Q.1
Given one word substitution for : An official announcement or statement, especially one made to media :
- (A)
Communism
- (B)
Commonage
- (C)
Communique
- (D)
Communicant
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Q.1
Given one word substitution for : An official announcement or statement, especially one made to media :
Communism
Commonage
Communique
Communicant
Q.2
Match List-I with List-II :
| List-I (Word) | List-II (Parts of Speech) |
|---|---|
| (a) Pertinent | (i) Adverb |
| (b) Cauldron | (ii) Verb |
| (c) Satiate | (iii) Noun |
| (d) Viscerally | (iv) Adjective |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
Q.3
Identify the incorrect one :
(a) Philately is the study of stamp collection.
(b) Phonetics is the acoustic study of animal speech sounds.
(c) Philology is the study of words and their roots.
(d) Phrenology is the study of skull of living beings.
(e) Physiology is the study of structure of human body.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(b), (d) only
(a), (b) only
(d), (e) only
(c), (a) only
Q.4
Match List-I with List-II :
| List-I (Word) | List-II (Meaning) |
|---|---|
| (a) Ominous | (i) Animal that feeds on both plants and animals. |
| (b) Omnibus | (ii) Related to all sorts of varieties. |
| (c) Omnivore | (iii) Worrying expression that something bad is going to happen. |
| (d) Omnifarious | (iv) A volume of several works previously published separately. |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
Q.5
Pick the correct form of possessive case :
The table’s leg
Childrens’ books
Girls’ school
The Bhutan’s King’s Visit
Q.6
Complete the Conditional sentence (List-I) by choosing correct Verb form (List-II).
| List-I (Conditional Sentence) | List-II (Verb) |
|---|---|
| (a) If you had told him the story, his heart __. | (i) melts |
| (b) If you told him the story, his heart __. | (ii) will melt |
| (c) If you tell him the story, his heart __. | (iii) would melt |
| (d) If you heat ice, it __. | (iv) would have melted |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
Q.7
Choose the correct form of Conditional sentence :
(a) I will attend the function if he invites me.
(b) I would attend the function if he had invited me.
(c) I would have attended the function if he had invited me.
(d) Had he invited me, I would attended the function.
(e) Had he invited me, I would have attended the function.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(c), (d) only
(b), (d) only
(a), (b), (d) only
(a), (c), (e) only
Q.8
Identify the incorrect form of word ‘BEGIN’ :
(a) Beginning (gerund)
(b) Beginner (noun)
(c) Beginning (noun)
(d) Began (participle)
(e) Begun (past participle)
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(b), (c) only
(a), (c) only
(d), (e) only
(d) only
Q.9
If road travels ____ cheaper than rail travel in this country, we ______ have so many traffic jams.
weren’t, wouldn’t
wasn’t, won’t
isn’t, won’t
aren’t, wouldn’t
Q.10
I bought a _______ car.
(a) sports
(b) new
(c) red
(d) beautiful
(e) Chinese
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(e), (d), (c), (b), (a)
(b), (d), (c), (e), (a)
(c), (d), (e), (b), (a)
(d), (b), (c), (e), (a)
Q.11
Read the given stanza and answer the questions 11-13 based on it :
Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.
‘Keeping quiet’ by Pablo Naruda.
The phrase “victory with no survivors” most likely criticize the belief that :
(a) War brings glory.
(b) War helps economies grow.
(c) Modern weapons are efficient.
(d) Mutual survival and peaceful coexistence.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(a) only
(a), (b) only
(c), (d) only
(d) only
Q.12
Read the given stanza and answer the questions 11-13 based on it :
Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.
‘Keeping quiet’ by Pablo Naruda.
Wars fought in forest; bravery
Environmental destruction; civilized
Inexperienced soldiers; appearance
Green revolution; cleanliness
Q.13
Read the given stanza and answer the questions 11-13 based on it :
Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.
‘Keeping quiet’ by Pablo Naruda.
The phrase ‘in the shade’ is synonymous to :
(a) Leisure
(b) Peace
(c) Innocence
(d) Laziness
(e) Military discipline
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(a), (b) only
(b), (c) only
(c), (d) only
(d), (e) only
Q.14
Read the poem and answer questions 14-16 based on it :
“For simple sheep; and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in; and clear rills
That for themselves a cooling covert make
Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake,
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms;
And such too is the grandeur of the dooms
We have imagined for the mighty dead;
All lovely tales that we have heard or read;
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the haven’t brink.”
‘A Thing of Beauty’ by John Keats
Match the words taken from the text with the meaning inferred from the text.
| List-I (Word) | List-II (Meaning inferred from the text) |
|---|---|
| (a) Sheep | (i) A thick mass of ferns |
| (b) Rills | (ii) Small streams |
| (c) Covert | (iii) Living beings |
| (d) Brake | (iv) Shelter |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
(a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
Q.15
Read the poem and answer questions 14-16 based on it :
“For simple sheep; and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in; and clear rills
That for themselves a cooling covert make
Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake,
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms;
And such too is the grandeur of the dooms
We have imagined for the mighty dead;
All lovely tales that we have heard or read;
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the haven’t brink.”
‘A Thing of Beauty’ by John Keats
The structure of the poem contributes to its meaning by moving from simple ___ .
(a) images (b) spiritual
(c) natural (d) reflections
(e) to abstract
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(c), (d), (e), (b), (a)
(b), (d), (e), (c), (a)
(c), (a), (e), (b), (d)
(b), (a), (e), (c), (d)
Q.16
Which imagery does the phrase ‘fair musk-rose blooms’ contribution to the poem ?
(a) Tactile
(b) Visual
(c) Olfactory
(d) Auditory
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(a), (b) only
(b), (c) only
(c), (d) only
(a), (d) only
Q.17
Read the following passage and answer the questions 17-19 based on it :
Together they have imposed the baggage on the child that he cannot put down. Before he is aware, he accepts it as naturally as his father. To do anything else would mean to dare. And daring is not part of his growing up. When I sense a flash of it in Mukesh I am cheered. “I want to be a motor mechanic,” he repeats. He will go to a garage and learn. But the garage is a long way from his home. “I will walk,” he insists. “Do you also dream of flying a plane ?” He is suddenly silent. “No,” he says, staring at the ground. In his small murmur there is an embarrassment that has not yet turned into regret. He is content to dream of cars that he sees hurtling down the streets of his town. Few airplane fly over Firozabad.
‘Lost Spring’ by Anees Jung.
What does Mukesh’s insistence on walking to the garage signify about his personality ?
(a) Compliance
(b) Courage
(c) Dependence
(d) Self-reliance
(e) Submissiveness
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(a), (b) only
(d), (e) only
(a), (c) only
(b), (d) only
Q.18
The writer’s tone when describing Mukesh’s dreams can best be described as :
(a) Admiring
(b) Detached
(c) Mocking
(d) Realistic
(e) Sarcastic
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(a), (e) only
(a), (d) only
(b), (c) only
(b), (e) only
Q.19
Select the textual options that indicates Mukesh’s modest aspirations shaped by reality :
He will go to garage and learn.
“No,” he says, staring at the ground.
He is content to dream of cars that he sees hurtling down the streets of his town.
“I want to be a motor mechanic,” he repeats.
Q.20
‘To flog a dead horse’ means :
To revive interest in a subject that is out of date.
To beat the horse that is dead.
To do interesting things.
To try to take work from a weak horse.