CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : All India Scheme Question Paper, Creative Writing And Translation Studies
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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : All India Scheme
Question Paper, Creative Writing And Translation Studies
CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : Creative Writing And Translation Studies
- कृपया जाँच कर लें कि इस प्रश्न-पत्र में मुद्रित पृष्ठ 11 हैं ।
- प्रश्न-पत्र में दाहिने हाथ की ओर दिए गए कोड नम्बर को छात्र उत्तर-पुस्तिका के मुख-पृष्ठ पर लिखें ।
- कृपया जाँच कर लें कि इस प्रश्न-पत्र में 11 प्रश्न हैं ।
- कृपया प्रश्न का उत्तर लिखना शुरू करने से पहले, प्रश्न का क्रमांक अवश्य लिखें ।
- इस प्रश्न-पत्र को प‹ढने के लिए १५ मिनट का समय दिया गया है । प्रश्न-पत्र का वितरण पूर्वाङ्घ में १०.१५ बजे किया जाएगा । १०.१५ बजे से १०.३० बजे तक छात्र केवल प्रश्न-पत्र को प‹ढेंगे और इस अवधि के दौरान वे उत्तर-पुस्तिका पर कोई उत्तर नहीं लिखेंगे ।
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- Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
- Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions.
- Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it.
- 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this period.
संरचनात्मक लेखन एवं अनुवाद अध्ययन
CREATIVE WRITING AND TRANSLATION STUDIES
निर्धारित समय : 3 घण्टे, अधिकतम अंक : 80
Time allowed : 3 hours, Maximum Marks : 80
SECTION A
(Reading Comprehension) 20
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : 7
Seven thousand empty seats greeted the arrival of Cassius Clay. He was pitted in the boxing ring for the world heavyweight championship
against Sonny Liston, at the Miami Convention Centre, on 25 Feb, 1964. The bout had been in doubt and there was a rumour that it had been
called off; it was not a big contest and only 8000 had attended. It was also pouring with rain outside.
Clay was 22, unbeaten but untested. Liston was dubbed ‘the big ugly bear’ by Clay and his people. It was rumoured to be a simple beating. Liston had lost just once in 36 bouts and in successive fights had won and defended the world title against Floyd Patterson; he had needed just four minutes in total, in both wins. Clay had not met any one of the leading contenders, from the list of Liston’s victims. His credentials were flimsy. In the previous two times before this meet with Liston, Clay had been dropped by Henry Cooper.
On the other hand, in the Clay camp, Angelo Dundee, his beloved trainer, was convinced of the victory if Clay could avoid Liston’s left jab. Sugar Ray Robinson insisted that Clay’s speed was the factor and that he would knock out Liston. On the night of the fight there was clearly a sense of morbid fascination with the beating that Clay was expected to receive. The Beatles had been to Liston’s gym for a publicity photograph but he had them thrown out. They reluctantly made their way to Dundee’s gym to meet Clay. They were not impressed but there remains an iconic photograph of the brief meeting of Clay landing a punch, knocking out the Fab four