CSS English Precis and Composition Solution 2021 (Set 8)

 Q2: Précis

Nizar Hassan, born in 1960, took to film-making after graduating from Haifa University, Israel. His first film “Independence” satirizes Israeli notion of independence which was in reality a blatant occupation of Palestinian lands. Later, when Israel was trying to grab the remaining areas of Palestinians, Nizar produced a serial “My Grandfather’s Path”. Theme of the serial is that if we focus too much on our enemy, we ultimately become like him. According to him, Palestinians fell into this trap. They focused so much on violence and aggression by the Zionists that they started thinking like them, and forgot the beautiful aspects of life. Nizar believes his love for art saved his mind.

Q3: Comprehension
1. The doctrine of power set by America refuses to consult allies and other nations before attacking any country because it believes it is justified in attacking hostile nations as a preemptive measure to thwart possible acts of terrorism. The US attack on Iraq divided the United Nations, and the US refused to listen to any advice or argument.
2. Americans claim that they attack other countries because they feel there is a security threat from these states. How can the US feel insecure by the countries that are militarily too weak to challenge it? It is hard to find any moral justification for attacking weak countries.
3. There is chaos and disorder in the countries occupied under the tutelage of the hyper power because, in absence of democracy, these countries are virtually controlled by warlords and terrorist groups. As in the case of Afghanistan, the government’s control does not extend beyond Kabul.
4. They are at odds as the European countries want to launch any strike after the approval of the United Nations as it would give such an action universal legitimacy. On the other hand, the US has followed a policy of “My way or the highway.”
5. Tony Blair offered ‘wise counsel’ as a means to pacify the United States as warmongering by the hyperpower would attract worldwide criticism and mammoth public protests as well.
Q4: Correction
(I) They were lying in the sun.
(ii) He will not come unless he is asked.
(iii) John as well as Harry bears witness to it.
(iv) The crew was now on board and they soon busied themselves in preparing to face the coming storm.
(v) Can I get a piece, please?
(vi) Is there a sports club nearby?
(vii) The coat is too big.
(viii) It’s only a short journey by train.
Q5: Punctuation
That familiarity produces neglect, has been long observed. The effect of all external objects, however great or splendid, ceases with their novelty. The courtier stands without emotion in the royal presence; the rustic tramples under his foot the beauties of the spring, with little attention to their colors or their fragrance; and the inhabitant of the coast darts his eye upon the immense diffusion of waters, without awe, wonder or terror.
Q6: Prepositions
(I) The knavish wolf was able to convince the pig to let him into his home.
(ii) I looked this word up in the dictionary, but I still don’t understand it.
(iii) I need to learn these verbs by heart by tomorrow.
(iv) The morgue is redolent of the odor of deceased individuals.
(v) He is cogitating upon some means of revenge.
(vi) He was reticent to do anything about the problem.
(vii) His body is impervious to moisture.
(viii) Ahmad applied to the bank for a loan.
Q7: Pairs of Words
Gibe: (Deride) The crowd gibed at the speaker.
Jibe: (Agree, fit): Their story doesn’t quite jibe with the evidence.
Epigram: (Quip, jest): The king, amused with his epigram, gave him a pension.
Epigraph: (short message at beginning of the book): The epigraph to the chapter reads: ‘One man’s freedom is another man’s slavery’.
Brawl: (Fight, scuffle): He ended up brawling with photographers.
Bawl: (Shout, yell): Don’t bawl in public!
Crib: (Cradle, bassinet): He made a simple crib for the baby.
Crypt: (Tomb, mausoleum): Benito Mussolini’s crypt is in San Cassiano cemetery.
Barmy: (Foolish, silly): I think that’s a barmy idea.
Balmy: (Mild, temperate): A week of balmy, spring-like weather could be arriving soon.
Peat: (Partly decayed plant matter used to improve garden dirt or as fuel); Research and innovation “must be applied” to find alternatives to peat for the horticultural industry.
Petite: (Dainty, delicate): She was dark, petite, and sophisticated.
Monogamous: (Having only one mate at a time); Penguins form monogamous couples for breeding purposes.
Monogenous: (Generated by means of fission, or sporulation, as modes of asexual reproduction.); All the people here are named Littlefield, or Ball, oMott, or Rose. The breed is monogenous, but not clubby.
Postilion: (Someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage); The postilion started, the carriage wheels rattled.
Posterior: (rear, back): The posterior chain runs from the back of your shoulders all the way down to your heels.
Q8: Translation
Contrary to the culture of sycophancy and prostrating before the colonial English authority, promoted by the UK and freely adopted by the Indians at that time, both Syed Ahmad Khan and his venerated and enlightened son Syed Mahmud treated the English as their equals. The incident of the Agra Durbar of 1867 was known quite well to the Indians –both Hindus and Muslims. Syed Ahmad Khan had stayed away from the Durbar because Indians had been given seats inferior to the English. A medal was to be conferred on Syed Ahmad Khan at that Durbar. Williams, the Commissioner of Meerut was later deputed to present the medal to Syed Ahmad Khan at Aligarh railway station.

Miss Hareem

CSS PMS OFFICERS ACADEMY (WhatsApp 03451505100)