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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPREHENSION

Directions (Q. 1 to 20) : Some of the sentences
have errors and some are correct. Find out
which part of a sentence has an error and
blacken the rectangle corresponding to the
appropriate letter (A, B, C) . If there is no error,
blacken the rectangle corresponding to (D) in
the Answer Sheet.
1.
One of my eyes (A) / were injured (B) / when 1
lit crackers during Diwali. (C) / No error (D)
2.
I have (A) / few money (B) / but lots of
friends. (C) / No error (D)
3.
Supposing if (A) / you dont get 96% marks
(B) / will you study physics ? (C) / No error (D)
4.
We have seen (A) / Three Idiots at Metro
(B) / yesterday afternoon. (C) / No error (D)
5.
I think (A) / Sholay is preferable (B) / than
the film called Don. (C) / No error (D)
6.
The assassin was convicted (A) / and
ordered to be hung (B) /even though the
defence lawyer handled the case efficiently.
(C) /No error (D)
7.
Being unable to (A) / cope up with the
syllabus (B) / he discontinued the course.
(C) /No error (D)
8.
If I was told earlier (A) / I would have (B) /
certainly helped you. (C) /No error (D)
9.
Alms (A) / are given (B) / to the poors. (C) /
No error (D)
10.
We have to (A) / insure that members (B)
/ fulfill the requirements. (C) /No error (D)
11.
The earths atmosphere (A) / comprises of
(B) / numerous gases. (C) /No error (D)
12. This happened (A) /just exactly (B) / five
years ago. (C) / No error (D)
13. Ramesh smiled when he was remembering
(A) / his hard early years (B) / and his long
road to success. (C) /No error (D)
14. Good heavens ! (A) / How has she (B) /
behaved with her parents ! (C) / No error (D)
15. The doctor advised Mr. Murugan that, (A) /
because of his severe cramps, (B) / he
should lay in the bed for a few days. (C) /No
error (D)
16. It was he who (A) / came running in the
house (B) / with the news about the
earthquake. (C) / No error (D)
17. Her mother does not approve of (A) / her to
go to the party (B) / without dressing
formally. (C) / No error (D)
18. Riding across the battle field (A) / the
famous Bhishm (B) / saw a large number
of dead warriors. (C) /No error (D)

19.

My Aunt (A) / was first (B) / to get a degree.

(C) / No error (D)
20. Padmini had not rarely missed (A) / a dance
performance or festival since (B) / she was
eight years old. (C) / No error (D)
Directions(Q. 21 to 30) : Sentences are given
with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate
word. Four alternatives are suggested for each
question. Choose the correct alternative out
of the four and indicate it by the appropriate
rectangle in the Answer
Sheet.
21. Each of the children . given a miniature
flag on National Day.
(A) has
(B) have
(C) was
(D) were
22. No one . at home when the robbery took
place.
(A) has
(B) have
(C) was
(D) were
23. All the sugar . been used up to bake the
cake.
(A) is
(B) have
(C) are
(D) has
24. Most of the food . prepared by Mrs. Patel.
(A) is
(B) are
(C) have
(D) has
25. Fortunately, nobody . bitten by the
poisonous snake.
(A) was
(B) were
(C) has
(D) have
26. Nadheeka was musing memories of
the past.
(A) over
(B) about
(C) on
(D) from
27. On my return from a long holiday, I had to
with a lot of work.
(A) catch on
(B) catch up
(C) make up
(D) take up
28. We must av ail ourselv es ev ery
opportunity that comes our way;
(A) of; in
(B) on; in
(C) against; for
(D) to; to
29. When the thief entered the house, the
inmates in the hall.
(A) were slept
(B) were sleeping
(C) slept
(D) had been
sleeping
30. 700 men worked for 10 years to the
Borobudur temple in Java to its former glory.
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Directions(Q. 31 to 35) : Out of the four 43. He was pulled up for indiscipline.
alternatives, choose the one which best
(A) scolded
(B) punished
expresses the meaning of the given word and
(C) pampered
(D) expelled
mark it in the Answer Sheet.
44. Animals cannot put up with the sound of
31. Collusion
crackers during Diwali.
(A) Disagreement with
(A) respond to
(B) bear
(B) Outburst of anger
(C) hear
(D) fight with
(C) Secret understanding
45. In spite of the immense pressure exerted
(D) Show favour to
by the militants, the government has
32. Shortcomings
decided not to give in.
(A) Regular late coming
(A) accede
(B) yield
(B) Taking short intervals
(C) oblige
(D) conform
(C) Weaknesses
46. To get ones own back
(D) Strong points
(A) To get ones revenge
33. Clemency
(B) To get control over someone
(A) Empathy
(B) Kindness
(C) To get ones position back
(C) Sympathy
(D) Forgiveness
(D) To get hold of someone
34. Acumen
47. I think it is a square deal.
(A) Intelligence
(B) Insight
(A) a fair bargain
(B) a decent sale
(C) Wisdom
(D) Knowledge
(C) an unfair sale
(D) an unfair bargain
35. Commended
48. Ever since the Sinhas moved to their new
(A) Abused
(B) Praised
flat, theyve tended to put on airs.
(C) Honoured
(D) Liked
(A) play a lot of music
Directions(Q. 36 to 40) : Choose the word
(B) use the fan a great deal
opposite in meaning to the given word and
(C) behave as if theyre better than they
mark it in the Answer Sheet.
really are
36. Opaque
(D) bec ome v ery argument ative and
(A) Dim
(B) Transparent
opinionated
(C) Filmy
(D) Muddy
49. To run one down
37. Intentional
(A) To be in a hurry
(A) Purposely
(B) Mediated
(B) To be weak and tired
(C) Accidental
(D) Calmly
(C) To disparage someone
38. Harmony
(D) To run down a lane
(A) Destruction
(B) Conformity
50. Some of the text books are not available and
(C) Discord
(D) Reconciliation
I cannot be expected to make bricks without
39. Mutilate
straw.
(A) Instruct
(B) Induct
(A) cheat
(C) Conduct
(D) Mend
(B) do the impossible
40. Capricious
(C) do the right thing
(A) Firm
(B) Fickle
(D) make hollow bricks
(C) Indefinite
(D) Defiant
Directions(Q. 51 to 70) : A part of the
Directions (Q. 41 to 50): Four alternatives are sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives
given for the Idiom / Phrase bold in the to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may
sentence. Choose the alternative which best improve the sentence. Choose the correct
expresses the meaning of the Idiom / Phrase alternative. In case no improvement is needed
and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
your answer is (D) .
41. The sudden change in government policy 51. He does not like me coming so late.
was a bolt from the blue.
(A) my coming so late
(A) a complete surprise
(B) you coming so late
(B) an unexpected difficulty
(C) me come so late
(C) an unexpected disaster
(D) No improvement
(D) a streak of lightning
52. If you would have remembered to bring the
42. To make her listen to reason in like
map, we would not have lost our way.
banging ones head against a wall.
(A) had remembered
(A) trying to do something impossible
(B) were remembering
(B) injuring oneself in the attempt
(C) remembered
(C) getting frustrated and tired
(D) No improvement
(D) showing ones helplessness
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53. The climate of Mumbai is somewhat like 63. His speech was marked by disagreement
and scorn for his opponents position.
Chennai.
(A) is being marked with disagreement and
(A) like Chennais
(B) as Chennais
scorn for his opponents position
(C) as Channai is
(D) No improvement
(B) was marked with disagreement and
54. Of the two candidates I think he is the best
scorn for his opponents position
suited.
(C) was marked by disagreement and scorn
(A) he is suited best
for his opponents position
(B) he is better suited
(D) No improvement
(C) he is best suited
64. Channu is as tall if not, taller than
(D) No improvement
Chulbul.
55. I have to cut down my expenses, due to my
(A) as tall, if not, taller than
falling income.
(B) as tall as, if not taller to
(A) I have to cut off (B) I have to cut out
(C) as tall as, if not taller than
(C) I have to cut up (D) No improvement
(D) No improvement
56. Most of the participating members at the
fair, which was organised by the students, 65. The bigger dilemma facing these mega
stores is how to retain customers after the
were Mathematics teachers.
novelty wear thin.
(A) Mathematic teachers
(A) wears thin
(B) cools down
(B) Mathematics teachers
(C) wears off
(D) No improvement
(C) teacher in Mathematics
66. Do you appraise any difficultly in your
(D) No improvement
neighbourhood after the recent theft ?
57. Americans do not object my calling them
(A) apprise
(B) approach
by their first names.
(C) apprehend
(D) No improvement
(A) my calling the
67. The driver drove slowly so as not to
(B) to my calling them
overturn his load.
(C) been called
(A) in order that not to overturn his load
(D) No improvement
(B) that he may not overturn his load
58. This building at New York City is as high
(C) not to overturn his load
as every other building in the United
(D) No improvement
States of America.
68. A bird in a hand is wroth two in the bush.
(A) high than every other building
(A) hands
(B) hand
(B) as high as every other building
(C) the hand
(D) No improvement
(C) higher than any other one
69. He nobly acquitted himself in the battle.
(D) No improvement
(A) acquitted himself nobly
59. But here again, there are allegations of
(B) nobly acquitted
indiscriminat e
re cl amations
and
(C) acquitted nobly
acquisition to the farmland by the Adanis.
(D) No improvement
(A) reclamations and also acquisition by
70. While at Mumbai I stayed in a hotel and
the farmland
much of my time was spent in interviewing
(B) reclamation as well as acquisition of
people.
farmland
(A) spent much of my time
(C) reclamation and acquisition of farmland
(B) I had spent much of my time
(D) No improvement
(C) much of my time had been spent
60. It is a three-years degree course.
(D) No improvement
(A) an three-years degree course
Directions(Q. 71 to 80) : Out of the four
(B) a three-year degree course
alternatives, choose the one which can be
(C) a three years degree course
substituted for the given words/ sentence and
(D) No improvement
61. As soon as winter sets in, the number of indicate it by blackening the appropriate
rectangle in the Answer Sheet.
tourists start increasing suddenly.
71. A form of government in which a single
(A) the number of tourists are increased
person has a voice in the exercise of
(B) the amount of tourists start increasing
power
(C) the number of tourists increases
(A) Autocracy
(B) Democracy
(D) No improvement
(C) Hypocrisy
(D) Theocracy
62. Is respect really preferable than money ?
72. Belonging to a group having a common
(A) preferable to money ?
cultural tradition
(B) preferred, or money
(A) Groupism
(B) Social
(C) preferable than money ?
(C) Ethnic
(D) Communal
(D) No improvement
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73. A speech made without any preparation on 85. (A) sample
(B) specimen
the spur of the moment
(C) illustration
(D) example
(A) Elocution
(B) Extempore
86. (A) hearts
(B) love
(C) Monologue
(D) Oration
(C) feelings
(D) emotions
74. The art practi sed by statesmen and 87. (A) with
(B) by
ambassadors
(C) from
(D) for
(A) Aristocracy
(B) Clemency
88. (A) overwhelmed
(B) saturated
(C) Plebiscite
(D) Diplomacy
(C) overcame
(D) moved
75. Property inherited from ones father
89. (A) volcano
(B) blast
(A) Harmony
(B) Alimony
(C) force
(D) eruption
(C) Patrimony
(D) Matrimony
90. (A) smile
(B) tears
76. One who passesses many talents
(C) crying
(D) weeping
(A) Dexterous
(B) Versatile
PASSAGE 2
(C) Gifted
(D) Exceptional
The League of Nations was ...(91)... in 1919.
77. One who derives pleasure from inflicting It became ineffective and the UNO began to
pain on others
...(92)... from October 24th, 1945. The Second
(A) Recluse
(B) Hedonist
world war ...(93)... in 1939. It caused great ...(94)...
(C) Sadist
(D) Maniac
to human lives and property. As a ...(95)... of use
78. A person who rides horses in races as an of atom bombs, many people were ...(96)... and
occupation
many others became ...(97)... The world leaders
(A) Equestrain
(B) Horseman
feared that another world war would ...(98)... the
(C) Horse-racer
(D) Jockey
entire world. It was a question of the ...(99)... of
79. A widely accepted rule of conduct or general mankind. To ensure peace and ...(100)... the world
truth briefly expressed
leaders established a world organisation, the
(A) Maxim
(B) Tenet
UNO.
(C) Syllogism
(D) Doctrine
91. (A) male
(B) opened
80. Someone who scientifically studies the
(C) created
(D) formed
birds
92. (A) function
(B) commence
(A) Entomologist
(B) Orthopaedic
(C) start
(D) operate
(C) Orthodondist
(D) Ornithologist
93. (A) broke into
(B) broke up
Directions(Q. 81 to 105) : In the following
(C) broke in
(D) broke out
passage some of the words have been left out. 94. (A) loss
(B) disturbance
First read the passage over and try to
(C) wastage
(D) calamity
understand what it is about. Then fill in the 95. (A) reason
(B) matter
blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
(C) result
(D) cause
Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
96. (A) mutilated
(B) disabled
PASSAGE 1
(C) destroyed
(D) killed
When I opened it, I could not help laughing. 97. (A) unfit
(B) handicapped
It ...(81)... a birthday gift from my father who was
(C) disabled
(D) disadvantaged
an ...(82)... in the U.S.A. It contained a ...(83)... of 98. (A) jeopardize
(B) destroy
sweet-scented flowers. Besides, on a ...(84)...
(C) perish
(D) demolish
white paper my father had given an ...(85)... of 99. (A) presence
(B) existence
love through a cartoon. In my heart of ...(86)... I
(C) continuity
(D) survival
realised that the gift sent ...(87)... my father was 100. (A) safety
(B) order
the most valuable one, as it ...(88)... my heart
(C) tranquility
(D) security
with love and caused the ...(89)... of sudden
emotions which made me burst into ...(90)... I
PASSAGE 3
kissed the light pink flowers and put it into my
Auctions are public ...(101)... of goods,
bag as it was the gift from my very best friend.
conducted by an ...(102)... auctioneer. He
81. (A) were
(B) was
encourages buyers to ...(103)... higher prices and
(C) had
(D) is
finally names the ...(104)... bidder as the buyer of
82. (A) emigrant
(B) native
a goods. This is called knocking down the goods,
(C) immigrant
(D) inhabitant
for when the bidding ends the auctioneer ...(105)...
83. (A) bunch
(B) bundle
a small hammer on a table in front of him.
(C) group
(D) packet
101. (A) sale
(B) marketing
84. (A) black
(B) lined
(C) promotion
(D) viewing
(C) pure
(D) grey
102. (A) authoritative
(B) allowed
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(C) authentic
(D) approved
112. Multinational companies are making
103. (A) bid
(B) buy
considerable efforts to gain new clients.
(C) get
(D) bargain
(A) Considerable efforts are being made by
104. (A) smartest
(B) highest
Multinational companies to gain new
(C) biggest
(D) strongest
clients.
105. (A) bangs
(B) thrashes
(B)
Considerable
efforts were being made
(C) smashes
(D) hits
Directions(Q. 106 to 125) : In the sentences
by Multinational companies to gain new
have been given a Active / Passive Voice. From
clients.
the given alternatives, choose the one which
(C) Considerable efforts ar e made by
best expresses the given sentence in Passive/
Multinational companies to gain new
Active Voice.
clients.
106. They pick the flowers fresh every morning.
(D) To gain new clients by Multinational
(A) The fresh flowers are picked every
companies considerable efforts are
morning by them.
(B) The flowers are fresh and picked every
being made.
morning by them
113. They first sun-dried the garbage for one to
(C) The flowers are picked fresh every
three days to bring down the moisture level.
morning by them.
(A) The moisture level was brought down by
(D) The picked flowers are fresh every
sun-drying the garbage for one to three
morning by them.
days
107. Everyone looked up to him.
(A) He was looked up to by everyone.
(B) One to three days of sun-drying brought
(B) He was looked up by everyone
down the moisture level of the garbage
(C) He is looked up by everyone.
(C) The moisture level of the garbage came
(D) He looks up by everyone.
down when it was sun-dried for one to
108. Tell him to get out of our house.
three days
(A) He is told to get out of our house.
(D)
The
garbage was first sun-dried for one
(B) Let him be told to get out of our house.
to
three
days to bring down the moisture
(C) He might be told to get out of our house.
(D) He should be told that he may get out of
level
our house.
114. What one must do, one must do properly.
109. Those who worked hard seldom obtained
(A) What must be done, must be done
good marks.
properly
(A) Good marks were seldom being obtained
(B)
It
must be done properly what one must
by those who worked hard.
do
(B) Good marks are seldom obtained by
(C) It must be done what one must do
those who worked hard.
(C) Seldom had good marks been obtained
properly
by those who worked hard.
(D) One must do properly what has to be done
(D) Good marks were seldom obtained by
115. It is your duty to make tea at eleven Oclock.
those who worked hard.
(A) You are asked to make tea at eleven
110. Has the price-rise affected all the people ?
Oclock
(A) Have all the people been affected by the
(B) Your are required to make tea at eleven
price-rise ?
(B) Are all the people being affected by the
Oclock
price-rise ?
(C) You are supposed to make tea at eleven
(C) Had all the people being affected by the
Oclock
price-rise ?
(D) Tea is to be made by you at eleven Oclock
(D) Are all the people affected by the price116. Who taught you this language ?
rise ?
(A) You were taught this language by who ?
111. I expected him to give us some expert
(B) By whom was this language taught to
advice.
(A) It was expected of him to give us some
you ?
expert advice.
(C) By whose language you were taught ?
(B) Let it be expected that he would give us
(D) You taught this language by whom?
some expert advice.
117.
We
were paid a visit by Mr. Banerjee.
(C) It was expected by me that he will give
(A)
Mr.
Banerjee had visited us.
us some expert advice.
(B) Mr. Banerjee visited us.
(D) He may be expected to give us some
expert advice.
(C) Mr. Banerjee had paid us a visit.
(D) Mr. Banerjee paid us a visit.
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118. Why didnt you bring the matter to my notice ? 125. Preparations were made for the event.
(A) They were making preparations for the
(A) Why not brought the matter to my notice
event.
by you ?
(B)
They
made preparations for the event.
(B) Why wasnt the matter brought to my
(C)
The
event
was prepared by them.
notice by you ?
(D)
They
were
preparing for the event
(C) Why did the matter not brought to my
Directions(Q.
126
to 130) : Do as directed.
notice by you ?
126. She has been a long way. (Change into
(D) Why was the matter done and brought
negative)
to my notice by you ?
(A) She hasnt been a long way.
119. You are requested to join the culinary club.
(B) She hasnt been a far way.
(A) You should join the culinary club.
(C) She hasnt been far.
(B) Please join the culinary club.
(D) She hasnt been a far away.
(C) You must join the culinary club.
127. We must stay here now. (Change into
(D) Join the culinary club.
negative)
120. We shall pardon her.
(A) We mustnt stay here now.
(A) Pardon her we shall.
(B) We neednt stay here now.
(B) She deserves to be pardoned by us.
(C) Must we not stay here now.
(D) We couldnt stay here now.
(C) She will be pardoned by us.
128. Why waste time in wailing for the rains ?
(D) She must be pardoned by us.
(Change into assertive)
121. The particular Amendment Bill will be
(A) It is not wise in waiting for the rains.
vehemently opposed by various NGOs.
(B) It is foolish to waste time in waiting for
(A) Various NGOs will vehemently oppose
the rains.
the particular Amendment Bill.
(C)
It
is wise to waste time in waiting for
(B) Various NGOs will be vehemently
the rains.
opposing the particular Amendment Bill.
(D) It shall never be wise to waste time.
(C) Various NGOs have vehemently
129. No other boy in the class is so wise as Sunil.
opposed the particular Amendment Bill.
(Use superlative degree)
(D) Various NGOs vehemently oppose the
(A) No other boy in the class is wiser than
particular Amendment Bill.
Sunil.
122. You should take care when working with
(B) Sunil is the wisest boy in the class.
electrical equipments.
(C) Sunil is the wisest of all the boys in the
(A) Care shall be taken when working with
class.
electrical equipments.
(D) Sunil is wisest boy.
(B) Care should have been taken when 130. Sheela is more beautiful than Garima. (Use
positive degree)
working with electrical equipments.
(A) Sheela is not so beautiful as Garima.
(C) Care should be taken when working with
(B) Garima is not so beautiful as Sheela.
electrical equipments.
(C) Garima is rather beautiful than Sheela.
(D) Care is to be taken when working with
(D)
Garima and Sheela are not so beautiful.
electrical equipments.
Directions(Q.
131 to 150) : A sentence has
123. Only t he BBC is broadca sting the
been
given
in
Direct/Indirect
form. Out of the
extraordinary news.
four alternatives suggested, select the one
(A) The extraordinary news are being
which best expresses the same sentence in
broadcast only by the BBC.
Indirect/Direct form and mark your answer in
(B) The extraordinary news is being
the Answer-Sheet.
broadcasted by the BBC only.
131. The boy said, I have been working very hard
(C) The extr aordinar y new s is being
since last night.
broadcast only by the BBC.
(A) The boy said that he have been working
(D) The extraordinary news have been
very hard since the previous night.
broadcasted only by the BBC.
(B) The boy said that he has been working
124. Can our souls be vanquished by pain ?
very hard since last night.
(A) Can pain be vanquish our souls ?
(C) The boy said that he had been working
very hard since the previous night.
(B) Can pain vanquish our souls ?
(D) The boy said that I have been working
(C) Do our souls vanquish pain ?
very hard since yesterday night.
(D) Are our souls vanquished by pain ?
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132. Can you come for an interview at my 138. She said to me, Dont work very hard.
office? said the Director.
(A) She told me to not work very hard.
(A) The Director questioned whether I would
(B) She asked me not to work very hard.
go for an interview at his office.
(C) She begged me not to work very hard.
(B) The Director has invited me for an
(D) She asked me to not to work very hard.
interview at his office.
(C) The Director invited me for an 139. We said to the teacher We have completed
the assignment.
interview at his office.
(A) We asked the teacher whether we had
(D) The Director enquired whether I would
completed the assignment.
go for an interview at his office.
133. I said, When did he come back from
(B) We t old the teacher that we had
Mumbai ?
completed the assignment.
(A) I asked him when he came back from
(C) We said t o the teacher w e have
Mumbai.
completed the assignment.
(B) 1 told him when he had come back from
(D) We requested the teacher we had
Mumbai.
completed the assignment.
(C) I asked him when you came back from
140.
The
principal asked me why I was late.
Mumbai.
(A)
The
principle said to me, Why you were
(D) I asked him when he had come back
late ?
from Mumbai.
134. The father said, Well done, Son. I am proud
(B) The principal said to me, Why you are
of you.
late ?
(A) The father said his son had done well
(C) The principal said to me, Why were you
and that he was proud of him.
late ?
(B) The father appreciated his son saying
(D) The principal said to me, Why are you
that he had done well and that he was
late ?
proud of him.
141.
Gabriela
said, I cant possibly finish my
(C) The father told his son that he was proud
work by five oclock.
of him as he had done well.
(A) Gabriela said that she cant, possibly
(D) The father said to his son that he was
proud of him for doing very well.
finish her work by five oclock.
135. The teacher said, Students, you have to
(B) Gabriela said that she wont, possibly
attend the lecture tomorrow.
finish her work by five oclock.
(A) The teacher told that students had to
(C) Gabriela said that she couldnt, possibly
attend the lecture tomorrow.
finish her work by five oclock.
(B) The theacher told the students not to
(D)
Gabriela
said that she hadnt, been able
attend the lecture.
to finish her work by five oclock.
(C) The teacher asked the students if they
142. Tom said, I went to Vietnam to visit my
could attend the lecture.
family.
(D) The teacher told the students that they
had to attend the lecture, the next day.
(A) Tom said that he went to Vietnam to
136. Anil said that Raju had taken his book with
visit his family.
him.
(B) Tom said that he had gone to Vietnam
(A) Anil said, Raju, why have you taken my
to visit his family.
book with you ?
(C) Tom said that he is going to Vietnam to
(B) Anil said to Raju, You have taken my
visit his family.
book with you.
(D)
Tom
said that he was going to Vietnam
(C) Anil told to Raju, You have taken my
to
visit
his family,
book with you.
143.
The
girl
said,
How beautiful the rainbow
(D) Anil said to Raju, He has taken my
book with him.
is!
137. The teacher said that water boils at 100C.
(A) The girl asked how the rainbow was
(A) The teacher said, Water will boil at
beautiful.
100C.
(B) The girl exclaimed that the rainbow was
(B) The teacher said, Water boils at 100C.
very beautiful.
(C) The teacher says, Water boils at
(C)
The
girl said the rainbow is beautiful.
100C.
(D)
The
girl asked why the rainbow was
(D) The teacher said, Water boiled at
beautiful.
100C.
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144. Laura said to me, Who is the woman in 150. The teacher advised Raghu to work hard from
the red dress ?
that day.
(A) Laura asked me who the woman in the
(A) The teacher said to Raghu, Work hard
red dress could be.
from today.
(B) Laura asked me who is the woman in
(B) The teacher commanded Raghu, Work
the red dress.
hard from that day.
(C) Laura askea me who is the red dressed
(C) The teacher ordered Raghu, Work hard
woman.
from today.
(D) Laura asked me who the woman in the
(D) The teacher said to Raghu, Work hard
red dress was.
from that day.
145. Samira asked me, Can I borrow your Directions(Q. 151 to 185) : You have brief
English dictionary ?
passage with 5 questions following the passage.
(A) Samira asked me if she may borrow my Read the passage carefully and choose the best
English dictionary.
answer to each question out of the four
(B) Samira asked me if she could borrow alternatives and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
my English dictionary.
PASSAGE - I
(C) Samira asked me if I could borrow my
People very often complain that poverty is
English dictionary.
a great evil and that it is not possible to be happy
(D) Samira asked me if I had borrowed my
unless one has a lot of money. Actually, this is
English dictionary.
not necessarily true. Even a poor man, living in
146. Be patient at the interview, she said to
a small hut with none of the comforts and
him.
lusuries of life, may be quite contented with his
(A) She advised him to be patient at the
lot and achieve a measure of happiness. On the
interview.
(B) She advised him, be patient at the other hand, a very rich man, living in a palace
and enjoying everything that money can buy, may
interview.
still be miserable, if, for example he does not enjoy
(C) She told him to be patient.
good health or his only son has taken to evil ways.
(D) She asked him to be patient.
147. Mahendran would come again soon, I Apart from this, he may have a lot of business
worries which keep him on tenterhooks most of
assured them.
(A) I assured Mahendran would come again the time. There is a limit to what money can
buy and there are many things which are
soon.
(B) I assured them that Mahendran would necessary for a mans happiness and which
money cannot procure.
come again soon.
Real happiness is a matter of the right
(C) I assured them that Mahendran will be
attitude and the capacity of being contented with
coming soon.
(D) I assured them Mahendran would come whatever you have is the most important
ingredient of this attitude.
again come.
148. Take care on the steps, said the guide to 151. Which of the f ollowing is the most
appropriate title to the passage ?
the tourists.
(A) Money and contentment
(A) The guide asked the tourists that they
should mind their steps.
(B) Poverty, a great evil
(B) The guide warned that they should mind
(C) The key of happiness
their steps.
(D) Contentment, the key to happiness
(C) The guide warned the tourists to take 152. Which of the following statement is true ?
care on the steps.
(A) A poor but contented man is always
(D) The guide requested the tourists to take
happy
care on the steps.
(B) Only a poor but contented man can be
149. They exclaimed with joy that they had won
happy
that match.
(C) A poor but contented man can never be
(A) They said, Hurrah ! We had won this
happy
match.
(D) A poor but contented man can be happy
(B) They said, Hurrah ! We won this 153. It is true thatmatch.
(A) money alone cannot give happiness
(C) They said, We have won this match.
(B) money alone can give happiness
(D) They said, Hurrah ! We have won this
(C) money always gives happiness
match.
(D) money seldom gives happiness
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154. A rich mans life may become miserable if 157. The main argument of paragraph I is
(A) that pesticides are dangerous
he
(B) that there are sinister interaction in
(A) has business worries and his only son
the use of chemistry
has taken to evil ways
(C)
that
there are numerous reasons for
(B) has evil son, bad health and business
contamination
of water supplies.
worries
(D) that there are many dangers from
(C) does not enjoy good health
nuclear.
(D) has business worries
158. All the following words mean Chemicals
155. The phrase on tenterhooks means
except
(A) in a state of forgetfulness
(A) Deposits
(B) Sands
(B) in a state of thoughtfulness
(C) Substances
(D) Pesticides
(C) in a state of anxiety
159. Water contamination has become serious
(D) in a state of sadness
(A) since businessmen authorised the use
PASSAGE - II
of chemicals
(B) since water pollution was difficult to
The problem of water pollution by pesticides
assess
can be understood only in context, as part of the
(C) since nature ha s taken hand in
whole to which it belongs-the pollution of the total
pollution
environment of mankind. The pollution entering
(D)
since
chemists began to use new
our waterways comes from many sources,
substances.
radioactive wastes from reactors, laboratories,
and hospitals; fallout from nuclear explosions; 160. Water pollution can only be understood
(A) in relation to the number of pesticides
domestic wastes from cities and towns; chemical
that exist
wastes from factories. To these is added a new
(B) in relation to world contamination
kind of fallout the chemical sprays applied to crop
(C) by the whole human race
lands and gardens, forests and fields. Many of the
(D) in context
chemical agents in this alarming mlange
PASSAGE-III
initiate and augment the harmful effects of
Every society must develop in its people a
radiation, and within the groups of chemicals social responsibility. This is something that we,
themselv es, there are sinister and little- in India, have been falling short of.
We are very individualistic, and dont relate
understood interactions, transformations, and
ourselves
to our society as such. Very seldom do
summations of effect.
we
actually
go out and do something, which is
Ever since the c hemist s bega n t o
beneficial
to
the society and which does not have
manufacture substances that nature never
a
side-benefit
for ourselves, as individuals. And
invented, the problem of water purification has
this
is
another
thing that must be built into the
become complex and the danger to users of water
education system.
has increased. As we have seen, the production
Our young boys and girls coming out must
of these synthetic chemicals in large volume
have a feeling for our society. There is a special
began in the 1940s. It has now reached such responsibility that you have, that we all have in
proportion that an appalling deluge of chemical building up the spirit. We have to see that what
pollution is daily poured into the nations we learn is not used only for our own personal
waterways. When inextricably mixed w ith benefits that every task we do is such that it
domestic and other wastes discharged into the benefits the weak and the poor, as Gandhiji said.
same water, these chemicals sometimes defy
India, today, is striving out into the modern
detection by the methods in ordinary use by world. We are looking ahead to new technology,
purification plants. Most of them are so complex to high technology, new methods, new types of
that they cannot be identified. In rivers, a really employment, and a new dynamism in our
incredible variety of pollutants combine to economic growth.
But while we look ahead, we must not forget
produce deposits that sanitary engineers can only
the
millions
who are still below the poverty line.
despairingly refer to as gunk.
When we look at technology, when we look at
156. The word gunk in the last line refers
science, when we look at development, our
(A) to the domestic water supplies
attention must not be diverted from what is still
(B) to the waste products deposited by
a major block in Indiathe poor and deprived
sanitary engineers.
groups. And everything we do must be targetted
(C) to the debris found in rivers
in a manner that the benefit will flow to the weak,
(D) to unidentifiable chemicals found in
the deprived and the depressed.
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Now in Verona, another Italian town, there
161. The author says that India
lived
a rich young man called Petruchio. His
(A) wants to acquire new technology
father
had recently died and left him plenty of
(B) does not want new technology
money
and Petruchio now wished to see the world
(C) already has sufficient new technology
and
find
a wife. So he went to Padua and there
(D) can export technology to other countries
he
met
a
friend,
Hortensis, one of the young men
162. The author suggests that
who
wanted
to
marry
Bianca. Petruchio told him
(A) the poor and the weak must benefit from
that he too was looking for a wife and Hortensis
new technology
at once thought of Katherine the Shrew.
(B) the poor and the weak produce new
Petruchio was a strong willed young man, surely
technology
he would be able to make Katherine obey him.
(C) the new technology must help the rich He was merry and good tempered too and clever
(D) the new technology is useless to the and amusing. Altogether he was wise young man
poor and the weak
and would know how to tame an ill-tempered wife.
163. What value does the author want to build 166. When Petruchios father died
into the educational system ?
(A) he inderited his fathers wealth
(A) Individuals must work for themselves
(B) he wanted to see the world
(B) Individuals must work for the benefit of
(C) he wanted to go in search of a wife
(D) All of the above
the society without expecting any return
167. Hortensis, a friend of Petruchio, wanted to
or personal benefits
marry
(C) Society must work for the benefit of the
(A) Bianca
individuals
(B) Katherine
(D) Side-benefit is a must for any social
(C) Katherines friend
work
(D) None of the above
164. According to the author, the Indian people
168. Katherine was as beautiful as her sister
(A) are socially very responsible
but
(B) lack social responsibility
(A) she had good temper
(C) have several responsibilities
(B) she had an uncontrollable temper
(D) are highly irresponsible
(C) she sometimes could not control her
165. Indians do not do anything beneficial to
temper
society unless
(D) None of these
(A) there is a benefit for themselves
169. Everyone was afraid of Katherine because
(B) it involves personal sacrifices
(A) she had a beautiful face
(C) other individuals are benefited
(B) she had no admirers
(D) the whole society benefits by it
(C) she had a sharp angry tongue
(D) None of these
PASSAGE-IV
In Padua, a beautiful city of Italy there once 170. Baptista decided on a plan because
(A) it was difficult for Bianca to find a lover
lived a rich gentleman called Baptista. He had
(B) Katherine did not want to marry
two daughters, the gentle and beautiful Bianca
(C) he could not get Katherine married
and Katherine. Katherine was as beautiful as her
(D) None of these
sister, but she had such an ungovernable temper
PASSAGE-V
that she was always known as Katherine the
If we look back on the great political
Shrew. Everyone was afraid of her angry tongue
rev olutions and the great technological
and inspite of her beautiful face she had no
revolutions (both of which are clues to the range
admirers.
of mankinds capacities and possibilities). We see
Katherine was Baptistas elder daughter and a st riking contrast. Polit ical revolutions,
he began to fear that she would never find a generally speaking, hav e rev ealed ma ns
husband. Many wanted to marry Bianca but no organized purposefulness, his social conscience,
one was willing to risk marriage with the bad his sence of justice, the aggressive assertive side
tempered Katherine. At last Baptista decided on of his nature. Technological change, invention
a plan. He announced that Katherine must be and innovation have tended, rather, to reveal his
married before Bianca, as it was the elder sisters play instinct, his desire and his ability to go where
right. Biancas admirers at once began to look he has never gone, to do what he has never done.
around for a man who would be brave enough to The one shows his willingness to sacrifice in
order to fulfill his plans the other his willingness
marry this wild cat.
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to sacrifice in order to pursue his quest. Many of no better way to perfect health and physical
the peculiar successes and special problems of fitness than to walk over or climb hills and
our time come from our efforts to assimilate these mountains.
two kinds of activities. We have tried to make
But mountains give us much more than
government more experimental and to make mere physical fitness; they exercise the mental
technological change more purposive, more faculties as well. Climbing a high and difficult
focussed, more planned than ever before.
peak is as much a mental exercise as a physical
171. According to the author our peculiar exercise. It calls for sense and judgement for
successes and special problems are a result planning and thinking ahead, for anticipating
of
difficulty and danger, for responsibility towards
(A) our ability to experiment
ones companions, and best of all, it brings the
(B) mans organized purposefulness
mountaineer into touch with the beauties of the
(C) our efforts to assimilate political and universe.
technological activities
176. According to the passage, Nothing that
(D) desire to fulfil our plans
money can buy is worthwhile
172. Mans assertive and aggressive side of his
(A) without love of sports
nature is expressed in
(B) without adventure
(A) technological revolutions
(C) without good health
(B) political revolutions
(D) without good mental faculties
(C) his social conscience
177. If a man leads a life in an atmosphere of
(D) his play instinct
Safety First he will
173. Technological revolutions reveal mans
(A) improve physically and mentally
(A) aggressive side of his nature
(B) deteriorate physically and mentally
(B) assertive side of his nature
(C) improve physically but deteriorate
(C) his play instinct
mentally
(D) psychological maturity
(D) impr ove mentally but deterio rate
174. Mans willingness to sacrifice or fulfill his
physically
plans are attributed to
178. Which is the best way to perfect health and
(A) his organized purposefulness
physical fitness, according to the passage ?
(B) his kind nature
(A) Fighting
(C) his sense of responsibility
(B) Seek inward happiness
(D) his ability to go where he has never
(C) Live a life of luxury
gone
(D) Climb hills and mountains
175. A stiriking contrast is established in the 179. War nowadays stimulates
passage between
(A) noble qualities of mankind
(A) mankinds capacities and possibilities
(B) mans virility
(B) mans maturity and irresponsibility
(C) bestial qualities of mankind
(C) political and technological revolutions
(D) mans fight for survival
180. What is the best advantage mountaineering
achieved by man
(D) peculiar successes and special problems
brings to an adventurer ?
of our time
(A) Art of Planning
PASSAGE - VI
(B) Thinking ahead
Some people say that mans desire for war
(C) Responsibility towards companions
is due to his fight for survival and that war is
(D) Contact with the beauties of the
necessary to preserve his virility. Yet war
universe
nowadays leaves a legacy of the weakest men
PASSAGE - VII
and stimulates not the noble but the bestial
Placebo literally means I shall please.
qualities of mankind.
Placebos are inert substances given to some
Adventure of some kind is necessary for
volunteer s in a giv en study wh ile ot her
man; he will inevitably deteriorate physically and
mentally if his life is one of ease and luxury lived volunteers are treated with experimental drugsin an atmosphere of Safety First. This is the whose effect is test ed by measuring the
real reason behind our love of sports in the open difference in response to the powerless placebo
air. It is no use being a millionaire if one suffers and to the drug. Some of a group of volunteers
from chronic indigestion; a tramp with good
who had just had their wisdom teeth extracted
innards is far happier. Nothing that money can
buy is worthwhile without good health. There is were given morphine to alleviate their pain; the
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others swallowed a placebo they believed to be Directions(Q. 186 to 200) : In the following
morphine. Many of the placebo recipients said questions, the first and the last parts of the
sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the
they experienced dramatic relief from their pain. sentence is split into four parts and named P,
However, when a drug that blocks the effects of Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in
endorphine was given to them, the pain returned their proper order. Read the parts and find out
almost imm ediate ly. The test confirmed which of the four combinations is correct. Then
find the correct answer and indicate the correct
something very important: When a patient
sequence.
believes he or she has been given a pain reliever, 186. 1. Most people are afraid of snakes.
the brain releases chemicals to substantiate that
P. There may be some truth in this theory,
because monkeys hav e a d eep,
belief. In short, the placebo effect is an act of
instinctive fear of pythons and other
faith. Very recent studies have determined that
tree snakes.
the placebo effect is much more powerful than
Q. But this fear is as irrational as the fear
previously imagined. So be careful what you
of ghosts.
R. Any way, snakes have been feared and
believe and pretend - it may come to pass.
hated for thousands of years.
181. What is peculiar about the volunteers
S. The fear of snakes, according to some
response to drugs given following the
biologists, may be an instinct passed on
consumption of placebo ?
to us by our ancestors.
(A) They experienced relief after taking the
6. In the literature of many countries the
snake is regarded as a symbol of evil.
medicine
(A)
PQRS
(B) QPSR
(B) They felt pain after taking them
(C) RQSP
(D) QSPR
(C) Their pain returned after taking these 187. 1. One of the reasons why people wear
medicines
clothes is to protect their bodies.
P. In cold countries, on the other hand,
(D) They had faith in both the placebos and
people wear woollen clothes which keep
the medicines
the body warm.
182. What does the writer prove ?
Q. Besides cotton and wool, new fibres such
(A) The mind realises what it believes
as nylon and rayon are also used today
(B) The mind secretes chemicals
for clothes.
R. In hot countries like India, people wear
(C) The mind cannot control the body
clothes made of cotton which are cool.
(D) The body deceives the mind
S. The body has to be protected from cold
183. What has the experiment confirmed ?
and heat.
(A) Effectiveness of Placebos
6. We can say, therefore, that all our
clothes are made from three different
(B) Uses of morphine
materials-animal fur or skins, plant
(C) Effects of endorphine
fibres and artificial fibres.
(D) The power of faith
(A) PQRS
(B) SRPQ
184. To whom are Placebos administered ?
(C) QSRP
(D) PSRQ
(A) To all patients in pain
188. 1. A man should give the same care to
himself that he gives to his car.
(B) To some volunteers in pain
P.
And sooner or later there comes a
(C) To volunteers in good health
complete breakdown.
(D) To all volunteers in pain
Q. Everyday tens of thousands of men are
185. Why are Placebos administered ?
trying to work when their bodies and
minds are in need of repair work.
(A) To measure patients response to
R. For worry pulls down the mind and fatigue
experimental drugs
pulls down the body.
(B) To measure patient s response t o
S. He does not try to drive his car when
Placebos
there is something wrong with it, he has
(C) To measure patient s response t o
to put it in order.
6.
Man
should realise that most worry and
endorphine
fatigue
can be prevented.
(D) To measure patients response to prayers
(A) PSRQ
(B) QPSR
(C) RSQP
(D) SQPR
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193. 1. Even the smallest insect of the living
189. 1. In our home everyone drinks milk
world is made up of a large number of
atleast once a day.
cells.
P. All these we owe to our milkman.
P. Furthermore, the cells in these small
Q. We, the children get milk twice a day.
creatures widely differ in t heir
R. He says, he is 98, but he is not sure.
structure and function.
S. We also eat curd, and enjoy butter-milk.
Q.
An
ant or a gnat, for example, is
6. Probably he needs more milk than we.
composed of hundreds of thousands of
(A) SRPQ
(B) QSPR
cells.
(C) PRQS
(D) PSRQ
R. Even a mile has cells making up its
190. 1. One of his greatest successes was to
skeletal structure.
improve the water supply.
S. It also has cells dedicated to digestive
P. The lepers could obtain it only by filling
and reproductive functions.
a vessel at a mountain stream.
6. The cell system of small organisms is
Q. They carried it to the village on their
microscopic but marvellous, isnt it?
sore covered shoulders.
(A) SRQP
(B) QRSP
R. Water was scarce.
(C) SQPR
(D) QPRS
S. They had to go some distance to wash 194. 1. When a light passenger plane flew off
their clothes.
the course some time ago, it crashed
6. That was one reason why they remained
in the mountains and its pilot was
dirty as often.
killed.
P. Snow lay thick on the ground.
(A) RPQS
(B) PQRS
Q. It was the middle of winter.
(C) QPRS
(D) RQPS
R. The woman knew that nearest village
191. 1. The traveller said, Can you tell me the
was miles away.
way to the nearest inn?
S. The only passengers, a young woman
P. Do you want one in which you can
and her two baby daughters, were
spend the night?
unhurt.
Q. Yes, said the peasant.
6. When it grew dark, she turned a
R. Go right down the road and turn to the
suitcase into a bed and put the children
left.
inside it, covering them with all the
S. Yes, replied the traveller.
clothes she could find,
6. Thank a lot.
(A) PQRS
(B) QPRS
(A) PSRQ
(B) QPSR
(C) SQPR
(D) RSPQ
(C) SPQR
(D) QSRP
195. 1. the lead story
192. 1
Money is not the root of all evils.
P. at 4 AM
P. Or what about the desire for power
Q. in tonights news
driving people to horrible crimes?
R. concerns the fire
Q. Purposeless cruelty can be seen in
S. which engulfed the Columbia College
many instances of evil behaviour.
6. this morning.
R. For example, neither teachers nor
(A) RSPQ
(B) QRSP
(C) QRPS
(D) RPSQ
parents profit in any way by torturing
196.
1.
In
less
than
a
week
children.
P. the processor controlled exchange
S. The evils of sexual offenders are not
Q. have restored the functioning of
motivated by financial gains.
R. which had suffered
6. No. we can only say that money is the
S. the telecommunication people
root of some evils.
6. a major disaster
(A) QRPS
(B) SPQR
(A) PRSQ
(B) SRPQ
(C) RSPQ
(D) QPRS
(C) PQSR
(D) SQPR
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199. 1 : Imitation is not civilization.
197. 1. As my jogging-enthusiast sister
P : As ass in a lions skin never makes a
P. was often bothered by neighbourhood
lion.
dogs
Q : It is verily the sign of awful degradation
Q. stick in hand
in a man.
R. her husband started to accompany her
R : Cowardly imitation never makes for
on a bicycle,
progress.
S
:
When
a man has begun to hate himself,
S. on her daily run
then
the
last blow has come.
6. to ward off any attackers,
6 : When a man has begun to be ashamed
(A) SPQR
(B) PSRQ
of his ancestors, the end has come.
(C) RPQS
(D) PRSQ
(A) P Q R S
(B) S P R Q
198. 1. As the girl grew up, she became prettier
(C) P R Q S
(D) Q S R P
and prettier
200. 1 : Democracy, more than any other form
of government, needs good citizenship.
P. She began to be treated worse than any
P
:
But
it has to be freedom of service selfservant
chosen and sometimes of sacrifice selfQ. After household work she would sleep
imposed.
among the cinders.
Q : Under absolutism or dictatorship, men
R. And the prettier she became, the more
are forced into line.
the sisters hated her
R : Freedom is the essence of democracy:
the more complete the democracy, the
S. She was compelled to eat scraps of
more complete the freedom.
leftovers.
S : But in a democracy things are not so
6. This habit earned her the nickname
simple.
Cinderella.
6 : That is not the instinct of the natural
(A) P Q R S
(B) R P S Q
man; yet somehow that habit has to be
(C) Q P R S
(D) P Q S R
acquired.
(A) S Q P R
(B) R S Q P
(C) P R Q S
(D) Q S R P

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