CDS English Exam Paper – 16 September 2012

Synonyms

Directions – (Q. 61-75) each item in this section consists of a word or a group of words in capital letters followed by four words or group of words, select the word or group of words that is most similar in meaning to the word or words in capital letters.

61. PROHIBIT
A. forbid
B. forfeit
C. forsake
D. forbear

62. DUBIOUS
A. dismal
B. doubtful
C. derogatory
D. devilish

63. ECCENTRIC
A. destructive
B. deceitful
C. conformist
D. unconventional

64. CONTRADICT
A. request politely
B. deny emphatically
C. talk abusively
D. contempt

65. GIVE UP
A. abandon
B. present
C. lift
D. scatter

66. SPECIFIC
A. proper
B. uncommon
C. noteworthy
D. precise

67. ERADICATE
A. put up
B. remove
C. soften
D. suppress

68. PROBABLE
A. certain
B. indefinite
C. likely
D. temporary

69. ADHERE
A. act reluctantly
B. give allegiance
C. waver frequently
D. react promptly

70. INFER
A. conclude
B. calculate
C. debate
D. suggest

71. HESITATE
A. afraid to talk
B. unwilling to act
C. unwilling to speak
D. unable to decide quickly

72. EXPLICIT
A. immediate
B. plainly stated
C. marked
D. revealing the secret

73. SUFFICIENT
A. adequate
B. complete
C. full
D. frugal

74. REPRESS
A. express
B. impress
C. curb
D. confuse

75. VINDICTIVE
A. cruel
B. harsh
C. revengeful
D. rude

Ordering of Sentences

Directions – (Q. 76-85) in the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. the middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. you are requested to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

76. S1 : a boy tried to discover how wasps find their way home.
S6 : these wasps flew straight home.
P : he carried them two miles away and let them go.
Q : first,he market each of a number of wasps with a white spot.
R : he then put them into a paper box.
S : to do this he carried out a test on them.
The proper sequence should be –
A. PSQR
B. SRQP
C. SQRP
D. QPSP

77. S1 : Rivers have played a great role in our lives.
S6 : that was how sindhu was pronounced by some foreigners
P : it is famous as the indus valley civilization.
Q : communication and trade depended on the rivers for centuries.
R : who does not know that the very term india originated from indus.
S : one of the earliest civilizations of the world flourished on the river sindhu.
The proper sequence should be –
A. S R Q P
B. R S P Q
C. Q S P R
D. P R S Q

78. S1 : the next day hiralal woke early.
S6 : he could find nothing inside them except two two letters.
P : then he began to take out the bags containing the silver coins and the currency notes.
Q : three of the bags were empty.
R : after washing his face and hands he went back to his bedroom.
S : suddenly his heart seemed to stop beating.
The proper sequence should be –
A. Q S P R
B. R P S Q
C. P Q R S
D. S P Q R

79. S1 : my friend had a dog.
S6 : he took it to the veterinary hospital.
P : he was very much upset.
Q : two days later it returned home.
R : its right ear had been torn off.
S : one day he could not find the dog anywhere.
The proper sequence should be –
A. R P S Q
B. P S Q R
C. S P Q R
D. S Q R P

80. S1 : a water tap is a device for turning on and off a flow of water.
S6 : the washer is made of a flexible material such as rubber or plastic.
P : the metal parts of a water tap are usually made of brass because brass resists corrosion.
Q : the other part is a washer which is fixed to the bottom of the rod.
R : one is a rod with a handle on the top.
S : it was two important parts.
The proper sequence should be –
A. P Q R S
B. S R Q P
C. P Q S R
D. P R S Q

81. S1 : now these two types of courage, physical and moral, are very distinct.
S6 : moral courage is a higher and rarer virtue than physical courage.
P : i have known many men who had marked physical courage, but lacked moral courage.
Q : on the other hand,i’ve seen men who undoubtedly possessed moral courage but were very cautious about taking physical risks.
R : but i’ve never met a man with moral courage, who wouldn’t, when it was really necessary, face bodily danger.
S : some of them were in high places but they failed to be great in themselves because they lacked it.
The proper sequence should be –
A. P Q R S
B. P S Q R
C. P S R Q
D. Q S R P

82. S1 : forests have an influence on the climate of a region.
S6 : thus we see that forests in a region often make the climate cooler.
P : much of the rain that falls beneath the trees dissolves plant food in the soil.
Q : this gives to the air over the forests a coolness which is felt by balloonists and aviators three thousand feet above the earth.
R : the plants absorb all the food and much of the water, but the rest of the water is breathed out through the leaves onto the air.
S : this is taken up by the roots of plants and carried upward to the leaves.
The proper sequence should be –
A. Q S R P
B. P S R Q
C. R S P Q
D. S Q P R

83. S1 : albert edward did very well.
S6 : he then appointed a manager to take care of it.
P : he started looking for a place to open the new shop.
Q : he started his shop with great enthusiasm.
R : he did so well that he began to think of opening another shop.
S : one fine morning he found it on a nearby street.
The proper sequence should be –
A. P Q R S
B. R S P Q
C. R P S Q
D. P S R Q

84. S1 : why do birds migrate in spite of the heavy loss of life on the way ?
S6 : the migration of birds thus is a fascinating study, indeed.
P : but birds also migrate during summer.
Q : primarily they migrate during the summer.
R : also they cannot endure the summer heat.
S : and the main reason now is not hunger but availability of the nesting sites.
The proper sequence should be –
A. Q P S R
B. P Q R S
C. R S P Q
D. Q R P S

85. S1 : though hard to please and easily offended, johnson had a most humane and benevolent heart.
S6 : he got her a job and put her into a virtuous way of living.
P : there he discovered she was one of those wretched persons who had fallen into the lowest state of vice, poverty and disease.
Q : going home one evening, he found a poor woman lying in the street and took her upon his back and carried her to his house.
R : soon she was restored to health.
S : instead of harshly scolding her, he had her taken care of with all tenderness.
The proper sequence should be –
A. P Q R S
B. S R Q P
C. P R Q S
D. Q P S R

Selecting Words

Directions – (Q. 86-106) in the following passage, at certain points you are given a choice of three words in a bracket, one of which fits the meaning of the passage. Choose the best word from each bracket. Mark the letter, viz (A), (B) or (C), relating to this word on your answer sheet. Examples Y and Z have been solved for you.
Y. the
A. boy
B. horse
C. dog
Was in the school in simla.
Z. A. she
B. it
C. he
Was homesick.

Explanation – out of the list given in item. Y, only boy is the correct answer because usually a boy, and not a horse or a dog, attends school. So (A) is to be marked on the answer sheet for item Y. a boy is usually referred to as “he”, so for item Z, the letter (C) is the correct answer. Notice that to solve this kind of items you have to read the preceding or succeeding sentences of the given passage.

Passage A

There has been quite some talk in recent times about the status of women in our society, some of sentimental and some of it, angry. But the status of women (86) be improved only if we join (87) earnestly to achieve the desired (88) obviously, it cannot be done merely through (89) legislation. It requires an intelligent and sympathetic (90) of each others’ problems and a (91) to give up pointless claims (92) superiority. The delicate adjustment can be achieved not (93) conflict but by peaceful and dispassionate (94) in other words, through frank and courteous (95) the problem can be solved only (96) mutual understanding, and not through insistence on a (97) observance of a code of (98) if we truly desire a solution to this (99) problem, we should be prepared for (100) compromise. The system cannot be changed overnight. There (101) a great need for patience in (102) with this complex matter. Problems are (103) solved through the application of (104) and certainly not through angry (105) at every step in our life we (106) then why should we take up rigid stand in matters which concern us intimately ?

86. A. Can
B. Shall
C. Should

87. A. Ourselves
B. Heads
C. Hands

88. A. Goal
B. Intention
C. Wish

89. A. Enforcing
B. Enacting
C. Passing

90. A. Presentation
B. Understanding
C. Vision

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