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U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

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FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

EL 4050 – VALUE ADDED GENERAL ENGLISH

 

 

 

Date : 17/04/2008             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

1. Explain any TEN of the following: (10 x 3 = 30 marks)

 

1. Rural sports
2. Sustainable development
3. Party – Cracy
4. Holistic education
5. Blasphemy
6. Ecological footprint
7. The Moral Ape
8. Alienation
9. The IT Divide
10. Climate Change
11. Anthropocentric worldview
12. Vicious cycle of corruption
13. Gender sensitivity
14. Maslow’s theory of needs
15. The consuming class

 

1. Answer any SIX of the following in about 100 words each: (6 x 5 = 30 marks)

 

1. Who and how much should one sacrifice to save our only planet, Mother Earth, from global warming?
2. What is Sarvodya or Gandhian approach for social transformation?
3. Is it possible to wed faith and history, in the words of Romila Thapar, with regard to the Sethusamudram Project?
4. Do you agree with the view that man is a noble savage?
5. How can the IT sector be humanised?
6. “The rich can afford to be honest, whereas the poor who are desperate, cannot.”  Comment on this statement against the backdrop of corruption in India.
7. Al Gore, the nobel laureate, has said that we have to choose between ecology and economics.  Consider his opinion in the light of SEZs mushrooming in India.
8. What is “the dharma of emerging woman,” according to Tamil poet Subramania Bharatiar as quoted by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in his essay, “Women Empowerment”?

 

III. Answer any TWO of the following in about 200 – 250 words:      (2 x 20 = 40 marks)

 

1. How will you match the ideals of Gandhiji on the one hand and Ratan Tata on the other to build a new India in 2025?
2. Higher Education in India is at crossroads, with privatisation of education and dilution of the higher ideals of higher education.  Discuss.
3. “For the Buddha, the tree was sacred : it had intrinsic value; but for Western civilization it is just an object”, so says Satish Kumar, editor of “Resurgence”magazine.  Elucidate.
4. Is the sporting spirit missing in modern sports?  Illustrate.

 

 

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U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

FOURTH SEMESTER – April 2009

EL 4050 – VALUE ADDED GENERAL ENGLISH

 

 

 

Date & Time: 20/04/2009 / 9:00 – 12:00     Dept. No.                                                                Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

PART – A

 

1. Explain any TEN of the terms/expressions in about 30 words each. (10×2 = 20 marks)

 

1. Foreign Direct Investment
2. Gangsterism
3. Bioethics
4. Pogrom
5. Oscar awards
6. Free Market
7. Aboriginal People
8. Dignity of man
9. Moral Policing
10. Booker Prize
11. Election Commission
12. Religious Fundamentalism
13. Global Financial Chaos
14. Pathogenic virus
15. Vote-bank

 

1. Answer any EIGHT of the following in about 100 words each.              (8×5 = 40 marks)

 

1. Religion and politics in India.
2. The effects of super market culture in India.
3. Who do you think is the ideal person to tackle the issue of sex education – parents or teachers?
4. Does Indian culture allow the attack of women in public, as the Rama Sene did? How will you condemn such attacks?
5. Why does Dr. Manmohan Singh’s friend refer to himself as a ‘half a minister’?
6. “A.R.Rahman is globalisation’s favourite child.” Explain.
7. Why do the youth hesitate to enter politics?
8. Give reasons to show the institutionalization of corruption in India?
9. How does the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples protect them?
10. Why does America propose to have greater corporation with China?

 

 

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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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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)

 

9. Why are energy drinks harmful?
10. How can parents protect their children from the dangers lurking online?
11. Write briefly about the impact of technology on Education.
12. What according to you is real happiness? Explain it with an incident.
13. Discuss the role and efficacy of Aadhaar card.
14. What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy reactors?
15. What are the benefits of Right to Information Act?
16. Discuss the problems faced by school children in rural areas.

 

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

 

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

 

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