Professional English: PART - B - Model Question and Answer
PART - B (5 × 16 = 80 Marks)
Question
No. 11 is Compulsory:
11.
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Farmers
have progressed in many other parts of the world yet they are languishing in
this country. Despite decades of industrial development, about 600 million
Indians, or roughly half the population, depend on growing crops or rearing
animals to earn a living. The country still relies on imports of essential
items, such as pulses and cooking oil. Almost half of the average Indian
household's expenditure is on food, an important factor behind inflation. Food
security at the micro level remains elusive. The global development experience,
especially of the BRICS countries, reveals that one percentage point growth in
agriculture is at least two to three times more effective in reducing poverty
than the same degree of growth emanating, from the non-agriculture sector.
Of
late, the woes of the farmer have exacerbated. Untimely rain damaged winter
crops in northern India. The heat wave killed more than 2000 people - mostly
working in the fields. Suicides by farmers, owing to the low price of their
produce, are almost a recurrent tragedy. There is general concern over the
monsoon; patchy or inadequate rainfall can spell disaster. Low productivity is
a chronic problem because of the shrinking size of the cultivated plots.
Two-grain harvests a year are fairly routine. But the yield are low by global
standards. The policy message for reforming agriculture is very clear. The
areas which merit urgent and concerted attention to streamlining agricultural
revolve around investment, incentive and institutions. We need to rationalize
and prune input subsidies. The savings, thus generated, should be invested in
agriculture - Research and development at rural roads, rural education,
irrigation and water works.
Higher
levels of investment in agriculture both by the public and private sector can
yield much better results. Policy makers must be bold to bite the bullet and
drastically cut subsidies which will open the avenue for increasing the size of
the public investment. One way to contain the subsidy bill is to provide
subsidies directly to farmers. Private investment is the engine of agricultural
growth. Again, it responds to incentives. Much of the adverse impact on
incentives comes from strangulating the domestic market under the Essential
Commodities Act (ECA) 1955. This law allows the state to restrict movement of
agro-products across state boundaries. Furthermore, the law bans the storage of
large quantities of any of the 90 commodities, including onions and wheat. The
intention is to deter 'hoarding', but it has adversely affected investment in
cold storages and warehouses. Therefore, a substantial quantity of crops rots
before they reach the dining table.
11.
a) Choose the right answer for the given questions:
1)
Which of the following sectors is sluggish in our country compared to the
others? (7×1=7)
a)
Industrial secto
c)
Private sector
b)
Agricultural sector
d)
Technological sector
2)
According to the passage which of the following is an important factor behind
inflation?
a)
Progress of middle class
b)
Expenditure on food by household
c)
Low agricultural productivity
d)
Irrational fertilizer subsidy
3)
How is Essential Commodities Act (ECA) 1955 counterproductive for the farmers?
A)
The demotivates investments in the cold storages and warehouses
B)
Free movement of goods in the entire country is regulated
C)
This encourages hoarding of non-essential commodities
a)
Only (A)
b)
Only (B)
c)
Only (A) and (B)
d)
All (A), (B) and (C)
4)
Which of the following is a cause of low production in India?
a)
Lack of agricultural land
b)
Lesser technological expertise
c)
Lack of HYV seeds
d)
Lack of irrigation facility
5)
What has been suggested by the author for reforming agriculture?
a)
Rationalizing subsidies
b)
Providing subsidies directly to the farmer's bank accounts
c)
Scrapping ECA 1955
d)
All of the above
6)
What areas do not merit concentrated attention in regulating agriculture?
a)
Institution
b)
Investment
c)
Incentive
d)
Subsidies
7)
Which of the following is a matter of annoyance for farmers in northern India?
a)
Loss of fertility
b)
Much damage caused due to unseasonal rainfall
c)
Drastic cut in subsidies
d)
Soil erosion
11.
b) Choose the right meaning for the given word/phrase: (5×1=5)
1)
The line 'Of, late, the woes of the farmer have exacerbated" means?
a)
The misery of farmers have intensified in recent times
b)
The worry of farmers have been in standstill in recent times
c)
The problems of farmers have improved in present times
d)
The issues of farmers have sorted in these days
2)
What does the phrase 'bite the bullet' in the passage mean?
a)
Accept criticism
b)
Force yourself to do something difficult
c)
Confront someone who oppose you
d)
Volunteer to help others
3)
When someone is 'hoarding something', it means
a)
Signpost
b)
Billboard
c)
Accumulate food or other items blon
d)
Grab food or other items
4)
The word 'languishing' in the first paragraph means
a)
Suffering
b)
Working
c)
Flourishing
d)
Farming
5)
When you 'strangulate the domestic market'. It means you
a)
Help the domestic market grow
c)
Obstruct the domestic market
b)
Tax the domestic market
d)
Transport the domestic market to other states
C)
Say True or False: (4×1=4)
1)
Farmers in India are doing well in their profession.
2)
The highest expense spent by a common man in India is for his food.
3)
Essential commodities Act has helped a lot to address the problems faced by
farmers.
4)
Private investment would help in the growth of agriculture growth.
12.
a) Microtek Industries is looking for interns for their engineering departments
for their Bangalore and Pune offices. Fresh graduates from
Electronics/Computers/Civil streams can apply for internship with their CVs to
M/s Microtek Industries, 219, Pritvi Avenue, Bangalore 21.
b)
Write an essay: Colleges and Universities should require their students to
spend at least one semester studying in a foreign country.
13.
a) Write a set of eight instruction to be followed by people to manage the heat
during the summer. (16)
b)
Write a set of eight recommendations to parents to protect their children
online. (16)
14.
a) Imagine you are the Supervisor In-charge of Petrofirm Industries,
Karapaakam, Chennai-Trichy Highway. A fire accident occurred on 25th March 2018
in the ware- house section claiming the lives of 2 employees and left 5
injured. A consolidated loss of Rs. 25.5 lakh was incurred by the company.
Write an accident report with all the details to The Manager, Safety Division,
Petrofirm Industries. Invent all the necessary details. (16)
b)
You wish to know more about the students who work part time after class hours
in your collage. You wanted to learn the reasons, the amount they earned, the
number of hours, advantages and disadvantages of working part time and other
related data. Write a detailed report based on the data collected and interpret
the findings. (16)
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