IES Exam
Questions paper 2012
FILLING THE
BLANKS – SIMPLE SENTENCES
Directions
(For the following 08 items):
Each of the
following sentences has a blank space and four words are given after the sentence.
Select whichever word you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate
your choice on the answer sheet.
01. The
completion of the railway line has been held ________ owing to the workers’ strike.
(a) off (b) up (c) on (d) over
02. The
pilot was ________ injured, he died within half an hour.
(a)
seriously (b) fatally (c) fatefully
(d) vitally
03. His
________ directions misled us, we did not know which road to take.
(a) complex
(b) obscure (c) mingled (d) vague
04. He was
very friendly with the press and it really __________ him even for what he did not
achieve.
(a) praised
(b) lionized (c) appreciated (d)
highlighted
05. Anand
was the sort of person who always looked on the _________ side of life
(a) clear
(b) bright (c) broad (d) illuminated
06. “How
dare you speak to me like that, you ________ fellow !” shouted the officer.
(a) impudent (b) impeccable (c) immutable
(d) intricate
07. I
refused to ___________ his rudeness any longer.
(a) put up
(b) put up with (c) put out (d) put
out with
08. Let us
__________ our heads together to solve this difficult problem.
(a) join (b)
bring (c) combine (d) put
FIND SYNONYMS
Directions
(For the following 12 items)
09. LIVELY
(a) active (b) lethargic (c) wearisome (d)
ugly
10. SACRED
(a) moral
(b) holy (c) clean (d) truthful
11. GRAVE
(a) painful
(b) sad (c) hopeless (d) serious
12. FOUL
(a) dirty (b) innocent (c) foolish (d)
unbecoming
13. ABJECT
(a) miserable (b) objective (c) tortuous
(d) painful
14. ARDENT
(a) eager
(b) devoted (c) zealous (d) sincere
15.
PREPOSTEROUS
(a) unreasonable (b) improper (c) too early
(d) arrogant
16. BLEMISH
(a) evil (b)
attraction (c) blot (d) virtue
17. IMPASSE
(a) deadline
(b) stalemate (c) standstill (d)
status quo
18. ENHANCE
(a)
embellish (b) increase (c) create
(d) reveal
19.
EPHEMERAL
(a) short-lived (b) immediate (c)
stupendous (d) amazing
20. TRUDGE
(a) prod
slowly (b) walk wearily (c) trample
easily (d) wade carelessly
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
Directions
(For the following 10 items):
Look at the
underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence, three possible
substitutions
for the underlined part are given. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better
than the
underlined
part, indicate your response on the Answer sheet against the corresponding
letter
(a), (b) or
(c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your
response on
the Answer sheet. Thus a “No improvement” response will be signified by the
letter (d).
21. The girl
has passed the B.A examination
(a) the girl passed
(b) the girl
has passed
(c) the girl
was passed
(d) NO
IMPROVEMENT
22. I hope
you will look me up when you come to Delhi.
(a) look at
me
(b) look me
(c) look
upon me
(d) NO IMPROVEMENT
23. The
clerk asked the peon that why has he come to the office so late.
(a) that why
had he
(b) that why he had
(c) does not
act
(d) NO
IMPROVEMENT
24. They
went to the cinema and has got back to their house at nine o’ clock.
(a) returned
(b) turning
back
(c) come
back
(d) NO
IMPROVEMENT
25. Which of
the two boxes is more preferable?
(a) more
preferred
(b) preferable
(c) better
preferred
(d) NO
IMPROVEMENT
26. I think
he will ask for a raise into the salary very soon.
(a) for a raise in salary
(b) for the
raise of salary
(c) for
rising the salary
(d) NO
IMPROVEMENT
27. I have
been working in the same factory for the last twenty years now.
(a) will
work
(b) shall be
working
(c) worked
(d) NO IMPROVEMENT
28. I must
confess that I am very bad in operating machines.
(a) on
(b) shall be working
(c) worked
(d) NO
IMPROVEMENT
29. It was
the hottest part of the year and also the busy in the office.
(a) busiest
(b) much
busy
(c) the
busiest
(d) NO
IMPROVEMENT
30. I am
afraid, I don’t know his name.
(a) I fear
(b) I feel
(c) I
imagine
(d) NO IMPROVEMENT