ENGLISH --SBI CLERKS --SSC
Exercise on Prepositions
Directions
for questions 1 to 50: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choice of
prepositions.
1. Seeing me from across the room she came
__ me, and said that the she had a message for
me.
a) out to b) up to c)
on to d) off to
2. The early colonists of Canada went ___
many hardships.
a) out b) to c)
through d) off
3. You can’t go __ on your promise now: we
are depending on You.
a)out b)back c)
up d) down
4. I have changed my mind about marrying
him: I simply can’t go ___ with it.
a) on b) up c)
through d) down
5. The aeroplane crashed and went ____ in
flames.
a) out b) up c)
on d) off
6. He came ___ to a fortune last year.
a) up b) in c)
on d) off
7. Wait till price come ___ again before
you buy.
a) low b) up c)
on d) down
8. I refuse to go ___ now. I’m going on.
a) out b) up c)
on d) back
9. They have gone ___ all the calculations again but they still
can’t find the mistake.
a) out b) over c)
on d) off
10. The party went ___ very well: we all enjoyed ourselves.
a) out b) up c)
on d) off
11. I have started getting ___ at 5 a.m to
study but I don’t know if l can keep this up.
a) on b) up c)
out d) back
12. He had an unhappy childhood and he never
looks___ on it with any pleasure.
a) on b) up c)
out d) back
13. The man walked so fast that the child
couldn’t keep___ him.
a) on b) up with c)
out d) back
14. She looked ___ to see who was following
her.
a) on b) up c)
out d) back
15. There were so many panes of glass broken
that the windows couldn’t keep__ the rain.
a) on b) up c)
out d) back
16. I’ve been looking___ a cup to match the
one I broke.
a) on b) up c)
out d) for
17. Look ___ me at the station. I’ll beat the
bookstall.
a) on b) up c)
out of d) back
18. Look ___I You nearly knocked my cup out
of my hand.
a) on b) up c)
out d) back
19. He was kept___ in his research by lack of
money.
a) on b) up c)
out d) back
20. Tom is looking ____ his first trip abroad
a) on b) forward to c)
out d) back
21. Look ___ on your way home and tell me
what happened.
a) on b) up c)
out d) in
22. Before putting any money into the
business, we must look very carefully ____ the accounts
a) on b) up c)
into d) back
23. I look ___ her as one of the family.
a) on b) up c)
out d) back
24. My windows look___ the garden.
a) on b) on to c)
out d) back
25. He asked me to look___ the document and
sign it.
a) on b) up c)
over d) back
26. He looked ___ the book to see if he had
read then sign it.
a) on b) up c)
out d) through
27. If You can afford a new car, Your
business must be looking ___
a) on b) up c)
out d) back
28. You can always look ___ her address in
the directory if you have forgotten it.
a) on b) up c)
out d) back
29. He looked me__ and__ before he
condescended to answer my question.
a) on…on b) up…down c) up…up d) back…front
30. I am looking ___ seeing your new house.
a) forward b) up to c)
out to d) back to
31. Children have a natural inclination to
look ___ their parents.
a) forward to b) up to c) out
on d) back to
32. You will see I am right if you look ___
the matter from my point of view.
a) on b) at c)
down d) back
33. He looks__ me because I spend my holidays
in Bournemouth instead of going abroad.
a) down at b) down on c) out
of d) back on
34. If he doesn’t know the world he can look
it ___in a dictionary.
a) on b) up c)
out d) back
35. The crowd looked___ while the police
surrounded the house.
a) on b) up c)
out d) at
36. Since our quarrel, she looks __ me
whenever we meet.
a) at b) up to c)
down d) through
37. It was some time before he came ___after
being knocked out.
a) round b) up c)
on d) back
38. I had to wait for permission from the
Town Council before I could go__ with my plans
a) round b) up c)
on d) back
39. He came__ to my way of thinking after a
good deal of argument.
a) round b) up c)
on d) back
40. The guard dog went __ the intruder and
knocked him down.
a) round b) for c)
on d) back
41. He had a sandwich and a cup of coffee,
then went__ working.
a) out b) up c)
on d) back
42. It’s no use trying to keep it secret:
it’s sure to come__ in the end.
a) out b) up c)
on d) off
43. I went __the proposal very carefully with
my solicitors and finally decided not to accept not to accept their offer.
a) over b) up c)
on d) off
44. The gun went ___ by accident and wounded
him in the leg.
a) over b) up c)
on d) off
45. The question of salary increases will
come__ at the next general meeting .
a) out b) up c)
on d) off
46. Wearing black for mourning went ___ went
many years ago.
a) out b) up c)
on d) off
47. She went __a beauty contest and got a
prize.
a) in for b) up for c)on
for d) off
48. Those rust marks come ___ if you rub them
with lemon.
a) out b) up c)
on d) off
49. The price of tomatoes usually goes___ in
summer in England.
a) out b) down c)
on d) off
50. If there isn’t enough to go ___, just put
some hot water in it.
a) out b) round c)
on d) off
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NSWERS--Prepositions
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.D 8.D 9.B 10.D
11.B 12.D 13.B 14.D 15.C 16.D 17.C 18.C 19.D 20.B
21.D 22.C 23.A 24.B 25.C 26.D 27.B 28.B 29.B 30.A
31.B 32.B 33.B 34.B 35.A 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.A 40.B
41.C 42.A 43.A 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.A 48.A 49.B 50.B
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Exercise – I
Directions for questions
1 to 50: Fill in the blanks with the
most appropriate words from the options given below the sentence.
1.
‘Waiter, bring me a …………… cup of
tea.
a) thick b)
strong c) heavy d) sold
2. I drove through ………. traffic.
a) strong b) heavy c)
big d) solid
3. They are all ……… a film on the T.V.
a) seeing b) watching c)
looking at d) observing
4. If you ……… to be successful in life,
work hard.
a) want b) wanted c) will want d)
waiting
5. They …….. me a poet.
a) consider b) considers c)
will consider d) have
considered
6. I shall go and see him before he ……
this place.
a) will leave b)
is leaving c) leave d) leaves
7. Please call me when the dinner ………
ready.
a) is b) was c)
will be d) has been
8. You must avoid ……… friendship with bad
people.
a) make b) making c)
made d) will make
9. They stopped ……. to go home.
a) work b) worked c) working d) to work
10. I ……… him since last Monday.
a) am not seeing b) did not see c) have not seen d)
do not see
11. She ……….. only two letters to me so far.
a) wrote b) had written c) has written d)
is writing
12. She ……….. anybody yet.
a) did not marry b) will not marry c) have not married
d) has not married
13. I …… ill since last week.
a) is b) was c)
have been d) had been
14. The boy ………….. from fever since
yesterday.
a) is suffering b) was suffering c) suffered d)
has been suffering
15. She has not seen films since her husband
………..
a) would die b) died c)
has died d) had died
16. They are accustomed to ………..
a) drink b) drank c)
drinks d) drinking
17. I shall wait here till you ………. your lunch.
a) will finish b) finish c) will have finished d) finished
18. She looks forward to ……… him.
a) see b) seeing c)
saw d) sees
19. Unless every man works hard, he …………
become prosperous in his life.
a) can b) could not c)
cannot d) is not
20. Man ………… moral.
a) was b) is c)
will be d) has been
21. We ………… in Vizag for ten years.
a) had been living b) had lived c) live d)
have been living
22. It is high time …………….
a) that we left b) that we have left c) that we had left d)
that we leave
23. I wish I ……….. rich.
a) were b) am c)
was d) have been
24. They said that they ……… the Taj Mahal
soon.
a) will visit b) would visit c) are visiting d)
may visit.
25. He said that he ……………. from fever.
a) is suffering b) has been suffering c) was suffering
d) has been suffering
26. I told him that I …………. a book.
a) am reading b) will be reading c) was reading d)
were reading
27. Before you go to see him, he …………. the
place.
a) will leave b) leave c) left d) will have left
28. If I …………… the time, I shall visit the
zoo.
a) had b) have c)
will have d) had been
29. When I go home, my children …………..
a) are playing b) will be playing c) will play d)
have been playing
30. If I ………………. the money, I shall lend it
to you.
a) am b) was c)
were d)
have
31.
If we ……… the time, we would visit
the zoo.
a) have b) had c)
will have d) have had
32. He talks as if he ………… here.
a) was b) were c)
is d) has been
33. Before I went to the college the bell
……………
a) rang b) has rung c)
had rung d) was ringing
34. She asked me whether I ……….. the film the
previous night.
a) have seen b) was seeing c) have been seeing d) had seen
35. If you had worked hard, you ………… rich.
a) will become b) would become c) world have become d)
became
36. If I were a king, I ………. you my queen.
a) will make b) make c) made d) would make
37. If he comes to me, I ……….. him.
a) help b) would help c)
shall help d) must help
38. I did not go and ……… the Principal
yesterday.
a) met b) meet c)
had met d) meeting
39. She has not ………. there yet.
a) go b) went c)
gone d) going
40. You need not ……… home.
a) coming b) to come c)
come d) came
41. Nehruji used to ……… with children.
a) played b) play c)
playing d) rained
42. If it ……….. I shall not go to college.
a) rain b) rains c)
will rain d) rained.
43. My father ……. a watch to me if I get
first class.
a) will present b) shall present c) would present d) present
44. I will help only …………….
a) If I will have time b) if I shall have item c) If I had time
d) If I have time
45. Do you know …………
a) to swim b) how to swim c)
swimming d) to floating
46. Babar ………… the Moghul Empire.
a) founded b) has founded c)
has found d) has
discovered
47. You should work hard lest you……………… fail.
a) might b) will c)
should d) should not
48. His daughter enjoys ………… a lot.
a) singing b) to sing c)
to singing d) sing
49. I have not seen him ………..
a) Since we have left college b) since we left college
c) since we had left college d) since college having been
left by us.
50.
If I …………. a bird, I should fly
away.
a) were b) was c)
am d) have been
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ANSWERS—EXERCISE 1
1.B 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.C
11.A 12.D 13.C 14.D 15.B 16.D 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.B
21.D 22.D 23.A 24.B 25.C 26.C 27.A 28.B 29.B 30.A
31.A 32.A 33.C 34.D 35.C 36.D 37.C 38.B 39.C 40.C
41.B 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.C 46.A 47.B 48.A 49.B 50.A
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ENGLISH
COMPREHENSION
Directions for passages : Read the following
passages and answer the questions that follow:
Passage-A
Aster
are rocky, metallic objects that orbit around the Sun, but are too small to be
considered planets. The largest known asteroid, Ceres, has a diameter of about
1,000 kilometers. The smallest asteroids are the size of pebbles. Millions are
of the size of boulders. Most are irregularly shaped-only a few are large
enough for gravity to have made them into spheres. About 250 asteroids in the
solar system are 100 kilometers in diameter, and at least 16 have a diameter of
240 kilometers or greater. Their orbits lie in a range that stretches from
Earth’s orbit to beyond Saturn’s orbits. Tens of thousands of asteroids exist
in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. An asteroid that hits Earth’s
atmosphere is called a meteor or shooting star, because it burns and gives off
a bright flash of light. Whatever does not completely burn falls on Earth as a
meteorite. Between 1,000 and 10,000 tons of this material fall on Earth daily.
Much is in the form of small grains of dust, but about 1,000 metallic or rocky
bits fall on Earth each year.
There
has been much speculation about large meteors hitting the Earth. A large
asteroid or comet is thought to have landed in Mexico about 65 million years
ago. The impact may have led to the extinction of many species, including the
dinosaurs, by throwing dust into the atmosphere, blocking the sunlight, and
causing a climate change. The period of time between such a large meteor
impacts is probably in the millions of years, but smaller meteors such as the
one that caused the Metro’s Cater in Arizona (about 1.2 kilometers in
diameter), may hit the Earth every 50,000 to 100,000 years. There’s no
historical record of a person being killed by a meteorite. The only reported
injury occurred on November 30, 1954, when an Alabama woman was bruised by an
eight-pound meteorite that fell on her through the roof of her house.
1. Which
of the following assumptions about asteroids is expressed in the passage?
a) They rarely become meteorites. b) Most are relatively
small.
c) Many exist, but
few actually fall on Earth.
d) They are a major cause of death in some
regions.
2. The
majority of asteroids are
(a) of the size of
boulders. (b)
symmetrical
(c) about 1,000 kilometers
in diameter. (d) irregular in
shape.
3. Which
of the following explains why a meteor is called a shooting star?
(a) It may have
caused the extinction of dinosaurs.
(b) No one is known
to have been killed by one.
(c) it burns in a
flash of light. (d)
It can be rocky or metallic.
4. In
the passage, why does the author mention the Metro’s Crater in Arizona?
(a) To give an
example of the impact of a smaller meteor.
(b) To increase
interest in astronomy.
(c) To close the
passage on an interesting note.
(d) To show how
meteors can wipe out animal species.
5. The
Alabama woman in the passage is mentioned to
(a) Show that
meteorites can kill.
(b) illustrate the
only documented injury of a human being by a meteorite.
(c) Show that
meteorites can damage homes. (d) Warn
people of space objects.
ANSWERS—PASSAGE A
1.b 2.d 3.c 4.a 5.d
Passage - B
A
highly-acclaimed motion picture of 1979 concerned a nearly disastrous accident
at a nuclear power plant. Within a few weeks of the film’s release, in a
chilling coincidence, a real-life accident startlingly similar to the
fictitious one occurred at the Three Mile island plant near Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. The two incidents even corresponded in certain details, for
instance both in the film and in real life, one cause of the mishap was a false
meter reading caused by a jammed needle.
Such
similarities led many to wonder whether the fictional movie plot had been prophetic
in other ways. The movie depicted officials of the power industry as seriously
corrupt, willing to lie, bribe, and even kill to conceal their culpability in
the accident. Did a similar cover-up
occur in the Three Mile lsland accident ? Perhaps we will never know. We
do know that, despite the endeavours of reporters and citizen groups to uncover
the cause of the accident, many of the facts remain unknown. Although they
declare that the public is entitled to the truth, many of the power industry leaders
responsible have been reluctant to cooperate, with independent, impartial
investigators.
1. The
nuclear accident described in the movie
a) was successfully
concealed by power industry leaders and officials.
b) was caused by a
series of coincidences.
c) as a surprisingly
accurate foreshadowing of actual events.
d) took place at the
Three Mile island.
2. Officials
of the nuclear power industry
a) have committed
murders to make possible a cover-up of the incident at Harrisburg.
b) had predicted that
nuclear accidents were likely to occur.
c) have cooperated
with the film industry.
d) have been
reluctant to reveal the full story about the Three Mile island incident.
3. According
to the passage, public concern over the accident near Harrisburg
a) had no effect on
the subsequent investigation.
b) was lessened by
the quick response of industry leaders and officials.
c) prompted
widespread panic throughout Pennsylvania.
d) persisted as many
questions were left unanswered.
4. Reporters
looking into the accident at Three Mile island
a) uncovered more
facts than did citizen groups.
b) did not succeed in
uncovering all the facts about the cause of the accident.
c) cooperated closely
with power industry officials.
d) kept document
information from the public.
5. All
of the following are true, EXCEPT….
a) The movie about a
nuclear accident has been praised.
b) The Press has
sought fuller information about the Three Mile island mishap.
c) A mechanical
breakdown was a partial cause of the Harrisburg accident.
d) The release of the
movie came only weeks after the Three Mile island accident.
ANSWERS—PASSAGE B
1.c 2.d 3.d 4.b 5.d
Argumentative Style Passages
Directions for questions 1to 10: Read the following
passages and answer the questions that follow:
Passage – 1
Genetic engineering
enables scientists to create plants, animals and micro-organisms by
manipulating genes in a way that does not occur naturally. These genetically
modified organisms (GMO) can spread through nature and interbreed with nature
organisms, thereby contaminating non ‘GE’ environments and future generations
in an unforeseeable and uncontrollable way.
Their release is
‘genetic pollution’ and is a major threat because GMOs cannot be recalled once
released into the environment. While scientific progress on molecular biology
has a great potential to increase our understanding of nature and provide new
medical tools, it should not be used as justification to turn the environment
into a giant genetic experiment by commercial interests. The biodiversity and
environmental integrity of the world’s food supply is too important to our
survival to be put at risk.
Biological diversity
must be protected and respected as the global heritage of humankind and one of
our world’s fundamental keys to survival. Governments are attempting to address
the threat of GE with international regulations such as the Bio safety
Protocol.
We believe GMOs
should not be released into the environment as there is not adequate scientific
understanding of their impact on the environment and human health. We advocate
immediate interim measures such as labeling of GE ingredients, and the
segregation of genetically engineered crops and seeds from conventional ones.
We also oppose all
patents on plants, animals and humans, as well as patents on their genes. Life
is not an industrial commodity. When we force life forms and our word’s food
supply to conform to human economic models rather than their natural ones, we
do so at our own peril.
1. How can GMO pollute the nature and non
GE environments?
a)
By using non-renewable resources b) By throwing natural waste
injudiciously.
c)
By violating biological laws. d)
By interbreeding with natural organisms.
2. Why is genetic pollution seen as a
threat?
a)
Because it causes environment pollution.
b)
Because GMO violates Bio safety Protocol
c)
Because GMO cannot be called back if once introduced.
d)
Because GMO is not natural but synthetic.
3. Why is the author against GMOs?
a)
Because he believes that natural genes should not be tampered with.
b)
GMOs are a menace to environment integrity.
c)
GMOs do not understand nature as it exists.
d)
GMO are bi-products of industries.
4. What should be seen as a heritage of
mankind?
a)
Nature (b) GE ingredients (c) Biological diversity (d) All of the these.
5. The author preaches for which of the
following?
(a) Ban on the use of GE genes. (b) Patents on genes of living
organisms.
(c) Protection of world’s food supply (d) labeling GE ingredients and
segregating GMOs.
ANSWERS—PASSAGE 1
1.d 2.c 3.a 4.c 5.d
Passage – 2
The African continent
has been the location of some of the bloodiest and violent conflicts of recent
decades. In Rwanda
But the question to
be asked is whether the involvement of other African countries in these
conflicts is really this philanthropic. We have seen in places such as the
Democratic Republic of the Congo that many countries such as Zimbabwe are
involved in the war to procure the diamond mines and other resources in the
warzones and thus have a greater vested interest in fuelling the wars over
resolving them. The neighbouring countries in Africa
rather have their own way than sort the crises which according to them can
become international disputes in future. These countries do no better by
sending their own troops to stabilize the country and restore the rightful
ruler. In fact, the situation degenerates into the civil wars we see elsewhere
on the continent.
Just because the
intervening country used infantry or tanks instead of negotiation or aerial
bombardment (Kosovo), doesn’t make it any more likely to restore peace. On a
global scale, Vietnam
6. Which the following places saw
genocide?
(a) Congo (b) Zimbabwe (c)
Rwanda (d) Somalia
7. How are the neighboring countries in
Africa trying to help those countries which are facing conflicts ?
(a) By educating the citizens of the
war-torn areas.
(b) By providing food supplies to
the poor and deprived.
(c) By negotiating with the
conflicting groups.
(d) By using infantry and tanks to
restore peace.
8. Why does the author doubt whether the
involvement of Zimbabwe in Congo
(a) Because Zimbabwe
(b) Because it is unable to restore
peace.
(c) Because it is slow in
negotiating with other governments.
(d) Because it hasn’t informed UN
about the steps it is taking.
9. What is the problem that African
countries are facing?
(a) The Africans are illiterate and
uneducated.
(b) The African government is
inefficient.
(c) There are wars and conflicts
causing violence in Africa .
(d) The united Nations is reluctant
to help the poor economies of African countries.
10. Which of the following has been futile
attempt in restoring peace in African countries?
(a) Zimbabwe ’s
intervention (b)
Guerrilla war of Vietnam
(c) Infantry intervention and tanks (d) Criticism of United Nations by
African countries.
ANSWERS—PASSAGE 2
6.c 7.d 8.a 9.c 10.c
Philosophical
Style Passages
Directions : Read the following passages and answer the
questions that follow:
Passage
– 1
It is truly said that
even a holy man cannot live in peace without satisfying his wicked neighbors.
It is therefore not a question whether one wants to live in peace; the more
important question is whether the wicked will tolerate it. To bring tolerance
among the neighbors so that you can live in peace, they demand that you please
them. It is natural with them to be jealous of things which you enjoy but which
they could not hope to have. Although in theory it sounds good to preach “live and let live” and “treat thy neighbor as thyself” in
actual practice; it is seldom followed. One thing is clear: that anyone seeking
peace, freedom and happiness, must select a suitable neighborhood.
For a society or a
country to be well governed, a certain discipline and self-control becomes
necessary. Allowing each to live as he likes is sure to lead to chaos as the
interests of individuals are likely to conflict. What will follow is violence
and untruth. Suffering has been the lot of mankind even after centuries of
civilization and culture, and it speaks ill of the society and the world that
did not benefit from these.
Have we ever thought
why our civilization and culture with all their promises and traditions of
religion, science, philosophy, sociology, economics, politics and what else there
is – have so far failed to give a positive shape to a normal human society
where every one can live in peace, can enjoy happiness and be free? We hardly
realize that this is due to the bane of permissive society which is not the
product of today as some think but which is an evil that made inroads, through
in small measure, right from the beginning of our civilization and culture.
For example, the
divine rights of royalty and the might and main of privileged class have scant
respect for self-control and discipline. Their behavior pattern was governed by
their attitude which held self-control in contempt and discipline as abasement.
In permissive
society, exceptions become the rule and the rules remain as mere exceptions. So
whatever principles, commandments, rules, etc. were formulated by religion,
ethics, sociology, economics, law,
etc. have remained operative only for those who respect and obey them. Others
who defied the structure and authority behaved cynically. After much
deliberation on the issues of right and wrong, a framework of rules, customs
and commandments happens to be projected – and do we not find them uniformly
good everywhere? – but these, however, fail to be imperative.
1. The primary purpose of the passage is to
a) discuss about the tolerance of
people in permissive society regarding the wrong doing that are happening in
the society.
b) discuss about a holy man living
in peace with his neighborhood.
c) analyse the culture and tradition
of a specific society.
d) justify the importance of
suffering in creating a successful society.
2. The meaning of the word ‘abasement’
given in the 4th paragraph of the passage is:
a) devastation b) reduction c) degradation d) esteem
3. According to the passage
a) A suitable neightborhood can be
selected easily.
b) Each individual should be allowed
to live his life in his own way.
c) In permissive society, each
individual is made to abide by the rules and regulations that are laid down.
d) The curse of the permissive society
has been present since the very beginning of the human civilization.
4. The author has defined the attitude of
the divine rights of royalty as:
a) disciplined and rule-oriented b) full of life and happiness
c) full of sympathy and compassion d) very less respect for self-control and
discipline
5. What does the author imply by the
statement ‘a holy man cannot live in peace without satisfying his wicked
neighbors’?
a) Peace and happiness are the
secrets of a successful life.
b) One cannot live in peace unless
the wicked people tolerate this attitude.
c) ‘Treat thy neighbor as thyself’
is seldom followed in real life.
d) A society or country cannot be
well-governed unless people develop strong interaction with each other.
ANSWERS—PASSAGE 1
1.a 2.c 3.d 4.d 5.b
Passage
– 2
In his book, The Myth
of the Framework, Popper stated, “I hold that orthodoxy is the death of
knowledge, since the growth of knowledge depends entirely on the existence of
disagreement.” In short, everything should be open to critical analysis.
Nothing is sacred in that regard. Thomas Jefferson said, “Question with
boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more
approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.”
One of Popper’s main
contributions to political theory was The Open Society and Its Enemies. In it,
he reformulates Plato’s question of “Who should rule” into “How do we arrange
our institutions to prevent rulers (whether individuals or majorities) from
doing too much damage.” He is probably best known for his principle of
falsification. Falsificationism is the idea that science advances by
unjustified, exaggerated guesses followed by unrelenting criticism. Only
hypotheses capable of clashing with observation reports are allowed to count as
scientific. Those that aren’t are considered metaphysical and exist outside the
realm of science. Faith, for example, is not a matter of science. It’s
metaphysical in nature. On that basic alone subjects such as creationism don’t
quality as science.
6. Which of the following works deals with
political theory?
a) The Myth of the Framework b) The Open Society and Its
Enemies
c) Falsification of Political
Principles d) None of the above
7. What is metaphysical and not science?
a) Observation b) Hypothesis c) Faith d)
Growth of knowledge
8. According to Popper, what is the
relationship between orthodoxy and knowledge?
a) Orthodoxy helps in growth of
knowledge
b)
Orthodoxy and knowledge are two sides of the same coin.
c)
knowledge leads to orthodoxy.
d)
Orthodoxy causes death of knowledge because it does not believe in
disagreement.
9. What is the theory of Falsification?
a) Any guess which is substantiated
and validated by observation is science.
b) Beliefs which are justified by an
authority are rational.
c) A rationalist is someone who
keeps his ideas open to criticism.
d) Science adheres to its positions
regardless of shifts in reality.
10. Why did Jefferson
say that existence of God should be questioned?
a) If God exists, His existence
should be critically analysed.
b) God would approve reasoning of
His existence rather than blind belief in Him.
c) The debate of His existence is
metaphysical and not scientific.
d) This helps in increasing our knowledge
about God.
ANSWERS—PASSAGE 2
6.b 7.c 8.d 9.a 10.b
Factual
Style Passages
Directions for questions 1 to 10: Read the following
passages and answer the questions that follow:
Passage
– 1
Earthquakes are the
shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the earth’s surface. They are the Earth’s
natural means of releasing stress. More than a million earthquakes rattle the
world each year. The West Coats is most at risk of having an earthquake, but
earthquakes can happen in the Midwest and along the East Coast. Earthquakes can
be felt over large areas although they usually last less than one minute.
Earthquakes cannot be predicted – although scientists are working on it! There
are about 20 plates along the surface of the earth that move continuously and
slowly past each other. When the plates squeeze or stretch, huge rocks form at
their edges and rocks shift with great force, causing an earthquake. Think of
it this way: Imagine holding a pencil horizontally. If you were to apply a
force to both ends of the pencil by pushing down on them, you would see the
pencil bend. After enough force was applied, the pencil would break in the same
way. As the plates move they put forces on themselves and each other. When the
force is large enough, the crust is forced to break. When the break occurs, the
stress is released as energy which moves through the Earth from the form of
waves, which we feel and call an earthquake. The theory of plate tectonics is
an interesting story of continents drifting from place to place breaking apart,
colliding against each other. The plate tectonic theory is supported by a wide
range of evidence that considers the earth’s crust and upper mantle to be
composed of several large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to
one another. The plates are all moving in different directions and at different
speeds. Sometimes the plates crash together, pull apart or sideswipe each
other. When this happens, it commonly results in earthquakes.
1. Earthquakes are earth’s means of:
a) rolling around b) releasing stress c) shocking the earth
d) shocking the earth e) shaking the east and west
coasts
2. Earthquakes are felt over large areas
although:
a) they cannot be predicted b) they last less than a minute
c) more than a million earthquakes
unnerve the world every year.
d) the West Coast is most at risk.
3. The pencil acts like the:
a) Earth’s crust b) Plates c) Shifting rocks d) Released energy
4. The plate tectonics theory is about:
a) the violent movement of the
earth’s surface. b) the forces that
manifest in the rocks
c) the continents moving about d) the collision of
continents.
5. The tectonic theory finds support in:
a) a wide range of evidence b) the composition of earth’s
crust
c) the crashing of the plates d) the occurrence of the
earthquakes
ANSWERS—PASSAGE 1
1.b 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.b
Passage
– 2
Education – the
pursuit of knowing is an all encompassing process that must lead to the highest
realization of our ability. In our conventional language, a person who has
specialized knowledge and professional degrees in a particular subject is
called educated. This accumulated knowledge helps him to make a successful
career in his chosen field and earn a comfortable living. This education indeed
is only one dimensional. In this era of overstressing a single dimension we are
developing oblivion to the other aspects that are unequivocally important. The
process of education begins the moment we are born. As we enter the world, the
eyes gaze at the surrounding things and the ears listen to the various sounds.
As we grow, we pick up actions and words from those around us. It is obvious
that we learn those things quickly and easily to which we are exposed early and
frequently. This very nature or tendency of our comprehension forms the
foundation of all our learning in all the years to come. Hence it is of utmost
value to familiarize a child early with the positive energy of his mind. Our
educational syllabi are quite vast and well compiled. We are made aware of the
infinite universe, wonders of science and technology, logics of mathematics but
we do not find it necessary to explain or be explained the wonders and power of
the mind. Mind which is the genesis of all human thoughts and thus the originator
of all human creation. This is either the irony of our progressive world or the
short sightedness of our educated society.
6. The passage defines education as:
a) the pursuit of knowing. b) an encompassing process
c) a gradual realization process d) the highest
realization of one’s ability.
7. Traditionally, an educated person is
a) a person who explores the various
facets of a particular subject.
b) a person with professional
degrees
c) a person with specialized
knowledge and professional degrees.
d) an expert in various subjects.
8. The one dimensional approach results
in:
a) overstepping a single dimension b) earning a comfortable living
c) gaining success in a chosen field
d) developing oblivion towards other
aspects.
9. The foundation of all our learning is:
a) early learning through frequent
exposure b) the positive energy of a
child’s mind
c) the capability to comprehend
swiftly
d)
picking up actions and words around us.
10. According to the passage, the inadequacy
in the syllabi is:
a) that it is quite vast and not
well compiled
b)
that it creates awareness of the infinite universe.
c)
that it does not explain the power of the mind.
d)
that it overlooks the genesis of human thought.
ANSWERS—PASSAGE 2
6.d 7.c 8.d 9.a 10.c
Analytical
Style Passages
Directions for
questions 1 to 10: Read the following passages and answer the questions that
follows
Passage
– 1
If you want to
incubate an author who will show lifelong sympathy for children and animals. it
seems best to sequester him at an early age and then subject him to a long
regime of domestic torture. This was the formula that worked so well for
Kipling, as evidenced in his frightening autobiographical story, “Baa Baa,
Black Sheep,” and it is almost uncanny to see how closely Saki’s early life
followed the same course. Abandoned to the care of cold and neurotic aunts in
England while his father performed colonial duties in India, he and his
siblings had to learn how to do without affection, and how to resist and
outpoint adult callousness and stupidity. But without those terrible women-and
the villains in Saki’s gem-like tales are almost always female-we might not
have had the most-fearsome aunts in fiction, outdoing even Wodehouse’s. Aunt
Agatha or Wilde’s Lady Bracknell. As is by no means uncommon in such cases,
Saki was of the extreme right, and even an admirer must concede that some of
his witticisms were rather labored and contrived as a consequence. Several of
his less amusing stories are devoted to ridicule of the women’s suffrage
movement, which was cresting during his heyday, while a persistent subtext of
his work is a satirical teasing of his contemporary and bete noire, the
ponderously socialistic Bernard Shaw.
1. Incubation is a basis for:
a) authors being subjected to
domestic torture
b) authors creating literary
masterpieces
c)
authors displaying lifelong sympathy for children.
d)
authors writing historical pieces.
2. According to the passage, ‘Baa Baa,
Black Sheep’ is a
a) A nursery rhyme b) An altruistic poem c) A satire on sheep
d) An autobiographical
3. Saki and his siblings, according to the
passage, were deprived of:
a) warmth b) food c)
education d)
entertainment
4. The “terrible women” refers to:
a) The villains in Saki’s stories b) The aunts who took care of Saki
c) The aunts in Wilde’s stories d) Wodehouse’s Aunt Agatha
5. It can be ascertained from the passage
that:
a) The main plots in Saki’s stories
where women dominated
b) the playwright, Bernard Shaw was
Saki’s arch rival
c) Saki’s childhood had robbed him
of his innocence
d) the women’s suffrage movement was
peaking in Saki’s time.
ANSWERS—PASSAGE 1
1.c 2.d 3.a 4.b 5.d
Passage
– 2
Whether made of
highly polished metal or of glass with a coating of metal on the back, mirrors
have fascinated people for millennia: ancient Egyptians were often depicted
holding hand mirrors. With their capacity to reflect back nearly all incident
light upon them and so recapitulate the scene they face, mirrors are like
pieces of dreams, their images hyper-real and profoundly fake. Mirrors reveal
truths you may not want to see. Give them a little smoke and a house to call
their won, and mirrors will tell you nothing but lies. To scientists, the
simultaneous simplicity and complexity of mirrors make them powerful tools for
exploring questions about perception and cognition in humans and other
neuronally gifted species, and how the brain interprets and acts upon the great
tides of sensory information from the external world. They are using mirrors to
study how the brain decides what is self and what is other, how it judge
distances and trajectories of objects, and how it reconstructs the richly
three-dimensional quality of the outside world from what is essentially a
two-dimensional snapshot taken by the retina’s flat sheet of receptor cells.
They are applying mirrors in medicine, to create reflected images of patients’
limbs or other body parts and thus trick the brain into healing itself. Mirror
therapy has been successful in treating disorders like phantom limb syndrome,
chronic pain and post-stroke paralysis.
6. Mirrors are made of:
a) highly polished metal b) translucent glass c) shining steel
d) pieces of wood
7. Which of the following qualities do
mirrors possess?
a) a dreamy quality b) an ability to reflect back
incident light
c) the power to mask reality d) the capacity to add glory
8. Scientists are aided by mirrors in
which of the following ways :
a) Mirrors assist in investigating questions
concerning discernment and cognition.
b) Mirrors increase perception and
cognition in humans.
c) Mirrors are helpful in judging
the neurological capacity of an individual.
d) Mirrors help in addressing neuron
alteration problems.
9. Mirror therapy has been successful in
healing which of the following.
a) vanity b) limps c)
mild pain c) paralysis
10. How, according to the passage, does the
brain alter images?
a) The brain reconstructs the images
b) The brain
retrieves obtuse images
c) The trajectories
of the brain are illusive
d) The brain retain
only the positive
ANSWERS—PASSAGE 2
6.a 7.b 8.a 9.d 10.a
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