Sample Tests
Test of English Language
Directions (Qs I to 10): Which of the following phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (5) as the answer.
Q. 1.
The material packets were so heavy that they could not hardly carry
them.
(1) Could have not hardly carried (2) could not be carried
(3) could hardly carry
(4)
Should not carry (5) No correction required
Q. 2.
It is never easy for the historian to separate individual
biography from the social and cultural history.
(1) Has been never easily for (2) is never easily for
(3) is never easy with (4)
Is not easy about (5) No correction required
Q. 3.
His younger brothers are more sociable than him.
(1) Much more sociable than him
(2) more sociability than him (3) more sociability than he
(4) more sociable than he is(5) No correction required
Q. 4.
He was looking impatient at the watchman who was sleeping in the
chair.
(1) Looked impatient (2)
looking impatience (3) looked impatiently (4) looking
impatiently (5) No correction required
Q. 5.
Whom did you intend to invite to attend the function besides
Ramesh and Mahesh?
(1) Who did you intend (2)
Whom do you intended (3) Whom you intended
(4) Who do you intend (5) No
correction required
Q. 6.
There is absolutely not worry even if the train reaches its
destination during odd hours in the night.
(1)absolute no worry (2) absolute not worry (3)
absolutely no worry (4)
no absolute worried (5) No correction required
Q. 7.
All of us very strongly feel that he should not to had done it
(1) had not to be done (2)
should not have done (3) had not been done (4) could not
had done (5) No correction required
Q. 8.
The officer was angry with the watchman for being detained.
(1) At being detained (2)
for detaining (3) because of detaining
(4) Owing to be detained (5)
No correction required
Q. 9.
When we had rose to leave, the hosts requested us to spend some
more time with them.
(1) Had risen (2) had
been rising (3) had been risen (4) had arose
(5)
No correction required
Q. 10.
Is there any further reasons you can give us for your failure to
act as per your promises?
(1) Is there any more (2)
Is there further any (3) Are there any further
(4)
Are further there any (5) No correction required
Directions (Qs 11 to 20). - In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Rational people ...(11)... knowledge, competence and achievement. They strive to understand what makes the world ...(12)... and people tick. Rationals are fascinated and are ...(13)... to theories. Everything is conditional and relative to the ...(14)... in which it is found or expressed. Like the idealists, they are future oriented. They trust logic and reason. Everything must be logical and proceed from carefully defined ...(15).... Rationals want to have a ...(16)... for everything and are natural skeptics. They think in terms of differences, …(17)... categories, definitions structures and functions. Their mood is generally ...(18).., and they prefer a peaceful environment. They foster individualism rather than ...(19).... Frequently, they ...(20)… Towards technology and the science and are well suited for engineering and devising strategy.
Q. 11. (1) Mobilize (2) seek (3) develop (4) propose (5) organize
Q. 12. (1) Dividend (2) prosper (3) organized (4) invented (5) run
Q. 13. (1) Superior (2) directed (3) approached (4) drawn (5) careful
Q. 14. (1) Context (2) decision (3) passion (4) aptitude (5) delight
Q. 15. (1) Abstraction (2) wisdom (3) premises (4) surroundings (5) entities
Q. 16. (1) Situation (2) capacity (3) desire (4) reverence (5) rationale
Q. 17. (1) Exhibiting (2) projecting (3) delineating (4) obstructing (5) organizing
Q. 18 (1) calm (2) disturbed (3) possessive (4) volatile (5) exciting
Q. 19. (1) Fascination (2) creativity (3) prosperity (4) conformity (5) propensity
Q. 20. (1) Descent (2) gravitate (3) crave (4) qualify (5) strive
Answers
1. (3) 2. (5) 3. (4) 4. (3) 5. (5)
6. (3) 7. (2) 8. (1) 9. (1) 10.(3) 11. (2) 12. (5) 13. (4) 14 (1) 15. (3) 16. (5) 17. 18. (1) 19. (4) 20. (2)
General Knowledge
Q. 1. The United Nations Organization will complete how many years of its existence by the end of 2000?
(1) 50 (2) 45 (3) 54 (4) 55 (5) None of these
Q. 2.
Which of the following is envisaged in the Hybrid Mail Service
introduced by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs "
(1) A message manually brought to the post office can be sent
electronically to another post office for delivery at the premises of
the customer through postmen.
(2) A message submitted at a rural post office can be relayed on
phone to another post office in a neighboring state.
(3) A message submitted at any post office can be transmitted to
a ship on sea
(4)
A message brought to the post office on a floppy diskette can be sent
manually to another post office.
(5)
None of these
Q. 3. Which of the following is the function of National Committee on Children ?
(1)
It will monitor the welfare schemes of children.
(2)
It will control the use of child labor in factories.
( 3) It will review the
developmental programmes implemented by various State governments for
children.
(4)
It will review and analyse the situation of children in India.
(5)
None of these
Q.4.
What was the total approximate amount of
coffee exports in terms of rupees by India in 1997-98?
(1)
Rs. 1622 crore (2) Rs. 1600 crore (3) Rs. 1460 crore
(4) Rs. 1520 crore (5)
None of these
Q. 5. Who among the following was the recipient of the Financial Express Award for excellence in Economics?
(1) Professor
M.L. Dantwala
(2) Professor Bhabatosh Dutta
(3) Professor K.N. Raj
(4) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(5) Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Q. 6. What was the total approximate fish production from the marine resources during 1997-98?
(1) 2.2 million tonnes(2) 1.7 million tonnes (3) 3.9 million tonnes (4) 4.2 million tonnes (5) 2.95 million tonnes
Q. 7.
In which of the following groups of States, the Government of India
launched the World Bank assisted
IX India Population Project?
(1)
Assam, Tripura, Bihar (2)
Assam, West Bengal, Rajasthan (3)
Assam, Karnataka, Rajasthan (4)
Assam,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka (5)
Assam, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
Q. 8. Who among the following has received the Best Actor Filmfare Award for 1998?
(1) Shah Rukh Khan (2) Nana Patekar (3) Salman Khan (4) Amir Khan (5) None of these
Q. 9.
What is the total approximate monthly consumption of Aviation Turbine Fuel
(ATF) by Indian Airlines
and all the private airlines together?
(1) 50,000 kilolitres (2) 40,000 kilolitres (3) 1,00,000 kilolitres (4) 70,000 kilolitres (5) 60,000 kilolitres
Q. 10. Cricket teams from which of the following groups of countries participated in the New Zealand Centenary Cup Cricket Tournament?
(1)
West Indies, Australia, India, New Zealand
(2)
England, New Zealand, India, South Africa
(3)
Pakistan, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa
(4) India, South Africa, New
Zealand, Australia
(5) New Zealand, England, West
Indies, Australia
Q. 11. What was the total amount of loans sanctioned by Export-Import Bank of India during 1997-98?
(1) Rs. 1,720 crore (2) Rs. 1,780 crore (3) Rs. 1,820 crore (4) Rs. 1,840 crore(5) Rs. 1,780 crore
Q. 12. Which of the following represents the ratio of equity of the RRBs held by the Central Government, the sponsoring banks and the concerned State Government respectively?
(1) 50: 30 - 2ft (2) 50:35:15 (3) 40:40:20 (4) 40:35:25 (5) 55:30:15
Q. 13. Who among the following is the chief of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
(1) Peter Sutherland (2) Mike Moore (3) Kim Chul-Su (4) Carlos Salinas de Gortari (5) None of these
Q. 14. What was the total export of textiles by India during 1998-99?
(1) Rs. 32,500 crore (2) Rs. 34,300 crore (3) Rs. 40,210 crore (4) Rs. 35,386 crore(5) Rs. 32,680 crore
Q. 15. The National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) disbursed- production and investment refinance of about how much amount during 1998-99 for agricultural and rural development with a view to substantially stepping up ground level credit flow?
(1) Rs. 5,000 crore (2) Rs. 10,000 crore (3) Rs. 15,000 crore (4) Rs. 20,000 crore (5) Rs. 12,000 crore
Q. 16.
Doordarshan earned approximately how much as commercial revenue during the
financial year 1997-98?
(1) Rs. 600 crore (2) Rs. 200 crore (3) Rs. 280 crore
(4)
Rs. 340 crore (5) Rs. 500 crore
Q. 17. Agriculture, presently a State subject, can be shifted to the Concurrent List under which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution?
(1) 357 (2) 368 (3) 375 (4) 328 (5) Cannot be shifted
Q. 18. What is the targeted additional power generation capacity during the Ninth Plan period in order to keep the shortage within manageable limits?
(1) 50,000 MW (2) 40,000 MW (3) 80,000 MW (4) 35,000 MW (5) 60,000 MW
Q. 19. What is the estimated percentage growth in agricultural production in 1998-99?
(1) 2.8 (2) 3.2 (3) 5.5 (4) 4.2 (5) 1.8
Q. 20. Which of the following institutions/organizations has been entrusted with the job of determining the various service charges to be levied by banking sector?
(1)
National Institute of Bank Management
(2) Indian Institute of Bankers
(3) Indian Banks' Association
(4) Institute of Cost Accountants
of India and Works
(5) Indian Institute of
Management, Calcutta
Answers
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (4) 4. (1) 5. (3) 6. (5) 7. (3) 8. (1) 9. (5) 10. (4) 11. (4) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (4) 15. (3) 16. (5) 17. (2) 18. (5) 19. (3) 20. (3)
Elementary Mathematics
A prime number has:
(a) no factor (b) only one factor (c) only two factors (d) more than two factors
The L.C.M. of 4/5, 3/4 and 3/5 is:
(a) 1/12 (b) 9/25 (c) 3/5 (d) 12
The average age of 20 boys of a class is 12 years. Ten new boys are admitted and the average age increases by a year. The average age of the newly admitted boys are:
(a) 13 years (b) 14 years (c) 15 years (d) 16 2/3 years
A’s salary was reduced by 50% and the reduced salary was increased by 50%. Thus he loses:
(a) 12 1/2 % (b) 25% (c) 50% (d) nothing
X had a certain number of mangoes of which 13% are bad. He gives 75% of the remainder towards charity and then has 261 left. Originally he had_______________ mangoes.
(a) 1200 (b) 1500 (c) 1600 (d) 3269
If A: B=3:4 and B: C=5:6 then A: C=?
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:5 (c) 5:8 (d) 7:11
The price of sugar decreases by 10%. To keep the expenditure the same, a housewife should increase the consumption of sugar by:
(a) 9 - 1/11 % (b) 10% (c) 11% (d) 11-1/9 %
A trader marks his list price 25% above his cost price .If he allows10% discount on the marked price he earns a profit of:
(a) 5% (b) 10% (c) 12 ½ % (d) 15%
Find the length of a side of a square whose area is the same as that of a rectangle with sides 18 km and 8 km
(a) 8 km (b) 9 km (c) 15 km (d) 12 km
Rahul gets 6-¼ % simple interest on his fixed deposits. His interest will equal his deposit in ________ years.
(a) 6 ½ (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 25
A sum of Rs.625 will amount to Rs.676 at 4% p.a. compound interest in:
(a) 1 year (b) 2 years (c) 3 years (d) 4 years
In a mixture of 35 litres the ratio of milk and water is 4:1.Another 7 litres of water is added to the mixture. The ratio of milk and water in the resulting mixture is:
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:3 (c) 3:2 (d) 2:1
A, B and C can do a job together in 3 days. B alone can do it in 6 days and C alone in 8 days. A will do the job in:
(a) 16 days (b) 11 days (c) 18 days (d) 24 days
Jaswant walks @ 3 kms per hour for 2 hours and then @ 2 kms/ hour for 3 hours. His average speed is _______kms per hour.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 2.4 (d) 3
The price of a machine bought for Rs.16000 falls by 5% every year. At the end of two years it is worth:
(a) Rs.14000 (b) Rs.14400 (c) Rs.14440 (d) none
ANSWERS
1. (c) 2.(d) 3.(c) 4.(b) 5.(a) 6. (c) 7.(d) 8.(c) 9.(d) 10.(c) 11. (b) 12.(d) 13.(d) 14.(c) 15.(c)
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