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Seat No.: Enrolment
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MCA INTEGRATED SEMESTER-II • EXAMINATION SUMMER 2017
Subject Code: 4420604 Date:07/06/2017
Subject Name: Communication Skills II
Time: 10:30 am 01:00 pm Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1

Write synonyms for the following words:
1. Appropriate
2. Beautiful
3. Allay
4. Difficult
5. Agenda
6. Receptacle
7. Tempting
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Narrate the types of visual aids generally used in technical communication.
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Q.2

What are the objectives of technical communication? Explain the communication cycle with diagram.
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As a Manager of Patang Hotel, Ahmedabad, write a claim letter to the General Manager of Hindustan Potteries, M G Road, Mumbai, telling him that most of the contents of the china-ware which you had ordered from their firm have reached you in damaged condition. Demand replacement or suitable compensation.
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Assume that you are the Managing Director of a company dealing with electronic equipment. Inform all your employees about the new community hall which the company is going to inaugurate next week by sending a mail. Highlight the important features of both the hall and the inauguration.
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Q.3

Explain different types of interviews.
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Explain Symposia and Seminar.
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Q.3

Explain forms of group communication in detail.
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What kind of planning, preparation and procedure are required for arranging
a good conference at your place?
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Q.4

What is Report? Explain categories of reports in detail.
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What is the difference between Research Paper, Dissertation and Thesis? Explain in detail.
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Q.4

What are the ways and means of conducting meeting successfully?
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Discuss the merits and demerits of using technology enabled communication.
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Q.5

Write one word Substitute for the following:
1. Period of holding office
2. To sell abroad
3. Indication of a disease
4. Person who walks in sleep
5. Proper way to use the Internet
6. Weighing apparatus for vehicles
7. Lack of enough blood
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Give one antonym of the following words:
1. Ancient
2. Moral
3. Fiction
4. Admire
5. Professional
6. Pessimist
7. Abate
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Q.5

I.) Explain the given idioms and form a sentence:
1. Too many cooks spoil the broth
2. Be in someone's good books
3. Make a mountain out of a molehill
4. Rub someone up the wrong way
II.) Read each sentence and fill in the blank, choosing the correct homophone:
1. He's a man opinion I respect. Whose)
2. You will your deposit if you cancel the order. (lose, loose)
3. I would extreme caution. (advice, advise)
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What is Press Conference? Explain its Preparation and process.
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