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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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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2011

EL 2054 /2062 – POWER COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

 

 

 

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

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

 

Answer all the following questions:                                                                             (10×10=100marks)

 

 

  1. Explain Communication as a process involving the Messenger, Message and Method.
  2. List out the Factors and Skills needed for Effective Communication..
  3. Draft a speech on the following topic: “The Problems and Challenges facing Indian Youth in the 21st Century.”
  4. Explain the advantages of technology assisted Presentation.
  5. Elaborate on Group Psychology and its impact on Group Discussion performance.
  6. Highlight the importance of keen listening in a Group Discussion.
  7. How does Soft Skills enhance a student’s employability? Give three reasons.
  8. What are the crucial factors needed for success in a job interview?
  9. State the principles and components of Career Guidance.
  10. Write a model letter of application for a job in response to an Ad in a news paper with your Curriculum Vitae.

 

 

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Loyola College U.G. English April 2011 Population Studies Question Paper PDF Download

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HIST/ECO/COM/ENG/TAM/MAT/CHE/ZOO

THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2011

SO 3203/3200 – POPULATION STUDIES

 

 

Date : 15-04-2011              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

Section A

(10 × 2 = 20 Marks)

 

Answer ALL questions in 30 words each. All questions carry equal marks.

 

  1. Present any one definition of population studies..
  2. Write a brief note on UN as an agency promoting population studies.
  3. Who are Mercantilists? What is their view on population?
  4. Write a short note on Saddler.
  5. Define fertility.
  6. Explain infant mortality
  7. Point out any one anti-natal measure vigorously pursued by Govt. of India.
  8. State the two types of international migration.
  9. Write a brief note on vasectomy.
  10. Name any four female contraceptive methods.

 

Section B

(5 × 8 = 40 Marks)

 

Answer any FIVE questions in 300 words each. All questions carry equal marks.

 

  1. Bring out the ethical and legal issues related to abortion.
  2. Women in India had lower life expectancy until recently – Why?
  3. Explain any four measures of fertility and their limitations.
  4. Illustrate push and pull factors of migration.
  5. Present a brief account of the theory of Spencer on fertility behaviour.
  6. Bring out the relation between population studies and sociology.
  7. Highlight population studies as a policy science.

Section C

(2 × 20 = 40 Marks)

 

Answer any TWO questions in 1200 words each. All questions carry equal marks.

 

  1. Discuss the trends in and consequences of migration.
  2. Describe the nature and scope of population studies.
  3. Examine Malthusian theory of population and comment upon its relevance today.
  4. Evaluate the effectiveness of the fertility influencing policy of India.

 

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2011

EL 1053/1051 – LITERARY APPRECIATION

 

 

Date : 20-04-2011             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

 

SECTION – A

 

Answer any six of the following in about 250 words each                                       (6×10=60 marks)

 

  1. Do you agree  In My Name is an angry comment on sexual and cultural exploitation?
  2. Why does Ms. Emily keep aloof from her  neighbours.?
  3. Show how the writer brings out a sense of fear in the bus journey to Kars.
  4. Examine aspects of satire in Herriot’s visit to the dentist.
  5. Show how the child’s life was enriched by the intervention of  Mr. Hare.
  6. What according to Colin Mooers are the goals of contemporary imperialism?
  7. What is it about cricket that Neville Cardus finds most attractive?
  8. Identify some of the cultural perceptions about gender roles in the exclamation, “My God who wouldn’t want a wife?”

 

Answer any two of the following in about 400 words each                                  (2×20=40 marks)

 

  1. If you are the child’s father in Summer Vacation … Write an account of your life in the city when the child is away in the village city with her grandmother.
  2. Write a short account of an interesting person you have met.
  3. Do you agree that our films should stop creating super heroes and concentrate on socially relevant themes? Give reasons.

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 4050 – VALUE ADDED GENERAL ENGLISH

 

 

Date : 17-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

 

  1. Write a short note on any FIVE of the following in about 75 words each:           (5×4=20)

 

  1. Social Networking
  2. Lokpal Movement
  3. Right to Education
  4. Female Foeticide
  5. Bhopal Gas Tragedy
  6. YouTube
  7. Mother Earth
  8. Gender Equality

 

  1. Answer any FIVE of the following in about 150 words each:        (5×8=40)

 

  1. Why are energy drinks harmful?
  2. How can parents protect their children from the dangers lurking online?
  3. Write briefly about the impact of technology on Education.
  4. What according to you is real happiness? Explain it with an incident.
  5. Discuss the role and efficacy of Aadhaar card.
  6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy reactors?
  7. What are the benefits of Right to Information Act?
  8. Discuss the problems faced by school children in rural areas.

 

  • Answer any TWO of the following in about 350 words each:          (2×20=40)

 

  1. Should sports be made compulsory at schools and colleges in India? Give reasons.
  2. Discuss the plight of senior citizens in India and suggest measures to keep them happy.
  3. Do you think the father is a better parent at home? Give reasons.
  4. How can students put an end to corruption in our country? Discuss.

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 2054 / 2062 – POWER COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

 

 

Date : 20-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

 

 

 

Answer all the following questions:                                                                    (10×10=100)

 

  1. Explain the Theory of Communication.
  2. Why is knowledge of Audience Psychology needed for Effective Communication?
  3. Draft a speech on the following topic: “There can be no better society without good individuals.”
  4. List out the skills you will have to use to make a Presentation.
  5. Elaborate on the guidelines for effective participation in a Group Discussion.
  6. Highlight the importance of listening skills in a Group Discussion.
  7. How does Oral Communication Skills enhance a student’s employability? Give three reasons.
  8. What are the skills assessed and qualities expected in a candidate in a Job Interview?
  9. How important is Career Guidance for college students?
  10. Write a model letter of application for a teaching job in a Matriculation School with your Curriculum Vitae.

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 1053/1051 – LITERARY APPRECIATION – I

 

 

Date : 03-05-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

 

SECTION A

 

Answer any six of the following in about 100 words each:                                            (6×10=60 marks)

 

  1. Show how Ms. Emily’s aloofness is the reason the community both pities her and hates her.
  2. Do you think the poem about the solitary reaper has message for humanity?
  3. What is it about the dentist that scares the speaker?
  4. Show how the snow brings out both negative and positive emotions in “London Snow.”
  5. Describe autumn in all its excitement.
  6. Bring out the humour in the story of the types of mustachios.
  7. What cultural perceptions about marriage does the writer attack in “Why I want a wife?”

 

 

 

SECTION B

Answer any two of the following in about 200 words each:                                         (2×20=40 marks)

 

  1. Show how the poem “In My Name” is a comment on the troubled and unequal race/gender relations.
  2. In a dialogue with your friend, discuss the importance of sports in education.
  3. Write a short review of a film you watched recently. Highlight those aspects you enjoyed most.

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 2066 / 2069 – EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION

 

 

 

Date : 20-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

PART A

 

  1. Answer any TEN of the following: (10 X 3=30Marks)

 

  1. What is known as “Space Fillers”? Give Example
  2. What is a Conflict?
  3. Mention the functional and non-functional roles that a discussant may play.
  4. What does Brain Writing mean?
  5. Write note on “Note Card”?
  6. What are the different types of answers one may employ in an Interview?
  7. How does standardized Interview differ from unstandardized interview?
  8. What are the three dimensions of appeal in advertisement?
  9. What are the two kinds of Print Ads? Explain with examples
  10. Write a brief note on the alphabet code for writing effective business letters?
  11. What are the two kinds of letters of enquiry? Explain
  12. What are the advantages of e-mail?

 

PART B

 

  1. Answer any Five of the following in about 250-300 words each: (5 X 8=40 Marks)

 

  1. Explain any two group decision – making techniques in detail.
  2. What factors may contribute towards success of meetings?
  3. Enumerate the barriers in communication and suggest ways to remove them.

16.Draft a speech to congratulate your office staff on his achievements in the past year.

  1. How is an autocratic manager different from a consultative and democratic manager?
  2. What are the various ways in which an executive can have control over his language?
  3. Prepare an agenda and write the minutes of the meeting of the Sports Committee held on the

eve of the annual sports of the college.

 

PART C

 

III. Attempt the following:

 

  1. Prepare an advertisement layout for a product of your choice without missing any of its essential

components- hookline, illustrations, colour, symbol, text, brandname and byeline.      (10 Marks)

 

21.Write an effective business letter in the Full Block format to the Director of Tourism, Andaman and

Nicobar Islands, promoting your airways company ’Great Air’.                                          (10 Marks)

 

 

 

PART D (CASE STUDY)

  1. Read the Case Study and then answer the questions given below: (10 Marks)

Identify the leader within – Brig.Rajiv Divekar(Retd.)

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already. – John Buchan

Insightful as it is, this aphorism needs to be modified to suit the 21st century. It can instead be said that- The task of each one is not to seek greatness in others but to recognize it within self, for it is there already. The task is to recognize one’s ability to lead one’s self and others if the need shall arise. Generation Y desperately needs not a Nehru but the belief that a Nehru is rooted deep within them.

A manager today has to lead, meet targets and also to be successful in creating a second line of leaders. As citizens of the new global village one needs to be prepared to smoothly step in the leader’s shoes if the need arises. The qualities of a leader: strong moral fibre, vision, determination and focus to transform that vision to reality is within reachable grasp of everyone.

The Jasmine revolution was started by average people who wanted to make a difference. If each of us recognizes our inherent strength and ability to lead, to take command we can move mountains. Not long ago the ‘Lead India’ campaign extolled this strength that is innate in each of us.

Having recognized this need how does one hone one’s self into a leader?

The most essential requirement would be ‘character building’. All other skills like effective communications, motivation amongst others would be easy to inculcate once a strong moral conscious coupled with the desire to be proactive is established. These two would drive you to have vision; they would fuel your passion for every activity that you engage in.

Marianne Williamson’s prose explains this belief well:

“We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberate others.”

So, see yourself as a leader, strengthen your character and develop your skills relentlessly to excel as you were meant to. That is the essence of leadership.(The writer is director,SIMS)

Answer the following questions.

  1. What are the essential components of leadership according to the writer? Justify with examples from the text.
  2. If you were a manager of the new global village, how would you strengthen your character and develop your leadership skills?

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 2066 / 2069 – EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION

 

 

 

Date : 20-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

PART A

 

  1. Answer any TEN of the following: (10 X 3=30Marks)

 

  1. What is known as “Space Fillers”? Give Example
  2. What is a Conflict?
  3. Mention the functional and non-functional roles that a discussant may play.
  4. What does Brain Writing mean?
  5. Write note on “Note Card”?
  6. What are the different types of answers one may employ in an Interview?
  7. How does standardized Interview differ from unstandardized interview?
  8. What are the three dimensions of appeal in advertisement?
  9. What are the two kinds of Print Ads? Explain with examples
  10. Write a brief note on the alphabet code for writing effective business letters?
  11. What are the two kinds of letters of enquiry? Explain
  12. What are the advantages of e-mail?

 

PART B

 

  1. Answer any Five of the following in about 250-300 words each: (5 X 8=40 Marks)

 

  1. Explain any two group decision – making techniques in detail.
  2. What factors may contribute towards success of meetings?
  3. Enumerate the barriers in communication and suggest ways to remove them.

16.Draft a speech to congratulate your office staff on his achievements in the past year.

  1. How is an autocratic manager different from a consultative and democratic manager?
  2. What are the various ways in which an executive can have control over his language?
  3. Prepare an agenda and write the minutes of the meeting of the Sports Committee held on the

eve of the annual sports of the college.

 

PART C

 

III. Attempt the following:

 

  1. Prepare an advertisement layout for a product of your choice without missing any of its essential

components- hookline, illustrations, colour, symbol, text, brandname and byeline.      (10 Marks)

 

21.Write an effective business letter in the Full Block format to the Director of Tourism, Andaman and

Nicobar Islands, promoting your airways company ’Great Air’.                                          (10 Marks)

 

 

 

PART D (CASE STUDY)

  1. Read the Case Study and then answer the questions given below: (10 Marks)

Identify the leader within – Brig.Rajiv Divekar(Retd.)

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already. – John Buchan

Insightful as it is, this aphorism needs to be modified to suit the 21st century. It can instead be said that- The task of each one is not to seek greatness in others but to recognize it within self, for it is there already. The task is to recognize one’s ability to lead one’s self and others if the need shall arise. Generation Y desperately needs not a Nehru but the belief that a Nehru is rooted deep within them.

A manager today has to lead, meet targets and also to be successful in creating a second line of leaders. As citizens of the new global village one needs to be prepared to smoothly step in the leader’s shoes if the need arises. The qualities of a leader: strong moral fibre, vision, determination and focus to transform that vision to reality is within reachable grasp of everyone.

The Jasmine revolution was started by average people who wanted to make a difference. If each of us recognizes our inherent strength and ability to lead, to take command we can move mountains. Not long ago the ‘Lead India’ campaign extolled this strength that is innate in each of us.

Having recognized this need how does one hone one’s self into a leader?

The most essential requirement would be ‘character building’. All other skills like effective communications, motivation amongst others would be easy to inculcate once a strong moral conscious coupled with the desire to be proactive is established. These two would drive you to have vision; they would fuel your passion for every activity that you engage in.

Marianne Williamson’s prose explains this belief well:

“We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberate others.”

So, see yourself as a leader, strengthen your character and develop your skills relentlessly to excel as you were meant to. That is the essence of leadership.(The writer is director,SIMS)

Answer the following questions.

  1. What are the essential components of leadership according to the writer? Justify with examples from the text.
  2. If you were a manager of the new global village, how would you strengthen your character and develop your leadership skills?

 

 

 

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Loyola College U.G. English April 2012 English Through Indian Reflective Writings Question Paper PDF Download

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 1055/1058 – ENGLISH THROUGH INDIAN REFLECTIVE WRITINGS

 

 

 

Date : 03-05-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

SECTION – A

 

I  Answer any TEN of the following in about 50 words each:                                                 (10×3=30)

 

  1. What did Gandhi do to steal his wife’s heart?
  2. How does the postmaster drive away his loneliness in the village?
  3. Comment on Ratan’s affection for the post master.
  4. Consider Arjun tree as a symbol.
  5. Explain ‘Superweeds’.
  6. Why is the hero of the story Another Community not given a name?
  7. What is Gandhi’s expectation of a woman?
  8. Why does the author feel that the monk appeared a bit out of place

among the celebrities?

  1. What is the purpose of the lady’s visit to the town in the story Gifts?
  2. What is the tailor’s opinion about young servants?
  3. How does the girl in the kitchen react on hearing the sound of the airplane?
  4. What is Ezekiel’s attitude towards religion and dogma in the poem In India?

 

SECTION – B

 

II  Answer any FIVE of the following in about 100 words each:                                          (5×6=30)

 

  1. How did Ratan take care of the postmaster when he fell ill?
  2. Bring out the impact of Globalization on Indian agriculture and farming.
  3. How does Kamala Das feel nostalgic about her native place in the poem

      Hot Noon in Malabar?

  1. “Indias are endless.” What kinds of India does Ved Mehta talk about in Between the Two

      Worlds?

  1. Write a character sketch of prince Abhijit.
  2. Describe Ved Mehta’s visit to Hardwar.
  1. Assess critically Ezekiel’s views on the Indian urban culture.
  2. Describe the treatment meted out to the national bird.

 

SECTION – C

 

III  Answer the following in about 300 words each:                                                                  (3×10=30)

 

  1. a) How did the fears of the hero in Another Community come true? Discuss.

(OR)

  1. b) What are Gandhi’s views on women? Do you agree with them? Give reasons.

 

 

  1. a) How does Vaidehi portray the problems of an Indian woman in the poem Girl in the Kitchen? Discuss.

(OR)

  1. Write an essay on the conditions of working women in India.

 

  1. a) Discuss the impact of globalization on Indian agriculture and farming.

(OR)

  1. b) Write an essay on the problem of water scarcity in Chennai and suggest ways to solve this problem.

 

IV   24.  Complete the following passage by filling in the blanks with suitable   articles and prepositions:                                                                                                                                  (10×1=10)

 

In another city there was —1— little girl. On the street she lived —2—, there was a small bookstore, glass-fronted. If she stood —3— her toes, her eyes and nose alone would reach the glass window. It stood —-4—- a swivelling bookcase. A small patch of —5—- blue sky, the moonlight threading through it like embroidery, a boat. ——6—– sea and boat and moonlight blended together —-7—- a mass of blueness. She loved blue very much. Every time she reached —8— street corner, her eyes and nose would press ——–9—– the glass. —-10—- shopkeeper noticed her one day and called her in.

 

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 2053 / 2061 – ENGLISH THROUGH CONTEMPORARY IDEAS

 

Date : 20-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

 

SECTION A

Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each:         (4x 10=40 marks)

 

  1. How did Piscine Moliter Patel get his name?
  2. What is the outcome of Professor Lurie’s refusal to apologize for his conduct towards Melanie Issacs?
  3. Describe a typical day in Pi’s life on the ocean.
  4. Why does Lucy agree to marry Petrus?
  5. Comment on the theme in the short story The Artificial Nigger.
  6. Do you agree that humour actually brings out the pain in the story of Toba Tek Singh?
  7. Discuss the theme in the short story A Childhood Tale.

          SECTION B

Answer any two of the following in about 200words each:           (2×20=40 marks)

  1. Show how Professor Lurie’s career and personal life becomes a journey in disgrace.
  2. Examine Life of Pi as adventure fiction.

10.Comment on the theme of caste discrimination in OORKALI

        SECTION C

Answer any one of the following in about 200 words:                   (1×20=20 marks)

  • Write a short review of any book you read or film you watched recently.
  1. What are your suggestions to reduce the stress that children go through

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 2060 / 2068 – ENGLISH FOR TECHNICAL WRITING

 

 

Date : 20-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

  1. Write short notes on any FIVE of the following:                                                   (5×5=25)
  2. M.L.A. and A.P.A. format.
  3. Bar chart and Line chart.
  4. The process of Writing.
  5. Feasibility Report
  6. Internet and Intranet.
  7. Summary and Abstract.
  8. Internal and External motivation.
  9. Different types of Oral Presentations.

 

  1.        Answer any TWO of the following:                                                                           (2×15 =30)
  1. Discuss the following factors with regard to making an effective oral presentation: Overall

organization, Development, Style, Delivery, Appearance, Body language and Visual aids.

  1. Write about the various criteria to be followed while writing a well-constructed summary.
  2. Discuss the prewriting process involved in website construction.
  3. Explain about e-mail communication and the various benefits and the problems of the same.

 

III.       Attempt any THREE of the following:                                                                          (3×15=45)

  1. Imagine that you are the Manager in a big business organization and one of your stores catches fire at

midnight. Write an incident report to your boss about the steps you have taken to contain the fire and

the result of the preliminary investigation.

  1. Present the following information in a pie chart, a bar chart and a table.

In the year 2000, a multinational company opened 100 food outlets in various parts of India. Out of which 25 outlets were established in Chennai, 30 in Delhi, 20 in Mumbai and 25 in Kolkata.

  1. Create a flow chart for the steps involved in interviewing for a job.
  2. Use any one of the prewriting techniques for the context given below:

Assume that you are required to prepare a short proposal for marketing a new mobile phone, highlighting your product’s purpose or the problems it will solve, the costs incurred, any new personnel required, facilities needed and the benefits derived.

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 2052 / 2056 – ENGLISH FOR SELF ENHANCEMENT

 

 

 

Date : 20-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

 

  1. Read the following and answer the questions given below. Pay attention to the underlined ones:                                                                                                                               (15 Marks)               

Two young artists were struggling to complete their schooling since they belonged to very poor backgrounds. Even though they were exceptionally talented, they had very less chance of going to college. Hence they decided to help each other in turns, that is, one studied the other could work and fund his friend’s studies and vice versa. To decide which of them should attend college first, they drew lots, consequently, Ram went to college and Ahmed went to work. As decided, Ahmed started sending money every month. By the time Ram completed his studies, he had become a great artist. He earned sufficient money to help Ahmed studies. When he met Ahmed, he realized that his friends fingers had been ruined by his years of harsh manual labour. Although Ahmed couldn’t become an artist, he did not feel sad but rejoiced in his friend’s success.

 

Answer shortly                                                                                                                                    (5 marks)

  1. What prevented Ahmed from studying further?
  2. Why did Ram meet Ahmed after studies?
  3. What work Ahmed did and why?
  4. Why didn’t Ahmed feel sad?
  5. What do you learn from this story?

 

Write   the opposites of the following picking the words from the story                                     (5 marks)

  1. talented X
  2. great X
  3. sufficient X
  4. manual X
  5. success X

 

Write YES or NO after writing the sentences                                                                                  (5 marks)

  1. Ram and Ahmed were not interested in higher studies.
  2. Ahmed borrowed money every month sent to Ram.
  3. Ram and Ahmed loved each other truly.
  4. They prayed to God to decide which one to attend college.
  5. Ahmed got very good job to earn money.

 

 

  1. Pick out 5 verbs and 5 prepositions from the story. (10*1/2=5) marks.

 

 

  • Separate the cluster to meaningful words by marking slashes. Rewrite, punctuate and give a suitable title to the story.                                                                                               (15 marks.)

Thereoncelivedanoldladywholosthersightshewantedtobecuredofherblindnessshecalledinadoctor

IsupposeIshallbeabletocureyourblindnesssaidthedoctorafterexamininghereyesIshallchargeyoufortreatment.

TheoldladythoughtawhileishallpayyouthefeeshesaidonlyifmysightiscompletlyrestoredIshallpayyounothingincaseyoufailtocuremethedoctoragreed.

Thedoctorcalledatherhousedailyandcarriedonwithhestreatmentwhenhesawthelady’sfurniturehewastemptedtostealiteverydayhetookawaysomeofherfurniturehedelayedthecuretillhestolemostofherfurniture.

AtlastthedoctorcuredherblindnessheadskedforhisfeeIwontpayyouthefeesaidtheladythecureisnotcomplete.

ThedoctorbroughtasuitagainsttheladyThejudgestudiedthecasewhyhaveyourefusedtopaythedoctorhisfeethejudgeaskedtheladybecausemysighthasnotbeencompletlyrestoredsherepliedicannotseeallmyfurniture.

Thejudgeunderstoodwhathappenedhepassedverdictinfavouroftheoldladythedoctorwasnotonlytoreturnthefurniturewhichhehadtakenfromherhousebuttoforfeithisfee.

 

 

 

  1. Match the body part with action it does:                                                                      (5marks.)
  • …………digests
  • …………….listens.
  • …………..clap
  • …………..marches
  • ……..pumps

 

 

  1. Write one word (profession) for the following: (5marks.)
  • One who imparts knowledge
  • One who treats the sick.
  • One who drives the airplane
  • One who argues in the court of law
  • One who delivers letters.
  1. From the given set of words, pick and write those words that mean positive qualities.

                                                                                                                                                (5marks.)

 

Kindness, compassion, debauchery, valor, violence, blood-thirsty, punctuality, bravery, laziness, avarice, lust, male-chauvinist.

 

  • Write an essay of about 150 words on any one of the following:                        (1*10=10marks)

 

  • Patriotism for my country
  • My most interesting hobby.
  • My best friend

    

  • Spot the errors in the following sentences and correct them.                                       (10 marks)

 

  1. they was in delhi last week
  2. you can joined saravan and allen
  3. mary went to by some vegetables fruits ice cream and sweets
  4. are you going with ram and raju
  5. thiere are for metro cities india   Chennai kolkatta bengaluru new delhi

 

 

 

  1. Write the following information as SMS:                                                              (2*5=10 marks)

 

  1. SMS: Inform your father through SMS that you are going an educational trip to Hyderabad for 3 days from 22nd march to 25th You are not allowed to take your mobile phone for the trip. So, you will contact him after you reach Chennai.

 

  1. Inform your friends that your department get together arranged on 14th evening is rescheduled to 17th morning due to the unavailability of your Head of the department

 

 

  1. Use the vowel “a” alone and other consonants to make at least 10 words and use them in sentences of your own:                                            (1*10=10marks)

 

  1. Arrange the words in proper order to make meaningful sentences: (10 marks)

 

  1. Is good a boy he.
  2. Benny’s in  January  falls  birthday
  3. Were children the  hungry
  4. The hope see feels invisible intangible impossible achieves the the and
  5. People of   photos magazines have

 

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 2059 / 2063 – ENG. FOR RES.DEVL.THROUGH CUR.TREND

 

 

Date : 20-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

I     Read the instructions carefully and answer the following:                                                 30 marks             

           

Fill in the blanks:

  1. 1. The ‘Tragic Storm of 1947’ refers to……………………
  2. The word ‘Refugee’ means……………………
  3. ‘Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men’ signifies the season of ……………………
  4. The discrimination between the Whites and the Blacks could be called as………..
  5. The problem that exists between Dalits and other sections of society can be termed as………
  6. 2012 is called as …………………century.

 

Choose the Correct answer :

  1. Mr. Joackim was awarded the
  2. Nobel Prize  b. Booker Prize.  C. Pulitzer Prize      d. Magsaysay Prize
  3. 12,000 families were displaced and moved to a new place and Mr. Jockim christened it as:
  4. Janata Colony  b. Cheetah Camp    c. New friends Colony  d. People’s Colony
  5. Bombay Slum Dwellers’ Federation was later renamed as :
  6. SPARC       b. NGO    c. Mahila Milan     d. NSDF

 

Identify whether the following statements are True or  False:

  1. 10. The people in the first room were hollow-cheeked and empty eyed.
  2. True                   b. False
  3. The people in the first room made use of the spoon to help each other.
  4. True                   b. False
  5. Heaven and Hell situations are not made by human behavior.
  6. True                     b. False

 

Answer in one sentence each:

  1. ‘The men talked for hours on end’. Who are the men referred to?
  2. ‘It faced a blank wall’. What is the scene described?
  3. ‘He just wanted to encourage you’. Whose words are these?

 

Make meaningful sentences using the underlined words:

  1. ‘The bus crew refused to ply the bus’
  2. ‘The driver refused to budge’

 

Give the meaning of the following words:

  1. 18. Reward     Abuse   20. Discover

 

  1. 21. Rearrange the following sentences to make a meaningful paragraph: 5 marks

            The children’s comment, “It works. He was happy”

One hundred girls received him waving a golden daisy

“God says we are to make him happy”.

The children offered him the food that he liked most

The young staff and the children would take over

 

  1. Match the following : 5 marks

            Mr. Nelson Mandela   –            Promotes collaboration among nations

UNICEF                     –           Blacks should march forward

Dr. Manmohan Singh  –            Have no fear. Don’t treat him as an enemy

Mrs. Van Beuningen   –           First servant of the country

UNESCO                    –           Rights of Children

 

II  Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:                                     5×2=10

 

A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor

to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he

decided to do something different.

He called all the young executives in his company together. He said, “It is time for me to

step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you. I am going to

give each one of you a SEED today – one very special SEED.

I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what

you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring,

and the one I choose will be the next CEO.”

One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went

home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and

he planted the seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about

three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants

that were beginning to grow.

Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks

went by, still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn’t have

a plant and he felt like a failure. Six months went by — still nothing in Jim’s pot.

Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing .Jim didn’t say anything to his

colleagues, however, he just kept watering and fertilizing the soil – He so wanted the seed

to grow.

A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants

to the CEO for inspection. Jim felt sick to his stomach, it was going to be the most

embarrassing moment of his life, . He took his empty pot to the board room.

When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives.

They were beautiful – in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many

of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him!

When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives.

Jim just tried to hide in the back. “My, what great plants, trees and flowers you have grown,”

said the CEO. “Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!”

All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot.

He ordered the Financial Director to bring him to the front. Jim was terrified.

He thought, “The CEO knows I’m a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!”

When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed, Jim told him

the story. The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim,

and then announced to the young executives, “Behold your next Chief Executive Officer!

His name is “Jim!” Jim couldn’t believe it. “How could he be the new CEO?” the others said.

Then the CEO said, “One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed.

I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you

all boiled seeds; they were dead – it was not possible for them to grow. All of you,

except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the

seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the

only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it.

Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive Officer!”

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust

If you plant humility, you will reap greatness

If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment

So, be careful what you plant now;

it will determine what you will reap later.

 

  1. What did the businessman  instruct his executives to do?
  2. What did Jim take for inspection after one year? What did the young executives take?
  3. Why was Jim chosen as CEO? Name the two qualities the businessman appreciated in Jim?                  4.  What do you reap if you plant perseverance? And what should you plant to reap trust?
  4. Give the antonyms ( opposites)  of : a) failure     b)  arrived.

 

III  Using the points given and adding your own, write an essay on Violence against Women:10 marks                                                                                                                   

Every six hours, a married woman in India is burnt alive, beaten to death or driven to suicide.

At least  15,000 women are raped, 30,000 are molested and 5000 fall to dowry deaths.

“ For women in Usilampatti, not killing the female child is going against the order of society,”

There was an ordinance against eve teasing after the death of a college girl Sarika, there is a          Dowry Prevention Act, but nothing comes out of these.”

Psychological, economic and physical violence against women is not unique to South Asia but      is a global curse.

 

IV  a.  Fill in the blanks choosing either ‘OUGHT TO’ or ‘MUST’:                                          4 marks

  1. You …………… exercise regularly.
  2. He ………………….apologize for his mistakes.
  3. They………………..pay the fine.
  4. We …………………help the poor and the needy.

 

  1. Choose the right prepositions and fill in the blanks.                                         6 marks

                     (at, into, on, along, under, up)

  1. To get to the Marketing department, you have to go ______ those stairs and then ______

the corridor to the end.

  1. I saw something about it ______ television
  2.    He was driving ______ 180 miles per hour when he crashed ______ the central barrier.
  3.   It’s unlucky to walk ______ a ladder in my culture.

 

V  Answer any Two of the following in about 50 words each :                                                    2×5=10

  1. Write a short note on “Bhima Sangha”.
  2. Whom did Mr.Arputham Jockin team up to fight for the rights of the slum dwellers?
  3. How did Mrs. Van Beuningan win the heart of the first commandant?
  4. Write about the terrible incident that snapped the last thread of the faith of Maanji.

 

 

 

 

            VI  Answer any two of the following in about 200 words each.                           (2 x 15 = 30 )

 

  1. Explain any three types of discrimination that you find in the Indian society and suggest ways to abolish these discriminations.
  2. What are the deliberate actions of Rosa Parks which paved the way for the Black Revolution?
  3. List some of your worries. Choose the foremost in your mind. What techniques will you apply to re -engineer the worry?
  4. Discuss some of the problems associated with child labour. Suggest some practical ways to eradicate child labour.
  5. How are college students presented in films? How would you like films to present college students?

 

 

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U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

SECOND SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012

EL 2054 – POWER COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

 

 

 

Date : 08/11/2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

 

 

Answer ALL the following questions:                                               (10×10=100marks)

 

 

  1. Explain the theory of Communication.
  2. List out the 2 Factors and 7 Skills needed for Effective Communication.
  3. Draft a speech on the following topic: “The Advantages and Dangers of

Nuclear Energy”.

  1. How can you make an effective Presentation using Power Point?
  2. What are the requirements for effective participation in a Group Discussion?
  3. Why is acquiring Listening Skills important for a communicator?
  4. Explain the role of oral communication skills in a person’s personality

development.

  1. What are the differences between a telephone interview and a conventional

job interview?

  1. Why do students need Career Guidance in College?
  2. Imagine you have completed your college studies and have graduated with

distinction. Prepare your Curriculum Vitae for an employer.

 

 

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U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

FIRST SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012

EL 1050 – GENERAL ENGLISH – I

 

 

Date : 01/11/2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

 

  1. Answer any ten of the following in about 50 – 100 words each: (10 X 3 = 30)

 

  1. Do you think Swaminathan is an intelligent boy? Give reason.
  2. What is your opinion about Swami’s teachers?
  3. What do you understand about man’s relationship with nature from “The boy who could speak with birds”?
  4. Where did the farmer’s family live in “The Boy who could speak with Birds”?
  5. Why should we adjust our speech style to the occasion?
  6. List down any three uses of English in the contemporary world.
  7. What are the drawbacks of science as portrayed in the poem “Your Attention Please?”
  8. Bring out any three instances of poverty as mentioned by Jo Goodwin Parker.
  9. Explain the freedom Martin Luther King envisages for the future of African –Americans.
  10. What are the methods to prevent deforestation?
  11. How does the poet describe his house in “Ecology”?
  12. By hailing cheerily “Hit them hard!”

I know pretty well why he had dropped behind.

Who says “Hit them hard” to whom? Why had he dropped behind?

  1. Why did the post master leave the job?
  2. How did the post master and Ratan spend their free time?
  3. Answer any FIVE of the following in about 150 – 200 words each: (5 X 6 = 30)

 

  1. Explain how the post master taught Ratan to read and write.
  2. Why is Martin Luther’s speech considered to be significant?
  3. How does the author begin the poem, ‘Ecology’? Comment on the tone of the entire poem.
  4. Explain Swaminathan‘s attitude towards religion in “Monday morning”.
  5. Poverty is man- made. Comment.
  6. Bring out the central idea of the poem- “Two tramps in Mud Time”?
  7. Why is it necessary to understand the communication of birds, animals and other objects in Nature?
  8. What according to Shaw are the advantages of learning to speak well?

 

 

 

III. Answer any two of the following in about 250 to 300 words each:                                  (2X15= 30)

 

  1. Bring out the events that took place in “Monday Morning”.

OR

Describe the impact of nuclear strike on humanity.

  1. Have you ever been betrayed or cheated by a close friend? How did you feel? Write a letter to that friend recording your emotions and explaining how you managed the situation.

OR

Write a poem beginning with the line “I have a dream” in about 16 lines.

 

  1. Do as directed for the following: (10 X 1 = 10)

 

  1. Fill in the blanks using suitable conjunctions:
  2. a) “A waitress places a cup of chocolate before Mme X—–goes out.”
  3. b) “I didn’t use to trust you. —–now I know he never bothered about you.”

 

  1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate tense:
  2. a) If I—– (win) a lottery, I —– help the poor.
  3. b) Swami —— (tell) them what action his father —-taken.

 

  1. Replace the following words with one word that means the same:
  2. a) A person without a settled home or regular work ——–
  3. b) A camp where workers for felling of timber are put up ——–

 

  1. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.

It is —– scene out of another country. On Tuesday night ——— Indian Navy vessel in ——- Gulf of Aden approached —— ship thought to be manned by pirates operating from lawless Somalia.

 

 

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U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

FIRST SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012

EL 1055 – ENGLISH THROUGH INDIAN REFLECTIVE WRITINGS

 

 

Date : 05/11/2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

SECTION – A

 

I  Answer any TEN of the following in about 50 words each:                                                (10×3=30)

 

  1. Explain ‘Superweeds’.
  2. Why is the tailor disappointed with the author?
  3. What did Gandhi do to steal his wife’s heart?
  4. How is the tailor associated with Ved Mehta’s family?
  5. What is a benefit dinner? What is the reason for the benefit dinner mentioned in the text?
  6. Consider Arjun tree as a symbol.
  7. How does the post master drive away his loneliness in the village?
  8. How is man’s life different from that of Nature’s? Explain.
  9. What is Ezekiel’s attitude towards religion and dogma in the poem In India?
  10. Comment on the social background against which the story

Another Community is set.

  1. How does the poet feel nostalgic about her native place in the poem Hot Noon in Malabar?
  2. What is the purpose of the lady’s visit to the town in Gifts?

 

SECTION – B

 

II  Answer any FIVE of the following in about 100 words each:                                              (5×6=30)

 

  1. Describe how Ratan took care of the postmaster when he fell ill.
  2. Assess critically Ezekiel’s views on the Indian urban culture?
  1. Attempt a character sketch of the hero of the story Another Community.
  2. Sketch the character of Chaya in Water.
  1. Describe Ved Mehta’s visit to Hardwar.
  1. Who, according to Gandhi, is the nobler of the two, man or woman? Why?
  2. Describe the treatment meted out to the national bird.
  3. “Indias are endless.” What kinds of India does Ved Mehta talk about in Between the Two Worlds?

 

 

SECTION – C

 

III  Answer the following in about 300 words each:                                                                  (3×10=30)

 

  1. a) How did the fears of the hero in Another Community come true? Discuss.

(OR)

  1. b) How does the trip to Hardwar become an eye-opener to the author? Discuss.

 

  1. a) How does Vaidehi portray the problems of an Indian woman in the poem Girl in the Kitchen?

Discuss.

(OR)

  1. b) What are Gandhi’s views on women? Do you agree with them? Give reasons.

 

  1. a) Discuss the impact of globalization on Indian agriculture and farming.

(OR)

  1. b)  Write an essay on the conditions of working women in India.

 

 

IV   24.  Complete the following passage by filling in the blanks with suitable             articles and prepositions.                                                                                                                                                 (10×1=10)

 

In another city there was —1— little girl. On the street she lived —2—, there was a small bookstore, glass-fronted. If she stood —3— her toes, her eyes and nose alone would reach the glass window. It stood —-4—- a swiveling bookcase. A small patch of —5—- blue sky, the moonlight threading through it like embroidery, a boat. ——6—– sea and boat and moonlight blended together —-7—- a mass of blueness. She loved blue very much. Every time she reached —8— street corner, her eyes and nose would press ——–9—– the glass. —-10—- shopkeeper noticed her one day and called her in.

 

 

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