Question 1 :
Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the speaker's argument?
Question 2 :
Select the part of the sentence that has an error. In case of 'no error', select option D:<br/>(a) <u>The "Akbar Nama"</u> (b) <u>is among the major historical texts</u> (c) <u>in the Indian past</u>. (d) <u>No ERROR</u>
Question 3 :
Poet: "Who art thou?"<br/>Rain: "I am the poem of the earth."<br/>Poet: "Why have you come here?"<br/>Rain: "To beautify my origin. I also want to give life to unborn seeds."<br/>A poet asked the rain __________<span class="MathJax_Preview"><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span class="mrow"><span class="mo">[<span class="mn">1<span class="mo">]<span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">[21]. The rain answered that ________<span class="MathJax_Preview"><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span class="mrow"><span class="mo">[<span class="mn">2<span class="mo">]<span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">[22]. The poet again asked it __________<span class="MathJax_Preview"><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span class="mrow"><span class="mo">[<span class="mn">3<span class="mo">]<span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">[23]. The rain replied that ________<span class="MathJax_Preview"><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span class="mrow"><span class="mo">[4<span class="mo">]<span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">[24]. It further told that _________<span class="MathJax_Preview"><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span class="mrow"><span class="mo">[<span class="mn">5<span class="mo">]<span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">[25].<br/>Read the dialogue between the poet and the rain, and fill in the blank [4] with the most appropriate option.
Question 4 :
Based on the information in the passage, the reader can understand that
Question 5 :
S1: Rutherford was the son of a Scot's emigrant to New Zealand.<br/>S6: Life was hard; but it was adventurous. <br/>P: They had 12 children, of whom Rutherford was the fourth. <br/>Q: His father established the first flax mill in South Island. <br/>R: He was brought up in a real frontier atmosphere and it entered into the nature of the man. <br/>S: His mother was the first woman school teacher in New Zealand.<br/>The proper sequence should be: 
Question 6 :
It is obvious from the passage that the twentieth century _____.<br/>
Question 7 :
The first and the sixth sentence of the passage are given in the beginning as SI and S6. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the correct order of the sentences.<br/>SI : The machines that drive modem civilisation derive their power from coal and oil. <br/>S6: Nuclear energy may also be effectively used in this respect. <br/>P : But they are not inexhaustible. <br/>Q : These sources may not be exhausted very soon. <br/>R: A time may come when some other sources have to be tapped and utilised. <br/>S: Power may, of course, be obtained in future from forests, water, wind and withered vegetables. <br/>The proper sequence should be 
Question 11 :
Which of the words in the poem rhyme:<br><br>Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,<br>Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,<br><br>(The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe)<br>
Question 13 :
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens against unreasonable searches and siezures. No search of a person's home or personal effects may be conducted without a written search warrant issued on probable cause. This means that a neutral judge must approve the factual bases justifying a search before it can be conducted.<br>This paragraph best supports the statement that the police cannot search person's home or private papers unless they have<br>
Question 14 :
State whether true or false:<br/>When a writer allows a character to speak in a monologue, we don't get to see inside a character's head and then we don't understand what motivates that character.<br/>
Question 16 :
Mathematics allows us to expand our consciousness. Mathematics tells us about economic trends, patterns of disease, and the growth of populations. Math is good at exposing the truth, but it can also perpetuate misunderstandings and untruths. Figures have the power to mislead people.<br>This paragraph best supports the statement that<br>
Question 18 :
Obesity is serious problem in this country. Research suggests that obesity can lead to a number of health problems including diabetes, asthma and heart disease. Recent research has even indicated that there may be a relationship between obesity and some types of cancer. Major public health campaigns that increase awareness and propose simple lifestyle changes that will, with diligence and desire, eliminate or least mitigate the incidence of obesity are a crucial first step in battling this critical problem.<br>This paragraph best supports the statement that<br>
Question 19 :
Choose the incorrect part of the sentence.<br/>It is often said and nor in vain that fortune favours the brave.
Question 20 :
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. <br/><br/>The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of do's and dont's. The same old favourites recur year in and year out with monotonous regularity. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced to frustration that results from failure. Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our old bad ways. <br/><br/>'The same old favourites recur... with monotonous regularity' implies that ______. 
Question 22 :
Human technology developed from the first stone tools about two and a half million years ago. At the beginning, the rate of development was slow. Hundreds of thousands of years passed without much change. Today, new technologies are reported daily on television and in newspapers.<br>This paragraph best supports the statement that<br>
Question 23 :
Which of the pairs given are rhyming words?<br>Select the best option.
Question 24 :
Select the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct select "No Error". <br/><br/>No sooner <u>did</u> I <u>see</u> the lion <u>coming</u> <u>then</u> I shouted. <u>No error</u>.<br/>                   A       B                    C        D                          E
Question 25 :
State whether true or false.<br>Farces do not contain improbable coincidences and generally do not mock weaknesses of humans and human society.
Question 27 :
Correct the error, if any, in the underlined part of the sentence.<br/><br/>I cannot <u>listen what</u> she is saying. 
Question 28 :
The main rhetorical effect of the series of three phrases beginning in line <span class="x-ref">56427 ("the diminution, the subversion, the destruction") is to
Question 29 :
Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:<br/>Rosita can enter the other part of her country, but ___________.
Question 30 :
The policy of India needs to be revamped to reduce the extent of poverty in the country.
Question 31 :
Identify the errors in the following sentence and select the correct option(s):<br>Sara looked at him and said, I will be back in five minutes!<br>
Question 32 :
Complete the paragraph by properly re-arranging the given sentences (P, Q, R), without disturbing the first and the last sentence.<br/><br/>S1 With the declaration of independence, some mad people caused Hindu-Muslim riots at so many places in the country.<br/>S2<br/>S3<br/>S4<br/>S5 But this godly man, who had always preached non-violence, fell victim to violence.<br/><br/>P - He observed fasts to end the mutual hostility and establish peace between the Hindus and Muslims.<br/>Q - He impressed upon both the communities to live like brothers.<br/>R - Gandhiji felt deeply hurt at this madness.<br/>
Question 33 :
The following five sentences form a paragraph. The first and the last sentence are given. Choose the order in which the three sentences (PQR) should appear to complete the paragraph.<br/>S1: Rajiv wanted to become a doctor.<br/>S2: ___________________________________<br/>S3: ___________________________________<br/>S4: ___________________________________<br/>S5: He put away enough money to pay his first year's fees.<br/>P: They could not afford the fees.<br/>Q: Undaunted, he pursued a job in the dockyard.<br/>R: However, he came from a poor family.
Question 34 :
Which of the following represents the central idea of the passage?
Question 35 :
Choose whether the following is True or False:<br/>Poets, novelists, and playwrights do not use imagery at all.<br/>
Question 36 :
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:<br/>The phrase 'mixed bag of blessings' means ________.<br/>
Question 38 :
Read the passage and answer the question that follows. <br/>Ah! Whatever could be said was said. All held him guilty. Even his own mother who claimed to understand him the best. All had betrayed him in his hour of need. Yet, there he was, still with a sparkling hope and knew that the truth must prevail. In the cold, dark and damp cell he never for a moment lost faith in God and goodness and was waiting anxiously for an angel to come, plead non-guilty for him and free him of his miseries.<br/>The truth must prevail means?<br/>
Question 39 :
Select the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, select "No Error''. <br/><u></u><u><br/></u><u>My daughter-in-laws</u> <u>who are in Kolkata</u> <u>have come to visit us</u>. <u>No error</u>.<br/>                  (a)                            (b)                               (c)                     (d)
Question 41 :
Find out the error in the following sentence, if any, If there is no error, your answer is 'E'.<br>He ran as fastly (A) as he could to (B) win the race (C) but ultimately he lost (D) No Error (E).
Question 42 :
The following six sentences come from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the four sentences (PQRS) should appear to complete the paragraph.<br/>S1. Gandhi's first political fast was made soon after his return from Africa.<br/>P. He did not fast against the mill owners but in order to strengthen the determination of strikers.<br/>Q. He had also received help from this man's sister.<br/>R. This was when the poor laborers of the cotton mills of Ahmedabad were on strike.<br/>S. He was a friend of the largest mill owner.<br/>S6. Gandhi had made the strikers promise to remain on strike until the owners agreed to accept the decision of an arbitrator.
Question 43 :
The passage suggests which of the following about the use of temporary employment by firms during the 1980s?
Question 44 :
Find out the error in the following sentence, if any. If there is no error, your answer is 'E'.<br>In Delhi, he (A) came across with many (B) of his friends (C) who had settled there (D) No Error (E).
Question 45 :
From $1982$ to $1990$, sales of quality paper $(A)$/ have increased between five $(B)$/ and ten per cent annually. $(C)$/ No error $(D)$.
Question 47 :
The function of rhythm in this poem is to convey a sense of <br><br>I. the music of a song<br>II. the rhythm of the hunt<br>III. living life in a spirited way<br>
Question 48 :
Fill in the blank with respect to the passage:<br/>Imagery in the passage is used as a comparison for ___________.<br/>
Question 49 :
In the passage, Babette is described as all of the following except ________.<br/>
Question 50 :
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:<br/>The function of poetic rhythm in the poem is to convey ____________. <br/>
