N A L A N D A O P E N U N I V E R S I T Y
Master of Computer Application Part-I
PAPER-V
(Communication Skill)
Annual Examination, 2016
Time 3 Hours. Full Marks 80
Answer all Questions.
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below
Growing at an annual compound rate of 40% for the past five years, the Information Technology
industry has become one of the largest foreign exchange earners in India. During this period, growth
achieved by the IT industry seems unattainable for many others in the current economic scenario.
The past five years have seen the Indian IT industry go through fundamental changes. Earlier, IT
industry was equated with hardware, which was then the major bread earner. But now software
accounts for more than half of the Industry's total revenue. The transition has not happened overnight.
Some factors aiding to the downfall of the hardware sector have been the following: Lack of government
spending, adverse policies and the Y2K problem which has pumped in millions of dollars into software.
The hardware sector faced with huge tariffs was forced into a corner in the early nineties, when
manufacturing became unviable. This goaded Indian hardware companies into joint ventures with
international majors for marketing their products in India. The sector still faces stiff competition from the
unorganized sector.
Give a suitable title for the passage. 4
What is unique about the IT industry in the present economic scenario 4
Why did the IT industry go through a fundamental change 4
What are the major factors responsible for the downfall of the hardware sector 4
Pick out suitable synonyms from the passage for the following words 4
yearly, vital, change, compelled
2. Fill in the blanks choosing the most suitable word from those given in brackets 5x2
Manorama acted her first film at a young age. in, for)
she had acted in more than 1000 films. (From, By, For)
He yesterday on some important business. for, on)
What are you Sunday afternoon in, on, at)
It hasn't stopped raining last night. since, from)
3. Fill in the blanks choosing the most suitable phrasal verb from those given below 5x2
(Make changes in the form of the verbs where necessary)
blow up, ask around, bring up, chip in, get along, fall down.
I nobody had seen my wallet.
The racing car it crashed into the fence.
His grandparents after the death of his parents.
If we can get the kitchen painted by noon.
I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my
4. Write down the text of a group discussion between three participants on the issue of `Changing
role of Indian women'. 10
5. Write a letter of application along with your Curriculum Vitae for the job of a Tele-caller in
response to the following advertisement 10
Position Tele-caller
Job-profile Graduation Degree, Good Communication Skills, Knowledge of Company's profile
and products i.e. HCL
6. You are Ramesh Pokhriyal, Head, Publicity Division, Gurung Times. Write a memo to all the sales
executives to come for a review meeting on April 20th with a detailed activity report of all the
assignments and targets achieved by them in the last quarter. 10
7. Write an essay on Process of Communication. (250 words) 10