MTS 21 11-07-2022 Shift 2 previous year paper English Language PDF

Question 1

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

The expression of a wish that misfortune or doom befall a person

Options

A

Blessing

B

Oath

C

Praise

D

Curse

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Curse

Question 2

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Officials said thousands of office-goers were ____________the Metro, and the trains were running full during peak hours.

Options

A

taking

B

fasting

C

running

D

adapting

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

taking

Question 3

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Property left to someone by a will

Options

A

Legacy

B

Alimony

C

Windfall

D

Prophecy

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Legacy

Question 4

Select the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

Monotanous

B

Exilerate

C

Narrative

D

Meticulious

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Narrative

Question 5

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

It was raining cats and dogs when I reached there.

Options

A

Not raining at all

B

Place full of animals

C

Lots of appreciation

D

To rain very heavily

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

To rain very heavily

Question 6

Select the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

Indispensable

B

Inadvertant

C

Persaverance

D

Privelege

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Indispensable

Question 7

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A place for ammunition and weapons

Options

A

Abattoir

B

Arena

C

Aviary

D

Arsenal

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Arsenal

Question 8

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Ignorance is bliss

Options

A

To remain ignorant of things that may cause stress

B

To want something that has been denied

C

To have rage underneath a calm expression

D

To gain attention and be the topic of conversation

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

To remain ignorant of things that may cause stress

Question 9

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Innate

Options

A

Learnt

B

Inherent

C

Inane

D

Inured

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Inherent

Question 10

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The girl ran into the house to get some ______ of bread, cold potatoes and other such morsels as were suitable for the fowls.

Options

A

crumbs

B

bars

C

shells

D

heaps

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

crumbs

Question 11

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Frail

Options

A

Robust

B

Unreliable

C

Fragile

D

Fresh

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Robust

Question 12

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

One of the most important tasks in agriculture is turning the soil and loosening it.

Options

A

the soil and loosening it

B

One of the most important tasks

C

in agriculture is turning

D

No error

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

No error

Question 13

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

It is important to verify the credibility of an online master's program.

Options

A

serenity

B

integrity

C

accuracy

D

improbability

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

improbability

Question 14

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

As a game, astrology and / its predictions of fate / and personality can being fun.

Options

A

its predictions of fate

B

No error

C

and personality can being fun

D

As a game, astrology and

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

and personality can being fun

Question 15

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

It is a story about Mr. and Mrs. Ansari, who had look to rent an apartment in the city.

Options

A

were looking to

B

No substitution required

C

is looking to

D

were looking for

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

were looking to

Question 16

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

Your doctor will recommend a treatment based to the types of infection.

Options

A

basing of the type

B

based on the type

C

bases to the types

D

No improvement required

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

based on the type

Question 17

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Sun Tzu says that ______ the enemy without battle requires greater skill than winning on the battlefield.

Options

A

in defeating

B

defeated

C

defeating

D

defeat

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

defeating

Question 18

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Your district is exposed to ______ and also to destructive floods.

Options

A

draft

B

draught

C

drought

D

dot

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

drought

Question 19

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Luxuriant

Options

A

Combative

B

Meagre

C

Flourishing

D

Sparse

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Flourishing

Question 20

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

The students looked confused, / so the teacher / explain the topic again.

Options

A

The students looked confused

B

so the teacher

C

explain the topic again

D

No error

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

explain the topic again

Question 21

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

More (1) ______ half the States (2) ______ Union Territories, including Covid-19 hotspots Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have not yet decided on a date (3) ______reopening schools, the Centre was told at a meeting. The remaining States are split between those (4) ______ to reopen in August, (5) ______ include Delhi and Bihar, and others who will not open until September, such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

then

B

than

C

where

D

when

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

than

Question 22

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

More (1) ______ half the States (2) ______ Union Territories, including Covid-19 hotspots Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have not yet decided on a date (3) ______reopening schools, the Centre was told at a meeting. The remaining States are split between those (4) ______ to reopen in August, (5) ______ include Delhi and Bihar, and others who will not open until September, such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

yet

B

or

C

and

D

though

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

and

Question 23

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

More (1) ______ half the States (2) ______ Union Territories, including Covid-19 hotspots Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have not yet decided on a date (3) ______reopening schools, the Centre was told at a meeting. The remaining States are split between those (4) ______ to reopen in August, (5) ______ include Delhi and Bihar, and others who will not open until September, such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

at

B

since

C

from

D

for

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

for

Question 24

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

More (1) ______ half the States (2) ______ Union Territories, including Covid-19 hotspots Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have not yet decided on a date (3) ______reopening schools, the Centre was told at a meeting. The remaining States are split between those (4) ______ to reopen in August, (5) ______ include Delhi and Bihar, and others who will not open until September, such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

willing

B

wills

C

will

D

willed

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

willing

Question 25

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

More (1) ______ half the States (2) ______ Union Territories, including Covid-19 hotspots Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have not yet decided on a date (3) ______reopening schools, the Centre was told at a meeting. The remaining States are split between those (4) ______ to reopen in August, (5) ______ include Delhi and Bihar, and others who will not open until September, such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

which

B

whom

C

whose

D

what

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

which

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