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(d) had waited 13. ------- shouldwork together to help the poor. Dr. N. IharanNair (a) I and you (b) You and I Note: There will be fifty ques (c) You and me tions on General English in (d) Me and you Paper I, one mark for each question, maximum marks 14. The Minister told Parliament which countries he------. being 50. There will be nega(a) is visiting tive marks for wrong had visited answers. The candidate will has visited lose 0. 25 mark for a wrong (d) visited answer. Choose the correct answer 15. He talks as if he ------a great scholar. from the four choices given (a) were (b) was after each question: (c) is (d) are 1. The plants are growing fast because we -----them every 16. ------a lottery, he bought a new car. day. (a) Winning (a) are watering (b) Having won (b) waters (c) Being won (c) water (d) Having been won (d) has watered 2. One of the players ------ - 17. 'Now and then' means-------. (a) occasionally injured during the match (b) rarely yesterday. (c) once a month (a) were (b) was seldom is (d) are 18. His doctor advised him to --3. 'A pipe dream' means, -- smoking. (a) an impracticable plan (a) give in (b) give away (b) a foolish idea (c) give over (d) give up (c) a false project 19. The patient is ------better (d) a strong desire today. 4. Many a passenger ----- wound(a) fairly (b) rather ed in the accident. (c) very (d) so (a) were (b) was 20. They are going to ban -----in (c) has (d) have restaurants, 5. Much water -------under the (a) smoke bridge. (b) to smoke (a) has flown smoking have flown (d) smoked (c) has flowed 21. If you take away his toys, he (d) have flowed ---- cry. 6. For the brave, death is prefer(a) cries able --------slavery. (b) is crying (a) to (b) than (c) will cry (c) for (d) upon (d) would cry 7. Identify the correctly spelt 22. Did you hear the -----news? word: (a) last (b) late concensus later (d) latest consistant 23. Bad news-----fast. (c) prevelege (a) travel (d) unparalleled (b) travels 8. The blind and the infirm (c) is travelling our sympathy. (d) are travelling (a) deserves 24. It's getting dark; you had (b) deserve better -----home. (c) is deserving (a) went (b) gone (d) are deserving (c) go (d) going 9. He asked me where ------------25. We look forward to -----you (a) I was going soon. was I going (a) meeting (b) meet I sin going (c) met (d) meets (d) am I going 10. It is a------story and I like it. 26. When you heat water, YOU -- steam. (a) credulous (a) will get (b) creditable (b) get (c) credible would get (d) crediting got 11. 1 cannot do it, nor------. 27. Mohan as well as his parents (a) you can (b) could you ------present at the function (c) will you (d) can you yesterday. 12.1 ------for you for the last two (a) was (b) were hours. (c) is (d) are (a) am waiting 28. Neither the captain nor the (b) have waited players -----aware of the (c) have been waiting

verb, hence the main clause should have a simple future verb. 22. (d) latest. 23. (b) travels. Though news' is apparently plural, it is singuJar. Hence a singular verb is to be used. 24. (c) go. 'Had better' is followed by a plain infinitive (infinitive without 'to') verb. 25. (a) meeting. 'Look forward to' and 'with a view to' are followed by gerunds (verb + ing). 26. (b) get. Since the sentence is a general statement, both the clauses should have shuple present verbs. 27. (a) was. If 'as well as' is used as a connective, the verb agrees with the subject that precedes 'as well as'. Here Mohan is singular, hence the singular verb 'was'. 28. (b) were. When 'neither nor' or 'either ... or' is used as a connective, the verb agrees with the subject immediately before it. Here the subject is 'the players', which is plural; hence 'were' 29. (b) has. When 'with' or 'along with' is used as a connective, the verb agrees with the first subject. 30. (c) is. The 'be' verb that follows the introductory 'There' agrees with the subject immediately after it. Here it is 'a pen'; hence 'is' (= grow31. (c) luxuriant ing thickly and strongly). 32. (b) is. This is a proverb. 'All' is used here as a collective singular noun; hence 'is'. 33. (a) when. 'Scarcely' and 'hardly' are followed by 'when'. 'No sooner' takes 'than'. 34. (c) As soon as. 35. (b) assumed (=began to exercise) 36. (c) had escaped. Of the two past actions (left, escaped), the earlier one is 'escaped'; hence 'had escaped'. 37. (b) to. 38. (a) from. 'From' is used when a new substance is obtained from a material, Otherwise it is 'of that is to be used. The table is made of wood (not 'from'). 39. (a) on. 40. (d) since. 41. (c) deadly. 42. (c) discount. 43. (d) prosperous. 44. (a) steal. 45. (d) brief. 46. (c) repeal. 47. (b) genuine. 48. (a) humble. 49. (b) lazy. 50. (d) constant.

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change of schedule. 44. PILFER 10. (c) credible. 'Credible (a) was (b) were (a) steal (b) destroy means 'believable', (c) has (d) had (c) damage (d) snatch Credulous' means 'ready to 29. The Chief Minister along 45. CONCISE believe; a credulous person; with his cabinet colleagues (a) strong (b) solid a credible story. Creditable' ---- gone to the Rajbhavan to (c) small (d) brief means 'sufficiently good to meet the Governor. Directions (Questions 46-50): deserve praise-a creditable (b) has Choose the word that is achievement, (a) have (c) is (d) are opposite in meaning to the 11. (d) can you. 'Nor can you' is 30. There ---- a pen and a pencil BEAD word: more emphatic than 'nor you on the table. 46. A'ITRA(I' can', hence more commonly (a) has (b) have (a) repulse (b) reject used/heard. (c) is (d) are (c) repel (d) distract 12. (c) have been waiting. When 31. She has a ------growth of 47. SPURIOUS 'for' is used as a preposition hair. (a) false (b) genuine of time, the verb should be (a) luxury (b) luxurious (c) strong (d) strenuous in perfect tense -Perfect (c) luxuriant (d) lucky 48. ARROGANT Simple (have/has + 32. All that glitters-----not gold. (a) humble (b) weak past participle) or Perfect (a) are (b) is (c) pathetic (d) proud Continuous (have/has + (c) was (d) were 49. DILIGENT been + verb + ing). 33. Scarcely had he reached the (a) stupid 13. (b) You and I. The person station ---- the train arrived. (b) lazy spoken to (second per(a) when (b) than (c) insincere son) gets precedence over (c) then (d) soon (d) egotistic the person speaking 34. --------the Chief Guest 50. VARIABLE (first person), If all the arrived, the meeting began. (a) changeable three persons are referred (a) No sooner unsteady to, the order is: second per(b) Scarcely (c) confident son (you), the third person (c) As soon as (d) constant (they, he, she, it) and first (d) Hardly person (I, we): You, he with 35. The new ministry -----office and I should form a group. last Monday. , 14. (b) had visited. If two past (a) presumed actions are to be related, the 1. (c) water. 'Water' is used assumed earlier one should be here as a verb, its tense resumed expressed in the past perbeing Simple Present, which consumed fect tense (had + past is used to express a perma36. The captain left the sinking participle). nent or recurring action. ship only after the last pas- 2. (b) was. The real subject 15. (a) were. To describe an senger -----. imaginative or imaginary here is 'one', not 'players', (a) has escaped condition, 'were', not 'was', hence 'was'. 'Is' cannot be (b) escaped is used. (as if, as used here as the time of (c) had escaped though = with the appearaction is past. (d) was escaping. ance of; apparently). 3. (a) an impracticable plan. Directions (Questions 37 4. (b) was. 'Many a + a singular 16. (b) Having won. The par40): Use the correct prepositicipial phrase (Having noun' is treated as singular, tion in each blank: won a lottery) begins with a hence a singular verb 37. She has no one to talk ------, perfect participle (as') hence feels lonely. (having + past participle). 5. (c) has flowed. Flow-flowed(a) on (b) to This method is used when flowed; fly-flew-flown. Water (c) against (d) at there is a time-gap between flows; birds fly. It is absurd 38. Bread is made ---- wheat. the action implied in the to say, 'Much water has (a) from (b) of participial phrase and the flown under the bridge'. (c) by (d) on action described in the main 6. (a) to. 'Preferable' means 39. Wood always floats ---- water. clause. He bought a new car 'better than something or (a) on (b) in only after winning the lotsomebody'. (c) at (d) over7. (d) unparalleled. The tery and getting the money, 40. It has been raining yesIf there is no/not much delay spelling of the other words terday. between the two actions, the are consensus; consistent; (a) from (b) for participial phrase will begin privilege. (c) during (d) since with a present participle 8. (b) deserve. 'The blind' Directions (Questions 41(verb + ing): Opening the means 'blind people'; 'the 45): Choose the correct syngate, he took his car out. infirm' means 'people who onym of the given HEAD 17. (a) occasionally. are infirm' word: (= physically weak). The 18. (d) give up (= abandon; 41. LETHAL leave). 'Give in' means 'sursubject is plural, hence a (a) unlawful (b) legal render'; 'give away' = displural verb, (c) deadly (d) noisy tribute; 'give over' = give 9. (a) I was going. The second 42. REBATE something for some specific clause of the sentence conRefund purpose. tains an indirect question, margin 19. (b) rather. Before a comparwhere the verb comes after (c) discount ative, 'rather', not 'fairly', is the subject (where I was (d) compensation to be used. going, not where was 43. AFFLUENT going). For an indirect ques- 20. (c) smoking. After 'ban' (a) influential either a noun or a gerund tion, the question mark (b) powerful (verbal noun) is to be used. (?) is unnecessary, while it is (c) strong 21. (c) will cry. The conditional essential for a direct ques(d) prosperous clause has a simple present tion,

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