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    ADMISSION

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    .

    2.

    Section

    A

    Fill in

    the blanks

    by selecting

    the

    appropriate

    given

    words/phrases

    in

    Questions

    no.

    1 to

    3

    l.

    call an ambulance.

    There

    has been

    -a)

    theaccident

    (b)

    accident

    (c)

    an accident

    (d)

    oneaccident

    'Do

    you

    know

    where

    -

    'I

    'No

    he

    did not say'.

    (a)

    didRamgo

    (b)

    hasRam gone

    (c)

    has

    gone

    Ram

    (d)

    Ram

    has gone.

    My hands

    are very

    dirty-

    I

    -

    the

    car

    (a)

    havebeenrepairing

    (b)

    wasrepairing

    (c)

    repaired

    (d)

    haverepaired

    Which

    of

    the

    following

    sentences

    is

    most

    appropriate?

    (a)

    The water

    is

    boiling.

    Can

    you

    turn it

    off.

    O)

    The

    waterboils.

    Can

    youturn

    if

    off?

    (c)

    The

    waterhas

    been

    boiling.

    Can

    you

    tum

    it

    off?

    (d)

    Wateris

    boiling.

    Can

    youtum

    itoff?

    5.

    'He

    is

    a

    great

    teacher ' 'You

    can

    say

    that

    again'. What

    is the

    meaning of

    'you

    can say

    that

    again'?

    (a)

    you

    totally

    disagree

    with

    someone

    (b)

    you

    have not

    heard

    what

    was said

    (c)

    you

    totally

    agree

    with

    someone

    (d)

    youaresurprised

    3.

    4.

    6

    (D)

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    7.

    Choose

    the most

    appropriate

    meaning

    of

    the

    given

    6 to

    10.

    6.

    'Tether'

    (a)

    a rope

    (b)

    ananimal

    (c)

    arope

    with

    which

    an

    animal

    is

    tied

    (d)

    an

    animal

    who

    breaks

    his rope

    'Manna'

    (a)

    achild

    O)

    anourishmentforachild

    (c)

    aspiritualnourishment

    (d)

    a toy

    'Facade'

    (a)

    aquarrel

    O)

    aghost

    (c)

    anangel

    (d)

    thefaceofabuilding

    'Maraud'

    (a)

    attackandsteal

    (b)

    assault

    (c)

    murder

    (d)

    persue

    'Xanadu'

    (a)

    theVaticanpalace

    (b)

    animaginarywonderfulplace

    (c)

    thenameofaFrenchpalace

    (d)

    the name

    of

    an ancient

    Greek

    emperor

    word out

    of the

    four

    choices in

    Questions

    no.

    8.

    9.

    10.

    7

    (D)

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    12.

    Choose

    the

    meaning

    of

    the

    underlined

    phrases

    in

    the

    sentences

    given

    in

    euestions

    no.

    ll

    to

    15

    1 1

    .

    If

    you

    want

    to

    be

    successful,

    you

    must

    always

    take

    the

    bull

    by

    the

    hom

    (a)

    facethedifficultyboldly

    O)

    bedeceittul

    (c)

    befoolothers

    (d)

    remainhonestandcalm

    We

    had

    to

    pay

    through

    nose

    to

    get

    our

    car repaired

    (a)

    to

    pay

    a

    small

    amount

    (b)

    togiveauselessthing

    (c)

    topayalotofmoney

    (d)

    topaynothing

    The

    manager

    put

    the

    cat

    among

    the pigeons

    by

    suggesting

    that

    some

    workers

    would

    he

    retrenched

    (a)

    Tell

    or

    do

    something

    unpleasant

    (b)

    Tell

    or

    do

    something

    that

    makes people

    worry

    (c)

    Tell

    ordo

    somerhing

    which

    is

    inevitable

    (d)

    Tell

    or do

    something

    which

    should neither

    be

    told nor

    done

    Ashok

    tried

    to

    explain

    the problem,

    but

    he

    soon tied

    himself

    in

    knots

    (a)

    became

    veryconfused

    O)

    becameveryangry

    (c)

    became

    very

    sad

    (d)

    losthismentalbalance

    She

    knows

    the

    system

    inside

    out

    (a)

    something

    from

    inside

    and

    something

    from

    outside

    (b)

    everydetail

    (c)

    alitleabouteverything

    (d)

    nothing

    13.

    14.

    15.

    8

    (D)

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    Fill

    in

    the

    blanks

    by

    selecting

    the

    appropriate

    glven

    words/phrases

    in

    Questions

    no.

    1.6

    to 20

    16.

    People

    send

    each

    other

    cards

    -

    effi51p3s

    (a)

    at

    (b

    on

    (c)

    for

    (d)

    upon

    17

    .

    I

    will

    meet you

    at

    7.30 p.m.,

    but

    please

    g

    -

    dms

    (a)

    at

    O)

    upon

    (c)

    on

    (d)

    over

    18.

    I

    congratulatedyou

    -

    getting

    a newjob

    (a)

    on

    (b)

    for

    (c)

    of

    (d)

    ar

    19

    .

    There

    was

    an

    election.

    Ram

    got

    25

    votes

    and

    Shyum got23.Ram

    won

    -

    a)

    withtwovotes

    O)

    overby

    two

    votes

    (c)

    by

    two

    votes

    (d)

    fortwo

    votes

    20.

    What

    was

    ths

    sanss

    _

    the

    explosion

    (a)

    for

    (b)

    of

    (c)

    witll

    (d)

    to

    e

    (D)

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    26'

    IntheeventofthedeathofthePresidentaswellastheVicePresidentoflndia,whowillperforrnthefunctions

    of the

    President

    of India?

    (a)

    theSpeakeroflokSabha

    O)

    theChief

    Justiceof

    India

    (c)

    the

    ChiefElection

    Commissioneroflndia

    (d)

    the

    Vice-Chairman

    of Rajya

    Sabha

    27

    .

    The

    term

    'damages'

    in

    law

    represents

    (a)

    fine

    (b)

    harm

    (c)

    punishmenr

    (d)

    comperlsation

    28.

    'Personal

    laws'

    are

    laws

    applicable

    to

    (a)

    aspecificperson

    (b)

    a

    caste group

    (c)

    areligiouscommunity

    (d)

    allpersons

    '

    29.

    Whatisthemeaningof

    ,affray'?

    (a)

    anunlawfirlfight

    (b)

    anunlawfulquarrel

    (c)

    a

    fire

    (d)

    a rior

    30.

    which,

    of

    the

    following

    defines

    a

    'bonded

    labour'mdst

    appropriately?

    (a)

    a

    person

    who

    is

    forced

    to

    do

    begar (unpaid

    labour)

    (b)

    a contract

    labour

    in

    a

    rural

    economy

    (c)

    a

    debtor

    who promises

    to serve

    the

    creditor

    on unfair

    conditions

    (d)

    a

    slave

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    31.

    In

    which

    of

    the

    following

    cases

    the

    Supreme

    Court

    of

    India

    held

    that

    the

    'basic

    features'

    of

    the

    Constitution

    cannotbe

    amended?

    (a)'

    Golaknath

    case

    O)

    Shankari

    Prasadcase

    (c)

    BankNationalisationcase

    (d)

    KeshvanandBharati

    case

    32.

    Which

    of the

    following

    is

    not a

    formal

    source

    of

    law

    in

    India?

    (a)

    opinion

    of

    ajurist

    O)

    acustom

    (c)

    an

    actof

    anlndianlegislature

    (d)arulemadeundertheauthorityofanactofalegislature

    33.

    'HeterogamY'is

    (a)

    a

    marriage

    between

    persons

    who

    hate

    each

    other

    (b)

    a

    popular

    game

    played

    in Scotland

    (c)

    an

    act

    of

    hating

    strangers

    (d)

    a

    marriage

    between

    persons

    from

    different

    backgrounds

    34.

    'Tort'means

    a

    (a)

    wrong

    O)

    civilwrong

    (c)

    criminalwrong

    (d)

    conspiracY

    35.

    which

    of

    the

    following

    statements

    is most

    appropriate

    with

    regard

    to

    the

    Supreme

    Court

    of

    India?

    The

    Supreme

    Court

    has

    (a)

    only

    aPPellatejurisdiction

    O)

    appellate

    and

    originaljurisdiction

    (c)

    appellate,

    original

    and

    advisory

    jurisdiction

    (d)

    jurisdiction

    to decide

    only

    constitutional

    quetions

    12

    (D)

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    A

    principle

    and

    a

    set

    of facts

    are given.

    Find

    the

    appropriate

    answer

    after

    applying

    the

    principle

    to the

    facts

    in

    Questions

    no.36

    to

    38.

    36.

    Principle

    :

    one

    can

    criticise

    religion

    provided

    the

    criticism

    is

    fair

    Facts

    : Asays

    thatfounderof

    religion

    'X'was

    afool

    andimpostor

    Answer (a)

    A

    isjustifiedinsayingsobecauseitis

    afaircriticism

    (b)

    A

    is

    justified

    is

    saying

    so

    because

    it is

    his honest

    belief.

    (c)

    A

    is

    notjustified

    in

    saying

    so

    because

    he

    hurts

    the

    feelings

    of

    people

    following

    religion

    ,X,.

    (d)

    A is

    justified

    in

    saying

    so

    because

    he

    alongwith

    a

    large

    number

    of people

    believe

    that the

    founderof

    religion

    'X'was

    afool

    andimpostor.

    37

    . Principle

    : Faircriticism

    is permissible

    but

    defamation

    is not

    Facts

    :

    A tells

    B,

    "If

    you

    permit

    me

    sir,

    I

    will

    call

    you

    a dishonest

    and

    comrpt person".

    Answer:

    (a)

    lt's

    statementis

    notdefamatorybecausehe

    soughtpermission

    of B

    before

    calling

    him

    dishonest

    andcomrpt

    O)

    lfs

    statement

    is

    not

    defamatory

    because

    someone

    else

    told

    him

    that

    B

    is dishonest

    and

    corrupt.

    lf

    s

    statement

    is

    not defamatory.because

    it

    is his

    honest

    belief.

    Af

    s

    statement

    is

    defamatory

    38'

    .

    Principle

    : Equality

    of

    opportunity

    is

    one

    of

    the

    fundamental

    principles

    of

    Indian

    legal

    sysrem.

    Facts

    :

    'A'is

    working

    in

    a

    govemment

    department

    for

    a

    long

    time

    on

    an

    adhoc

    basis.

    He is

    highly

    devoted

    to his

    work

    and is

    an

    honest

    person.

    The government

    absorbs

    him

    in

    perrnanent

    service

    on the

    basis

    ofhis

    previous

    record.

    Answer

    (a)

    The goveflrment

    is

    justified

    in

    appointing

    him

    as

    a

    perrnanent

    employee

    because

    he

    worked

    for

    a long

    time

    (b)

    The government

    i

    s

    j

    ustified

    in

    appointing

    him

    as

    a

    peffnanent

    employee

    on the

    basis

    of h i

    s

    previous

    goodrecord

    (c)

    The government

    is

    justified

    in

    appointing

    him

    as a

    permanent

    employee

    on

    the

    basis

    of his

    long

    service

    and

    his previous

    good

    record.

    (d)

    The govemment

    is

    notjustified

    in

    appointing

    him

    as

    a

    permanent

    employee

    because

    he

    was

    appointed

    without

    considering

    the

    cases

    of

    others.

    (c)

    (d)

    13

    (D)

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    Find

    the

    odd

    one

    out

    (the

    word/alphabeUfigure

    different

    from

    and

    unassociated

    with

    others)

    in

    Questions

    no.39

    to

    4l

    39.

    (a)

    262

    (b)

    4r2

    (c)

    611

    (d)

    832

    40:

    (a)

    WA

    (b)

    xE

    (c)

    YC

    (d)

    zD

    41.

    (a)

    table

    ,

    O)

    chair

    (c)

    dinner-set

    (d)

    sofa-set

    42.

    pointing

    to

    a

    man

    Ram

    said

    "His

    son

    Ramesh

    is the

    grandson

    of

    my

    mother"

    The

    man

    is

    (a)

    Ram'sfather

    (b)

    Ram'suncle

    (c)

    Ram'sbrotherinlaw

    (d)

    Ram's

    brother

    43.

    How

    many

    sides

    ahexagon

    has?

    (a)

    7

    (b)

    8

    (c)

    6

    (d)

    10

    14

    (D)

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    45.

    M.

    Complete the

    series ll,13,16,?,25,31

    (a)

    Ig

    o)

    2r

    (c)

    20

    (d)

    22

    In

    the

    famous

    Einstein's

    theory

    of relativity

    represented

    by e

    =

    mc2,

    c stands for

    (a)

    speedof

    light

    O)

    speed

    of sound

    (c)

    distancebetweenearthandsun

    (d)

    carbon

    Which

    of the

    following

    is not

    a Commonwealth

    Country?

    (a)

    India

    O)

    Nepal

    (c)

    Canada

    (d)

    Ausralia

    47

    .

    Which

    of the

    following

    cities

    is the

    headquarters

    of the Intemational

    Court

    of Justice?

    (a)

    NewYork

    O)

    Geneva

    (c)

    Thetlague

    (d)

    \4enna

    48.

    Who

    among

    the

    following

    film

    makers

    was

    awarded the

    'Oscar'

    for life time

    achievement?

    (a)

    MrinalSen

    O)

    ShyamBenegal

    (c)

    AdoorGopikrishnan

    (d)

    SatyajitRay

    46.

    ls

    (D)

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    -

    49.

    When we talk of North-South

    divide

    in theWorldeconomies, North

    represents

    (a)

    countries north

    of equator

    (b)

    European countries

    (c)

    rich

    and developed countries

    (d)

    poor

    and

    underdeveloped countries

    50.

    Which of the

    following is

    known as

    the'roof

    of

    the

    world'?

    (a)

    Pamin

    (b)

    Hindukush

    (c)

    Alps

    (d)

    Himalayas

    5

    I

    . Who is known as

    'Frontier

    Gandhi'?

    (a)

    KhanWali Khan

    (b)

    KhanAbdulGhaffarKhan

    (c)

    LalaLajpatRai

    (d)

    HakimAjmalKhan

    52.

    Dakaris

    thecapital of

    (a)

    Somalia

    O)

    Senegal

    (c)

    Rwanda

    (d)

    Samoa

    53. Who wrote

    'Pride

    andPrejudice'?

    (a)

    JaneAusten

    O)

    BernardShaw

    (c)

    ShekharKapoor

    (d)

    ThomasFlardy

    16

    (D)

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    54.

    Gabriel

    GarciaMarquezwas

    a

    (a)

    Spanish

    painter

    (b)

    Columbeannovelistandpoet

    .

    (c)

    Portugesepolitician

    (d)

    Spanishmusician

    Voltaire

    was

    a

    (a)

    Greekphilosopher

    (b)

    Volinplayer

    (c)

    Englishlawyer

    (d)

    Frenchphilosopher

    56.

    Who

    is

    known

    as'BardofAvon,?

    (a)

    George

    Bernard

    Shaw

    O)

    Williamshakespeare

    G)

    Alexanderpope

    (d)

    AlexanderDumas

    57

    '

    Who

    is

    the

    author

    of

    the

    well

    known

    and

    highly

    acclaimed

    literary

    work

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    Concise

    Chinese

    -

    Engfish

    Dictionary

    for

    l,overs'

    ?

    (a)

    ChanLian

    (b)

    XaoluGao

    (c)

    ThpirGao

    (d)

    ZadieSmith

    58.

    [hich

    country's

    flag

    shows

    the

    red

    disc

    on

    a white

    background?

    (a)

    South

    Korea

    O)

    Myanmar

    (c)

    Republicofheland

    (d)

    Japan

    17

    (D)

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    59.

    A

    'arab'

    is equal

    to

    (a)

    1000000thousand

    O)

    100000

    thousand

    (c)

    10000thousand

    (d)

    1000thousand

    Who

    would

    you

    associate

    'Greatlrap

    Forward'

    witb?

    (a)

    MaoZedong

    (b)

    KarlMarx

    (c)

    AntonioGramsci

    (d)

    I-enin

    60.

    18 (D)

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    SectionA

    I.

    Write 8 tolOlines

    on each

    of the following ten topics

    (3x10=30)

    1. Free Market

    2.

    krdividralisrn

    21(D)

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    3. LawandMorality

    4.

    JointStockCompanies

    22@)

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    5.

    CompositeCultureoflndia

    6.

    UnityinDversity

    23

    @)

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    7.

    ConstitutionalReservations

    8.

    CompulsoryPrimaryRlucation

    a@)

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    Justice

    delayed

    is

    Justice

    denied

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    Section

    B

    tr'

    write

    about

    20

    lines

    each

    on

    any

    two

    of

    the

    foilowing

    topics

    5x2

    =

    (a)

    Essence

    of

    democracy

    does

    not

    consist

    in

    rule

    by

    majority

    but

    in protection

    of

    the

    rights

    of politic

    minorities.

    O)

    Law

    in

    its

    majestic

    equality

    prohibits

    the

    rich

    and

    the

    poor

    alike

    from

    sleeping

    on

    footpaths

    (c)

    class

    character

    or

    otherwise

    of law

    in

    a

    capitalistic

    society.

    FirstTopic

    26

    Q)

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    Section C

    Itr.

    i

    Write

    an essay

    either

    on

    (Concept

    of

    Man'or

    'Knowledge

    is

    Power'.

    Your essay should

    be in range

    of 275-300words.

    (10)