English : Fillups , Comprehensions, Errors

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Questions (1-5)Fill Ups




1. …..the quarrel she thought to herself “What is the useof this wealth if I can’t make a sacrifice so that 
otherscan live in peace and harmony?”

(a) In (b) After (c) Laterly (d) While (e) Alias

 ( Ans : b)

2. The cabinet has approved is….. to develop 400 railwaystations using a contract method called the 
‘SwissChallenge’.

(a) application (b) idea (c) bidding (d) proposal (e)credential

 ( Ans : d)

3. Though there was no internal assessment, studentswere….. and came on time and teachers rarely 
had toexercise their authority.

(a) disciplined (b) regularly (c) organizing (d) relying (e)dishonest

 (Ans : a)

4. The Southwest monsoon which arrives in June and….. bySeptember end brings more than 75 
percent of India’sannual rainfall.

(a) gone (b) leaves (c) travels (d) disappearing (e) forecast

(Ans : b)

5. I was pleased with the day as I had accomplishedalmost….. the things that I wanted to.

(a) complete (b) whole (c) above (d) naught (e) all

 (Ans : e)

Directions (6-15) : Read the following passage carefully-and answer the questions given.

One day, in the court, amused by Jagan’s presence of mind,King Roya said to him, ‘Jagan, you have always pleased mewith your intelligence. I would like to gift you a town as atoken of my appreciation for your art.Many days passed by and the King forgot all his promise.Jagan began to wonder as to how to remind the King of his promise.One day, an Arab came to the town of Vijaypur with acamel. Nobody in the town had seen a camel before. TheKing and Jagan also went to see the camel. Upon having a
look at it, the king exclaimed, “It is such an ugly animal! Ithas such a long neck and an ugly hump on its back.” To whichJagan immediately said, “Your Majesty! I think the camelwas a king in his previous birth. He must have promised someone to gift him a town and then forgotten. To punishthe King, God must have made him a camel.”The King realized that Jagan was trying to remind him of hisforgotten promise. As soon as the King returned to thepalace, he asked his accountant to allocate a town to
Jagan.

6. As mentioned in the passage, the Arabs visited Vijaypur with his Camel because…..

A. he wanted to make King Roya jealous of his pot.
B. it was his only mode of commute.
C. he wanted to gift it to King Roya.

(a) Only A (b) Both A and B (c) Only B (d) Only C (e) Notclearly mentioned in the story 

( Ans : e)

7. Which of the following is most nearly the opposite inmeaning of the word ‘ APPRECIATION ’ as used in the story ?

(a) Criticism (b) Debt (c) Tribute (d) Carelessness (e)Refusal 

(Ans : a)

8. Which of the following can be a suitable title for thestory ?

(a) The Ugly Camel of Vijaypur (b) The Forgetful Arab (c)The Arab and His Ideas
(d) Witty Jagan (e) Jagan and his wealth 

(Ans : d)

9. Which of the following is most nearly the same in meaningof the word ‘ TOKEN ’ as used in the story?

(a) Symptom (b) Clue (c) Symbol (d) Sample (e) Volume

 (Ans: c)

10. Which of the following statements is TRUE in thecontext of the story ?
(a) The residents of Vijaypur were fond of camels.
(b) The King did not think that the camel was a beautifulanimal.
(c) The Arab came alone so that he could enjoy the beautyof Vijaypur.
(d) The Arab was King Roya’s best friend who came to meethim after a long time.
(e) None of the given statements is true.

 ( Ans : b)

11. Which of the following is most nearly the same inmeaning of the word ‘ ALLOCATE ’ as used in the story ?

(a) Allow (b) Assign (c) Withhold (d) Nominate (e) Assemble

(Ans : b)

12. As mentioned in the story, the King of Vijaypur wasimpressed with which of the following qualities of Jagan?

(a) His charming personality (b) His willingness to thinkabout the welfare of everyone
(c) His ability to think and act quickly (d) His love foranimals
(e) His faith in God

 ( Ans : c)

13. Which of the following is most nearly the opposite inmeaning of the word ‘ AMUSED ’ as used in the story ?

(a) Delighted (b) Confused (c) Annoyed (d) Affected (e)Dishonored 

(Ans : c)

14. As mentioned in the story, King Roya can be describedas…..

(a) forgetful and miserly. (b) a King who believed inreincarnation.
(c) a cruel king who always seized people’s camels. (d)somebody who was disliked by everyone in the town.
(e) a just king who stood by his words.

 (Ans : a)

15. As mentioned in the passage, Jagan narrated the storyof the Camel to King Roya because–

(a) he wanted King Roya to fulfill his forgotten promise. (b)King Roya enjoyed listening to stories.
(c) King Roya was planning to purchase the Camel from theArab, so he wished to gain more knowledge on the animal.
(d) It was a special Camel with magical powers.(e) Other
than those given as options

. ( Ans : a)

Directions (16-20) : In each question below, four words printed in bold are given. One of these words printed in bold may either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (e) i.e., ‘All correct’ as your answer.

16. The tiny toffee was priced at two scents and was very expensive for the little boy.

(a) toffee (b) priced (c) scents (d) expensive (e) All correct

(Ans : c)

17. Her talent in music came to four in the event that was organized by the committee .

(a) talent (b) four (c) organized (d) committee (e) Allcorrect 

(Ans : b)

18. The man was relieved to know that his interview had been posponed to a future date.

(a) relieved (b) interview (c) posponed (d) future (e) Allcorrect

 (Ans : c)

19. The pilot esclaimed, ‘You need to prepare for landing in two minutes.’

(a) pilot (b) esclaimed (c) prepare (d) landing (e) All correct

(Ans : b)

20. On two consecutive nights the two greatest icones ofshow business were honored with unprecedented affection.

(a) consecutive (b) icones (c) honored (d) unprecedented(e) All correct

(Ans : b)