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Model Test paper DSSSB TGT PGT EXAM Advertised in July 2010 PART 1 Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) Model Test paper DSSSB TGT PGT EXAM Advertised in July 2010 PART 1 Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) practice paper practice Questions Multiple Choice Question Test paper containing GK Reasoning and English maths (Excluding subject Questions & hindi ) Section:A Test of General Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning ability 1. In English alphabet, which will be the eighth letter from the left of the fourth vowel ? (A)H (B)I (C)G (D)M Ans: A 2. Find out the missing one U, 0, I, ? (A)E (B)C (C)S (D)G Ans: B 3. Which will be the next in following series? AZY, BYX, CXW, DWV (A)EUT (B) FUT (C)EVU (D) GHS Ans: C 4. Find out the next one in following series: BDF, CFI, DHL, EJO (A)EIN (B) JEN (C)CFI (D) FLR Ans: D
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Model Test paper DSSSB TGT PGT EXAM Advertised in July 2010 PART 1 Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)

Model Test paper DSSSB TGT PGT EXAM Advertised in July 2010 PART 1 Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) practice paper practice Questions Multiple Choice Question Test paper containing GK Reasoning and English maths (Excluding subject Questions & hindi ) Section:A Test of General Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning ability 1. In English alphabet, which will be the eighth letter from the left of the fourth vowel ? (A)H (B)I (C)G (D)M

Ans: A

2. Find out the missing one U, 0, I, ? (A)E (B)C (C)S (D)G

Ans: B

3. Which will be the next in following series? AZY, BYX, CXW, DWV (A)EUT (B) FUT (C)EVU (D) GHS

Ans: C 4. Find out the next one in following series: BDF, CFI, DHL, EJO (A)EIN (B) JEN (C)CFI (D) FLR

Ans: D

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5. If in a certain code BQMBAY is written as MY MY MY, then how would TAMIL NADU be written? (A) TIATIATIA (B) ALDALDALD (C) MNUMNUMNU (D) None of these

Ans: C

6. If in a certain symbolic language DOG is written as GOD and FOG is written as GOF, then how would MOB be written? (A)NOB (B) OBM (C)BOM (D) DOM Ans: C

7. If in a certain code UMBRELLA is written as 12345678, then how would BEAR be written? (A)3684 (B) 3594 (C)3584 (D) 3585

Ans: C

Directions– (Q.8-12) In each question, four words are given. Out of these four words, three are related in some way and one is different. Find the different word. 8. (A) Girl (B) Boy (C) Woman (D) Teacher Ans: D

9 (A) China (B) Nepal (C)Bhutan (D) Kolkata Ans:D

10. (A) January—June (B) March—September (C) June—November

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(D) April-September Ans: B 11. (A) Sitar—Pt. Ravishankar (B) Tabla—Allahrakha (C)Bansuri—Hari Prasad Chaurasia (D) Kathakali—Mrinalini

Ans: D 12. (A) Prison (C) Hand-cuffs (B) Court (D) Uniform Ans: D

13. In which city there is no Metro Rail route? (A)Hyderabad (B) Ahmedabad (C)Kolkata (D) Mumbai Ans: B

14. Main occupation of primitive man was? (A) Hunting (B) Cattle-rearing (C) Food-gathering (D) Fishing Ans: A

15. In India the land irrigated by canals is (A)10% (B) 15% (C)20% (D) 31.6% Ans: D

16.The reason of winter rain in North India is? (A) Monsoon (B) Storms (C) Cyclone (D) All Ans: C

17. Air pressure is shown? (A) By isobars

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(B) By isotherms (C) By isosalines (D) By none of these Ans: A

18. Who is the first Woman President of India ? (A) Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil (B) Srnt. Sonia Gandhi (C) Smt. Meira Kumar (D) Late (Smt.) Indira Gandhi Ans: A

19. Who gave the slogan of ‘Quit India’? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) J. L. Nehru (C) Md. Ali Jinnah (D) Subhas Chandra Bose Ans: A

20.The Directive Principles of State Policy’ of Indian Constitution are related to? (A)Part-III (B) Part-IV (C)Part-V (D) Part-II Ans: B

Section B Test of Mathematics 21. In any parallelogram ABCD, AC= BD. The value of Angle ABC will Be? (A)30° (B) 60° (C)90° (D) 120°

Ans: C

22. What types of angles are they when there are two angles on circumference of a circle by any arc? (A) One is two times the other (B) One is three times the other (C) Equal (D) None of the above Ans: C

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23. What are the two consecutive numbers when difference of 5 times of smaller and 4 times of bigger is 3? (A) 8, 9 (B) 7,8 (C) 6,7 (D) None of the above

Ans: B 24. Diagonal of a square is half of the diagonal of other square. The area of second square with respect to first will be? (A) Two times (B) Half (C) Four times (D) Eight times

Ans: C 25. The number of sides of a regular polygon, when each angle is 162°, is? (A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 15 (D) 25 Ans: B

26 Ram finishes a work in 2 days,Hari finishes that work in 4 days. Then work will be finished in how many days when both work simultaneously? (A)3/4 day (B)4/3 days (C)1/3 day (D) 3 days

Ans: B 27. The numbers 1,2,3,4 1000 are multiplied together. The number of zeros at the end (on the right) of the product must be: (A)30 (B)200 (C)211 (D)249 Ans: D

28. When a number is divided by 893, the remainder is 193. What will be the remainder when it is divided by 47? (A)3 (B)5 (C)25 (D)33

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Ans: B

29 The sum of the squares of two positive Integers is 100 and the difference of their squares is 28. The sum of the numbers is (A)12 (B)13 (C)14 (D)15 Ans: C

30. Find the odd man out 1,5,14, 30, 50,55,91 (A)5 (B) 50 (C)55 (D) 91 Ans: C

31. Find out wrong number in each sequence— 582, 605,588,611, 634, 617, 600 (A)634 (B) 611 (C)605 (D) 600

Ans: A

32. A boy was asked to multiply a number by 25. He instead multiplied the number by 52 and got the answer 324 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was? (A)12 (B) 15 (C)25 (D) 32

Ans: A

33. If 2 tables and 3 chairs cost Rs.3500 and 3 tables and 2 chairs cost Rs. 4000, then how much does a table cost? (A) As. 500 (B) As. 750 (C) As. 1000 (D) Rs. 1500 Ans: C

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34. The sum of first five prime numbers is? (A) 11 (B)18 (C) 26 (D)28 Ans: D

35. Three numbers are in the ratio1 2 :3 and their H. C. F. is 12. The numbers are? (A)4,8,12 (B) 5, 10, 15 (C) 10, 20,30 (D) 12,24,36 Ans: D

36. Income of a company doubles after every one year. If the initial income was Rs. 4 lakhs, what would be the income after 5 years? (A) As. 1 24 crores (B) Rs. 1 28 crores (C) As. 252 crores (D) As. 256 crores Ans: B

37. Water boils at 212° F or 100°C and freeze at 32°F or 0°C. If the temperature of a particular day is 35°C, it is equivalent to? (A)85°F (B) 90°F (C)95°F (D) 99°F Ans: C

38. Insert the missing number— 16,33,65,131,261,…….. (A) 523 (B) 521 (C) 613 (D) 721 Ans: A

39. 3251 + 587+ 369— ? = 3007 (A) 1250 (B) 1300 (C) 1375 (D) 1200 Ans: D

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40.. A Bazar has an average of 510 people on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of people per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is? (A) 250 (C) 280 (B)276 (D)285

Ans: D Test of Language English

41. Choose the correct preposition The river flows…….. the bridge. (A)below (B) under (C)into (D) to Ans: B

42. Find out the word correctly spelt— (A) Accesible (B) Accesibel (C) Accessible (D) Acessible Ans: C

43. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the Bold word to till in the blank People often prefer ambiguity to …….. (A)clarity (B) perversity (C) rationality (D) certainty

Ans: D

44. Pick out the correct synonym to the given word OBSCENE (A)Objectionable (B)Indecent (C) Displeasing (D)Condemnable

Ans: B 45. Pick out the most appropriate word from the given alternatives to fill in the blank Since one cannot read every book, one should be content

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with making a ………selection (A)normal (B) standard (C)sample (D) judicious Ans: D

46. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word

TRANSPARENT (A)Coloured (B) Childlike (C)Opaque (D) Imminent Ans: C

47. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words A workman who fits and repairs pipes (A)Mechanic (B) Blacksmith (C)Plumber (D) Technocrat Ans: C

48. Pick out the most appropriate word from the given alternatives To fill in the blank In hot weather I like lying in the……….of a tree. (A)shadow (B)shelter (C)protection (D) shade

Ans: D

49 Choose the alternative which expresses the best meaning of The given words

To give up the ghost (A)To die (B)To make false appearance (C)To terrify others by acting in suspicious manner (D)To leave useless pursuits

Ans: A

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Find Nearest Meaning 50. Addicted (A) wild (B)enhanced (C) sentenced (D) incline Ans: D

51. Bewilder (A)Cross (B) Seize (C)Puzzle (D) Annoy

Ans: C 52. Destitute (A) Sick (B) Poor (C) thin (D) Angry Ans: B

53 Genteel

(A)Clever (B) Polite (C)Hopeful (D) Lovable

Ans: B

54. Camouflage (A) Deject (B) Disappear (C) Drown (D) Conceal Ans: B

55. A thing liable to be easily broken (A) Breakable (B) Ductile (C)Brittle (D) Delicate

Ans: C

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56. Animal living on land and in water (A) Ambiguous (B) Pacify (C) Amphibian (D) Ambivalend

Ans: C

57. One who does not care for literature or and— (A) Barbarian (B) Philistine (C) Primitive (D) Literate Ans: B

Find the Correct Spelling 58. (A) Comitment (B) Comittment (C) Committment (D) Commitment Ans: D

59 (A) Fulifil (B) Fulfil (C) Fulfill (D) FulIfill Ans: A

60. (A) Defendant (B) Defendent (C) Defandent (D) Defandant Ans: A

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Delhi TGT PGT Teachers exam Model Test paper DSSSB

Delhi TGT PGT Teachers exam Model Test paper This model test paper is strictly according to DSSSB Syllabus Containing

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20 questions on GK/Reasoning 20 Questions on Numerical Aptitude 20 Question on English lingual leaving 40 questions on Hindi and subject knowledge

1. Who amongst the following is the captain of the India Cricket Team these days? (A) Sachin Tenduikar (B) Harbhajan Singh (C) M S. Dhoni (D) Saurav Ganguly

Ans :C 2. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a well known film personality. He is associated with (A) Film Acting (B) Music Direction (C) Direction (D) Playback Singing

Ans :C

3. ‘Midnapur’ is a city in (A)Orissa (B) Haryana (C)Punjab (D) Bihar Ans : D

4. Mysore is in which of the following states of India? (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Karnataka (D) Maharashtra Ans :C

5. Which of the following is a good source of Vitamin A? (A) Yellow fruits (B) Milk (C)Pulses (D) Fish Ans :B

6. Who amongst the following is not a cricket player? (A) M S. Dhoni (B) Sachin Tendulkar (C) Shane Warne

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(D) Vishwanathan Anan Ans : D

7. Selection for Indian Administrative Services and Indian Foreign Services is done by (A) Staff Selection Commission (SSC) (B) Short Service Commission (SSC) (C) Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) (D) University Grants Commission (UGC) Ans :C 8. ‘Irani Trophy’ is associated with which of the following games? (A) Football (B) Hockey (C)Cricket (D) Badminton Ans :C

9. Head Office of the Reserve Bank of India is in (A)New Delhi (B) Kolkata (C)Hlyderabad (D)Mumbai Ans : D

10. Sania Mirza is associated with the game of (A)Lawn Tennis (B)Table Tennis (C)Badminton (D)Golf Ans :A

11. Who amongst the following is the Finance Minister in the Union Cabinet of India at present? (A) Dr. Manmohan Singh (B) Mr. P. Chidambaram (C) Mr. Arjun Singh (D) None of these Ans : D

12. Which of the following books is written by V. S. Naipaul? (A) A Train to Pakistan - (B) A House for Mr. Bishwas (C) A Tale of Two Cities (D) Tale of Two Sisters Ans :B

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13. Which of the following taxes is not collected by the Union Government? (A) Income Tax (B) Service Tax (C) Custom Duty (D) Octroi

Ans : D

14. ‘Sunny Days’ is a book written by (A) Kapil 0ev (B) Sachin Tendulkar (C) Sunil Gavaskar (D) Saurav Ganguly Ans :C

15. Leander Paes is a famous

(A) Badminton player (B) Golf player (C) Rifle shooter (D) Tennis player

Ans : D

16. Mohan walked 25 metre towards South, took a right turn and walked 15 metre. He then took a left turn and walked 25 metre. Which direction is he now from his starting point ? (A) South-East (B) South (C) South-West (D) North-West

Ans:C

17. Among M, N, D, P and W, D is taller than M and W. P is taller than D and N. Who among them is the shortest? (A)M (B)W (C)D (D) Data inadequate Ans:D

18. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (A)Building

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(B) Toy (C)Vehicle (D) Mountain Ans:D

19. If ‘grey’ means ‘yellow’; ‘yellow’ means ‘white’; ‘white’ means ‘blue’; ‘blue’ means ‘red’; ‘red’ means ‘black’; and ‘black’ means ‘violet’; then what is the colour of clear sky? (A)Red (B) White (C)Violet (D) Black

Ans:A

20. The position(s) of how many letters in the word PRODUCT will remain unchanged, when the letters within the word are rear ranged alphabetically? (A)None (B) One (C)Two (D) Three Ans:B

Section B Test of Mathematics 21. The cost of 15 kg of sugar is Rs.240, the cost of 9 kg of wheat is Rs, 162 and the cost of 13kg of rice is Rs. 273. What is the total cost of 12 kg of sugar, 14 kg of wheat and 15 kg of rice? (A) Rs. 719 (B) Rs. 765 (C) Rs. 759 (D) Rs. 735

Ans:C

22.The average age of 30 boys in a class is 16 and the average age of 20 girls in the class is 14..What is the average age of all the boys and girls together? (A)15.2 (B) 15 (C)14.5 (D) 14 Ans:A

23. In a sale, a pair of trousers is available at 15% discount on the selling price. If the trousers cost Rs. 803.25 in the sale, what is the original selling price of the trousers?

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(A) Rs. 1,015 (B) Rs. 985 (C) Rs. 1,005 (D) Rs. 945

Ans:D

24. A bus covers a distance of 472 km in 8 hours and a car covers a distance of 312 km in 6 hours. What is the difference between the speed of the bus and the car? (A) 2 km/hr. (B) 10 km/hr. (C) 5km/hr. (D) None of these Ans:D

25.The population of a state increases by 10% every year. If its population in the year 2003 was 15 lakhs, what was its population in the year 2005 in lakhs (A) 16.5 (B) 15.5 (C) 17.25 (D) 18.15 Ans:D

26. Hemant started a business with a sum of Rs. 50,000. Sandip joined him 8 months later with a sum of Rs. 70,000. At what respective ratio will the two share the profit after 3 years? (A)45:49 (B) 43:45 (C)51:49 (D) 53:51

Ans:A

27. 1/6 th of 3/7 th of a number is 294. What is 40% of that number? (A)1536 (B) 1646.4 (C)1586.3 (D) 1636

Ans:B

28. What will be the compound interest earned on an amount of Rs. 12,500 in 2 years @ 6p,c.p.a.?

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(A) Rs. 2,050 (B) As. 1,500 (C) As. 1,800 (D) As. 1,545 (E) None of these Ans:D

29. Ketaki can complete a piece of work in 4 days and Meenal can complete the same piece of work in 12 days. In how many days can Ketaki and Meenal together complete the same piece of work? (A)5 days (B) 6days (C)3 days (D) 2 days Ans:C

30. What should come in place of the question-mark (?) in the follow ing number series? 17,18,38,117,472,? (A)1665 (B) 2365 (C)2210 (D) 2660 (E) None of these

Ans:B

31. A shopkeeper sells 200 metres of cloth for Rs 9000 at profit of Rs. 5 per metre. What is the cost price of 1 metre of cloth? (A)Rs.45 (B) Rs.40 (C

Ans:B

32. The area of a circle is 1386 sq. cms. What is the circumference of the circle ? (A) 142 cm (B) 160 cm (C) 130 cm (D) 132 cm Ans:D

33. In a college a total number of 27 professors are appointed for all the faculties viz, Arts, Commerce and Science. It equal number of professors are appointed for each of the faculties, how many professors are assigned to each faculty?

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(A) 9 (B) 12 (C) 6 (D) 3 Ans:A

34. If (11)2 is subtracted from the square of a number, the answer so obtained is 135. What is the number? (A) 12 (B) 16 (C) 17 (D)13 Ans:B

35. If the cost of 7 kg. of rice is Rs.168, what is the cost of 105 kg. of rice? (A)Rs. 2580 (B) Rs. 2530 (C)Rs. 2520 (D) Rs. 2500 Ans:C

36. Seema and Meena divide a sum of Rs. 2500 in the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. If Rs. 500 are added to each of their shares, what would be the new ratio formed? (A) 2:3 (B) 3:4 (C) 5:4 (D)4:3 Ans:D

37. Sridhar invests Rs. 3750 in shares, which is 25% of his monthly income. What is his monthly income? (A) Rs. 12000 (B) Rs. 15000 (C) Rs. 10000 (D) Rs 16000 Ans:B

38. Find the average of the following set of scores. 302, 152, 132, 122, 112 (A)184 (B)164 (C)152 (D) 176 Ans:B

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39. A bus covers a distance of 172 km in 4 hours. What is the speed ofthe bus? (A)52 km/hr (B) 47 km/hr (C)43 km (D) 38 km/hr Ans:C

40. The total number of students in the school are 4800, out of which 60% are girls. What is the total number of boys in this school ? (A)1920 (B) 1934 (C)1980 (D) 1910 Ans:A

Section C:Test of Language English Directions—(Q. 41-55) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

Energy is neither created nor destroyed; it is only recycled and recast in different forms. Even the human body is a form of energy. Call it prana or jivatma or simply vayu energy sustains the gross body and expresses itself through sensory perceptions and the basic physical elements.

The three fundamental gunas— satvik, rajasik and tamasik—which characterise the nature of the human being, very often in a combination, are further sub-divided into many basic qualities commonly known as human values. Love, affection, integrity and truth, for instance, are values that are as important to life as breathing or eating. These values are positive but in the course of practice and because they emanate from a mind that is susceptible to negative thoughts, they get corrupted. They generate negativity and manifest in the form of lying, cheating or causing others harm. The very fact that human civilization has survived over centuries shows that despite all the negativity, the force of positive energy within all of us continues to expand and enrich.

According to the theory of karma, every action generates a corresponding reaction, good or bad as the case may be. The process might take place in this life or the next, but take place, it will. The theory prompted sages to exhort humanity to be good and do good. This way, the result of a good deed will invariably be good which will add to the collective good of the human species. This is what Sri Aurobindo called the Goodness Quotient. Swami Vivekananda firmly believed that human nature is basically good. It is only to be perceived as such and having been aware, to follow it through, for the good of one self so that it multiplies for social good. Goodness will help improve the quality of life of not just the individual but an entire society. There is no such thing as ‘negative’

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energy, all energy being positive and constantly recycled. Negativity is therefore a dysfunction of thought or outlook. This has to be resisted from within by rein forcing the positive qualities inherent in human nature. The instant gratification of the senses might be the driving force in a society driven by consumerism but realising that all the material success and prosperity you have acquired over a lifetime means nothing once your body lies inert, life takes on a new meaning.

41. What did Swami Vivekananda believe? 1. Perceiving goodness in human nature is important 2. Doing good deeds benefits the individual 3. Individual good multiplies into social good (A) Only l (B) Both 1 & 2 (C) All (D) Both 2 & 3

Ans:C 42. Which of the following is suggested by the theory of Karma? (A) Human nature is basically bad (B) A person is rewarded or punished only in his lifetime (C) Human civilisations will continue to survive over the years (D) Every action has a corresponding reaction

Ans:D

43. The fact that human civilization has survived indicates that (A) positive energy within us increases despite negativity (B) too much positive energy is not harmful (C) negative energy usually overpowers positive energy (D) negative energy gets destroyed Ans:A

44. Which of the following should be the title of the passage? (A)The Role of Negative Energy (B) The Theory of Gunas (C)Consumerism and the Goodness Quotient (D)The Teachings of Sages Ans:D

45. What is the Goodness Quotient? (A)Human nature though basically bad can be trained (B)Goodness need not improve the quality of life. (C)The chance that the reaction to every action can either be good or bad (D)The outcome of good deeds is good and adds to the common good Ans:D

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46. How does energy express itself? (A) Through negative emotions (B) Through sensory perceptions and the basic physical elements (C)Through the human body (D)Through Prana and Vayu

Ans:B

47. What is the driving force of a society driven by consumerism ? (A)Improvement of society (B)Understanding the meaningof life (C) Search for positive energy (D) Fulfilling all desires immediately Ans:A

48. Which of the following characterises human nature? (A) Actions such as breathing and eating (B) Good deeds (C) Satvik, rajasik, vayu (D) Three basic gunas comprising basic human values

Ans:D

49.Which of the following is not true in the context of the passage? (A)Energy helps to sustain our physical body (B)Negativity is manifested in the form of lying and cheating (C)The theory of Karma believes in punishment (D)Negativity is the result of positive values getting corrupted

Ans:C

50. Which of the following is TRUE about negativity? (A) It existed before positive energy (B)Negativity comes from a deviation of our thoughts (C)Negativity cannot be fought (D)Negative energy is stronger than positive energy

Ans:B

Directions—(Q. 51—53) Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word used in the passage. 51. exhort (A)threaten (B) show , (C)encourage (D) alert

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Ans:C

52. sustains (A)supports (B)defends (C)comforts (D)holds Ans:A

53. emanate (A)express (B)originate (C)invent (D)enter

Ans:B

Directions—(O. 514 and 515) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word used in the passage; 54. acquired (A)grabbed (B)freed (C)stopped (D)lost Ans:D

55. enrich (A)poor (B)courage (C)diminish (D)poison Ans:C

Directions—(Q. 56—60) Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete 56.The festival must be perceived as an effort to……… relations between both nations. (A) confirm (B) evoke (C) pave (D)improve Ans:D

57. The morning …………….was shattered by her terrified screams. (A)routine

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(B) services (C)tranquility (D) prayers Ans:C

58.Our team ………to make every effort to clinch the title. (A)practised (B) vowed (C)believed (D) try Ans:B

59. ……………by the female anopheles, mosquito malaria is common during the monsoon. (A)Typical (B) Aggravated (C)Inflicted (D) Acquired Ans:B

60. The Government failed to…….. the steep rise in prices of essential commodities. (A)examine (B) debate (C)check (D) defend

Ans:C

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