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English I · End Term · 13 Apr 2025 · January 2025 term

Question 25: State true or false.\ This letter does not use a definit…

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The General Secretary
Narmada Hostel for Boys
Pondicherry Central University
XX/YY/ZZZZ
The Dean, Hostel Affairs
Pondicherry Central University
Unavailability of Necessary Facilities in Narmada Hostel
Respected Sir,
I am writing to you to draw your attention to some necessary student facilities which are found to be lacking in Narmada Hostel. The washing machines on all floors have stopped working, but the hostel authorities have not taken any measures to get them repaired despite repeated pleas by the student community.
One of the elevators in the hostel ceased to work a year ago and has not yet been repaired. Consequently, there is overcrowding in the one available elevator, which, in addition to being inconvenient, is a grave safety hazard. Several toilets in the hostel do not have operational flushes. This causes unsanitary living conditions in the hostel and does not aid the cause of the residents’ well-being.
Inedible and possibly hazardous materials such as strands of a steel scrubber, insects and glass shards have lately been found in the mess food. A sickly looking rat was seen scurrying through the mess hall during dinner time. The green moong dal served in the mess in the past two weeks tasted discernibly stale. As evident from these instances, the mess management is unscrupulously lax in the discharge of their duties.
The newly admitted students have been accommodated in rooms without almirahs, tables and chairs. Even after the newly ordered furniture reached the hostel, no provisions were made for its being shifted to the rooms in need.
I kindly request you to address these pressing concerns with the hostel management and enable their hasty redressal.
Yours sincerely,
[Sign]
XYZ General Secretary
Ph: 1234567890

State true or false.
This letter does not use a definition-based style of argumentation.

  1. A

    TRUE

  2. B

    FALSE

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  • A

    TRUE

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Question 25 of 60 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1 (ES)) End Term paper sat on 13 Apr 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M ES FOUNDATION AN EXAM QEF3 13 Apr 2025). It carries 2 marks.

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