Monday, May 24, 2010

evening shift english staff selection solved paper

In question no 151 to 155 out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be subsituted for the given words

151. one who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage.
A. compositor
B. STOKER
C. STOWAWAY
D. SHIPWRIGHT
152.clues available at a scene
a. circumstantial
b. derivative
c. inferential
d. suggestive
153. an unexpected piece of good fortune.
a. windfall
b. pilanthropy
c. benevolence
d. turnstile
154. an emolument over and above fixed income or salary
a. honorarium
b.siencure
c. perquisite
d. preogative
155. the animals of a particular region
a. flora b. museum
c. zoo d. fauna
161. 1. the most vulnerable section of the society are the students
p. revolutionary and new fledged ideas have a great appeal to them.
q. agitations may be non violent methods of protest.
r. they cannot resist the charm of persuasion.
s. they are to be taught that without discipline they cannot get proper education.
6. However if these become violent, the antisocial elements get encouraged and they put all proper working out of gear.
a. prsq
b. rsqp
c. srpq
d. rpqs
162.venice is a strange city
p. there are about 400 odd bridges connecting the islands of venice.
q. there are no motor cars, no horses and no buses there.
r. these small islands are close to one another.
s. it is not one island but a hundred islands.
6. this is because venice has no streets.
a. srpq
b. psrq
c. rqps
d. qsrp
163. one of the most terrible battles of the american civil war was fought in july 1863 at gettysburg
p.the chief speech on that occasion was given by edward everett, a celebrated orator.
q. lincoln was asked to make a few remarks.
r. in november of that year a portion of the battlefield was dedicated as a final resting place for men of both armies who died there.
s. everett's speech lasted 2 hours; lincoln's for 2 minutes; it was over almost before the crowd realized that it had begun.
6. but the gbettysburg speech, is now one of the world's immortal pieces of literature.
a.sqrp
b.rpqs
c.rqrs
d.qpsr
164.the teacher training agency in england hopes to make teaching one of the top three professions,
p. they have also demanded that the campaign should be matched by improved pay scales, work load and morale so as to avoid recruitment problems with an aim to raise the image of the teaching profession.
q. a series of advertisements are now being screened showing famous people speaking about teachers they remember and admire.
r. an amount of 100 million has been set aside to combat the shortage of applicants for teacher training.
s. teacher unions have welcomed this campaign.
6.it is high time for the indian government also to think on similar lines and take steps to lift up the sinking morale of the teaching profession.
a. qrps
b.rpsq
c.rqsp
d.qpsr
165. some say that failure is like toxic waste.
p. i see failure more as a fertilizer.
q thinking about it pollutes and undermines the attitudes needed for success.
r. the seeds of success must be planted afresh.
s. it can be used to enrich the soil of your mind.
6. turning failure into a fertilizer is accomplished by using your errors as steps in learning.
a. srqp
b.pqsr
c.spqr
d. qpsr


ACTIVE PASSIVE
166. the agent had disclosed the secret before it was evening.
a. the secret was disclosed by the agent before it was evening.
b. the secret had disclosed by the agent before it had been evening.
c. the secret had been disclosed by the agent before it was evening.
d. the secret was disclosed by the agent before it had been evening.

167. surely the lost child must have been found by now.
a. surely must have found the lost child by now.
b. surely some one must have found the lost child by now.
c. surely now must have found the lost child
d. now must have found the lost child surely.

168. We serve hot meals till 10.30 guests can order coffee and sandwiches upto 11.30
a. hot meals are serving till 10.30 coffee and sandwiches are ordering by guests till 11.30
b. hot meals are being served till 10.30 coffee and sandwiches are being ordered till 11.30
c. hot meals are served till 10.30 coffee and sandwiches may by ordered till 11.30
d. hot meals will be served till 10.30 coffee and sandwiches will be ordered upto 11.30
169. lie face-down; stretch your arms in front
a. your are face down, arms are to be outstretched.\
b. you should be lying face down, with arms outstretched.\
c. you should by lying face down; let arms stretch out.
d. let face be down; let arms be stretched out.
170. the greeks expected to win the international trophy.
a. it was expected that the greeks would win the international trophy.
b. the international trophy was expected to be won by the greeks.
c. it was expected that the greeks will win the international trophy.
d. it was exoected by the greeks that they would win the international trophy.

passage 171to 175 question based on it
in may 1966 the world health organisation was authorised to initate a global campaign to eradicate smallpox. the goal was to eradicate the disease
in one decade. because similar projects for malaria and yellow fever had failed, few believed that smallpox could actually be eradicated, but
eleven years after the initial organisation of the campaign, no cases were reported in the field.
The strategy was not only to provide mass vaccinations, but also to isolate patients with active small-pox in order to contain the spread of the
disease and to break the chanin of human transmission. Rewards for reporting small-pox assisted in motivating the public to aid health workers;
one by one, each small-pox victim was sought out, removed from contact with others and treated. at the same time the entire village where the victim had lived was vaccinated.
Today small-pox is no longer a threat to humanity. Routine vaccinations have been stopped worldwide.

171. which of the following is the best title of the passage
a. the world health orgsanisation
b. the eradication of small-pox
c. small pox vaccinations
d. infectious diseases
172. what was the goal of the campaign against small-pox
a. to decrease the spread of small pox worldwide
b. to eliminate small pox worldwide in ten years.
c. to provide mass vaccinations against small pox worldwide
d. to initiate worldwide projects for small pox malaria and yellow fever at the same time.
173. according to the paragraph what was the strategy used to eliminate the spread of small-pox
a. vaccination of the entire village
b. treatment of individual victum
c. isolation of victims and mass vaccinations.
d. extensive reporting of outbreaks.
174. which statement does not refer to small pox
a. previous projects had failed
b. people are no longer vaccinated for it
c. the world health organisation mounted a worldwide campaign to eradicate the disease
d. it was a serious threat.
175. it can be inferred that
a. no new cases of small pox have been reported this year
b. malaria and yellow fever have been eliminated.]
c. small pox victims no longer die when they contract the disease
d. small pox is not transmitted from one person to another.


CORRECTION
176. a.judge in him/b. prevailed upon the father/ c. and he sentenced his son to death / d. no error

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