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2019
ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
Time: Three hours
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full marks for the questions.
GROUP – A
(VIBFYOR)
(NEW SYLLABUS)
1. Give brief answers to any five of the following: 1x5=5
(a) What was the
name of the Verger of St. Peter's Church?
1
Ans: The
name of the vicar of St. Peter's Church was Albert Edward Foreman.
(b) Where did
the new Vicar come from? 1
Ans: The
new vicar came from the East End.
(c) What is
the name of the book that R.K Narayan has been planning to write? 1
Ans: R.
K. The name of the book Narayan is planning to write is "The Testament of
a Walker."
(d) For how
long did Narayan use his car? 1
Ans: Narayan
used his car for a total period of ten years.
(e) What is
the full name of Mriganko Babu? 1
Ans: Mriganko
Babu's full name is Mriganko Shekhar Mukhopadhyay.
(f) Whose
voice does Mriganko Babu recognize in the voice of the scarecrow? 1
Ans: The
voice of Mriganko Babu, who was recognized in the voice of the scarecrow, was
that of his old servant Abhiram.
(g) For what
occasion did Della save money to nuy a gift? 1
Ans: Della
saved money to buy presents for Christmas.
(h) What is
Jim's gift for Della? 1
Ans: Jim's
gift to Della is a pair of precious ornamental hair combs.
(i) Who was
Epictetus? 1
Ans: Epictetus
was a Greek philosopher of Stoicism in the 1st and 2nd centuries. He was
originally a slave.
(j) What is
the name of the American poet-philosopher whose work Robert Lynd read? 1
Ans: The
name of the American poet-philosopher whose work Robert Lind read is Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
2. Answer any five of the following: 2×5=10
(a) How did
the Verger regard his official dress?
2
Ans: Verger
considered his official dress to be the iconic symbol of his office. Without it
she had a feeling of being somewhat inadequately dressed.
(b) What
impression did the Verger have about the new Vicar? 2
Ans: The
Verger did not like the new Vicar. He thought that the new vicar wanted to
control everything according to his own way. The Verge M regretted his
predecessor because the new Vicar always wanted to rule every activity the
church.
(c) What did
R.K Narayan do to turn his energies again to write stories? 2
Ans: R.K.
Narayan decides to get rid of the car, locking it in the car as soon as
possible so as to reroute his energy to write the story.
(d) What does
Narayan begin to fear after every visit to the workshop? 2
Ans: After
moving to the workshop, Narayan began to fear that he would go bankrupt if he
had to spend exorbitant amounts of money every other week for his car.
(e) Why did
Mriganko Babu never consult the almanac before travelling anywhere? 2
Ans: Mriganko
Babu never saw the almanac before traveling anywhere as he was not one to
believe in superstitions.
(f) Why did
the driver go to Panagarh? 2
Ans: Mriganko
Babu gets stuck near a paddy field on his way to the city as his car has run
out of petrol. Mriganko Babu pointed this out to the driver, but he paid no
heed. So, he sent his driver to fetch petrol from Panagarh and hopped back in
his car.
(g) What did
Jim do to get a gift for Della? 2
Ans: Jim
had sold his most precious treasure, E, to buy a present for Della. A gold
watch given to him by his father and grandfather.
(h) What did
Della ask Madame Sofronie and what was he answer? 2
Ans: Della
asks Madame Sofronie if she will buy her hair. Madame Sofronie replied that she
would buy the hair and then asked him to take it off for her to see.
(i) Why was
the author of 'On Not Being a philosopher' fearfully excited? 2
Ans: The
author was horrified because he had never read Epictetus, but had often seen it
on the shelf and even quoted it.
(j) Who is
Zeus? 2
Ans: Zeus
is the king of the Greek pantheon of gods and goddesses. He is a symbol of
power and order.
3. Give brief answer to any three of the following: 4x3=12
(a) Describe
the circumstances under which the Verger had to lose his job in St. Peter's
Church. 4
Ans: Verger
named Albert Edward Foreman faithfully performed his duties in a church for
sixteen years. He rose to the respected office of Verger on the strength of his
dedicated service and hard work. Verger's eligibility was challenged with the
appointment of a new vicar. The day after the christening ceremony the new
vicar called Verger into the vestry where two wardens of the church were
waiting for him. At first Victor admires Verger's honesty and ability to work.
But then he disregarded his long years of dedicated service on the grounds that
Verger could not read and write. The new vicar was shocked to learn that Verger
was illiterate. Albert was shocked but defended himself by saying that the
previous vicar had no objection, even that he could manage everything without
education. But Victor was determined. He told Verger that he had no right to
risk an accident which might be caused by Verger's lamentable ignorance. He
asked him if he could not learn. Verger then prepared. The vicar gives Verger
the option of failing to learn the letters, which will cause him to lose his
job. The action was also firm. He refused to accept the offer and preferred to
resign believing that it was too late to learn at that level. So due to lack of
education Verger resigned from his respected office and thus lost his job.
(b) What are
the reasons for the author's impervious attitude towards his car? 4
Ans: The
acquisition of a sophisticated, imported car was 'an irrelevance and a
nuisance' for Narayan because apart from its high maintenance cost and the need
to travel a hundred miles for every simple repair job, moving around in it
meant the end of his privacy and anonymity. Was., Much to RK Narayan's dismay,
his new car got him noticed by people everywhere. He could not slip out of
public events with the false pretence of being out of town, as his new car drew
attention to his movements every time he drove inside the city. Thus, his car
aroused the interest of the people and they reacted with genuine curiosity and
admiration. Moreover, the possession of a car also hindered his habit of taking
long, daily walks. Thus, Narayan realized that buying an imported car was not
the best decision for him.
(c) Why did
Abhiram leave the house of Mriganko Babu?
4
Ans: Abhiram,
an old servant of Mriganko Babu, had lost his job three years ago for stealing
a gold watch. He worked for Mriganko Babu's family for twenty years. Everyone
trusted him. But one day he is accused of stealing a gold watch which Mriganko
Babu had received as a wedding gift. Abhiram told himself innocent. He denied
it. Then Mriganko Babu's father called a tantrik, who did the magic and kept on
rotating and rotating a simple shell tray until it stopped and pointed at
Abhiram. Everyone thought that Abhiram was guilty, so he was dismissed from his
job.
(d) What
moral lessons are stressed upon in "The Gift of the Magi"? 4
Ans: The
story 'The Gift of the Magi' deals with the moral lesson of what is the true
spirit of gift-giving at Christmas. Jim and Della were both poor, so they had
to sell their most prized possessions to buy each other Christmas presents.
Della gives up her long lustrous hair to make the Queen of Sheba jealous of
her, while Jim gives up his gold watch, a family heirloom. Jim brought Della a
set of tortoise shell combs, which she had always longed for, but it was too
good for her use. He let her long hair down to buy her a platinum fob chain for
Jim's watch. Della's gift for Jim was too good to be put to use. Jim and Della
both sacrifice their most cherished possession in order to buy something to use
for the other's most cherished possession. This is where the true spirit of
Christmas gifting lies. Jim and Della both demonstrate their love by giving up
their most cherished possession. Selflessness and a desire to add to the
happiness of the recipient of the gift are the central concerns here. It also
shows a willingness to make sacrifices for them.
(e) Discuss
the circumstances that lead to Lynd's reading Epictetus. 4
Ans: Robert Lind overheard a conversation between two friends, in which one friend asked the other whether the latter had read Epictetus. Lind, who is looking for a book to become wise, discovers that on her bookshelves are some works by the philosopher Epictetus. This inspired Lind to read Epictetus.
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