Effective Communication 2022 – BSc Computer Science Part 1

Paper code: 13501
1501
B.Sc. (Computer Science) (Part 1)
Examination, 2023
Paper No. 1.1
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Time: Three Hours] [Maximum Marks: 50

 

Note: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions in your own words:

            Hobbies fill up the vacancies of life and make life emotionally balanced and psychologically satisfying. A hobby may be defined as a favourite subject or occupation that is not one’s main business. It is not one’s vocation but avocation; and a wholesome hobby makes a wholesome personality. People have some main business which they pursue for a living but in their spare time or leisure, they may pursue certain other things that their main business; and these activities go by the name of hobbies. There are countless hobbies such as reading general books, painting, philately, collecting old coins acting in dramas, music articles out of wood or coir and photography. All these are avocations or hobbies that can occupy our leisure and make it meaningful, entertaining and useful. A man who has cultivated the right hobbies does not feel that leisure is boring. As a result of the scientific and technological progress we have made, we have enough leisure at our disposal and if we do not spend our leisure in a wholesome manner, it can be harmful. It is well known that an idle man’s brain in the devil’s workshop. It is leisure that encourages man to indulge in diabolical activities. If man does not indulge in such activities even then his leisure can be harmful to him. It can cause boredom and the boredom thus caused can bring about many psychological abnormalities. This is one reason why people like sensational news or events. The psychology of loving war is rooted in the boredom caused by leisure.One writer remarks that if all people from the lowest to the highest had no leisure or knew how to spend their leisure, there would be no wars. Our primitive ancestors had no leisure since they had to spend all their time in gathering food; and so they had no time for mischievous activities. But, we have enough leisure; and we should spend our leisure usefully; hence, the need for the cultivation of the right hobbies.

Questions:

(i) What are hobbies?

(ii) When do we purse hobbies.

(iii) Give some examples of hobbies.

(iv) Why do we have leisure today?

(v) What are the dangers that leisure can cause to us?

2. Write a letter of claim to the Railway authority as you have received the goods in a damaged condition.

3. Write an application of the post of a Computer Operator in a Pharmaceutical Co.

4. Explain what is required in the production of a consonant sound.

5. Choose correct options in any ten of the following :

    (i) Active articulators remain stationary during the production of speech sounds.True/False

    (ii) Active articulators move in the direction of passive articulators during the production of speech sounds. True/False

    (iii) The state of glottis is one of the points to be considered while describing consonant sounds.True/False

    (iv) Sounds articulated with a stricture of complete closure are called nasals. True/False

    (v) Vowels are articulated with a stricture of open approximation. True/False

    (vi) Pure vowels are vowels of unchanging quality. True/False

    (vii) ………. vowels are those during the articulation of which the tongue is quite close to the roof of the mouth. Close/Open

    (viii) During the articulation of every vowel some part of the tongue assumes a ……………………. shape.Concave/Convex

    (ix) There are ………. primary cardinal vowels. Eight/Six

    (x) A consonant during the articulation of which the glottis is open called a ……………….. consonant. voiceless/voiced

    (xi) Velic closure is effected by raising the …………… soft plate/hard plate

    (xii) A diphthong is a ………. glide occupying one syllable. vowel/consonant

6. Use correct form of verbs in any ten of the following sentences :

    (i) They (walk) very fast just now.

    (ii) He continually (ask) questions.

    (iii) The water (boil) for half an hour. Go and prepare tea.

    (iv) We (study) Physics during next term.

    (v) I (complete) writing this essay by tomorrow morning.

    (vi) The ship (leave) before we reach the harbour.

    (vii) Since she arrived, she (suffer) from cold.

    (viii) Last year my fried (qualify) B.Ed. Examination.

    (ix) She was not present because she (leave) office when her boss called her.

    (x) He (know) me since 1990.

    (xi) How long you (wait) for your son?

    (xii) The typewriter just (stop) working.

7. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions in any ten of the following :

    (i) He is married …………………. my cousin.

    (ii) He is true …………….. his king.

    (iii) I prefer tea ……………. coffee.

    (iv) He yielded ………………. superior force.

    (v) I am not satisfied …………………… your explanation.

    (vi) He is devoid ……………… sense.

    (vii) He was born ……………… humble parents.

    (viii) He is addicted …………. gambling.

    (ix) He is not ashamed ……………. his conduct.

    (x) He has a passion ……………… arguing.

    (xi) I insisted……………. going.

    (xii) I purposely refrained ……………….. saying more.

………………….End………………….