1 . He walked up to his teacher and asked
"Why does one die, Master ?"
2. "The time has come for your vase to
die".
3. "Its natural," said the teacher.
"Everything has a beginning and an end."
4. A young student happened to break a precious
vase belonging to his teacher.
5. When he heard his teacher's footsteps, he
quickly hid the broken vase behind him.
6. The student then, held out the pieces of the
broken vase saying.
10. Which of the following should be the FIRST
sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 1
(E) 5
Ans: (B)
11. Which of the following should be the SECOND
sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 1
(E) 6
Ans: (C)
12. Which of the following should be the FOURTH
sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 5
(C) 2
(D) 6
(E) 3
Ans: (E)
Directions-(Q.13-16) Read each sentence to find
out whether there is any grammatical 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) i.e. 'No error'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if
any)
13. My name is Rahul / and I am coming / from a
beautiful state /in India. No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) (E)
Ans: (B)
14. If you want to / keep good health / you
must eats / a lot of vegetables. No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Ans: (C)
15. In recent months, / a large number of
equipments / has been steal/from construction sites. No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Ans: (C)
16. The Indian Government's / primary goal/is
to reduction / of poverty. No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) (E)
Ans: (C)
Directions-(Q.17-21) Read the following passage
carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in
bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
Vishnu Raman was an Indian magistrate who lived
about a hundred years ago. He was famed for the fairness of his judgements. One
day while the magistrate was walking through the market he saw a crowd outside
a poultry shop. On enquiring what the matter was he learnt that a worker had accidentally
dropped a heavy sack on a chicken, crushing it to death. The chicken was small,
worth only about five rupees, but the owner of the shop had caught the worker
by his throat and was demanding a hundred rupees. His argument was that the
chicken would have grown into a plump bird in another two years and then it
would have fetched him the amount he was asking for. Somebody in the crowd
recognized the magistrate, and everybody made way for him.
"Judge our case, your honour !" said
the owner of the chicken, letting go of the worker and bowing respectfully to
the magistrate. "This man, through his carelessness has caused the death
of a chicken that would have fetched me a hundred coins in another two years
!" Fear had made the worker's speech incoherent. Nobody could understand
what he was saying. "The price put on the chicken is hundred rupees,"
said the magistrate, to the worker. "I advise you to pay the owner."
There was a gasp from the crowd. Everybody had expected the magistrate to
favour the poor worker. The owner of the chicken was overjoyed. "They said
you were fair in your judgements" he said, rubbing his hands in glee,
"now I can say there is no one fairer than you !"
"The Law is always fair," smiled the
magistrate. "Tell me, how much grain a chicken would eat in a year ?"
"About half a sack," said the poultry shop owner. "So in two
years the chicken who died would have eaten a whole sack of grain," said
Vishnu Raman. "Please give the sack of grain you've saved to the
worker." The chicken owner turned pale. A sack of grain would cost more
than hundred rupees. Frightened by the shouts from the crowd, he declared he
would not take any money from the worker, and retreated into the safety of his
shop in the end.
17. What was Vishnu Raman well known for?
(A) He was well known for his respectable
position
(B) He was well known for his honesty
(C) He was well known for his fairness of
judgement
(D) He was well known for time management
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)
18. Why was the owner asked to give a sack of
grain to the worker?
(A) The worker could not afford grain
(B) The worker had purchased the sack of grain
(C) The worker did not get paid for his
services
(D) A sack of grain was equal to a hundred
rupees
(E) He would have saved on a sack of grain
Ans: (E)
19. In the end, the owner turned pale because-
1. The magistrate was being unjust.
2. He realised that he was being cheated.
3. The magistrate asked him to give the worker
a sack of grain.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1 and 2
(E) Only 2 and 3
Ans: (C)
20. Why was the owner of the shop initially
overjoyed with the magistrate's judgement ?
(A) The magistrate asked the worker to pay him
a hundred rupees
(B) He was fond of the magistrate
(C) He did not expect the magistrate to favour
the worker
(D) He could now buy another chicken
(E) The law is always fair
Ans: (A)
21. What was the commotion in the market about
?
(A) The worker quitting his job
(B) The shop owner beating the magistrate
(C) The magistrate's visit to the market
(D) The death of a chicken
(E) The missing money from the owner's shop
Ans: (D)
Directions-(Q.22-23) Choose the word which is
most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage-
22. Accidentally
(A) Deliberately
(B) Mistakenly
(C) Erroneously
(D) Cautiously
(E) Hastily
Ans: (B)
23. Fair
(A) Brilliant
(B) Good
(C) Honest
(D) Unjust
(E) Clever
Ans: (D)
Directions-(Q.24-26) Pick out the most
effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence
meaningfully complete-
24. Most of the people who .......... the book
exhibition were teachers.
(A) witnessed
(B) presented
(C) conducted
(D) held
(E) attended
Ans: (E)
25. The frequent errors are a result of the
student's .................
(A) talent
(B) smartness
(C) carelessness
(D) perception
(E) destructiveness
Ans: (C)
26. I finally.......... her to stay another
day.
(A) advised
(B) persuaded
(C) suggested
(D) called
(E) tortured
Ans: (B)
