SSC SI & ASI (Delhi Police, CAPF, CISF) Exam paper – 2012

41. All the participants were first asked to break the ice soon after the key note address was over.
A. get the truth
B. bring out good news
C. accomplish a task
D. familiarise with each other

42. After getting selected for the job, he has been putting on airs these days.
A. wearing costly clothes
B. travelling only by air
C. putting on weight
D. becoming very boastful

43. My teacher is a man of his words.
A. a man of letters
B. one who fulfils his promise
C. one who pays lip service
D. one who makes no promise

44. Beware of the wolf in sheep’s clothing.
A. hypocrite
B. terror
C. satirist
D. sly

Directions (Q. 45-64): In each of the following questions, the first and the last parts of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

45. 1. Once A G. Gardiner had got into a railway carriage and started reading a Blue book seriously.
P. The passenger left the carriage thinking that he had enlightened everybody in the carriage.

Q. A couple of men got into the carriage; one of them started talking incessantly.
R. He had to shut up the Blue book and was forced to listen.
S. As he was trying to concentrate on his book, the stranger’s voice rose Iike a gale.
6. The passenger had good Intentions. Yet Gardiner says he was not ‘a clubbable man’.
A. QPRS
B. RSPQ
C. PSQR
D. QSRP

46. 1. Most important, celebrities must deal with the stress of being In constant danger. P. Worst of threats can turn Into deeds.
Q. They often get strange letters from people who become obsessed with their Idols or from people who threaten to harm them.
R. The friendly grabs, hugs, and kisses of enthusiast fans can quickly turn into uncontrolled assaults on a celebrity’s hair or car.
S. The attempt to kill Ronald Reagan came about because two unbalanced people tried to transfer the celebrity’s fame to themselves.
6. Famous people must live with the fact that they are always fair game and never out of season.
A. SQPR
B. PQRS
C. RQPS
D. QRSP

47. 1. We can appreciate
P. If we understand that chemistry is
Q. the importance of chemistry
R. an experimental science
S. which has the task of
6. Investigating materials out of which the things in the universe are made.
A. PRQS
B. QPRS
C. QSRP
D. PSQR

48. 1. The animals chased the bad farmer out.
P. Neither would anyone live in the frightening farmhouse.
Q. Under this government, all the animals were to be equal.
R. They then set up a special new form of government.
S. No one would walk on two legs like the farmer.
6. Things went well for a time after that
A. SRPQ
B. QSPR
C. PSRQ
D. RQSP

49. 1. In the early 19th century, there was no free education.

P. By the time he was 27, he had completed his medical missionary training.
Q. He worked 14 hours a day in a cotton mill.
R. So, David Livingstone went to work when he was only 10 years old.
S. By the time he was 20, he had made up his mind to train as a doctor.
6. About that time, he met Dr. Moffat who persuaded him to come to Africa as a medical missionary.
A. SQPR
B. PSQR
C. QSRP
D. RQSP

50. 1. Many people lose a great deal of time by laziness.
P. and that it will do as well another time.
Q. tell themselves
R. They loll and yawn In a great chair.
S. that they have no time to begin anything then
6. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
A. QSRP
B. SRQP
C. RQSP
D. QRPS

51. 1. The Election Commission announced the dates for filing nomination papers.
P. The Election Commission scrutinised the nomination papers.
Q. The candidates filed their nomination papers.
R. The Commission announced the date for withdrawal as well.
S. Some candidates withdrew from the contest.
6. Then the Commission published the final list,
A. RSPQ
B. PSQR
C. QPRS
D. SQRP

52. 1. Alexander Graham Bell felt a need for someone to help him.
P. They believed that failures are stepping stones to success.
Q. So, he engaged Thomas Watson as his assistant
R. When one of them took rest, the other did the work.
S. Both of them worked steadily and continuously.
6. At last, they succeeded in bringing forth a telephone.
A. RPQS
B. QRPS
C. QPSR
D. SPRQ

53. 1. At about 12:30 p.m., Rajat went to the State Bank near his house on his scooter.
P. He was shocked to find that his scooter was missing.
Q. It took him about half an hour to finish his work in the bank.
R. He parked and locked his scooter outside the bank.
S. He made enquiries from the nearby shops but none had any clue.
6. He went to the Police Station and lodged an FIR his stolen scooter.
A. PQRS
B. SQPR
C. RQPS
D. QPRS

54. 1. He could predict
P. which would win prizes
Q. the serial number of lottery tickets
R. of your car
S. and he can tell you the registration number.
6. without having seen it.
A. PRSQ
B. SPQR
C. QPSR
D. QRSP

55. 1. Corruption is a difficult task.
P. It is difficult to prove the charge.
Q. Those conventions must be respected.
R. The law is not effective in dealing with it
S. So, some conventions will have to built up.
6. This is possible only If we are men of integrity.
A. RPSQ
B. PRQS
C. PRSQ
D. RQPS

56. 1. The source of the Nile was discovered by Europeans
P. Lake Victoria, Nyanza, in what is now Burundi
Q. The source of the Amazon was identified
R. In 1858, when British explorer John Hanning Speke reached
S. Almost a hundred years later, in 1953
6. as a stream called Huarco flowing from the Misule glacier.
A. RQPS
B. PQRS
C. RPSQ
D. SRQP

57. 1. The Holy Grail was the cup
P. It was taken to England.
Q. According to ancient legends.
R. that Jesus used at the Last Supper.
S. by Joseph of Arimathea but was lost.
6. and people went on a quest to find it.
A. RQPS
B. SPQR
C. PSRQ
D. QRSP

58. 1. There are 23 species in the crocodile family.
P. Most alligators and caimans have wide U-shaped snouts.
Q. All are large reptiles with long bodies and short legs.
R. but crocodiles have narrower V-shaped snouts.
S. including alligators, caimans and gharials.
6. They have very long slender jaws, just right for catching first
A. SQPR
B. PQRS
C. RPSQ
D. SRQP

59. 1. The origins of the calendar months
P. famous people and some according to
Q. ancient Romans. The names are
R. go back to the time of the
S. Latin in origin, some In honour of
6. the order in which the months occur.
A. PSQR
B. RSPQ
C. SPRQ
D. RQSP
Answer.

60. 1. Everyday, for a whole year, all kinds of
P. the priests their deeds of charity
Q. holy men, hermits
R. scholars and
S. nobles came, and told
6. and the priests heard their claims.
A. RSPQ
B. PQSR

C. QRSP
D. RQSP

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