MAEG-01
December Examination 2017
MA (Prev.) English Examination
English Language Usage and
Communication Skills
Paper MAEG-01
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 80
Note: The question paper is divided into three sections B and C.
Section A 8 × 2 16
(Very Short Answer Questions)
Note: This section contains 8 short type questions (one word, one sentence or definitional item) having weightage of 16 marks. Examinees are supposed to answer all the questions. Each question carries 2 marks.
Read the following passage and answer the questions set below:
Donald Trump has made it to the White House in spite of his penchant for outrageous socio-political remarks and his personal angularities. He has had no political experience. He has never occupied and constitutional post either. He is a septuagenarian businessman multi-billion dollar assets. His victory as the 45th president of the U.S.A. has defied
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the calculations and predictions of all political analysis
and poll pundits. His Presidency may be regarded as an
insurrection against the elites. He upended the Republic
party by becoming its nominee in spite of the disapproval of
the party elders. He triumphed over Hillary Clinton in spite
of her superior funding, star power, diplomatic experience
and organisational prowess. Donald Trump is thought to be
a racist, an anti-Muslim fanatic and an unscrupulous social
critic with a misogynic strain. President Trump has towered
against the status que of the American dream. He desires
the end of I.S.I.S. Diplomatically speaking, Donald Trump
has a soft corner for India. He has accommodated himself
with Russian president Putin. He regards Russia and India
as his allies against overconfident Chinese diplomacy. More
over, he may break away from America's strategic orthodoxy
with Pakistan which has been attempting to destabilize India
and Afganistan. It is very likely that he would exert great
pressure on Pakistan to drop her cross-border terrorism as
a foreign policy tool.
What does the expression, "Donald Trump has made it
to the white House" mean?
Which political party made him nominee for the
Presidentship of the USA?
What has been his social image in the USA?
Mention any two psychological angularities of Donald
Trump.
What are the expectations from Donald Trump in the
field of international diplomacy?
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What is Donald Trump's age?
What do the following words mean
penchant
unscrupulous
(viii) What does the sentence mean, "He desires the end of
I.S.I.S."
Section B 4 × 8 32
(Short Answer Questions)
Note: This section contains 8 short type questions. Examinees
will have to answer any 4 questions. Each question carries
8 marks. The weightage of this section is 32 marks.
Analyse the following sentences in terms of the functional
labels A and O-C.
Tony got his hair dressed last week.
You should take Chloroquin tablets with some milk.
The Genta-Makhida bridge is being built over the
Chambal this year.
My grandmother told me the stories of ghosts and angels
when I was a child.
What is parenthesis? Give an example of it.
Write a note on footnotes.
What is meant by the body language?
What is the significance of E-mail/E-message/Electronic
Communication in the modern life style?
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Identify the notions/concepts as expressed in the following
sentences.
The driver tried again and again but the car wouldn't start.
Sheela and Kamlesh may marry next month.
He would rather have coffee than tea.
I must give up both smoking and drinking now.
You needn't the text book in the class tomorrow.
My uncle can come to-night.
Should you find his goggles and diary, Pass them on to
him.
(viii) The rapists shall be hanged till death.
Construct any two complex sentences having the noun
clause, a relative clause and an adverb clause in each of
them.
Prepare an eye-witness report of the swearing-in ceremony
of the elected representatives of the students' Union of your
college.
Section C 2 × 16 32
(Long Answer Questions)
Note: This section contains 4 long answer type questions. Each
question carries 16 marks. Examinees will have to answer
any two questions. The weightage of this section is 32
marks. The maximum limit of answers is 500 words.
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10) Make a precis of the following passage and suggest its
suitable title.
The question is if we are to build a giant modern economy
in India, who is going to do it. The Indian urban middle
class is not entrepreneurial. These upper castes are only
conservative job-seekers. They have no confidence to try
their hand in business. Even the new economy is largely
dominated by Agrawal gotras. India's talent pool is limited
in business. In the north of India Agrawals, Oswals, and
Maheshwaries flourish in business. Add to this, Ambanis,
Adanis and Lohanas (Kotak, Premji). They constitute the
top-tier business acumen. The Gujjus and Patels stand no
where in their comparison.
Also, we have Punjabi Khatris and Auroras as business
men. In the South of India we have Chettiars as a merchantile
community. They are reasonably competent as raisers and
managers of capital but they do not have the calibre of
Marwari Banias. In Bengal, Maharastra, and Odisha, there
are no competent merchantile castes like the Marwari Bania
community or Sindhi community in India.
A giant economy is built on the basis of manufacturing
commodities. It is deplorably true that Sindhis and Marwaries
are merchants and traders rather than manufacturers.
In 1920s, GD Birla made his mark as a manufacturer in
Calcutta. Some Gujrati entrepreneurs started running textile
mills in Ahmadabad. The best manufacturers have been the
Tatas. Experts predict that India cannot be an economic
giant in the world as we are only of the world's economy
population.
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11) Write a note on data collection for research purposes.
12) Write an essay in about 250 words on any one of the topics.
Demonitization of high value notes in India.
The perspective of Tourism in Hadoti.
Rajasthan A developing state.
13) Prepare a report on how Ambedkar Jayanti was celebrated in
your home town.