Gujarat Section Officer Legal 123 2019 20 English Question Paper with Answers

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Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as 'prize fighters'. However the boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and the prize fighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match. One of the most colorful figures in the boxing history was Daniel Mendoza who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prize-fighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prize fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game, in his day. Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became successful that turned Humphries against him. The two men quarreled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for second time. It was not until his third match in 1790, that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as £ 100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.

Why were boxers known as prize fighters two hundred years ago? Select the account that includes both the stated reason and the complete term used for these boxers in the passage.

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Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as 'prize fighters'. However the boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and the prize fighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match. One of the most colorful figures in the boxing history was Daniel Mendoza who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prize-fighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prize fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game, in his day. Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became successful that turned Humphries against him. The two men quarreled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for second time. It was not until his third match in 1790, that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as £ 100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.

Boxing was very crude

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Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as 'prize fighters'. However the boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and the prize fighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match. One of the most colorful figures in the boxing history was Daniel Mendoza who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prize-fighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prize fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game, in his day. Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became successful that turned Humphries against him. The two men quarreled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for second time. It was not until his third match in 1790, that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as £ 100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.

According to the passage, which completion fully states both dangers named in the sentence: Fighter could be seriously _______?

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Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as 'prize fighters'. However the boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and the prize fighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match. One of the most colorful figures in the boxing history was Daniel Mendoza who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prize-fighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prize fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game, in his day. Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became successful that turned Humphries against him. The two men quarreled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for second time. It was not until his third match in 1790, that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as £ 100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.

Who was technically a prize-fighter?

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Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as 'prize fighters'. However the boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and the prize fighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match. One of the most colorful figures in the boxing history was Daniel Mendoza who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prize-fighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prize fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game, in his day. Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became successful that turned Humphries against him. The two men quarreled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for second time. It was not until his third match in 1790, that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as £ 100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.

________ offered to train ________, ________ became one of the pupils of ________.

It’s ________. We ________ for a while. (Fill in the blanks choosing correct intransitive and linking verbs)

The grass ________ cutting. Does this shirt ________ washing. (Fill in the blanks choosing correct modal verbs)

The prisoner escaped from the ________. At last he achieved his ________. He gave out ________ secrets. ________ people are generally disliked. (Fill in the blanks choosing the correct option to make meaningful sentences)

Identify the sentence with correct use of prepositional verbs.

I ________ (ski) down that run that goes past the snow park; I’d just ________ (pass) the park, and these snowboarders ________ (cut) right in front of me; one of them literally ________ (go) over my skis. It ________ (be) a miracle that no one ________ (be) hurt. (Use appropriate forms of verbs in the narrative.)

Which one of the following is incorrect?

Following sentences are with substitution of verbs. Identify the incorrect sentence with missing substitution

Identify the correct sentence with suitable use of gerund

Identify the use of adjective with complimentary implication.

Identify the word with incorrect meaning

We ________ the car for 6 months before we discovered it was stolen. (Fill in the blank with past perfect continuous)

Identify the sentence with correct use of determiner

Identify the sentence with incorrect use of article

Identify the sentence with correct use of idiom

Use a conjunction expressing alternatives in the first sentence and a negative coordinating conjunction in the second: I may consider your plan, ____ I may disregard it. I do not seek the position, ____ do I want it.