Directions (1-2): In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative.
Q1. Deepak agrees ____________ all my views but his parents did not.
(a) of
(b) with
(c) on
(d) to
Q2. Rahul was ____________ with a natural talent for painting.
(a) given
(b) entrusted
(c) showered
(d) endowed
Directions (3-4): In the following questions, out of the few alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Q3. ESPOUSE
(a) Advocate
(b) Cleric
(c) Consort
(d) Nitpicker
Q4. SAUCINESS
(a) Assistance
(b) Impudence
(c) Meekness
(d) Venerate
Directions (5-6): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Q5. PASSIVITY
(a) Distinct
(b) Interest
(c) Lucid
(d) Disregard
Q6. EXPOSTULATE
(a) Protest
(b) Residue
(c) Laud
(d) Occupy
Directions (7-8): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Q7. Weigh anchor
(a) a talent for acting
(b) harsh spoken
(c) difficult situation
(d) prepare to sail again
Q8. Seize the nettle
(a) dealt firmly
(b) accept gladly
(c) in complete failure
(d) unusually confident
Directions (9-10): In the following questions, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt, select the incorrectly spelt word.
Q9.
(a) Subservience
(b) Disturbance
(c) Consceince
(d) Deliquescence
Q10.
(a) Pertinacious
(b) Shrubbery
(c) Perpetuity
(d) Precussive
Directions (11-15): A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.
Man has always sought peace, even in the midst of war. India has for centuries been respected as a nation that believes in the policy of peace. Ever since India achieved independence from British rule, she has followed an independent foreign policy which is based on the principle of peaceful co-existence. India's faith and commitment to peace is a legacy of her centuries-old tradition and cultural heritage.
India's approach to peace is deeply ingrained in her traditional outlook, both philosophical and historical. Philosophically, it took concrete shape as early as the 6th century BC when Gautama Buddha, an apostle of peace, denounced violence in all its forms and sought through the example of his own renunciation a solution to human suffering. He gave the message of 'Ahimsa'. The message of Mahavira, the Jain apostle was the same. Historically the peaceful approach found its not celebrated exponent in Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC. He was aroused to consciousness and realization of the futility of was in the very process of waging a bloody war to extend his domain over the kingdom of Kalinga. At the height of his military glory, he renounced was as a method of conquest and adopted the Buddhist creed of non-violence, both as a national and international policy. In our own age, there walked in flesh and blood a Messiah called Mahatma Gandhi, who showed the world the way of peace and non-violence. He revived out long-lost faith in human values and wielded ' passive resistance ' as a formidable weapon in struggle of India's national independence. And now that India is an independent, sovereign nation, it is but natural that she should preserve her previous freedom by following the same principles of thought and action that have brought her a status of dignity and that have been the soul of her past tradition and history.
Q11. Select the suitable title for the passage.
(a) India's belief in policy of peace
(b) India and world peace
(c) Peace is a legacy
(d) Mahatma Gandhi's theory of peace
Q12. Which of the following is INCORRECT with respect to the given passage?
(a) India's foreign policy is based on principle of peaceful non-existence.
(b) Gautam Buddha gave the message of Ahimsa.
(c) Emperor Ashoka adopted the Buddhist creed of non-violence.
(d) The message of Mahavira was the same as that of Gautam Buddha.
Q13. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT with respect to India's approach towards peace?
(a) It is a legacy of her centuries – old tradition and cultural heritage.
(b) It is ingrained in traditional outlook – both philosophical and historical.
(c) Buddha, Mahavira, Gandhi – all presented policy of peaceful – co-existence here.
(d) India is an independent sovereign nation and should go away with the policy of peace.
Q14. According to the passage, who among the following is termed as a Messiah of the modern age for India?
(a) Emperor Ashoka
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Lord Mahavira
(d) Gautama Buddha
Q15. For which of the following reason India is being respected for as a nation?
(a) Policy of non-discrimination
(b) Philosophical policies
(c) Policy of peace
(d) Traditional outlook
SOLUTIONS
1.D
2.D
3.A
4.B
5.B
6.C
7.D
8.A
9.C
10.D
11.A
12.A
13.D
14.B
15.C
