Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) 2007 JT 2006 English - Question Paper

18. c Dyspeptic means ill- natured, ‘crotchety’ is a synonym of the word dyspeptic, choice (c) is thus
correct.
19. b Invalidate means to nullify/annul/quash
20. c Misbegotten means – having an appropriate origin/illegitimate. The nearest choice is ( c) purloined
which implies to steal.
21. a The nearest choice is (a) Bamboozled though its more popular meaning is to cheat.
Directions: ques. 22 to 25, consist of groups of jumbled phrases. Only 1 of the 4 options,
when unscrambled, can be grammatically accurate sentence. Disregarding punctuation errors,
identify the accurate choice.
22. a. and the environmental authority / several kind of complaints / by area residents / has been
lodged with the plant
b. protagonist’s who defeated / great stories portrays / enemy of / there community
c. how to be / the good manager / and a fox / both a hedgehog
d. own priorities / involves sorting / it always / out your
23. a. communication skills as among / business students rank / the most important they have to
master
b. as many replacement is / I cannot leave my desk / being late to come
c. still the hot issue’s / this is why / celebrity endorsement are
d. are expected / will attend the summit / MD’s and CEO’s of top companies
24. a. a heart-on-heart / I decided to have / talk with him
b. duped by a / I was / fly-in-the-night operator
c. throw my / I decided to / hat in the ring
d. came like / the announcement / a bolt from the heavens
25. a. to the station / I haled a taxi / to take me
b. spend his last few / he preferred to / days in relative anonymity
c. reached to me today / about my appointment / the officious communication
d. get the / pronunciation accurate / you can’t never
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22. d It always involves sorting out your own priorities.
choice a – Several kind of complaints has (should be – have) been lodged with the plant and the
environmental authority
choice b – Great stories portrays (should be - portray ) protagonist’s (should be – protagonists) who
defeated enemy (the enemy/enemies) of there (their) community
choice c- The good manager (‘knows’ is missing) how to be both a hedgehog and a fox
23. a Business students rank communication skills as among the most important they have to master.

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