MPSI Previous Years Papers 2016-8

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1) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

The cakes _____ready soon. They’ve been in the oven for an hour.

A) can be

B) must be

C) mustn’t be

D) need be

2) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

Children _____look after their parents in old age.

A) can

B) could

C) ought to

D) ought not to

3) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

We ______ locked the gate. Then the dog wouldn’t have got out.

A) can have

B) need not have

C) ought to have

D) could not have

4) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

The President called on the wealthy countries_____ financial aid after the floods destroyed much of the country’s agriculture.

A) by

B) at

C) in

D) for

5) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

The crowd backed _____when the man pulled a knife.

A) towards

B) with

C) away

D) forward

6) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

She backed out of the agreement_____ the last minute.

A) at

B) from

C) for

D) in

7) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

He sat______ me______ discuss the problem.

A) beside, to

B) besides, to

C) with, for

D) behind, to

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) A idle brain

B) is the

C) devil’s workshop.

D) No Error

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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) Nile is longer than

B) any other

C) river in the world.

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) He graduated

B) with an second­class honors

C) degree in physics.

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) Have there ever

B) been a war

C) in the United States?

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) Democratization have brought workers

B) the right to strike

C) and join a trade union.

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) Unless Mohan takes

B) proper care of his health,

C) he will not recover.

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) The bird would have

B) died if you

C) had caught it.

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) My Parents and relatives will come to pick you

B) as soon as

C) you will reach Mumbai airport.

D) No Error

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

Nelson said, “I was playing cricket”.

A) Nelson said that he had been playing cricket.

B) Nelson said that he has been playing cricket.

C) Nelson said that he have been playing cricket.

D) Nelson said that he was playing cricket.

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

The teacher said to his students, “Did you not like my story yesterday?”

A) The teacher asked his students if they did not like his story yesterday.

B) The teacher asked his students if they did not like his story the day before.

C) The teacher asked his students if they had not liked his story the day before.

D) The teacher asked his students if they have not liked his story the day before.

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

Peter said “Alas! I have broken my brother’s watch”.

A) He exclaimed sorrowfully that he has broken his brother’s watch.

B) He exclaimed sorrowfully that he have broken his brother’s watch.

C) He exclaimed sorrowfully that he had broken his brother’s watch.

D) He exclaimed sorrowfully that he had broke his brother’s watch.

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

Are stories written by you?

A) Do you write stories?

B) Did you write stories?

C) Have you written stories?

D) Are stories being written by you?

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

A cup of coffee was brought to me by her.

A) She is bringing me a cup of coffee.

B) She brings me a cup of coffee.

C) She brought me a cup of coffee.

D) She was bringing me a cup of coffee.

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

Grammar is taught to us by the teacher.

A) The teacher teaches us grammar.

B) The teacher is teaching us grammar.

C) The teacher has taught us grammar.

D) The teacher taught us grammar.

22) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

We’ve been having ______problems with the new computer.

A) a little

B) little

C) the little

D) a few

23) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

Could you please pour ______ milk in my cup?

A) few

B) a few

C) little

D) a little

24) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

The government has done _____or nothing to help the poorest people in this country.

A) little

B) a little

C) the little

D) few

25) Fill in the blank with the correct option.

We have______ money, so we cannot pay for the farewell party.

A) few

B) the little

C) a little

D) little

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DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions.

The history of literature really began long before man learnt to write. Dancing was the earliest of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced and gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus the first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed prayers were framed. The song and prayer became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another, each generation adding something of its own.

As man slowly grew more civilised he was compelled to invent some method of writing by three urgent necessities. Then were certain things that it was dangerous to forget and which, therefore, had to be recorded. It was often necessary to communicate with persons who were some distance away and it was necessary to protect one’s property by making tools cattle and so on, in some distinctive manner. So man taught himself to write and having learned to write purely for utilitarian reasons he used this new method for preserving his war songs and his prayers. Of course, among these ancient people, there were only a very few individual who learned to write, and only a few could read what was written.

26) What does the word ‘slaughter’ mean?

A) Victory

B) Return

C) Killing

D) Unity

27) What would be the most appropriate title of the passage?

A) The various forms of music and dance.

B) The outline of literature.

C) History of civilization.

D) None of the above.

28) Before the invention of writing, in what form literature existed?

A) In stories and legends

B) In Dancing and singing

C) In yells and prayers

D) None of the above

29) What will be the synonym of the word ‘utilitarian’?

A) Useless

B) Useful

C) Harmful

D) None of the above

30) What led to the invention of writing by man?

A) The need to record and communicate.

B) The need to rejoice

C) The desire to write more war songs

D) None of the above

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