Di r ect i ons( Q.

115) Read t he f ol l owi ng passage car ef ul l y and answer t he

quest i ons gi ven bel ow i t . Cer t ai n wor ds i n t he passage have been pr i nt ed
i n bol d t o hel p you l ocat e t hemwhi l e answer i ng some of t he quest i ons.

I n a smal l hi l l t own t her e l i ved a t hi ef . He was ver y smar t and bef or e
br eaki ng i nt o houses f or t hef t he used t o enqui r e about t he l i f est yl es of
t he peopl e st ayi ng i n t hat house. Then at t he dead of ni ght he used t o
commi t t hef t .

Dhanpat r ai was a moneyl ender l i vi ng i n t he same t own. He was t hr i f t y and
never wast ed money. He had a daught er named Laxmi . The t hi ef knew t hat
Dhanpat r ai was r i ch and he had a l ot of j ewel l er y wi t h hi m. Smar t l y t he
t hi ef f ound out t he l ocat i on of t he house and desi gned t he t hef t . One
ni ght , get t i ng up t o t he r oof of t he house he st ar t ed r emovi ng t he r oof -
cover i ng made of ear t hen t i l es.

The moneyl ender hear d t he sound and was sur e t hat a t hi ef was on t he r oof
of t he house. Now he had t o cr eat e some pl oy. He hi t upon a pl an. Laxmi ,
Laxmi he cal l ed out t o hi s daught er who was sl eepi ng. Laxmi , I hope our
money- box and j ewel l er y ar e kept i n t he cei l i ng, he asked cl ever l y.

Gener al l y, i n hi l l ar ea, t o keep house war mi n wi nt er , houses have a
t hat ched r oof i ng and bel ow t hat , a wooden cei l i ng. Cer t ai n t hi ngs used t o
be kept i n t he space bet ween t he r oof i ng and wooden cei l i ng. So when t he
t hi ef hear d t he quest i on put by Dhanpat r ai , he t hought t hat t her e was a
cei l i ng bel ow t he t hat ched r oof . So he j umped down.

But act ual l y i n t he house t her e was no wooden cei l i ng. So t he t hi ef f el l
t o t he f l oor of t he house whi ch was about f i f t een f eet bel ow and br oke
hi s l eg.

I mmedi at el y t he moneyl ender cal l ed al l t he nei ghbour s and t hey handed
over t he t hi ef t o t he pol i ce. He saved hi s house f r ombei ng bur gl ed, wi t h
hi s i ngenui t y.

1. What was t he r ol e of Laxmi i n t hi s epi sode ?
( A) She cal l ed peopl e and scar ed t he t hi ef .
( B) Laxmi sent t he peopl e f or pol i ce.
( C) She asked Dhanpat r ai t o cal l t he peopl e.
( D) Her name was used t o mi sgui de t he t hi ef .
( E) She got t he i dea of f ool i ng t he t hi ef .
Ans : ( D)

2. How di d t he t hi ef ent er t he house of Dhanpat r ai ?
( a) By r emovi ng t he t i l ed t op of t he house.
( b) By r emovi ng t he wooden cei l i ng.
( c) By openi ng t he door wi t h dupl i cat e key.
( A) Onl y ( a)
( B) Onl y ( b)
( C) Onl y ( c)

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( D) Bot h ( a) and ( b)
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( A)

3. Wher e was t he j ewel l er y act ual l y kept ?
( A) I nsi de t he bed on whi ch Laxmi was sl eepi ng
( B) On t he t hat ched r oof t op
( C) Bel ow t he pi l l ow of Dhanpat r ai
( D) Ther e i s no ment i on of j ewel l er y s l ocat i on
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( D)


4. What was t he qual i t y of t he t hi ef ?
( A) He was exper t i n r emovi ng r oof t ops
( B) Bef or e t hef t he used t o st udy t he l i f est yl es of r esi dent s
( C) He was accur at e i n i dent i f yi ng hi s vi ct i m
( D) He was l i ked by t he peopl e and t he pol i ce
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( C)

5. Who was Dhanpat r ai ?
( A) The f at her of t he t hi ef
( B) The moneyl ender who used t o keep val uabl es on t he r oof
( C) A cunni ng and cr af t y man
( D) The f at her of Laxmi
( E) The t hi ef
Ans : ( D)

6. Who cal l ed t he pol i ce ?
( A) The son of Dhanpat r ai
( B) The daught er of Dhanpat r ai
( C) Dhanpat r ai hi msel f
( D) Some one who pr ovoked t he t hi ef f or t he act
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( E)

7. Whi ch qual i t y of Dhanpat r ai pr ot ect ed hi s house ?
( A) Hi s t hr i f t y behavi our
( B) Hi s deep af f ect i on f or t he daught er
( C) The cl ever ness wi t h whi ch he handl ed t he si t uat i on
( D) Hi s past deci si on of not t hat chi ng t he r oof t op
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( D)

8. Why di d t he t hi ef choose Dhanpat r ai s house f or t he act ?
( A) Ther e was har dl y any house l ef t i n t he t own f or t hef t
( B) Dhanpat r ai was l i vi ng wi t h hi s daught er
( C) The house di d not have wooden cei l i ng
( D) He had t he i nf or mat i on t hat Dhanpat r ai was r i ch
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( D)


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9. Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng st at ement s i s TRUE i n t he cont ext of t he
passage ?
( A) The daught er of Dhanpat r ai was t oo weak t o handl e t he t hi ef
( B) The peopl e of t he t own di d not l i ke Dhanpat r ai
( C) Dhanpat r ai pl ayed a t r i ck wi t h t he t hi ef
( D) Dhanpat r ai di d not have money f or wast age
( E) Laxmi r ushed out and gat her ed t he peopl e
Ans : ( C)

10. The t hi ef woul d have escaped unhur t had t her e been .
( A) a dog i n t he house
( B) a wooden cei l i ng bel ow t he t hat ched r oof
( C) ver y f ew pol i cemen t o cat ch hi m
( D) no al er t ness on t he par t of Dhanpat r ai s son
( E) j ewel l er y kept i n t he house
Ans : ( B)

Di r ect i ons( Q. 1115) Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng wor d/ phr ase has t he SAME
meani ng as t he wor d/ phr ase pr i nt ed i n bol d as used i n t he passage.

11. Thr i f t y
( A) Mi ser
( B) Spendt hr i f t
( C) Shamef ul
( D) Pr ol i f i c
( E) Ext r avagant
Ans : ( A)

12. Br oke hi s l eg
( A) Fel l unconsci ous
( B) Was shocked
( C) Fr act ur e at t he back
( D) Br oke t he t hor n
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( E)

13. At t he dead of
( A) On deat h of
( B) At deep
( C) I n t he dawn
( D) Ear l y eveni ng
( E) Ever y day
Ans : ( B)

14. Hi t upon a pl an
( A) Got an i dea
( B) Quashed t he pl an
( C) Lacked pl anni ng
( D) Wi t hout pl an
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( A)

15. Enqui r e about
( A) Keep pace wi t h

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( B) Wr i t e
( C) I nvest i gat e i nt o
( D) Keep ot her s i nf or med
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( C)

Di r ect i ons( Q. 1620) Rear r ange t he f ol l owi ng f i ve sent ences ( a) , ( b) ,
( c) , ( d) and ( e) i n t he pr oper sequence so as t o f or ma meani ngf ul
par agr aph. Then answer t he quest i ons gi ven bel ow t hem.
( a) To her sur pr i se, she f ound t he baby qui t e saf e i n t he cr adl e.
( b) I t had bl ood al l over i t s mout h
( c) She t hen ent er ed t he house, expect i ng t o f i nd her baby dead
( d) Mal at hi di scover ed t he mongoose seat ed on t he door st ep.
( e) Thi nki ng t hat i t had ki l l ed her son, she st r uck t he mongoose so har d
t hat i t l ai d st i l l .

16. Whi ch of t he sent ences shoul d come LAST ( FI FTH) i n t he par agr aph
af t er r ear r angement ?
( A) a
( B) b
( C) c
( D) d
( E) e
Ans : ( A)

17. Whi ch of t he sent ences shoul d come FOURTH i n t he par agr aph af t er
r ear r angement ?
( A) a
( B) b
( C) c
( D) d
( E) e
Ans : ( C)

18. Whi ch of t he sent ences shoul d come FI RST i n t he par agr aph af t er
r ear r angement ?
( A) a
( B) b
( C) c
( D) d
( E) e
Ans : ( D)

19. Whi ch of t he sent ences shoul d come THI RD i n t he par agr aph af t er
r ear r angement ?
( A) a
( B) b
( C) c
( D) d
( E) e
Ans : ( E)

20. Whi ch of t he sent ences shoul d come SECOND i n t he par agr aph af t er
r ear r angement ?

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( A) a
( B) b
( C) c
( D) d
( E) e
Ans : ( B)

Di r ect i ons( Q. 2125) Whi ch of t he phr ases ( A) , ( B) , ( C) , ( D) gi ven bel ow
each sent ence shoul d r epl ace t he phr ase pr i nt ed i n bol d t ype t o make t he
sent ence gr ammat i cal l y cor r ect ? I f t he sent ence i s cor r ect mar k ( E) i . e.
No cor r ect i on r equi r ed as t he answer .

21. Newspaper s have gr eat power because t hei r enor mous ci r cul at i on.
( A) on account
( B) because of
( C) as a r esul t
( D) owi ng
( E) No cor r ect i on r equi r ed
Ans : ( B)

22. The cr owd whi ch has gat her t o pr ot est agai nst t he deci si on sl owl y
r et ur ned t o t hei r homes.
( A) whi ch had gat her ed
( B) whi ch have gat her
( C) gat her i ng up
( D) whi ch gat her s ar ound
( E) No cor r ect i on r equi r ed
Ans : ( A)

23. He wi l l be handl i ng t he next pr oj ect si nce he has vast l y exper i ence
i n t hi s busi ness.
( A) vast exper i ence
( B) vast l y exper i enced
( C) a vast exper i enci ng
( D) t he vast exper i ence
( E) No cor r ect i on r equi r ed
Ans : ( C)

24. Chi l dr en nowadays ar e wat chi ng t oo much t el evi si on.
( A) t o much of
( B) mor e of
( C) ver y much of
( D) much on
( E) No cor r ect i on r equi r ed
Ans : ( E)

25. The br i dge i n connect i on wi t h t he t wo ci t i es wi l l r emai n cl osed f or
secur i t y r easons.
( A) connect s bet ween
( B) i n connect i on t o
( C) bei ng connect ed f r om
( D) connect i ng
( E) No cor r ect i on r equi r ed
Ans : ( C)

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Di r ect i ons( Q. 2635) Read each sent ence t o f i nd out whet her t her e i s any
gr ammat i cal er r or i n i t . The er r or , i f any, wi l l be i n one par t of t he
sent ence. The l et t er of t hat par t i s t he answer . I f t her e i s no er r or ,
t he answer i s ( E) i . e. No er r or . ( I gnor e t he er r or s of punct uat i on, i f
any) .

26. Mr . Gupt a i nsi st ed ( A) / t hat he was ( B) / f ul l y pr epar e ( C) / t o
pr esent t he pr oposal . ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( C)

27. Al l t hi s document ( A) / have been dest r oyed ( B) / i n t he f i r e ( C) /
whi ch occur r ed l ast mont h. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( A)

28. On hi s next ( A) / of f i ci al vi si t t o Del hi ( B) / he pl ans t o ( C) /
vi si t hi s ol d col l eagues. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( E)

29. Suni l r ef used t o admi t t hat ( A) / he di d not know ( B) / what t o
oper at e ( C) / t he new machi ne. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( C)

30. He has r ef used ( A) / not t o t ake ( B) / t he pr omot i on al t hough ( C) /
he i s el i gi bl e. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( B)

31. Ther e has been ( A) / a f al l f r om( B) / t he pr of i t s of ( C) / our
company r ecent l y. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( B)

32. The deci si on t o open ( A) / of f i ces i n Shi ml a ( B) / wer e t aken at ( C)
/ t he l ast Boar d meet i ng. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( C)

33. We wer e so l at e ( A) / t han t he meet i ng ( B) / was al most over v/ when
we ar r i ved. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( B)

34. They wai t ed pat i ent ( A) / f or t he Chai r man s speech ( B) / t o end i n
or der ( C) / t o begi n t he di scussi on. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( A)

35. Ar j un was ( A) / not sel ect ed ( B) / f or t he post ( C) / i nspi t e hi s
har d wor k. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( D)

Di r ect i ons( Q. 3640) Pi ck out t he most ef f ect i ve wor d/ gr oup of wor ds
f r omt hose gi ven t o f i l l i n t he bl anks t o make t he sent ence meani ngf ul l y
compl et e.

36. Al t hough he appear s t o be ver y i n hi s speech, he i s ver y good at
hear t .
( A) st r ong

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( B) f i ne
( C) r ude
( D) i nnocent
( E) t al kat i ve
Ans : ( C)

37. He was wr ongl y puni shed al t hough he was not .
( A) f aul t
( B) mi st aken
( C) er r oneous
( D) gui l t y
( E) accused
Ans : ( D)

38. you compl et e t he assi gnment i n t i me, you wi l l not be al l owed t o
pr oceed on l eave.
( A) I f
( B) Unl ess
( C) Bef or e
( D) When
( E) Af t er
Ans : ( B)

39. I n t he t wo mont hs, we wi l l not be abl e t o meet hi m.
( A) past
( B) l ast
( C) f ar t her
( D) next
( E) f ut ur e
Ans : ( A)

40. The f est i val of Deepawal i was by al l of us.
( A) per f or med
( B) enj oyed
( C) spent
( D) engaged
( E) r ej oi ci ng
Ans : ( B)

Di r ect i ons( Q. 4150) I n t he f ol l owi ng passage t her e ar e bl anks, each of
whi ch has been number ed. These number s ar e pr i nt ed bel ow t he passage and
agai nst each, f i ve wor ds ar e suggest ed, one of whi ch f i t s t he bl ank
appr opr i at el y. Fi nd out t he appr opr i at e wor d i n each case.

One day a j ackal f el l i nt o an ol d wel l . Ther e was not much wat er i n t he
wel l . Ther e was onl y knee- deep wat er and t he j ackal di dn t di e. But he
coul dn t cl i mb up ( 41) of hi s best ef f or t s.

A goat came t hat way. I t peeped i nt o t he wel l and saw t he j ackal . The
goat asked, What ar e you ( 42) t her e ? The j ackal r epl i ed, Oh ! Thi s
wel l ( 43) sweet , j agger y wat er , I have had my f i l l . I can t dr i nk mor e.
I t i s ver y sweet . Do you want t o ( 44) i t ? Yes, of cour se, t he goat
r epl i ed. Then j ump i n, advi sed t he j ackal . The goat j umped i n. I n a
second t he j ackal j umped on t he goat s back and j umped out of t he wel l .

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The goat ( 45) i t s mi st ake. I t cal l ed f or hel p f r omt he j ackal t o get
out of t he wel l . But t he j ackal r an away smi l i ng and wi t h t he pr i de of
havi ng ( 46) t he poor goat .

On t he way he met a cat . Most sar cast i cal l y he t ol d t he cat , Oh ! You
l ot i s r eal l y pi t i abl e. For f ood you have t o ( 47) on l ef t - over s. You
have t o go t o t he backsi de of houses, hot el s or gar bage dumps f or your
f ood. I cat ch f oul s, ki l l and eat t hem. When he was ( 48) l i ke t hi s
some hunt i ng dogs came t hat way. The cat was cl ever . I t j umped up on a
t r ee. But t he j ackal had ( 49) t o go. Even t hough i t t r i ed t o r un, t he
hunt i ng dogs ( 50) i t and ki l l ed i t . Al l hi s sl yness, coul d not save
hi m, f r omhi s doom.

41. ( A) i nst ead
( B) i nspi t e
( C) because
( D) bet t er
( E) despi t e
Ans : ( B)

42. ( A) doi ng
( B) st udyi ng
( C) exami ni ng
( D) sear chi ng
( E) wander i ng
Ans : ( A)

43. ( A) st one
( B) made
( C) smel l s
( D) cont ai ns
( E) car r i ed
Ans : ( D)

44. ( A) eat
( B) exami ne
( C) pr ove
( D) avoi d
( E) t ast e
Ans : ( E)

45. ( A) suf f er s
( B) done
( C) r eal i zed
( D) makes
( E) puni shed
Ans : ( C)

46. ( A) won
( B) gai ned
( C) di t ch
( D) cheat ed
( E) hel ped
Ans : ( D)

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47. ( A) depend
( B) hunt
( C) wai t
( D) bent
( E) r el i ed
Ans : ( A)

48. ( A) whi sper i ng
( B) moani ng
( C) boast i ng
( D) cr yi ng
( E) yel l i ng
Ans : ( C)

49. ( A) ever ywher e
( B) nowher e
( C) not
( D) pl ace
( E) wher e
Ans : ( B)

50. ( A) avoi ded
( B) cat ch
( C) power ed
( D) hol d
( E) over power ed
Ans : ( E)

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