JEO test paper- For PhD

Time: 1 hour
Total marks: 50

I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions & articles (a/an/the/no article) (5 marks)

1. I have got -------------idea; let’s go to --------------- new restaurant and eat.

2. How far is it to ------------ city centre?
3. The brother and the sister argued ------------themselves.
4. Since her childhood, she wanted to become ------------- musician.
5. I always keep the footwear ---------------- the house.

II. Identify the error and correct it in the below sentences: (5 marks)

1. You looked so happily when you won the game.

2. I have never been more surer of anything in my life.
3. Your the one I saw at the stadium yesterday, aren’t you?
4. This is the worse cyclone I have ever seen.
5. James is better at playing football then Peter.

III. Replace the incorrect word with the correct one in the below sentences (5 marks)

1. I wonder if their planning to go shopping with us.

2. You should not medal in her business.
3. We have to rise adequate funds before moving forward with the project.
4. Please be careful not to brake the glass.
5. The company expects unwavering commitment from it’s employees.

IV. Choose the appropriate verbs to form the simple present tense (5 marks)

1. Most shops usually open/opens at 8 am in the morning.

2. People don’t/doesn’t work on Sundays.
3. Bombay has/have about ten million people.
4. Mr. Sudhakar takes/take his dog for a walk.
5. He make/ makes his coffee every morning.

V. Develop the following hints into a readable passage and give a suitable title (5 marks)

Environmental pollution — addition of any substance — have negative effects on the environment —
environmental damage caused by — use of pesticides — Industries — soil and water contamination —
transportation— to produce effective solutions for environmental problems — air pollution control,
wastewater treatment, solid-waste management, hazardous-waste management, and recycling — national
approach towards the problems is crucial.
VI. Given here are two scenarios. Please explain how you will approach these and
what would be your response to the sender. (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)

Scenario 1:
Date: March 13 Dear

Editorial Office,

I submitted my manuscript ABCDE-123-4567 on November 1st and have yet to receive a

reply, despite being assured that the first decision would be made within 60 days. This is
unacceptable and I am extremely disappointed with the journal’s handling of my research.

Please could you let me know what the situation is immediately.

Regards,

Dr. J Smith

Important information about ABCDE:

 Originally sent for review on November 9.

 One reviewer has been overdue for nearly 100 days.
 You have spoken with the editor handling the paper, who has said that they will find
and invite a new reviewer in the coming days.
 The average time for a paper to be reviewed is 16 days.

Scenario 2:
Date: March 01

This research article is an excerpt from thesis for my Ph.D. student who has worked on it for
almost three years and for Ph.D. graduation, she needs its acceptance. For this reason, we
would be grateful if you could speed up article review process

Important information:

 Individual manuscripts and authors cannot be privileged.

 Every manuscript must go through peer review.
 Average peer review time is 16 days.
VII. A customer has received a package after 4 days of expected delivery date. Also, the package had a
faulty instrument. The customer is very angry and has raised a complaint. You promised to get back to a
customer within 24 hours. You don’t have a solution yet and the customer is frustrated! Write a
convincing e-mail to the customer with a possible solution. (5 marks)