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

Special English

Duration: 3 Hours

Max Marks: 75

Instructions: All questions are compulsory.

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Section-I

A) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using 'but', 'so' or 'and': (3)

1. a) The streets were flooded. Kusum reached the station on time.
2. b) Sudha lost her leg in an accident. She kept on dancing.
3. c) Susheela was a good cook. She had to cook whenever guests came.

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B) Use the appropriate modal verb: (3)

1. a) (Shall, Might, Could) you show me the way to the station?
2. b) I was afraid that if I asked him again he (can, might, may) refuse.
3. c) You (ought, should, must) to pay your debts.

C) Choose the appropriate homonym: (3)

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1. a) After brushing against a (stationary/ stationery) truck, my car turned turtle.
2. b) Sometimes he blushes when you offer him a (compliment/complement).
3. c) They added (currents/ currants) to the dessert.

D) Replace the underlined word with its synonym: (3)

1. The students were hardworking.
   1. a) assiduous

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   2. b) shrewd
   3. c) lethargic
2. He was baffled with the type of questions they asked.
   1. a) agitated
   2. b) confronted

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   3. c) Confused
3. The rigidity in his perception could not be eliminated.
   1. a) elasticity
   2. b) inflexibility
   3. c) scepticism

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E) Write antonyms for the following words: (3)

1. a) scarcity
2. b) attraction
3. c) contrast

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Section-II

A) Write a report on any one of the following topics: (10)

1. a) Write a report on the inauguration of a movie club by the Department of English in your College.
2. b) A body was found on the road side on the outskirts of Calangute yesterday. As the reporter of a leading newspaper in your town, write a report on the above incident.

B) Draft a legal notice on behalf of an owner of a property to a trespasser to remove the encroachments on his property. (5)

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C) Write a paragraph of 150 words on any one of the following topics: (10)

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1. a) When was the last time you tried something new?
2. b) A Village Fair
3. c) Rumour is a great traveller
4. d) Every cloud has a silver lining

D) Write an essay of about 400 words on any one of the following: (10)

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1. a) A day in the life of a traffic constable
2. b) The Wills, the Won'ts and the Can'ts - Which one are you?
3. c) The commercialisation of festivals has eroded their real significance. Do you agree?
4. d) Are private tuitions a necessary evil?

Section-III

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A) Answer any five of the following questions in not more than 150 words: (25)

1. a) In the essay The Law is a Jealous Mistress, what is the author trying to explain?
2. b) "The first shock came in the shape of the Rowlatt Act, a law designed to rob the people of all real freedom". Explain these lines from the essay A Plea for the Severest Penalty.
3. c) According to George Bernard Shaw, where does the responsibility of crime lie - in the individual criminal or society? Examine with reference to his essay.
4. d) "Those shots were not an outrage: they were a precautionary operation". Who is the author talking about in his essay On the Reasonable Murder of a Police Constable?

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5. e) The discrimination and problems in the society can lead one to insanity. Elaborate with reference to the essay In the Court.
6. f) Why do people feel that their local and country judges are not honest? (from the essay The Five Functions of a Lawyer)