 |
| SET – 1 |
Passage
Once there lived a crow who did not like his feathers. She always admired the colorful feathers of the peacock and wanted to be one among them.
“You all look so dull and plain. Look how beautiful the peacocks are. I so wish I were a peacock” she would say to her fellow crows.
One day, the crow saw many peacock feathers on the ground. Seeing those peacock feathers an idea struck. She gathered them and stuck them into her wings and tail and a few up from her head to look exactly like the peacock.
“Now I am as gorgeous as a peacock,” she said to herself. And so, she went to join the flock of peacocks but was mocked and thrown out. The peacocks clearly understood that she was not one among them. “Putting on peacock feathers will not make you a peacock,” they said to her. Sad and humiliated, she returned back to her fellow crows. But, none of her fellow crows wanted her company after all her insults. To add insult to the injury, they noticed peacock feathers hanging out from her wings and tail and mocked her. Then an old wise crow came and told him “we should accept the way we are. Don’t try to copy others blindly. I hope you have learned your lesson”.
1. After seeing Peacock feathers what idea stuck to crow?
(a) It hated peacock feathers.
(b) It struck them into her wings.
(c) It hide the feathers.
(d) None of these.
2. What did the crow say to her fellow crow’s ?
(a) I wish I were a peacock.
(b) I wish I were a crow.
(c) I wish I were a gorgeous crow.
(d) None of these
3. How did the peacock behave with the crow?
(a) They welcomed her.
(b) They mocked and thrown her out.
(c) They encouraged her.
(d) They praised her for her trick.
4. What did the wise crow say?
We should accept the way we are
To try copy others
Try to become beautiful
(d) We should try to compete them.
5. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word given below:
Compatible
(a) Aggreeable
(c) Rivaling
(b) Conflictive
(d) Improper
6. Choose the word almost opposite in meaning the word given below:
Ship
(a) Vessle
(b) Moving
(c) Craft
(d) Hold
7. Identify the correctly spelt word.
(a) Bemifitted
(c) Benefeted
(b) Benefited
(d) Benefetad
8. Choose the correct one word substitute for theo Following term.
Killing of wife
(a) Mariticide
(c) Familicide
(b) Uxoricide
(d) Filicide
Direction (9-13): Choose the most appropriatea answer and fill in the blanks.
9.The Noun form of ‘Compel’ is
(a) Compiling
(b) Compelled
(c) Compulsive
(d) Compulsion
10. Verb of Glory
(a) Glorification
(c) Glorious
(b) Glorified
(d) Glorify
11. He does not know__accept or reduce the offer.
(a) Whenever
(b) When
(c) Where
(d) Whether
12. He was very ill there was hope to recover.
(a) Few
(b) Little
(c) The Little
(d) A few
13.Plural of Sheep?
(a) Shoop
(b) Sheep
(c) Sheeps
(d) Lamb
Direction (14-16): Find the error.
14. My mother does(a)/not like me coming late/(b)at night//(c) No error (d)
15. Some of you(a)/ speak French (b)/ Isn’t it ?(c)/No error (d).
16. He had no (a)/illusion of being either distingusihed(b)/ writer or a editor(c)/ No error(d).
17. Change the narration
She said, “I cleans teeth everyday”.
(a) She said that she cleanes teeth everyday.
(b) She said that she cleaned teeth everyday.
(c) She told that she cleans teeth everyday. (d) She said that she clean teeth everyday.
18. Change the voice He was given the details of his uncle’s will by the lawyer.
(a) His uncle’s will was given to him by his
lawyer.
(b) The lawyer gave him the details of his uncle’s will.
(c) His uncle’s will and its details were given by the lawyer.
(d) The lawyer has given the details of his uncle’s will.
19. What is collectly noun of group
A group of keys:
(a) Bunch of keys
(b) Stock of keys
(c) A collection of keys
(d) A cluster of keys
20. Write the negative without changing the sense.
She is a rich woman.
(a) She is not a poor woman.
(b) She is not a prosperous woman.
(c) She is not a respective woman.
(d) She is not a wealthy woman.
 |
| SET – 2 |
Passage
Directions (1-4): Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it.
Rural development in India has witnessed several changes over the years. Rural development, can be richer and more meaningful only through the participation of clienteles of development. Just as implementation is the touchstone for planning, and effectiv people’s participation is the centerpiece in rural development. For the development planners and administrators, it is important to solicit the participation of different groups of rural people to make the plans participatory.
Rural development aims at improving rural people’s livelihoods in an equitable and sustainable manner. rural deve both socially and environmentally, through better access to assets and services, and control over productive capital.
The basis objectives of Rural Development Programmes have been alleviation of poverty and unemployment through creation of basic social and economic infrastructure, provision of training to rural unemployed youth and providing employment to marginal farmer/labourers to discourage seasonal and permanent migration to urban areas.
Rural development is the main pillar of nation’s development. In spite of rapid urbanization, a large section of our population still lives in the villages. Secondly, rural India has lagged behind in development because of many historical factors. Ministry of Rural Development is implementing a number of programmes aimed at sustainable holistic development in rural areas. The thrust of these programmes is on all-round economic and social A place transformation in rural areas through a multiprogrammed strategy aiming to reach out to the most disadvantaged sections of the society.
1. Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage ?
Alleviation
(a) mitigation
(b) smoothing
(c) intensification
(d) comfortable
2. What, according to the passage, is the most important objective of rural development ?
(A) Alleviation of poverty and unemployment
(B) Employment to marginal farmers and labourers
(C) Participation of different groups of rural people.
(D) Creation of basic social and economic infrastructure
3. How can rural development be more meaningful and effectively implement
(A). Through good administration
(B). Through panchayat system
(C). Alleviation of poverty
(D). Participation of different groups of rural people.
4. According to passage which ministry looks after development
(A) Ministry of human resources
(B) Rural development ministry
(C) Panchyati Raj Ministry
(D) None of them
5. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word given below:
Applause
(a) Booing
(b) Praise
(c) Housing
(d) Criticise
6. Choose the word almost opposite in meaning to the word given below:
Abrupt
(a) Steep
(b) Bluff
(c) Gradual
(d) Sudden
7. Identify the correctly spelt word.
(a) Acquanintance
(b) Acquaintance
(c) Acquenintance
(d) Acquintance
8. Choose the correct one word substitute for the following term
A place of residence is called.
(a) Domicile
(b) Abode
(c) Estrangement
(d) Fixed
Direction (9-13) Choose the most appropriate answer and fill the blanks.
9. The noun form of relation
(A) Relatively
(B) Relative
(C) Relax
(D) Relate
10. The adjective of Respect is
(A) Respectable
(B) Respectively
(C) Respectfully
(D) Respecting
11. By__was the Ramayana written
(A) Who
(B) Whom
(C) Whose
(D) Which
12. The man should.____ circumstances
(a) Accept
(b) Adopt
(c) Adapt
(d) Adept
13. Crocodile live both ___ water and____land.
(a) In On
(b) at on
(c) on, in
(d) in, over
Direction (14-16): Find the error.
14. The captain(a)/ along with(b)/ his were killed in the field.(d)
15. Each of the boys (a)/ play playground (c)/ No error(d)
16. The clothes(a)/ were the cloth stand(d).soldiers(c)/ game (b)/ in neatly(b)/ hanged(c)/
17. Change the narration.
He said to me. “I had a car.”
(a) He told me that he had a car.
(b) He told me that he has a car.
(c) He told me that I had a car.
(d) He told to me that he has a car.
18. Change the voice.
Who is bothering you?
(a) Whom are you being bothered.
(b) By whom are you being bothered.
(c) By whom are you bothered.
(d) By whom were you being bothered
19. Place where Pig stays?
(a) Sty
(b) Pigsty
(c) Cattery
20. Idiom : Taken to task
(a) censure severely or angrily
(b) independently thinking
(c) work carefully
(d) hard work
Set – 3
Passage
Answer the questions given below it.
Dolphins are highly intelligent aquatic mammals. Because of their ability to learn and perform complex tasks in captivity, their continuous communications with one another, and their ability, through training, to approximate the sounds of a few human words, some investigators have suggested that the animals might be capable of learning a truc language and communicating with humans. Most authorities, however, agree that although the dolphin’s problem – 4 solving abilities put the animal on an intelligence level close to that of primates, no evidence exists that dolphin communications approach the complexity of a true language. There are about 60 species of dolphins. They use sound (echolocation) to navigate, to find prey and for communication. The species most frequently seen is the bottle-nose dolphin, a popular performer in sea aquariums, found in all warm seas. It is mainly grey in colour and grows up to a maximum of 4.2 meters. It lives in a group of up to 15 individuals. There is extensive communications and cooperation between individuals, they can produce a range of clicks of various frequencies, which they use for echolocation. The common dolphin, which inspired many Mediterranean fold legends, is found in all temperate and tropical’s seas. It has up to 100 teeth in its jaws, which make the 15 cm ‘beak’ protrude forward from the rounded head. The corners of its mouth are permanently upturned giving the appearance of a smile, though dolphins cannot actually smile, Dolphins feed on fish and squid. Some cies of dolphins can swim up to kmph. Helped by social streamlining modifications of the skin. All dolphins power themselves by beating the tail
up down and use flippers to steer and stabilize. River dolphins inhabit river estuaries in Asia and South America. They have very long slender beak and whiskers and limited eyesight. They love to swim in fresh water.
1. The common dolphin___
(A) smiles all the time
(B) Has a break up to 51 cm.
(c) Is found in temperate grasslands.
(d) Has up to 100 teeth.
2. Dolphins
(a) Cannot communicate with one another.
(b) Can perform complex tasks in captivity.
(c) Can speak to humans.
(d) Can learn human words on their own.
3. Dolphin’s intelligence level is
(a) Equal to that of primates.
(b) Better than that of primates.
(c) Close to that of primates.
(d) Lower than that of primates.
4. Echolocation is the
(a) Use of words to communicate.
(b) Use of words to find prey.
(c) Use of echo to navigate.
(d) Use of sound to navigate.
5. Synonyms of Abbreviate
(a) Expand
(b) Elonegate
(c) Shorten
(d) Lengthen
6. Antonyms of Delicate
(a) fine
(b) Rigid/hard/tough
(c) careful
(d) gentle
7. Identify the correctly spelt word.
(a) Endveaour
(c) Indeaveour
(b) Endveavor
(d) Endeavor
8. Choose the correct one word substitute for the following term.
A place where ship are kept.
(a) Sea
(b) Hanger
(c) Runway
(d) Harbour
Direction (9-13): Choose the most appropriate angwer and fill in the blanks.
9. The Noun from of “Acquire”.
(a) Acqurement
(b) Acquired
(c) Acquisition
(d) Obtain
10. What is comparative degree of Unique.
(a) More unique
(b) Most unique
(c) Very unique
(d) none of these
11. A bunch of flowers___ been delivered to the door.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) have
12. He looked at me without___anything
(a) Say
(c) To say
(b) Saying
(d) has
13. He was astonished___his failure
(A) at
(B) in
(C) on
(D) for
14. Direction (14-16): Find the error.
14. The price of everything (a)/ is raising (b)/ fast.(c)/no error (d)
15. The German (a)/ defeated the (b)/French by 3 goals(c)/ No error (d)
16. Towns after towns were(a)/ conquered by him
(b)/but he found no peace(c)/No error.(d)
17. Change the narration
Ram said, “We will play match tommorrow
(a) Ram said that we had played match the next day
(b) Ram said that they would play the match the next day.
(c) Ram told they would play the match the next
day.
(d) Ram said that we would play the match the next day.
18. Change the voice
People made him president.
(a) He was made president by the peop
(b) He became president by people
(c) President was made by the people
(d) People elected him the preside
19. Plural of “Cris”
(a) Crises
b) Disaster
(c) Crieses
(d) Calamity
20. Idioms: Between the devil and deep sea.
(a) Difficult situation
(b) Pleasant situati
(c) Narrow situation
(d) Admirable situati