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Part IGENERAL KNOWLEDGE1. Which is the generally

accepted theory ascribes theend of Indus civilisation?

2. What are the three greatphases of development ofBudhism in India?

3. What were the features ofGupta administration?

4. What is the significance of theSecond Battle of Tarain inIndian History?

5. What is Permanent Settlementintroduced in 1793?

6. What do you know about therise and fall of NalandaUniversity?

7. What was the impact of thepartition of Bengal onNational Movement?

8. What was Khilafat Movement?9. Do you find any difference in

the approaches of Gokhaleand Tilak to British rule?

10. What is Gandhi-Irwin truce?11. What is Bio-diesel?12. What is meant by the Decibel

(dB)13. What is El Nino?14. What is meant by chromos-

omes?15. What is vitamin K?16. What do you know about

Haritholsavam?

17. What is Kerala Kalaman-dalam?

18. What is KERAFED?19. What is MGP?20. What was the Mopila

rebellion?21. What is Golden Quadrilat-

eral?22. What is Project Sagarmala?23. What is 93rd Constitutional

Amendment Bill?24. What is Valmiki-Ambedkar

Awas Yojana?25. What is Antyodaya Anna

Yojana?(25 × 2 = 50)

Part II(ENGLISH)

1. Pick out the word wronglyspelt:a. Inflammatoryb. Quadruplicatec. Transparentd. Sustenence

2. Pick out the word correctlyspelt:a. Questionaireb. Hypocrasyc. Oscillated. Systematically

3. Rewrite the following inactive voice:The matter was discussed ingreat detail with the TradeUnion leaders by the Minister.

4. Complete the followingsentence with suitable wordsin the bracket.The passengers of the bus.......... the accident to thecarelessness of the driver.(imputed, implicated,attributed, charged)

5. Give the correct question tagto the following sentenes:He won't miss the bus .......?

(5 × 1 = 5)6. Read the following passage

and express the given passagein about one third of its length:Poetry hardly suits the temperof the modern industrialsociety. Poetry as a form ofnarrative has lost its ancientvogue and has willy-nillyyielded the place of honour ofthe novel and short story,Which are today the mostpopular as well on the bestcultivated forms of literature, InBengal both these formsattained an early maturity inthe hands of Tagore and havesince made phenomenalprogress under his youngercontemporaries and succes-sors.Sanskrit is deemed as a deadlanguage, which is no longera spoken tongue. Nevert-

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Assistant Grade IIExamination-2005

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Time: 2½ hours Descriptive Part only Max: 100 Marks

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heless it is a very vital sourcelanguage on which all Indianlanguages, except Urdu, drawfor their vocabulary. Also it isa living fount of literaryinspiration to Indian writers.Perhaps there has not beensingle writer of outstandingdistinction in the modernperiod who has not drawnfreely on the wealth of bothSanskrit and EnglishliteratureThe position of English insome respects unique inIndia. On the one hand it isresented by the ultra-nationalist sentiment and onthe other it is still the mediumof higher education in mostof the Universities especiallyin science and technologyand the one link among theintelligentsia all over India.Apart from its utilitarianvalue as a language of highereducation in science, and asa link language, a fair numberof Indian writers, includingsuch eminent thinkerssteeped in Indian thought onVivekananda, Ranade,Gokhale, Aurobindo andRadhakrishnan havevoluntarily adopted it as theirliterary medium. Even thebulk of Mahatma Gandhi'swritings are in English.Some early pioneers in Indianlanguages were also temptedat the threshold of their careerto adopt English for theircreative writing, partlybecause they owed theirinspiration to Englishliterature and partly becausethey hoped thereby to reach awider audience

(5 marks)

7. Write two paragraphs on anytwo of the following:(a) Eco tourism in kerala(b) Empowerment of women(c) Your favourite Novelist

(2 × 5 =10)Part III

(REGIONAL LANGUAGE)1. Write two paragraphs on any

two of the following:(a) Alarming signals of

burgeoning population(b) Three-tier Panchayati Raj(c) Case for and against

coalition government.(d) Relevance of planning

under liberalisation(2 × = 10)

2. Write a short essay on any oneof the following (notexceeding 500 words)(a) Tsunami wreaked havoc

and the strategies totackle major naturalcalamities

(b) Economic crisis in Kerala.(c) Indian and World Trade

Organisation (WTO)3. Translate the following

passage into Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada.Ayurvedic knowledge in thiscountry has existed sincevedic times and we have beenextremely successful in usingvarious tradional systems ofmedicine. We have a very richflora of medicinal plants. TheAyurveda principle of cureare based on thefundamental knowledge ofthe five major elements, ie,earth water, fire, air andspace. The dynamicequilibrium of these has

resulted in not only life savingtreatments but the treatmentof the chronic ailmentswithout the side effects. TheIndian medicinal plant florahas some very importantworldwide popular species. Itis estimated that by 2050, theglobal market of herbal basedproducts may be around 5trillion dollars. Thephysicians of the 21st centurywould depend more and moreon plant based treatmenttaking the lead fromAyurveda. 70-80 percent ofworld population in thedeveloping countries may stillcontinue to depend on theherbal remedies. A holisticsystem of treatment which isthe underlying principle ofAyurveda maintaining thebalance between nature, manand environment mayprovide remedies for manydreadful diseases.

Answers withExplanations (A.G.E 2005)I. There are various theories for

the downfall of Indus ValleyCivilization. The mostaccepted version is that ofecological destruction.According to many scholars,some kind of depression inthe land, which cause floodsled to the destruction of IndusValley.

2. Early conservative Buddhism(500 BC 1 AD) was the firstgreat phase in thedevelopment of Buddhism.The Mahayana revitalization(Around 100 BC - AD 400)was the next great phase.

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The third great phase in thedevelopment of Buddhism isrepresented by the sects likeZen and Vajrayana.

3. In the Gupta Period, for the firsttime civil and Criminal lawwere clearly defined anddemarcated. Decentralisationof the Administrative authoritybegan during the Gupta age.The King was known bynames Maharaja, Rajadhiraja.

4. The Second battle of Tarainwas in the year 1192. In thisbattle, Muhammad Ghoridefeated Prithviraj Chauhanand captured the kingdom ofDelhi. Ghori's victoryfounded the Muslim rule inIndia.

5. Permanent settlement was aland revenue system,introduced in Bengal, Bihar,Orissa and districts ofBenaras and Northerndistricts of Madras by LordCornvallis in 1793, It declaredZamindars as the owners ofthe land. Hence, they couldkeep 1/11th of the revenuecollected to themselves while,the British got a fixed share of10/11th the revenuecollected.

6. Nalanda University wassituated in the south east of

the modern Patna city.Founded in the 5th CenturyA.D, it was the first residentialUniversity of the world. TheUniversity flourished duringthe 5th and 12th century. In1197-1203 AD BukhtiyarKhilji destroyed Nalanda andset fire to the establishment.

7. The Swadeshi movementbegan in India as an anti-partititon agitation againstthe partititon of Bengal in1905. The boycott of Britishproducts was followed by theadvocacy of Swadeshi and tobuy indegenously producedgoods as a patriotic duty.Charkha came to typify thepopular concern for country'seconomic Self sufficiency.

8. During the first world war,Turkey was allied withGermany and Austria againstthe British. After the war, theBritish removed the Sultan ofTurkey (Khalifa) from power.The Indian muslims regarded'Khalifa' as their spiritualleader and hence started theKhilafat movement in Indiafor the restoration of theKhalifa's position.

9. Gopal Krishna Gokhale andBalagangadhara Thilak

represented two approachesfor the Congress action.Gokhale was a moderate andThilak was known as anextremist. The moderatesbelieved in constitutionalagitations, while extremistsgave a call for passiveresistance.

10. Gandhi-Irwin pact, alsoknown as 'Delhi pact' wassigned on 5 March, 1931between Viceroy Irwin andGandhi. As a result of thisGandhi suspended Civildisobedience movement, andagreed to participate in thesecond session of the RoundTable confernece.

11. Bio-diesel is an alternative topetroleum based diesel fueland is made from renewableresources such as vegetableoils, animal fats or algae.Unlike petro diesel, it is bio-degradable and non-toxic,and it significantly reducestoxic and other emissionswhen burned as a fuel. It isone of the possible candidatesto replace fossil fuels as theworld's primary transportenergy source.

12. Decibel (dB) is the unit usedin acoustics to quantify souldlevels. The safe range ofaudible sound is 0-120 dB.

13. El Nino is the sea surfacetemperature anomaliesgreater than 0.50 C across thecentral tropical Pacific Ocean.Elnino means 'Christ child' inSpanish, which was given byfishermen working off thecoast of Peru and Ecuador,who noticed the pheno-menon, which often occursaround Christmas. El ninooccurs at irregular intervals

Nalanda University burnt down by the Muslim general Bakhtiyar Khilji in the year1194 C.E.

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of 2-7 years and usually lastsone or two years.

14. Chromosome is a, long,continuous piece of DNA,which contains genes. In1919, Thomas Hunt Morganproved that chromosomes arethe carriers of genes. TheChromosome number differsin different creature, and thechromosome number of manis 16.

15. Vitamin-K is an essentialvitamin needed to the body.Vitamin-K is mostly requiredfor blood coagulation.Normally it is produced bybacteria in the intestines.

16. Haritholsavam is anothername given to the 'Greeningthe State Programme'. It wascommenced from 9th August,2002. The objective ofHaritholsavam is to plantvarious species of seedlingsalong the sides of Nationaland State Highways with theactive participation ofNational Service SchemeVolunteers and NGOs.

17. Kalamandalam is the firstinstitution setup in Kerala tostart training in classicalperforming arts. It wasfounded by the great poet

Vallathol Narayana Menonin 1930, along the banks of theBharathapuzha in Cheruthu-ruthy, in Thrissur district.Today, Kalamandalam is aDeemed University.

18. KERAFED is the short nameof Kerala KerakarshakaSahakarana Federation Ltd.KERAFED was formed as anapex body of the co-operativesocieties involving thecoconut farmers of Kerala.'KERA' brand of coconut oilis produced by KERAFED.

19. MGP is the modernisation ofGovernment programme. Itwas initiated in Kerala tomodernise the governmentadministrative setup andimbibe efficiency to the system.

20. Mopilla Rebellion was thepeasant discontent erupted inthe Malabar region in August1921. Mopilla tenants of theregion rebelled against thelack of any security of tenure,renewal fees, high rents andother oppressive landlordexactions. More than 2,400Mopillas had lost their lives.

21. The Golden Quadrilateral isa National HighwaysDevelopment Projectconnecting important cities ofthe country, importantly New

Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata andChennai. The project will becompleted on build operateand transfer (BOT) basis. Theestimated cost is Rs 250.55billion.

22. Sagarmala is an ambitious1,00,000 crore projectanounced by the IndianPrime Minister on 2004. Theproject will encompass all thefacets of the maritime sector,including ports, shipping,ship building, inland waterways as well as maritimeeducation. The objectives areto be achieved in a time-frameof 8-10 years.

23. The 93rd constitutionalamendment was carried outin 2002. Through this, rightto education was included inthe list of FundamentalRights as Article-21A. As aresult of this amendment, thestate shall provide free andcompulsory education to allchildren of the age of 6 to 14..

24. Valmiki Ambedkar AwasYojana seeks to aneliorate theconditions fo urban slumdwellers living below thepoverty line who do notposses adequate shelters. Theprogramme was launched on2nd December, 2001.

25. Antyodaya Anna Yojana waslaunced on 25th December2001. Through this scheme 2crore poorest facilities in thecountry will get food grainsat highly subsidised rates.

Part - II General English1. (d) sustenance2. (c) Questionnaire, Hypocrisy,

systematically.3. The minister discussed the

matter in great detail with theTrade Union leaders.

4. imputed.5. Will he?Kerala Kalamandalam & the founder, Vallathol Narayana Menon (inset)

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Part I(GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)Answers can be written inEnglish or in any other regionallanguage.I. Write short notes on any two

of the following:1. The constitution, funct-

ions and duties of thePublic Service Commi-ssion

2. Operation Flood IIProgramme

3. The administrativemachinery of the state ascontemplated in theConstitution

(10 marks)II. Choose the correct answer out

of the alternatives suggestedunder each:

A. I. The crocodile farm islocated at(a) Kochi(b) Chennai(c) Mumbai(d) None of these

2. In which part of India dotea and coffee plantationsoverlap?(a) South India(b) East India(c) South-East India(d) South-West India

3. Which of the followingrivers flow westward?(a) Krishna(b) Cauvery(c) Mahanadi(d) Narmada

4. Madhya Pradesh issurrounded by how manystates?(a) Five(b) Seven(c) Nine(d) Ten

B. 1. Which newspaper wasstarted first?(a) Hindu(b) Economic Times(c) Indian Express(d) The Statesman

2. ‘Mohiniattam’ is a dancefrom .(a) Tamil Nadu(b) Kerala(c) Orissa(d)AndhraPradesh

3. States earn more revenuedirectly through which ofthe following taxes?(a) Sales tax(b) Customs duties(c) Excise duties(d) Income tax.

4. Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes toge-ther constitute what

percentage of India’spopulation(a) 9%(b) 15%(c) 22%(d) 25%

C. 1. Who wrote “VandeMataram”?(a) Bankim ChandraChatterjee(b) Rabindranath Tagore(c) Sarojini Naidu(d) Aurobindo Gosh

2. “Warrior from the South”is a book about(a) Kamaraj(b) Tippu Sultan(c) C. Rajagopalachari(d) V.V. Giri

3. “Nineteen Eighty-Four;”was written by(a) John Keats(b) George Orwell(c) Jawaharlal Nehru(d) Mulk Raj Anand

4. The weight of blood in anormal person is howmuch percent of his bodyweight ?(a) 5(b) app.6..5(c) app.8(d) app. 9

D. 1. The largest sugar-caneproducing state in Indiais

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(a) Madhya Pradesh(b) Bihar(c) Uttar Pradesh(d)Andhra Pradesh

2. Which of the followingrivers is called “destruc-tive river”?(a) Narmada(b) Kosi(c) Gandak(d) Tapti

3. In the 1984 OlympicGames, P.T. Usha tookpart in(a) 400 metre hurdles(b) 100 metre hurdles(c) 400 metre relay race(d) 1,500 metre relay race

4. The Ninth Five Year Planprovides an aggregateinvestment(a) Rs 8,80,000 crores(b) Rs.l,68,14l crores(c) Rs.3,48,148 crores(d) None of the ahove

E. l. When a bus suddenlystops a passengerstanding on the decktends to fall(a) backwards(b) forwards(c) sideways(d) remains where he is

2. The speed of sound ismaximum in(a) water(b) air(c) steel(d) vacuum

3. What is the materialwhich is safest towear while cooking?(a) Nylon(b) Terylene(c) Silk(d) Cotton

4. In an auditorium, bettersound is effected if itswalls are capable of

(a) reflecting the sound tothe audience(b) refracting the sound tothe stage(c) absorbing the sound(d) None of these

III. Name the following:(1) Chief of the Army Staff(2) Chief Justice of Kerala(3) Chief Election Commissi-

oner of India(4) The first Student Chief

Minister(5) Founder of Ramakrishna

Mission(5 Marks)

IV. Write an essay on anyone ofthe following:(1) The present economic

problems of Kerala, theirreasons and remedies.

(2) The physical and geogra-phical conditions ofKerala and the divisionsof the State for administ-rative purposes.

(15 Marks)Part II

(REGIONAL LANGUAGE)V. Make a precis of the following

in about a third of its lengthin your regional language.An often quoted expression isthat “Knowledge is power”,but so also are fanaticism,despotism, and ambition.Knowledge by itself, unlesswisely directed, may merelymake bad men moredangerous. Knowlege must beallied to goodness andwisdom, and embodied in anupright character, else it isnaught. Pestalozzi even heldintellectual training by itself

to be pernicious; insisting thatthe roots of knowledge muststrike and feed in the soil of areligious rightly-governedwill. The acquisition ofknowledge may, it is true,protect a man against themeaner felonies of life, but notin any degree against itsselfish vices, unless fortifiedby sound principles andhabits. Hence do we find indaily life so many instancesof men who are well-informedin intellect, but utterlydeformed in character; filledwith the learning of theschools, yet possessing littlepractical wisdom, and of-fering examples rather forwarning than imitation.It is possible that at this daywe may even exaggerate theimportance of literary culture.We are apt to imagine thatbecause we possess manylibraries, institutes, andmuseums, we are makinggreat progress. But suchfacilities may as often be ahinderance as a help toindividual self-culture of thehighest kind. The possessionof library, or the free use of it,no more constitutes learning,than the possession of wealthconstitutes generosity.Though we undoubtedlypossess great facilities, it isnevertheless true, as of old,that wisdom andunderstanding can onlybecome the possession ofindividual men by travellingthe old road of observation,attention; perseverance, andindustry. The possession ofthe mere materials ofknowledge is something verydifferent from wisdom andunderstanding, which are

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reached through a higherkind of discipline than that ofreading..The multitude of bookswhich modern readers wadethrough may producedistinction as much asculture. Reading is often buta mere passive reception ofother men’s thoughts; therebeing little or no active effortof the mind or building up thecharacter. Thus many thinkthat they are cultivating theirminds, when they are onlykilling time; of which perhapsthe best that can be said is thatit merely keeps them fromdoing worse things.It is also to be borne in mindthat the experience gatheredfrom books; though oftenvaluable, is but of the natureof learning; whereas theexperience gained from actuallife is of the nature of wisdom;and a small store of the latteris worth vastly more than anystock of the former. LordBolingbroke truly said that“Whatever study tendsneither directly nor indirectlyto make us better men andcitizen, is at best but aspecious and ingenious sortof idleness, and theknowledge we acquire by it,only a creditable kind ofignorance - nothing more.Useful though good readingmay be, it is yet only one modeof cultivating the mind; andis much less influential thanpractical, experience andgood example in theformation of character. Therewere wise, valiant and truehearted men bred in England,long before the existence of areading public. The Magna

Carta was secured by menwho signed the deed withtheir marks. Thus thefoundations of English libertywere laid by men who, thoughilliterate, were nevertheless ofthe very highest stamp ofcharacter.And it must be admitted thatthe chief object of culture is notmerely to fill the mind withother men’s thoughts, but toenlarge our intelligence, andrender us more efficientworkers in the sphere of life towhich we may be called.It is not how much a man mayknow that is of so muchimportance, as the end andpurpose for which he knowsit. The object of knowledgeshould be to mature wisdomand improve character, torender us better, happier andmore useful; more benevolent,more energetic, and moreefficient in the pursuit of everyhigh purpose in life. We mustourselves be and do, and notrest satisfied merely withreading and mediating overwhat other men have been anddone. Our best light must bemade life, and our best thought,action. The humblest and leastliterate must train his sense ofduty, and accustom himself toan orderly and diligent lite.Though talents are the gift ofnature, the highest virtue maybe acquired by men of thehumblest abilities, thoughcareful self discipline.Atleastwe ought to be able to say, asRichter did, “I have made asmuch out of myself as could bemade of the stuff, and no manshould require more”

(871 words)(15 Marks)

VI Write short notes on anyoneof the following:(1) The Supreme Court of

India(2) The Union Public Service

Commission(10 Marks)

VII. Write a letter to the Govermentdrawing attention to theurgent needs of your localityand requesting early action.

(5 Marks)Part III

(GENERAL ENGLISH)VIII.Correct mistakes if any, in the

following sentences:(1) He as well as his brother

were present in theexamination.

(2) The sum and substanceof the Minister’s speechare as follows.

(3) He works so hard that henever fails.

(4) It is pity that the son of amillionaire shouldindulge in stealing.’

(5) Not less than fiftypersons lost their lives inthe accident.

(10 marks)IX. Pick out the word or phrase

which is nearest in meaningto the key word:(1) Ovation

(a) applause(b) event(c) act of kindness(d) peak

(2) Spurious(a) illegal(b) odd(c) profundly humiliating(d) counterfeit.

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(3) Effulgence(a) boastfulness(b) radiance(c) effusiveness(d) enthusiasm

(4) Fusillade(a) gala event(b) volley of shots(c) confusion(d) unpleasant contrast

(5) Cajole(a) to joke(b) ignore(c) coax(d) be clever

X Use the following express-ions in a sentence to bring outtheir meanings:(1) To eat humble pie(2) To put one on one’s mettle(3) Sitting on the fence.(4) To pay off old scores(5) To stand in one’s own

light.XI. Choose the correct word from

among the alternatives given,to fill up the blanks in thefollowing sentences(1) You should be thankful to

me for this . .. ... ... . ofkindness.(act, action)

(2) His remarks wereexpunged from therecords as they were ..........(exceptionable, exceptional)

(3) You are a grown upperson, yet your habitsare ..........(childlike, childish)

(4) My superior officer is very..........(complacent; complaisant)

(5) It is . . . .. . . .. . that theemployees do not payattention to what thedirector says.(regrettable, regretful)

Answers withExplanations (A.G.E 1986)I. For answers to questions 1,

2 and 3, see the concernedsections of the Rank File.

II.A I. (b) Chennai. There is a

crocodile farm at NeyyarDam, in Kerala.

2. (a) South India. There arecoffee and tea planta tionsin Kerala and Karnataka.Karnataka is the leadingproducer of coffee inIndia. Kerala is thesecond largest producerof tea in India afterAssam, the Tea Garden ofIndia.

3. (d) Narmada, Tapti,Sabarmati are the mainrivers of India which flowwestwards and drain inthe Arabian Sea. SSP(Sardar Sarovar Project) isbeing built in Narmadawhich is in Gujarat. NBA(Narmada BachavoAndolan) of MedhaPatkar is campaigningagainst the constructionof SSP.

4. (b) Seven; they areMaharasthra, Gujarat,Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,Bihar, Orissa, AndhraPradesh. Assam is alsosurrounded by sevenstates;

B. 1. (a) The Hindu (1878). Theoldest existing Englishnewspaper is The Timesof India established in1838. The Tribune(Chandigarh) wasstarted in 1881. TheStatesman (New Delhi)was started in 1931.Presently Dainik Jagaran

is the largest circulatingdaily in India. It is followedby the Dainik Bhaskaraccording to ABC (AuditBureau of Circulation)report. The Gujarati dailyBombay Samachar is theoldest existing news paperin Asia. It was establishedin 1822. The firstnewspaper published inIndia was the BengalGazette published fromCalcutta in 1780 by JamesA. Hickey.

2. (b) Kerala. Bharathanatyamis the dance form of TamilNadu. Odissi is the danceform of Orissa. Kuchipudiis the dance form ofAndhra Pradesh.

3. (a) SalesTax. The biggest taxcontributor to the Centreis excise duty.

4. (c) 24.4%. (2001 census)C. 1. (a) Bankim Chandra

Chatterjee. VandeMataram is our nationalsong and it is taken fromhis book ‘Anand Math’.It was first sung at the1896 session of the IndianNational Congress. Ournational anthem“Janagana mana” waswritten by Tagore. It wasfirst sung at the Kolkattasession of the IndianNational Congress onDecember 27,1911.Sarojini Naidu, theNightingale of India, wasthe author of ‘GoldenThreshold’, ‘The song ofIndia’ and ‘Broken Wing’.Aurobindo Ghosh, whobegan as an extremist andended a spiritualist., isthe author of ‘Life Divine’and ‘Savithri’.

2. (c) C. Rajagopalachari.

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3. (c) George Orwell. He wasalso the author of ‘AnimalFarm’. John Keats was theEnglish romantic poetwho wrote poems like‘Isabela’, ‘The Eve ofSt.Agnes’, ‘Ode to aGrecian Urn’ etc. MulkRaj Anand wrote ‘TheCoolie’, ‘The Two Leavesand a Bud’, ‘The Village’,‘The Untouchable’,‘Confessions of a Lover’,‘The Bride’s Book ofBeauty’, ‘The Sword andSickle’ etc. Nehru is theauthor of ‘The Discoveryof India’, Glimpses ofWorld History’, ‘Lettersfrom a Father to hisDaughter’.

4. (a) 8%. An average healthyperson has about 5 litresof blood in the body.Heamoglobin in RBC(Red Blood Corpuscles)gives blood red colour.RBCs are produced inbone marrow and in thespleen and liver about100-120 days. WBCs(White Blood Corpuscles)are the soldiers of thebody’s defence system.WBCs are far less innumber than RBCs.

D. 1.(c) Uttar Pradesh. SinceUttar Pradesh leads inproduction of sugarcane,it is known as the SugarBowl of lndia. MadhyaPradesh leads in theproduction of jower,Andhra Pradesh leads inthe production of tobacco.Bihar is primarily themineral state of India.

2 (b) Kosi. It is the tributary ofGanga. Tapti andNarmada are the mainrivers of India which flowwestwards and draininto the Arabian Sea.

Gandak is anothertributary of Ganga.

3. (a) 400 metre hurdles. She isthe first Indian woman(and fifth Indian) to reachthe finals of an Olympicevent by winning her400m hurdles semi-final(1984 Los AngelesOlympics). She missedthe bronze by 1/100second. She created newAsian record in all events.She participated in the10th Asian Games inSeoul. She is known as theGolden Girl of India.

4. (a) 8,80,000 crores. NinthPlan (1997-2002) aims for7% targeted growth rate.

E1. (b) Forwards.2 ( c) In steel the speed is 5000

m/sec but in glass it isbetween 5000-6000m/sec. In air it is 331 m/secand in water it is onlyl500 m/sec. Sound doesnot travel through avacuum.

3. (d) Cotton. All othermaterials easily catch fireand flare up quickly.

4. (c) Absorbing the sound. Inother cases there will beechoing that affects theclarity of sound.

III.I. Lt General Deepak

Kapoor took over as theChief of Army Staff onSeptember 30, 2007.

2. H. Lakshmi NarayanDuttu is the new ChiefJustice of Kerala HighCourt (2007)

3. N. Gopalaswami is theChief Election Commiss-ioner.

4. Prabhulla Kumar (2007)5. Swami Vivekananda.

IV & V, VI & VII. See the descriptivesection of the rank file.

VIII.I. He as well as his brother

was present in theexamination.

2. The sum and substanceof the Minister’s speech isas follows.

3. No error in the sentence.4. It is a pity that the son of

a millionaire indulges instealing.

5. No fewer than fiftypersons lost their lives inthe accident.

IX.1. (a) applause2. (d) counterfeit3. (b) radiance4. (b) volley of shots5. (c)coax

X1. When he realised his

mistake, he had to eathumble pie and apologised.

2. The teacher was put onher mettle when the boywas rude.

3. Unable to decide whowas wrong, Mukesh saton the fence until thematter was resolved.

4. When Sumesh asked fora loan, Ramesh was ableto pay off old scores byrefusing.

5. The ageing actor stood in hisown light as he talkedabout himself all evening.

XI.1. act.2. exceptionable3. childish4. complacent5. regrettable

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Part IGENERAL KNOWLEDGEAnswers will be written inEnglish or in any other regionallanguage.I. Write short notes on any two

of the following :I. The National Emblem of

India2. The secular nature of

India as set down for inthe Constitution.

3. Helpage India.(10 marks)

II. Choose the correct answer outof the alternatives suggestedagainst each: (20 marks)

A 1. Kulu Valley is in(a) Kashmir(b) Punjab(c) Himachal Pradesh(d) None of these

2. The Corbett NationalPark is located in(a) West Bengal(b) Gujarat(c) Bihar(d) None of these

3. Which among the follo-wing cities is situated ona river bank?(a) Hyderabad(b) Dhanbad(c) Darjeeling(d) Amritsar

4. The highest tea produc-ing state in India is(a) Tamil Nadu(b) Assam(c) Kerala(d) Bengal

B. 1. Yakshagana is a well-known dance form of(a) Kerala(b) Andhra Pradesh(c) Karnataka(d) None of these

2. “The Tribune” is publis-hed from(a) Mumbai(b)Chandigarh(c) Kolkatta(d) Patna

3. The National DefenceAcademy is located at(a) Dehra Dun(b) Kirkee .(c) New Delhi(d) Khadakvasala

4. The massacre of Jallian-wala Bagh was in(a) 1929(b) 1922(c) 1919(d) 1911

C 1. Lathur is in(a) Maharashtra(b) Uttar Pradesh(c) Gujarat(d) Bihar

2. The present Chairman ofCHOGM is(a) Benazir Bhutto(b) Dr. Mahadir(c) Dr. Kenneth Kaunda(d) None of these

3. The flag of the U.N. shows(a) The rising sun betw-een two small stars(b) The world map betw-een two olive branches(c) 50 stripes and 13 stars(d) A large star, four smallstars and a wheel

4. The currency of China is(a) Yen(b) Yuan(c) Taka(d) Lira

D. 1. Who wrote “Hypocracyis your religion; pretentionyour life; dust the end”?

2. The author of “PrisonDiary” is(a) Gandhiji(b). Shakespeare(c) Milton(d.) None of these

3. “Kaviyude Kalpadukal”is the autobiography of(a) Joseph Mundesseri(b) VayalarRama Varma(c) P. Kunhiraman Nair(d) G. Sankara Kurup

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4. The author of ‘’ParankiPadayali” is(a) Edappalli RaghvanPillaib) Sardar K.M. Panlkar(c) C.Madhavan Plllai(d) K.C. Kesava Pillai

E. 1. A man stepping out of afast moving train falls tothe ground due to -(a) the gravitational pullof the earth(b) the speed of the trainand the slow movementof the man(c) the resting of his feeton the ground and thecontinuing movement ofthe upper part of his body(d) None of these

2. Rainbow is caused due toa) refraction.(b) interference of light(c) total internal reflec-tion(d) refraction and disper-sion

3. Fire from electric short-circuit is not extinguishedby water, as(a) there is possibility ofelectric shock(b) fire burns more furiously(c) water gets heated(d) fire is not put out

4. Food is cooked quickly ina pressure cooker because(a) the cooker gets more heat(b) the cooker is tightlyclosed(c) the cooker is made ofgood quality metal(d) the pressure of steamincreases

III. Name the following: (5marks)1 . The Comptrol1er and

Auditor-General of India

2. The Chief ElectoralOfficer for Kerala

3. The Nobel Prize winnerof 1997 for Literature

4. The winner of JawaharlalNehru Award, for Inter-national Understanding,1996

5. The Secretary-General ofthe Commonwealth.

IV. Write an essay on any one ofthe following:I. “Planning should be

from the grassroot level.”How far is this principlereflected in the JawaharRozgar Yojna? .

2. Men will wrangle forreligion, write for it, fightfor it, die for it- anythingbut live for it.

(15 marks)Part II

(REGIONAL LANGUAGE)Answer will be written inMalayalam or in any otherregional language.V. Write a precis of the following

in about a third of its length:Gotami was her family name,but because she tired easily,she was called Kisa Gotamior Frail Gotami. She was bornat Savatthi in a poverty-stricken house. When shegrew up, she married, goingto the house of her husband’sfamily to live. There, becauseshe was the daughter of apoverty-stricken house, theytreated her with contempt.After a time she gave birth toa son. Then, they accorded herrespect.But, when that boy of herswas old enough to play andrun hither and about, he died.Sorrow sprang up within her.Thought she: Since the birthof my son, I, who was once

denied honour and respect inthis very house, have receivedrespect. These folk may evenseek to cast my son away.Taking her son on her hip, shewent about from one housedoor to another, saying, “Giveme medicine for my son!”Wherever people encou-ntered her, they said, “Wheredid you ever meet withmedicine for the dead?’ Sosaying they clapped theirhands and laughed inderison. She had not theslightest idea of what theymeant.Now, a certain wise man sawher and thought: Thiswoman must have beendriven out of her mind by thesorrow of her son. But,medicine for her, one else islikely who knows:- TheProfessor of the Ten Forces,alone is likely to know. Saidhe, “Woman, as for themedicine for your son —thereis no one else who knows ;-The Professor of the TenForces, the foremostindividual in the world ofmen andthe worlds of theGods, resides at aneighbouring monastery. Sogo to him and ask.” ,The man speaks the truth,thought she. Taking her sonon her hip, when theTathagata sat down in theseat of the Buddha, ‘she tookher stand in the outer circle ofthe congregation and said:“O Exalted One, give memedicine for my son!”The teacher, seeing that shewas ripe for conversion, said:“You did well, Gotami, incoming hither for medicine.Go, enter the city, make therounds of the entire city,beginning at the beginning,

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and in whatever house no onehas ever died, from thathouse, fetch tiny grains ofmustard seed.” “Very well,reverend Sir,” said she.Delighted in heart, sheentered within the city and atthe very first house said “TheProfessor of the Ten Forcesbids me fetch tiny grains ofmustard seed for medicine formy son. Give me tiny grain ofmustard seed.”‘’Alas! Gotami,” said they,and brought and gave to her.“This particular seed I cannottake. In this house, someonehas died!””What say you, Gotami! Hereit is impossible to count thedead!”“Well then, enough! I’ll nottake it. The Professor of theTen Forces did tell me not totake mustard seed from ahouse where anyone has everdied.”In this same way she went tothe second house and to thethird. Thought she: In theentire city, this. must be theway! This the Buddha, fullcompasssion for the welfareof mankind, must have seen!Overcome with emotion, shewent outside the city, carriedher son to the burning groundand holding him in herhands said: “Dear little son, Ithought,that you alone hadbeen overtaken by this thing,which men call death. Butyou are not the only one deathhas overtaken. This is a lawcommon to all mankind.” Sosaying, she cast her son awayin the burning ground. Thenshe uttered:“No village law, no law ofmarket town,No law of a single house isthis -

Of all the world and all theworlds of GodsThis only is the law, that allthings are impermanent,”Now, when she had so said,she went to the teacher. Saidthe teacher to her: “Gotami,did you get the tiny grains ofmustard seed?’’“Done reverend Sir, is thebusiness of the mustard seed!Only give me a refuge!” Thenthe teacher recited to her thefollowing:“That man who delights inchildren and cattle,That man whose heartadheres there to,Death takes that man andgoes his way,As sweeps away a mightyflood a sleeping village.Though one should live ahundred years,Not seeing the Region of theDeathless, Better were it forone to live a single day,The Region of the DeathlessSeeing.”

(15 marks)VI. Write short notes on anyone

of the following;-(I) The discretionary powers

of the Governor of a stateunder the IndianConstitution.

(2) The special recruitmentprogramme of the KeralaPublic Service Commi-ssion.

(10 marks)VII. Draft a letter to the editor of a

newspaper pointing out theinconsistencies andanomalies in the revisedasssessment of building taxby the Corporation.OR

Draft a circular to thesubscribers of a monthlymagazine, reminding thereaders of the due for renewal.

(5 marks)Part III

(GENERAL ENGLISH)This part will be answered inEnglish only.VIII Correct mistakes, if any, in the

following sentences:(1) I or you are not happy

over the present situa-tion in the country.

(2) The Finance Minister hasleft for Delhi last week.

(3) If I were present atBombay, I would havemet my friend there.

(4) After the last generalelections, Shri E.K.Nayanar was elected asthe Chief Minister.

(5) Standing near the road,an autorickshaw struckhim down.

(6) The teacher tested the boyif he could solve theproblem.

(7) One must do his duty.(8) What is the time in your

watch?(9) They are all coming to see

their parents for Onam,isn’t it ?

(10) We have a finer plan thanyours.

(10 marks)IX. Use the following pairs of

words in sentences to bringout the differences in theirmeanings :-(a) Descent and Dissent(b) Might and Mite(c) Difference and Deference(d) Bail and Bale(e) Stationary and Stationery

(10 marks)

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X. Pick out the word or phrasenearest in meaning to the keyword:1. Succour

(a) to cherish(b) serve(c) help(d) nurture

2. Viable(a) workable(b) questionable(c) credible(d) vital

3. Impediment(a) question(b) requirement(c) blunder(d) hindrance

4. Ransack(a) walk with a pack(b) raze(c) search thoroughly(d) run wild

5. Parry(a) to reject(b) pierce(c) ward off(d) cut away bit by bit

XI. Rewrite as directed:(a) At my request, he put his

signature on the paper.(Substitute the underlinednouns with verbs.)

(1 mark)(b) Hard as she worked, she

did not succeed.(Use “not withstanding”.)

(1 mark)(c) I tried every method. (Into

negative.) (lmark)(d) He asked me when I

intended to leave Delhi. Itold him that as the nextday would be spent inmeeting old friends, Icould only hope to leaveby the day after, at theearliest.(Into direct speech)

Answers withExplanations (A.G.E 1989)1. For answers to these

questions. see the descriptivepart of this Rank File

II A1. (c) Kulu Valley is in

Himachal Pradesh. It is awell known tourist centre(at Nainital).

2. (d) The Corbett NationalPark is in Uttar Pradesh.The park is named afterthe well-known hunterJim Corbett who wrote thebook ‘The Man eaters ofKumaon’, after hisinnumerable encounterswith tigers whichterrorised the localpopulation.

3. (a) Hyderabad. It is situatedon the banks of the Musiriver.

4. (b) Assam. (Since Assam isthe leading producer oftea, it is called the TeaGarden of India. India isthe leading producer oftea in the world. China isin the second position:)

B1. (c) Karnataka. (Mohiniyatt-

am and Kathakali are thewell-known dance formsof Kerala; likewiseKuchupudi is associatedwith Andhra Pradesh,Odyssi with Orissa andBharatnatyam withTamil Nadu.)

2 (b) Chandigarh. (Theimportant newspaperspublishing from Mumbaiare the Times of India, theIndian Express and theFree Press Journal. AnandBazar Patrika, the

Telegraph, the AmritBazar Patrika arepublished from Calcutta.The newspapers publis-hed in Patna are theIndian Express andViswamitra.

3. (d) Khadakvasla, near Pune.Indian Military Academyand Rashtriya IndianMilitary college are inDehra Dun. NationalDefence College is in NewDelhi. College of MilitaryEngineering is at Kirkee.

4. (c) 1919, April 13. MontagueChelmsford Reforms (TheGovernment of India Act,1919) was also passed in1919. The Purna Swarajresolution was passed in1929 at the LahoreSession of Congress.Chauri Chaura (U.P.)incident took place in1922. Shifting of BritishIndia’s capital fromCalcutta to Delhi and therepealing of the partitionof Bengal were in 1911.These events took placeduring the time of ViceroyHardinge.

C1. Maharashtra. Lathur

was completely destro-yed by the terribleearthquake that ravagedin Maharashtra inSeptember 1993.

2. (d) None of these. Thepresent Chairman of .CHOGM is YoweriMuseveni (Uganda)

3. (b) The world map betweentwo olive branches. Thecolour of the flag is lightblue and the emblem iswhite at the centre of theflag.

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4. (b) Yuan. (Yen is the currencyof Japan. Taka is thecurrency of Bangladesh.Lira is the currency ofItaly.)

D 1.2. (d) ‘Prison Diary’ was

written by JayaprakashNarayan. He was thesocialist Indian freedomfighter and Sarvodayaleader. He is popularlyknown as J.P. andLoknayak. It was he whoadvocated partylessdemocracy for India. Hisother books are ‘WhySocialism?’, ‘TowardsStruggle’, ‘From Sociali-sm to Sarvodaya’ etc.

3. (c) P. Kunhiraman Nair.‘Aishya’ and ‘Padippa-thija Pattukal’ are writtenby Vayalar Rama Varma.‘Kavyapeedika’ is thebook written by JosephMundesseari. Wellknown books of G.Sankara Kurup are‘Odakkuzhal’, ‘InnuNjan Nale Nee’.

4. (b) Sardar K.M.Panikar. Hewas the first president ofKerala Sahithya Aca-demy. He is also theauthor of ‘Kerala Sim-ham’.

E1. (c) The resting of his feet on

the ground and thecontinued movement ofthe upper part of hisbody.

2 (b) Interference of light.3. (a) If you put water on an

electric wire you will geta bad electric shock. Butif you remember to turnoff the current first, you

can easily put out the firewith water.

4. (a) The cooker gets moreheat. In a pressure cookerdue to pressure built upinside, the boiling pointof the water increases. Sothe food inside it getsmore heat and cooksquickly.

III.1. Vijayendra N Kaul (2007)2. Nalini Netto (2007)3. Dario Fo, Italian playwright.

(This question has beenedited. The original questionwas about the 1989 winner ofNobel Prize for Literature).Nobel Prize 2006 - OrhanPamuk (Turkey)

4. Mahathir Bin Mohammed,Prime Minister of Malaysia.

5. Don Mckinnon (2007,Newzealand)

IV 1 & 2 Refer the descriptivesection of the Rank File.

V. Refer the translation sectionof the Rank File.

VI. 1 &2 Refer the Rank File.VII. See the descriptive part of the

Rank File.VIII1. You or I am not happy over

the present situation in thecountry.

2. The Finance Minister left forDelhi last week.

3. If I had been present atBombay, I would have met myfriend there.

4. After the general elections,Shri E.K Nayanar was electedChief Minister.

5. While he was standing nearthe road, an auto- rickshawstruck him down. .

6. The teacher tested the boy tosee if he could solve theproblem.

7. One must do one’s duty.8. What is time by your watch?9. They are all coming to see

their parents for Onam, aren’tthey?

10. Our plan is finer than yours.IX (a) Since it was a deep

decent, she needed myhelp. His strong dissentto corruption in highplaces made him resignfrom the ministry.

(b) In olden times might wasright. Even a mite canserve a noble cause.

(c) The difference betweenthe present governmentand the earlier one is veryevident now.

The young should alwaysshow deference to theaged.

(d) The court refused to givehim bail.He could’nt lift the baleof cotton since it was veryheavy.

(e) No stationery shop wasnear our house.Wait until the train isstationary beforealighting.

X. 1. (c) 2.(a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c)XI

(a) When 1 requested, hesigned the paper.

(b) Not withstanding herhard work, she could notsucceed.

(c) I spared no method(d) “When do you intend to

go to Delhi?” he askedme. “As I will bespending tomorrowmeeting friends,” Ireplied, “I can only hopeto leave by the day afterat the earliest.”

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1. The famous wall street is in............

2. Who directed the film‘Parinayam’?

3. Who was the first EducationMinister of India?

4. Who is the Chief Minister ofMaharashtra?

5 Who is the permanant IndianRepresentative to the U.N. ?

6. Who is the Prime Minister ofJapan ?

7. Who are the winners of theWimbledon Mixed Doubles2003 ?

8. Who appoints the Chairmanof the Union Public ServiceCommission?

9. What is the full form ofSAPTA ?

10 The President presented anaward to Indira GoswamiDevi in 2001. What was theaward?

11. Give the full form of VAT12. What is the Technopark ?13. What is India’s stand on

nuclear proliferation?Questions (14-18): Carry 2 markseach.14. What is the homosphere?15. Where was the first ever

World Summit for Social

Development held and whatdoes it aim at?

16. Who was the latest winner ofthe Jawaharlal Nehru Awardfor International Understan-ding? What is his/hercontribution?

17. What is a Computer? Whichare the main components of aComputer System, in terms ofhardware?

18. “Education is a uniqueinvestment in the present andfuture”. What does thisimply?

Questions (19 & 20): Eachquestion carries one mark19. Rewrite as directed

(a) Rash driving causesmany accidents. (Changeinto passive voice)

(b) Let’s go for a walk. (Adda suitable question tag)

(c) It is so dark that I cannotsee anything. (Rewriteusing “too”)

(d) John said, “What is yourname?” (Rewrite inindirect speech)

20. Correct the followingsentences:(a) Sun rises in the east.(b) Write the exercise with

ink.(c) He is working since 1980.

(d) I laid in bed till eight inthe morning.

21. Fill in the blanks withsuitable words:(a) Where has this car come

..... ?(b) You will miss the bus .....

you hurry(c) He ..... come if you called

him(3 Marks)

22. (a) Give one word for thefollowing:1. One who writes plays2. A place where monks live(b) Choose the words which

mean CHIEF andMOTIONLESS fromamong those given inbrackets: (Principle,Principal, Stationary,Stationery)

(c) Pick out the wordswrongly spelt Grammer,Pronunciation, Fourty,Ninety

(3 Marks)23. Write a paragaraph of about

120 words on one of thefollowing topics.

(8 Marks)(a) Travelling and its advan-

tages(b) The choice of books(c) Trees





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24. Read the following passageand answer the questionsgiven below:

(8 Marks)Grown-up students shoulddevote the whole of theirvacation to village service. Tothis end, instead of takingtheir walks along beatenpaths, they should walk to thevillages and study theconditions of the village folkand befriend them. This habitwill bring them in contactwith the villagers, who, whenthe students actually go tostay in their midst, will, byreason of the previousoccasional contact, receivethem as friends rather than asstrangers. During the longvacation, the students willstay in the villages and offerto conduct classes and toteach the rules of sanitationto the villagers. They will alsoteach them the use of everyspare minute. In order thatthis may be done, studentsand teachers will have torevise their ideas of the usesof vacation. Often dothoughtless teachersprescribe lessons to be doneduring the vacation in just theperiod when students’ mindsshould be free from routinework and be left free for self-help and original develop-ment.(a) Write in one sentence the

central idea of thepassage.

(b) What is the methodsuggested for developingdevotion to village work?

(c) What should the studentsdo during the vacation?

(d) What does the writerthink about vacations?

25. Translate the followingpassage into Malayalam /Tamil/Kannada:

(12 Marks)In Europe there are fourseasons, Spring, Summer,Autumn and Winter but inIndia there are only three, thecold, the hot and the rainyseasons. The people of Indiadepend upon a successfulrainy season for their food,drink, clothing, etc.The rain clouds are carried toIndia by strong winds whichblow over the Indian Oceanduring certain months andare known as the“Monsoons”. There are twomonsoons. One of theseblows from the north-eastfrom October to April andbrings rain to the eastern partof the peninsula, the otherblows from the south-westand gives rain not only to thewestern, but also to the centraland northern parts of thecountry, right up to theHimalayas, from June toOctober. “Monsoons”, whichoriginally meant theseperiodical winds, have cometo denote the rains which theybring and a good monsoonstands for a good or bad rainyseason.

26. Write a paragraph of about120 words in Malayalam orTamil or Kannada on any oneof the following topics:

(8 Marks)(a) Your ambition in life(b) The value of sports(c) The importance of

English study

Answers withExplanations (A.G.E 1995)1. New York2. Hariharan.3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad4. Vilasrao Deshmukh5. Nirupam Sen (2007)6. Shinzo Abe (2007)7. Leander Paes of India and

Martina Navaratilova ofAmerica. Jamie Murray andJelena Jankovie (2007)

8. The President of India.9. South Asian Preferential

Trade Agreement. SAFTA isSouth Asian Free Trade Area.

10. Jnanpith : reciepient of Janpithaward 2004 - Kahmir poetRehman Rahi.

11. VAT- Value Added Tax.MODVAT is Modified ValueAdded Tax.

Rehman RahiRehman Rahi is an Indian Kashmiripoet, translator and critic. He wasawarded the Sahitya Akademi Awardin 1961 for his poetry collectionNawroz-i-Saba, the Padma Shri in2000, and India's highest literaryaward the Jnanpith Award (for the year2004) in 2007. He is the first Kashmiriwriter to be awarded the Jnanpith,India's highest literary award.

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12. Technopark is an institutionwhich provides basicfacilities under one roof forthe growth of electronic andcomputer industries on anexclusive campus. India’sfirst Technopark has been setup at Thiruvananthapuram.

13. India believes in the peacefuluse of nuclear power. It isagainst the proliferation ofnuclear weapons in theworld. But India refuses tosign NPT (Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty) andCTBT (Comprehensive TestBan Treaty), because theirprovisions are discrimi-natory. While they want tocheck the proliferationamong nonnuclear powers,they are silent about thenuclear capabilities ofnuclear power countries.

14. The atmospheric region upto90 km from the earth wherethe composition of variousgases is uniform.

15. Copenhagen in March 1995.Promoting social develop-ment across the world byproviding social protection toindividuals, assisting socialintegration and maintainingsocial peace, povertyeradication and employmentcreation.

16. Hosni Mubarak, EgyptianPresident is the winner of theaward for 1995. The award isgiven for outstandingcontribution to the promotionof international understan-ding and world peace.2005 recipient - WangariMaathai.2006 recipient - Luladasilva,Brazil President.

17. A Computer is a fast andaccurate electronic symbolprocessing machine that callaccept, store, and processdata and can produce usefulinformation as output. Themain parts of hardware areInput Device, CentralProcessing Unit (CPU) andOutput Device.

18. The money, energy and timeone devotes for education atpresent will repay with richdividends now and in future.It will make the child not onlya better individual but also avaluable social asset.

19.(a) Many accidents are

caused by rash driving.(b) Shall we ?(c) It is too dark to see

anything .(d) John asked me what my

name was.20. (a) The sun rises in the east

(Since the sun is a uniqueplanet it needs a definitearticle).

(b) Write the exercise in ink(write with a pen in inkon paper).

(c) He has been workingsince 1980. (To link thepresent with the past,present perfect or presentperfect continuous tenseis used. Since the personis still working the lattershould be used.)

(d) I lay in bed till eight in themorning. The past tenseof lie is lay; lie -lay -lain.

21. (a) from (b) unless(c) would

22. (a) 1. Playwright2. Monastery

(b) Principal, Stationary(c) Grammar, Forty.

23, 26. Refer essay portion of theRank File.

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(b) Students should walk tothe villages and study theconditions of the villagefolk and befriend them.

(c) The students should stayin the villages and offerto conduct classes and toteach the rules ofsanitation to the villagers.

(d) The vacation is not thetime for routine learning.It is a time for self helpand originaldevelopment.

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Questions 1 to 13. Answer in oneword or at the most one sentence.Each question carries 1 mark.1. What do you mean by

Amnesty ?2. What is Basic Education ?3. Which country won the

World Cup Cricket Tourna-ment in 1999 ?

4. What is Adam’s Bridge andwhere is it situated ?

5. What is Dry Ice ?6. Who wrote these words

‘‘Whom the gods love dieyoung’’?.

7. Write the full form ofCOFEPOSA.

8. What is a Commutator ?9. Who is the present Scientific

Adviser to Defence Ministerof India ?

10. When was the first Sputniklaunched by U.S.S.R. ?

11. Who invented Microphone ?12. What is the Unit for

measuring the wavelength oflight?

13. Which day is observed asWorld Thrift Day every year?

(13 x 1 = 13 marks)Questions 14 to 18. Answer intwo or three sentences. Eachquestion carries 2 marks.

14. What are the aims of theOlympics Movement ?

15. What are Trade Winds ?16. What is meant by Milky Way ?17. What is Y2K problem ?18. What are the functions of

Reserve Bank of India ?(5 x 2 = 10 marks)

19. Rewrite as directed :(a) He had many disciples. The

greatest of them was Aristotle(Combine into a simplesentence).

(b) The wind is very strong; itwill blow the roof off (Rewriteusing ‘‘enough to’’).

(c) ‘‘Hello ! where are you going?’’, Meera asked John (Rewritein Reported Speech).

(d) Nobody has ever spoken tome like that before (Changeinto the Passive Voice).

(4 marks)20. Correct the following

sentences :(a) The reason for his failure was

because he did not work hard.(b) This settlement was founded

an year ago.(c) We have had a very enjoyable

holiday last summer.(d) No sooner had the cricket

match started, when it beganto rain. (4 marks)

21. Fill in the blanks with suitablewords :(a) I can’t help you ....... you

tell me the truth.(b) The police accused him

....... murder.(c) ....... of those people have

you met before ?(3 marks)

22. (a) Give one word for thefollowing :-

(i) One who travels in aspacecraft

(ii) Period of 1000 years.(1 mark)

(b) Choose the words whichmean change and calmfrom among those givenbelow :altar, alter, quiet, quite(1mark)

(c) Pick out the wrongly speltwords:vacuum, casuality,beginning, vegitarian

(1 mark)23. Write a paragraph of about

120 words on one of thefollowing topics :(a) ‘‘Strike while the iron is

hot’’(b) International terrorism(c) Town life and Country

life (8 marks)

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24. Read the following passageand answer the questionsgiven below :It is very easy to acquire badhabits, such as eating toomany sweets, or too muchfood, or drinking too muchfluid of any kind, or smoking.The more we do a thing, themore we tend to like doing it,and if we do not continue todo it, we feel unhappy. Thisis called the force of habit,and the force of habit shouldbe fought against.Things which may be verygood when only done fromtime to time, tend to becomevery harmful when done toooften and too much. Thisapplies even to such goodthings as work or rest. Somepeople form a bad habit ofworking too much, and othersidling too much. The wiseman always remembers thisis true about himself andchecks any bad habit.One of the most widelyspread bad habits is the useof tobacco. Tobacco is nowsmoked or chewed by men,often by women, and even bychildren, almost all over theworld. I very much doubtwhether there is any good inthe habit, even when tobaccois not used to excess ; and it isextremely difficult to get ridof the habit when once it hasbeen formed.(a) What is meant by the

force of habit ?(b) Who is the wise man ?(c) Why is the use of tobacco

one of the commonest badhabits in the world ?

(d) Why does the authorthink that even moderate

use of tobacco is a veryharmful habit ?

(8 marks)25. Translate the following

passage into Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada :In this world of human affairsthere is no worse nuisancethan a boy at the age offourteen. He is neitherornamental nor useful. It isimpossible to showeraffection on him as on a littleboy. If he talks with a childishlisp, he is called a baby; andif he answers in a grown upway, he is called impertinent.In fact any talk at all from himis resented. Then he is at theunattractive growing age. Hegrows out of his clothes withindecent haste; his voicegrows hoarse and his facegrows suddenly angular andunsightly. It is easy to excusethe shortcomings of earlychildhood, but it is hard totolerate even unavoidablelapses in a boy of fourteen.The lad himself becomespainfully conscious of his lot.When he talks with elderlypeople he is either undulyforward, or else so undulyshy that he appears ashamedof his very existence. Yet it isat this very age in his heart ofhearts a young lad mostcraves for recognition andlove.

(12 marks)26. Write a paragraph of about

120 words in Malayalam orTamil or Kannada on any oneof the following topics:(a) Computerisation(b) Corruption in public life(c) Education of women

(8 marks)

Answers withExplanations (A.G.E 2000)1. Amnesty means ‘general

pardon’. It is forgiveness by agovernment for crimesagainst it. Amnesty restoreswrongdoers to the legal statusthey had before committingthe crimes.

2. Basic Education is Educationin 3R’s. i.e., Reading, Writingand Arithmetic. Now-a-dayscomputer awareness is beingconsidered as the 4th R

3. Australia. Australia (2007)4. Adam’s Bridge is a group of

sand islands (a line of rocksand sand) and it lies betweenIndia and Sri Lanka.

5. Solid Carbondioxide is calleddry ice.

6. Lord Byron7. Conservation of Foreign

Exchange and Prevention OfSmuggling (Activities) Act.

8. Commutator is a device usedto change or reverse thedirection in which an electriccurrent is flowing. in dynamo,it is used to convert thealternating current into directcurrent.

Commutator

9. M Natarajan (2007)10. October 4, 195711. Alexander Graham Bell12. Angstrom (A0)13. October 30.

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14. The aim of the OlympicMovement is to encourageworld peace and friendshipand to promote healthysporting competition amongthe youth of the world.

15. Trade wind is a strong windthat blows towards theequator from the north east orsouth east. In the days ofsailing ships, sailorsdepended greatly on tradewinds. The paths of thesewinds were so regular,especially over the oceans,that early navigators namedthem trade winds, whichmeant course or track winds.

16. Milky Way is the galaxy thatincludes the Sun, the earthand the rest of the solarsystem. The Milky WayGalaxy contains billions ofstars. The diameter of theMilky Way is about 1,00,000light years.

18. The Reserve Bank of India isthe authority for issuing ofcurrency in India other thanone rupee notes and coins.The bank act as a banker tothe central government, stategovernments, etc. Itformulates and administermonetary policy. It alsoperforms a variety of develop-mental and promotionalfunctions and handles theborrowing programme of theGovernment of India.

19.(a) Aristotle was the greatest

of his disciples.(b) The wind is strong

enough to blow the roofoff.

(c) Meera greeted John andasked where he wasgoing.

(d) I have never been spokento like that before.

20.(a) The reason for his failure

was that he did not workhard.

(b) This settlement wasfounded a year ago.

(c) We had a very enjoyableholiday last summer.

(d) No sooner had the cricketmatch started than itbegan to rain.

21. (a) Unless (b) of(c) How many

22. (a) (i) Astronaut /Cosmo-naut (ii) Millennium

(b) alter, quiet(c) Casualty, Vegetarian

23, 26 Refer essay portion of theRank File.

24.(a) When you do a thing, the

more you tend to likedoing it, and if you do not

continue to do it, you feelunhappy. This is calledthe force of habit.

(b) A wise man is one whoremembers about theeffects of bad habit andchecks it.

(c) Because tobacco is nowsmoked or chewed bymen, woman andchildren almost all overthe world.

(d) The author thinks sobecause it is extremelydifficult to get rid of thehabit when once it hasbeen formed.

Milky Way

17. Y2K is Year 2 Kilo. Thatmeans year 2000 problem.This is a date problem thataffects the computer in themillennium. Y-Year, K-Kilo(thousand), 2 K means twothousand. Y2K is the inabilityof the computer to store fourdigit dates (year).

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