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Genetic Engineering and its Impact on theWorld

What Changes has Modernization broughtto India? Explain the impact on the middleclass society

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"I have traveled across the length and breadth of India and I have not seen one person who is abeggar, who is a thief. Such wealth I have seenin this country, such high moral values, people of such calibre, that I do not think we would ever conquer this country, unless we break the very backbone of this nation, which is her spiritual and cultural heritage, and, therefore,

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I propose that we replace her old and ancient education system, her culture, for if the Indiansthink that all that is foreign and English is good and greater than their own, they will lose their self-esteem, their native self-culture and they will become what we want them, a truly dominated nation."

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D isparity = difference, inequality, discrepancyVernacular= dialect, languageColonial = regal, imposingEra = age, epoch, period

Alien = unfamiliar, unknown, strangeReinforce = strengthen, support, emphasizePreeminence = supremacy, superiorityIsolated = remote, inaccessible, secluded

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Impoverished = poor, broke, insolventD ominance = supremacy, domination, controlMired = caught up, delayed, hinderedBanal = commonplace, trite, ordinaryRadical = fundamental, essential, deep-seatedRadically = fundamentally, thoroughly, drasticallyIntractable = stubborn, obstinate, obdurateImperial = regal, royal, imposing

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Encumber = burden, hinder, hamper Plausible =reasonable, believable, credibleVital = very important, fundamental, crucial

Alleged = supposed, suspected, assumedD istinction = difference, division, merit

Assertion = declaration, statement, claim Assiduous = diligent, persevering, industrious

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Munificent = generous, bountiful, liberalEntail = involve, require, necessitateSchizophrenia = psychological disorder Gullible = naïve, susceptible, credulousBlatant = obvious, unashamed, deliberateLash = tie, bind, fastenVigilant = watchful, attentive, alert

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Punitive = disciplinary, penalizing, correctiveLapse = slip, fallBrutal = atrocious, vicious, cruelSmug = self-satisfied, superior, conceitedColossal = huge, massive, immenseHegemony = domination, control, supremacyBlithely = merrily, casually, gaily

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Mindful = watchful, aware, heedfulElite = best, privileged, influential

Airy = fresh, lightSlavery = bondageThrust (n)= drive, forceBureaucracy = government, administration, official

procedure Asset = benefit, advantage, positive feature

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U pbeat = positive, cheerful, optimisticBattering = rough treatment, beating, injuryIllusion = false impression, fantasy, figment of

one¶s imaginationD elusion = illusion, hallucinationRoutinely = regularly, habitually, normallyMaul = claw, attack, handle roughlyResent = dislike, hate, be offended byChauvinism = prejudice, bigotry, bias

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Aspiration = ambition, goal, objectiveU topia = ideal stateRationale = underlying principle, basis, justificationD evise = plan, work out, invent

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Radically X superficiallyIntractable X easygoingD istinction X similarity

Assertion X denial Assiduous X lazyGullible X smartSmug X humbleColossal X tiny

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Hegemony X subjugationBlithely X anxiouslySolvent X bankrupt, insolvent

Resent X likeU topian X dystopianIllusion X realityD isparity X parityPreeminence X inferiorityIsolated X nearbyD ominance X weaknessPlausible X implausible

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D istinguish:D isparity / despair Colonial / colonel

Alien / alignRoot / routeImperial / imperativeMunificent / magnificentScar / scare

Asset / assertIllusion / allusionResent / repentD evise / devious

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Idioms:Get carried awayBurn-outTo be mindful of somethingTake a batteringTo pave way for

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4 . Are call centres set up by Americanmultinationals in India a boon or a bane for young Indian men and women? Give reasons for

your answer .5. Can English be called ³the linguistic instrument

of the world dominance of the colossal andunique superpower ´ (the U SA)? Elucidate .

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6 . D o you feel that the computer plays animportant role in creating a support base for English in the world? Elaborate .

7. Is it justified to call workers at MNC call-centresµcyber-coolies¶? What are your views on this?