English paper of CGL-2010 (Tier-II).

Answer Posted / prem prakash gupta

Antonyms :-

Diligent-(c) Lazy
Steadfast-(D) Wavering
Conceited- (C) Modest
Deterrent- (C) Encouragement
Spurious- (B) Authentic

Synonyms :-

Solecism- (D) Grammatical Error
Corroborate- (B) Substantiate
Delirious- (D) Excited
Licentious- (A) Immoral
Squander- (B) Waste

Correct Spelling :-

(C) Entrepreneur
(A) Promiscuous
(A) Onomatopoeia
(D) Bureaucracy
(C) Millionaire

Idioms & Phrases :-

To cast an aspersions- (C) to make unpleasant remarks
On the cards- (C) evident*
Dark horse- (D) an unexpected winner
To turn over a new leaf-(A) to change for the better
To Keep up one's appearances-(B) to maintain one's looks and
appearance*
Take to one's heels-(C) to run away*
Off and On- (A) repeatedly*
To take with a grain of Salt- (B) to take a small quantity
of*
To talk through one's hat- (D) to talk secretively*
Ins and outs- (B) details and complexities*

* Not Sure

One word Substitution:-

One who is unable to pay debts- (D) Insolvent
A roundabout way of speaking- (C) Circumlocution
An order requiring a person to attend a court- (C) Subpoena
An imaginary name assumed by an author for disguise- (C)
Alias
Murder of brother- (D) Fratricide
An extreme fear of being in a small confined place- (C)
Claustrophobia
An inscription on a tomb- (A) Epitaph
Allowance due to a wife from her husband an separation- (D)
Alimony
Practice of employing spies in war- (B) Espionage
A fixed territory in which authority can be exercised- (A)
Jurisdiction

Passage-I

(D) Accurate
(A) every individual has a unique set of fingerprints*
(C) The Chinese
(B) 100
(D) on a small piece of metal

Passage-II

(D) Steel-rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes
(C) Carts and Trucks
(D) Soldiers
(C) By the side of the road
(C) Because he was so tired that he couldn't go any further*

Passage-III

(C) There appears to be proof that he was a Christian Bishop
in the 3rd century*
(A) that did not want to leave their families
(D) Roman Church
(C) he died for the sake of young lovers
(B) Invitation cards

Passage-IV

(A) Asians are underdeveloped*
(D) Bring incompetent and unprincipled men to power*
(D) were too incompetent to speed up social and economic
change*
(B) enables people to find out their best friend*
(B) people can protest against its injustices,and even
overthrow it peacefully


Passage-V

(B) cause an increase
(A) in Sept.
(B) in Kameng
(D) panicky
(A) Sympathetic*

Passage-VI

(C) He wanted his neighbour to hear his prayer
(B) He found Nasirudin's prayer interesting
(A) God had answered his prayer
(B) Nasiruddin had said that God sent him the money
(B) was mad

Finding Error :-

(B) have passed
(A) On the time
(A) Americans are accustomed to*
(C) were at home
(C) repeated the word again
(A) It was me who was*
(B) why are you tinkering with the wire*
(D) No error (No sooner she had realized)
(C) can we?*
(B) gone now,
(C) for the last two decades*
(C) held in Parade grounds*
(A) There is a Bach's violin concerto*
(A) Lay your books aside and*
(B) with Guptas to a
(C) pounce upon a rat*
(C) which invade the human body*
(A) When I first started my school*
(B) has left
(D) No error (Don't think)

Fill in the blanks :-

(A) Off
(C) humanitarian
(B) result
(B) insensible
(B) for*

Complete the passage
Passage-I
(B) for
(B) despite
(A) filed
(C) poaching
(A) continuous
(A) waged
(A) runnig
(A) have
(A) existence
(D) needed

Passage-II
(A) useless
(C) could
(B) years
(D) enemies
(B) stepped
(C) young
(A) cannot
(B) live
(B) where
(B) but

Passage-III
(B) Advancing
(C) inability
(A) import
(A) banked
(B) ago

Sentence Correction :-

(B) Facade*
(B) a quarter of an hour
(A) advertise
(C) made
(C) requested
(A) thought
(C) DO you know how to prepare
(D) No improvement (Neither plants nor animals)
(B) remedial
(D) No improvement (During the recent floods)
(D) No improvement (In Gujarat)
(A) No action has been taken
(B) had left
(B) underlying
(D) No improvement (She was criticized)
(D) No improvement (Two children were knocked down)
(D) No improvement (The company is not doing well)
(C) Squirts (Squeals)
(D) No improvement (Although)


There are many chances of inaccuracy ..... bas I want to
check that how much I am correct.

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