Assamese MIL Past Paper 2017 PDF

## 2017 ASSAMESE (MODERN INDIAN LANGUAGE) ### **Full Marks: 100** ### **Pass Marks: 30** ### **Time: Three hours** **The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.** * Q. No. 1 carries 5 marks each - 5 x 2 = 10 * Q. No. 2 carries 4 marks each - 4 x 1 = 4 * Q. No. 3 carries 2 mar...

## 2017 ASSAMESE (MODERN INDIAN LANGUAGE) ### **Full Marks: 100** ### **Pass Marks: 30** ### **Time: Three hours** **The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.** * Q. No. 1 carries 5 marks each - 5 x 2 = 10 * Q. No. 2 carries 4 marks each - 4 x 1 = 4 * Q. No. 3 carries 2 marks each - 2 x 7 = 14 * Q. No. 4 carries 1 mark each - 1 x 7 = 7 * Q. No. 5 carries 4 marks (any one) - 4 x 1 = 4 * Q. No. 6 carries 3 marks each - 3 x 2 = 6 * Q. No. 7 carries 2 marks each - 2 x 5 = 10 * Q. No. 8 carries 1 mark each - 1 x 5 = 5 * Q. No. 9 carries 1 mark each - 1 x 2 = 2 * Q. No. 10 carries 2 marks each - 2 x 2 = 4 * Q. No. 11 carries 4 marks each - 4 x 1 = 4 * Q. No. 12 carries 7 marks each - 7 x 1 = 7 * Q. No. 13 carries 1 mark each - 1 x 5 = 5 * Q. No. 14 carries 2 marks each - 2 x 4 = 8 * Q. No. 15 carries 10 marks each - 10 x 1 = 10 **Total = 100** ### **1. Answer any two of the following questions:** (5 x 2 = 10) * (a) The author of the text 'Mōr Mātṛmukha Darśan' (Seeing My Mother's Face) depicts his journey by train from Sambalpur to Guwahati. * (b) Determine the role of Anandaram Barua in the integration of the East and West in India. * (c) In the essay titled 'Asam Hātipradhān Deś' (Assam is a Land of Elephants), the author refers to the elephantine-nature of Assam. Explain the context behind this statement. * (d) Elaborate on the statement 'The Vedas are the foundation of Indian culture'. * (e) Discuss the contributions of Bhabenranath Saikia and Jahnu Barua to the Assamese film industry. * (f) Explain how to develop a scientific mindset. ### **2. Answer any one of the following questions:** (4 x 1 = 4) * (a) Briefly discuss how the author's patriotism is expressed in the text “Mōr Mātṛmukha Darśan”. * (b) Who said "Never mind, this is alright. Thanks for this, it’s a gift too."? Explain the context of this statement and its significance. * (c) Why did Bhuddev Choudhury write a letter to Prashant Sharma? * (d) Do the events that occur in dreams have a basis in reality? ### **3. Answer any seven of the following questions:** (2 x 7 = 14) * (a) Why is Lakshminath Bezbarua considered the father of Assamese short stories? * (b) Who are Milāram’s friends? * (c) Write the names of the two poetry collections written by Jatindranath Duwara. * (d) How did Nilakantha save the Asuras? * (e) How did Anandaram Barua identify himself to gain satisfaction? * (f) Who wrote the book ‘Hastivijñāna Sar Sangraha’ and when? * (g) What is revealed in Rived's mantras? * (h) Write the names of the two awards received by Silabhadra. * (i) Why did Ramakanta say that he did not study? * (j) Write the names of the directors of the following films: ‘Ērabātar Sur’ and ‘Dr. Bezbarua’. * (k) What is the work of a scientist? ### **4. Answer any seven of the following questions:** (1 x 7 = 7) * (a) From where is the text “Mōr Mātṛmukha Darśan” collected? * (b) What is name of the collection of prose poems written by Jatindranath Duwara? * (c) What is another name for Kapāhi? * (d) What is the name of the large anthology edited by Upendra Chandra Lekharu? * (e) Who is author of the text “Samudra Manthan”? * (f) From where is the text ‘Hastivijñāna Puthi’ collected? * (g) Who was the founding principal of Tirthanath Sharma Mahavidyalaya? * (h) What is Silabhadra’s real name? * (i) When was Jayamati, the first Assamese film, released? * (j) From where is the text “Vijnānīk Mānasikata Kidedere Gaṛhib Parōṁ” collected? ### **5. Explain the following passages, showing their context: (Answer any one)** ( 8 x 1 = 8) * (a) Niścaya Niścaya Teweṁ (Dēkhā Nāyō Jadi Keweṁ) Antar'yāmi Sarvajñāna, Biśva Ātmā Prān Sarvavyāpī Sarvaśaktimaān || * (b) Āji Janata'r Pankaja Rūp Jage Padumar Dēre, Bokāt Janma Manūhe Āji Ālōkale' Uthi Āhe Belimū’ā Hēi Hāṁhe. * (c) Alap Dūrar Parā Nōcō’ār Bhāō Dhari Cābōto Pāriloṁhētu E'jāk Dābanir Mājte Āchile Nēki Seuti'ō Mōr? Āghōṇar Kuṁbāli'ē Bāt Bhāti Kariśe Āmani E'kōke Namani. ### **6. Answer any two of the following questions:** ( 4 x 1 = 8) * (a) What is a Bārgīt? Explain its theme and its parts. * (b) Write the names of three plays written by Jyotiprasad Agarwala. * (c) Explain how the play ‘Āghōṇar Kuṁbāli’ portrays simple village romance. * (d) What is the mantra for living that the poet gives? How many times and in what ways does the poet say that one should live? ### **7. Answer any five of the following questions:** (2 x 5 = 10) * (a) What are the main characteristics of the Bārgīt written by Madhavadeva? * (b) Why can’t you find the universe? * (c) In the poem ‘Milān’, who expresses a desire to meet whom? * (d) What does the poet offer in the worship of beauty? * (e) What is the condition of a carpenter’s life? Briefly discuss it in light of the poem ‘Kāth-Mistirīr Ghār’. * (f) Whose anger is present in the field of Āghōn? * (g) Write the names of two novels by Navakanta Barua. * (h) Where does the poet feel like encountering whom in the smell of the Āhin field? ### **8. Answer any five of the following questions:** (1 x 5 = 5) * (a) What event in the lives of Shankardev and Madhavadev is called the First Meeting? * (b) What is the name of Nalinibala Devi’s autobiography? * (c) Through which play did Jyotiprasad Agarwala establish himself as a playwright? * (d) When was the poem ‘Kāth-Mistirīr Ghār’ written? * (e) For which work did Keshab Mahanta receive the Sahitya Akademi Award. * (f) Write the meaning of the word ‘Tāmīghārā’. * (g) What is name of Dr. Nirmalprava Bordoloi’s first poetry collection? ### **9. Answer any two of the following questions:** (2 x 2= 4) * (a) What does the word ‘Mōkṣa’ mean? * (b) Which time period in a human life is known as adolescence? * (c) When did the Government of India declare the National Education Policy to give importance to secondary education? ### **10. Answer any two of the following questions:** (2 x 2= 4) * (a) What are the 10 values mentioned by the ‘National Council of Educational Research and Training’? * (b) Discuss the reasons behind the development of a tendency toward crime in adolescents. * (c) Briefly discuss the recommendations of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005. ### **11. Answer any one of the following questions:** (8 x 1 = 8) * (a) Discuss the significance of spiritual values. * (b) What kind of education is suitable for adolescents? Explain with examples. ### **12. (a) What is a suffix? What does a defining suffix mean? Give some examples of defining suffixes in Assamese.** **Or** ### **(b) What does ‘word parts’ mean? How many types of word parts are there in Assamese? Explain with examples.** (2 + 2 + 3 = 7) ### **13. Break down the suffixes of the following five words :** (1 x 5 = 5) * Japana, Jiŕanīyā, Kāŕā, Bāṛhanī, Gā’ōlīyā, Dhānani, Bhaṅanīyā. ### **14. Write the meaning of the following phrases and compose a sentence using each**: (2 x 4 = 8) * Khāi Pāt Phala, Tejaka Pani Kara, Ancalaŕ Dhana, Saṭha Mitiŕ, Jāyadeu Kākuti, Pānīt Hāh Naśara, Cakuŕ Paśāŕate. ### **15. Write an essay on any one of the following topics:** (10) * (a) Your favourite author. * (b) The invention of television. * (c) Drugs and their adverse effects on society. * (d) Floods in Assam and ways of prevention.