RUHS / State Nursing Entrance General English and Reasoning Syllabus

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1. 1

   English Grammar

   3 topics

   • Parts of Speech and Usage
     • Nouns, pronouns and articles
     • Verbs, tenses and subject-verb agreement
     • Adjectives, adverbs and prepositions
   • Sentence Correction
     • Common grammatical errors
     • Active and passive voice
     • Direct and indirect speech
   • Vocabulary
     • Synonyms and antonyms
     • One-word substitution
     • Idioms and phrases
2. 2

   Reading and Comprehension

   3 topics

   • Reading Comprehension
     • Passage-based questions
     • Inference and main idea
   • Cloze Test and Fill in the Blanks
     • Contextual word usage
   • Sentence Rearrangement
     • Para jumbles and ordering
3. 3

   Logical and Analytical Reasoning

   3 topics

   • Verbal Reasoning
     • Analogy and classification
     • Series completion and coding-decoding
     • Blood relations and directions
   • Non-Verbal Reasoning
     • Figure series and analogy
     • Mirror and water images
   • Analytical Reasoning
     • Seating arrangement and puzzles
     • Syllogisms and statement conclusions
4. 4

   Quantitative Aptitude

   3 topics

   • Arithmetic
     • Number system and simplification
     • Percentage, ratio and proportion
     • Profit, loss, interest and averages
   • Mensuration and Geometry
     • Area, perimeter and volume
   • Data Interpretation
     • Tables, bar graphs and pie charts

General English and Reasoning flashcards for RUHS / State Nursing Entrance

23 of 50 cards from the General English and Reasoning deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. What are the eight parts of speech in English grammar?

   Noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.

2. What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?

   A common noun names a general class of things (city, river); a proper noun names a specific one and is capitalized (Delhi, Ganges).

3. What is a collective noun? Give two examples.

   A noun naming a group of individuals as a single unit, e.g., team, flock, herd, jury, committee.

4. What are the three degrees of comparison of adjectives?

   Positive (tall), comparative (taller), and superlative (tallest).

5. What is the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb?

   A transitive verb takes a direct object (She reads books); an intransitive verb does not take an object (He sleeps).

6. What is subject-verb agreement?

   The rule that a verb must agree with its subject in number and person: singular subjects take singular verbs, plural subjects take plural verbs.

7. In 'Each of the students has a book,' why is 'has' correct?

   Because 'each' is a singular pronoun and takes a singular verb, regardless of the plural noun that follows 'of'.

8. What is a dangling modifier? Give an example.

   A modifier whose intended subject is missing from the sentence, e.g., 'Running fast, the bus was missed' — there is no logical subject performing 'running'.

9. How are countable and uncountable nouns used with 'much' and 'many'?

   'Many' is used with countable nouns (many books); 'much' is used with uncountable nouns (much water).

10. What is the correct usage of 'fewer' versus 'less'?

    'Fewer' is used with countable nouns (fewer chairs); 'less' is used with uncountable nouns (less time).

11. When should 'who' versus 'whom' be used?

    'Who' is used as the subject of a verb; 'whom' is used as the object of a verb or preposition.

12. What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?

    'Its' is a possessive pronoun (the dog wagged its tail); 'it's' is a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has'.

13. What is a synonym and what is an antonym?

    A synonym is a word with a similar meaning to another (happy/glad); an antonym is a word with the opposite meaning (happy/sad).

14. What are homophones? Give an example.

    Words that sound alike but differ in spelling and meaning, e.g., 'their/there/they're' or 'flour/flower'.

15. What is the meaning of the idiom 'to bite the bullet'?

    To force oneself to endure a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage.

16. What does the prefix 'anti-' mean and give an example?

    'Anti-' means against or opposed to, e.g., antibiotic, antidote, antisocial.

17. What is the meaning of the word 'ubiquitous'?

    Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

18. In reading comprehension, what is the difference between the main idea and a supporting detail?

    The main idea is the central point the passage conveys; a supporting detail is a fact or example that backs up the main idea.

19. What does it mean to infer in a reading comprehension passage?

    To draw a logical conclusion based on evidence in the text rather than information stated directly.

20. What is the 'tone' of a passage in reading comprehension?

    The author's attitude toward the subject, e.g., sarcastic, optimistic, critical, or neutral.

21. What is a cloze test?

    A reading exercise where words are removed from a passage and the student must fill the blanks with contextually and grammatically correct words.

22. What key clues help you fill a blank in a cloze test correctly?

    Grammatical agreement, surrounding context, collocations, logical connectors, and the overall meaning of the passage.

23. In sentence rearrangement, what is usually identified first to order jumbled sentences?

    The opening sentence, which introduces the topic independently without referring back to earlier ideas (no pronouns or connectors pointing backward).

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