Directions (Q. 1 to 20) : Some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C) . If there is no error, blacken the rectangle corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet. 1. One of my eyes (A) / were injured (B) / when 1 lit crackers during Diwali. (C) / No error (D) 2. I have (A) / few money (B) / but lots of friends. (C) / No error (D) 3. Supposing if (A) / you dont get 96% marks (B) / will you study physics ? (C) / No error (D) 4. We have seen (A) / Three Idiots at Metro (B) / yesterday afternoon. (C) / No error (D) 5. I think (A) / Sholay is preferable (B) / than the film called Don. (C) / No error (D) 6. The assassin was convicted (A) / and ordered to be hung (B) /even though the defence lawyer handled the case efficiently. (C) /No error (D) 7. Being unable to (A) / cope up with the syllabus (B) / he discontinued the course. (C) /No error (D) 8. If I was told earlier (A) / I would have (B) / certainly helped you. (C) /No error (D) 9. Alms (A) / are given (B) / to the poors. (C) / No error (D) 10. We have to (A) / insure that members (B) / fulfill the requirements. (C) /No error (D) 11. The earths atmosphere (A) / comprises of (B) / numerous gases. (C) /No error (D) 12. This happened (A) /just exactly (B) / five years ago. (C) / No error (D) 13. Ramesh smiled when he was remembering (A) / his hard early years (B) / and his long road to success. (C) /No error (D) 14. Good heavens ! (A) / How has she (B) / behaved with her parents ! (C) / No error (D) 15. The doctor advised Mr. Murugan that, (A) / because of his severe cramps, (B) / he should lay in the bed for a few days. (C) /No error (D) 16. It was he who (A) / came running in the house (B) / with the news about the earthquake. (C) / No error (D) 17. Her mother does not approve of (A) / her to go to the party (B) / without dressing formally. (C) / No error (D) 18. Riding across the battle field (A) / the famous Bhishm (B) / saw a large number of dead warriors. (C) /No error (D)
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My Aunt (A) / was first (B) / to get a degree.
(C) / No error (D) 20. Padmini had not rarely missed (A) / a dance performance or festival since (B) / she was eight years old. (C) / No error (D) Directions(Q. 21 to 30) : Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet. 21. Each of the children . given a miniature flag on National Day. (A) has (B) have (C) was (D) were 22. No one . at home when the robbery took place. (A) has (B) have (C) was (D) were 23. All the sugar . been used up to bake the cake. (A) is (B) have (C) are (D) has 24. Most of the food . prepared by Mrs. Patel. (A) is (B) are (C) have (D) has 25. Fortunately, nobody . bitten by the poisonous snake. (A) was (B) were (C) has (D) have 26. Nadheeka was musing memories of the past. (A) over (B) about (C) on (D) from 27. On my return from a long holiday, I had to with a lot of work. (A) catch on (B) catch up (C) make up (D) take up 28. We must av ail ourselv es ev ery opportunity that comes our way; (A) of; in (B) on; in (C) against; for (D) to; to 29. When the thief entered the house, the inmates in the hall. (A) were slept (B) were sleeping (C) slept (D) had been sleeping 30. 700 men worked for 10 years to the Borobudur temple in Java to its former glory. (A) restore (B) give (C) create (D) revive
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== Directions(Q. 31 to 35) : Out of the four 43. He was pulled up for indiscipline. alternatives, choose the one which best (A) scolded (B) punished expresses the meaning of the given word and (C) pampered (D) expelled mark it in the Answer Sheet. 44. Animals cannot put up with the sound of 31. Collusion crackers during Diwali. (A) Disagreement with (A) respond to (B) bear (B) Outburst of anger (C) hear (D) fight with (C) Secret understanding 45. In spite of the immense pressure exerted (D) Show favour to by the militants, the government has 32. Shortcomings decided not to give in. (A) Regular late coming (A) accede (B) yield (B) Taking short intervals (C) oblige (D) conform (C) Weaknesses 46. To get ones own back (D) Strong points (A) To get ones revenge 33. Clemency (B) To get control over someone (A) Empathy (B) Kindness (C) To get ones position back (C) Sympathy (D) Forgiveness (D) To get hold of someone 34. Acumen 47. I think it is a square deal. (A) Intelligence (B) Insight (A) a fair bargain (B) a decent sale (C) Wisdom (D) Knowledge (C) an unfair sale (D) an unfair bargain 35. Commended 48. Ever since the Sinhas moved to their new (A) Abused (B) Praised flat, theyve tended to put on airs. (C) Honoured (D) Liked (A) play a lot of music Directions(Q. 36 to 40) : Choose the word (B) use the fan a great deal opposite in meaning to the given word and (C) behave as if theyre better than they mark it in the Answer Sheet. really are 36. Opaque (D) bec ome v ery argument ative and (A) Dim (B) Transparent opinionated (C) Filmy (D) Muddy 49. To run one down 37. Intentional (A) To be in a hurry (A) Purposely (B) Mediated (B) To be weak and tired (C) Accidental (D) Calmly (C) To disparage someone 38. Harmony (D) To run down a lane (A) Destruction (B) Conformity 50. Some of the text books are not available and (C) Discord (D) Reconciliation I cannot be expected to make bricks without 39. Mutilate straw. (A) Instruct (B) Induct (A) cheat (C) Conduct (D) Mend (B) do the impossible 40. Capricious (C) do the right thing (A) Firm (B) Fickle (D) make hollow bricks (C) Indefinite (D) Defiant Directions(Q. 51 to 70) : A part of the Directions (Q. 41 to 50): Four alternatives are sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives given for the Idiom / Phrase bold in the to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may sentence. Choose the alternative which best improve the sentence. Choose the correct expresses the meaning of the Idiom / Phrase alternative. In case no improvement is needed and mark it in the Answer Sheet. your answer is (D) . 41. The sudden change in government policy 51. He does not like me coming so late. was a bolt from the blue. (A) my coming so late (A) a complete surprise (B) you coming so late (B) an unexpected difficulty (C) me come so late (C) an unexpected disaster (D) No improvement (D) a streak of lightning 52. If you would have remembered to bring the 42. To make her listen to reason in like map, we would not have lost our way. banging ones head against a wall. (A) had remembered (A) trying to do something impossible (B) were remembering (B) injuring oneself in the attempt (C) remembered (C) getting frustrated and tired (D) No improvement (D) showing ones helplessness 2
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== 53. The climate of Mumbai is somewhat like 63. His speech was marked by disagreement and scorn for his opponents position. Chennai. (A) is being marked with disagreement and (A) like Chennais (B) as Chennais scorn for his opponents position (C) as Channai is (D) No improvement (B) was marked with disagreement and 54. Of the two candidates I think he is the best scorn for his opponents position suited. (C) was marked by disagreement and scorn (A) he is suited best for his opponents position (B) he is better suited (D) No improvement (C) he is best suited 64. Channu is as tall if not, taller than (D) No improvement Chulbul. 55. I have to cut down my expenses, due to my (A) as tall, if not, taller than falling income. (B) as tall as, if not taller to (A) I have to cut off (B) I have to cut out (C) as tall as, if not taller than (C) I have to cut up (D) No improvement (D) No improvement 56. Most of the participating members at the fair, which was organised by the students, 65. The bigger dilemma facing these mega stores is how to retain customers after the were Mathematics teachers. novelty wear thin. (A) Mathematic teachers (A) wears thin (B) cools down (B) Mathematics teachers (C) wears off (D) No improvement (C) teacher in Mathematics 66. Do you appraise any difficultly in your (D) No improvement neighbourhood after the recent theft ? 57. Americans do not object my calling them (A) apprise (B) approach by their first names. (C) apprehend (D) No improvement (A) my calling the 67. The driver drove slowly so as not to (B) to my calling them overturn his load. (C) been called (A) in order that not to overturn his load (D) No improvement (B) that he may not overturn his load 58. This building at New York City is as high (C) not to overturn his load as every other building in the United (D) No improvement States of America. 68. A bird in a hand is wroth two in the bush. (A) high than every other building (A) hands (B) hand (B) as high as every other building (C) the hand (D) No improvement (C) higher than any other one 69. He nobly acquitted himself in the battle. (D) No improvement (A) acquitted himself nobly 59. But here again, there are allegations of (B) nobly acquitted indiscriminat e re cl amations and (C) acquitted nobly acquisition to the farmland by the Adanis. (D) No improvement (A) reclamations and also acquisition by 70. While at Mumbai I stayed in a hotel and the farmland much of my time was spent in interviewing (B) reclamation as well as acquisition of people. farmland (A) spent much of my time (C) reclamation and acquisition of farmland (B) I had spent much of my time (D) No improvement (C) much of my time had been spent 60. It is a three-years degree course. (D) No improvement (A) an three-years degree course Directions(Q. 71 to 80) : Out of the four (B) a three-year degree course alternatives, choose the one which can be (C) a three years degree course substituted for the given words/ sentence and (D) No improvement 61. As soon as winter sets in, the number of indicate it by blackening the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet. tourists start increasing suddenly. 71. A form of government in which a single (A) the number of tourists are increased person has a voice in the exercise of (B) the amount of tourists start increasing power (C) the number of tourists increases (A) Autocracy (B) Democracy (D) No improvement (C) Hypocrisy (D) Theocracy 62. Is respect really preferable than money ? 72. Belonging to a group having a common (A) preferable to money ? cultural tradition (B) preferred, or money (A) Groupism (B) Social (C) preferable than money ? (C) Ethnic (D) Communal (D) No improvement 3
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== 73. A speech made without any preparation on 85. (A) sample (B) specimen the spur of the moment (C) illustration (D) example (A) Elocution (B) Extempore 86. (A) hearts (B) love (C) Monologue (D) Oration (C) feelings (D) emotions 74. The art practi sed by statesmen and 87. (A) with (B) by ambassadors (C) from (D) for (A) Aristocracy (B) Clemency 88. (A) overwhelmed (B) saturated (C) Plebiscite (D) Diplomacy (C) overcame (D) moved 75. Property inherited from ones father 89. (A) volcano (B) blast (A) Harmony (B) Alimony (C) force (D) eruption (C) Patrimony (D) Matrimony 90. (A) smile (B) tears 76. One who passesses many talents (C) crying (D) weeping (A) Dexterous (B) Versatile PASSAGE 2 (C) Gifted (D) Exceptional The League of Nations was ...(91)... in 1919. 77. One who derives pleasure from inflicting It became ineffective and the UNO began to pain on others ...(92)... from October 24th, 1945. The Second (A) Recluse (B) Hedonist world war ...(93)... in 1939. It caused great ...(94)... (C) Sadist (D) Maniac to human lives and property. As a ...(95)... of use 78. A person who rides horses in races as an of atom bombs, many people were ...(96)... and occupation many others became ...(97)... The world leaders (A) Equestrain (B) Horseman feared that another world war would ...(98)... the (C) Horse-racer (D) Jockey entire world. It was a question of the ...(99)... of 79. A widely accepted rule of conduct or general mankind. To ensure peace and ...(100)... the world truth briefly expressed leaders established a world organisation, the (A) Maxim (B) Tenet UNO. (C) Syllogism (D) Doctrine 91. (A) male (B) opened 80. Someone who scientifically studies the (C) created (D) formed birds 92. (A) function (B) commence (A) Entomologist (B) Orthopaedic (C) start (D) operate (C) Orthodondist (D) Ornithologist 93. (A) broke into (B) broke up Directions(Q. 81 to 105) : In the following (C) broke in (D) broke out passage some of the words have been left out. 94. (A) loss (B) disturbance First read the passage over and try to (C) wastage (D) calamity understand what it is about. Then fill in the 95. (A) reason (B) matter blanks with the help of the alternatives given. (C) result (D) cause Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet. 96. (A) mutilated (B) disabled PASSAGE 1 (C) destroyed (D) killed When I opened it, I could not help laughing. 97. (A) unfit (B) handicapped It ...(81)... a birthday gift from my father who was (C) disabled (D) disadvantaged an ...(82)... in the U.S.A. It contained a ...(83)... of 98. (A) jeopardize (B) destroy sweet-scented flowers. Besides, on a ...(84)... (C) perish (D) demolish white paper my father had given an ...(85)... of 99. (A) presence (B) existence love through a cartoon. In my heart of ...(86)... I (C) continuity (D) survival realised that the gift sent ...(87)... my father was 100. (A) safety (B) order the most valuable one, as it ...(88)... my heart (C) tranquility (D) security with love and caused the ...(89)... of sudden emotions which made me burst into ...(90)... I PASSAGE 3 kissed the light pink flowers and put it into my Auctions are public ...(101)... of goods, bag as it was the gift from my very best friend. conducted by an ...(102)... auctioneer. He 81. (A) were (B) was encourages buyers to ...(103)... higher prices and (C) had (D) is finally names the ...(104)... bidder as the buyer of 82. (A) emigrant (B) native a goods. This is called knocking down the goods, (C) immigrant (D) inhabitant for when the bidding ends the auctioneer ...(105)... 83. (A) bunch (B) bundle a small hammer on a table in front of him. (C) group (D) packet 101. (A) sale (B) marketing 84. (A) black (B) lined (C) promotion (D) viewing (C) pure (D) grey 102. (A) authoritative (B) allowed 4
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== (C) authentic (D) approved 112. Multinational companies are making 103. (A) bid (B) buy considerable efforts to gain new clients. (C) get (D) bargain (A) Considerable efforts are being made by 104. (A) smartest (B) highest Multinational companies to gain new (C) biggest (D) strongest clients. 105. (A) bangs (B) thrashes (B) Considerable efforts were being made (C) smashes (D) hits Directions(Q. 106 to 125) : In the sentences by Multinational companies to gain new have been given a Active / Passive Voice. From clients. the given alternatives, choose the one which (C) Considerable efforts ar e made by best expresses the given sentence in Passive/ Multinational companies to gain new Active Voice. clients. 106. They pick the flowers fresh every morning. (D) To gain new clients by Multinational (A) The fresh flowers are picked every companies considerable efforts are morning by them. (B) The flowers are fresh and picked every being made. morning by them 113. They first sun-dried the garbage for one to (C) The flowers are picked fresh every three days to bring down the moisture level. morning by them. (A) The moisture level was brought down by (D) The picked flowers are fresh every sun-drying the garbage for one to three morning by them. days 107. Everyone looked up to him. (A) He was looked up to by everyone. (B) One to three days of sun-drying brought (B) He was looked up by everyone down the moisture level of the garbage (C) He is looked up by everyone. (C) The moisture level of the garbage came (D) He looks up by everyone. down when it was sun-dried for one to 108. Tell him to get out of our house. three days (A) He is told to get out of our house. (D) The garbage was first sun-dried for one (B) Let him be told to get out of our house. to three days to bring down the moisture (C) He might be told to get out of our house. (D) He should be told that he may get out of level our house. 114. What one must do, one must do properly. 109. Those who worked hard seldom obtained (A) What must be done, must be done good marks. properly (A) Good marks were seldom being obtained (B) It must be done properly what one must by those who worked hard. do (B) Good marks are seldom obtained by (C) It must be done what one must do those who worked hard. (C) Seldom had good marks been obtained properly by those who worked hard. (D) One must do properly what has to be done (D) Good marks were seldom obtained by 115. It is your duty to make tea at eleven Oclock. those who worked hard. (A) You are asked to make tea at eleven 110. Has the price-rise affected all the people ? Oclock (A) Have all the people been affected by the (B) Your are required to make tea at eleven price-rise ? (B) Are all the people being affected by the Oclock price-rise ? (C) You are supposed to make tea at eleven (C) Had all the people being affected by the Oclock price-rise ? (D) Tea is to be made by you at eleven Oclock (D) Are all the people affected by the price116. Who taught you this language ? rise ? (A) You were taught this language by who ? 111. I expected him to give us some expert (B) By whom was this language taught to advice. (A) It was expected of him to give us some you ? expert advice. (C) By whose language you were taught ? (B) Let it be expected that he would give us (D) You taught this language by whom? some expert advice. 117. We were paid a visit by Mr. Banerjee. (C) It was expected by me that he will give (A) Mr. Banerjee had visited us. us some expert advice. (B) Mr. Banerjee visited us. (D) He may be expected to give us some expert advice. (C) Mr. Banerjee had paid us a visit. (D) Mr. Banerjee paid us a visit. 5
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== 118. Why didnt you bring the matter to my notice ? 125. Preparations were made for the event. (A) They were making preparations for the (A) Why not brought the matter to my notice event. by you ? (B) They made preparations for the event. (B) Why wasnt the matter brought to my (C) The event was prepared by them. notice by you ? (D) They were preparing for the event (C) Why did the matter not brought to my Directions(Q. 126 to 130) : Do as directed. notice by you ? 126. She has been a long way. (Change into (D) Why was the matter done and brought negative) to my notice by you ? (A) She hasnt been a long way. 119. You are requested to join the culinary club. (B) She hasnt been a far way. (A) You should join the culinary club. (C) She hasnt been far. (B) Please join the culinary club. (D) She hasnt been a far away. (C) You must join the culinary club. 127. We must stay here now. (Change into (D) Join the culinary club. negative) 120. We shall pardon her. (A) We mustnt stay here now. (A) Pardon her we shall. (B) We neednt stay here now. (B) She deserves to be pardoned by us. (C) Must we not stay here now. (D) We couldnt stay here now. (C) She will be pardoned by us. 128. Why waste time in wailing for the rains ? (D) She must be pardoned by us. (Change into assertive) 121. The particular Amendment Bill will be (A) It is not wise in waiting for the rains. vehemently opposed by various NGOs. (B) It is foolish to waste time in waiting for (A) Various NGOs will vehemently oppose the rains. the particular Amendment Bill. (C) It is wise to waste time in waiting for (B) Various NGOs will be vehemently the rains. opposing the particular Amendment Bill. (D) It shall never be wise to waste time. (C) Various NGOs have vehemently 129. No other boy in the class is so wise as Sunil. opposed the particular Amendment Bill. (Use superlative degree) (D) Various NGOs vehemently oppose the (A) No other boy in the class is wiser than particular Amendment Bill. Sunil. 122. You should take care when working with (B) Sunil is the wisest boy in the class. electrical equipments. (C) Sunil is the wisest of all the boys in the (A) Care shall be taken when working with class. electrical equipments. (D) Sunil is wisest boy. (B) Care should have been taken when 130. Sheela is more beautiful than Garima. (Use positive degree) working with electrical equipments. (A) Sheela is not so beautiful as Garima. (C) Care should be taken when working with (B) Garima is not so beautiful as Sheela. electrical equipments. (C) Garima is rather beautiful than Sheela. (D) Care is to be taken when working with (D) Garima and Sheela are not so beautiful. electrical equipments. Directions(Q. 131 to 150) : A sentence has 123. Only t he BBC is broadca sting the been given in Direct/Indirect form. Out of the extraordinary news. four alternatives suggested, select the one (A) The extraordinary news are being which best expresses the same sentence in broadcast only by the BBC. Indirect/Direct form and mark your answer in (B) The extraordinary news is being the Answer-Sheet. broadcasted by the BBC only. 131. The boy said, I have been working very hard (C) The extr aordinar y new s is being since last night. broadcast only by the BBC. (A) The boy said that he have been working (D) The extraordinary news have been very hard since the previous night. broadcasted only by the BBC. (B) The boy said that he has been working 124. Can our souls be vanquished by pain ? very hard since last night. (A) Can pain be vanquish our souls ? (C) The boy said that he had been working very hard since the previous night. (B) Can pain vanquish our souls ? (D) The boy said that I have been working (C) Do our souls vanquish pain ? very hard since yesterday night. (D) Are our souls vanquished by pain ? 6
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== 132. Can you come for an interview at my 138. She said to me, Dont work very hard. office? said the Director. (A) She told me to not work very hard. (A) The Director questioned whether I would (B) She asked me not to work very hard. go for an interview at his office. (C) She begged me not to work very hard. (B) The Director has invited me for an (D) She asked me to not to work very hard. interview at his office. (C) The Director invited me for an 139. We said to the teacher We have completed the assignment. interview at his office. (A) We asked the teacher whether we had (D) The Director enquired whether I would completed the assignment. go for an interview at his office. 133. I said, When did he come back from (B) We t old the teacher that we had Mumbai ? completed the assignment. (A) I asked him when he came back from (C) We said t o the teacher w e have Mumbai. completed the assignment. (B) 1 told him when he had come back from (D) We requested the teacher we had Mumbai. completed the assignment. (C) I asked him when you came back from 140. The principal asked me why I was late. Mumbai. (A) The principle said to me, Why you were (D) I asked him when he had come back late ? from Mumbai. 134. The father said, Well done, Son. I am proud (B) The principal said to me, Why you are of you. late ? (A) The father said his son had done well (C) The principal said to me, Why were you and that he was proud of him. late ? (B) The father appreciated his son saying (D) The principal said to me, Why are you that he had done well and that he was late ? proud of him. 141. Gabriela said, I cant possibly finish my (C) The father told his son that he was proud work by five oclock. of him as he had done well. (A) Gabriela said that she cant, possibly (D) The father said to his son that he was proud of him for doing very well. finish her work by five oclock. 135. The teacher said, Students, you have to (B) Gabriela said that she wont, possibly attend the lecture tomorrow. finish her work by five oclock. (A) The teacher told that students had to (C) Gabriela said that she couldnt, possibly attend the lecture tomorrow. finish her work by five oclock. (B) The theacher told the students not to (D) Gabriela said that she hadnt, been able attend the lecture. to finish her work by five oclock. (C) The teacher asked the students if they 142. Tom said, I went to Vietnam to visit my could attend the lecture. family. (D) The teacher told the students that they had to attend the lecture, the next day. (A) Tom said that he went to Vietnam to 136. Anil said that Raju had taken his book with visit his family. him. (B) Tom said that he had gone to Vietnam (A) Anil said, Raju, why have you taken my to visit his family. book with you ? (C) Tom said that he is going to Vietnam to (B) Anil said to Raju, You have taken my visit his family. book with you. (D) Tom said that he was going to Vietnam (C) Anil told to Raju, You have taken my to visit his family, book with you. 143. The girl said, How beautiful the rainbow (D) Anil said to Raju, He has taken my book with him. is! 137. The teacher said that water boils at 100C. (A) The girl asked how the rainbow was (A) The teacher said, Water will boil at beautiful. 100C. (B) The girl exclaimed that the rainbow was (B) The teacher said, Water boils at 100C. very beautiful. (C) The teacher says, Water boils at (C) The girl said the rainbow is beautiful. 100C. (D) The girl asked why the rainbow was (D) The teacher said, Water boiled at beautiful. 100C. 7
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== 144. Laura said to me, Who is the woman in 150. The teacher advised Raghu to work hard from the red dress ? that day. (A) Laura asked me who the woman in the (A) The teacher said to Raghu, Work hard red dress could be. from today. (B) Laura asked me who is the woman in (B) The teacher commanded Raghu, Work the red dress. hard from that day. (C) Laura askea me who is the red dressed (C) The teacher ordered Raghu, Work hard woman. from today. (D) Laura asked me who the woman in the (D) The teacher said to Raghu, Work hard red dress was. from that day. 145. Samira asked me, Can I borrow your Directions(Q. 151 to 185) : You have brief English dictionary ? passage with 5 questions following the passage. (A) Samira asked me if she may borrow my Read the passage carefully and choose the best English dictionary. answer to each question out of the four (B) Samira asked me if she could borrow alternatives and mark it in the Answer Sheet. my English dictionary. PASSAGE - I (C) Samira asked me if I could borrow my People very often complain that poverty is English dictionary. a great evil and that it is not possible to be happy (D) Samira asked me if I had borrowed my unless one has a lot of money. Actually, this is English dictionary. not necessarily true. Even a poor man, living in 146. Be patient at the interview, she said to a small hut with none of the comforts and him. lusuries of life, may be quite contented with his (A) She advised him to be patient at the lot and achieve a measure of happiness. On the interview. (B) She advised him, be patient at the other hand, a very rich man, living in a palace and enjoying everything that money can buy, may interview. still be miserable, if, for example he does not enjoy (C) She told him to be patient. good health or his only son has taken to evil ways. (D) She asked him to be patient. 147. Mahendran would come again soon, I Apart from this, he may have a lot of business worries which keep him on tenterhooks most of assured them. (A) I assured Mahendran would come again the time. There is a limit to what money can buy and there are many things which are soon. (B) I assured them that Mahendran would necessary for a mans happiness and which money cannot procure. come again soon. Real happiness is a matter of the right (C) I assured them that Mahendran will be attitude and the capacity of being contented with coming soon. (D) I assured them Mahendran would come whatever you have is the most important ingredient of this attitude. again come. 148. Take care on the steps, said the guide to 151. Which of the f ollowing is the most appropriate title to the passage ? the tourists. (A) Money and contentment (A) The guide asked the tourists that they should mind their steps. (B) Poverty, a great evil (B) The guide warned that they should mind (C) The key of happiness their steps. (D) Contentment, the key to happiness (C) The guide warned the tourists to take 152. Which of the following statement is true ? care on the steps. (A) A poor but contented man is always (D) The guide requested the tourists to take happy care on the steps. (B) Only a poor but contented man can be 149. They exclaimed with joy that they had won happy that match. (C) A poor but contented man can never be (A) They said, Hurrah ! We had won this happy match. (D) A poor but contented man can be happy (B) They said, Hurrah ! We won this 153. It is true thatmatch. (A) money alone cannot give happiness (C) They said, We have won this match. (B) money alone can give happiness (D) They said, Hurrah ! We have won this (C) money always gives happiness match. (D) money seldom gives happiness 8
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== 154. A rich mans life may become miserable if 157. The main argument of paragraph I is (A) that pesticides are dangerous he (B) that there are sinister interaction in (A) has business worries and his only son the use of chemistry has taken to evil ways (C) that there are numerous reasons for (B) has evil son, bad health and business contamination of water supplies. worries (D) that there are many dangers from (C) does not enjoy good health nuclear. (D) has business worries 158. All the following words mean Chemicals 155. The phrase on tenterhooks means except (A) in a state of forgetfulness (A) Deposits (B) Sands (B) in a state of thoughtfulness (C) Substances (D) Pesticides (C) in a state of anxiety 159. Water contamination has become serious (D) in a state of sadness (A) since businessmen authorised the use PASSAGE - II of chemicals (B) since water pollution was difficult to The problem of water pollution by pesticides assess can be understood only in context, as part of the (C) since nature ha s taken hand in whole to which it belongs-the pollution of the total pollution environment of mankind. The pollution entering (D) since chemists began to use new our waterways comes from many sources, substances. radioactive wastes from reactors, laboratories, and hospitals; fallout from nuclear explosions; 160. Water pollution can only be understood (A) in relation to the number of pesticides domestic wastes from cities and towns; chemical that exist wastes from factories. To these is added a new (B) in relation to world contamination kind of fallout the chemical sprays applied to crop (C) by the whole human race lands and gardens, forests and fields. Many of the (D) in context chemical agents in this alarming mlange PASSAGE-III initiate and augment the harmful effects of Every society must develop in its people a radiation, and within the groups of chemicals social responsibility. This is something that we, themselv es, there are sinister and little- in India, have been falling short of. We are very individualistic, and dont relate understood interactions, transformations, and ourselves to our society as such. Very seldom do summations of effect. we actually go out and do something, which is Ever since the c hemist s bega n t o beneficial to the society and which does not have manufacture substances that nature never a side-benefit for ourselves, as individuals. And invented, the problem of water purification has this is another thing that must be built into the become complex and the danger to users of water education system. has increased. As we have seen, the production Our young boys and girls coming out must of these synthetic chemicals in large volume have a feeling for our society. There is a special began in the 1940s. It has now reached such responsibility that you have, that we all have in proportion that an appalling deluge of chemical building up the spirit. We have to see that what pollution is daily poured into the nations we learn is not used only for our own personal waterways. When inextricably mixed w ith benefits that every task we do is such that it domestic and other wastes discharged into the benefits the weak and the poor, as Gandhiji said. same water, these chemicals sometimes defy India, today, is striving out into the modern detection by the methods in ordinary use by world. We are looking ahead to new technology, purification plants. Most of them are so complex to high technology, new methods, new types of that they cannot be identified. In rivers, a really employment, and a new dynamism in our incredible variety of pollutants combine to economic growth. But while we look ahead, we must not forget produce deposits that sanitary engineers can only the millions who are still below the poverty line. despairingly refer to as gunk. When we look at technology, when we look at 156. The word gunk in the last line refers science, when we look at development, our (A) to the domestic water supplies attention must not be diverted from what is still (B) to the waste products deposited by a major block in Indiathe poor and deprived sanitary engineers. groups. And everything we do must be targetted (C) to the debris found in rivers in a manner that the benefit will flow to the weak, (D) to unidentifiable chemicals found in the deprived and the depressed. water 9
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== Now in Verona, another Italian town, there 161. The author says that India lived a rich young man called Petruchio. His (A) wants to acquire new technology father had recently died and left him plenty of (B) does not want new technology money and Petruchio now wished to see the world (C) already has sufficient new technology and find a wife. So he went to Padua and there (D) can export technology to other countries he met a friend, Hortensis, one of the young men 162. The author suggests that who wanted to marry Bianca. Petruchio told him (A) the poor and the weak must benefit from that he too was looking for a wife and Hortensis new technology at once thought of Katherine the Shrew. (B) the poor and the weak produce new Petruchio was a strong willed young man, surely technology he would be able to make Katherine obey him. (C) the new technology must help the rich He was merry and good tempered too and clever (D) the new technology is useless to the and amusing. Altogether he was wise young man poor and the weak and would know how to tame an ill-tempered wife. 163. What value does the author want to build 166. When Petruchios father died into the educational system ? (A) he inderited his fathers wealth (A) Individuals must work for themselves (B) he wanted to see the world (B) Individuals must work for the benefit of (C) he wanted to go in search of a wife (D) All of the above the society without expecting any return 167. Hortensis, a friend of Petruchio, wanted to or personal benefits marry (C) Society must work for the benefit of the (A) Bianca individuals (B) Katherine (D) Side-benefit is a must for any social (C) Katherines friend work (D) None of the above 164. According to the author, the Indian people 168. Katherine was as beautiful as her sister (A) are socially very responsible but (B) lack social responsibility (A) she had good temper (C) have several responsibilities (B) she had an uncontrollable temper (D) are highly irresponsible (C) she sometimes could not control her 165. Indians do not do anything beneficial to temper society unless (D) None of these (A) there is a benefit for themselves 169. Everyone was afraid of Katherine because (B) it involves personal sacrifices (A) she had a beautiful face (C) other individuals are benefited (B) she had no admirers (D) the whole society benefits by it (C) she had a sharp angry tongue (D) None of these PASSAGE-IV In Padua, a beautiful city of Italy there once 170. Baptista decided on a plan because (A) it was difficult for Bianca to find a lover lived a rich gentleman called Baptista. He had (B) Katherine did not want to marry two daughters, the gentle and beautiful Bianca (C) he could not get Katherine married and Katherine. Katherine was as beautiful as her (D) None of these sister, but she had such an ungovernable temper PASSAGE-V that she was always known as Katherine the If we look back on the great political Shrew. Everyone was afraid of her angry tongue rev olutions and the great technological and inspite of her beautiful face she had no revolutions (both of which are clues to the range admirers. of mankinds capacities and possibilities). We see Katherine was Baptistas elder daughter and a st riking contrast. Polit ical revolutions, he began to fear that she would never find a generally speaking, hav e rev ealed ma ns husband. Many wanted to marry Bianca but no organized purposefulness, his social conscience, one was willing to risk marriage with the bad his sence of justice, the aggressive assertive side tempered Katherine. At last Baptista decided on of his nature. Technological change, invention a plan. He announced that Katherine must be and innovation have tended, rather, to reveal his married before Bianca, as it was the elder sisters play instinct, his desire and his ability to go where right. Biancas admirers at once began to look he has never gone, to do what he has never done. around for a man who would be brave enough to The one shows his willingness to sacrifice in order to fulfill his plans the other his willingness marry this wild cat. 10
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== to sacrifice in order to pursue his quest. Many of no better way to perfect health and physical the peculiar successes and special problems of fitness than to walk over or climb hills and our time come from our efforts to assimilate these mountains. two kinds of activities. We have tried to make But mountains give us much more than government more experimental and to make mere physical fitness; they exercise the mental technological change more purposive, more faculties as well. Climbing a high and difficult focussed, more planned than ever before. peak is as much a mental exercise as a physical 171. According to the author our peculiar exercise. It calls for sense and judgement for successes and special problems are a result planning and thinking ahead, for anticipating of difficulty and danger, for responsibility towards (A) our ability to experiment ones companions, and best of all, it brings the (B) mans organized purposefulness mountaineer into touch with the beauties of the (C) our efforts to assimilate political and universe. technological activities 176. According to the passage, Nothing that (D) desire to fulfil our plans money can buy is worthwhile 172. Mans assertive and aggressive side of his (A) without love of sports nature is expressed in (B) without adventure (A) technological revolutions (C) without good health (B) political revolutions (D) without good mental faculties (C) his social conscience 177. If a man leads a life in an atmosphere of (D) his play instinct Safety First he will 173. Technological revolutions reveal mans (A) improve physically and mentally (A) aggressive side of his nature (B) deteriorate physically and mentally (B) assertive side of his nature (C) improve physically but deteriorate (C) his play instinct mentally (D) psychological maturity (D) impr ove mentally but deterio rate 174. Mans willingness to sacrifice or fulfill his physically plans are attributed to 178. Which is the best way to perfect health and (A) his organized purposefulness physical fitness, according to the passage ? (B) his kind nature (A) Fighting (C) his sense of responsibility (B) Seek inward happiness (D) his ability to go where he has never (C) Live a life of luxury gone (D) Climb hills and mountains 175. A stiriking contrast is established in the 179. War nowadays stimulates passage between (A) noble qualities of mankind (A) mankinds capacities and possibilities (B) mans virility (B) mans maturity and irresponsibility (C) bestial qualities of mankind (C) political and technological revolutions (D) mans fight for survival 180. What is the best advantage mountaineering achieved by man (D) peculiar successes and special problems brings to an adventurer ? of our time (A) Art of Planning PASSAGE - VI (B) Thinking ahead Some people say that mans desire for war (C) Responsibility towards companions is due to his fight for survival and that war is (D) Contact with the beauties of the necessary to preserve his virility. Yet war universe nowadays leaves a legacy of the weakest men PASSAGE - VII and stimulates not the noble but the bestial Placebo literally means I shall please. qualities of mankind. Placebos are inert substances given to some Adventure of some kind is necessary for volunteer s in a giv en study wh ile ot her man; he will inevitably deteriorate physically and mentally if his life is one of ease and luxury lived volunteers are treated with experimental drugsin an atmosphere of Safety First. This is the whose effect is test ed by measuring the real reason behind our love of sports in the open difference in response to the powerless placebo air. It is no use being a millionaire if one suffers and to the drug. Some of a group of volunteers from chronic indigestion; a tramp with good who had just had their wisdom teeth extracted innards is far happier. Nothing that money can buy is worthwhile without good health. There is were given morphine to alleviate their pain; the 11
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== others swallowed a placebo they believed to be Directions(Q. 186 to 200) : In the following morphine. Many of the placebo recipients said questions, the first and the last parts of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the they experienced dramatic relief from their pain. sentence is split into four parts and named P, However, when a drug that blocks the effects of Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in endorphine was given to them, the pain returned their proper order. Read the parts and find out almost imm ediate ly. The test confirmed which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate the correct something very important: When a patient sequence. believes he or she has been given a pain reliever, 186. 1. Most people are afraid of snakes. the brain releases chemicals to substantiate that P. There may be some truth in this theory, because monkeys hav e a d eep, belief. In short, the placebo effect is an act of instinctive fear of pythons and other faith. Very recent studies have determined that tree snakes. the placebo effect is much more powerful than Q. But this fear is as irrational as the fear previously imagined. So be careful what you of ghosts. R. Any way, snakes have been feared and believe and pretend - it may come to pass. hated for thousands of years. 181. What is peculiar about the volunteers S. The fear of snakes, according to some response to drugs given following the biologists, may be an instinct passed on consumption of placebo ? to us by our ancestors. (A) They experienced relief after taking the 6. In the literature of many countries the snake is regarded as a symbol of evil. medicine (A) PQRS (B) QPSR (B) They felt pain after taking them (C) RQSP (D) QSPR (C) Their pain returned after taking these 187. 1. One of the reasons why people wear medicines clothes is to protect their bodies. P. In cold countries, on the other hand, (D) They had faith in both the placebos and people wear woollen clothes which keep the medicines the body warm. 182. What does the writer prove ? Q. Besides cotton and wool, new fibres such (A) The mind realises what it believes as nylon and rayon are also used today (B) The mind secretes chemicals for clothes. R. In hot countries like India, people wear (C) The mind cannot control the body clothes made of cotton which are cool. (D) The body deceives the mind S. The body has to be protected from cold 183. What has the experiment confirmed ? and heat. (A) Effectiveness of Placebos 6. We can say, therefore, that all our clothes are made from three different (B) Uses of morphine materials-animal fur or skins, plant (C) Effects of endorphine fibres and artificial fibres. (D) The power of faith (A) PQRS (B) SRPQ 184. To whom are Placebos administered ? (C) QSRP (D) PSRQ (A) To all patients in pain 188. 1. A man should give the same care to himself that he gives to his car. (B) To some volunteers in pain P. And sooner or later there comes a (C) To volunteers in good health complete breakdown. (D) To all volunteers in pain Q. Everyday tens of thousands of men are 185. Why are Placebos administered ? trying to work when their bodies and minds are in need of repair work. (A) To measure patients response to R. For worry pulls down the mind and fatigue experimental drugs pulls down the body. (B) To measure patient s response t o S. He does not try to drive his car when Placebos there is something wrong with it, he has (C) To measure patient s response t o to put it in order. 6. Man should realise that most worry and endorphine fatigue can be prevented. (D) To measure patients response to prayers (A) PSRQ (B) QPSR (C) RSQP (D) SQPR 12
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== 193. 1. Even the smallest insect of the living 189. 1. In our home everyone drinks milk world is made up of a large number of atleast once a day. cells. P. All these we owe to our milkman. P. Furthermore, the cells in these small Q. We, the children get milk twice a day. creatures widely differ in t heir R. He says, he is 98, but he is not sure. structure and function. S. We also eat curd, and enjoy butter-milk. Q. An ant or a gnat, for example, is 6. Probably he needs more milk than we. composed of hundreds of thousands of (A) SRPQ (B) QSPR cells. (C) PRQS (D) PSRQ R. Even a mile has cells making up its 190. 1. One of his greatest successes was to skeletal structure. improve the water supply. S. It also has cells dedicated to digestive P. The lepers could obtain it only by filling and reproductive functions. a vessel at a mountain stream. 6. The cell system of small organisms is Q. They carried it to the village on their microscopic but marvellous, isnt it? sore covered shoulders. (A) SRQP (B) QRSP R. Water was scarce. (C) SQPR (D) QPRS S. They had to go some distance to wash 194. 1. When a light passenger plane flew off their clothes. the course some time ago, it crashed 6. That was one reason why they remained in the mountains and its pilot was dirty as often. killed. P. Snow lay thick on the ground. (A) RPQS (B) PQRS Q. It was the middle of winter. (C) QPRS (D) RQPS R. The woman knew that nearest village 191. 1. The traveller said, Can you tell me the was miles away. way to the nearest inn? S. The only passengers, a young woman P. Do you want one in which you can and her two baby daughters, were spend the night? unhurt. Q. Yes, said the peasant. 6. When it grew dark, she turned a R. Go right down the road and turn to the suitcase into a bed and put the children left. inside it, covering them with all the S. Yes, replied the traveller. clothes she could find, 6. Thank a lot. (A) PQRS (B) QPRS (A) PSRQ (B) QPSR (C) SQPR (D) RSPQ (C) SPQR (D) QSRP 195. 1. the lead story 192. 1 Money is not the root of all evils. P. at 4 AM P. Or what about the desire for power Q. in tonights news driving people to horrible crimes? R. concerns the fire Q. Purposeless cruelty can be seen in S. which engulfed the Columbia College many instances of evil behaviour. 6. this morning. R. For example, neither teachers nor (A) RSPQ (B) QRSP (C) QRPS (D) RPSQ parents profit in any way by torturing 196. 1. In less than a week children. P. the processor controlled exchange S. The evils of sexual offenders are not Q. have restored the functioning of motivated by financial gains. R. which had suffered 6. No. we can only say that money is the S. the telecommunication people root of some evils. 6. a major disaster (A) QRPS (B) SPQR (A) PRSQ (B) SRPQ (C) RSPQ (D) QPRS (C) PQSR (D) SQPR 13
z DILSHAD GARDEN zROHINIz zBADARPUR BORDER ================================================================================== 199. 1 : Imitation is not civilization. 197. 1. As my jogging-enthusiast sister P : As ass in a lions skin never makes a P. was often bothered by neighbourhood lion. dogs Q : It is verily the sign of awful degradation Q. stick in hand in a man. R. her husband started to accompany her R : Cowardly imitation never makes for on a bicycle, progress. S : When a man has begun to hate himself, S. on her daily run then the last blow has come. 6. to ward off any attackers, 6 : When a man has begun to be ashamed (A) SPQR (B) PSRQ of his ancestors, the end has come. (C) RPQS (D) PRSQ (A) P Q R S (B) S P R Q 198. 1. As the girl grew up, she became prettier (C) P R Q S (D) Q S R P and prettier 200. 1 : Democracy, more than any other form of government, needs good citizenship. P. She began to be treated worse than any P : But it has to be freedom of service selfservant chosen and sometimes of sacrifice selfQ. After household work she would sleep imposed. among the cinders. Q : Under absolutism or dictatorship, men R. And the prettier she became, the more are forced into line. the sisters hated her R : Freedom is the essence of democracy: the more complete the democracy, the S. She was compelled to eat scraps of more complete the freedom. leftovers. S : But in a democracy things are not so 6. This habit earned her the nickname simple. Cinderella. 6 : That is not the instinct of the natural (A) P Q R S (B) R P S Q man; yet somehow that habit has to be (C) Q P R S (D) P Q S R acquired. (A) S Q P R (B) R S Q P (C) P R Q S (D) Q S R P