Lets Take This Task
 

[B]PAPER 1988[/B]

Use any five of the following idioms in your sentences: 15
a) As cool as a cucumber.
b) Have your cake and eat too.
c) In a Pickle.
d) Take a cake.
e) Sell like hot cakes.
f) As flat as a Pancake.
g) Take something with a grain of salt.
h) Like two peas in a pod.

[B]PAPER 1989[/B]
3. Use any five of the following pairs of words in your own sentences so as to bring out
the difference in meaning clearly: 15
-a) Collision, Collusion, b) Verbal, Verbose,
c) Facilitate, Felicitate, d) Conscious, Conscientious,
e) Wave, Waive, Wreck, Wreak,
g) Virtual, Virtuous, h) Flatter, Flutter,
i) Deference, Difference, j) Humility, Humiliation.
4. Make sentences to illustrate the meaning of any five of the following: 10
a) Account for, b) Carry weight,
c) To fall back upon, d) To be taken aback,
e) A wild goose chase, f) By leaps and bounds,
g) As cool as a cucumber, h) To burn midnight oil.

[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]a) [B]As cool as a cucumber.[/B] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]([/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]to be very calm and relaxed, especially in a difficult situation)
[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]He remains cool as a cucumber in all circumstances.

b) [B]Have your cake and eat too.[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] (have the advantages without the disadvantages)
Government job is not an easy task, you cannot have your cake and eat it too.

c) [B]In a Pickle.[/B] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]([/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]in some trouble or a mess)
She find herself in a pickle when she failed to reply her student's query in the classroom.

d) [B]Take a cake[/B]. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]([/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Be the most outstanding in some respect, either the best or the worst.)[COLOR=blue]
[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]That advertising slogan really took the cak[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]e.
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[/COLOR] e) [B]Sell like hot cakes[/B]. [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]([/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]selling very well)
[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]His[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] book has got much popularity because shopkeepers sold it like hot cakes.

f) [B]As flat as a Pancake.[/B]
This table is as flat as a pancake that is why I want to buy it for my kitchen.

g) [B]Take something with a grain of salt. [/B] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2](to consider something to be not completely true or right)
[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]I've read the article, which I take with a grain of salt.

h)[B] Like two peas in a pod. [/B] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]([/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]very similar)[COLOR=blue]
[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]My resemblance to my sister is very much; we are like two peas in a pod.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][B]PAPER 1989[/B]

3. Use any five of the following pairs of words in your own sentences so as to bring out the difference in meaning clearly: 15

[B]a) Collision:[/B] (Dashing together or the act of striking together)
Two persons were killed in a collision between a car and a bus.
[B]Collusion:[/B] (Fraudulent agreement)
[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Hamid was in collusion with Sharif in robbing me of my money.

[B]b) Verbal:[/B] (oral, relating to words)
One needs to have strong verbal communication skills for marketing sector job.
[B]Verbose: [/B](using or containing more words than are needed)
His story is pretty verbose that is why i am feeling bored after reading it.

[B]c) Facilitate: [/B](To make easy or easier)
She is facilitating us on behalf of her organization in Delhi.
[B]Felicitate: [/B](To offer congratulations to)
I would like to felicitate you on clearing your master's exams with flying colors.
[B]
d) [/B][B]Conscientious:[/B] (One who works according to his conscience)
He is a very conscientious worker and fully guards the interests of his masters.
[B]Conscious:[/B] (To be aware of)
I am conscious of my shortcomings.

[B]e) Wave: [/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2](move to and fro or up and down)[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]
I like the breaking of sea waves when they strike the coastal rocks.
[B]Waive:[/B] (not to insist on a right or claim; to forego)
She waived her husband of putting forward the case of his property in the court.

[B]f) [/B] [B]Wreck: [/B](destroy)
Titanic ship wrecked after it struck a hidden mountain inside the sea.
[B]Wreak: [/B](cause problem)
Her silly attitude wreaked her status at the office.
[B]
g) [/B][B]Virtual[/B]: (Actual)
The manager is merely nominal; the secretary is the virtual manager.
[B]Virtuous[/B]: (Morally good)
Our late Principal was a virtuous man.


[B]h) [/B] [B]Flatter: [/B](To compliment excessively and often insincerely)
She was flattering her boss to get a pay rise.
[B]Flutter: [/B](to wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner)
The young bird was fluttering during his first flight.
[B]
i) [/B][B]Deference:[/B] (Respect)
We must show due deference to our parents.
[B]Difference[/B]: (Opposite views etc.)
Both the parties have at last resolved their differences.

[B]j) [/B] [B]Humility: [/B](modesty)
Her humility shows that she has an impressive personality.
[B]Humiliation: [/B](abasement; disgrace)
Human Rights commission is working or fighting against the evil of humiliation.


4. Make sentences to illustrate the meaning of any five of the following: 10

a) [B]Account for: [/B](offer reason, explanation)
[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Give an account for the political ups and downs in Pakistan.

[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]b) [B]Carry weight: [/B](to have influence)
[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Her opinion carries a lot of weight with the boss[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2].

[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] c) [B]Fall back upon: [/B](take the support of something in store)
[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Pakistani army did not fall back upon Kargil operation.
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d) [B]To be taken aback: [/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2](astonish or shock)[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]
I took him aback by telling him about my sudden marriage
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e) [B]A wild goose chase: [/B](A fruitless search)
Searching for the thief in Pakistan is like a wild goose chase because he has left for abroad.

[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]f) [B]By leaps and bounds: [/B](rapidly)
Since we had that good rain, my tomatoes have grown by leaps and bounds.
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g) [B]As cool as a cucumber:[/B]
As Above

h) [B]To burn midnight oil:[/B] (to work very late into the night)
He is burning midnight oil for securing high marks in exams.

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[B]EXAMINATION 1989
ENGLISH (Précis & Composition)[/B]5. Given below area number of key-words. Select any five and indicate the word or phrase
you believe is nearest in meaning to the key word: 10
i) Foible: a) Witty refort b) Petty lie c) Personal weakness.
ii) Premise: a) Assumption b) Outline c) Commitment.
iii) Sacrosanct: a) Peaceful b) Sacred c) Mundane d) Painful.
iv) Calumny: a) Misfortune b) Praised) Quietness d) Slander.
v) . Viable: a) Credible b) Questionable c) Workable d) Vital.
vi) Decorum: a) Style of decoration b) Innocence c) Social conformity d) Modestly.
vii) Touch stone: a) Goal post b) worry bead c) Magic Jewel d) Standard or Criterion.
viii)Sheepish: a) Embarrased b) Conforming c) Cowardly d) Unfortunate.

[B]Cany any body explain what these phrases mean.[/B]

a) “If winter comes, can spring be far behind.”
c) Eternal vigilance is the. Price of Liberty.
d) Man does not live by bread alone.
e) Full many a flowers is born to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air.

1. Foible: a) Witty refort b) Petty lie c) [B]Personal weakness.[/B]


ii) Premise: a) [B]Assumption[/B] b) Outline c) Commitment


iii) Sacrosanct: a) Peaceful b) [B]Sacred[/B] c) Mundane d) Painful.


iv) Calumny: a) Misfortune b) Praised) Quietness d) [B]Slander.[/B]

v) . Viable: a) Credible b) Questionable c) [B]Workable [/B]d) Vital.


vii) Touch stone: a) Goal post b) worry bead c) Magic Jewel d) [B]Standard or Criterion.[/B]:blink


viii)Sheepish: a) [B]Embarrased[/B] b) Conforming c) Cowardly d) Unfortunate.

i) Foible: a) Witty refort b) Petty lie c) [B]Personal weakness.[/B]

ii) Premise: a) [B]Assumption[/B] b) Outline c) Commitment.

iii) Sacrosanct: a) Peaceful b) [B]Sacred[/B] c) Mundane d) Painful.

iv) Calumny: a) Misfortune b) Praised) Quietness d) [B]Slander.[/B]

v) . Viable: a) Credible b) Questionable c) [B]Workable[/B] d) Vital.

vi) Decorum: a) Style of decoration b) Innocence c) Social conformity d) [B]Modestly[/B].

vii) Touch stone: a) Goal post b) worry bead c) Magic Jewel d) [B]Standard or Criterion.[/B]

viii)Sheepish: a) [B]Embarrased [/B]b) Conforming c) Cowardly d) Unfortunate.


[QUOTE=dr.atifrana][B]EXAMINATION 1989
[B]Cany any body explain what these phrases mean.[/B]

a) “If winter comes, can spring be far behind.”
c) Eternal vigilance is the. Price of Liberty.
d) Man does not live by bread alone.
e) Full many a flowers is born to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air.[/QUOTE]

this remains unsolved.Kurd, last island, Raz and Happy ending ,plz suggest their meanings.

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next exercise.
 

[B]EXAMINATION 1990[/B]

2. Read the following passage carefully and answer any four questions given at the end as briefly as possible. 10
Mountbatten was taking his family to Simla to snatch a few days’ rest. He had brought with him a copy of the Draft Plan for the transfer of power (which he had sent to London for approval). Menon had come up and they were expecting Nehru for the weekend. Mountbattcn was delighted that Edwina (his wife) and Jawaharlal had taken to each other so much. It could
only help his work, and it seemed to do them both so much good.
Nehru himself had been in fine form. Mieville and George Nicolis (Principal Secretary to the Viceroy and Deputy Personal secretary to the Viceroy respectively) had shown some -dismay at Viceroy’s openness with the Indian leader but Mountbatten chose to ignore them. Despite his continuing optimism for the Plan, Menon's contention that it would not be well received by the Congress had given him more than usual pause for thought. After dinner on Saturday night, he invited Nehru in the Viceregal Lodge for a nightcap. The Viceroy handed Nehru his drink, and then quite suddenly crossed the room to the safe and unlocked it, taking out the Draft Plan handed him the papers (giving free run his instinct whatever the result). Nehru took the Draft Plan eagerly and sat down with it. immersing himself in it immediately. Mountbatten watched him... The Indian had stopped reading the
Plan, and was riffling angrily through the final pages. His face was-drawn and pale. Mountbatten was shaken. He had never seen Nehru so furious.
Nehru made an effort to control himself.... ‘I will try to summarise my thoughts tonight and leave you a note of my objections. This much I can tell you now: Congress will never agree to plan of India’s fragmentation into a host of little states'. The following day, the Viceroy sat on the secluded rear terrace of Viceregal Lodge while V. P. Menon read over Nehru’s promise memorandum of objections. ‘Mr. Nehru only questions certain Section of the Plan, said Menon.‘Yes — the key ones!’ snapped Mountbatten. ‘Look we have tO redraft and resubmit immediately,- in the light of his comments. Can you do it?” ‘Very well, Your Excellency,’ said Menon. ‘..-... I want it (the fresh draft) by six O’clock this evening.’
[B]a) How did Lord Mountbatten view the relationship between his wife, Lady Edwina and Jawaharalal Nehru? -
b) How did the officers on the staff of Lord Mountbatten view his close relationship with Nehru and what was Mountbatten’s reaction to it? -
c) Why did Lord Mountbatten show the Draft Plan to Nehru?
d) Did Lord Mountbatten show the Draft Plan to Quaid-e-Azam? If not, what will -the showing of secret Draft Plan to Nehru alone will be called?
e) What motivated the drawing up of a fresh Plan for transfer of power?
f) Within what time was the fresh plan prepared and by whom?
g) Was the person who drew up the fresh plan, under orders of Mountbatten, a neutral and impartial person, not connected with any Indian community?[/B]

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All Seniors are requested to check my answers and point out shortcommings.
 

[B]a) How did Lord Mountbatten view the relationship between his wife, Lady Edwina and Jawaharalal Nehru? -
b) How did the officers on the staff of Lord Mountbatten view his close relationship with Nehru and what was Mountbatten’s reaction to it? -
c) Why did Lord Mountbatten show the Draft Plan to Nehru?
d) Did Lord Mountbatten show the Draft Plan to Quaid-e-Azam? If not, what will -the showing of secret Draft Plan to Nehru alone will be called?
e) What motivated the drawing up of a fresh Plan for transfer of power?
f) Within what time was the fresh plan prepared and by whom?
g) Was the person who drew up the fresh plan, under orders of Mountbatten, a neutral and impartial person, not connected with any Indian community?[/B]


a)Mountbatten with open mindedness accepted the friendship between Edwina and Nehru, and thought it conducive for attaining his political means.

b)The officers on the staff of Mountbatten were very much disappointed on Mountbatten’s openness with Nehru. But Mountbatten ignored their views.


c)He was sure that his plan would be accepted by the congress, but when the Menon contended that Congress would not accept such draft, he showed it to Nehru to see his response on it so that he could knew the Congress view on it beforehand.


d)No, he did not show the draft to Quaid-i-Azam .His concealing of the draft from Jinnah and only showing that to Nehru reveals that he wants to take Congress into confidence before Muslim league’s approval.


e)His apprehension that the draft might be rejected by Congress motivated him to make a new draft that would be acceptable to Congress.
Menon was assigned the task of preparing a fresh draft plan and he had to prepare by six O’ clock that evening.

f)No, he had drafted the new draft plan under the orders of Mountbatten who was inclined to Hindu Indian community.

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Atif

Assalam-u-Alaikum to all
I think the answers to the given questions would be;

[quote=dr.atifrana]
[B]a) How did Lord Mountbatten view the relationship between his wife, Lady Edwina and Jawaharalal Nehru? -?[/B][/quote]
Lord Mountbatten viewed that there is a understanding between his wife, Edwina and Jawharlal Nehru and both of them know each other very well.


[quote][B][B]b) How did the officers on the staff of Lord Mountbatten view his close relationship with Nehru and what was Mountbatten’s reaction to it? -[/B][/B][/quote]
The officers do not want Mountbatten to become very close to jawaharlal Nehru. But Mountbatten totally ignored the staff.


[B][quote][B]c) Why did Lord Mountbatten show the Draft Plan to Nehru?[/B][/quote][/B]
Because he wants to know the opinion/reaction of Nehru.


[B][quote]d) [B]Did Lord Mountbatten show the Draft Plan to Quaid-e-Azam? If not, what will -the showing of secret Draft Plan to Nehru alone will be called?[/B][/quote][/B]
I think No, Mountbatten did not show the draft to Quaid-e-Azam. Mountbatten favoured Hindus and congress. And this can be called as fovourtism.


[B][quote][B]e) What motivated the drawing up of a fresh Plan for transfer of power?[/B][/quote][/B]
Nehru's objections persuaded the Mountbatten to draw a fresh plan for transfer of power.


[B][quote][B]f) Within what time was the fresh plan prepared and by whom?[/B][/quote][/B]
V.P.Menon was given time to redraw map by six O' clock that evening.


[B][quote][B]g) Was the person who drew up the fresh plan, under orders of Mountbatten, a neutral and impartial person, not connected with any Indian community?[/B][/quote][/B]
How do i know about V.P.Menon' personality :)

[B] Paper 1990[/B]

[B]3. Make sentences to illustrate the meaning of any four of the following: 8[/B]a) White elephant, b) Blue Blood,
c) Cleanse the Augean stable, d) Apple of discord,
e) In good books, 0 Between the devil and the deep sea,
g) Stare in the face, h) Make off with.
[B]4. Use any three of the following sets of words in sentences so as to bring out clearly the[/B]difference in their meaning: 18
a) Adept, Adopt, Adapt, b) Alleged, Accused, Suspected,
c) Bear, Borne, Born d) Raise, Rise, Raze,
e) Smeel, Stink, Scent, f) Least, Less, Lest,
g) Quiet, quite, Quite, h) Their, There, They’re
[B]5. Gwen below are a number of key words: Select any three and indicate the word or phrase[/B]you believe is nearest in meaning to the key word:
i) Domesticate: a) to turn native, b) be exclusive, c) cut claws, d) tame.
ii) Antics: a) expectation, b) temper, c) string games,- d) absurd behaviour.
iii) Recapitulate: a) to surrender, b) be indecisive, c) summarisè, d) retract.
iv) Hypothetical: a) philosophical, b) truce, c) assumed, d) volatile.
v) Data: a) ideas, b) belief, c) point of origin, d) information.
vi) - Era: a) a disaster, b) cycle, c) period of history, d) -curious event.
vii) Trait: a) a narrow enclosure, b)strong point, c) distinguishing feature, d) footprint.
[B]6. Develop the idea contained in any one of the following in about 150 words: 20[/B]a) A thing of beauty is a joy for ever, -
b)Cowards die many times before their death,
c) In matters of conscience, the law of majority has no place,
d)Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter,
e) Unity, Faith, Discipline.

Regards