General English Previous Year Question Paper 2016 | HNBGU BCA First semester

General English

HNBGU BCA Previous Question Paper 2016-17

  1. Write a letter (a,b,c or d ) of the correct answer in the brackets:

    1. Work hard .......you should fail
      1. Unless
      2. As if
      3. Although
      4. Lest
    2. Rajput prince had a wife ......gave him great trouble.
      1. Which
      2. That
      3. Who
      4. Whom
    3. Hardly had we reached the school ....the bell rang
      1. Than
      2. When
      3. Who
      4. Whom
    4. The conductor shouted ...... he had gone wild
      1. Although
      2. Unless
      3. As if
      4. In case
    5. None of the schemes will be of any use.........the people are educated
      1. As if
      2. Although
      3. Unless
      4. Lest
  2. Fill in the blanks with ‘some or ‘any’

    1. I am free all day, call ..... time you like.
    2. I met .....interesting people last night
    3. We won’t have .....fun without you.
    4. Did you buy...... clothes? No, I didn’t buy .....
    5. I have..... interesting information about the new movie.

  3. What is the difference between verbal and non verbal communication ? give suitable examples.

  4. What is paraphrasing?

  5. What is the difference between minutes and agenda of a meeting? Define with example

  6. What is the difference between monologue and dialogue?

  7. What is public speaking ? What are the barriers in public speacking?

  1. Write a letter to your friend telling him/her about a film which you have recently seen.

  2. Write an application to the principle of a school in answer to their advertisement for an English teacher. Give some details of your education and experience.

  3. Write a paragraph on the ‘Evil of the Dowry System’

  4. “Reading make the full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.” Examine this statement of Francis Bacon in the light of speaking, reading and writing skills.

  5. Write a detailed report on ‘Run for unity’ event organized by your college on the occasion of independence day.

  6. Translate the following passage in to Hindi:

    No matter where they live, no matter what their size and appearance= all cats are alike in many ways. All have bodies adopted for hunting and killing. All are highly specialized beasts of prey.