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Direction: There is one error in each
part of the sentences. If not, your
answer is “no error”.
1. The debate on (a)/ the logic of
occupying (b)/ Siachin glacier
is not new. (c)/ no error (d)
2. Radha is very fond of (a)/
these kind of flowers and
bought (b)/ some from the
florist.(c)/ no error (d)
3. They were suffering (a)/ of
cholera but the doctors (b)/
ultimately saved his life. (c)/
no error (d)
4. Zika virus is transmitted (a)/
by the same type of the
mosquito (b)/ that carry
dengue fever. (c)/ no error (d)
5. The traffic on the (a)/
Highways were so heavy that
(b)/ none could cross the
road. (c)/ no error (d)
Direction: Fill in the blanks with the
most suitable alternative given below.
6. Man cannot live ______ bread
only.
a) Except
b) By
c) Without
d) With
7. Hardly had he arrived _____ it
started raining.
a) After
b) Than
c) When
d) Before
8. Have you finished reading the
book? No, I’m ______ in the
middle of it.
a) Already
b) Yet
c) Still
d) Till
Direction: In each sentence below, a
group of words has been underlined.
Pick out the one alternative which can
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substitute the group of words. If the
sentences requires no correction, you
answer is “no improvement”.
9. Work hard lest you will fail in
the examinations.
a) Lest you would fail
b) Lest you should fail
c) Lest you shall fail
d) No improvement
10. This work is worse by all that
you did.
a) Al of you did
b) To what you did before
c) Than what you did before
d) No improvement
11. I have done good at the
examination.
a) Attempted well at
b) Gone well over
c) Fared well in
d) No improvement
12. I would have waited for you at
the station if I knew that you
would come.
a) Had known
b) Have known
c) Was knowing
d) No improvement
Direction: Read the passage carefully
and answer the questions given below.
The wise old Wasir was famous for
his judgment and people came to him
for justice from all part of the country.
One day two men came to his court and
claimed
ownership
of
an
extraordinarily good looking horse. It
was a black beauty indeed. One of the
men was tall, very well dressed and
soft spoken. The other one was just the
opposite. Each of them said that the
horse was his. The Wazir heard them
patiently asked them to leave the horse
and come to him next morning. Both
the men came the next morning. The
Wazir asked his soldiers to give the
horse to the tall man and to arrest the
other man. The tall man wanted to
know how the Wazir had learnt the
truth, “Very simple”’ said he, “Firstly,
a man of your appearance and manners
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could not have been the thief. Still, I
wanted to be sure, just after you had
left the court. I asked one of my
soldiers to leave the horse free and to
see whom it followed. It went after
you. This hint was enough for me”.
13. Which of the following best
describes the other man?
a) Ill-dressed, short-statured,
loud-voiced
b) Tall, ill-dressed, courteous
c) Not well-dressed, short but
good mannered
d) Thin, poorly built, harsh in
expression
14. The Wazir discovered the real
owner of the horse
a) By arresting the other man
b) From the appearance and
good manners of the tall man
c) By patiently listening to the
case of theft
d) By knowing whom the horse
followed
15. With the Wazir’s wisdom, the
tall man was
a) Consoled
b) Impressed
c) Embossed
d) Undecided
16. People came to Wazir from all
places because he was
a) Very famous
b) An old judge
c) A very patient listener
d) A wise judge
17. This story proves that
a) The court soldiers were
smart.
b) The judge was quite good.
c) The horse was very clever.
d) The judge was indeed quite
intelligent.
Direction: Choose the word best
similar in meaning of the word given in
Capital letters.
18. DISMAL
a) Deformed
b) Impolite
c) Bleak
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d) watery
19. VAPID
a) virtuous
b) vital
c) priceless
d) dull
Direction: Four alternatives are given
for the Idioms/phrases. Choose the
alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
20. A fool’s errand
a) A blunder
b) An impossible task
c) A useless undertaking
d) None of these
21. Make the grade
a) Fail in a task
b) Get good marks in an
examination
c) Come out successful
d) Make good one’s previous
loss
22. Hard pressed
a) Astonished
b) Insulted
c) In difficulties
d) In danger
23. From the cradle
a) From childhood
b) From the school life
c) From the expected way
d) In disorder
Direction: The 1st and the last parts of
the sentence/ paragraph are numbered
1
and
6.
The
rest
of
the
sentence/paragraph is split into four
parts and named P, Q, R and S. These
four parts are not given in their proper
order. Choose the best sequential
order to make the sentence or
paragraph
meaningful
and
grammatically correct.
24. 1. I was not sure
(P) to hear his voice
(Q) in my heart of hearts
(R) through that window once
more
(S) what I really wished
6. or never to see him there
again.
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a) PRSQ b) QSPR c) RSQP
d) SQPR
25. The professor
(P) who has explored many jungles
(Q) will lecture on the new expedition
(R) about which I have read
(S) which he is now planning
a) PQRS b) PRQS c) QRPS
d) RSPQ
Answer Keys:
1.a 2.b 3.b 4.c 5.b 6.b 7.c 8.b 9.b
10.c 11.c 12.a 13.a 14.d 15.b 16.d
17.d 18.b 19.d 20.c 21.c 22.c 23.a
24.b 25.b
Explanation:
Common Errors:
1.a, the debate on over
2.b, these kind kinds of flowers and
bought
3.b, of from cholera but the doctors
4.c, that carry carries dengue fever
5.b, Highways were was so heavy that
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