12. Scan the following lines:

(1) "But first the nodding minstrels go
With music meet for lordly bowers,

The children next in snow white vests,
Strewing buds and flowers."

(2) "To go on with my tale- -as I gazed on the haunch
I thought of a friend that was trusty and staunch,

Greece.

So I cut it, and sent it to Reynolds undrest,

To paint it, or eat it, just as he liked best."

History.

1. State the most important enactments of Solon.

2. Who were the principal men of Greece at the time of the Persian invasion? Briefly refer to the conduct and character to which each owed his distinction.

3. Between what states was the battle of Leuctra fought? Name the commanders on both sides. Why may this be considered the most important battle ever fought by Greeks against Greeks?

4. Give some account of Alexander's expedition to India.

Rome.

5. Point out the inconsistencies in the account given of Brutus, the overthrower of the kingly power, by ancient historians.

6. What was the cause of the second Punic war? Narrate the principal events in the life of Hannibal.

7. In what battle did the Romans overthrow the power of Macedon? Name the Generals.

8. To what cause do you chiefly refer the corruption and consequent decline of the Roman Republic?

India.

9. Give some account of the principal invasions of India since that of Alexander.

10. Whom do you consider to have been the three greatest Emperors of Hindustan? Narrate such of the acts of each as in your opinion entitle him to be thus ranked.

11. Show by instances that many of Lally's misfortunes were chiefly caused by faults in his character.

12. Relate briefly the most important events in the life of Clive, and write your impression of his character.

13. Give the dates of the following events :-Death of the Emperor Akhbar; Battle of Plassey; Departure of Warren Hastings from India; Capture of Seringapatam; Arrival and departure of the Marquis Wellesley; Commencement and end of the Burmese war; Freedom of the Indian Press granted.

Geography.

1. What countries border on India?

2. What are the principal cities of Asia, and the latitude, longitude and population of each?

3. Describe the course of the principal rivers of Asia, mentioning where they rise, into what seas they fall, the countries through which they flow, and the principal cities on their banks.

4. Draw a map of Great Britain and Ireland, which shall show the position of the principal cities, and the course of the principal rivers.

5. Mention the countries of Europe and their capital cities, and the latitude and longitude of the latter.

6. In sailing from the Straits of Gibraltar to Alexandria what countries do you pass on the right hand and left?

7. Draw a sketch illustrating the geographical features of the globe. 8. Draw a map of Africa.

9. What are the principal groups composing the South Sea Islands? 10. What is meant by the word Colony'? What are the principal

colonies of Great Britain?

11. How do you find the latitude and longitude of a place, and the distance between any two places on the globe?

12. The day of the month being given, how do you find the sun's declination and the places to which he is vertical ?

Mathematics.

1. Distinguish the local from the absolute value of the digits in any number.

Ex. 4010001040.

2. What is the use of 0 or cypher in the system of notation in use in common arithmetic?

3. Write down in figures a number consisting of three crores and seven

lacs.

4. Express in words 1234500006789.

с

5. Divide 52 Rupees equally amongst 312 persons.

6. What sum is required to give to 500 boys 8 pie each, to 300 women one anna each, and to 100 men an anna and a half each?

7. What is a fraction? Define the operation called multiplication of fractions. Give a proof of the rule for that operation, founded on your definitions.

8. Divide 119.0 by 125;

.0125 by 875

and 62.5 by .0025.

9. Extract the square root of

10. What is the cube of 13? and .1?

11. The charge for carrying 22 maunds and 21 seers a distance of 129 miles being 15 Rs. 4 As.:-required the charge for carrying the same weight 1940 miles: also the distance which 10 maunds can be carried for the same sum: and the cost of carrying 100 maunds the distance of 1000 miles.

12. Define interest, discount, present value; and find the interest, discount and present value of 1000 Rs., the time being two years, and the rate, six per cent. per annum.

13. Prove the following propositions:

17. What is the greatest common measure of the numerator and denominator of

20. Define an angle, a plane, a square, a parallelogram, a rectangle the complement of a parallelogram.

21. Is geometrical equality defined by Euclid? By what test does he determine it in the cases of lines, angles and figures?

22. Demonstrate the 4th proposition of the first book: and, with reference to the preceding question, make any remarks upon the demonstration which will show that you understand the application of the test of geometrical equality.

23. In a right-angled triangle, the square described upon the side subtending the right angle is equal to the squares described upon the sides containing it.

Why is the geometrical equality of the figures not determined in the demonstration of this proposition, in the same way as in that of the preceding proposition? Illustrate and explain.

24. To describe a square equal to a given rectilinear figure.

25. To find the centre of a given circle.

26. If two straight lines in a circle intersect one another, prove that the rectangle of the segments of one of them is equal to the rectangle of the segments of the other. Is the demonstration of any of the cases included in that of any preceding proposition in Euclid?

27. In a given circle to inscribe a triangle equi-angular to a given triangle.

Translations.

To be translated into the Vernacular.

Akber's next great enterprise was the conquest of Bengal. Part of Behár had been occupied after the defeat of Shír Sháh II. in A. D. 1560; the rest of the province, with all the country to the east of it, was still to be subdued. Bengal had revolted from Sultán Adili before the return of Humáyun, and had remained under different Afghán kings till now. It was held by Dáúd, a weak and debauched prince, who had been nearly supplanted by his vizír, and was engaged in a civil war occasioned by his execution of this dangerous minister.

The reduction of Bengal did not prove so easy a task as was expected. Although Dáúd at first withdrew to Orissa he afterwards twice encountered and routed the royal troops! and when at length defeated himself, and

driven to the shores of the Bay of Bengal, he was strong enough to make terms, and to retain the province of Orissa for himself. One of the most distinguished of the commanders in this war was Rájah Tódar Mal, so celebrated as Akber's minister of finance. He and the other commanders were withdrawn after the peace, and an officer of high rank was left as governor of Bengal. He died from the influence of the climate of Gour, or Lacnouty, the ancient capital, to which he had returned after it had been for some time deserted: and his successor had scarcely taken charge, when Dáúd renewed the war and overran Bengal, compelling the king's troops to concentrate and wait for assistance from Behár. A battle at length took place, and terminated in the defeat and death of Dáúd. Soon after, the fort of Rohtás, in Behár, which had held out till now, was compelled, by a long blockade, to surrender to a force employed for the purpose. Bengal and Behár were now re-annexed to the empire; and the remains of the Afghan monarchy in Hindostan were thus completely extinguished.

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To be translated into English.

তদনন্তর বিক্রমাদিত্য ধাররাজের বাক্য শুনিয়া কৃতাঞ্জলি হইয়া তাঁহাকে নিবেদন করিলেন “ হে মহারাজ আপনকার আজ্ঞা আমার শিরোধার্য্যা বটে কিন্তু আমার জ্যেষ্ঠ ভ্রাতা ভর্তৃহরি বর্ত্তমান আছেন, জ্যেষ্ঠ সত্ত্বে কনিষ্ঠের রাজা হওয়া ধৰ্ম্ম বিরুদ্ধ, অতএব তিনি রাজা হউন আমি মন্ত্রী হই ” । বিক্রমাদিত্যের এই বাক্যেতে মন্ত্রিবর্গ তাঁহাকে সাধুবাদ করিয়া কহিলেন “ হে বিক্রমাদিত্য তুমি পরম ধার্মিক বট যেহেতুক তুমি রাজ্যলোভে মুগ্ধ হইয়া সদসদ্বিবেচনা পরিহার কর নাই, সকলেই জানেন যে সদসদ্বিবেচনা কৰ্ত্তব্যা কিন্তু কোনং সাধু পুরুষ ব্যতীত বস্তুতঃ কেহই তদনুরূপ ব্যবহার করেন না ” ৷ রাজাও বিক্রমাদিত্যের কথাতে পরিতুষ্ট হইয়া অমাত্যগণ সমভিব্যাহারে উজ্জয়িনীতে গিয়া মহাসমারোহপূর্ব্বক ভত্ত্বহরিকে মালুয়া দেশের রাজত্বে অভিষিক্ত করিয়া বিক্রমাদিত্যকে তাঁহার মন্ত্রী করিলেন । এই রূপে ভর্তৃহরি রাজটীকা প্রাপ্ত হইলেন এবং বিক্রমাদিত্য তাঁহার আজ্ঞানুসারে রাজকাৰ্য্য করিতে লাগিলেন ৷