Preliminary Examination
Mains Examination

English

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PAPER 2: ENGLISH

(MAIN EXAMINATION- DESCRIPTIVE)


Marks - 150 
Medium- English
Time- 3 Hours
Serial No. 
TYPE OF QUESTION
Marks to be allotted
01
ESSAY (A minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 300 words): 
Choose any one topic from a list of five.(Descriptive/ analytical/ philosophical/ based on Current Affairs)
20
02

LETTER WRITING (in about 150 words):

A formal letter expressing one’s opinion about an issue. The issues can deal with daily office matters/ a problem that has occurred in the office/ an opinion in response to one sought by a ranked officer etc.
10
03

PRESS RELEASE/APEAL (in about 150 words):

The PR or appeal should be on an issue pertaining to a recent concern/problem/disaster /rumors etc.
10
04

REPORT WRITING (in about 150 words):

A report on an official function/event/field trip/survey etc.
15
05

WRITING ON VISUAL INFORMATION (in about 150 words):

A report on a graph/ image/ flow chart/ table of
 comparison/ single statistical data etc.
15
06

FORMAL SPEECH (in about 150 words):

A speech (in a formal style) that is to be read out in a formal function. This could be an inauguration speech, an educational seminar/ conference, a formal ceremony of importance etc.
15
07

PRECIS WRITING:

A precis in about 100 words for a 300-word passage.
15
08

READING COMPREHENSION:

A reading passage of about 250 words to be given followed by 05 Multiple-choice questions and 10 short answer type questions.
15 
(MCQs-05;
 Short answer
 types:10)
09

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

Multiple choice questions set from the following list:

  • Tenses
  • Voice
  • Narration (Direct- Indirect)
  • Transformation of sentences
  • Use of Articles and Determiners
  • Use of Prepositions
  • Use of Phrasal verbs
  • Use of idiomatic expressions
  • Administrative Glossary
  • Synonyms/Antonyms
  • One-word substitution
  • Cohesive devices/Connectives/Linkers
  • Affixes
  • Words that cause confusion like homonyms/ homophones.
20
10

TRANSLATION:

Translation of a short passage (of about 150 words) from Gujarati to English.
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