Directions : In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as 1), 2), 3) and 4). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The number of that word is your
answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark 5) i.e. All correct’ as your answer.
1. Under the existing (1) regulations we are not permitted (2) to owe (3) more than forty percent share (4) of the family business. All correct (5)
2. In case of any land dispute (1) panchayat officials (2) will determine (3) how the property is to bedividend (4) All
correct (5)
3. The World Bank has consented (1) to sanction (2) the necessary (3) finance (4) for the project.
4. To obtain (1) a refund you will have to fill (2) a claim (3) with the appropriate (4) authority. All correct (5)
5. Experts predict (1) there will be sortage (2) of investment (3) in the infrastructure (4) sector All correct (5)
Directions : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Thesenumbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately . Find out the appropriate word in each case. Man has always considered himself to be the ruler of this planet. This 6 and the attendant superiority feeling has made him look down 7 other creatures who co-exist with humans on this earth. The so called civilized human race has 8 and ill-treated small and large animal species and birds in an attempt to prove his 9. It is common knowledge that 10 numbers of animals have been 11 for centuries under the 12 of conducting scientific experiment or for sport. Till recently, in the 13 of scientific experiment monkeys and frogs have been 14 to dissection and 15 in the laboratory.
6. 1) pleasure 2) fact
3) achievement 4) force
5) arrogance
7. 1) in 2) upon
3) with 4) for 5) into
8. 1) criticized 2) devalued
3) protected 4) abused
5) enlarged
9. 1) supremacy 2) wisdom
3) cleverness 4) instinct .
5) possession
10. 1) tall 2) plenty 3) countless 4) diverse 5) numerous
11. 1) tortured 2) exposed 3) treated 4) vanished 5) extinct
12. 1) projection 2) criticism 3) pretext 4) game 5) study
13. 1) matter 2) set 3) scheme 4) virtue 5) name
14. 1) confined 2) subjected 3) condemned 4) allied 5) performed
15. 1) cruelty 2) deformation 3) study 4) vivisection 5) proliferation
Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. Nature is an infinite source of beauty. Sun-rise and sun-set, mountains and rivers, lakes and glaciers, forests and fields provide joy and bliss to the human mind and heart for hours together . Everything in nature is splendid and divine. Every day and every season of the year has a peculiar beauty to unfold. Only one should have eyes to behold it and a heart to feel it like the English poet Wordsworth who after seeing daffodils said – “And then my heart with pleasure fills and dances with the daffodils.” Nature is a great teacher . The early man was thrilled with beauty and wonders of nature. The Aryans worshiped nature. One can learn the lessons in the vast school of nature. Unfortunately the strife, the stress and the tension of modern life have made people immune to beauties of nature. Their life is so full of care that they have no time stand and stare. They cannot enjoy the beauty of flowing rivers, swinging trees, flying birds and majestic mountains and hills. There is, however, a cry to go back to village from the concrete and artificial jungle of cities. Hence the town planners of today pay special attention to provide enough number of natural scenic spots in town planning. To develop a balanced personality, one needs to have a healthy attitude which can make us appreciate and enjoy the beauty of nature.
There is no other balm to soothe our ti.red soul and listless mind than the infinite nature all around us. We should enjoy it fully to lead a balanced and harmonious life, full of peace and tranquility.
16. Which of the following words has the SAME in meaning Lo the word ’care’ as used in the passage ?
1) Grief 2) Want 3) Needs
4) Pleasure 5) Prejudices
17. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the world ‘unfold’ as used in the passage ?
1) Declare 2) Conceal
3) Describe 4) Perpetuate
5) Evolve
18. Which of the following statements is NOT MADE in the passage about nature ?
1) Nature is an infinite source of beauty
2) Everything in nature is splendid and divine
3) Nature is a great teacher
4) The Aryans worshiped nature
5) The early man was scared of nature
19. What is needed to develop a balanced personality ?
1) Impersonal skills
2) Reading poetry
3) Healthy attitude
4) Going back to villages
5) None of these
20. Why do people not enjoy the beauty of nature ?
1) They are running after material pleasures
2) They do not consider nature as balm to soothe their tired minds
3) Their life is full of worries and tensions
4) They are afraid of nature
5) None of these
21. What should we do to enjoy tranquil life ?
1) Get totally immersed in daily routine
2) Believe that nature has infinite source of beauty
3) Lead a disciplined and educated life
4) Enjoy the nature around
5) Form a habit of daily physical exercise
22. What are the town planners doing today ?
1) Providing facilities for enjoying exercise
2) Establishing balance between the nature and concrete and artificial jungle of cities
3) Supporting the cry to go back to villages
4) Making efforts to inculcate healthy attitude among people
5) None of these
23. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘listless’ as used in the passage.
1) Active 2) Progressive
3) Backward 4) Hidden
5) Impure
24. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the meaning to the word ‘soothe’ as used in the passage.
1) Stabilize 2) Excite
3) Propagate 4) Nurture
5) Strengthen
25. According to the author of the passage, nature.
1) is the ultimate salvation for man
2) is the creator of this universe
3) brings uniformity in seasons
4) maintains homeostasis among human beings
5) is abundantly glorious and divine
26. According to the passage, each season of the year.
1) makes rivers flow
2) unfolds the magnificence of mountains
3) is different from other seasons
4) tells us that we should live in peace and tranquility
5) teaches us to go back to villages
27. Why did the Aryans worship nature ?
1) Aryans were intelligent and sagacious people
2) Aryans believed in the power of elements
3) They knew that the nature will induce balanced and harmonious personality
4) They wanted their life to be simple and free from tensions
5) None of these
28. What is the meaning of the expression ’stand and stare’ as used in the passage ?
1) Stop and think
2) Wait and watch
3) Plan and organize
4) Relax and observe
5) Imagine and wonder
29. What was the reaction of the early man to wonders of nature ?
1) Respect and submission
2) Strong feeling of excitement
3) Strong desire to emulate
4) Passionate to appeal to God
5) Strong believe that God has created this world
30. Which of the following words has the SAME in meaning to the word ‘immune’ as used in the passage ?
1) Sensible 2) Insensible
3) healthy 4) unhealthy
5) ressistable
Directions : Which of the phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ’No correction is required, mark 5) as the answer.
31. Starting out my own business at this time would effect the financial stability of my family.
1) Starting up my
2) For starting with
3) To start out mine
4) By starting my
5) No Correction Required
32. Use a tactic for mixing the inferior with good quality rice is dishonest and you will lose your license.
1) Using tactics as
2) Using a tactic like
3) To use tactics
4) Used to tactics like
5) No Correction Required
33. The company will invest more six hundred crores in the next five years to expand its operations in Britian.
1) will further invest
2) has invested more than
3) have invested over
4) will be invested above
5) No Correction Required
34. Several of our projects have delayed because the equipment we ordered was delivered late.
1) have been delayed when
2) delayed because of
3) were delayed since
4) were delayed with
5) No Correction Required
35. The committee has ruled out the possible raising taxes for this financial year.
1) possible raised
2) possible rise of
3) possibility to raise
4) possibility of raising
5) No Correction Required
Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic
error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer . If there is
no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).
36. In about five minutes (1), they would / cover the distance from the road to the point (2) / where the waves would (3) / begin lick their feet (4). No error (5)
37. The devastating experiences (1)/ of many wars taught some countries (2) / the necessary of
pursuing peace (3)/ at the expense of nationalist egos. (4) No error (5)
38. The former superstar recently (1)/ visit an orphanage (2)/ fuel-ling speculation that (3) / she is planning to adopt a child (4) No error (5)
39. Accordance to a new study (1)/ taking steps to remain healthy and young (2)/ may help delay (3)/ the Alzheimer’s disease (4). No error (5)
40. A day after he was diagnosed with (1)/ swine flu, preventive measures were put in place (2)/ to ensure that others were not (3)/ effected by the dreaded virus (4). No error (5)
Directions : Each sentence below has a blank/s, each blank indicates that something has been omitted. choose the word/s that best tit/s the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
41. Sunita had been out of the hospital she slipped and fractured her arm.
1) hardly, when 2) just, as
3) well, and 4) then, when
5) also, as
42. During the strike, all work at the factory came to a ?
1) stoppage 2) close
3) decline 4) end 5) halt
43. A parable is a story with a moral, the story being ? of the underlying moral.
1) familiar 2) identical
3) irrelevant 4) illustrative
5) summary
44. Jason promised to ______ an attempt to get better grades this year.
1) give 2) make
3) take 4) keep 5) have
45. The teacher read ______ the children the story of the “Titanic”.
1) also 2) to
3) again 4) well 5) by
Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper
sequence, to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
A) O-nami was very strong and knew the art of wrestling. In his private spells he defeated even his teacher, but in public he was so timid, that his own pupils defeated him.
B) The teacher advised him saying “Your name means Great Waves, imagine that you are huge waves speeding everything before you, swallowing everything in your path. Do this and you will be the greatest wrestler in the country. ”
C) O-nami soon registered for a wrestling match and won. After that, no one in Japan was able to defeat him.
D) In the early days of the Meiji era there lived a well-known wrestler called O-nami, Great Waves.
E) In the days that followed, O-nami meditated on the advice given by the Zen master.
F) O-nami felt he should go to a Zen master for help. He approached Hakuju a wandering teacher and told him of his great trouble.
46. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement ?
1) A 2) D 3) F 4) B 5) E
47. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement ?
1) E 2) B 3) D 4) C 5) F
48. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement ?
1) E 2) D 3) B 4) C 5) F
49. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after the rearrangement ?
1) A 2) D 3) F 4) E 5) C
50. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement ?
1) D 2) F 3) B 4) E 5) C
Answers :
1) 3 2) 4 3) 5 4) 2 5) 2 6) 5 7) 2 (8) 4 9) 1 10) 3 11) 1 12) 3 13) 5 14) 2 15) 1 16) 3 17) 2 18) 5 19) 3 20) 3 21) 4 22) 5 23) 1 24) 2 25) 1 26) 3 27) 5 28) 2 29) 2 30) 2 31) 1 32) 2 33) 1 34) 3 35) 4 36) 4 37) 3 38) 2 39) 1 40) 1 41) 1 42) 5 43)4 44) 2 45) 2 46) 1 47) 3 48) 1 49) 5 50) 3