Directions (Q. 1-15): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in BOLD to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

What needs to be set right is our approach to work? It is a common sight in our country of employees reporting for duty on time and at the same time doing little work. Fortunate are those employers wherein employees at least come on time in many cases it is reported that they often come according to their convenience as they believe in the saying 'Indian standard time'. It is a known fact that not every minute they spend in the office is spent valuably. If an assessment is made of time they spent in gossiping, drinking tea, eating "pan" and smoking cigarettes, it will be shocking to know that the time devoted to actual work is negligible.

The problem is the standard which the leadership in administration sets for the staff. Forget the ministers because they mix politics and administration. What do top bureaucrats do? What do the below down officials do? Who are setting the paradigm? The administration set up remains week mainly because the employees do not have the right example to follow and they are more concerned about being in the good books of the bosses than doing work. They simply adapt the rule that boss is always right. Those of few who do not follow this face the wrath of the officials. This has left the few who are workaholics to be lackadaisical towards their work.

 1.    According to the writer, the administration in India
     1) is by and large effective
     2) is very strict and firm
     3) is affected by red tape
     4) is more or less ineffective
     5) is effective only sometimes
 2.    The leadership in administration:
     1)    Sets a fine example to the employees
     2)    Is of a reasonably high standard
     3)    Is composed of idealists
     4)    Is of a very poor standard
     5)    Sets deadlines for the employees
 3.    The central idea of passage could be best expressed by the following:
     1)    The employee outlook towards work is justified
     2)    The employee must change their outlook towards work
     3)    The employees would never change their work culture
     4)    The employer must change
     5)    The employer-employee relationship is far from healthy
 4.    The employees in our country
     1)    are quite punctual but not duty conscious
     2)    are not punctual, but somehow manage to complete their work
     3)    are somewhat lazy but good natured
     4)    are not very highly qualified
     5)    are duty bound
 5.    Administration will have an impact of politics because of whom?
     1) Employee    2) Employer
     3) Staff    4) Politicians
     5) Management
 6.    Who are setting the paradigm?
     1)    Employee & Employer
     2)    Employer & Bureaucrats
     3)    Bureaucrats, Officials & Politicians
     4)    Politicians & Employer
     5)    Officials & Bureaucrats
 7.    'To be in the good books' means
     1)    They are pleased with you
     2)    You are pleased with
     3)    You are pleasing
     4)    You are pleased with your boss
     5)    Officials are pleasing
 8.    What is the simple rule followed by many?
     1) Do your work
     2) Always come late
     3) Boss is always right
     4) Officials are examples
     5) Never be late
 9.    Which time is mentioned in the passage?
     1) GMT    2) IST
     3) PM    4) AM    5) FN
 10.    The few who are sincere will also develop an attitude of:
     1)    Taking the things seriously
     2)    Too much worried about the work
     3)    Not bothered about what they are doing
     4)    Not worried at all
     5)    Develop an easy going way
 
 Directions (Q. 11-13): Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
 11.    Assessment
     1) Enquiry     2) Report
     3) Evaluation     4) Summary
     5) Thesis
 12.    Devoted
     1) Uncommitted
     2) Disloyal    3) Disinterested
     4) Dedicated    5) Fickle
 13.    Paradigm
     1) Archetype    2) Set
     3) Deposit    4) Lever
     5) Prize
 
 Directions (Q. 14-15): Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
 14.    Wrath
     1) Affectionate    2) Passion
     3) Rage    4) Zeal
     5) Vicious
 
 15.    Lackadaisical
     1) Active    2) Timid
     3) Lazy    4) Fury
     5) Vary
 
 Directions (Q. 16-20): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words from the five options for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
 16.    We are___ to have him____ here to make this function a great success.
     1) pleased, over
     2) sure, come
     3) wonderful, again
     4) happy, arrive
     5) elate, appear
 17.    The state Govt. staff ___ threatened to launch an indefinite strike from next month to ___ their demands.
     1) had, go    2) have, press
     3) were, meet    4) did, get
     5) have, press
 18.    The speech___with subtle thre-ats has resulted in ___ tension.
     1) replete, increased
     2) followed, continuous
     3) load, grow
     4) started, reduced
     5) full, escalating
 19.    By long queues and bad weather the voters__ their way to the polling stations ___ a lot.
     1) going, dropped
     2) encouraged, prepared
     3) making, suffered
     4) could, vow
     5) undaunted, made
 20.    The counter Clerk was very busy and ____ not pay any ___ to the customer's request.
     1) can, help    2) has, aids
     3) could, respect
     4) had, cash    5) did, attention
 
 Directions (Q. 21-25): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/ error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'No error', mark (5) as your answer.
 21.    Jack ordered for (1)/ two plates (2)/ of chicken (3)/ and a glass of water (4)/ No error (5)
 22.    He drank once again (1)/ as he (2)/ was feeling (3)/ very thirsty. (4)/ No error (5)
 23.    Bacteria is probably (1)/ the most (2)/ common form (3)/ of life on earth. (4)/ No error (5)
 24.    While going (1)/ through the report (2)/ yesterday I find (3)/ several factual mistakes. (4)/ No error (5)
 25.    On reaching the railway station (1)/ he was disappointed (2)/ to learn (3)/ that the train left. (4)/ No error (5)
 
 KEY
 1) 4    2) 4    3) 2    4) 1    5) 4
 6) 3    7) 1    8) 3    9) 2    10) 5
 11) 3    12) 4    13) 1    14) 3    15) 3
 16) 1    17) 2    18) 5    19) 3    20) 5
 21) 1    22) 5    23) 1    24) 3    25) 4