Solved Question Paper - ENGLISH LANGUAGE held on 17.03.2013
Directions : In questions no. 1 to 10, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet.
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1. I and him (A)/ are (B) / very good friends. (C) / No error. |
2. One should (A)/ look after (B) /their parents. (C)/ No error. |
3. She placed (A)/ the offering (B) /to God in the altar. (C)/ No error. |
4. Teachers were instructed (A)/ to follow an uniform method (B) / of evaluation (C) / No error. |
5. The newspapers they admit that (A)/ advertising sometimes (B) / influences their editorial policy. (C) / No error. |
6. No sooner did I finish (A)/ my speech, I was subjected (B) / to a barrage of questions. (C) / No error. |
7. I saw him (A)/ coming out of the hotel (B) / on 10 O’clock. (C) / No error. |
8. One of my friend (A)/ is returning (B) / to India from the U.S.A. (C) / No error. |
9. He knows (A)/ that your muscles (B) / are not same as his (C) / No error. |
10. We shall wait (A)/ till you (B) / will finish your lunch. (C) / No error. |
Directions: In questions no. 11 to 20, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval in the Answer Sheet.
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11. The new government took _______ last year.
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12. Mohan’s career has taken some ____________ twists and turns.
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13. The bus _______ fifty passengers fell _______ the river.
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14. It is raining _________. Do not go out.
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15. She tries to adjust _________ her relations.
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16. She was remarkably __________ in singing and dancing.
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17. Sheila gained an advantage _________ me.
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18. Take this medicine regularly and you will get rid _________ this disease.
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19. Statistics ________ always my worst subject.
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20. When she retired, she handed ______ the charge to the Vice-President.
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Directions: In questions no. 21 to 23, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
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21. Barbaric
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22. Hurdle
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23. Deter
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Directions: In questions no. 24 to 26, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
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24. Indolent
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25. Coherent
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26. Brutal
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Directions: In questions no. 27 to 29, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
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27. The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
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28. We cannot depend on him for this assignment as it needs careful handling and he is like a bull in a china shop.
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29. The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span.
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Directions: In questions no. 30 to 34, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is newled, your answer is (D).
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30. On receiving his appointment letter, Ravi treated us with a sumptuous meal.
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31. She is scrutinising hard for the final examination.
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32. Since she directing the play for quite some time, she knows the actors really well.
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33. You can borrow my laptop as long as you promise not to misuse it.
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34. This is the late edition of the Shakespearean play which was originally published in 1603.
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Directions: In questions no. 35 to 39, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.
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35. One who is unable to pay one’s debt.
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36. Instrument that magnifies objects
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37. Animals which live in water
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38. The study of plant life
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39. Exclusive possession or control of anything
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Directions : In questions no. 40 to 45, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and indicated it by blackening the appropriate oval in the Answer Sheet.
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