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51.

In the sentences given below, there are errors regarding the tense forms. Replace them with the correct option: Wait a minute! I am thinking, I know the answer.

A. thinks
B. think
C. was thinking
D. have been thinking
Answer» C. was thinking
Discussion
52.

Choose the most suitable passive voice conversions of the given sentences: Mrs. Smith looks after her children very well.

A. Her children looked very well by Mrs. Smith.
B. Her children are looked very well by Mrs. Smith.
C. Her children are looked after very well by Mrs. Smith.
D. None of these
Answer» E.
Discussion
53.

Choose the most suitable passive voice conversions of the given sentences: Call the ambulance at once.

A. Let the ambulance called at once.
B. The ambulance should be called at once.
C. Let the ambulance be called at once.
D. Both B and c
Answer» E.
Discussion
54.

Select the words closest in meaning to the given words: Mulish

A. Tractable
B. Docile
C. Stubborn
D. Biddable
Answer» D. Biddable
Discussion
55.

Select the words closest in meaning to the given words: Impassioned

A. Ardent
B. Impressive
C. Sympathetic
D. Irresponsible
Answer» B. Impressive
Discussion
56.

Select the options showing correctly, the change of form as directed and declaring the form of sentences. What a wonderful creation this is! (Change to assertive)

A. It is a wonderful creation.
B. The wonderful creation is this.
C. This is a wonderful creation.
D. Is this a wonderful creation?
Answer» D. Is this a wonderful creation?
Discussion
57.

Select options correctly showing the order as Subject Predicate and Object in the given sentences.  Manik and I played basketball at the park.

A. Manik, basketball, park
B. I, park, played
C. Manik, park, played
D. I, played, basketball
Answer» E.
Discussion
58.

Fill in the blanks with correct options (from of verbs). Proudly Sonia ________ me the dress the _______ the day before.

A. Shows, bought
B. Is showing, had bought
C. Showed, had bought
D. Have looked, have gone
Answer» D. Have looked, have gone
Discussion
59.

Choose the most appropriate indirect narrations of the given sentences: Heena says to me, "I shall see you here tomorrow."

A. Heena says to me if he should see me there tomorrow.
B. Heena says to me that he should see me there the next day.
C. Heena says that she will see me there the next day.
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
Discussion
60.

In the sentences given below, there are errors regarding the tense forms. Replace them with the correct option: We lived in these apartments since 1995.

A. live
B. living
C. have been living
D. had lived
Answer» D. had lived
Discussion
61.

That was twenty-four hours ago. Since then nobody had come near him. The day before, all day-long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. He had, in fact, seen his older brother catch his first herring and devour it, standing on a rock, while his parents circled around raising a proud cackle. And all the morning the whole family had walked about on the big plateau midway down the opposite cliff taunting him with his cowardice. The sun was now ascending the sky, blazing on his ledge that faced the south. He felt the heat because he had not eaten since the previous nightfall. He stepped slowly out to the brink of the ledge, and standing on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing, he closed one eye, then the other, and pretended to be falling asleep. Still they took no notice of him. He saw his two brothers and his sister lying on the plateau dozing with their heads sunk into their necks. His father was preening the feathers on his white back. Only his mother was looking at him. She was standing on a little high hump on the plateau, her white breast thrust forward. Now and again, she tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet and then scrapped each side of her beak on the rock. The sight of the food maddened him. How he loved to tear food that way, scrapping his beak now and again to whet it.He felt the heat because he had not eaten since:

A. One year
B. One week
C. Previous nightfall
D. Last three days
E. None of these
Answer» D. Last three days
Discussion
62.

That was twenty-four hours ago. Since then nobody had come near him. The day before, all day-long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. He had, in fact, seen his older brother catch his first herring and devour it, standing on a rock, while his parents circled around raising a proud cackle. And all the morning the whole family had walked about on the big plateau midway down the opposite cliff taunting him with his cowardice. The sun was now ascending the sky, blazing on his ledge that faced the south. He felt the heat because he had not eaten since the previous nightfall. He stepped slowly out to the brink of the ledge, and standing on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing, he closed one eye, then the other, and pretended to be falling asleep. Still they took no notice of him. He saw his two brothers and his sister lying on the plateau dozing with their heads sunk into their necks. His father was preening the feathers on his white back. Only his mother was looking at him. She was standing on a little high hump on the plateau, her white breast thrust forward. Now and again, she tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet and then scrapped each side of her beak on the rock. The sight of the food maddened him. How he loved to tear food that way, scrapping his beak now and again to whet it.He wanted to pretend that he is:

A. Asleep
B. Dead
C. Doing
D. Ready to fly
E. None of these
Answer» B. Dead
Discussion
63.

Select suitable adverb of manner in the sentences given below: All the students answered my questions

A. urgently
B. anxiously
C. keenly
D. correctly
Answer» E.
Discussion
64.

Choose the most suitable passive voice conversions of the given sentences: Don't misunderstand me.

A. Let me be not misunderstand
B. I shouldn't be misunderstood
C. You are not requested to misunderstand me.
D. You be not misunderstand me.
Answer» E.
Discussion
65.

Choose the most suitable passive voice conversions of the given sentences: Show the papers.

A. Let be shown the papers.
B. Papers be let shown.
C. Let the papers be shown.
D. It is suggested let papers be shown.
Answer» E.
Discussion
66.

Choose the most suitable passive voice conversions of the given sentences: Nobody can predict future.

A. Future cannot be predicted
B. Future could not be predicted by nobody.
C. Future not to be predicted by somebody
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
Discussion
67.

Select suitable adverbs of time in the sentences given below: Do it_____. It's urgent.

A. afterwards
B. now
C. tomorrow
D. later
Answer» C. tomorrow
Discussion
68.

Reorder the given phrases to make meaningful sentences out of them: P. McDonald's restaurants Q. in India R. now S. there are T. all over

A. R-S-P-T-Q
B. R-T-Q-P-S
C. P-Q-R-S-T
D. T-S-R-Q-P
Answer» B. R-T-Q-P-S
Discussion
69.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate alternatives: The food at the party was delicious, _____?

A. wasn't it
B. weren't it
C. was it
D. were it
Answer» B. weren't it
Discussion
70.

Direction: Choose the correct meaning of the word given in CAPITAL letters. TORPOR

A. Lethargy
B. Passionate
C. Irritable
D. Toxicity
E. None of these
Answer» B. Passionate
Discussion
71.

Direction: Find the appropriate meaning of the underlined words from the given sentences. Johnny often exasperates his mother with his pranks.

A. Objectionable
B. vex
C. Urge
D. Effort
E. None of these
Answer» C. Urge
Discussion
72.

Read the stories given below and answer the questions that follow. The Second World War broke out in 1939, when I was eight years old. For reasons I have never been able to understand, why a sudden demand for tamarind seeds erupted in the market. I used to collect the seeds and sell them to a provision shop on Mosque Street. A day's collection would fetch me the princely sum of one anna. My brother-in-law, Jallaluddin would tell me stories about the War which I would later attempt to trace in the headlines in Dinamani. Our area, being isolated, was completely unaffected by the War. But soon India was forced to join the Allied Forces and something like a state of emergency was declared. The first casualty came in the form of suspension of the train halt at Rameswaram Station. The newspapers now had to be bundled and thrown out from the moving train on the Rameswaram Road between Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi. That forced my cousin Samsuddin, who distributed newspapers in Rameswaram, to look for a helping hand to catch the bundles and, as if naturally, I filled the slot. Samsuddin helped me earn my first wages. Half a century later, I can still feel the surge of pride in earning my own money for the first time. Who helped the author in earning his first wages?

A. Samsuddin
B. Jallaluddin
C. Aladin
D. Rehman
E. None of these
Answer» B. Jallaluddin
Discussion
73.

Select options with correct number of subjects, predicates & objects respectively in the given sentences. Lying, cheating and stealing are wrong to me.

A. 1, 2, 3
B. 3, 1, 1
C. 2, 3, 1
D. 1, 2, 1
Answer» C. 2, 3, 1
Discussion
74.

Choose the appropriate adjectives for the underlined phrases in the sentences givers below: I don't believe Vedansh can be a good leader. He is always too eager to please his seniors.

A. manipulative
B. lazy
C. lively
D. obsequious
Answer» E.
Discussion
75.

Select the words closest in meaning to the given words: Ferocious

A. Frail
B. Feeble
C. Delicate
D. Savage
Answer» E.
Discussion
76.

Select the words closest in meaning to the given words: Insolent

A. Nervous
B. Rude
C. Proud
D. Assertive
Answer» C. Proud
Discussion
77.

Mark the adjective for the underlined phrases which describes the personality: Men and women from Haryana generally have a quite fat and solid body.

A. stout
B. skinny
C. bony
D. lean
Answer» B. skinny
Discussion
78.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate alternatives: You could help me carry these water bottles to the third floor, _____?

A. couldn't you
B. will you
C. could you
D. would you
Answer» B. will you
Discussion
79.

Choose the correct form of the verb given in the options: 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life' _____ written by Chetan Bhagat.

A. is
B. am
C. are
D. does
Answer» B. am
Discussion
80.

Select the words closest in meaning to the given words: Vindictive

A. Strategic
B. Triumphant
C. Revengeful
D. Demonstrative
Answer» D. Demonstrative
Discussion
81.

Select the options showing correctly, the change of form as directed and declaring the form of sentences. The educators best serve their students when they ?blend hands, heart and head.??

A. Declarative
B. Interrogative
C. Imperative
D. Exclamatory
Answer» B. Interrogative
Discussion
82.

Choose the most appropriate indirect narrations of the given sentences: Sid said to you, "I will help you in your project."

A. Sid told you that he would help him in your project.
B. Sid told you that he would help you in your project.
C. Sid told you that he will help me in my project.
D. Both A and b
Answer» E.
Discussion
83.

Select the words closest in meaning to the given words: Sycophant

A. Suppliant
B. Critical
C. Flatterer
D. Censuring
Answer» D. Censuring
Discussion
84.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Stage-fright really isn't that big a problem. Sure, you will be nervous. But you can continue to gain control of your nerves. The reason? You will gradually begin to realize that your audience is there to hear you succeed, not fail. Think of your own reactions when you are a member of an audience. In the moments before the speaker begins, what goes through your mind? Do you think : Sure hope this is a lousy speaker ! Hope he does a poor job. Hope he is a failure. Of course you do not think of such negative thoughts. Virtually all listeners think just the opposite. We hope that the speaker we are about to hear will be interesting, stimulating and worth telling others about with pride, even making them envious that they missed his speech. Research indicates that empathy or a feeling of mutual support between speaker and listeners, is the surest relief from stage-fright. Once you as the speaker receive that first positive reaction from the audience, you will suddenly feel much more confident and relaxed. According to the passage, which is an example of 'the empathy or a feeling of mutual support'?

A.  Actor and audience    
B.  Team leader and Players
C.  Artist and admirers      
D.  All of the above.
Answer» D.  All of the above.
Discussion
85.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Stage-fright really isn't that big a problem. Sure, you will be nervous. But you can continue to gain control of your nerves. The reason? You will gradually begin to realize that your audience is there to hear you succeed, not fail. Think of your own reactions when you are a member of an audience. In the moments before the speaker begins, what goes through your mind? Do you think : Sure hope this is a lousy speaker ! Hope he does a poor job. Hope he is a failure. Of course you do not think of such negative thoughts. Virtually all listeners think just the opposite. We hope that the speaker we are about to hear will be interesting, stimulating and worth telling others about with pride, even making them envious that they missed his speech. Research indicates that empathy or a feeling of mutual support between speaker and listeners, is the surest relief from stage-fright. Once you as the speaker receive that first positive reaction from the audience, you will suddenly feel much more confident and relaxed. To know that the audience is there to hear the speaker succeed, means,

A.  The speaker need not have control over his nerves.
B.  The speaker need not at all feel confident.
C.  The speaker can gain confidence.  
D.  The speaker can prepare his speech well.
Answer» D.  The speaker can prepare his speech well.
Discussion
86.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Stage-fright really isn't that big a problem. Sure, you will be nervous. But you can continue to gain control of your nerves. The reason? You will gradually begin to realize that your audience is there to hear you succeed, not fail. Think of your own reactions when you are a member of an audience. In the moments before the speaker begins, what goes through your mind? Do you think : Sure hope this is a lousy speaker ! Hope he does a poor job. Hope he is a failure. Of course you do not think of such negative thoughts. Virtually all listeners think just the opposite. We hope that the speaker we are about to hear will be interesting, stimulating and worth telling others about with pride, even making them envious that they missed his speech. Research indicates that empathy or a feeling of mutual support between speaker and listeners, is the surest relief from stage-fright. Once you as the speaker receive that first positive reaction from the audience, you will suddenly feel much more confident and relaxed. Stage-fright can be controlled if,

A.  The audience shake heads when the speaker starts speaking.
B.  The audience shows signs of encouragement.  
C.  The audience puts him too many questions.
D.  The speaker delivers the speech well.
Answer» C.  The audience puts him too many questions.
Discussion
87.

Select the options synonymous to the given words. Boulders

A.  Rocks    
B.         Sand
C.  Thatched roof
D.  Asbestos sheets
Answer» B.         Sand
Discussion
88.

Select the options synonymous to the given words. Missing

A.  Those who were not identified.
B.  Those who were injured.
C.  Those who lost their lives.
D.  Those who were not found.  
Answer» E.
Discussion
89.

Select the options synonymous to the given words. Pandemonium

A.  Violence            
B.         unrest    
C.  Chaos                    
D.         bustle
Answer» D.         bustle
Discussion
90.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Jesse Owens's father was a farmer; his grandfather was a slave. Because of poverty, he came down with pneumonia every winter. "A couple of those winters, when my father could not find enough wood to keep the fire going in our little card-board house, I came to never seeing spring", he recalled. Everyone in the Owens family was expected to work. At the age of seven, Jesse had to pick nearly 50 kilos of cotton every day. When he was nine, his family moved to Cleveland where he worked in a petrol station and a grocery shop. But even in the misery of poverty, Jesse had dreams. His contact with athletics came in the fifth standard when the physical education teacher Charley Riley approached him to join the school team. But Jesse had a problem: he had to work after school. Riley was so keen to have him in the team that he suggested that Jesse train before school hours. Riley was perhaps the first kind white man Owens knew. In addition to the training, he brought food for Jesse, so that Jesse could put some flesh on his bones. The determination of Riley and the dedication of Owens finally succeeded in 1936, when although still at school, Jesse equaled the 100 mts. world record of 9.4 seconds. Which option is the antonym of ??misery"?

A.  Trouble              
B.         comfort    
C.  Hardship            
D.         lazy.
Answer» C.  Hardship            
Discussion
91.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Jesse Owens's father was a farmer; his grandfather was a slave. Because of poverty, he came down with pneumonia every winter. "A couple of those winters, when my father could not find enough wood to keep the fire going in our little card-board house, I came to never seeing spring", he recalled. Everyone in the Owens family was expected to work. At the age of seven, Jesse had to pick nearly 50 kilos of cotton every day. When he was nine, his family moved to Cleveland where he worked in a petrol station and a grocery shop. But even in the misery of poverty, Jesse had dreams. His contact with athletics came in the fifth standard when the physical education teacher Charley Riley approached him to join the school team. But Jesse had a problem: he had to work after school. Riley was so keen to have him in the team that he suggested that Jesse train before school hours. Riley was perhaps the first kind white man Owens knew. In addition to the training, he brought food for Jesse, so that Jesse could put some flesh on his bones. The determination of Riley and the dedication of Owens finally succeeded in 1936, when although still at school, Jesse equaled the 100 mts. world record of 9.4 seconds. In which year did he succeed?

A.  1936      
B.         1932     
C.  1974    
D.         1940
Answer» B.         1932     
Discussion
92.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Jesse Owens's father was a farmer; his grandfather was a slave. Because of poverty, he came down with pneumonia every winter. "A couple of those winters, when my father could not find enough wood to keep the fire going in our little card-board house, I came to never seeing spring", he recalled. Everyone in the Owens family was expected to work. At the age of seven, Jesse had to pick nearly 50 kilos of cotton every day. When he was nine, his family moved to Cleveland where he worked in a petrol station and a grocery shop. But even in the misery of poverty, Jesse had dreams. His contact with athletics came in the fifth standard when the physical education teacher Charley Riley approached him to join the school team. But Jesse had a problem: he had to work after school. Riley was so keen to have him in the team that he suggested that Jesse train before school hours. Riley was perhaps the first kind white man Owens knew. In addition to the training, he brought food for Jesse, so that Jesse could put some flesh on his bones. The determination of Riley and the dedication of Owens finally succeeded in 1936, when although still at school, Jesse equaled the 100 mts. world record of 9.4 seconds. Who was Charley Railey?

A.  English teacher  
B.         Science
C.  PET                     
D.         Principal
Answer» D.         Principal
Discussion
93.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Jesse Owens's father was a farmer; his grandfather was a slave. Because of poverty, he came down with pneumonia every winter. "A couple of those winters, when my father could not find enough wood to keep the fire going in our little card-board house, I came to never seeing spring", he recalled. Everyone in the Owens family was expected to work. At the age of seven, Jesse had to pick nearly 50 kilos of cotton every day. When he was nine, his family moved to Cleveland where he worked in a petrol station and a grocery shop. But even in the misery of poverty, Jesse had dreams. His contact with athletics came in the fifth standard when the physical education teacher Charley Riley approached him to join the school team. But Jesse had a problem: he had to work after school. Riley was so keen to have him in the team that he suggested that Jesse train before school hours. Riley was perhaps the first kind white man Owens knew. In addition to the training, he brought food for Jesse, so that Jesse could put some flesh on his bones. The determination of Riley and the dedication of Owens finally succeeded in 1936, when although still at school, Jesse equaled the 100 mts. world record of 9.4 seconds. When did he first come into contact with athletics?

A.  Third standard   
B.        fourth standard
C.  At school             
D.        fifth standard  
Answer» E.
Discussion
94.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Jesse Owens's father was a farmer; his grandfather was a slave. Because of poverty, he came down with pneumonia every winter. "A couple of those winters, when my father could not find enough wood to keep the fire going in our little card-board house, I came to never seeing spring", he recalled. Everyone in the Owens family was expected to work. At the age of seven, Jesse had to pick nearly 50 kilos of cotton every day. When he was nine, his family moved to Cleveland where he worked in a petrol station and a grocery shop. But even in the misery of poverty, Jesse had dreams. His contact with athletics came in the fifth standard when the physical education teacher Charley Riley approached him to join the school team. But Jesse had a problem: he had to work after school. Riley was so keen to have him in the team that he suggested that Jesse train before school hours. Riley was perhaps the first kind white man Owens knew. In addition to the training, he brought food for Jesse, so that Jesse could put some flesh on his bones. The determination of Riley and the dedication of Owens finally succeeded in 1936, when although still at school, Jesse equaled the 100 mts. world record of 9.4 seconds. Who was Jesse Owens?

A.  Swimmer           
B.         sprinter    
C.  Archer                
D.         wrestler
Answer» C.  Archer                
Discussion
95.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Eskimos live in houses called Igloos'. An igloo is made of large square pieces of ice. But the igloo itself isn't square - it looks like half a big white ball standing on a white field of ice. It has a low opening for a door. It even has a window which is just a hole covered with a thin sheet of ice which lets the light in. An Eskimo can build an igloo for his family in an hour inside this house, an Eskimo sleeps on a bed made of hard snow. He uses skins of animals for sheets and covers. There is always a lamp burning inside the house, which gives light and is also used for cooking. The lamp is made of soapstone. It is filled with blubber, an oily material got from whales, which burns easily. Over the lamp is placed a cooking pot, also made of soapstone. Men, women and children wear clothing made of fur. When it is very old, they wear two layers of fur clothing, one on top of the other. The first layer has the hair turned inwards and the second layer has the hair turned outwards. When it is warm one layer of seal skin is enough. How much time is needed for making an Igloo?

A.  2 hours               
B.         1 hour     
C.  20 min.               
D.         No idea
Answer» C.  20 min.               
Discussion
96.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Eskimos live in houses called Igloos'. An igloo is made of large square pieces of ice. But the igloo itself isn't square - it looks like half a big white ball standing on a white field of ice. It has a low opening for a door. It even has a window which is just a hole covered with a thin sheet of ice which lets the light in. An Eskimo can build an igloo for his family in an hour inside this house, an Eskimo sleeps on a bed made of hard snow. He uses skins of animals for sheets and covers. There is always a lamp burning inside the house, which gives light and is also used for cooking. The lamp is made of soapstone. It is filled with blubber, an oily material got from whales, which burns easily. Over the lamp is placed a cooking pot, also made of soapstone. Men, women and children wear clothing made of fur. When it is very old, they wear two layers of fur clothing, one on top of the other. The first layer has the hair turned inwards and the second layer has the hair turned outwards. When it is warm one layer of seal skin is enough. A hole covered with a thin sheet of ice serves as a ...

A.  Widow                
B.         door
C.  Means of light                   
D.  ventilator
Answer» D.  ventilator
Discussion
97.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Eskimos live in houses called Igloos'. An igloo is made of large square pieces of ice. But the igloo itself isn't square - it looks like half a big white ball standing on a white field of ice. It has a low opening for a door. It even has a window which is just a hole covered with a thin sheet of ice which lets the light in. An Eskimo can build an igloo for his family in an hour inside this house, an Eskimo sleeps on a bed made of hard snow. He uses skins of animals for sheets and covers. There is always a lamp burning inside the house, which gives light and is also used for cooking. The lamp is made of soapstone. It is filled with blubber, an oily material got from whales, which burns easily. Over the lamp is placed a cooking pot, also made of soapstone. Men, women and children wear clothing made of fur. When it is very old, they wear two layers of fur clothing, one on top of the other. The first layer has the hair turned inwards and the second layer has the hair turned outwards. When it is warm one layer of seal skin is enough. Both the lamp and cooking pot are made of...

A.  Layers of fur       
B.         white shield of ice
C.  Seal skin              
D.        soapstone  
Answer» E.
Discussion
98.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Eskimos live in houses called Igloos'. An igloo is made of large square pieces of ice. But the igloo itself isn't square - it looks like half a big white ball standing on a white field of ice. It has a low opening for a door. It even has a window which is just a hole covered with a thin sheet of ice which lets the light in. An Eskimo can build an igloo for his family in an hour inside this house, an Eskimo sleeps on a bed made of hard snow. He uses skins of animals for sheets and covers. There is always a lamp burning inside the house, which gives light and is also used for cooking. The lamp is made of soapstone. It is filled with blubber, an oily material got from whales, which burns easily. Over the lamp is placed a cooking pot, also made of soapstone. Men, women and children wear clothing made of fur. When it is very old, they wear two layers of fur clothing, one on top of the other. The first layer has the hair turned inwards and the second layer has the hair turned outwards. When it is warm one layer of seal skin is enough. Eskimos make igloos out of large pieces of...

A.  Ice                      
B.         soapstone
C.  Blubber               
D.         fur
Answer» B.         soapstone
Discussion
99.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. Just two days ago, the beaches were thronged with picnickers, sunbathers, surfers and holidaymakers. There were hardly any vacant rooms in hotels that line the coast of Mexico's most famous resort, Acapulco. However, the city had the most unwelcome intruder, a monster in the form of hurricane Pauline, yesterday. It struck the city with devastating fury, unleashing deadly torrents that swept away people, cars and boulders. The other cities and ports along the Pacific coast of Mexico were also not spared. The latest reports reveal that more than 100 people had lost their lives. Twice the number were reported injured and many more went missing. There were massive traffic jams. Before long, there was a breakdown in communication. Worse still, electricity supply was cut off. Many people were stranded. Emergency calls could not be made. There was a great pandemonium. Many a family has been missing since the incident. One can only hope nothing untoward has happened to them. For the time being, many families had to take refuge in a relief center as their houses were damaged beyond recognition. This is indeed a very sad day for the people of Mexico. Which of the following is not a contribution to the pandemonium?

A.  People were stuck in traffic jams.
B.  There was a breakdown in communication.
C.  Many people were stuck at their places.
D.  Emergency had been declared.  
Answer» E.
Discussion
100.

Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow. In the White House, Abraham Lincoln quietly, sadly and ably guided the nation. Men complained about him, he listened quietly and without anger. Men worked against him and he did not turn against them. His great heart was full of grief, he loved peace; he was strong and determined to go on to the end slowly, the ordinary people of the country began to realise that in the White House, there was a great President and a great man. Lincoln had one serious fault, one which often troubled the officers of the army very much. He loved people, and he could understand and forgive their weaknesses perhaps!  more than was best. He found it difficult, for example, to permit the army courts to have a soldier shot for running away during a battle or for falling asleep while on guard duty He wanted to forgive them and give them a second chance, and their officers did not like it. A mother s tears a baby?s cry, a story of misfortune, these touched his heart. What did the ordinary people of the country begin to realise about Lincoln? That he was

A.  a great President
B.         an ordinary man
C.  a great man           
D.  both [a] and [c]  
Answer» E.
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