Directions (1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
King Akbar was very (1) of Birbal. This made a certain courtier very jealous. Now this courtier always wanted to be chief minister, but this was not possible as Birbal filled that position. One day Akbar praised Birbal in front of the courtier. This made the courtier very (2) and he said that the king praised Birbal (3) and if Birbal could answer three of his questions, he would accept the fact that Birbal was intelligent. Akbar always wanting to test Birbal’s (4) readily agreed.
The three questions were: 1. How many stars are there in the sky? ; 2. Where is the centre of the Earth? and 3. How many men and how many women are there in the world?
Immediately Akbar asked Birbal the three questions and informed him that if he (5) not answer them, he would have to resign as chief minister.
To answer the first question, Birbal brought a hairy sheep and said, “There are as many stars in the sky as there is hair on the sheep’s body. My friend the courtier is (6) to count them if he likes.”
To answer the second question, Birbal (7) a couple of lines on the floor and (8) an iron rod in it and said, “this is the center of the Earth, the courtier (9) measure it himself if he has any doubts.”
In answer to the third question, Birbal said, “(10) the exact number of men and women in the world would be a problem as there are some specimens like our courtier friend here who cannot easily be classified as either. Therefore if all people like him are killed, then and only then can one count the exact number.”
Q1.
(a)Awe
(b)Loving
(c)Fond
(d)Caring
(e)Attentive
Q2.
(a)Sore
(b)Irritated
(c)Annoying
(d)Angry
(e)Sadist
Q3.
(a)Foolishly
(b)Stupidly
(c)Unjustly
(d)Cruelly
(e)Unlawfully
Q4.
(a)Intelligence
(b)Ideas
(c)Brilliance
(d)Wit
(e)Composure
Q5.
(a)Could
(b)May
(c)Should
(d)Can
(e)Shall
Q6.
(a)Welcome
(b)Invited
(c)Allowed
(d)Need
(e)Appreciate
Q7.
(a)Made
(b)Drew
(c)Produced
(d)Make
(e)Draw
Q8.
(a)Drew
(b)Inserted
(c)Included
(d)Put
(e)Bore
Q9.
(a)Might
(b)May
(c)Thereby
(d)Could
(e)Shall
Q10.
(a)Tallying
(b)Totaling
(c)Adding
(d)Counting
(e)Calculating
Directions (11-15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer will be (e) i.e., ‘No Error. (Ignore errors of punctuations, if any).
Q11. Mangal Pandey was well known (a)/because he was involved (b)/in the initial stages (c)/ of the Indian rebellion. (d)/No error (e)
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d
(e) e
Q12. (a) In fact, the human civilisation is / (b) the history of man’s growth / (c) control over / (d) the sources of energy. / (e) No error
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d
(e) e
Q13. Her doctor was (a)/ annoyed because she (b)/ ignore her health (c)/ even after being hospitalized twice. (d)/ No Error (e)
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d
(e) e
Q14. Raghav was worry (a)/ about telling his parents (b)/ that he wanted to move out (c)/ and live independently./ (d) No Error (e)
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d
(e) e
Q15. The company’s decision to issue (a)/ bonus- shares clearly indicates (b)/ the management’s confident (c)/ about the future. (d)/ No error (e).
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d
(e) e
Solutions:
S1. Ans.(c)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(d)
S5. Ans.(a)
S6. Ans.(a)
S7. Ans.(b)
S8. Ans.(e)
S9. Ans.(b)
S10. Ans.(d)
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘is’ with ‘was’ because present indefinite tense is used to denote general truth.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘growth’ with ‘growing’
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Ignore’ will be replaced by ‘ignored’ as sentence structure is in past tense.
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘worried’ will come in place of ‘worry’ as sentence structure is in past tense.
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Here, Noun not an adjective should be used. Hence, the management’s confidence….. should be used.
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