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Section of PA/SA Exam held in Kerala Postal Circle 2014. These answers have
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Identify the tense in the following
sentence.
51. I had never been visited by him before.
(A) Past perfect tense.
(B) Past perfect continuous tense.
(C) Past indefinite tense.
(D) Past continuous tense
Pick the choice closest to the meaning of
the word given in capital.
52. FABLE:
(A) Dizzy
(B) Empty
(C) Diverse
(D) Shining
53. GREGARIOUS:
(A) Sociable
(B) Angry
(C) Lonely
(D) Hardy
Against each key word are given four
suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning to
the key word.
54. FABLE:
(A) Myth
(B) Truth
(C) To speak falsely
(D) Fabricate
55. EUPHONIOUS:
(A) Strident
(B) Lethargic
(C) Literary
(D) Hardy
In the following question four sentences
have been given. Out of the four options given one is grammatically incorrect.
Identify the one and mark your answer.
56.
(A) She seems sad.
(B) He has a cellular phone
(C) These grapes are tasting sour
(D) I think you are wrong
Directions: Use correct tense and fill in
the blank to mark the correct sentence.
57. He ……… to Kolkata yesterday.
(A) went
(B) has gone.
(C) will be going
(D) was gone.
Directions: Given are four sentences.
Choose the sentence which belongs to the class “Adverb of manner”
58. (A) She sings delightfully
(B) The weather is delightfully cool
(C) He is far better now
(D) I have told you twice.
59. Identify the sentence with no adverb:
(A) He behaves best
(B) She sings well enough
(C) He is the best boy in the class
(D) The patient is much better
60. In the following sentence use
appropriate adverb which modifies the whole sentence
……………
Ram escaped unhurt.
(A) Unfortunately
(B) Luckily
(C) Sadly
(D) Badly
Directions: Choose the appropriate
preposition to fill in the blank
61. Do not loiter ……….. the street.
(A) in
(B) About
(C) on
(D) at
62. The book lies …… the table
(A) on
(B) at
(C) over
(D) in
63. The driver jumped ……. the car
(A) of
(B) to
(C) off
(D) from
64. Our plane stopped …………… Mumbai airport
on the way to Italy.
(A) in
(B) over
(C) on
(D) at
Use appropriate subordinating conjuction
expressing a negative purpose to complete the sentence.
65. He fled ……….he should be killed.
(A) So that not
(B) Lest
(C) Else
(D) Otherwise
Use appropriate compound conjunction to
fill up the blanks to make the sentence complete.
66.
You can borrow the book ……. you return it soon.
(A) in as much that
(B) as soon as
(C) as though
(D) provided that
67. I must refuse your request, ……… I
believe it unreasonable
(A) As soon as
(B) Provided that
(C) In as much as
(D) So that
68. Identify the incorrect plural forms
among the followings:
(A) Steps-daughter
(B) Daughters-in-law
(C) Potatoes
(D) Calves
69. If “Lives” is plural form of noun, then
what is its singular form?
(A) Lives
(B) Life
(C) Lively
(D) None of the above is correct
Directions: The following sentence has been
given in present perfect tense in passive voice. Transform the sentence in
Present Indefinite tense in active voice and mark your answer accordingly
70. Crops have been destroyed by floods:
(A) Crops are destroyed by floods
(B) Crops are being destroyed by floods
(C) Floods destroy crops
(D) Crops have been destroying by floods
Change the following singular noun into its
correct plural form.
71. Sheaf
(A) Sheaves
(B) Sheef
(C) Sheafs
(D) Sheafes
Change the following sentence given in
direct speech into Indirect Speech and mark correct answer choosing from
options given.
72. Ram said, “The horse died in the
night.”
(A) Ram said that the horse died in the
night.
(B) Ram said that the horse had died in the night.
(C) Ram said that the horse was died in the
night.
(D) Ram said that the horse was dead in the
night.
73. The prince said, “It gives me great
pleasure to be there this evening.”
(A) The prince said that it gives him great
pleasure to be there this evening.
(B) The prince said that it gave him great
pleasure to be there this evening.
(C) The prince said that it gives him great
pleasure to be there that evening.
(D)
The prince said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening.
Change the following sentence given in
indirect speech into direct speech and mark correct answer choosing from
options given.
74. He said that he had to go home at once.
(A) He said, “I must go home at once.”
(B) He said, “I may go home at once.”
(C) He said, “I might go home at once.”
(D) He said, “I would go home at once.”
75. “Would you mind passing the salt?” I
said to him:
(A) I asked to him if he would mind passing
the salt.
(B) I ordered him if he will mind passing
the salt.
(C) I asked him if he will mind passing the
salt.
(D) I asked him if he would mind passing the salt.
1) World's
highest railway tunnel opened in China: The world's highest tunnel for
high-speed trains in northwest China became operational on Friday at an
altitude of 3,607.4 metres. The 16.3-km-long was completely linked up,
operationalising the line linking Gansu Province and Xinjiang provinces. With
altitudes of up to 3,607.4 metres, the tunnel passes through the Qilian
Mountains with two sections and a bridge. The construction began in 2009. It is
designed for trains running at over 200 km per hour and will cut the train
travel time between Lanzhou and Urumqi to eight hours from about 20 hours. 
The results for the JEE (Mains) 2014 exam
have been announced on the official website. Candidates who appeared for the
exam can have a look at their result by logging on to the result page using
their exam roll number and date of birth.
