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Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank 2010 Solved English Question Paper

Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank 2010 Solved English Question Paper

Directions—(Q. 1–10) 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 word in each case.

What Indian politicians and bureaucrats share with their scientist, engineer and carpenter counterparts is their acceptance of mediocrity and lack of skill. The greatest moral failure of Indian institutions is the tolerance of incompetence, …(1)… criminality or corruption. The tolerance of incompetence in …(2)… is a result of a low cultural value attached to the creation and …(3)… of institutions.

Institution building is a hard work; it requires a combination of vision, commitment and performance. Any institution involves a contract between those who …(4)… to the institution and those who support it. The support can take the form of money or votes but that support must be …(5)… continuously. In a properly functioning institutional system, the institutional contract …(6)… the institution members and their supporters takes the form : you give me support and I will give you results. Competence is the channel that sustains the flow of trust from supporters to institutions and back. If doctors don’t cure will they not lose our trust ? While blaming individual politicians and babus for their corrupt ways, let us also examine the system that accepts mediocrity and even lets it …(7)….

What we are seeing in India is a case of contract failure. The contractor who bribes an official and then builds a leaky stadium is not just being …(8)…. He is sustaining a collusive system that subverts rules regulating mutual co-operation between government institutions, market players and society as a whole. In the case of endemic contract failure everyone …(9)…, including the contractor, for once the public loses its trust in institution is even businessmen will …(10)… out on opportunities to make money. The moral status of institutions is central to continued development and prosperity.

1. (A) as

(B) to

(D) not

(E) for

Ans : (D)

2. (A) turn

(B) individual

(D) partly

(E) importance

Ans : (B)

3. (A) destruction

(B) justification

(D) excess

(E) marginalization

Ans : (C)

4. (A) belong

(B) work

(D) employed

(E) trust

Ans : (A)

5. (A) returned

(B) earned

(D) discouraged

(E) asked

Ans : (C)

6. (A) suggests

(B) akin

(D) centered

(E) between

Ans : (E)

7. (A) question

(B) bolder

(D) out

(E) kill

Ans : (C)

8. (A) variant

(B) trivial

(D) corrupt

(E) generous

Ans : (D)

9. (A) succeeds

(B) suffers

(D) responsible

(E) encompasses

Ans : (B)

10. (A) storm

(B) venture

(D) get

(E) walk

Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 11–15) Rearrange the following five sentences (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(a) Thus, if we really value it, we will work hard to make it a reality.

(b) Inner peace is the most elusive thing that a human being can seek.

(d) To experience inner peace one doesn’t have to retreat to a Himalayan cave; rather, one can experience inner peace seated exactly where they are by watching these thoughts.

(e) Nobody can gift the other inner peace at the same time it is only one’s own thoughts that can rob them of their inner peace.

11. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (a)

(B) (b)

(D) (d)

(E) (e)

Ans : (C)

12. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (e)

(B) (d)

(D) (b)

(E) (a)

Ans : (A)

13. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (e)

(B) (d)

(D) (b)

(E) (a)

Ans : (C)

14. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (a)

(B) (b)

(D) (d)

(E) (e)

Ans : (B)

15. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (a)

(B) (b)

(D) (d)

(E) (e)

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

16. After ……… payrolls and tightening perks to cope with the economic slowdown last year, software companies are finding that a rising number of engineering and management graduates are transferring their ……… to vocations such as manufacturing and banking.

(A) trimming - loyalties

(B) reducing - accounts

(D) increased - affections

(E) dropped – potentials

Ans : (A)

17. It is very important to ……… that when the swine flu virus enters a human body, it takes a minimum of one day to a maximum of eight days for the disease to develop ……….

(A) gauge - extensively

(B) ascertain - further

(D) verify - remarkably

(E) fathom – clearly

Ans : (C)

18. Scientists, working to save the earth, have ……… ‘dry water’ that soaks carbon three times better than water, and hence helps ……… global warming.

(A) aided - cut

(B) created - combat

(D) produced - increase

(E) invented – monitoring

Ans : (B)

19. The first round of the contest had the students ……… themselves and ……… about their hobbies.

(A) introducing - talking

(B) sensitizing - sketching

(D) acclimatizing - mentioning

(E) gearing – chalking

Ans : (D)

20. The varsity’s poll process for ……… of new candidates has ……… poor response with only ten thousand applications being received till date.

(A) entrusting - seen

(B) registration - evoked

(D) admission - visited

(E) experimenting – generated

Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

21. Initially, shop owners tried to (A) / offer some resistance to the demolition but (B) / seeing the heavy presence of the police force, (C) / their resistance faded off. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (E)

22. Cleanliness drives will be (A) / conducted in various localities (B) / to opening the drains blocked (C) / with polythene bags. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)

23. The results of the study showed that (A) / if the partners were willing to talk to each other (B) / and arrive at a mutually agreeable decision,` (C) / the joint decisions were more better than any one person’s judgment. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (D)

24. A year after the global financial crisis saw (A) / students from the best B-schools across the world struggling for a job, (B) / a survey on management education this year thrown (C) / up some rather interesting findings. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)

25. The district authorities are making (A) / a last-ditch attempt to provide (B) / alternative solutions to farmers but (C) / the options is clearly inadequate. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 26–30) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

At the time when the unfortunate incident of the ‘accidental’ exposure to radiation that affected workers and waste collectors in Delhi as they handled radioactive material, took place, the issue of waste disposal, particularly hazardous waste, made the headlines. The lives of those who live off collecting and sorting waste came into out line of vision. But then the issue disappeared.

Long term policies that ensure that the safety and health of those who do such an essential job – “a community of silent environmentalists” someone called them – are not such a high priority any more. One reason is that the people affected are virtually invisible.

Waste collectors around India work silently, often late into the night, sorting out mountains of waste, foraging for anything that can be sold. If you walk down some streets of Central Mumbai after 11 at night, you will see an army of waste collectors. Men, women, children are all hard at work. They work through the night and finally manage to get some sleep on the doorsteps of the shops on those streets. By daylight they become invisible, having stowed their belongings in boxes behind the signs of the shops on whose doorsteps they sleep. These are the people of the night, not noticed by those who inhabit the areas in the day.

What is often not entirely appreciated is that a substantial percentage of waste collectors is women. According to a study, 85 per cent of waste collectors in the city are women, five per cent are children and 10 per cent are men. The majority of them are poor and landless people who came to the city because of drought in their villages. The age group ranges from 7 to 70 years and 98 per cent of them are illiterate. A survey of 60,000 waste collectors found a similar proportion : 60 per cent women, 20 per cent men and 20 per cent children. Studies have revealed that 90 per cent of the women waste pickers are primary bread-winners, often widowed or deserted. It is interesting how the gender division of labour plays out even in the business of waste. While women, and children, do the more hazardous job of sorting and separating the waste, the men deal with the dry garbage, which they transport to wholesalers and factories. As a result, it is the women who are exposed to hazardous waste – none of them wear any kind of protective gear – and also face the physical problems of constantly bending and carrying head loads of the waste. Look at any group of waste collectors and you will spot the bent old women who have been performing this function for decades.

In the slum-city of Mumbai, waste collectors experience the most acute degree of homelessness. While poor people in other kinds of jobs somehow manage to find some shelter in a slum, irrespective of whether it is legal or illegal, waste collectors sleep next to the garbage they have sorted. This is their “wealth”, something they have to protect after they have collected and sorted it until they can monetize it. Hence, near many garbage dumps, even in the better off localities of cities like Mumbai, you see families of waste pickers asleep in the morning. And most often you see only women and children.

Why bring up waste collectors at a time when the main environmental issues being debated are the larger issues of global warming, or environmental disasters such as the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico ? This is because one cannot speak of the environment without considering its impact on the lives of people. We have hundreds of small-scale and continuing environmental disasters taking place all around us. But we overlook them so long as they do not impact our lives or our lifestyles. Millions of waste pickers in India, who play a crucial role in dealing with the perennial environmental crisis of waste, risk their lives and their health every single day. This is an on-going environmental issue that requires as much attention from ordinary people, the media and policy makers as the larger macro issues.

26. Why are long term policies favouring waste collectors not high priority ?

(A) The Government is currently contemplating over the effects of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and does not have time for other issues.

(B) The plight of these people is not evident as they work late into the night and are not seen much during the day.

(D) These waste collectors themselves are not in favour of being brought into the organized sector because of the numerous complications involved.

(E) As previous such favourable policies failed to improve the conditions of these waste collectors as they were not implemented effectively.

Ans : (B)

27. Which of the following is true about waste collectors as given in the passage ?

1. Majority of waste collectors are people who have migrated from their village because of some natural calamity.

2. Waste collectors prefer to sleep next to the garbage they have sorted.

3. Most waste collectors are not literate.

(A) Only (2)

(B) Only (1) and (2)

(D) Only (2) and (3)

(E) All (1), (2) and (3) are true.

Ans : (E)

28. Why are women waste collectors at a disadvantage as compared to the men waste collectors as mentioned in the passage ?

(A) The men sell the waste collected by the women to wholesalers and keep all the money to themselves without sharing it with the women.

(B) The women do the more dangerous and physical work of sorting through the garbage whereas men mostly transport dry garbage.

(C) Men wear protective gear while sorting through the garbage thereby shielding themselves from the ill effects of being exposed to the waste.

(D) The men force their wives and children to work for them whereas the women do not have this luxury.

(E) The men are not as affected by the waste as the women waste collectors because of the difference in their physical constitution.

Ans : (B)

29. Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for the passage ?

(A) The General Public’s Apathetic ways

(B) The Unorganized Sector

(D) Waste Collectors – The World Over

(E) Recognizing the ‘Work’ in ‘Dirty Work’

Ans : (B)

30. Why, according to the author, is the issue of waste collectors as important as the issue of global warming ?

1. As most waste collectors in big cities are children who are ultimately the future of our nation.

2. As without the waste collectors sorting waste the phenomenon of global warming would increase exponentially.

3. As waste collectors deal with wastage which impacts the people’s everyday lives and is also environmentally significant.

(A) Only (2) and (3)

(B) Only (1)

(D) Only (3)

(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 31–33) Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

31. INHABIT

(A) Reside in

(B) Encompass

(D) Submerge

(E) Are used to

Ans : (A)

32. FORAGING

(A) Penetrating

(B) Incising

(D) Begging

(E) Searching

Ans : (E)

33. MONETIZE

(A) Currency

(B) Buy

(D) Regulate

(E) Pay

Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 34–35) Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

34. CONSIDERING

(A) Untying

(B) Remembering

(D) Disregarding

(E) Condemning

Ans : (D)

35. HAZARDOUS

(A) Pleasant

(B) Efficient

(D) Risky

(E) Harmless

Ans : (E)

NTPC Electrical Engineer Question Paper

1. What is causal system?

2. Shunt reactor is used in EHV transmission line for

3. 20w, 40W, & 200w lamps are connected to three phases if neutral wire breaks then
which lamp will fuse first? 1) 20 2)40 3)200 three lamps will fuse together.

4. Synchronous machine can be operated at both lagging and leading power factor

5 What does synchronous speed mean?

6. Frequency of emf generated per rotation of rotor is equal to.

7. DC machine having wave winding is wounded as lap winding what will be the effect
on emf generated

8 Which is remain unchanged in transformer action?

9. In transformer windings are connected.?

10. In general how transformer is rated?

11. What is given on the name plate of motor? 1) KW 2) KVA 3) output shaft power

12. Short circuit test of transformer gives what?

13. Transformer core are laminated for what purpose?

14. What is supply voltage for heavy industry.1) 33KV 2) 11KV 3) 132 KV 4) 66KV

15. Basic structure SCR as a two transistor i.e. how they are connected?

16. What is Triac?

17. System admittance is (G+jB) what is reactive power absorbed if the voltage is V KV? (1) V (square)*B (2) V (square)*g.

18. In series R-L circuit what is phase difference between the voltage drop across R and L?

19. Power factor is cosine (delta ) delta is the angle between 1) phase voltage phase current 2)Line voltage lone current 3) phase voltage line current 4) line voltage phase current.

20. Laplace of exp (-at)?

21. For series R-L-C circuit the load will be capacitive if the frequency is 1) greater than the resonant frequency 2) less than the resonant frequency 3).

22. In Wiens bridge which circuit elements determine the frequency range?

23. What is the output if two booster having duty cycle K and (K-1) are connected in series?

24. If a DC shunt motor is loaded from unloaded condition what will be effect of on
terminal voltage?

25. A second wire system having one pole one right half of the s-plane. When the system will be stable?

26. A system having repetitive pole what will be effect on the gain at the cross over frequency?

27. Hollow conductor is used to reduce corona loss how does it reduce the loss?

28. In DC machine how voltage is related to flux?

29. Nature of current and voltage in the armature and at the terminal in DC machine.

30. Motor acts on the principle of ..rule

31. Which instrument measure both ac and dc?

32. How the rotation of induction motor is reversed?

33. If 3-phaseof a 3- phase balance load are reversed what will be the effect on the line current?

34. If the rating of VAR absorber is 50MVAR at 400KV. What will the VAR absorbed
by the absorber at 300KV?

35. In regenerative breaking of DC series motor what is done?

36. Definitions of Fourier transform?

37. Laplace of f(t) is F(S) what is Laplace of f(t+T).

38. Z-transform of sampled function x(n) for n>0.

39. Laplace transform of impulse function.

40. Z-transform of unity.

41. How many slip rings are there in 3phase synchronous motor?

42. How the speed of synchronous motor is controlled?

43. Speed control of induction motor?

44. When power supply is supplied to heater coil it glows while simple wire does not glow. Why?

45. A synchronous generator having inertia constant 4 and having rating of 100MVA.
What will be energy stored by the machine?

46. A transformer having ratio 20:1. The secondary load is 0.6 ohm and the voltage
across it is 6 V what will be the primary current?

47. A RC circuit having r=0.8ohm, c=2.5micofarad what will be the time constant?

48. Find load impedance if c=0.1 micro farad?

49. Two capacitors connected in series the equivalent capacitance is 0.03uf and when connected in parallel the equivalent capacitance is 0.16uf find out the ratio of the two capacitance?

50. An L-c circuit having frequency 1/sqrt (LC) what will the equivalent impedance?

51. An inverting op-am having input with resistance in series and a capacitance in
feedback operates as a.?

52. A current having fundamental and third harmonics what will be the rms value of the current?

53. Peak to peak value of voltage if rms voltage is 100V.

54. Rms voltage.

55. What is the approx efficiency of nuclear power plant?

56. What is the average current of a single phase full wave rectifier firing at angle alpha?

57. What is the function of freewheeling diode?

58. When SCR stops conduction? (holding current)

59. For measuring current why shunt resistance is used?

60. For economic operation of plant what is the condition?(taking into account the
penalty factor)

61. Incremental fuel cost of two plants is given and a load is given. Find out the load sharing for economic operation of the plant?

62. A two port network is represented by ABCD parameters. What will be condition for the two port network to be symmetrical?

63. Size of the conductor is determined by:

64. Which Surface is suitable for grounding?

CDAC Interview Questions

1)Tell me briefly about your BE project?

3)What is the role of u in ur project?

4)How much you rank your self in SDK & C++?
When i told them about SDK like bet 6-7 then they said it is too high for SDK ,so we will ask questions
according to that?

5)What is the function of getMessage Loop?

6)What is DlgProc?

7)What is modal& modless dialogbox?give any practical example of that?which commands r used for
that?

8)Do you know about System Modal?

9)About the TranslateAccerlator?

10)What happens when any keyboard key is pressed?(abt WM_CHAR message)

11)Tell me GDI objects?

12)Abt Dwevice context?

13)Any idea abt Debug & release version?which one size is more & why ?

14)Abt static linking & dyanimic linking?

15)In dyanmic link library,which api is used for load the library?(ans:LoadLibrary)

16)Why Dyanimic link libraries r used over static one?

17)About STL(std. template library)like container,iterator

18)WAP using template for swapping of 2 intgers?

19)Whether if we allocate the memory using 'new' & deallocated using 'free' then what will happen?

20)Any idea abt MFC?

21)Which dlls r used for SDK?(like krne32.dll,user32.dll,gid32.dll & for what purpose each of them is
used?)

Hadoti Kshetriya Gramin Bank Clerk Exam 2010 English Solved Paper

Hadoti Kshetriya Gramin Bank Clerk Exam 2010 English Solved Paper

English Language Solved Question Paper

Directions—(Q. 1 to 15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once upon a time, there was a royal elephant which used to reside in the premises of the king's palace. The elephant was very dear to the king, so he was well-fed and welltreated. There was also a Dog who lived near the Elephant's shed. He was very weak and skinny. He was always fascinated by the smell of rich sweet rice being fed to the royal elephant.

One day, the Dog could no longer resist the aroma of the rice and somehow managed to sneak into the Elephant's shed. He ate the grains of sweet rice that fell from the Elephant's mouth. He liked the rice so much, that he started going there daily to eat the rice. For days, the huge Elephant didn't notice the small dog as he was busy enjoying the delicious food. Gradually, the Dog grew bigger and stronger, eating such rich food. Finally, the Elephant noticed him and allowed him access to the food.

The Elephant enjoyed the company of the Dog and started sharing his food with him. They also started spending time with each other and soon became good friends. They ate together, slept together and played together. While playing, the Elephant would hold the Dog, in his trunk and swing him back and forth. Soon neither of them was happy without the other. They became great friends and didn't want to be separated from each other.

Then one day, a man saw the Dog and asked the Elephant-keeper, “I want to buy this Dog. What price do you want for it ?” The Elephantkeeper didn't own the Dog, but sold it and extracted a sum of money from this deal. The man took the Dog to his home village, which was quite far away. The King's Elephant became very sad after this incident. He missed his friend a lot and started neglecting everything. He didn't want to do anything without his dear friend, so he stopped eating, drinking and even bathing.

Finally, the Elephant-keeper reported this to the King; however he didn't mention anything about the Dog. The King had a wise minister, who was known for his keen understanding of animals. The King ordered the minister, “Go to the Elephant’s shed and find out the reason for the Elephant's condition”. The intelligent minister went to the Elephant shed and found the Elephant very sad. He examined the Elephant and asked the Elephant-keeper, “There is nothing wrong with this Elephant's body, then why does he look so sad ? I think this Elephant is grief stricken, possibly due to the loss of a dear friend. Do you know, if this Elephant shared a close friendship with anyone ?”

The Elephant-keeper said, “There was a Dog who used to eat, sleep and play with the Elephant. He was taken by a stranger three days ago”. The minister went back to the King and said, “Your majesty, in my opinion, the royal Elephant is not sick, but he is lonesome without his dear friend, the Dog”. The King said, “You're right, friendship is one of the most wonderful things of life. Do you know where that Dog is ?”

The Minister replied, “Elephantkeeper has informed me that a stranger took him away and he doesn't know his whereabouts”. The King asked, “How can we bring back my Elephant's friend and make him happy again ?” The Minister suggested, “Your Majesty, make a declaration, that whoever has the dog that used to live at the royal Elephant's shed, will be penalized”. The King did the same and the man who had taken the dog, instantly turned him loose when he heard the proclamation.

As soon as he was freed, the Dog ran back as fast as he could, to the Elephant's shed. The Elephant was so delighted to see the Dog that he picked his friend up with his trunk and swung him back and forth. The Dog wagged his tail, while the Elephant's eyes sparkled with happiness. The King was content to see the Elephant happy once again and rewarded the minister for his wise judgement.

1. What was the Minister's diagnosis of the Elephant's condition ?

(A) The Elephant hated his keeper

(B) The Elephant was lonely

(D) The Elephant had hurt his leg and was in pain

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

2. What method did the Minister suggest to the King, to get back the Dog ?

(A) To declare that whoever had that particular Dog, would be punished

(B) To keep a bowl of rice for the Dog in the Elephant's shed so that he could be lured back to the palace

(D) To persuade the Elephant to call out to the Dog

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

3. Why had the Elephant become very sad ?

(A) He no longer got his daily bowl of rice

(B) He was unhappy with the King for having sold the Dog

(D) He was sold to an unknown man by his keeper

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

4. What did the Elephant-keeper do to the Dog ?

(A) He sold the Dog to an unknown man for a price

(B) He hit the Dog as the Dog was eating the Elephant's food

(D) He complained to the King about the Dog

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

5. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage ?

(A) Friends and Enemies

(B) The Playful Dog

(D) The Elephant-keeper

(E) The Bond of Friendship

Ans : (E)

6. Why was the Elephant taken care of ?

(A) He was a very special Elephant as he could talk to Dogs

(B) He was a very loyal Elephant

(D) He was weak and the King had a lot of sympathy for him

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

7. Why did the Dog start going to the Elephant's shed everyday ?

(A) He liked the Elephant a lot and wanted to become friend with him

(B) He was being fed by the King everyday

(D) He liked the taste of the rice being fed to the Elephant

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

8. What did the Dog do, once he was set free ?

(A) He ate rice to his heart's content

(B) He thanked the King for his kindness

(D) He ran back to his friend–the Elephant

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

9. What of the following can definitely be said about the Elephant-keeper ?

1. He was greedy.

2. He was insensitive.

3. He was brave.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(D) Only 2 and 3

(E) All 1, 2 and 3

Ans : (A)

10. Which of the following can definitely be said about the King ?

1. He was compassionate.

2. He was deceitful.

3. He loved animals.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 1 and 3

(D) Only 2

(E) All the three 1, 2 and 3

Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 11 to 13) Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

11. EXTRACTED

(A) pulled

(B) inserted

(D) dug out

(E) received

Ans : (E)

12. DECLARATION

(A) pact

(B) praise

(D) writ

(E) resolve

Ans : (C)

13. KEEN

(A) shallow

(B) urgent

(D) deep

(E) eager

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 14 and 15) Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

14. RESIST

(A) give in

(B) please

(D) try out

(E) defy

Ans : (B)

15. SEPARATED

(A) stuck

(B) united

(D) bound

(E) joined

Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 16 to 20) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence, should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.

16. Trisha could not solve the problem at all and was at her wit's ending.

(A) her wit's end

(B) the wit ends

(D) the wit end

(E) No correction required

Ans : (A)

17. It's a small theatre and the seats are uncomfortable, but the saving grace is that the air conditioning is good.

(A) grace to save

(B) gracing save

(D) save to grace

(E) No correction required

Ans : (E)

18. Tarun had to prepare the document for his meeting urgently but he was hardly pressed for time.

(A) hard pressed for timely

(B) hard pressed for time

(D) hard pressing to timely

(E) No correction required

Ans : (B)

19. Suraj lied from his teeth to get out of the tense situation with his boss.

(A) lies for his teeth

(B) lie to his teeth

(D) lied from his tooth

(E) No correction required

Ans : (C)

20. Satish lay in bed wide awaken as he was worried about his exams starting the next day.

(A) widen awakening

(B) widely awake

(D) wide awake

(E) No correction required

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 21 to 25) In each question below, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D), One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed inbold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All Correct’ as your answer.

21. People went crazy (A) when the musician along with his friend, (B) took to the staging (C) and belted out popular (D) tracks. All correct (E)

Ans : (C)

22. For a growing number of coupals, (A) adoption is not a helpless compulsion (B) but adeliberate, (C) and often noble, (D) choice. All correct (E)

Ans : (A)

23. On two consecutive (A) nights, the two greatest icones (B) of show business were honoured withunprecedented (C) affection. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (B)

24. We are so busy looking at mediocrity (A) that when a truly outstanding achievement (B) stares us in the face, we resort (C) to the same terms of praise. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (E)

25. The unlikely migration (A) was officially (B) explained as a move to meet expanding (C) business oportunities. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 26 to 30) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

1. He immediately acknowledged Mohan's good work and invited him to his home for dinner.

2. One day a wealthy merchant sent his son's bicycle to the shop for repair.

3. The next day the merchant came to claim the bicycle and noticed that it was shiny.

4. After repairing the bicycle, Mohan cleaned it up and made it look new.

5. Once upon a time, there was a boy named Mohan who worked as an apprentice in a bicycle shop.

6. Other apprentices in the shop laughed at Mohan for doing unnecessary work.

26. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 4

(E) 6

Ans : (B)

27. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 4

(E) 5

Ans : (D)

28. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 4

(E) 5

Ans : (E)

29. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 5

(E) 6

Ans : (A)

30. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(D) 5

(E) 6

Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 31 to 40) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

31. In about five minutes, they would (A) / cover the distance from the road to the point (B) / where the waves would (C) / begin lick their feet. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (E)

32. The devastating experiences (A) / of many wars taught some countries (B) / the necessary of pursuing peace (C) / at the expense of nationalist egos. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)

33. The former superstar recently (A) / visit an orphanage, (B) / fuelling speculation that (C) / she is planning to adopt a child. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (B)

34. According to a new study (A) / taking steps to remain healthy and young (B) / may help delay (C) / the onset of Alzheimer's disease. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (A)

35. A day after he was diagnosed with (A) / swine flu, preventive measures were put in place (B) / to ensure that others were not (C) / affected by the dreaded virus. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (E)

36. The administration has conclusive (A) / that it is retailers who are (B) / responsible for upsetting (C) / the city's household budget. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (A)

37. The assurances, unfortunately, (A) / remained on paper, (B) / as neither the Centre or the State initiated steps (C) / for the development of the backward region. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)

38. Sediment deposit along the coast (A) / may be the primary reason for (B) / the change in conditions, (C) / but a lot more remains to be understand. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (D)

39. A committee will be set up (A) / to explore pros and cons by (B) / a common fee structure, and will (C) / take a final decision on it within a week. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (A)

40. The infection which causes (A) / gums to bleed and teeth to fall out (B) / results from the build-up of (C) / a particular bacteria that is common to most mouths. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 41 to 50) 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 word in each case.

Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but she would have to be a real princess. He …(41)… all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. One evening during a terrible storm; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was …(42)… at the palace door, and the old king went to open it. It was a princess standing out there. But good gracious ! What a sight the rain and the wind had made her look. The water ran down her hair and clothes; into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels. And yet she insisted that she was a real princess. Well, we'll soon …(43)… out, thought the old queen. But she said nothing, went into the bedroom, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and …(44)… a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty quilts on …(45)… of the mattresses. On this the princess had to lie all night. In the …(46)… she was asked how she had slept. “Oh, very badly!” said she. “I scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard, as a …(47)… I am black and blue all over my body. It's horrible!” Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had …(48)… the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty quilts. Nobody but a real princess could be as…(49)… as that. So the prince took her for his wife, for now he …(50)… that he had a real princess.

41. (A) called

(B) tour

(D) saw

(E) travelled

Ans : (E)

42. (A) made

(B) felt

(D) seen

(E) sounded

Ans : (C)

43. (A) assure

(B) find

(D) mark

(E) try

Ans : (B)

44. (A) drew

(B) flung

(D) cooked

(E) stitch

Ans : (C)

45. (A) top

(B) head

(D) between

(E) middle

Ans : (A)

46. (A) morning

(B) dinner

(D) fields

(E) dark

Ans : (A)

47. (A) vengeance

(B) price

(D) result

(E) time

Ans : (D)

48. (A) slept

(B) felt

(D) carried

(E) found

Ans : (B)

49. (A) worried

(B) rough

(D) sensitive

(E) pretty

Ans : (D)

50. (A) trust

(B) assured

(D) think

(E) knew

Ans (E)

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