I B.Tech - Regular Examinations, June 2009
First Year
ENGLISH - SET NO: 3
(Regulation 2007)
Time : 3 hours |
Maximam Marks:80 |
Answer any FIVE Questions
1. (a) How did Abdul Kalam spend his childhood?
(b) How did Jallaluddin and Samsuddin have an influence on Abdul Kalam?
2. Write a brief note on:(a) Prof. Sarabhai’s vision (b) India’s first rocket launch.
3.Examine “The Gold Frame” as a humorous story.
4. (a) According to C V Raman ‘water is the basis of all life’. Explain.
(b) What are the remarkable facts about water?
5. Give an account of Kalpana’s personality. What was the impression that the thesis
guide of Kalpana had of her?
6. Do you agree that Mr. and Mrs. Larrabee are both artists with great imaginative
talent? Explain with examples.
7.(a) Write an imaginary dialogue between Kalam and his scientist colleagues be-
fore the launch of the IGMDP in which he is motivating them to struggle
hard.(there should be 4 turns each in the conversation.
(b) Write a report to be published in your college magazine on the proceedings of
a Conference organized by your college/class. You could refer to the theme,
sessions, invited speakers, number of delegates and your overall impressions
about it.
8.(a) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles where necessary.
- There has been ....... continuous growth in ....... number of vehicles all over
the world.
- Millions of vehicles ply . world’s roads.
- In fact, ....... growth of these vehicles has consistently outpaced that of
....... human population.
- About half of ....... world’s oil is consumed by ....... fleet of 500 million
vehicles.
- Such ....... rapid growth poses many problems.
- As per ....... rough estimate made by researchers, ....... billion vehicles will
ply the roads by 2030.
- If this increasing trend continues it will lead to ....... severe oil crisis.
- In ....... long run oil consumption will rise faster than oil production.
(b) Make meaningful sentences with the following:look into, cut down, hand over, take over, carry out, go ahead, back out,
depend on.
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