PC Preliminary exam 2018 Part 1

1. Choose the incorrectly spelt word from the following set of words:

2. In the following question, four words are given, of which two words are nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words that are similar or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination provided in the options.

A. Possessive  B. Dreadful   C. Secretive  D. Repugnant

3.Choose the correct rearrangement of the following jumbled sentences to make it a mean- ingful paragraph.

A. Music is perhaps the most popular of all the arts and we find that classical Indian music continues its traditions.

B. Both have deep traditions and changes only happen gradually.

C. For example, concerts are usually by a vocalist or by a solo musician playing an instrument, with a minimum of percussionists.

D. Indian culture is rich in the arts literature, music, dance, theatre, fine arts and, in modern India, cinema and television as well.

E. The two main types of music in India are the North Indian Hindustani and the South Indian Karnatic music

5. Pick out the most effective pair of words from the given options to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The Prison guards degraded themselves with their........ and…….... treatment of the prisoners.

8. In the following question, four words are given, of which two words are nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words that are similar or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination provided in the options.

A. Shambles   B. Flexible   C. Periodic       D. Organised

9. In the following question, the first and the last sentences of the passage are in order and numbered S, and S. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order, as they should appear in the paragraph.

Read the passage and find out which of the four combinations correctly forms the sequence of sentences in the passage:

S1: One key prevention is making personnel throughout the organisation aware of the fraud risk management program, including the types of fraud and misconduct they may occur.

P: With this in mind, prevention and deterrence are interrelated concepts.

Q: This awareness should enforce the notion that all of the techniques established in the programme are real and will be enforced.

R: The ongoing communication efforts could provide information on the potential disciplinary, criminal and civil actions that the organization could take against the individual,

S: If effective preventive controls are in place, working and well-known to potential fraud perpetrators, they serve as strong deterrents to those who might otherwise be tempted to commit fraud.

S6:  Fear of getting caught is always a strong deterrent. Effective preventive controls are, therefore, strong deterrence controls.

10. Answer the question after reading the following passage.

The traditional approach to parenthood is completely unsatisfactory. Women have to spend many hours in child-rearing. Those with professional skills may sacrifice their career in all respects for the benefit of only one child. Because women spend time caring for their children, the services of many expensively trained teachers, nurses, doctors and other professionals are altogether lost to society. Even if child-rearing is shared by the father, it simply means that two people waste time on an unproductive task for which they may be entirely ill-equipped. Society would be much better served if parenthood was made the responsibility of well-trained professional parents who would look after groups of children as a paid occupation. This would end amateur childrearing and allow the biological parents to fully develop their careers for the benefit of society. Critics may argue that children reared in this would feel rejected, at least to some extent, by their natural parents. This is quite untrue. Evidence from societies where collective childrearing is practiced shows that children merely experience minor upsets and are hardly affected by the separation.

What is the function of expressions like 'completely, in all respects, altogether, simply, entirely, much, at least to some extent, quite, merely and hardly' in the passage?

11. For the question below, determine the relationship between the pair in the question and then select, from the options the pair having a similar relationship to the first pair.

Mendicant : Impecunious ::

12. In the following question, four pairs of words are given. Find the word pair which have dissimilar meaning from the options given below:

13. Choose the right alternative to make it a meaningful sentence.

Though she is.......... by nature but she does not like that any stranger should………. on her privacy.

15. Which of the following is an ungrammatical sentence?

16. Determine which of these words fits well in all, or the maximum number of sentences.

i. The bill... reduction in electoral expenses

ii. The plan.... ten percent growth in production

iii. The budget for the current year.... more or less double turn-over than that of last year.

iv. The company... a good production due to better prospects of sugarcane production.

17. Choose the word from the following list of words, which is correctly spelt.

18. In the following question, a sentence is given in which one word is printed in bold type. Your task is to select the word or expression from the alternatives which convey same meaning as the word printed in bold.

His acquittal by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.

19. Read the following job advertisements and answer the questions that follow:

Which job offers flexible time?