1. Fill in the blank space by picking out the correct preposition from the choices given below:

She sat next..............................the Prime Minister in the V.I.P. enclosure.

in

on

for

to

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs given below

The new Principal has............many changes.

brought down

brought for

brought out

brought about

3. Insert the appropriate proposition in the following sentence out of the given options

You must dispense...............his services.

of

in

at

with

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs given below

He had promised to come but he never....................... .

turned up

turned over

turned out

turned away

5. Which is the correct meaning of the idiom

Turn a deaf ear to'.

Not listen to

Not audible

Disregard

Unknown

6. Select the correct preposition from the options given below

I have been working .......... four hours now.

by

for

from

with

7. Which is the correct meaning of the idiom

To take stock of

To buy things

To keep things

To survey

To store

8. Supply the appropriate verb in agreement with its subject

The captain with all his soldiers................waiting for the orders.

am

are

have

is

9. Fill in the correct preposition

The moon doesn't shine...........its own light.

by

to

for

about

10. Give the correct option

The portrait was painted ................ a famous artist who flourished ................ the sixteenth century.

to, at

in, to

by, in

for, at

11. Which is the correct meaning of the idiom

A wild goose chase'.

Utterly confused

A vain attempt

To spend money wildly

To incite quarrel

12. Supply the appropriate verb in agreement with its subject

None ..................so deaf as those who will not hear.

is

are

have

has

13. Complete the sentence with the correct choice

The new computer system........................ next month.

will installed

is be installed

is being installed

is been installed

14. Among the following sentences find out the sentence with wrong subject-verb agreement:

Either Abdul or Rahim has stolen the watch.

Neither he nor I was there.

Neither praise nor blame seems to affect him.

Each day and each hour bring its duty.

15. eat humble pie' means

To apologize humbly

To eat humbly

To devour

To eat everything

16. Choose the correct opion for the underlined part

No sooner he had arrived home than he was asked to start on another journey.

has he arrived

he has arrived

had he arrived

No change

17. Complete the following sentence

Either my own son or those children......................all the flowers.

has picked

have picked

picked

have been picked

18. Change the following into an assertive sentence

How pretty is this baby!

This baby is very pretty.

How is this baby pretty?

This baby is how pretty?

This baby is not pretty.

19. Supply the appropriate verb in agreement with its subject

Six miles............a long distance.

are

have

is

were

20. Fill in the blank space by picking out the correct phrasal verb given below the sentence

He agreed to.............................my orders.

carry away

carry out

carry on

carry off

21. Change the following sentence into passive voice

What caused this accident

What was this accident caused by

This accident is caused by what

You caused this accident.

Who caused this accident

22. Complete the following sentence

Mr. Shashi Nandan and Mr. Hemwati Nandan........... to move the resolution.

are

is

shall

will

23. Choose the assertive form of the following sentence

O that she were living to this day!

I wish that she were living to this day.

She wished to live this day.

They were living to this day.

She were living to that day.

24. Choose the Assertive form of the following sentence

How cute she is!

She is not cute.

She is cute.

She is very cute.

Is she cute?

25. Choose the option showing the superlative degree of the following sentence

No other flower is as sweet as the rose.

The rose is the sweetest of all flowers.

Rose is a sweet flower.

Other flowers are as sweet as rose.

None of the above.

26. Supply the appropriate modal

She ...................... to obey her elders.

can

could

might

ought

27. Choose the passive voice form of the following sentence

Our grandmother told as stories.

We were told stories by our grandmother.

Grandmother tells us stories.

Stories told by grandmother.

None of these.

28. From the options given below, pick the simple sentence form of the following sentence

The man who wrote this book was a teacher.

The man who has written this book was a teacher.

The man who wrote this book is a teacher.

The writer of this book was a teacher.

The man was a teacher who wrote this book.

29. Supply the appropriate modal

Walk fast lest you......................miss the train.

may

will

should

can

30. Change the following sentence into passive voice

Call the waiter on duty.

Let the waiter on duty be called.

Waiter should be called on duty.

Call on the waiter on duty.

You should call the waiter on duty.

31. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct one from

or

All the candidates will ................ a test on Friday.

appear at

give

take

try

32. Spot the segment containing an error in the following sentence

The best way to learn an musical instrument is to find an enthusiastic teacher









33. Spot the segment containing an error in the following segment

Everyone says that he's now enormous rich









34. Spot the segment containing an error in the following sentence

We are not in a sufficiently strong enough financial position to cut taxes









35. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option

The murderer ...................................... .

was caught and hung.

was caught and hanged.

caught and hanged.

caught and was hung.

36. Spot the segment containing an error in the following sentence

He plays the guitar remarkable good for his age









37. Complete the following sentence choosing the appropriate phrase

:We............... a desk to write a letter.

seat on

sit on

seat at

sit at

38. Spot the segment containing an error in the following sentence

Can I have one little more rice









39. Spot the segment containing an error in the following sentence

The party was excellent, and like to thank all the concerned people









40. Point out the correct negative interchange of the following affirmative sentence:

I found that book very interesting.

I did not found that book very interesting.

I found that book uninteresting.

I did not find that book very uninteresting.

I did not find that book very interesting.

Sometimes we went off the road and on a path through the pine forest. The floor of the forest was soft to walk on; the frost did not harden it as it did the road. But we did not mind the hardness of the road because we had nails in the soles and heels. Nails bit on the frozen ruts and with nailed boots it was good walking on the road and invigorating. It was lovely walking in the woods.

41. 'Frozen ruts' means

Very cold roads.

Wheel marks in which frost had become hard.

The road covered with frost.

Hard road covered with snow.

42. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate option from those given below.

The floor of the forest was soft because..................... .

the forest did not harden it on account of trees.

the travellers were wearing boots.

the shoes had nails on their soles and heels.

they enjoyed walking in the woods.

43. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate option from those given below

We did not mind the hardness of the road because........................... .

we had nailed boots on.

it was good walking on the road.

the walk was refreshing.

the nails bit on the frozen road.

44. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate option from those given below

We found great joy on account of ...................... .

wearing nailed boots.

the good long walk on the road.

walking occasionally through the forest.

walking on frost with nailed boots on.

45. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate option from those given below

:Sometimes we walked through the fine forest as .............. .

the path was unaffected by the frost.

it was good walking with nails in the boots.

the walk was invigorating.

it was sheer joy to walk in the forest.


He saw nothing, he had no knife or sharp instrument. The grating of the window was of iron and he had too often assured himself of its solidity. His furniture consisted of a bed, a chair, a table, a pail and a jug. The bed had iron clamps, but they were screwed to the wall and it would have required a screwdriver to take them off. Dantes had but one resource which was to break the jug and with one of the sharp fragments attack the wall. He let the jug fall on the floor and it broke into pieces. He concealed two or three of the sharpest fragments in his bed, leaving the rest on the floor. The breaking of the jug was too natural an accident to excite suspicion, and the next morning gaoler went grumblingly to fetch another, without giving himself the trouble to remove the fragments. Dantes heard joyfully the key grate in the lock as guard departed from the storeroom.

46. Complete the following sentence by selecting the appropriate option

Dantes was in ....................... .

a hostel

a dining room

an army barracks

a prison

47. Complete the following sentence by selecting the appropriate option

Dantes heard the key grate in the lock when the................... .

cell door was shut

cell door was opened

storeroom was opened

storeroom was shut

48. Complete the following sentence by selecting the appropriate option

The guard left the fragments because he........................... .

didn't notice them

wished to punish Dantes

was too lazy to bother

wanted Dantes to clean up

49. Complete the following sentence by selecting the appropriate option

Dantes probably broke the jug................................... .

in the morning

during the night

after breakfast

at exactly 3 P.M.

50. Complete the following sentence by selecting the appropriate option

Dantes was planning to................................ .

carve his name

make his escape

tease the guard

call for breakfast

Globalization, liberalization and free market are some of the most significant modern trends in economy. Most economists in our country seem to be captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter, established by anyone, other than the aggregate of consumers seems pernicious. Accordingly, it requires a major act of will to think of price-fixing as both normal and having a valuable economic function. In fact, price-fixing is normal in the industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires. Modern industrial planning requires and rewards great size. Hence, a small number of large firms will be competing for the same group of consumers that each large firm will act with consideration of its own needs and thus avoid selling its products for more than its competitors charge is commonly recognized by the advocates of free-market economic theories. But each large firm will also act with full consideration of the needs that it has in common with the other large firms competing for the same customers. Each large firm will thus avoid significant price-cutting, because price-cutting will be prejudicial to the common interest in a stable demand for products. Most economists do not see price-fixing when it occurs because they expect it to be brought about by a number of explicit agreements among large firms; it is not. Moreover, those economists who argue that allowing the free-market to operate without interference is the most efficient method of establishing prices have not considered the economics of non-socialist countries. Most of these economies employ intentional price- fixing by cartel and informal price-fixing by agreements covering the members of an industry are common place. Were there something peculiarly efficient about the free market and inefficient about price-fixing, the countries that have avoided the first and used the second would have suffered drastically in their economic development. There is no indication that they have. Socialist industry also works within a framework of controlled prices. In the early 1970's the Soviet Union began to give firms and industries some flexibility in adjusting prices that a more informal evolution has accorded the capitalist system. Economists in the U.S.A. have hailed the change as a return to the free-market. But the then Soviet firms were not in favour of the prices established by a free-market over which they excercised little influence; rather, Soviet firms acquired some power to fix prices.

51. Which of the following statements II and/ or III is/are true in the context of the information given in the passage?

The information in the passage is helpful to

I Know some of the ways in which prices can be fixed.
II Identify the products for which price-fixing can be more benificial.
III Differentiate between the economies of various countries.

Only I

Only II

Only III

Only I and II

52. Considering the literal meaning and connotations of the words used in the passage, the author's attitude towards "most economists" can best be described as

Derogatory and antagonistic

Impartial and unbiased

Spiteful and envious

Critical and condescending

53. The author feels that price fixed by seller seems pernicious because

People don't have faith in large firms.

People don't want the Government to fix prices.

Most economists believe that consumers should determine prices.

Most economists believe that no one group should determine prices.

54. The author's primany objective of writing the passage seems to be

To explain the methodology of fixing prices to stablize free-market.

To advocate that price-fixing is un-avoidable and it is beneficial to the economy of any industrialised society.

To create awareness among the general public regarding combating price-fixing by large firms.

To prove that price-fixing and free-market are compatible and mutually beneficial to industrialised societies.

55. According to the passage, price-fixing in non-socialist countries is

intentional and widespread

illegitimate and beneficial

conservative and inflexible

legitimate and innovative

56. What was the result of the then Soviet Union's change in economic policy in the 1970's

They showed greater profits.

They had less control over the free market.

They were able to adjust to techno-advancement.

They acquired some authority to fix prices.

57. The author's primary concern seems to be to

Summarize confliciting view points.

Make people aware of recent discoveries.

Criticize a point of view.

Predict the probable result of a practice.

58. Which of the following statement(s) about the Socialist Industry is/are false?

I It works under price-restrictions.
II It has no authority to determine prices.
III It hails the strategy of price-fixing, as a major deviation.

Only I is false

Only I and II are false

II and III are false

Only III is false

59. Give the opposite of the following word which occurs in the passage

Pernicious'

Harmful

Deadly

Promotive

Extravagant

60. Select the word which has almost a similar meaning of the following word from the passage:'

Advocates'

Lawyers

Experts

Recommends

Supporter

61. Of the media listed below, which is generally not used for intra organizational or internal communication

Memo

E-mail

Letter

Telephone call

62. Which of the following initiates the process of communication

Sender

Decoder

Receiver

Medium

63. Compared to e-mail, instant messaging

Is slower and more complicated to use.

Has not caught on in the business community.

Is much faster, but costlier as well.

Offers greater speed and is less susceptible to privacy problems.

64. Find out the word nearest in meaning to the following word Inadvertant

Insufficient

Inaccurate

Unintentional

Something that cannot be proved

65. Find out the word nearest in meaning to the following word Ex Post facto

Bonafide

Retroactive

Ex worker

Beyond the factor

66. Which of the following is the Indirect form of the following sentence

The doctor asked the patient, " Did you eat anything this morning?"

The doctor asked the patient whether you ate anything in the morning.

The doctor asked the patient if he had eaten something in this morning.

The doctor asked the patient if he ate anything that morning.

The doctor asked the patient whether he had eaten anything that morning.

67. Choose the correct Indirect form of the following sentence

He said, "Oh! That's a nuisance."

He exclaimed that it was a nuisance.

He told that it is a nuisance.

He asked me it was a nuisance.

He said to me it is a nuisance.

68. Choose the correct Indirect form of the following sentence

" Hurry up", he said to his servant, "do not waste time ."

Hurry up and do not waste time he said to his servants.

He asked his servant to hurry up and not to waste time.

He said to his servant that he should hurry up and should not waste time.

None of these.

69. Choose the correct Indirect form of the following sentence

He said, "Let us wait for the award."

He asked that let us wait for the award.

He said that let us wait for the award.

He proposed that they should wait for the award.

He requested that let us wait for the award.

70. Which of the following is the Direct form of the following sentence

He asked Rama to go with him.

He requested Rama, "Come with him."

He asked Rama, " Come with he".

He told Rama, " Come with him".

He said to Rama, "Come with me."

71. Find the part which has an error

By the time we reached the classroom the first lesson has almost ended No error(4).

1

2

3

4

72. Four parts of a sentence are given. Arrange them in the proper order

Mr. Simon, however, tried

across effectively

and failed to get the message

to answer in English

ADCB

CDBA

BADC

BDCA

73. Complete the conditional sentence choosing the correct option out of the following

Unless he asks me, .......................................................... .

I shall help him

I shall not help him

I should help him

I would help him

74. Fill in the blanks

If I ......................... a millionaire I ............................. generously.

were, would donate

am, will donate

had been, will give

None of these

75. Fill in the blanks

He said he .........................not come unless he.........................me.

would, heard

would, hears

has, had heard

None of these

76. Find the correct sequence of the following parts to form a meaningful sentence

fellow/ accept/by/eatables or drinks/passengers/offered/never

Never accept eatables or drinks offered by fellow passengers.

Fellow never accept eatables or drinks offered by passengers.

Eatables or drinks offered by fellow passengers never accept.

Offered by fellow passengers never accept eatables or drinks.

77. Find a single word substitute for the following:

One who is unable to pay one's debt.

Infallible

Insolvent

Recluse

Invincible

78. Choose the correct verb

It is fourteen years since I........................... him.

have seen

saw

had seen

None of these

79. Select the right pair of words to be filled in the blanks to make the sentence meaningful

Our latest battle plan.......................... some projects ........................ at saving the earth's biological diversity.

finishes, stirring

covers, aimed

finances, looking

encloses, looked

80. Fill in the blanks

If he..................................a year older, he .........................be eligible for the post.

were, would

would, were

had been, will

None of these

81. Choose the correct verb

Churchill, the statesman and the writer................no more.

is

are

was

do

82. Find out the sentence with correct order of words from the following

He refused with a frown face his on relieve beggar the to.

The beggar lame face on relieve with a frown to refused he.

He refused to relieve the lame beggar with a frown on his face.

He relieved the refused beggar with a frown on his face.

83. Fill in the blanks

If water..................., it ......................... to ice.

froze, will turn

had frozen, turns

will freeze, will turn

freezes, turns

84. One who leads an austere life is called ..................:

agnostic

altruist

amateur

ascetic

85. Use one word for

A person who thinks positively about life and things.

Optimist

Pessimist

Practical

None of the above

86. Find the correct sequence of the following parts to form a meaningful sentence

O. It was obvious
P. made by him
Q. submitted to him
R. from the comments
S. on the draft proposal
T. that he was not satisfied with the proposal

O Q R S P T

O S Q R P T

O R P S T Q

O P S R Q T

87. Choose the correct verb

The introduction of reforms .................not liked by him.

was

were

has

are

88. Give one word for

Of one's own free will.

Unanimous

Anarchist

Voluntary

Colleagues

89. Fill in the blanks

He.................... lunch at 12.30 p.m., yesterday but he...................it at 2 p.m. today.

was having, had been having

had, will have

did not have, having

None of these

90. What is the synonym of

Confidence

Character

Behaviour

Expression

91. Find the correct sequence of the following parts to form a meaningful sentence

O. It is well known that
P. youngsters in the cities and the villages
Q. the effect
R. of the cinema
S. is very bad on

O Q S P R

O Q R S P

O P Q R S

O Q R P S

92. Choose the option that can be substituted for the given word/phrase

A speech delivered without preparation.

Straight forward

Extempore

Verbose

Maiden

93. The antonym of the word 'prosperity' is

Scarcity

Paucity

Perspicacity

Adversity

94. Insert an appropriate Homonym,

She is ......................... in the art of painting.

adapt

adept

adopt

adipt

95. Choose the correct preposition

The public is cautioned......................................pickpockets.

by

against

for

with

96. Fill in the blanks

She................................. her mother.

takes off

runs through

runs out

takes after

97. The synonym of the word 'paucity' is

Adversity

Scarcity

Purity

Flattery

98. Fill in the blank by choosing or

Do you think the crops will......................... well this year? be

turn on

turn into

turn out

99. The antonym of the word 'Pragmatic' is

Angry

Unpractical

Experimental

Deceitful

100. Select the right answer Run into' means

Run quickly

Make a mistake

Postpone

Meet by chance