Question 1 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.</span></div></div><div><br/></div><div><span>We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernization, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas In a few places, some natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying nature completely. Man will perish without nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction. Moreover, nature is essential to man's health.</span></div></div><div><br/></div>What does the writer suggest?
Question 2 :
<div><div>Read the passage given below and pick the option that best fits the question that follows:<br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span>It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen in the sand. I stood like one thunder-struck, or as if I had seen an apparition. I listened, I looked round me, I could hear nothing, nor see anything. I went up the shore, and down the shore, but it was all one; I could see no other impression but that one. I went to it again to see if there were any more, and to observe if it might not be my fancy; but there was no room for that, for there was exactly the very print of a foot-toes, heel and every part of a foot. </span></div></div><div><br/></div>How does the author convince himself that the foot-print is a real one? 
Question 3 :
<span>Read the passage and answer the question that follows. </span><div><br/><div><span>Once there was a miser who sold all his possessions and, with the money, bought a great lump of gold, dug a deep hole at the edge of the garden, and there he buried his gold. Once a day, thereafter, the miser went to the garden, dug up his gold, and embraced it lovingly. One of the miser's workmen wondered why his master spent so much time in the garden. One day, he hid behind a tree and soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure. That night, when the miser was fast asleep, the workman crept into the garden and stole the lump of gold. When the miser found that his gold was gone, he tore his hair and cried aloud in his despair. A neighbour came running to see what was the matter, and the grief-stricken miser told him what had happened. Then the neighbour said, "Pray stop your weeping. Go and find a stone. Place the stone in the hole and imagine that it is your lump of gold. The stone will serve your purpose, for you never meant to use the gold anyway." "To a miser, what he has is of no more use than what he has not."</span><div><br/><span>Choose the most appropriate title for this story.<br/></span></div></div></div>
Question 4 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the question that follows. </span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>One December night, a family had gathered around their fireside and piled it high with wood gathered from mountain streams and ruins of great trees that had come falling down the mountain sides. The fire roared and brightened the room with its light. The faces of the father and mother had a quiet gladness; the children laughed; the oldest daughter was the picture of happiness at seventeen;and the aged grandmother who sat sewing in the warmest place was the picture of happiness grown old.</span></div></div><div> </div>The oldest daughter looked _______. <span><br/></span>
Question 5 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.</span></div></div><div><br/></div><div><span>We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernization, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas In a few places, some natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying nature completely. Man will perish without nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction. Moreover, nature is essential to man's health.</span></div></div><div><br/></div>Why a beautiful landscape 'will fill with infinite satisfaction'?
Question 6 :
<span>Read the passage and answer the question given below. </span><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>This country now needs a new equilibrium, a new spirit of national reconciliation that can be brought about only by moving forward to the new frontiers of true equality, fuller opportunity and greater compassion for the weaker sections of its people. Our goal is total freedom for the people that can fully reflect their urges and aspirations for a better life. We cannot remain content by merely reliving our past even under the condition of complete freedom, without a matching concept of the present and the future. We can survive only by seizing every constructive opportunity that can offer a creative alternative to the legacies of the past. It is only through such a lofty endeavour that the country can discover itself with a new sense of adventure and faith in ourselves.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div>We cannot remain satisfied with the past. We should think of ____. 
Question 7 :
The given conversation has mixed up sentences. Reorder them correctly and select the correct option.<br/>A. I'm going to visit my cousin.<br/>B. Do you have any plans for the vacation?<br/>C. In a remote village in Himachal Pradesh.<br/>D. Where does she live?<br/>
Question 8 :
<span>Refer the given story carefully and answer the question that follows:</span><div><br/></div><div>King Metabo<br/>King Metabo was a famous javelin thrower. One day he went out hunting with his daughter, Camille on his back. All of a sudden, the king was attacked by a band of enemies. He had to flee from them until he came to a fast flowing river, which he was unable to swim across because of his daughter on his back. It seemed as if he was lost until he thought of a way out. Tying his daughter to his javelin, he hurled it with all his strength to the other side of the river; then he dived in himself and swam across to where Camille was. His enemies were so amazed that they gave up the chase.</div><div><br/></div><div>Which word in the story means 'escape or run away'?<span><br/></span></div>
Question 9 :
The purpose of the proposed law requiring a doctor's prescription for obtaining hypodermic needles is to lower the incidence of drug related deaths, both accidental and intentional, involving hypodermic needles. But even knitting needles can be lethal if they fall into the wrong hands; yet everyone would agree that imposing legal restrictions on obtaining knitting needles would be preposterous. Hence, the proposed law involving hypodermic makes no sense and should not be enacted. Which of the following, it true, would provide most support for the argument above ?
Question 10 :
<span>Choose the best answer from (A), (B), (C) or (D), to complete sentence.</span><div><u>ONCE IN A LIFETIME OFFER<br/></u>BUY 2 GET 1 FREE.<br/>MAKE THE MOST OF THIS OFFER.<br/>ONLY TILL STOCKS LAST.<br/>Conditions apply.</div>
Question 11 :
<span>Arrange the sentences in a logical order to form a complete and meaningful conversation:<br/>a. How could he choose things so quickly? <br/>b. My friend selected everything he needed very quickly. <br/>c. But his selections were fantastic. <br/>d. He has been in a marketing job for many years. <span><br/></span></span>
Question 12 :
<div><div><span><font color="#4d4d4d" face="Alegreya"><span>Read the passage given below and choose the option that best fits the question that follows:</span></font><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>Deriving your authority from the government, your position would secure the respect and consideration of everyone, especially in a service where official rank carries so much weight. This would secure you every attention and comfort on your way and there, together with a complete submission to your orders. I know these things are a matter of indifference to you except so far as they may further, the great objects you have in view, but they are of importance in themselves, and of every importance to those who have a right to take an interest in your personal position and comfort. </span></div></div><div><br/></div>The person addressed in most likely a ______.
Question 13 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the question that follows. </span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>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 </span>non-guilty<span> for him and free him of his miseries.</span></div></div><div><br/></div>Whatever others said about him, he ________.
Question 14 :
Choose the option that correctly conveys the meaning of the sentence given below:<br/>Never can a fish survive on land. 
Question 15 :
A passage is given below followed by several inference . You have to examine each interference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity , Mark your answer as:<br><br>Investors today have more investment options than were available just a few years ago. Choice in any decision-making is good in so far it provides variety, differentiation and bench-marking. It could also, however, at times lead to clutter and "noise" if the options are mostly similar and undifferentiated. To make sense of this choice conundrum, it is imperative for an investor to define objective - both returns and digestible risk and then identify the possible options. The investor also needs to select the mix and regularly monitor that objectives and investment outcomes remain aligned. Sounds simple, but can present the most confounding situation which multiplies with the quantum of wealth. <br><br>In the past , investor were generally guided by the fund managers.<br><br>
Question 16 :
The given conversation has mixed up sentences. Reorder them correctly and select the correct option.<br/>A. What was it about?<br/>B. Corporal punishment in Indian schools. Did you see it?<br/>C. No, I didn't see the paper yesterday.<br/>D. There was a good article in yesterday's paper.<br/>
Question 17 :
Read the following short passage and answer the question that follow each passage.<br><br>For some women, the cost of giving birth can be an unexpectedly a large burden. The average normal birth now costs ? 3,200 and a birth with complications can cost thousands of rupees more. Of women in the primary child-bearing age. range of eighteen to twenty-four, who.account for about 40 percent of all births in this country annually, more than 25 percent have no health care insurance to pay maternity costs. <br>If the above statements are true, which one of the following must also be true ?<br>
Question 18 :
<span>Read the following story and answer the question choosing the most appropriate option:</span><br/><span>All the animals of the forest gathered to elect their new king.</span><br/><span>They chose the monkey because they were amused by his antics. The fox was very disappointed at not being chosen and waited for a chance to get it.</span><br/><span>One day, he found a piece of meat on a path. He realized at once it was the bait for a trap. But off he went to the monkey and offered to show him where it was, as a sign of his loyalty. The monkey. king at once fell into the trap and the fox burst out laughing.</span><br/><span>'With so few wits, you cannot even rule yourself; let alone animals.'</span><br/><br/>Which word in the story means 'Food which is used to catch animals'?
Question 19 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.</span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>Once upon a time, I went for a week's holiday to the Continent with an Indian friend. We both enjoyed ourselves and were sorry when the week was over, but on parting our behaviour was absolutely different. He was plunged in despair. He felt that because the holiday was overall happiness was over until the world ended. He could not express his sorrow too much. But in me, the Englishman came out strong. I could not see what there was to make a fuss about. It wasn't as if we were parting forever or dying. 'Buck up', I said, 'do buck up'. He refused to buck up and I left him plunged in gloom. </span><br/></div></div><div><br/></div>What does the author mean by 'buck up'?
Question 20 :
<div><div><span><font color="#4d4d4d" face="Alegreya"><span>Read the passage and answer the question that follows:</span></font><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>He drooped off to sleep. The cigarette slipped out of his mouth and burnt a great black hole in his only shirt. The smell of the burn awoke him, and he got up, cursing under his breath, and fumbled in the dark for a needle in order to sew up the hole. Otherwise, his wife would see it in the morning and would nag away at him for a couple of hours. But he could not find a needle. He fell asleep again.</span></div></div><div><br/></div>Which one of the following statements best sums up the man's reaction to his problem?