Candidates preparing for the Assam Judicial Services Examination should practice the Assam Judicial Services Mains 2023 paper (English) along with other previous year papers before appearing for the mains. Solving these papers provides a clear understanding of the exam pattern, syllabus, and level of difficulty, while also enhancing answer-writing skills and time management. It further helps aspirants assess their strengths and weaknesses, enabling them to refine their preparation with a more focused and strategic approach.
Assam Judicial Services Mains Written Examination 2023
English
Total Marks: 100 marks
Duration: 3 hours
Question 1
Write an essay (any one): (25 marks)
(a) Uniform Civil Code: Problems and prospects.
(b) The perpetual violence against women explodes the myth of gender equality.
(c) Natural Calamities – How far are we responsible?
Question 2
Read the following passage and write a precis: (15 marks)
These are two considerations which deserve at least a word in any discussion of the future of the Indian theatre. The first is the rapid development of the cinema as a competitive or prophesied favour. At first, in the early flush of cinematic triumph people some of whom might have been expected to, now better prophesied the extinction of the theatre. It is now clear that though here and there, temporarily, the theatre may be affected, the cinema cannot hope to replace the stage and elbow it out of existence. Experience in the West has shown that the stage will always be required as a federal studio. For the technique is different and great stage actors have, always, to their disgust, discovered that film acting is at least only second best to them; it cannot mean to them what the stage means. Something is lacking in the human touch. In the theatre heart responds to heart and mind acts on mind in a way unknown to the cinema.
Thus there is no danger of extinction to the theatre. On the other hand, the rivalry of the screen ought to and will put the theatre to a new test and give it a new stimulus that may well lead to still higher planes of artistic achievement.
Finally, a word about a national language spoken, written and thought right to for the theatre in India. With the new awakening in social life, the need of a common tongue is being increasingly felt. Much work is being done to bring out a common linguistic medium. The day when this is accepted will be a great day for the Indian theatre, as it will be for all art in the country. But the theatre, because its life blood is spoken word, will gain most. With a common tongue, with a live national consciousness, the theatre will become to its own as definite instrument of national unity reflecting the national mind, interpreting the national heart and dreaming national dreams for the future.
Question 3
Use any five (5) of the following idioms/phrases in your own sentences to illustrate their meanings: (5*2= 10 marks)
(a) Hobson’s choice
(b) a bolt from the blue
(c) bone of contention
(d) kith and kin
(e) from pillar to post
(f) man of straw
(g) white elephant
Question 4
Complete the sentence with suitable prepositions: (1*10 = 10 marks)
(a) The cat jumped _____ the river.
(b) He has great antipathy ___ those who are hypocrites.
(c) The government acted judiciously to stave ____ the crisis.
(d) I was invited ___ tea by his mother.
(e) The phone rang many times ___ the night.
(f) She is holding the cup ___ her hands.
(g) ___ the beginning of a book, there is often a table of contents.
(h) The meeting took place ___ the company’s head office.
(i) He decided to enter ___ a new course of life.
(j) Urchins are loitering ___ the street.
Question 5
Rewrite the following sentences after making necessary corrections after errors: (1*5= 5 marks)
(a) Of all the deities, this one is said to be the most perfect deity.
(b) Betty has fewer patience than Linda
(c) Commiserations! You have cleared the exam.
(d) I am sitting opposite to the biggest mall in town.
(e) Birds fly above the mountains.
Question 6
Give the collective nouns of the following: (1*5=5 marks)
(a) A ____ of locusts.
(b) A ____ of cotton.
(c) A ____ of thread.
(d) A ____ of kings.
(e) A ____ of paper.
Question 7
Rewrite as directed without changing the meaning: (1*5=5 marks)
(a) We hoped to win the game. (change to complex sentence)
(b) When the sun rises, the birds leave their nests. (change to compound sentence)
(c) I will help you in whichever way it is possible. (change to simple sentence)
(d) Those who come late shall be punished. (change to compound sentence)
(e) The house on the hill is haunted. (change to complex sentence)
Question 8
Rewrite the following into active/passive voice. If the question is in active voice, change it to passive voice and vice versa: (1*5=5 marks)
(a) They bought a new house.
(b) Let a glass of water be given to him.
(c) The court set the prisoner free.
(d) This house is to let.
(e) I came to your house this morning and I drank a good cup of tea.
Question 9
Change the narration: (1*5=5 marks)
(a) The lawyer said to his assistant, “File these papers immediately.”
(b) He told Karen to call him back later.
(c) He asked me, “Did you know him?”
(d) My father told me to look for a new job if I wanted more money.
(e) The driver said to the passerby, “Do you know the way to the market?”
Question 10
Match the pronoun with the noun in each sentence: (1*5= 5 marks)
(a) Asha took the bottle and kept it under the desk.
(b) John and Kevin are to be here. They are not to roam around.
(c) Emma fell on the floor and found out it was made of marble.
(d) Katy and Perry chatted as they jogged along.
(e) Rosie hid a bottle of water under her chair.
Question 11
Choose the correct answer: (1*10=10 marks)
(a) I just couldn’t understand these sums. If only I ____ better in Maths!(was/were)
(b) The herd of horses ____ wildly across the fields. (gallop/gallops)
(c) Neither Tom nor Elvis and Harry ____ done this job. (has/have)
(d) Having cleared the final, Manchester United ____ on the good book of many. (is/are)
(e) Jack and Leo, as well as Tim who ___ been here before, are hear tonight. (has/have)
(f) Being a dancer, I’d rather you ___ tonight for the programme. (dance/danced)
(g) Some of this book ____ not at all interesting. (is/are)
(h) Much of the machinery on these farms ____ unusable. (is/are)
(i) Two-thirds of the patients ____ left the institution. (has/have)
(j) Playing sports such as football and basketball ____ physical and mental strengths. (require/requires)