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SOLVED
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
(i) This paper is divided into three sections: A, B and C. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary. Read
these instructions very carefully and follow them.
(iii) Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.
SECTION - A 20 Marks
READING
1. Read the passage given below:
(1) Evolution has designated vultures to be the ultimate scavengers. Enormous wingspans
allow them to circle in the air for hours. Their beaks, while rather horrifying, are weak
by bird standards, made to scoop and eat flesh.
(2) However unappealing they may seem, vultures serve an important role in the ecological
cycle: processing dead bodies of animals. 20 years ago, India had plenty of vultures—
flocks so enormous that they darkened the skies. But by 1999, their numbers had
dropped due to a mysterious kidney ailment. By 2008, 99.9 per cent of India’s vultures
were gone. It was discovered that they had been killed by a drug called diclofenac (a
pain reliever along the lines of aspirin and ibuprofen).
(3) Indians revere their cows, and when a cow showed signs of pain, they treated it with
diclofenac. After the animal died, the vultures would eat the corpse. And though they
can boast of perhaps having the world’s most efficient digestive system, vultures
cannot digest the drug.
(4) India banned the use of diclofenac for veterinary use in 2006, but it’s still widely used.
The near extinction of vultures has caused the spread of pathogens in the country,
as rats and dogs have moved in to take their place. This would have otherwise been
destroyed by the vultures.
(5) Vultures need large ranges to scan for food and undisturbed areas to nest. They
also need an abundance of prey species since they rely more on chance than their
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, own hunting skills to eat. All of these things have been reduced by human activities.
Meanwhile, there is a dramatic increase in secondary poisoning. Vultures feed on
carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores or
they are poisoned by the lead in animals left behind by their hunters.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer any ten questions from the
twelve that follow: 1 × 10 = 10
(A) Vultures serve an important role in the ecological cycle as:
(a) They eat less. (b) For they process dead bodies of animals.
(c) They help to maintain food web. (d) They clean grounds with their big wings.
(B) Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given
quotes:
“It is not the “Death is nature’s “Hunger is the best “Just remember
strongest of the way of saying, “Your sauce in the world” it's the bird that’s
species that table is ready” —Miguel de supposed to
surround, nor the —Robert Williams. Cervantes suffer, not the
most intelligent; hunter.”
but the one most —George W. Bush
responsive to
change.”
– Charles Darwin.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
(a) Option (1) (b) Option (2)
(c) Option (3) (d) Option (4)
(C) Which of the following characteristics are apt about the writer in the following context
“Meanwhile, there is a dramatic increase in secondary poisoning. Vultures feed on
carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores or
they are poisoned by the lead in animals left behind by their hunters”.
(1) Negligent (4) Patient
(2) Concerned (5) Worried
(3) Caring (6) Informative
(a) (1) and (3) (b) (4) and (5)
(c) (2) and (5) (d) (3) and (6)
(D) ......................... will be the most appropriate title for the passage.
(E) The reason behind vultures dying is that they feed on carcasses laced with poison
actually meant to kill jackals and other predators. State True/false.
(F) What does the phrase “moved in to take their place” mean in the given paragraph?
(a) Contributed in the task (b) Helped them
(c) Replaced them (d) Removed them
(G) Why are vultures beak considered weak?
(H) The author attempts to make the readers ........................ through this write up.
(I) What’s an interesting fact given in the passage about the vultures?
(a) They eat corpse (b) They cannot digest drugs
(c) They are enormous (d) They have weak beaks
(J) Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of “boast” as used in the
passage.
(1) To brag about oneself (2) To exaggerate
(3) To talk very proudly (4) To show off
(5) To show pride & arrogance
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, (a) (2) and (3) (b) (1) and (2)
(c) (4) and (5) (d) (3) and (1)
(K) Select the option that makes the correct use of “designated” as used in the passage to
fill in the blank space.
(a) He was ........................ as Prime Minister.
(b) Uttarakhand is ........................ as land of Gods.
(c) Reeta was ........................ as the chief secretary of her club.
(d) ........................ as the head boy of the school performed his duties with neasr
perfection.
(L) What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?
2. Read the passage given below:
(1) Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a Professor of
Physics. At an early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her
great exuberance for learning, prompted her to continue with her studies after high
school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the University of
Warsaw was closed to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly
left Poland and in 1891, entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned
her master’s degree and doctorate in physics.
Event Year
th
Marie was born on the 7 November 1867
Her sisters Bronya and Zosia became ill and Zosia passed away. 1876
Curie’s mother died from grief. 1878
She graduates high school 1883
Leaves Warsaw for a governess position. 1884
Her sister Bronya graduated medical school. 1891
Marie graduated with a masters degree in Mathematics and first 1893
in her class for Physics.
She married Pierre Curie. 1895
Marie Curie was:
l The first woman with the degee in Physics.
l The first woman to graduate in France.
l The first woman to obtain a Nobel Prize.
l The first woman to obtain a chair at the Sorbonne.
l The first scientist to obtain two Nobel Prizes.
(2) Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest
scientists of her days, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married
in 1895 and spent many productive years working together in the physics laboratory.
A short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon
in 1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking
anguish. Despondently she recalled their close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that she had two young daughters to raise by
herself greatly increased her distress.
(3) Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her
husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given
a professorship at the world-famous university. In 1911, she received the Nobel Prize in
chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness
from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work.
Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing
the mysteries of the physical world.
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SOLVED
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
(i) This paper is divided into three sections: A, B and C. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary. Read
these instructions very carefully and follow them.
(iii) Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.
SECTION - A 20 Marks
READING
1. Read the passage given below:
(1) Evolution has designated vultures to be the ultimate scavengers. Enormous wingspans
allow them to circle in the air for hours. Their beaks, while rather horrifying, are weak
by bird standards, made to scoop and eat flesh.
(2) However unappealing they may seem, vultures serve an important role in the ecological
cycle: processing dead bodies of animals. 20 years ago, India had plenty of vultures—
flocks so enormous that they darkened the skies. But by 1999, their numbers had
dropped due to a mysterious kidney ailment. By 2008, 99.9 per cent of India’s vultures
were gone. It was discovered that they had been killed by a drug called diclofenac (a
pain reliever along the lines of aspirin and ibuprofen).
(3) Indians revere their cows, and when a cow showed signs of pain, they treated it with
diclofenac. After the animal died, the vultures would eat the corpse. And though they
can boast of perhaps having the world’s most efficient digestive system, vultures
cannot digest the drug.
(4) India banned the use of diclofenac for veterinary use in 2006, but it’s still widely used.
The near extinction of vultures has caused the spread of pathogens in the country,
as rats and dogs have moved in to take their place. This would have otherwise been
destroyed by the vultures.
(5) Vultures need large ranges to scan for food and undisturbed areas to nest. They
also need an abundance of prey species since they rely more on chance than their
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, own hunting skills to eat. All of these things have been reduced by human activities.
Meanwhile, there is a dramatic increase in secondary poisoning. Vultures feed on
carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores or
they are poisoned by the lead in animals left behind by their hunters.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer any ten questions from the
twelve that follow: 1 × 10 = 10
(A) Vultures serve an important role in the ecological cycle as:
(a) They eat less. (b) For they process dead bodies of animals.
(c) They help to maintain food web. (d) They clean grounds with their big wings.
(B) Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given
quotes:
“It is not the “Death is nature’s “Hunger is the best “Just remember
strongest of the way of saying, “Your sauce in the world” it's the bird that’s
species that table is ready” —Miguel de supposed to
surround, nor the —Robert Williams. Cervantes suffer, not the
most intelligent; hunter.”
but the one most —George W. Bush
responsive to
change.”
– Charles Darwin.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
(a) Option (1) (b) Option (2)
(c) Option (3) (d) Option (4)
(C) Which of the following characteristics are apt about the writer in the following context
“Meanwhile, there is a dramatic increase in secondary poisoning. Vultures feed on
carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores or
they are poisoned by the lead in animals left behind by their hunters”.
(1) Negligent (4) Patient
(2) Concerned (5) Worried
(3) Caring (6) Informative
(a) (1) and (3) (b) (4) and (5)
(c) (2) and (5) (d) (3) and (6)
(D) ......................... will be the most appropriate title for the passage.
(E) The reason behind vultures dying is that they feed on carcasses laced with poison
actually meant to kill jackals and other predators. State True/false.
(F) What does the phrase “moved in to take their place” mean in the given paragraph?
(a) Contributed in the task (b) Helped them
(c) Replaced them (d) Removed them
(G) Why are vultures beak considered weak?
(H) The author attempts to make the readers ........................ through this write up.
(I) What’s an interesting fact given in the passage about the vultures?
(a) They eat corpse (b) They cannot digest drugs
(c) They are enormous (d) They have weak beaks
(J) Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of “boast” as used in the
passage.
(1) To brag about oneself (2) To exaggerate
(3) To talk very proudly (4) To show off
(5) To show pride & arrogance
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, (a) (2) and (3) (b) (1) and (2)
(c) (4) and (5) (d) (3) and (1)
(K) Select the option that makes the correct use of “designated” as used in the passage to
fill in the blank space.
(a) He was ........................ as Prime Minister.
(b) Uttarakhand is ........................ as land of Gods.
(c) Reeta was ........................ as the chief secretary of her club.
(d) ........................ as the head boy of the school performed his duties with neasr
perfection.
(L) What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?
2. Read the passage given below:
(1) Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a Professor of
Physics. At an early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her
great exuberance for learning, prompted her to continue with her studies after high
school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the University of
Warsaw was closed to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly
left Poland and in 1891, entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned
her master’s degree and doctorate in physics.
Event Year
th
Marie was born on the 7 November 1867
Her sisters Bronya and Zosia became ill and Zosia passed away. 1876
Curie’s mother died from grief. 1878
She graduates high school 1883
Leaves Warsaw for a governess position. 1884
Her sister Bronya graduated medical school. 1891
Marie graduated with a masters degree in Mathematics and first 1893
in her class for Physics.
She married Pierre Curie. 1895
Marie Curie was:
l The first woman with the degee in Physics.
l The first woman to graduate in France.
l The first woman to obtain a Nobel Prize.
l The first woman to obtain a chair at the Sorbonne.
l The first scientist to obtain two Nobel Prizes.
(2) Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest
scientists of her days, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married
in 1895 and spent many productive years working together in the physics laboratory.
A short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon
in 1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking
anguish. Despondently she recalled their close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that she had two young daughters to raise by
herself greatly increased her distress.
(3) Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her
husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given
a professorship at the world-famous university. In 1911, she received the Nobel Prize in
chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness
from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work.
Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing
the mysteries of the physical world.
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