Now a days pattern and style of questions of competitive examinations has changed but the content remains the same. Questions are asked in a changed style and pattern.
Questions with options have to be attempted according to the given options only. Candidates have no other option but to choose answer out of the options.
Here are some examples of such questions for practice.
1
Select the part of the sentences that contains an error.
(a)
(A) No sooner had the chairman began his speech (B) than several members started objecting (C) on the ground that he is not entitled to speak. (D) No error
(b)
(A) Hardly had the train left the station (B) when the passengers realised that one of their companion (C) had been left behind on the platform. (D) No error
(c)
(A) The manager insisted that every employee (B) should submit their proposals before the end of (C) the month, failing which disciplinary action would be taken. (D) No error.
(d)
(A) The number of candidates appearing for the examination (B) have increased considerably this year, although the number of vacancies (C) remains almost unchanged. (D) No error
2.
Select the correct form of Voice of the following sentence.
(a)
Pay him in his own coin.
i) Let he be paid in his own coin.
ii) Let him be paid in his own coin.
iii) He may be paid in his own coin.
iv) He would be paid in his own coin.
(b)
Access was denied.
i) He was denied access.
ii) He had been denied access.
iii) The system denied access.
iv) Administrator has denied him access.
(c)
Her pleasing behaviour pleases all.
i) All were pleased by her pleasing behaviour.
ii) All are pleased by her pleasing behaviour.
iii) All are being pleased by her behaviour.
iv) All are pleased with her pleasing behaviour.
(d)
Do not let him fritter away his time.
i) Do not let his time be frittered away by him.
ii) Do not allow him to fritter away his time.
iii) Do not his time be frittered away by him.
iv) Let his time not be frittered away by him.
3.
Read the paragraph and answer the questions following it.
Human beings often mistake familiarity for truth. Ideas that are repeated frequently, whether in political discourse, social media, or everyday conversation, gradually acquire an appearance of credibility merely because they have become familiar. This psychological tendency is particularly consequential in an environment saturated with information, where individuals are constantly exposed to claims that they lack the time or inclination to scrutinize. The abundance of information, paradoxically, may therefore weaken rather than strengthen rational judgment if it encourages passive acceptance instead of critical evaluation. Genuine intellectual independence requires more than access to diverse sources; it demands the willingness to question one's own assumptions, examine contradictory evidence, and revise one's conclusions when circumstances warrant it. The intellectually mature individual is consequently not one who possesses an opinion on every issue, but one who understands the provisional nature of knowledge.
Questions
a) What is the principal argument of the passage?
i) The conversation should always be believed to be true.
ii) The discourse should not be scrutanised every time.
iii) An information given in political discourse is not necessarily true.
iv) An information repeatedly said should not be taken true without any verification.
b) Which ideas appear credible evenif they have not been verified?
i) if they are of political nature.
ii) if they are said a number of times.
iii) if they are first verified by people.
iv) if they are based on some rational judgement.
c) Explain the paradox contained in the statement that an “abundance of information” may weaken rational judgment.
i) Excessive information can impair critical thinking.
ii) Lack of critical information and as such acceptance of an argument.
iii) People do not have time to make any scrutiny of argument.
iv) It provides incomplete information to people.
d) According to the author, what constitutes genuine intellectual independence?
i) It requires to question a statement, to inspect and scrutinize, and ready to change.
ii) It requires help of experts to make a final judgement.
iii) One should have a lot of information to make a judgement.
iv) It requires to have belief in the information provided.
e) What does “provisional nature of knowledge” imply?
i) To have firm belief of an informaion.
ii) To be flexible and open to change or revision of views
iii) To have wide knoledge of current facts for verification.
iv) To make a critical scrutiny and analysis of things.
f) Which of the following would the author most likely agree with?
a) A person who has many opinions is intellectually mature.
b) Information automatically produces rational judgment.
c) Intellectual maturity involves the ability to revise one's beliefs.
d) Familiar ideas are generally more reliable than unfamiliar ones.
4
Choose the correct one word substitution.
i) A person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain
a) insensitive b) Emotional c) Ascetic d) Stoic
ii) A person who spends money extravagantly
a) Astute b) frugal c) Profligate d) spendthrift
iii) A person who deliberately remains silent or refuses to speak
a) Apostate b) Taciturn c) Pluviophile d) Laconic
5.
Select the correct form of Narration in the following sentences.
1.
The captain said,"If only we had won the match!"
a) The captain said that they wished they had won the match.
b)The captain wished that if only they had won the match
c)The captain said that they wish they had won the match
d)The captain said that if only they had won the match
2.
She said to me,"Have you ever been to her house earlier?"
i) She told me that I had ever been to her house earlier.
ii) She asked me if I have ever been to her house earlier.
iii) She asked me if I had ever been to her house earlier.
iv) She enquired from me that I had ever been to her house earlier.
3.
He said that she had already left before he reached there.
i) He said," She has already left before I reach there."
ii) He said," She already left before I reached there."
iii) He said," She had already left before I reached there."
iv) He said," She already left before I reach there."
4.
The minister said,"Had the police reached on time, the culprit would not have escaped."
i) The minister said that the police has reached on time, the culprit would not have escaped.
ii) The minister said that the police reached on time, the culprit would not have escaped.
iii) The minister said that has the police reached on time, the culprit will not have escaped.
iv) The minister said that if the police had reached on time, the culprit would not have escaped.
6.
Select the correct meaning of the idiom used in the sentence.
a)
He tried to rock the boat but was not successful in his attempt.
i) to cause unnecessary problem
ii) to honour someone
iii) to face something unpleasant
iv) to go on a journey
b)
You should have tried to read the room before making such remarks.
i) to be a bookworm
ii) to be alert and vigilant
(iii) to boast about something
iv) understand the mood of situation
c)
He always tries to jump the gun and loses his game.
i) do work hurriedly
ii) take important decision
iii) to act too early
iv) to make an achievement
d)
The new chairman is trying to move the needle and it will certainly show results.
i) to change the decision
ii) to take a hasty decision
iii) to criticise someone
iv) to make a noticeable change
7.
Arrange the following sentences in a meaninful paragraph.
P) It is the business of the historian to say that is myth, the actuality is different. There was a tremendous desire on the part of scholars to explain what the past was.
Q) It is a very strong instinct in human beings to imagine where they have come from, who they are, who their ancestors were. Myth is essentially the product of that imagination.
R) They tried to explain past society by providiong patterns of how a society functioned. The problem that many of us have is that we are constantly saying that is myth, not history, and that leads to a clash.
S) This is what you would like to see happening. And so you believe it happened in the past and it is not happening now. You want to go back to that past, a bit of that past at least should come into the present.
i) RPSQ ii) PQRS iii) QRPS iv)QSPR
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