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2nd PUC Political Science Question Bank Chapter 4 Social Movements and Their Political Implications

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Karnataka 2nd PUC Political Science Question Bank Chapter 4 Social Movements and Their Political Implications

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2nd PUC Political Science Social Movements and Their Political Implications One Mark Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Name one of the important personalities who tried to remove caste based discrimination.
Answer:
Basavanna tries to remove caste based discrimination.

Question 2.
Mention the three mantras of Dr.B.R. Ambedkar.
Answer:
Educate. Agitate. Organise are the three mantras of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

Question 3.
Who are dalits?
Answer:
Dalits are those who are economically, socially, educationally, culturally exploited.

Question 4.
What is the other name for dalits?
Answer:
Adi Karnataka. Adi Dravida, Adi Andhra. Adi Jambhava, Adi Mahar are the other names of for dalits.

Question 5.
Who are Panchamas?
Answer:
A group of people who are away from the society and separated from the four varnas are called Panchamas.

Question 6.
What is the criteria to identify one’s caste?
Answer:
The criteria to identify one’s caste is by birth.

Question 7.
Name one of great humans who laid the foundation for dalits emancipation.
Answer:
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar laid the foundation for dalits emancipation.

Question 8.
Who was the victim for caste based discrimination?
Answer:
Dalits are the victim for caste based discrimination.

Question 9.
Who lead the mass in the entry of Kalaram temple? (July 2018)
Answer:
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar lead the mass in the entry of Kalaram temple.

Question 10.
How many varnas prevailed in Vedic period?
Answer:
There were 4 varnas prevailed in vedic period.

Question 11.
Who started the news paper “Mooka Naika”? (July 2015)
Answer:
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar started the news paper “Mooka Naika’.

Question 12.
Name one of the movements lead by Dr. B.R.Ambedkar.
Answer:
The movements lead by Dr.B.R.Ambedkar was Bahishkrith Hitakarini Sabha.

Question 13.
Where did Dalit Andolan started?
Answer:
Dalit Andolan w’as started in Karnataka.

Question 14.
Which article of the constitution deals with ‘Equality Before Law’?
Answer:
Article 14 of the Constitution of India deals with ‘Equality before law’.

Question 15.
When did the Prevention of Attrocities Act passed?
Answer:
The Prevention of Attrocities Act was passed in 1989.

Question 16.
When was Manusmriti implemented?
Answer:
The Manusmriti was implemented in 185 B.C

Question 17.
Who are called as backward classes?
Answer:
A group of people who are backwarded economically, socially and educationally, are called backward classes.

Question 18.
Name the concept emphasized by Jyothibha Phule.
Answer:
The concept emphasized by Jyothibha Phule was “Akshara Kranthi’.

Question 19.
Who started ‘Akshara Kranthi’?
Answer:
Jyothibha Phule started “Aakshara Kranthi.

Question 20.
What is social discrimination? (March 2018)
Answer:
Opportunities were denied on the basis of caste and religion in the society is called social discrimination.

Question 21.
What is economic exploitation? (July 2016)
Answer:
Exploitation by the haves over haves not is called economic exploitation.

Question 22.
Who was the first one to introduce reservation to Backward Classes?
Answer:
Sayyaji Rao Gaikwad of Gwalior was the first one to introduce reservation to backward classes.

Question 23.
Which article of the constitution provides reservation in public employment for Backward Classes?
Answer:
Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India provides reservation in public employment for backward classes.

Question 24.
Who is authorized to appoint National Backward Classes Commission?
Answer:
The President is authorized to appoint the National Backward Classes Commission.

Question 25.
Expand NHRC.
Answer:
National Human Rights Commission.

Question 26.
When was the Mandal Commission report come into effect?
Answer:
The Mandal Commission Report was came into effect on 7th August 1990.

Question 27.
Name the persons who struggled to eradicate the Sati system.
Answer:
Sri Raja Ram Mohan Rai struggled to eradicate the Sati system.

Question 28.
When was the Widow Remarriage Act implemented?
Answer:
The Widow Remarriage Act was implemented in 1856.

Question 29.
When was NHRC established ? (March 2018)
Answer:
The NHRC was established in 1994.

Question 30.
Mention one of the functions of NHRC.
Answer:
It conduct the enquiries whenever the human rights are violated.

Question 31.
To which state Savitribai Phule belongs to.
Answer:
Savitribai Phule belongs to Maharashtra.

Question 32.
When was the Domestic Violence Act enforced? (July 2018)
Answer:
The Domestic Violence Act was enforced in 2005

Question 33.
What is State Human Rights Commission?
Answer:
Answer:
An authority to enquire about the violation of human rights with in the jurisdiction of state is called State Human Rights Commission.

Question 34.
When was SHRC was set up in Karnataka?
Answer:
The State Human Rights Commission was set up in 2005.

Question 35.
Who is authorized to look into the details of exploitation of children?
Answer:
The Deputy Commissioner is authorised to look into the details of exploitation of children.

Question 36.
Name one of the matters that child helpline looks into.
Answer:
The Child Help Line register the complaints in matters relating to child labour, child abuse, encouraging begging and others.

Question 37.
Who are called labourers?
Answer:
The workers who invest their physical labour either on agriculture or industry are called labourers.

Question 38.
Expand AITUC.
Answer:
All India Trade Union Congress.

Question 39.
Expand INTUC.
Answer:
Indian National Trade Union Congress.

Question 40.
Which part of the Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy?
Answer:
Part-IV of the Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy.

Question 41.
Expand HMS.
Answer:
Hind Mazdoor Sabha.

Question 42.
HQ Expand BMS.
Answer:
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh

Question 43.
Which day is celebrated as Labours Day? (March 2018)
Answer:
1st of May is celebrated as Labours Day.

Question 44.
Which is the basic profession of Peasants?
Answer:
The basic profession of peasants is agriculture.

Question 45.
Name one of the leaders who fought for the cause of Peasants in Karnataka. (March 2018)
Answer:
Prof.M.D. Nanjundaswamy fought for the cause of peasants in Karnataka.

Question 46.
Expand BKU.
Answer:
Bharatiya Kisan Union.

Question 47.
Expand NCIP.
Answer:
National Crop Insurance Programme.

Question 48.
Expand NAIS.
Answer:
National Agricultural Insurance Scheme.

Question 49.
Expand PLD.
Answer:
Primary Land Development Bank.

Question 50.
Expand NDC.
Answer:
National Development Council.

Question 51.
Expand KRRS.
Answer:
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sanglta.

Question 52.
ESI Expand UDHR.
Answer:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Question 53.
Name the head who protects the Human Rights at the district level.
Answer:
Deputy Commissioner protects the Human Rights at the district level.

Question 54.
What is deforestation?
Answer:
Human beings are exploiting the resources of nature and misusing the forest for their selfish motives, it is called deforestation.

Question 55.
Who is the architect of CHIPKO movement?
Answer:
Chandi Prasad is the architect of CHIPKO Movement.

Question 56.
Who is the architect of APPIKO movement?
Answer:
People of Malnad area started the APPIKO Movement.

Question 57.
Where was APPIKO movement started?
Answer:
APPIKO Movement was started in Malnad area of Karnataka.

Question 58.
Who is the main leader of Narmada Bachavo Andolan?
Answer:
Baba Ampte and Medha Patkar are the leaders of Narmada Bachavo Andolan.

Question 59.
Who filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court for Ganga water cleaning?
Answer:
Sri M.C. Mehta filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court for Ganga Water Cleaning.

Question 60.
When was the Bio-Diversity Act come into effect?
Answer:
The Bio-Diversity Act was came into effect in 2002.

Question 61.
Which is the native district of Saalumarada Thimmakka? (March 2015)
Answer:
Ramanagara is the native district of Saalumarada Thimmakka.

Question 62.
Who started the Western Ghat Movement?
Answer:
Environmentalists of Shivamogga started Western Ghat Movement.

Question 63.
Which day is celebrated as the ‘World Environment Day? (July 22017)
Answer:
5 of June is celebrated as the ‘World Environment Daw

2nd PUC Political Science Social Movements and Their Political Implications Two marks questions and answers:

Question 1.
Mention the cause for Dalit movement.
Answer:
(a) Social injustice
(b) Economic inequality

Question 2.
Who started Dalit Sangarsha Samithi in Karnataka and when?
Answer:
Dalit Sangarsh Samithi was started by Prof.B.Krishnappa in 1974.

Question 3.
What is the specialty of Dalit Act?
Answer:
The speciality of Dalit Act is to take necessary’ action against the attrocities on dalits and impose penalty’ under section 21 of the Act. It also provides legal aid to the victims of attrocities.

Question 4.
Name the varnas that prevailed in the ancient period. (March 2015)
Answer:
(a) Brahmana
(b) Kshatriya
(c) Vaishya
(d) Shudra.

Question 5.
When was the Backward Class agitation started in Karnataka and where?
Answer:
The backward class agitation was started in Karnataka in 1920 I Mysore Province.

Question 6.
How dalits were exploited?
Answer:
Dalits are denied to use public well water, pond and restricted to enter into the temples.

Question 7.
When did Hindu Widows Home established and where? (July 2015)
Answer:
The Hindu Widows Home was established in 1899 in Poona.

Question 8.
Why dalits were kept away from political participation?
Answer:
To get lion share by the upper class in the political field, the dalits have been kept away from political participation.

Question 9.
By which name dalit andolan are called in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu?
Answer:
The dalits are called Adi Andhra in Andhra Pradesh and Adi Dravida in Tamilnadu.

Question 10.
Mention any two Articles which eradicate the gender based inequality.
Answer:
Article 14 and 15 narrates the eradication of gender based inequality.

Question 11.
Name any two Acts which is related to Women Protection. (July 2016)
Answer:
(a) Domestic Violence Act 2005.
(b) Dowry Prohibition Act 1961.

Question 12.
When the Manusmrithi was implemented and by whom?
Answer:
The Manusmrithi was implemented in 185 BC by Pushyamithra Shrunga.

Question 13.
Name anv two backward communities.
Answer:
Kuruba and Madiwala are the two backward communities.

Question 14.
What was the demand of Jyothiba Phule with regard to the students of Backward Community?
Answer:
(a) Promoting literacy through Akshara Kranthi Scheme.
(b) Demanding school facilities and residential facilities to backward class students.

Question 15.
Name any two leaders who fought for the upliftment of Backward Classes in Mysore region.
Answer:
Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar and Kantharaje Urs are the two leaders who fought for the upliftment of Backward Classes in Mysore region.

Question 16.
Name the jurisdiction of NHRC.
Answer:
It enquire the cases relating to the violation of human rights in any part of the countn with the help of judiciary.

Question 17.
Name any two important communist leaders of India?
Answer:
(a) S.V. Dhange.
(b) C.P. Dutt are the two communist leaders of India.

Question 18.
Name any two Labour Acts.
Answer:
(a) Employees State Insurance Act of 1948.
(b) Employees Bonus Act of 1965 are the two Labour Acts.

Question 19.
Mention any two social security measures for labourers.
Answer:
(a) Providing job security.
(b) Providing Insurance facilities are the two social security measures for labourers.

Question 20.
Write two important reasons for Kheda Movement.
Answer:
(a) Bengal Government banned Blue crop and acquired farmer’s land.
(b) They imposed heavy taxes and enhanced the prices.

Question 21.
What is the meaning of Human Rights?
Answer:
The rights which are not separated from the human beings are called human rights.

Question 22.
Write two causes for the Peasant Movement.
Answer:
(a) Negligence of farmers problem.
(b) Unscientific land acquisition.

Question 23.
What is maryade hatye? (July 2018)
Answer:
Elders of family, to maintain family respect and values go to the extent of killing their daughter if she heading towards inter caste and inter religious marriage.

Question 24.
What is environment? (March 2016)
Answer:
A sum total of all biotic and abiotic (living and non-living) factors and conditions that surround us is called environment.

Question 25.
Name any two Acts which relates to the protection of environment.
Answer:
(a) Water (Prevention and control of pollution) Act 1974.
(b) Environment Maintenance Act of 1986 are the two Acts which relates to the protection of environment.

Question 26.
Who started Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha and when?
Answer:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar started Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha in 1924.

2nd PUC Political Science Social Movements and Their Political Implications Five marks questions and answers:

Question 1.
Write the causes for Dalit Movement. (March 2016, 2019)
Answer:
Causes for Dalit Movement:
(a) Social injustice: As per the law of nature, all men are born equally. But in practice, equal treatment and equal opportunities were denied. Exploitation in society was widespread.

(b) Economic inequality: Dalits worked in the lands of upper caste class and were responsible for the wealth of feudalist upper castes. In spite of it, they were treated inhumanly and were not given proper share.

(c) Discrimination: It was rampant in all walks of life. They were not allowed to enter into the temples and not allowed to use the water from public ponds.

(d) Lack of awareness: Dalits were deprived of educational facilities which lead to lack of awareness. Hence atrocities mounted up. To create awareness dalit movement started.

Question 2.
Make a note on legislative provisions in the Constitution for dalits.
Answer:
Legislative provisions in the constitution for Dalits are:
(a) As per Article 14, there should be equality before law.
(b) As per Article 15(1) and (2) there should be no discrimination on the basis of caste.
(c) As per Article 15(4) special provisions have been provided to the weaker sections.
(d) As per Article 16 equal opportunities have been provided in public employment and reservation in appointment and promotion.
(e) As per Article 17 untouchability has been prohibited.
(f) As per Article 38 the state shall strive to promote welfare of the people minimize inequalities in income and eliminate inequalities in status, facilities and opportunities.
(g) As per Article 39(a) the state shall direct its police towards securing right to adequate means of livelihood.
(h) As per Article 46 there shall be no social injustice and exploitation on SC ST community.
(i) As per Article 243D and 243T reservation has been provided for SC’s and STs in local body elections.
(j) As per Article 332 reservation has been provided for SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections.

Question 3.
Write the reasons for Backward Classes Movement (March 2017)
Answer:
The causes for Backward Classes Movement are:
(a) Social discrimination: These communities faced social discrimination like superior and inferior throughout the years. They were not allowed to come to the main stream.

(b) Economic exploitation: Exploitation leads to economic inequality along the Backward Classes. Many of these communities were ‘Below Poverty Line” and were poverty stricken.

(c) Educational backwardness: Upper castes monopolized the field of education and denied access to these communities. The backward class communities were totally neglected from these facilities.

(d) Denial of political representation: A few communities dominated political field and other backward classes were totally neglected and thus their representation was not enough.

(e) unification: It is difficult to achieve anything without unity and integrity. Hence Backward Classes who are more than 350 in number were unorganized and scattered. To unite them and to fight for their cause, movements were started.

Question 4.
Make a note on the Constitutional Provisions in favour of Backward Classes. (March 2018)
Answer:
Constitutional Provisions in favour of Backward Classes are as follow:

(a) As per article 16(4) reservation has been provided for Backward Classes.

(b) According to Article 340 the President of India is authorized to appoint National Backward Classes Commission.

(c) National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation is formed to provide loan and financial assistance to the backward classes.

(d) All the States can form State Backward Classes Commissions and Development Corporations for the welfare of the Backward Classes.

(e) The National Human Rights Commission receives complaints against the violation of rights and discrimination against Backward Classes.

Question 5.
Mention the other provisions for OBC’s in Constitution.
OR
Write a note on Mandal Commission.
Answer:
Other Provisions for Backward Classes in the Constitution:

(a) The Government of India appointed Backward Classes Commission headed by Kaka Kalelkar in 1953.

(b) The Union Government appointed the commission headed by B.P. Mandal in 1979 to recommend the reservation for Backward Classes.

(c) On the recommendations of the Mandal Commission. 27% of reservation facilities have been provided to Backward Classes in both Central and State Governments.

(d) The maximum age limit has been enhanced for Backward Classes in Public employment.

Question 6.
Write the causes of Feminist Movement (March 2015,2016,2018) (July 2015)
Answer:
The causes for Feminist Movement are as follows:

(a) Inequality: It is evident that Indian Society is male dominated and preference is given to the male members. Though men and women are born equally, women are deprived of education, employment, decision making and property rights.

(b) The evils of dowry: The evils of dowry have drawn parents to become debtors, the girls to brothels and uneven ratio through female foeticide and infanticide. As a result of this uneven ratio of men and w7omen in society which leads to rape and other heinous crimes.

(c) Denial of human rights: The atrocities on women have denied the human rights and other. rights like right to life, liberty7, freedom of expression and others.

(d) Social strata based on gender: Men have not spared any of the fields including cultural, social, religious, political and exercise their monopoly and continue their atrocities on women.

(e) Sexual abuse and molestation: Irrespective of age. time and place, sexual harassment and molestation is on in present context in all walks of life.

(f) Domestic violence: Women are exploiting by’ their husbands in the families for various reasons continuously. They became the victims for all the reasons day by day.
Hence for the above all reasons women organize themselves and start agitation.

Question 7.
What are the political implications and legislative measures taken for the improvement of women? (March 2015) (March 2019)
Answer:
Political implications: Feminist movement tries to overcome women exploitation and atrocities. In this behalf various measures have been taken for the empowerment of women as follows:

(a) Constitutional opportunities: Article 14. 15. 15(3), 16, 34(A), 39(B) and 42 of the Constitution of India provides for the removal of inequality and discrimination based on gender.

(b) Legislative measures: Some legislative measures have been taken to eradicate gender based inequality. For example, Rape is a criminal offence under IPC Section 376. kidnapping and using women for illegal purpose is an offence under TPC Section 363-373. Torture for dowry is prohibited under IPC Section 498-A.

(c) Other legislative measures: Family Court Act 1954. Special Marriage Act 1954. Hindu .Marriage Act 1955, The Dowry Prohibition Act 1961. Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act 2005 and Abolition of Child Marriage Act 2006 have been enforced . to protect the interests of women.

(d) Special privileges for women: National Women Commission was established in 1992 to recommend the government for the improvements of women.

(e) Reservation in local bodies: Through 73ld and 74’h Constitutional Amendment Acts, 33% of seats are reserved for women in Local Body Elections.

(f) National policy of the women empowerment: Department of Women and Child Welfare under the Secretariat of Human Resource Development framed a National Policy for the empowerment of women.

Question 8.
Write a note on the causes for Labour Movement. (March 2015)
Answer:
The causes for Labour Movement are as follows:

(a) Interest of labourers: Generally industrialists concentrate on their profit rather than workers and their welfare. Labours are exploited by way of giving lesser wages, not declaring bonus, extended hours of work, denial of medical facilities, dismissal from service, etc.

(b) Negligence towards employees: The matters concerning to labourers were decided unilaterally by the Apex Body of the company. Naturally the interests of labourers were neglected.

(c) To get facilities: As the labourers are engaged in monotonous physical strain, they need to have a leisure, proper facilities like potable water, cafeteria, toilet rooms, rest rooms, creaches. medical requirements etc., for both men and women.

(d) Welfare programs: The fate of the companies depends upon the welfare and well-being of the workers. They need some benefits like bonus, allowances, loans, insurance, free quarters, transport and education facilities, pension, family pension, etc.

(e) Plight of workers of unorganized sectors: Anganawadi workers, agricultural labourers, workers on daily wages are exploited to the core as they are still fighting for their rights. The above all reasons leads to the Labor Movements.

Question 9.
List out the Constitutional measures taken for the improvement of labourers. (July 2018)
Answer:
To meet the demands of labourers and to provide benefits, the government has taken certain constitutional measures. They are:

(a) Part IV of the Indian Constitution which deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy directs State Governments to adopt socialist measures like equal pay for equal work for both men and women, to provide leave facilities for pregnant women for both prenatal and postnatal care. The concurrent list empowers the governments to legislate on the workers welfare.

(b) The Government of India enforced certain laws for the improvement of labourers. The Labour Laws of 1970 have fixed the wages of workers appointed on contract basis. Workmen Compensation Act of 1923. Salary Payment Act of 1936, Weekly Holidays Act of 1942. Minimum Wages Act of 1948. Employees State Insurance Act of 1948. Employees Provident Fund Act of 1952. Bonus Act of 1965 are the other law7s implemented for the benefit of labourers.

Question 10.
Enumerate the causes for Peasent Movement. (July 2018)
Answer:
The causes for Peasant Movement:

(a) Feeling of deprivation: Peasants are deprived of the facilities when compared to organized
sectors like industry. They face problems like shortage of quality seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, lack of adequate price and support price waiving of loans, subsidies for agricultural implements, insurance for crops, etc. ‘

(b) Negligence of farmers problem: The previous governments have neglected the interests of farmers. In this behalf Bengal Government banned the Blue Crop and acquired farmers’ lands and also imposed heavy taxes.

(c) Unbearable debts: Peasants raise loans from Banks and Financial Institutions but they are not in a position to repay it for reasons like market fluctuation, the tactics of brokers, etc. This leads to unbearable debts and they commit suicide.

(d) Natural calamity: Peasants depend more on monsoon which are usually irregular. Hence it is popularly known as ‘‘Indian agriculture is playing gamble with monsoons”. As a result, floods and famine, diseases to crops, soil erosion leads to infertility of the soil.

(e) Unscientific land acquisition: In the wake of Urbanisation and industrialization, the governments are acquiring cultivable lands of farmers. Many a times, proper compensation is not given and they are not provided with alternate. As a result they become landless and unemployed.

(f) Support price: Amidst innumerable problems, farmers do not get adequate price to their produce. At that time the Government has to intervene and announce support price to the farmers produce. When the Government fails to do so, they intensify agitation.
All the above facts are the main causes for Peasant Movement.

Question 11.
What are the measures taken by the Government of India to reduce the problems of Peasants?
Answer:
The Governments have taken the following measures to reduce the problems of peasants:

(a) Agricultural Loans: The Governments have made provisions for the farmers to avail National Crop Insurance Programme. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme. Weather based Crop Insurance Scheme and Primary Land Development Bank was established to provide agricultural assistance to the farmers.

(b) National Agricultural Scheme: The National Development Council has made enormous arrangements in 2007 for the agricultural improvements. The National Agricultural Scheme was implemented to determine agricultural policy and provide essential facilities.

(c) Waiving of Debt: When farmers are not able to get the yield to their expectations, they cannot clear the debt. To uplift the farmers from debts, the Governments have taken necessary measures to wane the debts of farmers. This has reduced the suicide and death rate of farmers.

(d) Establishment of Peasant Liason Centre: The Peasant Liason Centres are opened to provide necessary information related to protect the farmers from low quality seeds, fertilisers and protection of crops from diseases.

(e) Veterinary Sendees: Government is providing veterinary sendee to the livestock which also supports agriculture. It also encouraging dairying and saavayava krishi.

(f) Land Reforms Act: National Land Reforms Act was implemented to provide justice to the real fanners.

Question 12.
Write a note on the unscientific land acquisition.
Answer:
Unscientific land acquisition is one of the most trouble factor for farmers. It has become so common in the present context. In the name of urbanization and industrialization, the governments are acquiring cultivable lands of farmers. Many a times proper compensation is not given and they are not provided with alternate. As a result they become landless and unemployed. There is a close contact between ruling class and business class for such developments and thus they can get some favours. Finally farmers are going to become victims in this juncture.

Question 13.
What are the causes for Human Rights Movement? (July 2016)
Answer:
The causes for Human Rights Movement are as follows:

(a) To protect civil liberty: All men are born equally and they had the liberty to shape their lives. But in actual practice dalits. women and children are being suppressed and exploited.

(b) To remove slavery: Slavery is constitutionally banned but is active in many parts of the country. Instances like child labour, bonded labour, etc. are seen frequently.

(c) To protect family life: Every citizen has the right to family life. Due to modernization youths are heading towards inter-caste and inter religious marriages. Elders of family to maintain family respect and values go even to the extent of Maryade Hatye.

(d) To protect the right of Dalaits: Injustice, atrocities, social ostracism, mada-made snana, forced to carry night soil, are all the clear violation of human rights of dalits.

(e) Reject to file cases: Though the aggrieved persons approach the authorities to file the case, it is not filed due to the interference of some politicians of dominant castes.

Question 14.
state the political implicaions of Human rights (March 2017)
Answer:
The political implications of Human Rights Movement are as follows:

(a) National Human Rights Commission: It came into existence on 8th January 1994. It prepares a list of human rights and get the approval by the government, whenever violation is done. Systematic inquiries are to be conducted and transparency should be maintained with the help of judiciary. The Commission has to enact new laws whenever the existing laws do not eater to the needs of the inquiry.

(b) State Human Rights Commission: It came into existence in 2005 to look into the matters of the violation of human rights in the state level. ‘

(c) Child rights: Violation child rights are seen everywhere. The Deputy Commissioner is authorized to look into the details of exploitation on children. Measures are to be taken to register the complaints through Child Help Line in matters relating to child labour, child abuse, etc.

(d) Creating awareness: Awareness are being created in various stages against the violation of human rights. Grievances are disposed speedily so as to provide justice to the concerned.

Question 15.
What are the causes for Environment Movement? (July 2015,2016)
Answer:
The causes for environment movement are as follows:

(a) To protect the environmental degradation: The Government of India has taken measures for economic development including industrial and technological development . This has led to industrialization, urbanization and their adverse effects like loss of cultivable land and on the fertility of the soil.

(b) To protect biodiversity: Deforestation for fuel and construction purposes has left the wild life and birds to become orphan. Hence Chipko, Appiko and save Western Ghats Movements started.

(c) Environment education and consciousness: Living amidst environment, formal education in schools, colleges and non-governmental organisations have created awareness and consciousness among human beings. Programmes, Rallies and Jathas have gone a long way in this direction.

(d) To curb environment decay: The greadiness of the people to excavate and exploit resources have resulted in soil erosion, drying up of rivers and reservoirs, pollution of water, air. sound, etc. To maintain equilibrium and to pressurize the people in power to take measures, these movements emerged.

Question 16.
Mention the political implications of Environment Movement? (July 2017)
Answer:
Matters related to environment protections are inserted through 421,d Constitutional Amendment in Part IV of the Constitution. The Government of India established the National Committee for Environmental Planning. Following are some of the measures to control the pollution and save the environment.

(a) Ganga Water Cleaning Plan: Sri M.C. Mehta, Environmentalist filed an affidavit in Supreme Court with regard to cleaning of the ganga water. The committee appointed by the Union Government recommended to establish a processing unit to clean the drainage water near the river and to stop throwing dead bodies to the river and suggested to construct 28 crematoriums.

(b) Committee Report: Sri S.K. Ghosh and R.C. Trivedi conducted a study on the factors responsible for the pollution in and around Taj Mahal. It submitted its report stating that suitable measures are to be taken to protect the Taj Mahal.

Question 17.
List out the legislations made by the Government of India on the environmental protection.
Answer:
Legislations made by the Government of India to save the environment are as follows:
(a) Wild Life Protection Act-1972.
(b) Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974.
(c) Protection of Forest Act of 1980.
(d) Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981.
(e) Environmental Maintenance Act of 1986.
(f) Bio Diversity Act of 2002.
(g) Forest (Conservation) Act 1980.
The Government of Karnataka opened Regional Offices to protect the environment effectively. Measures are also taken to punish those who violate the law.

Question 18.
Write a brief note on the achievements of Saalumarada Thimmakka.
Answer:
Thimmakka and Bikkalu Chikkaiali couple of Hulikal village of Magadi Taluk. Ramanagara District were childless. To overcome this, they started planting Banyan saplings in road side between Kudur and Hulikal. They reared, cared and guarded them with their meager earnings with sheer love and affection.

The Government of Karnataka has taken the responsibility of these 248 trees. The great achievement of Saalu Marada Thimmakka is recognized and honoured by awarding Rajyothsava and National Award. A semibar paper was presented in the UN on her contribution to environment. To create awareness among people ‘World Environment Dav‘ is celebrated on 5lh June every year.

2nd PUC Political Science Social Movements and Their Political Implications Ten marks questions and answers:

Question 1.
Explain the causes and political implications of Dalit Movement. (A)
Answer:
Causes:
Causes for Dalit Movement:
(a) Social injustice: As per the law of nature, all men are born equally. But in practice, equal treatment and equal opportunities were denied. Exploitation in society was widespread.

(c) Discrimination: It was rampant in all walks of life. They were not allowed to enter into the temples and not allowed to use the water from public ponds.

(d) Lack of awareness: Dalits were deprived of educational facilities which lead to lack of awareness. Hence atrocities mounted up. To create awareness dalit movement started.

Political Implications:
Legislative provisions in the constitution for Dalits are:
(a) As per Article 14, there should be equality before law.
(b) As per Article 15(1) and (2) there should be no discrimination on the basis of caste.
(c) As per Article 15(4) special provisions have been provided to the weaker sections.
(d) As per Article 16 equal opportunities have been provided in public employment and reservation in appointment and promotion.
(e) As per Article 17 untouchability has been prohibited.
(f) As per Article 38 the state shall strive to promote welfare of the people minimize inequalities in income and eliminate inequalities in status, facilities and opportunities.
(g) As per Article 39(a) the state shall direct its police towards securing right to adequate means of livelihood.
(h) As per Article 46 there shall be no social injustice and exploitation on SC ST community.
(i) As per Article 243D and 243T reservation has been provided for SC’s and STs in local body elections.
(j) As per Article 332 reservation has been provided for SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections.

Question 2.
Write the constitutional provisions and political implications of Backward Classes Movement.
Answer:
Constitutional Provisions: Constitutional Provisions in favour of Backward Classes are as follow:
(a) As per article 16(4) reservation has been provided for Backward Classes.
(b) According to Article 340 the President of India is authorized to appoint National Backward Classes Commission.
(c) National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation is formed to provide loan and financial assistance to the backward classes.
(d) All the States can form State Backward Classes Commissions and Development Corporations for the welfare of the Backward Classes.
(e) The National Human Rights Commission receives complaints against the violation of rights and discrimination against Backward Classes.

Political Implications: Other Provisions for Backward Classes in the Constitution:
(a) The Government of India appointed Backward Classes Commission headed by Kaka Kalelkar in 1953.
(b) The Union Government appointed the commission headed by B.P. Mandal in 1979 to recommend the reservation for Backward Classes.
(c) On the recommendations of the Mandal Commission. 27% of reservation facilities have been provided to Backward Classes in both Central and State Governments.
(d) The maximum age limit has been enhanced for Backward Classes in Public employment.

Question 3.
Describe the causes and political implications of Feminist Movement.
Answer:
Causes: The causes for Feminist Movement are as follows:

(b) The evils of dowry: The evils of dowry have drawn parents to become debtors, the girls to brothels and uneven ratio through female foeticide and infanticide. As a result of this uneven ratio of men and women in society which leads to rape and other heinous crimes.

(c) Denial of human rights: The atrocities on women have denied the human rights and other. rights like right to life, liberty7, freedom of expression and others.

(d) Social strata based on gender: Men have not spared any of the fields including cultural, social, religious, political and exercise their monopoly and continue their atrocities on women.

(e) Sexual abuse and molestation: Irrespective of age. time and place, sexual harassment and molestation is on in present context in all walks of life.

Political Implications: Political implications: Feminist movement tries to overcome women exploitation and atrocities. In this behalf various measures have been taken for the empowerment of women as follows:

(a) Constitutional opportunities: Article 14. 15. 15(3), 16, 34(A), 39(B) and 42 of the Constitution of India provides for the removal of inequality and discrimination based on gender.

(d) Special privileges for women: National Women Commission was established in 1992 to recommend the government for the improvements of women.

(e) Reservation in local bodies: Through 73ld and 74’h Constitutional Amendment Acts, 33% of seats are reserved for women in Local Body Elections.

(f) National policy of the women empowerment: Department of Women and Child Welfare under the Secretariat of Human Resource Development framed a National Policy for the empowerment of women.

Question 4.
Explain the causes and political implications of Peasant Movement.
Answer:
Causes: The causes for Peasant Movement:

(e) Unscientific land acquisition: In the wake of Urbanisation and industrialization, the governments are acquiring cultivable lands of farmers. Many a tines, proper compensation is not given and they are not provided with alternate. As a result they become landless and unemployed.

Political Implications: The Governments have taken the following measures to reduce the problems of peasants:\

(d) Establishment of Peasant Liason Centre: The Peasant Liason Centres are opened to
provide necessary information related to protect the farmers from low quality seeds, fertilisers and protection of crops from diseases.

(e) Veterinary Sendees: Government is providing veterinary sendee to the livestock which also supports agriculture. It also encouraging dairying and saavayava krishi.

(f) Land Reforms Act: National Land Reforms Act was implemented to provide justice to the real fanners.

Question 5.
Describe the causes and political implications of Labour Movement.
Answer:
Causes: The causes for Labour Movement are as follows:

(a) Interest oflabourers: Generally industrialists concentrate on theirprofit rather than workers and their welfare. Labours are exploited by way of giving lesser wages, not declaring bonus, extended hours of work, denial of medical facilities, dismissal from service, etc.

(b) Negligence towards employees: The matters concerning to labourers were decided unilaterally by the Apex Body of the company. Naturally the interests of labourers were neglected.

Political Implications: To meet the demands of labourers and to provide benefits, the government has taken certain constitutional measures. They are:

(b) The Government of India enforced certain laws for the improvement of labourers. The Labour Laws of 1970 have fixed the wages of workers appointed on contract basis.
Workmen Compensation Act of 1923. Salary Payment Act of 1936, Weekly Holidays Act of 1942. Minimum Wages Act of 1948. Employees State Insurance Act of 1948. Employees Provident Fund Act of 1952. Bonus Act of 1965 are the other law7s implemented for the benefit of labourers.

Question 6.
Describe the causes and political implications of Human Rights Movement.
Answer:
Causes: The causes for Human Rights Movement are as follows:
(a) To protect civil liberty: All men are born equally and they had the liberty to shape their lives. But in actual practice dalits. women and children are being suppressed and exploited.

(b) To remove slavery: Slavery is constitutionally banned but is active in many parts of the country. Instances like child labour, bonded labour, etc. are seen frequently.

(d) To protect the right of Dalaits: Injustice, atrocities, social ostracism, mada-made snana, forced to carry night soil, are all the clear violation of human rights of dalits.

(e) Reject to file cases: Though the aggrieved persons approach the authorities to file the case, it is not filed due to the interference of some politicians of dominant castes.

Political Implications: The political implications of Human Rights Movement are as follows:

(b) State Human Rights Commission: It came into existence in 2005 to look into the matters of the violation of human rights in the state level. ‘

(d) Creating awareness: Awareness are being created in various stages against the violation of human rights. Grievances are disposed speedily so as to provide justice to the concerned.

Question 7.
Explain the causes and political implications of Environment Movement.
Answer:
Causes: The causes for environment movement are as follows:

(b) To protect biodiversity: Deforestation for fuel and construction purposes has left the wild life and birds to become orphan. Hence Chipko, Appiko and save Western Ghats Movements started.

(d) To curb environment decay: The greadiness of the people to excavate and exploit resources have resuited in soil erosion, drying up of rivers and reservoirs, pollution of water, air. sound, etc. To maintain equilibrium and to pressurize the people in power to take measures, these movements emerged.

Political Implications: Matters related to environment protections are inserted through 421,d Constitutional Amendment in Part IV of the Constitution. The Government of India established the National Committee for Environmental Planning. Following are some of the measures to control the pollution and save the environment.

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2nd PUC Sociology Social Movements One Mark Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Mention any one major components of social movement.
Answer:
Organization.

Question 2.
Which social organization was found in 1873?
Answer:
Satya Shodak Samaj.

Question 3.
Which association launched the Non-Brahmin movement in Madras?
Answer:
Justice Party.

Question 4.
Who founded the Bheemasena?
Answer:
Shyama Sundar.

Question 5.
Who founded the Sathya Shodaka Samaja?
Answer:
Jyothy Rao Phule

Question 6.
Expand SNDP.
Answer:
Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Paripalana Yogam.

Question 7.
Expand DSS
Answer:
Dalita Sangharsha Samithi.

Question 8.
Expand KRRS
Answer:
Karnataka Rajya Ryotha Sangha

Question 9.
Give an example of an exclusive moment.
Answer:
Gorkhaland Movement.

Question 10.
Who edited “social movements in India”.
Answer:
MSA Rao.

Question 11.
In which year malaprabha farmers movement started?
Answer:
1980.

Question 12.
In which year Karnataka Rajya Ryota Sangha was started?
Answer:
1980.

Question 13.
Who launched self respect movement?
Answer:
E.V. Ramaswamy Naikar.

Question 14.
Which social movement launched on one cast, one religion one god?
Answer:
SNDP.

Question 15.
Which year DSS came into existence?
Answer:
1977.

2nd PUC Sociology Social Movements Two Marks Questions and Answers

Question 1.
What is a restorative rebellion?
Answer:
This type of movement is aimed at the restoration of old systems in place of the current systems. The Santal tribal agitation against the British is one example of this type of movement.

Question 2.
What is a social Banditry?
Answer:
Looting the rich landlords of villages and distributing the loot among the poor is termed as Social banditry. This arises as an expression of anger against feudal landlords, and the bandits become heroes in the eyes of the villagers.

Question 3.
What is a mass Insurrections?
Answer:
This type of movement is spontaneous in nature. They are often triggered by dissatisfaction over long pending issues. Initially, dissent is expressed through strikes, non-cooperation, shouting slogans, boycott etc.

Question 4.
Define an inclusivist movement
Answer:
The inclusivist movements actively articulate generally universalised, non-violent and mostly, pan-humanist values. These movements find their manifestations in the collective struggles for identity, equality, dignity and social justice.

Question 5.
Define an exclusivist movement.
Answer:
The exclusivist movements generally develop the conception of the ‘other’ and hold them responsible for their miseries. These movements instead of integrating the members of the community in socially cohesive ‘whole’ split the population in ‘we’ and ‘they’.

Question 6.
What is Terrorist vengeance?
Answer:
Revenge is the sole motive of such movements. Such movements involve elimination of individuals who are thought to be enemies. Feudal lords, corrupt government officials are often victims of such homicidal acts.

Question 7.
What do you mean by social movement?
Answer:
Social movements have broadly been perceived as ‘organized’ or ‘collective effort’ to bring about changes in the thought, beliefs, values, attitudes, relationships and major institutions in society or to resist any change in the above societal arrangements.

Question 8.
Give any one definition for social movement.
Answer:
M.S.A. Rao defines as “Social movement is an organized attempt on the part of a section of society to bring about either partial or total changes in society through collective mobilization on an ideology”.

Question 9.
Mention any two social movements.
Answer:
Reform movements and Revolutionary Movements.

Question 10.
Mention any two factors responsible for Malprabha Agitation.
Answer:

The issue of price stability
The very Issue

Question 11.
Mention the three phases of the pre-independent Dalit Movements in Karnataka.
Answer:
In Karnataka, Dalit movement may be studied under two phases; the pre-independent and the post independent. Further, the pre-independent movement is subdivided into three phases.
They are,

Basaveshvara and the Dalit movement
Dalit movement in the old Mysore region
Dalit movement in the Mumbai – Karnataka region

Question 12.
Mention any two women’s organizations in India.
Answer:
Vimochana and Shree Shakti Sangatana.

Question 13.
Mention the components of social movements according to MSA Rao.
Answer:
Ideology

Collective mobilization
Leadership and organization
Change Orientation

Question 14.
Mention the components of new social movements.
Answer:

New Ideals
Collective Identities
Resources

Question 15.
Mention the principles of Dalit Movement.
Answer:
Education, Agitation and organization.

Question 16.
State the Ideological background of women movement.
Answer:
The well prepared “ideological” base laid in the earlier phases of the Indian Women’s Movement by thinkers like Jyothi Rao Phule, Gandhi, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Ram Manohar Lohia and Jayprakash Narayan who drew women into active participation and induced them to introduce radical changes in their lives have together made it easier for women to participate and for parties and organisers to encourage them to do so.

Question 17.
Mention the components of social movements according to Bortaux.
Answer:
In the context of the emergence of new social movements the issues of values, culture, subjectivity, idealism, morality, identity, empowerment, etc., have got new coinage. Thus Bertaux adds the view that ‘subjectivity’ and ‘idealism’ are essential elements of social movement. These are closely attached to the process of collective mobilization and new identity formation. Change in the form of these components brings tremendous change in the character of the social movements, and accordingly social movements may also be categorized.

Question 18.
Mention the types of farmers movement according to Katheleen Gough.
Answer:
Kathleen Gough presented a five-fold typology of peasant movements in India. They are:

Restorative rebellions
Religious movements
Social banditry
Terrorist vengeance
Mass insurrections

Question 19.
State any two farmers movement of Karnataka.
Answer:
Kagodu Agitation and Malaprabha Agitation.

Question 20.
Mention any two reasons for Kagodu Sathyagraha.
Answer:
To claim rights over Land and to fix the tenancy.

Question 21.
State the two objectives of SNDP.
Answer:
Encouraging education by starting educational institutions; to uplift the Ezhavas, a depressed caste group of Kerala,

Question 22.
What was the slogan of Kagodu Sathyagraha?
Answer:
Land to the Tiller or Land to the landless.

Question 23.
State the Bipinchandras Analysis of freedom movement.
Answer:
While examining the issues of transformation of social movements in India, the observation made by Bipin Chandra in the context of the Indian National Movement is worth mentioning. He highlights the freedom movement ‘derived’ its entire force. from the militancy and spirit of self-sacrifice of the masses, including a large section of the peasantry and small landlords. This movement followed the strategy of truce-struggle-truce, in which phases of extra-legal mass movements alternate with more passive phases carried on within the confines of legal space.

Question 24.
State the Anthonio Gramsis Analysis of freedom movement.
Answer:
Antonio Gramsci saw India’s political struggle against English as containing three forms of war: war of movement, war of position and underground warfare. Gandhi’s passive resistance was a war of position, which in certain movements becomes war of movement and in others, underground warfare. Boycotts are a form of war of position, strikes are war of movement, the secret preparation of weapons and combat troops belong to underground warfare.

2nd PUC Sociology Social Movements Five Marks Questions and Answers

Question 25.
Briefly explain the major components of social movement.
Answer:
M.S.A. Rao in his edited volume on Social Movements in India has highlighted the significance of ideology, collective mobilization, organization and leadership in social movements.

(1) Ideology provides a broad frame of action and collective mobilisation in the social of movement. It also provides legitimacy to the process of interest articulation and organized collective action.

(2) Collective Mobilization The nature and direction of a social movement is widely shaped by the nature of collective mobilisation. Collective mobilisation may be radical, non- institutionalized, spontaneous, large scale or it may be non-violent, institutionalized, sporadic and restricted.

(3) Leadership and Organization are closely linked to the process of collective mobilization. A leader can be charismatic figure or a democratically elected one.

Question 26.
Discuss briefly the new components of social movement.
Answer:
In the context of new social movements the issues of leadership, organization ideology and collective mobilization have acquired new dimensions. In the context of the emergence of new social movements the issues of values, culture, subjectivity, idealism, morality, identity, empowerment, etc., have got new coinage. Thus Bertaux adds the view that ‘subjectivity’ and ‘idealism’ are essential elements of a social movement.

These are closely attached to the process of collective mobilization and new identity formation. Change in the form of these components brings tremendous change in the character of the social movements, and accordingly social movements may also be categorized.

Question 27.
Explain the factors which led to agrarian movements according to Kathaleen Gough.
Answer:
Factors Facilitating Peasant Movement in India: Kathleen Gough lists a number of factors
that affected Indian peasantry leading to various agrarian movements are as follows:

The collection of heavy revenue.
Removal of Agrarian Surplus from farmers.
Land was made as a private property.
Since the British period increasing encroachment on Tribal land.
Due to import and export policy of the British and patronage extended to certain Industries left craftsmen deprived of their livelihood.
The British plundered India through export of capital to Britain under various pretexts as repatriation of profits, salary, debt service for colonial war, public works, etc.
Peasants were encouraged and also compelled to grow commercial crops for export.
The growth of Absentee landlord and cultivation for private profit exposed the tenants and labourers to alienating and exploitation.
Population increase has over-burdened villages.
Nationalist movement and the introduction of means of transport and communication brought a degree of unity between peasants and urban workers.
The most brutal feature of the British period was the famines have widened inequality of income among farmers.
Agricultural revolution tended to further polarize agricultural income and poor peasants’ condition remained unchanged.

Question 28.
Write a short note on Backward Classes Movement.
Answer:
The concept of “Backward Castes/Classes Movement “ refers to the movement launched by the backward castes/classes which consist of non-Brahmin caste. The movement aims at removing or lessening the caste inequalities, promoting the economic advancement of the poor, the deprived and the lower castes, and to obtain for them equal educational facilities and political opportunities. The movement also signifies a great social awakening that took place in the lower castes and determined efforts on their part to seek avenues of social mobility.

The Course of the Movement: Jyothirao Phule of Poona was one of the first to have revolted against the tyranny of upper caste in domination. He started social refonn movement called the Satya Shodak Samaj was founded on 1873. Its aim was to challenge upper caste supremacy to redeem the Sudras and untouchables from the influence of Hindu scriptures to teach them human rights, liberate them from mental and religious slavery.

Satya Shodak Samaj movement and the cause of backward class were further carried by Sri Sahu Maharaj of Kolhapur. Sri Sahu felt that unless the weaker sections of the society were ‘made conscious of their democratic rights, of their rightful place in society’, India would not be in a position to work on democratic principles. He started schools and hostels for exclusively backward classes students.

The backward class Movements came to be systematically organised in the Madras Presidency in the second decade of the 20th century. The South Indian Liberal Federation, popularly called Justice Party, was formed in 1916.

Backward class leaders in Madras became conscious and started organising themselves. Dr. T.M. Nair, Sir P.T. Chettiar and T.E. Mudaliar, Joined together to start ‘South Indian People’s Association’, a joint stock company in 1916 with a sole aim of publishing newspapers. This association: advocating the cause of the non-Brahmins, started dailies-in English ‘Justice’, in Tamil the ‘Dravidian’ and in Telugu ‘Andhra Prakashika’.

The Self-Respect Movement or the Dravidian Phase starts with the entry of Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker. Periyar rejected caste as the one and only criterion of personal worth. He championed new system of values in which all people could enjoy self-respect. Formulation of the Dravidian ideology, as opposed to Aryan ideology, is the basis of self-respect movement. Highlighting the superiority of Tamil Dravidian culture over Sanskrit Aryan culture.

The non-Brahmin movement of Karnataka enter the princely state of Mysore. Okkaligas, Eingayats and Muslims of Mysore had realised their position of relative deprivation as against the Brahmins. By 1917 the different groups formed an alliance called the ‘Praja Mitra Mandali’. In 1918, . this Mandali pleaded Maharaj of Mysore for communal representation in legislature, reservation of posts in public services and educational institutions.

Miller Committee was appointed by the Maharaj of Mysore to look into the demands of Mandali. This committee recommended the acceptance of all the demands. Since then Backward classes have availed benefits in the fields of education, employment and politics. The orientation of non-brahmin movement in Kerala differs from those in Maharastra, Madras and Karnataka. It lacked the general anti-Brahmin ideology. Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP)

It was meant to be a casteless organisation open to all people. It had two important programmes; Encouraging education by starting educational institutions; first important programme was to uplift the Ezhavas, a depressed caste group of Kerala, As an important part of the organizational activity, Narayana Guru started a number of schools and colleges throughout Kerala to spread education on a massive scale among the lower caste.

Sri Narayana Guru built a number of temples, simplified the rituals regarding worship, marriage and funerals. With this he wanted to help the people of his community in secular and also spiritual matters. He led a quite significant social revolution and gave the watchwords “one caste, one religion, one god for all men”.

Question 29.
Write a note on one Dalit Movement.
Answer:
The Dalit movement mobilises Dalits to fight against social, economic, religious and political inequalities. Dalits or the oppressed classes are seeking solutions for their problems like oppression and exploitation through organised efforts. Achieving self respect and self reliance are the main objectives of the Dalit movement. In Karnataka, Dalit movement may be studied under two phases; the pre-independent and the post independent. Further, the pre-independent movement is subdivided into three phases. They are,

Basaveshvara and the Dalit movement
Dalit movement in the old Mysore region
Dalit movement in the Mumbai – Karnataka region

1. Basaveshvara and the Dalit Movement: Basaveshvara’s religious reform movement in the 12th century may be seen as an inspiration to the dalits and the oppressed classes. Basaveshvara was against dogmatic religious practices and caste hierarchy; and involved people belonging to the lower classes in his reformist movement. Such involvement was a morale booster to the oppressed classes.

Madivala Machayya, Ambigara Chowdayya, Medar Kakayya, Madara Channayya, Samagara Haralayya – all from the lower classes, were actively involved in the reformist movement and this may be seen as the beginning of new era in the lives of the dalits. Likewise, this movement saw the active participation of women from the lower castes. Kottanada Somavva, amuge Rayamma, Aaydakki Lakkamma are some of them.

2. Dalit Movement in the Old Mysore Region: In the old Mysore region, the dalit movement did not happen as an independent movement, but, it had the inspiration of the Mysore Maharaja and Praja Mithra mandati and miller committee.

3. Dalit Movement in the Mumbai Karnataka: The social, economic, educational and political conditions of Dalits of the Mumbai Karnataka region were no different from those of other parts of India. Majority of them were very poor and were unable to educate their children. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, spent a considerable time in organising and reforming dalits in order to improve their social, economic and educational conditions.

Two major dalit movements emerged in Karnataka in the post-independent period.
They are;

2. Dalit Sangharsha samiti (DSS):

1. Bhimasena: In the year 1970, B. Shamsundar started an organization called Bhimsena in the Hyderabad Karnataka region. Bhimsena had an Ideology to fight against untouchability and oppression in a radical way. Dalits were trained to defend themselves against oppression. The then government banned activities of Bhimsena in order to avoid caste conflicts. After the demise of Shamsundar in the year 1975, due to the lack of leadership, activities of the Bhimsena movement came to a standstill.

B. Basavalingappa was one of the prominent Dalit politician. In a program, he stated that, Kannada literature is like fodder (boost) because; Kannada writers are not sympathetic to the woes of dalits and thus are dishonest in their writings. This statement sparked controversy and led to violent protests throughout the state. In the year 1975, a state-wide meeting of the members of various Dalit organizations was called and a committee was formed to frame manifesto for the organization.

In the year 1977, a state-level meeting of all Dalit organizations was held and a unified ‘Karnataka Dalita Sangharsha Samiti was born’. The first convention of the DSS was held in Bhadravati and Prof. B Krishnappa was chosen as the State convenor of DSS.

2. Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti: Since it’s inception, it was not interested in affiliation to any political party and maintained distance from politicians. The organization grew strong, some of the leaders began to establish relationships with politicians But, Devanoor Mahadeva, a prominent leader of DSS expressed support to Janata Party when he was the State convenor of DSS, meanwhile Prof. Siddalingaiah, a think tank of DSS was nominated to Karnataka legislative council. Interestingly, at a later stage, Prof. Krishnappa himself contested Kolar Loksabha election through DSS and lost in 1991.

Question 30.
Consider freedom movement as a social movement.
Answer:
While examining the issues of transformation of social movements in India, the observation made by Bipin Chandra in the context of the Indian National Movement is worth mentioning. He highlights the freedom movement ‘derived’ its entire force from the militancy and spirit of self-sacrifice of the masses, including a large section of the peasantry and small landlords, This movement followed the strategy of truce-struggle-truce, in which phases of extra-legal mass movements alternate with more passive phases carried on within the confines of legal space.

Antonio Gramsci saw India’s political struggle against English as containing three forms of war: war of movement, war of position and underground warfare. Gandhi’s passive resistance was a war of position, which in certain movements becomes war of movement and in others, underground warfare. Boycotts are a form of war of position, strikes are war of movement, the secret preparation of weapons and combat troops belong to underground warfare.

Question 31.
Explain the inclusivist and exclusivist movement.
Answer:
Social Movements are also divided into
(1) Inclusivist Movements, and (2) Exclusivist

(1) The Inclusivist Movements: The inclusivist movements actively articulate generally universalised, non-violent and mostly, pan-humanist values. These movements find their manifestations in the collective struggles for identity, equality, dignity and social justice. It may note that most of the collective protest and mobilisations of women and the Dalits in India belong to this type of inclusivist movements.

Farmer’s movements fighting the state for fair price of their agricultural produce, cheaper rate of the cost of chemical manure and more reasonable cost of electrical power deal also belong to this type of movement. Most of the NSMs struggle for social reconstruction of society ensures equality and social justice for all. They also aim at resolving the social structural anomalies of society – such as discrimination of the human on the basis of caste, region and race. These movements are non-radical, non-separatist and non-autonomist.

(2) The Exclusivist Movements: The exclusivist movements generally develop the conception of the ’other’ and hold them responsible for their miseries. These movements instead of integrating the members of the community in socially cohesive ‘whole’ split the population in ‘we’ and ‘they’ ‘The son of the soil’ paradigm of sub-nationalist and semi- autonomist movements belong to exclusivist type of movements.

Most of the exclusivist movements generally give a call to the community to rise in defense of their social, economic and cultural identity. The mobilizing slogan is that the ‘purity’’ and the symbol of their cultural essence and heritage are in danger; requires sacrifice in terms of money, efforts, and struggles. For example the sub-nationalist mobilization in the state of Assam with a slogan that, ‘Assam is for the Assamese’. In the recent past, the call for Gorkhaland in West Bengal and Uttarakhand in Uttar Pradesh illustrates the character of exclusivist movements.

Question 32.
Explain the types of peasant movements according to Kathleen Gough.
Answer:
Kathleen Gough presented a five-fold typology of peasant movements in India. They are:

Restorative rebellions
Religious movements
Social banditry
Terrorist vengeance
Mass insurrections

(1) Restorative Rebellions: This type of movement is aimed at the restoration of old systems in place of the current systems. The Santal tribal agitation against the British is one example of this type of movement.

(2) Religious Movements: This type of movement is based on the belief that their consolidated efforts would bring about a golden period and a charismatic leader will free them of their misery. Such movements are therefore called as ‘Millennium movements’ or ‘Messianic movements’. Stephen Fuchs, however, states that more than 50% of the peasant movements in India are religious movements. An example is the Kerala’s Mapillai agitations from 1836 to 1921.

(3) Social Banditry: Looting the rich landlords of villages and distributing the loot among the poor is termed as Social banditry. This arises as an expression of anger against feudal landlords, and the bandits become heroes in the eyes of the villagers. Dacoity by thugs between the 17th and 18th century in the Central India, and dacoity by Narasimha Reddy and his team in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, during 1946-47 are some examples for this type of movement.

(4) Terrorist Vengeance: Revenge is the sole motive of such movements. Such movements involve elimination of individuals who are thought to be enemies. Feudal lords, corrupt government officials are often victims of such homicidal acts.

(5) Mass Insurrections: This type of movement is spontaneous in nature. They are often triggered by dissatisfaction over long pending issues. Initially, dissent is expressed through strikes, non-cooperation, shouting slogans, boycott etc. They turn violent when the authority attempts to control them by the use of force. Such movements are often not backed by ideologies or charismatic leaders. For example, in recent years in Delhi, a movement against corruption and violence against women.

Question 33.
Analyse the importance of Kagodu Sathyagraha.
Answer:
Kagodu movement is the movement of people who fought to claim their rights over land. It was first of its kind in the post-independent India. Kagodu movement, or Kagodu Satyagraha as it is popularly called, took place in the Kagodu and neighbouring village of Sagar taluk in the district of Shomoga.

In Kagodu, feudal system was prevalent during the time of the then British rule. Jodidars, Inamdaars, Jahagirdars and the Desais were the local landlords. Tenant had to pay the land lords a fixed measure of the agricultural produce. Although this measure was fixed as sixty measures (60 KOLAGA. A Kolaga is a trational weighing scale) in other places, the landlords of Kagodu had fixed the measure at sixty three counts.

During 1950-1951, the Tenant agitated against feudal lords to claim their rights over the land, and also to protest against fixing of excess of agricultural produce to be given by them to the land lords. This agitation began in the surrounding villages of Kagodu and was aimed at a single slogan ‘land to the tiller’. Villagers of sooraguppe, yalakundli, chikkanellooru, maasooru, kaanle, Tadegalale, keladi joined the agitation under the leadership of H. Ganapatiyappa, Shantaveri Gopalagowda, Sadashivaraya and many others.

This agitation had the support of the great thinker and socialist Dr. Rammanohar Lohia. With his entry, the movement took a new turn. The ‘Kagodu Satyagraha’, which began immediately after independence, had drawn the attention of entire nation. The Tenants involved themselves in the movement so deeply that, then government . was forced to announce its decision to allot the land to the tiller. About two and a half decades later, ‘Land to the tiller’ was legalized and was introduced in the 20 point programme of the Government. The seeds of such move were sown in the ‘Kagodu Satyagraha’.

Question 34.
Explain the factors facilitating Malaprabha Agitation.
Answer:
A dam was to construct over Malaprabha in 1960 at an estimated cost of Rs. 30 crores. But, it had consumed 162 crores up to 1980 and yet was incomplete. The project which was considered to be a boon for the three districts of Belgavi, Vijayapur and Dharwad. The catchment area under Malaprabha project had been a part of the chronically draught-prone region. Into this traditional agriculture’, irrigation was introduced in 1973-74 under Malaprabha project lead to salinity and water-logging. Factors Facilitating Malaprabha Agitation. We may analyse the factors responsible for Malaprabha agitation as follows:

(1) The Issue of Price Stability: Farmers were encouraged to grow Varalaxmi cotton and hybrid varieties of jowar. The market price of these crops was appealing and hence farmers did not mind purchasing costly seeds, manure, pesticides etc. Despite the poor quality of seeds, new techniques of cultivation which they were unaware of, etc., their hopes soared high. In 1978-79 the price of Varalaxmi cotton came down form Rs. 1000 to Rs. 350 per quintal. As if fuelling to this situation there was a steep hike in the prices of fertilizers. ‘

(2) The Levy Issue: Other causes of Malaprabha agitation is imposition of betterment levy with retrospective effect on the basis of increase in land value following irrigation. It varies from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,500 per acre, to be paid in 20 years. What caused resentment was the peasants were asked to pay levy on all their land in the catchment area without considering whether or not the whole area was under cultivated or irrigated, etc. Apart from this inadequate channel management created the problems of water-logging and salinity.

(3) The Role of Local Bureaucracy: The most important factors to be noticed are – corruption, apathy of the Bureaucrats, Redtapism, forced Recoveries and failure of political leadership.

Question 35.
Briefly discuss the Issues of Karnataka Rajya Royta Sanga.
Answer:
(1) Loan Recovery Issue and Banning Corrupt Officials and Politicians into Villages: KRRS took up this issue and led the farmers’ movement. Boards were put up banning officials and corrupt politicians from entering villages without prior permission. They also launched a counter-seizure of property of those officers who they thought were corrupt, in addition to their own properties attached for non-payment of loans.

(2) Environmental Issue: Farmers have agitated over issues related to environment. KRRS saw some commercial interest in expanding the area under eucalyptus for use by the paper and pulp industiy and hence, has opposed it. KRRS demanded promotion of trees which are of relevance to farmers and other rural sections.

(3) Mining Issue: KRRS has also taken up granite quarrying issue. Granite was extracted and exported with no benefit to the villagers. KRRS opposed this and made them pay royalties for village betterment in addition to clearing of government dues. In due course, sand, timber, etc., were also included in their list. They demanded nationalization of these resources and exploitation in a rational way so as to preserve the environment and bring benefits to rural people

(4) Opposing KFC and MNCs: Very recently, KRRS has taken up the issue of patenting of seeds. It has opposed the entry of multi-nationals and patenting of seeds. It laid siege to Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and MNC seed companies in Bangalore.

(5) Neera Movement: During 1990’s, the coconut farming belt of Karnataka was affected by pests and no amount of pesticide or conventional methods could save the trees. The pest affected coconut trees were unable to produce coconuts. The Neera Movement demanded assistance from the government by allowing Neera tapping and producing neera by-products such as jaggery, chocolates etc. Famers opined that, the government must lend helping hand to coconut farmers just like Srilanka, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

Farmers believed that the liquor lobby is obstructing the government in favouring the farmers. As the agitation intensified, it turned violent, and the conflict between the agitators and the police led to golibar which claimed two lives in Vithalenahalli of Channapatna. At a later stage, the pest epidemic was controlled and yield from coconut trees improved considerably. With this development, the heat of the neera agitation was lost.

Question 36.
Listout the problems of women
Answer:
Despite a long history of protest by the women’s movement, women in India continue to be the most backward — illiteracy and maternal mortality rate is extremely high and sex ratio is adverse. Marginalization in public life, negligible representation of women in politics.

This powerlessness of women through the entry of various hi-tech cost-effective systems of production and marketing into their traditional economic spheres and thus making their skills ineffective. The present new economic policies and their impact on women, the growth of consumerism has increasingly devalued women as sex objects are the major problems.

2nd PUC Sociology Social Movements Ten Marks Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Explain the types of social movements.
Answer:
Though it is very difficult to classify social movements we can study the types and social movements in the following ways;
M.S.A. Rao classified social movements into three types, namely, Reform Movements, bring about partial changes in the value-paradigm of society. Revolutionary Movements bring about radical changes in the totality of social and cultural systems of society characterised by conflict and violence. Transformative Movements aim at affecting middle level structured changes, wish to bring about changes in the distribution of power, privilege, rights and resources.

Social Movements are also divided into
(1) Inclusivist Movements, and (2) Exclusivist Movements.

(2) The Exclusivist Movements: The exclusivist movements generally develop the conception of the ‘other’ and hold them responsible for their miseries. These movements instead of integrating the members of the community in socially cohesive ‘whole’ split the population in ‘we’ and ‘they’. ‘The son of the soil’ paradigm of sub-nationalist and semi¬autonomist movements belong to exclusivist type of movements.

Most of the exclusivist movements generally give a call to the community to rise in defence of their social, economic and Cultural identity. The mobilising slogan is that the ‘purity’ and the symbol of their cultural essence and heritage are in danger; requires sacrifice in terms of money, efforts and struggles. For example the sub-nationalist mobilisation in the state of Assam with a slogan that, ‘Assam is for the Assamese’. In the recent past, the call for Gorkhaland in West Bengal and Uttarakhand in Uttar Pradesh illustrates the character of exclusivist ‘ movements.

Question 2.
Explain the farmer’s movement in Karnataka.
Answer:
Kagodu movement is the movement of people who fought to claim their rights over land. It was first of its kind in the post-independent India. Kagodu movement, or Kagodu Satyagraha as it is popularly called, took place in the Kagodu and neighbouring village of Sagar taluk in the district of Shomoga.

About two and a half decades later, ‘Land to the tiller’ was legalized and was introduced in the 20 point programme of the Government. The seeds of such move were sown in the ‘Kagodu Satyagraha’. After Kodagu movement, Malaprabha agitation is a land mark in the history of peasant struggle of Karnataka.

It all started with the coming up of “MalaprabhaNeeravari Pradesh Ryota Samanvaya Samiti” in March 1980 on a non-party basis in Navalgunda. In the beginning it was confined to Navalgunda taluk and later extended to include five taluks of Malaprabha area; Naragunda, Navalgunda, Rona, Savadatti and Ramdurga.

The Navalgunda Samiti submitted a memorandum to the chief minister Gundu Rao in April 1980 demanding a more rational and systematic management of irrigation, feeder channel, proper drainage, free land levelling for small farmers, crop insurance, fixing minimum price for cotton. Nationalization of textile, jute, sugar, etc. In support ofNargunda farmers, the Samiti gave a call for bandh on 21st July in all five taluks which turned out to be the climax of the agitation.

Navalgunda and Nargunda Incidents: On July 21,1980 farmers had a massive participation in all the three places – Saundatti, Navalgunda and Nargunda. Sensing the mood of the rally, the Tahshildar of Saundatti agreed to close his office for the day. This averted untoward incidents in Saundatti. But in two other places, it was a different story.

Navalgunda Tahshildar allowed the farmers to conduct a meeting in front of his office. While the meeting was in progress some miscreants had damaged the tractors that brought farmers. On hearing this farmers rushed there and went on rampage.

Navalgunda-Nargunda incidents left far reaching consequences. It led to agitations all over Karnataka. These agitations spread to Gadag, Betageri, Davangere, Mandya, Kanakapura, Shimoga, Chitradurga, Ankola, Kumta, S irsi, Raichur and other places in Karnataka. Meetings, rallies, bandhs, etc., were organized, which sometimes took violent turn leading to police firing. About 20 lives were reported to have been lost in the course of violence in this period.

Question 3.
List out any farmers demands as presented by Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha.
Answer:
Rudrappa, Sundaresh and Nanjundaswamy presented the farmers’ demands to the Chief Minister Gundu Rao on October 17, 1980. They were as follows:

Release unconditionally all farmers arrested in various movements and withdraw cases against them;
Waive loans owed by farmers so far to the government; Give fresh loans at simple interest; without mediation of banks and co-operatives;
The scale of loans should keep pace with the rising expenses of cultivation;
Return all property attached and auctioned for non-payment of loans;
Abolish land revenue and betterment levy; reduce water rates; abolish water rate for tank water and seepage water, and for lands which are not supplied with water; abolish agricultural income tax.
Remove taxes and other restrictions on the use of tractors, trailors of farmers;
Abolish purchase tax on sugarcane with effect from 1979-80
Reduce electricity charges to 61/2 paise per unit.
Fix agricultural prices scientifically, based on man-hours spent, meanwhile the government should buy at the agricultural produce to a reasonable rate.
The principle for price fixation is that price should be real in the sense that they should have parity with the prices of inputs and man-hours spent.
Declare agriculture as an industry, and extend all facilities enjoyed by industrial labour to agriculturists also;
Provide crop insurance throughout the state, without demanding premium from farmers.
Every farmer and farm labour should get old age pension;
Agricultural labourers should be given wages and other facilities as in the case of industrial workers; not only right price to farmers, but also right wage to labourers should be fixed from time to time;
To reduce pressure on land, give governmental land to landless labour and help them in cultivating it under government supervision;
Give lands to tenants without occupancy price and give lump sum compensation to land owners;
Allocate 80% of plan expenditure on village development;
Provide-travel-worthy roads in country side
Reserve 50% of seats in educational institutions and employment for farmers’ children.

Question 4.
Describe Women’s Movement in India.
Answer:
Indian Women’s Movement (IWM) emerged as a part of the social reform movement in British rule. Initially men and later women-reformers devotedly bore social ridicule, religious excommunication and loneliness to fight against some of the injustices perpetrated on women, especially widows, who were so ill-treated as Sati, prostitution, child marriage and etc.

After a prolonged campaign and much dithering on the part of the British, a law banning sati was passed in 1829. Women remained confined, by purdah and feudal custom, to household chores. The first mahila mandals organised by the Arya Samaj and the Brahmo Samaj, the reformist organisations, provided a space for reformation.

By the early 1900s, women’s organisations based on language, religion or welfare services proliferated, mainly in urban centres. For example a Brahmin Women’s Home was built by Subbalaxmi Amal in Madras, the Mahila Seva Samaj in Mysore, the Bhagini Samaj in Pune, the Chamanbai Maternity and Child Welfare Board in Baroda etc.

The All India Women’s Conference (AIWC), which had been established in 1924, and grown to become the single largest voice of the divergent groups infused all its old and new demands with an equal rights perspective. They demand for co-education, while the reform law included marriage, divorce and inheritance; economic equality included a right to one’s husband’s income and pension for widows; and surprisingly the right to abortion was also included.

Independence brought many promises and dreams for women too—the dream of an egalitarian, democratic society in which both men and women would have a voice. After Independence, the dust and din of women’s activism gave way to the development of institutions and organisations.

Many middle class women found a place in the expanding service and educational sectors, government structures or the professions. This – numerically small but conspicuous entry into formerly prohibited areas gave rise to an image of the ‘new’ emancipated Indian woman.

By the 1960s it was clear that many of the promises of independence were unfulfilled. Thus that the 1960s and 1970s saw a spate of movements in which women took part in campaigns against rising prices, movements for land rights, peasant movements etc. Women from different parts of the country came together to form groups both inside and outside political parties.

Towards the beginning of the 1980s, in Bombay the Stree Mukti Sanghatana, The Socialist Women’s Group organised study circles and the first women activists’ meeting. The Stree Shakti Sanghatana in Hyderabad influenced the formation of the Purogami Sanghatana in Pune. The Stree Sangarsh, and the Mahila Dakshata in Delhi, Pennurimai lyyakam in Madras, Vimochana in Banglore were a few of the new well known organisations.

Rallying around specific instances of violence against women, the feminists sought to create public awareness through protest marches, sit-in strikes and media publicity. Women’s organisations established in the post-independence days have consistently attacked the anti-women bias in society, provided support to women in distress and remained vigilant against sexist bias in national policies and implementations. These include: invasive reproduction and family planning technologies; discriminatory practises in education and employment; and laws that countervail gender equality.

The women’s movement in India has, over the years, seen different splits and alliances, organisations and platforms, and responded to different issues with different answers and actions. The leadership of the women’s movement has remained predominantly middle class. The women’s movement in India has chosen to influence and pressurize the State and its organs rather than oppose, fight and seize State power.

2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper June 2018

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Karnataka 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper June 2018

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Min.
Maximum Marks: 100

Instructions

Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
Answers to question numbers 24 (a – j)and 25 (i – iii) should be in sequence and at one place.
For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
Whom does the phrase ‘true beauty’ refer to in ‘Romeo and Juliet’?
Answer:
Juliet’s beauty

Question 2.
Name any one of the commodities taxed in Monaco in ‘Too Dear’.
Answer:
The commodities taxed in Monaco were tobacco, wine and spirit. The people also paid a poll tax.

Question 3.
Who is referred to as archer in the poem ‘On Children’?
Answer:
To God

Question 4.
Why did Vandana Shiva start the Navdanya Movement?
Answer:
Vandana Shiva started the ‘Navdanya’ movement for biodiversity conservation and organic farming in 1987.

Question 5.
Dona Laura was called as in the locality in ‘A Sunny Morning’.
(a) Golden girl
(b) Dreamgirl
(c) Silver maiden.
Answer:
(c) Silver maiden.

Question 6.
What was the old man well versed in ‘The Gardener’?
Answer:
Agriculture

Question 7.
Name any one of the things which teaches the foot that it cannot fly.
Answer:
As the child’s foot grows in time and starts walking on stones and bits of glass, streets, ladders, etc., it learns that it cannot fly.

Question 8.
According to Borges, which is the most astounding invention of man?
Answer:
‘Book’ is undoubtedly the most astounding invention of man.

Question 9.
Where does the poet create heaven in the poem ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth’?
Answer:
On this earth itself.

Question 10.
How are the pavements decorated in the streets of Copacabana in Brazil?
Answer:
The grey pavements in Brazil are often decorated with beautiful black mosaics, a unique type of decoration. From this we can infer that these people are alive to beauty in their surroundings. Secondly, they walk very slowly and meditatively and have a lot of time for contemplation.

Question 11.
Where did Marcus Ibe build his big mansion in ‘The Voter’?
Answer:
‘Umuofia Mansions’ is the name of the biggest house in Umuofia, built by Marcus Ibe.

Question 12.
Which is the vehicle that is referred to as ‘humble vehicle’ in ‘Where There is A Wheel’?
Answer:
The writer calls the bicycle a humble vehicle.

II. Answer any eight of the following (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80 – 100 words each. (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
How does Juliet express her feelings about Romeo?
Answer:
In her invocation speech to ‘Night’, fuiiet invokes night and along with ‘night’ her Romeo also. To her, Romeo is the ‘day’ at night. It also implies that Romeo is her life and so when the night falls, she imagines that he will come gliding upon the wings of night. In these lines ‘night’ Is personified as a raven and Romeo is likened to ‘new snow’ on a raven’s back. Juliet favours the arrival of the night because it is in the night that Romeo has promised to come. That is why Juliet praises night calling it ‘gentle night’ and ‘loving black-browed night’.

Love belongs to Juliet now that she is married, but she does not own it, and she can’t own love until Romeo possesses her. Once she gets her Romeo she does not fear death. Like all mortals, if she dies, Juliet begs fate to set him in heaven with the stars. His presence will make the face of heaven so beautiful that the world will fall in love with ‘night and the sun will no longer be worshipped. It also implies that their love will end in their tragic death because of the enmity that exists between the two families. Consequently, the world will come to know about the tragic death of the two lovers and thus Romeo will be immortalized.

Question 14.
Why did the authorities fail to carry out the death sentence given to the criminal in ‘Too Dear’?
Answer:
The authorities in Monaco failed to carry out the death sentence because there was neither a guillotine for cutting heads off, nor an executioner. Though they tried to borrow a machine and an expert from their neighbouring countries France and Italy, they realized that it would cost the kingdom a huge sum of money and the king would be forced to collect nearly two francs more per head on the taxes. Even if they were to get the machine, none of the soldiers in the army was ready to cut off the criminal’s head because they had not been taught how to behead a criminal. Therefore, the authorities
gave up the idea of carrying out the death sentence.

Question 15.
‘Write a note on the activities of Navadanya farm.
Answer:
Vandana Shiva describes ‘Navdanya’ as a movement for biodiversity conservation and organic farming which she started in 1987. Later, when she realized that they needed a farm for demonstration and training, she set up the Navdanya Farm in 1994 in the Doon Valley in the lower elevation Himalayan region of Uttarakhand province. She states that they have conserved and grown 630 varieties of rice, 150 varieties of wheat and hundreds of other species. She also says that they have set up more than 100 community seed banks across India. She also claims to help farmers make a transition from fossil-fuel and chemical-based monocultures to bio-diverse ecological systems nourished by the sun and the soil.

Question 16.
How does the poet express love towards his beloved in the poem ‘When You Are Old’?
Answer:
She would then be an old woman with grey hair and sleepy eyes. When she is in such a state, he wants her to read a book of memories from her youth. As the woman sits beside the fire, nodding her head and leaves through her memories, she would recollect the ‘soft looks’ she once had and the sorrows she had suffered until then. When she recalls her faded beauty she would also recall how she was admired by many suitors who were infatuated with her physical charms. At the same time, she would also recall how there was one man who loved her unique soul which was in search of true love. She would also realize that her true love has lingered on for a while, disappeared from the earth and hid amidst a crowd of stars in heaven.

Question 17.
How did the owner’s life change after the arrival of the old man in ‘The Gardener’?
Answer:
The owner had been working hard to improve his plantation, but there were many problems which he had not been able to solve. However, when the old man met him, he came to know that the old man was well-versed in agriculture and had native intelligence. Therefore he appointed him immediately. His expectations proved right. The old man proved his worth in solving all the problems.

Consequently, the income from the garden improved dramatically. This caused a perceptible change in the lifestyle of the owner. He expanded his plantation. However, he became lethargic and shied away from hard work. His wealth and social prestige also increased. He acquired a number of friends in the next town as well as in his own village. Even though he had precious little to do, his life became crowded with colourful events. He cultivated umpteen vices including adultery.

Question 18.
What are the views of Borges on books?
Answer:
According to Borges, a book is only an extension of our imagination and memory. We get access to literâture through books. Literature is a dream, a controlled dream. Borges believes that we owe literature almost everything we are, what we have been and what we will be. Our past is nothing but a sequence of dreams. He believes that there is no difference between dreaming and remembering the past. Books are undoubtedly the most astounding invention of man. It is books that serve as the repositories of great memories of all centuries and nothing else can replace books. Therefore, if books disappear, surely history would disappear and along with history man would also disappear. He says that books always retain something sacred, mortal and magical which brings happiness. Therefore, literature is very important for preserving the future of mankind.

Question 19.
Write a note on traffic in Brazil.
Answer:
George Mikes makes humorous comments on the ‘traffic’ in Copacabana and Avenida Presidente Vargas in particular and Brazil in general. He opines that Brazilians are easy-going and leisurely characters. But the very same people, the moment they get a steering wheel in their hands, no speed is fast for them. They drive with such speed that one would be inclined to believe that gaining a tenth of a second is a matter of grave importance for all of them, all the time. The writer talks about the increasing number of vehicles in Brazil and says that the increase in the number of vehicles is making the pedestrian’s life more hazardous every day. He then narrates an interesting anecdote to give a clear idea of the number of vehicles moving on the road at any given time in Avenida Presidente Vargas.

He asks the reader to imagine that he is standing on one side of the road trying to cross the road. He will spend hours on end contemplating a fascinating problem: How can crawling traffic proceed at such a terrifying speed? He strengthens the same idea by another example. He asks the reader to imagine that a man on his side of the road suddenly catches sight of a friend of his on the other side of the road and starts waving to him. Then he shouts at him asking “How on earth did you get over there?” The other person will yell back at him, “How? I was born on this side!” The author leaves it to the readers to draw their own inferences.

Question 20.
The roof was a very popular man in his village. Give reasons.
Answer:
Rufus Okeke, called Roof for short, was a very popular man in his village. This popularity was due to the fact that even after spending two years as a bicycle apprentice in Port Harcourt, Roof had come back to Umuofia of his own free will with the intention of guiding his people in difficult times. If he had stayed on in his job he would have enjoyed a rich life. By this gesture, he wins the gratitude and admiration of his people.

Question 21.
How did Sheela Rani Chunkath, the District Collector, promote the empowerment of women in ‘Where There Is A Wheel’?
Answer:
literacy drive, she wanted to train female literacy activists so that literacy would reach women in the interior. She had realized that the lack of mobility among women played a big role in undermining their confidence. Therefore, she included ‘mobility as a part of the literacy drive. Naturally, literacy activists learned cycling first. This inspired the neo-literates also to learn cycling. This, in turn, inspired every woman in the village to learn cycling. The literates, having become neo-cyclists, encouraged every woman in the district to learn cycling, by organizing ‘cycle training camps’. Thus, Sheela Rani Chunkath became instrumental in ‘cycling’ becoming a social movement in Pudukkottai district. This way Sheela Rani Chunkath should be commended for promoting ‘freedom’ of women by including ‘cycling’ in her literacy project.

Question 22.
Discuss the problems faced by Wada people while collecting water.
Answer:
In the poem ‘Water’, the speaker recalls the ‘role’ played by water as an agent of social change. Incidentally, she uses the context of the poem to highlight the travails and tribulations suffered by the people in wadas, with particular reference to the practice of untouchability in Andhra Pradesh in the pre- and post-independence periods. It Is an age-old practice that the Dalits or the untouchables live In separate colonies situated farther away from other communities and are called ‘wadas’. Whenever the Dalits needed water they used to wait near the pond or tank until a shudra came there and gave them some water. This caused a great deal of humiliation, pain, suffering and anguish to the Dalits.

The speaker describes how an upper caste person poured water from a distance at a higher level into the pot of a wada girl at a lower level and how some water would fall on her body making her feel humiliated. The writer also narrates a heinous incident that happened in Madigapalle in Karamchedu. it so happened that a Dalit boy tried to prevent two upper castes (Kamma) youths from washing their dirty buckets in their drinking water pond. The two upper caste youths tried to attack the boy but a Dalit woman by name Suvartamma came to the boy’s defence lifting her vessel to ward off their attack.

Enraged by this protest by a Dalit woman, the Kamma landlords attacked the Dalit colony. The speaker recalls how her wada people would thirst all day for a glass of water and narrates how people in wadas eagerly look forward to their weekly bathing day as If it was a wondrous festival while the people in the entire village bathed luxuriously twice a day. She also recalls painfully, how in her childhood she used to walk miles and miles to collect water from the big canal and carry back home heavy pots balanced on her head, with the muscles and veins on her necks straining and bursting.
Finally, the speaker mentions how several thatched huts in Malapalle (a Dalit colony) were reduced to ashes for want of a pot of water to douse the fire.

III. Answer the following questions in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
(a) How does the poet describe the responsibility of parents in the poem ‘On Children’?
OR
(b) Bring out the changes in Gonzalo’s attitude before and after occupying the bench in the park.
OR
(c) In what different ways does the bicycle help rural women in ‘Where There Is A Wheel’?
Answer:
(a) Kahlil Gibran tells the parents that they are not the owners of their children. He argues that children have come to this earth as Life’s longing for itself and are born as sons and daughters and they are not created by parents. Hence, parents cannot possess their Parents should consider themselves as ‘stewards’ and their role is only stewardship. Gibran wants parents not to look upon their children as their puppets and so not to impose their religion, politics and ideas on the innocent children. Parents may give their own love but not their thoughts, because the children have their own souls. They have the free will to do as they please and have a mind of their own. They are free to think for themselves.

Parents merely act as ‘guiding lights’ for their children. They have the will to act as who they are and lead their own life and not how their parents want them to. The children have their own future, parents belong tà the yesterdays, but children belonging to the tomorrows. We should only give as much love as we can and should let them grow according to their own potential. We may strive to be like them but we should never trust our past on them. We should resist the temptation of making our child a carbon copy of ourselves.
OR
(b) As soon as Don Gonzalo enters the park along with Juanito, he discovers that his usual seat has been occupied by three priests. He is annoyed and comments rudely saying that the priests were idling their time away when they should be saying mass in the church. Then, when Juanito suggests that he should sit on the bench where Dona Laura was sitting, Don Gonzalo tells Juanito that he wants a bench to himself. Then Juanito informs him that there is no other bench vacant. Don Gonzalo points at the bench that he usually sat on.

When Juanito tells him that there are three priests sitting on that bench, Don asks him to send them away. Later, he comments bitterly saying that the priests were sitting there as if they were glued to the seat. Then he and his servant walk towards the place where the birds are feeding on the bread crumbs.

When Dona Laura angrily asks him to look out, Don asks Laura whether she was speaking to him. Then, when she complains that he had scared the birds away, he answers rudely that he does not care about the birds. But she tells him that she cared for the birds and indirectly tries to make him feel guilty. But he tells her rudely that it is a public park suggesting that she was not right in complaining about him about birds being scared away in a public park. Dona tries to counter him asking why he had complained that the priests had taken his seat.

Feeling discomfited, Don Gonzalo tries to snub her telling her that she was a stranger and was not right in taking the liberty to address him. A little later, Don Gonzalo sits at the extreme end of her bench and prepares himself to read a book by wearing glasses and adjusting his lenses. Dona sympathises with him for having to read with all those glasses.
OR
(c) The idea of empowering women giving them ‘mobility’ came from Sheela Rani Chunkath, the District Collector of Pudukkottai in 1991. She included ‘mobility’ as a part of the literacy drive so as to facilitate female literacy activists to reach rural women in the interior. Once the literacy activists learned cycling, they taught the neo-literates cycling. Once the neo-literates learned cycling, every other woman in the district volunteered to learn cycling. Later, the Arivoli activists organized a ‘Cycling Training Camp’ and created Master trainers’ who in turn conducted several cycling training camps. This way, in a short period of time, over 100,000 rural women in Pudukkottai district learned cycling. The author opines that ‘cycling’ gave these women freedom, mobility and independence.

Consequently, these women stopped depending on the menfolk to transport their agricultural produce to bus stops. They themselves carried the product and sold them in the neighbouring villages and this way covered a larger area. Secondly, they also took care of the young ones at home and completed household chores in time as a result of the proper utilization of time. They could also fetch water from far off places and cart provisions on their bicycle. Thus, ‘cycling’ empowered rural women in many ways. Furthermore, the ability to carry on all the duties and responsibilities on their own gave the
women a sense of achievement and self-respect. Thus, the author who witnessed this silent revolution concludes that the humble vehicle the bicycle has become a metaphor for freedom, in Pudukkottai.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

Catch the rain where it falls was the point behind the construction of several thousand tanks in Karnataka by our forefathers. They have been the lifeline of people and were protected as the main source of water supply for drinking and irrigation. These water bodies have served as habitats for plants, frogs, fish etc. Some of them also support thousands of birds in certain seasons of the year including migratory ones from distant lands.

Things have changed over the years. Tanks have been used for dumping garbage, waste construction materials etc. They are also trained to convert the land into housing sites, bus stands and stadiums. The Sampangi tank in Bangalore has been drained to make Kanteerava Stadium. The famous Dharmambudhi tank has been drained to make Majestic bus stand. A recent study shows that 40% of water bodies are polluted due to the inlet of sewage.

The same has been the case with several of the twenty thousand or more tanks in the other parts of the state. It is time we reverse this trend and make efforts to conserve this life-saving resource.

Question 24
Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:
(a) What was the point behind the construction of tanks in Karnataka?
(b) Who constructed several tanks?
(c) Why were the tanks protected?
(d) For whom have these water bodies served as habitats?
(e) What do tanks also support?
(f) Tanks support birds including ______ (migration/migratory) ones from distant lands.
(g) What have the tanks been used for?
(h) Why are tanks drained?
(i) Give an example of a tank that has been drained.
(j) Write the antonym of the word ‘inlet’.
Answer:
(a) Catch the rain where it falls was the point behind the construction of tanks in Karnataka.
(b) Our forefathers constructed several tanks.
(c) The tanks were protected as the main source of water supply for drinking and irrigation.
(d) These water bodies have served as habitats for plants, frogs, fish etc.
(e) Thousands of birds in certain seasons of the year.
(f) Migratory.
(g) The tanks have been used for dumping garbage, waste construction materials etc.
(h) Tanks are drained to convert the land into housing sites, bus stands and stadiums.
(i) Sampangi tank in Bangalore has been drained to make Kanteerava stadium.
(j) Outlet.

Question 25.
Read the following lines and answer the questions set on it. (3 × 1 = 3)
Child,
Child, how happy you are sitting in the dust, playing with a broken twig all morning!
I smile at your play with that little bit of a broken twig.
(a) Where is the child sitting?
(b) What is the child playing with?
(c) Whom does the word T refer to?
Answer:
(a) In the dust
(b) A broken twig
(c) The poet.

V. Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets. (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 26.
The last-minute advice of Roof _____ (greet) with loud laughter. A smile of appreciation ______ (receive) for this act. All campaign boys ______ (ask) to put in their ballot papers.
Answer:
was greeted, was received, were asked.

Question 27.
Report the following conversation: (5 × 1 = 5)
Dona Laura: Are you coming tomorrow?
Don Gonzalo: Most certainly. I will bring a few crumbs.
Dona Laura: Thank you very much. Birds are grateful and repay attention.
Answer:
Dona Laura asked Don Gonzalo if he was coming the next day. Don Gonzalo replied that he would certainly come and added that he would bring a few crumbs. Dona Laura thanked Don Gonzalo and added that birds were grateful and repay attention.

Question 28.
Complete the following dialogue: (4 × 1 = 4)
A stranger wants to go to the railway station from the bus stand.
(Conversation between stranger and Ravi)
Stranger: Excuse me, _______ (asking for direction)
Ravi: _______ (giving direction)
Stranger: Is it far?
Ravi: _______ (approximate distance)
Stranger: _______ (expressing gratitude)
Answer:
Stranger: Excuse me, could you please tell me how to go to the railway station?
Ravi: Please go straight and turn left.
Stranger: Is it far?
Ravi: No. It is half a km from here.
Stranger: Thank you very much.

Question 29.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets: (2 × 1 = 2)
(taken to, give up, zip along)
In the heart of Puddukkottai, young women _______ the roads on their bicycles. Jameela Bibi, who has _____ cycling, told me: ‘It is my right. We can go anywhere’.
Answer:
zip along, taken to.

Question 30.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate linkers: (4 × 1 = 4)
(and, neither, so, nor)
In Monaco, there was ______ a guillotine for cutting the heads off _____ an executioner. ______ the ministers wrote a letter asking the French government whether they could lend them a machine _______ an expert to cut off the criminal’s head.
Answer:
neither, nor, So, and.

VI. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling in the boxes given below: (8 × 1/2 = 4)

Question 31.
A rickshaw puller is a common sight in India. He can be seen standing at public places like bus stands, railway stations and road crossings waiting for passengers. He appears miserable and weak. He is not treated well by the general public and is generally overworked and unpaid. He is generally hated, humiliated by everyone.
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Answer:

India
public places
bus stands
railway stations
road crossings
miserable
weak
general public.

Question 32.
Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement which appeared in ‘Deccan Herald’ dated 20th March 2018. (Write XXX for name and YYY for address.) [5]
Wanted Second Division Assistant
Qualification: Any graduate with knowledge of computers and fluency in Kannada and English.
Experienced candidates preferred.
Apply to:
The Secretary
R.K. Group of Institutions
Vidyanagar Bengaluru – 52.
Answer:

XXX
YYY
10 March 2017.

The President
Basaveshwar Education Society
Vidyanagar
Hubballi.

Dear Sir,
I write this letter of application for the post of First Division Assistant in response to your advertisement dated 09 March 2017 in Deccan Herald. As I fulfil your requirements, I hope you will consider me for the post.
I’m a B. A. graduate from Bangalore University. I passed out in the year 20 15-16 with a distinction.
My subjects were English Major, Psychology and Political Science. You would be happy to know that I’ve completed Basic and Advanced Computer Courses and know Tally. I am fluent in English, Kannada and Hindi. It would interest you that I’m a creative writer in Kannada and have also won many prizes in English Elocution competitions. I’ve also successfully completed Hindi Visharada Exam.
Given the chance to work in your esteemed institution, I will serve with sincerity and contribute towards the welfare of the Basaveshwar Education Society.
I eagerly await your response.

Thank you,

Yours faithfully,
XXX

Question 33.
(a) Your college has organized a Library Day programme to promote reading habits in students. You are the secretary of the college students union. You have to speak to the students about the programme. Use the following points and write a speech in about 100 words. [5]
Importance of reading habits – benefits – a collection of books – inviting authors to speak – spend as much free time in the library.
OR
(b) Given below is the bar graph that represents data showing the results of a survey on working patterns of both rural and urban women. The chart provides information about how these women spend the hours of their day for different activities. Based on this information, write a report in about 150 words.
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Answer:
(a) Dear friends,
It gives me great pleasure to speak to you about the Library Week that our college has organized from 2nd to 10th of November this year. Reading makes a man perfect. The aim of celebrating this week is to inculcate the reading habit among students. As part of the celebration, new arrivals in the reference section such as encyclopaedia and dictionaries and general books will be displayed. Orient Blackswan and Cambridge University Press are putting up an exhibition. We have invited Dr. Shobha Devi to inaugurate the exhibition and interact with students. Other authors like Smt. Shashi Deshpande and Dr. Paul will also pay us a visit. During the week, a literary quiz competition will be organized. The Reading Section will have more new magazines of general interest. I request all of you to spend as much free time in the library as you can.
Thank you.
OR
(b) The bar graph indicates the time spent on activities like cooking, watching TN., indulging in hobbies, rearing children, and reading, by rural and urban women. Surprisingly, in all five areas, urban women spend more time than rural women. Perhaps the fieldwork or other manual labour that the rural women take up leaves them with little time for the chosen activities. On cooking, if rural women spend less than one hour, urban women spend nearly two hours.

Similarly, if less than half an hour is spent on watching TV. by the rural women, the time indicated against the urban women is nearly one and a half hours. If the rural women spend negligible time on their hobby, the urban women keep aside at least an hour for the same. The biggest gap is seen in the time taken on rearing children. If rural women spend less than half an hour on rearing children, urban women spend nearly two and a half hours on the same. The entry for reading is the lowest of all the activities for both rural and urban women. Understandably urban women have a higher percentage in this area.

VII. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 34.
Catch the rain where it falls was the reason behind the construction of tanks. They have been the lifeline of people. But now most of them have been used for dumping garbage which is a bad habit.
i. it: ______
ii. They: _____
iii. them: _____
iv. which: ______
Answer:
i. Rain
ii. Tanks
iii. Tanks
iv. Dumping garbage.

Question 35.
Rewrite the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. (1 × 1 = 1)
disappear / I / books / that / will never / believe.
Answer:
I believe that books will never disappear.

2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2018

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Karnataka 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2018

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Min.
Maximum Marks: 100

Instructions

Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
Answers to question numbers 24 (a – j)and 25 (i – iii) should be in sequence and at one place.
For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
Who looks as a snowy dove to Romeo?
Answer:
Juliet

Question 2.
What does the word ‘Bow’ refer to in the poem ‘On Children’?
Answer:
To Parents

Question 3.
What does the Earth University teach, according to Vandana Shiva?
Answer:
The Earth University teaches Earth Democracy.

Question 4.
What did Dona Laura carry everyday to feed the pigeons in ‘A Sunny Morning’?
Answer:
DOna Laura carried bread crumbs everyday to feed the pigeons.
OR
Dona Laura fed the birds with bread crumbs.

Question 5.
Who was Tammanna’s rival in The Gardener’?
Answer:
Basavaiah

Question 6.
What would the foot like to be in ‘To the Foot from its Child’?
Answer:
The foot would like to be a butterfly or an apple.

Question 7.
Mention the name of the library which was attacked by countless volumes of flames in the dream of Borges.
Answer:
The Royal Library of Alexandria in Egypt.

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 the Japanese make a fearful noise while eating soup?
Answer:
When a person is eating soup offered by a host or hostess, he must make a fearful noise so as to show his sign of appreciation; otherwise, the host or hostess will think that the guest is ill-mannered.

Question 10.
What does PAP stand for in ‘The Voter’?
Answer:
PAP stands for People’s Alliance Party

Question 11.
Who was the central co-ordinator of the cycling movement in ‘Where There is a Wheel’?
Answer:
N. Kannammal

Question 12.
Who opposed the Kamma landlords in the poem, ‘Water’?
Answer:
Munnangi Suvartamma.

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:
Soon after receiving the judgement given by the court, the prince read out the sentence, confirmed it and ordered the execution of the criminal. However, there was a problem in executing the king’s orders. Monaco did not have either a guillotine or an executioner. The ministers discussed the matter and sent a letter of inquiry to the French Government asking whether they could lend them a machine and an expert to execute the criminal and also inform the cost involved in it. The French Government informed them that it would lend them a machine and an expert as well and it would
cost 16000 francs.

When the ministers informed the king about it, he thought over it and felt that it would be too burdensome for his people to bear. Then a similar inquiry was sent to the King of Italy. The Italian government offered to lend a machine and an expert at a cost of 12000 francs which included travelling expenses also. Though the price quoted by the Italian government was lesser than that of the French government, the king felt that the price was too much for a toy kingdom like theirs. Therefore, the council met discussed the issue and asked the General of the Army whether a soldier in the Army would be ready to cut off the man’s head in a rough and homely fashion. When the General discussed this issue with his soldiers, no soldier agreed to do it because they had not been taught how to behead a criminal.

Question 14.
What attitude should parents have towards their children, according to the prophet?
Answer:
Kahlil Gibran tells the parents that they are not the owners of their children. He argues that children have come to this earth as Life’s longing for itself and are born as sons and daughters and they are not created by parents. Hence, parents cannot possess them. Parents should consider themselves as ‘stewards’ and their role is only stewardship. Gibran wants parents not to look upon their children as their puppets and so not to impose their religion, politics and ideas on the innocent children. Parents may give their own love but not their thoughts, because the children have their own souls.

They have the free will to do as they please and have a mind of their own. They are free to think for themselves. Parents merely act as ‘guiding lights’ for their children. They have the will to act as who they are and lead their own life and not how their parents want them to. The children have their own future, parents belong to the yesterdays, but children belonging to the tomorrows. We should only give as much love as we can and should let them grow according to their own potential. We may strive to be like them but we should never trust our past on them. We should resist the temptation of making our child a carbon copy of ourselves.

Question 15.
Write a brief note on Chipko movement which t.ook place in the Himalayan region.
Answer:
Vandana Shiva’s involvement in the contemporary ecology movement began with the Chipko movement which was a non-violent response to the large-scale deforestation that was taking place in the Himalayan region in the 1970s. During this period, the peasant women from the Garhwal Himalaya, having realised that the forests were the real source of springs and streams, fodder and fuel, declared that they would hug the trees, and the loggers would have to kill them before cutting the trees. In 1973, when Vandana Shiva went to the Himalaya to visit her favourite forests and swim in her favourite stream, the forests were not there and the stream had become a trickle. It was at this moment that she
decided to become a volunteer for the Chipko movement. She spent every vacation doing padayatra, documenting the deforestation, the work of the forest activists and spreading the message of Chipko.

Question 16.
How did Basavaiah start filling his life with all kinds of material wealth?
Answer:
that the rivalry between him and Basavaiah had reached a peak’ and that two hundred acres of his land had been forcibly taken away from him and had been even fenced up, Tammanna hit on a plan of annihilating Basavaiah completely. He got all his bitter experiences with Basavaiah composed in the form of ballads and started singing them before the
people, announcing to everyone Basavaiah’s cruelty and his meanness. This way his reputation as an artist started spreading fast and critics and scholars of folklore thronged him and translated his songs.

Basavaiah tried to surpass Tammanna’s fame by filling his life with all kinds of material wealth. He got a palatial mansion built for himself. He appointed a number of persons just to praise him and bedecked himself with gold, diamonds and other precious stones. But he was not successful. We can conclude so because the visitors to his house told him that without Basavaiah’s books his house looked dull and empty.

Question 17.
‘True love is related to the soul but not to physical beauty’. How is this idea brought out in the poem ‘When You are Old’?
Answer:
‘hen You e Old’ depicts the frustration and anxiety of a sincere 1ove At the same time, it also presents the concern of sincere love for the future predicament of his lady love. The lover’s frustration and anxiety for her future find expression only because his love is genuine and constant. Though she has not responded to his ‘love the lover does not want to give up his attempts to persuade her. He tries to place before her a realistic, projected picture of her future
only because he knows that she will be old, infirm and companionless as years roll by.

Furthermore, the poet seems to understand that she is not a flirt and worldly lady who loves to indulge in pleasures of life but one who has also been looking for someone who really loves her inner self more than her physical charms. Only someone who has a similar state of mind, and beliefs, and who is also yearning for a spiritual union with his lady love alone can write so. From this, one can infer that true love is indestructible and constant. Had the speaker been interested in her physical charms only he would not have bothered to foresee his own future as well as the predicament of his lady love some twenty years hence. Thus it can be argued that the poem ‘When You Are Old’ conveys the message that true
love is indestructible and constant and is not influenced by the vicissitudes of fortune.

Question 18.
Describe the different stages of transformation of the foot after it is condemned to live in a shoe.
Answer:
‘To the Foot from its Child’ narrates the journey of a child’s foot until it becomes an adult foot and beyond until it dies.
In the first stanza, there are only two lines which express the innocence of the child and its wishes. The child wants to be a butterfly or an apple, but society is harsh and forces the child to become a responsible adult doing responsible adult things.

In the next stanza, the child’s foot walks in the real world and experiences the harsh realities of life. The words, ‘stones, bits of glass, streets, ladders, paths in the rough surface of the earth’ symbolize the forces in society. When the child’s foot encounters them in a battle, it learns that its role is that of a foot only and it cannot become a butterfly or an apple. The foot is now imprisoned in a shoe, where it grows into an adult. It gets exposed to reality as filtered through the shoe. It suffers loneliness and gradually learns the realities of life groping in the dark like a blind man.

During this life inside the shoe, it loses all the beauty of a child’s foot. Its soft, nice, petal-like toes lose their beauty become hard, callused and look like eyeless reptiles. The ‘foot’, now has grown into an adult foot, keeps on walking, works without respite in fields, markets, mines and ministries. It toils hard giving up all its worldly pleasures and finally dies. It is then buried. But, as it descends into the ground, it loses its human awareness and does not know that it is not even afoot. So, in its spirit, it is like the child’s foot and dreams of becoming a butterfly or an apple.

Thus, the poet depicts his view of life in the metaphor of afoot, with a clear progression from infancy to maturity, to adulthood, old age and finally death.

Question 19.
What are the views of Borges on blindness?
Answer:
Borges deñnes ‘blindness’ as a way of life that is not entirely unhappy. He a[so calls it a resource because he believes that all things have been given to us for a purpose and an artist must feel this more intensely. He believes that all that happens to us including humiliations, our misfortunes and our embarrassments are given to us as raw material, as clay so that we may shape our art, eternal work or work that aspires to be so. Therefore, he has taken blindness as a way of life, which is not entirely unhappy. He believes that it is his duty to accept it as far as possible and enjoy it.

Question 20.
How has the bicycle brought a total change in the lives of rural women as shown in ‘Where There is a Wheel’?
Answer:
The introduction of cycling in the Pudukkottai district has brought about a tremendous change in the lives of rural women. Cycling has offered a way out of enforced routines around male imposed barriers. The rural women, in particular, have gained a great deal of confidence on account of their learning cycling. Earlier, they used to be burdened with economic as well as social or familial obligations. Many young mothers had to help the menfolk in earning the family income as well as do domestic chores like tending to children and fetching water from remote places. Even to sell their agricultural produce in nearby villages, they had to carry their produce to the bus stop with the help of their menfolk.

Secondly, they had to come back within a fixed time to tend to little kids at home and to store or fetch water from remote places. Naturally, though they were capable of doing all these duties on their own, their ‘immobility’ created a big hurdle. They had to walk long distances to fetch water and sell their produce. After learning cycling, such women became free and independent. This gave them a lot of confidence. Moreover, the ability to ride a bicycle gave them a lot of self-respect.

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 a not-too-successful mission school teacher. When he was almost on the verge of dismissal on the basis of a female teacher’s complaint, he joined politics, got elected as a representative of Umuofia and was made Minister of Culture. People referred to him as Chief the Honourable Minister of Culture. In a period of five years Marcus became very wealthy, was given many chieftaincy titles and doctorate degrees and several other honours. He got a huge mansion built in Umuofia and named it Umuofia Mansions’ and got it opened by the Archbishop. On the day of the opening, he hosted a grand lunch to the people of his village slaughtering five bulls and countless goats. After feasting in his house, people were full of praise for him. They opined that he was a great man and does his things like a great man. He also owned two big cars.

Question 22.
Give an account of the complicated way of bowing in Japan.
Answer:
The writer George Mikes remarks that for the Japanese people ‘bowing’ has become a mania.
However, he also speaks in an appreciative tone and says that the people bow to each other with the solemnity of a courtier yet with a great deal of natural and inimitable grace. Besides, he also says that the Japanese follow a complicated hierarchy in bowing. This system decides who bows to whom, how deeply and for how long. Though it is a little complicated to us, the Japanese manage it without difficulty and subtly and reflect in their bowing even the smallest difference in rank, standing, age, and social position in a split second.

III. Answer the following questions in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
(a) How did Romeo and Juliet express their romantic love feelings to each other in the poem ‘Romeo and Juliet’?
OR
(b) In spite of all their efforts, the king and his team failed in punishing the criminal. How is it narrated in the story ‘Too Dear’?
OR
(c) 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’? (5.79)
Answer:
(a) The two stanzas in the poem, one by Romeo and the other by Juliet, highlight the intensity of love of the young lovers. This intensity of love is brought out by using the contrasting imagery of night and day, black and white, bright jewel and a dark surface, snowy dove, etc. Factually speaking. the words ‘bright’ and ‘night’ appear In Romeo’s praise of Juliet’s brightness when he sees her for the first time in the feast hosted by Lord Capulet. Romeo uses the phrase ‘snowy dove’ to refer to and to distinguish Juliet from other ladies In the room. Romeo uses the word ‘crows’ to refer to the other ladies in the room. Furthermore, Romeo compares Juliet’s brightness with ‘a rich jewel’ hanging upon the cheek of an Ethiope’s ear. Romeo uses these words to highlight her beauty. It also symbolizes the emotional intensity that he shows towards Juliet.

Similarly, Juliet uses the phrase ‘day in night’ and ‘whiter than new snow on a raven’s back’ to refer to Romeo. Secondly, she uses the words ‘stars in the night sky’ to refer to Romeo. Literally speaking, both the meetings between Romeo and Juliet take place at night. Secondly, their meeting has to be a closely guarded secret because of the ‘hostility’ and the ‘enmity’ that exists between the two and families the Montagues and the Capulets.

When Romeo goes to the Capulet’s party; he goes wearing a mask at night. Similarly, he promises to meet Juliet in her chamber on the wedding night, so as not to be seen by anyone. That is why the word ‘night’ symbolically stands for ‘secrecy’ and ‘caution’ that needs to be exercised in their love affair. Thus the playwright has used the word ‘black’ and ‘night’ to strengthen the emotional situation. Thematically speaking, the words ‘day and night ‘black and white ‘night’ and ‘raven’ are used to evoke the image of ‘death’ whereas ‘white dove’ is a symbol of purity, peace and ‘love’. A raven or a ‘black crow’ is considered a bird of ill-omen.

Furthermore, ‘When I shall die’ and ‘cut him out in little stars and ‘heaven’ are expressions that clearly refer to death and immortality. Thus, the playwright is hinting that the secret love affair between the two rivals will culminate in the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. It can also be inferred that probably Juliet has a premonition of their impending death because of the fatal attraction between them and the enmity that exists between the two families. Thus, the contrasting imagery serves to highlight the Intensity of their love.
OR
(b) Soon after the king had ordered imprisonment for life as the punishment, the ministers with great difficulty managed to find a place to keep the criminal imprisoned. They put him in it and placed a guard to watch over him. This way the criminal spent one year in prison. This arrangement cost the king 600 francs a year. When the king thought over it, it struck him that the criminal was young and may live for another fifty years. The king became apprehensive about the cost of keeping the criminal imprisoned for life. Therefore, he summoned his ministers and asked them to find a cheaper way of punishing the criminal. The ministers met and discussed the issue and came to the conclusion that the only way to save money was to dismiss the guard. They believed that the criminal would run away and their problem would be solved. The king agreed to their suggestion and the guard was dismissed accordingly.

However, they waited curiously to see what the criminal would do. The criminal came out of his prison at dinner time, collected his food from the palace kitchen, and returned to the prison, shut the door on himself and stayed inside. Later, the Minister of Justice asked him why he had not run away, as there was no guard to watch over him. They even assured him that the prince would not mind his running away. But the prisoner told them that he had nowhere to go as his character had been ruined and people would turn their backs on him.

Moreover, he had forgotten the habit of working and so if he ran away he would be forced to work to earn his living. The ministers met once more and discussed the matter seriously. It struck them that the only way to get rid of him was to offer him a pension. The king gave his consent and they finally got rid of him by offering a pension of 600 francs a year. Tbe prisoner received one-third of his annuity in advance and left the king’s dominions. Thus, in spite of all their efforts, the king and his team failed in punishing the criminal.
OR
(c) ‘A Sunny Morning’ presents the story of Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura, who were ardent lovers in their youth, but were torn apart in life by fate. They are now in their 70s. The very lovers meet as total strangers unexpectedly in a park in Madrid. As the play begins, Dona Laura is seen in the park feeding pigeons with bread crumbs. It is at that point an old man enters with his attendant. The old man is none other than Don Gonzalo, who is seen to be quite irritated as he finds no bench in the park vacant. Quite grudgingly he comes near Laura and shares her bench. Laura gets infuriated as
the old man has scared the pigeons she was feeding and calls him ‘an ill-natured man.’ With hr witty remarks she makes him tongue-tied and helpless. But, after a few moments of disagreement, both of them have a pinch of snuff and reconcile with each other.

Gonzalo says that he is from Valencia and to his surprise, Laura reveals that she is from Maricela. Gonzalo is startled by the revelation and he says that he knows a woman named Laura Llorente who lived in a villa there, who was perhaps the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Both Laura and Gonzalo realize that they were the very same young lovers once. But they pretend not to reveal their identities. Though both of them have changed a lot physically, they still cherish the memories of their adventurous youth.

Though initially, they appear to be cynical, fussy and ill-natured, soon they become friends. When they discover that they were lovers once in their youth, they relive their romantic meetings as before and pretend not to recognize their earlier selves. Like young people, they live in a dream world of their own and are reluctant to come back to the world of reality. They tell atrocious lies to defend their previous actions and exit with a promise to meet the next day.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 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 the poor, literate and illiterate, men and women. Stress is, however, I 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 characterised 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 very 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 strengths 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 the Mahabharata war Arjuna was seized with 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 our 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 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.
Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:
(a) What is the disease of modern times?
(b) What are the kinds of stress mentioned in the passage?
(c) What has actually increased workloads and decreased relaxation?
(d) When does emotional stress increase?
(e) Name any one of the techniques which can help develop a strong and healthy body.
(f) What does Rabindranath Tagore pray to the Lord in a poem?
(g) Who rescued Arjuna by giving him emotional strength?
(h) What does T stand for in the passage?
(i) Add a suitable prefix to the word ‘controlled’ to make its antonym.
(j) However long we have to travel, how many steps can one take at a time?
Answer:
(a) Stress is a disease of modern times.
(b) Physical, emotional and intellectual stress are the types of stress mentioned in the passage.
(c) Modern technology and facilities have increased workloads and decreased relaxation.
(d) Emotional stress increases when there are disharmony and friction in relationships.
(e) A strong and healthy body can be developed through proper diet, exercise and pranayama techniques.
(f) Rabindranath Tagore, in a poem, prays to the Lord not to remove all obstacles, but instead, he asks for strength to bear them.
(g) Lord Krishna rescued Arjuna by giving him emotional strength.
(h) In the passage, ‘T’ stands for traffic.
(i) Uncontrolled.
(j) However long we have to travel, we can only take one step at a time.

Question 25.
Read the following lines and answer the questions set on it. (3 × 1 = 3)
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long 1 stood
And looked down as far as I could.

(a) Where did the two roads diverge?
(b) Why was the poet sorry?
(с) What did he do standing for long?
Answer:
(a) In a wood.
(b) The poet was sorry because he could not travel on both roads. He had to choose.
(c) He stood there for a long time and looked down one road as far as he could.

V. Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets. (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 26.
Once a murder _______ (commit) in the kingdom of Monaco. The committee _______ (force) to look for ways to punish the criminal. Finally the punishment _________ (give) to him.
Answer:
was committed, was forced, was given.

Question 27.
Report the following conversation: (5 × 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 Gonzalo claimed that the bench over there was his. Juanito informed him that three priests were sitting there. Don Gonzalo ordered him to rout them out. He further asked whether they had gone; Judnito replied that they were still talking.

Question 28.
Complete the following dialogue: (4 × 1 = 4)
(Conversation between Principal and a student, Who has to join PUC)
Student: Good Morning Sir, _______ (introduces himself)
Principal: Yes, what do you want?
Student: I have passed SSLC in first-class, _______ (seeking suggestion about combination)
Principal: ________ (giving suggestion)
Student: No, I would like to join science.
Principal: O.K. You can come and join tomorrow.
Student: ________ (Expressing gratitude).
Answer:
Student: Good morning Sir, I am Vivek.
Principal: Yes, what do you want?
Student: I have passed SSLC in first-class, may I know what combination I could opt for?
Principal: Now the trend among the bright students is to take Commerce.
Student: No, I would like to join Science.
Principal: O.K. You can come and join tomorrow.
Student: Thank you very much, Sir, I look forward to my tenure here as a student.

Question 29.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets: (2 × 1 = 2)
(put up with, shied away, umpteen)
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.
Answer:
shied away, put up with.

Question 30.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate linkers: (4 × 1 = 4)
(but, after, and, because)
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:
after, because, but, and.

VI. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling in the boxes given below: (8 × 1/2 = 4)

Question 31.
Krishnadevaraya ruled the Vijayanagara Empire. He gave 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.
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Answer:

Vijayanagara Empire
Gold
Silver
Diamond
men
women
Tenali Rama
wit.

Question 32.
Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement appeared in ‘Deccan Herald’ dated 25th of May 2018. (Write XXX for name and YYY for address.) [5]
Wanted Sales Manager
Qualification:
Any Degree
With Computer Knowledge
Fluency in English and Kannada
Experience preferred.
Apply within a week to:
The Executive Manager
Bindu Home Appliances Pvt. Ltd.
P.B. Road
Chitradurga.
Answer:

XXX
YYY
26 May 2018.

The Manager
Bindu Home Appliances Pvt. Ltd.
P.B. Road
Chitradurga

Dear Sir,
In response to your advertisement dated 25 May 2018 in Deccan Herald, I hereby apply for the post of Sales Manager.
I am a Commerce graduate with computer knowledge. I also fulfil your requirement for fluency in English and Kannada. I have two years’ experience too in this field.
I have enclosed my resume with further details. I will be glad to supply you with any other piece of information that you may require.
Please let me know when I am likely to be called for an interview so that I can make suitable arrangements.

Thank you,

Yours faithfully,
XXX
Encl: Resume

Resume

Name: XXX
Address: YYY
Tel No.: 0000000000
Email ID: [email protected]
D.O.B.: 20 February 1995
Sex: Female
Nationality: Indian
Objective: To gain experience in fieldwork and to improve the prospects of the company that I serve.
Educational Qualification:
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Additional Qualification: Proficiency in MS Office & Tally.
Languages Known:

Experience: Worked for Nithin Shetty & Co. as Sales Executive for two years. Quit the job for better prospects in January 2018.
Achievements: Best NCC Cadet, 2014 and Best Outgoing Student of ZZZ College.
Interests: Creative Writing and Music.
References: Dr Priya Pal (HOD – Dept. of Commerce – ZZZ College)
Mr Nithin Shetty (CEO – Nithin Shetty & Co.)

Question 33.
(a) 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: [5]
Name Mr Vedamurthy.
Native: Davangere.
Education: M.A. English, KAS 2008 batch, served as a lecturer in Chitradurga.
Present: Asst. Commissioner
Food and Civil Supplies
Bellary.
OR
(b) The following bar graph represents information about the migration of people from rural areas to cities during 2000-2015. Using the data prepare a report in about 120 words.
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Answer:
(a) President of the function and Principal of the college, Prof. Dayananda Saraswathi, PTA Vice President Mrs Neena Gupta, special invitees, parents, staff and students.

Annual day is a day of joy. It is a day that records the happenings of one whole year. It is also a day that showcases the talents of the students. So, there is no second thought about the day being the most significant one. Matching the significance of the day in knowledge and experience Is our chief guest Mr Vedamurthy. True to his name, he is the very fountainhead of knowledge. Coupled with his knowledge is his fine flow of the English language as he is an M.A. in English. He is of KAS 2008 batch.

After having served as lecturer In Chitradurga, he now works as Assistant Commissioner of Food and Civil Supplies Department, Bellary. He has already endeared himself to the people of Bellary because of his amiable and helpful nature. His contributions to the field of education are tremendous. He has started a Guidance Centre which helps students avail of Government scholarships and Government-funded research projects.
Today he will address us on the topic ‘All that you have is now.’
Let’s hear it for Mr Vedamurthy, our esteemed chief guest.
OR
(b) From Villages to Cities – In Search of Greener Pastures
Ever since the world became industrialized, there has been a steady exodus of people from villages to cities. The graph is proof of this disturbing phenomenon and shows an increase in the number of people coming to urban areas from rural areas. In 1970,11 only 20% migrated from the countryside to the cities, in 1980 the percentage rose to 30. Even in the next two decades, the same increase continued and hence in 2000, the increase went up to 50%. This trend is owing to the misconception that people can make easy money in cities. It is also owing to the false notion that city life is easy and full of pleasures. Very often people go through pathetic hardships in cities. But they don’t go back to villages because either they feel ashamed to do that or they have nothing left in the village to go back to. The government should study the problem and take appropriate steps to curb the inflow of people into the cities as it is against the development of both cities and villages.

VII. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 34.
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, Arjuna 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. Rabindranath Tagore
ii. obstacles
iii. Arjuna
iv. Arjuna.

Question 35.
Rewrite the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. (1 × 1 = 1)
Seven thousand / in Monaco / there are / only / men.
Answer:
There are only seven thousand men in Monaco.

2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper June 2015

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Karnataka 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper June 2015

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Min.
Maximum Marks: 100

Instructions

Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
Answers to question numbers 24 (a – j)and 25 (i – iii) should be in sequence and at one place.
For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
Whom does Romeo address as ‘yonder lady’?

Question 2.
How many soldiers were there in the kingdom of Monaco in ‘Too Dear’?

Question 3.
What does ‘living arrows’ refer to in’On Children’?

Question 4.
What, according to Vandana Shiva, does earth university teach?

Question 5.
Which is the native city of Don Gonzalo in ‘A Sunny Morning’?

Question 6.
Where, according to the speaker, had love hidden his face in ‘When You Are Old’?

Question 7.
When does the foot stop to walk in Neruda’s poem?

Question 8.
Which is the most astounding invention of man in ‘I Believe That Books Will Never Disappear’?

Question 9.
What is called a man’s castle in Japan, according to Mikes?

Question 10.
What does ‘PAP’ stand for in ‘The Voter’?

Question 11.
Whose brainchild is the cycling movement as mentioned in ‘Where There Is A Wheel’?

Question 12.
Name the lady who opposed the Kamma landlords in ‘Water’.

II. Answer any eight of the following (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80 – 100 words each. (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
How does Romeo glorify the beauty of Juliet?

Question 14.
Why does the criminal refuse to escape from the prison in ‘Too Dear’?

Question 15.
How should parents take care of their children, according to the speaker in ‘On Children’?

Question 16.
How does Don Gonzalo try to hide his identity?

Question 17.
What measures did Tammanna adopt to humiliate Basavaiah?

Question 18.
Why does Borges say that books will never disappear? Explain.

Question 19.
Describe how the poet visualises heaven in nature in ‘Heaven If You Are Not On Earth’.

Question 20.
The traffic in Brazil leads to humorous observations. Explain.

Question 21.
‘The Voter’ ridicules the power and selfishness of Marcus Ibe. Explain.

Question 22.
How did Sheela Rani Chunkath promote the empowerment of women in ‘Where There Is A Wheel’?

III. Answer the following in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
“Conservation of diversity is crucial for the sustenance of both nature and human society”. Discuss.
OR
“Wheel brings Freedom and Progress”. Explain this statement with reference to ‘Where There Is A Wheel’.
OR
The poem ‘Water’ demonstrates the disparity and discrimination of the society. Justify.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

For the first time, Amjad Ali Khan performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and concert. He was so happy and delighted that Kailash Satyarthi received this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. He wanted to thank him for the work he has been doing to safeguard the rights of children. He was extremely proud of him.

Along with his sons Amaan and Ayaan, Amjad presented ‘Raga for Peace’ as a tribute to Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai. He would like to congratulate them for their work against the suppression of children and for their right to education.

They performed on two occasions. The first was at the presentation ceremony. It was a proud moment for him as an Indian to see Kailashji receive this great honour. Their second performance was at the spectacular Oslo spectrum. It was perhaps the largest gathering abroad where he performed. It had more than 6,000 people including Prince Haakon of Norway, other members of the Norwegian royal family and the Nobel Laureates.

This year, the Nobel Committee invited artistes from India and Pakistan to present a special blend of traditional and modern music sensibilities of the two countries. While Amjad Ali Khan and his sons represented India, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan represented Pakistan. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was truly a symbol of humility and grace. He took qawwali to the international stage and was far ahead of his times. Now, Rahat is taking forward his legacy.

It was an honour to be a part of the endeavour. It is important that they work together to foster love and peace on earth.
The pursuit of music, arts and culture removes our emphasis from greed, egotism, pride and materialism, which drive us to violence. As the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony showed, these avenues also uhite human beings across borders. This kind of love is required to end the killings that dominate our world.

Question 24.
Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:
(a) Name the sons of Amjad Ali Khan.
(b) What did Amjad present as a tribute?
(c) Who received the Nobel Peace Prize?
(d) Where did Amjad perform on the second occasion?
(e) _____ represented Pakistan.
(i) Amjad Ali Khan
(ii) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
(iii) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
(f) How many people gathered there on the second occasion?
(g) Who was a symbol of humility and grace?
(h) What removes our emphasis from greed and egotism?
(i) What does Amjad intend to convey in this passage?
(j) Give a title for the passage.
Answer:
(a) Amaan and Ayaan.
(b) ‘Raga for Peace’.
(c) Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai.
(d) At the spectacular Oslo spectrum.
(e) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
(f) 6,000 people.
(g) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
(h) The pursuit of music, arts and culture.
(i) Amjad wants to show that music, arts and culture can foster love and peace and can end the killings that dominate our world. Amjad also wants to pay his tributes to people like Satyarthi and Yousafzai who have worked against the suppression of children and for their right to education.
(j) Transcending Differences for World Peace.

Question 25.
Read the following lines and answer the questions. (3 × 1 = 3)
A little fairy comes at night,
Her eyes are blue, her hair is brown.
With silver spots upon her wings;
And from noon, she flutters down.
(i) When does a little fairy come?
(ii) What is the colour of her eyes?
(iii) Where does she flutter down from?
Answer:
(i) At night.
(ii) Blue.
(iii) From noon.

V. Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the given io brackets. (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 26.
The Kingdom of Monaco was a peaceful and peace-loving country. Once a _____ (commit) there. They _____ (force) to look for ways to try and punish the criminal ______ (punish) for his crime.
Answer:
was committed, were forced, was punished.

Question 27.
Report the following conversation: (5 × 1 = 5)
Don Gonzalo: That one over there is mine.
Juanito: There are three priests sitting there.
Don Gonzalo: Rout them out. Have they gone?
Juanito: No, indeed. They are talking.
Answer:
Don Gonzalo stated that the one over there was his. Juanito responded saying there were three priests sitting there. Don Gonzalo told Juanito to rout them out. He then asked if they had gone. Juanito replied in the negative and added that they were talking.

Question 28.
Complete the following dialogue. (Mn Raju wants to buy a new can He shows car showroom and talks with the sales executive.) (4 × 1 = 4)
Sales executive: Good morning Sir. Can I help you?
Mr. Raju: ______ (agreeing and seeking information)
Sales executive: Do you have any particular model in mind?
Mr. Raju: _____ (giving options)
Sales executive: They are very good, Sir. We have also the latest models.
Mr. Raju: _______ ? (asking for a test drive)
Sales executive: Yes, Sir.
Mr. Raju: _______ (leave-taking)
Answer:
Sales executive: Good morning Sir. Can 1 help you?
Mr. Raju: Yes, indeed. Can you give me information about the cars in your showroom?
Sales executive: Do you have any particular model in mind?
Mr. Raju: I’m interested in a Figo or a Brio.
Sales executive: They are very good, Sir. We have also the latest models.
Mr. Raju: That’s great. Can I have a test drive?
Sales executive: Yes, Sir.
Mr. Raju: Good. I’ll come tomorrow at 5 in the evening for the test drive. Thank you for your assistance.

Question 29.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets: (2 × 1 = 2)
(look down at, turns its back, full of praise)

In Umuofia, everyone is ______ for Marcus Ibe. He is not like the mortar which as soon as food comes its way ______ on the ground.
Answer:
full of praise turns its back.

Question 30.
Fill in the blanks with the right linkers. (4 × 1 = 4)

_________ the old man came to the garden one-day _______ walking hundreds of miles, the owner of the garden was free and relaxed. _______ the owner’s wife was worried ______ her husband became lethargic and shied away from hard work.
(but, when, because, after)
Answer:
When, after, But, because.

VI. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes given below. (8 × 1/2 = 4)

Question 31.
The word ‘Oceans’ implies the large water bodies of the world, namely the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic, as well as the Antarctic ocean where we find icebergs. Smaller seas are separated from the oceans by island chains or under-water ridges which are called ‘bordering seas’. These include ‘The North Sea, the Baltic sea, the Mediterranean sea and the Caribbean sea’. The bordering seas and the oceans have some common features: both contain salty water and restless sea beds.
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Question 32.
Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement, which appeared in ‘Deccan Herald’ dated 09 March 2015. (Write XXX for name and YYY for address.) [5]

Wanted First Division Assistant
Qualification: Any graduate with knowledge of computer and fluency in Kannada, English and Hindi.
Apply to:
The President
Basaveshwar Education Society
Vidyanagar, Hubballi.

Question 33.
Imagine you are the General Secretary of your College Union. On the occasion of college day, you have to present the welcome address. The Chief Guest is Mr Shreekrishna B., whose profile is given below. [5]
Native Place: Bagalkot
Education: M.A. in English IAS2008 batch
Served as: CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Udupi and Haveri
Present Post: Secretary, the Dept, of Social Welfare, Bengaluru
Interested in literature and photography.
Based on the information, write a speech in about 100 words to introduce the guest at the function.
OR
The following pie charts represent the information about the students who got a scholarship during 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years for different courses.
Use this data to write a report in about 120 words.
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VII. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 34.
Sheela Rani Chunkath encouraged the rural women to buy bicycles in her district. She ordered the banks to sanction the loan to them. Most of the women bought bicycles. The bicycle helps them a lot. It is a symbol of progress. Sheela Rani was honoured for her support.
i. She:
ii. them:
iii. It:
iv. her:
Answer:
i. Sheela Rani Chunkath
ii. The rural women
iii. The bicycle
iv. Sheela Ranis.

Question 35.
Rewrite the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. (1 × 1 = 1)
Knowledge/not just/the source of/was/and freedom/the forest.
Answer:
The forest was not just a source of knowledge and freedom.

2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2015

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Karnataka 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2015

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Min.
Maximum Marks: 100

Instructions

Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
Answers to question numbers 24 (a – j)and 25 (i – iii) should be in sequence and at one place.
For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
When, according to Juliet, would all the world be in love with night?

Question 2.
Name the special source of revenue in the kingdom of Monaco.

Question 3.
According to the Prophet, what may be given to the children?

Question 4.
Who is the author of ‘Tapovan’ as mentioned in “Everything I need to know I learned in the Forest”?

Question 5.
Who occupied Gonzalo’s usual bench in the park?

Question 6.
What does the speaker want his beloved to do sitting by the fire in, ‘When You Are Old’?

Question 7.
When did Tammanna forget all his songs and ballads?

Question 8.
What would the foot like to be?

Question 9.
Which library does Borges visualise in his dream?

Question 10.
Who creates heaven on earth?

Question 11.
What is the sign of appreciation in eating soup?

Question 12.
How long had Roof been a bicycle repairer’s apprentice?

II. Answer any eight of the following (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80 – 100 words each. (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
How is Romeo mesmerised by the beauty of Juliet?

Question 14.
How did the criminal benefit from the pension he was offered in the lesson ‘Too Dear’?

Question 15.
What ideas of Tagore inspired the author to start Earth University?

Question 16.
Narrate how, according to Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo, the sad love affair of her friend and his cousin ended.

Question 17.
How does Tammanna take revenge on Basavaiah through invisible means?

Question 18.
Explain the various stages of hardships faced by the foot after being confined in a shoe.

Question 19.
Borges says that books will never disappear in spite of modem modes of communication. Explain.

Question 20.
How, according to the speaker, can we create heaven on earth in the poem ‘Heaven If You Are Not Here On Earth’?

Question 21.
Bring out the culture of the Japanese as explained by George Mikes.

Question 22.
The difference between race and agony of the Panchami due to water has been effectively brought out in ‘Water’ – Discuss.

III. Answer the following in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
The poem ‘On Children’ does not focus merely on the lives of children but also talks about the responsibility of parents – Explain.
OR
To what extent was Roof the most trusted of the whispering campaigners in ‘The Voter’?
OR
Justify the statement ‘Wheel brings progress’ – with reference to ‘Where There is a Wheel’.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

Long ago there lived a King who was very unhappy. The reason was simple – he was growing bald. He had lost much of his hair. Being a vain man, the king was very upset and wanted to find a cure for his baldness. So he called his court physician and ordered him to prescribe a medicine.

However, the physician said, “Your Majesty, I am sorry but there is no medicine for baldness. It is hereditary.” “You are a fool!” said the King and threw him into prison.

Next, the King sent for all the eminent physicians of the land and commanded them to find a magic medicine to make his hair grow. But they all had the same thing to say. Now the King was furious. He put all the physicians under house arrest and announced – “I’ll give you exactly a month to come up with a remedy for my baldness. If you don’t have it at the end of that time, you will all be put to death.”

All the physicians were terrified and did not know what to do. Finally, one old man, wiser than the rest, said, “Don’t worry. We don’t have to die. I have an idea that will cure the king of his madness, if not his baldness!” Everyone sighed with relief. Exactly a month later, the King summoned the physicians and demanded, “Well? Have you found the remedy?”

The old physician stepped forward and said, “Yes Sir, I have”. Bringing out a small bottle he said, “here is my special new hair oil, guaranteed to cure baldness! You only need to use it for 10 days, applying it half an hour before bathing. Within ten days you will have a luxuriant crop of jet black hair.

“Wonderful!” exclaimed the King as he took the bottle. Then the physician added, “Just one condition sir – if you think of coconuts while applying this oil, it will not work. Please keep that in mind.” “That’s not a problem”, said the king happily. The old physician was richly rewarded and all were freed. Early the next morning, the King was all set to try the new oil. He took the bottle and opened it.

Now he remembered that he was not supposed to think of coconuts while applying the oil. Suddenly, a picture of a coconut tree bearing a thick bunch of coconuts flashed in his mind’s eye.

“Oh no!” thought the King. Try as he might, he could not get the picture out of his mind. Finally he put the bottle aside, saying, ‘Til start tomorrow”. But, the next day, the same thing happened. He had hardly lifted the bottle when he thought of a coconut. So he could not use it that day either.

Thereafter, every single day, whenever he took the bottle, he would remember something associated with coconuts – green coconuts, coconut water, or even coconut barfi! Earlier, he had never bothered about coconuts, but now he seemed obsessed with them. By and by, he would automatically remember coconuts the moment his eye fell on the bottle of oil. The bottle stood on the shelf, unused.

Finally, the King decided that he had had enough. He declared, “I’ll never use this oil. But then, what is so bad about being bald? Bald is Beautiful.”

Question 24.
Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:
(a) Why was the King unhappy?
(b) Who did he summon to prescribe the medicine?
(c) What did the physician say, for which he was thrown into prison?
(d) ______ stepped forward and said that he had a cure.
(e) The King sent for all the _____ physicians of the land. (eminent/prominent)
(f) For how many days was the King supposed to use the oil?
(g) What did the old physician tell the King while using the oil?
(h) How many days did the King use the oil?
(i) What did he think of whenever he wanted to use the oil?
(j) Finally, what did the King declare?
Answer:
(a) The king was unhappy as he was growing bald.
(b) He summoned his court physician.
(c) The physician said that there was no medicine for baldness and that it was hereditary.
(d) The old physician
(e) eminent
(f) For ten days.
(g) The old physician cautioned the king that if the king thought of coconuts while applying the oil, the oil wouldn’t work.
(h) The king didn’t use the oil at all because he couldn’t stop thinking of coconuts when he looked at the oil.
(i) Whenever the king wanted to use the oil, he thought of either coconuts or something associated with coconuts.
(j) Finally, the king declared that he would never use the oil. He also declared that there was nothing wrong in being bald and that bald is beautiful.

Question 25.
Read the following lines and answer the questions. (3 × 1 = 3)

Child,
Child, how happy you are sitting in
the dust, playing with a broken twig
all morning!
I smile at your play with that little
bit of a broken twig
I am busy with my accounts, adding
up figures by the hour.
Perhaps you glance at me and think
“What a stupid game to spoil your
morning with!”
Child, 1 have forgotten the art of
being absorbed in sticks and mud-pies.

(i) What is the child doing?
(ii) What is the poet busy with?
(iii) Who has forgotten the art of being absorbed in sticks and mud-pies?
Answer:
(i) The child is sitting in the dust and playing with a broken twig.
(ii) The poet is busy with his accounts, adding up figures.
(iii) The speaker, a grown-up, has forgotten the art of being absorbed in sticks and mud-pies.

V. Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets. (3 × 1 = 3)

Roof’s spirits ______ (fell) but he let no one see it. All morning he ______ (mask) his deep worry with a surface exertion which was unusual. By this time the spring _______ (go) clean out of his walk.
Answer:
fell, had masked, had gone.

Question 27.
Report the following conversation: (5 × 1 = 5)
Dona Laura: Do you use a shoe brush as a handkerchief?
Don Gonzalo: What right have you to criticize my actions?
Dona Laura: A neighbour’s right.
Don Gonzalo: I do not care to listen to nonsense.
Dona Laura: You are very polite.
Answer:
Dona Laura asked Don Gonzalo whether he used a shoe brush as a handkerchief. Don Gonzalo retaliated asking what right she had to criticize his action. Dona Laura replied that hers was a neighbour’s right. Don Gonzalo retorted that he did not care to listen to nonsense. Dona Laura sarcastically remarked that he was very polite.

Question 28.
Complete the following dialogue. (Deepak and his wife Rani plan to have a holiday. They discuss the options.) (4 × 1 = 4)
Deepak: Rani, today my boss told me that I could take a vacation.
Rani: Wow! ______ (Congratulating)
Deepak: _______ (Suggesting a place)
Rani: ______ ; it will be too cold. (Disagreeing)
Deepak: _______. It will be lovely. (Giving an option)
Answer:
Deepak: Rani, today my boss told me that I could take a vacation.
Rani: Wow! How nice. Congratulations on achieving the impossible.
Deepak: Yes, indeed. It’s really surprising. Anyway, let’s make the best use of it. Shall we go to Darjeeling?
Rani: Oh, no. Not now. It will be too cold.
Deepak: How about Malaysia? It will be lovely.

Question 29.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets: (2 × 1 = 2)
(Cut down on; Put up with; Go in for)
A lot of women in Pudukkottai were unable to wait for ladies’ cycles. Therefore they had to ____ men’s cycle. They knew that bicycles time ______ wasted in waiting for buses.
Answer:
go in for, cut down on.

Question 30.
Fill in the blanks with the right linkers. (4 × 1 = 4)
Up to last night, everything had been “moving according to plan”, _____ Roof would have put it Then he had received a strange visit from the leader of the POP campaign team. ______ he and Roof were well known to each other, _____ might even be called friends, his visit was cold and business-like. No words were wasted. He placed five pounds on the floor ____ Roof.
(before, and, although, as)
Answer:
as, Although, and, before.

VI. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes given below. (8 × 1/2 = 4)

Question 31.
The term ‘resource’ is derived from French, and it means tools. Natural resources are the raw materials and the sources of energy present on the earth. They include the deposits of coal, crude oil, and natural gas. The basic needs of our existence such as air, water and soil, which gives us food, also belong to resources that we may be able to exploit in future.
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Question 32.
Write a letter in response to the following advertisement which appeared in ‘The Times of India’ dated 12 April 2015. (Write XXX for name and YYY for address.) [5]

INDIA TODAY requires JOURNALISTS
Qualification: M.A. in Journalism Mass Communication
Candidates with 3 yrs. the experience will be given preference. Should have excellent communication skill. Apply within 10 days.
Apply:
To the Editor, INDIA TODAY
No. 1, M.G. Road
Bangalore – 560 006.

Question 33.
Your college is celebrating ‘Road Safety Week’. You are asked to speak in your college assembly, highlighting some of the traffic rules and mention the need to follow them. Write a speech in about 100 words. Your speech should include the following points: [5]
Road accidents
Negligence
Use of mobile phones while riding/driving
Overtaking and speeding.
OR
Given below is a representation of the number of people migrating from villages to cities in the past few decades. Write a report for the local newspaper in about 120 words.
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VII. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 34.
Ravi designs the trophies handed over to the Winners. These are presented to them with a grand ceremony. Though Ravi was not a sportsman, his passion for designing the trophies is outstanding. He has his workshop in West Bengal where he has been living since childhood.
i. These: ______
ii. Them: ______
iii. His: _______
iv. Where: ______
Answer:
i. Trophies
ii. Winners
iii. Ravi’s
iv. West Bengal.

Question 35.
Rewrite the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. (1 × 1 = 1)
Extremely/expensive/in Brazil/motor cars/are.
Answer:
Motor cars are extremely expensive in Brazil.

2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper June 2016

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Karnataka 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper June 2016

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Min.
Maximum Marks: 100

Instructions

Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
Answers to question numbers 24 (a – j)and 25 (i – iii) should be in sequence and at one place.
For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
Who is compared to “a snowy dove” in ‘Romeo and Juliet’?

Question 2.
“In war, they don’t mind killing people”. Here, the word ‘they’ refers to _____
(a) Council
(b) Soldiers
(c) Commission.

Question 3.
Where do the souls of children dwell in ‘On Children’?

Question 4.
Who wrote the book ‘Monocultures of the Mind’ with reference to ‘Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest’?

Question 5.
Dona Laura was called _______ in the locality in ‘A Sunny Morning’.
(a) a dream girl
(b) golden lady
(c) Silver maiden.

Question 6.
What look did the woman’s eyes have once in ‘When You Are Old’?

Question 7.
Who was Tammanna’s rival in ‘The Gardener’?

Question 8.
Where was Luis Borges educated?

Question 9.
Where does the poet create heaven in ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth’?

Question 10.
Whose life is becoming more hazardous in Brazil every day?

Question 11.
Which is the election symbol of the People’s Alliance Party?

Question 12.
Who was the central coordinator of the cycling movement in ‘Where There Is A Wheel’?

II. Answer any eight of the following (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80-100 words each. (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
How does Romeo describe Juliet’s beauty in ‘Romeo and Juliet’?

Question 14.
Why did the authorities fail to carry out the death sentence in ‘Too Dear’?

Question 15.
What should be the parents’ attitude towards their children according to the prophet, in the poem ‘On Children’?

Question 16.
Write a short note on ‘The Navdanya Farm’ with reference to ‘Everything I Need To Know I Learned In The Forest’.

Question 17.
What account does Don Gonzalo give Dona Laura about his cousin’s life after the duel?

Question 18.
Give an account of the strategies used by Tammanna to destroy Basavaiah in ‘The Gardener’.

Question 19.
Write a short note on the stages of hardships faced by the foot after being confined in a shoe with reference to the poem ‘To The Foot From Its Child’.

Question 20.
What are Luis Borges’ views on books?

Question 21.
Give an account of the Japanese mania for bowing as described by George Mikes.

Question 22.
The roof is an intelligent manipulator. Justify with reference to the story ‘The Voter’.

III. Answer the following in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
How does the poem ‘Water’ demonstrate the disparity and discrimination in our society using water as a symbol?
OR
“Wheel brings progress”. Justify this statement with reference to ‘Where There Is A Wheel.
OR
“The ways of providence are strange”. How is this true in the case of Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura with reference to the play ‘A Sunny Morning’?

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

The word ‘Buddha’ literally means ‘The Enlightened One’. This was the title given to Siddhartha Gautama. He became the founder of the religion called Buddhism.

Buddha was born as a Prince in the 6th Century B.C. in a warrior community of Nepal called ‘Sakyas’. Although brought up in luxury, he did not show any attachment to the material delights. Whom Buddha was young, he had a philosophical temperament. Though he had everything necessary for worldly pleasures, he was somehow dissatisfied.

One day, the prince went out of his palace on his chariot to get a glimpse of the town. On his way he saw three sights which he had never seen before; a sick man, an old man and a dead man. There had a deep impact on his mind and made him sad and thoughtful.

He could sense the eternal truths of life and realised that life was full of sorrows and suffering. He wondered, if sickness, old age and death ultimately grab everyone’s life then what was the goal of life and how men could best use the comparatively short lives they had on this earth. These questions kept haunting his mind.

One night, the prince left his palace in pursuit of his goal. He was then 29 years old, married and father to a son. He left behind his wife and an infant son in the palace. Later, he travelled from one place to another, reached a place in North India, now called Bodh Gaya.

There, he sat for many days under a tree in deep meditation, until suddenly one morning he had a wonderful experience of a startling vision of what he had been seeking. The light that shorn him was the enlightenment he was searching for.

Buddha delivered his first Sermon at Benares on the banks of the river Ganges. Gautama Buddha died at the age of 80 at Kushinagar, near Benares. After him, his followers were divided into two sectors Mahayana and Hinayana. Buddhism is now followed in Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Mong Korea and Japan.

Question 24.
Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:
(a) Buddha was the title given to ______
[Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the passage.]
(b) Name the warrior community in which Buddha was born.
(c) When Buddha was young, he had _______
(a) an attachment to material delights.
(b) a philosophical temperament
(c) enjoyed worldly pleasures. [Choose the right answer]
(d) Why did the prince go out of his palace one day?
(e) Name any one of the three sights that made a deep impact on the mind of the prince.
(f) How old was the prince when he left the palace?
(g) Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon?
(h) Where did Buddha die?
(i) Mention the two sects of Buddhism.
(j) Write the name of anyone country where Buddhism is followed in the world.
Answer:
(a) Siddhartha Gautama
(b) Sakyas.
(c) (b) a philosophical temperament.
(d) One day, the prince went out of his palace to get a glimpse of the town
(e) On his way, he saw three sights which he had never seen before – a sick man, an old man and a dead man. These had a deep impact on his mind and made him sad and thoughtful
(f) 29 years old.
(g) At Benares.
(h) At Kushinagar, near Benares.
(i) Mahayana and Hinayana.
(j) Myanmar/Thailand/Sri Lanka/China/Mongolia/Korea/Japan.

Question 25.
Read the following lines and answer the questions. (3 × 1 = 3)
Lord, I am so tired
Tired I entered this World.
Far have I wandered since the cock crew
And the road to school is steep
Lord, I do not want to go into their school.
(a) The speaker prays to _______
(i) the school teacher
(ii) the Lord
(iii) the White man.
(b) The road to school is _______ [Fill in the blank from the given poem]
(c) What does the speaker not want to do?
Answer:
(a) the Lord.
(b) steep
(c) The speaker does not want to go there or the white man’s school.

V. Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets. (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 26.
A fence _______ (build) around Tammanna’s land by Basavaiah. Both of them _______ (encourage) by their supporters. Tammanna ______ (advise) by his supporters about the various means available for getting back his land, Answer:
was built, were encouraged, was advised.

Question 27.
Report the following conversation: (5 × 1 = 5)
Dona Laura: You should have asked permission to sit here.
Don Gonzalo: The benches here are public property.
Dona Laura: Why did you complain about the priests?
Don Gonzalo: Are you taunting me?
Dona Laura: Don’t grumble.
Answer:
Dona Laura told Don Gonzalo that he should have asked permission to sit there. Don Gonzalo said that the benches there were public property. Dona Laura asked him why he had complained about the priests. Don Gonzalo asked her if/whether she was taunting him. Dona Laura advised/ told him not to grumble.

Question 28.
Complete the following dialogue: (4 × 1 = 4)
(Sowmya, a II PUC student, wants to get into the class, seeks permission from the lecturer.)
Sowmya: ______? (asking permission to enter the class)
Lecturer: ____ (gives permission)
Sowmya: I am sorry Sir for being late to the class today.
Lecturer: It is ok, but _______? (asks the reason for her late entry to the class)
Sowmya: _____ (gives the reason).
Answer:
Sowmya: May I come in Sir?
Lecturer: Yes, you may.
Sowmya: I am sorry Sir for being late to the class today.
Lecturer: It is ok, but tell me why you are late.
Sowmya: I missed my regular bus.

Question 29.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets: (2 × 1 = 2)
(put up with, to come off, as a part of)
Sheela Rani Chunkath included mobility ______ literacy drive. But neo-cyclists had to ______ vicious attacks on their character when this began.
Answer:
as a part of, put up with.

Question 30.
Fill in the blanks with the right linkers. (4 × 1 = 4)
(At last, then, but, so)
The Kingdom of Monaco was a peaceful and peace-loving country. ______ they did not feel the need to keep an army or a police force. ______ once, a murder was committed there. _____ they were forced to look for ways to try and punish the criminal. _______ they decided to give him a pension and send him away.
Answer:
So, But, Then, At last.

VI. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes given below: (8 × 1/2 = 4)

Question 31.
Blood is the essential red fluid that is pumped by the heart through the circulatory system. It is complex in its composition and functions. Blood has two main constituents – the cells, comprising about 45% and the plasma comprising about 55%. The blood cells comprise three main types – red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Each type of cell has its own function in the body. The plasma is a complex colourless solution and it contains 90% of ‘.voter. It also has fibrinogen, the protein that aids in clotting.
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Question 32.
Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement, which appeared in The Deccan Herald’ dated February 8th 2016. (Write XXX for name and YYY for address.) [5]

Wanted First Division Assistant
Qualification: Any graduate with knowledge of computer and fluency in Kannada and English.
Apply to:
The Secretary
S.S.P. Samithi
Siddapur
Uttara Kannada District
Karnataka.

Question 33.
Imagine you are the General Secretary of your college union. On the occasion of the college day, you have to introduce the Chief Guest. The Chief Guest is Mr Rammurthy, whose profile is given below: [5]
Native place: Mysore.
Education: M.Sc., I.A.S., 1980 batch.
Served as: C.E.O. of Dharwad, D.C. of Madikeri and Uttara Kannada District.
Achievement: Clean drinking water, electricity to villages and good roads.
Interested in: Literature and Indian music.
Present post: Principal Secretary, the Dept, of Forestand Mining.
Based on the information, write a speech in about 100 words to introduce the guest at the function.
OR
The following two pie charts give a graphic representation of the area of land used for different purposes in and around Bangalore. Prepare a report in about 120 words.
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VII. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 34.
The Airbus that landed just now came from London. My father travelled by the same airbus. He is a musician, whose music album is being sold worldwide. He brought 1 kg. of gold for me, which is very pure and valuable. It can be used for my sister’s marriage.
i. Whose: _______
ii. He: _____
iii. Which: _____
iv. It: ______
Answer:
i. My father’s
ii. My father
iii. Gold
iv. Gold.

Question 35.
Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. (1 × 1 = 1)
My / an extraordinary / person / was / mother.
Answer:
My mother was an extraordinary person.

2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2016

October 28, 2023October 14, 2023 by Fazal

Students can Download 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2016, Karnataka 2nd PUC English Model Question Papers with Answers helps you to revise the complete Karnataka State Board Syllabus and score more marks in your examinations.

Karnataka 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2016

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Min.
Maximum Marks : 100

Instructions

Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
Answers to question numbers 24 (a – j)and 25 (i – iii) should be in sequence and at one place.
For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
Who, according to Juliet, is whiter than new snow?

Question 2.
How many inhabitants are there in the kingdom of Monaco?

Question 3.
According to the speaker of’On Children’, the one who loves both the arrow and the bow is
(a) the archer
(b) the parents
(c) the children.

Question 4.
Where is the Earth University mentioned by Vandana Shiva located?

Question 5.
Whose name, according to Gonzalo, was his cousin whispering at the time of his death?

Question 6.
Whom did Tammanna consider as his most important possession in ‘The Gardener’?

Question 7.
Where is the defeated foot condemned to live, according to the speaker of ‘To the Foot From its Child’?

Question 8.
When, according to Borges, would history and man disappear?

Question 9.
Name the animal that bowed to George Mikes in Japan.

Question 10.
How long had Roof worked as a bicycle repairer’s apprentice in ‘The Voter’?

Question 11.
Which of the vehicles is called ‘humble’ in ‘Where There is a Wheel’?

Question 12.
Who, according to the speaker of ‘Water’, are playthings in water’s vicious hands?

II. Answer any eight of the following (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80-100 words each. (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
Why does Romeo say he never saw true beauty till that night? Explain.

Question 14.
Briefly describe the kingdom of Monaco mentioned in ‘Too Dear!’.

Question 15.
Write a note on Earth University mentioned in Vandana Shiva’s essay.

Question 16.
Whose love in ‘When You Are Old’ is true and intense? Explain.

Question 17.
How did Basavaiah try to surpass his rival in ‘The Gardener’?

Question 18.
How does Borges look upon his blindness? Explain.

Question 19.
Human effort alone can create heaven on earth. How is this brought out in ‘Heaven, If you are not here on Earth’?

Question 20.
Give an account of the crawling traffic in Brazil as mentioned by George Mikes.

Question 21.
Describe how Marcus Ibe in ‘The Voter’ had managed to become a ‘successful’ politician.

Question 22.
What benefits, according to P. Sainath, has cycling brought into the lives of rural women?

III. Answer the following in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
‘The ways of Providence are strange’. How is this true in the case of Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura? Explain.
OR
‘Without vengefulness, there would be no reason for man’s existence’. How does ‘The Gardener’ bring this out?
OR
Water can give life and can also devour lives. Examine the significance of this statement in light of ‘Water’.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

Since the beginning, trees have provided us with two of life’s essentials, food and oxygen. As we evolved, they provided additional necessities such as shelter, medicine and tools.

Trees contribute to their environment by providing oxygen, improving air quality, making climate better, conserving water, preserving soil and supporting wildlife. They take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. One acre of forest absorbs six tons of carbon dioxide and produces four tons of oxygen. This is enough to meet the annual needs of 18 people.

Both above and below ground, trees are essential to the ecosystems in which they reside. Far-reaching roots hold soil in place and fight erosion. They absorb and store rainwater and reduce runoff and sediment deposit after storms. This helps the groundwater supply recharge, prevents the transport of chemicals into streams and prevents flooding. Fallen leaves make excellent compost that enriches the soil.

Many animals, including elephants, koalas and giraffes eat leaves for nourishment. Flowers are eaten by monkeys and nectar is a favourite of birds, bats and many insects. Animals also eat much of the same fruit that humans enjoy. This process helps disperse seeds over great distances. Of course, hundreds of living creatures call trees their home. Leaf-covered branches keep many animals such as birds and squirrels, out of the reach of predators.

Question 24.
Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:
(a) Name one of life’s essentials mentioned in the passage.
(b) What do trees take in?
(c) How much of oxygen is produced by one acre of the forest?
(d) Trees are essential to the ecosystems
(i) only above ground
(ii) neither below nor above ground
(iii) both above and below ground.
(e) How is soil erosion prevented by trees?
(f) The part of a tree used to make compost is its
(i) flower
(ii) leaf
(iii) fruit.
(g) Where is nectar, liked by birds, bats and insects, found?
(h) Who call trees their home?
(i) Add a prefix to the word ‘essential’ to form its antonym.
(j) Trees provide ______ (additional/addition) necessities of life.
Answer:
(a) Oxygen.
(b) Carbon dioxide.
(c) Four tons of oxygen.
(d) (iii) both above and below ground.
(e) The roots of trees hold the soil in place and thus prevent soil erosion.
(f) (ii) leaf.
(g) The nectar, liked by birds, bats and insects, is found in flowers.
(h) Hundreds of living creatures.
(i) Inessential.
(j) additional.

Question 25.
Read the following lines and answer the questions. (3 × 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
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
(a) Where did the two roads diverge?
(b) The word ‘both’ in the second line refers to two
(i) woods
(ii) travellers
(iii) roads.
(c) What does the word ‘one’ in the fourth line refer to?
Answer:
(a) The two roads diverged in a wood,
(b) (iii) roads.
(c) ‘One’ refers to one of the two roads that diverged in the wood.

V. Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the verb (passive) given in brackets. (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 26.
The prince agreed to show mercy and so the matter ______ (arrange). The only problem was that there was no suitable prison for a person who _______ (sentence) for life. However, there was a small lock-up where people ______ (keep) temporarily.
Answer:
was arranged, was sentenced, were kept.

Question 27.
Report the following conversation: (5 × 1 = 5)
Roof: I work for Marcus Ibe.
POP Campaigner: We have plenty of work to do tonight. Are you taking this or not?
Roof: Will it not be heard outside this room?
POP Campaigner: We are after votes, not gossip.
Answer:
Roof informed the POP Campaigner that he worked for Marcus Ibe. The POP Campaigner said in reply that they had plenty of work to do that night. He also demanded to know whether Roof was taking that or not. Roof asked whether it wouldn’t be heard outside that room. The POP Campaigner replied that they were after votes, not gossip.

Question 28.
Complete the following dialogue. (4 × 1 = 4)
(Kiran is looking for a house on rent. He talks over the telephone to Javeed, the owner of the house.)
Kiran: Good morning.
Javeed: ______ (Greeting). What can I do for you?
Kiran: Is _____ (Asking for information)
Javeed: Yes, the flat is still vacant.
Kiran: What is the rent?
Javeed: The rent ________ (Giving information)
Kiran: _______ (Leavetaking)
Answer:
Kiran: Good morning.
Javeed: Good morning. What can I do for you?
Kiran: Is your flat still vacant?
Javeed: Yes, the flat is still vacant.
Kiran: What is the rent?
Javeed: The rent is Rs. 10,000 per month with an initial deposit of Rs. 50,000.
Kiran: Thank you for the information. I’ve to discuss the matter with my family. I’ll contact you tomorrow and let you know whether I’ll be taking the flat on rent or not. Thank you for your time.

Question 29.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets: (2 × 1 = 2)
(all and sundry, leaps and bounds, fair game)
The number of motor vehicles in Brazil is growing by ______ almost as if cars were distributed free of charge to _____
Answer:
leaps and bounds, all and sundry.

Question 30.
Fill in the blanks with the right linkers. (4 × 1 = 4)
The roof was a young and energetic man. He never left his village ______ to seek work in the towns _______ decided to remain in the village to guide his people. _______ he was very popular. ______ he was an expert in election campaigning.
(moreover, but, in order to, so)
Answer:
in order to, but, So, Moreover.

VI. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes given below: (8 × 1/2 = 4)

Question 31.
Paper was discovered in China by an official named Tsai Lun. He discovered it in about AD 105 Until then most of the documents in China had been written on parchment and Vellum. Parchment was made from the skin of goats or sheep. Vellum was made from the skin of a calf. A number of animals had to be killed to make a book. However, now we do not have to do that. We use the wood pulp, at present, for making paper.
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Question 32.
Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement, which appeared in ‘The Deccan Herald’ dated 07 March 2016. (Write XXX for name and YYY for address.) [5]

Wanted Office Assistant
Qualification:
PUC with First Class
Computer Knowledge
Fluency in Kannada, English and Hindi
Experience preferred.
Apply to:
The Managing Director
Shree Matha Technologies Ltd.
377, Abhi Towers, KVK Layout
Mysore Road
Bengaluru – 560 017.

Question 33.
Imagine that you have organised a function to mark the ‘World Tourism Day’. You have to speak on the importance of travelling. Use the following points and write a speech in about 100 words: [5]
Travel – necessary – provides fun – entertainment – information – expands one’s understanding – mental horizons – an opportunity for visiting diverse places and people.
OR
Student-teacher ratio plays an important role in imparting education. Given below is the bar graph that represents data pertaining to this ratio in different states of our country. Each bar indicates an average number of students per teacher. Use the information to write a report in about 120 words.
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VII. What do the underlined words in the following paragraph refer to? (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 34.
Trees are essential to the ecosystem in which they reside. They absorb and store rainwater. This helps the groundwater supply recharge. Fallen leaves make excellent compost that enriches the soil.
i. Which: ______
ii. They: _____
iii. This: _____
iv. That: ______
Answer:
i. Ecosystem
ii. Trees
iii. Absorbing and storing of rainwater
iv. Compost from fallen leaves.

Question 35.
Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. (1 × 1 = 1)
to us / given / all things / for a purpose / have been
Answer:
All things have been given to us for a purpose.

2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper June 2017

October 28, 2023October 14, 2023 by Fazal

Students can Download 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper June 2017, Karnataka 2nd PUC English Model Question Papers with Answers helps you to revise the complete Karnataka State Board Syllabus and score more marks in your examinations.

Karnataka 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper June 2017

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Min.
Maximum Marks: 100

Instructions

Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
Answers to question numbers 24 (a – j)and 25 (i – iii) should be in sequence and at one place.
For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
Who is compared to ‘a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear’?

Question 2.
How much money did the Italian Government demand to supply a guillotine and an executioner?

Question 3.
According to Vandana Shiva, what has replaced Terra Madre?

Question 4.
What did Don Gonzalo use to clean the dust off his shoes?

Question 5.
Where had love hidden its face in ‘When you are old’?

Question 6.
When did the petty thefts come to an end in The Gardener’?

Question 7.
What does the line “until the whole man chooses to stop” mean in the poem ‘To The Foot From Its Child’?

Question 8.
According to Borges, which is the most astounding invention of man?

Question 9.
What is a man’s castle in Japan?

Question 10.
The symbol of POP is ______
(a) Car
(b) Head
(c) Fan.

Question 11.
Which organization sanctioned fifty mopeds to the Arivoli women activists?

Question 12.
Who had no right to draw a pot of water from the well in the poem, ‘Water’?

II. Answer any eight of the following (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80-100 words each. (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
How did Romeo express his love for Juliet?

Question 14.
Why did the prisoner refuse to run away from prison?

Question 15.
Write a note on Bio-diversity.

Question 16.
Give instances of humorous situations in your own words from ‘A Sunny Morning’.

Question 17.
How did Basavaiah react to Tammanna’s popularity?

Question 18.
What are the views of Borges on poetry?

Question 19.
Describe the beauty in nature that makes the earth a ‘heavenly abode’.

Question 20.
‘Bowing’ in Japan is a complicated process. Explain with reference to the text.

Question 21.
Bring out the role of Sheela Rani Chunkath in the empowerment of women in Pudukkottai.

Question 22.
Trace the sufferings of the people of Wada due to social discrimination in the poem ‘Water’.

III. Answer the following questions in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
The roof is an expert election campaigner. Substantiate the statement.
OR
A Sunny Morning’ reveals the romantic side of both Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo. Elucidate.
OR
“Your children are not your children”. Do you agree with Kahlil Gibran’s views? Justify your answer.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

Over the last few centuries, man has created many incredible inventions and made amazing discoveries. Some of them are the automobile, the computer, dynamite, electricity, the telescope and paper. Due to all these inventions, man has been able to lead a very easy and comfortable life.

Glass is one of the greatest inventions of man. It is one of the most useful materials man has made. The Egyptians were said to be the first to use glass. They used it in liquid form to glaze their ornaments. Later, they discovered that a blob of molten glass on the end of a metal pipe could be blown in various shapes. If a person spun the pipe while blowing the bubble of glass, it could be shaped into a wine glass, a vase or a decanter.

Unlike most solid substances, glass is not made up of crystals. In fact, it is a liquid that has become rigid and hard. However, it still has the chemical structure of a liquid.

Sand, Soda and Lime are needed to make glass. In a glass factory, machines feed these ingredients into one end of a huge tank while the molten glass comes out at the other end. The ingredients are heated until they melt and are almost white-hot. Glass makers may keep the glass molten for several days to get rid of the bubbles of gas that form in it.

Molten glass is processed in various ways to make glass objects. It may be drawn out between heavy rollers to make sheet glass, or it may be poured onto flat steel tables to make plate glass. Machines are used to press small lumps of glass in moulds to make things like tumblers and dishes or they may blow lumps into other moulds to make bottles and electric bulbs.

Today, manufacturers can make glass in fibre form that can be woven with a cloth. It is known as fibreglass. The glass is drawn into a fine thread and woven with a cloth. When combined with special resins, fibreglass makes a plastic-like material which is fast replacing wood and metal because fibreglass is not only strong and durable but lighter as well. There are special kinds of glass for all sorts of purposes, from the windows of aircraft to the lenses of microscopes. There is also bulletproof glass, a type of glass that is so tough that a bullet will not shatter it.

Question 24.
Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:
(a) What is the advantage of the use of inventions such as the automobile, the computer, electricity and paper?
(b) Who were the first people to use glass?
(c) Why is glass considered a liquid?
(d) What ingredients are needed to make glass?
(e) Why is glass kept molten for several days?
(f) How is sheet glass made?
(g) How is plate glass made?
(h) Why is fibreglass better than wood or metal?
(i) What is so special about bulletproof glass?
(j) Explain the meaning of the word ‘Shatter’ in the last line of the passage.
Answer:
(a) Due to all these inventions, man has been able to lead a very easy and comfortable life.
(b) The Egyptians were said to be the first to use glass.
(c) Glass is considered a liquid because unlike most solid substances it is not made up of crystals and also it retains the chemical structure of a liquid when hardened.
(d) Sand, Soda and Lime are needed to make glass.
(e) Glassmakers keep the glass molten for several days to get rid of the bubbles of gas that form in it.
(f) Sheet glass is made by drawing out molten glass between heavy rollers.
(g) Plate glass is made by pouring molten glass onto flat steel tables.
(h) Fibreglass is better than wood or metal because it is not only strong and durable but lighter as well.
(i) Bulletproof glass is so tough that a bullet will not shatter it.
(j) ‘Shatter’ means to suddenly break into small pieces.

Question 25.
Read the following lines and answer the questions. (3 × 1 = 3)

Rose a nurse of ninety years,
Set his child upon her knee-
Like summer tempest came to her tears-
“Sweet my child, I live for thee”.
(a) How old was the nurse?
(b) Her tears are compared to
(c) Who does the mother want to live for?
Answer:
(a) Ninety years old.
(b) Summer tempest.
(c) For her child.

V. Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets. (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 26.
A pension of 600 francs per annum ______ (fix). The prisoner ______ (give) one-third of his annuity in advance. He _____ (ask) to leave the kingdom of Monaco.
Answer:
was fixed, was given, was asked.

Question 27.
Report the following conversation: (5 × 1 = 5)

Roof: I work for Marcus. How can 1 betray him?
POP Campaigner: Will you cast your vote for Maduka?
Roof: I will cast my paper for Maduka.
POP Campaigner: It is enough if we get a few votes this time in the election.
Answer:
Roof told the POP Campaigner that he worked for Marcus and hence how could he betray him. The POP Campaigner asked Roof if he would cast his vote for Maduka to which Roof said he would. The POP Campaigner added that it was enough if they got a few votes in the election that time.

Question 28.
Complete the following dialogue: (4 × 1 = 4)
(Conversation between two friends planning for a trip)
4×1 = 4
Rahul: Good Morning! Rohan. How are you?
Rohan: ______ (greetings). I am fine. Thank you.
Rahul: I am free next week. Shall we go to Ooty?
Rohan: ______ (disagreeing) Instead, shall we go to Mysore?
Rahul: ____ (agreeing)
Rohan: ______ book the tickets? (requesting)
Rahul: O.K. Goodbye. See you next week.
Rohan: Goodbye.
Answer:
Rahul: Good Morning! Rohan. How are you?
Rohan: Good Morning, (greetings). I am fine. Thank you.
Rahul: I am free next week. Shall we go to Ooty?
Rohan: This is not the right time of the year to go to Ooty. (disagreeing) Instead, shall we go to Mysore?
Rahul: Alright, that’s fine with me. (agreeing)
Rohan: Can you book the tickets? (requesting)
Rahul: O.K. Goodbye. See you next week.
Rohan: Goodbye.

Question 29.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets: (2 × 1 = 2)
(give up, put off, setup)
Vandana worked with farmers to _______ more than 100 community seed banks. She also encouraged farmers to ______ fossil-fuel and chemical-based agricultural methods.
Answer:
setup, give up.

Question 30.
Fill in the blanks with the right linkers: (4 × 1 = 4)
(however, while, therefore, because)
Eating soup in Japan is more dangerous than anything else. ______ eating soup, one must make a fearful noise as it is a sign of appreciation. ______ a European who tries to make such noise will be considered an ill-mannered lout _____ it is not liked by the Japanese hostess. ______ one must be careful in Japan if he/she is offered soup.
Answer:
While, However, because, Therefore.

VI. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling in the boxes given below: (8 × 1/2 = 4)

Question 31.
Algae are living organisms that are found all over the world. There are 27,000 different species of algae. They belong to a group of living things called protists. Some algae, such as sea-weed, look like plants. However, algae are neither plants nor animals. Algae are very important because they make much of the earth’s oxygen which humans and animals need to breathe. They make their own food through photosynthesis. Algae are commonly found in water but some species live in soil, leaves, wood and stones. They even grow on animals such as turtles and polar bear. Water animals depend on algae for food. The algae called kelp can reach 200 feet in length.
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Question 32.
Write a letter in response to the following advertisement, which appeared in ‘The Deccan Herald’ dated March 9th 2017. (Write XXX for name and YYY for address.) [5]

Larson and Turbo Ltd. Requires Marketing Manager
Qualification: B.Com./B.B.M./B.C.A. candidates with 2 years experience will be given preference should have excellent communication skills.
Apply within 15 days to:
To: The Personnel Manager
Human Resource Department
Larson and Turbo Ltd.
No. 10, St. Marks Road
Yelahanka, Bengaluru – 25.

Question 33.
Imagine you are the College Union President. On the occasion of the ‘Golden Jubilee’ of your college, you are given the responsibility of introducing the chief guest of the day Dr Priyanka, also an old student of your college. [5]
Native Place: Panaji, Goa.
Education: Vivekanand.a Medical College, Bengaluru. M.S. in Gynaecology from Templeton University of Medicine, New York.
Work Profile and Hobbies: Worked in Newyork for 10years. Currently working in B.R. Medical Hospital, Panaji. Actively involved in Social Work and Campaigns against female foeticide.
Write a speech in about 100 words.
OR
The following Pie-chart gives a graphic representation of the hobbies of students in the age group of 15-20 years. Using the information, write a report in about 120 words.
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VII. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 34.
Man has created many incredible inventions and made amazing discoveries. So, he has been able to lead a very easy and comfortable life. Egyptians were said to be the first to use glass. They used it in a liquid form to glaze their ornaments. It is one of the most useful materials man has made.
i. he: _____
ii. they: ______
iii. their: _______
iv. it: ______
Answer:
i. Man
ii. Egyptians
iii. Egyptians
iv. Glass.

Question 35.
Rewrite the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. (1 × 1 = 1)
the / dreamed / I / burning / of / great library / a / of
Answer:
I dreamed of the burning of a great library.

2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2017

October 28, 2023October 14, 2023 by Fazal

Students can Download 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2017, Karnataka 2nd PUC English Model Question Papers with Answers helps you to revise the complete Karnataka State Board Syllabus and score more marks in your examinations.

Karnataka 2nd PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2017

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Min.
Maximum Marks: 100

Instructions

Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
Answers to question numbers 24 (a – j)and 25 (i – iii) should be in sequence and at one place.
For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
Where did the criminal go to fetch his dinner in ‘Too Dear’?

Question 2.
Whom does ‘living arrows’ refer to in the poem ‘On Children’?

Question 3.
What is ‘Chipko movement’, according to Vandana Shiva?

Question 4.
Name the villa Laura Llorente lived in.

Question 5.
How much of Tammanna’s land did Basavaiah forcibly acquire at first?

Question 6.
What would like to be a butterfly or an apple in the poem ‘To the Foot from its Child’?

Question 7.
Which was Borges’s first literary reading in an English version?

Question 8.
According to the poet Kuvempu, ‘heaven’ is _______
(a) within us
(b) on earth
(c) nowhere.

Question 9.
What is extremely expensive in Brazil?

Question 10.
What was Marcus Ibe in the outgoing Government in ‘The Voter?

Question 11.
Why did some women prefer ‘gents’ cycle?

Question 12.
Water can also sit innocently in a _______ (Fill in the blank)

II. Answer any eight of the following (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80-100 words each. (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
Why did the criminal refuse to escape from the prison in ‘Too Dear?

Question 14.
How is the parent and children relationship brought out in Kahlil Gibran’s poem ‘On Children?

Question 15.
Write a note on Vandana Shiva’s involvement in ‘Chipko movement’.

Question 16.
How effectively does Gonzalo narrate the story of his cousin’s love for Laura’s friend?

Question 17.
How did the owner’s lifestyle change after the arrival of the old man in ‘The Gardener?

Question 18.
Discuss Borges’s views on poetry and poem.

Question 19.
How does the speaker distinguish his love from that of others in the poem ‘When you are old?

Question 20.
What are the views of George Mikes about Japanese ‘mannerism of bowing?

Question 21.
Comment on how cycling reduced women’s dependence on men with reference to ‘Where There is A Wheel’.

Question 22.
How is the destructive nature of water brought out in the poem ‘Water?

III. Answer the following questions in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
Whose love, do you think, is more passionate and intense in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Explain.
OR
‘Roof is an intelligent manipulator’. Justify with reference to the story ‘The Voter’.
OR
‘The conservation of biodiversity is the answer to the food and nutrition crisis’. Discuss.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

Arunima Sinha is the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest. She also owns the credit of the first Indian amputee to conquer the heights of Mount Everest.

Arunima was born in 1988 in Ambedkar Nagar of Uttar Pradesh. She has been a national volleyball and football player. In April 2011, she boarded the train Padmavathi Express at Lucknow for Delhi to take an examination to join the CISF. To snatch her bag and gold chain, she was pushed out of the general compartment by thieves. Unfortunately, she fell on the parallel track and before she could get up, another train crushed her leg below the knee. She was rushed to the hospital with serious leg and pelvic injuries. To save her life doctors had to amputate the crushed leg.

After this accident, she was given compensation of mere 25,000 rupees by the Indian Sports Ministry, which caused national outrage. After this country-wide protest, she received the US $ 3,100 in compensation and a job offer from Indian Railways. She also got a recommendation for a job in the CISF after she had qualified as a Head Constable in 2012 in the CISF examination.

While her treatment was going on at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, she was inspired by cricketer Yuvaraj Singh who had successfully battled cancer. She also thought of doing something in life and her strong mind determined to conquer the peak of Mount Everest. So, she contacted Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 2011, and joined her training programme. Sinha climbed Island peak of 6150 metres in 2012 as preparation for her ascent of Everest. On 1 April 2013 Sinha and Susan Mahto, a TSAF instructor, climbed Mount Everest under the instruction of Bachendri Pal and reached the summit of Everest at 10:52 a.m. on 21 May 2013.

She took 52 days to reach the summit. She received 25 lakh rupees from the Chief Minister of UP at a function organised at 5, Kalidas Marg residence in Lucknow. Now she has dedicated her life to social service and welfare programmes. She wanted to open a free sports academy for the poor and disabled persons.

Question 24.
Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:
(a) Where was Arunima Sinha born?
(b) Name the train Arunima boarded ________
(c) How much compensation was given by the Indian Sports Ministry?
(d) Arunima was inspired by _______
(i) Bachendri Pal
(ii) Yuvaraj Singh
(iii) Susan Mahto.
(e) Whom did she contact to climb Mount Everest?
(f) When did they reach the summit of Mt. Everest?
(g) How many days did they take to reach the summit of Mt. Everest?
(h) Where was the function organised to honour her?
(i) What did she want to do for the poor and disabled?
(j) Give a suitable title for the above passage ________
Answer:
(a) Ambedkar Nagar of Uttar Pradesh.
(b) Padmavathi Express.
(c) Rs. 25,000,
(d) ii) Yuvaraj Singh.
(e) Bachendri Pal.
(f) At 10:52 a.m./21 May 2013.
(g) 52 days.
(h) 5, Kalidas Marg residence in Lucknow.
(i) to open a free sports academy.
(j) Physical disability is no barrier to success.

Question 25.
Read the following lines and answer the questions. (3 × 1 = 3)

That murmur, soon replies: “God doth not need
Either man’s work or his own gifts”: who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best.
(a) What does God not need?
(b) ‘Bear his mild yoke’. ‘His’ refers to _____
(c) How do they serve God?
Answer:
(a) Either man’s work or his own gifts.
(b) God.
(c) By bearing his mild yoke.

V. Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets. (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 26.
The gaming houses _______ (keep) by German Sovereigns, because the source of revenue ________ (collect) from them. But a few years ago they ________ (forbid) to do so.
Answer:
were kept, was collected, were forbidden.

Question 27.
Report the following conversation: (5 × 1 = 5)
Laura: Will you go to your bench tomorrow?
Gonzalo: No, 1 will come here.
Laura: What will you bring for the birds?
Gonzalo: I will bring some crumbs for the birds.
Answer:
Laura asked Gonzalo if/whether he would go to his bench the next day. Gonzalo replied in the negative and said that he would come there. Laura asked Gonzalo what he would bring for the birds. Gonzalo replied that he would bring some crumbs for the birds.

Question 28.
Complete the following dialogue: (4 × 1 = 4)
(Conversation between seller and customer)
Baskar: Good morning, Sir. ______ (introducing) in an organic products company.
Vishal: ______ (reply greetings). ______ (offering help).
Baskar: I have brought some products of daily use. Could you please buy them?
Vishal: ____ (agree) if they are available at a reasonable price.
Baskar: Sure Sir, I will reduce the price. ______ (expresses gratitude)
Answer:
Baskar: Good morning, Sir. I am Baskar. working in an organic products company.
Vishal: Good morning. What can I do for you? How can I help you?
Baskar: I have brought some products of daily use. Could you please buy them?
Vishal: Yes, I will buy, if they are available at a reasonable price.
Baskar: Sure Sir, I will reduce the price. Thank you.

Question 29.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets: (2 × 1 = 2)
(Putin, cuts down, swept across)
Cycling has ______ Pudukottai district In this district all rural women use cycles because of it _____ on time wasted in waiting for buses.
Answer:
swept across, cuts down.

Question 30.
Fill in the blanks with the right linkers: (4 × 1 = 4)
(However, at first, also, then)
________ Tammanna bought four more acres adjacent to his land. Basavaiah ______ followed suit.
If one had ten friends ______ the other acquired fifteen admirers. All this looked like healthy competition. ______ this competition turned to rivalry.
Answer:
At first, also, then, However.

VI. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling in the boxes given below: (8 × 1/2 = 4)

Question 31.
Vertebrate animals can be either warm-blooded or cold-blooded. A cold-blooded animal cannot maintain constant body temperature. The temperature of its body is determined by the outside surroundings. Cold-blooded animals are alst> called ‘ectothermic’, which means outside heat. They are reptiles, amphibians and fishes. Warm-blooded animals are able to regulate their internal temperature. They have fur and feather to keep them warm. They are also called ‘endothermic’ meaning heat inside. They are birds and mammals.
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Question 32.
Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement, which appeared in ‘The Indian Express’ dated March 10th 2017. (Write XXX for name arid YYY for address.) [5]

Renuka Devi Institute requires Hostel Wardens.
Qualification: B.A. / B.Com. / B.Sc.
Experience: Minimum two years, excellent communication skills
Apply within 20 days.

To: The Secretary
Renuka Devi Institute
6th Main, 4th Block
Malleshwara Nagar
Hyderabad.

Question 33.
Imagine you are the College Union President. You are given the responsibility of introducing the guest on the college day. Use the following information. [5]
Name Dr.Jnana V.V.
Educational Qualification: M.Sc., PhD.
Profile: Scientist in Astrophysics, started a career as a lecturer.
Interests: Public awareness programmes on Science.
Based on the information, write a speech in about 100 words to introduce the guest at the function.
OR
Write a report on how students acquire knowledge to get success in their exams between the age group of 15 to 20 years, based on the information given below in the pie chart.
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VII. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? (4 × 1 = 4)

Arunima Sinha was inspired by cricketer Yuvaraj Singh who had successfully battled cancer. She also thought of doing something in life and her strong mind determined to conquer the peaks of Mount Everest. It was climbed by Bachendri Pal at first in 2011.
i. Who: _______
ii. She: ______
iii. Her: _____
iv. It: _______
Answer:
i. Yuvaraj Singh
ii. Arunima Sinha
iii. Arunima Sinha’s
iv. Mount Everest.

Question 35.
Rewrite the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. (1 × 1 = 1)
is / our imagination / an extension / only the book / of / and memory.
Answer:
Only the book is an extension of our imagination and memory.