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B.A. LL.B (Hons) (Semester – IV) Examination, April – 2014

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SPECIAL ENGLISH

Duration: 3 hours

Instructions: Answer all questions.

Total Marks: 75

1. Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using 'but', 'so' or 'and': (3)
   1. He doesn't study hard. He will fail.

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   2. He went to school. He was marked absent.
   3. She is honest. Everyone will agree.
2. Use the appropriate modal verb: (3)
   1. We (might, may, would) go to Shimla next month.
   2. (Should, May, Will) I use your phone?

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   3. (Shall, Will, Would) I carry the box into the house for you?
3. Choose the appropriate homonym: (3)
   1. The painter carefully mixed his colours on a (palette/ palate).
   2. I wonder (weather/whether) it will rain.
   3. He asked the (Counsellor/ councillor) for an advice.

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4. Replace the underlined word with its synonym: (3)
   1. Bob did not anticipate the baseball flying towards his head during the game.
      1. predict
      2. perceive
      3. to study

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   2. The victim was murdered callously.
      1. cruelly
      2. meticulously
      3. unintentionally
   3. He absconded to avoid paying their bill.
      1. deferred

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      2. escaped
      3. restrained
5. Write antonyms for the following words: (3)
   1. conceal

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   2. optimism
   3. converge
6. Draft a legal notice on behalf of your client in whose property his neighbour has illegally constructed a garage for his scooter. (5)
7. Write a report on any one of the following topics: (10)
   1. As the Class Representative, write a report on the class activities organised for the year 2013-14.

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   2. As the reporter of a local newspaper, write a report on the gang robbery which took place last night in Porvorim.
8. Write a paragraph of 150 words on any one of the following topics: (10)
   1. If not now, then when?
   2. When was the last time you tried something new?
   3. The best advice you have ever received

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   4. The gadget that you cannot live without
9. Write an essay of about 400 words on any one of the following: (10)
   1. A Fairy Tale character comes alive.
   2. The many joys of Leisure
   3. Universal Brotherhood Is More Important than Patriotism – a Debate

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   4. Are private tuitions a necessary evil?
10. Answer any five of the following questions in not more than 150 words: (25)
    1. "Let us prepare a grave both wide and deep and respectfully bury this hoary proverb, that the law is a jealous mistress, to which we have long paid lip service". Comment on this line from Joseph W. Planck's essay.
    2. "He had brains enough to be able to calculate his chances and strength of mind enough to act on his calculation". Comment on the above line, mentioning the essay and the name of the author.
    3. "In my humble opinion, non-co-operation with evil is as much a duty as is co-operation with good". What does Gandhi mean by the above statement in his essay?

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    4. What are the members present in the court room interested in?
    5. How can one become an exceptionally great lawyer? Answer with reference to the essay 'Five functions of the Lawyer'.
    6. Chekhov successfully describes the background and the society of Russia in his time, through his text. Elaborate.

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