Exam Details

Subject
Paper paper 1
Exam / Course ssc cgl combined graduate level
Department
Organization Staff Selection Commission
Position
Exam Date 08, July, 2012
City, State central government,


Question Paper

151. In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none, Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error then your answer is i.e. No error.

1. Air pollution, together with littering. are causing many problems(b)/ Vin our cities. No error

2. The accused refused to answer to the policeman on duty.(c)/No error

3. What is the use of me attending the session? No error

4. We met our prospective employer for a briefing session(b) in the Taj Hotel. No error

5. Because of the severe snow storm and the road blocks, the air force dropped food and medical supplies close to the city. No error

Directions In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

6. pollution control measures are expensive, many industries hesitate to adopt them.

Although
However
Because
Despite

7. It is not for a man to be confined to the pursuit of wealth.

healthy
easy
possible
common

8. his being innocent of the crime, the judge sentenced him to one year imprisonment.

Inspite of
In case of
On account of
In the event of

9. It is a story of two men and a batch of armoured cars.

deceased
diseased
decrepit
defeated

10. Although there is gun-fire, there is no stiff resistance to the revolutionary army,

bitter
meagre
continuous
sporadic

Directions In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given 'word as your answer.

11. Vociferous

violent
loud
secret
true

12. Fictional

genuine
authentic
fanciful
real

13. Trivial

crucial
significant
vital
ordinary

14. Impudent

Vigilant
Astute
Insolent
Arrogant

15. Pompous

Pretentious
Supportive
Demanding
Flashy

Directions (16·20) In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.

16. Cultivated

Crude
Genteel
Suave
Refined

17. Impertinent

Insolent
Impudent
Cheeky
Courteous

18. Divulge

Disseminate
Dissemble
Publicize
Transmit

19. Appreciation

Aspersion
Admiration
Commendation
Compliment

20. Supple

Pliant
Pliable
Rigid
Flexible

Directions In the following questions', four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase and bold italicised in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer.

21. Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.

waited for a response to
claimed credit for
disassociated themselves from
seemed eager to continue

22. She wanted to go hitch-hiking but her mother put her foot down and now she's 'going by bus.

took a firm stand
expressed her displeasure
scolded her badly
got irritated

23. Adolescence is a period of halo cyan days.

hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation

24. My sincere advice to my maid-servant fell on stony ground.

was counter productive
had a strong impact
made one stubborn
had little success

25. He has all his ducks in a row, he is complacent.

has everything ready
is wall organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused

Directions In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at and which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is

26. You shall have attended if the court had instructed you to do so.

would have had to attend
would attend
would have to
No improvement

27. The relics of Greece over which such a great deal of evidence has been collected should be preserved.

from which
on which
ascent which
No improvement

28. When the beverage was ready, they drank possibly as much as they could.

as much as they possibly could
as much as possibly they could
as much as they could possibly
No improvement

29. A citizen is expected to give allegiance to his country of origin.

homage
loyalty
obedience
No improvement

30. We were with daggers drawn despite attempts to understand each other;

in
on
at
No improvement

Directions In the following questions, out of the four alternatives. choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

31. A round or cylindrical container used storing things such as food,

tankard
vessel
canister
casket

32. A place of permanent residence

abode
dormitory
domicile
apartment

33. That cannot be altered or withdrawn

irrevocable
irretrievable
irrefutable
irresistible

34. Money paid to employees on retirement

gratuity
gift
pension
arrears

35. A place where clothes are kept

closet
drawer
wardrobe
cupboard

Directions In the following questions four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word as your answer.

36.

garulous
garrulous
garullous
garrullous

37.

marquee
markue
marnuei
marquie

38.

puissant
puiscant
puiscent
puissent

39.

disconncerting
disconserting
discuncerting
disconcerting

40.

exilarate
exsilerate
exsilarate
exhilarate

Directions In the following questions, you have two brief passages with 5 questions in each passage, Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

PASSAGE
(Question Nos. 41 to 45)

Stuck with be development dilemma? Stay away from management courses. Seriously, one of the biggest complaints that organisations have about management courses is that they fail to impact the participants' on-the-job behaviour. Some management trainers stress the need for follow-up and reinforcement on the job. Some go so far as briefing the participants' managers on what behaviour they should be reinforcing back on the job. Others include a follow-up training day to review the progress of the participants. None of this is really going far enough.

The real problem is that course promoters view development as something which primarily, takes place in a classroom. A course is an event and events are, by definition limited in time. When you talk about follow-up after a course, it is seen as a nice idea, but not as an essential part of the participants' development programme. Any rational, empowered individual should be able to take what has been learnt in a course and transfer it to the work place or so the argument goes. Another negative aspect of the course mindset is that, primarily, development is thought to be about skill-acquisition.

So, it is felt that the distinction between taking the course and behaving differently in the work place parallels the distinction between skill-acquisition and skill-application. But can such a sharp distinction be maintained Skills are really acquired only in the context of applying them on the job, finding them effective and therefore, reinforcing them.

The problem with courses is that they are events, while development is an on-going process which, involves, within a complex environment, continual interaction, regular feedback and adjustment. As we tend to equate development with a one-off event, it is difficult to get seriously motivated about the follow-up. Anyone paying for a course tends to look at follow-up as an unnecessary and rather costly frill.

41. What is the passage about?

personal management
development dilemma
management courses
course promoters' attitude

42. Which of the following statements is false?

Some management trainers stress the need for follow-up and reinforcement on the job
Some suggest a follow-up training day to review the progress of the participants
Some go to the extent of briefing the participants' managers on what behaviour they should be reinforcing back on the job
The real problem is that course promoters view development as 'something which does not take place during a course

43. The writer's attitude, as reflected in the passage, is

critical
ironic
sympathetic
philosophical

44. The course promoters' attitude is

self-righteous
indifferent
easy-going
unprogressive

45. The words 'mindset' here means

determined mind
a (fixed) attitude of mind
an open mind
mindful

PASSAGE II
(Question Nos. 46 to 50)

One may look at life, events, society, history, in another way. A way which might, at a stretch, be described as the Gandhian way, though it may be from times before Mahatma Gandhi came on the scene. The Gandhian reaction to all the grim poverty, squalor and degradation of the human being would approximate to effort at self-change and self-improvement, to a regime of living regulated by discipline from within. To change society, the individual must first change himself. In this way of looking at life and society, words too begin to mean differently. Revolution, for instance, is a term frequently used, but not always in the sense it has been in the lexicon of the militant. So also with words like peace and struggle. Even society may mean differently, being some kind of organic entity for the militant, and more or less a sum of individuals for the Gandhian. There is yet another way, which might, for want of a better description, be called the mystic. The mystic's perspective measures these concerns that transcend political ambition and the dynamism of the reformer, whether he be militant or Gandhian. The mystic measures the terror of not knowing the remorseless march of time; he seeks to know what was before birth, what comes after death. The continuous presence of death, of the consciousness of death, sets his priorities. and values: militants and Gandhians kings and prophets must leave all that they have built; all that they have un-built and depart when messengers of the buffalo-riding Yama come out of the shadows. Water will to water, dust to dust. Think of impermanence. Everything passes.

46. The Gandhian reaction to poverty is

a total war on poverty
self-discipline
self-abnegation
a regulated distribution of wealth

47. According to Gandhianism, the individual who wants to change society

should destroy the existing society
must re-form society
must change himself
may change society without changing himself

48. Who, according to the passage, finds new meaning for words like revolutions, peace and struggle?

A Gandhian who believes in nonviolent revolution
A militant
A mystic
A Gandhian who disciplines himself from within

49. The expression 'water will to water, dust to dust' means

water and dust can mix well
man will become water after death
m an will one day die and become dust
man will become dust and water after death

50. What does society mean to a Gandhian?

a sum of individuals
an organic entity
a regime of living regulated by discipline from within
a disciplined social community
Answer Key
1.b 6.c 11.b 16.a 21.c 26.a 31.b 36.b 41b 46.b
2.b 7.c 12.c 17.d 22.a 27.b 32.a 37.a 42.d 47.c
3.b 8.a 13.d 18.b 23.c 28.a 33.a 38.a 43.a 48.d
4.b 9.c 14.c 19.a 24.d 29.b 34.a 39.d 44.d 49.d
5.a 10.d 15.a 20.c 25.b 30.c 35.c 40.d 45.b 50.a