Double Hundred in an ODI.

Sachin becomes first batsman to hit a double hundred in an ODI

Sachin Tendulkar rewrote the record books on February 24, 2010, hammering the first double century in the history of one-day cricket to add another feather to his well-adorned cap. The capacity crowd at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior witnessed history as Tendulkar, statistically the greatest batsman the game has ever seen, pushed South African bowler Charl Langeveldt’s delivery through the off-side and ran a single to achieve a feat which no other cricketer has achieved.

One Day International cricket, since its 1971 inception, had to wait nearly four decades to see a batsman score 200. The previous best mark was shared by Zimbabwean Charles Coventry (194 not out) and Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar (194).

Top 10 highest individual knocks in the history of one day cricket are:
200*: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) vs South Africa in Gwalior on February 24, 2010.
194*: Charles Coventry (Zim) vs Bangladesh in Bulawayo on August 16, 2009.
194: Saeed Anwar (Pak) vs India in Chennai on May 21, 1997.
189*: Viv Richards (WI) vs England in Manchester on May 31, 1984.
189: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) vs India in Sharjah on October 29, 2000.
188*: Gary Kirsten (SA) vs United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi on February 16, 1996.
186*: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) vs New Zealand in Hyderabad on November 8, 1999.
183*: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind) vs Sri Lanka in Jaipur on October 31, 2005.
183: Sourav Ganguly (Ind) vs Sri Lanka at Taunton on May 26, 1999.
181*: Matthew Hayden (Aus) vs New Zealand in Hamilton on February 20, 2007.
181: Viv Richards (WI) vs Sri Lanka in Karachi on October 13, 1987.

Test of Arithmatic.

ICICI Bank Examination  / 2010

1.In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of girls
A. y/(x + y)
B. x/xy
C. x/(x + y)
D. y/xy
(Ans .C)

2.What is the maximum number of  half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled with a 4-gallon can of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal)
A..16
B.24
C.30
D.64
(Ans .D)
3.If the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y,what is the value of a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3
A.0
B.1
C.-1
D.4
(Ans .B)

4.A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee,putting in 2 parts of a 33p. a gm. grade to 1 part of a 24p. a gm.If the mixture is changed to 1 part of the 33p. a gm. to 2 parts of the less expensive grade,how much  will the shop save in blending 100 gms.
A.Rs.90
B.Rs.1.00
C.Rs.3.00
D.Rs.8.00
(Ans .C)
5.There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination.Among these questions are 50 mathematics problems.It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each maths problem as for each other question.How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problems
A.36
B.72
C.60
D.100
(Ans .B)
6.In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not studied either.How many of these studied both Latin and Greek
A.0
B.3
C.4
D.5
(Ans .B)
7.If 13 = 13w/(1-w) ,then (2w)2 =
A.1/4
B.1/2
C.1
D.2
(Ans .C)
8.If a and b are positive integers and (a-b)/3.5 = 4/7, then
(A) b < a
(B) b > a
(C) b = a
(D) b >= a
(Ans . A)
9.In June a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 24
D. 30
(Ans . C)
10.M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out how much more will each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift/
A. D/(M-3)
B. MD/3
C. M/(D-3)
D. 3D/(M2-3M)
(Ans . D)
11.. A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a house in 6 days while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr.Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr.Blue to complete the contract?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 11
D. 12
(Ans .C)
12.2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same station travelling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After travelling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was?
A. 30
B. 40
C.58
D. 60
(Ans . B)
13.If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ?
A.-5
B. 4
C. 2
D. 8
(Ans . D)
14.There are 5 red shoes, 4 green shoes. If one draw randomly a shoe what is the probability of getting a red shoe
(Ans 5c1/ 9c1)
15.What is the selling price of a car? If the cost of the car is Rs.60 and a profit of 10% over selling price is earned
(Ans : Rs 66/-)
16.1/3 of girls , 1/2 of boys go to canteen .What factor and total number of classmates go to canteen.
Ans : Cannot be determined.
17.The price of a product is reduced by 30% . By what percentage should it be increased to make it 100%
(Ans : 42.857%)
18.There is a square of side 6cm . A circle is inscribed inside the square. Find the ratio of the area of circle to square.
(Ans . 11/14 )
19.There are two candles of equal lengths and of different thickness. The thicker one lasts of six hours. The thinner 2 hours less than the thicker one. Ramesh lights the two candles at the same time. When he went to bed he saw the thicker one is twice the length of the thinner one. How long ago did Ramesh light the two candles .
Ans : 3 hours.
20.If M/N = 6/5,then 3M+2N = ?
21.If p/q = 5/4 , then 2p+q= ?
22.If PQRST is a parallelogram what it the ratio of triangle PQS & parallelogram PQRST .
(Ans : 1:2 )
23.The cost of an item is Rs 12.60. If the profit is 10% over selling price what is the selling price ?
(Ans : Rs 13.86/- )
24.There are 6 red shoes & 4 green shoes . If two of red shoes are drawn what is the probability of getting red shoes
(Ans : 6c2/10c2)
25.To 15 lts of water containing 20% alcohol, we add 5 lts of pure water. What is % alcohol.
(Ans : 15% )
26.A worker is paid Rs.20/- for a full days work. He works 1,1/3,2/3,1/8.3/4 days in a week. What is the total amount paid for that worker ?
(Ans : 57.50 )
27.If the value of x lies between 0 & 1 which of the following is the largest?
(a) x
(b) x2
(c) –x
(d) 1/x
(Ans : (d) )
28.If the total distance of a journey is 120 km .If one goes by 60 kmph and comes back at 40kmph what is the average speed during the journey?
Ans : 48kmph
29.A school has 30% students from Maharashtra .Out of these 20% are Bombay students. Find the total percentage of Bombay?
(Ans : 6%)
30.An equilateral triangle of sides 3 inch each is given. How many equilateral triangles of side 1 inch can be formed from it?
(Ans : 9)
31.If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ?
(Ans : 9B)
32.Each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% .By what percentage does the area increase?
(Ans : 300%)
33.Perimeter of the back wheel = 9 feet, front wheel = 7 feet on a certain distance, the front wheel gets 10 revolutions more than the back wheel .What is the distance?
Ans : 315 feet
34.Perimeter of front wheel =30, back wheel = 20. If front wheel revolves 240 times. How many revolutions will the back wheel take?
Ans : 360 times
35.20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the mixture of solution
(Ans : 36%)
36.City A s population is 68000, decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. City B having population 42000 is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how many years both the cities will have same population?
(Ans : 130 years)
37.Two cars are 15 kms apart. One is turning at a speed of 50kmph and the other at 40kmph . How much time will it take for the two cars to meet?
(Ans : 3/2 hours)
38.A person wants to buy 3 paisa and 5 paisa stamps costing exactly one rupee. If he buys which of the following number of stamps he won t able to buy 3 paise stamps.
Ans : 9
39.There are 12 boys and 15 girls, How many different dancing groups can be formed with 2 boys and 3 girls.
40.Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3
(a) 22/62
(b) 15/46
(c) 2/3
(d) 1
(Ans : (b))
41.There are two circles, one circle is inscribed and another circle is circumscribed over a square. What is the ratio of area of inner to outer circle?
Ans : 1 : 2
42.Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively.How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg, given that the quantities of band c are equal
a)70,15,15
b)50,25,25
c)60,20,20
d)40,30,30
(Ans . (b))
43.in a class, except 18 all are above 50 years.15 are below 50 years of age. How many people are there
(a) 30
(b) 33
(c) 36
(d) none of these.
(Ans . (d))
44.If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream ?
(a) 13 km/hr
(b) 26 km/hr
(c) 34 km/hr
(d) none of these
(Ans . A)
45.Find the value of ( 0.75 * 0.75 * 0.75 – 0.001 ) / ( 0.75 * 0.75 – 0.075 + 0.01)
(a) 0.845
(b) 1.908
(c) 2.312
(d) 0.001
(Ans . A)
46.A can have a piece of work done in 8 days, B can work three times faster than the A, C can work five times faster than A. How many days will they take to do the work together ?
(a) 3 days
(b) 8/9 days
(c) 4 days
(d) can t say
(Ans . B)
47.A car travels a certain distance taking 7 hrs in forward journey, during the return journey increased speed 12km/hr takes the times 5 hrs.What is the distance travelled
(a) 210 kms
(b) 30 kms
(c) 20 kms
(d) none of these
(Ans . B)
48.Instead of multiplying a number by 7, the number is divided by 7. What is the percentage of error obtained ?
49.Find (7x + 4y ) / (x-2y) if x/2y = 3/2 ?
(a) 6 }
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) data insufficient
(Ans . C)
50.A man buys 12 lts of liquid which contains 20% of the liquid and the rest is water. He then mixes it with 10 lts of another mixture with 30% of liquid.What is the % of water in the new mixture?
51.If a man buys 1 lt of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain?
52.Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 mins and Pipe B can fill it in 28 mins.If 3/4th of the tank is filled by Pipe B alone and both are opened, how much time is required by both the pipes to fill the tank completely ?
53.If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage.
(a) 40%
(b) 55%
(c) 35%
(d) 30%
(Ans . D)
54.A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 10 days. If however there were 10 men less it will take 10 days more for the work to be finished. How many men were there originally?
(a) 110 men
(b) 130 men
(c) 100 men
(d) none of these
(Ans . A)
55.In simple interest what sum amounts of Rs.1120/- in 4 years and Rs.1200/- in 5 years ?
(a) Rs. 500
(b) Rs. 600
(c) Rs. 800
(d) Rs. 900
(Ans . C)
56.If a sum of money compound annually amounts of thrice itself in 3 years. In how many years will it become 9 times itself.
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12
(Ans A)
57.Two trains move in the same direction at 50 kmph and 32 kmph respectively. A man in the slower train observes the 15 seconds elapse before the faster train completely passes by him. What is the length of faster train ?
(a) 100m
(b) 75m
(c) 120m
(d) 50m
(Ans B)
58.How many mashes are there in 1 squrare meter of wire gauge if each mesh is 8mm long and 5mm wide ?
(a) 2500
(b) 25000
(c) 250
(d) 250000
(Ans B)
59.x% of y is y% of ?
(a) x/y
(b) 2y
(c) x
(d) can t be determined
Ans . C
60.The price of sugar increases by 20%, by what % should a housewife reduce the consumption of sugar so that expenditure on sugar can be same as before ?
(a) 15%
(b) 16.66%
(c) 12%
(d) 9%
(Ans B)
61.A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly salary ?
(a) Rs.500
(b) Rs.1500
(c) Rs.1000
(d) Rs. 900
(Ans C)
62.The population of a city increases @ 4% p.a. There is an additional annual increase of 4% of the population due to the influx of job seekers, find the % increase in population after 2 years ?
63.The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2 Out of these 10% the boys and 25% of girls are scholarship holders. % of students who are not scholarship holders.?
64.15 men take 21 days of 8 hrs. each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hrs. each would it take for 21 women if 3 women do as much work as 2 men?
(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 19 }
(d) 29
(Ans . A)
65.A cylinder is 6 cms in diameter and 6 cms in height. If spheres of the same size are made from the material obtained, what is the diameter of each sphere?
(a) 5 cms
(b) 2 cms
(c) 3 cms
(d) 4 cms
(Ans C)
66.A rectangular plank (2)1/2 meters wide can be placed so that it is on either side of the diagonal of a square shown below.(Figure is not available) What is the area of the plank?
( Ans :7*(2)1/2 )
67.What is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it into a perfect square ?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
(Ans . C)
68.A father is 30 years older than his son however he will be only thrice as old as the son after 5 years what is father s present age ?
(a) 40 yrs
(b) 30 yrs
(c) 50 yrs
(d) none of these
(Ans . A)
69.An article sold at a profit of 20% if both the cost price and selling price would be Rs.20/- the profit would be 10% more. What is the cost price of that article?
70.If an item costs Rs.3 in 99 and Rs.203 in 00.What is the % increase in price?
(a) 200/3 %
(b) 200/6 %
(c) 100%
(d) none of these
(Ans . A)
71.5 men or 8 women do equal amount of work in a day. a job requires 3 men and 5 women to finish the job in 10 days how many woman are required to finish the job in 14 days.
a) 10
b) 7
c) 6
d) 12
(Ans 7)
72.A simple interest amount of rs 5000 for six month is rs 200. what is the anual rate of interest?
a) 10%
b) 6%
c) 8%
d) 9%
(Ans 8%)
73.In objective test a correct Ans score 4 marks and on a wrong Ans 2 marks are —. a student score 480 marks from 150 question. how many Ans were correct?
a) 120
b) 130
c) 110
d) 150
(Ans 130)
74.An article sold at amount of 50% the net sale price is rs 425 .what is the list price of the article?
a) 500
b) 488
c) 480
d) 510
(Ans 500)
75.A man leaves office daily at 7pm A driver with car comes from his home to pick him from office and bring back home.One day he gets free at 5:30 and instead of waiting for driver he starts walking towards home. In the way he meets the car and returns home on car He reaches home 20 minutes earlier than usual. In how much time does the man reach home usually?
(Ans . 1hr 20min)
76.A works thrice as much as B. If A takes 60 days less than B to do a work then find the number of days it would take to complete the work if both work together?
Ans . 22½days
77.How many 1 s are there in the binary form of 8*1024 + 3*64 + 3
Ans . 4
78.In a digital circuit which was to implement (A B) + (A)XOR(B), the designer implements (A B) (A)XOR(B) What is the probability of error in it ?
79.A boy has Rs 2. He wins or loses Re 1 at a time If he wins he gets Re 1 and if he loses the game he loses Re 1.He can loose only 5 times. He is out of the game if he earns Rs 5.Find the number of ways in which this is possible?
(Ans . 16)
80.If there are 1024*1280 pixels on a screen and each pixel can have around 16 million colors. Find the memory required for this?
(Ans . 4MB)
81.. On a particular day A and B decide that they would either speak the truth or will lie. C asks A whether he is speaking truth or lying? He Ans wers and B listens to what he said. C then asks B what A has said B says “A says that he is a liar” What is B speaking ?
(a) Truth
(b) Lie
(c) Truth when A lies
(d) Cannot be determined
Ans . (b)
82.What is the angle between the two hands of a clock when time is 8:30
Ans . 75(approx)
83.A student is ranked 13th from right and 8th from left. How many students are there in totality ?
84.A man walks east and turns right and then from there to his left and then 45degrees to his right.In which direction did he go ]
(Ans . North west)
85.A student gets 70% in one subject, 80% in the other. To get an overall of 75% how much should get in third subject.
86.A man shows his friend a woman sitting in a park and says that she the daughter of my grandmother s only son.What is the relation between the two
Ans . Daughter
87.How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a rectangle that is 4 ft long and 6 ft wide
(a) 24
(b) 96
(c) 3456
(d) 13824
(e) 14266
88.If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and c=2/3d what part of d is b/
(a) 8/27
(b) 4/9
(c) 2/3
(d) 75%
(e) 4/3
Ans . (b)
89.2598Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of
(a) 30%
(b) 32%
(c) 34%
(d) 35%
(e) 36
Ans . (b)
90.The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g liters.If a liters was removed when the tank was full, what part of the full tank was removed?
(a)g-a
(b)g/a
(c) a/g
(d) (g-a)/a
(e) (g-a)/g
(Ans . (c)
91.If x/y=4 and y is not 0 what % of x is 2x-y
(a)150%
(b)175%
(c)200%
(d)250%
(Ans . (b)

Test of English Language.

MALWA GRAMIN BANK ; CLERICAL

EXAMINATION 2010

Directions : (Q. 1–15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once upon a time there was a royal elephant which used to reside in the premises of the king’s palace. The elephant was very dear to the king, so he was well-fed and well treated. There was also a Dog who lived near the Elephant’s shed. He was very weak and skinny. He was always fascinated by the smell of rich sweet rice being fed to the royal elephant. One day, the Dog could no longer resist the aroma of the rice and somehow managed to sneak into the Elephant’s shed. He ate the grains of sweet rice that fell from the Elephant’s mouth. He liked the rice so much, that he started going there daily to eat the rice. For days, the huge Elephant didn’t notice the small dog as he was busy enjoying the delicious food. Gradually, the Dog grew bigger and stronger eating such rich food. Finally the Elephant noticed him and allowed him access to the food. The Elephant enjoyed the company of the Dog and started sharing his food with him. They
also started spending time with each other and soon became good friends. They ate together, slept together and played together. While playing, the Elephant would hold the Dog in his trunk and swing him back and forth. Soon neither of them was happy without the other. They became great friends and didn’t want to be separated from each other.

Then one day, a man saw the dog and asked the elephant-keeper, “I want to buy this Dog. What price do you want for it ?” The Elephantkeeper didn’t own the Dog but sold it and extracted a sum of money from this deal. The man took the Dog to his home village, which was quite far away. The king’s Elephant became very sad after this incident. He missed his friend a lot and started neglecting everything. He didn’t want to do anything without his dear friend, so he stopped eating, drinking and even bathing. Finally, the Elephant-keeper reported this to the King; however he didn’t mention anything about the Dog. The King had a wise minister, who was known for his keen understanding of animals. The King ordered the minister, “Go to the Elephant shed and find out the reason for the Elephant’s condition”. The intelligent minister went to the Elephant shed and found the Elephant very sad. He examined the Elephant and asked the Elephantkeeper, “There is nothing wrong with this Elephant’s body, then why does he look so sad ? I think this Elephant is grief stricken, possibly due to the loss of a dear friend.

Do you know if this Elephant shared a close friendship with anyone ? The Elephant-keeper said, “There was a Dog who used to eat, sleep and play with the Elephant. He was taken by a stranger three days ago”. The minister went back to the King and said, “Your majesty, in my opinion, the royal Elephant is not sick, but he is lonesome without his dear friend, the Dog”. The King said, “You’re right, friendship is one of the most wonderful things of life. Do you know where that Dog is ?”

The Minister replied, “Elephantkeeper has informed me that a stranger took him away and he doesn’t know his whereabouts”. The King asked, “How can we bring back my Elephant’s friend and make him happy again ?” The Minister suggested, “Your Majesty, make a declariation that whoever has the dog that used to live at the royal Elephant’s shed will be penalized”. The King did the same and the man who had taken the dog, instantly turned him loose when he heard the proclamation. As soon as he was freed, the Dog ran back as fast as he could to the Elephant’s shed. The Elephant was so delighted to see the Dog that he picked his friend up with his trunk and swung him back and forth. The Dog wagged his tail, while the Elephant’s eyes sparkled with happiness. The King was content to see the Elephant happy once again and rewarded the Minister for his wise judgment.

1. What was the Minister’s diagnosis of the Elephant’s condition ?
(A) The Elephant hated his keeper
(B) The Elephant was lonely
(C) The Elephant was starving
(D) The Elephant had hurt his leg and as in pain
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

2. What method did the Minister suggest to the King to get back the Dog ?
(A) To declare that whoever had that particular Dog would be punished
(B) To keep a bowl of rice for the dog in the Elephant’s shed so that he could be lured

back to the palace
(C) To command the Elephantkeeper to look for the Dog in the village
(D) To persuade the Elephant to call out to the Dog
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

3. Why had the Elephant become very sad ?
(A) He no longer got his daily bowl of rice
(B) He was unhappy with the King for having sold the Dog
(C) He missed his friend the Dog
(D) He was sold to an unknown man by his keeper
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

4. What did the Elephant-keeper do to the Dog ?
(A) He sold the Dog to an unknown man for a price
(B) He hit the Dog as the Dog was eating the Elephant’s food
(C) He killed the Dog
(D) He complained to the King about the Dog
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

5. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage ?
(A) Friends and Enemies
(B) The Playful Dog
(C) The King and the Minister
(D) The Elephant-keeper
(E) The Bond of Friendship
Ans : (E)

6. Why was the Elephant taken care of ?
(A) He was a very special Elephant as he could talk to Dogs
(B) He was a very loyal Elephant
(C) He was the strongest Elephant in the Kingdom
(D) He was weak and the King had a lot of sympathy for him
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

7. Why did the Dog start going to the Elephant’s shed everyday ?
(A) He liked the Elephant a lot and wanted to become friends with him
(B) He was being fed by the King everyday
(C) He was fond of the Elephant’s shed
(D) He liked the taste of the rice being fed to the Elephant
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

8. What did the Dog do once he was set free ?
(A) He ate rice to his heart’s content
(B) He thanked the King for his kindness
(C) He ran away from the Kingdom to a place faraway
(D) He ran back to his friend the Elephant
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

9. What of the following can definitely be said about the Elephantkeeper ?
(1) He was greedy
(2) He was insensitive
(3) He was brave
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (1) and (2)
(D) Only (2) and (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)
Ans : (C)

10. Which of the following can definitely be said about the King?
(1) He was compassionate
(2) He was deceitful
(3) He loved animals.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (1) and (3)
(C) Only (1) and (2)
(D) Only (2)
(E) All the three (1), (2) and (3)
Ans : (A)

Directions —(Q. 11–13) Choose the word/group of words which is most

similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold
as
used in the passage.

11. EXTRACTED
(A) Pulled
(B) Inserted
(C) Wing
(D) Dug out
(E) Received
Ans : (E)

12. DECLARATION(A) Pact
(B) Praise
(C) Announcement
(D) Writ
(E) Resolve
Ans : (C)

13. KEEN
(A) Shallow
(B) Urgent
(C) Concentrated
(D) Deep
(E) Eager
Ans : (D)

Directions —(Q. 14–15) Choose the word/group of words which is most

opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as

used in the passage.

14. RESIST
(A) Give in
(B) Please
(C) Struggle
(D) Try out
(E) Defy
Ans : (A)

15. SEPARATED(A) Stuck
(B) United
(C) Estranged
(D) Bound
(E) Joined
Ans : (B)

Directions —(Q. 16–20) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given

below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold
in the
sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and

‘No correction is required”, mark (E) as the answer.

16. Trisha could not solve the problem at all and was at her wit’s ending.
(A) her wit’s end
(B) the wit ends
(C) her witty end
(D) the wit end
(E) No correction required
Ans : (A)

17. It’s a small theatre and the seats are uncomfortable, but the saving

grace is that the air conditioning is good.
(A) grace to save
(B) gracing save
(C) saver grace
(D) save to grace
(E) No correction required
Ans : (E)

18. Tarun had to prepare the document for his meeting urgently but he was hardly

pressed for time.(A) hard pressed for timely
(B) hard pressed for time
(C) hardly press to time
(D) hard pressing to timely
(E) No correction required
Ans : (B)

19. Suraj lied from his teeth to get out of the tense situation with his

boss—
(A) lies for his teeth
(B) lie to his teeth
(C) lied through his teeth
(D) lied from his tooth
(E) No correction required
Ans : (C)

20. Satish lay in bed wide awaken as he was worried about his exams

starting the next day—
(A) widen awakening
(B) widely awake
(C) wide and awake
(D) wide awake
(E) No correction required
Ans : (D)

Directions —(Q. 21–25) In each question below, a sentence with four words

printed in bold types is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and

(D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt

or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly

spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the

words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the

context of the sentence. mark (E) i.e., ‘All correct’ as your answer.

21. People went crazy (A) when the musician along with his

friend , (B) took to the staging (C) and belted out

popular (D) tracks. All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

22. For a growing number of coupals, (A) adoption is not a helpless

compulsion (B) but also deliberate, (C) and often

noble , (D) choice. All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

23. On two consecutive (A) nights the two greatest icones

(B) of show business were honoured with unprecedented (C)

affection. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

24. We are so busy looking at mediocrity (A) that when truly outstanding

achievement (B) stares us in the face we resort (C) to

the same terms of praise. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

25. The unlikely migration (A) was officially (B)

explained as a move to meet expanding (C) business

oportunities. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

Directions —(Q. 26–30) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3),

(4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the

questions given below them.
(1) He immediately acknowledged Mohan’s good work and invited him to his home for dinner.
(2) One day a wealthy merchant sent his son’s bicycle to the shop for repair.
(3) The next day the merchant came to claim the bicycle and noticed that it was shiny.
(4) After repairing the bicycle, Mohan cleaned it up and made it look new.
(5) Once upon a time, there was a boy named Mohan who worked as an apprentice in a bicycle

shop.
(6) Other apprentices in the shop laughed at Mohan for doing unnecessary work.

26. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after

rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 6
Ans : (B)

27. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after

rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (D)

28. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after

rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (E)

29. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH)
sentence after
rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
Ans : (A)

30. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after

rearrangement ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
Ans : (E)

Directions —(Q. 31– 40) 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. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (E).

(Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

31. In about five minutes, they would (A) / cover the distance from the road to the point

(B) / where the waves would (C) / begin lick their feet. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

32. The devastating experiences (A) / of many wars taught some countries (B) / the

necessary of pursuing peace (C) / at the expense of nationalist egos. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

33. The former superstar recently (A) / visit an orphanage, (B) / fuelling speculation that

(C) / she is planning to adopt a child. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

34. Accordance to a new study (A) / taking steps to remain healthy and young (B) / may help

delay (C) / the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

35. A day after he was diagnosed with (A) / swine flu, preventive measures were put in

place (B) / to ensure that others were not (C) / affected by the dreaded virus. (D) No

error (E)
Ans : (B)

36. The administration has conclusive (A) / that it is retailers who are (B) / responsible

for upsetting (C) / the city’s household budget. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

37. The assurances, unfortunately, (A) / remained on paper, as (B) / neither the Centre or

the state initiated steps (C) / for the development of the backward region. (D) No error

(E)
Ans : (C)

38. Sediment deposit along the coast (A) / may be the primary reason for (B) / the change

in conditions, (C) / but a lot more remains to be understand. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

39. A committee will be set up (A) / to explore pros and cons by (B) / a common fee

structure, and will (C) / take a final decision on it within a week. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

40. The infection which causes (A) / gums to bleed and teeth to fall out (B) / results from

the build-up of (C) / a particular bacteria that is common to most mouths. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

Directions —(Q. 41–50) 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.

Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to

be a real princess. He …( 41)… all over the world to find one, but nowhere

could he get what he wanted. One evening during a terrible storm; there was thunder and

lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was

…( 42)… at the palace door, and the old king went to open it. It was a

princess standing out there. But, good gracious ! What a sight the rain and the wind had

made her look. The water ran down her hair and clothes; into the toes of her shoes and out

again at the heels. And yet she insisted that she was a real princess. Well, we’ll soon

…( 43)… out, thought the old queen. But she said nothing, went into the

bedroom, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and …( 44)… a pea on the

bottom; then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty quilts on

…( 45)… of the mattresses. On this the princess had to lie all night. In

the …( 46)… she was asked how she had slept. “Oh, very badly !” said she.

“I scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed. But I was

lying on something hard, as a …( 47)… I am black and blue all over my body.

It’s horrible !” Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had

…( 48)… the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty quilts.

Nobody but a real princess could be as …( 49)… as that. So the prince took

her for his wife, for now he …( 50)… that he had a real princess.

41. (A) called
(B) tour
(C) sent
(D) saw
(E) travelled
Ans : (E)

42. (A) made
(B) felt
(C) heard
(D) seen
(E) sounded
Ans : (C)

43. (A) assure
(B) find
(C) judge
(D) mark
(E) try Ans : (B)

44. (A) drew
(B) flung
(C) placed
(D) cooked
(E) stitch
Ans : (C)

45. (A) top
(B) head
(C) bottom
(D) between
(E) middle
Ans : (A)

46. (A) morning
(B) dinner
(C) room
(D) fields
(E) dark
Ans : (A)

47. (A) vengeance
(B) price
(C) cause
(D) result
(E) time
Ans : (D)

48. (A) slept
(B) felt
(C) located
(D) carried
(E) found
Ans : (B)

49. (A) worried
(B) rough
(C) irritable
(D) sensitive
(E) pretty
Ans : (D)

50. (A) trust
(B) assured
(C) wanted
(D) think
(E) knew
Ans : (E)

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