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Karnataka 1st PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2019 (South)

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Mins.
Max. Marks: 100

Instructions

• Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
• Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
• One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
• For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each: (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
Who made a friendship with the man in ‘The Gentleman of the Jungle’?
Answer:
Elephant.

Question 2.
What does the Schoolboy love to do in a morning?
Answer:
Listen to the bird’s song, distant huntsman’s horn.

Question 3.
Who promised Mara to give his whole plantation?
Answer:
The Godman / White man.

Question 4.
What were the daily occurrences in the city, where the Narrator stayed in ‘Oru Manushyan’?
Answer:
Murder, theft, crime.

Question 5.
The speaker in the poem ‘Money Madness’ is frightened of
(a) having no money
(b) money madness
(c) eating dirt.
Answer:
(b) money madness.

Question 6.
Who is the illiterate fishmonger in the lesson ‘Babar Ali’?
Answer:
Tulu Rani Hazra.

Question 7.
What does the word ‘bier’ mean in the poem ‘If I was a Tree’?
Answer:
Tree/pieces of dry wood.

Question 8.
What was Mara’s last request to the King in the play ‘Watchman of the Lake’?
Answer:
To kill him.

Question 9.
Which crop did the farmer grow in the poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife’?
Answer:
Cotton crop.

Question 10.
Where was Frederick Douglass born?
Answer:
Maryland, Hills borough.

Question 11.
The old woman’s eyes are compared to _________
Answer:
Bullet holes.

Question 12.
Why did the two boys wait in the deserted square late night in ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
Answer:
To sell newspapers.

II. Answer any EIGHT of the following in a paragraph of 80 – 100 words each: (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
How did the elephant justify its act of occupying the hut?
Answer:
The elephant went to the man when it was in difficulty and asked him to give a place to keep its trunk to protect it from rain. A man showed sympathy and gave permission to keep its trunk only as there was enough place only for its trunk and himself. But the elephant slowly sneaked in and occupied the whole hut and threw him out, by saying that it would protect his hut from the hurricane.

Question 14.
How does the formal education curb the learner’s potential, in the poem ‘The School Boy’?
Answer:
Formal education is the obstacle for free learning to the children. Children prefer natural learning than formal schooling. The restrictions of formal schooling make children to detest their learning. Hence the poet questions when the buds are nipped and ‘blossoms have blown away’, and ‘tender plants are stripped’, how can a child get happiness in learning.

Question 15.
What was the story behind Mara’s loss of teeth in ‘Around a Medicinal Creeper’?
Answer:
Once Mara laid a trap for the rabbit in the forest, so he went next morning to check it but there was no animal in the trap. So he decided to brush his teeth as there was a stream nearby to wash face before returning home. He broke a small stick from a nearby plant to brush a third or fourth time, he felt a sour taste in the mouth. He wanted to try another stick hut before that he wanted to rinse his mouth. He took some water from the stream and after churning it around in his mouth, spat it out. He lost the teeth on one side, which had been touched by that stick.

Question 16.
Bring out the significance of Mara’s dream, in the play ‘Watchman of the Lake’.
Answer:
The poem Money Madness by D.H. Lawrence focusses on how a man becomes more materialistic and loses the values and sentiments in society. He respects money over relationships. Society goes on measuring a man in terms of money. A man who does not have money does not get respect from society and those who have money get respect and are obeyed by all. So to get all these social status, the man gives much importance to money and he never helps other fellow beings who may be in difficulties. The poet says that man has this money madness and it is widely spread among men. He affirms that if society goes behind money, individual to goes behind the same. He confirms that no man gives a pound without pain and no man gives a ten pounds without trembling, and the man loses his generosity. Man makes money, but money makes man and many things.

So, the man fears money and tries to accumulate it and respects it instead of other men. The poet also warns that money-less people should not be treated with neglect and should not be treated based on status. The poet fears for mankind that if it measures another man only in terms of money, there would be no future for human relationships. If people do not regain sanity about money, certainly money has got men down to become its slaves. So, the poet offers a genuine solution that bread should be free, shelter should be free and fire should be free to all the people in the world. In the overall view of the poem, the poet worries about man’s greed about money and offers a better solution for a better tomorrow.

Question 17.
Discuss the plight of farmer’s widows in reference to the poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife’.
Answer:
The poem “The Farmer’s Wife” is a tragic poem that reflects the helpless conditions of farmers’ widows. The plight of the widows is explained by one such widow. The poet uses many phrases to contrast her condition with that of her dead husband. She called the farmer as ‘virtuous’ and herself a ‘poor sinner’. The farmer was unable to pay the debts and he left all the debts to his wife, so she was very sad on his act of committing suicide. The feminist concept was also highlighted in the poem, the phrase “I was born with a head bent” justifies the discrimination in our society between men and women. Man is born with his head held high, but a woman is born with her head bent. But he did not face his creditors bravely and left all this to his wife to solve. She accused her husband that he poisoned himself and gone away by poisoning his wife’s existence. She remembered the memories of his beating, blaming drinking, and kicking’ haunting her. She never dreamt that he would commit suicide. It was true that the crop was gone but the debt remained there and dignity had hit the dust. She expresses her helplessness that how would she be able to bear the burden of their four children. She compared her condition with “worm-eaten cotton pods”. She got ambiguity and asked what was that and why he committed suicide. At last, she confidently asserts her determination to struggle out her life even – without her husband for the sake of her children. So, she shows a strong will to survive against all difficulties. Her voice is raised against the society in general.

Question 18.
Discuss the plight of an old woman in reference to the poem ‘An old woman’?
Answer:
The poem An old woman depicts the worst condition of au old woman. who is an old beggar near the Horseshoe shrine? She holds the sleeves of the passers-by and follows them asking for a fifty paise coin. Even though by appearance she looks like a beggar, she has her self respect and in return for the fifty paise, offers to show the tourists around the Horseshoe shrine. She laments about her helplessness in those wretched hills to eke out a living. Her physical appearance evokes sympathy in the passers-by. Phrases like “bullet holes for her eyes. ‘cracks that begin around her eyes spread beyond her skin”, and shatterproof crone” describe the pathetic condition of her miserable existence.

Question 19.
Describe the childhood experiences of Frederick Douglass as a slave.
Answer:
The passage reflects the brutal hidden faces of the masters who treat their slaves cruelly. The slaves were not given proper food. They were exploited without any freedom. Especially for women, it was double exploitation in the name of patriarchy and in the name of slavery. When the girls at teenage seem to be beautiful for their masters, they use them sexually and if they give birth to children, the children were sold at the age of infants to avoid their sentimental relationship. The passage also explains the heart-rendering description of walking at nights for several miles of mothers to see their children. Moreover, they could talk only a little bit because the children would be tired and go to sleep but in the morning they have to go back to work before sunrise. If they fail, they get whipping. This shows the brutal nature of white masters towards their slaves.

Question 20.
How does the speaker’s attitude undergo a change in the poem ‘An Old Woman’?
Answer:
The poet by depicting her physical appearance makes ‘An Old Woman’ more sympathetic. The passer-by initially did not show much sympathy to her but later when she observes keenly her physical appearance and when she offered to become a tourist guide to show around the shrine, she was very much moved by her condition and admired her self respect. Here, passer-by represents anybody in general. Finally, when she feels as if the skyway falling with the sound of plate glass clatter all around the old crone who was shatterproof and standing alone, she undergoes a change in attitude. So, the old woman was successful in evoking sympathy from anyone, in front of the temple.

Question 21.
How did the two boys struggle to look after their sister Lucia?
Answer:
The two boys were devoted to their sister and to earn money for her treatment, undertook all kind of jobs available in Verona. They sold fruit, shined shoes, ran errands and hawked newspapers and worked hard throughout the day.

Question 22.
Why did the poet ask his Love, ‘Do not ask of me my love, that love once I had for you?’
Answer:
A transformation from imagination to reality can be seen in the perception of love. Every teenager lives in a world of illusions and dreams of his love, but when he is more mature and deals deep in society and problems. he realises that love is not a complete world and there are other important issues too.

III. Answer ONE of the following in about 200 words: (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
Does the story ‘Oru Manushyan’ talk about transformation in a person? Discuss.
Answer:
The narrator used to forego his breakfast and morning tea so that he had the money for his evening meal and tea. One day, as usual, he came to the crowded restaurant and had his regular meal and tea. When he had to pay the bill, he realized that his wallet had been picked. He revealed this fact to the owner who only found it funny and laughed out loud. Though the narrator offered to leave his coat with the owner, he forced the narrator to take off all his clothes. As the narrator was very much ashamed taking off his trousers, a stranger stopped him and paid his bill. He later made the narrator wear his clothes and took him away. When the narrator praised and thanked him, the stranger just laughed. He did not reveal his name but only warned the narrator against speaking about him.

The stranger showed five wallets to the narrator, out of which one was the narrators. The stranger told the narrator to check whether his money was intact, and he wished him good luck. The narrator had mixed feelings by now. It Was clear that his humiliation at the restaurant was due to the stranger’s picking his wallet and rendering him helpless. But he was also thankful for his help at the right moment, avoiding the humiliation of standing stark naked in front of all the people. He felt that the stranger had perhaps undergone a transformation during his own interaction with the restaurant owner. This made him say at the end, ‘May God help you’, and leave without saying anything more to the stranger.
OR
Is Babar Ali’s evening school a successful effort? Explain.
Answer:
Education is a true religion’ is a good thought of Nasiruddin where all the people are quarrelling about their religions and castes he is the man who gives education for and says education s a true religion. Anybody can steal anything but nobody can steal education. It is immortal light which lights millions of other lights. understanding this Nasiruddin excellently quotes. ‘Education is a true religion’ Getting inspired by his thought many people send their children to schools. because they understood the value of education and its uses. Babar’s commitment is also not deniable, he started with eight and continued now with eight hundred, it shows how he had changed the people and attracted the children towards school. Babar Ali is a good example for the quote, “Where there is will there is away. Otherwise in the teenage. he got the thought and initiated it and followed it and made others to follow it if some others in his place would have played in the grounds in the age. So he is a great success, and his name is spread all over the country. It should be not stopped with this but ignites many souls to take initiative to see a better tomorrow for India. Hence, Habar Ah is a legend of youth and stood perfectly an icon of youth to the modern world.
OR
How did Mara save the Lake, in the play ‘Watchman of the Lake’?
Answer:
The initiation is a definite success. Babar Ali’s intention then he started his school was to help the less fortunate people by providing free education. Today, more and more under village people have utilized this opportunity of his and are coming up in society. Moreover, we can clearly see that BabarAli’saction has inspired millions of people around the world. if more people take part to change the world for the better, there will be a greater success than he would have wished for Babar Ali has brought about the change he wanted to see in his surroundings. If a young boy from a village had the will and determinations to make a change in the world out there, it is not right on own part to remain as mute spectators hut we most also actively participate towards bringing the change.

IV. Read the follow ing passage and answer the questions set on it: (10 × 1 = 10)

Many of the plants that are poisonous in large quantities are useful medicinally if taken in very small quantities. Foxgloves are poisonous if eaten, but the drug digitalis extracted from the plants, and this is used to treat people with heart diseases. The deadly Nightshades gives belladonna, which is used as a sedative and Nux Vomica tree supplies strychnine which can increase appetite. However, both of these medicines must be taken in small doses; they are poisonous if that does is exceeded. Before men could manufacture drugs, plants were their only source. The Chinese were using Opium from Poppies and the South American Indians chewing Cocoa leaves as painkillers long before the presence of drugs called Cocaine and Heroin.

Now that these drugs are distilled from the plants and used at greater strengths, they have become addictive drugs causing as much distress as relief from pain. Other drugs are not as dangerous. Quinine which heals to bring down lever extracted from the bark of the Cinchona tree; which grows in South America – Camphor, Caster beans and Cloves all give oils with medicinal uses, and these are only a few of the many plants used to ease the illness. Another fungus must be included here, the penicillin fungus, which gives penicillin, and it is a valuable antibiotic.

Question 24.
How are the poisonous plants medicinally useful?
Answer:
If taken in very small quantities.

Question 25.
Which drug is helpful to treat people with heart diseases?
Answer:
Drug digitalis.

Question 26.
What happens if belladonna and strychnine are given in small doses?
Answer:
Increase appetite.

Question 27.
Before the man could manufacture drugs, plants were not the only source of medicines. (True/False)
Answer:
True.

Question 28.
The drug that is extracted from foxgloves is
(a) Belladonna
(b) Strychnine
(c) Nuxvomica
(d) Digitalis
Answer:
(d) Digitalis

Question 29.
What was used as painkillers by the Chinese and the South American Indians?
Answer:
Chinese used Opium South American Indians Cocoa.

Question 30.
Which plants produce oils of medicinal value?
Answer:
Camphor, Caster beans and Cloves.

Question 31.
Which fungus proves a good antibiotic?
Answer:
Penicillin.

Question 32.
_____ helps to bring down a fever.
Answer:
Quinine.

Question 33.
Add a prefix to the word ‘Valuable’t form its antonym.
Answer:
Invaluable.

V. A. till in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets: (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 34.
One of the two boys, had worn ________ jersey and cut off Khaki pants; ________ other _______ shortened army tunic gathered ______ loose folds about his skinny frame.
Answer:
a, on, the, in

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs given in brackets: (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 35.
We ______ (send) Sanna to get some creepers from the forest. He _______ (bring) a whole bundle. Mara ______ (open) the bundle. He suddenly looked at one of the creepers and ______ (scold) Sanna.
Answer:
sent, brought, opened, scolded.

C. Choose the correct form of the Verb that agrees with the Subject: (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 36.
The Commission _______ (sits/sat) to take the evidence. Mr Elephant _______ (was/were) first called. He said “There ______ (are/is) no need to waste their valuable time”.
Answer:
sat, was, is.

D. Correct the following sentences and rewrite them: (2 × 1 = 2)

Question 37.
I get up at 6 A.M in the morning.
Answer:
I get up at 6 in the morning.

Question 38.
What your command is?
Answer:
What is your command?

E. Re-write as directed: (6 × 1 = 6)

Question 39.
The bus _______ (fare/fair) has been increased.
(Fill in the blank with the appropriate word given in bracket)
Answer:
fare.

Question 40.
Students learnt the correct _________ (pronounce).
(Complete the sentence with the right form of the word given in the brackets).
Answer:
Pronunciation.

Question 41.
treated as/ a/ Mara/ was/ madman
(Rearrange the segments to form a meaningful sentence)
Answer:
Mara was treated as a madman.

Question 42.
The students can speak English, ______
(Add a question tag).
Answer:
Can’t they?

Question 43.
The members understand the situation.
(Change into a question beginning with the right form of ‘Do’)
Answer:
Did the members understand the situation?

Question 44.
The Lion wanted to have peace and tranquilly in his kingdom.
(Frame a question so as to get the underlined word as answers).
Answer:
What did the lion want in his kingdom?

VI. A.
Question 45.
Refer to the following table and answer the questions. (4 × 1 = 4)

(a) How many teams played in the league?
(b) Which team has the highest run rate?
(c) How many matches did RR Lose?
(d) Name the team that has the lowest run rate?
Answer:
(a) 6 teams
(b) Mumbai Indians.
(c) 3
(d) DD

Question 46.
Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner of your area requesting him/her to take remedial measures to overcome the stray dog menace. Your letter should also include the following points.

• Increase in the number of stray dogs.
• Frequent attacks by stray dogs.
• Adapting measures such as castration, relocation etc…

Answer:
Akshay Gupta
No. 22, 1 Cross
Gandhinagar
Bengaluru – 560004
5th February 2019

The Municipal Commissioner
Gandhinagar,
Bengaluru – 560004

Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub: Stray dog Menance.
This is to bring to your kind notice about the increase in the number of stray dogs in our area. There are also frequent attacks by stray dogs. So I request the officials kindly to take preventive measures such as castration, relocation to bring down the astray dogs population in our area.
Kindly do the needful and oblige.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully Sd/-
(Akshay Gupta)

VII. A. Match the expressions under column ‘A’ to its corresponding language functions under ‘B’. (5 × 1 = 5)

Question 47.

A. Expressions	B. Functions
1. Could you give me your pen, please?	a. Introducing
2. Hello, Good Morning.	b. Expressing gratitude
3. What You Say may be right but ………	c. Requesting
4. Raju, This is Ravi.	d. Disagreeing
5. Thank You so much.	e. Greeting
	f. Expressing Sympathy

Answer:
(1) – c, (2) – e, G) – d, (4) – a, (5) – f.

B. Complete the dialogue. (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 48.
A Conversation between a teacher and the student who has come late to the class.
Student: May _________ Sir?
Teacher: Why are you late?
Student: I am sorry sir, ________
Teacher: Why did you miss the bus? You should have left home early.
Student: ______ Hereafter, I will leave the home early.
Teacher: OK. Come in.
Student: _________
Answer:
Student: May I come in Sir?
Teacher: Why are you late?
Student: I am sorry sir, I missed the bus
Teacher: Why did you miss the bus? You should have left home early.
Student: Sorry Sir hereafter, I will leave home early.
Teacher: OK. Come in.
Student: Thank you, Sir.

C. Dialogue writing: (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 49.
Salim goes to the railway station to enquire about the trains to Delhi on Sunday. Write a dialogue between Salim and the Receptionist. (1 × 3 = 3)
Answer:
Salim: Good Morning Sir, Can you please suggest me the trains to Delhi.
Railway Station Master: We have 2 trains on weekdays.
Salim: I need to take the train to Delhi on Sunday.
Railway Station Master: It is Bhuvaneshwar Express at 9 A.M.
Salim: Thank you, sir, for the information.

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Karnataka 1st PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2019 (North)

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Mins.
Max. Marks: 100

Instructions

• Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
• Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
• One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
• For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each: (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
What did the Lion wish to have in his kingdom in ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
Answer:
Peace and tranquillity.

Question 2.
Mention any one of the things that the schoolboy considers as ‘Sweet company.’
Answer:
birds song’distant huntsman’s horn/skylark song.

Question 3.
On which side did Mara not have any teeth in ‘Around A Medicinal Creeper’?
Answer:
On the right side of his mouth.

Question 4.
How did the people around the narrator look like in ‘Oru Manushyan’?
Answer:
Hungry wolves.

Question 5.
In the poem ‘Money Madness’ what should be free for everyone?
Answer:
Bread, shelter and fire.

Question 6.
Why is Babar Ali called a ‘fortunate soul’ in his village?
Answer:
Because he could go to school and got a formal education.

Question 7.
What becomes a bier for a sinless body in ‘If I was a Tree’?
Answer:
Tree/pieces of dry wood.

Question 8.
Why were the roads being repaired in Mara’s village in ‘Watchman of the Lake’?
Answer:
Because of the king’s arrival.

Question 9.
What was the ‘death blow’ given by the farmer to his wife in ‘The Farmer’s wife’?
Answer:
Farmer’s suicide.

Question 10.
Douglass’ mother was able to meet him only __________
(a) at daybreak
(b) in the night
(c) at noon.
Answer:
(b) in the night

Question 11.
Name the shrine mentioned in the poem ‘An Old Woman’.
Answer:
Horse Shoe shrine.

Question 12.
Why were the two children waiting for the last bus from Padua?
Answer:
To sell newspapers.

II. Answer any EIGHT of the following in a paragraph of 80-100 words each: (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
Describe the circumstances that led to the appointment of the Commission of Enquiry.
Answer:
One day the elephant wanted protection from torrential rain. So he requested the man to allow 1m to push its trunk in the man’s hut. Th r inn agreed. The elephant pushed his trunk inside, and slowly pushed itself into the man’s hut and flung him out. The man started grumbling. Hearing the noise the animals stood around listening to the heated argument between the man and the elephant. The lion, the king of the forest wanted peace and tranquillity in his kingdom. So he ordered the elephant to appoint a Commission of Enquiry to look into the matter and report accordingly.

Question 14.
How is the child’s growth ‘nipped and stripped’ of its joy in the springing day in ‘The School Boy’?
Answer:
Formal education is the obstacle for free learning to the children. Children prefer nature – learning than formal schooling. The restrictions of formal schooling make children to detest their learning. Hence the poet questions when the buds are nipped and ‘blossoms have blown away’, and ‘tender plants are stripped’, how can a child get happiness in learning.

Question 15.
Narrate Mara’s story about the meat of the barking deer changing into a live wild buck.’
Answer:
Once Mara and his friend laid a trap and caught a barking deer, As they had to divide it equally between them, they took it near to the stream and divided the meat. They wrapped their portions in some leaves and brought them home. In Mara’s house, they got ready to cook. hut when Mara opened the packet to take out the meat. It was a surprise instead of the meat, there was a live wild buck When it saw Mara. He jumped up and ran out of his house. When Marn was trying to catch it. as usual. Mara’s wife ignorantly took the leaves and three of them into the fire. ‘[his incident shows that Indians do not think of what happened and why? But simply they go according to the situations and never turn the circumstances towards them. This is the big weakness of Indians.

Question 16.
Describe the people and the place where the narrator stayed in ‘Oru Manushyan’.
Answer:
The incident took place in quite a big city in the valley of a mountain, some thousand five hundred miles away from the narrator’s home. The inhabitants of the city had never been known for the quality of mercy. People there were cruel and murder. robbery and pickpocketing were their daily habits. Traditionally, they were professional soldiers. Some of them lent out money on interest, some were watchmen in banks, mills and in industries. They would do anything Íbr money, even commit murder.

Question 17.
How do people treat an individual who has no money in ‘Money Madness’?
Answer:
The poem focusses on how man gives importance to money. When the moneyless man is treated as poor and powerless, he definitely fears to lose the money. Obviously, he gives much importance to money. Each and every man goes behind money and breaks all relationships. In future, there may not be any sentiments between people. So, when all the people try to make money, certainly lack of money triggers the fear in an individual. So every individual tries to acquire it by some means or the other.

Question 18.
What was Babar Ali’s daily routine?
Answer:
Babar wakes up at 7 am. He starts his day by doing some household chores and takes an autorickshaw and later walks 5 km to Cossimbazar Raj a Govinda Sundari Vidyapeeth where he is an ideal class XII student. In the afternoon he is a headmaster of a school of 800 students.

Question 19.
How do the life forces ‘sunlight and the cool breeze’ enforce nature’s idea of equality in ‘If I was a Tree’?
Answer:
In nature, the life-giving forces like sunlight and air do not discriminate against anybody. The sunlight bathes everybody and everything with its glow without exception. It embraces everything with equal love and never feels defiled by the shadow of an untouchable. The cool breeze embraces everybody with its sweet touch. Its friendship is extended to one and all. It blows lovingly on the leaves of trees spreading its sweetness and the leaves reciprocate with their dance. In nature, there is only love and equality among all.

Question 20.
Why did Mara meet the king for the first time in ‘Watchman of the Lake’?
Answer:
The Goddess of the river asked Mara to inform the king to build a tank for the river Veda. The king would listen. The river Veda was a sacred place when Hanuman was carrying the Sanjeevini mountain a small piece fell down and from the same spot, a river arose which was the lifeblood of the people of the villagers. The Goddess told Mara to ask the king, not to let the river Veda to leave that village and to give her a home.

Question 21.
How does the farmer’s wife resolve to live in ‘The Farmer’s Wife?’
Answer:
The farmer’s wife laments the death of her husband. She is angry because her husband has left her with four children. She is worried about their future. She was born with a bent head. She had endured a lot of sufferings. Fie had kicked her when he was drunk. She had suffered all this thinking he was a man. But he had committed suicide. She decides to teach her children to face life and survive against all odds. To embrace life, not death, she decides to struggle for life.

Question 22.
How did the two boys help the narrator during his stay at Verona?
Answer:
The boys were very useful for the narrator. When the narrator wanted a pack of American cigarettes or seats for the opera, or the name of a good restaurant, they were always there in all these needs with cheerful competence. They had also taken the author on a guided tour to the different places of interest at Verona including Juliet’s tomb.

III. Answer one of the following in about 200 words: (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
In ‘Do not ask of Me, My Love’, the speaker’s statement ‘You are beautiful still, but I am helpless too.’ signifies a major change in the priorities of the speaker. Elaborate.
Answer:
Babar AIis school was started at the age of nine while playing a game. Very soon children began to lose his way of teaching and flocked to his school’. Babar did not charge a single pie for his teaching. He also got the help of the local educated people. who came and taught the children. Babar was successful in getting the help of nine high school student volunteers. The oldest of them is Debarita who goes to college in Behrampur. Babar himself studies in class Xl! in a school quite for from his house. Ile commutes the long-distance, attends classes in the mornings and comes back in the afternoons to his school to teach youngsters who have worked hard in the mornings and are now ready for learning. The fact is that his school is entirely free, he and his stall teach well, there is a midday meal and his school is recognized by the West Bengal government attracts many students to his school.

The increasing strength of his school just shows how eager people are to get their children educated and how good, selfless work gets noticed by people soon. Those who cannot afford education in regular schools, do not mind sending their children to learn from teachers like Bahar. This only proves that Indians are realizing the significance of education in life. The initiation was a definite success. Babar Ali’s intention when he started the institution was to help the less fortunate people by proceeding free education. Today more and more underprivileged people have utilized this opportunity of his and are coming up in society. Moreover, we can clearly see that Babar Ali’s action has inspired millions of people around the world. If more people take part to change the world for the better, there is the greater success than he could have wished for Babar Ali became the change he wanted to see. If a young boy from a village had the will and determination to change the world there. it is not right from our part to remain as silent spectators hut to participate actively towards change.
OR
Describe the suffering of the Slaves in the hands of whites in ‘Frederick Douglass’.
Answer:
The passage reflects the brutal hidden faces of the masters who treat the slaves cruelly. The slaves were not given proper food. They were exploited by their freedom. Especially for women, it is double exploitation in the name of patriarchy and in the name of slavery. When the girls at the teenage seem to be beautiful for their masters, they use them sexually and if they give the birth to children, the children were sold at the age of infants to avoid their sentimental relationship. The passage also explains the heart-rendering description of walking at night of mothers to see their children for several miles. Moreover, they have to talk only a little bit because the son would be tired of work and goes to sleep but in the morning they have to go for work before sunrise. if they failed, they get punishment of whipping. This shows the brutal nature of white masters to their slaves.
OR
How does the play ‘Watchman of the Lake’ bring out both the protective and destructive forces of nature?
Answer:
Basically nature is goodness personified. It showers its blessings on people in abundance. People must respect what nature provides them and reciprocate by not destroying nature. When people take care of nature and the environment, it protects them. Rivers, trees, hills are all part of nature and they are all for the benefit of mankind. When a man cuts down the trees, blasts the hills etc., nature’s imbalance causes floods, landslides and other calamities. Water flows in a river, and if used wisely serves for drinking, irrigation and other uses, in the dry season there may not be enough water, so excess water coming in torrents during monsoon should be stored by constructing tanks for the waters of the rivers. When the rivers are over polluted, it results in overflow and floods causing loss of livers, lands and properties. Nature that way is both productive and destructive.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it: (10 × 1 = 10)

Max Muller was a distinguished German Poet. Some of his poems were set to music by Australian composer, Franz (Peter) Schubert. As a youth, Muller took to the study of the Sanskrit language with great devotion and started learning the language. He took his Doctorate in Philosophy in 1843. He did research work on Sanskrit and Philosophy under eminent scholars in Berlin University.

In 1846, Muller went to London to copy and collect manuscripts in Sanskrit. He translated Rig Veda which consists of 1,028 hymns, addressed to different gods. As it was being printed in a London University Press, he migrated to Oxford in 1848 and lived there for the rest of his life.

The first volume of Muller’s edition appeared in 1849, the sixth and last volume in 1874. This printed Rig Veda caused great enthusiasm in India. Several publications on Indian Religion and literature appeared in quick succession. Max Muller became the greatest interpreter of India to the Western World. His book ‘India – What it can teach us’ has a special place among his publications. But, Max Muller never visited India.

Question 24.
The famous music composer who set the music to Mueller’s poems was _________
Answer:
Franz (Peter) Schubert.

Question 25.
Where did Mueller get his Doctorate in Philosophy?
Answer:
1843.

Question 26.
Name the university where Mueller did research work.
Answer:
Berlin University.

Question 27.
Why did Mueller go to London?
Answer:
To copy and collect manuscripts in Sanskrit.

Question 28.
Who translated the verses of Rig Veda into English?
Answer:
Max Mueller.

Question 29.
Mueller migrated to Oxford in _______
(a) 1846
(b) 1848
(c) 1849
Answer:
(b) 1848

Question 30.
When did the sixth volume of Mueller’s edition appear?
Answer:
1874.

Question 31.
Name the book of Muller on India mentioned in the passage.
Answer:
India – What It Can Teach Us.

Question 32.
Add a prefix from the brackets to the word ‘appear’ to form its antonym (un, dis, re).
Answer:
Disappear.

Question 33.
Max Muller’s ______ (interpret) of India is very popular in the Western World.
(Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word given in the bracket)
Answer:
Interpretation.

V. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets: [the, a, in, of, from] (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 34.
Verona is _________ lovely city, rich _______ history, with quiet medieval streets and splendid buildings ________ an exquisite pale honey colour. Romeo and Juliet are reputed to have lived there. Bombed in _______ recent war, it has lost its bridges but not its gaiety or charm.
Answer:
a, in, of, the.

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs given in brackets. (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 35.
The lion was the king of the jungle. He _______ (want) to have peace in his kingdom. So he _______ (appoint) a commission of enquiry. Mr. Fox ______ (be) the chairman. On seeing the members, the man _______ (demand) to include one form his side.
Answer:
wanted, appointed, was, demanded.

C. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject: (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 36.
The Goddess ______ (has/have) come in Mara’s dream. She says Veda _______ (are/is) her play thing. She ______ (wants / want) the king to construct a tank to Veda.
Answer:
has, is, wants.

D. Correct the following sentences and re-write them: (2 × 1 = 2)

Question 37.
My friend is an honest man.
Answer:
My friend is an honest man.

Question 38.
He goes for college.
Answer:
He goes to college.

E. Re-write as directed: (6 × 1 = 6)

Question 39.
Bhima can swing an elephant by its ______ (tale/tail)
[Fill in the black with the appropriate word given in bracket]
Answer:
tail.

Question 40.
The people of the city were _______ (profession) soldiers.
(Complete the sentence with the right form of the word given in brackets)
Answer:
Professional

Question 41.
was steady/Nicola’s smile/and engaging.
(Rearrange the segments to form a meaningful sentence)
Answer:
Nicola’s smile was steady and engaging.

Question 42.
Babar Ali teaches his students under the open sky, ______?
(Add a question tag)
Answer:
Doesn’t he?

Question 43.
Mara went to the edge of the lake.
(Change into a question beginning with the right form of “Do”)
Answer:
Did Mara go to the edge of the lake?

Question 44.
The boys help their families by working as mechanics.
(Frame a question so as to get the underlined word as answer)
Answer:
How did the boys help their families?

VI. A. Refer to the following Advertisement and answer the questions set on it: (1 × 4 = 4)

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Question 45.
(i) What is the website of Air Asia?
(ii) When are the bookings to Bangkok closed?
(iii) Where does the flight to Bangkok leave from?
(iv) What is the maximum discount available for the flight?
Answer:
(i) www.airasia.com
(ii) 5th March 2019
(iii) Jaipur
(iv) 50% off.

B.
Question 46.
Write a letter to the commissioner, City Corporation, Shimoga complaining about the irregular water supply in your area. Your letter should also include the following points:

• Irregular water supply
• the areas affected
• Inconvenience caused to the general public.

Answer:
Rashmi
Sri Vani Vilas College
Shimoga

5th February 2019
The Commissioner
City Corporation
Shimoga

Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub: Irregular water supply in our area.

I am residing at Shimoga. There are 700 families living in this area. We are suffering terribly due to irregular water supply which is one of our basic needs. The areas affected are Hubli and Srinagar, Pashupathinagar Shimoga. We have to rely on private water supply. So, I request you to kindly take necessary remedial measures as quickly as possible to help us.

Thank you
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
(Rashmi)

VII. (A)
Question 47.
Match the expressions under column ‘A’ to its corresponding language Function under column ‘B’. (5 × 1 = 5)

A. Expressions	B. Functions
1. I am extremely sorry for the trouble	(a) Leavetaking
2. Thank you very much	(b) Apologizing
3. Go straight, turn left	(c) Introducing
4. Lata, this is my friend Shashi	(d) Giving direction
5. OK, bye	(e) Expressing gratitude

Answer:
(1) – b, (2) – e, (3) – d, (4) – c, (5) – a.

B.
Question 48.
Complete the dialogue. (1 × 4 = 4)
Radha: Good Morning, Sheela.
Sheela: ______. How are you?
Radha: ________, thank you.
Sheela: ______?
Radha: I am going to the market.
Sheela: OK _________
Answer:
Radha: Good Morning, Sheela.
Sheela: Good Morning. How are you?
Radha: Fine, thank you.
Sheela: Where are you going to?
Radha: I am going to the market.
Sheela: OK Bye.

C.
Question 49.
Dialogue writing: (1 × 3 = 3)
A student goes to a public library. He speaks to the librarian about the timings. Write a dialogue between them.
Answer:
Student: Good Morning Sir.
Librarian: Good Morning.
Student: Could you tell me the working hours of the library?
Librarian: Yes, certainly. It is from 10 am to 5 pm.
Student: Thank you, Sir.

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Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Mins.
Max. Marks: 100

Instructions

• Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
• Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
• One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
• For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each: (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
Who was appointed as the chairperson of the Commission of Enquiry in ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
Answer:
Mr Leopard.

Question 2.
In ‘The School Boy’, ‘learning’s bower’ refers to
(a) Tree
(b) Teacher
(c) School
Answer:
(c) School.

Question 3.
What surprised the white man when he removed the bandage on Mara’s hand?
Answer:
There was no wound.

Question 4.
What did the narrator call the man who paid the bill in the restaurant ‘Oru Manushyan’?
Answer:
Mercy.

Question 5.
What should the people regain about money in “Money Madness”?
Answer:
Sanity.

Question 6.
Which state government has recognized Babar Ali’s school ‘Anand Shiksha Niketan’?
Answer:
West Bengal State Government.

Question 7.
The tree wants to become a bier for in If I was a Tree’. (Fill in the blank)
Answer:
Sinless body.

Question 8.
What did Mara offer to do in order to save the take?
Answer:
To cut off his head /To kill him.

Question 9.
How old was Frederick Douglass when his mother died?
Answer:
7 Years old.

Question 10.
The old woman sticks to the speaker like a _______. (Fill in the blank)
Answer:
Burr.

Question 11.
What did Nicola and Jacopo join during the rule of the German Elite Guards in Verona?
Answer:
The Resistance Movement.

Question 12.
The speaker says ‘Do not ask of me, my love, that love I once had for you’ because of __________
a. his beloved is not as beautiful as she was
b. he has realized that there are other sorrows around him demanding his attention
c. he has found a more beautiful lady love
Answer:
b. he has realized that there are other sorrows around him demanding his attention

II. Answer any EIGHT of the following in a paragraph of 80 – 100 words each: (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
Why did the man finally set the newly built bigger hut on fire, in ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
Answer:
The man was exploited by all the animals of the commission and each time he built new huts. Mr Rhinoceros. Mr Buffalo, Mr Leopard, Mr Hyena and others occupied the hut. So he was very much initiated with the animals’ behaviour and he lost faith injustice. He waited for an opportunity to take revenge against the animals. Accordingly, when he built a new hut sooner Mr Rhinoceros came to occupy it, but the elephant had already occupied the hut. Other animals also came to occupy the hut and they all quarrelled amongst themselves. And while they were fighting, the man used this opportunity to get revenge and peace. He set the hut on fire and killed all the animals of the jungle. This action of the man was just and apt to the situation and circumstances. The annual’ imperial policy reminds us of the colonial policy of whites over blacks. The man is symbolic of the black people and revolted against the dominance of the brutal whites. So his action is justified with this apt quote “Peace is costly but it is worth the expense”.

Question 14.
Bring out the contrast between the boy’s experience inside and outside the school in ‘The School Boy’.
Answer:
The poet William Blake relevantly argues on the education of the children. He says that the boy is very happy being with nature and he learns freely in nature as he loves to rise happily in the summer morning. But when he thinks of school. his happiness disappears and he feels the school as a prison. The boy does not think freely in the school. The poet excellently says that the bo sits in the school in fear and anxiety and he questions how he can learn the subjects. When the child loses his happiness he doesn’t show interest in learning and it becomes a major obstacle for his mental and physical growth. The poet emphasises on nature. He says, the boy gets happiness in the singing of a bird and watching the huntsman. Nature is a sweet company co him.

But when the boy enters formal schooling, he spends the time in irritation and anxiety. The poet stresses on free-learning and informal schooling, that is learning in nature. That helps to widen his mental horizon and physical growth. The poet is not arguing against education but discourages formal schooling and encourages informal learning. Ile gives valuable advice to the parents to give a lot of sweet memories of learning in childhood so that the child gets all-round development and ensures the future of the nation. Totally, the poem is an excellent attempt to bring out the torture felt by the children at formal schooling. The poem gives the message to discourage formal schooling and encourage free learning for children.

Question 15.
How did Mara and the narrator think differently about tying the medicinal creeper to the tree in ‘Around a Medicinal Creeper’?
Answer:
The Narrator was a good friend of Mara, He was told several unbelievable stories by Mara. But the narrator did not believe
him and assumed that they were all cock and bull stories. But when he heard of Appanna’s account about a herb that if it was squeezed the milk became hard. lie wanted to check it. So he plucked some leaves from the creeper and took them to his friend Chandru. a pathologist, He told Chandru what he had heard about that plant. They decided to conduct the experiment and brought a litre of milk and put those leaves in the milk and mixed with mixer and poured into a vessel. After a few minutes, the milk became firm and rubbery. So he came to believe in and learn the facts about the medicinal creeper. It signifies that the narrator did not believe until it comes to his experience. Most of the educates become cynics to the uneducated stories about medicinal creepers.

Question 16.
Describe the embarrassing experience of the narrator in the restaurant in ‘Oru Manushyan’?
Answer:
Once, the narrator went to a restaurant with fourteen rupees in his wallet kept in the pocket and ate a full meal consisting of chapatis and meat curry. He drank tea. The bill was eleven annas. He searched his pocket to pay the bill but was shocked that his wallet was not in his pocket and someone had stolen it. When he said the same to the owner, the oner caught him the lapels and ordered him to pay up. But as he did not have any money. he offered to keep his coat there and later would bring some money and claim the coat. But the owner asked him to take off all his clothes. When he was removing them with great humiliation, a stranger came and helped the narrator by paying his bill.

Question 17.
Why does the poet fear the cruel power of money in the people in ‘Money Madness’?
Answer:
The poem Money Madness by D.H. Lawrence focuses on how a man becomes more materialistic and loses the values and sentiments in society. He only respects money than relationships. The society goes on measuring the man in terms of money. The man who does not have money. does not get respect from society and who have money would be respected and obeyed by all. So to get all these social status, the man gives much importance to money and he never helps fellow being who is in difficulties. The poet says that man has a madness and it is widely spread among men. He affirms that if society goes behind money individual too goes behind the same. He confirms that no man gives a pound without pain and no man gives a ten pounds without trembling, the man loses his generosity. Man makes money, but money makes man and many things. So the man fears of money and tries to accumulate it and respects it instead of a man. The poet also warns that money-less people should not be treated with neglect and should not be treated on status. The poet fears about the mankind if it measures man in terms of money. there would be no future for human relationships. If people do not regain sanity about money certainly money has got men down to become it’s slaves. So the poet offers a genuine solution that bread should be shelter should be free and fire should be free to all the people in the world. By overall view of the poem, the poet worries of the man’s greedy on money and offers a better solution for a better tomorrow.

Question 18.
What motivated Babar Ali to start his own school?
Answer:
Though children are provided free education, sending children to school is not entirely free of cost. Although children are thought for free, they still have to pay for uniforms, books etc. Many families cannot send their children to school. Thus, instead of going to school, most of the boys help out their families by working in shops as day labourers, grass cutters etc. Girls work as maidservants in the village, where they cook, clean, wash clothes and dishes for their employers. Babar wanted to change this. So he took the initiative of opening his very own school.

Question 19.
How does the poem ‘If I was a Tree’ illustrate the caste system as one of the basic problems in our society?
Answer:
The initiation is a definite success, Babar Ali’s intention hen he started his school was to help the less fortunate people by providing free education. Today. more and more under NRI alleged people have utilized this opportunity of his and are coming up in society. More ver we can clearly see that BabarAli’s action has inspired millions of people around the world. if more people take part to change the world for the better there will be a greater success than he would have wished for Babar Ali has brought about the change he wanted to see in his surroundings. if a young boy from a village had the will and determinations to make a change in the world out there, it is not right on own part to remain as mute spectators but we must also actively participate towards bringing the change.

Question 20.
Why was the shrine dedicated to Mara by the king in ‘Watchman of the Lake’?
Answer:
When the goddess again appeared in Mara’s dream and threatened to destroy the tank, he pleaded with the goddess for permission to go to inform the king and wait for his return before destroying the tank. On a stormy night Mara in an act of supreme sacrifice persuaded the king to kill him in order to prevent his return and thereby save the tank. They loved his noble work so much that he requested the king to appoint his descendants as caretakers of the lake after his death.

Question 21.
How does the farmer’s wife embrace life with dignity?
Answer:
The narrator used to forego his breakfast and morning tea so that he had the money for his evening meal and tea. One day, as usual, he came to the crowded restaurant and had his regular meal and tea, When he to pay the bill, he realized that his wallet had been picked. He revealed this fact to the owner who only found it funny and laughed out loud. Though the narrator offered to leave his coat with the owner, he forced the narrator to take off all his clothes. As the narrator was very shamed taking off his trousers, a stranger stopped him and paid his bill. He later made the narrator wear his clothes and took him away.

When the narrator praised and thanked him, the stranger just laughed. He did not reveal his name but only warned the narrator against speaking about him, The stranger showed five wallets to the narrator, out of which one was the narrators. The stranger told the narrator to check whether his money was intact, and he wished him good luck. The narrator had mixed feelings by now. It was clear that his humiliation at the restaurant was due to the stranger’s picking his wallet and rendering him helpless. But he was also thankful to help at the right moment, avoiding the humiliation of standing stark naked in front of all the people. Ile fact that the stranger had perhaps undergone a transformation during his own interaction with the restaurant – owner. This made him so at the end, ‘May God help you’, and leave without saying anything more to the stranger.

Question 22.
What does Frederick Douglass tell about his mother in ‘Frederick Douglass’?
Answer:
The slaves suffer a lot under their masters and their wives. If the slave is born to master and slave woman that boy has to suffer more than other slaves. Because the lie is a constant offence to their mistress. She always finds lank with them. they todo all to sat is her but she never is pleased until she sees them beaten. Especially when she sees her husband of showing to his mulatto children favours which he withholds from his black slaves. So the master is forced to sell these slaves to neighbouring farms.

III. Answer one of the following in about 200 words: (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
“Our natural resources are our vital resources”. Explain the statement in the light of several development projects that are being promoted today.
Answer:
In the present story, we realise the importance of natural resources such as plants and their medicinal value. However, when we speak of developmental projects, they are directed towards technology and allopathic medicines. Only a few measures are taken to create awareness we are losing a lot of natural resources, such as land and trees towards the utility of space for construction purposes. While doing so, we are forgetting the key point – natural resources such as trees that bring rain and prove as starting materials for making medicine. Also through development, we are in fact giving rise to more diseases. The atmosphere that we had in historic times was far healthier and safer than the atmosphere we breathe in today. Thus, whatever development we are aiming for, should primarily revolve around the lines of conserving our natural resources and its utilization.
OR
The speaker of the poem ‘Do not ask of Me, My Love’ becomes more realistic when the harsh realities of life draw his attention. Elaborate.
Answer:
The poem “Do not ask of Me My Love” by Faiz Ahmad Faiz. presents the concept of love and contemporary issues of our
society. The poem begins when the lover expresses his helplessness in not being able to love his beloved as in the past. He explains how she seemed so very bright when he had felt that only she was his world. He even exaggerates how her beauty had given breath to the everlasting spring. Her eyes were everything to him and nothing else was there except her in his world. Ile had felt that with her by his side, the world was his and he could attain everything. But now he has realised that all that was just an illusion and only his imagination. He gives as his reasoning his realisation that there out in the wide world were issues. more important than his love for her. He is now more concerned about social problems. war, destruction, poverty diseases and pain of people and would rather try and solve those problems than stay in his illusory world of love for his beloved. He assures her that his love for her has not diminished, but the social problems have taken priority-justified by these lines. You’re beautiful still my love, but I’m helpless too. In a way, it is a message to all, that Jove in youth is quite common, hut one’s country and social problems are more important and deserve concern and commitment from all. The speaker has opted to fur the more fulfilling choice of social reformation than his love.
OR
‘True Gentlemen are made of character, not by their appearance’. Explain with reference to ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’.
Answer:
The boys were true ‘gentlemen very refined and sensitive in character. They were devoted to their sister and in order
to earn money for her treatment undertook all kinds of jobs available in Verona. They sold fruit, shined shoes, ran errands and hawked newspapers and worked liard throughout the day. Titis show ritual the did not consider any job below their identity. Though they were not born to do such jobs. they learnt them and performed them well. Their eagerness to learn and perform varieties of jobs demonstrates a sacrificing, loving nature which is ready to go to any extent to secure the happiness of the loved one. They were also selfless because very earnestly they saved the money to pay for their sister’s treatment but never on clothes or on themselves. Both of them were proud boys. They did not discuss their problems with anyone and very few people knew about their sister and her hospitalization. Even when the narrator took them to the hospital. they went in by themselves and did not speak to him about their sister. They, especially Nicola, did not like to ask for any ones help. They display the real characters which exemplify a true gentleman. The story begins with Luigi’s implication that the two boys might be thieves selling fruits that they had stolen. What unfolds later proves how wrong his suspicion was. The boys prove to be every rich gentleman and gain respect from the narrator. They arouse feelings of love and respect in the nurse at the hospital too.

IV. Read the follow ing passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

One of the greatest runners of this century, Murray Halberg, winner of the 5000-metre race at the Rome Olympic Games in 1960, was almost killed in an accident while playing football. He was only! 6 then. His left arm was so badly damaged that the arm remained paralysed for the rest of his life.

Halberg was born in New Zealand. After his accident, he gave up football and he took to athletics. In 1951 Arthur Lydiard became his coach. In 1956, Olympics were to be held in Melbourne in Australia and Halberg prepared seriously for the 1500 metre race. But he finished eleventh out of 12 runners. He was completely disappointed. In the end, he decided that he would make another attempt. Now 23, Halberg changed himself from a human being into a running machine.

1960 came and Lydiard took him to Rome for the Olympics. Halberg was now 27, the age of which Lydiard had said he would reach his peak as a runner. He reached the final of the 5000-metre race without much effort. As the final began, all the runners were ready. The 60,000 people in the stadium never took notice of him, he was far behind them. Eight laps later, he began to overtake the other runners one by one. There were three laps for the end of the race, but Halberg was sprinting with unbelievable strength. The people wondered, “doesn’t he know how many laps are left?” With two laps left, Halberg had a clear 18-metre lead. One lap to go with Halberg still in the lead. But he was clearly becoming weak. His head was rolling from side to side and his teeth were bared in pain. Hans Grodotski, a German was catching up Halberg. Now Halberg was riot fighting the others, but only against himself. His body was crying out for rest. His body said that Grodotski or anyone else could have the race. But his mind did not allow the body to win.

He would now see the white tape at the finishing line. Halberg prepared himself for the least effort, in case Grodotski overtook him. But Grodotski never did. Halberg fell into the tape and rolled to the ground. Halberg’s friends gathered around the fallen body. Their minds were full of anxiety. But there was that faint smile on his face.

Question 24.
Who won the 5000-metre race in the Olympic Games in 1960?
Answer:
Murray Halberg.

Question 25.
Halberg’s arm was injured in
(a) a car accident
(b) a football game
(c) the 5000m race
Answer:
(b) football game

Question 26.
Which country did Halberg belong to?
Answer:
New Zealand.

Question 27.
Who was Halberg’s coach?
Answer:
Arthur Lydiard.

Question 28.
How old was Halberg when he went to the 1960 Olympics?
Answer:
27 years old.

Question 29.
In which lap of the race did Halberg establish a clear lead?
Answer:
With two laps left.

Question 30.
Who was catching up with Halberg?
Answer:
HansGrodotski.

Question 31.
Halberg’s _______ did not allow his body to win. (Fill in the blank.)
Answer:
Mind.

Question 32.
Add prefix to the word ‘complete’ to make its antonym.
Answer:
incomplete.

Question 33.
Halberg was sprinting with unbelievable _______ (strong / strength)
Answer:
strength.

V. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets: (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 34.
Mara noticed ________ man fishing in the lake. He told _______ man that it was a sacred place and no one was allowed to fish there. He warned him that if he saw him again _________ the rod and hook, he would push him ______ the water. (the, with, into, for, a)
Answer:
a, the, with, into.

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs given in brackets. (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 35.
The elephant got busy with other ministers to appoint the Commission of Enquiry. They _____ (choose), Mr. Fox, as the chairman. But the commission ______ (has) no one from the man’s side. So, the man ________ (protest) and _______ (ask) to include one from his side.
Answer:
chose, had, protested, asked

C. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject: (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 36.
The nurse said, “Nicola and Jacopo ________ (brings/bring) their sister to this hospital. For the last twelve months, she _______ (has been/have been) our patient. There _______ (are/is) every hope that one day she will walk and sing”.
Answer:
bring, has been, is.

D. Correct the following sentences and re-write them: (2 × 1 = 2)

Question 37.
Ganesh waited at the bus stop for two hours.
Answer:
Ganesh waited at the bus stop for two hours.

Question 38.
Raju and Ravi shared the work among them.
Answer:
Raju and Ravi shared the work between them.

E. Re-write as directed: (6 × 1 = 6)

Question 39.
Krishna dug out the tuberous ______ (route/root) of the medicinal creeper.
(Fill in the blank with the appropriate word given in brackets.)
Answer:
root.

Question 40.
The lion didn’t want any _______ (disturb) in his kingdom.
(Complete the sentence with the right form of the word given in brackets)
Answer:
disturbance.

Question 41.
to teach/ Baber Ali started / poor children / his school
(Rearrange the segments to form a meaningful sentence.)
Answer:
Baber Ali started his school to teach poor children.

Question 42.
The two boys didn’t expect any help from others, ________?
(Add a question tag.)
Answer:
did they?

Question 43.
The owner asked the narrator to take off his coat.
(Change into a question beginning with the right form of ‘do’.)
Answer:
Did the owner ask the narrator to take off his coat?

Question 44.
Hanuman found Sanjeevini on the crest of the mountain.
(Frame a question so as to get the underlined word as the answer.)
Answer:
What did Hanuman find on the crest of the mountain?

VI. A.
Question 45.
Refer to the following imitation and answer the questions set on it. (4 × 1 = 4)
“NRITHYANKURA”
‘Academy of Bharatanatyam’ cordially invites you to the Bharatanatyam Rangapravesha of Kumari Aishwarya, Disciple of Smt. Geeta Chandran.
Chief Guest: Smt.Umashree, Minister of Culture.
Date: 21st December 2017, 6:00 pm.
Venue: Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bengaluru.
Kindly join us for dinner after the programme.
(i) What is the name of the programme?
(ii) Who is making her Rangapravesha?
(iii) Who is the chief guest of the programme?
(iv) Name the venue of the programme.
Answer:
(i) Nrithyankura.
(ii) Kumari Aishwarya.
(iii) Smt. Umashree.
(iv) Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bengaluru.

B.
Question 46.
Write a letter to The Manager, Sharada Book House, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru, requesting him to send some textbooks to you. Your letter should include the following points.

• The course you are studying.
• Name of the textbooks.
• The number of copies.
• Address to be sent.

Answer:
R. Jalaja
43, 4th main
KSRTC layout
Chikkallasandra
Bengaluru – 560061

29 February 2019
The Manager
M/s Sharada Book House
Gandhinagar
Bengaluru – 560009

Dear sir,
Sub: Purchase of textbooks.
By courier service.
I am R Jalaja, studying in the first year P.U. Science at Acharya Patashala College N.R. Colony, My core subjects are PCMC. My friend and I intend upon Pursuing an engineering course in Computer Science after II.PUC. We would like to start our preparations immediately after the examinations.
We want 2 copies each of the following books.

• II PUC Physics
• II PUG Chemistry
• II PUC Mathematics
• II PUC Biology
• Physics Cycle Engineering books
• Chemistry Cycle Engineering books

The books can be sent to my address as given above by any courier service with payment on delivery option.
Thanking you in anticipation for a speedy delivery.

Yours faithfully,
Sd/-

VII. A.
Question 47.
Match the expression under column A to its corresponding language functions under column B. (5 × 1 = 5)

A	B
(1) It’s very kind of you	(a) Congratulating
(2) Wow! Looking attractive	(b) Agreeing
(3) That’s great! Keep it up.	(c) Complaining
(4) Yes, That’s a good idea	(d) Expressing Gratitude
(5) Sorry, you are disturbing me	(e) Complimenting

Answer:
(1) – d, (2) – e, (3) – a (4) – b, (5) – c.

B.
Question 48.
complete the dialogue: (1 × 4 = 4)
Ramya: Hai, when are your exams?
Sneha: Hello, I have my exams ________
Ramya: Fine ________ for the exams?
Sneha: _______ See you after the exams.
Ramya: ________ Bye.
Answer:
Ramya: Hai, when are your exams?
Sneha: Hello, I have my exams in the next month.
Ramya: Fine, How are you preparing for the exams?
Sneha: I am preparing well. See you after the exams.
Ramya: All the best for your exams. Bye.

C.
Question 49.
Dialogue writing: (1 × 3 = 3)
Anand has met the Principal of the college in which his son is studying and enquiring about his performance. Write a dialogue between Anand and the Principal.
Answer:
Anand: Good morning, sir.
Principal: Good morning. What can I do for you?
Anand: My son Raju is studying in first PUC. I want to know about his performance.
Principal: Raju is doing very well in his studies. I am proud of him.
Anand: Thank you very much for your information, Sir.
Principal: You are welcome.
(Any suitable conversation can be accepted).

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Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Mins.
Max. Marks: 100

Instructions

• Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
• Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
• One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
• For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each: (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
Who was the secretary of the commission of Enquiry in ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
Answer:
Mr Leopard.

Question 2.
What does ‘cage’ refer to, in ‘The School Boy’?
Answer:
The school.

Question 3.
According to Mara, how do the mongoose and the cowl cure themselves of snakebite in ‘Around the Medicinal Creeper’?
Answer:
By eating the leaves of the medicinal creeper.

Question 4.
In ‘Oru Manushyan’, the people in the city would do anything, even they for the sake of money
a. commit murder.
b. rob banks
c. beg on the streets.
Answer:
a. commit murder.

Question 5.
Who is the most educated teacher in Babar Ali’s school?
Answer:
Debarita Bhattacharya.

Question 6.
__________ Wouldn’t flee shouting for a bath in the poem, ‘If I Was a Tree’.
a. Mother Earth
b. Raindrops
c. Leaves
Answer:
a. Mother Earth.

Question 7.
In ‘Watchman of the Lake’, one day a visitor approached Mara to
a. Get water to his village
b. Stop fishing in the lake
c. Work as watchman of the lake.
Answer:
a. Get water to his village.

Question 8.
What does ‘the harvest of my womb’ refer to, in ‘The Farmer’s Wife’?
Answer:
Her children.

Question 9.
Write one of the things that sustained Douglass during the darkest hours of slavery.
Answer:
Faith / Hope.

Question 10.
What does the old woman offer to do to get fifty paise?
Answer:
To take the visitor to the horseshoe shrine.

Question 11.
Name the village where Lucia was getting treatment in ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’.
Answer:
Polenta.

Question 12.
What did the speaker ask his beloved not to expect from him, in ‘Do Not Ask of Me, My Love’?
Answer:
The same love as before.

II. Answer any EIGHT of the following in a paragraph of 80 – 100 words each: (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
How did the elephant justify his act of occupying the hut in ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
Answer:
The elephant went to the man when it was in difficulty and asked him to give a place to keep its trunk to protect it from rain. The man showed sympathy and gave permission to keep its trunk only as there was enough place only for its trunk and himself. But the elephant slowly sneaked in and occupied the whole hut and threw him out, by saying that it would protect his hut from the hurricane.

Question 14.
How does the schoolboy view his experience in school in “The School Boy”?
Answer:
The poet William Blake relevantly argues on the education of the children. He says that the boy is very happy being with nature and he learns freely in nature as he loves to rise happily in the summer morning. But when he thinks of school, his happiness disappears and he feels the school as a prison. The boy does not think freely in the school. The poet excellently says that the boy sits in the school in fear and anxiety and he questions how he can learn the subjects. When the child loses his happiness he doesn’t show interest in learning and it becomes a major obstacle for his mental and physical gro1h. The poet emphasises on nature. He says, the boy gets happiness in the singing of a bird and watching the huntsman. Nature is a sweet company to him.

But when the boy enters formal schooling, lie spends the time in irritation and anxiety. The poet stresses on free-learning and informal schooling, that is learning in nature. That helps to widen his mental horizon and physical growth. The poet is not arguing against education but discourages formal schooling and encourages informal learning. Ile gives valuable advice to the parents to give a lot of sweet memories of learning in childhood so that the child gets all-round development and ensures the future of nation. Totally. the poem is an excellent attempt to bring out the torture felt by the children at formal schooling. The poem gives the message to discourage formal schooling and encourage free learning for children.

Question 15.
How was Krishna cured when he had piled in ‘Around a Medicinal Creeper’?
Answer:
Krishna was suffering from piles and met the narrator to get some help. But the narrator only helped him with some money which was not enough for the treatment. But Krishna knew a Malavali Sadhu. This godman had treated Krishna on an earlier occasion, when Krishna had started developing boils all over his body. The godman had cured him with the barks of a tree. Krishna went in search of the godman, hut he was too old and could not search for the medicinal creepers. He described the features of the plant to Krishna. Krishna went in search of the leaves and on the way he met the narrator and described the leaves. The narrator understood that those were the leaves which Mara and Appana had tied to the nearest tree. The narrator took him to the plant and dug quite a hit to get the tuber. Krishna ground this root with milk and drank it with milk. In this way, he was cured of piles within five days.

Question 16.
Describe the people and the place where the narrator lived in ‘Oru Manushyan’.
Answer:
The incident took place in quite a big city in the valley of a mountain, some thousand five hundred miles away from the narrator’s home. The inhabitants of the city had never been known for the quality of mercy. People there were cruel and murder, robbery. and pickpocketing were their daily habits. Traditionally, they were professional soldiers. Some of them lent out money on interest, some were watchmen in banks, mills and in industries. They would do anything for money. even commit murder.

Question 17.
Why does the poet describe money madness as our ‘vast collective madness’ in “Money Madness”?
Answer:
The poem Money Madness by D.H. Lawrence focuses on how a man becomes more materialistic and loses the values and sentiments in society. Ile only respects money than relationships. The society goes on measuring the man in terms of money. The man who does not have money does not get respect from society and who have money would be respected and obeyed by all. So to get all these social status, a man gives much importance to money and he never helps fellow being who is in difficulties. The poet says that man has a madness and it is widely spread among men. He affirms that if society goes behind money. an individual goes behind the same. He confirms that no man gives a pound without pain and no man gives a ten pounds without trembling, the man loses his generosity. Man makes money. but money makes man and many things.

So the man fears of money and tries to accumulate it and respects it instead of a man. The poet also warns that money-less people should not be treated with neglect and should not be treated on status. The poet fears about mankind if it measures man in terms of money, there would be no future for human relationships. If people do not regain sanity about money certainly money has got men down to become its slaves. So. the poet offers a genuine solution that bread should be free. the shelter should be free and lire should be free mo all the people in the world. by the overall view of the poem, the poet worries of the man’s greedy on money and offers a better solution for a better tomorrow.

Question 18.
Why does the speaker wish to be a tree in “If I was a Tree”?
Answer:
The initiation is a definite success. Babar Ali’s intention when he started his school was to help the less fortunate people by providing free education. Today. more and more under village people has utilized this opportunity of his and are coming up in society. Moreover, we can clearly see that Babar Au’s action has inspired millions of people around the world. If more people take part to change the world for the better, there will be a greater success than he would have wished for Babar Ali has brought about the change he wanted to see in his surroundings. If a young boy from a village had the will and determinations to make a change in the world out there, it is not right on own part to remain as mute spectators but we must also actively participate towards bringing the change.

Question 19.
Give an account of Mara’s meeting with the king on a stormy night in ‘The Watchman of the Lake’.
Answer:
When the goddess again appeared in Mara’s dream and threatened to destroy the tank, he pleaded with the goddess for permission to go to inform the king and wait for his return before destroying’ the tank. On a stormy night Mara in an act of supreme sacrifice persuaded the king to kill him in order to prevent his return and thereby save the tank. The loved his noble work so much that he requested the king to appoint his descendants as caretakers of the lake after his death.

Question 20.
How does the poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife’ bring out the plight of the farmer’s wife and her self- assertion?
Answer:
The narrator used to forego his breakfast and morning tea so that he had the money for his evening meal and tea. One day as usual he came to the crowded restaurant and had his regular meal and tea. When he to pay the bill, he realized that his wallet had been picked. He revealed this fact to the over who only found it funny and laughed out loud. Though the narrator offered to leave his coat with the owner, he forced the narrator to take off all his clothes. As the narrator was very shamed taking off his trousers, a stranger stopped him and paid his bill. He later made the narrator wear his clothes and took him away. When the narrator praised and thanked him, the stranger just laughed.

He did not reveal his name but only warned the narrator against speaking about him. The stranger showed five wallets to the narrator, out of which one was the narrators. The stranger told the narrator to check whether his money was intact and he wished him good luck. The narrator had mixed feelings by now. It was clear that his humiliation at the restaurant was due to the stranger’s picking his wallet and rendering him helpless. But he was also thankful to help at the right moment, avoiding the humiliation of standing stark naked in front of all the people. Ile fact that the stranger had perhaps undergone a transformation during his own interaction with the restaurant owner. This made him say at the end. ‘May God help you’. and leave without saying anything more to the stranger.

Question 21.
Write a note on the cruelty of Mr Plummer in “Frederick Douglass”.
Answer:
The boys were very useful for the narrator. When the narrator wanted a pack of American cigarettes or seats for the opera. or the name of good restaurant, they were always there in all these needs with cheerful competence. They had also taken the author on a guided tour to the different places of interest at Verona including Juliet’s tomb.

Question 22.
What were the different ways in which Nicola and Jacopo earned money?
Answer:
The cracks around her eyes are symbolic of hardships she has been through. The mountains and temples symbolize the speaker’s strong contentions about the old lady and our religious belief that giving charity is following dharma, respectively. Crack around her eyes extend to the mountains and temples means her determination to live a life of dignity and hard work and not by charity, and this destroys both the beliefs of speaker and religion.

III. Answer one of the following in about 200 words: (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
How does the play ‘Watchman of the Lake’ bring out both the protective and destructive faces of nature?
Answer:
Nature has god in general, it knows whom to treat and how, when to treat and where to treat. If people protect, it protects the people if they destroy, it also destroys them. So nature is a mirror of people. The play also brought the same idea, when people did not use river Veda properly, it advises the people in the form of a dream to Mara, to build a tank for proper utilization of water. It is a productive way for people which nature had gifted them. And when they become too much selfish by utilizing water and not remembering the goddess, she incarnates the avatar and causes floods and deluge. The good instance is the present floods of Uttarkhand where thousands of people disappeared at Kedarnath temple. This happens because of not nature’s fluctuation but men’s too much polluting the rivers causes anger to nature so she cautions in the form of floods. In the same way, ‘Veda’ causes floods in the village to remind her presence. So the king gets awareness and built a temple in the name o Mara and goddess. So nature is both productive and destructive.
OR
‘Money is the root of all evils in society’. Examine this statement with reference to the poem ‘Money Madness’.
Answer:
The poem Money Madness by D.H. Lawrence focuses on how a man becomes more materialistic and loses the values and sentiments in society. He only respects money than relationships. The society goes on measuring the man in terms of money. The man who does not have money does not get respect from society and who have money would be respected and obeyed by all. So to get all these social status, the man gives much importance to money and he never helps fellow being who is in difficulties. The poet says that man has a madness and it is widely spread among men. He affirms that if society goes behind money, individual to goes behind the same. He confirms that no man gives a pound without pain and no man gives a ten pounds without trembling, the man loses his generosity. Man makes money, but money makes man and many things. So. the man fears of money and tries to accumulate it and respects it instead of a man. The poet also warns that money-less people should not be treated with neglect and should not be treated on status. The poet fears about mankind if it measures man in terms of money, there would be no future for human relationships. If people do not regain sanity about mc ney. certainly, money has got men down to become its slaves. So, the poet offers a genuine solution that bread should be “ree, shelter should be free and fire should be free to all the people in the world.
OR
Babar Ali’s school took shape out of an individual’s responsibility towards society. Elaborate.
Answer:
Babar Ali’s school was started when he was only nine while playing a game. Very soon, children began to love his way of teaching and flocked to his ‘school’. Babar did not charge any fee for his teaching. He also got the help of the local educated people, who came and taught the children, Babar was successful in getting the help of nine high school student volunteers. The oldest and most educated of them is Debarita who goes to College in Behrampur. Babar himself studies in class XII in a school quite far from his house. He commutes the long-distance, attends classes in the mornings and comes back in the afternoons to his ‘school’ to teach youngsters who have worked hard in the mornings and are now ready for learning. The fact that his school is entirely free, he and his staff teach well, there is a midday meal, and his school is recognized by the West Bengal Government, attracts many students to his school. The increasing strength of his school just shows how eager people are to get their children educated, and how good, selfless work gets noticed by people soon. Those who cannot afford education in regular schools, do not mind sending their children to learn from teachers like Babar. This only proves that Indians are realizing the significance of education in life.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

Born on March 21, 1916, Bismillah Khan belonged to a family of professional Shehnai players. At the age of six, he moved to Banaras where his maternal uncle Ali Bux introduced him to the nuances of playing the simple reed instrument, the Shehnai. For many years the temple of Balaji and banks of Ganga became the favourite haunt where Bismillah could practice for hours in solitude. The flowing waters of Ganga inspired him to improvise and invent ’ragas1 which were earlier considered to be beyond the range of Shehnai.

His first reward came at the age of 14, as the best performer at the All India Music Conference in Allahabad in 1930. In 1947 he won three medals at the music conference in Calcutta. On the first Independence Day, 15th August 1947, he played it at the invitation of the then PM Jawaharlal Nehru. Awards and recognitions came fast. He participated in the World Exposition in Montreal, Cannes Art Festival and Osaka Trade Fair. An auditorium was named after him in Tehran called Tahar Mosque Ustaad Bismillah Khan. The World Music Institute Celebrated his 80th birthday in New York. In spite of having travelled all over the world Khan Saab, as he is fondly called, was fond of Banaras and Dumbarton.

Once, one of his students wanted him to head a Shehnai school in the USA and recreated the atmosphere of Banaras there. But Ustaad asked him if he could take the Ganga there. Talking about Balaji temple he said, ” I have tears in my eyes when I visit the place”. About Dumraon he said,” How can I forget the place of my birth?”. While in Mumbai, I think of only Varanasi and holy Ganga. And in Varanasi I miss Dumraon. No wonder Khan Saab never thought of migrating from Banaras unlike ‘ some stars like Pandit Ravi Shankar or UstadAllaudinKhan.

Question 24.
How old was Bismillah Khan when he moved to Banaras?
Answer:
6 years old.

Question 25. _____ introduced Bismillah Khan to the nuances of playing Shehnai.
Answer:
His uncle Ali Bux.

Question 26.
Where was the ‘All India Music Conference’ held?
Answer:
In Allahabad.

Question 27.
What inspired Bismillah Khan to improvise and invent ragas?
Answer:
Flowing water of Ganga.

Question 28. ________ played Shehnai for Free India from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
a. Khan Saab.
b. Pandit Ravi Shankar.
c. Ustad Allaudin.
Answer:
a. Khan Saab.

Question 29.
Where is the auditorium named after Bismillah Khan Saab situated?
Answer:
In Tehran.

Question 30.
Bismillah Khan’s birthplace is ________
a. Banaras.
b. Dumraon.
c. Tehran.
Answer:
b. Dumraon.

Question 31.
Where was Khan Saab’s 80th birthday celebrated?
Answer:
World Music Institute in New York.

Question 32.
The Prime Minister offered a ______ (invite) to Khan Saab to play at the Red Fort.
Answer:
Invitation.

Question 33.
Add a suitable prefix to the word ‘wanted’ to write its antonym (re, un, de) .
Answer:
Unwanted.

V. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets: (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 34.
The narrator slept all day and woke up _____ four ______ the evening. He did so to save ______ expense of drinking tea or eating the noon meal. He came out and entered _______ crowded restaurant, (in, a, at, an, the)
Answer:
at, in, the, a.

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs given in brackets. (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 35.
Captain Anthony was not considered a rich slaveholder. He ______ (own) only thirty slaves and two or three farms. His farms and slaves ________ (be) under the care of an overseer. Mr. Plummer _______ (be) an overseer. He was always ______ (arm) with a cowskin and a cudgel.
Answer:
owned, were, was, armed.

C. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject: (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 36.
Nicola and Jacopo struggle hard to save money. One night they _______ (are/is) sitting on the stone pavement. When the narrator _______ (speak/speaks) to them, he learns that they _______ (has/have) specific plans.
Answer:
were, speaks, have.

D. Correct the follow ing sentences and re-write them: (2 × 1 = 2)

Question 37.
Mara returned back from the jungle, one evening.
Answer:
Mara returned from the jungle, one evening.

Question 38.
Why did you bring this?
Answer:
Why did you bring this?

E. Re-write as directed: (6 × 1 = 6)

Question 39.
Babar Ali’s students did not get ________ (bored/board)
(Fill in the blank with an appropriate word)
Answer:
bored.

Question 40.
Mara stood in _______ (amaze)
(Fill in the blank with the right form of the word given in brackets)
Answer:
amazement.

Question 41.
a miserable/was/ drunkard/ Mr. Plummer. (Rearrange the segments to a meaningful sentence)
Answer:
Mr Plummer was a miserable drunkard.

Question 42.
Venice is a picturesque city ______? (Add a question tag)
Answer:
isn’t it?

Question 43.
The narrator thanked the stranger.
(Change into a question beginning with the right form of ‘do’)
Answer:
Did the narrator thank the stranger?

Question 44.
Nicola and Jacopo were sitting under the lights.
(Frame a question as to get the underlined word as answer).
Answer:
Where did Nicola and Jacopo were sitting?

VI. A.
Question 45.
Read the weather report and answer the questions on it.

Note: Temperature in degree centigrade.
(a) Which city records the highest temperature in May?
(b) ______ has a minimum temperature in December.
(c) What is the minimum temperature of Dharwad in May?
(d) What is the maximum temperature of Mysuru in May?
Answer:
(a) Gulbarga
(b) Bengaluru
(c) 35°C
(d) 36°C

B.
Question 46.
Write a letter to the Bank Manager requesting to transfer your account from SBI. Chickmangaluru branch to SBI Hubballi main Branch as you have been transferred to Hubballi. Your letter should have the following information.
• Type of account
• Account Number
Answer:
J. Karthik
S.B. A/c No. xxxxxxxxxx6513347
29th February 2019

The Bank Manager,
State Bank of India,
Chikmagalur Branch,
Chikmagalur,
Karnataka – 577101.

Sir/Madam,

Sub: Transfer of Savings Account.
I have a savings account at your branch A/c xxxxxxxxxx6513347. I have now been transferred from our Chikmagaluru Branch to the newly opened Branch at Hubballi. I will have to join duty at the Hubballi branch by 7th march 2019. I request you to kindly arrange for transferring my savings account to State Bank of India at Hubballi with the Navanagar Branch.

Address of SBI Hubballi
14th Cross Road
Navanagar, Hubballi
Karnataka – 580025
Kindly arrange for the transfer at the earliest.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully
J. Karthik

VII. A.
Question 47.
Match the expression under column A to its corresponding language functions under column B. (5 × 1 = 5)

A	B
(1) Hello! Good Morning	(a) Expressing gratitude.
(2) It’s very kind of you	(b) Apologising
(3) Sorry, I won’t allow you inside	(c) Introducing
(4) I’m really sorry for the mistake	(d) Greeting
(5) Meet my friend Rashmi	(e) Refusing permission.

Answer:
(1) – d, (2) – a, (3) – e, (4) – b, (5) – c.

B.
Question 48.
complete the dialogue: (1 × 4 = 4)
Rekha : Hi Adarsh _______?
Adarsh: I’m fine _______ How are you, Rekha?
Rekha: I’m fine too, Thank you. We have a party at home today _______?
Adarsh : _______ I will definetly come.
Answer:
Rekha: Hi Adarsh How are you?
Adarsh: I’m fine, Thank you. How are you, Rekha?
Rekha: I’m fine too, Thank you. We have a party at home can you please come to my house?
Adarsh: Oh ! Sure. I will definitely come.

C. Dialogue writing: (1 × 3 = 3)

Question 49.
Salim goes to a hospital and enquires with the receptionist about an appointment with the ENT specialist. Write a dialogue between Salim and the receptionist.
Answer:
Salim: Good morning madam, could you please give me an appointment with the ENT specialist?
Receptionist: Good Morning Sir, sorry he is not available today. Can I get you the appointment for tomorrow?
Salim: Oh Sure, Thank you.
Receptionist: You are most welcome Sir.

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Time: 3.15 Hours
Max Marks: 100

Instructions:

1. Write the question numbers legibly in the margin.
2. Answer for a question should be continuous.

Section – A

I. Choose the correct answer: ( 1 x 5 = 5 )

Question 1.
Scarcity is the root of
(a) All economic problems
(b) Social problems
(c) Political problems
(d) All problems
Answer:
(a) All economic problems.

Question 2.
The index numbers of which year price is assumed to be 100
(a) Current year
(b) Base year
(c) Selection of price
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) Base year.

Question 3.
Railway transport introduced in India in the year.
(a) 1835
(b) 1776
(c) 1850
(d) 1853
Answer:
(c) 1850

Question 4.
Which is not the goal of five year plan
(a) Growth
(b) Modernisation
(c) Self-efficiency
(d) Self-reliance
Answer:
(c) Self-efficiency.

Question 5.
GDP stands for
(a) Gross domestic product
(b) Gross dollar price
(c) Gross domestic price
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a) Gross domestic product.

II. Fill in the blanks: ( 1 x 5 = 5 )

Question 6.
Body of the table contains ____________.
Answer:
Actual data.

Question 7.
A measure that divides the series into hundred equal parts is called ____________.
Answer:
Percentiles.

Question 8.
Infrastructure facilities can be classified into ____________ types.
Answer:
Two.

Question 9.
Investment on education is considered as one of the main source of ____________.
Answer:
Human Capital.

Question 10.
____________ farming is free from chemicals.
Answer:
Organic.

III. Match the following: ( 1 x 5 = 5 )

Question 11.

Answers:
1 – c
2 – a
3 – d
4 – e
5 – b

IV. Answer the following questions in a word sentence:  ( 1 x 5 = 5 )

Question 12.
What is dispersion?
Answer:
Dispersion refers to the extent to which values in a distribution differ from the average of the distribution.

Question 13.
Expand NSSO.
Answer:
National Sample Survey Office.

Question 14.
What is infrastructure?
Answer:
Infrastructure is a network of physical facilities and public services which act as important base for economic and social development of the country.

Question 15.
What is meant by environment?
Answer:
Environment refers to the totality of the physical conditions on the earth or a part of it. In other words, it refers to physical surroundings, conditions, circumstances, etc., in which a person lives.

Question 16.
What type of economic system is followed in Pakistan?
Answer:
Mixed economy.

Section – B

V. Answer any four of the following questions in four sentence each. ( 1 x 5 = 5 )

Question 17.
Mention the two sources of data.
Answer:
Primary data and secondary data are the two sources of data.

Question 18.
Give the formula to find out mid-point.
Answer:
The formula to find out midpoint is as follows:

Question 19.
What are four kinds of classification used in tabulation?
Answer:
The four kinds of classifications used in tabulation are as follows:

1. Qualitative classification
2. Quantitative classification
3. Temporal classification
4. Spatial classification.

Question 20.
Mention the types of correlation.
Answer:
There are two types of correlation negative correlation and positive correlation. Again they are classified perfect positive and perfect negative correlations.

Question 21.
Calculate the value of the median from the following figures.
X: 5, 7, 9, 12, 11, 8, 7, 15, 25
Answer:

Question 22.
Mention the name of any four statistical tools?
Answer:
The most important statistical tools are the measures of central tendency, dispersion, correlation, bar diagrams, pie chart, histogram, etc.

VI. Answer any five of the following questions in four sentence each. ( 2 x 5 = 10 )

Question 23.
What were the main causes of Indian agricultural stagnation during the colonial period?
Answer:
The agricultural stagnation during the colonial period was caused because of the following reasons:
1. Land settlement system: The various systems of land settlement that were introduced by the colonial government were the major cause of agricultural stagnation during colonial rule in India.

2. Revenue settlement: The terms of the revenue settlement were also responsible for the zamindars to adopt aggressive attitude towards farmers. The British fixed the dates to deposit specified sum of revenue, failing which the zamindars were to lose their rights.

Apart from the above, low levels of technology, lack of irrigation facilities and negligible use of fertilizers etc., were also responsible for stagnation of agricultural sector during colonial rule.

Question 24.
Who are the rural poor? Give examples.
Answer:
Rural poor are those people who live in villages without basic needs. Example land less labourers. Even if some have land, it is only dry or waste land. Many do not get even two meals a day. They borrow from moneylenders or landlords who charge high rates of interest that leads to rural indebtedness.

Question 25.
State the meaning of human capital?
Answer:
Human capital refers to that part of population which possesses skills, knowledge, education and experience. It also includes the ability of human beings to give their best and their ability to create economic value for things.

Question 26.
Name the two life giving sources of Ashing communication.
Answer:
The major life giving sources for fishing community are rivers, lakes, oceans, natural and aquatic ponds.

Question 27.
Name the institutional sources of rural credit.
Answer:
The institutional sources of rural credit are as follows:

• Commercial Banks
• Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
• Cooperative Societies
• Land Development Banks.

Question 28.
Name the three sectors of economy.
Answer:

1. Primary sector: It includes agriculture, mining, fishing, forestry, etc.
2. Secondary sector: It includes all manufacturing industries.
3. Service sector: It includes, transport, communication, banking, insurance, health, education, warehousing, etc.

Question 29.
Name the types of medical systems included in AYUSH.
Answer:
The components of Indian systems of medicine (AYUSH) are as follows:

• Ayurveda
• Yoga
• Unani
• Siddha
• Naturopathy
• Homeopathy

Section – C

VII. Answer any three of the following questions in twelve sentence each. ( 3 x 4 = 12 )

Question 30.
Briefly explain how statistics helps to study economics.
Answer:
Statistics plays a very important role in the field of economics. It helps in study of economics in many ways:
1. It helps to understand economic problems: By using various statistical tools, effort is being made to find the causes behind the economic problems with the help of qualitative and the quantitative facts. Once the causes of a problem are identified. it is easier to formulate certain policies to tackle them.

2. It enables an economist to present economic facts in a precise and definite form: Statistics help the economists to present economic facts with accuracy. It also helps in proper comprehension of that is stated in the subject matter. When economic facts are expressed in statistical terms. they become exact. Exact facts are more convincing than vague statements. For instance, saying 350 people have died in Kashmir unrest since 2000, is more accurate than saying that a lot of people have died in the unrest.

3. Helps in condensing mass data into a few numerical measures: Statistics condenses the mass data into a few numerical measures like mean, variance, correlation, etc. These numerical measures help to summarise data. For example, it would be impossible to remember the income of all the people of a country. But we can remember average income i.e., per capita income.

4. It is used to find relationships between different economic factors: An economist may be interested in finding out what happens to the demand for a commodity when its price changes or what will be impact on inflation, when the government has more budget deficits. Such situations can be dealt, if any relationship exists between the various economic factors. Here, the nature of relationship can be studied with the help of statistical tools.

5. It helps in formulation of plans and policies: Sometimes, formulating plans and policies require the knowledge of future trends. For instance, an economic planner has to decide in 2010 how much the economy should produce in 2016-17. In other words, one must know what could be the expected level of consumption in 2016-17. So, the statistical tools to predict consumption in 2016-17 could be based on the data of consumption of past years obtained by surveys.

Question 31.
Do sample survey provide better results than census? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Yes, samples survey provide better results than census.
A sample refers to a group or section of the population from which information is to be obtained. A good sample is generally smaller than the population and is capable of providing reasonably accurate information about the population at a much lower cost and shorter time.

Suppose you want to study the average income of people in a particular state, according to the census method, we need to find out the income of every individual in the region, add them up and divide by number of individuals to get the average income of people in the state. This method would require huge expenditure, as a large number of investigators are to be employed. Alternatively, if a representative sample of few individuals is selected from the state to find their income, it saves time, money and energy in the process of determination of income.

To sum up, sampling is considered a better method due to following reasons:

1. It is more economical than the other techniques of collection of data.
2. Sample investigation can be done at a greater speed as it consumes less time.
3. When sampling is conducted scientifically and carefully, it gives accuracy.
4. Planning, organization and supervision can be conveniently managed which leads to administrative convenience.

Question 32.
Calculate the arithmetic mean by direct method from the following data.

Answer:

Question 33.
The yield of wheat per acre for 10 districts of a state are as under:

Calculate mean deviation from median.
Answer:

Question 34.
Mention the difficulties in construction of consumer price index.
Answer:
The following are the difficulties encountered during the construction of consumer price index:

• Index numbers are not based on all items: As index numbers are generally based on a couple of sample, it is not possible to take into account each and every item in the construction of index.
• Index numbers are not free from error: In every stage of the construction of index numbers, starting from selection of commodities to the choice of formulae there is a chance an error being introduced.
• It is also said that, index numbers are also special type of averages, since the various averages like mean, median and mode and have their relative limitations which may lead to some errors.
• Index numbers are meant for a particular purpose: An index number is used to measure the change for a particular purpose only.
• Prices used in the construction of cost of living index are retail prices, which vary from shop to shop, place to place and consumer to consumer. Therefore, index numbers prepared on such prices cannot be used for different places or different classes of people.
• Index numbers include so many commodities of unstable quality, which can not be used at different points of time.
• The ratio of expenditure on different products at different points of time and by various persons are not same and they create difficulties in the construction of cost of living index numbers.

VIII. Answer any four of the following questions in twelve sentence each. ( 4 x 4 = 16 )

Question 35.
The traditional handicraft industries were ruined under British Rule. Justify this statement.
Answer:
Yes, the traditional handicrafts industries were ruined under the British rule. The decline of the indigenous handicraft industries created not only massive unemployment in India but also a new demand in the Indian consumer market, which was now deprived of the supply of locally made goods.

The British imposed heavy duties on Indian handicrafts, so that they became more expensive than British woolen and silk manufacturers. They followed a policy of duty free export of raw materials and import of finished goods. Apart from these, Indian handicrafts had to face competition from machine made goods from Britain.

India could not develop a sound industrial base under the colonial rule. Even as the country’s world famous handicraft industries declined, no corresponding modern industrial base was allowed to come up to take pride of place so long enjoyed by the Indians.

The intention of British was to reduce India to the status of a mere exporter of important raw materials for the upcoming modem industries in Britain and to turn India into a market for their finished products of those industries, so that their continued expansion could be ensured to the maximum advantage of their home country.

Question 36.
Explain the drawbacks of Agricultural Market.
Answer:
Agricultural marketing is a process that involves the assembling, storage, processing, transportation, packaging, grading and distribution of different agricultural commodities across the country. The major drawbacks of agriculture marketing in India are as follows;

• Long chain of middlemen taking away the profit of farmers.
• No proper storage facilities to protect the agricultural products.
• Faulty methods of weighing/measuring agricultural crops.
• Manipulation of accounts.
• Farmers are forced to sell their products at low prices due to lack of information.

Question 37.
List out the major problems of rural development.
Answer:
the major problems which need fresh initiatives for development in rural India are as follows:

1. Development of human resources: The development of human resources include promotion of literacy particularly female literacy, education and skill development, providing health care by addressing both sanitation and public health.

2. Land reforms: The land reforms include ceiling on land holdings, prevention of fragmentation and subdivision of land and making the tiller as the owner of the land.

3. Infrastructure development: The development of infrastructure like provision of electricity, irrigation, banking, marketing, transportation (village roads, feeder roads to nearby highways), agricultural research centres, information, etc.

4. Poverty alleviation measures: Special measures for poverty alleviation and bringing progress among weaker sections of the population and giving importance to productive employment opportunities are also part of the major issues of rural economy.

Question 38.
Explain the functions of environment.
Answer:
Environment refers to the totality of the physical conditions on the earth or a part of it. In other words, it refers to physical surroundings, conditions, circumstances, etc., in which a person lives. Environment is defined as the total planetary inheritance and the totality of all resources and includes biotic (birds, animals and plants, forests, fishes) and abiotic (air, water, land, rocks and sunlight) factors.

The major functions of environment are as follows:

1. The environment supplies both renewable and non-renewable resources. Renewable resources are those resources that can be used again and again. There will be a continuous supply of resources. Example, water, forest, land etc.
Non-renewable resources are those which get exhausted with extraction and use. Example, mineral resources like petrol, coal, iron ore etc.

2. The environment assimilates waste. That means that environment absorbs the solid and liquid wastes created by humans and other living beings.

3. The environment sustains the life on earth by providing both genetic and bio-diversities.

4. Environment also provides aesthetic services like-beautiful scenery of forest lands, water falls, mountains like the Himalaya ranges, lagoons, glaciers, valleys, etc.

Question 39.
Briefly explain the state of infrastructure in rural India.
Answer:
Majority of people in India live in rural areas. In spite of so much of technological progress in the world, rural women are still using bio-fuels like agricultural waste, dried dung and fire wood to meet their energy requirement. They have to walk long distances to bring fuel, water and other basic needs.

According to the latest estimates, in rural India only 56% of households have electricity connection and 43% still use kerosene. About 90% of the rural households use bio- fuels for cooking. Tap water availability is limited to only 24 % rural households. About 76 % of the population drinks water from open sources like wells, tanks, ponds, lakes, rivers, canals etc. Access to improved sanitation in rural areas only 20 %.

Question 40.
What are the various indicators of human development?
Answer:
The various indicators of human development are as follows:

•  Human development index: It consists of standard of living index, life expectancy at birth and educational attainment. If the HDI is high it is good indicator of human development.
• Life expectancy at birth: It is the average number of years a person is expected to live. In other words, it is the longevity of life. A high value of life expectancy better indicates a quality human development.
• Adult literacy rate: It is the average number of persons who have reading and writing skills with basic local knowledge. It is expressed in percentages. The high literacy rate shows high human development.
• GDP per capita: The gross domestic product per head is also one of the indicators of human development. The high value of GDP per capita indicates a better human development.
• Infant mortality rate: It means the death of babies per thousand live births. If the IMR is high it indicates low human development.
• Maternal mortality rate: It shows the death of mothers per 1 lakh live births. If MMR is low, it indicates a better human development.
• Population using improved sanitation: If the percentage of population using improved sanitation is more, it is a good indicator of human development.
• Population with sustainable access to improved water sources: If the percentage of population using sustainable access to improved water source is high, it is a good indicator of human development.
• People living below poverty line: If less people are living below poverty line, then it is a good indicator of human development .
• Percentage of children undernourished: If the number of undernourished children is diminishing, then it is a good indicator of human development.

IX. Answer any two of the following questions in about twenty sentence each. ( 2 x 6 = 12 )

Question 41.
Explain ogive with proper diagrams.
Answer:
Ogive is also called cumulative frequency curve. As there are two types of cumulative frequencies, for example ‘less than’ type and ‘more than’ type, accordingly there are two ogives for any grouped frequency distribution data. Here in place of simple frequencies as in the case of frequency polygon, cumulative frequencies are plotted along Y axis against class limits of the frequency distribution.

For ‘less than’ ogives the cumulative frequencies are plotted against the respective upper limits of the class intervals whereas for more than ogives the cumulative frequencies are plotted against the respective lower limits of the class interval.

An interesting characteristic of the two ogives together is that their intersection point gives the median of the frequency distribution. The following graph represents the ogives. As the shapes of the two ogives suggest, ‘less than’ ogive is never decreasing and ‘more than’ ogive is never increasing.

Question 42.
Calculate Q₁, Q₂, and Q₃ from following data.
15, 21, 26, 30, 40, 45, 50, 54, 60, 65, 70
Answer:

Question 43.
The yield of wheat per acre for 10 districts of a state is as under.

Answer:

X. Answer any two of the following questions in about twenty sentence each. ( 2 x 6 = 12 )

Question 44.
Discuss the following as a source of human capital formation.
(a) Health infrastructure
(b) Expenditure on migration.
Answer:
(a) Health infrastructure:
The various forms of health expenditures are as follows:

• Preventive medicine vaccinations to prevent deadly diseases.
• Curative medicine obtaining medical treatment during illness.
• Social medicine spread of awareness about keeping good health and its importance.

Provision of clean drinking water and good sanitation. The healthy individuals are a food source of human capital as they directly contribute for regular and higher productivity of labour. A sick labourer without access to medical facilities has to remain absent from work. This leads to loss of productivity. Hence, expenditure on health is an important source of human capital formation.

(b) Expenditure on migration: People migrate from their native places in search of jobs which may bring higher salaries. Unemployment is the only reason for rural-urban migration in India. Technically qualified persons like engineers and doctors migrate to other countries to earn better income. Though there is a high cost of transport, high cost of living and other factors, the enhanced income will motivate people to migrate. Hence, expenditure on migration is also a source of human capital formation.

Question 45.
What are the main causes of unemployment in India?
Answer:
The main causes for unemployment in India are as follows:

1. Population explosion: Rapid population growth is the leading factor responsible for unemployment in India. This has adversely affected the unemployment situation in two ways. Firstly, the growth of population has directly encouraged unemployment by making a large addition to the existing labour force. Secondly, the rate of job expansion could never be as high as the population growth would have required.

2. Season agricultural and backwardness of agricultural: In rural economy, agriculture is the main source of employment. However, most of the rural people are engaged directly and indirectly in agricultural operations. But, agriculture in India is basically a seasonal occupation. It provides employment only for certain months i.e., only during rainy days. During the rest of the period in a year, people would become unemployed.

3. Illiteracy and ignorance: Many people are illiterates and unskilled. They are not trained in accordance with the employment being generated. There is miss-match between the education industry and employment industry.

4. Slow growth: The growth of Indian economy is not at the expected level. The growth of GDP is still less than 7%. That means income which is being contributed to the national income generated through creation of employment opportunities is insufficient.

5. Lack of initiatives from government: In India, the government is inactive in creation of jobs. Rather, the government is indulging in disinvestment and closing Public Sector Industries due to industrial sickness. This is aggravating the problem of unemployment.

6. Low investment: There is a decline in the rate of investment due to lack of supportive atmosphere both in private and public sectors. This has slowed down the creation of new employment opportunities in India.

7. Orthodox nature of population: In India, majority of people are traditional and very orthodox and believe in blind beliefs. Many will be sticking on to some age old occupation even many though it has lost scope in the modem word. This has made them voluntarily unemployed.

Question 46.
Write the short note on animal husbandry.
Answer:
The animal husbandry i.e.. livestock rearing includes cattle breeding, goats, fowl rearing, etc. Livestock production provides stable income, food security, fuel and nutrition for the family, in rural areas. In India, more than 70 million small and marginal farmers have got alternate livelihood options from animal husbandry.

If the distribution of livestock rearing is taken into consideration, the poultry accounts for the largest share. The other animals which include camels, asses, horses, etc., are also found remunerative. In India, we have about 28.7 crores of cattle including 9 crores of buffaloes.

The performance of Indian diary sector has been remarkable in the past few decades. This is mainly because of implementation of’Operation Flood. It is a system whereby all the farmers can pool their milk produced according to different gradings and the same is processed and marketed to urban centres. In this, the farmers are assured of fair price and minimum income from the supply of milk to urban areas.

The animal husbandry is undertaken to develop organic farming by developing green manure and the animal waste is being used to produce gobar gas in rural areas. Meat, eggs, wool and other byproducts are also emerging as important productive sectors in animal husbandry.

Question 47.
Identify the formal and informal workers in the following.
(a) Petty shop owner
(b) Handloom weaver
(c) SBI cashier
(d) A street vendor
(e) Government hospital nurse
(f) Government school teacher
(g) Tailor
(h) Revenue Inspector
(i) Police
(j) Agricultural labour.
Answer:
(a) Petty shop owner – informal worker
(b) Handloom weaver – informal worker
(c) SBI cashier – formal worker
(d) A street vendor – informal worker
(e) Government hospital nurse – formal worker
(f) Government primary school teacher – formal worker
(g) Tailor – informal worker
(h) Revenue inspector – formal worker
(i) Police – formal worker
(j) Agricultural labourers – informal workers.

Question 48.
Find out Agiculture, Industry, Nationalised, Private and Foreign Banks among the following:
(a) ICICI
(b) Canara Bank
(c) HSBC
(d) IDBI
(e) NABARD
Answer:
(a) ICICI – Private Bank
(b) Canara Bank – Nationalized Bank
(c) HSBC – Foreign Bank
(d) IDBI – Industrial Bank
(e) NABARD – Agriculture.

Question 49.
As per the recorded temperature per two hours in a day from 6 am to 6 pm, calculate the range and mean temperature of the day.

Answer:

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Karnataka 1st PUC Economics Previous Year Question Paper March 2019 (South)

Time: 3.15 Hours
Max Marks: 100

Instructions:

1. Write the question numbers legibly in the margin.
2. Answer for a question should be continuous.

Section – A

I. Choose the correct answer: ( 1 × 5 = 5 )

Question 1.
Scarcity is the root of
(a) All economic problems
(b) Social problems
(c) Political problems
(d) All problems
Answer:
(a) All economic problems.

Question 2.
Which method of collection of data gives better results?
(a) Census
(b) Innovation
(c) Sample Survey
(d) Distribution
Answer:
(c) Sample Survey

Question 3.
The present life expectancy of India is
(a) 32.4 years
(b) 63.5 years
(c) 64.8 years
(d) 66.9 years.
Answer:
(d) 66.9 years

Question 4.
Which is not the goal of five year plan
(a) Growth
(b) Modernisation
(c) Self-efficiency
(d) Self-reliance
Answer:
(c) Self-efficiency

Question 5.
The, act provides guaranteed wage employment to every poor house hold for minimum of 100 days in a year is called
(a) PMRY
(b) SJSRY
(c) MGNREGA
(d) SGSY
Answer:
(c) MGNREGA

II. Fill in the blanks: ( 1 × 5 = 5 )

Question 6.
Two ends of a class are called __________.
Answer:
Class limits.

Question 7.
Body of the table contains __________.
Answer:
Actual data.

Question 8.
RBI regulates __________ sector.
Answer:
Financial.

Question 9.
Infrastructure facilities can be classified into __________ types.
Answer:
Two.

Question 10.
The construction workers are known as __________.
Answer:
Casual wage labourers.

III. Match the following: ( 1 × 5 = 5 )

Question 11.

Answers:
1 – (e)
2 – (a)
3 – (b)
4 – (c)
5 – (d)

IV. Answer the following questions in a word sentence: ( 1 × 5 = 5 )

Question 12.
What is dispersion?
Answer:
Dispersion refers to the extent to which values in a distribution differ from the average of the distribution.

Question 13.
Mention the last step in developing project.
Answer:
The last step in developing a project is to draw meaningful conclusions after analyzing and interpreting the results.

Question 14.
ILO – Expand.
Answer:
International Labour Organisation.

Question 15.
Which country has the highest life expectancy?
Answer:
China.

Question 16.
What type of economic system is followed in Pakistan?
Answer:
Mixed economy.

Section – B

V. Answer any four of the following questions in four sentence each. ( 2 × 4 = 8 )

Question 17.
Mention any two modes or ways of collecting data.
Answer:
The two modes of collecting data are personal interview and mailing questionnaires.

Question 18.
Write a note on classification of data.
Answer:
The raw data is classified in various ways depending on the purpose. Generally data can be classified as follows:

• Chronological classification: When the data is grouped according to time, it is called as chronological classification. In such a classification, data are classified either in ascending or in descending order with reference to time such as years, quarters, months weeks days, etc.
• Spatial classification: If the data are classified with reference to geographical locations such as countries, states, cities, districts, etc., it is called spatial classification.
• Qualitative classification: When the data are classified on the basis of certain attributes or qualities like literacy, religion, gender, marital status etc., then it is called qualitative classification. These attributes can be classified on the basis of either the presence or the absence of a qualitative characteristic.
• Quantitative classification: If the classification of data is done on the basis of certain characteristics like height, weight, age, income, marks of students etc., it is called as quantitative classification.

Question 19.
What is quantitative classification? Given an example.
Answer:
When the data is classified on the basis of certain characteristics like height, age, income etc., it is called as quantitative classification of data.

Question 20.
What are the types of measures of central tendency?
Answer:
There are three types of measures of central tendency viz., mean, median and mode.

Question 21.
What is negative correlation? Give example.
Answer:
The correlation is said be negative the variables move in opposite directions.
Example:

• When the price of tomato increases, the demand for tomato decreases.
• More is the time spent for studies, less are the chances of failure.

Question 22.
Mention the name of any four statistical tools.
Answer:
The most important statistical tools are the measures of central tendency dispersion, correlation, bar diagrams, pie chart, histogram, etc.

VI. Answer any five of the following questions in four sentence each. ( 2 × 5 = 10 )

Question 23.
List out the important export goods of India before independence.
Answer:
The important export goods of India before independence were raw silk, cotton, wool, sugar, indigo, jute, etc.

Question 24.
Name the states where poverty level is for above the national poverty level.
Answer:
The states where poverty level is far above the national poverty level are:
Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Question 25.
What factor contributes to human capital formation?
Answer:
The factors which contribute to human capital formation are as follows:

• Expenditure on education
• Expenditure on health
• Expenditure on training
• Expenditure on information
• Migration

Question 26.
Name the institutional sources of rural credit.
Answer:
The institutional sources of rural credit are as follows:

• Commercial Banks
• Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
• Cooperative Societies
• Land Development Banks.

Question 27.
Name any four kinds of unemployment.
Answer:
The kinds of unemployment are as follows:

1. Open unemployment
2. Disguised unemployment
3. Seasonal unemployment
4. Underemployment
5. Technical unemployment
6. Frictional unemployment

Question 28.
Which are the components of Indian systems of medicine?
Answer:
The components of Indian systems of medicine (AYUSH) are as follows:

• Ayurveda
• Yoga
• Unani
• Siddha
• Naturopathy
• Homeopathy

Question 29.
List out any four biotic factors of environment.
Answer:
The four biotic factors of environment are birds, animals, plants, forests.

Section – C

VII. Answer any three of the following questions in twelve sentence each. ( 3 × 4 = 12 )

Question 30.
Briefly explain how statistics helps to study economics.
Answer:
Statistics plays a very important role in the field of economics. It helps in study of economics in many ways:
1. It helps to understand economic problems: By using various statistical tools, effort is being made to find the causes behind the economic problems with the help of qualitative and the quantitative facts. Once the causes of a problem are identified. it is easier to formulate certain policies to tackle them.

2. It enables an economist to present economic facts in a precise and definite form: Statistics help the economists to present economic facts with accuracy. It also helps in proper comprehension of that is stated in the subject matter. When economic facts are expressed in statistical terms. they become exact. Exact facts are more convincing than vague statements. For instance, saying 350 people have died in Kashmir unrest since 2000, is more accurate than saying that a lot of people have died in the unrest.

3. Helps in condensing mass data into a few numerical measures: Statistics condenses the mass data into a few numerical measures like mean, variance, correlation, etc. These numerical measures help to summarise data. For example, it would be impossible to remember the income of all the people of a country. But we can remember average income i.e., per capita income.

4. It is used to find relationships between different economic factors: An economist may be interested in finding out what happens to the demand for a commodity when its price changes or what will be impact on inflation, when the government has more budget deficits. Such situations can be dealt, if any relationship exists between the various economic factors. Here, the nature of relationship can be studied with the help of statistical tools.

5. It helps in formulation of plans and policies: Sometimes, formulating plans and policies require the knowledge of future trends. For instance, an economic planner has to decide in 2010 how much the economy should produce in 2016-17. In other words, one must know what could be the expected level of consumption in 2016-17. So, the statistical tools to predict consumption in 2016-17 could be based on the data of consumption of past years obtained by surveys.

Question 31.
What is Random sampling? Explain briefly.
Answer:
Sampling error refers to the differences between the sample estimate and the actual value of a characteristic of the population. It is the error that occurs when you make an observation from the samples taken from the population.

Thus, the difference between the actual value of a parameter of the population and its estimate is the sampling error. It is possible to reduce the magnitude of sampling error by taking a larger sample.

For example, suppose the height of 5 students (in inches) are 50, 55, 60, 65, 70. Now, the average height will be calculated by adding all these observations and dividing the sum by 5 . then we get 60 inches. If we select a sample of two students with height of 50 and 60 inches, then average height of sample will be 50 + 60 divided by 2, we get 55 inches. Here the sampling error of the estimate will be 60 (true value) minus 55 (estimate) = 5.

Question 32.
Briefly explain loss of information in classified data.
Answer:
In classification of data, summarizing the raw data, making it concise and comprehensible, does not show the details that are found in a raw data. There is a loss of information in classifying raw data though much is gained by summarizing it as a classified data. Once the data are grouped into classes, an individual observation has no significance in further statistical calculations. This is known as loss of information in classified data.

For example, suppose class 100-200 contains 6 values viz., 120,150,160,140,180, 190. When such data is grouped as a class 100-200, then individual values have no significance and only frequency i.e., 6 is recorded and not their actual values. All values in this class are assumed to be equal to the middle value of the class-interval or class mark. Statistical calculations are based only on the values of class mark instead of the actual values. As a result, it leads to considerable loss of information.

Question 33.
The yield of wheat per acre for 10 districts of a state is under:

Calculate quartile deviation:
Answer:
QD for rice: Arrange the given observations in the ascending order.
X: 12 12 12 15 18 18 22 23 29 34
Calculation of lower quartile (Q₁):

Calculation of Upper quartile(Q₃):

The size of 8.25^th item = size of 8^th item + 0.25 items
(0.025 item = size of 9^th item – size of 8^th item)
∴Q₃ = size of 8.25^th item
Q₃ = 23 + 0.25 (29 – 23) = 23 + 0.25 (6) = 23 + 1.5
Q₃ = 24.5

Question 34.
Mention the properties of correlation coefficient.
Answer:

• Correlation ‘r’ has no unit, it is a pure number. It means units of measurement are not part of ‘r’.
• A negative value of ‘r’ indicates an inverse relation. A change in one variable is associated with change in the other variable in the opposite direction. For instance, when price of tomato increases, its demand decreases.
• If ‘r’ is positive the two variables move in the same direction. When the price of coffee rises, a substitute of tea, the demand for tea increases.
• The value of the correlation coefficient lies between minus one and plus one. (-1 ≤ r ≤ 1).
• If r = 0, the two variables are uncorrelated. There is no linear relation between them. However, other types of relations may be there.
• If r =1 or r = -1, the correlation is perfect. The relation between them is exact.
• A low value of ‘r’ indicates a weak linear relation. Its value is said to be low when it is close to zero.
• The magnitude of ‘r’ is unaffected by the change of origin and change of scale.

VIII. Answer any four of the following questions in twelve sentence each. ( 4 × 4 = 16 )

Question 35.
The traditional handicraft industries were ruined under. British Rule. Justify this statement.
Answer:
Yes, the traditional handicrafts industries were ruined under the British rule. The decline of the indigenous handicraft industries created not only massive unemployment in India but also a new demand in the Indian consumer market, which was now deprived of the supply of locally made goods.

The British imposed heavy duties on Indian handicrafts, so that they became more expensive than British woolen and silk manufacturers. They followed a policy of duty free export of raw materials and import of finished goods. Apart from these, Indian handicrafts had to face competition from machine made goods from Britain.

India could not develop a sound industrial base under the colonial rule. Even as the country’s world famous handicraft industries declined, no corresponding modern industrial base was allowed to come up to take pride of place so long enjoyed by the Indians.

The intention of British was to reduce India to the status of a mere exporter of important raw materials for the upcoming modem industries in Britain and to turn India into a market for their finished products of those industries, so that their continued expansion could be ensured to the maximum advantage of their home country.

Question 36.
Give the meaning and the importance of small scale industries.
Answer:
A small scale industry is defined with reference to the maximum investment allowed on the assets of a production unit. A small scale industry is one where the investment is less than one crore rupees.

Small scale industries play a very important role in the economic development of India. It is a known fact that small scale industries are more labour intensive i.e., they use more labour than the large scale industries and therefore, generate more employment.

Apart from the above, the small scale industries require less capital as they are small units. They are free from industrial unrest. They also depend on indigenous resources and need not depend on foreign resources. Small scale industries were also given concessions like lower excise duty and bank loans at lower interest rates.

Question 37.
Write a note on WTO.
Answer:
The World Trade Organisation was founded in 1995 as the successor organization to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff which was established in 1948.
The main objectives of WTO are as follows:

• To establish a rule based trading system in which nations cannot place arbitrary restrictions on trade.
• To enlarge production and trade of services.
• To ensure optimum utilisation of world resources.
• To protect the environment.

The various WTO agreements cover trade in goods and services to facilitate international trade i.e., both bilateral and multilateral, through removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers and providing greater market access to all the member countries.

India, being a founder member, has been in the main frame in framing fair global rules, regulations and safeguards and advocating the interests of the developing world. India has kept its commitments towards liberalization of trade, made in the WTO, by removing quantitative restrictions on imports and reducing tariff rates.

But, some economists argue that the usefulness of WTO to India is not much when compared to developed countries. The major portions of benefits are enjoyed by the rich countries. They also say that while developed countries file complaints over agricultural subsidies given in their countries, developing countries feel cheated as they are forced to open up their markets for developed countries but are not allowed to access the markets of developed countries, which is totally unfair to Indian producers.

Question 38.
Explain the drawbacks of Agricultural Market.
Answer:
Agricultural marketing is a process that involves the assembling, storage, processing, transportation, packaging, grading and distribution of different agricultural commodities across the country. The major drawbacks of agriculture marketing in India are as follows;

• Long chain of middlemen taking away the profit of farmers.
• No proper storage facilities to protect the agricultural products.
• Faulty methods of weighing/measuring agricultural crops.
• Manipulation of accounts.
• Farmers are forced to sell their products at low prices due to lack of information.

Question 39.
Explain the consumption pattern of commercial energy in India.
Answer:
In India, commercial energy consumption makes up about 65% of the total energy consumed. This includes coal with 55% of shares which is the largest one. The coal is followed by petroleum products at 31%, natural gas at 11%, hydroelectricity at 3%.

The non-commercial energy sources consisting of firewood, cow dung and agricultural wastes account for 30% of the total energy consumption.

In the sectoral pattern of consumption of commercial energy, the transport sector was the largest consumer of commercial energy. But now. there is a fall in the share of transport sector and the share of industrial sector is increasing. The share of petroleum and natural gas is the highest among all commercial energy consumption.

Question 40.
What are the various indicators of human development?
Answer:
The various indicators of human development are as follows:

•  Human development index: It consists of standard of living index, life expectancy at birth and educational attainment. If the HDI is high it is good indicator of human development.
• Life expectancy at birth: It is the average number of years a person is expected to live. In other words, it is the longevity of life. A high value of life expectancy better indicates a quality human development.
• Adult literacy rate: It is the average number of persons who have reading and writing skills with basic local knowledge. It is expressed in percentages. The high literacy rate shows high human development.
• GDP per capita: The gross domestic product per head is also one of the indicators of human development. The high value of GDP per capita indicates a better human development.
• Infant mortality rate: It means the death of babies per thousand live births. If the IMR is high it indicates low human development.
• Maternal mortality rate: It shows the death of mothers per 1 lakh live births. If MMR is low, it indicates a better human development.
• Population using improved sanitation: If the percentage of population using improved sanitation is more, it is a good indicator of human development.
• Population with sustainable access to improved water sources: If the percentage of population using sustainable access to improved water source is high, it is a good indicator of human development.
• People living below poverty line: If less people are living below poverty line, then it is a good indicator of human development .
• Percentage of children undernourished: If the number of undernourished children is diminishing, then it is a good indicator of human development.

Section – D

IX. Answer any two of the following questions in about twenty sentence each. ( 2 × 6 = 12 )

Question 41.
What is tabulation? What are the parts of a table? Explain.
Answer:
When data is represented in rows and columns, it is called tabulation. To construct a table, it is important to know the different components of a good statistical table. When all the components are put together systematically, they form a table.

Tabulation can be done using one way, two way or three way classification depending upon the number of characteristics involved. A good table should have the following parts:

• Table number: Table number is given to a table for identification purpose. If more than one table is presented, it is the table number that distinguishes one table from another. It is given at the top or at the beginning of the title of the table.
• Title: The title of the table gives about the contents of the table. It has to be very clear, brief and carefully worded, so information interpretations made from the table are clear and free from any confusion.
• Captions: These are the column headings given as designations to explain the figures of the column.
• Stubs: These are headings given to rows of the table. The designations of the rows are also called stubs or stub items and the left column is known as stub column.
• Body of the table: It is the main part and it contains the actual data. Location of any one data in the table is fixed and determined by the row and column of the table.
• Head note/Unit of measurement: The units of measurement of the figures in the table should always be stated along with the title. If figures are large, they should be rounded off and the method of rounding should be indicated.
• Source: It is a brief statement or phrase indicating the source of data presented in the table. If more than one source is there, all the sources are to be mentioned.
• Note: It is the last part of the table, It explains the specific feature of the data content of the table which is not self explanatory and has not been explained earlier.

Question 42.
Calculate Arithmetic mean by direct, Assumed mean and step deviation methods for the following data. 40, 50, 55, 78, 58.
Answer:

Question 43.
The yield of wheat per acre for 10 districts of a state is as under.

Calculate Standard Deviation and Coefficient Variation.
Answer:

Question 44.
Calculate the SD of the following frequency distribution of heights of 30 persons by direct method.

Answer:


X. Answer any two of the following questions in about twenty sentence each. ( 2 × 6 = 12 )

Question 45.
Briefly explain the effects of reforms on agriculture sector.
Answer:
The economic reforms of 1991 have not been able to benefit agriculture, where the growth rate is not up to the expected level.

The public sector investment in agricultural sector, particularly in infrastructural development like irrigation, power, roads, market linkages and research and extension has fallen during in the reform period.
The removal of fertilizer subsidy has led to an increase in the cost of production, which has severely affected the small and marginal farmers.

This sector has been experiencing a number of policy changes such as reduction in import duties on agricultural products, removal of minimum support price and lifting of quantitative restrictions on agricultural products. These have adversely affected Indian farmers as they now have to face increased international competition.

Further, due to export oriented policy strategies in agriculture, there has been a shift from production for the domestic market towards production for the export market focusing on cash crops in steel of production of food grains. This has resulted in increase in an prices of food grains.

Question 46.
Examine the role of education in the economic development of a nation.
Answer:
The education plays a predominant role in economic development of India in the following ways:
1. It modernizes the attitude and behaviour of the people: Education brings favourable changes in the attitude and behaviour of people. It gives inputs like what is right and what is wrong and contributes for taking sound and valuable judgments.

2. Promotes science and technology: Education always provides the knowledge about latest technology to people who know reading and writing. It explains the new methods of production through innovations in various sectors of the economy. By providing scope for latest techniques of production, it develops agriculture, industry, transport, power, etc.

3. Increases mobility of labours: Education helps the labourers to search for more re¬warding employment opportunities all over the world. It helps to chooses a suitable career according to one’s educational qualifications. It makes them to move from country to country or state to state as and when required.

4. Creates national and developmental consciousness: Education creates civic, national and developmental consciousness among the literates. It provides information about the past events in History and tells about the freedom struggle of great national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagath Singh, Subhas Chandra Bose and others. It makes people to develop a sense of patriotism and helps them to adopt strategies of progress in life.

5. Contributes to skilled and trained workers: Education generates skilled and trained labour force needed for the development of the country. Education includes both general and technical education. The general education includes Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor in Business Administration, etc. at the degree level and technical education includes Bachelor in Engineering in different streams like mechanical, civil, electronic, electrical, computer, etc. All these contribute for the supply of skilled labour for the overall development of the country.

6. Act as source of knowledge: Education is a house of knowledge for all purposes. Anything to know we need to be literate. It helps people to take decisions on the basis of their knowledge gained in different stages while getting education .

7. Develops moral values: As education provides number of stories and incidents people’s lives, people can definitely develop moral values. These moral values are included in their daily life. Some of the moral values are not to sell adulterated products, in case of seller and in case of buyer, not to create inconvenience for others in their routine life and so on.

8. Creates awareness about culture and politics: Education always provides complete information about cultural heritage of any nation. It explains how they are constructed with the investment of money and human capital. It helps them to preserve the historical monuments, inscriptions and other valuable items. It also provides day-to-day information about politics when the person is literate.

Question 47.
What are the main causes of unemployment in India?

XI. Answer any two of the following project oriented questions. ( 2 × 5 = 10 )

Question 48.
Record the daily expenditure quantities bought and prices paid per unit of the daily purchases such as Rice, Toordal, tomato, Onion and milk of your family for two weeks. How has the price, change affected your family?
Answer:

Now we need to calculate CPI by calculating price relative with the help of formulae.

Calculation of Living Index or Consumer Prise Index is calculated as follows:
\(\mathrm{CPI}=\frac{\Sigma \mathrm{WP}}{\Sigma \mathrm{W}}=\frac{1600}{15}=106.66\)
CPI = 106.66
Comment: It shows that there is an increase in price by 6.66%, which has a little effect on standard of living.

Question 49.
Suppose you are a resident of a village, suggest a few measures to tackle the problem of poverty.
Answer:

1. Swamajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)
2. Swamajayanthi Shahari RozgarYojana (SJSRY)
3. Pradhana Manthri Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
4. National Food for Work Programme (NFWP)
5. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana ( SGRY)
6. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP)
7. Public Distribution System (PDS)
8. Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS)
9. Mid-day Meals Scheme
10. Pradhana Manthri Gram Sadak Yojana
11. Indira Awas Yojana
12. Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana.

Question 50.
Prepare a list of causes of land degradation in India.
Answer:
Land in India suffers from varying degrees and types of degradation. These are increasing mainly due to the factors mentioned below :

• Deforestation, i.e. reckless cutting down of trees resulting in loss of vegetation.
• Indiscriminate and over exploitation of forest products such as fuel wood and over grazing.
• Conversion of forest lands into agricultural lands.
• Forest fire and faulty methods of cultivation.
• Excessive application of pesticides and insecticides.
• Disproportionate and excessive use of chemical fertilizers in Indian agriculture.
• The irrigation systems in India are not properly planned and managed.
• Over exploitation of ground water for various competing utilities like human settlement, industrialization, etc.
• No proper introduction of crop rotation techniques and organic farming.
• Illiteracy and ignorance of rural population in respect of causes and effects of land degradation.

Land is indispensable for human settlement. If proper care is not taken for the conservation of land and water, there shall be severe scarcity of water and natural resources in future which may lead to conflict among the countries.

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Time: 3.15 Hours
Max Marks: 100

Instructions:

1. Write the question numbers legibly in the margin.
2. Answer for a question should be continuous.

Section – A

I. Choose the correct answer: ( 1 × 5 = 5 )

Question 1.
Scarcity is the root of
(a) All economic problems
(b) Social problems
(c) Political problems
(d) All problems
Answer:
(a) All economic problems.

Question 2.
A histogram is a
(a) One dimensional diagram
(b) Three dimensional diagram
(c) Two dimensional diagram
(d) Four dimensional diagram
Answer:
(c) Two dimensional diagram

Question 3.
In India, Census is carried out once in _________.
(a) 5 years
(b) 1 year
(c) 10 years
(d) 2 years
Answer:
(c) 10 years.

Question 4.
Poverty line separates
(a) Poor and non-poor
(b) Poor and weak
(c) Rich and non-rich
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a) Poor and non-poor.

Question 5.
Workers who own and operate an enterprises to earn their livelihood is called
(a) Ministers
(b) Self-employees
(c) Public servant
(d) Government doctor
Answer:
(b) Self-employees.

II. Fill in the blanks: ( 1 × 5 = 5 )

Question 6.
Body of the table contains _________.
Answer:
actual data.

Question 7.
Index numbers are expressed in _________.
Answer:
percentage.

Question 8.
RBI regulates _________ sector.
Answer:
financial.

Question 9.
Indian system of medicines includes _________ systems.
Answer:
Six.

Question 10.
Thermal power plants emit large quantities of _________.
Answer:
carbon dioxide.

III. Match the following: ( 1 × 5 = 5 )

Question 11.

Answers:
1 – c
2 – e
3 – d
4 – a
5 – b

IV. Answer the following questions in a word sentence: ( 1 × 5 = 5 )

Question 12.
What is dispersion?
Answer:
Dispersion refers to the extent to which values in a distribution differ from the average of the distribution.

Question 13.
Why do we need statistical tools?
Answer:
Statistical tools are needed in our daily life and are used in the analysis of data pertaining to economic activities such as production, consumption, distribution, banking and insurance, trade, transport, etc.

Question 14.
Who introduced the great Proletarian Cultural Revolution?
Answer:
The Chinese Leader Mao introduced the great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.

Question 15.
What is seasonal unemployment?
Answer:
Seasonal unemployment is a situation where people get employment only during a particular season. For example, agricultural workers get jobs only during the rainy season.

Question 16.
What type of economic system is followed in Pakistan?
Answer:
Mixed economic system is being followed in Pakistan.

Section – B

V. Answer any four of the following questions in four sentence each. ( 2 × 4 = 8 )

Question 17.
Write any two qualities of a good questionnaire.
Answer:

• Questionnaire should not be too long
• Questionnaire should be precise and clear

Question 18.
Differentiate between inclusive and exclusive methods of classification.
Answer:
Exclusive method: Under this method. the classes are formed in such a way that the upper class limit of one class will be equal to the lower class limit of the next class. Here the continuity of the data is maintained. This method is most suitable in case of data of a continuous variable. For example, among class intervals 10-20 and 20-30, 20 is included in the next class interval i.e., 20-30 and not in 10-20.

Inclusive method: Under this method, upper class limit is included in a class interval. So here, both upper class limit and lower class limit are parts of the class interval.

In the above example, if we take the class interval 10-19, the lower limit, 10 and the upper 19 are included in the class interval 10-19. If we consider the class intervals as marks of students, the marks scored by students between 10 and 19 falls in this class interval. If a student secures 20, it falls in the next class interval.

Question 19.
How can you obtain the frequency curve?
Answer:
The frequency curve is obtained by drawing a smooth freehand curve passing through the points of the frequency polygon as closely as possible. It may not necessarily pass through all the points of the frequency polygon, but it passes through them as closely as possible.

Question 20.
Calculate the value of the median from the following figures.
X: 5, 7, 9, 12, 11, 8, 7, 15, 25.
Answer:
We need to put in ascending order

Question 21.
Give the meanings of the two types of correlation.
Answer:
The two types of correlation are as follows:

1. Negative correlation: The correlation is said be negative when the variables move in opposite directions.
Example: When the price of tomato increases, the demand for tomato decreases. More is the time spent for studies, less are the chances of failure.

2. Positive correlation: The correlation is said to be positive when the variables move together in the same direction.
Example:

• When our income increases, our consumption also increases.
• When there is a rise in temperature, there will be an increase in the sales of cool drinks.

Question 22.
Name the first four steps in developing a project.
Answer:
Following are the four steps in developing a project:

1. Identifying a problem or an area of study.
2. Collection of data.
3. Choice of target group.
4. Organisation and presentation of data.

VI. Answer any five of the following questions in four sentence each. ( 2 × 5 = 10 )

Question 23.
What were the infrastructure facilities developed during colonial rule?
Answer:
The main infrastructure facilities developed during colonial rule were railways, ports, water transport, posts and telegraphs. However, the real motive behind this development what not to provide basic amenities to the people, but to observe various colonial interests.

Question 24.
List the features of the poorest households.
Answer:
Starvation and hunger are the main features of the poorest households. They do not possess any assets. They live in slums and some sleep in public places. In rural areas. they are landless labourers. Many do not get even two meals a day. They lack basic literacy and skills and have limited economic opportunities.

Question 25.
What are the various forms of health expenditure?
Answer:
The various forms of health expenditures are as follows:

• Preventive medicine (vaccination).
• Curative medicine (medical intervention during illness).
• Social medicine (spread of health awareness).
• Provision of clean drinking water and good sanitation.

Question 26.
Give the meaning of rural development.
Answer:
Rural development means improvement of the socioeconomic lives of rural people by providing basic infrastructures which make them to engage in productive activities. In simple words, the term rural development refers to the overall development of the rural economy.

Question 27.
Who are all included in labour force?
Answer:
All those who are engaged in economic activities, in whatever capacity-high or low are called workers. Even if some of them temporarily abstain from work due to illness, injury or other physical disability, bad weather, festivals, social or religious functions are also workers. Apart from these, the labour force also consists of those who help the main workers and other self- employed workers.

Question 28.
How does infrastructure help the modern economy?
Answer:

• It is the support system for the efficient working of the industrial sector.
• It encourages speedy development of agricultural sector.

The agriculture and industry largely depend on infrastructure. Transportation of seeds, pesticides, fertilizers and the produce using modem roadways, railways and shipping facilities help in development of agriculture which leads to the development of the economy.

Question 29.
Mention any four strategies to achieve sustainable development.
Answer:

• Utilisation of non-conventional sources of energy.
• Use of liquified petroleum gas and gobar gas in rural areas.
• Use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in public transport.
• Use of solar energy.
• Practice of traditional knowledge in healthcare and other fields.

Section – C

VII. Answer any three of the following questions in twelve sentence each. ( 3 × 4 = 12 )

Question 30.
Briefly explain how statistics helps to study economics.
Answer:
Statistics plays a very important role in the field of economics. It helps in study of economics in many ways:
1. It helps to understand economic problems: By using various statistical tools, effort is being made to find the causes behind the economic problems with the help of qualitative and the quantitative facts. Once the causes of a problem are identified. it is easier to formulate certain policies to tackle them.

2. It enables an economist to present economic facts in a precise and definite form: Statistics help the economists to present economic facts with accuracy. It also helps in proper comprehension of that is stated in the subject matter. When economic facts are expressed in statistical terms. they become exact. Exact facts are more convincing than vague statements. For instance, saying 350 people have died in Kashmir unrest since 2000. is more accurate than saying that a lot of people have died in the unrest.

3. Helps in condensing mass data into a few numerical measures: Statistics condenses the mass data into a few numerical measures like mean, variance, correlation, etc. These numerical measures help to summarise data. For example, it would be impossible to remember the income of all the people of a country. But we can remember average income i.e., per capita income.

4. It is used to find relationships between different economic factors: An economist may be interested in finding out what happens to the demand for a commodity when its price changes or what will be impact on inflation, when the government has more budget deficits. Such situations can be dealt, if any relationship exists between the various economic factors. Here, the nature of relationship can be studied with the help of statistical tools.

5. It helps in formulation of plans and policies: Sometimes, formulating plans and policies require the knowledge of future trends. For instance, an economic planner has to decide in 2010 how much the economy should produce in 2016-17. In other words, one must know what could be the expected level of consumption in 2016-17. So. the statistical tools to predict consumption in 2016-17 could be based on the data of consumption of past years obtained by surveys.

Question 31.
Do samples provide better results than the surveys? Give reason for your answer.
Answer:
Yes, samples survey provide better results than census. A sample refers to a group or section of the population from which information is to be obtained. A good sample is generally smaller than the population and is capable of providing ‘ reasonably accurate information about the population at a much lower cost and shorter time.

Suppose you want to study the average income of people in a particular state, according to the census method, we need to find out the income of every individual in the region, add them up and divide by number of individuals to get the average income of people in the state. This method would require huge expenditure, as a large number of investigators are to be employed.

Alternatively, if a representative sample of few individuals is selected from the state to find their income, it saves time, money and energy in the process of determination of income.

To sum up, sampling is considered a better method due to following reasons:

• It is more economical than the other techniques of collection of data.
• Sample investigation can be done at a greater speed as it consumes less time.
• When sampling is conducted scientifically and carefully, it gives accuracy.
• Planning, organization and supervision can be conveniently managed which leads to administrative convenience.

Question 32.
Draw scatter diagram and conclude about the correlation.

Answer:

Conclusion: There is a positive corrilation between the X and Y variable.

Question 33.
Write a note on classification of data.
Answer:
The raw data is classified in various ways depending on the purpose. Generally data can be classified as follows:

1. Chronological classification: When the data is grouped according to time, it is called as chronological classification, in such a classification, data are classified either in ascending or in descending order with reference to time such as years, quarters, months weeks days, etc.

2. Spatial classification: If the data are classified with reference to geographical locations such as countries, states, cities, districts, etc., it is called spatial classification.

3. Qualitative classification: When the data are classified on the basis of certain attributes or qualities like literacy, religion, gender, marital status etc., then it is called qualitative classification. These attributes can be classified on the basis of either the presence or the absence of a qualitative characteristic.

4. Quantitative classification: If the classification of data is done on the basis of certain characteristics like height, weight. age, income, marks of students etc., it is called as quantitative classification.

Question 34.
The yield of rice per acre for ten districts of a state are as under:

Calculate quartile deviation:
Answer:
QD for rice: Arrange the given observations in the ascending order.
X: 12 12 12 15 18 18 22 23 29 34
Calculation of lower quartile (Q₁):

Calculation of Upper quartile(Q₃):

The size of 8.25^th item = size of 8^th item + 0.25 items
(0.025 item = size of 9^th item – size of 8^th item)
∴Q₃ = size of 8.25^th item
Q₃ = 23 + 0.25 (29 – 23) = 23 + 0.25 (6) = 23 + 1.5
Q₃ = 24.5

VIII. Answer any four of the following questions in twelve sentence each: ( 4 × 4 = 16 )

Question 35.
Explain the demographic profile of India during colonial period.
Answer:
The various details about the population of British India were first collected through a census in 1881. It revealed the unevenness in India’s population growth. Subsequently, every ten years census was conducted. Before 1921, India was in the first stage of demographic transition. The second stage of transition began after 1921.

During British rule, the overall literacy level was less than 16%. Out of this, the female literacy level was at a negligible low of about 7%. Public health facilities were either unavailable to large chunks of population or when available, were highly inadequate. Consequently, water and air-borne diseases were common and took a huge number of deaths.

The mortality rate was very high and in that particularly, the infant mortality rate was quite alarming i.e., it was 218 per thousand. The life expectancy was also very low i.e., 44 years in contrast to the present 68 years. There was also extensive poverty prevailed in India during the colonial period which contributed to the worsening demographic profile of India during British period.

Question 36.
Write a short note on land reforms in India.
Answer:
Land reforms refer to changes in the ownership of land holdings. At the time of independence, the land tenure system was characterized by intermediaries like zamindars. jagirdars etc.. who were just indulged in collecting rent from the actual cultivators without contributing towards improvements on the agricultural land. The low productivity of the agricultural sector forced India to import food from USA. At this juncture, the land reforms were introduced.

After introduction of land reforms, steps were taken to abolish intermediaries and to make the tillers the owners of land. The idea behind this move was that ownership of land would make incentives to the tillers to invest in making improvements provided sufficient capital was made available to them. Abolition of zamindari system and ceiling on land holdings were the major land reforms introduced immediately after independence.

Question 37.
Agriculture sector appears to be adversely affected by reforms. Why?
Answer:
The economic reforms of 1991 have not been able to benefit agriculture, where the growth rate is not up to the expected level.

The public sector investment in agricultural sector, particularly in infrastructural development like irrigation. power. roads, market linkages and research and extension has fallen during in the reform period.

The removal of fertilizer subsidy has led to an increase in the cost of production, which has severely affected the small and marginal farmers.

This sector has been experiencing a number of policy changes such as reduction in import duties on agricultural products, removal of minimum support price and lifting of quantitative restrictions on agricultural products. These have adversely affected Indian farmers as they now have to face increased international competition.

Further, due to export oriented policy strategies in agriculture, there has been a shift from production for the domestic market towards production for the export market focusing on cash crops in steel of production of food grains. This has resulted in increase in an prices of food grains.

Question 38.
Write a short note on alternative markets.
Answer:
The examples for emerging alternate marketing channels are as follows:

1. Farmers directly sell their agricultural produce to consumers. Example: Apni Mandi in Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, Rythu Bazars (vegetables and fruits markets) in Andhra Pradesh, Uzhavar Sandhai – (a farmers market) in Tamil Nadu.

2. Agricultural contracts several domestic and multinational companies entering agreements with Indian farmers in which farmers are encouraged to grow farm products (vegetables and-fruits) of desired quality by providing them with not only seeds and other inputs but also assured procurement of the produce at predecided prices.

The main benefits of alternative agricultural marketing channels are:

• The farmers get seeds and other agricultural inputs.
• Farmers are assured of procurement of agricultural products at predecided prices.
• Help in reducing price risk of farmers.
• Expansion of markets for farm products in India and abroad.

Question 39.
Explain the state of health infrastructure in India.
Answer:
From the time of independence, the Government of India has taken many steps to build vast health infrastructure and manpower at different levels. They are as follows:

1. At the village level, single – physician clinics popularly known as Primary Health Centres are established. Apart from regular medical treatments, They mainly focus on Infant immunization. Anti epidemic drives, Birth – Control programs and pregnancy related care both pre-natal and post natal.

2. Government has given licence to voluntary agencies and private sector to establish hospitals, pharmacy and nursing colleges manned by trained professionals and para medical professionals.

3. Increase in the number of hospitals from 9300 to 43,300 and hospital beds from 1.2 million to 7.2 million by 2000.

4. Private sector is playing predominant role in medical education and training, medical technology and diaostics, manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals, hospital construction and provision of medical services.

5. Due to the liberalization policy of Government of India, many non-resident Indians and industrial and pharmaceutical companies have set up state-of-afl super-specialty hospitals to attract Indicatess rich and medical tourists.

6. The Indian systems of medicine includes six systems viz., ayurveda. yoga, unani, siddha, naturopathy and homeopathy (AYUSH). There are 3,000 ISM hospitals, 23,000 dispensaries and about 6,00,000 registered practitioners in India.

But, one of the studies reveals that India has about 17% of world’s population hut it bears just 20% of the global burden of diseases (GBD).

In India, more than 50% of GBD is accounted b’ communicable diseases like diarrhoea. malaria and tuberculosis. Every year about 5,00,000 children die due to waterborne diseases. It is also reported that only 38% of primary health centres have the required number of medical practitioners and only 30% of PHCs have the requisite medicines.

The people living in rural areas do not have sufficient medical infrastructure. There are only
0.36 hospitals for every lakh people in rural areas and in urban areas it is 3.6 for every lakh
population.

Question 40.
What are the various indicators of human development?
Answer:
The various indicators of human development are as follows:

• Human development index: It consists of standard of living index, life expectancy at birth and educational attainment. If the HDI is high it is good indicator of human development.
• Life expectancy at birth: It is the average number of years a person is expected to live. In other words, it is the longevity of life. A high value of life expectancy better indicates a quality human development.
• Adult literacy rate: It is the average number of persons who have reading and writing skills with basic local knowledge. It is expressed in percentages. The high literacy rate shows high human development.
• GDP per capita: The gross domestic product per head is also one of the indicators of human development. The high value of GDP per capita indicates a better human development.
• Infant mortality rate: It means the death of babies per thousand live births. If the IMR is high it indicates low human development.
• Maternal mortality rate: It shows the death of mothers per 1 lakh live births. If MMR is low, it indicates a better human development.
• Population using improved sanitation: If the percentage of population using improved sanitation is more, it is a good indicator of human development.
• Population with sustainable access to improved water sources: If the percentage of population using sustainable access to improved water source is high, it is a good indicator of human development.
• People living below poverty line: If less people are living below poverty line, then it is a good indicator of human development.
• Percentage of children undernourished: If the number of undernourished children is diminishing, then ¡t is a good indicator of human development.

Section – D

IX. Answer any two of the following questions in about twenty sentence each. ( 2 × 6 = 12 )

Question 41.
What is component bar diagram? Draw a component bar diagram with the help of the following table. Enrolment by gender at schools (in percentage) of children aged 6-14 years in a district of Bihar.

Answer:
Component bar diagrams or charts also called subdiagrams, are very useful in comparing the sizes of different component parts and also for throwing light on the relationship among these integral parts.

Question 42.
Calculate Q₁, Q₂ and Q₃ from the following data:
22, 26, 14, 30, 18, 11, 35, 41, 12, 32.
Answer:

Calculation of Q₁:

= 2^nd item + 0.75^th item
i.e., 2^nd item + 0.75^th ( 3^rd item – 2^nd item )
Q₁ = 12 + 0.75 ( 14 – 12 ) = 12 + 0.75 (2) = 12 + 1.5
Q₁ = 13.5

Calculation of Q₂:

Q₂ = 42.5

Calculation of Q₃:

Q₃ = Size of 8.25^th item
Q₃ = 8^th item + 0.25( 9^th item – 8^th item )
Q₃ = 32 + 0.25 (35 – 32) = 32 + 0.25 (3) = 32 + 0.75
Q₃ = 32.75

Question 43.
The yield of wheat per acre for 10 districts of a state is as under.

Calculate standard deviation and coefficient of variation.
Answer:
QD for rice: Arrange the given observations in the ascending order.
x: 12 12 12 15 18 182223 29 34
Calculation of lower quartile (Q₁):

The size of 2.75^th item = size of 2^th item + 0.75 item
(0.75 item size of 3^rd item – size of 2^nd item)
Q₁ = 12 + 0.75(12 – 12)
Q₁ = 12 + 0.75(0)
Q₁ = 12

Calculation of upper quartile (Q₃ ):

= The size of 8.25^th item
The size of 8.25^th item = size of 8^th item + 0.25 items
(0.025 item = size of 9^th item – size of 8^th item)
Q₃ = size of 8.25^th item
Q₃ = 23 + 0.25 (29 – 23) = 23 + 0.25 (6) = 23 + 1.5
Q₃ = 24.5.

X. Answer any two of the following questions in about twenty sentence each. ( 2 × 6 = 12 )

Question 44.
Explain the important areas of liberalization.
Answer:
Liberalization was one of the reforms of New Economic Policy of 1991. It was introduced to put an end to the restrictions and open up various sectors of the economy. The following are the important areas of liberalization:

1. Deregulation of industrial sector: The liberalization policy removed many restrictions enforced on industrial sector. Industrial licensing was abolished for almost all but product categories like alcohol, cigarettes, hazardous chemicals, industrial explosives, electronics, aerospace and drugs and pharmaceuticals.

The only industries which are not reserved for the public sector are defence equipments, atomic energy generation and railway transport. Many goods produced by the small scale industries have now been de-reserved.

2. Financial sector reforms: The financial sector consists of financial institutions like commercial banks, investment banks, stock exchange operations and foreign exchange market.

The financial sector in India is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India. The RBI decides the amount of money that the banks can keep with themselves, fixes interest rates, nature of lending to various sectors, etc.

The major objective of financial sector reforms is to reduce the role of RBI from regulator to facilitator of financial sector. That means, the financial sector may be allowed to take decisions on many matters independent of RBI.

The financial sector reform policies led to the establishment of private sector banks both Indian and foreign. Foreign investment limit in banks was raised to around 50%. The banks which fulfill certain conditions have been given freedom to set up new branches without the approval of the RBI. Foreign institutional investors (FIT) like merchant bankers, mutual funds and pension funds are now allowed to invest in Indian financial markets.

3. Tax reforms: These are the reforms which are concerned with government’s taxation and public expenditure policies which are collectively known as its fiscal policy. There are two types of taxes, direct and indirect.

Since 1991, there has been a continuous reduction in the taxes on individual incomes as it was felt that high rates of income tax were an important reason for tax evasion. It is now widely accepted that moderate rates of income tax encourage savings and voluntary disclosure of income.

The rate of corporation tax (tax on income of companies) which was very high earlier has been gradually reduced. A new tax called Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been introduced from 1.7.2017 to bring uniformity in indirect taxes.
In order to encourage better compliance on the part of tax payers, many procedures have been simplified and the rates also substantially lowered.

4. Foreign exchange reforms: During 1991, the Government took an immediate measure to resolve the balance of payments crisis, the rupee was devalued against foreign currencies. This led to an increase in the inflow of foreign exchange. It also set the tone to free the determination of rupee value in the foreign exchange market from government control. At present, the market forces i.e., demand and supply, determine the exchange rates.

5. Trade and investment policy reforms: A new trade and investment policy under liberalization strategy was made to increase international competitiveness of industrial production and a foreign investments and technology into the economy. The aim was also to promote the efficiency of the local industries and the adoption of modem technologies.

To protect Indian industries, the government was following quantitative restrictions on imports which encouraged tight control over imports. At the same time, tariffs were very high. These policies reduced efficiency and competitiveness which led to a slower growth of manufacturing sector.

The main objectives of Trade and Investment Policy were:

• To remove quantitative restrictions on imports.
• To reduce quantitative restrictions in exports.
• Reducing tariff rates.
• Removal of licensing system.

Import licensing was abolished except in case of hazardous and environmentally sensitive industries. Quantitative restrictions on imports of manufactured consumer goods and agricultural products were also fully removed. Export duties have been removed to increase the competitive position of Indian goods in the international markets. A process of disinvestment was also initiated by selling of part of equity shares of public sector enterprises to the public.

Question 45.
Explain the need for acquiring information relating to health and education expenditures.
Answer:
The majority of people spend huge amounts to acquire information relating to the labour market and other markets like education and health.

For instance, people want to know the level of salaries associated with various types of jobs, whether the educational institutions provide the right type of employable skills land at what cost. This type of information is required to make decisions regarding investments in human capital and efficient utilisation of the acquired human capital stock.

Expenditure incurred for acquiring information relating to the labour market and other markets is also a source of human capital formation.
In simple words, people spend money to acquire information for the following reasons:

• To know the labour market (about salary, types of jobs available, schools and colleges for the right type of employable skills based education) and other markets like education and health.
• They spend on the above information to take decisions regarding investments in human capital and for efficient utilization of acquired human capital stock.

Question 46.
What do you mean by organized sector? Discuss the reasons fall in employment in the organized sector.
Answer:
The organized sector is that sector which includes all the Public Sector Establishments and those Private Sector Establishments which employ 10 or more hired workers. They are called formal sector or organized sector establishments and those who work in such establishments are formal sector workers or organized labour.

The following are the major reasons for the decline in the employment opportunities in organized sector:

• Lack of initiative from the government in creating new employment opportunities.
• Industrial sickness has made Public Sector industries to cut down on their vacancies.
• Migratory character of workforce.
• The strict labour laws have made Public Sector Enterprises to go for in-formalisation of labour which has resulted in decline in employment oppourtnities.
• Privatisation and Disinvestment have made decrease in jobs in public sector.
• Amalgamation and merger among large scale industries have led to decrease in employment opportunities.
• The business process outsourcing is also one of the reasons for decline in employment opportunities.
• The risk of loss and economic recession are forcing the public sector companies to reduce the working staff.

XI. Answer any two of the following project oriented questions. ( 2 × 5 = 10 )

Question 47.
Record the daily expenditure, quantities bought and price paid per unit of the daily purchases of your family for two weeks (such as rice, tomato, milk, toordal and onions). How has the price change affected your family?
Answer:

Now we need to calculate CPI by calculating price relative with the help of formulae.

Calculation of Living Index or Consumer Prise Index is calculated as follows:
\(\mathrm{CPI}=\frac{\Sigma \mathrm{WP}}{\Sigma \mathrm{W}}=\frac{1600}{15}=106.66\)
CPI = 106.66
Comment: It shows that there is an increase in price by 6.66%, which has a little effect on standard of living.

Question 48.
Suppose you are a resident of a village, suggest a few measures to tackle the problem of poverty.
Answer:

1. Swamajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)
2. Swamajayanthi Shahari RozgarYojana (SJSRY)
3. Pradhana Manthri Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
4. National Food for Work Programme (NFWP)
5. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana ( SGRY)
6. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP)
7. Public Distribution System (PDS)
8. Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS)
9. Mid-day Meals Scheme
10. Pradhana Manthri Gram Sadak Yojana
11. Indira Awas Yojana
12. Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana.

Question 49.
Identify and prepare the list of reasons responsible for the land degradation in your locality.
Answer:
Land in India suffers from varying degrees and types of degradation. These are increasing mainly due to the factors mentioned below :

• Deforestation, i.e. reckless cutting down of trees resulting in loss of vegetation.
• Indiscriminate and over exploitation of forest products such as fuel wood and over grazing.
• Conversion of forest lands into agricultural lands.
• Forest fire and faulty methods of cultivation.
• Excessive application of pesticides and insecticides.
• Disproportionate and excessive use of chemical fertilizers in Indian agriculture.
• The irrigation systems in India are not properly planned and managed.
• Over exploitation of ground water for various competing utilities like human settlement, industrialization, etc.
• No proper introduction of crop rotation techniques and organic farming.
• Illiteracy and ignorance of rural population in respect of causes and effects of land degradation.

Land is indispensable for human settlement. If proper care is not taken for the conservation of land and water, there shall be severe scarcity of water and natural resources in future which may lead to conflict among the countries.