IFS 2006 GENERAL ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER

IFS - 2006
GENERAL ENGLISH

PAPER - I
SECTION - A

1. Write an essay, in about 800 to 1000 words, on any one of the following:
   (100 marks)
   1. Our Wild Life Heritage
   2. Democracy Versus Totalitarianism
   3. Our Problem of Poverty in the Midst of Plenty
   4. The Menace of Terrorism and Ways to Combat it
   5. The Globalization of Indian Economy.
   
   
2. Write a report on the need to revive the village industries in our country.
   (50 marks)
   (or)
   Write a letter (signing yourself as ‘X’) to the Minister of Environment & Forests, Government of India informing him about the problems of preservation of forests.
   
   
3. Attempt a precis of the following passage in your world using not less than 160 and not more than 182 words. The exact number of the words used must be mentioned. If the precis is not written on the special precis sheet, it shall be marked down:
   (75 marks)
4. Rewrite the following sentences correctly, choosing the appropriate words given below:
   (15 marks)
   affects, convinced, prohibit, effects, refute.
   1. The latest statistics ............................ his claim that the economy is expanding.
   2. In time Einstein ............................ most physicists that his theory was correct.
   3. Most States have laws that ............................gambling.
   4. Cold weather ............................children more than adults.
   5. The strictness of the police had good ............................
   
   
5. Rewrite as directed (without hanging the meaning):
   (30 marks)
   1. My father (be) sixty years old last Tuesday.
      (Supply the correct tense).
   2. You read too quickly.
      (Insert ‘rather’ at the right place)
   3. They provided him to be the circuit.
      (Rewrite the sentence using the passive voice of the finite verb).
   4. ......... less then five people have tried to solve the problem, but ........... one of them has been able to do it.
      (Insert ‘no’ or ‘not’ in the blanks spaces).
   5. Are you ............. the goods with you, or world you like them ........... on later?
      (Insert the present or past participate of ‘take’ or ‘send’ whichever you think is correct).
   6. This kind of tree grows very ..............
      (Fill in the blanks space with either ‘slow; or ‘slowly’).
   7. The ought to be here ............. now.
      (Use the appropriate preposition).
   8. John does not like English Grammar.
      (Turn into negative question).
   9. I prefer white coffee to blank one.
      (Correct the sentence).
   10. There ......... plenty of time before the bus leave.
       (Supply an appropriate verb).
   
   
6. Supply ‘a(n)’, ‘some’ or ‘the’ where necessary:
   (12 marks)
   1. There are............. children outside.
   2. My wife has gone to ............ hospital to visit his sick father.
   3. I have never known so wet ............... summer.
   4. .................. Russians sent up .......... first earth satellite.
   5. ............... lion is .................. dangerous animal.
   6. He is living at ............. place in the USA.
   
   
7. Rewrite the following after correcting the errors, if any:
   (18 marks)
   1. They climbed on the tree.
   2. I invited my friends on dinner.
   3. My teacher was angry
   4. Flour is made of wheat.
   5. Her dress was made from silk.
   6. Whom did you give it do?