Booklet Code No.

: 390132
Question Booklet Series :
A ↑
Candidate must fill the above number
correctly, in the OMR Sheet

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO

Time Allowed : 45 Minutes Code- 29MGES01 (P–II) Total No. Questions: 60

Roll No. : _______________________________ OMR Answer Sheet No.: _______________________________

Name of the Candidate (in capital letters): ______________________________________________________________

Candidate's Signature : __________________________ Invigilator's Signature : __________________________

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1. Before commencing to answer, check that the Question Booklet has 60 questions. Each Question Booklet will
be in different series (combination of booklet code no. and series). You must write correct Booklet Code
No. and Question Booklet Series on your OMR Answer Sheet. Further check that there is no
misprinting, overprinting and/or any other shortcoming in it. If there is any shortcoming in the question
booklet, intimate the same to your room invigilator and take a fresh question booklet. No complaint in this
regard shall be entertained at any later stage.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The OMR Answer Sheet will be evaluated with a combination of question booklet
series and booklet code no. hence you must write correct question booklet series and booklet code no. Any
mistake in filling any of them will lead to invalidation of your OMR Answer Sheet. Also in case of non filling of
question booklet series and booklet code no. the OMR Answer Sheet will not be evaluated and its sole
responsibility lies on the candidate.

2. There shall be negative marking. 1/3 mark will be deducted for wrong answer. Each question carries
equal mark. Also refer OMR Sheet for detailed instruction.

3. This is an objective type test in which each objective question is followed by four responses serialled (1) to
(4). Your task is to choose the correct/best response and mark your response in the OMR Answer Sheet
only as per the instructions given and NOT in the Question Booklet.

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 GENERAL ENGLISH
DIRECTIONS: (Question No. 1 to 5) In this section, you have short passage. After the passage you will find questions based on that
passage. Read Passage to answer the questions based on it.

PASSAGE
The first and decisive step in the expansion of Europe overseas was the conquest of the Atlantic Ocean. That the nation to
achieve this should be Portugal was the logical outcome of her geographical position and her history. Placed on the extreme margin
of the old classical Mediterranean world and facing the untraversed ocean, Portugal could adapt and develop the knowledge and
experience of the past to meet the challenge of the unknown. From the seamen of Genoa and Venice, they had learned the
organisation and conduct of a mercantile marine and from Jewish astronomers and mapmakers the rudiments of navigation. Largely
excluded from the share in Mediterranean commerce, at a time when her population was making heavy demands on her resources,
Portugal turned southwards and westwards for opportunities of trade and commerce. But ocean navigation was not the same as
navigating the land-locked Mediterranean. The earliest of the band had neither the benefit of sailing directions nor traditional lore.
Even the familiar heavenly constellations had been left behind. The challenge was formidable.

1. According to the passage, the most important step in the expansion of European power was:
(1) The emergence of Portugal as a power
(2) The growth of Mediterranean commerce
(3) The contact of Europeans with Jewish astronomers
(4) The conquest of the Atlantic Ocean

2. The most important advantage that Portugal had, was its:

(1) Geographical location (2) Contact with the Arabs
(3) Contact with Genoa and Venice (4) Cultural history

3. The Portuguese sailors were ready to explore the world by sea because they:
(1) Knew about many countries (2) Had rich patrons to finance them
(3) Were prepared for the hazards of sea voyage (4) Were in touch with seamen from Genoa and Venice

4. Portugal was motivated to pioneer ocean navigation because:

(1) It was encouraged by other European powers (2) It faced strong rivals in land-base trade
(3) It collaborated with Venetian merchants (4) Its limited resources could not support its growing population

5. The earliest group of Portuguese navigators going across the Atlantic did not find the venture:
(1) Different from land-locked navigation (2) More difficult than coastal navigation
(3) Easy and comfortable (4) Challenging and demanding

DIRECTIONS: (Questions No. 6 & 7) In each of the following questions, a word has been written in four different ways. Only one is
correctly spelt. Mark the correct alternative

6.
(1) Indispensable (2) Indispensible (3) Indispenseble (4) Indespensable

7.
(1) Callous (2) Calous (3) Calaseus (4) Caleous

8. Change the following sentences into reported speech.

He said to me, “where are you going?”
(1) He told me where I was going (2) He asked me where I was going.
(3) He told to me where he was going. (4) He asked him where was he going?

9. Choose the appropriate preposition to fill in the blank.

The book lies ....... the table.
(1) on (2) at
(3) over (4) in

10. Choose the appropriate preposition to fill in the blank.

The driver jumped ....... the car.
(1) of (2) to
(3) off (4) from

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11. Choose the appropriate preposition to fill in the blank.
Our plane stopped ....... Mumbai airport on the way to Italy.
(1) in (2) over
(3) on (4) at

12. Each word given in the alternatives are matched with its synonym and antonym. One is not correctly matched. Find
the one not correctly matched.
Word Synonym Antonym
(1) Abscond Flee Remain
(2) Abate Suppress Rise
(3) Abash Confused Confident
(4) Acquit Convict Exonerate

13. Each word given in the alternatives are matched with its synonym and antonym. One is not correctly matched. Find
the one not correctly matched.
(1) Decease Death Birth
(2) Demean Humiliate Respect
(3) Defer Advance Postpone
(4) Deem Recon Overlook

DIRECTIONS: (Question No. 14 & 15) In the following questions, select the appropriate word which best represents the given set of
words.

14. Increase the speed of a vehicle:

(1) Gravitate
(2) Retard
(3) Accelerate
(4) Aggregate

15. One who can be easily duped or fooled:

(1) Excitable
(2) Secretive
(3) Suspicious
(4) Gullible

DIRECTIONS: (Question No. 16 to 19) In these questions, each of the sentences has a blank space and four words are given after
the sentence. Choose the word from the alternatives (1), (2), (3) and (4) that you consider most appropriate for the blank space.

16. On the ............. Friday, January 30, 1948, Gandhiji woke up as usual at 3:30 A.M. :
(1) Fateful (2) Historical
(3) Tragic (4) Sad

17. The television station was ............. with letters and phone calls after the announcement:
(1) Drowned (2) Stormed
(3) Deluged (4) Absorbed

18. He is a famous .............; he has been collecting stamps for the last two decades:
(1) Philologist (2) Philistine
(3) Philatelist (4) Philanderer

19. India and Pakistan are geographically ............. countries:

(1) Contagious
(2) Contiguous
(3) Continuous
(4) Contentious

20. Find wrongly spelt word.

(1) Angry
(2) Amendment
(3) Alive
(4) Accurecy

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21. Find wrongly spelt word.
(1) Festival
(2) Affect
(3) Abcent
(4) Academic

DIRECTIONS: (Question No. 22 to 24) Each of the following sentences has been broken in three parts (1) (2) and (3).If there is
some grammatical error in any of these parts, that is your answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘4’.
I have reached the school before the rain started No error
22. / / /
(1) (2) (3) (4)

He is man which I know you can trust No error

23. / / /
(1) (2) (3) (4)

She was on his way to the market when she met me No error
24. / / /
(1) (2) (3) (4)

25. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters.
DISAGGREMENT:
(1) Consensus (2) Overlook
(3) Senseless (4) Appropriate

26. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters.
DULL:
(1) Monotonous (2) Colourful
(3) Vibrant (4) Chequered

27. Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word given in capital letters.
RECOGNIZE:
(1) Acknowledge (2) Identify
(3) Familiar (4) Catch

28. Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word given in capital letters.
MITIGATING:
(1) Disgusting (2) Elevating
(3) Diluting (4) Regularising

DIRECTIONS: (Question No. 29 & 30) In each of the following question, six words are given denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) & (F).
By using the six words each only once, you have to frame a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. The correct order of
words is your answer. Choose from the four alternatives the one having correct order of the words. Mark it as your answer on the
answer sheet.

29.
A. Work D. Other
B. There E. Today
C. No F. Is
(1) DAFEBC (2) BFCDAE
(3) CDABFE (4) BFACDE

30.
A. NAME D. ASKED
B. THEY E. ME
C. MY F. CORRECT
(1) CFABDE (2) BDCFAE
(3) BDECAF (4) None of these

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31. Fill in the appropriate option to make the sentence in “ Future Perfect Tense”.
By the end of this month I ............... here for five years.
(1) Will work
(2) Will have worked
(3) Will have been working
(4) Will be working

32. Use correct tense and fill in the blank to make the correct sentence.
He ......... to Kolkata yesterday.
(1) went (2) has gone
(3) will be going (4) was gone

33. Choose the correct article to complete the sentence.

Shusil is ........ N.C.C. Officer:
(1) Some (2) An
(3) The (4) A

34. Choose the correct article to complete the sentence.

The rose is …… sweetest of all flowers:
(1) The (2) A
(3) An (4) One

35. Choose the correct answer.

We did not know ……. way to go.
(1) Whitch (2) Which
(3) Wich (4) Witch

36. Choose the correct answer.

Your clock is ……. hour fast:
(1) The (2) A
(3) An (4) Your

37. If “Lives” is plural form of noun, then what is its singular form:
(1) Live (2) Life
(3) Lively (4) None of the above is correct

38. Change the following sentence given in Direct speech into Indirect Speech and mark correct answer choosing from
options given.
Ram said, “The horse died in the night.”
(1) Ram said that the horse died in the night.
(2) Ram said that the horse had died in the night.
(3) Ram said that the horse was died in the night.
(4) Ram said that the horse was dead in the night

39. Change the following sentence given in Direct speech into Indirect Speech and mark correct answer choosing from
options given.
The prince said, “ It gives me great pleasure to be there this evening.”
(1) The prince said that it gives him great pleasure to be there this evening.
(2) The prince said that it gave him great pleasure to be there this evening.
(3) The prince said that it gives him great pleasure to be there that evening.
(4) The prince said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening.

40. Fill in the gap with suitable preposition in the following question:
“Kate, sit _____ your granny, will you?”
(1) Beside
(2) Besides
(3) into
(4) unto

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41. Fill in the gap with suitable preposition in the following question:
I kept __ gazing at him till I remembered who he was.
(1) in (2) at
(3) on (4) out

42. Identify tense in the following sentence:

Had the Government made a mistake?
(1) Past Indefinite Tense
(2) Past Perfect Continuous Tense
(3) Past perfect tense
(4) Past continuous Tense

43. The sentence given here is in active voice. You have to choose from alternatives the correct passive voice:
I spoke to him.
(1) He was spoken to by me.
(2) He was spoken by me.
(3) I was spoken by him
(4) He had been spoken by me

44. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

Spurious
(1) Authentic (2) Truthful
(3) Real (4) Credible

45. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

Frugal
(1) Gluttonous (2) Miserly
(3) Merciful (4) Extravagant

46. Out of the four alternatives suggested choose the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect speech:
He said to me, “When will you return the book?”
(1) He asked me when I will return the book.
(2) He asked me that when I will return the book.
(3) He asked me when would I return the book.
(4) He asked me when I would return the book.

47. In the following question indicate the meaning of the given phrase.
Have an axe to grind:
(1) Do a blacksmith’s job (2) Have a selfish motive
(3) Sharpen one’s senses (4) Prepare for a fight

48. In the following question indicate the meaning of the given phrase.
At one’s wit’s end:
(1) To do one’s best (2) Finish an analysis
(3) Completely confused (4) Be extremely witty

49. Choose the most suitable word or phrase. Record your answer in the answer sheet.
At the traffic lights there were poor people .......... for money:
(1) Urging (2) Requesting
(3) Pleading (4) Begging

50. Choose the most suitable word or phrase. Record your answer in the answer sheet.
In many countries poor children face a grim .......... for existence:
(1) Struggle
(2) Attempt
(3) Efforts
(4) Toil

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51. A word is given with some suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is nearest to the word.
APPOSITE:
(1) Foolish (2) Highly unpleasant
(3) Appropriate (4) Painful

52. A word is given with some suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is nearest to the word.
BEGUILE:
(1) To flatter (2) To smile at
(3) To charm (4) To become shy

53. A word is given with some suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is nearest to the word.
CAJOLE:
(1) Scold (2) Intimidate
(3) Threaten (4) Persuade

54. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

CLANDESTINE:
(1) Dim (2) Open (3) Clear (4) Congested

55. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

ONEROUS:
(1) Light (2) Tough (3) Heavy (4) Dark

DIRECTIONS: (Question No. 56 & 57) In the given statement a phrase in underlined and three choices are given for the underlined
portion. If you consider the existing phrase alright select “no change”, other wise select the most appropriate choice.

56. Never in my entire career of 30 years have I come against such a situation:
(1) With such a (2) Across such a
(3) Along such a (4) No change

57. The poem is full of illusions to mythology:

(1) Allusions to mythology (2) Illustrations of mythology
(3) Stories of the past (4) No change

DIRECTIONS: (Question Nos. 58 & 59) In the following questions arrange the given sentences/phrases in a coherent sequence and
select the corresponding choice (1), (2), (3), (4).

58. Jumbled sentences/phrases

M Which cannot be tackled
N Female literacy rate
O The empowerment of women
P Without raising the
Q In India is a vital issue
(1) NQMPO (2) OQPMN (3) OQMPN (4) QPONM

59. Jumbled sentences/phrases

M Defence personnel was cancelled
N To see the
O Many people did not go
P Republic day as
Q The march past by
(1) ONPMQ (2) ONPQM (3) QPOMN (4) PNOMQ

60. A phrase or idea is described in each question followed by four single word choices. Pick the choice which best
explains the idea/ phrase.
The practice of having many wives:
(1) Polygamy (2) Polyandry
(3) Multilateral (4) Monogamy

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