yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com PRACTICE ENGLISH QUESTIONS BASED ON NEW PATTERN – PART- Directions (Q 1-10): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces Below each sentence there are four words denoted by numbers a), b), c) and d) Find out ONE word that to be fitted in both the sentences I and II and another word that fit to the sentence III and to make it meaningfully complete In case no word is fit to these sentences, option 'e' is the answer 1) I Marry returned to the School in May 1874, and quietly looked on when the _ took place at the end of that year II Schemes for the collection of funds and the complete of the temple were immediately set on foot, the architect being Mr Aravind III Science and _ together led him to try to make his way into the soul which he believed was born in Laura Bridgman as in every other human being a) Retrieval, belief b) Resumption, substance c) Restoration, faith d) Renovation, certainty e) Resurrection, confidence 2) I The time between the recorded call and the fatal crash was such to give further that the kidnapper held his captors nearby II Even though my daughter swore she told me the truth, I could not give any to her story about aliens eating the last slice of pie III the size of a crowd is difficult but necessary for police in order to determine how many officers will be required in case of problems a) Credence, estimating b) Credit, determining c) Trust, describing d) Distrust, approximating e) Confidence, guessing 3) I Studies show that the impact of social origin on educational attainment has _ over the past century II The fur industry has _ dramatically in the last 20 years as people come to realize how much the animals suffer III The low number of people attending the lecture is a clear of lack of interest in the topic a) Refused, data b) Rejected, information c) Developed, evidence d) Finished, warning e) Declined, indication 4) I As the judge looked at the rebellious teen, he realized the fear of prison was not a strong enough _ to keep young people out of trouble II This is a to war and a force for peace because it increases understanding, empathy, and mutual self-interest III When I walk into an expensive store wearing my sweat clothes, I always feel the sales people are watching me with a great deal of _ a) Restraint, search b) Incitement, inspection c) Command, assessment d) Deterrent, scrutiny e) Moderation, consideration www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com 5) I All were noted for the doctrinal coherence of their principles and the dialectical of their arguments II In those days the world had oscillated, under higher leading than its royal laxity, to III With his picture of the little girl crying, the photographer summed up a nation’s _ after the bombing a) Stiffness, grief b) Rigidity, anguish c) Solidity, agony d) Strength, distress e) Severity, misery 6) I The change that has taken place in him cannot lessen his love for his neighbors; on the contrary, that change can only _ love in his heart II It said that cancellation of President Clinton's planned visit to India this fall would be disastrous and only _ nationalist fervor in that country III As the Looking-glass represents not any image within itself, unless it receive some from without; so the Moon have not any light, but what is _ by the Sun a) Deepen, granted b) Exaggerate, imparted c) Inflate, given d) Intensify, bestowed e) Increase, conferred 7) I Everything feels so warm and lovely, very much different from the _ atmosphere of the sea over at our place II Watching television or listening to music or a book on audiotape until becoming promotes falling asleep naturally III That was made apparent by our of the subject, and by our agreeing-without agreement-to make my recovery of the use of my hands a question of so many hours, not of so many weeks a) Drowsy, avoidance b) Lethargic, prevention c) Dozy, hindrance d) Weary, difficulty e) Indolent, complexity 8) I When Margaret was trying to sell her home, she hired an interior decorator to the spacious design of the property II I actually like a bit of humour; when applied correctly it can the gist of an item and throw into sharp relief what the "community" really thinks III Psychologists now believe that memory deficits which occur as we get older may be because we lose the ability to _ irrelevant thoughts or irrelevant stimuli a) Emphasize, stifle b) Highlight, restrain c) Stress, bring d) Show up, contain e) Accentuate, suppress 9) I Former militants with military-style firearms were able to millions of dollars from Government coffers II The man hoped to money from the grocery story by pretending to fall on a slippery floor III However, the proposed Bill does not include the two crucial provisions for taking of the landowner and the social impact assessment of the displacement a) Wring, compliance b) Extract, accord c) Extort, consent d) Force, denial www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com e) Vigor, dissent 10) I Even though the company claims the energy drink is , you may experience some unwanted side effects after drinking the beverage II Because the new tax laws were voted in at the last moment, we can assume their effects will not be nearly as as Congress suggests III A recent study reveals that good marriages may protect couples against the stress of _ jobs in which the worker has little control a) Kind, difficult b) Benign, demanding c) Gentle, severe d) Tender, hard e) Mild, challenging Explanations: 1) Answer: c) Restoration – bringing back to a former position or condition Faith – complete trust or confidence in someone or something 2) Answer: a) Credence – belief in or acceptance of something as true Estimating – roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of 3) Answer: e) Declined – (typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease Indication – a sign or piece of information that indicates something 4) Answer: d) Deterrent – a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something Scrutiny – critical observation or examination 5) Answer: b) Rigidity – inflexibility Anguish – severe mental or physical pain or suffering 6) Answer: d) Intensify – become or make more intense Bestowed – confer or present (an honor, right, or gift) 7) Answer: a) Drowsy – sleepy and lethargic; half asleep Avoidance – the action of keeping away from or not doing something 8) Answer: e) Accentuate – make more noticeable or prominent Suppress – forcibly put an end to 9) Answer: c) Extort – obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means Consent – permission for something to happen or agreement to something 10) Answer: b) Benign – (of a disease) not harmful in effect: in particular, (of a tumor) not malignant or gentle; kindly Demanding – (of a task) requiring much skill or effort www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com Direction (Q 11 - 20): In each of the following questions, a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage is missing and represented by a blank Select the best out of the five answer choices given to make the passage complete and coherent 11) Drama is that form of literature which has a plot, characters, dialogue, an atmosphere, and an outlook of life much as a novel has, but it is as a rule intended to be performed in public not read in private; its full qualities are not only revealed in presentation on the stage. _ It carries all its meaning within itself So Do all other forms of literature, the drama alone is a composite art, in which the author, the actor, and the stage manager all combine to produce the total effect a) The novelist, too, can sometimes interrupt his story and come forward himself to address the reader, to moralize on what is happening and to explain his purpose b) The novelist play, in short, will not likely to be produced unless it conforms to a great many material requirements which the novelist is free to ignore c) A novel is self-contained; it can be enjoyed without recourse to any external accessory d) The novelist, too, can sometimes which the novelist is free to ignore e) Though this is hardly ever done nowadays, it was quite a common practice with older writers, such as Thackeray 12) One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home and not at school _ This explains how smart bankers, doctors and accountants, who earned excellent grades in school, may still struggle financially all their lives Our staggering national debt is due in large part to politicians and government officials making financial decisions with little or no training on the subject of money a) It is not much different from a person who goes to gymnasium to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television b) Money comes and goes, but if you have the education about how money works, you gain power over it and can begin building wealth c) Proper physical exercise increases your chance for health, and proper mental exercise increases your chance for wealth d) The reason why positive thinking alone does not work is because most people went to school and never learned how money works, so they spent their lives working for money e) Most of us learn about money from our parents Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills 13) A decade after the devastating tsunami on December 26, 2004, that killed more than lakh people across 14 countries and leveled entire towns and villages, is the world, and India, where 12,000 people died, better prepared to deal with a crisis of that magnitude? In a heartening departure from the usual story of benign government neglect that characterizes long – term responses to such events, indications are that some lessons have indeed been learnt The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC), meanwhile, also monitors seismic activity and tsunamis to provide advisories, giving officials two – and a – half hours to organize and respond a) Despite calls to “build back better” – disaster recovery parlance for creating infrastructure that would reduce vulnerability to future risks – reports suggest that authorities have failed to implement the coastal regulation zone notification in tsunami – affected areas b) Ten years on, and not without some finger – pointing and political jockeying, the multilateral, UNESCO – supported Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System has established a network of seismometers, tidal gauges and tsunami buoys to detect undersea tremors c) As highlighted by Odisha’s improved responses to cyclones – the state managed the impact of Cyclone Phailin in October last year – early warning alerts and technological fixes can only go so far d) For effective disaster management and mitigation, it is imperative to build resilient infrastructure and educate people e) The initial energy expended on training communities on proper responses, building evacuation routes and shelters, and planning for relocation seems to have dissipated 14) The great recession hasn’t been great for free trade The US, though typically an enthusiastic supporter of open markets, included flailing “buy American” clauses in its stimulus package and propped up its failing auto industry with handouts But according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in the part of the world that was hit hardest by the trade crash – Asia – the number of Free-Trade www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com Agreements (FTAs) signed by Asian countries has grown from just three in 2000 to 56 by the end of August 2009 Nineteen of those FTAs are among 16 Asian economies, a trend that could help the region become a powerful trading bloc a) In Asia, the only thing everyone agrees upon is business If it does, the world economy may never be the same b) According to experts, FTAs create a “non-level playing field with advantages for Asian countries” c) This, in turn, could have a negative impact on efforts to rebalance excessive debt in the US and excessive savings in Asia d) As unemployment has risen throughout the world, governments have become more focused on protecting their own industries than on promoting international commerce e) Still, the benefits of greater regional integration could prove powerful enough to overcome the roadblocks 15) With the latest round of reforms in the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy, the Centre has boasted that most sectors would now be eligible for automatic approvals, making India the most open economy in the world for FDI At least in the civil aviation sector, for which the Centre also unveiled a new policy last week targeting greater connectivity at cheaper fares, that opinion seems a little ahead of time But it is more likely to bring relief for domestic carriers looking to raise capital or forge an alliance with a global airline than attract many new players into the fray a) Raising the FDI limit for airlines (including regional operators for whom FDI of 49 per cent was only allowed last November) to 100 per cent, with automatic approvals for foreign ownership up to 49 per cent, sounds good on the face of it b) The U.S now allows around 25 per cent foreign ownership in airlines, South Korea permits 49 per cent and Chile a full 100 per cent, even as it has done away with national control and ownership norms c) There need to be swift changes in the small print, if the skies are to be as open as hoped for in the aviation policy d) The Centre has admitted this balancing act is part of a dynamic, calibrated process to make domestic carriers more competitive for now e) In theory, a foreign airline could tie up with other institutional investors like private equity funds to form a 49:51 joint venture and tap India’s double-digit air traffic growth 16) _ Decisions taken within an organization may be made by individuals or groups, but whoever makes them will be influenced by the culture of the company The decision to behave ethically is a moral one; employees must decide what they think is the right course of action This may involve rejecting the route that would lead to the biggest short-term profit Ethical issues include the rights and duties between a company and its employees, suppliers, customers and neighbours, its fiduciary responsibility to its shareholders Issues concerning relations between different companies include hostile take-over and industrial espionage a) Once a company is known for having unethical behaviours, the effects can be permanent b) Ethics concern an individual’s moral judgements about right and wrong c) When people work in an environment where they not trust anyone, they are not going to their best work, if they continue to work there at all d) All of the years spent building a good reputation can be quickly torn down with only one unethical incident, destroying the company’s reputation possibly forever e) Unethical behaviour can cause employees to lose the faith in the company and become more likely to call in sick more often or not even show up at all 17) The government directive to public sector banks (PSBs) to mandatorily offer broking services and sell products of more than one insurance company to customers from January 2014 is controversial, without properly appreciating the issues and ground realities of cross-selling at PSBs With over 400 million customer accounts, PSBs have barely achieved 1% insurance penetration They sell mostly saving- oriented policies, turning a blind eye to low-premium, low- commission term insurance, which is a vital social security tool for vulnerable segments Insurance selling is confined to urban and city branches, with little awareness in the rural network a) It is difficult to change the mindset of banking trained staff to be broking – oriented, including on claim settlements b) PSBs attribute the reason to shortage of staff at various levels c) No one disputes the fact that PSBs can play a huge role in enhancing insurance penetration in the country www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com d) It is, therefore, unrealistic to expect the frontline staff to become experts at suggesting insurance solutions for multiple insurers in the near future e) True, there is a vacuum in most banks following large-scale retirements, and there are daunting issues of training many new recruits on banking aspects 18) All children are highly creative By the time they grow up, only a small percentage continues to be so _ The fear of failure is a dominant one- by being over-protective and making people dependent upon those in authority (parents, teachers, and bosses), we prevent people from experimenting, taking risks and the joy of discovery Innovative organizations take pains to reduce this negative force a) Is it because we create fears in our children? Unfortunately, workplaces to act in ways that reinforce and feed these fears b) In other words, they source new ideas from the ambiguity of new situations, cultures and markets c) They deploy multidisciplinary strengths, encourage multiple intelligences and leverage diversity to add richness to the process of innovation d) Innovative companies encourage people to think holistically e) By being obsessed with analyzing everything and measuring every dimension, we miss the forest for the trees 19) Since July 1991, the government of India has effectively put the liberalisation policy into practice The drastic steps even include some administrative reforms for pruning the government agencies Last year the Japanese business circles represented by the Ishikawa Mission called attention of their Indian counterparts to what they considered to be the major impediments in India _ This development gives a new hope for the future of economic co-operation between the two countries a) India has steadfastly maintained its parliamentary democracy since independence b) It is strongly hoped that the Indian governments recently initiated effort of enlarging its export market would bear fruit c) At the same time, it gives hope and inspiration to the whole world which faces the difficult problem of NorthSouth confirmation d) By effectively implementing its economic reform with the support of public opinion, this democratic polity of India has again demonstrated its viability and resilience e) However, thanks to the almost revolutionary reforms put into effect by the Indian government, those impediments either have been removed or now are on their way out 20) There is good news in the form of Europe’s unemployment falling from 11.1% in June to 10.9% in July But unemployment generally lags behind the economic cycle _ The European Commission’s long-running economic-sentiment indicator, which combines business as well as consumer confidence and tends to track GDP, has been broadly stable since picking up in early 2015 This suggests that the Euro area is not about to break out of its unspectacular growth a) A more likely decision would be for the ECB to extend the planned length of its purchase programme for another year b) The ECB’s council is not expected to make a change in policy and is likely to indicate that the ECB recognizes the downside risks to growth and stands ready to respond if they materialise c) There is increasing concern that the ECB’s effort to break the grip of “low-flation” will be swamped by global deflationary effects d) Business surveys, which provide more up-to-date readings of activity, point to a continuing subdued recovery in Europe e) One option would be to raise the amount of assets that it is buying each month from the current amount of 60 billion euro Explanations: 11) Answer: c) Option c) is correct answer since the paragraph is giving details about the facts related to novel and drama So, option c) is fit to the blank and makes the paragraph coherent since it describes about recourse of novel while others are explaining about the activities of novelist 12) Answer: e) www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com Option e) is correct answer since in the beginning of the passage it is explaining about difficulties of the middle class with respect to money So, option e) will give a coherent passage since others are describing about various factors like physical exercise, positive thinking and importance of education 13) Answer: b) Option b) is correct answer since the paragraph is describing about the effects of Tsunami and various organizations that will monitor the seismic level and other factors So, option b) is opt for the blank since it explains the network under the Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in finding the undersea tremors 14) Answer: d) Option d) is correct answer since the passage is explaining about the unemployment and different ways take in USA to overcome unemployment and growth in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among Asian countries So, option d) is explaining about problem of unemployment in the world and way of thinking of government 15) Answer: a) Option a) is correct answer since the passage is explaining about the policies of FDI and ways to improve the connectivity at low fares So, option a) is explaining about raise in FDI and approval by foreign ownership 16) Answer: b) Option b) is correct answer since the paragraph is describing about the practical issues and problems with respect to ethics in different companies and shareholders So, option b) is opt for the blank since it explains about the definition of ethics 17) Answer: c) Option c) is correct answer since the paragraph is giving details about the PSBs and its aim with respect to insurance So, option c) is fit to the blank and makes the paragraph coherent since it describes about role of PSBs in insurance penetration 18) Answer: a) Option a) is correct answer since the passage is explaining about the children and their fear for innovative thinking and taking risk due to the people in surrounding So, option a) is explaining about reason for creating fear in children 19) Answer: e) Option e) is correct answer since in the beginning of the passage it is explaining about liberalisation policy and its impact in Indian government and some mission which was implemented by China So, option e) will give a coherent passage since others are describing about various facts like parliamentary democracy, enlarging India’s export and economic reform 20) Answer: d) Option d) is correct answer since the passage is explaining about the reduction in unemployment in European country which involves business, consumer confidence, GDP and also growth of Europe So, option d) is explaining about the business surveys and subdued recovery of Europe Directions (Q21-30): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it The error, if any, will be in one or more sentence Then choose the sentence(s) without error as your answer If there is error in all the sentences, then your answer is e) (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.) 21) A It is important for a person to pursue his or her studies and certificates in professional courses before enters into a full-time business B "Imposition of minimum import prices for steel, for example, will be mildly positive for the sector,” according to the note C The Council noted that uncertainty in the global economy and high volatility in the financial markets is prominent risks confronting the emerging market economies D Necessity being the mother of invention, he resourcefully modifies the Rover to go on long drives even though it have originally designed for short ones a) Only B www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL b) c) d) e) | www.ibpsguide.com Only A Both B & C Both C & D None of the sentence is correct 22) A Nobody in the world know that he is alive, still, he persistently tries to beam messages back to Earth using the spacecraft’s rotating camera B The amount of water it contain and the nature of its core will provide clues about where the planet formed early in the system’s life span C By contrast, expensive telecom auctions in 2016 will contribute to a further increase in leverage in the telecom sector, which is yet to digested last year’s auction outcome D A photograph of a policeman, wrapping a blanket above a victim of violence and offering her a cup of coffee, spoke volumes about the innate goodness that suffering often brings a) Only D b) Only A c) Both A & C d) Both C & B e) None of the sentence is correct 23) A The Indian radio which was previously controlled by the British rulers is free now from the narrow vested interests B A lot of travel delay is caused due to the inefficiency and lack of good management on behalf of the railways C I don’t usually prefer putting up at hotels, but last winter we spent a few weeks at a wonderful hotel by the sea D The speed of reforms has gone down considerably in many states because the choice of either of the extreme options inevitably generates discontent among the people a) Only A b) Only B c) Both A & B d) Both C & D e) None of the sentence is correct 24) A A potential buyer of the building was lost as she was asked to pay a considerable higher interest rate than she could afford B These days music albums generally comprise of seven or eight different songs that have hardly anything common among them C I have finally decided to take part in the two – mile race that is going to be conducted tomorrow morning D As the coach was doubting the captain’s leadership ability, he decided to keep a close vigil on the team’s overall performance a) Only D b) Only C c) Both B & C d) Both A & D e) None of the sentence is correct 25) A The young college graduates got carried off by the appeal to their patriotism and decided to enlist themselves in the navy B The police tactfully handled the farmers’ agitation for higher prices which has created law and order problem in the district C Though the year witnessed a rise in crimes against women, the police claimed that their changed images has given confidence to women to come forward and lodge complaints D The ministry considered several proposals for the development of small and medium enterprises during Budget discussions a) Only B b) Only A c) Both B & D d) Both C & A www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com e) None of the sentence is correct 26) A As news of police violence spread, Patel community members, returning to villages and towns from the rally, set fire government property B It is time we design intelligent question papers that respect competence rather that just memory C A lots of real estate companies may come up with tempting offers and discounts but buyers should always keep their eyes open and must check whether all approvals are in place or not D Having a visionary and motivating leader, she thinks out of the box and has her own style of doing things, one of which is treating and respecting her employees as assets a) Only D b) Only A c) Both A & C d) Both C & B e) None of the sentence is correct 27) A Considering that a large part of the population in India does not have access to banking services, payments banks are expected to reach far-flung areas extending the umbrella of financial inclusion to everyone B With India’s urban population expected to grow exponentially over the next couple of decades urban housing will be a central issue to the government C The Bengaluru Police are proposing to use electronic tags on habitual offenders to monitor their movements, after an analysis revealed that they were involved in more than forty percent crimes reported in the city D Before investing, you should look after the overall business dynamics of the company along with efficient management and good corporate governance a) Only A b) Only B c) Both B & D d) Both A & C e) None of the sentence is correct 28) A The Supreme Court verdict is not only a lesson for Novartis but also for many other drug companies which see India as a market for making profits B Though Tata Steel had acquired around 2,800 acre of land in mid 1990s for setting up a mega steel plant, the company later shelves the project and decided to set up an industrial park there C Research scholars city will have to be carefully while writing their PhD thesis and dissertations as authorities tired of plagiarism have decided to use software that can trace any plagiarized work D Canada is a good investment destination as it is investor-friendly and has a stable economic and political climate a) Only C b) Only D c) Both B & D d) Both C & A e) None of the sentence is correct 29) A In the circumstances, the broad philosophy that Dr Manmohan Singh outlined was that large scale fiscal adjustment was needed but the poor should being protected from the burden of adjustment B One of the biggest handicaps that journal editors face when confronted with evidence of scientific misconduct to Indian researchers is non-cooperation by institutions in thoroughly investigating such matters C The woman said it was the man who fell in love with her at first sight and was adamant on marrying her although she was much older than him D In the sphere of direct taxes, the personal income tax and the wealth tax rate has been left untouched which is no small mercy a) Only C b) Only B c) Both B & D d) Both A & C e) None of the sentence is correct www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com 30) A A look at migration data suggests that the number of deaths not necessarily indicate the crisis that is being described B The decision has immediately drawn a sharp response from the Congress and the SP, who along with other Opposition parties have been stalling the Bill’s passage in the Rajya Sabha C To expect the organization to pay for the transport of the personal belongings of the employee is not fair D Ahead of Modi’s visit of Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister said agreements on the contentious issue of sharing of river waters including that of Teesta would not be on the agenda a) Only A b) Only B c) Both B & C d) Both A & C e) None of the sentence is correct Explanations: 21) Answer: a) In A, ‘enter’ should be replaced by “entering”; In C, replace ‘is’ by “are”; In D, ‘have originally designed’ should be replaced by “has originally been designed” 22) Answer: e) In A, ‘know’ should be replaced by “knows”; In B, ‘contain’ should be replaced by “contains”; In C, ‘digested’ should be replaced by “digest”; In D, Replace ‘above’ with “around” 23) Answer: d) In A, ‘free now’ should be replaced by “now free”; In B, ‘behalf’ should be replaced by “part”; 24) Answer: b) In A, “considerably” should come in place of ‘considerable’; In B, ‘comprise of’ should be replaced by “comprise”; In D, ‘was doubting’ should be replaced by “doubted” 25) Answer: c) In A, ‘carried off’ should be replaced by “carried away”; In C, “had” should come in place of ‘has’ 26) Answer: e) In A, “governance property on fire” should come in place of ‘fire government property’; In B, ‘replace ‘design’ with “designed”; In C, replace ‘lots’ with “lot”; In D, Replace ‘Having’ with “Being” 7) Answer: d) In B, replace ‘to’ with “for”; In D, replace ‘after’ with “at” 28) Answer: b) In A, “a lesson not only” should come in place of ‘not only a lesson’; In B, use “shelved” in place of ‘shelves’; In C, “Careful” should replace ‘carefully’ 29) Answer: a) In A, replace ‘being’ with “be”; In B, replace ‘to’ with “by”; In D, replace ‘has’ with “have” 30) Answer: c) In A, replace ‘do’ with “does”; In D, insert “the” before “Teesta” Direction (Q 31-40): In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences The first sentence (S1) and the final sentence (S6) are given The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up These are labeled as A), B), C) and D) You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences from the five alternatives 31) S1: Discussions on drug addiction should also be concerned with the vast majority of people who are not addicts A) What makes him dangerous is the desperate need for money to buy the next dose www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App 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Jenner to be vaccinated S6: We hardly hear of outbreaks of smallpox now a) ADCB b) CABD c) BCAD d) DCBA e) CDBA 33) S1: The sky was already full of rusting wings A) The house above the world had its huge bay-windows through which one could see the horizon from one edge to the other B) Then he suddenly swam back to land and clambered up the winding path to his house C) But when Jean stepped into the still lusterless water, he seemed to be swimming in an indeterminate darkness until he saw the streaks of red and gold over the horizon D) After a great deal of panting he reached a little gate, pushed it open and climbed a stairway S6: Here, no one complained of exhaustion; everyone had his joy to conquer, every day a) CBDA b) BCAD c) ADBC d) DACB e) ACBD 34) S1: Fortunately, it is as yet only through fantasy that we can see what the destruction of the scholarly and scientific disciplines would mean to mankind A) The ability of the man of disciplined mind to direct this power effectively upon problems for which he has not specifically trained is proved by examples without number B) The sheer power of disciplined thought is revealed in practically all the great intellectual and technological advances which the human race has made C) The real evidence for the value of liberal education lies in history and in the biographies of men who have met the valid criteria of greatness D) From history we can learn what their existence has meant S6: These support overwhelmingly the claim of liberal education that it can equip a man with fundamental powers of decision and action, applicable not only to boy-girl relationship, to tinkering hobbies, or to choosing the family dentist, but to all the great and varied concerns of human life not least, those that are unforeseen a) ACBD b) DCAB c) DBAC d) BDCA e) CADB 35) S1: The art of growing old is one which the passage of time has forced upon my attention www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com A) Psychologically there are two dangers to be guarded against in old age One of these is undue absorption in the past B) It does not to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days C) This is not always easy; one’s past is a gradually increasing weight D) One’s thoughts must be directed to the future S6: The other thing to be avoided is clinging to youth on the hope of sucking vigor from its vitality a) DBCA b) CBDA c) BDAC d) ABDC e) ADCB 36) S1: It is said that ideas are explosive and dangerous; to allow them unfettered freedom is, in fact, to invite disorder A) It is impossible to draw a line round dangerous ideas, and any attempt at their definition involves monstrous folly B) But, to this position, there are at least two final answers C) For disorder is not a habit of mankind D) If views, moreover, which imply disorder, are able to disturb the foundations of the state, there is something supremely wrong with the governance of the state S6: We cling so eagerly to our accustomed ways that, as even Burke insisted; popular violence is always the outcome of a deep popular sense of wrong a) DABC b) BDCA c) CADB d) ACBD e) BADC 37) S1: The psychological causes of unhappiness, it is clear, are many and various; but all have something in common A) A man may feel so completely thwarted that he seeks no form of satisfaction, but only distraction and oblivion B) There is, however, a further development which is very common in the present day C) The typical unhappy man is one who, having been deprived in youth of some normal satisfaction, comes to value this one kind of satisfaction more than any other, and has therefore given to his life a one-side direction, together with a quite undue emphasis upon the achievement as opposed to the activities connected with it D) He then becomes a devotee of ‘pleasure’ This is to say, he seeks to make life bearable by becoming less alive S6: Drunkenness, for example, is temporary suicide – the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness a) ABDC b) DACB c) CBAD d) BDCA e) ACDB 38) S1: The world is very full of people-appallingly-full, it has never been so full before, and they are all tumbling over each other A) The other way is much less thrilling, but it is on the whole the way of the democracies, and I prefer it B) Most of these people one doesn’t know and some of them one doesn’t like C) Well, what is one to do? There are two solutions One of them is the Nazi solution D) If you don’t like people, kill them, banish them, and segregate them S6: If you don’t like people, put up with them as well as you can; don’t try to love them; you can’t, you’ll only strain yourself But try to tolerate them a) ADBC b) DABC c) BCAD d) BCDA www.ibpsguide.com | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com For More Study Materials – Click Here to Download our “BenchMark” Android App yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com e) ACDB 39) S1: We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty A) A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction B) Man will perish without Nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction C) In a few places, some Natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying Nature completely D) Unfortunately, because of modernization, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas S6: Moreover, Nature’s essential to man’s health a) ADCB b) CABD c) BCAD d) DCBA e) CDBA 40) S1: In nearly all human populations a majority of individuals can taste the artificially synthesized chemical phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) A) Among European populations 90% of individuals have a sticky yellow variety rather than a dry, gray one, whereas in northern China these numbers are approximately the reverse Perhaps like PTC variability, cerumen variability is an incidental expression of something more adaptively significant B) A somewhat more puzzling human polymorphism is the genetic variability in earwax, or cerumen, which is observed in two varieties C) That this polymorphism is observed in non-human primates as well indicates a long evolutionary history which, although obviously not acting on PTC, might reflect evolutionary selection for taste discrimination of other, more significant bitter substances, such as certain toxic plants D) However, the percentage varies dramatically from as low as 60% in India to as high as 95% in Africa S6: Indeed, the observed relationship between cerumen and odorous bodily secretions, to which non-human primates and, to lesser extent humans, pay attention suggests that during the course of human evolution genes affecting body secretions, including cerumen, came under selective influence a) ACBD b) DCAB c) DBAC d) BDCA e) CADB Answer: 31) b; 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