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English Faculty Test

Direction (Qs 1 to 15) : Read the following passages and answer the question that follow.
(Qs 1-5) : “ The recent rapid growth of industry has, in some cases, been so excessive that too much
manufacturing capacity has been developed in some fields of production, which forces companies to sell
their surplus products in words markets at prices lower than normal. This will make it almost impossible to
develop local industries producing the same items because consumers will prefer to but the cheaper imported
product.”
1.“ This will make” – in this sentence “ This” refers most closely and directly to
the recent rapid growth of industry
1.Companies manufacturing surplus products.
2.development of local industries
3.companies selling their production at cheaper prices
4.companies selling products of excessively higher prices
2.“ Imported product,” as used in the last part, refers to
1.surplus product manufactured by foreign country and sold at a normal price
2.product of a foreign country available at a below normal price.
3.product sold to such other country which can’t locally manufacture it
4.product manufactured locally but of export quality.
5.None of these.
3.According to the passage, the situation resulting from the rapid industrial growth is
1.Conducive to the growth of local industries
2.favourable to the manufacturers
3.unfavorable to the exporters
4.disastrous to the exporters
5.None of these.
4.Why is it necessary for companies to sell products at cheaper prices?
1.There is a heavy demand for these products.
2.The cost of production has been considerably low.
3.The demand has been lowered significantly.
4.The local industries also manufacture the same product.
5.None of these.
5.Which of the following is/ are most likely to hamper the development of local industries?
A. Availability of imported product at cheaper rates.
B. Consumers’ tendency to refrain from using imported products.
C. Excessive production capacity and low production cost
(1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) A and B (5) A and C
( Qs 6-10) : “ The surprisingly abundant life of the India Ocean is confined to the upper layers;
the deeper and especially the bottom waters are devoid of oxygen and are often permeated with
hydrogen sulphide”
6. The sentence gives the information about.
1.the life of the people near the India Ocean
2.the reason why life exists in particular water layers
3.the reason why oxygen is not found in the bottom layers.
4.the reason why hydrogen sulphide is found in the bottom layers.]
5.the life of the people who sail across the Indian Ocean.
7. The bottom waters of the Indian Ocean.
1.Have no oxygen
2.have large amounts of oxygen
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3.contain a lot of sea plants and animals
4.have no hydrogen sulphide.
5.certain oxygen and hydrogen sulphide.
8. The waters of the India Ocean
1.are devoid of life
2.are always permeated with hydrogen sulphide.
3.have life only in the lower layers.
4.lack life and it is very surprising.
5.have life only in the upper layers.
9. Which of the following is the most opposite of the word ABUNDANT, as used in the
passage?
(1) plentiful (2) minute (3) insufficient (4) mearge (5) tiny
10. The sentence suggests which one of the following?
1.Observers are surprised at how little life exists in Indian ocean
2.Hydrogen sulphide is necessary to life.
3.Both oxygen and hydrogen sulphide are necessary to life.
4.Oxygen is not necessary for marine life.
5.There are different layers of waters in the ocean.
Q11- 15 :- “ Although a smiling face often disguises the mind and heart of a villain, an indiscriminate
Generalization of this phenomenon will do injustice to the innocent children whose faces bloom like
flowers.”
11. The intention of the author seems to be
1.to point out to an exception to the general rule.
2.to argue in favour of children who are sometimes guilty.
3.to forcefully defend the kind acts of villains.
4.to give justice to the generous actions of everyone.
5.to create a favourable opinion about people with smiling faces.
12. The author of the sentence accepts the fact that
1.all the things that appear most beautiful are the ugliest within
2.the faces of innocent children disguise ill acts.
3.the faces of innocent children are as pleasing as the flowers in bloom.
4.an indiscriminate generalization is justifiable in this case.
5.the faces of the villains are never smiling.
13. The author feels that an indiscriminate generalization of the phenomenon.
1.would brand all people with smiling faces as villains.
2.would do justice to the children who are guilty.
3.may lead good people to involve in ill actions.
4.would prevent villains from committing ill acts.
5.should be done in all cases except children and flowers.
14. Which of the following is most nearly the same in meaning as the word DISGUISES, as used in the
sentence?
(1) reflects (2) proves (3) conceals (4) reveals (5) discloses.
15. Which of the following is most opposite of the word INDISCRIMINATE, as used in the sentence?
(1)promiscuous (2) selective (3) undistinguished (4) broad (5)conspicuous
Direction (Qs 16 to 25) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which
fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words:
New industries supported by foreign interests…….. (16) ….. offer……. (17) ……. Salaries to their
employees at all levels of responsibility than…… (18) ….. locally- owned industries. They need…(19)…
people and are …. (20)…. to pay high wages to … (21) …… them. Local industries often…(22) …. The
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high salaries offered by foreign- supported industries, arguing that this will…..(23) …. raise all wages to an
excessive level. Workers in local industries, seeing the sharp….. (24)… in job-pay will agitate for an
improvement in their salaries. This eventually will drain the resources and… (25) …. their profitability.
16. (1) hardly (2) reluctantly (3) seldom (4) never (5) usually.
17. (1) disproportionate (2) better (3) proportionate (4) comparable (5) unreasonable
18. (1) did (2) could (3) do (4) their.
19. (1) local (2) several (3) more (4) talented (5)less
20.(1) willing (2) bound (3) forced (4) reluctant (5) authorized
21.(1) entertain (2) retain (3) enrich (4) hire (5) bride.
22. (1) uphold (2) imitate (3) protest (4) pay (5) accept
23. (1) hardly (2) considerably (3) not (4) unreasonably (5) artificially
24. (1) difference (2) cut (3) hike (4) decrease (5) injustice.
25. (1) augment (2) fulfil (3) enhance (4)lower (5) check
Direction (Q s 26 to 30) : In each question, an incomplete statement followed by which can
Complete the incomplete statement correctly and meaningfully.
26.He tames animals because he
1.is fond of them
2.hated them
3.wants to set them free.
4.is afraid of them
5.seldom loves them
15. He is so lazy that he
1.can’t depend on others for getting his work done.
2. can’t delay the schedule of completing the work.
3. can seldom complete his work on time
4. dislikes to postpone the work that he undertakes to do
5. always extends help to others to complete their work.
16. He always stammers in public meetings, but his today’s speech
1.was fairly audible to everyone present in the hall
2.was not received satisfactorily
3.could not be understood properly
4.was not liked by the audience
5.was surprisingly fluent
17. He has no money now
1. although he was very poor once
2.as he has given up all his wealth
3. because he was very rich once
4. because he had received huge donations once
5.because he always spends money with utmost care
30.In order to raise the company’s profit, the employees
1.demanded two additional increments
2.decided to go on paid holidays
3.requested the management to implement new welfare schemes
4.offered to work overtime without any compensation
5.decided to raise the cost of raw material
Direction (Qs 31 to 38) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it.
The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘5’. (Ignore the
errors of punctuation, if any.)
31.Kamlesh asked the dealer (1)/ what was the price (2) / of that bicycle and whether (3)
/ it is really made in Germany? (4)/ No error (5)
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32.While luminaries of the dance world (1)/ have no dearth of opportunities to display their art,
(2)/ upcoming dancers suffer from (3) / an unfortunate lack of exposure. (4) No error (5)
33.Scarcely had I (1) / finished washing the car (2) than the master came (3) / and asked me to
clean the floor of the house.(4) No error (5)
34.The job is much worse than I expected (1) / if I would have realised (2)/ how awful it
was going to be (3) / I would not have accepted it. (4)/ No error (5)
35.I am trying to finish (1) / this letter for the last one hour (2) / I wish you would (3)/ go
away or stop disturbing me. (4) No error. (5)
36.I offered him part –time work (1) /but he turned it over (2) / saying that he would (3)/
rather wait for a full- time job. (4) / No error. (5)
37.He fixed a metal ladder (1) / for the wall below his window (2) / so as to be able to
(3)/ escape if there was a fire. (4) No error.(5)
38.The foremost criteria of selection we adopted (1)/ were the number of years of training
(1) / a dancer had received (3) / under a particular guru. (4) / No error. (5)
Direction (Qs 39 to 45) : Pick out from the words gives below each sentence correctly and
Meaningfully.
39.Contemporary economic development differs---- from the Industrial revolution of the 19 th
century.
1. usually (2) specially (3) literally (4) markedly (5) naturally
40.mounting unemployment is the most serious and ____ problem faced by India today.
1.profound (2) intractable (3)unpopular (4) dubious (5) unattainable
41.Unemployment is not only _____ throughout the emerging world but is growing worse,
especially in urban areas.
1. endemic (2) peripheral (3) absorbing (4) prolific (5) endangering
42.Manpower is the______ means of converting other resources t mankind’s use and benefit.
1.inimitable (2) indivisible (3) indispensable (4) inequitable (5) insuperable
43This article tries to _____ us with problems of poor nations so that we help them more
Effectively.
1.enable (2) convince (3) project (4) allow
44.These essays are intellectually ____ and represent various levels of complexity.
1.persistent (2) superior (3) modern (4) demanding (5) revealing
45. Among human beings, language is the principal_____ of communication.
1.methodology (2) instrument (3) accomplishment (4) theory (5) appreciation.
Direction (Qs 46 to 50) : In each of the following questions certain expression is given.
Below the expression five words are numbered as (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find the correct
word for each expression.
46. Murder of a king
1.infanticide (2) matricide (3) genocide (4) regicide (5) homicides
47. Incapable of being seen through
(1) ductile (2) opaque (3) obsolete (4) potable (5) invisible
48. A remedy for all diseases
1.stoic (2) marvel (3) panacea (4) recompense (5) recoil
49. One who is not easily pleased by anything
(1) maiden (2) medieval (3) precarious (4) vulnerable (5) fastidious
50. One who eats everything
(1) omnivorous (2) omniscient (3) irresistible (4) insolvent (5) omnipotent

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ANSWERS
1(4) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (5) 5. (1) 6. (2) 7. (1) 8. (5) 9. (4) 10. (5) 11. (5) 12. (3) 13. (1) 14. (3)
15. (2) 16. (5) 17.(2) 18. (3) 19. (4) 20. (1) 21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (4) 24. (1) 25. (4) 26. (1) 27. (3)
30.(5) 29. (2) 30. (4)
31. (4) part (4) should be ‘it was really made in Germany.’
32.(2): Part (2) should be ‘have no dearth of opportunities to display their art.’
33(3) : Part (3) should be ‘when the master came’
34.(2) : Part (2) should be ‘if I had realized.’
35.(1): Part (1) should be ‘I have been trying to finish.’
36.(2) : Part (2) should be ‘ but he turned it down.’
37.(2) : Part (2) should be ‘against the wall below his window.’
38.(1) : Part (1) should be ‘ the foremost criterion of selection we adopted.’
39. (4) 40. (2) 41.(1) 42. (3) 43. (5) 44. (4) 45. (2) 46. (4) 47. (2) 48. (3) 49(5) 50. (1)

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Test of English Language

Reserve Bank of India grade A officer’s Examination, August 1995
1.According to the author, despite having sense people fail to enjoy beauty because of the
Fact that
1.beauty is in the eyes of the viewer
2.they spend most of their time alone.
3.only a poetic mind can appreciate it
4.familiarity breeds contempt
5. the things which are out of sight are often out of mind
2.What sort of objects / phenomena was most likely to blend the two cardinal points of poetry?
1.Natural phenomena coupled with familiar objects
2. Diffused moonlight or sunset
3.The charm in thunder and lightning
4. modifying colours of imagination
5. None of these.
3.The dialogue between the author and Mr. Wordsworth usually centered around
1.the sympathy which the reader feels for the poet
2.importance of adhering to the truth of nature
3.contribution of imagination to poetic creation
4.the most prominent characteristic of poetry
5.novelty attained by poetry as a result of indomitable imagination
4.Which of the following can be inferred from the statement “ And real….. supernatural
agency”?
1.The author believes that the supernatural is real
2.He does not believe in the existence of the supernatural agencies
3.He thinks supernatural events have no place in poetry
4.He feels readers will doubt the truth of supernatural events
5.Noe of these
5.Accoding to the passage, the author and Mr.Wordsworth differed in their
1.ideas of the two cardinal points of poetry
2.perceptions of the supernatural objects
3.choice of subject matter
4.plans for the organisation of “ Lyrical Ballads”
5. evaluation of the merits of their poems
6.Which of the following is referred to as unending wealth?
1.Lovelines and wonders of the world
2.Familiarity with nature’s objects
3.Selfless inner vision
4.Control over senses
5.Awakening of mind to know the custom
7.Which of the following statements A, B and C is / are Definitely TRUE in the context
of the passage?
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(A)The two subjects of poems as discussed in the passage are supernatural and those
From ordinary life.
(B)“ Lyrical Ballads” are poems based on delusion and are from reality.
(C)The author of the passage was a contemporary of Mr. Wordsworth.
1.only A is true 2. Only B is true 3.only C is true 4. A and B are true 5.A and C are true.
Directions (Qs. 8-11) Choose the word or group of words which is most nearly the SAME in
meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.
8.ACCIDENTS
1.tragic incidents
2.natural phenomena
3.man-made things
4.unromantic happenings
5.sudden occurrences
9.CARDINAL
1.ordinary 2.exceptional 3.chief 4.terminal 5. Trivial
10.SEMBLANCE
1.perversion 2.coating 3.likeness 4.distortion 5.exaggeration
11.FILM
1.covering 2.photograph 3.movie 4.negative 5.surface
Directions (Qs. 12-15): which of the following is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word
Printed in bold as used in the passage.
12.LETHARGY
1.sluggishness 2.awakening 3.mobility 4.action 5.transformability
13.SOLICITUDE
1.motive 2.nature 3.disrespect 4.negligence 5.protection
14.MEDITATIVE
1.immediate 2.divergent 3.unconscious 4.contemplating 5.imponderable
15.ADHERENCE
1.clinging 2.abandoning 3.cohesion 4.forsaken 5. Hatred
Direction (Qs.16-20) : In each of the following sentences, there are two blank
spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3)
(4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in
the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
16.The charges made in the system were so_____ that they didn’t require any____.
1.marginal, expenses
2.big, time
3.obvious, modifications
4.certain, expertise
5.genuine, intelligence
17.The police____ any attempt of arson by____ at the trouble spot quite in time.
1.preidsposed, visiting
2.preempted, arriving
3.made, encircling
4.thwarted, presenting
5.squadhed, surrounding
18.It is_____ for very tax-payer to ____ the tax returns to the Income Tax department.
1.binding, pay
2.possible, remit
3.worthwhile, evade
4.obligatory, submit
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5.necesssary, lodge
19.He is so_____ that everyone is always____ to help him in his work
1.miserly, ignores
2.aloof, cooperative
3.magnanimous, eager
4.adamant, enthusiastic
5.helpful, reluctant
20.He is usually____ but today he appears rather____.
1.tense, restless
2.quiet, calm
3.happy, humorous
4.strict, unwell
5.calm, disturbed
Directions (Qs. 21-30) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it.
The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that art is the answer.
If there is no error, the answer is ‘5’(Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
21.The environment in which (1)/companies operating (2) today is (3) / undergoing frenetic
changes.(4) /No error. (5)
22.Even at the planning stage (1)/ Rajesh was quite sure (2) that the scheme was (3) / binding
to fail.(4) No error. (5)
23. He could succeed (1) / in catching the ball (2) / before it reaches (3) / the boundary line.
(4)/ No error. (5)
24. Generally, people have not receptive (1) / and fail to notice the (2) irrelevant answers
they (3) / get for straight questions. (4)/ No error. (5)
25.He ought (1)/ not have (2)/ done such a (3)/ filthy things. (4)/ No error. (5)
26.Your machine would not have (1)/ given you so much trouble (2) / if you had (3)/ maintained
it proper.(4) / No error. (5)
27. What is needed today is (1) / a new breed of managers (2)/ with a new set of concepts (3) /
and a flexible way about thinking. (4)/ No error. (5)
28.Motivating employees with (1)/ traditional authority and financial (2) /incentives have become (3)
/ increasingly difficult. (4)/ No error. (5)
29. Several issues raising (1) / in the meeting could (2)/ be amicably resolved (3)/due to his factful
handling. (4)/ No error.(5)
30. The health workers are (1) / being tried their best (2) / to popularise (3)/ preventive
measures. (4)/ No error. (5)
Directions (Qs 31- 40): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has
Been numbered. Theses numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five
Words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate
word in each case.
Motivating employees with traditional authority and financial (31) has become increasingly
(32) as employees become economically secure and their dependency on any one particular
organisation (33). According to expectancy theorists, the motivation to(34) increases when an
employee feels his (35) is an instrument for obtaining desired rewards. Nevertheless, in many
organisations today employees are (36) to organisational rewards just by being employed. Unions,
governmental regulations, and the nature of the job itself in some cases (37) management from
(38) financial rewards to performance. People may be attracted to join and remain in organisations
to receive organisational rewards, but (39) motivated to join an organisation is(40) the same as being
motivated to exert effort in an organisation.
31. (1) curbs (2) guidelines (3) restrictions (4) matters (5) incentives
32. (1) illegitimate (2) difficult (3) unrealistic (4) simple (5) expensive
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33. (1) increases (2) lasts (3)endangers (4) decreases (5) perishes
34. (1) expect (2) learn (3) work (4) earn (5) depend
35. (1) performance (2) reliability (3) strength (4) training (5) behavior
36. (1) entitled (2) entrusted (3) empowered (4) subjected (5) exposed
37. (1) Leaves (2) encourages (3) prevents (4) compels (5) vitiates
38. (1) attaching (2) announcing (3) establishing (4) donating (5) relating
39. (1) getting (2) finding (3) posing (4) being (5) having
40. (1) undoubtedly (2) not (3) absolutely (4) just (5) only

ANSWERS
1.(3) 2.(2) 3.(3) 4. (5) 5. (3) 6. (1) 7. (5) 8. (5) 9. (3) 10. (3) 11. (1) 12. (3) 13.(4) 14. (5)
(2) 16. (3) 17.(2) 18. (4) 19.(3) 20. (5) 21. (2) : Part (2) should be/ companies are operating.’
22.(4) : Part (4) should be’ bound to fail.’
23.(3) : Part (3) should be before it reached’.
24. (1) : Part (1) should be ’Generally, people are not receptive’.
25.(2) : Part (2) should be ’ not to have.’
26.(4) : Part (4) should be’ maintained it properly.’
27.(4) : Part (4) should be’ and a flexible way of thinking.’
28.(3) : Part (3) should be ‘incentives has become.’
29.(1) : Part (1) should be ‘several issues raised’.
30.(2) : Part (2) should be ‘trying their best’.
31.(5) 32. (2)33. (4) 34. (3) 35. (1) 36. (1) 37. (3) 38. (5) 39. (4) 40. (4)

Test of English Language

Management trainees’/ Probationary officers’ Examination, August 1993 conducted by banking
Service recruitment board, Delhi
Directions (Qs 1- 10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error,
if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error,
the answer is (5)( Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
1. His father left him a fortune, (1)/ but he lives so extravagantly (2)/ that he will have spent (3) / it
all before he is 30 (4) / No error. (5)
2. When he went out (1) / he left the radio on (2) / so that his parents shall think (3) that he was still
in the house. (4) / No error. (5)
3. As I kept a strict watch (1) / with my way of living (2) / I could see hat (3) / it was necessary to
economise .(4) / No error (5)
4. Arun is not only eminent (1) / for his writing in English (2) / but also for his (3) / paintings on
spiritual themes. (4)/ No error. (5)
5. He confidently asked the crowed (1) / if they thought that (2) / he was right (3) / and the crowed shouted
that they do. (4) / No error. (5)
6. I have been teaching in the school (1) / since last several years (2) / but had never met (3)/ such a hopeless
class as this. (4) NO error (5)
7. I can hear (1) / the bell ringing (2) / but nobody seems to be coming (3) / to opening the door. (4) / No
error. (5)
8. The father told son (1) / that he was a lazy boy (2)/ and that he has done (3) / his work very badly. (4) / No
error. (5)
9. If I would have realized (1) / what a bad driver you were (2) / I would not have (3) / come with you. (4) /
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10. I saw the accident (1) / but fortunately, I did not have to (2)/ give evidence as there were (3)/ plenty of
other
witnesses. (4)/ No error. (5)
Directions (Qs, 11-20) : Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make
the sentence meaningfully complete:
11. She was one of the chief____ of women’s right.
(1) instigators (2) promoters (3) organisers (4) facilitators (5) protagonists
12. We may pardon him for this mistake by considering it as a momentary _____.
(1) inhibition (2) damage (3) fallacy (4) aberration (5) commitment
13. Everyone of us should endeavour _____ the miseries of the poor.
(1) acknowledge (2) suppress (3) condemn (4) mitigate (5) diffuse
14. Many times newspapers newspapers ______ the news to make it sensational.
(1) devalue (2) distort (3) divulge (4) disfigure (5) disturb
15. Man who has committed such an ______ crime must get the most severe punishment.
(1)unworthy (2) injurious (3) abominable (4) uncharitable (5) irreproachable
16. His speech was disappointing; it ____ all the major issues.
(1)skirted (2) revealed (3) encompassed (4) analysed (5) projected
17.General awareness and education facilitate the_____ of specific skills.
(1) procurement (2) requirement (3) organisation (4) creation (5) acquisition
18.The only way to _____ the country from the evils of communalism is to enforce the
rule of law.
(1) extricate (2) eradicate (3) purge (4) mobilise (5) strengthen
19.The foundation of all civilisations and societies is the ability of humans to _____
With each other.
(1)unite (2) collaborate (3) adorn (4) dispense (5) exchange
20. He is so _____ of his own idea that he will not entertain any suggestion from others.
(1) enamoured (2) hopeful (3) enchanted (4) jealous (5) possessed
Directions (Qs 21- 30) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been
Numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are
Suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.
The British Cabinet Mission, which had come to India to work out strategy for transfer of
Power, left without any success after a stay of more than three months. It had been a ….21… period
Of …22… and sustained negotiations conducted in a …23… heat of an Indian summer from which the
Cabinet mission could have derived no mental…24.. or physical relief. But they had not allowed their
Efforts to ..25.. they…26…. Tirelessly to find a solution to a near…27.. problem, …28.. all kinds of odds
and difficulties. There was sir Stafford cripps on the one hand, with ..29.. nergy and flashes of intellectual
genius, and lord Pethick-Lawrence on the other, with his …30… practical outlook and undoubted sympathy
for Indian aspirations ___a combination which might surely have been expected to produce the results for
which everyone had hoped.
21. (1) strenuous (2) monumental (3) provocation (4) stupendous (5) remarkable.
22. (1) intractable (2) excited (3)political (4) arduous (5) smooth
23. (1) powerful (2) boiling (3) simmering (4) disgusting (5) sweltering
24. (1) strain (2) consolation (3)recognition (4) achievement (5) confronation
25. (1) sustain (2) abandon (3) strengthen (4) bolster (5) flag
26. (1) extracted (2) endeavoured (3) projected (4) followed (5) suggested
27. (1) insurmountable (2) invincible (3) uncontrollable (4) irrevocable (5) invaluable.
28. (1) observing (2) maintaining (3) enduring (4) avoiding (5) eschewing
29. (1) inscrutable (2) irresistible (3) unattainable (4) indefatigable (5) unthinkable.
30. (1) essentially (2) prominently (3) superficially (4) adequately (5) factually
Directions (Qs,31-35) : In each of the following questions part of the sentence is
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Italicised. Five alternative meanigns of the italicised part of the sentence are given
Below the sentence. Mark as your answer that althermative meaning which you think is
Correct.
31. He is a plain, simple and sincere man. He will always call a spade a spade.
(1) find meaning or purpose in your action
(2) say something which is to taken seriously
(3) avoid controversial situations
(4) desist from making controversial statement
(5) be outspoken in language
32. He does not like to be friendly with Sunita; he always gives her a cold shoulder.
(1)Pushes her with his shoulder whenever they meet
(2)insults her in the presence of others
(3)argues with her on nay issue
(4) tries to be unfriendly by taking no notice
(5) creates all sorts of troubler for her.
33. He always cuts both ends.
(1)behaves dishonestly (2) works for both sides (3) creates discordance among friends
(3) argues in support of both sides of the issue (5) inflicts injuries on others
34. When the police came, the thieves took to their heels.
were taken by surprise (2) took shelter in tall building (3) opened indiscriminate fire
(4) took to flight (5) unconditionally surrendered
35. I cannot put with that nasty fellow.
(1) praise (2) forgive (3) endure (4) control (5) appreciate
Directions (Qs 36-50) : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below
It. Certain words/ phrases in the passage have been printed in bold type to help you to locate them
Easily while answering some of the questions.
The budget for 1993-94 has set the stage for a greater inflow of resources in to the farm sector.
Apart from errant monsoons, one reason why this sector has remained sluggish in recent years is the
trend of falling investments in agriculture. At atime when shortage of cultivable land means that growth
has to come mainly through increases in productivity, the pace of investment is crucial to raising farm
production. During the eighties while public investment has fallen in real terms, private investment has
remained stagnant. Since agriculture is a state subject, the fall in public investment reflects the dwindling
ability of state governments to find more resources. Therefore, while the central budget cannot do much
to stimulate public investment in the farm sector, it can surely create conditions for increased investment
by farms themselves. And this is precisely what the latest budget seeks to do. Since the drought year of 1987-
88,
the tardy pace of credit flow to agriculture has affected investment. BY promising a 20 per cent increase in
institutional credit to farmers during the coming year, the budget provides the right stimulus for private
investment.
The budget expects that term loans for minor irrigation will help sink 3.75 lakh wells and install six lakh
pumpsets.
Farmers will also be induced to invest more as the cuts in customs duites on farm machinery will now make
it cheaper.
In fact, the reductions in customs tariffs have the potential of generating more investible resources for
farmers.
This is because high rates of tariff protection hitherto accorded to Indian industry have allowed the latter to
sell industrial
Goods to farmers at much higher prices than those at which they are sold internationally. Indirectly, high
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Have imposed a tax on farmers and transferred resources away from rural areas to the industrial sector. The
latest budget
Takes the correct initiative to arrest this trend. It is true that the government’s policy of raising administered
prices to
Reduce subsidies will raise the prices of inputs like power, diesel and fertiliser used in farm operations.
However, apart from the usually simultaneous and compensatory increase in procurement prices, farmers
stand to gain the most through an increase in
Public investment, made possible by reduction in subsidies. The central budget has shown that subsidy
reductions mean more plan
Investments. If the state governments can follow this example, then a package, comprising cuts in customs
tariffs, increases in public investment and higher credit flows to farmers, hold the potential or revitalising
Indian agriculture.
36. Which of the following is the most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word ‘tardy’ as used in the passage?
(1) slow (2) fast (3) strong (4) weak (5) fresh
37. What, according to the passage, can central budget do with respect to farm sector?
(1) check the possibility of recurrent draughts (2) stimulate public investment in the farm sector (3)Instruct
state governments
to invest more in farm sector (4) motivate farmers for increased investment by themselves (5) None of these.
38. According to the passage, which of the following has the ability of generating more resources for the
farmers?
(1) Scientific metods of farming (2) Increase in institutional credit (3) Increase in productivity of all farm
outputs (4) Reduction in customs tariffs (5) better varieties of seeds and fertilsers
39. Which of the following is the most important contributing factor for raising farm production, according
to the passage?
1) Speedy rate of investment (2) Increase in per acre yield (3) Increase in cultivable irrigated land (4) Ability
of state governments to provide better variety of seeds to farmers (5) None of these.
40. According to the passage, which one of the following is the reason for slow growth in farm sector in
recent years?
1) Poor and unscientific equipments used by the farmers (2) Reduction in customs tariffs by the
Government (3) decreasing
Investment in agriculture (4) Illiterate and uneducated farmers (5) Decrease in procurement prices of farm
outputs
41.Which of the following is most nearly SAME in meaning as the word ‘sdwindling’ as used in the
passage?
(1) compressing (2) curtailing (3) depreciating (4) decreasing (5) diluting
42. Which of the following combinations of measures can put new strength into Indian agriculture?
(1)Cuts in customs tariffs, decrease in public investment and, higher credit flows to farmers (2) Cuts in
customs tariff; increase
in public investment and, lower credit flows to farmers (3) regular monsoon, cuts in customs tariffs and,
increase in public investment (4) Administered prices of farm products, higher credit flows farmers and,
increase in public investment (5) None of these.
43. Which of the following is the most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word ‘arrest’ as used in the passage?
(1) lengthen (2) free (3) extend (4) renew
44. According to the passage, what will be the effect of government’s policy of raising administered prices to
reduce subsidies?
1) It will reduce the procurement prices of farm product (2) It will automatically result in reduction of
customs tariffs (3) It will
divert flow of resources from industrial sector to farm sector (4) It will raise the prices of important inputs
used in farm sector (5) No eof these.
45. Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word ‘errant’ as used in the passage?
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(1) Circuitous (2) deviating (3) fallible (4) erroneous (5) unblemished
46. Which one of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage?
(1) There is a steady increase in cultivable land over the years (2) Monsoon has been regular and timely in
the recent years
(2) Monsoon has been regular and timely in the recent years
(3) During the eighties public investment had increased in real terms (4) The budget for 1993-94 has been
favourable for Indian agriculture (5) Since 1987-88 government has provided substantial credit to
agricultural sector.
47. How, according to the passage, does the budget provide stimulus for private investment in agriculure?
1) Directing sate governments to find more resources for agriculture (2) by promising an increase in
institutional credit to farmers
(3) By stimulating public investment in farm sector (4) By regulating the trend of falling investment in
agriculture (5) None o these
48. Which one of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?
1) So far Indian industry had low rate of tariff protection (2) During the eighties private investment had
remained stagnant (3) Central budget can create favourable conditions for increased investment (4)
Reduction in customs tariffs can help generate more resources (5) High customs duty resulted in transferring
resources away from rural areas to industrial sector
49. According to the passage, during the eighties______
(1) Private investment increased (2) public investment increased (3) private investment decreased (4) public
investment remained
stagnant (5) None of these.
50. Reduction in customs tariffs will result in generation of more resources for farmers because
1) State governments will come forward to provide them with credit facilities (2) they will get industrial
goods at much lower
prices (3) they will get higher prices for their products (4) it will divert resources from farm sector to
industrial sector (5) more and more term loan will be available to them

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1. (1) : His father has left him a fortune. Note: part (1), as it is, is informally correct.
2.(3) : so that his parents may think
3.(2) : on my way of living
4. (5)
5. (4) : and the crowd shouted (back) that they did. Note : it is always safer to use singular verbs with
collective
singulars like “ crowed, audience and army”.
6. (2) : for the last several years
7. (4) : to open the door
8. (3) : and that he had done
9. (1): “ If I had realised” or “ If I had known.”
10. (1) : “ I did see the accident” or “ I had seen the accident”
11. (5) 12. (4) 13. (4) 14.(2) 15. (3) 16. (1) 17. (5) 18. (3) 1. (2) 20. (4) 21. (5) 22. (4) 23.(5) 24. (2) 25. (5)
26. (2)
27. (1) 28. (3) 29. (4) 30. (1) 31. (5) 32. (4) 33.(4) 34. (4) 35. (3) 36. (2) 37. (4) 38. (2) 39. (1) 40. (3) 41. (4)
42. (4)
43. (3) 44. (4) 45. (2) 46. (4) 47. (2) 48. (1) 49. (5) 50. (2)

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Test of English language
Directions : In question 1 to 10 same of the sentences have error and some have none. Fine out which
Part of a sentence has an error and put a cross (x) in the circle corresponding to the appropriate letter
(A,B,C). if there is no error, put a (x) in the circle corresponding to D in the Answer sheet.
1.The hours with all its (a) / furniture and exotic plants (b) / were sold for Rs 50,000. (c) / NO error. (d)
2. He was not only involved (a) / in her kidnapping (b) / but also in her murder. (c) / no error. (d)
3. It is the duty of every right thinking citizen (a) / to try to make the whole word (b) / a happier place to live.
(c) / No error. (d)
4. They walked (a) / besides each other (b) / in silence. (c) No error. (d)
5. I pleaded with him with (a) / a view to convincing him (b) of my innocence in the matter. (c) / No error.
(d)
6. There are much inconveniences (a) / that have to be put up with (b) / when you are camping. (c) / no error.
(d)
7. Many a student (a)/ are frustrated (b) / because of unemployment. (c) / No error. (d)
8. I have (a)/ to usually reach (b) / the office by 9.30 A.M. (c) / No error. (d)
9. Should the sporting spirit be confined to games only, (a) / or it should be taken into (b) / the large concerns
of life? (c) / No error. (d)
10. Being a very (a) / hot day 1 (b) remained indoors.(c) / no error. (d)
Directions: In question 11 to 20 sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word.
Four alternatives are
Suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it with a cross (x) in
the answer sheet.
11. There is an exception_____ every rule.
a) for b) in c) to d) on
12. My friend says that he drinks tea because it is the best______ in the world.
a) solution b) liquid c) beverage d) fluid
13. As the news of the natural _____ spread offers of relief poured in.
a) calamity b) misery c) collapse d) misfortune
14. You need _____ shoes for walking in the hills.
a) comfortable b) good c) sturdy d) satisfactory
15. he doctor ______the patient from taking certain medicines.
a) Prescribed b) proscribed c) banned d) prohibited
16. DO not hanker______ worldly pleasures.
a) for b) about c) towards d) after
18. The accused_____ that he had met the deceased before.
19. All too often journalists fail to ______ personal privacy.
a) regard b) admire c) respect d) consider
20. With _____ hitting the economy, it is difficult for salaried people.
a) liberalisation b) depreciation c) deflation d) inflation
Directions : In questions 21 to 25 choose the word opposite in meaning to the given
Word and mark it in the answer sheet.
21. APPROPRIATE
a) Unqualified b) Unskilled c) Unable d) Unsuitable
22.CONCEAL
a) Converse b) Convey c) show d) recall
23. VIRTUE
a) Mischief b) Vice c) Dishonesty d) Sin
24. ARID
a) Agreeable b) Humid c) Productive d) Plentiful
25. HUMBLE
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a) Pompous b) Despotic c)Proud d) Dominant
Directions: In questions 26 to 30 out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best
Expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the answer sheet.
26. WRATH
a) violence b) anger c) hatred d) jealousy
27. PROFOUND
a) Deep b) Profuse c) Boundless d) Fathomless
28. EMPHASISE
a) Force b) strees c) Plead d) Suggest
29. OPTIMISTIC
a) Optician b) Favourable c) Wishful d) Hopeful
30. ADEPT
a) Professional

Test of English Language

Directions (Qs. 1-5): Pick out the word that is either most nearly the same in meaning or opposite of the
word printed in bold type.
Q. 1. RECUPERATE
(1) rectify (2) recover (3) cooperate (4) avenge (5) resolve
Q. 2. PARITY
(1) equivocal (2) versatility (3) similarity (4) vicinity (5) Originality
Q. 3. VINDICTIVE
(1) fearful (2) apologetic (3) unparadonable (4) uncompromising (5) revengeful
4. TACIT
1) spoken (2) neutral (3) lengthy (4) inconspicuous (5) trivial
Q. 5. PUNITIVE
(1) punctual (2) escalating (3) cognisable (4) rewarding (5) inconsistent
Directions (Qs. 6-10): Each question consists of an incomplete sentence. Pick out the most appropriate
choice from among those given below each incomplete sentence to complete it meaningfully.
Q. 6. To succeed in a difficult task
(1) one needs to be persistent (2) persistent is needed
(3) you need a person of persistent (4) persistent is what one needs (5) one needs to be persistence
Q. 7. If they share burden alternately, they (1) will get tired soon (2) won't get tired (3) don't get tired.
(4) will feel fatigued (5) can't feel tiring
Q 8.Every person must learn
(1) to make wise use of his time
(2) that his time needs a wise use
(3) that how wisely his time can be used (4) to using his time in a wisely manner (5) wise ways in his time's
use
Q. 9. The more we looked at the piece of modern art,
(1) we liked it less (2) better we liked it (3) it looked better (4) the more we like it (5) the less we liked it
Q. 10. Many people have law degrees,
(1) but some of them do not practise it (2) however it isn't practised by all (3) yet some are not undergoing
practices (4) but not all of them practise law
(5) and some of them do have practice also
Directions (Qs. 11-15); In each sentence below, a word/group of words has been printed in bold. From the
five answer choices given below each sentence, pick out the one which can substitute the word/ group of
words correctly, without changing the meaning of the sentence.
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Q. 11. Being worked for the whole day, you should have taken some rest and started the work tomorrow.
(1) Working for (2) After being worked for (3) Having worked for (4) After having work
(5) No correction required
Q. 12. Have you not reached in time, we would have lost our lives.
(1) If you have not reached (2) If you would not have reached (3) Had you not reached (5) No correction
required
Q. 13. The various practices and norms for banks' transactions are laid down by the. Reserve Bank of India.
(1) are led down (2) have been lay down (3) are lead up (4) are laid up
(5) No correction required
Q. 14. Your statement that you were thorough ignorant of the consequences cannot be trusted.
(1) thoroughly ignorance (2) thoroughly ignorant (3) thorough of ignorance
(4) thoroughly in ignorance (5) No correction required
Q. 15. He was extremely unhappy because of the inordinately delay.
(1) the inordinate delay (2) an inordinately delay (3) the inordinately delay (4) the inordinate delaying (5)
No correction required
Directions (Qs. 16-20): In each of the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence
there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can
be filled up in the blanks in the sentence irt the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
Q. 16. He shifted to his late parents' house not because of the _____it provided but for purely reasons.
(1) covenience, sentimental (2) value, monetary (3) comforts, personal (4) benefit, extraneous (5) grace,
aesthetic
Q. 17. We must explore______ sources of energy as our supply of fossil fuel has been_____.
(I) sufficient, increased (2) alternate, depleted (3) guaranteed, over
(4) innovative, augmented (5) natural. exhausted
Q. 18. Though he is reputed for his technical _____his books were sadly _____of the work of others as he
lacked originality.
(I) skill, independent (2) knowledge, ignorant (3) expertise, derivative (4) advice, unconscious (5)
dependence indicative
Q. 19. Children are more_____ than adults; it is_____ their quickness in learning a new language.
(I) conservative, seen in (2) intelligent, disproved by (3) resourceful, proportionate to (4) susceptible,
demonstrated in (5) adaptable, reflected in
Q. 20. We must prevent endangered wild animal species from becoming in order that our future generation
may _____the great diversity of animal life.
(I) outdated, know (2) universal, escape (3) powerful, protect (4) extinct, enjoy (5) volatile, notice
Directions (Qs. 21-25): In each question, there are two sentences. These two sentences are to be combined
into one sentence which should convey the same meaning as conveyed by the two sentences. It is possible to
combine the pair of sentences in various different ways. Beginnings of three such sentences is given below
each pair of sentences. You have to find out which one, two, three or none of them is the correct, appropriate
and logical way to combine the pair of sentences into one sentence to convey the same meaning conveyed by
the two sentences.
Example___He can walk fast. He is tall.
(A) He is tall because…. (B) Because he is tall… (C) Since he can…..
(I) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) A & B only (5) None of these.
The complete sentence of the above beginnings would be as follows:
(A) He is tall because he can walk fast.
(b) Because he is tall he can walk fast.
(c) Since he can he is tall.
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(A) While the boy was… (B) While playing… (C) Since his leg was… (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4)
A & 8 only (5) None of these
Q. 22. All his family members behave very cordially with one another. The home atmosphere is very
conducive to all-round
Development.
(A) Because the home atmosphere is very conducive…..
(B) The cordial behaviour of all his family members
(C) Although all his family members (1) Only A (2) Only B
(3) Only C (4) A & B only (5) None of these
Q. 23. The shopkeepers Closed the shops. They feared arson and looting,
(A) With the apprehension of arson… (B) Apprehending the closure of the .. (C) Fearing the arson and
looting by the spopkeeper….
(1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) A,B & C (5) None of these,
Q. 24. The watchman waved his cane. In the nick of time the barking dog ran away.
(A) As soon as the barking…. (8) Hardly was the watchman… (C) No sooner does the watchman…. (1)
Only A (2) Only B

(3) Only C (4) A, B & C (5) Non of these

Q. 25. You will not recover fast. Refrain from smoking.
(A) Unless you recover… (B) If you want to refraining from … smoking… (C) In spite of refraning from…..
(1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) A & B only (5) None of these
Direction Read the short paragraph and the statements that follow, and decide which one / two or three (or
none) statement (s) is/are true ill the context of the paragraph,
“ Amar steels an existing profit-making company enters the capital market with a public issue of 80 lakh
shares of Rs 10/
each on 1st December. The company is engaged in ship breaking at ports in viskhapatanam and Madras. It
operates steel- rolling mill in Visakhapatanam which utilise the scrap from ships. The company is expanding
its from ships. The company is expanding its ship. The company is expanding its ship- breaking capacity. Its
entilement to break
foreign ships has just been extended to cover India flaghips
Q 26. Statements;
(A) The public can purchase shares from Amar steels before Ist december
(B) Amar steels before expected to start making profits after the expansion programme is carreid out.
(C) Asmar steels gets scrap iron from other companies for its steel-prolling mills.
(1) Only A is true (2) Only B is true (3) Only C is true (4) A and B are true
27. Statements
(G) Amar steels had so far not entered the capital market because of its profit making status.
(H) Amar steels had so far not entered the capital market because it had no expansion plans.
(1)Amar steels expects to get India ships also for ship- breaking
(2) Only H & 1 are true
(3) Only G & I
(4) All the thre are true
(5) All the three are false
28. Statements
(D)Aman steels so far could not break India flagships.
(E) The Visakhapatanam plant of the company will not be allowed to utilise csrap from foreign ships.
(F) The company needs money for its expansions activites.
(I) Only D is true (2) Only E is true (3) Only F is true (4) Only D and E are true (5) Only E and F aer true
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Directions
The newly introduced non-stop city buses are a good new service, though they are really useful only during
the
Morning and evening rusk hourse. During most of the day these buses carry very few passengers. I request
the state
Transport corporation to run these buses as limited-stop services during the non-rusk periods of the day.
Q.29.
(A) The non-stop buses are small ones that carry only a limited number of passengers.
(B) Non-stop buses are now available at all times:
(C) The competent authority to govern these buses is the State Transport Corporation.
(I) OnlyA is true (2) Qnlly B is true (3) Only C it; true
(4) Only A and B are true (5) Only B and C are true
Q.30.
(A) The writer says that when there is no rush limited-stop buses will be more useful.
(B) The writer wants all the non-sto pbuses to be changed to limited stop buses.
(C) There are not many commuters except during the morning and the evening
(1) Only A & B are true
(2) Only A & C are true
(3) All the three are true
(4) None of them is true
(5) Only A is true
Directions: In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These number are
printed below the
Passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the
appropriate word in each case.
The remarkable thing about the ...(31)... of women in India is that it has been a smooth, gradual
process, unmarked by violence
Violence or hatred. Their once-honoured status was impaired by 300 B.C. when they were disallowed to
study the Vedas. The position of
women continued to ...(32)... steadily and their rigorous ...(33)... became the rule, especially in medieval
times. ...(34)... their freedom was
lost and their social status lowered, women ...(35).. their influence in the home where they were still
regarded with ...(36)... and veneration.
The tide ...(37)... to turn in the mid-nineteenth century, when such practices as polygamy, child marriages,
enforced widowhood and 'sati' were
vigorously ...(38)... by ...(39)... And the twentieth century saw the birth of a strong women's movement
which became a spearhead in the struggle
against ...(40)... orthodoxy and discrimination.
Q. 31 (I) history (2) status (3) discrimination (4) emancipation (5) exploitation
Q. 32. (I) elevate (2) tarnish (3) deteriorate (4) contaminate (5) vitiate
Q. 33. (I) seclusion (2) hatred (3) worship (4) adherence (5) jealousy
Q. 34. (1) Obviously (2) Despite (3) Because (4) Accordingly (5) Although
Q. 35. (I) lost (2) retained (3) restrained (4) aggravated (5) misused
Q. 36. (I) respect (2) humiliation (3) reluctance (4) indifference (5) preference
Q.37. (1) failed (2) began (3) refused (4) resolved (5) succeeded
Q. 38. (I) discarded (2) supported (3) attacked (4) followed (5) advocated
Q. 39. (I) foreigners (2) others (3) women (4) men (5) reformers
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Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/
phrases in the passage are printed in bold to
help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
Hailed as a landmark legislation, the Consumer Protection Bill is considered to be the first concrete
step towards establishing consumers'
sovereignty in the country. The bill has given such enormous powers to Consumers and consumer
organisations that if utilised effectively, it can become
a very powerful tool in bringing unscrupulous, erring manufacturers and traders to book.
Replying to a debate on the bill in the pr Rajya Sabha, the Union Minister for Food and Civil
Supplies emphasised that the bill was compensatory,
and not penal in character. This very nature of the bill, it is hoped, would limit the time taken for setting
consumer disputes, while at the same time, promoting
a healthy respect, among manufacturers, for the rights of consumers.
One of the most important features of the bill is the provision for redressal of grievances against
public utility services. Being monopolies, most of these
Services, like the telephone, transport, power suppy, water supply, insurance, have grown totally insensitive
to consumer complaints. With theresult, an
Aggrived consumer has had no alternative but to seek recouser to long and complicated legal battles even for
a small matter like obtaining compensation for
The inconvenience caused due to the breakdown of a bus in the state- owned transport service, or to stop the
telephone department from disconnecting the phone for
Non payment of either an “ imaginary “ bill or a highly inflated bill
Q.41, The Consumer Protection Bill is generally seen as ______
(1) a landmark lor consumers
(2) the beginning of a process of giving real power to consumers
(3) a concrete expression of sovereign constitutional ideal
(4) a powerful tool to fight unscrupulous elements
(5) a penal action against erring manufacturers and traders
Q. 42. The value of the laws in the Bill will depend on________
(1) how enormous the powers given are
(2) cooperation between consumers and consumer organisations
(3) the effective use of the power given to the consumer
(4) bringing erring manufacturers and traders to book
(5) the number of cases disposed of during the limited time span
Q. 43. Which of the following is most opposite of the word ENORMOUS as used in the passage?
(1) tiny (2) insignificant (3) minute (4) substantial (5) normative
Q. 44. The expression seek recourse to mens____________
(1) apply for compensation (2) avoid using (3) struggle without losing hope (4) depend on
(5) find out a way
Q. 45 .The word aggrieved means
(1) one who has lost relatives and/or property
(2) one who is covered by the bill
(3) one who has a proper complaint
(4) one who has no alternative for redressal
(5) one who is in grief
Q. 46. One expected result of the proposed law is______

(1) the quicker settlement of consumers

(2) greater awareness of consumer's rights and responsibilities
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{3) the promotion of respect for the health of consumers
(4) the proper balance between penal and compensatory practices
(5) the prosecution of all the unscru- pulous and antisocial elements
Q. 47. The Minister's statement in the Rajya Sabha indicates that
(1) the right to reply against charges will be protected.
(2) the powers given by the bill are very marginal
{3) punishment for wrongdoers is the Bi1l's central aim
(4) the Bill by its very nature is a hopeful sign
(5) Compensation due to customers is the Bill’s main concern
Q. 48. The inclusion of public utility services in the scope the Bill is important
because
(1) it will permit the redressal of grievances
(2) public monopolies are no longer efficient
(3) the number of complaints has grown to an insensitive level
(4) these monopolies do not respond to consumer's complaints
(5) it enforces the erring manufacturers to fight legal battles
Q. 49. The expression legal battle means (1) a court case (2) a very skilled lawyer (3) a justified attack on an
opponent (4) difficulty in getting compensation
(5) a complicated interpretation of law
Q. 50. A highly-inflated telephone bill is an outcome of
(1) disconnecting the phone for non- payment of bills
(2) the telephone authorities' sensitivity to consumers' complaints
(3) stopping the telephone department from disconnecting the phone
(4) consumer's indiscriminate use. of telephones
(5) none of these

ANSWERS
1.(2) 2. (3) 3. (5) 4. (1) 5. (4) 6. (1) 7. (2) 8. (1) 9. (5) 10. (4) 11. (3) 12.(4) 13. (5) 14. (2) 15. (1) 16. (1) 17.
(5) 18. (3) 19. (5)
20. (4) 21. (4) 22. (2) 23. (1) 24. (5) 25. (5) 26. (4) 27. (3) 28. (1) 29. (5) 30. (2) 31. (1) 32. (3) 33. (1) 34. (5)
35. (2) 36. (1) 37. (2)
38. (3) 39. (5) 40. (4) 41. (5) 42. (3) 43. (3) 44. (5) 45. (3) 46. (1) 47. (5) 48. (1) 49.(1) 50. (5)

Test of English Language

Directions : In questions 1 to 10 some of the sentences have errors and some have none.
Find out which part of a sentence has an error and put a cross (x) in the circle corresponding to the
Appropriate (x) I the circle corresponding to D in the Answer sheet.
1. The house with all its (a) / furniture and exotic plants (b) / were sold for Rs. 50,000. (c) / No error. (d)
2. He was not only involved (a) /in her kidnapping (b) / but also in her murder. (c)/ No error. (d)
3. It is the duty of every right thinking citizen (a)/ to try to make the whole world (b)/ a happier place to live.
(c)/ No error.
4. They walked (a) / besides each other (b) / in silence. (c) / No error. (d)
5. I pleaded with him with (a) / a view to convincing him (b) / of my innocence in the matter. (c) /No error.
(d)
6. There are much inconveniences (a) / that have to be put up with (b) / when you are camping. (c) / No
error. (d)
7. Many a student (a) / are frustrated (b) / because of unemployment. (c) / No error. (d)
8. I have (a) / to usually reach (b) / the office by 9.30 A.M. (c) / No error.(d)
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9. Should the sporting spirit be confined to games only, (a) / or it should be taken into (b) / the large concerns
of life?
(c)/ No error. (d)
10.Being a very (a) / hot day I (b) / remained indoors. (c) / No error. (d)
Directions : In question 11 to 20 sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word.
Four alternatives are
Suggested for each question. Chose the correct alternatives out of the four and indicate it with a cross (x) in
the Answer sheet.
11. There is an exception______ every rule.
(a) for (b) in (c) to (d) on
12. My friends says that he drinks tea because it is the best______ in the world.
(a) solution (b) liquid (c) beverage (d) fluid
13. As the news of the natural _____ spread offers of relief poured in.
(a) calamity (b) misery (c) collapse (d) misfortune
14. You need____ shoes for walking in the hills.
a) comfortable (b) good (c) sturdy (d) satisfactory
15. The doctor ______ the patient from taking certain medicines.
(a) prescribed (b) proscribed (c) banned (d) prohibited
16. Do not hanker____ worldly pleasures.
(a) for (b) about (c) towards (d) after
17. The accused____ that he had met the deceased before.
(a) refused (b) exclaimed (c) remarked (d) denied
18. There is widespread ____ agsinst the management over the way they have ignored the
worker’s demands.
(a) feeling (b) sentiment (c) resentment (d) sadness
19. All too often journalists fail to _____ personal privacy.
(a) regard (b) admire (c) respect (d) consider
20. With_____ hitting the economy, it is difficult for salaried people to run their
households.
(a) liberalisation (b) depreciation (c) deflation (d) inflation
Directions : In questions 21 to 25 choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the
Answer sheet.
21. APPROPRIATE
(a) Unqualified (b) Unskilled (c) Unable (d) Unsuitable
22. CONCEAL
(a) Converse (b) Convey (c) Show (d) Recally
23. VIRTUE
a) Mischief (b) Vice (c) Dishonesty (d) Sin
24. ARID
(a) Agreeable (b) Humid (c) Productive (d) Plentiful
25. HUMBLE
a) Pompous (b) Despotic (c) Proud (d) Dominant
Directions: In question 26 to30 out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresse
The meaning of the given word and mark it in the answer sheet.
26. WRATH
a) Violence (b) Anger (c) Hatred (d) Jealousy
27. PROFOUND
a) Deep (b) Profuse (c) Boundless (d) Fathomless
28. EMPHASISE
a) Force (b) Stress (c) Plead (d) Suggest
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29. OPTIMISTIC
a) Optician (b) Favourable (c) Wishful (d) Hopeful
30. ADEPT
a) Sufficient (b) Proficient (c) Sufficient (d) Intelligent
Directions : In questions 31to35 five group of the words each are given. In
Each group one word is misspelt. Find the misspelt word and indicate it with
A cross (x) in the answer sheet.
31. (a) teatotaller (b) tedious (c) teething (d) teaser
32. (a) miserable (b) misdemeanour (3) miscreant (4) mischievious
33. (a) alternative (b) alltogether (c) allusion (d) allowance
34. (a) handicraft (b) hankerchief (c) handiwork (d) handicapped
35. (a) breathless (b) breakage (c) briliance (d) brevity
Directions : In questions 36 to 40 four alternatives are given for the idiom/ phrase in
Bold italics in the sentence. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/
Phrase in bold italics and mark it in the answer sheet.
36. the members of the group were at adds over the selection procedure.
a) in dispute (b) behaving childishy (c) acting foolishly (d) unanimous
37. The staff have felt on edge ever since they head the rumour about retrenchment.
a) unhappy (b) nervous (c) scared (d) disheartened
38. He has rejoined office after a week and looks run down.
a) active and energetic b) weak and tired c) busy and preoccupied d) cheerful and bubbly
39. His boss was always breathing down his neck.
a) watching all his actions closely (b) suffering from a cold and sore throat (c) shouting loudly at him
d) standing close and talking to him
40. The promotions were granted across the board
a) Selectively with a few exceptions (b) to all without exceptions (c) to those working for the other board
d) to those siting diagonally opposite
Directions : In questions 41 to 55, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for
The given words/ sentence and mark it in the answer sheet.
41. A general pardon of political offenders.
a) Forgiveness b) Amnesty c) Clemency d) generosity
42. A large cage or enclosure for keeping birds.
a) Zoo b) Aquarium c) Aviary d) Farm
43. A person who rules without consulting the opinion of others.
a) Bureaucrat b) Democrat c) Fanatic d) Autocrat
44. A person interested in collecting, studying and selling of old things.
a) Antiquarian b) Junk-dealer c) Crank d) Archaeologist
45. That which is perceptible by touch is
a) Contagious b) Contingent (c) tenacious (d) Tangible
Directions: In question 46 to 50 a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the
Underlined part at A,B and C which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no
improvement
Is needed your answer is D
46. If the pain is returning you would better take another pill.
a) returned b) should return c) has returned d) No improvement
47. When the clock struck six I was waiting here for an hour.
a) had waited b) shall have waited c) had been waiting d) No improvement
48. They have stooped from constructing new buildings.
a) to construct b) at constructing c) constructing d) No improvement
49. I am looking forward to see you soon.
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a) looking forward for seeing b) looking forward to seeing c) looking forward towards seeing (d) No
improvement
50. Having finished the book, it was put away by him.
a) it was being put away by him b) he put it away c) it was putting away by him d) No improvement]
Directions: In question 51 to 60, the Ist and the last sentences of the passage of the passage are numbered 1
& 6.
The rest of the passage is split into four and named P, Q, R and S. There four parts are not given in their
proper order, Read the
Passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate if
with a cross (x) in the
Answer sheet.
51. 1. The city is almost a slum and stinks most of the time.
P. The slush on the road did not deter them.
O. The occasional slips and alls were considered a small rice to pay for considered a small price to pay for
the trip.
R. They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh on the roads.
S. Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.
6. But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labourers scantily clad.
a) RQPS (b) QPRS (c) RSQP (d) SPQR
52.
1. Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race.
P. One may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by way greetings when he
meets someone he
Knows.
Q. A man od another country will not do so.
R. It is a quality to be found among all peoples and national in every corner of the earth.
S. Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country.
6. In any case, we should not mock at others’ habits.
a) RPQS b) RPSQ c) PRQS d) QPRS
53.
I. And then Gandhi came.
P. get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all you who live by their exploitation.
Q. He was like a powerful current of fresh air, like a beam of light, like a whirlwind that upset many things.
R. He spoke their language and constantly drew their attention to their applling conditions.
S. He didn’t descent from the top, he seemed to emerge from the masses of india.
6. Political freedom took new shape then and acquired a new content.
a) QSRP b) SRQP c) RSQP d) PRSQ
54.
1. Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders.
P. they are usually much quicker than the ant itself.
Q. Neve theless, these animals do not make for ants.
R. Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.
S. They also eat larvae and insect adults such as files, moths and springtails.
6. Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance.
a) SQPR b) SPRQ c) SQRP d) SRQP
55.
I. The future beckons to us.
P. In fact we have hard work ahead.
Q. Where do we go and what shall be our endeavour?
R. We shall also have to fight and end poverty, ignorance, and disease.
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S. It will be to bring freedom and opportunity to the common man.
6. There is no resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full.
a) PSRQ b) QPSR (c) QSRP (d) SRPQ
Directions : In the following passage (56 to 65) some of the words have been left understand what it is
About. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
Some people believe that marriage are made in heaven. One cannot say….56.. this is true or not.
However, in America now many…57.. who get marries seek to evolve a foolproof..58.. to ensure that the
marriage
Survives. However, the idea of married person..59.. the burden of domestic chores, instead of all the dirty
work being dumped on
The woman has..60.. been propagated by the feminist..61… and it has gradually, if grudgingly, been….62..
this arrangment may work on a temporary basis but taking …63.. of a particular basis but taking …63… of a
particular domestic work on apermanent basis will pose problems of its own. For instance, taking out the
rubbish may..64.. make a refreshing change my…64.. make a refreshing change from washing baby’s
nappies. However, a contract is a contract and must be…65… you may not like it but this is what life is
coming out to be in the most modern of the countries in the world.
56. (a) however (b) whether (c) that (d) still
57. (a) men (b) women (c) couples (D) pairs
58. (a) system (b) plan (c) project (d) method
59. (a) sharing (b) dividing (c) undertaking (d) executing
60. (a) sometimes (b) occasionally (c) always (d) long
61. (a) faction (b ) section (c) lobby (d) group
62. (a) favoured b) accepted c) approved (d) affirmed
63. (a) charge (b) duty (c) care (d) control
64. (a) often (b) rarely (c) occasionally (d) intermittently
65. (a) maintained (b) obeyed (c) executed (d) respected
Directions : In questions 66 to 75, you have two brief passage with 5 question following each passage. Read
the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it in
the answer sheet.
Passage 1
Today perhaps your only association with the word ‘polio’ is the Sabin Oral Vaccine the 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 shild in a family of four pairs of brothers and sisters, with a huge13 year gap between the first and
the last. I was told that, unlike the others, I was so fair and brown- haired that I looked more like a foreigner
than a Dawood Bohri. I was also considered to be the healthiest of the brood.
66. In this passage, the word ‘brood’ refers to
(a) Polio victims
(b) foreign children
(c) children in the family
(d) Indian children
In his childhood, the narrator looked “ more like a foregner than a Dawood Bohri”. This was because he was
(a) a forign child
(b) a very healthy boy
(c) tall and smart
(d) fair and brown-haired
68. The narrator was the seventh child in a family of
(a) 8 children (b) 16 children (c) 23 children (d) 4 children
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69. In this passage, the narrator is a patient of
(a) heart disease
(b) polio
(c) paralysis
(d) nervous weakness
70. In his children, the narrator was
(a) a weakling (b) very healthy (c) tall and slim (d) short and shout
Passage II
Nationalism, of course, is a curious phenomenon which at a certain stage in a
Country’s history given life, growth and unity but, at the same time, it has a tendency to
Limit one, because one thinks of one’s country as something different from the rest
Of the world. One’s perpective change and one is continuously thinking of one’s own
Struggles and virtues and failing to the exclusion of other thoughts. The result is that the
Same nationalism which is the symbol of growth for a people becomes a symbol of the
cessation of that growth in the mind. Nationalism, when it becomes successful, somethines
goes on spreading in an aggressive way and becomes a danger internationally. Whatever line
of thought you follow, you arrive at the conclusion that some follow, you arrive at the conclusion that
some kind of balance must be found. Otherwise something that was good can turn into evil. Culture, which is
essentially good becomes not only static aggressive and something that breeds conflict and hatred when
looked at
from a wrong point of view. How are you to find a balance, I don’t know. Apart from the political, and
economic
problems of the age, perhaps that is the greatest problem today because behind it there is a tremendous
search for
something which it cannot find. We turn to economic theories because they have an undoubted importance.
It is folly to talk
of culture or even of God when human beings starve and die. Before one can talk about anything elso one
must provide the normal essentials of life to human beings. That is where economics comes in. Human
beings today are not in the mood to tolerate this suffering and starvation and inequality when they see that
the burden is not equally shared. Others profit while they only bear the
burden.
71. ‘ Others’ in the last sentence refers to
(a) other people (b) other nations (c) other communities (d) other neighbours
72. Suitable title for this passage can be
(a) Nationalism breeds unity
(b) Nationalism __a road to world unity
(c) Nationalism is not enough
(d) Nationalism and national problems
73. Aggressive nationalism
(a) breeds threat to international relations
(b) leads to stunted growth
(c) enadngers national unity
(d) isolates a country
74. ‘ The greatest problem’ in the middle of the passage refers to the question
(a) how to mitigate hardship to human beings
(b) how to contain the dangers of aggressive nationalism
(c) how to share the economic burden equally
(d) how to curb international hatred
75. Negative national feeling can make a nation
(a) selfish (b) self- centered (c) indifferent (d) dangerous
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ANSWERS
1. (c) : Part ‘C’ should be’ was sold for Rs. 50,000’.
2. (B) : Part ‘B’ should be’ not only in her kidnapping’. ‘not only’ is misplaced in part’A’
3. (C) : Part ‘C’ should be ‘ a happier place to live in’.
4. (B) : part ‘B’ should be ‘beside each other’.
5. (D) : There is no error in this sentence.
6. (A) : ‘A’ should be ‘ There are many inconveniences’.
7. (B) : Part ‘B’ should be ‘ is frustrated.’
8. (B) :Part ‘B’ should be ‘ usually to reach.’
9. (B) : Part ‘B’ should be ‘or should it be taken into’.
10. (A) : Part ‘A’ should be ‘It being a very’.
11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (D) 16. (D) 17. (D) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (D) 21. (D)
22. (C) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (C) 26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (B) 2. (D) 30. (B) 31. (A) 32. (D) 33. (B)
34. (B) 35. (C) 36. (A) 37. (B) 38. (B) 39. (A) 40. (B) 41. (B) 42. (C) 43. (D) 44. (A) 45. (D)
46. (A) 47. (C) 48. (C) 49. (B) 50. (B)51. (D) 52. (B) 53. (B) 54. (D) 55. (C) 56. (B) 57. (C) 58. (A)
59. (A) 60. (D) 61. (C) 62. (B) 63. (A) 64. (C) 65. (D) 66. (C) 67. (D) 68. (A) 69. (B) 70. (B) 71. (A)
72. (C) 73.(D) 74. (B) 75. (B)

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