Direction (Q1-Q5): Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it. Passage - 1 Growing up in Atlanta during the heyday of the city's baseball team, the Atlanta Braves, gave me a unique perspective of America's national pastime. Witnessing the team and the city win a World Series title in 1996 forever connected my destiny with that of professional baseball; wherever I might be after that point in time, I will always remember the joy and emotion that I was filled with on that day. There are some who denigrate the sport because it does not appear to incorporate a traditional sporting skill set, but it is baseball's unique nature that makes it remarkable. Instead of requiring athletes to run for extended lengths of time, like so many traditional forms of sport, baseball is an exercise in skill and power, one that combines the precision of sports like golf or archery with the pure brawn of sports like weightlifting or the Olympic hammer throw. It is this distinct characteristic of combination that gives baseball its intrigue and singularity. And to those critics who belittle the athletes themselves, I must ask, "Have you ever played baseball at a competitive level?" While the players themselves make their jobs look incredibly easy, it is only because they have both been born with incredible gifts AND trained for entire lifetimes to develop their skills. Five minutes spent competing against baseball's best would convince any naysayer of the sport's true legitimacy. Passage - 2 The history of American sports is a long and illustrious one, but it is a truly foolish to consider professional baseball its "national pastime." Baseball is not only not America's national pastime, it should not even be considered a true athletic competition. If the sight of an entire field filled with bloated, steroid-using meatheads isn't enough to convince you of its invalidity as a true sport, consider the simple nature of the competition. Nine people stand around an enormous grass field for fourhours at a time, barely even breaking a sweat. Over the course of the "competition," the average player will run a maximum distance of less than a single mile, and spend more than 95% of their completely uninvolved in the current activity. This is not a sport. A sport is an activity that requires an athlete's focus, determination, strength, endurance, and skill for an extended period of time. It is certainly no easy thing to be a professional baseball player. But the mere fact that something is difficult does not qualify it as a sport. After all, would training to write your name as many times as possible in a single hour qualify as a sport? One could train for a lifetime, and certainly develop an incredible skill and technique for achieving such agoal, but that would still not make it a sport. Perhaps, though, it could be considered a "pastime". 1. Which of the following best describes the tone of the author of the first passage? A. Personal and opinionated B. Narrative C. Neutral D. Ambivalent 2. Which of the following best describes the tone of the author of the second passage? A. Critical and opinionated B. Neutral and even C. Compliant D. Bewildered 3. The attitude towards baseball players of the author of the second passage is best characterized as one of A. Undisguised veneration B. Contempt C. Horror D. Fear 4. The attitude of the author of the first passage towards baseball could best be described as one of 1 A. Shock B. Intellectual Inquiry C. Nostalgia and Admiration D. Questioning Doubt 5. The attitude towards baseball players of the author of the first passage is most closely described as one of A. Fond Recollection B. Respect C. Worship D. Respite Direction (Q6-Q10): Fill in the blanks with the correct option. 6. Some say Peter killed his father that is impossible he ____ that. a) may have done b) could not have done c) could not done d) must not have done 7. Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger_______ a) we could detect that he was very happy b) he failed to give us an impression of his agony c) he succeeded in camouflaging his emotions d) people came to know that he was annoyed 8. He has ....... people visiting him at his house because he fears it will cause discomfort to neighbours. a curtailed b requested c Stopped d Warned 9. Although he never learnt to read, his exceptional memory and enquiring mind eventually made him a very ....... man. A. dedicated B. erudite C. pragmatic D. benevolent 10. Mary goes ________ school _______ 9 O'clock ______bus. (PREPOSITIONS) A. to, at, by B. to, in, by C. to, at, by D. to, in, with Direction (Q11-Q12): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. 11. Celebrities showed their child-like side (1) / yesterday, as most of them turn up wearing (2) / cartoon T-shirts for the screening of (3) / the latest animated film in the town (4) . A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 12. The man said, "No, I refused to, confess guilt.” A) The man refused to confess his guilt B) The man told that he did not confess guilt C) The man was stubborn enough to confess guilt D) The man emphatically refused to confess guilt Direction (Q13-Q15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice. 13. I remember my sister taking me to the museum. A. I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister. B. I remember being taken to the museum by my sister. C. I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister. D. I remember taken to the museum by my sister. 14. You should open the wine about three hours before you use it. 2 a) Wine should be opened about three hours before use. b) Wine should be opened by you three hours before use. c) Wine should be opened about three hours before you use it. d) Wine should be opened about three hours before it is used. 15. They will inform the police. a) The police will be informed by them. b) The police will inform them. c) The police are informed by them. d) Informed will be the police by them. 16. Direction: In the questions below, each passage consist of six sentences. The first (S1)and sixth (S6)sentence is given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences. S1: You know my wife, Sadhana, always urged me to give up smoking. P : I really gave it up. Q : And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant. R : When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph. S : But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes. S6: Poor girl. The Proper sequence should be: A PSRQ B SPQR C QPRS D RSPQ Direction (Q17-Q20): In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word. 17. CANNY a) Obstinate b) Handsome c) Clever d) Stout 18. ALERT a) Energetic b) Observant c) Intelligent d) Watchful 19. WARRIOR a) Soldier b) Sailor c) Pirate d) Spy 20. DISTANT a) Far b) Removed c) Reserved d) Separate Direction (Q21-Q25): In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words. 21. ENORMOUS A. Soft B. Average C. Tiny D. Weak 22. COMMISSIONED A. Started B. Closed C. Finished D. Terminated 23. ARTIFICIAL A. Red B. Natural C. Truthful D. Solid 24. FLAGITIOUS A. Innocent B. Vapid C. Ignorant D. Frivolous 25. EXODUS A. Influx B. Home-coming C. Return D. Restoration 26.Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air? 3 A. Oxygen B. Hydrogen sulphide C. Carbon dioxide D. Nitrogen 27 Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature? A. Phosphorous B. Bromine C. Chlorine D. Helium 28.Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is A. copper B. magnesium C. iron D. calcium 29.Which of the following is used in pencils? A. Graphite B. Silicon C. Charcoal D. Phosphorous 30.Bromine is a A. black solid B. red liquid C. colourless gas D. highly inflammable gas 31. What is the unit for measuring the amplitude of a sound? A. Decibel B. Coulomb C. Hum D. Cycles 32. Reading of a barometer going down is an indication of A. snow B. storm C. intense heat D. rainfall 33. One fathom is equal to A. 6 feet B. 6 meters C. 60 feet D. 100 cm 34.Light year is a measurement of A. speed of aeroplanes B. speed of light C. Stellar distances D. speed of rockets 35. One kilometre is equal to how many miles? A. 0.84 B. 0.5 C. 1.6 D. 0.62 36. Simplify: (893+786)2 – (893-786)2 = (893 x 786) (a) 4 (b) 6 (c)8 (d) 2 37. What is the least number that must be added to 2010 to obtain a number which is completely divisible by 19? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 7 38.