108 tcs

BTECH DEGREE I&II SEMSSTER EXAMINATION may 2007

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION& SOCIAL SCIENCES

Time:3Hrs Max marks:50

1.Write notes on the following(i) Rules of effective oral communication.

(ii)Face to face discussions.(iii) Note making& note taking.

(iv) Expository writing.

2. Describe the different ways of telling & asking people to do things with suitable

illustrations.

OR

3. Explain the importance of skimming & scanning in reading comprehension.

4. Describe the process of letter writing with a suitable illustration.

OR

5. Write a letter of recommendation for your friend for appointing him as a Technical

Consultant in an engineering firm.

6. Write notes on the following:

(i) Technological advances of modern India.

(ii) Collective bargaining (iii) Food webs& ecological pyramids.

(iv) Concept of sustainable development. (v) Control measures of industrial &

solid wastes.

7. Discuss the role of science & technology in developing nations with special

reference to India.

OR

8. Discus the moral issues involved in the Engineering profession citing suitable eg

9. a) Discuss the role of an individual in conservation of natural resources.

b) Describe the structure & functions of an ecosystem.

OR

10. a) Critically analyse the various environmental legislations & the issues involved

in their enforcement in India.

b) Discuss the impact of population –explosion on economic development.

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