| Re: Punjab National Bank clerical exam previous year question papers in PDF format
As you want to get the Punjab National Bank clerical exam previous year question papers in PDF format so here it is for you:
Some content of the file has been given here:
Directions–(Q. 1–15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given
below it. Certain words/phrases/sentences have been printed in bold/italics to help you locate
them while answering some of the questions.
“The best man in the whole tribe is Manute the brave", everyone would say, You could see
for yourself, at any time of the day, just how brave he was. He would jump to the ground
from amazing heights, he would fight poisonous snakes, he would catch scorpions with his
bare hands, and could cut the palm of his own hand with a knife-without even a flinch. They
said the exact opposite about Pontoma. No one had seen him catch even a monkey.
One day, they happened upon each other in the forest, and Manute was showing Pontoma a
coral snake he had just caught, when there began a downpour, the likes of which no one had
ever seen. The both ran to shelter themselves under some thick foliage, and there
they stayed until the rain had stopped.
However, when they were about to leave the shelter, they heard the roar of a tiger, at a
distance of only a couple of metres. The foliage was very thick and dense, and the tiger
wouldn't be able to get through it to attack them. However, the tiger was almost at the
entrance hole. If it happened to come in and find the two tribesmen there, they certainly
wouldn't get out alive. Manute was getting restless. He wanted to get out of that tight hole,
and confront the tiger in open space, where he could fully use his great hunting skills.
Pontoma was gesturing at him to keep still and be quiet, but Manute, tired of being stuck with
a coward, leapt out of the thicket, surprising the tiger.
The tiger suffered a couple of deep wounds, but soon recovered and hurt Manute with two
swipes of its paw, throwing him to the ground. The tiger took the initiative, and leapt upon
Manute, but Manute's spear, in the hands of Pontoma, interrupted the tiger's attack. The tiger
turned away, wounded, but the spear moved as fast as a beam of light, and with incredible
precision, hurting the animal again and again, until it fell to the ground, lifeless.
Manute, shocked, and bleeding freely from his injuries, witnessed all his while lying flat on
his back on the ground. Never before had he seen anyone take on a tiger, and use the spear
with such calmness and strength, as he had seen Pontoma do just now. Neither of them said a
thing. Manute's grateful expression needed no words to be understood. .Nor did they need
words to know about Pontoma's wounded hand, or the fact that they were leaving a tiger skin
there in the forest.
From that day on, people gradually remarked less on Manute's braveness. They thought may
be he was less courageous than before. The strangest thing was that they now noticed that
Manute's old spear was among Pontoma' s things. But Manute just smiled, and remembered
the day he learned that true bravery lay not in seeking out danger, but in controlling one's fear
when danger crosses your path.
1. What did Manute learn from Pontoma ?
(A) That to be brave, one needs to have friends around who can help in times of crisis
(B) That to be brave, one needs to keep on practicing all the time
(C) That to be brave, one needs to face his fear in times of danger
(D) That to be brave, one needs to know how to use the spear effectively
(E) That to be brave, one needs to look for danger all the time
Ans : (C)
2. Which of the following is false in the context of the story ?
(A) Manute was grateful to Pontoma for saving him from the clutches of the tiger
(B) Manute did manage to inflict a few deep wounds on the tiger
(C) Pontoma came out unscathed from the fight with the tiger
(D) In the fight that ensued, the tiger had injured Manute
(E) Pontoma saved Manute's life
Ans : (C)
3. How did Manute’s old spear possibly come in Pontoma's possession ?
(A) Manute did not want the spear anymore as it was old and had given it to Pontoma
(B) Everyone had insisted that Pontoma keep the spear as he had faced the tiger bravely
(C) Pontoma and Manute were best of friends and shared all their things
(D) Pontoma had used the spear to attack the tiger and it remained with him
(E) Pontoma had liked the spear and had asked Manute to lend it to him
Ans : (D)
4. 'or the fact that they were leaving a tiger skin there in the forest.' What event in the story
does this line signify ?
(A) The bravery of Manute
(B) The start of the enmity between Manute and Pontoma
(C) The death of the tiger
(D) The loss incurred by Manute and Pontoma
(E) The littering in the forest
Ans : (C)
5. What did Manute and Pontoma do when it started raining ?
(A) They got wet and ran towards their respective homes
(B) They decided to share stories of bravery with each other
(C) They decided to attack a tiger in the forest to pass their time
(D) They took shelter in dense foliage till the rain stopped
(E) They looked at coral snakes till the rain stopped
Ans : (D)
6. Which of the following characteristics can be attributed to Pontoma from the story ?
(1) Humble
(2) Courageous
(3) Talkative
(A) Only (1) and (3)
(B) Only (1)
(C) All (1), (2) and (3)
(D) Only (3)
(E) Only (1) and (2)
Ans : (E)
7. Which of the following can be the most 'appropriate title for the passage/story ?
(A) The Life In A Jungle
(B) The Friendship Between Manute and Pontoma
(C) Manute's Antics
(D) The Silent Brave Man
(E) The Tiger and Manute
Ans : (D)
8. 'You could see for yourself, at any time of the day, just how brave he was. He would jump
to the ground from amazing heights, he would fight poisonous snakes, 'he would catch
scorpions with his bare hands, and could cut the palm of his own hand with a knife-without
even a flinch.' What aspect of Manute's personality does this sentence portray ?
(A) Boastfulness
(B) Helpfulness
(C) Laziness
(D) Cheerfulness
(E) Peacefulness
Ans : (A)
9. 'He wanted to get out of that tight hole, and confront the tiger in open space, where he
could fully use his great hunting skills.' How can this sentence be best reframed without
changing its meaning ?
(A) Being stuck in a hiding place, he wanted the tiger to tackle him as he was good at hunting
(B) Tackling the tiger, he wanted to hone his hunting skills by coming out of his hiding place
(C) Being stuck in a hiding place, he wanted to tackle the tiger for his hunting skills
(D) The tiger possessing good hunting skills, wanted him to come out of his hiding place and
tackle him
(E) Being good at hunting, he wanted to tackle the tiger by coming out of his hiding place
Ans : (E)
10. Which of the following characteristics can be attributed to Manute from the story ?
(1) Energetic
(2) Evil
(3) Coward
(A) Only (2)
(B) Only (1)
(C) Only (1) and (2)
(D) Only (2) and (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)
Ans : (B)
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. TAKE ON
(A) Ride
(B) Fight
(C) Convince
(D) Buy
(E) Lift
Ans : (B)
12. LIFELESS
(A) Dead
(B) Tired
(C) Unconscious
(D) Weak
(E) Alive
Ans : (A)
13. STAYED
(A) Resided
(B) Remained
(C) Continued
(D) Lived
(E) Slept
Ans : (B)
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. CALMNESS
(A) Tranquility
(B) Arrogance
(C) Turbulence
(D) Expertise
(E) Anxiety
Ans : (C)
15. DENSE
(A) Sparse
(B) Dark
(C) Thick
(D) Bright
(E) Flimsy
Ans : (A)
Directions– (Q. 16–20) In each of the following questions, a sentence/s contain/s a blank
space. You have to choose from the options (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and fill in the blank in
such a manner that it completes the sentence/s in the most meaningful and grammatically
appropriate manner .
16. The Manager realized that the clerk had forgotren to do his job and thus…………… for
the loss to the Company.
(A) knew' about
(B) created
(C) hold guilty
(D) was responsible
(E) makes up
Ans : (D)
17. His vision is very poor but he refuses to do anything about it; ……………before he loses
his eye sight completely.
(A) It is swiftly
(B) It won't be long
(C) Not soon
(D) He will very quickly
(E) It is time
Ans : (B)
18. ……………having worked really hard in office, Vilas did not get the much expected
promotion.
(A) Inspite of
(B) On
(C) Since
(D) Despite of
(E) Besides
Ans : (A)
19. Tonight's game was ……………because of the rain.
(A) struck of
(B) called off
(C) winning (D) played
(E) cancelled
Ans : (B)
20. Riya did not care about me at all, I knew this as she had not even……………when I told
her that I had failed in the exams.
(A) console me
(B) outspoken
(C) seen me
(D) closed her eyes
(E) batted an eyelid
Ans : (E)
Directions–(Q. 21–25) In each of the following questions a short story is given with one of
the lines in the story missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five
answer choices given to make the story complete and coherent.
21. An elderly carpenter told his employer-contractor of his plans to retire from the housebuilding
business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more
house as a personal favour. The carpenter said yes, but overtime it was easy to see that. his
heart was not. in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house and said,
…………… 'The carpenter was shocked ! What a shame! If he had only known he was
building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.
(A) , 'This house is going to collapse in no time .
(B) "You have done a remarkable job.
(C) , 'This is your house; my gift to you.
(D) "What a bad job you have done !
(E) "I wanted to gift this house to my relative.
Ans : (C)
22. Once a boy who wanted to buy a puppy went to a store, , 'Mister ," he said to the owner,
"1 want to buy one of your puppies." The owner called all the puppies outside with a whistle.
Out from the doghouse and to the fence ran four little balls of fur. Slowly another little ball
appeared; this one noticeably smaller. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup
began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up. ………………," the little boy
said, pointing to the runt. The owner knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't
want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."
With that the little boy reached down, rolled up one leg of his trousers and revealed a steel
brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking
back up at the owner, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need
someone who understands."
(A) "I want that one
(B) "What is that ?
(C) "That pup is so ugly
(D) "Is that puppy injured ?
(E) "I like the pups which came earlier
Ans : (A)
23. A selfish fox once invited a stork to dinner at his home in a hollow tree. On arrival at the
fox's home, the stork was served soup in a shallow bowl. The fox licked up all his soup very
quickly. However, the stork could not have any of it as the bowl was too shallow for her long
beak. The poor stork just smiled politely and stayed hungry .The stork then invited the fox
over to his home for dinner. The next day, when the fox arrived at the stork's home, he saw
that they were also having soup for dinner. This time the soup was served in tall
jugs……………….. This time it was his turn to go hungry.
(A) The stork drank the soup easily but the fox could not reach inside the tall jug
(B) The fox overturned the tall jug and had his share of the soup
(C) The stork politely poured all of the fox' s soup into another shallow bowl for the fox to
drink
(D) The fox could easily reach into the tall jug
(E) The fox felt guilty about the way he had treated the stork
Ans : (A)
24. A man punished his three year old daughter for washing a roll of gold wrapping paper.
Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under
the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning
and said. "This is for you, Daddy ;"
The man was embarrassed by his earlier over reaction ……………….He yelled at her,
stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be
something inside ?" The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, , 'Oh,
Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy.' The father
was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.
(A) But was too egoistic to actually apologize to his little girl
(B) And opened the box to find a very lovely gift inside
(C) And wanted to make it unto her by praising the gift he had received
(D) And decided to apologize to, her
(E) But his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty
Ans : (E)
25. One day long ago, some sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship. One of them brought
his pet monkey along for the long journey…………….Everyone fell into the sea, and the
monkey was sure that he would drown. Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked him up.
They soon reached the island and the monkey came down from the dolphin' s back. The
monkey thanked the dolphin for saving his life.
(A) The monkey entertained everyone on the ship with his antics
(B) The ship was very sturdy and could withstand strong gusts of wind
(C) When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship
(D) The ship reached the island
(E) The monkey rocked the ship and overturned it
Ans : (C)
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) The man replied "I neither have a computer nor an e-mail address."
(2) The HR manager interviewed him and then tested him on how well he could clean the
floor .
(3) The man thus returned home disappointed .
(4) On completion of the test, he said, "You are hired, give me your e-mail address, and I'll
send you the application to fill, as well as let you will start."
(5) A jobless man applied for the position of 'office boy' at a very big firm.
(6) "I'm sorry," said the HR manager, "if you do not have an e-mail address that means you
do not exist and who does not exist, cannot have the job."
26. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 6
Ans : (D)
27. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 3
(E) 2
Ans : (D)
28. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 5
(E) 6
Ans : (A)
29. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (E)
30. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 6
Ans : (B)
Directions– (Q.31–35) In each of the following sentences there are five parts (1), (2), (3), (4)
and (5). Rearrange these parts to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence and
choose the alternative which represents that arrangement.
31. (1) they had to
(2) were of such
(3) be sent back
(4) the goods
(5) poor quality that
(A) 3,5,2,1,4
(B) 4,2,5,1,3
(C) 1,4,2,3,5
(D) 4,1,3,2,5
(E) 1,3,4,2,5
Ans : (B)
32. (1) budget is
(2) in earlier years
(3) than those
(4) this year's
(5) much better
(A) 2,1,5,3,4
(B) 1,5,4,3,2
(C) 4,1,5,3,2
(D) 5,3,2,4,1
(E) 3,2,4,1,5
Ans : (C)
33. (1) my shop
(2) there were
(3) front of
(4) standing in
(5) five people
(A) 2,5,4,3,1
(B) 4,2,1,5,3
(C) 2,1,5,3,4
(D) 5,2,4,3,1
(E) 1,5,2,4,3
Ans : (A)
34. (1) and meet
(2) too late
(3) him now
(4) it is
(5) to go
(A) 2,4,5,3,1
(B) 3,1,5,2,4
(C) 2,1,3,4,5
(D) 1,5,2,4,3
(E) 4,2,5,1,3
Ans : (E)
35. (1) she wants
(2) in a place
(3) where there is
(4) tolive
(5) no pollution
(A) 3,5,2,1,4
(B) 4,2,3,5,1
(C) 1,4,2,3,5
(D) 2,3,5,4,1
(E) 1,5,2,3,4
Ans : (C)
Directions– (Q, 36–40) 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),
36. The man ran (A) / to a tree, climbed (B) / on to it and (C) / sit on branch. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)
37. A young man was standing (A) / on the road proclaiming (B) / that he had the more (C) /
beautiful car in the whole world. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
38. The girl sat down (A) / for dinner but refused to (B) / eat until (C) / her father came home.
(D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
39. The only thing that (A) / the couple worried (B) / on was, where their (C) / happiness
would last forever. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
40. One day, the King woke up (A) / earlier than usually (B) / to take a stroll (C) / around his
palace. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
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.
Camilla was a very greedy, gluttonous little girl. She ...(41)... had any friends because she
thought it was much more fun to spend her time alone, eating cake and pudding. Her parents
were ...(42)...; so they took all the sweet food in the house and hid it.
So Camilla left the house, desperately ...(43)... for something sweet to eat. On she went, until
she ended up in small abandoned hut full of old pots and glasses of all shapes and sizes. Out
of all of them, the one that most ...(44)... Camilla's attention was a shiny little bottle made of
good-coloured glass. It ...(45)... to be full of chocolate, and Camilla took a quick swig. It was
delicious, but she felt a strange tickling sensation, so she read the label. "Glass Tears", it said,
and in small print it explained : “Magically converts tears into chocolate.”
Wow, was Camilla excited! She ran everywhere looking for ...(46)... who was crying, and she
came upon a little girl who was weeping disconsolately. Sure enough, her tears were
converted into chocolate, and as they ran down her cheeks, to her mouth, they sweetened her
lips. That soon ...(47)... her crying. Camilla and the girl spent a fun time together, tasting the
delicious tears, and they parted as friends. Something similar ...(48)... with a woman who had
dropped son1e plates, and with an old man who couldn't find his walking stick. The
appearance of Camilla and the chocolate tears ...(49)... up those sad faces, helping them smile
once again. Soon Camilla ...(50)... that, cheering people up was much more valuable even
than chocolate. Her mad search for sweet food stopped, and her search became one for sad
people who she could try to help. From those sweet encounters came a mountain of friends
that filled her life with meaning and happiness.
41. (A) always
(B) didn't
(C) not
(D) hardly
(E) bare
Ans : (D)
42. (A) busy
(B) worried
(C) hungry
(D) feared
(E) happy
Ans : (B)
43. (A) looking
(B) cooking
(C) asking
(D) see
(E) cry
Ans : (A)
44. (A) saw
(B) glanced
(C) caught
(D) wanted
(E) call
Ans : (C)
45. (A) tried
(B) opened
(C) was
(D) seemed
(E) contained
Ans : (D)
46. (A) someone
(B) people
(C) body
(D) something
(E) any
Ans : (A)
47. (A) made
(B) gauged
(C) stopped
(D) cease
(E) wasted
Ans : (C)
48. (A) event
(B) incident
(C) occur
(D) placed
(E) happened
Ans : (E)
49. (A) closed
(B) broke
(C) light
(D) went
(E) cheered
Ans : (C)
50. (A) asked
(B) realised
(C) smiled
(D) understands
(E) expected
Ans : (B)
Directions– (Q. 1-15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions given below it. Certain words/phrases/sentences have been printed
in bold/italics to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there was a shy and quiet octopus. He nearly always went
about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was
too self-conscious.
One day, the octopus was trying to catch a very slippery oyster. Before he knew
it, he had tied himself into one massive knot, and he couldn't move. He tried
with all his strength to wriggle free, but it was no good. In the end, despite the
great embarrassment he felt at being seen in such a tangle, he had to ask for help
from the passing fish. Many fish swam past, ignoring him, but one very kind
little fish offered to help untie all those tentacles from all those suckers.
The octopus felt heartily relieved when he was finally set free, but he was so
shy that he didn't dare talk to the fish and make friends with him. He simply
thanked the fish, and quickly swam off. Later, the octopus spent the whole night
thinking that he had wasted a great opportunity to make friends with that very
kind little fish.
A couple of days later the octopus was resting between some rocks, when he
noticed that everyone around was hurriedly swimming past. He looked into the
distance and saw an enormous fish coming over to feed in that area. The
octopus quickly hid; then peeping an eye out from his hiding place, he saw that
the huge fish as chasing the kind little fish who had untied him. That little fish
really needed urgent help, but the big fish was so dangerous-looking that no one
dared to go near. The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him,
felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid.
Without hesitating, the octopus shot out from the rocks, like a ray. He put
himself right in the path of the giant fish, and before the fish could do anything
about it, the octopus had shot out the biggest jet of ink of his life. He grabbed
the little fish, and swam off back to hide in the rocks. Everything happened so
fast that the big fish had no time to react.However, he soon recovered from the
surprise. Off he went to the rocks, looking for the octopus and the little fish.
Now he really wanted to gobble them down !
Soon, though, he began feeling a terrible itch; first in his gills, and then in his
fins, and then allover his body. It turned out that this giant fish had a very
sensitive skin and the octopus's dark ink had given him a terrible allergy !! So
the big fish swam away, irritated all over.
As soon as he was gone, all the fish that had been hiding came and
congratulated the octopus for being so brave. Then the little fish told them all
how he had helped the octopus a few days earlier, but he had never known
anyone to end up doing something so dangerous. Hearing this, the other fish
discovered how nice the shy octopus was, and everyone around was keen to be
friends with such a brave and honourable octopus.
1. How did the octopus save the little fish ?
(A) By asking the little fish to hide before the big fish could see him
(B) By putting himself between the big fish and the little fish and shooting a jet
of ink at the big fish
(C) By shooting a jet of ink at the big fish and thus managing to kill it
(D) By calling out for help from all the other fish and carrying the little fish to
safety
(E) By offering his life to the big fish instead of the life of the little fish
Ans : (B)
2. Why did the octopus have to ask for help from the passing fish ?
(A) He was bored of swimming alone and thus asked the fish to accompany him
(B) He desperately needed to make friends and thus needed the fish to help him
(C) Someone had tied him up in a knot and he could not get himself untied
(D) He needed help in order to escape from the big fish that had come to eat
him
(E) He had gotten himself tied up in a knot trying to catch an oyster
Ans : (E)
3. 'He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to
have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious.' How can this sentence be best re
framed without changing its meaning ?
(A) Having many friends, he was self-conscious despite being alone
(B) Being alone, he had many friends despite being self-conscious
(C) Being self-conscious, he went about alone despite wanting to have many
friends
(D) Being alone, he was self-conscious despite wanting to have many friends
(E) Having many friends, he went about alone despite being self-conscious
Ans : (D)
4. Which of the following characteristics can be attributed to the little fish from
the story ?
(1) Kind
(2) Persuasive
(3) Shy
(A) Only (1) and (3)
(B) Only (1)
(C) All (1), (2) and (3)
(D) Only (2)
(E) Only (2) and (3)
Ans : (B)
5. 'The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him, felt that he had
to do. What ever he could to come to his aid,' What feeling of the octopus
towards the little fish does this line signify ?
(A) Revenge
(B) Suspicion
(C) Gratitude
(D) Compassion
(E) Repentance
Ans : (C)
6. 'Now he really wanted to gobble them down!' What emotion of the big fish
does this sentence convey ?
(A) Happiness
(B) Pleasure
(C) Anger
(D) Helplessness
(E) Fear
Ans : (C)
7. Why did all the fish congratulate the octopus ?
(A) He had bravely saved the little fish from being eaten by the big fish
(B) He had successfully gotten himself untied all by himself
(C) He had managed to kill the big fish all alone and thus saved the lives of all
the other fish
(D) He had finally managed to make a large number of friends in the ocean
(E) He had saved the little fish from the clutches of the oyster
Ans : (A)
8. Which of the following can be the most appropriate title for the t
passage/story ?
(A) The Brave But Shy Octopus
(B) The Tiniest Fish
(C) The Fishes of the Ocean
(D) The Big Hungry Fish
(E) The Dumb Octopus
Ans : (A)
9. Which of the following characteristics can be attributed to the octopus from
the story ?
(1) Troublesome
(2) Noble
(3) Brave
(A) Only (2)
(B) Only (1)
(C) Only (1) and (2)
(D) Only (2) and (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)
Ans : (D)
10. Why did the big fish swim away ?
(A) He got scared looking at the huge octopus' and decided not to attack the
little fish
(B) He was driven away by other fish
(C) He was unable to locate the octopus and the fish
(D) He got a terrible itch all over his body from the octopus ink
(E) He decided that he would not be able to handle both the octopus and the fish
together
Ans : (D)
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. MASSIVE
(A) Big
(B) Heavy
(C) Thin
(D) Frail
(E) Plenty
Ans : (A)
12. REACT
(A) Emote
(B) Respond
(C) Replay
(D) Look
(E) Answer
Ans : (E)
13. NEARLY
(A) Quietly
(B) Closely
(C) Next
(D) Almost
(E) Proximally
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. HURRIEDLY
(A) Sickly
(B) Fast
(C) Quickly
(D) Palely
(E) Leisurely
Ans : (E)
15. SHY
(A) Healthy
(B) Timid
(C) Happy
(D) Polite
(E) Bold
Ans : (E)
Directions– (Q. 16-20) In each of the following questions, a sentence/s
contain/s a blank space. You have to choose from the options (A), (B), (C), (D)
and (E) and fill in the blank in such a manner that it completes the sentence/s in
the most meaningful and grammatically appropriate manner.
16. The thieves knew that there was a lot of money in the bank and wanted to
……………….. on it.
(A) cash in
(B) borrow
(C) stash it
(D) steal
(E) purchase things
Ans : (D)
17. It was common knowledge that the Manager had committed a fraud. Just
to……………….., the Manager was now lying through his teeth.
(A) admit it
(B) save his own skin
(C) reaffirm it
(D) jump the gun
(E) make hay while the sun shines
Ans : (B)
18. The rioting crowd had reached very close to Asha's house. Asha's brother
somehow managed to avoid this crowd and reached home ………………..
(A) simply
(B) in one piece
(C) in silent
(D) in jiffy
(E) quicker
Ans : (B)
19. I have been so busy with work that I have not yet ……………….. to
arranging my things in my new house.
(A) tried
(B) come ahead
(C) seemed
(D) attempting
(E) gotten around
Ans : (E)
20. I am hosting a party at my house tomorrow evening. I ……………….. you
can make it on time.
(A) knew that
(B) understands
(C) hope that
(D) wishes that
(E) desire
Ans : (C)
Directions– (Q. 21-25) In each the following questions a short story is given
with one of the lines in e story missing and represented by a blank. Select the
best out of the five answer choices given, to make the story complete and
coherent.
21. A King when once returning to his palace, complained that his feet were
very painful, because it was the first time that he had been for such a long trip,
and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered
his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. Definitely, this
would need thousands of cows' skin, and would cost a huge amount of money.
Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king, ……... The king
was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a 'shoe' for himself.
(A) "Why don't you just make a concrete road instead ?"
(B) "We will immediately start killing all the cows in the kingdom to cover the
road for you, your majesty.
(C) "We will immediately start mending the road so that you are not
inconvenienced on your next trip."
(D) "Instead of spending all that money, why don't you just cut a little piece of
leather to cover your feet ?"
(E) "You must be crazy to want better roads."
Ans : (D)
22. Two men were walking along one summer day. Soon it became too hot to
go any further and, seeing a large tree nearby, they threw themselves on the
ground to rest in its shade. Gazing up into the branches one man said to the
other: "…………….It does not have fruit or nuts that we can eat and we cannot
even use its wood for anything." "Don't be so ungrateful," rustled the tree in
reply. "I am being extremely useful to you at this very moment, shielding you
from the hot sun. And you call me good-for-nothing !"
(A) "Look, the branches of this tree are so long
(B) "What a beautiful tree !
(C) "Had this tree not been here we would have had to bear the brunt of the heat
(D) "What a useless tree this is
(E) "I want to cut this tree down because of its usefulness
Ans : (D)
23. The father of a boy, who constantly lost his temper, gave him a bag of nails
and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the
back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over
the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails
hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold
his temper than to drive those nails into the fence…………... He told his father
about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day
that he was able to hold his temper. The day passed and the
young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The
father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have
done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. When you say things in
anger, they leave scars just like these. You can put a knife in a man and draw it
out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be
there.
(A) Due to constant hammering the fence broke into pieces
(B) Finally the father asked the boy to stop hammering nails into the fence
(C) The boy suddenly started losing his temper again
(D) The boy ran out of nails to hammer
(E) Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all
Ans : (E)
24. A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it
blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but
noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, "How can any beautiful flower
come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns ?" ………………….,
and just before it was ready to bloom, it died.
(A) So he pleaded with the rose to drop its thorns
(B) Quickly the man examined the thorns on the rose
(C) The man smelled the rose
(D) Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose
(E) Excited, he poured a lot of water into the pot
Ans : (D)
25. A wise woman who was travelling in the mountains found a precious stone
in a stream. The next day she met another traveller who was hungry, and the
wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveller saw the
precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without
hesitation. The traveller left, rejoicing his good fortune. He knew the stone was
worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. ……………"I've been
thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the
hope that you can give me something even more precious, give me what you
have within you that enabled you to give me the stone."
(A) The wise woman visited him a few days later and forced him to return the
stone
(B) But after a few days, the stone started giving him a lot of trouble and he
considered it unlucky
(C) But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman
(D) He went back to the mountains to look for another stone
(E) A few days later, he came back and asked for another stone from the wise
woman
Ans : (C)
Directions– (Q. 26-30) Re-arrange 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) The little one, whose mother's skin the Wolf was wearing, began to follow
the Wolf.
(2) One day he found the skin of a sheep that had been flayed and thrown aside.
(3) Thus for some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying
hearty meals.
(4) A wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance
of the shepherd and his dogs.
(5) The wolf led the little one a little afar and soon made a meal off her.
(6) The wolf put it on over his own pelt and strolled down among the sheep.
26. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement
?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 6
Ans : (E)
27. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (D)
28. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after
rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 5
(E) 6
Ans : (A)
29. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after
rearrangement ?
(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 3
(E) 2
Ans : (D)
30. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after
rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 6
Ans : (B)
Directions– (Q. 31-35) In each of the following sentences there are five parts
(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Rearrange these parts to form a meaningful and
grammatically correct sentence and choose the alternative which represents the
arrangement.
31. (1) she bought
(2) her friend
(3) so happy that
(4) flowers for
(5) she was
(A) 1 4 2 3 5
(B) 3 5 1 4 2
(C) 2 5 1 3 4
(D) 5 3 1 4 2
(E) 1 5 324
Ans : (D)
32. (1) people attended
(2) there were
(3) the meeting that
(4) no seats available
(5) so many
(A) 5 1 3 2 4
(B) 2 4 5 1 3
(C) 2 5 1 3 4
(D) 5 2 1 3 4
(E) 1 5 32 4
Ans : (A)
33. (1) customers who visit
(2) want to know
(3) nowadays banks
(4) everything about
(5) their branches
(A) 3 2 4 1 5
(B) 4 3 1 2 5
(C) 2 3 4 1 5
(D) 5 3 2 4 1
(E) 1 5 2 4 3
Ans : (A)
34. (1) wait for them
(2) before we
(3) we should
(4) make this decision
(5) to explain
(A) 3 4 5 2 1
(B) 3 1 5 24
(C) 2 1 3 4 5
(D) 1 5 2 4 3
(E) 4 2 1 5 3
Ans : (B)
35. (1) one should
(2) in advance
(3) a house
(4) before buying
(5) plan well
(A) 1 5 4 3 2
(B) 4 2 1 5 3
(C) 2 1 5 3 4
(D) 1 5 2 3 4
(E) 1 5 2 4 3
Ans : (E)
Directions–(Q. 36-40) 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.)
36. A man sleeping (A) / at night in his cabin (B) / that suddenly (C) / his room
filled with light. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
37. For hours the secretary ignoring them, (A) / hoping that the couple would
(B) / finally be discouraged (C) / and go away. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)
38. Working together for the first time, (A) / the father and son developed
concepts of how (B) / they could accomplish the task and (C) / how the
obstacles could be overcome. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
39. Once upon a time there was (A) / a water-bearer who had two large pots. (B)
/ each hung on each end of a pole (C) / who he carried across his neck. (D) No
error (E)
Ans : (D)
40. Often when we face obstacles (A) / in our day-to-day life, our hurdles (B) /
seemed very small in comparison (C) / to what many others have faced. (D) No
error (E)
Ans : (C)
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.
On Noah's Ark things were getting a bit boring. Noah and his animals had spent
so many days secluded there that they started organising games and activities
to ...(41)...themselves. But, with all that pent up energy, the games got rather
rowdy, and a woodpecker ended up drilling a hole in the bottom of the ark. As
water began ...(42)... the boat, the hole got bigger. So, more water came in, and
things got a bit disquieting.
One by one, different animals tried to ...(43)... the hole. They even got
competitive about it because everyone wanted to be the animal that had saved
the ark. The beaver built a dam over the hole, but not ...(44)... that worked.
Everyone was ...(45)... and worried that the boat would sink. That was, until the
bee started talking. The bee explained to everyone how it was that bees always
worked together, as a team, each one doing the job they were best at. On
hearing this, all the animals set about working together, each one playing their
part by contributing their own special talent. The birds grabbed onto parts of the
ark with their beaks, and flapped their wings furiously, lifting the boat up a
little. The elephants ...(46)... up the water in their trunks and shot it back into the
sea. The fastest animals ran here and there, collecting material. Those used to
making nests' took this material and stuffed it quickly into the hole.
And so, working together, the animals managed to reduce the amount of water
coming into the ark, but they still hadn't stopped it ...(47) ... Desperate, they kept
asking each other if there were any other animals that could ...(48) ... They
searched and searched, but there were no other animals left in the ark. Then
suddenly, a little fish swam in through the hole. The animals ...(49)... that they
still had not asked for, help from all the sea creatures. They asked the little fish
to go and summon help to save their boat. He swam off and soon fish after
fish ...(50)... at the ark. Even a big whale came, and the whale pressed its great
belly against the hole in the ship. This stopped any more water from entering,
and it gave the animals on the ark time to close up the hole.
41. (A) haunt
(B) entertained
(C) find
(D) kill
(E) amuse
Ans : (E)
42. (A) on
(B) pouring
(C) seeping
(D) entering
(E) coming
Ans : (C)
43. (A) watch
(B) fix
(C) blocks
(D) closed
(E) make
Ans : (B)
44. (A) more
(B) it
(C) also
(D) even
(E) so
Ans : (D)
45. (A) hungry
(B) scared
(C) much
(D) dead
(E) happy
Ans : (B)
46. (A) sucked
(B) dipped
(C) drank
(D) sorted
(E) draw
Ans : (A)
47. (A) completely
(B) not
(C) entire
(D) full
(E) flow
Ans : (A)
48. (A) worry
(B) worship
(C) help
(D) swim
(E) survive
Ans : (C)
49. (A) wept
(B) understand
(C) fought
(D) stood
(E) realised
Ans : (E)
50. (A) brought
(B) occurred
(C) arrived
(D) come
(E) swam
Ans : (B)
|
