Directions (Q. No. 1 - 5): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. There ____ (46) in the city of Ujjain a poor tailor ____ (47) Ramphal. As he was very poor, he ____(48) to live and work in one little room with his wife and ____ (49)three small children. The children fought ____ (50) each other and made so much noise.
1.
1) lived
2) stayed
3) inhabited
4) existed
1) lived
2) stayed
3) inhabited
4) existed
2.
1) famous
2) named
3) known
4) titled
1) famous
2) named
3) known
4) titled
3.
1) wished
2) liked
3) had
4) wanted
1) wished
2) liked
3) had
4) wanted
4.
1) few
2) a few
3) their
4) some
2) a few
3) their
4) some
5.
1) to
2) upon
3) for
4) with
1) to
2) upon
3) for
4) with
Directions (Q. No. 6 - 15):In the following questions, four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct one out of the four.
6.We were second - class citizens and they treated us as ____.
1) same
2) such
3) so
4) like
1) same
2) such
3) so
4) like
7.News papers are often guilty of____ the truth.
1) devaluing
2) distorting
3) degrading
4) divulging
1) devaluing
2) distorting
3) degrading
4) divulging
8.Ronald ____ two goals in lastnight's win.
1) picked
2) carried
3) drawn
4) bagged
1) picked
2) carried
3) drawn
4) bagged
9.I didn't like lying but I _____myself that it was for a good cause.
1) condoled
2) consoled
3) mourned
4) satisfied
1) condoled
2) consoled
3) mourned
4) satisfied
10.She is very ___ when it comes to finding excuses.
1) ingenuous
2) ingenious
3) inglorious
4) indigenous
1) ingenuous
2) ingenious
3) inglorious
4) indigenous
11.He is one of the greatest men ___have ever lived.
1) that
2) which
3) who
4) whom
1) that
2) which
3) who
4) whom
12.It was ____ hot that day and the cable suffered the burnt off the heat.
1) unacceptably
2) unbelievably
3) uncompromisingly
4) unfailingly
1) unacceptably
2) unbelievably
3) uncompromisingly
4) unfailingly
13.The unrest ____ into revolution.
1) erupted
2) ejected
3) eked out
4) eclipsed
1) erupted
2) ejected
3) eked out
4) eclipsed
14.Soil erosion was ____ by the planting of trees.
1) suppressed
2) mitigated
3) narrowed
4) diffused
1) suppressed
2) mitigated
3) narrowed
4) diffused
15.The only way to ____ the country from the evils of communalism is to enforce the rule of law.
1) purge
2) eradicate
3) evade
4) extricat
1) purge
2) eradicate
3) evade
4) extricat
Directions (Q. No. 16 - 20):In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Elephants are found in India and in Africa. The African elephant ____(41) in some points ____ (42) the Indian, being larger, with longer tusks and bigger ears. In fact, the two are considered to be different __(43). In both countries, they live in____ (44) in the jungles, and are naturally ____ (45) animals that keep away from men.
16.
1) distinguish
2) differs
3) akin
4) similar
1) distinguish
2) differs
3) akin
4) similar
17.
1) and
2) to
3) with
4) from
1) and
2) to
3) with
4) from
18.
1) races
2) species
3) herds
4) animals
1) races
2) species
3) herds
4) animals
19.
1) groups
2) herds
3) flocks
4) teams
1) groups
2) herds
3) flocks
4) teams
20.
1) easily frightened
2) noisy
3) large
4) shy
1) easily frightened
2) noisy
3) large
4) shy
