress is, however, more evident and is probably more widespread in technologically advanced countries and is common among higher qualified professionals.
Stress is of various kinds, physical, emotional and intellectual, and it is characterized by a feeling of being burned of being unable to cope. At a physical level, modern technology and facilities have actually increased workloads and decreased relaxation. Mobile phones and laptops have made it easy to carry the office to the home.
Emotional stress increases when there is disharmony and friction in relationships. Unfortunately, the trend today is to take the easy way out people prefer to break away from relationships rather than repair them. The answer to stress can be found in the every letters of the word, stress ‘S’ stands for strength, physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. Physical and emotional weakness leads to irritability.
A strong healthy body developed through proper diet, exercise and pranayama techniques helps reduce stress at the physical level. Love compassion and friendship are valuable strength gives that help us cope with stress. The scriptures say that knowledge of self . cannot be gained without inner strength. Rabindranath Tagore, in a poem, prays to the Lord not to remove all obstacles, but instead, he asks for strength to bear them. Before the start of Mahabharatha war, Arjun was seized with about of emotional weakness and he refused to fight the war. Lord Krishna rescued him by giving him emotional strength.
‘T’ stands for traffic control. We need to regulate and control out thoughts. We can cope with stress best if our thoughts are orderly and methodical. Unnecessary accumulation leads to clogging of the mind. The key lies in being able to love one moment at a time. Eat while eating, work while working, and leave the home at the home and the office at the office. Remember, however long we have to travel, we can only take one step at a time.
Question 24.
(a) What is disease in modern times
Answer:
Stress.
(b) What are the kinds of stress mentioned in the passage?
Answer:
Physical, emotional and intellectual.
(c) What has actually increased workloads and decreased relaxation?
Answer:
Modem technology and facilities
(d) When does emotional stress increase?
Answer:
Disharmony and friction in relationships.
(e) Name any one of the techniques which can develop our body strong and healthy?
Answer:
Proper diet, exercise and pranayama techniques.
(f) What does Rabindranath Tagore pray to the lord in a poem?
Answer:
Not to remove all obstacles bul instead asks for strength to bear them.
(g) Who rescued Arjun by giving him emotional strength?
Answer:
Lord Krishna.
(h) What does ‘T’ stand for in the passage?
Answer:
Traffic control.
(i) Add a suitable prefix to the word ‘control’ that make its antonym.
Answer:
Uncontrol.
(j) How many steps one can take while we travel long?
Answer:
One step at a time.
Question 25.
Read the following lines and answer the questions set on it: 3 x 1 = 3
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could…
(i) Where did two roads diverge in?
(ii) Why did the poet say sorry?
(iii) What did he do being stood long?
Answer:
(i) In a yellow wood.
(ii) He could not travel both.
(iii) Looked down as far as he could.
V.
Question 26.
Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets: 3 x 1 = 3
Once a murder ………… (commit) in the kingdom of Monaco. The committee ……… (force) to look for the ways to punish the criminal. Finally the punishment ……… (give) to him.
Answer:
Once a murder was committed in the kingdom of Monaco. The committee were ‘ forced to look for the ways to punish the criminal. Finally the punishment was given to him.
Question 27.
Report the following conversation: 5 x 1 = 5
Don Gonzalo : That bench over there is mine.
Juanito : Three priests are sitting there.
Don Gonzalo : Rout them out. Have they gone?
Juanito : Still they are talking.
Answer:
Don Gonzala said that the bench over there was his. Junaito said that three priests were sitting there. Don Gonzalo said to rout them out. He questioned whether they had gone. Junaito replied that they were still talking.
Question 28.
Complete the following dialogue (Conversation between the principal and a student,
who has to join for 4 x 1 = 4
Student : Good morning sir! ………….. (Introduces himself)
Principle : Yes, What do you want?
Student : I have passed SSLC with first class, (seeking suggestion about combination)
Principle : (giving suggestion)
Student : No, I would like to join for Science.
Principal : O.K. You can come and join tomorrow.
Student : (Expressing gratitude)
Answer:
Student : Good mornine Sir! I am Srinivas
Principal : Yes, what do you want?
Student : I have passed SSLC with first class, I would like to know the courses offered for PUC.
Principal : You can join commerce course.
Student : No, I would like to join for Science.
Principal : O.K. You can come and join tomorrow.
Student : Thank you for the information.
Question 29.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in the bracket: 2×1 = 2
After the arrival of the old man the owner of the Garden became lethargic and ……….. from hard work. Then Gradually he was addicted to adultery and other vices. His wife became helpless and had to …………….. him. (put up with, shied away, umpteen)
Answer:
After the arrival of the old man, the owner of the Garden became lethargic and shied way, from hard work. Then gradually he was addicted to adultery and other vices. His wife became helpless and had to put up with him.
Question 30.
Fill in the blanks with the right linker: (but, after, and, because): 4 x 1 = 4
Rufus Okeke came back to his village ……………… the completion of his bicycle repairer’s apprentice from Harcourt. …………… he wanted to help and guide his people in the coming elections. Then he supported PAP with all his heart and soul …………. had to change his mind in the end vote for both the parties.
Answer:
Rufus Okeke came back to his village after the completion of his bicycle repairer’s apprentice from Harcourt. Because he ‘ wanted to help and guide his people in the coming elections. Then he supported PAP with all his heart and soul but had to change his mind in the end and vote for both the parties.
VI.
Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes given below? 8 x 1/2 = 4
Question 31.
Krishnadevaraya ruled the Vijayanagara Empire. He gave a good governance during his regime. Gold, silver and diamond were sold on the streets of Vijayanagara. He respected men and women equally. In his court, ‘ there was a clown called Tenali Rama who was known for his wit.
Answer:
Question 32.
Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement appeared in ‘Deccan Herald dated 25th of March 2018:
|
Wanted Qualification : Any Degree with Computer knowledge, Fluency in English and Kannada, Experience preferred. |
Answer:
XXX,
YYY
17th March 2018 The Executive Manager
Bindu Home Appliances Pvt. Ltd.
P.B Road, Chitradurga
Dear Sir/Madam
Sub: Application for the post of Sales Manager.
This is response to the following advertisement which appeared in Deccan Herald dated 25th May 2018.1 have completed my B.Com from Bangalore University. I have 2 years experience as Sales Manager in Shwetha Enterprises. I hope my qualification and experience suit your requirements.
Thanking You
Yours faithfully
Sd/
(XXX)
Resume
Name : XXX
Address : YYY
Educational Qualification :
| B.Com | Bangalore University | 72% | 2014 |
| PUC | PUE Board | 80% | 2011 |
| SSLC | KSSEB | 75% | 2009 |
Work Experience : 2 years experience as Sales Manager in Shwetha Enterprises
Computer knowledge : Basic, Tally
Languages known : English, Kannada
Nationality : Indian
Hobbies : Surfing, Reading Novels.
Question 33.
Imagine that you are the General Secretary of your College Union. You have to introduce the guest in the annual day function in about 100 words. His personal details are as below:
Name : Mr. Vedamurty
Native : Davangere
Education : M.A. English, KAS 2008 batch, served as lecturer in Chitradurga.
Present : Asst. Commissioner, Food and Civil Supply, Bellary.
OR
The following bar graph represents information about the migration of people from rural area toward cities from 2000-2015. Using the data prepare a report in about 120 words.
Answer:
Respected Principal, honourable Chief guest, respected teachers and my dear friends, as the General Secretary it gives me immense pleasure to introduce the chief guest of our Annual Day Function Mr. Vedamurthy. He is a native of Davangere. He has completed his M.A. in English. He has served as a lecturer in Chitradurga. He has cleared his KAS in 2008 and is presently serving as Asst. Commissioner Food and Civil Supply, Bellary. We are really very happy to have you with us today.
OR
Answer:
The following bar graph gives information about the migration of people from rural area towards cities from 2000 to 2015. In 2000, 25% people moved towards cities. In 2005,30% people. In 2010,50% people moved to cities. In 2015, nearly 60% people moved to cities. It can be concluded that from 2000-2015, there has been a gradual increase in the migration of people from rural area toward cities. .
VII.
Question 34.
What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? 4 x 1 = 4
Rabindranath Tagore, in a poem who prays to the Lord not to remove all obstacles, asks for strength to bear them. Before the start of the Mahabharata War, Arjun was seized with emotional weakness. Therefore he refused to fight the war. But Lord Krishna rescued him by giving emotional strength.
(i) who : …………………………
(ii) them : ……………………….
(iii) he : ………………………….
(iv) him : ……………………….
Answer:
(i) who : Rabindranath Tagore
(ii) them : obstacles
(iii) he : Ariuna
(iv) him : Lord Krishna.
Question 35.
Rewrite the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence: 1
seven thousand / in Monaco / there are / only / men.
Answer:
There are only seven thousand men in Monaco.
OR
Only there are seven thousand men in Monaco.