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English Language & Comprehension:

Directions—(Q. 1–5) Some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle [■] corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If there is no error, blacken the rectangle [■] corresponding to (D) in the Answer sheet.

1. Though there is hourly bus service on this route (A) / a number of people are still suffering (B) / as there is no bus shelter here. (C) No error. (D)

2. The boss took strict measures (A) / with a view to ensuring punctuality (B) / on the part of his subordinates. (C) No error. (D)

3. People prefer to be identified (A) /by their caste community or religion first (B) / rather to be known as Indians first. (C) No error. (D)

4. Mrs. Dorai would rather (A) / spend a quiet evening (B) / than attending a party. (C) No error. (D)

5. Being idle sometimes is agreeable (A) / but being idle all the times (B) / might become monotonous. (C) No error. (D)

Directions—(Q. 6–10) Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer sheet.

6. HERETICAL—
(A) Contradictory
(B) Doubtful
(C) Impious
(D) Orthodox

7. PHILISTINE—
(A) Cultured
(B) Libertine
(C) Sober
(D) Educated

8. LACERATION—
(A) Convalescence
(B) Recouperation
(C) Healing
(D) Palpitation

9. IMPLICATE—
(A) Disentangle
(B) Impersonate
(C) Complicate
(D) Impose

10. INGEST—
(A) Disrupt
(B) Disgorge
(C) Dismiss
(D) Display

Directions—(Q. 11–15) Groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer sheet.

11. (A) Clientele
(B) Clientale
(C) Cleintele
(D) Clientelle

12. (A) Punctileous
(B) Punctilious
(C) Punctillious
(D) Punctileus

13. (A) Haemorrage
(B) Hemorhage
(C) Hemmorage
(D) Haemorrhage

14. (A) Fascimile
(B) Facsimele
(C) Facsimile
(D) Facksimile

15. (A) Hoseire
(B) Hosier
(C) Hosair
(D) Hasier

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Four alternatives are given for the idiom/ phrase printed bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase and mark it in the Answer sheet.

16. We know that he is the one responsible for the discord but as he is well-connected all we can do is send him to Coventry.(A) transfer him
(B) commend him
(C) boycott him
(D) dismiss him

17. A Prime Minister cannot ride rough shod over his ministerial colleagues for long.
(A) deal unkindly with
(B) take for granted
(C) be hamhanded with
(D) exploit wilfully

18. The say, join the Army to drink life to the lees.
(A) to have the best of fun and fortune
(B) to enjoy a life of drinking and dancing
(C) to have a life full of adventures
(D) to have the best of life

19. He was down in the mouth as he was defeated in the elections.
(A) unable to speak
(B) very depressed
(C) very angry
(D) very confused

20. The noble man gave up the ghost.
(A) left the ghost
(B) lived like a ghost
(C) invited ghost
(D) died

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence and indicate it by blackening the appropriate rectangle [■] in the Answer sheet.

21. The time between midnight and noon—
(A) Afternoon
(B) Antipodes
(C) Ante-meridiem
(D) Antenatal

22. One who is a dabbler in arts, science or literature—
(A) Dilettante
(B) Aesthete
(C) Maestro
(D) Connoisseur

23. Fear of height—
(A) Agoraphobia
(B) Hydrophobia
(C) Acrophobia
(D) Pyrophobia

24. Still existing and known—
(A) Extent
(B) Extant
(C) Eternal
(D) Immanent

25. A remedy for all ills—
(A) Narcotic
(B) Panacea
(C) Medicine
(D) Quack

Directions—(Q. 26–30) The Ist and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.
These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate it in the Answer sheet.

26. 1. There are some places that experience heavy rains throughout the year.
P. So, the local administration should take steps to provide a proper drainage system to clear the stagnant water.
Q. If water stagnates on the road sides, it leads to the spread of infectious diseases.
R. Additionally, measures should be taken to spray disinfectants.
S. In such places, people adapt themselves to moist weather.
6. By taking such steps, spread of diseases can be checked.
(A) QPSR
(B) SQPR
(C) RSQP
(D) PQSR

27. 1. Addiction to alcoholic drinks affects the social life of the people.
P. Gradually drinking becomes a habit.
Q. The person becomes an addict.
R. When once it becomes a habit, it is difficult to give up.
S. A person begins to drink just for the fun of it.
6. If he doesn't have his bottle of drink, he becomes restless.
(A) SPRQ
(B) SRQP
(C) QRPS
(D) QPRS

28. 1. Braille lost his eyesight accidentally as a child.
P. In his days, the few books that were available for blind people were printed in big, raised type.
Q. After that he became a teacher.
R. The letters used were t hose of the ordinary alphabet.
S. Nevertheless, he was able to complete his education at a school for the blind in Paris.
6. Braille's idea was to use raised dots instead of raised letters.
(A) PQRS
(B) SQPR
(C) SRPQ
(D) QPRS

29. 1. What are the strategies to strengthen reading habits among early literates, school dropouts and even adults ?
P. Normally, subtitles for a film, say in Hindi, will be in some other language, say, English.
Q. According to a research survey, SLS ''doubles and even triples the role of reading improvement that children may be achieving through formal education.''
R. But SLS harps on the argument that since the film viewers are familiar with the script, they can read the
words in their favourite dialogues and films.
S. One of the novel and effective strategies is Same Language Subtitles (SLS), which was introduced in Ahmedabad in 1996.
6. Since, a huge number of children and adults watch TV for entertainment even in the rural areas of India, why not use this resource to get an educational benefit out of it ?
(A) PQSR
(B) PRQS
(C) SPRQ
(D) SQRP