Anna University Chennai 2006 B.E HS 1101 _ ENGLISH - Question Paper

8. Fili in the blanks with the accurate forms of the verbs provided in brackets.
Computers (become) so indispensable today, that everyone of us
(think) that computer skills, (be) very essential
for any job. So, every year thousands of students
institutes offering computer education.
(join) the many
9. Complete the subsequent statements mentioning the conditions in which
something will happen.
If the furnace temperature reaches 400 degree centigrade
If the raw materials had come in time
(a)
(b)
10. Fiil in the blanks with improper
brackets.
The aircraft will
One should not
(exceed)
prlrusal uerbs using the clues provided rn
fuel in a different half an hour. (exhaust)
the stipulated speed limit on this road.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
various types of fuel.
--_-.--- the
(consider)
management of the
This chapter
On his father's death, he
Company. (assumed control)


PARTB-(5x16=80marks)


11. learn the subsequent passage and ans the ques. that follow:
The launching of the 1st satellite by the Russians in 1957 began with what
was known as the 'space race', the 1st stage of which culminated with the
Americans landing on the moon twelve years later. A whole range of satellites
nos' orbit the Earth and are used for a variety ofpurposes.
Low Onerr SATELLTTEs, the typical height of which varies from 150 to 450
kilometers, are of little use for telecommunications for they are only in line of
sight of every earth station for about 15 minutes. Their rotation period around
the Earth is about 1 and a half hours and their main use is remote sensing,
a field in which digitat processing techniques are proving especially valuable. A
low orbit satellite equipped with a multispectral scanner system (MSS), can
observe the Earth in great detail providing us with extremely right
info about agriculture, forestry, water resources and pollution
p,at_ternsI.t also has a multitude of applications in such fields as weather
forecasting, environmental monitoring, geology, oceanography and
cartography. There are important defence implications too, since they can be
used to 'spy' on the activities of a potential enemy.
Medium aliit.rd. satellites are used for- teiecommunications, especially in
countries which cover a vast geographical area like the eariier USSR. They'fly'
at a typical height of 9,000 to 18,000 kilometers, orbiting the Earth in a period
of 5 to twelve hours. They are in line of sight of the earth station ranging from

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