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Verbal Mixed Test

Test your verbal ability skills with objective-type questions covering error spotting, sentence improvement, vocabulary, sentence rearrangement, and reading comprehension to prepare for competitive exams.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. This is the second communication we
  2. have sent and we are much surprised
  3. at receiving no answer
  4. No error
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. Several guests noticed Mr. Sharma
  2. falling back in his chair
  3. and gasping for breath
  4. No error
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. His assistant have
  2. and are still doing
  3. excellent work for the organization
  4. No error
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. The whole block of flats
  2. including two shops were
  3. destroyed in fire.
  4. No error
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. Such rules
  2. do not apply to
  3. you and I
  4. No error
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. He always practices
  2. the justice and
  3. cares for moral principles
  4. No error
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. The sum and substance
  2. of this poem
  3. is as follows
  4. No error
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. Perhaps you know
  2. that I have passed
  3. the examination in 1990
  4. No error
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. He feels his troubles
  2. as much or
  3. even more than they
  4. No error
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. I like reading
  2. more than
  3. to play games
  4. No error
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. The team was
  2. now in the field and
  3. about to take their place
  4. No error
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

I have to cut down my expenses due to my falling income.

  1. I have to cut off
  2. I have to cut out
  3. I have to cut of
  4. No improvement
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

He does not like me coming so late.

  1. my coming so late
  2. I coming so late
  3. me come so late
  4. No improvement
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

His brother never has and never will be dependable

  1. never had
  2. never has been
  3. was never being
  4. No improvement.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

Of the two candidates, I think he is the best suited.

  1. he is suited best.
  2. he is the better suited.
  3. he is best suited.
  4. No improvement.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

The climate of Delhi is somewhat like Jaipura

  1. like Jaipur's
  2. as Jaipur's
  3. as Jaipur
  4. No improvement
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

You must carry on my order

  1. carry off
  2. carry out
  3. carry of
  4. No improvement
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

If you would have remembered to bring the map, we would not have lost our way.

  1. had remembered
  2. were remembering
  3. remembered
  4. No improvement.
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

When describing the accident, he was in tears.

  1. In describing
  2. When he was describing
  3. As describing
  4. No improvement
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

Now I must beg leave of you.

  1. beg your leave
  2. beg of your leave
  3. beg off your leave
  4. No improvement
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. Rather than go
  2. with Amit, he
  3. decided to stay at home
  4. No error
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

The boat was drowned.

  1. was drown
  2. was drowned
  3. was sunk
  4. No improvement
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. Long life is good
  2. if one be happy
  3. and has friends
  4. No error
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. It is a
  2. quarter to ten
  3. by my watch
  4. No error
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error mark (4) as your answer.

  1. None of the diplomats at the conference
  2. was able either
  3. to comprehend or solve the problem
  4. No error
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part.

It was an astute move to sell the property at that stage.

  1. shrewd
  2. unwise
  3. dishonest
  4. inexplicable
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part.

The five experiments gave disparate results.

  1. similar
  2. encouraging
  3. strange
  4. different
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

The spirit of democracy had sped into our way of thinking.

  1. leaked into
  2. permeated
  3. soaked into
  4. No improvement
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

The building will redecorate during the summer season.

  1. will be redecorated
  2. will be redecorating
  3. will be redecorate
  4. No improvement
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part.

The young girl appeared self-possessed in front of TV cameras.

  1. shy
  2. confident
  3. introvert
  4. extrovert
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part.

We will carry out the enquiry as expeditiously as possible.

  1. fairly
  2. speedily
  3. timely
  4. justifiably
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

The preservation of peace is necessary.

  1. maintenance of peace
  2. establishment of peace
  3. persuasion of peace
  4. No improvement
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

The decent from the mountain peak was slow and painful.

  1. descent
  2. decline
  3. decrease
  4. No improvement
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part.

The officer gave a lucid explanation of the company's course of action.

  1. vague
  2. unconvincing
  3. long
  4. clear
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part.

The coach followed a devious course to its destination.

  1. difficult
  2. short-cut
  3. straight
  4. winding
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part.

We have witnessed a/an inexorable march of progress by the organization.

  1. inexhaustible
  2. relentless
  3. comprehensive
  4. sluggish
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part.

It would be impertinent to suggest that he was generally wrong.

  1. fair
  2. correct
  3. rude
  4. impartial
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part.

Our fates seemed intertwined.

  1. complicated
  2. destined
  3. complex
  4. linked
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which is the most opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

He is showing signs of senility.

  1. virility
  2. laziness
  3. maturity
  4. exhaustion
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which is the most opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

Throughout the evening, Rahul looked very doleful.

  1. aggressive
  2. cheerful
  3. tired
  4. involved
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which is the most opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

He gave the reply written in a terse style

  1. pleasant
  2. verbose
  3. rude
  4. concise
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part.

The Chairman conducted the meeting with aplomb.

  1. arrogance
  2. annoyance
  3. poise
  4. authority
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which is the most opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

He walked in ungainly strides.

  1. quick
  2. short
  3. awkward
  4. graceful
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which is the most opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

The forwards of their football team made sporadic raids into the opponent's territory.

  1. rare
  2. frequent
  3. sharp
  4. coordinated
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'.

The two thieves distributed the loot between themselves.

  1. among them
  2. among themselves
  3. with themselves
  4. No improvement
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which is the most opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

There is not a trace of vanity in her behavior.

  1. humility
  2. selflessness
  3. modesty
  4. dignity
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which is the most opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

They approached the stranger warily.

  1. suspiciously
  2. cautiously
  3. carefully
  4. carelessly
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which is the most opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

The booking-clerk looked very grumpy.

  1. surly
  2. pleasant
  3. efficient
  4. honest
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

She was overstrung before the performance.

  1. excited
  2. calm
  3. enthusiastic
  4. cheerful
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a blank space and four words are given below. Select the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate that word as your answer.

______ will remember Lincoln as a truly great man.

  1. Posterity
  2. Probity
  3. Posterior
  4. Postdate
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a blank space and four words are given below. Select the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate that word as your answer.

The patient showed signs of ______ tooth decay.

  1. incarnate
  2. incipient
  3. inane
  4. prohibitive
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Directions: The sentence has a blank space and four words are given below. Select the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate that word as your answer.

He was guided by _______ rather than by ethical consideration.

  1. equanimity
  2. expediency
  3. morale
  4. equilibrium
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Directions: The sentence has a blank space and four words are given below. Select the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate that word as your answer.

The tourists were _______ by the view of the mountains

  1. enraged
  2. enlightened
  3. enraptured
  4. enriched
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Directions: The sentence has a blank space and four words are given below. Select the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate that word as your answer.

The victim made an ______ plea for mercy.

  1. impassive
  2. impassable
  3. impassioned
  4. imperial
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a blank space and four words are given below. Select the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate that word as your answer.

To his ______ he was criticised by the Managing Director in front of all his junior colleagues.

  1. mortification
  2. discredit
  3. mollification
  4. devastation
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Directions: The sentence has a blank space and four words are given below. Select the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate that word as your answer.

He is very _______ for his age.

  1. premature
  2. unmature
  3. amateur
  4. immature
Question 57 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a blank space and four words are given below. Select the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate that word as your answer.

The team management was worried about the captain's _______ injury.

  1. niggling
  2. niggardly
  3. stingy
  4. niffy
Question 58 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

The speaker had a superficial knowledge of the subject.

  1. artificial
  2. deep
  3. fictitious
  4. overt
Question 59 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a blank space and four words are given below. Select the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate that word as your answer.
The manager's _______ include the use of company's car and free education for children.

  1. perquisites
  2. benefits
  3. prerequisites
  4. advantages
Question 60 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

In fact how banks (P)market their services (Q) high number of blank accounts per person (R) has more to do with (S)

  1. RPSQ
  2. QRPR
  3. RSPQ
  4. QJPSR
Question 61 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

Animal welfare experts
to demolish illegal structures (P) have condemned (Q) by the Forest Department (R) the use of elephants.(S)

  1. QSRP
  2. RPQS
  3. QPRS
  4. RSQP
Question 62 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

Equally pressing
begin reconstruction (P) is the need to (Q) emergency footing (R) the country on an (S)

  1. SRQP
  2. QPSR
  3. SPQR
  4. QRSP
Question 63 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

The against a credible (P) forces ranged (Q) are many and mighty (R) and just solution.(S)

  1. RPSQ
  2. QSPR
  3. RSPQ
  4. QPSR
Question 64 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

The has had a salutary (P) modernization programme (Q) fault repair service (R) impact on the.(S)

  1. QJPSR
  2. RSPQ
  3. QSPR
  4. RPSQ
Question 65 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

Such thy plan to analyses (P) of the subjects that (Q) new in terms of (R) questions are not.(S)

  1. SPQR
  2. QRSP
  3. SRQP
  4. QPSR
Question 66 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

The has developed by leaps and bounds (P) over the years, connecting people (Q) even when they on the move(R) technology of transmission, too.(S)

  1. RQPS
  2. SPQR
  3. RPQS
  4. SQPR
Question 67 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumped up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are require to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1 : India led the battle of freedom against imperialism.
S6 : Some countries are still slave.
P : That technique brought success.
Q : We also championed the cause of other countries
R : We fought it with a special technique.
S : We are happy that they too achieved freedom.

  1. QSRP
  2. RPQS
  3. QPRS
  4. RSQP
Question 68 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

Nearly to NTPC's environmental activities (P) bloom around NTPC's power plants (Q) and stand lush green testimony (R) one and a half crore trees (S)

  1. PRQS
  2. SQRP
  3. JPQRS
  4. SRQP
Question 69 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumped up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are require to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1 : Planning in India is a difficult problem.
S6 : But without planning no nation can progress.
P : So planners cannot decide the size of the plan.
Q : The gap between what people want and what can be done is big.
R : Moreover resources are limited.
S : Plan can be drawn on the basic of actual resources.

  1. RPQS
  2. QSRP
  3. RSQP
  4. QPRS
Question 70 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumped up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are require to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1 : It is our policy that the regional languages should prosper.
S6 : India's unity lies in diversity.
P : Rather they should be medium of instruction.
Q : They should never be replaced by some other language.
R : Such an arrangement would give diversity.
S : The official language should be regional language.

  1. SPQR
  2. RQPS
  3. SQPR
  4. RPQS
Question 71 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

There have been
and on coastal areas (P) several studies of the impact (Q) especially on food production (R) of global warming on India.(S)

  1. QRSP
  2. PSRQ
  3. QSRP
  4. PRSQ
Question 72 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumped up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are require to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1 : There is one important aspect of food problem.
S6 : Some of these steps are necessary.
P : Multiplicity of courses is out of place.
Q : This implies maximum economy in its use.
R : Hotel should exercise restraint.
S : Waste should be avoided.

  1. SRPQ
  2. PQSR
  3. SQPR
  4. PRSQ
Question 73 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumped up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are require to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1 : Punishing the corrupt is a difficult task.
S6 : This is possible if we are men of integrity having honesty of purpose.
P : It is difficult to prove the charge.
Q : Those conventions must be respected.
R : The law is not effective in dealing with it.
S : So some conventions will have to be built up.

  1. SPSQ
  2. QSPR
  3. RSPQ
  4. QPSR
Question 74 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

Yet timely data on house countries (P) is hard to find (Q) in different countries (R) property is world's biggest asset class.(S)

  1. QPRS
  2. SRPQ
  3. QRPS
  4. SPRQ
Question 75 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

Who slumped forward with a dull thud?

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-IV

           
The prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the metal strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hopped. He stopped to unlock the lower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the call, and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the ropelandder secretly placed thereby his and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime, for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire.
  1. The millionaire
  2. The warden
  3. The prisoner
  4. Prisoner's accomplice
Question 76 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

For what crime had the prisoner been punished?

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-IV

           
The prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the metal strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hopped. He stopped to unlock the lower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the call, and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the ropelandder secretly placed thereby his and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime, for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire.
  1. Murder
  2. Arson
  3. Robbery
  4. Kidnapping
Question 77 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

Computer training for the villagers was arranged through

Directions: In this section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-I

As a farmer, I was determined that we should get on the computer bandwagon, says Krishnappa Jagannath , the 40-year old head of the Gram Panchayat who initiated the whole process three years ago. With tips from a computer-savvy brother in the US. Jagannath drew up a plan and convinced others of its merit. Within no time, he was able to raise Rs 65,000 from the public, enough for the purchase of two assembled Pentium II computers.

That was easy enough. But who would operate these machines? Jagannath decided that it had to be the villages themselves. He got in touch with a software company, which agreed to train the villages. Although wary initially, the people knew it was worth a try. As they realised it was not so difficult, more and more villages joined in. Those like TS. Shobha who showed a greater aptitude were sent for extensive training.

  1. Computer Society of India
  2. a software company
  3. Government of Karnataka
  4. a Non-Government Organisation
Question 78 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

Engineers India Limited handles

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-II

            Engineers India Limited (EIL), a public sector undertaking was set up in 1965. It is the leading design and engineering company in the field of petroleum refineries, petrochemicals, oil and gas processing offshore structures and platforms, fertilizers, metallurgy, and power. The services provided by EIL include design, engineering, procurement construction management, commissioning services in the areas of environmental engineering, heat and mass transfer equipment, information technology materials and maintenance, risk analyses, energy conservation and advance control and optimization. It was to its credit over 4000 assignments including 250 major projects. EIL has exported its services to a number of countries in Asia and Africa.
  1. only government contracts
  2. projects only within the country
  3. projects both within India and abroad
  4. projects only in the private sector within India
Question 79 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

Krishanappa Jagannath is a

Directions: In this section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-I

As a farmer, I was determined that we should get on the computer bandwagon, says Krishnappa Jagannath , the 40-year old head of the Gram Panchayat who initiated the whole process three years ago. With tips from a computer-savvy brother in the US. Jagannath drew up a plan and convinced others of its merit. Within no time, he was able to raise Rs 65,000 from the public, enough for the purchase of two assembled Pentium II computers.

That was easy enough. But who would operate these machines? Jagannath decided that it had to be the villages themselves. He got in touch with a software company, which agreed to train the villages. Although wary initially, the people knew it was worth a try. As they realised it was not so difficult, more and more villages joined in. Those like TS. Shobha who showed a greater aptitude were sent for extensive training.

  1. computer engineer trained in the US
  2. head of the Gram Panchayat
  3. District Magistrate of Belandur
  4. Senior Secondary School teacher in Belandur
Question 80 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

Engineers India Limited provides specialist services in

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-II

            Engineers India Limited (EIL), a public sector undertaking was set up in 1965. It is the leading design and engineering company in the field of petroleum refineries, petrochemicals, oil and gas processing offshore structures and platforms, fertilizers, metallurgy, and power. The services provided by EIL include design, engineering, procurement construction management, commissioning services in the areas of environmental engineering, heat and mass transfer equipment, information technology materials and maintenance, risk analyses, energy conservation and advance control and optimization. It was to its credit over 4000 assignments including 250 major projects. EIL has exported its services to a number of countries in Asia and Africa.
  1. procurement
  2. construction management
  3. risk analysis
  4. project management
Question 81 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

Engineers India Limited is

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-II

            Engineers India Limited (EIL), a public sector undertaking was set up in 1965. It is the leading design and engineering company in the field of petroleum refineries, petrochemicals, oil and gas processing offshore structures and platforms, fertilizers, metallurgy, and power. The services provided by EIL include design, engineering, procurement construction management, commissioning services in the areas of environmental engineering, heat and mass transfer equipment, information technology materials and maintenance, risk analyses, energy conservation and advance control and optimization. It was to its credit over 4000 assignments including 250 major projects. EIL has exported its services to a number of countries in Asia and Africa.
  1. a petroleum company
  2. a leading design and engineering company
  3. an engineering training organisation
  4. an IT company
Question 82 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

When had the crime been committed?

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-IV

           
The prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the metal strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hopped. He stopped to unlock the lower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the call, and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the ropelandder secretly placed thereby his and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime, for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire.
  1. Just before the escape
  2. Three years earlier
  3. Four year later
  4. None of these
Question 83 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

What did the prisoner suffer the most during imprisonment?

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-IV

           
The prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the metal strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hopped. He stopped to unlock the lower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the call, and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the ropelandder secretly placed thereby his and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime, for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire.
  1. Loss of freedom
  2. Mental strain
  3. Physical torture
  4. Absence from his family
Question 84 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

The services provided by Engineers India Limited include

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-II

            Engineers India Limited (EIL), a public sector undertaking was set up in 1965. It is the leading design and engineering company in the field of petroleum refineries, petrochemicals, oil and gas processing offshore structures and platforms, fertilizers, metallurgy, and power. The services provided by EIL include design, engineering, procurement construction management, commissioning services in the areas of environmental engineering, heat and mass transfer equipment, information technology materials and maintenance, risk analyses, energy conservation and advance control and optimization. It was to its credit over 4000 assignments including 250 major projects. EIL has exported its services to a number of countries in Asia and Africa.
  1. commissioning assistance
  2. financial help
  3. water harvesting
  4. export duty clearance
Question 85 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

Engineers India Limited does not deal in which of the following areas?

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-II

            Engineers India Limited (EIL), a public sector undertaking was set up in 1965. It is the leading design and engineering company in the field of petroleum refineries, petrochemicals, oil and gas processing offshore structures and platforms, fertilizers, metallurgy, and power. The services provided by EIL include design, engineering, procurement construction management, commissioning services in the areas of environmental engineering, heat and mass transfer equipment, information technology materials and maintenance, risk analyses, energy conservation and advance control and optimization. It was to its credit over 4000 assignments including 250 major projects. EIL has exported its services to a number of countries in Asia and Africa.
  1. Construction management
  2. Environment management
  3. Heat and mass transfer equijpment
  4. Cement manufacture
Question 86 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

How many seconds did it take for the prisoner to regain his freedom?

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-IV

           
The prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years he had schemed for this opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet, and worse still the metal strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hopped. He stopped to unlock the lower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the call, and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the ropelandder secretly placed thereby his and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime, for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire.
  1. Four
  2. Seven
  3. Twelve
  4. Ten
Question 87 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

Initially Krishnappa Jagannath raised Rs.65,000

Directions: In this section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-I

As a farmer, I was determined that we should get on the computer bandwagon, says Krishnappa Jagannath , the 40-year old head of the Gram Panchayat who initiated the whole process three years ago. With tips from a computer-savvy brother in the US. Jagannath drew up a plan and convinced others of its merit. Within no time, he was able to raise Rs 65,000 from the public, enough for the purchase of two assembled Pentium II computers.

That was easy enough. But who would operate these machines? Jagannath decided that it had to be the villages themselves. He got in touch with a software company, which agreed to train the villages. Although wary initially, the people knew it was worth a try. As they realised it was not so difficult, more and more villages joined in. Those like TS. Shobha who showed a greater aptitude were sent for extensive training.

  1. as a loan from bank
  2. as a loan from Gram Panchayat
  3. from the public
  4. as a borrowing from his brother in the US
Question 88 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

T.S. Shobha was sent for extensive training because she

Directions: In this section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-I

As a farmer, I was determined that we should get on the computer bandwagon, says Krishnappa Jagannath , the 40-year old head of the Gram Panchayat who initiated the whole process three years ago. With tips from a computer-savvy brother in the US. Jagannath drew up a plan and convinced others of its merit. Within no time, he was able to raise Rs 65,000 from the public, enough for the purchase of two assembled Pentium II computers.

That was easy enough. But who would operate these machines? Jagannath decided that it had to be the villages themselves. He got in touch with a software company, which agreed to train the villages. Although wary initially, the people knew it was worth a try. As they realised it was not so difficult, more and more villages joined in. Those like TS. Shobha who showed a greater aptitude were sent for extensive training.

  1. was a graduate
  2. showed a great aptitude for computers
  3. had a computer-savvy brother in the US
  4. was very influential
Question 89 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence has a blank space and four words are given below. Select the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate that word as your answer.

There was a coating of _______ on the unwashed sink.

  1. slime
  2. slew
  3. slink
  4. sledge
Question 90 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

Initially the major problem, which confronted the villagers' was

Directions: In this section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-I

As a farmer, I was determined that we should get on the computer bandwagon, says Krishnappa Jagannath , the 40-year old head of the Gram Panchayat who initiated the whole process three years ago. With tips from a computer-savvy brother in the US. Jagannath drew up a plan and convinced others of its merit. Within no time, he was able to raise Rs 65,000 from the public, enough for the purchase of two assembled Pentium II computers.

That was easy enough. But who would operate these machines? Jagannath decided that it had to be the villages themselves. He got in touch with a software company, which agreed to train the villages. Although wary initially, the people knew it was worth a try. As they realised it was not so difficult, more and more villages joined in. Those like TS. Shobha who showed a greater aptitude were sent for extensive training.

  1. whether branded or assembled computers should be purchased
  2. arranging finance for purchase of computers
  3. as to who would operate the machines
  4. getting clearance from the Government authorities
Question 91 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

Externals

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-III

Some people believe that they are masters of their own fate. Other people see themselves as pawans of a fate, believing that what happens to them in their lives is due to luck or chance. The first type, those who believe that they control their destinies, have been labeled internals, whereas the latter, who see their lives as being controlled by outside forces, have been called externals. Internals search more actively for information before making a decision, are more motivated to achieve, and make a greater attempt to control their environment. Externals, however, are more compliant and willing to follow directions. Therefore, internals do will on sophisticated tasks-which include most managerial and professional jobs-that require complex information processing and learning. In addition, internals are more suited to jobs that require initiative and independence of action, almost all successful salespeople, for instance are internals. In contrast, externals should do well on jobs that are well structured and routine and in which success depends heavily on complying with the directions of others.
  1. believe that destiny controls their lives
  2. bhat initiative and drive are important for career building
  3. opt for acquiring new skill sets
  4. relish handing complex information processing
Question 92 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

Externals perceive themselves

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-III

Some people believe that they are masters of their own fate. Other people see themselves as pawans of a fate, believing that what happens to them in their lives is due to luck or chance. The first type, those who believe that they control their destinies, have been labeled internals, whereas the latter, who see their lives as being controlled by outside forces, have been called externals. Internals search more actively for information before making a decision, are more motivated to achieve, and make a greater attempt to control their environment. Externals, however, are more compliant and willing to follow directions. Therefore, internals do will on sophisticated tasks-which include most managerial and professional jobs-that require complex information processing and learning. In addition, internals are more suited to jobs that require initiative and independence of action, almost all successful salespeople, for instance are internals. In contrast, externals should do well on jobs that are well structured and routine and in which success depends heavily on complying with the directions of others.
  1. as having little control over organizational outcome
  2. as critical to the success of the organizational
  3. as those who can influence sales volumes
  4. as those who search frantically for more information
Question 93 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

Which one of these is correct?

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-III

Some people believe that they are masters of their own fate. Other people see themselves as pawans of a fate, believing that what happens to them in their lives is due to luck or chance. The first type, those who believe that they control their destinies, have been labeled internals, whereas the latter, who see their lives as being controlled by outside forces, have been called externals. Internals search more actively for information before making a decision, are more motivated to achieve, and make a greater attempt to control their environment. Externals, however, are more compliant and willing to follow directions. Therefore, internals do will on sophisticated tasks-which include most managerial and professional jobs-that require complex information processing and learning. In addition, internals are more suited to jobs that require initiative and independence of action, almost all successful salespeople, for instance are internals. In contrast, externals should do well on jobs that are well structured and routine and in which success depends heavily on complying with the directions of others.
  1. Internals seek jobs which call for more initiative.
  2. Internals seek jobs which are full of fun and enjoyment.
  3. Internals believe in receiving guidance and directions from superiors only.
  4. Internals believe in destiny.
Question 94 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

Private sector can contribute to the economy because of

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-V
The Private sector has today reached a stage of development and expertise where it can make a massive contribution to the country’s further economic development. The majority of India’s entrepreneurs, large and small, are not not patriotic men who do not ask for special favors or large profits, nor do they seek monopolies or any concentration of wealth and power. What they want are the opportunities to exercise their initiative, their skills and their resources for the benefit of their stakeholders and above all, to be allowed to get on with the job. Yet, mistrust of the private sector, particularly in large scale industry, has been such as seriously to impede economic growth in the sixties and it now threatens to make it impossible for it to meet its targets in the correct Plan.

           
If we, in private enterprise, are to play our legitimate role in the decade to come, it is clear to me that we must prove to Government, to Parliament and do the public in general that we deserve to be trusted. There is also the opposition from socialists in our country who, though opposed to violence and regimentation of mistaken belief that private enterprise is incompatible with the achievements of socialist goals and that even if it were, Indian businessmen and industrialists do not believe in those goals or are unwilling to make the necessary sacrifices.
  1. market driven economy
  2. globalisation
  3. disinvestments policy
  4. the expertise it has acquired
Question 95 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

The socialists oppose the private sector because

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-V
The Private sector has today reached a stage of development and expertise where it can make a massive contribution to the country’s further economic development. The majority of India’s entrepreneurs, large and small, are not not patriotic men who do not ask for special favors or large profits, nor do they seek monopolies or any concentration of wealth and power. What they want are the opportunities to exercise their initiative, their skills and their resources for the benefit of their stakeholders and above all, to be allowed to get on with the job. Yet, mistrust of the private sector, particularly in large scale industry, has been such as seriously to impede economic growth in the sixties and it now threatens to make it impossible for it to meet its targets in the correct Plan.

           
If we, in private enterprise, are to play our legitimate role in the decade to come, it is clear to me that we must prove to Government, to Parliament and do the public in general that we deserve to be trusted. There is also the opposition from socialists in our country who, though opposed to violence and regimentation of mistaken belief that private enterprise is incompatible with the achievements of socialist goals and that even if it were, Indian businessmen and industrialists do not believe in those goals or are unwilling to make the necessary sacrifices.
  1. it exploits the workers
  2. they think that entrepreneurs cannot achieve the socialist goals
  3. they believe in Marxist ideology
  4. they think that private sector should not be trusted
Question 96 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

What impended the economic growth in the sixties?

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-V
The Private sector has today reached a stage of development and expertise where it can make a massive contribution to the country’s further economic development. The majority of India’s entrepreneurs, large and small, are not not patriotic men who do not ask for special favors or large profits, nor do they seek monopolies or any concentration of wealth and power. What they want are the opportunities to exercise their initiative, their skills and their resources for the benefit of their stakeholders and above all, to be allowed to get on with the job. Yet, mistrust of the private sector, particularly in large scale industry, has been such as seriously to impede economic growth in the sixties and it now threatens to make it impossible for it to meet its targets in the correct Plan.

           
If we, in private enterprise, are to play our legitimate role in the decade to come, it is clear to me that we must prove to Government, to Parliament and do the public in general that we deserve to be trusted. There is also the opposition from socialists in our country who, though opposed to violence and regimentation of mistaken belief that private enterprise is incompatible with the achievements of socialist goals and that even if it were, Indian businessmen and industrialists do not believe in those goals or are unwilling to make the necessary sacrifices.
  1. The non-availability of the raw materials.
  2. Strikes and lock-outs in the industries.
  3. The faulty planning by the Government.
  4. The mistrust of the private sector by the Government.
Question 97 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

Which one of the following is not correct? Internals

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-III

Some people believe that they are masters of their own fate. Other people see themselves as pawans of a fate, believing that what happens to them in their lives is due to luck or chance. The first type, those who believe that they control their destinies, have been labeled internals, whereas the latter, who see their lives as being controlled by outside forces, have been called externals. Internals search more actively for information before making a decision, are more motivated to achieve, and make a greater attempt to control their environment. Externals, however, are more compliant and willing to follow directions. Therefore, internals do will on sophisticated tasks-which include most managerial and professional jobs-that require complex information processing and learning. In addition, internals are more suited to jobs that require initiative and independence of action, almost all successful salespeople, for instance are internals. In contrast, externals should do well on jobs that are well structured and routine and in which success depends heavily on complying with the directions of others.
  1. Have more confidence in their ability
  2. Are more enterprising
  3. Go in for routine jobs
  4. Are more inquisitive
Question 98 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

The majority of Indian entrepreneurs want

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-V
The Private sector has today reached a stage of development and expertise where it can make a massive contribution to the country’s further economic development. The majority of India’s entrepreneurs, large and small, are not not patriotic men who do not ask for special favors or large profits, nor do they seek monopolies or any concentration of wealth and power. What they want are the opportunities to exercise their initiative, their skills and their resources for the benefit of their stakeholders and above all, to be allowed to get on with the job. Yet, mistrust of the private sector, particularly in large scale industry, has been such as seriously to impede economic growth in the sixties and it now threatens to make it impossible for it to meet its targets in the correct Plan.

           
If we, in private enterprise, are to play our legitimate role in the decade to come, it is clear to me that we must prove to Government, to Parliament and do the public in general that we deserve to be trusted. There is also the opposition from socialists in our country who, though opposed to violence and regimentation of mistaken belief that private enterprise is incompatible with the achievements of socialist goals and that even if it were, Indian businessmen and industrialists do not believe in those goals or are unwilling to make the necessary sacrifices.
  1. to monopolize the trade
  2. to concentrate wealth and power
  3. to exploit the workers
  4. the opportunity to use their talent and resources for the benefit of their stakeholder
Question 99 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

The socialists think that Indian businessmen should not be trusted because

Directions: In this Section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based pm the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-V
The Private sector has today reached a stage of development and expertise where it can make a massive contribution to the country’s further economic development. The majority of India’s entrepreneurs, large and small, are not not patriotic men who do not ask for special favors or large profits, nor do they seek monopolies or any concentration of wealth and power. What they want are the opportunities to exercise their initiative, their skills and their resources for the benefit of their stakeholders and above all, to be allowed to get on with the job. Yet, mistrust of the private sector, particularly in large scale industry, has been such as seriously to impede economic growth in the sixties and it now threatens to make it impossible for it to meet its targets in the correct Plan.

           
If we, in private enterprise, are to play our legitimate role in the decade to come, it is clear to me that we must prove to Government, to Parliament and do the public in general that we deserve to be trusted. There is also the opposition from socialists in our country who, though opposed to violence and regimentation of mistaken belief that private enterprise is incompatible with the achievements of socialist goals and that even if it were, Indian businessmen and industrialists do not believe in those goals or are unwilling to make the necessary sacrifices.
  1. the businessmen do not believe in socialist goals and are unwilling to make any sacrifices
  2. they only calculate their own profit
  3. they exploit the economically weaker section of the society
  4. they do not think about the general good of the society
Question 100 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

Does the writer think that we are more civilised than our ancestors?

Directions: In this section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-IV 

One of the great delusions of modern times is the prevailing belief that we are more civilized than our ancestors. At no other period in the history of mankind has the word ˜civilization" been so often misused and misunderstood. It is not in the abundance of material alone that civilization lies. Neither does it consist of the advance of scientific knowledge, however amazing that may be. The inventions and discoveries of science have undoubtedly brought unheard of blessings and comforts to us. But they are not civilization. What we have failed to see is that civilization is a special way of human behavior, of thought and feeling. The essential quality of civilization lies in the sprit of man, in his attitude to himself, to his fellowmen and to life as a whole. Looking everywhere around us today, you will find that man has made no progress since the dawn of history, in his attitude towards his fellowmen. On all the highest pillars in the cities of the world, you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general soldier. We know far about our killers and destroyers than about our saviors and saints. The heroes of war the heroes of the world.
  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. There has been no perceptible change.
  4. The change, if any, cannot be determined.
Question 101 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

What have scientific inventions given to mankind?

Directions: In this section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-IV 

One of the great delusions of modern times is the prevailing belief that we are more civilized than our ancestors. At no other period in the history of mankind has the word ˜civilization" been so often misused and misunderstood. It is not in the abundance of material alone that civilization lies. Neither does it consist of the advance of scientific knowledge, however amazing that may be. The inventions and discoveries of science have undoubtedly brought unheard of blessings and comforts to us. But they are not civilization. What we have failed to see is that civilization is a special way of human behavior, of thought and feeling. The essential quality of civilization lies in the sprit of man, in his attitude to himself, to his fellowmen and to life as a whole. Looking everywhere around us today, you will find that man has made no progress since the dawn of history, in his attitude towards his fellowmen. On all the highest pillars in the cities of the world, you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general soldier. We know far about our killers and destroyers than about our saviors and saints. The heroes of war the heroes of the world.
  1. Wealth
  2. Civilization
  3. Blessings and comforts
  4. Destructive weapons
Question 102 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

Who should be our heroes?

Directions: In this section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-IV 

One of the great delusions of modern times is the prevailing belief that we are more civilized than our ancestors. At no other period in the history of mankind has the word ˜civilization" been so often misused and misunderstood. It is not in the abundance of material alone that civilization lies. Neither does it consist of the advance of scientific knowledge, however amazing that may be. The inventions and discoveries of science have undoubtedly brought unheard of blessings and comforts to us. But they are not civilization. What we have failed to see is that civilization is a special way of human behavior, of thought and feeling. The essential quality of civilization lies in the sprit of man, in his attitude to himself, to his fellowmen and to life as a whole. Looking everywhere around us today, you will find that man has made no progress since the dawn of history, in his attitude towards his fellowmen. On all the highest pillars in the cities of the world, you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general soldier. We know far about our killers and destroyers than about our saviors and saints. The heroes of war the heroes of the world.
  1. Saints and saviors
  2. Conquerors
  3. Great men of history
  4. Politicians
Question 103 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and complete the sentence.

A vital quality of civilization depends upon

Directions: In this section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-IV 

One of the great delusions of modern times is the prevailing belief that we are more civilized than our ancestors. At no other period in the history of mankind has the word ˜civilization" been so often misused and misunderstood. It is not in the abundance of material alone that civilization lies. Neither does it consist of the advance of scientific knowledge, however amazing that may be. The inventions and discoveries of science have undoubtedly brought unheard of blessings and comforts to us. But they are not civilization. What we have failed to see is that civilization is a special way of human behavior, of thought and feeling. The essential quality of civilization lies in the sprit of man, in his attitude to himself, to his fellowmen and to life as a whole. Looking everywhere around us today, you will find that man has made no progress since the dawn of history, in his attitude towards his fellowmen. On all the highest pillars in the cities of the world, you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general soldier. We know far about our killers and destroyers than about our saviors and saints. The heroes of war the heroes of the world.
  1. competitive spirit of man
  2. attitude of man towards his fellow men.
  3. man's desire to conquer nature
  4. management of resources
Question 104 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

What is civilization according to the author?

Directions: In this section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-IV 

One of the great delusions of modern times is the prevailing belief that we are more civilized than our ancestors. At no other period in the history of mankind has the word ˜civilization" been so often misused and misunderstood. It is not in the abundance of material alone that civilization lies. Neither does it consist of the advance of scientific knowledge, however amazing that may be. The inventions and discoveries of science have undoubtedly brought unheard of blessings and comforts to us. But they are not civilization. What we have failed to see is that civilization is a special way of human behavior, of thought and feeling. The essential quality of civilization lies in the sprit of man, in his attitude to himself, to his fellowmen and to life as a whole. Looking everywhere around us today, you will find that man has made no progress since the dawn of history, in his attitude towards his fellowmen. On all the highest pillars in the cities of the world, you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general soldier. We know far about our killers and destroyers than about our saviors and saints. The heroes of war the heroes of the world.
  1. Possession of goods
  2. Inventions and discoveries
  3. Way of human behavior, thought and feelings
  4. Another form of affluence
Question 105 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

Who are the heroes of the world?

Directions: In this section you have six short passages. After each passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage- I, and answer the questions based on it then go on the other passages.
PASSAGE-IV 

One of the great delusions of modern times is the prevailing belief that we are more civilized than our ancestors. At no other period in the history of mankind has the word ˜civilization" been so often misused and misunderstood. It is not in the abundance of material alone that civilization lies. Neither does it consist of the advance of scientific knowledge, however amazing that may be. The inventions and discoveries of science have undoubtedly brought unheard of blessings and comforts to us. But they are not civilization. What we have failed to see is that civilization is a special way of human behavior, of thought and feeling. The essential quality of civilization lies in the sprit of man, in his attitude to himself, to his fellowmen and to life as a whole. Looking everywhere around us today, you will find that man has made no progress since the dawn of history, in his attitude towards his fellowmen. On all the highest pillars in the cities of the world, you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general soldier. We know far about our killers and destroyers than about our saviors and saints. The heroes of war the heroes of the world.
  1. Warriors
  2. Saints
  3. Prophets
  4. Teachers
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