OT- 84

1. Spot the error: (Previous paper, year ****)

No porter being available a./ he carried b./ all his luggages himself. c./ No error. d./

2. Fill in: (Previous paper, year ****)

The food that an average Indian eats has been found to be deficient _____ vitamins and proteins.

(A) of

(B) from

(C) with

(D) in

3. Find the synonym: (Previous paper, year ****)

COUNTERFEIT

(a) constant

(b) unknown

(c) biased

(d) bogus

4. Find the antonym: (Previous paper, year ****)

Dormant

(a) acute

(b) active

(c) able

(d) ablaze

5. Rearrangement: (Previous paper, year ****)

1. There was a lamp hanging on the wall

P. Then he picked a lot of jewels off the trees in the garden

Q. He put the lamp inside his shirt

R. He put them in his pockets

S. Aladdin climbed a ladder and took down the lamp

6. Then he put more jewels inside his shirt on top of the lamp.

(A) PRQS

(B) RSPQ

(C) SQPR

(D) QSRP

6. Voice: (Previous paper, year ****)

English is spoken all over the world.

(A) All over the world is spoken by English.

(B) English speaks all over the world.

(C) The whole world speaks English.

(D) People speak English all over the world.

7. Narration:

He said to me, "Congratulations! You cleared the first round."

A. He congratulated me, saying that I cleared the first round.

B. He congratulated me, saying that I had cleared the first round.

C. He congratulated me on cleared the first round.

D. He had congratulated me on clearing the first round.

8. Identify the bracketed idiom: (Previous paper, year ****)

The bus had (a close shave) as its driver swerved to the right a split second before the on-coming truck could run into it.

(A) serious accident

(B) close collision

(C) narrow escape

(D) deep dent

9. Improve the bracketed part: (Previous paper, year ****)

The patient is (afflicting) of stomachache.

(A) suffering

(B) experiencing

(C) complaining

(D) no improvement 

10. Find the incorrectly spelt word: (Previous paper, year ****)

A.seize

B.achieve

C.wierd

D.leisure