Question 1 :
<div>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. <br/></div><div><br/></div><div>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/></div><div><br/></div>'The same old favourites recur... with monotonous regularity' implies that ______. 
Question 2 :
At birth we have no self-image. We cannot distinguish anything from the confusion of light and sound around us. From this beginning of no-dimension, we gradually begin to differentiate our body from our environment and develop a sense of id entity, with the realisation that we are a separate and independent human being. We then begin to develop a conscience, the sense of right and wrong. Further, we develop social consciousness, where we become aware that we live with other people. Finally, we develop a sense of values, which is our overall estimation of our worth in the world. Which one of the following would be the best completion of this passage ?<br>
Question 3 :
Choose the option that correctly conveys the meaning of the sentence given below:<br/>Never can a fish survive on land. 
Question 4 :
<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 5 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.</span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>The world is full of people - appallingly full; it has never been so full before, and they are all tumbling over each other. Most of these people one doesn't know and some of them one doesn't like. Well, what is one to do? There are two solutions. One of them is the Nazi solution. If you don't like people, kill them, banish them, and segregate them. The other way is much less thrilling, but it is, on the whole, the way of the democracies, and I prefer it. If you don't like people, put up with them as well as you can. Don't try to love them: you can't, you'll only strain yourself. But try to tolerate them.</span><br/></div></div><div><br/></div>Which one of the following is the correct statement? The author thinks that the other solution is much less thrilling because it is ______. 
Question 7 :
Arrange the sentences in a logical sequence.<br/><br/>(i) He loved to distribute them among small kids.<br/>(ii) He wore a long, loose shirt with many pockets.<br/>(iii) And in doing so his eyes brightened.<br/>(iv) The pockets of his shirt bulged with toffees and chocolates.<br/>
Question 8 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the question that follows.</span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>As civilization proceeds in the direction of technology, it passes the point of supplying all the basic of life, food, shelter, clothes and warmth. Then we are faced with a choice between using technology to provide and fulfil needs which have hitherto been regarded as unnecessary or, on the other hand, using technology to reduce the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a given standard of living. In other words, we either raise our standard of living above that necessary for comfort and happiness or we leave it at this level and work shorter hours. I shall take it as axiomatic that mankind has, by that time, chosen the later alternative. Men will be working shorter and shorter hours in their paid employment.</span></div></div><div><br/></div>What does the author suggest? 
Question 9 :
<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 10 :
<div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the question that follows. </span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div>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/></div></div><div><br/></div><div><span>The author seems to think that others _______. </span><br/></div>
Question 11 :
Arrange the following parts to form a logical and meaningful sentence:<br/>a. in two quick goals<br/>b. moves made by<br/>c. the courageous<br/>d. the centre forward resulted
Question 12 :
<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 13 :
Arrange the parts of the sentence in the correct sequence.<br/><br/>(i) As we all know, a legislation<br/>(ii) Needs the assent of the President<br/>(iii) Passed by the Houses of Parliament<br/>(iv) To become law<br/>
Question 14 :
<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></div></div><div><br/></div>What is the author's intention in the passage?
Question 15 :
<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 16 :
<span>Poet: "Who art thou?"</span><br/><span>Rain: "I am the poem of the earth."</span><br/><span>Poet: "Why have you come here?"</span><br/><span>Rain: "To beautify my origin. I also want to give life to unborn seeds."</span><br/><span>A poet asked the rain __________</span><span class="MathJax_Preview"></span><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span><span><span class="mrow"><span class="mo">[</span><span class="mn">1</span><span class="mo">]</span></span><span></span></span></span><span></span></span><span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">[21]</span></span><span>. The rain answered that ________</span><span class="MathJax_Preview"></span><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span><span><span class="mrow"><span class="mo">[</span><span class="mn">2</span><span class="mo">]</span></span><span></span></span></span><span></span></span><span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">[22]</span></span><span>. The poet again asked it __________</span><span class="MathJax_Preview"></span><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span><span><span class="mrow"><span class="mo">[</span><span class="mn">3</span><span class="mo">]</span></span><span></span></span></span><span></span></span><span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">[23]</span></span><span>. The rain replied that ________</span><span class="MathJax_Preview"></span><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span><span><span class="mrow"><span class="mo">[4</span><span class="mo">]</span></span><span></span></span></span><span></span></span><span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">[24]</span></span><span>. It further told that _________</span><span class="MathJax_Preview"></span><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span><span><span class="mrow"><span class="mo">[</span><span class="mn">5</span><span class="mo">]</span></span><span></span></span></span><span></span></span><span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">[25]</span></span><span>.</span><div><br/></div><div>Read the following dialogue between the poet and the rain, and fill in the blank [5] with the most appropriate option.</div>
Question 17 :
<span></span><div>Read the telephonic conversation between Rohit and Radhika and answer the question that follows:</div><div><br/></div><div>Rohit:" Hello!"</div><div>Radhika: "Hello, could I speak to Shreya please?"</div><div>Rohit: "No, she has gone to the market to purchase balloons for her birthday party. I am her younger brother, Rohit."</div><div>Radhika: "Oh! Would you convey my message to her? I am her friend Radhika."</div><div>Rohit: "Of course, with pleasure."</div><div>Radhika: "Tell her that I will not be able to attend her birthday party because my mother has slipped from the stairs, and I have to take her to the hospital."</div><div>Rohit: "Okay, I'll convey your message to Shreya and you do take care of your mother. Bye."</div><div><br/></div>Radhika will not be able to attend Shreya's birthday party because _____
Question 18 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.<br/></span></div></div><div><br/></div><div><span>The psychological causes of unhappiness, it is clear, are many and various. But all have something in common. The typical unhappy man is one who, having deprived in youth of some normal satisfaction, has come to value this one ' kind of satisfaction more than any other, and has therefore given to his life a one-sided direction, together with a quite undue emphasis upon the achievement as opposed to the activities connected with it. There is, however, a further development which is very common in the present day. A man may feel so completely thwarted that he seeks no form of satisfaction, but only distraction and oblivion. He then becomes a devotee of "pleasure". This is to say, he seeks to make life bearable by becoming less alive. Drunkenness, for example, is temporary suicide-the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness. </span><br/></div></div><div><br/></div>Which one of the following is the correct statement? Drinking helps the unhappy only to _______. 
Question 20 :
<div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.</span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>It is said that ideas are explosive and dangerous. To allow them unfettered freedom is, in fact, to invite disorder. But, to this position, there are at least two final answers. It is impossible to draw a line round dangerous ideas, and any attempt at their definition involves monstrous folly. If views, moreover, which imply disorder are able to disturb the foundations of the State; there is something supremely wrong with the governance of the State. For disorder is not a habit of mankind. We cling so eagerly to our accustomed ways that, as even Burke insisted; popular violence is always the outcome of a deep popular sense of wrong. </span><br/></div><div><br/></div>What is the central point that the passage emphasizes?