Staff Selection Commission, Allahabad is inviting applications for the following post:

Advt. No. CR-1/2012

1. Junior Engineer (Civil)
   • Total Posts: 04 Posts
   • Reservations: UR-02,OBC-02
   • Pay: Rs. 9300-34800 + GP Rs. 4200 pm
2. Junior Physiotherapist
   • Total Posts:- 16 Posts
   • Reservatoins: UR-08,OBC-05,SC-02,ST-01
   • Pay: Rs. 9300-34800 + GP Rs. 4200 pm
3. Scientific Assistant (I)
   • Total Posts:- 04 Posts
   • Reservations: UR-02,OBC-02
   • Pay: Rs. 5200-20200 + GP Rs. 2800 pm

Last Date 30th January 12

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Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069

1. Deputy Manager (Quality Control):- 01 Post
2. Assistant Library and Information Officer (General):- 02 Posts
3. Junior Technical Officer (Sugar Technology):- 02 Posts
4. Senior Examiner of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications:- 06 Posts
5. Junior Technical Officer (Naval) in
   • Electrical Engineering:- 03 Posts
   • Chemical Engineering:- 01 Post
   • Metallurgy Engineering:- 01 Post
   • Mechanical Engineering:- 01 Post
6. Assistant Professor (Electrical & Electronics Engineering):- 01 Post
7. Deputy Controller of Mines:- 03 Posts
8. Research Officer
   • Educational Planning in the Planning Commission:- 01 Post
   • Sociology/ Social Planning/ Women’s Programme:- 01 Post
   • Project Appraisal:- 01 Post
   • Chemical Engineering in the Planning Commission:- 01 Post
   • Water Supply in the Planning Commission:- 01 Post
9. Officer (Civil Engineering) in the Planning Commission:- 01 Post
10. Deputy Adviser (Textiles) in the Planning Commission:- 01 Post
11. Deputy Adviser (Fisheries) in the Planning Commission:- 01 Post
12. Junior Analyst (Technical):- 11 Posts
13. Assistant Technical Adviser in Food and Nutrition Board:- 06 Posts

Last Date 2nd Feb 12

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Andhra Pradesh PSC, Hyderabad

Notification No. 31/2011, Dated 27th Dec’2011

Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Executive Engineers:

• Civil CAD Engineering Service:- 1170 Posts
• Mechanical  CAD Engineering Service:- 130 Posts
• Civil R&B Engineering Service:- 174 Posts
• Electrical R&B Engineering Service:- 14 Posts
• Panchayat Raj:- 214 Posts (Civil & Mechanical Branch)
• Tribal Welfare Engineering Service:- 14 Posts (Civil & Mechanical)
• Age: 18 to 34 years
• Pay: Rs. 16150-42590 pm

You can apply between 24 apr to 25 may2012

For details you can visit the link below:

http://www.apspsc.gov.in/

Time Allowed :Three Hour  maximum marks :-300

Candidates should attemt question no.1 and 5 which are compulsory and any three of the remaining question from each section .

The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question .

Section A

1)Explain each of the following term in not more than 10 lines each:     10X6=60

a)Sampling Distribution

b)BCG Matrix

c)Flexible Manufacturing system

d)Six Sigma Quality Management

e)Microfinancing

f)Digital Signatures

2)

a) The Sea wharf Restaurant would like to determine the best way to allocate a monthly advertising budget of Rs. 50,000 between newspaper advertising and radio advertising .Management has decided that at least 25% of the budget must be spent on each type of media,and that the amount of money spent on newspaper advertising must be at least twice the amount spent on radio advertising .A marketing consultant has developed an index that measures audience exposure per rupee of advertising on a scale from 0 to 100 ,with higher values implying greater audience   exposure .If the value of the index for newspaper advertising is 50 and that for radio advertising is 80 ,how should the restaurant allocate its advertising budget in order to maximise the value of the total audience exposure ?   10X4=40

1.Formulate the problem as a linear programming problem.

2.Find the optimal solution to the problem using the graphical solution procedure .

3.which of the constraints are binding ?

4.How sensitive is your solution to the estimation of index values by the marketing consultant ?

b)Comment briefly on the standard error of estimate for any given set of observations.       10

c)Distinguish between the V-E-D and the F-S-N classification schemes of materials.                 10

3 )

a) Product A consists of two units of subassembly B, three units of C ,and one unit of D .B is composed of four units of E and three  of F .C is made of two units of H and three units of D .H is made of five units of E and two units of G .      30

1 construct a simple bill of materials,in the form of product structure tree.

2.Construct an indented parts list.

3.To produce 100 units of A ,determine the number of units of B ,C,DE,F,G and H required  .

b) The Material Requirement Plan (MRP) gross requirement for item X are given below for the next 10 weeks ,and the setup cost is Rs. 9 There is an inventory carrying cost of Rs. 0.02 per unit per week .Beginning inventory is 70 units .               30

week           gross requirements

1                  20

2                  10

3                  15

4                 45

5                 10

6                 30

7                100

8                 20

9                40

10              150

Use the least total cost or the least unit cost lot-sizing method to determine when and for what quantity  the first order should be released .

4)

a) Foreign investment in India takes place in the form of (1) Foreign Direct Investment ,and (2)  Foreign portfolio Investment .Bring out your view on the merits and demerits of the two forms of Investment for their impact on long-term economic development of India .     30

b) ‘New Industrial Policy has led to the rapid growth in Gross Domestic Product(GDP) .but this growth has not really  been inclusive .’do you agree ?Substantiate your answer .      20

C)In the context of FDI ,distinguish between ‘greenfield strategy ‘and  ’ alliance strategy’ with suitable illustrations.     10

Section ‘B ‘

5) Comment on the following statements in not more than 10 lines each :     10X6=60

a) Data is used by clerks. Managers depend on their intuitive judgement .’

b)Data warehouses are used to store historical Data for audit purposes .’

c)Information system should be evaluated on the basis of the level of technology used in them .’

d)The goal of strategic planning is to maximise the profit of the enterprise .’

e)’The system of independent directors has not worked in India .’

f.India has a large domestic market of its own .Export -led industry has very limited scope .’

6)

a) Explain some of the technological developments that have led to the rapid growth of e-Business. 20

b)In what way has e -Business affected the operation and management of organisations ?Give illustrations . 20

c) what have been the social and economic implications of e-Business ? Substantiate your answer with facts and figures. 20

7)

a) Any supply chain process and primarily be explained by “value chain “concept .Discuss the activities representing the value chain of any business house . 20

b)In a dynamic and competitive environment  ,discuss how “Reverse Engineering ” and “current Engineering ” approaches help in designing the right type  of product /right type of process .  20

c) “Core Competence “of an organisation is a concept that has often been used to explain why certain organisations have achieved success in highly competitive

environments.Explain the concept of core competence citing a few examples of industrial firm . 20

a) It is argued that India has achieved much higher rate of economic growth after its increasing globalization and integration with the world economy .Asses how and to what extent India has benefited  from the process of globalization . 20

b) Comment on the balance of India’s foreign trade .It is sustainable in the long run ?what policies would you recommend to correct the balance ? 20

c) Should Indian industries invest abroad when there is shortage of capital in India ?Critically analyse . 20

PSC West Bengal, Advt. No 21/2011

PSC West Bengal Openings for the following post:

• Assistant Master in the following subjects:
  • English (Bengali Medium):- 01 Post
  • History (Bengali Medium):- 01 Post
  • Bengali (Bengali Medium):- 06 Posts
  • Geography (Bengali Medium):- 08 Posts
  • Physics (Bengali Medium):- 03 Posts
  • Life Science (Bengali Medium):- 02 Posts
  • Chemistry (Urdu Medium):- 01 Post
  • Geography (Urdu Medium):- 02 Posts
  • Life Science (Urdu Medium):- 01 Posts
• Assistant Geologist:- 04 Posts
• Research Investigator:- 14 Posts
• Honours Graduate/Post Graduate Assistant Teacher in Physics:- 01 Post
• Senior Scientific Assistant:- 02 Posts

Last Date 24th Jan 2012

For details visit the link below:

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Time Allowed :Three Hour  maximum marks :-300

Candidates should attemt question no.1 and 5 which are compulsory and any three of the remaining question from each section .

The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question .

Section A

1) Write analytical notes on the following in not more than 200 words each.suitable real- life /hypothetical illustration may be incorporated ,wherever relevant to buttress your answers:                 20X3=60

a) Cultural barriers in communication

b) Hedge accounting

C) Lewin’s three -step model

2)

a)”we don’t see things as they are ,we see things as we are .”Explain in the context of organisational behaviour . 30

b)”The research on the effects of strategic planning generally finds it has no effect on corporate performance .”Critically examine the statement . 30

3).

a)The higher wage effect does not necessarily translate into higher cost .”Explain with examples from India and abroad . 30

b)Creativity and innovation are inevitable instruments of excellence ;yet they differ in their basic characteristics .”Analyse this statement and assess how organisations can encourage both. 30

4)

a) show ,with an example ,how break -even point of sales can be calculated when the number of units produced is not know. 20

b)what are the five sources of power ,as listed by French and Raven ,exercised by managers to influence the behaviour of individuals in an Organisation ? 20

c)with suitable illustration(s),highlight the concept of corporate social responsibility in India .

Section B

5)Write analytical notes on the following in not more than 200 words each.  20X3=60

a) segmentation hypothesis of capital market

b) share penetration index

c) synthetic loan

6)”

a)Operating and financial leverage are symmetric in behaviour .”Critically examine the statement from risk -analysis point of view. 30

b)Explain ,with brief illustrations,the expectation hypothesis of bond valuation .

7)

a)”Coca -Cola accounted for less than 2 ounces of the 64 ounces of fluid that each of the world’s 4.4 billion people drank on average every day .The enemy is coffee ,milk tea water .”Explain the strategic implication of the statement . 30

b) Define and distinguish between ‘points- of- parity’ and ‘points-of-difference’ in the context of brand positioning .substantiate with suitable illustrations . 30

a)Explain the various methods of estimating current demand . 20

b) Discuss the various elements involved in marketing profitability analysis . 20

c)Discuss the various elements of the demographic envir0nment that affect marketing . 20

Tripura PSC

Recruitment Advt. No.01/2012.

• Panchayat Officer, Gr. B
  • 01 Post at Pay of  Rs. 9570-30000 + GP Rs. 2600 pm
• Panchayat Extension Officer, Gr.C
  • 21 Posts Pay of Rs. 5310-24000 + GP Rs. 2400 pm
• Superintendent of Homes, Gr. C
  • 01 Post Pay of Rs. 5310-24000 + GP. Rs. 2400 pm
• Labour Inspector, Gr.C,
  • 41 Posts Pay of Rs. 5310-24000 + GP Rs. 2400 pm
• Co-Operative Inspector Gr.C 
  • 02 Posts Pay of  Rs. 5310-24000 + GP Rs. 2400 pm
• Inspector (Food), Group-C
  • 12 Posts Pay of  Rs. 5310-24000 + GP Rs. 2400 pm

Last Date 10th Feb 2012

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Union Public Service Examination
Examination Notice No.03/2012-NDA-I
NDA and NAE (I), 2012

• Total Vacancies:- 335 Posts
  • Indian Army- 195,
  • Indian Navy- 39,
  • Air Force- 66,
  • Indian Naval Academy- 35
  • Age: Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1994 and not later than 1st July, 1996 are eligible.
  • Qualification:
    • For Army wing of National Defence Academy :- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
    • For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme.
    • Indian Naval Academy:- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equilvalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

Last Date 30th January 2012

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Andhra Pradesh PSC Hyderabad

Notification No. 21/2011,

Assistant Conservator  of Forests in A.P. Forest Service

• Assistant Conservator of Forests
  • Total Vacant Post:- 15 Posts
  • Age: 18-28 Years.
  • Pay: Rs.20680-46960 pm
  • Qualification: Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree of a University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act or Provincial Act or a State Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission.

Last Date 10th February 2012

For Full details visit the link below:

http://www.apspsc.gov.in/

Female

Male

Time Allowed :   Three Hours Maximum Marks :300

Candidates should attempt Question nos.1 and 5 which are compulsory  and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least  one question from each section

Optional Subjects- Commerce & Accountancy-II

SECTION A

1) Write shorts notes on the following in about 150 words:  15×4=60

a)Internal vs.External locus of control .

b)Emergence of virtual ‘Organisation ‘.

c)Application of ‘Johari Window’ in conflict resolution .

d)Bureaucratic Dysfuctions.

2)

a)  In order to exit ,sustain and grow ,an organisation needs to have a pyramid of a set of goals to be achieved by the people .’Explain with suitable example . 30

b)  organisational politics is a way of life and it can be constructively used by following ethical political behaviour  for accomplishment of organisational activities .’

How far do you agree or disagree ?Give reasons .    30

3)

a) Critically examine the inter-linkage of three main aspects of the Expectancy modal of motivation .In what way does this model value human dignity ?Explain.

b)’To bring about organisational effectiveness ,it calls for Organisational Development (OD) interventions .’Explain which type of OD interventions can be used and why ?   30

4)

a)’Centralisation and Decentralisation not only exit in an organisation ,but they also reinforce each other .’Elaborate with illustrations .

b)In what ways Information Technology has forced and influenced many organisation to restructure themselves ?Explain with suitable examples.

SECTION B

5)Write shorts notes on the following in about 150 words:  15×4=60

a)Considerations in designing ‘pay for performance’incentive system .

b)voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) and ‘catch -22 ‘ situation .

c)Succession planning for managers.

d)360 degree Feedback evaluation .

6)

a) why do some organisations need more complex and comprehensive Human Resources planning system than other ?what kind of information might an HR planner want to collect about the external market ?Describe .

b)’The backbone of the entire employee evaluation process is the “Appraisal Interview” itself .’Critically evaluate statement .    30

7)

a) ‘Job analysis typically produces merely a job description and the context in which work activities are performed .’Critically evaluate the statement . 30

b) Explain key features of Industrial Grievances .suggest a model grievance procedure for settlement of such disputes .

a)

In what ways do the Industrial Relations in public and private enterprises differ from each other ?How can the two sectors stand to gain from each other ‘s experiences so as to improve their industrial relations? 30

b)

‘The uneven economic development in the world presents the main hinderance to the adoption of I.L.O.conventions and recommendations  lying down ‘uniform’minimum labour standard .’Comment and also bring out the impact of I.L.O. conventions on Indian labour legislations . 30

Rajasthan PSC is invited applications for the following post:

• Physical Training Instructor (PTI) Gr.II: 230 Posts
  • Pay: Rs.9300-34800+GP.Rs.3600/-
  • Age: 18-35 Years.
  • Qualification: Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.Ed.) recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education.
• Physical Training Instructor (PTI) Gr.III: 1303 Posts
  • Pay: Rs.5200-20200+GP.Rs.2800/-
  • Age: 18-35 Years.
  • Qualification: Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.Ed.) or Certificate in Physical Education (C.P.Ed.) or Diploma in Physical Education (D.P.Ed.) recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education.
• Analyst-cum- Programmer (Deputy Director): 49 Posts
  • Pay: Rs.15600-39100+GP.Rs.6600/-
  • Age: 18-37 Years.
  • Qualification: M.C.A. or B.E./B.Tech. in Information Technology or Computer Science or Electronics and Communications from a recognized University established by law in India or a qualification recognized as equivalent thereto by the Government.
• Programmer: 78 Posts
  • Pay: Rs.9300-34800+GP.Rs.4200/-
  • Age: 18-35 Years.
  • Qualification: M.C.A. or B.E./B.Tech./M.Sc. in Information Technology or Computer Science or Electronics and Communications from a recognized University established by law in India or a qualification recognized as equivalent thereto by the Government.

Last Date 15th January 2012

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Goa PSC Jobs SUmmary:

EDC House, Block ‘C’, 1st Floor,
Dada Vaidya Road, Panaji-Goa 403001
Advt. No. 14 Year 2011

• Senior Consultants:- 14 Posts
• Junior Physician:- 05 Posts
• Public Health Dentist:- 01 Post
• Homeopathic Physician:- 01 Post
• Curator:- 01 Post
• District Welfare Officer (North & South):- 02 Posts

Last Date 29th Dec 2011

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RPSC (Rajasthan PSC)

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Union Public Service Commission
Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi 110069

Indicative Advt. No. 23 of 2011

UPSC online invited applications for the following post:

• Vacancy No.: 11122301410
• Post Name: Deputy Diretor (Administration/ Insurance/ Training etc.) in the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation:
• Total Vacancies: 36 Posts (SC 05/ ST 03/ OBC 11/ UR 17)

• Vacancy No.: 11122302410
• Post Name: Deputy Director (Finance) in the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation.
• Total Vacancies: 20 Posts (SC 03/ ST 02/ OBC 06/ UR 09)

For Full details like pay scale, eligibility criteria, age, application fee, application format, instrucations etc. candidates can visit the Commission’s Website http://www.upsc.gov.in/

Apply online line for the following link :http://www.upsconline.nic.in/

Last date for submission of ONLINE Recruitment Application through ORA website is 23.59Hrs. on 29.12.11 after which the link will be disabled

Candidates are also required to take out a print-out of the finally submitted online recruitment application through ORA website. Printout of the ONLINE recruitment application alongwith specified documents/ certificates should be sent by Hand/ by post to Joint Seretary (Recruitment), UPSC, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road New Delhi 110069 by 12th Jan 2012.

FRENCH

Paper 2

Literature

Time Allowed :                                                                                                                                                                                                Three Hours Maximum Marks :300

Candidates should attempt Question nos.1 and 5 which are compulsory  and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least  one question from each section .

Answer must be written in french unless otherwise directed .

SECTION A

1.) Repondez a trois questions de votre choix :                         20X3=60

A)

1 Relevez les traits du heros classique a partir du texte “Le Cis”en indiquant les traits dominants de ce caractere (Rodrigue) et ses diverses manifestations .

2  Analysez le personnage d’Harpagon a partir du texte de “1″Avare “de Moliere.

B) Parlant de “Le Mariage de Figaro “,Napoleon a dit : “C’est la Revolution en action “.Etes-vous  d’accord avec ce jugement ? Justifiez votre reponse .

C) Tracez les traits du heros romantique a partir du texte au programme .

D) Montrez que Charles Baudelaire est le precurseur des symbolistes a partir des poemes au programme .

2) “Eugenie Grandet “:En degageant les themes du roman ,dites dans quelle mesure Balzac fait penser a Moliere et dans quelle mesure ,il le depasse. 30+30 =60

3) racine ,penetre des exemples grecs ,retrouvait le secret de  lemotion proprement tragique qui nait du spectacle de l’homme accable par la cruate du distin.”commentez ce jugement a propos d’ Andromaque “.

4) Montrez que ‘Le Mariage de  Figaro’ est le document litteraire .le plus significatif sur letat de lopinion francaise a la veille de 1789.

SECTION B

5)Repondez aux questions suivantes (Trois au choix ):20X3=60

A)

1Sous l’apparence d’une histoire imaginaire ,quelle lecon politique lonesco communique -t-il dans ‘Rhinoceros “?

2 Montrez la philosophie de sartre a l’aide du texte au programme “Les Mains Sales”.

B) parlez de la philosophie de camus  a l’aide du texte au programme ,”L’Etranger”.

C) Qu’est -ce que vous aimez dans le poems de prevert “Pour faire le portrait d’un oiseau”? Expliquez avec des exemples.

D) Quelle est l’attitude Du personnage principal Jodoin envers la societe de son epoque ?

6) Realisme et mythologie:Montrez que ce sont la les deux lignes de force,avec  des effets divergants et pourtant complementaires de la dramaturgie de Ionesco.

30+30 =60

7)Pourquoi le personnage principal decide -t-il d’agir contre son gre ,dans le roman “Le voile de Draupadi”? 60

Les grands realisateurs du cinema francais resentez en detail au moins trois d’entre eux. 60

STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION
Recruitment of Constables(GD) in CAPFs and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles , 2012

• Constables(GD): 42422 Posts
• Male: 39574 Posts
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    • Male: 2250,
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Last Date: 4th Jan 2012

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Last Date 04th Jan 2012

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English paper 2

Literature

Time Allowed :Three Hour  maximum marks :-300

Candidates should attemt question no.1 and 5 which are compulsory and any three of the remaining question from each section .

The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question .

Answer must be written in English

Section A

1) Write shorts notes on any three of the following:

20×3=60

(a) Prufrock’s struggle to find a proper emotion for the occasion he wants to celebrate .

(B)Yeats’ preoccupation with old age and death in The Tower .

(C) The Shield of Achilles and the poet’s handling of dark premonition.

2)

(A)Who are the “Poets of the thirties” and what is their contribution to English literature ?Explain.

(B) comment on the elements of modern English poetry in Philip Larkin’s poems prescribed for your study .

3)

With examples,highlight the major post-colonial approaches to Indian English literature .

4)

A) what is ‘Kitchen-sink-realism’? comment on this phenomenon in the light of Look Back In Anger .

(B) If waiting for Godot is considered to be play on the absurdity of exploring life for meaning,examine if there is a standpoint for this exploration .

Section B

5)

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

This penitential mood kept her from naming the wedding -day.The beginning of November found its date still in abeyance ,though he asked her at the most tempting times .But Tess’s desire seemed to be for a Perpetual betrothal in which everything should remain as it was then .

The meads were changing now;but it was still warm enough in early afternoons before milking to idle there awhile ,and the state of dairy -work at this time of year allowed a spare hour for idling ,Looking over the damp sod in the direction of the sun ,a glistening ripple of gossamer webs was visible to their eyes under the luminary ,like the track of moonlight on the sea .Gnats ,knowing nothing of their brief glorification ,wandered across the shimmer of this pathway ,irradiated

as if the bore fire withib them ,then passed out of its line,and were quit extinct .In the presence of these things he would remind her that the date was still the question .

or he would ask her at night ,when he accompanied her on some mission invented by Mrs. Crick to give him opportunity .This was mostly a journey to the farm house on the slopes above the value ,to inquire how the advanced cows were getting on in the straw-barton to which they were relegated  .For it was a time of year that brought great changes to the world of kine. Batches of the animals were sent away daily to this lying -in hospitals ,where they lived on straw till their calves were born ,after which event ,and as soon as the calf could walk ,mother and offspring were driven back to the dairy .In the interval which elapsed before the calves were sold there was ,of course,little milking to be done ,but as soon as the calf had been taken away milkmaids would have to set to work as usual .

a)what does the author say about cows and calves?

b)On which occasion did he ask Tess about the wedding?

c)Comment on the changing season as depicted by the author .

d)what led the man to remind the women of “The date”?

e)why did not Tess name the wedding day ?

f)Explain the meaning of any five of the six underlined words /terms in the passage,keeping in mind the context in which these are used .

6)

a) The artist is at once a member of his society ,a rebel,a martyr and the possible saviour ,in whose imagination the spirit of man is continually affirmed .,Explain

how this definition applies to stephen in A portrait of the Artist as a young man .

b) After his failure in two crucial tests of his life ,is Jim in Lord Jim redeemed ?

7)

a) In Mrs .Dalloway ,we stay with.Clarissa ‘s consciousness For the most part .-Do you agree ?

b) In sons and Lovers,what does the nature of how paul Morel relates to his women lovers tell us about the meaning of the novel?

a) Critically analyse A passage to India as an Englishman’s view of the Indian scenario.

b) what do the problems faced by Mr.Biswas with with the Tulsis ,tell us about both ?

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