Friday, June 15, 2012

Descriptive test for IBPS PO Exam 2012 :Questions and Pattern

What is a Descriptive test ?


A Descriptive test is basically the test of English Language, in which the writing skill of the candidates are tested. An officer in the Bank, will have to prepare reports, Seminars and writing letters to their seniors in bank. So it a must for bank to select only those candidate who have good Language communication Skill and Writing Skill

Pattern of Descriptive Test 


.Students must be aware of the fact that Descriptive paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who will pass the Objective test.Like Objective tests, students will have to score minimum marks in the Descriptive test as well. In the IBPS PO Exam 2011, the minimum qualifying marks in the Descriptive test in 24 marks.

The Descriptive test had the weight age of 25 marks and the time Duration of the test is 1 hour.

In the IBPS PO Descriptive Paper, questions are asked on these categories:

  1. Letter Writing
  2. Essay Writing
  3. Precis Writing

Previous Year Questions


IBPS had conducted the PO/MT Exam only once before this exam and the exam was conducted in the month of September 2011.Here are a few questions that are asked in the IBPS PO Descriptive test 2011.

Letter Writing

Write a letter to your brother/sister in 150 words explaining the importance of Lokpal bill OR a letter to the concerned authority informing about the shortage of water supply in your area OR a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper for starting cultural heritage programmes in your state
 

Essay Writing

For this question, you will have to write an essay of about 250 words on any of the following topics:
  • E Banking.
  • Impact of Media on Our life.
  • Global World converting into global village.
Precis Writing

In this question, a long essay is given for which candidates are asked to write a summary of the given essay.

How to Prepare for Descriptive Test ?


Until now, you have understood the importance of the Descriptive test and Now we discuss How one should prepare for this test.

For Letter Writing, one must prepare at least 2-3 formats.The letter writing question is asked with internal Choice.Candiadtes must attempt this questions taking into consideration the correct format for writing the letters.

For Essay Writing, you will be asked to write and essay of 200 to 250 words with internal choice.Here are some of the Current Topics that are expected for essay writing in the IBPS PO Exam 2012.

  • Depreciation in Indian Rupee.
  • FDI in Retail.
  • Emergence of Rural Banking in India.
  • Economic Crisis in India.
For Precis Writing: In precis writing, you will be asked to write a brief Description of the given paragraph.Students must that they have to shorten the Paragraph in terms of word length, without changing the meaning.

And Last but not the least, the Examiners will Check the Spelling Mistakes in the Descriptive test, so make sure that you didn't make any spelling mistakes and attempt the paper like an Officer and show your writing skills to the examiners.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

RENU GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & WORLD VISION MONTHLY MAGAZINE- BOOK REVIEW


RENU GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & WORLD VISION MONTHLY MAGAZINE- BOOK REVIEW

This post will give you an idea about the RENU GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & WORLD VISION MONTHLY MAGAZINE. This review is done by the faculty team of our institute.


Current Topics: Around all the Current topics were discussed.
Event Calendar: Event Calendar (Day wise event detail) is present in the magazine.
Section: As this book is for bank entrance preparing student, but Economy section is not having much details, like other magazines.
Questionnaires: Sample Questionnaires (topic wise) are missing for all the topics.
Sample Papers: Lack of complete sample papers.
GD/Interview: GD is found in the issue.
Paper Quality: Quality paper is not used, may be b'coz the book has very less cost price.
Topic Discussion: No topics for any subjects i.e, English (improve your english), Reasoning, Numeric Ability, etc is there to help students.
General Awareness: GA is given but not up to the mark (Justified).


Overall rating of the Magazine is :   7 out of 10.


Reference Magazine is :  RENU GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & WORLD VISION MONTHLY MAGAZINE, June 2012, Vol 10, No. 11


The magazine is Good to get the knowledge but if one is seriously preparing for Bank paper then this Magazine is not going to help compeletly. One must check other Magazines available in the market.

MAGAZINE REVIEW - Banking Services Chronicle - Monthly Magazine


This post will give you an idea about the Monthly Magazine Chronicle. This report it made by the faculty, of our institute.
Index:  is missing this (One has to check each and every page of the book for finding any content).
Current Topics: Current topics were discussed in so long manner.
Event Calendar: Event Calendar (Day wise event detail) missing.
Section: As this book is for bank entrance preparing student, but Economy section is missing full details, like other magazines.
Questionnaires: Sample Questionnaires (topic wise) are missing in the book.
Sample Papers: Positive aspect in the magazine is, it is containing sample paper for bank PO/clerk.
GD: No group discussion is found in the issue.
Sample : No sample/real interview section is found.
Topic Discussion: No topics for any subjects i.e, English (improve your english), Reasoning, Numeric Ability, etc is there to help students.
General Awareness: GA is totally missing.
Overall rating of the Magazine is :   3 out of 10.

Reference Magazine is :  Banking Services Chronicle, June 2012, Vol 19, No 9
The magazine is OK to get the rough knowledge but if one is seriously preparing for Bank paper then this Magazine is not going to help. One must check other Magazines available in the market.

Monday, June 11, 2012

District Co Operative Bank Dehradun, Uttrakhand English Sample Practice Paper- 55


District Co Operative Bank Dehradun, Uttrakhand English Sample Practice Paper- 55


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Directions—(Q. 1 to 11) 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) (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

1. The martyrdom (A) / about Sardar Bhagat (B) / Singh created (C) / a stir. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

2. He is well (A) / known in Hindi, (B) / Urdu and (C) / Arabic languages. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

3. Ruskin had postulated (A) / the concept of ‘social affection’ (B) / as the founding principle (C) / of a humane economy. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

4. His only motive (A) / was to finding (B) / the truth and (C) / follow it. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

5. On the surfacing (A) / she presented herself (B) / as someone in supreme (C) / control of her life. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

6. Motivating the youth of (A) / the nation is (B) / the central theme (C) / of the book. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

7. He have faced (A) / failures and (B) / disappointments without (C) / feeling defeated. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

8. Since time immemorial (A) /, India’s spiritual (B) / wisdom has being (C) / its strength. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

9. Courage is an (A) / inner fortress which (B) / no enemy can (C) / ever destruction. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

10. Boldness has (A) / genius, power and (B) / magic in it along (C) / with infinite possibilities. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

11. Rahul found college (A) / life most interesting (B) / and energetic than (C) / his schools days. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 12–22) 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 either be misspelt 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 in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All Correct’ as your answer.

12. The
beach, (A) trees and the breese (B) created a feeling (C) of extra-ordinary (D) calm. All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

13. No
mattar (A) how tired he feels, he never (B) misses the evening (C) walk post dinner. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

14.
Either (A) kings and ordinary (B) men, studied (C) together (D) in gurukuls. All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

15. The
great (A) leader called (B) upon his people (C) to rise to their highest capabilities. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

16. From the
ashes (A) of the devastating (B) war, Germany has emerged (C) as a powerful (D) nation. All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

17. The
peon (A) has met (B) with an accident (C) while acrossing (D) the road. All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

18. He was a
relentless (A) crusader against (B) feudalism and colonalsm (C) in the pre independence (D) era. All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

19. After
several (A) years of political turmoil, (B) the state has finally (C) gained stable. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

20.
Fake (A) and fabricated (B) cases were publicised to turnish (C) his political image. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

21.
Youth (A) has to come foreword (B) to reform (C) the social structure. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

22. He
laiy (A) in the bed to rest, (B) and within (C) no time dozed (D) off to sleep. All correct (E)
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 23 to 32) 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.

Parenting is a difficult job. A creative and imaginative …(23)… is a great …(24)… to the …(25)… parent. This is precisely the reason why a repressive society produces few creative and imaginative people. As not so ordinary children, the weaker ones are …(26)…, and the hardier ones often over react in a way that turns them into …(27)… or actual criminals if they happen to live in a squalid environment. As adults, most of us do not care to …(28)… the kinetic qualities of children. Just like we want them to stop wriggling or jumping or sloshing through puddles or dangling from fence posts, in the same way we …(29)… agile minds and mercurial temperaments. We don’t like to …(30)… silly questions, to respond to anxieties that take fantasy form, or to acknowledge the …(31)… life of the child’s …(32)….

23. (A) spouse, (B) sibling, (C) one, (D) people, (E) child
Ans : (E)

24. (A) bore , (B) challenges, (C) burden, (D) problematic, (E) companion
Ans : (C)

25. (A) ordinary , (B) surrogate, (C) step, (D) willing, (E) tension
Ans : (A)

26. (A) accepted , (B) tolerated, (C) crushed, (D) patented, (E) placed
Ans : (C)

27. (A) delinquents , (B) mad, (C) angry, (D) addictive, (E) useless
Ans : (A)

28. (A) peace , (B) hooking, (C) tolerant, (D) explore, (E) accessible
Ans : (D)

29. (A) resent, (B) accept, (C) revolt, (D) acknowledge, (E) punished
Ans : (D)

30. (A) ask, (B) manage, (C) participate, (D) encouraged, (E) answer
Ans : (E)

31. (A) deeper , (B) inside, (C) hide, (D) visible, (E) fake
Ans : (B)

32. (A) worldly , (B) spirit, (C) selve, (D) personalities, (E) gist
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 33–37) Rearrange the following SIX sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below :
(1) Given a choice, all these parents would love to see these little slogging children enjoy their childhood at home or at school.
(2) Struck with acute poverty, many poor families almost force their children to work and earn.
(3) Its roots may be traced to the prevailing poverty in these continents.
(4) In these poverty stricken families, every member has to work for his/her own food.
(5) Child Labour is a phenomenon prevalent mostly in developing countries of Asia and Africa.
(6) With the cumulative earnings of all the members of the family, the members of the family are able to make their two ends meet.

33. Which of the following should be the
FIRST sentence ?
(A) 2 , (B) 1, (C) 3, (D) 5, (E) 6
Ans : (E)

34. Which of the following should be the
THIRD sentence ?
(A) 3 , (B) 6, (C) 4, (D) 5, (E) 2
Ans : (B)

35. Which of the following should be the
LAST (SIXTH) sentence ?
(A) 2 , (B) 4, (C) 3, (D) 6, (E) 1
Ans : (A)

36. Which of the following should be the
SECOND sentence ?
(A) 6 , (B) 2, (C) 4, (D) 3, (E) 1
Ans : (C)

37. Which of the following should be the
FOURTH sentence ?
(A) 1 , (B) 6, (C) 4, (D) 2, (E) 5
Ans : (D)
Directions—(Q. 38–40) Pick out the most effective word from the given words that describes the people/phenomenon being referred to—

38. Smith has no money. He has declared himself wealthless. He will be called a—
(A) Miser , (B) Honorary, (C) Pauper, (D) Mercenary, (E) Beggar
Ans : (C)

39. Someone works for welfare of women and strongly supports the rights of women will be called—
(A) Effiminate , (B) Egotist, (C) Eccentric, (D) Feminist, (E) Self-centered
Ans : (D)

40. People who do not know how to read or write are—
(A) Illiterate , (B) Uneducated, (C) Unaware, (D) Illegible, (E) Under developed
Ans : (D)
Directions—(Q. 41–50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

The chasm between India’s flourishing cities and bleak rural hinterland is narrowing. Spread across 6,50,000 villages, with an average population of 1,100, rural villagers were long imagined by city dwellers as
primitive, impoverished and irrelevant, something to drive past on the way to something else. A new prosperity is sprouting in rural India, it may be a trickle, but India’s urban prosperity is flowing to the countryside. The transformation of such villages will also add fuel to the debate over democracy’s influence on economic development. India has been faulted for growing more lethargically than China, in part because of its democracy. But the new rural prosperity suggests that the high cost of democracy also has a hidden benefit. By compelling each politician to deliver results to his own narrow constituency, democracy spreads economic change more thinly. In China, a widening income gap between town and country is worrying officials.

In India, what is changing is the nature of the rich-poor divide. That divide was once synonymous with the
urban-rural split. The only way to get rich was to live in town, and to reside in the country was to be bound to interminable poverty. Across India, most of the workers are farmers or landless labourers. India’s riches to extend to them, economists say, will require a revolution in farm productivity; drastic improvements in infrastructure like roads, irrigation and lectricity; and the proliferation of labour-intensive factories to absorb surplus labour from the farms. None seems an immediate likelihood. But, being rural is no longer a life sentence of poverty. The government has invested billions of dollars in development, including road building and rural electrification, and has forced banks to lend to farmers. Hearty monsoons have fattened farmers’ profits. For rich and poor farmers alike, education is within closer reach. Ten years ago, the area that had three schools; now has five. And ever more students travel to small towns or cities to pursue higher education after high school. Widening educational access has helped farmers’ children to get city jobs and send money home.
Directions—(Q. 41–43) Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

41.
Thinly: (A) evenly, (B) blindly, (C) heterogeneously, (D) circumstantially, (E) vaguely
Ans : (A)

42.
Fattened: (A) unhealthy, (B) heightened, (C) depleted, (D) effected, (E) disowned
Ans : (B)

43.
Interminable: (A) regular, (B) limited, (C) huge, (D) finite, (E) everlasting
Ans : (E)
Directions—(Q. 44 and 45) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

44.
Primitive: (A) spirit, (B) waste, (C) modern, (D) folk, (E) country
Ans : (C)

45.
Transformation: (A) secret, (B) addition, (C) development, (D) stagnation, (E) elaboration
Ans : (D)

46. Which of the following is
TRUE as per the passage ?
(A) Indian economy has not progressed at all in the last few years
(B) Domocracy is the cause behind the Indian rural population becoming rich, while staying in the rural areas
(C) India being a democratic nation is a huge setback to the development of the Indian economy
(D) The economists in China are in favour of introducing a democratic set up in China
(E) None is true
Ans : (B)

47. Which of the following is
NOT TRUE as per the passage ?
(A) The access to education has improved in the rural areas of India
(B) The rural people and rural areas were looked down upon by city dwellers
(C) Democracy leads to a homogenous distribution of economic prosperity
(D) The Chinese economy is being remodeled as per the Indian economy
(E) All are true
Ans : (D)

48. Which of the following suggests the correct meaning of the phrase
urban-rural split, as used in the passage ?
(A) The poor live in urban areas, the rich live in rural areas
(B) The poor live in rural areas, the rich live in urban areas
(C) The urban poor exploit the rural poor
(D) The urban rich exploit the rural rich, (E) None of these
Ans : (B)

49. Which of the following describes difference between India and China as quoted in the passage ?
(A) India is a rich nation, China is a poor one
(B) India has villages, China has no villages
(C) Indian economy has transformed, Chinese economy is stagnant
(D) While India is a democratic nation, China is not, (E) None of these
Ans : (D)

50. Which of the following is not a measure (as suggested by economists) to be taken to extend India’s riches to the landless labourers ?
(A) Revolution in farm productivity, (B) Improvements in irrigation
(C) Proliferation of labour intensive factories
(D) Drastic improvements in infrastructure like roads and electricity
(E) Easy acess to loans
Ans : (E)

Friday, June 8, 2012

District co operative Bank Dehradun Uttrakhand, English Sample Practice Paper-21/53


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District co operative Bank Dehradun Uttrakhand, English Sample Practice Paper-21/53

Directions—(Q. 1–15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once upon a time, there lived a herd of elephants at the bottom of the majestic Himalayas. Their leader was a rare white elephant who was an extremely kind-hearted soul. He greatly loved his mother who had grown blind and feeble and could not look out for herself. Each day this white elephant would go deep into the forest in search of food. He would look for the best of fruits to send to his mother through other elephants of the herd. But his mother never received any. This was because the other members of the herd would always eat them up themselve. Each night, when he returned home he would be surprised to hear that his mother had been starving all day. He was absolutely disgusted with his herd. Then one day, he decided to leave them all behind and disappeared in the middle of the night along with his dear mother. He took her to Mount Candorana to live in a cave besides a beautiful lake.

It so happened that one day, when the white elephant was feeding, he heard loud cries. A forester from Benaras had lost his way in the forest and was absolutely terrified. The white elephant told him not to worry as he knew every inch of this forest and could take him to safety. He then lifted him on to his back and carried him to the edge of the forest from where the forester went on his merry way back to Benaras.

On reaching the city, he heard that King’s personal elephant had just died and the King was looking for a new elephant. His heralds were roaming the city, announcing that any man who had seen or heard of an elephant fit for a king should come forward with the information. The forester was very excited and immediately went up to the King and told him about the white elephant that he had seen on Mount Candorana. The King was quite pleased with the information and immediately dispatched a number of soldiers and elephant trainers along with the forester. After travelling for many days, the group reached the lake besides which the elephants resided. They slowly crept down to the edge of the lake and hid behind the bushes. The white elephant was collecting lotus shoots for his mother’s meal and could sense the presence of humans. When he looked up, he spotted the forester and realized that it was he who had led the King’s men to him. He was very upset at the ingratitude but decided not to put up a struggle as many of the men would be killed. And he was just too kind to hurt anyone. So he decided to go along with them to Benaras and then seek a solution to this problem.

On reaching the beautiful city of Benaras, the trainers laid out a feast for their new State elephant but he refused to touch a morsel. He did not respond to any kind of stimuli, be it the fragrant flowers or the beautiful and comfortable stable. He just sat there looking completely despondent. The King was extremely concerned. He offered the elephant food from the royal table and asked him why he grieved in this manner. The white elephant replied that he would not eat a thing until he met his mother back home on Mount Candorana as she must be hungry because she was blind and had no one to feed her and take care of her. He was afraid that she would die. The compassionate King was touched by the elephant’s story and assured him that his soldiers would bring his old mother to the palace as soon as possible. The king kept his promise and his soldiers took good care of his mother as well for as long as she lived. She blessed the kind King with peace, prosperity and joy till the end of his days. In this way the white elephant could serve the king and also enjoy the royal perks at the king’s palace along with his mother.

1. What did the white elephant do when he realised that his mother had been starving even though he had been sending food for her ?
(A) He punished his herd members and told them to leave the jungle
(B) He went to Benaras to report the happenings of the herd to the King
(C) With the help of the King’s soldiers, he got the herd members killed
(D) He and his mother left the herd behind, (E) None
Ans : (D)

2. What did the King do when the forester told him about a white elephant ?
(A) He rewarded the forester with lots of valuables
(B) He sent his soldiers to the forest to bring the white elephant to Benaras
(C) He sent his soldiers to the forest to hunt down the white elephant
(D) He ordered the forester to bring the white elephant to him from the forest, (E) None
Ans : (B)

3. Why did the white elephant’s mother never receive the fruits sent by her son ?
(A) The other members of the herd would eat up the fruits themselves instead of taking them to her
(B) The King’s soldiers blocked her food supply in order to make her weak and capture her to be taken to the King
(C) Because the King would never let any food sent by the white elephant reach his mother
(D) Because the ungrateful forester sold the fruits collected by the white elephant in Benaras, (E) None
Ans : (A)

4. Why was the forester terrified and crying for help in the forest ?
(A) He was scared to see a white elephant, (B) The elephant had lifted him forcefully to his back
(C) He wanted to warn the white elephant against the King’s men, (D) He had lost his way and wanted someone’s help
(E) None
Ans : (D)

5. Why did the white elephant collect food for his mother daily ?
(A) The king did not provide food to the elephant’s mother
(B) All the elephants from the herd refused to collect food for the old mother elephant
(C) The elephant’s mother could not fend for herself
(D) The white elephant’s mother would not accept food from anyone but her son, (E) None
Ans : (C)

6. Why did the white elephant not put up a struggle against the King’s soldiers ?
(A) He did not want anyone to get hurt in the struggle
(B) He was blind and feeble and thus could not put up a struggle
(C) He surrendered as he realised that he would not be able to fight so many soldiers
(D) He feared that the King may kill his mother if he did not go to the palace, (E) None
Ans : (A)

7. Why was the white elephant upset to see the forester alongwith the King’s soldiers ?
(A) He had invited only the forester and not the King’s soldiers to the forest
(B) The king’s soldiers had arrested the forester for concealing the whereabouts of the white elephant
(C) He did not expect such ingratitude from the forester as he had helped him once
(D) The forester, alongwith the soldiers had captured the white elephant’s mother, (E) None
Ans : (C)

8. Why was the white elephant unhappy and refused to eat in the King’s palace ?
(A) He was unhappy with the royal treatment and expected more comforts
(B) He was worried about his mother who was blind and weak
(C) He was protesting against the forester’s ingratitude towards him
(D) The King’s soldiers had injured him and his mother while captivating both of them, (E) None
Ans : (B)

9. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ?
(A) The forester could never go back to Benaras from the forest
(B) The white elephant’s herd members were co-operative and honest
(C) The forester ultimately became a good friend of the white elephant
(D) The white elephant’s mother was finally left alone in the forest, (E) None is true
Ans : (E)

10. Which of the following best describes the King as mentioned in the passage ?
(A) Ungrateful, (B) Weak & feeble, (C) Dishonest, (D) Sympathetic, (E) Ingenious
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 11–13) Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

11. DISAPPEARED: (A) Hid, (B) Departed, (C) Escaped, (D) Disintegrated, (E) Strayed
Ans : (C)

12. SPOTTED: (A) Blemished, (B) Experienced, (C) Appeared, (D) Projected, (E) Saw
Ans : (E)

13. STRUGGLE : (A) Hardship, (B) Adversity, (C) Fight, (D) Striving, (E) Argument
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 14–15) Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

14. FEEBLE: (A) Strong, (B) Intense, (C) Unbreakeable, (D) Preserved, (E) Substantial
Ans : (A)

15. EDGE : (A) Blunt, (B) Beginning, (C) Indoors, (D) Interiors, (E) Rim
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.

16. If you would have taken the medicine, you could have gone to school today.
(A) If you would take, (B) Had you taken, (C) If you would be taking, (D) If you been taking,
Ans : (B)

17. Earning lots of money is one of the desires which are never satisfied—
(A) which are never satisfy, (B) who are never satisfied, (C) who is never satisfies, (D) which is never satisfied
Ans : (E)

18. The passage was so difficult that I could not comprehend it in the first reading—
(A) as difficult that, (B) so difficult as, (C) as difficult as, (D) very difficult that
Ans : (E)

19. Besides his wife, his children and other relatives also attends the function—
(A) too attends, (B) also attending, (C) also attended, (D) too attending
Ans : (C)

20. Good leaders are always attentive towards his subordinates’ needs
(A) A god leader is, (B) Good leaders is, (C) Some good leader are, (D) All good leaders are
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 21–25) 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 misspelt 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 in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All correct’ as your answer.

21. He was unable (A) to give satisfactory (B) explanation for his absense (C) from the meeting. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

22. Much (A) countries are starting to turn (B) their attention (C) to new sources (D) of energy. All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

23. As the ship was sinking (A) fast, the captain (B) gave orders to abandon (C) it immediately. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

24. The council (A) denied having any hand (B) in the recently (C) unearthed scandle. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

25. Their (A) has been a series of abductions (B) of young children (C) of the schools in the area. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 26–30) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them—
(1) The man immediately got off the car, slapped the young boy who had thrown the brick and asked him why he did so ?
(2) The boy then requested the driver to help him since he was unable to lift his injured brother alone.
(3) The river stood to watch the young boy push the wheelchair down the road and decided to never repair the dent.
(4) A man was driving down a higway when a brick smashed on the side of his expensive, brand new car.
(5) Moved beyond words, the driver apologised to the young boy and quickly lifted his brother and provided first aid to him.
(6) The boy was in tears and said that he had to do so as no one on the highway had stopped to help his handicapped brother who had slipped from his wheelchair.

26. Which of the folloiwng should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1, (B) 2, (C) 3, (D) 4, (E) 5
Ans : (D)

27. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 2, (B) 1, (C) 4, (D) 6, (E) 5
Ans : (B)

28. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1, (B) 2, (C) 3, (D) 4, (E) 6
Ans : (E)

29. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 2, (B) 3, (C) 4, (D) 5, (E) 6
Ans : (A)

30. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1, (B) 2, (C) 3, (D) 4, (E) 5
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 31–40) 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. Hostility between the (A) / two groups have (B) / increased in the (C) / past few months. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

32. Her class is very special (A) / because it has children (B) / with many different (C) / abilities and skills. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

33. Many peoples were (A) / brought to safety (B) / by the army helicopters (C) / from the flood hit area. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

34. It is difficult to (A) / understand the problems (B) / that the physically challenged people (C) / encounters in their daily life. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

35. I had gone only a little way (A) / down the street (B) / when I realised that (C) / I had not lock the door. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

36. Mammoths were a (A) / species of elephants (B) / who lived millions of years ago (C) / but are now extinct. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

37. The sink is (A) / so dirty that (B) / one needs a very strong (C) / abrasive to cleaning it. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

38. The talks ended (A) / abruptly when on of (B) / the delegate walked (C) / out in protest. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

39. A twenty year old (A) / absconder was caught (B) / in a local restaurant (C) / this morning. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

40. If she will secure more than (A) / 90% marks in the exams (B) / I will give her (C) / a suitable reward. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

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. Findout the appropriate word in each case.

Once upon a time, there was a huge tree on the …(41)… of a river. The tree made a comfortable home for the family of birds who had built their nests on its branch. The birds were living there happily as the tree with its widespread branches provided …(42)… to them from scorching sun and heavy rains.

One day, when the …(43)… was overcast, it rained very heavily. Some monkeys, who were playing nearby the tree, got …(44)… and ran for shelter under the tree. All of them were …(45)… with cold. When the birds saw the monkeys in pitiable condition, one of the birds said, “O Monkeys ! If we can build our nest with small beaks,then why can’t you. By God’s grace, you have two hands and two legs. Why don’t you make a nice shelter for yourselves ?

On hearing this, the monkeys got …(46)… and swore to teach the birds a lesson. They said to themsleves. “These birds are not afraid of the rain or of cold wind. They are living comfortably that is why they are …(47)… us like this. Let the rain stop, we’ll show them how to build home”. As soon as the rain stopped, the monkeys …(48)… up the tree and …(49)… the nests of the birds. They also broke the birds’ eggs and threw the young ones down.

The poor birds flew here and there in misery. They were full of …(50)… for their words and realized that they should not have given advice that was not asked for. Advice should only be given to the learned, the wise and those who ask for it.

41. (A) waters, (B) middle, (C) bank, (D) bottom, (E) inside
Ans : (C)

42. (A) shelter, (B) house, (C) habitat, (D) filter, (E) fruits
Ans : (A)

43. (A) tree, (B) birds, (C) rain, (D) river, (E) sky
Ans : (E)

44. (A) shocked, (B) drenched, (C) drowned, (D) flooded, (E) immersed
Ans : (B)

45. (A) shaking, (B) wet, (C) angry, (D) shivering, (E) soaked
Ans : (D)

46. (A) inspired, (B) sorry, (C) annyed, (D) defensive, (E) tearful
Ans : (C)

47. (A) violating, (B) injuring, (C) drenching, (D) boasting, (E) criticizing
Ans : (E)

48. (A) travelled, (B) climbed, (C) ascended, (D) attacked, (E) mounted
Ans : (B)

49. (A) constructed, (B) occupied, (C) built, (D) destroyed, (E) inhabited
Ans : (D)

50. (A) regret, (B) pride, , (C) pleasure, (D) hatred, (E) revenge
Ans : (A)