Dibrugarh University B.Com 1st Sem Question Papers
1 SEM TDC ENGG (CBCS) AECC
1
2021 (Held in January/February, 2022)
Paper: AECC – 1 (English
Communication)
Full Marks: 40
Pass Marks: 16
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
UNIT – I
(Communication: Theory and
Types)
1. (a) What is a communication model? Explain David Berlo’s model of communication. 2+3=5
Or
(b) What is the difference
between formal and informal communication. 5
2. (a) List out any four barriers to
communication and state how they can be overcome. 2+3=5
Or
(b) Write an illustrative
note on postures, gestures, attire and appearance as facets of body language. 5
UNIT – II
(Speaking Skills)
3. (a) What are the guidelines to be followed
in appearing in an interview? 5
Or
(b) You are Ritu, preparing
for the Assam Public Service Commission examination. Write dialogues between
you and your friend Ranjan on your preparation for the ensuing APSC
examination. 5
4. (a) “group Discussion (GD) is one of the
best tools to select the prospective candidates in a comparative and
competitive environment.” Discuss Group Discussion in the light of the given
statement. 5
Or
(b) Prepare a public
speech in about 100-150 words on any one of the following: 5
(1) Google can replace a teacher’s role in modern age.
(2) Spirit of sportsmanship.
UNIT – III
(Reading and Understanding)
5. (a) What are the aims and objectives of
close reading? 5
Or
(b) Read the passage
carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Mahatma Gandhi has laid
great stress on Satyagraha in his thoughts. Satyagraha means pursuance of
truth. It means striving for truth even by undergoing physical pain. Gandhi
relied on the methods of non-violence to strive for truth. Thus it was
agreeable to him to suffer physical hardship of the sake of truth. He used to
accept Satyagraha not simply as a means but as a principle by itself. He
himself had written that Satyagraha is a spiritual principle based on love for
mankind. There is no feeling of hatred towards the opponents in it. He used to
regard Satyagraha as the most potent force. In ‘Hindu Swaraj’ he wrote,
“Passive resistance (Satyagraha) is an all-sided sword, it can be used anyhow.
It blesses him who uses it and him against whom it us used without drawing a
drop of blood. It produces for reaching results. It never rusts and cannot be
stolen.”
Gandhi considered four
conditions to be necessary for a Satyagrahi. He stated, “After a great deal of
experience it seems to me that those who want to become passive resisters for
the service of the country have to (1) observe perfect chastity, (2) adopt
poverty, (3) follow truth and (4) cultivate fearlessness.” Gandhi used to give
enough stress on morality. In his view, truth was the essence of morality.
Gandhi laid great stress
on non-violence along with truth. He used to consider non-violence as a symbol
of strength rather than of cowardice. On 11 August, 1946 he wrote in ‘Young
India’, “Even if non-violence means taking hardship consciously in a
constructive manner, nevertheless this principle does not support surrendering
oneself before the tormentor. On the contrary, it encourages one to face a
tormentor with full soul force.” Elsewhere he said, “I believe that
non-violence has the power to solve all problems. At the same time I have this
faith that if any country in the world can find a solution to all problems
through non-violence, it is only India.”
Questions:
(1) What is Satyagraha? 1
(2) What did Gandhi write about Satyagraha in ‘Hind Swaraj’? 1
(3) What, according to Gandhi, are the four conditions necessary for the
success of Satyagraha? 2
(4) In which country can one find a solution to all problems through
non-violence? 1
Also Read: Communicative English Question Paper Dibrugarh University
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Communicative English Question Paper 2020
Communicative English Question Paper 2021
Communicative English Question Paper 2022
6. Answer any one of the following questions:
(a) What are the
differences and similarities between summarizing and paraphrasing? 1
(b) Write a summary of the
following passage: 5
With the advancement in
technology, the internet has become a very important, rather, an indispensable
part of our lives. It is the latest means to communicate and reach out to
people as we eat, sleep and live in the virtual space today. Observe people in
a public space and you see most of them with their heads bent over a phone, an
I-pad or a laptop, fingers swiftly moving on the keyboard. No longer it is
merely restricted to increasing one’s social contacts by way of communicating
with friends or colleagues. More and more people are using it in their academic
pursuits, to engage in business, to advertise, to help find a partner for
marriage, to find the placements one dreamt of and for umpteen other purposes.
(c) Define translation.
State two advantages and disadvantages of translation. 5
Or
What are source language
and target language? Provide some examples of functional translation. 5
UNIT – IV
(Writing Skills)
7. (a) Why is documenting necessary? Discuss
the methods of documenting. 2+3=5
Or
(b) Prepare a report on the
observation of Prize Distribution Ceremony of your college held at the end of
the college week. (Do not mention the name of your college.) 5
8. (a) Make notes from the following passage
using headings, sub-headings and recognizable abbreviations: 5
Sex ratio in India always
remains a skewed proposition. Almost all states of India suffer from an
imbalanced sex ratio grossly in favour of males. The national sex ratio
according to 2011 Census is 940, that is, 940 women for every 1000 men. But
even the sex ratio of some of our neighbouring Asian countries like Pakistan,
Bangladesh and China is also equally disturbing. The People’s Republic of China
has a sex ratio of only 926, even worse than India; Bangladesh has a sex ratio
of 978, slightly better than India. Pakistan has a sex ratio of 943, almost
equal to India. However, some developed countries have a better sex ratio than
their Asian counterparts – the USA has a healthy sex ratio of 1025, Brazil has
an even better sex ratio of 1042, Russian Federation has a sex ratio which can
be considered best in comparison to America and Brazil, it is 1167 women for
every 1000 men. But why in Asian countries, especially in India, the sex ratio
is consistently going down in favour of men when it should have been balanced
or in favour of women? The reason is not far to find; there is a history of
cultural and social bias against women in India. In India and its
neighbourhood, male child is always considered to be more valuable and an asset
for the household whereas a girl child is considered a liability because of
age-old socio-cultural attitude. So most expecting mothers want to have a male
child rather than a female one. As a result of this lopsided attitude, in most
cases, they go for a sex determination test and terminate the child if it is
found to be a girl. This practice of pre-birth sex determination test has been
declared illegal yet this heinous crime continues clandestinely as in most
cases, it is patronized by a section of the unscrupulous medical practitioners.
Or
(b) You are a resident of
Dibrugarh town. You have observed the reckless motor bike riding of underage
youths on the streets. Write a letter to the Superintendent of Police (Traffic)
to take necessary measures to curb this menace. (Do not mention the name of
your college or your name anywhere in the letter.) 5
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