Subject : Business Communication

MB0023 : PART - A
Q. 1 _____ is more than a set of by-laws, financial reports
or organizational charts
A) Group
B) Workplace
C) Communication
D) Organization

Q. 2 ____ technique of reading is evolved by Robinson in

his book “Effective Study” (1970)
A) 3SQR
B) S3QR
C) SQ3R
D) None of the above

Q. 3 _____ usually takes a singular verb

A) Proper Noun
B) Common Noun
C) Collective Noun
D) Abstract Noun

Q. 4 The abbreviation used for Pages is:

A) pp.
B) pg.
C) ^
D) *

Q. 5 In _____, the subject is acted upon by the agent

A) Active Voice
B) Passive Voice
C) Simple Sentence
D) Compound Sentence

Q. 6 _____ modifies the word

A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Adjective
D) Adverb

Q. 7 A _____ is is usually an announcement sheet that is

sent to specific groups of people
A) Circular
B) Notice
C) Reports
D) None of the above

Q. 8 An ‘open’ posture is _____

A) Back straight
B) Arms and legs uncrossed
C) Both A) and B)
D) Back Hunched

Q. 9 _____ is the foundation or road map of good

 presentation either oral or written
A) Note Taking
B) Business Letter
C) Charts
D) Diagrams

Q. 10 In Chemistry, ‘C’ stands for _____

A) Calcium
B) Carbon
C) Coke
D) Carbo-hydrates

MB0023 : PART - B
Q. 1 State the True Points with respect to the Non-Count
Nouns
a. They are a whole unit which cannot be counted
separately
b. They can be cut into parts
A) a-T, b-T
B) a-T, b-F
C) a-F, b-T
D) a-F, b-F

Q. 2 State the True points with respect to Sentences

1. It expresses the thought of the person, who speaks or
writes the sentence
2. Traditionally, a sentence is considered as a largest
grammatical unit
3. It is imperative that a sentence h
A) 1-T, 2-T, 3-T
B) 1-T, 2-F, 3-T
C) 1-F, 2-T, 3-F
D) 1-F, 2-F, 3-F

Q. 3 The Stages in SQ3R in proper order are:

A) Reading, Recall, Review
B) Recall, Reading, Review
C) Reading, Review, Recall
D) Review, Recall, Reading

Q. 4 State the True points with respect to Listening:

a. Listening is a highly complex, interactive process
b. Listening is more than just hearing
c. Hearing is only an important component of Listening
A) a and b
B) b and c
C) a and c
D) a, b and c

Q. 5 State the True points of rules of Proof Reading:

1) E before I except after C
2) Dropping the final E
3) Dropping the final Y
4) Adding a prefix
5) Dropping final consonants
A) 1, 2 and 5
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 3 and 5
D) 2, 4 and 5
MB0023 : PART – C
Q. 1 The Patterns of Change in the Degrees of
Comparison are:
1. One syllable adjectives and one syllable adverbs that
do not end in —ly form their comparative and
superlative by adding —er and —est to the positive form
2. Adjectives of thr
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 1, 2 and 4
C) 2, 3 and 4
D) All of the above

Q. 2 Advantages of a Slide Projector are:

a. Slide projectors are portable and easy to store
b. Colour images are comparatively cheaper to produce
c. Many kinds of materials can be converted into slide
form
d. Face-to-Face Contact is increa
A) a, b, c, e and g
B) b, d, e, f and g
C) a, c, d, e and f
D) All of the above

Q. 3 While writing the Minutes of the Meetings, the key

points to remember are:
1. They are key points only
2. They are a summary except motions, which are
verbatim
3. They must be entirely accurate - what was said, not
how you interpre
A) Except 2
B) Except 2 & 5
C) Except 6
D) All of the above

Q. 4 Match the Sets

Set A
1. Shows time or lists items in order
2. Adds an idea
3. Indicates similarity
4. Provides an example
5. Shows a result
6. Refers to an alternative
Set B
a. Alternatively
b. Likewise
c. Furth
A) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d, 5-e, 6-f
B) 1-e, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d, 5-f, 6-a
C) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-e, 5-d, 6-f
D) 1-e, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d, 5-f, 6-a

Q. 5 Dos When Answering Questions in an interview

are:
1. Keep your sentences short and to the point
2. Do not ask the interviewer to repeat a question
whatsoever
3. End your answers with positive points whenever you
can
4. Use jarg
A) 1, 2 and 5
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 3 and 5
D) 2, 4 and 5