St. Joseph’s College of Commerce B.Com. 2014 IV Sem General English Question Paper PDF Download

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

  1. 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

  1. Comment on the intensity of relationship between Prospero and his daughter.

OR

  1. Sketch the character of Miranda in the play ‘The Tempest’.

 

SECTION – B

  1. II) Answer any TWO of the following in not more than 200 words each. (2×10=20)

 

  1. “The Tempest has title action or progressive movement and the culmination is, in some degree, anticipated in the exposition”. Discuss
  2. “Forgiveness and freedom: these are the key-notes of the play” – discuss and illustrate from ‘The Tempest’.
  3. If Shakespeare does not approve slavery, he does not expressly condemn it in ‘The Tempest’. Critically analyze the above statement.
  4. Compare the characters of Caliban and Ariel.

 

SECTION – C

III). Answer any TWO questions in not more than 200 words each                 (2×10=20)

  1. 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?

 

  1. Friedman argues in his book that the global playing field has been flattened by new technologies. List any FIVE flatteners and explain.

 

  1. 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

 

  1. I) Answer ANY FOUR of the following questions. Each carries 5 marks. (4×5=20) 
  2. Write a note on show cause notice and charge sheets.
  3. List the categories of secretarial correspondence and the duties of the secretary.
  4. Write a note on:
    A. Office Memorandums
    B. Office Orders
  5. How does E-mail benefit business correspondence?
  6. Write a note on advantages and disadvantages of
  7. Mobile Phones
    B. Computers
    C. CCTV
  8. Explain Teleconferencing and its use in business.

 

SECTION – B

  1. Draft ANY FOUR Each carries 5 marks.                                     (4×5=20)                                      
  2. As a company secretary, write a letter to the shareholders announcing the payment of dividend in the form of bonus shares.
  3. Write a circular asking employee’s to keep their workstations clean.
  4. Draft an appointment letter to Mr. Shiva Kumar as System Manger of your company with the details of terms and conditions of the company.
  5. Write a letter to your local authority asking for more bins to be put in your area to improve the litter problem.
  6. Draft an office order from the Head Office to the Branch Office regarding employee’s training.

 

SECTION – C

  • Compulsory Question            (10 marks)

 

  1. 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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