Bharatia Mahila Bank -
English
Questions 1 – 10 – Read the following passage and then answer the
questions that follow:
Passage:
In a small hill town there lived a thief. He was very smart and before
breaking into houses for theft he used to enquire about the life styles of the
people staying in that house. Then at the dead of night he used to commit
theft.
Dhanpatrai was a money lender living in the same town. He was thrifty and
never wasted money. He had a daughter named Laxmi. The thief knew that
Dhanpatrai was rich and he had a lot of jewellery with him. Smartly the thief
found out the location of the house and designed the theft. One night, getting
upto the roof of the house he started rmoving the roof covering made of
earthern tiles. The money lender heard the sound and was sure that a thirf was
on the roof of the house. Now he had to create some ploy. He hit upon a plan.
“Laxmi, Laxmi” he called out to his daughter who was sleeping. “Laxmi, I hope
our money box and jewellery are kept in the ceiling,” he asked cleverly.
Generally, in hill area, to keep the house warm in winter, houses have a
thatched roofing and below that, a wooden ceiling. Certain things used to be
kept in the space between the roofing and the wooden ceiling. So, when the
thief heard the question put by Dhanpatrai, he thought that there wa a ceiling
below the thatched roof. So he jumped down. But, actually in the house there
was no wooden ceining. So the thief fell to the floor of the house which was
about fifteen feet below and broke his leg. Immediately the moneylender called
all the neighbours and they handed over the thief to the police. He saved his
house from being burgled, with his ingenuity.
1. What was the role of
Laxmi in this episode?
(a)
She called the people and scared the thief
(b)
Laxmi sent the people for police
(c) She asked
Dhanpatrai to call the police
(d) Her name was used
to misguide the thief
(e) She got the idea
of fooling the thief
Ans: (d)
2. How did the thief enter
the house of Dhanpatrai?
(I) By removing the tiled top of the house
(II) By
removing the wooden ceiling
(III) By opening the door with a duplicate
key.
(a)
Only (I)
(b)
Only (II)
(c)
Only (III)
(d)
Both (I) and (II)
(e)
None of these
Ans: (a)
3. Where was the jewellery
actually kept?
(a) Inside the bed on which Laxmi was
sleeping
(b) On the thatched roof top
(c) Below the pillow of Dhanpatrai
(d) There is no mention of jewellery’s
location
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)
4. What was the quality of
the thief?
(a) He was expert in removing roof tops
(b) Before theft he used to study the
styles of the residents
(c) He was accurate in identifying the
victim
(d) He was liked by the people and the
police
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)
5. Who was Dhanpatrai?
(a) The father of the thief
(b) The moneylender who used to keep the
valuables on the roof
(c) A cunning and crafty man
(d) The father of Laxmi
(e) The thief
Ans: (d)
6. Who called the police?
(a) The son of Dhanpatrai
(b) The daughter of Dhanpatrai
(c) Dhanpatrai himself
(d) Someone who provoked the thief to act
(e) None of these
Ans: (e)
7. Which quality of
Dhanpatrai potected his house?
(a) His thrifty behaviour
(b) His deep affection for the daughter
(c) The cleverness with which he handled
the situation
(d) His past decision of not thatching the
roof top
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)
8. Why did the thief choose Dhanpatrai’s house to
act?
(a) There was hardly any house left in the
town for theft
(b) Dhanpatrai was living with his
daughter
(c) The house did not have wooden ceiling
(d) He had the information that Dhanpatrai
was rich
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)
9. Which of the following
statement is TRUE in the context of the passage?
(a) The daughter of Dhanpatrai was too
weak to handle the thief
(b) The people of the town did not like
Dhanpatrai
(c) Dhanpatrai played a trick with the
thief
(d) Dhanpatrai did not have money for
wastage
(e) Laxmi rushed out and gathered the
people
Ans: (c)
10. The
thief would have escaped unhurt had there been ….
(a) A dog in the house
(b) A wooden ceiling below the thatched
roof
(c) very few policemen to catch him
(d) no alertness on the part of
Dhanpatrai’s son
(e) Jewellery kept in the house
Ans: (b)
Question 11 – 15 Which of the following word/phrase has
the same meaning as the word/phrase printed in bold as used in the passage.
11. THRIFTY
(a) Miser (b)
Spendthrift (c)
Shameful (d) Prolific (e) Extravagant
Ans: (a)
12. BROKE
HIS LEG
(a)
fell unconscious (b) was shocked (c) fracture at the back
(d) broke the thorn (e) none of these
Ans: (e)
13. AT THE
DEAD OF
(a)
On death of (b) At deep (c) in the dawn (d) early evening (e) every day
Ans: (b)
14. HIT
UPON A PLAN
(a)
Got an idea (b) Quashed
the plan (c) lacked planning (d) without plan
(e)
None of these
Ans: (a)
15. ENQUIRE
ABOUT
(a)
keep pace with (b) write (c) investigate into (d) keep others informed
(e)
None of these
Ans: (c)
Questions 16 – 20: Rearrange the following five sentences
(a), (b ), (c), (d) and (e) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful
paragraph. Then answer the questions that follow.
(a)
To her surprise, she found the baby quite safe
in the cradle
(b)
It had blood all over its mouth
(c)
She then entered the house, expecting to find
her baby dead
(d)
Malathi discovered the mongoose seated on the
door step
(e)
Thinking that it had killed her son, she struck
the mongoose so hard that it laid still.
16. After
rearrangement which will be the last (5th) sentence?
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e)
Ans: (a)
17. Which sentence should come fourth?
Ans: (c)
18. Which
sentence comes first in the paragraph?
Ans: (d)
19. The
third sentence in the paragraph is;
Ans: (e)
20. The
second sentence in the paragraph is;
Ans: (b)
Directions (Q. 21 – 25) Which of the phrases (A), (B),
(C), (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold
type to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the entence is correct then
mark your answer as (E) ‘No correction required’
21. Newspapers
have great power because their
enormous circulation.
(A) on account
(B) because of
(C) as a result
(D) owing
(E) No correction required
Ans: (B)
22. The
crowd which has gather to protest
against the decision slowly returned to their homes.
(A) Which had gathered
(B) Which have gather
(C) gathering up
(D) Which gathers around
(E) No correction required
Ans: (A)
23. He will
be handling the next project since he has vastly
experience in the business.
(A) vast experience
(B) vastly experienced
(C) a vast experiencing
(D) the vast experience
(E) No correction required
Ans: (A)
24. Children nowadays are watching too much television.
(A)
too much of
(B) more of
(C) very much of
(D) much on
(E) No correction required
Ans: (E)
25. The
bridge in connection with the two
cities will remain closed for security reasons.
(A) connects between
(B) in connection to
(C) being connected from
(D) connecting
(E) No correction required
Ans: (D)
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