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Re: TISS Previous Year Question Paper
The TISSNET exam is the entrance exam conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai is yet to be announced. Considering the past years’ trends, it is expected that the exam will be held in the month of January Here I’m attaching PDF of TISS Previous Year Question Paper: TISS Previous Year Question Paper: 1. Which of the following cannot be said about Mihir’s family ? (a) They respected and obeyed Mihir. (b) They were so poor that they sometimes had to starve. (c) They had no friends in the village when they were poor. (A) None (B) Only (c) (C) Only (b) and (c) (D) Only (b) (E) All (a), (b) and (c) Ans : (C) 2. Why did Mihir and his family decide to camp under the ‘thief’s tree’ ? (A) Being a large family they knew they could capture the thief (B) It was a convenient spot to camp for the night (C) It was the only tree large enough to shelter the whole family (D) there was a stream nearby and wood to build a house (E) Exhausted after the day’s travel they couldn’t walk any more Ans : (B) 3. Why did the thief leave the valuables he had stolen behind ? (A) Seeing Mihir’s faith in God the thief was filled with remorse (B) Feeling sorry for Mihir’s family he decided to donate the valuables to them (C) He was afraid that God would punish him for stealing (D) In his hurry to run away he forget to take the valuables along (E) He was confident that they were so well hidden that they would not be found Ans : (D) 4. Which of the following best describes Mahadev ? (A) He was a rich businessman (B) He bullied his wife so she obeyed him (C) He paid his servants well to look after his family’s needs (D) He was greedy and had cheated Mihir (E) He was brave and decided to trick the thief Ans : (A) 5. Why did Mihir’s family return to the village ? (A) To show off their newfound wealth (B) To buy back their land and start a business (C) They had no need to shift to the city (D) To share their wealth with the other villagers (E) They wanted to sing God’s praises to all the villagers Ans : (C) 6. What made Mihir utter the phrase, “He is watching all this from above.” ? (A) He had spotted the thief and wanted to frighten him off (B) He was telling his wife to trust God to look after them (C) It was a warming to his family members to stick together (D) He was begging the thief for help to feed his family (E) None of these Ans : (B) 7. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ? (A) Mahadev planned to seek his fortune in the city as Mihir had (B) Mihir’s family preferred to live in the city (C) Mahadev had no intention of moving to the city (D) Mahadev lost his entire life savings to the thief (E) The thief only robbed those whom he did not like Ans : (D) 8. Why did the thief return to the tree ? (A) To plot how to get his money back (B) He thought no one would look for him there (C) To keep a watch on Mahadev’s family (D) Not mentioned in the passage (E) None of these Ans : (D) 9. Why was the thief not afraid of Mahadev’s family ? (A) They had not brought their servants along to protect them (B) Seeing their wealth he suspected them of stealing his loot (C) He had weapons to defend himself (D) Mahadev’s family was not as large as Mihir’s (E) None of these Ans : (E) 10. How did the villagers react to Mihir’s new found wealth ? (A) They tried hard to coax him to reveal the secret of his wealth (B) They followed his example and became more devout (C) They pretended to happy for him but were secretly jealous (D) They each plotted to visit the tree and get rich quickly (E) None of these Ans : (E) Directions—(Q. 11–13) Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage. 11. make(A) earn (B) estimate (C) prepare (D) build (E) settle Ans : (A) 12. lost (A) defeated (B) failed (C) forfeited (D) wasted (E) destroyed Ans : (D) 13. getaway (A) holiday (B) freedom (C) fantasy (D) escape (E) relaxation Ans : (D) Directions—(Q. 14–15) Which of the following is most opposite in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage. 14. rehearsed(A) repeated (B) forced (C) fake (D) unplanned (E) effortless Ans : (D) 15. willing (A) oblige (B) reluctant (C) distracted (D) determined (E) obstacle Ans : (B) Directions—(Q. 16–25) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any) 16. The majority of the population believes (A) / that the stock market is recovered (B) / and that it is the (C) / right time to buy shares. (D) No error (E) Ans : (B) 17. Seema’s new office is close (A) / to her residence so (B) / she will not longer (C) / have to travel by train. (D) No error (E) Ans : (C) 18. In the present guidelines, (A) / the bank is required to obtain (B) / a photograph from any person (C) / who wishes to open an account. (D) No error (E) Ans : (C) 19. Chetan puts in a lot (A) / of effort to ensure (B) / that the scheme was (C) / launched in March. (D) No error (E) Ans : (C) 20. As our economy is (A) / experiencing a recession, banks (B) / have became very cautious (C) / about giving loans. (D) No error (E) Ans : (C) 21. After retiring she spent (A) / most of her time teaching young (B) / doctors and motivating themselves (C) / to work in rural areas. (D) No error (E) Ans : (A) |
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