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UP TGT ENGLISH EXAM SOLVED PAPER 2004

This question paper has 125 questions with their answers. It is related to the old Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) Recruitment Examination Question paper 2004 conducted by UP SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE SELECTION BOARD PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD)

Directions for Questions (1-5): The following questions comprise two words each that have a certain relationship between them, followed by four lettered pair of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words.

  1. BOOK: READER
    (a) Cloth: Draper
    (b) School: student
    (c) Tea : Vendor
    (d) Play: Spectator
    Ans.(b)

2.ANIMAL: ZOOLOGY
(a) Man: Philanthropy
(b) Poems: Anthology
(c) Disease: Bacteriology
(d) Body: Physiology
Ans. (d)

  1. RUNG LADDER
    (a) Leaf: Leaflet (b) Twig: Tree
    (c) Land: Landlord (d) Song : Singer
    Ans. (b)
  2. HANDS: GLOVES
    (a) Legs: Shoes (b) Fish: Water
    (c) Socks: Feet (d) Bank: Fog
    Ans.(c)
  3. STARS: GALAXY
    (a) Children: Paterfamilies
    (b) Goose : Geese
    (c) Ministers: Council
    (d) Tree: Forest
    Ans. (d)

Directions for questions 6-10 : Out of the given alternatives, choose the one, which can be substituted for the given sentence.

  1. Too much official formality:
    (a) Delayed (b) Officiousness
    (c) Formality (d) Red tapism
    Ans.(d)

7.A speech made without preparation
(a) Prepared (b) Debate
(c) Extempore (d) Elocution
Ans. (c)

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UP TGT ENGLISH EXAM SOLVED PAPER 2003

  1. A cure for all disease
    (a) Panacea (b) Cure
    (c) Antibiotic. (d) Femedy
  2. One who lives among strangers
    (a) Recluse (b) Alien
    (c) Stoic (d) Rustic
    Ans.(a)
  3. A place for keeping bees
    (a) Aviary (b) Apiary
    (c) Cage (d) Nest
    Ans.(b)

Directions For Questions 11-15 : In these questions, arrange the given parts of the sentence in order so as to produce correct sentence.
11.
(P) When a chemical substance
(Q) The food poisoning occurred
(R) In the food preparations
(S) Was mistaken for salt and used
(a) RQPS. (b) SRQP
(c) QPSR. (d) PSRQ
Ans.(c)
12.
(P) four degree below normal
(Q) icy winds lashed Srinagar
(R) with minimum temperature registering
(S) which was already in grip of a grueling cold wave conditions
(a) QSRP (b) SRPQ
(c) RPOS. (d) PQSR
Ans.(a)

13.
(P) it becomes difficult
(Q) satisfying our desire
(R) but once we set about
(S) it is not impossible to restrain
(a) RQPS (b) RQSP
(c) QRPS (d) PQRS
Ans.(d)

14.
(P) through the long, hot summer
(Q) if you plan to train hard
(R) continually
(S) you will need to acclimatize yourself
(a) OPRS (b) SRPQ
(c) QRSP. (d) PQRS
Ans.(c)


  1. (P) accidents are still bound to happen
    (Q) occasionally
    (R) though
    (S) despite everyone’s best efforts
    (a) SPRQ (b) RSPQ
    (c) SRPQ. (d) PQRS
    Ans. (b)

Directions for Questions 16-20: Choose the exact meaning of the idioms/phrases.

  1. To bell the cat
    (a) To lake lead in danger
    (b) To tie bell to cat’s neck
    (c) To be alert of the enemy
    (d) To make noise
    Ans. (a)
    17.To fly off the handle
    (a) To break something
    (b) to be indifferent
    (c) To act foolishly
    (d) To get into a rage and lose self-control
    Ans. (d)
  2. Fair and square
    (a) Successful. (b) Honest means
    (c) Honest (d)Worthy
    Ans. (c)
  3. To cut a sorry figure
    (a) A nominal head
    (b) To fight to a finish
    (c) To be ridiculed
    (d) To struggle
    Ans. (c)
  4. Flesh and blood
    (a) Human nature (b) Warning
    (c) In life (d) At the top speed
    Ans. (a)

Directions For Questions 21-25: Choose the most appropriate preposition to fill the blank space in these sentences.
21.A good judge never gropes ……the conclusions.
(a) to (b) at (c) on. (d) for
Ans. (a)

  1. Let this be an example…… the troublemakers
    (a) for (b) about (c) against (d) to
    Ans. (c)
  2. I am angry with him………..his carelessness.
    (a) at (b) in (c) for (d) of
    Ans. (a)
  3. Keep clear………wicked boys.
    (a) of (b) from (c) at (d) after
    Ans.(b)

25.Hem has no control……..his temper.
(a) in. (b) over. (c) at. (d) after
Ans. (a)

Directions for Questions 26-35 Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with the most suitable word from the choices provided under the passage:
PASSAGE
Kashmir is more than a territorial or political issue .. 26.. Indo-Pakistan relations and South Asian peace and stability. I have no intention of ….27….events and issues related to Kashmir in chronological …28… nor do I intend to dilate on the political arguments put forward by India and Pakistan to ….29… their …30…. views on the present status or future of Kashmir.
The attempt is to analyze, to the ….31…. possible, the deeper historical memories, psychological, emotional ….32… socio economic …..33… which contribute to the Kashmir policies of both the countries, policies with …..34… the …35…. intractable.

  1. (a) deteriorating (b) affecting
    (c) effecting (d) spoiling
    Ans. (b)
  2. (a) counting (b) calculating
    (c) repeating (d) negotiating
    Ans. (d)
  3. (a) pattern (b) sequence
    (c) manner (d) background
    Ans. (d)
  4. (a) plant (b) enumerate
    (c) narrate. (d) substantiate
    Ans. (c)

30.
(a) own (b) selfish
(c) personal. (d) respective
Ans. (a)

31.
(a) extent (b) extend
(c) level. (d) levels
Ans. (a)


  1. (a) but (b) yet (c) and (d) as
    Ans.(c)

33.
(a) motivations (b) problems
(c) issues. (d) issue
Ans. (c)

  1. (a) become (b) becomes
    (c) make. (d) renders
    Ans.(d)
  2. (a) problem. (b) problems
    (c) attitude. (d) attitudes
    Ans.(b)

Read the following passage and answer these questions:
PASSAGE
A recent report in Newsweek says that in American colleges students of Asian origin outperform not only the minority group students but the majority whites as well. Many of these students must be of Indian origin and their achievement is some thing we can be proud of. It is unlikely that these talented youngsters will come back to India and that is the familiar brain drain problem. However, recent statements by the nation’s policy makers indicate that the perception of this issue is changing. ‘Brain bank’ and not ‘Brain drain’ is the more appropriate idea, they suggest, since the expertise of Indians abroad is only deposited in other places and not lost.
This may be so, but his brain bank, like most of other banks, is one that primarily serves customers in its neighbourhood. The skills of the Asians now excelling in America’s colleges will mainly help the USA. No matter how significant, What Non-Resident Indians do for India and what their counterparts do for other Asian lands in only a by-product.
But it is also necessary to ask, or be reminded, why Indians study more fruitfully when abroad. The Asians whose accomplishments Newsweek records would have probably had a very different fate if they had studied in India. In prove themselves in their new country and the competition of an international standard they faced there must have cured mental and physical laziness. But other things helping them in America can be obtained here if we achieve a change in social attitudes, especially towards youth.
We need to learn to value individuals and their unique qualities more than conformity and respectability. We need to learn the language of encouragement to add to out skill in flattery. We might also learn to be else liberal with blame and less tight-fisted with appreciation, especially to those showing signs of independence.

36.Among the many groups of students in America Colleges, Asian students.
(a) are often written about in magazines like Newsweek.
(b) are the most successful academically
(c) have proved that they are as good as the whites.
(d) have only a minority status like the blacks.
Ans. (c)

  1. The students of Asian origin in America include
    (a) a fair number from India
    (b) a small group from India
    (c) person from India who are very proud
    (d)Indians who are the most hardworking of all.
    Ans.(a)

38.In general, the talented young Indians studying in America
(a)have a reputation for being hardworking
(b)have the opportunity to contribute to India’s development
(c) will not return to pursue their careers in India
(d)can solve the brain drain problem because of recent changes in policy.
Ans. (c)

39.There is a talk now of the ‘brain bank. This idea
(a) is a solution to the brain drain problem
(b) is a new problem caused partly by the brain drain
(c) is a new way of looking at the role of qualified Indians living abroad
(d) is based on a plan to utilize foreign exchange remittances
Ans.(c)

  1. The brain bank has limitations like all banks in the sense that
    (a) a bark’s services go mainly to those near it
    (b) small neighbourhood banks are not viable in this age of multinationals.
    (c) only what is deposited can be withdrawn and utilized
    (d) no one can be forced to put assets in a bank
    Ans. (c)
  2. The author feels that what Non-Resident Indians do for India
    (a) will have many useful side effects
    (b) we will be their main interest and concern
    (c) can benefit other Asian countries, as a by-product
    (d)can help American colleges only
    Ans. (d)

42.The performance of Indians when they go to study in the West
(a) shows the fruits of hard work done by school teachers in India
(b) should remind us that knowledge is not limited by the boundary of nation
(c) is better than people in the west except of non-whites
(d) is better than what is would have been if they had studied in India.
Ans. (d)

43.The high level of competition faced by Asian students in America
(a) helps them prove that they are as good as whites
(b) helps them overcome their lazy habits
(c) makes them lazy since the facilities there are good
(d) makes them worried about failing
Ans. (a)

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MCQS ON ENGLISH LITERATURE

  1. The author feels that some of the conditions other than the level of facilities that make the west attractive :
    (a) are available in India but young people do not appreciate them
    (b) can never be found here because we believe in conformity
    (c) can be created if our attitudes and values change
    (d) can also give respectability to traditions and customs our in
    Ans.(c)
  2. One of the ways of making the situation in India better would be
    (a) to eliminate flattery from public life
    (b) to encourage people and not merely flatter them
    (c) to distinguish between conformity and respectability
    (d) to give appreciation and not be tight-fisted
    Ans.(d)

Directions for Questions 46-55: Three of the four items in these questions are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Choose the one which does not belong to the group.


  1. (a) Apple. (b) Orange
    (c) Pineapple. (d) Tomato
    Ans. (d)

47.
(a) Town (b) Village
(c) Home (d) Metropolis
Ans. (c)

48.
(a) Panther (b) Whale
(c) Lion (d) Crocodile
Ans. (b)

  1. (a) Rain. (b) Mist
    (c) Cloud (d) Fog
    Ans. (c)
  2. (a) Seminar (b) Semicircle
    (c) Semifinal. (d) Semiliquid
    Ans. (a)
  3. (a) Ring (b) Ornament
    (c) Bangle. (d) Necklace
    Ans. (b)
  4. (a) Violet (b) Indigo
    (c) Pink (d) green
    Ans. (b)
  5. (a) Globe (b) Sphere
    (c) Specter. (d) Ball
    Ans. (c)

54.
(a) Investigation (b) Deliberation
(c) Exploration. (d) Probe
Ans. (b)


  1. (a) Oyster. (b) Snail
    (c) Alligator. (d) Tortoise
    Ans. (c)

Directions for questions 56-65: In these questions, three words having different meanings of a certain word are given. Select that word from answer choices given under each set of words.

  1. Haste, Hurry, Promptness
    (a) Worry (b) Carelessness
    (c) Speed (d) Immediate
    Ans. (b)
  2. Cheer, Encourage, Warm
    (a) Exhilarate (b) Fame
    (c) Defame. (d) Courageous
    Ans. (a)
  3. Pavement, Roadway, Concrete
    (a) Beach (b) Street
    (c) Park (d) Border
    Ans. (b)
  4. Bribe, Inducement, Carrot
    (a) Sweetner (b) Saltiness
    (c) Somber (d) Almond
    Ans.(a)
  5. Tender, Loving, Warm
    (a) Fond (b) Affectionate
    (c) Lukewarm (d) Control
    Ans.(b)
  6. Manage, Run, Supervise
    (a) Arrange. (b) Rise
    (c) Direct (d) Shout
    Ans. (a)
  7. Witness, Observer, Onlooker
    (a) Spectator (b) Present
    (c) Direct (d) Careful
    Ans. (a)
  8. Approve, Confirm, Sanction
    (a) Endorse. (b) Accept
    (c) Incorporate (d) Conforming
    Ans.(a)
  9. Freedom, Liberty, Sovereignty (a) Choice. (b) Type
    (c) Guess. (d) Answer
    Ans. (a)

65.Adverse, Unfavorable,Unharmful
(a) Necessary (b) Mandatory
(c) Fruitful. (d) Unhelpful
Ans.(d)

Directions for questions 66-70: Read the following passage and answer these questions.
PASSAGE
In the past man’s worst enemy was nature. He lived under the continued threat of famine and pestilence, a wet summer could bring death to whole nations, and every winter was a menance. Mountains stood like a barrier between people and people, a sea was less a highway than an impassable division. Today nature, though still an enemy, is an enemy almost completely conquered. Modern agriculture assures us of an ample food supply. Modern transportation has made the resources of the entire planet accessible to all its inhabitants. Modern medicine and sanitation allow dense population to cover the ground without risk of pestilence. True, we are still at the mercy of the more violent natural convulsions. August earthquake, flood and hurricane man has, as yet, devised no adequate protection. But these major cataclyms are rare. At most times, nature is no longer formidable, she has been subdued.

66.Modern medicine has helped man
(a) To live longer everywhere in the world
(b) To live a healthy life in hygienic conditions
(c) To live in thickly populated areas without fear of epidemics.
(d) Balance population with available resources
Ans.(d)

  1. Man has not yet succeeded in controlling the furies of
    (a) Earthquakes. (b) Floods
    (c) Hurricanes
    (d) All the three above
    Ans.(d)

68.Which one of the following statements best reflects the underlying conviction of the passage?
(a) Man can do wonders
(b) Man’s knowledge has no end
(c) Man has been able to control nature to a great extent
(d) Man has been able to control nature completely.
Ans.(c)

69.In ancient times, man had an apprehension of
(a) Epidemics (b) Server droughts
(c) Floods. (d) All the three above
Ans. (d)

  1. The modern transport system is a blessing as it:
    (a)Has helped decrease the distances between towns and villages
    (b) Has brought comfort to both towns and villages
    (c) Has made all the commodities available to everyone
    (d) Has encouraged people to travel for pleasure
    Ans.(c)
  2. Which of the following is not authored by William Shakespeare?
    (a) Hamlet. (b) The Tempest
    (c) Julies Caeser
    (d) Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    Ans. (d)
  3. The Comedy of Errors’ is written by
    (a) John Milton
    (b) William Shakespeare
    (c) William Wordsworth
    (d) A Tennyson
    Ans. (b)
  4. The Prelude’ is work of
    (a) John Milton
    (b) William Wordsworth
    (c) William Shakespeare
    (d) P.G. Wodehouse
    Ans. (b)

74.William Shakespeare has the sobriquet as
(a) Man of letters
(b) Bard of Avon
(c) Saint of the Gutters
(d) Father of Greek Tragedy
Ans. (b)

  1. Who among the following is the ‘interpreter of nature in many moods’?
    (a) William Wordsworth
    (b) William Shakespeare
    (c) William Butler Yeats
    (d) William Pitt
    Ans. (a)
  2. Who of the following become blind?
    (a) John Milton
    (b) William Wordsworth
    (c) P.G. Wodehouse
    (d) A. Tennyson
    Ans. (a)
  3. ‘Paradise regained’ was the work of
    (a) John Milton
    (b) William Shakespeare
    (c) William Wordsworth
    (d) William Pitt
    Ans. (a)
  4. Who among the following was not a British citizen?
    (a) John Milton
    (b) William Shakespeare
    (c) William Wordsworth
    (d) Katherine Frank
    Ans. (d)

79.Who among the following started his writing first?
(a) William Shakespeare
(b) John Milton
(c) William Wordswoth
(d) P.G. Wodehouse
Ans. (a)

80.Who among the following is English Romantic poet?
(a) William Shakespeare
(b) John Milton
(c) William Wordsworth
(d) P.G. Wodehouse
Ans. (c)

Directions for questions 81-85: In these questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given key word.

  1. EXTRAVAGANT
    (a) Developing (b) Wonderful
    (c) Disappearing. (d) Economical
    Ans. (d)
  2. ECSTASY
    (a) Rapture (b) Exaltation
    (c) Oily. (d) Misery
    Ans. (d)
  3. HYBRID
    (a) Purebred (b) Composite
    (c) Familiar (d) Ignorant
    Ans. (b)
  4. MALIGN
    (a) Disparage. (b) Slander
    (c) Praise (d) Purify
    Ans. (c)
  5. NOMINAL
    (a) Huge (b) Clear (c) Real (d) Solid
    Ans. (a)

Directions for questions 86-90: In these questions, choose the word, which is nearest in meaning to the
given key words.

  1. WHIM
    (a) Desire (b) Unnatural behaviour (c) Clumsy (d) Fancy
    Ans.(d)
  2. FIASCO
    (a) Strength (b) Success
    (c) Failure (d) Hope
    Ans. (c)
  3. DEPLETE
    (a) Take away (b) Fill
    (c) Make greater. (d) To exhaust
    Ans. (d)
  4. PRONE
    (a) Thorne forward. (b) Disease
    (c) Supine. (d) Inactive
    Ans. (c)
  5. SMEAR
    (a) Mark. (b) Avoid
    (c) Quarrel (d) Encourage
    Ans. (a)

Directions for questions 91-95: Read the following passage and answer these questions:
PASSAGE
For my own part, I have ever gained the most profit, and most pleasure also, from the books which have made me think the most and, when the difficulties have once been over come, these are the books which have struck he deepest root, not only in my memory and understanding, but like wise in my affections. For this point too should be taken into account. We all want to win. When a maiden is too forward, her admirer deems it time to draw back.

  1. The author compare a book to:
    (a) a plant. (b) a flower
    (c) a maiden (d) an admirer
    Ans. (a)
  2. The author derives profit and pleasure from books that are:
    (a) difficult. (b) easy
    (c) thought-provoking
    (d) having deeproots
    Ans.(d)
  3. Profit and pleasure come only after
    (a) the books have struck deep roots (b)the initial difficult has been overcome
    (c) the books have made me think (d) the books are got for a small price
    Ans. (c)
  4. The point to be taken into account is that
    (a) anything for which we do not pay a price is taken lightly
    (b) we would not make effort for what we get
    (c) slight effort makes us fell! tired
    (d) we think highly of what we win
    Ans. (d)
  5. A maiden, like a good book, should
    (a) be easy to approach
    (b) respond to the admirers
    (c) not easily yield to the admirers (d) be forward before her admirers draw back
    Ans. (d)

Directions for Questions 96-100: Complete the sentence by correctly filling the blank space.

  1. It was difficult to see through the………of the headlights at the cars.
    (a) brilliance (b) dazzle
    (c) brightness (d) shine
    Ans. (b)
  2. The more Himanshu tried to find excuse for his coming late to his office regularly, the more he……..
    (a) was confused. (b) tied the knot
    (c) was in a flat spin
    (d) cut above others
    Ans. (c)
  3. He fielded the ball and threw it but it missed the wicket……….
    (a) by a long chalk (b) by a distance
    (c) to draw a blank (d) by the way
    Ans.(b)

99.His book was marked by many………. .remarks which made us forget its main theme.
(a) idiotic (b) humorous
(c) sinnted (d) digressive
Ans. (a)

  1. When an infant displayed signs of illness, the anxious parents call………

(a) pediatrician (b) plagiarist

(c) pediateist (d) pedetitioner
Ans. (a)

Directions for questions 101-105 In these questions, a sentence has been given wherein a group of words have been underlined. Three alternative case of no improvement your answer is (d)

  1. There is no more room for you in this compartment.
    (a) There is no more seat
    (b) There is no more space
    (c)There is no more accommodation
    (d) No improvement
    Ans. (b)
  2. No sooner he has returned home then his mother felt happy.
    (a) had he returned home when
    (b) he had returned home then
    (c) did he return home than
    (d) No improvement
    Ans. (c)
  3. Will you lend me few rupees in this hour of
    (a) lend me any rupees
    (b) borrow me a few rupees
    (c) lend me a few rupees
    (d) No improvement
    Ans. (c)
  4. Are you more cleverer than us? (a) more cleverer to us
    (b) cleverer to us
    (c) cleverer than us
    (d) No improvement
    Ans. (c)

105.In accordance to your instructions, we have remitted the amount in the bank.
(a) for (b) by (c) with
(d) No improvement
Ans. (c)

  1. In the sentence, ‘Athletics is his favourite sport’, ‘Athletics’ is:
    (a) Noun (b) Adjective
    (c) Adverb (d) Pronoun
    Ans. (a)
  2. In the sentence, ‘All the officers should respect one another, ‘One another’ is
    (a) Noun. (b) Adjective
    (c) Adverb (d) Pronoun
    Ans. (d)
  3. In the sentence, “He demanded a through inquiry’, ‘thorough’ is
    (a) Noun (b) Adjective
    (c) Adverb. (d) Verb
    Ans. (b)
  4. In the sentence, ‘I want to hear the story in detail’, ‘detail’ is
    (a) Noun (b) Adjective
    (c) Adverb. (d) Verb
    Ans. (c)

110.In the sentence, ‘I doubt whether she will meet him’, ‘whether is
(a) Pronoun (b) Preposition
(c) Conjunction (d) Adverb
Ans. (c)

  1. The sentence ‘Many Indians have settled abroad in recent years’, is a
    (a) Present perfect tense
    (b) Simple past tense
    (c) Past perfect tense
    (d) Future tense
    Ans. (a)
  2. The sentence ‘However they had already been married outside the village’, is a
    (a) Present perfect tense
    (b) Simple past tense
    (c) Past perfect tense
    (d) Future tense
    Ans. (c)

113.The sentence ‘I am going to be a teacher when I grow up is a :
(a) Present tense (b) Past tense
(c) Future tense(d) Past perfect tense
Ans. (c)

114.The sentence ‘In 2004, a disease destroyed the crops in one village’, is a:
(a) Present perfect tense
(b) Simple past tense
(c) Past perfect tense
(d) Future tense
Ans. (b)

115.The sentence ‘Why are you making a noise? ‘ is a:
(a) Present perfect tense
(b) Present continuous tense
(c) Simple present tense
(d) Simple past tense
Ans.(b)

Directions for questions 116-120 In these questions, the sentence is divided into three parts (a), (b) and (c). Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no error, mark your answer as (d).
116.A lot of travel delay is caused/due to inefficiency and lack of good management/on behalf of the railways/No errors.
(a) A lot of travel delay is caused
(b) due to inefficiency and lack of good management
(c) on behalf of the railways
(d) No error
Ans.(d)

117.Neelima has scored a first class/in her final exams/is not it? No error
(a) Neelima has scored a first class
(b) in her final exams
(c) is not it? (d) no error
Ans. (c)

118.The conductor asked the passenger/why had not he purchased a ticket/in advance to board the bus./No error
(a)The conductor asked the passenger
(b) why had not he purchased a ticket
(c) in advance to board the bus
(d) No error
Ans. (b)

119.It is unfortunate that/many youngsters get/addicted to gamble./No error
(a) It is unfortunate that
(b) many youngsters get
(c) addicted to gamble
(d) No error
Ans. (c)

  1. Can I lend/your pencil/for a minute please? No error.
    (a) Can I lend (b) your pencil
    (c) for a minute please (d) No error
    Ans. (a)

Directions for questions 121-125: One of the words is misspelt. Find it out
121.
(a) Supercilous. (b) Parliament
(c) Benefactor. (d) Testament
Ans. (a)

122.
(a) Elaborate (b) Throughness
(c) Therapy (d) Instablity
Ans. (b)

123.
(a) Situation (b) Mincipal
(c) Samridhi. (d) Pituitary
Ans. (b)

  1. (a) Twelth (b) Programme
    (c) Cunning (d) Embarrassment
    Ans. (a)
  2. (a) Carer (b) Trumpery
    (c) Scientific. (d) Sonourous
    Ans. (a)

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