SSC SI & ASI (Delhi Police, CAPF, CISF) Exam paper – 2011

121. 1. Martha taught English literature.
P. She would involve them in role plays.
Q. Her students were young learners.
R. This way the students found it easier to identify with the characters.
S. They fell into the age group of 14-16 years.
6. They looked forward to attending her classes.
A. QSPR
B. PSRQ
C. RPQS
D. SRQP

122. 1. Mary and Jo were amateur singers.
P. He called them for auditions the following week.
Q. So they approached a leading music company.
R. They wanted to try their luck at playback singing.
S. But the manager said that they would have to qualify an audition test.
6. Fortunately they qualified the test
A. RSPQ
B. QPRS
C. PRSQ
D. RQSP

123. 1. Rubik’s Cube was most popular puzzle in 1980s.
P. His name was Erno Rubik.
Q. In 1977 he produced the plastic version.
R. it was invented by an architect.

S. The first cube was made of wood.
6. It won a prize at the Budapest International Fair.
A. QRPS
B. RSPQ
C. RPSQ
D. PRSQ

124. 1. Carpentry is a very strenuous profession.
P. Because of such tools they put themselves at risk of injury.
Q. In such areas it is all too easy to fall or slip.
R. Sometimes their work demands climbing on high rise buildings.
S. Carpenters have to work with sharp tools.
6. Their lives, thus, are full of challenges.
A. SPRQ
B. PQSR
C. RPSQ
D. SQPR

125. 1. In ancient times a King named Sagar performed the Ashwamedha Yagna’.
P. No one could capture the horse.
Q. Many tried to capture the horse.
R. As per rules a splendid horse was let loose and allowed to wander.
S. Those who tried had to fight Sagar’s warriors.
6. Thus Sagar’s fame spread far and wide.
A. RSPQ
B. RQPS
C. RQSP
D. QPRS

126. 1. The bee has no sense of proportion.
P. It goes about collecting honey.
Q. It has never learnt to spend.
R. As though starvation was staring it at its face.
S. Even with stocks sufficient for 20 generations.
6. And that is how God has made them.
A. PRQS
B. RSQP
C. QSPR
D. QRPS

127. 1. Snakes are the most feared of all reptiles.
P. Superstition and ignorance prevents proper treatment
Q. It is also beneficial to man.

R. Snake is not a source of fear and harm.
S. Many people are killed by snakes in India and all over the world
6. Medicines are made from Its poison.
A. PRSQ
B. QRSP
C. SPRQ
D. SRQP

128 1. Computers have infiltrated into all aspects of life.
P. This shows that the computer has become all powerful.
Q. So it is with many other things where computers are Indispensable.
R. City traffic airline booking and alr-traffic are all computer-controlled.
S. In such a situation, computer breakdown means the breakdown of the system it controls.
6. Such is our dependence on it
A. RQSP
B. SQPR
C. PQRS
D. RPQS

129. 1. Albert Edward had never liked the new vicar.
P. He wasn’t the type of man they wanted with a classy congregation.
Q. And now he straightened himself a little.
R. He knew his value.
S. He’d said from the beginning that they had made a mistake.
6. He wasn’t going to allow himself to be put upon.
A. PSQR
B. QRPS
C. SPQR
D. SRPQ

130. 1. Jai Hai is a hand-ball type game.
P. In fact this game originated in the Basque region of Spain.
Q. And in Florida if it is legal to place bets on the players of Jal Hai.
R. It is one of the fastest-moving ball games.
S. Although played quite well in Florida & Latin America, it is not an American game.
6. Sports experts agree that Jai Hai requires more skill, speed, endurance and nerve than any other game.
A. PSRQ
B. PSQR
C. SRPQ
D. SPRQ

131. 1. Proud Little Astronomer sees a huge dragon in the moon.
P. Big Astronomer calls him and shows him the fly.
Q. He runs to the Big Astronomer and calls him home.
R. He is very excited and remembers his rival Big Astronomer.
S. Big Astronomer agrees and later discovers a fly in the telescope lens.
6. Little Astronomer is shamefaced and becomes humble.
A. RQSP
B. PQRS
C. RSPQ
D. QPSR

132. 1. What is this life it, full of care,
P. No time to stand beneath the boughs
Q. We have no time to stand and share.
R. No time to see, when woods we pass
S. And stare as long as sheep or cows
6. Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
A. QPSR
B. QSPR
C. RSPQ
D. SPRQ

133. 1. Louis Washkansky was a 56 year old South African.
P. He had a damaged heart
Q. A team of doctors led by Dr. C Barnard was formed.
R. He could not be cured.
S. So the doctors decided to give him a new heart.
6. The team conducted the operation.
A. QSRP
B. RPSQ
C. SQPR
D. PRSQ

134. 1. Bhima reached the Rakshasa’s den.
P. He was a monster with red hair and a red beard.
Q. He climbed down from the cart.
R. At once he sat down to eat the food.
S. The Rakshasa saw him.
6. When he saw what Bhima was doing, he roared.
A. PQRS
B. RQPS
C. QRSP
D. QPSR

135. 1. His son fell into bad company of village boys.
P. The father wanted to wean his son from bad company.
Q. A few days later all bananas got spoiled.
R. His father was much worried about his son’s bad company.
S. To give a lesson to the son, his father gave him a few good bananas with a rotten one.
6. The boy understood the desired lesson his father wanted to give him.
A. RPSQ
B. SQPR
C. PSQR
D. QSPR

Directions (Q. 136-145): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
136. A small room in a big house, hotel, ship, etc. where glasses, dishes, spoons, food, etc. are kept
A. Portico
B. Pantry
C. Mezzanine
D. Kitchen

137. A foreigner who settles in a country
A. Immigrant
B. Emigrant
C. Alien
D. Visitor

138. Doing something according to one’s own free will
A. Wilfully
B. Obligingly
C. Voluntarily
D. Compulsorily

139. Place that provides refuge
A. shelter
B. house
C. country
D. asylum

140. A person who gambles or bets
A. punter

B. backer
C. customer
D. client

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