COCUBES ENGLISH SET 1

Knowledge has turned out to be mans greatest asset in mastering and conquering nature. The
word science means literally knowledge. It is this quest and thrust for knowledge and the
curiosity of man to know things beyond his reach that resulted in his becoming the lord of this
plant. His never ending pursuit to unearth the reason behind phenomenon has resulted in
endless discoveries and inventions, which have proved to be the grate stepping stones in the
progress of mankind.
Inventions like the telephone, radio, t.v, telegraph, transistors, airplanes, automobiles, steam
engine, electricity, wireless, telescopes, microscope etc, have changed man’s life forever. There
have been inventions and discoveries in all aspects of life. Science has worked grater miracles
in the fields of health and medicine and has been the greatest weapon in man’s battle against
diseases of various kinds. Vaccination is a miracle in the field of science. Penicillin,
streptomycin, radium and x-rays have turned out be great blessings.
The discovery of the atom and its structure has been one of the most remarkable discoveries
made by man. The quantum theory, the electricity along with the great findings of Einstein, Neils
Bohr etc, have revolutionised the world of science forever. Computer and information
technology are the latest revolutions in the field of science. With the coming of mobiles, internet,
web conferencing etc, the world has shrunk into a cyber village where time and distance have
no meaning are at least are no longer barriers.
Technology is on a rise every day. Each new day brings better technology with it. However, we
should learn to us our knowledge constructively. Only constructive uses of science can
guarantee the continuation of mankind on this earth. Moreover, it is man who is the great
generator, creator and inventor of all this knowledge and technology. We should be warned of
becoming slaves to our own creations and inventions. Only then, can science be a blessing and
a miracle. Science, if used for the betterment of mankind and society can bring about changes
in our lives by making better, more comfortable and worthwhile.

1. What was the first thing that the man learnt to do?
A. To conquer the nature. B. To battle with his fellow men.
C. To live leisurely in the nature. D. To eat and sleep.

Ans: A

2. How has the world shrunk for man technologically?

A. Continents on the earth are drifting closer to each other
B. Video conferencing, the internet has made this possible
C. Development of medicines
D. The planet is becoming smaller
Ans: B

3. According to the given passage, …………………………. is the miracle in the field

of science
A. computers B. vaccination C. atoms and its structure D. airplane

Ans: C

4. Mark the option which is closest to the meaning of the word given below
ABNEGATE
A. renounce B. assert C. give up D. continue

Ans: A

5. The following sentence consists of a word or a phrase which is highlighted. Each

of them is followed by four words or phrases. Choose the word or the phrase which
is closest in meaning to highlighted word or phrase.
My only major complaint was that the remote was thin and felt flimsy.
A. meagre B. substantial C. sturdy D. plausible

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6. For the given question, choose the alternative which best expresses the sentence
in Active/Passive voice.
Mr. Tirupati reviewed the book.
The book has been reviewed by Mr. Tirupati.
The book had been reviewed by Mr. Tirupati.
The book is reviewed by Mr. Tirupati.
The book was reviewed by Mr. Tirupati.

Ans: D

7. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option.

____________ the police immediately.
To call Call Been calling Called

Ans: B

8. Choose the option which gives the closest meaning to the phrase given below.
Back Seat Driver
Extra weight
Instructor from backend.
People who criticize from the sideline
Second person

Ans: C

9. Choose the option which gives the closest to the phrase given below.
To sink fast
To evaporate fast Absorbing fast To sink down Becoming worse and
worse

ans: Becoming worse and worse

10. Mark the option which is closest to the meaning of the word given below.
IRKSOME
Appease Alleviate Mollify Aggravating

Ans: D

11. Mark the option which is the closest to the opposite in meaning of the word given
below.
FALLACY
Illusion Elusion Misconception Frankness

ans: Misconception

12. Find of which part of the sentence below has an error and mark the option
accordingly
When asked To catch Rose Teacher’s attention

Ans: To Catch

13. Fill in the blank(s) with the most suitable option.

The history of Hindu religion dates _________ ancient times.
From For None of the mentioned
options Since

ans: Since

14. For the given question, choose alternative which best expresses the sentence in
Active/Passive voice
Let the door be closed at once
Close the door at once Please close the door
Let the door be closed at once You are advised to close the door at once

Ans: C

15. Mark the option which is closest to the opposite in meaning of the underlined
word or phrase.
Through he was born in squalid surroundings of slums, he rose to
stratospheric heights.
Clean Dirty Disorderly Mean

Ans: B

16. Fill in the blank(s) with the most suitable option.

The court has yet to serve him _________ summons for the suit med against him.
On With To None of the mentioned
options

Ans: A

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

The day the cat was killed, Maddy watched her mother wind that old clock with her
same little smile, cracking the gold key into its funny hole, as grandma wandered
around the dining table in her dressing gown while her nurse read a pulp fiction on
the front step, while her Brothers scrapped their forks against the table and dripped
the bits of potatoes and corn from their open, awful mouths, that clock sat heavy on
the white carpet, at the end of the hall, mom humming along to that terrible ticking. It
made Maddy’s teeth clench. Truly, there was no point to these silly, endless family
dinners. Always being six o’clock sharp and never over until that clock was wound,
thirteen years of her life wasted for this nonsense so far, burnt up in bedroom, when
all the while she had some very important matters to attend to back in her bedroom.
The long case clock had been left by the previous owner, or maybe the one before
that, no one was sure. Cloaked In pine wood and always counting, no birds printed
around the clock face, no farm scenes or flowers, just back numbers and wiry hands
and that was that. Then near the bottom, along silver pendulum behind a square of
Smokey glass. It was too heavy to tip, too tal to place anything on top, old and faded
and always suspect. Her brothers avoided it at night and the cat avoided it entirely (
or used to). The clock face glowing round and white, over the wooden suit, like a
pale face ghost or a porcelain reaper, feetless and shadows for arms. And mom
would sing along with the pendulum while the boy knocked over kitchen chairs
wrestling and playing tag, and grandmother would nap by the television and the
nurse would paints her nails. All the time, her nails, her mom would smile and hum.

17. The tone of the given passage is:

Biographical Narrative Reflective A
utobiographical

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18. The clock was ‘always suspect’. The subject thought:

That it wasn’t working at all It broke down periodically
It had one hand missing It tended to move slowly
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19. The clock face was glowing round and white. This observation enhanced by the
observation that it was like:
Gold Silver Radium Ceramic

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20. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given
sentence in Direct/Indirect speech
Aman said, “The girl was singing”.
Aman said that the girl has been singing Aman said that the girl
had been singing
Aman said that the girl was singing None of the mentioned options

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COCUBES ENGLISH SET 2

Ques. Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word . : PERENNIAL
(OPPOSITE)

Op 1: frequent

Op 2: regular

Op 3: lasting

Op 4: rare

Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

Ques. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be
in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’.
(Ignore – the errors of punctuation,if any) : (A) At the end of the year/(B) every student who had done
adequate work/(C) was automatically promoted./(D) No error.

Op 1: (A)

Op 2: (B)

Op 3: (C )

Op 4: (D)

Op 5:

Correct Op : 4

Ques. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be
in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’.
(Ignore – the errors of punctuation,if any) : (A) One of the members/(B) expressed doubt if/(C) the
Minister was an athiest./(D) No error.

Op 1: (A)

Op 2: (B)

Op 3: (C )

Op 4: (D)

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be
in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’.
(Ignore – the errors of punctuation,if any) : (A) The meeting adjourned abruptly/(B) by the CEO after/(C)
about three hours of deliberation./(D) No error

Op 1: (A)

Op 2: (B)

Op 3: (C )

Op 4: (D)

Op 5:

Correct Op : 1

Ques. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be
in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’.
(Ignore – the errors of punctuation,if any) : (A) You will come/(B) to my party tomorrow,/ (C) isn’t it ? /(D)
No error

Op 1: (A)
Op 2: (B)

Op 3: (C )

Op 4: (D)

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be
in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’.
(Ignore – the errors of punctuation,if any) : (A) Do the roses in your garden smell/(B) more sweetly/(C)
than those in ours?(D) No error

Op 1: (A)

Op 2: (B)

Op 3: (C )

Op 4: (D)

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be
in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’.
(Ignore – the errors of punctuation,if any) : (A) I had hoped to have met him yesterday/(B) to discuss the
matter with him/(C) but he was not in his house, and so I could not meet him./(D) No error.

Op 1: (A)

Op 2: (B)

Op 3: (C )

Op 4: (D)

Op 5:

Correct Op : 1

Ques. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be
in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’.
(Ignore – the errors of punctuation,if any) : (A) The retiring principal asked his old pupils/ (B) to take the
interest in the school/(C) after he has retired./(D) No error

Op 1: (A)

Op 2: (B)

Op 3: (C )

Op 4: (D)

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2
Ques. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be
in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’.
(Ignore – the errors of punctuation,if any) : (A) Hemant persisted/(B) to do it/(C) in spite of my advice/(D)
No error.

Op 1: (A)

Op 2: (B)

Op 3: (C )

Op 4: (D)

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be
in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’.
(Ignore – the errors of punctuation,if any) : (A) With little patience/(B) you will be able to/(C) cross this
hurdle./(D) No error

Op 1: (A)

Op 2: (B)

Op 3: (C )

Op 4: (D)

Op 5:

Correct Op : 1

Ques. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be
in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’.
(Ignore – the errors of punctuation,if any) : (A) It is true/(B) that God helps those/(C) who helps
themselves./(D) No error.

Op 1: (A)

Op 2: (B)

Op 3: (C )

Op 4: (D)

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be
in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’.
(Ignore – the errors of punctuation,if any) : (A) Umesh is/(B) five years/ (C) senior than me./ (D) No error.

Op 1: (A)

Op 2: (B)

Op 3: (C )
Op 4: (D)

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : FACILE

Op 1: Face

Op 2: Fragile

Op 3: Soft

Op 4: Easily done

Op 5:

Correct Op : 4

Ques. Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : APPROBATION

Op 1: Self-confidence

Op 2: Probe

Op 3: Approval

Op 4: Distress

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : ASPERSION

Op 1: Discipline

Op 2: To go away

Op 3: Deceit

Op 4: Slander

Op 5:

Correct Op : 4

Ques. Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : BOORISH

Op 1: Beautifiul

Op 2: Distasteful

Op 3: Boring

Op 4: Crude

Op 5:

Correct Op : 4

Ques. Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : BLITHE
Op 1: Disturb

Op 2: Carefree

Op 3: Distress

Op 4: Emotive

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : CREDULITY

Op 1: Credible

Op 2: Discipline

Op 3: Gullible

Op 4: Weakness

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : DELUGE

Op 1: Delude

Op 2: Fancy

Op 3: Flood

Op 4: Illusion

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : DISCOURSE

Op 1: Conversation

Op 2: Speech

Op 3: Function

Op 4: Religion

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : DISPARATE

Op 1: Discreet

Op 2: Disturb

Op 3: Different

Op 4: Defame
Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : ENTICE

Op 1: Flee

Op 2: Enter

Op 3: Trap

Op 4: Tempt

Op 5:

Correct Op : 4

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What is the author most likely to agree
to?

Op 1: People generally do not try to hide money taken as bribe.

Op 2: People hide money taken as bribe primarily to avoid detection.

Op 3: People hide money taken as bribe from view even if detection possibility is low.

Op 4: None of these

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What could be the meaning of the word
‘obscurantist’ as inferred from the passage?

Op 1: Clear

Op 2: Unclear

Op 3: Nasty

Op 4: Polite

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : Why does the author calls ‘progress’ as
peculiar?

Op 1: Because Modern is good and traditional is bad.

Op 2: Because of its unbalanced nature.

Op 3: Because it differs politically and personally.

Op 4: None of these.

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2
Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What do you infer from the sentence -
‘For some of us, life in ……but emotionally and intellectually’?

Op 1: A person has one leg in one truck and the other in the second truck.

Op 2: A person meets with an accident.

Op 3: The nation is moving in two different directions.

Op 4: The nation is suffering from many road accidents

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : How does the author feel about
‘Globalisation’ in India?

Op 1: Curious

Op 2: Hopeless

Op 3: Enthusiastic

Op 4: Speculative

Op 5:

Correct Op : 4

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What does the sentence
“We greaten like the maturing head of a hammerhead shark with eyes looking in diametrically opposite
directions.’ implies?

Op 1: Indian people are barbaric in nature.

Op 2: We are progressing in some areas and regressing in the others.

Op 3: India has a diverse culture.

Op 4: Some people are modern while the others are traditional in approach.

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What do you infer from the sentence in
context of the passage-‘India lives in several centuries at the same time.’?

Op 1: We are progressing in some areas and regressing in the others.

Op 2: People from different countries are living in India.

Op 3: India has a diverse culture.

Op 4: Some people are modern while the others are traditional in approach.

Op 5:

Correct Op : 1
Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What do you infer from the following
lines-‘In the lane behind my house, every night I walk past road gangs of emaciated labourers digging a
trench to lay fiber-optic cables to speed up our digital revolution. In the bitter winter cold, they work by the
light of a few candles.’ ?

Op 1: India has a balanced mixture of both traditional and modern people.

Op 2: Progress is unbalanced.

Op 3: Digital revolution is very important for our economic growth.

Op 4: There is shortage of electricity in India.

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : Who are the ‘new breed of Maharajas’ ?

Op 1: Maharajas who recovered their wealth in 2004.

Op 2: The children of the older Maharajas.

Op 3: The new class of rich people which emerged in India post liberalisation.

Op 4: None of these

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What is the author most likely to agree to
as the reason for the inflow of luxury good groups in India?

Op 1: The fast growth in Indian economy leading to bright future prospects.

Op 2: To serve ‘the new breed of maharajas’.

Op 3: To serve the tiny fraction of high income groups in India.

Op 4: None of these

Op 5:

Correct Op : 1

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : Why do different rules apply to Wal-Mart
and luxury good firms?

Op 1: India is encouraging luxury goods while it doesn’t encourage Wal-Mart.

Op 2: India is an attractive market for luxury goods.

Op 3: There are different rules for retail firms and those that sell their own product.

Op 4: India does not have a flourishing counterfeit industry.

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3
Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What does Devyani Raman’s statement
imply?

Op 1: Beautiful clothes are an important luxury item and should be taken care of.

Op 2: The luxury goods market is becoming disorganized.

Op 3: The supply of beautiful clothes is very high.

Op 4: None of these

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What could be the meaning of the word
modish, as can be inferred from the context it is used in first line of the passage?

Op 1: Unattractive

Op 2: Stylish

Op 3: New

Op 4: Beautiful

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What is the author most likely to agree
to?

Op 1: The current number of dollar millionaires in India is very high.

Op 2: The current number of dollar millionaires in India is low.

Op 3: The current number of dollar millionaires in India match world average.

Op 4: None of these

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What is a good estimate of the middle
class population in India today as inferred from the passage?

Op 1: 583m

Op 2: 100,000

Op 3: 58m

Op 4: 300m

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : According to the author, which of these is
not a problem for the luxury good firms in the Indian market?
Op 1: High import duty.

Op 2: Difficulty in finding retail space.

Op 3: Restriction on firms to enter Indian markets.

Op 4: All of these

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What could be the meaning of the word
panacea in the passage?

Op 1: Solution

Op 2: Problem

Op 3: Solution to all problems.

Op 4: Sustainable solution

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : Why, according to the author, should
microfinance be scaled up in India?

Op 1: The demand for microfinance is high.

Op 2: It is a market-based anti-poverty solution.

Op 3: It is sustainable.

Op 4: Both 1 and 2.

Op 5: 1, 2 and 3.

Correct Op : 4

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : Why are saving products not available?

Op 1: Due to inflexibility of loan products.

Op 2: Due to regulatory restrictions.

Op 3: Since insurance services are not available.

Op 4: Saving products are not available.

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : Why does the author talk about the
‘entrepreneurial talent of poor’ in the concluding paragraph?

Op 1: Entrepreneurship among poor is encouraged by microfinance.

Op 2: Entrepreneurship among poor is an alternate to microfinance.

Op 3: Entrepreneurship among poor is discouraged by microfinance.

Op 4: None of these

Op 5:

Correct Op : 1

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : Which of the following is not a challenge
faced by microfinance in India?

Op 1: Does not help the poorest.

Op 2: Efficient when economy of scale is achieved.

Op 3: Non-conducive policy environment.

Op 4: Structural problems of Indian society.

Op 5:

Correct Op : 1

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : Which of the following is correct with
regard to microfinance?

Op 1: The supply is more than demand.

Op 2: The demand is more than supply.

Op 3: The supply and demand are well balanced.

Op 4: None of these can be inferred from the passage.

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What is the author’s view about interest
rates?

Op 1: The government should set them.

Op 2: There should be transparency with regard to them.

Op 3: The market forces should set them.

Op 4: Both 1 and 2.

Op 5: Both 2 and 3.

Correct Op : 5

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : Which of the following will the author
agree to?

Op 1: Indian economy growth will solve the problem of poverty.

Op 2: Indian economy growth is not enough to solve the problem of poverty.

Op 3: Indian economy growth aggravates the problem of poverty.

Op 4: None of these

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : Which of the following will Dr. George
agree to?

Op 1: The girl child is as safe in the mother’s womb as after birth.

Op 2: The girl child is more safe in the mother’s womb in comparison to after birth.

Op 3: The girl child is more safe after birth as compared to the mother’s womb.

Op 4: None of these

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What is the solution to the problem of
female foeticide as envisioned by Dr. Bedi?

Op 1: Effective use of law.

Op 2: Mass public outrage.

Op 3: Comparison with Nithari killing.

Op 4: Contempt towards doctors.

Op 5:

Correct Op : 2

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What is the tone of the passage?

Op 1: Factual

Op 2: Biased

Op 3: Aggressive

Op 4: Sad

Op 5:

Correct Op : 1

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What is Akhila Sivadas’s opinion on the
PCPNDT act?

Op 1: The act is inconsistent.

Op 2: The act needs reform.

Op 3: The act encourages demand for foeticide.

Op 4: The act is sound, but needs enforcement.

Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

Ques. Select the correct answer option based on the passage. : What does the word sanitised imply in
the first paragraph of the passage?

Op 1: Unforgivable

Op 2: Legitimate

Op 3: Free from dirt

Op 4: None of these

Op 5:

Correct Op : 3