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BCA-Bachelor of Computer Application 2nd Semester
English (C)-B 
Paper-BCA-16-201 

(Same for B. Voc. Multimedia Graphics and Animation 2nd Semester)

Time Allowed: Three Hours] [Maximum Marks: 65 

Note: - (1) Attempt all questions.

(2) The questions carry marks as indicated. 

1. Bring out the importance of the character and role of the bacteriologist in 'The Stolen Bacillus'.

OR

Bring out the significance of the title of Agatha Christie's story 'Accident'.

2. Comment upon the title of the autobiographical essay 'Tight Corners' written by E.V. Lucas.

OR 

Bring out the pathos in 'The Last Expedition' described by Falcon Scott in his diary. 

3. Give the summary of the poem : 

(a) "The Charge of the Light Brigade".

OR 

"To One Who Has Been Long in City Pent".

(b) Give short answers to any two of the following: 

(i) Why is the poet not interested in the greatest names in history? 

(ii) What is the attitude of thoughtless people towards life? 

(iii) What is the duty of a soldier? 

(c) Explain with reference to context:

To me this world's a dreary blank, 

All hopes in life are gone and fled,

My high strung energies are sank, 

And all my blissful hopes lie dead – 

The world once smiling to my view, 

Showed scenes of endless bless and joy;

The world I then but little knew.

OR

Oh fame! If I e'er took delight in thy praises, '

Twas less for the sake of thy high-sounding phrases, 

Than to see the bright eyes of the dear one discover,

She thought that I was not unworthy to love her. 

4. Write a paragraph on any one of the following: 

My favorite book; Discipline; Value of Newspapers.

5. Use any five in sentences of your own: 

glory, fled, whine, charge, debonair, glide, humid, woes.

6. Translate into English: 

(i) मैं सितार बजा सकता हूँ। 

(ii) क्या मैं अंदर आ सकता हूँ? 

(iii) शायद आज वर्षा हो। 

(iv) मानो न मानो, दोष तुम्हारा है। 

(v) या तो आराम से बैठो या चले जाओ। 

(i) ਮੈਂ ਸਿਤਾਰ ਵਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ। 

(ii) ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਅੰਦਰ ਆ ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ ? 

(iii) ਸ਼ਾਇਦ ਅੱਜ ਮੀਹ ਪਵੇ। 

(iv) ਭਾਵੇਂ ਮੰਨ ਭਾਵੇਂ ਨਾ ਮੰਨ ਕਸੂਰ ਤੇਰਾ ਹੈ। 

(v) ਜਾਂ ਚੁੱਪ ਕਰਕੇ ਬੈਠ ਜਾ, ਜਾਂ ਚਲਾ ਜਾ।

(For foreign students only) 

The woods are lovely dark and deep, 

But I have promises to keep. 

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep. 

7. Transform as directed : 

(1) Few students are as regular as you. (Change into comparative) 

(2) What a beautiful sight it is! (Change into assertive) 

(3) Our soldiers are very brave. (Change into interrogative) 

(4) I can buy a car if I get a job. (Change into negative) 

(5) She ate too much. (Rewrite removing 'too')