Course Code:15HE1101/2015 R-2015 Reg.

No :

GAYATRI VIDYA PARISHAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS)

Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam
Affiliated to JNT University – K, Kakinada
B.Tech. II-Semester Regular & Supplementary Examinations, May 2018
ENGLISH
(Common to Civil, ECE & Mechanical)

Date: 09-05-2018 Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 70

1. Answer ONE Question from each UNIT
2. All parts of a Question must be answered in one place to get valued.
3. All questions carry equal marks.

UNIT-I

1. a) Read the following passage and answer the following questions: 8 Marks
Disequilibrium at the interface of water and air is a factor on which the transfer of heat and
water vapor from the ocean to the air depends. The air within about a millimeter of the water is
almost saturated with water vapor and the temperature of the air is close to that of the surface
water. Irrespective of how small these differences might be, they are crucial, and the
disequilibrium is maintained by air near the surface mixing with air higher up, which is typically
appreciably cooler and lower in water vapor content. The turbulence, which takes its energy
from the wind mixes the air. As the speed of wind increases, so does the turbulence, and
consequently the rate of heat and moisture transfer. We can arrive at a detailed understanding of
this phenomenon after further study. The transfer of momentum from wind to water, which
occurs when waves are formed is an interacting and complicated phenomenon. When waves are
made by the wind, it transfers important amounts of energy-energy, which is consequently not
available for the production of turbulence.
1. What do you understand by the term ‘turbulence’?
2. What does the above passage mainly tell about?
3. What does the wind over the ocean usually do according to the given passage?
4. According to the author the present knowledge regarding heat and moisture transfer from
the ocean to air is_____________________.
5. Identify what would occur in case the wind was to decrease until there was no wind at
all?
6. Suggest a suitable title for the passage.
7. Write antonyms of the words: Complicated; Typical

b) In what manner do you establish that the advice of Polonius is not just for his son but for the 6 marks
entire youth?

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2. a) It’s time the society moved to Gender neutralization. Justify. 8 Marks

b) Fill the blanks with appropriate one-word substitutes. 6 Marks
I. The life of a person written by himself ________
II. Animal which can live both in water and on land ________
III. Study of Birds ________
IV. One who designs and teaches dancing ________
V. A book that contains information about very many things/subjects ______
VI. One who feels that good things happen and looks at brighter side of things
_______
UNIT-II
3. a) Discuss the concept of ‘Unity of Mind’ as presented by Dr Kalam? 8 Marks
b) Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms. 6 Marks
i. We ________ (have) a grand plan.
ii. The boy________ (injure) in an accident a couple of days ago.
iii. Yesterday I _____ (submit) a project proposal.
iv. I wish you ______ (perform) better today.
v. The train ______ (left) before he reached the station.
vi. She _____ (work) in Army for four years.
4. a) Though On His Blindness discusses John Milton’s Blindness, it explores his faith towards 8 Marks
God. Comment. 6 Marks
b) Correct the following sentences:
I. I can be able to speak four Indian languages
II. Please remember to write her address on an envelope before mailing it
III. We can reach there by the car or by the bus
IV. The shop is on the corner of the street
V. The train is on time. It will reach the destination at the station at the scheduled
time
VI. The Hotel is opposite to the police station

UNIT-III
5. a) Give an account of the grand elegiac representation of Wordsworth through ‘Three years she 8 Marks
grew in sun and shower’.
b) Write a paragraph on the topic ‘Child labour ’. 6 Marks

6. a) Discuss the characteristics of advertising in the media 8 Marks

b) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles or prepositions: 6 Marks
I. Clouds are seen …….. the mountain
II. He died ….. cancer
III. Students shall write …. ink
IV. Ram is ……. MA in political science
V. Permission is granted for ….. hour
VI. My father is …….. honest man

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UNIT-IV
7. a) In what manner does the expression ‘Her heart is not retarded’ represent the spirit of the 8 Marks
‘blessing’?.
b) Write a letter to the Principal of your college requesting him to arrange a technical visit to 6 Marks
Brandix India Apparel City, Visakhapatnam, stating the features of its comprehensiveness in
the domain you came to know about it
8. a) Can you interpret the poem ‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’ autobiographical on the part of John 8 Marks
Keats.
b) Write a précis of the following passage:
It is physically impossible for a well-educated or brave man to make money the chief object of 6 Marks
his thoughts; just as it is for him to make his dinner the principal object of them; all healthy
people like their dinners, but their dinner is not the main object of their lives. So all healthy
minded people like making money-ought to like it, and to enjoy the sensation of winning it; but
the main object of their life is not money; it is something better than money. A good soldier, for
instance, mainly wishes to do his fighting well. He is glad of his pay, very properly so, and
justly grumbles when you keep him ten years without it – still, his main motion of life is to win
battles, not to be paid for winning them. So is the case of the doctors. They like fees no doubt-
ought to like them; yet if they are brave and well-educated, the entire object of their lives is not
fees. They, on the whole, desire to cure the sick; and if they are good doctors, and the choice
were fairly put to them, they would rather cure their patient, and lose the fee, than kill him, and
get it. And so with all other brave and rightly trained men; their work is first, their fee second-
very important no doubt, but still second. But in every nation there are vast numbers of people
who are ill educated, cowardly, and more or less stupid. And with these people just as certainly
the fee is first and the work second, as with brave people the work is first and the fee second.
(275 Words)
UNIT-V
9. a) Compile an essay on the topic ‘Digital India’. 8 Marks
b) ‘I have a dream’ is a proclamation. Justify? 6 Marks
10. a) How did Kamala Das portray the male ego of a patriarchal society? 8 Marks
b) Change the following sentences as directed: 3 Marks
i. He was clever. He was hard working. (use ‘as well as’)
ii. I got a project. I will bring out innovations. (use ‘If’)
iii. The economy was recessive. He ended up with profits. (use ‘although’)
c) Read the following text and make notes:
“By an overwhelming margin, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected Salt Lake 3 Marks
City, Utah, as the site for the 2002 Winter Olympics. But based on leaks from a disgruntled
employee of the local organizing committee and questions from a member of the IOC, the Salt
Lake City bidders are suspected of bribing IOC members. So far four groups have opened
investigations. The IOC members serve without pay and are pledged to refuse gifts in excess of
$150; but they are heavily courted and allowed to accept plane tickets, hotel accommodations,
and lavish dinners. It now looks like they also took nearly $400,000 in scholarship money and
financial aid to 13 students, six of whom were related to IOC members. So far no one is
accepting blame; they are only citing past, similar behaviors. While the games will probably still
be held in Salt Lake City, local organizers are concerned about the pull-out of sponsors and the
possibility that the IRS might begin an investigation. The IOC is investigating and some
members may be forced to resign. Reform is needed”

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