AHSEC| CLASS 12| ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH| SOLVED PAPER - 2016| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2016
ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
Time: Three hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions.
GROUP – A
(VIBFYOR)
(NEW SYLLABUS)
1. Answer any five of the following: 1×5=5
(a) For how
long had the Verger been working at St. Peter's?
Ans: Verger
had been working at St. Peter's Church for the past sixteen years.
(b) Where had
the new vicar come from?
Ans: The
new vicar came from the East End.
(c) What name
does R. K. Narayan propose for his most ambitious work?
Ans: Narayan's
most ambitious work, which he had been planning for years, was to write a book
called 'The Testament of a Walker'.
(d) What does
R. K. Narayan lack and yet does not regret?
Ans: R.K.
Narayan lacks sensitivity towards the automobile and yet he does not regret it.
(e) Whose
voice does Mriganko Babu recognize in the voice of the Scarecrow?
Ans: Mriganko
Babu recognizes the voice of the scarecrow as that of Abhiram, who was once his
servant.
(f) Where
does Mriganko Babu's driver go to fetch petrol?
Ans: When
Mriganko Babu got stuck in the middle of nowhere. His car ran out of petrol. He
sends his driver Sudhir to a nearby place called Panagarh to fetch petrol.
(g) How much
money had Della managed to save for Jim's present?
Ans: Della
is able to save only one dollar and eighty-seven cents.
(h) What was
the full name of Jim?
Ans: Mr. James Dillingham Young.
(i) What is
the name of the philosopher mentioned by the person sitting at the table next
to Robert Lynd's at the lounge of the hotel?
Ans: Epictetus
was the name of the philosopher mentioned by the man at the table next to
Robert Lind in the hotel lounge.
(j) To whom
does Lynd compare himself in his eagerness in desiring wisdom?
Ans: Lynd
compared himself to the wisest King Solomon in the Bible in his eagerness to
acquire knowledge.
2. Answer any five of the following: 2×5=10
(a) How did
the Verger regard his official dress?
Ans: On
the Verger considered his official dress to be a dignified symbol of his
office. Without it, he felt somewhat inadequately dressed.
(b) What
business did Albert Edward Foreman set up and where?
Ans: Albert
Edward Foreman established business as a tobacco salesman and INS news agent.
He established a tobacco and sweets business. He started it from a long street
where there was no tobacco seller.
(c) What is
R. K. Narayan's philosophy that leaves him indifferent to a hike in the price
of petrol?
Ans: They
believe that the ultimate destiny of man is to walk, and that is why he is
endowed with a pair of legs, which can function without petrol or gears. This
philosophy makes them indifferent to any 'rise' in the price of petrol.
(d) What are
the things that Narayan values and what cause these to be lost?
Ans: Narayan
highly valued his privacy and anonymity. Both were lost when he moved around in
his gaudy car as the refined nature and unique looks of his car piqued the
interest of the people whenever he went somewhere and thus, he was always in
the public eye. Thus, Narayan compared his car to Howrah riding an elephant and
lamented that both were equally eager.
(e) Where had
Mrigankoshekhar Mukhopadhyay been invited and why?
Ans: Mriganko
Babu was returning to Kolkata. A club in Durgapur invited him to a cultural function
in honour of Mriganko Babu. That's why he left for Durgapur early in the
morning and after the program he was returning back to Kolkata.
(f) Why was
Mriganko Babu terrified?
Ans: On
his way back to the city, Mriganko Babu gets stuck near a paddy field as his
car has run out of petrol. There he meets Scarecrow Topi who comes to life and
addresses him as "Babu" in a human voice. This hasty scene put
Mriganko Babu in a very bad position. So, he panicked.
(g) What were
the prized possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs?
Ans: The
James Dillingham Youngs had prized possessions - Jim's old pricey watch, family
heirlooms and Della's long beautiful shiny hair.
(h) What does
Della expect Jim to say when he returns and sees her?
Ans: Della
thought Jim would kill her. If he did not kill her, he would take another look
at her. In that case Jim will tell her she looks like a chorus girl from Coney
Island.
(i) What does
Lynd expect philosophers to do?
Ans: Lynd expected philosophers to painstakingly seek
knowledge, so that he could obtain knowledge at the cost of a few shillings.
(j) Why was
the stealing of the lamp unprofitable to the thief?
Ans: Stealing
the lamp was not profitable for the thief because for the lamp he became a
thief, became an unbeliever. He even acquired animalistic qualities for Deepak
and his moral degradation.
3. Answer any three of the following: 4x3=12
(a) Why was
the bank manager in Mangham's tale surprised? Why did it seem the most
extraordinary thing he had ever heard?
Ans: The
bank manager was surprised to learn that Albert Edward Foreman, a tobacco
salesman, had amassed a fortune of thirty thousand pounds uneducated. He could
never imagine that an illiterate man would earn such a huge amount. He was
amazed at what Albert Foreman accomplished without the ability to read and
write.
It was the
most extraordinary thing the manager had ever heard, because even though the
foreman was illiterate, he had built a business empire and made money together.
The manager at the bank asked the foreman to invest his money but the foreman
was reluctant. The bank manager assures him of fully gold-edged securities. The
bank manager told him that he would do everything for him. The foreman only had
to sign. But the foreman was upset because he could not read the papers. Also,
being illiterate, he may not even know what he is signing. So, he told the
manager that he could not read and write, when the manager heard this, he was
stunned, he found it extraordinary that an illiterate man could amass such a
huge wealth. The manager was surprised to see his ability without education.
(b) Why is
the acquisition of a sophisticated imported car "an irrelevancy and
nuisance" for Narayan?
Ans: The
acquisition of a sophisticated, imported car was 'irrelevant and a nuisance'
for Narayan because apart from its high maintenance cost and the need of
driving a hundred miles for every simple repair job, moving around in it meant
the end of his privacy and anonymity. R. He could not sneak out of public
events by pretending that he was out of town, as his new car drew attention to
his movements whenever he went inside the city. Thus, the public became
interested in his car and responded with genuine curiosity and admiration.
Apart from this, having a car also hindered his habit of taking long daily
walks. Thus, Narayan began to feel that buying an imported car was not the best
decision.
(c) What did
Mriganko Babu do on reaching home and why?
Ans: On
reaching home, Mriganko Babu went straight to his room and searched under his
cupboard as per the guidance of the ghost of the theft accused, Ahbiram. He
finds the watch and realizes that Abhiram was innocent. He had to suffer the
consequences of what he did not do. After receiving that watch, Mriganko Babu
decided that if anything was ever stolen from his house, he would not seek the
help of an exorcist.
(d) Why did
Jim say their presents were "too nice to use just at present"?
Ans:- In
'The Gift of the Magi' Jim said, 'Let us put away our Christmas presents and
keep them with us for a while. They are too nice to use' because he did not
want Della to feel bad that he could not use the watch chain.
(e) In spite
of not being any wiser, does Lynd lose faith in books? What does he still
believe?
Ans: Despite not being very intelligent, Robert Lynd never lost his faith in books. Lynd believed that knowledge could be found somewhere in books and wanted to obtain it at the cost of a few shillings. He read Everson and Marcus Aurelius but did not get the desired result of becoming wise. But Lind never lost his faith because he firmly believed that somewhere there exists a philosopher from whom he could imbibe the strength of philosophy and character.
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