2015 SSC CGL Tier 2
English
12 Apr Shift – 3
Question Paper with Answer Key
Directions: In Question nos. 1 to 10, Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
The recent change-to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women’s assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise. The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of noncombat military assignments.
1) It can be inferred from the passage that after the recent change
A) Some join willingly, some are forced.
B) Everyone joins the military under compulsion.
C) Men are forced, women join willingly.
D) Everyone joins the military willingly.
2) The primary purpose of the passage is to
A) present the new United States all-volunteer armed forces as a model case of equal employment policies in action.
B) present an overview of the different types of assignments available to women.
C) analyze reforms in the new United States all-volunteer armed forces necessitated by the increasing number of women in the military.
D) present a reasoned prognosis of the status of women in the new United States all-volunteer armed forces.
3) A suitable title for the passage might be
A) Current status of women in US navy.
B) Current status of women in US teaching service.
C) Current status of women in US air force.
D) Current status of women in US military.
4. Which of the following is closest in sense to the word ‘novel’ used in the passage?
A. boring
B. dull
C. prosaic
D. new
5. The ‘dramatic gains for women’ and change in the attitude of a ‘significant portion of the larger society’ are logically related to each other in as much as the author puts forward the latter as
A. a reason for some of the former being lost again.
B. a public response to achievement of the former.
C. the major reason for absence of the former.
D. a pre condition for any prospect of achieving the former.
6. The passage implies which of the following is a factor conducive to a more equitable representation of women in the United States armed forces than has existed in the past?
A. The level of awareness on the part of the larger society of military issues.
B. The past service records of women who had assignments functionally equivalent to men’s assignments.
C. An increased decline in the proportion of deterrence oriented non combat assignments.
D. The all-volunteer character of the present armed forces.
7. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. The society encourages increased participation of women in direct combat.
B. The Government sanctions equal pay for equal work
C. The change to all-volunteer armed forces took place many years ago.
D. Opportunities for women in military are certain to decline.
8. According to the passage, despite the United States armed forces’ commitment to occupational equality for women in the military, certain other factors preclude women
A. drawing assignments from a wider range of “ assignments than before.
B. being assigned all of the military tasks that are assigned to men.
C. receiving equal pay for equal work
D. having access to positions of responsibility
9. The word ‘opportunities’ used in the passage may be replaced by all except
A. scope
B. openings
C. prospects
D. failures
10. Which sentence is an incorrect one?
A. The difficulty is that women are likely to be trained for any direct combat operation.
B. The recent change to all voluntary armed forces in US will produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women.
C. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operation.
D. Opportunities seem certain to arise
The following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternative and fill in the blanks.
While threatening the (i) of universal values, the campaign to spread democracy will not succeed. The twentieth century (ii) that states could not simply remake the world or abbreviate historical transformations. Nor can they easily effect social change by transferring institutions (jib borders. Even within the ranks of territorial nation-states, the conditions for (iv) democratic government are rare: an existing state enjoying legitimacy, consent, and the ability to mediate conflicts between groups. Without such consensus, there is no single sovereign ‘people’ and therefore no (v) for arithmetical majorities.
11. (i) = ?
A. integration
B. inability
C. ingratiation
D. integrity
12. (ii) = ?
A. destabilised
B. disdained
C. disintegrated
D. demonstrated
13. (iii) = ?
A. under
B. over
C. across
D. cross
14. (iv) = ?
A. effervescent
B. effable
C. effective
D. effusive
15. (v) = ?
A. decency
B. parity
C. legitimacy
D. effectiveness
Directions: In Question nos. 16 to 35, sentence/passage is split into four parts and named A,B,C & D. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
16. A.) choice of goals that are not
B.) wisdom is equally needed
C.) only beneficent but also attainable
D.) in private life in the
A. BDAC
B. ADCB
C. ABCD
D. CBDA
17. A.) his writings are so philosophical
B.) to read between the lines
C.) that it is sometimes difficult
D.) and find out what he wants to convey
A. ABCD
B. BCAD
C. BDAC
D. ACBD
18. A.) just to prove
B.) disparaging each new production
C.) no one liked their caustically
D.) the playwright’s worthlessness
A. ADBC
B. DBAC
C. CBAD
D. CDAB
19. A.) to raise their status
B.) from others
C.) and to gain acceptance
D.) people follow fashion
A. DBCA
B. DACB
C. BCAD
D. ABCD
20. A.) a lazy sulky
B.) the rascal is
C.) him at arms length
D.) good for-nothing, keep
A. ADCB
B. BADC
C. CDBA
D. DCAB
21. A.) whole of last year
B.) twice
C.) during the
D.) I only went fishing
A. BADC
B. DCAB
C. ACBD
D. CADB
22. A.) for some time
B.) which is troublesome
C.) the weather becomes cool and pleasant
D.) though there is humidity in it
A. ACBD
B. CADB
C. CBAD
D. DBAC
23. A.) reasons for this failure .
B.) one of the principal
C.) dare not take risks
D.) is that many people
A. BDAC
B. BADC
C. ACBD
D. CBAD
24. A.) have some influence on
B.) alter much of his natural bent
C.) no doubt, education and surroundings
D.) the direction of a man’s life; but they do not
A. CADB
B. DACB
C. CBAD
D. ADBC
25. A.) a valuable aid to education
B.) the cinema offers
C.) not only amusement
D.) but is also
A. BCDA
B. BDAC
C. CBDA
D. DABC
26. A.) inside the auditorium
B.) other people
C.) apart from us
D.) there were several
A. CDBA
B. BDAC
C. CBDA
D. ABDC
27. A.) people blame others for their misdeeds
B.) of the present-day world arise
C.) most of the troubles
D.) from the fact that instead of doing their duty
A. DCBA
B. ABDC
C. CBAD
D. CBDA
28. A.) has only spread to other parts of the world recently
B.) mango has been commercially cultivated
C.) for many years, although its cultivation
D.) in the Indo- Burma Malayan region of southeast Asia
A. ADBC
B. BDCA
C. BADC
D. DACB
29. A.) the public
B.) aim is to educate
C.) the NGOS’s
D.) about the danger of smoking
A. BADC
B. CBAD
C. ABDC
D. CADB
30. A.) into the office
B.) someone broke
C.) highly confidential letters
D.) and stole some
A. CABD
B. BADC
C. ABCD
D. BDCA
31. A.) to understand
B.) to many people
C.) threatening and even impossible
D.) grammar appears
A. CABD
B. DACB
C. ADBC
D. BDCA
32. A.) can make Indian farmers active
B.) growth of industries
C.) throughout the year
D.) in cities around the villages
A. BDAC
B. CADB
C. BADC
D. DCAB
33. A.) well skilled in his job
B.) he is a capable person
C.) but his roughness of a rustic nature
D.) devalues his achievements
A. CDBA
B. BCDA
C. BACD
D. ADBC
34. A.) he did not take revenge on Ravi
B.) though he had
C.) as he was magnanimous
D.) done great harm to him
A. ADCB
B. CABD
C. BCAD
D. DACB
35. A.) although a great scientist
B.) Einstein was weak in arithmetic
C.) right from his school days
D.) it has been established that
A. DABC
B. DCBA
C. DBCA
D. ADBC
Directions: In Question nos. 36 to 45, in the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternative and fill in the blanks.
A man stopped at a flower shop to (i) some flowers to be (ii) to his mother who lived 200 miles (iii) . As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she (iv) , “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents and a rose costs two dollars.” The man smiled and said, “Come (v) in with me. I’ll (vi) you a rose.”
He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were (vii) he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed him to a cemetery, (viii) she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, cancelled the delivery order, fix) up a bouquet and. (x) the two hundred miles to his mother’s house.
36. (i) = ?
A. request
B. requesting
C. ordering
D. order
37. (ii) = ?
A. delivered
B. posted
C. taken
D. given
38. (iii) = ?
A. away
B. beyond
C. across
D. between
39. (iv) = ?
A. replied
B. asked
C. exclaimed
D. inquired
40. (v) = ?
A. out
B. upon
C. on
D. of
41. (vi) = ?
A. bought
B. bring
C. buying
D. buy
42. (vii) = ?
A. leaving
B. going
C. relaxing
D. coming
43. (viii) = ?
A. where
B. wear
C. ware
D. were
44. (ix) = ?
A. pick
B. picking
C. picked
D. putting
45. (x) = ?
A. driven
B. drove
C. drive
D. driving
Directions: In Question nos. 46 to 48, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and • mark it in the Answer Sheet.
46. Peculiar
A. rare
B. special
C. ordinary
D. strange
47. tenet
A. belief
B. provision
C. view
D. perspective
48. Repeal
A. cancellation
B. acceptance
C. dejection
D. rejection
Directions: In Question nos. 49 to 75, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Direct/Indirect and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet
49. The prisoner enquired if a lawyer had been arranged for him.
A. The prisoner enquired, ‘Is there a lawyer for me?’
B. The prisoner said, ‘Have you arranged a lawyer for me?’
C. The prisoner enquired, ‘Had a lawyer been arranged for me?’
D. The prisoner asked, ‘Has a lawyer been arranged for me?’
E.
50. His father said that it was time he visited his uncle.
A. ‘It is time you visited my uncle’, said his father.
B. ‘It is time you visit your uncle’, said his father.
C. ‘It was time you visited your uncle’, said his father.
D. ‘It is time you visited your uncle’, said his father.
51. She said to the children, ‘You mustn’t play with fire.’
A. She told the children they are not to play with fire.
B. She told the children not to play with fire.
C. She told the children they were not to play with fire .
D. She told the children they mustn’t play with fire.
52. You will say, ‘I am ill.’
A. You will say that you were ill.
B. You will say that you are ill.
C. You-would say that you are ill
D. You would say that you were ill.
53. He says that he is very sorry.
A. He says, ‘I am very sorry’
B. He said, ‘He was very sorry’
C. He told me, ‘I felt sorry’
D. He said, ‘He is very sorry’
54. The lady asked me how my uncle was. _
A. The lady said to me, ‘How is your uncle?’
B. The lady asked me, ‘How is your uncle doing?’
C. The lady asked me, ‘How has your uncle been?’
D. The lady said to me, ‘How was your uncle?’
55. The old man said that he would soon be leaving the world.
A. The old man said, ‘I am going to leave the world soon.’
B. The old man said, ‘I would soon leave the world.’
C. The old man said,’ I am soon leaving the world.’
D. The old man said, ‘I shall soon be leaving the world.’
56. Anne said, ‘It is time to leave for the meeting.’
A. Anne said that it was time for the meeting.
B. Anne said its time to leave for the meeting.
C. Anne said that it was time to leave for the meeting.
D. Anne told that it is time to leave for the meeting.
57. I said to him, ‘Will you go to Delhi?’
A. I asked him if he would go to Delhi
B. L asked him will he go to Delhi.
C. I said to him would you go to Delhi.
D. I said to him would he go to Delhi.
58. He said, ‘I have read this novel.’
A. He said that he had read this novel.
B. He said that he had read that novel.
C. He said that he has read this novel.
D. He said that he read that novel.
59. Sita said, ‘I may go there.
A. Sita said that she will go there.
B. Sita says that she may go there.
C. Sita says that she is going there.
D. Sita said that she might go there.
60. ’Come home early’, said Mr Mathew to his clerk.
A. Mr Mathew asked his clerk to be home early.
B. Mr Mathew requested his clerk to come home a little early.
C. Mr Mathew told his clerk to come home as early as possible.
D. Mr Mathew ordered his clerk to come home early.
61. He said that he intended to leave for Surat that night.
A. ‘I intend to left for Surat that night’, he said.
B. ‘I intended to leave for Surat tonight’, he said.
C. ‘I intend to leave for Surat tonight’, he said.
D. ‘I intend to leave for Surat that night’, he said.
62. I said, ‘Water is essential for life,’
A. Water is essential for life was said by me.
B. I exclaimed that water was essential for life.
C. I said that water is essential for life.
D. I told that water was essential for life.
63. He said, ‘I was doing it.’
A. He said that he had been doing it.
B. He said that he has done it.
C. He said that he had done it.
D. He said that he did it.
64. She asked me if I was going to college.
A. She asked me, ‘Will you go to college?’
B. She said to me, ‘Are you going to college?’
C. She asked to me, ‘Was I going to college?’
D. She said, ‘Am I going to college?’
65. The teacher said to him, ‘Is not poverty a curse?”
A. The teacher asked him if poverty was not a curse.
B. The teacher asked him is poverty not a curse.
C. The teacher asked him was poverty not a curse.
D. The teacher asked him whether poverty is not a curse.
66. He said, ’Honesty is the best policy.’
A. He said that honesty has been the best * policy.
B. He said that honesty had been the best ‘ policy.
C. He said that honesty was the best policy.
D. He said that honesty is the best policy.
67. He said, ‘If I had the tools I could mend the car.’
A. He told he could mend the car.
B. He said that if he had the tools he could mend the car.
C. He said-1 could mend the car if I have the tools.
D. He tells that he had the tools he could mend the car.
68. He exclaimed with joy that their team had won the tournament
A. He said, ‘Our team won the tournament.’
B. He exclaimed, ‘Hurrah ! Our team has won the tournament!’
C. He said, ‘Wow ! Our team won the tournament.’
D. He said, ‘Our team has won the tournament.’
69. Daman says, ‘Priya is working in Ahmadabad.’
A. Daman said that Priya was working in Ahmadabad.
B. Daman say that Priya was working in Ahmadabad.
C. Daman said that Priya works in Ahmadabad
D. Daman says that Priya is working in Ahmadabad.
70. Everybody says, ‘How well she sings !’
A. Everybody comments that she sings well.
B. Everybody tells that she sang very well.
C. Everybody says that she sang well.
D. Everybody says how well she sings.
71. Phila ordered her brother to turn down the television and let her work in peace.
A. Phila said to her brother, ‘Turn down the television and let me work in peace.’
B. Phiia said to her brother, ‘Turn down the television that let me do my work in peace.’
C. Phila said to her brother, ‘Turned down the television and let me do my work in peace.’
D. Phila said to her brother, ‘Turn down the television to let me do my work in peace.’
72. Iba said that she might go home the next day with her sister.
A. Iba said, ‘I may just go home tomorrow with my sister.’
B. Iba said, ‘I can go home tomorrow with my . sister.’
C. Iba said, ‘I will go home tomorrow with my sister.’
D. Iba said, ‘I could go home tomorrow with my sister.’
73. He bade his friends goodbye.
A. He said, ‘Goodbye, my friends.’
B. ’I will see you later’, he told his friends.
C. ’Goodbye, my friends’, he was saying to them.
D. ‘I am bidding you Goodbye’
74. My friend requested me to bring him a sandwich.
A. ‘Please bring my friend a sandwich.’, said he.
B. He said, ‘My friend, please bring me a sandwich.’
C. ‘Please bring me a sandwich’, said my friend.
D. My friend said, ‘Will you bring me a sandwich.’
75. Tania said to her friend, ‘Can you lend me an I umbrella?’
A. Please give me an umbrella Tania requested her friend.
B. Tania asked her friend to give her an umbrella.
C. Tania requested her friend to lend her an umbrella
D. Will you lend me your umbrella, Tania asked her friend.
Directions: In Question nos. 76 to 95, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternative suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
76. My brilliant niece is speaking in Italian.
A. Italian has being spoken by my brilliant niece.
B. Italian was being spoken by my brilliant niece.
C. Italian is being spoken by my brilliant niece.
D. Italian is spoken by my brilliant niece.
77. I was obliged to go.
A. Circumstances obliges me to go.
B. Circumstances oblige I should go.
C. Circumstances oblige me to go.
D. Circumstances obliged me to go.
78. The servant will execute all orders promptly.
A. All orders will be executed promptly by the servant.
B. All orders should be executed promptly by the servant.
C. All orders will have to be executed promptly by the servant.
D. All orders would be executed promptly by the servant.
79. Some people were helping the wounded woman.
A. The wounded woman was helped by some people.
B. The wounded woman was being helped by some people.
C. The wounded woman is being helped by some people.
D. The wounded is helped by some people.
80. My father will write a letter.
A. A letter was written by my father.
B. A letter will have been written by my father.
C. A letter is written by my father.
D. A letter will be written by my father.
81. Who wrote it?
A. By whom was it written?
B. By who might it be written?
C. By who will it be written?
D. By who would it be written?
82. The gardener ought to water the plants daily.
A. The plants are ought to water daily by the gardener.
B. The plants ought to be watered daily by the gardener.
C. The plants have been watered daily by the gardener.
D. The plants ought to water daily by the gardener.
83. They fund schools for girls.
A. Schools for girls was funded by them.
B. Schools for girls are funded by them.
C. Schools for girls are being funded by them.
D. Schools for girls will be funded by them
84. I have lost my book.
A. my book had been lost.
B. my book has been lost.
C. my book must have been lost.
D. my book have been lost.
85. My father has promised me a bicycle.
A. I have been promised a bicycle by my father.
B. I have been promised by my father a bicycle.
C. I have promising a bicycle by my father.
D. I promised a bicycle by my father.
86. The boy did not break the glass.
A. The glass was not broken by the boy.
B. The glass had not been broken by the boy.
C. The glass is not broken by the boy.
D. The glass has not been broken by the boy
87. The convict was found guilty by the jury.
A. The jury finds the convict guilty.
B. The jury convicted him.
C. The jury found the convict guilty.
D. The jury found that the convict was guilty.
88. She is putting in many hours of work.
A. Many hours of work will be put in by her.
B. Many hours of work would be put in by her.
C. Many hours of work are being put in by her.
D. Many hours of work is being put by her.
89. The lady of the house was furnishing the mansion.
A. The mansion is furnished by the lady of the house.
B. The mansion is being furnished by the lady of the house.
C. The mansion was being furnished by the lady of the house.
D. The mansion has been furnished by the lady of the house.
90. They established this club in 2000.
A. This club is being established in 2000.
B. This club had been established in 2000.
C. This club was being established in 2000.
D. This club was established in 2000.
91. Open the door.
A. Let the door shall be opened.
B. Let the door be opened.
C. The door was opened.
D. The door shall be opened.
92. Everyone praises good men.
A. Good men are given praises by everyone.
B. Everyone give praises to good men.
C. Good men are being given praises by everyone.
D. Good men are praised by everyone.
93. The principal will announce the results.
A. The results are announced by the principal.
B. The results will be announced by the principal
C. The results will have announced by the principal.
D. The results were announced by the principal.
94. My mother bakes cakes.
A. Cakes are baked by my mother.
B. My mother is baking a cake.
C. A cake is being baked by my mother.
D. A cake was baked by my mother.
95. For a long time people believed the earth to be flat.
A. The earth was being believed to be flat for a long time.
B. The earth had been believed to be flat for a long time.
C. The earth is believed to be flat for a long time.
D. The earth was believed to be flat for a long time.
Directions: In Question no. 96 to 117, a part of the sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required choose ‘No Improvement’ option. Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
96. We could not help admire his inventive, genius.
A. could not help but
B. No Improvement
C. could not but.
D. could not help to
97. The teacher asked him to copy the material word for word.
A. before
B. No Improvement
C. after
D. by
98. Equipment and practice space will be provided for the players.
A. Much facility
B. No Improvement
C. Each facility
D. Every facility
99. The teacher was stimulated by the mischievous behaviour of the students.
A. evoked
B. provoked
C. No Improvement
D. Inspired
100. The amount multiplies over a period of time.
A. by
B. within
C. in
D. No Improvement
101. He could not cope up with the heavy rush.
A. cope with
B. No Improvement
C. cope upto
D. cope by
102. Water drawn from a municipal reservoir or a private well, is likely to contain traces of minerals or bacteria.
A. public tank
B. village tank
C. private tank
D. No Improvement
103. Too much of anything is good for everything.
A. a thing
B. No Improvement
C. nothing
D. all things
104. The police found a human body in the forest.
A. corpse
B. carcass
C. copse
D. No Improvement
105. The students met the college authority whom allowed them to sit for the exams.
A. which allowed them to sit for the exams
B. No Improvement
C. which allowed them to sit in exams
D. who allowed them to sit at the exams
106. The most important part in life is to be humble.
A. appearance
B. aspect
C. entity
D. No Improvement
107. The prisoner was kept in Jail.
A. No Improvement
B. kept in confined.
C. kept in confirmation.
D. kept in confinement.
108. Granting that he has a very great influence, he cannot injure us.
A. He may have great influence so
B. Having great influence
C. No Improvement
D. Because of his great influence
109. Placing a talisman or lucky charm on the door or near the threshold is not mere superstition.
A. doorway
B. No Improvement
C. opening
D. entrance
110. I will buy the house provided it is quite sound.
A. whether
B. No Improvement
C. unless
D. until
111. The workers are very determined on fighting for their dues.
A. have seriously planned
B. hell bent
C. have decided
D. No Improvement
112. The tribunal has postponed the hearing to December 15.
A. No Improvement
B. pushed
C. adjourned
D. delayed
113. It was fortunate that the time bomb had burst only after the crowd had dispersed.
A. No Improvement
B. Exploded
C. blown up
D. erupted
114. Everyone of this girls is beautiful. – .
A. these
B. that
C. the
D. No Improvement
115. Tax-payers are to be conscious of their privileges.
A. could
B. have to
C. No Improvement
D. might
116. He borne down all opposition with an iron hand.
A. No Improvement
B. bore down all
C. bore up all
D. bore in all
117. One day the hare began to make fun of the tortoise as it moved slowly.
A. mock
B. No Improvement
C. Torture
D. shout at
Directions: In Question nos. 118 to 137, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the circle corresponding to the appropriate correct option. If a sentence is free from error, blacken the circle corresponding to “No Error” option in the Answer sheet.
118. Henry is a capable boy of doing anything.
A. a capable boy
B. no Error
C. Henry is
D. of doing anything
119. She gave me details of all the schools she had visited while she was on an official tour.
A. all the schools she had visited
B. while she was on an official tour.
C. She gave me details of
D. No Error
120. What make people angry or tense is-actually a mystery which is difficult to explain.
A. which is difficult to explain.
B. What make people angry
C. or tense is actually a mystery
D. No Error
121. Reading is no longer popular among the youthful of today, as the influence of the internet has taken over a very important and active hobby.
A. influence of the internet
B. no Error
C. very important and active hobby
D. among the youthful of today
122. Mobile phones are so importance these days that they are no longer luxury items but have become a necessity.
A. so importance these days
B. no longer
C. No Error
D. a necessity
123. It has been said that history is the essence of innumerable biography.
A. It has been said
B. No Error
C. of innumerable biography
D. that history is the essence
124. Neither he or his wife has arrived.
A. or his wife
B. Neither he
C. No Error
D. has arrived.
125. The process was too simple and easy to understand that it hardly took five minutes for us to grasp it.
A. and easy to understand that it hardly
B. took five minutes for us to grasp it.
C. The process was too simple
D. No Error
126. A person who sticks to one thing inspite of initial difficulties is sure to succeed in the end.
A. is sure to succeed in the end.
B. No Error
C. inspite of initial difficulties
D. A person who sticks to one thing
127. We really wanted to go to the park but we were told not to go out if it rain.
A. wanted to go
B. if it rain
C. were told
D. No Error
128. Who do you think will win the game?
A. think will
B. Who do you
C. No Error
D. win the game
129. If man makes proper use of his time and opportunities and follow his aim in life with patience and perseverance, he is sure to succeed.
A. and perseverance, he is sure to succeed.
B. No Error .
C. and follow his aim in life with patience
D. If man makes proper use of his time and opportunities
130. The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on June 26th.
A. The International Day against
B. is observed on June 26th
C. No Error
D. Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
131. My cousin cannot understand why his teacher says that the earth move round the sun.
A. move round the
B. cannot understand
C. No Error
D. teacher says
132. Education is the only affective tool to help eradicate the problem of violence against women.
A. help eradicate
B. problem of violence
C. the only affective tool
D. No Error
133. The decapitated body of a young girl was discovered yesterday
A. was discovered yesterday
B. of a young girl
C. No Error
D. The decapitated body
134. Jewellery retailers across India decided to suspend sold of gold coins and bars for six months.
A. Jewellery retailers across India decided
B. to suspend sold
C. No Error
D. of gold coins and bars for six months.
135. Even fools when he holdeth his peace is counted wise.
A. Even fools
B. is counted wise
C. when he holdeth his peace
D. No Error
136. The doctor recommended that he should take a holiday.
A. that he should
B. take a holiday
C. No Error
D. The doctor recommended
137. Read not to contradict nor to believe but to weigh and consider.
A. but to weigh and consider
B. No Error
C. nor to believe
D. read not to contradict
Directions: In Question nos. 138 to 140, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
138.
A. Acommodation
B. Accomodetion
C. Accommodation
D. Accomodation
139.
A. ingredient
B. ingridient
C. ingreedient
D. ingredient
140.
A. misscelleneous
B. misscelanious
C. misscellaneous
D. miscellaneous
Directions: In Question nos. 141 to 152, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
141. Pay attention.
A. Repair
B. Heed
C. Glance at
D. Overlook
142. Branch of medicine concerned with children and their illness.
A. Morphology
B. Cardiology
C. Pediatrics
D. Osteopathy
143. One who is rather fastidious.
A. Tempestuous
B. Carefree
C. Meticulous
D. Punctual
144. Guilty of the crime.
A. Culpable
B. Ruthless
C. Suspicious
D. Daring
145. People at a religious gathering.
A. Mob
B. Congregation
C. Rabble
D. Crowd
146. ‘Edible’ means that which is:
A. Worth eating
B. Cannot be deleted
C. Can be edited
D. Edifying
147. Incapable of being tired.
A. Indefatigable
B. Untiring
C. Invincible
D. Tireless
148. A written declaration of government or a political party.
A. Document
B. dossier
C. manifesto
D. affidavit
149. A person who collects and I or studies stamps.
A. Philatelist
B. Pianist
C. Pioneer
D. Philanthropist
150. Information about the bird species was inaccessible. One has to access rare websites to access it.
The meaning of the underlined word is:
A. That which cannot be remembered
B. That which cannot be reached
C. That which cannot be read
D. That which cannot be stretched
151. Government by the wealthy.
A. Bureaucracy
B. Plutocracy
C. Aristocracy
D. Theocracy
152. A person who wastes his money on luxury.
A. Luxurious
B. Luxuriant
C. Extravagant
D. Stingy
Directions: In Question nos. 153 to 162, Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
A small band of biologists share a dream – to find species of sea or land animals hitherto completely unknown or to discover living examples of animals thought to have died out ages ago. Finds made in this century encourage these dreamers, whose field is aptly named crypto zoology – literally, the science of hidden animals.
Size and habitat are often responsible for an animal’s having been overlooked. Not surprisingly, a bumblebee-size bat that lives in caves in Thailand eluded detection until 1973. But larger animals in less remote sites have also remained hidden. Herds of a species of peccary supposedly extinct since the last ice age, for instance, were found in Paraguay in 1975 Native people sometimes offer scientists useful clues. An unusual feather in a local’s hat sparked the discovery of a showy African peacock in 1936, and accounts of giant lizards on the Indonesian island of Komodo proved not to be mere myth when naturalist P.A. Ouwens identified four of the creatures captured in 1912. As crypto zoologists follow such leads into little-explored areas, they remain optimistic that it is not too late to uncover sensational surprises.
153. An unusual feather in a local’s hat sparked the discovery of a showy African peacock in
A. 1975
B. 1936
C. 1973
D. 1912
154. Myths refer to.
A. traditional stories involving supernatural beings or events.
B. love stories.
C. historical stories.
D. legends.
155. Often the crypto zoologists get a lot of leads from
A. the animal’s size and habitat.
B. legends.
C. myths.
D. native people.
156. Often______ responsible for an animal having been overlooked
A. the resigning nature of the scientists themselves is
B. size and habitat are
C. the uniqueness of the animals themselves is
D. unexplored areas remain
157. A bumblebee-size bat that lives in caves in Thailand was discovered in
A. 1975
B. 1936
C. 1912
D. 1973
158. _____ still look forward to discovering sensational surprises.
A. P.A. Ouwens
B. A smalf band of biologists
C. The naturalists
D. The natives
159. Herds of a species of peccary supposedly extinct since the last ice age were discovered in
A. 1975
B. 1936
C. 1912
D. 1973
160. It is the______ of the crypto zoologists that keep their dream alive.
A. love for adventure
B. curiosity
C. spirit
D. finding
161. The dream of the crypto zoologist is to find
A. All of the given options
B. Living example of animals thought to have died out ages ago.
C. Hidden, supposedly extinct animals.
D. Species of sea or land animals hitherto completely unknown.
162. Giant lizards on the Indonesian island of Komodo were discovered in
A. 1936
B. 1912
C. 1973
D. 1975
Directions: In Question nos. 163 to 165, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
163. Descent
A. increase
B. elevation
C. ascent
D. level
164. Transience
A. slow
B. eternity
C. shallow
D. rest
165. Interim
A. permanent
B. continuous
C. temporary
D. interior
Directions: In Question nos. 166 to 175, in the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternative and fill in the blanks.
Ernest Hemingway was (i) of America’s most beloved authors. He was born in 1898. (ii) World War I he served (iii) a volunteer ambulance driver in Italy, (iv) later served in the Italian infantry. Hemingway _ M badly wounded in 1918.
Hemingway’s wartime experience (v) a considerable influence (vii) his writing.
In fact (viii) of his novels focus on the need for physical and psychological strength to (ix) difficulty and often violence. He was quite disillusioned (x) the war.
166. (i) = ?
A. best
B. one
C. alone
D. only
167. (ii) = ?
A. In
B. For
C. During
D. At
168. (iii) =?
A. becoming
B. working
C. like
D. as
169. (iv) = ?
A. than
B. and
C. when
D. while
170. (v) = ?
A. has
B. had
C. is
D. was
171. (vi) = ?
A. has been
B. had
C. had been
D. has
172. (vii) = ?
A. in
B. on
C. for
D. at
173. (viii) = ?
A. mostly
B. much
C. more
D. most
174. (ix) = ?
A. cope at
B. cope with
C. cope down
D. cope up
175. (x) = ?
A. for
B. in
C. at
D. by
Directions: In Question nos. 176 to 180, Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
One conspicuous question in the modern journals is: How can I develop personality? • Ursula Bloom gives this noteworthy advice to young people: Please do not do as I did, at your age, and waste years copying other people.
Of old, to the same question asked by Greek youth, Socrates replied: Know yourself! That was excellent advice; but it did not satisfy, because it did not go far enough.
When Roman youth questioned Marcus Aurelius he said: Be yourself! To the youth of our atomic age, the psychologist says: Develop yourself! That is the answer to the question: What is personality? Personality is the development of oneself.
176. The Greek philosopher Socrates promoted
A. tested-knowledge
B. self-knowledge
C. referred-knowledge
D. borrowed-knowledge
177. The development of oneself______ the question on, what is personality?
A. partly answers
B. gives an unsatisfactory answer to
C. satisfactorly answers
D. does not give a satisfactory answer to
178. Marcus Aurelius preached to the Roman youth of his day to_
A. know themselves
B. be themselves
C. express themselves
D. understand themselves
179. Ursula Bloom propagated that young people should_.
A. not copy others
B. give advice
C. copy others
D. not waste years
180. The question on personality development has_
A. a definitive answer
B. no definitive answers
C. correct answers
D. no answers
Directions: In Question nos. 181 to 190, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
181. The judge declared the agreement null and void “
A. annulled
B. not binding
C. empty
D. unavoidable
182. I stirred the hornet’s nest by my honest statement.
A. acted with energy and interest
B. caused anger in many people
C. responded to criticism angrily
D. stopped people criticizing someone
183. On second thoughts she refused to accept his invitation.
A. reviewing leisurely
B. moral grounds
C. On reconsidering
D. seeing his brashness
184. He knows how to break in horses
A. tend
B. train
C. rear
D. force
185. We should bury the hatchet and become friends.
A. influence friends
B. make peace
C. obtain
D. keep a secret
186. His plan was so complicated that it floored his listeners.
A. Annoyed
B. Entertained
C. Encouraged
D. Puzzled
187. The bridge gave way under the heavy weight.
A. endured
B. withstood
C. collapsed
D. stooped
188. My uncle’s business has gone to the dogs.
A. is sick
B. is dead
C. is ruined
D. is angry
189. Despite the highs and lows, life tends to average itself out.
A. show equal value
B. be unvarying
C. balance itself
D. get compatible
190. Sheila’s tall tales have no meaning.
A. jealousy
B. greed
C. boasting
D. pride
Directions: In Question nos. 191 to 195, Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
My lodge is nothing but a dark, tiny hut made of palm fronds, with a bunch of damp branches and a swarm of flies through a whole in the wall of leaves. I see a patch of cleared earth in the rainforest: the stage of Cicinnurus magnificus, the magnificent bird of paradise. The bird’s loud call, ‘Kyeng, Kyeng’ has been ringing since dawn, announcing the male’s imminent performance. But his feathered female spectators have not shown yet. Perhaps they are out window-shopping, taking a good look around until they find the most resplendent specimen.
I hear a fluttering and look up. A magnificus is enthroned on a branch about 2m above the stage: an iridescent-green breast shield, bright orange-red wings and a lemon-yellow cape with a furry brown collar. The feat and hill are a sparkling sky-blue, which also covers the eyelids and extends down to the neck. He plucks off a few leaves to let in more light and optimize eye-contact with his audience. Finally, he drags the freshly fallen leaves away from catwalk.
191. An ‘iridescent – green breast shield’ means
A. a description of the surroundings.
B. the bright, colourful feathers of the bird.
C. a piece of twig used by the bird in its performance.
D. a shield worn by the bird to. protect itself.
192. The synonym for ‘optimise’ is
A. to make best use of-
B. to see clearly
C. to enlarge
D. to improve vision
193. The bird performs for:
A. sheer enjoyment
B. female birds
C. the author
D. no one
194. The cicinnurus magnificus is:
A. the magnificent bird of paradise.
B. a place where his hut is located.
C. the stage in the rainforest.
D. a patch of cleared earth in the rainforest.
195. The most ‘resplendent specimen’ means
A. beautiful and gentle
B. extravagant and gaudy
C. appalling and ugly
D. bright and colourful
Directions: In Question no. 196 to 200, 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 and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
196. His_____ tastes and habits explain why he is always in debt.
A. judicious
B. thrifty
C. moderate
D. extravagant
197. We offer______ to all who ask.
A. council
B. councillor
C. counsellor
D. counsel
198. The two families have been engaged in a bitter______ for the past two decade.
A. fight
B. argument
C. quarrel
D. feud
199. The plane was_____ five-hours late.
A. evenly
B. keeping
C. almost
D. almost
200. His and hers talents are______
A. complicating
B. complementing
C. complimentary
D. complementary