Mid-Term Examination MBA in Food and Agri Business Management

Mid-Term Examination
MBA in Food and Agri Business Management

1st Semester
Academic Year 2021-22
Course Name: - Basic Communication & Presentation (BCP)
Time Duration: 60 Minutes Max. Marks: 40
1. Read the passage given below: (10 MARKS)

The choices we make on a daily basis – wearing a seatbelt, lifting heavy objects correctly or
purposely staying out of any dangerous situation – can either ensure our safety or bring about
potentially harmful circumstances.
You and I need to make a decision that we are going to get our lives in order. Exercising self-
control, self-discipline and establishing boundaries and borders in our lives are some of the most
important things we can do. A life without discipline is one that’s filled with carelessness.
We can think it’s kind of exciting to live life on the edge. We like the image of “Yeah! That’s
me! Living on the edge! Woo-hoo!” It’s become a popular way to look at life. But if you see,
even highways have lines, which provide margins for our safety while we’re driving. If we go
over one side, we’ll go into the ditch. If we cross over the line in the middle, we could get killed.
And we like those lines because they help to keep us safe. Sometimes we don’t even realise how
lines help to keep us safe.
I’m not proud of this, but for the first 20 years of my life at work, I ignored my limits. I felt
horrible, physically, most of the time. I used to tell myself “I know I have limits and that I’ve
reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get by with it.” I ran to
doctors, trying to make myself feel better through pills, vitamins, natural stuff and anything I
could get my hands on. Some of the doctors would tell me, “It’s just stress.” That just made me
mad. I thought stress meant you don’t like what you do or can’t handle life, and I love what I do.
But I kept pushing myself, travelling, doing speaking engagements and so on – simply
exhausting myself.
Finally, I understood I was living an unsustainable life and needed to make some changes in my
outlook and lifestyle. You and I don’t have to be like everyone else or keep up with anyone else.
Each of us needs to be exactly the way we are, and we don’t have to apologise for it. We’re not
all alike and we need to find a comfort zone in which we can enjoy our lives instead of making
ourselves sick with an overload of stress and pressure.
Q. On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions:
1. The reason why living on the edge has become popular, is because of the:
1. constant need for something different
2. population being much younger
3. exhausting effort to make changes
4. strong tendency to stay within our limits
2. Which of the characteristics are apt about the writer in the following context: “I
know I have limits and that I’ve reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if
or how long I can get by with it.”?
1. Negligent
2. Indecisive
3. Spontaneous
4. Reckless
5. Purposeless
6. Patient
3. Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage?
1. Much too soon
2. Enough is enough
3. How much is too much?
4. Have enough to do?
4. The phrase “potentially harmful circumstances” refers to circumstances that can:

1. certainly be dangerous
2. be fairly dangerous
3. be possibly dangerous
4. seldom be dangerous
5. Select the option that makes the correct use of “unsustainable”, as used in the
passage, to fill in the blank space.
1. In the long run, the …………… officials followed emergency procedures.
2. Emergency procedures were ………………… by the officials.
3. Officials reported an ……………….. set of events during the emergency.
4. Officials admit that the emergency system is ………………. in the longer run.
6. The author attempts to __________ the readers through this write-up.

1. rebuke
2. question
3. offer aid to
4. offer advice to
7. The author uses colloquial words such as “yeah” and “Woo-hoo!”. Which of the
following is NOT a colloquial word?
1. Hooked
2. Guy
3. Stuff
4. Stress
8. What does the author mean when he says, “to get our lives in order”?
1. To resume our lives
2. To organise our lives
3. To rebuild our lives
4. To control our lives
9. Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of ‘outlook’, as used in the
passage.
1. A person’s evaluation of life
2. A person’s experiences in life
3. A person’s point of view towards life
4. A person’s regrets in life
5. A person’s general attitude to life
10. What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?
1. Love what you do
2. Love yourself to love others
3. Be the best version of yourself
4. Be yourself
2. Read the article carefully. (20 MARKS)

Sadim Nalik: Mailroom to boardroom
He started in the mailroom at his father’s company, but Sadim Nalik is now a respected
business executive. He tells us what he learned from his first job.
I always wanted to work in my father’s company, but my father told me that I had to go
to college first. He always said that education was the most important thing in life. He taught
himself to read and write and wanted the very best for me. I chose to study engineering in
college. When I left college with a top degree, I thought that my father would give me a good job
in his company. I remember he sent me an email congratulating me on my university success and
offering me a job in the mailroom at the company. I felt really angry at the time because I wanted
a better job. I wrote to my father that I would look for a job at another company. He then called
me and said I could one day be CEO, but only if I knew the company from top to bottom, after
the mailroom, worked in the kitchen, in the HR department as a personal assistant and as his
deputy CEO. I finally understood what hard work was like in different areas of the company. The
experience taught me to respect all employees and understand that every part of the company
must be working well for the whole company to succeed. My father made me CEO five years
ago and my daughter, Myra, began working in the mailroom two months ago.
Q. After reading this paragraph, make at least 10 questions based on Sadim Nalik’s story in
Past Tense and write their answers as well.
3. Chose the correct alternative- (10 MARKS)
From: Pedro Martinez

To: Karen Miller
Subject: Trip to England
Hi Karen
(1) I’m having/ I have a great time here in England. My college term (2) isn’t starting/ doesn’tstart until
next month,so (3) I’m taking/ take the opportunity to earn some money. (4) I’m staying/ I stay with my
English friend, Robbie.His parents (5) are owning/ own a software business. In the evenings (6) I’m driving/
I drive into London with Robbie to go clubbing. (7) I’m making/ I make a lot of new friends.(8) I think/ I’m
thinking my pronunciation is much better than when I arrived, and (9) I’m understanding/ Iunderstand
almost everything now. On weekdays (10) I’m helping/ I help Robbie’s dad. At the moment, (11)
he’sworking/ he works on a new website and (12) he’s needing/ he needs help with it. It’s quite tiring
work, but (13)I’m liking/ I like it and (14) I’m learning/ I learn some really useful stuff about the Web.(15)
Do you come/ Are you coming to visit me soon? (16) I’m spending/ I spend the winter holiday here at
Robbie’s.His parents (17) are wanting/ want to meet you and there’s plenty of space. But you must bring
warm clothes. (18)It’s getting/ It gets very cold here in winter.Let me know as soon as (19) you’re
deciding/ you decide. And tell me what (20) you’re doing/ you do these days.Do you miss me?
Love
Pedro

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Mid-Term Examination

MBA in Food and Agri Business Management

Time Duration: 60 Minutes Max. Marks: 40

1. Read the passage given below: (10 MARKS)

4. The phrase “potentially harmful circumstances” refers to circumstances that can:

6. The author attempts to __________ the readers through this write-up.

2. Read the article carefully. (20 MARKS)

3. Chose the correct alternative- (10 MARKS)

From: Pedro Martinez

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