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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPREHENSION
Directions (1–20): In the following question,
some part of the sentence may have errors.
Find out which part of the sentence has an error
and select the appropriate option. If a sentence
is free from error, select 'No Error'.
1. Have you gone through (A)/ either of these
three chapters (B)/ that have been include
in this volume? (C)/ No error (D)
2. Senior citizens prefer (A)/ banks which
branches are located (B)/ near their homes.
(C)/ No error (D)
3. The ruling part y stood (A)/ for the
implementation of the bill (B)/ and was
ready to stake their political existence. (C)/
No error (D)
4. Dress in black (A)/ several students from
the university took part (B)/ in a protest
march in the city on Thursday. (C)/ No error
(D)
5. We should spend (A)/ a good part of the day
(B)/ in out-of-door activities and games
because staying indoors all the time is bad
for health. (C)/ No error (D)
6. These are the ideas and ideals (A)/ which
have shaped (B)/ over economic thought in
the past. (C)/ No error (D)
7. I knew our college library was run (A)/
chaotically but only recently did I (B)/
discover how bad the situation is. (C)/ No
error (D)
8. Physically, (A)/ she is (B)/ so frail. (C)/ No
error (D)
9. Our country’s performance in the last few
(A)/ national and international games has
been (B)/ fairly ordinary and below our
stature. (C)/ No error (D)
10. RD Campus has recently opened (A)/ its
branch in Meerut and will expand its
operations (B)/ to other cities sooner. (C)/
No error (D)
11. Although he has been (A)/ winning the
elections all along these years his
popularity (B)/ has substantially reduced.
(C)/ No error (D)
12. Many Sanskrit classics, (A)/ including
Kalidasa’s plays (B)/ have been translated
in English. (C)/ No error (D)
13. His son is (A)/ destined to (B)/ something
great. (C)/ No error (D)
14. The manager insisted on (A)/ that his
employees should not (B)/ arrive late for
work. (C)/ No error (D)
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15. "Have you nothing to say?" (A)/ Yes, I have
(B)/ nothing to say. (C)/ No error (D)
16. We were bowled of (A)/ by the news (B)/ of
her marriage. (C)/ No error (D)
17. I doubt that she was there (A)/ because I
saw her with a few friends of hers nearby
(B)/ the park only two hours ago. (C)/ No
error (D)
18. Don’t you think that (A)/ as any other job
(B)/ teaching has many more difficulties of
this sort (C)/ No error (D)
19. He went t o the cinema hall (A)/ to
accompany his friends even if he had (B)/
seen the movie earlier (C)/ No error (D)
20. She made such a delicious (A)/ and mouth-
watering meal that all our (B)/ guests ate
to their fill. (C)/ No error (D)
Directions (21–25) : In the following
question, sentence given with blank to be filled
in with an appropriate word(s) . Four
alternatives are suggested for the question.
Choose the correct alternative out of the four
and indicate it by selecting the appropriate
option.
21. Experts fail to understand the _________
behind the decision.
(A) ideology (B) judgement
(C) politics (D) rationale
22. While strolling on Janpath, I chanced to
meet _______ European.
(A) one (B) a
(C) an (D) the
23. As the news of the natural ________ spread,
offers of relief poured in.
(A) misery (B) misfortune
(C) calamity (D) collapse
24. The lorry driver was arrested for rash driving
and his licence was _______ by the police.
(A) penalised (B) suspended
(C) impounded (D) banned
25. The code of Manu from the theological
aspect is regarded as _________ from God.
(A) originating (B) issuing
(C) coming forth (D) emanating
Direction (26-28): In the following question,
out of the four alternatives, choose the one
which best expresses the meaning of the given
word.
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26. Tyranny (B) Complete liberty
(A) Misrule (B) Power (C) To scold
(C) Madness (D) Cruelty (D) Take an action
27. Prerogative 40. Horse sense
(A) Formative (B) Prevention (A) To be fooled
(C) Privilege (D) Protective (B) Basic common sense
28. Perspicuous (C) To be very angry
(A) Relevant (B) Precise (D) To suspect trickery
(C) Brief (D) Clear 41. Go out of one’s way
Direction (29-31): In the following question, (A) To escape
choose the word opposite in meaning to the
(B) Do everything possible
given word.
(C) Forget
29. Glossy
(D) To divert from one’s path
(A) Dull (B) Shining
(C) Weary (D) Tired 42. A cuckoo in the nest
(A) Tremble with fear
30. Knack
(A) Cheerful (B) Inability (B) An unwelcome intruder
(C) Peril (D) Stingy (C) Not regularly
31. Perpetual (D) A secret matter
(A) Recede (B) Rare 43. Butt in
(C) Continuous (D) Abandon (A) Interrupt
Direction (32-35):In the following question, (B) Enjoy
four words are given, out of which only one word (C) Dishonest means
is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word. (D) Full defails
32. (A) Inconsequential 44. Button one’s lips
(B) Inconsequenntial (A) Stop laughing (B) Stop talking
(C) Inconesequential (C) To be angry (D) To hide details
(D) Inconsequiential Direction (45–64): In the following
33. (A) Desultory (B) Dessultory question the 1st and the last part of the
(C) Disultory (D) Desuletory sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The
rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four
34. (A) Effrontery (B) Effronterry
parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts
(C) Efronttery (D) Effronntery are not given in their proper order. Read the
35. (A) Fledegling (B) Fledgling sentence/passage and find out which of the
(C) Fledglieng (D) Fliedgeling four combinations is correct.
Directions (36-44) : In the following 45. 1 : History shows that the growth of
question, out of the four alternatives, choose civilization depends upon the gifts of
the alternative which best expresses the nature, particularly the wealth yielded
meaning of the idiom/Phrase. by the soil.
36. Get a raw deal P : The more land they had, the more they
(A) Very close together were satisfied.
(B) To receive unfair or poor treatment Q : The nature and the quality of the land
(C) An insecure scheme they possessed were of great importance
(D) Suspect foul deal to them.
37. To latch onto R : All ancient communities worked hard
to produce food.
(A) Reject (B) Invalid
S : There was also a great desire among
(C) To promote (D) Be dismissed
them to possess as much land as
38. Seamy side possible.
(A) Under suspicious 6 : In f act, most of the wars in the
(B) Unpleasant and immoral beginning of humanity’s history were
(C) Play a trick fought for the gain of territory.
(D) Wrong side The proper sequence should be
39. Take fancy (A) RQSP (B) QRSP
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46. 1 : There were shots as I ran.
P : The water was icy, but I stayed until I
thought my lungs would burst.
Q : I tripped at the edge and went in with a
splash.
R : The minute I came up I took a breath
and plunged down again.
S : I ducked down, pushed between two men
and ran for the river.
6 : Staying submerged was only too easy
with so much clothing and my army
boots.
The proper sequence should be
(A) SQPR (B) PRQS
(C) SQRP (D) QSPR
47. 1: Why do the English travel?
P: Besides, they are taught that travel
broadens the mind.
Q : They do so mainly because their
neighbour does this and they have
caught the bug from him.
R : Although they have now discovered the
sad truth that whatever travel may do
to the mind, it certainly broadens other
parts of the body.
S : But, and perhaps mainly, they travel to
avoid foreigners.
6 : For here, in cosmopolitan England, one
is always exposed to the danger of
meeting all sorts of peculiar aliens.
The proper sequence should be
(A) RSQP (B) PRSQ
(C) SQPR (D) QPRS
48. 1 : The bureaucrat and the social worker
are men of totally different orientations
and styles of functioning.
P : The other is considered to be a man ever
on the move.
Q : He is portrayed as a man fond of rules
above all other things.
R : The one is regar ded as given to
sedentary habits, doing a lot of paper
work.
S : Driven by an urge to help others he is
impatient with red tape and
unnecessary delays.
6 : The world will be a better place to live
in if they learn a little from each other.
The proper sequence should be
(A) PQRS (B) RQPS
(C) SRQP (D) QPSR
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49. 1 : Mohan came to the city to meet a
friend.
P : Mohan asked her to join them for tea.
Q : Mohan's friend who had some grudge
against Shiela quickly got up and left
the restaurant without saying a word.
R : While they were having tea at a
restaurant Sheila, a former fellow
student of theirs, came in.
S : Though Sheila knew Mohan's friend was
a bad fellow, she accepted the invitation.
6 : He should not have behaved so rudely
Which one of the following is the correct
sequence?
(A) PRSQ (B) RPSQ
(C) PRQS (D) RPQS
50. 1 : At the age of eighteen Gandhi went to
college, but remained for only part of the
year.
P : Soon after this, he was advised to go to
England to study to be a lawyer.
Q : Studies did not interest him and he did
not do well.
R : It was difficult for him to leave India and
go to a foreign land where he would have
to eat and drink with foreigners.
S : This would not be easy.
6 : This was against his religion, and most
of his relatives were against his going.
The proper sequence should be
(A) PSRQ (B) SQPR
(C) PRQS (D) QPSR
51. 1 : Helen graduated in 1904 with special
honours in English.
P : She was twenty-four years old.
Q : She was invited to the St. Louis
Exposition in 1904 to awaken worldwide
interest in the education of the deaf-
blind.
R : But on Helen Keller Day the crowds got
out of hand.
S : Requests were already flowing in for
appearances and for magazine articles.
6 : Her dress was torn and roses were
snatched from her hat.
The proper sequence should be
(A) QPSR (B) SPRQ
(C) PSQR (D) SQRP
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52. 1 : One of the many young scientists who
chose to t hrow in their lot with
Rutherford was an Oxford physical
chemist, Frederick Soddy.
P : His association with Rutherford lasted
only two years, but that was long enough
to change the whole face of physics.
Q : He was just 23.
R : They found that Thorium changed into
a new element, Thorium X, and in the
process gave off what was apparently a
gas and at the same time a third type of
ray, which they named after the Greek
letter ‘Gamma’.
S : When he teamed up with Rutherford,
they investigated Thorium which, as
Marie Curie had shown, was
radioactive.
6 : We now know that Gamma rays are a
particularly fierce form of X-rays.
The proper sequence should be
(A) PQSR (B) QPSR
(C) QPRS (D) QSRP
53. 1 : The boy felt his way up the creaking
stairs through thick darkness.
P : All he had to do was just get past the
central door on the landing.
Q : He stopped as the great clock below
whined for a few seconds and gave out a
single, solemn stroke.
R : His eyes were raised to the faint
moonlight that shone above the landing.
S : He hesitated as the sound died down
and then crept on, thinking that if they
could sleep through that, they would
sleep through any noise he could make.
6 : He was just telling himself he was safe
when the door was flung open and the
gaunt old man grabbed his shoulder.
The proper sequence should be
(A) PQSR (B) RQSP
(C) PRQS (D) RQPS
54. 1 : Don’t you think that the housefly is a
nuisance?
P : For ages that’s what man considered the
fly to be – just a nuisance.
Q : It was discovered that these flies
carried disease germs that cause the
death of millions of people every year.
R : But now we know that the innocent-
looking housefly is one of man’s worst
enemies.
S : It makes an irritating buzzing sound; it
annoys you when it crawls on your skin;
and so on.
6 : When you see a fly rubbing its legs
together, it is just cleaning itself, and
scraping off some of the material that
has gathered there.
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The proper sequence should be
(A) RQPS (B) PQSR
(C) QPRS (D) SPRQ
55. 1 : Iguanodon was one of the first dinosaurs
to be scientifically described.
P : These teeth formed a dental battery in
which replacing teeth were constantly
growing.
Q : The fore limbs were slightly larger than
other members of its group known as
Ornithischia.
R : It had numerous teeth in the sides of
the jaws, arranged in rows.
S : It was about 40 feet in length.
6 : This quadrupedal dinosaur lived about
70 million years ago and its fossils are
found in many parts of England, Europe,
Asia and North Africa.
The proper sequence should be
(A) QSRP (B) SRPQ
(C) RQPS (D) PQSR
56. 1 : A single device can heat fluids without
requiring an electrical element.
P : A heat exchanger transfers heat from
the central cavity to an air heater, a
water heater or an industrial processor.
Q : It has a container like the crank case
of a car’s engine, which contains the
fluid to be heated.
R : Compression and friction at the nozzles
heat the fluid so that the temperature
in the central cavity rises steadily.
S : A motor and pulley inside the container
turn a rotor wheel, which in turn forces
the fluid again and again through
narrow nozzles into a central cavity.
6 : Because there is no electrical element,
there is no risk of fire, so the system is
suitable for dangerous environments.
The proper sequence should be
(A) RPSQ (B) SPQR
(C) QSRP (D) SRPQ
57. P : the man said that those workers
Q : would be given a raise
R : who did not go on
S : strike last month
The proper sequence should be
(A) PQRS (B) PRSQ
(C) QPRS (D) RSPQ
58. P : I think the members
Q : are basically in agreement
R : of the group
S : on the following points
The proper sequence should be
(A) RQPS (B) SQRP
(C) PRQS (D) PQSR
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59. P : while it was true that I had (A) SQRP (B) PRSQ
Q : to invest in industry (C) PSRQ (D) PRQS
R : some pieces of land and houses Direction (65-76): In the following question,
S : I did not have ready cash out of the four alternatives, choose the one
The proper sequence should be which can be substituted for the given words/
(A) PQRS (B) PRSQ sentence.
(C) SPQR (D) QPRS 65. State of anxiety or dismay causing mental
60. P : but for your help confusion.
Q : to finish this work (A) Apoplexy (B) Consternation
R : it would not have been possible (C) Bisque (D) Coercion
S : in time 66. A situation that stops activity f rom
The proper sequence should be progressing
(A) PQRS (B) RPSQ (A) Curmudgeon (B) Quarantine
(C) PRQS (D) QPSR (C) Bottleneck (D) Harridan
61. A series of shocks 67. To confirm with the help of evidence
P : is known as earthquake (A) Subpoena (B) Witness
Q : which can be recognized through (C) Implicate (D) None
seismic waves 68. Very dramatic
R : that result from sudden earth (A) Hirsute (B) Histrionic
movements or tremors (C) Hoary (D) Hippocratic
S : causing widespread destruction of life
69. To officially take private property away to
and property
seize
The proper sequence should be
(A) Annex (B) Pilfer
(A) PQRS (B) RPQS
(C) Confiscate (D) Snatch
(C) RSPQ (D) RQSP
70. Small pieces of metal that fly out from an
62. P : in this world
exploding bomb
Q : a man has
R : it is possible that the best friend (A) Shrapnel (B) Detonator
(C) Warhead (D) Payload
S : may turn against him.
The proper sequence should be 71. To remove an objectionable part from a book
(A) QPRS (B) PQRS (A) Exterminate (B) Expurgate
(C) RQPS (D) QRSP (C) Extirpate (D) Extract
63. 1 : Education is in great demand today in 72. What which makes it difficult to recognize
India. the presence or real nature of something.
P : These people were accustomed to (A) Illusion (B) Allusion
applying their intelligence to the (C) Camouflage (D) Hallucination
profession of their fathers. 73. Accidental good fortune
Q : Since independence it has spread to (A) Good luck (B) Fluke
backward classes. (C) Serendipity (D) Pessimism
R : They had no idea that they could train 74. One who can do anything for money
themselves to do something else.
(A) Meticulous (B) Mercenary
S : Besides this training they had little
(C) Marquee (D) Ombudsman
book learning.
75. Specially skilled in story telling
6 : Things have changed considerably now.
Which one of the following is the correct (A) Orator (B) Raconteur
sequence? (C) Arbitrator (D) Loquacious
(A) PQRS (B) QPRS 76. The burial of corpse
(C) PQSR (D) QPSR (A) Interpose (B) Interment
64. P : It is a pity that (C) Interrogate (D) Internment
Q : by offering a handsome dowry Direction (77-96): In the following question,
R : a number of parents think that a sentence has been given in Active/Passive
S : they will be able to ensure the Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested,
happiness of their daughters select the one which best expresses the same
The proper sequence should be sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

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77. The author wrote the book in one month.
(A) The book is written in one month
(B) The book had written in one month
(C) The book had been written in one
month.
(D) The book was written in one month
78. Somebody built this house in 2011.
(A) This house was built by somebody
(B) This house was built in 2011.
(C) This house had been built in 2011
(D) This house were built in 2011.
79. Somebody should have cleaned the windows
yesterday
(A) The windows should had been cleaned
yesterday.
(B) The windows had to be cleaned yesterday
(C) The windows should have been cleaned
yesterday
(D) The windows should to be cleaned
yesterday
80. Have you ever been bitten by a dog?
(A) Has a dog ever bitten you?
(A) Had a dog ever bitten you?
(B) Did a dog ever bite you?
(C) Has a dog ever bit you?
81. Can we solve this problem?
(A) Can this problem solved?
(B) Can this problem not be solved?
(C) Can this problem be solved?
(D) Can this problem being solved by us?
82. They had to scrap all the rules to
accommodate a particular person.
(A) All the rules had to be scrapped to
accommodate a particular person.
(B) All the rules as has been scrapped to
accommodate a particular person.
(C) All the rules have to be scrapped to
accommodate a particular person.
(D) All the rules were scrapped
accommodate to a particular person.
83. The parents love should not be taken for
granted.
(A) One cannot take parents love for
granted.
(B) One takes parents love for granted
(C) I should not take parents love for
granted
(D) One should not take parents love for
granted.
84. My sister played a major role in shaping my
career.
(A) A major role is played by my sister in
shaping my career,
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(B) A major role was played by my sister in
shaping my career
(C) A major role has been played by my
sister, in shaping my career.
(D) A major role had been played by my
sister is shaping my career.
85. Did anyone invite Rachna to the party?
(A) Is Rachna invited to the party?
(B) Had Rachna been invited to the party
by anyone?
(C) Was Rachna invited to the party?
(D) Was Rachna going to be invited to the
party?
86. The poet read his long poem himself
(A) The long poem was read by the poet
himself
(B) The long poem read by the poet himself
(C) The long poem had been read by the poet
himself
(D) The long poem is read by the poet himself
87. People should send their complaints to the
head office.
(A) The complaints ought to be sent to the
head office
(B) The complaints were sent to the head
office by the people
(C) The complaints should be sent to the
head office.
(D) The complaints had to be sent to the
head office.
88. An electrical fault could have caused the
fire
(A) The fire had could caused by an
electrical fault
(B) The fire could have been caused by an
electrical fault
(C) The fire was caused by an electrical by
an electrical
(D) The fire could be caused by an electrical
fault
89. Australia won the Ashes series
(A) Ashes series was won by Australia.
(B) Ashes series had been won by Australia.
(C) Ashes series won by Australia.
(D) Ashes series had won by Australia.
90. We celebrate World Hindi Day on 10 th
January.
(A) World Hindi Day is celebrated on 10th
January.
(B) World Hindi Day is being celebrated on
10th January.
(C) World Hindi Day has been celebrated on
10th January.
(D) World Hindi Day was being celebrated
on 10th January.
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91. Five explosions rocked Pune today. Direction (97-118) : In the following
(A) Pune has been rocked by five explosions question, a sentence / a part of sentence is
(B) Pune had been rocked by five explosions underlined. Below are given alternatives to the
(C) Pune is rocked by five explosions today. underlined part which may improve the
(D) Pune was rocked by five explosions sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In
today. case no improvement is required, choose “No
92. Did everybody appreciate the anti-corruption Improvement”.
movement? 97. This scooter is not as efficient as it used to
(A) Is the anti- corruption movement be instead it is still a very useful machine.
appreciated by everybody? (A) similarly (B) furthermore
(B) Was the anti-corruption movement (C) nevertheless (D) No improvement.
appreciated by everybody? 98. Heavy work has been thrusted on all.
(C) Is t he ant i-corr uption movement (A) has been thrust
appreciated by everybody? (B) has thrusted
(D) Has the anti-corruption movement been (C) has thrust down
appreciated by everybody? (D) No improvement
93. Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of 99. There is many a slip between the cup and
thistles? lip
(A) Are grapes from thorns or figs from (A) cup and lip
thistles being gathered by men? (B) cups and lip
(B) Are grapes from thorns or figs from (C) the cup and the lip
thistles gathered by Men? (D) No improvement
(C) Were grapes from thorn or figs from 100. He was too conscientious in the discharge
thistles be gathered by men? of his duties that he could not serve that
(D) Are grapes from thorns or figs gathered? exploiter for long.
94. I have always endorsed your decisions. (A) that he would not serve
(A) Your decisions have always been (B) for serving
endorsed by me. (C) to serve
(B) Your decision has always been endorsed (D) No improvement
by me. 101. Decide one way or the other, you can’t be
(C) Your decisions are always endorsed by sitting on the fence forever.
me. (A) be seated on the bench
(D) Your decisions are always endorsed for (B) be sitting and fencing
me. (C) be dancing on the fence
95. Have you ever felt the responsibility of (D) No improvement
looking after your parents?
102. I regret for using objectionable words
(a)Have the responsibility of looking after against a man so mighty.
your parents felt by you?
(A) repent for
(B) Is the responsibility of looking after your
(B) sorry for
parents being felt by you?
(C) regret
(C) Has the responsibility of looking after
(D) No improvement
your parents ever been felt by you?
103. He had his breakfast, by the time we visited
(D) Has the responsibility of looking after
him.
your parents felt by you?
(A) He had taken his breakfast
96. Did all the candidates complete the paper
on time? (B) He wished to have his breakfast
(A) Had the paper been completed by all the (C) He avoided his breakfast
candidates on time? (D) No improvement
(B) Was the paper complete by all the 104. His powerful desire brought about his
candidates on time? downfall
(C) Was the paper completed by all the (A) His intense desire
candidates on time? (B) His desire for power
(D) Could the paper be completed by all the (C) His fatal desire
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105. The constitution of India guaranteed each 114. Finding fault with others is the business of
citizen equal rights and privileges. those who are nothing else to do
(A) Indian guarantees (A) have nothing to be done
(B) India guarantees (B) do not have anything to do
(C) India guaranties (C) have nothing else to do
(D) No improvement (D) No improvement
106. An administrator must constantly evaluate 115. The opposition members in the legislative
his own views because his influence can assembly have decided to oppose any bills
be significant if he has personal prejudices. put forward by the ruling party.
(A) acrimonious (A) keep in (B) render
(B) undesirable (C) offer (D) No improvement
(C) deleterious 116. Suddenly a pigeon faltered out of the rubble
(D) No improvement (A) fluttered (B) flustered
107. The medicine gave him a short relief from (C) frittered (D) No improvement
the suffering. 117. The Spanish regarded him as an apostle
(A) escape and called him a villain.
(B) respite (A) imposter (B) informer
(C) archer (D) No improvement
(C) release
118. They are refugees in need of recapitulation.
(D) No improvement
(A) renovation (B) restoration
108. When in doubt check it up with a good
(C) rehabilitation (D) No improvement
dictionary.
Direction (119–145) : In the following
(A) check in up in
question, a sentence has been given in Direct/
(B) check it in Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives
(C) check it with suggested, select the one which best express
(D) No improvement the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
109. Despite his father’s financial assistance he 119. The Swami said to the villager, “Please
was always hard on. bring me a glass of water”
(A) hard in (B) hard up (A) The swami ordered the villager to bring
(C) hard out (D) No improvement him a glass of water.
110. The majority of the rain-fed Indian rivers (B) The swami requested to the villager to
either dry up or become trickle after the bring him a glass of water.
monsoon. (C) The swami requested told the villager
(A) the trickle (B) a trickle to bring me a glass of water.
(C) a drizzle (D) No improvement (D) The swami requested the villager to
111. She decided to go there though her husband bring him a glass of water
cautioned her on it. 120. He said. “Will you listen to such a man?”
(A) against (A) He asked them would they listen to such
(B) for a man.
(C) about (B) He ask them whether they would listen
(D) No improvement to such a man
112. He started at the bottom rung of the ladder (C) He asked them whether they would
and then gained success. listen to such a man.
(A) bottom rung of the stair (D) He asked to them if they would listen to
such a man
(B) lower rung of the ladder
121. He said, “Be quiet and listen to my words.”
(C) lower rung of the stair
(A) He urged them to be quiet and listen to
(D) No improvement his words.
113. The cities are bursting on the seams with (B) He asked them to be quiet and listen to
people my words.
(A) busting on seams (C) He asked urged them to be quiet and
(B) bursting at the seams listen to my words
(C) bursting at seams (D) He requests them to be quiet and listen
(D) No improvement to his words.
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122. “Do you know the way ?” I asked.
(A) I asked him did he know the way.
(B) I asked him whether he knew the way
or not.
(C) I asked him if he known the way.
(D) I asked him if he knew the way.
123. “How should I answer this question,
Father”? The boy enquired.
(A) The boy asked his father how I should
answer this questioning.
(B) The boy asked his father that how I
should answer this question.
(C) The boy asked his father how he should
answer that question.
(D) The boy asked his father how should he
answer the question.
124. “This is the best book I have ever read,”
the professor told the class.
(A) The professor told the class that that was
the best book they could ever read.
(B) The professor told the class that that was
the best book he would ever read.
(C) The professor told the class that this was
the best book he had ever read.
(D) The professor told the class that it was
the best book he had ever read.
125. The judge said, “The state cannot choose
between protecting freedom of expression
and preserving law and order”.
(A) The judge said that the state could not
choose between protecting freedom of
expression and preserving law and
order.
(B) The judge said that the state should not
choose between protecting freedom of
expression and preserving law and
order.
(C) The judge said that the state did not
choose between protecting freedom of
expression and preserving law and
order.
(D) The judge said that the state must not
choose between protecting freedom of
expression and preserving law and
order.
126. Renu said to him, “please wait here till I
return”.
(A) Renu ordered him to wait there till she
returned.
(B) Renu requested him to wait there till
she returned.
(C) Renu told him to wait there till she
returned
(D) Renu requested him to wait here till she
returned.
127. He said, “Suresh slipped when he was trying
to board a bus”.
(A) He told that Suresh had slipped when
he was trying to board a bus.
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(B) He informed that Suresh had slipped
when he was trying to board a bus
(C) He said that Suresh had slipped when
he was trying to board a bus
(D) He said that Suresh has slipped when
he was trying to board a bus.
128. She said, “Whatever Ritu does displeases
her mother- in law”
(A) She said t hat whatever Ritu did
displeased her mother- in-law.
(B) She said that whatever Ritu does
displeased her mother-in-law
(C) She says that whatever Ritu has been
doing displeases her mother-in-law
(D) She told t hat whatever Ritu did
displeased her mother-in-law
129. The teacher said. “The struggle you are in
today is developing the strength you need
tomorrow.”
(A) The teacher asked the struggle you
were in that day was developing the
strength you need the next day.
(B) The teacher asked the struggle you
were in today was developing the
strength you need tomorrow..
(C) The teacher said that the struggle you
are in today is developing the strength
you need the next day.
(D) The teacher said that the struggle you
are in today is developing the strength
you need tomorrow..
130. The teacher said to me, “You have not done
your homework well”.
(A) The teacher told to me that I had not
done my homework well.
(B) The teacher told that you have not done
your homework well.
(C) The teacher told that you has not done
your homework well.
(D) The teacher told me that I had not done
my homework well
131. “So, how do homeless people get Aadhaar if
they have no home or a permanent
address.” The supreme court said to UIDAI.
(A) The Supreme Court asked UIDAI how
homeless people got Aadhaar if they had
no home or a permanent address.
(B) The Supreme Court asked UIDAI how
homeless people got Aadhaar if they had
no home or a permanent address.
(C) The Supreme Court asked UIDAI how
homeless people would get Aadhaar if
they had no home or a permanent
address.
(D) The Supreme Court asked UIDAI how
homeless people be got Aadhaar if they
have no home or a permanent address.
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132. The Prime Minister said “we should be
united to fight the enemy tooth and nail”.
(A) The Prime Minister requested that we
should be united to fight the enemy
tooth and nail.
(B) The Prime Minister said that we should
be united to fight the enemy tooth and
nail.
(C) The Prime Minister said that they
should be united to fight the enemy
tooth and nail.
(D) The Prime Minister informed that they
shall be united to fight the enemy tooth
and nail.
133. He said to his beloved. “We will never desert
each other”
(A) He told to his beloved that they shall
never desert each other.
(B) He reminded his beloved that they will
never desert each other.
(C) He said to his beloved that they would
never desert each other.
(D) He said to his beloved that they should
never desert each other.
134. The representative of the workers said, “We
have decided not to resume work till our
salaries are increased.”
(A) The representatives of the workers said
that they will not resume work till their
salaries are increased.
(B) The representative of the workers said
that they had decided not to resume
work till their salaries are increased.
(C) The representative of the workers told
that they had decided not to resume
work till their salaries were increased
(D) The representative of the workers said
that they had decided not to resume
work till their salaries were increased.
135. The speaker said, “we have assembled to
pay homage to our departed leader.”
(A) The speaker declared they had
assembled to pay homage to their
departed leader.
(B) The speaker said they assembled to pay
homage to their departed leader.
(C) The speaker said that they had
assembled to pay homage to their
departed leader.
(D) The speaker told that they had
assembled to pay homage to their
departed leader
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136. A student came to me and said, “Sir I shall
be obliged to you if you grant me three days
leave. I have to go to my village to see my
father.”
(A) A student came to me and told me that
he will obliged if I grant him three days
leave to go to his father to my vilage.
(B) A student came to me and told me
respectfully to grant him three days
leave as he had to see his father in the
village
(C) A student came to me and respectfully
said that he would be obliged to me if I
granted him three days leave as he had
to go to his village to see his father.
(D) A student came to me and respectfully
said that he would be obliged to me if
you granted him three days leave as he
had to go to his village to see his father.
137. Rashmi said to me, “What shall I do after
my graduation.”
(A) Rashmi asked me what she should do
after her graduation.
(B) Rashmi asked me what she would do
after her graduation.
(C) Rashmi asked me what she will do after
her graduation.
(D) Rashmi asked me what she should do
after my graduation.
138. She said, “Girls are usually more sincere
than boys.”
(A) She said that girls were usually more
sincere than boys.
(B) She said that girls are usually more
sincere than boys.
(C) She said that usually girls should be
more sincere than boys.
(D) She said that usually girls have been
more sincere than boys.
139. “Soni, why haven’t you had you bath till
now?” said her mother angrily.
(A) Soni’s mother angrily asked her why
she did not have her bath till then.
(B) Soni’s mother angrily asked her why
didn’t she have her bath till then.
(C) Soni’s mother angrily asked her why
she hadn’t had her bath till then.
(D) Soni’s mother angrily asked her that
why she did not had her bath till then.
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140. He said, “Robots are not human beings as (A) He asked the lady why she had been
they do not have the human intelligence.” weeping so bitterly.
(A) He said that Robots are not human (B) He asked the lady why she weeping so
beings as they do not have the human bitterly.
intelligence. (C) He asked the lady why was she weeping
(B) He said that Robots were not human so bitterly.
beings as they did not have the human (D) He asked the lady why she was weeping
intelligence so bitterly.
(C) He told that Robots are not human Direction (146–165): In the following
beings as they did not have the human passage some of the words have been left out.
intelligence.
Read the passage carefully and choose the
(D) He announced that Robots are not correct answer for the given blank out of the
human beings as they did not have the
four alternatives.
human intelligence.
141. She said, “Shall I have a happy married life?” CLOZE TEST-1
(A) She asked whether she will have a It is one of the tragic ironies of our age that
happy married life. the rocket which could have been symbol of
(B) She asked will she have a happy married humanity's aspirations for the stars, has become
life. one of the weapons threatening to destroy
(C) She wondered if she would have a happy civilization. This state of affairs has (146) a
married life. difficult moral problem to (147) wishing to take
(D) She wondered if she will have a happy an act ive (148) in the dev elopment of
married life. astronautics, (149) almost all research on rockets
142. The teacher said, “Why can't you come to (150) now carried out by military (151) and is
school on time, Reema” covered by various (152) classifications. The
(A) The teacher asked Reema why couldn’t technical problems involved (153) designing long-
she come to school on time. range guided missiles are (154) identical with
those involved in the (155) of reconnaissance
(B) The teacher asked Reema why she
rockets.
couldn’t come to school on time.
146. (A) produced (B) caused
(C) The teacher asked Reema why she
(C) presented (D) vacant
can’t come to school on time.
147. (A) those (B) others
(D) The teacher asked Reema why can’t she
(C) men (D) people
come to school on time.
148. (A) part (B) position
143. Sita said, “I have not seen my grandmother
for a very long time.” (C) interest (D) concern
(A) Sita said that she had not seen her 149. (A) when (B) for
grandmother for a very long time. (C) where (D) wherever
(B) Sita said that she has not seen her 150. (A) was (B) are
grandmother for a very long time. (C) is (D) were
(C) Sita said that she did not see her 151. (A) establishments (B) officers
grandmother for a very long time. (C) centres (D) bureaucrat
(D) Sita said that she did not seen 152. (A) secret (B) security
grandmother for a very long time. (C) defence (D) spy
144. He said, “Non co-operation movement was 153. (A) in (B) with
started in 1920” (C) for (D) into
(A) He said t hat Non Co-operat ion 154. (A) hardly (B) never
movement was started in 1920 (C) practically (D) sometimes
(B) He said t hat Non Co-operat ion 155. (A) launching (B) construction
movement were started in 1920 (C) deployment (D) destroying
(C) He said t hat Non Co-operat ion CLOZE TEST-2
movement had been started in 1920
New technology has led directly to (156)
(D) He said t hat Non Co-operat ion standards of living, yet science tends to follow
movement would have started in 1920 market forces as well as to (157) them. It is not
145. He said to the lady, “Why are you weeping surprising that the rich get richer in a continuing
so bitterly?” cycle of (158) while the poorest are often left
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behind. A special (159) should be made by the PASSAGE-1
powerhouses of world science to address the Research is a detailed study of a subject
unmet challenges of the poor. Ending (160) undertaken on a systematic basis in order to
poverty can relieve many of the pressures on the increase the stock of knowledge, including
environment. When impoverished households knowledge of man, culture and society, and the
are (161) (162) on their farms, for example, they use of this stock of knowledge to devise new
face less pressure to cut down neighbouring applications. It is used to establish or confirm
forests in (163) of new farmland. Still, even as facts, reaffirm the results of previous work, solve
extreme poverty ends, we must not fuel prosperity new or, existing problems, or develop new
with a lack of (164) for industrial pollution and theories. To test the validity of instruments,
the (165) burning of fossil fuels. procedures, or experiments, research may
156. (A) visible (B) declining replicate elements of prior projects, or the project
(C) improved (D) amicable as a whole. The primary purposes of basic
157. (A) fail (B) claim research are documentation, discov ery,
(C) market (D) lead interpretation, or the research and development
158. (A) wealth (B) growth of methods and systems for the advancement of
(C) poverty (D) improvement human knowledge. There are several forms of
research: scientific, humanities, artistic,
159. (A) effort (B) care
economic, social, business, marketing, etc.
(C) practice (D) occasion
Academic publishing describes a system that is
160. (A) marginal (B) apparent necessary in order for academic scholars to
(C) superficial (D) dismal review the work and make it available for a wider
161. (A) abnormally (B) less audience. Most academic work is published in
(C) more (D) excessively book form. There is also a large body of research
162. (A) efficient (B) meticulous that exists in either a thesis or dissertation form.
(C) careful (D) productive Many researchers spent their time applying for
163. (A) view (B) search grants for research funds. These grants are
(C) expectation (D) lust necessary not only for researchers to carry out
their research, but also as a source of merit.
164. (A) attitude (B) mobility
(C) initiative (D) concern 171. What is research?
165. (A) unchecked (B) repeated (A) Research is the creation of new forms
(C) periodical (D) occasional of knowledge.

CLOZE TEST-3 (B) Research is the attempt to limit the

growth of knowledge.
Nations that have (166) upon programmes
of economic development often run into (C) Research is the destruction of previous
unsuspected barriers which threaten, and often works.
(167) the (168) needed growth of the economy. (D) Research i s a process having no
Industrialization (169) productivity fails to practical use.
respond and the nations’ goals of raising standard 172. How many kinds of research are there ?
of living for its people are (170)
(A) Ther e are two different kinds of
166. (A) decided (B) progressed research.
(C) insisted (D) embarked
(B) There is only one kind of research.
167. (A) cut (B) deteriorated
(C) active (D) enlighten (C) There are different kinds of research.
168. (A) positively (B) hopefully (D) There are seven different kinds of
(C) alarmingly (D) desperately research.
169. (A) deviates (B) falters 173. Select the answer which best reflects the
(C) fluctuates (D) lowers view expressed in the passage.
170. (A) postponed (B) criticized (A) Documentation is important in
(C) suspended (D) frustrated research.
Direction (171–200): Read the following (B) Research can thrive without grants.
passage carefully and choose the most (C) Grants are not based on merit.
appropriate answer to the question out of the
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174. Choose the most appropriate answer from
this passage.
(A) Academic publishing is meant only for
professionals.
(B) Academic publishing is meant only for
academicians.
(C) Academic publishing is meant to benefit
the general public.
(D) Academic publishing is meant only for
experts.
175. Why is research conducted?
(A) Research is conducted in order to verify
information.
(B) Research is conducted in order to
minimize the result of previous works.
(C) Research is conducted in order to
develop new problems.
(D) Research is conducted in order to
destroy facts.
PASSAGE-2
It is not luck but labour that makes good
luck, says an American author, is ever waiting
for something to turn up; labour with keen eyes
and strong will power turns up something. Luck
lies in bed and wishes the postman would bring
him news of a legacy, labour turns out at six and
with busy pen and ringing hammer lays the
foundation of competence. Luck whines, labour
watches, luck relies upon chance, labour upon
character. Luck slips downwards to self-
indulgence; labour strides upwards and aspires
to independence. The conviction, therefore, is
extending that diligence is the mother of good
luck. In other words, a man’s success in life will
be proportionate to his efforts, to his industry, to
his attention to small things.
176. Which one of the following words in the
passage indicates that the writer does not
ultimately reject the element of luck?
(A) ‘Luck whines’
(B) ‘Diligence is the mother of good luck’
(C) ‘Luck….. -wishes the postman would
bring him news’.
(D) ‘Luck…… is ever waiting.’
177. Which pair of words means the same thing?
(A) Labour and industry
(B) Industry and legacy
(C) Diligence and legacy
(D) Legacy and labour
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178. Which one of the following statements
sums up the meaning of the passage?
(A) Luck waits and complains without
working while labour achieves success
although it complains.
(B) Luck is self indulgent, but labour is
selfless.
(C) Luck often ends in defeat but labour
produces luck.
(D) Luck waits without exertion, but labour
exerts without waiting.
179. Labour turns out at six and with busy pen
and ringing hammer lays the foundation of
competence. What doesn’t his statement
mean?
(A) Labour lays the foundation of the
building.
(B) The writer and the labourer are the true
eyes of the society.
(C) There is no worker who works so hard
as the labourer who begins his day at
six in the morning.
(D) Hard work of all kinds makes people
different.
180. Which one of the statements is true about
the passage?
(A) Success depends only on hard luck.
(B) Expectation of good luck always meets
with disappointment.
(C) Success is exactly proportionate to hard
work.
(D) Luck is necessary for success.
PASSAGE-3
Fat comes in two types: Omega-3 which is
found in marine life and Omega-6 which is
concentrated in vegetable oils. The first is good,
the other is plain rotten. The best source of
Omega-3 is preferably sea-fish. But frying it in
Omega-6 rich vegetable oil kills all its goodness.
Ageing brains have low levels of thiamine, which
is concentrated in wheat germ and bran, nuts,
meat and cereals. More good brain-food comes
from liver, milk and almond, which are rich in
riboflavin and extremely good for memory.
Car otene, available in deep gr een leafy
vegetables and fruits, is also good for geriatric
brains. So is a high iron diet; it can make old
brains gallop hyperactively like young ones. Iron
comes from greens; liver, Shello Fish, red meat
and soybeans. Sea-food very high in iron, is an
excellent diet supplement. The New England
Journal of Medicine reported in its May 1985
issue that 30 grams of fish a day could result in
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a dramatic drop in the chances of acquiring a
cardiovascular disease. Sea fish, particularly
shell-fish, crabs, m mackerel and sardines, are
more effective than Riverine Fish because the
latter is more vulnerable to chemical effluents.
181. ‘Geriatrics’ pertain to:
(A) toddlers
(B) old people
(C) adolescents
(D) new born babies
182. Cardiovascular relates to the:
(A) heart and tendons
(B) heart and blood vessels
(C) heart and cartilage
(D) heart and muscles
183. Almonds are rich in riboflavin and are good
for
(A) memory
(B) anaemia
(C) sleepwalking
(D) leukaemia
184. The best source of Omega-3 fat is found in:
(A) all dairy products
(B) sea fish
(C) eggs only
(D) vegetables
185. 30 grams of fish a day could result in:
(A) an increased change of acquiring lung
disease.
(B) a drop in the chances of getting lung
cancer.
(C) a drop in the chances of getting heart
disease.
(D) an increased chance of acquiring heart
disease.
PASSAGE-4
A dolphin is an aquatic mammal. Dolphins
are extremely intelligent and sociable animals
and have their own way to communicate with
each other using special sounds. Although they
are often mistaken for fish, dolphins are actually
mammals. They are members of the Cetacean
(pronounced set-ay-shia) family, which also
contains whales and porpoises. One way of telling
the difference between a cetacean and a fish is
by looking at their tails. You can tell a cetacean
because their tail fins (called flukes) are
horizontal and move up and down. Fish have
vertical tails which move from side to side. A
dolphin's body is designed to help them move
quickly and easily through water. The dolphin's
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fluke propels is through the water. On its back is
a curved dorsal fin and on each side of the dolphin
is a pectoral fin. The bump on a dolphins head is
known as the melon. They trap their prey by using
their teeth. Dolphins use a type of sonar to detect
where objects are around them. This is called
echolocation. Echolocation works when a dolphin
bounces a high pitched sound off an object and
then listens for the echo to come back. It is a
very useful way for dolphins to find food and
navigate. Dolphins communicate with each other
through clicks, squeaks and whistles. They use
these special sound to greet each other and to
indicate if they are in distress. Dolphins live in
the sea, but they can't breathe under water! They
breathe through a blowhole and have to come up
for air every 15 minutes.
186. Cetacean does not include:
(A) Whales (B) Sharks
(C) Dolphins (D) Porpoises
187. To breathe dolphins use:
(A) Fins (B) Echolocation
(C) Flippers (D) Blowhole
188. Dolphins use their teeth:
(A) To eat their prey
(B) To trap their prey
(C) To scare their prey
(D) For aesthetic purposes
189. Which of these help dolphins to navigate
through the water?
(A) Echolocation (B) Blowhole
(C) Fluke (D) Smooth skin
190. Dolphins use echolocation to:
(A) Breathe (B) Navigate
(C) Communicate (D) Hunt
PASSAGE-5
Self-directed learning, in its broadest
meaning, describes a process in which
individuals take the initiative with or without
the help of others, in diagnosing their learning
needs formulation learning goals, identifying
resources for learning, choosing and
implement ing learning strat egies and
evaluating lear ning outcomes. Thus it is
important to attain new knowledge easily and
skillfully for the rest of his or her life. What is
the need for self-directed learning? One reason
is that there is convincing evidence that people,
who take the initiative in learning, learn more
things and learn better than people who sit at
the feet of teachers passively waiting to be taught.
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The second reason is that self-directed learning
is more in tune with our natural processes of
psychological development; an essential aspect
of maturing is developing the ability to take
increasing responsibility of our own lives to
become increasingly self-directed. The third
reason is that many of the new developments in
education put a heavy responsibility on the
learners to take a good deal of initiative in their
own learning. To meet the challenges in today’s
instructive environment, self-directed learning
is most essential.
191. In self-directed learning, an individual
(A) takes initiative with or without the help
of others
(B) is passive and waits for directions
(C) is helpless and dependent
(D) takes initiative, without an objective
192. There is need for self-directed learning
because–
(A) it is less challenging
(B) it helps people to learn more things and
learn better
(C) it is a more cost-effective method
(D) it is a modern method of learning
193. Which word best describes self-directed
learning?
(A) Active learning
(B) Passive learning
(C) Compulsory learning
(D) Repulsive learning
194. The modern environment according to the
author is–
(A) Restrictive
(B) Instructive
(C) less developed
(D) impracticable
195. The synonym of the word ‘diagnosing’ is–
(A) Searching
(B) Examining
(C) Identifying
(D) complying
PASSAGE-6
Most of the people who appear most often
and most gloriously in the history books are great
conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas
the people, who really helped civilization forward
are often never mentioned at all. We do not know,
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who first set a broken leg, or launched a
seaworthy boat, or calculated the length of the
year, or manoeuvred a field; but we know all about
the killers and destroyers. People think a great
deal of them, so much so that on all the highest
pillars in the great cities of the world you will
find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a
soldier. And I think most people believed that the
greatest countries are those that have beaten
in battle the greatest number of other countries
and ruled over them as conquerors.
196. People, who are glorified often in history
books are those–
(A) who contributed to the public health
(B) who contributed to the technical
knowledge of man
(C) who made calendars
(D) who fought and won wars
197. The words “the people who really helped
civ ilizat ion f orward” suggest t hat
conquerors, generals, and soldiers–
(A) contributed a great deal to civilization
(B) contributed only towards civilization
(C) were least interested in the progress of
civilization
(D) contributed little to civilization
198. We will find the figure of a conqueror or a
general or a soldier on all the highest pillars
in great cities because–
(A) they sacrificed their lives for the benefit
of humanity
(B) people have exaggerated notions about
their achievements
(C) they had a deep concern for the welfare
of humanity
(D) they built most cities
199. The passage implies that the greatest
countries are those that–
(A) have conquered many countries and
ruled over them
(B) are very large in their size
(C) have the largest population
(D) are civilized
200. In the passage ‘manoeuvre’ means
(A) Carefully guide or manipulate
(B) To trick
(C) To spy
(D) To procrastinate
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