Code: AC02/AT02                            Subject: COMMUNICATION AND

Time: 3 Hours                                                                                         TECHNICAL WRITING

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 j), 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 Question in the Answer Book. (20)

a. I prefer (A)/ country life than (B)/ an urban existence. (C)/ No error. (D)

b. He doesn’t write (A)/ to you (B)/ for a week. (C)/ No error. (D)

c. They acquitted him (A)/ from the charge (B)/ of manslaughter. (C)/ No error. (D)

d. You must either bring (A)/ a note from your parents (B)/ or a doctor’s certificate. (C)/ No error. (D)

e. I am used (A)/ to play as (B)/ soldiers since childhood. (C)/ No error. (D)

             f.    The magistrate (A)/ issued order (B)/ for his arrest. (C)/ No error. (D)

             g.   He has already cheated (A)/ me twice or (B)/ three times. (C)/ No error. (D)

             h.   I shall avail myself (A)/ of this opportunity (B)/ to meet you there. (C)/ No error. (D)

i.    Is this an Oxford (A)/ or Cambridge (B)/ publication? (C)/ No error. (D)

j. I slept (A)/ rather late (B)/ last night. (C)/ No error. (D)

Answer any FIVE Questions out of EIGHT Questions.

Each question carries 16 marks.

Q.2     a.   List some of the requirements of effective written communication.                        (8)

b.   State the importance of Oral communication in business.                                     (8)

Q.3     a. India needs power to empower itself. Will nuclear energy lead to boosting of economic development and help eliminate poverty in India?             (16)

                                                                              OR

             b.   Multinationals (MNCs) have contributed significantly to the Indian economy. Do you agree with this statement? Explain.                              (16)

Q.4     a.   Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

It is now unofficially official. There are less tigers in India now than there were in 1972 when conservationists and the government went into the panic mode, banned hunting, set up Project Tiger and took tough steps to bring the tiger back from the brink.

The issue is not people versus tigers, it is not that wildlife conservationists ‘bicker’ or put their egos before the tiger, it is not that there is a controversy within the informed community about saving the tiger. It is simply that those with the mandate and muscle  to maintain and protect natural India are failing to do so. The true battle is people, the forest-dependent people especially, and tigers versus the government. It is not only the tiger and other wildlife that is being squeezed. It does not take much newspaper reading even for city-dwellers to know that the farming communities, the tribal population, and other marginalized people are equally being sacrificed in our shining India march towards a global economy and double-digit economic growth in emulation of industrialized countries elsewhere.

                   It is indeed distressing to note that so many individuals–human and wild– are treated as dispensable; it is further distressing by the sad direction that India has taken, when she had the chance to harness all her wonderful talents and diversity and show the world a new path to sustainable environment and people-friendly direction.

                   But emotion alone is futile; we must forge an alliance and speak out in one voice to prevail upon the government that a new and professional system of wildlife care and management is required and must be instituted, one that involves and gives respect to all those living in and around the wilderness areas, that is transparent and accountable, that understands that knowledge is the basis for creative care and that science and research are required to provide that base. We do not have this now. We need a management system that understands that those who constitute it are custodians of the most precious resources, not rajas with fiefdoms. We need a system that keeps communication channels with the wider world open so that it can evolve. If India’s wild areas are to survive, if India is to remain conducive to human survival, such changes must happen now.

                   (i)   What has been the end result of the efforts to save the tiger?

(ii)  In addition to the extinction of tigers which other species have become endangered, and how?

                   (iii) In what respect has the policy followed by the conservationists been flawed?

(iv) What is really expected of wild life care?

                   (v)  What changes are suggested in the wildlife management?                            (10)

b.   Distinguish between the meanings of the following pairs of words by framing suitable sentences of your own:

                   (i)   Practice, Practise

(ii)  Cheque, Check

                   (iii)  Historic, Historical                                                                                       (6)

Q.5     a.   What do you understand by the term ‘impersonal style’? How is this style helpful in technical writing?                                                                     (8)

b.   What elements of language help towards a good writing style in technical writing?                (8)

Q.6     a. What is meant by Audience Definition System? Why is it considered so important in technical writing?                                                                    (8)

             b.   Explain:

                   (i)   Formal/Informal Definition

                   (ii)  Operational Definition                                                                                  (8)

Q.7          a.                                                        How to write technical proposals? What are the common characteristics of technical proposals?                                                                 (8)

             b.   What is the importance of including graphics in reports and papers?                    (8)

Q.8           What are the different types of reports? Describe some of the common objectives/purposes of reports.                                                                  (16)

Q.9           Draft a Memo asking for feedback on the use of laptop computers.                   (16)