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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2011

EL 4050 – VALUE ADDED GENERAL ENGLISH

 

 

 

Date : 02-04-2011              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

 

Part A

1. Write short notes on any TEN of the following in about 50 words each: (10×3=30)
2. 2G spectrum scam
3. Two types of mining
4. Eco sensitivity
5. Investigative journalism.
6. Organic farming
7. Nuclear family
8. Food Security
9. Wikileaks
10. GM food
11. Cyber coolies
12. Antyodya programme
13. Human rights

Part B

1. Answer any FOUR of the following in about 150 words each:            (4×10=40)
2. Discuss the plight of the migrant workers.
3. Comment on the tug of war between environmental protection and industrial growth.
4. Discuss the different types of discrimination found in the Indian society.
5. Write a critical review of the movie, Avatar.
6. Explain the role and responsibility of a family in building a healthy society.
7. State whether the visit of Obama was a boon or a bane.

Part C

Answer any TWO of the following in about 250 words each:                                                 (2×15=30)

1. ‘2011 Budget does not benefit the poor man’. Comment.
2. “The modern technologies have distanced human beings from one another instead of abridging the gap among them” – illustrate.
3. “Corruption has become a life-line for all in the political sphere” – discuss the statement with references to the recent scams in India.
4. Write about the success or the failure of the various government programmes or schemes in the rural areas.

 

 

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