Assessment for competitive exam 100M

PAPER-- ONE
I. Synonyms
1. EAGER
a. Clever b. Enthsiastic c. crios !. !evote!
". P#AC$%
a. Clear b. Calm c. En&o'able !. %ll
(. COMMEMORA)E
a. *oast b. Remember c. Maniplate !. +armonise
,. %E$-.
a. -ace b. /orship c. -latter !. Challen0e
1. AMEN$)$E2
a. Pa0eantries b. Privile0es c. -acilities !. Cortesies
3. %$2PAR$).
a. $n&stice b. 4nli5eness c. Partialit' !. %istortion
6. *AR*AR$AN
a. Arro0ant b. $mpolite c. 4ncivilise! !. 4n5in!
7. #E)+A#
a. 4nla8fl b. %ea!l' c. 2l00ish !. 2mooth
9. 2ERENE
a. 2olemn b. Mee5 c. %elicate !. Calm
10.GR4E2OME
a. +atefl b. Painfl c. )ra0ic !. -ri0htfl
11.2EC4RE
a. 2ecret b. Comfortable c. 2afe !. $n!epen!ent
1".).RANN.
a. Misrle b. Po8er c. Ma!ness !. Crelt'
1(.O*#$GA)OR.
a. 4sefl b. Re:ire! c. 2tbborn !. A0reeable
1,.CONNO$22E4R
a. $0norant b. $nterpreter c. %elin:ent !. #over of art
11.$MPE)4O42
a. ;iolent b. Resorcefl c. Pleasin0 !. Rash
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a. )in' b. ;a0e c. $nsi0nificant !. $na!e:ate
16./RA)+
a. <ealos' b. +atre! c. An0er !. ;iolence
17.A*AN%ON
a. Abscon! b. %iscontine c. Ne0lect !. Con!ense
19.*A2+-4#
a. ;i0ilant b. Confi!ent c. 2h' !. +opefl
"0.GARNER
a. %istribte b. %ecorate c. Preserve !. Collect
"1.#E)+ARG.
a. #axit' b. $mpassivit' c. 2erenit' !. #istlessness
"".;ERA)E
a. 2col! b. <!0e c. %o8n0ra!e !. %en'
"(.MOR$*4N%
a. 2ta0nant b. Gloom' c. %'in0 !. 2perflos
",.RE*A)E
a. #oss b. Refn! c. Compensation !. %iscont
"1. *EMOAN
a. #ament b. 2oothe c. %enonce !. #oathe
$$. AN)ON.M2=
1. )RAN2PAREN)
a. Colore! b. Chil!li5e c. Opa:e !. imminent
". PR$%E
a. +milit' b. 2hame c. +mbleness !. %ebasement
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a. Miserl' b. -r0al c. 2imple !. Astere
,. 4R*AN
a. Contr'-ma!e b. Pastoral c. Provincial !. Rral
1. *#A)AN)
a. Nois' b. >iet c. *arren !. 2lo8
3. PR$M
a. Rash b. Extrava0ant c. -ol !. 2hamefl
6. E?+$*$)
a. Conceal b. prevent c. /ith!ra8 !. Conce!e
7. 2A#;AGE
a. Otfit b. #ose c. *rn !. Remove
9. @EEN
a. %ll b. Ro0e c. Ar!ent !. 2hre8!
10.+A4G+).
a. Pitiable b. 2care! c. +mble !. Co8ar!l'
11.4N%ER)A@$NG
a. Resi0nation b. )rial c. Refsal !. %enial
1".A4%AC$O42
a. )imi! b. ;l0ar c. #o8 !. 4npractise!
1(.ENO4G+
a. $na!e:ate b. 2carce c. %eficit !. #ess
1,.;$R)4E
a. ;ice b. -ra! c. /ic5e!ness !. Crime
11.AEA#
a. +ostilit' b. %iffi!ence c. Apath' !. Contempt
13.2.MPA)+.
a. Enmit' b. Crelt' c. Abhorrence !. Apath'
16.ER4%$)E
a. Professional b. $mmatre c. 4nima0inative !. $0norant
17.+AP#E22
a. #c5' b. @in! c. +elpfl !. -tile
19.+APP$NE22
a. Contentment b. Grief c. Rennciation !. *eatit!e
"0.AC>4$))E%
a. Entrste! b. Convicte! c. *r!ene! !. -ree!
"1.;4#GAR
a. Refine! b. Cheerfl c. <oll' !. Relevant
"".)+R$-)
a. Prchase b. %estro' c. /aste !. $nvest
"(.#ACON$C
a. Prolix b. profli0ate c. prolific !. *colic
",.>4ER4#O42
a. *ri0ht b. 2plen!i! c. 2mart !. +app'
"1.A*2O#4)E
a. 2carce b. #imite! c. -alt' !. %eficient

$$$. Cloze tests
-ill in each of the nmbere! blan5s in the follo8in0 passa0e 8ith the
most sitable 8or! from the choices provi!e! n!er the passa0e.
)ea prices in the !omestic ------------- contine to rle hi0h in
the--------- 'ear !espite the expectation of a --------- pro!ction as
compare! to the previos 'ear. Accor!in0 to preliminar' assessment
----------- on the 8eather ---------- in recent monthsB tea otpt in 1990
m' reach 6,0 million 5ilo0ram as ----------- 600 million 5ilo0ram last
'ear. %rin0 the past three monthsB tea prices have 0enerall' sho8n an
--------- nli5e last 'earB 8hen tea prices rose !ramaticall'B this 'earB
prices seem to have ----------- at a rather hi0h level. $n the sbse:ent
for monthsB the ----------- avera0e price sho8e! a !o8ntren! bt in
2eptemberB the prices have ----------- har!ene! to a consi!erable extent.
1. aC profit bC mar5et cC circle !C sector
". aC first bC crrent cC firstl' !C last
(. aC lar0e bC hi0her cC lo8er !C optimm
,. aC share! bC strate0' cC carrie! !C base!
1. aC otbrea5 bC con!itions cC forecast !C pattern
3. aC per bC a0ainst cC compare! !C above
6. aC ptren! bC p0ra!e cC re!ction !C increment
7. aC increase! bC srface! cC stabiliDe! !C mo!erate!
9. aC 8ee5l' bC monthl' cC 'earl' !C !ail'
10. aC then bC than cC never !C a0ain
$;. Comprehension
Reading the following passage and answer the questions given below it
)hro0h the brea5 bet8een the treesB she loo5e! into one of the li0hte!
8in!o8s above the shop. 2he col! see the cartons of biscits neatl'
pile! near the far 8all. A0ainst her consciosness 8ishes liss'Es
salivar' 0lan!s starte! pmpin0 fli! into her moth. 2he felt her heart
beatin0 stron0l' from the top of her throat into the bac5 of her moth.
F)here is nobo!'GB she tho0ht F$ can !ash in an! ta5e a box an! !ash
ot a0ain. $ 5no8 it is a sin bt the #or! 8ill notB pnish s if 8e are so
hn0r'G.
1. #iss'Es reaction 8hen she sa8 the biscit cartons
aC she 8ante! to ta5e all the cartons
bC her moth starte! 8aterin0
cC she felt hn0r'
!C she 8as srprise! to see the biscits
". )he passa0e !escribes
aC #iss'Es ba! habit
bC #iss'Es temptation before stealin0
cC #iss'Es cora0e to steal
!C )he 0oo! :alit' of biscits
(. +o8 8as #iss' able to see the Crotons of biscitsH
aC -rom the flavor of biscits in the room
bC she sa8 an opene! carton
cC she 8as ai!e! b' a li0ht in the room
!C *ecase some biscit cartons 8ere !ama0e!.
,. /h' !i! her heart beat stron0l'H
aC 2he 8as thin5in0 of stealin0 the biscits
bC )he flavor of biscits 8as temptin0
cC 2he tho0ht nobo!' 8as 8atchin0 her
!C she 8as ea0er to eat the biscits.
V. Comprehension
Reading the following passage and answer the questions given below it
$t 8as in German' an! -rance that the first sccessfl attempts 8ere
ma!e to pro!ce an internal-combstion en0ine !riven b' petrol . $n
En0lan! people 8ere stran0el' timi! abot horseless vehicles. En0lish
inventors 8ere han!icappe! b' a :aint ol! la8 that forba!e an' sch
vehicle to attain a 0reater spee! than for miles an horB an! compelle!
each one to be prece!e! b' a man carr'in0 a re! fla0. )his la8 8as not
repeale! ntil 1793.
)he earliest motor cars 8ere loo5e! pon as mere &o5esB or as
rather !an0eros pla'thin0sB b' ever'one except their inventors. 2ome
of them 8ere sin0le-seatersB others 8ol! carr' t8o or event three
peopleI bt all 8ere nois'B clms'B :eer-loo5in0 thin0s. /hen in
1777B Carl *enDB a German'B pro!ce! a three- 8heele!B internal-
combstion carB a 0reat for8ar! stri!e ha! been ma!e. Another
GermanB 8hose nameB %aimlerB is often seen on motor cars to this !a'B
8as experimentin0 abot the same timeB an! testin0 a petrol-!riven
en0ine.
$t is eas' to n!erstan! ho8 the intro!ction of the petrol-
!riven en0ine revoltioniDe! roa! transport thro0hot the 8orl!. 4ntil
then the necessar' po8er to psh a vehicle alon0 col! not be obtaine!
8ithot the cmbersome tan5sB boilers an! frnaces of the steam
en0ine. )he internal-combstion en0ine is li0ht in 8ei0ht an! small in
siDe b' comparisonI the fel is brne! in itB so that there is no 8asteB
li5e the !st' cin!ers of a coal fire.
>estions
1. +o8 !i! most people re0ar! earl' motor carsH
a. Not better than horse-!riven vehicles
b. A mere &o5eB or as rather !an0eros pla'thin0s
c. A mere scientific experiment
!. A cmbersome vehicle
3. /hat 8ere all earl' motors carsH
a. A pla'thin0 or to'
b. A vehicle better than horse-!riven vehicle
c. Nois'B clms'B :eer-loo5in0 thin0s
!. %an0eros an! ris5'
6. /hat ma!e the En0lish inventors han!icappe!H
a. )he 0eneral pblic !i! not 8elcome the invention
b. )he :aint ol! la8 that forba!e an' sch vehicle to attain a 0reater
spee! than for milesJhor
c. Non- availabilit' of a!e:ate fel to po8er the en0ine
!. None of these.
7. /hat !oes Krepeale!E meanH
a. repeate! b. refine! c. contra!icte! !. enforce!
9. /hich amon0 the follo8in0 8or!s is as closel' opposite to
Kclms'EH
a. 4nhan!' b. refine! c. nsall' lar0e !. nsal
10. /hat is incorrect abot the internal combstion en0ineH
a. fel brnt in it as 8aste b. li0ht in 8ei0ht
c. nois' an! clms' !. small in siDe
VI. Sentence Completion :
1. )hese essa's are intellectall' ------------- an! represent
varios levels of complexit'.
a. revealin0 b. mo!ern c. sperior !. !eman!in0
". $t 8as almost impossible for him to pt ot of his min! the
------------ 8or!s 8hich he hear! from his clever father-in-la8.
a. inspirin0 b. 8itt' c. sarcastic !. soothin0
(. $nte0rit' of characterB honest'B !epen!abilit' an! !iscipline
---------------- 8ith a 0enine interest in 'or 8or5 8ill 0o a lon0
8a' in the achievement of sccess in 'or professional life.
a. cople! b. a!&oine! c. fixe! !. attache! e. &oine!
,. )he sol!iers 8ere instrcte! to restraint an! han!le the
sitation peacefll'.
a. exercise b. control c. prevent !. enforce e. remain
1. $s8ar Chan!ra ;i!'asa0ar 8as one of the chief -------- of
8omenEs ri0hts.
a. promoters b. facilitators c. insti0ators !. or0aniDers e.
Prota0onists.
3. )he t8o sisters loo5 so -------- that it is !ifficlt to tell one
from the other.
a. same b. similar c. i!entical !. ali5e e. resemblin0
6. 2ince one cannot rea! ever' boo5B one shol! be content 8ith
ma5in0 a ----------- selection.
a. normal b. stan!ar! c. sample !. mo!erate e. &!icios
7. 2ccess comes to these 8ho are vi0ilant not to permit
------------------ from the chosen path.
a. !iversion b. !eviation c. obstrction !.
alienation e. !istraction.
9. +is actions ha! -------- pain an! sfferin0 on thosan!s of
people.
a. !eplore! b. eliminate! c. affecte! !. inflicte! e.
impose!
10. +e has 0oo! ---------- over the famos 8orl! lan0a0es.
a. athorit' b. expertise c. hol! !. comman! e.
5no8le!0e
2pottin0 errors
1. )he roa! LaC J to famos monment LbCJ passes thro0h a
forestLcC JNo error L!C
". Or +osin0 2ociet' comprises of LaCJ six bloc5s an! LbC J
thirt' three flats in an LcC J area of abot thosan! s:. meters.
L!CJ No error LeC
(. No8 that she is livin0 in her o8n flatB LaCJ she cleans the
8in!o8sB LbCJ t8ice a 8ee5 in the smmer an! once a 8ee5
in the 8inter.LcCJ No error L!C
,. /ith little ima0ination an! enterpriseB LaCJ the tornament
col! have been transforme! LbCJ into a ma&or attraction LcCJ
No error L!C
1. )hese !ispla' LaCJ the LbCJ remar5able variet'.LcCJ No error L!C
3. $f 'o have faith in almi0ht' LaCJ ever'thin0 8ill trn ot LbCJ
to be all ri0ht.LcCJ No error L!C
6. Accor!in0 to the *ible LaCJ it is mee5 an! hmble LbCJ 8ho
shall inherit the earth. LcCJ No error L!C
7. $ am not 8ealth'BLaC J so $ cannot affor! LbCJ to b' a
expensive car. LcC J No error L!C
9. 2nita opene! a almirah LaCJ fll of boo5s LbCJ an! too5 one of
them LcCJ for rea!in0. L!CJ No error LeC
10. Most people 8ol! have LaCJ atten!e! the nion meetin0 LbCJ
if the' ha! LcCJ ha! lon0er notice of it. L!C J No error LeC.
2EN)ENCE $MPRO;EMEN)
$n each of the follo8in0 :estionsB a part of the sentence is italiciDe!. *elo8
each sentence are 0iven some possible sbstittions for the italiciDe! part. $f
one of them is better than the italiciDe! partB in!icate 'or response a0ainst
the correspon!in0 letter. $f none of the sbstittions improve the sentenceB
in!icate KNo correction re:ire!E or KNo improvementE as 'or ans8er.
1. +e pla's cric5et an! tennis also.
aC both bC besi!es cC too !CNo improvement
". 2hivani 8as reall' happ' while $ accepte! her invitation for
her birth!a' part'.
aC 8hen bC after cCas !CNo improvement
(. )he constable 8as a so big man that he col! not rn fast
eno0h to catch the thief.
aC a sch bi0 man bC so bi0 man cC so bi0 a man
!C sch a bi0 man eC No correction re:ire!.
,. $ am se! to hard work.
aC har! 8or5in0 bC 8or5 har! cC 8or5 har!l' !C No
improvement.
1.+e has eaten his foo!.
aC has ha! bC has ta5en cC has s8allo8e! !C No improvement
3. Please blow up the can!le.
aC trn off bC blo8 ot cC pt off !C No improvement
6. Practicall' every part of the banana tree is se! b' man.
aC most part bC an' part cC each part !C No improvement
7.#et he and I 8or5 to0ether.
aC him an! $ bC him an! me cC he an! me !C No improvement
9. )he cstomer sai!BGPlease 0ive me the another one.G
aC me other one bC me the other one cC the another one to me
!C No improvement
10. No sooner I saw the ti0er that $ ran a8a'.
aC No sooner $ ha! seen bC No sooner !i! $ see
cC As soon as $ sa8 !C No improvement


Ans8ers=
1. EAGER
a. Clever b. Enthsiastic c. crios !. !evote!
". P#AC$%
a. Clear b. Calm c. En&o'able !. %ll
(. COMMEMORA)E
a. *oast b. Remember c. Maniplate !. +armonise
,. %E$-.
a. -ace b. /orship c. -latter !. Challen0e
1.AMEN$)$E2
a. Pa0eantries b. Privile0es c. -acilities !. Cortesies
3.%$2PAR$).
a. $n&stice b. 4nli5eness c. Partialit' !. %istortion
6.*AR*AR$AN
a. Arro0ant b. $mpolite c. 4ncivilise! !. 4n5in!
7.#E)+A#
a. 4nla8fl b. %ea!l' c. 2l00ish !. 2mooth
9.2ERENE
a. 2olemn b. Mea5 c. %elicate !. Calm
10.GR4E2OME
a. +atefl b. Painfl c. )ra0ic !. -ri0htfl
11.2EC4RE
a. 2ecret b. Comfortable c. 2afe !. $n!epen!ent
1".).RANN.
a. Misrle b. Po8er c. Ma!ness !. Crelt'
1(.O*#$GA)OR.
a. 4sefl b. Re:ire! c. 2tbborn !. A0reeable
1,.CONNO$22E4R
a. $0norant b. $nterpreter c. %elin:ent !. #over of art
11.$MPE)4O42
a. ;iolent b. Resorcefl c. Pleasin0 !. Rash
13.NE*4#O42
a. )in' b. ;a0e c. $nsi0nificant !. $na!e:ate
16./RA)+
a. <ealos' b. +atre! c. An0er !. ;iolence
17.A*AN%ON
a. Abscon! b. %iscontine c. Ne0lect !. Con!ense
19.*A2+-4#
a. ;i0ilant b. Confi!ent c. 2h' !. +opefl
"0.GARNER
a. %istribte b. %ecorate c. Preserve !. Collect
"1.#E)+ARG.
a. #axit' b. $mpassivit' c. 2erenit' !. #istlessness
"". ;ERA)E
a. 2col! b. <!0e c. %o8n0ra!e !. %en'
"(.MOR$*4N%
a. 2ta0nant b. Gloom' c. %'in0 !. 2perflos
",.RE*A)E
a. #oss b. Refn! c. Compensation !. %iscont
"1.*EMOAN
a. #ament b. 2oothe c. %enonce !. #oathe
AN)ON.M2=
1. )RAN2PAREN)
a. Colore! b. Chil!li5e c. Opa:e !. imminent
". PR$%E
a. +milit' b. 2hame c. +mbleness !. %ebasement
(. AC>42$)$;E
a. Miserl' b. -r0al c. 2imple !. Astere
,. 4R*AN
a. Contr'-ma!e b. Pastoral c. Provincial !. Rral
1. *#A)AN)
a. Nois' b. >iet c. *arren !. 2lo8
3. PR$M
a. Rash b. Extrava0ant c. -ol !. 2hamefl
6. E?+$*$)
a. Conceal b. prevent c. /ith!ra8 !. Conce!e
7. 2A#;AGE
a. Otfit b. #ose c. *rn !. Remove
9. @EEN
a. %ll b. Ro0e c. Ar!ent !. 2hre8!
10. +A4G+).
a. Pitiable b. 2care! c. +mble !. Co8ar!l'
11. 4N%ER)A@$NG
a. Resi0nation b. )rial c. Refsal !. %enial
1". A4%AC$O42
a. )imi! b. ;l0ar c. #o8 !. 4npractise!
1(. ENO4G+
a. $na!e:ate b. 2carce c. %eficit !. #ess
1,. ;$R)4E
a. ;ice b. -ra! c. /ic5e!ness !. Crime
11. AEA#
a. +ostilit' b. %iffi!ence c. Apath' !. Contempt
13. 2.MPA)+.
a. Enmit' b. Crelt' c. Abhorrence !. Apath'
16. ER4%$)E
a. Professional b. $mmatre c. 4nima0inative !. $0norant
17. +AP#E22
a. #c5' b. @in! c. +elpfl !. -tile
19. +APP$NE22
a. Contentment b. Grief c. Rennciation !. *eatit!e
"0. AC>4$))E%
a. Entrste! b. Convicte! c. *r!ene! !. -ree!
"1. ;4#GAR
a. Refine! b. Cheerfl c. <oll' !. Relevant
"". )+R$-)
a. Prchase b. %estro' c. /aste !. $nvest
"(. #ACON$C
a. Prolix b. profli0ate c. prolific !. *colic
",. >4ER4#O42
a. *ri0ht b. 2plen!i! c. 2mart !. +app'
"1. A*2O#4)E
a. 2carce b. #imite! c. -aclt' !. %eficient
cloDe test=
1. b
". b
(. b
,. !
1 b
3. b
6. a
7. c
9. b
10. !
comprehension=
1. b
". b
(. c
,. a
1. b
3. c
6. b
7. b
9. b
10.c
sentence completion=
1. c
". b
(. a
,. a
1. e
3. !
6. e
7. b
9. !
10.!
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ob&ects.
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3. LaC = A!! KtheE before KAlmi0ht'E.
6. LbC = A!! KtheE before Kmee5E.
7. Lc C = Replace KaE b' KanE becase KexpensiveE be0ins 8ith a vo8el-
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