Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 30 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive Test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered. The detailed information about OICL AO Generalists English section for Main examination is discussed below.
Pattern
The Objective Test of 2 hours duration consists of 4 sections (Generalists) for total 200 marks. The Pattern for Generalist exam is as follows:
The OICL AO Generalists English Language section, in the Main Exam, has a maximum of 50 marks. There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. Each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question. The Company reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.
| S.No | Name of the test | Type of test | Max.Marks | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Test for English Language | Objective | 50 | English |
| 2 | Test for Reasoning Ability | Objective | 50 | English/Hindi |
| 3 | Test for General Awareness | Objective | 50 | English/Hindi |
| 4 | Test for Quantitative Aptitude | Objective | 50 | English/Hindi |
| Total | 200 |
The OICL AO Generalists English Language section, in the Main Exam, has a maximum of 50 marks. There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. Each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question. The Company reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.
Syllabus
Following are the concepts covered in English Language:
| S.No | Concepts |
|---|---|
| 1 | Reading Comprehension |
| 2 | Cloze Test |
| 3 | Para Jumbles |
| 4 | Error Spotting |
| 5 | Vocabulary (Fill in the blanks / Phrase Replacement) |
Samples
Directions (1-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Reliance Industries’ and BP’s joint investment of 40,000 crore in the KG-D6 gas block has important implications for the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors in terms of technological development, supply line infrastructure and pricing policy. The investment assumes a projected gas yield of 30 to 35 million cubic metres a day from the fields, and accompanies an overall partnership between the two companies in low-carbon and renewable energy, as well as in fuel retailing. With the last big investment in the sector being BP’s purchase of a 30% stake in some of RIL’s oil and gas production-sharing contracts in 2011, this pact signals a growing comfort with and acceptance of the Centre’s new gas pricing policy, which includes a mechanism for higher rates for gas from deep and ultra-deep wells. The proposed investment also brings into sharp focus the 2014 arbitration case the companies had filed against the government regarding gas pricing. Given the Centre’s current stance, the partners will not be able to derive benefit from the new gas pricing formula till the legal spat is resolved. The RIL-BP partnership also seeks to build capabilities across the entire oil and gas value chain. Thursday’s announcement that the two partners would explore opportunities in fuel retailing too was significant, coming as it did a day before the country moved to a dynamic pricing policy involving daily price revisions. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had invited the two companies to invest in fuel retailing, and their agreement suggests optimism over the outlook for the pricing regime. Conventional energy companies worldwide are realising that traditional markets are diminishing, and sources of conventional energy such as coal mines and gas fields becoming more expensive to operate.
The RIL-BP plans to explore opportunities in renewable energy should be viewed against that backdrop. The two companies, in their search for new sources of conventional energy, have developed expertise that could be applied in the renewable energy space. BP has been operating deep and ultra-deep wells for years and has the infrastructure and technology to operate in high-risk, difficult locations. One possible opportunity for the companies is to exploit this know-how and develop offshore wind installations across the KG-D6 block.
A company used to drilling at ultra-deep locations should not find it difficult to set up the foundations for offshore windmills at these sites. And it is not that big a jump to get electricity supply lines running alongside pre-existing oil and gas pipelines. With offshore wind installations virtually non-existent in India, the area offers an untapped market that the government would be keen to see exploited. While details of the investment plan have not been presented, the scale of the funds involved, coupled with attractive pricing and FDI policies, may well help draw more global oil and gas majors to the Indian market, upstream and downstream.
1. What is centre’s new gas pricing policy as mentioned in the given passage?
2. When will the Reliance Industries and BP will be able to derive benefit from the new gas pricing formula?
3. The joint investment being talked about has important implications for which of the following?
4. Which company, according to the given passage, should not find it difficult to set up the foundations for offshore windmills across the KG-D6 block?
5. Which of the following are becoming more expensive to operate according to the given paragraph?
Directions (6-10): Which of the following is synonym/antonym of the given word from the passage?
6. spat
7. dynamic
8. outlook
9. opportunity
10. untapped
Reliance Industries’ and BP’s joint investment of 40,000 crore in the KG-D6 gas block has important implications for the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors in terms of technological development, supply line infrastructure and pricing policy. The investment assumes a projected gas yield of 30 to 35 million cubic metres a day from the fields, and accompanies an overall partnership between the two companies in low-carbon and renewable energy, as well as in fuel retailing. With the last big investment in the sector being BP’s purchase of a 30% stake in some of RIL’s oil and gas production-sharing contracts in 2011, this pact signals a growing comfort with and acceptance of the Centre’s new gas pricing policy, which includes a mechanism for higher rates for gas from deep and ultra-deep wells. The proposed investment also brings into sharp focus the 2014 arbitration case the companies had filed against the government regarding gas pricing. Given the Centre’s current stance, the partners will not be able to derive benefit from the new gas pricing formula till the legal spat is resolved. The RIL-BP partnership also seeks to build capabilities across the entire oil and gas value chain. Thursday’s announcement that the two partners would explore opportunities in fuel retailing too was significant, coming as it did a day before the country moved to a dynamic pricing policy involving daily price revisions. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had invited the two companies to invest in fuel retailing, and their agreement suggests optimism over the outlook for the pricing regime. Conventional energy companies worldwide are realising that traditional markets are diminishing, and sources of conventional energy such as coal mines and gas fields becoming more expensive to operate.
The RIL-BP plans to explore opportunities in renewable energy should be viewed against that backdrop. The two companies, in their search for new sources of conventional energy, have developed expertise that could be applied in the renewable energy space. BP has been operating deep and ultra-deep wells for years and has the infrastructure and technology to operate in high-risk, difficult locations. One possible opportunity for the companies is to exploit this know-how and develop offshore wind installations across the KG-D6 block.
A company used to drilling at ultra-deep locations should not find it difficult to set up the foundations for offshore windmills at these sites. And it is not that big a jump to get electricity supply lines running alongside pre-existing oil and gas pipelines. With offshore wind installations virtually non-existent in India, the area offers an untapped market that the government would be keen to see exploited. While details of the investment plan have not been presented, the scale of the funds involved, coupled with attractive pricing and FDI policies, may well help draw more global oil and gas majors to the Indian market, upstream and downstream.
1. What is centre’s new gas pricing policy as mentioned in the given passage?
- A. Opportunity in renewable energy sector.
B. The area that offers an untapped market that the government would be keen to see exploited.
C. A mechanism for higher rates for gas from deep and ultra-deep wells.
D. Partnership between the two companies in low-carbon and renewable energy.
E. None of these.
2. When will the Reliance Industries and BP will be able to derive benefit from the new gas pricing formula?
- A. After the country moves to a dynamic pricing policy involving daily price revisions.
B. After the announcement that the two partners would explore opportunities in fuel retailing too was significant.
C. After the development of offshore wind installations across the KG-D6 block.
D. After the arbitration case that companies filed against the government is resolved.
E. None of these.
3. The joint investment being talked about has important implications for which of the following?
- I. Oil
II. Gas
III. Renewable energy Sectors
- A. I and II
B. II and III
C. Only II
D. I, II and III.
E. None of the I, II and III
4. Which company, according to the given passage, should not find it difficult to set up the foundations for offshore windmills across the KG-D6 block?
- A. A company that has filed a case against government.
B. A company in search for new sources of conventional energy.
C. A company that is a source of conventional energy.
D. A company used to drilling at ultra-deep locations.
E. None of these.
5. Which of the following are becoming more expensive to operate according to the given paragraph?
- I. Gas fields
II. Coal mines
III. Traditional markets
- A. I and III
B. II and III
C. I and II
D. I, II and III
E. None of the I, II and III
Directions (6-10): Which of the following is synonym/antonym of the given word from the passage?
6. spat
- A. contempt
B. disgust
C. concord
D. repugnance
E. detestation
7. dynamic
- A. apathetic
B. exclusive
C. noble
D. topflight
E. aristocrat
8. outlook
- A. temerity
B. perspective
C. recalcitrance
D. approbation
E. stump
9. opportunity
- A. contingency
B. admiration
C. esteem
D. regard
E. approval
10. untapped
- A. reserved
B. unjaded
C. concluding
D. untouched
E. Unbeatable
Directions (115-126): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Banks are ...(1)... from other corporate in important ...(2)... and that makes corporate governance of banks not only different but also more critical. Banks facilitate economic growth, are the ...(3)... of monetary policy transmission and constitute the economy’s payment and settlement system. By the very ...(4)... of their business, banks are highly leveraged. They accept large amounts of un collateralized public funds ...(5)... deposits in a fiduciary capacity and further leverage those funds through credit creation. Banks are interconnected in diverse, complex and opaque ways underscoring their ‘contagion’ potential. If a corporate fails, the ...(6)... can be restricted to the stakeholders. If a bank fails, the impacts can ...(7)... rapidly through to other banks with potentially serious consequences for the ...(8)... financial system and the macro economy. While regulation has a ...(9)... to play in ensuring robust corporate standards in banks, the point to recognize is that ...(10)... regulations is a necessary, but not a sufficient condition for good corporate governance. In this context, the relevant issues ...(11)... to corporate governance of banks in India are bank ownership, accountability, transparency, ethics, compensation, splitting the posts of chairman and CEO of banks and corporate governance under financial holding company structure, ...(12)... should engage adequate attention.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Banks are ...(1)... from other corporate in important ...(2)... and that makes corporate governance of banks not only different but also more critical. Banks facilitate economic growth, are the ...(3)... of monetary policy transmission and constitute the economy’s payment and settlement system. By the very ...(4)... of their business, banks are highly leveraged. They accept large amounts of un collateralized public funds ...(5)... deposits in a fiduciary capacity and further leverage those funds through credit creation. Banks are interconnected in diverse, complex and opaque ways underscoring their ‘contagion’ potential. If a corporate fails, the ...(6)... can be restricted to the stakeholders. If a bank fails, the impacts can ...(7)... rapidly through to other banks with potentially serious consequences for the ...(8)... financial system and the macro economy. While regulation has a ...(9)... to play in ensuring robust corporate standards in banks, the point to recognize is that ...(10)... regulations is a necessary, but not a sufficient condition for good corporate governance. In this context, the relevant issues ...(11)... to corporate governance of banks in India are bank ownership, accountability, transparency, ethics, compensation, splitting the posts of chairman and CEO of banks and corporate governance under financial holding company structure, ...(12)... should engage adequate attention.
1.
- A. Different
B. Same
C. Diverse
D. Differentiated
E. Similar
2.
- A. Aspects
B. Perspectives
C. Leads
D. Manners
E. Policies
3.
- A. Agents
B. Catalysts
C. Motivators
D. Points
E. Ingredients
4.
- A. Limitation
B. Spread
C. Nature
D. Haste
E. Urge
5.
- A. In
B. For
C. From
D. As
E. To
6.
- A. Fall over
B. Push out
C. Pull out
D. Fall out
E. Throw out
7.
- A. Inject
B. Mix
C. Flow
D. Spread
E. Constrict
8.
- A. Wide
B. Instable
C. Long
D. Small
E. Closed
9.
- A. Game
B. Music
C. Role
D. Roll
E. Interest
10.
- A. Calculated
B. Miscalculated
C. Estimated
D. Imaginative
E. Hard
11.
- A. Persisting
B. Pertaining
C. Disturbing
D. Cornering
E. Struggling
12.
- A. Which
B. When
C. Why
D. How
E. That
Directions—(Q. 1 to 5) Rearrange the following five sentences (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them—
1. Which of the following would be the Fourth sentence?
2. Which of the following would be the First sentence?
3. Which of the following would be the Fifth (Last) sentence?
4. Which of the following would be the Second sentence?
5. Which of the following would be the Third sentence?
- (1) “What is waste of my tax money”, I thought, walking past the people having free Californian Chardonnay.
(2) “Speak to her”, he said, “She's into books”.
(3) The friend who had brought me there noticed my noticing her.
(4) In late 2003, I was still paying taxes in America, so it horrified me that the US Consulate was hosting a “Gallo drinking appreciation event”.
(5) Behind them, a pianist was playing old film tunes, and a slim short woman was dancing around him.
1. Which of the following would be the Fourth sentence?
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
2. Which of the following would be the First sentence?
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
3. Which of the following would be the Fifth (Last) sentence?
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
4. Which of the following would be the Second sentence?
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
5. Which of the following would be the Third sentence?
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
1. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.
India’s geopolitical orientation (1)/ will be an central (2)/ underlying issue in (3)/ next year’s state election. (4)/ No Error (5)
2. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any. A largest chunk of (1)/ the bulk drug requirement (2)/ is met through cheap (3)/ imports from China. (4)/ No error(5)
3. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any. Susan knew (1)/ that it was indeed (2)/ surreal experience (3)/ meeting John on the beach. (4)/ No Error (5)
4. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any It is a (1)/ most beautiful (2)/ flower in (3)/the nursery. (4)/ No error (5).
5. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any. It (1)/ takes him (2)/ a hour (3)/ to reach home everyday. (4)/ No error. (5)
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
2. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any. A largest chunk of (1)/ the bulk drug requirement (2)/ is met through cheap (3)/ imports from China. (4)/ No error(5)
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
3. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any. Susan knew (1)/ that it was indeed (2)/ surreal experience (3)/ meeting John on the beach. (4)/ No Error (5)
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
4. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any It is a (1)/ most beautiful (2)/ flower in (3)/the nursery. (4)/ No error (5).
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
5. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any. It (1)/ takes him (2)/ a hour (3)/ to reach home everyday. (4)/ No error. (5)
- A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Direction to solve: Which of the following phrases (A), (B), (C), (D) given below in the statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No Correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
1. It is believed that a lady during pregnancy has a carving for normally unpalatable food items.
2. You may presume your break once the inspection committee leaves.
3. The moral of the players stooped low after they lost the opening match.
4. The scrupulous affair attracted many criticisms.
5. Generally, people try to curry favour with an influential but a corrupt person.
1. It is believed that a lady during pregnancy has a carving for normally unpalatable food items.
- A. Craving for
B. Craving from
C. Carving
D. Carving to
E. No correction required
2. You may presume your break once the inspection committee leaves.
- A. Assume
B. Consume
C. Subsume
D. Resume
E. No improvement
3. The moral of the players stooped low after they lost the opening match.
- A. Mural
B. Ethics
C. Behaviour
D. Morale
E. No improvement
4. The scrupulous affair attracted many criticisms.
- A. Scandalous
B. Fair
C. Peaceful
D. Popular
E. No improvement
5. Generally, people try to curry favour with an influential but a corrupt person.
- A. Cook favour
B. Seek favour
C. Extract favour
D. Display favour
E. No improvement