Econs English Language Aptitude Test -2015-2016

Set A

To be filled in by candidate with black ball pen only

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE

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10 minutes time is allowed to filled the desire information on question sheet.

28 objective questions to be answered by the candidate.
Dont write anything extra in the booklet.
There are probable answers to the question and only one of them is correct. Tick
the correct answer.
5. One mark will be awarded for each correct answer.
6. The paper is of 50 marks.
7. There will be no negative marking.

Q 1. Out of the given alternatives choose, the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

INSIPID
(a) Lucid
(b) Wily
(c) Witty
(d) Flat
Q 2. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence.
The American policy did much to escalate the conflict.
(a) To spread in a winder area
(b) To scale up
(c) To reduce in intensity
(d) To put an end to
Q 3. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PACIFY
(a) Quarrel
(b) Challenge
(c) Threaten
(d) Darken

Q 4. Select the word or phrase which is closest to the opposite in meaning of the italicised bold word
His appointment was confirmed last month.
(a) Disappointment
(b) Discharge
(c) Suspension
(d) Dismissal
Q 5. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the italicised to fill the blank.
Shalini has a slender figure, while her husband is..
(a) Brave
(b) Frail
(c) Healthy
(d) Stout

Q 6. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Large scale departure of people
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(a) Migration
(b) Emigration
(c ) Immigration
(d) Exodus
Q 7. The word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence.
A person pretending to be somebody he is not
(a) Imposter
(b) Liar
(c ) Rogue
(d) Magician
Q 8. Fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
You must . your career with all seriousness.
(a) Direct
(b) Complete
(c) Follow
(d) Manage
(e) Pursue
Q 9. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate alternative from amongst the four choices
given under each sentence.
I He is . for his evil deeds.
(a) Notorious
(b) famous
(c) Celebrated
(d) note
II The solider has no choice but to .. his officers orders.
(a) Carry away
(b) Carry out
(c) Carry On
(d) Carry through
Q 10. Complete the statement correctly and meaningfully.
Where are my spectacles? ................
(a) Here are they, on your nose!
(b) Here they are, on your nose!
(c) There are they, on your nose!
(d) There they are, on your nose!
Q 11. Choose the correct substitute of the italicised part of the sentence.
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My mother asked me when would I have a glass of milk.

(a) I shall
(b) I would
(c) I Will
(d) No improvement.
Q 12. Choose the appropriate alternative.
You can mix it with some sugar and eat it.
(a) Any sugar
(b) in some sugar
(c) Into some sugar
(d) No correction required
Q 13. Decide which sentence is the most preferable with respect to grammar, meaning and usage, suitable
for a formal writing in English.
(a) Our school had won the match if only we have concentrated.
(b) Our school would have won the match if only we would have concentrated.
(c) Our school would win the match only if we had concentrated.
(d) Our school had won the match if only we would have concentrated.
(e) Our school would have won the match if only we had concentrated.
Q14. Arrange the parts to form a meaningful sentence and then choose the correct combination.
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Reading Books
(P) Is a habit
(Q) But also enlarges the mind
(R) Because it not only increases knowledge
(S) Which must be cultivated by everybody
(a)PQSR
(b) PQRS
(c ) PSRQ
(d) SRPQ

II

Be careful in choosing your companions, and

(P) Never to be departed from, that
(Q) No youth ought to be called your friend
(R) Lay this down as a rule
(S) Who is addicted to indecent talk or who is fond of low society
(a) QPRS
(b) QSPR
(c) RPQS
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(d) RPSQ
Q 15. Select the combination of number so that letters/words arranged accordingly will form a
meaningful word.
D I F E R N
1 2 3 4 5 6
(a)1 4 3 6 2 5
(b) 6 4 3 5 2 1
(c) 3 5 2 4 6 1
(d) 5 4 3 2 6 1
Q 16. The following idiom is followed by some alternatives. Choose the one which best
expresses its meaning.
A storm in a tea cup
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Unexpected event
A danger signal
Much excitement over something trivial
A great noise

Q 17. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase
To keep ones head above water
(a) To keep ones head above water
(b) To keep out of debt
(c) To remain aloof
(d) None of these

Q 18. A sentence has been given in Direct speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested select the one
which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect speech.
I Rajesh said, I bought a car yesterday.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Rajesh said that I have bought a car the previous day.

Rajesh told that he had bought a car yesterday.
Rajesh said that he bought a car the previous day.
Rajesh said that he had bought a car the previous day.

II He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."

(a) He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"
(b) He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.
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(c) He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.

(d) He asked his father to increase his pocket-money.

Q 19. Choose the correctly spelt word.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Forecast
Forcaust
Forcast
Forecaste

Q 20. Find out the word with correct spelling.

(a) Numrator
(b) Numerator
(c ) Numerater
(d) Numrater
Q 21. Read the each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will
be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'.
(Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
I

(a) I could not put up in a hotel

(b) Because the boarding and lodging charges
(c) Were exorbitant
(d) No error.

II

(a) Having received your letter

(b) this morning, we are writing
(c) to thank you for the same.
(d) No error.

III

(a) You can get

(b)All the information that you want
(c) In this book.
(d) No error.

Q 22. Choose the correct meaning of the following word.

I

CANNY
(a)Obstinate
(b) Handsome
(c) Clever
(d) Stout

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RELINQUISH

(a) Abdicate
(b) Renounce
(c) Possess
(d) Deny
Q 23. Choose the correct combination to form a meaningful sentence.
I

It has been established that

P. Einstein was
Q. although a great scientist
R. weak in arithmetic
S. right from his school days
The Proper sequence should be:
(a)SRPQ
(b) QPRS
(c) QPSR
(d) RQPS

II

Since the beginning of history

P. have managed to catch
Q. the Eskimos and Red Indians
R. by a very difficulty method
S. a few specimens of this aquatic animal
The Proper sequence should be:
(a)QRPS
(b) SQPR
(c)SQRP
(d) QPS

III

By this time
P. at the railway station
Q. reported mass looting
R. reports of violence were flooding in
S. which police dispatches
The Proper sequence should be:
(a)RSPQ
(b)SPRQ
(c) SQRP
(d) RSQP
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IV

Though he dialed frequently

P. on telephone
Q. my brother could not contact me
R. and had left no information
S. as I had gone out of office
The Proper sequence should be:
(a)QPRS
(b)SQRP
(c) QPSR
(d) SPQR

Q 24. Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning,
If there is no correct meaning given, E (i.e.) 'None of these' will be the answer
I

To drive home..
(a) To find one's roots
(b) To return to place of rest
(c) Back to original position
(d) To emphasize
(e) None of these

II

To set one's face against

(a) To oppose with determination
(b) To judge by appearance
(c) To get out of difficulty
(d) To look at one steadily
(e) None of these

Q 25. In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the
given word/sentence.
I

Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

II

Imbecility
Senility
Dotage
Superannuation

A person who insists on something

(a) Disciplinarian
(b) Stickler
(c)Instantaneous
(d) Boaster
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Q 26. Each question consist of two words which have a certain relationship to each other followed by four
pairs of related words, Select the pair which has the same relationship
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PAIN: SEDATIVE
(a) Comfort: stimulant
(b) grief: consolation
(c) trance: narcotic
(d) ache: extraction

II

LIGHT: BLIND
(a) speech: dumb
(b) language: deaf
(c) tongue: sound
(d) voice: vibration

Q 27. Choose the right answer to the following questions

I See you tomorrow. - ____________
(a) There you are
(b) sure enough
(c) yes, see you
(d) you will
II Do you want another Drink? ----------------(a) Im going
(b) Can you?
(c) No thanks
(d) Please do
Q 28. Fill in the blanks
Book give us all the information (1) . a man. They show
(2)interest. They are the
(3). to his mind. All the riches of the world (4).their importance in the face of books. A
man with money and (5)books is a poor man. Books have become so cheap that a library can
(6)be made. Money spent on good books is never (7).it is a (8)to read good books.
Thus man gains both (9).and wisdom. You can.(10). Your library with the expenditure of only a few
hundred rupees.
1.

(a) for
(b) from
(c)about
(d) of
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2.

(a) his
(b)their
(c)that
(d)personal

3.

(a) Road
(b) access
(c ) index
(d) approach

4.

(a) Loose
(b) fade
(c ) Lose
(d) vanish

5.

(a) some
(b) with
(c ) few
(d) without

6.

(a) Hardly
(b) easily
(c) frequently
(d) scarcely

7.

(a) wasted
(b) recovered
(c) justified
(d) withdrawn

8.

(a) Blessing
(b) pleasure
(c ) obsession
(d)addiction

9.

(a) Skill
(b) aptitude
(c ) knowledge
(d) efficiency

10.

(a) From
(b) gather
(c) Constitute
(d) begin

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