500 Most Important English Questions For CDS Exam Part 3

CDS 2 2022 – English Part 3
COMPREHENSION
DIRECTIONS
In this section you have some short passages. After each passage, you will find some
items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it.
You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and
opinion of the author only.
Passage - I
All organisms such as plants, animals, microorganisms and human beings as well as the
physical surroundings interact with each other and maintain a balance in nature. All the
interacting organisms in an area together with the non-living constituents of the
environment form an ecosystem. Thus, an ecosystem consists of biotic components
comprising living organisms and abiotic components comprising physical factors like
temperature, rainfall, wind, soil and minerals. For example, if you visit a garden you will
find different plants, such as grasses, trees; flower bearing plants like rose, jasmine,
sunflower; and animals like frogs, insects and birds. All these living organisms interact with
each other and their growth, reproduction and other activities are affected by the abiotic
components of ecosystem. So a garden is an ecosystem. Other types of ecosystems are
forests, ponds and lakes. These are natural ecosystems while gardens and crop-fields are
human-made ecosystems.
Q) The general tone of the passage is
(a) critical.
(b) satirical.
(c) analytical.
(d) informational.
Q) The general tone of the passage is
(a) critical.
(b) satirical.
(c) analytical.
(d) informational.
Ans. (d)
Q) Which of the following is a non-living constituent of the environment?
(a) Wind
(b) Bacteria
(c) Grasses
(d) Frog
Q) Which of the following is a non-living constituent of the environment?
(a) Wind
(b) Bacteria
(c) Grasses
(d) Frog
Ans. (a)
Q) Abiotic components of the ecosystem refer to
(a) living organisms.
(b) non-living organisms.
(c) natural surroundings.
(d) physical factors.

Q) Abiotic components of the ecosystem refer to
(a) living organisms.
(b) non-living organisms.
(c) natural surroundings.
(d) physical factors.
Ans. (d)
Q) Which of the following is not a natural ecosystem?
(a) Crop-field
(b) Forest
(c) Pond
(d) Lake
Q) Which of the following is not a natural ecosystem?
(a) Crop-field
(b) Forest
(c) Pond
(d) Lake
Ans. (a)
Q) The word ‘constituent’ in the passage implies
(a) constellation.
(b) consternation.
(c) component.
(d) constriction.
Q) The word ‘constituent’ in the passage implies
(a) constellation.
(b) consternation.
(c) component.
(d) constriction.
Ans. (c)
Passage - II
As we discussed food and sang every song we could remember and talked incessantly, we
were slowly moving deeper into the Atlantic, and we got the feeling, really, that we
belonged there, and that the ships that passed on the horizon were only hurrying
strangers. We were actually living on the ocean. We discovered that the birds all seemed
to league up at night-time, resting on the water by the hundreds. When we came poking
along, we seemed so much a part of the sea that the birds wouldn’t move until we were
about five yards away. Then they’d flutter off, leaving feathers floating in the water, and
settle again a few yards away.
The dolphins and porpoises would come up at sunset and move in among us and the
birds. They’d come up very lazily under the birds, which would go up on their heels and
flap their wings a bit, and then settle right down again. Two whales joined us one evening
and played ring-around-rosie so close to us that Chay could have reached out an oar and
tapped one.
We had calculated that we had just enough rations to make England, but the easterly
winds caused an agonizing reappraisal. It would have been an interesting experience,
running right down like that, but we felt we must not risk other people’s lives by making
them search for us. We decided to accept rations from the next ship that stopped. Was it
a mature decision?
This was also the time when the strain of the voyage really began to tell on us. I wrote in
my log: ‘I have known fear many times in my life, and indeed I have often striven to
develop a situation that provided fear in both boxing and parachuting. I have never
known anything like this – cannot be over tomorrow, or for many tomorrows. Somehow it
is like being rubbed down with sandpaper. I honestly do not know how many storms
there have been now, and each leaves us progressively weaker’.
‘Tonight we lie and wait. Nothing could save us if we get into difficulties. No ship could
get us off these seas even if it arrived in time. We are completely in God’s hands, at the
mercy of the weather. All night the wind screams louder and louder, and the sound of the
sea grows. We talk of many things – the night train to Scotland, the many things we’ve
done, and slowly we are overtaken by an enormous feeling of humility and a desire to
return to try and live a better life. The weather reached a climax at 0300 and then
declined rapidly. Thank goodness we could not see the sea.’
Q) “We were actually living on the ocean” implies
(a) they were homeless.
(b) they were on a long voyage into the Atlantic.
(c) they were without any source of income.
(d) they were fishing deep into the Atlantic for their living.
Q) “We were actually living on the ocean” implies
(a) they were homeless.
(b) they were on a long voyage into the Atlantic.
(c) they were without any source of income.
(d) they were fishing deep into the Atlantic for their living.
Ans. (b)
Q) “…the birds all seemed to league up at night-time,” implies
(a) left alone at night-time.
(b) isolated at night-time.
(c) get together at night-time.
(d) stay in groups at night-time.

Q) “…the birds all seemed to league up at night-time,” implies
(a) left alone at night-time.
(b) isolated at night-time.
(c) get together at night-time.
(d) stay in groups at night-time.
Ans. (c)
Q) What did the author write in his log?
(a) They faced the worst kind of fear ever experienced.
(b) They were excellent in boxing and parachuting.
(c) They faced the storms bravely.
(d) They starved for food.

Q) What did the author write in his log?
(a) They faced the worst kind of fear ever experienced.
(b) They were excellent in boxing and parachuting.
(c) They faced the storms bravely.
(d) They starved for food.
Ans. (a)
Q) They lost all hope of survival because
(a) it was freezing cold.
(b) there was no help coming to them.
(c) they were facing a severe sea-storm.
(d) they were frightened by the whales and dolphins.

Q) They lost all hope of survival because
(a) it was freezing cold.
(b) there was no help coming to them.
(c) they were facing a severe sea-storm.
(d) they were frightened by the whales and dolphins.
Ans. (c)
Q) “We are overtaken by an enormous feeling of humility” implies that they
(a) have lost faith in themselves.
(b) were ready to accept help from the ships around them.
(c) needed equipment and food to survive.
(d) have accepted the strength and power of nature with modesty.
Q) “We are overtaken by an enormous feeling of humility” implies that they
(a) have lost faith in themselves.
(b) were ready to accept help from the ships around them.
(c) needed equipment and food to survive.
(d) have accepted the strength and power of nature with modesty.
Ans. (d)
Passage - III
As to happiness, I am not so sure. Birds, it is true, die of hunger in large numbers during
the winter, if they are not birds of passage. But during the summer they do not foresee
this catastrophe, or remember how nearly it befell them in the previous winter. With
human beings the matter is otherwise. I doubt whether the percentage of birds that will
have died of hunger during the present winter (1946-47) is as great as the percentage of
human beings that will have died from this cause in India and central Europe during the
same period. But every human death by starvation is preceded by a long period of
anxiety, and surrounded by the corresponding anxiety of neighbors.
We suffer not only the evils that actually befall us, but all those that our intelligence tells
us we have reason to fear. The curbing of impulses to which we are led by forethought
averts physical disaster at the cost of worry, and general lack of joy. I do not think that the
learned men of my acquaintance, even when they enjoy a secure income, are as happy as
the mice that eat the crumbs from their tables while the erudite gentlemen snooze. In
this respect, therefore, I am not convinced that there has been any progress at all.
Q) The birds die of hunger in winter because
(a) they do not move to warmer places
(b) people do not feed them
(c) they do not get the food of their choice
(d) they are too young to get the food

Q) The birds die of hunger in winter because
(a) they do not move to warmer places
(b) people do not feed them
(c) they do not get the food of their choice
(d) they are too young to get the food
Ans. (a)
Q) The birds do not foresee the catastrophe because they
(a) cannot predict an accident
(b) overlook a difficult situation
(c) cannot expect a sudden disaster
(d) ignore the problems

Q) The birds do not foresee the catastrophe because they
(a) cannot predict an accident
(b) overlook a difficult situation
(c) cannot expect a sudden disaster
(d) ignore the problems
Ans. (b)
Q) Human beings cannot be happy because they
(a) do not get time to enjoy
(b) worry too much about their work
(c) are not healthy
(d) worry too much about future

Q) Human beings cannot be happy because they
(a) do not get time to enjoy
(b) worry too much about their work
(c) are not healthy
(d) worry too much about future
Ans. (d)
Q) Which one of the following is the antonym of the word ‘erudite’ in the passage?
(a) Qualified
(b) Ill-educated
(c) Logical
(d) Learned
Q) Which one of the following is the antonym of the word ‘erudite’ in the passage?
(a) Qualified
(b) Ill-educated
(c) Logical
(d) Learned
Ans. (b)
Q) Which one of the following is the central theme of the passage?
(a) Life of the birds and the mice
(b) Starvation in India and central Europe
(c) Progress of mankind
(d) Disasters in 1946-47

Q) Which one of the following is the central theme of the passage?
(a) Life of the birds and the mice
(b) Starvation in India and central Europe
(c) Progress of mankind
(d) Disasters in 1946-47
Ans. (c)
Passage - IV
More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March,
urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive
outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to
return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and
socializing as pandemic fears continues to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears
of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are
showing increased confidence about the future of the economy.
This could be an indicator of the possible ‘pent-up demand’ that several economists have
been talking about – a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and
distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic’s spread reducing to negligible
levels or vanishing totally.
Around 65 percent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they
saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and
were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of
the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely
that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.
Q) The general tone of the passage is that of
(a) Optimism
(b) Pessimism
(c) Fatalism
(d) Defeatism
Q) The general tone of the passage is that of
(a) Optimism
(b) Pessimism
(c) Fatalism
(d) Defeatism
Ans. (a)
Q) The willingness of consumers to go back to normal lifestyle indicates their
(a) Casual attitude
(b) Change of moods
(c) Desire for future plans
(d) Sense of economic security

Q) The willingness of consumers to go back to normal lifestyle indicates their
(a) Casual attitude
(b) Change of moods
(c) Desire for future plans
(d) Sense of economic security
Ans. (d)
Q) Which statement in the passage/phrase indicates that ‘Life must go on’?
(a) They settled into their new routines
(b) Salary cuts could be coming to an end
(c) People are moving on with their lives
(d) ‘Pent-up’ demand

Q) Which statement in the passage/phrase indicates that ‘Life must go on’?
(a) They settled into their new routines
(b) Salary cuts could be coming to an end
(c) People are moving on with their lives
(d) ‘Pent-up’ demand
Ans. (c)
Q) What does the author mean by ‘pent-up demand’?
(a) Desire (suppressed) to spend money once pandemic is controlled
(b) Economic normalcy of consumers
(c) Flamboyant shopping by consumers
(d) Criticism of the public on the pay-cuts

Q) What does the author mean by ‘pent-up demand’?
(a) Desire (suppressed) to spend money once pandemic is controlled
(b) Economic normalcy of consumers
(c) Flamboyant shopping by consumers
(d) Criticism of the public on the pay-cuts
Ans. (a)
Q) What, according to the author, is the reason behind suppression of consumer

demands?
(a) The lack of vaccine till date
(b) Professional insecurity
(c) Motive to save up some money
(d) Careful and calculative attitude of the general public

Q) What, according to the author, is the reason behind suppression of consumer

demands?
(a) The lack of vaccine till date
(b) Professional insecurity
(c) Motive to save up some money
(d) Careful and calculative attitude of the general public
Ans. (b)
Passage - V
Conventional education makes independent thinking extremely difficult. Conformity
leads to mediocrity. To be different from the group or to resist environment is not easy
and is often risky as long as we worship success. The urge to be successful, which is the
pursuit of reward whether in the materials or in the so-called spiritual sphere, the search
for inward or outward security, the desire for comfort- this whole process smothers
discontent, put an end to spontaneity and breed fear; and fear blocks the intelligent
understanding of life. With increasing age, dullness of mind and heart sets in.
In seeking comfort, we generally find a quiet corner in life where there is a minimum of
conflict, and then we are afraid to step out of that seclusion. This fear of life, this fear of
struggle and of a new experience, kills in us the spirit of adventure; our whole upbringing
and education have made us afraid to b different from our neighbour, afraid to think
contrary to the established pattern of society, falsely respectful of authority and
tradition.
Fortunately, there are a few who are in earnest, who are willing to examine our human
problems without the prejudice of the right or of the left; but in the vast majority of us,
there is no real spirit of discontent, or revolt. When we yield uncomprehendingly to
environment, any spirit of revolt that may have had died down, and our responsibilities
soon put an end to it.
Q) Why does conventional education make independent thinking extremely

difficult?
(a) It does not encourage disagreement
(b) It does not accept conformity
(c) It is not fact based, but problem based
(d) It is only religious education

Q) Why does conventional education make independent thinking extremely

difficult?
(a) It does not encourage disagreement
(b) It does not accept conformity
(c) It is not fact based, but problem based
(d) It is only religious education
Ans. (a)
Q) Worshipping success leads to
(a) questioning the established practices
(b) accepting the established practices
(c) modifying the established practices
(d) neither accepting nor rejecting the established practices

Q) Worshipping success leads to
(a) questioning the established practices
(b) accepting the established practices
(c) modifying the established practices
(d) neither accepting nor rejecting the established practices
Ans. (b)
Q) Why do most people want to find a quiet corner in life?
(a) Because they do not like to be in peace
(b) Because they seek pleasure
(c) Because they seek comfort
(d) Because they do not worship success

Q) Why do most people want to find a quiet corner in life?
(a) Because they do not like to be in peace
(b) Because they seek pleasure
(c) Because they seek comfort
(d) Because they do not worship success
Ans. (c)
Q) Which word in the passage means ‘bias’?
(a) contrary
(b) prejudice
(c) uncomprehendingly
(d) discontent
Q) Which word in the passage means ‘bias’?
(a) contrary
(b) prejudice
(c) uncomprehendingly
(d) discontent
Ans. (b)
Q) The word “uncomprehendingly” in the passage means
(a) Achieve success
(b) Earning money
(c) Without knowing
(d) With complete knowledge

Q) The word “uncomprehendingly” in the passage means
(a) Achieve success
(b) Earning money
(c) Without knowing
(d) With complete knowledge
Ans. (c)
Passage - VI
Noise is a common problem in both urban and rural areas, traffic noise in particular. Trees
and shrubs are not only visually attractive but also can make effective noise barriers.
Therefore when space permits we have to plant more trees and shrubs in areas where
there is noise problem. By doing this noise can be reduced by six decibels over a distance
of 30 metres.
The only thing we have to keep in mind is that the planting should be particularly dense;
the trees which have dense foliage and relatively vertical orientation of arrangements
should be planted. It will completely screen the source of noise. If there is any gap in the
barrier it will still allow noise to penetrate. Single layer of trees is worthless as a noise
barrier.
Due to inter-reflection, multi-rows of trees are more effective. The planted trees must be
taller. We can reduce noise level by 1.5 decibels with each additional 3 feet of tree
height.
When the opportunity to use trees is restricted a combination of shrubs and tall grass can
be used. Instead of tarmac or gravel surfaces soft grass ground cover is preferable. It will
absorb noise rather than reflect it. Rows of trees, shrubs, crotons, ground covering
plants, climbers and their flowers not only reduce noise and provide a beautiful backyard
they also help block wind, provide shade, and absorb traffic pollution.
Q) What distance a good number of trees can cover in reducing noise?
(a) 30 metres
(b) 60 metres
(c) 3 metres
(d) 300 metres

Q) What distance a good number of trees can cover in reducing noise?
(a) 30 metres
(b) 60 metres
(c) 3 metres
(d) 300 metres
Ans. (a)
Q) Trees can reduce noise only when
(a) planted in isolation
(b) planted with flowering shrubs
(c) they are planted dense
(d) planted with shorter ones

Q) Trees can reduce noise only when
(a) planted in isolation
(b) planted with flowering shrubs
(c) they are planted dense
(d) planted with shorter ones
Ans. (c)
Q) ‘Single layer of trees is worthless as a noise barrier.’ Why?
(a) Noise can’t penetrate easily
(b) Help in the growth of shrubs
(c) Noise is sent back to the source
(d) Noise can penetrate easily

Q) ‘Single layer of trees is worthless as a noise barrier.’ Why?
(a) Noise can’t penetrate easily
(b) Help in the growth of shrubs
(c) Noise is sent back to the source
(d) Noise can penetrate easily
Ans. (d)
Q) Higher the trees
(a) higher the noise
(b) lower the noise
(c) greater the decibels
(d) thinner the air

Q) Higher the trees
(a) higher the noise
(b) lower the noise
(c) greater the decibels
(d) thinner the air
Ans. (b)
Q) How do shrubs and tall grass reduce noise?
(a) They absorb noise
(b) They reflect noise
(c) They divert noise
(d) They are neutral to noise

Q) How do shrubs and tall grass reduce noise?
(a) They absorb noise
(b) They reflect noise
(c) They divert noise
(d) They are neutral to noise
Ans. (a)
PARTS OF SPEECH
DIRECTIONS
Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentences
carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your
response on the answer sheet accordingly.
Q) The conclusions that they came to are highly questionable.
(a) Noun
(b) Adjective
(c) Adverb
(d) Gerund
Q) The conclusions that they came to are highly questionable.
(a) Noun
(b) Adjective
(c) Adverb
(d) Gerund
Ans. (b)
Q) This year marks the quincentenary of Columbus’s voyage to America.
(a) Noun
(b) Adjective
(c) Adverb
(d) Article
Q) This year marks the quincentenary of Columbus’s voyage to America.
(a) Noun
(b) Adjective
(c) Adverb
(d) Article
Ans. (a)
Q) I still cherish the memories of those far-off days.
(a) Preposition
(b) Conjunction
(c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
Q) I still cherish the memories of those far-off days.
(a) Preposition
(b) Conjunction
(c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
Ans. (c)
Q) I don’t think I’ll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don’t
really like parties.
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Preposition
(d) Conjunction
Q) I don’t think I’ll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don’t
really like parties.
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Preposition
(d) Conjunction
Ans. (b)
Q) The bottomline is that we have to make a decision today.
(a) Noun
(b) Pronoun
(c) Adverb
(d) Adjective
Q) The bottomline is that we have to make a decision today.
(a) Noun
(b) Pronoun
(c) Adverb
(d) Adjective
Ans. (a)
Q) Try to knock that vase over.
(a) Preposition
(b) Conjunction
(c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
Q) Try to knock that vase over.
(a) Preposition
(b) Conjunction
(c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
Ans. (d)
Q) I’d like an ice cream. Are you having one too?
(a) Noun
(b) Pronoun
(c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
Q) I’d like an ice cream. Are you having one too?
(a) Noun
(b) Pronoun
(c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
Ans. (b)
Q) My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I could not have afforded the trip.
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Conjunction
(d) Participle
Q) My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I could not have afforded the trip.
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Conjunction
(d) Participle
Ans. (b)
Q) She wrote me an anguished letter from her prison cell.
(a) Noun
(b) Verb
(c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
Q) She wrote me an anguished letter from her prison cell.
(a) Noun
(b) Verb
(c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
Ans. (c)
Q) There is a visitor for you.
(a) Relation Pronoun
(b) Definite Article
(c) Indefinite Article
(d) Adverb
Q) There is a visitor for you.
(a) Relation Pronoun
(b) Definite Article
(c) Indefinite Article
(d) Adverb
Ans. (c)
Q) They wandered around aimlessly.
(a) Verb
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun
Q) They wandered around aimlessly.
(a) Verb
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun
Ans. (c)
Q) We went away after they had left.
(a) Pronoun
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Conjunction
Q) We went away after they had left.
(a) Pronoun
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Conjunction
Ans. (d)
Q) Public culture is associated with extremely new civil societies.
(a) Adverb
(b) Intensifier
(c) Adjective
(d) Noun Clause

Q) Public culture is associated with extremely new civil societies.
(a) Adverb
(b) Intensifier
(c) Adjective
(d) Noun Clause
Ans. (c)
Q) You are paying less attention to your studies these days.
(a) Adverb
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun
Q) You are paying less attention to your studies these days.
(a) Adverb
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun
Ans. (b)
Q) Why, is it really Sujata on the phone?
(a) Interjection
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun
Q) Why, is it really Sujata on the phone?
(a) Interjection
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun
Ans. (a)
Q) Sit down and rest a while.
(a) Adverb
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun
Q) Sit down and rest a while.
(a) Adverb
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun
Ans. (d)
Q) Rakesh is too old to run fast.
(a) Adverb
(b) Conjunction
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun
Q) Rakesh is too old to run fast.
(a) Adverb
(b) Conjunction
(c) Intensifier
(d) Noun
Ans. (a)
Q) For the next generation of interior architects and design graduates, work
opportunities are immense.
(a) Adverb
(b) Adjective
(c) Noun
(d) Pronoun
Q) For the next generation of interior architects and design graduates, work
opportunities are immense.
(a) Adverb
(b) Adjective
(c) Noun
(d) Pronoun
Ans. (c)
Q) Life is a solo fight, and each person makes his or her own journey.
(a) Noun
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Adverb
Q) Life is a solo fight, and each person makes his or her own journey.
(a) Noun
(b) Adjective
(c) Intensifier
(d) Adverb
Ans. (b)
Q) The cat loves comfort.
(a) Indefinite article
(b) Definite article
(c) Intensifier
(d) Subject
Q) The cat loves comfort.
(a) Indefinite article
(b) Definite article
(c) Intensifier
(d) Subject
Ans. (b)
Q) The preacher said, “No one is above the all powerful”
(a) Adverb
(b) Place value
(c) Preposition
(d) Verb
Q) The preacher said, “No one is above the all powerful”
(a) Adverb
(b) Place value
(c) Preposition
(d) Verb
Ans. (c)
Q) The most beautiful seven monkeys of the landlord were taken for a stroll
(a) Object
(b) Adjective
(c) Noun phrase
(d) Noun
Q) The most beautiful seven monkeys of the landlord were taken for a stroll
(a) Object
(b) Adjective
(c) Noun phrase
(d) Noun
Ans. (b)
Q) Alas! He has been defeated
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Interjection
(d) Conjunction
Q) Alas! He has been defeated
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Interjection
(d) Conjunction
Ans. (c)
Q) The man who is in the green shift is the chief of the day
(a) Pronoun
(b) Relative noun
(c) Demonstrative pronouns
(d) Assertive noun

Q) The man who is in the green shift is the chief of the day
(a) Pronoun
(b) Relative noun
(c) Demonstrative pronouns
(d) Assertive noun
Ans. (a)
Q) He has been living in the jungle for long and he knows all the animals here
(a) Subordinating conjunction
(b) Coordinating conjunction
(c) Preposition
(d) Personal pronoun

Q) He has been living in the jungle for long and he knows all the animals here
(a) Subordinating conjunction
(b) Coordinating conjunction
(c) Preposition
(d) Personal pronoun
Ans. (b)
Q) They have been driving since early morning
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Noun
(d) Comparison
Q) They have been driving since early morning
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Noun
(d) Comparison
Ans. (b)
Q) This time we woke up to the virus related diseases
(a) Demonstrative
(b) Article
(c) Adverb
(d) Noun phrase

Q) This time we woke up to the virus related diseases
(a) Demonstrative
(b) Article
(c) Adverb
(d) Noun phrase
Ans. (a)
Q) Love your neighbour as thyself
(a) Noun
(b) Pronoun
(c) Preposition
(d) Adjective
Q) Love your neighbour as thyself
(a) Noun
(b) Pronoun
(c) Preposition
(d) Adjective
Ans. (b)
Q) Ravi won the match with a huge margin
(a) Intransitive verb
(b) Transitive verb
(c) Demonstrative verb
(d) Adjective
Q) Ravi won the match with a huge margin
(a) Intransitive verb
(b) Transitive verb
(c) Demonstrative verb
(d) Adjective
Ans. (b)
Q) There was an exultation in the group
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Adjectival Noun
(d) Noun
Q) There was an exultation in the group
(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Adjectival Noun
(d) Noun
Ans. (d)
PREPOSITIONS & DETERMINERS

DIRECTIONS
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four options.
Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for
the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly.
Q) He succeeded ________ dint of perseverance and hard work.
(a) in
(b) of
(c) by
(d) with
Q) He succeeded ________ dint of perseverance and hard work.
(a) in
(b) of
(c) by
(d) with
Ans. (c)
Q) ______________ his ill health, he retired from his business.
(a) With regard to
(b) Due
(c) As
(d) Owing to
Q) ______________ his ill health, he retired from his business.
(a) With regard to
(b) Due
(c) As
(d) Owing to
Ans. (d)
Q) These are the good rules to live _________.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) off
(d) in
Q) These are the good rules to live _________.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) off
(d) in
Ans. (b)
Q) People who are averse _________ hard work do not succeed in life.
(a) to
(b) with
(c) of
(d) regarding
Q) People who are averse _________ hard work do not succeed in life.
(a) to
(b) with
(c) of
(d) regarding
Ans. (a)
Q) A woman who always connives __________ her children to hide their faults, is
their worst enemy.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) at
(d) for
Q) A woman who always connives __________ her children to hide their faults, is
their worst enemy.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) at
(d) for
Ans. (a)
Q) We travelled ______ Mr. Barthwal’s car.
(a) at
(b) with
(c) inside
(d) in
Q) We travelled ______ Mr. Barthwal’s car.
(a) at
(b) with
(c) inside
(d) in
Ans. (d)
Q) Suresh came home ________ train.
(a) on
(b) with
(c) by
(d) off
Q) Suresh came home ________ train.
(a) on
(b) with
(c) by
(d) off
Ans. (c)
Q) Few things are impossible ________ achieve with diligence and skill.
(a) for
(b) to
(c) in
(d) onto
Q) Few things are impossible ________ achieve with diligence and skill.
(a) for
(b) to
(c) in
(d) onto
Ans. (b)
Q) It is natural for everyone to aspire _________ distinction.
(a) with
(b) about
(c) into
(d) for
Q) It is natural for everyone to aspire _________ distinction.
(a) with
(b) about
(c) into
(d) for
Ans. (d)
Q) He is liable _________ his wife’s debts.
(a) for
(b) to
(c) with
(d) at
Q) He is liable _________ his wife’s debts.
(a) for
(b) to
(c) with
(d) at
Ans. (a)
Q) Due to his illness, he could not finish the work _______ time.
(a) by
(b) for
(c) on
(d) upon
Q) Due to his illness, he could not finish the work _______ time.
(a) by
(b) for
(c) on
(d) upon
Ans. (c)
Q) There is no meaning ________ what you say.
(a) by
(b) for
(c) in
(d) on
Q) There is no meaning ________ what you say.
(a) by
(b) for
(c) in
(d) on
Ans. (c)
Q) These are good rules ________ live by.
(a) with
(b) to
(c) in
(d) on
Q) These are good rules ________ live by.
(a) with
(b) to
(c) in
(d) on
Ans. (b)
Q) He is the man I have been looking ________.
(a) at
(b) for
(c) in
(d) on
Q) He is the man I have been looking ________.
(a) at
(b) for
(c) in
(d) on
Ans. (b)
Q) Don’t loiter _________ the street.
(a) near
(b) around
(c) in
(d) on
Q) Don’t loiter _________ the street.
(a) near
(b) around
(c) in
(d) on
Ans. (d)
Q) Sit here ___________ me.
(a) by
(b) beside
(c) in
(d) on
Q) Sit here ___________ me.
(a) by
(b) beside
(c) in
(d) on
Ans. (b)
Q) We mustn’t shy ______________ entry-level or freelance jobs as they help us

gain an insight into the context in which a company operates.
(a) in
(b) with
(c) away from
(d) upon
Q) We mustn’t shy ______________ entry-level or freelance jobs as they help us

gain an insight into the context in which a company operates.
(a) in
(b) with
(c) away from
(d) upon
Ans. (c)
Q) Civil society and media have a major role in making the coalition work ______
the people.
(a) for
(b) about
(c) with
(d) over
Q) Civil society and media have a major role in making the coalition work ______
the people.
(a) for
(b) about
(c) with
(d) over
Ans. (a)
Q) He travelled __________ Mr. Joshi’s car.
(a) by
(b) for
(c) in
(d) on
Q) He travelled __________ Mr. Joshi’s car.
(a) by
(b) for
(c) in
(d) on
Ans. (a)
Q) Don’t go _______ the wind, you will face the music later.
(a) with
(b) for
(c) about
(d) between
Q) Don’t go _______ the wind, you will face the music later.
(a) with
(b) for
(c) about
(d) between
Ans. (a)
Q) He has been considered ______ honest contestant in the competition.
(a) an
(b) a
(c) the
(d) one
Q) He has been considered ______ honest contestant in the competition.
(a) an
(b) a
(c) the
(d) one
Ans. (a)
Q) Don’t read __________ the lines. Read the lines.
(a) in
(b) between
(c) on
(d) by
Q) Don’t read __________ the lines. Read the lines.
(a) in
(b) between
(c) on
(d) by
Ans. (b)
Q) The village possesses ________ scenic beauty.
(a) some
(b) a
(c) an
(d) the
Q) The village possesses ________ scenic beauty.
(a) some
(b) a
(c) an
(d) the
Ans. (b)
Q) He is all out to blame everyone _______ his mistakes.
(a) for
(b) in
(c) on
(d) with
Q) He is all out to blame everyone _______ his mistakes.
(a) for
(b) in
(c) on
(d) with
Ans. (a)
Q) This is ____ unique system of governance where everyone is the government.
(a) an
(b) the
(c) a
(d) some
Q) This is ____ unique system of governance where everyone is the government.
(a) an
(b) the
(c) a
(d) some
Ans. (c)
Q) I will take care ______ myself. You don’t bother about me.
(a) of
(b) about
(c) for
(d) off
Q) I will take care ______ myself. You don’t bother about me.
(a) of
(b) about
(c) for
(d) off
Ans. (a)
Q) She is considered _______ nightingale of the college for her melodious voice.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) some
(d) the
Q) She is considered _______ nightingale of the college for her melodious voice.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) some
(d) the
Ans. (d)
Q) The room is a bit dark. Could you please turn ______ the light?
(a) on
(b) in
(c) off
(d) away
Q) The room is a bit dark. Could you please turn ______ the light?
(a) on
(b) in
(c) off
(d) away
Ans. (a)
Q) Don’t walk so fast! I can’t keep ____ with you.
(a) in
(b) up to
(c) up
(d) on
Q) Don’t walk so fast! I can’t keep ____ with you.
(a) in
(b) up to
(c) up
(d) on
Ans. (c)
COMPLETION OF SENTENCE
DIRECTIONS
Following items features one part of the sentence followed by four alternatives.
Complete the sentences by choosing the correct alternative.
Q) I stopped seeing her
(a) for she moved to the city.
(b) as long as she moved to the city.
(c) no sooner than she moved to the city.
(d) because she moved to the city.

Q) I stopped seeing her
(a) for she moved to the city.
(b) as long as she moved to the city.
(c) no sooner than she moved to the city.
(d) because she moved to the city.
Ans. (d)
Q) He led the caravan
(a) whenever he wanted to go.
(b) whichever he wanted to go.
(c) wherever he wanted to go.
(d) whomsoever he wanted to go.

Q) He led the caravan
(a) whenever he wanted to go.
(b) whichever he wanted to go.
(c) wherever he wanted to go.
(d) whomsoever he wanted to go.
Ans. (c)
Q) Unless you work harder
(a) you will succumb.
(b) you will pass.
(c) you will fail.
(d) you will be promoted.

Q) Unless you work harder
(a) you will succumb.
(b) you will pass.
(c) you will fail.
(d) you will be promoted.
Ans. (c)
Q) Had I wings of a bird
(a) I would fly away.
(b) I should fly away.
(c) I will have flown away.
(d) I could have flown away.

Q) Had I wings of a bird
(a) I would fly away.
(b) I should fly away.
(c) I will have flown away.
(d) I could have flown away.
Ans. (a)
Q) He would be happier
(a) was he more honest.
(b) had he more honest.
(c) should he be more honest.
(d) were he more honest.

Q) He would be happier
(a) was he more honest.
(b) had he more honest.
(c) should he be more honest.
(d) were he more honest.
Ans. (d)
Q) No sooner did I arrive at the airport
(a) then the flight took off.
(b) than the flight took off.
(c) did the flight take off.
(d) than the flight shall take off.

Q) No sooner did I arrive at the airport
(a) then the flight took off.
(b) than the flight took off.
(c) did the flight take off.
(d) than the flight shall take off.
Ans. (b)
Q) I couldn’t be angry with him
(a) had I tried.
(b) should I try.
(c) if I tried.
(d) even I tried.

Q) I couldn’t be angry with him
(a) had I tried.
(b) should I try.
(c) if I tried.
(d) even I tried.
Ans. (c)
Q) He knows only
(a) so much as I have told him.
(b) whichever I have told him.
(c) so far as I have told him.
(d) what I have told him.

Q) He knows only
(a) so much as I have told him.
(b) whichever I have told him.
(c) so far as I have told him.
(d) what I have told him.
Ans. (d)
Q) As you have made your bed
(a) you must learn to lie.
(b) you must adjust with the situation.
(c) so you must lie on it.
(d) so that you can lie on it.

Q) As you have made your bed
(a) you must learn to lie.
(b) you must adjust with the situation.
(c) so you must lie on it.
(d) so that you can lie on it.
Ans. (c)
Q) The younger man has more money
(a) then brains.
(b) of brains.
(c) than brains.
(d) for brains.

Q) The younger man has more money
(a) then brains.
(b) of brains.
(c) than brains.
(d) for brains.
Ans. (c)
Q) I asked two people the way to the station
(a) but neither of them could help me
(b) however none of them could show me the way
(c) yet they had doubts about the station
(d) nevertheless they couldn’t guide me

Q) I asked two people the way to the station
(a) but neither of them could help me
(b) however none of them could show me the way
(c) yet they had doubts about the station
(d) nevertheless they couldn’t guide me
Ans. (a)
Q) The room was very warm
(a) because the AC was set to moderate temperature
(b) though the AC was set to very cold
(c) since the AC was not very warm in its temperature setting
(d) since the AC was in a very low temperature setting

Q) The room was very warm
(a) because the AC was set to moderate temperature
(b) though the AC was set to very cold
(c) since the AC was not very warm in its temperature setting
(d) since the AC was in a very low temperature setting
Ans. (b)
Q) We could leave today or we could leave tomorrow
(a) preferring what you want
(b) as you prefer one of the two
(c) depending on what you prefer
(d) whichever you prefer

Q) We could leave today or we could leave tomorrow
(a) preferring what you want
(b) as you prefer one of the two
(c) depending on what you prefer
(d) whichever you prefer
Ans. (c)
Q) Mohan and I couldn’t get into the house because
(a) neither of us had the keys
(b) both of us do not have the keys
(c) either of us did not have the keys
(d) neither of us did have the keys

Q) Mohan and I couldn’t get into the house because
(a) neither of us had the keys
(b) both of us do not have the keys
(c) either of us did not have the keys
(d) neither of us did have the keys
Ans. (a)
Q) There are many good hotels, you can choose to stay in
(a) many of them
(b) any one of them
(c) either of them
(d) all of them

Q) There are many good hotels, you can choose to stay in
(a) many of them
(b) any one of them
(c) either of them
(d) all of them
Ans. (b)
Q) The bus service is very good; there is a bus
(a) after ten minutes
(b) in ten minutes
(c) before ten minutes
(d) every ten minutes

Q) The bus service is very good; there is a bus
(a) after ten minutes
(b) in ten minutes
(c) before ten minutes
(d) every ten minutes
Ans. (d)
Q) We live near a busy airport; the planes fly
(a) near our house
(b) by our house
(c) over our house
(d) around our house

Q) We live near a busy airport; the planes fly
(a) near our house
(b) by our house
(c) over our house
(d) around our house
Ans. (c)
Q) Dan was very quiet. He didn’t say a word
(a) all the evening
(b) the entire evening
(c) all the entire evening
(d) entire evening

Q) Dan was very quiet. He didn’t say a word
(a) all the evening
(b) the entire evening
(c) all the entire evening
(d) entire evening
Ans. (b)
Q) I don’t like stories
(a) which can have unhappy endings
(b) which had sad evenings
(c) that have unhappy endings
(d) which are unhappy endings

Q) I don’t like stories
(a) which can have unhappy endings
(b) which had sad evenings
(c) that have unhappy endings
(d) which are unhappy endings
Ans. (c)
Q) Not everything
(a) that happened was my fault
(b) which happen was my fault
(c) what happened was my fault
(d) whatever happened was my fault

Q) Not everything
(a) that happened was my fault
(b) which happen was my fault
(c) what happened was my fault
(d) whatever happened was my fault
Ans. (a)
Q) Sheela has been at the receiving end
(a) but she is very honest
(b) and she is very honest
(c) she had been proud of it
(d) she was fine with it

Q) Sheela has been at the receiving end
(a) but she is very honest
(b) and she is very honest
(c) she had been proud of it
(d) she was fine with it
Ans. (a)
Q) Elam has no other option
(a) unless he wins
(b) but to accept the challenge
(c) though he has won challenge
(d) he has to accept the challenge

Q) Elam has no other option
(a) unless he wins
(b) but to accept the challenge
(c) though he has won challenge
(d) he has to accept the challenge
Ans. (b)
Q) Although the group has been acquitted
(a) they are under the watch of police
(b) they are free to do anything
(c) there is no suspicion in them
(d) they have not been arrested

Q) Although the group has been acquitted
(a) they are under the watch of police
(b) they are free to do anything
(c) there is no suspicion in them
(d) they have not been arrested
Ans. (a)
Q) Unless you fulfil the essential qualifications
(a) you will be called for the interview
(b) you shall be selected for the post
(c) you will not be called for the interview
(d) you can’t be rejected

Q) Unless you fulfil the essential qualifications
(a) you will be called for the interview
(b) you shall be selected for the post
(c) you will not be called for the interview
(d) you can’t be rejected
Ans. (c)
Q) The company’s bid for the contract is rejected
(a) since it filled all the conditions
(b) for the company fulfilled the conditions
(c) for the company had not been in the goodwill list
(d) since the deposit in the account is found less than required
Q) The company’s bid for the contract is rejected
(a) since it filled all the conditions
(b) for the company fulfilled the conditions
(c) for the company had not been in the goodwill list
(d) since the deposit in the account is found less than required
Ans. (d)
Q) I could not sleep
(a) because being very tired
(b) despite being very tired
(c) in spite of being sleepless
(d) since being very tired

Q) I could not sleep
(a) because being very tired
(b) despite being very tired
(c) in spite of being sleepless
(d) since being very tired
Ans. (b)
Q) She married him
(a) since his good nature
(b) because his nature
(c) because of his nature
(d) in spite his nature

Q) She married him
(a) since his good nature
(b) because his nature
(c) because of his nature
(d) in spite his nature
Ans. (c)
Q) I will come to meet you
(a) in case you want
(b) in case of time
(c) because you need
(d) although you want

Q) I will come to meet you
(a) in case you want
(b) in case of time
(c) because you need
(d) although you want
Ans. (a)
Q) If you had planned the work well
(a) you shall have completed it on time
(b) you could complete it on time
(c) you will complete it on time
(d) you could have completed it on time

Q) If you had planned the work well
(a) you shall have completed it on time
(b) you could complete it on time
(c) you will complete it on time
(d) you could have completed it on time
Ans. (d)
Q) You can use my computer
(a) as long as you can’t use any external drive
(b) as long as you used any external drive
(c) as long as you do not use any external drive
(d) as long as you shall use any external drive

Q) You can use my computer
(a) as long as you can’t use any external drive
(b) as long as you used any external drive
(c) as long as you do not use any external drive
(d) as long as you shall use any external drive
Ans. (c)

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Q) The general tone of the passage is

Q) The general tone of the passage is

Q) Which of the following is a non-living constituent of the environment?

Q) Which of the following is a non-living constituent of the environment?

Q) Abiotic components of the ecosystem refer to

(a) living organisms.

(b) non-living organisms.

(c) natural surroundings.

(d) physical factors.

Q) Abiotic components of the ecosystem refer to

(a) living organisms.

(b) non-living organisms.

(c) natural surroundings.

(d) physical factors.

Q) Which of the following is not a natural ecosystem?

Q) Which of the following is not a natural ecosystem?

Q) The word ‘constituent’ in the passage implies

Q) The word ‘constituent’ in the passage implies

Q) “We were actually living on the ocean” implies

(a) they were homeless.

(b) they were on a long voyage into the Atlantic.

(c) they were without any source of income.

Q) “We were actually living on the ocean” implies

(a) they were homeless.

(b) they were on a long voyage into the Atlantic.

(c) they were without any source of income.

Q) “…the birds all seemed to league up at night-time,” implies

(a) left alone at night-time.

(b) isolated at night-time.

(c) get together at night-time.

(d) stay in groups at night-time.

Q) “…the birds all seemed to league up at night-time,” implies

(a) left alone at night-time.

(b) isolated at night-time.

(c) get together at night-time.

(d) stay in groups at night-time.

Q) What did the author write in his log?

(a) They faced the worst kind of fear ever experienced.

(b) They were excellent in boxing and parachuting.

(c) They faced the storms bravely.

(d) They starved for food.

Q) What did the author write in his log?

(a) They faced the worst kind of fear ever experienced.

(b) They were excellent in boxing and parachuting.

(c) They faced the storms bravely.

(d) They starved for food.

Q) They lost all hope of survival because

(a) it was freezing cold.

(b) there was no help coming to them.

(c) they were facing a severe sea-storm.

(d) they were frightened by the whales and dolphins.

Q) They lost all hope of survival because

(a) it was freezing cold.

(b) there was no help coming to them.

(c) they were facing a severe sea-storm.

(d) they were frightened by the whales and dolphins.

Q) “We are overtaken by an enormous feeling of humility” implies that they