MPSI Previous Years Papers 2016-13

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01) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

She_____ no longer contain her anger and shouted at him uncontrollably.

A) could

B) must

C) might

D) may

02) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

In theory, women _____still have children at the age of 50.

A) can

B) must

C) dare

D) need

03) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

We asked if the computer _____ access the internet.

A) could

B) should

C) must

D) ought to

04) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

The commercialization of football has turned it from a sport ______a business.

A) in

B) on

C) at

D) into

05) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

The river is flowing ____ the danger level.

A) beneath

B) along

C) across

D) above

06) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

Over time, their acquaintance developed ______ a lasting friendship.

A) into

B) for

C) from

D) across

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07) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

The car skidded and went out ____control, crashing ____an oncoming truck.

A) of, into

B) in, to

C) to, in

D) off, across

08) DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error: lf there is no error, mark your answer as ‘No error’.

A) We’ve just

B) appointed a coordinator

C) who will oversee whole project.

D) No error

09) DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error: lf there is no error, mark your answer as ‘No error’.

A) An embryo is created

B) through the union

C) of a sperm and an egg.

D) No error

10) DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error: lf there is no error, mark your answer as ‘No error’.

A) The standard unit

B) of currency

C) in US is the dollar.

D) No error

11) DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error: lf there is no error, mark your answer as ‘No error’.

A) If I had a lot of money,

B) I would have done a lot of charity

C) to the poor and handicapped people.

D) No error

12) DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error: lf there is no error, mark your answer as ‘No error’.

A) If she have worked hard,

B) she would have

C) topped the university.

D) No error

13) DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error: lf there is no error, mark your answer as ‘No error’.

A) If he drives fast,

B) he can reach

C) the station on time.

D) No error

14) DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error: lf there is no error, mark your answer as ‘No error’.

A) It has been raining

B) continuously

C) since last twenty days.

D) No error

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15) DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error: lf there is no error, mark your answer as ‘No error’.

A) Unless there is not

B) an emergency at home,

C) I do not take a leave and sit at home.

D) No error

16) Out of the given options, choose the one which is the correct indirect speech of the sentence given below.

The man said to the Judge, “I did not commit this crime”.

A) The man told the Judge that he did not commit this crime.

B) The man told the Judge that he has not committed this crime.

C) The man told the Judge that he had not committed that crime.

D) The man told the Judge that he has not committed that crime.

17) Out of the given options, choose the one which is the correct indirect speech of the sentence given below.

Our teacher said, “We have to finish this work today as we know that tomorrow never comes”.

A) Our teacher said that we have to finish this work today as we know that tomorrow never comes.

B) Our teacher said that we have to finish that work that day as we know that tomorrow never comes.

C) Our teacher said that we were to finish that work that day as we know that tomorrow never comes.

D) Our teacher said that we had to finish that work that day as we know that tomorrow never comes.

18) Out of the given options, choose the one which is the correct indirect speech of the sentence given below.

Rehman said, “I haven’t taken any exam this year but I intend to take two exams the next year”.

A) Rehman said that haven’t taken any exam this year but intends to take two exams the next year.

B) Rehman said that hadn’t taken any exam this year but intends to take two exams the next year.

C) Rehman said that hadn’t taken any exam that year but intends to take two exams the next year.

D) Rehman said that hadn’t taken any exam that year but intended to take two exams the next year.

19) Out of the given options, choose the one which is the correct passive voice of the sentence given below.

The builders have built a perfect dam across the stream.

A) A perfect dam had been built by the builders across the stream.

B) A perfect dam has been build by the builders across the stream.

C) A perfect dam have been built by the builders across the stream.

D) A perfect dam has been built by the builders across the stream.

20) Out of the given options, choose the one which is the correct passive voice of the sentence given below.

After taking him to the hospital, I dropped him at his place.

A) After been taken to the hospital, she was dropped at her place by me.

B) After being taken to the hospital, she was to be dropped at her place by me.

C) After being taken to the hospital, she had to be dropped at her place by me.

D) After being taken to the hospital, she was dropped at her place by me.

21) Out of the given options, choose the one which is the correct active voice of the sentence given below.

Physically challenged people should not be laughed at by the public.

A) The public cannot not laugh at physically challenged people.

B) The public could not laugh at physically challenged people.

C) The public shall not laugh at physically challenged people.

D) The public should not laugh at physically challenged people.

22) Choose the grammatically correct sentence out of the given options.

A) We should take an healthy breakfast in the morning.

B) We should take the healthy breakfast in the morning.

C) We should take a healthy breakfast in the morning.

D) We should take healthy breakfast in morning.

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23) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

I have kept _____ sharpened pencils and erasers in his pencil box.

A) few

B) a few

C) the few

D) a little

24) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

Your room is _____ more comfortable than my bedroom.

A) little

B) a little

C) the little

D) a few

25) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

_______ Students who were sitting in the class stood up and greeted the teacher.

A) Few

B) A few

C) The few

D) A little

DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and complete the following sentences.

Why do students become a bully? Bullying is a big problem. It can make kids feel hurt, scared, sick, lonely, embarrassed and sad. Bullies might hit, kick, or push to hurt people, or use words to call names, threaten, tease, or scare them. A bully might say mean things about someone, grab a kid’s stuff, make fun of someone, or leave a kid out of the group on purpose. Some bullies threaten people or try to make them do things they don’t want to do. It is often seen that in schools most classes have group of students who are bullies. Who are they and why do they act in that particular manner? Bullies are children who like to dominate others. Bullies are often children who want to feel important and want to make themselves popular. Bullying children who are weaker than themselves makes them feel big and powerful. Many a times, bullies are just insensitive children who know that it hurts their victims but they continue to do it anyway. Some children who bully are attention­seekers. Children who do not get emotional support at home and are not given attention at home may try to attract attention towards themselves in the classroom through bullying. In some cases, a child who is bullied, sometimes ends up bullying others. Some bullies come from families where everyone is angry and shouting all the time. They may think that being angry, calling names, and pushing people around is a normal way to act. Some bullies are copying what they’ve seen someone else do. Some have been bullied themselves. Sometimes bullies know that what they are doing or saying hurts other people. But other bullies may not really know how hurtful their actions can be. Other factors such as teacher’s indifference to the victims and bad disciplining by parents of bullies can also cause bullying.

26) What is the meaning of the word ‘bully’ or ‘bullying’?

A) To use superior strength or influence to intimidate someone or to force someone to do something

B) A way of entertaining someone

C) A way of arousing interest in someone or something

D) None of the above

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27) Which word in the passage means ‘lack of concern or thinking for others’?

A) Indifference

B) Scared

C) Threaten

D) All of the above

28) Why do senior students bully?

A) They want to seek attention

B) They derive pleasure in dominating and belittling others.

C) To gain popularity

D) All of the above

29) What are the factors that lead some children to adopt the hateful process of bullying?

A) Neglect and indiscipline at home and indifference or carelessness in school.

B) The command of the school authority

C) The desire to take revenge

D) None of the above

30) What does the idiom ‘call names’ mean?

A) To abuse someone

B) To greet someone

C) To embrace someone

D) None of the above

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