Code: C-02 / T-02 Subject: COMMUNICATION AND TECHNICAL WRITING
Time:
3
Hours 
Max. Marks: 100
NOTE: There are 9 Questions in all.
· Question 1 is compulsory and carries 20 marks. Answer to Q. 1. must be written in the space provided for it in the answer book supplied and nowhere else.
· Out of the remaining EIGHT Questions answer any FIVE Questions. Each question carries 16 marks.
· Any required data not explicitly given, may be suitably assumed and stated.
Q.1 In this question (parts a to h), some of the sentences have an error and some have none. Each sentence has three divisions – (A), (B) and (C). Find out which part of the sentence has an error and indicate that in the space provided for it in the Answer Book against the appropriate question number (i.e. a, b, c etc.). If there is no error in the sentence, then write (D) against that sentence number in the Answer Book. (20)
a. He like (A)/ his companions (B)/ were deceived. (C)/No error. (D)
b. They decided to arrange a grand party on the eve of her retirement (A)/ especially as she had been working for the firm (B)/ since almost twenty years. (C)/ No error. (D)
c. Thinking that he has finally found (A)/someone with similar interests, (B)/ the scholar tried to strike up a conversation. (C)/ No error (D)
d. He told me that you had left the school (A)/ a year ago (B)/ and seeking for a job. (C)/ No error. (D)
e. He was the one student (A)/ whom we all expected (B)/ would get the national scholarship. (C)/ No error. (D)
f. The extra ordinary ability of the satellites to see, listen and communicate (A)/ has made them integral with modern warfare (B)/ and nuclear war strategies in particular. (C)/ No error. (D)
g. He asked me (A)/ if I am ill (B)/ and I answered that I was not. (C)/ No error. (D)
h. My friend is so rich that (A)/ he is having six houses in Bombay (B)/ and four in Pune. (C)/ No error. (D)
i. He lost his new knife (A)/ shortly after (B)/ he bought it. (C)/ No error. (D)
j. By the time (A)/ she finished typing (B)/ it was not hardly ten. (C)/ No error. (D)
Answer any FIVE Questions out of EIGHT Questions.
Each question carries 16 marks.
Q.2 Define communication. Explain the main objectives and principles of effective communication. (16)
Q.3 Describe the process of communication. Explain the various elements involved in the process of communication. (16) (16)
Q.4 Prepare a Note for information of the Board of Directors on the reasons for declining sales of your Company’s products for the quarter ending 31st October 2005. (16)
Q.5 a. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. (10)
The strength of the electronics industry in Japan is the Japanese ability to organize production and marketing rather than their achievements in original research. The British are generally recognized as a far more inventive collection of individuals, but never seem able to exploit what they invent. There are many examples, from the TSR Z hovercraft, high-speed train and Sinclair scooter to the triumph, BSA and Norton motorcycle which all prove this sad rule. The Japanese were able to exploit their strength in marketing and development many years ago, and their success was at first either not understood in the West or was dismissed as something which could have been produced only at their low price. They were sold because they were cheap copies of other peoples’ ideas churned out of workhouse which was dedicated to hard grind above all else.
(i) What does the sad rule mentioned in the passage refer to?
(ii) What according to you is the main theme of the passage?
(iii) According to the passage, prosperity in Industry depends upon?
(iv) What do the TSR Z hovercraft, high-speed train, Sinclair scooter, etc, signify?
(v) What is the strength of country’s industry?
b. Enlist the elements of a business letter. (3)
c. What are the guidelines for a good presentation? (3)
Q.6 a. Differentiate the following: (6)
(i) Solicited proposal vs Unsolicited proposal
(ii) Reports vs Proposals
b. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet as (a) or (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus ‘no improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (d). (10)
(i) The young child sung a very sweet song.
(a) Singed the
(b) Singed
(c) Sang a
(d) No improvement
(ii) Can’t you never understand what has been said?
(a) ever understand
(b) rather understand
(c) at all understand
(d) no improvement
(iii) The lime stone formations suggest that in the distant past, the area was
a vast sea filled with creatures that absorb calcium compounds from the
water.
(a) Absorbs
(b) Absorbed
(c) had absorbed
(d) No improvement
(iv) He asked me where was my book.
(a) my book was
(b) my book is
(c) I s my book
(d) No improvement
(v) Suddenly she became conscious regarding the presence of a
stranger in the room.
(a) about
(b) of
(c) over
(d) No improvement
Q.7 a. What is technical communication? What are the factors to be considered in
technical communication? (10) (8) (8)
b. What do you mean by negative letters? How will you write a negative letter? Support your comments with a suitable example. (6)
Q.8 a. Write short notes on the following:
(i) Telnet
(ii) E-Com
(iii) Memos (6)
b. Substantiate any one of the following statements with arguments and facts. (about 400 words)
(i) Sports and ethics today are not contradictory but complimentary to each other.
OR
(ii) All development is environmentally destructive. (10)
Q.9 a. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. (8)
(i) The doctor said that a small daily ___________ of the new drug would
soon cure him.
a) tablet
b) pill
c) dose
d) quantity
(ii) When we send a rocket above the ____________ we follow the line
begun by the invention of the wheel.
a) earth
b) sky
c) ether
d) atmosphere
(iii) After the robbery the shop installed a sophisticated alarm system as an
insurance ____________ further losses.
a) for
b) from
c) against
d) towards
(iv)The two teams were equally matched and appeared to be heading for a
draw, and a/an _______________ was inevitable.
a) tie
b) showdown
c) abandonment
d) replay
(v) The priest addressed the _____________ for more than an hour and
was listened to with rapt attention.
a) staff
b) audience
c) congregation
d) crew
(vi) We pondered deeply __________ the course of action to be taken.
a) as to
b) upon
c) over
d) about
(vii)The commandos took a long time to ____________ the resistance of
the rebels.
a) cut down
b) pull down
c) tone down
d) break down
(viii)The spectre that is haunting Western Europe represents both an
opportunity and a ______________.
a) scope
b) freedom
c) challenge
d) chance
b. Write the meaning of any TWO of the following words. Also frame a sentence of each of the following: (8)
(i) bruit
(ii) debilitate
(iii) jiggle
(iv) vault