Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

Certain words/ phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. There was a country long time ago where the people would change a king every year. The person who would become the king had to agree to a contract that he would be sent to an island after one year of his being a king. One king had finished his term and it was time for him to go to the islands and live there. The people dressed him up in expensive clothes and put him on an elephant and took him around the cities to say goodbye to all the people. This was a moment of sadness for all kings who ruled for one year. After bidding farewell, the people took the king to a remote islands in a boat and left him there. On their way back, they discovered a ship that had sunk just recently. They saw a young man who had survived by holding on to floating piece of wood. As they needed a new king, they picked up they youngman and took him to their country. They requested him to be king for a year. First he refused but later he agreed to be the king. People told him about all the rules and regulations and about how he would be sent to an islands after one year. After three days of being a king, he asked the ministers if they could show him the island where all the other kings were sent. They agreed and took him to the islands. The island was covered with a thick jungle and sounds of vicious animals were heard coming out of it. The king went a little bit further to check. Soon he discovered dead bodies of all the past kings. He understood that as soon as they were left on the island, the wild animals had come and killed them. The king went back to the country and collected 100 strong workers. He took them to the island and instructed them to clean the jungle, remove all the deadly animals and cut down all excess trees. He would visit the island every month to see how the work was progressing. In the first month, all the animals were removed and many trees were cut down. In the second month, the whole island was cleaned out. The king then told the workers to plant gardens in various parts of the island. He also took with himself useful animals like chickens, ducks, birds, goats, cows etc. In the third month, he ordered the workers to build big houses and docking stations for ships. Over the months, the island turned into a beautiful place. The young king would wear simple clothes and spend very little

from his earnings as a king. He sent all the earnings to the island for storage. When nine months passed like this, the king called the ministers and told them: "I know that I have to go to the island after one year, but I would like to go there right now." But the ministers didn't agree to this and said that he had to wait for another three months to complete the year. Three months passed and now it was a full year. The people dressed up the young king and put him on an elephant to take him around the country to say goodbye to others. However, this king was unusually happy to leave the kingdom. People asked him, "All other kings would cry at this moment. Why is it that you are laughing?" He replied, "Don't you know what the wise people say? They say that when you come to this world as a baby, you are crying and everyone else is smiling. Live such a life that when you die, you will be smiling and everyone around you will be crying. I have lived that life. While all the other kings were lost into the luxuries of the kingdom, I always thought about the future and planned for it. I turned the deadly island into a beautiful abode for me where I can stay peacefully".

1 What happened to the island in the first month of the young king's tenure? (A) The wild animals were removed from the island. (B) The whole island was cleaned. (C) Many unnecessary trees were cut down. Only (A) Only (B) Only (C) Only (B) and (C) Only (A) and (C) 2 What did the young man notice on his visit to the remote island after three days of being king?

That the animals on the island were too many to be killed. That the island was very big. That the jungle on the island was full of animals that had killed all the previous kings placed on the island. That the island was very beautiful and clean. Not mentioned in the passage. 3

Directions : Choose the word/ group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/ group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. VICIOUS simple small tough harmless ferocious 4 Which of the following describes the young king correctly? (A) He was intelligent (B) He had foresight (C) He was cunning Only (A) Only (A) and (B) Only (C) Only (B) and (C) All the three (A), (B) and (C) 5

Directions : Choose the word / group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word / group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. ABODE stop mountain plenty house dwelling 6

Directions : Choose the word / group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word / group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. BIDDING wishing auctioning wasting playing talking 7 Why were the people of the kingdom puzzled when the young king was taken around the country to say goodbye to everyone? As they could not believe that one year had elapsed so soon. As they were not aware that the young king was actually a wise sage. As the young king was happy to go to the island unlike the previous kings. Not mentioned in the passage None of these

Why did the people of the kingdom change the king every year? As their first king had invented this system and had recorded it in the form of a contract. As they believed that the new king would bring better ideas to the kingdom. As they wanted their king to relax on an island after one year of hard work. Not mentioned in the passage. None of these 9 What would happen to the king once his term of one year was over? He would be paraded in the cities as a farewell and then be taken to a remote island. He would be gifted with expensive clothes and jewellry. He would be sent on an island which required a lot of work to be done. He would be asked to buy an elephant and go to the remote island himself. None of these 10

Directions : Choose the word/ group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/ group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. SURVIVED scratched died lived

fell suffered 11

Directions : Choose the word / group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word / group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. CONTRACT work signature deal temporary get 12 What could be said about the island after the young king had made his servants work on it? The dangerous island had been turned to a beautiful place. The island still remained the same despite all the young king's efforts. The island was barely tolerable now. The island was safe from all types of attacks. None of these 13 What was the king's request to the ministers after the completion of nine moths? That he should not be sent to the island after completion of one year. That he would like to go to the island immediately. That he should be paid more in order to improve work on the island. That he should be sent to the island after a year.

None of these 14 How did the young king arrange for money on the island? By selling a large amount of his property. By spending all the money derived from his income as a king. By borrowing money from the ministers and sending it to the island. By spending very less of his income as a king and sending it to the island for storage. None of these 15 What can possibly be the moral of the story? Always put others before yourself Give respect to others Live in the present and forget about the future Do not put things off until tomorrow Always think and plan ahead

Directions: In each sentence below a word is printed in bold. Below each sentence, five words/ group of words are suggested, one of which can replace the bold word, without changing the meaning of the sentence. Find out the appropriate word/ group of words in each case. For such a gigantic task, there should be some special task force. Trivial important huge gallantry victorious

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer. What one must be able to judge is whether falling prey of lust or try to enjoy it in a controlled way 1) while falling prey of lust 3) is whether to fall prey to 5) No correction required 2) when falling prey of lust 4) so that falling prey of

Directions: In each sentence below a word is printed in bold. Below each sentence, five words/ group of words are suggested, one of which can replace the bold word, without changing the meaning of the sentence. Find out the

appropriate word/ group of words in each case. People who trespass this gate will be fined. cross without permission climb up and cross over break unlawfully pass on pass by

Directions : Read each sentence carefully. Four choices are given for each sentence. You have to choose the one that is closest in meaning to the original sentence. In a democratic set-up, how can one say no to any proposal for a dialogue? One should not affirm any proposal without going for talks while one is in a democratic set-up. Turning down a proposal for a dialogue goes against the grain of democracy. A method should be devised to veto dialogues in a democratic set-up. The essence of democracy lies in talking. None of these Directions : In each question an incomplete stem of sentence is given. It is followed by five parts of sentence numbered (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Pick out the most appropriate part to complete the sentence meaningfully. This transfer has created so much artificial pressure that ____. the atmosphere has suddenly become tense. a lack of motivation has become obvious among the officers. out informers have given us several openings. everyone is wondering when he will receive his marching orders.

pollution is bound to follow.

Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. (A) It is therefore a contributing factor to the growth of landfills and waterway pollution, both of which are costly and energy-intensive to solve. (B) Making an effort to use those resources and avoid polystyrene ones can help to decrease your environmental impact. (C) Non-biodegradable essentially means that any polystyrene that makes its way into a landfill will stay there indefinitely, never breaking down and returning to the earth. (D) Polystyrene, as a product, is very convenient to use, but is has some important effects we should consider when making choices as consumers, (E) While recycling polystyrene material can cushion the environmental blow of its use, alternatives are available that are created from renewable resources and biodegrade more readily (F) For example, while polystyrene has some excellent uses and is technically recyclable, it is not a substance that biodegrades. 21 Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

22 Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement?

23 Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

24 Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

25 Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

E Directions : In each question below, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). 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 number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark 5), i.e., 'All correct' as your answer.

She vested her time in chatting over the phone and 1) 3) 2) 4) 5) ultimately ended up not finishing her work. All correct

5 Directions : In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as 1, 2, 3 and 4. 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 number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark 5 i.e. 'All correct' as your answer. The scheme permits(1)/ investors(2)/ to buy the shares from foreign (3)/ companies at a ficsed (4)/ price. All Correct (5)

5 Directions : 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 number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) The finding may help doctors 1) /give more personalised care to patients 2)/ and modify the amount of powerful drugs 3)/ administered over their patients. 4)/ No error 5)

5 Directions : Read each sentence to find out where there is any 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 the errors of punctuation, if any) If you decide to hold (A)/ the function in Kolkatta (B)/ not much of us (C)/ will be able to come and attend.(D)/ No error (E)

Directions : 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 number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) A major computer security firm urged 1)/ the social networking site to set up 2)/ an early-warning system after hundreds of users were 3)/ hit by an new wave of virus attacks. 4)/ No error 5)

5 Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered in a sequence. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five alternatives are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out that best fitting word in each case . Decades ago, China --- (1) the concept of 'barefoot doctors'. They were community health care workers who successfully --- (2) the health of China's villages. Following this example, many African, Asian and Latin American countries have started --- (3) programmes. The largest of such community health efforts is India's National Rural Health Mission. In --- (4) over three years, the programme has mobilized over fifty thousand new community health workers, each --- (5) as 'Asha'. This is short for 'Accredited Social Health Activist' and

translated into Hindi is the word --- (6) hope. Today technology companies and foundations are also joining the --- (7) to support community health workers. Mobile phone companies are --- (8) these workers with phones and support systems to obtain up to date medical information, call ambulance etc... In the --- (9) years, community health workers can thus help --- (10) the spread of many devastating but curable diseases.

31 Find the appropriate word in the place of "4" course less approximate period just 32 Find the appropriate word in the place of "7" business membership scope effort purpose 33 Find the appropriate word in the place of "8" provided buying equipped supplied empowering

34 Find the appropriate word in the place of "1" gives researches introduced originates enlightened 35 Find the appropriate word in the place of "9" coming next past few previous 36 Find the appropriate word in the place of "2" improved entrusted fought cured dealt 37 Find the appropriate word in the place of "10" overlook curb protect

enrich neglect 38 Find the appropriate word in the place of "3" thousands alike imitated similar naming 39 Find the appropriate word in the place of "5" referred known perceived regarded called 40 Find the appropriate word in the place of "6" denotes describes for explains means

Reading Comprehens 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Only (A) and (C) That the jungle on the island was full of animals that had killed all the previous kings placed on the island. harmless Only (A) and (B) dwelling wishing As the young king was happy to go to the island unlike the previous kings. Not mentioned in the passage. He would be paraded in the cities as a farewell and then be taken to a remote island. died deal The dangerous island had been turned to a beautiful place. That he would like to go to the island immediately. By spending very less of his income as a king and sending it to the island for storage. Always think and plan ahead

Sentence Improvement 16 17 3 18 19 20 cross without permission Turning down a proposal for a dialogue goes against the grain of democracy. everyone is wondering when he will receive his marching orders. huge

Rearangement of sentences 21 F 22 B 23 E 24 A

25 D Spotting Error 26 1 27 4 28 4 29 C 30 5 Fill in the blanks 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 just effort empowering introduced coming improved curb similar perceived for