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B.A./Part-III/Hons./BNGH-VIII/2019-2020

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COOCH BEHAR PANCHANAN BARMA UNIVERSITY

B.A. Honours Part-III Examination, 2019-2020

বাংলা অ ম পt

UNDER-(1+1+1) SYSTEM সময় : ৩ ঘ া পূণর্মান : ১০০

পা s সংখ া pে র পূণমান িনেদশ কের। পরীkাথীরা যথাসmব িনেজর ভাষায় িনিদ শbসীমার মেধ উtর দাও।

িনmিলিখত েয-েকােনা পাঁচিট pে র উtর দাও ২০×৫= ১০০১। অিভjান শknলা নাটকেক মহাকিব গ ােট sগ-মেত র িমলন kt বেলেছন — আেলাচনা কেরা।

২। pমচেndর গেl উেপিkত ও িনপীিড়ত মানুেষর য ছিব েট উেঠেছ তা আেলাচনা কেরা।

৩। ‘ িনরাtাকাব স ’ — আেলাচনা কেরা।

৪। ‘ সৗnয বাধ’ pবেn সৗnয সmেক রবীndভাবনার পিরচয় দাও।

৫। pবn লেখা ( য- কােনা একিট )

(ক) ঈ রচnd িবদ াসাগর (খ) উtরবে র লাকসংskিত (গ) চতন েদব।

৬। ছায়াবাদী কাব আেnালন সmেক আেলাচনা কেরা। ৭। িহিn কােব সুিমtানnন পেnর অবদান আেলাচনা কেরা।

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ENGLISH ENGH-VIII

UNDER-(1+1+1) SYSTEM Time Allotted: 3 Hours Full Marks: 100

The figures in the margin indicate full marks. Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

Answer any four questions from either Group A or Group B or Group C

GROUP-A

Greek Literature in Translation Answer any four questions from the following 25×4 = 1001. Evaluate Oedipus as a tragic hero. 2. Comment on the Cassandra Scene in Agamemnon. 3. Discuss The Birds as a political satire. 4. Comment on the chorus of The Trojan Women. 5. Write a short note on the Invocation of Aeneid.

GROUP-B

Indian English Literature Answer any four questions from the following 25×4 = 1001. Discuss Evam Indrajit as an example of third theatre. 2. Comment on the gender issues in Silence! The Court is in Session. 3. Attempt a thematic study of The Inheritance of Loss. 4. Evaluate A.K. Ramanujan as an Indian poet in English. 5. Comment on the theme of alienation in the poems of Nissim Ezekiel.

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GROUP-C American Literature

Answer any four questions from the following 25×4 = 1001. Discuss Walt Whitman as a nationalist poet.

2. Do you think that Frost is a regional poet? Argue.

3. Critically appreciate Emerson’s essay “Self-reliance”. 4. Discuss the theme of witchcraft in The Crucible.

5. Comment on the significance of the title of The Scarlet Letter.

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SANSKRIT

PRINCIPLE OF PANINIAN GRAMMAR AND LINGUISTICS

SANH-VIII

UNDER-(1+1+1) SYSTEM

Time Allotted: 3 Hours Full Marks: 100


pRokj% iz”uk% lek/ks;k% 25×4 = 100

1. viknkudkjdef/kÑR; ,d% laf{kIr% izcU/k% ys[;%A 25×1 = 25 2. *dÙkZqjksf>rrea deZ* & bfr lw=a O;k[;s;e~A 25×1 = 25 3. *pkFkZs }U}%* bfr lw=ekfJR; ,d% y?kqizcU/k% ys[kuh;%A 25×1 = 25

4. miltZufo’k;s ,d% izcU/k% ys[kuh;%A 25×1 = 25

5. bUnks-bmjksih;-Hkk’kk-ifjokj-fo’k;s izcU/kesda fy[krA 25×1 = 25

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HISTORY

THE MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

HISH-VIII




Answer any four questions from the following 25×4 = 100

1. Discuss the origin of the cold war. 25

2. Write a short note on Suez crisis. 25

3. Write a short essay on Non-Alignment. 25

4. What were the basic factors for the emergence of third world? 25

5. Write a note on Aparthied. 25

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

PLSH-VIII

COLONIZATION AND NATIONALISM IN INDIA AND WOMEN POLITICS




Answer any four questions from the following 25×4= 100

1. Discuss briefly the impact of the British rule in India regarding the education system and social stratification.

15+10

2. Trace the origin of the Indian National Congress. Discuss its purposes and

programmes. 10+15

3. How was the civil disobedience movement launched? Comment on its political

implications. 15+10

4. Critically discuss any one of the Environmental movements organized in India.

Do you think that the movement has brought positive changes in our society? 20+5

5. What is Women empowerment? What are the different dimensions of women

empowerment? 5+20

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PHILOSOPHY

PHIH-VIII UNDER-(1+1+1) SYSTEM



All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer any one Group from Group-A to Group-E

GROUP-A

(Phenomenology and Existentialism)

Answer any four questions from the following 1. What is Psychologism? What are the defects of Psychologism according to

Husserl? Discuss. 9+16 = 25

2. Explain the notions of ‘being’ and ‘nothingness’ in Sartre’s existentialism. 25 3. Discuss Husserl’s concept of Philosophy as a rigorous science. 25 4. Explain how Husserl’s Philosophical radicalism differs from that of Descartes. 25 5. Explain the concept of freedom in Sartre’s Philosophy. 25

GROUP-B

(Problems of Philosophy)

Answer any four questions from the following 1. Knowledge by description enables us to go beyond the limits of our private

experience. Explain fully. 25

2. Explain after Russell, the three conditions which a theory of truth must fulfil. Is

Russell correct in laying down all these conditions? Give reason. 10+15 = 25


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3. What is the nature of Physical object? Discuss elaborately following Russell. 25

4. Do we know real objects immediately through our senses? Discuss in detail with

reference to Russell’s analysis of different kinds of sense perception. 25

5. Distinguish between universal and particular after Russell. How are they related? Discuss.

17+8 =25

GROUP-C

(Philosophy of Logic)

Answer any four questions from the following

1. Explain, after Strawson, the relation between ‘V’ and ‘either….or….’. How far the symbolism of ‘either….or….’ in terms of ‘V’ is tenable?

15+10 = 25

2. How does Strawson define entailment in terms of inconsistency and necessity? 25 3. What do you mean by ‘formal logic’? Explain in this context the application and

limitations of formal logic. 25

4. Explain the standard use of the term ‘relation’. Explain with example, the various kinds of relation after Strawson.

25

5. Explain critically the orthodox criticisms of the traditional logical system after

Strawson. 17+8=25

GROUP-D

(Philosophy of Mind)


1. Critically discuss the role of interactionism as a theory about the relation between mind and body.

25

2. What is behaviourism? Distinguish between methodological behaviourism and metaphysical behaviourism. Briefly state the difficulties of behaviourism as a third person account of consciousness.

6+6+13=25


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3. Explain the nature of Philosophy of Mind. Discuss in this connection its relation to Psychology as an empirical science.

20+5=25

4. What is theory of agency? What is the purpose of this theory? How do you

consider that this theory is totally different from interactionism and epiphenomenalism?

8+7+10=25

5. What is epiphenomenalism? Explain the paradox of epiphenomenalism. Is it

really a paradox? Discuss. 25

GROUP-E (Vedāntasāra)


1. Explain the Advaita concept of Apavāda. 25

2. Give an account of the Advaita concept of God according to Vedāntasāra. 25

3. What are the characteristic features of ajñāna? Is it one or many? Discuss. 18+7=25

4. What are the external features (vyavahāra) of Jīvanmukti? Discuss. 25

5. Explain the concept of Ᾱtman as conceived by Buddhists, Prābhākaras and

Bhāttas. How does Sadānanda refute these views? Discuss. 18+7=25

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ECONOMICS

FINANCIAL ECONOMICS AND INDIAN ECONOMIC POLICY AND PERFORMANCE

ECOH-VIII





Answer any four questions from the following 25×4 = 1001. Distinguish between money and capital markets. 25

2. (a) What are the objectives of SEBI? 25

(b) Evaluate the working of SEBI. 3. Explain the monetary policy of the RBI with reference to inflation and interest

rates. 25

4. Give arguments for and against the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India. 25 5. Give a brief note on the New Industrial Policy (1991) of India. Critically

examine the effects of the policy on Indian economy. 25

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SOCIOLOGY

SOCH-VIII SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS



Answer any two questions from the following 25×2 = 50

1. What do you mean by social research? Discuss the aims of social research. 5+20

2. Discuss the different types of social research. 25

3. What is data processing? Discuss the various steps of data processing. 5+20 ——×——

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EDUCATION

EDUCATIONAL THOUGHTS AND PRACTICES

EDCH-VIII




Answer any two questions from the following 25×2= 50

1. Critically analyse Aurobindo’s educational thought in present educational context.

25

2. Illustrate briefly John Dewey’s contribution in education. 25

3. Discuss briefly Rabindranath Tagore’s naturalistic education. 25

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B.Sc. Honours Part-III Examination, 2019-2020

MATHEMATICS

MTMH-XV




Answer any two from the following questions 25×2 = 50

1. (a) Explain the principle of propagation of errors and also explain how it affects numerical computation.

25

(b) Find by power method, the extreme eigen value of the matrix

⎥⎥⎦

⎤

⎢⎢⎣

⎡

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2. (a) Describe Gauss-Seidel method for numerical solution of a system of linear

equation stating the condition of convergence. 25

(b) Solve by the Picard’s method

1+= xydxdy with 1)0( =y

3. (a) Write a program in C to calculate the area and perimeter of a circle. 25

(b) Write an algorithm to find the smallest of three given numbers. Hence write the corresponding C-program.

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ZOOLOGY ZOOH-X


The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. All symbols are of usual significance.

Answer any two questions from the following 30×2 =60

1. Briefly describe the Langstroth method of Apiculture with suitable diagram. 30

2. Describe the threats, current status and management practices of any two

threatened animals from India. 30

3. Briefly describe the different strategies for the production of transgenic animals.

(any three) 30

Answer any one question from the following 20×1 =20

4. Write down the features of one nucleotide database and one protein database from your syllabus.

20

5. Describe the causes of depletion of wildlife in India. 20

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CHEMISTRY

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

CEMH-X





GROUP-A


1. (a) Explain the role of Zimmerman-Reinhardt reagent in the estimation of +3Fe against KMnO4 solution in HCl medium.

3

(b) Write down the manufacture of Buna-S rubber. 4(c) Discuss briefly that least square method for obtaining best fitted line for the

equation CmxY += . 4

(d) Write down the structures and uses of the following two drugs.

(i) Aspirin (ii) Novalgin

4+4

(e) What are the advantages of detergent over soap as cleansing agent? 3(f) What are the important functions of various ingredients present in cement? 3

2. (a) Explain the criteria for the choice of indicators in redox titration. 5

(b) What are the main raw materials for the manufacture of porcelain? 3(c) What is formal potential? 3

(d) Explain the effect of pH on the solvent extraction of metal chelates. 5(e) Write a short note on redox indicator. 4

(f) What is foam rubber? How it is produced? 1+4

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3. (a) Discuss the principle and technique of thin-layer chromatography. 4(b) What are the characteristics of the precipitate best suited for gravimetric

analysis? 3

(c) Mathematically prove that multiple solvent extraction has higher efficiency than single-step solvent extraction using the same volume of extracting agent.

4

(d) Write briefly about the manufacture of urea from carbon dioxide and ammonia. 4

(e) What is ‘Weiman’s equation’ about the velocity of precipitation? Explain its implications in gravimetric analysis.

3+3

(f) Write about Penicillin-G. 4

GROUP-B

Answer any one question from the following 15×1 = 15

4. (a) Discuss the factors that govern the distribution of ions between solvent and exchanger.

3

(b) Explain Paneth-Fajans-Hahn rule regarding absorption of ions on the surface of the precipitate.

3

(c) What do you mean by relative error and absolute error? 3(d) What is Portland cement? 2

(e) Explain the effect of heat treatment on the structure of steel. 4 OR

5. (a) Define confidence limit, confidence level, and confidence interval with suitable examples.

3

(b) Describe the role of complexing agent in the quantitative treatment of solvent extraction.

3

(c) Elucidate the principle of gas-liquid chromatography. 3(d) What is white cement? 2

(e) Describe briefly about setting of cement. 4

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B.Com. Honours Part-III Examination, 2019-2020 COMMERCE

AUDITING 3H4



Answer any four questions from the following 25×4 = 100

1. Define Auditing. State the objectives of Auditing. Comment on the statement that ‘Auditing is luxury for an organisation’. Distinguish between Error and Fraud.

5+5+7+8

2. (a) ‘Vouching is essence of Auditing’. Comment on the statement. 10

(b) How would you vouch: 5×3 = 15 (i) Cash book (ii) Sales Day book (iii) Stock in trade?

3. (a) Distinguish between Net profit and Divisible profit. 10

(b) Can dividend be paid: 5×3 = 15 (i) out of capital profit (ii) without making good the past loss (iii) out of general reserve?

4. Discuss in brief about the duties and liabilities of an Auditor. 10+15

5. Distinguish between internal check and internal control. What are basic features

of a strong internal control system of an organization? 10+15

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B.A. General Part-III Examination, 2019-2020 ECONOMICS

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS AND ELEMENTARY STATISTICS ECOG-VII





Answer any four questions from the followingিনmিলিখত য- কােনা চারিট pে র উtর দাও

25×4 = 100

1. Critically Explain the theory of Balanced Growth.সমােলাচনাসহ সুষম উnয়ন তttিট ব াখ া কেরা।

25

2. Discuss about Growth of population and Economic Development: The two way

Relation. জনসংখ া বৃিd ও অথৈনিতক উnয়ন : িdমুখী সmক আেলাচনা কেরা।

25

3. Write about importance of Foreign capital and measures to encourage private

Foreign investment. বেদিশক মূলধেনর grt এবং বেদিশক িবিনেয়াগ উৎসািহত করার উপায় সমূহ লেখা।

25

4. Find out value of mean from the following distribution.

নীেচর তথ িট থেক গািণিতক গেড়র মান িনণয় কেরা। Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 No. of students 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

25

5. Find out standard deviation from the following distribution.

নীেচর পিরসংখ ানিট থেক pমাণ পাথক িনণয় কেরা। Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 No. of Students

7 10 20 40 30 28 10 5

25

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SOCIOLOGY

SOCG-VII SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY




িনmিলিখত য- কােনা চারিট pে র উtর দাও 25×4

= 100

1. Define Sociological Theory. What are the different types of Sociological Theory? সমাজতািttক তেttর সংjা দাও। িবিভn ধরেনর সমাজতািttক তttgিল িক িক ?

25

2. Discuss about the Spencer’s theory of social Evolution.

sনসােরর সামািজক িববতন তtt সmেক আেলাচনা কেরা। 25

3. Discuss about the Conflict theory of Coser.

কাসােরর dndবাদ তtt সmেক আেলাচনা কেরা। 25

4. Analyse Durkheim’s Concept of Division of Labour.

মিবভাজন সmেক dখাইেমর ধারণা িবে ষণ কেরা। 25

5. Discuss R. N. Tagore’s view on education.

রবীndনাথ ঠাkেরর িশkা সmেক দৃি ভি আেলাচনা কেরা। 25

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CHEMISTRY

CEMG-VII UNDER-(1+1+1) SYSTEM




Answer any two questions from the following

িনmিলিখত য- কােনা dিট pে র উtর দাও 30×2 = 60

1. (a) Write the essential constituents of a paint and state functions of each constituent.

েপইেnর অত াবশ কীয় উপাদানgিল েলেখা এবং pিতিটর কাযকািরতা সmেক েলেখা। 3+5 = 8

(b) What is portland cement? What are the important functions of various ingredients present in cement?

েপাটল াn িসেমn িক ? িসেমেn উপিsত িবিভn উপাদানgিলর grtপূণ িমকাgেলা িক িক ?

3+5 = 8

(c) Write short notes on: (i) Cetane number (ii) Setting of cement

সংিkp টীকা েলেখাঃ (i) িসেটন সংখ া (ii) িসেমেnর জমাট বাঁধা

5+5 = 10

(d) Write the composition of soda glass and pyrex glass.

েসাডা gাস ও পাইেরk gাস-এর সংযুিk েলেখা। 2+2 = 4

2. (a) Define a soap and explain it’s cleansing action.

সাবােনর সংjা দাও এবং এেদর পিরsার িkয়া বণনা কেরা। 2+4 = 6

(b) Describe the separation process or distillation of crude petrolium with a clear flow chart diagram.

pবাহী িচtসহ kড েপে ািলয়ােমর িন াষেণর পdিত আেলাচনা কেরা।

10

(c) What is meant by cracking of petrolium products? What are the advantages of catalytic cracking over thermal cracking?

েপে ািলয়ােমর িবভাজন বলেত িক েবােঝা ? তাপীয় িবভাজন অেপkা অনুঘটকীয় িবভাজেনর সুিবধাgিল আেলাচনা কেরা।

4+4 = 8

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(d) What is vulcanised rubber? Mention it’s advantages.

‘Vulcanised’ রাবার িক ? এর সুিবধাgিল েলেখা। 2+4 = 6

3. (a) Write short notes on: (i) Hydrogenation of oil (ii) Classification of insecticides

সংিkp টীকা েলেখাঃ (i) েতেলর Hydrogenation (ii) কীটনাশক-এর ে ণীিবভাগ

5+5 = 10

(b) Write briefly the manufacture of Buna-S rubber.

বুনা-S রাবােরর গঠন পdিত সংেkেপ েলেখা। 10

(c) Discuss the manufacture of Portland cement with suitable flow diagram and mention the chemical reactions involved.

একিট pবাহী িচtসহ েপাটল াn িসেমেnর তরীর পdিত আেলাচনা কেরা এবং সংি রাসায়িনক িবিkয়াgিল েদখাও।

10

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PHYSICS (PRACTICAL) PHSH-X




GROUP-A


1. Show schematically the variation of deviation with wavelength in case of prism spectrometer and explain how to determine unknown wavelength from it.

2. Draw the necessary ray diagram to determine the wavelength of sodium light by

forming Newton’s rings. Write down the working formula explaining each term. Show the nature of variation of square of diameters of different rings with the ring numbers observed.

3. Write down the working formulae to determine the number of lines per

centimeter of a plane diffraction grating and hence to determine the wavelength of unknown line in the spectrum of a polychromatic source of light.

GROUP-B

Answer any one question from the following 15×1 = 15

4. Show schematically how optical rotation angle varies with concentration of a sugar solution and describe how to find out the unknown concentration of the solution from the graph. Write down the expression for specific rotation.

5. State and explain Brewster’s law and Fresnel formulae for reflection of

electromagnetic wave. Describe briefly how to verify them with the help of a spectrometer, a prism and two polaroid sheets.

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BOTANY (PRACTICAL)

GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING

BOTH-X




1. Answer any two of the following: 30×2= 60(a) Draw, label and describe all the stages of mitotic and meiotic cell division. Draw,

label and describe the lampbrush and polytene chromosome. 25+5=30

(b) Design an experiment to determine the osmotic potential of cell, ratio of water absorption and the effect of detergent and temperature on permeability of cell membranes. Describe with suitable diagram, requisition of chemicals, glassware, equipments and dummy calculation etc.

7 21 ×4=30

(c) Design an experiment to determine the RQ of seed, effect of light and CO2 on the rate of photosynthesis and effect of KNO3 on stomatal closure. Describe with suitable diagram, requisition of chemicals, glassware, equipments and dummy calculation etc.

7 21 ×4=30

2. Answer any one of the following: 20×1= 20

(a) Design an experiment to determine the mean length and breath of leaves of any plant of your choice. Describe with dummy calculation. Design an experiment to determine the median and mode of weight of students of your class with dummy calculation.

10+10=20

(b) Design an experiment to demonstrate the method of emasculation of flower. Describe with suitable diagram, requisition of chemicals, glassware, equipments etc. Design an experiment to demonstrate the method of cutting serial section using microtome. Describe with suitable diagram, requisition of chemicals, glassware, equipments etc.

10+10 =20

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PHYSIOLOGY (PRACTICAL)

PHYH-X UNDER-(1+1+1) SYSTEM



Answer any four from the following questions 25×4 = 100

1. Describe the procedure of staining of permanent histological section of small intestine of rat with Eosin and Haematoxylin by mentioning the principle of staining.

25

2. State the procedure of Harvard Step test for determination of physical fitness by

mentioning the significance of physical fitness index. 25

3. Discuss about the preparation of a kymogram for demonstrating the effects of

graded doses of adrenaline on the normal movement of isolated intestine of rat by mentioning the expected observation with justification along with the composition of the Dale’s fluid.

25

4. Briefly discuss about the methods of diet survey of a family as per ICMR

specification by mentioning the basic principle. 25

5. Describe the assumptions and the steps of computation of student’s ‘t’ test for

testing the significance of difference between two means of small independent biological data.

25

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B.A./Part-III/Hons./GEOH-XV/Prac./2019-2020

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B.A. Honours, Part-III Examination, 2019-2020

GEOGRAPHY (PRACTICAL)

GEOH-XV





1. Explain the air pressure conditions over the land and water surfaces of the Indian subcontinent and its adjoining areas as found during summer season in weather maps. Give suitable sketches to explain your answer.

25

2. What is data? How can you represent data on various types of frequency

distribution graphically? 5+20

3. What do you mean by Remote Sensing? Explain the process of data acquisition in

Remote Sensing. Name two instruments used for identifying features from Aerial Photographs.

8+15+2

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