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12-A
1. Synonym of “Mendacity” is 7. Wrangle over an ass’ shadow :
(a) Arrogance (a) Draw the picture of an ass
(b) Falsehood (b) To be alert
(c) Alacrity (c) To quarrel over trifles
(d) Impertinence (d) To watch a light and shadow
play
2. Synonym of “Priority” is
(a) Rank 8. When the Church comes :
(a) When the moment of
(b) First
decision arrives
(c) Post
(b) At the point of religious
(d) Fast
awakening
(c) When desperate
3. Antonym of “Courteous” (d) When the Church is built
(a) Illegal
(b) Royal Fill in the appropriate word in the
(c) Punctual cloze questions from the options/
(d) Brusque choices given below (three questions) :
9. The person who serves your food
4. Antonym of “Asperity” in a restaurant is called a ______.
(a) Travesty (a) Butler
(b) Mildness (b) Croupier
(c) Angularity (c) Waiter
(d) Temerity (d) Bellboy

Choose the appropriate answer for the 10. The person who cooks your food
following Idioms and Phrases : is called a ________.
5. To call a spade (a) Cook
(a) To utter politely (b) Chef
(b) To be circumspect (c) Concierge
(d) Housekeep
(c) To speak plainly
(d) To answer in anger 11. If it is an expensive restaurant,
the meal between breakfast and
6. Queer Fish lunch is called _______.
(a) Sea fish (a) Soup
(b) Strange person (b) Dinner
(c) Fashionable Man (c) Supper
(d) Cooked fish (d) Brunch
12 (2 – A)
12. Which one of the following 15. Mournful
words is the antonym of 1. Unhappy
INSULAR ? 2. Distressed
(a) Secular 3. Anxious
(b) Cosmopolitan
4. Sorrowful
(c) Metropolitan
(d) Partisan Which two of the above words
are the synonyms of Mournful ?
13. Which one of the following (a) 2 & 3
sentences is grammatically (b) 1 & 3
correct ? (c) 3 & 4
(a) Girish was a man who we (d) 1 & 4
all expected would succeed.
(b) Girish was a man whom we
16. Consider the following sentences :
all expected would succeed.
(c) Girish was a man that we all 1. Satish and his wife were
expected would succeed. there at the party.
(d) Girish was a man which we 2. Satish and his wife was
all expected would succeed. there at the party.
3. The king, with the whole of
14. Which one of the following
his bodyguard, was killed.
statements is grammatically
4. The king, with the whole of
correct ?
(a) I bought an apple, an banana his body guard, were killed.
and a orange. I ate the Which two of the above
orange and gave an banana sentences are grammatically
to my friend. correct ?
(b) I bought an apple, a banana (a) 1 & 3
and an orange. I ate the (b) 1 & 4
orange and gave the banana (c) 2 & 3
to my friend. (d) 2 & 4
(c) I bought an apple, a banana
and an orange. I ate an
orange and gave a banana to 17. The synonym of “Sycophant” is
my friend. (a) Liar
(d) I bought an apple, a banana (b) Exaggerator
and an orange. I ate the (c) Traitor
orange and gave a banana to
(d) Flatterer
my friend.
12 (3 – A)
18. “To be beside the point.” Which 22. “No laughing matter.” Which one
one of the following sentences of the following sentences gives
gives the meaning of this the meaning of this idiomatic
idiomatic usage ? usage ?
(a) Stick to the matter being (a) Something frightening
discussed. (b) Something sad
(b) Change the matter being (c) Something serious
discussed. (d) Something worrying
(c) Not be relevant to the matter
23. Benign
being discussed.
1. Harmless
(d) Be relevant to the matter 2. Innocuous
being discussed. 3. Generous
4. Noble
19. The men worked very hard The synonyms of Benign are
______ the contract ___ be (a) 1 & 4
completed by the promised date. (b) 3 & 4
Choose the correct set of words (c) 2 & 3
to fill in the blanks. (d) 1 & 2
(a) in order that, may
(b) in order that, shall 24. _____ the banks _____ the post
(c) in order that, might offices are open today.
Choose the correct set of words
(d) in order that, will
to fill in the blanks.
(a) Neither, nor
20. The antonym of Epilogue is (b) Neither, or
(a) Dialogue (c) Either, nor
(b) Prologue (d) Neither, and
(c) Analogue
(d) Catalogue 25. Abundant
1. Redundant
2. Small
21. Which one of the following
3. Few
words does not have the suffix
4. Sparse
‘ly’ ?
The antonyms of Abundant are
(a) Naturally (a) 1 & 2
(b) Typically (b) 3 & 4
(c) Silly (c) 1 & 4
(d) Politically (d) 2 & 3
12 (4 – A)
Directions : Read the following obviously unavoidable with a foreign
passage and answer the five questions tongue. But nothing could make me
given below : conquer my shyness.
I did not feel at all sea-sick. But 26. The speaker in the above passage
as the days passed, I became fidgety. I hid himself in the cabin the whole
felt shy even in speaking to the day because
steward. I was quite unaccustomed to 1. he was shy.
talking English and except for Sjt. 2. he was unaccustomed to
Mazmudar all the other passengers in speaking in English.
the second saloon were English. I 3. he was sea sick.
could not speak to them. For I could
4. he was fidgety.
rarely follow their remarks when they
came up to speak to me and even The correct reasons are
when I understood I could not reply. I (a) 1 & 4
had to frame every sentence in my (b) 1 & 2
mind, before I could bring it out. I was (c) 2 & 3
innocent of the use of knives and forks (d) 3 & 4
and had not the boldness to inquire
what dishes on the menu were free of 27. In the above passage “I was
meat. I therefore never took meals at innocent of the use of knives and
table but always had them in my cabin forks” means
and they consisted principally of
(a) The speaker had never used
sweets and fruits which I had brought
knives and forks.
with me. Sjt. Mazmudar had no
(b) The speaker innocently used
difficulty and he mixed with
knives and forks.
everybody. He would move about
freely on deck, while I hid myself in (c) The speaker had never seen
the cabin the whole day, only knives and forks.
venturing up on deck when there were (d) The speaker was not skilled
but few people. Sjt. Mazmudar kept in the use of knives and
pleading with me to associate with the forks.
passengers and to talk with them
freely. He told me that lawyers should 28. In the above passage
have a long tongue and related to me PRINCIPALLY means
his legal experiences. He advised me (a) Merely
to take every possible opportunity of (b) Only
talking English and not to mind (c) Solely
making mistakes which were
(d) Primarily
12 (5 – A)
29. If the speaker in the above 33. Students obey their ______.
passage is travelling to a foreign (a) teacher
country for the purpose of
(b) teachers
learning, it would be to learn
(a) English (c) teachability
(b) Law (d) teaching
(c) To mix freely with people
(d) To conquer his shyness 34. The woman was bitten _____ a
snake.
30. Which one of the following (a) by
statements does not specifically
(b) for
indicate that the speaker was
travelling by ship ? (c) from
(a) I did not feel at all sea-sick. (d) with
(b) I therefore never took meals
at table but always had them 35. Vijay _____ late. He’s stuck in
in my cabin. traffic.
(c) He would move about freely
(a) will arriving
on deck.
(d) Sjt. Mazmudar kept pleading (b) will be arriving
with me to associate with the (c) will be arrive
passengers. (d) will arrive

31. We _____ a lovely three weeks in

36. The synonym of ‘Endeavour’ is
the Karwar coast last year.
(a) took (a) entertain
(b) did (b) effort
(c) spend (c) energy
(d) passed (d) envious

32. Great ! The washing machine 37. As in pen / pen / is the phonetic
_____ working. Did you have it transcription, find den / /
fixed ?
(a) /dan/
(a) won’t be
(b) /den/
(b) can’t have been
(c) seems to be (c) /deIn/
(d) isn’t (d) /dun/
12 (6 – A)
38. Which sentence is not correct ? 43. The correct indirect speech of
(a) She got home late on Friday. “The movie is good” she said.
(b) She was born on 6th (a) She said that the movie was
December. good.
(c) I’ve got to go to work on
(b) She told that the movie is
Monday. good.
(d) We’re going to the theatre
on tomorrow night. (c) She responded that the
movie will be good.
39. The correct pronunciation of the (d) She said that the movie is
word ‘CUT’ is _____. going to be good.
(a) /k^t/
(b) /c^t/ 44. Choose the option that presents
(c) Kat/ the most appropriate way of
(d) /kut/ writing them in the indirect
speech. “How long have you
40. I really didn’t think there _____ been studying here” ? Jaya asked
Suma.
any gateau left.
(a) has been (a) Suma was asked by Jaya
(b) will have been whether she was studying
there.
(c) would be
(d) is (b) Jaya asked Suma as to how
long she had been studying
there.
41. Let’s try to get home quickly
before the rain really _____. (c) Jaya asked Suma when she
(a) sets down was studying there.
(b) sets off (d) Jaya asked Suma about how
(c) sets on long she had studied there.
(d) sets in
45. A group of words which makes
42. The findings of the survey sense but not complete sense is
______ contrary to what was called _____.
expected.
(a) sentence
(a) made
(b) clause
(b) turned
(c) ran (c) phrase
(d) went (d) command
12 (7 – A)
Directions : Read each sentence My two sister-in-laws have come
48.
carefully and find out if there is any (a)

grammatical or usage error in any of down to Delhi to shop for my

/
the underlined parts. The error, if any, (b)
will be in one part of the sentence. niece's wedding which will take
/
Shade the appropriate box. Please note (c)
that (a), (b), (c), (d) indicates the four place in Chandigarh.
/
options / choices separated by “/”
symbol. If there is no error, encode (d) No error
option. (d)

Suresh asked his friend

46. / If Sunita had completed her
(a) 49.
(a)
what was he doing
/
(b)
graduation she would get a job
when the accident took place. /
/ (b)
(c)
in reputed firm and could have
No error /
(c)
(d)
helped her family. No error
/
(d)
I shouldn't have shouted at my
47.
(a)
secretary who is generally very In our circle of friends,
/ 50. /
(b) (a)
efficient for the silly mistake it is customary for each of the
/
(c) (b)
she committed yesterday.
/ members to buy their own tickets.
/ /
(c)
No error
No error
(d)
(d)

12 (8 – A)
Directions : Choose the word / phrase Directions : Identify the wrongly spelt
closest in meaning to the underlined word and shade/blacken the
words and shade/blacken the appropriate box.
corresponding box in your answer 56. (a) Accomodation
sheet.
51. The good work that he has done (b) Unnecessary
as an artist will be remembered (c) Illegible
by posterity.
(a) art experts (d) Unscrupulous
(b) poor people
(c) past generations
(d) future generations 57. (a) Deterioration
52. Behind his apparently innocuous (b) Recepeint
words was the intention of (c) Meticulous
inciting communal tension.
(a) sincere (d) Colossal
(b) harmless
(c) inspirational
(d) eager 58. (a) Decieve
53. He displayed his magnanimity by (b) Receive
ignoring such remarks. (c) Relieve
(a) weakness
(b) judgement (d) Belief placate
(c) generosity
(d) foolishness
59. (a) Elicit
54. Suresh is always looking for a
chance to run down his associates. (b) Illicit
(a) beat
(b) praise (c) Eligible
(c) speak ill of (d) Illegitimete
(d) avoid
55. If you want to be forgiven, it is
advisable to make a clean breast 60. (a) Successful
of everything.
(b) Fulfiled
(a) confess
(b) deny (c) Forgetful
(c) justify
(d) clarify (d) Incapable
12 (9 – A)
Directions : Identify the most suitable 64. I advise you to confine your
option to complete the following explanation____ the essential
sentences and shade/ blacken the points.
appropriate box :
(a) for
61. The spokesman’s _____ handling (b) on
of the media has created much
(c) to
trouble for the party.
(d) about
(a) inspired
(b) inept 65. He suddenly remembered that he
_______ the gate in the morning.
(c) inattentive
(a) has locked
(d) intelligent (b) locked
(c) locking
(d) had locked
62. A new clause has been
incorporated ______ the
66. Match LIST – I with LIST – II
agreement with the company.
and select the correct answer
(a) into using the code given below the
lists :
(b) by
Authors Books
(c) for A. Rabindranath 1. Julius
Tagore Caesar
(d) in
B. U.R. 2. Paradise
Ananthmurthy Lost
C. William 3. Sanskara
63. He is unpopular with his
Shakespeare
colleagues because he looks for
D. John Milton 4. Gitanjali
every chance to ______.
Codes :
(a) eat humble pie A B C D
(b) blow his own trumpet (a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) break the ice (c) 1 2 3 4
(d) make both ends meet (d) 4 1 2 3
12 (10 – A)
Directions : In the following five 69. S1 : If all the nations
questions, each passage consist of six P : for the common good of
sentences. The first sentence (S1) and mankind
the sixth sentence (S6) of the passage Q : then they will never fight
are given. The four sentences in the with each other
middle in each have been removed and R : work together
jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R S : and agree to obey these laws
and S. You are required to find out the S6 : and there will be no war.
correct sequence of the four sentences Codes :
using the codes given below : (a) PRQS
(b) RPSQ
67. S1 : When I reached my office
(c) RPQS
P : to get home early (d) SQRP
Q : I phoned my mother
70. S1 : The main purpose
R : that I wouldn’t be able
P : how much
S : to tell her Q : is to find out
S6 : as I had promised R : of this test
Codes : S : of English
S6 : he knows
(a) PQRS
Codes :
(b) QSRP
(a) PQSR
(c) RPQS (b) PRQS
(d) SQPR (c) RQPS
(d) SPQR
68. S1 : At the end of the assignment 71. S1 : Almost every country in the
P : the field worker world
Q : submitted his papers P : that it is of the chosen people
Q : it has some special
R : for the work done by him
dispensation from providence
S : and also bills R : and that others are somewhat
S6 : to the office superintendent S : believes that
Codes : S6 : inferior creatures
(a) PQSR Codes :
(a) RPQS
(b) QPRS (b) RQPS
(c) QSRP (c) SQPR
(d) RSQP (d) SQRP
12 (11 – A)
Directions : A, B, C and D are the 75. to move out of the metros /
four parts of the following sentences. (A)
Select the right sequence to make
them meaningful sentences using the has forced many residents /
codes given below : (B)
72. a nationwide debate / on the issue / and settle in smaller towns /
(A) (B) (C)
of capital punishment / the intolerable levels of traffic
(C) (D)
there has to be
(D) Codes :
Codes : (a) D B A C
(a) B C D A (b) C A B D
(b) C A B D (c) A B C D
(c) D A B C
(d) A B C D (d) B C D A

73. become an established part /

(A) 76. is the day we stop living /
bringing together money and fame / (A)
(B) the day we stop leanring /
sports has rapidly / (B)
(C) is crucial for everyone /
of the entertainment industry (C)
(D) because continuous learning
Codes : (D)
(a) B C D A
Codes :
(b) C A D B
(c) A C D B (a) D B C A
(d) A B C D (b) A B D C
74. express himself in a / (c) B C D A
(A) (d) B A D C
was not able to / the speaker /
(B) (C)
clear and lucid manner 77. Doctors’ ________ should be
(D) taken seriously.
Codes : (a) advise
(a) B D C A (b) teaching
(b) C B A D
(c) advice
(c) D A C B
(d) B A C D (d) habits
12 (12 – A)
Directions : Pick out the word which 84. Ebola has reached _____
best expresses the meaning of the proportions in Africa.
given word. (a) epidemic
78. Knowledge (b) endemic
(a) Intelligence (c) massive
(b) Brilliance (d) multiple
(c) Learning
(d) Sensible 85. We were not bored because the
plot of the film was
79. Transparency (a) excruciating
(a) Light (b) exhilarating
(b) Opacity (c) muddling
(c) Clear (d) fast paced
(d) Openness Directions : Choose the most effective
word for the given sentences :
80. Defy 86. He cannot live in a closed
(a) Cunning apartment as he is
(b) Agree (a) acrophobic
(c) Challenge (b) claustrophobic
(d) Rebel (c) nyctophobic
(d) kleptomaniac
81. Paradise
(a) Place of worship 87. God is present everywhere. He is
(b) A place of great beauty or (a) omniscient
happiness (b) omnibus
(c) Beach house (c) omnipotent
(d) A Christian holy place (d) omnipresent

82. Semblance 88. Something which cannot be

(a) Colour avoided, is
(b) Acceptance (a) inimitable
(c) Resemblance (b) inevitable
(d) Appearance (c) acceptable
(d) unevitable
83. Neither India nor Pakistan 89. To learn the ropes, means to
_______ afford to go to war. (a) create a pattern
(a) will (b) understand how to tie a knot
(b) can (c) find out how to do something
(c) are (d) try a new method
(d) is
12 (13 – A)
90. Match the following : 92. Under the Minority Directorate,
LIST – I LIST – II how many pairs of uniform will
A. To bite off 1. Act of be distributed in a year for the
more than one weakening-
students of Pre-Metric Hostels ?
can chew ones’ opponent
B. To cut the 2. To do things (a) 3 pairs
ground from immediately
under one’s feet (b) 2 pairs
C. Keep your 3. To take on (c) 1 pair
fingers on the more than one
pulse can handle (d) None of the above
D. Not let grass 4. To be aware
grow under feet of recent
developments 93. Under the Minority Directorate,
A B C D what is the income limit
(a) 1 2 3 4
prescribed for the admission in
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 3 1 4 2 the Pre-Metric and Post-Metric
(d) 2 1 4 3 hostels and minority hostels ?
91. Under the Minority Directorate (a) ` 1.50 lakh
which of the following students
are provided admissions in the Pre- (b) ` 2.00 lakh
Metric and Post-Metric hostels ?
1. Students from 1 to 4th class (c) ` 2.50 lakh
in the Pre-Metric hostels. (d) None of the above
PUC students in the Post-
Metric hostels.
2. Students from 5th to 8 th class
– Pre-Metric hostels. 94. Totally how many Morarji Desai
From PUC to Degree – Post-
Residential Schools are
Metric hostels.
3. From 9th to 10th class Pre- functioning in the State of
Metric hostels. Karnataka ?
Post-Graduate and for all the
courses – Post-Metric hostels. (a) 43
Select the correct statements :
(a) (1) only (b) 48
(b) (1) and (2) only (c) 50
(c) (2) and (3) only
(d) All of the above (d) None of the above
12 (14 – A)
95. Under the Minority Directorate,
which of the following students
will be given Merit-cum-Means
scholarship ?
1. For the students of Pre-
Metric and Post-Metric.
2. For the students of all the
technical-courses.
3. For the students of all
Morarji Desai Residential
Schools.
4. For the students of different
professional courses.
Select the correct statements :
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 2 and 3
96. The year in which Jain Pre-
Metric and Post-Metric
scholarships were introduced by
the State Government ?
(a) 2009-10
(b) 2012-13
(c) 2010-11
(d) 2013-14
98. Under the Minority Directorate,
the students who are willing to
pursue higher education in abroad
shall attained ______ years of
age before commencement of
training.
(a) 28 years
(b) 32 years
(c) 36 years
(d) 38 years
99. Under the Minority Directorate,
which of the following subject
teacher can be selected on
priority basis for remedial
teaching ?
(a) Kannada – English – Hindi
(b) English – Mathematics –
Science
(c) Science – Urdu – Social
Science
(d) English – Urdu – Hindi

97. Under the Minority Directorate,

the scholarship given to the
students who are obtaining higher
education in abroad is
(a) From ` 2.00 lakh to 5.00
lakh.
(b) From ` 5.00 lakh to 10.00
lakh
(c) From ` 8.00 lakh to 15.00
lakh
(d) From ` 10.00 lakh to 15.00
lakh
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100. Under the Minority Directorate,
what is the minimum percentage
of marks required for obtaining
facilities under promotional
scheme for the minority students ?
(a) 45 %
(b) 50 %
(c) 55 %
(d) 60 %
(15 – A)
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12 (16 - A)