MPSC Typist in various Heads of Department — English, 4 December 2025 (July 2025 recruitment cycle) — question paper
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MPSC Typist in various Heads of Department — English, 4 December 2025 (July 2025 recruitment cycle)
Paper #3026 · 04-12-2025 · English · 6 reviewed questions
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Write an essay on any one of the following topics: (a) Health is wealth; (b) Water pollution and its impact on the environment; (c) Childhood memories; (d) Use of internet - merits and demerits.
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Read the passage and answer: The narrator took a taxi to the airport. A car suddenly jumped from a parking space in front of them. The taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded and missed it by inches. The other driver yelled, but the taxi driver smiled and waved. He explained the 'Law of the Garbage Truck': many people carry anger and disappointment and look for somewhere to dump it. Do not take it personally; wish them well and move on. Successful people do not let such 'garbage trucks' take over their day. Love those who treat you right, forgive those who do not, take the bad with the good, and accept what is. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it. Questions: (a) Where was the narrator headed? (b) How did the car appear in front of their taxi? (c) How did the taxi driver avert an accident? (d) How did he react to the other person's yelling? (e) To what did he compare the yelling driver? (f) What does 'garbage' mean in context? (g) What lesson did the narrator learn? (h) What do successful people do? (i) What attitude helps one sail through life? (j) How can one be happy? (k) Give passage words meaning: (i) reconcilement; (ii) feeling of defeat; (iii) obstructions; (iv) to strike suddenly; (v) to turn suddenly.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct determiners: (a) Sally didn't take ____ photos when she went on holiday. (many/any) (b) I like many of her songs, but not ____ of them are good. (some/all) (c) We invited ____ friends over to our house for a barbeque. (a few/few) (d) This notebook is mine, but ____ pen is yours. (these/that) (e) ____ students joined the debate club. (Many/More)
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Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals: (a) ____ you lend me your car for the weekend? (Should/Could) (b) According to the forecast, it ____ rain later this evening. (might/should) (c) The patient ____ be taken to the hospital right away. (may/must) (d) ____ order pizza tonight. (Shall/Will) (e) We ____ to respect our elders. (might/ought)
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given: (a) The soup ____ good. (taste) (b) I ____ Kumar this week. (see) (c) Ashok fell off the ladder when he ____ the roof. (mend) (d) Look, the sun ____ over the hills. (rise) (e) The window was ____ by the wind. (break)
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Correct the following sentences: (a) What do a pair of jeans cost? (b) Neither of these printers work properly. (c) Bread and eggs are my favourite. (d) Nine and nine make eighteen. (e) They coming tomorrow.