SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
(Established under
section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)
Course & Branch:
B.E/B.Tech - AERO/CIVIL/MECH/M&P/
AUTO/BIN/BME/BTE/CHEM
Title of the Paper: English Max. Marks:
80
Sub. Code: 5ET201A-6C0001
(2005/07/08/09) Time: 3 Hours
Date: 07/12/2010 Session:
FN
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PART
- A (10 X 2 = 20)
Answer ALL the Questions
1. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B
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B
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1.
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Affluent
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Tranquil
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2.
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Benevolent
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Ethical
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3.
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Serene
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Wealth
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4.
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Moral
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Kind.
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2. Combine the sentences using the connectives.
1.
A metal expands when it is heated. Expansion joints are fitted to steam pipes.
2.
Atomic power is not available in sufficient quantity. Coal is still a very
valuable source of power.
3. Change the following into impersonal passive voice:
1. A lathe can cut screws.
2. The driver starts the engine.
4. Rewrite the given hints to indicate the expression of purpose.
1. An ammeter: Measuring current.
2. Cultural exchange between countries: promote good will.
5. Fill in with the suitable tense form of the verbs given in
brackets.
1.
The plastics industry ………… (expand) enormously since the end of the war.
2.
The presence of large coal deposits ……… ( Prove) by preliminary surveys.
6. Correct the mistakes if any.
1. The computer solves the problem quicker than him.
2. This work will be completed by 6 p.m. in the evening.
7. Rewrite
the following words using any one of the prefixes provided:
Intra-,
hypo-, bi-, super-
(a) Cycle
(b) structure
(c) Venous (d)
thyroidsm
8. Complete the following:
1. If the road is not in good condition, _________________
2. If the vehicle is serviced regularly, __________________
9. Fill up the blanks with suitable Gerund or Infinitive.
1. The militant denied _________ (take) any help from Pakistan.
2. They made an attempt __________ (Kill) the Leader.
10. Expand the following acronyms
1. VIRUS
2. DBMS
PART – B (6 x 10 = 60)
Answer All the Questions
11. Read the text given below and answer the
questions that follow:
FLICKER
Walter
examined hundreds of people who had any kind of fit attack and found that about
one in every twenty responded to carefully adjusted flicker. They experienced
‘strange feelings’ or faintness or swimming in the read; some became
unconscious for a few moments or their limbs jerked in rhythm with the light.
As soon as any such sensation was reported, the flicker was turned off to
prevent a complete convulsion. In other subjects, the flicker has to be exactly
matched with the brain rhythm to produce any effects. A feedback circuit, in
which the flashing light was actually fired by the brain signals themselves,
produced immediate epileptic seizures in more than half the people tested.
Driving
down a tree-lined avenue with the sun flickering through the trunks at a
certain rhythm can be very disturbing. There is a record of a cyclist who
passed out on several occasions while traveling home down such an avenue. In
his case the momentary unconsciousness stopped him from pedaling, so he slowed
down to a speed at which the flicker no longer affected him and came round in
time to save himself from falling. But a motor car has more momentum, and the
chances are that it would keep going at the critical speed and influence the
driver long enough to make him lose control altogether.
There is no way of knowing how many fatal crashes have
occurred in this way.
In
another case, a man found that every time he went to the cinema he would
suddenly find that he was consumed by an overwhelming desire to strangle the
person sitting next to him. On one occasion he even came to his senses to
discover that he had his hands clutched around his neighbour’s throat. When he
was tested, it was found that he developed violent limb jerking when the
flicker was set at twenty-four cycles per second, which is exactly the rhythm
of film recorded at twenty-four frames a second.
The
implications of this discovery are enormous. Everyday we are exposed to flicker
in some way and run the risk of illness or fatal fits. The flash rate of
fluorescent lights at 100 to 120 per second is too high for convulsions, but
knows what effect it may be having on those exposed to it for many hours each
day?
(i) Choose the response that best reflects the meaning
of the text: (4x1=4)
1. Walter was interested in the reactions of
(A)
Epileptics (B)
Cyclists
(C)
Normal people (D) Motorists
2. When the experiment was going on and it was noticed
that people began to have strange feelings.
(A) The
experiments was stopped
(B) The
flicker was matched with their brain rhythm
(C) A
feedback circuit was used
(D) They
were allowed to have an epileptic fit
3. Flicker is likely to affect car drives more than
cyclists because
(A)
Cyclists can close their eyes for a few seconds
(B) Cars
cannot slow down in time
(c) The
rhythm of flicker is faster for cyclists
(D)
Cyclists cannot go fast enough to be affected
4. The man in the cinema wanted to strangle his
neighbor because
(A) The
film was very violent
(B) He
did not like his neighbor
(C) He
responded to the flicker of the film
(D) He
was mentally unsound
(ii) State whether the following statements are true
or false:
(1)
Walter examined
people who were subject to fits.
(2)
When they began
to have a convulsion he stopped the experiment.
(3)
Most people do
not respond to flashing lights.
(4)
The cyclists fell
off his bicycle.
(5)
Drivers are
affected very suddenly by flicker
(6)
The man went to
they cinema because he enjoyed strangling people.
12. Read the following passage and make notes:
It is common knowledge that the root
cause of our backwardness in most fields is illiteracy. Campaigns for the
irradiations of this drawback gathered momentum in the past four decades after
independence. The results are, as expected, dramatic. However, while the
percentage of literacy in India
is going up, the number of illiterates has also been increasing, which is
really incredible. Thus, according to the 1991 census figures, there were 503
million illiterates in the country, 30 million more than in 1981. During the
same period, the percentage of literacy went up from 34 to 39 percent. There is
no need of any sophisticate technique to explain the cause of this paradox, as
it is obviously the result of the rapid growth of population. The rapid growth
of population has outpaced whatever little progress had been achieved in
literacy. For instance, form 1971 to 1981, literacy increased at an annual
average rate of 0.7%, while the country’s population grew by 2.15% every year.
In the following decade the average rate of annual increase in literacy was
0.95%, whereas the population grew by almost 2.85% every during that decade.
But population explosion is not entirely responsible for the growing number of
illiterates. The apathy of most states in failing to tackle the problem of
adult illiteracy is also partly to blame. Till now, they have shown little
awareness of the magnitude of the problem. More over, follow up measures to
prevent neo literates from relapsing into illiteracy are just as important as
the initial adult literacy campaigns. In this case too the state education
authority is negligent. Not sufficient provision has been made for “continued
education”. This can be done by setting up more rural libraries, adult schools
and correspondence courses.
13. Write
a report to find out the retailers perceptions on confectionery industry in
Chennai and find out which confectionery company leads the market share in
about 200 words.
14. Read
the given passage and draw a flowchart to represent the process of making
paper.
There
are twelve major steps involved in the process of making paper. (i) Trees are
harvested and the bark is removed from the logs in the barker. (ii) The logs
are cut into small chips in the chipper. (iii) The chips from oatmeal- like
pulp as they are cooked with water and chemicals in the digester (large
pressure cooker). (iv) The pulp, under pressure, is blown out of the digester into
a tank called a blow tank (v) The pulp is sent to washers where the cooking
liquid, containing chemicals and impurities, is removed and the pulp washed
with water. (vi) Bleach is mixed with the pulp to turn it white in the
bleachers. (vii) The pulp is sent to a refiner which beats and roughs up the
fibers. A large quantity of water is added to the pulp to form slurry. (viii)
The slurry flows over a moving wire screen and called a Fourdrinier. As the
fibers travel along the screen, water drains through and the fibers form a
sheet. (ix) More water is pressed out of the sheet by a press roll. (x) The
sheet is dried as it travels through dryer rolls. (xi) The sheet is ironed on
the calendar rolls to give it a smooth finish. (xii) The sheet is rewound by a
rewinder on to reels for shipping. These twelve steps give you an idea of how
paper is made in a large scale process. In steps one and two, the wood is
prepared for processing. Steps three through the paper. Step nine through
twelve dry the paper it for shipping.
15. A
reputed Engineering firm, located in Chennai requires Maintenance Engineers in
Electrical, Mechanical and Civil branches.
Experience:
A minimum of three years in a related area.
Age:
Not exceeding 35 years.
Note:
Preference will be given to computer literate specialists.
Apply
with full career details mentioning present and the expected salary to the
Human Resource Manager, P.O.Box-7977. C/o. The Hindu, Chennai-2 within 2 days.
16. Edit the passage:
The period commonly known as the Renaissance
(1400-1600) began in Florence,
Italy. It
represented a renewed interest in Greek and Roman art and literature. The
greatest achievements in art during this period were the perfection of depth
perspectives, use of colors and affects of light and shadow. Artis across Europe improved on the ancient artists’ techniques as no
other period had done the learned were studying Greek and Roman to red the
ancient literary classics. There were many advances in science and technology,
discoveries in the New World and changes in religion the growth of Universities
throughout Europe helped create a more
educated middle class that was to take over running the government within the
following centuries. Europe has come out of
the Dark Age. This ides of rebirth in learning characterized other epochs in
history in the different parts of the world.
17. Should advertisement be banned? Justify.
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