Effective Technical Communication 3130004 MCQ
1. __________ may be defined as the art of appearing in front of an audience, facing the audience; presenting your speech and making them understand what you want them to understand within the limited time and resources given to you.
(A) Public speaking skill
(B) Craft making skill
(C) Drawing skill
(D) None
Answer: (a) Public speaking skill
2. Which one is not barriers to speaking?
(A) Emotional barriers
(B) Physical barriers
(C) Gender barriers
(D) Mass barriers
3. What is not involved by persuasion?
(A) Ethos
(B) Logos
(C) Pathos
(D) Pogoes
Answer: (D) Pogoes
4. ______ involves six to fifteen participants who sit in a group to discuss a topic or a case given for this purpose.
(A) Group discussion
(B) Critical thinking
(C) Creative thinking
(D) None
Answer: (A) Group discussion
5. Which one is not personality traits of group discussion?
(A) Listening
(B) Writing
(C) Leadership
(D) Creativity
Answer: (B) Writing
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Answer: (B) 3
7. Topic based and case based are the types of __________.
(A) Public speaking
(B) GD
(C) Letter
(D) None
Answer: (B) GD
8. When you meet a group of people to talk about a new product, idea, topic or piece of work, it is called a __________.
(A) Writing
(B) Reading
(C) Presentation
(D) None
Answer: (C) Presentation
9. Facilities, Time and Context are factors of _______
(A) Audience
(B) Occasion
(C) Material
(D) Thesis statement
Answer: (B) Occasion
10. _____ is also a central idea of a presentation.
(A) Audience
(B) Occasion
(C) Material
(D) Thesis statement
Answer: (D) Thesis statement
11. Which factor does not fall under the planning of presentation?
(A) Introduction
(B) Audience
(C) Purpose
(D) Material
Answer: (A) Introduction
12. ___ include venue or locale along with the projection equipment, lighting, seating, ventilation etc.
(A) Facilities
(B) Time
(C) Context
(D) None
Answer: (A) Facilities
13. ____ refers to both the time: the day of presentation and the duration of talk.
(A) Time
(B) Context
(C) Facilities
(D) None
Answer:
14. _____ the events surrounding our presentation.
(A) Facilities
(B) Time
(C) Context
(D) None
Answer: (C) Context
15. Which points are to be attended to when preparing for a professional presentation?
(A) Planning
(B) Outlining and Structuring
(C) Body Language
(D) Above all
Answer: (D) Above all
16. In _________, Simple language should be used to frame a complete, declarative statement.
(A) Material
(B) Purpose
(C) Thesis statement
(D) None
Answer: (C) Thesis statement
17.Which pattern is to be used to organize the content in the middle part of presentation?
(A) Chronological
(B) Categorical
(C) Cause and effect
(D) Above all
Answer: (D) Above all
18.In _________ mode rehearsal of presentation to be made is must but cramming must be avoided.
(B) Impromptu
(C) Extemporaneous
(D) Manuscript
Answer: (C) Extemporaneous
19.In __________ presentation, material is written and the speaker is supposed to read it out aloud word for word.
(B) Impromptu
(C) Extemporaneous
(D) Manuscript
Answer: (D) Manuscript
20. ___ of delivery stands somewhere between extemporaneous and manuscript presentation.
(A) Manuscript
(B) Impromptu
(C) Memorization
(D) Extemporaneous
Answer: (C) Memorization
21. _____ are also used extensively in presentations, to support the facts and figures being
(A) Visual Aids
(B) Medical Aids
(C) Technical Aids
(D) None
Answer: (A) Visual Aids
22. Which is the advantages of using visual aids?
(A) Leads reader to quicker comprehension.
(B) Support and reinforces words.
(C) Saves much time and effort in explaining and interpreting complex ideas.
(D) Above all
Answer: (D) Above all
23. In types of visual aids, tables include _______
(A) Dependent, Independent, Phrase
(B) Graphs, Charts
(C) Drawings,photographs
(D) None
Answer: (A) Dependent, Independent, Phrase
24. ____ is a process in which the employer gets an opportunity to see whether the candidate is suitable for the position vacant, and the candidate tries to prove that he/she possesses the desired skills and knowledge.
(A) Success
(B) Presentation
(C) Interview
(D) Outer view
Answer: (C) Interview
25. In how many categories, job interviews can be classified?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 1
(D) 4
Answer: (D) 4
26. Which element does not fall under the typical selection process?
(A) Group Discussion
(B) Hr interview
(C) Working hours
(D) Offer
Answer: (C) Working hours
27. While appearing at job interviews, the prospective candidates must aim at reflecting trait like
(A) Clarity of thought
(B) Maturity
(C) Openness
(D) Above all
Answer: (D) Above all
28. Which question is not to be asked during interview?
(A) Tell me about yourself.
(B) What will you prefer lunch or dinner?
(C) Why have you applied for this job?
(D) What are your major strengths?
Answer: (B) What will you prefer lunch or dinner?
29. Which is the purpose of negotiation from the following?
(A) To analyze
(B) Exploratory
(C) To inform
(D) None
Answer: (B) Exploratory
30. _____ are considered as high order skills which are essential for professionals.
(A) Communication skill
(B) Jumping skill
(C) Driving skill
(D) Creative and critical thinking
Answer: (B) Jumping skill
Effective Technical Communication 3130004 MCQ –
Language and Linguistics
- Who among these is an ancient linguist of India?
(A) Patanjali
(B) Tista Bagchi
(C) Noam Chomsky
(D) Kshetresa Chandra Chattopadhyaya
Answer: (A) Patanjali
2. Which of these people perceives language as a means to interpret human experience?
(A) Anthropologist
(B) Sociologist
(C) Philosopher
(D) Students of literature
Answer: (C) Philosopher
3. Language is a social phenomenon.
(A) True
(B) True
Answer: (A) True
4. Which of these words is based on the phenomena, ‘Onomatopoeia’?
(A) Cuckoo
(B) Book
(C) Door
(D) Blackboard
Answer: (A) Cuckoo
5. Which of these is not a type of linguistics?
(A) Historical
(B) Personal
(C) Comparative
(D) Synchronic
Answer: (B) Personal
6. Which of these finds out how a certain set of people use a language at a given time?
(A) Diachronic Linguistics
(B) Comparative Linguistics
(C) Synchronic Linguistics
(D) Historical Linguistics
Answer: (C) Synchronic Linguistics
7. Which of these is not a level of language?
(A) Phonology
(B) Grammar
(C) Running
(D) Semantics
Answer: (C) Running
8. Which of these terms refers to the study of speech sounds of a given language and their function within the sound system of that language?
(A) Phonetics
(B) Phonology
(C) Syntax
(D) Morphology
Answer: (B) Phonology
9. Which of these is the study of meaning of words, and the development of the meaning of words?
(A) Morphemics
(B) Phonetics
(C) Semantics
(D) Syntax
Answer: (C) Semantics
10. What are (1) and (2)?
(A) 1) – Phonetics and 2) – Phonology
(B) 1) – Syntax and 2) – Morphology
(C) 1) – Syntax and 2) – Phonetics
(D) 1) – Phonetics and 2) – Morphology
Answer: (B) 1) – Syntax and 2) – Morphology
Effective Technical Communication 3130004 MCQ – Types of Phonetics
1. Which of these terms refer to the study of speech process?
(A) Phonology
(B) Phonetic substances
(C) Phonetics
(D) Semantics
Answer: (C) Phonetics
2. Which of these is not a type of phonetics?
(A) Articulatory
(B) Personal
(C) Acoustic
(D) Auditory
Answer: (B) Personal
3. Articulatory phonetics is the study of physical properties of speech sounds.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (B) False
4. Which of these terms refer to the study of hearing and perception of speech sounds?
(A) Articulatory phonetics
(B) Acoustic phonetics
(C) Auditory phonetics
(D) Laboratory phonetics
Answer: (C) Auditory phonetics
5. Laboratory phonetics is a branch which uses instruments to study sounds.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
6. What is the term used for ingressive air-sounds produced?
(A) Claps
(B) Snap
(C) Clicks
(D) Beats
Answer: (C) Clicks
7. Which of these refer to the sound features of a language?
(A) Morphemics
(B) Phonetic substances
(C) Phonetics
(D) Syntax
Answer: (B) Phonetic substances
8. What does the phonetic symbol d represent?
(A) Voiced bilabial plosive
(B) Voiceless palatal plosive
(C) Voiced alveolar plosive
(D) Voiced dental fricative
Answer: (C) Voiced alveolar plosive
9. What is the full form of IPA?
(A) Indian Phonetic Alphabet
(B) International Phonetic Alphabet
(C) International Phonetic Agreement
(D) Indian Phonetic Agreement
Answer: (B) International Phonetic Alphabet
10. What does the sign / / represent?
(A) Phonetic transcription
(B) Centralization
(C) Voiced bilabial nasal
(D) Rising- falling pitch
Answer: (A) Phonetic transcription
Effective Technical Communication 3130004 MCQ – Syllable, Consonants, and Vowels
1. The nucleus of the syllable is the vowel.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
2. What is a consonant called when it is placed at the end of a syllable?
(A) Releasing consonant
(B) Arresting consonant
(C) Dental consonant
(D) Alveolar consonant
Answer: (B) Arresting consonant
3. What is the structure in the following syllable: pack?
(A) CVC
(B) CV
(C) VCC
(D) VC
Answer: (A) CVC
4. f and z are examples of :
(A) Bilabial consonant
(B) Sibilant consonant
(C) Dental consonant
(D) Alveolar consonant
Answer: (B) Sibilant consonant
5. Which of the following is a voiceless sound component?
(A) b
(B) d
(C) c
(D) g
Answer: (C) c
6. According to the place of articulation, which of these is not a type of consonant?
(A) Bilabial
(B) Dental
(C) Velar
(D) Public
Answer: (D) Public
7. Which of these consonants are the one whose place of articulation is the lower lip and upper teeth?
(A) Bilabial
(B) Dental
(C) Labio-dental
(D) Glottal
Answer: (C) Labio-dental
8. According to the placement of the tongue, which of these is not a type of vowel?
(A) Cross vowels
(B) Front vowels
(C) Back vowels
(D) Central vowels
Answer: (A) Cross vowels
9. As per quality, vowels sounds can be differentiated as Monopthongs and Dipthongs.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
10. Which of the following vowels is an example of back vowel?
(A) i
(B) e:
(C) u
(D) a
Answer: (C) u
Effective Technical Communication 3130004 MCQ -Types of Articles
1. Which of these is not an article?
(A) An
(B) A
(C) This
(D) The
Answer: (C) This
2. A is used before a vowel sounding like a consonant.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
3. What are a, an and the collectively called?
(A) Indefinite articles
(B) Demonstrative adjectives
(C) Definite articles
(D)Demonstrative adverbs
Answer: (B) Demonstrative adjectives
4. Fill in the blank with article : __ child must respect his parents.
(A) A
(B) An
(C) This
(D) That
Answer: (A) A
5. Which if these belong to indefinite articles?
(A) A
(B) A and an
(C) An and the
(D) A and the
Answer: (B) A and an
6. Which of these belong to definite articles?
(A) A and the
(B) The
(C) A and an
(D) An and the
Answer: (B) The
7. The indefinite article is used when a singular noun is meant to represent a whole class.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (B) False
8. Fill in the blank : Bismillah Khan plays _____ shehnai with great skill.
(A) A
(B) an
(C) the
(D) a or the
Answer: (C) the
9. Correct the incorrect statement : How gentle person Mr. Bhatia is!
(A) How gentle a person Mr. Bhatia is!
(B) How gentle the person Mr. Bhatia is!
(C) How gentle person the Mr. Bhatia is!
(D) How a gentle person Mr. Bhatia is!
Answer: (A) How gentle a person Mr. Bhatia is!
10. Fill in the blank : Neha has left for ___ United States of America.
(A) A
(B) the
(C) an
(D) to
Answer: (B) the
Effective Technical Communication 3130004 MCQ – Omission and Repetition of Articles
1. Articles are usually omitted before proper nouns.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
2. In which of these cases, the article is not omitted?
(A) Before names of materials
(B) Before names of relations
(C) Before the names of certain books
(D) Before languages
Answer: (C) Before the names of certain books
3. What does the word in bold letters refer to? His second composition was little better than his first.
(A) Hardly
(B) Not much
(C) Scarcely
(D) Wasn’t
Answer: (B) Not much
4. Choose the correct statement.
(A) Her brother is an engineer.
(B) Her brother is a engineer.
(C) Her brother is the engineer.
(D) Her brother is engineer.
Answer: (A) Her brother is an engineer.
5. When we mention someone or something for the first time, we use the.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: b) False
6. Correct the statement : Family is an unit of society.
(A) Family is the unit of society.
(B) Family is a unit of society.
(C) Family is unit of society.
(D) The family is unit of society.
Answer: (B) Family is a unit of society.
7. Fill in the blank : He is ___ honest lawyer.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) very
Answer: b) an
8. Little as an adverb can’t be used with which one of these?
(A) Verbs
(B) Unfavourable adjectives
(C) Countable nouns
(D) Comparative adverbs
Answer: (C) Countable nouns
9. Find the correct statement.
(A) Sun rises in the east.
(B) The sun rises in the east.
(C) Sun rises in east.
(D) The sun rises in east.
Answer:
10. Fill in the blanks : ___ more you concentrate, ___ better you become.
(A) the, a
(B) the, the
(C) a, a
(D) the, then
Answer: (B) the, the
Effective Technical Communication 3130004 MCQ – Definition and Types of Preposition
1. A preposition is placed before which of these?
(A) Noun
(B) Verb
(C) Adjective
(D) Noun or pronoun
Answer: (D) Noun or pronoun
2. The noun or pronoun which is used with a preposition is called its object.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
3. In which of these cases, the preposition is always placed at the end?
(A) Relative pronoun
(B) Reciprocal pronoun
(C) Possessive pronoun
(D) Reflexive pronoun
Answer: (A) Relative pronoun
4. Which of these is not a simple preposition?
(A) From
(B) Through
(C) Above
(D) With
Answer: (C) Above
5. Phrase prepositions are group of words used with the force of single preposition.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
6. Fill in the blank: He acted ________ my instructions.
(A) agreeable to
(B) according to
(C) in favour of
(D) in course of
Answer: (B) according to
7. Which of these is a participial?
(A) Underneath
(B) Beside
(C) Considering
(D) Along with
Answer: (C) Considering
8. Correct the incorrect statement : I do not agree to his proposal.
(A) I do not agree with his proposal.
(B) I do not agree for his proposal.
(C) I do not agree on his proposal.
(D) I do not agree at his proposal.
Answer: (A) I do not agree with his proposal.
9. Fill in the blank: We walked ___ the river and back.
(A) till
(B) to
(C) at
(D) about
Answer: (B) to
10. Fill in with appropriate preposition : I have not seen the television ______ yesterday.
(A) from
(B) since
(C) till
(D) for
Answer: (B) since
Effective Technical Communication 3130004 MCQ – Relationship Expressed by Prepositions
1. Which of these relations is not indicated by prepositions?
(A) Place
(B) Age
(C) Time
(D) Manner
Answer: (B) Age
2. Which of the options draws a relation between the preposition and manner?
(A) Fought among themselves
(B) Came before time
(C) Cut it with a knife
(D) Fought with courage
Answer: (D) Fought with courage
3. In the phrase, love for humanity, the preposition is related to possession.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (B) False
4. Fill in the blank: He lives ___ Bezonbagh ___ Nagpur.
(A) in, at
(B) at, in
(C) at, on
(D) on, at
Answer: (B) at, in
5. Fill in: The cat sprang ___ me.
(A) on
(B) upon
(C) in
(D) at
Answer: (B) upon
6. Choose the correct statement:
(A) She walked till the end of the road.
(B) She walked to the end of the road.
(C) She walked at the end of the road.
(D) She walked on the end of the road.
Answer: (B) She walked to the end of the road.
7. Fill in the blank: The factory began production _____ 22nd July.
(A) since
(B) from
(C) by
(D) at
Answer: (B) from
8. Choose the correct statement:
(A) Kunal has been absent for five days.
(B) Kunal has been absent since five days.
(C) Kunal has been absent from five days.
(D) Kunal has been absent till five days.
Answer: (A) Kunal has been absent for five days.
9. Correct the incorrect statement: I’ve got nobody to talk.
(A) I’ve got nobody to talk to.
(B) I’ve got nobody to talk with.
(C) I’ve got nobody to talk from.
(D) I’ve got nobody to talk into.
Answer: (A) I’ve got nobody to talk to.
10. ‘She compared me with her friend’- the statement is correct.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (B) False
Effective Technical Communication 3130004 MCQ – Prepositions of Time and Date
1. Which of these nouns takes the preposition for after it?
(A) Alliance
(B) Ambition
(C) Bargain
(D) Experience
Answer: (B) Ambition
2. Descent takes the preposition from after it.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
3. Which of these adjectives takes the preposition with after it?
(A) Accused
(B) Absorbed
(C) Drenched
(D) Anxious
Answer: (C) Drenched
4. Which of these verbs takes the preposition for after it?
(A) Beware
(B) Mourn
(C) Delight
(D) Determine
Answer: (B) Mourn
5. Which of these is not a preposition of time and date?
(A) At
(B) On
(C) In
(D) With
Answer: (D) With
6. The preposition from also denotes time.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
7. Fill in the blank: Aahna didn’t reach her class ____ noon.
(A) by
(B) to
(C) till
(D) at
Answer: (C) till
8. Choose the correct statement:
(A) The hooligans broke in the factory.
(B) The hooligans broke into the factory.
(C) The hooligans broke onto the factory.
(D) The hooligans broke at the factory.
Answer: (B) The hooligans broke into the factory.
9. Correct the incorrect statement: Why are our trains so late compared along European trains?
(A) Why are our trains so late compared by European trains?
(B) Why are our trains so late compared with European trains?
(C) Why are our trains so late compared on European trains?
(D) Why are our trains so late compared under European trains?
Answer: (B) Why are our trains so late compared with European trains?
10. Fill in the blank: The boy ___ brown hair stole my book.
(A) in
(B) with
(C) from
(D) below
Answer: (B) with
Effective Technical Communication 3130004 MCQ – Types of Tenses
1. Which of these is not a type of tense?
(A) Present
(B) Language
(C) Past
(D) Future
Answer: (B) Language
2. Which of these is not a type of present tense?
(A) Simple
(B) Continuous
(C) Imperfect
(D) Perfect
Answer: (C) Imperfect
3. A perfect tense denotes an action which has been completed, and is in a perfect state.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
4. Which of these statements belongs to perfect continuous tense?
(A) I was loving
(B) I had written
(C) I had been writing
(D) I shall be writing
Answer: (C) I had been writing
5. The statement I have written a letter belongs to which of these tenses?
(A) Simple present tense
(B) Present perfect tense
(C) Present continuous tense
(D) Present perfect continuous tense
Answer: (B) Present perfect tense
6. Which of these statements belong to present continuous tense (plural)?
(A) We are writing a letter.
(B) She is writing a letter
(C) They were writing a letter.
(D) We were writing a letter.
Answer: (A) We are writing a letter.
7. To which of these tenses does the following statement belong? We were watching television all day.
(A) Simple past tense
(B) Past continuous tense
(C) Past perfect tense
(D) Past perfect continuous tense
Answer: (B) Past continuous tense
8. Fill in with past perfect tense: I _______ my homework when my uncle arrived.
(A) completed
(B) had completed
(C) was completing
(D) had been completing
Answer: (B) had completed
9. Which of these is an example of simple present tense?
(A) I am going to Delhi tomorrow.
(B) There she goes!
(C) He has just gone out.
(D) I am reading the gita.
Answer: (B) There she goes!
10. Choose the correct statement:
(A) I am a student for over three years now.
(B) I have been a student for over three years now.
(C) I am being a student for over three years now.
(D) I was a student for over three years now.
Answer: (B) I have been a student for over three years now.