Direction (1-20) : In the following question, Some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct.

Find out
which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If a
sentence is free from errors, blacken the oval corresponding to (d) in the answer sheet.

1. All the boys and girls / were made to / do the work / No work
(A) (B) (C) (D)

2. Although the manager was keen on getting the works /done through Sudhir yesterday, / he tries to avoid it./ No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

3. When I arrived / I found them both sitting at the table / waiting on me. / No Error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

4. The actress / was shocked / by the news of her dog’s death. / No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

5. If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, / they will be stopped, ticketed / and have to pay a fine./ No Error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

6. He denied / to have / been there. / No error

(A) (B) (C) (D)

7. The economics / of the country has yet / to be improved. / No error

(A) (B) (C) (D)

8. After her retiring she established many / institutions to train / underprivileged but talented children. / No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

9. Who of the two / is joining / the team? / No error

(A) (B) (C) (D)

10. Many of us / do not know / to swim at all / No error

(A) (B) (C) (D)

11. One should look for his / own faults first / and then those of others / No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

12. The girl said / that she preferred the blue gown / than the black one / No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

13. Cattles / were grazing in the meadows / near our farm / No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

14. Instead of / his busy and hard life, he still retains / freshness and robustness / No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

15. It is nothing else than / his stupidity which stands / in the way of his progress / No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

16. Copernicus proved / that Earth / moves round the sun / No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

17. Some men are born great / some achieve greatness / and some had greatness thrust on them / No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

18. Beware of a fair weather friend / who is neither a friend in need / nor a friend indeed / No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

19. The introduction of job-oriented course / in the self-financing colleges / attract many students. / No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

20. A city dweller finds it difficult / to pass away/ the time in village./ No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)
 Directions (21-25) : In the following question, sentence Direction (32-35) : In these question, there are four
are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate different words out of the which one is correctly spelt,
words(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each Find the correctly spelt word and indicate the correct
question. Choose the correct alternative oval of the answer.
Answer sheet.
32. (A) scintilating (B) sciotillatinge
21. Hence the word sophistry has an unfavourable____ (C) scintillating (D) Scintilliting
and means arguing deceitfully, attempting, to turn a 33. (A) perseverance (B) perseverance
poor case into a Good one by means of clever (C) perseverence (D) perseverents
but____ reasoning. 34. (A) discription (B) Discretion
(A) Impact, cogent (B) denotation, ingenuous (C) dessemination (D) Dessertation
(C) significance, vague (D) connotation, specious 35. (A) humorous (B) Humanetarianism
22. Though he is reputed for his technical____, his books (C) Hulabaloo (D) Hurrecane
were sadly____ of the work of others as he lacked
originality. Directions (36-45) : In the following questions, four
(A) advice, unconscious (B) skill, independent alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in
(C) knowledge, ignorant (D) expertise, derivative the sentence. Choose the alterative which best expresses
23. Nothing is so____ to a nation as an extreme of self- the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the
partially, and the total want of____ of what others Answer sheet.
will naturally hope or fear.
(A) detrimental, concern (B) repugnant, sense 36. To blow hot and cold
(C) unethical, discretion (D) fatal, consideration (A) To confuse others by changing one’s clothes
24. I would like to____ your attention to the second (B) To be a changeable temperament
paragraph of my letter____ to the terms of sale of the (C) To beat mercilessly
machinery. (D) To get profit of any opportunity
(A) inviting, according (B) withdraw, regarding 37. To build castles in the air
(C) react, mainly (D) draw, pertaining (A) To try something difficult
25. Our tragic experience in the recent past provides an (B) To become rich and prosperous
index____ the state of lawlessness in this region. (C) To become a successful person
(A) or (B) in (D) To be indulged in fanciful and impractical day
(C) at (D) by dreaming
38. To play fast and loose
Directions (26-28) : In question out of the four (A) To annoy
alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the (B) To fight with
meaning of the given word and mark in the Answer sheet. (C) To be insincere
(D) To act irresponsibly with
26. WRIT 39. French leave
(A) Contract (B) Written procedure (A) Absence from one’s place of work with prior
(C) Written command (D) Judicial procedure intimation
27. FORTIFY (B) Absence form one’s place of work without prior
(A) Create (B) Strengthen intimation
(C) Prohibit (D) Generate (C) A long leave
28. CONTRITE (D) A half day leave
(A) Penitent (B) Restrained 40. To see eye to eye
(C) Satisfied (D) Willing (A) To be annoyed
(B) To be unhappy
Directions (29-31) : In question choose the word opposite (C) To be incomplete
in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer (D) To agree completely
sheet. 41. to leave someone in the lurch
(A) To leave someone in difficulties
29. PRAGMATIC (B) To encourage someone
(A) Unproductive (B) Impractical (C) To protect someone
(C) Careless (D) Fussy (D) To support someone
30. DERELICTION 42. A square peg in a round hole
(A) Hatred (B) Murmur (A) A loyal servant
(C) Observance (D) Award (B) A person unsuited to the position he occupies
31. COMIC (C) A faithful friend
(A) Unhappy (B) Serious (D) A small hole
(C) Poor (D) Serene 43. To turn the corner
(A) Change one’s stand
(B) Change one’s opinion
(C) Pass through a crisis safely
(D) Hesitate
44. Pay lip-service to 52. P. come to have a look at the girl
(A) A colourful day Q: the party that had
(B) A rainy day R: his eldest sister and a lawyer friend of theirs
(C) To support in words only S: consisted of the boy’s parents
(D) A sunny day (A) QSPR (B) QPSR
45. To show the while feather (C) QRSP (D) QRPS
(A) To behave timidly 53. Alexander,
(B) To perform a good deed P. was a disciple of Aristotle,
(C) To try to be beautiful Q. who was a great conqueror
(D) To show courage before the enemy R. whom the world acknowledge as the greatest
philosopher
Direction (46-65) : In the following question, the 1 and S. the world has ever known
the lat words of a sentence / sentences of the passage are (A) PQSR (B) QPRS
numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/passage is (C) RPQS (D) SPQR
split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. there four 54. When he
parts are not given in their proper order. Read the P. did not know
sentence/passage and find out which of the four Q. he was nervous and
combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and R. heard the hue and cry at midnight
indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval in the S. what to do
Answer sheet. (A) RQPS (B) QSPR
(C) SQPR (D) PQRS
46. P. accidents are still bound to happen 55. Some achievements
Q: occasionally P. have made
R: though Q. happier and more comfortable
S: despite everyone’s best efforts R. of science
(A) PQRS (B) RSPQ S. human life
(C) SPRQ (D) SRPQ (A) RPSQ (B) QRSP
47. P. he had inherited that money from as uncle. (C) PQRS (D) RSPQ
Q: Mr. Mainin was an innocent man. 56. Work is the only thing
R: It was regarding investing ten thousand rupees in P. and without it
my firm. Q. that is necessary
S: he agreed to my proposal. R. to keep the world going on
(A) SRPQ (B) QPSR S. weal I ould die
(C) RSPQ (D) QSRP (A) QPSR (B) QRPS
48. Churchill observed that (C) RPQS (D) SRPQ
P. the impressive and inspiring spectacle 57. Lenclose
Q. displayed the vigour and efficiency P. and the postage
R. of the civil defence forces of London Q. a postal order
S. he had witnessed in Hyde park that morning R. the price of the books
(A) PQRS (B) PSQR S. which will cover
(C) PSRQ (D) SPRQ (A) RPSQ (B) QSPR
49. I have (C) QSRP (D) QPSR
P. any fragrance 58. He reached his office at 10:00 A.M. and
Q. and more penetrating P. no sooner
R. never come across Q. than there was a huge explosion
S. that is more beautiful R. had lie got out of the car
(A) PQRS (B) SRQP S. which went up in flames
(C) RSPQ (D) QPSR (A) PQRS (B) PRQS
50. P. were very much like (C) RPQS (D) RPSQ
Q: in the age of plato 59. S 1 : You know my wife, Madhavi. always urged
R: but the troubles of Greece me to give up smoking. I really gave it up.
S: those which surround us today P. And so When I went to jail I said to myself I
(A) RPSQ (B) SPQR really must give it up, if for no other reason than
(C) RPQS (D) RQPS of being self-reliant.
51. Gergian loyalists and rebel forces Q. When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of
P. after a week of fighting my great triumph.
Q. agreed to R. But when I met her, there she was with a packet of
R. a cease-fire today cigarettes.
S. in which 51 people were killed S6 : poor girl!.
(A) PQRS (B) QPSR (A) PSRQ (B) SPQR
(C) QRPS (D) QRSP (C) QPRS (D) RSPQ
60. S 1 Our ancestors thought that anything which 64. S1 : Indian women attained their rights as a result of
moved itself was alive. the efforts of social reformers.
P. The philosopher Descartes thought that both men P. the principal of women’s quality with men was
and animals were machines. recognized by the constitution.
Q. But a machine such as a motorcar or a Q. Education and political leaders also played their
steamship moves itself, and as soon as machines role in it.
which moved themselves had been made, people R. as a result women began to play as important
asked, "Is man a machine?" role in free India
R. And before the days of machinery that was S. but this happened after the liberation of India
a good definition. from foreign domination.
S. He also thought that the human machine S6 : and now they are seen in every walk of life,
was partly controlled by the soul action on a shoulder to shoulder with men.
certain part of the brain. while animals had no (A) RPQS (B) RSPQ
souls. (C) SPQR (D) QSPR
S6 : Therefore some scientists thinks that life is just a 65. S1 : the heart is the pump of life.
very complicated mechanism. P. They have even succeeded in heart transplants.
(A) PRSQ (B) RPQS Q. Nowadays surgeons are able to stop a patient’s
(C) PSQR (D) RQPS heart and carry out complicated operations.
61. S1: Most nations of the world now recognize the R. A few years ago it was impossible to operate on
rights and liberties of human beings. a patient whose heat was not working properly.
P. Machines are today slaves ol' men. S. It the heat stops we die in about five minutes.
Q. They consequently do not aim at political s6 : all this was made possible by the inventions of
domination. the heart. lung machine.
R. This advancement in civilization has led to an (A) SRQP (B) SPRQ
increased desire to enjoy leisure. (C) SQPR (D) SRPQ
S. The development of machinery has lightened
human labour to a considerable extent. Direction (66-75) : In the following question, out of the
S6: They do much of the work previously done by four alternatives choose the one which can he substituted
men. for the given words/sentence.
(A) PQSR (B) RSPQ
(C) SPQR (D) QRSP 66. One who is hard to please-
62. S 1 : While talking to a group. one should feel self- (A) Epicurean (B) Eccentric
confident and courageous. (C) Fanatic (D) Fastidious
P. Nor is it a gill bestowed by providence on only a 67. Incapable of being effaced or cancelled-
few. (a) Inexorable (B) Infallible
Q. One should also learn how to think calmly and (C) Indelible (D) Inexplicable
clearly. 68. A decision taken by the consent of all-
R. It is like the ability to play golf (A) Unitary (B) Consulted
S. It is not as difficult as most men imagine. (C) Favourite (D) Unanimous
S6 : Any man can develop his capacity if he has the 69. A place for invalids and convalescents-
desire to do so. (A) Royal (B) Palace
(A) SQPR (B) QSPR (C) Sanatorium (D) Reserve
(C) QRSP (D) RSQP 70. Habitually silent or talking little-
63. S1 : Both Napoleon and Wallington possessed (A) Synoptic (B) Servile
tenacity of purpose and capacity for prompt action. (C) Unequivocal (D) Taciturn
P. But in other respects they stood in sharp contrast 71. A person who insists on something-
to each other. (A) Sycophant (B) Boaster
Q. Napoleon hungered for glory and never shrank (C) Disciplinarian (D) Stickler
from bloodshed 72. The doctrine that human souls pass from one body to
R. they has exceptional stamina and unshakable another at the time of death-
determination (A) Metamorphosis (B) transition
S. Wallington on the contrary was led by a sense of (C) Transmigration (D) extrapolation
duty and spared bloodshed 73. An expression of mild disapproval-
S6 : he won because of his liberal principals of which (A) Reproof (B) Impertinence
Napoleon had more. (C) Warning (D) Denigration
(A) RPQS (B) RPSQ 74. Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence-
(C) SPRQ (D) PRSQ (A) Formalism (B) Hierarchy
(C) Statesmanship (D) protocol
75. Thing that can be felt or touched-
(A) Paltry (B) pandemic
(C) Panpipes (D) Palpable
Directions (76-95) : In the following question, a sentence 83. The main skills we seek to develop include
has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four analyzing, interpreting and evaluating ideas.
alternatives suggested, select the one which best (A) The main skills sought by us a develop include
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and analysing, ideas.
mark your answer in the Answer Sheet. (B) The main skills sought to be developed by us
include analyzing, interpreting and evaluating
76. Why did you agree to my proposal? ideas.
(A) Why was my proposal not agreed to? (C) The main skills that we are seeking to be
(B) Way my proposal was not agreed by you? developed include analysing, interpreting and
(C) Why my proposal was not agreed to by you? evaluating ideas.
(D) Why was my proposal not agreed to by you? (D) The main skills include analyzing, interpreting
77. The accountant took the money from the customer. and evaluating ideas which are sought by us to
(A) The money is taken from the customer by the develop.
accountant. 84. Who can question Gandhi’s integrity?
(B) The money was taken from the customer by the (A) By whom Gandhi’s integrity can be questioned?
accountant. (B) By whom can Gandhi’s integrity be questioned?
(C) The customer was taken the money by the (C) Gandhi’s integrity can be question by whom?
accountant. (D) Who could have questioned Gandhi’s integrity?
(D) The customer was took the money by the 85. He presented me a bouquet on my birthday.
accountant. (A) A bouquet is presented to me on my birthday by
78. The peon refused him admittance. him.
(A) he was refused admittance by the peon. (B) I was presented on my birthday a bouquet by
(B) Admittance is refused to him by the peon. him.
(C) Admittance was refused to by peon him. (C) I was presented a bouquet on my birthday by
(D) Admittance is refused him by the peon. him.
79. The reporter was interviewing the political leaders. (D) I will be presented a bouquet on my birthday by
(A) The political leaders were being interviewed by him.
the reporter. 86. This surface feels smooth.
(B) The political leaders was being interviewed by (A) This surface is felt smooth.
the reporter. (B) This surface is smooth when it is felt.
(C) The political leaders are being interviewed by (C) This surface when felt is smooth.
the reporter. (D) This surface is smooth as felt.
(D) The political leader is being interviewed by the 87. The dog was biting my sister’s shoes.
reporter. (A) My sister’s shoes were being bitten by the dog.
80. The beavers have built a perfect dam across the (B) My sister’s shoes were bitten by the dog.
stream. (C) My sister’s shoes are bitten by the dog.
(A) A perfect dam had been built by the beavers (D) The dog bites my sister’s shoes.
across the stream. 88. They fly kites.
(B) A perfect dam has been built by the beavers (A) Kites are flown by them
across the stream. (B) Kites are being flown by them.
(C) A perfect dam have been built by the beavers (C) They should be flying kites.
across the stream. (D) Should kites be flown by us.
(D) A perfect dam was being built by the beavers 89. You must do your duty.
across the stream. (A) Your duty must be done by you.
81. You should follow all the instruction carefully. (B) You must be doing duty.
(A) All the instructions are carefully followed by (C) Your duty should have been done by you.
you. (D) You have done your duty.
(B) All you instructions were carefully followed by 90. Please walk to terminal A.
you. (A) You are pleased to walk to Terminal A.
(C) All the instructions should be carefully followed (B) You are walked please to Terminal A.
by you. (C) You are requested to walk to Terminal A.
(D) All the instructions can be carefully followed by (D) You are walking to Terminal A, please.
you. 91. God bless you.
82. We have already done the exercise. (A) May you be blessed by God.
(A) Already, the exercise has been done by us. (B) Let you be blessed by God.
(B) The exercise has already been done by us. (C) You should be blesses by God.
(C) The exercise had been already done by us. (D) You will be blessed by God.
(D) The exercise is already done by us. 92. He was obliged to resign.
(A) He was made to resign.
(B) To resign was to resign.
(C) To resign was his obligation.
(D) Circumstances was obliged him to be resign.
93. They are building a house next door to our school. 103. Young men and woman should get habituated to
(A) Next door to our school a house is being built by reading and writing about current affairs.
them. (A) Used (B) prepared
(B) Next door to our school is being built a house by (C) Trained (D) No improvement
them. 104. While crossing the highway a five-year-old child was
(C) A house next door to our school is being built by knocked out by a passing car.
them. (A) Away (B) up
(D) A house is being built by them next door to our (C) Down (D) No improvement
school. 105. After the heavy rains last week, the water in the late
94. One should keep one’s promise. raised another two feel.
(A) One’s promise should be kept by one. (A) Rose another two feet
(B) One’s promise has to kept. (B) Rised another two feet
(C) A promise should be keeping. (C) Would raise another two feet
(D) A promise should be kept. (D) No improvement
95. Who is creating this mass? 106. Is your brother yet at the university?
(A) Who has created this mass? (A) Brother still at (B) brother continue at
(B) By whom has this mass been created? (C) Brother till at (D) No improvement
(C) By whom this mass is being created? 107. The doctor said that there was no cause of anxiety.
(D) By whom is this mass being created? (A) Cause to (B) cause for
(C) Cause with (D) No improvement
Directions (96-120) : In the following questions, a 108. He cannot succeed business because he works by fits
sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are and starts.
given alternatives to the underlined part (a), (b), (c) (A) With fits and starts (B) into fits and starts
which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct (C) Fit and start (D) No improvement
alternative. In case no improvement is needed your 109. The detectives followed on several clues but failed to
answer is (d). Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet. find the murderer.
(A) Through (B) up
96. If the room had been brighter, I would have been (C) By (D) No improvement
able to read for a while before bed time. 110. He stopped to work an hour ago.
(A) If the room was brighter (A) To working (B) to have worked
(B) If rooms are brighter (C) Working (D) No improvement
(C) Had the room brighter 111. It was a week since the exams began.
(D) No improvement (A) It is a week (B) it has a week
97. The reason why he wrote the letter was because he (C) It had been a week (D) no Improvement
could not contact him over the phone. 112. An overdose of many medicine is enough fatal to a
(A) Why he wrote the letter was since plant as to a man.
(B) For which he wrote the letter because (A) Too fatal (B) so fatal
(C) Why he wrote the letter was that (C) As fatal (D) No improvement
(D) No improvement 113. My brother-in-law has a house for letting.
98. The right to work implies the obligation on the part (A) For letting out (B) to rent our
of the Government to give a job to all the (C) To let (D) No improvement
unemployed. 114. A very horrifying serial was broadcasted ten days
(A) Any of the unemployed ago.
(B) Every unemployed (A) Has broadcast (B) was broadcast
(C) Each of the unemployed (C) Was broadcasting (D) No improvement
(D) No improvement 115. As you are a born liar, I don’t believe in what you
99. Most donors would seriously protest any effort to say.
inter from such limited data. (A) I am not believing (B) I will not believe
(A) Protest against (B) Protest at (C) I will not be believing (D) No improvement
(C) Protest to (D) No improvement 116. You must not forget to call me after you reach Delhi.
100. With a thundering roar the huge rocker soared up (A) Will reach (B) will have reached
from the launching pad. (C) Have reached (D) No improvement
(A) Flow up (B) Went upwards 117. Rohan died of a wound and not from cancer.
(C) Rook on (D) No improvement (A) From a wound and not of cancer
101. He sent a word to me that he would be coming late. (B) Of a wound and not of cancer
(A) Sent word (B) Had sent a word (C) From a wound and not from cancer
(C) Sent words (D) No improvement (D) No improvement
102. It became clear that the strangers were heading into a 118. All criminal attitude must be nipped at the bud.
serious disaster. (A) Nipped on the bud (B) nipped in the bud
(A) Along (B) Towards (C) Nipped off the bud (D) No improvement
(C) For (D) No improvement
119. When Seema was fourteen, she sat the entrance 128. He said, “it used to be a lovely, quiet street.”
examination for senior secondary school. (A) He said that it used to be a lovely, quiet street.
(A) Sat in (B) sat at (B) He pointed out that it had used to be a lovely,
(C) Sat for (D) No improvement quiet street.
120. The mother could not help but to cry at his behavior. (C) He said that there used to be a lovely, quiet
(A) Crying (B) cry street.
(C) But crying (D) No improvement (D) He inquired whether there was a lovely, quiet
street.
Directions (121-145) : In the following question, a 129. The Prime Minister said that no one would be
sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four allowed to disturb the peace.
alternatives suggested, select the one which best (A) The Prime minister said, “we shall not allow
expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark anyone to disturb the peace.
your answer in the Answer Sheet. (B) The Prime Minister said, “we would not allow
no one to disturb the peace.”
121. “please could you tell me the way?” he said. (C) The Prime Minister said, “No one will be disturb
(A) He asked me please could I tell him the way. the peace.”
(B) He asked me to please tell him the way. (D) The Prime Minister said, “No one can disturb the
(C) He requested me to tell him the way, please. peace.”
(D) He requested me to tell him the way. 130. The spectators said, Bravo! well done, players.”
122. They said to him, “We will destroy your homestead”. (A) The spectators shouted that the players were
(A) They said to him that they will destroy his doing very well.
homestead. (B) The spectators exclaimed with joy that the
(B) They told him that they would destroy their players were doing very well.
homestead. (C) The spectators applauded the players saying that
(C) They told him that they can destroy his they had done well.
homestead. (D) The spectators applauded the players joyfully to
(D) They told him that they would destroy his do well
homestead. 131. I said to my friend, “Good Morning. Let us go for a
123. “you can phone from my office,” he said. picnic today.”
(A) He said that he could phone from his office. (A) I told good morning to my friend, and asked to
(B) He said you could phone from his office. go for a picnic that day.
(C) He said that I can phone from your office. (B) I wished my friend good morning and proposed
(D) He said I can phone from my office. that we should go for a picnic that day.
124. “please sit down,” he said. (C) I wished my friend good morning and proposed
(A) He asked her to sit down. that should go for a picnic that day.
(B) He said that she could sit down. (D) I told good morning to my friend and suggested
(C) He told her that sit down. to go for a picnic today.
(D) He said her to sit down. 132. The new student asked the old one, “do you know my
125. Keats wrote “a thing of beauty is a joy forever”. name?”
(A) Keats wrote that a thing of beauty is a joy (A) The new student asked the old one if he knew his
forever. name.
(B) Keats wrote that a thing of beauty was a joy (B) The new student asked the old one that whether
forever. he knew his name.
(C) A thing of beauty was a joy forever is written by (C) The new student asked the old one did ne know
keats. his name.
(D) Keats has written that a beautiful thing is always (D) The new student asked the old one if he knows
joyful. his name.
126. Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.” 133. I warned her that I could no longer tolerate her
(A) Socrates said that virtue had its own rewards. coming late.
(B) Socrates says that virtue is its own reward. (A) I said to her, “You can no longer tolerate my
(C) Socrates said that virtue is its own reward. coming late.”
(D) Socrates said that virtue was its own reward. (B) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate your
127. He said to the interviewer, “could you please repeat coming late.”
the question?” (C) I said to her, “He can no longer! Tolerate her
(A) He requested the interviewer it he could please coming late.”
repeat the question. (D) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate she
(B) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the coming late.”
question.
(C) He requested the interviewer to repeat the
question.
(D) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat
the question.
134. I said to my mother, “I will certainly take you to (D) Gopan asked if I could do these sums for him.
Bangalore this week.” 142. The boss said, “It’s time we began planning our
(A) I told my mother he would certainly take her to work”.
Bangalore that week. (A) The boss said that it was time they had begun
(B) I told my mother that I would certainly take her planning their work.
to Bangalore that week. (B) The boss said that it was time we had begun
(C) I told my mother that she would certainly take planning our work.
her to Bangalore that week. (C) The boss said that it was time they began
(D) I told to my mother that I would take you to planning their work.
Bangalore that week (D) The boss said that it was time we began planning
135. “How long does the journey take?” my co-passenger his work.
asked me. 143. He said to the judge, “I did not commit this crime.”
(A) My co-passenger asked me how long the journey (A) He told the judge that he had not committed that
taken. crime.
(B) I asked my co-passenger how long the journey (B) He told the judge that he did not commit the
would take. crime.
(C) My co-passenger wanted to know how long the (C) He told the judge that he had not committed the
journey would take. crime.
(D) My co-passenger asked me how long the journey (D) He told the judge that he had not committed this
did take. crime.
136. “How clever of you to have solved the puzzle so 144. Rahul said, “I will do it now or never”.
quickly,” said the mother. (A) Rahul said that he will do it now or never.
(A) The mother exclaimed admiringly that it was (B) Rahul said that he will now or never do it.
very clever of him to have solved the puzzle so (C) Rahul said that he would do it then or never.
quickly. (D) Rahul said that he would now or never do it.
(B) The mother expressed that he was so clever to 145. My father once, said to me, “If I can’t trust my
have solved the puzzle so quickly. people, then I don’t want to be doing this.”
(C) The mother told that he was very clever in (A) His father once told his that if he couldn’t trust
solving the puzzle so quickly. his people then he didn’t want to be doing that.
(D) The mother exclaimed with jot that he was (B) My father once told to me that if he couldn’t
clever enough to solve the puzzle so quickly. trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing
137. He said he went for a walk every morning. that.
(A) He said, “I went for a walk every morning.” (C) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust
(B) He said, “I go for a walk every morning.” my people then he didn’t want to be doing that.
(C) He said, “ I will go for a walk every morning.” (D) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust
(D) He said , “ He goes for a walk every morning.” his people then he didn’t want to be doing this.
138. I reiterated, “ I don’t care about the job.
(A) I reiterated I didn’t care about the job. Directions (146-170) : In the following question, in the
(B) I said again and again I didn’t care about the job. following passages some of the words have been left out.
(C) I reiterated that I did not care about the job. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct
(D) I repeatedly said that I cared about the job. answer to each question out of the four alternatives and
139. I said to my brother, “ Let us go to some hill station fill in the blanks
for a change.”
(A) I suggested to my brother that they should go to Cloze Passage-1
some hill station for a change. The year was 1913. The Wright brothers has just 146 in
(B) I suggested to my brother that we should go to making an aero plane which 147 flew high. I was deeply
some hill station for a change. interested in 148 and was making by own 149 with
(C) I suggested to my brother that let us go to some flying machines. I really 150 in that little machine I had
hill station for a change. Patched together and I decided it was time to prove its
(D) I suggested to my brother that let them go to merits
some hill station for a change. 146. (A) succeeded (B) failed
140. I wondered how many discoveries went unheeded. (C) involved (D) engaged
(A) I said, “ How many discoveries have gone 147. (A) Hardly (B) really
unheeded?” (C) highly (D) sincerely
(B) I said, “ How many discoveries went unheeded?” 148. (A) science (B) history
(C) I said, “ Do discoveries go unheeded?” (C) flying (D) making
(D) I said, “How many discoveries go unheeded?” 149. (A) judgments (B) experiments
141. Gopan said to me, “ Can you do these sums for me?” (C) trying (D) indulging
(A) Gopan asked me if I could do those sums for 150. (A) disbelieved (B) believed
him. (C) relied (D) tried
(B) Gpan asked me if could I do those sums for
him.
(C) Gopan asked me if I can do these sums for him.
 Cloze Passage-2 Directions (171-200) : In the following questions, you
The idea of the documentary was 151 by Anubhav in have four passages with 5/10 questions in each passage.
the year 2007 while he was 152 to his undergraduate Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer
course 153 the Western international University, New to each question out of four alternative and mark it by
Delhi, India as a possible 154 for an annual inter blackening the appropriate oval in the Answer Sheet.
university competition 155 SIFE (Students in Free
Enterprise) 156 his institution rejected his 157 proposal PASSAGE-1
on account of non-feasibility. 158 then he is It was in Germany and France that the first successful
independently working on this documentary and has attempts were made to produce an internal-
159 already interviewed famous personalities from all combustion engine driven by petrol. In England,
walks of 160 people were strangely timid about horseless
151. (A) accepted (B) conceived vehicles. English inventors were handicapped by-
(C) borrowed (D) taken quaint old law that forbade any such vehicle to
152. (A) attending (B) arriving attain a greater speed than four miles an hour, and
(C) catching (D) noticing compelled each one I be preceded by a man carrying
153. (A) on (B) in a red flag. This law was not repealed until 1896.
(C) at (D) as inventors.
154. (A) exit (B) entry The earliest motor cars were looked upon as
(C) retirement (D) allocation mere jokes, or as rather dangerous playthings, by
155. (A) for (B) from everyone except Some of them were single-seaters,
(C) if (D) form others would carry two or even three people; but all
156. (A) except (B) only were noisy, clumsy, queer-looking things. When in
(C) but (D) yet 1888, Carl Benz, a German, produced a three-
157. (A) angle (B) proposal wheeled, internal-combustion car, a great for which
(C) motion (D) news stride had been made. Another German, whose
158. (A) since (B) nearby name, Daimler, is often seen on motor cars to this
(C) convenient (D) beside day, was experimenting about the same time, and
159. (A) presently (B) lastly testing a petrol-driven engine.
(C) old (D) already It is easy to understand how the introduction
160. (A) light (B) live of the petrol-driven engine revolutionised road
(C) alone (D) life transport throughout world. Until then the necessary
power to push a vehicle along could not be obtained
Cloze Passge-3 without the cumbersome tanks, boilers and furnaces
Master Chief” springs 161 into action with the 162 of of the steam engine. The internal-combustion
Microsoft's Halo 4, the 163 installment of the Xbox engine is light in weight and small in size by
blockbuster 164 will compete 165 Activision Blizzard's comparison, the fuel is burned in it, so that is no
Call of Duty franchise for holiday-season bragging waste, like the dusty cinders of a coal fire.
rights. Microsoft hopes the 166 of the laconic green-
armored super-soldier protagonist of Halo 167 has 171. How did most people regard early motor cars?
generated $3 billion of 168 its 2001 launch, after a (A) Not deter than horse-driven vehicles
five-year hiatus will 169 out garners in droves 170 the (B) A mere joke, or as rather dangerous playthings
title begins selling in more than 40 countries starting (C) A mere scientific experiment
midnight. (D) A cumbersome vehicle
161. (A) fast (B) back 172. what were all early motor cars?
(C) slow (D) roaming (A) A plaything or toy
162. (A) surrender (b) exempt (B) A vehicle better than horse-driven vehicle
(C) release (D) hold (C) Noisy, clumsy, queer-looking things
163. (A) ancient (B) latest (D) Dangerous and risky
(C) lost (D) previous 173. what made the English inventors handicapped?
164. (A) that (B) there (A) The general public did not welcome the
(C) them (D) these invention
165. (A) verses (B) with (B) The quaint old law that forbade any such vehicle
(C) between (D) outside to attain a greater speed than four miles/hour
166. (A) reaction (B) departure (C) Non-availability of adequate fuel to power the
(C) repair (D) return engine
167. (A) that (B) whose (D) None of these
(C) which (D) whom 174. what does ’repealed’ mean?
168. (A) revenue (B) tax (A) Repeated (B) Abolished
(C) fees (D) fine (C) Contradicted (D) Enforced
169. (A) prefer (B) declare
(C) guide (D) bring
170. (A) leading (B) until
(C) when (D) during
175. what is incorrect about the internal combustion PASSAGE-3
engine? In November 1918, he joined Sydenham
(A) Fuel burnt in it as waste College as a professor of political economics and
(B) Light in weight worked there for two years. With his little savings,
(C) Noisy and clumsy some help from the Maharaja of Kolhapur, and with a
(D) Small in size loan of five thousand rupees from his friend, Naval
Bhathena, he left for England in 1920 to complete his
PASSAGE-2. studies in Law and Economics. He resumed his
At one time, in the history of India, most studies at the London School of Economics and kept
women knew very well how to bring up their his terms at Gray’s Institute of Law. He turned his
infants and they lived a perfectly healthy life, free attention to the London Museum where the relics of
from diseases. The overall standard of women and the saintly and scientific thoughts are preserved,
children in the country was much better than those where the ruins of the antique world are displayed
of other civilisations of that period. But ever since and where Karl Marx, Mazzini, Lenin and Savarkar
India was exposed to frequent invasions by foreign had dug for knowledge and digested it. In the
nations, life became unsafe and property was Museum, he poured over books from morning till
unprotected, and people were forced to congregate evening. Time was an important factor with him. To
in towns in such a compact way, that it led to ful save both money and time, he would go without
insanitation and diseases. The traditional knowledge lunch. After this the second round of reading begins
of domestic and personal health and hygiene was at his residence. The endless reading would go on till
ignored. Women e confined indoors for fear of early morning. He told his roommate that his poverty
insults and a train of social and unhealthy dangers and want of time require his to finish his studies as
followed. It is a problem now, how we restore the early as possible.
original conditions of healthy and happy life in During these studies in London for his
India. This is a socio-economic problem which academic eminence, he had not forgotten the real aim
needs to be given priority to bring back the original in his life. He could not for a minute forget the dumb
culture and restore welfare of women and children in faces of the untouchables in India. He took up this
India. matter with the Secretary of State for India and also
176. what was the main cause of the poor health held discussion with Mr. Vithalbhai Patel in London.
conditions of woman in India? Neither he could forget the alien political realities of
(A) Woman were confined indoors the nation. In a paper read before the Students Union
(B) Illiteracy among woman and also in his famous thesis. “The Problem of the
(C) Frequent foreign invasions Rupees’, he exposed the hollowness of the British
(D) Awful sanitation policies in India, which caused a stir in the academic
177. what question has the writer posed before the world of London and Ambedkar was suspected to be
readers? an Indian Revolutionary.
(A) How to check foreign invasion 181. Where did Dr. Ambedkar teach?
(B) Why has the traditional knowledge been (A) London School of Economics
ignored? (B) Sydenham college
(C) What should be done for infants and woman? (C) London museum
(D) How can the original conditions of healthy and (D) Gray’s Institute of Law
happy life be restored in India? 182. Dr. Ambedkar was a teacher of
178. how did life become unsafe and property (A) Political Economics
unprotected? (B) Law
(A) Because of awful insanitation and diseases (C) Literature
(B) Because the women were confined; indoors (D) Political Science
(C) Exposure to frequent foreign invasion 183. Who amongst the following was Dr. Ambedkar’s
(D) People were forced to congregate in towns benefactor?
179. Why were the women confined indoors? (A) Raja of Kathiawar
(A) To improve sanitation and healthy atmosphere (B) Queen of England
(B) To keep them away from disease (C) Raja of Kolhapur
(C) Because of foreign invasions (D) Lord Gray
(D) None of these 184. Name Dr. Ambedkar’s ;friend who helped him to go
180. When were women leading a perfectly healthy life? to England.
(A) After being confined indoors (A) Nawal (B) Karl mrx
(B) Before foreign invasions (C) Lenin (D) Naval Bhathena
(C) After restoring original conditions of healthy and 185. Why did Dr. Ambedkar try to finish his studies as
happy life early as possible?
(D) Cannot be determined from the passage (A) Due to illness
(B) For lack of resources and time
(C) Due to adverse climate
(D) Due to nostalgia
186. What was Dr Ambedkar’s real aim in life? 191. Which of the following statement is true?
(A) Upliftment of the downtrodden caste. (A) The sand boas have two heads
(B) Upliftment of his family (B) The sand boas have one head but no tail
(C) Academic eminence (C) The sand boas have a head and a stumpy tail
(D) Successful career as a lawyer. (D) The sand boas have only a stumpy tail but no
187. What was the core slogan raised by Dr. Ambedkar? head.
(A) Self-awareness amongst the oppressed. 192. According to the passage, the vine snakes
(B) Open revolt (A) Do not bite
(C) Pacification of the untouchables. (B) Peck one's eyes
(D) Revolt of the oppressors (C) Peck at the nose
188. Where did Dr. Ambedkar spend most of his time in (D) Bite the most prominent projection of the
London? offender
(A) Courtrooms (B) India house 193. According to the passage, musk
(C) Royal House (D) London Museum (A) Is a sex attractant
189. How many year(s) did Dr. Ambedkar expose in his (B) Is an after shave lotion
thesis? (C) Is a poison aimed at the offender
(A) 1 year (B) 2 years (D) Attracts other snakes to take revenge.
(C) 3 years (D) 4 years 194. Who of the following have a better understanding of
190. What did Dr. Ambedkar expose in his thesis? snakes?
(A) Marginality of the rulers (A) The scientists (B) The Irula tribal's
(B) Infallibility of the British Rule (C) the Villagers (D) The killer of snakes.
(C) Universal laws of brother hood 195. According to the passage, the author
(D) Hollowness of the English policies in India. (A) Believes in myths (B) Is afraid of snakes
(C) Worships snakes (D) Believes in facts
PASSAGE-4 196. In the passage, liquidate' means.
The most logical and intelligent people seem (A) Avenge (B) Feel sorry
to go berserk when talking about snakes. Recently a (C) Do away with (D) Atone
reputed scientist said with a wise look .is eyes that 197. Irula tribal's are
sand boas have two heads. The other day someone (A) Snake levers (B) Worshippers of snakes
walked into my office and stated that in his village at (C) Snake killers (D) Snake catchers
least cobras mate with rat snakes. About other places 198. In the context of the passage, ‘exude’ means
he was not sure, he added modestly, but that was how (A) Display an emotion (B) Capture
it was in his village. (C) Emit (a smell) (D) Feel happy
These stores about snakes are myths. Sand boas 199. The phrase ‘that it not’ means
have only one head: vine snakes do not peck your eyes (A) The death of the snake has not been avenged.
out: no snake will drink milk. But it is interesting to try (B) The pooja has not been performed properly.
and trace the origin of these untruths. The one about (C) The snake has not been killed.
the sand boas two heads obviously exists because the (D) The place has not cleaned.
short, stumpy tail of this snake looks remarkably like 200. In the context of the passage, ‘predator’ means
the head, an effective device to fool predators. Or take (A) Snake charmer (B) Plunderer
the one about vine snakes pecking eyes. It was (C) An animals of prey (D) A kind of snake
'probably stated by a vine snake that had a bad aim,
as snakes, when provoked, will bite the most
prominent projection T the offender, which is usually
the nose.
But the most interesting one is about snakes
coming to the scene of killing to take revenge. It so
happens that when injured or under tress, a snake
exudes, a large quantity of musk. Musk is a powerful
sex attractant. the snake equivalent of after-shave
lotion. So after a snake is killed, the ground around
still has this smell and naturally a snake of the same
species passing by will lick its lips and come to
investigate. The killer of the snake, who is probably
worried if the pooja he performed was adequate to
liquidate the killing of a snake, sees the second snake
and is convinced that it was not.
The Irula tribal's have a good answer to the
query about whether cobras have jewels in their
heads; 'If they did we wouldn't be snake catchers, we
would be rajas!'