Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Model Question Papers : Deputy Collector Examination| General English -1302

Spot the error, if any:
1. (A) He / (B) lay / (C) on the floor. / (D) no error

2. (A) My uncle/ (B) went / (C) to abroad. / (D) no error

3. (A) She / (B) is / (C) fifteen year old. / (D) no error

4. (A) He / (B) will consult you / (C) between 2 pm to 5 pm. / (D) no error

5. (A) You can not pass / (B) the examination / (C) unless you will study hard. / (D) no error

6. (A) He /(B) is elder than /(C) him by three years. /(D) no error

7. (A)He behaved /(B) me as if /(C) he is my boss. /(D) no error

Provide suitable propositions
8. He is bereaved ——— his only son .
(A) on (B) in (C) of (D) with

9. I availed myself ——— leave for two days .
(A) of (B) in (C) with (D) at

10. He broods ——— the loss of money .
(A) over (B) of (C) in (D) for



11. She burst ——— tears like a child .
(A) into (B) on (C) with (D) off

12. I called ——— my friend .
(A) on (B) off (C) in (D) at

13. I called ———— the doctor’s house .
(A) on (B) at (C) off (D) of

14. The strike was called ———.
(A) on (B) of (C) at (D) off

Rewrite as directed:
15. Rahul is very rich. He can buy a car. (Combine using ‘Enough’)
(A) Rahul is rich enough to buy a car. (B) Rahul is enough rich to buy a car.
(C) Rahul is enough rich and he can buya car. (D) Rahul is very rich enough to buy a car.

16. When the police interrogated the thief, he ‘ made a clean breast of ’ everything.
( Meaning of the idiom underlined )
(A) pleaded innocent (B) denied (C) confessed (D) contradicted

17. Midhun said, “Do you enjoy cricket?” ( Change into indirect speech )
(A) Midhun asked me if I enjoyed cricket. (B) Midhun asked me if I enjoy cricket.
(C) Midhun asked me if I did not enjoy cricket. (D) Midhun asked me if I had enjoyed cricket.

18. The news surprised everyone. (Turn to passive voice )
(A) Everyone has been surprised by the news. (B) Everyone is surprised by the news.
(C) Everyone was surprised by the news. (D) Everyone is being surprised by the news.

19. She said, “My husband has just been promoted.” (Change into indirect speech)
(A) She said that her husband has just been promoted.
(B) She said that her husband had just been promoted.
(C) She said that her husband was promoted.
(D) She said that her husband was being promoted.

20. The wall has been disfigured. (Change into active voice)
(A) Someone disfigured the wall. (B) The wall is disfigured
(C) Someone has disfigured the wall. (D) Who disfigured the wall?

Fill up the blanks with suitable words:
21. It is five years ———— I retired.
(A) after (B) when (C) from (D) since

22. Few students knew the answer, ————?
(A) didn’t they (B) did they (C) aren’t they (D) isn’t it

23. There weren’t any hotels nearby, ———— ?
(A) were they (B) was there (C) were there (D) wasn’t it

24. Mahatma Gandhi appealed to the people to ———— the cruelties of the British Authorities.
(A) put out (B) put up with (C) put off (D) put down

25. One of the animals in the zoo ——— dead.
(A) is (B) are (C) has (D) have

26. This is the place ——— I saw the snake.
(A) which (B) when (C) where (D) who

27. The approximate meaning of ‘run- of- the mill’.
(A) running a mill (B) exciting (C) very important (D) ordinary

28. A doctor who attends to diseases of the skin:
(A) geologist (B) ophthalmologist (C) dermatologist (D) psychiatrist

29. Opposite of the word ‘rigid’.
(A) Flexible (B) rough (C) smooth (D) soft

30. I accustomed to ———— what I think.
(A) do (B) doing (C) does (D) did

31. I ———— see the dentist yesterday.
(A) must (B) have to (C) had to (D) none of these

32. I drove there without ————.
(A) to stop (B) stopping (C) stopped (D) none of these

ANSWERS
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A 11. A 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. A 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. C 21. D 22. B 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. B 33. B 34. B 35. D
36. B 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C

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