ISRO Assistant Paper 2012 English

ISRO Assistant Paper 2012 | Indian Space Research Organisation Assistant/ Junior Personal Assistant Paper 2012

Choose the word/phrase, which most nearly the same meaning for the words given in Capital letters
KNOCK-DOWN
(a) build
(b) demolish
(c) raise
(d) elevate

PARAMOUNT
(a) Prestigious
(b) Supreme
(c) Valuable
(d) Urgent

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the words given in Capital letters
SUBSERVIENT
(a) aggressive
(b) dignified
(c) straight forward
(d) supercilious

AUTHENTIC
(a) Real
(b) Dependable
(c) Spurious
(d) Upleasant

Find out which part of the following sentence has an error. If there is no error, (d) is the answer.
It is written in Gita (a)/ that God incarnates himself (b) / in times of trouble (c)/ No error (d)

Choose the correct word to fill up the blanks from the alternatives.
Scientists often striving for answer to seemingly unanswerable questions realise that ______ is, and always has been, their finest ally.
(a) resistance
(b) assistance
(c) persistence
(d) research

Mountains and hills are a _____ sight. I have always ____ to see them.
(a) extraordinary/ advocated
(b) stupendous/ encouraged
(c) loving/ prepared
(d) fascinating/ longed

I met ________ European
(a) an
(b) the
(c) this
(d) a

He _______ a lie if he ever said that he liked you
(a) has been telling
(b) was telling
(c) would have been telling
(d) would have told

Mohamed Ghazni ________ a lot of wealth from India
(a) Plundered
(b) destroyed
(c) stole
(d) pilfered

He left for Mumbai by the _______ train
(a) half past eight
(b) eight thirty
(c) eight thirty O’ Clock
(d) thirty minutes past eight

I took _______ on his condition and gave him some money
(a) sympathy
(b) pity
(c) kindness
(d) consideration

High grades are certainly a boost to a student’s _______
(a) morality
(b) morale
(c) moral
(d) mood