Question 1 :
<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 &#34;pleasure&#34;. 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.&#160;</span><br/></div></div><div><br/></div>Which one of the following is the correct statement? Drinking helps the unhappy only to _______.&#160;

Question 2 :
Rearrange the following words and phrases to form a meaningful sentence:<br/><br/>not / children / below / of / the age / must / drive / eighteen years

Question 3 :
Arrange the parts to form a meaningful sentence:<br/><br/>P) <u>no conclusive evidence</u><br/>Q) <u>the enquiry committee found</u><br/>R) <u>to the airplane</u><br/>S) <u>of a thermal shock</u> <br/>

Question 4 :
<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&#160;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></div></div><div><br/></div>Which one of the following is the correct statement? The author prefers the second solution because _______.&#160;

Question 5 :
<span></span><div>Read the telephonic conversation between Rohit and Radhika and answer the question that follows:</div><div>Rohit:&#34; Hello!&#34;</div><div>Radhika: &#34;Hello, could I speak to Shreya please?&#34;</div><div>Rohit: &#34;No, she has gone to the market to purchase balloons for her birthday party. I am her younger brother, Rohit.&#34;</div><div>Radhika: &#34;Oh! Would you convey my message to her? I am her friend Radhika.&#34;</div><div>Rohit: &#34;Of course, with pleasure.&#34;</div><div>Radhika: &#34;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.&#34;</div><div>Rohit: &#34;Okay, I'll convey your message to Shreya and you do take care of your mother. Bye.&#34;</div>Who is going to convey Radhika's message?

Question 6 :
<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.&#160;<span><br/></span></span>

Question 7 :
Read the following story and answer the question choosing the most appropriate option:<div><br/>All the animals of the forest gathered to elect their new king. 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 mock the monkey.<br/>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.<br/>'With so few wits, you cannot even rule yourself; let alone animals.'<br/><span><br/></span></div><div><span>Why did the animals elect the monkey as their king?<span><br/></span></span></div>

Question 8 :
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.&nbsp;<br>Multiple investment options of similar types helps in making better investment decisions.

Question 9 :
<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 10 :
Arrange the sentences in the correct sequence.<br/><br/>(i) The ripples looked enchanting in the light of the Sun.<br/>(ii) We went to the pond.<br/>(iii) We flung stones to create ripples.<br/>(iv) We stood knee-deep in the muddy water of the pond.<br/>&#160;<br/>The best sequence is<br/>

Question 11 :
<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>Which one of the following is the correct statement? According to the passage ________.&#160;<span><br/></span>

Question 12 :
<span>Poet: &#34;Who art thou?&#34;</span><br/><span>Rain: &#34;I am the poem of the earth.&#34;</span><br/><span>Poet: &#34;Why have you come here?&#34;</span><br/><span>Rain: &#34;To beautify my origin. I also want to give life to unborn seeds.&#34;</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 [2]<span>&#160;with the most appropriate option.</span></div>

Question 13 :
<span>Each conversation has the sentences mixed up. Reorder them correctly. Choose from (A), (B), (C) or (D).</span><div><br/></div><div>__________<br/>(a) Yes. My father and I &#160;love taking pictures. Do you like photography ?<br/>(b) Its beautiful. And you have some lovely photographs too.<br/>(c) Yes, weve been here ten years now. It didnt look like this when we moved in.<br/>(d) &#160;What a beautiful house. Have you lived here long ?</div>

Question 14 :
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.<br>Directions&nbsp;for questions 96 to 100: The passage given below is&nbsp;followed by a set of five questions. Read the passage carefully and choose the&nbsp;best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.<br>I&nbsp;have spoken of liberty as good, but it is not an absolute good. We all&nbsp;recognise the need to restrain murderers, and it is even more important to&nbsp;restrain murderous states. Liberty must be limited by law, and its most&nbsp;valuable forms can only exist within the framework of law. What the world most&nbsp;needs&nbsp;are effective laws to control international relations. The first and most&nbsp;difficult step in the creation of such laws is the establishment of adequate&nbsp;sanctions and this is only possible through the creation of a single armed&nbsp;force, which is in control of the whole world.<br>But&nbsp;such an armed force, like a municipal police force, is not an end in itself; it&nbsp;is the means to the growth of a social system governed by law, where force is&nbsp;not the prerogative of private individuals or nations, but is exercised only by&nbsp;a neutral authority in accordance with rules laid down in advance. There is&nbsp;hope that law, rather than private force, may come to govern the relations of&nbsp;nations within the present century.<br><span>A&nbsp;single armed force should be in control</span><br>

Question 15 :
Ram scored overall 99% marks. No other students of his class could do this. On the basis of his performance we may say:

Question 16 :
Refer the given story carefully and answer the question that follows:<div><br/></div><div>King Metabo</div><div><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><span><br/>The king was attacked by the enemies when___.<br/></span></div>

Question 17 :
<span>Read 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 'to run after'?<span><br/></span></div>

Question 18 :
<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 20 :
Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part.<br/>(a) <u>The meeting adjourned abruptly</u> &#160; (b) <u>by the Chairman after</u> &#160; (c) <u>about three hours of deliberation</u>.&#160;