PUC Q PAPERS JUNE 2019

JUNE 2019 (MARCH 2019 MARCH 2018)

IV Question 24.
Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it: 10 x 1 = 10

Sporting fraternity and sports lovers across the country applauded and felt happy when president Pranab Mukherji handed over the prestigious Arjuna awards to several eminent sports personalities at a glittering function in the national capital recently on the occasion of National Sports Day. However, nobody perhaps would have given thought to the creator of the slick and wonderfully crafted trophies that dazzled in the hands of these well known sporting icons. The unsung hero is Gajendra Prasad Sahu, a painter and sculptor based in Bhubaneswar.

The 53 year old artist has been making the Arjuna Award trophies for the last five years. Not only Arjuna awards, Sahu is also the creator of well designed Dronacharya and Tenzing Norgay trophies presented every year by the Union Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry to an eminent coach, an important hockey players and an individual for bravery respectively. The turning point in Sahu’s life however came in 2009 when the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs decided to redesign the trophy for the popular and most sought after Arjuna Award for sporting icons and invited applications from artists across the country.

Sahu responded and sent the sketches of his designs which were approved by the Union Ministry. Once the preliminary sketches were okayed, he was summoned to New Delhi to submit his final design, which too, was approved and he was assigned the job of making the trophies for prestigious sports awards every year. He won the job despite the stiff competition from individual as well as institutional competitors. Interestingly though Sahu creates the most coveted trophies for the Indian sports icons, he never had any personal interest in sports. His works of paintings have found a place in art galleries and exhibitions in different parts of the country.

(a) Who handed over the prestigious Arjuna awards on the national Sports Day?
(b) Where is Gajendra Prasad Sahu from?
(c) How long has Sahu been making Arjuna Award trophies?
(d) To which sport is Dhyanchand Trophy presented?
(e) Tenzing Norgay Trophy is awarded for
(i) coaching
(ii) bravery
(iii) painting
(f) Mention the year that brought a turning point in Sahu’s life?
(g) Why was Sahu summoned to New Delhi?
(h) Sahu’s paintings are found in
(i) palaces
(ii) galleries
(iii) Government, offices
(i) Gajendra Prasad Sahu is the (creation/creator) of the trophies.
(j) Add prefix to the word ‘known’ to form its antonym.
Question 25.
Read the following lines and answer the questions. 3 x 1 = 3
A ship on the sugar fields lands and splits its crew of black workers into the landscapes …………..
Lord, I do not want to go to their school.
Please help me that I need not go again.
(i) Where does ship land?
(ii) What does it spit out?
(iii) Who are the passengers in the ship?
V Question 26.
Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets: 1 x 3 = 3
A fence ………. (build) around …………… Tammanna’s land by Basavaiah. Both of them …………. (encourage) by their supporters. Tammanna …………. (advise) by supporters about the various means available for getting back his land.
Question 27.
Report the following conversation: 1 x 5 = 5

POP Campaigner: We want your vote.
Rufus Okeke : How can I vote for Maduka
POP Campaigner: Are you taking this money or not?
Rufus Okeke : Will it not be heard outside this house?
POP Campaigner: Don’t worry about it.
Question 28.
Complete the following dialogue. 1 x 4 = 4
(Raju II PUC student wants to get into the class).
(Conversation between Stranger and Ravi)
Raju : (asking permission to enter the class).
Lecturer : (gives permission)
Raju : I am sorry sir for being late today.
Lecturer : It is OK, but
Raju : (gives reason)
Question 29.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in the bracket: 1×2 = 2

The telephones are situated on a table or a counter in Japan, anybody, any passer by could …………..,but nobody does. The telephone receiver can be ………………. (one’s castle, all and Sundry, listen in).
Question 30.
Fill in the blanks with the right link (and, neither, nor, so): 1 x 4 = 4

In Monaco, there was ………. a guillotine for cutting the heads off ………… an executioner in Monaco ………. the ministers wrote a letter asking the French Government whether they could lend them a machine an expert to cut off the criminals head.
VI Question 31.
Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes given below: 8 x 1/2 = 4
Women’s Empowerment is the art of giving power or authority to women. It involves women’s organizations which aim to increase their self reliance, encourage them to make choices and to control resources. Women experience sub ordination or powerlessness in multiple domains. These include the home, the work place and all other public places. The strategies for empowerment of women can be classified as legal, social and economic.

Question 32.
Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement that appeared in ‘The Deccan Herald’ dated 20th Dec. 2018. 5
(Write XXX for name and YYY for address)

WANTED Data Operators Qualification :  II PUC passed, Basic computer knowledge Apply to : The Manager Sri Basaveshwara Edn. Trust, Bangalore – 6.

From,

XXX
YYY
23rd December 2018
To,

The Manager
Sri Basaveshwara Educational Trust
Bangalore – 6
Dear Sir/Madam
Sub: Application for the post of Data Operator.
This is in response to the following advertisement which appeared in The Deccan Herald dated 20th December 2018.1 have completed my II PUC with an aggregate of 75%. I have good working knowledge of computers. I hope my qualification and experience suit your requirement.

Awaiting a positive response

Thanking You
Yours faithfully
Sd/- (XXX)

RESUME

Name : XXX
Address : YYY
Educational Qualification : PUC B – 75% (2016)
SSLC – 67% (2014)
Computer knowledge : English, Kannada, Hindi
Languages known : Indian
Nationality Religion : Hindu
Work experience : 2 years as Data Operator in Shobha Enterprises

Question 33.
Imagine you are the Secretary of ECO Club of your college. On the occasion of ‘World Environment Day’ you are required to give a speech on the heed for awareness to preserve nature. Points to be included : need for conservation, cause of destruction, depletion of ozone layer, health hazards. Based on the information, write a speech in about 100 words.
OR
The following pie charts represent information about voters turnout in the general elections held in post independence India over a span of more than fifty years. Use this data to write a report on the polling trends in about 120 words. 5


The following pie charts represents information about voters turnout in the general elections held in post-independence India over a span of more than 50 years. Male voters comprise of 45% of whereas freshers was 10% in pre – independence India has increased to 15% in post-independence India.

Female voters were 25% in pre-independence India which has increased to 35% in post-independence India. Senior citizen voter turnout was 20% in pre-independence India has decreased to 5% in post-independence India. Inference : From the above graph, we can conclude that female voters and freshers have increased whereas senior citizen voters turnout has decreased.

VII Question 34.
What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? 1 x 4 = 4
Sahu designs the trophies handed over to the winners. These are presented to them with great ceremony. Though Sahu is not a sportsman, his passion for creating the trophies is outstanding. He has his workshop in Bhubaneshwar where he has been living since his childhood.
Question 35.
Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence : 1 x 1 = 1
every five years / held / their leaders / once in / to elect / elections are.