Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) 2006 JT - Question Paper

(D) Paper : Text: Watermark
Solutions to Q. 27-29:
27. The ans is (B).If a printer has ink and 1 puts in paper, 1 get get the paper back in a printed
form. Similarly, if a vending machine has water, and 1 puts in ground coffee, 1 can get the coffee
in a drinkable form.
28. The ans is (B). 1 needs vision to be able to enjoy movies on TV. Similarly, 1 needs to be able
to feel, to enjoy the air from an air conditioner.
29. The ans is (D). A bird flies in the sky and thunder bolts in the sky and both can happen
simultaneously. Similarly, on can have text and watermark on paper together.
Directions: In ques. 30 -32, identify the grammatically accurate choice.
Q.30 (A) Music — Classical music, was 1 of her strong points
(B) Beside art, she also loved Chamber music
(C) The romantic number, in spite of the rain, was still audible
(D) The room was empty other than the music album
Q.31 (A) The train may be late, as it happened yesterday
(B) a few people are interested, but the majority doesn’t care
(C) My father, whom we hope will be out of hospital soon, will come
(D) She works hardest when she’s working for her family
Q.32 (A) If you didn’t study English at school, you won’t understand this paper
(B) If you don’t study English at school, you wouldn’t understand this paper Y
(C) If you didn’t study English at school, you wouldn’t understand this paper
(D) If you haven’t learned English at school, you wouldn’t understand this paper
Solutions for Q. 30-32:
30. The ans is (A). In (B) the word ‘beside’ should be changed with ‘besides’. In choice (C), two
contrasting words, ‘in spite”, and “still “are used. choice (D) is merely a fragment.
31. The ans is (B). In choice (A), the accurate usage would be “as it was yesterday”. In (C) the incorrect
objective pronoun ‘whom’ is used. In (D) the superlative degree “hardest” should be used with the
article “the”.
32. The ans is (C). All the other choices express the sentence with a wrong tense.
Directions: ques. 33 - 35 relate to the subsequent article:
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) played a crucial role in the development of India during the past 50

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