Calicut University FIRST SEMESTER B.A/B.Sc/B.Com/AFSAL-UL-ULAMA DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2012 Question paper
I.(A) CHOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOLLOWING:-
1 EXAMINE THE FOLLOWING ARGUMENT AND CHOOSE THE RIGHT NAME FOR THE KIND OF ARGUMENT:
(i) MOST CHILDREN OF WORKING MOTHERS ARE STUBBORN.
(ii) JASMINE IS THE CHILD OF WORKING MOTHER. SO, JASMINE IS STUBBORN.
THE ABOVE IS A :
(a) STATISTICAL INDUCTIVE ARGUMENT.
(b) INDUCTIVE ARGUMENT WITH SINGULAR CONCLUSION.
(c) INDUCTIVE ANALOGY.
(d) NONE OF THA EBOW.
2 WICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN HELP IN DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING ABILITIES?
(a) MEDITATION.
(b) CRITICIZING.
(c) HAVING A QUESTIONING ATTITTUDE.
(d) READING BOOKS ON PHILOSOPHY.
3 A VALID ARGUMENT IS ONE WHERE :
(a) PREMISES ARE TRUE IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NATURE OF THE CONCLUSION.
(b) PREMISES AS WELL AS CONCLUSION IS TRUE.
(c) ATLEAST ONE OF THE PREMISES IS TRUE.
(d) NONE OF THE ABOVE.
4 WICH OF THE FOLLOWINH IS NOT A FEATURE OF THESIS.
(a) IT STATE THE SUBJECT OF THE ESSAY CLEARLY.
(b) IT INCLUDE A CONTROLLING IDEA ABOUT THE SUBJECT.
(c) IT MAKES AN EMOTIONAL APPEAL.
(d) IT ESTABLISHES A TONE THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SUBJECT AND THE INTENDED AUDIANCE.
I.(B)
5 WICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN INDICATOR WORD FOR CONCLUSION ?
(a) THERFORE.
(d) THIS.
(c) SINCE.
(D) HOWEVER.
6 CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCES:
(a) ONE OF THE REASONS TO LIVE IN OOTY IS ITS WEATHER.
(b) ONE OF THE REASON TO LIVE IN OOTY IS ITS WEATHER.
(c) ONE OF THE REASONS TO LIVE IN OOTY IS THE WEATHER.
(d) ONE OF THE REASON TO LIVE IN OOTY IS ITS WEATHER.
7 RAMAN AND SILAS ______ GOOD FRIENDS. BOTH OF THEM ______ MANGOES BUT NEITHER OF THEM ___APRICOTS
(a) IS,LIKE,ENJOYS.
(b) ARE,LIKE,ENJOYS.
(c) IS,LIKES,ENJOY.
(d) ARE,LIKES,ENJOY.
8 IF HAD LISTENED TO THE INSTRUCTIONS, _______(COMPLETE THE SENTENCE).
(a) YOU WOULD NOT LOSE THE WAY.
(b) YOU COULD NOT LOSE THE WAY.
(c) YOU WOULD NOT HAVE LOST THE WAY.
(d) YOU HAD NOT LOSE THE WAY.
I.(B)
9 IN A LETTER, WORDS SUCH AS "Dean Mr. Das," ARE CALLED A/AN _____:
(a) GREETING.
(b) INTRODUCTION.
(c) ADDRESS.
(d) SALUTATION.
10 IN THE COVERING LETTER FOR THE JOB YOU NEED NOT :
(a) IDENTIFY EXACT GOAL.
(b) ESTABLISH YOUR CREDENTIAL FOR THE JOB.
(c) MENTION SALARY EXPECTED.
(d) ASK FOR THE INTERVIEW.
11 A GROUP DISCUSSION IS MEANT TO FIND OUT :
(a) YOUR ABILITY TO BE A TEAM PLAYER.
(b) YOUR ABILITY TO LEAD IN A DEMOCRATIVE ENVIRONMENT.
(c) YOUR ABILITY TO SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT.
(d) ALL OF THE ABOVE.
12 WICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF YOUR PRESENTATION ?
(a) REPETITION.
(b) SUMMERY.
(c) HANDOUTS FOR THE AUDIANCE.
(d) STORIES AND ANECDOTES.
[12 * 1/4 = 3 weightage ]
II. ANSWER ALL QUESTION IN A SENTENCE OR TWO :
13 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A VALID ARGUMENT ?
14 DEFINE WITH EXAMPLE THE "SLIPPERY SLOPE" FALLACY IN ARGUMENT.
15 A PERSON WITH GOOD CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS WILL _________.
16 DEFINE DOCUMENTATION.
17 WHAT IS "TOPIC SENTECE" ?
18 WHAT IS IMPORTANCE OF AN APPLICATION LETTER ?
19 NAME THA APPROPRIATE MEDIUM TO BE USED IN PRESENTATION.
20 WHAT IS ICEBREAKING SESSION ?
21 WHAT IS THE PUNCTUAION USED TO END STATEMENTS ?
[9 * 1 = 9 weightage ]
III. ANSWER ANY FIVE OF FOLLOWING QUESTIONS EACH IN PARAGRAPH :
22 HOW IS AN INDUCTIVE ARGUMENT DIFFERENT FROM A DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENT ? GIVE EXAMPLE.
23 HOW DOSE CRITICAL THINKING BENEFIT YOU AS A STUDENT ?
24 WHAT ARE THE POINTS TO BE REMEMBERED WHEN WRITING CURRICULUM VITAE ?
25 WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES FOR ACTIVE READING ?
26 WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF " THE HINDU" ABOUT THE POT HOLES IN MAJOR ROADS.
27 DESCRIBE THE SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED FOR AN EFFECTIVE PRSENTATION.
28 ELABORATE THE ROLE OF "PRICISION" IN CRITICAL THINKING.
[5 * 2 = 10 weightage ]
IV. ANSWER ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ABOUT 200 WORDS :
29 DISCUS THE BENEFITS OF AND THE BARRIERS TO CRITICAL THINKING.
30 WRITE A NARRATIVE ESSAY ABOUT YOUR VISIT TO A PLACE OF WORSHIP.
31 DESCRIBE THE VISUAL AIDS YOU COULD USE IN A PRESENTATION. HOW DO THE HELP THE PRESENTATION ?
[2 * 4 = 8 weightage ]
