In the following question, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out  which part of a sentence is free from error, then your answer is (d) i.e. No error. 

1. The Vice-Chancellor (a) / wants all vacancies (b) / to be filled up. (c) / No error (d).
2. In world of ours (a) / one has to compete (b) / for almost everything (c) / No error (d).
3. Bose is (a) / more popular than (b) / any student in the class (c) / No error (d).
4. How is Surrinder (a) / going with (b) / his work? (c) / No error (d).
5. It is said (a) / that this room is not being opened (b) / for the last fifty years. (c) / No error (d).

In the following question, sentences are given with banks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s).  Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as  your answer. 

6. Many women in developing countries experience a cycle of poor health that ______ before they are born. a. originates b. derives  c. begins   d. establishes
7. It is difficult _______ affection on her a. Showering   b. to shower  c. shower   d. of showering
8. Our ancestors had immense difficulty ______ procuring books a. for b. of   c. in   d. on
9. I asked him if I ______ borrow his car for a day. a. will b. could c. can    d. should  10. Work hard so that you _____ a. shall get good marks  b. will get good marks  c. may get good marks  d. should get good marks. 

 In the following questions, out of four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning  of the given word. 

11. Wholesome a. complete b. ripe c. sound   d. desirable  12. infirm a. unsteady   b. timid   c. nervous   d. weak
12. cordial a. affectionate b. generous c. friendly   d. kind 14. sole a. only     b. principal  c. important   d. immediate  15. systematically  a. scientifically   b. technically  c. methodically   d. Symmetrically

 In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

16. Impetuous a. agitated b. impulsive  c. cautious  d. reckless
17. Approached a. retreated b. reached  c. arrived  d. reproached
18. Culmination a. completion b. climax c. conclusion d. beginning 
19. Include a. embrace b. embody  c. eliminate  d. enclose
20. Unpredictable a. pliable b. reliable c. possible  d. potential  

 In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/phrase printed in bold in the  sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.  

21. If you want to be happy cut your coat according to your cloth. a. Be honest in your dealings b. work according to your capacity c. live within your means  d. don’t be too ambitious  
22. She broke down in the middle of her speech. a. could not proceed b. fell down   c. became angry  d. cried
23. He lays out fifty percent of his income on bonds and shares a. allots b. distributes  c. donates   d. spends 
24. I will do the work if I am allowed a free hand in the choice of materials. a. complete liberty b. an expense account c. to employ men to work d. unlimited fund s
25. He is as hard as nail, never moved by anything. a. touch b. emotionless  c. physically strong  d. hard working. 

 In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the  bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no  improvement is needed, your answer is (d). 

26. I give key to my wrist watch every day. a. wind down b. wound up   c. wind   d. no improvement. 
27. We did a test when the lights went out a. have been doing b. were doing c. had done d. no improvement 
28. The frightened convict wept for mercy a. mumbled b. pleaded c. shouted   d. no improvement
29. He put up a lot of work on that article. a. put in b. put down  c. put over  d. no improvement 
30. The beggar was satisfied with his lowly meal a. Miserly b. mean  c. meager   d. no improvement  

Instructions (1 to 10):  Read the given passage carefully and attempt the questions that follow.  

The work which Gandhiji had taken up was not only regarding the achievement of political freedom but also the establishment of a new social order based on truth and non-violence, unity and peace, equality and universal brotherhood and maximum freedom for all. This unfinished part of his experiment was perhaps even more difficult to achieve than the achievement of political freedom.  In the political struggle, the fight was against a foreign power and all one could do was either join it or wish it success and give it his/her moral support.  In establishing a social order on this pattern, there was a strong possibility of a conflict arising between diverse groups and classes of our own people.  Experience shows that man values his possessions even more than his life because in the former he sees the means for perpetuation and survival of his descendants even after his body is reduced to ashes.  A new order cannot be established without radically changing the mind and attitude of men towards property and, at some stage or the other, the ‘haves’ have to yield place to the ‘have-nots’.  We have seen, in our time, attempts to achieve a kind of egalitarian society and the picture of it after it was achieved.  But this was done, by and large, through the use of physical force. In the ultimate analysis it is difficult, if not impossible, to say that the instinct to possess has been rooted out or that it will not reappear in an even worse form under a different guise.  It may even be that, like a gas kept confined within containers under great pressure, or water held back by a big dam, once the barrier breaks, the reaction will one day sweep back with a violence equal in extent and intensity to what was used  to establish  and maintain the outward egalitarian form. This enforced egalitarianism contains, in its bosom, the seed of its own destruction. The root cause of class conflict is possessiveness or the acquisitive instinct.  So long as the ideal that is to be achieved is one of securing the maximum material satisfaction, possessiveness is neither suppressed nor eliminated but grows on what it feeds.  Nor does it cease to be possessiveness, whether it is confined to only a few or is shared by many. If egalitarianism is to endure, it has to be based not on the possession of the maximum material goods by a few or by all but on voluntary, enlightened renunciation of those goods which cannot be shared by others or can be enjoyed only at the expense of others.  This calls for substitution of material values by purely spiritual ones.  The paradise of material satisfaction, which is sometimes equated with progress these days, neither spells peace nor progress. Mahatma Gandhi has shown us how the acquisitive instinct inherent in man can be transmuted by the adoption of the ideal of trusteeship by those who ‘have’ for the benefit of all those who ‘have not’ so that, instead of leading to exploitation and conflict, it would become a means and incentive for the amelioration and progress of society respectively.  

1. According to the passage, egalitarianism will not survive if

(A) It is based on voluntary renunciation

 (B) It is achieved by resorting to physical force 

(C) Underprivileged people are not involved in its establishment.           

(D) People’s outlook towards it is not radically changed. 

2. According to the passage, why does man value his possessions more than his life?

(A) He has inherent desire to share his possession with others. 

(B) He is endowed with the possessive instinct.

 (C)  Only his possession helps him earn love and respect from his descendants.

(D) Through his possessions he can preserve his name even after his death. 

3. According to the passage, which was the unfinished part of Gandhi’s experiment?

(A) Educating people to avoid class conflict.

 (B) Achieving total political freedom for the country 

(C)  Establishment of an egalitarian society 

(D) Radically changing the mind and attitude of men towards truth and nonviolence.

4. Which of the following statements is ‘not true’ in the context of the passage?

(A) True egalitarianism can be achieved by giving up one’s possessions under compulsion.

(B) Man values his life more than his possessions.

(C) Possessive  instinct  is a natural desire of human beings

(D) In the political struggle, the fight was against alien rule.

5. According to the passage, true egalitarianism will last only if

 (A) It is thrust upon people. 

(B) It is based on truth and non-violence.

(C) People inculcate spiritual values instead of material values. 

(D) ‘Haves’ and ‘have-nots’ live together peacefully 

6. According to the passage, people ultimately overturn a social order ——-

(A) which is based on coercion and oppression. 

(B) which does not satisfy their basic needs 

(C) which is based upon conciliation and rapprochement. 

(D) which is not congenital to the spiritual values of the people  

7. According to the passage, the root cause of class conflict is  

(A) The paradise of material satisfaction. 

(B) Dominant inherent acquisitive instinct in man.

 (C) Exploitation of the ‘have-nots’ by the ‘haves’.

 (D) A Social order where the unprivileged are not a part of the establishment.

8. Which of the following statements is ‘not true’ in the context of the passage?

(A) A new order can be established by radically changing the outlook of people towards it.

(B) Adoption of the ideal of trusteeship can minimize possessive instinct.

(C) Enforced egalitarianism can be the cause of its own destruction

(D) Ideal of new order is to secure maximum material satisfaction 

9. Which of the following conclusions can be deduced from the passage?

(A) A social order based on truth and non-violence alone can help the achievement of political freedom.

(B)      After establishing the social order of Gandhiji’s pattern, the possibility of a conflict                          between different classes of society will hardly exist.

(C) It is difficult to change the mind and attitude of men towards property.

(D) In an egalitarian society, material satisfaction can be enjoyed only at the expense of others.

10. According to the passage, what does “adoption of the ideal of trusteeship” mean?

(A) Equating peace and progress with material satisfaction. 

(B) Adoption of the ideal by the ‘haves’ for the benefit of ‘have-nots’.

(C) Voluntary enlightened remuneration of the possessive instinct by the privileged class.

(D) Substitution of spiritual values by material ones by those who live in the paradise of material satisfaction

 

*Answers to follow soon.