Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) 2007-2nd Sem B.Tech Electronics and Communications Engineering 2006- PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION - Question Paper
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B. Tech.
(SEM. II) EXAMINATION, 2006-07 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION - II
[Total Marks : 50
Time : 2 Hours] Note :
(i) Attempt all questions.
(ii) Follow the instructions while attempting questions on literature based on Text book
Attempt any two of the following questions : 6
(a) Comment on the difference between technical writing and general writing.
(b) Write in brief the maj or characteristics of technical written communication.
(c) Write short notes on Coherence and Unity as pre-requisites of scientific and technical communication.
3 Attempt any two questions : 6
(a) Explain Skimming Method of Reading Comprehension.
(b) Draft the title page of a business proposal (invent necessary details yourself).
(c) Write short notes on Intonation.
4 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Who should be responsible for correcting the adverse effect of technology? The rapid diffusion of detergents used in home washing machines and dishwashers intensified water purification problems all over the United States. The decisions to launch detergents on the society were privately taken, but the side effects have resulted in costs borne by the taxpayer and (in the form of lower water quality) by the consumer at large.
(a) Find out the topic sentence of the paragraph 1
(b) Which method of technical written 2
communication has been applied in developing the idea of the paragraph.
(c) Has balance been used for emphasis? If it has 2 been give examples from the paragraph.
5 Explain with reference to the context any two of 10 the following passages :
(a) One step in the right direction would be to create a technological ombudsman - a public agency charged with receiving, investigating, and acting on complaints having to do with the irresponsible application of technology.
(b) In the past the risks taken in the name of technological progress-boiler explosions on the first streamboats, or the early injuries from radium
- were restricted to a small place and a short time.
The new hazards are neither local nor brief. Air pollution covers vast areas. Fallout is worldwide. Synthetic chemicals may remain in the soil for years.
(c) Scenes of crime and violence appear to make little or no impression on normal children, whose chief concern is that the story should end satisfactorily, with the down fall of the criminals. Indeed many psychologists and educationists believe that (provided they are not horrific) they have a beneficial effect, providing a harmless outlet for aggressive emotions.
6 Attempt any four questions either from Part A or 12
Part B. All questions carry equal marks :
PART A
From THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
(a) Write 200 words on The Marlin.
(b) Comment on Santiago - Manolin relationship.
(c) Comment on allegory in The Old Man and the Sea
(d) The Old Man and the Sea is a symbolic interpretation of the vital aspects of life. Discuss.
(e) The characters of the novel The Old Man and the Sea are seen in context with action. Comment.
(f) The hero in the novel The Old Man and the sea bears the stamp of the personality of the writer. Discuss.
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