Question 1 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.<br/></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 increased use of technology imply?<span><br/></span>
Question 2 :
<div><div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.<br/></span></div></div><div><br/></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></div></div><div><br/></div>Which one of the following is the correct statement? According to the writer Nazi solution is _______. 
Question 3 :
'As a century draws & to a close, people start behaving much like people coming to the end of a long life. People approaching death often start reflecting on the events of their lives. Similarly, people alive in 1999_________'<br> Which of the following most logically completes the paragraph above?
Question 4 :
<div><span>Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.<br/></span></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><br/></div><div><br/></div>"Then we are faced with a choice...." what does "then" refer to? 
Question 5 :
<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 dialogue between the poet and the rain, and fill in the blank [4] with the most appropriate option.</div>
Question 6 :
Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part.<br/>(a) <u>The meeting adjourned abruptly</u>   (b) <u>by the Chairman after</u>   (c) <u>about three hours of deliberation</u>. 
Question 7 :
Select the most suitable alternative to complete the following statement:<br/>When Edison tried his experiment on his servant girl.<br/>
Question 8 :
<span></span><div>Read the telephonic conversation between Rohit and Radhika and answer the question that follows:</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>Who is going to convey Radhika's message?
Question 9 :
<span>Choose the best option :</span><div><br/></div><div>What do you think of new car?</div>
Question 10 :
Mr. Samay was severely hurt while working in his factory and fell unconscious. He was rushed to a hospital by his fellow workers. In the hospital (at emergency/casualty ward) the doctors opined that he should be operated immediately. While conducting preliminary examinations, he was found to be HIV positive. The doctors are in a dilemma regarding what should they do first ___________.
Question 11 :
<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 12 :
The given conservation has mixed up sentences. Reorder them correctly and select the correct option.<br/>A. No, I don't. Only the important ones.<br/>B. Do you know many words?<br/>C. Only a little, not very well.<br/>D. Do you speak French?<br/>
Question 13 :
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>Present day investors need to use their judgement more critically before investing.
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>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 15 :
<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 16 :
<span>Read the following story and answer the question that follows:</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><span><br/><br/>Fill in the blank with a suitable option:<br/>The fox was disappointed because __________________.</span>
Question 17 :
<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  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)  What a beautiful house. Have you lived here long ?</div>
Question 18 :
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/> <br/>The best sequence is<br/>
Question 19 :
<div><div><span>Read the passage and answer the question that follows. </span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span>As I slung my pack onto my shoulders a big mosquito thudded against my cheek. There had been a few through the day, but it was early in the season - the ice had gone out just two weeks before - and I had scarcely noticed them. But now as I walked down the ridge, the last breeze faded, and they were on me. Rising in clouds from the soggy tundra, they pelted against my face. I reached </span>into<span> my pocket for the repellent and came up empty. </span><br/></div><div><br/></div>The traveler could not feel the breeze because _________. 
Question 20 :
<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 "struggle" in the passage mean?