CDS English language Mock Test

----------------------- Full Length Mock Test - 05 -----------------------

WORD CLASSES

Direction: Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentences carefully
and find which word class the underlined word/words belongs/belong to. Indicate your response on
the Answer sheet accordingly.

1: Which word class does the word "furtive" (b) Verb

belong to? (c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
(a) Noun
(b) Verb 6: Which word class does the word "solace"
(c) Adjective belong to?
(d) Adverb
(a) Noun
2: Which word class does the word (b) Verb
"exasperation" belong to? (c) Adjective
(d) Adverb

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(a) Noun
(b) Verb 7: Which word class does the word "conjure"
(c) Adjective belong to?
(d) Adverb
(a) Noun
3: Which word class does the word "mitigate" (b) Verb
belong to? (c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
(a) Noun
(b) Verb 8: Which word class does the word
(c) Adjective "whimsical" belong to?
(d) Adverb
(a) Noun
4: Which word class does the word "quixotic" (b) Verb
belong to? (c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
(a) Noun
(b) Verb 9: Which word class does the word "precipice"
(c) Adjective belong to?
(d) Adverb
(a) Noun
5: Which word class does the word (b) Verb
"imperceptibly" belong to? (c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
(a) Noun

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10: Which word class does the word
"deliberately" belong to?

(a) Noun
(b) Verb
(c) Adjective
(d) Adverb

FILL IN THE BLANKS

Direction: Each of the following sentences in this section has blank space and is followed by four
choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank space.

11. I purposely ……… meet you during my (a) circular (b) circumscribed
last visit to Kashmir.
(c) longest (d) circuitous
(a) didn’t (b) won’t
16. The team was well trained and strong, but
(c) hadn’t (d) wouldn’t somehow their ……… was low.

12. The non-cooperative attitude of the (a) feeling (b) moral

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members can only ……… the image of the
society. (c) consciousness (d) morale

(a) spoil (b) improve 17. The ……… brought against the ministry
was rejected by a vast majority in the Lower
(c) degrade (d) defame House of Parliament.

13. Our friends are not able to take us in their (a) bill (b) motion
car; we must make ……… arrangements to go
to the airport. (c) decree (d) suit

(a) alternative (b) another
(c) alternate (d) possible
14. Many ……… decisions were taken at the
meeting.
18. Owing to the power cut in the area,
factories are being forced to ……… men.
(a) throw away (b) send off
(c) put off (d) lay off

(a) hectic (b) historic 19. In a changing and ……… unstructured

business environment, creativity and
(c) historical (d) historinic innovation are being ……… demanded of
executives.
15. We had to pay more taxi fare because the
driver brought us by a ……… route. (a) highly, extremely

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 (b) progressively, increasingly (d) dispatched, control

(c) increasingly, moderately

(d) excessively, rapidly

20. Moreover, a fact finding mission ………

by BSN to India in January this year strongly
recommended that the French group should do
it alone and not hand over ……… to an Indian
Partner.

(a) organised, papers

(b) constituted, authority

(c) sponsored, power

ORDER OF CHUNKS IN A SENTENCE

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Direction: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, chunks of which have
been jumbled up. These chunks have been labeled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four
sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangements of the chunks. You are required
to select the most appropriate option.

21. Hardly had my brother descended from the  R: on his scooter

plane  S: due to rash driving

 P: when the people The proper sequence should be

 Q: waved and cheered
 R: who had come to receive him (a) PQRS (b) PRQS
 S: from the lounge
(c) SRQP (d) QSRP
The proper sequence should be
23. Mohan, the son of my friend,
(a) PRQS (b) PQRS
 P: gave me a set of pens
(c) SPQR (d) PRSQ  Q: which is very precious
 R: while working in Japan
22. My friend  S : who died in an accident

 P: when he was going to his office The proper sequence should be

 Q: met with an accident

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 (a) PQRS (b) SRPQ  S: could not attend

(c) RSPQ (d) SPQR The proper sequence should be

24. The boy said (a) PQRS (b) SRPQ

 P: I am not going to the school (c) RSPQ (d) RPQS

 Q: with my friends in the class room
 R: where my teacher scolds
 S: me when I want to play
The proper sequence should be
(a) PQRS (b) PSQR
28. The poems and stories
 P: have been taken
 Q: for this book
 R: from a variety of sources
 S: that have been selected

(c) SQPR (d) PRSQ The proper sequence should be

25. The clerk (a) SQPR (b) RPQS

 P: on the desk (c) QPSR (d) PQRS

 Q: left the money
 R: in the safe
 S: which he should have locked up
The proper sequence should be
29. The belief
 P: that the moon has great influence
 Q: still exists with great force

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 R: over the weather
(a) PQRS (b) RSPQ  S: among many people

(c) QPRS (d) QPSR The proper sequence should be

26. The soldiers (a) PRQS (b) QPRS

 P: decided to hold out (c) PQSR (d) QSPR

 Q: in the fort
 R: was killed 30. There is an old saying in our country
 S: till the last man among them
 P: that soldiers
The proper sequence should be  Q: not only cover themselves with
glory on the Earth
(a) QPSR (b) PQSR  R: who die for their motherland
 S: but attain heaven
(c) QRSP (d) SRPQ
The proper sequence should be
27. Her friend
(a) PSQR (b) SPRQ
 P: when she was
 Q: very ill last year (c) QPSR (d) PRQS
 R: on Sheila

IDIOMS AND PHRASES

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Direction: Given below some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose
the response (a), (b), (c) and (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on
the Answer Sheet accordingly.

31. Dance attendance on (a) bear insult without protest

(b) not to take any action
(a) to flatter (c) sit over a resolution
(b) to dance with a partner (d) ignore a case
(c) to attend upon
(d) to attend to 37. At daggers drawn

32. Go a-begging (a) real cause

(b) to be puzzled
(a) to remain unused (c) at enmity
(b) go for begging (d) at friendship
(c) beg for going
(d) request for something 38. Blow by blow

33. A gala day (a) Eruptions in quick succession from a

great volcano
(a) a day of success (b) Continuously raining with thunders
(b) a day of merry-making (c) Describe an event as it occurred in
(c) an eventful day

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every detail
(d) a day of significance (d) A rapid decline of business leading to
its closure
34. Go hot and cold
39. By hook or by crook
(a) get angry
(b) get irritated (a) In a completely insane manner
(c) get out of cold (b) In whatever way one can
(d) sudden feeling of fear and anxiety (c) Being very evil and destructive
(d) To be very tenacious
35. Gird up one’s lions
40. Chock-a-block
(a) get ready for a job
(b) leave bag and baggage (a) Filled to capacity
(c) hunt for lions (b) Not being able to fulfil one’s desires
(d) a lion cloth (c) Blocking somebody’s path to progress
(d) Suffocation caused due to living in a
36. Pocket an insult
congested area

SPOTTING ERRORS

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Direction: Each items in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled as (a), (b), and
(c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your
response on the Answer sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no
error, your response should be indicated as (d).

41. He doesn’t need (a)/ your help because (b)/ 46. To perform this experiment (a)/ drop little
he is too intelligent. (c)/ No error (d) sugar (b)/ into a glass of water. (c)/ No error (d)

42. I can’t help to sneeze as (a)/ I got drenched 47. It is written in Gita (a)/ that God incarnates
yesterday (b)/ and have a bad cold. (c)/ No himself (b)/ in times of trouble. (c)/ No error
error (d) (d)

43. I have lived (a)/ from the hand to the 48. Troy was taken by Greeks; (a)/ this formed
mouth (b)/ for all these fifty years though the basis of a story (b)/ which has become
nobody knows it. (c)/ No error (d) famous. (c)/ No error (d)

44. As soon as the teacher entered (a)/
everyone fell (b)/ in a silence. (c)/ No error (d)
45. As he had taken only a few sips (a)/ there
was still little water (b)/ left in the glass. (c)/
No error (d)
49. These facts make it very clear (a)/ that he
had hand in the murder (b)/ though he still
pleads innocence. (c)/ No error (d)
50. A nationwide survey has brought up an (a)/
interesting finding (b)/ regarding infant
mortality rate in India. (c)/ No error (d)

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SYNONYMS

Direction: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four
words/group of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark
your response on the Answer Sheer accordingly.

51. EXPLOIT 54. CONDEMN

(a) Utilise (b) Alert (a) Censure (b) Approve

(c) Support (d) Neglect (c) Recommend (d) Praise

52. DETRIMENTAL 55. RELUCTANT

(a) Demolition (b) Aversion (a) Disinclined (b) Anxious

(c) Beneficial (d) Harmful (c) Refuse (d) Eager

53. SHARP 56. INTRICATE

(a) Bleakly (b) Bluntly (a) Complicated (b) Simple

(c) Exactly (d) Blond (c) Colourful (d) Good

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57. PENURY
(a) Prompous (b) Luxury
(c) Poverty (d) Punitive
58. EXPOSTULATE
(a) Protest (b) Agree
(c) Follow (d) Argue
ORDERING OF SENTENCE
Direction: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth
sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and
labeled as P, Q, R, and S. This is followed by four options each suggesting a sequence of the
sentences. Identify the most appropriate option.
61.
 S1: All the land was covered by the
ocean.
 S6: The God moulded the first people
out of clay according to his own image
and mind.
 P: The leading God fought the
monster, killed it and chopped its body
into two halves.
 Q: A terrible monster prevented the
Gods from separating the land from
the water.
 R: The God made the sky out of the
upper part of the body and ornamented
it with stars.
 S: The God created the Earth from the
lower part, grew plants on it and
populated it with animals.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PQRS (b) PQSR
(c) QPSR (d) QPRS
62.
59. ABSURD
(a) Senseless (b) Clean
(c) Abrupt (d) Candid
60. PHILANTHROPY
(a) Generosity (b) Perversity
(c) Perjury (d) Flaunting
 S1: Payment for imports and exports
is made through a system called
foreign exchange.
 S6: Another time, it may be worth
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eight pesos.
 P: The value of the money of one
country in relation to the money of
other countries is agreed upon.
 Q: These rates of exchange vary from
time to time.
 R: For instance, an American dollar or
a British pound sterling is worth
certain amounts in the money of other
countries.
 S: Sometimes, a United States dollar is
worth 12 pesos in Mexico.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PQRS (b) QPRS
(c) PRQS (d) RPQS
63.
 S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was the greatest
plan-enthusiast.
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  S6: Nehru himself became the
Chairman of the commission.
 P: Under Nehru’s advice, the pre-
independent Congress set-up National
Planning Commission in 1938.
 Q: But he forgot that what could be
achieved by force under the
communist\ dictatorship of Russia was
not possible under the democratic set-
up of India.
 R: He took the idea from Russia where
Five Year Plans transformed a very
backward country into a top power of
the world.
 S: No free government can call for
compulsory sacrifice and suffering
from the whole people.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PSQR (b) SRQP
(c) QPRS (d) RQSP
64.
 S1: What are the causes of our chronic
food shortage?
 S6: This unprecedented growth can
drag us to the doors of starvation very
soon.
 P: To feed for these growing new
millions is desperate task.
 Q: Every year, we add more than a
crore of persons to our population.
 R: Despite stupendous efforts by our
government, the population is growing
unabated.
 S: The chief cause is the population
explosion.
The proper sequence should be
(a) QRSP (b) SQPR
(c) QPRS (d) PSQR
65.
 S1: There is difference between
Gandhiji’s concept of secularism and
that of Nehru’s.
 S6: Instead of doing any good, such
secularism can do harm instead of
good.
 P: Nehru’s idea of secularism was
equal indifference to all religions and
bothering about none of them.
 Q: According to Gandhiji, all religions
are equally true and each scripture is
worthy of respect.
 R: Such secularism which means the
rejection of all religions is contrary to
our culture and tradition.
 S: In Gandhiji’s view, secularism
stands for equal respect for all
religions.
The proper sequence should be
(a) SQPR (b) PSQR
(c) QSPR (d) PRSQ
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66.
 S1: A ceiling on urban property
 S6: Since their value would exceed the
ceiling fixed by the government.
 P: no mill-owner could own factories
or mills or plants
 Q: and mass circulation papers
 R: would mean that
 S: no press magnate could own
printing presses
The proper sequence should be
(a) QSRP (b) RPSQ
(c) SRPQ (d) QPSR
67.
 S1: This weather-vane often tops a
church spire, tower or high building.
 S6: The weather-vane can, however
give us some indication of other.
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  P: They are only wind-vanes.
 Q: Neither alone can tell us what the
weather will be.
 R: They are designed to point to
direction from which the wind is
coming.
 S: Just as the barometer only tells us
the pressure of air, the weather-vane
tells us the direction of wind.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PQRS (b) PSRQ
(c) PRSQ (d) SPQR
68.
 S1: Most of the universities in the
country are now facing financial crisis.
 S6: The government should realise
this before it is too late.
 P: Cost benefit yardstick thus should
not be applied in the case of
universities.
 Q: The current state of affairs cannot
be allowed to continue for long.
 R: Universities cannot be equated with
commercial enterprises.
 S: Proper development of universities
and colleges must be ensured.
The proper sequence should be
(a) QRPS (b) QSPR
(c) QRSP (d) QPRS
69.
 S1: I keep on flapping my big ears all
day.
ANTONYMS
 S6: Am I not a smart, intelligent
elephant?
 P: They also fear that I will flip them
all away.
 Q: But children wonder why I flap
them so.
 R: I flap them so to make sure they are
safely there on either side of my head.
 S: But I know what I am doing.
The proper sequence should be
(a) SRQP (b) QPSR
(c) QPRS (d) PSRQ
70.
 S1: A father having offered to take the
baby out in a perambulator, was
tempted by the sunny morning to slip
into a pub for a glass of beer.
 S6: She waited for him, anticipating
the white face and quivering lips
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which would soon appear with the
news that the baby had been stolen.
 P: Indignant at her husband’s
behaviour, she decided to teach him a
lesson.
 Q: She wheeled away the pram.
 R: A little later, his wife came by,
where to her horror, she discovered
her sleeping baby.
 S: Leaving the pram outside, he
disappeared inside the bar.
The proper sequence should be
(a) SRPQ (b) RQPS
(c) SPQR (d) PQSR
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Direction: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four
words or group of words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and
mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

71. PESSIMISTIC (a) Violent (b) Genial

(a) Indifferent (b) Ascetic (c) Great (d) Crowded

(c) Helpful (d) Hopeful 77. INCREDIBLE

72. ANALOGOUS (a) Hard to believe

(a) Similar (b) Uncritical (b) Hard to understand

(c) Disproportionate (d) Dissimilar (c) Believable

73. EVIDENT (d) Conspicous

(a) Unnoticeable (b) Observed 78. ERSATZ

(c) Seen (d) Calculated (a) Genuine (b) Artificial

74. THICK SKINNED (c) Old (d) Outdated

(a) Insensitive (b) Sensitive 79. CANTANKEROUS

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(c) Resolute (d) Different (a) Bad-tempered(b) Sleepy

75. ELEGANCE (c) Affable (d) Polymath

(a) Balance (b) Savagery 80. NEOPHYTE

(c) Dullness (d) Politeness (a) Expert (b) Beginner

76. STERN (c) Gardener (d) Introvert

CLOZE COMPOSITION

Direction: In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces with four words or groups of
words given. Select whichever words or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the
blank apace and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 Passage
Once there was an old woman who …(81)… in a shoe. This must have been very cramped and
difficult because living …(82)… a shoe is not very comfortable, I expect. One day, she went out and
there …(83)… some children playing in the street nearby where she lived. They began

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shouting …(84)… her. “You silly old woman, why do you live in a shoe?”. They shouted and other
things like that. They were very insulting …(85)… the old woman.

I don’t know, why the old woman had to live in a shoe, but she …(86)… have been very poor and it
was not nice to …(87)… fun of the poor woman because she was so hard up that she had
nowhere …(88)… to live. But children can be very cruel sometimes and this case was …(89)…
exception. However, on this occasion the old woman didn’t just …(90)… their insults meekly, but
became very angry and shouted “I will teach you a lesson”, she chased them with a cane.

81. 86.

(a) make (b) must (a) ought to (b) need not

(c) lived (d) else (c) might (d) must

82. 87.

(a) whether (b) in (a) make (b) create

(c) despite (d) within (c) cook (d) prepare

83. 88.

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(a) were (b) was (a) instead (b) from

(c) are (d) had (c) however (d) else

84. 89.

(a) below (b) under (a) no (b) not

(c) upon (d) at (c) neither (d) either

85. 90.

(a) till (b) to (a) lived (b) else

(c) until (d) based on (c) take/accept/put up with (d) must

PREPOSTION AND DETERMINERS

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Direction: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four options. Select
whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and
indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

91: Choose the correct preposition to complete 95: Choose the correct determinant to
the sentence: complete the sentence:

She apologized ____ her behavior at the ____ of the students passed the test.
party.
(a) Most
(a) on (b) Every
(b) for (c) Few
(c) by (d) Some
(d) with
96: Choose the correct preposition to complete
92: Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:
the sentence:
He stood ____ the crowd and waved.
The cat jumped ____ the table and landed
on the floor. (a) inside
(b) below
(a) over (c) among
(b) above (d) between

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(c) through
(d) into 97: Choose the correct preposition to complete
the sentence:
93: Choose the correct preposition to complete
the sentence: The keys are hidden ____ the drawer.

I'm really interested ____ learning new (a) above

languages. (b) under
(c) beside
(a) at (d) over
(b) on
(c) in 98: Choose the correct determinant to
(d) for complete the sentence:

94: Choose the correct determinant to ____ of the cake was eaten by the guests.
complete the sentence:
(a) All
____ of the books on the shelf are mine. (b) Many
(c) Some
(a) Each (d) None
(b) Both
(c) Neither 99: Choose the correct preposition to complete
(d) None the sentence:

I saw her talking ____ a stranger.

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 (a) with ____ cars in the parking lot were blue.
(b) about
(c) to (a) Few
(d) by (b) Several
(c) Most
100: (d) Many

Choose the correct determinant to complete

the sentence:

COMPLETION OF SENTENCE

Direction: Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives.
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct atlernatives

101. It was difficult to remove my feet as it (c) sought (d) seeker

had got stuck ……… in the mud.
106. It ……… that Punit will not be selected
(a) fairly (b) greatly for the post.

(c) widely (d) firmly (a) feels (b) looks

102. Due to security reasons, we were ………
entry to the assembly hall.
(a) stopped (b) denied
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(c) believes (d) seems
107. Namrata was found to ……… the
required qualifications for the job.

(c) warned (d) rejected (a) contain (b) disclose

103. ……… the arrival of the police, nobody (c) posses (d) acquire
went near the victim.
108. I purposely ……… meet you during my
(a) Unless (b) Although last visit to Kashmir.

(c) Even (d) Till (a) didn’t (b) won’t

104. The car in which the minister was (c) hadn’t (d) wouldn’t
travelling ……… with an accident.
109. The non-cooperative attitude of the
(a) hit (b) drove members can only ……… the image of the
society.
(c) crashed (d) met
(a) spoil (b) improve
105. Divya always ……… the permission of
her father before going for movies. (c) degrade (d) defame

(a) seeking (b) seeks

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110. Our friends are not able to take us in their (a) alternative (b) another
car; we must make ……… arrangements to go
to the airport. (c) alternate (d) possible

COMPREHENSION

Direction: In this section, you have two short passages. After each passage, you will find some items
based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to
select your answers based on the contents of the passages and the opinion of the author only.

 Passage - I

The simplest method of welding two pieces of metal together is known as pressure welding. The ends
of metal are heated to a white heat—for iron, the welding temperature should be about 1300°C— in a
flame. At this temperature the metal becomes plastic. The ends are then pressed or hammered together
and the joint is smoothed off. Care must be taken to ensure that the surfaces are thoroughly cleaned
first, for dirt will weaken the weld.

Moreover, the heating of iron or steel to a high temperature causes oxidation, and a film of oxide is

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formed on the heated surfaces. For this reason, a flux is applied to the heated metal. At welding heat,
the flux melts, and the oxide particles are dissolved in it together with any other impurities which may
be present. The metal surfaces are pressed together, and the flux is squeezed out from the centre of the
weld. A number of different types of weld may be used, but for fairly thick bars of metals, a vee-
shaped weld should normally be employed. It is rather stronger than the ordinary butt weld.

111. The simplest way of welding two pieces (a) flames turn from white to blue
of metal together is (b) chemical reaction starts
(c) oxide film is found on its surfaces
(a) heating the metal (d) it turns into steel
(b) holding it in a flame
(c) coating the metal with plastic 114. The flux is used to
(d) hammering heated pieces
(a) make the metal plastic
112. Unless the surfaces are cleaned first, (b) cool the heated metal
(c) cover up any dirt
(a) the metal will not take white heat (d) dissolve oxide and other impurities
(b) the resulting weld will be weak
(c) the joint will be rough 115. For fairly thick bars of metals
(d) the metal will be less plastic
(a) a vee-shaped weld should be used
113. When iron is heated to about 1300 degree (b) an ordinary butt weld should be used
centigrade, (c) a number of different types of weld
may be used

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 Passage - II

To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A
few simple rules will keep you, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can
be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of
thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs Aristotle to keep
her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know, when in fact you do not, is a bad mistake
to which we are all prone.

I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were
writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying
this diet.

Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and
salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because
he had never seen one of them.

116. The writer believes that
(a) most people could avoid making
foolish mistakes if they were clever
(b) through observation we could avoid
making many mistakes
(c) Aristotle made many mistakes because
he was not observant
(d) all errors are caused by our own error
in thinking
116. With reference to the passage, which one
of the following is the correct statement?
(a) Aristotle was able to avoid the mistake
of thinking that women have fewer
teeth than men
(b) Aristotle thought women have fewer
teeth than men
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(c) Aristotle proved that women have
fewer teeth by counting his wife’s
teeth
(d) Aristotle may have thought that
women have fewer teeth because he
never had a wife
118. The writer says that if he was writing a
book on hedgehogs,
(a) he would maintain that they eat black
beetles because he had been told so
(b) he would first observe their eating
habits
(c) he would think it unnecessary to
verify that they ate black beetles
(d) he would make the statement that they
ate black beetles and later verify it
119. The writer is of the opinion that

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(a) unicorns and salamanders were (e) only those who had observed the
observed by ancient and medieval habits of unicorns and salamanders
writers but were unknown to modern wrote about them
writers
(b) ancient and medieval writers wrote 120. A ‘dogmatic statement’ in the context
authoritatively means a statement which is
(c) about unicorns and salamanders
(a) convincing
though they had never seen them
(b) proved
(d) unicorns and salamanders do not exist
(c) unquestionable
(d) doubtful

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Answers
01 - c 02 - a 03 - b 04 - c 05 - d 06 - a 07 - b 08 - c 09 - a 10 - d
11 - a 12 - a 13 - a 14 - b 15 - d 16 - d 17 - b 18 - d 19 - b 20 - d
21 - a 22 - b 23 - b 24 - d 25 - d 26 - b 27 - b 28 - a 29 - d 30 - d
31 - d 32 - a 33 - b 34 - d 35 - a 36 - a 37 - c 38 - c 39 - b 40 - a
41 - c 42 - a 43 - b 44 - c 45 - b 46 - b 47 - a 48 - a 49 - b 50 - a
51 - a 52 - d 53 - c 54 - a 55 - a 56 - a 57 - c 58 - d 59 - a 60 - a
61 - d 62 - c 63 - d 64 - b 65 - a 66 - b 67 - d 68 - a 69 - b 70 - a
71 - d 72 - d 73 - a 74 - b 75 - c 76 - b 77 - c 78 - a 79 - c 80 - a
81 - c 82 - b 83 - a 84 - d 85 - b 86 - d 87 - a 88 - d 89 - a 90 - c
91 - b 92 - a 93 - c 94 - d 95 - a 96 - c 97 - b 98 - a 99 - c 100 - d
101 - d 102 - b 103 - d 104 - d 105 - d 106 - d 107 - c 108 - a 109 - a 110 - a
111 - d 112 - b 113 - c 114 - d 115 - a 116 - b 117 - b 118 - b 119 - b 120 - c

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