Read the following passage and answer the questions below :
Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts. The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it : so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success. As the tide goes clear out, so it comes clear in. In business, sometimes prospects may seem darkest when really they are on the turn. A little more persistence, a little more effort and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
Failure can turn into success by
(A)
waiting for the tide
(B)
a little more effort
(C)
grieving over failure
(D)
taking the help of successful people
Q.82
Read the following passage and answer the questions below :
Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts. The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it : so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success. As the tide goes clear out, so it comes clear in. In business, sometimes prospects may seem darkest when really they are on the turn. A little more persistence, a little more effort and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
According to the paragraph success requires one
(A)
to take swift decisions
(B)
to work hard and persistently
(C)
to choose the simple and easy path
(D)
accepting defeat from within
Q.83
Read the following passage and answer the questions below :
Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts. The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it : so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success. As the tide goes clear out, so it comes clear in. In business, sometimes prospects may seem darkest when really they are on the turn. A little more persistence, a little more effort and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
Which word is opposite in meaning to ‘insurmountable’?
(A)
hopeless
(B)
unconquerable
(C)
conquerable
(D)
rigid
Q.84
Read the following passage and answer the questions below :
Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts. The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it : so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success. As the tide goes clear out, so it comes clear in. In business, sometimes prospects may seem darkest when really they are on the turn. A little more persistence, a little more effort and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
The word similar in meaning to ‘inherent’ is
(A)
superficial
(B)
inborn
(C)
alien
(D)
casual
Q.85
What is the synonym of the word ‘vigilant’?
(A)
fragile
(B)
vigour
(C)
circumspect
(D)
bright
Q.86
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to “Uncouth”:
(A)
clumsy
(B)
cultivated
(C)
youth
(D)
uncovered
Q.87
“The one who is rich possesses many superfluous things.”
The word “superfluous” means —
(A)
needless
(B)
superior
(C)
essential
(D)
expensive
Q.88
Select the incorrect pair of synonyms.
(A)
abandon – forsake
(B)
tranquil – placid
(C)
authentic – agreeable
(D)
immerse - plunge
Q.89
The synonym of ‘grotesque’ is
(A)
gorgeous
(B)
magnificent
(C)
natural
(D)
bizarre
Q.90
The antonym of ‘impetuous’ is
(A)
wild
(B)
calm
(C)
cruel
(D)
shocking
Q.91
A piece of literature which deals generally with the passing of / or loss of men and the things they value is :
(A)
Elegy
(B)
Sonnet
(C)
Ode
(D)
Ballad
Q.92
‘Onomatopoeia’ is defined as–
(A)
A figure of speech in which sound is melodious
(B)
A figure of speech where such words are used whose sound imitates the action meant / sense intended
(C)
A monosyllabic rhyme on the final syllable of two lines of the verse
(D)
A figure of speech wherein there is a play of words
Q.93
Hyperbole is -
(A)
A comical misuse of a word in mistake for one sounding similar
(B)
A figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated or extravagant
(C)
A figure of speech in which two incongruous statements are yoked together
(D)
The usage of an intentionally harsh expression / word in place of a polite tone
Q.94
Which of the given features is not attributable to lyric poetry ?
(A)
It is an expression of the poets’ personal feeling hence subjective.
(B)
It is spontaneous, so sincere and effortless.
(C)
It is bombastic in language.
(D)
It has music and melody.
Q.95
The closest period of the Neo Classical Age / Augustan Age is:
(A)
1830 to 1902
(B)
1600 to 1750
(C)
1886 to 1900
(D)
1834 to 1910
Q.96
Identity the movement to which John heble, Cardinal Newman, Puscy and R.li. Fruuds were strongly associated :
(A)
The Broad Church
(B)
The Oxford Movement
(C)
The Aesthetic Movement
(D)
Raphaelite Brotherhood
Q.97
The author who is not identified with the philosophy of New-Criticism is :
(A)
John Crowe Ransom
(B)
T.S. Eliot
(C)
Allen Tate
(D)
<u>Samuel Johnson</u>
Q.98
‘Where the mind is without fear
And the head is held high
where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken
into fragments by narrow domestic
walls.’
The above lines are from
(A)
Amrita Pritam’s <u>Pinjar</u>
(B)
<u>Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali</u>
(C)
Vikram Seth’s <u>The Golden Gate</u>
(D)
Jayant Mahapatra’s <u>Life Signs</u>
Q.99
In the Guide by R.K. Narayan, we come across a dancer. What is her name ?
(A)
Daisy
(B)
Bharati
(C)
<u>Rosie</u>
(D)
Savitri
Q.100
Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Academi Award for English literature ?
