CDS English Exam Paper – 05 February 2017

31. S1 : My office sent a message with a terrific urgency asking me to return.
S6 : It was the evening before I could sit and write to my parents that I would join them soon.
P : I immediately sent a message requesting a few days of grace as I had to book the return ticket and attend sundry matters before winding up my establishment here.
Q : On the way, I went to the laundry and made sure I would get my clothes in time.
R : Then I rushed to the bank. Collected all my money and made reservations for my return journey.
S : From the shop next to it, I bought a strong box to dump my books and other add articles so that I could send them away in advance.
The proper sequence should beー
A. Q R S P
B. R Q P S
C. S P Q R
D. P R Q S

32. S1 : Harsten’s theory was that plants definitely react to music.
S6 : he found that this plant grew faster and 70 per cent taller than the other plant. P : in his experiment, he used two banana plants.
Q : the music was in fact a high-pitched humming sound.
R : he gave both plants the same light, heat and water.
S : but for about an hour a day, one of the plants ‘listened’ to some music.
The proper sequence should be—
A. Q S R P
B. P Q R S
C. P R S Q
D. Q R P S

33. S1 : Some students may feel that fast readers do not understand as much as slow readers. S6 : this statement, however, needs to be made with caution.
P : some slow readers will have good comprehension and others poor.
Q : a quick glance at the scores will show that fast readers sometimes have very good comprehension and sometimes poor
R : this fallacy can easily be disproved when you give the first reading test in a class.
S : in short, there is little relation between reading speed and comprehension.
The proper sequence should be—
A. R Q P S
B. S Q R P
C. P Q R S
D. Q S R P

34. S1 : there isn’t a cricketer worth his salt who does not aspire for captaincy.
S6 : it is against this background that any emotions surrounding the captaincy should be viewed.
P : Even parents are proud when their sons become the captain.
Q : at the lower levels, it is the best player can get is the captaincy.
R : in cricket, the greatest honour any player can get is the captaincy.
S : right from their school days, boys dream of leading the team.
The proper sequence should be—
A. P Q R S
B. S R Q P
C. P Q S R
D. S Q P R

35. S1 : Systematic and ceaseless efforts are being made to tap scientifically the abundant solar energy available in the country.
S6 : Installation of solar thermal systems and devices has helped to save or generate energy to the extent of 350 kWh per annum.
P : these include cooking, water heating, water desalination, space heating, etc.
Q : a large number of applications in the area have already become commercial.
R : efforts are also afoot to develop economically viable solar collectors for high temperature applications.
S : a simple and common mode in solar energy utilization is solar thermal conversion.
The proper sequence should be—
A. Q S R P
B. Q P R S
C. S Q P R
D. R Q S P

36. S1 : the houses in the indus valley were built of baked bricks.
S6 : they led outside into covered sewers which ran down the side of the streets.
P : this staircase sometimes continued upwards on to the roof.
Q : access to the upstairs rooms was by a narrow stone staircase at the back of the house.
R : the drains were built in the walls.
S : the houses had bathrooms and water closets, rubbish chutes and excellent drainage systems.
The proper sequence should be—
A. S P Q R
B. P S Q R
C. Q R P S
D. Q P S R

37. S1 : I remember, some years ago, the library of a famous divine and literary critic who had died, being sold.
S6 : yet, he was a holy man and preached admirable sermons.
P : multitudes of the books had the marks of libraries all over the country.
Q : it was a splendid library of rare books, chiefly concerned with seventeenth century writers.

R : evidently, he was very possessive about the books he borrowed.
S : he had borrowed them and never found a convenient opportunity of returning them.
The proper sequence should be—
A. R P Q S
B. Q P S R
C. S P Q R
D. P S R Q

38. S1 : of course, it is silly to try to overcome fears that keep us from destroying ourselves.
S6 : the only fears you need to avoid are silly fears which prevent you from doing what you should do.
P : this is sensible.
Q : you want until it is out of the way before crossing.
R : you need some fears to keep you from doing foolish things.
S : you are afraid of an automobile coming rapidly down the street you wish to cross.
The proper sequence should be—
A. P R S Q
B. R S Q P
C. R P S Q
D. P Q R S

39. S1 : nobody likes staying at home on a public holiday—especially if the weather is fine.
S6 : it was very peaceful in the cool grass—until we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill.
P : we had brought plenty of food with us and we got it out of the car.
Q : the only difficulty was that millions of other people had the same idea.
R : now everything was ready so we sat down near a path at the foot of a hill.
S : we moved out of the city slowly behind a long line of cars, but at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time,stopped at a lonely farm.
The proper sequence should be—
A. P S Q R
B. Q S P R
C. P Q R S
D. S P Q R

40. S1 : the reaching work for the term is over.
S6 : for this, weekend trips do not suffice and a longer stay is necessary.
P : that will end on october 13 and the diwali vacation will begin from october 14.
Q : after i complete the assessment of examination papers, i plan to go and stay at our house in Lonavla for at least a week.
R : next week the terminal examination begins.
S : there is a lot of repair work that needs to be carried out in the house.
The proper sequence should be—
A. S Q R P
B. Q S P R
C. R P S Q
D. R P Q S

41. S1 : a proposal to remove from circulation 5 paise coins has been given up by the centre on advice from the reserve bank of india.
S6 : it is, however, proposed to reduce the costs of minting these coins by changing their metallic content.
P : the government had been thinking of removing from circulation even the 10 paise coin.
Q : the cost of minting a 5 paise coin is said to be 7 paise while the cost of minting a 10 paise coin is 10.5 paise.
R : moreover their removal to some people.
S : the RBI had opposed this saying that they figure largely in public transactions.
The proper sequence should be—
A. S R Q P
B. Q P S R
C. P S R Q
D. P Q S R

42. S1 : it is common knowledge that people go after different objects in the world to get happiness.
S6 : he is conscious of the fact that happiness is within and not without.
P: the wise man with a properly attuned mind is happy with them, in spite of them and without them too.
Q : can a condemned prisoner, awaiting execution on the morrow, relish food, however delicious?
R : but a little reflection will prove that in reality sense-objects, by themselves, can never make a person happy.
S : it is a folly to equate objects with happiness.
The proper sequence should be—
A. R Q S P
B. S Q R P
C. S P Q R
D. R S Q P

Ordering of Worlds in a Sentence

Directions-(Q. 43-62) In each of the items in this section, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

43. P. he
Q. almost
R. planned the entire strategy of
S. operation single-handedly
The correct sequence should be—
A. R S P Q
B. P R Q S
C. S Q R P
D. Q P S R

44. P. It is a fact that rice is one of the most prolific
Q. than almost any other crop
R. yielding a greater
S. return per acre of food crops
The correct sequence should be—
A. S R Q P
B. R P S Q
C. Q R S P
D. P S R Q

45. P. up to the end of the eighteenth century, not/P only because it was often fatal,
Q. smallpox was a particularly dreaded disease,
R. but also because those who recovered
S. were permanently disfigured
The correct sequence should be—
A. P Q R S
B. Q R S P
C. P R S Q
D. Q P R S

46. P. a person bitten by a rabid dog
Q. would be seized by violent symptoms
R. after an incubation period of a month or two
S. and die an agonizing/S death
The correct sequence should be—
A. P R S Q
B. S R Q P
C. P R Q S
D. P Q R S

47. the traveler,
P. sat down
Q. to rest
R. by the roadside
S. being weary,
The correct sequence should be—
A. P Q R S
B. R S P Q
C. S P Q R
D. R P Q S

48. P. the house was
Q. Away
R. with its liveliest member
S. gloomy
The correct sequence should be—
A. P Q R S
B. P S R Q
C. R S P Q
D. Q R P S

49. P. he was a tiny man
Q. with a sprightly walk
R. tall
S. barely five feet
The correct sequence should be—
A. R S Q P
B. S R Q P
C. Q S P R
D. P S R Q

50.P. Rules and regulations
Q. he cheerfully ignored its demands
R. a life of
S. unaccustomed to
The correct sequence should be—
A. P Q R S
B. Q R P S
C. S R P Q
D. Q S R P

51. P. the man for a moment,
Q. looked at me
R. and thus emptied my pockets
S. turned me upside down
The correct sequence should be—
A. P Q R S
B. Q P R S
C. Q P S R
D. P Q S R

52. the lady
P. Today
Q. is visiting
R. Us
S. who composed this poem
The correct sequence should be—
A. R Q P S
B. P R Q S
C. Q R P S
D. S Q R P

53. Animals
P. are able to measure
Q. the passing of the seasons
R. changes in day-length
S. by recognizing
The correct sequence should be—
A. P Q S R
B. S Q P R
C. P R S Q
D. S R P Q

54. Many people
P. inaudible to others
Q. in the ears or head
R. suffer persistent noises
S. with hearing problems
The correct sequence should be—
A. R Q S P
B. P S Q R
C. S R Q P
D. R S Q P

55. P. Researchers found that allergic reactions are brought about
Q. in the bloodstream
R. in the 1940’s
S. by the liberation of small quantities of a substance called histamine
The correct sequence should be—
A. R P S Q
B. Q R P S
C. R Q S P
D. P S Q R

56. Attempts at transplanting other organs,
P. but that which most caught the public fancy
Q. was the heart transplant
R. such as the lungs
S. or the liver have been made
The correct sequence should be—
A. S R Q P
B. R S P Q
C. R P S Q
D. Q R P S

57. P. sports cars
Q. appeal
R. to some motorists only
S. with noisy exhausts
The correct sequence should be—
A. R Q S P
B. P S Q R
C. R S P Q
D. P Q S R

58. Friendship has its place
P. in
Q. truth and justice
R. but it cannot override
S. life
The correct sequence should be—
A. P Q R S
B. R S P Q
C. R S R Q
D. R Q P S

59. P. the workaholic often
Q. becomes a prisoner of success
R. inadvertently
S. reaping greater and greater rewards
The correct sequence should be—
A. S P R Q
B. S P Q R
C. R P Q S
D. P Q R S

60. P. the school masters and the professors tend to believe
Q. that innate intelligence is a quality
R. but that you can’t do much about it except

S. measure it which varies very greatly from one individual to another
The correct sequence should be—
A. P S Q R
B. P R S Q
C. P Q S R
D. Q S R P

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