MPSI Previous Years Papers 2016-16

PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD MPSI Previous Years Papers 2016-16

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15th September 2016, 02:00 PM

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1) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

Netaji, the hero of Modern India, ______ remembered.

A) ought to be

B) ought not to be

C) might be

D) shall have

2) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

Children ______taught to honor other people’s opinions.

A) need to be

B) needs be

C) needs to be

D) needs to have

3) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

You ____ laugh at the mistakes of others.

A) cannot

B) might not

C) should not

D) could not

4) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

There was no soap, so I just quickly rinsed my hands _____ the tap.

A) under

B) over

C) above

D) by

5) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

Archaeologists discovered a gold cup just _____the surface at the site of a Roman villa.

A) beneath

B) across

C) beyond

D) off

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6) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

Inflation has fallen ______ 5% for the first time in six years.

A) above

B) below

C) over

D) across

7) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

The vegetables were cut ____ the maid ____ a sharp knife.

A) by, with

B) from, with

C) off, with

D) by, from

8) 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) When we arrived at the station,

B) the train

C) have already left.

D) No error

9) 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) William felt ill last night,

B) because he has eaten,

C) a large number of cakes and pastries.

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) If she had studied hard,

B) she would have passed

C) the English Language Test for the eligibility of Management Exams.

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) I will call the instructor

B) as soon as

C) I will reach home.

D) No error

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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) You have been

B) watching TV

C) since the last five hours.

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) Rebecca is one of

B) the most beautiful girls

C) of her class.

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) As soon as she

B) got out of the bed

C) the telephone stopped ringing.

D) No error

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) You won’t lose any weight

B) unless you start

C) eating an healthier food.

D) No error

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

My book has been stolen.

A) Someone steals my book.

B) Someone stole my book.

C) Someone had stolen my book.

D) Someone has stolen my book.

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

English is spoken in England.

A) People in England generally always speak English.

B) People in England are speaking English.

C) People in England speak English.

D) People in England speaks English.

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

The firewood is being cut by the woodcutters.

A) The woodcutters cut the firewood.

B) The woodcutters are cutting the firewood.

C) The woodcutters have cut the firewood.

D) The woodcutters have been cutting the firewood.

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

Susan said to me, “you have been a very helpful person”.

A) Susan told me that I have been a very helpful person.

B) Susan told me that I was a very helpful person.

C) Susan told me that I had been a very helpful person.

D) Susan told me that I was being a very helpful person.

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

He said to me, “I do not trust you”.

A) He told me that he does not trust me.

B) He told me that he did not trust me.

C) He told me that he will not trust me.

D) He told me that he had not trusted me.

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

Patrick said, “I am going to finish this work now before I start a new work tomorrow”?

A) Patrick said that he is going to finish this work now before he started a new work tomorrow.

B) Patrick said that he was going to finish that work now before he started a new work the next day.

C) Patrick said that he was going to finish that work then before he started a new work the next day.

D) Patrick said that he was going to finish that work then before he started a new work tomorrow.

22) Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

A) I saw an one-eyed man trying to cross the road yesterday.

B) I saw a one-eyed man trying to cross the road yesterday.

C) I saw the one­eyed man trying to cross the road yesterday.

D) I saw one­eyed man trying to cross the road yesterday.

23) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

My neighbour was one of ____truly evil men I had ever encountered.

A) few

B) a few

C) the few

D) the little

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24) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

Tourists and locals alike last night flocked to the pub to see if they could capture _____

of the magic.

A) a little

B) few

C) the few

D) a few

25) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

There was a flood, but ____ water actually got into the house.

A) little

B) a little

C) few

D) the little

DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

Long, long ago in a big forest, there were many trees, among the cluster of trees, there was a very tall pine tree. He was so tall that he could talk to the stars in the sky. He could easily gaze over the heads of the other trees. One day, late in the evening, the pine tree saw a little girl approaching him.

He could see her only because of his height. She was in tears. The pine tree bent as low as he could and asked the weeping girl. ‘What is the matter? Why are you crying?’ the little girl, still sobbing replied, ‘I was gathering flowers for the goddess Durga, Who I believe, would help my parents to overcome their poverty and I have lost my way’. The pine tree said to the little girl, ‘It is late in the evening. It will not be possible for you to return to your house, which is at the other end at the forest. Sleep for the night at this place.’ The pine tree pointed out to an open cave­like place under him. The little girl was frightened of wild animals.

The girl quickly crept into the cave­like place. The pine tree was happy and pleased with himself. He stood like a soldier guarding the place. The girl woke up in the morning and was amazed to see the pine tree standing like a guard outside the cave. Then her gaze travelled to the heap of flowers that she had gathered the previous night. The flowers lay withering on the ground. The pine tree understood what was going on in the girl’s mind. He wrapped his branches around the nearby flower trees and shook them gently. The little girl’s eyes brightened. But a great surprise awaited her. The pine tree brought out a bag of gold coins which had been lying for years in the hole in its trunk and gave it to the girl. With teary eyes she thanked her benefactor and went away.

26) Why was the little girl crying?

A) Because while gathering flowers for worship she lost her way in the dense forest.

B) Because the flowers she had collected had decayed.

C) Because she was afraid of tall trees.

D) All of the above

27) Which word in the passage means ‘the state of being extremely poor’?

A) Approach

B) Poverty

C) Overcome

D) Benefactor

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28) What is the meaning of the word ‘wither’?

A) Blush

B) Bloom

C) Dry

D) Move

29) Why did the girl agree to take shelter in the night in an open cave­like place under the tall pine tree?

A) Because she found the beautiful pine tree highly fascinating.

B) Because she was afraid of wild and ferocious animals.

C) Because she was spell bound by the magical powers of the pine tree.

D) None of the above

30) What is the meaning of the word ‘sobbing’?

A) to get extremely frightened.

B) To stare at something.

C) To cry noisily, taking in deep breaths.

D) None of the above

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