D irection for Questions 1 - 10: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has

been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

(You should check your answers after attempting all questions)

Not a …(1)… passes without a controversy …(2)… over the national sports awards. The …(3)…
that arises every year following the announcement of the Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dronacharya
awards often …(4)… to accusations of bias, regionalism and …(5)… . Representations to the
Sports Minister, interventions …(6)… Chief Ministers, Union Ministers and politicians have
all …(7)… part of the game, though the rules stipulate that any form of “canvassing” could lead
to disqualification of an …(8)… . In practice, no such disqualification takes …(69)… and
aspiring candidates readily plead their cases with the Sports Minister even after the
recommendations of the awards panel become public …(10).

1. ---------- (1)?

A) distance
B) year
C) right
D) second

2. ------------ (2) ?
A) harming
B) developing
C) surrounding
D) erupting

3. ------------- (3) ?
A) debate
B) understanding
C) struggle
D) discussion

4. ------------- (4) ?
A) permits
B) allows
C) leads
D) results

5. ------------- (5) ?
A) honesty
B) complexity
C) encourage
D) manipulation

6. ------------- (6) ?
A) for
B) by
C) from
D) with
7. ------------- (7) ?
A) become
B) crossed
C) affected
D) lasted

8. ------------- (8) ?
A) award
B) game
C) entry
D) theory

9. ------------- (9) ?
A) part
B) toll
C) role
D) place

10. ------------- (10) ?

A) Choice
B) Fury
C) Property
D) Knowledge

11. Until he is more serious in his job and stops playing the goat, he won't get any more
money.
(A) arriving late all the time
(B) eating too much all the time
(C) making too much noise all the time
(D) making jokes all the time

12. He never makes any silly mistakes because he's got too much horse sense.
(A) common sense
(B) nonsense
(C) absolute sense
(D) full sense

13. Charlie doesn't like getting too tired so he gets his assistant to do all the donkey work.
(A) academic work
(B) artwork
(C) homework
(D) hard work

14. He doesn't really go around with many people because he's a bit of a lone wolf.
(A) single person
(B) lonely person
(C) unhappy person
(D) simple person
15. And really the only reason you were there was because you had a bone to pick with
him?
(A) you wanted to have a discussion with him
(B) you wanted to have a chat with him
(C) you wanted to have a talk with him
(D) you wanted to have an argument with him

Directions for Questions 16-20: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow
on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

There are some men who seem to be always on the lookout for trouble and, to tell the truth,
they are seldom disappointed. Listening to such men one would think that this world is one of
the stormiest and most disagreeable places. Yet, after all it is not such a bad place and the
difficulty is often in the man who is too thin- skinned. On the other hand, the man who goes
out expecting people to be like himself, kind and brotherly, will be surprised at the kindness
he meets even in the most unlike quarters. A smile is apt to be met met with a respective
smile while the sneer is just as apt to provoke a snarl. Men living in the same neighborhood
may live vastly different lives. But it is not the neighborhood which is quarrelsome, but the
man within us. And we have it in out power to change our neighborhood into a pleasant one
by simply changing our own ways.

16. The passage is about

A) our disagreeable and hostile world
B) a kindly and pleasant world
C) our different and unresponsive world
D) the world and what one makes of it.

17. "..............they are seldom disappointed". The statement denotes that such men
A) welcome difficulties as a morale booster
B) do not have face any trouble
C) manage to keep unruffled in the face of discomforts
D) generally do not fail to come across troubles

18. The author's own view of the world is that it is

A) one of the loveliest and quietest places
B) an unpleasant and turbulent place
C) one's own excessive sensitivity that makes it a bad place
D) a sordid place for those who suffer in life
19. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the expression 'thin-skinned' as sed in
the passage?
A) Insensitive
B) Intelligent
C) Awkward
D) Obstinate
20. "On the other hand............. unlikely quarter" The statement shows that people's reaction
to our attitude is
A) Generally indifferent
B) surprisingly responsive
C) often adverse
D) mainly favourable

Directions 21-25: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the
blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

21. For a few seconds, Madan was.............blinded by the powerful lights of the oncoming car
A) heavily
B) largely
C) greatly
D) powerfully
E) totally

22. His interest in the study of human behavior is indeed very..............

A) strong
B) large
C) broad
D) vast
E) deep

23. The police have................a complaint against four persons

A) entered
B) lodged
C) registered
D) noted
E) received

24. The improvement made by changes in the system was ....................and did not warrant
the large expenses.
A) large
B) small
C) minute
D) marginal
E) uncertain

25. The man who is..........................hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do
neither.
A) persistently
B) constantly
C) insistently
D) consistently
E) perpetually
Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given wherein a word/ group of
words has been italicised. Some alternatives are suggested for the italicised words/ group of
words which improves the sentences. In case no improvement is needed in the sentence, your
answer is ‘No improvement’ or ‘No correction required.’
26. I made him good-bye.
a) Wished
b) Complimented
c) Bade
d) No improvement
27. We heard of them having discovered another stream
a) Them discovering
b) Their discovering
c) Their having discovered
d) No improvement
28. Those who study at sixes and sevens seldom succeed.
a) By fits and starts
b) By leaps and bounds
c) From pillar to post
d) No improvement
29. Kalidas is the greatest of all other dramatists.
a) Most other
b) The other
c) any other
d) All the
e) No correction required
30. A bird in hand is worth two in bush.
a) two in the bush
b) two at a bush
c) two on bush
d) no improvement
31. My mother is ill since two months.
a) has been ill since
b) has been ailing since
c) has been ailing for
d) no correction required
32. To make him succeed, the correct thing to do is to punish him until he does not try.
a) until he tries
b) until he does try
c) until he will not try
d) until he did not try
e) no improvement
33. The houses in our street are more beautiful than on the main road.
a) than that on the main road
b) than those on the main road
c) than there on the main road
d) no correction required
34. If you are living near a market place you should be ready to bear the disturbances caused
by traffic.
 a) to bear with
b) to bear away
c) to bear upon
d) no improvement
35. He offered me tea but I denied it.
a) refuted
b) neglected
c) declined
d) no improvement
36. There is no absolute worry even if your son refuses to marry her.
a) no absolutely worry
b) absolutely no worry
c) absolutely not worrying
d) no improvement
37. I congratulated him on his creditable performance in the I.F.S examination
a) credible
b) creditworthy
c) credulous
d) no improvement
38. But just how far he will manage to run with those shoes remains to be seen.
a) But just how farther
b) But just how much far
c) But just how further
d) no improvement
39. The experience was as important to the artists as it was to the thousands who comprise the
audience.
a) who did comprise
b) who comprised
c) who would comprise
d) who comprised of
e) no correction required
40. Scarcely had he left when his friend came.
a) He had scarcely left
b) He had left scarcely
c) He scarcely had left
d) No improvement
41. Whenever the two sisters go out for shopping, they take their pet dog with them.
a) go out shopping
b) go out to shopping
c) go out on shopping
d) no improvement
42. He was urgently in need to get his eye operation.
a) of an eye operation
b) for operation on eye
c) for eye to be operated
d) no improvement
43. He fled from the country lest he should be arrested for his misdeeds.
a) fled off
b) fled
c) fled out of
 d) no improvement
44. This time she is coming in holidays for an extending stay here.
a) extensive
b) extension
c) extended
d) no improvement
45. If I was you, I would not have joined the party.
a) As you
b) If I am
c) Were I you
d) If I be you
e) No correction required

Directions: In each sentence below, four words/ group of words which are labelled (a),(b),(c)
and (d) have been printed in bold type, one of which may be either inappropriate in the
context of the sentence or wrongly spelt. If all the four are appropriate and also correctly
spelt, mark ‘All correct’ as the answer.
46. The new lecturer (a)/ has devised (b)/ a novel method (c)/ of solving this problem. (d)/
All correct (e)
47. He who is indeed of the brotherhood (a)/ does not voyage (b)/ in quest of
the picturisque, (c)/ but of certain jolly humours. (d)/ All correct (e)
48. Subtel (a)/ nuances (b)/ and hues of the Indian languages (c)/ as spoken in all these
places settle down in his psyche. (d)/ All correct (e)
49. Our country is critically affected (a)/
by widespread (b)/ deforestation (c)/ and steady (d)/ destruction of natural watersheds. All
correct (e)
50. The old man cut (a)/ the huge Ashoka tree with (b)/ hardly (c)/ no effort (d)/ at all. All
correct (e)

Answers
Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No.
Ans B D A C D B A C D D

11. (D)
12. (A)
13. (D)
14. (B)
15. (D)
16. Ans: D
17.Ans: D
18.Ans: C
19.Ans: A
20.Ans: B
21.Ans: E
22.Ans: E
23.Ans: C
24.Ans: D
25.Ans: A
26. (c)
27. (c)
28. (a)
29. (d)
30. (a)
31. (c)
32. (a)
33. (b)
34. (a)
35. (c)
36. (b)
37. (d)
38. (d)
39.(b)
40. (d)
41. (a)
42. (a)
43. (b)
44. (c)
45. (c)
46. (e). All correct
47. (c). The correct spelling is ‘picturesque.’
48. (a). The correct spelling is ‘Subtle.’
49. (e). All correct
50. (d). Replace ‘no’ by ‘any’.