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Kerala Plus Two Accountancy Model Question Paper 3

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

General Instructions to Candidates

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

Answer all questions from 1 to 3. Each carries 1 score.

Question 1:
Non profit organisations trial balance. (3)
a. Debit
b. Credit
c. Equal balance
d. Suspense a/c

Question 2:
Change in a agreement (relationship among the partners) lead to (1)

a. Reconstitution
b. Dissolution
c. Reconstruction
d. Amalgamation

Question 3:
Ram and Manu are partners in a business. Their capitals at the end of the year were ₹48,000 and ₹36,000 respectively. During the year ended 31^st March, 2012 Ram’s drawings and Manu’s drawings were ₹8,000 and ₹12,000 respectively. Profit (before charging interest on capital) during the year was ₹32,000. Calculate the interest on the capital @ 5% for the year ended 31^st March, 2012. (2)

Answer any 2 questions from 4 to 6, each carries ‘2’ scores.

Question 4:
A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:1. They admit ‘C’ for (1/6)^th in future profits. Calculate the new ratio and sacrificing ratio. (5)

Question 5:
The profit of a firm for the last five years are (3)

Question 6:
Give any four differences between Income & Expenditure A/c. and Receipt and Payment A/c. (2)

Answer any 5 questions from 7 to 12, each carries ‘2’ scores.

Question 7:
On what account Realisation Account differs from Revaluation Account. (5)

Question 8:
On 1^st Jan 2004, Arun and Anil entered into partnership contributing ₹20,000 and ₹30,000 respectively and share profit in the ratio of 1: 2. Arun is allowed a salary of ₹6000 per year.
Interest on capital is to be allowed at 5% p.a. Anil is entitled to receive a commission of ₹2000. During the year Anil with-drew ₹2000 and Arun ₹2500. Interest on the same being ₹40 and ₹50 respectively.
Profit in 2004 before the above adjustement was ₹15000. Prepare partner’s capital A/c and PI L appropriation A/c. (7)

Question 9:
A, B and C are in partnership sharing profits and losses at the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. The balance sheet of the firm on 31.12.2011 was as follows :

On 1.1.2012, Awants to retire, Band C agreed to continue at 2:1. Joint Life Policy was taken on 1.1.2006 for ₹1,00,000 and its surrender value as on 31.12.2011 was ₹25,000. For the purpose of A’s retirement goodwill was raised for ₹1,00,000. Sundry Fixed Assets was revalued for ₹1,10,000. But B and C did not prefer to show such increase in assets in the Balance Sheet. Also they agreed to bring necessary cash to discharge 50% of the A’s claim, to make the bank balance ₹25,000 and to make their capital proportionate. Prepare necessary journal entries. (7)

Question 10:
Manu and Vinu are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. The following balances were extracted from the books of acfcount for the year ended March 31,2015. (5)


Prepare the final accounts for the year ended March 31, 2015 firm taking into consideration the following.
a. Stock on March 31, 2015 was ₹40,500.
b. Provide 5% on debtors towards provision for doubtful debts. ’
c. Outstanding salaries were ₹2,900
d. Interest on capitals is allowed at 6% per annum and interest on drawings is also charged at 6% per annum.
e. Kapil is entitled to a salary of ₹1,750 per annum.
f. Write off Larjd and buildings at 5%, Furniture at 20% and Plant and Machinery at 10%.

Question 11:
What do you understand by terms ‘key field’ ‘primary key’ and ‘secondary key’ in a database?
Answer all questions from 12 to 13, each carries ‘4’ scores.

Question 12:
From the following particulars, prepare income and expenditure A/c. (4)

Fee collection including ₹80,000 on a account of previous year                      – 5,20,000
Fee for the year outstanding                                                                                      – 30,000
Salary paid including ₹5,000 on account of the previous year                          – 68,000
Salary out standing at the end of the year                                                              – 3,000
Entertainment expenses                                                                                            – 8,000
Tournament expenses                                                                                                 – 25,000
Meeting expenses                                                                                                         – 18,000
Travelling expenses                                                                                                      – 7,000
Purchase of books and periodicals including 31,000 for purchase Of books : 40,000
Rent                                                                                                                                  – 15,000
Postage, telegrams and telephones                                                                            – 6,000
.Printing & Stationery                                                                                                   – 18,000
Donation received                                                                                                          – 25,000

Answer any 2 questions from 13 to 15, each carries ‘5’ scores.

Question 13:
A, B and C commenced Business on 1^st Jan 2014 with capital of 50,000,40,000 and 30,000 respectively. Profit and loss are shown in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 3. During 2014 and 2015 they made profit ₹20,000 and ₹25,000 respectively each partner withdrew ₹5,000 per year. On 31st Dec 2015 they decides to dissolve the firm, creditors and cash on that date were 12,000, 2000 respectively. The assets realised 1,50,000,creditors were settled for 1.1,500 and realisation expense were 500. Prepare realisation A/c,Capital A/c and Cash A/c (5)

Question 14:
Explain various methods for the treatment of goodwill on the admission of a new partner? (5)

Question 15:
Dowell & Co. is a partnership firm with partners Mr. A, Mr. B and Mr. C sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 10 : 6 : 4. The balance sheet of the firm as at 31^st March, 2011 is as under : Mr.


April, 2011. For this purpose, the following adjustments are to be made:
a. Goodwill is to be valued at ₹1 lakh but the same will not appear as an asset in the books of the reconstituted firm.
b. Buildings and plant and machinery are to be depreciated by 5% and 20% respectively. Investments are to be taken over by the retiring partner at 15,0OO. Provision of 20% is to be made on debtors to cover doubtful debts.
c. In the reconstituted firm, the total capital will be ₹2 lakhs which will be contributed by Mr. A, Mr. C and Mr. D in their new profit sharing ratio, which is 2 : 2 : 1.
a. The surplus funds, if any, will be used for repaying bank overdraft.
b. The amount duç to retiring partner shall be transferred to his loan account

Prepare:

• Revaluation account;
• Partners’ capital accounts;
• Bank account; and
• Balance sheet of the reconstituted firm as on 1^st April, 2011

Answer the following. It carries 8 score

Question 16:
a. Prepare Income and expenditure Account and Balance sheet for the year ending 31- 03 -2015 from the following information:

Additional Information :

1. There are 1,800 members each paying an annual subscription of Rs.200. Rs. 8,000 were in arrears for 2013-14 as on April 1, 2014.
2. On 31-03-2015 the rates were prepaid to June 2015, the charge paid every year being Rs. 24,000.
3. There was an outstanding telephone bill Rs.1400 on March 31,2015.
4. Outstanding sundry expense as on March 31, 2014 totalled Rs.2800.
5. Stock of stationery 31-03-201.4 was Rs.2000; on 31-03-2014 it was Rs.3600.
6. On 31-03-2014, Building stood at Rs. 400,0oo and it was subject to depreciation @ 2.5% p.a.
7. Investment on 31-03-2014 stood at Rs.800000.
8. On 31-03-2015, income accrued on investments amounted to Rs.1500 (8)

Answers

Answer 1:
Agent

Answer 2:
Reconstitution

Answer 3:
Statement Showing the Calculation of Opening Capitals and Interest

Answer 4:
C’s share of profit =1/6 ;
Remaining share of profit = 1- \(\frac { 1 }{ 6 }\) = \(\frac { 5 }{ 6 }\)
A’s new ratio = \(\frac { 5 }{ 6 }\) x \(\frac { 2 }{ 3 }\) = \(\frac { 10 }{ 18 }\)
B’s new ratio =\(\frac { 5 }{ 6 }\) x \(\frac { 1 }{ 3 }\) = \(\frac { 5 }{ 18 }\)
C’s new ratio = \(\frac { 1 }{ 6 }\) or \(\frac { 3 }{ 18 }\)
New ratio = 10 : 5 : 3
Sacnfcing ratio = Old ratio – New ratio
A’s sacrificing ratio = \(\frac { 2 }{ 3 }\) – \(\frac { 10 }{ 18 }\) = \(\frac { 12 }{ 18 }\) – \(\frac { 10 }{ 18 }\) = \(\frac { 2 }{ 18 }\)
B’s sacrificing ratio = \(\frac { 1 }{ 3 }\) – \(\frac { 5 }{ 18 }\) = \(\frac { 6 }{ 18 }\) – \(\frac { 5 }{ 18 }\) = \(\frac { 1 }{ 18 }\)
Sacnfcing ratio = 2: 1

Answer 5:

Total weight = 15;
Total product = 7,50,000
Weighted average profit = 7,50,000/15 50,000;
GoodwIll = 50,000 x 3 = 1,50,000

Answer 6:

Answer 7:
Difference between Realisation A/c & Revaluation A/c

Answer 8:

Answer 9:

Answer 10:

Answer 11:
Key field: Two common field used in a rela tionship between tables are called the key field.

Primarylcey: The Primary Key is the unique identifier for each record in a table. Access will not allow duplicate entries in a Primary Key field. By default, Access sets the first field in the table as the Primary Key field.

Secondary Key: A table may have one or more choices for the primary key. Collectively these are known as candidate keys one is selected as a primary key those not selected are known as secondary keys or alternate keys.

Answer 12:

Answer 13:

Answer 14:
Goodwill or premium
At the time of admission new partner has to bring certain amount to get share in future profit,this amount is called goodwill.

Treatment of goodwill
New partner is required to compansated bythe existing partners by giving him a share in future profit.

Premium Method

1. When new partner brings his share of goodwill in cash.
2. Goodwill shared by the old partners in their sacrificing ratio.

Case 1:
a.When the amount of goodwill is paid privately (outside the business)
– No journal entry
b.When the new partner bring his share of goodwill en cash and retained in the business

Journal entry:
1. Cash A/c                         Dr
To Premium A/c
[bring goodwill in cash]

2. Premium A/c                  Dr
To Old partners Capital Nc
[distribution of goodwill]

c. When the amount of goodwill brought in by the new partner is withdrawn by the old partners

Journal entry:

1. Cash A/c                               Dr
To Premium A/c
(brings goodwill in cash]

2. Premium A/c                      Dr
To Old partner’s Capital A/c
(distribution of goodwill]

3. Old partner’s Capital A/c .                  Dr
To Cash A/c
(with drawal of goodwill in cash]

Case 2: .
When new partner brings his share of good will in kind
Journal entry:

1. AssetA/c Dr
To Premium A/c
[goodwill brought in asset]

2. Premium A/c Dr
To Old partner’s Capital A/c
[distribution of goodwill]

Case 3:
When a new partner brings only a portion of goodwill in cash
Journal entry:
1. CashA/c                        Dr
To Premium A/c
2. Premium A/c              Dr
New partner’s Capital A/c Dr
To old partner’s Çapital A/c

Case 4:
When the new partner is not in a position to bring in cash
New partner’s Capital A/c                Dr
To old partner’s Capital A/c

Case 5:
When the goodwill is existing in the books
at the time of admission
Old partner’s Capital A/c               Dr (old ratio)
To goodwill A/c

Answer 15:

Answer 16:

Plus Two Accountancy Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus Two Accountancy Model Question Paper 2

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

General Instructions to Candidates

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

Answer all questions from 1 to 3. Each carries 1 score.

Question 1:
A partner acts as ……… for a firm.  (1)

Question 2:
In non-profit organizations excess of asset over liabilities is called (1)


a. Capital block
b. General fund
c. Siiareholders fund
d. Capital

Question 3:
P,Q and R are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3 :2. Calcualte the new profit sharing ratio and sacrificing ratio if R acquires 1/10th share equally from P and Q. (3)

Answer any 2 questions from 4 to 6, each carries ‘2’ scores.

Question 4:
From the following particulars taken from the cash book of ABC Club, prepare a receipts and payments A/C. (5)

Question 5:
X, Y and Z are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 4:3:2. Y retires from the business and his share of profit is acquired by X and Z in the ratio of 1:2. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio and gaining ratio. (5)

Answer any 5 questions from 7 to 12, each carries ‘2’ scores.

Question 6:
What are the difference between Capital Expenditure and Revenue Expenditure (5)

Question 7:
Write the various matters that need adjustments at the time of retirement of a partners. (5)

Question 8:
S and G are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses equally. On 1^st April, 2011, the capitals of the partners were ₹4,00,000 and ₹3,00,000 respectively. The profit and loss appropriation account of the firm showed a net profit of ₹7,50,000 for the year ended 31st March, 2012. The terms of partnership deed provided the following:

i. Transfer 10% of distributable profits to reserve fund.
ii. Interest on capitals @ 6% per annum.
iii. Interest on drawing @ 6% per annum. Drawings being S ₹80,000 and G ₹60,000.
Prepare profit and loss appropriation account for the year ended 31^st March, 2012. (5)

Question 9:
Describe in brief the function of ‘Table’, ‘Query’, ‘Form’ and ‘Report’ object of Access program?

Question 10:
Anju and Manju are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2:1. Sanju is admitted into the firm for 1/4 share of profits. Sanju brings in Rs. 20,000 in respect of his capital. The capitals of old partners Anju and Manju, after all adjustments relating to goodwill, revaluation of assets and liabilities etc., are Rs. 45,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. It is agreed that partners capitals should be according to the new profit shanng ratio. Determine the new capitals of Anju and Manju and record the necessary journal entries assuming that the partner whose capital falls short, brings in the amount of deficiency and the partner who has an excess, withdraws the excess amount (5)

Question 11:
Chithra, Pavitha and Geetha are partners in a firm. Pavitha retires from the firm, on the date of retirement, Rs 30000 is due to her. Chithra and Geetha promises to repay the amount in three equal instalments at the end of every year. Prepare Pavitha’s loan Nc if they agreed to pay in three equal yearly instalments together with interest @ 10%.(7)

Question 12:
What are the use of ‘query’ object in Access program? (5)

Answer any 2 questions from 13 to 15, each carries 5’ scores.

Question 13:
The following was the Balance Sheet of Om & Co. in which X, Y, Z were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 1: 2 :2 as on 31.3.2011. Mr. Z died on 31^st December, 2011. His account has to be settled under the following terms.
Balance Sheet of Om & Co. as on 31.3.2011

Goodwill is to be calculated at the rate of two years purchase on the basis of average of three years profits and losses. The profits and losses for the three years were detailed as below :

Year ending on                                        profit/loss
31.3.2011                                                      30,000
31.3.2010                                                     20,000
31.3.2009                                              (10,000) Loss

Profit for the period from 1.4.2011 to 31.12.2011 shall be ascertained proportionately on the ba-sis of average profits and losses of the preceding three years.

During the year ending on 31.3.2011 a car costing if ₹40,000 was purchased on 1.4.2010 and debited to travelling expenses account on which depreciation is to be calculated at 20% p.a.This asset is to be brought into account at the depreciated value.

Other values of assets were agreed as follows :
Stock at ₹16,000, building at ₹1,40,000, computers at ₹50,000; investments at ₹6,000. Sundry debtors were considered good.
Your are required to :

1. Calculate goodwill and Z’s share in the profits of the firm for the period 1.4.2011 to 31.12.2011.
2. Prepare revaluation account assuming that other items of assets and liabilities remained the same.

Question 14:
Arun is a partner in a firm in which he is entitled to 1/6 share in profits. On January 1,2014 his capital account showed a credit balance of ₹18,000. On June 30, 2015, he decided to retire from the business on which date goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹24,000 (no goodwill appears in the book) and in terim profit of the firm upto that date was valued at ₹9,000. The books of the flrmshowed balance in general reserve of ₹13,200. Arun has withdrawn ₹4,000 from the business during the year. Compute the total amount payable to Arun. (5)

Question 15:
What are the difference between scarifying ratio and Gaining ratio? (5)

Answer the following. It carries 8 score

Question 16:
a. i. What do you mean by Not-for-Profit Organisation? What are the Accounting Records of such organizations?
ii. Explain the steps involved in the preparation of Receipt and Payment A/c and income & Expenditure A/c. (8)

Answers

Answer 1:
Agent

Answer 2:
b. Death of a partner

Answer 3:
The new profit sharing ratio will be calculated as follows

Answer 4:

Answer 5:
i. Calculation of new profit sharing ratio
X’s old share = \(\frac { 4 }{ 9 }\)
Share acquired from Y = \(\frac { 3 }{ 9 }\) x \(\frac { 1 }{ 3 }\) = \(\frac { 1 }{ 9 }\)
X’s newratio = His old share + acquired from Y
i.e., \(\frac { 4 }{ 9 }\) X \(\frac { 1 }{ 9 }\) = \(\frac { 5 }{ 9 }\)
Z’s old share = \(\frac { 2 }{ 9 }\)
Share acquired from Y = \(\frac { 3 }{ 9 }\) X \(\frac { 2 }{ 3 }\) = \(\frac { 2 }{ 9 }\)
Z’s new share = His old share + share acquired from Y
i.e., \(\frac { 2 }{ 9 }\) X \(\frac { 2 }{ 9 }\) = \(\frac { 4 }{ 9 }\)
New profit sharing ratio of X and Z = \(\frac { 5 }{ 9 }\) X \(\frac { 4 }{ 9 }\) or 5 : 4

Gaining ratio
Since X and Z acquired Y’s share in the ratio of 1: 2, their gaining ratio will also be 1: 2

Answer 6:

Answer 7:
Retirement
A partners withdrawal from the business with the consent of other partners or as per the provisions of partnership deed or by giving notice of retirement.

Adjustment required at the time of retirement of a partner

1. Calculation of new ratio, gaining ratio
2. Adjustment regarding goodwill
3. Adjustment of reserves and accumliated profit/loss.
4. Revaluation of assets and liabilaties
5. Ascertainment of profit or loss up to the date of retirement calculation of total amount due to the retiring partner
6. Calculation of total amount due to the retiring partner
7. Settlement of total amount due to the retiring partner
8. Adjustment of capital account

Answer 8:
Note: In thé absence of date of drawings. interest on drawing have been calculated on an average basis for 6 months.
Working Note:
Calculation of Amount Transferred to Reserve Fund
Distributable Profits = Profit + Interest on
Drawings – Interest on Capital
= 7,50,000 + 2,400 + 1,800 -24,000 – 18,000 = ₹7,12,200
Amount transferred to reserve fund = 7,12,200 x 10/100 = ₹71 ,220

Answer 9:
Table: Table are used to store the data in the databse. Access database hold the ‘actual data records inside tables. A table is a database object used to store data about a particular subject. A datasheet displays the information stored in a table in columns and rows. That is, a table consists of records and fields.

Query: Queries are used to find and retrieve secific information of interest stored in ta bles. A query is a basic tool that Access provides for retrieving information from the databse. It is used to review, add, change or delete data from the database. It allows taking information from single or multiple tables to obtain the data required.

Form: Forms are screen that allow viewing, adding, and updating the data stored in the tables. A form is used to enter, edit, or dis play data in database. That is, a form is a different view of the database. Form can be designed for effective retrieval of data through automated searches.

Report: Report allow printing the data based on queries from the tables in a specific lay out. The MS Access Report provides the ability to its users to present the data queried from any data source in a formatted, stylized way. The report can be based on either a table or a query.

Answer 10:
a. Calculation of new profit sharing ratio.
Assuming the new partner Sanju requires his share from A&B in their old profit sharing ratio 2:1 .
Total share =1, Sanju’s share = \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\)
Remaining shares =1 – \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\) = \(\frac { 3 }{ 4 }\)
Anju’s new share = \(\frac { 3 }{ 4 }\) x \(\frac { 2 }{ 3 }\) = \(\frac { 6 }{ 12 }\)
Manj’s new share = \(\frac { 3 }{ 4 }\) x \(\frac { 1 }{ 3 }\) = \(\frac { 3 }{ 12 }\)
Sanj’s new share = \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\) x \(\frac { 3 }{ 3 }\) = \(\frac { 3 }{ 12 }\)
Thus new profit sharing ratio between Anju, Manju & Sanju is 6 : 3 : 3 or 2 : 1 : 1

b. Required Capital of Anju & Manju Sanju’s capital (who has ¼ share in profits) is Rs. 20,000 Manj’s new share in profit ¼. Hence her capital will be Rs. 40,000. .

Alternatively based on Sanju’s Capital, the total Capital of the firm works out at Rs. 80,000( 4 x I x Rsh 20,000) Hence based on then share in profits, the capital of Anju & Manju will be
Anju’s Capital = \(\frac { 2 }{ 4 }\) of 80,000=Rs. 40,000
Manju’s Capital = \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\) of 80,000Rs. 20,000

The capital of Anju&Manju Mu after all adjustments have been made, are Rs. 45,000 & Rs. 15,000 respectively. Hence , Anju will withdraw Rs.5,000 (Rs. 45,000 – Rs. 40,000) from the firm where as Manju will contribute additional amount of Rs. 5,000/- (Rs. 20,000 – Rs. 15,000/- )

Answer 11:

a. Paying off rralization gxpenses
b. Paying the depts of third parties, creditors, Bank OD, Bills payable.
e. Repayment of Loan from partners.
d. Repayment of capital contributed by partners.
e. Surplus if any distributed to partners in the profit sharing ratio.

Answer 12:
An Accounting Information system is a collection of data and processing procedure that create needed information for its users.
The subsystems of AIS are
a. Cash and Bank sub-system

b. Sales and Accounts receivable sub system

c. Inventory sub-system

d. Purchase and Account payable sub system

Answer 13:
Calculation of goodwill and Z’s share of profit:
a. Adjusted profit for the year ended 31.3.2011 :
Profit (Given)
Add: Cost of car wrongly written off
Less : Depreciation for the year 201 0-11
(20% on ₹40,000)

Answer 14:
To find out the amount due to Arun. His capital account has to be prepared in which all his entitilement are to be posted.

Answer 15:

Answer 16:
b. i. Not-for-profit Organisation refer to the organisations that are for used for the wel fare of the society and are set up as charitable institutions which function without any profit motive. Their main aims is to provide service to a specific group or the public at large. Normally, they do not manufacture, purchase of sell goods and may not have credit transactions. Hence they need not maintain many books of account (as the trading concerns do) and Trading and Profit and Loss Account. The funds raised by such organisations are credited to capital fund or general fund. The major sources of their income usually are subscriptions from their members donations, grants-in- aid, income from ¡nvestments, etc. The main objective of keepting records in such organisations is to meet the statutory re quirement and help them in exercising control over utilisation of their funds. They also have to prepare the financial state ments at the end of each accounting period (usually a financial year) and ascerta in their income and expenditure and the financial position, and submit them to the statutory authority called Registrar of Societies.

As stated earlier, normally such organisations are not engaged in any trading or bu siness activities.The main sources of their income are subcriptions from members, donations, financial assistance from government and income from investments. Most of their transactions are in cash or through the bank. These institutions are required by law to keep proper account ¡ng records and keep proper control over the utilization of their funds. This is why they usually keep a cash book in which all receipts and payments are duly recorded.
They also maintain a ledger containing the accounts of all incomes, expenses, assets and habilites which facilitates the prepa ration of financial statements at the end of the accounting period. In addition, they are required to maintain a stock register to keep complete record of all fixed assets and the consumables.

Final Accounts of Financial Statements: The Not-for-Profit Organisations are also required to prepare financial statements at the end of the each accounting period. Although these organisations are non-profit making entities and they are not required to make Trading and Profit & Loss Account but it is necessary to know whether the income during the year was sufficient to meet the expenses or not. Not only that they have to provide the necessary financial information to members, donors, and contributors and also to the Registrar of Societies. For this purpose, they have to prepare their final accounts at the end of the accounting period and the general principles of accounting are fully applicable in their preparation as stated earlier, the final accounts of a ‘not-for-profit organisation’ consist of the following.

• Receipt and Payment Account
• Income and Expenditure Account, and
• Balance Sheet.

The Receipt and Payment Account is the summary of cash and bank transations which helps in the preparation of Income and Expenditure Account and the Balance Sheet. Income and Expenditure Account is akin to Profit and Loss Account. The Not for-Profit Organisations usually prepare the

income and Expenditure Account and a Balance Sheet with the help of Receipt and Payment Account. In fact, if an organisation has followed the double entry system they must prepare atrial balance for checking the accuracy of the ledger accounts and it will also facilitate the preparation of receipt and Payment account. Income and Expenditure Ac count and the Balance Sheet.

ii. Following steps may be helpful in preparing an Income and Expenditure Account from a given Receipt and payment Ac count:

1. Persye the Receipt and Payment Account thoroughly .
2. Exclude the opening and closing balances of cash and bank as they are notan income.
3. Exclude the capital receipts and capital payments as these are to be shown in the Balance Sheet.
4. Consider only the revenue receipts to be shown on the income side of Income and Expenditure Account. Some of these need to be adjusted by excluding the amounts relating to the preceding and the succeeding periods and including the amounts relating to the current year not yet received.
5. Take the revenue expenses to the expenditure side of the Income and Expenditure Account with due adjustments asper the additional information providedrelating to the amounts received in advance and those not yet received.
6. Consider the following items not appearingin the Receipt and Payment Account that need to be taken into account for determing the surplus/deficit for the current year:
   • Depreciation of fixex assets.
   • Provision for doubtful debts, if required.
   • Profit or loss on sale of fixed assets.

Plus Two Accountancy Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus Two Accountancy Model Question Paper 1

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

General Instructions to Candidates

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

Answer all questions from 1 to 3. Each carries 1 score.

Question 1:
In the debit side of the receipt and Payments account of a club showed a pavilion fund of Rs. 10,000. While preparing the final accounts of that club, pavilion fund should be shown on ………….
a. Asset side of balance sheet
b. Liability side of balance sheet
c. Debit side of income and expenditure account
d. Credit side of income and expenditure account

Question 2:
P, Q and R are partner in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2:1. R retired from the business. Gaining ratio of P and Q will be
a. 2 : 1
b. 3 : 1
c. 3 : 2
d. 1 : 1

Question 3:
On dissolution of a firm the loss on realisation is transferred to
a. Debit side of partner’s capital account
b. Credit side of partner’s capital account
c. Debit side of bank account
d. Credit side of bank account

Question 4:
A and B are Partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1. They admitted C into the firm for 1/4,h share in future profits. The new profit sharing ratio will be
a. 1 : 1 : 1
b. 2 : 2 : l
c. 2 : 1 : 4
d. 2 : 1 : 1

Question 5:
Receipts and payments account of a not for profit organisation is similar to ……….. of a business organisation
a. Profit & loss account
b. Cash book
c. Balance sheet
d. All of the above

Answer any 3 questions from 6 to 9, each carries ‘2’ scores.

Question 6:
Akhil, a partner withdrew Rs. 4,000 each on the last day of every month throughout an accounting year. Calculate his total interest on drawing at 12% p.a.

Question 7:
State any two circumstances under which a partnership firm will be dissolved.

Question 8:
Name the accounts to be prepared on dissolution of a firm, except cash/bank account.

Question 9:
State any two feamres of not for profit organisation

Answer any 3 questions from 6 to 9, each carries ‘2’ scores.

Question 10:
Arathy and Aswathy are partners in a firm. They admitted Anjaly in to the firm for 1/4th share in future profits. As per partnership deed Anjali should bring Rs.70,000 as her capital and Rs.20,000 as her share of goodwill. At the time of Admission of Anjaly, the balance sheet of Arathy and Aswathy showed goodwill of Rs. 15,000.
Pass Journal entry for the above transactions.

Question 11:
Following information was given by Adithya Hospital for the year ending 31.3.2017.

The total amount paid for medicine during the year was Rs.70,000
Calculate total amount of medicine to be debited in the income and expenditure account of the hospital for the year ending 31.3.2017.

Answer all questions from 12 to 13, each carries ‘4’ scores.

Question 12:
State any four items appear on the credit side of a deceased partners capital account.

Question 13:
Bindhu, Sindhu and athira are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. On 31.3.2017, Sindhu retired from the business. On that date goodwill of the firm was valued at Rs. 80,000. Bindhu and Athira decided to continue in the business in the ratio of 1 : 1
Pass journal entry for the Sindhu’s share of goodwill.

Answer any 2 questions from 14 to 16. Each question carries ‘5’ scores.

Question 14:
Ancy, Jancy and Bincy are partners in a firm sharing profit and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1 : 1. They dissolved the firm on 31.3.2017. On dissolution following were some of the trans-action taken place after the assets and liabilities are transferred to realisation account.
a. Creditors were settled at 10% less than book value (Book value was Rs.40,000)
b. Stock was taken over by Ancy at Rs.38,000
c. Realisation expenses amounted to Rs.3,000′
d. Total assets realised Rs. 1,30,000
e. There was an unrecorded computer which was sold for Rs. 12,000
Pass journal entries for the above transactions.

Question 15:
Rajan, Sojan and Jojan are partnersin a firm in the ratio of 3:2:1. Their capital balances as on 1.1.2016 were Rs. 70,000, Rs. 60,000 and – 50,000 respectively. According to the partnership deed;
a. All the partners are entitled to get interest on capital at 10% p.a
b. Sojan is to get a salary of Rs.3,000 per month.
c. Interest of drawing is to be charged at 15% p.a, irrespective of the period of withdrawal.
Their drawings for the year 2016 were Rs.20,000, Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively. During the year 2016. The firm earned a net profit of Rs.60,000 after making all appropriations (divisible profit)
Prepare capital accounts of partners under fluctuating capital method.

Question 16:
Following is the Receipts and payments account of a club for the year ending 31.3.2017.

Additional information
a. The club had loo members each paying an annual subscription of Rs.250/-
b. Subscription received included Rs.2,000 relating to the year 2015 – 16.
c. Depreciate library books at 10% p.a.
d. 2/3 of entrance fee is to be treated as mcorne.
Prepare income and expenditure account of the club for the year ending 3 1.3.2017

Answer the following. It carries 8 score

Question 17:
Manu and Sanu are partners in firm sharing profits and losses in the proportion of their capital. Their balance sheet as on 31.3.2017 was as follows.

They admitted Tinu into the firm on the above date for 1/4 th share in future profits on the following terms.

1. Tinu should bring Rs. 1,10,000 as his capital and Rs.24,000 as his share of goodwill.
2. There was an unrecorded liability of Rs.2,000 to be brought into record relating to repairs.
3. Provision for doubtful debts is to be provided at 10% on debtors.
4. The stock was revalued at Rs. 52,000.
5. Plant and machinary is to be depreciated at 10%p.a.

Prepare revaluation account. capital accounts of partners and new. Balance sheet of the firm.

PART – B
Computerised Accounting

Answer all questions from 1 to 3. Each carries 1 score.

Question 1:
PRTN, SRTN are used for coding purchase return and sales return respectively. This is an example of ……….. code.
a. Block code
b. Mnemonic code
c. Sequantial code
d. All of the above

Question 2:
Which among the following is used to interact with database.
a. Table
b.Forms
c. Queries
d. Reports

Question 3:
From the following find odd one out
a. Hard ware
b. Soft ware
c. People
d. Malware (virus)

Answer any 2 questions from 4 to 6. Each carries 2 score.

Question 4:
State any two uses of spreadsheet in business application.

Question 5:
State any two classification of functions available in spread sheet.

Question 6:
Name the spread sheet function used to compute depreciation.

Answer any 3 questions from 7 to 10. Each carries 3 score.

Question 7:
Briefly explain the account groups available in Tally/Gnukhata

Question 8:
State reason for the following errors commonly found in spreadsheet.

Question 9:
How will you create a company in Tally/ gnukhata

Question 10:
State any three advantages of using graphs and charts.
Pass Journal entry for the above transactions.

Answer the following question which carries 4 score.

Question 11:
Write a short note on the following
a. Queries
b. Forms

Answers

Answer 1:
b

Answer 2:
b

Answer 3:
Debit side of partners capital A/C

Answer 4:
4. 2 : 1 : 1
C’s share in future profit = \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\)

Answer 5:
Cash book

Answer 6:
Drawings = 4000 x 12 =48000
Interest P.A= 12%
Interest on drawings = 48000 x 12/100= 5670

Answer 7:
Change in profit sharing ratio among partners.
Admission of a new partner
Retirement of a partner, where atleast two partners are available after retirement.

Answer 8:
Realisation A/C
Capital Account of Partner

Answer 9:
The main objective, of not – for-profit organisation is to provide service & not to earn profit.
They do not prepare trading & p/L A/C. Instead they prepare a revenue statement called income & expenditure A/C” and a balance sheet at the end of each accounting period.

Answer 10:

We assume that Arathy & Aswathy shared their Goodwill equally.

Answer 11:

Answer 12:
Interest on capital
Goodwill
P/L suspense A/C
Joint life policy Reserve & profits.

Answer 13:
Calculation of gaining ratio .
Gaining ratio = new ratio – old ratio

Answer 14:

Answer 15:

Answer 16:

Answer 17:

Stock= 58000-52000= 60(x)
Doubt=30000x 10/100=3000
Plant&mean=70000x 10/100

PART – B
Computerized Accounting

Answer 1:
Mnemonic code

Answer 2:
Queries

Answer 3:
People

Answer 4:
PAYROLL ACCOUNTING:
Every employee is paid salary on a pre-determined date within the framework of employee contract and related personnel policy in force from time to time in an organisation. The computation of salary payment is based on the number of days an employee has worked, rate per grade of pay, rate of applied allowances and deductions to be made therefrom.

ASSET ACCOUNTING:
In this section, we shall be discussing the computation of the amount of depreciation to be charged on assets.
Assets are resources of the organisation, which can be classified into fixed and current assets. Fixed assets are long-term assets and provide productive capability to the firm. The examples of fixed assets are land, building, plant & machinery, etc. It includes both tangible and intangible assets. Tangible assets are physical in nature, which have form, shape and size. Intangible assets are resources capable of adding value but do not have a physical dimension such as patents, copyrights, trade mark, etc. The depreciation on fixed assets is provided to recognise the cost of the asset consumed during an accounting period since the life of such assets extends beyond single . accounting year. Usually, depreciation is not
provided on free hold land.

Answer 5:

•  Date and Time Function
• Mathematical Function
• Text manipulation Function
• Logical Function
• Look Up and Reference Function
• Financial Function

Answer 6:

•  Sin function – Straight Line Depreciation
• Db function – Declining Balance Depreciation
• Ddb and Vdb functions – Double Declining Balance Depreciation
• Syd function – Sum-of-Years’ Digits Depreciation

Answer 7:
Group of Account is a method of organising the large number of ledger accounts into sequential arrangement for recording and summarisation of accounting data. In accounting software the pre defined groups and these existing groups cannot be altered. In the account groups there are 28 predefined groups, out of these groups 15 are primary groups and 13 are sub groups

• Primary Group: It is a basic grouping of the set of sub-groups into major account heads according to their listing in balance’- sheet and profit and loss account.
• Sub-Group: A sub-group is a set of accounts opened in the ledger of recording of related transactions.

Answer 8:
a. #DIV/0! Error
This error occurs when a number is divided by zero (0). 1. Optionally, click ‘ the cell that displays the error, click the button that appears, and then click Show Calculation Steps if it is appears. Reasons a. Entering a formula that contains explicit division by zero (0) – for example, = 5/0.

b. #N/A error
This error occurs when a value is not available to a function or formula.

c. #REF! error
Error This error occurs when a cell reference (cell reference: The set of coordinates that a cell occupies on a worksheet. For example, the reference of the cell that appears at the inter-section of column B and row 3 is B3.) is not valid. 1.

Answer 9:
In order to create a Company by using Gateway of Tally,
Initiate the following steps:
Click on the option, then you click on To create a Company profile in Tally, click Create Company at Company info menu to get Company Creation screen.
i.e., Gate way of tally → Company → creation → create company
Short cut for company creation is Alt + F₃, C
In the Company Creation screen the user should fill the necessary information. Such as,

• COMPANY NAME: Enter the Name of the Company at Name field. This name is displayed at all company selection lists and internal documents.
• COMPANY MAILING ADDRESS: Enter the Name of the Company at Name field (same as Company Name) which is printed in all External documents.
• COMPANY ADDRESS: Enter the Complete mailing address line by line which is mentioned in internal and external document of the company.
• I.T. NUMBER: Enter the Income Tax number allotted by Income Tax Department
• ACCOUNTING MODULE: To maintain Financial Accounts only, at Maintain field. Select Accounts Only.
• FINANCIAL YEAR: At the Financial year field; entered the Beginning and closing date of the financial year.
• SAVING THE COMPANY PROFILE: Finally, Tally ask for your confirmation to save the Company Profile. Tally Save the Company Profile in data bank.

Answer 10:
Help to Explore: Many times we would like to see if there is a relationship between variables. Suppose, that we wanted to determine if there is a relationship between a country’s GNP and the infant mortality rate, between age and between genders. It may be quicker and easier to create a chart immediately to see the possible relationship of variables to one another, rather than paging through raw data.

1. Help to Present: We want to provide information in as little time as possible. Graphing plays a key role. It seems that there is no longer any time to sit and read a newspaper in order to find out what is going on. However, newspapers, such as The Economics Times and India Today magazines (which were early users of charting techniques), seem to understand this phenomena and provide graphs to convey and sum up ideas that they are making in their articles.
2. Help to Convince: The same way that a graph can be used to present and explore different characteristics of data, it can also be used to convince. Graphs have the ability to take large amounts of information and make them into exhibitions that are easily used to persuade.

Answer 11:
Query: Queries are used to find and retrieve specific information of interest stored in tables. A query is a basic tool that Access provides for retrieving information from the databse. It is used to review, add, change or delete data from the database. It allows taking information from single or multiple tables to obtain the data required.

Form: Forms are screen that allow viewing, adding, and updating the data stored in the tables. A form is used to enter, edit, or display data in database. That is, a form is a different view of the database. Form can be designed for effective retrieval of data through automated searches.

Plus Two Accountancy Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus Two Accountancy Previous Year Question Paper 2017

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

General Instructions to Candidates

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

Question 1:
The ratio in which the old partners agree to sacrifice their share of profit in favor of incoming partner is (1)
a. New ratio
b. Old ratio
c. Sacrificing ratio
d. Gaining ratio

Question 2:
Sanu and Binu are partners in a firm sharing profit and losses in the ratio of 3:1. They admit Jinu for 3/7 share. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio. (1)

Question 3:
Write journal .entry for recording unrecorded liability at the time of retirement of a partner. (1)

Question 4:
Anand sports clubreceived Rs. 1,75,000 as subscription for the year ended 31^st March 2016. Consider the following adjustments and mention whether we should add or deduct each items to find out subscription for the year. (2)

a. Subscription outstanding on 31^st March 2016 Rs. 15,000.

b. Subscription outstanding on 1^st April 2015 Rs. 20,000.

c. Subscription received in advance as on 1^st April 2015 Rs. 16,000.

d. Subscription received in advance as on 31^st March 2016 Rs. 12000.

Question 5:
Firoz and Shahin are partners in a firm. The firm did not have any partnership deed. Specify how the following situations are treated. (1)

a. Sharing of profit and losses

b. Interest on advance given by Firoz to the firm.

Question 6:
Priya, Priji and Viji are partners, sharing profit and losses in the ratio of 4:3:2. Priji retired and goodwill is valued at Rs. 63,000. Priya and Viji are decided to share future profits and losses in the ratio of 5:3. Record necessary journal entry, when goodwill is raised at its full value and written off immediately. (2)

Question 7:
Mention the name of account where profit or loss on realization is transferred. (1)

Question 8:
What journal entry will be passed if realization expenses are paid by a partner on behalf of the firm.? (1)

Question 9:
Partners capital account and current account are not maintained separately under —— method of maintaining capital account. (1)

Question 10:
Anoop and Johny are partners in a firm, sharing profit and losses in the ratio of 3:2. The firm was decided to dissolve on 31st March 2016. Mention any four ways of dissolution of firm. (2)

Question 11:
Anwar a partner in Akbar Travels with draw money during the year ending 31st March 2016 from his capital account for his personal use . Calculate interest on drawings on the following situations if rate of interest is 9% p.a. (3)

a. If he withdrew Rs.2,500 per month at the beginning of the month.
b. If the amount withdrawn were on 1 – 6 – 2015, Rs. 7,500 on 31-8-2015 Rs. 3,000 and 30 – 9 – 2015 Rs.6,500.

Question 12:
The capital of the firm of Mohan and Rissam is Rs. 75,000 and the rate of interest is 15%. Annual salary to partners is Rs. 5,000 each. The profit for the last 3 years were Rs. 36,000, 38000 and 31,000. Goodwill is to be valued at 2 years purchase of the last 3 years average super profits. Calculate the goodwill of the firm. (3)

Question 13:
Renjith, Sumesh and Aneesh are partners in a firm. Sumesh retires from the firm.
On the date of retirement of Sumesh, Rs.45,000 become due to him. Renjith and Aneesh promise to pay the amount in installments. Prepare Sumesh’s loan account, when they agree to pay three yearly installments of Rs. 15,000 including interest at 12% p.a. on the outstanding balance during the first 3 years and the balance including interest in the fourth year.

Question 14:
A, B & C are partners sharing profit and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3: 2. Their Balance Sheet as on 31^st March 2015 was as follows:


The firm was dissolved on that date.
Prepare realization account with the following information:

a. Building realized for Rs. 120000; Bills receivables realized for Rs. 70,000; Stock realized for Rs. 40,000 and Machinery sold for Rs, 33,000 and furniture Rs.60,000.

b. Bank loan was settled for Rs. 70,000; Creditors and bills payable were settled at 10% discount.

c. Realisation expenses Rs. 1,500.

Question 15:

L is admitted on the following terms:

1. L will bring Rs. 15,000 as capital and Rs.5,000 as premium for goodwill for 1/6 share.

2. The value of stock is reduced by 10% and plant and machinery increased by 5%.

3. Investment worth Rs.1,5oo(not mentioned in the Balance Sheet) is to be taken into account.

Prepare revaluation account and capital account of partners.

Question 16:
a. From the following Receipt and Payment Account of a club, prepare income and expenditure account for the year ended 31st December 2016 and Balance Sheet as on that date:

Additional information:

a. The club has loo members each paying an annual subscription of Rs. 900. Subscripti ons outstanding on December 31, 2015 were Rs. 3,800.

b.On December 31^st, 2016, salary outstanding amounted to Rs. 1,000, salary paid included Rs. 1,000 for the year 2015.

c. On January 1, 2016 the club owned land and building Rs. 25,000, furniture Rs.2,600 and books Rs. 6,200.

b. One of your friend wish to take membership in a cricket club. He does not know anything about Not-for-profit organizations. Can you explain him what it is and what are different accounting records maintained in such organization and steps for preparing final accounts? (8)

Answers

Answer 1:
(c) Sacrificing ratio

Answer 2:
3 : 1: 3

Answer 3:
Revaluation A/c Dr.
To Unrecorded liability

Answer 4:

Answer 5:
a. Equally
b. 696 interest on loan should be given to the partner Mr.Firoz

Answer 6:
Goodwill (premium) A/c Dr. 63000
To Priya’s Capital A/c 28000
To Priji’s Capital A/c 21000
To Viji’s Capital A/c 14000
(Goodwill raised at its full value and credited to old partner’s capital account in their old ratio)
Priya’s Capital A/c Dr. 39375
Viji’s Capital A/c Dr. 23625
To Goodwill A/c 63000
(Full value of goodwill written off to continuing partners’ capital account in their new ratio)

Answer 7:
Partners’ Capital Account or Partner’s Current Account

Answer 8:
Realization A/c Dr.
To Partner’s Capital A/c

Answer 9:
Fluctuating Capital Method

Answer 10:
Dissolution by agreement
Compulsory Dissolution
Dissolution on the happening of certain contingencies – like expiry of term of firm, death etc.,
Dissolution by notice
Dissolution by court

Answer 11:
a. Calculation of interest on Drawings:
Total Drawing = 2500 x 12 = 30000
Average period = 6.5
Interest on drawing = 30000 x 6.5/12
9% = 1462.50

Interest on drawings for one month on the
sum of products = sum of products x \(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) x \(\frac { Rate of interest }{ 100 }\) 135000 x \(\frac { 1 }{ 12 }\) x9/100 = 1012.5

Answer 12:
Calculation of goodwill-Super Profit Method
Goodwill = Super Profit No.of years purchase
Super Profit= Average Profit – Normal Profit
∴ Average Profit = 36ooo+38ooo+3iooo= 105000/3 =35000
Normal Profit = Interest on capital+Partner’s Salary
Interest on capital = 75000 x 15% =11250
Partner’s Salary = 5000 x 2 = 10000
Normal Profit = 11250 + 10000=21250
Super Profit = 35000 – 21250 = 13750
Goodwill = 13750 * 2 = 27500

Answer 13:

Answer 14:

Answer 15:

Answer 16:

b. Not-for -profit Organisation refer to the organisations that are for used for the welfare of the society and are set up as charitable institutions which function without any profit motive. Their main aims is to provide service to a specific group or the public at large. Normally, they do not manufacture, purchase of sell goods and may not have credit transactions. Hence they need not maintain many books of account (as the trading concerns do) and Trading and Profit and ^ Loss Account. The funds raised by such organisations are credited to capital fund or general fund. The major sources of their income usually are subscriptions from their members donations, grants-in-aid, income from investments, etc. The main objective of keepting records in such organisations is to meet the statutory requirement and help them in exercising control over utilization of their funds. They also have to prepare the financial statements at the end of each accounting period (usually a financial year) and ascertain their income and expenditure and the financial position, and submit them to the statutory authority called Registrar of Societies.

As stated earlier, normally such organisations are not engaged in any trading or business activities . The main sources of their income are subcriptions from members, donations, financial assistance from government and income from investments. Most of their transactions are in cash or through the bank. These institutions are required by law to keep proper accounting records and keep proper control over the utilization of their funds. This is why they usually keep a cash book in which all receipts and payments are duly recorded. They also maintain a ledger containing the accounts of all incomes, expenses, assets and liabilites which facilitates the preparation of financial statements at the end of the accounting period. In addition, they are required to maintain a stock register to keep complete record of all fixed assets and the consumables.

Final Accounts of Financial Statements: The Not-for-Profit Organisations are also required to prepare financial statements at the end of the each accounting period. Although these organisations are non-profit making entities and they are not required to make Trading and Profit & Loss Account but it is necessary to know whether the income during the year was sufficient to meet the expenses or not. Not only that they have to provide the necessary financial .information to members, donors, and contributors and also to the Registrar of Societies. For this purpose, they have to prepare their final accounts at the end of the accounting period and the general principles of accounting are fully applicable in their preparation as stated earlier, the final accounts of a ‘not-for- profit organisation’ consist of the following.

1. Receipt and Payment Account
2. Income and Expenditure Account, and
3. Balance Sheet.

The Receipt and Payment Account is the summary of cash and bank transations which helps in the preparation of Income and Expenditure Account and the , Balance Sheet. Income and Expenditure Account is akin to Profit and Loss Account. The Not-for-Profit Organisations usually prepare the Income and Expenditure Account and a Balance Sheet with the help of Receipt and Payment Account.

In fact, if an organisation has followed the double entry system they must prepare a trial balance for checking the accuracy of the ledger accounts and it will also facilitate the preparation of receipt and Payment account. Income and Expenditure Account and the Balance Sheet.
Following steps may be helpful in preparing an Income and Expenditure Account from a given Receipt and payment Account:

1. Persye the Receipt and Payment Account thoroughly
2. Exclude the opening and closing balances of cash and bank as they are not an income.
3. Exclude the capital receipts and capital payments as these are to be shown in the Balance Sheet.
4. Consider only the revenue receipts to be shown on the income side of Income and Expenditure Account. Some of these need to be adjusted by excluding the amounts relating to the preceding and the succeeding periods and including the amounts relating to the current year not yet received.
5. Take the revenue expenses to the expenditure side of the Income and Expenditure. Account with due adjustments as per the additional information provided relating to the amounts received in advance and those not yet received.
6. Consider the following items not appearing in the Receipt and Payment Account that need to be taken into account for determing the surplus/deficit for the current year:
   •  Depreciation of fixex assets.
   • Provision for doubtful debts, if required.
   • Profit or loss on sale of fixed assets.

Preparation of Balance Sheet
The following procedure is adopted to prepare the Balance Sheet:

1. Take the Capital/General Fund as per the opening balance sheet and add surplus from the Income and Expenditure Account. Further, add entrance fees, legacies, life membership fees, etc. received during the year.
2. Take all the fixed assets (not sold/discarded/or destroyed during the year) with additions (from the Receipts and Payments account) after charging depreciation (as per Income and Expenditure account) and show them on the assets side.
3. Compare items on the receipts side of the Receipts and Payments Account with income side of the Income and Expenditure Account. This is to ascertain the amounts of:
   • subscriptions due but not yet received
   •  incomes received in advance
   • sale of fixed assets made during the year;
   • items to be capitalised (i.e. taken directly to the Balance Sheet)
     e.g. legacies, interest on specific fund investment and so on.
4. Similarly compare, items on the payments side of the Receipt and Payment Account with expenditure side of the Income and Expenditure Account. This is to ascertain the amounts if:
   • outstanding expenses;
   • prepaid expenses;
   • purchase of a fixed asset during the year;
   • depreciation on fixed assets;
   • stock of consumable items like stationery in hand;
   • Closing balance of cash in hand and cash at bank as, and so on.

Plus Two Accountancy Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus Two Accountancy Previous Year Question Paper 2018

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

General Instructions to Candidates

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

Answer all questions from 1 to 3. Each carries 1 score.

Question 1:
Complete the series:
a. Receipts and Payments Account → Cash in Hand and Cash at Bank
b. Income and Expenditure Account → ___?__

Question 2:
On admission of a partner, the Debit Balance of profit and Loss Account shown in the Balance Sheet of the firm, denotes:
a. Accumulated Profit
b. Accumulated Loss
c. Revalution Loss
d. General Reserve

Question 3:
On death of a partner, his legal representatives were settled by paying Rs. 1,20,000. As per his Capital Account, the amount due to him after all adjustments was Rs. 1,05,000. Ascertain the deceased partner’s share of goodwill from the firm.
(Hint: Case of hidden goodwill)

Answer any 2 questions from 4 to 6, each carries 2 scores.

Question 4:
List out any four items to be credited to a partner’s Current Account, when capitals are fixed.

Question 5:
Mention two situations in which ‘Compulsory Dissolution’ of a partnership business takes place.

Question 6:
Pass journal Entries on dissolution of a firm, in connection with realisation of assets,in the following cases:
a. Furniture worth Rs. 12,000 taken over by Mr.Roy, one of the partners, at the book value.
b. Unrecorded machinery sold out for Rs. 4,000.

Answer any 5 questions from 7 to 12, each carries 3 scores. (Score : 5 x 3=15)

Question 7:
During the year 2016-17, there was 1800 members in a sports club. The yearly subscription was fixed at Rs.40 per member. There was an unearned subscription of Rs.2,000 at the beginning of the year. The unearned subscription at the end of the year was Rs. 1,200.
Show how the amount of subscription appears in the following financial statements of the club:
a. Income and Expenditure Account.
b. Receipts and Payments Account.

Question 8:
Anu and Beena are partners in a firm sharing profits in 3: 2 ratio. They admitted Bindu as a new partner. Anu surrendered 1/3 of her share in favour of Bindu and Beena surrendered 1/4 of her share in favour of Bindu. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio.

Question 9:
Afnas and Sakariya are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2 Ukkash is admitted as a new partner for 1/4 share in profits. He should brings in Rs. 50,000 as capital and his share of goodwill in cash. Firm’s goodwill is valued at Rs.80,000 at the time of his admission.
Give necessary journal Entries, on the assumption that 50% of the premium amount is withdrawn by the old partners.

Question 10:
Aran, Hari and Jaya are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3: 2. Jaya retires from the firm and the continuing partners decided to share future profits in the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. On her retirement, firm’s goodwill valued at Rs.50,000.
Record necessary journal entries for the treatment of goodwill, without opening the Goodwill Account.

Question 11:
Explain the order in which the amounts realised through the sale of assets are to be applied, at the time of dissolution of a partnership firm.

Question 12:
Prepare a Realisation Account from the following details, on dissolution of a firm:

On the date of the balance sheet, the firm was dissolved and all assets were sold out for Rs. 68,000. Firm incurred Rs. 1,000 as the realisation expenses.

Answer any two questions from 13 to 15, each carries 5 scores.

Question 13:
Gireesh and Ramees are equal partners in a firm and their capitals as on 01 -04-2016 were Rs.80,000 and Rs. 60,000 respectively. As per the partnership deed Gireesh is entitled to monthly salary of Rs. 3,000. Ramees gets a commission of 10% on the Net Profits of the business, before charging such commission. They are also eligible for interest on capital @ 8% p.a Interest on drawings is charged as 6%p.a. Gireesh withdrew Rs.2,000 at the begnning of every month for his personal purposes. Total drawings of Ramees during 2016 – 17 was Rs.20,000.
Prepare the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account, to show the distribution of profits among partners. The net profits of the business for the year ended 31 – 03 – 2017 was Rs. 1,24,000(before adjusting above items).

Question 14:
Shammu and Viswan are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2:1. Radha is admitted into the firm for 1/4 share of profits. The new partner brings in Rs. 40,000 in respect of his capital. The capitals of old partners after all adjustments were Rs.90,000 and Rs.30,000 respectively. It is agreed that partners’ capitals should be according to the new profit sharing ratio.
Determine the new capitals of old partners.
Also record necessary journal entries to adjust the capital accounts in cash terms.

Question 15:
X, Y and Z were partners in business sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2: 1. ‘X’ died on October 1, 2016. It was agreed between his executors and the remaining partners that:
a. Goodwill to be valued at 2 years purchase of the average profits of previous ‘5’ years.
(Average profit of past 5 years is worked out as Rs. 30,000)
b. Machinery be depreciated by Rs. 12,000 and Buildings be appreciated by Rs.24,000.
c. Profits for the year 206-17 be taken as having accrued at the same rate as that of the previous year. (The profit of 2015 -16 was Rs.36000)
d. Interest on capital @12% p.an (X’s capital account has a credit balance of Rs.60,000 as on 01-04-2016)
e. Accumulated profits or losses are to be shared among partners. (Balance Sheet of the firm as on 31-03-2016 shows a credit balance of Rs. 24,000 in the Profit and Loss Account) Workout the amount payable to X’s legal representatives and show them in X’s Capital Account.

Answer the question no.16, which carries 8 scores.

Question 16:
The Receipts and Payments Account of a Private School is given below:

Receipts and Payments Account(31-03-2017)

The school has following assets and liabilities as on 01-04-2016:
Furniture School Bus Bank Loan

Land & Buildings                   Rs. 4,50,000
Furniture                                 Rs. 1,85,000
School Bus                               Rs. 1,15,000
Bank Loan                               Rs. 1,50,000

Prepare the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 – 03 – 2017 and the Balance Sheet as on that date by considering the following:
a. Half of the donations should be treated as income.
b. Advertisement expenses outstanding Rs. 1,200.
c. Interest on Bank Loan Rs. 14,600 due for payment.
d. Accrued interest on investments Rs.2,400.

Answers

Answer 1:
b. Surplus / Deficit / Opening Balance

Answer 2:
Actual loss

Answer 3:
Hidden Goodwill = Capitalized value of firm – Networth
= 120000 – 105000 = 15000

Answer 4:
i. Commission
ii. Salary
iii. Interest o capital
iv. General Reserve
v. Credit Balance

Answer 5:
a. Where all the partners or all exept one becomes insolvent or iNSANE.
b. When the business becomes illegal.
c. When all the partners except one decide to retire from the firm.
d. When all the partners or all except one die.

Answer 6:

Answer 7:
a. Income & Expenditure A/C

b. Receipts & Payment A/C

Answer 8:

Answer 9:

Answer 10:


Working notes
1. Jaya’s share of Goodwill = 50000 x \(\frac { 2 }{ 10 }\) = 10000
2. Calculation of gaining ratio
Gaining share = New share – old sharew
Aruns gaining share = \(\frac { 3 }{ 5 }\) – \(\frac { 5 }{ 10 }\) = \(\frac { 5 }{ 50 }\)
Hans gairnng share = \(\frac { 2 }{ 5 }\) – \(\frac { 3 }{ 10 }\) = \(\frac { 5 }{ 50 }\)
Hence, gaining ratio between Arun & Han is 5 : 5 ⇒ \(\frac { 5 }{ 10 }\) : \(\frac { 5 }{ 10 }\)

Answer 11:
a. Paying off rralization expenses
b. Paying the depts of third parties, creditors, Bank OD, Bills payable.
c. Repayment of Loan from partners.
d. Repayment of capital contributed by partners.
e. Surplus if any distributed to partners in the profit sharing ratio.

Answer 12:

Answer 13:

Answer 14:
i. Calculation of new profit sharing ratio
Total share = 1 Radha share = \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\)
Remaining shares = 1 – \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\) = \(\frac { 3 }{ 4 }\)
Shamnu’s new share = \(\frac { 3 }{ 4 }\) x \(\frac { 2 }{ 3 }\) = \(\frac { 6 }{ 12 }\)
Viswan new share = \(\frac { 3 }{ 4 }\) x \(\frac { 1 }{ 3 }\) = \(\frac { 3 }{ 12 }\)
Radha share = \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\) x \(\frac { 3 }{ 3 }\) = \(\frac { 3 }{ 12 }\)

ii. Required capital shamnu & Viswan
Radha’s capital [Who has \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\) share in profits] is Rs.40000.
Viswan new share in profits \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\) .
Hence his capital will be Rs. 80000.
Alternatively based on Radha’s capital of the firm works out at Rs. 16oooo (4/1 Rs.4000) Hence, based on theior shari in profits, the capital of Shamnu & Viswan will be.
Shamnus capital = \(\frac { 2 }{ 4 }\) of 160000 = 80000
Viswan capital = \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\) of 160000=40000

Answer 15:

a. Goodwill = Average profits x No.of years purchase
= 30000 x 2 = 60000
60000 x \(\frac { 3 }{ 6 }\) = 30000
b. Revaluation Profit = 12000
X’s share = 12000 x \(\frac { 3 }{ 6 }\) = 6000
c. P/L Suspense a/c = 36000 x \(\frac { 6 }{ 12 }\) x \(\frac { 3 }{ 6 }\) = 9000
d. Interest on capital = Amount of capital x rule x period
= 6oooo x \(\frac { 12 }{ 100 }\) x \(\frac { 6 }{ 12 }\) = 3600
e. P/L credit Balance = 24000 x \(\frac { 3 }{ 6 }\) = 12000

Answer 16:
Income & Expenditure a/c for the year ended 31/03/17

Plus Two Accountancy Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala State Board New Syllabus Plus Two Physics Previous Year Question Papers and Answers.

Kerala Plus Two Physics Previous Year Question Paper March 2018 with Answers

Time: 2 Hours
Cool off time: 15 Minutes
Maximum: 60 Scores

General Instructions to candidates:

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

The given value of constants can be used wherever necessary.

Velocity or light in vacuum, c = 3 × 10⁸ m/s
Plank’s constant, h = 6.64 × 10^-34 Js
Charge of electron, e = 1.6 × 10^-19C
Mass of the electron, m = 9.1 × 10^-31 kg
Avogadro number = 6.025 × 10²³ atom/mol
ε₀ = 8.854  × 10^-12 C² N^-1 m^-2
μ₀ = 4π × 10^-7 Tm/A

Questions 1 and 2 carry 1 Score each. Answer both. (2 × 1 = 2)

Question 1.
How will you represent a resistance of 3700 Ω ± 5% using colour code?
Answer:
Orange, Violet, Red and Gold.

Question 2.
Draw the symbol of NAND gate.
Answer:

Answer any six questions from question number 3 to 10. Each question carries 2 Scores. (Scores: 6 × 2 = 12)

Question 3.
Two equal and opposite charges placed in air as shown in figure:

a) Redraw the figure and show the direction of dipole moment (P), direction of resultant electric field (E) at P.
b) Write an equation to find out the electric field at P.
Answer:
a)

b) \(\overline{\mathrm{E}}=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}} \frac{\overline{\mathrm{P}}}{\mathrm{r}^{3}}\)

Question 4.
Calculate the electrical capacitance of earth. The radius of earth is 6400 km.
Answer:
Capacitance of earth C = \(4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} \mathrm{R}\)
C = \(4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}\) × 6400 × 10³
= 710.8 µF

Question 5.
What do you mean by drift velocity? Write the relation between drift velocity and electric current.
Answer:
The average velocity acquired by an electron under the applied electric field is called drift velocity.
I = neAV_d

Question 6.
A galvanometer is connected as shown in the figure:

a) This combination can be used as ………..
(voltmeter/rheostat/ammeter)
b) Derive an expession to find the value of resistance S.
Answer:
a) Ammeter
b)

Let G be the resistance of the galvanometer, giving full deflection for a current I_g.
To convert it into an ammeter, a suitable shunt resistance ‘S’ is connected in parallel. In this arrangement Ig current flows through Galvanometer and remaining (I – Ig) current flows through shunt resistance.
Since G and S are parallel
P.d Across G = p.d across S
Ig × G = (I – Ig)s

Question 7.
An unpolarised light incident on a medium as shown in figure.

Show that the direction of reflected and refracted waves are mutually perpendicular.
Answer:
According to Brewster’s law
n = tan p = \(\frac{\sin p}{\cos p}\) ………(1)
According to Snell’s law
n = \(\frac{\sin p}{\sin x}\) …….(2)
Comparing (1) and (2), we get
\(\frac{\sin p}{\sin x}=\frac{\sin p}{\sin x}\)
sin x = cos p = sin(90 – p)
x = 90 – p, but p = r
x = 90 – r
x + r =90°
If x + r is 90°, angle between reflected and refracted ray will be 90°.

Question 8.
How many electrons, protons and neutrons are there in 16g of ₈O¹⁶?
Answer:
Number of atoms in 16g of ₈O¹⁶ = 6.023 × 10²³
Number of protons = 8 × 6.023 × 10²³
Numberof neutrons = 8 × 6.023 × 10²³

Question 9.
The given block diagram shows general form of a communication system.

a) Identify the blocks X and Y.
b) What is the difference between attenuation and amplification?
Answer:
a) X – transmitter
Y – Receiver
b) Attenuation: The loss of strength of a signal while propagating through a medium is known as attenuation.
Amplification: It is the process of increasing the amplitude of a signal.

Question 10.
What is the population covered by the transmission, if the average population density around the tower is 1200 km^-2? The antenna height is 160 m.
Answer:
Distance travelled by the wave d = \(\sqrt{2 R h}\)
Area = πd²
= π(\(\sqrt{2 R h}\))²
= π2Rh
= 3.14 × 2 × 6400 × 0.160 Km²
Population covered = Area × population density
= 3.14 × 2 × 6400 × 0.16 × 1200
= 7.72 × 10⁶

Answer any five questions from question number 11 to 16. Each question carries 3 Scores. (Scores: 5 × 3 = 15)

Question 11.
Two spheres encloses charges as shown in figure:

a) Derive and expression for electric field intensity at any point on the surface S2.
b) What is the ratio of electric flux through S₁ and S₂?
Answer:
a) According to Guess law

b) Flux a charge
for first sphere Φ₁ α Q
for second sphere Φ₂ α 3Q
∴ \(\frac{\phi_{1}}{\phi_{2}}=\frac{Q}{3 Q}=\frac{1}{3}\)
= 1 : 3

Question 12.
The electric field lines of a positive charge is as shown in figure:

a) Give the sign of potential difference Vp – Vq.
b) Give the sign of work done by the field in moving a small positive charge from ‘Q’ to ‘P’.
c) What is the shape of equipotential surface near the charge?
Answer:
a) positive.
b) negative.
c) spherical.

Question 13.
a) Name the part of electromagnetic spectrum:
i) used in radar systems.
ii) produced by bombarding a metal target by a high speed electrons.
b) Electromagnetic waves are produced by ………..
(charges at rest/charges in uniform motion/ charges in accelerated motion)
c) Why only microwaves are used in microwave ovens?
Answer:
a) i) Micro waves
ii) X – rays
b) Charges in accelerated motion.
c) The frequency of micro waves matches with the rotational frequency of water molecule.

Question 14.
Two thin convex lenses of focal length f₁ and f₂ are placed in contact:
a) If the object is at principal axis, draw ray diagram of the image formation by this combination of lenses.
b) Obtain a general expression for effective focal length of the combination in terms of f₁ and f₂.
Answer:
a)

b) Consider two thin convex lenses of focal lengths f₁ and f₂ kept in contact. Let O be an object kept at a distance ‘u’ from the first lens L₁, I₁ is the image formed by the first lens at a distance v₁.
Then from the lens formula, we can write,
\(\frac{1}{f_{1}}=\frac{1}{v_{1}}-\frac{1}{u}\) ……..(1)
This image will act as the virtual object for the second lens and the final image is formed at I (at a distance v). Then
\(\frac{1}{f_{2}}=\frac{1}{v}-\frac{1}{v_{1}}\) ……..(2)
Adding eq (1) and eq (2)

If the two lenses are replaced by a single lens of focal length ‘F’ the image is formed at ‘v’. Then we can write,
\(\frac{1}{F}=\frac{1}{v}-\frac{1}{u}\) …….(4)
from eq(3) and (4),
\(\frac{1}{F}=\frac{1}{f_{1}}+\frac{1}{f_{2}}\) …….(3)

Question 15.
A plane wave-front AB incident on a surface XY and undergoes refraction as shown in figure:

a) Prove Snell’s law of refraction by using this figure.
b) What is the change in speed of propagation and frequency of the refracted wave?
Answer:
a) AB is the incident wavefront and c₁ is the velocity of the wavefront in the first medium. CD is the refracted wavefront and c₂ is the velocity of the wavefront in the second medium. AC is a plane separating the two media.

The time taken for the ray to travel from P to R is

O is an arbitrary point. Hence AO is a variable.
But the time to travel a wavefront from AB to CD is constant. In order to satisfy this condition, the term containing AO in eq (2) should be zero.

where ¹n₂ is the refractive index of the second medium w.r.t. the first. This is the law of refraction.

b) Speed decreses
frequency remains same.

Question 16.
a) State radioactive decay law.
b) Prove the relation N(t) = N₀e^-λt.
Answer:
a) The number of nuclei undergoing decay per unit time is proportional to number of nuclei in the sample at that time.

b) According to Law of Radioactive decay,
\(\frac{\mathrm{d} \mathrm{N}}{\mathrm{d} \mathrm{t}}\) = -λN
\(\frac{\mathrm{d} \mathrm{N}}{\mathrm{d} \mathrm{t}}\) = -λdt
Integrating
In N = -λt + C …….. (1)
C is the constant of integration. To get value of C, let us assume that initially (t = 0) the number of nuclei be N₀.
∴ C = In N₀
Substituting for C in equation (1) we get,
In N – In N₀ = -λt
In \(\frac{\mathrm{N}}{\mathrm{N}_{0}}\) = -λt
\(\frac{\mathrm{N}}{\mathrm{N}_{0}}\) e-λt
N = N₀e^-λt

Answer any four questions from question number 17 to 21. Each question carries 4 Scores. (4 × 4 = 16)

Question 17.
Two charged partjeles q1 and q2 are moving through a uniform magnetic field (B) as shown in figure:

a) What is the shape of path of q₁ and q₂.
b) Derive an expression for cyclotron frequency with the help of a neat diagram.
Answer:
a) q₁ charges undergoes helical motion and q₂ moves in a circular path.

b)

Let ‘v’ be the velocity of ion, q the charge of the ion and B the magnetic flux density. If the ion moves along a semicircular path of radius ‘r’, then we can write

Question 18.
The B-H curve of a ferromagnetic material is as shown in figure:

a) What do you mean by ferromagnetic material? Write any two properties of it.
b) Identify the value of retentivity and coercivity from the figure.
c) A solenoid has a core of a material with relative permeability 400. The windings of the solenoid are insulated from the core and carry a current of 2A. If the number of turns is 1000 per metre, calculate magnetic intensity (H) and magnetic field (B).
Answer:
a) Ferromagnetic substances are those which gets strongly magnetized in an external magnetic field.
Properties: High susceptibility and permeability.
b) Ob represents retentivity and Oc coercivity.
c) H = nI
= 1000 × 2
= 2 × 10³ A/m
B = µ_sµ_rH
= µ₀ × 400 × 2 × 10³
B = IT

Question 19.
a) Derive an expression for self inductance of a solenoid.
b) What do you mean by eddy current? Write any two applications of it.
Answer:
a) Consider a solenoid (air core) of length/.number of turns N and area cross section A. let ‘n’ be the no. of turns per unit length (n = N/I)
The magnetic flux linked with the solenoid,
Φ = BAN
Φ = μ₀nIAN (since B = μ₀ ni)
but Φ = LI
∴ LI = μ₀nIAN
L = μ₀nAN
If solenoid contains a core of relative permeability
μr
Then L = μ₀μ_rnAN

b) when magnetic flux in a metal block changes, induced currents are produced. This current is called eddy current.
Applications:

• Magnetic beaking in trains
• Damping
• Induction furnace

Question 20.
The given graph shows the variation of KE with frequency of incident radiations for two surfaces A and B.

a) Which of the two metals has greater work function? For which of the metals will stopping potential be more for the same frequency of incident radiation?
b) The work function of caesium metal is 2.14 eV. When light of frequency 6 × 10¹⁴ Hz incident on the metal surface, what is the maximum KE of the photoelectrons and stopping potential?
Answer:
a) A
b) KE = hυ – Φ₀
= 6.6 × 10^-34 × 6 × 10¹⁴ – 2.14 × 1.6 × 10^-19
= 0.551 × 10^-19 J
= 0.345 eV
∴ Stopping potential = 0.345 V

Question 21.
a) Name different series of lines observed in hydrogen spectrum.
b) Draw energy level diagram of hydrogen atom.
Answer:
a) Laymen, Balmer, Paschen, Bracket, Pfund
b)

Answer any three questions from question number 22 to 25. Each question carries 5 Scores. (Scores: 3 × 5 = 15)

Question 22.
The circuit diagram of a potentiometer for determining the emf ‘E’ of a cell of negligible internal resistance is as shown in figure.

a) State the principle of working of a potentiometer.
b) How the balancing length AJ changes when the value of R₁ decreases?
c) Derive an expression to find out internal resistance of a cell.
Answer:
a) Potential difference between two points of current carrying conductor is directly proportional to the length of the wire between two points.
b) Balancing length decreases.
c)

The key (K₁) in the primary circuit is closed and the key is the secondary (K₂) is open. Jockey is moved to get zero deflection in galvanometer. The balancing length l₁ (from A) is found out.
Then we can write.
E₁ ∝ l₁ …….. (1)
Key K₂ is put in the circuit, corresponding balancing length (l₂) is found out. Let V be the applied voltage, then
V₁ ∝ l₁ ……..(2)
‘V’ is the voltage across resistance box.
Current through resistance box
i.e., voltage across resistance,

Question 23.
The phasor diagram of the alternating voltage across an unknown device X and current flowing through it are shown below.

a) Identify the device X.
b) Draw the graphical variation of current and voltage with ωt through this device.
c) Draw the phasor diagram which shows the relation among VR, VL, VC and I in a series LCR circuit.
Answer:
a) Resistor
b)

c)

Question 24.
A ray of light passing through a prism. If the refracted ray QR is parallel to the base BC, as shown in figure.

a) Derive an expression to find out deviation (d).
b) Draw a graph which shows the variation of ‘d’ with ‘i’.
c) Calculate the angle of minimum deviation if A = 60° and refractive index of the material of prism is 1.62.
Answer:
a)

The angle between the emergent ray and incident ray is the deviation ‘d’.
In the quadrilateral AQMR,
∠Q + ∠R = 180°
[since N1M and NM are normal]
i.e., ∠A + ∠M = 180° …….(1)
In the Δ QMR,
∴ r₁ + r₂ + ∠M = 180° …….(2)
Comparing eq (1) and eq (2)
r₁ + r₂ = ∠A …….(3)
From the Δ QRT,
(i₁ – r₁) + (i₂ – r₂) = d
(i₁ + i₂) – (r₁ + r₂) = d
but, r₁ + r₂ = A
∴ (i₁ + i₂) – A = d

Question 25.
The symbol of a diode is shown in the figure:

a) The diode is a ………… (rectifier diode/photo diode/Zener diode)
b) Draw the VI characteristics of above diode.
c) A zener diode with V_Z = 6.0 V is used for voltage regulation. The current through the load is to be 4.0 mA and that through the zener diode is 20 mA. If the unregulated input is 10.0 V, what is the value of series resistor R?
d) What is the fundamental frequency of the ripple in a full wave rectifier circuit operating from 50 Hz mains?
Answer:
a) Rectifier diode
b)

c) I = I_Z + I_L
= 20 × 10^-3 + 4 × 10^-3
I = 24 × 10^-3 A
Resistance R = \(\frac{V}{1}=\frac{10-6}{24 \times 10^{-3}}\)
R = 166.67 Ω
d) 100 Hz

Kerala Plus Two English Model Question Paper 4

Time: 2 1/2 Hour
Cool off time: 15 Minutes
Maximum: 80 Score

(Qns. 1-3)Read the following excerpt from the lesson ‘Dangers of Drug Abuse’ and answer the questions that follow.
It is now often considered naive to expend energy on solving a problem when there is an easy way out. It is a simple step from ‘look what drugs do for me when I feel depressed ’, to ‘imagine what drug can do for me when I feel good already’.

Question 1.
What is the problem discussed here?

Question 2.
What is an easy way?

Question 3.
Write a paragraph on the mental as well as the physical impact of drug abuse

Question 4.
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option.
passed away, do without, look forward to, called off, made up, carried away, break out, run out, put up with, keep up.

1. Don’t smoke in the forest. Fires…………. easily at this time of the year.
2. I……….. seeing my friends again.
3. I’m afraid; we have ………… of apple juice. Will an orange juice do?
4. Your website has helped me a lot to…………… the good work.
5. A friend of mine has ……….. her wedding.
6. His mother can’t……….. his terrible behaviour anymore.
7. As an excuse for being late, she…………. a whole story.
8. I got……….. his enthusiasm.
9. I just can not………….. my mobile. I always keep it with me.
10. She was very sad because of her father………….. last week

(Qns. 5-7) Read the following lines from the poem ‘This Is Going to Hurt Just a Little Bit’ and answer the questions that follow.
And it is all cluttered up with stone
crushers and concrete mixer sand drills
and steam rollers and there isn’t a nerve in your head that you aren’t being irked on.

Question 5.
What does the poet mean by‘it’here?

Question 6.
Bring out the humour used in these lines.

Question 7.
Who is the author of the poem?

Question 8.
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. List them as shown in the example.
Eg:- Time is Very precious than money. Ans.Very more

1. Money once loses can be regained,  (a) ………….
2. But time once lost was lost forever. (b) ………….
3. Those who don’t act in time have to repent in the future (c) ………….
4. A lost opportunity may soil once life. (d) ……………..

(Qns. 9-11) Read the following excerpt from the anecdote ‘Didi’ and answer ques­tions that follow.
‘One day I walked into a sprawling, a low-income community which was a maze of tiny alley was, buzzing with life. An estimated 10,000 people lived here with no running water, no system of waste disposal, and shared six dark cubicle toilets that lined an adjoining alley.’

Question 9.
Name the lady who visited the community

Question 10.
What did she see there?

Question 11.
What does the word ‘maze’ mean here
(a) group
(b) mess
(c) place
(d) area

Question 12.
Imagine that you won the National Green Corps (NGC) Award for coordinating the activities of your school eco club. The award would be given away by the Governor of the state in the presence of the Chief Minister, the Minister for Home Affairs and cer­tain other dignitaries. You are supposed to deliver a speech after receiving the award. Draft the speech you are likely to deliver

Question 13.
In his speech, Dr.Kalam says: “When it comes to burning social issues like those relat­ed to women, dowry, girl child and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? It’s the whole system which has to change”.

Write an editorial on the changes that have to be brought in the system so as to im­prove the condition of women in India

Question 14.
A debate was conducted in the class on the topic ‘who is an ideal wife’-a wife who lives according to the wishes of the husband or a wife with strong views and opinions?
The major arguments for the topic are as follows:

• An ideal wife is one who lives according to the wishes of the husband because of women regard husbands as God.
• In the male-dominated society, women find themselves in a better position to live according to the wishes of their husbands.
• Women are labeled as the weaker sex.
• Women are submissive.
  Prepare four arguments against.

Question 15.
A seminar on ‘Increasing Environmental Havoc’ was conducted in CMI Public School as per the following programme. Read it carefully and prepare a report of the seminar in about 200 words

CMI Public School
Kozhikode -17
Seminar

Topic : Environmental Issues, Havoc
Venue: School Auditorium
Date: 18.02.2016
Programme
Prayer:  School choir
Welcome speech:  Sri. Ashok Mehta (Principal)
Presidential address: Sri. Mathew Stephen(MLA)
Inaugural address: Smt.SugathaKumari (poetess and environmentalist)
Felicitation: Kum. Aruna Bhasin (Staff representative)
Mr. Vipin Das (Student representative)
Paper: 1. Mr. Shyam Kumar M K (What is the environment)
presentations  2. Ms. Ashmy Salim (Causes of environmental degradation)
3. Merin James
(Consequences of environmental degradation)
4. John Koshy (Role of students in preserving environment)
Interactive session
The vote of thanks: Mr. Jens Janus (School chairman)
National Anthem: School choir

Question 16.
“I was in to see Gresham this afternoon. He told me about the offer he had made you.
But he knew that no amount of money would make you do something you thought wrong,” said Marshall to Baldwin. If John Gresham narrated the incident that pre­ceded this talk to Marshall, how would he explain it? Write your answer in the first person narrative.
Question 17.
Shaheen Mistri says “I began to notice the disparity that existed in different peoples lives.” In our society, there exists a wide gap in inequality even today. So, your school has decided to conduct an essay competition on this topic, ‘The importance of equality in India, in order to propagate the idea of a right to equality. You want to participate in the competition. Prepare the essay on the topic.

Qns (18-20)Read the given excerpt from ‘Amigo Brothers’ and answer the ques­tions that follow.
“Ladies and Gentlemen,” The announcer spoke slowly, “Now is the moment we have all been waiting for for the main event between two fine young Puerto Rican fighters.”

Question 18.
Who are the fighters referred here?

Question 19.
Give a description of the occasion.

Question 20.
What is the tension created at the moment denoted in the passage?

Answers

Answer 1.
The problem of drug abuse.

Answer 2.
The easy way is to see what drugs do for one when one feels depressed and to imagine what it can do when one feels good already.

Answer 3.
The drug-related disorder is found externally at first. But they gradually affect the mind. The addict often feels that people are looking at him strangely. He is not sure when people smile at him that they were not really; laughing. The addict can even lose his sense of being alive. He feels ‘dead inside’. An ad­dict who loses his sensory deprivation may feel that the sun is shining, the flowers are in | bloom, and these are the signs of a good day, but pressing his chest, he doubts whether it is in here. Addicts often press their fingers deep into their arms or legs as if to reassure themselves of their own reality.

Answer 4.

• Don’t smoke in the forest. Fires breakout I ’ easily at this time of the year
• I look forward to seeing my friends again.
• I’m afraid; we have run out of apple juice, Will an orange juice do?
• Your website has helped me a lot to; keep up the good work.
• A friend of mine has called off her wed­ding.
• His mother can’t put up with his terrible behaviour anymore.
• As an excuse for being late, she made up a whole story.
• I got carried away by his enthusiasm.
• I just cannot do without my mobile. I; always keep it with me.
• She was very sad because her father passed away last week.

Answer 5.
His tooth

Answer 6.
By exaggerating the pain and problems caused during a dental repair; using expressions like crushers, concrete mixers, drills I and steam rollers, the poet actually breaks the people into laughter.

Answer 7.
Ogden Nash.

Answer 8.
Lose-lost, Was-is, Once one’s, Has- have

Answer 9.
Shaheen Mistri

Answer 10.
She saw a maze of tiny alleyways, buzzing with, life and around 10,000 people lived there with no running water and no system of waste disposal. They all shared six dark cubicle toilets that lined an adjoining alley.

Answer 11.
Mess

Answer 12.
Award acceptance speech
Honorable Governor of Kerala, your Excel­lency Sri. P Sathasivam, honourable Chief Minister Sri.Oommen Chandi, Home min­ister Sri. Ramesh Chennithala and other dignitaries on and off the dais, and my dear friends,

It is indeed a great privilege and honour for Hill view Public School to receive the Na­tional Green Corps Award. I take this op­portunity to extend our sincere gratitude to all those who made this stage a reality for us.

“We won’t have a society if we destroy them. environment.” These words of Margret Tead are the soul inspiration for the activities of the Eco Club of our school. ‘Awaken to the green pastures’, the motto of our Eco Club is the true expression of our dream to make our school, homes and society green. We nurture and take care the greenery of our school to give back something to mother Earth rather than being mere parasites.

The first seed of organic farming was plant­ed in our mind by our Botany teacher who took our attention to the large quantity of poison we consume each day. Little hands joined to make the wastelands of our school a fertile farm. It found its result. When we reaped tones of farm fresh, poison free veg­etables last year, it set a golden account in the history of our school.

We have adopted a new lifestyle by reducing the electricity bill in our homes for energy conservation, using biofertilizers and most important of all by loving and caring the fel­low creatures and plants. It has helped us a lot to tread milestones in our journey of en­vironment conservation. Our eco club finds pride in declaring our campus plastic free. By planting the seeds of environment con­servation in the minds of the students and the society, we aim to build a generation which is aware of the need for protecting the environment. At this juncture, I may say, that the NGC award for us is an inspira­tion to continue the sincere efforts of envi­ronment conservation. We vow to tread the long miles of environment protection and set its flag high.

My dear friends, the world does not be­long merely to man. Every creatures start­ing from a small and to the human beings deserve a space in it. Let’s open our minds to love and care about the environment and all its creatures as our own fellow brothers and sis­ters.

Thank you.

Answer 13.
We need to change the system

It is high time that we rectified our system so as to ensure a fearless society, a society where equality is guaranteed to women. In India, we have to implement structural changes and realise that change must hap­pen from within everyone.

Crimes against women are inviting everyone’s attention like never before. As our former President Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam pointed out “when it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home”.

Even if we are very much advanced in sci­entific and technological fields, we don’t realise that we should develop morally too.

The concept of morality is related to peace­fulness for everyone. Love and fellow feeling must be inculcated in the minds of the children from their own families. Lessons of equality and social justice must be learned earlier itself. No one can teach these les­sons but children learn what they see. Par­ents should set models at home. If a child sees the love and respect given to a woman at his/her own home, he/she will naturally imbibe such values without any text. Life becomes the text. When we analyse the events happening in our country, we see that crimes against women are often treated with low priority. Do we encourage report­ing of crimes? How many women police are recruited for the help of women? Are they sufficient?

Lack of legal provisions encourages crime.
The authorised must ensure effective crime prevention. All the laws of the country must be standardised to have a maximum of one primary trial and one full appeal on facts and law.

Answer 14.
Against

1. Our Indian culture treats women as mothers; so they should be respected.
2. Husbands and wives have equal status because the family will be a meaningful unit born out of love, consideration, respect, etc towards each other.
3. Men are weaker than women as they try to dominate women.
4. A man may have more muscle power but we can’t achieve anything with muscle power.

Answer 15.
A seminar on ‘Increasing Environmental Havoc’ was conducted in CMI Public School, Chemmannoo’r, on 18.2.2016 at 2.00 pm at the school auditorium. The seminar began with a prayer by the school choir. The school principal, Sri. Ashok Mehta welcomed the dignitaries and the gathering. Sri.Mathew Stephen, MLA of the that, in schools. Smt. Sugatha Kumari the poetess and environmentalist while inaugurating the seminar commented that our environment could be safeguarded only if ‘ the present generation consider and care for our earth as their dear mother.

Kum. Aruna Bhasin, Staff representative and Mr. Vipin Das, representative of the students felicitated the seminar. Different papers on topics like ‘What is the environment? ‘Causes of environmental degradation,’ ‘Consequence of environmental degradation,’ and ‘Role of students in preserving environment’ were presented by Mr. Shyam Kumar M K, Ms. Ashmy Salim, Ms. Merin James, and Mr. John Koshy respectively. The paper presentation was followed by an interactive session in which many students raised their doubts. The students who presented the papers cleared their doubts by giving convincing answers. School chairman, Master. Jens Janus proposed a vote of thanks. The seminar came to an end at 5.00 pm.

Answer 16.
I was accused of misappropriating the bank’s money, which in turn, hurt the clients of the bank. I was a good boss to Mr. Baldwin, and therefore after the arrest, I begged Mr.Baldwin to say three words during my examination on trial regarding my dealings i.e “I don’t remember”. As a reward, I even offered him one hundred thousand dollars an incredible amount of money to him. His family might have insisted that Robert should consider saying “just those three words”. But he said, he simply couldn’t accept a bribe because he couldn’t bear telling a lie.

He respectfully rejected the offer. Actually, this left me to feel ashamed of myself, and I was forced to confess my crime. I realized what a good man Robert was. I knew that no amount of money would make you do something you thought wrong. Really, I was impressed by his action and decided to spread his name as a decent and dignified man. Robert Baldwin’s honesty and integrity brought him a job in another bank.

Answer 17.
“Now as a nation, we don’t promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea that everybody should have an equal opportunity to succeed. No matter who you are, what you look like, where you come from, you can make it. That’s an essential promise of America. Where you start should not determine where you end up.” says Barack Obama. It is high time we should adopt the same view.

Like liberty, equality is also an important concept of Political Science. Equality is a democratic ideal and in our democratic nation, it is the most important right to be ensured. The history of mankind is the history of equality. Throughout the nook and corner of the world, the march of equality is received with cheers. Whether it is the fight of Dr. Nelson Mandela against rarial discrimination in South Africa or Sue Kyi’s fight against the military regime. Rad-hakrishnan had pointed out long back “Democracy only provides that all men should have equal opportunities for the development of their unequal talents”.

We talk of equality because people are unequal although men are born and always continue to be free and equal in respect of their rights. Equality literally means a levelling process whereby the difference between the rich and the poor, the privileged and the underprivileged can be minimised. It means that no man shall be placed in a society that he can overreach his neighbour to the extent which constitutes a denial of the latter’s citizenship”. It is essential for social justice.

Only if all the citizens are given equal opportunity to study, express their views, access job, and become successful, the society will become successful. If a society has ups and downs, development can be claimed for only a minor section. That doesn’t mean the development of the whole nation.
As no two men are equal, equality is an abstract concept. But it has a magical touch that has inspired timid millions to revolt in the past. Political philosophers and revolu­tionaries have used this concept profusely to win over the hearts of the common man. Thus, democracy as a form of government and a way of life can’ succeed only when there is equality in general and political equality in particular.

Every society that values social justice and is anxious to improve the lot of the common man and cultivate all available talent must ensure progressive equality of opportunity to all sections of the population. This is the only guarantee for the building up of a democratic and human society by which the exploitation of the weak will be minimised.

Answer 18.
Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas

Answer 19.
The tournament which was previously held at the gymnasium of Boys’ Club was shifted to Tompkins Square Park. In the morning of the fight itself, Tompkins Square was a beehive of activity. As the two climbed into the ring, the crowd exploded with a roar. The entry of Antonio in his white trunk and Felix in his blue trunk created roar among the audience. Both the boys stayed true to their pact with each other and fought their best. A cry of alarm surged through Tomp­kins Square Park as the audience was not sure whether it was a right to the death or a boxing match. The fear soon gave way to wave upon wave of cheering as the two ami­gos embraced right after the tight contest when Antonio Cruz emerged as the winner to represent the boys’ club in golden gloves tournament.

Answer 20.
A cry of alarm surged through Tompkins Square Park as the audience was not sure whether it was a right to the death or a box­ing match.

Plus Two English Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus Two English Model Question Paper 3

Time: 2 1/2 Hour
Cool off time: 15 Minutes
Maximum: 80 Score

Qns (1-3) Read the given excerpts from the lesson ‘The 3 Ls of Empowerment’ and answer the questions that follow.
‘They are more likely to make decisions based on consensus-building, inclusion, compassion and With a focus on long-term sustainability.’

Question 1.
Who are they referred to here?

Question 2.
What does the expression consensus-building’ mean here?
(i) arriving at a decision.
(ii) collaborative problem solving
(iii) compromise
(iv) consent

Question 3.
Find the word opposite in meaning compassion?
(i) concern
(ii) care
(iii) coldness
(iv) consideration

Question 4.
Complete the following with suitable adverbs. Choose from the box.

1. I have ………..finished.
2. He is clever ………
3. There is…….something wrong. ,
4. ………..I think I should take a long break.
5 ……… her train is late.
6. He is late for work.
7. She is ………..the right person for the job.
8. Have you…….wanted to run away?

Question 5.
Imagine that you convene a meeting of the residents of the local area to discuss the problem of poor healthcare facilities.’ Prepare the script of a speech which you would deliver on the occasion. Write the speech in about 120 words.
[Hints: lack of healthcare- the threat of epidemics- the suffering of poor people neglect of the authorities…. suggestions]

Question 6.
In the play ‘The Hour of truth ‘ Baldwin refuses to tell a lie in the court to save Gresh­ am who had offered him a hundred thousand dollars. As John, one of the characters in the play, says a hundred thousand dollars is a lot of money. How do you justify Baldwins action?

Qns(7-9).“Yeah, that’s right. Listen, Tony. Don’t you think it’s a good idea if we don’t see each other until the day of the fight? I’m going to stay with my Aunt Lucy in the Bronx.”Tony scratched his nose pensively. “Yeah, it would be better for our heads.” He held out his hand, palm upward. “Deal?” “Deal.” Felix lightly slapped open skin.
“Ready for some more running?”
Tony asked lamely.
“No, bro. Let’s cut it here.

Question 7.
What makes the two friends decide they should maintain a certain gap?

Question 8.
What is the fight that these boys are talking about?

Question 9.
Why does Felix deny Tony’s invitation for further jogging?

Question 10.
Edit the following letter supplying the correct tense form wherever necessary:

(Qns. 11-13) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
“The child ran towards his parents gaily and walked abreast of them for a while; be­ing, however, soon left behind, attracted by the little insects and worms along the footpath that were teeming out from their hiding places to enjoy the sunshine.”

Question 11.
Why did the insects and worms come out of the hiding place?

Question 12.
What is the meaning of ‘abreast’?
(far ahead/side by side/ in front of/opposite)

Question 13.
Pick out the words and expressions that convey the pleasant atmosphere.

Question 14.
The Literary Club of your school decides to enact the play Post Early for Christmas in connection with the school anniversary. Prepare a script for announcing the pro­gramme climax of the play.

Question 15.
Imagine that your school has conducted a seminar on the topic ‘The vicious web of drugs spoils the dreams and life of the young generation as per the following sched­ule, Study the schedule and prepare a report of the seminar to be Submitted to your teacher.

Question 16.
Insert suitable prepositions in the following blanks.
“You must never set up any sort-contrariness or repression.. ..the child’s mind”, declared the parents. “You’ll damage him …. life. It, no doubt, requires a lot ………. discipline …….. our part, but it is worth it”, they declared primly. “We shall be bringing up a healthy citizen”.

Question 17.
“Young people drive as though their vehicle is a battle bank. They seem to harbour a sense of unmatched power which is matched by an abject lack of concern for pe­destrians. With alcohol, all these attributes are magnified manifold”, says Dr.Harish Shetty, Mumbai-based Psychiatrist. Write an editorial for a newspaper expressing your viewpoints on the above-mentioned issue
Question 18.
If you were the reporter of a reputed national daily, how will you report the death of Kalpana Chawla in the newspaper that was published on February 2nd, 2003? Include details including her personal life.

Question 19.
You are selected to introduce the performance of the play to the spectators. Prepare a script for it.

Answers

Answer 1.
Women

Answer 2.
Collaborative problem solving

Answer 3.
Coldness

Answer 4.

• I have almost finished.
• He is very clever.
• There is clearly something wrong.
• Sometimes I think I should take a long break
• Perhaps her train is late.
• He is seldom late for work.
• She is certainly the right person for the job.
• Have you ever wanted to run away?

Answer 5.
Respected dignitaries on the dais and my dear brothers and sisters,

I am here before you to open my heart on very important issues related to this area. As in other areas of the district our locality too, is affected by epidemics. This is due to the poor health care facilities. It is high time we thought of taking strong decisions.

Dear friends, I think, lack of health care is the chief cause of the outbreak of diseas­es. You know the saying ‘Health is Wealth’. Therefore everyone should take care of his health. We have already appealed to the au­thorities to take necessary steps. We have to take the necessary preventive measures. The most urgent one being the mosquito con­trol. Our locality is mosquito infested. We ourselves should be very careful in control­ling the pests. We should not throw away the waste. Everyone should try his/her level best to avoid plastic wastes and polluted water.

The wastes should be kept in bins and take the necessary steps to destroy them. We should seek the help of the authorities to do this. Proper sanitation and sewerage arrange­ments should be implemented. We should give maximum effort to make our place clean. Everybody should think it is his duty

Only then we can control it. Awareness prog­rammes also should be conducted for this. To put it briefly health care is the greatest thing in the world.

Thanking you

Answer 6.
Robert Baldwin worked as the secretary in the national bank. He was an honest, diligent and hardworking employee of Mr. John Gresham. He is a man of principles. He has been working in the bank for more than 35 years for trivial enumeration. He has a strong love for his family. A man in this middle age, he has never waved off his virtues ever in his life. He is kind and loyal to others. His personality is deep-rooted in a set of principles. He never wavers or compromises with his mortality. Even when he encounters chance of being a fabulously rich person, he denies it. He works for truth and lives by it.

Answer 7.
The match was coming up and the boys thought it would be better if they didn’t see each other for a while. Both of them wanted to be strangers inside the ring so as to fight well. So they decided to maintain a certain gap.

Answer 8.
The fight is to decide who goes to be the winner and represent the Boys’ Club in the Golden Gloves Championship Tourna­ment.

Answer 9.
They were both restless at the thought that they had to meet in the ring the next day. He said so with the expectation that after the fight, they could get it together again like nothing ever happened.

Answer 10.
Am writing, withdrew, was, received

Answer 11.
The insects and worms came out of the hid­ing place to enjoy the sunshine.

Answer 12.
side by side

Answer 13.
gaily, teeming Out, sunshine, etc.

Answer 14.
Curtain rising!
Post Early for Christmas

The literary club of ABC public school proudly announces the staging of the hu­morous, entertainer and evergreen play ‘Post Early for Christmas’ on 10th Decem­ber 2015, in connection with the annual day celebrations of our school. The play, written by R.H Wood, is directed by our art teach­er Gautam Kumar. The play will be staged by the budding actors and actresses of our school. The play will be staged with all pomp and show at the school auditorium from 2:30 to 3:30 pm.

The play ‘Post Early for Christmas’, takes place inside a small post office in an English village and centers on a parcel that is mis­taken for a time bomb. It is a hilarious com­edy which makes us think of the pettiness of people and how unthinking we are.

Come on friends; get ready to laugh heart­ily at the comedies inside a post office. For entry and tickets please, contact the literary head captain.

Background setting: Sree Chithira curtains
Light and sound: Sangam lights and sounds

Answer 15.
Report of the Seminar on ‘The vicious web of drugs spoils the dreams and life of the young generation’, conducted by the Cul­tural Forum of St. Jerome’s HSS, Thambalam. A seminar on the topic, ‘The vicious web of drugs spoils the dreams and life of the young generation’ were conducted in St. Je­rom’s HSS, Thambalam, under the auspices of the School Cultural Forum, on 17.10.2015 at 2.00 pm at the school auditorium.

The seminar, which started with a solemn prayer by the school choir, was presided over by the School PTA President Sri. Harish Menon. The school principal, Smt. Mumthas Iqbal welcomed the dignitaries and the gathering. PTA President, Sri Harish Menon, while addressing the gathering spoke about the dangerous habit of drug use which is creeping into the young genera­tion.

The Honourable Minister for Cultural Af­fairs, Sri. Bala Subramaniam, who inaugu­rated the seminar, appreciated the school authorities for conducting such a relevant programme in the school. He also mention­ed some of the very dangerous tendencies among our youth and promised to ensure the implementation of sudden and effective measures for checking the tendency. Municipal Councillor, Smt. Smitha Narayan and the Clinical Psychologist Dr. George Varghese also spoke against the practice of drug abuse, while felicitating the seminar.

Very effective and authoritative papers were presented on different topics related to drug abuse such as ‘Reasons for the Tendency’, ‘Consequences of Drug Abuse’, ‘Possible and effective measures to check Substance Abuse’ and ‘Need for giving Awareness among Youth to follow their Dreams’. Stu­dent representatives, Kum. Aruna Arjun, Master Shyam Pothen, Master Nirmal Biju and Kum. Swaliha Akbar’ deserve apprecia­tion and gratitude as they did their job sin­cerely and meticulously.

After a fruitful interactive session, the school chairman, Master Bimal Biswas, pro­posed vote of thanks and the seminar came to an end by 5.00 pm by the recitals of Na­tional Anthem when the whole auditorium stood motionless and silent.

Answer 16.
a. “You must never set up any sort-contra­riness or repression in the child’s mind”, declared the parents. “You’ll damage him for life. It, no doubt, requires a lot of discipline on our part, but it is worth it”, they declared primly. “We shall be bringing up a healthy citizen”.

Answer 17.
“SPEED THRILLS; BUT KILLS”
Ours is a country of young and careless drivers. Many people are getting killed at a fast rate. WHO data names road accidents as the second major reason or fatalities for children of 5-14 age group The report also suggests that road traffic facilities are pre­dicted to rise to the fifth leading cause of death by 2030.

When young people drive, they seem to feel omnipotent. According to Joint Com­missioner of Police (Traffic) Mumbai. V.V. Phansalkar, in 55 to 60 percent of road accidents the people involved are between the age group of 16 and 40 years. The risk tak­ing ability of young people is higher. The fear of death is lower too. “Nowhere in the world the traffic signals are supplemented by a constable”, says Haresh Bajal, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mumbai.

Lack of dedicated road safety department can be considered as one of the serious cri­ses we face in India. We feel that road safety is everyone’s business. Thus it becomes no­body’s business.

The number of vehicles on the road contin­ues to grow. The total registered vehicles in the country grew at a high rate between 2001 and 2011. The riders of two wheel­ers do not wear helmets. Traffic Policemen say that the main reason behind the high number of casualties is the helmetless habit; triple riding comes next. Alcohol and rash driving remain significant too.

The Kerala Crime Records Bureau says 35, 218 accidents were registered in the state in 2011. Rash driving is the reason. Most of the young people were using drugs and narcotics while driving. After taking drugs these youth ride bikes for a thrill and end up in accidents. If the parents monitor their children properly, the number of accidents involving youth will be decreased.

The youth are careless for the results of ac­cidents. This could be due to lack of fear of the law.

India, the world leader in road deaths, needs to get its act together for a plan to be realised for effectively managing traffic system. Oth­erwise we will keep on killing ourselves and others.

Answer 18.
Kalpana Chawla

India’s Pride Passes Away

New Delhi; 2nd February 2003: Kalpana Chawla, the proud daughter of the globe passed away when the Space Shuttle Co­lumbia and her crew perished here yester­day. The tragedy happened during entry, sixteen minutes prior to scheduled landing. She was 42.

After the success of her first space flight in Columbia in 1997, her achievements attract­ed world-wide attention. Through strong determination, intelligence and belief in herself, .she became the first Indian woman to travel to space.

Kalpana was born on July 1st, 1961 at Karnal in Haryana. After obtaining a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, she was offered a job as an ad-hoc Lecturer in the Punjab En­gineering College. She completed her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado.

It was J.P.Harrison who encouraged her to follow her dreams and to fly. She represents not only India and the USA but also the whole world.

Answer 19.
Good Morning Ladies and gentlemen,
It’s my privilege to introduce before you the famous play by the renowned writer of one-act plays Percival Wilde: The Hour of Truth. The Hour of Truth is indeed an in­tense psychological study of the corrupting influence of money on people. The playwright reveals instances of greed from a myriad of different points of view. All individuals are tempted by greed at one point or another in life. This particular story shows how easily people forget their morals and upbringings when money is close by. The story centers on Mr. Baldwin and his family. Mr. Baldwin has to choose between being honest and be­ing dishonest. And the climax that follows has an excellent message. Now, come, watch and enjoy the spectacle. The Hour of Truth by Percival Wilde.

Plus Two English Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus Two English Model Question Paper 2

Time: 2 1/2 Hour
Cool off time: 15 Minutes
Maximum: 80 Score

(Qns. 1-3) Read the excerpt from the story ‘Amigo Brothers’ and answer the ques­tions that follow.

Question 1.
Who are the champions referred to here?

Question 2.
Arm in arm the champions had already left the ring.”
(a) happiness
(b) friendship
(c) respect
(d) concern

Question 3.
Do you think that it is right on the part of the champions to leave the ring like that? What might have prompted them to do so?

Question 4.
In “Horegallu”, Sudha Murty speaks about a horegallu and its influence on the life of the villagers. Imagine that the Government decides to remove the horegallu as part of widening the road. In the light of this decision, the villagers assemble near the horegallu and speak the following words. Choose the appropriate adjective/adjective clause and fill in the blanks.
Good morning, friends. The authorities are going to take away our horegallu. This horegallu (a)…………………………… (looks good/carrying burden/ which can bear weight) is a part of our day-to-day life. Without it, our life will be as hard as (b)……………………. (trouble /lead/task). Masterji spends the evening with passersby who (c)………(used to listen to our worries/used to help us find a solution / used to share their worries with him.) He says that the horegallu is the most (d)…………. (essential/trivial/ avoidable) part of our village.

Question 5.
A notice prepared by the student leader of the NSS Unit of a school is given below. There are a few mistakes in it. Identify them and write the correct form as shown in the example.

Question 6.
You are Personnel Manager of Green Bio-Products Ltd., Sector 18, Industrial Area, Faridabad. You need an efficient P.A. /stenographer for your office. Write an adver­tisement of the ‘Situation Vacant’ column of a local daily.

Question 7.
Imagine that you are an M B A holder and you want to respond to this advertisement. Prepare the e-mail you would send to the Company.

Question 8.
Imagine that you are a graduate in Civil Engineering and would like to respond to them. following advertisement. Prepare an application letter to be sent there.

Question 9.
Suppose your application is considered positive and you are invited for an inter­ view. What kind of responses would you make for the following interview questions?
(Remember to use formal language and try to be honest in your answers.)

Interviewer: Why do you prefer to teach?
You:……………..
Interviewer: Do you have any teaching experiences?
You:………….
Interviewer: What do you think, is the most serious problem With education in rural areas?
You: ……………
Interviewer: If you were to change something about the current education system, what would that be?
You: ……………
Interviewer: How do you plan to create an impact in the society?
You: ………………

Question 10.
As part of Health Awareness Programme, a survey was conducted by +2 students of a few schools. The following information was obtained the average consumption of Fat, Carbohydrate, Protein, and Alcohol by individuals in Kerala.

Prepare a report to be presented before the medical board of Kerala. Write in 100 words.

Question 11.
Imagine that your school has won the ‘Nallapadam’ award given by Malayala Manorama for the initiatives taken by students to inculcate values like love, kindness, shar­ing mentality, environmental conservation etc. in the students. After having received the award as a representative of your school, you are expected to deliver an acceptance speech. Draft the speech you would deliver there.

Question 12.
The following is a passage from the text which a student has written down in his notebook. Rewrite the passage correcting the mistakes.
Won rehabilitated heroine addict described his sensory deprivation to me: looking out of the window he said, the sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom. I know these are signs of a good day, but pressing his chest, ‘I don’t feel it in hear’. I have scene addicts habitually press their fingers deep into there alms or legs as if to reassure themselves of three on reality. This craving for reassure themselves of there on reality. This craving for lost sensations explains in part the addicts need to continue to seek drug-in­duced sensations.

Question 13.
“The announcer turned to point to the winner and found himself alone. Arm in arm the champions had already left the ring.” The winner in the boxing competition left without receiving the prize. It is against the rules and regulations of a game. Do you agree to this opinion? Discuss the points for and against the notion.

Question 14.
Meenu has to speak in a debate supporting the motion that, the teaching profession is better than medical professionals.
Write out her speech is not more than 200 words.

Question 15.
Fill in the blank in the following passage choosing the right prepositions given in the box.

When a rickshaw puller approaches Sammaan, we first go……… (a) a verification pro­cess. The operator is then given training……… (b) basics etiquette and traffic rules. Then we approach the banks and help them get a loan………………. (c) a new rickshaw. Previ­ously banks were reluctant to given loans………. (d) this section of the society.

Question 16.
Here is a notice put up on the notice board of a resident’s association requesting people to keep their area clean. There are a few mistakes in it. Correct.

Answers 

Answer 1.
Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas

Answer 2.
Friendship

Answer 3.
Yes. Values are more important as they prove that friendship is â better prize than the prize they would get.

Answer 4.
(a) which can bear weight
(b) lead
(c) used to share their worries with him
(d) essential

Answer 5.
(a) is visiting
(b) on
(c) Firstly of all/Firstly
(d) the.

Answer 6.

Answer 7.
To [email protected]
Cc [email protected]
Subject: Application for the post of Marketing Manager

Dear Mr. Satish,
In response to your advertisement in ‘The Times of India’, I would like to apply for the post of Marketing manager in your Film Making Company. I have passed MBA with 92% marks from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad and have got an experience of two years with a leading pharmaceutical company in Goa.
If you need more information, you may contact me through the e-mail or phone number given below.
I am looking forward to hearing from you. Thanking you in anticipation,

Nitish Varma,
87/ E-Ghats Apartments,
‘Hyderabad.
Telephone No: xxxxx99666
NB: Resume and transcript attached.

Answer 8.
Ruth Silverstine,
Rua das Doze Casas,
3477000-123 Port Delna.
January 25, 2015
To
The Branch Manager,
Keith & Harren associates,
MT/ D-16. Essex Road.UK.
Sub: Application for the post of Civil Engineer.
Ref: Advertisement in The UK
Times dated 24th January 2015.

Dear Sir,
I would like to respond to your advertise­ment in the “The U K Times, for the vacan­cy of Civil Engineers to work in the UK.
I am 23 years old, a Portuguese citizen, and I have a degree in Civil Engineering from Oporto University. I believe that I have them. necessary credentials for the position you are offering. I speak English fluently as I studied English for eight years at the school. Besides, I also have the CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English), grade B. This is the first time I am applying for this kind of job, but I have worked at various lev­els in the construction industry after taking the degree in 2013.

As a person, I am hard-working, punctual, and responsible and I think I am able to communicate effectively with people.

It is my aspiration is to work for a company in the UK.

Thanking you in anticipation,
Yours faithfully,
Sd /-

Answer 9.
Interviewer: Why do you prefer to teach?
Your: I think, I can influence a lot of people by becoming a teacher.
Interviewer: Do you have any teaching ex­periences?
You: Yes I do. I have been working in a Chennai based school for the past three years.
Interviewer: What do you think, is the most serious problem with education in rural areas?
You: For me, the most serious problem with education in rural areas is the lack of ac­cessibility to education.
Interviewer: If you were to change some­thing about the current education system, what would that be?
You: I would love to eradicate the inequality that is found in the education sector. At least in the field of education, the gap between the rich and the poor should be bridged.
Interviewer: How do you plan to create an impact on society?
You: Every society is built on its citizens. I would like to create an impact on the society by contributing good, citizens to the devel­opment of our society.

Answer 10.
A detailed survey was conducted by +2 stu­dents of our school as part of the Health Awareness Programme. The information we got from this survey is shocking. The survey shows the average consumption of fat, Car­bohydrate, Protein, and Alcohol by the in­dividuals of Kerala. The consumption of fat contained food has a tremendous increase from 1990 to 2008. There is an average in­crease of 10 gms. The consumption of carbo­hydrates is also increasing radically. In 1980 it was 380gm whereas in 2008 it has reached up to 650 gm. The consumption of protein ranging from 47gm to 57gm. But when it reaches 2008 it becomes 57gm. In the case of the consumption of Alcohol the rate also. increasing. In 1980,30% of our total popula­tion used alcohol but in 2008 the consump­tion has reached up to 46%. The survey gives us a clear picture of the consumption of nu­trients and alcohol.

Answer 11.
Honourable dignitaries on the dais, respect­ed teachers, and my dear friends, “The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.” Govt. HSS, Kallada gave its ears to these words of Chanakya, and the result we are reaping now. Nalla padam, the Lessons of goodness, a farsighted and innovative initiative of Malayala Manorama, paved the way for spread­ing the light of goodness around. Standing here, as a representative of the school, wear­ing the crown of recognition for teaching the society, the lessons of goodness, I feel extremely proud and honoured. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Malayala Manorama officials concerned, and all the generous teachers of our school ‘ who took efforts to teach us the lessons of good and helped us look at others and their needs. Govt. HSS, Kallada, is special for all of its students, for not making us bookworms but good citizens. The lessons of goodness, that it teaches its students as well as the society, are appreciable.

When ‘Snehaveedu’, one of our Nallapadam initiatives, provided shel­ter for three families, it was the expression of the goodwill of thousands of students. Every month the students of our school visit orphanages and old age homes with love, medicines, homemade food and a help­ing hand for our own siblings, parents and grandparents. Kitchen garden, Anti-drug campaign, palliative care and awareness programmes are some among the sincere efforts of our school. ‘Walk to goodness’- the motto of our Nallapadam inspires the people in the locality to do good as well. Govt. HSS, Kallada is successful in teaching children how to conquer the hearts of others through the words of love.

The Nallapadam Best school award has given in our hands more tools to toil for spreading the light of goodness. Today’s society is not devoid of scholars but it cer­tainly lacks humans with humanity. It is this dilemma that Nallapadam and Malayala Manorama tackles. Today, we vow that we will continue to love and care others not only in our schooldays but throughout our life.

Dear friends, it is easy to look at ourselves and be happy but it is difficult to look at others and make them happy. Schools must teach the students to open their minds for the needs of others rather than narrow down to their own lives and betterments. Let such an ideal good society come through Nalla­padam Thank you.

Answer 12.
One rehabilitated heroin addict described his sensory deprivation to me: looking out of the window he said, ‘The sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom. I know these are signs of a good day but; pressing his chest,

‘I don’t feel it in here. I have seen addicts habitually press their fingers deep into their arms or legs as if to reassure themselves of their own reality. This craving for lost sensations explains in part the addicts need to continue to seek drug-induced sensations.

Answer 13.
For:

• Every game has its own rules and contest­ants are supposed to abide by the rules.
• Rejecting the prize is equal to questioning the decision.
• A winner in a competition should accept the prize, or else what is a competition for?
• Disregarding the law means disrespecting and befooling the audience.

Against:

• It’s a person choice to accept or reject a re­ward.
• Receiving the prize isn’t everything. The competition is all about the attitude of people who compete.
• Prize doesn’t prove anything. One day can be good for one of the contestants, but the other day might prove wrong.
• Values are more important as they prove that friendship is a better prize than the prize they would get.

Answer 14.
Teaching Profession is better than the Medical Profession (by Meenu in favour of the motion)                      Respected teachers and dear friends, I stand before you to support that teaching profession is better than the medical profession. ‘You can be the candle that spreads its light and you can light up millions of tiny lamp as you pass through as a teacher Teaching has always been and continues to be a noble profession. Commercialisation has touched it but not seeped right through it.

The med­ical profession has been transformed today Doctors take the oath but a lap number seem to transform their conscience into a commercial money-spinning machine. Doctors, shop have mushroomed at every nook and corner in our cities. Teaching involves interactive sharing process which can trans­form the lives and outlook of an individual.

The destiny and character of many leading personalities have been shaped in the class­ values imbibed in the early impressionable years of life. If illiteracy is removed from our country a major problem for us will get solved. Even today an ordinary teacher has basic values and lives a simple life. Doctors, on the other hand, run after the luxuries of life. All in all, it can easily be said that teach­ing profession is better than the medical profession.

Answer 15.
When a rickshaw puller approaches Samman, we first go through a verification process. The operator is then given training on basic eti­quette and traffic rules. Then we approach the banks and help them get a loan for a new rickshaw Previously banks were reluctant to give loans to this section of the society.

Answer 16.
Chikungunya has claimed many lives in different parts of Kerala. Chief causes for the epidemic are uncontrolled dumping of garbage in public places and stagnant water where the mosquitoes breed. A collective ef­fort of all the people can bring the disease under control. I request all the residents to keep their surroundings clean.

Plus Two English Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala State Board New Syllabus Plus Two English Previous Year Question Papers and Answers.

Kerala Plus Two English Model Question Paper 1 with Answers

Time: 2^1/2 Hours
Cool off time: 15 Minutes
Maximum: 80 Score

General Instructions to candidates:

• There is a ‘cool off-time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time of 2^1/2 hours.
• You are not allowed to write your answers or to discuss anything with others during the cool off time’.
• Read questions carefully before answering.
• All questions are compulsory and only internal choice is allowed.
• When you select a question, all the sub-questions must be answered from the same question itself.
• Electronic devices except non-programmable calculators are not allowed in the Examina­tion Hall.

(Questions 1 – 3) Read the Excerpt from ‘Matchbox’ and answer the questions that follow.

“An indigent widow, without husband or son, she was successful in consigning her daughter to a wealthy family’s house on the strength of looks alone. But the good lady has never stopped taking credit, at the slightest opportunity, for her skill in the matter”

Question 1.
‘Indigent’in the excerpt means ……… (1)
Answer:
Poor or destitute

Question 2.
How could she send her daughter to a wealthy family? (1)
Answer:
She could send her daughter to a wealthy family because of the beauty of her daughter.

Question 3.
Why did it say that she never stopped taking credit? (1)
Answer:
She is a widow and had no sons. Still, she could marry off her daughter to a wealthy family. So she has never stopped taking credit.

Question 4.
Bring out the message of the following lines from the poem ‘Stammer’ by Satchidanandan
“When a whole people stammer becomes their mother tongue;
Just as it is with us now”. (3)
Answer:
The poet considers stammer as a sacrifice to the God of meanings. Unknowingly we make a sacrifice to a language by giving a different utterance to it. If all people stammer, it will become an accepted practice and a common phenomenon in society. It would even develop as the mother tongue of the people.

Question 5.
It has been decided to conduct a debate in your school on the topic ‘Women deserve equality and not reservation?’ Write one point to support the topic and one point to counter it. (2)
Answer:
For – Equality would enable all the talented women to show their skills and flourish in various domains. Against – Equality without any reservation may become a stumbling block to women from entering certain fields as it may limit their opportunities.

Question 6.
Edit the following Notice for errors (4)

Answer:
Students are requested to register their names for participating in the Mr. and Ms.Kerala competition. Registration forms are available from the cultural Forum Office. The closing date for registration is 20 March 2018. The event will take place ]n the school auditorium, on Friday, 23 March.

Question 7.
An inter school Badminton singles match is being hosted by your school. You have been selected as the announcer. Prepare the announcement script to introduce the match and the players. (3)
Answer:
Good morning dear friends,
Welcome to you all to the very exciting Badminton Singles match final being conducted in our school in connection with our Annual Sports Meet. Binoy and Vincent Roy representing SNHSS and GHSS Mavelikkara are to fight for the Badminton singles title 2018. The official scorer of the game is Mr. Daniel and Mr.Vineeth Mohan will be in the pitch counter. The judges are Mr. Ravi Kumar and Mr. John Varghese. Our two referees will be Mr.Roy and Mr.Mevin Jose. We also have our SPC and NSS teams working as volunteers and as table monitors, cheer up crew and snacks suppliers.

Please don’t stand near the court and don’t block the view of our audience. Be assured that we are going to get a feast for our eyes.

Let’s enjoy the match with its splendour. Wish our sports participants a grand success!

Question 8.
The poem ‘Mending wall’ presents the paradox in ‘Something there is that doesn’t love a wall’ and ‘good fences make good neighbours.’ Both seem to be equally true but contrasting points of view. Substantiate your own view on this. (4)
Answer:
The poet is of the view that man builds walls between their properties for convenience, but nature doesn’t like a wall. He finds no reason for the wall as it blocks the communication between the speaker and the neighbour. He stresses universal brotherhood. But the neighbour is sticking to the tradition. So he says – good fences make good neighbours. It shows that the neighbour likes his privacy and his own space. Actually, the annual act of mending wall provides an opportunity for them to interact or communicate with each other and develop their relationship.

(Questions 9 – 13) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

The issue of road accidents requires serious attention. Day by day, it is becoming a matter of great concern. Call it the negligence of the government or the rashness of the drivers, the underlying fact is that at the end of the day, the common man is the one who suffers the most. The commoner, driving a two-wheeler or walking along the side, who is hit by a speeding car, even though following the traffic rules, has nowhere to go to seek redressal for the grievances or injury.

Part of the problem lies in the attitude and mentality of the driver behind the steering wheel. The car is a personal vehicle and one possesses the freedom to drive it at one’s own will. But one must understand that the road on which one drives is open to the public. This blurring of the division between the public and the private leads to reckless behaviour on the roots. A little consideration for road rules and the adoption of simple safety measures can go a long way in reducing road accidents.

Question 9.
Suggest a suitable title to the passage. (1)
Answer:
Road safety, Need of the hour

Question 10.
Why does the common man suffer in instances of road accidents? (2)
Answer:
Because of the rashness of drivers and the negligence of the government

Question 11.
Find out the word which means ‘making unclear’, from the passage. (1)
Answer:
Blurring

Question 12.
Give two solutions for reducing road accidents. (2)
Answer:
Lawbreakers should be punished severely and their license can be cancelled.

Traffic rules should be made more strict and traffic squads must be present in the black spots for checking rash driving in such areas.

Question 13.
Prepare notes based on the above passage in the format. (2)
1. Reasons for road accidents
1.1 negligence of the government
1.2 …………

2. The driver should
2.1 understand ……….
2.2 follow road rules
Answer:
1.2 rashness of the drivers
2.1 that road is for the public

Question 14.
The following is a conversation among the postal assistant, the policeman and the farmer in the post office of ‘Post Early for Christmas’, when the parcel was suspected to be a time-bomb.
Assistant : It’s a time-bomb, constable
Police man : Bert Higgins. Have you been up to some more of your mischief?
Farmer : Look here, constable, there’s a time-bomb in that parcel
Policeman : Don’t talk nonsense, sir,
Fanner : Very well, the, listen for yourself.
Later Bert Higgins reported the scene to his friends. This is how he began his report:
The assistant told the constable that it was a time-bomb …………. Complete Bert’s report. (4)
Answer:
The assistant told the constable that it was a time-bomb. The police man then asked me whether I had been up to some more of my mischief. But the farmer told the constable that there was a time-bomb in that parcel. The policeman warned him not to talk nonsense. The farmer replied sarcastically that he should listen for himself.

(Questions 15 – 19) Answer any four questions. Each question carries 5 scores.

Question 15.
A teacher is a mentor and has great role in moulding the personality of a child. Analyse the character of the teacher in the story ‘Crime and Punishment’ by R.K. Narayan.
Answer:
The story is about a teacher-student relationship. The pranks of the boy made the teacher lose his patience. He lost his control and committed the crime of slapping the boy on his cheek. The teacher failed to manage the boy as he desired. When the boy asks him to repair the train, he gets desperate. At last, the teacher decides to reveal the matter to the boy’s parents because he thinks that it is better than blackmailing the boy. But, when the parents enquire about the boy’s studies at the end, the teacher replies that the child would be alright except for the table of 16. He felt confident that the boy would not give him up.

The teacher trusts the boy much. Whatever may be the attitude of the boy, the teacher hopes for the best from him and believes he would change his attitude. A teacher always aims at the success of his students and his trust, care and love for students are idealized in the role played by the teacher in the story.

Question 16.
You are a participant in a Group Discussion on the topic ‘India needs more job creators than job seekers’. What arguments would you raise? Draft the script for your presentation in about 80 words.
Answer:
Good morning, everybody!
India is becoming a very highly developed country. It has freedom, and development and it has strengthened itself in many fields like arts, literature, science and technology, economic and military power too. It is seen that most of our talented youth are working abroad. With the increase in technology and scientific advancements, the demand for skilled workers who can contribute to the industrial sector or manufacturing units are still on the rise.

If the young generation entrepreneurs are coming up, it is sure that manifold job opportunities would be created for the needy ones. The new generation has smart ideas and different perspectives and innovations helpful for the people as well as the nation. India, as an agrarian nation, it can make a revolution if the job seekers turn to be job creators.Then we can turn to be a prime nation for research, production and economic development.

Question 17.
In the essay The Three L’s of Empowerment’, Christine Lagarde suggests various means of empowering women. Write a paragraph on the 3 L’s of empowerment suggested by her.
Answer:
Christine Lagarde recommends 3Ls for the empowerment of women. The 3Ls are learning, labour and leadership. Learning, the key to women empowerment, will enable them to realize their power and break the chains of discrimination. Labour would promote per capita income. She upholds equal pay for equal work and stresses the merit of gender equality.

Leadership will enable women to rise and with their inborn abilities and talents achieve great things. She is optimistic in women’s power of making good decisions with the common agreement and long-term sustainability. She emphasizes that women should be ready to face challenges and it will make all the difference. According to her, the 3Ls would lead to the empowerment of nations by empowering their women.

Question 18.
You are fascinated by the innovative ventures undertaken by Irfan Alam, and decide to invite him to your school for a career orientation talk. Write an email to him inviting him to talk to the students and teachers of your school.
Answer:
From
The Principal
Crescent Public School
Mala, Pin: 680 310

To
Irfan Alam
Sammaa N Foundation
Kalina, Mumbai
Pin : 580 010 18.08.2018

Dear sir,
Sub: Invitation to deliver a lecture

We are really proud of your venture SammaaN Foundation as it has uplifted the lives of many people especially rickshaw pullers.

It gives us immense pleasure to learn that the innovative ventures undertaken by you are helping the rickshaw pullers as it would benefit them as well as the society. It is sure, if the present generation gains more knowledge on latent opportunities and develops entrepreneurship skills accordingly, it can uplift our society. We strongly believe that by being experienced in this Venture, you are the apt person to inspire the new generation, to make them you aspire for greater things.

Hence sir, we invite you to our institution. We, the student and the teaching community, would be privileged if you spare some time to come for motivating the budding entrepreneurs with a career orientation talk. We will arrange a session at our school according to your convenience.
Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,
Nithin Babu

Question 19.
In ‘Horegallu’, Sudha Murthy shows how a burden of troubles can be relieved by talking to a good listener. Comment on the suitability of the title ‘Horegallu’
Answer:
Horegallu means a stone that can hold weight. Sudha Murthy says that the burden of troubles can be relieved by talking to a good listener. As it is said in the anecdote, it refreshes the tired man. It helps him to regain his strength. When our problems are shared, it gives mental relief even though it won’t get us any solution. Similarly, when one takes rest during a journey, it revives and refreshes him. Thus it gives physical relief. So it can be said that horegallu is a relief in all ways and the title is suitable.

(Questions 20 – 22) Answer any two questions. Each question carries 6 scores.

Question 20.
Drug addiction is a problem that is increasing steadily in our society today. Prepare a write up in about 200 words on the physical consequences and the social impact of Drug Abuse.
Answer:

DRUG ABUSE

Many people abuse drugs for some temporary pleasure without realizing how dangerous drug abuse can be. Drug abuse has both mental and physical impacts. The drug addict experiences sensory deprivation. He ba$ a general feeling of physical discomfort and there are personality changes in him. the addict feels depressed. He fails to respond to his environment or to other people. His mental disturbance can be like paranoia.

The addict knows he has a problem but he does not know what the cause for it is. He looks at external objects with suspicion. Anything outside scares him and draws further and further into himself. There are also drug related physical disorders. Dry needles and solutions used for injecting drugs can cause abscesses in the arms and veins. They can cause liver disease, venereal diseases and infection of the kidney and brain. Sniffing cocaine and amphetamines can damage the tissue of the nose.

Marijuana and tobacco smoking can cause lung diseases. Babies of women who are addicted to opiates are likely to be born addicted and suffer from withdrawal symptoms. Cocaine and amphetamines cause hair fall. Marijuana can damage cells. A drug addict can easily get pneumonia, tuberculosis, malnutrition and weight loss. An overdose of any sensual drug can cause respiratory or cardiac failure and death.

Question 21.
An anti-corruption campaign is being conducted in your school. You are asked to deliver a speech. Draft a speech on the topic “Corruption: the curse that ruins society.”
Answer:

CORRUPTION THAT RUINS THE SOCIETY

Respected Principal, my dear teachers, and friends, The word corruption comes from the Latin word ‘corruptus’ which has something to do with abuse or destroy. It now means dishonest or illegal behaviour. In philosophical, theological or moral discussions, corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. We often use this word in matters related to economy. Corruption is payment for services which a person has to get free in the normal course of law. This may be called bribery or kickback.

But it is known by different names in different countries. Small bribes are called ‘baksheesh’ in the Middle East, ‘For petrol’ in some African countries, ‘for tea’ in India. Small scale corruption is worse in developing countries than in developed countries. In the government office we often have to pay bribes even to get small things done. Go to the local government office for a birth certificate, death certificate, income certificate or something of that kind.

You won’t easily get them unless you are ready to pay the official who issues the certificate. In Kerala corruption is worst, people say, in the Registration offices and Transport offices. To get a property registered, to get a driving license, etc., you end up bribing the officials responsible for doing that work, If you don’t bribe them they will make you go to the office a number of times and you will end up spending more money on transport and other things if you are coming from a distant place.

Corruption is a universal phenomenon. I have heard people saying that in the Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Norway and Denmark and in some European countries like Switzerland there is less corruption. At one time China was reputed to be with less corruption but things have changed there now. Kerala, which is reputed to be God’s own country, is a den of corrupt officials who will ask for a bribe for everything. If you don’t wear a helmet while riding your bike or a seat belt while driving, you can always hope to get away by giving the officer a small bribe. Recently the nation was shocked by stories of huge corruption.

The 2-G spectrum scam, the Adarsh flat scam, the coal-field scam, etc., involve millions of rupees and big politicians and bureaucrats. People are corrupt because of their insatiable greed. Some people say you can make government officials free from corruption by giving them adequate salaries and other benefits. But the question is how much is ‘adequate’?

I am not a pessimist by nature. But somehow I feel that corruption will stay with man because of his nature to acquire more and more and it can’t be eradicated completely. Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev are trying to free India from corruption. I think theirs is a fond dream.

Question 22.
The following is an advertisement that came in a leading newspaper. You are qualified to apply for the same. Prepare a job application letter and a resume to apply for the post.

Answer:
Name
Address

To
The Director
Ethihad Airways
Abudhabi
Date:

Sir,
In response to your advertisement in The Hindu dated 10/03/2018, I would like to apply for the post of Onboard Food and Beverage Manager in your firm. As far as my qualification, I have passed Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel Management from MG University. I have 3 years of experience in the same field. I enclose my CV and relevant certificates for your further consideration.

Sir, I assure you, if selected, I will do my best to your entire satisfaction.

Yours sincerely,
Name

(Questions 23 – 25) Answer any two questions. Each question carries 8 Scores.

Question 23.
An Essay Writing Competition is being conducted in your school in connection with the Environment Day celebrations. Write an essay on the environmental crisis, suggesting possible measures to overcome it.
Answer:
In recent times many environmental problems have increased as a result of human activities which induce many undesirable effects on the environment which can be threatening to human health, economic and natural resources.

Earth is home to million of species. The global human ecosystem is getting affected by various factors like climate change, pollution, land contamination, ozone depletion, soil erosion, degradation, habitat loss etc. If the earth is to remain a supportive habitat for humans and other species, then there should be an immediate solution to this. Hence there should be an awareness of the need for conserving natural resources and resultant loss due to its exploitation. Overpopulation is putting greater pressure on essential natural resources leading to a struggle for existence.

As a remedy to this global illness, certain measures can be adopted to reduce its intensity. For example, fossil fuels can be replaced with renewable energy. Overgrazing, monoculture planting, overexposure to pollutants, and other such factors aggravate soil damage. Crop rotation would be a savior here.

Initiatives from the School level would propagate this mission easily. Distributing seeds and saplings for Kitchen garden, bio-gas plants, herbal garden, seed bank, maintaining vermin-composing pits and constructing water harvesting structure, etc., would enable us to preserve natural resources for our posterity. Moreover, environment-friendly technology should be adopted. Renewable energy resources would enhance ecological balance and industrial growth also.

Question 24.
You are deputed to cover the boxing match between Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas for a local newspaper. Prepare a news report giving emphasis to the climax of the contest.
Answer:
Golden Gloves Championship Tournament Selection Square Park, 7 Aug: Feliz Vargas and Antonio Cruz, the well-known boxing champions fought each other in the Golden Gloves Championship Tournament Selection match to find out who will represent their town.

The fight was at Tompkins Square Park. The square was filled with people. Both the contestants appeared on the stage and the crowd cheered them up. They bowed gracefully and raised their arms. The match started. During the rounds, both took some heavy blows and sustained damage. At the end of the final round, the boys fought so intensely that they did not hear the bell. The crowd was uneasy, fearing further violence.

However, when the referee was about to announce the winner, they had already left the ring and their friendship restored. The game showed that they care more about their friendship than they care about winning the match. It was really a match with good sporting spirit and a display of true friendship as well.

Question 25.
Read the following poem and prepare an appreciation of it, comparing it with ‘Any woman’ by Katherine Tynan.

Mother O’ Mine
– Rudyard Kipling-

If I were hanged on the highest hill,
Mother O’ mine, O mother O’ mine!
I know whose love would follow me still,
Mother O’mine, O mother O’mine.

If I were drowned in the deepest sea,
Mother O’mine, O mother O’mine
I know whose tears would come down to me,
Mother O’ mine, O mother O’ mine!

If I were damned of body and soul,
I know whose prayers would make me whole,
Mother O’ mine, O mother O’ mine!
Answer:
“Mother O’ Mine” by Rudyard Kipling speaks of the exceptional love of a mother. If the poet is hanged on the highest hill, his mother would follow him to that height. If he was drowned in the deepest sea, his mother’s tears would go down to him. If his body and soul were damned, it would be the prayers of the mother that would save him.

No one in the world is comparable to a mother and her love for her child. | “Any Woman” by Katherine Tynan shows the importance of the mother. She is the pillar of the house. She is the keystone of the arch, if you take her away, the roof and the wall will fall down. She is the fire upon the hearth, She is the light of the sun. She is the heat that warms the sun. The children get their warmth from her.

She is the light if their love. Without her, the children would not thrive. She holds the children together. She is the wall that protects the children from all kinds of dangers. She constantly prays to God to keep her alive until her children are grown up.

Both poems celebrate the importance of mothers. There are apt personifications in both poems. There is also hyperbole in both of them. There is also repetition in ^eth. Both are short and sweet. Between the two, I prefer Mother O’ Mine by Kipling.

Kerala State Board New Syllabus Plus Two English Previous Year Question Papers and Answers.

Kerala Plus Two English Previous Year Question Paper March 2017 with Answers

Time: 2 1/2 Hour
Cool off time: 15 Minutes
Maximum: 80 Score

General Instructions to candidates:

• There is ‘cool off-time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time of  2^1/2 hours.
• You are not allowed to write your answers or to discuss anything with others during the cool off time’.
• Read questions carefully before answering.
• All questions are compulsory and only internal choice is allowed.
• When you select a question, all the sub-questions must be answered from the same question itself.
• Electronic devices except non-programmable calculators are not allowed in the Examina­tion Hall.

Questions 1 – 3: Read the passage and answer the questions given below:

“I knew then that this could be my country, and that whatever I did here could make more of a difference than in the manicured reality of my university life in the states.”

Question 1.
Who is the narrator? (1)
Answer:
Shaheen Mistri

Question 2.
What does the author mean by the word “manicured”? (1)
a) Scholastic
b) Polished
c) Commonplace
d) Exciting
Answer:
b) Polished

Question 3.
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions :
The teacher was obliged ………… begin the story ………… a bison and a tiger, and then he passed on ………… “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” and “Aladdin’s Lamp”. The boy listened, rapt and ordered “I want to hear the story of the bison again. It is good …………”. The teacher was short ………… breath. (4)
Answer:
to, about, to, of

Question 4.
Edit the following letter of recommendation correcting the mistakes, if any. (4)

Dear Sir,
The purpose of this letter was to provide a character reference to Mr. Ram whom I have known as a colleague and a friend for a period of five years. I believe I were in a position to provide you with a pretty accurate assessment of his character.

As an employee, he has been very hard working and highly committed to his job. He has also been very outgoing and always willing to help others. I would conclude saying that Mr. Ram is a fine, well-balanced person with abundant of positive qualities.

Yours Sincerely,
Sankar

Answer:

(Questions 5 – 6): Read the passage and answer the questions:

“It is time to create a world where all women can meet their potential without impediment or prejudice and the world will reap the benefits. The three Ls will help us get there.”

Question 5.
What are the three Ls referred to? (1)
Answer:
Learning, Labour, and Leadership

Question 6.
What does ‘impediment’ mean? (1)
Answer:
Obstacle

Question 7.
The Amigo brothers left the ring arm in arm, without waiting for the verdict. Prepare the script for an announcement to be made soon after their exit. (3)
Answer:
Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas fought valiantly. And the winner is ……. Oh My God! Where are they? Look at that! They are going arm in arm as if they never fought. A moment ago they were fighting like mad bulls. And now? Look at them! They are going like intimate friends! What do you call it? Yes, friendship!
Who is the winner? Both are winners!

Question 8.
“Some tortures are physical and some are mental But the one that is both is dental”.
Why does the poet find it hard to keep calm while sitting before a dentist? (4)
Answer:
The poet finds it hard to keep calm while sitting before the dentist because he knows he is going to have some torture and he will have to suffer some agony. Some tortures are physical and some are mental. But here he is going to have both – physical and mental torture. Sitting on a dentist’s chair with one’s jaws on the chest and the mouth wide open is a situation that does not allow a person to be in confidence or self-control. Naturally, he can’t keep calm thinking of the impending torture that is going to be inflicted on him.

Question 9.
“We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own indeed, to embrace the world of creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder.” Prepare a blog entry based on your understanding of Wangari Maathai’s speech. (4)
Answer:
Emerson once said, “Nature never hurries, atom by atom, little by little, she achieves her work.” He is very right when we think how the trees grow taking their time to reach their full status as trees. Before a tree becomes a full-fledged tree it passes through many stages – seed, seedling, sapling and then a tree. Some trees take years to become real trees. But look at man! How cruelly he cuts them down in just a few minutes to use it as fuel, for furniture work, construction works and even to make paper. Sometimes man destroys entire forests to convert into farmlands or to make factories and residential areas. Large scale deforestation brings about climatic changes.

Trees absorb the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and supply us oxygen. They prevent the soil from eroding. They help in blocking the clouds and bring rain. They supply us a lot of forest products like honey, wax and different kind of herbs and roots. Nowadays forests are converted into National Parks attracting tourists from all over the world. That way also, trees bring us money. Thus forests help us in so many ways and so destroying them will be suicidal.

We all should emulate Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan lady and the Nobel Prize Winner, who led a crusade against deforestation. She rightly said: We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own.” She wanted a world of creation, in all its diversity, beauty and wonder. She wanted each person to plant some trees as his duty to help himself and also posterity. John Keats, the famous English Romantic poet said, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” I believe a tree is a thing beauty and we should do our best to preserve our trees and plant new ones.

Question 10.
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct expressions from those given in brackets:
After Marshall left Baldwin took out his diary and wrote as follows:
God! What a turn of events! I never thought that my own wife and children would persuade me to do a dishonourable thing. I was almost …………. (pushing/pushed) into accepting the bribe. Thank God, Marshall …………. (coming/came) at the right time. His …………. (offering/offered) the position came as a pleasant surprise, though. I …………. (feels/feel) pity for poor Gresham. May God bless him. (4)
Answer:
pushed, came, offering, feel

Question 11.
While reading about Irfan Alam’s Sammaan rickshaws, you are reminded of ‘She taxi’ introduced in Kerala. Write an e-mail to Irfan Alam informing him about this project for the social and economic empowerment of women.
(‘She taxi’ – technology-enabled safety cab services – operated by women – to carry women commuters – first of its kind in India – 24 x 7 – with emergency response systems and control room – ensures the safety of women travellers – empowers the women – makes them financially independent) (5)
Answer:
[email protected]
Sub: Empowering Women – ‘She Taxi’ Kerala’s Experiment

Dear Irfan, I read about the Samman Foundation and how it has been helpful in empowering the poor rickshaw pullers to have a comfortable life. I want to congratulate you on your initiative in starting this Foundation and its continued support of its members. I thought about your foundation when I saw the ‘She Taxi’ that is recently introduced in Kerala. In our State we have a very large number of women workers who commute to work. Because of the IT companies, hospitals and newspaper offices and such other place which continue working in the night, women are required to travel at night also. There were cases of molestations and rapes. And this has led to the concept of ‘She Taxi’.

She-Taxi is a technology-enabled safety cab service operated by women. They carry women passengers, mainly commuters. This is the first of its kind in India. Their services are available 24 × 7. There is provision for emergency response systems and access to the police control rooms. The main idea behind ‘She-taxi’ is ensuring the safety of female travellers. It empowers the women who drive these taxis and those who manage them by making them financially independent. The She-taxi venture has been receiving good support from the public.

Question 12.
The teacher in “Crime and Punishment’ is a pathetic figure at the mercy of his student who blackmails him. Don’t you think that he should change his approach to the child for making him disciplined? Write four sentences giving your suggestions to the teacher. (4)
Answer:

1. The teacher should change his attitude toward his job. Here he seems to work only to get his extra 30 rupees a month.
2. He should use more positive methods to make the child listen to him.
3. Make the lesson inter¬esting for the boy so that the boy is properly motivated.
4. Teachers should never resort to corporal punishment. Slapping a small boy hard on the cheek, leaving a scar there is not at all good for a teacher.

Question 13.
The incident that occurs in the play “Post Early for Christmas” shows the lack of security measures in the post office as well as the ignorance of the postal and the police personnel about handling an issue. Prepare a news report of the incident highlighting the corrective measures to be taken. (1)
Answer:
London: 20 December 2016. There was a time bomb scare at the Milton Square Post Office in London in the rush hours of the morning. From my talks with the Post office Assistant and some onlookers this is what transpired at the post office. A foreign tourist arrived with well-wrapped parcel and he said it contained something precious and he was sending it to his friend as a special Christmas present.

Some questions he asked about the safety of the parcel and about the time it would reach the central post Office for clearing created some doubts in the minds of the Postal Assistant.

The parcel was booked and the tourist left forgetting his gloves on the counter. Soon the Assistant noticed that there was a ticking sound coming from the parcel. She mentioned it and immediately a farmer who was present there said it must be a time bomb. He had read an alert in the Newspaper which was issued by the Scotland Yard asking people to be on their alert for ominous looking parcels.

He was certain that his parcel contained a time bomb. People got scared and they ran for cover. The farmer asked for a bucket of water. In the meantime a police man was brought. Soon the tourist returned to take his gloves back. There was an argument between the policeman and the tourist. The policeman then threw the parcel into the bucket of water. The tourist was angry with everyone there for spoiling his precious Swiss Watch he had bought for his friend.

It is obvious that the both the Postal Assistant and the policeman made mistakes. The post office should not have accepted any suspicious looking parcel. The contents of the packet should be verified before accepting it. This can be done in two ways. The packet should be transparent. Or the content should be packed before the person accepting the parcel. The policeman should not have rushed to the conclusion that it was a time bomb. Would the foreign tourist return to the place if it was a time bomb? Simple logic should have told the policeman it is not a time bomb.

Question 14.
After reading “Mending Wall” and in the wake of newspaper reports about millions of refugees who are denied entry into the developed nations you feel that there should be one world for all without any walls or boundaries. Prepare a script for presentation as the first speaker in a panel discussion on “One World Without Walls”. (5)
Answer:

One World without Walls

Dear friends,
I’m happy to open this panel discussion on the topic “One World without Walls”. You are hearing reports that refugees are refused entry into many countries. Where will they go? They flee their motherland because of the suicidal wars going on there in the name of religion, tribe, race, language, region or some kind of ‘isms’. In their own land they will be killed. So what is their choice except to run away and seek shelter in another country? But the country to which they intend to go blocks them and says, “Don’t come here!”

In Mending the Wall, Robert Frost says that we make walls to keep some things in and some things out. We want to keep those things and people we like inside the wall. We want the things and people we don’t like to be outside the wall. Building wall is against the natural process and it brings calamity. We all heard about the Berlin Wall which divided East and West Germany. Where is the Wall now? Gone! Gone into history.

Look at our own country. Before our independence we had one unified India. Then there was partition, dividing India into India and Pakistan. So many people were killed in India and Pakistan and so much suffering came to people. Families, kith and kin were separated into two countries. Then what happened? In 1971 there was the Indo-Pakistani War leading to the creation of Bangladesh. Pakistan was divided into two – Pakistan and Bangladesh. So, one person who was an Indian in 1947, became a Pakistani after the Partition and then a Bangladeshi after 1971. The same person becoming three different citizens at three different stages of his life! Isn’t it ridiculous!

Science and technology have made the world a big village. So why don’t we think of a world without walls? Things happening in one county affect the others also. What we need is a peaceful, joyful world where we all can live like brothers and sisters enjoying all the good things of life. A dream? I’m not sure!

Question 15.
What are the personality changes manifested due to the sensory deprivation induced by drug addiction, according to Dr. Hardin B. Jones? (4)
Answer:
Dr. Hardin B. Jones shows that there are many per¬sonality changes manifested due to the sensory deprivation induced by drug addiction. Sensual drugs and alcoholic drinks play havoc with the body and mind of their users. The drug and alcoholic addicts experience sensory deprivation. They feel physical discomfort and there are personality changes in them. They often feel depressed. They fail to respond either to their environment or to other people. Their mental disturbances can be like paranoia.

The addicts know they have a problem, but they can’t solve it. Drugs and alcoholic drinks cause hair fall and the addicts can easily catch diseases like pneumonia tuberculosis, malnutrition and weight loss. Overdoses of drugs and alcohol can cause respiratory and cardiac failure and result even in death. It is easy to start any bad habit but it will be difficult to stop it. So say no to drugs and alcoholic drinks.

Question 16.
Read the following advertisement and prepare a letter of application and a resume in response to it.
Vidyajyothi High School, Pathanamthitta
We are a dynamic and progressive educational institution with a strong and firm focus on quality and innovative practices in education.
We are on the lookout for High School Teachers
Subject: Maths
Candidates must have

• Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree in Maths with first class
• A minimum of two years of teaching experience
• Excellent communication skills

Interested candidates may send their resume with recent photograph to [email protected]
Last Date of Submission : 31.01.2016 (6)
Answer:
Letter of application and resume
[email protected]
Sub: Application for the post of a Maths Teacher

I saw your advertisement, l am interested in applying for the post as I thought my qualification and experience would suit your requirements.

I am enclosing my detailed resume for your perusal.

I will be available for an interview from now till the end of this month. You may decide the time and place. I will present all the original documents at the time of the interview.

Hoping to get the interview letter soon,

Yours faithfully,
Hamza Mohammed

RESUME OF HAMZA MOHAMMED

Question 17.
Wangari Maathai’s Nobel Price Acceptance speech reveals how environmental degradation is carried out on a large scale basis. Prepare an essay on the factors that lead to a destruction of our environment.
(OR)
“The challenge is to restore the home of the tadpoles . and give back to our children a world of beauty and wonder”. Wangari Maathai calls upon the youth to save the earth from destruction. Write an essay exploring the positive steps that we can take to save the planet from environmental degradation (8)
Answer:
Factors that Lead to the Destruction of our Environment:
With the growth of the world population, there is an increasing need for space. Land is needed for agricultural, industrial and most importantly urban needs to contain cities. People find an easy solution in “Deforestation”. Deforestation is the basic cause of the destruction of our environment. Deforestation means the felling of trees and clearing of forest to make that land available for residential, commercial or industrial purposes.

Deforestation can also be seen as removal of forests leading to several imbalances ecologically and environmentally. What make deforestation alarming are the immediate and long term effects it is bound to cause. Some predictions state that the rainforests of the world will be destroyed completely if deforestation continues at its current pace.

Destruction of the environment occurs due to several reasons. They include agricultural activities, logging, urbanization, desertification of land and soil erosion, mining and forest fires. As can be seen, most of them are caused by man whereas a couple of them – like desertification and forest fires – could be natural causes. But even those are aided by man through defective use of land and carelessness.

The effects of the destruction of our Environment can be are calamitous. It brings climate imbalance. It increases global warming. It causes soil erosion. It causes floods in some areas and droughts in some other areas. There is the danger of wild life extinction. Unless we become sensible and conserve our forests we are willingly causing our doom. If we destroy nature, nature has a way of destroying us. Nature has patience but it can run out at anytime and once it runs out only God can save us! Remember that we have only one habitat – the earth. By destroying our environment we are destroying our home, our habitat. Each one of us has to do our bit in protecting our home.

(OR)

Steps We Can Take To Save The Planet:
As Wangari Maathai said, “The challenge is to restore the horned of tadpoles and give back to our children a world of beauty and wonder.” It is a big challenge. Today the environment is destroyed in a mindless manner. There is air pollution, water pollution and soil pollution. There is deforestation. And all these culminate in serious damages to the ecosystem and the environment.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nature never hurries, atom by atom, little by little, she achieves her work,” He is very right when we think how the trees grow taking their time to reach their full status as trees. Before a tree becomes a full-fledged tree it passes through many stages – seed, seedling, sapling and then tree. Some trees take years to become real trees. But look at man! How cruelly he cuts them down in just a few minutes to use it as fuel, for furniture work, construction works and even to make paper. Sometime man destroys entire forests to convert into farmlands or to make factories and residential areas. Large scale deforestation brings about climatic changes. Even in Kerala there are climatic changes because of the large scale destruction of forests.

Trees absorb the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and supply us oxygen. They prevent the soil from eroding. They help in blocking the clouds and bring rain: They supply us a lot of forest products like honey, wax and different kind of herbs and roots. Nowadays forests are converted into National Parks attracting tourists from all over the world. That way also, trees bring us money. Thus forests help us in so many ways and so destroying them will be suicidal.

Wangari Maathai wanted each person to plant some trees as his duty to help himself and also posterity. In India we had the Chipko Movement. When the contractors came to cut down the trees, the women from the locality rushed to the forest and stood near the trees embracing them. Chipko in Hindi means embrace. The men who came to cut down the trees had to go back because of the people em¬bracing the trees. We can help the preservation of our environment by planting trees.

We can also help by having kitchen gardens and herbal groves in our yards and compounds. In the kitchen garden we should ensure that we grow only organic vegetables. No artificial fertilizers and no pesticides.

We can help by keeping our watersheds safe and clean. Avoid the use of plastic bags and bottles. Plastic bags do a lot of harm to the environment. We can also make use of the public transport systems instead of riding our own cars and bikes. We also can try to prevent people from throwing waste here and there and from letting the factory effluents and sewage water running into lakes and streams. Many drops make a mighty ocean. Let us do our bit and see how we can help in preserving the environment.

Question 18.
The literacy club of your school is celebrating the International Women’s Day. Prepare the script for a speech on “Educating the girl child” to be delivered on the occasion.
(OR)
“ …….. They need to change the mindest and reset the narrative in their favour. So it is essential that women be ready to “dare the difference” – to take risks and step outside their comfort zones.” Based on your reading of Christine Lagarde’s speech, prepare an essay on how women can realise their true potential. (8)
Answer:
Educating a girl child:
Respected Principal, dear teachers and friends,

There is a beautiful adage among Africans which says, “If you educate a boy, you educate an individual. But if you educate a girl, you educate a whole village.” They are also fond of saying: “What a man can do, a woman can do better.” I think both these adages carry a lot meaning especially these days when we are keen on talking about women empowerment.

Empowering women is an urgent need of the day, especially in our society. In the Indian society, women do not have equality with men in many areas. Although the Constitution of India ensures equality of women in all aspects of life, in practice that equality remains on paper. In the social, economic and cultural status, women are considered inferior to men. Even now there is the dowry system. When a man marries he not only gets a wife, but he also gets a lot of money or ornaments. Many women don’t get married because they have no money to pay huge dowries to men. Culturally a woman is discriminated against. She is refused entry in many places, even in places of worship just because she is a woman. There is also economic discrimination.

If a man gets Rs. 800 as his daily wages, a woman is paid only Rs. 400, although she may do more work than a man. Look at the Ministries in the Centre and the States. How many women ministers are there? Look at the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies. How many women representatives are there? We find in India equality of women is only on paper. Therefore empowerment of women is very essential.

For empowering women there are 3 Ls – Learning, Labour and Leadership.

Modern women think they are equal to men and they have a role to play even outside their homes. In the modern world, women are educated and they also want to work and earn money. They don’t want to depend on the goodwill of their husbands to get certain things they want.

Modern women also want their share in politics and leadership positions. They are no more satisfied to be led by men. They think they too have the capacity for leadership. Women like Golda Meir (Israel), Mrs. Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka), Margaret Thatcher (England) and Indira Gandhi of India have shown that women can be even better leaders than men. Today we have Theresa May as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Angela Merkel as the President of Germany. It was only because of some bad luck Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in the USA. Otherwise, we would have a woman at the helm of affairs in the richest and most powerful nation in the world.

(OR)

Changing the Mindset of Women:
If women are to get empowered and get equality with men in various walks of life, first of all they have to change their mindset. It is essential that women be ready to dare the difference. The problem with women is that most of them are satisfied with the status quo. They are happy to be ‘housewives’ and they willingly change their names to be Mrs. some-body after their marriage! It is this mindset that needs to change. Women should feel that they have their individualities, their personalities and their existence. They are not mere appendage to men.

Many women of today have multiple needs. Gone are the days when they would be happy at home doing the household chores and looking after the children. Today they need good education. They want to get knowledge and thereby increase their wisdom. They want to know what is happening around the world and they want to read great books about which they have been hearing so many things from others.

Today’s women also want equality with men in job opportunities. If we look at the various professions, we find that most of the employees are men. The people on top also will be men. It is rare to find women executives at the top. Except in professions like teaching and nursing women are not given opportunities like men. Women resent it and they believe that what a man can do a woman can do better.

Today’ women want to be leaders also. Women are often kept out of leadership positions and this is more so in African countries. There they believe that women are incapable of good leadership. But today’s women want to change that attitude. In their opinion, women tend to make decisions based on consensus building, inclusion, compassion and sustainability.

They should be ready to take risk and step outside their comfort zones. The life outside the four walls of home is not all that smooth and comfy. Challenges will be there. Risks will be there. Obstacles will there. But then they have to overcome and show the world they are equal to the task. For that they need the 3 Ls of Empowerment – Learning, Labour and Leadership.

Question 19.
Read the following poem and compare it with “Any Woman” by Katharine Tynan. (8)

The Sad Mother

Sleep, sleep, my beloved,
without worry, without fear
although my soul does not sleep,
although I do not rest.

Sleep, sleep and in the night
may your whispers be softer
than a leaf of grass,
or the silken fleece of lambs.

May my flesh slumber in you,
my worry, my trembling,
In you, may my eyes close
and my heart sleep.

– Gabriela Mistral

Answer:
In “Sad Mother” Gabriela Mistral, speaks about the thoughts of a sad mother. She wants her child to sleep without any worry and fear. But she can’t sleep although she is very tired as she was working without rest the whole day. She wants her child to sleep peacefully lulled by sounds softer than a blade of grass or the silken fleece of lambs. She finds her rest in the child. All her worries and fears are forgotten when she sees her child slumbering sweetly. All her dreams and joy are concentrated on her child.

It is beautiful poem with a fine imagery. We can see a mother sitting near her sleeping child watching over it. She does not sleep, but she is contented to see her child is sleeping well. The poem has good rhythm but no rhyme. The language is simple. There is a fine comparison of sounds to a blade of grass and the silken fleece of a lamb. There is repetition the world sleep, making the reader also feel sleepy as he reads the poem.

The poem ‘Any Woman’ by Katharine Tynan speaks of the importance of the woman in the family. She is the pillars of the house. She is the keystone of the arch. She is the roof and walls. She is the fire upon the hearth. The children come to her for love and affection. She holds the family together. She is everywhere in the house – from floor to roof. She protects the children from all dangers. At the end, the woman prays to Jesus to spare her life till the children are grown up.

The language of the poem is very simple. The entire poem is an exquisite metaphor. The imagery is great. The woman doing all kinds of jobs and standing guard at the same time make us admire her capabilities. Her love is superb. There is utter unselfishness in her activities. At last we also see the birth of Jesus in the manger. We see the woman standing before Jesus praying to him to let her live till her children grow up. Katharine has painted a fine picture of a devoted mother with words. The poem in rhyme. Except in the first stanza the rhyming scheme is abab.

Between the two poems I prefer “Any Woman” because it has deeper meaning and better artistic merit.

Kerala State Board New Syllabus Plus Two English Previous Year Question Papers and Answers.

Kerala Plus Two English Previous Year Question Paper March 2018 with Answers

Time: 2 1/2 Hours
Cool off time: 15 Minutes
Maximum: 80 Score

General Instructions to candidates:

• There is a ‘cool off-time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time of 2^1/2 hours.
• You are not allowed to write your answers or to discuss anything with others during the cool off time’.
• Read questions carefully before answering.
• All questions are compulsory and only internal choice is allowed.
• When you select a question, all the sub-questions must be answered from the same question itself.
• Electronic devices except non-programmable calculators are not allowed in the Examina­tion Hall.

(Questions 1 to 6): Answer all the questions as directed.

Read the lines from the poem ‘Stammer1 and answer the questions that follow:

‘Stammer is the silence that falls
between the word and its meaning
just as lameness is the
Silence that falls between
the word and deed

Question 1.
What is common to ‘stammer’ and ‘lameness’? (1)
Answer:
Silence

Question 2.
Identify the figure of speech employed in the lines. (1)
Answer:
Metaphor Simile

Question 3.
What does the poet think of ‘stammer”? (1)
Answer:
Stammer is the silence that falls between the word and its meaning.

Question 4.
Your class is conducting a debate on the topic ‘Nature conservation is more important than development.’ Write four arguments either in favour of or opposing the topic. (4)
Answer:
Nature Conservation is more important than development because:

1. Without Nature Conservation our flora and fauna would be ruined.
2. There will be climatic change, ozone layer depletion and global warming if Nature is not conserved.
3. We have to preserve our Nature for posterity.
4. We have only one habitat and if we don’t conserve it, we will be doomed.

Question 5.
Shaheen Mistri felt dejected when all the 20 schools in Mumbai refused permission to conduct classes for slum children in their classrooms for 3 hours in the evenings. If you were a friend of Shaheen Mistri, how would you offer sympathy and encouragement to her?
Write 3 sentences expressing your sympathy and support for her. You may use expressions like: I am sorry to ………. It is unfortunate that ……….. etc. (3)
Answer:
a) I am sorry to hear that 20 schools in Mumbai refused permission to conduct classes for slum children in their classrooms for 3 hours.
b) It is unfortunate that people are so callous that they don’t see the need for slum children to educate themselves.
c) It is very strange that even the so-called charitable and religious institutions are ready to work only for the rich who can afford to pay huge fees for their children.

Question 6.
The passage given below contains a few errors in concord and in the use of tenses, prepositions and articles. Edit the passage for these errors.
There was termites in the wooden box. They grew upwards from the bottom left corner in the shape of serpent. It was quite sometime since he had opened the box. What could he do about the trail of mud created by the termites? If he did not destroyed it immediately, it would spread over the whole box and eat up everything that was at it. (4)
Answer:
were termites; a serpent; did not destroy; in it.

(Questions 7 to 12): Each question carries 4 scores. Answer any 5 questions. (5 × 4 = 20)

Question 7.
A grand function is organized by the authorities of St. Xaviers College to felicitate the former student, Shaheen Mistri. The Principal himself introduces her to the audience. How would he introduce Shaheen Mistri? Draft the speech for him.
Answer:
My dear colleagues, students, parents, ladies and gentlemen,
We have organized this function to felicitate our former student Shaheen Mistri, who has made our school proud. In fact I remember when she came here for admission. She almost forced me to admit her. She entered my room through the side door. I was quite surprised. Before I could open my mouth, she told me, “Father, my life is in your hands. I want to do something for the children of India. I don’t know how, only that I must.” I asked her a few questions and I admitted her. I had never seen a student so committed to her ideals. If I hadn’t admitted her that day, it would have been a big loss not only for this school but the whole of India.

She founded Akanksha. The basic principle of Akanksha is providing underprivileged children with opportunities for learning. Akanksha wants the classroom to be a safe place for the children where they can forget, at least for some time, their troubles at home, and study and also enjoy. Akanksha came into existence in 1991. It started with 15 children. Now it has 3500 children with 58 centres and 6 schools. The children are taught, apart from English and Maths, values, self-esteem and confidence.

Shaheen Mistri, I would say, is a little angel. She did to the underprivileged children of Bombay what Mother Theresa did to the destitute in the streets of Calcutta. Akanksha definitely gives hope and optimism to thousands underprivileged children who have been roaming the streets, poor and hungry and prone to commit crimes. Shaheen Mistri is a reformer and she will be remembered by the people for a long time to come.

Let there be more Shaheen Mistris in our midst so that we can have a great country!

Question 8.
“Antonio and Felix were well liked and respected. Each had his own loyal following”, says Piri Thomas in ‘Amigo Brothers’. How did these adolescent boys become the role models of the residents of Manhattan? Attempt your answer in a paragraph of 80 words.
Answer:
Antonio Crux and Felix Vargas were both 17. They were so together in friendship that they felt like brothers. They had known each other from childhood. They grew up in the same building on the lower East Side of Manhattan. They both had a dream – becoming the light weight champion of the world. Whenever they got a chance they exercised. They would run every day morning wearing sweat shirts and short towels around their necks. Soon a wall arose between them. They were told that they were to meet each other on the division finals. The winner would represent the Boy’s Club in the Golden Gloves Championship Tournament. That means only one of them would go to the Tournament. They were both popular as boxers.

In the division finals they fight 3 rounds. In the two 2 rounds they remain even. In the 3rd round they fight fiercely, so fiercely that the spectators thought they were witnessing a fight to death and not a boxing match. They did not even hear the whistle to end the match but went on pounding each other. Finally the referee and trainers had to separate them. They leave the stage embracing each other. Their friendship is still intact. Thus they became role models of the residents of Manhattan.

Question 9.
Elaborate the idea in the lines given below:
This is better than money what good times! The government gives rice to those who don’t have paddy fields.
Answer:
This should be taken as a joke because no government can give rice to those who don’t have paddy fields. The paddy cultivators are only a few and the vast majority of the people don’t have paddy fields. How is it then possible for the government to give rice to all? If the government gives rice to those without paddy fields, definitely it will be better than money. We can surely say then that good times have come to our land.

But this is simply the fond dream of some funny guys who want to say things without any basis. This is also a kind of ridicule at the rulers, who obviously, can’t fulfil the dreams of the people. Or this can be considered an election promise which will never be carried out. When standing for elections, various parties come out with empty promises. This can be just one of them to fool the ignorant masses who never really learn their lesson.

Question 10.
Poet critic K. Satchidanandan has won the Ezhuthachan Award for his contribution to literature. Your class has decided to send an e-mail congratulating him on this achievement. As the leader of the class, what would you write in the e-mail? Draft the e-mail.
Answer:
[email protected]
Dear Sir,
We have come to know that you have won the Ezhuthachan Award for your contribution to literature. Congratulations!

You are a noted and critic, writing in Malayalam and English. You are a pioneer of modem poetry in Malayalam. We can very well say you are a versatile genius as you are also a bilingual literary critic, playwright, editor, columnist and translator. You were also the former Editor of Indian Literature journal and the former Secretary of Sahitya Akademi. You are also a public intellectual of repute upholding secular anti-caste views, supporting causes like environment, human rights and free software and you are also a well-known speaker on issues concerning contemporary Indian literature. We are very proud of you. We pray God to give you a long life so that you can continue writing to benefit people like us.

Question 11.
Your class is conducting a group discussion on the topic ‘Discipline at home and in the school creates good citizens’. As the first presenter of the topic, write your script for the presentation.
Answer:
My dear friends,

The topic for our Group Discussion today is “Discipline in the home and in the school creates good citizens”. I don’t think there is any controversy in this topic. There is a Latin proverb which says, “Serva ordinem et ordo servabit te”. It means keep the law and the law will keep you. This is a very sound advice. Right from the childhood, starting from home, we should learn to be disciplined. A child who is disciplined at home tends to be disciplined in the school also. But there are people who think too much discipline takes away the curiosity and fun from the mind of children. Nobody says there should be too much discipline. Discipline is a positive thought.

Discipline does not necessarily mean a list of Don’t Dos. A disciplined child behaves well, respects his elders and teachers and is helpful to others. He is not greedy or selfish and such children soon become the darlings of everyone. Discipline demands hard work. Only with hard work one can succeed today. So I would say “Be Disciplined” and that would help you to go a long way in the journey of life.

Question 12.
Do you agree with Irfan Alam that “It is important to dream, but it is equally important to take calculated risks to achieve your dream”? Express your own opinion in a paragraph of 80 words.
Answer:
I quite agree with Irfan Alam that “It is quite important to dream, but it is equally important to take calculated risks to achieve your dream”. Irfan Alam was only 17, when the idea of selling water bottles in rickshaws occurred to him. He soon took a calculated risk. The very next day he talked to 5 rickshaw pullers and gave them 8 bottles of water each. The profit was to be split between them and Irfan. For each bottle the profit would be Rs. 2. The very first day Irfan got Rs. 8. Later in 2006, in a TV show, Irfan suggested that rickshaws should be redesigned so that the spaces on the vehicles could be sold for advertising and brand promotion. He also suggested additional income for the rickshaw pullers by selling water, juice, biscuits, mobile cards and newspapers to the passengers.

His proposal won the competition and he was did not take the money because the organizers of the TV show did not agree with his proposals. But later in 2007 with the support of rickshaw pullers SammaaN was founded. There are some 10 million rickshaws operating in India. SammaaN helped rickshaw pullers to increase their income by 30 to 40%. SammaaN has been successful in making the lives of the rickshaw pullers and their families happier. Irfan has done a wonderful job and he did it by taking calculated risks. Anybody can cream, but only the one ready to take risks will succeed.

(Questions 13 to 18): Answer any 5 questions. Each question carries 6 scores. (5 × 6 = 30)

Question 13.
In connection with Anti-narcotics Day, your school is holding an elocution competition on the topic ‘Drug abuse destroys the individual, the society and the nation’. You are one of the competitors. Prepare your speech.
Answer:
Respected Chairman and honourable guests on the dais, friends, ladies and gentlemen,

Today we are observing Anti-Narcotics Day because many people abuse drugs for some temporary pleasure without realizing how dangerous drug abuse can be. Drug abuse has both mental and physical impacts. The drug addict experiences sensory deprivation. He has a general feeling of physical discomfort and there are personality changes in him. The addict feels depressed.

He fails to respond to his environment and to other people. His mental disturbance can be like paranoia. The addict knows he has a problem but he does not know what the cause for it is. He looks at external objects with suspicion. Anything outside scares him and he draws further and further into himself. There are also drug related physical disorders. Dry needles and solutions used for injecting drugs can cause abscesses in the arms and veins. They can cause liver disease, venereal diseases and infection of the kidney and brain. Sniffing cocaine and amphetamines can damage the tissue of the nose.

Marijuana and tobacco smoking can cause lung diseases. Babies of women who are addicted to opiates are likely to be bom addicted and suffer from withdrawal symptoms. Cocaine and amphetamines cause hair fall. Marijuana can damage cells. A drug addict can easily get pneumonia, tuberculosis, malnutrition and weight loss. An overdose of any sensual drug can cause respiratory or cardiac failure and death.

Question 14.
A reporter who happened to visit the post office at the time of the incidents in ‘Post Early for Christmas’ started writings news report in this manner:
Commotion in Post Office over a Hoax Bomb Alert East London: A hoax bomb alert caused much panic and confusion in a rural post office …………
Complete the report.
Answer:
Commotion in Post Office over a Hoax Bomb Alert Easton London: A hoax bomb alert caused much panic and confusion in a rural post office. The Village Post Office was crowded because people wanted to post their Christmas presents in time. The young Lady Assistant in the Post Office was very busy. Customers like Mrs. Smith, Mr. Jones, a deaf old gentleman, a farmer, a fussy old lady, Mrs. Higgins and Bertie, her son, were giving their parcels to the Assistant and were talking to one another about the offered seed money of Rs. 150 lakhs for his ideas to be implemented. He current happenings in the village. Then came a foreign tourist.

He was dark and evil looking. Her was dressed in black and spoke with an accent. He greeted the Assistant and told her to send the parcel he had brought. He removed his gloves and left them on the counter. The Assistant was happy the way the parcel was packed. It was very heavy. He said he could not post the parcel earlier because he came to this country only a few days ago. He wanted to know how long it would take for it to reach the Central Post Office to be sorted. He hoped the postal department would take good care of the parcel. He wanted to know if it would be opened. He was worried if it would be stolen. The Assistant reassured him that it would be safely delivered to his friend.

The Assistant was a bit worried as to what was in the parcel. Bertie had a look at it. Bertie could hear some sound from the parcel. The Assistant also heard some ticking noise. The Farmer said he also could hear it. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Smith also heard it. The Farmer thought it was a time bomb. Everybody was worried. Mrs. Higgins asked Bertie to go and bring a policeman. The Assistant wanted to take and place the parcel outside but the farmer asked her to leave it as it would explode if she took it.

The Farmer asked people to take cover as the ticking noise was increasing. The policeman came. As the policeman was noting down things, the Foreign Tourist came back to take his gloves which he had left on the counter. He said the parcel contained a clock which he had bought all the way from Switzerland! There was no bomb!

Question 15.
The dialogues of John, son of Robert Baldwin, at the beginning and in the middle of the play are given below:

Now, attempt a character sketch of John Robert Baldwin in about 100 words.
Answer:
John is the 27-year old son of Baldwin and Martha. He earns just 30 dollars a week. His father had taught him to remain honest and truthful in all circumstances. When he comes to know that Gresham had stolen bank’s money he was angry with Gresham. He said Gresham was a bad man who wanted his father to tell a lie just to save his skin. If he were in his father’s position he would tell Gresham to go to hell. According to him Gresham was a really cruel man who underpaid his employees and now he wanted to rob his depositors also.

John would not do anything to save Gresham. But John’s stand changed when he came to know that his father was offered 100,000 dollars by Gresham just to say “I don’t remember” when he was asked crucial questions in the court. Now John comes out with some queer logic. He tells his father that if Gresham is put in jail there would be a nasty mess, meaning his father should help him not to go to jail. Nobody loses a cent and nobody wants to see Gresham punished.

So why doesn’t his father take 100,000 dollars and say “I don’t remember”? A hundred dollars, after all, is a lot of money. Here we see how the young man Jphn is ready to sell his soul for a certain amount of money. He forgets all his morals and all his honesty. Money can really make saints sinners.

Question 16.
“God has given me two ears to listen to others. I hear them out with sympathy and without any judgement. When a person in trouble or under a lot of strain finds an outlet for his worries, it relieves half his burden”.
These words of Ratna inspired Sudha Murty. She wants to report Ratna’s words to her own children. Write down the report.
Answer:
Ratna said that God had given hertwo earsto listen to others. She added that she heard them out with sympathy and without any judgement. She further said that when a person in trouble or under a lot of strain found an outlet for his worries, it relieved half of his burden.

Question 17.
A ‘Female Films’ Festival was held in your school to focus on women empowerment in the arts. Read the notice and prepare a report of the film festival.

Answer:

ABC SCHOOL

Date 8.12.2017

A “Female Film Festival” was held in our school auditorium on 7 December 2017. It started at 9.30 am. The Festival began with a prayer by the school Choir. Welcome Speech followed. It was delivered by Dr. Sujata S., the Principal of the school. The Presidential Address was given by Smt. Devi N., the PTA President. The Inaugural Address was by Vidhu Vincent, the film Director. Felicitations were offered by Sri M. Raju, Panchayat Member. Vote of Thanks followed and it was done by Smt. Sreekala N., Staff Secretary. All the speakers highlighted the need for women empowerment in the arts.

This was followed by film shows. At 10.30, the film “Udaharanam Sujatha” was shown. After the film there was lunch break. All the participants were provided with lunch.

After lunch two more films were shown. At 1.00 p.m. the film “English Vinglish” was screened. Then at 4 the film “Chak De, India!” was shown. The programme came to a close at 6.45 p.m. with the National Anthem sung by the School Choir. It was a highly successful Festival and the participants were quite pleased.

Question 18.
The literary club of your school has decided to visit the poet satirist Chemmanam Chacko and interview him. What would you ask him?
Frame 6 relevant questions for the interview.
Answer:
Interview with Chemmanam Chacko

Leader: Sir, we are the members of the literary club of our school and we have come to ask you some questions about your work. We will not take much of your time. We shall be recording your replies.
Chemmanam Chacko: You are welcome. Please make yourself comfortable. Okay, I am ready to answer your questions.

1st Member: We studied your poem “Rice” as part of our school work. How do you get these ideas?
2nd Member: Sir, most of your poems are satires. Have you written any lyric poem?
Leader: Which Malayalam poet do you admire most?
1st Member: We have seen that in some of your poems you ridicule the politicians and leaders. Do they show any anger for exposing them?
2nd Member: We too want to write poems like yours. What advice would you give us?

(Questions 19 to 21): Answer any 2 questions. Each question carries 8 scores. (2 × 8 = 16)

Question 19.
Read the following advertisement put forward by the Research and Development wing of SammaaN to recruit Junior Assistant. Draft an application letter and resume.

Answer:
From:
Abdul Umar
11/XI Azad Road
Irinjalakuda
PIN: 680-125

To
The Officer In-Charge
Research and Development Wing
SammaaN Foundation
P.B. No. 395
Bihar
PIN: 180 123
3 August 2018

Dear Sir,
Sub: Application forthe post of a Junior Assistant.

This has reference to your advertisement appearing in “The Hindu”, dated 1 August 2018.

I am a graduate with additional skills in computer operations. I can handle 3 languages easily. I have excellent communication skills and I feel I can perform well if you give me an opportunity to work in your organization.

I can come for any interview at any time and in any place of your choice. I am enclosing my Bio-data and also copies of my certificates.

I assure you of full satisfaction if I am given a chance to work under you.
Hoping to hear from you,

Yours faithfully,
(Abdul Umar)
Encl: 3

BIO-DATA OF ABDUL UMAR:
Career Objective: To work in a firm where I can use my talents and capabilities for the welfare of all and also learn new things.
1. Name : Abdul Umar
2. Contact Address : 11/XI Azad Road, Irinjalakuda, Kerala, 680-125
3. E-mail : [email protected]
4. Mobile No. : 8547028876
5. Educational Qualifications:

• B.A. English, (2016), from Christ College irinjalakuda, with 80% marks.
• +2 (2013) from Don Bosco HSS, Irinjalakuda, with 85% marks.
• SSLC from Don Bosco, Irinjalakuda, with 79% marks.

6. Computer Skills : Tally
7. Experience : Worked for Kerala Solvent Extractions (P) Ltd, Irinjalakuda, for one year as an office clerk.
8. Languages known : Malayalam, Hindi, English
9. Hobbies : Reading and Outdoor Games
10. Special Abilities :

• I was on the Editorial Board of the College Magazine.
• I was a member of the College Football team

Referees:

• Joe Cheriyan, Lecturer in English. Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Phone No. 85470 255882.
• Gafoor Mohammed, Ward Member, Irinjalakuda Panchayat, Phone No. 0480-2825506.

I hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Sd/-
(Abdul Umar)

Question 20.
Study the poster given below:

Now, write an essay on ‘Co-existence of man and nature for sustainable living’ in about 150 words.
Answer:
Co-existence of man and nature for sustainable living: The world is facing a crisis today. We hear about dangerous things like global warming, ozone layer depletion, atmospheric pollution and many flora and fauna going extinct. If global warming continues at the present rate the polar ice will melt flooding the oceans which will drown coastal towns and cities. Some island countries would be wiped out completely.

Why are all these dangerous things happening? They are happening because of man’s greed and avarice’. He wants to exploit nature excessively. The results are easy to see. Our water is contaminated, there is too much plastic waste, there is heavy industrial waste, there is deforestation because of development projects that destroy our forests and convert them into concrete jungles. There is also noise pollution which badly affects our mind and thought processes.

Fortunately everything is not lost. There are some solutions to the problems. We should do our best to preserve our mangroves. We should protect our marine life. There are the Rs.3 that are significant – Reduce our consumption, Reuse the things and Recycle our waste. We should conserve our wild life. We should respect the earth and obey the environment protection laws. If we don’t do these things we are going to be in trouble. The earth is patient, but if we play with her patience she can unleash her fury – tsunamis and Okhis are manifestations of the anger of Mother Earth.

Question 21.
Read the poem carefully. Compare the poem with ‘Any Woman’.

The Heart of a Woman

The heart of a woman goes forth with the dawn
As a lone bird, soft winging, so restlessly on
A far o’er life’s turrets and vales does it roam
In the wake of those echoes the heart calls home.
The heart of woman falls back with the night,
And enters some alien cage in its plight,
And tries to forget it has dreamed of the stars
While it breaks, breaks, breaks on the sheltering bars.

– Georgia Douglas Johnson

Answer:
“The Heart of a Woman” by Maya Angelou (Not by Georgia Douglas Johnson as mentioned in the question paper) is a beautiful little poem which contrasts the dreams and desires of a woman with the actual realities. The heart of a woman goes out in the dawn as a lone bird and it roams about the towers and valleys of life.

But soon her heart remembers her home. She comes back in the night and is in her home like a caged bird. She then forgets all her fantastic dreams which break up against the realities of life. The poem is in rhyme with the scheme aabb. There is personification and repetition in it. It is pessimistic in tone.

“Any Woman” by Katherine Tynan shows the importance of the mother. She is the pillar of the house. She is the keystone of the arch. If you take her away, the roof and the wall will fall down. She is the fire upon the hearth, She is the light of the sun. She is the heat that warms the sun. The children get their warmth from her. She is the light of their love. Without her the children would not thrive. She holds the children together. She is the wall that protects the children from all kinds of dangers.

She constantly prays to God to keep her alive until her children are grown up. In this poem except in the first stanza the rhyme scheme is abab. There is personification and hyperbole here. There is also repetition. Between the two poems, I prefer “Any Woman” by Katherine Tynan as it is positive in its outlook.

Kerala Plus Two Zoology Model Question Paper 5

Time: 1 Hour
Cool off time: 10 Minutes
Maximum: 30 Score

Answer all the following questions. Each carries 1 score.

Question 1.
Name the person who studied the species-area relationship.

Question 2.
Pick the odd one out of the given amino acids.

Question 3.
Note the relationship between the first pair and complete the second pair.
Natural selection: Darwin; Inheritance of ac­quired characters:………………..

Answer any nine questions from 4 – 14. Each car­ries 2 scores.

Question 4.
Complete the table using suitable terms

Question 5.
To find out the unknown genotype of a vio­let flowered pea plant a researcher did the following cross. Observe the diagram and answer the following questions:
(Hint: Violet flower color in pea plant is dominant over white)

a. What would be the above cross called?
b. Can you determine the unknown geno­type of a violet flowered parent by drawing punnet square?

Question 6.
Diagram of a double-stranded polynucleotide chain is shown below:

What do the numbers I, II, III and IV indi­cates?

Question 7.
In which part of the human reproductive system the following events occur?
1. Fertilisation
2. Implantation

Question 8.
Explain transcription. A transcription unit in DNA is defined primarily by three re­gions. Write the names of any two re­gions.

Question 9.

The above-shown pictures are beaks of a particular type of bird seen on an island during Darwin’s journey.
a. Identify the bird and name the island.
b. Write the significance of this process in evolution.

Question 10.
Microbes can also be used as a source of energy. Substantiate with suitable ex­amples.

Question 11.
Classify the diseases given in the box as two groups based on their causative organisms. Specify the type of causative organism for each group.
Typhoid, Malaria, Pneumonia, Diphtheria, Amoebiasis.

Question 12.
Most often HIV infection occurs due to con­scious behavior patterns. Do you agree with this statement? Substantiate your an­swer.

Question 13.
Given below is the figure showing func­tioning of the lac operon in presence of lac­tose. Redraw the figure and label the parts numbered 1 to 6.

Question 14.
Nature has many varieties of plants which give drugs for abuse, as there are medici­nal plants which give medicines. Substan­tiate with two examples.


Answer any three from 15 -18 questions. Each car­ries 3 scores.

Question 15.
“Prediction of the sequence of amino ac­ids from the nucleotide sequence in mRNA is very easy, but the exact prediction of the nucleotide sequence in mRNA from the sequence of amino acids coded by mRNA is difficult.”
a. Which properties of the genetic code is the reason for the above condition? Ex­plain.
b. Which are the stop codons in DNA repli­cation?

Question 16.
A transcriptional unit is given below. Observe it and answer the questions.

1. How can you identify the coding strand?
2. Write the sequence of RNA formed from this unit?
3. What would happen if both strands of the DNA act as templates for transcription?

Question 17.
A poultry farm manager was cursing his hens for producing lion share of cocks in its prog­eny. Hearing this, Kumar – farm attender.starts to blame his wife for delivering con­secutive girl children. Analyze the situations scientifically and state whether you agree with Kumar.

Question 18.
The diagram represents the process of gametogenesis. Closely observe it and an­swer the following.

a. Is it spermatogenesis or oogenesis?
b. What does the smaller shaded circles rep­resent?
c. Write down two significance of produc­tion of the same.

Answers

Answer 1.
Alexander von Humboldt

Answer 2.
Trp

Answer 3.
Lamark

Answer 4.

Answer 5.
a. Test cross

The unknown genotype of Violet flowered par­ent is WW.

Answer 6.
I – Phosphorus/P
II- Pentose Sugar
III – Thymine/T
IV – Cytosine/C

Answer 7.
a
1. Fertilisation takes place in the ampulla of the fallopian tube,
2. Endometrium,
b.
A – Trophoblast
B – Inner cell mass

Answer 8.
The process of copying genetic information from one strand of the DNA into RNA is termed as transcription. The strands are transcripted 1. If both strands act as a tem­plate, they would code for RNA molecule with different sequences and in turn, if the code for proteins, the sequence of amino acids in the proteins would be different. A transcription unit in DNA is defined pri­marily by the three regions in the DNA:

1. a promoter
2. the structural gene
3. a terminator

Answer 9.
The bird is Darwin’s Finches. The name of Island is Galapagos Island, b. Darwin finches differed primarily in body size and beak shape as an adaptation to types of food available on islands. All these species evolved in different directions from the common ancestral form and adapted to new invaded habits and to modes of life necessary there. This phenomenon is called an adaptive radiation.

Answer 10.
The microbes can also be used as a source of energy. Very nice example of this is the production of biogas from the dung of cattle in the gobar gas plants by the microbes called methanogens.

Answer 11.
Bacterial diseases: Typhoid, pneumonia, diphtheria.
Protozoan diseases: Amoebiasis, malaria.

Answer 12.
Yes. The HIV infection is mainly by blood transfusion may take place due to poor monitoring.
Use of condoms during sexual contact will prevent from getting HIV. So alertness about infection of HIV will protect us from. getting AIDS.

Answer 13.

Answer 14.
Ganja – from female inflorescence of the can­nabis plant.
Bhang- dried leaves, stems and flowering shoots of Cannabis plant.
Cannabis sativa plant produces Gannab- inside of which is used as medicine in Ayurveda and Unani. Morphine from a poppy plant used as a painkiller.

Answer 15.
Degeneracy of specificity. Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon, hence the code is degenerate.
b. UAA, UAG, UGA.

Answer 16.
a.  The strand with polarity 5¹-3¹ called cod­ing strand.
b. UCAGUACA
c.
1. If both strands act as a template, they would code for RNA molecule with dif­ferent sequences.
2. If the code for proteins, different amino acids will be formed. So more com­plications.
3. If two RNA molecule produced at the same time they would be complementary to each other would form double-stranded RNA. So translation affected.

Answer 17.
I cannot agree with Kumar because of the sex of progeny is not determined by parents but by chance by which the combining of gametes produced by parents. In birds, sex determination mechanism is as follows.

Answer 18.
a. Oogenesis.
b. Polar bodies
c. Polar body formed help to concentrate more cytoplasm in the ovum. It also helps to reduce the chromosome number into half in the egg.

Plus Two Zoology Previous Year Question Papers and Answers

Kerala Plus Two Zoology Model Question Paper 4

Time: 1 Hour
Cool off time: 10 Minutes
Maximum: 30 Score

Answer all the following questions. Each carries 1 score.

Question 1.
…………is a metabolic disorder that oc­curs due to the lack of an enzyme, that con­verts phenylalanine to tyrosine.

Question 2.
Study the relationship between the first two words and fill the blank space with a suit­able word.

AIDS: ELISA
Thyphoid:………………..

Question 3.
The following statements compare the pro­cess of oogenesis and spermatogenesis. Which one is not true?
a. Production of ovum ceases at a certain age, but sperm production continues in old men.
b. Oogenesis begins in the embryonic stages, but spermatogenesis starts at the onset of puberty.
c. A meiotic arrest occurs both in oogenesis and spermatogenesis.
d. Polar bodies are formed in oogenesis.


Answer any nine questions from 4 – 14. Each car­ries 2 scores.

Question 4.
An evolutionary process occurred in the evo­lution of marsupial mammals in Australia is given below.

a. Name this evolutionary process.
b. Suggest another example of this phe­nomenon.

Question 5.
Rearrange the columns B & C with respect A

Question 6.
Ramu cultivated pea plants as an intercrop in his paddy field. After harvesting, he allowed the roots of the pea plants remain in the soil for some period.
a. Do you think the action of Ramu is reasonable?
b. Justify your answer.

Question 7.
When the urine sample of a lady is tested, the presence of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) is detected.
a. What does the presence of HCG indi­cate?
b. Which is the source of HCG?

Question 8.
Fill the columns A and B using the items given below.

(Lamarkism, Evolution by anthropogenic action, Gene flow by chance, varieties of marsupials in Australia, De Vries)

Question 9.
The first child of a couple is affected with phenylketonuria. During the second preg­nancy, they visited a genetic counselor and he prepared a pedigree chat of their fam­ily.
a. What is pedigree analysis?
b. Draw the symbols for

• Affected female.
• Sex unspecified.
• Consanguineous mating.

Question 10.
Arrange the following examples under two heads viz-homologous organs and analo­gous organs.

Forelimb of whale and bat,
Wings of butterfly and bat,
Heart of man and cheetah,
Eyes of octopus and mammals

Question 11.
The meaning of ‘antibiotics’ is ‘against life’, whereas with reference to human beings they are ’pro-life’.
Substantiate the statement with a suitable example.

Question 12.
Expand the following abbreviations which are commonly used in reproductive health

a. ART
b. ZIFT

Question 13.
One of your neighbour is suffering from itching, fluid discharge, slight pain and swelling in the genital region.
a. What do you think the disease he is suffering from?
b. What measures are to be taken to pre­vent such diseases?

Question 14.
Identify the diagram and write how it acts?

Answer any three from 15 – 18 questions. Each carries 3 scores.

Question 15.
Read the principle and answer the que­stions :
“Allele frequencies in a population are stable and constant from generation to generation called genetic equilibrium.”
a. Name the principle mentioned here.
b. Mention any two factors affecting the equilibrium.
c. What ¡s the significance .of disturbances occur in the genetic equilibrium?

Question 16.
Observe the figures and answer the que­stions.

a. Identify the type of natural selection A, B, and C with an explanation of each.
b. Define the Hardy-Weinberg principle

Question 17.
Blood of a man is tested positive for cannabinoid.
a. What are these?
b. From where these are extracted naturally?
c. Which part of the body is affected by these?

Question 18.
Given below is the diagrammatic represen­tation of the operation of Natural Selec­tion on different traits.

a. Identify the type of natural selection A, B, and C with an explanation of each.
b. Define the Hardy-Weinberg principle.

Answers

Answer 1.
Phenylketonuria

Answer 2.
Widal test

Answer 3.
c. A meiotic arrest occurs both in oogenesis and spermatogenesis.

Answer 4.
a. Adaptive radiation.
b. Darwin’s finches seen in Galapagos Island around South America

Answer 5.

Answer 6.
a. yes.
b. Rhizobium found in the root nodules of

Answer 7.
a. Pregnancy,
b. Placenta

Answer 8.

Answer 9.
Analysing the inheritance of the character through several previous generations in a family called pedigree analysis.

Answer 10.

Answer 11.
The discovery of antibiotics greatly improved the quality of human life. Antibiotic drugs are made from living organisms such as fungi, molds of certain soil bacteria. Some bacteria that enter the human body can destroy human cells or causing diseases. Like pneumonia or tuberculosis. An antibiotic such as penicillin and streptomycin or others fight bacteria either by killing them or preventing them from multiplying. So antibiotics are ‘Pro-life’ to human beings.

Answer 12.
a. Assisted Reproductive Technology,
b. Zygote Intra Fallopian Transfer

Answer 13.
a. Sexually transmitted disease (STD),
b.
1. Avoid sex with an unknown partner.
2. Always use a condom during coitus.

Answer 14.
CuT condom. lUDs increase phagocytosis of sperms within the uterus and the Cu ions released suppress sperm motility and the fertilising capacity of Sperms.

Answer 15.
a. Hardy – Weinberg principle.
b. Gene migration or gene flow, genetic drift and mutation.
c. Disturbance in genetic equilibrium change of frequency of alleles in a population would then be interpreted as resulting in the evolution

Answer 16.
a.
A – Klinefelter syndrome
B – Turner’s syndrome
b.
Chromosome number in A = 47
Chromosome number in B = 45

Answer 17.
a. Cannabinoid is a group of chemicals which interact with cannabinoid receptors present principally in the brain.
b.It is extracted from the inflorescences of the plant Cannabis sativa.
c. Which interact with Cannabinoid receptors present principally in the brain. Generally taken by inhalation and oral ingestion, these are known for their effects on the cardiovascular system of the body.

Answer 18.
a. A-Stabilising selection – (Intermediate characters are selected).
B-Directional selection – (Any one of the extreme characters selected).
C-Disruptive selection (Both the extreme characters selected).
It states that under certain conditions of stability, allele frequencies of a population are stable and constant from generation to generation in a sexually reproducing organism. This equilibrium is called genetic equilibrium or Hardy— Weinberg equilibrium.

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Kerala Plus Two Zoology Model Question Paper 3

Time: 1 Hour
Cool off time: 10 Minutes
Maximum: 30 Score

Answer all the following questions. Each carries 1 score.

Question 1.

Addition or detection of chromosome gen­erally results in …………….

Question 2.
One among the contraceptive method is peculiar. Find the odd one. What is com­mon among others?
a. Periodic abstinence
b. Coitus interruptus
c. Lactational amenorrhea
d. lUD’s

Question 3.
Observe the diagram below:

Which among the following is the compli­mentary sequence of the DNA fragment shown above?

a. 5′ → ATTCG → 3’
b. 3′ 4 ATTCG → 5′
c. 3′ → TAAGC → 5′
d. 3′ → CGAAT → 5′

Answer any nine questions from 4 – 14. Each car­ries 2 scores.

Question 4.
The treatment facility advertised on the bro­chure of a private clinic is shown below.
IVF     ZIFT    GIFT   IUI

a. Can you suggest what type of a clinic it is?
b. Make a brief note on any three of the treatment procedures.

Question 5.
Analysing the relationship among different columns, fill the gaps appropriately.

Question 6.
The widespread incidence of diseases like H₁,N₁, Chikungunya, dengue fever etc., are reported recently. As a science student, prepare an action plan in your school to control those diseases.

Question 7.
A DNA sequence is provided below:
TACGAGTTATATATACAT
a. Write down the triplet codons it codes for.
b. If a nitrogen base is added in between 4^th and 5^th nitrogen bases, what will be its effect on transcription?

Question 8.
Arrange the following diseases in the fol­lowing columns in a meaningful order.
Typhoid, Ringworms, Amoebiasis, AIDS, Malaria, Pneumonia, Common cold.

Question 9.
Identify the traits from the pedigree chart. Give one example each.

Question 10.
Nature does a lot of services for which an economic value or price tag can be put”. Substantiate giving examples.

Question 11.
The flow of genetic information is shown below.

Name the processes a, b, c, and d.

Question 12.
0bserve the diagram and answer the questions:

a. Identify the process shown in the figure and define it.
b. Identify the structure B. Write any one function of it in the process shown in the diagram.

Question 13.
Prepare a pamphlet for an awareness programme in your school about the measures to prevent and control alcohol and drug abuse in adolescents.

Question 14.
” Gopalan argues that if the father is of ‘A’ blood group, the mother is of’B’ blood group. Their children can only be ‘A’ group, B group or ‘AB’ group.”
a. Do you agree with Gopalan’s argument?
b. Give a reason for your answer.

Answer any three from 15-18 questions. Each carries 3 scores.

Question 15.
“Nature provides all for the need of man but not for his greed.”
a. Do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer.
b. Distinguish between two types of biodiversity conservations.

Question 16.
We have a moral responsibility to take good care of earth’s biodiversity and pass it on in good order to the next generation.
a. Define biodiversity.
b. Write causes for biodiversity losses.
c. Name two types of biodiversity conser­vation.

Question 17.
a. Identify the syndrome from the diagram, and write the genotype.
b. It occurs in both sexes (male and female). Write the reason.

Question 18.
a. The steps in DNA fingerprinting are given below. Complete the flowchart (A& B).
b. Mention the applications of DNA fingerprinting.

Answers

Answer 1.
Aneuploidy

Answer 2.
d. lUD’s. Others are natural contraceptive methods and IUD is the barrier method.

Answer 3.
3’→ TAAGC→ 5′

Answer 4.
a. Infertility clinic.
b.
1. IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation): Fertilisation outside the body in almost similar condi­tions as that in the body.

2. ZIFT (Zygote IntraFallopian Transfer): After IVF, the zygote thus formed is al­lowed to develop in vitro until it reaches 8 celled stages. Then it is transferred into the fallopian tube. This technique is called ZIFT.

3. GIFT (Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer): Transfer of an ovum collected from a donor into the fallopian tube of another female who cannot produce one, but can provide a suitable environment for fertilisation and further development is another method attempted.

4. IUI (Intra-Uterine Insemination): In this technique, the semen collected either from the husband or a healthy donor is artificially introduced either into the va­gina or into the uterus.

Answer 5.
a. Bacteria
b. Common Cold
c. Wuchereria bancrofti
d.  Helminth of Roundworm

Answer 6.
To control or eliminate the vectors and their breeding places. This can be achieved by avoiding stagnation of water in and around residential areas, regular cleaning of house­hold coolers, use of mosquito nets, intro­ducing fishes like Gambusia in ponds that feed on mosquito larvae, spraying of insec­ticides in ditches, drainage areas, and swamps, etc. In addition, doors and win­dows should be provided with wire mesh to prevent the entry of mosquitoes.

Answer 7.
a. AUG/CUC/AAU/AUA/UAU/GUA.
b. Frameshift mutation

Answer 8.
Bacterial diseases: Typhoid,pneumonia,
Viral diseases: Common cold, AIDS
Fungal diseases: Ringworm
Protozoan diseases: Amoebiasis, malaria.

Answer 9.
a. Autosomal dominant trait.
eg., myotonic dystrophy
b. Autosomal recessive trait,
eg., Sickle cell anemia

Answer 10.
Nature does a lot of service to mankind, eg., Amazone rain forest produce 20% of total oxygen.in the atmosphere. It make an organism live by helping each other, eg., pollination.
Nature provide aesthetic value and happi­ness to our mind, eg., walking through for­est or watching spring flowers in full bloom etc. give pleasure to our mind. So the ser­vice of nature is countless where we can­not give economic value.

Answer 11.
a. Replication
b. Transcription
c. Translation
d. Reverse transcription

Answer 12.
a. Protein synthesis.
b. B- Ribosome. It help the formation of a protein by sliding over amino acid.

Answer 13.
Some of the measures useful for preven­tion and control of alcohol and drugs abuse among adolescents are:

1. Avoid undue peer pressure
2. Education and counseling.
3. Seeking help from parents and peers.
4. Looking for danger signs.
5. Seeking professional and medical help, action.

Answer 14.
a. No.
b. A blood group means it exists as i iA or i^A
i^A, B blood group means it exists as i^Bi, i^B
i^B. So the child can have genotype.

So the child can have ‘O’ blood group also. Blood group system in human is a \ example for co-dominance.

Answer 15.
a.Yes. The accelerated rates of species ex­tinctions that the world is facing now are largely due to human activities,
b.
(1) In-situ conservation: On-site conser­vation, eg., national park, sanctuary, biosphere reserve, sacred-groves etc.
(2) Ex-situ conservation: Off-site conser­vation. eg., botanical garden, zoologi­cal park, safari park, seed bank.

Answer 16.
a. It refers to the totality of genes, species, and ecosystems of a region, The term biodiversity is popularized by Edward Wilson.
b.
(1) habitat loss and fragmentation
(2) overexploitation
(3) alien species invasions
(4) co-extinctions
c.
(1) In-situ conservation: On site conser­vation. eg., national park, sanctuary, biosphere reserve, sacred-groves etc.
(2) Ex-situ conservation: Off-site conser­vation. eg., botanical garden, zoological park, safari park, seed bank.

Answer 17.
a. Down’s syndrome.,
b. The disorder is due to the additional copy of chromosome number. 21, i.e., 21^st Trisomy.

Answer 18.
a.
A – Digestion of DNA by a restriction endonuclease.
B – Hybridisation using labeled VNTR probe.
b.
It is used as a forensic tool to solve the problems of paternity, rape, and mur­der etc.
It is used to determine population and genetic diversity.
Used in the diagnosis of genetic dis­eases.

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