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SI. No.:
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2016
GENERAL ENGLISH WITH GENERAL STUDIES
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2.
Invincible
(C)
Malnourished
(B)
Indelible
~Unaccessible
the
~a
3.
(B)
an
(D)
no article
4.
(A)
of
(C)
for
~o preposition
(D)
in
(B)
will he?
can you?
(D)
should you?
(C)
5.
(B)
(D)
6.
~arely comes
(C)
(B)
(D)
h ad rarely come
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7.
Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error. If there is any error, mark th~-part
A, B, C or D as the case may be.
Most o(the victims has underwent first aid by the time the ambulance van reached the
A
B
C
D
accident site.
8.
(A)
(C)
~B
(D)
9.
10.
(A)
unless
(C)
provided that
~therwise
(D)
in case
Identify the correct sentence from the four options given below:
(A)
(B)
(C)
~r
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(A)
well
(C)
early
~one_ly
(D)
daily
Find out the odd word from the list given below:
(A)
common
(C)
usual
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(D)
regular
co
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~ Coat -
of - mails
(C) Runners - up
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(B)
Governors - general
(D)
Grown - ups
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Personification
(B)
Metonymy
Metaphor
(D)
Transferred epithet
15.
(A)
Oxymoron
(C)
Assonance
(B)
Synecdoche
Identify the statement that best explains the use of metaphor in "laugh till the game is
played; and be you merry, my friend".
(A)
(B)
(C)
In "On the day of Sicilian July, with Etna smoking" The reference to Sicilian July is an
example of
ro
(A)
Anaphora
(C)
Ellipsis
(B)
Metaphor
~usion
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Migrant Bird
~ Shilpi
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(B)
The Earth
(D)
To a Millionaire
What does Tagore suggest to lead us to perfection in the poem "Where tl;le mind is without
fear"?
~Tireless striving
(C)
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Religious spirit
(B)
(D)
Political dogm,as
(C)
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Personification
(B)
Metaphor
Metonymy
(D)
Simile
follo~ing
(B)
(C)
~ There will be a contin~ous switching over from day to night, and there will not be any
changing seasons
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21. -- What is the name of the Commander whose forgiveness Abraham Lincoln sought for being
rude to him?
22.
23.
Colonel Scott
(B)
Colonel .H enry
(C)
Colonel J ames
(D)
Colonel Wilson
Gokhale
(C)
Mahatma Gandhi
Identify the person who fought for the preservation of many importa nt forests, like the
Bharatpur, Bird sanctuary and Silent Valley.
(A)
Medha Patkar
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(B)
Zai Whitaker
(D)
Arundhathi Roy
Pick out the st a tement which is wrong about Maha tma Ga ndhi.
(A)
(B)
(C)
25.
Why did Brutus kill Julius Caesar, according to Brutus own defense?
(C)
(D)
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In Oscar Wilde's 'The Model Millionaire' why did Alan Trevor leave the studio
fora few
minutes?
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
In Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant', - - - - - c a m e and took the giant to Paradise.
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(B)
An angel
(C)
An evil spirit
(D)
In Oscar Wilde's 'The Model Millionaire', Alan Trevor was a good painter because
(A)
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Jesus Christ
he was strict
he had natural talent
(C)
he was popular
(D)
he was friendly
In Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' the giant saw something marvellous in his garden. He
saw
(A)
(B
(C)
(D)
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What did the "Last man in" in the story "Our .Local Team" do and what was the umpire's
reaction?
(A)
The Last man hit a sixer and the umpired raised his indicating finger
(B)
The Last man hit a boundary a nd the umpire levelled his hands on both sides
(C)
The Last man hit a boundary with his pad and was given L.B.W.
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The Last man hit a boundary with his pad but the umpire maintained telling 'Not Out'
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inappropr~ate.
(A)
(B)
(D)
"Count your blessings, not your troubles' - Here the writer's emphasis is o n - - -- (A)
Pessimism
(B)
Nihilism
Optimism
(D)
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Truism
(B)
(C)
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34.
In the idiom 'a storm in a teacup'. , which of the following is used as a replacement fat. the
word 'storm' in American English?
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(A)
Cyclone
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(C)
Typhoon
(D)
Tempest
Hurricane
Identify the word pair which is different in pronunciation in British English and American
English usage :
British English
(A)
cheque
check
(B)
metre
meter
schedule
schedule
licence
license
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(D)
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American English
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(A)
Bassanio to Duke
(B)
Shylock to Duke
VC)
Shylock to Portia
(D)
Portia to Shylock
In Oscar Wilde's ." The ModefMillionaire" Hughie could. marry Laura provided
(A)
(B)
ver
(D)
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(C)
Manliness
(D)
Earth
1.
D.H. Lawrence
(b)
Snake
2.
H. W. Longfellow
(c)
A Psalm of life
3.
Khilil Gibran
(d)
4.
Jack Prelutsky
(a)
40.
(b)
(c)
(d)
\JA<
(B)
(C)
(D)
Who among the following is the author of the story, "The Wooden Bowl"?
,.,.
41.
(.Ar
Leo Tolstoy
(B)
Oscar Wilde
(C)
Guy de Mauppasant
(D)
R.K. Narayan
"The highest result of education is tolerance". Who made this sb,i tement?
(A)
\.(.C)
Rabindranath Tagore
(B)
Helen Keller
(D)
Oscar Wilde
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42.
" ... though he had no hand in his death, Shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place nthe
commonwealth".
Who is speaking about whom in the above passage from Julius Caesar?
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(A)
43..
(C)
(D)
44.
(C)
(D)
Silent Prayer
British
(B)
Canadian
,
~C)
American
(D)
French
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Casca
(B)
Cassius
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(D)
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Brutus
Pompey
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(A)
With a friend
(B)
(C)
My native land
(D)
To India
American
CB>' Chinese
(C)
Scottish
(D)
Burmese
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"Man is born free but is everywhere in chains". Who made this famous statement?
(A)
Voltaire
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Jacques Rousseau
(C)
Descartes
(D)
Napoleon
(B)
(C) -
~B( . Snake
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(B)
(C)
~If)
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51.
"'M:atch the words and phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B:
Column A
(a)
Power to inspire
1.
Composure
(b)
Calm manner
2.
Sneer
(c)
Contemptuous smile
3.
Charisma
(d)
Range of skills
4.
Versatality
(A)
~
(D)
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Column B
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Find out the synonym for the underlined word from the options given.
But he became nothing, a delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no
profession.
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(A)
useful
(C)
intelligent
~ruse less
(D)
clever
Choose the appropriate antonym of the underlined word from the options given :
"This strict court of Venice must needs give sentence against the merchant there".
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(A)
rigid
(C)
s tern
(B)
m agnanimous
~ lenient
co
(A)
dancing
(C)
)Umpmg
~otionless
(D)
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He is loved by all
(B)
(C)
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Fill out the blank with the suitable option given below :
I went there - - - - - -
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(A)
(C)
(D)
(B)
(C)
m~aningful :
58.
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word from the options.
She held the - - - -- -in her hand.
(A)
ye)/
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(B)
rains
.
rems
(D)
ra1gns
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The right .plural form for the word underlined in the following sentence i s - - - - - John speaks without basis.
60.
(A)
basises
(C)
basal
basics
~bas~s
Choose the complex sentence out of the four sentences given below :
(A)
(B)
(C)
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(B)
du~y,
(C)
62.
SVC
(B)
svo
SVIO
(D)
SVDO
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co
(C)
(D)
Cull out the word formed by combining adjective and verb from the following options :
(A)
school boy
(C)
outrun
\,(-B)
(D)
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dry clean
radioactive
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64.
Match the poetic lines under column A with t h e figures of speech under column Band ~elect
the correct answer from the codes given below :
Column A
(a)
l.
Alliteration
(b)
2.
Onomatoepia
(c)
3.
Metaphor
(d)
4.
Personifica.tion
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
(B)
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(D)
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Column B
(B)
(C)
The birds have got boundaries within which they can fly
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66.
In the poem, "The Solitary Reaper", Wordsworth addresses this song to one 'Solitary
Highland Lass'. What does, the poet mean by the word, 'Highland'?
(A)
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England
(B)
Ireland
~ Scotland
(D)
Iceland
Pretender
~ Expert
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(B)
Quack
(D)
Sham
ro
68.
69.
(A)
A Psalm of life
(C)
Ode to a nightingale
(B)
Norman Nicholson
~ Robert Frost
70.
(B)
Jack Prelutsky
(D)
71.
(A)
(C)
A Panoramic View
~Y
(D)
Snake
The Man he Killed
(A)
(B)
(C)
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72.
. 73.
(A)
Antony a nd Cleopatra
(C)
'\flJ)
Julius Caesar
(D)
Macbeth
74.
75.
(A)
CB)
(C)
(D)
Venice
(C)
Sicily
~Belmont
(D)
Rome
76.
First citizen
(B)
Antony
(D)
Octavius
In Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Gia nt', the giant r eturned to his castle after seven years
because
(A)
(C).
(D)
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77.
"As in the con centration camp a nd t he evening of 9/11, the artistes are t he ones who might
be able to help us with our internal, invisible lives".
Which are the two countries associated with concentration camp and . 9/11 tragedy
respectively?
Choose the right option from the following :
(A)
Russia a nd Germany
78.
(D)
79.
(B)
Science a nd Humanities
The first Asian composer to score a symphony for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
i s -- -- -
80.
(A)
Naushad
(C)
A.R. Rehman
(B)
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(!)
(A)
Scientis t
(C)
Animal species
(B)
N aturalist
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81.
In the lesson "Yaa nai Malai", the lesson-writer Manohar Devadoss says, "Sometimes
landscapes can speak to us". This expression is purely
(A)
a baseless illusion
(B)
an exaggerated b yberbola
~( a subjective impression
(D)
82.
an objective interpretation
Mahema, the wife of the lesson-writer, Manohar Devadoss, was suffering from the disease
~( Paralysis
(C)
83.
84.
Back-pain
(D)
Spondylitis
flat-out
(B)
blast-out
(C)
blow-out
(D)
crash out
85.
Varicose veins
(B)
wind screen
(B)
window
blind
(D)
wind
Identify the incorrect pair of British English and American English expressions
~<
bonnet - cover
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Allusion
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Onomatopneia
(C) Ellipsis
Repetition
(D)
87.
(B)
yC-0f
(D)
..
88.
Steady throb
'Then staccato rhythm
Harmonic cacophony to oblivious ears.
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
(A)
Mellifluous music
(B)
R?wing notes
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(D)
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. 90.
Badshah
(B)
Mir Alam
Peshwa .
(D)
Mahara~
The poet, Khalil Gibran was born i n - - - - Fill in the blank by choosing the right option given befow.
. (A)
(C)
91.
92.
Greece
Syria
,,....
\J-B)
(D)
Lebanon
Egypt
5th
May
(B)
5th
July
(C)
5th
June
(D)
5th
August
We believe that as a nation and as people we need to shed our cynicism and initiate concrete
action to realise the second vision.
Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word.
93.
(A)
stop
(B)
instruct
(C)
install
(D) ,. begin
Brutus
(B)
Antonio
(C)
Portia
(D)
Antony
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95.
96.
Tamil Nadu
(B)
Andhra Pradesh
(C)
Kerala
(D)
Karnataka
(B)
(C)
(D)
97.
Character
(a)
Two Friends
1.
Mr. Nuttel
(b)
2.
Colonel Dumoulin
(c)
3.
Ivan Dmitritch
(d)
4.
Behrman
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
\,fBr
(C)
(D)
(B)
Evangeline (184 7)
(C)
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99.
(B)
My Several Worlds
(C)
(D)
Pygmalion
100.
(C)
(D)
Kiran Bedi
(B)
Mahatma Gandhi
(C)
Dale Carnegie
(D)
Hope Spencer
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