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Teachers recommend solving Kerala Syllabus Plus One English Previous Year Question Papers and Answers Pdf Board Model Paper 2023 to improve time management during exams.

Kerala Plus One English Board Model Paper 2023 with Answers

Time: 2½ Hours
Total Score: 80 Marks

Questions 1 – 8: Answer all the questions.
Questions 1 – 4: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (4 × 1 = 4)

“Young friends, let me discuss with you, how you can be unique. I have, so far, met fifteen million youth in a decade’s time. I learnt, ‘Every youth wants to be unique that is You!’. But the world all around you is doing its best, day and night, to make you just ‘everybody else”.

Question 1.
Who is the speaker?
Answer:
The speaker is Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Question 2.
What does every youth want to be?
Answer:
Every youth wants to be unique, that is you.

Question 3.
What is the world around us doing?
Answer:
The world around us wants to make us just everybody else.

Question 4.
Pick out a word from the passage that means a period of ten years’.
Answer:
Decade

Questions 5 – 8: Read the following lines and answer the questions. (4 × 1 = 4)

The glories of our blood and state
Are shadows, not substantial things;
There is no armour against Fate;
Death lays his icty hand on kings:
Sceptre and Crown
Must tumbledown,
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.

Question 5.
Identify the poem.
Answer:
“Death the Leveller” by James Shirley.

Question 6.
What, according to the poet, are not substantial things?
Answer:
The glories of our blood and state are not substantial things.

Question 7.
‘Death lays his icy hand on kings ………………… ‘Identify the figure of speech.
Answer:
Personification

Question 8.
Cite an example for metonymy.
Answer:
Sceptre and Crown – they stand for the king.

Questions 9 – 12: Answer any three of the following. (3 × 2 = 6)

Question 9.
Your best friend is addicted to mobile phones. Advise him/her on the need to use the mobile phones judiciously.
(i) ………………..
(ii) ……………….
Answer:
i) You should use your mobile phone only when there is a need to use it.
ii) Overuse of the mobile ill make you an addict and you will have other serious problems.

Question 10.
‘And the thousand on board, did security feel For no eye saw death, as he stood at the wheel..’ Elaborate the idea presented in these lines.
Answer:
There were a thousand people on the ship. They all felt very safe and secure. Nobody foresaw any risk as the captain was standing at the wheel ready to start the voyage.

Question 11.
“He even gnawed at the dried pieces of egg shell.”
a) Who is the ‘he’ referred to here?
b) What did he do?
Answer:
a) The young seagull.
b) He was so hungry that he bit the dried pieces of an egg shell.

Question 12.
Max Beerbohm does not prefer to go our for a walk. Do you think walking is a good physical exercise? Why?
Answer:
I think walking is a good physical exercise. Walking for about 30 minutes every day increases our fitness, strengthens bones, reduces excess body fat, and boosts muscle power. It can also reduce our risk of developing conditions such as heart disease, osteoporosis and some cancers.

Questions 13 – 19: Answer any five of the following: (5 × 4 = 20)

Question 13.
Maggie sent a card with a black border to Mr. Gupta to inform him about her brother’s death. What could she have written in the card?
Answer:
Dear Mr. Gupta,

It is with the saddest heart that I am sending you this card. My brother Frank who was a soldier posted to the Punjab Regiment was killed during battle. He is buried at Fort Monroe, near Dera-Ghasi-Khan. My mother and I were hoping he would be coming home with mementoes from India. My mother is inconsolable and she has grown weak. I don’t know why such a tragedy struck our family.
Maggie

Question 14.
If thou wouldst read a lesson, that will keep
Thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep,
Go to the woods and hills! No tears
Dim the sweet look that Nature wears.
What message does the poet convey?
Answer:
The poem conveys a fine message of hope and optimism. It says that if you want to keep your heart from fainting and your soul from sleep, you should go to the forests and hills. No tears ever dim the beauty of nature. She is always beautiful and energetic.

Question 15.
Imagine you are the head of the tour guides in Kadavu. What general instructions will you give them?
Answer:
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Now we are heading for the Namuana village to see turtle calling at Kadavu. Our boat will anchor in a beautiful bay under the cliffs of a rocky headland. You land on the beach and sit on the rocks. Or you can climb to a rocky tract to a point some 150 or 200 feet up the rock face. You will see all the maidens of the village assembling and singing a strange chant. When you are there do not make much noise. Fishing is prohibited there. When the maidens chant the turtles will come to the surface and it will be a wonderful sight for you. So get ready to have an experience of a lifetime.

Question 16.
Edit the following passage.
The young Seagull was not confident to flying. It is his mother who helped him atleast. After make his first flight, he realised his strength.
Answer:
Then young seagull was not confident to fly (in flying). It is his mother who helped him at last. After making his first flight, he realised his strength.

Question 17.
Imagine the news of smallpox outbreak reached the crew of Ranaganji and they are in panic. Captain Hamble addresses the crew and gives them appropriate instructions. Write any four instructions.
Answer:
a) Don’t be panicky.
b) Don’t tell the passengers that somebody in the ship has small pox.
c) Behave as if everything is normal.
d) Do what you can to move the sick persons to a safe place and treat them well.

Question 18.
Comment on the aptness of the title “Gooseberries”.
Answer:
Comment on the aptness of the title “Gooseberries”.

The title Gooseberries is a very apt for the story by Anton Chekhov. It is titled ‘Gooseberries’ because life is very much like gooseberries. Gooseberries are sour and sweet. Similarly life too is sour (bitter) and sweet. Nicholai lives all his life like a miser and even marries an ugly widow to get money to buy the estate with a gooseberry bush. The estate he bought does not have a gooseberry bush and so he plants some. Later he eats the gooseberries from the plants he had planted and looks pleased when he eats them. Gooseberries may be sweet for one, but sour for another. Life is like that. One man’s food is another man’s poison and one man’s religion is another man’s madness.

Question 19.
During COVID – 19 period, we relied on technology to a great extent. Do you think technology supported you in your studies? How? Write four points.
Answer:
a) During the Covid – 19 period technology supported my studies in a big way.
b) Our lessons were conducted on line and we did not have much difficulty in understanding the lessons.
c) By using the internet, we could get all our doubts cleared.
d) The advantage was that we could listen to the on line lectures at our leisure in a relaxed way.
Crowded classrooms are not always helpful in understanding the lessons properly.

Questions 20 – 25: Answer any five of the following: (5 × 6 = 30)

Question 20.
It was the mother Seagull who helped the young Seagull to make his first flight. Were you supported by any of your family members when you faced a crisis ? Narrate your experience.
Answer:
Just like the mother Seagull helped the young Seagull to make his first flight, my mother helped me to continue with my studies when I failed my SSLC in the first attempt. When the SSLC results were announced, my roll number was not there as I had failed. It was a big shock to me. Almost all of my classmates were celebrating their success by distributing sweets to their friends and discussing their plans to go for their tertiary studies. I felt depressed. I was crying the whole day. But my mother came to my rescue. She told me again and again, a failure in an exam is not the end of life and I should not take my failures so seriously.

She told me the story of Robert Bruce, the King of Scotland. Bruce had lost to the British army and he had to go into the forest, after losing his kingdom. He was sad and depressed. One day he was sitting and crying thinking of his fate, when he saw a spider trying to weave its web. It jumped from one ledge to another to connect the first thread. But it failed. It tried seven times and it succeeded only on the 8th attempt. So Bruce thought, “If a spider can be so bold, why can’t I?” He came back, collected his solders and fought and won his kingdom back.” This story opened my eyes. I studied hard and I passed SSLC with 3rd rank in the State. My mother saved me and I am proud of her.

Question 21.
Imagine that the boy who shared his concerns with Dr. Abdul Kalam becomes a marine engineer, later in his life. He sends an email to his friend, detailing his meeting with Kalam. Draft the likely email.
Answer:
drabdulkalam@gmail.com

Sub: A Word of Gratitude

Sir, you may not remember me. I was a participant in the programme called “Sashtrayan” which you inaugurated in our village. It was a programme to ensure the preparation of about 2000 students from different schools to be engineers, doctors, scientists, qualified managers and civil servants. You then spoke on the topic “Science Empowers the Nation”. I was greatly impressed by your speech. You said, “Every youth wants to be unique, that is you. The world around you wants to make you just everybody else.” I wanted to be me. I took your advice seriously and I worked hard. Today I am a marine engineer because I wanted to be one although my parents wanted me to be a doctor. I am proud of my job. I am doing well and my superiors are very pleased with my work. All this happened because of the inspiration you gave me. Thank you, Sir, forteaching me to dream, dream big, and work hard to realise it.

Raj Job

Question 22.
When Mr. Gupta returns to India, he tells his sister about Maggie and her family. Write the likely conversation between Mr. Gupta and his sister. (3 changes)
Answer:
Mr.Gupta : Latha, when I was in London, I got acquainted with a girl named Maggie. She invited me to her home.
Latha : Did you go? What happened there?
Mr.Gupta : There I met her widowed mother Mrs. Clifford. Mr. Clifford was happy to see me. She said that her son, Frank, was in the army and he was posted to the Punjab Regiment. She wanted to know what kind of a country India was. She said that she had heard that India had too many snakes and tigers that killed people.
Latha : What did you tell her?
Mr.Gupta : I told her not to believe all those stories about the dangerous snakes and tigers in India. Then she showed me a magic ring that her son Frank had sent from India. A yogi had given him that ring. The ring had a crystal. And Frank said that if one looked into the crystal he/she could see him and what he was doing. Both Maggie and Mrs. Clifford looked into the crystal many times, but they never saw Frank. Being a Hindu, she thought I could see things in the crystal.
Latha : And then what did you do?
Mr. Gupta: Not to disappoint her, I looked into the ‘ ring for long. But finally I told them I could see nothing in it. There are many superstitions in Britain about India.

Question 23.
You are the reporter of an English daily from Paris. Prepare a report to be published in the newspaper about Le Horla’s take off.
Answer:

LEHORLATAKING OFF

8 July: Le Horla, the hot air balloon, got filled up. There were some 300 enthusiastic people around it to watch the take off. The passengers got in. The Captain was Jovis. The others in the basket attached to the balloon were Lieutenant Mallet, M. Etierine Beer, M., Paul Bassant and M. Patrice Eyries. The people watching could see them talking animatedly. Soon Patrice Eiries came down because the balloon could not carry the weight of all them. He walked away dejectedly. Poor man! All his dream of an adventure was gone.

M. Jollie told the ladies to keep off. When the balloon lifted, sand would be thrown into their hats. He cut the ropes that held the balloon to the ground. Slowly, the Le Horla lifted upward, like a bird. Up, up, and up went the balloon. People screamed with joy. Le Horla climbed above the city of Paris and it slowly disappeared. The sight of the earth from the balloon would be fantastic.

Question 24.
You are one of the guest speakers of a panel discussion organised by the Health Club of your school. The topic of discussion is “A Sound Mind in a Sound Body”. Draft your presentation giving emphasis to proper rest and sleep.
Answer:
“A Sound Mind in a Sound Body” is a very popular proverb. “Sound” here means healthy. If you want to have a healthy mind, you should have a healthy body. Only a healthy person can think normally and act quickly in any given situation. A healthy body is free from diseases and pain. A sound mind means a mind capable of taking good, positive, progressive and independent decisions.

A healthy body is obtained by eating the right type of food, Regular exercise is essential to keep the body strong and fit. Vigorous exercises or yoga will help in keeping the body fit. Proper sleep is very essential for a healthy body. To keep the mind healthy, a person should always have an optimistic thinking and honest attitude in life.

Body and mind are connected with each other and they allow a person to have a satisfactory life. A healthy mind works not only for himself but for the whole society. Man should always think of the society of which he is a part. It is healthy minds that bring progress to the family, state, nation and humanity at large.

Question 25.
One of the survivors of smallpox, writes a letter of gratitude to Hasan, after recovering from the illness completely. Draft the letter.
Answer:
270, Howrah Street
Calcutta
20 December 1946

Dear Hasanji,
I was one of the passengers of Ranaganji sailing from Liverpool to Calcutta. As the Serang of Ranaganji, you have been very helpful in making our voyage a happy one.

I am writing this letter to tell you how grateful I am for the services you rendered me when I wgs afflicted with small pox in the ship. Small pox is a deadly disease and it is very contagious. Nobody would like to go near a person afflicted with it. As the serang of the ship, you were under no obligation to nurse the sick people. But because of your compassionate heart you volunteered to nurse them without worrying about your own life. I also saw how you, a Muslim, reading from the Ramayana relevant parts, when you were sewing the shroud for the dead Hindus before casting them overboard. It shows how tolerant you are. Not many people would do the things that you had been doing.

I am sure I recovered from smallpox mainly because of your nursing. You gave me food and medicine at the right time and encouraged me with words of hope and optimism. Today I am healthy and I am back on my job. I told my wife and children about you. I told them that you are an angel.

Hasanji, do accept my grateful thanks for nursing me back to life. May Allah give you a happy and long life!

George Kurian

Questions 26 – 28: Answer any two of the following. (2 × 8 = 16)

Question 26.
Gandhi dreamt of an India which was free from intoxicating drinks and drugs. However, our youth is increasingly addicted to these. What are the remedial measures required to create an awareness about this and build an India as dreamt by Gandhi? Write an essay.
Answer:
GANDHI’S DREAMS ABOUT INDIA

Here three things are stressed. First of all there should be no untouchability in India. How can persons be discriminated just because one is born into a particular caste or creed? Caste system was a curse on India imposed by the higher classes on the lower classes, especially the Scheduled Castes. Members of the Scheduled Castes were restricted in their freedom to travel. They could not even draw water from public wells arfd ponds. They could not enter temples for worship. They were kept away from learning. All these discriminations must go and people should consider themselves as the children on the same mother – India.

Then comes the curse of alcohol and psychedelic drugs. These destroy the minds of people and they become ready to do any crime to get money to buy their intoxicating stuff – alcoholic drinks or psychedelic drugs. Addiction becomes so debilitating that p.eople become unable to work and contribute to the welfare of the society. They become a shame to the family and a burden on the society.

The third point is equality of women with men. Unfortunately in India we had the injunction from Manusmriti “Na Sthree Swatantrymarhati”. Following this, women were refused all their rights. There was even the horrendous system of “Sati” where a woman had to immolate herself on the funeral pyre of her husband as if she had no life of her own. There was the accursed female infanticide, and even now there is the practice of female foeticide. Although legally prohibited, the sex of the baby in the womb is found out and if it is a female, abortion is carried out. Of course this is done by unscrupulous parents in collusion with greedy and immoral doctors.

Gandhiji wanted a free, enlightened India where all the citizens could enjoy their life without any fear of discrimination or unnecessary restrictions. His dream was to have a county where liberty, equality and fraternity reigned.

Question 27.
For those who take travelling as a passion, ‘to travel, is to live’. .Do you think so? Narrate any of your travel experiences.
Answer:
I take travelling as a passion. For me “to travel is to live”. When we travel we see many new things and they teach us many new things. Travelling widens our mental horizon. It helps us to be more tolerant and understanding. It teaches us that one man’s food is another man’s poison and one man’s religion is another man’s madness.

Recently I visited the Hill Station Ooty. Let me share with you my experience there.

Ooty Is a popular Hill Station. It is located 86 km north of Coimbatore and 128 km south of Mysore. Ooty is the capital of Nilgiri district. The total aerial distance from Trichur to Ooty is only 111 kilometres but the driving distance is 223 km as the roads are often not straight. We travelled by a luxury coach which had facilities for music and films. The time for travel is around 5 hours. We left Thrissur at 2.00 a.m. and we reached Ooty by 7.00. We had our breakfast in an excellent restaurant.

After break fast we went to the Government Rose Garden. It has one of the largest collections of roses in the country. It has more than 20,000 varieties of roses. We were thrilled to have seen so many varieties. After visiting the Rose Garden, we proceeded to the Ooty Botanical Gardens. It is lush green and it is carefully maintained. There was a Flower Show there. We saw rare species of plants and flowers. The Botanical Garden has nearly a thousand species of plants. Some of them are exotic. The various shrubs, ferns, trees and bonsai plants captivated our hearts and minds.

Our lunch was in a 5-star hotel where different types cuisine were available. We could choose Indian, Chinese or Continental Meals. I took Chinese Meal. It was yummy, so to say. After lunch we went to the Deer Sanctuary, located on the edge of the Ooty Lake. It has different species of deer and other animals. We then proceeded for a boating in the Pykara Lake. There we saw the Kamaraj Sagar Dam which is a picnic spot and also a film shoot location. We then went for our supper which was a light one. At 7.30 we boarded the coach and by 12.30 we were back in Trichur. It was a wonderful experience.

Question 28.
Attempt a critical appreciation of the given poem on the hurricane ‘Katrina’.

Land of Misery

– Anonymous
On the eastern shore, she knocked on our door
Then drifted away to the west
She then turned north, and steadily forth
W ith rage upon her crest
As shq gathered force, On a steady course
To a land below the sea
Too unaware, or unprepared
For such a tragedy
Toppling of homes, the shredding of domes
of a wind that relentless blow
All the terrain, was flooded with rain
When the lake did overflow
And then she passed, and none to fast
Th is city beneath the sea
Leaving this flood, which carries our blood
Through a land of misery.
Answer:
A Critical Appreciation of “Land of Misery”

On the eastern shore, the hurricane Katrina knocked on our door. Then she moved away to the west. She then turned to the north. She was angry and she had a lot of destructive strength. She gathered
greater strength as she moved forward to a land below the sea level.

The people of those areas were unaware of her approach and they were unprepared for her and the tragedy she brought. She toppled homes, she made towers fall down as she was blowing relentlessly.

The entire area was flooded as there was heavy rain. When the lake was full she passed on the city which was beneath the sea level. This flood brought us a lot of misery as it drank even our blood. Our land ! was made into a land of misery by this raging Katrina.

It is a simple and vivid description of the Hurricane Katrina that ravaged many places in the USA. It struck the south eastern United States in late August 2005. The hurricane and its aftermath claimed more ! than 1,800 lives, and it ranked as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.

It is an anonymous poem. It has only 16 lines. The rhyme is irregular, but we see rhymes like west- crest, sea-tragedy, sea-misery. The hurricane is personified as an angry and strong woman capable of inflicting great damage. There are powerful pictures of the destruction and the helplessness of the unprepared people who were pushed into misery by the raging Katrina.

Teachers recommend solving Kerala Syllabus Plus One Economics Previous Year Question Papers and Answers Pdf Board Model Paper 2023 to improve time management during exams.

Kerala Plus One Economics Board Model Paper 2023 with Answers

Time: 2½ Hours
Total Scores: 80

Answer any 8 questions from 1 to 10. Each carries 1 score. (8 × 1 = 8)

Question 1.
Operation Flood is associated with
(a) Fish production
(b) Milk production
(c) Fruit production
(d) Flower production
Answer:
(b) Milk production

Question 2.
The ‘Jail Cost of Living’ is related to
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Amartya Sen
(c) V.K. R. V. Rao
(d) R.C. Desai
Answer:
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji

Question 3.
The process of hiring regular services from external sources by a company is known as
(a) Commercialization
(b) Nationalization
(c) Privatisation
(d) Outsourcing
Answer:
(d) Outsourcing

Question 4.
Land ceiling is related to ______________
(a) Land Reforms
(b) White Revolution
(c) Golden Revolution
(d) Egg Revolution
Answer:
(a) Land Reforms

Question 5.
The majority of Indian workers belong to
(a) Casual wage
(b) Self-employed
(c) Government salaried
(d) Semi-government salary
Answer:
(b) Self-employed

Question 6.
The data collected by an investigator from a website
(a) Primary data
(b) Secondary data
(c) Tertiary data
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b) Secondary data

Question 7.
The middlemost value of a distribution
(a) Arithmetic mean
(b) Median
(c) Mode
(d) Standard deviation
Answer:
(b) Median

Question 8.
The statistical device for measuring changes in the magnitude of a group of related variables
(a) Index number
(b) Range
(c) Mean deviation
(d) Quartile deviation
Answer:
(a) Index number

Question 9.
Which of the following is a two-dimensional diagram?
(a) Simple Bar Diagram
(b) Multiple Bar Diagram
(c) Component Bar Diagram
(d) Histogram
Answer:
(d) Histogram

Question 10.
The sum of the values of all observations divided by the number of observations is
(a) Arithmetic mean
(b) Median
(c) Mode
(d) Partition of values
Answer:
(a) Arithmetic mean

Answer any 4 questions from 11 to 15. Each carries 2 scores. (4 × 2 = 8)

Question 11.
Write any two institutional agencies involved in rural credit.
Answer:
Rural credit is an important factor in rural development.
NABARD and RRBs are examples of such institutions.

Question 12.
Differentiate population and sample.
Answer:
All items under study is known as population. A section of population from which information is collected can be termed as sample.

Question 13.
What are the uses of index numbers in economics?
Answer:
Index numbers are very important tools used to understand some important socio-economic facts such as inflation, wage negotiations, formulation of price policy and active government intervention in market.

Question 14.
Write any 4 causes of poverty in India.
Answer:
Poverty is one of the biggest challenges faced by India.
Causes of Poverty:

• Inequality
• Unemployment
• Overpopulation
• Lack of Capital Formation

Question 15.
Mention 4 steps towards making a project.
Answer:
Project is a useful device to understand important problems faced by society and it also helps us to seek solutions.
Steps towards Making a Project:

• Identifying a Problem
• Choice of a target group
• Collection of Data
• Organisation and Presentation of Data

Answer any 4 questions from 16 to 20. Each carries 3 scores. (4 × 3 = 12)

Question 16.
Distinguish between the formal sector and the informal sector.
Answer:
We can classify the workers into formal sector workers/employees and informal sector workers or employees. Formal sector workers enjoy some benefits like paid leave, social security, medical, provident fund, pension, job security, etc. The informal sector comprises all enterprises other than the formal sector, it includes farmers, agricultural labourers, and casual labors, they do not have fixed wage, job protection, pension or other benefits.

Question 17.
List out the functions of the environment.
Answer:
It supplies resources, assimilates waste, sustains life, and provides aesthetic services.

Question 18.
Write down the uses of statistics in economics.
Answer:
Statistics plays an important role in economic analysis. It helps in the formation of economic policies and planning.

Question 19.
Convert the inclusive classes into exclusive classes.

Class	Frequency
2 – 4	12
6 – 8	18
10 – 12	27
14 – 16	28
18 – 20	19
22 – 24	8

Answer:

Class	1 – 5	5 – 9	9 – 13	13 – 17	17 – 21	21 – 15
Frequency	12	18	27	28	19	8

Question 20.
Draw a Pie diagram for the following data:

Sector	No. of Workers (%)
Primary	72
Secondary	10
Tertiary	18

Answer:

Answer any 4 questions from 21 to 25. Each carries 4 scores. (4 × 4 = 16)

Question 21.
Distinguish between the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Wholesale Price Index (WPI).
Answer:
The consumer price index measures the average change in retail prices. The wholesale price index measures the changes in the general price level. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used for the following purposes.

• To measure the purchasing power of the currency.
• To measure the changes in the standard of living.
• Adjustment in salaries and allowances.
• Helps in formulating various governmental policies. The wholesale price index is also used to measure inflation.

Question 22.
Identify the type of correlation.


Answer:
Types of Correlation
(a) Negative Correlation
(b) Perfect Positive Correlation
(c) Perfect Negative Correlation
(d) Positive Correlation

Question 23.
Write a short note on the Green Revolution.
Answer:
The term green revolution refers to the huge progress made in Indian agriculture through the inception of some preplanned programs termed strategies. The components of the green revolution are the use of high-yielding varieties of seeds, extended irrigation facilities, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and the availability of institutional credit.

Question 24.
What are the merits and demerits of organic farming?
Answer:
Advantages of Organic Farming:

• Eco-friendly farming.
• Use of locally available seeds and manures.
• High nutritional value.

Disadvantages of Organic Farming:

• Low production and productivity when we compare with modern farming.
• Production cost is high.
• Product prices are high.
• Lack of marketing facilities.

Question 25.
Compare any two development strategies followed by India and China.
Answer:
India and China are two big nations in Asia competing with each other in areas of economic growth and development. Two strategies adopted by India and China to achieve economic growth and development are

• Economic Planning
• Economic Reforms

China implemented economic reforms in 1978, and India adopted reforms in 1991.

Answer any 4 questions from 26 to 30. Each carries 5 scores. (4 × 5 = 20)

Question 26.
Explain the different sources of human capital formation.
Answer:
Human capital formation is an important prerequisite to attain economic development, we can make it possible through the following ways.

• Investment in education
• Investment in health
• Investment in on-the-job training
• Migration
• Expenditure on information

Question 27.
What are the factors responsible for the land degradation in India?
Answer:
Land degradation is a very serious environmental issue, main reasons for land degradation are

• Deforestation.
• Shifting cultivation.
• Encroachment into forest land.
• Forest fires.
• Lack of proper land conservation laws and poor enforcement of existing laws.
• Improper crop rotation.
• Unscientific use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
• Overexploitation of groundwater.

Question 28.
What are the different methods of collecting primary data? Write the advantages of any two methods.
Answer:
Primary data can be collected through the following methods.

• Personal Interview
• Mailing Questionnaire
• Telephone Interview

Merits of Personal Interview

• Response rate is very high
• Use all types of questions
• Possible to use open-ended questions
• Possible to make more clarifications

Merits of Mailing Questionnaire

• Least expensive
• The best method in case of sensitive questions.
• Gives enough time to answer the question.
• Maintains anonymity of respondents.
• The only method to reach remote areas.

Question 29.
Prepare a frequency distribution table by taking class intervals of 7.

Answer:

Question 30.
Complete the following.

Answer:
B. Title
D. Captions OR Column Headings
E. STUBS OR Row Headings
G. Source
H. Notes

Answer any 2 questions from 31 to 33. Each carries 8 scores. (2 × 8 = 16)

Question 31.
Calculate Arithmetic Mean, Median, and Mode.

Class	Frequency
0 – 10	4
10 – 20	5
20 – 30	9
30 – 40	14
40 – 50	10
50 – 60	6
60 – 70	2

Answer:

Question 32.
Explain the policies and programs of poverty eradication implemented in India.
Answer:
Poverty is one of the biggest challenges faced by modern India. To solve this problem government implemented many programs, which are given below.

• Growth-Oriented Approach: This government expects poverty reduction when the economy experiences high growth (trickle-down).
• Generation of income and employment through the creation of assets:

Self-employment and Wage Employment Programs

• Food Security Programs
• Social Securing Programs

(i) Self-employment and Wage Employment Programmes

• Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
• Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana
• Rural Employment Generation Programme
• Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
• Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
• Nehru RozgarYojana
• National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme

(ii) Food Security Programmes

• Public Distribution System
• Integrated Child Development Schemes
• Mid-Day Meals at School
• Annapoorna Scheme
• Antyodaya Anna Yojana

(iii) Social Security Programs

• Aam Aadmi Bimayojana
• Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
• Rashtriya Swastika Bimayojana
• Atal Pension Yojana
• Janasree Bima Yojana
• Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
• National Social Assistance Program

Question 33.
Explain the New Economic Policy of 1991.
Answer:
India introduced the New Economic Policy in 1991, it has two parts.

• Stabilisation Measures: Short-term measures to control inflation and to remove the balance of payment crisis.
• Structural Adjustment Programmes: Long-run measures to improve the efficiency of the economy.

New Economic Policy (NEP) has three components.

• Liberalisation
• Privatisation (LPG)
• Globalisation

Explain all measures introduced as part of the above-mentioned LPG programs.

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Kerala Plus One Botany Previous Year Question Paper March 2023

I. Answer any three questions from 1-5. Each carries 1 score. (3 × 1 = 3)

Question 1.
Fill in the blank:
The algal component in lichen is known as _____
Answer:
Phycobiont

Question 2.
Choose the correct answer:
The R.Q (Respiratory Quotient) of carbo-hydrate is ______ .
Answer:
1

Question 3.
Observe the relationship of first pair and fill in the blank:
Algin : Brown algae
Carrageen : _______
Answer:
Red algae

Question 4.
Name the type of vascular bundle in the figure:

Answer:
Radial vascular bundle

Question 5.
Fill in the blank:
The site of dark reaction in photosynthesis is _____ part of chloroplast.
Answer:
Stroma

II. Answer any 9 questions from 6-16. Each carries 2 scores.

Question 6.
Expand the following:
(A) PPLO
(B) SER
Answer:
(A) Pleuro Pneumonia Like Organism
(B) Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

Question 7.
Observe the diagram given below:
(i) Identify this bryophyte.
(ii) Label the parts A, B and C

Answer:

1. Funaria
2. A – Rhizoid B – Seta C – Capsule

Question 8.
Match the following:

A	B
Amoeboid Protozoans	Paramoecium
Flagellated Protozoans	Entamoeba
Ciliated Protozoans	Plasmodium
Sporozoans	Trypanosoma

Answer:

A	B
Amoeboid Protozoans	Entamoeba
Flagellated Protozoans	Trypanosoma
Ciliated Protozoans	Paramoecium
Sporozoans	Plasmodium

Question 9.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate term given below: Chloroplast, Amyloplasts, Lencoplast, Aleuroplast.

Answer:
A – Chloroplast
B – Leucoplast
C – Amyloplast
D – Aleuroplast

Question 10.
Karyokinesis in Mitosis involves four stages. What are they?
Answer:
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

Question 11.
The following figure A & B show two different types of phyllotaxy:
(i) Define phyllotaxy.
(ii) Write the name of phyllotaxy A & B

Answer:

1. Arrangement of leaves on stem or branch.
2. A – Alternate,
   B – Opposite

Question 12.
Write any two uses of Ethephon.
Answer:

1. Promote abscission in flowers and fruits.
2. Promote female flowers in cucumbers and thus increase the yield.

Question 13.
The first step in respiration is glycolysis.
(A) Define glycolysis.
(B) Write the site of glycolysis in a cell.
(C) Enzyme responsible for conversion of glucose to glucose -6-phosphate.
Answer:
(A)It is the partial oxidation of glucose into two molecules of Pyruvic acid.
(B) Cytoplasm
(C) Hexokinase

Question 14.
Certain physiological effects in plants are given below: Name the plant growth regulators responsible for it.
(A) Bolting
(B) Apical dominance
(C) Ripening of fruit
(D) Closure of stomata
Answer:
(A) Gibberellin
(B) Auxin
(C) Ethylene
(D) Abscisic acid

Question 15.
Identify the sub stages of prophase I of Meiosis in which the following events take place:
(A) Crossing over
(B) Pairing of homologous chromosome
(C) Terminalisation of Chiasmata
(D) Dissolution of synaptonemal complex.
Answer:
(A) Pachytene
(B) Zygotene
(C) Diakinesis
(D) Diplotene

Question 16.
Some characteristic features of C₃ and C₄ plants are given below:
• Kranz anatomy absent
• Lack photorespiration
• First product of CO₂
• Primary CO₂ acceptor is PEP.

Arrange them as follows:
C₃ Plants:
C₄ Plants:
Answer:
C₃ Plants : Kranz anatomy absent, First product of CO₂ fixation is PGA

C₄ Plants: Lack Photorespiration , Primary CO₂ acceptor is PEP

III. Answer any 3 questions from 17-20. Each carries 3 scores. (3 × 3 = 9)

Question 17.
The given figure shows different types of flowers based on position of floral parts on thalamus:
Answer:
(i) Identify (A) & (B).
(ii) Explain Epigynous flower.

(ii) Margin of thalamus grows upward enclosing the ovary completely and other parts arise above the ovary.

Question 18.
Write any 3 external and internal features that affect photosynthesis.
Answer:

Internal factors	External factors
1. Number of leaf	1. Light
2. Age of leaf	2. Carbon dioxide concentration
3. Internal CO2 concentration	3. Temperature /Water

Question 19.
The following are the anatomical features of flowering plants. Arrange these features in the table given below:
• Spongy parenchyma
• Hypodermis present
• Exarch xylem
• Conjoint and open vascular bundle
• Large empty bulliform cells
• Endodermis with casparian strip
Answer:

1. Root : Exarch xylem , Endodermis with casparian strip
2. Stem : Hypodermis present, Conjoint and Open vascular bundle
3. Leaf : Spongy parenchyma , Large empty bullifoTm cells

Question 20.
Observe the figure given below and answer the following questions.

(i) Write the name of this cycle.
(ii) Identify A & B in the cycle.
Answer:
(i) Krebs’ cycle/ TCA cycle

(ii) A – Oxalo acetic acid
B – Citric acid

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Kerala Plus One English Previous Year Question Paper March 2019

Time: 21/2 Hours
Total Score: 80 Marks

(Questions 1 – 8) : Answer the questions as directed.

(Questions 1 – 4): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Science and technology play key roles in monitoring hazards and vulnerabilities, developing an understanding of their continually changing patterns and in developing tools and methodologies for disaster risk reduction. The dissemination and application of new strategies and measures to protect lives, livelihoods and property within societies experiencing dynamic change are key areas of work for the scientific and technical communities. Scientific knowledge, technical expertise and experiences to reduce risk have to be shared and made widely available as an integral part of multi disciplinary technical co-operation. Efficient disaster reduction needs a mutually reinforcing interaction between scientists, decision makers and informed citizens.

Question 1.
What are the roles played by science and technology in disaster management ? (2)
Answer:
Science and Technology play key roles in monitoring hazards and vulnferabilities. They develop tools and methodologies for risk reduction.

Question 2.
Which are the groups of people that can involve in efficient disaster management ? (1)
Answer:
Scientists, decision makers and informed citizens.

Question 3.
Pick out the word from the passage that means ‘spreading’. (1)
Answer:
Developing

Question 4.
Pick out the word from the passage that is opposite in meaning to ‘passive’. (1)
Answer:
dynamic

Question 5.
Elaborate the idea in the following lines from the poem,‘To Sleep’. (2)
Come, blessed barrier between day and day,
Dear mother of fresh thoughts and joyous health.
Answer:
Sleep is the barrier between one day and another. Sleep is the dear mother who gives fresh thoughts and good health to people. So the poet is inviting Sleep to come.

Question 6.
In ‘The Trip of Le Horla’, Lieutenant Mallet is seated on the aerial net between the basket and the balloon. He gets a better view of the sights beneath him. When the balloon moves past the city of Paris, he gives a commentary on the sights to his companions. Draft the live commentary for Lieutenant Mallet. (3)
Answer:
After we pass the city of Paris, there is the plain traversed by long roads amidst green fields and black forest. The sun which was behind the clouds appears now. Now we are about 500 metres high. The earth looks like a coloured map. But the noises made there can be heard – the sound of wheels rolling on the streets, the snap of a whip, the shouts of drivers, the rolling and whistling of trains and the laughter of the boys, cry of the quail, the mewing of cats, the barking of dogs and the lowing of cattle.

Question 7.
The passage given below contains a few errors. Edit the passage.

Manipur is a land of several possibility, especially for adventurous activities. The topography of Manipur offer opportunities for caving, rafting paragliding, rock climbing and wind surfing. Shirui Hills is one of the most famous treks in Manipur, and nature lovers throngs the roads leading in the range during the Shirui Lily festival. (4)
Answer:
a) possibility – possibilities
b) offer – offers
c) rafting, paragliding (comma between the two words)
d) nature-lovers (hyphen between the words)
e) throng
f) leading to (not leading in)

Question 8.
Your class is conducting a debate on the topic ‘walking is a noble and virtuous task’. Write two arguments, one in favour of it and the other opposing it. (2)
Answer:
For : Walking is a noble and virtuous task because it helps us to improve our health, enjoy the beauty of nature and see life very closely.

Against : Walking is waste of time as you can use the energy you spend in walking to do some other jobs in the house or in the garden. Some people think ‘walking’ makes them look like VIPs, who have a lot of leisure time.

(Questions 9 – 15): Answer any six questions, each in about 60 words. Each carries four scores. (6 × 4 = 24)

Question 9.
The details of E.C.G. Sudarshan’s life and achievements are given below. Read them carefully and prepare a profile.

E.C.G. Sudarshan Birth : 16th September 1931, Pallam, Kerala Education : CMS College, Kottayam, Madras Christian College Career : Theoretical physicist Contributions to science : Optical coherence, Sudarshan Glauber representation, V – A Theory. Awards : Padma Vibhushan, C. V. Raitian Award, Majorana Prize Died : 13th May 2018

Answer:

E.G.C. SUDARSHAN

Sudarshan was bom on 16 September 1931, at Pallam, in Kerala. He studied at GMS College Kottayam and also at the Madras Christian College. He was a Theoretical Physicist. He worked as a Professor at the University of Texas. He has made valuable ‘ contributions to the scientific field. He has been credited with numerous contributions to the field of theoretical Physics including optical coherence, Sudarshan- Glauber representation and V-Atheory, among others. He received many Awards which included Padma Vibhushan, C.V. Raman Award and the Majorana Prize. He died on 13 May 2018.

Question 10.
Guy de Maupassant and his fellow travellers are impressed by their journey in ‘LeHarla’. They decide to felicitate Captain Jovis for making their journey in the hot air balloon a memorable one. Draft a felicitation speech that Guy de Maupassant would deliver on the occasion.
Answer:
My dear Friends,

Today we have assembled here to felicitate Captain Jovis for making our journey in the hot air balloon, La Horla, a memorable one. In fact I was a bit scared in the beginning as it was my first trip in a hot air balloon. But the trip of La Horla was indeed a memorable one. The take off was quite smooth and so was the landing. During the trip we could see such fine sights and hear fine sounds. Paris looked beautiful from the sky. The city looked a dark bluish patch, cut by its streets. The domes, towers, steeple, etc., made exquisite pictures. The earth looked like a coloured map. But the noises made there could be heard – the sound of wheels rolling on the streets, the snap of a whip, the shouts of drivers, th~ “illing and whistling of trains and the laughter ofcoys, cry of the quail, the mewing of cats, the barking of dogs and the lowing of cattle. On the whole I should say that it was the most enjoyable and exciting trip I ever had in my life.

Thank you, Captain Jovis! Thank you very much! You are a real Captain!

Question 11.
Go to the woods and hills! No tears
Dim the sweet look that Nature wears.
What was the sweet look that had captured H. W.
Longfellow’s attention?
Write a paragraph on the use of imagery in the poem ‘Sunrise on the Hills.
Answer:
The imagery in the poem is superb. The sky was glorious with the rays of the rising sun. The forests were brightened. Many peaks with their sharp spear¬like projections could be seen. On the cliff, a dark pine moved in the wind. The river was flowing and sometimes its water was darkened by the shade cast by the forest. A bird flew upward in a spiral way making a lot of noise. Smoke came out from the huts in the wooded valley through the thick leaved branches.

Question 12.
Your friend is going to visit the Namuana village in Kadavu island to see the ritual of turtle calling. Write an e-mail wishing him/ her an adventurous journey and also warning him/ her about the dangers in the rocky island.
Answer:
saifucarewell@gmail.com

Thanks for your mail. Good to know that you are planning to visit the Namuana Village in Kadavu Island to the ritual of turtle calling. I am sure you are going to enjoy it.

I had been there once before and I really enjoyed it. Your boat anchors in a beautiful bay under the cliffs ; of a rocky headland. You land on the beach and sit j on the rocks. If you want you can climb to a rocky tract to a point some 150 or 200 feet up the rock face. From there you can have a splendid view. But there is a danger in climbing, if you slip you are going to fall on to some pointed rocks which can injure you seriously. Some people also try to jump into the water from the boat. This also is very dangerous. Some areas of the sea near the rocks are very deep and there are also whirlpools. If you get caught in one of them, you are a goner! So be careful and don’t try your heroics there!

I wish you all the best. Enjoy yourself and tell me about it when you come back.
Jison

Question 13.
“Then a monstrous terror seized him and his heart stood still. He could hear nothing. But it only lasted a moment”.
What happened, after that moment? Based on your reading of the story ‘His First Flight’, write a paragraph on the Seagull’s first flight.
Answer:
The next moment he felt his wings spreading outward. He felt the wind under his stomach and against his wings. He could feel the tips of his wings cutting through the air. He was not falling now. He was flying. He was no longer afraid. He just felt a little dizzy. Then he flapped his wings and soared upwards. He climbed higher. H§ raised his breast and banked against the wind. He cackled. His mother also made a sound and flew past him, her wings making a loud noise. Then he saw his brothers and sister flying around him, soaring and diving. He forgot he was afraid to fly some moments ago. Now he started diving and soaring making loud noises of joy.

Question 14.
In ‘The Serang of Ranaganji, A.J. Cronin and Hasan exhibited professional excellence in controlling the outbreak of small pox in the ship. Analyze their character. Write a paragraph on the qualities required in times of disaster.
Answer:
The name of the serang, the seaman, was Hasan. The name of the ship of which he was the serang was Ranaganji. It was sailing from Liverpool to Calcutta. Its passengers numbered nearly 1500. They were mostly pleasure seekers and tourists. Many of them were with their wives and families. Hasan was squat, and looked very ugly. He was with short legs and a large disproportionate head. He found out that two of his lascars (deck hands) were sick. A.J. Cronin was the doctor in the ship. On examining them, Cronin found that the lascars had small pox. Small pox is a highly contagious disease and it is not easy to get a cure from it.

If the passengers come to know that two of the people in the ship had small pox, they would be worried. Here comes the intelligence and generosity of Hasan. He agreed to make a small tent for the sick people and nurse them. Nursing them was risky as he also could get small pox. There were more patients later but he took care of them without being afraid. Two of them died. Although Hasan was a Muslim, he read short passage from the Ramayana before their bodies were thrown overboard at midnight. He was a really great man who was willing even to die for others. To him religion was tolerance and love and not hatred.

Cronin was young and inexperienced in his profession. But with the help of Hasan he was able to mange things till they reached Calcutta. Cronin knew the generosity of Hasan and he was grateful to him.

At the time of any disaster what we need is the presence of mind, an action plan and a willingness to be of service to others.

Question 15.
The conversation between Maggie and Mr. Gupta in ‘The Price of Flowers’ is given below. Report their conversation.
Maggie : Frank is buried at Fort Monroe, near Dera-Ghazi-Khan.
Mr. Gupta : When I go to that part of the country, I shall visit your brother’s grave and write to you.
Maggie : Will it be troublesome for you?
Mr. Gupta : No, Dera-Ghazi-Khan is not very far from my place.
Answer:
Maggie told Mr. Gupta that Frank was buried at Fort Monroe, near Dera-Ghqzi-Khan. Mr. Gupta informed her that when he went to that part of the country he would visit her brother’s grave and write to her. Maggie asked him if it would be troublesome for him. He assured her that there was no trouble because Dera- Ghazi-Khan was not far from his place.

(Questions 16 – 20): Answer any four questions, each in about 80 words. Each carries six scores.
(4 × 6 = 24)

Question 16.
Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals are of immense importance in the present day. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper requesting him to set apart a separate column everyday to publish the teachings of Gandhiji.
Answer:
Jose Mangalath
Azad Road
Irinjalauda North P.O.
PIN 680125
7 July 2019

The Editor
“The Indian Express”
Kochi
Dear Sir,

SETTING APART A COLUMN FOR THE TEACHINGS OF GANDHI

I am writing this letter to make a request to you to set apart a column for the teachings of Gandhiji in
your esteemed newspaper. I have some reasons for making such a request.

We got our independence in 1947. Gandhi had wanted India to be a free, secular, democratic republic, free from violence and other kinds of disturbances. He wanted peace and harmony to reign in our country so that the people can live here happily and work for the prosperity of all.

But today we see many bad things happening. There is violence everywhere. People are fighting in the name religion and region. Gandhi taught us God had different names. Some called him “Ishwar” and some called him ‘Allah”. But many of us would not listen to him and become fanatics.

Gandhiji wanted social justice where even the poor people could have basic necessities of life – food, clothes and shelter. But what do we see? Some people own private jet planes and palaces that could house hundreds of people. Then there are people begging on the street for food and clothes and they sleep on the shop verandahs or even on the street. Is this democracy?

So, please set apart a column to teach people about love, harmony, non-violence and brotherhood, the ideals for which Gandhi stood and died.

Yours sincerely,
Jose Mangalath

Question 17.
Prepare a write-up on the helplessness of man as portrayed in the poem, ‘Death the Leveller’.
Answer:
“Death the Leveller” by James Shirley teaches us a good lesson. It says that our earthly glories are mere shadows. There is no shield against Fate. Even the mightiest will be levelled with the poorest by Death. Some may make big conquests but their strong nerves finally become weak. They also die like the poorest o the poor. So we should not boast about our heroic actions. On the altar of death the victor and the vanquished are equal. However big or great you are your head must come to the cold tomb. Only the good actions of the people will be remembered by posterity. All kings and clowns, scholars and the illiterate, the rich and the poor, the beautiful and ugly end up in dust. We should know that we all are children of God and we all go back to the same dust from which we came. Death is a great leveller.

Question 18.
Hasan in ‘The Serang of Ranaganji’ plays a very important role in controlling the outbreak of smallpox. As the reporter of a leading newspaper, you have decided to interview Hasan. What would you ask him? What would be his responses? Draft three questions for the interview. Write the responses also.
Answer:
I : Mr. Hasan what was your reaction when Dr. Cronin told you the two lascars had small pox?
Hasan : I was very much worried, not for me but for the 1500 passengers in the ship. As you know small pox is a killer disease. If people come to know that there some among’them with this contagious disease they might get panicky.
I : Mr. Hasan, were you not worried that you might be affected by the disease when you opted to serve the sick people diagnosed with small pox?
Hasan : I was not worried at all. In fact I was the one who volunteered to look after them. I am a strong believer in God. I knew nothing would happen against the will of Allah. The biggest commandment is “Love your fellow beings”.
I : I heard that you read a passage from the Ramayana before the dead bodies were thrown into the sea. What prompted you to do it?
Hasan : I believe there is only one God. People call him by different names. The teachings of all the Great Books – the Koran, the Bhagwat Geeta and the Bible – are the same: “Love your God and your fellow beings.” I believe the greatest religion is humanity, love. Since the dead persons were Hindus I decided to read a passage from the Ramayana before their burial in the sea.
I : Thank you, Mr. Hasan. You are a great man. May your tribe increase!
Hasan : It’s alright. But I don’t think I am a great man, but just a man!

Question 19.
The main highlights of the trip of Le Horla are given below.

Take off – response of the local people – ascend of the balloon – view of the city of Paris – experience at the highest point – dangers encountered – difficulties in landing – response of the peasants – landing – return Journey.

Prepare a newspaper report about the successful and thrilling adventure undertaken by Captain Jovis and his friends in ‘The Trip ofLe Horla’.
Answer:
Le Horla is ready for takeoff. The captain is Jovis. Lieutenant Mallet, Etiernine Beer, Paul Bassand and the author are the other passengers. When the ropes holding the balloon are cut, Le Horla rises.

Paris looked beautiful from the sky. The city looked a dark bluish patch, cut by its streets. The domes, towers, steeple, etc., made exquisite pictures. The earth looked like a coloured map. But the noises made there could be heard – the sound of wheels rolling on the streets, the snap of a whip, the shouts of drivers, the rolling and whistling of trains and the laughter of the boys, cry of the quail, the mewing of cats, the barking of dogs and the lowing of cattle. On the whole I should say that it was the most enjoyable and exciting trip I ever had in my life.

When they are at 2350 metres high the balloon stops. Then it goes down rapidly. Mallet goes on screaming to throw more sand out. The sand the stones they threw come back into their faces. Their descent was rapid. The wind is too strong and fast. When they pass with frightful speed the bewildered chickens, pigeons and ducks fly away. When it is about to land they hold fast to the supports in the balloon so that they don’t fall off. Finally it lands, struggling madly like a wounded beast.

Peasants run towards them. They come only when the balloon is completely deflated. Even the cows grazing nearby came to see what was happening. With the help of the Belgian peasants they pack up all their materials and carry them to the station at Heyst. At 8.20 they take the train to Paris.

Question 20.
The boy who raised the question in ‘I Will Fly’ discovers a new path in life after his encounter with A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. He writes a letter to his friend describing the impact of Kalam’s words on him and the changes that have come in his character. Draft the letter for the boy.
Answer:
Parokkaran House
Azad Road
Irinjalakuda North
PIN 680125
10 July 2019

Dearest Ashik,

I got your letter. Good to know that you got high marks in your SSLC. Congrats!

I am writing this letter to tell you how I was impressed with the advice Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam gave the boy who asked him a question. The boy said he was very timid and he did not have the courage to ask questions even from his teachers or class mates. His ambition was to become a marine engineer. He wanted to be the captain of the ship. He wanted to build the engine of the ship. He wanted to know if all this would be possible for him.

Dr. Kalam recited a small poem to him which meant: “I am born with potential, goodness, trust, ideas, dreams, greatness and confidence. I am born with wings; so, I am not meant for crawling. I have wings and so I will fly.”

Dr. Kalam further told the boy that each one of us is unique. You are YOU. The world tries to make you somebody else. Your teachers and parents will point out some people and say “Be like him”. But you should be YOU because YOU are unique.

Ashik, I have decided to be unique. God has given me certain talents and I want to develop them in the best possible manner. I don’t want to be like A, B or C. I want to be Anton Bawa!

With Love,
Anton Bawa

(Questions 21 – 23): Answer any two questions, each in about 120 words. Each carries eight scores. (2 × 8 = 16)

Question 21.
“We haven’t created a perfect society on earth and we won’t have one in cyberspace either. But at least we can have individual choice and individual responsibility”. Based on this statement from Esther Dyson’s ‘The Cyberspace’, prepare a speech to be delivered on the topic ‘Cyberspace – A World of Unlimited Scope and Hidden Dangers’.
(Hints: Information – communication – entertainment – other services – lack of monitoring – war of words – lack of privacy).
Answer:
My dear Friends,
Today I am going to talk to you about “Cyberspace – A World of Unlimited Scope and Hidden Dangers’. Cyberspace is the community of networked computers. It is the imagined place where electronic data goes. Before, it was a playground of computer nerds and teachers. But now it embraces all kinds of people, including children.

Cyberspace offers us three major areas of service. We have the email which is similar to the talks we have on the telephone or voice mail. Then, we have the information and entertainment services. Here people can download anything, These places are like books, stores, malls and movie-houses. Then there are ‘real communities’ – groups of people who communicate among themselves. They are like shops or restaurants or play grounds. Each participant contributes to a general conversation, generally through posted messages. Other participants may simply listen or watch. Thus cyberspace helps us to read things, get information about the things we are interested in, play games, listen to music, watch movies and sport events, chat with those we like and do many more useful things. It has become a part of modern man.

But cyberspace has its dangers. So when children use it, it should be properly monitored. There is the danger of cyber crimes. It is full of sites that give vulgar and explicit sex material. Students often copy material for their projects from the cyberspace. Some people get addicted to the games and other entertainment available on the cyberspace.

When using cyberspace we can have individual choice and individual responsibility. We can fall into many traps by not being careful while using the cyberspace. Cyberspace, therefore, is a double edged tool. It is a like a knife and it can be used to cure, like a surgeon, or to kill, like a murderer.

Question 22.
‘Hopes and aspirations are what human beings live on’. In the story, ‘The Price of Flowers’, Maggie and Mrs. Clifford always hope for better things in their life. Mr. Gupta helps them to anchor on to their hopes.
Write an essay on the treatment of hope and aspirations in the story, ‘The Price of Flowers’.
Answer:
“The Price of Flowers” by Prabhat Kumar Mukoadhyaya is an excellent story in which the hopes and aspirations of people are treated in an exquisite manner. Mr. Gupta meets a young girl named Alice Margaret Clifford, called Maggie, in a restaurant. She is a poor girl and lives with her widowed mother. Their house is a very small one in a crowded area. It has hardly any furniture. The carpet is torn. Her mother makes cakes for a living. Alice works as a typist in the Civil Service stores. She is happy to know that Gupta is an Indian.

Her brother Francis, who was in the British army, had died in India. She wants Gupta to place some flowers on the grave of her brother. It is impossible for her to go to India as she has no money. She asks so many questions about India because she had heard strange stories about India. She heard that many Indians have magic powers, and there are a lot of snakes and tigers everywhere. She also heard that there are dangerous fevers there that kill people. Gupta gives her an explanation about India and Indians, telling her that India is a beautiful country. She gives some money to Gupta to buy the flowers.

While talking with Gupta, Alice said she wanted to grow up. Then she would get better pay. Now she can’t even afford to eat her lunch every day in a restaurant. She has to walk home as she has no money to pay the fare. She did not like her present work as it was very mechanical. She wanted some work that needed the use of her brain. She wanted to be a secretary. Like any other young persons, she too has her hopes and aspirations to live a better – life. We can only wish her well.

Question 23.
Read the poem given below and write a critical appreciation of it.

SLEEP

In the night of weariness
let me give myself up to sleep without struggle;
resting my trust upon thee.

Let me not force my flagging spirit into a poor preparation
for thy worship

It is thou who drawest the veil of night upon the tired eyes of the day
to renew its sight in a fresher gladness of awakening.
(Rabindranath Tagore)

Glossary :
weariness – extreme tiredness
flagging – losing strength
thou – you
Answer:
The poem “Sleep” by Rabindranath Tagore is an exquisite one. Tagore was India’s first Nobel Prize Winner. In 1913 he got this prestigious Prize for his “Gitanjali”.

Here ‘Sleep’ assumes the role of a goddess. The poet is tired after his days struggle and he wants to sleep. He places himself before the goddess trusting her protection. He wants to sleep without any trouble or interruption.

He is so tired that he does not want to force himself to spend time in the worship of the goddess Sleep. It is Sleep that brings an end to the day-long struggles. When one gets up after sleep, he feels fresh and energetic and he can then continue working to achieve his goals.

In just 8 lines the poet has said so many things. It shows the hard work many people have to do during the day. It is Sleep that brings them some comfort. To the hard working people Sleep is like a goddess who refreshes them and gives them fresh energy for the next day. Sleep enables them to dream and they wake up with gladness, ready for the pursuit of their goal.

The language of the poem is very simple. The use of the word “Thou” to mean ‘you’ gives the poem a spiritual aura. Sleep is personified into a goddess that helps people to overcome their weariness and awaken with fresh hopes. Only a brilliant poet Like Tagore could have said so many things in a few words.

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Kerala Plus One Chemistry Question Paper March 2019

Answer all questions from 1 to 7. Each question carry one score. (7 × 1 = 7)

Question 1.
The lowest hypothetical temperature at which gases are supposed to occupy zero volume is called
Answer:
-273.15° c. Absolute zero temperature.

Question 2.
Which among the following is a molecular hydride?
b) NH₃
c) CrH
d) LaH₂
Answer:
b) NH₃

Question 3.
Give the IUPAC name of

Answer:
3, Ethyl 1, 1 – dimethyl cyclo hexane

Question 4.
Predict the product obtained by the reaction of Li with O₂.
Answer:
Li₂O

Question 5.
According to the first law of thermodynamics, for an isolated system, ∆u = ………
Answer:
zero.

Question 6.
The minimum value for the product of uncertainties in position and momentum of a moving microscopic particle is equal to …………
Answer:
\(\frac{h}{4π}\)

Question 7.
Round off 0.0525 to a number with two significant figures.
Answer:
0.052

Answer any ten questions from 8 to 20. Each carries two scores (10 x 2 = 20)

Question 8.
Draw the Newman projections of the eclipsed and staggered conformations of ethane molecule.
Answer:
Newman Pojection Formula

Question 9.
Calculate the pH of 1 × 10^-2 molar aqueous solution of H₂SO₄
Answer:
pH = -log[H⁺]
= log[2 × 10^-2] = 1.699

Question 10.
Among NaCl, BeCl₂ and AlCl₃ which one is more covalent? Justify the answer.
Answer:
AlCl₃. Fajans Rule says that smaller the size and greater the charge of cation greater will be the polarising power, hence the covalent character.

Question 11.
Differentiate homolytic cleavage from heterolytic cleavage of covalent bonds.
Answer:

Question 12.
Mention two observations which could not be explained by the wave nature of electromagnetic radiations.
Answer:
Black body radiation, photo electric effect, atomic spectra, hot body radiation, line spectrum, reflection, Compton effect, (any two)

Question 13.
Chlorine has the most negative electron gain enthalpy. Justify the statement.
Answer:
In chlorine the incoming electron enters into 3p orbital which is larger than 2p of Flourine atom. So repulsion is low and Cl has highest electron gain enthalpy.

Question 14.
Write the expression for equilibrium
4NH_3(g) + 5O_2(g) → 4NO_(g) + 6H₂O_(g)
Write the expression for eqilibrium constant (K_c) for the above equilibrium. What happens to K_c, if the balanced equation is multiplied throughout by a factor, 2.
Answer:

Question 15.
Give the chemical equations for the steps involved In the ozonolysis of propene.
Answer:

Question 16.
Draw the structure of Diborane. Write a note on the nature of bonds present in it.
Answer:

Two types of bonds are present in diborane.
i) Two centre – two electron bonds (2c – 2e)
ii) Three centre – two electron bonds (3c – 2e)
In B₂H₆ four hydrogen atoms in one plane. These hydrogen atoms are known as terminal hydrogen. The other two hydrogen atoms which is above and below the plane are called bridging H atoms.

Question 17.
What is meant by spontaneous processes? Give the criterion of spontaneity in terms of ∆G for a process taking place at constant temperature and pressure.
Answer:
A process that take,s place without the help of any external agency is called a spontaneous process. The conditions for a spontaneous process is
∆G = -ve or ∆G < 0

Question 18.
Give the relation between molar-mass of a gas (m) and its density (d). How are the densities of 02(g). and CH_4(g) related, if they are kept at the same temperature and pressure?
Answer:
PM = dRT
P – Pressure,
M – Molar Mass,
d – density,
R – Universal gas constant,
T – Temperature.
d₁ = 2d₂
\(\frac{M_1}{M_2}\) =\(\frac{d_1}{d_2}\) → \(\frac{32}{16}\) = \(\frac{d_1}{d_2}\)
Density = 2:1

Question 19.
Represent, the Lewis structure of O₃ molecule and assign the formal charge on each atom.
Answer:
Lewis structure of ozone is

Formal Charge = Total no. of valence electrons on the free atom – Total no. of lone pair of electrons – \(\frac{1}{2}\)(Total no. of bonding electrons)

Formal charge on first O atom = 6 – 2 = \(\frac{1}{2}\) (6) = 1

Formal charge on 2nd O atom = 6 – 4 – \(\frac{1}{2}\) (4) = 0

Formal charge on 3rd O atom = 6 – 6 – \(\frac{1}{2}\) (2) = 1

Question 20.
Identify the positions of Al (z = 13) and S (z = 16) in the periodic table with the help of their electronic configurations. Predict the formula of the compound formed between them.
Answer:
Electronic configuration of Al₁₃ is 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p¹. It is a p block element because last electron enters in p subshell.
Period no. 3 (Highest principal quantum no.)
Group No.: 13 (No. of valence electrons + 10)
Electronic cinfiguration of S16 – 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁴.
p block element, period No. 3 and group no. 16
The compound formed by Al and S is Al₂S₃ because
valency of Al = 3 and that of S = 2.

Answer any seven questions from 21 to 29. Each carries three scores. (7×3 = 21)

Question 21.
Give reasons for the anomalous behaviour of Li. Write any four points of similarities between Li and Mg.
Answer:
Anomalous properties of Li are due to its small size, high ionisation enthalpy, high polarising power and absence of vacant d orbitals.
Anomalous properties of Li and Magnesium
i) Both Li and Mg are harder
ii) Both react slowly with water
iii) They do not form super oxides
iv) Their chlorides are deliquescent
v) Their bicarbonates are stable only in solution

Question 22.
Explain the hydrolysis of different types of salts with the help of examples and comment on the pH of the resulting solutions in each case.
Answer:
There are four types of salts
i) Hydrolysis of salts of strong base and weak acid.
eg. CH₃COONa, Na₂CO₃, KCN
These salts on hydrolysis give strong base and weak acid, hence the pH of resulting solution is ‘ as that of base, greater than 7.

ii) Hydrolysis of salts of weak base and week acid.
eg. NH₄Cl, NH₄NO₃, CuSO₄ etc.
These salts on hydrolysis gives weak base and strong acid and there fore pH of resulting solution is of less than 7.

iii) Hydrolysis otsalts of weak base and strong acid, eg. Ammonium Acetate (CH₃COONH₄), ammonium carbonate (NH₄)₂CO₃. These salts on hydrolysis give neutral solution.

iv) Hydrolysis of salt of strong acid and strong base. These salts do not undergo hydrolysis and the solution is neutral.

Question 23.
a) What is meant by acid rain?
b) Explain the chemistry behind the formation of acid rain.
c) What are the harmful effects of acid rain?
Answer:
a) If the pH of the rain water drops is below 5.6 it is called acid rain.

b) Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur are mainly responsible for acid rain.

c)
i) Acid rain is harmful for agriculture, trees and plants.
ii) It causes skin cancer
iii) It affects plants and animal life.
iv) Damages buildings and other structures

Question 24.
Alkynes can be converted selectively into cisalkenes and trans-alkenes. Explain with suitable examples.
Answer:
Lindlar catalyst gives cis product.

If the reduction is carried out using sodium in liquid ammonia, we get trans alkene.

Question 25.
A reaction mixture for the production of NH₃ gas contains 250g of N₂ gas and 50g of H₂ gas under suitable conditions. Identify the limiting reactant, if any and calculate the mass of NH₃ gas produced.
Answer:

H₂ is completely’consumed, so it is the limiting reagent.
Amount of ammonia formed = 50 + 233.33 = 283.33g

Question 26.
Write the molecular orbital electronic configuration, of N₂ and O₂ molecules. Compare the stability and magnetic behaviour of these molecules on the basis of M.O theory.
Answer:
Molecular orbital configuration of N₂ is
σ 1s² σ * 1s² σ 2s² σ * 2s² π 2px² = π2py² σ2pz²
Bond order = \(\frac{1}{2}\)(nb – na)
= \(\frac{1}{2}\)(10 – 4) = 3
Due to the pressence of paired electron, the molecule is diamagnetic.
Molecular orbital configuration of O₂

Question 27.
a) Why do real gases deviate from ideal behaviour?
b) Write the conditions under which gases deviate from ideality.
c) Define Boyle point.
Answer:
Due to two wrong assumptions
i) There is no force of attraction between the molecules.
ii) The actual volume of gas molecule is negligible compared to the total volume of the gas.
b) High pressure and low temperature.
c) It is the temperature at which the real gases obey ideal gas equation over a range of pressure.

Question 28.
Give the structure, a method of preparation and a chemical reaction of H₂O₂.
Answer:
Open book like structure or laptop structure.

Chemical reaction
H₂O₂ decomposes slowly on exposure to light.
2H₂O_2(l) → 2H₂O_(l) + O_2(g)

Preperation of hydrogen peroxide
By acidifying barium peroxide with H₂SO₄
BaO₂.8H₂O(s) + H₂SO₄(aq) → BaSO₄ + H₂O₂(aq)

Question 29.
Balance the following Redox process by ion-electron method or oxidation number method :
P_4(S) + OH^–_(aq) → PH_3(g) + HPO^–_2(aq)
Answer:
Oxidation no. method
i) Write the equation P₄ + OH^– → PH₃ + HPO₂
ii) Write the oxidation no. of each element and identify atoms which undergo oxidation or reduction.
P°₄ + OH^– → P^-3H₃ + H^-2PO₂
iii) Calculate the change in oxidation no. per atom and equate them by multiplying with suitable coefficient.

iv) Now balance the hydrogen atoms by adding 12 water (H₂O) molecules on L.H.S.
5P₄ + 12OH^– + 12H₂O → 8PH₃ + 12HPO₂
Now the equation is balanced.

Question 30.
Explain quantum numbers. Give the importance of quantum numbers in Pauli’s Exclusion Principle.
Answer:
Quantum numbers are the address of the electron. It is used to explain the size, shape, spin and orientation of an electron.
Quantum numbers are four
i) Principal quantum no (n) gives us idea about size and energy of electron in an orbit. The values can be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.
ii) Azimuthal Quantum No. (I): It gives the shape of the orbital. It is also called the orbital angular momentum quantum no. I can have values from 0 to (n -1).
iii) Magnetic quantum No. (m): It gives orientation of orbitals in space, m can have values from -I to +l including zero. There are (2I + 1) possible values.
iv) Spin Quantum no. (s): It gives the spin orientation +of electrons. It can have two values + \(\frac{1}{2}\) or – \(\frac{1}{2}\)
Paul’s exclusion principle : No two electrons in an atom can have same set of four quantum nos.

Or

If two electrons have same values for n, I and m they should have different values for s. ie. s = + \(\frac{1}{2}\) for first electron and – \(\frac{1}{2}\) for second electron.

Question 31.
a) What are silicones?
Answer:
Silicones are organo silicon polymers with -R₂SiO- repeating unit.

b) Write the chemical equations showing the steps involved in the manufacture of silicones.
Answer:

c) How can the chain length of silicones be controlled during their synthesis?
Answer:
By adding (CH₃)₃SiCl the chain length can be controlled.

Question 32.
Briefly explain the different types of structural isomerism shown by organic compounds with suitable examples.
Answer:
Structural isomerism are of four types
a) Chain Isomerism : Isomers differ in carbon chain
eg. Pentane – C₅H₁₂

b) Position Isomerism: Isomers differ in the position of the side chain or functional group.

c) Functional group Isomerism: Isomers which differ in the functional group.

d) Metamerism: Isomers which differ in the number of carbon atoms around the functional group.

Question 33.
a) State Hess’ law of constant heat summation.
b) Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation of CH₃OH_(l) from the following data:

Answer:
Hess’s Law The law states that total enthalpy change for a physical or chemical process is same whether the reaction is taking place in a single step or several steps.

Reverse the equation (1) + equation (2) + equation (3) × 2, we get the required equation,
ie. 726 + -393 + -286 × 2 = -239 kg/mol

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Kerala Plus One English Previous Year Question Paper March 2020

Time: 21/2 Hours
Total Score: 80 Marks

(Question Nos. 1 – 4): Answer the questions as directed) (4 × 1 = 4)

Read the except from The Serang of Ranganji’ and answer the questions that follow.
‘How shall I describe the solace which flowed towards me from his as he stood there in medication, with his long arms floded on his bare chest, motionless as a statue?
When a stick man groaned faintly he would sleep step forward, without sound to succour him.”

Question 1.
What makes the narrator feel solaced?
Answer:
The ready help offered by the serang to any sick man makes the narrator feel solaced.

Question 2.
What is the figure of speech used in the expression ‘motionless as a statue’?
Answer:
Simile

Question 3.
Pick out two expressions that descrive the physical features of the character in the narrative.
Answer:
long arms; bare chest

Question 4.
Find out the word in the passage which means ‘give assistance or aid to’.
Answer:
succour

(Question Nos. 5 – 9): Rewrite as directed.

Use appropriate forms of the words given in the brackets to fill in the blanks.

Question 5.
Hawking commented in his customary style. ‘If I ___________ (get) a first. I shall go to Cambridge’.(1)
Answer:
get

Question 6.
Ivan Ivanich said to his brother, “If I where young, I _____________ (follow) my dreams as you did”.
Answer:
would follow

Question 7.
Complete the following sentences to know how Gupta would report his conversation with maggie. Gupta asked, “What is it, Maggie?”
Maggie replied, “Come into the sitting room and I will tell you.”
I asked Maggie …………………..
Maggie replied …………………… (2)
Answer:
I asked Maggie what it was. Maggie replied that he should go into the sitting room and then she would tell him.

Question 8.
Complete the following passage with suitable words selected from those given in the box
Although But
Nevertheless
Hawking joined University College, his fahter’s college and the oldest at Oxford, ______(a)______ , for about a year and a half, he was lonely and bored, _______(b)________ half way. through his second year, he began enjoying Oxford.
Answer:
a) But,
b) Nevertheless

Question 9.
Identify the errors and edit appropriately.
Hawking was confident that he can get through successfully. But he ended up disastrously in the borderline between a first and a second. (2)
Answer:
Hawking was confident that he could get through successfully. But he ended up disastrously on the borderline between a first and a second.

(Questions 10 – 13) : Read the passage given below and answer the question that follow : (4 × 1 = 4)

Persuasion is the art of convincing someone to agree with your point of view. According to the ancient Greek philospher Aristotle, there are three basic tools of persuasion : ethos, pathos and logos.

Ethos is a speaker’s way of convincing the audience that he/she is a credible source. Pathos is the speaker’s way of connecting with an audience’s emotions. Logos is the use of facts, information, statistics, or other evidence to make his/her argument more convincing.

Although ethos, pathos and logos – all have their strength they are often most effective when they are used together. Indeed, most speakers use a combination of ethos, pathos and logos to persuade their audience.

Question 10.
Find out the word from the passage which means ‘able to be belived’.
Answer:
Credible

Question 11.
According to the passage, the most effective tool of presuasion is ___________ .
Answer:
Using a combination of ethos, pathos and logos.

Question 12.
Define persuasion.
Answer:
Persuasion is the art of convincing someone to agree with your point of view.

Question 13.
Give a suitable title to the passage.
Answer:
How to Convince People?

(Questions 14 – 16) : Answer all questions. Each carries 2 scores. (3 × 2 = 6)

Question 14.
“Was there ever a scene so awfully grand?” What was the awfully grand scene that the narrator mentions in the poem ‘The Wreck of the Titanic’?
Answer:
When the Titanic was sinking, its captain, Smith, told the crew that they were British and they should remember their country and do their duty. They decided to send the women and children in the lifeboats. The crew had no hope of saving themselves. The Titanic sank from sight as the band played “Nearer my God to Thee”. This was the awfully grand scene.

Question 15.
‘My objection to it is that it stops the brain.’ Max Beerbohm commented like this about ‘walking for walking’s sake’. What made him say so?
Answer:
He says so because when walking for walking’s sake a person’s power to instruct or to amuse while he is sitting on a chair or standing on a hearth-rug leaves him. Plenty of ideas come to him when he is in a room. But when he goes out, all those ideas evaporate. His knowledge goes away, his imagination dries up and light goes from his eyes and he will go on repeating the same thing.

Question 16.
What does Rudyard Kipling say about one’s attitude to ‘success and failure’ in his poem ‘If?
Answer:
He says that we should view success and failure equally. You may lose things which you earned with hard work, but instead of getting disappointed try to get them again with firm determination. Continue doing your work even when others have abandoned theirs.

(Question Nos. 17 – 18 : Answer in two or three sentences. Each carries 3 scores. (2 × 3 = 6)

Question 17.
You have a differently abled friend like Greta. You felt empathetic to him/her, after having read the stray’ ‘Conceptual Fruit’.

You think that computer knowledge can help him/her in future. So, you decide to send him/her a text message to communicate this idea. Draft the text message.
Answer:
sonaiose@gmail.com

Dearest Sona, Thanks for the mail. I enjoyed reading it. You have said that you often feel bored as you can’t go out and do things on your own. I have a suggestion for you. Some more advanced computer knowledge can help you to overcome your problem of boredom. If you acquire certain basic computer skills, you can do a lot of things to amuse yourself using the computer. You can draw, you can play various games, listen to music, watch movies, read stories, novels, dramas and poems. You can also read about people like you and how they utilise their time and entertain themselves. This will help you to spend your time in a pleasurable and profitable manner.

Say Hi to Dad and Mom.
Job

Question 18.
‘Country life has its advantages,’ says Nicholai in the story ‘Gooseberries’. Mention the advantages of life in a country side.
Answer:
Country life has many advantages. One can eat out in the open air, sleep in the sun and sit for hours together on a seat by the gate and gaze at the fields and the forest. One can sit on the veranda drinking tea and watch the ducklings swim in the pond and everything smells good. There is fresh air in the countryside and there is less dust, smoke and traffic noise. Country life is definitely healthier than city life.

(Questions 19 – 23): Answer any 3 questions in about 80 words. Each carries 4 scores. (3 × 4 = 12)

Question 19.
H. W. Longfellow picturises the beauty of hills and valleys bathed in the glorious light of sun in his poem, ‘Sunrise on the Hills’. Describe the beauty of the hills and valleys as presented in the poem.
Answer:
The sky is glorious with the rays of the rising sun. The forests are brightened. Mild breezes are kissing the valleys brightened by the dawn. The clouds are bathed in light. As the mist clears away in the rising sun, many peaks with their sharp spear-like projections appear. The rich valleys become visible now. The river is flowing. As the dawn breaks into morning, birds fly away chirping happily. The lake in the valley is blue with a beach of silver sand and the forest near it is bending as if to reach and kiss the lake. Thin smoke starts coming out from the huts of the people living in the valley.

Question 20.
Prepare a profile of Kamala Suraya, an Indian English poet and Malayalam author, based on the given hints.
Kamala Suraya (31st March 1934 – 31^st May 2019)
Pet name : Amy
Other name : Madhavikutty
Married name : Kamala Das
Born at : Punnayurkulam
Notable works : My Story Summer in Calcutta
Awards : Sahitya Academy Award, Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Muttathu Varkey Award, Vayalar Award.
Asan World Prize.
Answer:
Kamala Surayya, the famous Indian English poet and Malayalam Author, was born at Punnayurkulm, a village in the Thrissur District of Kerala, on 31 March 1934. Her actual name was Madhavikuttyand she was affectionately called by her pet name Amy. Her married name was Kamala Das. She was a prolific writer and two of her most notable works are “My Story”, an autobiographical writing, and “Summer in Calcutta”. Summer in Calcutta is a collection of poignant poems that talk mainly of love, betrayal and the resultant pain. These poems are hallmarked by their candid treatment of love and sex and the author’s quest for self.

She has received many Awards and Honours which include: Sahitya Academy Award, Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Muttathu Varkey Award, Vayalar Award and Asan World Prize. She has been a controversial figure all her life because of her frank writings about female sexuality. She died on 1 May 2009 in a hospital at Pune. Her body was brought to Kerala. She was interred at the Palayam Jama Masjid at Thiruvananthapuram with full state honour.

Question 21.
Mr. Gupta in the story ‘The Price of Flowers’ is a typical representative of Indians who can accommodate all others regardless of their caste and financial status. What other qualities do you notice in him?
Attempt a character appraisal of Mr. Gupta.
Answer:
Mr. Gupta is in London. He meets a young girl named Alice Margaret Clifford, called Maggie, in a restaurant. She is a poor girl and lives with her widowed mother in a very small house in a crowded area. She works as a typist. She is happy to know that Gupta is an Indian. He visits her and her mother in their house, showing he is not worried about their financial or social status.

Her brother Francis who was in the British army died in India. She wants Gupta to place some flowers on the grave of her brother. She asks so many questions about India because she had heard so many fantastic stories about India and Indians. She has heard Indians have magic powers, and there are snakes and tigers everywhere in India. She has also heard there are dangerous fevers in India that kill people. With sympathy and understanding, Gupta explains things to her.

When Gupta was about to return to India, she gave him a shilling to buy flowers to place at the grave of her brother. He wanted to return the money to her, telling her that there are a lot of wild flowers in India and he could pick some and place them at the grave. She had worked hard to earn that shilling. Gupta took the money because if he refused to take it, he would deprive her of the joy of sacrifice.

Mr. Gupta was certainly a representative of Indians who can accommodate all others regardless of their caste and financial status. He is a sympathetic and kind person who loves humanity.

Question 22.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam exhorts the youth to be unique. Hoe can you be unique when everyone wants you to follow others? Write about your vision.
Answer:
Every youth wants to be unique. But the world around him is doing its best to make him somebody else. At home his parents compare him with the children of the neighbours and tell him to be like them, scoring better marks and doing hard work. At school the teachers ask him to be like the first 5 rankers in the class. Wherever he goes people ask him to be somebody else or everybody else. But a youth should be himself or herself and not someone else. Parents and teachers always ask their children to be like other eminent people like Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Subhash Chandra Bose, Jhansi ki Rani or Mother Theresa. But we can’t be them. We should be we. We can love and respect them and learn from their examples. But we can’t be like them and we should not be like them. God has created us different from everyone else. We have our special mission in life. If we become like others we fail in our mission. You should fight for your place. Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – a unique you!.

Question 23.
Interest is the greatest gift of technology as it helps to get the world opened up at our finger tips. But today, even school children are misled by cyberspace. In order to sensitise the students abut the pros and cons of cyberspace, your school has decided to Draft four points in support of the topic.
Answer:
a) People spend a lot of time chatting, sending emails, and browsing the social media.

b) Social media gives false news and wrong advice.

c) The internet has all kinds of porn sites which will spoil student.

d) Spending much time in the cyberspace adversely affects one’s health.

e) The so-called i-pod people lose touch with realities.

f) Cyberspace reduces actual personal contacts.

g) At home each person seems to be busy with his tab or mobile without any communication with the other members of the family.

h) Young people make wrong choices by finding life- partners through contacts from cyberspace.

i) It is a fantasy world removed from reality.

(Questions 24 – 29): Answer any 4 questions in about 120 words. Each carries 6 scores. (4 × 6 = 24)

Question 24.
Think of a place you have recently visited, and prepare a travel essay based on your experiences.
[Hints : Physical features – culture – life style – educational value – practical problems – personal impressions.]
Answer:
Recently I along with my friends visited Ooty, which is a popular hill station. It is located 86 km north of Coimbatore and 128 km south of Mysore. Ooty is the capital of Nilgiris district. The distance between Thrissur and Ooty is 111 kms. Our travel was in a luxury coach which had facilities for music and films. The travel time to Ooty was 5 hours. We left Thrissur at 02.00 am and we reached Ooty at 7 o’clock. We had our breakfast in an excellent restaurant at Ooty. I had dosa and sambar and an omelette for breakfast and a cup of coffee to wash it down.

After breakfast we went to the Government Rose Garden. It has more than 20,000 varieties of roses. After that we visited the Ooty Botanical Gardens. There was a flower show there and it was very exciti ng as we saw some exotic flowers.

Then we went for lunch. I had mutton biriyani. It was delicious. We then went to the Deer sanctuary which has different kinds of deer. Then we had a boating trip in the Pykara Lake. We also visited the Kamaraj Sagar Dam which is a picnic spot and also a film shoot location. Ooty is also famous for some of its prestigious educational Institutions like the Fernwood International Easy School and the Good Shepherd College of Education. We wanted to visit them, but it was too late. We began our return journey at 6.00 p.m., our minds filled with the beautiful sights and sounds of Ooty.

Question 25.
‘Failure is fatal : it is the courage to continue that counts,’ says Winston Churchill. Failure is ineeded a stepping stone to success. The young seagull’ stroy teaches us this. Prepare a write-up highlighting this view, based on your reading of the stray ‘His First Flight’.
Answer:
It is often said that failure is the stepping stone to success. No pain, no gain. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. This idea is amply demonstrated in the story “His First Flight” by Liam O’Flaherty. Here we see how the mother of a young sea gull who was afraid to fly out of its nest is persuaded by the mother to venture out. Even when the young seagull saw his brothers and sister running to the end of the ledge, flapping their wings and flying away, he did not have the courage to follow them. His father and mother shouted at him and threatened to starve him. But he was not ready to leave his nest and fly out.

Then the mother knew what to do. She knew the young seagull was starving. She sat on a plateau which could be reached only by flying. There she sat and started tearing a piece of fish at her feet. The sight of the food maddened the hungry young seagull. He made a low sound as if begging his mother to give him a piece. But the mother also made a low sound, showing she heard the cry but did not come near the nest. Then he cried ‘ga, ga, ga’. The mother screamed back at him, mocking him. His mother picked up a piece offish and flew towards him. He was happy and was hoping to get his food. But the mother did not come to the nest but stood a little far, in mid air, tempting the young seagull to venture out of the nest. Maddened by anger he dived at the fish. With a loud scream he fell outwards and downwards into the space. He was terrified for a moment and his heart froze. The next moment he felt his wing spreading outwards. He felt the wind under his stomach and against his wings. He was flying. He was no longer afraid. He flapped his wings and soared upwards. His parents and his siblings joined him in his joyful ‘ga-ga-ga-ga-ga’ noise. He had his first flight. If he had failed it would be fatal. It is the courage to continue that matters.

Question 26.
A.J. Cronin, the physician of the ship Ranaganji was extremely impressed by the service of Hasan. So, he decided to recommend him for a promotion. He plants to send an e-mail to the Director of the shipping company explaining his dedication and selfless service. Draft the e-mail for him.
Answer:
directoreiec@gmail.com
Dear Sir,

Hasan, the Serang of Ranaganji

Our last trip to Calcutta was quite eventful. Ranaganji had nearly 1500 passengers – mostly tourists and pleasure seekers. The voyage to Calcutta began favourably in calm, clear weather and we passed Aden without any incident. Now we were in the Arabian Sea.

To our dismay and horror we discovered that two of our lascardeck hands had small pox. When I reported the matter to the Captain, Mr. Hamble, he told me to keep the matter a secret as the news would spread panic among the passengers. I was quite worried and did not know what to do and how to cope with the problem. It was then I realized what a good man Hasan, our serang, was. He told me not to worry. He made a shelter in the stern of the ship into which the infected patients were moved. He volunteered to nurse them without worrying about his own safety. Later more workers were diagnosed with smallpox. In all we had 14 cases and Hassan took care of all of them without murmur and complaint. I was astonished at his selfless service and devotion.

Later two sick men died. Hasan sewed their shrouds and read loud a short passage from the Ramayana. We should know that he himself was a devout Muslim but he read the Ramayana because the persons who died were Hindus. It showed his religious tolerance. After that he cast the bodies overboard at midnight. When we reached Colombo the sick men ware taken to the hospital. Hasan was in the forefront to help them, although some of them were with running sores of smallpox. Normally no one would dare to do such things. But Hasan did it. He really loved men.

It is difficult to find such unselfish and self-sacrificing people like Hasan. I strongly recommend that Hassan be given a promotion in recognition of his great’ services to the company. He should be made the Chief Petty Officer of Ranaganji.

I will talk to you more about the trip to Calcutta when I return to London.

With regards,

(A.J. Cronin)
Chief Physician of Ranaganji

Question 27.
You are the reporter of a local television channel. You are asked to be present at Belgium to give live report of the balloon landing. Draft the live report.
[Hints : time of descent – response of animals and the people – appearance of the balloon – excitement of the passengers]
Answer:
Hi viewers! I am reporting on the landing of Le Horla. I see a huge balloon from which a basket is hanging over the canal at the distance. The basket trembles and tips over slightly. I can see a rope trailing behind touching the tall trees on both banks. Now it is passing with frightful speed over a large farm. The bewildered chickens, pigeons and ducks fly away. The terrified cows, cats and dogs run towards the house. I don’t know what is happening. Now the balloon is passing over the trees. I see the balloon and the basket shaking. Something falls down and suddenly the balloon stops. Soon it touches the ground. The basket touches the earth. Then it goes up again. Once more it falls and bounces upward again. At last it settles on the ground. The balloon is struggling madly like a wounded beast. Now it comes to a standstill. I see five men climbing out of the basket. There is the joy of triumph on their faces. They are excited. I see some villagers going to them to help them. The passengers say they want to go to Heyst, a railway station nearby. They want to take the 20:20 train to Paris. The villagers help them to carry their luggage to the station. They are going to the station!

Question 28.
Technology is a blessing so long as it is man’s slave. Unfortunately, today’s young generation is too much addicted to technology. So it becomes their master. It’shightime we sensitise the young generation about the negative impact of technology.Write a letter to the editor to communicate your views to the public.
[Hints: addiction – time consuming – degeneration of values – imitate violence]
Answer:
This is Robert reporting for BBC Television!
Al Azhar High School
Mala
20 July 2020

The Editor
Indian Express
Kochi
.
Dear Sir,

The Negative Impact of Technology

1. Technology is a blessing so long as it is man’s slave. Unfortunately, today’s generation is too much addicted to technology. So it becomes their master. Today’s boys and girls have become slaves of their mobiles and tabs. Through this letter I want to point out some negative sides of this overdependence on technology. These days people spend a lot of time chatting, sending e-mails, and in the social media which often gives false news and wrong advice. The internet has all kinds of porn sites which will spoil the minds of the youth. Spending much time in the cyberspace adversely affects one’s health. The so- called i-pod people lose touch with realities. Cyberspace reduces actual face-o-face contacts. At homes each person seems to be busy with his tab or mobile without any proper communication among the members of the family. Young people often make wrong choices by finding life-partners through contacts from cyberspace. They often imitate the violence shown in the cyberspace. It is a fantasy world removed from reality. So the youth should be told to use the modern technology with caution.

Yours faithfully,
Antony Mangalath

Question 29.
In the anecdote The Sacred Turtles of Kadavu, the fishermen who attacked the women continued their journey as if nothing happened. But the victims lost their identity. Most often, the same happens in the present day society too. Women who are molested losetheir identity and are bound to live in seclusion, whereas the culprits live in dignity. Create a blog about this social injustice.
Answer:

A SOCIAL INJUSTICE

Atrocities against women are nothing new in India. There was the heinous practice of Sati where a woman had to burn herself jumping into the funeral pyre of her husband. How cruel a custom that was! If the woman refused to jump, people would push her into the burning pyre, it was due to the efforts of Raja Ram Mohan Roy that Lord William Bentick abolished the Sati system in 1829.

But cruelty to women is continuing on a daily basis. We all thought there would be an end to the atrocities against women after the Nirbhaya case of 2012. It involved the rape and fatal assault that occurred on 16 December 2012 in Munirka, a neighbourhood in South Delhi. The incident took place when a 23 – year-old female physiotherapy intern was beaten, gang-raped, and tortured in a private bus in which she was travelling with her male friend. There were six men who were convicted in the case. One died in jail. One was a minor. The other 4 were hanged in Tihar jail on 20 March 2020. It took 8 years to hang these men. I feel they should have been hanged long ago.

We hear almost every day women getting raped or killed mostly by their frustrated lovers. I don’t understand how a real lover can rape, burn, stab or hang a girl or woman he has loved. Naturally it is not love that is the reason behind those heinous crimes. It is mere lust. People become blind with lust and they kill the object of their lust. Then there are so many cases of rape. The rape victims are often bound to live in seclusion whereas the culprits live in dignity. The “Me-Too” campaign by the rape victims is a good start to expose the criminals.

Ours is a patriarchal society. We should empower our women through education and employment. Boys and girls, prien and women should be taught the importance of the equality of sexes. There are laws in the country against atrocities against women but they are not enforced. Even in the case of Nirbhaya, justice was delayed. Justice delayed is justice denied.

(Questions 30 – 33): Answer any 2 questions in about 180 words. Each carries 8 scores. (2 × 8 = 16)

Question 30.
The recent occurrences of flood and landslides in our state give us a warning that Kerala is vulnerable to disasters. It is a reality that we cannot prevent disasters, but wecan mitigate their impact by proper management.
Prepare an essay on the ‘Role of Local Communities in Disaster Management’.
[Hints : educate to manage – resuce measures – escape techniques – preventive measures – planning – follow rules and regulations.]
Answer:
The Role of Local Communities in Disaster Management

We in Kerala are facing tragedies one other another. A deluge ravaged our State in August 2018, in which over 470 people died and properties worth 40,000 crore were destroyed. We were still trying to overcome the problems caused by that deluge, when on 8 August 2019, due to heavy rainfall in the Monsoon season, severe flood affected Kerala causing landslides. As a security measure, the Government of Kerala issued Red alert in the 9 districts in Northern and Central Kerala, orange alert in 3 districts of Central Kerala, and yellow alert in the 2 districts of southern Kerala. Thousands of people were evacuated to safer places and relief camps. A total of 101 people have died due to rain- related incidents since 14 August 2019. These camps had more than 2 lakh people from various parts of the state.

Why these floods and landslides? They are actually caused by man! Biodiversity is destroyed. Resources are mismanaged. The areas which would hold the water are filled up and townships are constructed in the name of urbanization. The outlets to the sea are partially blocked and the rivers can’t easily drain into the seas. But we don’t care. We continue with our deforestation, sand-mining and overexploiting our minerals. We continue polluting our environment with vehicles and factories and spraying poisons over our fields.

It is true that we can’t prevent natural disasters but we can mitigate their impact by proper planning and management. The Local Communities have a big role to play in finding the Vulnerable spots and taking care of them before the tragedy strikes. All activities that destroy the equilibrium of the environment should be stopped. The local communities know what their problems are and they should find solutions through proper management.

Question 31.
In connection with the I 50^th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an elocution competition is being conducted for Higher Secondary Students.
Prepare a speech about ‘Mahatma Candhi and his thoughts’to be delivered there.
[Hints: Simplicity – strength of personality – power of thoughts – dreams about India]
Answer:
Respected Principal, teachers and fellow students,

As you all know today is the 2^nd of October and we are celebrating the 150^th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of our beloved Nation. Gandhi is known for his honesty, simplicity, strength of personality, and his dreams about India. He was an epitome of honesty. Even as a small boy he was honest in his dealings. He has mentioned an incident that happened during his school days in his autobiography. A school inspector had come to his class to make inspection. The students were asked to write down some English words. The intention of the inspector was to check the spelling ability of the students. The teacher was going round and found that one word was misspelt by Gandhi. The teacher touched him on the shoulder indicating that his spelling is wrong and he should copy the right spelling from his neighbour’s notebook. But Gandhi refused to do it. Later the teacher scolded him for not copying the right spelling. But Gandhi said it was immoral and he would not do it. Throughout his life Gandhiji stuck to his policy of honesty.

He loved simplicity. Once he entered headlong into the freedom struggle he wore only a dhoti and he was ridiculed by Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of England, as the “Naked Fakir” from India. Gandhi knew he was fighting against the mighty British Empire but he was convinced he would win with his weapons of non-violence and satyagraha. And he did win and India got herfreedom on 15 August 1947.

Gandhiji had powerful dreams about India. India as we all know is a land of diversity – different languages, religions, regions, food and dress habits, cultures and beliefs. But he worked for unity in diversity. His dream was a united India of strength. He was against intolerance. He believed that Ishwar and Allah are just different names for the same Almighty God. As we celebrate his 150^th birth anniversary let us take a vow that we will walk in his footsteps and fight against all sorts of evils like bribery, nepotism, intolerance, fanaticism and violence.

Bapu will ever remain the light to lead us!
Jai Hindi

Question 32.
World Health Organisation opines that “Good Health is a state of complete physical,social and mental well being, and not the absence of diseases.” The unit ‘Harmony of Life’ emphasises this. Based on your study of the unit, prepare an article for yourschool magazine about ‘Holistic Concept of Health’.
[Hints : Pursuing one’s dreams – self-satisfaction – good sleep – physical exercise -healthy food – good social relationship]
Answer:

Holistic Concept of Health

Holistic Concept of Health is actually an approach to life. Rather than focusing on illness or specific parts of the body, this ancient approach to health considers the whole person and how he or she interacts with his or her environment. It emphasizes the connection of mind, body, and spirit. If any of this component is adversely affected the person becomes sick.

When one part of the body is not working at its best, it affects all other parts of that person. Moreover, this whole person is constantly interacting with everything in the surrounding environment. For example, when a person is anxious about a school exam or a job interview, his nervousness may result in a physical reaction as a headache or stomach- ‘ ache. When people suppress anger over a long period of time, they often develop a serious disease such as migraine headaches or arthritis.

So we must keep the body, mind and spirit in good shape to be healthy. We can keep our body in good shape by having healthy food, physical exercises and a good sleep. Avoid junk foods as far as possible. Don’t sit down or lie down during waking hours for long periods. Exercise your body. Let the muscles work.

To keep the mind healthy, we should pursue our dreams with determination. For this, hard work is essential. As they say, an empty mind is the workshop of the devil. Set some goals in your life and pursue them relentlessly. A mind without a goal is a dead one and naturally it will adversely affect the other parts of the person.

We can keep the spirit in a good shape through prayers and meditation. It is always good to remember that there is an Almighty who controls us and also the universe. Mediation helps us to strengthen our spirit. Good social relations also strengthen our spirit. Helping the needy, teaching the illiterate, giving food to the hungry and clothes to the naked, listening to people without being judgmental – all these are nutrition for the spirit.

So let us all develop a holistic concept of health and remain wholesome!

Question 33.
Read the following poem and prepare an appreciation: Death is Here and Death is There. – Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Death is here and death is there,
Death is busy everywhere,
All around, within, beneath,
Above is death – and we are death.

Death has set his mark and seal
On all we are and we feel,
On all we know and all we fear,

First our pleasures die – and then
Our hopes, and then our fears – and
When
These are dead, the debt is due,
Dust claims dust – and we die too.

All things that rrye love and cherish,
Like ourselves must fade and perish;
Such is our rude mortal lot –
Love itself would, did they not.
Answer:
The poem “Death is Here and Death is There” by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a beautiful one as it gives us food for thought. Death is here and death is there. It is all around, within, beneath and above. In fact we are death and naturally we can’t run away from it and we can’t hide ourselves from it. Death has put his mark and stamp on what we are what we feel. It also has marked and stamped all we know and all we fear.

Death is a slow killer. It does not kill us in just one blow. First our pleasures die. Then our hopes come to an end. Our fears also disappear. When we have paid back all these thipgs we go back to the dust from which we came. We are born from dust and to dust we shall return.

All the things that we love and cherish die with us. Our love also dies. That is our unfortunate fate. We are poor mortals and we can do nothing about it.

In fact this is a pessimistic poem which speaks of the almighty power of death. Death is everywhere and we can’t run away from it. That is why we are called mortals. The 4-stanza poem is an awesome tribute to the mighty Death. It is in simple language but its meaning is profound, opening our eyes to a great truth. It is in rhyme. The rhyming scheme is aabb. There is fine alliteration in the line “These are dead, the debt is due”.

Death is personified here as a thief who always follows us wherever we go and whatever we do. It is also slow killer. The expression “dust claims dust” has a Biblical ring. In the first book of the Bible, the Genesis, Chapter 3, Verse 19, we read: “You are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

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Kerala Plus One Economics Previous Year Question Paper March 2019

Time: 2½ Hours
Total Scores: 80

Answer all questions from 1 to 10. Each carries 1 score. (10 × 1 = 10)

Question 1.
Economic growth without creating employment opportunities.
(a) Underemployment
(b) Jobless growth
(c) Disguised unemployment
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) Jobless growth

Question 2.
Great Leap Forward (GLF) campaign initiated in China mainly aimed to _____________
(a) Capitalization of the Country
(b) Industrialization of the Country
(c) The Development of the Service Sector
(d) The Development of Human Capital
Answer:
(b) Industrialization of the Country

Question 3.
Karve Committee gives suggestions to promote the working of the following. Find it.
(a) Heavy Industries
(b) Rural Infrastructure Development
(c) The Public Sector Industries
(d) Small Scale Industries
Answer:
(d) Small Scale Industries

Question 4.
State any two sampling errors.
Answer:

1. Selection Error
2. Non Response

Question 5.
Give examples for quantitative and qualitative classification.
Answer:

Qualitative Classification	Quantitative Classification
Nationality	Height
Literacy	Weight
Religion	Age
Gender	Income

Question 6.
The consumer price index (Base year 2011 = 100) was 125 in January 2018. One rupee coin worth in January 2018 in terms of the base year is _____________
(a) 80 paise
(b) ₹ 1.25
(c) 60 paise
(d) ₹ 2
Answer:
(a) 80 paise

Question 7.
Selling off part of the equity of Public Sector undertakings to the public is known as _____________
(a) Capital accumulation
(b) Investment
(c) Disinvestment
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Disinvestment

Question 8.
Calculate the range of 20, 25, 28, 32, 36, 40, 50, 55, 72, 75.
Answer:
Range = L – S
= 75 – 20
= 55

Question 9.
The basic economic activities include
(a) Distribution
(b) Production
(c) Consumption
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these

Question 10.
Find out the relative measure of dispersion.
(a) Coefficient of correlation
(b) Standard deviation
(c) Coefficient of mean deviation
(d) Range
Answer:
(a) Coefficient of correlation

Answer all questions from 11 to 15, each carries 2 scores. (5 × 2 = 10)

Question 11.
Calculate the rank correlation between A and B.

A	B
1	5
3	2
5	4
2	3
4	1

Answer:
Rank Correlation = 0.02

Question 12.
Point out any four important productive activities for the diversification of the workforce.
Answer:

1. Animal Husbandry
2. Fisheries
3. Horticulture
4. Information Technology and Rural Development

Question 13.
The average marks of class A (\(\left(\bar{X}_A \right.\) = 30) is better than class B (\(\left(\bar{X}_B \right.\) = 25). However, the teacher says that class B is more consistent and gives the standard deviation of A and B as 15 and 10 respectively. Calculate the coefficient of variation of class A and class B to prove it.
Answer:
CV of A = 50
CV of B = 40

Question 14.
Briefly explain the importance of statistics in economics.
Answer:
The importance of statistics in economics is given below:

• Statistics help to understand an economic problem.
• It helps to present economic facts in a precise and definite form.
• It also helps in condensing the mass of data into numerical measures.
• It is used in finding relationships between different economic variables.
• It predicts how much an economic variable will change due to the changes in another variable.
• Statistics plays a major role in the formulation of plans and policies of the government.

Question 15.
The workers in informal sector have so many limitations compared to the formal sector. Point out any four of them.
Answer:
The workers in the informal sector have some limitations. They are given below:

• They do not get regular income.
• They do not have any protection from the government.
• Outdated technology is often used.
• The majority of the workers in this sector live in slums.

Answer any six questions from 16 and 22. Each carries three scores. (6 × 3 = 18)

Question 16.
Complete the table.

Mode of Data Collection	Advantages	Disadvantages
Personal Interview	_______________	_______________
_______________	_______________	Cannot be used by the illiterates
_______________	Relatively high response rate	_______________

Answer:

Mode of Data Collection	Advantages	Disadvantages
Personal Interview	Response from the respondents will be very high.	It is expensive
Mailing Questionnaire	Less Expensive	Cannot be used by the illiterates
Telephone Interview	Relatively high response rate	Possibility of influencing respondents

Question 17.
Categorize the following features of the economics of India, China, and Pakistan under three heads.
(a) One Child Norm
(b) High Fertility Rate
(c) Economic Reforms in 1991
(d) High Density of Population
(e) Highest Human Development Index
(f) High Infant Mortality Rate
Answer:

India	China	Pakistan
Economic reforms in 1991	One child norm	High fertility
The high density of the population	Highest Human Development	Infant mortality

Question 18.
The Stagnation of Indian agriculture during the British period was mainly caused by the policies of the colonial government. Briefly explain that policies.
Answer:
India’s agriculture sector was stagnant during the colonial rule. The stagnation in the agriculture sector was caused mainly because of the following:

• The various systems of land settlement in India.
• The British Government did nothing to improve the condition of agriculture.
• There was immense misery and social tension among the cultivators because of the exploitation by the Zamindars.
• Low levels of technology, lack of irrigational facilities, and use of negligible amounts of fertilizers were also responsible for low production in agriculture.

Question 19.
Calculate the Weighted Aggregative Price Index.

Commodities	Base Period Price P0	Current Period Price P1	Current Period Quantity Q1
A	5	10	4
B	8	6	5
C	4	8	10
D	10	15	2

Answer:
Weighed Aggregative Price Index

Question 20.
(a) Name the foreign trade policy adopted by India during 1950-1990.
(b) Identify the policy instruments to protect the domestic industries.
Answer:
(a) Foreign trade policy is also known as Export-Import policy. Trade policy can be of two types: The free trade policy and the protective trade policy. Before 1991, India is also protected by inward looking. policy only for the purpose of protecting weak industries of India or Indian markets from foreign competition. India is also not interested in exporting and importing of goods, and services to foreign countries. The main objectives of this policy was to ensure the countries independent development.

(b) Import substitution: It is only to protect domestic industries in India.

Question 21.
As an economics student, the teacher asks you to do a project on disguised unemployment. Write the steps to making that project.
Answer:
The steps of the project are given below:

• Identifying a problem of study
• Choice of the target group
• Bata collection
• Organization and presentation of data
• Analysis and interpretation
• Conclusion

Question 22.
Write the essential parts of a good statistical table.
Answer:
The essential parts of a good statistical table are given below:

• Table Number
• Title
• Column Heading/Captions
• Row Headings/Stubs
• Body of the table
• Unit of measurement
• Source
• Footnote

Answer any four questions from 23 to 27. Each carries four scores. (4 × 4 = 16)

Question 23.
Analyze the relationship between human capital and economic growth.
Answer:
We know that the labor skill of an educated person is more than that of an uneducated person and that the former generates more income than the latter. Economic growth means the increase in real National income of a country. The contribution of an educated person to economic growth is more than that of an illiterate person. 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. Increases an individual’s income-generating capacity.

Question 24.
Prepare a frequency distribution from the following data (Exclusive Method).

Answer:
Frequency Distribution (Exclusive method)

Question 25.
Explain the areas to be addressed for rural development.
Answer:
Rural development is quite a comprehensive term but it essentially means a plan of action for the development of areas that are lagging in socio-economic development. It essentially focuses on action for the development of areas that are lagging in the overall development of the village economy. Some of the areas which are challenging and need fresh initiatives for development in India include:

• Development of human resources including literacy, more specifically, female literacy, education, and skill development-health, addressing both sanitation and public health.
• Land reforms.
• Development of the productive resources of each locality.
• Infrastructure development like electricity, irrigation, credit, marketing, and transport facilities including construction of village roads and feeder roads to nearby highways, facilities for agriculture research and extension, and information dissemination.
• Special measures for alleviation of poverty and bringing about significant improvement in the living conditions of the weaker sections of the population emphasize access to productive employment opportunities.

Question 26.
Identify the challenges faced by the power sector in India.
Answer:
There are many challenges faced by the power sector in India which are given below:

• India’s installed capacity to generate electricity is not sufficient to meet annual economic growth.
• The loss incurred by the state Electricity Boards in India.
• Private sector power generators and foreign investors are playing their role in this sector.
• Higher power tariffs and power cuts in different parts of the country are strong challenges.
• Thermal power plants are falling short of raw materials and coal supplies.
• The current production capacity is quite inadequate to meet the requirements of the growing population and economic development.

Question 27.
Draw a pie diagram for the following data:

Answer:
Draw a Pie Diagram

Answer any two questions from 28 to 30. Each carries five scores. (2 × 5 = 10)

Question 28.
Point out the properties and five degrees of the correlation coefficient.
Answer:
Properties of Correlation Coefficient:

• ‘r’ have no unit. It is a pure number.
• A negative value of ‘r’ indicates an inverse relation.
• If ‘r’ is positive, the two variables move in the same direction.
• If r = 0, the two variables are uncorrelated.
• If r = 1 or r = -1 the correlation is perfect.
• A high value of ‘r’ indicates a strong linear relation.
• A low value of ‘r’ indicates a weak linear relation.
• The value of the correlation coefficient lies between -1 and +1.
• The value of ‘r’ is unaffected by the change of origin and change of scale.

Degrees of Correlation
(i) Correlation Exists on Various Degree

(ii) Perfect Positive Correlation

(iii) Negative Correlation

(iv) Perfect Negative Correlation

(v) No Correlation

Question 29.
Calculate the quartile deviation for the following data:

Class	Frequency
0 – 10	8
10 – 20	12
20 – 30	15
30 – 40	10
40 – 50	5

Answer:
Quartile Deviation

Question 30.
Critically evaluate the impact of New Economic Policy in Agriculture and Industrial Sector.
Answer:
Yes, the Agricultural sector appears to be adversely affected by the reform process. The agricultural sector has not been able to benefit from the reform process, rather the growth rate has decelerated. Public investment in the agriculture sector has been reduced during the reform period. Further, the removal of fertilizer subsidies severely affected the mall and marginal farmers. Due to the commencement of WTO, a lot of policies have changed which have adversely affected the Indian farmers. Moreover, because of the export-oriented policy in agriculture, there has been a shift from production for the domestic market towards production for the export market focusing on cash crops instead of food grains. This has resulted in the price rise of food grains. In short India’s agricultural sector is badly affected by the reform process. New economic policy has affected the Indian industrial sector. Industrial production increased several times. However, the industrial sector is also badly affected during the reform period.

• Reduction in the number of reserved public sector industries. The number of Public Sector industries is from 17 to 4.
• Increasing the share of private sector investment.
• Selling the share of public enterprises.
• No insistence on conversion. Now the financial corporation can not insist on the industry’s conversion of their loans into equity shares.
• The government has also made attempts to improve the efficiency of PSUs by giving them autonomy in taking managerial decisions.

Answer any two questions from 31 to 33. Each carries eight scores. (2 × 8 = 16)

Question 31.
“The three-dimensional approach of government to reduce poverty helps the Indian citizen to achieve a higher living standard.”
(a) Explain the three-dimensional approach to reducing poverty.
(b) Critically evaluate them.
Answer:
The benefits of economic development would trickle down to the lower sections of the population, and faster growth was emphasized as the means to address the problem of poverty. The plans stressed rapid industrialization and transformation of agriculture through the adoption of green revolution and land reforms. This approach based on trickle-down was followed in the 1950s. An alternative approach was adopted which stressed providing employment to the poor and supplementing their income to pull them out of poverty. This approach was initiated from the Third Plan. The third approach adopted in India to address the issue of poverty was through the provision of minimum basic amenities to the people. The approach was adopted from the Fifth Plan onwards. Under this approach, there are some programs to improve the nutritional status of poor households. Many social security programs were also launched. The National Social Assistance Programme was initiated by the Central Government to provide financial security to elderly people, poor women, and widows.

Criticism of the Poverty Alleviation Program
Poverty alleviation programs can be able to reduce poverty in India. However, the implementation of these programs has several shortfalls. They are the following:

• The benefits of poverty alleviation programs have been enjoyed mostly by the non-poor.
• In comparison to the magnitude of poverty, the amount of resources allocated for this program is not sufficient.
• These programs depend mainly on government and bank officials for their implementation since such officials are ill-motivated.
• Inadequately trained, corruption-prone, and vulnerable to pressure from a variety of local cities, the resources are inefficiently used and wasted.

Question 32.
Prove that Arithmetic
Mean > Median > Mode

Marks	No. of Students
0 – 10	4
10 – 20	8
20 – 30	10
30 – 40	15
40 – 50	9
50 – 60	7
60 – 70	5
70 – 80	2

Scores – Mean ½, Median – ½, Mode – 1, Prove – 1
Answer:

Question 33.
The developmental activities in India have exerted high pressure on the environment.
(a) Write the functions of the environment.
(b) Analyze how the development activities become a burden to the above-mentioned functions.
(c) Point out any four priority environmental issues identified in India.
Answer:
(a) Functions of Environment: The functions of the environment can be divided into four. They are

• It supplies resources
• It assimilates waste
• It sustains life by providing genetic and biodiversity
• It provides aesthetic service

(b) The developmental activities become a burden to the environmental function. As a result of the population explosion and industrialization, production and consumption were on the rise. This has made over-exploitation of resources a necessity. Resource extraction exceeded their regeneration. This trend of environmental crisis continues even today. Global warming ozone depletion, land degradation, air pollution, and water pollution are caused the hindrance of the function of environment.

Priority Issues of Environment Problems:

• Depletion of the ocean fisheries.
• Toxic contamination of the sea by industrial runoff.
• Plastic Pollution.
• Acidification poses great threats to the health of the world’s population.

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Kerala Plus One English Previous Year Question Paper Sept 2021

Time: 21/2 Hours
Total Score: 80 Marks

(Questions 1 – 8: Answer any 4 questions. Each carries 1 score.) (4 × 1 = 4)

Read the given excerpt and answer the questions that follow.
“You must be careful. This disease is most contagious.”

Question 1.
Who does ‘you’ refer to ?
Answer:
Hassan, the serang of Ranaganji

Question 2.
Who said these words ?
Answer:
Dr. Cronin, the physician of Ranaganji

Question 3.
Which disease is mentioned here ?
Answer:
Smallpox

Question 4.
In the poem To Sleep’ the poet says,
“Come, blessed barrier between day and day,”
Identify a figure of Speech used in the above line.FY- The exam is fast approaching and you feel confident. But you come to know that your friend is in despair and may skip the exam. As a true friend you wish to help him with good advice. Prepare two pieces of advice, using the expressions given, to help him solve his problem.
Answer:
Personification/metaphor

Question 5.
If you work hard, …………………..
Answer:
If you work hard, you will certainly succeed.

Question 6.
If I were you, ………………………..
Answer:
If I were you, I would certainly appear for the examination.
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow.

“Manhattan’s downtown is now a Disney-like string of malls, riverside parks and pretty upper middle class villages. But there was something else. And as I looked across the throngs on the pavements, I began to see why.”

Question 7.
Which word in the passage means a large, densely-packed crowd of people or animals’ ?
Answer:
throngs

Question 8.
Identify the author of the passage.
Answer:
Andrew Sullivan

(Questions 9 – 12: Answer any 2 questions. Each carries 2 scores.) (2 × 2 = 4)

Question 9.
Elaborate the idea in the given lines in two or three sentences.
“Sceptre and Crown
Must tumble down,
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.”
Answer:
The king with his rod of authority, the sceptre, and wearing his crown will also die one day and be buried in the dust like an ordinary man, who works with his. scythe and spade. Death does not distinguish between the sceptre and crown of the king and the scythe and spade of the labourer. The poor man and the king will be at the same level in front of death,’ the great leveller.

Question 10.
After reading the essay ‘Disasters and Disaster Management in India’ you feel that man’s attitude to nature needs to change to prevent such disasters in future. Write at least two suggestions for the change.
Answer:
a) We must be ready to face disasters as we can’t prevent them.
b) Don’t think that nothing bad will happen to us as disasters can strike anybody at any moment.

Question 11.
Change the given sentences into indirect speech.
Greta : I thought you could make real peaches.
Greta’s father: No You have to go to the store for those.
Answer:
Greta asked her dad if he oould make real peaches. Her dad replied saying that it was not possible and one had to go to the store to get them.

Question 12.
Your class is organising a debate on the topic “Physical exercise and Games are important in Schools.” Write two arguments supporting the statement.
Answer:
a) Physical exercise makes one’s body and mind healthy and fresh.
b) Games are activities that that one engages in for amusement or fun. They sharpen our brain.

(Questions 13 – 20: Answer any 4 questions. Each carries 4 scores.) (4 × 4 = 16)

Question 13.
What message does the poet convey through the lines given below ?
“If thou art worn and hard beset
With sorrows that thou wouldst forget,
If thou wouldst read a lesson, that will keep
Thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep,
Go to the woods and hills! No tears
Dim the sweet look that Nature wears.”
Answer:
The message the poet conveys is that if you are tired and upset with sorrows that you want to forget, if you want to read a lesson that will keep your heart from fainting and your soul from sleep, you should go to the woods and hills. No tears can dim the sweet look of Nature. In short, it means when we have troubles and torments that make us unhappy we should try to look at the beauty of nature and feel happy once again.

Question 14.
“Why, naturally it is I.” These words show that Hasan is ever ready to shoulder any responsibilities happily. As a responsible citizen, you might also have volunteered in similar situations in your life. Narrate one such incident in a paragraph.
Answer:
It was in the month of March 2021, that my neighbour’s family was afflicted with Covid – 19. There were four members in the family. An old man and his wife and their son and daughter-in-law. All the four of them were afflicted with Covid – 19. As the news spread, nobody wanted to go near them to give them any kind of help. They are poor and they don’t have mobile phones to communicate with the outside world. As a responsible citizen, I wanted to help them by taking some food and medicine to them. When I told my family members of my intention to help them, they were not happy as they thought I would get Covid – 19 and I would pass it on to them. However, I decided to do my best. I informed the Ward Member of the situation. The Ward Member immediately sent some volunteers to the neighbour’s family. I also joined the volunteers. Taking full precautions, I met the sick people and handed over to them some food material and the medicines they needed. They were so happy to see me and they thanked me for the timely help I gave them. I felt much satisfaction for doing what I could to help my neighbours in their hour of need.

Question 15.
Imagine that the village or city you live in has many tourist attractions. You wish to publish travel info on your Facebook page so that your friends or other tourists will benefit from the information. Prepare the same.
Answer:
It is a 24-metre (80 ft) waterfall near the Vazhachal Forest Division and the Sholayar ranges. It is a thrilling sight especially in the monsoon season. At the Athirappally Falls, the water of the Chalakudy River surges around big rocks and cascades down in three separate paths. Below the falls the river remains turbulent for about 1 km. Then it calms down and flows smoothly until reaching the dam at Thumboormuzhi.

Wildlife in the area includes the Asiatic elephant, tiger, leopard, bison, sambar and the lion-tailed monkey. Different types of hornbill live in this area. Plantations in the area contain teak, bamboo and eucalyptus. This area is renowned for its biodiversity. You will see God’s plenty here. Visitors can reach the top of the waterfall via a paved path that leads through thick bamboo clusters. A steep narrow path also leads to the bottom of the falls. The best time to visit this wonderful place is between June and September. Many films are shot here because of its glory, splendour and scenic extravaganza. If you love Nature, beauty and adventure, come to Athirappally and enjoy its breathtaking view. It is truly the Niagara of India. Niagara is much bigger but it does not have the wildlife and the biodiversity seen in this miraculous place.

Athirappally is 30 km to the west of Chalakudy. The journey from Chalakudy to the Falls passes through a landscape of winding roads, small villages and lush green trees. If you enjoy local food, you will find a lot of small restaurants on your way where you can enjoy local dishes. But be careful! Some of them could be very spicy and hot!

Question 16.
“His call of action was two-fold.” Write a paragraph on Gandhiji’s two-fold action.
Answer:
His call for action was two-fold. One involved in challenging and resisting foreign rule. The other was fighting against our own social evils. The principal aims of the Congress were freedom through peaceful means, national unity, solution of minority problems, improvement of the depressed classes and the ending of untouchability.

The main supports of the British rule were fear, prestige, the co-operation of the people and certain classes that benefited from the British rule. Gandhi attacked these. He asked the title-holders to give up their titles. Only a few responded. But the popular respect for the British-given titles disappeared. New standards and values were set up. Suddenly the luxury and the glory of the viceroy’s court looked very ridiculous. Rich men became reluctant to show off their riches. Many adopted simpler ways and in their dress they were almost undistinguishable from the ordinary people.

Gandhi sent people like Nehru to the villages and countryside with new messages of action. The peasants began to come out of their shells. The effect on the people like Nehru was great. For the first time Nehru saw the villager in his mud-hut, immersed in poverty. Nehru and the people with-him learnt Indian economics more from these visits than from books. The emotional experience they gained was great and there was no going back to their old life and old standards.

Question 17.
The first and final journey of the Titanic ended in tragedy. But it also exposed some of the greatest acts of courage and heroism in the history of sea voyages. Prepare a writeup on the acts of courage and heroism shown by the men on board of the ship.
Answer:
The first and final journey of the Titanic ended in tragedy. But it exposed some of the greatest acts of courage and heroism in the history of sea voyages. As the Titanic was sinking, Captain Smith, who was the Commander, of the ship, stood on the bridge of the ship and told his crew that they were British and they should remember their country and do their duty. Not even for a moment he thought of saving his life. The British showed the world their courage never fails. They said that the women and children should go in the life boats. The life boats were lowered and the women and children were sent to safety. All the crew stood and watched. They had no desire of saving themselves. The Titanic sank from sight as the band played “Nearer my God to Thee”. The crew of the Titanic were ready to die helping others and this was a great feat of courage that will be remembered by all who read the story of the Titanic.

Question 18.
“I realised that superstition was not confined to India.” Describe the circumstances that led the narrator to form this opinion.
Answer:
Gupta is the narrator of the story “The Price of flowers” by Prabhat Kumar Mukopadhyaay. Gupta goes to the house of Maggie and meets her mother Mrs. Clifford. Mrs Clifford has heard so many stories about India, like India is full of snakes and tigers that killed many people, and in India many people die of fevers. Then she asks Maggie to bring out a ring which Frank, her son, who is in India, had sent her. He had written saying that it was a magic ring given to him by a yogi. If one looked at the crystal in the ring thinking of an absent person he could see that person in the crystal and will show what he is doing at that time. She and Maggie had tried to see Frank in the crystal many times but they never succeeded. Mrs. Clifford thinks that since Gupta is a Hindu he might be able to see Frank in the crystal. So she wants Gupta to look into the magic ring and tell her how Frank is and what he is doing. It is in this context Gupta says that he realised that superstition was not confined to India.

Question 19.
The passage given below contains a few errors. Identify the errors and edit appropriately. What’s unique about cyberspace are that it liberates us in the tyranny of power structures, where everyone live by the rule of majority.
Answer:
What’s unique about cyberspace is that it liberates us from the tyranny of power structures, where everyone lives by the rule of the majority.

Question 20.
How does James Shirley establish death as a leveller in the poem ‘Death the Leveller’ ?
Answer:
The poem ‘Death the Leveller’ by James Shirley is a fine poem that teaches us a god lesson. It says that our earthly glories are mere shadows. There is no shield against Fate. Death comes to all. Even the mightiest will be levelled with the poorest by Death, who is a leveller. Some men may make big conquests but their strong nerves finally become weak. Finally they also die as poor, pale prisoners of fate. So do not boast about your great actions. On the altar of death victor and the vanquished bleed alike. However great you are, your head must come to the cold tomb. Only the good actions of the just people will be remembered by posterity.

(Questions 21 – 28: Answer any 4 questions. Each carries 5 scores.) (4 × 5 = 20)

Question 21.
Prepare a profile of Stephen Hawking from the hints given below.
Bom – 8th Jan. 1942, Oxford, UK
Parents – Frank and Isabel Hawking
Education – St. Albans School, Hertfordshire (BA) Oxford, PhD (Cambridge)
Fields – General relativity, Quantum gravity
Health/ challenge – Contracted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1960
Profession – Professor of gravitational physics at Cambridge in 1977
Works – A Brief History ofTime (1988), Superspace and Supergravity (1981), The Very Early Universe (1983), The Universe in a Nutshell (2001), etc.
Awards and Honours – Copley Medal (2006), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
Children – Timothy Hawking, Lucy Hawking, Robert Hawking
Spouse – Jane Hawking Elaine Mason
Died – 14th Mar. 2018, Cambridge, UK
Answer:
Stephen Hawking was born 8 January 1942, at Oxford, United Kingdom. His parents were Frank and Isabel Hawking. His school education was at St. Alban’s School, Westfordshire. He got his B.A. from Oxford and his PhD from Cambridge. His fields of specialization were General Relativity and Quantum Gravity. Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1960. It was a slow- progressing form of motor neurone disease that gradually paralysed him over the decades.He was a Professor of Gravitational Physics at Cambridge in 1977. His most famous books includes “A Brief history of Time” (1988), “Super – Space and Super – Gravity” (1981), “The Very Early Universe” (1983) and “The Universe in a Nutshell” (2001). He was given many Awards and Honours. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. In 2015 he was given the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award. In 2016 he was given the Copley Medal. He married twice – to Jane Hawking and Elaine Mason. He died on 14 March 2018, at Cambridge, United Kingdom. His life has inspired thousands of differently-abled people around the world.

Question 22.
Maggie in ‘The Price of Flowers’ reveals her unique personality in the story. Attempt a character sketch of Maggie in your own’ words.
Answer:
Maggiee is a young English girl. She is 13 or 14 years of age. When we see her first she is wearing poor clothes showing she is very poor. Her hair hung in a heavy stream down her back. She had large eyes with a sad expression. She works in a shop close the restaurant where she met the writer. She goes to the restaurant only on Saturdays because Saturday is pay day.

Maggie is a hardworking girl. She lives with her old mother in a small house. Her only brother Francis is in the army and he is in India. She loves her brother very much and he too loves her. She loves her mother. She nurses her when she is sick. She is superstitious. That is why she believes in the story told by her brother that by looking into the crystal ring one could see people who are far and what they are doing, if one thinks of them and looks into the ring carefully. She is very disciplined. She has polite manners and this is clearly shown in her behaviour.

Maggie is ambitious and she is not happy with her work in the shop. She says it is a mechanical job. She wants to do a job where her brain can be used. When she gets a better job she will rent o a better house and take her mother there. It shows much she cares for her mother. When her mother is in a critical condition she even asks Mr. Gupta to tell her mother a lie about her brother so that the mother feels better by hearing that her son is alive and well in India.

Maggie is a very fine girl. She wants Mr, Gupta to go to the grave of her brother who is buried in India and gives one shilling to him. A shilling is a lot of money for a poor girl like her. To get that, she has to work hard for many days. Her action shows how much she loved her brother. Her sacrifice brings tears to the eyes of Mr. Gupta and we too are moved to tears when we see such selfless love of a teenage girl for her dead brother. I can easily say that Maggie is a model for girls of her age.

Question 23.
‘His First Flight’ discusses the story of a young seagull who was afraid to make his first flight, and how the seagull’s parents goaded him into action, equipping him to face the challenges of life. Have you ever felt or understood the role of your parents in making you what you are today ? Write your experience in a paragraph.
Answer:
I was a very shy and diffident boy. I was timid and I was an introvert, afraid to mix with even my classmates. When they played different games and participated enthusiastically in discussions and debates, I just looked on wondering how they could be so smart and sociable. As the SSLC final examinations were approaching, I became more and more worried and occasionally I fell sick. My parents realized that it was lack of confidence that made me worried and sick. Three months before the start of the examinations I told my parents that I would skip the exams as I was not prepared for them. Then they took me to a Counsellor.

The counsellor gave me some positive advice. My father bought me a copy of the biography of Stephen Hawking and the autobiography of Miss Helen Keller titled “How I sense the World”. My mother constantly encouraged me to cheer up and face things courageously. I started to change and my attitude became more positive. I saw how people like Stephen Hawking and Helen Keller succeeded in life in spite of their serious handicaps. I studied well and I appeared for the exam and I passed with good grades. Today I am a student much liked by teachers as well as my classmates. My parents certainly helped me to become what I am today – an ambitious student who wants to climb high in life.

Question 24.
Your school is organizing a seminar on the topic “Gandhiji’s India and the India of Today.” Three of your classmates presented papers on the topic. Prepare a brief report of the programme to be published in the school magazine.
Answer:
The seminar on “Gandhiji’s India and the India of Today” started at 10.30 a.m. on 11 November 2011, in the school auditorium. Three of our classmates presented Papers on this topic. They were Naveen Vithayathil, Gopi P.K., and Simi Ibrahim.

Naveen’s Paper concentrated on the Freedom Struggle and the conditions existing at that time, especially in the first 41/2 decades of the 20^th century. He spoke extensively about the contributions of Subhash Chandra Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Gandhiji himself. The British tried their best to keep the people of India divided on the basis of religion by following their “Divide et Empera” (Divide and Rule) policy. They succeeded in their efforts causing the division of India into India and Pakistan.

Gopi stressed the work done by Patel and Nehru. They organised the people, especially in the villages, to fight for their freedom. They gave wholehearted support to the various programmes planned by Gandhi. Patel was a good organizer and Nehru was a fine orator skilled in diplomacy. Occasionally they were jailed by the British, but they were ready to sacrifice their comforts for their motherland.

Simi was stressing the ideals of Gandhiji. She focused on Gandhiji’s nonviolence, non-co-operation, and his stress on simplicity and communal harmony. Through their divisive polices, the British were trying to bring a rift between the major communities of India. But Gandhiji was trying to keep them united. Although Gandhiji succeeded in getting India freedom he was brutally murdered by one of his own countrymen. Gandhiji might be dead but his ideals will live forever.

Question 25.
Selfless citizens like Hasan can help in any disaster or epidemic. You notice that to handle COVID 19, the govovernment has imposed several restrictions on people, and advised them to follow health and safety protocols. But many people in your locality neglect this. Write a letter to the editor on the subject.
Answer:
Karthika Nair
XX/45 Thrissur Road
Irinjalakuda

1 November 2021

The Editor
The Indian Express
Kochi

Dear Sir,

KEEPING SAFETY PROTOCOLS

The Covid – 19 pandemic has already killed more than 32,000 people in our State and even now the pandemic has not disappeared. It is still very much active and so the Government has asked people to keep certain safety protocol. But the people seem not to worry as they go on breaking the protocols. Many people don’t wear masks thus endangering their lives as well as the lives of others. Washing hands and using disinfectants have become rare. Although the government restricts the number of participants in marriages and such ceremonies to a certain number, many more people assemble for such functions. There are protests apd demonstrations in which hundreds of people participate.

I feel that health should be everybody’s concern and not just the government’s alone. More awareness programmes should be carried out to let the people know the risks they are running by breaching the safety protocols.

Karthika Nair

Question 26.
You are appointed as a tourist guide on the island of Kadavu. A group of tourists have landed there for the first time. How would you welcome them ? Prepare the script of the speech you will make to introduce the new entrants to the island.
Answer:
Good Morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am Mehboob, your tourist guide. You are welcome to our country. I understand that you are coming here for the first time. I am sure you will enjoy your tour of this place. First of all I will take you to watch a strange ritual done by the women of Namuana, a village in Fiji. The ritual is known as “calling turtles from the sea”. The maidens of the village assemble near the sea and make a strange chant. As they chant, giant turtles riseone by one on the surface, listening to the music.

This ritual is based on a legend. Many years ago, in the beautiful village of Namuana, on the Island of Kadavu, there lived a beautiful princess named Tinaicoboga. She was the wife of the chief of Namuana. She had a charming daughter named Raudalice. The two women often went fishing on the reefs around their home.

Once they went farther than usual. A group of fishermen from the nearby village of Nabukelevu came and caught the two women. They tied their hands and feet and threw them into their canoe. The women begged for their release. But the cruel fishermen did not pay any attention to their pleas.

But the sea gods were kind. They sent a storm and the canoe was tossed about by the waves. The men then saw the two women had turned into turtles. To save their lives, the men threw the turtles into the sea. Immediately the weather changed and there were no more waves. The two women who became turtles’lived on in the water of the bay. It is their descendants who rise from water when they hear the chant of the women.

You may not believe the truth of the legend. But we believe it. You are welcome once again to our beautiful Kadavu Island.

Question 27.
Abdul Kalam exhorts students to be unique. You think that you are unique in many ways. Prepare a write-up highlighting your uniqueness.
Answer:
I think I am unique because I know there is nobody in the world who is exactly like me. My desire is to work hard, earn money and use the money to tour around the world. I am not interested in building a palatial house or buying acres of land, or even owning luxurious cars that cost cores of rupees. I read a lot and I know a lot of things about different countries. I want to go those countries and see things for myself. I was much impressed by the lesson “I will Fly” by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. I especially like the poem he has quoted which says, “I am born with potential, I am born with goodness and trust, I am born with ideas and dreams, I am born with greatness.

I am born with confidence, I am born with wings. So I am not meant for crawling. I have wings, I will fly, I will fly and fly.” Yes, I will fly. Dr. Kalam rightly said that the world all around you is doing its best to make you just ‘everybody else’. At home my parents ask me to be like John who lives next door. At school my teachers want me to be like Raj who is the top scorer in the class. But I don’t want to be John and I don’t want to be Raj. I want to be myself and I want to pursue my dreams.

Question 28.
The narrator in The Price of Flowers’ returned to India. Every year he goes to Frank’s grave to place a wreath of flowers. On one such visit he happened to see Maggie there. Both of them are very much excited at the meeting. Prepare the likely conversation between them. (Write at least 5 exchanges)
Answer:
Gupta : Maggie, you are here! I am surprised.
Maggie : Hello, Mr. Gupta. So, you continue to place flowers at the grave of my brother. I am grateful indeed.
Gupta : Maggie, I knew how much you and your mother loved Frank. So I made it a point to come to his grave every year on his death anniversary to place some flowers at his grave.
Maggie : You are really a great man. I have heard that Indians are very loving. Now I have proof for that.
Gupta : How is your mother?
Maggie : She is no more. She passed away last year.
Gupta : I am sorry to hear that. I offer my heartfelt condolences. May her soul rest in peace.
Maggie : The death of Frank in India was a great shock to her. She never really recovered from it.
Gupta : I can understand. By the way, how is your job?
Maggie : I have changed my previous job. I am getting a better salary and I can live comfortably. I have a boy friend who helps me. We are happy together.
Gupta : When are you going to marry?
Maggie : It is too early to think of marriage. I am only just 18 now.
Gupta : Don’t forget to invite me for your marriage. I will certainly come.
Maggie : OK. I will do that.
Gupta : It was wonderful meeting you, Maggie. Enjoy your stay in India. Why don’t you to come to my place?
Maggie : Not right now. Today I have to take an evening flight back to London.
Gupta : Nice to have met you.
Maggie : The same with me. Thanks once again.
Gupta : It’s OK. Keep well and take care.
Maggie : You too, Mr. Gupta.

(Questions 29 – 32: Answer any 2 questions. Each carries 6scores.) (2 × 6 = 12)

Question 29.
The news about Hasan’s selfless service during the epidemic was brought to light by Dr. A. J. Cronin, the chief physician on the Ranaganji. You wish to conduct an interview with Hasan for the school magazine. Prepare at least 6 questions for the interview.
Answer:
a) Good Morning, Mr: Hasan. I am Liz from St. Mary’s HSS Irinjalakuda. I have come to interview you for our School Magazine. Can you spare some minutes for me please?

b) Dr. Cronin told us about the wonderful services you rendered when you were working as the serang of Raniganji? Were you not afraid to nurse the patients with small pox?

c) You are a Muslim. But when two Hinduss died, you sewed their shroud and read a short passage from Ramayana. What made you do that?

d) We understand that you were honoured by the Shipping Company for the great services you rendered? What did the Company do for you?

e) This is a time when Covid – 19 is ravaging the world. Suppose you discover some patients in you ship with Covid – 19. Would you nurse them?

f) What advice do you want to give to the students of our school?

Question 30.
Imagine that you are a reporter of a daily and a friend of Captain Jovis, who flew the air balloon in The Trip of Le Horla.’ Jovis gives you a detailed description of the thrilling journey to be published in your daily. Prepare a newspaper report about the journey, [when and where – heading – preparing the balloon – the flight – the aerial view – the landing – remarks of viewers]
Answer:
Today is July 8. Le Horla, the hot air balloon, is getting ready for taking off from La Villette. It is getting filled up and it is swelling and wriggling like a huge worm. Some 300 people are standing around to watch it take off. The passengers are getting in. The Captain is Jovis. The others in the basket attached to the balloon are Lieutenant Mallet, M. Etierine Beer, M. Paul Bassand and M. Patrice Eyries. Patrice Eyries comes down as the balloon can’t take the weight of all of them. He walks away dejectedly.

M. Joliet tells the ladies to keep off. When the balloon lifts, sand will be thrown into their hats. He cuts the ropes that hold the balloon to the ground. Le Horla is lifting upward like a bird lifts off. People scream with joy. The sight of the earth from the balloon will be fantastic. From the space the earth looks like a sea as it is buried in milky vapours. From the balloon the moon looks like another balloon. The people inside feel like birds that don’t have even to flap their wings.

The landing was also remarkable. A rope is trailing behind touching the tall trees on the banks of a canal. Now there is a farm. The bewildered chickens, pigeons and ducks fly away. The terrified cows, cats and dogs run towards the house. Something falls down and soon the balloon stops. It touches the ground. After some bounds it stops. The men climb out. There is joy on their faces. The people standing in the farm help them. The men say they want to go to Heyst, a railway station nearby to take a train to Paris.

Question 31.
After reading the chapter ‘I Will Fly,’ you realise that you have also the same problems as the student who talked to Abdul Kalam. You would like to share your problems with your class teacher by email. Write the email.
Answer:
selina@hotmail.com

Dear teacher, first of all let me say good morning to you. I am writing this mail with the intention of getting some advice from you regarding a big problem I face. The problem I have is lack of confidence. As my class teacher you may have observed that I do not speak much in the class. I speak only when somebody asks me a question. I don’t know how to socialise. ‘Even when other students try to be friendly with me, I seem to run away from them. I can’t ask questions even from my parents and teachers and I do not have any close or intimate friends. I wonder how some boys and girls mingle freely, talk, laugh, share jokes and clarify their doubts. But in my case I can’t do all that. I feel like shrinking into my own shell. I suffer from serious inferiority complex. I want to be a pilot. But I don’t know how to go about it. I am seeking your advice so that I can overcome my diffidence and inferiority complex. I want to direct my studies and reading towards achieving my ambition. Please guide me.

Ibrahim Ali

Question 32.
Imagine that you are the wildlife reporter on a television channel. You are near the cliff on which the seagull family lives. You witness all the events of the young seagull’s first flight. Prepare a live report of the first flight of the seagull.
[Hints : the seagull’s hatches – struggle to walk – parents’motivation – strives – hunger-determined to fly – makes his first flight]
Answer:
The young seagull has two brothers and a sister. The parents of the seagull are very loving and caring and they train their children diligently to develop confidence and self-reliance in them. While the two older brothers and the sister fly away, the young seagull is reluctant to fly. His parents shout at him, scold him and even threaten him with starvation. But the young seagull prefers to stay in his rough, dirt- caked nest. But the excessive heat on the following day and hunger have troubled him. He begs his mother who is on another cliff to give him some food. She comes with a piece of fish and forces her son to leave the ledge. Maddened by hunger, he dives at the fish which is close to him and he leaves the safety of the rock behind him. He is terrified. He then flaps his wings and finds they can carry him. He then lands on the sea. His feet sink and once again he is afraid. But when his belly touches the water he does not sink any further. He has now gained confidence. His parents and his brothers and sister join him in congratulating him on his successful first flight.

(Questions 33 – 38: Answer any 3 questions. Each carries 8 scores.) (3 × 8 = 24)

Question 33.
You and your friend visit the Kadavu Island on one of your vacations. Write a travel essay on the tour.
[Hints : the voyage – the landscape – the cuisine – the culture – the special attraction – personal impressions]
Answer:
Last summer vacation my friend Mehboob and I decided to go to the Kadavu Island in Fiji to spend our vacation there. We had heard a lot of stories about the Kadavu Island and its people. We wanted to see for ourselves how things are in that place.

First we went to Suva, the capital, chief port, and commercial centre of Fiji. Our trip was in a ship. The voyage was very enjoyable with the deep sea all around us. Watching the happenings in the sea from the deck of the ship was a thrilling experience. From Suva we took a boat to Kadavu. Kadavu is the fourth largest island of Fiji. It has a population of only around 10,000 people. The main city in Kadavu is Vunisea which hosts an air strip, hospital, post office and police station.

Kadavu’s weather is tropical and has an authentic island feel. Some of the natural resources of Kadavu include the mountainous jungles and waterfalls, bays fringed by coral reefs and a mangrove forest that provide habitat to a host of wild life and birds. Kadavu is one of the leading places in the world that promote an image of environmental conservation and has been developed to support sustainability and sustainable tourism. The island is known for its wild life and mountainous lands. The island of Kadavu is made up of volcanic mountains and luscious rain forests that cover the land. Kadavu is very underdeveloped and offers limited transportation and has little to no surface roads that go through the island. The current system of transportation includes a network of boat taxis and ferries. But it has resorts where we can stay and dine.

We then went to see the ritual of calling turtles from the sea. We saw some maiden singing. We did not understand what they sang. But we saw some turtles moving about in the sea. They are supposed to be the descendants of Tinaicoboga and Raudalice who were abducted by the fishermen of the neighbouring village of Nabukelevu. As they were taken by the fishermen in a canoe, Tinaicoboga and Raudalice turned themselves into turtles and the fishermen threw them into the sea.

Question 34.
The poem ‘If describes the traits of a perfect man. Prepare an appreciation of the poem focussing on the qualities of such a man.
Answer:
The poem ‘If is written by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling is an English short-story writer, poet and novelist. He is chiefly known for his stories and poems about the British Soldiers in India. He also wrote stories for children.

In the poem a father tells his son how to be happy and how to be a perfect man. So many conditions have to be fulfilled if one is become perfect man. He should not lose his head, even when others around him have lost theirs. He has to trust himself when all people doubt him. He should wait and shouldn’t be tired of waiting. When people tell him lies, he should not follow their example. People may hate him but he should not hate them. He should not try to look too good and try to talk too wise.

He should dream, but should not make dreams his master. He should think but shouldn’t make thoughts his aim. He should view Success and Failure equally. Even when the results of his hard work are destroyed, he should get ready to build them. He should not tell others about his losses. He should persevere, always being optimistic. He should keep talking with the crowds but maintain his virtue. He can walk with kings but shouldn’t lose the common touch. Neither his friends nor his enemies should be able to hurt him. All men should be able to count on his help. He should forgive people who have offended him. If he can do all these things the Earth and everything in it is his and he will then be a man.

The poem is in rhyme and it has good sound effects. It has fine imagery, The mood is one of joy and optimism. The language used is simple. There are a lot of symbols and figures of speech in the language, especially personification.

The message of the poem is to be happy and successful in life. The poem talks of conditional fulfilment. If certain conditions, as specified in the poem, are fulfilled, one can be a perfect man, enjoying his life. ‘If’ is the most famous poem of Kipling. It attracted nation-wide attention. It soon became a very popular anthem.

Question 35.
Gandhiji dream of an India in which ail communities could live in perfect harmony.
What are your dreams about the future India ? Prepare a speech on the topic to your school assembly on Gandhi Jayanthi.
[Hints : India political field – racial discrimination – casteism – superstition – technology -advance in economic and scientific fields – defence – harmony among people]
Answer:
Respected principal and teachers, and dear students,

Today we are celebrating Gandhi Jayanthi. It would be quite appropriate to speak about his dreams about India. He fought for our freedom and he wanted India to be a model for other countries to emulate. But are his dreams fulfilled? Certainly not.

Let us look at the political field. Political parties seek votes on the basis of caste, creed and religion. Sometimes they buy votes. Most of the politicians are corrupt. Once they become MLAs, MPs or. Ministers, even the poorest of them becomes rich. It is corruption that allows them to be rich overnight. There is bribery, corruption and nepotism.

There is racial discrimination here although legally such things are banned. People of the upper castes still refuse to sit and eat with the scheduled castes. They may not say it openly but they do it. We hear people insulting others by referring to their castes.

For Gandhiji everyone was an Indian and he wanted casteism to go. But it has not gone, except on paper. Gandhiji wanted a society free from superstitions. But even now people especially in the villages, rush to soothsayers and practitioners of black magic when they are sick or when they have problems. This kind of superstitions exists in all religious groups. People foolishly think that they can even bribe gods. There are instances when people took patients afflicted with Covid-19 to persons practising sorcery and witchcraft. Of course the patients died! Gandhiji was against overuse of technology. If technology makes people irrelevant, such technology was not favoured by Gandhiji. He wanted the use of technology with due consideration for humanity and human values. He wanted people to have a scientific temperament and not steeped in age-old beliefs and practices which are of no use to mankind. Humanity was his priority.

We should defend our country and so it should have a powerful army, navy and air force. But we should never use our power against any weaker nations. Above all he wanted harmony among people. One should think that all Indians are his brothers and sisters. But today we find some Indians living in super-luxury whereas many others struggle for a square meal.

Gandhi would be very sorry if he were to come back now and see the present India.

Question 36.
Self-confidence, self-reliance and determination determine the success of a person. The story of the young seagull is an example. Write an essay on the need for these gualities to overcome the challenges of life.
Answer:
Self-confidence, self-reliance and determination determine the success of a person. We can see this in the story of the seagull taking its first flight. The young seagull was feeling very hungry. There was no food around. He had searched everywhere. He then ran back and forth from one end of the ledge to the other end. He wanted to reach his parents without having to fly. But between him and his parents there was the deep wide crack – the vast sea.

He saw his mother tearing the fish at her feet and the sight of food maddened him. He cried ‘ga-ga-ga’ begging his mother to bring him some food. She screamed back mockingly at him. Then he saw his mother flying towards him with a piece of fish. He was very happy. But she halted a little away from him. He waited for a moment for her to come near. He was mad with anger. Then he dived at the fish his mother was holding. With a loud scream he fell outwards and downwards into space. He was terrified for a moment and his heart froze. Then he felt his wings spreading outwards. He was not falling now. He was flying. He was no longer afraid. He just felt a little dizzy. Then he flapped his wings and soared upwards. He started diving and soaring making loud noises of joy.

Here we see the seagull succeeding because of its self confidence, self-reliance and determination, spurred on by its mother. Initially he was nervous, afraid to venture into the vastness of the atmosphere with the wide sea below him. But once he ventures he succeeds. From now he does not have to depend on anybody for his food. We too will succeed if we have self-confidence, self-reliance and determination.

Question 37.
After he became an estate/farmhouse owner, N icholai places an advertisement in the newspaper in search of a Manager for his estate. Imagine that you have all the required qualifications mentioned in the advertisement give n below and you apply for the post.
Prepare an application letter (with CV) to be sent to the address mentioned.

Situation Vacant

Post – Estate/Farmhouse manager Essential
qualification – SSLG/PLUS TWO
Desirable – skills in agriculture, poultry, fish farming, maintaining records, etc.
Experience – 2 years as estate manager/manager trainee
Please send a detailed Curriculum Vitae with contact number and mailing address to
The Managing Director
Himalayskoe Farm House
Moscow
Answer:
From
Rahul Frankovsky
321/123 Lenin Street
Moscow XVII-8
Mobile Phone: 888 9999 777
e-mail: rahulf@hotmail.com

To
The Managing Director
Himalayskoe Farm House
Moscow
15 November 2021

Application for the post of Estate/Farmhouse manager

I saw your advertisement in the “Pravda” Newspaper dated 10 November 2021, calling application from ‘ suitable candidates for the post of an Estate/ Farmhouse manager. I have the requisite qualifications, experience and skills you have specified in the advertisement.

I am a young man of 24, willing to work hard. I assure you of full satisfaction if I am employed as an Estate/ Farmhouse Manager by you.

My detailed Curriculum Vitae is enclosed herewith.

Looking forward to hearing from you and thanking you cordially,

Yours faithfully,
Rahul Frankovsky

CURRICULUM VITATE OF RAHUL FRANKOVSKY

Name : Rahul Frankovsky
Age and Date of birth : 24 years, 2 November, 1997
Address : 321/123 Lenin Street Moscow XVII-8
Mobile Phone : 888 9999 777
e-mail : rahulf@hotmail.com
Nationality : Russian
Marital status : Single
Qualification : Plus Two from Lenin public School, Moscow with 83% marks. SSLC from Moscow Board of Education with 81% marks.
Experience : Worked for 2 years as a Farm Manager in Gorky Farms, Moscow.
Skills : I have skills in agriculture, poultry, fish farming and maintaining records.
I can also drive and work with agriculture machinery.
Hobbies : Visiting Agricultural Exhibitions and Reading about New Farming and Poultry and Animal Husbandry Methods
Ref : i) Valentina Merkanova, Teacher, Lenin public School, Moscow, Mobile No. 2356987633.
ii) Fyodor Molotov – Supervisor, Gorky Farms, Moscow, Mobile No,. 2234556790.

I certify that the above details are correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Rahul Frankovsky

Question 38.
Read the poem given below and write an appreciation:
His Journey’s Just Begun
(Ellen Brenneman)
Don’t think of him as gone away
his journey’s just begun,
life holds so many facets
this earth is only one.

Just think of him as resting
from the sorrows and the tears

in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days and years.

Think how he must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness
can really pass away.

And think of him as living
in the hearts of those he touched…
for nothing loved is ever lost
and he was loved so much.
[Hints: theme, message, style, tone, poetic devices, etc.]
Answer:
The poet asks people not to think of the dead man as gone away. His journey has just begun. Life has so many facets and life on this earth is one of them. We must think of him as resting from the sorrows and the tears of this earth. He is now in a in a place of warmth and comfort. There in the new place, there are no days and years.

He wants us not to feel sad at his going away. He wants us to think that he is still alive in the hearts of those whom he loved. We should know that nothing loved is ever lost and he was loved so much and so he will never be lost.

The theme of the poem is death and the life hereafter. When somebody dies he does not really die but he is going for another life in heaven where there is no sweat and tears, no disease and danger. The message is one of optimism. Even death does not make anyone depart from this world completely as he will be living in the minds of those whom he loved and who loved him.

Ellen Brenneman has used very simple language to convey a great truth. When a person dies, his dear and near ones cry and lament. But the poet is saying there is no need for such lamentations because the person who died has gone to heaven where he will be living a comfortable and happy life. The tone of the poem is didactic and consoling.

The poet has used metaphor. Life is considered a journey. Death is the end of one journey and the beginning of another. The poem has fine rhythm and its rhyming scheme is abcb.

Reviewing Kerala Syllabus Plus One English Previous Year Question Papers and Answers Pdf June 2022 helps in understanding answer patterns.

Kerala Plus One English Previous Year Question Paper June 2022

Time: 21/2 Hours
Total Score: 80 Marks

Part – I

A. Answer all questions from 1 – 8. Answer all questions. Each carries 1 score. (8 × 1 = 8)

“The ignited mind of the youth is the most powerful resource on the earth, under the earth and above the earth.”

Question 1.
Who said these words?
Answer:
DrA.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Question 2.
Which word in the sentence means ‘excited’?
Answer:
ignited

Question 3.
What is the most powerful resource mentioned here?
Answer:
The ignited mind of the youth

Question 4.
In the poem ‘Death the Leveller,’ the poet says: “Death lays his icy hand on kinds.”
Identify the figure of speech used in the above line.
Answer:
Personification

Question 5.
“We seemed to be helpless in the grip of some all – powerful monster; our limbs were paralysed, our minds deadened.” What is referred to as the all – powerful monster’?
Answer:
The martial Law imposed by the British

Question 6.
“Out of Southampton she swung with the stream,
A poem of iron and steel, A sea dream.”
Who is referred to as “A poem of iron and steel”?
Write any two benefits of “walking as an exercise.”
Answer:
The Titanic

Question 7.
______________
Answer:
It gives good exercise to the body.

Question 8.
______________
Answer:
We can enjoy the sights and sounds around as we walk.

Questions 9 – 12. Answer any three questions. Each carries 2 scores. (3 × 2 = 6)

Question 9.
Rewrite the following dialogues in the reported speech.
Maggie : Are you leaving today?
Mr. Gupta : Yes, Maggie, today is the day of my departure.
Maggie : How long will it take you to reach your country?
Mr. Gupta : A little more than two weeks.
Answer:
Maggie asked Mr. Gupta if he was leaving that day. Mr. Gupta said yes as it was the day of his departure. Then she wanted to know how long it would take him to reach his country. He said it would take a little more than two weeks.

Question 10.
Complete the sentences suitably:
(a) If you work with confidence, ……………………..
(b) If I had wings, …………………………
Answer:
a) if you work with confidence, you will succeed.
b) If I had wings. I would fly.

Question 11.
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate cohesive device from the ones given in brackets:
(a) Unfortunately, Stephen was ill at the time of the scholarship examination for Westminster. ………………….., he attended the local Saint Alban’s School,
(otherwise/therefore/ on the contrary)
(b) Desktop computers are cheaper and more reliable than laptops; ……………………, they last longer.
(whereas/ furthermore/ alternatively)
Answer:
a) Therefore
b) furthermore

Question 12.
What is the message that the poet conveys through the lines given below?
“If thou art worn and hard beset
With sorrows that thou wouldst forget,
If thou wouldst read a lesson, that will keep
Thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep,
Go to the woods and hills! No tears
Dim the sweet look that Nature wears.”
Answer:
If you are tired and find things hard, if you are troubled with sorrows that you want to forget, and if you want to read a lesson to keep your heart cheerful and optimistic, then go to the woods (forest) and the hills. In those places tears never dim the sweet look of Nature. Nature is always happy and cheerful.

Questions 13 – 20. Answer any five questions. Each carries 4 scores. (5 × 4 = 20)

Question 13.
Prepare a profile of Joseph Rudyard Kipling from the the hints given below:
Bom : 30 December 1865, Mumbai
Education : United Services College
Short stories : Rikki-Tikki Tavi, The Man Who Would Be King, etc.
Poems : Mondalay (1890), GungaDin (1890), If (1910)
Fiction : The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), The Light That Failed, etc.
Awards : Nobel Prize in Literature (1907), Audie Award for Audio Drama, Audie Award for Excellence in Production.
Fields : English Journalist, Short-story writer, poet, novelist.
Died : 18 January 1936, London, United Kingdom.
Answer:
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born on 30 December 1865, in Mumbai. He studied at United Services College. He was an English Journalist, poet, short story writer and a novelist. Some of his famous poems are “Mondalay” (1890), “Ganga Din” (1890) and “IP (1910). His short stories include “Rikki-Tikki- Tavi”, and “The Man Who would be King”. His fiction includes “The Jungle Book” (1894), “Kim” (1901), and “The Light that Failed”. He has won many Awards including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907, Audie Award for Audio Drama and Audie Award for Excellence in Production. He died on 18 January 1936, in the United Kingdom.

Question 14.
His wife _______ (a) _________ (was/were) cutting blackberries in the garden, and Greta was already _______ (b) _________ (slide/ sliding) from the chair to help her. Greta would never _______ (c) _________ (has/ have) a house of her own. She would live _______ (d) _________ (on/in) a group house with other people like her.
Answer:
His wife was cutting blackberries in the garden, and Greta as already sliding from the chair to help her. Greta would never have a house of her own. She would live in a group house with other people like her.

Question 15.
You are appointed as a travel guide for a tourist spot in your locality. A group of tourists on the same day and it is your duty to describe the spot in an appealing manner. Write a brief description of the place highlighting its features.
Answer:
Athirappally Falls in Kerala is nicknamed The Niagara of India’. It is a 24-metre (80 ft) waterfall near the Vazhachal Forest Division and the Sholayar ranges. It is a thrilling sight especially in the monsoon season. At the Athirappally Falls, the water of the Chalakudy River surges around big rocks and cascades down in three separate paths. Below the Tails the river remains turbulent for about 1 km. Then it calms down and flows smoothly until reaching the dam at Thumboormuzhi.

Wildlife in the area includes the Asiatic elephant, tiger, leopard, bison, sambar and the lion-tailed monkey. Different types of hornbill live in this area. Plantations in the area contain teak, bamboo and eucalyptus. This area is renowned for its biodiversity. You will see God’s plenty here. Visitors can reach the top of the waterfall via a paved path that leads through thick bamboo clusters. A steep narrow path also leads to the bottom of the falls. The best time to visit this wonderful place is between June and September. Many films are shot here because of its glory, splendour and scenic extravaganza. Ifyou love Nature, beauty and adventure, come to Athirappally and enjoy its breathtaking view. It is truly the Niagara of India. Niagara is much bigger but it does not have the wildlife and the biodiversity seen in this miraculous place.

Question 16.
Mr. Gupta is about to go back to India. Maggie didn’t get leave to say goodbye and to hand over the shillings to Mr. Gupta for buying flowers for Frank’s grave. So, she immediately writes an email to Gupta. Prepare the email.
Answer:
gupta@gmail.com

Mr. Gupta, I am really sorry that I could not meet- you and say goodbye on the day you left for India, In spite of my best efforts I could not get leave that day and that is why I could not come to see you off.
I also could not give you the money I promised to give you to buy flowers to be placed at the tomb of my brother Frank. I feel very bad. I still request you to visit the tomb of my brother and pay your respects to him so that his soul will feel happy that we have not forgotten him and we still cherish his memories in our hearts. My mother sends her best wishes to you and your family.

Thanks a lot.
Maggie

Question 17.
Your class is conducting a debate on the topic “Technology Keeps Our Society Alive’. Prepare four points against the given statement.
Answer:
a) Technology has actually destroyed the social life of people as they are always with their mobiles phones and laptops. Now they are in their cocoons.

b) In the past there were a lot of outdoor celebrations during Onam, Id, Christmas or such other occasions. But now they are much less.

c) We see these days young boys and girls walking on the road wires dangling from their ears. They don’t see anything around them as their minds are occupied with what they hear from their mobile phones even when they are outside.

d) Technology has adversely affected our health. Many of us don’t even walk for short distances, as we use our cars and bikes.

Question 18.
Write a paragraph on the significance of the title of the poem ‘Death the Leveller.’
Answer:
The title of the poem “Death the leveller” is very apt. ‘Death the Leveller’ is a funeral song. It asks the reader to think about human actions. The subject- matter of the poem is vanity and the impermanence of earthly glory and power. Death shows no distinction and he carries off everybody alike – high and low, rich and poor, strong and weak – reducing them all to dust. It is only the memories of the good deeds during our lifetime that will last forever.

Question 19.
According to Chekhov, “Money, like vodka, can play queer tricks with a man.” How far is this statement relevant in the present day world? Prepare a write-up on the topic.
Answer:
The statement of Chekhov “Money, like vodka, can play queer tricks with a man” is quite relevant in the present day world. Vodka is an alcoholic drink like whisky, brandy or rum. If you take these drinks, you get intoxicated. You forget the realities of the present and you live in an imaginary world of your own. They play queer tricks with the brain of those who drink it. The same is the case with money. Money makes people intoxicated. That is why people with a lot of money can simply ignore the people struggling for food, clothes and some shelter. This is more obvious in a country like India. Here we have Adanis and Ambanis, Tatas and Birlas and at the same we find people dying on the streets for lack of food and medicine. Money does intoxicate people like vodka.

Question 20.
Elaborate the idea in the following lines.
“Without Thee what is all the morning’s wealth?
Come, blessed barrier between day and day,
Dear mother of fresh thoughts and joyous health!”
Answer:
These lines are from the poem “To Sleep” by William Wordsworth. Here the poet personifies Sleep. Without sleep, one can’t enjoy the wealth and beauty of the morning. Sleep is what separates day and night. She, Sleep, is the mother of fresh thoughts and happiness. Without proper sleep we would become tired and if we remain sleepless for long we also will become sick, Sleep is thus essential for our health and happiness’.

Questions 21 – 28. Answer any five questions. Each carries 6 scores. (5 × 6 = 30)

Question 21.
The poem ‘If’ describes the qualities (or characteristic traits) needed for a person to become a perfect man/ personality. Write a review of the poem focusing on the qualities mentioned in it.
Answer:
The poem ‘If’ is written by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling is an English short-story writer, poet and novelist. He is chiefly known for his stories and poems about the British soldiers in India. He also wrote stories for children.

In the poem a father tells his son how to be happy and howto be a perfect man. So many conditions have to be fulfilled if one is become perfect man. He should not lose his head, even when others around him have lost theirs. He has to trust himself when all people doubt him. He should wait and shouldn’t be tired of waiting. When people tell him lies, he should not follow their example. People may hate him but he should not hate them. He should not try to look too good and try to talk too wise.

He should dream, but should not make dreams his master. He should think but shouldn’t make thoughts his aim. He should view Success and Failure equally. Even when the results of his hard work are destroyed, he should get ready to build them. He should not tell others about his losses. He should persevere, always being optimistic. He should keep talking with the crowds but maintain his virtue. He can walk with kings but shouldn’t lose the common touch. Neither his friends nor his enemies should be able to hurt him. All men should be able to count on his help. He should forgive people who have offended him. If he can do all these things the Earth and everything in it is his and he will then be a man.

The poem is in rhyme and it has good sound effects. It has fine imagery, The mood is one of joy and optimism. The language used is simple. There are a lot of symbols and figures of speech in the language, especially personification.

The message of the poem is to be happy and successful in life. The poem talks of conditional fulfilment. If certain conditions, as specified in the poem, are fulfilled, one can be a perfect man, enjoying his life. ‘If is the most famous poem of Kipling. It attracted nation-wide attention. It soon became a very popular anthem.

Question 22.
An eminent scientist is visiting your school in connection with the Science Day celebrations. As the Magazine Editor, you wish to conduct an interview with him to be published in the School Magazine. Prepare at least 6 questions for the interview.
Answer:
Lilly is the editor. She is interviewing Dr. Cherian.

1. Good Morning, Dr. Cherian. I am Lilly, the Editor of the School Magazine. Thanks for coming to our School in connection with the Science Day Celebrations. I would like to ask you a few questions for the benefit of our readers.
2. Please say something about yourself, especially about your education, career and family.
3. In the present day scenario in India, which area of science needs more attention and research?
4. We understand that many of the scientific organizations in the US are headed by Indians. Why can’t we keep our best scientists in India and make them work for the development of our country?
5. Do you think it is right spending a lot of money on our space research programmes when there is a lot o poverty and ignorance in the country?
6. What advice would you give to those students who want to take up higher studies in various science subjects?

Question 23.
Maggie in the story “The Price of Flowers’ is a girl of understanding. Prepare a character sketch of Maggie.
Answer:
Maggie’s full name is Alice Margaret Clifford. She is a young English girl. She is 13 or 14 years of age. When we see her first she is wearing poor clothes showing she is very poor. Her hair hung in a heavy stream down her back. She had large eyes with a sad expression. She works in a shop close to the restaurant where she met the writer. She goes to the restaurant only on Saturdays because Saturday is pay day.

Maggie is a hardworking girl. She lives with her old mother in a small house. Her only brother Francis is in the army and he is in India. She loves her brother very much and he too loves her. She loves her mother. She nurses her when she is sick. She is superstitious. That is why she believes in the story told by her brother that by looking into the crystal ring one could see people who are far and what they are doing, if one thinks of them and looks into the ring carefully. She is very disciplined. She has polite manners and this is clearly shown in her behaviour. Maggie is ambitious and she is not happy with her work in the shop. She says it is a mechanical job. She wants to do a job where her brain can be used. When she gets a better job she will rent a better house and take her mother there. It shows how much she cares for her mother. When her mother is in a critical condition she even asks Mr. Gupta to tell her mother a lie about her brother so that the mother feels better by hearing that her son is alive and well in India.

Maggie is a very fine girl. She wants Mr. Gupta to go to the grave of her brother who is buried in India and gives one shilling to him. A shilling is a lot of money for a poor girl like her. To get that, she has to work hard for many days. Her action shows how much she loved her brother. Her sacrifice brings tears to the eyes of Mr. Gupta and we too are moved to tears when we see such selfless love of a teenage girl for her dead brother. I can easily say that Maggie is a model for girls of her age.

Question 24.
At the end of the story ‘His First Flight’, the young seagull successfully faced the challenges of its life. Have you ever faced challenges in your life? How did you overcome them? Narrate any one incident.
Answer:
I have faced many challenges in my life. I was afraid to be alone. I was afraid to pay games like football. I was very much afraid of swimming. But with the help my parents, relatives and teachers I overcame all of them. I remember how my parents instilled self-confidence in me when I was around six years old, too scared to enter water. I saw my elder brother and sister swimming in our pond. But I was afraid to get into the water beyond my waist. I tried to go beyond that many times but some kind of panic would grip me and I would not go deeper. My father knew I wanted to swim but I was afraid. He knew that I am very fond of ripe mangoes.

One day he entered the pond with a ripe mango in his hand. He is a tall man. He stood neck deep in water and showed me the big ripe mango. He said I would get it only if I went to him. I was seriously tempted as my mouth was getting filled with water at the sight of the yellow mango. I jumped into the water. I started walking towards him. Water reached my waist. But I went further looking at the mango. Soon water was up to my neck and I lost my balance. As I was struggling in the water my father extended his hand towards me. I took hold of his hand and swam towards him. He then trained me to swim. I soon lost my fear of drowning. Now I am a good swimmer.

Question 25.
After reading the essay ‘Disasters and Disaster Managment in India, you realize that your area is prone to disasters like floods and earthquakes. You wish to bring the matter to the notice of the authorities, residents and politicians by writing a letter to the Editor of a popular daily. Prepare the letter.
Answer:
The Editor
The Indian Express
Kochi.
17 July 2022
Dear Sir,

DISASTERS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

A disaster is a sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life. Disasters, especially natural ones can’t be prevented but their impact can be reduced through proper disaster management. Science and technology can help us to manage disaster to a great extent. But as we know disasters can’t be often foreseen and prevented. So disasters do happen every now and then. Natural disasters like floods, landslides, droughts, and earth-quakes can’t be prevented as these are not predicable. But there must be ways to reduce the destruction and suffering caused by these disasters. Preparedness is very important. Kerala had severe floods and landslides in 2018 and 2019, causing great hardship to thousands of people and destroying millions worth of property.

The disasters to which Kerala is especially prone’ are floods and landslides. In Disaster Management, we specially think of Mitigation which .means activities that can reduce the damaging effects of the disaster. Then there is Preparedness. This includes plans or preparations to help the victims and rescue operations. Evacuation plans and stocking food and water are both examples of preparedness. The third is Response. Quick response to reduce the damage is needed. Recovery comes next. This includes actions to be taken to return to a normal and safer situation. It also means financial assistance to the victims to help them repair the damaged things or replace the essential things they had lost.

Governments should ensure that these are done in time.

Yours faithfully,
Rajendran Mundakkal
Puthenchira Village

Question 26.
Imagine that you were a journalist and you were also on the ship “Ranaganji”. You witnessed almost all the events that occurred during the Pandemic. Prepare a newspaper report about the crisis that occurred on the ship and how the doctor and Hasan saved the lives of many.
Answer:
Hasan was the serang of Ranaganji, a passenger ship sailing to Calcutta with nearly 1500 passengers. The Chief Physician on the ship was A.J. Cronin. When Cronin reported to the captain of the ship that two lascar deck hands had small pox, Hasan volunteered to nurse them. He made a shelter in the stern of the ship into which the infected persons were removed. Later there were more people and the number of the sick went up to 14. When two sick men who were Hindus died, Hasan sewed their shrouds and read loud a short passage from the Ramayana, although he himself was a devout Muslim. It showed his religious tolerance. Their bodies were cast overboard. When the ship reached Colombo, the sick men were taken to the hospital and Hasan was in the forefront to help them, although some of them were with running sores of smallpox. Normally no one would dare to do such things because small pox used to be such a killer disease. Hasan is a good example for a selfless, courageous, and sacrificing person and it is hard to find such people who will risk their life to save others.

Question 27.
The incidents that happened on board of the Titanic have become heroic. Write a paragraph on how the poet presents the heroic deeds of men on board through the poem.
Answer:
The poem The Wreck of Titanic’ by Benjamin Peck Keith is an excellent one. The poem tells how noble people could be even in times of danger. It talks about the sinking of the Titanic and brings out the best in men even in the most adverse circumstances threatening their lives.

From Southampton the Titanic starts her voyage. It was a beautiful and grand ship. She was a sea dream. Thousands of people standing on the shore watched her steaming away. She was the largest and the grandest of all the ships made until then. There were thousands of passengers in the ship. They felt very secure. Nobody thought of any danger, as the captain stood at the wheel. He was directing the course of the ship. The ship was speeding on her first voyage when suddenly, out of the darkness, in the night, a ghostly white, iceberg appeared. Soon it collided with the ship wrecking it. It soon began to sink and people knew it was sinking.

Captain Smith was the commander of the ship. He was brave. Not even for one moment he thought of saving his life. He stood on the bridge and told his crew that they were British and they should remember their country and should do their duty. They decided to send the women and children in the lifeboats. The crew had no hope of saving themselves. The Titanic sank from sight, as the band played ‘Nearer my God to Thee’. There never was a scene grander or more tragic than this. The ship was sinking but the band was playing. All credit goes to Smith, the crew and the men of Titanic. Their bravery and courage will be remembered forever. They had showed such courage and nobility during the great tragedy.

Question 28.
Hasan meets the doctor (A.J. Cronin) after several years since their travel on ‘Ranaganji’. What would be the likely dialogue between them? Prepare the dialogue, (write at least 6 exchanges).
Answer:
Hasan : Good Morning Dr. Cronin. Do you remember me?
Cronin : Good Morning, Hasan! How can I forget the serang of Ranaganji bn our voyage to Calcutta? Hasan : Thank you, doctor, fro remembering me. Where have you been all these years?
Cronin : I have been working in a London Hospital. I often think about you for your selfless service to the sick people on the Ranaganji.
Hasan : It was your help that made me do the things I did. Without your active support I could not have done anything.
Cronin : You are really a brave man. Small pox is a killer disease and no one would venture to take care of the patients as you did.
Hasan : I know that smallpox is very dangerous. But I have strong faith in God. Without his knowledge nothing will happen. If I am to die of smallpox, I will die whether I nursed the patients or not.
Cronin : I know you are a Muslim. When two of the patients, who were Hindus, died you read some portions from the Hindu Scripture before you threw their bodies overboard. What prompted you to read their Scripture?
Hasan : Each person would like to be buried in the ways laid down by his faith. So I decided to read from the Hindu Scripture to satisfy their souls.
Cronin : It was very good of you.
Hasan : I believe the greatest religion is humanity. All religions teach love. I believe that “Ishwar” and “Allah” are the same. It is we who give different names to the same God.
Cronin : It is a profound thought. That is what Gandhiji also tried to teach the Indians. I am really proud of you, Hasan. May people like you grow in number so that there will b§ peace everywhere.

Questions 29 – 31. Answer any two questions. Each carries 8 scores. (2 × 8 = 16)

Question 29.
As part of your school tour programme, you visited some tourist centres in Kerala. Prepare a travel essay based on the tour in not less than 200 words.
Answer:
MUNNAR – A PARADISE ON EARTH

Kerala is popularly called God’s Own Country. It is named as one of the ten paradises of the world by National Geographic Traveller. It has so many tourist attractions and people love it. I would
especially mention Munnar which was the main reason for Kerala to get the name “God’s Own Country”.

Munnar is very popular hill station. It was once the summer capital for the British. The gradient and alignment of hills were particularly designed for tea farming. With about 80,000 miles of tea plantation, an equal measure of aromatic vegetation, misty valleys, and low-flying clouds, Munnar has become the best tourist place in Kerala.

Here you have cute bungalows, moderate home-stays and lavish hotels and resorts.. The old world colonial feel has its own charms and it certainly makes for a good selfie drive. People can enjoy in the extraordinary blend of luxury and beauty. There you can visit the TATA Tea Museum, Meesapulimala, Blossom Park, Pothamedu View Point, Life of Pi Church, Attukal Waterfalls, Cheeyappara Waterfalls, Top Station, Marayoor Dolmens, Indo Swiss Dairy Farm, Kundala Lake, Lockhart Gap, Mattupetty Dam, Anamudi, and Eravikulam National Park . Do visit Munnar and have a pre-taste of Paradise!

Question 30.
Imagine that you are a school teacher. In connection with the Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations, you are asked to present a speech on the role of Gandhiji in effecting a psychological change in the society.
Answer:
My dear friends,

As you all know, today we are celebrating Gandhi Jayanthi. We are proud that a man like Gandhiji was born in India and he is our Father of the Nation. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar in Gujarat on October 2, 1869. He was educated in law at University College, London. In 1891, after having been admitted to the British bar, Gandhi returned to India and attempted to establish a law practice in Bombay. Two years later he went to Durban, South Africa, as a legal advisor. Arriving in Durban, Gandhi found himself treated as a member of an inferior race. He was appalled at the widespread denial of civil liberties and political rights to Indian immigrants to South Africa. He threw himself into the struggle for elementary rights for Indians. Later he returned to India and fought for India’s freedom which finally came on 15 August 1947.

Gandhi is man of peace. He always advocated nonviolence. He was known for his fearlessness. That is why he could fight with a mighty power like the British. He was always guided by truthfulness. He influenced millions of people in India in varying degrees. Some changed completely; others were affected only partly. Different people reacted differently and each one had his own answer about the change. His call for action was two-fold. One involved in challenging and resisting foreign rule. The other was fighting against our own . social evils. His principal aims were freedom through peaceful means, national unity, solution of minority problems, improvement of the depressed classes and the ending of untouchability.

Gandhi was not just a national figure but an international one. In 1948 he was killed by a fanatic named Nathuram Godse. When he died, Nehru said that the light has gone away from India’. On the 70th birthday of Gandhiji, in 1939, this is what Albert Einstein said about him: “Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such a one as this, ever in flesh and blood,, walked upon this earth.

As we celebrate Gandhi Jayanthi, let us pledge that we will follow the path of peace, fearlessness, truthfulness and tolerance which guided Ganhiji all his life. That is the greatest tribute we can pay him. Jai Hind!

Question 31.
Read the poem given below and write a critical appreciation of it.

Self-Centred World

This wold is selfish, it’s full of I’s,
Too self centred, and full of lies.
People withdrawing, inside their cocoon,
The world on computer, alone in this room.

No physical contact, of human kind,
It’s cyberspace melding, of keyboard and mind.
I phone, I chat, I write on IPad.
I isolate with iPod, and still I’m sad.

True love needs contact, with kisses and hugs,
The holding of hands, and excitement of touch.
Tweeting and blogging, and facebooking taps,
Can not compare, with real life apps.

Start with a smile, and a friendly hi,
Engage in a chat, without telling a lie.
Lend a helping hand, with their open heart,
And do unto others, makes a great start. (by Bill Hoeneveld)
Answer:
The poem “Self-Centred World” by Bill Hoeneveld is a simple poem but it has a profound meaning. The poet says that this world is selfish. It is full of I’s. It is too self-centred and it is full of lies. People withdraw into their own rooms with their computers and mobile phones without worrying what happens around them.

There is hardly any physical contact with others. Everything is done in the cyberspace and through the keyboard. They phone, they chat and they write on I -pad. I am always with my i-Pod but I am sad all the time.

True love demands contact with others. There should be hugging and kissing, People should hold hands, as the touch of people excites us. The tweeting, blogging and face-booking are nothing compared to the real physical touch by others.

You should start with a smile and say ‘hi’. You start talking with people without telling lies. Help others whenever you can. Keep your hearts open. The Bible has told us to do to others as we would want others to do to us. If you think like this it will make a great start.

The poem severely criticises man’s modern habit of withdrawing into himself, into his room with his mobile or laptop. He has no contact with others. The poem is in rhyme and the rhyming scheme is aabb, except in the 3^rd stanza where the rhyming scheme is abaa. It asks people to meet others, talk with them. It exhorts people to help the needy in whatever way they can. It has a fine message as it asks us to open our minds and mingle with people instead of shutting ourselves in our private rooms where only mobiles and laptops are our companions.

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Kerala Plus One Economics Previous Year Question Paper March 2020

Time: 2½ Hours
Total Scores: 80

Answer any 10 questions from 1 to 12. Each carries 1 score. (10 × 1 = 10)

Question 1.
Before 1921 India was in which stage of demographic transition?
(a) First Stage
(b) Second Stage
(c) Third Stage
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) First Stage

Question 2.
Which of the following is a discrete variable?
(a) Rainfall
(b) Population
(c) Temperature
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) Population

Question 3.
Which of the following statements is not true for the Industrial Policy Resolution, of 1956?
(a) Basis of the second Five Year Plan
(b) Classified industries into three categories
(c) Promoted regional equality
(d) Abolished industrial licensing
Answer:
(d) Abolished industrial licensing

Question 4.
Which Indian Five-Year Plan recognized the importance of human capital in economic growth?
(a) Third Five-Year Plan
(b) Fourth Five-Year Plan
(c) Sixth Five-Year Plan
(d) Seventh Five-Year Plan
Answer:
Any Answer (From the bracket)

Question 5.
A system of farming that restores maintains and enhances ecological balance:
(a) Co-operative Farming
(b) Terrace Farming
(c) Organic Farming
(d) Non of these
Answer:
(c) Organic Farming

Question 6.
Which of the following indicates the worker-population Ratio?
(a) \(\frac{\text { Total Number } \text { of workers }}{\text { Population }} \times 100\)
(b) \(\frac{\text { Population }}{\text { Total Number of workers }} \times 100\)
(c) \(\frac{\text { Total Number of workers }}{\text { LabourForce }} \times 100\)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) \(\frac{\text { Total Number } \text { of workers }}{\text { Population }} \times 100\)

Question 7.
Which of the following is a measure of dispersion from the average?
(a) Range
(b) Quartile Deviation
(c) Standard Deviation
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Standard Deviation

Question 8.
The dominant source of electricity in India.
(a) Hydel Source
(b) Thermal Source
(c) NuclearSource
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) Thermal Source

Question 9.
Example for Social infrastructure:
(a) Roads
(b) Ports
(c) Schools
(d) Power Plants
Answer:
(c) Schools

Question 10.
Which of the following countries is related to the ‘Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution’?
(a) China
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) China

Question 11.
Which of the following is a graphical method of studying correlation?
(a) Histogram
(b) Lorenz Curve
(c) Scatter Diagram
(d) Frequency Curve
Answer:
(c) Scatter Diagram

Question 12.
Which of the following price indexes depends on the quantity of the base period?
(a) Laspeyere’s Price Index
(b) Paasche’s Price Index
(c) Fisher’s Price Index
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) Laspeyere’s Price Index

Answer any 5 questions from 13 to 18. Each carries 2 scores. (5 × 2 = 10)

Question 13.
Identify any two reasons for the stagnation of the Indian agricultural sector during the colonial period.
Answer:
There are two reasons for the stagnation of the Indian agricultural sector during the colonial period. They are:

• Exploitative land revenue system
• Lack of technology

Question 14.
List any four indicators which are used to assess people’s health.
Answer:
Four indicators are used to assess people’s health. They are given below.

• Infant mortality
• Life expectancy
• Maternal mortality
• Number of hospitals or other health infrastructure

Question 15.
Identify the importance of the Pilot Survey.
Answer:A
Pilot Survey is very important because of the following factors:

• Get a preliminary idea about the actual survey.
• Shortcomings and draw hacks of questions.
• Substance suitability of questions.
• Cost and time for the actual survey.

Question 16.
Calculate Range and coefficient of Range:
20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70
Answer:
20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70
Range = L – S
= 70 – 20
= 50
Coefficient of Range = \(\frac{L-S}{L+S}=\frac{50}{90}\) = 0.55

Question 17.
Identify any two similarities in the development strategies of India, Pakistan, and China.
Answer:

• India, China, and Pakistan started their development strategies at almost the same time.
• All three economies adopted the Five Year Plans strategy for economic growth.

Question 18.
Identifying a problem and choosing of target group are the first two steps towards making a project. List the other steps.
Answer:
One should follow steps in the making of a project.

• Identify a problem
• Choice of a large group
• Collection of data
• Organization and presentation of data
• Analysis and interpretation
• Conclusion
• Bibliography

Answer any 6 questions from 19 to 25. Each carries 3 scores. (6 × 3 = 18)

Question 19.
List any three arguments each in favor of and against the Green Revolution.
Answer:
Favor of Green Revolution:

• Self-sufficiency in food grains
• Marketed surplus
• Export of food grains
• Buffer stock increased
• Reduce import of foodgrains

Against of Green Revolution:

• Increased the disparity between the rich and the poor farmers
• The burden of subsidy
• Attack of pests on HYV Seeds
• Increased use of fertilizers.

Question 20.
Statistics is an indispensable tool for an economist. Substantiate.
Answer:
Without statistics economics cannot function, it analyses NI, poverty, unemployment, price change, and economic activities with the help of statistics. Many statistical tools like mean, median, mode, standard deviation, etc.. used in economics for analysis, statistical analysis, and results help economists in policy-making, etc…

Question 21.
Briefly explain the liberalization policy introduced in the industrial sector of India as part of the new Economic Policy, 1991.
Answer:
The highlights of new economic reforms in the industrial sector are the following.

• Delicensing
• Dereservation
• Amendment of MRTP and FERA
• Dereservation of goods for the small-scale sector which is given in detail below.

(i) Delicensing:
Now, only a few industries need licensing others have been delicensed. This means a license is not required for investment in the delicensed category.

(ii) Dereservation:
The number of industries reserved for the public sector has been drastically reduced. Now, only defense equipment, atomic energy, and railways are reserved for the public sector.

(iii) Amendment of MRTP and FERA:
MRTP Act and FERA were amended to facilitate investment.

(iv) Dereservation of goods for the small-scale sector:
The number of goods reserved for the small-scale sector was reduced.

Question 22.
A simple survey is preferred to a Census survey by researchers in many situations. Substantiate.
Answer:
A sample survey is preferred to a census survey by researchers because of the following factors.

• Low cost and time.
• Need less number of enumerators.
• Better results.
• This method is free from sampling errors.
• It is useful for further studies.
• We can study each unit in detail, under this method.
• It is maintained in the original regarding characters of items.

Question 23.
Critically evaluate the Poverty alleviation programs of India.
Answer:
Poverty alleviation programs face some deficiencies. Which are given below.

• Resources allocated for various programs are not sufficient.
• The implementation of programs is not satisfactory.
• Programmes are fraught with leakages.
• The benefits of some programs have been appropriated by the non-poor.

Question 24.
Find two examples each for the categories self-employed, regular salaried employees, and actual wage laborers.
Answer:

• Self-Employed Workers – Lawyer, GoldSmith
• Regular Salaried Workers – Teachers, Govt, Employees
• Casual Labourers – Farmers, Construction Workers

Question 25.
The share of different sectors in the State Domestic Product for the year 2017-18 is given below. Construct a Pie diagram.

Sector	Share (%)
Primary Sector	11
Secondary Sector	27
Tertiary Sector	62

Answer:
Pie diagram

Answer any 4 Questions from 26 to 30. Each carries 4 scores. (4 × 4 = 16)

Question 26.
Explain any four important sources of Human Capital Formation.
Answer:
Human capital formation is created through investment in education, Health, on-the-job training, Migration, and information.
1. Education:
It is an important source of human capital formation. An educated population contributes substantially to a country’s economic growth and development. It raises the quality of life and social status. It improves the ability to understand the world and stimulates discoveries and innovations.

2. Health:
Only a healthy person can work. Therefore, health is an important source of human capital Expenditure on health takes different forms such as expenditure on

• Preventive medicines
• Curative medicines
• Social medicines
• Social medicines
• Provision of clean drinking water
• Provision of sanitation facilities

3. On-the-job training:
Companies spend money on giving on-the-job training to their employees it enhances productivity.

4. Migration:
Migration is a major trend now people migrate mainly due to two reasons:

• Unemployment in the home country.
• To get a higher standard of living.

Above these fair sources are important human capital formation in India.

Question 27.
(a) Classified data is better than raw data substantiated.
(b) Identify the importance of classification data.
Answer:
(a)

• It helps in the identification of data.
• It facilitates the relationship among various groups of data.
• It helps to the easy understand the data easily.
• It helps to compare.

(b) Data can be classified on the following four basis.

• Geographical ie, area-wise.
• Chronological ie, based on time.
• Qualitative ie, according to the same attributes.
• Quantitative ie, in terms of magnitudes.

Question 28.
Analyze the measures initiated by the Government of India to improve the rural credit system in India.
Answer:
There are different measures initiated by the government of India to improve the rural credit system in India. These are given in detail below.

• Nationalization of 14 commercial banks in 1969
• Setting up of NABARD in 1982.
• Expanding the cooperative credit system
• Priority sector lending.
• Commercial banks
• Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
• Co-operative credit institutions
• Land development banks and
• Self Help Groups (Micro Credit)

Question 29.
The scores obtained by five students in Economics and Accountancy are given below:

Scores in Economics	Scores in Accountancy
92	85
84	63
67	60
74	65
80	70

(a) Calculate the Rank correlation coefficient.
(b) Identify another numerical method of calculating correlation.
Answer:
(a)

(b) Karl Person’s Co-efficient of Correlation

Question 30.
(a) List any index numbers used in economics.
(b) Identify one use of each of these index numbers.
Answer:
(a) (i) Whole Sale Price Index (WPI)
(ii) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
(iii) Human Development Index (HDI)
(iv) SENSEX

(b) WPI is the price of a representative basket of wholesale goods.
CPI is used for identifying periods of inflation or deflation.
HDI is Used to measure a country’s development.
SENSEX shows the movement of stock prices on the exchange and functions in the market.

Answer any 2 questions from 31 to 33. Each carries 5 scores. (2 × 5 = 10)

Question 31.
Outstanding is an important outcome of the globalization process.
(a) Write a note on outsourcing.
(b) Identify any two reasons which made India a good destination for global outsourcing.
Answer:
Outsourcing is one of the important outcomes of the globalization process. In outsourcing, a company hires regular service from external sources, mostly from other countries, which was previously provided internally or from within the country (like legal advice, computer service, advertisement, and security, each provided by respective departments of the company). As a form of economic activity, outsourcing has intensified, in recent times, because of the growth of fast modes of communication, particularly the growth of Information Technology (IT). Most multinational corporations, and even small companies, are outsourcing their services to India where they can be availed at a cheaper cost with a reasonable degree of skill and accuracy. The low wage rates and availability of skilled manpower in India have made it a destination for global outsourcing in the post-reform period. Thus I think in this reform period outsourcing is good for India.

Question 32.
(a) Define Poverty.
(b) Explain the various causes of poverty in India.
Answer:
(a) Poverty is a state in which a person or community lacks the financial resources essential for a minimum standard of living.
(b) There are different causes of poverty in India. Which are they?

• Low income
• Lack of assets
• Unemployment
• Inequality
• Isolation and powerlessness
• Vulnerability
• Unsatisfactory economic growth
• Population explosion
• Backward agriculture and industrialisation
• Inflation

Question 33.
Draw ogives and locate Median.

Class Interval	Frequency
0 – 5	2
5 – 10	5
10 – 15	8
15 – 20	16
20 – 25	6
25 – 30	3

Answer:

Answer any 2 questions from 34 to 36. Each carries 8 scores. (2 × 8 = 16)

Question 34.
Define Sustainable Development. Explain the various strategies for Sustainable Development.
Answer:
Sustainable development is environment-friendly development that sustains itself. It does not degrade the environment and damage the prospects for future generations. There are some important strategies for sustainable development which are given below.
(i) Use of Non-Conventional Sources of Energy:
Conventional sources of energy, such as thermal and hydropower, are highly damaging to the environment. Sustainable development requires extensive use of non-conventional sources of energy.

(ii) LPG, Gobar Gas in Rural Areas:
Households in rural areas use different types of fuels. These fuels are not energy efficient. Moreover, they cause pollution. A good strategy for sustainable development is the promotion of LPG and gobar gas in rural areas.

(iii) CNG in Urban Areas:
CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) is non increasingly used to public transport systems. This reduces air pollution. This is used in the public transport system in New Delhi.

(iv) Wind Energy:
This energy is an important renewable energy. Wind energy which is an eco-friendly energy should be extensively promoted.

(v) Solar Energy:
The sun is an inexhaustible source of energy. Solar energy can be stored in photovoltaic cell. It can be used in cooking, water heating, lighting etc. The advantage of solar energy is that it is a renewable source of energy and is completely pollution free.

(vi) Mini-Hydel Projects:
Three projects are constructed across streams. The merit of these projects is that they do not destroy the environment. The capital expenditure is very low compared to large hydel projects.

(vii) Traditional Knowledge and Practices:
Human life has been environment friendly, traditional knowledge was extensively used in economic activities.
For example, traditional plants and herbs were extensively used in medical treatment.

(viii) Organic Farming:
A Sustainable alternative is organic farming. Two important elements of organic farming are bio-composing, and Biopest Control.
Bio compost is compost made from organic waste, cattle dung, bird droppings, green leaves, etc. are very good biofertilisers. Neem and tobacco are good bio pesticides. Mixed cropping and crop rotation have also been found to be effective in controlling pests. Rockless Industrialisation and consumerist life style can severely damage the environment. If human civilisation is to survive and proper, sustainable development is the only way.

Question 35.
Calculate Mean, Median, and Mode.

Class Interval	Frequency
0 – 10	4
10 – 20	7
20 – 30	10
30 – 40	14
40 – 50	8
50 – 60	5
60 – 70	2

Answer:

Question 36.
Below is given a schedule.

Class Interval	Frequency
0 – 10	6
10 – 20	4
20 – 30	10
30 – 40	12
40 – 50	5
50 – 60	3

(a) Calculate Quartile Deviation and Coefficient of Quartile Deviation.
(b) Identify a merit and a defect of Quartile Deviation.
Answer:
(a)


(b) Merits of Quartile Deviation:

• It is easily computed and understood.
• It is not affected by the values of extreme items.

Demerits of Quartile Deviation:

• It does not take into account all the items.
• It does not indicate the variation of items from the average.