English Section Test Paper 1 (40 Questions)

Directions (Q. 1-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once a thief named Kalu had planned to loot the king’s treasury. At midnight he went to the palace and began to drill a hole in the side wall of the treasury. The king, who was awake in his bedroom just above the treasury, came out to investigate the whirring sound. He was dressed in a simple nightgown and the thief could not recognise him. He asked Kalu who he was and what he was doing. The latter said, “Sir, I am a thief and intend to loot this treasury. I presume that you are also a thief and have come with the same intention. No matter, let us both go inside and we shall share the loot equally.” Both entered the treasury and divided all the money and the jewels equally between them.

Inside a locker they found three big diamond pieces. As the thief was puzzled as to how to divide the three pieces into two portions, the king suggested, “We have taken away everything else. Let us leave one diamond piece for the poor king and share the rest equally.” Kalu agreed and when he took his leave, the king asked for his name and address. As Kalu had taken a vow of telling only the truth, he gave the correct information.

The king took away his share of the loot and hid it in his room. Next morning he asked his Prime Minister to inspect the treasury as he had heard some strange sounds during the previous night. The Prime Minister saw to his horror that all the valuables were missing and only a single diamond was left, perhaps inadvertently, by the thief. He put the diamond in his own shirt pocket as its loss could be ascribed to the thief and nobody would suspect the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister went back to the king. The king particularly enquired, “Do you mean that the thief has completely denuded the treasury of its valuables and not a single item has been left ?” The Prime Minister confirmed it. The king asked the chief of police to bring in Kalu. When Kalu came he was unable to recognise the king as his accomplice of the previous night.

The king asked him, “Are you the thief who has stolen everything from my treasury leaving nothing back ?” Kalu confirmed it but said, “Sir, I did leave one diamond back in the locker as advised by an accomplice of mine and it should still be there”.The Prime Minister interrupted saying, “Your Majesty, this thief is lying. There is nothing left in the locker”. The king asked the police chief to search the pockets of the Prime Minister, from where the missing diamond was recovered. The king told his courtiers, “Here is a Prime Minister who is a liar and a thief who is a truthful gentleman.”

1. They decided to leave the diamond inside the locker because

(A) they wanted some part of the wealth to be left for the Prime Minister.(B) it was difficult for them to carry the third piece of diamond.(C) the total number of diamonds being odd, they had to leave out one piece to facilitate equal distribution.

1) None 2) All the three 3) A only4) B only 5) C only

2. Which of the following horrified the Prime Minister ?1) The valuables missing from the King’s treasury.2) A piece of diamond left in the locker.3) Certain strange sounds heard by the Prime Minister.4) The fact that the king suspected him of stealth.5) None of these

3. Which of the following was the false report given by the Prime Minister to the king ?1) The thief had left one diamond piece inside the locker.2) He had found a broken diamond in the locker.3) The thief had stolen all the valuables without any exception.4) The thief had forgotten to take away one piece of diamond.5) None of these

4. Which of the following was admitted by Kalu to the king in his court?(A) Kalu was involved in the theft along with an accomplice.(B) He had stolen all the valuables except one diamond.(C) He was involved in the theft in which a king himself had helped him.

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C)4) Both (A) and (B) 5) Both (B) and (C)

5. Which of the following statements by the Prime Minister made the king suspicious?1) That except for one piece of diamond all other valuables were stolen2) That all the valuables without any exception were stolen from the treasury3) That the thief was lying when he said he had left one diamond back in the locker4) That the search for the diamond did not yield any favourable result5) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-8) : Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

6. denuded1) stolen 2) stripped 3) destroyed4) discarded 5) abandoned

7. ascribed1) attributed 2) donated 3) attached4) withdrew 5) connected

8. accomplice1) co-traveller 2) associate 3) controller

4) coordinator 5) commuter

Directions (Q. 9-10) : Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

9. inadvertently1) knowingly 2) rashly 3) indifferently4) negligently 5) recklessly

10. truthful1) unbelievable 2) irresponsible 3) dishonest4) candid 5) sincere

Directions (Q.11-20): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

11. The objective of the survey is to ________________ the impact of the rising rupee on a _______________ engineering sector.(a) attribute, profitable (b) establish, tensed(c) intensity, volatile(d)substantiate, reinforced(e) ascertain, thriving

12. The country’s economic growth has been achieved _______________ exports and _______________large amounts of foreign direct investment.(a) on, boosting(b) despite, estimating(c) mostly, soliciting(d) via, attracting(e) substantial, opposing

13. Experts feel that the amendment to the Act will adversely __________________ private sector ________________in infrastructure development.(a) effect, participation(b) facilitate, claim(c) influence, involvement(d) measure, investment(e) expedite, stake

14. His speech __________________ the need for the media to play an important role to bring _______________ on social evils.(a) reflected, pressure(b) communicating, attention(c) stressed, focus(d) addressing, emphasis(e) convinced, light

15. Although he puts in _________________ of overtime and takes few holidays, he ________________ can not support his family.(a) sufficient, however(b) lot, besides(c) much, thus(d) plenty, still(e) frequency, yet

16. Demand and supply do not _________________ the same relationship as the one that __________________ between height and weight.(a) possess, has(b) incur, is(c) defend, volunteers(d) bear, borne(e) have, exists

17. Generally, ____________________students ________________ those who are mediocre.(a) humble, surmount(b) meritorious, surpass(c) bright, overestimate(d) intelligent, surrender(e) studious, respect

18. Few professions can _________________ the sheer variety and constant _______________of being a doctor.(a) like, struggle(b) share, enthusiast(c) match, challenge(d) draw, work-load(e) justify, exception

19. The governmental ___________________spurred dramatic improvements in the way waste management is _______________out in many hospitals.(a) rule, thrown (b) plans, conduct(c) crusade, one

(d)efforts, carried(e) venture, disposed

20. Behaving in a _________________ and serious way, even in a __________________ situation, makes people respect you.(a) calm, difficult(b) steady, angry(c) flamboyant, tricky(d) cool, astounding(e) silly, sound

Direction (21- 25): Choose the correct option to make the sentence error free.

21. It may be risky to change the plan "just in minutes before from" picnic.1) just in minutes of2) in just minutes before from3) in minutes from4) just minutes before5) No correction required22. It is "too clear all that" the chairman is not going to spare anyone involved in the scam.1) all too clear that2) too much clear that3) all in clear language4) too clear that all5) No correction required

23. It is "in wide belief" that most of the politicians are corrupt.1) widely in belief2) widely believed3) widely in believing4) wide in believe5) No correction required

24. Government "has already infused" 1000 crore in the struggling PSUs.1) already has infused2) infused already3) already has been infusing4) already infused5) No correction required

25. There is a good fortune for the differently abled community provided they "would have consider themselves" abled first.1) would have to be considered themselves2) ought consider themselves3) consider themselves4) have considered themselves5) No correction required

Directions: (26-35): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.

26. Transparency in the appointments of judges would ________ judicial disposals and restore ________ in the rule of law.1) expedite, credibility2) energise, autonomy3) empower, faith4) maintain, awareness5) supervise, speed

27. The Supreme Court has always gone out to ________ the ________ of the citizens of the country.1) govern, issues2) deliver, justice3) stretch, rights4) derive, hope5) uphold, interests

28. ________ of poverty from a nation that is set to become the fastest growing economy in the world is by no ________ easy.1) Dealing, effect2) Management, concern3) Eradication, means4) Uprooting, method5) Capturing, task

29. This approach would ________ the problem of corruption to be ________ in a holistic manner.1) drive, controlled2) enable, tackled3) contain, settled4) manage, defined5) negotiate, sorted

30. It is time to ________ our strength and weaknesses to ________ new horizons.1) allocate, define2) consider, think3) justify, assemble4) assess, seek5) evaluate, avail

31.Embryonic stem cells can develop into most cell types and have much therapeutic ________.(a) capacity

(b) use(c) syndrome(d) potential(e) symptom(f) capability1) (a) and (b)2) (b) and (f)3) (c) and (d)4) (b) and (d)5) (e) and (f)

32.The police have charged the MP and his family members with kidnapping and __________ confining a girl in their house.(a) forcefully(b) frequently(c) wrongfully(d) deliberately (e) incessantly(f) compulsorily1) (b) and (d)2) (c) and (d)3) (a) and (e)4) (e) and (f)5) (b) and (c)

33.Mulberry is ________________cultivated for its foliage to feed silkworm.(a) commercially (b) basically(c) always(d) never(e) usually(f) primarily1) (b) and (c)2) (d) and (e)3) (a) and (e)4) (a) and (d)5) (d) and (f)

34.Mr barun was conferred the Best Innovative Farmer Award by the university last year for his _______ efforts and leadership qualities.(a) reliable (b) sustained(c) relentless(d) responsible(e) relevant(f) continuous1) (b) and (f)2) (a) and (c)3) (e) and (f)4) (c) and (d)5) (a) and (f)

35.India’s largest e-commerce firm flipkart.com is pulling the plug on its ________ music store, nearly a year after the platform was set up.(a) digital (b) latest(c) fastest(d) greatest(e) biggest(f) nearest1) (b) and (c)2) (a) and (c)3) (d) and (f)4) (b) and (d)5) (a) and (e)

Directions (Q.36-40): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

(A) This is the reason for more urine output and frequent urination under very cool conditions and winter.(B) There is not any sweating or evaporation losses. (C) But during winter, the surrounding temperature becomes very low.(D) In order to maintain the blood pressure normal, the excess water along with the wates is excreted mostly in the form of urine.(E) Moreover, to keep the body temperature constant, the blood pressure is increased.(F) During summer, when the surrounding temperature is high, we lose water in the form of sweat–direct evaporation–considerably. (G) The result is that our body gets warmed up.

36. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? 1) A2) F3) C4) D5) G

37. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? 1) G2) E3) A4) B5) D

38. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? 1) E2) B3) D4) C5) A

39. Which of the following should be the LAST (SEVENTH) sentence after rearrangement? 1) B2) C3) G4) E5) A

40. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? 1) F2) D3) C4) G5) B