UPSC English Sentence Improvement Sample Paper 2017

UPSC English Sentence Improvement Sample Paper 2017 - All candidates can find here Sample Paper of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) English Language Comprehension (Sentence Improvement) Examination will be held on 23.08.2017.

These sample papers will also help you for following Exams under UPSC:

✓ Reserved For Upsc Rt/Exam

✓ SCRA Exam, 2017

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(I), 2017

✓ CISF Ac(Exe) LDCE-2017

✓ N.D.A. & N.A. Exam.(I), 2017

✓ I.E.S./I.S.S. Exam., 2017

✓ Combined Geo-Scientist And Geologists' Exam., 2017

✓ Engineering Services Examination, 2017

✓ Combined Medical Services Exam, 2017

✓ Central Armed Police Forces (Ac) Exam., 2017

✓ Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam, 2017

✓ Indian Forest Service 1 Day (Preliminary) Exam, 2017 Through Cs [P] Exam 2017

✓ S.O./Steno (Gd-B/Gd-I) Ltd. Depttl. Competitive Exam 2017 (Written)

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(Ii), 2017

✓ Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam, 2017

Directions : Look at the italic font of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. Choose the one which is better than the underlined part. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response. Thus a ‘No improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (d)

1. The tension between us has eased a little
(a) eased off (b) eased up
(b) eased over (d) No improvement

2. (Whenever my students come across new words, I ask them to look for them in the dictionary.
(a) to look it up (b) to look them up
(b) to look at them (d) No improvement

3. The company goes to great length to ensure that employees can be comfortable in their work environment.
(a) Should enjoy comfort (b) will be comfortable
(b) are comfortable (d) No improvement

4. If you are living near a market you should be ready to bear the disturbances caused by traffic.
(a) to bear upon (b) to bear with
(b) to bear in (d) improvement

5. He insisted on he was innocent
(a) insistent on that (b) insisted that
(c) insisted with (d) No improvement

6. The child shouted that he might attract attention.
(a) to attract attention (b) in attracting attention
(c) that he may attract attention (d) No improvement

7. Each furniture on display in this hall is on sale.
(a) Each of the furniture (b) Each piece of furniture
(c) Each one of the furnitures (d) No improvement

8. You must atone with sins before you expect any pardon.
(a) atone at (b) atone to
(c) atone for (d) No improvement

9. Gangs of youth went at the rampage in the city yesterday.
(a) with the rampage (b) on the rampage
(c) over the rampage (d) No improvement

10. The whole family rallied round when mother was ill.
(a) rellied over (b) rellied at
(c) rellied with (d) No improvement

11. The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture.
(a) primary (b) paramount
(c) primitive (d) No improvement

12. Bogus social workers have been preying over old people
(a) preying with (b) preying at
(c) preying on (d) No improvement

13. The negotiations will call for considerable dexterity.
(a) will call considerable (b) will call the considerable
(c) will call with considerable (d) No improvement

14. Looked over from that point of view, his decision is easier to understand
(a) Looked with (b) Looked at
(c) Looked for (d) No improvement

15. He showed a flagrant feelings.
(a) disregard at (c) disregard with
(b) disregard over (d) No improvement

16. He does not like me coming so late.
(a) my coming so late (b) I coming so late
(c) me come so late (d) No improvement

17. I have to cut down my expenses due to my falling income.
(a) I have to cut off (b) I have to cut out
(c) I have to cut of (d) No improvement

18. Of the two candidates, I think he is the best suited.
(a) he is suited best (b) he is the better suited
(c) he is best suited (d) No improvement


19. The climate of Delhi is somewhat like Jaipur.
(a) like Jaipur’s (b) as Jaipur’s
(c) as Jaipur (d) No improvement

20. His brother never has and never will be dependable
(a) never had (b) never has been
(c) was never being (d) No improvement

21. If you would have remembered to bring the map, we would not have lost our way
(a) had remembered (b) were remembering
(c) remembered (d) No improvement

22. You must carry on my order
(a) carry off (b) carry out
(c) carry of (d) No improvement

23. The boat was drowned.
(a) was drown (b) was drowned
(c) was sunk (d) No improvement

24. Now I must beg leave of you.
(a) beg your leave (b) beg of your leave
(c) beg off your leave (d) No improvement

25. When describing” the accident, he was in tears.
(a) In describing (b) When he was describing
(c) As describing (d) No improvement

26. The two thieves distributed the loot between themselves.
(a) among themselves (b) amongst themselves
(c) with themselves (d) No improvement

27. The preservation of peace is necessary.
(a) maintenance of peace (b) establishment of peace
(c) persuasion of peace (d) No improvement

28. The spirit of democracy had sped into our way of thinking.
(a) leaked into (b) permeated
(c) soaked into (d) No improvement

29. The decent from the mountain peak was slow and painful.
(a) descent (b) decline
(c) decrease (d) No improvement

30. The building will redecorate during the summer season.
(a) will be redecorated (b) will be redecorating
(c) will be redecorate (d) No improvement
(c) stay at

31. The Union Finance Minister has said recruitment will be restricted to one-third of the vacancies that arise in the government jobs.
(a) rise (b) raise
(c) arouse (d) No improvement

32. Our armed forces are superior to those of any other country in the world.
(a) superior than (b) superior from
(c) superior over (d) No improvement

33. He secured the first position in a hundred meters race.
(a) a hundred meter race
(b) hundred meters race
(c) one hundred meters race
(d) No improvement

34. Working in the slums brought her in against the realities of poverty.
(a) brought her forward (b) brought her up
(c) brought her on (d) No improvement

35. I hope it’s not imposing on your hospitality, but could I stay to dinner?
(a) stay over (b) stay up to
(c) stay at (d) No improvement

36. I have dreamt all my maroon-coloured car.
(a) of owning (b) to owning
(c) at owning (d) No improvement

37. The war has had a negative impact over the economy of the country.
(a) in the economy (b) on the economy
(c) in economy (d) No improvement

38. They claimed to bring the best products and services on the doorsteps of their consumers.
(a) up to the doorsteps (b) to the doorsteps
(c) at the doorsteps (d) No improvement

39. My Company has decided to go it alone rather than set up a joint venture.
(a) put up (b) deal with
(c) go along with (d) No improvement

40. The last exercise was fairly easier than I thought it wall be.
(a) more (b) rather
(c) comparatively (d) No improvement

41. The Chief Manager asked me to carry on his order immediately.
(a) carry forward (b) carry out
(c) carry with (d) No improvement

42. The profits will be dealt with among the investors.
(a) dealt in (b) dealt out
(c) dealt of (d) No improvement

43. Your advice is no different from the other friend.
(a) not different from (b) no different from that of the
(c) not different from the (d) No improvement

44. It was she not me, who put forth the attractive proposition.
(a) she, not I, (b) her, not me,
(c) her, not I, (d) No improvement

45. His love of languages bent him towards a career as a translator.
(a) inclined him (b) twisted him
(c) directed him (d) No improvement

46. His suggestion was greeted with hoots of laughter.
(a) greeted in (b) greeted over
(c) greeted at (d) No improvement

47. He has been absent since three days.
(a) from three days (b) during three days
(c) for three days (d) No improvement

48. He bought a new house but disposed it off immediately.
(a) disposed immediately (b) disposed off it immediately
(c) disposed of it immediately (d) No improvement

49. He could not be able to think logically because of his illness.
(a) can not be able (b) was not able
(c) can be unable (d) No improvement

50. Measles is dangerous for adults, too.
(a) with (b) in
(c) to (d) No improvement

ANSWER KEYS

1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (b) S. (c) 9. (b) 10. (d) 11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (b) 21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (a) 30. (a) 31. (d) 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (a) 36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (d) 39. (d) 40. (d) 41. (b) 42. (b) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (c) 49. (b) 50. (d)

UPSC English Synonyms Sample Paper 2015

UPSC English Synonyms Sample Paper 2015 - All candidates can find here Sample Paper of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) English Language Comprehension (Synonyms) Examination will be held on 23.08.2015.

These sample papers will also help you for following Exams under UPSC:

✓ Reserved For Upsc Rt/Exam

✓ SCRA Exam, 2015

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(I), 2015

✓ CISF Ac(Exe) LDCE-2015

✓ N.D.A. & N.A. Exam.(I), 2015

✓ I.E.S./I.S.S. Exam., 2015

✓ Combined Geo-Scientist And Geologists' Exam., 2015

✓ Engineering Services Examination, 2015

✓ Combined Medical Services Exam, 2015

✓ Central Armed Police Forces (Ac) Exam., 2015

✓ Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam, 2015

✓ Indian Forest Service 1 Day (Preliminary) Exam, 2015 Through Cs [P] Exam 2015

✓ S.O./Steno (Gd-B/Gd-I) Ltd. Depttl. Competitive Exam 2015 (Written)

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(Ii), 2015

✓ Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam, 2015

Antonyms are the negative connotation of a particular word. An antonym is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to a particular word or a phrase in the same language.

Directions: Each of the following items consists of a word in capital letters or a word in bold type or an italic word. Each item is followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or group of words which is farthest in meaning to that word.

1. RECTITUDE
(a) Non-adherence to procedure
(b) Dishonesty
(c) Untidiness
(d) Disrespect

2. ARCHAIC
(a) Respectful (b) Brave
(c) Exciting (d) Modern

3. SEDATE
(a) Lacking in confidence
(b) Weak
(c) Flippant
(d) Ill-informed

4. PREDILECTION
(a) Haziness (b) Legal right
(c) Disinclination (d) Camaraderie

5. LACONIC
(a) Verbose (b) Insipid
(c) Cumbersome (d) Vague

6. DISDAIN
(a) Praise (b) Equivocate
(c) Salvage (d) Turbulence

7. ERUDITE
(a) Adamant (b) Ignorant
(c) Opaque (d) Original

8. NASCENT
(a) Tasteful (b) Fading
(c) Notorious (d) Detestable

9. PRUDENCE
(a) Vacillation (b) Mercy
(c) Variety (d) Extravagance

10. PATHETIC
(a) Rapturous (b) Friendly
(c) Conscious (d) Desolate

11. TRANSIENT
(a) Slippery (b) slipshod
(c) Permanent (d) original

12. COPIOUS
(a) Grand (b) Affluence
(c) Meagre (d) Weird

13. SOOTHE
(a) Absolute (b) Chafe
(c) Dark (d) Intimidating

14. OBLITERATE
(a) Devastate (b) Perpetuate
(c) Clear (d) Uncomplicated

15. INSOLENCE
(a) Futuristic (b) Respectfulness
(c) Tolerance (d) Aptitude

16. FICKLE
(a) Inaccurate (b) Unnoticed
(c) Appreciate (d) Loyal

17. EVASIVE
(a) Frank (b) Mistaken
(c) Exuberant (d) pensive

18. OPULENCE
(a) Transparency (b) Penury
(c) Generosity (d) Opacity

19. PLETHORA
(a) Denial (b) Aversion
(c) Scarcity (d) Despair

20. ENTICE
(a) Authorize (b) Baffle
(c) Repel (d) Misplace

21. PALTRY
(a) Lethargy (b) Matchless
(c) Obsolete (d) Surfeit

22. PARSIMONIOUS
(a) Conformity (b) Generous
(c) Stiff (d) Convincing

23. FETTER
(a) Liberate (b) Cure
(c) Compare (d) diminish

24. PROTRACT
(a) Vigorous (b) Erratic
(c) Extensive (d) Shorten

25. DESULTORY
(a) Methodical (b) Casual
(c) Aversion (d) Misjudge

26. CAPITULATE
(a) Guess
(b) Assert
(c) Work hard
(d) To appear suddenly

27. GARRULOUS
(a) Soft-spoken (b) Reticent
(c) Peaceful (d) Kind

28. FORBEARANCE
(a) Patience (b) Self-control
(b) Intolerance (d) Preference

29. PREDILECTION
(a) Confusion (b) Detestation
(c) Abnormality (d) Desperateness

30. RELENTLESS
(a) Merciless (b) Yielding
(c) Monotonous (d) Incisive

31. TRANSIENT
(a) Alien (b) Tragic
(c) Brief (d) Permanent

32. SYNCHRONOUS
(a) Not in working order
(b) Not in Phase
(c) Without problems
(d) Without permission

33. VEXATION
(a) Patience (b) Pleasantness
(c) Displeasure (d) Dislike

34. UNDERMINE
(a) Ensnare (b) Mollify
(c) Terminate (d) Bolster

35. OVERBEARING
(a) Thrifty (b) Timid
(c) Cautious (d) Futuristic

36. BANALITY
(a) Detailed analysis
(b) Novel expression
(c) Unrehearsed statement
(d) Brief account

37. VANITY
(a) Arrogance (b) Bluster
(c) Modesty (d) Disrepute

38. APATHY
(a) Cruelty (b) Passion
(c) Tactfulness (d) Hostility

39. PRODIGALITY
(a) Unselfishness
(b) Unresponsiveness
(c) Inexcitability
(d) Miserliness

40. CONFORMITY
(a) Doubtful
(b) Variance
( c) Par excellence
(d) Unorthodox

41. PALTRY
(a) Obsolete (b) Cautious
(c) Random (d) Plentiful

42. Throughout the evening. Rahul looked very dole
(a) aggressive (b) cheerful
(c) tired (d) involved

43. He is showing signs of senility.
(a) virility (b) laziness
(c) maturity (d) exhaustion

44. He gave the reply written in a terse style.
(a) pleasant (b) verbose
(c) rude (d) concise

45. He walked in ungainly strides
(a) quick (b) short
(c) awkward (d) graceful

46. There is not a trace of vanity in her behaviour.
(a) humility (b) selflessness
(c) modesty (d) dignity

47. They approached the stranger warily.
(a) suspiciously (b) cautiously
(c) carefully (d) carelessly

48. The forwards of their football team made sporadic raids into the opponent’s territory.
(a) rare (b) frequent
(c) sharp (d) coordinated

49. She was overstrung before the performance
(a) excited’ (b) calm
(c) enthusiastic (d) cheerful

50. The speaker had a superficial knowledge of the subject.
(a) artificial (b) deep
(c) fictitious (d) overt

ANSWER KEYS

1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (a) 11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (c) 21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (b) 30. (b) 31. (d) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (b) 41. (d) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (b) 45. (d) 46. (c) 47. (d) 48. (b) 49. (b) 50. (b)

UPSC English Fill in the Blanks Sample Paper 2015

UPSC English Fill in the Blanks Sample Paper 2015 - All candidates can find here Sample Paper of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) English Language Comprehension (Fill in the Blanks) Examination will be held on 23.08.2015.

These sample papers will also help you for following Exams under UPSC:

✓ Reserved For Upsc Rt/Exam

✓ SCRA Exam, 2015

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(I), 2015

✓ CISF Ac(Exe) LDCE-2015

✓ N.D.A. & N.A. Exam.(I), 2015

✓ I.E.S./I.S.S. Exam., 2015

✓ Combined Geo-Scientist And Geologists' Exam., 2015

✓ Engineering Services Examination, 2015

✓ Combined Medical Services Exam, 2015

✓ Central Armed Police Forces (Ac) Exam., 2015

✓ Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam, 2015

✓ Indian Forest Service 1 Day (Preliminary) Exam, 2015 Through Cs [P] Exam 2015

✓ S.O./Steno (Gd-B/Gd-I) Ltd. Depttl. Competitive Exam 2015 (Written)

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(Ii), 2015

✓ Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam, 2015

While fill-the-blank test questions are not common on standardized tests, it is a form of that many use. Along with fill-in-the-blank questions, you may even have short answer questions on many of your tests, and there are strategies you can use to accurately answer these types of questions. The first step is understanding what a short answer or fill-in-blank questions are. These types of questions generally will require you to read the problem and fill in the correct answer.

Fill-in-the-blank and short answer questions test your ability to recollect facts and trivia you have learned. Another way to understand a short answer question is by looking at the directions. This means you will be required to write a sentence or more to answer the question. Now that you understand the meaning of fill-in-the-blank and short answer tests, you can learn some strategies to help you score high on those tests.

1. The first strategy is to look for clues in the test question. This means to see if the question is worded differently than what is commonly used and then you may be able to find the correct answer. If the test maker did use a different type of phrase, it is wise to consider that as a way of finding the answer to the question and how it should be worded.

2. Just because you have looked for clues does not mean you have to read to much into the test question, which leads us to the next strategy, do not look for hidden meanings. Fill-in-the-blank and short answer tests are basic, which means that these tests usually only want you to recall facts from the notes you took in class or read in your books. These tests will only require hardly more than an accurate recollection of those facts. If you look for hidden meanings that are not there, you will end up making the test more difficult. If you have already studied well for the test, your answers-should come easily.

3. As with any type of test, making an educated guess on fill-in-the-blank and short answer tests is a good strategy to use when you are stuck. Often times, you will remember more when you start writing, moreover, you may be able to receive partial good marks for getting the answer almost right.

4. If you are still a little stumped, you should count the number of blanks provided with the fill-in-the-blank question. This can give you an idea of what information is needed because teachers can let you know what answer they are looking for this way. Keep in mind though, that there can be really short or long blanks, as well as any number of them, so if you are sure that a two blank question has a one word answer write it down and move on.

Directions: Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.

1. Every human being is………to the Almighty for his actions on earth.
(a) faithful (b) approachable
(c) accountable (d) responsible

2. I don’t know where he is but I could………a guess.
(a) suggest (b) attempt
(c) hazard (d) estimate

3. I never saw such………a sight.
(a) dreadful (b) deadening
(c) dreaded (d) dread

4. We must………trade with neighbouring countries.
(a) add (b) promote
(c) enter (d) deal

5. She has been ill but now she is back in………
(a) movement (b) motion
(c) circulation (d) moving

6. A leader has the capacity to influence others,………expectations and establish specific desires which determine the direction a business takes.
(a) search (b) evoke
(c) develop (d) construct

7. Roshan and his family members were………from the hospital after treatment for minor injuries.
(a) removed (b) transferred
(c) discharged (d) evicted

8. Management consulting is an independent and………advisory service provided by qualified professionals to clients in order to help them identify and analyse management problems or opportunities.
(a) objective (b) subjective
(c) confirmed (d) experienced

9. His teacher advised him to give………bad company.
(a) away (b) up
(c) in (d) off

10. He appealed to the President as a last………
(a) solution (b) resource
(c) force (d) reason

11. I will come to meet you at the station in my car………you do not have to walk to my house.
(a) in order (b) that
(c) because (d) so that

12. That table would collapse if both………on it.
(a) would stand (b) will stand
(c) are standing (d) stood

13. I wonder why I always have trouble with my car whenever I………to go to the cinema.
(a) imagine (b) decide
(c) am deciding (d) had decided

14. Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire………only with a few.
(a) introduction (b) cordiality
(c) intimacy (d) encounter

15. His energy was unbounded; his resourcefulness inexhaustible; and his equanimity in the face of danger, almost………
(a) unreasonable (b) uncanny
(c) natural (d) false

16. Medical ethics………a doctor to have a love affair with a patient.
(a) censure (b) forbid
(c) contraindicate (d) disallow

17. Putin’s overwhelming victory clearly shows that what the Russian wants is a strong leader who will………Mother Russia to her former pride and glory.
(a) restate (b) restore
(c) rescue (d) retrieve

18. The new office block is a/an………on the landscape.
(a) humiliation (b) ugliness
(c) excrescence (d) oddity

19. It is imperative that the Government initiates swift action on such a critical recommendation if its intention of tackling the menace of spurious drugs is to carry some………with the general public.
(a) credibility (b) credulity
(c) credulousness (d) creditableness

20. I have no………motive in offering this advice; I seek no personal advantage.
(a) magnanimous (b) implied
(c) altruistic (d) ulterior

21. The young man was quickly promoted when his employers saw how………he was.
(a) indolent (b) cursory
(c) assiduous (d) indigent

22. Some students are………and want to take only the courses for which they see immediate value.
(a) reclusive (b) pragmatic
(c) ambivalent (d) consistent

23. The train was………delayed by the accident.
(a) inevitably (b) invariably
(c) inexactly (d) inexhaustibly

24. The building had a/an………air of sadness about it.
(a) temperate (b) integral .
(c) tangible (d) intangible

25. He has a reputation for being a………critic.
(a) forthcoming (b) forthwith
(c) forthright (d) fortified

26. The officers threatened to take reprisals if the lives of their men were………by the conquered natives.
(a) irritated (b) destroyed
(c) endangered (d) enervated

27. Criticism that is made without suggesting areas of improvement is not……… should be avoided if possible.
(a) constructive (b) mandatory
(c) sagacious (d) representative

28. Physicists dream of a unified theory of matter that could replace the current……… of mutually inconsistent theories and clutter the field.
(a) dearth (b) integration
(c) welter (d) bonanza

29. We must try to understand his momentary aberration for he has. .......... more strain and anxiety than any among us.
(a) understood (b) forgotten
(c) undergone (d) described

30. The guilt or innocence of the……… will be decided by the court of law.
(a) kill (b) criminal
(c) suspicious (d) accused

31. Rohit was about to move his bike into the compound of his apartment when a passer-by……… down the motorbike.
(a) turned (b) fell
(c) forced (d) knocked

32. The new industrial policy is a result of the confidence the government has in the……… of the Indian industry.
(a) existence (b) maturity
(c) status (d) power

33. Although the economy suffers downturns, it has also strong……… and self-correcting tendencies.
(a) unstable (b) inauspicious
(c) perceived (d) recuperative

34. The affluent life-styles of contemporary politicians are in sharp contrast to the ……… ways of living of the freedom fighters.
(a) niggardly (b) austere
(c) agnostic (d) economical

35. Of the several issues that were discussed in the meeting, only a few were pertinent and most of them were………
(a) contrasting (b) irrelevant
(c) reasonable (d) independent

36. The Minister felt that the recommendation made by the Committee was……… even though similar schemes had worked earlier.
(a) approved (b) infeasible
(c) pragmatic (d) profitable

37. The activities of the Association have deviated from the……… objectives set for it in the initial years.
(a) relevant (b) pristine
(c) original (d) total

38. Gaurav’s behaviour is worthy of……… by all the youngsters.
(a) following (b) emulation
(c) exploration (d) trial

39. The priest addressed the……… for more than an hour and was listened to with rapt attention.
(a) staff (b) complement
(c) congregation (d) crew

40. Many people take their spirituality very seriously and wonder about those who don’t, worrying about them and……… them to believe.
(a) venturing (b) enabling
(c) prodding (d) apprising

41. The manager’s……… include the use of Company’s car and free education for children.
(a) perquisites (b) benefits
(c) prerequisites (d) advantages

42. There was a coating of……… on the unwashed sink.
(a) slime (b) slew
(c) slink (d) sledge

43. The patient showed signs of……… tooth decay.
(a) incarnate (b) incipient
(c) inane (d) prohibitive

44. I will remember Lincoln………as a truly great man.
(a) Posterity (b) Probity
(c) Posterior (d) Postdate

45. To his……… he was criticized by the Managing Director in front of all his junior colleagues.
(a) mortification (b) discredit
(c) mollification (d) devastation

46. The team management was worried about the captain’s……… injury.
. (a) niggling (b) niggardly
(c) stingy (d) nifty

47. He is very……… his age.
(a). premature (b) unmature
(c) prematured (d) immature

48. The victim made an……… plea for mercy.
(a) impassive (b) impassable
(c) impassioned (d) imperial

49. The tourists were……… by the view of the mountains.
(a) enraged (b) enlightened
(c) enraptured (d) enriched

50. He was guided by……… rather than by ethical consideration.
(a) equanimity (b) expediency
(c) morale (d) equilibrium

ANSWER KEYS

1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (d) 11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (d) 21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28. (f) 29. (c) 30. (d) 31. (d) 32. (d) 33. (d) 34. (b) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (c) 41. (a) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (d) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (b)

UPSC English Analogy Sample Paper 2015

UPSC English Analogy Sample Paper 2015 - All candidates can find here Sample Paper of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) English Language Comprehension (Analogy) Examination will be held on 23.08.2015.

These sample papers will also help you for following Exams under UPSC:

✓ Reserved For Upsc Rt/Exam

✓ SCRA Exam, 2015

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(I), 2015

✓ CISF Ac(Exe) LDCE-2015

✓ N.D.A. & N.A. Exam.(I), 2015

✓ I.E.S./I.S.S. Exam., 2015

✓ Combined Geo-Scientist And Geologists' Exam., 2015

✓ Engineering Services Examination, 2015

✓ Combined Medical Services Exam, 2015

✓ Central Armed Police Forces (Ac) Exam., 2015

✓ Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam, 2015

✓ Indian Forest Service 1 Day (Preliminary) Exam, 2015 Through Cs [P] Exam 2015

✓ S.O./Steno (Gd-B/Gd-I) Ltd. Depttl. Competitive Exam 2015 (Written)

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(Ii), 2015

✓ Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam, 2015

Analogy means ‘correspondence’. In questions based on analogy, a particular relationship is given and another similar relationship has to be identified from the alternatives provided. Analogy tests are therefore meant to test a candidate’s overall knowledge, power of reasoning and ability to think concisely and accurately. Below are given some common relationships which will help you detect most analogies better.

Direction (Qs. 1-20): Select the alternative that exhibits a similar relationship as shown by the QUESTION PAIR.

1. HAIR: HARE
a. Smart: Pretty
b. Bushel: Com
c. Fair : Fare
d. Moral: Amoral

2. SALUTATION: FAREWELL
a. Introduction: Conclusion
b. Deposit: Withdraw
c. Companion: Friendship
d. Mingle: Emerge

3. SHARD: POTIERY
a. Island: Sea
b. Canto: Poem
c. Whole: Part
d. Grass: Field

4. SINGER: CHORUS
a. Market: Crowd
b. Flowers: Garland
c. Artist: Troupe
d. Fish: Pond

5. MONEY: SQUANDER
a. Power: Generator
b. Food: Hunger
c. Energy: Dissipate
d. Battery: Charge

6. SNEER: CONTEMPT
a. Grimace: Pain
b. Snarl: Restlessness
c. Mourn: Frustration
d. Joke: Happiness

7. BEAR: LUMBER
a. Deer: Swoop
b. Cat: Stealth
c. Frisk: Lamb
d. Lion: Growls

8. EAR: SOUND
a. hear: See
b. Smell: Listen
c. Hand: Fist
d. ye: Light

9. TEPID: TORRID
a. Livid: Lurid
b. Pool: Placid
c. Cool: Frigid
d. Lack: Abundance

10. PROCTOR: SUPERVIS
a. Prophet: Rule
b. Prodigy: Wonder
c. Profiteer: Consume
d. Prodigal: Squander

11. RELICS: CIVILIZATION
a. Building: Debris
b. Current: Bygone
c. Ashes: Fire
d. Bottle: Stopper

12. ROMANTIC: REALISTIC
a. Dramatic: Prosaic
b. Thought: Idea
c. Fanciful: Actual
d. Poet: Dramatist

13. EMBRYO: CHILD
a. Fruit: Rind
b. Sprout: Plant
c. Seed: Fruit
d. Tar : Coal

14. FOOT: TOE
a. Land: Cape
b. House: Gate
c. Hand: Glove
d. Nails: Finger

15. ODYSSEY: GREEK
a. Utopia: English
b. Tulsi Das : Sanskrit
c. Monalisa : English
d. Dante: Latin

16. HYPOCRISY: HONESTY
a. Literature: Philosophy
b. Arrogant: Notorious
c. Seldom: Often
d. Murder: Sympathy

17. PLANT: FUNGUS
a. Police: Robbers
b. Lion: Lamb
c. Sailor: Pirate
d. Major: Sepoy

18. GOOSE:GANDER
a. Duck: Drake
b. Hen: Chicken
c. Horse: Colt
d. Donkey: Mule

19. ASCETIC: LUXURY
a. Scholar: Knowledge
b. Misogynist: Women
c. Capitalist: Poverty
d. Martyr: Man

20. HOT: SIZZLING
a. Pale: Dull
b. Gay: Morose
c. Damp: Wet
d. Wide: Broad

ANSWER KEYS

1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)

UPSC English Selecting Words Sample Paper 2015

UPSC English Selecting Words Sample Paper 2015 - All candidates can find here Sample Paper of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) English Language Comprehension (Selecting Words) Examination will be held on 23.08.2015.

These sample papers will also help you for following Exams under UPSC:

✓ Reserved For Upsc Rt/Exam

✓ SCRA Exam, 2015

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(I), 2015

✓ CISF Ac(Exe) LDCE-2015

✓ N.D.A. & N.A. Exam.(I), 2015

✓ I.E.S./I.S.S. Exam., 2015

✓ Combined Geo-Scientist And Geologists' Exam., 2015

✓ Engineering Services Examination, 2015

✓ Combined Medical Services Exam, 2015

✓ Central Armed Police Forces (Ac) Exam., 2015

✓ Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam, 2015

✓ Indian Forest Service 1 Day (Preliminary) Exam, 2015 Through Cs [P] Exam 2015

✓ S.O./Steno (Gd-B/Gd-I) Ltd. Depttl. Competitive Exam 2015 (Written)

✓ C.D.S. Exam.(Ii), 2015

✓ Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam, 2015

Directions: In the following passages at certain points, you are given a choice of three or four words/phrases, in italics and marked (a), (b), (c), (d), Choose the best word/phrase out of the three and indicate your choice.

This narrow-gauge railway section is
1. (a) counted
(b) numbered
(c) figured among the highest in the world. The diesel loco

2. (a) hauls
(b) travels
(c) lifts

3. (a) placed
(b) situated
(c) having at an altitude of 656 m above mean sea level, to the queen of hills, Shimla.

4. (a) Travelling- up
(b) Running up
(c) Meandering up the Himalayas, the train crosses 889 bridges and passes through 102 tunnels, including the second largest one in India. Excavation work on this tunnel was started from both ends, and when it was almost over, the English engineers

5. (a) realized
(b) learnt
(c) figured that they did not

6. (a) unite
(b) connect
(c) Join The chief Engineer, William Barog, was

7. (a) penalized
(b) sentenced
(c) slapped a penalty of a rupee, but he was so humiliated by his failure that he went

8. (a) at
(b) over
(c) to the wrong opening and committed suicide. One should not

9. (a) miss
(b) avoid
(c) fear the neatly-white washed alcoves in the tunnel. They are meant for those who walk through the tunnel, to stand safely as the train

10. (a) passes off It
(b) passes by
(c) passes out

11. (a) crawls up
(b) runs up
(c) moves up at a speed of less than 25 km an hour, takes around six hours to reach Shimla and

12. (a) takes
(b) negotiates
(c) goes through 919 curves in between. When the first train, with three bogeys- and

13. (a) packed
(b) carrying
(c) full of with passengers was

14. (a) moved off
(b) flagged off
(c) started off on November 9, 1903, it was

15. (a) powered
(b) moved
(c) energized by a steam locomotive called ‘Hill Puffer’.

16. (a) surfeit
(b) allocation
(c) preponderance
(d) misappropriation of resources in India’s health programme has never been, as far as can be

17. (a) thought
(b) utilized
(c) restored,
(d) ascertained, a subject of published research of high quality and hence the unsatisfactory

18. (a) measure (b) nature
(c) evidence (d) type of the foregoing account of the government sector. Nevertheless, India’s health

19. (a) system
(b) view
(c) development
(d) method shares several features of the

20. (a) fate
(b) pattern
(c) differences
(d) beauty of health services in other developing countries whose professional medical structures and

21. (a) maturity
(b) distribution
(c) length
(d) range of the health services are

22. (a) launched
(b) inherited
(c) discovered
(d) restrained from a colonial past. These features include a

23. (a) complete
(b) strong
(c) large
(d) meagre share of health budgets

24. (a) taken
(b) allocated
(c) arranged
(d) contributed to major hospitals in urban centres and consequent relative

25. (a) lapse
(b) default
(c) strength
(d) neglect of the rural health infrastructures

ANSWER KEYS

1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (b) 21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (d)