SSC SI & ASI (Delhi Police, CAPF, CISF) Exam paper – 2015

181. Dialects are popularly perceived as
A. languages without grammar.
B. languages used in the government offices.
C. refined forms of languages.
D. corrupted forms of language.

Directions (Q. 182-186): You have a passage with some questions following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the given alternatives.
PASSAGE

Dr. Ray D. Strand is of the opinion that a few would argue about the quality of our foods and its decline compared to foods of a generation or two ago. Hybrid grains, vegetables and fruits have increased in popularity. These hybrid seeds boast big, luscious products that are more resistant to diseases. The nutrient content of hybrids, however, is significantly less than that of their natural counterparts. The farmer is paid according to bushels per acre not for the quality of his produce. Agriculture too has become a demanding and politically charged industry. In spite of our need for nutrition, the bottom line is making a living, and hybrid produce makes it possible.
182. Hybrid products have now____in popularity.
A. increased
B. swelled
C. lessened
D. decreased

183. Farmers resort to cultivating hybrids because
A. hybrid products are big and luscious.
B. it helps them live better lives.
C. hybrids are resistant to diseases.
D. the demand for hybrids is higher.

184. Dr. Strand is of the opinion that agriculture has
A. increased in popularity.
B. contributed to the economic growth of the farmer.
C. paved the way for scientific experiments.
D. become a demanding and politically charged industry.

185. The author is concerned about the
A. fact that farmer is paid according to bushels per acre.
B. quality of food in today’s world.
C. fact that agriculture has become a demanding and politically charged industry. D. plight of the farmer.

186. The farmer is paid according to the________ of his produce,
A. demand
B. wide variety
C. quantity
D. quality

Directions (Q. 187-189): Find the wrongly spelt word.

187.
A. Histry
B. Chemistry
C. Psychiatry
D. Palmistry

188.
A. Congregate
B. Conglomerate
C. Cajoule
D. Confiscate

189.
A. Beleive
B. Perceive
C. Receive
D. Deceive

Directions (Q. 190-194): You have a passage with some questions following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the given alternatives.
PASSAGE
One of the main reasons of corruption in elections today is the lure of power which haunts the politicians so much that they feel no qualms of conscience in adopting any underhand method to come out successful. The Watergate Scandal in U.S.A. is an eloquent example to testify to the fact how even the top-level politicians can stoop to the lowest level in order to maintain themselves in power. In India also, the record of the various political parties is not clean. Corruption thrives in elections because those in the field play on the psychology of the electorate. The voters are swayed by the tall promises of the candidates to whose machinations they fall an easy prey. They are also susceptible to fall an easy prey to the adulations of the politicians due to their illiteracy. Besides, in the representative democracies today and particularly in big countries. The constituencies are quite extensive, obviating the possibility of corrupt practices being discovered. Anti-corruptions are honoured more in their breach than in their observance. Even the code of conduct to be observed by the parties fighting the elections becomes a dead letter in as much as it is jettisoned out of existence and thrown unscrupulously
overboard by the unfair politicians whose only aim is to maintain themselves in the saddle.
190. Which example of the U.S.A. testifles to the fact that even the top-level people can stoop very low In order to maintain themselves in power?
A. The Washington Agreement
B. The Monica Lewinsky Scandal
C. The Watergate Scandal
D. The Philadelphia Contract

191.To maintain themselves in the saddle’ means
A. to remain in a state of preparedness.
B. to play an unfair game.
C. to be ready to run whenever danger is apprehended. .
D. to retain power in their hands by continuing in office.

192. The politicians indulge in corruption in elections nowadays because
A. corrupt practices in elections go unnoticed.
B. of the lure of money.
C. elections can only be won by corrupt means.
D. of the lure of power.

193. What happens to the anti-corruption laws?
A. There are actually no anti-corruption laws.
B. Anti-corruption laws are never honoured.
C. The government does not want to enforce anti corruption laws.
D. Anti-corruption laws are honoured more in their breach than in their observance.

194. How does corruption thrive in elections?
A. A sizeable part of society is corrupt.
B. There is a natural connection between elections and corruption.
C. The politicians exploit the electorate psychologically.
D. The people themselves are corrupt.

Directions (Q. 195-197): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
195. Amateurs
A. Actors
B. Promoters
C. Democrats
D. Professionals

196. Deceit
A. Honesty
B. Natural
C. Sincere
D. Plainness

197. Benevolent
A. Malignant
B. Malevolent
C. Equivalent
D. Prevalent

Directions (Q. 198-200): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
198. Insane
A. Cowardice
B. Foolish
C. Mad
D. Funny

199. Podium
A. Arena
B. Tripod
C. Stand
D. Dais

200. Charisma
A. Character
B. Charm
C. Fame
D. Power

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