Set - 1
Series : HFIEG
Q.P.Code 2/1/1
Roll No.
Candidates must write the Q.P. Code
5|2358 on the title page of the answer-book.
ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
Timeallowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80
. Please check that this question paper contains 19 printed pages.
"Q.P. Code 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 11questions.
Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the answer-book
at the given place 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 candidates
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the
answer-book during this period.
General Instructions :
Read the instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:
() This question paper comprises 1lquestions. All questions are compulsory.
(ü) The question paper contains three sections :
Section A - Reading Skills
Section B- Grammar andCreative Writing Skills
Section C-Literature
(üi) Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
2/1/1 Page 1of 19 P.T.O.
, SECTIONA
Reading Skilla 20 marhs
Read the fbllowing pasage earefully 10
()Saon is a syice that's long been revered ACross the globe,
captivating hearts and palates with ita deep red hue and complex
lavour, lt is one of the most prized spiees that you can find on this
planet, Just like gold is among the most valuable metals in the world,
sathon means the same in the world of spices. Also known as 'kesar
in Hindi, it has a rich history and is often called an ancient spice.
Safhon is being used since ages in various foods made for the royals
and the elite as it contains medicinal properties.
2) Originating from the delicate stigma of the saffron crocus flower, it
transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, infusing dishes with
asubtle, earthy sweetness that adds a special taste to the palate.
Saftron has a strong exotic aroma anda unique flavour and is used to
colour and flavour many Mediterranean and Asian dishes,
particularly rice, fish and English, Scandinavian, and Balkan breads.
(3) Saffiron forms the backbone of several iconic dishes from around the
world, such as the Spanish rice, seafood dish Paella, the French stew
Bouillabaisse, Italian rice dish Risotto Milanese, the Indian ice eream
Kesar Kulfi, Pakistani rice dish Biryani, and baked Iranian rice
Tachin. Saffron's rich red colour is attributed to crocin; its bitter
taste, to pierocrocin; and its distinctive aroma, to safranal.
(4) Saffron is cultivated chiefly in Iran but is also grown in Spain,
France, Italy, and parts of India. A labour-intensive crop, the three
stigmas are handpicked from each flower, spread on trays, and dried
over charcoal fires for use as a food flavouring and colouring agent.
(5) Most historians speeulate it was first domesticated in Iran, but
south-western Greek islands remain strong contenders. Traders,
conquerors, and world explorers introduced it to China, India and the
Middle East. From there, it travelled to Mediterranean Europe.
2/1/1 Page 2 of19
, 2/1/1
(ii) (i) Answer (7) (6)
saffron
colour;
Adulterants Given largestglobal
subcontinent in150,000
to because The
(D) (C) (B) saffron
(A) Just madeWhich royals
"Saffron
Rationalise What the the pick 444,000
high
market. Gold goldSaffron Gold Gold
means like
in
and following
is can silk production. west
its producer, 150,000 crocus of
the of
is the be high hand-picked retail
andvalued is and and goldsentence the the being your tone fibres, like and
labour-intensive
to
is adulterated India flowers
considered
saffron saffron saffron the
is
following elite questions, beetroot price, Morocco while flowers. value
sameamong response
used
of oil, Afghanistan in
among as the
adulteration the saffron
per
have have in ?
it or the Almost of
Page are statements properties." since writer with wax or are
medicinal
contains based United east. kilogram. saffron
metals. the equalsimilar the the in
pomegranate among harvesting
3 both about in turmeric are comes Iran all stigmas
of most world most ages
the on
19 rare monetary
physical 40 the
used isminor Arab saffron
is Forty
is
valuable valuable
of best in given second, maintained
per
commodities spices." various words. above and to quite Emirates,responsible methods,
describes are producers, grows hours
kilogram
value.
properties.
lines paprika. add common, and
spice, metals passage
foods ? bulk, used in of which
Greece,Spain for labour a in
similar
how to the to around belt world
Paragraph(1) in in Paragraph(1) made : unfortunately.
and
enhance require
the the comparison
powdered the the is equivalently,
from are
P.T.0. # global world, for Indian 88%Spainneeded markets
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Series : HFIEG
Q.P.Code 2/1/1
Roll No.
Candidates must write the Q.P. Code
5|2358 on the title page of the answer-book.
ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
Timeallowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80
. Please check that this question paper contains 19 printed pages.
"Q.P. Code 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 11questions.
Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the answer-book
at the given place 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 candidates
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the
answer-book during this period.
General Instructions :
Read the instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:
() This question paper comprises 1lquestions. All questions are compulsory.
(ü) The question paper contains three sections :
Section A - Reading Skills
Section B- Grammar andCreative Writing Skills
Section C-Literature
(üi) Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
2/1/1 Page 1of 19 P.T.O.
, SECTIONA
Reading Skilla 20 marhs
Read the fbllowing pasage earefully 10
()Saon is a syice that's long been revered ACross the globe,
captivating hearts and palates with ita deep red hue and complex
lavour, lt is one of the most prized spiees that you can find on this
planet, Just like gold is among the most valuable metals in the world,
sathon means the same in the world of spices. Also known as 'kesar
in Hindi, it has a rich history and is often called an ancient spice.
Safhon is being used since ages in various foods made for the royals
and the elite as it contains medicinal properties.
2) Originating from the delicate stigma of the saffron crocus flower, it
transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, infusing dishes with
asubtle, earthy sweetness that adds a special taste to the palate.
Saftron has a strong exotic aroma anda unique flavour and is used to
colour and flavour many Mediterranean and Asian dishes,
particularly rice, fish and English, Scandinavian, and Balkan breads.
(3) Saffiron forms the backbone of several iconic dishes from around the
world, such as the Spanish rice, seafood dish Paella, the French stew
Bouillabaisse, Italian rice dish Risotto Milanese, the Indian ice eream
Kesar Kulfi, Pakistani rice dish Biryani, and baked Iranian rice
Tachin. Saffron's rich red colour is attributed to crocin; its bitter
taste, to pierocrocin; and its distinctive aroma, to safranal.
(4) Saffron is cultivated chiefly in Iran but is also grown in Spain,
France, Italy, and parts of India. A labour-intensive crop, the three
stigmas are handpicked from each flower, spread on trays, and dried
over charcoal fires for use as a food flavouring and colouring agent.
(5) Most historians speeulate it was first domesticated in Iran, but
south-western Greek islands remain strong contenders. Traders,
conquerors, and world explorers introduced it to China, India and the
Middle East. From there, it travelled to Mediterranean Europe.
2/1/1 Page 2 of19
, 2/1/1
(ii) (i) Answer (7) (6)
saffron
colour;
Adulterants Given largestglobal
subcontinent in150,000
to because The
(D) (C) (B) saffron
(A) Just madeWhich royals
"Saffron
Rationalise What the the pick 444,000
high
market. Gold goldSaffron Gold Gold
means like
in
and following
is can silk production. west
its producer, 150,000 crocus of
the of
is the be high hand-picked retail
andvalued is and and goldsentence the the being your tone fibres, like and
labour-intensive
to
is adulterated India flowers
considered
saffron saffron saffron the
is
following elite questions, beetroot price, Morocco while flowers. value
sameamong response
used
of oil, Afghanistan in
among as the
adulteration the saffron
per
have have in ?
it or the Almost of
Page are statements properties." since writer with wax or are
medicinal
contains based United east. kilogram. saffron
metals. the equalsimilar the the in
pomegranate among harvesting
3 both about in turmeric are comes Iran all stigmas
of most world most ages
the on
19 rare monetary
physical 40 the
used isminor Arab saffron
is Forty
is
valuable valuable
of best in given second, maintained
per
commodities spices." various words. above and to quite Emirates,responsible methods,
describes are producers, grows hours
kilogram
value.
properties.
lines paprika. add common, and
spice, metals passage
foods ? bulk, used in of which
Greece,Spain for labour a in
similar
how to the to around belt world
Paragraph(1) in in Paragraph(1) made : unfortunately.
and
enhance require
the the comparison
powdered the the is equivalently,
from are
P.T.0. # global world, for Indian 88%Spainneeded markets
red third some
the of
1
