Exam Details
| Subject | general english | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | ||
| Department | ||
| Organization | manipur public service commission | |
| Position | office assistant | |
| Exam Date | 2015 | |
| City, State | manipur, |
Question Paper
1. He was fascinated by insects
the more he studied (b)/their habits (c)/greater was his fascination
2. In spite of working very neat and careful could not win even the third prize
3. As the crow put the frog aside in order to sharpen its beak the frog leapt in the well and began to croak in derision
4. Teacher repeatedly warned the students not make a noise the students did not obey
5. Beware off a fair-weather friend who is neither a friend in need nor a friend indeed
6. The closure of the car factory had a knock out effect on the tyre manufacturers
7. She is more prettier than her friend Sheela
8. Yogic exercises and meditation seems to be of help modern men and women deal effectively with anxiety.
seem to help
seems to be helping
seem to have help
seems to help
9. Suddenly, she became conscious regarding the presence of stranger in the room.
about
of
over
no improvement
10. Increased productivity necessary reflects greater efforts made by the employees.
Increase in productivity necessary
Increased productivity in necessary
Increase of productivity necessary
Increased productivity necessarily
11. It is pity that no one in the family disapproves by his getting up late. disapproved by his getting up
disapproves of his getting up
disapproved that he is getting up
disapproved why he got up Directions
12. Epidemics are likely to break otT in the areas where floodwater has receded.
break out
break up
break in
no improvement
13. There is no more room for you in this compartment.
no more accommodation
no more space
no more seat
no improvement
14. The poor villagers have waited in the bitter cold for more than four hours now.
has been waiting
had waited
have been waiting
no more improvement
15. I, your brother and you will be partners in the business.
You and Your brother
You, your brother and 1
You, 1and your brother
no improvement
16. While we would like that all Indian children go to school, we need to ponder why they do not.
all Indian children's
all the Indian children
if all the children of India
No improvement Directions
17. S1: Mom was pleased to receive your wishes on her birthday.
S6: Your Mom has forgotten all the bitterness and sends her blessing to you.
Girl! wishes are more powerful than anything in the world.
Both of us had forgotten the day.
Your letter holds a proof of it.
It was your letter and the card which reminded us of it.
The proper sequence should be:
PSQR
QRSP
RQSP
QSPR
18.
SI: Unhappiness and discontent spring not only from poverty.
S6: We suffer from sickness of spirit and hence we should discover our roots in the eternal.
Man is a strange creature, fundamentally different from other animals.
If they are undeveloped and unsatisfied, he may have all the comforts of the wealth, but will still feel that life is not worthwhile.
He has far horizons, invariable hopes, and spiritual powers.
What is missing in our age is the soul; there is nothing wrong with the body.
The proper sequence should be:
PRQS
SPRQ
SPQR
PRSQ
19.
SI: In 1934, William Holding published a small volume of poems.
S6: But 'Lord of the Flies' which came out in 1954 was welcomed as "a most absorbing and instructive tale". During the World War II (1939-45) he joined the Royal Navy and was present at the sinking of the Bismarck.
He returned to teaching in 1945 and gave it up in 1962, and is now a full time writer.
In 1939, he married and started teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury.
At first his novels were not accepted.
The proper sequence should be:
RPQS
RPSQ
SRPQ
SQPR
20.
SI: Equally pressing in modem times
begin reconstructing
is the need to emergency footing
the country on an
The proper sequence should be:
SRQP
QPSR
SPQR
QRSP
21. s1: Henry food
S6: in the world automobile industry.
was a complex personality in which the
visionary and the eccentric fought for mastery
who built the Model T car
and pioneered the modem assembly line.
The proper sequence should be:
PQRS
RPSQ
QPSR
RSPQ
Right of entry to education, an ample teachinglearning environment, a suitable curriculum and an empowered and all-encompassing faculty are four essential prerequisites of an education system that seeks to enable social transformation. While educational reform since the 1980s was strongly focused on the first two elements, the late 1990s brought the role of the curriculum into national focus. The critical link that binds these four critical elements together the activity of the faculty-continues to be cast aside by political ideologies of most hues, contemporary curriculum reform efforts and the professional practices of the faculty. Far-reaching educational initiatives of both the left and the right have recognized the potential power of the faculty. In multiple experiments. they have used this dormant force to build committed institutions and cadres of facilities dedicated to their particular causes. In many instances. this has led to extreme politicization of the college faculty. In others, it has led to the (Contd...) education of a generation of students in halftruths underpinned by the personal beliefs, sectarian concerns and folk pedagogy of facu ltie" who have had little access themselves to education and training in related areas. Over the last decade or so, educational reform has included, apart from access, a focus on developing alternative text materials and the training of faculty to handle these materials, without directly engaging with the issue of curriculum revamp at the turn of the 20th century, a major national curriculum redesign was initiated following the change of political regime at centre. The subsequent development of college program came under wide public scrutiny and debate. Issue of equity, inclusion and exclusion, learner medley, religious identity and communalism gained considerable importance in the curriculum debates that followed. For instance, scholars argued that " ... the curriculum, while loud on rhetoric, fails to address the quality of education that students of under privileged and marginalized groups experience." Several other critics described the revised curriculum as a retrogressive step in education that sought to impose the religious agenda in the garb of national identity. The subsequent change of national government in 2004 led to the curriculum review in 2005, underlining a new political interest in the role of education in national development, its role in social mobilization and transfom1ation directed specifically at the questions of caste and gender asymmetry and minority empowerment. Deeper than these politically driven initiatives. however, the professional need for curriculum review emerges from the long ossification of a national education system that continues to view faculty as "dispensers of information" and students as "passive recipients" of an "education" sought to be "delivered" in fourwalled classrooms with little scope to develop critical thinking and understanding.
22 Prior to 1990, what was NOT the agenda of the educational reforms? I. An appropriate curriculum
2. Well-managed admission process
Only I
Only 2
Both I and 2
Either I or 2
23 Which of the following best describes the phrase "passive recipients" as used in the passage?
The users of the educational system
The political ideology of right and left Parties
Well-framed curriculum guiding the teaching learning process
Free access to education system
24 To facilitate social transformation, which of the following has been identified by the author as one of the factors?
A committed political ideology
Support of a well-framed curriculum
A strong administration system
Carefully planned education delivery
25 What hampers the critical thinking ability of college going students"
Lack of political will to develop these abilities
Absence of focus while designing curriculum frame work
Ignoring the active role of faculty and the student
Lack of proper tests of critical thinking ability
26 Which of the following best describes the meaning of the word underpinned as used in the passage?
Advocated
Supported
Prepared
Bolstered
27 Development of Text Books generated public debate on many issues except.
I. Making the curriculum student-centered
2 Using teaching community as an agency to bring change.
Only I
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
None of the above
28 How did Personal beliefs and fork pedagogy enter into educational system?
The college acted as an agent of local communities
The faculties were not properly trained
College faculties started acting as passive listeners
The loopholes in the educational system allowed it to happen
29 Which of the following is most opposite in meaning of the word medley as used in the passage?
Amalgamate
United
Diffuse
Focusing
30 Revamping of the text material was the main focus in.
Early eighties
Late nineties
21" Century
Evolving curriculum framework
31. These election will be remembered as much for its anti incumbency mood as for its mandate.
invincible
unprecedented
deliberate
pervasive
32. The Judge acquitted the prisoner the charge of murder.
from
about
with
of
33. I write a letter to you tentatively the dates of the program.
involving
indicating
guiding
urging
34. If a speech is full of prompous words, it is
verbose
bombastic
grandiose
grandiloquent
35. We are to have him here to make this function a great success.
happy, have
unhappy, arrive
sure, come
pleased, over
36. The construction of the hall has been .........because of the of cement in the market.
held, non-availability
denied, restrictions
prevented, supply
hampered, shortage
37. The bandit. the traveler of his purse, gold and him grievously.
snatched, hurt
stole, injured
demanded, beat
robbed, wounded
38. The Republicans thought Adams a far-seeing statesman and alan politician.
bacchanalian
aphasic
neurotic
astute
39. Ronnie was shocked to see his score in mathematics, getting one mark short was nothing sort of a .
parody
travesty
heresy
carrion Directions
40. Coercion:
Compulsion
Supervision
Confusion
Security
41. Droop:
Straight
Curved
Hanging Downwards
Line
42. Fallacy:
False Opinion
Dream
Death
Deep fall
43. The witness affirmed on oath that he was an eyewitness to the crime under study.
Contradicted
Opposed
Disputed
Denied
44. Ifyou pamper the child, you will regret it.
Scold
Scorn
Discourage
Neglect
45. The proposal was denounced by one and all.
Announced
Pronounced
Appraised
Commended
India is rushing headlong towards economic success and modernization, counting on high tech industries such as information technology and biotechnology to propel the nation to prosperity. India's recent announcement that it would no longer produce unlicensed inexpensive generic pharmaceuticals bowed to the realities of the World Trade Organization while at the same time challenging the domestic drug industry to compete with the multinational firms. Unfortunately, its weak higher education sector constitutes the Achilles' heel of this strategy. Its systematic disinvestment in higher education in recent years has yielded neither world-class research nor very many high trained scholars, scientists or managers to sustain high-tech development. (Contd...) India's main competitors-especially China, but also Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea are investing in large and differentiated higher education systems. They are providing access to a large number of students at the bottom of the academic system while at the same time building some research-based universities that are able to compete with the world's best institutions. The London Times Higher Education Supplement ranking of the world's top 200 universities included three in China, three in Hong Kong, three in South Korea, one in Taiwan, and one in India. These countries are positioning themselves for leadership in the knowledge-based economies of the coming era. There was a time when countries could achieve economic success with cheap labour and lowtech manufacturing. Low wages still help, but contemporary large-scale development requires a sophisticated and at least partly knowledge based economy. India has chosen that path, but will find a major stumbling block in its university system. India has significant advantages in the 21" century knowledge race. It has a large higher education sector-the third largest in the World in terms of number of students, after China and the United States. It uses English as a primary language of higher education and research. It has a long academic tradition. Academic freedom is respected. There are a small number of high quality institutions, departments, and centres that can form the basis of quality sector in higher education. The fact that the States, rather than the Central Government. exercise major responsibility for higher education creates a rather cumbersome structure, but the system allows for a variety of policies and approaches. Yet the weaknesses far outweigh the strengths. India educates approximately 10 per cent of its young people in higher education compared to more than half in the major industrialized countries and 15 per cent in China. Almost all of the world's academic systems resemble a pyramid, with a small, high-quality tier at the top and a massive sector at the bottom. India has a tiny top tier. None of its universities occupies a solid position at the top. A few of the best universities have some excellent departments and centres, and there are a small number of out standing undergraduate colleges. The University Grants Commission's major support to five universities to build on their recognized strength is a step towards recognizing a differentiated academic system and fostering excellence. These universities, combined, enroll well under one percent of the student population.
46 Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage?
The top five universities in India educate more than 10 percent of the Indian student population
India's higher education sector is the largest in the world
In the past, countries could progress economically through low manufacturing cost as well as low wages of labourers
India has recently invested heavy SUIllS in the higher education sector leading to world-class research
47 What does the phrase 'Achilles' heel' mean as used in the passage?
Weakness
Quickness
Low quality
Nimbleness
48 Which of the following is/are India's strengthls in terms of higher education?
I. Its system of higher education allows variations
2. Medium of instruction for most higher learning is English
3. It has the paraphernalia, albeit small in number, to build a high-quality higher educational sector "
Only 2
Only I and 2
Only 3
Only 2 and 3
49 What are the Asian countries, other than India, doing to head towards a knowledge-based economy?
I. Building competitive research-based universities
2 Investing in diverse higher education systems
3 Providing access to higher education to select few students
Only I
Only I and 2
Only 2 and 3
Only2
50 Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for the passage? ;..
The Future of Indian Universities
Methods of overcoming the Educational Deficit in India
India and the Hunt for a knowledge-Based Economy
Indian Economy versus Chinese Economy
51 What did India agree to do at the behest of the World Trade Organization'?
It would stop manufacturing all types of pharmaceuticals
It would ask its domestic pharmaceutical companies to compete with the international ones
It would buy licensed drugs only from the USA
It would not manufacture cheap common medicines without a licence
52 Which of the following is/are India's weakness/es when it comes to higher education? I. Indian universities do not have the requisite teaching faculty to cater to the needs of the higher education sector
2 Only five Indian universities occupy the top position very strongly in the academic pyramid when it comes to higher education
3 India has the least percentage of young population taking to higher education as compared to the rest of the comparable countries
Only I and 2
Only 2
Only 3
Only I and 3
53 Which of the following, according to the passage, is/are needed for the economic success of a country? I. Cheap labour
2 Educated employees
3. Research institutions to cater to needs of development
Only I and 2
Only2
Only 3
All 1 2 and 3
A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers 54 . their male 55 even when the personal characteristics of both are very 56 of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out 57 bias would stamp out the observed 58 .In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men seek work as more 59 to their lives. These 60 explanations apart, today business appears to be undergoing a feminization of leadership. It
54
outlive
outcast
outwork
outdo
55
employees
subordinates
managers
counterparts
56
minimal
distinct
unique
similar
57
employment
culture
gender
class
58
variations
discriminations
resemblances
distortions
59
needy
trivial
preliminary
central
60.
contradictory
corresponding
discriminating
analogical
I. Make a precis of the following passage. Also assign a suitable title to it. Marks: 20 Reading or the enjoyment of books has always been regarded among the charms of cultured life and is respected and envied by those who rarely give themselves that privilege. This is easy to understand when we compare the differences between the life of a man who does no reading and that of a man who does. The man who has not the habit of reading is imprisoned in his immediate world, in respect of time and place. His life falls into a set routine; he is limited to contact and conversation with a few friends and acquaintances, and he says only what happens in his immediate neighborhood. From this prison there is no escape. But the moment he takes up a book, he immediately enters a different world, and if it is a good book, he is immediately put in touch with one of the best talkers of the world. This talker leads him on and carries him into a different country or different ages, or unburdens to him some of his personal regrets, or discusses with him some special line or aspect of life that the reader knows nothing about. An ancient author puts him in communion with a dead spirit of long ago, and as he reads along. he begins to imagine what that ancient author looked like and what type of person he was. Now to be able to live two hours out of twelve in a different world and take one's thought off the claims of the immediate present is, of course, a privilege to be envied by people shut in their bodily prison. •
2 Write an essay in about 300 words on anyone of the following topics:
Should there be reservations?
Women Empowerment
Biodiversity
Indian Cinema and Social Responsibility
the more he studied (b)/their habits (c)/greater was his fascination
2. In spite of working very neat and careful could not win even the third prize
3. As the crow put the frog aside in order to sharpen its beak the frog leapt in the well and began to croak in derision
4. Teacher repeatedly warned the students not make a noise the students did not obey
5. Beware off a fair-weather friend who is neither a friend in need nor a friend indeed
6. The closure of the car factory had a knock out effect on the tyre manufacturers
7. She is more prettier than her friend Sheela
8. Yogic exercises and meditation seems to be of help modern men and women deal effectively with anxiety.
seem to help
seems to be helping
seem to have help
seems to help
9. Suddenly, she became conscious regarding the presence of stranger in the room.
about
of
over
no improvement
10. Increased productivity necessary reflects greater efforts made by the employees.
Increase in productivity necessary
Increased productivity in necessary
Increase of productivity necessary
Increased productivity necessarily
11. It is pity that no one in the family disapproves by his getting up late. disapproved by his getting up
disapproves of his getting up
disapproved that he is getting up
disapproved why he got up Directions
12. Epidemics are likely to break otT in the areas where floodwater has receded.
break out
break up
break in
no improvement
13. There is no more room for you in this compartment.
no more accommodation
no more space
no more seat
no improvement
14. The poor villagers have waited in the bitter cold for more than four hours now.
has been waiting
had waited
have been waiting
no more improvement
15. I, your brother and you will be partners in the business.
You and Your brother
You, your brother and 1
You, 1and your brother
no improvement
16. While we would like that all Indian children go to school, we need to ponder why they do not.
all Indian children's
all the Indian children
if all the children of India
No improvement Directions
17. S1: Mom was pleased to receive your wishes on her birthday.
S6: Your Mom has forgotten all the bitterness and sends her blessing to you.
Girl! wishes are more powerful than anything in the world.
Both of us had forgotten the day.
Your letter holds a proof of it.
It was your letter and the card which reminded us of it.
The proper sequence should be:
PSQR
QRSP
RQSP
QSPR
18.
SI: Unhappiness and discontent spring not only from poverty.
S6: We suffer from sickness of spirit and hence we should discover our roots in the eternal.
Man is a strange creature, fundamentally different from other animals.
If they are undeveloped and unsatisfied, he may have all the comforts of the wealth, but will still feel that life is not worthwhile.
He has far horizons, invariable hopes, and spiritual powers.
What is missing in our age is the soul; there is nothing wrong with the body.
The proper sequence should be:
PRQS
SPRQ
SPQR
PRSQ
19.
SI: In 1934, William Holding published a small volume of poems.
S6: But 'Lord of the Flies' which came out in 1954 was welcomed as "a most absorbing and instructive tale". During the World War II (1939-45) he joined the Royal Navy and was present at the sinking of the Bismarck.
He returned to teaching in 1945 and gave it up in 1962, and is now a full time writer.
In 1939, he married and started teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury.
At first his novels were not accepted.
The proper sequence should be:
RPQS
RPSQ
SRPQ
SQPR
20.
SI: Equally pressing in modem times
begin reconstructing
is the need to emergency footing
the country on an
The proper sequence should be:
SRQP
QPSR
SPQR
QRSP
21. s1: Henry food
S6: in the world automobile industry.
was a complex personality in which the
visionary and the eccentric fought for mastery
who built the Model T car
and pioneered the modem assembly line.
The proper sequence should be:
PQRS
RPSQ
QPSR
RSPQ
Right of entry to education, an ample teachinglearning environment, a suitable curriculum and an empowered and all-encompassing faculty are four essential prerequisites of an education system that seeks to enable social transformation. While educational reform since the 1980s was strongly focused on the first two elements, the late 1990s brought the role of the curriculum into national focus. The critical link that binds these four critical elements together the activity of the faculty-continues to be cast aside by political ideologies of most hues, contemporary curriculum reform efforts and the professional practices of the faculty. Far-reaching educational initiatives of both the left and the right have recognized the potential power of the faculty. In multiple experiments. they have used this dormant force to build committed institutions and cadres of facilities dedicated to their particular causes. In many instances. this has led to extreme politicization of the college faculty. In others, it has led to the (Contd...) education of a generation of students in halftruths underpinned by the personal beliefs, sectarian concerns and folk pedagogy of facu ltie" who have had little access themselves to education and training in related areas. Over the last decade or so, educational reform has included, apart from access, a focus on developing alternative text materials and the training of faculty to handle these materials, without directly engaging with the issue of curriculum revamp at the turn of the 20th century, a major national curriculum redesign was initiated following the change of political regime at centre. The subsequent development of college program came under wide public scrutiny and debate. Issue of equity, inclusion and exclusion, learner medley, religious identity and communalism gained considerable importance in the curriculum debates that followed. For instance, scholars argued that " ... the curriculum, while loud on rhetoric, fails to address the quality of education that students of under privileged and marginalized groups experience." Several other critics described the revised curriculum as a retrogressive step in education that sought to impose the religious agenda in the garb of national identity. The subsequent change of national government in 2004 led to the curriculum review in 2005, underlining a new political interest in the role of education in national development, its role in social mobilization and transfom1ation directed specifically at the questions of caste and gender asymmetry and minority empowerment. Deeper than these politically driven initiatives. however, the professional need for curriculum review emerges from the long ossification of a national education system that continues to view faculty as "dispensers of information" and students as "passive recipients" of an "education" sought to be "delivered" in fourwalled classrooms with little scope to develop critical thinking and understanding.
22 Prior to 1990, what was NOT the agenda of the educational reforms? I. An appropriate curriculum
2. Well-managed admission process
Only I
Only 2
Both I and 2
Either I or 2
23 Which of the following best describes the phrase "passive recipients" as used in the passage?
The users of the educational system
The political ideology of right and left Parties
Well-framed curriculum guiding the teaching learning process
Free access to education system
24 To facilitate social transformation, which of the following has been identified by the author as one of the factors?
A committed political ideology
Support of a well-framed curriculum
A strong administration system
Carefully planned education delivery
25 What hampers the critical thinking ability of college going students"
Lack of political will to develop these abilities
Absence of focus while designing curriculum frame work
Ignoring the active role of faculty and the student
Lack of proper tests of critical thinking ability
26 Which of the following best describes the meaning of the word underpinned as used in the passage?
Advocated
Supported
Prepared
Bolstered
27 Development of Text Books generated public debate on many issues except.
I. Making the curriculum student-centered
2 Using teaching community as an agency to bring change.
Only I
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
None of the above
28 How did Personal beliefs and fork pedagogy enter into educational system?
The college acted as an agent of local communities
The faculties were not properly trained
College faculties started acting as passive listeners
The loopholes in the educational system allowed it to happen
29 Which of the following is most opposite in meaning of the word medley as used in the passage?
Amalgamate
United
Diffuse
Focusing
30 Revamping of the text material was the main focus in.
Early eighties
Late nineties
21" Century
Evolving curriculum framework
31. These election will be remembered as much for its anti incumbency mood as for its mandate.
invincible
unprecedented
deliberate
pervasive
32. The Judge acquitted the prisoner the charge of murder.
from
about
with
of
33. I write a letter to you tentatively the dates of the program.
involving
indicating
guiding
urging
34. If a speech is full of prompous words, it is
verbose
bombastic
grandiose
grandiloquent
35. We are to have him here to make this function a great success.
happy, have
unhappy, arrive
sure, come
pleased, over
36. The construction of the hall has been .........because of the of cement in the market.
held, non-availability
denied, restrictions
prevented, supply
hampered, shortage
37. The bandit. the traveler of his purse, gold and him grievously.
snatched, hurt
stole, injured
demanded, beat
robbed, wounded
38. The Republicans thought Adams a far-seeing statesman and alan politician.
bacchanalian
aphasic
neurotic
astute
39. Ronnie was shocked to see his score in mathematics, getting one mark short was nothing sort of a .
parody
travesty
heresy
carrion Directions
40. Coercion:
Compulsion
Supervision
Confusion
Security
41. Droop:
Straight
Curved
Hanging Downwards
Line
42. Fallacy:
False Opinion
Dream
Death
Deep fall
43. The witness affirmed on oath that he was an eyewitness to the crime under study.
Contradicted
Opposed
Disputed
Denied
44. Ifyou pamper the child, you will regret it.
Scold
Scorn
Discourage
Neglect
45. The proposal was denounced by one and all.
Announced
Pronounced
Appraised
Commended
India is rushing headlong towards economic success and modernization, counting on high tech industries such as information technology and biotechnology to propel the nation to prosperity. India's recent announcement that it would no longer produce unlicensed inexpensive generic pharmaceuticals bowed to the realities of the World Trade Organization while at the same time challenging the domestic drug industry to compete with the multinational firms. Unfortunately, its weak higher education sector constitutes the Achilles' heel of this strategy. Its systematic disinvestment in higher education in recent years has yielded neither world-class research nor very many high trained scholars, scientists or managers to sustain high-tech development. (Contd...) India's main competitors-especially China, but also Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea are investing in large and differentiated higher education systems. They are providing access to a large number of students at the bottom of the academic system while at the same time building some research-based universities that are able to compete with the world's best institutions. The London Times Higher Education Supplement ranking of the world's top 200 universities included three in China, three in Hong Kong, three in South Korea, one in Taiwan, and one in India. These countries are positioning themselves for leadership in the knowledge-based economies of the coming era. There was a time when countries could achieve economic success with cheap labour and lowtech manufacturing. Low wages still help, but contemporary large-scale development requires a sophisticated and at least partly knowledge based economy. India has chosen that path, but will find a major stumbling block in its university system. India has significant advantages in the 21" century knowledge race. It has a large higher education sector-the third largest in the World in terms of number of students, after China and the United States. It uses English as a primary language of higher education and research. It has a long academic tradition. Academic freedom is respected. There are a small number of high quality institutions, departments, and centres that can form the basis of quality sector in higher education. The fact that the States, rather than the Central Government. exercise major responsibility for higher education creates a rather cumbersome structure, but the system allows for a variety of policies and approaches. Yet the weaknesses far outweigh the strengths. India educates approximately 10 per cent of its young people in higher education compared to more than half in the major industrialized countries and 15 per cent in China. Almost all of the world's academic systems resemble a pyramid, with a small, high-quality tier at the top and a massive sector at the bottom. India has a tiny top tier. None of its universities occupies a solid position at the top. A few of the best universities have some excellent departments and centres, and there are a small number of out standing undergraduate colleges. The University Grants Commission's major support to five universities to build on their recognized strength is a step towards recognizing a differentiated academic system and fostering excellence. These universities, combined, enroll well under one percent of the student population.
46 Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage?
The top five universities in India educate more than 10 percent of the Indian student population
India's higher education sector is the largest in the world
In the past, countries could progress economically through low manufacturing cost as well as low wages of labourers
India has recently invested heavy SUIllS in the higher education sector leading to world-class research
47 What does the phrase 'Achilles' heel' mean as used in the passage?
Weakness
Quickness
Low quality
Nimbleness
48 Which of the following is/are India's strengthls in terms of higher education?
I. Its system of higher education allows variations
2. Medium of instruction for most higher learning is English
3. It has the paraphernalia, albeit small in number, to build a high-quality higher educational sector "
Only 2
Only I and 2
Only 3
Only 2 and 3
49 What are the Asian countries, other than India, doing to head towards a knowledge-based economy?
I. Building competitive research-based universities
2 Investing in diverse higher education systems
3 Providing access to higher education to select few students
Only I
Only I and 2
Only 2 and 3
Only2
50 Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for the passage? ;..
The Future of Indian Universities
Methods of overcoming the Educational Deficit in India
India and the Hunt for a knowledge-Based Economy
Indian Economy versus Chinese Economy
51 What did India agree to do at the behest of the World Trade Organization'?
It would stop manufacturing all types of pharmaceuticals
It would ask its domestic pharmaceutical companies to compete with the international ones
It would buy licensed drugs only from the USA
It would not manufacture cheap common medicines without a licence
52 Which of the following is/are India's weakness/es when it comes to higher education? I. Indian universities do not have the requisite teaching faculty to cater to the needs of the higher education sector
2 Only five Indian universities occupy the top position very strongly in the academic pyramid when it comes to higher education
3 India has the least percentage of young population taking to higher education as compared to the rest of the comparable countries
Only I and 2
Only 2
Only 3
Only I and 3
53 Which of the following, according to the passage, is/are needed for the economic success of a country? I. Cheap labour
2 Educated employees
3. Research institutions to cater to needs of development
Only I and 2
Only2
Only 3
All 1 2 and 3
A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers 54 . their male 55 even when the personal characteristics of both are very 56 of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out 57 bias would stamp out the observed 58 .In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men seek work as more 59 to their lives. These 60 explanations apart, today business appears to be undergoing a feminization of leadership. It
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outlive
outcast
outwork
outdo
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employees
subordinates
managers
counterparts
56
minimal
distinct
unique
similar
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employment
culture
gender
class
58
variations
discriminations
resemblances
distortions
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needy
trivial
preliminary
central
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contradictory
corresponding
discriminating
analogical
I. Make a precis of the following passage. Also assign a suitable title to it. Marks: 20 Reading or the enjoyment of books has always been regarded among the charms of cultured life and is respected and envied by those who rarely give themselves that privilege. This is easy to understand when we compare the differences between the life of a man who does no reading and that of a man who does. The man who has not the habit of reading is imprisoned in his immediate world, in respect of time and place. His life falls into a set routine; he is limited to contact and conversation with a few friends and acquaintances, and he says only what happens in his immediate neighborhood. From this prison there is no escape. But the moment he takes up a book, he immediately enters a different world, and if it is a good book, he is immediately put in touch with one of the best talkers of the world. This talker leads him on and carries him into a different country or different ages, or unburdens to him some of his personal regrets, or discusses with him some special line or aspect of life that the reader knows nothing about. An ancient author puts him in communion with a dead spirit of long ago, and as he reads along. he begins to imagine what that ancient author looked like and what type of person he was. Now to be able to live two hours out of twelve in a different world and take one's thought off the claims of the immediate present is, of course, a privilege to be envied by people shut in their bodily prison. •
2 Write an essay in about 300 words on anyone of the following topics:
Should there be reservations?
Women Empowerment
Biodiversity
Indian Cinema and Social Responsibility
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