CS/BBA(H), BIRM, BSCM/SEM-1/BBA-101/2012-13
2012
ENGLISH - I
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.
GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
1. Choose the correct alternatives of the following :
10 × 1 = 10
i) While retaining the name of West Indies as it is, the
name of East Indies has passed into oblivion. The
nearest in meaning of the italicised word is :
a) A state of joyfulness
b) A historical state
c) A state of forgetfulness
d) A state of remembrance.
ii) He is the Government’s chief trouble-shooter. The
italicised word means
a) A person who creates troubles
b) A person who solves troubles
c) A person who shoots with a troubled gun
d) A person who commits suicide while in trouble.
iii) Grapevine is a ................ kind of communication.
a) Formal b) Informal
c) Managerial d) Common.
iv) The word candid means
a) frank b) happy
c) angry d) none of these.
v) The antonym of fragile is
a) solid b) soft
c) delicate d) none of these.
vi) Decoding means