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LAEX-102

2020
GENERAL ENGLISH

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 150

Instructions : Attempt all the questions.

1. Write an essay on any one of the following (250 words). 20

(a) Effect of economic growth in environment sustainability

(b) Zoonotic diseases: Covid-19

(c) Industrial disasters

(d) Age for marriage in women

(e) Role of cyber security in modern warfare

2. You are the lead of a team in a Multi-National Company. Write a letter in about 100 words
to your Managing Director addressing the issues faced by you while coordinating the team
during Covid19 crisis. 10

3. Write a press release in about 100 words on the status of law and order in your
jurisdiction. 10

4. Write a report about the official function conducted to mark the Constitutional day of India
(26th November) in about 150 words. 15

5. Frame a report in about 150 words on the following graph pertaining to the pattern of
health expenditure in India. 15

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 Source: The Hindu

6. You are the secretary of Sports Club. The club has recently renovated facilities that has been
neglected. Write down the speech in about 150 words that you wish to give while addressing
the people on its inaugural ceremony. 15

7. Read the passage below and make a précis of it by reducing it to one-third of its original length
without the appropriate title for the passage. 15

To be a feminist is simply to believe that everybody should be treated equally,

regardless of sex. It means you think that there should be equality of the sexes economically,
socially, politically and personally. When you put it like that, it’s surely difficult for anybody
to deny being a feminist. But for such a simple concept, it is often dramatically
misunderstood.

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 Perhaps the most common objection to feminism is the argument that it is
unnecessary, because equality has already been achieved. The easiest place to begin is by
disproving the notion that gender inequality no longer exists. This is simple enough. Globally,
according to the United Nations, at least one in three women is beaten, coerced into sex or
otherwise abused by an intimate partner in the course of her lifetime. In 2016, a UNESCO
report estimated that over 130m girls worldwide were out of school.

It is undeniable that these problems, from wage inequality to so-called “honour”

violence, female genital mutilation to workplace sexual harassment, disproportionately affect
women. Some sceptics will argue that feminism remains problematic because its true
objective is not to achieve equality, but to advantage women at all costs, to the detriment of
men. I urge these sceptics to take any issue that particularly affects men. It is often closely
connected to the sort of outdated gender stereotypes that feminists are committed to
tackling.

The tragically high male suicide rate, for example, cannot be divorced from the fact
that men are far less likely than women to seek support for mental health problems. When
we bring men up in a world that teaches them it’s not manly to talk about their feelings, we
damage them terribly. And gender stereotypes don’t exist in a vacuum. They are two sides of
a coin. In this case, the other side is the common notion that women are over-emotional,
hormonal and hysterical; a cliché which disadvantages women in the workplace. Feminists
are eager to dismantle these stereotypes, in all their forms. So, tackling gender inequality at
its root, as feminists seek to do, would help everybody, regardless of sex. (350 words)

8. Read the passage and answer the questions at the end of the passage.
India became home to the world’s first-ever thermal battery plant, that was
inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh. This plant aims to create a new energy storage form that is
expected to have commercial applications, while also maintaining a low carbon footprint, and
being less dependent on external factors like weather.

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 Thermal batteries, use thermal energy to operate, i.e., the energy created by
temperature differences. For that to happen, a thermal battery consists of two parts: a cool
zone known as sink, and a hot source called source. Both these sides consist of compounds
known as phase-changing materials (PCMs), which can change their state of matter on the
basis of a physical/chemical reaction. Thermal battery technology was patented in India by
Dr Patrick Glynn in 2016.
Given the positives from thermal battery, its main application lies in the possible
integration with power grids, supporting public transport systems and telecom grids. This
could help solve power issues in remote areas, and also address rising energy requirements
from regional or national grids. Power-intensive industries will also be major beneficiaries,
and the transformation will mean reduced dependence on fossil fuels for energy. Telecom
infrastructure is also a target area, as thermal batteries will help maintain signal strength and
network connectivity. This, in turn, could also improve internet penetration and ultra-fast
mobile services.
Another area that could receive impetus from thermal batteries is that of electric
vehicles. With thermal battery technology, car makers could consider going green, and deploy
clean energy at minimal maintenance costs. At the same time, e-vehicles could also derive
charging power from stations that run on thermal batteries.
3X5 = 15
(a) What is the principle behind thermal batteries?
(b) What are PCMs?
(c) Explain any three applications of thermal batteries in India?
(d) Give alternative energy sources for the growing energy needs of Andhra Pradesh.
(e) With respect to the passage, elaborate the meaning of the word “impetus".

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9. In the sentences given below, identify the nature of words or sentences. 1X5 = 5
(a) An ill mind is a dangerous thing (adjective/adverb)
(b) Down with the tyrant! (verb/preposition)
(c) It is difficult to negotiate when neither will trust (preposition/ conjunction)
(d) She is beautiful and intelligent (simple/compound sentence)
(e) His sickness is due to his illness (simple sentence/complex sentence)
10. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the correct form of verbs. 1X5= 5
(a) No sooner have I……… (written/wrote) the letter, the postman ………..(arrived/ had
arrived).
(b) I……………..(was listening/am listening) to music when they………..(arrived/have arrived).
(c) Next Monday, I …………..(will be travelling/ will have travelled) to Bangalore.
(d) The baby ……………(has been crying/ was crying) for hours now.
(e) By the time they arrive, he ………..(completes/will have completed ) his performance.
11. Fill in the blanks with appropriate choices to bring out the meanings of the Sentences.1X5=5
(a) In the movie, he played the role of …….. (an/a) F.B.I Agent.
(b) India became independent ……… (in/on) 1947.
(c) He left ……(to/for) Hyderabad…….(in/by) flight.
(d) I do not know ……………(weather/whether) we can go sailing as the
…………….(weather/whether) seems rather bad.
(e) You can find pens in the …………….(stationary/stationery).
12. Choose the correct interpretation/meaning from the choices. 1X5=5
I. Abortive
(a) Unsuccessful
(b) Consuming
(c) Financing
(d) Familiar

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 II. Cacophony
(a) Discord
(b) Dance
(c) Applause
(d) Type of telephone
III. Feeling under the weather
(a) Feeling sick
(b) Feeling scared
(c) Feeling uncertain
(d) Being irritated
IV. Burning the bridges
(a) Staying up late
(b) Extremely angry
(c) Severe ties permanently
(d) Boast about achievements
V. Beating a dead horse
(a) Punish unnecessarily
(b) Putting effort on a futile deed
(c) Upset over things that can't be changed
(d) Making a demand that cannot be met
13. Translate the following passage from Telugu to English without changing the original meaning
of the passage. 15

ప్రాచీన ప్రీకు రాజు పేరు మిడాస్. ఆ రాజుకి బంగారం అంటే చాలా ఇష్ం
ట . ఆ రాజు కి చాలా
సంపద ఉంది. అతనికి ఒక చకక ని కూతురు కూడా ఉంది.ఒక రోజు ఆ రాజు బంగారు
నాణాలు లెకిక ంచుకుంటూ ఉండగా ఒక అదృష్ ట దేవత ఎదురుగా కనపడంది. రాజు చాలా
ఆదరంచి, గౌరవంచాడు. అతని మరాా దలకి సంతోషంచి ,అదృష్ ట దేవత, ఏదైనా వరం
కోరుకోమంది. ఆ రాజు అసస లు ఆలోచించకుండా, “నేను ఏది నా చేతితో తాకితే, అది
బంగారం గా మారాలని,” కోరాడు.

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దేవత కి తెలుసు ఇదేమంత గొపప వరం కాదని, కానీ అడగాడని, కాదనక, రాజుకా వరం
ఇచేే సంది. రాజు మహా సంతోష్ంతో, ఎదురుగా ఉనన ఒక ఆపిల్ పండు ని
ముట్టటకునాన డు. అది వంటనే మెరసపోతూ బంగారు పండు గా మారపోయంది. ఇంకా
వప్రర ఆనందంగా రాజా భవనం లోని వొసుువుల్నన బంగారు మయం చేసుుండగా, అకక డకి
వాళ్ళ మాా య వొచిే ంది.

పరమానానందంతో గబా గబా వళ్ల ి పటేసు

ట కునాన డు. అంతే, ఆ ాప జీవం లేని ఒక బంగారు
బొమా గా మారపోయంది. అదిచూస రాజు ఏడుస్తు, ఆ అదృష్ ట దేవత కోసం ప్రార ధంచాడు.
“నాకీ శకి ు వొదుు. నా పిల ి కి మామూలు రూపం రావాలని,” ప్రార ధంచాడు. బంగారంగా
మారనవనీన మళ్ళళ యధా రూపం లోకి వొచాే య. అమాా యని చూసుకుని రాజు
మురసపోయాడు. రాజుకి బుధ్ధధ వొచిే ంది. తనకునన దానితో హాయగా, తృపిుగా జీవంచటం
నేరుే కునాన డు.

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