Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Question paper of B. Sc. I, Sem. I

S. S. S. K. R. Innani Mahavidyalaya, Karanja lad

Unit-Test
B. Sc. –I Semester-I                                       Sept., 2017
Sub: - Compulsory English
Time: 1 Hour                                                                        Marks: 30


1.      Answer any Five of the following in one or two sentences each:                             10
(i)              What, according to Gangu, to do to win someone?
(ii)             How did Gangu earn his living after he got married?
(iii)           What kind of man does Kipling want to find out?
(iv)           What does Kipling say with all the force to young men?
(v)             What, according to Raman, made wonderful difference between the Libyan Desert and the Valley of Nile in Egypt?
(vi)            What, according to Raman, plays a vital role in South Indian agriculture?
(vii)           What is the basis of all life on earth?
(viii)         What makes all agriculture impossible?
(ix)             What is soil erosion?

2.      Do as directed.   (Any Five)                                                                                      10
(i)                 I don’t believe in old customs and meaningless traditions. (Pick out the pronoun)
(ii)               But Gangu never greets me like this. (Pick out the verb)
(iii)             I was most disappointed _______ Gangu’s words. (use appropriate preposition)
(iv)             Egypt, in fact, was made _____ its river. (use appropriate preposition)
(v)               The despair and ____ horror mean nothing.  (use appropriate article)
(vi)             Humankind has always searched in vain for ______ imaginary elixir of life.  (use appropriate article)
(vii)           The flow of water has undoubtedly played a great part in geological process.  (Change the sentence into Simple past tense)
(viii)         And we both went to Gangu’s house. (change the sentence into Simple future tense)
(ix)             They say youth is the season of hope. (add a question tag)
(x)               This earth is precious to Him. (add a question tag)
(xi)             He gave a hearty laugh. (change into Exclamatory)
(xii)           She had a very difficult time. (change into Exclamatory)

3.      Answer any One of the following in about 150 words:                                              10
(i)                 Attempt a character sketch of Gangu.?
(ii)               Water is the elixir of life. Illustrate?


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Wednesday, 6 December 2017

External Guidance Programme of Prof. Ram Shirbhate...

S. S. S. K. R. Innani 
Mahavidyalaya, Karanja lad

Department of English

External Guidance Programme on
“English Grammar”
A guest lecture of Prof. Ram Shirbhate, Nagpure had organized on “English Grammar” for the students of B. Com.- I & II. Prof. A. D. Barde presided over the function. Prof. Ram Shirbhate was present as the chief guest. He taught the easy method of speaking English. He made the students to ask the question to him of their own choices. Ms. Gote from B. Com.- I asked him five questions and he himself answered her questions. In fact, he conducted the students’s centred class. His enthusiastic style helped them to enrich the knowledge of the subject.
Dr. S. K. Thorat delivered the introductory speech. The programme had conducted by Mr. Sachin Khadse, B. Com. - I. Ms. Gughane, B. Com. - I proposed the vote of thanks. Dr. D. P. Parate, and Prof. Panjawani were present on the occasion. Total 84 students of B. Com.- I & II attended the lecture. Dr. S. K. Thorat along with the students strove hard for the success of the programme.

Date: 17.10.2017

Convener
Dr. S. K. Thorat

External Guidance Programme of Prof. Ram Shirbhate,


Question Paper for B. Com.- I, Sem. - I

S. S. S. K. R. Innani Mahavidyalaya, Karanja lad
First Term Exam. Nov., 2017
B. com. –I, Sem. - I        Sub: - English Compulsory
Time: Three Hours                                                                   Marks: 80


1.         Attempt any Two of the following:                                                               16
(i)                 Attempt a summary of “The Eyes are not Here”, highlighting the climax in it.
(ii)               Give a character sketch of Harvey Maxwell.
(iii)             Egotism is the bore’s foundation stone. Elucidate. How do some people avoid bores?
(iv)             Narrate the plight of the child after he lost contact with his parents. How did the benevolent man try to soothe him? What was the result?
2.         Attempt any Four of the following:                                                               16    
(i)                 Summarize the poem “The World is too much with us.”
(ii)               Bring out the theme of “The World is too much with us.”
(iii)             The tone of ‘Once Upon a Time’ is sad. Justify with reference to the instances in the poem.
(iv)             Summarize the poem, ‘Once Upon a Time’.
(v)               Give the substance of the poem ‘If’.
(vi)             What, according to Kipling, are the qualities needed for becoming a man?
3.         Attempt the following:                                                                                  16
A.                                                                                          
(i)                 I had the compartment upto ……. , and then a girl got in.
a) Rohana  b) Dehara c) Saharanpur d) Mussoorie
(ii)               ‘You have an …… face’, Iremarked.
a) beautiful  b) interesting c) pretty d) nice
(iii)             ‘Why don’t you look out of the …….?’, she asked.
a) compartment  b) door c) window d) birth
(iv)             The young lady had been Maxwell’s ……… for a year.
a) wife  b) sister c) daughter d) secretary
(v)               …….. , a personal clerk in the office of Maxwell.
a) Pitcher  b) Leslie c) Maxwell d) Harvey
(vi)             The …… and speed of business grew fiercer and faster.
a) run  b) rush c) rain d) room
(vii)           Lucas claims that everybody is a …… ,- a dull and tedious person.
a) bad  b) sad c) bore d) groom
(viii)         Bores are …….. largely because they have so much to tell.
a) bad  b) sad c) bore d) happy
(ix)             There was a ……… in full swing.
a) roundabout  b) flour c) bore d) power
(x)               “How did you get here, child? Whose ….. are you?”
a) boy  b) baby c) son d) child
B.
(i)                 The  …… is too much with us; late and soon.
a) nation  b) country c) universe d) world
(ii)               We have given our hearts away, a sordid ….. !.
a) cool  b) moon c) boon d) soon
(iii)             Once ….. a time, son,
a) in  b) upon c) on d) before
(iv)             ‘Feel at home!’ Come …..
a) again  b) back c) on d) after
(v)               ……..  you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
a) Nor  b) Unless c) Whether d) If
(vi)             If you can ….. – and not make dreams your master;.
a) think  b) see c) dream d) seem
4.         (a) Change the narration of the following (any Two):-                                   4
(i)                 What is all this? he asked.
(ii)               ‘All right,’ I said, ‘in that case I accept your resignation.’
(iii)             ‘You are a very gallant young man’, she said.
(iv)             ‘You are losing your mind, Pitcher,’ said Maxwell.
            (b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles -                                                4
(i)                 There is no man busier than …… New York broker.
(ii)               So many things were happening outside …. window.
(iii)             There was once …. Eccentric peer.
(iv)             It was … flowering mustard field, pale like melting gold.
            (c) Do as directed                                                                                              4
(i)                 Formidable (Give synonym)
(ii)               Clutched (Give synonym)
(iii)             Dull (Give antonym)
(iv)             Refusal (Give antonym)
           (d) Write the correct forms of the verbs:-                                                           4
(i)                 I …. (get) down at Saharanpur now.
(ii)               She ….. (rise) to her feet and …. (gaze) upon him, round eyed.
(iii)             I …. (refer) to bores exclusively as men.
(iv)             As he …. (come) to where they ….. (stop) to wait for him.
5.  (A)    Write an application for a post of Assistant Professor to the principal, S. S. S. K. R. Innani College, Karanja lad.               
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As you are Sangita Kothari, draft a letter to be sent to Ajay Electronics complaining that the Videocon washing machine purchased by you last week, is not working properly. You want to get it replaced.                                                                                                  5

(B)    Write a letter to your friend inviting him to join you at Pune to spend the summer vacation.                   
OR
Write a letter to your father informing him about your preparation for the semester examination.                                                                                                        5

 (C)         Write a resume for the post of an Accountant.                                                                                                                                                            OR
Write a resume for the post of an Sale Executive.                                                 6


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