BPSC Tre 3.0 Mock 1 10-05-2024-1

English Mock-Test -1
(1) The Mahabharta and the Ramayana are the

(A) Novels
(B) Ballads
(C) Epics
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
Errors
(2) Twenty mile (A)/ are not a great distance (B)/ in these days of rapid
travel (C)/ More than one of the above (D)/ None of the above (E).
(3) The percentage (A)/ of good leaders (B)/ are not very high. (C)/ More
than one of the above (D)/ None of the above (E).
(4) The teacher with (A)/ his two sons is (B)/ doing research. (C)/ More
than one of the above (D)/ None of the above (E).
(5) He had been to school (A)/ but he has (B)/ learnt nothing there. (C)/
More than one of the above (D)/ None of the above (E).
(6) His failing to answer (A)/ the question (B)/ made the police suspect
him. (C)/ More than one of the above (D)/ None of the above (E).
(7) There is always danger (A)/ of panic when a fire breaks (B)/ up in a
crowded city. (C)/ More than one of the above (D)/ None of the above (E).
(8) Which of the following sentence is grammatically correct.
(A) We rarely see a lion.
(B) He played good.
(C) He was a cowardly man.
(9) Being a bad (A)/ weather , we (B)/ stayed indoors. (C)/ More than one
of the above (D)/ None of the above (E).
(10) Equator (A)/ divides the earth (B)/ into two hemispheres. (C)/ No
error (D)
(11) He is believed to have died of malaria. Make the complex sentence.
(A) It is believed that malaria is the cause of his death.
(B) It is believed that he died of malaria.
(C) People believe that he died of malaria.
Fill in the blanks
(12) One who presents a radio programme____
(A) Radio Jockey
(B) Radio Hockey
(C) Radiologist
(13) Animals or bords living in groups
(A) Consolidated
(B) Gregarious
(C) Herd
(14) The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb , typically with funeral rites.
(A) Consolidated
(B) Gregarious
(C) Herd
(15) That which cannot be corrected

(A) incorrect
(B) false
(C) Incorrigible
(16) Bacon died on at the age of 65.
(A) 9 April 1623
(B) 9 April 1624
(C) 9 April 1626
(17) The young one of the cat is
(A) puppy
(B) kid
(C) kitten
(18) Which play of Shakespeare was included in the wedding celebrations

for the Princes Elizabeth.
(A) The Merchant of Venice
(B) The tempest
(C) As you like it
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.
(19) A person who compiles dictionaries
(A) Cartographer
(B) Lexicographer
(C) Calligrapher
(20) In the end of the play Measure for Measure who was married to
Angelo?
(A) Julietta
(B) Isabella
(C) Mariana
(21) Who of the following , is not the writer of either Hamlet or Don
Quixote?
(A) Ben Johnson
(B) Shakespeare
(C) Ceravntes
(22) Paradise Regained (1671) is also an epic poem in
(A) Two parts
(B) Three parts
(C) Four parts
(23) Who wrote Hyperion after a careful study of Paradise Lost.
(A) Keats
(B) Shelley
(C) Milton
(24) Who among the following was a presenter for a weekly science
magazine program called “Turning Point” that aired on Door Darshan in
1991.
(A) Badal Sarkar
(B) Mohan Rakesh
(C) Girish Karnad
(25) Give the right suffix for the word ‘king’ to make it an abstract noun-
(PGT-2013)
(A) dom
(B) ly
(C) ance
(26) The singular for ‘diagnoses’ is : (TGT-2004)
(A) Diagnosis
(B) Diagnosie
(C) Diagnose
Idiom/Phrase
(27) Her mother saw through the excuse she gave.
(A) revealed
(B) detected
(C) viewed
(28) She has a bee in her bonnet and can say anything.
(A) Is a crazy person
(B) Is a frank person
(C) Is a foolish person
(29) Some people have the habit of working by fits and starts.
(A) Very seriously
(B) excitedly
(C) Irregularly
(30) Which of the following is grammatically incorrect
(A) Write in ink
(B) He threw the stick into the river
(C) We went near the station
(31) Which of the following is misspelt
(A) Fatalist
(B) Celebasy
(C) Philistine
(32) Which word is mis-spelt? (TGT 2003)
(A) Rhytoric
(B) Jealous
(C) Zealous
(33) Choose the response which gives the correct spelling to the word
(TGT-2003)
(A) Dispassionate
(B) Dispassoniate
(C) Disfasionate
(34) Shakespear’s Cymbline was probably written in the early months of
the year.
(A) 1608
(B) 1611
(C) 1614
(35) “The soul was like a star and dwelt apart” is a line from
(A) London,1802
(B) The Thorn
(C) The Fountain
(36) In As You like it, who accompanies Rosalind to the Forest of Arden
(A) Ceila
(B) Oliver
(C) The Duke
Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions (37-41)
that follow.
The chief condition of happiness, then barring certain physical
prerequisites, is the life of reason the specific glory and power of man.
Virtue, or rather excellence will depend on clear judgement, self-control,
symmetry of desire, artistry of means; it is not the possession of the
simple man, nor the gift of innocent intent, but the achievement of
experience in the fully developed man, Yet there is a road to it, a guide to
excellence, which may save many detours and delays: it is the middle way,
the golden mean. The qualities of character can be arranged in triads in
each of which can the first and the last qualities will be extreme and vices,
and the middle quality, a virtue or an excellence. So between cowardice
and rashness is courage, between sloth and greed is ambition; between
humility and pride is modesty between secrecy and loquacity is honesty,
between quarrelsomeness and flattery is friendship; between Hamlet's
indecisiveness and on Quixote's impulsiveness is self-control. The right in
ethics or conduct is not different from right in mathematics or engineering,
it means correct, fit, what works best to the best results.
(37) What is the main idea of the passage?
(A) The qualities of character are three-extremes and middle
(B) In some respects ethics and mathematics resemble
(C) Happiness can be achieved by following the middle pat
(D) more than one of the above
(38) What is the implied meaning of the passage?
(A) Happiness depends upon physical and mental qualities
(B) Self-control is necessary
(C) Excellence should be achieved
(39) The author has not said:
(A) The middle path between humility and pride is modesty
(B) Middle path avoids delay in achieving excellence
(C) Courage is the middle path of indecisiveness and impulsiveness
(40) Which of the following is not the middle path of different qualities?
(A) Liberality
(B) Ambition
(C) Secrecy
(41) Who of the following, is not the writer of either Hamlet or Don
Quixote?
(A) Ben Johnson
(B) Shakespeare
(C) Cervantes
Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions (42-46)
given below:
The sad demise of Mother Teresa left the world weighed down by an
unprecedented grief. The Yugoslav- born nun was the first person in India
after M. K. Gandhi to be given a state funeral despite never holding any
public office. What she will be remembered for is what she stood. She
symbolized the ultimate indestructible memorandum of love lying beyond
all contentions. The saint of the gutters was almost synonymous with the
slums and the poverty of Calcutta. She adopted and loved the city as her
own. She managed to make shrines out of the grimmest of penurial
circumstances. Her saintliness did not have the conventional detachment
from society. She was a personification of mercy and charity. Her charity
was sublime and mellow, never keen to project godliness. She spurred as
on to be simply humane. She held the human life with all its trauma in a
compassionate embrace. A realization dawned on her early that love and
the assurance of being cared for were what people needed most. Here was
a simple message of concern, hope and new life for the unfed, unclothed
and the unsheltered. I was her conviction that all is willed by God and it is
our duty to serve Him by serving humanity. Malcolm Muggeridge, one of
Mother Teresa's early biographers, was so moved by the mission which
cuts across all limitations that he told the whole world about her. Thus she
was catapulted to fame. People responded warmly and her arduous
struggle to keep going was considerably eased as funds poured in. It was
also the time that Mother started travelling to places in order to meet
people and spread her word of God. Dominique Lapierre much went about
making a film on her and his hurt her very This great woman could not
avoid eyebrows being raised at her. She disapproved of abortion because it
signified killing, of the foetus and the conscience of the mother. She took
children to be the gift of God. She was also accused of almost making a
fetish of human misery and using it as a ploy to raise funds. It is always
simpler to criticize, it is much harder to defend. Mother did it
unequivocally in her own fashion.(TGT-2004)
(42) Mother Teresa:
(A) was the first to be given a state funeral in spite of holding no public
office
(B) was the first to be given a state funeral for holding a public office
(C) was the second unofficial person to be given a state funeral
(43) Mother Teresa was:
(A) indifferent to criticism
(B) defenseless against criticism
(C) above criticism
(44) Mother Teresa identified herself with:
(A) the poverty-stricken slum-dwellers of Calcutta
(B) the Christian community of Calcutta
(C) the forgiven visitors to Calcutta
(45) Mother Teresa was not an advocate of abortions:
(A) because it kills the foetus
(B) because it does not affirm the mother's love for children
(C) because it involves killing of the foetus and the mother's conscience
(46) Mother Teresa understood that people had utmost need for:
(A) hearth and home
(B) food and clothing
(C) love and care
Direction ( Q-Nos.47-54) :Read the passage given below
In small town, there lived a beautiful family of five members including an
old man who was the head of the family and his only son, daughter -in-law
and two grandchildren. The family had not lot of fun and enjoyed life to
the fullest. As a family, they always had dinner together, every day.
However, as days passed by, the health of the old gradually weakened. His
vision become very poor, he his hands and legs started trembling.
One day, while serving dinner, the old man whose legs and hands shivered
and who couldn’t see properly split the food on the table. With his
trembling hands, he wasn’t able to eat properly. He let the glass of milk fall
on the table cloth. His son and daughter-in-law were completely annoyed,
as he messed up the dinner. It was repeated for a next time as the old man
couldn’t help himself. His son was irritated and his wife said, “I can’t bear
this anyone. He spoils our dinner time. We should do something about it.”
He agreed. Soon they set up a new table and chair in the corner of the hall
and made him sit there to eat food. The old man wasn’t able to hold the
glass or plate and he broke a few pieces of utensils. His son gave the old
man a wooden bowl so it wouldn’t break. While the rest of the family
seemed to enjoy their meals, the old man was in tears as he had to eat his
food alone. The old man would often recollect happy memories of family
and could barely tolerate his current situation.
Days passed and the old man died quietly. After his funeral, they were
cleaning the house when his fiveyear old grandson Vikram and his elder
sister Zoya began to search for something. This was noticed by their father
who asked his children. ‘What are you searching for?’ Zoya replied, “The
wooden bowl in which grandpa ate food !’ Curiously he asked, ‘But why?’
To which Zoya thoughtfully replied, ‘ We want to preserve it in memory
Grandpal!’ The children found the bowl and keep it in a safe place. Then
Vikram asked his father, ‘Did can you buy one more bowl like this?’.
Surprised by the question, he asked, ‘Why son?’ To this Zoya prompted
replied, ‘See we have only bowl. When you and Momma get old , how will
we feed you both with one bowl? So we want you to buy another one for
Momma ?’ The elders realised their mistake, but it was a bit late in the
day.
(47) Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the story?
(A) The old man’s daughter-i-law took very good care of him till his last
breath.
(B) Vikram and Zoya loved and respected the elderly.
(C) The old man was eating food in a wooden bowl.
(48) Which of the following qualities described the old man’s daughter-in-
law the best in the context of the story?
(A) Extremely
(B) Selfish
(C) Annoying
(49) According to the story the old man food alone in the corner because
_________
(A) He didn’t enjoy having food with his family anymore.
(B) He did not want the dinner table to make messy.
(C) Other than those given in the options.
(50) As mentioned in the story, Vikram requested his father to get another
wooden bowl because ___
(A) He wanted to replace old utensils with new wooden ones.
(B) It was his grandfather’s last wish and he wanted to fulfil it.
(C) He wanted it for giving food to his mother when she became old.
(51) Which of the following is most nearly the opposite in meaning to the
word “PRESERVE” as used in the passage?
(A) store
(B) Dry
(C) Discard
(52) Which of the following correctly explains the phrase, ‘Late in the day’
as used in the story?
(A) ‘In early afternoon
(B) Too old to be useful
(C) Too late to be of any use
(53) Which of the following can be an appropriate title for the story?
(A) Never Hurt Your grandfather
(B) The ill grandfather
(C) The wooden Bowl
(54) Which of the following is the most nearly the same in meaning to the
word ‘RECOLLECT” as used in the story?
(A) Remember
(B) Remind
(C) Prompt
Direction ( Q-Nos.55-62) :Read the passage given below
Mankind’s experience of various evolutionary changes from primitive
times to the present day has been extensive and varied. However, man’s
problems were never before as complicated as they seem to be today.
Man’s economic activity centres primarily around factor of production ; its
role, therefore , has been given a lot of importance. It should be useful to
have an overall view of the economic history of man – from the nomadic
times to the modern factory system – and study its relevance to the
various labour problems of today.
Initially, man passed through ‘the hunting and fishing stage’. During this
period, his basic needs were adequately met by Nature. Wild animals,
birds and fruits satisfied his hunger, and his thirst was quenched by the
waters of springs and rivers. Caves gave him shelter and barks of trees
were used as clothing. During this stage of man’s progress of the absence
of any economic, political and social system.
Then came ‘the pastoral stage’, which was marked by a certain amount of
economic activity. The nomadic and migratory nature of man persisted,
and , together with his goats and cattle, he moved on to fresh pastures and
meadows. Some conflicts would sometimes take place among herd
owners, for, during this period , the institution of nominal private property
ownership was not known.
This stage paves the way for ‘the agricultural stage’ during which the class
system began to develop. There was a small artisan class mostly self-
employed; and there were also landed properties or Zamindars as well as
slaves. Thus, arose the feudal system. During the fourth stage of these
developments, ‘the handicrafts stage’, a number of social and economic
changes took place which marked the beginning of the labour problem in
the world. The self – sufficient economy of the village underwent a drastic
change. The community of traders and merchants emerged.
(55) Humanity’s evolution from primitive stage to the present has been
(A) Static and smooth
(B) Huge and diversified
(C) Always violent
(56) ….. “man’s problem were never before as complicated as they seem to
be today” means
(A) The present times are the best times of humanity
(B) The present times are the crucial period for humanity
(C) The present times pose much more challenges to humans than the
previous times
(57) Why does the author say that labour problems did not exist during
‘the hunting and fishing stage’?
(A) There was no nation existing at that time
(B) There were no economic, political and social system
(C) There was no capitalism and market
(58) “The pastoral stage was marked by a certain amount of economic
activity.” How?
(A) Humans started migrating and held goat-herds
(B) Humans started owning land
(C) Conflicts started as humans owned goats
(59) Which word in the passage means ‘surfaced’?
(A) Quenched
(B) Emerged
(C) Nomadic
(60) What were the consequences of Feudal system?
(A) The handcrafters become very rich
(B) The handicrafts stage led to labour problems
(C) The beginning of the labour issues and evolving of the traders and
merchants.
(61) Arrange in the right order:
(a) Handicraft stage
(b) The hunting and fishing stage
(c) Pastoral stage
(d) The agricultural stage
(A) D,B,C,A
(B) D,B, A, C
(C) B,C,D,A
(62) The passage over all pictures –
(A) The labour issues
(B) The stages of man’s development professionally and economically.
(C) Wild animals and birds in Nature
Active/Passive Voice
(63) They first sun-dried the garbage for one to three days to bring down
the moisture level.
(A) the moisture level was brought down by sun-drying the garbage for
one to three days.
(B) one to three days of sun-drying brought down the moisture level of the
garbage.
(C) the garbage was first sun-dried for one to three days to bring down the
moisture level.
(D) More than one of the
(64) women like men to flatter them.
(A) Men are liked by women to flatter them.
(B) Women like to be flattered by men.
(C) Women like that men should flatter them.
(65) What one must do, one must do properly.
(A) What must be done, must be done properly.
(B) It must be done properly what one must do.
(C) It must be done what one must do properly.
(66) Look at the poll results-do they inspire hope?
(A) Let the poll results be looked-is hope inspired by them?
(B) Let the poll results be looked at-has hope been inspired by them?
(C) Let the poll results be looked at-is hope being inspired by them?
(67) It is your duty to make tea at eleven O’clock.
(A) You are asked to make tea at eleven O’clock.
(B) Your are required to make tea at eleven O’clock.
(C) You are supposed to make tea at eleven O’clock.
Fill in the blanks
(68) ______ the people looked well enough, but when one looked more
closely one saw that their faces were filled with despair.
(A) At first looking
(B) At first observation
(C) At first sight
(69) He was assured by his friends _____ every type of help, in an
emergency.
(A) by
(B) of
(C) with
(70) the work ______, he left his office.
(A) having completed
(B) having been completed
(C) one being finished
(71) Our monthly expenditure ______ by five hundred rupees when we
decided to buy milk from the milkman.
(A) shot up
(B) got up
(C) lifted up
(72) He was not a man ______ intelligence.
(A) lacking of
(B) devoid of
(C) absent of
Idioms/Phrases
(73) My ten year-old son is an incredible live-wire.
(A) lazy
(B) dangerous
(C) energetic
(74) he had to cool his heels before he could get an appointment with the
doctor.
(A) to be kept waiting
(B) to make publicly known
(C) to exercise influence
(75) The captains of the rival teams should, try to bury the hatchet.
(A) put up a stiff competition
(B) make peace
(C) win the game
(76) He stopped at the bar to wet his whistle.
(A) have a nap
(B) be happy
(C) have a drink
(77) Over the years, we remained loyal through thick and thin.
(A) to our principles
(B) to employers and subordinates
(C) in spite of all the difficulties
Find the correctly spelt word
(78).
(A) Scisorrs
(B) Seissors
(C) Scissors
(79).
(A) Vaccum
(B) Vacum
(C) Vacuum
(80).
(A) Accommodation
(B) Acommodation
(C) Accomodation

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(1) The Mahabharta and the Ramayana are the

(15) That which cannot be corrected

(18) Which play of Shakespeare was included in the wedding celebrations

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