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MODEL QUESTIONS Directions (Q.1-5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. The original design of "Oscar" was by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons. He came up with a statuette of a knight standing on a reel of film gripping a crusader’s sword. The Academy commissioned the Los Angeles sculptor George Stanley to create the design in three dimensions. It was presented for the first time at the initial awards banquet on May 16, 1929 to Emil Jannings, named Best Actor for his performances in "The Last Command" and "The Way of All Flesh". Since then, 2,701 statuettes have been presented. The new golden statuettes are cast, moulded, polished and buffed each January by RS Owens & Company, the Chicago based awards manufacturer retained by the Academy since 1982. Oscar stands 13½ inches tall and weighs 8½ lbs. The film reel features five spokes, signifying the five original branches of the Academy: actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers. Although the statuette remains true to its original design, the size of the base varied until 1945, when the current standard was adopted. Officially named the Academy Award of Merit, the statuette is better known by its nickname, Oscar. While the origins of the moniker are not clear, a popular story has it that upon seeing the trophy for the first time, Academy librarian (and eventual executive director) Margaret Herrick remarked that it resembled her Uncle Oscar. The Academy didn’t adopt the nickname officially until 1939. The statuettes presented at the initial ceremonies were goldplated solid bronze. Within a few years the bronze was abandoned in favour of Britannia metal, a pewterlike alloy which is then plated in copper, nickel silver, and finally, 24carat gold. Due to a metal shortage during the Second World War, Oscars were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for goldplated metal ones. The Academy is not certain know how many statuettes it will hand out until the envelopes are opened on the night of the ceremony. Although the number of categories are known in advance, the possibility of ties and of multiple recipients sharing the prize in some categories makes it impossible to predict the exact number of statuettes

I heard through the grapevine that.. to be awarded. Any surplus awards are housed in the Academy’s vault until the following year's event. 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage: 1) The perfect number of awards is always erratic 2) Oscars were made of painted plaster always 3) The film reel features five spokes, signifying the four original branches of the Academy 4) Oscar stands 13½ inches tall and weighs 8 ½ kgs 5) The Academy adopted the nickname officially until 1939 2. Which of the following is false according to the passage 1) The Academy commissioned the Los Angeles sculptor George Stanley to create the design in three dimensions 2) The statuettes presented at the initial ceremonies were goldplated solid bronze. 3) Due to a metal shortage during the Second World War, the metal was changed. 4) Actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers are not the only people who represent the five spokes 5) The initial awards banquet was held on May 16, 1929 3. The meaning of Crusader used in second line is 1) champion 2) jury 3) board 4) committee 5) member 4. An alloy means 1) A metal made by combining two or more metals 2) A metal made by combining gold and bronze 3) A metal made by combining plaster of paris and copper 4) A metal made by combining silver and gold 5) A metal made by compressing two or more metals 5. Vault is 1) A burial chamber 2) tombstone 3) cemetery 4) park 5) closet Directions (Q. 6-10): Each question below has a blank/ two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word/ set of words from the five options for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 6. The seriousness of the situation is______ to appreciate in its ____. 1) easy; complete 2) different; wholesome 3) difficult; totality 4) hard; completeness 5) tough; compliment 7. The new policy was adopted in

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GENERAL ENGLISH the _______ of fierce _______. 1) wake; opponent 2) show; postponement 3) teeth; criticism 4) course; outcome 5) reality; injustice 8. The computer is now an _______ tool for the family doctor. 1) valuable 2) valid 3) price 4) worth 5) invaluable 9. A nasty incident was prevented by the _______ arrival of the police. 1) timid 2) rightly 3) timely 4) correct 5) properly 10. The author _______ draws together the different _______ of the plot. 1) nicely; theme 2) tactfully; lines 3) cleverly; link 4) skillfully; threads 5) truly; stories Directions (Questions11-15): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3), and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase underlined in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If there is no error mark (5) No correction required as your answer. 11. Many people are being crushed when the building collapsed on top of them. 1) was crushed 2) were crushed 3) are crushed 4) is crushed 5) No correction required 12. She was struck by the sudden thought that he might leave already. 1) has leaving already 2) already leaving 3) already have left 4) have left already 5) No correction required 13. She was very upset at what to him was just a throw-in remark. 1) throw out 2) throw down 3) throw back 4) throw away 5) No correction required 14. I heard through the grapevine that you are quitting. 1) via grape vine 2) via knitted channel 3) reliable sources 4) media 5) No correction required 15. Avoid smoking in danger zones. Fires run out easily in such areas. 1) catch up 2) passed away 3) do without 4) called off 5) No correction required Directions (Q. 16-25): Read

each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/ error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'No error', mark (5) as your answer. 16. Unfortunately the people (1)/ making the decisions (2)/ are out of touch (3)/ in the real world. (4)/ No error (5) 17. I’m still (1)/ not totally convinced (2)/ that he knows (3)/ what he’s doing. (4)/ No error (5) 18. Many of the rebels (1)/ were captured (2)/ and torture (3)/ by police. (4)/ No error (5) 19. All this information (1)/ is readily available (2)/ at the touch (3)/ of button. (4)/ No error (5) 20. Years of living (1)/ in England (2)/ have eliminated all trace of (3)/ her American accent. (4)/ No error (5) 21. Bank statements (1)/ help you keep track (2)/ of where your money (3)/ was going. (4)/ No error (5) 22. Pollution is just (1)/ one of the disadvantage (2)/ of living (3)/ in the town. (4)/ No error (5) 23. The article was (1)/ moderate in tone (2)/ and presented (3)/ both side of the case. (4)/ No error (5) 24. The penalty for failure (1)/ will be high. (2)/ But, by the same token, (3)/ the reward for success will be great. (4)/ No error (5) 25. Rising unemployment (1)/ and reservation policies (2)/ is a political time bomb (3)/ for the government. (4)/ No error (5) Directions (Q. 26-30): Read each sentence which has four parts to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake or spelling mistake in it. Certain words are given in bold in each part to identify the error. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer. 26. She has been (1) lauded by various (2) organizations for breaking down (3) the bariers. (4) 27. The effort of a (1) physically challenged person whom (2) overcomes the odds (3) and participates in the Games is lauded. (4) 28. The success off (1) Burj Al Arab’s offshore (2) encouraged the Arabs to formulate (3) an even grander (4) plan. 29. 'Work incessantly, (1) but not (2) attached to it': this is the (3) central idea of (4) Geeta. 30. Admitance (1) was refused (2) to him by (3) the security. (4) Directions (Q. 31-35): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer

the questions given below. A) As a scholarly discipline, it is closely related to subjects such as science and ethics. B) As a professional, the engineer is expected to commit himself to high standards of conduct. C) The field examines and sets the obligations by engineers to society, to their clients, and to the profession. D) Engineering ethics is the field of applied ethics and system of moral principles that apply to the practice of engineering. E) By transforming nature for the benefit of mankind, the engineer must increase his awareness of the world as the abode of man. F) The engineer recognizes that the greatest merit is the work and exercises his profession committed to serving society, attending to the welfare and progress of the majority. 31. What is the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement? 1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F 32. What is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? 1) A 2) B 3) D 4) F 5) E 33. What is the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? 1) A 2) C 3) D 4) E 5) F 34. What is the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? 1) B 2) D 3) C 4) E 5) F 35. What is the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? 1) A 2) B 3) C 4) E 5) F Directions (Q. 36-40): Choose the word which is wrongly spelt from the five options given. 36. 1) Typographical 2) Investigate 3) Surreptious 4) Propensity 5) Surreal 37. 1) Behavior 2) Repudiati 3) Refute 4) Rancor 5) Rendezvous 38. 1) Ambidexterous 2) Torrential 3) Architecture 4) Psychological 5) Numerology 39. 1) Avalanche 2) Aureole 3) Zanitor 4) Juvenile 5) Memoir 40. 1) Pseudopodia 2) Knighted 3) Gargle 4) Farcial 5) Hemorrhage Key 1) 3 5) 5 9) 3 13) 4 17) 5 21) 4 25) 3 29) 2 33) 5 37) 2

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