St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER Examination – April 2014
B.Com – IV Semester
GENERAL ENGLISH
Time: 1 ½ Hours Max. Marks: 50
Note: Answer this question paper in a separate answer script.
SECTION – A
- Read the following and answer the questions below (1×10 =10)
I’ve seen Prospero played as a benign schoolmaster, colonial overlord and Faustian necromancer. But Roger Allam brings something new to the party by suggesting that Prospero is first and foremost a father: what we see, in this riveting performance of Shakespeare’s usurped protagonist, is a man torn between possessive concern for his adored Miranda and recognition that she is an agent of reconciliation with his enemies. – Michael Billington
- Comment on the intensity of relationship between Prospero and his daughter.
OR
- Sketch the character of Miranda in the play ‘The Tempest’.
SECTION – B
- II) Answer any TWO of the following in not more than 200 words each. (2×10=20)
- “The Tempest has title action or progressive movement and the culmination is, in some degree, anticipated in the exposition”. Discuss
- “Forgiveness and freedom: these are the key-notes of the play” – discuss and illustrate from ‘The Tempest’.
- If Shakespeare does not approve slavery, he does not expressly condemn it in ‘The Tempest’. Critically analyze the above statement.
- Compare the characters of Caliban and Ariel.
SECTION – C
III). Answer any TWO questions in not more than 200 words each (2×10=20)
- “I was in Bangalore, India, the Silicon Valley of India, when I realized that the world was flat” ———- Thomas Friedman
Q: What is your comment on the above statement? Do you think Bangalore can be an iconic symbol for the flat world?
- Friedman argues in his book that the global playing field has been flattened by new technologies. List any FIVE flatteners and explain.
- Critically comment on the title of the book ‘World is Flat’ by Thomas Friedman.
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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER Examination – April 2014
B.Com – IV Semester
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION -ii
Time: 1 ½ Hours Max. Marks: 50
Note: Answer this question paper in a separate answer script.
SECTION – A
- I) Answer ANY FOUR of the following questions. Each carries 5 marks. (4×5=20)
- Write a note on show cause notice and charge sheets.
- List the categories of secretarial correspondence and the duties of the secretary.
- Write a note on:
A. Office Memorandums
B. Office Orders - How does E-mail benefit business correspondence?
- Write a note on advantages and disadvantages of
- Mobile Phones
B. Computers
C. CCTV - Explain Teleconferencing and its use in business.
SECTION – B
- Draft ANY FOUR Each carries 5 marks. (4×5=20)
- As a company secretary, write a letter to the shareholders announcing the payment of dividend in the form of bonus shares.
- Write a circular asking employee’s to keep their workstations clean.
- Draft an appointment letter to Mr. Shiva Kumar as System Manger of your company with the details of terms and conditions of the company.
- Write a letter to your local authority asking for more bins to be put in your area to improve the litter problem.
- Draft an office order from the Head Office to the Branch Office regarding employee’s training.
SECTION – C
- Compulsory Question (10 marks)
- Draft a CV with a covering letter applying for the post of senior accountant, with the minimum qualification of your masters and added qualification for the same.
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