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DV-138

B.A.LL.B. (Hon's) I^st Semester

Examination, 2021-22

General English

Paper - I

Time : 3 Hours] [Maximum Marks : 80

Note :- All questions are compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.

Do as directed :

(i)

Use correct articles in the following sentences :

(a)

Miss Lin speaks.......Japanese

(b)

I borrowed.......pen from your pile of pens and pencils

(c)

One of my friends said, ".......professor is late to-day"

(d)

Khushi like to play.......table-tennis

(ii)

Complete the following sentences :

(a)

If I were you.......

(b)

If I had known.......

(c)

.......if you are free

(d)

Would you buy this car if.......

(iii)

Change the following sentences into active or passive as required :

(a)

I ate a piece of chocolate cake

(b)

The money was stolen

(c)

They are paid salary every month

(d)

I wash my car every Sunday

(iv)

Change the narration of the following sentences :

(a)

The judge exclaimed that no one is above law

(b)

His father says, "Honesty is the best policy"

(c)

Karan said, "I am busy now"

(d)

He said to him, "Is not your name Karan"

Do as directed :

(i)

Correct the following sentences :

(a)

Khushi cook the food yesterday

(b)

He comes to my home tomorrow

(c)

He will visit me yesterday

(d)

One of my friend were absent yesterday

(e)

None of them are at here at the moment

(ii)

Convert the following sentences as directed :

(a)

He confessed his crime. (Simple sentence)

(b)

He worked hard to pass the test. (Simple sentence)

(c)

When he was a child, Lincoln did not go to school. (Complex sentence)

(d)

This is my friend. Her name is Shruti. (combine sentences)

(e)

Our teacher is popular among students for his diligence. (Compound sentences)

(iii)

Spot errors in the following sentences :

(a)

This laboratory of physics is (1) / not only equipped with (2) / all state of the art instruments (3) / but also wih outstanding physicists (4) / No error (5)

(b)

No method of making )) 1) / other people agree to your view point is (2) / your view point is (3) / as effective as this method (4) / No error (5)

(c)

I did not like his (1) / comments on my paper (2) / but I had no alternative (3) / as I had agreed to keep quite (4) / No error (5)

(d)

He report is candid in admitting (1) / that the investment by the government (2) / in health and family planning (3) / have been eroded considerably (4) / No error (5)

(e)

Live on a top floor (1) / of an old house (2) / when the wind blows (3) / all the windows rattle (4) / No error (5)

(f)

Had he not reached in time (1) / he would have

(i)

Answer any two of the following questions :

(a)

How would you describe good effective communication?

(b)

What are the greatest challenges to good communication?

(c)

How important is listening in communication?

(d)

Can culture, gender, nationality or social class have an effect on communication?

(e)

Has the development of the internet and social media caused a change in the way we communicate (quality, quantity, style etc.)?

(ii)

Do as directed : (Put questions tags)

(a)

Mr Yates is from Ireland,.......

(b)

The car isn't in the garage,.......

(c)

You are John,.......

(d)

She went to the library yesterday,.......

(e)

He didn't recognize me,.......

What do you understand by formal communication? How is it different from informal communication?

What are communication skills to get success at the working place?

Write a short paragraph one of the following :

(a)

Justice delayed is justice denied

(b)

Justice knows no friendship

(c)

The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them