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Model Questions Directions (Q. 1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any Grammatical or Idiomatic 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 is 5. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any) 1. The couple had been in the run (1) / for over two weeks (2) / after their names surfaced (3) / in the case (4) / No error (5) 2. The wife of a labourer killed in an allegedly fake encounter, (1) / in Tirupati has now moved the court(2) / challenging the SIT's closure report that cited (3) / lack of evidence in the case(4) / No error (5) 3. The Government banned use of Potassium Bromide as a food additive (1) / following a Centre for Science and Environment study (2) / that found its presence in breads (3) / as a cause of Cancer (4) / No error (5) 4. Amid talks of an AICC reshuffle (1) / and the revamp of Indian's oldest party, (2) / Rahul Gandhi has once again (3) / left for foreign shores. (4) / No error (5) 5. When Culture Secretary during his meeting with (1)/Ministry officials and heads of various cultural institutions, (2) sought an "Ontological" analysis of an ongoing project in (3) / Varanasi, few understood what he means. (4) / No error (5) Directions (Q. 6-10): In each sentence below, four words which are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4) have been printed in bold type one of which may be either inappropriate in the context of the sentence or wrongly spelt. The number of that word is the answer. If all the four words are appropriate and also correctly spelt, mark (5), i.e., All Correct, as the answer. 6. Why is there a perception (1) that unison (2) and association (3) are only for blue-collar workers?(4) All Correct (5) 7. For more than a decade and half, from the time the InfoTech Sector began booming (1) in India, it has largely been immune (2) to workplace frictions of the sort that bedeviled (3) others, largely on the strength of its supernormal (4) growth rates. All Correct (5)

8. The Committee (1) has submitted (2) its report and the recommendations (3) made will be looked into with priority (4), he added. All Correct (5) 9. Under the earlier rule, the 30 per cent sourcing commitment (1) was stipulated (2) in single-brand retail but this could be waived (3) if products involved cutting-age (4) tech. All Correct (5) 10. Chief Executive (1) Officer and finder (2) Michael Dell agreed in October buy EMC Corp for $67 billion to broaden (3) the company's product line-up from servers to storage devices amid (4) intensifying competition. All Correct (5) Directions (Q. 11-20): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. In the past, it was thought learning knowledge took place in school and for some also in further education. Then it was a matter of 11 practical skills at work at the beginning of a career, and with a bit of luck, that 12 it. Now things have changed. Global competition is 13 the shelf life of products and the knowledge and skills that 14 behind them. The pace of change can be 15. Knowledge that was leading edge at one minute can become 16 the next. Therefore, it is the 17 rather than knowledge that is the key. Successful organisations have to learn, adapt and change continuously as do the 18 within them. This is 19 in the rapid growth of knowledge workers. It is 20 all levels of organisations. 11. 1) fostering 2) projecting 3) acquiring 4) manipulating 5) culminating 12. 1) for 2) was 3) from 4) with 5) may 13. 1) replacing 2) retailing 3) rotating 4)re-regulating 5) reducing 14. 1) lie 2) profess 3) exhibit 4) manifest 5) express 15. 1) analytical 2) absorbing 3) interesting 4) frightening 5) valuable 16. 1) critical 2) obsolete 3) modern 4) devastating 5) lamentable 17. 1) durability 2) reactivity 3) activity 4) proactivity 5) capacity 18. 1) systems 2) managements 3) processes 4) individuals 5) units 19. 1) echoed 2) supported 3) adjusted 4) provided 5) developed 20. 1) directing 2) providing

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3) affecting 4) questioning 5) projecting Directions (Q. 21-25): Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given in bold. 21. Palpable 1) Distinct 2) Rueful 3) Pleasant 4) Composed 5) Miserly 22. Abstruse 1) Dispassionate 2) Placid 3) Analogous 4) Concealed 5) Drained 23. Cavalcade 1) Remission 2) Apprehension 3) Procession 4) Division 5) Bargain 24. Hobbling 1) Depressed 2) Insincere 3) Robust 4) Consecrated 5) Crippled 25. Meddle 1) Depose 2) Tamper 3) Rare 4) Extend 5) Gauge Directions (Q. 26 - 30): Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word given in bold. 26. Pedantic 1) Exceptional 2) Ignorant 3) Singular 4) Gentle 5) Prophetic 27. Serene 1) Placid 2) Indignant 3) Profound 4) Disturbed 5) Cognisant 28. Torpid 1) Alert 2) Indolent 3) Pitiable 4) Composed 5) Momentary 29. Luminous 1) Delectable 2) Lucid 3) Distasteful 4) Composed 5) Momentary 30. Innate 1) Congenital 2) Culpable 3) Acquired 4) Curious 5) Crazy Directions (Q. 31 - 40): Pick out the most effective pair of words fro m the given pair of words to make the sentence/s meaningfully complete. 31. Professionals focus their ______ on fulfilling their responsibilities and achieving results, not on ________ a particular image. 1) planning, devising 2) leadership, attributing 3) abilities, contributing 4) energies, portraying 5) skills, obtaining

32. "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel," says Johnson. In the modern world where the cunning selfish people ________ and the hardworking conscientious people _____ the quotation holds good. 1) dominate, suppress 2) thrive, suffer 3) enjoy, mutilate 4) empower, subjected 5) harass, abdicate 33. We must rest assured that our sorrows, if any, are short-lived and period of joy _____ us. Such thinking will always maintain our ______ and peace of mind. 1) begets, dream 2) befits, body 3) bemoans, skills 4) merits, life 5) awaits, equipoise 34. When you are living with your __ values and principles, you can be straight forward, honest and___. 1) core, upfront 2) inherited, distinct 3) innate, durable 4) cultural, perceptive 5) inborn, vehement 35. In the role of a counsellor, you are an authority figure whose objective is to __ attentively and sensitively to employees who _____ you with their feelings. 1) project, focus 2) manage, direct 3) listen, trust 4) concentrate, believe 5) consider, explain 36. If a junior executive neglects his professional development and _____ education, he can easily and quickly become obsolete in a world changing at ____ rates. 1) management, voluminous 2) higher, vulnerable 3) better, supreme 4) continuing, dizzying 5) value, profound 37. Harassment is just plain ___. There is never a valid reason or a good ____ for it. 1) wrong, excuse 2) murder, command 3) falsehood, remedy 4) killing, magic 5) offence, strategy 38. Man is __. He likes to know how things work. The search for understanding is ___ in its own right. 1) evolving, prophetic 2) inquisitive, legitimate 3) appreciative, fundamental 4) curious, philosophical 5) social, judgemental 39. Leadership is one of the world's oldest _____. The understanding of leadership has figured strongly in the ____ for knowledge. 1) cultures, desire

2) institutions, passion 3) pre-occupations, quest 4) subjects, preference 5) undertakings, conviction 40. Our __ to understand the process of learning under lying behaviour change are ___ by the fact that any given behaviour is determined jointly by many processes. 1) nature, determined 2) scope, preceded 3) implications, followed 4) limitations, moderated 5) attempts, complicated Directions (Q. 41-45): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. (A) In some cases, you may see brighter colours and you may hear sounds more sharply. (B) Hallucinogens can cause increase in body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure. (C) Also, you may experience intense emotions, such as anxiety and tension that may lead to panic attacks. (D) They cause sweating, dilation of pupils, drowsiness, dizziness and nausea. (E) Further, the sense of time space and body gets distorted and minutes may seem like hours when you are hallucinating. (F) You start seeing things in a distorted way or see things that do not exist. 41. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? 1) F 2) A 3) B 4) C 5) D 42. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? 1) B 2) C 3) F 4) E 5) D 43. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? 1) A 2) F 3) D 4) C 5) B 44. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? 1) D 2) B 3) C 4) E 5) A 45. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement? 1) C 2) E 3) A 4) B 5) F KEY 1) 1 6) 2 11) 3 16) 2 21) 1 26) 4 31) 4 36) 4 41) 3

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