CDS - 2011(English)

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Einstein was very simple in his ways of life and indifferent to his astounding, fame.
S₆ : So they went back to the Queen and informed her that he had not come by the train.
P : They could never imagine that this shabby man would be Einstein himseIf.
Q : Once the queen of Belgium invited him to Brussels.
R : The officials also expected to see somebody who would appear to be rich and aristocratic before them.
S : When he got down from the train at Brussels, he could not think that there were actually many gorgeously dressed officials to receive him at the station.
The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Jagdish was tired after the long walk through the thick jungle.
S₆ : Here, to his satisfaction, he found that there were hardly any mosquitoes.
P : As night fell he came to a swampy place near a lake, where he decided to camp.
Q : At last, in despair, he sprang into the branches of a nearby tree and climbed to the top.
R : But the place was so full of mosquitoes that he ‘found it impossible to sleep.
S : He spread a blanket on the ground and sftetched himself out on it.
The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : What kind of India are we working for, and what kind of world?
S₆ : Some small part of that dream has come true, but not in the manner I had imagined, and so much still remains.
P : Surely not, if there has been any truth in us and in our professions.
Q : Here in this city of Allahabad my boyhood and youth were spent in dreaming dreams and seeing visions of India’s future.
R : Was there any real substance in those dreams, or were they merely the fancies of a fevered brain ?
S : Are hatred and violence and fear and communalism and narrow provincialism to mould our future?
The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.
S₁ : A devastating earthquake had hit Mexico city.
S₆ : The condition of 1000 others was reported unsafe.
P : Fifty more were later judged dabgerously close to falling.
Q : The quake’s force was measured at T8 on the Richter scale.
R : In four chaotic minutes, an estimated 250 buildings collapsed in downtown Mexico city.
S : It was the world’s most severe quake since the quake in Chile last March.
The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Pasteur began his fruitful scientific investigations when he was Professor of Chemistry at Strashurg.
S₆ : The pasteurization process which he prescribed for wine and beer is used now to safeguard milk too.
P : He also found how germs causing changes in materials could be controlled by heat.
Q : He made a thorough study of the wine industry in France.
R : He thus saved the wine industry from ruin by his work.
S : After careful and extensive investigation he produced the germ theory of fermentation.
The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : In democratic countries men are equal before law, and have a voice ‘in deciding how and by whom they shall be governed.
S₆ : And they live like this not for fun, but because they are too poor to afford another room.
P : While some few people live in luxury, many have not even enough to drink and wear.
Q : But with respect to the sharing of money — which means the sharing of food and clothing, and houses and books and so on the system is still very unfair.
R : There are many families of five or six persons who live in a single room; they sleep and dress and wash and eat their meals; in this same room they are born; and in this same they die.
S : Even in the finest of world’s cities thousands of people live in dreadful surroundings.
The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Mental disability, whether mental retardation or any other developmental disability, is not the same as mental illness.
S₆ : And the earlier the better.
P : A person with mental disability can certainly be helped to improve, but mainly in childhood.
Q : But mental disability has no cure.
R : Mental illness has an identifiable cause and may be cured.
S : Not the best doctors nor all the medicines in the world can cure mental disability.
The proper sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Undoubtedly, science has done wonders.
S₆ : Thus, science, which was once considered a destructive power only in war, must be recognized as one also in its apparently constructive activities during peace.
P : But in giving such an answer, our attention must not be taken up entirely by the danger from nuclear weapons and chemical warfare.
Q : The honest answer has to be, “Not always”.
R : But has it stopped with wonders which are beneficial to mankind?
S : There is far greater real danger from the damage to the environment arising from the, so-called peaceful uses of science.
The proper sequence should be

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) Everybody, (b) it must be admitted, (c) has their ups and downs. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) When the thief broke into heir house, (b) they raised a hue and cry (c) and the thief caught immediately by the people. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) This house (b) is (c) mine. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) I have tried (b) to meet him several times: (c) he isn't never at home. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) He is proficient in Hindi (b) and can speak English, (c) but he does not know to read and write English. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) Every woman in the world (b) fervently hopes that their child (c) will be a normal and healthy baby. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) Neither of them (b) send their papers (c) in rime for the last seminar. (4) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) There is not many traffic (b) along the street (c) where I live. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) He took (b) leave of (c) four days. (4) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) The front page story was about a schoolgirl, (b) that had hurt herself, (c) while saving a child in an accident. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) The police arrived and discovered (b) a large number of hoarded sugar (c) in his shop. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) Raju doesn't come to our house because our dog barks at him (b) and licks him (c) although I have often told him not to afraid of it. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) Running across the playground, my pen fell in the mud; (b) fortunately, I noticed it (c) and picked it up. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) The last thing that the fond mother (b) gave her only son (c) was his blessing. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) As a dramatist, (b) Shaw is superior than (c) any other twentieth century writer. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) To his innovative ideas and practices in farming (b) he was given (c) the Krishi Pandit Award last year. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) Molly speaks (b) French well (c) isn’t it? (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) Mutton is more hard (b) to digest (c) than vegetables. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) I have found that he is (b) neither willing (c) or capable. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) For times immemorial, (b) sea shells have been used by man (c) in many ways. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) He will not (b) listen (c) what you say. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) Oh for God sake (b) leave me alone (c) and go away from here. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) I have done my best; (b) the whole thing is now (c) in the hands of the Gods. (d) No error

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) This is a strange world (b) where each one pursues their own golden bubble (c) and laughs at others for doing the same. (d) No error

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

If you buy the economy pack (P) the manufacturers, wanting to promote the sales (Q) which is quite cheap (R) have devised a number of schemes (S) and to ensure clearance of stocks.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) Each of the boys (b) were to blame (c) for the accident. (d) No error

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

A person (P) another’s view point (Q) limited in mind and culture (R) who cannot understand (S) is to that extent.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

Happiness does not consist (P) in rank or position, (Q) it is a state of mind (R) who are contended (s) available to those.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

We (P) intend to shift (Q) with our family (R) to Bombay (S) which consists of three persons.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

The whole valley (P) with date-palms (Q) was pleasantly (R) and was well planted (S) green with crops:

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

The person (P) at night (Q) next door (R) sings loudly (S) who lives.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

The extent (P) of social progress (Q) in various nation-building activities (R) is an important indicator (S) of women's participation.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

The wings (P) are so small (Q) useless for flying (R) of some birds (S) that they are.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

We have (P) to provide (Q) both people and ecosystems (R) the ability (S) with the water they need.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

People (P) from doing something themselves (Q) or reading about it (R) usually team more (S) than by watching someone else.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

The prevention of disease (P) facing the authorities (Q) was by far (R) after the earthquake (S) the most urgent problem.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

(P) On the propagation of the idea (Q) of family planning (R) the governments of many countries (S) have been spending a lot of money.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

It was almost midnight (P) sitting at the table (Q) when I arrived home, (R) but found them both (S) waiting for me.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

I sat down (P) this morning (Q) to write an article (R) but found (S) I could make no progress.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

(P)They did not grow well (Q) although (R) he watered the plants regularly (S) and put manure in them.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

(P) If it had not been (Q) where would I have been today (R) for your timely help (S) five years ago?

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

The scientist (P) refused to talk to the press (Q) who discovered (R) that everyone is talking about (S) the ancient cure,

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

(P) Do or die was the call that (Q) Gandhi ji gave (R) when he asked the British to quit India (S) to all freedom fighters.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

There are parents (P) who consider (Q) a needless luxury (R) in our country (S) the education of their daughters.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

(P) Shyam took (Q) a photograph (R) from the window (S) which was overexposed.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

A very old man (P) with a wrinkled face and a long beard (Q) a pretty girl (R) of sixteen (S) married.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

The budget (P) with high expectations (Q) by all types of taxpayers (R) of tax relief (S) is being awaited.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

His grandmother (P) on all auspicious days (Q) was so pious (R) that she would visit the temple (S) without fail.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

I walked on (P) until I reached (Q) my house (R) as fast as I could (S) the road which led to.

The correct sequence should be

Directions: In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

Based firmly on current lexical and learning theory (P) not only to present and to explain words (Q) “English Vocabulary in Use” aims (R) and to help them work out the rules themselves (S) but also to show students how to use them.

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The situation in respect of accommodation

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

One of the most serious problems confronting our country is that of a fast-growing population. In fact, it is at the root of many other problems. At the moment, thanks to planning, we are able to produce food and cloth sufficient for our people and even in some excess. But if the population continues to grow at this rate; it will not be long before the surplus turns into a bare minimum and even a deficit. The position in regard to accommodation is even now far from satisfactory in spite of our efforts.

“It is at the root of many other problems” means that

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

One of the most serious problems confronting our country is that of a fast-growing population. In fact, it is at the root of many other problems. At the moment, thanks to planning, we are able to produce food and cloth sufficient for our people and even in some excess. But if the population continues to grow at this rate; it will not be long before the surplus turns into a bare minimum and even a deficit. The position in regard to accommodation is even now far from satisfactory in spite of our efforts.

Which of the following statements would illustrate the metaphor in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

As the tortoise ducks its feet and head inside the shell and does not come out even though you may break the shell into pieces, even so the character of the man who has control over his motives and organs, is unchangeably established. He controls his own inner forces, and nothing can draw them out against his will. By this continuous reflex of good thoughts and good impressions moving over the surface of the mind, the tendency to do good becomes strong, and in consequence, we are able to control the Indriyas or sense organs.

Lorimer was a good editor because

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

During his early days as editor of the popular magazine, Saturday Evening Post. George Lorimer did much of the reading of unsolicited stories. This meant endless hours of sitting at the desk, pouring over big stacks of manuscripts, trying to decide which were worthy of publication and which were not. Lorimer became an expert at making these decisions.

One day he received a huffy letter from a would-be writer who had a complaint. “Last week you rejected my story,” she wrote, “I am positive you did not read it, because, as a test, I pasted together pages 14, 15 and 16. The manuscript came back with the pages still pasted. There is no question in my mind but that you are a sham and a disgrace to your profession.”

The author uses the phrase ‘inner forces’ in this passage. Which of the following would be its most correct meaning in the context?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

As the tortoise ducks its feet and head inside the shell and does not come out even though you may break the shell into pieces, even so the character of the man who has control over his motives and organs, is unchangeably established. He controls his own inner forces, and nothing can draw them out against his will. By this continuous reflex of good thoughts and good impressions moving over the surface of the mind, the tendency to do good becomes strong, and in consequence, we are able to control the Indriyas or sense organs.

The author of the above passage says that the classics and the Bible were read by his ancestors

Lorimer read the stories

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

During his early days as editor of the popular magazine, Saturday Evening Post. George Lorimer did much of the reading of unsolicited stories. This meant endless hours of sitting at the desk, pouring over big stacks of manuscripts, trying to decide which were worthy of publication and which were not. Lorimer became an expert at making these decisions.

One day he received a huffy letter from a would-be writer who had a complaint. “Last week you rejected my story,” she wrote, “I am positive you did not read it, because, as a test, I pasted together pages 14, 15 and 16. The manuscript came back with the pages still pasted. There is no question in my mind but that you are a sham and a disgrace to your profession.”

Which of the following statements best reflects the underlying tone of the passage?

The present satisfactory position in regard to food and cloth is due to

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

One of the most serious problems confronting our country is that of a fast-growing population. In fact, it is at the root of many other problems. At the moment, thanks to planning, we are able to produce food and cloth sufficient for our people and even in some excess. But if the population continues to grow at this rate; it will not be long before the surplus turns into a bare minimum and even a deficit. The position in regard to accommodation is even now far from satisfactory in spite of our efforts.

Which of the following statements may be assumed to reflect the central theme of the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

As the tortoise ducks its feet and head inside the shell and does not come out even though you may break the shell into pieces, even so the character of the man who has control over his motives and organs, is unchangeably established. He controls his own inner forces, and nothing can draw them out against his will. By this continuous reflex of good thoughts and good impressions moving over the surface of the mind, the tendency to do good becomes strong, and in consequence, we are able to control the Indriyas or sense organs.

Lorimer’s reply was

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

During his early days as editor of the popular magazine, Saturday Evening Post. George Lorimer did much of the reading of unsolicited stories. This meant endless hours of sitting at the desk, pouring over big stacks of manuscripts, trying to decide which were worthy of publication and which were not. Lorimer became an expert at making these decisions.

One day he received a huffy letter from a would-be writer who had a complaint. “Last week you rejected my story,” she wrote, “I am positive you did not read it, because, as a test, I pasted together pages 14, 15 and 16. The manuscript came back with the pages still pasted. There is no question in my mind but that you are a sham and a disgrace to your profession.”

‘The author of the above passage fears that the greater part of the vacuum created by lack of interest in the clasics and the Bible has been filled up by

Larimer did much reading of the stories

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

During his early days as editor of the popular magazine, Saturday Evening Post. George Lorimer did much of the reading of unsolicited stories. This meant endless hours of sitting at the desk, pouring over big stacks of manuscripts, trying to decide which were worthy of publication and which were not. Lorimer became an expert at making these decisions.

One day he received a huffy letter from a would-be writer who had a complaint. “Last week you rejected my story,” she wrote, “I am positive you did not read it, because, as a test, I pasted together pages 14, 15 and 16. The manuscript came back with the pages still pasted. There is no question in my mind but that you are a sham and a disgrace to your profession.”

If the population of India continues to increase at this rate, the situation in regard to food and clothes

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

One of the most serious problems confronting our country is that of a fast-growing population. In fact, it is at the root of many other problems. At the moment, thanks to planning, we are able to produce food and cloth sufficient for our people and even in some excess. But if the population continues to grow at this rate; it will not be long before the surplus turns into a bare minimum and even a deficit. The position in regard to accommodation is even now far from satisfactory in spite of our efforts.

At present Indians have

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

One of the most serious problems confronting our country is that of a fast-growing population. In fact, it is at the root of many other problems. At the moment, thanks to planning, we are able to produce food and cloth sufficient for our people and even in some excess. But if the population continues to grow at this rate; it will not be long before the surplus turns into a bare minimum and even a deficit. The position in regard to accommodation is even now far from satisfactory in spite of our efforts.

Which of (the following statements would be most correct in explaining the metaphorical meaning of ‘break the shell into pieces’?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

As the tortoise ducks its feet and head inside the shell and does not come out even though you may break the shell into pieces, even so the character of the man who has control over his motives and organs, is unchangeably established. He controls his own inner forces, and nothing can draw them out against his will. By this continuous reflex of good thoughts and good impressions moving over the surface of the mind, the tendency to do good becomes strong, and in consequence, we are able to control the Indriyas or sense organs.

According to the, author of the above passage, the old method of education, based on the study of the classics and of the Bible, has

The lady wrote a huffy letter because

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

During his early days as editor of the popular magazine, Saturday Evening Post. George Lorimer did much of the reading of unsolicited stories. This meant endless hours of sitting at the desk, pouring over big stacks of manuscripts, trying to decide which were worthy of publication and which were not. Lorimer became an expert at making these decisions.

One day he received a huffy letter from a would-be writer who had a complaint. “Last week you rejected my story,” she wrote, “I am positive you did not read it, because, as a test, I pasted together pages 14, 15 and 16. The manuscript came back with the pages still pasted. There is no question in my mind but that you are a sham and a disgrace to your profession.”

The author of the above passage says that in the past the basis of education for all people. irrespective of their intellectual calibre, was

The passage consists of two long sentences and a short one. The purpose of this style could be to suggest that

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given questions.

As the tortoise ducks its feet and head inside the shell and does not come out even though you may break the shell into pieces, even so the character of the man who has control over his motives and organs, is unchangeably established. He controls his own inner forces, and nothing can draw them out against his will. By this continuous reflex of good thoughts and good impressions moving over the surface of the mind, the tendency to do good becomes strong, and in consequence, we are able to control the Indriyas or sense organs.