ASF Assistant Director Past Paper Dated: 2024 Batch-1 1- He took ______ me the minute we met. But I’m not worried; I can take care of myself. A. offB. overC. againstD. None of these View Answer Answer : C. against Description 2- ‘that without which one cannot do’ is the meaning of: A. indispensableB. infallibleC. inadmissibleD. None of these View Answer Answer : A. indispensable Description 3- Which of the following is a transitive verb? A. flowB. blowC. goD. None of these View Answer Answer : D. None of these Description 4- Which has correct use of tenses? A. Your mother had been waiting for you when you went to your friend’s house.B. Your mother had being waited for you when you went to your friend’s house.C. Your mother have been waited for you when you went to your friend’s house.D. None of these View Answer Answer : A. Your mother had been waiting for you when you went to your friend’s house. Description 5- ‘Listen and practice.’ is: A. a sentenceB. a fragmentC. a phraseD. None of these View Answer Answer : A. a sentence Description 6- They should have worked hard. A. Shouldn’t they?B. Haven’t they?C. Shouldn’t have they?D. None of these View Answer Answer : A. Shouldn’t they? Description 7- He is ______ me for opposing him. A. vexed withB. yielded toC. passed forD. None of these View Answer Answer : A. vexed with Description 8- ‘Loquacious’ means: A. TaciturnB. RationalC. SpiritedD. None of these View Answer Answer : D. None of these Description 9- Although the sky was grey, we ______ on our picnic. A. goneB. had wentC. did goD. None of these View Answer Answer : C. did go Description 10- Which is the correct use of comparison? A. I’m as at least qualified as, if not more than, the other candidate.B. I’m at least as qualified as, if not more than, the other candidate.C. I’m at least as qualified, if not more than, the other candidate.D. None of these View Answer Answer : B. I’m at least as qualified as, if not more than, the other candidate. Description 11- Which sentence is clear in meaning? A. Too many tourists visit the cave each year. It could possibly damage the rock formations.B. Too many tourists visit the cave each year. They could possibly damage the rock formations.C. Too many tourists visit the cave each year. Their could possibly be damaged the rock formations.D. None of these View Answer Answer : B. Too many tourists visit the cave each year. They could possibly damage the rock formations. Description 12- Which is correct? A. My whole family is worried because one of our cats seems to have disappeared.B. My whole family is worried because one of our cat seems to have disappeared.C. My whole family is worried because one of our cats seem to have disappeared.D. None of these View Answer Answer : A. My whole family is worried because one of our cats seems to have disappeared. Description 13- Which sentence doesn’t have a reduced-relative clause? A. The picture painted by your brother is really beautiful.B. Lessons learnt easily are soon forgotten.C. The book leant by the library is missing.D. None of these View Answer Answer : D. None of these Description 14- The company officials felt the rising cost of health coverage was ______ enough to raise their employees’ insurance premiums. A. dispositionB. emendationC. improvidentD. None of these View Answer Answer : D. None of these Description 15- “Macabre” means: A. GruesomeB. PleasingC. TarriedD. None of these View Answer Answer : A. Gruesome Description 16- “He seems to have acted properly.” The underlined part shows: A. present perfect tenseB. perfect infinitive tenseC. present perfect continuous tenseD. None of these View Answer Answer : B. perfect infinitive tense Description 17- Which is correct? A. Health is preferable to wealth.B. Health is more preferable than wealth.C. Health is preferable over wealth.D. None of these View Answer Answer : A. Health is preferable to wealth. Description 18- Which is the correct passive voice of the following sentence? Your blame counts for nothing. A. Your blame is worth nothing when it is counted.B. Nothing is counted for your blame.C. Your blame is not counted by anything.D. None of these View Answer Answer : D. None of these Description 19- Which is the direct narration of the following indirect statement? We wanted to be confirmed that we were late. A. We said, “For sure, we are late.”B. We said, “We are late.”C. We said, “We are late, aren’t we?”D. None of these View Answer Answer : C. We said, “We are late, aren’t we?” Description 20- Rarely, do the managers respond to customers’ queries because they think such requests are annoying.” The sentence is an example of: A. ellipsesB. inversionC. elisionD. None of these View Answer Answer : B. inversion Description 1 2 3 4 5
