Model Test Paper for Bank Exams - IBPS, SBI, RRB - Set 1

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Emanating from the Indian kitchens every morning are the appetizing aromas of crushed spices, lentils, curry leaves and vegetables and working with her deft fingers and loving heart is the woman of the house creating ‘the great Indian home cooked meal’.

This is where the ‘dabbawallas’ sensed a business opportunity way back in 1980 – the idea of delivering home cooked meals to office-goers and their workplace and returning empty meal boxes to their homes before their return in the evening.

Today ‘dabbawallas’ have become integral part of Mumbai’s cultural mosaic. About 5000 of these delivery men crisscross the streets, lanes and by lanes of Mumbai, on foot, bicycle and local train, every morning to deliver about 2,00,000 home cooked meal boxes to office goers at their workplaces. What amazes business strategists across the world is the unique process of near faultless delivery, which even convinced Forbes magazine to give them the highly-prized Sigma Six Rating for quality assurance, a feat achieved by companies such as Motorola and General Electrics.

“The success of the system depends on teamwork and time management that would be the envy of every modern manager. Such is the dedication and commitment of the barely literate and barefoot delivery men who form links in the extensive delivery chain, that there is no system of documentation at all.”

They do not rely on any high technology data bases or computers for communication. Instead they use colours and code markings for identification. “Each container carries an indelible ink alphanumeric coding of some ten characters signifying the various transfer and delivery stages, as well as the individuals who are to be involved in the process.”

One of the major reason for the success of this delivery service is the high-level of personal involvement, relationship orientation and continuous communication with their clients and amongst themselves.
Memorizing about 35 addresses from where they must pick up the boxes it becomes critical for the dabbawalla to keep the flow of information continuous as any miscommunication might result in the unpardonable error of serving a non-vegetarian meal to a pure vegetarian, an act blasphemous enough to wash away all the good deeds of the person in a single stroke.

1)   Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for the passage?

a. Dabbawallas of Mumbai: Six Sigma Communication
b. Six Sigma Rating
c. Communication through food
d. Home-cooked Happiness
e. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Dabbawallas of Mumbai: Six Sigma Communication

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


View Passage

Emanating from the Indian kitchens every morning are the appetizing aromas of crushed spices, lentils, curry leaves and vegetables and working with her deft fingers and loving heart is the woman of the house creating ‘the great Indian home cooked meal’.

This is where the ‘dabbawallas’ sensed a business opportunity way back in 1980 – the idea of delivering home cooked meals to office-goers and their workplace and returning empty meal boxes to their homes before their return in the evening.

Today ‘dabbawallas’ have become integral part of Mumbai’s cultural mosaic. About 5000 of these delivery men crisscross the streets, lanes and by lanes of Mumbai, on foot, bicycle and local train, every morning to deliver about 2,00,000 home cooked meal boxes to office goers at their workplaces. What amazes business strategists across the world is the unique process of near faultless delivery, which even convinced Forbes magazine to give them the highly-prized Sigma Six Rating for quality assurance, a feat achieved by companies such as Motorola and General Electrics.

“The success of the system depends on teamwork and time management that would be the envy of every modern manager. Such is the dedication and commitment of the barely literate and barefoot delivery men who form links in the extensive delivery chain, that there is no system of documentation at all.”

They do not rely on any high technology data bases or computers for communication. Instead they use colours and code markings for identification. “Each container carries an indelible ink alphanumeric coding of some ten characters signifying the various transfer and delivery stages, as well as the individuals who are to be involved in the process.”

One of the major reason for the success of this delivery service is the high-level of personal involvement, relationship orientation and continuous communication with their clients and amongst themselves.
Memorizing about 35 addresses from where they must pick up the boxes it becomes critical for the dabbawalla to keep the flow of information continuous as any miscommunication might result in the unpardonable error of serving a non-vegetarian meal to a pure vegetarian, an act blasphemous enough to wash away all the good deeds of the person in a single stroke.

2)   Which of the following is false according to the passage.

a. Dabbawallas are integral part of Mumbai’s culture.
b. Dabbawallas rely on high technology data bases and codes for communication.
c. Most of the 5000 workers are illiterate.
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Dabbawallas rely on high technology data bases and codes for communication.

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


View Passage

Emanating from the Indian kitchens every morning are the appetizing aromas of crushed spices, lentils, curry leaves and vegetables and working with her deft fingers and loving heart is the woman of the house creating ‘the great Indian home cooked meal’.

This is where the ‘dabbawallas’ sensed a business opportunity way back in 1980 – the idea of delivering home cooked meals to office-goers and their workplace and returning empty meal boxes to their homes before their return in the evening.

Today ‘dabbawallas’ have become integral part of Mumbai’s cultural mosaic. About 5000 of these delivery men crisscross the streets, lanes and by lanes of Mumbai, on foot, bicycle and local train, every morning to deliver about 2,00,000 home cooked meal boxes to office goers at their workplaces. What amazes business strategists across the world is the unique process of near faultless delivery, which even convinced Forbes magazine to give them the highly-prized Sigma Six Rating for quality assurance, a feat achieved by companies such as Motorola and General Electrics.

“The success of the system depends on teamwork and time management that would be the envy of every modern manager. Such is the dedication and commitment of the barely literate and barefoot delivery men who form links in the extensive delivery chain, that there is no system of documentation at all.”

They do not rely on any high technology data bases or computers for communication. Instead they use colours and code markings for identification. “Each container carries an indelible ink alphanumeric coding of some ten characters signifying the various transfer and delivery stages, as well as the individuals who are to be involved in the process.”

One of the major reason for the success of this delivery service is the high-level of personal involvement, relationship orientation and continuous communication with their clients and amongst themselves.
Memorizing about 35 addresses from where they must pick up the boxes it becomes critical for the dabbawalla to keep the flow of information continuous as any miscommunication might result in the unpardonable error of serving a non-vegetarian meal to a pure vegetarian, an act blasphemous enough to wash away all the good deeds of the person in a single stroke.

3)   Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word “indelible” as used in the passage.

a. Memorable
b. Stirring
c. Inerasable
d. Lasting
e. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Inerasable

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


View Passage

Emanating from the Indian kitchens every morning are the appetizing aromas of crushed spices, lentils, curry leaves and vegetables and working with her deft fingers and loving heart is the woman of the house creating ‘the great Indian home cooked meal’.

This is where the ‘dabbawallas’ sensed a business opportunity way back in 1980 – the idea of delivering home cooked meals to office-goers and their workplace and returning empty meal boxes to their homes before their return in the evening.

Today ‘dabbawallas’ have become integral part of Mumbai’s cultural mosaic. About 5000 of these delivery men crisscross the streets, lanes and by lanes of Mumbai, on foot, bicycle and local train, every morning to deliver about 2,00,000 home cooked meal boxes to office goers at their workplaces. What amazes business strategists across the world is the unique process of near faultless delivery, which even convinced Forbes magazine to give them the highly-prized Sigma Six Rating for quality assurance, a feat achieved by companies such as Motorola and General Electrics.

“The success of the system depends on teamwork and time management that would be the envy of every modern manager. Such is the dedication and commitment of the barely literate and barefoot delivery men who form links in the extensive delivery chain, that there is no system of documentation at all.”

They do not rely on any high technology data bases or computers for communication. Instead they use colours and code markings for identification. “Each container carries an indelible ink alphanumeric coding of some ten characters signifying the various transfer and delivery stages, as well as the individuals who are to be involved in the process.”

One of the major reason for the success of this delivery service is the high-level of personal involvement, relationship orientation and continuous communication with their clients and amongst themselves.
Memorizing about 35 addresses from where they must pick up the boxes it becomes critical for the dabbawalla to keep the flow of information continuous as any miscommunication might result in the unpardonable error of serving a non-vegetarian meal to a pure vegetarian, an act blasphemous enough to wash away all the good deeds of the person in a single stroke.

4)   According to the passage, what is the major reason for success of dabbawallas in Mumbai?

a. Six sigma rating by Forbes
b. High level of personal involvement and communication with the clients
c. Ability to memorize 3 addresses
d. Taste of the home-cooked food
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: High level of personal involvement and communication with the clients

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


View Passage

Emanating from the Indian kitchens every morning are the appetizing aromas of crushed spices, lentils, curry leaves and vegetables and working with her deft fingers and loving heart is the woman of the house creating ‘the great Indian home cooked meal’.

This is where the ‘dabbawallas’ sensed a business opportunity way back in 1980 – the idea of delivering home cooked meals to office-goers and their workplace and returning empty meal boxes to their homes before their return in the evening.

Today ‘dabbawallas’ have become integral part of Mumbai’s cultural mosaic. About 5000 of these delivery men crisscross the streets, lanes and by lanes of Mumbai, on foot, bicycle and local train, every morning to deliver about 2,00,000 home cooked meal boxes to office goers at their workplaces. What amazes business strategists across the world is the unique process of near faultless delivery, which even convinced Forbes magazine to give them the highly-prized Sigma Six Rating for quality assurance, a feat achieved by companies such as Motorola and General Electrics.

“The success of the system depends on teamwork and time management that would be the envy of every modern manager. Such is the dedication and commitment of the barely literate and barefoot delivery men who form links in the extensive delivery chain, that there is no system of documentation at all.”

They do not rely on any high technology data bases or computers for communication. Instead they use colours and code markings for identification. “Each container carries an indelible ink alphanumeric coding of some ten characters signifying the various transfer and delivery stages, as well as the individuals who are to be involved in the process.”

One of the major reason for the success of this delivery service is the high-level of personal involvement, relationship orientation and continuous communication with their clients and amongst themselves.
Memorizing about 35 addresses from where they must pick up the boxes it becomes critical for the dabbawalla to keep the flow of information continuous as any miscommunication might result in the unpardonable error of serving a non-vegetarian meal to a pure vegetarian, an act blasphemous enough to wash away all the good deeds of the person in a single stroke.

5)   According to the passage, which qualities of the dabbawallas of Mumbai would make even a modern manager envy?

a. Teamwork and time management
b. Dedication and commitment
c. Six sigma rating
d. Faultless delivery system
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Teamwork and time management

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


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The oil industry was born in the United States around the time of the Civil War. As the world’s largest oil producer and exporter, the US supplied the oil on which the Allied Forces floated to victory in World War 1. In 1920, 64% of the world’s oil was produced in the US. The growing uses of petroleum in modern American industrial society led several domestic companies to secure oil concessions in Mexico but foreign production was not actively sought after the First World War.

In the early 1920s, however, two fears seized the American oil industry. First, it was feared that in the not too distant future,” The position of the US regarding oil”, wrote the Director of US Geological Survey, “can best be characterized as precarious.”

Second, while a domestic oil shortage seemed imminent, so did the possibility that the major sources of petroleum outside North America would soon be locked up by foreign interests- primarily by British Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell. This fear was mixed with indignation over the fact that British appeared to be ungrateful for America’s wartime effort and seemed to be doing everything in their power to consolidate their foreign petroleum supply positions at the expense of US nationals.” The British position is impregnable,” wrote Sir Edward Mackey Edgar, a British oilman, “All the known oil fields, all the likely or probable fields outside of the United States itself, are in British hands or under British management or control, or financed by British capital.”

6)   According to the passage, the oil industry was born in the US around?

a. World War I
b. World War II
c. Civil War
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Civil War

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


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The oil industry was born in the United States around the time of the Civil War. As the world’s largest oil producer and exporter, the US supplied the oil on which the Allied Forces floated to victory in World War 1. In 1920, 64% of the world’s oil was produced in the US. The growing uses of petroleum in modern American industrial society led several domestic companies to secure oil concessions in Mexico but foreign production was not actively sought after the First World War.

In the early 1920s, however, two fears seized the American oil industry. First, it was feared that in the not too distant future,” The position of the US regarding oil”, wrote the Director of US Geological Survey, “can best be characterized as precarious.”

Second, while a domestic oil shortage seemed imminent, so did the possibility that the major sources of petroleum outside North America would soon be locked up by foreign interests- primarily by British Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell. This fear was mixed with indignation over the fact that British appeared to be ungrateful for America’s wartime effort and seemed to be doing everything in their power to consolidate their foreign petroleum supply positions at the expense of US nationals.” The British position is impregnable,” wrote Sir Edward Mackey Edgar, a British oilman, “All the known oil fields, all the likely or probable fields outside of the United States itself, are in British hands or under British management or control, or financed by British capital.”

7)   According to the passage, As the world’s largest oil producer and exporter _______________

a. Iraq supplied oil to the allied forces
b. Saudi Arabia supplied oil to the allied forces
c. Iran supplied oil to the allied forces
d. The US supplied oil to the allied forces
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The US supplied oil to the allied forces

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


View Passage

The oil industry was born in the United States around the time of the Civil War. As the world’s largest oil producer and exporter, the US supplied the oil on which the Allied Forces floated to victory in World War 1. In 1920, 64% of the world’s oil was produced in the US. The growing uses of petroleum in modern American industrial society led several domestic companies to secure oil concessions in Mexico but foreign production was not actively sought after the First World War.

In the early 1920s, however, two fears seized the American oil industry. First, it was feared that in the not too distant future,” The position of the US regarding oil”, wrote the Director of US Geological Survey, “can best be characterized as precarious.”

Second, while a domestic oil shortage seemed imminent, so did the possibility that the major sources of petroleum outside North America would soon be locked up by foreign interests- primarily by British Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell. This fear was mixed with indignation over the fact that British appeared to be ungrateful for America’s wartime effort and seemed to be doing everything in their power to consolidate their foreign petroleum supply positions at the expense of US nationals.” The British position is impregnable,” wrote Sir Edward Mackey Edgar, a British oilman, “All the known oil fields, all the likely or probable fields outside of the United States itself, are in British hands or under British management or control, or financed by British capital.”

8)   According to the passage, Sixty-four percent of the world’s oil was produced in the US in the year?

a. 1919
b. 1917
c. 1915
d. 1920
e. 1910
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1920

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


View Passage

The oil industry was born in the United States around the time of the Civil War. As the world’s largest oil producer and exporter, the US supplied the oil on which the Allied Forces floated to victory in World War 1. In 1920, 64% of the world’s oil was produced in the US. The growing uses of petroleum in modern American industrial society led several domestic companies to secure oil concessions in Mexico but foreign production was not actively sought after the First World War.

In the early 1920s, however, two fears seized the American oil industry. First, it was feared that in the not too distant future,” The position of the US regarding oil”, wrote the Director of US Geological Survey, “can best be characterized as precarious.”

Second, while a domestic oil shortage seemed imminent, so did the possibility that the major sources of petroleum outside North America would soon be locked up by foreign interests- primarily by British Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell. This fear was mixed with indignation over the fact that British appeared to be ungrateful for America’s wartime effort and seemed to be doing everything in their power to consolidate their foreign petroleum supply positions at the expense of US nationals.” The British position is impregnable,” wrote Sir Edward Mackey Edgar, a British oilman, “All the known oil fields, all the likely or probable fields outside of the United States itself, are in British hands or under British management or control, or financed by British capital.”

9)   The indignation over the fact ________ appeared to be ungrateful for America’s war time efforts.

a. The Arabs
b. The French
c. The British
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The British

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   “The British Position in impregnable”, wrote _____?

a. Director of US Geological Survey
b. Sir Edward Mackey Edgar
c. Royal Dutch Shell
d. American Oil Industry
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sir Edward Mackey Edgar

Explanation:
The oil industry was born in the United States around the time of the Civil War. As the world’s largest oil producer and exporter, the US supplied the oil on which the Allied Forces floated to victory in World War 1. In 1920, 64% of the world’s oil was produced in the US. The growing uses of petroleum in modern American industrial society led several domestic companies to secure oil concessions in Mexico but foreign production was not actively sought after the First World War.

In the early 1920s, however, two fears seized the American oil industry. First, it was feared that in the not too distant future,” The position of the US regarding oil”, wrote the Director of US Geological Survey, “can best be characterized as precarious.”

Second, while a domestic oil shortage seemed imminent, so did the possibility that the major sources of petroleum outside North America would soon be locked up by foreign interests- primarily by British Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell. This fear was mixed with indignation over the fact that British appeared to be ungrateful for America’s wartime effort and seemed to be doing everything in their power to consolidate their foreign petroleum supply positions at the expense of US nationals.” The British position is impregnable,” wrote Sir Edward Mackey Edgar, a British oilman, “All the known oil fields, all the likely or probable fields outside of the United States itself, are in British hands or under British management or control, or financed by British capital.”


11)   Choose the word or group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold.

Vindicate


a. Argue
b. Destroy
c. Acquit
d. Identify
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Acquit

Explanation:
Meaning: To vindicate is to free from a charge of wrongdoing.
Synonyms: Acquit, Clear, Exonerate
Antonyms: Criminate, Incriminate, Accuse


12)   Choose the word or group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold.

Yokel


a. Intrigue
b. Simple-minded
c. Victorious
d. Noise
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Simple-minded

Explanation:
Meaning: Yokel is an uneducated or simple-minded person from countryside.
Synonyms: Bumpkin, Rustic, Hillbilly
Antonyms: Cosmopolitan, Sophisticate


13)   Choose the word or group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold.

Magniloquent


a. Amusing
b. Humorous
c. Intelligent
d. Boastful
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Boastful

Explanation:
Meaning: Magniloquent is using high-flown or bombastic language.
Synonyms: Grandiloquent, High-sounding, Lofty
Antonyms: Terse, Crisp


14)   Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold.

Belittle


a. Expand
b. Prohibit
c. Inflate
d. Extol
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Extol

Explanation:
Meaning: To belittle is to express scornfully one’s low opinion.
Synonyms: Bad-mouth, Decry, Depreciate
Antonyms: Extol, Acclaim, Applaud


15)   Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold.

Morbid


a. Healthy
b. Liberal
c. Progressive
d. Stale
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Healthy

Explanation:
Meaning: Morbid is causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Synonyms: Cheerless, Bleak, Dark
Antonyms: Cheerful, Bright, Healthy


16)   Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, mark 5) as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

The first portion 1)/ of the book was dull, 2)/ the later part 3)/ was interesting. 4)/ No error 5)


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   We cannot handle 1)/ this complicated case 2)/ unless full details 3)/ are not given to us. 4) No error 5)

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4

Explanation:
Remove ‘not’ in part 4.

The correct sentence should be: We cannot handle this complicated case unless full details are given to us.


18)   While flying over 1)/ India we had 2)/ glimpses of, 3)/ Ganges and Himalayas. 4)/ No error 5)

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4

Explanation:
Add ‘the’ before ‘Ganges’ and ‘Himalayas’.

The correct sentence should be:
While flying over India we had glimpses of the Ganges and the Himalayas.


19)   No sooner did 1)/ the nurse enter 2)/ the house 3)/ then the patient died. 4)/ No error 5)

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4

Explanation:
Replace ‘then’ by ‘than’.

The correct sentence should be:
No sooner did the nurse enter the house than the patient died.


20)   Scarcely had 1)/ she gone 2)/ when an inspector 3)/ knocked at the door. 4)/ No error 5)

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 5

Explanation:
No error


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The first objects that assume a distinct presence before me, as I look far back, into the blank of my infancy, are my mother with her pretty hair and youthful shape, and Peggotty with no shape at all, and eyes so dark that they seemed to darken their whole neighbourhood in her face, and cheeks and arms so hard and red that I ...(a)... the birds didn't peck her in preference to apples.

I believe I can ...(b)... these two at a little distance apart, dwarfed to my sight by stooping down or kneeling on the floor, and I going unsteadily from the one to the other. I have an ...(c)... on my mind which I cannot distinguish from actual remembrance, of the touch of Peggotty's forefinger as she used to hold it out to me, and of its being roughened by needlework, like a pocket nutmeg-grater.

This may be fancy, though I think the memory of most of us can go farther back into such times than many of us suppose; just as I believe the ...(d)... of observation in numbers of very young children to be quite wonderful for its closeness and accuracy. Indeed, I think that most grown men who are remarkable in this respect, may with greater propriety be said not to have lost the faculty, than to have acquired it; the rather, as I generally observe such men to retain a certain freshness, and gentleness, and capacity of being pleased, which are also an ...(e)... they have preserved from their childhood.

21)   In the above 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.

Choose the one that fills the blank numbered 'a' most appropriately.


a. Wondered
b. Created
c. Killed
d. Issued
e. Praised
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Wondered

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


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The first objects that assume a distinct presence before me, as I look far back, into the blank of my infancy, are my mother with her pretty hair and youthful shape, and Peggotty with no shape at all, and eyes so dark that they seemed to darken their whole neighbourhood in her face, and cheeks and arms so hard and red that I ...(a)... the birds didn't peck her in preference to apples.

I believe I can ...(b)... these two at a little distance apart, dwarfed to my sight by stooping down or kneeling on the floor, and I going unsteadily from the one to the other. I have an ...(c)... on my mind which I cannot distinguish from actual remembrance, of the touch of Peggotty's forefinger as she used to hold it out to me, and of its being roughened by needlework, like a pocket nutmeg-grater.

This may be fancy, though I think the memory of most of us can go farther back into such times than many of us suppose; just as I believe the ...(d)... of observation in numbers of very young children to be quite wonderful for its closeness and accuracy. Indeed, I think that most grown men who are remarkable in this respect, may with greater propriety be said not to have lost the faculty, than to have acquired it; the rather, as I generally observe such men to retain a certain freshness, and gentleness, and capacity of being pleased, which are also an ...(e)... they have preserved from their childhood.

22)   In the above 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.

Choose the one that fills the blank numbered 'b' most appropriately.


a. Respect
b. Remember
c. Forgive
d. Surprise
e. Hunt
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Remember

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


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The first objects that assume a distinct presence before me, as I look far back, into the blank of my infancy, are my mother with her pretty hair and youthful shape, and Peggotty with no shape at all, and eyes so dark that they seemed to darken their whole neighbourhood in her face, and cheeks and arms so hard and red that I ...(a)... the birds didn't peck her in preference to apples.

I believe I can ...(b)... these two at a little distance apart, dwarfed to my sight by stooping down or kneeling on the floor, and I going unsteadily from the one to the other. I have an ...(c)... on my mind which I cannot distinguish from actual remembrance, of the touch of Peggotty's forefinger as she used to hold it out to me, and of its being roughened by needlework, like a pocket nutmeg-grater.

This may be fancy, though I think the memory of most of us can go farther back into such times than many of us suppose; just as I believe the ...(d)... of observation in numbers of very young children to be quite wonderful for its closeness and accuracy. Indeed, I think that most grown men who are remarkable in this respect, may with greater propriety be said not to have lost the faculty, than to have acquired it; the rather, as I generally observe such men to retain a certain freshness, and gentleness, and capacity of being pleased, which are also an ...(e)... they have preserved from their childhood.

23)   In the above 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.

Choose the one that fills the blank numbered 'c' most appropriately.


a. Blockage
b. Curiosity
c. Impression
d. Actuality
e. Area
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Impression

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


View Passage

The first objects that assume a distinct presence before me, as I look far back, into the blank of my infancy, are my mother with her pretty hair and youthful shape, and Peggotty with no shape at all, and eyes so dark that they seemed to darken their whole neighbourhood in her face, and cheeks and arms so hard and red that I ...(a)... the birds didn't peck her in preference to apples.

I believe I can ...(b)... these two at a little distance apart, dwarfed to my sight by stooping down or kneeling on the floor, and I going unsteadily from the one to the other. I have an ...(c)... on my mind which I cannot distinguish from actual remembrance, of the touch of Peggotty's forefinger as she used to hold it out to me, and of its being roughened by needlework, like a pocket nutmeg-grater.

This may be fancy, though I think the memory of most of us can go farther back into such times than many of us suppose; just as I believe the ...(d)... of observation in numbers of very young children to be quite wonderful for its closeness and accuracy. Indeed, I think that most grown men who are remarkable in this respect, may with greater propriety be said not to have lost the faculty, than to have acquired it; the rather, as I generally observe such men to retain a certain freshness, and gentleness, and capacity of being pleased, which are also an ...(e)... they have preserved from their childhood.

24)   In the above 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.

Choose the one that fills the blank numbered 'd' most appropriately.


a. Science
b. Event
c. Power
d. Celebration
e. Complexity
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Power

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


View Passage

The first objects that assume a distinct presence before me, as I look far back, into the blank of my infancy, are my mother with her pretty hair and youthful shape, and Peggotty with no shape at all, and eyes so dark that they seemed to darken their whole neighbourhood in her face, and cheeks and arms so hard and red that I ...(a)... the birds didn't peck her in preference to apples.

I believe I can ...(b)... these two at a little distance apart, dwarfed to my sight by stooping down or kneeling on the floor, and I going unsteadily from the one to the other. I have an ...(c)... on my mind which I cannot distinguish from actual remembrance, of the touch of Peggotty's forefinger as she used to hold it out to me, and of its being roughened by needlework, like a pocket nutmeg-grater.

This may be fancy, though I think the memory of most of us can go farther back into such times than many of us suppose; just as I believe the ...(d)... of observation in numbers of very young children to be quite wonderful for its closeness and accuracy. Indeed, I think that most grown men who are remarkable in this respect, may with greater propriety be said not to have lost the faculty, than to have acquired it; the rather, as I generally observe such men to retain a certain freshness, and gentleness, and capacity of being pleased, which are also an ...(e)... they have preserved from their childhood.

25)   In the above 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.

Choose the one that fills the blank numbered 'e' most appropriately.


a. Inheritance
b. Gift
c. Treasure
d. Intelligence
e. Obligation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Inheritance

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


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(A) And this thought having occurred to him, he had it proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great reward to anyone who would teach him what was the right time for every action, and who were the most necessary people, and how he might know what was the most important thing to do.

(B) It once occurred to a certain king, that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; if he knew who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid; and, above all, if he always knew what was the most important thing to do, he would never fail in anything he might undertake.

(C) And learned men came to the King, but they all answered his questions differently.

(D) Only thus, said they, could everything be done at its proper time.

(E) In reply to the first question, some said that to know the right time for every action, one must draw up in advance, a table of days, months and years, and must live strictly according to it.

26)   Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?


a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: C

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


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(A) And this thought having occurred to him, he had it proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great reward to anyone who would teach him what was the right time for every action, and who were the most necessary people, and how he might know what was the most important thing to do.

(B) It once occurred to a certain king, that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; if he knew who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid; and, above all, if he always knew what was the most important thing to do, he would never fail in anything he might undertake.

(C) And learned men came to the King, but they all answered his questions differently.

(D) Only thus, said they, could everything be done at its proper time.

(E) In reply to the first question, some said that to know the right time for every action, one must draw up in advance, a table of days, months and years, and must live strictly according to it.

27)   Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: E

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


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(A) And this thought having occurred to him, he had it proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great reward to anyone who would teach him what was the right time for every action, and who were the most necessary people, and how he might know what was the most important thing to do.

(B) It once occurred to a certain king, that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; if he knew who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid; and, above all, if he always knew what was the most important thing to do, he would never fail in anything he might undertake.

(C) And learned men came to the King, but they all answered his questions differently.

(D) Only thus, said they, could everything be done at its proper time.

(E) In reply to the first question, some said that to know the right time for every action, one must draw up in advance, a table of days, months and years, and must live strictly according to it.

28)   Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: B

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


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(A) And this thought having occurred to him, he had it proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great reward to anyone who would teach him what was the right time for every action, and who were the most necessary people, and how he might know what was the most important thing to do.

(B) It once occurred to a certain king, that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; if he knew who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid; and, above all, if he always knew what was the most important thing to do, he would never fail in anything he might undertake.

(C) And learned men came to the King, but they all answered his questions differently.

(D) Only thus, said they, could everything be done at its proper time.

(E) In reply to the first question, some said that to know the right time for every action, one must draw up in advance, a table of days, months and years, and must live strictly according to it.

29)   Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


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(A) And this thought having occurred to him, he had it proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great reward to anyone who would teach him what was the right time for every action, and who were the most necessary people, and how he might know what was the most important thing to do.

(B) It once occurred to a certain king, that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; if he knew who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid; and, above all, if he always knew what was the most important thing to do, he would never fail in anything he might undertake.

(C) And learned men came to the King, but they all answered his questions differently.

(D) Only thus, said they, could everything be done at its proper time.

(E) In reply to the first question, some said that to know the right time for every action, one must draw up in advance, a table of days, months and years, and must live strictly according to it.

30)   Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: D

Explanation:
The correct sequence should be: BACED