MOCK TEST
1. Hari expressed about (1)/ the horrible
experiences (2)/ he had in the hostel(3)/ No error (4)
2. I shall aim (1)/ at this opportunity (2)/ to
meet you there. (3)/ No error (4)
3. If I got rich (1)/ I would take a trip (2)/ to
the world (3) /No error (4)
4. Engines used in jet planes (1)/ are much weaker
(2)/ and less strong than the ones used in space shuttles.(3) / No error (4)
5. Remember that a (1)/ stitch at a time (2) /
saves nine. (3) / No Error (4)
Solutions:
1. (3) Article "the" is not used before
the words- jail, prison, school, college etc in general sense. Hence, he had in
hostel......is a correct usage.
2. (4) No error
3. (4) No Error
4. (3) Here, and less stronger than .....should
be used.
5. (2) A stitch in time saves nine is
the correct form of proverb. it means: it is better to deal with something
immediately because if you wait it may become worse.
(6-10): Select the words or group of words that is most similar in meaning (synonym) to the word in capital letters:
6. OBLIGATORY
[1] useful
[2] required
[3] stubborn
[4] agreeable
7. CONNOISSEUR
[1] ignorant
[2] interpreter
[3] lover of art
[4] delinquent
8. IMPETUOUS
[1] violent
[2] resourceful
[3] pleasing
[4] rash
Solutions:
6.(2) OBLIGATORY; Mandatory,compulsory
7.(3) CONNOISSEUR; who loves art
8.(4) IMPETUOUS; Without thinking too much,hasty
(9-11): Select the
words or group of words that is most Opposite in meaning (antonym) to the word
in capital letters.:
9. INTRANSIGENT
[1] Ever-ready
[2] Faithful
[3] Flexible
[4] Obedient
10. ENGULFED
[1] Detached
[2] Dislocated
[3] Devastated
[4] Disfigured
11. INIMICAL
[1] Friendly
[2] Cheerful
[3] Neutral
[4] Emotional
Answers:
9.(3): mean inflexible so the answer is flexible
10.(1): mean sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely. so Deteched is the answer
11.(1): mean harmful so friendly is the answer
Direction ( 12-14): One word substitution
12. Code of diplomatic
etiquette and precedence
a) Statesmanship
b) Diplomacy
c) Hierarchy
d) Protocol
13. Strong dislike
between two persons
a) Aversion
b) Antipathy
c) Apathy
d) Despair
14 The practice of submitting a proposal to popular vote
a) Election
b) Reference
c) Popularity
d) Referendum
Solutions:
12. d) Protocol
13. b) Antipathy
1.
14. d) Referendum
Direactions ( 15- 19) choose the best words to complete the text.
The Maharashtra Assembly (15) Wednesday collectively perched All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLA from Mumbai, Waris Pathan, accusing him of disrespecting the country, after he said he would not chant Bharat Mata ki Jai even (16) the cost of his life.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement last week (17) “now the time has come when we have to tell the new generation to chant Bharat Mata ki Jai,” was challenged two days ago by AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi (18) said in Udgir that he would not shout the slogan even if someone held a knife (19) his throat.
15.
A.on
B.at
C.for
D.of
16.
A.from
B.to
C.should
D.at
17
A.since
B.that
C.from
D.if
18.
A.whom
B.them
C.who
D.those
19
A.to
B.for
C.at
D.since
Solutions
15A
16 d
17 b
18 c
19 a
In Question 20 below FOUR words(a), (b), (c) and (d) are given, one of which MAY BE WORNGLY SPELT. Find out that word, the spelling of which is WORNG. The number of that word is the answer. If all the four words are spelt correctly, the answer is (e), i.e., “All correct”
20.
(a) Rational
(b) Survival
(c) Demolish
(d) Release
(e) All correct
Ans. e
Direaction : ( 21-25)
: Reading comprehension
When a person commits
a terrible act, more than the punishment prescribed by the state or the
community, it is the punishment meted out by the person’s own mind that is more
difficult to bear. This would, of course, not apply to psychopaths, who are
considered to be constitutionally devoid of a conscience and feel no remorse
for their actions, however terrible these may be. But for the majority of human
beings, the existence of a conscience that defines their morality, value
systems and adult behaviour can pretty much be taken for granted, even if some
are more conscientious than others, and some are more sophistically adept at
rationalising their ethically dodgy acts.
In his extraordinary,
even if at times ponderous, 1866 novel Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
takes us through the workings of the mind of Raskolnikov as he agonises,
rationalises and eventually rages deliriously on committing an avoidable crime.
Among other things, the book is also, arguab ly, among the finest and most authentic
narratives describing the emotions of guilt and shame, uncluttered by
psychological references (Freud was only 10 years old at the time) and cantake
the involved reader down several by lanes of the mind.
Guilt and shame are
emotions that all of us have experienced. We usually feel guilty when we are
uncomfortable with something we have done or contemplated doing; something that
goes against our inherent sense of what is right. It could range from some
banal, quotidian act of omission or commission, to a more serious misdemeanor
that may have more severe consequences. The guilt turns to shame when we
realise that our act has resulted in other people judging us unfavourably and
even, perhaps, taking action on this judgement. Put differently, guilt is related
to our own judgement of ourselves and shame is experienced when we are judged
by others in our social environment. Guilt can be rationalised, but shame has
to be lived down.
Generally, all the
emotions we experience, even guilt and shame, can serve a constructive purpose
as well. When we experience guilt at some action or behaviour, it’s an
indicator that something we are thinking of or doing is dissonant with our
internal moral compass. And when we feel shame, we know that the impact of our action
has disturbed our social environment beyond a certain threshold. This knowledge
enables us to take counter-measures to reverse the damage we have inadvertently
caused to ourselves or those we love. But, when guilt and shame take over our
minds, and are disproportionate to the transgression, it can assume
pathological proportions, as it tends to do in some of us who are more ‘guilt-prone’
either on account of hardwiring or adverse life experiences.
There are a variety
of reasons why people feel guilt. The most common of these is misinformation,
which is the basis for the completely unnecessary masturbatory guilt
experienced by hundreds of thousands of poorly informed teenagers in our country,
which if unresolved, usually ends up causing severe sexual anxieties later.
Another is relationship guilt that many people go through owing to their
feeling they are unable to do the ‘right thing’ in a relationship whether or
not they are required to, as in not having the wherewithal to rescue an abused
mother from the clutches of an alcoholic father, or not being able to afford
quality education for one’s child and so on. Sometimes we experience
sacrificial guilt when someone we love has made tremendous sacrifices to
enhance our lives and we are unable to reciprocate in the manner they want us to,
and at other times people feel guilty on account of the demands made on them by
their religious faith.
But, probably the
most distressing of all forms of guilt is what is called survivor guilt that
refers to the intense guilt experienced by those who have survived catastrophes
-natural calamities, man-made disasters, accidents or acts of violence - in
which others, particularly loved ones, have perished or been severely traumatised.
And the hardest form of guilt to deal with is the delusional guilt that those
undergoing clinical depression often experience, which may necessitate the
judicious administration of medication and psychotherapy.
Usually when guilt is
experienced, one tends to punish oneself and attempt in some way to compensate
for the act of omission or commission. If the guilt we experience is ‘normal’,
we do this and we move on.
21. In the case of
Psychopaths, trace the correct statement, as mentioned in the given passage.
(A) A criminal of
heinous crime, he is devoid of a conscience.
(B) He has a sense of
guilt which he often feels after doing the criminal act.
(C) He has no regret
for his criminal act.
(a) Only (A) and (C)
(b) Only (B) and (C)
(c) Only (A) and (B)
(d) All (A), (B) and (C)
22.Which of the
following is the novel Crime and Punishment all about?
(a) It is about the
modus operandi of a criminal.
(b) It is about the
workings of the mind of a criminal.
(c) It is about the
emotions of guilt and shame.
(d) Only (b) and (c)
23.When a person commits
a crime and the punishment thereof is prescribed neither by the state nor by
the community,
who decides the
punishment for such criminal acts?
(A) The punishment is
decided by psychopaths or experts in criminology.
(B) The punishment is
decided by the criminal’s own mind.
(C) The punishment is
decided by none other than the victim herself/himself.
(a) Only (A) (b) Only
(B) (c) Only (C) (d)Only (A) and (B)
24. Which of the following is correct about
guilt and shame?
Give your answer in
the context of the given passage.
(a) We all experience
the emotions of guilt and shame.
(b) Guilt turns to
shame when we realise that other people will judge us unfavourably or may
punish us for such acts
of ours.
(c) We usually feel
guilty when we are uncomfortable with something we have already done or want to
do.
(d) All of the above
25.Why do we feel
guilt? Select the correct option.
(A) The reason of
feeling guilt varies from man to man. There is no specific reason assigned to
it.
(B) The most common
reason for feeling guilt is misinformation.
(C) We feel guilt only when our misdeeds are
detected by others.
(a) Only (A)
(b)Only (B)
(c) Only (C)
(d)Both (A) and (B)
Solutions
21. (a); It is given
in the first paragraph that ‘’ psychopaths, who are considered to be
constitutionally
devoid of a
conscience and feel no remorse (deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed) for
their
actions, however
terrible these may be….’’ from which we can conclude that (A) and (C) are
correct.
From the same
statement we can conclude that (b) is not true. Therefore, (a) is the correct
option.
22. (d); ‘Modus
Operandi’ means ‘a particular way or method of doing something’. Since, the
given
passage is silent
about the same. Hence, (a) is not true. It is given in the second paragraph of
the passage that ‘’……. novel Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky takes us
through the workings of the mind of Raskolnikov as he agonises, rationalises
and eventually rages deliriously on committing an avoidable crime….’’ from
which we can conclude that (b) is correct.
In the same
paragraph, it is given that ‘…..the book is also, arguably, among the finest
and most authentic narratives describing the ‘emotions of guilt and shame….’ of
the criminal. From which we can conclude that (c) is also true. Hence, (d) is
the correct option.
23. (c); In the very
beginning of the passage it is given that the “When a person commits a terrible
act, more than the punishment prescribed by the state or the community, it is
the punishment meted out by the person’s own mind’’ from which we can infer
that it is the mind of a criminal which determines the punishment of a guilt in
case it is not prescribed by the state or the community. Hence, (c) is the
correct option.
24. (d); It is given
in the third paragraph of the passage that “…. Guilt and shame are emotions
that allof us have experienced…’’ Hence, we can conclude that (a) is true. In
the same paragraph it is given that “The guilt turns to shame when we realise
that our act has resulted in other people judging us unfavourably’’ this
statement enables us to infer that (b) is also correct.
It is also given in
the same paragraph that ‘…..We usually feel guilty when we are uncomfortable
withwe have done or contemplated doing…’. The word ‘contemplated’ means ‘think
about’. Hence,we can conclude that (c) is also true Option (d) cannot be
inferred from the given passage, therefore (d) is the correct option
25. (b); In the fifth
paragraph of the given passage the author has specifically mentioned that the
mostcommon reason for feeling guilt is misinformation. Hence (A) is not
correct. From the same statementwe can conclude that (b) is correct. Now the
author has explained in the passage that our mind feels guilt even if it is not detected or panalised
by anyone. Hence (c) is not true. Hence, (b) is the correct option.
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