Time : 1 Hour M.Marks – 25

    

Answer the following questions briefly.

Q1. On what occasion did Dr. Zakir Husain deliever this speech ? 2

Q2. Why does Dr. Zakir Husain call India “the young state of an ancient people”? 2

Q3. What does the present day Situation in India demand of us ? 2

Q4. In what context does Dr. Zakir Husain say ‘Bharat is my home’ ? 6

Q5. Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with correct form of 

the verbs given in brakets :

1. The window of my room __________ (over look) the road. Mini ______

(seat) himself at my feet near my table and _________ (play) softly, drumming 

on her knees. I _______ ( be) hard at work on my novel, when all of a sudden

Mini __________ (leave) her play and ran to the window. 5

Q6. Complete the following passage with suitable determinens : 3

Nancy Lee Johnson was _____________ coloured girl _______ few years 

out of ___________ South. Her father was ____________ mail carrier 

and her mother _______ social worker in _________ city settlement house.

Q7. A speeding truck hit a taxi. Ali was the only eye witness. So the police asked

him to write a report of the accident for the Police File. Write Ali’s report in 

about 80 words. 5