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Kerala Plus One Economics Previous Year Question Paper 2018

Time Allowed: 2 hours
Cool off time: 15 Minutes
Maximum Marks: 60

Answer Question number 1, which carries 5 scores.

Question 1.
Match the columns ‘B’ and ‘C’ with column ‘A’.

A	B	C
a. Mean	Equity in agriculture	No correlation
b. Land reforms	r = 0	Ayurveda
c. China	Median	Land ceiling
d. The coefficient of correlation	Yoga	Commune system
e. Ayush	Growth due to manufacturing	Mode

Answer all questions from question numbers 2 to 6. Each carry 1 score

Question 2.
The stage of demographic transition prevailed in India before 1921 was…………
a. First state
b. Second stage
c. Third stage
d. None of the above 1921

Question 3.
Operation flood is connected with………….
a. fish production
b. food grains production
c. milk production
d. vegetable production

Question 4.
Non-sampling error can be minimized by taking……
a. small sample
b. large sample
c. medium sample
d. None of these

Question 5.
Frequency distribution of two variables is known as……….
a. Univariate distribution
b Bivariate distribution
c. Multivariate distribution
d. None of these

Question 6.
The index number is used in India to measure the changes in retail prices.
a. Consumer price index
b. Wholesale price index
c. Producer price index.
d. None of these

Answer all questions from question numbers 7 to 11. Each carries 2 scores.

Question 7.
Now India is one of the industrially growing economies in the World. In light of this, analyze the state of the industrial sector during the British Period in India.

Question 8.
Unemployment is one of the major hurdles in India’s growth path. In this context, differentiate the concepts of open unemployment and disguised unemployment.

Question 9.
National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) is a national level agency to collect process and tabulate the statistical data. Find the other two national level agencies.

Question 10.
Statistics is an indispensable tool for an economist. It helps him to understand an eco­nomic problem. List the other two uses

Question 11.
India and Pakistan followed similar develop­ment strategies in many areas. Identify any four.

Answer any 6 questions from question numbers 12 to 18. Each carries 3 scores.

Question 12.
The Government of India has replaced planning commission with a new institution named NITI Aayog (National Institution for Trans¬forming India) Economic planning should have some clearly specific goals. Briefly analyze any three major goals of economic planning.

Question 13.
Census method and sampling survey are gen­erally used to collect the data. Being an economics student, point out the three merits of census method student, point out the three merits of census method.

Question 14.
Draw a pie diagram based on the following data.

Course	No. of Students
Science	240
Commerce	180
Humanities	120
Computer Science	120

Question 15.
Calculate the simple aggregative price index

Commodities	Price
	2010 (P0)	2015 (P1)
A	100	110
B	75	80
C	200	250
D	50	60

Question 16.
The following are the steps towards mak­ing a project. Arrange them orderly. Choice of the target grou_p, Conclusion, Orga­nization and presentation of data, Analy­sis and interpretation Collection of data, Identifying a problem on an area of study.

Question 17.
The Government of India adopted three di­mensional approaches to attack poverty in the country. Briefly analyze the third approach of “Provide minimum basic facili­ties to the people”.

Question 18.
Poverty means not having enough money for basic needs such as food, drinking water, shelter or toilets. Briefly explain the major causes of poverty in India. How do you mea­sure it?

Answer any 4 questions from question numbers 19 to 23. Each carries 4 scores.

Question 19.
Under the various articles of the Indian Con­stitution, free and compulsory education is provided as a fundamental right to children between the ages of 6 and 14. On this context analyze the education sector in India.

Question 20.
Rural development is the process of improv­ing the quality of life and economic well be­ing of people living in rural areas. Specify the areas which are challenging and need fresh initiatives for rural development.
Elucidate

Question 21.
Convert the inclusive method into an exclusive method in the table given below and fill up the other columns based on the exclusive classes.

Question 22.
The following table shows the scores ob­tained by 5 dancers in a dance competition. Find the rank correlation coefficient.

Question 23.
Draw a multiple bar diagram

Answer any 2 question from question numbers 27 to 29 .Each carries 8 scores.

Question 24.
The Government of India started economic reforms in 1991. After 25 years of its incep­tion, being a student of Economics analyze the impact of economic reforms in the sec­tors of agriculture and industry in India.

Question 25.
Energy is one of the major inputs for eco­nomic development. Prepare a note on the conventional and nonconventional sources of energy and their consumption in India

Answer any 2 questions from question numbers 27 to 29. Each carries 8 scores.

Question 26.
Environment and sustainable development are interconnected. The environmental issues arises due to the developmental activities in the country which directly threatens India’s environment. Explain.
(Hints: Sustainable development, India’s environment, Global warming, Ozone, Depletion, Pollutions etc.)

Question 27.
Calculate the Arithmetic Mean, Median, and Mode from the following data

Question 28.
Calculate the standard deviation and coefficient of variation! from the following data.

Answers

Answer 1.

A	B	C
a. Mean	Median	Mode
b. Land reforms	Equity in agriculture	Land ceiling
c. China	Growth due to manufacturing	Commune system
d. The coefficient of correlation	r = 0	No correlation
e. Ayush	Yoga	Mode

Answer 2.
First stage

Answer 3.
Milk Production

Answer 4.
small sample

Answer 5.
Bivariate Distribution

Answer 6.
Consumer Price Index

Answer 7.
We saw earlier in the British economic policy in India had twin objectives of converting India into a source of raw material for British industry and a market for British industry.

Impact on the industrial sector.

• The result was the destruction of Indian handicrafts and massive unemployment.
• The machine made goods of Britain were cheaper than Indian handicrafts products.
• This led to the substitution of local products with foreign goods. Thus India becomes a good market for British goods.
• The growth rate in the industrial sector was low.
• During the British period, the capital goods industry did not develop.
• The contribution of industry to the GDP level continued to remain low during the British period.

Answer 8.
Open unemployment:

1. Open employment refers to the situation in which an individual has no job and unable to earn his livelihood.
2. This unemployment is; clearly visible.
3. People’s unemployment will affect the production of goods and services in an economy.
4. Country’s labor force does not get opportunities for adequate employment
5. In Open Employment the landless agricultural laborers in rural areas face this.

Disguised unemployment:

1. Disguised unemployment refers to the situation in which people work at a place where there is no more people are required.
2. This unemployment is hidden.
3. People’s unemployment won’t affect the production of goods and services because here already more than the requirement of people are working so if they leave that’s not a big deal.
4. The work is not constantly available or too many people are employed for the same work that does not require so many hands.
5. This is generally found in an unorganized sector where either work is not constantly available or too many people are employed for the same work that does not require so many hands.

Answer 9.

1. National Sample Survey Organization
2. Central Statistical Organisation
3. Labour Bureau
4. RGI

Answer 10.

1. Statistics is an indispensable tool for economists. Because it enables on the environment to present economic facts in a precise and definite form that nips in proper comprehension of what is stated.
2. Statistics is nips in considering the mass of data into a few numerical measures such as (mean, variance etc.) These nominal resources help summarise data.
3. It helps in the establishment of a correlation between the two facts

Answer 11.
1. India and Pakistan both started their de­velopment process on economic planning after getting independence in 1947.

2. Both of them have adopted the mixed economic system involving the co-existence of both the public and the private sector.

3. Both of them introduced economic reforms around the same time to strengthen their economies. Pakistan initiated reforms in 1988 and India followed in 1991.

4. They both have announced First Five Year plans for growth and development
5. Both the countries relied more on the public sector for initiating the process of growth and development.

Answer 12.
Goals of NITI Aayog

2. To evolve a shared vision of national development priorities sectors and strat­egies with the active involvement of States in the light of national objectives.
3. To foster cooperative federalism through structured support initiatives and mecha­nisms with the States on a continuous basis, recognizing that strong States make a strong nation.
4. To develop mechanisms to formulate cred­ible plans at the village level and aggre­gate these progressively at higher levels of government.
   To ensure, on areas that are specifically referred to it, that the interests of national security are incorporated in economic strategy and policy.
5. To pay special attention to the sections of our society that may be at risk of not benefiting adequately from economic progress.
6. To design strategic and long-term policy and programme frameworks and initiatives, and monitor their progress and their efficacy. The lessons learned through monitoring and feedback will be used for making innovative improvements, including necessary mid-course corre­ctions.

Answer 13.
A complete enumeration of all the items in an in the population is known as Census survey. It is also known as complete enumeration method.

Merits

• The result obtained will be highly accurate and more reliable.,
• This method is free from sampling errors.
• All the characters are the universe and are maintained in the original.
• Collected data is useful for further studies
• We can study each unit in details, under this method

Answer 14.

Answer 15.

Commodities	Price
	2010 (P0)	2015 (P1)
A	100	110
B	75	80
C	200	250
D	50	60
Total	425	500

Answer 16.

• Identify a problem on an area of study
• Choice of the target group
• Collection of data
• Organisation & Presentation of data
• Analysis and Interpretation
• Conclusion

Answer 17.
Social security measure
1. Rural Employment Generation Programme: It is implemented through the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), To help eligible entrepreneurs to set up village industry units. Under this programme, entrepreneurs can establish village industries by availing of margin money assistance from KVIC and loans from public sector scheduled commercial banks, selected regional rural banks. Under REGP, bank appraises the projects as per the scheme and take credit decision.

2. Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY): In this programme help to set up any kind of enterprise that generates employment for the educated unemployed from low-income families in rural and urban areas.
Lack of infrastructure

3. Swama Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY): The urban self-employment Programme and the Urban Wage Employment Programme are two special scheme of the SJSRY, initiated in December 1997.

Answer 18.

The following are the measures to solve the problem of poverty in a village like that of mine.

Poverty line:
The poverty line is the cut-off point which di­vides population as poor and non-poor. The cutoff point can be on a line of distribution of income. People whose incomes are be­low the poverty line are poor and those whose incomes are above the poverty line are non-poor. This measures of poverty are known as the headcount ratio. Because we are count­ing the number of heads below the poverty line.

Answer 19.
Education provides knowledge to understand changes in society and scientific adva­ncements, thus, facilitate inventions and inn­ovations, Similarly, the availability of educ­ated labour force facilitates adaptation to new technologies. Economic growth means the increase in real national income of a country; naturally, the contribution of the educated person to economic.

In India, the ministries of education at the union and state level, departments of education and various organisations like National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) facilitate institutions which come under the education sector. Similarly, the ministries of health at the union and state level, departments of health and various organisations like the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) facilitate institutions which come under the health sector.

Answer 20.
1. Development of the productive resources of each locality.

2. Development of human resources includ­inliteracycy more specifically, Female literacy, education and skill development and public health.

4. Infrastructure development like irrigation, marketing, electricity, transportation facilities and facilities for agriculture research and extension and information facilities.

5. Special measures for alleviation of poverty and bringing about significant improvement in the living conditions of the weaker section of the population emphasizing access to productive employ­ment opportunities. All this means that farmers also need to be given opportuni­ties to diversify into various non-farm productive activities such as food processing.

Answer 21.

Answer 22.

Answer 23.
Multiple Bar Diagram

Answer 24
Impact of Economic Reforms Process on Indian Agricultural Sector.
The agricultural sector is the mainstay of the rural Indian economy around which socio-economic privileges and deprivations revolve, and any change in its structure is likely to have a corre­sponding impact on the existing pattern of social equality. No strategy of economic reform can succeed without sustained and broad-based agricultural development, which is critical for

• raising living standards,
• alleviating poverty,
• assuring food security,
• generating a buoyant market for expansion of industry and services, and
• making a substantial contribution to the national economic growth.

Although there has been much theorising on the impact of India’s economic reforms of 1991 on Indian manufacturers. Most firms felt that the reforms were helpful by increasing access to foreign technology and making imports of capital and inter­mediate goods cheaper. They also felt that improvement in infrastructure and more flexible labour laws will facilitate further growth of India’s manufacturing sector.

VIEWPOINTS OF PARTICULAR INDU­STRIES REGARDING THE IMPACT OF REFORMS OF  1990s

• Textiles and clothing
• Wood products
• Rubber and plastics products
• Chemicals including pharmaceutical products
• Metal products
• Automobile and automotive parts

Answer 25.
Energy is a crucial component of economic infrastructure as it is the basic input that is required to sustain economic growth. There is a powerful relationship between economic development and energy consumption. When the country is more developed, it has a higher per capita of energy consumption and vice- versa. Conventional sources of energy are the most important sources of energy.
These are the two major sources of energy:

Conventional sources of energy

• Commercial source
• Non-commercial source

Non-Conventional sources of energy

• Power and electricity
• Health

Growing Energy needs

The most common sources of conventional energy are coal, petroleum, natural gas. They account for about 90% of the world’s production of commercial energy, hydro­electric and nuclear power accounting for only 10%.

Statistics

• Oil-39.5%
• Natural gas-19.6%
• Coal-30.3%
• Hydroelectric- 6.7%
• Nuclear-3.9%.

Commercial energy consumption in developed countries has increased at a high rate during the last 3-4 decades. More than 80% of the total world consumption of energy is by them which account for only 30% of the world population. On the contrary, 20% of the energy is consumed by 70% of the world ‘* population in developing countries.

Answer 26.
Ozone depletion.
Ozone depletion and the ozone hole have generated worldwide concern over increased cancer risks and other negative effects. The ozone layer prevents most harmful UVB wavelengths of ultraviolet light (UV light) from passing through the Earth’s atmos­phere. These wavelengths.cause skin cancer, sunburn, and cataracts, which were projected to increase dramatically as a result of thinning ozone, as well as harming plants and animals

1. Water pollution: Water pollution has many sources. The most polluting of them are the city sewage and industrial waste discharged into the rivers.

2. Air pollution: Air pollution in India is a serious issue with the major sources being fuelwood and biomass burning, fuel adulteration, vehicle emission, and traffic congestion

3. Solid waste pollution: Trash and garbage is a common sight in urban and rural areas of India. It is a major source of pollution. Indian cities alone generate more than 100 million tons of solid waste a year.

4. Noise pollution: The Supreme Court of India gave a significant verdict on noise pollution in 2005. Unnecessary honking of vehicles makes for a high decibel level of noise in cities.

Answer 27.



Answer 28.

Plus One Economics Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus One Economics Previous Year Question Paper 2017

Time Allowed: 2 hours
Cool off time: 15 Minutes
Maximum Marks: 60

General Instructions to Candidates :

• There is a ‘cool off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time of 2 hrs.
• Your are not allowed to write your answers nor to discuss anything with others during the ‘cool off time’.
• Use the ‘cool off time’ to get familiar with the questions and to plan your answers.
• Read questions carefully before you answering.
• All questions are compulsory and only internal choice is allowed.
• When you select a question, all the sub-questions must be answered from the same question itself.
• Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
• Malayalam version of the questions is also provided.
• Give equations wherever necessary.
• Electronic devices except non programmable calculators are not allowed in the Examination Hall.

Question 1.
Worker population ratio is……………
a. Population / Worker
b. Worker / Population
c. Population / Worker X 100
d. Worker/Population X 100

Question 2.
List any four effects which ‘the miracle seeds’ created in Indian agriculture.

Question 3.
For a classroom discussion Ashna collected the following information about present In­dia.
a. Infant, mortality rate – 45
b. Life expenctancy-66.4
c. Overall literacy level 74.04
d. Compare them with the British period and comments.

Question 4.
Demographic data on birth and death rates in India, a collected and published by………………
a. RG
b. NSSO
c. CSO
d. Labour Bureau

Question 5.
Distinguish between bar diagram and histo­gram. (Hint: Not to draw diagrams)

Question 6.
The various ranks secured by Merin and Kanchana in four medical entrance examinations are

Calculate the rank correlation and interpret the result.

Question 7.
Find the one which is NOT measured for im­proving agricultural market system.
a. Adoption of green revolution
b. Assurance of minimum support price
c. Maintenance of buffer stock
d. Public distribution system

Question 8.
a. Name the system of farming that restores, maintain and enhance Ecological balance,
b. Point out any three merits of it.

Question 9.
Prepare an essay on various policies and pro­grams towards poverty alleviation in India. Do you find any faults in the implementation of these programs? Substantiate.

Question 10.
A value of correlation coefficient (r) =+1.2 in­dicates
a. Perfect+ve correlation
b. High degree of +ve correlation
c. Low degree of +ve correlation
d. Error in calculation

Question 11.
Identify the names of the steps in a project to which you can include the following statisti­cal tools you have studied.


Question 12.
State the two senses in which the word ‘sta­tistics’ is used. Elucidate.

Question 13.
An import substitution policy.
a. Increase in the tax on imported goods
b. Fixing of quotas
c. Enlarge domestic production
d. All of these

Question 14.
a. Name the outcome of the two policy strat­egies of liberalization and privatization,
b. Do you think that Indian agriculture sec­tor was adversely affected by the reform process? Justify.

Question 15.
State to which country the following demo­graphic features belongs to.
(Hint: India, China or Pakistan)
a. Highest annual growth of population
b. Lowest population density.
c. Less urbanization
d. High fertility rate

Question 16.
Observe the graph. It is……..
a. Uni-modal data
b. Bi-model data
c. Multi-modal data
d. None of these

Question 17.
Calculate the Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Question 18.
“Most of the surveys conducted in India are sample surveys”.
Prepare any three reasons to support the above statement.”

Question 19.
Which is NOT a pair?
a. Tapas Majumdar Committee’ – Education
b. Brundtland Commission – Sustainable de­velopment
c. Karve Committee-Agriculture
d. VKRVRao-National income estimation

Question 20.
a. Name the relative measure of standard de­viation.
b. Define SD.
c. Calculate the standard deviation from the following data:

Question 21.
Do India faces challenges in the power sec­tor? Elucidate.

Question 22.
For conducting a survey among 200 house­holds, Anumitha has written the names of all 200 households on pieces of paper, mixed well and 20 names are selected one by one. It is
a. Census method
b. Random sampling
c. Nonrandom sampling
d. None of these

Question 23.
While preparing a frequency distribution from the raw data, name the questions we have to address. Briefly, explain in 1 % pages. (Hint: Four steps in the construction of a frequency distribution)

Question 24.
The heights (in cm) of 11 plants in a garden are

a. Choose the mode.
b.Calculate the mean and median height of the plants, by using the equations.

Question 25.
Which one of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the employment sector in India?
a. 93% workers are in the informal sector.
b. 50% of the workers are self- employed.
c. Disguised and seasonal unemployment exist in the Indian farm sector.
d. During 1972-2010 there was a movement of workers from casual wage to self-empl­oyment.

Question 26.
Define the term, ‘Sustainable development’. Suggest various strategies for attaining it in two pages.

Question 27.
Express your view in the following aspects with reference to the present human capital formation in India.
a. Education for all
b. Gender equity
c. Higher education

Question 28.
The current and base year prices of a group of commodities are Rs. 180 and Rs. 135 re­spectively. It shows
a. price is said to have risen by 38.33%
b. price is decreased by 33.33%
c. price is increased by 133.33%
d. none of these

Answers

Answer 1.
Worker /population X 100

Answer 2.

• Enable India to attain sufficiency in food grains.
• Increased market surplus
• Large-scale increase in production
• Price of food grains declined.
• Government procured surplus products for future use.

Answer 3.
a. 218/1000
b. 32 years
c. Less than 16 %

Answer 4.
RGI (also give merits for NSSO)

Answer 5.

Bar diagram	Histogram
Bar diagram comprised agro up of equispaced	A histogram is a two dimen­sional diagram
Equal width rectangular bars	The width may be different
Space is left between adjacent bar	No space is left
Draw for discrete and con­tinues variables.	Drawn for continuous vari­able only
Not help to determine any average	Help to determine made

Answer 6.

R1 Exams	R2 Rank of Merin	Rank of Kanchana	(D = R1 R2)	d2
KEAM	1	2	-1	1
AIPMT	3	4	-1	1
JIPMER	2	4	-1	1
ALLMS	4	1	3	9
			12

Answer 7.
a. Adoption of green revolution

Answer 8.
a. Organic farming
b. Substitute with locally produced and or­ganic inputs

• More nutritional value
• Pesticide-free
• Highly international demand
• Environment-friendly

Answer 9.
1. Rural Employment Generation Programme.
It is implemented through the Khadi and vil­lage Industries Commission (KVIC), To help eligible enterpreneurs to set up village indus­try units. Under this programme, enterpre­neurs can establish village industries by avail­ing of margin money assistance from KVIC and loans from public sector scheduled com­mercial banks, selected regional rural banks. Under REGP, bank appraises the projects as per the scheme and take credit decision.

2. Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY): In this programme help to set up any kind of enterprise that generates employment to the educated unemployed from low income fami­lies in rural and urban areas.

3. Swarna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)
The urban self-employment Programme and the urban Wage Employment Programme are two special scheme of the SJSRY, initiated in December 1997.

4. National Food for Work Programme (NFWP)
This Programme was introduced February 2001 for five months and was further extend­ed. This programe aims at augmenting food security through wage employment in droug­ht affected rural areas.

5. Swarna Jay at hi Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SJGSY)

It was launched with effect from 1999. As a result of amalgamating certain erstwhile prog­rammes into a single self-employment pro­gramme. This programme aims at promoting micro-enterprises and helping the rural poor into Self Help Groups(SHG). This scheme cov­ers all aspect of self-employment.

6. Mid Day Meals Scheme: In this programme involves provision for free lunch on working days for children in primary and upper primary classes in government education centers. The primary objective of the scheme is to provide hot cooked meal to children of primary and upper primary.

7. National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP): It was introduced on 15 August 1995 as a 100% centrally sponsored scheme for social assistance to poor household affected by old age, death of primary bread earner and mater­nity.

8. Pradhan Mantri Gramodya Yojana (PMGY): It was started in 2001. It aims at improving the standard of living of the rural people by de­veloping five important area health primary education, drinking water, housing and roads.

9. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY): It was nationwide plan in india to provide good all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages. The scheme has started to change the lifestyle of many villagers.

10.Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY): It was introduced in 2001. Jawahar Gram Samridhi yojana and Employment Assurance Scheme were intergrated into a single yojana. The objective of this yojana is to provide em­ployment opportunity to the surplus Workers. Through the policy towards poverty alleviati­on has evolved in a progressive manner but over the last five and a half decades it has not undergone any radical transformation.

The three major area of concern which preve­nt the successful implementation of the progra­ms, they are:

1. These program depend mainly on govern­ment and bank officials for their implementa­tion since such officials are ill motivated, the resources are inefficiently used and wasted.
2. Unequal distribution of land and other as­sets due to the benefits have been availed by the non-poor.
3. In comparison to the magnitude of poverty, the amount of resource allocated for these programmes is not sufficient.

Answer 10.
Error in calculation

Answer 11.
b. Analysis on interpretation
c. organisation or presentation of data

Answer 12.
In the plural sense:- statitics refers to the sys­tematic collection of numerical facts. It indic­ated information in terms of numbers or nume­rical data such as employment statistics and population statistics.
In the singular sense:- statistics refers to the science of studying statistical methods. It indic­ates the techniques or methods of collecting organising, presenting analysing and inter­preting data.

Answer 13.
d. All of these

Answer 14.
a. Globalisation
b. Yes, Reduction of public investment. There has been a drastic decrease in the volume of public investment. In the agricultural sector. There has been an acute outback from the Indian government to provide. Sufficient irri­gation facilities, electricity information sys­tem, market linkages and roads.
Removal at subsidies removal subsidies on fertilisers pushed up the cost of production of agriculture. This made forming more expen­sive, thereby, adversely affecting the poor and marginal farmers.                Shift towards cash crops and lack of food grai­ns. The export-oriented production strategies led to the shift of agricultural production from food grains to the production of cash crops like cotton jute etc.
Liberalisation and reduction in impart duties on agricultural products. Due to adherence to the to commitment, Indian government re­duced impart duties on agricultural products that forced the poor and marginal farmers to complete with their foreign countries part in international markets.

Answer 15.
a. Pakistan
b. China
c. India
d. Pakistan

Answer 16.
b. Bi-modaldata

Answer 17.

Item	Weight(4%)	Base year price	Current year price
food	50	2000	3000
cloth	15	1000	1200
fuel	25	400	700
Rent	10	500	600

Item	Weight W	Base year Price	Current year Price	R p1/p0l00	WR
food	50	2000	3000	150	7500
cloth	15	1000	1200	120	1800
fuel	25	400	700	175	4375
Rent	10	500	600	120	1200
Total	100				14875

Consumer price index = \(\cfrac { \Sigma WR }{ \Sigma W } =\cfrac { 14875 }{ 100 } =148.75\)

Answer 18.

• A sample can give recomable, reliable and accurate informations.
• Lower cost
• Shorter time
• More detailed information can be collected as sample is less than population.
• Need smaller loan of enumerators
• Easier to trains and supervise the enum­erators

Answer 19.
c. Karve Committee – Agriculture

Answer 20.
a. Coefficient of variables
b. Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation: is the positive square root of the mean of squared deviations from mean.
So if there are five values X₁, X₂, X_3,X₄and X5, first their mean is calculated. Then devia­tions of the values from mean are calculated. These deviation are then squared. The mean of these squared deviations is the variance. Positive square root of the variance is the standard deviation.
c.

Marks	No.of students	X	d(x-5)	fd	fd2 (Fd x d)
0-10	3	5	-30	-90	2700
10-20	5	15	-20	-250	2000
20-30	6	25	-10	100	600
3040	8	35	0	0	0
40-50	10	45	10	100	1000
50-60	1	55	20	20	400
60-70	5	65	30	360	10800
70-80	5	75	40	200	8000
	50			430	25,500

Answer 21.
Yes.

• Installed capacity to generate electricity is not sufficient to feed the annual demand of 7%
• State electricity board are running is losses of Rs,’ 500 billion transmission and distri­bution loss, wrong price, inefficiency etc.
• Challenge from the part of the private sector and foreign power generates.
• General public interest due to high tariff and long power

Answer 22.
b. Random sampling

Answer 23.

• Find the range of data
• Decide the approximate number of classes
• Determine the approximate class interval size
• Decide the starting point
• Determine the remaining class limits
• Distribute the data into respective classes.

Answer 24.

Answer 25.
During 1972 -2010 there was a movement of workless from casual wage to self-empl­oyment.

Answer 26.
It refers to the development strategy to inte­rruption till the resource extraction was not above the rate of regeneration of the resource and the wastes generated were within the assimilating capacity of the environment But today, environment fails to perform its third and vital function of the substance resulting in an environmental crisis. The rising popula­tion of the developing countries and the af­fluent consumption and production stand­ards of the developed world have placed huge stress on the environment in terms of its first two functions.

Strategies for sustainable Development.

1. Use of a non-conventional source of energy: – India heavily, depends on the hydropower plants to meet its power needs. Both of the­se have adverse environmental impacts. Thermal power plants emit large quantities of carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas. It is not used properly.

2. Bio-Composting:-Inorder to increase pro­duction, we have started using chemical fertilisers which are adversely affecting the waterbodies, groundwater system, etc. But again farmers in large numbers have started using organic fertilisers for production.

3. Mini-Hydel Plants:- Mountainous region have streams everywhere, Most of such streams are perennial. Mini-hydel plants use the energy of such streams to move small turbines which generates electrici­ty. Such power plants are more or less envi­ronment friendly.

4. Traditional Knowledge and Practices:- Traditionally, Indian people have close to their environment. If we look back at our agriculture system, healthcare system, ho­using, transport, etc we find that all prac­tices have been environment-friendly.

5. Biopest Control:-With the advent of Gre­en Revolution, the country entered into the use of chemical pesticides to produce more which laid the adverse impacts on soil, wa­ter bodies, milk, meat, and fishes. To meet this challenge, better methods of pest control should be brought. One step is pesti­cides based on plants like neem. Even many animals also help in controlling pests like snakes, peacocks, etc.

6. CNG in Urban Areas:- In Delhi, the use of Compressed Natural Gas as fuel in the public transport system has significantly low­ered air pollution and the air has become cleaner in the last few years.

Answer 27.
a. It is still a dream
b. Better than before
c. A few takes

Answer 28.
d.None of these

Plus One Economics Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus One Economics Previous Year Question Paper 2018

Time Allowed: 2 hours
Cool off time: 15 Minutes
Maximum Marks: 60

General Instructions to Candidates

• There is a ‘cool off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time of 2 hrs.
• Your are not allowed to write your answers nor to discuss anything with others during the ‘cool off time’.
• Use the ‘cool off time’ to get familiar with the questions and to plan your answers.
• Read questions carefully before you answering.
• All questions are compulsory and only internal choice is allowed.
• When you select a question, all the sub-questions must be answered from the same question itself.
• Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
• Malayalam version of the questions is also provided.
• Give equations wherever necessary.
• Electronic devices except non programmable calculators are not allowed in the Examination Hall.

Answer all questions from question numbers 1 to 6. Each carry one score.

Question 1.
The following are the components of secondary sector except ………….
(a) Manufacturing
(b) Construction
(c) Trade
(d) Electricity, gas and water supply

Question 2.
The advantages of a particular mode of data collection is given below. identify the mode of data collection.

• Highest response rate
• Better for using open ended questions
• Allows the use of all types of questions

(a) Personal interview
(b) Telephonic interview
(c) Mail the questionnaire
(d) None of these

Question 3.
The following factors responsible for land degradation except………..
(a) Shifting cultivation
(b) Improper crop rotation
(c) Afforestation
(d) Indiscriminate use of agrochemicals

Question 4.
The midpoint of ‘ 10-15’ is…………..

(a) 7.5
(b) 10
(c) 12.5
(d) 2.5

Question 5.
Golden Revolution relates to………….
(a) Horticulture
(b) Sericulture
(c) Pisciculture
(d) None if these


Question 6.
Match the columns ‘B’and ‘C’ with column ‘A’

	A	B	C
a	Green revolution	BRICS	Base year
b	Index number	Mail the questionnaire	Quartile Deviation
c	SAARC	HYV Seeds	Telephonic
d	Personal Interview	Mean Deviation	Use of Fertilizers
e	Lorenz Curve	Current year	ASEAN

Answer all questions from question numbers 7 to 11. Each carries two score

Question 7.
Categorise the following programmes under the heads of wage employment and self­employment programmes,
(a)REGP
(b) NFWP
(c) PMRY
(d) MGNREGS

Question 8.
Workers can be classified in many ways. One type of classification is casual wage worker and regular salaried worker. Cite two examples of them

Question 9.
Human capital and human development are interrelated. Point out any two relationship between them

Question 10.
Classes can be arranged in inclusive and exclusive manner. Point out any two features which help us to distinguish them.

Question 11.
Calculate the Mean Deviation from Median for the following observations.
Values: 3,5,8,2,4

Answer any six questions from question numbers 12 to 18. Each carries three scores.

Question 12.
Statistics helps the economics in various ways. Cite three instances for it.

Question 13.
In the field of infrastructure, the British Government took many initiatives during the colonial period. Do you consider that, these are the positive contributions of the British? Substantiate.

Question 14.
The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 formed the basis of second five year plan. It was a milestone in the history of Indian industrial development. Point out the important features of the policy.

Question 15.
India, China and Pakistan had started their development strategies almost at the same time. Observe the following table and draw three inferences regarding the state of Human Development if these countries.

Some selected indicates of Human Development 2012-13

Item	India	China	Pakistan
1. Human Development Index (value)	0.586	0.719	0.537
2. Human Development (Rank)	135	91	146
3. Life Expectancy at Birth	66.2	75.2	66.4
4. Adult Literacy Rate	62.8	95.1	54.7
5. GDP Per Capita (PPP US$)	5238	11524	4549
6. Infant Mortality Rate	41	11	69

Question 16.
Arithmetic mean has an interesting property. Identify and prove it with an example

Question 17.
Statistical and Economics are closely related. Some statistical tools and their uses are given below. Match them correctly.


Question 18.
Environment and sustainable development and interconnected . List out any six functions of environment

Answer any four questions from question numbers 19 to 23. Each carries four scores.

Question 19.
Details given below shows the height of 25 participants in a selection test. The minimum required height for the post is 170 cms. Prepare a frequency distribution table by exclusive method by taking class interval of 5. Find out the number of participants selected.

Question 20.
Calculate the price index number,

Question 21.
“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin” – Charles Darwin. In the light of this quotation, list out and analyze the cause of poverty in India.

Question 22.
The development of health infrastructure ensure a country of healthy manpower. Whether the present status of Indian infrastructure is sufficient to keep the people healthy? Analyse .

Question 23.
Scores of 40 students in an examination is given below. Calculate the Mean.

Answer any two questions from question numbers 24 to 26. Each carries five scores.

Question 24.
The concept of human capital is relatively more important in labour surplus economies like India. To make human capital formation possible the Government has to address some areas. Identity these areas. Analyze the relationship between human capital formation and economic growth.

Question 25.
Now-a-days people discuss more about organic farming. Why? Discuss the following:
(a) Advantages of organic farming.
(b) Organic farming and sustainable development.

Question 26.
Calculate Karl Person’s coefficient of correlation.

Answer any two questions from question numbers 27 to 29. Each carries eight scores.

Question 27.
Antoine Augustin Cournot in 1843, was the first who used the term Median for the value that divides a probability distribution into two equal halves. Median can be located graphically with the help of Ogives. Draw Ogives and locate the median by using the following table.

Question 28.
We learned that India implemented New Economic Policy in 1991. It affected all sectors of our Economy. On this basis:
(a) List out-analyze the reform measure, industry, and the financial sector.
(b) Critically evaluate the impact of these economic reforms on the measure of agriculture, industrial and financial sectors.

Question 29.
Calculate the quartile deviation and coefficient of quartile deviation for the following distribution.

Answers

Answer 1.
Trade

Answer 2.
a.Personal interview

Answer 3.
c. Afforestation

Answer 4.
12.5

Answer 5.
Horticulture

Answer 6.
(a)

	A	B	C
a	Green revolution	HYV Seeds	Use of Fertilizers
b	Index number	Current year	Base year
c	SAARC	BRICS	ASEAN
d	Personal Interview	Mail the questionnaire	Telephonic Interview
e	Lorenz Curve	Mean Deviation	Quartile Deviation

Answer 7.

Wage employment	Self-employment
NEWP MGNREGS	PMRY REGP

Answer 8.
Casual wage worker – construction workers, head-load worker etc.
Regular salaried workers – teachers, chartered accountants etc.

Answer 9.
Human capital and human development are interrelated. Human capital refers to the knowl­edge, skill-sets and motivation of people have, which provide economic value. Human capital realizes not everyone has the same. skill sets or knowledge and that quality of work can be improved by investing in peoples education.

The relationship can be measured by how much is invested into peoples educations. The investment in peoples education is really helping to human development that means the investment in human capital is helps in human development and also the human welfare should be increased through investment in education and wealth, on the basis of the above paragraph we concluded that human capital and human development are interrelated.

Answer 10.
Exclusive method:- In this method, the classes are formed in such a way that the upper limit of one class equals the lower limit of the next class. In this way, the continuity of data is maintained. This method is most suit­able in case of data of a continuous variable. In this method, the upper-class limit is excluded and lower class limit is included in the interval.

Inclusive method: This method does not ex­clude the upper-class limit in a class interval. Thus, both class limits are parts of the class interval.

Answer 11.
Here given data is not in ascending order to arrange them in ascending order


Answer 12.
1. Statistics is an indispensable tool for economists. Because it enables on the environment to present economic facts in a precise and definite form that nips in proper comprehension of what is stated.
2. Statistics is nips in considering the mass of data into a few numerical measures such as (mean, variance etc.) These nominal resources help summarise data.
3. IT helps in the establishment of a correlation between two facts

Answer 13.
Definitely, I agreed with this statement, Infrastructure is the support system which provides support to the efficient working of a modem industrial economy. Modem agricul­ture also largely depends on it for speedy and large-scale transportation of seeds, pes­ticides, fertilizer, etc. Inadequte infrastructure can have multiple adverse effects on health. Improvements in water supply and sanitation have a large impact by reducing morbidity from major waterborne diseases and reduc­ing the sererity of disease when it occurs. Air pollution and safety hazards connected to transportation also affect mobility, particularly in densely populated areas.

Answer 14.
In accordance with the goal of the state controlling the commanding heights of the economy. The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 was adopted. This resolution formed the basis of the Second Five Year Plan, the plan which tried to build the basis for a socialist pattern of society. This resolution classified industries into three categories. The first cat­egory comprised industries which would be exclusively owned by the state. The second category consisted of industries in which the private sector could supplement (the efforts of the state sector, with the state taking the sole responsibility for starting new units. The third category consisted of the remaining industries which were to be in the private sector.


Answer 15.
The table shows that China is moving ahead of India and Pakistan. This is true for many in­dicators income indicators such as GDP per capita or health indicators such as mortality. rates,literacy or life expectancy.
Neither Pakistan nor India have been able to save women from maternal mortality. In China, for one lakh births, only 32 women die whereas in India and Pakistan, about 190 and 170 women die respectively. China is moving ahead of India and Pakistan both in human development rank and human development index.

Answer 16.
Arithmetic means. This is a most commonly used measure of central tendency, It is defined as sum of the value of all observations divided by the number of observations and it is usually denoted by \(\bar { x } \)

Answer 17.

Answer 18.
1. Supply Resources
Resource include both renewable and non¬renewable source of energy resource which can be used without any fear of getting depleted are a renewable source of energy, eg.tress, fishes, etc.

2. Sustains Life
Sun, soil, air, water are the essential ingredi­ents of environment for human life. Ab­sence of these will lead to an end of life on the Earth.

3. Aesthetic Services
The environment provides aesthetic service like scenery, which includes rivers, ocean, moun­tains and deserts. Enjoying these surround­ings adds to the quality of life.

Answer 19.

Answer 20.

Answer 21.
The causes of poverty lie in the institutional and social factors that mark the life of poor. The poor people are deprived of quality education and unable to acquire skills which fetch them better incomes.


Answer 22.
The government has the constitutional obligation to guide and regulate all health-related issues such as medical education, adulteration of food, drugs and poisons, the medical profession, vital statics, mental deficiency, and lunacy.

Answer 23.

Answer 24.
Investment in education is considered as one of the main sources of human capital. There are several other sources as well. Investments in health, on the job training, migra¬tion and information are the other sources of human capital formation. Like education, health is also considered as an important in¬put for the development of a nation as much as it is, important for the development of an individual. Hence, expenditure on health is an important source of human capital formation. Preventive medicine, curative medicine intervention during, Social medicine and provif lion of clean drinking water and good sanitation are the various forms of health expenditures. Health expenditure directly increases the supply of health labour force and is, thus a source of human capital formation.

Economic growth means the increase in real national income of a country; naturally, the contribution of the educated person to economic growth is more than that of an illiterate person. If a health person could provide uninterrupted labour supply for a longer period of time, then health is also an important factor for economic growth. Thus, both education and health, along with many other factors like on the job training, job market information and migration, increase an individual income-generating capacity. This enchanced productivity of human capital contributes substantially not only towards increasing labour productivity but also stimulates innovations and creates the ability to absorb new technologies. Education provides knowledge to understand changes in society and scientific advancements, thus, facilitate inventions and innovations, Similarly, the availability of educated labour force facilitates adaptation to new technologies.

Answer 25.
(a)

• More nutritional value
• Pesticide free
• Highly international demand
• Environment friendly

(b) Conventional agriculture uses chemical fer­tilizers and toxic pesticides, etc which enter the food supply, penetrate the water re­sources, harm the livestock, deplete the soil and devastate natural eco-system. Due to these problems, an eco-friendly technology is required.

Organic farming is such technology which restores, maintains and enhances the eco­logical balance. There is an increasing de­mand for organically grown food to enhance food safety throughout the world.

Organic farming requires awareness and will­ingness on the farmers adapt to new tech­nology.

Inadequate infrastructure and the problem of marketing the products are major con­cerns which need to be addressed and it is adviceable that India should adopt organic farming as it will be advantageous because India has abundant labour force and organiuc farming as a labour intensive pro­cess.

Answer 26.

Answer 27.


Answer 28.
(a) Liberalisation: Removal of Industrial Licensing and Registration. Previously private sector had to obtain a license from Govt, for starting a new venture. In this policy the private sector has been freed from licensing and other restrictions.

Privatisation: Simply speaking, priv­atisation means permitting the private sector to set up industries which were previously reserved for the public sector. Under this policy many PSU’s were sold to the private sector. Literally speaking, privatisation is the process of involving the private sector in the ownership of Public Sector Units (PSU’s). The main reason for privatisation was in the currency of PSU’s are running in losses due to political interference. The managers cannot work independently. Production capacity remained under-utilized. To increase competition and efficiency privatisation of PSUs was inevitable.

Globalization: Literally speaking Globalisation means to make Global or worldwide, otherwise taking into consideration the whole world. Broadly speaking, Globalisation means the interaction of the domestic economy with the rest of the world with regard to foreign investment, trade, production, and financial matters.

(b) Economic reforms have not been able to benefit the agricultural sector because public investment in agriculture sector especially in infrastructure which linkages and research and extension have been reduced in the reform period. The removal of fertilizer subsidy has led to increasing in the cost of production which has severely affected the small and marginal farmers. Industrial growth has also recorded a slowdown. This is because of decreasing demand of industrial products due to various reasons cheaper imports have decreases the demand for domestic industrial goods. Globalisation created conditions for the free movement of goods and services from foreign countries that adversely affected the local industries and employment opportunities in developing countries. So domestic manufactures faced competition from imports.

The assets of PSUs have been underva­lued and sold to the private sector. This means that there has been a substantial loss to the government. Moreover, the proceeds from disinve­stment revenues rather than using it for the development of PSUs and building social infrastructure in the country

Answer 29.

Plus One Economics Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus One English Previous Year Question Paper 2016

Maximum: 80 Scores
Cool off time : 15 Minutes

General Instructions to Candidates:

• There is a ‘Cool off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time of 272 hrs.
• You are neither allowed to write your answers nor to discuss anything with others during the ‘cool off time’ .
• Read the questions carefully before answering.
• All questions are compulsory and only internal choice is allowed.
• When you select a question, all the sub-questions must be answered from the same question itself.
• Electronic devices except nonprogrammable calculators are not allowed in the Examination Hall.

(Question. 1 & 2): Read the lines from the poem ‘Death The Leveller’ and answer the questions that follow.

The garlands wither on your brow;
Then boast no more your mighty deeds!
Upon Deaths purple altar now
See where the Victor-victim bleeds; .

Question 1.
What is meant by “Deaths purple altar”? (1)

Question 2.
Explain the message conveyed by the above lines. (3)

Question 3.
In ‘1 will Fly’ you have met a nervous boy from a remote village who asked Dr.. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam a question. Imagine that the boy sends a letter to his friend describing the incident. Here is an excerpt from the letter. Complete it Meeting Dr. Abdul Kalam was really a wonderful experience. Now, 1 feel very confident.

Question 4.
Esther Dyson, in ‘The Cyberspace, says that there is something in the modern psyche that loves new frontiers, a liking to make rules instead of following them. Do you agree with this statement? Express your views in 2 or 3 sentences. (2)

(Question. 5 to 7): Read the following excerpt from the story, ‘The Trip of Le Horla’ and answer the following questions.

Suddenly, the people begin to stand beck, for the gas is beginning to enter into the balloon through a long tube of yellow cloth, which lies on the sell, swelling and undulating like an enormous Worm. But another thought, another picture occurs to every mind. It is thus nature itself nourishes beings until their birth. The creature that will rise, soon begins to move, and the attendants of Captain Jovis, as Le Horla grows larger, spread and put in place the net which covers it, so that the will be regular and equally distributed at every point,

Question 5.
What is the balloon compared to?
a) tube
b) worm
c) soil
d) picture (1)

Question 6.
The meaning of ‘nourish’ is
a) clear
b) rage
c) feed
d) yell (1)

Question 7.
How is the balloon equipped for the ride? (3)

Question 8.
‘Gooseberries’ by Anton Chekov presents the life of Ivan lvanich and Niohola Ivanich. Of
these two brothers, whom do you like? Write four Sentences justifying your Choice. You may begin with I‘d prefer/1 like/1 would/1 feel etc. (4)

Question 9.
Read the following information about Albert Einstein and prepare a short Profile.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Born in Germany ………… from childhood revealed an extraordinary curiosity for understanding the mysteries of science ………. took music lessons, playing both the violin and piano …….. in 1905, published his most influential research papers, including the
Special Theory of Relativity ……. in 1921, awarded the Nobel prize in Physics practical applications of Einsteins theories now include the development of the television, remote control device, etc. (5)

Question 10.
Fill in the blanks in the following passage choosing the appropriate Words Given in the box.
But, then, and, moreover
Then a monstrous terror seized him
(a) his heart stood still. He could hear nothing
(b) it only lasted a moment. (2)

Question 11.
Read the following excerpt and Write a Precise reducing it to 1/3rd of its length.
Mark twain was once talking to a friend on the subject of courage in men, and spoke of a man Whose name is associated with a book that has become a classic. “I knew him Well,” he said, “and I knew him as a brave man. Yet he once did the most cowardly thing I have ever heard of any man. He was in a shipwreck and, as the ship was going down, he snatched a life belt from a women passenger and put it on himself. He was saved and she was drowned, And in spite of that frightful act, I think he was not a coward, I know there was not a day of his life afterwards when he would not Willingly and in cold blood have given his life to recall that shameful act.”

In this case, the failure was not in moral courage but in physical courage. He was demoralized by the peril, and the physical coward came uppermost. If he had time to recover his moral balance, he would have died an honourable death. It is not a uncommon thing for a man to have in him the elements both of the here and the coward. The true here is he who unites the moral with physical courage. The physical element is the more plentiful. For one man who will count the cost of.sacrifice and having counted it? Pay the price with unfaltering heart, there are many who will answer the sudden call to meet peril with swift defiance. It is inspired by an impulse that takes men out of themselves, and by a certain spirit of challenge to fate that every one with a sporting instinct loves to take. (4)

Question 12.
Imagine that you visited the village of Namuana to witness the strange ritual of turtle calling. Draft a live TV report of the event.
[ Hints: description of the location. Spectators, details of the event etc ] (5)

Question 13.
Rewrite the following conversation between Gupta and the waitress (The Price of flowers) in reported speech.
Gupta : Do you know the girl who was sitting over there?
Waitress : No, sir, I do not know her, to speak of. I’ve noticed she has lunch here on Saturdays.
Gupta : Doesn’t she come on any other day?
Waitress : I never see her on other days? (4)

Question 14.
Stephen Hawking has overcome his crippling disease to become the ‘supernova’ of world  physics. On the occasion of the release of a book on Stephen Hawking, you are asked to deliver a speech describing him to the audience. Prepare the script of the speech. (5)

Question 15.
Read the following excerpt from ‘Is society Dead?’, there are four errors in the passage. Identify the errors and correct them. What we do get from this? The chance to slip away for a while from everydayness, to give your lives its own sound tracks, to still the monotony of the compute, to listen more closely and carefully on music that can lift you up and can keep you go. (4)

(Question. 16 to 18): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
I had spent the spring of 1912 in Paris studying tropical medicine and making a start at purchasing the supplies that would be needed for Africa. Although I acquired a theoretical : knowledge of my subject at the beginning of my medical studies, it was now time to work at it from a practical point of view. This too, was a new experience. Until then, I had engaged only in intellectual labour.

How much time and trouble it cost me to get together the instruments, the drugs, the bandages, and all the other articles needed to equip a hospital, not to mention all the work we did together to prepare for housekeeping in the primeval forest.
(‘Out of My Life and Thought’ by Albert Schweitzer)

Question 16.
Look at the Word underlined and identify the part of speech. (1)

Question 17.
What is referred to as a new experience? Why is it termed so? (2)

Question 18.
Describe the arrangements made by Albert Schweitzer to equip a hospital. What trait of his character is evident from the passage? (3)

Question 19.
Imagine that you conducted a journey by mountain railway from Mettupalayam to the Nilgiri Hills. Prepare a travel essay based on your train journey. Include descriptions of physical features, practical issues related to the journey, personal impressions, etc..
The View of the Valley was breathtaking and photogenic (6)

Question 20.
Nowadays? our rivers are rapidly getting polluted. Many reasons are cited but seldom are measures adopted to prevent the pollution of rivers. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper highlighting the gravity of the issue. ‘ (6)
Imagine that you have read an article published in a local newspaper titled, ‘Reading Empowers the Learning of English. In response to this article, draft a letter to the editor of this newspaper expressing your views on the topic.

Question 21.
India has faced a number of natural disasters like floods, landslides etc. We may not be
able to avert many of these disasters, but We can definitely mitigate their impact. Prepare an essay on the various stages involved in the effective management of disasters. (8)
OR
The latest World Disaster Report suggests that disasters have increased both in frequency and intensity. Prepare an essay on the increasing rate of natural disasters in India.

Question 22.
Read the poem given below and write a note of appreciation.

Night
by William Blake
The sun descending in the west,
The evening star does shine;
The birds are silent in their nest,
And 1 must seek for mine.
The moon, like a flower,
In heaven’s high bower,
With silent delight
Sits and smiles on the night.
Farewell, green fields and happy groves,
Where flocks have took delight.
Where lambs have nibbled, silent moves
The feet of angels bright;
Unseen they pour blessing,
And joy without ceasing,
On each bud and blossom,
And each sleeping bosom,
They look in every thoughtless nest;
Where birds are covered warm;
They visit caves of every beast,
To keep them all from harm.
If they see any weeping
That should have been sleeping,
They pour sleep on their head,
And sit down by their bed.

Answers

Answer 1.
Purple is used in funeral; the all embraing power of death before whom everyone bow.

Answer 2.
The mighty deeds or the glory of human beings are equated with the “Withering of Garlands”. Our head may be decorated with garlands. But these will soon dry and wither away. Therefore let us not boast about our so called mighty deeds. The victorious king will soon become the victim of death. He will be like an animal sacrificed on the altar of death. Bluish red blood will drip from his head.

Answer 3.
Meeting Dr. Abdul Kalam was really a wonderful experience. Now, I feel very confident. He said, “If you become unique, you will succeed.’1 His words ignited my mind. If I had not attended the meeting, I could not have made this change.

Answer 4.
I agree with the statement because human mind always tries to explore new fields of knowledge and cyber space is one among them. It seems easier and more comfortable for the modern psyche to make rules than to obey the set rules because set
rules control them to a great extend. But the rules they make will offer them the freedom to choose what they prefer.

Answer 5.
b. worm

Answer 6.
c. feed

Answer 7.
Gas was pumped into the balloon through the long tube of yellow cloth. Later when the ballon began to move, Captain Jovis and his attendants spread and put the net which covers it in its place so that the pressure] would be regular and equally distributed at every point.

Answer 8.

• I would prefer Nicholai Ivanich because he is happy in his own way.
• I like Nicholai Ivanich because he could fulfill his life’s dreams.
• I would like Nicholai Ivanich’ because he believes in doing good while young I feel
• Nicholai Ivanich is a better personality because he pursues his goal without any compromise.

Answer 9:
Albert Einstein, one of the most remarkable physicists of our age, was born in 1879 in Germany. At an early age, Hawking showed a passion for science and revealed an extraordinary curiosity for understanding the mysteries of Science. But he was enthusiastic in various other activities too. He took music lessons and used to play violin and piano. He published his most influential research papers, including the Special Theory of Relativity at the age of twenty six i.e in 1905. He was awarded the nobel prize in Physics in 1921. His inventions in Physics led to many innovative parctical applications which include the development of television, remote control devices etc. His findings ‘ made him the supernova in Physics and the world famous Physicist till date.

Answer 10.
a. and b. but

Answer 11.
True Hero
Citing the example of a man whose name is associated with a classic, Mark Twain once commented to his friend about true courage. In a ship wreck,the man snatched a lifebelt from a lady and escaped, but the lady drowned. In cold blood, he would, forever, regret that shameful act since then. He did it, not because he was a coward. Everyone has both a coward and a hero in him. Here, the failure was not in moral courage, but physical. If he thought in cold blood, he would have died like an honourable man. A true hero unites the physical courage with moral. Many people show heroism in a sudden impulse or with a sporting instinct. But doing sacrifices, knowing its price, is true heroism.

Answer 12.
I am Juano from Star T V, standing at Kadavu in Namuana with cameraman, Ajith Sam. Let me familiarize you with the area. Namuana, as you can see, is a beautiful, quiet village with rocky cliffs on the beach. You can climb a rocky tract, enjoy watching the turtles, have great meals and feel very safe. Many tourists have now gathered here. They are all getting ready for the turtle calling, which is a famous ritual here. Here the women chant a special tune to call turtles.

There is a story connected to this legend. Once, the beautiful Princess Tinaicoboga and her daughter were seized by a group of fishermen, as they were wading in the water. The women cried, but the warriors only laughed at the women’s tears and pleas. The people here say that the gods sent a mighty storm and tossed the canoe. The fishermen saw the women turning into two giant sea turtles.

The turtles slipped into the water and the sea grew calm. The Fijians still believe that forever afterward, Tinaicoboga and Raudalice lived in the waters of that bay.
You can see the women of the Namuana village, dressed in mourning clothes and carrying sacred clubs as they walk to the shore. See, they are chanting to their beloved turtles. Let’s see what happens.  Oh, wonderful. As the women chant, the giant turtles rise to the surface of the bright blue waters of this beautiful bay beneath the cliffs of Kadavu. Don’t you feel excied to go near and see the turtles come up? It’s true, you will see.

Answer 13.
Gupta asked the waitress whether she knew the girl who had been sitting over there.
The witress replied that to speak of, she did not know her and that she had noticed she had lunch there on Saturdays. Gupta again asked whether she didn’t come on any other day.The waitress then answered that she never saw her on other days.

Answer 14.
Honourable dignitaries on and off the dais, and my dear friends, Almost everyone wishes to be successful and all of us feel proud of the successful people. But no one ever tries to see how the so called successful people have become successful. Success is not a matter of luck, nor is it easily attained. It needs a lot of effort and determination. It needs the power to dare challenges. The life of Stephen Hawking, the world renowned astrophysicist teaches us this. Let me take this opportunity to introduce him to you. Stephen Hawking has earned an international

reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein. He is an insightful, absorbing, and inspiring person of extraordinary courage who dared his challenges and the threatening disease with his strong will power. His life
and works bear witness to his brilliant mind. He was not a born prodigy. Many a times he met with border line results. At age of 21, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. It was devastating news for Hawking and his family. A few events, however, prevented him from becoming completely pessimistic.
In a sense, Hawking’s disease helped him become the noted scientist he is today. With the sudden realization that he might not even live long enough to earn his Ph.D, Hawking poured himself into his work and research and despite his devastating illness, he has done ground-breaking work in physics and cosmology, and his several books have helped to make science accessible to everyone.

Today, we are releasing his book A Brief History of Time.’ The book articulates the physicist’s personal search for science’s Holy Grail: a single unifying theory that can combine cosmology with quantum mechanics to explain how the universe began. Dear sir, my hearty congratulations and I wish that you may continue giving such valuable contributions in future too.

I really wonder, how he could do all these and become the supernova of physics even against your handicaps. Of course his life will be a source of inspiration to us all. I wish everyone has the courage to face life boldly like this, and then the world will be a different one.
Thank you.

Answer 15.
What do we get from this? The chance to slip away from the everydayness, to give your lives its own sound tracks, to still the monotony of the commute, to listen more closely and carefully to music that can lift you up and can keep you going.

Answer 16.
verb

Answer 17.
To work from a practical point of view. It is termed as a new experience because till then he had engaged only in intellectual labour.

Answer 18.
Albert Sweitzer took great pains to get together the instruments, the drugs, the bandages and all the other articles needed in the primeval forest. This shows his sincere dedication for his service.

Answer 19.
Ooty, the mysty haven is nestled among the mountains valleys of the Nilgiri Hills, ranging part of Tamil Nadu. The view of the valley was breathtaking and phogenic. The journey by mountain railway from Mettupalayam to the Nilgiri Hills was really enchanting.

Clean and pristine, enchanting and hypnotizing, this valley is filled with scenic beauty and culture. As you pass by, you feel the cool fog touching you with its tender arms. The tall Eucaliptus tress growing rich on either side give us a soothing experience. The valley seems to be passing very close by. The train itself is designed in such a way that the whole panoramic beauty is visible as if on a canvas.

Mountains and forests intersperse and the drive is radically different as it has long winding tracks, monkeys lumbering down trees for crumbs and astonishing valley views that jump up every few minutes to surprise you. The cliffs and the narrow tracks are sometimes dangerous. One must be very cautious not to get out of the speeding train.

The climate also may be found extreme, especially to people from Kerala.
Ooty can be aptly called the abode of Tamil Nadu’s centre of attraction. The evergreen forests and tea plantations wrapped in rising mists, shimmering in every shade of green, blue and brown engulfs your senses only to calm them a moment but later welcome to Ooty, where nature still has her roots deeply set in.

Answer 20.
a. Rupali Tharun, Pranavam,
5/15 High Street, Alappuzha.
30th May 2016
The Editor,
The City Cronide,
Thiruvananthapuram.

Dear Sir,
Through the columns of your esteemed daily, I would like to draw the attention of the public and the authorities to a very important concern of Kerala. The water in most of our rivers is highly polluted. The pollution of river water is caused by the dumping of untreated sewage and industrial wastes. In addition to sewage and industrial wastes, pollution is also caused by other human activities like bathing, washing of clothes, animals etc. The industries also discharge chemical effluents into the river water. The toxicity of these chemical effluents kills the fish in many parts of the river. Pollutions also leads to scarcity of pure drinking water.

1 shall be happy if you could project this problem through the valuable pages of your newspaper. Hope, the Government would take note of the matter and take some drastic steps to adopt measures to prevent water pollution.

Yours truly,
Sd /-
Rupali Tharun.

b. Rupali Tharun, Pranavam,
5/15 High Street, Alappuzha.
30th May 2016
The Editor,
The City Cronicle,
Thiruvananthapuram.

Dear Sir,
Through the columns of your esteemed daily, 1 would like to draw the attention of the public to a matter of great importance in the present day. In today’s global world, the importance of English can not be denied since English is the most common language spoken everywhere. With the help of developing technology, English has been playing a major role in many sectors including medicine, engineering, and education, which, in my opinion, is the most important arena where English is needed. Particularly, as a developing country, India needs to make use of this world-wide spoken language in order to prove its international power. How can one improve one’s fluency in English? Of all techniques, Reading comes first. But now-a-days the habit of reading is getting diminished, especially with the introduction of smart phones, tabs and the growing accessibility of internet. But people have to realise that it is only reading that empowers the learning of english.

I shall be happy if you could project this thought through the valuable pages of your newspaper. Hope, that everyone would take note of the matter and adopt some drastic measures to improve reading habit.

Yours truly,
Sd/-
Rupali Tharun.

Answer 21.
a. Effective management of Disasters Disasters, both natural and man made, have become a challenge for all humanity and people become vulnerable as the intensity and frequency increase, ft affects both developing . and developed countries equally.
There are both direct and indirect impacts for disasters like destruction and death, failure of lifeline support systems, severe stress experienced by health care and hospitals, disturbance in commercial and economic activities etc. which make the situation drastic. The poor sections are the most affected usually.

There are many causes for disasters. Defects in the construction of building are the major reasons for high risk due to disasters. The scenaro in the developing countries is worse as only 30% buildings are constructed in accordance with rules. Lack of master- plan and inferior quality of building materials also aggravate the situation.

We cannot avert or avoid disasters. But we can adopt measures to mitigate the gravity. Destruction can be minimized if private and public buildings adhere to master plan and constructed in accordance with rules and good quality materials are used. Existing buildings also should be technically assessed and people concerned are to be informed. Purpose of management in India is not prevention, but reduction of impact.

State government plays major role and should ensure effective functioning of state level committee. Central government has got only a facilitating role i.e to coordinate crisis management committee and provide support like defense services, air dropping, rescuing, searching, transport of relief goods, conveyance etc. Rehabilitation of victims is an integral part of disaster management.

Disasters are non- routine events and therefore need non- routine responses for effective management. Proper coordination among different departments is needed to bring speedy relief. Rescue teams should have additional skills, and should be equipped with latest technology.

b. Increasing rate of natural disasters in India. Disasters, both natural and man made, have become a challenge for all humanity and people become vulnerable as the intensity and

frequency increase. It affects both developing and developed countries equally.
Floods are becoming more common and droughts the deadliest; especially in India, China and Bangladesh. India is highly prone to disasters because of its geographical location and geological formation, long coastline, snow-clad peaks, high mountain ranges, and perennial rivers and as it has only 2% of worlds geographical area but has to support 18% population, and naturally pressure on natural resources lead to disasters. Landslides, floods, droughts, earthquakes, heat waves, hailstorms, cyclones, heavy winds, soil erosion, sea erosion, tsunami are the different kinds of disasters in India. Tsunami of 2004, Bhopal gas tragedy, Gujarat earthquake in 2001, Mumbai- Gujarat floods in 2005, Utterakhand flash floods and hurricane Phailin in 2013 are some of the major disasters that hit our country.

There are both direct and indirect impacts for disasters like destruction and death, failure of lifeline support systems, severe stress experienced by health care and hospitals, disturbance in commercial and economic activities etc. which make the situation drastic. The poor sections are the most affected usually. Destruction can be minimized if everyone adheres to the rules and take initiatives for reduction of disasters. Purpose of management in India is not prevention, but reduction of impact.

State government plays major role and should ensure effective functioning of state level committee. Central government has got only a facilitating role i.e to coordinate crisis management committee and provide support like defense services, air dropping, rescuing, searching, transport of relief goods, conveyance’etc. Rehabilitation of victims is an integral part of disaster management.

Disasters are non- routine events and therefore need non- routine responses for effective management. Proper coordination among different departments is needed to bring speedy relief. Rescue teams should have additional skills, and should be equipped with latest technology

Answer 22.
William Blake’s poem ‘Night’ begins by looking at the setting sun and sees the evening star. Like the birds now quiet in their nest, , too, must go to bed. She sees the moon as shining indulgently on the earth at sleep.

The poet says farewell to the daytime and the green fields and groves where sheep have grazed. Now, where the lambs grazed angels .tread, blessing everything that is growing and sleeping. The angels’ activities are presented beautifully. They check nests; they check on all the animals, keeping them from harm and give sleep to any in distress, keeping watch by their bed. They weep when they find wolves and tigers howling for prey and try to drive away their hunger. If these beasts nevertheless catch their prey, the angels take the dead animals to a new life which is admittedly heaven.

At last, the poet express the nature of this new life or in a sense’ new worlds’. It is a place of universal peace in which ‘the lion will lie down with the lamb’. The lion asserts the gentle humility and wholesome purity of Christ as we see in the line the ‘him who bore thy name’ i.e. the Lamb of God, has driven out anger and sickness from this new place of endless day. The lion is now no longer the predator but the guard/shepherd. He can lie down beside the lamb and sleep, or think about Jesus’ sufferings, full of tenderness towards the bleating, gentle lamb.

The poem draws on pastoral imagery, looking at harmony between nature and human beings. The contrasts of day, followed by night, followed by eternal day, stress only the positive aspects of each which could be seen as demonstrating the inadequacy of innocence. Blake also employs a wealth of biblical allusion.

In the poem ‘Night’, William Blake uses mainly figurative language, rhyme Contents and literary elements such as simile and metaphor. Tone and speaker both change as the poem develops. The main aspect of this poem goes along with the poetry style of William Blake, which usually involves biblical terms and references to angels.

Plus One English Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus One English Previous Year Question Paper 2017

General Instructions to Candidates

• There is a ‘Cool off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time of 2 1/2 hrs.
• You are neither allowed to write your answers nor to discuss anything with others during the ‘cool off time’.
• Read the questions carefully before answering.
• All questions are compulsory and the only internal choice is allowed.
• When you select a question, all the sub-questions must be answered from the same question itself.
• Electronic devices except nonprogrammable calculators are not allowed in the Examination Hall.

Question 1.
“There were white wires hanging down from their ears or tucked into pockets, purses or jackets. The eyes were a little vacant. Each was in his or her own musical world….”
Looking at the iPod people, Andrew Sullivan commented like this in his essay, ‘Is Society Dead’.
You would like to post a similar comment on your social networking site. Draft the comment about the new generation, who have become addicts of mobile phones and such ‘ gadgets.

Question 2.
Read the following notice. Certain words are left blank. Complete the notice by supplying the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

Notice

All students of Plus Two (ask) to return the library books on or before 28th February. Those who fail to return books (not give) admit cards for the Final Examination.

(Q. 3 to 5): Read the following excerpt from the story, “The Serang of Ranaganji’ and answer the following questions.

“The Huntress from Cheltenham swung round, bent her wit, her fascinations upon me. Where did you keep him during the entire voyage? Doctor dear? In a special cage?”

Question 3.
Who is referred to as Huntress’ here?

Question 4.
Who does she speak about in the passage?

Question 5.
What do you learn about the lady’s character from this comment?

Question 6.
On seeing his friends Ivan and Bourkin, Aliokin made the following comments. Report the dialogue.

‘You cannot imagine how glad I am to see you, gentlemen’, said Aliokin, coming after them into the hall. ‘Pelagueya’, he said to the maid, ‘give my friends a change of clothes’. Then, walking to the bathing shed he asked, ‘wouldn’t you like to come to the bathing shed?”

Question 7.
Bring out the message of the lines from the poem, ‘If by Rudyard Kipling.
“If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop to build them up with worn-out tools
…you’ll be a Man, my son!”

Question 8.
Most people believe that walking is a good physical exercise. They raise the following arguments to substantiate their view.

• Walking strengthens the heart and reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke.
• Walking helps to lose weight as 75 calories of fat are burned by walking at 2mph for 30 minutes.
• Walking gives energy and a brisk walk is one of the best natural energizers around

But you support Max Beerbohm who objects walking for walking’s sake. What arguments would you raise to contradict those who support walking? Write three points which explains why you hate walking.

Question 9.
Choose appropriate words from the box to complete the captain’s briefing of a balloon journey.
After, while, although, along, probably, but
(a) ………………… briefing a balloon journey which they were just about to start. the pilot said, there are no seats, forget seat belts, no emergency exits, no engines, no life jackets or oxygen masks; only a landing stance that one must take when told to do so. The destination is unknown, (b) ………………… an open field with no obstructions, somewhere on the outskirts of the town. (c) ………………… the takeoff is smooth and (d) ………………… you know it, you are floating in the air, rising steadily’.

Question 10.
Here is a timeline of Albert Einstein’s life. Go through it carefully and prepare his short profile.

• 1879 Born to Hermann Einstein and Pauline in Ulm, Germany.
• 1895 Joins High School
• 1896 Graduates from High School and enrolls at the ETH (the Federal Polytechnic School) in Zurich.
• 1900 Graduates from the ETH
• 1905 Publishes, five groundbreaking papers, miracle year-introduces theory of relativity and another E = me2.
• 1912 Moves to Zurich, becomes Professor of Theoretical Physics at the ETH
• 1915 General theory of relativity
• 1917 Collapses from exhaustion, falls seriously ill.
• 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1955 Dies of heart failure on April 18

Question 11.
Greta, in the story, ‘Conceptual Fruit’, reminds us that everything we do every therapy, encouraging word, smile or care will make a difference in the life of differently abled children. What type of schooling, do you think, is good for such children – mainstream schools or special schools? Imagine that you want to communicate your views about this to the public. Draft an e-mail to the editor of a leading newspaper.

(Hints: Not enough adaptive and cognitive skills – fail to follow group instructions – requires greater attention and individual care – need support from allied health professionals)

Question 12.
The passengers on board the ship, Titanic, were really moved by the heroism of the crew, who were duty-bound even at the face of death. Narrate the tragic end of the Titanic, from the point of view of one of the passengers who got escaped the wreck.

Question 13.
“Then Jovis nudges me; he fears to frighten his happy, quiet passengers, for he knows full well that a storm is pursuing us”, says Maupassant. Here we see the trait of an ideal leader in the captain. What other traits of the captain, as a good team leader, do you find in the story, “The Trip of Le Horla’? Sketch the character of captain for is in about sixty words.

(Q.14 to 16): Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

There is a famous expression in English: “Stop the world, I want to get off!” This expression refers to a feeling of panic, or stress ‘Stress’ means pressure or tension. It is one of the most common causes of health problems in modern life.

There are numerous physical effects of stress. Stress can affect the heart, the respiratory system, and the stomach. Emotions are also easily affected by stress. Stress can make people angry, moody or nervous. Long-term stress can lead to a variety of serious mental illnesses. Addictions often develop as a result of one’s efforts to relieve stress. It is obvious that stress is a serious problem. It attacks the body. It affects the emotions. Untreated, it may eventually result in mental illness. Stress has a great influence on the health and well-being of our bodies, our feelings, and our minds.

Question 14.
Which one of the following is NOT a common problem caused by stress?
a. Physical problems
b. Mental problems
c. Anecdotal problems
d. Emotional problems

Question 15.
Choose the best answer to explain how alcoholism is caused by stress.
a. Alcohol is used to relieve stress
b. Alcohol is popular
c. Alcohol is a chemical
d. Alcohol is similar to medicine

Question 16.
Why is it said that one should reduce stress and rest for some time?

Question 17.
Wordsworth’s poem “To Sleep’ tells us how important it is to have a sound sleep in order to remain mentally and physically fit. But we know that getting a good night’s sleep requires more than crawling into bed and closing your eyes. Write a short article on ‘Sleep’, in about seventy-five words, for your school magazine.

Question 18.
Mr. Gupta, in the story, ‘The Price of Flowers’ attracts everybody’s attention. Imagine that he visits your town for an official meeting of the civil service officers. He has consented to give you an appointment to interview him. Prepare five questions you would like to ask him.

Question 19.
Certain highlights of a terrorist attack, sent by a reporter from abroad, are given below. Imagine that you are a journalist in the bureau. Develop the highlights into a news report to be published in your newspaper.

OR

Natural Disasters usually creates havoc and misery. This year monsoon turns out to be a bad omen for the poor residents of Kuttanad.

Certain highlights of the flood-affected Kuttanad, sent by a reporter, are given below. Imagine that you are a journalist in the bureau. Develop the highlights into a news report to be published in your newspaper.

Question 20.
“I shall work for an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony… This is the India of my dreams”, says Mahatma Gandhi. How far has his dream been realized? Keeping in mind the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s dreams in the present scenario, prepare an essay on the topic ‘Importance of religious tolerance in national integration’.

OR

“I shall work for an India in which …. there can be no room for the curse of intoxicating drinks and drugs… This is the India of. my dreams”, says Mahatma Gandhi. How far has his dream been realized? Keeping in mind the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s dreams in the present scenario, prepare an essay on the topic ‘Increasing drug abuse-a menace of the day’.

Question 21.
The literary club of your school has decided to celebrate Dr. Kalam’s birthday as World Students’ Day. In connection with the celebrations, the club is conducting an oratory training programme for higher secondary students to develop their skill and eloquence in public speaking. You, being the secretary of the club, are asked to deliver a speech to motivate them. Draft the script of the speech you would like to deliver there in the light of your reading of the story, ‘His First Flight’.

Question 22.
Read the poem Azure and Gold by Amy Lowell and prepare a note of appreciation.
Azure and Gold
by Amy Lowell

April had covered the hills
With flickering yellows and reds,
The sparkle and coolness of snow
Was blown from the mountain beds

Across a deep – sunken stream
The pink of blossoming trees,
And from windless apple blooms
The humming of many bees.

The air was of rose and gold
Arabesqued with the song of birds
Who, swinging unseen under leaves,
Made music more eager than words.

Blue-birds so blue.’t was a dream,
An impossible, unconceived hue,
The high sky of summer dropped down
Some rapturous ocean to woo.

Such a color, such infinite light!
The heart of a fabulous gem,
Many-faceted, brilliant and rare.
Centre Stone of the earth’s diadem!

Centre Stone of the Crown of the World,
“Sincerity” graved on your youth!
And your eyes hold the blue-bird flash,
The sapphire shaft, which is a truth.

(azure = bright blue colour; flicker = shine; arabesque = dancing posture; hue = colour; rapturous = joyous; woo = try to gain a woman’s love ; diadem = jeweled crown)

Answers

Answer 1.

• If the trend continues, young people will soon be incapable of forming and maintaining relationships without the help of a mobile.
• Cell phones have become this security blanket of this generation.

Answer 2.
Are asked, Will not be given.

Answer 3.
Joe Smith.

Answer 4.
Hasan/The Serang.

Answer 5.
The lady, Miss Jope Smith proved herself to be an animal. She could not see the serang as a human being. She treated the Serang (Hasan) insultingly.

Answer 6.
Coming after Ivan and Bourkin (them) into the hall, Aliokin told they couldn’t imagine how glad he was to see them. He then toldPelagueya, the maid, to give his friends change of clothes. Then walking to the bathing shed he asked them whether they would like to go to the bathing shed.

Answer 7.
The speaker is telling the listener that we have to bear the tough situations where we see that our speech or statement is distorted by someone to befool others. Very often we see that people misinterpret or even deliberately distort our words to use it in their favor. We should not lose our temper on hearing that. Rather we should tolerate that, ensuring we have spoken the truth. We have to hold our nerves even after seeing that our favorite thing that we built with all our effort and time is broken. Then we have to pick up the scattered parts and build it all over again. This is another key to get to the top of the world.

Answer 8.

• No matter, how much you slice it, walking takes time.
• Walking does not burn as many calories as other higher intensity forms of exercise.

Walking long distances on concrete or asphalt can cause shin splints which is an injury to your lower leg.

Answer 9.
a. After
b. Probably
c. While/but
d. Although/While

Answer 10.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was born in 1879 to Hermann Einstein and Pauline in Ulm, Germany. In 1895 he joined high school. He was graduated from High School and enrolled at the ETH (the Federal Polytechnic School) in Zurich in 1896. In 1900 Einstein was graduated from the ETH. In the year 1905, known as miracle year he published fire groundbreaking papers. They included the theory of relativity and the famous equation E=mc2. He moved to Zurich in 1912 and became the professor of Theoretical Physics at the ETH. The general theory of relativity was published by Einstein in 1915. In 1917 he collapsed from exhaustion and fell seriously ill. He was awarded the Nobel Prize i in Physics in 1921. He died of Heart failure on 1 April 18, 1955.

Answer 11.
To: editorhindu@gmail.com
cc :
Subject: Regarding the upliftment of disabled children

Dear Sir,

This is to bring to your notice the difficulties faced by differently abled children in our society. Children with physical and mental dis- I abilities experience personal limitation; in I social, psychological and economic spheres, j Disabled children stand out as different, and ‘ may become targets for bullying and mockery. According to my opinion, special schools are considered very practical and more beneficial to those children who are educable. The child goes to school for a fixed time only and makes social progress too. The special services of trained teachers, nurses and social workers should be made available to them, to provide guidance and counseling along with giving instructions in functional skills. Learning should be according to the choice of the child and it is the responsibility of the family, community and the medical people to recognize j the problem of differently-abled children. They j should have equal opportunities to participate j in making their life happy and contribute to the nation-building programmes. I hope that you will make the public aware of this fact through the columns of your esteemed daily.

With regards,
Name

Answer 12.
Titanic the largest and grandest of all the ships started her voyage from Southampton. She ! was the best ship man ever made. It was her first voyage when suddenly a ghostly white form appeared in the utter darkness of the night. It was a huge mountain of ice. It hit the ship, making the entire ship shiver. The ship began to sink. All of us knew that the ship was sinking. Captain Smith, the commander of the ship was a brave man. Instead of saving his life, he stood on the bridge and told his crew that they were British and they should remember their country and do their duty. The lifeboats were lowered and women and children were sent away to safety. The crew was helpless and they had no hopes of saving themselves.

The Titanic sank from sight as the band played ’Nearer my God to Thee’. It was indeed a grand scene. The ship was sinking but the band was playing.

Answer 13.
Captain Jovis
Captain Jovis was one among the five members who set out on a balloon voyage in the ‘Le Horla’. Everything went on smooth during the journey until a storm followed them closely. All the passengers were alarmed, but captain Jovis was the person who stood strong. He knew that the sound they heard during the journey was that of a storm coming. He did not want to frighten the passengers. So he told them that it was the sound of waterfalls. The captain s behavior can be justified. He knew that if the passengers were frightened, they would do something foolish and it would be dangerous.

Answer 14.
c. Anecdotal problems

Answer 15.
a. Alcohol is used to relieve stress

Answer 16.

• Stress has a bad influence on health.
• Stress can make people angry, moody or nervous.

Answer 17.
Sleep
It is everyone’s dream to wake up fresh, happy and ready for action on a daily basis. Sleep is a naturally recurring state of mind and body characterized by altered consciousness. A well-known feature of sleep is the dream, an experience typically recounted in a narrative. During sleep, most of the body systems are in an anabolic state, helping to restore the immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems. Humans may suffer from various sleep disorders including dyssomnias, sleepwalking, sleep apnea and circadian rhythm sleep disorders. It may seem obvious that sleep is beneficial. Even without fully grasping what sleep does for us, we know that going without sleep too long makes us feel terrible and getting a good night’s sleep can make us feel better.

Answer 18.

• Sir why was your attention drawn to the English girl Maggie?
• Sir, why did you accept the shilling given by Maggie?
• What did you feel when you faced Mrs. Clifford after the death of Frank?
• What is your opinion about superstitions? Do you believe in them?
• Do you contact Maggie still?

Answer 19.
Terrorist attack in Paris
June 21, 2017 – Paris attacks kill 128 people. Ambulances were seen racing back and forth in the early hours of Saturday and hundreds of survivors were evacuated in police buses. The hospitals in Paris were overwhelmed with wounded people. The police said that are .chances for further attacks. Though the mastermind of the attack is identified, the police have not revealed much about the incident. NGOs are working ineffectively for the rescue of the people. Strict police protection is provided in suspected areas of terrorist attack. The Nation paid homage to the victims of terror attacks.

OR

Kerala’s rice bowl Kuttanad hit by floods July 20, 2017: Over 2000 homes have been damaged and almost 50 percent of the crops have been destroyed. Adding to the woes of the residents is the lack of clean drinking water here. It has been reported that 2 people have lost their lives. The collapse of sanitary facilities within indunated homes results in human feces mixing with the river. Many roads have been washed away and electricity failure is experienced in many houses of the natives. The rescue works are in progress in the flood affected area. The rescuers are doing their best to evacuate the trapped people to safer places. Besides, they are also providing medical care to the affected persons.

Answer 20.
Importance of religious tolerance in National Integration In National Integration refers to the perception of single national, identity among people of a country belonging to various races, castes, and religion. Communal Harmony is the most important pre-condition for the feeling of unity and National Integration in India. Mahatma Gandhi was a person who believed in judging people of other faiths from their standpoint rather than his own. He welcomed contact of Hinduism with other religions especially Christian doctrines for he did not want to be debarred from as simulating good anywhere else. He believed that the respectful study of others religion was a sacred duty. He expected religion to take account of practical life. He believed that it was his right and duty to point out the defects of his own religion. Religious tolerance is a necessity for individuals within a society to get along, especially when a variety of cultures and people with different religious beliefs live in one community or nation. When religious tolerance is practiced, unity and consistency exist in a society that respects religious freedom.

Religious tolerance also teaches individuals to be more loving and trusting while enacting the trait of love thy neighbor and thy enemy. Subscribing to the philosophy or religious tolerance does not mean that all individuals must agree with other religious views or accepts another faith as their own. Religious tolerance involves allowing others to practice their faith without interruption, harassment or discrimination. Without religious tolerance, members of different religious faiths often find themselves as the target for hatred, disrespect, discrimination and violence.

OR

In our society, the menace of drug abuse and addiction is fast catching up the youngsters and teenagers. Everyday there are reports in Newspapers how the racket of drug traffickers are caught. There are international gangs operating in drug trafficking as it gives ready and big money. The addiction to drugs is also a growing menace. It has a negative effect on the mental and physical health of the individual. The drug addict is not looked upon with respect in society. June 26 is celebrated as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking every year. It is an exercise undertaken by the would community to sen-sitize the people in general and the youth in particular, to the menace of drugs.

Besides damaging health, Drug abuse has several side effects such as economic loss, antisocial behaviour such as stealing, violence and crime besides social stigma and the overall downfall of the society.

To prevent our society from drug abuse. The following must be done.

• Focus on prevention and health promotion – Cultivation of healthy life style through balanced nutrition, exercise, proper rest and recreation, cultivation of creative hobbies and positive thinking helps in preventing bad habits.
• The practice of Yoga and meditation are highly beneficial in both preventing drug use or to some extent in rehabilitating people who are drug addicts.
• Self help groups – These may help the patient to meet other people with the same problem, which often boosts motivation.

Answer 21.
A very warm welcome to all present here. Thank you for being here today. As we have decided to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Kalam as World Students day I would like to deliver a motivational speech first of all I would like to share the experience of reading the story ‘His first flight’ with you. The story is first flight highlights the importance of independence, self belief and confidence and the need for motivation to attain goals. Necessity is always the mother of invention, but it sometime needs an initial spark from outside. The story is also a metaphorical assertion that everyone needs to be independent even while staying involved in family life. But the joy of independence is not meant for cowards. From an educator’s point of view ‘His First Flight’ shows how to tactfully impart motivation. This story is a true parable about overcoming fears in life.

Every journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. But that single step is the most difficult one to make. Conquer the fear and venture forth; and we realize that we were born with wings. Abdul Kalam our former president had a great vision to change India into a developed nation. Kalam tells us that by being ourselves we can be unique. The first advice that he gives students is to have no fear about the future. The second quality you need is confidence. In order to develop confidence yous, should have a determination and should work hard. You should also be optimistic. With this, I end up my speech. I wish you all great success in the future.

Answer 22.
Azure and gold by Amy lowell effectively dis-plays the theme of beautiful nature. Lowell compares the nature to “The heart of a fabu-lous gem” which is brilliant and colourful, giving the reader great visuals with words. Alliteration was constantly used in the poem to create a gentle tone to express nature. It ap-pears in the line “blue-birds so blue” with the beginning letter to appear three times in a row repeating the same sound. This is effective in keeping fluency in the poem making it easy to read.

Another alliteration presented in the poem is “Made music more eager than words”. Again, the sound at the beginning of words is repeated three times in a row but in this case, ‘m’ is used. Several more alliterations appear in the poem and all serve the purpose to create a smooth, and gentle tone to support the theme of beautiful nature.

In addition to alliteration, rhymes also convey the theme by creating a pleasant intonation and ease when read. An example of a rhyme in the poem is “With flickering yellow and reds, (2nd line) and was blown from the mountain beds (4th line). At the end of the lines the words reds and beds rhyme. The rhyme scheme used in the poem. ‘Azure and Gold’ is abed. Lastly, imagery depicts the theme of “Azure and Gold” appealing strongly to visual senses. Examples are such a colours, such infinite light.

Imagery was created in these lines to show that nature is so colourful and bright in such a way that it looks like a fabulous gem. Imagery is used to provide the readers with well detailed pictures portraying the theme.

In summary, the theme is beautiful nature supported by alliteration, rhymes, and imagery. Alliteration and rhymes provide the poem with fluency and ease when read. Imagery throughout the poem display the visual images using words describing nature.

Plus One English Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus One English Previous Year Question Paper 2018

Time Allowed: 2 1/2 hours
Cool off time: 15 Minutes
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions to Candidates

• There is a ‘Cool off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time.
• Use the ‘Cool off time’ to get familiar with questions and to plan your answers.
• Read the instructions carefully.
• Read the questions carefully before answering.
• Calculations, figures, and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
• Give equations wherever necessary.
• Electronic devices except nonprogrammable calculators are not allowed in the Examination Hall.

(Questions 1 – 6): All questions are compulsory. Each carries two scores.

Question 1.
In his essay, ‘Is Society Dead?’, Andrew Sullivan speaks about the many things that the ‘iPod generation’ misses. Ours is now a ‘smartphone generation’. What are the little pleasures of life missed by the new generation, when they are too involved with their smartphones? Write your responses in two sentences.

(Questions 2 & 3) : Read the lines from the poem, ‘The Wreck of the Titanic’ and answer the questions that follow.

And with these down the corridors of all time,
The Titanic’s story shall sound sublime,
For never was courage more noble and true,
Then was shown on that night, by the Titanic’s Crew.

Question 2.
Why is it said that the Titanic’s story shall-sound sublime?

Question 3.
Whose courage is mentioned here?

(Questions 4 – 6): Read the excerpt given below and answer the questions that follow.

Some people travel on business, some in search of health. But it is neither the sickly nor the men of affairs who fill the Grand hotels and the pockets of their proprietors. It is those who travel for pleasure as the phrase goes. Tourists are, in the main, a very gloomy-looking tribe. One wonders why they come abroad.

The fact is that very few travelers really like traveling. If they go to the trouble and expense of traveling, it is not so much from curiosity, for fun, or because they like to see things beautiful and strange, as out of a kind of snobbery. People travel for the same reason as they collect works of art: because the best people do it. To have been to certain spots on the earth’s surface is socially correct; and having been there, one is superior to those who have not. Moreover, traveling gives one something to talk about when one gets home, The subjects of conversation are not so numerous that one can neglect an opportunity of adding to one’s store.

Question 4.
Pick out the words that have the meaning ‘to neglect’ and ‘curiosity’ from the options given below.
to miss, to mix, inquisitiveness, uncertainty

Question 5.
Why, according to the author, do people travel?

Question 6.
The writer tells us that people who travel rarely find happiness. Do you agree with this statement? Give your comments.

(Questions 7 – 10): Answer any three questions. Each carries four scores.

Question 7.
Reread the excerpt given above (for Questions 4 – 6) and write a precis reducing the passage into 1/3rd of its length.

Question 8.
If the victim of abuse is a woman, she has to carry its stigma and shame all her life. So, women, victims do not even mention the atrocities they face. In the Sacred Turtles of Kadavu, we see that the two women from Namuana were changed into turtles to escape from the fishermen from Nabukalevu. If they had come back, how should the society have received them? Write an email to your friend on how society can help victims of abuse to succeed in life.

Question 9.
In the story, ‘His First Flight’, the writer tells us about the first victory in the life of the young seagull. The helping hand for the maiden flight was extended by his mother. Have you not received such support in your life too? Narrate your experience in a paragraph.

Question 10.
The passage given below is an extract from a motivational speech. Fill in the blanks using appropriate forms of the words given in the brackets. Everybody is unique. If you, (be) confident enough to break the shackles of uncertainty, you will be successful. Don’t brood over your past failures. I you (fail) in the past, you would learn lessons from it. If you (Pass) in all your attempts very easily, you would have been satisfied with those successes and (sit) simply with those.

(Questions 11 – 20): Answer any eight questions. Each carries five scores.

Question 11.
Read the statements given below about the narrator in the story, ‘The Serang of Ranagangi’.

• Young and inexperienced in my profession, I had not learned to control my feelings.
• Indeed, as I viewed my own outlook towards the future, my passionate desire for success and wealth, I was conscious of a secret shame.
• Silence a vision of the Serang’s nobility rising before me. Attempt a character sketch of the narrator in a paragraph on the basis of the statements given above and the impressions you have formed from reading the story.

Question 12.
The recent Ockhi disaster wreaked havoc in the lives of hundreds of people in coastal Kerala. The tragedy warns us that our weather forecasting technology needs to improve. Write a letter to the editor of a popular daily expressing your concern over the delay in the forecasts and the need for better technology and more proactive staff.

Question 13.
Read the lines from the poem, ‘Sunrise on the Hills’ given below.
If thou wouldst read a lesson, that will keep Thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep Go to the woods and hills! More than a nature poem, it sounds like a plea for an escape from daily worries and concerns. Do you agree? Write your comments in a paragraph of 75 words.

Question 14.
In the poem, To Sleep’, William Wordsworth speaks about his experience of staying sleepless at night. Give five suggestions for a sound sleep.

Question 15.
You are a travel guide and you are assigned the task of preparing a travel info by the tour and travel coordinator of the travel agency you work with. Prepare a travel info of a place of your choice focusing on the facilities of transportation, major attractions, food, etc.

Question 16.
Edit the following passage.
‘The Price of Flowers’ are a story wrote by Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay. It speaks about the selfless love of a fourteen-year girl towards her family. The title indicates that though she sacrifices only a shilling, it have a far greater worth. The price of flowers cannot be measure.

Question 17.
The story, ‘Gooseberries’ tells us how Nicholai Ivanich attains his goal and long cherished dream. If you were a reporter, how would you cover the success story of Nicholai? Write the newspaper report, giving it a suitable title.

Question 18.
After reading the story, ‘Conceptual Fruit1 your class conducts a group discussion on the topic, ‘Differently abled Children and Technology’. As the member who initiates the discussion, what would you say? Write your views on the topic in a paragraph.

Question 19.
Given below are the details in the life of Martin Luther King. Prepare his profile using the details.
Birth: 15th January 1929 in Atlanta, U.S.
Education: Morehouse College, University of Boston
Career: Activist
Spouse: Coretta Scott
Awards: Nobel Peace Prize (1964), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977, posthumous)
Known for: Civil Rights Movement, Peace Movement
Died: 5th April 1968 by gunshot wound to head

Question 20.
Study the poster given below. Now, write your reflections on the idea conveyed through this poster on the basis of your reading the essay, ‘Going Out For a Walk’.

(Questions 21 – 23): Answer any two questions. Each carries eight scores.

Question 21.
He (Gandhiji) sent us to the villages, and the countryside hummed with the activity of innumerable messengers of the new gospel of action”, says Jawaharlal Nehru. Write an essay on the topic, ‘India lives in its villages’.
(Hints: Self-sustenance in food – importance of agricultural prosperity – farming – development – boost to the economy).

Question 22.
The poem, ‘Death the Leveller’ undermines war heroism. Prepare the script of a speech on the topic, ‘War creates woes and not heroes’ to be delivered in the school assembly in connection with Hiroshima Day.

Question 23.
Read the poem given below and attempt an appreciation of the poem.

EQUIPMENT

Edgar Guest
Figure it out for yourself, my lad,
You’ve all that the greatest of men have had,
Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes,
And a brain to use if you would be wise.
With this equipment, they all began,
So start for the top and say “I can”.

Look them over, the wise and great,
They take their food from a common plate
And similar knives and forks they use,
With similar laces, they tie their shoes,
The world considers them brave and smart.

But you’ve all they had when they made their start.
You can triumph and come to skill,
You can be great if only you will,
You’re well equipped for what fight you choose,
You have legs and arms and a brain to use,
And the man who has risen, great deeds to do
Began his life with no more than you.

Courage must come from the soul within,
The man must furnish the will to win,
So figure it out for yourself, my lad,
You were born with all that the great have had,
With your equipment, they all began.
Get hold of yourself, and say: “I can”.

Answers

Answer 1.
The overuse of smartphone hinder Real Human interaction. Our younger generation is usually less capable of normal socializing. They have gotten so little practice that they are simply not comfortable with chatting with someone they meet in public. Since humans are social creatures by nature who need real life connections, this runs the risk of becoming a huge problem for society.

Answer 2.
The story of the Titanic sounded sublime be-cause never was courage more noble and true than that of the people of the ship

Answer 3.
Titanic’s Crew

Answer 4.
to neglect to miss curiosity – inquisitiveness

Answer 5.
Some people travel on business, some in search of health. But it is neither the sickly nor the men of affairs who fill the Grand hotels and the pockets of their proprietors.

Answer 6.
Yes, I agree with this statement. We all have stress and tension in our lives. Traveling forces us to temporarily disconnect from our normal routine and it helps us appreciate the things and people you have around.

Answer 7.
Some people travel on business while others in search of health. But those of who travel for pleasure fill the Grand hotels and the pockets of their proprietors. Only very few travelers like traveling. Moreover, traveling gives one something to talk about when one gots home. The subjects of conversation are little so one can neglect an opportunity of adding to one’s store.

Answer 8.
To:
CC
BCC
Subject:
Hi Veena,

Hope you are doing good. Nowadays women are feeing a lot of abuse today. But the sad fact is that no action is taken to prevent such abuses. One of the primary things a survivor of violence needs is for you to sit and listen sincerely. Just listen to what they have to say and allow them to be truly heard. If the survivor decide to move forward with seeking help and healing offer to drive them or accompany them to any of the agencies that will provide them with the help such as the hospital for a medical or a forensic exam. One of the ways you can support rape survivors and show your support is attend a community went that is bringing awareness to sexual assault and offering support. Only then we can bring a change in the problems women are facing today.

With Regards,
Akshay.M.

Answer 9.
The greatest support I got is from my friend Reena. I always dreamt of becoming a Bhara tanatyam dancer. But due to my poor finan¬cial background and stage fright I couldn’t achieve my dream. I was always frightened to face people. She was the person who gave me the confidence as well as financial support. At least I achieved my dream of becoming a dancer. I performed many stage shows and I got many good reviews. Thanks to Reena. If she wasn’t there with me I wouldn’t be able to achieve my dream.

Answer 10.
If you are confident enough to break the shackles of uncertainty, you will be successful. Don’t brood over your past failures. If you failed in the past, you would learn lessons from it. If you had passed in all your attempts very eas¬ily. You would have been satisfied with those successes and sit simply with those.

Answer 11.
The narrator was a traveler of the ship Rana- ganji which was traveling to Calcutta. The chief officers were Englishmen but the crew were Indians. The narrator was the physician of the ship. The narrator treats the patients affected with Small Pox. Though he was inexperienced in his profession he manages the situation of crisis bravely. He was very devoted to his profession. He knew to identify between good and bad. Hasan the serang of the ship helped the narrator to take care of the patients. The narrator had a special sympathy towards the serang. He assisted the narrator.

Answer 12.
From,
Anu.S,
Aniradha Manzil,
Kottayam.

To,
The Editor,
New Indian Express,
Kottayam.

Sub: To improve the weathering for casting technology

Dear Sir,
This letter is to inform you about the need for better technology in weather forecasting. The recent Ockhi cyclone took away the lives of many people and damaged the property of many others. This tragedy warns us that our weather forecasting technology needs to improve. Our system failed in accelerating mitigation and rescue operation. Natural disaster should be grouped and task forces set up without further delay. There are three basic failings in the government’s response; the cyclone warning was delayed, the warning when At came, was ineffective because it couldn’t be conveyed to thousands of fisherfolk who were already out at sea, and once the cyclone struck, there was no warlike mobilization and action, which are the hallmarks of a good disaster management. So it would be kind of you if you could highlight this issue through the columns of your esteemed daily.

Yours truly,
Sd/-
Name

Answer 13.
Sunrise on the hills is a descriptive and evocative lyric which praises the glories of sunrise amidst the hills. The poet watches and enjoys the sunrise from a hilltop. The first rays of the sun came in through the wide arch of heaven. The poem is full of sights, sounds and movements of nature. The poem reads like a song. A lot of poetic devices are used to create musical effects. Alternate lines of the poem rhyme and the entire poem reads like a series of couplets. The poem is built upon a military image. The sun in its glorious march is like a victorious army proudly making its parade. Everything else in the path of this glorious march fades away defeated. The poem consists of three stanzas. The first stanza describes the sights on the hills, the second stanza describes the sounds on the hills and the third stanza gives the message of the poem. The poet gives the message that nature prevents our heart from fainting and our soul from sleep. The poet gives the message that hills and valleys and their response to sunrise remove all sorrows from human heart. The poem is an invitation to flee into the lap of nature. The forest and hills teach us many things. They prevent our heart from fainting and our soul from sleep.

Answer 14.

1. If you have trouble sleeping, avoid naps especially in the afternoon.
2. Stick to a sleep schedule of the same bedtime and wake up time, even on the weekends.
3. Practice a relaxing bedtime ritual
4. Exercise daily
5. Sleep on a comfortable mattress and pillows.

Answer 15.
Travel info
Getting there
Nearest Railway Station. Pallikara or Kan hangad 13km. It is 65 km from nearest Mangalore international airport and 15 km from Kasargod town.

Don’t Miss art
Bekal Beach Vallyaparamba Backwaters

Cuisine
Dishes of all kinds are available in the near by hotels.

Answer 16.
‘The Price of Flowers’ is a story written by Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay. It speak about the selfless love of a fourteen year old girl towards her family. The title indicates that though she sacrifices only a shilling, it has a far greater worth. The price of flowers cannot be measured.

Answer 17.
Nicholai’s Tchimbarshov Corner Russia:
It was Nicholai’s dream to eat his own ship, with its savoury smell floating across the farmyard. He liked reading newspapers, but only the advertisements of land to be sold, so many acres of arable and greenland with a farm house, river, garden, mill and mill pond.

But his dream was a gooseberry bush. He worked hard to achieve his dream. He married an elderly widow with the idea of buying a farmhouse. After three years she passed away. Through an agent Nicholai raised a mortgage and bought three hundred acres with a from house a cottage and a park, but there was no orchard, no gooseberry bush, no duck pond. These was a river with coffee colored water. But Nicholai was not worried about that, he ordered twenty gooseberry, bushes and settled down to a country life. He was proud of his gooseberries Nicholai was happiest as his dearest dream had come true as he had attained his goal in life, who had got what he wanted and was pleased with his destiny and with himself.

Answer 18.
Differently abled Children and Technology:
Having come across some specially abled people in our day to day life make as thank God for our well being and force us to be considerate towards these people. Our motive or duty as a human being should always be not only to be sympathetic towards these people but should contribute towards their well being and growth in their life. Assistive technology in available to help individuals with many types of disabilities.

Assistive technology for kids with learning disabilities can increase a child’s self reliance and sense of independence. Kids who struggle in school are often overly dependent on parents, siblings, friends and teachers for help. But the rapid development and application of computer based technology however has created a sea change in available options for disabled students ending the isolation and limited opportunities disabled students have faced. Computer programs have been designed to make it easier for disabled students to access material, communicate their ideas and work and participate in educational experiences.

Answer 19.
Martin Luther King:
Martin Luther King the famous social activist was born on 15th January 1929 in Atlanta, US. He was married to Coretta Scott. He was awarded the Nobel peace Price in 1964, and the Presidential medal of Freedom in 1977 (Posthumous award). He was a famous activist in the Civil Rights movement and peace movement. On 5th April 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated by gunshot wound to head.

Answer 20.
Plenty of people are unaware of the many health benefits of walking nor that is one of the best daily exercises out there. Walking is one of the best ways to get into an exercise routine because it’s a simple way to work muscle groups and burn calories. Many studies have found that people who walk at least 30 minutes a day tend to be less likely to develop type 11 diabetes, asthma and some cancers. The essay entitled Going out for a Walk’ by Max Beerbohm rather contradicts the popular statement ‘a sound mind in a sound body’. The essay is written in a mock serious tone and the reader is impressed by the under stated accuracy of observations. Beer bohm presents himself as a die hard opponent of walking from childhood itself. Humorously he poses a question why we should go for walk. He is against the common idea of walking for walking’s sake. According to him, if one person walks with the intention of physical fifteen alone, his purpose will definitely fail him. This activity purely being mechanical, he could never enjoy the nature and such a man would never be creative.

Answer 21.
India lives in its villages:
We are inheritors of a rural civilization. The vastness of our country, vastness of popula¬tion, the situation and the climate have des¬tined it for a rural civilization, villages are the backbone of a nation. Villages are the mirror of one Nation’s virgin culture, social life and natural beauty. Development of a nation is a complete one only with development of villages. Development of a nation is a complete one only with development of villages. After inde¬pendence the Government gave much importance to the villages and the rural economy, agriculture. First five year plan was formulated entirely for Agriculture. The condition of the rural side slowly improved. Green Revolution and other programmes were introduced with targeting agriculture and development of the villages. According to Mahatma Gandhi, if a village perishes India will be no more India.

Her own mission in the world will get lost. The revival of the village is possible only when it is no more exploited. Industrialization on mass scale will necessarily lead to passive or achieve exploitation of the villagers as the problem of competition and marketing come in. Therefore we have to concentrate on the village being self, contained, manufacturing mainly for use. India is one of the world’s most diverse countries, not only socially, geographically and historically but also economically. India is an agriculture-based country and more than 50% population in our country still lies in the villages and earn their livelihood through agriculture.

Answer 22.
War is without argument the worst collective experience of humanity. It has created new nations on the rubbles of destroyed cities and human dead. It involves man-killing without human feelings even if short and swift. Wars, when prolonged like the world wars, result in human brutality, mass extermination of races and intolerable atrocities on innocent civilians. All rules are kept on the back burner and what matters is victory or defeat. The 21st century has seen the development of weapons, controlled by computerized systems with pinpoint accuracy and a million-fold increase in powers of destruction compared to our previous wars. Wars break out for various reasons. According to experts, the main reasons or factors that contribute to wars are human greed for wealth and intolerance. The effects of war are both physical and psychological.

Human society are deeply affected by wars are residential areas, public infrastructure, hospitals and the very basis of human existence is destroyed. Wars bring untold miseries as well as political and economical instability. Peoples lives and daily existence come under threat. Population is displaced and have to constantly move about for security reasons. Thousands of people die in the war zone leaving behind their families and many thousands of people live physically handicapped for the rest of their lives. Residential areas become hard to live in. The public infrastructure is destroyed and the hospitals becomes packed with patients.

Wars destroy mankind and natural resources also creating a lot of pollution. Trees are cut on an extensive scale to meet the war demands. Iron and steel are also used on a large scale Nuclear weapons like the ones that were used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki not only killing two hundred thousand people but also causing severe damage to the natural environment. Even today people suffer from diseases caused by radioactivity. Furthermore, the disease are inherited by their offsprings. Wars disturb common man’s life. Population gets displaced and have to constantly move about to security reasons and sometimes go into hiding security reasons and sometimes go into hiding creating uncomfortable conditions.

Children deprived of education for years together ruin their future. It would become difficult for common man to find a job and continue with their normal day to day life. On an overall look wars create a second hell on earth while we are shilling living. Thus humans must avoid wars at any cost. The only way we can protect our lives and ensure stability in our world is to practice tolerance and respect for each other. Or else we too become extinct like dinosaurs. Thus we can say that war creates woes and not heroes.

Answer 23.
The poem ‘Equipment’ written by the poet Ed-gar Guest is in the form of advice given by father to his son. The poet says that the secret of success is very simple Right attitude towards life and belief in ones abilities, the basic ingredients lead one to success. The poet says that all are equally created by God. All are blessed with same faculties at birth.

Great men don’t enjoy any special advantages or privileges from birth. Determination and courage are the secret of success. A wise man sets his goal and works hard to achieve them. He is not dejected or discouraged by obstacles. He has faith in his abilities and is confi¬dent that he will win the battle of life. The basic equipment in the same in everybody. We should not blame others for our lapses. In this poem the poet is conveying the idea that all people have the equipment to succeed. God has given them everything they need, now itis time to determine whether they are going to use the equipments wisely or badly.

Plus One English Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus One Zoology Model Question Paper 5

Time: 1 Hours
Cool off time : 10 Minutes
Maximum : 30 Scores

General Instructions to candidates :

• There is a ‘cool off time’ of 10 minutes each for Botany and Zoology in addition to the writing time of 1 hour each. Further there is a ‘ 5 minutes’ ‘preparatory time’ at the end of the Botany Examination and before the commencement of the Zoology Examination.
• Use the ‘cool off time’ to get familiar with the questions and to plan your answers.
• Read the instructions carefully.
• Read questions carefully before you answering.
• Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
• Malayalam version of the questions is also provied.
• Give equations wherever necessary.
• Electronic devices except non programmable calculators are not allowed in the Examination Hall.

QUESTIONS

Answer all questions from question numbers 1 to 3. Each carry one score. (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 1.
Find out the pseudocoelomate animal from the following :
Tapeworm, Hookworm, Earthworm, Honey bee.

Question 2.
Identify the word pair relation and fill the blanks :
a. Fish : ammonotelic :: Cockroach : ……………..
b. Bone : Osteocytes :: Cartilage : ……………..

Question 3.
ICZN stand for

a. InternationalCouncilofZoologicalNome- nclature.
b. Indian Council of Zoological Nomenclature
c. International Code of Zoological Nomen-clature
d. Indian Code of Zoological Nomenclature

Answer any nine from question numbers 4 to 14 Each carries two scores.

Question 4.
Certain disorders and their causes are given. Match them suitably.

Question 5.
“In the tissues, the conditions are favourable for dissociation of oxygen from the oxyhae- moglobin”. Write any four favourable condi¬tions in the tissues for the dissociation of O₂ from oxyhaemoglobin.

Question 6.
a. Classify the given organisms under the heading poikilothermous and homoio-thermous.
Rats, Frog, Dog fish, Ostrich
b. Define the terms poikilithermous and – homoiothermous.

Question 7.
Classify the given hormones in the table. Prolactin, Oxytocin, Leutinising hormone,Vasopressin.

Question 8.
a. Identify the organism,

Question 9.
Fill in the blanks suitably.
In a protein, aminoacids are linked by (a) ……………… bond. In a polysacchharides are linked by (b) ………….. bond.

Question 10.
In (A) ………………… type synapse the membrances of presynaptic and post synaptic neurons are in very close proximity.
In (B) ………………… type synapse the membrances of pre and post synaptic neurons are sepa¬rated by a afluid filled spaces
a. Name the types of synapse A and B.
b. Name the fluid filled space in the synapse B.

Question 11.
Certain indicators regarding the layers in the wall of alimentary canal are given. Name the layers against the indicator.
a. Formed of loose connective tissues containing nerves and blood vessels.
b. Innermost lining forms rugae in the stomach.
c. Formed by smooth muscles.
d. Outermost layer made of mesothelium.

Question 12.
“The functioning of the kidneys is efficiently monitored and regulated by the heart to a certain extent”.
Do you agree with this statement ? Justify your answer.

Question 13.
How does the increased level of Ca⁺⁺ in the sarcoplasm help in muscle contraction ?

Question 14.
a. Write the significance of reabsorption in urine formation.
b. Of the following substances which one is reabsorbed by active transport ? Glucose, Nitrogenous waste, Water.

Answer any three from question numbers 15 to 18. Each carries three scores.

Question 15.
a. Effect of change in concentration of substrate on enzyme activity is graphically represented. After reaching a maximum velocity (Vmax), the reaction is not exceeded by any further rise in concentration of substrate. Explain.

b. Mention any 2 other factors that affect enzyme activity.

Question 16.
Identify the figures A and B. Write any one characteristic features of each A and B.

Question 17.
Fill the blanks suitably.

Question 18.
Redraw the diagram. Name and label the parts indicated below.

ANSWERS

Answer 1.
Hookworm

Answer 2.
a. Uricotelic
b.Chondrichthyes

Answer 3.
c

Answer 4.

• Myasthenia gravis – Auto-Immune disorder
• Tetany – Low Calcium ions in body fluid
• Muscular dystrophy – Genetic disorder

Answer 5.
The factors favourable for the dissociation of O2 from the oxyhaemoglobin in the tis- 7. sues are,

• Low pO₂
• High pCO₂
• High H⁺ concentration
• Higher temperature

Answer 6.
a

Poikilothermous (Cold-blooded)	Homoiothermous (Warm-blooded)
Frog	Ostrich
Dog fish	Rat

b. Poikilothermous : They are cold-blooded, they lack the capacity to regulate body temperature.
Homoiothermous : They are warm-blooded animals, ie., they are able to maintain constant body temperature.

Answer 7.

Released from adenohypophysis	Released from neurohypophysis
Prolactin	Oxytocin
Leutinising hor­mone	Vassopressin

Answer 8.
a. Hippocampus
b. Class – Osteichtyes
c. Endoskeleton is bony
Exoskeleton is formed of cycloid & cten-oid scales.
Both marine & fresh water forms

Answer 9.
a – peptide bond
b – glycosidic linkage

Answer 10.
a. A – Electrical synapse
B – Chemical synapse
b. Synaptic cleft

Answer 11.
a. Submucosa
b. Mucosa
c. Muscularis
d. Serosa

Answer 12.
An increase in blood flow to the atria of the heart can cause the release of Atrial Natriuretic Factor (ANF). ANF can cause vasodilation (dilation of blood vessels) and thereby decrease the blood pressure. ANF mechanism, therefore, acts as a check on the rennin angiotensin mechanism.

Answer 13.
Action potential stimulates sarcoplasmic reticulum to release Ca²⁺. The Ca²⁺ binds with troponin of actin filaments. This causes conformational changes in the troponin molecule and expose the active sites on the fibrous actin molecules. These sites are specific to the myosin heads, which exhibits Mg²⁺ dependent ATPase activity. Myosin ATPase is normally inactive, but it become active only when myosin head combines with the actin. The energy released by the splitting of ATP by head combines with the actin. The energy released by the splitting of ATP by ATPase is used for cross bridge movement. At the time of relaxation, Ca²⁺ pumped back into sacroplasmic reticulum. As a result, the troponin molecule become free to mask the active sites.

Answer 14.
a.

• The process of absorption of selected materials from the filtrate into the blood of peritubular capillaries or vasa recta is termed as reabsorption.
• Even though 180 litres of glomeru¬lar filtrate is produced daily, about 99% of this is reabsorbed by the renal tubules.
• Normal volume of urine released -1.5 litres per day.

b. Glucose

Answer 15.
a. Increase in substrate concentration increases the rate of the reaction. The reaction reaches maximum velocity (V_max). It is not exceeded by any further rise in substrate concentration. At this stage the enzyme molecules are fully saturated. Noactivesite is left free to bind with additional substrate molecule.
b. Temperature and pH.

Answer 16.
A – Smooth muscle tissue
B – Skeleton muscle tissue
A – Striations are present, spindle-shaped
B – Long and cylindrical

Answer 17.
a. – Granulocytes
b – Basophyl
c – Monoxytes
d – Lymphocytes
e – Resist infections and associated with allergic reactions.
f – Responsible for the immune response of the body.

Answer 18.

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Kerala Plus One Zoology Model Question Paper 4

Time : 1 Hours
Cool off time : 10 Minutes
Maximum : 30 Scores

General Instructions to candidates

• There is a ‘cool off time’ of 10 minutes each for Botany and Zoology in addition to the writing time of 1 hour each. Further there is a ‘ 5 minutes’ ‘preparatory time’ at the end of the Botany Examination and before the commencement of the Zoology Examination.
• Use the ‘cool off time’ to get familiar with the questions and to plan your answers.
• Read the instructions carefully.
• Read questions carefully before you answering.
• Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
• Malayalam version of the questions is also provied.
• Give equations wherever necessary.
• Electronic devices except non programmable calculators are not allowed in the Examination Hall.

QUESTIONS

Questions 1-3. Answers all questions. Each question carries 1 score.

Question 1.
Choose the correctly matched pair.

a. Neries – False segmentation
b. Taenia – True segmentation
c. Ascaris – No segmentation

Question 2.
In human beings dentition is ‘heterodont’.
This condition means ………
a. presence of two types of teeth.
b. presence of two sets of teeth.
c. presence of different types of teeth.
d. teeth are placed in sockets of jaw.

Question 3.
The diagram given below is a simple epithelium. Name the part marked as “P” in the figure.

Questions 4-14. Answers any 9 questions. Each question carries 2 score.

Question 4.
Match column B and C with column A.

Question 5.
Figure A and B are the fishes of two different classes. Identity and differentiate between these classes.

Question 6.
Observe the following figure. No need to redraw the diagram.

a. Label the parts, A and B.
b. Write the function of ‘B’

Question 7.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate words.
a ………….. hormone controls the diurnal (24 hours) rhythm.
b. Insulin controls ………. level of blood.

Question 8.
“A contracted muscle becomes shorter and thicker but its volume remains the same.”
a. Which theory explains the process of muscle contraction?
b. Identify two contractile proteins seen in muscle.

Question 9.
Where do you find the following structures in a human body ?
a. Collagen fibres
b. Axons
c. Squamous epithelium
d. Smooth muscles

Question 10.
Name the chemical bonds formed between the following :
a. Amino acids in a protein molecule.
b. Sugar and phosphate in nucleic acids.

Question 11.
‘‘All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates”. Evaluate and substantiate the statement.

Question 12.
Blood transports CO₂ from tissues to lungs by various means. Mention any two methods of the same.

Question 13.
ln a 400 metre race competition, Athira won the first place. Her friends commented that it is due to her high vital capacity.
a. What do you understand by the term vital capacity?
b. Suggest the ways to improve the vital capacity.

Question 14.
Red muscle fibers have greater capacity to do work for a prolonged period, whereas white muscle fiber suffer from fatigue after a short work. Evaluate the statement.

Questions 15 – 18. Answers any 3 questions. Each question carries 3 scores.

Question 15.
Observe the graph.

a. Identify the partial pressure of oxygen where 50% of saturation of Hb with oxygen.
b. Mention the factors favourable for the formation of oxyhaemoglobin in alveoli.

Question 16.
Following is a schematic representation of an action.

Question 17.

a. Label PQRST in the graph.
b. What does the T wave represent?

Question 18.
Write the functions of parts 1 and 4. Label the parts 2 and 3 in the following figure showing a synapse. (No need to copy the picture.)

ANSWERS

Answer 1.
c

Answer 2.
c. presence of different types of teeth.

Answer 3.
Basement membrane

Answer 4.

Answer 5.
A – Chondrichthyes (Cartilagienous fishes)
B – Osteichthyes (Bony fishes)

Answer 6.
a. A. Nucleus
B. Inter calated disc.

b. Pass the signals to adjacent cells for the contraction of cells as a unit.

Answer 7.
a. Melatonin
b. Glucose

Answer 8.
a. Sliding filament theory
b. Actin and Myosin

Answer 9.
a. Collagen fibres – Connective tissue
b. Axon – Neuron
c. Squamons epithelium – Walls of blood vessels.
d. Smooth muscle – Visceral organs

Answer 10.
a. Peptide bond
b. Phospho diester bond

Answer 11.
Vertebrates are chordates with vertebral column, there are chordates without vertetral column. Notochord is present in all vertebrates but vertebral column is present only in vertebrates and not in all chordates.

Answer 12.
CO₂ transport by plasma and as bicarbonate in plasma.

Answer 13.
a. Vital capacity is the maximum volume of air a person can breath in after a forced expiration.
b. Regular exercise, avoid smoking, practice yoga.

Answer 14.
Red muscles contain large amount of nitrogenious which can use large amou-nt of oxygen stored in them.

Answer 15.
a. 30 mm Hg
b. High partial pressure of oxygen, low partial pressure of CO₂, low H⁺ concentration, low temperature.

Answer 16.
a. Afferent neuron, motor neuron, effec tor organ.
b. Sudden withdrawal of hand when if touches a hot body.

Answer 17.

b. Repolarisation of ventricle or relaxation of ventricle.

Answer 18.
1 – Axon : Transport impulse form cell body to synaptic knob.
4 – Neurotransmitter : Help in the transport of impulse across synapse.
2 – Syneptic vesicle :
3 – Synaptic cleft

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Kerala Plus One Zoology Model Question Paper 3

Time : 1 Hours
Cool off time : 10 Minutes
Maximum : 30 Scores

General Instructions to candidates

• There is a ‘cool off time’ of 10 minutes each for Botany and Zoology in addition to the writing time of 1 hour each. Further there is a ‘ 5 minutes’ ‘preparatory time’ at the end of the Botany Examination and before the commencement of the Zoology Examination.
• Use the ‘cool off time’ to get familiar with the questions and to plan your answers.
• Read the instructions carefully.
• Read questions carefully before you answering.
• Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
• Malayalam version of the questions is also provied.
• Give equations wherever necessary.
• Electronic devices except non programmable calculators are not allowed in the Examination Hall.

QUESTIONS

Questions 1-3. Answers all questions. Each question carries 1 score.

Question 1.
Rearrange the following in the correct taxo¬nomic hierarchical sequence :

Question 2.
Note the relationship between the first two words and suggest words for the fourth place.
Collection of living plants : Botanical garden.
Animals kept in protected environment : ……………….

Question 3.
After completing a project study based on diversity of spiders, the specimens were intended to be stored for future reference. Select a suitable taxonomical aid from the following for the preservation of specimens.
a. Herbarium
b. Museum
c. Zoological park
d. Sanctuary
Justify your answer.

Questions 4-14. Answers any 9 questions. Each question carries 2 score.

Question 4.

Carbon dioxide transport in the form of bi-carbonate ion is picturized below. Observe the diagram and identify the enzyme not¬ed as “A”.

Question 5.
Categorize the following animals based on the nature of excretion of nitrogenous waste.
Mammals, Bony fishes, Birds, Aquatic am¬phibians, Terrestrial amphibians, Insects, Cartilage fishes, Aquatic insects.

Question 6.
Stethoscope is an instrument which is used to detect the sounds of the heart.
a. Mention the two sounds of the heart.
b. Give the causes of heart sound.

Question 7.
Find the odd one and write the function.
Neutrophil, Erythrocyte, Monocyte, Lymphocyte, Basophil, Eosinophil,

Question 8.
Observe the diagram carefully and Label the parts marked as A,B,C,D.

Question 9.
Obseve the given diagram and answer the following questions

a. Identify the duct labelled A and the secretion it pours into the doudenum.
b. Mention any one function of secretion in digestion.

Question 10.
The following diagram shows the characteristic features of a phylum.
a. Identify the phylum.
b. Mention four salient features of this phylum.

Question 11.
Observe the following figure.
a. Name the figure.
b. Label the parts A, B and D

Question 12.
Complete the given flowchart :

Question 13.
Like insulin and glucagon, PTH and calcitonin are antagonistic in their action inmaintaining normal blood calcium level. Substantiate this statement.

Question 14.
Fill in the blanks with suitable terms according to the indicators shown below: Indicators : a and b -food habit, cand d- Excretory organ.
a. Cockroach : ……………
b. Earthworm : ……………
c. Cockroach : ……………
d. Earthworm : ……………

Questions 15 – 18. Answers any3 questions. Each question carries 3 scores.

Question 15.
Complete the columns using the appropriate phylum, distinctive features and excretory organs.

Question 16.
Observe the figure given below and answer the questions.

a. Write the name of the figure.
b. Name the labelled part (A) and (B).
c. Which is the site of formation of ultrafiltrate?

Question 17.
The following diagram shows the characteristics of a phylum.

a. Identify the phylum.
b. Label A in the diagram.
c. Mention four salient features of the phylum.

Question 18.
Result of a project study related to the circulatory disorders to an area is given below.

a. What is your observation?
b. Name any one circulatory disorder and its characteristics.
c. Suggest two measures to avoid these disorders.

ANSWERS

Answer 1.
Sapiens → Homo → Hominidae → Primata → Mammalia → Chordata

Answer 2.
Zoological Park

Answer 3.
Museum

Answer 4.
Carbonic anhydrase.

Answer 5.

Answer 6.
a. Lubb, dupp
b. Lubb: Sound is heard when the closure of biscupid and triscupid valve takes place. Dupp sound is heard due to the closure of semilunar valve.

Answer 7.
Erythrocyte. It helps in gas transport through blood.

Answer 8.
A – Lens
B – Iris
C – Cornea
D – Optic nerve

Answer 9.
a. Bile duct, bile.
b. Bile emulsifies fat.

Answer 10.
a. Phylum Chordata
b. Chrodata
i. Notochord present
ii. Pharyngeal gills slits present
iii. Dorsal tubular nerve cord
iv. Heart is ventral
v. presence of post anal tail

Answer 11.
a. Cross section of small intestine/gut.
b. A – Serosa, B – Muscularis, D – Mucosa

Answer 12.
A – Mid brain
B – Thalamus,
C – Cerebellum
D – Medulla oblongata

Answer 13.
Thyrocalcitonin secrected from the thyroid gland and parathyroid hormone secreted from the parathyroid gland involved in the regulation of blood calcium level. Thyrocalcitonin decrease the blood calcium level by decreasing the intestinal absorption of calcium but parathyroid hormone (PTH) increase the blood calcium level by enhancing intestinal absorption of calcium ions and decalcifiation of bones.

Answer 14.
a. Cockroach – omnivore
b. Earthworm – Soil and decayed leaves
c. Malpighian tubule
d. Nephredia

Answer 15.
a. Flat body
b. Flame cells
c. Jointed footed animals
d. Annelida
e. Nephridia
f. Echinodermata

Answer 16.
a. Malpighiancorpuscle

b. A – Glomerulus,
B – Bowman’s capsule

c. Bowman’s capsule (Lumen)

Answer 17.
a. Phylum Chordata

b. Notochord

c. 1. Presence of notochord
2. Dorsal hollow nerve cord
3. Phasym seal gill slit
4. Post aral tail

Answer 18.
a. 55% persons are affected with circulatory disorders.

b. 1.Hypertension: Patients body has very high blood pressure than normal.
2.Coronary artery disease: Affect blood vessels that supply blood to heart.

c. 1.Avoid fat containing food, smoking, drugs etc.
2.Do regular exercise.

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Kerala Plus One Botany Previous Year Question Paper 2017

Time: 1 Hours
Cool off time : 10 Minutes

General Instructions to candidates :

• There is a ‘cool off time’ of 10 minutes each for Botany and Zoology in addition to the writing time ‘ of 1 hour each. Further there is a ‘ 5 minutes’ ‘preparatory time’ at the end of the Botany Examination and before the commencement of the Zoology Examination.
• Use the ‘cool off time’ to get familiar with the questions and to plan your answers.
• Read the instructions carefully.
• Read questions carefully before you answering.
• Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
• Malayalam version of the questions is also provided.
• Give equations wherever necessary.
• Electronic devices except non programmable calculators are not allowed in the Examination Hall.

Question 1.
Who among the following scientists is related with the identification of cytokinins?
a. E. Kurosawa
b. F. Skoog
c. C.Darwin
d. F. W. Went

Question 2.
Read the following statements and select the correct statements from the given choices.
i. Methanogens are present in the guts of ruminant animals
ii. Mycoplasma has distinct cell wall.
iii. Viroids are infectious naked DNA molecule.
iv. Algal component of lichen is phycobiont.
a. ii and iii
b. i and iv
c. i and iii
d. ii and iv.

Question 3.
Algae are useful to man in a variety of ways.
Suggest any four uses of algae.

Question 4.
The root nodules of leguminous plants contain two necessary biochemical compounds for N₂ fixation. Identify these compounds.

Question 5.
An important difference between C₃ and C₄ plants is photorespiration. Explain how photorespiration occurs in C₃ plants.

Question 6.
Write any four agricultural applications of ethylene.

Question 7.
Define Blackman’s law of limiting factors and identify any two important factors which influence the rate of photosynthesis in plants.

Question 8.
The movement of water through the root layers is ultimately symplastic in the endodermis. Give a reason.

Question 9.
a. The arrangement of flowers on the floral axis is called ……
i. Aestivation
ii. Phyllotaxy
iii.Placentation
iv.Inflorescence
b. How can you differentiate an actinomorphic flower from a zygomorphic flower ?

Question 10.
a. The tissues involves in secondary growth of dicot plants are vascular cambium and ….
b. Compare the formation of vascular cambia in dicot stem and dicot root.

Question 11.
a. Identify a cell organelle that contains hydrolytic enzymes.
b. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER) and Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER) are morphologically and functionally different. Justify this statement.

Question 12.
Given below is the metaphase of mitosis. Analyze the diagram and draw a sketch of anaphase. Write any two events of anaphase.

Question 13.
Glycolysis is the partial oxidation of glucose to produce two molecules of pyruvic acid.
a. Where does glycolysis occur ?
b. Steps of glycolysis are given below. Fill up the blank boxes.


The complete oxidation of pyruvic acid yields three molecules of C0₂ by a cyclic process in the matrix of mitochondria.
a. Who first develop this cycle ?
b. Draw a diagramatic sketch of the identified cycle.

Answers

Answer 1.
b. F. Skoog

Answer 2.
b. i and iv.

Answer 3.
Helps in Co₂ fixation by photosynthesis, in-crease level of oxygen, primary producers on ocean, used as food.

Answer 4.
Nitrogeneous enzyme / Mo – Fe protein leg hemoglobin

Answer 5.
In C₃ plants O₂ binds to RuBisCO. The RuBP instead of being converted to 2 molecules of PGA, binds with O₂ to form one molecule of phosphoglycerate and phosphogly collate in a pathway called photorespiration. Condition for photorespiration are dual nature of RuBisCO, increases O₂ concentration, moderate temperature etc.

Answer 6.
1. Ethylene breaks seed and bud dormancy, initiates germination in peanut seeds, sproutind of potatao tubers.
2. Ethylene promotes rapid internode/petiole elongation in deep water rice plants, It helps leaves/ upper parts of the shoot to remain above water.
3. Ethylene also promotes root growth and root hair formation.
4. Ethylene is used to initiate flowering and synchronising fruit – set in pineapples.

Answer 7.
The law states that, if a chemical process is affected by more than one factor, then its rate will be determined by the factor which directly affects the process if its quantity is changed.
For example, despite the presence of a green leaf and optimal light and Co₂ conditions, the plant may not photosynthesis, if the temperature is very low. This leaf, if given the optimal temperature will start photosynthesizing.

Answer 8.
Simplistic system is the movement of water occurs from cell to cell through plasmodesmata. Most of the water flow in the roots occur via apoplast since the cortical cells are loosly packed, hence offer no resistance to water movement. The continuation of cell walls breaks in the endodermis of the root due to presence of waxy casperian strips which are impermeable. So the movement of substances in endodermis occurs any simplest.

Answer 9.
a. iv. Inflorescence
b.The flower can be divided into two equal halves along more than one longitudinal plane, i.e., they are radially symmetrical. Such flowers are actinomorphic. Zygomorphic flower cannot be divided into two similar halves in any plane.

Answer 10.
a. Cork cambium
b.

Answer 11.
a. Lysosomes
b. In some ER, spherical granular structures called ribosomes are attracted on the surface. This type of ER is called RER. It occurs in almost all cells which are actively engaged in protein synthesis.
In SER, ribosomes are not attached with ER and the surface is smooth. It is well developed in cells that synthesize steroid hormones.

Answer 12.
Anaphase

Centromeres split and chromatids separate.Chromatids move to opposite poles.
The centromere of each chromosome is towards the pole arms towards the equator.

Answer 13.
a. Cytoplasm (Cytosol)
b. A. Glucose – 6 – phosphate
B. Fructose – 6 – phosphate
C. Fructose – 1, 6 – biphosphate
D. 1, 3 biphosphoglyceric acid / Triose biphosphate
E. 2 – phosphoglycerate / 2 – phosphoglyceric acid
F. Phosphoenol pyruvate / Phospho enolpyruvic acid
OR
a. Hans Kreb
b.

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