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MOCK TEST SBI CLERK PRELIMS-1801

Time Allowed: 60 Minutes Maximum Marks: 100


SBI CLERK PRELIMS 1801

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1. This booklet contains 100 questions in all comprising the following 3 parts:
Part - (I): REASONING APTITUDE (35 Question)
Part – (II): QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (35 Question)
Part – (III): ENGLISH LANGUAGE (30 Question)
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REASONING APTITUDE

Directions (1-5): In these questions, relationships (d) Ramesh (e) None of these
between different elements are shown in the statements. Directions (11-15): Some statements are given followed
These statements are followed by two conclusions. Give by some conclusions. You have to consider the
answer statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
a) if only conclusion I follows from commonly known facts. You have to decide which
b) if only conclusion II follows of the following conclusions if any, follow from the given
c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows statements:
d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows 11. Statements: Some johnson are charles.
e) if both conclusions I and II follow No charles is darren.
1. Statement: R ≥ S ≥ T > U > X; T < V < W Some darren is sammy
Conclusions: I. R > X II. X < W Conclusion: (I) Some sammy are charles.
2. Statement: E = F < G < H; G ≥ I (II) All sammy being charles is a possibility.
Conclusions: I. H > I II. E > I (III) All sammy being johnson is a possibility.
3. Statement: A > B > F > C; D > E > C a) Only (i) and (iii) follow b) only (iii) follow
Conclusions: I. C < A II. B > D c) Either (i) or (ii) follow d) All follow
4. Statement: K ≤ L ≤ M = N; P ≥ O ≥ N e) None of these
Conclusions: I. K < P II. K = P 12. Statements: All chris is gayle.
5. Statement: D < E < F < G; K > F No chris is lendl. Some lendl is simmons.
Conclusions: I. K ≤ G II. K > D Conclusion: (I) Some gayle are not lendl.
Directions (6-10): Read the following information (II) All simmons being chris is a possibility.
carefully and answer the questions given below. (III) All simmons being gayle is a possibility.
Twelve friends are seated along the two rows - (such a) Only (i) and (iii) follow b) only (iii) follow
that facing each other.) Rohit, Ramesh, Rahul, Roshan, c) Either (i) or (ii) follow d) All follow
Rakesh and Rohan are seated in first row and facing e) None of these
south. Saswat, Sudhir, Shyam, Sanjay, Sanjeev and Sukant 13. Statements: No dwayne is a bravo.
are seated in second row and facing north. Sudhir is on All marlon are dwayne. Some dwayne are samuels.
the immediate right of Sanjay who is facing Rohit. Conclusion: (I) Some samuels are not bravos
Roshan is on the immediate right of Rohit. Saswat, (II) All samuels being marlon is a possibility.
Shyam,Rohan and Rahul are at extreme ends and nobody (III) All marlon being samuels is a possibility.
is seated on the right of Rohan. Only sukant is seated a) Only (i) and (iii) follow b) only (iii) follow
between Saswat and Sanjeev and he is not facing c) Either (i) or (ii) follow d) All follow
Ramesh. Sudhir is on the immediate left of Shyam. e) None of these
6. Who is Facing Rahul? 14. Statements: Some kieron are pollard.
(a) Saswat (b) Sukant (c) Sanjeev No pollard is andre.
(d) Sudhir (e) None of these Some andre is russell
7. Which of the following pair is at one of the extreme Conclusion: (I) All russell are andre.
Ends? (II) All pollard being kieron is a possibility.
(a) Rohan, Sanjeev (b) Rahul, Sanjeev (III) All Andre being kieron is a possibility.
(c) Saswat, Ramesh(d) Shyam, Rahul a) Only (i) and (iii) follow b) only (iii) follow
(e) None of these c) Only (ii) and (iii) follow d) All follow
8. Who is facing Sukant? e) None of these
(a) Ramesh (b) Rohit (c) Roshan 15. Statements: Some noida are ghaziabad.
(d) Can’t say (e) None of these Some ghaziabad are meerut.
9. If Rohit is related to Shyam in a certain way and All meerut are faridabad.
Rakesh is related to Sanjay in the same way, then Conclusions: I. Some faridabad are ghaziabad.
which of the following is related to Roshan? II. Some ghaziabad are noida.
(a) Sudhir (b) Sanjeev (c) Saswat III. Some faridabad are noida.
(d) Sukant (e) None of these (a)None follows (b)Only I follows
10. If in the first row first person from the left (c)Only II and III follow (d)Only I and II follow
interchange its position with the sixth person from (e)All follow
the left and following the same way second person Direction (16-20): Study the following information
changes its position with fifth and third person carefully and answer the given questions :
change its position with fourth and so on, who will Amitabh, Indira, Abhishek, Anil, Sonam, Aishwariya,
face’Sanjay’? Sushmita and Jaya are sitting around a circle facing the
(a)Rohit (b)Rahul (c)Roshan centre but not necessarily in the same order. Indira sits
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second to left of jaya's husband. No female is an (a) ma (b) he (c) co
immediate neighbour of Indira. Anil's daughter sits (d) mx (e) mh
second to right of Aishwariya. Aishwariya is the sister Directions (26-30): Study the following arrangement
of Sushmita. Aishwariya is not an immediate neighbour carefully and answer the questions given below:
of Jaya's Husband. Only one person sits between B 2 3 G U ₤  F T L 5 9 1 6 Q # M N J D C HS W X R @
Amitabh and Aishwariya. Amitabh is the father of IA47Z$VEY8
Sushmita. jaya's brother Anil sits to the immediate left 26. Which of the following element is tenth to the right
of Jaya's mother. Only one person sits between Jaya's of the ninth element from the left end if the first
mother and Sonam. Only one person sits between Jaya thirty characters of the above arrangement are
and Sushmita. Sushmita is the mother of Abhishek. reversed?
Sushmita is not an immediate neighbour of Sonam. a) 5 b) 9 c) J
16. What is the position of Amitabh with respect to his d) D e) None of these
mother in - law ? 27. What should come in place of the question mark (?)
(a) Immediate left (b) Third to the right in the series given below based on the above
(c) Third to the left arrangement?
(d) Second to the right (e) Fourth to the left 5S 99H M1D ? RQ#
17. Who amongst the following is Anil's daughter? a) HQN b) 6N c) H6N
(a) Indira (b) Abhishek (c) Sonam d) H6M e) None of these
(d) Sushmita (e) Jaya 28. How many such consonants are there in the above
18. What is the position of Amitabh with respect to his arrangement each of which is immediately preceded
grand child? by a number but not immediately followed by a
(a) Immediate right (b) Third to the right symbol?
(c) Third to the left a) None b) One c) Two
(d) Second to the left (e) Fourth to the left d) Three e) None of these
19. How many people sit between Sushmita and her uncle? 29. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way
(a)One (b) Two (c) Three and so form a group. Which is the one that does not
(d) Four (e) More than four belong to that group?
20. Which of the following is true with respect to the a) #NDH b) SX@A c) 7$E8
given' seating arrangement ? d) G₤FL e) #69L
(a) Abhishek is the cousin of Sonam 30. If every fifth character starting from U (delete U first)
(b) Jaya and Jaya's husband are immediate is deleted, then which character will be exactly
neighbours of each other midway between the tenth element from the left and
(c) No female is an immediate neighbour of Abhishek the same-positioned element from the right, in the
(d) Jaya sits third to left of her daughter newly obtained series?
(e) Indira is the mother of Jaya a) J b) # c) D
Directions (21-25): Study the following information d)  e) None of these
carefully and answer the given questions: 31. Prem goes 10 km towards north, from there he goes
In a certain code language, ‘he who knows Naina’ is 6 km towards south, then he goes 3 km towards east.
written as ‘ma co he mx, Find out in which direction and how far is he from
‘Naina is a good servant’ is written as ‘mx mh la sa ox’, the starting point?
‘Ram knows Naina’ is written as ‘mx he kl’ (a) 7 km, West (b) 7 km, East
‘who is servant of Ram’ is written as ‘kl mh co ze ox’. (c) 5 km, West
21. What does the code ‘la’ stand for in the given code (d) 5 km, North-East (e) None of these
language? 32. Raj leaves his home and goes straight 20 meters,
a) Naina b) is c) a then turns right and goes 10 meters. He turns left
d) good e) Either 3 or 4 and goes 30 meters and finally turns right and starts
22. What is the code for ‘servant’? walking. If he is moving in the north direction, then
(a) kl (b) ox (c) mh in which direction did he start his walking?
(d) ze (e) Either 2 or 3 (a) East (b) West (c) North
23. In the given code language, which of the following (d) South (e) None of these
means ‘a good servant’? 33. Village B is situated to the north of village A, village C
(a) la sa mh (b) sa la ox (c) ox sa mh is situated to the east of village B, village D is situated
(d) Either 1 or 2 (e) mx mh la to the left of village A, in which direction is village D
24. What does the code ‘co’ stand for? situated with respect to village C?
(a) who (b) knows (c) he (a) West (b) South-East (c) South
(d) Naina (e) Either 1 or 3 (d) North-West (e) None of these
25. What is the code for ‘he’ in the given code language?
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34. Rohan said pointing towards a picture, “That picture (e) None of the above
is of sister of grandson of father of my maternal 35. Priya points towards Pritam and says, “The person is
uncle”. How is the lady in the picture related to the only son-in-law of my father”. How is Priya
Rohan? related to Pritam?
(a) Father’s sister (b) Mother’s sister (a) Aunt (b) Mother (c) Grandmother
(c) Cousin (maternal brother) (d) Wife (e) None of the above
(d) Cousin (maternal sister)

NUMERICAL ABILITY

Directions (36-40): What should come in place of (4) VI (5) None of these
question mark (?) in the following number series? 45. How many machines has production lower than 700
36. 3 14 39 84 155 ? for all the given years?
1) 212 2) 227 3) 258 (1) Nil (2) One (3) Two
4) 215 5) 245 (4) Three (5) None of these
37. 5 8 21 52 109 ? Directions (46-50): What will come in place of question
1) 210 2) 205 3) 225 mark (?) in the following questions?
4) 200 5) 215 46. (√5 − √10)2 + (√2 + 5)2 = (? )3 − 22
38. 18 19 36 111 440 ? 1) √2 2) 2 3) 16
1) 1015 2) 1225 3) 1655 4) 8 5) None of these
4)960 5) 2205 47. 55% of √2116 ÷ 0.01 =?× 20
39. 24 36 72 180 540 ? 1) 126.5 2) 126.6 3) 124.6
1) 1890 2) 1620 3) 1945 4) 125.4 5) None of these
4) 2040 5) 1900
48. √122 × 16 ÷ 24 + 193 + 7 × 5 = (?)2
40. 150 205 160 195 170 ?
1) 205 2) 215 3) 185 1) 3√2 2) 4√2 3) 5√2
4) 195 5) 200 4) 18 5) 32
Direction (41-45): Study the following table carefully 49. √31.36 ÷ √0.64 × 252 = (? )2 × 36
and answer the questions given below it. 1) 81 2) 64 3) −8
Average Production of Six Machines during the given 4) −7 5) 9
years in thousands 50. (1.69)4 ÷ (2197 ÷ 1000)3 × (0.13 × 10)3 =
(1.3)?−2
1) 6 2) 2 3) 4
4) 0 5) None of these
Direction (51-55): What should come in place of
question mark (?) in the following questions?
41. For which machine there has been increase in 51. 36%of 170+? %of 592 = 150
production from its previous years? (1)14.6 (2) 17.8 (3) 16.4
(1) No machine (2) III (3) IV (4)15 (5) None of these
(4) II (5) None of these 52. (12.11)2 + (?)2 = 732.2921
42. For which years the machine has the production (1)20.2 (2) 24.2 (3)23.1
been highest for the given date? (4) 19.2 (5) None of these
(1) 1999, IV (2) 1998, IV (3) 1997, III 53. 288 ÷ ? x 57 = 2052
(4) 1996, IV (5) None of these (1) 8 (2) 7 (3) 6
43. Which of the following can be concluded? (4) 9 (5) None of these
(1) As the machine becomes older, the production 54. (1125—274—323)÷ (875—654— 155) =?
(1) 9 (2) 6 (3) 7
goes down.
(4) 8 (5) None of these
(2) The production goes down in the initial two or
55. (42)2 ÷ 6.3 x 26 =?
three years than it start improving.
(3) All the fluctuations from one year to other are in (1)7182 (2) 7269 (3)7260
the range of 100. (4) 7240 (5) None of these
(4) Each even numbered machine produces more 56. The ratio of length and breadth of a rectangle is 5 : 3
than the odd numbered. with perimeter being 96 cm. What is the area of the
(5) None of these rectangle?
44. Which machine has shown the least fluctuation in 1. 540 sq cm 2. 1040 sq cm 3. 600 sq cm
production? 4. 630 sq cm 5. None of these
(1) I (2) II (3) V
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57. Gaurav is 22 years older than his son. After 12 years 64. If 80 is added to 80% of a number, the result is 28
gaurav’s age will be twice the age of his son. What is less than 125% of the number. Find the number-
the present age of Gaurav? 1. 500 2. 400 3. 600
1. 28 years 2. 30 years 3. 32 years 4. 800 5. None of these
4. 34 years 5. None of these 65. By selling an article at Rs.1296, a man incurs a loss
58. A train running at a speed of 54 kmph crosses an of 4%. What is the cost price of the article?
electric pole in 32 seconds. Find the length of the 1. Rs.1417.50 2. Rs.1350 3. Rs.1250
train. 4. Rs.1527.50 5. None of these
1. 440 m 2. 480 m 3. 520 m 66. A sum of Rs.6000 is lent at a rate of interest of 2.5%
4. 560 m 5. None of these per annum. Find the amount in two years when
59. The product of two consecutive even positive interest is compounded yearly?
integers is 1088. Find the sum of the two integers. 1. Rs.6325.75 2. Rs.6400 3. Rs.6200.50
1. 62 2. 64 3. 66 4. Rs.6303.75 5. None of these
4. 68 5. None of these 67. If an amount of Rs.96,447 is distributed equally
60. Forty eight men can pack 256 bags of rice in eight among 39 persons, how much amount would each
hours. How many men are required to pack 216 person get?
bags of rice in six hours? 1. Rs.2473 2. Rs.2649 3. Rs.2573
1. 48 2. 54 3. 60 4. Rs.2849 5. None of these
4. 663 5. None of these 68. In an office, the number of male employees is 237. If
61. In four years Rs.15,600 amounts to Rs.23,088 at a the total number of employees in the office is 392,
certain rate of simple interest. What is the rate of what is the approximate percentage of male
interest? employees in the office?
1. 6% p.a. 2. 8% p.a. 3. 10% p.a. 1. 52% 2. 60% 3. 71%
4. 12% p.a. 5. None of these 4. 80% 5. 65%
62. The ratio of the number of boys to girls in a class is 69. The difference between 48% and 34% of a number
6 : 5. Eight boys and six girls joined the class. The is 343. What is 25% of the number?
ratio of the number of boys to girls is now 16 : 13. 1. 612.5 2. 625.5 3. 654.5
Find the total number of students in the class now. 4. 675.5 5. None of these
1. 54 2. 87 3. 58 70. A profit of 8% is made by selling a shirt after
4. 66 5. None of these offering a discount of 12%. If the marked price of
63. A circular park of area 5,544 sqm is to be fenced by the shirt is Rs.1080, find its cost price?
a wire costing Rs.15 per m. What is the total cost of 1. Rs.890 2. Rs.780 3. Rs.880
fencing the park? 4. Rs.900 5. None of these
1. Rs.3,960 2. Rs.4,320 3. Rs.4,680
4. Rs.5,040 5. None of these

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (71-80): Read the passage carefully and answer different faiths, and significantly, encouraged the said
the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases are brides to follow their own religious paths — there was no
given in bold to help you locate them while answering some insistence on conversion. It would be oversimplification to
of the questions. dismiss this as nothing more than political expediency.
The concept of secularism was vibrant in the Indic region In recent times, with a vision of universal religion, Swami
with the realisation not only of one God but of the essential Vivekananda proclaimed, “We want to lead mankind to the
oneness of all existence: “Ekam Sat bipra bahudha vadanti” place where there is neither the Vedas, the Bible nor the
The ultimate reality is singular as time or space is, but Quran; yet this has to be done by harmonising all the holy
appears to be many due to apparent divisions. The Rig Veda books of all religions. Religions are but varied expressions
proclaims that diverse ways of worship reach the same of Oneness, so that each may choose the path that suits him
destination as different rivers reach the same ocean. The best."
Gita confirms that every form of worship is a valid way to Paramahansa Yogananda spread the message of yoga in the
reach the Supreme Self. But the truth is shrouded with the West predominantly to Christians who accepted the eternal
mist of religious ritualism. message of yoga for Self-realisation. Indic spirituality being
An Ashokan inscription advises, “Honour another’s religion, essentially secular has overwhelmed the seekers of truth all
for doing so strengthens both one’s own and that of the over the globe. MK Gandhi’s daily prayer included readings
other.” Emperor Akbar would hold meetings with Hindus, and hymns from all major religions. Down the ages India
Christians and other faiths for comparative study of has developed a rich tradition of secularism based on
contrast and parallelism. He was enthusiastic about mutual respect and assimilation. Modern India has
matrimonial alliances wherein bride and groom followed adopted a secular Constitution and we are proud of the
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same. But its recent interpretations reveal a narrow concept 74. Find the correct statement in the context of the given
of religious toleration with an inherent sense of superiority passage.
complex instead of mutual respect. If secularism is kept 1) Every religion has to end in spirituality.
confined within political limits it is bound to lose its 2) Religion is like an outfit of spirituality.
meaning. 3) Different disciplines of religion should give us the
The western concept of secularism is significantly different, realisation of oneness of the spirit.
being antagonistic to religions. It springs from a negative 4) India has adopted the motto of ‘Know Thyself’ since
attitude to religions and is motivated by a concern for time immemorial.
justice — whereas, in India, secularism implies a profound 5) All the above
respect for all religions and an inclusive and impartial 75. Which of the following is the reason for India adopting
attitude to non-believers as well. In this context S a secular constitution?
Radhakrishnan explained, “When India is said to be a 1) Gandhiji, the father of the nation, always favoured
secular state, it does not mean that we reject the reality of religious harmony among the people of India.
an unseen spirit or the relevance of religion to life or that 2) India has developed a rich tradition of secularism on
we exalt irreligion. It does not mean that secularism itself the basis of mutual respect and assimilation since very
becomes a positive religion or that the state assumes divine long.
prerogatives. We hold that not one religion should be given 3) Secularism should not be confined within political
preferential status. This view of religious impartiality or limits.
comprehension and forbearance has a prophetic role to 4) India, predominantly being a Hindu nation,
play within the national and international life.” supported a secular constitution so that other religious
Religion is just the outer garment of spirituality. It has to groups may not feel offended.
end in spirituality. ‘Atmanam viddhi’ or ‘Know Thyself’ was 5) Secularism is the essence of democracy.
the motto adopted by this country. The rituals, practices 76. Which of the following is/are the feature(s) of
and discipline of religion should give us divine realisation of secularism in India?
the oneness of the spirit. (A) In India, secularism implies a profound respect for all
In this age of science, secularism has to be based on science religions.
of religions from which social, political and ethical value (B) India’s secularism respects even those who do not
system should spontaneously flow in every sphere of life, believe in any faith or religion.
leading to peaceful and harmonious coexistence for mutual (C) Here in India, Muslims are treated at par with other
benefit. religious or non-religious groups.
71. Which of the following is/are the characteristics of the 1) Only (A) 2) Only (A) and (B)
western concept of secularism? 3) All (A), (B) and (C) 4) Only (B) and (C)
(A) Western secularism is antagonistic to religion. 5) Only (A) and (C)
(B) It is motivated by a concern for justice and not for Directions (77-78): Choose the word/group of words
religions. which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of
(C) In case of presidential election a secular candidate words printed in bold as used in the passage.
has an added advantage. 77. Expediency
1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 1) desirability 2) alacrity 3) excursion
4) Both (A) and (B) 5) All (A) (B) and (C) 4) apprehension 5) difference
72. Which of the following contradict(s) the views 78. Assimilation
expressed by S Radhakrishnan, as mentioned in the 1) merger 2) adoption 3) support
passage? 4) affirmation 5) contemplation
1) When India is considered a secular state, the Directions (79-80): Choose the word/group of words
relevance of religion to life is rejected. which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word/group of
2) A secular state does not accept the reality of an words printed in bold as used in the passage.
unseen spirit. 79. Diverse
3) A secular state should regard all the religions and 1) homogenous 2) combined 3) stable
there should not be preferential treatment for any 4) impious 5) unified
religion. 80. Shrouded
4) Only 1) and 2) 5) All 1), 2) and 3) 1) darkened 2) covered 3) apparent
73. What, according to the Rig Veda, is the culmination of 4) surrounded 5) vague
worship? Give your answer in the context of the Directions (Q. 81-85): Read each sentence to find out
passage. whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it.
(A) Every form of worship reaches the Supreme Self. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The
(B) Diverse ways of worship reach the same number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the
destination. answer is 5). (Ignore of punctuation, if any.)
(C) The ultimate reality is singular like time or space. 81. 1) The weapons on display in the capital on January 26
1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) /2) may have shown how strong the country is in
4) Both (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) military terms /3) but the day also offered a glimpse

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into the increasing fragile nature/ 4) of cultural life in (F) On checking into a hotel, he was given room number 55
the Republic. /5) No error on the fifth floor.
82. 1) In the north, new storm arose at / 2) the Jaipur (G) Keeping his fingers crossed, he awaited the results.
Literary Festival with politicians demanding arrest / 3) (H) So he decided to go to the races and bet on horse
of one of India’s most famous academicians / 4) for a number five.
sweeping statement. / 5) No error 91. Which of the following will be the LAST (EIGHTH)
83. 1) Talking to mediapersons at a marriage ceremony / sentence after rearrangement?
2) the singer said that / 3) she deserves the ‘Bharat 1) F 2) B 3) E 4) G 5) A
Ratna’ for having sung / 4) thousands of songs in 92. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence
various languages. / 5) No error after rearrangement?
84. 1) The United Nations has backed / 2) France for 1) F 2) C 3) A 4) H 5) G
providing military aid to Mali / 3) to push back 93. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence
Islamists which are advancing /4) their control to other after rearrangement?
parts of the country. 5) No error 1) H 2) C 3) B 4) D 5) A
85. 1) With a view to create a safe / 2) and secure 94. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after
environment for women / 3) an armed battalion of rearrangement?
women police /4) has been formed in Bihar. / 5) No 1) A 2) B 3) H 4) C 5) F
error. 95. Which of the following will be the SEVENTH sentence
Directions (86-90): Which of the phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4) after rearrangement?
given below each sentence should replace the phrase 1) D 2) B 3) F 4) G 5) E
printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically Directions (96-100): In the following passage, some of the
correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a
correction is required, mark 5) as the answer. number. Find the suitable word from the options given
86. The famous dancer died on Mumbai recently. against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate
1) from Mumbai recently words to make the paragraph meaningful.
2) in Mumbai recently Life has different interpretations for different people. For
3) owing to Mumbai recently some it could be an unfulfilled (96) and for some, pleasure.
4) on Mumbai at recent. Others may live to perform their duties. Some live just for
5) No correction required enjoyment. They like to enjoy life and make merry without
87. The standard of English in the schools are highly caring for tomorrow. For some, life is a (97) of roses while
uneven. for others it is fall of thorns. For some, life is an adventure
1) are being uneven 2) are often uneven and they want to (98) more in life. Nothing can deter them
3) is highly uneven 4) is highly unevenly from their endeavours. But it is a fact that in one’s lifetime a
5) No correction required person has to (99) movements of agony, pain and perpetual
88. Many healthy people are been infected by the virus. (100) along with brief movements of happiness. Henry said,
1) are having infected 2) are being infected “Life is made of sobs, sniffles and smiles with sniffles
3) are in infection 4) were bearing infected predominating.”
5) No correction required 96. 1) activity 2) demand 3) wish
89. Balding is much more common in males than females. 4) dreams 5) nightmare
1) at males than females 2) in males then females 97. 1) garland 2) necklace 3) sofa
3) at males then females 4) in males against females 4) difficult 5) bed
5) No correction required 98. 1) discuss 2) uncover 3) expedite
90. The new airport is under construction and likely 4) explore 5) expose
to operational in two years. 99. 1) evade 2) escape 3) endure
1) likely will 2) will be likely 3) likely to be 4) construe 5) bring
4) in all likelihood being 5) No correction required 100. 1) boredom 2) hardship 3) attack
Directions (91-95): Rearrange the following eight s (A), 4) agony 5) uncertainty
(B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G) and (H) in the proper sequence to
form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the
questions given below.
(A) One day, commuting to his place of work, in a train, he
noticed that his seat number was 55 and it was in the
fifth coach.
(B) All this convinced him that day was a lucky day for him
and five was his lucky number.
(C) A superstitious man believed that five was his lucky
number.
(D) The train arrived at platform number five
(E) Lo and behold, the horse finished fifth!

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