A Pre-Foundation Program

FACULTY SELECTION TEST

PRE-FOUNDATION
ENGLISH
SAMPLE PAPER
Time: 90 mins. Max. Marks: 360

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write your Name in the Space Provided in the Bottom of this Booklet.

2. The question paper consists of '90' objective type questions.

3. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

4. Each correct answer carries 4 marks and each wrong answer (– 1) Mark.

5. Use Black or Blue Ball Point Pen only for filling particulars.

6. Use of Blank Papers, Clip Boards, Calculator, Log Table, Slide Rule and Mobile or any electronic
gadgets in any form is not allowed.

7. In case of any dispute, the answer filled in the OMR sheet available with the institute shall be
final.

8. After completion submit the Question Paper back along with the Answer Sheet.

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Direction : (1 to 5) : Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it.
India was once considered the land of knowledge and enlightenment. In ancient times scholars
from all over Asia and Europe used to flock to Taxila, Nalanda and other Indian centres of
learning. Apart from arts, culture, philosophy and religion, these scholars came to study
medicine, law and martial sciences. But despite having a vastly expanded university system and
historical advantages, modem India has yet to provide international or even regional leadership
in higher education. From the surrounding countries of Asia and Africa only a few students
come to India for higher education.
The United States is by far the most successful country in attracting foreign students. But other
countries such as Australia, Canada and Britain also aggressively market their universities
abroad through their education counselling services and recruitment fairs with the active
cooperation of their diplomatic missions abroad.
Likewise, India should also capitalise on the advantages offered by its higher education
institutions, market Indian universities abroad and facilitate the entry of foreign students into
them.

Q.1 India was considered the land of -

(1) wealth (2) spices (3) wisdom (4) the brave

Q.2 The phrase 'used to flock' here means -

(1) used to live (2) used to praise
(3) used to come in large numbers (4) used to come occasionally

Q.3 Modern India -

(1) doesn't provide leadership in education (2) doesn't provide good institutions
(3) doesn't have good teachers (4) doesn't have a modern system of education.

Q.4 The United States attracts .......... –

(1) most tourists (2) most migrants
(3) most businessmen (4) most foreign students.

Q.5 India must facilitate ......... -

(1) the entry of more businessmen (2) flow of foreign money
(3) the entry of artists (4) the entry of foreign students

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Direction (6 to 10) : Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it.
Highly creative people aren't afraid to ask what may seem to be naive or silly questions. They
ask questions like, “why don't spider get tangled up in their own webs ?’ and, “why do dogs
turn in circles before lying down?” Such questions may seem childlike, and in a way they are.
Children have not yet had their innate creative energies channelled into culturally acceptable
directions and can give full rein to their curiosity - the absolute prerequisite for full creative
functioning, in both children adult.
Unlike children, creative people appear to have vast stores of patience to draw upon. Months,
years, even decades can be devoted to a single problem.
The home that encourages inquisitiveness contributes to creative development. The teacher
than answers and rewards curiosity rather than restricting is teaching a child to be creative. To
be extremely intelligent is not the same as to be gifted in creative work. The Quiz Kids are
often referred to as geneuses. They would undoubtedly score high in memory functions..... But
it is doubtful whether they are also fluent in producing ideas.
Contrary to popular myths that florify youth, more creative achievements are likely to occur
when people grow older. While memory may falter with age, creativity is ageless.

Q.6 Highly creative people are .

(1) afraid of silly people
(2) afraid of asking silly questions
(3) not afraid of asking even silly questions
(4) afraid of asking many questions.

Q.7 The absolute prerequisite for full creative functioning is

(1) to work hard (2) to be honest and fair
(3) to give full freedom to curiosity (4) to curb curiosity

Q.8 Children don't have .

(1) strength (2) good memory
(3) good manners (4) much patience.

Q.9 The best teacher is he who –

(1) maintains discipline (2) works sincerely
(3) encourages the spirit of enquiry (4) encourages morality

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Q.10 Memory may falter with age but –
(1) creativity becomes weak (2) creativity becomes stronger
(3) creativity is lost (4) creativity never dies.

Directions (11 to 20) : Spot the error in the following sentences and choose the options that
represent the error.

Q.11 He as well as me (1) / has done (2)/ this task (3)/ for you. (4)

Q.12 Prof. Kulkarni, who is a (1)/ staff of our college since 1990, (2) / is not only an excellent
teacher (3)/ but also a great humanitarian. (4)

Q.13 The manager with (1)/ his wife and two sons were (2)/ killed by bandits mercilessly (3)/ in a
broad day light. (4)

Q.14 It is the need (1)/ of the hour that (2)/ we should help people (3)/ whom we think are poor. (4)

Q.15 I was surprised to find that (1)/ the computer was out of order (2)/ and enquired if anyone of
them (3)/ have used it recently. (4)

Q.16 The judge asked the man (1)/ if the bag he had lost (2)/contain five thousand rupees. (3)/ The
man replied that it did. (4)

Q.17 I thought you will (1) / show forbearance to me (2) a few minutes more(3)/ so that I can finish
this work.(4)

Q.18 If you had read (1)/ the relevant literature carefully, you would have answered (2)/most of the
questions correctly. (3)/ No error (4)

Q.19 As I reached the hospital (1)/ I had found a great rush of visitors (2) / whose relatives had been
admitted there for one or the other ailment. (4)

Q.20 Do you by any chance know where Lalu is? (1)/ I would like to find out because (2) / I had just
heard of a job (3) / that will exactly suit him. (4)

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Direction (21 to 28) : Find the meaning of the idioms/phrases given in italics.

Q.21 After having finished the last project, I find myself at a loose end.
(1) happy (2) on vacation (3) free of troubles (4) with nothing to do

Q.22 With the existing management, the future of the company is in doldrums.
(1) dull (2) bright (3) uncertain (4) secure

Q.23 It was such a strange affair that I would not make head or tail of it.
(1) face it (2) tolerate it (3) remember (4) understand it

Q.24 A good teacher should have the gift of the gab.

(1) a good personality (2) a talent for acting
(3) a talent for speaking (4) an interest in discipline

Q.25 She exhibited remarkable sangfroid during the crisis.

(1) temper (2) irritation (3) composure (4) anger

Q.26 My father strained every nerve to enable me to get settled in life.

(1) worked very hard (2) spent a large amount
(3) tried all tricks (4) bribed several persons

Q.27 Though she herself was as ugly as sin, she had the audacity to criticize the looks of her
companion.
(1) sinfully ugly (2) very ugly (3) exceptionally ugly (4) quite ugly

Q.28 He bids fair to be an excellent cricketer.

(1) seems likely (2) is ambitious (3) is confident (4) is unlikely

Direction (29 to 38) : Complete the following sentences with the correct options.
Q.29 While machines have rescued farmers from a mainly _____ existence, still the _______ on
weather plagues their days -
(1) crop-related, reliance (2) work-oriented, relationship
(3) labour-intensive, dependence (4) family-oriented, changeability

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Q.30 The _________ of fish in our streams _________our looking further afield for either
sustenance or sporting entertainment -
(1) paucity, discouraged (2) abundance , forestalled
(3) absence , assisted (4) meagerness , obviated

Q.31 While critics praised the play highly, viewers did not flock to the theatre, and the playwright
reaped only a _________ reward from its brief run.
(1) just (2) modest (3) embarrassed (4)monetary

Q.32 Although our preparations for the debate were _________, the actual debate turned into a
surprising and _________ victory for our school -
(1) acceptable, stunning (2) excellent, thrilling
(3) inadequate, heartwarming (4) efficient , welcome

Q.33 It is not possible to say with _________ how effective the special panel of judges was in
selecting this year’s best movie star -
(1) certainty (2) conviction (3) confidence (4) concentration

Q.34 It is quite a surprise that sports is enjoying an unparalleled _________ though it has not yet
_________ to this –
(1) refinement, responded (2) improvement, accepted
(3) popularity, adjusted (4) resurgence, settled

Q.35 Parenting has undergone redefinition in recent years, yet child psychologists believe that the
basic parent role is essentially _________ -
(1) unique (2) unchanged (3) valueless (4) protection

Q.36 Marlene’s concern and _________ for orphaned children have at times been misconstrued as
_________ and overly protective -
(1) compassion, obsessive (2) solicitude , considerate
(3) apathy, compulsive (4) empathy , corrective

Q.37 He was so consumed by the belief that people were driven by_________ motives that he could
not believe anyone to be unselfish -
(1) abominable (2) passionate (3) avaricious (4) ulterior

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Q.38 I could not expect amore _________ occasion to announce our wedding plans -
(1) spurious (2) ominous (3) suitable (4) sanguine

Directions (39 to 48) : In the following paragraph certain words are missing. Construct the
paragraph by choosing the best alternative among the four for each of the blanks.
Fundamentally, all human (39)_________ possess combinations of fixed inherited traits. All
men possess the (40)_________ highly developed nervous system, backbones, erect posture,
hair, etc. Therefore (41)_________among men arise only in (42)_________ changes of this
(43)_________ pattern. Racial (44)_________ represent one of the finest distinctions and are
based on certain (45)_________ differences. Two races may be (46)_________ in hair colour
and in eye colour but (47)_________ in stature while two others may be (48) _________ in
stature but differ in colour of eyes and hair.

Q.39 (1) animal (2) beings (3) mind (4) society

Q.40 (1) large (2) different (3) same (4) natural

Q.41 (1) sameness (2) naturalness (3) artificial (4) variations

Q.42 (1) no (2) large (3) fundamental (4) minor

Q.43 (1) fluctuating (2) basic (3) mad (4) picturesque

Q.44 (1) differences (2) clashes (3) hatred (4) tolerance

Q.45 (1) clearcut (2) minor (3) unnoticeable (4) massive

Q.46 (1) alike (2) different (3) mismatched (4) beautiful

Q.47 (1) alike (2) tall (3) same (4) different

Q.48 (1) similar (2) short (3) uncouth (4) different

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Direction (49 to 53) : In each question below, either part or the entire sentence is underlined. The
sentence is followed by four ways of writing the underlined parts. Choose the answer which
results in the clearest, most exact sentence but does not change the meaning of the original
sentence.

Q.49 Your suggestion is no different from the other employees.

(1) not different from (2) not different than the
(3) not different from those of the (4) not differing from the

Q.50 The population question in China has been the subject of heated and frequently changing
controversy.
(1) heating and frequently changed (2) heated and frequent changed
(3) heated and frequent changes (4) No correction required

Q.51 Everything we have so far looked at gives inconclusive evidence about the change in the living
conditions of the masses.
(1) had looked at far giving (2) had been looking for giving
(3) have so far been looked at gives (4) No correction required

Q.52 Any help that you can give me will be appreciated -

(1) which you could have given me (2) that you gave me
(3) No correction required (4) that would have been given me by you

Q.53 What does it matter most is the process and not the end result.
(1) what does the matter is mostly (2) what matters most is
(3) what does it in most matte was (4) what is the matter mostly is

Direction (54 to 58 ): Choose the meaning of the phrases in bold/italic letters

Q.54 You must put down everything .

(1) leave (2) forget (3) write down (4) lie down

Q.55 The patient died because of the doctor's negligence but the doctor got away with it.
(1) got punishment (2) gave punishment
(3) escaped punishment (4) imposed punishment

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Q.56 You must give back your uniform when you leave the army.
(1) turn in (2) turn up (3) turn down (4) put up

Q.57 I shall support you through thick and thin.

(1) stand for (2) stand by (3) depend on (4) turn in

Q.58 You will have to compensate the loss.

(1) make for (2) make up (3) stand for (4) give up

Direction (59 to 62) : Give the 'Synonyms' of the following words :

Q.59 obsolete
(1) Antique (2) obvious (3) modern (4) sure

Q.60 Eternal
(1) Edible (2) despire (3) everlasting (4) None

Q.61 Enthusiastic
(1) Curious (2) Entertaining (3) Lazy (4) None

Q.62 Discourse
(1) Discontinue (2) Discourage (3) Deny (4) Sermon

Direction (63 to 66) : Give the 'Antonyms' of the following.

Q.63 Reveal
(1) Real (2) Conceal (3) unreal (4) False

Q.64 Delay
(1) late (2) despise (3) Haste (4) Relay

Q.65 Adversity
(1) Prosperity (2) Diversity (3) Clamity (4) Pity

Q.66 Confess
(1) Conceal (2) accept (3) deny (4) reliable

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Direction (67 to 71) : Find one words for the following sentences.
Q.67 A person who wishes to over throw all establishments.
(1) anarchist (2) hooligan (3) criminal (4) rebel

Q.68 A person claiming to be superior in culture and intellect to others.

(1) highbrow (2) elite (3) aristocrat (4) intellectual

Q.69 A person who is bad in spelling.

(1) cacographist (2) linguist (3) calligraphist (4) pedant

Q.70 A person leaving his native country to settle in another.

(1) immigrant (2) emigrant (3) traveller (4) nomad

Q.71 A person coming to a foreign land to settle there.

(1) immigrant (2) emigrant (3) visitor (4) tourist

Directions (72 to 76) : In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one that
can be substituted for the given words/phrase :

Q.72 Teetotaler means

(1) one who abstains from theft (2) one who abstains from meat
(3) one who abstains from taking wine (4) one who abstains from taking malice

Q.73 Policemen riding on motorcycles as guards of VIP

(1) outriders (2) servants (3) commandos (4) attendants

Q.74 A person who tries to deceive people by claiming to be able to do wonderful things
(1) trickster (2) impostor (3) magician (4) mountebank

Q.75 A place for sick people who need long periods for recovery
(1) clinic (2) hospital (3) sanatorium (4) asylum

Q.76 A person who eats too much

(1) glutton (2) suicide (3) sensualist (4) omnivore

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Direction (77 to 80) : Rearrange P, Q, R and S to form meaningful paragraphs.

Q.77 O. Jawaharlal Nehru was born November 14.

P. He loved children.
Q. On this day, children take part in many activities.
R. Sports, music, drama and debates are arranged in schools.
S. That is why his birthday is celebrated as Children's Day.
T. Exhibitions of photographs of Pandit Nehru showing his lifetime are also arranged in some
schools.
(1) PQRS (2) PSQR (3) QPSR (4) SPQR

Q.78 O. Smoke oozed up between the planks.

P. Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship.
Q. The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire.
R. Every one now knew there was a fire on board.
S. Flames broke out here and there.
T. Most people bore the shock bravely.
(1) QPSR (2) QSRP (3) RSPQ (4) SRQP

Q.79 O. Most of the perishable foods are shipped by refrigerator ships.

P. They are placed in the refrigerated hold of the ship.
Q. Some foods, such as bananas, are shipped before they get ripe.
R. As the green bananas are loaded, a man watches closely the signs of yellow on them.
S. The cool temperatures keep the bananas from getting ripe during the trip.
T. Ripe bananas are poor travellers and even one ripe banana at the start of the trip can spoil a
whole shipload of fruit.
(1) PQRS (2) PSQR (3)QPSR (4) SRPQ

Q.80 O. There was once a Persian king called Shahryar who had a beautiful wife.
P. When the King discovered this, he killed her.
Q. He gave orders that he was to be provided with a new wife every day.
R. He loved her very much, but she was a wicked woman.
S. He decided that all women were wicked and that he would punish them.
T. After one day's marriage he would cut off her head and marry again.
(1) PQRS (2) QSPR (3) RPSQ (4) SPRQ

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Direction (81 to 85) : Choose the correct spelling from the set of given spellings of a word.

Q.81 (1) precede (2) presede (3) preced D) pricede

Q.82 (1) renissence (2) renaisance (3) renaissance (4) renaissance

Q.83 (1) sucess (2) succes (3) success (4) suckcess

Q.84 (1) trancwility (2) trancquillity (3) tranquelity (4) tranquility

Q.85 (1) intermetance (2) intermittence (3) intermittance (4) inttermitence

Direction (86 to 90) : Choose the correct alternative:

Q.86 As old as the ______ .

(1) man (2) hills (3) ocean (4) tortoise

Q.87 As grave as ______ .

(1) judge (2) dog (3) doctor (4) statue

Q.88 As deaf as ______ .

(1) rock (2) well (3) lamb (4) post

Q.89 As rich as ______ .

(1) Jew (2) American (3) Businessman (4) Politician

Q.90 As dumb as ______ .

(1) lamb (2) kiwi (3) mouse (4) statue

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