NICL (GIC) Administrative Officer Finance 2013 Exam Question paper

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. To foam at one’s mouth

Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is ‘4’.
Will you lend me few rupees in this hour of need?

Find out which part of a sentence has an error and the number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, your answer is (4) i.e. No error
He says that (a)/He reads novels (b)/to pass away the time (c)/No error (d)

In the following question, the first and the last parts of the sentence/passage are numbered (1) and (6). The rest of the sentence/passage is split into four parts and named (P), (Q), (R) and (S). These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the ‘four combinations is correct
1. Effort should be made to stimulate exports.
(P) We have another source of foreign exchange
(Q) But people are reluctant to part with it.
(R) I mean the huge quantities of hoarded gold,
(S) It is neccessary to increase out foreign exchange reserves.
6. If they are willing, gold can be sold abroad.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word : Frugal

Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
He said to her, “What a cold day”.

Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
Our task had been completed before sunset.

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word : prognosis

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
To secretly store more than what is allowed

In the following question, there are four different words, out of which one is wrongly spelt. Find the wrongly spelt word.