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Posted By: India Member Level: Diamond Posted Date: 22 Dec 2007
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2005 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Aeronautical JNTU I Year B.Tech (RR10101)-Reg.June'05 -Set 4- English Question paper
Code No: RR10101 Set No.4
I B.Tech. Regular Examinations, June -2005
ENGLISH
( Common to Civil Engineering,Electrical & Electronic
Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Electronics & Communication
Engineering,Computer Science & Engineering,Chemical
Engineering,Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering,Bio-Medical
Engineering,Bio-Medical Engineering,Information Technology,Information
Technology,Electronics & Control Engineering,Mechatronics,Computer
Science & Systems Engineering,Electronics & Telematics,Metallurgy &
Material Technology,Electronics & Computer Engineering,Production
Engineering,Aeronautical Engineering,Instrumentation & Control
Engineering and Bio-Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
1. Modern technology is proving to be a boon in many ways, but a bane in some
others. Elaborate this in an essay not exceeding 200 words.
2. Training in modern industry is different now and has a professional touch to it.
Write a brief essay, building it around your lesson.
3. Give an account of I.C Bose’s life and experiments which culminated in the construction of an Institute of Science in Calcutta in 1917.
4. Bring out the role played by the renowned Dr. Bhatnagar in starting several national laboratories in the country.
5. Write a format report on the feasibility of starting a new newspaper in your town,
either in English or regional language. You may consider such factors as competition
pricing, marketing etc. Imagine that you conducted a survey and you may include,
in your answer, some sample questions and graphics.
6. Attempt an essay on the role of engineers of various branches of engineering in
making India a prosperous country.
7. (a) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
The news that the Indian Railways are going to incur a shortfall of Rs. 1000
crore in their resources generation and will, therefore, have to seek budgetary
support to that extent? will not surprise many. That’s a scenario that has
been played out for years now and the outcome too has been predictable ?
with the railway budget doing its duty by doling out public money. But it
is time to look at the problem differently, in view of the current concerns of
government in economizing its charity and the feeling that the Railways have
to stand on its legs.
The Railways have, over the last few months, continued to experience a short-
fall of Rs. 85 crore per month, a feature that could add to their woes if it
continues. Fall in expected goods traffic, in the rate per tonne and also a
dip in passenger traffic have contributed to the shortfall. All this may not be
new concerns for the Railways; the relevant point, however, is how the system
and the government hope to tackle it. Clearly, budgetary support should be
considered only in the last instance; after various measures to both reduce
expenditure and raise resources have been tried out. Consider subsidies on
passenger traffic - the expenditure which really digs into the government's
coffers. In fact, passenger traffic subsidy accounted for nearly 90% of the
railway’s losses in 1992/93, with freight traffic subsides taking up the rest.
Freight traffic subsidy cuts should prove more easy if this year’s budget exercise
is any indication. Till now sixteen commodities were subsidised. In 1993/94,
budget subsidy on four was removed. Prices did not rise, there was little
protest and now the Railways ought to do more. Reduction in passenger
subsides is more tricky given the dependence of such a large population, mostly
poor, on the system and most governments have been reluctant to do much.
Passenger rates have been hiked very few times and that too only in recent
years.One area where the Railways could do a lot more pruning is in shutting down
uneconomic branches. For instance, it was found that in 1992/93, 114 branch
lines contributed a loss of Rs.121 crores. To its credit, however, the railways
have been looking around for sources of funds other than the budget.
i. How did the railways usually meet the short fall in their resources generation?
ii. Give a synonym for ‘scenario’.
iii. What is the meaning of ‘pruning’ as used in the passage?
iv. What reasons are cited in the passage for the shortfall?
v. Why do the government and railways not raise passenger fares?
vi. What was the reaction of the public to the removal of the subsidy on some
freight items?
vii. Are the railways depending only on the budget to meet the annual short-age?
viii. What is the average monthly shortfall of railways?
(b) A list of words is given below. Use the words to fill the blanks in the text that
follows. Change the form of the word if necessary.
Academic pattern large advance Emphasis era tradition leaders India had a of excellence in science in the pre-independence . We may recall the work of J.C.Bose, P.C Ray, Ramanujan and Saha. Almost all of this work was carried out in institutions, with centers of excellence built around outstanding and generally operating under modest budgets. When Bhabha started activities in atomic energy, a new of supporting science and technology activities was involved. This pattern involved substantial government spending, multi-disciplinary teams, a strong on
technology and the pursuit of specific goals. This was indeed the pattern the
industrially countries had used for projects in defence.
8. (a) Correct the following sentences:
i. The African countries are poor, isn’t it?
ii. Too many ill-equipped hospitals is coming up in rural India.
iii. Either you or he are coming to me tomorrow.
iv. I am having a big house in Chennai and a small one is my village.
(b) Put the accent marks at the light place in the following words.
i. post
ii. academic
iii. decline
iv. academy (as noun)
(c) Give antonyms of the following:
i. praise
ii. sinner
iii. ruly
iv. human
(d) Give one-word substitutes of the following:
i. One who does not believe in god.
ii. A place where dogs are kept.
iii. One who is present everywhere
iv. A place where money is coined
(e) Supply the appropriate preposition / article in the following sentences:
i. Richa is model and artist
ii. What did she hit him ?
iii. What are you thinking ?
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