JKSSB Question Paper 2014

1) Make direct speech : she exclaimed sadly that she was destroyed.

A) She said, “My god! I am destroyed.”?

B) She exclaimed sadly, “I was destroyed.”

C) She said, MY God, “I was destroyed.”

D) “My God!” Said she was destroyed.

2) Combine the following sentence using, „through‟ „it is raining heavily, I shall reach there in
time.‟

A) It is reining heavily, though I shall reach there in time.

B) It is raining heavily I shall though reach there in time.

C) Though it is raining heavily, I shall reach there in time.

D) None of these.

3) Pick out the simple sentence from the following.

A) we believe that he is innocent. B) He complained of being unjustly treated.

C) Tell me where you live. D) the lion was wounded but not killed.
4) use your common sense _ ? Supply a question tag.

A) W on‟t B) Can‟t C) Will you D) Should‟t you?

5)Find out close meaning of “you can‟t gain anything by putting her back up.”

A) you can‟t gain anything by supporting her.

B) you can‟t gain anything by pushing her back.

C) you can‟t gain anything by encouraging her.

D) you can‟t gain anything by encouraging her.

6) Make adjective of sun.

A) Sunny B) sony C) filial D) suny

7) Choose the correct article in the blank:

These facts should not have been disclosed in _ Public.

A) a B) an C) the D) no article.
8) Ills fine voice in this hall again.
 A) never heard B) will never be heard C) has never heard D) will never hear.

9) She loves life, but she is tired _ its difficulties.

A) with B) by C) of D) No preposition
10) Have you thought the matter?

A) into B) about C) over D) on

11) Choose the correct alternative – it is too hot to go out.

A) it is very hot for going out. B) it is hot enough to go

C) It is so hot that one cannot go out D) it is such hot that one cannot go out
12) Choose the correct alternative – I don‟t like milk, so I _ tea with breakfast.

A) generally have B) am generally having C) was generally having

D) had generally had

13) May I now ?

A) take your leave B) take leave of you C) take leave from you

D) take your leave from you.

14) Our treatment of the poor must be _

A) humane B) human C) humanity D) none

15) Orthodox means?

A) Self- opinionated B) One who flouts

C) One who has no opinions of ones own

D) One who holds established opinions

1) Choose the appropriate alternative to fill in the blank :

“who wishes to take ___________ walk with me?”

A) the B) a C) an D) No article

2) Choose the correct „question Tag‟ for the following :

“we talk of woman harassment.”

A) don‟t we? B) do we? C) did we? D) didn‟t we?

3) Choose the appropriate „conjunction‟ to fill in the blank:

“Live well _______ you may die well.”

A) to that B) so C) though D) if

4) the diminutive of the book is a booklet. The diminutive of a isle is _______ .

A) icicle B) islet C) island D) hillock

5) Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word : “Baulk‟

A) Identify B) Encourage C) Verify D) Prevent

6) identify the figure of speech in the following line : “The valley play hide and seek.”

A) Alliteration B) Metaphor C) Personification D) Apostrophe

7) Choose the correct use of „Not only ………. But also‟ in the following sentence:

“They danced to the rhythm of Dholaks and Ghoongrus.”

1. They not only danced to the rhythm of Dholaks but also Ghoongrus.
2. Not only they danced to the rhythm of Dholaks but also Ghoongrus.
3. They danced to the rhythm of not only Dholaks but also Ghoongrus.
4. None of the above.

8) Choose the „Feminine Gender‟ of : „Bachelor‟

A) Girl B) Spinster C) Num D) Sister

9) The cry of a dog is bark. The cry of a cattle is _______ .

A) gibber B) screech C) crinkle D) low

10) Choose the appropriate „preposition‟ in the following sentence: “I am tried _____ walking”

A) of B) for C) about D) to

11) Choose the correct „preposition‟ to fill in the blank:

“Sudhir rescued the child _________ danger.”

A) from B) to C) for D) of

12) Name the part of speech‟ of the underlined word : “I will watch while you sleep.”

A) Adverb B) preposition C) adjective D) Conjunction

13) Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank;

“He _____ to play cricket before his marriage”.

A) is used B) was used C) used D) will be used

14) The phobia about air is aerophobia. The phobia about time is __________ .

A) Chronophobia B) Cacophobia C) catrophobia D) cynophobia

15) identify the „Tense‟ of the given sentence :

“Many interesting theories will have been put forward.”

A) Simple Future Tense B) Future perfect tense

C) Future perfect continous D) None of the above

1) Which of the following is not the antonym of “old”?

A) young B) new C) past D) latest

2) She knows where the corruption has taken place identify the underline clause.

A) noun clause B) adverb clause C) adjective clause D) main clause

3) She passed her exam. She was ______ for the second time.

A) Succeeded B) Successful C) Successfully D) successfulness

4) Pick out the correctly spelt word.

A) harassment B) harassment C) harassment D) harassment

5) identify the tense in the sentence :

The branch office has been organising the function.

A) present continuous B) Present perfect C) Present perfect continuous

D) Pas perfect continuous

6) Which of the following is used as shortcut key for „cut‟ function in MS-word

A) Ctrl + C B) Ctrl + A C) Ctrl + X D) Ctrl + Z

7) Which of the following is used as shortcut key for „undo‟ function in MS-Word Microsoft
office)

A) Ctrl + Y B) Ctrl + A C) Ctrl + Z D) Ctrl + X

8) Which of the following is used as shortcut key for „Refresh‟ function in MS-Word Microsoft
office)

A) F1 B) F5 C) F7 D) F8

9) Which of the following is used as shortcut key for „Paste‟ function in MS-Word

A) Ctrl + Y B) Ctrl + A C) Ctrl + Z D) Ctrl + X

10) He works Hard „Hard‟ is an

A) Adjective B) Adverb C) Article D) Noun

11) She is fast learner. „Fast‟ is an

A) Adjective B) Adverb C) Article D) Noun

12) Choose the incorrect sentence

A) I can not asleep B) I can not sleep

C) I can‟t go to sleep D) I can fail asleep

13 ) I told him _____ do it.

A) to not B) to don‟t C) not to D) don‟t

14) I usually walk to college, but today ______in my uncle‟s car.

A) go B) went C) walk D) going

15) ________hard the tried, she still couldn‟t manage it

A) However B) Despite C) Though D) Although

1) Give the close meaning of the following word. Nadir

A) Highest B) Lowest C) Middle D) None

2) Use correct preposition:

Unless you avail yourself _____ the opportunities that fail your way, you cann‟t be successful.

A) of B) on C) to D) from

3) Find the correct meaning of idioms: Apple of One‟s Eyes.

A) perfectly neat and tidy B) dear as cyc-sight

C) to be at one‟s service D) immensely popular or fashionable

4) Choose correct spelling from the following.

A) impcech B) impeach C) impiche D) impyche

5) Give Synonyms : Conceal

A) Reveal B) Shallow C) Hide D) Misery

6) Give Synonyms : Vigilance

A) revengcfufncss B) respectable C) watchfulness D) miserable

7) The study of the origin and physical and cultural development of mankind____.

A) Zoology B) Geology C) Anthropology D) Biology

8) Resemblance of sound between two syllables __________ .

A) Consonance B) Assonance C) Vowels D) Onomatopoia

9) _____ knowledge of French that he has is likely to be very useful to him on the continent.

A) A little B) The small C) Some D) The little

10) ____ Ganga is ___ sacred river. Use correct article.

A) A,A, B) The,The C) The,A D) A,The

11) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronouns given in the bracket.

It ________ that the victim _____ with poison

A) was thought/ had been killed B)was thought / was killed

C) is thought / must be killed D) was thought / must have killed

12) Use the correct from of the verb.

I, who _______ being held responsible for the whole episode, had actually no hand in it.

A) is B) Am C) Are D) Have

13) Change active voice into passive voice.

A) Was the press release issued in time? B) Did the press release issued in time?

C) Had the press release issued in time?D) would the press release issued in time?

14) Use the appropriate preposition.

It appears, I have not been to the theatre _____ ges.

A) since B) from C) By D) for

15) The dog sprang ____ the table.

A) on B) Above C) Upon D) Over

1) India has tired it‟s best to put a government in place that seemed to be ____ best alternative
available.

A) a B) an C) the D) none

2) It make fans frantic for the start ………. Football action.

A) of B) off C) in D) on

3) Well ……….. don‟t respect creativity : ……… it will flow out of the country.

A) !; B) ,; C) ;! D) , ,

4) Usually we try ………… away from it.

A) to run B) running C) run D) runned

5) Which of the following pairs has similar meaning?

A) Difficul – hard B) week-weak C) serious-very D) rude-polite

6) Write the opposite of the word „boring‟

A) dull B) bright C) interesting D) lazy

7) What is the official counting of a country sppulation called?

A) Counting B) election C) budget D) census

8) Plural from of “witness?” is

A) witnesses B) witness C) witness witneses

9) A large number of villagers prefer, to marry …… girls when they turn 18 instead of icatting
them continue their studies.

A) of B) to C) about D) off

10) He worked with single- minded devotion .

Find out adjective in the sentence.

A) single B) minded C) single-minded D) none

11) Which of the following is the correct contracted from of „I will‟?

A) I‟;; B) I‟I C) ll‟l D) Iill

12) He is neither sincere ……… hard working.

1. A) no B) not C) nor D) never

13) The ………. Of the flowers filled the room.

A) sent B) cent C) scent D) saint

14) Rahul is good ……… drawing.

Choose the right preposition and fill in the blank.

A) for B) with C) at D) on

15) …………. reservation alone will not improve the lot of women, it will certainly help.

A) though B) But C) Neither D) And

Select the opposite word of underlined words

1) He candid confession of the crime earned her reprieve.

A) Frank B) parts C) scraps D) pieces

2) His health has been deteriorating since he returned from trekking expedition.

A) ameliorating B) amending C) undertaking D) worsening

3) The visit to the Vice Chancellor has been deferred indefinitely.

A) expedited B) dissolved C) postponed D) put off

4) How dear you desecrate an idpl of this temple.

A) defile B) polluitc C) deify D) impious

5) Choose the word nearest in the meaning to italieised part.

The inspector was vigilant young man.

A) smart B) watchful C) ambitious D) intelligent

6) Ritu asked rashmi not to meddle in her affairs.

A) intercede B) impose C) cross D) interfere

7) He views are not meonsonanee with her husbands.

A) in disagreement B) in conflict C) in agreement D) contradictory

8) The madidservant left the police station contrite.

A) penitent B) sore C) angry D) remorseless.

9) Being a sociable bird she was conspicuous by her absence in the club last evening.

A) important B) prominent C) ignorant D) apparent

10) Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

The volcanic ____ was the cause of great devastation.

A) outburst B) eruption C) erosion D) movement

11) In order to maintain good health one should eat a _______ diet.

A) rich B) spicy C) balanced D) Salty

12) As a result of __________ many unsuitable candidates were selected for the posts.

A) tolerance B) favoritism C) humility D) weakness

13) There are ways several ways of the price at which a product can be marketed

A) arriving B) thinking C) determining D) noticing

14) Although they are not rich, they always wear _____ clothes.

A) respectful B) respective C) respectable D) respected

15) Choose the correct meaning of the idioms given in italics in the sentences.

Caesar was done to death by the conspirators.

A) attacked B) removed C) eliminated D) murdered