Di r ect i ons( Q.

115) Read t he f ol l owi ng passage car ef ul l y and answer t he

quest i ons gi ven bel ow i t . Cer t ai n wor ds/ phr ases have been pr i nt ed i n bol d
t o hel p you l ocat e t hemwhi l e answer i ng some of t he quest i ons.

Mi hi r and Mahadev l i ved i n t he same vi l l age. Whi l e Mahadev owned t he
l ar gest shop i n t he vi l l age, Mi hi r was a poor f ar mer . Bot h had l ar ge
f ami l i es, wi t h many sons, daught er si n- l aw and gr andchi l dr en. One day,
Mi hi r , t i r ed of not bei ng abl e t o make ends meet , deci ded t o l eave t he
vi l l age and move t o t he ci t y wher e t hey wer e sur e t o make enough t o f eed
ever yone. They sai d t hei r goodbyes, packed t hei r f ew bel ongi ngs and set
of f . When ni ght f el l , t hey st opped under a l ar ge t r ee. Ther e was a st r eam
r unni ng near by, wher e t hey coul d r ef r esh t hemsel ves. Mi hi r t ol d hi s sons
t o cl ear t he ar ea bel ow t he t r ee. He t ol d hi s wi f e t o f et ch wat er . He
i nst r uct ed hi s daught er s- i n- l aw t o make up t he f i r e and st ar t ed cut t i ng
wood f r omt he t r ee hi msel f . Now, i n t he br anches of t hat t r ee sat a
t hi ef . He wat ched as Mi hi r s f ami l y wor ked t oget her . He al so not i ced t hey
had not hi ng t o cook. Mi hi r s wi f e t oo t hought t he same, f or she sai d t o
her husband, Ever yt hi ng i s r eady. But what shal l we eat ? Mi hi r r ai sed
hi s hands t o heaven and sai d, Don t wor r y. He i s wat chi ng al l t hi s f r om
above. He wi l l hel p us.

The t hi ef was wor r i ed. He had seen t hat t he f ami l y was l ar ge and wor ked
wel l t oget her . Sur el y t hey di d not know he was hi di ng i n t he br anches ?
He deci ded t o make a qui ck get away. He cl i mbed down swi f t l y when t hey
wer e not l ooki ng and r an f or hi s l i f e. But , he l ef t behi nd hi s bundl e of
st ol en j ewel s and money, whi ch dr opped down i nt o Mi hi r s l ap. He opened
i t and j umped wi t h j oy when he saw t he cont ent s. The f ami l y pr ompt l y
gat her ed i t s bel ongi ngs and r et ur ned t o t he vi l l age. Ther e was gr eat
exci t ement when t hey t ol d ever yone how t hey got r i ch.

Mahadev t hought t hi s was a ni ce qui ck way t o ear n some money ! He
commanded hi s f ami l y t o pack some cl ot hes and t hey set of f as i f on a
j our ney. They st opped under t he same t r ee and Mahadev st ar t ed commandi ng
ever yone as Mi hi r had done. But no one i n hi s f ami l y was wi l l i ng t o obey
or der s. They wer e used t o havi ng ser vant s wai t on t hem so t he one who
went t o t he r i ver t o f et ch wat er had a ni ce bat h. The one who went t o
gat her wood f or t he f i r e went of f t o sl eep beneat h t he t r ee. And Mahadev
onl y or der ed ever yone about , not bot her i ng t o do anyt hi ng hi msel f .
Meanwhi l e t he t hi ef had r et ur ned t o t he t r ee. He not i ced t he f ami l y
member s wer e gr eedy and sel f i sh. They woul d never be abl e t o put up a
f i ght t oget her . Then, Mahadev and hi s wi f e st ar t ed t he conver sat i on t hat
t hey had r ehear sed car ef ul l y. Mahadev s wi f e sai d, Ever yt hi ng i s r eady.
But what shal l we eat ? Mahadev r ai sed hi s hands upwar ds and sai d,
Don t wor r y. He i s wat chi ng al l t hi s f r omabove. He wi l l hel p us.

At t hi s, t he t hi ef j umped down f r omt he t r ee, kni f e i n hand. Seei ng hi m,
ever yone st ar t ed r unni ng hel t er skel t er t o save t hemsel ves. The t hi ef
st ol e ever yt hi ng. Mahadev and hi s f ami l y had t o r et ur n t o t he vi l l age
empt y- handed, havi ng l ost al l t he j ewel l er y and gol d t hey had t aken wi t h
t hem.

1. Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng cannot be sai d about Mi hi r s f ami l y ?

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( a) They r espect ed and obeyed Mi hi r .
( b) They wer e so poor t hat t hey somet i mes had t o st ar ve.
( c) They had no f r i ends i n t he vi l l age when t hey wer e poor .
( A) None
( B) Onl y ( c)
( C) Onl y ( b) and ( c)
( D) Onl y ( b)
( E) Al l ( a) , ( b) and ( c)
Ans : ( C)

2. Why di d Mi hi r and hi s f ami l y deci de t o camp under t he t hi ef s t r ee ?
( A) Bei ng a l ar ge f ami l y t hey knew t hey coul d capt ur e t he t hi ef
( B) I t was a conveni ent spot t o camp f or t he ni ght
( C) I t was t he onl y t r ee l ar ge enough t o shel t er t he whol e f ami l y
( D) t her e was a st r eamnear by and wood t o bui l d a house
( E) Exhaust ed af t er t he day s t r avel t hey coul dn t wal k any mor e
Ans : ( B)

3. Why di d t he t hi ef l eave t he val uabl es he had st ol en behi nd ?
( A) Seei ng Mi hi r s f ai t h i n God t he t hi ef was f i l l ed wi t h r emor se
( B) Feel i ng sor r y f or Mi hi r s f ami l y he deci ded t o donat e t he val uabl es
t o t hem
( C) He was af r ai d t hat God woul d puni sh hi mf or st eal i ng
( D) I n hi s hur r y t o r un away he f or get t o t ake t he val uabl es al ong
( E) He was conf i dent t hat t hey wer e so wel l hi dden t hat t hey woul d not be
f ound
Ans : ( D)


4. Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng best descr i bes Mahadev ?
( A) He was a r i ch busi nessman
( B) He bul l i ed hi s wi f e so she obeyed hi m
( C) He pai d hi s ser vant s wel l t o l ook af t er hi s f ami l y s needs
( D) He was gr eedy and had cheat ed Mi hi r
( E) He was br ave and deci ded t o t r i ck t he t hi ef
Ans : ( A)

5. Why di d Mi hi r s f ami l y r et ur n t o t he vi l l age ?
( A) To show of f t hei r newf ound weal t h
( B) To buy back t hei r l and and st ar t a busi ness
( C) They had no need t o shi f t t o t he ci t y
( D) To shar e t hei r weal t h wi t h t he ot her vi l l ager s
( E) They want ed t o si ng God s pr ai ses t o al l t he vi l l ager s
Ans : ( C)

6. What made Mi hi r ut t er t he phr ase, He i s wat chi ng al l t hi s f r om
above. ?
( A) He had spot t ed t he t hi ef and want ed t o f r i ght en hi mof f
( B) He was t el l i ng hi s wi f e t o t r ust God t o l ook af t er t hem
( C) I t was a war mi ng t o hi s f ami l y member s t o st i ck t oget her
( D) He was beggi ng t he t hi ef f or hel p t o f eed hi s f ami l y
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( B)


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7. Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng i s TRUE i n t he cont ext of t he passage ?
( A) Mahadev pl anned t o seek hi s f or t une i n t he ci t y as Mi hi r had
( B) Mi hi r s f ami l y pr ef er r ed t o l i ve i n t he ci t y
( C) Mahadev had no i nt ent i on of movi ng t o t he ci t y
( D) Mahadev l ost hi s ent i r e l i f e savi ngs t o t he t hi ef
( E) The t hi ef onl y r obbed t hose whomhe di d not l i ke
Ans : ( D)

8. Why di d t he t hi ef r et ur n t o t he t r ee ?
( A) To pl ot how t o get hi s money back
( B) He t hought no one woul d l ook f or hi mt her e
( C) To keep a wat ch on Mahadev s f ami l y
( D) Not ment i oned i n t he passage
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( D)

9. Why was t he t hi ef not af r ai d of Mahadev s f ami l y ?
( A) They had not br ought t hei r ser vant s al ong t o pr ot ect t hem
( B) Seei ng t hei r weal t h he suspect ed t hemof st eal i ng hi s l oot
( C) He had weapons t o def end hi msel f
( D) Mahadev s f ami l y was not as l ar ge as Mi hi r s
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( E)

10. How di d t he vi l l ager s r eact t o Mi hi r s new f ound weal t h ?
( A) They t r i ed har d t o coax hi mt o r eveal t he secr et of hi s weal t h
( B) They f ol l owed hi s exampl e and became mor e devout
( C) They pr et ended t o happy f or hi mbut wer e secr et l y j eal ous
( D) They each pl ot t ed t o vi si t t he t r ee and get r i ch qui ckl y
( E) None of t hese
Ans : ( E)

Di r ect i ons( Q. 1113) Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng i s most si mi l ar i n meani ng
t o t he wor d gi ven i n bol d as used i n t he passage.

11. make( A) ear n
( B) est i mat e
( C) pr epar e
( D) bui l d
( E) set t l e
Ans : ( A)

12. l ost
( A) def eat ed
( B) f ai l ed
( C) f or f ei t ed
( D) wast ed
( E) dest r oyed
Ans : ( D)

13. get away
( A) hol i day
( B) f r eedom
( C) f ant asy

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( D) escape
( E) r el axat i on
Ans : ( D)

Di r ect i ons( Q. 1415) Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng i s most opposi t e i n meani ng
of t he wor d gi ven i n bol d as used i n t he passage.

14. r ehear sed( A) r epeat ed
( B) f or ced
( C) f ake
( D) unpl anned
( E) ef f or t l ess
Ans : ( D)

15. wi l l i ng
( A) obl i ge
( B) r el uct ant
( C) di st r act ed
( D) det er mi ned
( E) obst acl e
Ans : ( B)

Di r ect i ons( Q. 1625) Read each sent ence t o f i nd out whet her t her e i s any
gr ammat i cal er r or or i di omat i c er r or i n i t . The er r or , i f any, wi l l be i n
one par t of t he sent ence. The l et t er of t hat par t i s t he answer . I f t her e
i s no er r or t he answer i s ( E) . ( I gnor e er r or s of punct uat i on, i f any)

16. The maj or i t y of t he popul at i on bel i eves ( A) / t hat t he st ock mar ket
i s r ecover ed ( B) / and t hat i t i s t he ( C) / r i ght t i me t o buy shar es. ( D)
No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( B)

17. Seema s new of f i ce i s cl ose ( A) / t o her r esi dence so ( B) / she wi l l
not l onger ( C) / have t o t r avel by t r ai n. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( C)

18. I n t he pr esent gui del i nes, ( A) / t he bank i s r equi r ed t o obt ai n ( B) /
a phot ogr aph f r omany per son ( C) / who wi shes t o open an account . ( D) No
er r or ( E)
Ans : ( C)

19. Chet an put s i n a l ot ( A) / of ef f or t t o ensur e ( B) / t hat t he scheme
was ( C) / l aunched i n Mar ch. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( C)

20. As our economy i s ( A) / exper i enci ng a r ecessi on, banks ( B) / have
became ver y caut i ous ( C) / about gi vi ng l oans. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( C)

21. Af t er r et i r i ng she spent ( A) / most of her t i me t eachi ng young ( B) /
doct or s and mot i vat i ng t hemsel ves ( C) / t o wor k i n r ur al ar eas. ( D) No
er r or ( E)
Ans : ( A)


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22. Si nce t hi s f or ei gn bank has ( A) / not per f or med ver y good t hi s year
( B) / i t wi l l not be set t i ng / up any new br anches. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( B)

23. Our Chai r man i s deepl y concer ned ( A) / about t he envi r onment ( B) /
and pl ans t o t ake some st eps t o r educe t he ( C) / pol l ut i on caused by our
f act or i es. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( E)

24. He was af r ai d t hat hi s par ent s ( A) / woul d not al l ow hi mt o ( B) /
make t he f i l mso he di d ( C) / not t el l t hemabout i t . ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( E)

25. I was pr evi ousl y post ed ( A) / i n Si ngapor e and i t ( B) / t ook me a
l ong t i me ( C) / t o accust omt o t he f ood. ( D) No er r or ( E)
Ans : ( D)

Di r ect i ons( Q. 2630) I n each quest i on bel ow a sent ence wi t h f our wor ds
pr i nt ed i n bol d t ype i s gi ven. These ar e l et t er ed as ( A) , ( B) , ( C) and
( D) . One of t hese f our wor ds pr i nt ed i n bol d may be ei t her wr ongl y spel t
or i nappr opr i at e i n t he cont ext of t he sent ence. Fi nd out t he wor d whi ch
i s wr ongl y spel t or i nappr opr i at e i f any. The l et t er of t hat wor d i s your
answer . I f al l t he wor ds pr i nt ed i n bol d ar e cor r ect l y spel t and al so
appr opr i at e i n t he cont ext of t he sent ence, mar k ( E) i . e. Al l cor r ect
as your answer .

26. He was a member ( A) of t he or i gi nal ( B) commi t t ee whi ch dr af t ed ( C)
t hese r ecommendat i ons. ( D) Al l cor r ect ( E)
Ans : ( B)

27. Do not pr ocede ( A) wi t h t he t r ansf er ( B) of f unds unt i l you r ecei ve
f ur t her ( C) i nst r uct i ons. ( D) Al l cor r ect ( E)
Ans : ( A)

28. Our br anch i s l ocat ed ( A) i n a r emot e ( B) ar ea wher e wat er i s
scar ci t y ( C) avai l abl e. ( D) Al l cor r ect ( E)
Ans : ( C)

29. To gai n ( A) t hei r suppor t , ( B) you must conveni ence ( C) t hemof t he
benef i t s ( D) of t he pr oposal . Al l cor r ect ( E)
Ans : ( C)

30. The deal we negot i at ed ( A) has not been appr oved ( B) by RBI and needs
( C) t o be r evi zed. ( D) Al l cor r ect ( E)
Ans : ( D)

Di r ect i ons( Q. 3135) Rear r ange t he f ol l owi ng si x sent ences ( a) , ( b) ,
( c) , ( d) , ( e) and ( f ) i n t he pr oper sequence t o f or ma meani ngf ul
par agr aph; t hen answer t he quest i ons gi ven bel ow t hem.
( a) A f ew mi nut es l at er he was haul ed back on boar d t he shi p, on t he
capt ai n s or der s.
( b) One of t he cr ew began t o compl ai n and moan about t he si t uat i on and no
one coul d si l ence hi m.

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( c) Mar vel l i ng at t he change, t he passenger s asked f or an expl anat i on, t o
whi ch t he capt ai n r epl i ed, We never appr eci at e how wel l of f we ar e i n a
si t uat i on unt i l we f al l i nt o a wor se one.
( d) Dur i ng a voyage a gr eat st or mar ose.
( e) I n exasper at i on t he capt ai n or der ed hi mt o be t hr own over boar d.
( f ) To ever yone s sur pr i se, t he man i mmedi at el y went back t o hi s post and
si l ent l y began t o wor k.

31. Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng shoul d be t he THI RD sent ence af t er
r ear r angement ?
( A) ( a)
( B) ( b)
( C) ( c)
( D) ( d)
( E) ( e)
Ans : ( E)

32. Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng shoul d be t he FI RST sent ence af t er
r ear r angement ?
( A) ( a)
( B) ( b)
( C) ( c)
( D) ( d)
( E) ( e)
Ans : ( D)

33. Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng shoul d be t he LAST ( SI XTH) sent ence af t er
r ear r angement ?
( A) ( b)
( B) ( c)
( C) ( d)
( D) ( e)
( E) ( f )
Ans : ( E)

34. Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng shoul d be t he SECOND sent ence af t er
r ear r angement ?
( A) ( b)
( B) ( c)
( C) ( d)
( D) ( e)
( E) ( f )
Ans : ( A)

35. Whi ch of t he f ol l owi ng shoul d be t he FI FTH sent ence af t er
r ear r angement ?
( A) ( a)
( B) ( b)
( C) ( c)
( D) ( d)
( E) ( f )
Ans : ( C)


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Di r ect i ons( Q. 3640) Whi ch of t he phr ases ( A) , ( B) , ( C) and ( D) gi ven
bel ow shoul d r epl ace t he phr ase gi ven i n bol d i n t he f ol l owi ng sent ence
t o make t he sent ence meani ngf ul and gr ammat i cal l y cor r ect . I f t he
sent ence i s cor r ect as i t i s and no cor r ect i on i s r equi r ed, mar k ( E) as
t he answer .

36. Ensur e we have t he necessar y cl ear ance i s t he r esponsi bi l i t y of t he
l egal depar t ment .
( A) Ensur i ng we have
( B) To ensur e havi ng
( C) We have been ensur ed
( D) Ensur i ng us havi ng
( E) No cor r ect i on r equi r ed
Ans : ( B)

37. They have deci ded t o go ahead and i mpl ement whi ch was di scussed at
l ast mont h s conf er ence i n Chennai .
( A) What we had di scussed
( B) What ever di scussi on
( C) That bei ng di scussed
( D) Whi ch has been di scussed
( E) No cor r ect i on r equi r ed
Ans : ( A)

38. To r educe cost s, we shoul d r epl ace our cur r ent syst emby much
ef f i ci ent one.
( A) Thr ough mor e ef f i ci ent
( B) Ef f i ci ent l y by
( C) Wi t h a mor e ef f i ci ent
( D) For bet t er ef f i ci ency
( E) No cor r ect i on r equi r ed
Ans : ( C)

39. St af f i n t he di st r i ct of f i ces can easi l y moni t or whet her t he payment s
ar e bei ng made i n t i me.
( A) Easi l y be moni t or ed
( B) Moni t or easi er whet her
( C) Easy t o moni t or t hat
( D) Moni t or easi l y
( E) No cor r ect i on r equi r ed
Ans : ( E)

40. Most of t he manager s whomi nvol ved i n t he deal had pr evi ousl y wor ked
f or mul t i nat i onal banks.
( A) Whose i nvol ved
( B) I nvol vement wi t h
( C) I nvol vi ng whom
( D) I nvol ved i n
( E) No cor r ect i on r equi r ed
Ans : ( D)

Di r ect i ons( Q. 4150) I n t he f ol l owi ng passage t her e ar e bl anks, each of
whi ch has been number ed. These number s ar e pr i nt ed bel ow t he passage and

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agai nst each, f i ve wor ds ar e suggest ed, one of whi ch f i t s t he bl ank
appr opr i at el y. Fi nd out t he appr opr i at e wor d i n each case.

One r ai ny day whi l e dr i vi ng me home f r omschool my f at her st opped t o
of f er a f r ai l ol d man a l i f t . Though he was headed i n t he opposi t e
( 41) , my f at her i nsi st ed. By t he t i me we ( 42) home i t was l at e and I
was t i r ed and ( 43) wi t h my f at her .

That ni ght , my f at her ( 44) me a bedt i me st or y as usual A ( 45) Emper or
was once asked Si r e, whi l e you ( 46) r i ch and power f ul , your t eacher
doesn t even ( 47) a pi ece of l and yet you vi si t hi m, ( 48) don t you
summon hi mt o cour t ? The Emper or ( 49) and sai d, You ar e mi st aken, my
t eacher i s ( 50) t han I am. My l and can be l ost i n a war but he
possesses knowl edge whi ch can never be st ol en. The ol d man was my
t eacher . my f at her concl uded.

I have never f or got t en t he l esson my f at her t aught me t hat day.

41. ( A) r out e
( B) manner
( C) di r ect i on
( D) si de
( E) way
Ans : ( C)

42. ( A) l ef t
( B) ar r i ved
( C) r et ur n
( D) gone
( E) r each
Ans : ( B)

43. ( A) compl ai ned
( B) annoyi ng
( C) hungr y
( D) upset
( E) wor r i ed
Ans : ( D)

44. ( A) t aught
( B) descr i bed
( C) t ol d
( D) r eads
( E) r el at ed
Ans : ( C)

45. ( A) gr eedy
( B) honest
( C) f ool i sh
( D) mi ght y
( E) cr uel
Ans : ( D)

46. ( A) ar e

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( B) bei ng
( C) wer e
( D) so
( E) seem
Ans : ( A)

47. ( A) own
( B) ear n
( C) acqui r e
( D) possessed
( E) has
Ans : ( A)

48. ( A) however
( B) but
( C) i nst ead
( D) when
( E) why
Ans : ( E)

49. ( A) shout ed
( B) si l ent
( C) t hi nks
( D) smi l ed
( E) pr ayed
Ans : ( D)

50. ( A) power f ul
( B) wi se
( C) weal t hy
( D) st r onger
( E) r i cher
Ans : ( E)

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