1. The train from New Delhi is late by 2 hours. What question woulql Ii i
• I
make in order to get this answer?

Is the train from New Delhi late?


How late is the train from New Delhi?


When will the train from New Delhi arrive?


.Where will the late train arrive from"?


2. $am hasn't won this election,
(Fill in the blank choosing the correct words)
hashe

hasn't he


was he


can he


3. Choose the correct antonym of
'optimist'


Cynical


Pessimist


Realist


Pragmatist


Raju is qUite smart and intelligent. His
brother, however, is rather
and

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7. The following word refers to a country seeking public vote in respect of a matter of national policy or political significance:

Referendum


Referral


Reference


Referenda


8. All members of the staff leave office at 6 P. M. In the past tense this will read:

All members of staff left the office at 6 P. M.


All members of the staff left office at 6 P. M.


All the members ofthe staff left office at 6 P. M.


All members of the staff were leaving office at6 P. M.


9. "Have you seen Soumya of late "No, afraid. I have not herfor nearly a week."
(Fill in the blank with right word) saw met
I
I
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13. No pain, is an old proverb. (Choose the right phrase below and complete the proverb)

no slain


no plain


no grain
no gain



14. In the old saying, Honesty is the best policy, 'Policy' means:

Insurance


Bet


Principle


Contact


15. you run, you will not catch up with your sister who left some time ago.
(Fill in the blank with right word words)

If not


If


Until


Unless


16. What would be the correct response
to the following?
Have you finished correcting this draft?

I have been correcting this draft since morning.
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No, I haven't.
No, Iwon't.
I will finish correcting this draft
soon.

20. Rabibabu has b'een living in Balasore for the last twenty years.
'Whatthis means is that (Fill in the blank with right words)

Rabibabu has left Balasore for good


Rabibabu's leaving Balasore was not good


Rabibabu is still living in Balasore


Rabibabu will live in Balasore forever


21. Which of the following is a correct sentence?

I had checked my pockets and discovered that I forgotten the keys elsewhere.


I checked my pockets and discovered that I had forgotten the keys elsewhere.


I checked my pockets and discovered that Iforgot the keys elsewhere.


I check my pockets and discover that I had forgotten the keys elsewhere.


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22. Find out the incorrect sentence
below:

Both sisters are telling lies

neither is to be believed.


Both sisters tell lies neither is believed.


Both sisters are telling lies neither are to be believed.


Both sisters are neitliertellirig


23. Bring









lies; nor they are believed. axe; I shall cut down
tree.
(Supply the correct articles) my, that that, this the, a an, the
24., Identify. the sentence that uses articles correctly:
Office of the Collector is located
at a distance of 2 kilometers.
The Office of Collector is located
at the distance of 2 kilometers.
The Office of the Collector is
located at a .distance of
2 kilometers.
(Turn over)

An Office of the Collector is located at the distance of 2 kilometers.
25. The Prime Minister together with his .persollal staff coming.
1.,
(Fill in the blank)
. ,are
is

can
have
26. This is my book. Where is

1"
(Fill in the blank)

mine


yours


others


that


27. I am angry the boys ___disturbed my sleep.
(Fill in the blanks)

at, that


with, who
for, who



with, they


28. I haven't brought the receipt. I shall give it to you tomorrow.
with 'Would you mind" .. and rewrite the sentence)
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31.
It does not seem to suggest that the offenders who barged into the ATM counter were young people. Which phrase here tells you that the speaker is not quite sure about the offenders?

32.
Immediate steps are being taken to return all unused funds to the Establishment Section.


Seem t9_suggest
Barged into
Itdoes not
That the offenders

(Change the voice)

The establishment section

immediate steps to return..


The establishment section is taking immediate steps to return.


The establishment section are taking immediate steps t6 return.


The establishment section will take immediate steps to return.


33. Choose the past tense of the verb
bent
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binded
bond

34. For your information I would inform you that it is necessary to submit the status report to this office by 31 st May, 2013.
(Correct the sentence by picking the right suggestion given below)

Begin the sentence with "by 31st May, 2013"


No change required


Omit the phrase "I would inform you that"


Omit the phrase "For your inf9rmation"


35. Match thElfragments correctly:
istowithdrawyour
nomination

The more you Ishall give you more investigale


Once you finish the betteryourchances this job will be


The least you the more appalling facts could do will surface
















(Turn over)
36. The chair's leg is broken can be
better written as

The chairs leg is broken


The leg of the chair is broken


The leg of chairs is broken


The chairs' leg is broken


37. .The police station is only a stone's throwfrom thesite ofburglary. What does "a stone's throw" indicate?

A heap of stones


Circumstances of burglary


Visibility


Distance


38. Since I had things to buy I had withdrawn money from theATM.
(Fill in blanks with right words)

a few, a little


afew,some


some, a few


few,some


39. In order to indicate a sequence, we use such words as

Moreover, further, again


First, second, third


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Next, after, ultimately And, but, yet
40. Oru'nken driving, smoking pot, shoplifting and kidnapping are Fill in the blank) offending c criminals offence crimes
41. Walking along the road a car hit me. (Correct the sentence)
. No correction required
As the car hit me, Iwas walking along the road. When I was walking along the road, a car hit me. Walking along the road, I was hit by a car.' I I I
42. Complete the series: kind -kinder -kindest; fat -fatter -fattest; heavy,
(Fill in the blanks with right forms)
haevier -heaviest
heavier -heaviest
havier -haviest
heavyer -heavyest
Contd.

43. One who smuggles is a smuggler, one who blackmails is a blackmailer; one who murders is a murderer; one who commits burglary is a
Burglar
Burgler
Barglar
Burgle

. 44. His brother cancer. (Fill in the blank)

cured of


healed of


died of


succumbed of



45. John's mother died last night.
Another way ofsaying this would be

John's mother has gone last night


John's mother passed by last night


John's mother passed away last night.


John's mother ended her life last night.


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46. How long has she been waiting for
the bus? I am not sure.
(Combine this pair into one sentence)


I am not sure how long she has been waiting for the bus.


I am not sure how long has she been waiting for the bus?


I am not sure that how long she has been waiting for the bus.


I am not sure for how long she . has been waiting for the bus.


47. The whole area is awfully polluted.
is a majqr environmental hazard. (Fill in the blank)

Pollution


Polluting


Pollutant


Pollutedness


48. Put the following words in an order to make a meaningful sentence from {with has not{ he{an accident{ last February{which {recovered Amulya.
LastFebruaryAmulyametwith
. an accident from which he has not recovered.
(Turn over)

Amulya met with an accident last February from which he has not recovered.


Amulya met with an accident from which he has not recovered last February.


Amulya has not recovered from last February an accident which he met with.


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50. What do these expressions suggest
toyou
May I know who's calling Who's
calling, please? Who's on the line?


Response to an outgoing phone-call


Queries regarding a former telephonic conversation


Queries regarding a current telephonic conversation


Response to an incoming phone-call


51. Many young people lost their jobs
the great meltdown of American economy. (Fill in the blank)

from


since


with


during


52. Which of the f6110wing modifies 'observe' most suitably?
Carefully
Remotely
Simply
Silly

Contd.
53. It takes exactly one hour and twenty minutes to reach the railway station by car. Which of the following questions elicits the answer?

Can I reach the railway station by hiring a car?


How far is the railway station from here?


How long does ittake to reach

the railway station by car?


Would you suggest that I hire a car to the railway station?


54. After an official meeting we usually take a vote, reach an agreement, make a recommendation, agree on a course of action, or
(Fill in the blank)

get started


disperse


getgoing


adopt resolution


55. During Anna Hazare's agitation, "corruption" became a in the country. (Fill in the blank)

watchword


keyword


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cussword buzzword
56. not a very domestic sort ofperson. What this means is that the speaker?
prefers to have a domestic help. does not like home life very much.
is a stay-at-home sort of
person. does not like to leave home for work.
57. The poor mali has to look after a large family of his own and his brother's, not to mention his old parents who live in the village. The phrase not to mention is used .
to introduce extra information to mention something unpleasant
to introduce irrelevant fact
not to mention but to inform
58. Conjugal rights apply to .
. rights that affect a person's life a judicial activist's rights
marital relations
official information
(Turn over)

59. Identify the question below that does
not quite require yes no answer:

Are you going home tonight?


How dare you ask me such a silly question?


Could you show me the way to your gymnasium?


Is there room for one more person in your office?


60: You'd better take your final test
sooner than (Fill in the blank)

better


later


latter


earlier


61. While the immediate dispute appears to have been resolved, many issues remain. It is yet unknown what motivated one party to back off.

The two statements are unrelated.


They are related in the sense that the second statement is one of the issues that remains.


They are not related the second statement is not an issue that remains.


None ofthe above


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62. No one can hope to get away with such a big crime, "Get away with" means:

Proceed with


Go along with


Tolerate


Escape punishment


63. The officer told me in no uncertain terms that she cannot put up with such nonsense. "Put up with" means:
Tolerate
.

Suffer


Encourage


Oppose


64. The carpenter made this box and delivered it to the suppliers. Rewrite the sentence beginning with: This
box
This box was made and delivered it to the suppliers by the carpenter.
Contd.

This box was made by the carpenter and delivered it to the suppliers.


This box was made by the carpenter and delivered to the suppliers.


This box was made by the carpenter, it was delivered to the suppliers.


65. I love my children. I cannot give them
aII the comforts they want. (Combine into one sentence)

Although I cannot give all comforts they want I love my children.


I love my children eventhough I cannot give all they want.


I love my children although I cannot give them all the comforts theywant.


. I love my children though I cannot give them all comforts they want.


66. Had I known that the officer would be displeased
(Complete the sentence choosing the right words)
Iwouldn'tdosuchathing
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. would 1not do such thing


I cannot do such a thing


I had not done such a thing .


67. "I shall never forget the help I got from my parents. They have been so generous all through my days in

school and college." Report this as told by a male person.

He said that he shall never forget the help he got from his parents. He has be,en so generous all through their days in school and college.


He said that he would never forget the help he had got from his parents. He added that they had been so generous all through his days in school and college.


They said that he would never forget the help he had got from his parents. They added that he had been so generous all through their days in school and college.


She said that she would never forget the help she had got from her parents. She added that they had been so generous all through her days in school and college.


(Turn over)
68. When a letter begins with "Dear Sir I
Madam" we call it a letter. (Fill in the blank)

formal


official


informal


unofficial


69. The notice or announcement of a person's death in a newspaper or periodical is

an advertisement


a column




a feature


an obituary


70. In the expression He laughed·loudly, "loudly"

denotes duration


indicates volume


describes manner


criticizes action


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Direction (Q. Nos. 71 to 77) These questions are based on the following' passage. Read it carefully. Pick the most appropriate answer from the options given after each question.
Across the world, there are barriers to higher education. In developed countries, they may be economic or geographical. In developing countries like India, the obstacles are not only economic or geographical. in nature but also bureaucratic -the biggest obstacle of all is simply a lack of supply. That is why, far from the popular impression of online education being viable only in the developed world, it is actually in countries, like India where it can fulfil its potential. Internet penetration is growing at a steady pace in Indi.a -and unlike conventional education where physical infrastructure is a huge limiting factor, internet connectivity alone can enable millions of youth to
accessqualityhighereducation online.And we have concrete proof that Indians are
Contd.


.hungry for such opportunities. They form the second largest group of people, by nationality, accessing two of the largest online education efforts -'Coursera and edX, It is not surprising after all that an Indian would be interested in the quality courses these initiatives offer, or access Ivy League lectures online, or download podcasts byprofessors from thetop global universities, all of which are freely available. With the abysmal situation of India's higher education, online education will free our youth to search for knowledge and power elsewhere.
71. The focus of this passage is on

higher education in India


online education for Indian students


coursera and edX


poor accessibility, of higher education


72. The author of this passage is
higher education. (Fill in the blank)

critical of


appreciative of


indifferent towards


ignorant of


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73. Which of the statement below is true, according to the author?

There are barriers to higher education everywhere in the world.


There are barriers to higher education onlyin India.


There are barriers to higher education only among the Indian youth.


India offers better opportunities to our youth among the developing nations.


74. What, according to the author, is the popular impression?
That online education is inaccessible to all
. That online education is inaccessible to some

That online education works only in the developed world


That online education works only in the developing world


15 (Turn over)
75. What is a limiting factor in higher
education in India?
Good teachers
Physical infrastructure
Distance between places.
population

76. What lectures are freely available online?

Coursera and edX


University courses


Ivy League


Podcasts by professors


77. How does the author describe India's higher education?

As depressing


As below-par


As abysmal


As i.jnimpressive


78.. Youtakealot oftimetoreadbooks. It would. be advisable to begin planning your essay early. Begin with "Considering," and combine the two sentences:
Considering the planning of
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your essay early you take a lot of time to read books.
Considering that you take a lot of time to read books, it would be advisable to plan your essay early. Considering that it would be advisable to plan your essay early, you take a lot of time to read books. I I I I
Considering that you take a lot of time to read books early, it would be advisable to plan your
essay.
79. "I have finished this task. No, I am going home." What would be the appropriate questions Jor the responses here?
Are you going home after finishing the task?
Are you finishing the task? Or going home?
Are you done?Are you staying?
When will you finish and go home?
i Contd.

80. The car sped away, It hit only me. In other words,

the car is still speeding. It hit only me.


the car sped away after hitting me and no one else.


the car sped awayonly after hitting me..


the car only sped away while hitting me.


81 .. When your office requires the services of a person who can fit and repair water pipes, you contact a

plumber'


plover


carpenter


turner


82. Which ofthe following is the correct word-formation?

Detest ible detestible


Ditest able ditestable


. Ditest eable ditesteable


Detest able =detestable


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83. Choose the correct word having the or nearly the same meaning
oftheword 'Splendid':

Beautiful


Glamorous


Ordinary


Magnificent


84. Raju is brave, but his brother Ramu
is









shy
l
timid bored tiny
85. The report implies that there is severe scarcity ofwater and food. Pickouttheword thatsuggeststhatthe news is notquite explicit or direct:

Implies


Severe


Scarcity


Report


(Turn over)
86. It's pretty cold today. "It's" here

is a mist<;lke. The correct word

is "Its."


is a mistake. The correct words are "It is."


stands for "It is."


stands for "It was."


87. 'I'vebeenrunning.' Whatwouldbethe next logical and correct sentence?

That'swhyl am gasping.


That's why I am late.


That's why I am not gasping.


That's why Iwas late.


88. Iwishl the answer to this question. (Fill in the blank)

have known


know


can know
. knew



89. I am verytired. rather (Fill in the blank)

work more


not to work more


work anymore


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not work anymore
90. I think I'll wait Saturday before I decide what to do.
till before unto until (Fill in the blank)
91. The rights of women can be rewritten as:
Women's rights The women's rights The woman's rights
Woman's rights
92. Silver Jubilee is the
special celebration of an event on its twenty-first anniversary special celebration of an event on its twenty-fifth anniversary
special celebration of an event on its fiftiethanniversa ry
. special celebration of an event on its fifty-first anniversary
Contd..

93. Amit wasn't there. Amish wasn't there.
When you combine these sentences as one, which of the following words would you use?

But


If


Either


Neither


94. enquiry tre official, main­tained that nothing illegal had been done. (Fill in the. blank)

In


Upon


At


Since


95. Has anyone told you what to do this week? Ifyou beginthesentencewith 'Have howwill you complete the question?

Told what to do this week by someone?


Been told by someonewhat to


do this week?
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Told someone what has been done this week?
Been told someone what to do this week
Direction (0. Nos. 96 to 100) These questions are based on the following passage. Read it carefully. Pick the most appropriate and contextually apt answer from the options given after each question.
Rather than saying that little boys and little girls, from the very start, learn two different ways of speaking, I think that the
. .
process is more complicated. Since the mother and other women are dominant influenc.es in the lives of most children under the age of probably both boys and girls first learn 'women's language' as their first language. As they grow older, boys especially go through a stage of rough talk; this is probably discouraged in little girls more strongly than in little boys, in whom parents may often find it more amusing than shocking. Bythetimechildren are 10 or so, and split up into same-sex peer
(Turn over)
. groups, the two languages are already present, according to my recollections and observations. But it seems that what has happened is that the boys have unlearned their original form of expression and adopted new forms of expression, while
.
the girls retain their old ways of speech. The ultimate result is the same, of course; whatever the interpretation.
So a girl is damned if she does, damned ifshedoesn't. If sherefusestotalk like a lady, she is ridiculed and subjected to criticism as unfeminine if she does learn,she is ridiculed as unable to think clearly, unable to take part in a serious. discussion: in some sense, as less than' fully human. These two choices which a woman has -to be less than a woman or less than a person -are highly painful.
96. "By the time children are 10 What does this phrase suggest?

Approximately


Appropriately


Orabove


Orbelow


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97. " in whom parents may often
. find it more amusing than shocking." Who does the author mean here?

Little boys


Little girls


Their parents


.Older girls


98. girl is damned if she does, damned if she doesn't." How do we understand what the author means by this statement?

By reading the whole paragraph


By reading the previous paragraph


By reading the line following this statement


By reading between the lines


99. Are the "two choices" mentioned in the last line real choices for women Explain.
Yes. They have the freedom to exercise the less painful choice.
Contd.
I
I

I

Yes. They have the freedom to
exercise the more beneficial
choice.
No. They have no real choice
either way.
No. They must feel painful

. always.
100. What we learn from this passage, is thaL...
Boys and girls learn to speak different languages because of
norms widely accepted by a
society.
.... .....
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t,.

Boys and girls learn to speak different languages because they are so conditioned biologically.


Boys and girls are not able to understand one another because they speak different languages.


Boys and girls do understand . one another despite the different languages they speak.