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29th September 2014, 12:30 PM
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Re: Secretariat Service Assistant Officer Exam Paper

You are looking for Secretariat Service Assistant Officer Exam Paper, here I am giving:


Q 1. 'Thrall' in the context of the passage means

A. Slave

B. Attendance

C. Abundance

D. Support

Q 2. Pick the pair of words which have the same meaning:
1. SCEPTRE 2. DIKTAT 3. GHOST 4. ORDER 5. REFUGE 6. DISORDER

A. 1,3

B. 4,6

C. 2,4

D. 1,5

Q 3. The general tenor of the passage is

A. Critical of the stand taken by Prakash Karat

B. One of sarcasm against Prakash Karat

C. Appreciative of the stand taken by Prakash Karat

D. Supportive of the stand taken by Prakash Karat

Q 4. What is not true about the Bamboos?

A. Bamboo seeds can be used for eating

B. Bamboos were used as bulb filament in earlier bulbs

C. Bamboo culms are not suitable for harvesting before five years

D. Some of the houses are completely constructed by bamboos

Q 5. What is the use of Bamboo that is not mentioned in passage?

A. Knife

B. Floor

C. Paper

D. Pen

Q 6. All bamboos all over the world flower at same time when the flowering time comes-

A. True

B. May be true

C. False

D. Definitely False

Q 7. A Word in bold letters is given in following questions you are required to mark most synonym of the word as your answer from the choices available.

Take care of what u say! You will have to eat your words!

A. You have no food to eat.

B. You will have to take back what you have said.

C. You are not good with your language

D. None of the above

Q 8. Read each of the following sentences some part or the entire sentence is marked in Bold. Below each sentence is given four ways of phrasing the bold part. Select the answer from among the choices, which produces the most effective sentence, one that is clear and exact.

Police ransacks their homes looking for arms; they brutalize men and insult women.

A. Police ransack their homes looking for arms

B. Police ransacks their homes to look for arms

C. Police has ransacked their homes looking for arms

D. Police ransacks their home in the look for arms.

Q 9. They were having __ essential debate on __ role of women empowerment in __ auditorium.

A. a, the, the

B. the, the, an

C. a, an, the

D. an, the, the

Q 10. Following sentence contains one (and only one) error in grammar, usage or idiom. The sentence have been broken into four parts. Identify the part containing the error.

A. Companies that are ready

B. to abide with these guidelines

C. will be admitted

D. as members of the 'Consortium for Social Cause'

Q 11. A Word in bold letters is given in following questions you are required to mark most synonym of the word as your answer from the choices available.

I racked my brains to solve this difficult problem.

A. I read a large number of books.

B. I consulted several people

C. I used my commonsense

D. I subjected my mind to hard thinking

Q 12. Each sentence is in direct or indirect speech and is followed by four alternatives of the opposite form of narration to that of the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.:

The man with the gun said to us, "Don't move!"

A. The man with the gun requested us not to move.

B. The man with the gun warned us not to move.

C. The man with the gun said to us not to move.

D. The man with the gun said don't move.

Q 13. Mark the most similar word with word given below

DILLETTANTE

A. Professional

B. Charlatan

C. Practitioner

D. Spontaneous

Q 14. Mark the incorrect word among the ones marked in bold in the following sentence:

The marsupial kangaroo protects it's young one from enemies by lodging it in the pouch.

A. marsupial

B. lodging

C. it's

D. pouch

Q 15. Which of the following part of sentence is incorrect?

A. According to Buddha

B. the solution to all our woes

C. laid in our desire

D. for the fulfillment of our urges

Q 16. In the following question, four similar sentences are given, of which only one is grammatically correct, stylistically elegant and semantically consistent. Identify that sentence.
A. The judge observed that though the editor did not violate any rule, his publishing the article would tantamount to libel, as it tarnished the image of the august body.
B. The judge observed that though the editor did not violate any law, his publishing the article would be tantamount to slander, as it tarnished the image of the august body.
C. The judge observed that though the editor did not violate any law, his publishing the article would be tantamount to slander, as it tarnished the image of the a great body.
D. The judge observed that though the editor did not violate any law, his publishing the article would be tantamount to libel, as it tarnished the image of the august body.

Q 17. The following question contain three sets each of three sentences of which none/one/two/all may be incorrect. Which of them are incorrect?

1. Even though the newly developed seed did bring in a better crop, the farmers were not specious about the next year.
2. It is easy to explain the preference of aficionados of coffee to Robusta over Arabica.
3. The 'Padmashri' was a handsome reward to the distinguished scientist who had worked tiresomely for developing an electronic device for keeping pests away.

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 1 and 3

D. None

Q 18. A Word in bold letters is given in following questions you are required to mark most synonym of the word as your answer from the choices available.

He was a king who ruled his subjects with a high hand.

A. sympathetically

B. Oppressively

C. Democratically

D. Generously

Q 19. What is the meaning of the following idiom.
Wild-goose chase

A. going on a hunt

B. tough competition

C. A hopeless quest

D. none of these

Q 20. Fill in the blanks:

The argument that the need for a new monetary policy to ..demand outweighs the need to .budget deficits its persuasive.

A. Assess, minimize

B. Outstrip, eliminate

C. Stimulate, control

D. Restraint, Conceal

Q 21. Choose the option which uses the correct word meaning 'scared':

A. My sister is afraid of cockroaches.

B. My sister is fearful of cockroaches.

C. My sister is frightful of cockroaches.

D. My sister is feared of cockroaches

Q 22. Ravi has trouble falling or staying asleep. I guess, he suffers from _______.

A. fever

B. anxiety

C. insomnia

D. cough

Q 23. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:

The .and hypnotically soothing voice chanting from Vedas .over a flood of old memories.

A. Euphonious ..glided

B. Dulcet.floated

C. Tuneful.drifted

D. Melodious.wafted

Q 24. Blue stocking means ..

A. Knowledge

B. Disappointment

C. Urgency

D. Enjoyment

Q 25. Words spoken as a magical spell or charm

A. Incantation

B. Hymn

C. Paean

D. Chorale


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