Anna University Chennai 2004 B.E MODEL - Question Paper

c. deficiency
d. emptiness
2. repercussion
a. sequence
b. purpose
c. consequence
d. conclusion
3. dilemma
a. predicament
b. hesitation
c. status
d. contingency
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4. returns
a. grant
b. inheritance
c. acquisition
d. gain
5. devastating
a. extreme c. disastrous
b. diverse d. dangerous
6. complex
a. difficult c. hard
b. intricate d. tough
C. State whether the subsequent statements are actual or false. (4 x one = 4)
a. Most of the tropical forests are located in economically backward countries.
b. Tropical forests house less than half of the plant and animal species on Earth.
c. Human beings are not really responsible for the damage to the environment.
d. Wood from sustainably managed forests is cheaper than wood from forests where unrestricted logging is permitted.
12. (a) Write a set of 8 recommendations to preserve underground water resources.
(OR)
(b) Write a set of 8 instructions to protect the ozone layer.
13. (a) Respond to the subsequent advertisement with your CV enclosed.
OR
(b) Write a letter to the Editor of your local newsprint about the issues in using city public transport buses. List out various issues you have encountered while travelling in buses and provide few suggestions to improve the travel.
TVS – LUCAS requires
PRODUCTION ENGINEERS
Engineering graduates (Mechanical / Electronic / Electrical / Civil) preferably with few years experience in production would be preferred.
Candidates should have good communication skills with leadership ability. They also should have sound tech. knowledge in their subject area. Salary is not a constraint for deserving candidates.
Interested candidates should send your application with CV to
The Personnel Manager
TVS – LUCAS
Hosur
Karnataka
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14. a. select any 1 set of the subsequent jumbled phrases and rearrange them in the right sequential order:
i. The aim is to obtain out how much of these raw materials could be given if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city.
ii. All these ideas are already being made use of, but what is new is the idea of combining them on such a large scale in a single plant designed to recycle most kinds of waste.
iii. A new concept of recycling waste is taking shape in the form of a project.
iv. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.
v. The recent project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what goes out.
vi. Methods have been discovered for example for removing the ink from newsprint.
vii. This would enable the paper to be used again.
viii. Also through these methods, valuable oils and gases can be found from old motorcars and tyres from these methods.
(OR)
b. i. Human beings can walk, run, swim, and so on, but robots are usually confined to 1 place.
ii. a different advantage human beings have is the way the identical person can do jobs as various as making a cup of tea or designing a new machine.
iii. It is a known fact robots have many advantages over human beings.
iv. Taking into account all these factors, it should be remembered that robots owe their existence, to human beings.
v. However, it is also actual that humans can do many things that robots can’t.
vi. Even if the robots are able to move, they can do, only in a very limited way.
vii. For example, humans can carry out a task without having to be told exactly how to do it; they don’t have to be programmed.
viii. And unlike robots, people can know whether what they are doing is good or bad, and whether it is boring or interesting.
15. Write an essay on any 1 of the topics in 300 words:
(a) Comment on the need to develop communication skills in the fast changing and competitive world we live in.
OR
(b) Advantages and disadvantages of using internet.
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