JIPMAT 2024 Question Paper

The given sentence is: “The national anthem is being sung by the players.”

The general rule for converting passive to active in continuous tense is that: Object of passive sentence becomes subject in active sentence

Applying the rule:

Subject (S) = the players

Verb (V) = are singing

Object (O) = the national anthem

Active form is of the form S+V+O.

So the active voice will be: The players are singing the national anthem.

The idiom “a gentleman at large” refers to a person who is without a specific occupation, responsibility, or position; someone who is free and idle.

At large generally means free, unconfined, or without restriction. 

So, “a gentleman at large” refers to a man who is living without any serious employment or duty, often leisurely or aimlessly.

So, option B, a man without a job is the correct answer.

All students and teachers are a plural subject.

So, the verb must be singular.

So, option A (likes) is wrong.

Additionally, option C (liking) doesn't make sense. This is because the verb is now in continuous form, and for that we need a main verb, for instance, are liking.

Similarly , in option D, "are like" is also incorrect because when "are" is used , we must convert like in participle form (liking).

So, the correct answer is option B (like).

The phrase “public purse” is an idiom that means the government’s financial resources or money collected through taxes.

In the sentence “Should spending on the arts be met out of the public purse?”, it is asking whether the government should use taxpayer

Option A, From the sum collected from public donation: This looks incorrect. Public purse is not voluntary donations; it’s tax revenue.

Option B, From the purse of the art enthusiasts: This looks incorrect. That would be private individuals, not “public purse.”

Option C, From the money meant to be distributed to the poor and needy: This looks wrong. That’s a welfare fund, not the general public purse.

Option D, From the government money: This looks correct. That’s the standard meaning of public purse.

So, the correct answer is option D.

Plan for means preparing or anticipating for something.

Plan on doing something means to intend or expect to do it.

Plan out means to think and arrange the details of something we intend to do in the future.

Plan in is less idiomatic and it is not used so much. So, plan in is the odd one out.

Let's try to understand the meaning of each and every word.

Dictator is a ruler with absolute power and often oppressive. So, a dictator is not related to art/ literature.

A hypocrite is someone who pretends to be something that they actually don't practice. So, hypocrite is not related to art/ literature.

Primitive refers to something early, undeveloped, or simple. So, primitive also doesn't necessarily refer to art/ literature.

So, the correct choice is option C (philistine)

The passive voice of "The taxi will drop you at the airport" is "You will be dropped at the airport by the taxi." Option D

In a passive voice sentence, the object of the active sentence ("you") becomes the subject. The verb phrase is changed to a form of "to be" plus the past participle ("will be dropped"). The original subject ("the taxi") is often included at the end in a phrase beginning with "by."

"Ultra vires" is a Latin term which means "beyond the powers".

It is used in legal contexts to describe an action taken by a person or body (like a company or government) that is outside the scope of their legal authority.

Other Options:

Internet virus - Not related at all

Contagious disease - Sounds medical, but it's not the meaning of this phrase

Within authority - Opposite of "ultra vires" (that would be intra vires)

The correct spelling should be disease (Option 4) which means an illness or medical condition that affects the body or mind.

Dilate means to expand or to make wider/larger.

The opposite of expanding is contracting — meaning to shrink or make smaller. Hence, the correct answer is Contract.

Other options:

Dilute - means to make a liquid thinner or weaker; not related in meaning.

Differentiate - means to recognise differences; unrelated.

Expand - is a synonym, not an antonym.