Time Allowed: 3
hours maximum Marks: 300
Candidates should attempt ALL questions.
1.
Write an essay, in about 800 to 1000 words, on
One of the following topics:
(a)
Our Wild Life Heritage
(b)
Democracy Versus Totalitarianism
(c)
Our problem of Poverty in the Midst of Plenty
(d)
The Menace of Terrorism and ways to Combat it
(e)
The globalization of Indian Economy
2.
Write a report on the need to revive the village
industries on our country.
OR
Write a letter (signing you as ‘X’) to the
Minister of environment & Forests, Government of India informing him about
the problems of preservation of forests.
3.
Attempt a précis of the following passage in
your own words using no less than 160 and no more than 182 words. The exact
number of the words used must be mentioned. If the précis is not written on the
special précis sheet, it shall be marked down:
A leader’s mission is to direct the actions
of others and it is imperative for him to know to what goal he intends to lead
them. The most important quality for him to possess is will power; he must know
how to make decisions, and to take the responsibility for them. Naturally
before making a decision, he must inform himself thoroughly and weigh all the
circumstances. When he has decided and given his command, he must stick to his
guns, unless some unexpected and insurmountable obstacle is encountered.
Nothing is so discouraging to subordinates as a chief who hesitates.
‘Firmness’, said Napoleon, ‘prevails in all things’.
In order to make decisions, a leader must
have great moral courage. These decisions are frequently more painful to him.
At the beginning of the war of 1914, Joffre was obliged to remove a good many
generals who were his personal friends. Occasionally the sacrifice of a few men
is required for the safety of the many. A leader can, and often must be severe;
he has no right to be malevolent, or cruel or vindictive. He must despise idle
gosspie and control it if possible.
He must have around him a body of devoted
assistants who can deal with the minor decisions for him. He must not let the
trees hide the wood. For the execution of orders he has his technicians whom he
has chosen and in whom he has confidence; he allows them to act freely and is
content to verify, by frequent checking, the exactitude of the information.
“And what do you do?’ Lyantey was asked one day. ‘I am the technician of
general ideas,’ he replied. A leader with experience behind him knows that it
is not possible to follow in detail the activity of each one of his
subordinates. Especially in matters of economics, he confines himself to
pointing out certain general trends and to insisting that private interest
should have respect for public interest; he does not try to substitute a plan
for the inevitable results of the desires of millions. The traffic officer
regulates the flow of traffic; he does not assign a particular course to each
vehicle. The chief must inspire the respect of his technicians, if he cannot,
there will be doubts and conspiracies. There is only one way of inspiring
respect and that is to be worthy of it.
A great leader is a great personage; he is
unbiased and without self-interest. Baldwin and Poincare were perhaps lacking
in brilliance, and Baldwin made a point of not having it; but they were both
men whose scrupulous financial honesty could not be questioned. Baldwin
bequeathed a part of his fortune to the nation; Poincare would never make use
of Government servants for his personal needs. Both had the straight forwards
qualities that a manufacturer requires of a factory manager or a husband for
his wife. These elementary virtues made them powerful. One could approve or
disapprove of their politics, but even their opponents did to refuse them the
right to govern. A dictator gains power through being frugal and incorruptible.
4.
Rewrite the following sentences correctly,
choosing the appropriate words given below:
Affects, convinced, prohibit, effects,
refute
(a)
The latest statistics ______ his claim that the
economy is expanding
(b)
In time Einstein ________ most physicists that
his theory was correct.
(c)
Most states have laws that _ gambling
(d)
Cold weather _______ children more than adults.
(e)
The strictness of the police had good _______
5.
Rewrite
as directed (Without changing the meaning ) :
(a)
My father (be) sixty years old last Tuesday, (Supply the correct
tense)
(b)
You read too quickly. (Insert ‘ rather’ at the
right place)
(c)
They proved him to be the culprit. (Rewrite the
sentence using the passive voice of the finite verb)
(d)
_____ Less than five people have tried to solve
the problem, but ________ one of them has been able to do it. (insert ‘no’ or
‘not’ in the blank spaces)
(e)
Are you _______the goods with you, or would you
like them _____ on later?
(Insert the present or past participle of ‘take’ or ‘send’ whichever you
think is correct)
(f)
This kind of tree grows very ________ (fill in
the blank space with either ‘slow’ or ‘ slowly’)
(g)
They ought to be here _____ now. (use the
appropriate preposition)
(h)
John does not like English Grammar. (Turn into
negative question)
(i)
I prefer white coffee to black one. (correct the
sentence)
(j)
There ____ plenty of time before the bus leaves.
(supply an appropriate verb)
6.
Supply ‘a(n)’, ‘some’ or ‘the’ where necessary:
(a)
There are _______ children outside.
(b)
My wife has gone to _____ hospital to visit her
sick father.
(c)
I have never known so wet _______ summer.
(d)
______ Russians sent up _______ first earth
satellite
(e)
_______ Lion is _____dangerous animal.
(f)
He is living at _____ place in U.S.A.
7.
Rewrite the following sentences removing the
errors, if any:
(a)
They climbed on the tree
(b)
I invited my friends on dinner.
(c)
My teacher was angry on me.
(d)
Flour is made of wheat.
(e)
Her dress was made from silk.
(f)
Whom did you give it to?
