B.A.(Sem.V)(CBCS)Examination October - 2019 - Foundation Course in English (FCE) - Golden Petals (Old Course) - Question Paper

Sep 20, 2026

B.A.(Sem.V)(CBCS) Examination October 2019 question paper for Foundation Course in English (FCE) titled Golden Petals (Old Course). The paper includes detailed response questions on themes like Shiva’s influence on humanity, Sher Singh’s journey and encounters, differences between Chinese and American learning systems, and a lawyer’s solitary imprisonment. Brief answers cover topics such as the centre’s meaning, Sher Singh’s father, Jade Snow Wong’s discussion, and issues involving a traveller’s dilemma and a banker’s decline. It also requires short notes and translation tasks between English and Gujarati.

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Section 1

Answer any two of the following questions in detail

Section 2

Answer any five of the following questions in brief

Section 3

Write short notes on any two of the following

Section 4

Draft a questionnaire (Internal Evaluation or reservation quota)

Section 5

Translation (English to English; paragraph into Gujarati)

JV-001-001501Seat No. # B.A.(Sem.V)(CBCS)ExaminationOctober -2019 Foundation Course in English(FCE)(Golden Petals)(Old Course) Faculty Code :001 Subject Code :001501 Time : [Total Marks :70 # 1 Answer any two of the following questions in detail : 14 (1)How does the will of Shiva influence the human race? (2)Describe Sher Singh's journey from his house to thehospital in your own words. (3)Describe the differences between the Chinese systemof learning and the American system of learning. (4)How does the lawyer pass his fifteen years in solitaryimprisonment? 14 # 2 Answer any five of the following questions in brief: (1)What is the centre'known by? (2)Why was Sher Singh's father called 'Bahadur'? (3)Describe in brief the encounter of Sher Singh with thetusker. (4)What did Jade Snow Wong discuss with her professorat Mills? (5)Where is the traveller standing?What is his dilemma? (6)What were the reasons for the decline in the banker'sfortune? (7)Why did the banker not kill the prisoner? 14 # 3 Write short notes on any two of the following: (1)Sher Singh (2)The Young Lawyer (3)The Title:'The Road Not Taken' (4)The Great Invocation 1 JV-001-001501] [Contd... # 4 Draft a questionnaire leading to a survey of the functioning and influence of Internal Evaluation of under-graduate students of Saurashtra University: OR 4 Draft a questionnaire leading to a survey of the14positive and negative aspects of the reservation quota in thejob for SC/ST in Private Sector: 5 (A)Translate the following paragraph into English :72lizCts asl2L 42 iclleo-t-l rLsl2ls 212129cl ecle s2qLHLe 32cis sl2s1l HlE 9.12 uyu sl2sL dl 子2ellao-t42EQllqldl 212i2512l s12s4l 2-t dHi4 ulle dl l22-ll Sl2s4ldH%qll2lcLle引.%celsl 2ll S124l og219 d2l sei 2 Qlldlrtel,Hlzl d2l-t H-12%-L1249.6o y Ecle子l引222elqu2 Hlzll²i ecllao-tg2子d2l zlizεCs H-tli%-t+l uiy2LPldS124s2lHi HlPl adl GPLQPL i4%21S oL4l 9.BEle2BL del子clll2clla33t吼qL a2Hi AH2lS zedl Blqlel uiuRs l d%2iolld2Lg 2lg clu4 eld 8149. (B)Translate the following paragraph into Gujarati:An ideal student is ever cheerful,positive,optimistic,cooperative,disciplined and laborious.He is obedientand respectful.He pays proper respect to teachers,elders and his senior students.He is punctual and helpsother students as best as he can.He spends some ofhis spare time in the library reading books,magazinesand newspapers but is never a bookworm.At the sametime,he takes active part in games and sports and co-curricular activities.He never neglects his studies.Hepays particular attention to the proper and all-rounddevelopment of his personality.He takes special careto have good moral character and courage.He isfriendly and kind;and liked by his friends and teachers.

FAQs

What are the detailed-answer questions in Section 1 about?

They cover Shiva’s influence on the human race, Sher Singh’s journey to the hospital, contrasts between Chinese and American learning systems, and how the lawyer spends fifteen years in solitary imprisonment.

Which topics appear in the brief-answer section?

It asks about what the centre is known by, why Sher Singh’s father was called ‘Bahadur’, Sher Singh’s encounter with the tusker, Jade Snow Wong’s discussion with her professor at Mills, and several questions about a traveller and a banker’s circumstances.

What translation tasks are included?

The paper includes translating a given paragraph into English and translating a second paragraph into Gujarati, describing an ideal student’s qualities and conduct.

Sep 20, 2026

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