Exam Details
| Subject | general english | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | ||
| Department | ||
| Organization | Uttarakhand Public Service Commission | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2014 | |
| City, State | uttarakhand, |
Question Paper
1. Select the correct choice for the blank
France is European country.
the
a
No article required
an
2. Select the correct choice for the blank
I went to town to buy umbrella.
No article required
a
an
the
3. Select the correct choice for the blank
Do not make noise.
No article required
the
an
a
4. Select the correct choice for the blank
He came up with unique solution.
a
an
the
No article required
5. Select the correct choice for the blank
Haridwar is situated on the banks of Ganga.
No article required
an
a
the
6. Select the right answer
The tiger pounced the deer.
upon
on
in
with
7. Select the right answer
A dispute arose the landlord and the tenant.
between
among
within
in
8. Select the right answer
The meeting was presided by the Prime Minister.
up
over
upon
on
9. Select the right answer
If I were you, I do it at once.
would
should
shall
might
10. Point out the sentence with the incorrect use of preposition
The patient is being attended to by the nurse.
Write with ink.
The officer lives in a large bungalow.
He is addicted to smoking.
11. Which one of the following is the correct one-word substitute for
"One who cannot be corrected"
Incurable
Incorrigible
Hardened
Invulnerable
12. Give a one-word substitute for
Soil washed down and carried away by rivers.
Amnesia
Alimony
Alloy
Alluvium
13. Give a one-word substitute for
Yearly celebration of a date or an event.
Birthday
Anniversary
Jubilee
Centenary
14. Give a one-word substitute for
One who sacrifices his life for a cause.
Patriot
Martyr
Soldier
Revolutionary
15. Choose the correct one-word substitute for the following
One who looks at the bright side of things
Pessimist
Atheist
Theist
Optimist
16. Choose the correct synonym for
Evidence
Lodge
Proof
Good
Doubt
17. Choose the correct synonym for
Deadly
Preservative
Valuable
Animating
Fatal
18. The meaning of the word 'coarse' is
Rough
Direction
Syllabus
Polite
19. The meaning of the word 'scanty' is
Scarce
Disgrace
Adulation
None of the above
20. The meaning of the word 'dubious' is
Wander
Rob
Doubtful
Argue
21. Choose the antonym of
Ambiguous
Clear
Dim
Seen
Dark
22. Choose the antonym of
Borrow
Take
Lend
Give
Care
23. Choose the antonym of
Demote
Hope
Kind
Promote
Diffuse
24. Choose the antonym of
Vague
Disunite
Cool
Wicked
Definite
25. Choose the antonym of
Compliance
Refusal
Appreciation
Acceptance
Assistance
26. Fill up the blank with appropriate words
She could never to her parent's expectations.
work as hard
assess the amount
measure up
increase her height as
27. Fill up the blank with appropriate word
Though the programme was originally scheduled for seven days, due to heavy rains it was later to four days.
curtailed
ended
postponed
recommended
28. Fill up the blank with appropriate word
Employees of this office are so that work never gets done on time.
energetic
reflective
lethargic
diplomatic
29. Fill up the blank with appropriate words
Don't forget to give her the message when you her.
are seeing
saw
see
would see
30. Fill up the blank with appropriate words
The students a protest march against the college authorities.
carried on
staged
walked out
caused
31. Make the correct use of the past form of the verb given in brackets to fill in the blank space in the sentence
The soldiers allegiance to the Constitution of India (swear).
swear
sworn
swore
sweared
32. Which of the following sentences is correct
Prepare well lest you should fail the test.
Prepare well lest you will not fail the test.
Prepare well lest you should not fail the test.
Prepare well lest you will fail the test.
33. Which of the following sentences is correct
Either of the sister is coming today.
Either of the sisters is coming today.
Either of the sisters are coming today.
Either of the sisters could have been coming today.
34. Fill in the blank to make subject-verb agreement in the following sentence
You and he birds of the same feather.
is
are
both
had
35. Fill in the blank with the appropriate Modal
you have a glass of fresh lime
Should
Would
Could
Will
36. Which one of the choices is the correct passive voice form of the given sentence
We won the match.
The match won by us.
The match had been won by us.
The match had won by us.
The match was won by us.
37. Which one of the choices is the correct passive voice form of the given sentence
My father will write a letter.
My father writes a letter.
A letter is written by my father.
A letter will be written by my father.
A letter will write by my father.
38. Which one of the choices is the correct passive voice form of the given sentence
He had killed a dog.
A dog killed him.
A dog was killed by him.
A dog had killed by him.
A dog had been killed by him.
39. Which one of the choices is the correct passive voice form of the given sentence
One should keep one's promise.
One's promise should be kept by us.
One's promise has to be kept.
A promise should be kept.
A promise should be kept by one.
40. Which one of the choices is the correct Active voice form of the given sentence
His behaviour vexes me sometimes.
I was vexed by his behaviour sometimes.
Sometimes, I have been vexed by his behaviour.
I am sometimes vexed at his behaviour.
I have been sometimes vexed by his behaviour.
41. Which choice represents the indirect speech form of the given sentence
He said, "Bravo You have done well."
He applauded him saying that he had done well.
He said that he had done well.
He applauded him saying that he has done well.
He applauded him saying that he did well.
42. Which one is the direct speech form of the given sentence
He proposed that they should wait for the award.
He proposed, "We shall wait for the award".
He said, "We shall wait for the award".
He suggested, "We shall wait for the award".
He said, "Let us wait for the award".
43. Which one of the choices is the Indirect Speech form of the given sentence
"Please wait here till I return."
He requested him to wait there till he returned.
He requested him to wait there till he returns.
He requested him please wait there till he returned.
He requested him to wait there till he would return.
44. Which one of the choices shows the Indirect narration of the given sentence
He said to me, "I never eat sweets".
He said that he never eats sweets.
He told me that he never ate sweets.
He told that he did not eat sweets.
He told to me that I never eat sweets.
45. Which one of the choices shows the correct Indirect narration of the given sentence
She said to Hari, "When will you come
She said to Hari when he will come.
She asked to Hari when will he come.
She said Hari when he would come.
She asked Hari when he would come.
46. Which one of the following words has been mis-spelt
Queue
Subservient
Existance
Knowledge
47. Which one of the following words has been mis-spelt
Acid
Alchol
Salt
Ascetic
48. Which one of the following words has been mis-spelt
Photostate
Chalk
Parallel
Catalogue
49. Which one of the following words has been mis-spelt
Dismay
Discord
Deluge
Dilogue
50. Which one of the following words has been mis-spelt
Spade
Ambassador
Temprature
Kitchen
51. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word(s)
My wife always in the evening.
cooks
cook
has cooked
is cooking
52. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word(s)
I depressed when I go for the interview.
felt
am feeling
feels
feel
53. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word(s)
Where are you I in the drawing room.
work
am working
works
working
54. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word
Are you an exercise on Present Tense now
do
does
doing
did
55. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word(s)
She will go out only when the rain
is stopping
stop
stops
stopped
56. Rearrange the following four sentences and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then
choose the correct sequence as your answer
A. He was so busy that he did not get time to eat.
B. Thousands of people came to him and asked different types of questions.
C. No one cared to see that he had his food or rest that might.
D. The great sage once stayed in a small village.
BCDA
CBAD
DBAC
DBCA
57. Rearrange the following four sentences and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then
choose the correct sequence as your answer
A. The peasant, the shoemaker, the sweeper as such other lower classes of India have much greater capacity for work and self-reliance than you.
B. Remember that the nation lives in the village cottages.
C. They are producing the entire wealth of the land without a complaint.
D. This process of production is going on through long ages.
BDAC
BDCA
DCBA
BACD
58. Rearrange the following four sentences and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then
choose the correct sequence as your answer
A. This feeling of an extensive group gives rise to a fellow feeling, a feeling of brotherhood among the citizens.
B. This feeling takes us beyond the bounds of family, caste, religion and region and helps us develop a broad perspective that we all of us together constitute an extensive group called the nation.
C. National Integration is a feeling among all the citizens of a country that they are all a part of one nation.
D. We do not then limit our thinking to our own caste or religion but think about all our fellow citizens.
CBAD
CDAB
CABD
CDBA
59. Rearrange the following five sentences and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and
choose the correct sequence as your answer
A. She said that she was a school teacher and social worker.
B. Then for sometime we discussed her plans for schooling of the children living in slums.
C. Our conversation now took another direction.
D. She also said that social work was her hobby only and not the job. E. I asked Meena about her occupation.
ECDAB
EADCB
ABCDE
EDABC
60. Rearrange the following five sentences and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and
choose the correct sequence as your answer
A. It is fixed for Tuesday.
B. We have, therefore, called him for interview.
C. Due to his illness he lost that job.
D. Ramesh was working in a factory. E. Hence he has applied for a job in my office.
DECAB
DCBAE
DCEBA
ABDCE
61. Choose the verb in agreement with the subject
Neither you nor he to blame.
is
are
were
have
62. Choose the verb in agreement with the subject
One hundred paise equal to one rupee.
are
is
has
have
63. Read the following sentences and choose the correct option
Finally, it is the brave who wins the final frontier.
Finally, it is the braves who wins the final frontier.
Finally, it is the brave who win the final frontier.
None of the above
64. Read the following sentences and choose the correct option
When I saw the cart, it lay in the ditch.
When I saw the cart, it had lain in the ditch.
When I saw the cart, it had been lying in the ditch.
When I saw the cart, it was lying in the ditch.
65. Read the following sentences and choose the correct option
Before you reach his home, he will leave that place.
Before you reach his home, he will have left that place.
Before you reach his home, he left that place.
Before you reach his home, he shall leave that place.
66. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom
turn a deaf ear
Disregard
Overheard
Oppose
Suggest
67. Choose the correct meaning of
'The order of the day'
Law and order
Sequence of days
Prevailing state of things
None of the above
68. Choose the correct meaning of the following
daggers drawn'
At a distance
Closeness
Strained relations
Close relations
69. Choose the correct meaning of
be at cross purpose'
to misunderstand each other
dark and light aspects
to fulfil the purpose
to cross the road
70. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom
add fuel to the fire'
To cook
To create sparks
Start a fire
To make matters worse
71. Combine the pair of sentences given below into one sentence choosing the right conjunction provided below
He was busy. He attended to me.
since
otherwise
nevertheless
lest Series-A 10 KAU-02
72. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct connector provided below
She has changed a lot I saw her last.
before
since
as
while
73. Fill in the blank with suitable connector provided below
much I tried, I could not help him.
As
Though
So
However
74. Fill in the blank choosing an appropriate connector
We must leave now it is getting dark.
since
as long as
when
as soon as
75. Fill in the blank choosing an appropriate connector
The police asked the suspect question after question he did not open his mouth.
however
though
still
although
76. Select the appropriate Homonym to complete the following sentence
Bihar is a state with coal mines.
teaming
teeming
taming
All of the above
77. Select the appropriate Homonym to complete the following sentence
Yesterday his behaviour with the guests was
antique
antic
intrigue
None of the above
78. Select the appropriate Homonym to complete the following sentence
New Delhi is the of India.
Capitol
Capital
Caple
None of the above
79. Select the appropriate Homonym to complete the following sentence
The to this mountain is not an easy task.
assent
ascent
accent
extant
80. Select the appropriate Homonym to complete the following sentence
The office is situated on the second of the building.
story
storey
storied
storeyed
Today perhaps your only association with the word is the Sabin oral vaccine that protects children from the disease. Fifty-five years ago, this was not so. The dreaded disease, which mainly affects the brain and the spinal cord, causes stiffening and weakening of the muscles, crippling and paralysis which is why I am in a wheelchair today. If somebody had predicted, when I was born, that this would happen to me, no one would have believed it. I was the seventh child in a family of four pairs of brothers and sisters with a huge 23 year gap between the first and the last. I was told that, unlike the others, I was so fair and golden-haired that I looked more like a foreigner, than a Dawood Bohri. I was also considered to be the healthiest of the brood.
81. The narrator of the passage is a patient of
diabetes
cerebral attack
polio
heart disease
82. To say something about the future is to
addict
verdict
predict
protect
83. The narrator was the seventh child of a family that had
nine children
eight children
one score children
twenty-three children
84. What made the narrator look like a foreigner
He was fair and skinny.
He was fair with red hair.
He was dark and golden haired.
He was fair and blonde.
85. Polio, the dreaded disease, mainly affects the
heart and the spinal cord
brain and the spinal cord
brain and bones
brain and heart
86. Sabin oral vaccine is commonly known as
Antibiotics
Allopathy
Polio drops
None of the above
87. 'Paralysis' means
pain in the bones
lack of control over limbs
fracture
None of the above
88. In the passage the word 'foreigner' implies
Red Indian
Negro
Asians
Whites
A recent report in News Week says that in American colleges students of Asian origin out perform not only the minority group students but the majority whites as well. Many of these students must be of Indian origin, and their achievement is something we can be proud of. It is unlikely that these talented young people will come back to India, and that is the familiar brain drain problem. However, recent statements made by the nations policy-makers indicate that the perception of this issue is changing. 'Brain bank' and not 'brain drain' is the more appropriate idea; it suggests that the expertise of Indians is only deposited in other places and not lost. This may be so, but this brain bank, like most other banks, is one that primarily serves customers in its neighbourhood. They will mainly help the U.S.A. No matter how significant what non-resident Indians do for India and what their counterparts do for other Asian lands is only a by-product. But it is also necessary to ask why we go to developed countries for higher study. The Asians whose accomplishments News Week records would have probably had a very different tale if they had studied in India. In America they found elbow-room, books and facilities not likely to be available here. The need to prove themselves in their new country and the competition of an international standard they faced there must have cured physical and mental laziness. But other things helping them in America can be obtained here, if we achieve a change in social attitudes, especially towards youth. We need to learn to value individuals and their unique qualities more than conformity and respectability. We need to learn the language of encouragement to add to our skill in flattery. We might also learn to be less liberal with blame and less tight-fisted with appreciation, especially.
89. The students of Asian origin include
a fair number from India
a small group from India
persons from wealthy families
None of these
90. In general, the talented young Indians studying in America
have a reputation for being hard-working
will never return to India to pursue their careers
hate India
None of these
91. There is talk now of 'brain bank'. This idea
will bring back talented Indians
is a solution to brain drain problem
is a new way of looking at the role of qualified Indians living abroad
None of these
92. 'The brain bank' has limitations like all banks in the sense that
a bank's services go mainly to those near it
only what is deposited can be withdrawn and utilised
it is located in European countries
None of these
93. 'accomplishments' means
achievements
faults
polishing
None of these
94. The author suggests that we should
provide more facilities in schools and colleges
hire talented teachers
encourage our young talented students
None of these
95. should be less tight-fisted with appreciation' means
we should not appreciate
we should not deprecate
we should appreciate profusely
None of these
96. The writer suggests that we should
avoid flattery and encourage the unique qualities of an individual
use flattery as a weapon
avoid going to America
None of these
97. According to the passage, simply by accepting the concept of 'brain bank' and forgetting that of 'brain drain',
suddenly a large number of non-resident Indians will come back to India.
'brain drain' will stop.
we will have to pay the bank to get our trained and talented brain force back.
None of these
98. The reason why Indian youth do not develop their talent in India is
lack of books and facilities
lack of International competition
physical and mental laziness
All of the above
99. The passage suggests that in order to prevent brain drain,
we should flatter our youth.
we need to change our social attitude towards youth.
the youths should not bother about conformity and respectability.
Indian youth should not go to America.
100. Who are the 'customers' of the 'brain bank'
Indians
Asians
Non-resident Indians
The United States of America Space For Rough Work Space For Rough Work
France is European country.
the
a
No article required
an
2. Select the correct choice for the blank
I went to town to buy umbrella.
No article required
a
an
the
3. Select the correct choice for the blank
Do not make noise.
No article required
the
an
a
4. Select the correct choice for the blank
He came up with unique solution.
a
an
the
No article required
5. Select the correct choice for the blank
Haridwar is situated on the banks of Ganga.
No article required
an
a
the
6. Select the right answer
The tiger pounced the deer.
upon
on
in
with
7. Select the right answer
A dispute arose the landlord and the tenant.
between
among
within
in
8. Select the right answer
The meeting was presided by the Prime Minister.
up
over
upon
on
9. Select the right answer
If I were you, I do it at once.
would
should
shall
might
10. Point out the sentence with the incorrect use of preposition
The patient is being attended to by the nurse.
Write with ink.
The officer lives in a large bungalow.
He is addicted to smoking.
11. Which one of the following is the correct one-word substitute for
"One who cannot be corrected"
Incurable
Incorrigible
Hardened
Invulnerable
12. Give a one-word substitute for
Soil washed down and carried away by rivers.
Amnesia
Alimony
Alloy
Alluvium
13. Give a one-word substitute for
Yearly celebration of a date or an event.
Birthday
Anniversary
Jubilee
Centenary
14. Give a one-word substitute for
One who sacrifices his life for a cause.
Patriot
Martyr
Soldier
Revolutionary
15. Choose the correct one-word substitute for the following
One who looks at the bright side of things
Pessimist
Atheist
Theist
Optimist
16. Choose the correct synonym for
Evidence
Lodge
Proof
Good
Doubt
17. Choose the correct synonym for
Deadly
Preservative
Valuable
Animating
Fatal
18. The meaning of the word 'coarse' is
Rough
Direction
Syllabus
Polite
19. The meaning of the word 'scanty' is
Scarce
Disgrace
Adulation
None of the above
20. The meaning of the word 'dubious' is
Wander
Rob
Doubtful
Argue
21. Choose the antonym of
Ambiguous
Clear
Dim
Seen
Dark
22. Choose the antonym of
Borrow
Take
Lend
Give
Care
23. Choose the antonym of
Demote
Hope
Kind
Promote
Diffuse
24. Choose the antonym of
Vague
Disunite
Cool
Wicked
Definite
25. Choose the antonym of
Compliance
Refusal
Appreciation
Acceptance
Assistance
26. Fill up the blank with appropriate words
She could never to her parent's expectations.
work as hard
assess the amount
measure up
increase her height as
27. Fill up the blank with appropriate word
Though the programme was originally scheduled for seven days, due to heavy rains it was later to four days.
curtailed
ended
postponed
recommended
28. Fill up the blank with appropriate word
Employees of this office are so that work never gets done on time.
energetic
reflective
lethargic
diplomatic
29. Fill up the blank with appropriate words
Don't forget to give her the message when you her.
are seeing
saw
see
would see
30. Fill up the blank with appropriate words
The students a protest march against the college authorities.
carried on
staged
walked out
caused
31. Make the correct use of the past form of the verb given in brackets to fill in the blank space in the sentence
The soldiers allegiance to the Constitution of India (swear).
swear
sworn
swore
sweared
32. Which of the following sentences is correct
Prepare well lest you should fail the test.
Prepare well lest you will not fail the test.
Prepare well lest you should not fail the test.
Prepare well lest you will fail the test.
33. Which of the following sentences is correct
Either of the sister is coming today.
Either of the sisters is coming today.
Either of the sisters are coming today.
Either of the sisters could have been coming today.
34. Fill in the blank to make subject-verb agreement in the following sentence
You and he birds of the same feather.
is
are
both
had
35. Fill in the blank with the appropriate Modal
you have a glass of fresh lime
Should
Would
Could
Will
36. Which one of the choices is the correct passive voice form of the given sentence
We won the match.
The match won by us.
The match had been won by us.
The match had won by us.
The match was won by us.
37. Which one of the choices is the correct passive voice form of the given sentence
My father will write a letter.
My father writes a letter.
A letter is written by my father.
A letter will be written by my father.
A letter will write by my father.
38. Which one of the choices is the correct passive voice form of the given sentence
He had killed a dog.
A dog killed him.
A dog was killed by him.
A dog had killed by him.
A dog had been killed by him.
39. Which one of the choices is the correct passive voice form of the given sentence
One should keep one's promise.
One's promise should be kept by us.
One's promise has to be kept.
A promise should be kept.
A promise should be kept by one.
40. Which one of the choices is the correct Active voice form of the given sentence
His behaviour vexes me sometimes.
I was vexed by his behaviour sometimes.
Sometimes, I have been vexed by his behaviour.
I am sometimes vexed at his behaviour.
I have been sometimes vexed by his behaviour.
41. Which choice represents the indirect speech form of the given sentence
He said, "Bravo You have done well."
He applauded him saying that he had done well.
He said that he had done well.
He applauded him saying that he has done well.
He applauded him saying that he did well.
42. Which one is the direct speech form of the given sentence
He proposed that they should wait for the award.
He proposed, "We shall wait for the award".
He said, "We shall wait for the award".
He suggested, "We shall wait for the award".
He said, "Let us wait for the award".
43. Which one of the choices is the Indirect Speech form of the given sentence
"Please wait here till I return."
He requested him to wait there till he returned.
He requested him to wait there till he returns.
He requested him please wait there till he returned.
He requested him to wait there till he would return.
44. Which one of the choices shows the Indirect narration of the given sentence
He said to me, "I never eat sweets".
He said that he never eats sweets.
He told me that he never ate sweets.
He told that he did not eat sweets.
He told to me that I never eat sweets.
45. Which one of the choices shows the correct Indirect narration of the given sentence
She said to Hari, "When will you come
She said to Hari when he will come.
She asked to Hari when will he come.
She said Hari when he would come.
She asked Hari when he would come.
46. Which one of the following words has been mis-spelt
Queue
Subservient
Existance
Knowledge
47. Which one of the following words has been mis-spelt
Acid
Alchol
Salt
Ascetic
48. Which one of the following words has been mis-spelt
Photostate
Chalk
Parallel
Catalogue
49. Which one of the following words has been mis-spelt
Dismay
Discord
Deluge
Dilogue
50. Which one of the following words has been mis-spelt
Spade
Ambassador
Temprature
Kitchen
51. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word(s)
My wife always in the evening.
cooks
cook
has cooked
is cooking
52. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word(s)
I depressed when I go for the interview.
felt
am feeling
feels
feel
53. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word(s)
Where are you I in the drawing room.
work
am working
works
working
54. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word
Are you an exercise on Present Tense now
do
does
doing
did
55. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word(s)
She will go out only when the rain
is stopping
stop
stops
stopped
56. Rearrange the following four sentences and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then
choose the correct sequence as your answer
A. He was so busy that he did not get time to eat.
B. Thousands of people came to him and asked different types of questions.
C. No one cared to see that he had his food or rest that might.
D. The great sage once stayed in a small village.
BCDA
CBAD
DBAC
DBCA
57. Rearrange the following four sentences and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then
choose the correct sequence as your answer
A. The peasant, the shoemaker, the sweeper as such other lower classes of India have much greater capacity for work and self-reliance than you.
B. Remember that the nation lives in the village cottages.
C. They are producing the entire wealth of the land without a complaint.
D. This process of production is going on through long ages.
BDAC
BDCA
DCBA
BACD
58. Rearrange the following four sentences and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then
choose the correct sequence as your answer
A. This feeling of an extensive group gives rise to a fellow feeling, a feeling of brotherhood among the citizens.
B. This feeling takes us beyond the bounds of family, caste, religion and region and helps us develop a broad perspective that we all of us together constitute an extensive group called the nation.
C. National Integration is a feeling among all the citizens of a country that they are all a part of one nation.
D. We do not then limit our thinking to our own caste or religion but think about all our fellow citizens.
CBAD
CDAB
CABD
CDBA
59. Rearrange the following five sentences and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and
choose the correct sequence as your answer
A. She said that she was a school teacher and social worker.
B. Then for sometime we discussed her plans for schooling of the children living in slums.
C. Our conversation now took another direction.
D. She also said that social work was her hobby only and not the job. E. I asked Meena about her occupation.
ECDAB
EADCB
ABCDE
EDABC
60. Rearrange the following five sentences and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and
choose the correct sequence as your answer
A. It is fixed for Tuesday.
B. We have, therefore, called him for interview.
C. Due to his illness he lost that job.
D. Ramesh was working in a factory. E. Hence he has applied for a job in my office.
DECAB
DCBAE
DCEBA
ABDCE
61. Choose the verb in agreement with the subject
Neither you nor he to blame.
is
are
were
have
62. Choose the verb in agreement with the subject
One hundred paise equal to one rupee.
are
is
has
have
63. Read the following sentences and choose the correct option
Finally, it is the brave who wins the final frontier.
Finally, it is the braves who wins the final frontier.
Finally, it is the brave who win the final frontier.
None of the above
64. Read the following sentences and choose the correct option
When I saw the cart, it lay in the ditch.
When I saw the cart, it had lain in the ditch.
When I saw the cart, it had been lying in the ditch.
When I saw the cart, it was lying in the ditch.
65. Read the following sentences and choose the correct option
Before you reach his home, he will leave that place.
Before you reach his home, he will have left that place.
Before you reach his home, he left that place.
Before you reach his home, he shall leave that place.
66. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom
turn a deaf ear
Disregard
Overheard
Oppose
Suggest
67. Choose the correct meaning of
'The order of the day'
Law and order
Sequence of days
Prevailing state of things
None of the above
68. Choose the correct meaning of the following
daggers drawn'
At a distance
Closeness
Strained relations
Close relations
69. Choose the correct meaning of
be at cross purpose'
to misunderstand each other
dark and light aspects
to fulfil the purpose
to cross the road
70. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom
add fuel to the fire'
To cook
To create sparks
Start a fire
To make matters worse
71. Combine the pair of sentences given below into one sentence choosing the right conjunction provided below
He was busy. He attended to me.
since
otherwise
nevertheless
lest Series-A 10 KAU-02
72. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct connector provided below
She has changed a lot I saw her last.
before
since
as
while
73. Fill in the blank with suitable connector provided below
much I tried, I could not help him.
As
Though
So
However
74. Fill in the blank choosing an appropriate connector
We must leave now it is getting dark.
since
as long as
when
as soon as
75. Fill in the blank choosing an appropriate connector
The police asked the suspect question after question he did not open his mouth.
however
though
still
although
76. Select the appropriate Homonym to complete the following sentence
Bihar is a state with coal mines.
teaming
teeming
taming
All of the above
77. Select the appropriate Homonym to complete the following sentence
Yesterday his behaviour with the guests was
antique
antic
intrigue
None of the above
78. Select the appropriate Homonym to complete the following sentence
New Delhi is the of India.
Capitol
Capital
Caple
None of the above
79. Select the appropriate Homonym to complete the following sentence
The to this mountain is not an easy task.
assent
ascent
accent
extant
80. Select the appropriate Homonym to complete the following sentence
The office is situated on the second of the building.
story
storey
storied
storeyed
Today perhaps your only association with the word is the Sabin oral vaccine that protects children from the disease. Fifty-five years ago, this was not so. The dreaded disease, which mainly affects the brain and the spinal cord, causes stiffening and weakening of the muscles, crippling and paralysis which is why I am in a wheelchair today. If somebody had predicted, when I was born, that this would happen to me, no one would have believed it. I was the seventh child in a family of four pairs of brothers and sisters with a huge 23 year gap between the first and the last. I was told that, unlike the others, I was so fair and golden-haired that I looked more like a foreigner, than a Dawood Bohri. I was also considered to be the healthiest of the brood.
81. The narrator of the passage is a patient of
diabetes
cerebral attack
polio
heart disease
82. To say something about the future is to
addict
verdict
predict
protect
83. The narrator was the seventh child of a family that had
nine children
eight children
one score children
twenty-three children
84. What made the narrator look like a foreigner
He was fair and skinny.
He was fair with red hair.
He was dark and golden haired.
He was fair and blonde.
85. Polio, the dreaded disease, mainly affects the
heart and the spinal cord
brain and the spinal cord
brain and bones
brain and heart
86. Sabin oral vaccine is commonly known as
Antibiotics
Allopathy
Polio drops
None of the above
87. 'Paralysis' means
pain in the bones
lack of control over limbs
fracture
None of the above
88. In the passage the word 'foreigner' implies
Red Indian
Negro
Asians
Whites
A recent report in News Week says that in American colleges students of Asian origin out perform not only the minority group students but the majority whites as well. Many of these students must be of Indian origin, and their achievement is something we can be proud of. It is unlikely that these talented young people will come back to India, and that is the familiar brain drain problem. However, recent statements made by the nations policy-makers indicate that the perception of this issue is changing. 'Brain bank' and not 'brain drain' is the more appropriate idea; it suggests that the expertise of Indians is only deposited in other places and not lost. This may be so, but this brain bank, like most other banks, is one that primarily serves customers in its neighbourhood. They will mainly help the U.S.A. No matter how significant what non-resident Indians do for India and what their counterparts do for other Asian lands is only a by-product. But it is also necessary to ask why we go to developed countries for higher study. The Asians whose accomplishments News Week records would have probably had a very different tale if they had studied in India. In America they found elbow-room, books and facilities not likely to be available here. The need to prove themselves in their new country and the competition of an international standard they faced there must have cured physical and mental laziness. But other things helping them in America can be obtained here, if we achieve a change in social attitudes, especially towards youth. We need to learn to value individuals and their unique qualities more than conformity and respectability. We need to learn the language of encouragement to add to our skill in flattery. We might also learn to be less liberal with blame and less tight-fisted with appreciation, especially.
89. The students of Asian origin include
a fair number from India
a small group from India
persons from wealthy families
None of these
90. In general, the talented young Indians studying in America
have a reputation for being hard-working
will never return to India to pursue their careers
hate India
None of these
91. There is talk now of 'brain bank'. This idea
will bring back talented Indians
is a solution to brain drain problem
is a new way of looking at the role of qualified Indians living abroad
None of these
92. 'The brain bank' has limitations like all banks in the sense that
a bank's services go mainly to those near it
only what is deposited can be withdrawn and utilised
it is located in European countries
None of these
93. 'accomplishments' means
achievements
faults
polishing
None of these
94. The author suggests that we should
provide more facilities in schools and colleges
hire talented teachers
encourage our young talented students
None of these
95. should be less tight-fisted with appreciation' means
we should not appreciate
we should not deprecate
we should appreciate profusely
None of these
96. The writer suggests that we should
avoid flattery and encourage the unique qualities of an individual
use flattery as a weapon
avoid going to America
None of these
97. According to the passage, simply by accepting the concept of 'brain bank' and forgetting that of 'brain drain',
suddenly a large number of non-resident Indians will come back to India.
'brain drain' will stop.
we will have to pay the bank to get our trained and talented brain force back.
None of these
98. The reason why Indian youth do not develop their talent in India is
lack of books and facilities
lack of International competition
physical and mental laziness
All of the above
99. The passage suggests that in order to prevent brain drain,
we should flatter our youth.
we need to change our social attitude towards youth.
the youths should not bother about conformity and respectability.
Indian youth should not go to America.
100. Who are the 'customers' of the 'brain bank'
Indians
Asians
Non-resident Indians
The United States of America Space For Rough Work Space For Rough Work