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ENGLISH 2005 (Set II—Compartment Outside Delhi)

Except for the following questions, all the remaining questions have been asked in Set I, (D.B.) & (O.D.), 2005.

SECTION C

(LITERATURE)

C3. Answer the following in about 150 words. 10
Bertrand Russell states that machines alter our way of life, bringing
advantages and disadvantages. How? What does he caution us about?
Or
‘India occupies a place second to no other country’. What evidences does Max Mueller quote in his writing to substantiate this statement?

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C4. Answer the following in 125-150 words. 7
Which dimensions does Dr. Karan Singh talk about and how according to him
Would each help us building a vast and pulsating nation’?
Or
Fifteen years of confinement in the cell not only proved the lawyer’s point of view but also became a road to salvation. Give reasons in support of your answer.

C5. Answer the following in 30-40 words each: 4x2=8

a) What effect did the third remarkable thing have on the people present?
b) How should the youth of India equip itself intellectually?
c) Justify the title ‘The Future is Now’.
d) Why was the banker filled with self-contempt?