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Kerala Plus Two English Previous Year Question Paper March 2022
Time : 2 1/2 Hours
Maximum : 80 scores
Part – I
A. Answer any four questions from 1 to 6. Each carries 1 Score. (4 × 1 = 4)
Questions 1 – 3 Read the excerpt and answer the questions that follow:
“Have you gone mad?” he says, and jumps tb her side and grabs the burning patch and slaps it between his hands and puts out the fire.
Question 1.
Who is referred to as you in the passage?
Answer:
Nomita is referred to as ‘you’ in the passage.
Question 2.
Which phrasal verb in the passage means ‘extinguish’?
Answer:
put out
Question 3.
Why does he say that “Wave you gone mad?”
(Questions 4-5) Read the lines and answer the questions that follow:
I am the twist that holds together
The children in its sacred ring,
Their knot of love, from whose close tether
No lost child goes a-wandering.
Answer:
He says that because Nomita, in her mad anger, picks up a matchbox lying near and lights a
matchstick and touches it to her sari and the sari flares up.
Question 4.
Who is referred to as T in the passage?
Answer:
“I” in the passage is the mother
Question 5.
Which word in the lines means’rope’?
Answer:
Tether
Question 6.
“Not even in my dreams. I consider that to be the worst kind of betrayal. I don’t think there is a greater sin than betraying someone’s confidence.” What is the worst kind of betrayal mentioned by Ratna in this passage?
Answer:
The worst kind of betrayal is betraying someone’s confidence. Someone tells you certain things believing that you will not say those things to others. If you divulge them to others you are betraying the confidence someone placed in you.
B. Answer all questions from 7 to 10. Each carries I score. (4 × 1 = 4)
Complete the passage given below with suitable words from those given in the box.
Now, after a series …… (7) ……. elimination bouts, they had been informed that they were ……(8)…..
meet each other in the division finals were scheduled …… (9)…… the seventh of August, two weeks away
the winner to represent the Boy’s Club ……(10)…… the Golden Gloves Championship Tournament.
Answer:
Now, after a series of elimination bouts, they had been informed that they were to meet each other in the division finals were scheduled for the seventh of August, two weeks away the winner to represent the Boy’s Club in the Golden Gloves Championship Tournament.
Part – II
A. Answer any three questions from 11 to 15. Each parries 2 scores. (4 × 1 = 4)
Question 11.
Read the lines and answer the questions that follow:
“I see him there,
Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.”
(a) Who is mentioned here as ‘an old-stone savage armed”?
(b) Identify the figure of speech used in the last line.
Answer:
It is the neighbour of the narrator in the poem “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost. The neighbour is bringing stones for mending the wall and then he looks like an old, armed, stone-age savage.
Question 12.
Bring out the satire in the lines given below: “Can we get some husk from the Centre, too, to make toys with it? I don’t know.”
Answer:
The figure of speech is simile. The neighbour carrying stones is compared to an old stone-age savage, armed with stones.
Question 13.
Recent research (a) (has/have) indicated that marijuana can damage cells. A drug user’s way of life (b) (make/ makes) him more susceptible to pneumonia, tuberculosis, malnutrition and weight loss.
Answer:
a. has
b. makes
Question 14.
Irfan Alam has come to your school to inaugurate an entrepreneurship programme titled ‘New Venture.’ As the school leader, make an announcement of the event before the student. Prepare the announcement.
Answer:
Today we are lucky to have Mr. Irfan Alam to inaugurate our entrepreneurship programme titled “Newventure”. As you know Irfan Alam is an entrepreneurship and Innovation enthusiast. He won a famous Indian TV reality show, Business Baazigar on ZEE TV. The show aimed to find people with innovative business ideas and this is where his flagship organization Sammaan first came into existence. Irfan, at present, serves as the Founder and Chairman of Sammaan Foundation, a non-profit Indian company, which organizes the rickshaw-pulling sector. He was the one who suggested to redesign rickshaws so that the extra space could be sold for advertisements and brand promotion. He also made the rickshaws carry items like water, juice, biscuit, mobile cards and newspapers to be sold to a the passengers.
Question 15.
After reading the play The Hour of Truth, you realise that there are so many reasons for corruption. How can we discourage corruption? Write your opinion- in two sentences.
Answer:
We can discourage corruption by strictly following the dictates, of our conscience. Honesty is the best policy; be honest in all your dealings. If one is honest one can easily overcome the temptations for corruption just like Robert Baldwin did, in spite of the temptations given by his wife, son and daughter.
B. Answer any two questions from 16 to 18. Each carries 2 scores. (2 × 2 = 4)
Question 16.
Change the given sentences into indirect speech.
Mrs. Higgins : I want a book pf stamps and a money order for two pounds eleven shillings and five pence.
Assistant : Here is a book of stamps, madam and would you please fill in this form for the money order.
Answer:
Mrs. Higgins asked the postal assistant to give her a book of stamps and send a money order for two pounds eleven shillings and five pence. The assistant gave Mrs. Higgins the book of stamps and asked her to fill in the form for the money order.
Question 17.
Imagine that you are the dental doctor in the poem This is Going to Hurt Just a Little Bit. Someone comes to you seeking treatment. Write two pieces of advice you would make after the treatment. You can use the following expressions:
(a) You should _______.
(b) You’d better _______.
Answer:
a) You should not eat or drink anything too hot or too cold.
b) You’d better wash your mouth frequently with slightly warm water.
Question 18.
Justify thesfsuitability of the title Grime and Punishment for the story.
Answer:
The title reminded me of the novel of the same name by the famous Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The story “Crime and Punishment” by R.K. Narayan is about the simple antics of a prankster who wanted to punish his teacher for beating him. The title is short and sweet. I think the word ‘crime’ is a bit too harsh. After all, the small boy is doing only some small mischievous acts natural to kids of his age.
Part – III
A. Answer any three questions from 19 to 23. Each carries 4 scores. (3 × 4 = 12)
Question 19.
Imagine that you have become a popular writer. After finishing her anecdote Horegallu and some other stories, Sudha Murty wishes to publish them as a book. She requests you to write a blurb for it. Prepare the blurb.
Answer:
I was greatly impressed by the book “Horegallu and Some Other Stories” by Sudha Murty. Although this is her first book, she writes with the ease and natural flow of an experienced writer. She uses the language effectively to rouse our feelings. Horegallu is a stone bench. It helps tired persons to sit down and rest for sometime so that they can regain their energy.
In “Horegallu” Sudha Murty is talking about her grandfather who sits on the horegallu and talks with the villagers who work in the nearby fields and the travellers who pass by. The grandfather refreshed the workers and travellers just by listening to them. When the villagers talk about their problems to her grandfather they foel refreshed and their minds get unburdened. The writer wants us to be horegallus. The other stories are also about village life and they are very interesting as well as educative. I wish Sudha Murty all success!
Question 20.
You class is organizing a debate on the topic “Education Empowers a Society.” Write four points supporting the statement.
Answer:
a) Education empowers a society because it helps the members to understand the pros and cons of things.
b) If people are uneducated they easily fall into superstitions and they can be manipulated by clever people who are selfish and greedy.
c) Education develops your logical thinking. It helps you to separate the chaff from the grain.
d) Education develpps independent thinking. It makes you self-reliant. An educated man does not blindly follow the dictates of others.
Question 21.
In the poem Mending Wall, the poet’s view contradicts that of his neighbour’s on building walls. Do yo think that walls are necessary to create a good relationship among human beings? Write a paragraph on the significance of man-made walls.
Answer:
In the poem “Mending Wall”, the poet’s view certainly contradicts that of his neighbour’s on building wall. I think walls are necessary to create a good relationship among human beings. Good fences make good neighbours means it is good to have some limits between neighbours so that their relations will remain healthy at all times. If there is unlimited freedom between neighbours, trouble will soon start. Suppose you grow goats in your house.
Your neighbour has a vegetable garden. If there is no fence your goats will go and eat up the vegetables of your neighbour. Will he like it? Suppose your neighbour’s children come and open your fridge and eat up all the good food you have kept there. Will you like it? So there must be some boundaries between neighbours and only then there will be good relations.
Question 22.
Prepare a character sketch of Nomita in the story Matchbox.
Answer:
Nomita is the wife of Ajit. They live in a joint family. Altogether there are 26 members in that family. Nomita comes from a very poor family. But she is very beautiful and that is how she gets married into a rich family. Her mother, who is a widow, was the one who managed to find a rich boy for her daughter. Nomita has no brothers or sisters. She is referred to as ‘queen’ by her mother.
Her mother frequently writes to Nomita requesting her for money. She used to write in postcards which could be read by anyone. Nomita is ashamed that her mother is always begging for money. To prevent others from reading, Nomita asks her mother to write letter&in an envelope. The requests are so frequent that Ajit says that there is no need for reading the letter, but send some money to her. Nomita also secretly helps her mother. It seems her mother is very demanding and shameless as she goes on begging.
One day while collecting the soiled clothes for giving to the washer-man, Nomita sees a letter in the pocket of Ajit. It is torn and crumpled. It is addressed to her and from the postmark it is obvious that Ajit got it some 3 days earlier. But he had not told anything about it. Nomita is unhappy because Ajit reads the letters addressed to her. She had told him many times not to do it. He says he is checking to see if any love letter is sent to her by somebody. At this point Nomita gets angry and tells him that he is a common, vulgar man. This enrages Ajit and he says she is a dung-picker’s daughter. He will do what he wants to do and what can she about it?
Nomita, flaming with anger, picks a matchbox and lights a stick’and puts it on her sari which instantly catches fire. Ajit rushes and with his bare hands he puts out the fire telling her that she loses her common sense when she is angry. Nomita can be very sarcastic and can make faces effectively. She can easily tell lies as she calmly says her sati got burned as she was taking down a hot pot from the stove.
Nomita is good at making retorts. When her sister- in-law accuses her of rushing to Ajit at every small opportunity, she asks her to come and peek into her room to see what is happening there. Nomita can forget things fast. Soon after the burning of the sari, she is ready to peel potatoes. Even while peeling potatoes she is thinking how she can help her mother, by sending her some money.
Nomita seems Jo be a.snob. She has forgotten that‘s she came from a poorfamily. She calls Ajit a ‘common’ and vulgar man, forgetting that she is a common girl gifted with some beauty. People who forget their past are not good people. She seems to have forgotten her roots.
Question 23.
Elaborate the idea In the following lines: “Rubber plants, twice my height, now stand in rows around me on the ridge where modan and vellaran used to be sown, and confuse my path as I walk home.”
Answer:
These lines are taken from the famous poem “Rice” by Chemmanam Chacko. A rice farmer’s son had gone to North India to get a doctoral degree on . making toys with husk. There used to be plenty of husk in his house as his father cultivated different kinds of paddy. The young man got his doctorate and he is returning home after 4 years. In the meantime things had changed at home. His father stopped cultivating paddy and in its place he is now cultivating rubber.
No husk to make toys and his degree will be a waste. He is op the way home and he sees rubber plants which are twice his height. They are planted in a row. In this place, when he was at home, his father cultivated different paddy varieties known as “modan” and “vellaran”. Now he is even confused about the path that will lead him home. It shows the dilemma of the young man who is returning home after 4 years of study in North India.
B. Answer any one question from 24 to 2s. carries 4 scores. (1 × 4 = 4)
Question 24.
You are one of the students of Shaheen Mistri. You could not attend her class for two weeks as you were COVID positive. Prepare an email to your teacher explaining, your condition and inability to attend the class.
Answer:
shaheenmistri@hotmail.dbm
Madam, I have not been able to attend your classes for the last two weeks because I was diagnosed Covid positive. I am taking treatment and I am slowly recovering. But the doctor told me that I should rest for another two weeks and should not travel around. I am physically very weak and I have lost much weight as I could not eat food for lack of proper taste in my mouth. Even when I see food that I used to like before, I feel like vomiting. Things are improving and hope I will be able to come to the class after two weeks. I should say I badly miss your lessons which are so inspifing and educative.
Thank you, teacher for all the good work you are doing to help us.
Rosy Punnackal
Question 25.
Imagine that you were one among the audience who witnessed the boxing contest between the amigo brothers. You were deeply impressed by the figh,tj and their friendship. You wish to write a blog about it. Prepare the blog.
Answer:
The fight between Antonio Cruz & Felix Vargas was scheduled to take place in Tompkins Square Park. The time was afternoon. Even before the scheduled fight, the Park begins to fill up because the fighters were much liked by the people around. There was expectation in all the faces to see a very good fight. The fighters enter and the crowd explodes with a roar. Antonio & Felix bow gracefully and raise their arms in acknowledgement to welcome they received from the crowd.
The announcer makes the announcement telling that the contest is between Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas, two fine Puerto Ricans. Felix Vargas weighs 134 pounds and his rival Antonio Cruz weighs 133 founds. The winner will represent the Boy’s Club in the tournament of champions, the Golden Gloves, verb sphere will be no draw. The Referee now gives instructions telling them it should be a clean fight. In the first round both the contestants do their best to outwit the other. But both are equally strong. In the second round also the same things happen. Punches fly back and forth, but none is floored. Each punch is applauded thunderously by the crowd.
Now comes the third round. Each contestant wants to win. They punch each other very hard. Nobody falls to the canvas. The final bell rings. But the fight continues. The bell rings again and again. But there is no stopping to the fighting. People started getting worried. It looked as if they are witnessing a do or die fight and not a contest There is utter silence. Then the referee and the trainers separate the contestants.
Now the contestants embrace. They have forgotten they were fighting like bulls up to a moment ago. The announcer makes an announcement. He is trying to name the winner and he looks around. But both Felix and Antonio had left like good old friends, arm in arm, declaring their strong bond of friendship. They proved themselves to be real amigo brothers! May their tribes increase!
Part – IV
A. Answer any three questions from 26 to 29. Each carries 6 scores. (3 × 6 = 18)
Question 26.
Nomita is infuriated by the behaviour of Ajit. She feels pity for her mother and herself. She writes a letter to her mother revealing the real nature of Ajit. Prepare the letter.
Answer:
Jehangirabad
Bhopal
4 May 2021
Dear Mother,
I got your letter asking me to send you Rs. 2000 immediately to pay for the gas and electricity. I understand your difficulty. I know you have nobody else to ask as I am the only daughter you have. But I too have problems here.
Ajit is not such a good man as you thought him to – be. In the beginning he was alright. But of late he finds much pleasure in insulting me. The letters you send me are received by him. Sometimes he is so rude that he does not even tell me about them. Your ’ last letter I happened to read just by chance. I was giving his soiled clothes to the dhobi and when I checked his trousers’ pockets I found your letter in a crumpled state. He had received it some 3 days ago, but he never told me about it. We had a big fight over it. Once he even told me that there is no need to read your letters because all of them were for asking money. He even insulted me by calling me a dung picker’s daughter.
Ajit and I are still not in talking terms. I hope things will clear up soon and then I will send you the money. Don’t write letters asking formoney, I will find a way to send you some money every month.
Say “hi” to our neighbour Meenakshi. Has her son passed his SSLC?
Your ever loving daughter,
Nomita
Question 27.
Your school has conducted a seminar on the topic “The Role of Schools in Women Empowerment’. Prepare areport of the seminar to be published in the school magazine. You can use the given hints: (Hints: venue date and time – welcome speech – inaugural address – paper presentation – open forum – vote of thanks)
Answer:
REPORT ON THE SEMINAR CONDUCTED ON THE ROLE OF SCHOOLS IN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT:
The Seminar began at 10.00 a.m. in the School auditorium. It was presided over by Miss Liz Kumari, the Chairperson of the Local Women Empowerment Wing. In her inaugural address she said the Seminar was inspired by the speech of Christine Legarde on the 3 Ls of Empowerment and the schools have a big role in Women Empowerment. The inaugural address was followed by the welcome speech by the Head of the English Department.
Three speakers presented each of the 3 Ls, Learning, Labour and Leadership. The first speaker was the local MLA Mrs. Kunjumol Beeran. She said that education is the foundation on which any change is built. She said there is a proverb in Africa which says that “If you educate a boy, you train a man. But if you educate a woman, you train a village.
The second speaker was Geeta Nandakumar, Principal of PG 6entre, where only women are admitted for the various regular courses it offers. She said the 2nd L, Labour, helps a woman to aChieve her true potential. She also insisted that spciety must follow the principle of “equal pay for equal work”. The 3rd speaker Biwi Suleiman said that the 3rd L, Leadership, enables women to rise and fulfil their inborn abilities and talents. Then they become ready to “dare the difference”.
The Paper Presentations were followed by an Open Forum. Some members of the audience had some doubts to ask and the speakers clarified their doubts. The principal Ammini Rajan thanked everyone for their cooperation. The seminar came to a close by 1.00 p.m.
Lilly Joseph
Secretary
9.3.22
Question 28.
After reading the anecdote Horegallu, you realse that you were also a horegallu in some way. Narrate the incident in which you have become the horegallu of another person.
Answer:
A horegallu is a stone bench. People who are tired sit on the horegallus they find on their way. Horegallus are usually placed under shady trees. Tired travellers can sit on the horegallu. Usually there will be a sympathetic listener sitting there. Sometime the tired traveller is also offered some cool water and other drinks like buttermilk by some good Samaritans. These horegllus thus provide both physical and mental relaxation to the tired travellers. The shade helps them to regain their physical strength. By telling the willing listeners about their problems, they also feel mentally relaxed.
As we all know joy increases when shared .but sorrow decreases when it is shared. In today’s hectic world there are not ffiany sympathetic listeners. But if somebody is willing to listen to you you feel highly relieved Don’t we hear old people always talking about their bodily pains? We won’t be able to help them in reducing their physical pain, but by patiently listening to their complaints we can help them in relieving their mental pain. We should try to be horegallus in our lives.
Once I became the horegallu of my classmate Simi. Simi comes from a poor family. Her father has no job and he is also sick. Her mother goes to work in a neighbour’s hoube and that is how they find their livelihood. Once I saw Simi sitting under a tree and crying. I went to her and asked what made her cry. She then opened her heart to me. I listened to her sympathetically. Later I shared my lunch with her. My good words filled her with optimism and she thanked me for being a horegallu.
Question 29.
After giving evidence in the court, Robert Baldwin and Gresham meet at the courtyard. Prepare a likely conversation that would take place between them. (Write at least 6 exchanges).
Answer:
Robert Baldwin: John, I’m sorry that I could not help you.
John Gresham: It’s okay Robert. You did the right thing.
RB: Somehow I could not tell the court ^don’t remember”. That would be cheating own conscience.
JG: I was wrong in offering you the $100,000 bribe. I should have known you better. In fact I am proud of you. You are an honest man and no bribe can change your kind.
RB: John, you know I love and respect you. In fact I named my son John because of my love and respect for you. I don’t know what prompted you to misappropriate the banks’money. „
JG: It was foolish on my part to do that. In a weak moment I thought I could get away with it. I thought I would not be caught. But Fate was different.
RB: I feel so bad to see you going to jail. But then I could rjot imprison my conscience. It would always prick me and I wouldn’t be able to live with it.
JG: I toid you not to worry. I have sinned and I should get the punishment. I have recommended you to Marshall to give you a good position in his bank. He will soon meet you with the offer.
RB: You are so good John. I thought you would be angry with me for not helping you. But here you are recommending me for another better job.
JG: Goodness must be rewarded. You have been so honest. Any other person in your place would have accepted my offer of $100,000 and would have told the court anything I wanted him to say. But no? you!
RB: Thank you, John. I will wait for your please when we can start things anew.
JG: Say “Hi” to Martha, John and Evie. I’m sure they will be happy with your new appointment.
B. Answer any two questions from 30 to 32. Each carries 6 scores. (2 × 6 = 12)
Question 30.
Imagine that you become a topper in Civil Service Examination, and you realise the vaule of education in the modern world. Your classmates and juniors arrange a function to honour your success. Prepare a script of the speech you would deliver on the occasion.
Answer:
Respected principal, teachers and my dear students, I am really overwhelmed at this function you have organised to honour me for topping in the Civil Service Examination. First of all let me say a big “Thank you!” to all of you.
The journey to the top was not easy. But I had firm determination to become an IAS Officer even when I was at school. I was then told a Collector of a district had great powers to do good to the people of his district. I wanted to work for the welfare of my countrymen wherever I would be. The best way to serve people is to educate oneself and use all our powers and energies to do good to others.
Education has much value. It teaches you the importance of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. It teaches you tolerance. An educated man cannot be intolerant because he knows people have different faiths and different customs and rituals. We should be able to respect the feelings of others. It is a foolish man who thinks only his religion, his idea, is right aqd all others who differ from him are wrong. Education expands one’s mental horizons and he is able to understand that one man’s religion is another man’s madness and one man’s food is another man’s poison.
Education helps us to be free from superstitions. Even during the Covid pandemic we saw silly people rushing to sorcerers and black magicians seeking remedies. An educated man won’t do that. Education makes man more empathetic. He will see the pain of others and he will do whatever he can to alleviate the pain of others. Thus education has many positive values and I exhort all of you who are still students to do your best and educate yourself to the highest level possible.
Thank you all once again!
Question 31.
You are appointed as a reporter of a channel. Your first assignment is to interview the famous Malayalam poet Sri. Satchidanandan wharves nearby your locality. Prepare six relevant questions and the possible responses to them.
Answer:
Reporter: Sir, please speak a few words about yourself and your education for the benefit of our viewers.
Satchidanandan: Myfull nameis Koyamparambath Satchidanandan. I was born in 1946 in Pulloot, a village in Kodungallur. After my early education in – the village school, I studied biology at Christ College, Irinjalakuda, and had my Masters in English from Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam. I obtained my PhD in post-structuralist poetics from the University of Calicut.
Reporter: Please say something about your career.
S: I joined as a lecturer in English at K.K.T.M, Govt. College, Pulloot in 1968, and then I moved to Christ College, Irinjalakuda, in 1970.1 voluntarily retired from in 1992 to take up the editorship of Indian Literature, the English journal of the Indian National Academy in Delhi. In 1996 I was nominated Secretary, the chief executive, of the Academy, a post from which I retired in 2006.
Reporter: Please tell us something about your career as a writer.
S: My literary career began with the publication of ‘Kurukshetram’, a collection of essays on poetry (1970) and ’Anchusooryan’, a collection of poems (1971). Since then I have published several books of poetry, criticism, plays, travelogues and translations of poetry and plays and edited several magazines like ’Jwala’, ‘Uttaram’ and ‘Pachakkutira’ besides many anthologies of poetry and essays in Malayalam, English, Hindi and Slovenian.
Reporter: Can I ask something about your family?
S: Why not? I am married and I have two daughters.
Reporter: We understand that you have received manyAwards.
S: I have received so manyAwards that I have even forgotten some of their names! I have received six Kerala Sahitya Academi Awards and one Sahitya Academic Award for my book “Marannu Vecha Vasthukkai”.
Reporter: Thank you, Sir! Thank you very much.
Question 32.
After reading the chapter When a Sapling is Planted, your school decid,es to conduct a panel discussion on the topic “The Role of Women in Environmental Conservation.” Three eminent personalities come to your school as panellists. You are to introduce the panellists. Prepare the script of the speech welcoming the panellists and introducing them to the audience.
Answer:
In the panel discussion today, we have three prominent environmentalists as panellists. My duty is to introduce them. Let me begin with Mr. C.R. Neelakandan. Mr. Neelakandan was born in 1957 at Karuvannoor in Thrissur . District. He completed his education from Christ College, Irinjalakuda and Government Engineering College, Thrissur.
He actively participates in environmental issues such as public protest against waste dumping at various places across the state such as Lalur, Vilappilashala, Panamkuttichira, Brahmapuram, Pettippalam etc. Struggles like Silent Valley, National Highway Protection Samithy, Chengara, Plachimada, GAIUL Pipe Line, High Speed Rail Corridor, Many mining projects like Mineral sand mining on Arattupuzha Coast, Moolampilly displacement, Malabar Gold pollution, Periyar River Protection, Endosulfan in Kazaragod, Aranmula Airport, Athirappilly and Pooyamkutty HEPs and many others.
Our next Panellist is Vandana Shiva. She was born in 1952. She is an Indian scholar,.environmental activist,, ecofeminist and’anti-globalisation author. She has Written more than 20 books, She is often referred to as “Gandhi of grain” for her activism associated with the anti-GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) movement.
Shiva is one of the leaders and board members of the International Forum on Globalization and a figure of the anti-globalisation movement. She has argued in favour of many traditional practices, as in her interview in the book Vedic Ecology. She received the Right Livelihood Award in 1993, an award established by Swedish-German philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull, and regarded as an “Alternative Nobel Prize”.
Our third panellist is Medha Patkar. She was born in 1954. She is a social activist and former Politician working on various crucial political and economic issues raised by tribals, dalits, farmers, labourers and women facing injustice in India. Patkar is the founder member of the 32 years old people’s movement called Narmada BachaoAndolan (NBA) in three states: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
NBA has been engaged in a struggle for justice for the people affected by the dam projects related to the SardarSarovardam project, especially those whose homes will be submerged but have not yet been rehabilitated. She was the national coordinator and then convenor of National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) for many years and now continues to be an advisor to NAPM. Under the banner of NAPM, she has participated in and supported various mass struggles across India against inequity, non-sustainability, displacement, and injustice in the name of development.
Part – V
A. Answer any two questions from 33 to 35. Each carries 8 scores. (2 × 8 = 16)
Question 33.
Dangers of Drug Abuse by Hardin Blair Jones focuses on the effects of drugs on the brain and body. But you recognize its effects on society too. Write any essay on drug abuse and its impact on society.
Answer:
Dangers of Drug abuse by Hardini Blair Jones focuses on “the effects of psychedelic drugs on the brain and body. But drugs also adversely affect the society too. The worst affected are the youth, who are supposed to be the leaders of tomorrow. If the youth is waylaid, the future of the society is in jeopardy.
The negative consequences of drug abuse affect not only individuals who abuse drugs but also their families and friends, various businesses,! and government resources. Although many of these effects cannot be quantified, ONDCP (Office of National Drug Control Policy) recently reported that in 2002, the economic cost of drug abuse to the United States was $180.9 billion.
The most obvious effects of drug abuse which are manifested in the individuals who abuse drugs – include ill health, sickness and, ultimately, death. Particularly devastating to an abuser’s health is the contraction of needle borne if lnesses including hepatitis and HIV/AIDS through injection drug use. Centres fdr Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 123,235 adults living with AIDS in the United States in 2003 contracted the disease from injection drug use, and the survival rate for those persons is less than that for persons who contract AIDS from any other mode of transmission. CDC further reports that more than 25,000 people died in 2003 from drug-induced effects.
Children of individuals who abuse drugs often are abused or neglected as a result of the individuals’ preoccupation with drugs. National-level studies have shown that parents who abuse drugs often put their need to obtain and abuse drugs before the health and welfare of their children. Children whose parents and other family members abuse drugs often are physically or emotionally abused and often lack proper immunizations, medical care, dental care, and necessities such as.food, water, and shelter.
The risk to children is even greater when their parents or guardians manufacture illicit drugs such as methamphetamine. Methamphetamine abusers often produce the drug in their own homes and apartments, using hazardous chemicals such as hydriodic acid, iodine, and anhydrous ammonia. Children who inhabit such homes often inhale dangerous chemical fumes and gases or ingest toxic chemicals or illicit drugs. These children cdifimonly test positive for methamphetamine and suffer from both short- and long-term health consequences.
Drug abuse on businesses can be significant. While many drug abusers are unable to attain or hold full time employment, those who do work put others at risk, particularly when employed in positions where even a minor degree of impairment could be catastrophic; airline pilots, air traffic controllers, train operators, and bus drivers are just a few examples. Economically, businesses often are affected becstuse employees who abuse drugs sometimes steal cash or supplies, equipment, and products that can be sold to get money to buy drugs. Moreover, absenteeism, lost productivity, and increased use of medical and insurance benefits by employees who abuse drugs affect a business financially.
Question 34.
Irfan Alam has started a new firm to organise the street vendors of Kerala. He has given the following advertisement in a popular daily seeking applications from eligible candidates to carryout the programme in each district. Imagine that you have all the qualifications for othe post. Prepare an application letter and a resume for the post.
WANTED DISTRICT CO-ORDINATORS
Wanted District Co-ordinators for ABC Foundation with Kerala to handle commercial and administrative functions independently.
Educational Qualification – Graduation/ Post Graduation in Social Work
Desirable -proficiency in English, computer skills, leadership ability
Experience – 2 years and above in social work Age – less than 40 years
Attractive remuneration package Please send a detailed resume with contact number and mailing address to:
Irfan Alam
CEO, ABC Foundation
SRA34, Raj Street, Kerala – 9.
Answer:
From
20 April 2022
Simi Lbrahim
Manavatur House
P.O. lrinjalakuda
PIN 680 121
To
lrfan Alam
CEO, ABC Foundation
SRA 34, Raj Street, Kerala – 9
Dear sir
APPICATION FOR THE POST OF A DISTRICT
This has reference to your advertisement in the “Malayala Manorama” dated 15 April 2022 inviting applications from candidates for the posts of District Coordinators for ABC Foundations in Kerala. I have a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Calicut University. I have served as a social worker for 3 years under the Government of Kerala. I am 26 years old.
I shall be happy if you give due consideration to my application. Although I am willing to come for an interview at any place and any time, I shall feel very happy if it can be done somewhere in Thrissur District between now and mid-June.
I am a passionate social worker and I look forward to use my talents in this regard. I want to serve my motherland in the best possible manner.
My detailed resume and other documents are enclosed.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(Simi Ibrahim)
Enel: 4
RESUME OF SIMI IBRAHIM
| Objective: To work in an Organization which will help me to utilise my talents for the welfare of my countrymen.
Name, e-mail and Phone No. :
Age and Date of Birth : 26 years, 1 may 1996 Nationality : India Marital status : Singls Educational Qualifications:
Exprience : Worked as a Social Worker in a temporary post under the Government of Kerala for 3 years from July2018to June 2021. Activities : I have helped in organising different social activities for the Senior Citizens of Irinjalakuda. Skills :
Languages : Malayalam, English and Hindi Hobbies : Reading, Travel and Classical Music |
Question 35.
Read the lines from the poem Silent, Strong Dad written’by Karen K. Boyer.
Silent, Strong Dad
(Karep K. Boyer)
He never looks for praises
He’s never one to boast.
He just goes on quietly working
For those he loves the most.
His dreams are seldom spoken.
His wants are very few,
And most of the time his worries
Will go unspoken, too.
He’s there …… a firm foundation
Through alj bur storms of life,
A sturdy hand to hold onto’
In times of stress and strife.
A true friend we can turn to
When times are good or bad.:
One of our greatest blessings,
The man that we call Dad.
Answer:
In her famous poem “Silent, Strong Dad”, Karen K. Boyer speaks about her dad. She says that her father never looks for praises. He’s never one to boast. He just goes on quietly working For those he loves the most. His dreams are seldom spoken. His wants are very few. Most of the time, his worries will go unspoken too. He’s a firm foundation. Through all our storms of life his is a sturdy hand to hold to In times of stress and strife. He is a true friend we can turn to. When times are good or bad, he is one of our greatest blessings. The poem is in rhyme and the rhyming scheme is abcb.
“Any Woman” by Katharine Tynan is about “Mother’s Love”. There is a saying that since God could hot be everywhere at the same time, he created mothers. It shows the importance of mothers. Mother is a synonym for love. Their love is unconditional. They expect nothing in return for the love they give you. That is the most important thing about a mother’s love.
Right from the time a child is formed in the womb, the mother starts loving her baby. Once the baby is born, its entire care is done by the mother. Feeding it, cleaning it, nursing it, making it sleep, making it comfortable – all this is done by the mother. When her child is sick, the mother keeps awake the whole night nursing her child. She knows without her the child will not live and grow comfortably. That is why we see her praying, “God don’t take my life away until my children grow up!” Mother’s love is unique and there is nothing that can be compared to it. What we are today is the result of our mothers’ love.
The poem is in simple language. The entire poem is an exquisite metaphor. It is in rhyme. Except the first stanza, the rhyming scheme is abab. Between the two poems, I prefer the poem “Any Woman” by Katharine Tynan.