English Language For CWE-Clerks-V- Preliminary Examination
Q.1-5. Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
(A) Gujarat’s milk production has risen to 269 lakh litre per day, pushing Punjab to the fifth slot with more than 261 lakh litre milk production per day.
(B) The result: There is a distinct change in the way that India’s largest food and dairy organization presents itself today.
(C) GCMMF presently procures over 164 lakh litre milk per day and has broken its own record of 2012 when it had procured more than 140 lakh litre milk per day.
(D) In 2013, Gujarat, the cradle of India’s White Revolution, had beaten Punjab in mil production and emerged as the country’s fourth largest milk producing state.
(E) Amul, which was traditionally perceived as a brand for housewives, is aggressively promoting itself as a young brand and is going great guns on promotions.
(F) All this was possible with the efforts of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk MarketingFederation (GCMMF), which owns and markets brand Amul
Q.1. Which of the following would be the LAST sentence after rearrangement?
(1) B (2) F (3) C (4) A (5) E
Q.2. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(1) D (2) E (3) B (4) C (5) F
Q.3. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E (2) C (3) B (4) A (5) D
Q.4. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(1) B (2) A (3) E (4) C (5) F
Q.5. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) E (3) A (4) B (5) D
Q.6-10. In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage as questions and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Childhood is a magical (6), one which accounts for a major portion of the album of our memories. That’s probably the only time in a person’s life when he or she is actually one’s own master. But with changing times, this seems to be also changing. (7) between competition and the rat race which has become an intrinsic part of today’s world, coupled with changing lifestyles, children seem to have lost the most cherished aspect of childhood a carefree attitude.The atmosphere at home is very important. If parents have too many expectations and are demanding, then it is going to affect the child Adversely. Then, children will be trapped in their parents’ dreams and suffer. The stress because of (8) expectations is huge and peer pressure further increases it.Today, there is cut-throat competition in every field. Everyone wants to be at the top and in this rat race childhood is left behind somewhere. Also, I think there is a delusion of choice for today’s generation. They seem to have a lot of options in front of them to choose from. But do they actually have the freedom to make the choice? Most of the times, it is just thrust upon them.Many a time, parents tend to make all the choices for children without taking their (9) in mind. Most of the time, children also become mute spectators and mechanically go through the daily routine.Too much of control can be damaging. We should definitely guide them, maneuver them, but then we shouldn’t stifle them. They should be left to Explore the world themselves too.Making mistakes is natural and so is learning from them. Children are not free and are (10) too much. Letting them out of the shell is very important. There are hardly any playgrounds and open spaces because of unplanned urbanization.It is indeed true that we are robbing children of their childhood and that the sense of freedom and pleasure generally associated with childhood has essentially gone down.There are three factors behind loss of childhood infusing a sense of competition at a very early stage of childhood which is unhealthy, admitting a child in tuition classes and lack of free play.
Q.6. (1) while (2) period (3) space (4) stretch (5) branch
Q.7. (1) cornered (2) chaos (3) waited (4) acquired (5) trapped
Q.8. (1) benign (2) tender (3) parental (4) devoted (5) kindly
Q.9. (1) suspect (2) interest (3) important (4) moment (5) sympathy
Q.10. (1) reserved (2) qualified (3) sent (4) granted (5) guarded
Answers
Q.1.(1) Q.2.(4) Q.3.(5) Q.4.(5) Q.5.(3)
Q.6.(2) Q.7.(5) Q.8.(3) Q.9.(2) Q.10.(5)
(A) Gujarat’s milk production has risen to 269 lakh litre per day, pushing Punjab to the fifth slot with more than 261 lakh litre milk production per day.
(B) The result: There is a distinct change in the way that India’s largest food and dairy organization presents itself today.
(C) GCMMF presently procures over 164 lakh litre milk per day and has broken its own record of 2012 when it had procured more than 140 lakh litre milk per day.
(D) In 2013, Gujarat, the cradle of India’s White Revolution, had beaten Punjab in mil production and emerged as the country’s fourth largest milk producing state.
(E) Amul, which was traditionally perceived as a brand for housewives, is aggressively promoting itself as a young brand and is going great guns on promotions.
(F) All this was possible with the efforts of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk MarketingFederation (GCMMF), which owns and markets brand Amul
Q.1. Which of the following would be the LAST sentence after rearrangement?
(1) B (2) F (3) C (4) A (5) E
Q.2. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(1) D (2) E (3) B (4) C (5) F
Q.3. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E (2) C (3) B (4) A (5) D
Q.4. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(1) B (2) A (3) E (4) C (5) F
Q.5. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) E (3) A (4) B (5) D
Q.6-10. In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage as questions and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Childhood is a magical (6), one which accounts for a major portion of the album of our memories. That’s probably the only time in a person’s life when he or she is actually one’s own master. But with changing times, this seems to be also changing. (7) between competition and the rat race which has become an intrinsic part of today’s world, coupled with changing lifestyles, children seem to have lost the most cherished aspect of childhood a carefree attitude.The atmosphere at home is very important. If parents have too many expectations and are demanding, then it is going to affect the child Adversely. Then, children will be trapped in their parents’ dreams and suffer. The stress because of (8) expectations is huge and peer pressure further increases it.Today, there is cut-throat competition in every field. Everyone wants to be at the top and in this rat race childhood is left behind somewhere. Also, I think there is a delusion of choice for today’s generation. They seem to have a lot of options in front of them to choose from. But do they actually have the freedom to make the choice? Most of the times, it is just thrust upon them.Many a time, parents tend to make all the choices for children without taking their (9) in mind. Most of the time, children also become mute spectators and mechanically go through the daily routine.Too much of control can be damaging. We should definitely guide them, maneuver them, but then we shouldn’t stifle them. They should be left to Explore the world themselves too.Making mistakes is natural and so is learning from them. Children are not free and are (10) too much. Letting them out of the shell is very important. There are hardly any playgrounds and open spaces because of unplanned urbanization.It is indeed true that we are robbing children of their childhood and that the sense of freedom and pleasure generally associated with childhood has essentially gone down.There are three factors behind loss of childhood infusing a sense of competition at a very early stage of childhood which is unhealthy, admitting a child in tuition classes and lack of free play.
Q.6. (1) while (2) period (3) space (4) stretch (5) branch
Q.7. (1) cornered (2) chaos (3) waited (4) acquired (5) trapped
Q.8. (1) benign (2) tender (3) parental (4) devoted (5) kindly
Q.9. (1) suspect (2) interest (3) important (4) moment (5) sympathy
Q.10. (1) reserved (2) qualified (3) sent (4) granted (5) guarded
Answers
Q.1.(1) Q.2.(4) Q.3.(5) Q.4.(5) Q.5.(3)
Q.6.(2) Q.7.(5) Q.8.(3) Q.9.(2) Q.10.(5)
