Directions—(Q. 1 to 15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions
given below it.
The Emperor's brother-in-law was also his Prime Minister and his avourite courtier. He
was not liked by the other courtiers as a result. Jealous of the Emperor's brother-inlaw
the courtiers once said, "Your Majesty, why don't you appoint one of us as Prime Minister ?
Subjectus to a test to see who is truly the right person to be Prime Minister." At the
time the Prime Minister was out hunting with another courtier. In pursuit of their prey they
mistakenly rode into the neighbouring kingdom. As they were strangers and had weapons they
were arrested as spies by the soldiers there and were certain to be sentenced to death by the
ruler, King Amir.
The courtier was petrified and bowed his head in prayer. The Prime Minister pretending to be
praying whispered something in his ear. The two of them then began arguing. "I should be the
one to die first !" each of them said. Those present were astonished to hear their argument.
The soldiers brought the two before King Amir. He was astonished to hear of their strange
behaviour. "Tell me why you are so eager to die ?"
Pretending to be reluctant to reveal the reason the Prime Minister bowed respectfully and said,
"Sir, our Emperor has a secret wish of annexing your kingdom. If you kill us the Emperor can
attack your kingdom on the pretext of avenging our deaths. The Emperor has also promised us a
great reward for our sacrifice. We felt that in case you changed your mind and set one of us
free to return home he would not get the reward."
King Amir was worried when he heard this. Concerned that the lives of his subjects would be lost
in war, King Amir refused to kill either of the two and sent them home. When they heard about the
incident the Emperor's courtiers bowed their heads. They were ashamed. They realised the Emperor
had made a wise choice in selecting his Prime Minister.
1. Why were the courtiers not on good terms with the Emperor's brother-in-law ?
(A) The Emperor used to only heed his brother-in-law's advice
(B) He was cleverer than they were and he would remind them of it
(C) He was empowered to take decisions on behalf of the Emperor
(D) He had more power and prestige and earned more than they did
(E) None of these
2. Why did the Emperor's two courtiers enter the neighbouring kingdom ?
(A) The Emperor had asked them to deliver a message to its king
(B) They wanted to spy on the neighbouring kingdom
(C) They had accidentally wandered into neighbouring territory
(D) The other courtiers had set a trap for them
(E) Their curiosity about the kingdom led them to enter it
3. Why was the Emperor's brotherin-law not afraid when faced with death ?
1. He felt that if he told King Amir the truth his life would be spared.
2. He was confident that he would be rescued.
3. He had prayed fervently asking God to save them.
(A) None
(B) Only 1
(C) Only 2
(D) Both 2 and 3
(E) Only 3
4. Which of the following can be said about the Emperor ?
(A) He reserved important posts for his family members
(B) He had chosen a worthy Prime Minister
(C) He was ruthless and wanted to conquer the neighbouring kingdom
(D) He treated all his courtiers shabbily except his brother-inlaw
(E) He deliberately endangered the lives of his courtiers in order to test them
5. Why did the two courtiers begin to argue with each other ?
(A) They wanted to distract the soldiers so they could escape
(B) It was a delaying tactics till they were rescued
(C) They blamed each other for the predicament they were in
(D) The Prime Minister wanted to stop the other courtier from divulging the Emperor's plan
to the enemy
(E) None of these
6. What surprised King Amir about the courtiers' behaviour ?
1. They were very respectful to him although he had condemned them to death.
2. Each was volunteering to be killed first.
3. They had managed to convince the soldiers to set them free.
(A) Only 1
(B) Both 1 and 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 2
(E) None of these
7. Why did King Amir set the two courtiers free ?
(A) He believed their story that the Emperor was planning to attack
(B) He had great respect for their courage
(C) He had ascertained they were not spies so he set them free
(D) He was impressed by the wisdom of the Emperor's courtiers
(E) None of these
8. Which of the following does not describe the Emperor's reaction to the courtiers' request
to appoint one of them as Prime Minister ?
1. He thought about asking his brother-in-law to resign.
2. He tested his brother-in-law to prove he was best suited for the post of Prime Minister.
3. He disregarded it completely and punished the courtiers.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 3
(C) Both 1 and 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
9. Which of the following is NOT true in the context of the passage ?
(A) King Amir was concerned about the welfare of his people
(B) The Emperor's brother-inlaw had enemies at court
(C) King Amir set the Emperor's brother-in-law free on account of his bravery
(D) The Emperor's brother-inlaw was deserving of the post of Prime Minister
(E) The Prime Minister was a quick thinker
10. What was the courtiers' reaction when they heard about the Prime Minister's safe return ?
(A) They were disappointed because their plan had failed
(B) They were ashamed of their plot to kill him
(C) They were upset to hear about his bad experience
(D) They bowed in respect and praised his wisdom
(E) None of these
Directions–(Q. 11 to 13) Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word in the
passage.
11. subject
(A) topic
(B) undergo
(C) expose
(D) citizen
(E) accountable
12. pretext
(A) excuse
(B) guess
(C) crime
(D) example
(E) fraud
13. petrified
(A) panic
(B) scared
(C) feared
(D) alarming
(E) terror
Directions—(Q. 14 and 15) Choose the word which is most opposition meaning to the word in the
passage.
14. right
(A) immoral
(B) unsuitable
(C) inaccurate
(D) inconvenient
(E) error
15. reveal
(A) secret
(B) darken
(C) disclose
(D) hide
(E) invisible
Directions—(Q. 16 to 20) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the
phrase given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and
correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark(E) as the answer.
16. In these circumstances, they will not be able to meet the assign target to them.
(A) targeted assignment
(B) assigned target
(C) assigning of target
(D) target assigned
(E) No correction required
17. Banks must be ensured that 18 per cent of their loans is given to the agricultural sector.
(A) are ensured
(B) have to ensure
(C) being ensured
(D) should be ensured
(E) No correction required
18. The government has announced several initiatives benefiting to factory workers.
(A) beneficial
(B) for benefiting to
(C) which will benefit
(D) benefited to
(E) No correction required
19. A date for the committee meeting to discuss the details of the proposal has yet to be decided.
(A) will be yet decided
(B) is been decided yet
(C) have not been still decided
(D) is not yet been decided
(E) No correction required
20. With the raining heavily the multi-storey office building was badly damaged and collapsed.
(A) Owing to the heavy rains
(B) Because of raining heavily
(C) Since heavily it rained
(D) In raining heavily
(E) No correction required
Directions—(Q. 21 to 25) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type
is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may
be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is
wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words
printed inbold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E)
i.e. 'All correct' as your answer.
21. Since petroleum products are taxed (A) heavily they are a majar(B) source (C) of revenue (D)
for the government. All correct (E)
22. Even though the proposal appearrs (A) practical (B) the committee should discuss (C) it
at length. (D) All correct (E)
23. The Indian stock market has been one of the well (A)performing (B) markets globally (C) during
the current (D) year. All correct (E)
24. Had the scheme been allowed (A) to continue (B) it would havegenerated (C) attracted (D) returns.
All correct (E)
25. People should constantly (A) upgrade their skills (B) in order to be effective (C) and efficient.
(D) All correct (E)
Directions"(Q. 26 to 30) Rearrange the following sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) to make a
meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions which follow"
1. The only way in which this problem can be solved is by making artificial blood which has remained
a distant dream for science.
2. Donation of blood is considered to be the most noble of all the charities.
3. If they succeed, it would be noted as one of the most important inventions in the history of
mankind.
4. This is because this donated magic potion can give life to another person in an emergency.
5. A group of scientists, however, has dedicated themselves towards making this a reality.
6. A growing problem however is that the requirement for safe blood is increasing whereas the number
of donors is decreasing.
26. Which of the following sentence should be the FIRST after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
27. Which of the following sentence should be the SECOND after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 6
28. Which of the following sentence should be the THIRD after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 5
(E) 6
29. Which of the following sentence should be the FIFTH after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 5
(E) 6
30. Which of the following sentence should be the SIXTH (LAST) after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Directions—(Q. 31 to 40) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or
idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that
part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
31. Senior citizens prefer (A) / banks which (B) / branches are located (C) / near their homes. (D)
No error(E)
32. In the latest statistics (A) / China supplies more than (B) / ninety per cent of the (C) / steel
imported by India. (D) No error (E)
33. We shall be calling a meeting (A) / next week to assess (B) / the causes of frequently (C) /
delays in infrastructure projects. (D) No error (E)
34. Although it has received (A) / clearance from RBI the bank (B) / has decided not to open (C) /
their office in Hongkong. (D) No error (E)
35. Most of the tribals (A) / in the region (B) / are depended on the forest (C) / to earn their
livelihoods. (D) No error (E)
36. After graduating from college (A) / having an engineering degree (B) / he received a job offer
(C) / from a reputed American firm. (D) No error (E)
37. In order for (A) / the scheme to be (B) / successful we require as (C) / much as twenty investors.
(D) No error (E)
38. The insurance company has plans (A) / to hire 30,000 agents (B) / at a time when (C) / most
companies are cutting jobs. (D) No error (E)
39. One of the important lesson (A) / he taught me was to save (B) / at least thirty per cent (C) /
of my gross income. (D) No error (E)
40. Due to the financial crisis (A) / the price of foodgrains (B) / has risen sharply (C) / over the
past few months. (D) No error (E)
Directions"(Q. 41"50) 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.
Without doubt there is one thing (41) to all of us-We have played a game at some time in our lives.
Most of us play to relax or have fun, but for many playing a game or a sport is a way to (42) poverty
behind.
Infact, in many African countries, playing a sport professionally can (43) the lives of a
person's entire family.
For example, in the samll town of Bekoji, in Ethiopia (44) than a hundred boys and girls can be seen
running at dawn everyday. Each of these youth is (45) and serious and their coach is (46) that one of
them will be a world champion. This seems like an idle (47) but it is virtually a guarantee in this
small community (48) mainly farmers. Many of the fastest male and female distance runners in the world
hail from this small town. A small handpainted sign which greets visitors outside Bekoji (49) "Welcome
to the Village of Athletes ?. Children here start running at an early age, (50) great distance to fetch
water and firewood or to reach, school. At the Olympics, runners from this small town are likely to win
more medals than those from developed countries. It will give their families a way out of poverty.
41. (A) accepted
(B) common
(C) alike
(D) similar
(E) popular
42. (A) alleviate
(B) forgot
(C) prevent
(D) reduce
(E) leave
43. (A) changes
(B) arrange
(C) control
(D) transform
(E) shift
44. (A) further
(B) more
(C) greater
(D) over
(E) larger
45. (A) concentrated
(B) rival
(C) focused
(D) playful
(E) performed
46. (A) convince
(B) optimist
(C) intended
(D) privilege
(E) confident
47. (A) boast
(B) suspicion
(C) risk
(D) worship
(E) precaution
48. (A) existing
(B) that
(C) comprising
(D) consisting
(E) for
49. (A) warn
(B) inform
(C) notices
(D) reads
(E) wish
50. (A) covering
(B) driving
(C) measuring
(D) following
(E) competing
Answers :
1. (E) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (E) 6. (B) 7. (A) 8. (E) 9. (C) 10. (D)
11. (B) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (D) 16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (E) 20. (A)
21. (B) 22. (A) 23. (E) 24. (D) 25. (E) 26. (B) 27. (D) 28. (E) 29. (D) 30. (C)
31. (B) 32. (A) 33. (C) 34. (D) 35. (C) 36. (B) 37. (D) 38. (D) 39. (A) 40. (A)
41. (B) 42. (E) 43. (D) 44. (B) 45. (C) 46. (E) 47. (A) 48. (C) 49. (D) 50. (A)
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