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Question Booklet

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GENERAL ENGLISH

( Time Allowed: :3 Hours J ( Objective ) (Maximum Marks: 100 )

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Read the r6110wing instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions.

IMPORT~ INSTRUCTIONS
1. This Question Booldet contains 100. questions in all.
2. All questions carry equal marks.
3. Attempt all questions.
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comprises four responses---(A), {B}, (C) and (D). You are to select ONLY ONE correct response
and mark in your Ans,ver Sheet. In case you feel that there are more than one correct
response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE
response for each question; Your total marks will depend on the number of correct responses
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your choice for each question: Select one response for each question in the Question Booklet
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SPOTTING ERRORS

Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 20) : Read each of the following sentences to find out
whether there is an error in an~ uhderlined part. No sentence has more than one
error. If you feel there is no error in a sentence, signify a 'No error' response.

1. I am quite sure fO
(A) W E dedication.
(C)
No error
(0)

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2. ~aveerl has returned back to his home. No error

(A) (B) (C) ············/'
(0) V
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3~ He has already pays for his mistake. No error

(A) .~ (C) (0)

4. Shamita is qUite 'capable to do this work. No error

(A) (B) (O)

5~ Shayan le~ves the office quite early yesterday. No error

0Y (B) (C) (0)

6. She tbld
t1!;7f1/, to come at once. No error
(A) (C) (0)

7. She chose to stay there for a while. ,.·No .error

(A) (E) (C) (B)/'

8. Oid.you called the teacher? No error

(A)
~ (D)

9. There was a rush of students . book fare. No error

(A) (B) (C) ~?'

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10. No sooner had she arrived that -~h~er~~~

(i\) (13)
surpdsed her with a party. No error
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(C)

11. All of OUT products including the plates is microwave safe. No error
{i\} {13} JC)
12. She accepted the award for the be1:a1f of her late father. No error
(A) @/ (C) --,{P)

13. The cake would have looked more better if it were red. " error
No
(A) {B}
"'J9Y (D)

14. One of my friend lives in Chennai.

(A) (B) (C)

15. She was absorbed,! at her work. No error

(A)
W (C) (D)

16. Hemant accused the guard for stealjng. No error

(A) (B)
J9f (D)

17. I am accuston:¢d to cold weather. No

(i\) ¥ . (C) (D)

18. Raj was angry his SOl1. No error

a$lrt
. (
(A) (C) (D)

19. I have no doubts for his ~tyo- No error

(A) (D)

20. He objects to be treated like this. No error

(i\) (8) (C)
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 SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT ;i;.

Directions (Q. Nos. 21 to 40) : Below each of the following sentences three possible
substitutes are given for the underlined part. If one of them is better than the
. underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer-Sheet against the
c.orreRponding letter (A), (8) or (C), If none of the::: substitutes improves the sentence,
indicate (D) as your response on the Answer," Sheet.

21. She is having a lot of coins in 26. He did not know the lyrics to
p.er purse. the song, I did not neither.
(A) had been having ~/neither did I
#has . (B) either did I
~~yhave . (C) ~ neither had I
.. ~ No im,provement (D) No improvement

22. I had enough of his arrogant . 27. He told, me that he had been
behaviour.. waiting from four hou,S.­
(A) have enou,gh ~for four hours
{~~ have been enough (B) about four hours
(C) )lave had enou'gh _ (C) until four hours
(D) No improvement
-...!9f No improvement
28. The,greater the demand, higher
23. The train will leave by the time.
we reach the station. Hurry up. the p~~e.
(A) highest
(A) left
(B) the high
.(sfwill have left ,(C) >he higher .
\(C) will be leaving ~ No improvement
(D) No improvement
29. Eating. fruits is benevolent to
24.. M y mother is worried about niy health.

brother's grades and also I.

\. (~eneficial
(A) I am also, 'fB) bo~nteous
(B) ~so me (C) beneficent ,

'{9( so am I
(D~, _No improvement
(D) No improvement
30. He persuaded me to accompany
25. I am exhausted as I am working him on a trip he was planning
since morning. a month-ago.
(A) was working (A) s planning

~ave been working

ad planned
(C) had been worked lanned
(D) No improvement (D) No improvement

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31. The audience was carried by 36. We took out our hats when we
the emotional speech. entered the warm room.
~ got carried "away j (A) took off
(B) was' carded off
(C) was carried towards
(D) No improvement (D) No improvement

32. Didn't Aarav come.to school yet? 37. Let us go to the mall today,
(A) Hadn't shall we?

~Hasn't (A) don't we

(C) Isn't (B) do we

(D) No improvement, (C) do they,
~No imP;oveme~t
33. A report has already been sent

to the organization.

38. It took me a while 'to understand

(A) having already being what was matter.
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(B) have already been (A) what is matter
(C) has already being (B) what has been matter
~o improveme~t Jf1' what the matterw~s /
34. At what time are we going to.
(D) No improvement'
leave for school?

39. Sheela is as tall as Reema.

(A) going to leave now
(A) as tall as much
(B) going to' have left
(B) as taller as
(C) going to be leaying
(C) same tall
~o improvement.
~ No improvement
35. Sheela has been playing for two
hours when her parents came 40. Ranjan must has spilled the
home.
milk.
had been playing ave spilled

(B) was. playing (B) had spilled

(C) has played (C) have been spilled
(D) No improvement (D) No improvement

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VOCABULARY

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Directions (Q. Nos. 41 to 50) : Below each of the following words (in capitat letters)
four possible substitutes are given. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to
the word given in capital letters and indicate your response on the Answer-Sheet.
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41. AMBIT 46. DEXTEROUS

(A) Aura ~vSiol1ed

~Range (B) Hardworking

(C) Ambience (C) Difficult .~~*

(D) Lunette (D) Patient

42. PENURIOUS 47. BENIGN

(A) Lethal (A) HarmfuV
(B) Poor ~Harmless
#Peevis? (C) Benumb
(D) Prosaic (D) Brief

43. REVERE 48. FELICITY

l/>Y/
v·'
Respect $ Fidelity

(B) Reverse (B) Faith

~Recall (C) Joy

(D) Remind (D) . Trust

44. FORSAKE 49. CONCUR

(A) Alarm (A) Consider
(B) Abandon ~A~ee
.1iForgive
(C) Conceal
Forage (D) Disagree

45. INCESSANT 50. QUANDARY

(A) Interesting (A) Quality

~r Continuo.us (B) Dilemma

(C) Increasing ~haos

(D) Calm (D) Quantity

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 Directions '(Q. Nos: 51 to 60) : Below each of the following words (in capital letters)
four possible substitutes are given. Pick out the word that is most nearJy opposite in
. meaning to" the word gi,ren in capital letters and indicate you; respori';e on the
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Answer-Sheet.
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51. INNATE 56. SEVEI3­
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(A) Extra (A) Resolve
(B) (B) Join

.. (C) Union
(D) ExarchaJ( ~part

52. DAUNT 57. EXODUS

Encourage (A) Outflow
~Influx
(C) Infest
(D) Outpour

53. OBSTINATE 58,. FUTILE

(A) Obsolete (A) Vain
¥ .r'­
Complicated (B) Effective
,,(Q) Compact (C) Efficacy
(D) Compliant ~ Success
54. TERSE
(A) Verbose
GDAFf
~Sanity

~Tense Sane
(C) Hearse Silly
(D) Verve (D) Stationary

55. ABET 60. COMMENCE

(A) Ferment (A) Ensure
(B) Hinder ~End
(C) . Hindsight (C) Envision
~oment
(D) Endow

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SELECTING WORDS \'

Directions (Q. Nos. 61 to 80) : Each of the following sentences is given with blank
space(s) to be filled in with appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for
each sentence. Choose the correct alternative.

61. The screenplay of lilt: movie 66. I llIce tea better _ _ coffee.
has been from a novel. (A) then
~adapted (B) than
(B) adopted
~over
(C) adcptcd
(D} attained
(])).abQY~
,.
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62. The teacher did not approve 67. She tossed the coin the
the assignment plan. wishing well.
in
j70f
(B) with
(e) about (C) over
(D) above . (D) from

63. After the fraud was disfover~d,'. 68. We to the circus with our
the . manager along with the families last night. .
clerks arrested.
$went .
(A) were
(B) are going
~as
(C) have gone
(C) 'lArill be
(D) will be going
(D) would be

64. The workers have qilled 69. It is hard to come terms

the strike. with such a loss.
(A) over (A) with

~Off . ~o

(C) of (C) on
(D) up
(D) in
65. When will she hand the
. keys to the apartment? 70. There is a cal _ _ the table.
over ~nder
down (B) below
\ (C) back (C) in
(D) into (D) between

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71. The train _ _, at the station I intend to work late
at 10:00 a.m. daily. afternoon.
~ill
(B) arrive (B) ,since
(C) v.rill arrive (Stl,fm::
(D) carne .(D) about

77. N eha was too overdressed

72. The student trY-Quts f9i lite
game will _ _ next week. for a casual party.

begin on ,JA('far
(A)
(B) few
~begin by
(C) some
(C) begun by
(D) much
(D) begin at

78. +know _ _ certain that Neelarn

73. Only _ _ studeJ?ts had turned has failed the test.

up for the art show.

(A) with
a few
~for
(B) few (C) on
(C) little (D) from
(D) a little
79. Conflicting opmlOns led to
74. The birds had _ _ away from several fights ._'_ the group
the branch. of s~ tOllrists.
\~

flew (A) between

(Al
~ong
(C) ov:er
(C) fly
(D) for
(D) flight

80. We rowed the boat _ _ the lake

best i s yet to come. to reach the other side:
(A) A (A) across
(B) An (B) between
(C) Some (C) among

pThe

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PlIRASES/IDJPMS
Direc:tions'·(Q. Nos. 81 to 90) : Below. each of the following underlined idioms or
phrases four possible substitutes (words or group of words) are given. Select the one
which is most nearly the same to the given idiom or phrase.

81. Spilling image 86. To smell a rat

(A) An exact copy (A) To foresee mlsfortune
(B) A lesser version . ~TO sMspe~t ,foul pla:y
~nclear image ",' (C) To see signs of plague
(0) ...Reflection (IJ}Tobeinabadmood
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82. Hit the hay 87. At one's wit's end

(A) Feed the cattle . . ~Very clever
(B) Very stupid
(C) Bl1rn the hay (C) Perplexed
(D) Lose the sheep (IJ) Enlightened

83. Long in the tootq 8~. To talk through one.'s hqt

..&/Old (A) To talk nonsense
'(B) Rotten # T O talkindiredly '"
(C) Sweet " (C) To talkto a powerful
,~ ,
person
\

(IJ) Wise (IJ) To keep quiet

84. To have an axe 89. Eat humble pie

JA) A personal end to serve' ~o admit that you were
(B) To have no result " wrong "
(C) .J6 work for both ~ides (B) Be disillusioned·
~ To have a lot of work to do (C) Be humble
(IJ) To deal with a humble
85. A bl~,ck sheep person

WAn unlucky person

90. IJrive the wall
(Bl IJisreputable member of
a group ,(A) To annoy someone·
'"

(C) A lucky person (B) To be a bad driver

(IJ) A person who
share
IS given no
,y
(C) To be a good driver
To cause a quarrel· '.

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Directions (Q. Nos. 91 to 1(0) : Below each of the following underlined definitions
four po,ssible.sub~titutels.(words) are given. Choose. the correct _wor~»whi9hPJ.flY
closely fil:- each definition.

91. A deceptive outward appearance 96. Having an irritable disposition

(A) Impasse
(A) Prudent
¥Facade'
(B} Peevish
(C) '-Countenance ,~Pestering
(D) Gravitas (D) Palpable
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92. Not known to most 97. A place of safety or refuge
(A) Obsolete (A) ,Coup
(B) Obscure ~Haven
(C) Heaven
~:,, :;),Obstinate .

~J Obdurate'
(D) Abeyance

93. Strongly infatuated t'o ~omethmg 98. Rebuke s.ever~ly

(A) Besotted ?chastise

(B) Virulent
(B) Chaste
$zealot
,(C) Chastity
(D) Perturbed (D) Revere

94. Very thin or weak 99. Public shame or

(A) Emancipated
(A) .J?anoply
'" r.s( Emaciated
(B} Ignominy
(C) Emanated ~esultory

(D) Amateur (D) Reparation

95. Come together to form a mass 100. Refusalto

(A) ,Capsize
(A) Repudiate

Concoct
~Abject
Coalesce
(C) Adjunct

Concur
(D) Recondite

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