SSC Mains English Paper 29-03-2015

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Directions: In questions 1 to 20, some of the sentences have
errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence
has an error. If there is no error, mark (d) as your answer.
1.
Make haste/(a) lest you should not/(b) miss the train./
(c) No error (d)
2.
Many of us/(a) do not know/(b) to swim at all./(c) No
error (d)
3.
His car is/(a) more bigger than/(b) that of any of us./(c)
No error (d)
4.
One of my uncles/(a) is a doctor/(b) in America./(c) No
error (d)
5.
This machine looks/(a) good but is very badly designed/
(b) and doesn’t work good./(c) No error (d)
6.
He is well-known for both/(a) his kindness/(b) as well
as his understanding./(c) No error (d)
7.
Ramu closely resembles to his father/(a) not only in
physical features/(b) but also in habits./(c) No error (d)
8.
9.
After he had read the two first chapters/(a) of the novel
he felt like reading/(b) the book at one sitting./(c) No
error (d)
India is/ (a) one of the leading/ (b) film producing
country in the world./(c) No error (d)
10. Hardly had/(a) I left the house/(b) then it began to rain./
(c) No error (d)
11.
He told me/(a) that he wrote a letter/(b) to his superior
for a certain reason./(c) No error (d)
12. The teacher told the boys/(a) that one ought to work
hard/(b) to earn one living./(c) No error (d)
13. The obstacles to which/(a) Gandhiji had to surmount
were mostly/(b) on the moral and spiritual grounds./(c)
No error (d)
14. Unless you do not/(a) take care of your health/(b) you
will continue to suffer./(c) No error (d)
15. After Ravi read the/(a) magazines and newspapers, and
watched the TV programme, he decided/(b) to go out
and meet some old friends./(c) No error (d)
16. Everyone agrees that/(a) the Ganga is the holiest/(b) of
all other rivers of India./(c) No error (d)
17. The issues are/(a) complex and has been/(b) obscured
by other factors./(c) No error (d)
18. The bus was/(a) hired by the ladies/(b) for its picnic./(c)
No error (d)
19. If/(a) it snowed tomorrow/(b) we’ll go skating./(c) No
error (d).
20. A quarrel arose between the five members/(a) and for a
time it appeared as if the party/(b) had been heading for
a split./(c) No error (d)
Directions : In questions 21 to 25, sentences are given with
blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four
alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the
correct alternative out of the four.
21. The old man could not remember where he...............his
money.
(a)
deposits
(b) is depositing
(c)
had deposited
(d) will deposit
22. Hamid...............in Mumbai for three years when his
parents came to visit.
(a)
had lived
(b) had lived
(c)
was living
(d) had been living
23. I have little time, so I can tell you only...............what
the said.
(a)
shortly
(b) briefly
(c)
little of
(d) briskly
24. Two years have passed since he...............here.
(a)
has come
(b) come
(c)
came
(d) had come
25. His wife has a twin who resembles her so much that at
first he had great trouble telling...............
(a)
one from the other
(b)
one from another
(c)
each other
(d) who is which
Directions : In questions 26 to 30, choose the word opposite
in meaning to the given word.
26. APOCRYPHAL
(a)
Authentic
(b) Dubious
(c)
Unsubstantiated (d) Fictitious
27. REPEL
(a)
Attend
(b) Concentrate
(c)
Continue
(d) Attract
28. APPALLING
(a)
Shocking
(b) Consoling
(c)
Scaring
(d) Horrifying
(a)
Gravity
(b) Grim
(c)
Genial
(d) Sport
29. JEST
30. CURTAIL
(a)
Lengthen
(b) Shorten
(c)
Entail
(d) Close
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Directions: In questions 31 to 35, out of four alternatives,
choose the one which best expresses the meaning o the given
word.
31. ENLIVEN
(a) Dampen
(b) Cheer
(c) Depress
(d) Subdue
32. HAUGHTY
(a) Humble
(b) Subservient
(c) Meek
(d) Conceited
33. DEMENTED
(a) Reasonable
(b) Sensible
(c) Idiotic
(d) Lucid
34. ILL-BRED
(a) Uncouth
(b) Well-bred
(c) Courteous
(d) Mannerly
35. KNACK
(a) Dexterity
(b) Awkwardness
(c) Clumsiness
(d) Disability Directions: In
questions 36 to 40, groups of four words are given. In each
group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt
word.
36. (a) Amelirate
(b) Zealot
(c) Penetrate
(d) Stain
37. (a) Preposterous
(b) Disasterous
(c) Murderous
(d) Onerous
38. (a) Severity
(b) Cruelity
(c) Sincerity
(d) Superiority
39. (a) Begining
(b) Winning
(c) Mining
(d) Running
40. (a) Complement
(b) Compliment
(c) Supplement
(d) Requirment
Directions : In questions 41 to 50, four alternatives are given
for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the
alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/
phrase.
41. She is a fair - weather friend.
(a) a good friend
(b) a friend who meets difficulties calmly
(c) one who deserts you in difficulties
(d) a favorable friend.
42. To die in harness means of die while
(a) riding a horse (b) in a stable
(c) in a uniform
(d) still in service
43. To keep under wraps means to keep something
(a) covered
(b) protected
(c) unpacked
(d) secret
44. After independence Indian agriculture rose like a
phoenix due to the Green Revolution.
(a) with a new life (b) with a start
(c) with royal gait (d) with vengeance
45. His failure at the election has been a sore point with
him for a long time.
(a) something which hurts
(b) something that brings fear to
(c) something memorable for
(d) something pleasurable to
46. The student is on the verge of breakdown.
(a) on the brink of (b) at the outset of
(c) in the midst of (d) at the risk of
47. My repeated attempts of get refund from the civic
authorities were of no avail.
(a) unsuccessful
(b) postponed
(c) useless
(d) delayed
48. He was progressing by leaps and bounds because of his
hard work.
(a) rapidly
(b) slowly
(c) peacefully
(d) strongly
49. To emerge out of thin air means to
(a) appear suddenly
(b) descend gradually
(c) fall down quickly
(d) enter from space
50. The news of the accident came as a bolt from the blue.
(a) something unexpected
(b) something unpleasant
(c) something horrible
(d) something unexpected and unpleasant
Directions : In questions 51 to 70, the Ist and the last sentences
of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage
is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four
pats are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence
and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
51. 1. Fighting a fire demands a lot of strength and
endurance.
P.
The breathing unit may weigh as much as 25
kilograms.
Q. The fire-fighter will normally wear an oxygen
mask and carry an oxygen tank.
R. The fire-fighter will normally wear an oxygen
mask and carry an oxygen tank.
S. Apart from these, he will have to carry the hose
and other tools.
6. The weight of the hose and other tools, the firefighter carries, will be around 50 kilograms.
(a) QPSR
(b) QRPS
(c) QSPR
(d) SPRQ
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52. 1.
We were taking tea at the Rathna Tea Stall.
6.
Ant this is what every Indian should aim at.
P.
We found a tourist bus which has just rammed into
a tamarind tree on the roadside.
(a)
SRQP
(b) QPRS
(c)
QRPS
(d) QSPR
Q.
We rushed out of the tea stall.
R.
We helped the passengers to get out of the bus.
P.
the bell had rung
Suddenly we heard a loud noise followed by a cry
for help.
R.
he ordered that
S.
found out why
6.
We informed the hospital and also the police about
the accident.
6.
done to the horse
(a)
RSPQ
(b) PQRS
(a)
SQPR
(b) QSRP
(c)
SPRQ
(d) SQRP
(c)
PRSQ
(d) RSQP
S.
53. 1.
Democracy is the primary goal of our Indian
Constitution.
P.
If representatives do not rule according to the
wishes of the people, they are changed in the next
election.
56. 1.
57. 1.
When the Governor
When you ponder over
P.
that the only hope
Q.
you will realize
R.
of world peace lies
S.
the question deeply
in the United Nations
Q.
In a democracy, the people are the rulers.
6.
R.
New representatives who are aware of the needs
of the people take their place.
(a)
QRSP
(b) SPQR
(c)
SQPR
(d) RSPQ
S.
They rule through their elected representatives.
6.
Thus in a democracy, the responsibilities of the
people are great.
(a)
SQPR
(b) QPSR
(c)
QSPR
(d) QSRP
58. 1.
:
Work is the one thing
P
:
and without it
Q
:
that is necessary
R
:
to keep the world going
S
:
we would all die
54. 1.
Satellites have been launched into space for various
purposes.
6.The proper sequence should be:
P.
The other satellites we have launched are the
Bhaskara, Apple and Insat IA, IB, IC.
(a)
QPSR
(b) RPQS
(c)
SRPQ
(d) QRPS
Q.
We have launched out first satellite Aryabhatta on
19th April, 1975.
R.
Our latest achievement is the launching of PSLV
rocket.
59. 1.
Anna had longed to see her son.
P.
“He will arrive at the station at 10 O’ clock”, she
said to herself.
Q.
She prepared herself for it.
S.
Therefore in satellite technology; we are able to
compete with other developed countries.
R.
She looked at the clock/
S.
There were only five minutes left.
6.
Only a few other countries have developed satellite
technology.
6.
She rushed out of her house and hailed a taxi to
reach the staion in time.
(a)
QPRS
(b) QRPS
(a)
QPRS
(b) SPRQ
(c)
SQPR
(d) SQRP
(c)
PRQS
(d) QSRP
55. 1.
National Integrity means National Unity for all.
P.
They are the evils of Communalism and
Regionalism.
Q.
Our Government is taking steps to remove such
tendencies.
R.
But there are some evil tendencies in our society
to hamper our units.
S.
The feeling of Indianans should be achieved to
preserve our unit.
60. 1.
Mr. Rama swamy is very strict man.
P.
He earns nearly three thousand rupees a month.
Q.
He also believes that it is foolish to waste one’s
time or money.
R.
He is not a poor man.
S.
He believes that life means work only.
6.
But he wants his children to lead a simple life.
(a)
PSQR
(b) SQRP
(c)
RQPS
(d) SRQP
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61. 1.
P.
Q.
R.
It will be better
to a few than enroll
to provide quality education
them out as graduates
P.
Leave out euphoria, after the Gulf War and that is
the highest such figure for six years.
Q.
And whatever the gloomy politicians may think,
Amricans themselves seem to sense that.
S.
6.
(a)
(c)
62. 1.
P.
en masse and churn
after perfunctory teaching.
QRSP
(b) RSPQ
QPSR
(d) SRQR
“I was born here in the old city”, the girl told us.
her answer suggested that her family has roots
R.
But these are problems, things that can and will
be solved they are not the stuf of national crisis.
S.
The latest Time/CNN poll says 62% of Americans
thought their nation was doing “fairly well” or
“very well.”
6.
All in needs now is for politicians to catch the
new mood of optimism.
Q.
R.
when we inquired
as opposed to the modern towns that consist mostly
of hotels
and belongs to the traditional part where the
temples are
Some say, people hear are more ethnically pure.
QPSR
(b) SRPQ
PSRQ
(d) SRQP
(a)
QPSR
(b) RSQR
(c)
PQRS
(d) SPRQ
S.
6.
(a)
(c)
63. 1.
P.
Q.
Making ourselves
our language
Part of growing into
R.
masters of
S.
is an important
6.
full manhood or womanhood
(a)
PSRQ
(b) SQPR
(c)
RPSQ
(d) PRSQ
64. 1.
The very first battle they fought
P.
and they had to fall back
Q.
cross the border
R.
was lost
S.
letting the enemy
6.
and enter the country
(a)
RQSP
(b) RPSQ
(c)
QRPS
(d) QPRS
65. 1.
A nation
P.
the material asset it possesses
Q.
is not made by
R.
and collective determination
S.
but by the will
6.
of the people
(a)
PQRS
(b) QPSR
(c)
RSPQ
(d) SRPQ
66. 1.
Nobody in their mind would doubt that American
has problems.
67. 1.
Judo champ, Tamura, doesn’t look or act tough.
P.
At 4 feet 9 Tamura is the shortest woman in the
lightweight class (106) pounds).
Q.
Fans know her affectionately as “Yawara-chan”
after a spunky cartoon character.
R.
She wears a lucky pink ribbon and at 20, still grins
like a carefree teen and gushes about ice-cream.
S.
No wonder the Japanese go wild when she tosses
opponents, many of whom tower over her.
6.
Tamura has become a national idol in Japan.
68. 1.
It’s only in the last three years that we have seen
the rebirth of T. B.
P.
What bothers experts is the emergence of
particularly patent strains of the T.B. bacteria the
are resistant to two or more anti-T.B. drugs.
Q.
This is compounded by the fact that the symptoms
disappear in about two months.
R.
Three or four anti-T.B. drugs are available at cost
in Government clinics.
S.
Yet, the long period of treatment leads to a high
rate of noncompliance with the treatment.
6.
In such cases, a relapse occurs and the bacteria
appear in more virulent and drug-resistant form.
(a)
PQRS
(c) QPRS
69. 1. We have to
P
as we see it
(b) SRQP
(d) RSPQ
Q
speak the truth
R
there is falsehood and darkness
S
even if all around us
6. The proper sequence should be:
(a) RQSP
(b) QRPS
(c)
RSQP
(d) QPSR
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70. 1. Het sat
P
through the Town Hall Park
suggested, select the one which ref expresses the same sentence
in Passive/Active Voice.
Q
which flanks a path running
81. Open the door.
R
under the boughs
(a)
The door must be opened
S
of a spreading tamarind tree
(b)
The door will be opened
6. The proper sequence should be:
(c)
The door is opened
(a)
PQSR
(b) RSQP
(d)
Let the door be opened
(c)
RSPQ
(d) PRSQ
82. I did not trust anybody.
Directions: In questions 71 to 80, out of the four alternatives,
choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/
sentence.
(a)
Nobody was trusted by me
(b)
Anybody had been trusted by me
(c)
Nobody would be trusted by me
71. The worship of idols or images
(d)
Nobody has been trusted by me
(a)
Atheism
(b) Theism
(c)
Idolatry
(d) Iconoclasm
83. Did he remember the date and time?
(a)
Are the date and time remembered by him?
(b)
Was he remembering the date and time?
(b) Toxic
(c)
Were the date and time remembered by him?
(d) Tragic
(d) Did the date and time be remembered by him?
The boys were digging a hole in the ground.
(a) A hole had been dug in the ground by the boys
(b) In the ground, the boys dug a hole
(c) A hole in the ground has been dug by the boys
(d) A hole was being dug by the boys in the ground
We must now deal with these problems.
(a) These problems must now be dealt with by us
(b) These problems must now be dealing with by us
(c) These problems must now deal with by us
(d) These problems are to be dealt with by us
The audience loudly cheered the leader’s speech.
(a) The leader’s speech was loudly cheered by the
audience
(b) The leader’s speech is loudly cheered by the
audience
(c) The audience loudly cheered the leader for his
speech
(d) The speech of the leader was loudly cheered by
the audience
Someone is following us.
(a) We are followed by someone
(b) We are being followed by someone
(c) We were being followed by someone
(d) We had been followed by someone
He hasn’t slept in his bed.
(a) His bed hasn’t been slept in
(b) He had not been slept in his bed
(c) His bed had been slept in
(d) His bed had not been slept in
72. Something of idols or images
(a)
(c)
Trivial
Torpid
73. A remedy for all diseases
(a)
Amnesia
(b) Panacea
(c)
Intelligentsia
(d) Parasol
84.
74. A hater of mankind
(a)
Misanthrope
(b) Misogynist
(c)
Philanthropist
(d) Misogamist
85.
75. Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks
(a)
Megalomania
(b) Dipsomania
(c)
Kleptomania
(d) Pyromania
76. A shy look that is lustful
(a)
Leer
(b) Lore
(c)
Lark
(d) Littoral
86.
77. A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotes
(a)
Wile
(b) Yokel
(c)
Wag
(d) Aeon
78. Deep in thought
(a)
Meditation
(b) Pensive
(c)
Pesky
(d) Purloin
87.
79. Without risk of punishment
(a)
Impudent
(b) Impunity
(c)
Inexorable
(d) Imperturbable
80. Excessive preoccupation with one’s health
(a)
Hypochondria
(b) Malaise
(c)
Disaffected
(d) Malinger
Directions: In questions 81 to 100, a sentence has been given
in Active Voice/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives
88.
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89. I was recommended another lawyer.
(a) Somebody recommended another lawyer
(b) Somebody recommended me to another lawyer
(c)
Somebody recommended me another lawyer
(d)
Somebody recommends me another lawyer
90. Many a person has been saved from the man-eaters by
these hunters
(a)
These hunters will save many a person from the
man-eaters
(b)
These hunters save many a person from the maneaters
(c)
These hunters saved many a person from the maneaters
(d)
These hunters have saved many a person from the
man-caters
91. Must we cut this tree?
(a)
Must this tree will cut?
(b)
Must this tree be cut?
(c)
Must this tree was cut?
(d)
Must this tree is cut?
92. You will be well looked after.
(a)
They will look after you well
(b)
They can look after you well
(c)
They may look after you well
(d)
They shall look after you well
93. Didn’t they tell you to be here by six O’ clock?
(c)
The work will have completed by the time we get
there
(d) The work will have been completed by the time
we have got there
97. You will have to pull down this sky-scraper as you have
not complied with the town planning regulations.
(a) This sky-scraper will have to be pulled down as
the town planning regulations have not been
complied with
(b) This sky-scraper will have to be pulled down by
you as the town planning regulations have not been
complied by you
(c) This sky-scraper will be pulled down as the town
planning regulations have not been complied with
(d)
This sky-scraper will have to be pulled down as
the town planning regulations have not been
complied
98. He has written a poem which fascinates every one.
(a) A poem has been written by him which fascinates
every one
(b) Everyone is fascinated by the poem which has been
written him
(c) Poem written by him fascinates every one
(d) Every one fascinates the poem which is written by
him
99. Will those happy days be ever forgotten by me?
(a) Will I ever forget those happy days?
(b) Shall I ever forgot these happy days?
(c)
Would I forget these happy days?
(d)
Ever shall I forget those happy days?
(a)
Weren’t you told to be here by six O’ clock?
(b)
Haven’t they told you to be here by six O’ clock?
(c)
You were expected to be there by six O’ clock
(a)
Please permit him
(d)
They expected you to be here by six O’ clock
(b)
I request you to permit me
(c)
He requests to permit him
(d)
I plead you to permit him
94. Don’t touch this switch.
(a)
This switch does not be touched
(b)
This switch must not be touched
(c)
This switch don’t be touched
(d)
This switch need not be touched
95. One cannot gather grapes from thistles.
(a)
Thistles can’t be gathered from grapes
(b)
Grapes cannot be gathered from thistles
(c)
Grapes and thistles cannot be gathered by one
(d)
Grapes cannot be gathered by them
96. They will have completed the work by the time we get
there.
(a)
(b)
The work will be completed by the time we get
there
The work will have been completed by the time
we get there
100. You are requested to permit him.
Directions: In Question Nos. 101 to 120 a part of the sentence
is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined
part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence.
Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is
needed your answer is (d).
101. She has slept for eight hours last night.
(a)
slept
(b)
had slept
(c)
has been sleeping
(d)
No improvement
102. I have seen the film and she also has.
(a)
has also
(b) has too
(c)
too has
(d) No improvement
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103. He is in want of a reliable servant.
(a)
refused
(b) needs
(c)
declined
(d) No improvement
104. He was rejected because he was too young.
(c)
the number of tourists increases
(d)
No improvement
112. Is respect really preferable than money?
(a)
Preferable to money
(a)
so
(b) hence
(b)
preferred for money
(c)
though
(d) No improvement
(c)
perferable than money
(d)
No improvement
105. I hope that I shall get a First Class.
(a)
I feel that
(b) I hope
(c)
I am hoping
(d) No improvement
106. Most of the participation members at the fair, which
was organised by the students, were Mathematics
teacher’s.
(a)
Mathematic teachers
(b)
Mathematics teacher
(c)
teacher in Mathematics
(d)
No improvement
113. His speech was marked by disagreement and scorn
for his opponent’s position.
(a)
is being marked with disagreement and scorn for
his opponent’s position
(b)
was marked with disagreement and scorn for his
opponent’s positions
(c)
was marked by disagreement and scorn for this
opponents positions
(d)
No improvement
114. Changu is as tall, if not, taller than Chanchu.
107. Americans do not object ,y calling them by their first
names.
(a)
as tall, if not, taller than
(a)
my calling the
(b) to my calling them
(b)
as tall as, if not, taller to
(c)
been called
(d) No improvement
(c)
as tall as, if not, taller than
(d)
No improvement
108. The NYC building at New York City is as high as every
other building in the United States of America.
(a)
high than very other building
(b)
as high as very other building
(c)
higher than any other one
(d)
No improvement
109. But here again, there are allegations of indiscriminate
reclamations and acquisition to the farmland by the
Adanis.
(a)
reclamations and also acquistion by the farmland
(b)
reclamation as well as acquisiton of farmland
(c)
reclamation and acquistion of farmland
(d)
No improvement
110. It is a three-years degree cours.
115. The bigger dilemma facing these mega stores is how to
retain customers after the novelty wear thin.
(a)
wears thin
(b) cools down
(c)
wears off
(d) No improvement
116. She teaches us grammar, isn’t it ?
(a)
is’t she ?
(b) doesn’t she?
(c)
doesn’t it?
(d) No improvement
117. The struggle for independence is gaining movement
every day.
(a)
motion
(b) move
(c)
momentum
(d) No improvement
118. She is quite without affection and has no false pride.
(a)
admiration
(b) affliction
(c)
affectation
(d) No improvement
(a)
an three-years degree course
(b)
a three-year degree course
(a)
with
(b) on
(c)
a three years degree course
(c)
about
(d) No improvement
(d)
No improvement
111. As soon as winter sets in, the number of tourists start
increasing suddenly.
(a)
the number of tourists are increased
(b)
the amount of tourists starts increasing
119. I complimented Raju for his promotion.
120. The food tastes deliciously.
(a)
delicacy
(b) delicious
(c)
badly
(d) No improvement
Directions: In Question Nos. 121 to 145 a sentence has been
given in Direct/Indirect from. Out of the four alternatives
suggested, select the one which best expresses the same
sentence in Indirect/Direct from.
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121. Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.”
(a) Socrates said that virtue had its own rewards
(b) Socrates says that virtue is its own reward
(c) Socrates said that virtue is its own reward
(d) Socrates said that virtue was its own reward
122. He said to the interviewer, “Could you please repeat the
question?”
(a) He requested the interviewer if he could please
repeat the question
(b) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the
questions
(c) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question
(d) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the
question
123. He said, “it used to be a lovely, quiet street,”
(a) He said that it used to be a lovely, quiet street
(b) He pointed out that it had used to be a lovely, quiet
street
(c) He said that there used to be a lovely, quiet street
(d) He inquired whether there was a lovely, quiet street
124. The Prime Minister said the no one would be allowed
to disturb the peace.
(a) The Prime Minister said, “We shall not allow
anyone to disturb the peace.”
(b) The Prime Minister said, “We would not allow no
one to disturb the peace.”
(c) The Prime Minister said, “No one will disturb the
peace,”
(d) The Prime Minister said, “No one can disturb the
peace.”
125. The spectators said, “Bravo! Well done, players.”
(a) The spectators shouted that the players were doing
very well
(b) The spectators exclaimed with joy that the players
were doing very well
(c) The spectators applauded the players saying that
they had done well
(d) The spectators applauded the players joyfully to
do well
126. I said to my friend, “Good Morning. Let us go for a
picnic today.”
(a) I told good morning to my friend, and asked to go
for a picnic that day
(b) I wished my friend good morning and proposed
that we should go for a picnic that day
(c) I wished my friend good morning and proposed
that they should go for a picni that day
(d) I told good morning to my friend and suggested to
go for a picnic today
127. The new student asked the old one, “Do you know my
name?”
(a) The new student asked the old one if he knew his
name
(b) The new student asked the old one that whether
he knew his name
(c) The new student asked to old one did he know his
name
(d) The new student asked the old one if he knows his
name
128. I warned her that I could no longer tolerate her coming
late.
(a) I said to her, “You can no longer tolerate my
coming late.”
(b) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate your coming
late.”
(c) I said to her, “He can no longer tolerate her coming
late.”
(d) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate she coming
late.”
129. I said to my mother, “I will certainly take you to
Bangalore this week.”
(a) I told my mother he would certainly take her to
Bangalore that week
(b) I told my mother that I would certainly take her to
Bangalore that week
(c) I told my mother that she would certainly take her
to Bangalore that week
(d) I told to my mother that I would take you to
Bangalore that week
130. “How long does the journey take?”, my co-passenger
asked me.
(a) My co-passenger asked me how long does the
journey take
(b) I asked my co-passenger how long the journey
would take
(c) My co-passenger wanted to know how long the
journey would take
(d) My co-passenger asked me how long the journey
did take
131. “How clever of you to have solved the puzzle so quickly.”
said the mother.
(a) The mother exclaimed admiringly that it was very
clever of him to have solved the puzzle so quickly
(b) The mother expressed that he was so clever to have
solved the puzzle quickly
(c)
The mother told that he was very clever in solving
the puzzle to quickly
(d)
The mother exclaimed with joy that he was clever
enouth to solve the puzzle so quickly
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132. He said he goes for a walk every morning.
(d)
He told the judge that he had not committed this
crime
(a)
He said, “I went for a walk every morning”.
(b)
He said, “I go for a walk every morning”.
(c)
He said, “I will go for a walk-every morning”.
(a)
Rahul said that he will do it now or never
(d)
He said, “He goes for a walk every morning”.
(b)
Rahul said that he will now or never do it
(c)
Rahul said that he would do it then or never
(d)
Rahul said that he would now or never do it
133. I reiterated, “I don’t care about the job.”
(a)
I reiterated I didn’t care about the job
(b)
I said again and again I didn’t care about the job
(c)
I reiterated that I did not care about the job
(d)
I repeatedly said that I cared about the job
134. I said to my brother, “Let us go to some hill station for a
change.”
139. Rahul said, “I will do it now or never”.
140. My father once said to me, “If I can’t trust my people,
then I don’t want to be doing this.
(a)
His father once told him that if he couldn’t trust
his people then he didn’t want to be doing that
(b)
My father once told me that if the couldn’t trust
his people then he didn’t want to doing that
(a)
I suggested to my brother that they should go to
some hill station for a change
(c)
My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust
my people then he didn’t want to be doing that
(b)
I suggested to my brother that we should go to
some hill station for a change
(d)
My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust
his people then he didn’t want to be doing this
(c)
I suggested to my brother that let us go to some
hill station for a change
(d)
I suggested to my brother that let them go to some
hill station for a change
135. I wondered how many discoveries went unheeded.
(a)
I said, “How many discoveries went unheeded.
(b)
I said, “How many discoveries went unheeded?”
(c)
I said, “Do discoveries go unheeded?”
(d)
I said, “How many discoveries go unheeded?”
141. Doshi said to his wife, “Please select one of these
necklaces.”
(a)
Doshi requested his wife to select one of those
necklaces
(b)
Doshi said to his wife to please select one of these
necklaces
(c)
Doshi told his wife to please select ne of those
necklaces
(d)
Doshi pleased his wife to selects one of those
necklaces
136. Gopan said to me, “Can you do these sums for me?”
(a)
Gopan asked me if I could do those sums for him
(b)
Gopan asked me if I can do those sums for him
(c)
Gopan asked me if I can do these sums for him
(d)
Gopan asked if I could do these sums for him
142. He wrote in his report, “The rainfall has been scanty till
now.”
(a)
He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till
now
(b)
He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till
now
137. The boss said, “It’s time we began planning our work”.
(a)
The boss said that it was time they had begun
planning their work
(c)
He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till
then
(b)
The boss said that it was time we had begun
planning our work
(d)
He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till
then
(c)
The boss said that it was time they began planning
their work
(d)
The boss said that it was time we began planning
his work
143. “Govind,” said the manager sternly, “I command you to
tell me what the old man said.”
(a)
The manager sternly told Govind that he
commanded him to tell V him what the old man
had said
(b)
The what the old man had said
(c)
The manager commanded Govind to tell him what
the old man said
(d)
The manager sternly commanded Govind to tell
him what the old man had said
138. He said to the judge, “I did not commit this crime,”
(a)
He told the judge that he had not committed that
crime
(b)
He told the judge that he did not commit the crime
(c)
He told the judge that he had not committed the
crime
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144. I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought
for you yesterday?”
(a)
She requested Rita to help her in her homework
Gandhiji once said, “I would say that if the village
perishes, India will perish too,. India will be.....(156).....more
India. Her own mission in the world will
get.....(157).....The.....(158).....Industrialization is possible
only when it is no more.....(159).....Industrialization on a mass
scale will.....(160).....lead to passive or active exploitation of
the villagers as the problems.....(161).....competition and
marketing come in. Therefore, we have to.....(162).....on the
village being self contained, manufacturing mainly for use.
Provided this character of the village industry is.....(163).....the
would be no objection to villagers using even the modern
machines and tools that they can make and.....(164).....to use.
Only, they.....(165).....not be used as means of exploitation of
others.”
(b)
Rita requested her to help her with her homework
156. (a)
(c)
She requested Rita to help her with her homework
(c)
(d)
She requested Rita to help her homework
(a)
I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought
for him the day before
(b)
for him the previous day
(c)
for him the next day
(d)
I asked him where he had lost the pen I brought
for him the previous day
145. She said to Rita, “Please help me with my homework.”
Directions: In the following three passages from Q. Nos. 146
to 175 some of the words have been left out. First read the
passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill
in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
In India, from time immemorial, there.....(146).....been
a common spiritual outlook on.....(147).....to which various
races and religions.....(148).....made contributions. Thus a
subtle but.....(149).....thread of unity has been
running.....(150).....through the infinite multiplicity of
our.....(151).....For an analytical decryption of Indians’
decryption(152).....cultural heritage, in the light of
.....(153).....definition given above, it would be.....(154).....to
trace her cultural history of.....(155).....thousand years.
146. (a)
certainly
(b) scarcely
much
(d) no
lost
(b) extension
elevated
(d) flourished
rehabilitation
(b) pruning
revival
(d) devastation
denuded
(b) exploited
contaminated
(d) populated
passionately
(b) surprisingly
(c)
scarcely
(d) necessarily
161. (a)
forming
(b) enhancing
(c)
between
(d) of
concentrate
(b) ponder
(c)
imagine
(d) ensure
163. (a)
regained
(b) neglected
maintained
(d) thwarted
164. (a)
prepare
(b) afford
(c)
hesitate
(d) propose
can
(b) could
need
(d) should
157. (a)
(c)
158. (a)
(c)
159. (a)
(c)
160. (a)
162. (a)
rather
(b) have
has
(d) had
manner
(b) life
happiness
(d) behavior
have
(b) has
are
(d) is
genuine
(b) serious
165. (a)
strong
(d) sincere
(c)
out
(b) on
in
(d) all
life
(b) fortune
future
(d) hope
sole
(b) special
common
(d) actual
the
(b) a
new
(d) its
important
(b) necessary
required
(d) useful
155. (a)
many
(b) more
(c)
vivid
(d) several
(c)
147. (a)
(c)
148. (a)
(c)
149. (a)
(c)
150. (a)
(c)
151. (a)
(c)
152. (a)
(c)
153. (a)
(c)
154. (a)
(c)
(c)
The language problem is not solved by deciding the
medium of instruction in the educational institutions. The
problem of.....(166).....between State-Governments
still.....(167).....At of.....(169).....the.....(170).....language as
the medium for.....(171).....purposes. Then the need for a stable
for.....(172).....communication.....(173).....Moreover, the
Central Government shall.....(174).....adopt a particular
language for.....(175).....own official work.
166. (a)
(c)
167. (a)
(c)
communication (b) information
intimation
(d) decision
stays
(b) remains
resides
(d) rests
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168. (a)
into
(b) through
(c)
with
(d) in
(a)
Their life was harsh.
adaption
(b) imposing
(b)
They did no work.
thrusting
(d) adoption
(c)
They were lazy.
local
(b) mother
(d)
Search for food was their primary focus in life.
regional
(d) foreign
171. (a)
governmental
(b) officious
(a)
They had no desires.
(c)
administrative
(d) religious
(b)
They had everything they needed.
inter-state
(b) regional
(c)
They had limited desires.
international
(d) intra-state
(d)
They kept their wants high.
comes up
(b) rises
169. (a)
(c)
170. (a)
(c)
172. (a)
(c)
173. (a)
(c)
178. What is the writer’s image of the primitive people?
179. What is the key to understanding the primitive peoples’
behavior according to the passage?
180. How does the writer appreciate the primitives?
crops up
(d) persists
(a)
They have a low degree of wants
174. (a)
having to
(b) have to
(b)
(c)
had been
(d) have been
They are the masters of their time owing to their
contentedness.
its
(b) their
(c)
They are materially poor.
our
(d) his
(d)
They are highly satisfied.
175. (a)
(c)
PASSAGE-1
PASSAGE-2
Faith in progress is deep within out culture. We have
been taught to believe that our lives are better than the lives
of those who came before us. The ideology of modern
economics suggests that material progress has yielded
enhanced satisfaction and well-being. But much of our
confidence about our own well-being comes from the
assumption that our lives are easier than those of earlier
generations.
Power and possession have been central pursuits of modern
civilization for a long time. They blocked out or distorted
other features of the western renaissance (revival) which
promised so much for humanity. What people have been and
are still being taught to praise are money, success, control
over the lives of others, acquistion of more and more objects.
Modern social, political, and economic systems, whether
capitalist, fascist or communist, reject in their working the
basic principle that the free and creative infoldment of every
man, woman and child is the true measure of the worth of
any society. Such infoldment requires understanding and
imagination, integrity and compassion, co-operation among
people and harmony between the human species and the rest
of nature. Acquisitiveness and the pursut of power have made
the modern man an aggressor against everything that is nonhumanm, an exploiter and oppressor of those who are poor,
meek and unorganized, a pathological type which hates and
distrusts the world and suffers from both acute loneliness and
false pride.
181. The author appears to be advocating which of the
following approaches to be adopted by society?
(a) capitalistic
(b) communist
(c) humanistic
(d) authoritarian
182. Which of the following best describes the behavior of
modern man?
(a) imaginative and sympathetic
(b) curel and greedy
(c) conscientious and cooperative
The lives of the so-called primitive peoples are thought
to be harsh - their existence dominate by the ‘incessant qauest
for food’. In fact, primitives did very little work. By
contemporary standards we’d have to judge them very lazy.
The key to understanding why these ‘stone-age people’
failed to act like us - increasing their work effort to get more
things - is that they had limited desires. In the race between
wanting and having, they had dept their wanting low; and, in
this way ensured their own kind of satisfaction. They were
materially poor by contemporary standards, but in at least
one dimension - time - we have to count them richer.
176. What is the basis for progress and growth, according to
the writer ?
(a)
Faith in progress is deep-rooted in our culture.
(b)
We have been taught that progress is necessary.
(c)
Material progress has given us strength.
(d)
We have assumed to progress.
177. What does the writer attribute to modern economics ?
(a)
That our lives are easier tan before
(b)
That progress in a natural process
(c)
That martial progress leads to higher satisfaction
and well-being.
(d)
That it forces us to assume progress.
(d)
perceptive and creative
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183. According to the passage, why has modern man turned
out as an enemy of everything that is non-human?
(a)
He has been dominated by drives of acquisitiveness
and power.
(b)
He consciously practices spirit of co-operation.
(c)
Non-humans have refused co-operation to human
beings.
(d)
He hates and distrusts other human beings.
184. Which of the following statements is not true in context
of the given passage?
(a)
Polar and possession go hand in hand.
(b)
The modern man is not individualist.
(c)
There is a need for a new renaissance.
(d) Poor and weak people are oppressed by the modern
man.
185. Which of the following is one of the requirements
fringing out the best in man?
(a)
money
(b) success
(c)
power
(d) understanding
PASSAGE-3
Child psychology is certainly not a strong point with
most Indian schools. Why else would they inflict a double
trauma on a student faring badly in the pre-boards by banning
her from taking the board exams often with fatal results as
evidenced by reports of student suicides in the run-up to the
boards? Now the Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE) has stepped in and put the brakes on this
discriminatory practice, ruling that no student can be banned
from the board exams without prior clearance from the CBSE.
This is good news for parents and students, many of whom
have had to live with the threat of performance-linked
department. While the school’s logic is that in order to attract
talented students, they need to maintain their performance
records at high levels. The assumption that a student faring
poorly at the per-boards will replicate this at the boards is
faulty. Chances are that the student will be spurred to work
doubly hard. On the other hand, the threat of debarmance. Of
course, linking per-boards to the boards is only one of the
problems with our school system.
186. Which is the good news for parents, according to the
passage?
(a) Schools will take the responsibility of preparing
students for the board.
(b) Schools will provide study facilities to the poor
student.
(c) Schools will enforce discipline to ensure higher
attendance of students.
(d) No students can be banned from the Boards without
prior clearance rrom the CBSE.
187. What is the ruling of the CBSE.
(a) Student’s must pass the per-board exam before
appearing for the Board exam.
(b)
Schools should fool the practice of performance
linked debarment.
(c) Schools should maintain the performance record
of students at high level.
(d) Schools must motivate students to work hard.
188. What is the faulty assumption of schools, according to
the passage?
(a) Students who do not do well at pre-boards will be
motivated to work hard.
(b) Pre-boards are generally easy and therefore
students take them lightly.
(c) Students who fare poorly at the pre-boards will
fail at the boards.
(d) Learning by note is a better method of learning.
189. Which of the following, according to the passage, is the
problem with our school system?
(a) Providing study facilities to the students
(b) Linking pre-board performance of students to the
boards
(c) Teacher’s lack of knowledge of child psychology
(d) Attracting talented students
190. According to the passage, parents had to live with the
threat of
(a) falling grades of their wards
(b) not getting theri wards admitted in the quality
schools
(c) schools not treating their wards with the attitude
of counsellor
(d) linking performance of their wards in per-boards
to the debarment
PASSAGE-4
The United Nations Fourth World Women’s Conference
had a colorful start at Beijing on September 4. This is the
centry’s most crucial conference which aimed at changing
the status quo of women’s lives characterised by inequality.
In a preliminary session, Ms. Aung Suu Kyi, the Nobel
peace Prize winner, said that expanding women’s power will
bring greater peace and tolerance to the world.
“It is not the prerogative of men alone to bring light to
this world. Women with their capacity for compassion and
self-sacrifice, with their courage and perseverance have done
much to dissipate the darkness of intolerance and hate”, said
Ms. Suu Kyi.
In the afternoon session Ms. Ayako Yamaguchi, a
Japanese delegate, launched a petiton against beauty pageant.
“What right do men have to evaluate women in a few minutes?
All women are beautiful. Beauty is something different for
everyone”, Ms. Ayako Yamaguchi said.
“Beauty contests are used as trade and exploitation. The
training is very rigorous, but it is the women, who get the full
benefit”, said Ms. Ranjana Bhargava. “After competition, the
women become trapped and the abuse and the abuse and the
bad things begin. The women are tainted; no one else will
accept them.”
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191. The Women’s World Conference was very important
because
(a) Ms. Aung Suu Kyi has just been awarded the
prestigious Nobel Peace Prize.
(b) Ms. Aung Suu Kyi was taking part in the
Conference.
(c) its main purpose was to change inequalities
between men and women.
(d) it was to protest against beauty contests.
192. Which of the following arguments of Ms. Aung Suu
Kyi is not true?
(a) Women also can bring greater peace to the world.
(b)
(c)
Men cannot claim they have done more for peace.
Women have the capacity for compassion and
sacrifice.
(d) Men have done nothing to dissipate ignorance.
193. The main emphasis in Ms. Ayako Yamaguchi’s argument
is
(a) men have no right to judge women
(b) men should be given more time to evaluate women.
(c) all women are beautiful in a way.
(d) beauty contest cre not necessary.
194. “Beauty is something different for everyone”. This
statement means
(a) beauty is certainly different from ugliness.
(b) beautiful women do not mingle with other women.
(c) beauty cannot be defined adequately.
(d) each woman is beautiful.
195. “Colorful start” in sentence 1 refers to
(a) participants who were all beautiful
(b) a lot of excitement and cheerfulness in the
conference hall
(c) absence of black coloured girls
(d) flags of various colours outside the conference hall
PASSAGE-5
“The Law is an ass”, declared Mr. Bumble in “Oliver
Twist”, and it often seems he was right. For punishment does
not always fit the crime and it rarely happens that a prison
term reforms a criminal.
Consider the following two cases. The first one had
happened in a village in Madurai District. One Gopal Yadhav,
a hard-core criminal undergoing life sentence in the Madurai
Prison came out on bail for two days to perform the last rites
of his mother. But he was rearrested on the same evening on
the charges of murdering his neighbor’s son to settle old
scores.
The second case, too, came to Madurai Court recently.
Deserted by her husband, a drunkard, his grief-stricken wife
mixed rat poison in the food and gave it to her four children
aged between 1.5 and 9 yeras. Before she could swallow the
same food, she was unable to bear the pitiable sight of her
children writhing in pain. She rushed them to hospital where
she disclosed everything. She was able to save the lives of the
first three children, but the country awarded her two years
imprisonment (later commuted to a year) on the charges of
plotting to kill her children. Would you say women like her
are a danger to the society? Would you call them criminal? It
is high time that we found other ways of registering out
disapproval of wrong doing. To imprison the bad is expedient
when they are dangerous. To imprison the mad and the merely
sad, as we do, is not only unnecessary, it is uncivilized.
196. The writer says “The Law is an ass’ because
(a) it is as patient as an ass.
(b) It does not punish the criminal severely.
(c) punishment do not help to reform criminals.
(d) criminal can escape punishment.
197. Gopal Yadhav came out on bail
(a) in order to murder his enemy
(b) to cremate his mother
(c) so that he could be rearrested
(d) to see his four children undergoing treatment in
the hospital
198. The mother in the second case cannot be called a
criminal because she
(a) rushed her children to the hospital
(b) mixed an ineffective poison in the food
(c) was able to save three out of four children
(d) was deserted by her husband
199. The writer argues that punishment for people like the
woman in the second case are not necessary because
they
(a) don’t commit crimes frequently
(b) are less dangerous than other criminals
(c) represent poor society
(d) should not be clubbed with other criminals
200. The main difference between the two cases is
(a) the first is about a man and the other is about a
woman.
(b) the woman regrets what she has done, but not the
man.
(c) the man is a killer but the woman is not.
(d) the man and the woman belong to different
communities.
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