Download AKTU B-Tech 2nd Sem 2014-15 NAS 204 Professional Communication Question Paper

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B. Tech.

(SEM. II) THEORY EXAMINATION, 2014-15

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

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Time: 3 Hours]

[Total Marks: 100

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SECTION A

Attempt all ten parts:

2x10=20

1. What do you mean by Technical Communication?

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2. Describe Vertical flow of Communication.
3. Define the role of topic sentence in the paragraph.
4. Differentiate between Deductive and Inductive order.
5. Explain analytical and informative report.
6. What is 'You Attitude' in writing letters?

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7. Distinguish between listening and hearing.
8. What do you understand by Negotiation Skill?
9. Why did according to the men of pre scientific era, earthquakes occur?
10. What is Bronowski's argument throughout the essay Man and Nature?

SECTION - B

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Attempt any three parts:

3x10=30

1. Discuss language as a tool of communication.
2. What are the requisites of good sentence construction?
3. Define technical report. Discuss various parts of report in its structure.

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4. Explain importance of Kinesics in verbal as well as in non- verbal communication.
5. Differentiate between language of literature and that of science as described by Aldous Huxley in his essay 'The Language of Literature and Science'.

SECTION-C

Attempt any two parts of all questions :

5×10=50

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1. 1. Enumerate the most common reasons for interpersonal and organizational barriers to communication. Discuss in great detail.
   2. How is technical writing different from general writing? Explain with at least two examples in which the former is different from the later.
   3. How information flows at various levels in an organization? Explain in detail.
2. 1. Describe the basic requirements of paragraph construction.

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   2. "Man's treatment of man has not always been human". Using the sentence as your topic sentence, write a paragraph using the deductive method.
   3. Read the following sentence and remove the ambiguity:
      The policeman noticed the thief when he went by super bazaar.
      He tried to complete the assignment, but failing.
      If one's mouth is dry, you should eat a lump of sugar.
      

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      I forbid you not to enter the room.
      He was a jolly old fellow and he loves to eat.
3. 1. You have recently joined a company as a technical expert. Write a report to the Managing Director regarding the need for improvement of the communication system in the company.
   2. Write a letter of complaint to the police for the worsening of law and order situation in your locality.

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   3. Write a resume for the post of a software engineer in a reputed firm. Invent necessary details.
4. 1. How you can define the role of paralinguistic features in business presentation.
   2. Write short notes on any Two of the following:
      1. Chronemics
      2. Proxemics

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      3. Nuances of speech delivery
   3. What are the reasons of poor listening skill? How can we improve it?
5. 1. Elucidate the following statement of Barry Commoner in his essay 'Science & Survival": "the new hazards are neither local nor brief".

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   2. In at least three ways, philosophy functions as a comprehensive sciences, synthesizes the sciences, and it is mother of the sciences. Give a proper explanation of the given line.
   3. "Nature does what it does, not what we should wish nor yet what we should fear but something bland by unconscious of our existence." Discuss in detail.

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