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24 01 2016 General English PDF
24 01 2016 General English PDF
24 01 2016 General English PDF
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
1. This Booklet has a cover (this page) which should not be opened till the invigilator gives signal to open
it at the commencement of the examination. As soon as the signal.is received you should tear the right
side of the booklet cover carefully to open the booklet. Then proceed to answer th~ questions.
2. This Question Booklet contains 200 questions. Prior to attempting to answer the candidates are
requested to check whether all the questions are there in series without any omission and ensure there
are no blank pages in the question booklet. In case any defect in the Question Paper is noticed it shall
be reported to the Invigilator within first 10 minutes.
3. Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks.
4. You must write your Register Number in the space provided on the top right side of this page. Do not
write anything else on the Question Booklet.
5. An Answer Sheet will be s upplied to you separately by the Invigilator to mark the answers.
6. You will also encode your Register Number, Subject Code, Question Booklet SL No. etc. with Blue or
Black Ba ll point pen in the space provided on the side 2 of the Answer Sheet. If you do not encode
properly or fail to encode the above information, action will be taken as per commission's notification.
7. Each question comprises four responses (A), (B), (C) and (D). You are to select ONLY ONE correct
response and mark in your Answer Sheet. In case, you feel that there are more than one correct
response, mark the response wl).ich you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for
each question. Your total marks will depend on the number of correct responses marked by you in the
Answer Sheet.
8. In the Answer Sheet there are four circles @, @ , and@ against each question. To answer the
questions you are to mark with Blue or Black ink Ball point pen ONLY ONE circle of your choice for
each question. Select one r esponse for each question in the Question Booklet and mark in the Answer
Sheet. If you mark more tha n one answer for one question, the answer will be treated as wrong. e.g. If
for any item,@ is the correct answer, you have to mark as follows:
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9. You should not remove or tear off any sheet from this Question Booklet. You are not allowed to take
this Question Booklet and the Answer Sheet out of the Examination Hall during the examination.
After the examination is concluded. you must hand over your Answer Sheet to the Invigilator. You are
allowed to take the Question Booklet with you only after the Examination is over ..
10. The sheet before the last page of the Question Booklet can be used for Rough Work.
11. Failure to comply with any of the above instructions will render you liable to such action or penalty as
the Commission may decide at their discretion.
12. For Question No. 101 to 200 in all matters and in cases of doubt, the English Version is final.
13. Do not tick-mark or mark the answers in the Question booklet.
!TAMIL VERSION OF INSTRUCTIONS IS PROVIDED ON THE BACK COVER OF THIS BOOKLETj
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SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK
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1. .. Find out the word that has got a wrong prefix.
(A) Invincible (B) Indelible
(C) Malnourished ~Unaccessible
~a (D) no article
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7. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error. If there is any error, mark th~-part
A, B, C or D as the case may be.
Most o(the victims has underwent first aid by the time the ambulance van reached the
A B C D
accident site.
(A) A ~B
(C) C (D) D
9. Identify the correct sentence from the four options given below:
11. Find out the odd word from the list given below:
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What figure of speech can you find in the underlined part of the above lines?
What figure of speech can be identified in the aforesaid line from the poem,
... "Where the Mind
is Without Fear"?
(C) Assonance
15. Identify the statement that best explains the use of metaphor in "laugh till the game is
played; and be you merry, my friend".
16. In "On the day of Sicilian July, with Etna smoking" The reference to Sicilian July is an
example of
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17. In which pqem, do you find the following line?
18. What does Tagore suggest to lead us to perfection in the poem "Where tl;le mind is without
fear"?
How perfect your obedience to the light and how - noble is your submission to the sun"
20. Which among the responses best explains the follo~ing line : "Day light will be on the switch
and winter under rock".
(B) Winter's chillness will be under the lock of the daylight's heat
~ There will be a contin~ous switching over from day to night, and there will not be any
changing seasons
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21. -- What is the name of the Commander whose forgiveness Abraham Lincoln sought for being
rude to him?
23. Identify the person who fought for the preservation of many importa nt forests, like the
Bharatpur, Bird sanctuary and Silent Valley.
24. Pick out the st a tement which is wrong about Maha tma Ga ndhi.
(A) Ma hat ma Gandhi was a ceaseless crusader of women's equality
(B) Gandhi was no advocate of blind adherence to tradition
(C) Be was an extr aordinary lover of truth
25. Why did Brutus kill Julius Caesar, according to Brutus own defense?
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26. In Oscar Wilde's 'The Model Millionaire' why did Alan Trevor leave the studio fora few
minutes?
27. In Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant', - - - - - c a m e and took the giant to Paradise.
~) Jesus Christ
(B) An angel
28. In Oscar Wilde's 'The Model Millionaire', Alan Trevor was a good painter because
29. In Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' the giant saw something marvellous in his garden. He
saw
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30.- What did the "Last man in" in the story "Our .Local Team" do and what was the umpire's
reaction?
(A) The Last man hit a sixer and the umpired raised his indicating finger
(B) The Last man hit a boundary a nd the umpire levelled his hands on both sides
(C) The Last man hit a boundary with his pad and was given L.B.W.
~) The Last man hit a boundary with his pad but the umpire maintained telling 'Not Out'
32. "Count your blessings, not your troubles' - Here the writer's emphasis is o n - - -- -
(A) Pessimism
(B) Nihilism
Optimism
(D) Truism
35. Identify the word pair which is different in pronunciation in British English and American
English usage :
37. In Oscar Wilde's ." The ModefMillionaire" Hughie could. marry Laura provided
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38.- ~ Which of the following poem is written by David Roth?
(C) Manliness
\JA< 3 1 2 4
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 3 2 1
40. Who among the following is the author of the story, "The Wooden Bowl"?
,.,.
(.Ar Leo Tolstoy (B) Oscar Wilde
41. "The highest result of education is tolerance". Who made this sb,i tement?
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42. " ... though he had no hand in his death, Shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place nthe
commonwealth".
Who is speaking about whom in the above passage from Julius Caesar?
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(A) .Antony about Brutus
43.. Which of the following is the title of a poem written by Berton Braley?
(A) British
(B) Canadian
,
~C) American
(D) French
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4fr." In Julius Caesar, Antony speaks the following line :
(A) Casca
(B) Cassius
,,.
~) Brutus
(D) Pompey
46. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(D) To India
(A) American
CB>' Chinese
(C) Scottish
(D) Burmese
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48. "Man is born free but is everywhere in chains". Who made this famous statement?
(A) Voltaire
(C) Descartes
(D) Napoleon
~B( . Snake
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51. "'M:atch the words and phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B:
Column A Column B
(a) Power to inspire 1. Composure
(b) Calm manner 2. Sneer
(c) Contemptuous smile 3. Charisma
(d) Range of skills 4. Versatality
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
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3 1 2 4
4 3 2 1
(D) 2 1 4 3
52. Find out the synonym for the underlined word from the options given.
But he became nothing, a delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no
profession.
53. Choose the appropriate antonym of the underlined word from the options given :
"This strict court of Venice must needs give sentence against the merchant there".
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55. Pick out fue sentence which is in active voice.
56. Fill out the blank with the suitable option given below :
I went there - - - - - -
57. Pick out the sentence which is grammatically correct and m~aningful :
58. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word from the options.
ye)/ .
rems (D) ra1gns
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59. The right .plural form for the word underlined in the following sentence i s - - - - - -
60. Choose the complex sentence out of the four sentences given below :
63. Cull out the word formed by combining adjective and verb from the following options :
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64. Match the poetic lines under column A with t h e figures of speech under column Band ~elect
the correct answer from the codes given below :
Column A Column B
(a) You are the mouth and lips of eternity l. Alliteration
(b) About the fun of flying 2. Onomatoepia
(c) In the boom of the tingling strings 3. Metaphor
(d) The ship h as weather'd every rack. .. 4. Personifica.tion
66. In the poem, "The Solitary Reaper", Wordsworth addresses this song to one 'Solitary
Highland Lass'. What does, the poet mean by the word, 'Highland'?
(A) England (B) Ireland
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68. Name the. poem in which the following lines appear:
70. And so, I missed my chance with one of the lords of life.
A Pettiness
71. What is the name of the episode on Abraham Lincoln in the book
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72. Identify the play in which the following lines appear.
"Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more".
76. In Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Gia nt', the giant r eturned to his castle after seven years
because
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77. "As in the con centration camp a nd t he evening of 9/11, the artistes are t he ones who might
be able to help us with our internal, invisible lives".
Which are the two countries associated with concentration camp and . 9/11 tragedy
respectively?
Choose the right option from the following :
(A) Russia a nd Germany (B) Germany and Italy
~ Germany and America (D) Iraq and America
79. The first Asian composer to score a symphony for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
i s -- -- -
What does the poet w ant to become when h e/sh e grows up?
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81. In the lesson "Yaa nai Malai", the lesson-writer Manohar Devadoss says, "Sometimes ,.
landscapes can speak to us". This expression is purely
(A) a baseless illusion
(B) an exaggerated b yberbola
~( a subjective impression
(D) an objective interpretation
82. Mahema, the wife of the lesson-writer, Manohar Devadoss, was suffering from the disease
85. Identify the incorrect pair of British English and American English expressions
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86. ' The line"'A slender tinkling fall that made" contains - -- - -
(A) Allusion
'-'81,... Onomatopneia
(C) Ellipsis
(D) Repetition
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89. What w~s the title given to the Maratha Ruler?
(A)
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Badshah
Peshwa .
(B)
(D)
Mir Alam
Mahara~
92. We believe that as a nation and as people we need to shed our cynicism and initiate concrete
action to realise the second vision.
Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word.
(A) stop (B) instruct
(C) install (D) ,. begin
93. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
'Who is here so base that would be a bondman'
These words are spoken by
~ Brutus (B) Antonio
(C) Portia (D) Antony
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94. In which of the following state is Ottan Koothu performed?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Kerala (D) Karnataka
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98. Choose the work which is not written by Pearl S Buck.
(D) Pygmalion
This means
This is .said by - -- - -
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