DSSSB TGT ENGLISH Questions And Answers

GENERAL ENGLISH

Question 1 : Punctuate the following — Dont worry father said he Ill soon leave the village and find a job in Delhi.
(A) Dont worry father, “said he” Ill soon leave the village and find a job in Delhi
(B) Don’t worry father, said he “I’ll soon leave the village and find a job in Delhi.”
(C) “Don’t worry father,” said he, “I’ll soon leave the village and find a job in Delhi.”
(D) “Don’t worry father said he” I’ll soon leave the village and find a job in Delhi

Question 2 : Find out the correct narration of the following direct speech — “I know this area because I used to live here,” he informed.
(A) He informed that he knew that area because he used to live there
(B) He informed that he knew that area because he had lived there
(C) He informed that he knew that area because he had been living there
(D) He informed that he knew that area because he lived there

Directions (Question 3 – Question7): Each of the following sentences is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). Some of the sentences have errors is one part and some have none. Find out which part of the sentence has an error.

Question 3 : He explained to the government why (A) / the manufacturing of cars (B) /have stopped in his new factory. (C) No error (D)

Question 4 : We have lived (A) / in this house ever since (B) / my father has died. (C)No error (D)

Question 5 : The principal claimed that (A) / there were less than fifty students present in the building (B) / when it caught fire. (C) No error (D)

Question 6 : The examinations of the undergraduate students (A) / are likely to commence (B) / from Friday. (C) No error (D)

Question 7 : Few people know (A) / that the climate of Shimla (B) / is better than Srinagar. (C) No error (D)

Directions (Question 8 – Question 9): Choose the correct word for the blanks—

Question 8 : …… the boy return to his village ?
(A) Shall
(B) Will
(C) Was
(D) Shan’t

Question 9 : Songs …… sung in his memory.
(A) is
(B) were
(C) had
(D) been

Question 10 : Change the following into a complex sentence — He received the call of his friend and left for Delhi right away.
(A) Receiving the call of his friend, he left for Delhi right away
(B) He received the call of his friend therefore the call of his friend, therefore he left for Delhi right away
(C) As soon as he received the call of his friend. He left for Delhi
(D) He received the call of his friend and soon left for Delhi

Directions (Question 11 – Question 15): Read the following passage carefully and answers the questions given below it.

Simple definition of On Line Shopping or Shopping on the Web is enabling you to buy and sell through your computer on –line using Web or Internet environment. One reason people like without a salesperson because you can browse inside the shop for number of hours at your leisure time without a salesperson peering over the shoulder and making unwanted recommendations.

As a customer, we may find thisAs a customer, we may find this approach convenient and less time consuming, but how does this affect the economy as a whole? Is it safe to pay credit card online? Is buying and selling products over the internet considered as a risky business for merchants? Is the Web going to replace old-fashioned stores? Is virtual shopping really is better than the real thing? Cyberspace is a vast territory where computers meet and exchange information. In this 21st century, cyberspace has already to your computer will look you into wealth of goods and services.

In your home, modern box attached to your computer will look you into wealth of goods and services. Not only does it allow you to talk to your friends on the other side of the world, but also allows you to watch a movie, buy airline tickets, pay bills and even get cash, People in developed countries like U.S. and Canada have already started using On Line Shopping as a routine mode of their purchasing goods and services. Internet shoppers still believe that there is no secure and convenient way of paying on the Internet. Consumers are concerned with two main security fears. They are worried that their credit card information is jeopardizing while travelling over the net. They also express concern over data privacy whereby the vendors and blanking institutions can tamper with the data and easily record their purchasing habits. These fears over privacy and security have kept ECommerce from taking off.

Question 11 : What does the passage imply by the word ‘Virtual shopping’?
(A) shopping widely
(B) shopping spree
(C) literal shopping
(D) net shopping

Question 12 : Why is it risky to pay online?
(A) It reveals the identity of the buyer
(B) It intrudes upon the privacy of the buyer
(C) The buyer is apprehensive of his credit card details going over the net
(D) The merchants may record the buyer’s purchasing habits.

Question 13 : Which of the following statement is/are TRUE______?
(I) Cyberspace has opened an immense wealth of services but has affected the economy too.
(II) Data privacy is no longer a thing of the past.
(III) People in developing countries use online shopping as a routine mode
(A) Only I
(B) Only II and III
(C) I, II and III
(D) Only III

Question 14 : What is the authors view regarding shopping on the web?
(A) shopping on the net makes the buyers wary of financial transactions.
(B) shopping in the stores is on obsolete idea.
(C) Net shopping has affected our economy on the whole
(D) Payment by credit card easily outnumbers cash transactions.

Question 15 : Why has online shopping caught on so much in the U.S.A. and Canada?
(A) The developed countries can well afford to indulge in such luxuries
(B) The pace of life is superfast in these countries
(C) Virtual shoppers need not hide their credit card information.
(D) Banks etc. do not tamper with the financial details of the net-shoppers

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