Q1. Answer the following in three to four sentences (any FIVE)
(a) Explain the concept
of 'Leadership', according
to JRD TATA.
Ans:
According to JRD Tata, leadership means motivating others. Main responsibility of a leader is to inspire
respect. A leader has to lead human beings
with affection. Being a great leader himself, Tata spotted talent easily. And once he was confident that a
manager would perform, he gave him a long hope. Tata says that as a chairman, his main responsibility is to inspire
respect. A great leader has to deal with individuals and bring out the best in everyone.
(b) Describe the preparation stage of Shiva
for IIM examination.
Ans: On
Krishna’s suggestions, Shiva began preparing for IIM's common admissions test
(CAT). On Krishna's suggestion, Shiva enrolled in a CAT coaching class. However
after attending a few lectures, Shiva realized that he didn't have time to
attend the lectures. So he kept taking their notes and old CAT question papers
to study at home. Krishna also prepared him for mock interviews and group
discussions. Shiva kept himself updated with current affairs by regularly
watching the news and reading. Finally he got offers from six IIMs. Taking a
student loan, Shiva joined IIM Calcutta in 2013.
(c) State the importance and need of wearing
helmet while riding a two wheeler.
Ans: Helmet
is one of the safety measures one should follow while riding a two-wheeler as
helmet saves life in accidents. Many road accidents cause serious injuries to
head or brain that can result in deaths.
(d) State the health hazards caused by
improper disposal of e-waste.
Ans: When we dispose off e-waste improperly, hazardous chemicals like
lead, cadmium, beryllium, mercury and brominated flame retardants pollute the air at a high risk. It also contaminates soil and leaches
into water sources.
This leads to health hazards ranging from kidney diseases,
brain damage and also genetic
mutations. E-waste contains dangerous chemicals that may cause cancer as well.
(e) Write the full form of IQ and EQ with
its meaning.
Ans:
IQ:
Full Form: Intelligence Quotient
EQ
:Full Form: Emotional Quotient
(f) Describe the role of Mr. Lal as a
'doer' in the organization.
Ans: Mr.
Lal was a ‘Doer’ when he started the organization. He used to do everything including
coding, system architecture, accounting, administration, back office work or
business development. As a doer, he had to curtail costs. It also helped him to
know all the nuances of the business. His Doer phase help him in understanding
higher
(g) State the qualities
of Lionel Messi which inspired you.
Ans: Qualities
of Lionel Messi that inspired me are as below:
2.
Patience/his statement that it took him 19 years to become an overnight success
3.
Determination/the fact that he believes in practice and he is strong minded
person.
4.
Sacrifice for success
Q2. Answer the following in five to six sentences (any THREE)
(a)
Summarize the struggle of Shiva from a newspaper delivery boy to a manager.
Ans:
The initial days of Shiva were full of
hardships. Shiva was studying in Maruthi Vidyalaya -an English-medium ICSE
school. He used to deliver newspapers to earn a living. Shiva also used to sell
the garlands at traffic signals and other places after his school with his
elder sister Yogeshwari.
He studied hard and scored good marks in Computer
Science. He was also selected by Wipro as a software engineer. However on
Krishna's suggestion, Shiva enrolled in a CAT coaching class. He kept taking
their notes and old CAT question papers to study at home. Krishna prepared him
for mock interviews of IIM and group discussions. Together, they spent hours
preparing for IIM admission. He got admission in IIM Calcutta in 2013. After
his IIM, he got a job as a deputy country manager in Sri Lanka in an e-commerce
company dealing in property .
(b) State the
contribution of Gurmeet Singh as a philanthropist.
Ans: Gurmeet
Singh is a Philanthropist who selflessly renders his services to the abandoned
patients of the ‘Lawaris Ward’. For the abandoned patients, he and his brother
keeps 10 per cent of their monthly earnings in the donation box at his home. He
provides medicines to the patients who cannot afford it and also gave them food
every day. He also paid for expensive tests, scan and even chemotherapy for
cancer patients. He started these two decades ago when a woman, with tears in
her eyes, came at Singh’s shop carrying a badly scalded boy in her arms. He
took them to Government Hospital in Patna and found that there was nobody to
treat him. He saw that the poor and the abandoned were affected badly. He was
very angry and then he decided to do something about it. He started giving them
medicines and food every day. For abandoned patients, he has not gone on
vacation for 13 years. He is regular in his help and he leaves his modest
apartment around nine every evening for the patients. He paid money for
abandoned patients’ medicines and treatments that were not provided by the
hospital. He takes rotis, vegetables, salad, eggs and curd to feed to his
patients from eateries and feeds the abandoned patients. He played various
roles like nurse, doctor, provider and kin to these abandoned patients. So his
entry in the ward always brings a smile on the weary
(c) Describe
the hardwork and struggle of Ronaldo.
Ans: Christiano
Ronaldo is a Real Madrid star and Portugal football team's captain. He was born
in a very poor family. His mother was a cook and his father was a kit man in a
local football club. He used to practice daily from morning to night. Ronaldo
had to go away from his family as he got an offer for better training. He was depressed and home sick. He used to
call home and cry daily. He wanted to quit but his determination was stronger
than his self-doubt and focused all his energy in improving his game. Cristiano
Ronaldo got selected for Portugal's most famous club "Sporting Lisbon"
and even got selected for the top 11 in the Euro 2004 squad for Portugal at the
age of 19.
(d) Describe
the suffering of Anish after the accident.
Ans: After
the accident, Anish had a severe brain injury. His condition was not good when
he was hospitalised. The right side of his skull was cut open and kept in his
abdomen for future use. The only movements in his body were that of his head,
which moved right and left and his eye balls.
Four
and a half years after the accident, one day Anish had a problem with his
uro-catheter. His family members took him to the hospital. There he developed a
breathing difficulty and he died.
Q3. Attempt any THREE of the following:
(a) (Develop
a dialogue between father and son about the excessive use of mobile phone. (8 -
10 dialogues)
Father
: Hi Vinay! What’s going on?
Son : Nothing dad! I am bored so playing
mobile game.
Father
: It’s too bad to use mobile phones excessively. You know Vinay, many
youngsters are getting addicted to the mobile
phones.
Son : I know. But what should I do when I
am bored?
Father
: You should read great books. Use mobile phone to find information related to
your studies and not for playing mobile games. Play on the ground. Technology
should be used for our benefit but it should not overtake us.
Son : Yes dad! I agree.
Father
: Excessive use of mobile phones also affects our eyes.
Son : I got it dad. I will use mobile
phones only for finding study related information and to make calls.
Father
: That’s great. Now, I have to go to the office. Bye! Son : Bye dad!
(b) Develop a
dialogue between student and office clerk about the scholarship schemes and
procedure of online application.
Ans:
Student : Good Afternoon Sir!
Office
Clerk : Good Afternoon!
Student : Sir, I am studying in First Year CO and I
want to enquire about the scholarship.
Office
Clerk : What do you want to know
about?
Student : Sir, I want to apply for the EBC scholarship
scheme.
Office
Clerk : Well, have you read the
notice regarding this?
Student : Yes Sir, I have. But it says we have to apply
online. Can you help me in understanding the online procedure?
Office
Clerk : Sure. You have to
register on www.mahadbt.org.in. If you have your AADHAR card, the registration
process will be easy and fast for you.
Student : Ok Sir. What comes after that?
Office
Clerk : After you log in,
navigate to scholarship schemes available and select the one you want to apply
for. Once you complete the online form, take a print and submit it in the
office.
Student : Will I require anything else while applying
online?
Office
Clerk : Of course, photos and
documents as mentioned in the notice.
Student : Thank you so much for the help Sir.
Office
Clerk : My pleasure. Do submit
the form before the deadline.
Student :
Sure Sir.
(c) Write a paragraph on 'The Importance of
Internet' (75 words).
Ans: In
today’s hi-tech world, internet plays vital role in every body’s life. Internet
can be simply defined as a source of infinite knowledge. Internet is used from
kid to old man for various purposes. Kids use internet for downloading or
playing games. Finding information from internet is also important part of
students’ life. On the other hand, some people use internet for entertainment
like watching videos, listening music and so on. Some people use internet hours
and hours for chatting, using facebook etc. Internet is used mostly in software
companies for work. It has made an individual's life quite easy. Communication
with anyone from any part of the globe is made possible and easy. It's even
possible now to make a full HD video call, E-mail, social media communication.
With plenty of E-books available online, one can gain the access and knowledge
at one click. Applications like you-tube and numerous online courses help us
enrich ourselves in content. Different you tube channels and websites created
for specific purposes are proving to be helpful not only for the professionals
but also for the common people. Secured cashless transactions are helping the
people in the
(d)
Write a paragraph on 'My Favourite Hobby'.
Ans: My hobby is reading
interesting and knowledgeable books. Reading is very
good habit which can help me at every stage of my life. This hobby can be developed by anyone however I got this
naturally. Reading books keep one
always happy and busy. It is the good source of enjoyment, knowledge, inspiration and instruction. It makes us disciplined,
loyal, punctual and most importantly a successful person in the life. One who reads books can never
feel alone and disturb. I think this
habit is more precious than gold or other precious stones of the world. It provides us high level of
knowledge, noble thoughts and ideas to
work in many fields. Good and interesting books are like best friends for the one who likes to read. The one who
do not have this habit may possess
worldly wealth but he/she would always be poor because of the lack of
wealth of true knowledge.
(a)
Construct the sentences using the following
collocations :
Ans:
(i) Catch fire –
This wood is too wet to catch fire.
(ii) Keep in mind – Keep in mind that violation
of road safety rules can be fatal.
(b) Replace the underlined words
with correct words
and rewrite the sentence:
Ans:
(i) The principles of the colleges
were present for the meeting.
Ans: The principals
of the colleges were present for the
meeting.
Ans: I don't know whether my father will allow me for picnic or not.
Ans: The army personnel carried out the search operation.
Ans: During the storm, I entered into a stationary car that was parked in
(Note: Sentences may vary.)
(c) Write the meaning of the following
idioms and make sentences of your own:
(i)
Ball is in your court.
Meaning: It’s time for you to deal with problem or take decision/ it is your responsibility now/it’s up to you,
(ii)
Piece of cake.
Meaning:
Very easy work or task / something
that is very easy Sentence:
Don’t worry about the project design, it’s a piece of cake for
me.
(d) Identify
and write the correctly spelt word from the following:
(i)
noticeble, noticeable, noticable
Ans: noticeable
(ii) grateful, greatful, gratefull
Ans: grateful
(iii) begining, beggining, beginning
Ans: beginning
(iv)
colonel, colonell, colonal
Ans: colonel
(e) Change the voice:
(i)
Amit is completing a project.
Ans: A
project is being completed by Amit.
Ans: A
warning mail was sent by the manager yesterday.
Ans: The practice
session is attended daily by
Ronaldo.
Ans: The car will be washed by me on Sunday.
Q5.
Attempt any TWO of the following :
(A)
(i)
Prepare a vote of thanks for the
'Annual Cultural Day Celebration at your institute.'
Ans: Good
evening ladies and gentlemen. I am standing before you to propose vote of thanks in this
beautiful evening of ‘Annual Cultural
Day Celebration’. At the outset, I would like to thank our honorable Founder President for giving us an
opportunity to organize this event. I am
also thankful to our principal who supported and guided us for the success of this event. I thank the chief
guest, Mr. Sam Kapur- a TV Actor,
from the bottom of my heart for taking out some time for us and gracing
the event by his presence. I express my heartfelt thanks
to all the teachers who inspired and guided us during this Annual
Cultural Day Celebration. I thank all the organisers, event coordinators, technicians and my colleagues; without their
support the event would not have been successful. Before I conclude,
I want to thank our Canteen Incharge for providing us tasty food and
tea. I extend my thanks to all the students
for attending the Annual Cultural
Day Celebration. Thank you all.
Ans: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the workshop on ‘Personality Development’ organized by D. K. Company Ltd. I
take this opportunity to welcome
Mr. Deepak Kumar, Manager, D. K. Company Ltd. for this workshop today. It
is an honour and a privilege for us,
sir, to have you with us today. I also welcome all the dignitaries on the dais, off the dais and my dear
friends. Today we have gathered here
for the workshop on ‘Personality Development’ arranged for the workers
of D. K. Company Ltd. Once again I welcome
all of you for
this function. Hope you have a great time.
Sir, I request you to
take over the proceedings. Thank you.
(b)
Change into indirect speech :
(a)
Jay said to me, “I am reading
a wonderful novel."
Ans: Jay
told me that he was reading a
wonderful novel.
Ans: Riya
asked if/whether I/he/she
had lost the keys of her car.
Q6. Attempt any TWO
of the following :
(a) Do as directed
(i) I was born in the town on the outskirts of a city — Kolkata. (Rewrite
the sentence using correct article in the place of underlined articles.)
Ans: I was born in a town on the
outskirts of the city — Kolkata.
Ans: He climbed
on/up the ladder
to get into/to the attic.
Ans: Both the
police officers and the
military personnel were present.
(b) Read the following
passage and answer the questions
given below:
Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier were papermakers, but they had been interested in flying for many
years. One night in 1782, Joseph noticed
something that gave him an idea. He was sitting in front of fire when he saw some small pieces of scorched paper carried up the chimney.
Soon
afterwards the brothers made an experiment. They lit a fire under a small silk bag which was opened
at the bottom. At once the bag rose to the
ceiling.
After this, they made many more experiments, both indoor and in
the open air. Then they built a huge balloon of linen and paper. On June 5th, 1783 they sent this
balloon up in the village of Annonay, where
they lived. The first ascent in England was made on September 15th, 1784 by Vincent Lunardi, an Italian who
was living in England. Lunardi took off in a hydrogen balloon
from a field in London,
taking with him a
Pigeon, a cat and a dog. He had to come down to leave the cat which was suffering from the cold, but afterwards flew on to Standon in Hertforshire.
Questions :
(i) State the interest
of Stephen and Joseph.
Ans: The interest of Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier was flying.
(ii) Mention the incident which
gave Joseph an idea.
Ans: One night in 1782, Joseph was sitting in front of fire when he saw some small pieces of scorched paper carried up the chimney.
This
incident gave Joseph an idea.
Ans: The brothers lit a fire under a small silk bag which was opened at
Ans: On
September 15th, 1784, Vincent Lunardi took off in a hydrogen balloon from a field in London, taking
with him a Pigeon, a cat and a dog. He had to come down to leave the cat which was suffering from the
cold, but afterwards he flew on to Standon
in Hertforshire.
(a) baked - scorched
(c) Do as directed
:
(i) He (come) to class on time everyday, but he (reach)
late today. (Rewrite the sentence using correct form
of the verb given in the bracket.)
Ans: He comes to
class on time everyday, but he reached
late today.
(ii) As soon as we (see) the accident, we immediately (go) there.
(Rewrite the sentence
using correct form of the verb
given in the bracket.)
Ans: As
soon as we saw the accident, we immediately went there.
Ans: What
a lovely day it was!