PAPER I 1. If a question arises whether a bill is a money bill or not, whose decision thereon shall be final: (1) Chairman of the council of States (2) Speaker of the House of the People (3) Deputy Speaker of the House of the people (4) The President of India 2. Which Article of the constitution of India restricts courts not to inquire into proceedings of Parliament: (1) Article 122 (2) Article 120 (3) Article 123 (4) Article 119 3. Constitution of parliament as per article 79 of the constitution shall be consisting of: (1) President, Vice President, Council of states and the House of the people (2) President, Council of states and the House of the people (3) President, Vice president, Prime Minister, Council of states and House of the people (4) Council of States and house of the people 4. In the freedom movement of India the year 1930 is associated with: (1) Dandi March (2) Jallian Wala Tragedy (3) Partition of Bengal (4) Chauri Chaura Incidence 5. Where is the tomb of Shah Jahan situated? (1) Red Fort (2) Taj Mahal (3) Agra Fort (4) Sikandara 6. Balaghat mines is famous for: (1) Bauxite deposits (2) Copper Production (3) Reserves of Iron Ore (4) Gold Reserves 7. Longest day (Shortest night) in southern Hemisphere: (1) June 21 (2) December 22 (3) December 21 (4) June 18 8. Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by East West Corridor? (1) Mumbai and Nagpur (2) Mumbai and Kolkata (3) Silchar and Porbandar (4) Nagpur and Siliguri 9. Next winter Olympics will be held in: (1) Twin, Italy (2) Sochi, Russia (3) Vancouver, Canada (4) Pyeongchang, South Korea 10. Who is the chief Justice of India as on date? (1) P. Sathasivam (2) Rajendra Mal Lodha (3) H.L. Dattu 11. How many teams are participating in IPL 2014: (1) 7 (2) 8 (3) 9 (4) 11 12. What is the motto of international cricket council? (1) Inspire a Generation (2) Live with Passion (3) Great Sport Great Spirit (4) Great Game Great Name 13. Open market operations mean: (1) Borrowing by scheduled banks from the Central Bank (2) Purchase and sale of securities by the Central Bank (3) Lending by commercial Banks to Industry and Trade (4) Deposit mobilisation [ 1 ]
14. How many players are there in each side of a Basketball game: (1) 5 (2) 7 (3) 6 (4) 8 15. O 2, CO 2 and N 2 being the life supporting gases are chiefly concentrated in: (1) Stratosphere (2) Exosphere (3) Troposphere 16. The chipko Andolan is associated with: (1) Tigers (2) Trees (3) Fevicol (4) Cleaning of Ganga 17. Instrument for measuring humidity: (1) Hygrometer (2) Inclinometer (3) Hydrometer (4) Hydroscope 18. Female reproductive part of flower is known as: (1) Pistil (2) Stamen (3) Pedicel (4) Gametes 19. A stick immersed in water appears bent due to the phenomenon of: (1) Reflection of light (2) Diffraction of light (3) Refraction of light (4) Dispersion of light 20. When the office of the Chief Justice of India is vacant or when the chief justice is by reason of absence or otherwise unable to perform the duties of his office, Who shall have the authority to appoint acting chief justice as per Article 126 the constitution of India? (1) The Registrar General of supreme Court (2) The President of India (3) Automatic appointment of the Senior most Judge of the supreme Court as acting chief Justice (4) The Attorney General of India 21. The State shall endeavor to provide early childhood care and education of all children until they complete the age of six years. This is a provision under: (1) Article 21A of the constitution of India relating to fundamental right enumerated in part III. (2) Article 51A relating to Fundamental duties enumerated in Part IV A of The Constitution of India (3) Article 45 relating to directive principles of state policy enumerated in part IV of the constitution of India (4) Article 38 of the directive principles of State policy to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people 22. If any question arises as to whether a member of Parliament has become subject to any disqualifications mentioned in clause (1) of article 102, the question shall be referred for decision to the... and decision of the... shall be final; (1) Speaker of the house (2) Supreme Court of India (3) Election Commission of India (4) President of India 23. Amoghvarsha was a famous: (1) Chalukyan King (2) Pallava King (3) Rastrakuta King (4) Satavahana King 24. Do or Die is associated with the following movement: (1) Dandi (2) Non Cooperation (3) Khilafat (4) Quit India 25. Find the odd one out on the basis of origin of Resources: (1) Flora and Fauna (2) Human Beings (3) Rocks and metals (4) Fisheries 26. Which one of the following minerals is contained in the Monazite sand of Kerala? (1) Uranium (2) Thorium (3) Copper (4) Petroleum [ 2 ]
27. The largest sugarcane producing country in the world is: (1) India (2) Brazil (3) China (4) USA 28. This refers amount that the commercial banks require to maintain in the form of gold or government approved securities before providing credit to customers: (1) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (2) Cash Reserve Ratio (3) Reverse Repo Rate (4) Bank Rate 29. is NOT a Central Government tax. (1) Income Tax (2) Custom Duty (3) Entertainment Tax (4) Service Tax 30. How many countries delegates will visit India to have first hand experience of Lok-Sabha Election 2014 under the Election Visitors Programme 2014, launched by election commission of India: (1) 20 (2) 50 (3) 100 (4) None of the above is true 31. 2014 Ranji Trophy was won by: (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Maharashtra (3) Karnataka (4) West Bengal 32. In an economy, the sectors are classified into public and private on the basis of (1) Employment conditions. (2) Nature of economic activities. (3) Ownership of enterprises. (4) Use of raw materials. 33. Who amongst the following is not a Lawn Tennis Player (1) Rafel Nadal (2) Roger Federer (3) Tiger Woods (4) Serena Williams 34. The three R s which can help us to conserve natural resource for long term use are? (1) Recycle, Regenerate, Reuse (2) Reduce, Regenerate, Reuse (3) Reduce, Reuse, Redistribute (4) Reduce, Recycle, Reuse 35. How many ergs are there in 1 Joule: (1) 10 2 (2) 10 4 (3) 10 6 (4) 10 7 36. Which bone is the largest bone in human body (1) Femur (2) Humerus (3) Tibia (4) Radius 37. Who is responsible to collect the service Tax? (1) Income Tax Department (2) Postal Department (3) Central Excise Department (4) Commercial Tax Department of the State/Union Territory 38. Surface tension has the units of: (1) Newton/m 2 (2) Newton/m 3 (3) Newton m (4) Newton/m 39. Bharat Kesri award is given in the sport (1) Judo (2) Wrestling (3) Boxing (4) Malla-Khambh 40. What is the Motto of Olympics 2016: (1) One world, One Dream (2) Live your passion (3) Inspire a Generation (4) The celebration of the century [ 3 ]
DIRECTIONS: (Que. No. 41 & 42) what should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions. 41. 43 +? + 86 = 158 (1) 784 (2) 841 (3) 961 (4) 1089 1 1 1 42. 3? 3 3 3 3 3 (1) 3 (2) 3+ 3 (3) 1 43. Approximately best value of 919.999 25.002 13.996 =? (1) 505 (2) 525 (3) 515 (4) 535 44. Meena bought a mobile set with 20% discount on the labelled price. She made a profit of ` 800 by selling it for ` 16,800. The labelled price of the mobile set was: (1) ` 18,000 (2) ` 19,000 (3) ` 20,000 (4) ` 24,000 45. Sohan purchased an item for ` 6,500 and sold it at a gain of 24%. From that amount he purchased another item and sold it at a loss of 20%. What is his overall gain/loss? (1) Profit of ` 50 (2) Loss of ` 52 (3) Loss of ` 48 46. If (58) 2 is added to the square of a number, the answer thus obtained is 12200. What is the number? (1) 92 (2) 93 (3) 94 (4) 96 47. A number consists of 3 digits whose sum is 10. The middle digit is equal to the sum of the other two and the number will be increased by 99 if its digits are reversed. The number is: (1) 253 (2) 235 (3) 523 48. The difference between 88% of a number and 55% of the same number is 1485. What is 45% of that number? (1) 1725 (2) 1625 (3) 1825 (4) 2025 49. One third of the marks scored by Ram in a subject is equal to 2/9 of the marks scored by Maneesh in the same subject. The sum of their marks in that subject is 120. What is the score of Ram in that subject? (1) 44 (2) 46 (3) 48 50. The length and width of a rectangular wall are 30 metre and 24 metre respectively. What is the cost of painting the wall if the rate of painting is ` 28 per square metre? (1) ` 19,640 (2) ` 20,860 (3) ` 20,160 (4) ` 19,840 51. The circumference of a circle is twice the perimeter of a rectangle. The area of the circle is 15400 sq cm. What is the area of the rectangle if the length of the rectangle is 35 cm.? (1) 2625 sq cm. (2) 2675 sq cm. (3) 2775 sq cm. 52. The average age of a husband and wife, who were married 7 years ago, was 25 years at the time of their marriage. Now the average age of the family, including husband, wife and a child (born during the interval) is 22 years. What is the present age of the child? (1) 4 years (2) 2 years (3) 5 years [ 4 ]
53. Pramod takes twice as much time as Alok and thrice as much time as Sanjay to finish a piece of work. They together finish the work in one day. Pramod can finish the work in : (1) 8 days (2) 6 days (3) 3 days 54. A train crosses a platform in 30 seconds travelling with a speed of 60 km/hour. If the length of the train be 200 metre, then the length of a platform is : (1) 320 metres (2) 300 metres (3) 280 metres (4) 250 metres 55. If ` 500 amount to ` 583.20 in 2 years compounded annually, find the rate of interest per annum: (1) 9% (2) 8% (3) 7% 56. The ratio between the present ages of Daisy and Rosy is 2:3 respectively. Four years ago, the ratio between their ages was 5:8 respectively. What will be Daisy s age after 7 years: (1) 29 years (2) 30 years (3) 31 years 57. In how many years, a sum will be thrice of it at the rate of 10% per annum? (1) 15 years (2) 20 years (3) 30 years (4) 25 years 58. Manju saves ` 200 at the end of each year and lends the money at 5% compound interest. How much it will become at the end of 3 years? (1) ` 655.02 (2) ` 662.02 (3) ` 660.02 59. The simple interest accrued on an amount of ` 25,000 at the end of four years is ` 8000. What would be the compound interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same period? (1) ` 8612.256 (2) ` 9005.256 (3) ` 9012.224 60. The radius of a circular wheel is 1.75 metres. How many revolutions will the wheel make to travel 44 km? (1) 5000 (2) 6000 (3) 3000 (4) 4000 61. A sum of money divided among 160 males and some females in the ratio 16:21. Individually each male gets ` 4 and female ` 3. The number of female is: (1) 250 (2) 240 (3) 230 (4) 280 62. If A : B = 3 : 4 and B : C = 5 : 6 then A : B : C =? (1) 10:15:24 (2) 15:25:24 (3) 15:16:24 (4) 15:20:24 [ 5 ]
DIRECTIONS: (Que. No. 63 to 65) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions. 63. 5 4 3 of of of 444 =? 8 9 5 (1) 37 (2) 57 (3) 74 (4) 88 64. 14 18.6 12+19.3 =? (1) 61 (2) 46.3 (3) 42.3 (4) 41 10 7 9 9 65. 3 5 2 4? 11 15 22 10 (1) (3) 4 2 15 (2) 1 3 15 (4) 1 2 15 7 2 15 66. What sum of money will produce ` 70 as simple interest in 4 years at (1) ` 450 (2) ` 550 (3) ` 500 (4) ` 600 1 3 percent? 2 67. Two equal sums of money were lent at simple interest at 10% per annum for 4 years and 5 years respectively. If the difference in interests for two periods was ` 220, then each sum is: (1) ` 2200 (2) ` 2000 (3) ` 1800 68. The sum of the squares of 3 consecutive positive numbers is 365. The sum of the number is: (1) 30 (2) 36 (3) 33 69. The amount on ` 2,560 in 6 months at 25% per annum, if the interest is compounded quarterly, is: (1) ` 2,890 (2) ` 2,790 (3) ` 2,870 70. Two trains cross each other in 1 minute moving in the same direction at the speeds of 40 km/hr. and 22 km/hr respectively. If the length of the first train is 125 metres, find the length of the second train? (1) 250 metres (2) 300 metres (3) 175 metres 71. An amount of money is to be divided among Anju, Manju and Ranju in such a way that Ranju gets ` 5000 more than Anju s amount and Manju gets ` 2000 less than Ranju s amount. What is the ratio between the amount of Anju and Manju respectively? (1) 2:3 (2) 3:5 (3) Data inadequate [ 6 ]
72. By selling an item for ` 640 shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. By what percent should he increase his selling price so as to make a profit of 10%? (1) 35% (2) 36.75% (3) 37.5% (4) 35.25% 73. If the perimeter of a semicircle is 72 cm, what will be the area of that semicircle? (1) 300 sq. cm (2) 308 sq. cm (3) 106 sq. cm 74. Rakesh purchased a wrist watch with a 20% discount on the labelled price. He sold it with 15% profit on the labelled price. What was his percent profit on the original cost price? (1) 43.5% (2) 35% (3) 43.75% (4) 45% 75. A rational number between 1/2 and 3/5 is: (1) 2/3 (2) 2/5 (3) 4/7 76. Anuj, Vikram and Sameer alone can complete a work in 20 days, 30 days and 60 days respectively. Anuj works alone, however on every third day, he takes the help of Vikram and Sameer. In how many days will the work be completed? (1) 25 days (2) 15 days (3) 18 days (4) 21 days 77. The average age of 40 students of a class is 15 years. When 10 new students are admitted, the average age is increased by 0.2 years. The average age of new students is: (1) 16.4 years (2) 16.2 years (3) 16 years 78. The average of three numbers is 135. The largest number is 195 and the difference between the other two is 20. The smallest number is: (1) 85 (2) 95 (3) 115 (4) 105 79. While finding the average of 10 given numbers, a student by mistake, wrote 64 in place of 46 and got his average 50. The correct average of the given number is: (1) 46 (2) 47.6 (3) 48.2 80. Raghav s wages were reduced by 50%. Again the reduced wages increased by 50%. What is his loss? (1) 30% (2) 35% (3) 25% (4) 40% [ 7 ]
DIRECTIONS: (Que. No. 81 & 82) Select the missing number (?) from the given responses. 81. (1) 463 (2) 503 (3) 602 82. 3, 15, 35,? 99 (1) 70 (2) 63 (3) 65 (4) 61 83. Rajeev is twice as old as Sanjeev but twice younger than Ramesh, Bhagat is half the age of Sanjeev but twice the age of Neeraj. Which two persons form the pair of oldest and youngest? (1) Sanjeev and Ramesh (2) Ramesh and Bhagat (3) Ramesh and Neeraj (4) Cannot be determined 84. Ajeet is older than Bimal but younger than Saleem. Deepak is younger than Jai but older than Ajeet. If Saleem is younger than Deepak then who is the oldest of all? (1) Deepak (2) Jai (3) Saleem 85. Lata walks 14 metres towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 metres and then turns to her left and walks 10 metres. Again turning to her left she walks 14 metres. What is the distance (in metres) between her starting point and the present position? (1) 26 Metres (2) 28 Metres (3) 24 Metres (4) 38 Metres 86. A group of friends are sitting in an arrangement one each at the corner of an octagon. All are facing the centre. Maya is sitting diagonally opposite Rajni, who is Shashi s right. Ramesh is next to Shashi and opposite Gopal, who is Chirag s left. Savita is not on Maya s right, but opposite Sheela. Who is on Sheela s right? (1) Ramesh (2) Gopal (3) Maya (4) Rajni 87. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following? i. Infant ii. Adult iii. Child iv. Old v. Adolescent (1) i, iii, iv, v, ii (2) i, iii, v, ii, iv (3) i, ii, iii, v, iv (4) i, v, iii, ii, iv [ 8 ]
DIRECTIONS: (Que. No. 88 to 90) Read the following information carefully to answer these questions. Consider a group comprising of 4 students Rekha, Bela, Manju and Nita who stand in a row. Rekha and Bela stand in sixth and seventh positions respectively from the left. Manju and Nita stand in the fourth and fifth position respectively from the right. When Bela and Manju exchange their positions, then Bela will be fifteenth from the left. 88. Rekha s position from the right is: (1) 8 (2) 6 (3) 13 (4) 18 89. After exchange of positions between Bela and Manju, Manju s position from the right is: (1) 5 (2) 12 (3) 14 (4) 16 90. Originally, Nita s position from the left is: (1) 5 (2) 13 (3) 15 (4) 14 91. If GUN = 42, MUST = 73, then VEIN =? (1) 45 (2) 50 (3) 55 (4) 68 92. In certain code INTERCHANGE is written as NITRECAHNEG. How is CONDITIONAL written in that code? (1) OCNDIOTNILA (2) ONCIDTOINLA (3) OCNIDTOINLA (4) OCIDNTOILNA 93. If + means, means, means and means +, then 2 6 6 2 =? (1) 0 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 10 DIRECTIONS: (Que. No. 94 to 96) Given below is a diagram in which the three circles are interlocking each other. Each circle represents certain subject of students. Different regions of the diagram are numbered from 1 to 7. Read the statements of each of these questions to answer which region represents the respective statement. 94. Hindi students who study English but not Mathematics are represented by: (1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) 6 95. English students who study Mathematic but not Hindi are represented by: (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 96. Which number represent who study Hindi, English and Mathematics all three subject: (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 [ 9 ]
DIRECTIONS: A word has been coded but no specific code is indicated. Use your logic to pick the coded word which represents the given word the best. 97. AGGRAVATE: (1) 1 4 4 5 1 6 1 7 8 (2) 1 4 4 4 5 2 2 7 8 (3) 1 9 2 2 2 7 1 5 6 (4) 1 7 2 5 5 5 2 1 1 DIRECTIONS: (Que. No. 98 to 100) Find the odd one out. 98. 99. (1) Bear (2) Deer (3) Lion (4) Parrot (1) Lucknow (2) Patna (3) Raipur (4) Kanpur 100. (1) Wife (2) Daughter (3) Sister (4) Female DIRECTIONS: What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series? 101. 117, 389, 525, 593, 627,? (1) 643 (2) 713 (3) 753 (4) 644 102. In a certain code, GEETA is written as ECCRY then how MAHABHARATA can be written in that code? (1) KYFYZYYFRPY (2) KYFYZYFYPRY (3) KYFZYFYPYRY (4) KYFYZFYPYRY 103. Which number is in all the geometrical figures in the following diagram? (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 8 104. Which one of the following figures represents clothes, flowers and white? (1) (2) (3) (4) [ 10 ]
DIRECTIONS: (Que. No. 105 to 108) Read the following information carefully to answer these questions. U, V, W, X, Y and Z are members of a family. There are two married couples. V is management expert and is father of Y. Z is grandfather of W and is a politician. X is grandmother of Y and is a judge. W s mother is an advocate. There is one management expert, One politician, one advocate, One judge and two athletes in the family. 105. Which of the following is definitely a group of male members? (1) V Z Y (2) U Z (3) V Z (4) V Z W 106. Which of the following are married couples? (1) U V, W X (2) X V, U Y (3) Z X, V U 107. Who are siblings? (1) Y W (2) Y X (3) U W (4) Z U 108. Which of the following is definitely a group of female members? (1) X V (2) U X (3) U X Y (4) X U W 109. Four persons Meenal, Neha, Onkar and Puneet are playing cards. Meenal is on the right of Neha and Puneet is on the left of Onkar. Then which of the following are partners (sitting opposite side)? (1) Puneet and Onkar (2) Neha and Puneet (3) Meenal and Neha (4) Meenal and Puneet 110. In a row of girls, a girl is 7 th from left end and 14 th from the right end. How many girls are there in the row? (1) 19 (2) 20 (3) 21 (4) 22 111. If Meeta celebrated her birthday on Tuesday, 5 th January 1965, when will she celebrate her next birthday on the same day (Tuesday)? (1) 5 th January 1969 (2) 5 th January 1970 (3) 5 th January 1971 (4) Cannot be determined 112. Ranjeet is the brother of Anand. Seema is the sister of Sanjeev. Anand is the son of Seema. How is Ranjeet related to Seema? (1) Nephew (2) Son (3) Brother (4) Father [ 11 ]
113. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following: 1. Stem 2. Flower 3. Root 4. Fruits 5. Leaves (1) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4 (2) 3, 2, 5, 1, 4 (3) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4 (4) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4 114. There are five friends Sujeet, Kamal, Manoj, Amar and Rahul. Sujeet is shorter than Kamal but taller than Rahul. Manoj is the tallest. Amar is a little shorter than Kamal and little taller than Sujeet. Who has two persons taller and two persons shorter than him? (1) Rahul (2) Sujeet (3) Kamal (4) Amar 115. If yellow is called white, white is called pink, pink is called red, red is called black, black is called green, green is called orange, then what is the colour of coal? (1) Red (2) Orange (3) Green (4) Black 116. In a certain code STREAMLINE is written as BFSUTDMHKL. How is SCIENTIFIC written in that code? (1) OFJDTBHEHS (2) OFJDTDJGJU (3) OFJTBDHESH (4) OFJDTDGJUT 117. If water is called food, food is called tree, tree is called sky, sky is called wall, on which of the following grows a fruit? (1) Water (2) Tree (3) Wall (4) Sky 118. If A = 1, FAT = 27 then FAINT =? (1) 44 (2) 42 (3) 41 (4) 50 DIRECTIONS: Select the suitable alternative to satisfy the relationship in the following question. 119. Beat : Heart : : Breath: (1) Mouth (2) Lungs (3) Life (4) Oxygen 120. Pick the odd one out. (1) Tiger (2) Lion (3) Leopard (4) Wolf [ 12 ]
PAPER II (General English) DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank with correct preposition. 121. The tiger was moving the herd of buffaloes. (1) About (2) Towards (3) By (4) After 122. The old man may not live the winter. (1) Into (2) By (3) Through (4) Of 123. Butter is made milk. (1) Of (2) By (3) In (4) From 124. A sub inspector is two ranks a D.S.P. (1) Below (2) Under (3) Down (4) Little DIRECTIONS: In the following sentences, how many adverbs have been used. 125. I have not seen Tony lately. He is nearly sixty. He hardly works. He speaks very fluently. (1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 6 126. In the following sentence which word is modifying the Adverb clearly : Govind reads quite clearly. (1) Reads (2) Govind (3) Quite (4) None of the above 127. Some words are used sometimes as adjectives, sometimes as adverbs. Identify the sentence in which word is used as adverb: (1) He spoke in a loud voice. (2) Are you an early riser? (3) He is the only child of his parents. (4) You can only guess 128. Four sentences have been given. In which of the following sentence, the bold italic word has been used as conjunction: 1. The dog ran after the cat 2. We came after they had left 3. He died for his country 4. I have not met him since Monday. (1) 1 only (2) 2 only (3) 1 and 2 only (4) 1,2,3 and 4 all 129. In which of the following option, the conjunction joins two words only: (1) God made the country and man made the town (2) Our hoard is little, but our hearts are great. (3) Two and two make four (4) She must weep or she will die 130. In the following sentence, fill in the gap with suitable compound conjunction: Such an act would not be kind it were just. (1) As if (2) Even if (3) In order that (4) As though 131. Given below are four sentences. Point out the sentence with coordinating conjunction: (1) He ran away because he was afraid. (2) Answer the first question before you proceed further. (3) You will pass if you work hard. (4) He is slow, but he is sure. 132. Find the odd one out on the basis of singular and plural. Out of the given four nouns, three have the singular and plural alike except one. Identify the odd one: (1) Swine (2) Sheep (3) Deer (4) Ox [ 13 ]
133. Certain collective nouns, though singular in form, are always used as plurals. Three out of four are collective nouns except one. Identify the odd one: (1) Poultry (2) Tree (3) Cattle (4) People 134. Plural of the word Die which means stamps for coining. (1) Dice (2) Dies (3) Diec (4) Deic 135. Identify the wrong pair of singular and plural respectively: (1) Boy ---- Boys (2) Pen ---- pens (3) Child ----- Children (4) Goose ---- Gooses 136. Fill in the blank with correct tense: These grapes sour. (1) Are tasting (2) Taste (3) Have been testing (4) Were tasting sour. 137. Fill in the blank space with correct tense as per usage: Ram to Kolkata yesterday. (1) Went (2) Has gone (3) Goes (4) Would be going 138. Identify the wrong sentence among the following: (1) The next flight is at 7:00 tomorrow morning. (2) The match starts at 9 o clock. (3) I shall wait till you finish your lunch. (4) She is seeming sad. 139. In the question, the sentence has been given in Direct speech. In the options four changed form of reported speech have been given out of which one is correct. Mark the correct one: Ravi said, I am fond of tea. (1) Ravi said that he is fond of tea. (2) Ravi told that he is fond of tea. (3) Ravi said that he was fond of tea. (4) Ravi said that I was fond of tea. 140. In the question, the sentence has been given in Direct speech. In the options four changed form of reported speech have been given out of which one is correct. Mark the correct one: The teacher said, India became free in 1947. (1) The teacher said that India had become free in 1947. (2) The teacher said that India became free in 1947. (3) The teacher said that India was freed in 1947. (4) The teacher said that India has become free in 1947. 141. In the question, the sentence has been given in indirect speech. In the options four changed form of Direct speech have been given out of which one is correct. Mark the correct one: He said that It might rain that day. (1) He said, It may rain today. (2) He said, It must rain today. (3) He said, It would rain today. (4) He said, It rains that day. DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct antonym of word given in bold in the following questions. 142. Indulge (1) Regress (2) Abstain (3) Deter (4) Imbibe 143. Repulsive (1) Beautiful (2) Annoying (3) Depressive (4) Attractive [ 14 ]
DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct synonym of the bold word given in the question. 144. Frivolous (1) Expensive (2) Costly (3) Trivial (4) Low 145. Uncouth (1) Unmannerly (2) Untoward (3) Unwanted (4) Unwilling DIRECTION: In the following questions, fill in the gap with correct preposition. 146. The property was divided the twins. (1) Among (2) Between (3) In (4) Into 147. The plan will be sanctioned a fortnight. (1) In (2) Within (3) By (4) Since 148. Sita drove a red light. (1) By (2) With (3) Through (4) From 149. Attach this rope the back of the crane. (1) With (2) To (3) Through (4) By 150. The adverb of the word Sleep : (1) Sleepy (2) Sleepily (3) Sleeping (4) Sleepingly 151. Read the following sentences and count the number of adverbs used in these sentences: The soldiers fought bravely. The sun shines everywhere. The horse ran fast. Maria arrived late for the class. (1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 1 (4) 2 152. Read the sentences given in options. You have to find the sentence which speaks of adverbs of degree (1) Peter gets up early. (2) The bus stops there. (3) The doctor examined the patient carefully (4) These mangoes are almost ripe. 153. Given below are four sentences wherein some words are in bold. You have to identify the sentence where the bold word has been used as adverb: (1) Sita is an early riser. (2) He is her only son. (3) I can only write. (4) The plane flew low over the hills. 154. Read the followings sentences given in options. Identify the sentence where conjunction has been used: (1) This is the house that jack built. (2) This is the place where he was murdered. (3) He sat beside Rama (4) Ram as well as Govind was present there. 155. Identify the sentence with coordinating conjunction: (1) Tell them that I will come. (2) He found his watch where he had left it. (3) Walk quickly, else you will not overtake him. (4) I do not know how it all happened. [ 15 ]
156. In the following question, four sentences have been given with one word given in bold. Identify which bold word has been used as conjunction: (1) He tried, but did not succeed. (2) Everybody but Govind was present. (3) Stay till Monday. (4) I have not met him since Monday. 157. The plural word Brethren which means member of a society or community. The singular of the word Brethren. (1) Brother (2) Breath (3) Breaths (4) Bother 158. Some nouns have the singular and the plural alike and some nouns are used only in the plural. Find the odd one out on the basis of foregoing statements: (1) Series (2) Species (3) Sheep (4) Scissors 159. Find the odd one out on the basis of singular and plural: (1) Measles (2) Mumps (3) Rickets (4) Spectacles 160. Complete the following sentence using correct tense: When Mrs. Singh the baby cry, she ran to pick him up. (1) Heard (2) Had heard (3) Hears (4) Was heard 161. Fill in the gap using correct tense. I a car last month: (1) Bought (2) Have bought (3) Would buy (4) Was bought 162. Fill in the gap using correct tense. At this time tomorrow, we a film: (1) Had been watching (2) Will be watching (3) Have been watching (4) Would have been watching 163. Change the following direct speech into correct reported speech and mark your options from among choices. He said, Ram has not turned up yet (1) He said that Ram had not turned up yet (2) He said that Ram has not turned up yet (3) He said that Ram was not turned up yet (4) He said that Ram had not turned up then 164. Change the following direct speech into correct reported speech and mark your options from among choices. Shyam said, The teacher left an hour ago (1) Shyam said that the teacher had left an hour ago (2) Shyam said that the teacher left an hour ago (3) Shyam said that the teacher had left an hour before (4) Shyam said that the teacher had left an hour ahead 165. In the question a sentence has been given in reported speech. You have to choose correct option for its direct speech. The teacher said that the sun rises in the east. (1) The teacher said The sun rises in the east (2) The teacher said The sun rose in the east (3) The teacher said The sun will rise in the east (4) The teacher asked The sun has risen in the east DIRECTIONS: Change the following sentences into reported speech. 166. I said to her, He is a good boy : (1) I told her that he is a good boy. (2) I told her that he was a good boy. (3) I asked her that he is a good boy. (4) I asked her that he was a good boy. [ 16 ]
DIRECTIONS: (Question nos. 47 & 48) In the following questions, a word is given in capital letters followed by four words. Choose the word that is nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. 167. Scrimp: (1) Lavish (2) Parsimonious (3) Meticulous (4) Polite 168. Boisterous: (1) Serene (2) Tumultuous (3) Brazen (4) Opaque DIRECTIONS: (Question nos. 49 & 50) Against each key word are given four suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning to given word. 169. Callous: (1) Liberal (2) Ignorant (3) Irresponsible (4) Insensitive 170. Affront: (1) Exile (2) Contour (3) Eruption (4) Indignity DIRECTION: In the following question, fill in the blank in such a way that makes the correct definition of Adverb. 171. An adverb is a word which modifies the meaning of a..., an adjective, or another...: (1) Verb, adverb (2) Noun, Pronoun (3) Verb, Noun (4) Noun, Adverb 172. In the following question identify the option which is an adverb: (1) A lonely boy (2) Friendly neighbours (3) To rise early (4) A lovely present 173. Four sentences are given. Identify the sentence where adverb is used to describe an adjective. Choose the correct option and mark your answer accordingly: 1. Sita sings well. 2. This is a very sweet mango. 3. He speaks very fluently. 4. She spoke to me in a polite manner. (1) 1 only (2) 2 only (3) 3 only (4) 1, 2 and 3 only DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank with correct preposition. 174. We travelled... Mr. Joshi s car. (1) by (2) in (3) from (4) into 175. Ram goes to the office... foot: (1) by (2) on (3) in (4) from [ 17 ]
176. He lives... 45, Dalal street. (1) in (2) at (3) into (4) by 177. I have been living... Panipat... twenty years. (1) In, since (2) at, for (3) in, for (4) at, from 178. Identify the correct sentence where conjunction has been used as correlative. Choose the correct option among choices: (1) He visited not only Agra, but also Delhi (2) He not only visited Agra, but also Delhi (3) He visited Agra not only, but Delhi also (4) He not visited Agra only, but Delhi also 179. In the following question, fill in the blank with correct compound conjunction: He took off his coat... he entered the house. (1) No sooner (2) Hardly (3) As soon as (4) As much as 180. In the following question, identify the sentence with subordinating conjunction: (1) She must weep, or she will die (2) Either she is mad, or she feigns madness (3) I was annoyed, still I kept quiet. (4) I would die before I lied. [ 18 ]