English practice questions for Governments jobs

Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Q1. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday __________(1)__________ Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, with a series of documents ________(2)____________ from Italy and those gathered as part of the probe since 2013.

The agency said it had received a request from the British High Commission, through the Ministry of External Affairs, for ___________(3)_________ access to Mr. Michel.

He was produced in a city court that sent him to five-day CBI custody on Wednesday.

The CBI had got the deal papers, running into more than 1.5 lakh pages, from Italy through the Defence Ministry.

They __________(4)__________ that Mr. Michel allegedly entered into various agreements with AgustaWestland and related entities to help _________(5)___________ the contract for supply of 12 helicopters.

“The first priority is to get the papers linked to Mr. Michel _________(6)___________ through him, which will take some time,” said an official.

The CBI may then __________(7)__________ the other accused persons and witnesses to ________(8)____________ them with Mr. Michel for __________(9)__________ of facts pertaining to the alleged bribe money trail.

Former Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi figures in the list of those ________(10)____________ in touch with Mr. Michel, as indicated by a witness who was his driver.

(a) vindicated

(b) become

(d) enervated

(e) confronted

Q2. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday __________(1)__________ Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, with a series of documents ________(2)____________ from Italy and those gathered as part of the probe since 2013.

The agency said it had received a request from the British High Commission, through the Ministry of External Affairs, for ___________(3)_________ access to Mr. Michel.

He was produced in a city court that sent him to five-day CBI custody on Wednesday.

The CBI had got the deal papers, running into more than 1.5 lakh pages, from Italy through the Defence Ministry.

“The first priority is to get the papers linked to Mr. Michel _________(6)___________ through him, which will take some time,” said an official.

Former Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi figures in the list of those ________(10)____________ in touch with Mr. Michel, as indicated by a witness who was his driver.

(a) maintained

(b) fought

(d) flown

(e) castigated

Q3. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday __________(1)__________ Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, with a series of documents ________(2)____________ from Italy and those gathered as part of the probe since 2013.

The agency said it had received a request from the British High Commission, through the Ministry of External Affairs, for ___________(3)_________ access to Mr. Michel.

He was produced in a city court that sent him to five-day CBI custody on Wednesday.

The CBI had got the deal papers, running into more than 1.5 lakh pages, from Italy through the Defence Ministry.

“The first priority is to get the papers linked to Mr. Michel _________(6)___________ through him, which will take some time,” said an official.

Former Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi figures in the list of those ________(10)____________ in touch with Mr. Michel, as indicated by a witness who was his driver.

(a) restive

(b) consular

(d) aggressive

(e) calm

Q4. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday __________(1)__________ Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, with a series of documents ________(2)____________ from Italy and those gathered as part of the probe since 2013.

The agency said it had received a request from the British High Commission, through the Ministry of External Affairs, for ___________(3)_________ access to Mr. Michel.

He was produced in a city court that sent him to five-day CBI custody on Wednesday.

The CBI had got the deal papers, running into more than 1.5 lakh pages, from Italy through the Defence Ministry.

“The first priority is to get the papers linked to Mr. Michel _________(6)___________ through him, which will take some time,” said an official.

Former Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi figures in the list of those ________(10)____________ in touch with Mr. Michel, as indicated by a witness who was his driver.

(a) revealed

(b) abashed

(d) adjusted

(e) accepted

Q5. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday __________(1)__________ Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, with a series of documents ________(2)____________ from Italy and those gathered as part of the probe since 2013.

The agency said it had received a request from the British High Commission, through the Ministry of External Affairs, for ___________(3)_________ access to Mr. Michel.

He was produced in a city court that sent him to five-day CBI custody on Wednesday.

The CBI had got the deal papers, running into more than 1.5 lakh pages, from Italy through the Defence Ministry.

“The first priority is to get the papers linked to Mr. Michel _________(6)___________ through him, which will take some time,” said an official.

Former Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi figures in the list of those ________(10)____________ in touch with Mr. Michel, as indicated by a witness who was his driver.

(a) absorb

(b) clinch

(d) afford

(e) alight

Q6. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday __________(1)__________ Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, with a series of documents ________(2)____________ from Italy and those gathered as part of the probe since 2013.

The agency said it had received a request from the British High Commission, through the Ministry of External Affairs, for ___________(3)_________ access to Mr. Michel.

He was produced in a city court that sent him to five-day CBI custody on Wednesday.

The CBI had got the deal papers, running into more than 1.5 lakh pages, from Italy through the Defence Ministry.

“The first priority is to get the papers linked to Mr. Michel _________(6)___________ through him, which will take some time,” said an official.

Former Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi figures in the list of those ________(10)____________ in touch with Mr. Michel, as indicated by a witness who was his driver.

(a) advised

(b) carved

(d) chidden

(e) choked

Q7. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday __________(1)__________ Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, with a series of documents ________(2)____________ from Italy and those gathered as part of the probe since 2013.

The agency said it had received a request from the British High Commission, through the Ministry of External Affairs, for ___________(3)_________ access to Mr. Michel.

He was produced in a city court that sent him to five-day CBI custody on Wednesday.

The CBI had got the deal papers, running into more than 1.5 lakh pages, from Italy through the Defence Ministry.

“The first priority is to get the papers linked to Mr. Michel _________(6)___________ through him, which will take some time,” said an official.

Former Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi figures in the list of those ________(10)____________ in touch with Mr. Michel, as indicated by a witness who was his driver.

(a) chew

(b) forbid

(d) dip

(e) summon

Q8. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday __________(1)__________ Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, with a series of documents ________(2)____________ from Italy and those gathered as part of the probe since 2013.

The agency said it had received a request from the British High Commission, through the Ministry of External Affairs, for ___________(3)_________ access to Mr. Michel.

He was produced in a city court that sent him to five-day CBI custody on Wednesday.

The CBI had got the deal papers, running into more than 1.5 lakh pages, from Italy through the Defence Ministry.

“The first priority is to get the papers linked to Mr. Michel _________(6)___________ through him, which will take some time,” said an official.

Former Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi figures in the list of those ________(10)____________ in touch with Mr. Michel, as indicated by a witness who was his driver.

(a) nap

(b) confront

(d) prescribe

(e) sabotage

Q9. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday __________(1)__________ Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, with a series of documents ________(2)____________ from Italy and those gathered as part of the probe since 2013.

The agency said it had received a request from the British High Commission, through the Ministry of External Affairs, for ___________(3)_________ access to Mr. Michel.

He was produced in a city court that sent him to five-day CBI custody on Wednesday.

The CBI had got the deal papers, running into more than 1.5 lakh pages, from Italy through the Defence Ministry.

“The first priority is to get the papers linked to Mr. Michel _________(6)___________ through him, which will take some time,” said an official.

Former Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi figures in the list of those ________(10)____________ in touch with Mr. Michel, as indicated by a witness who was his driver.

(a) aberration

(b) acrimony

(d) calumny

(e) venality

Q10. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday __________(1)__________ Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, with a series of documents ________(2)____________ from Italy and those gathered as part of the probe since 2013.

The agency said it had received a request from the British High Commission, through the Ministry of External Affairs, for ___________(3)_________ access to Mr. Michel.

He was produced in a city court that sent him to five-day CBI custody on Wednesday.

The CBI had got the deal papers, running into more than 1.5 lakh pages, from Italy through the Defence Ministry.

“The first priority is to get the papers linked to Mr. Michel _________(6)___________ through him, which will take some time,” said an official.

Former Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi figures in the list of those ________(10)____________ in touch with Mr. Michel, as indicated by a witness who was his driver.

(a) allegedly

(b) innocuous

(d) restive

(e) extant

Q11. For each question, four sentences are given. One of the sentences is grammatically incorrect. Choose the option which mentions the grammatically incorrect sentence. If all the four sentences are grammatically correct, then choose option (E) “All are correct” as your answer.

(a) Ankita would not have done all this if she had not been instigated by her sister.

(b) There were reports a few months ago before the Somalia Session commenced that the fight would stop.

(d) Water supply system in Poona is as good as in Delhi.

(e) All are correct

Q12. For each question, four sentences are given. One of the sentences is grammatically incorrect. Choose the option which mentions the grammatically incorrect sentence. If all the four sentences are grammatically correct, then choose option (E) “All are correct” as your answer.

(a) Meenakshi along with her two younger brothers is going to Hyderabad tonight because her mother is ill there.

(b) Where Mallika went and where she left her notebook are not known to her husband.

(d) Not to speak of fiasco even a calamity does not affect Richa’s high spirit.

(e) All are correct

Q13. For each question, four sentences are given. One of the sentences is grammatically incorrect. Choose the option which mentions the grammatically incorrect sentence. If all the four sentences are grammatically correct, then choose option (E) “All are correct” as your answer.

(a) Nobody knows when success will knock at her door.

(b) Was Abha a bird she would fly to her friend living in her paternal village and say that she could not live without her.

(d) The understanding of the present is impossible without a good understanding of the past.

(e) All are correct

Q14. For each question, four sentences are given. One of the sentences is grammatically incorrect. Choose the option which mentions the grammatically incorrect sentence. If all the four sentences are grammatically correct, then choose option (E) “All are correct” as your answer.

(a) The headmaster of the village school ordered the peon to let the girls and I go in.

(b) Ramita had hoped that she would see her brother the other day, but unfortunately, she met with an accident.

(d) The topics are very intricate, and the problem is that they are bound to be eclipsed by these ineffective and corrupt officers.

(e) All are correct

Q15. For each question, four sentences are given. One of the sentences is grammatically incorrect. Choose the option which mentions the grammatically incorrect sentence. If all the four sentences are grammatically correct, then choose option (E) “All are correct” as your answer.

(a) Ramesh advised his wife to do as he did but his wife did not pay any attention to his advice.

(b) Not Jim and his brothers but his only sister has secretly taken your photographs and sent them to her friends.

(d) The only daughter of (late) Bhawani Singh, Kumari fell in love with Narendra Singh, who was from modest family.

(e) All are correct

Solutions

S1. Ans. (e)

Sol. Vindicate [verb] means ‘clear (someone) of blame or suspicion’;

Enervate [verb] means ‘to sap energy from’;

The tone and context of the passage suggests that Christian Michel, an alleged middleman, is under the remand of the CBI. Among the given options, the word ‘confronted’ provides the correct context to the blank.

Hence, option (e) is the correct answer.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday confronted Christian Michel…

S2. Ans. (c)

Sol. Maintain [verb] means ‘to assert’;

Castigate [verb] means ‘reprimand (someone) severely.’;

The context of the clause where the blank appears, and the preceding clause suggest that a series of documents were obtained from Italy.

Hence, the option (c) is the correct answer.

…with a series of documents obtained from Italy and those gathered as part of the probe since 2013.

S3. Ans. (b)

Sol. Restive [adjective] means ‘restless’;

Wanting [adjective] means ‘lacking’;

The context of the sentence where the blank appears suggests that the British High Commission made a request to the CBI, for ______ access to Mr. Michel. A High Commission of a nation would make a request for consular access for its national who is in custody with a legal enforcement agency in another nation.

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

S4. Ans. (a)

Sol. Abash [verb] means ‘make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed’;

Ache [verb] means ‘suffer from a continuous dull pain’;

The sentence previous to the sentence where the blank appears suggests that the CBI had got some deal papers. The clause following the blank ‘Mr. Michel allegedly entered into various agreements with AgustaWestland and related entities to help _____ the contract for supply of 12 helicopters’ is the revelation. Among the given options, ‘revealed’ provides the correct context to the blank.

Hence, Option (a) is the correct answer.

S5. Ans. (b)

Sol. Alight [verb] means ‘descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport’;

The tone of the sentence and the clause where the blank appears suggests that Mr. Michel allegedly entered into various agreements with AgustaWestland to help it to get the contract for supply of 12 helicopters.

Among the given words, the word ‘clinch’ correctly provides the context to the blank.

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. corroborate [verb] means ‘confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)’;

The context of the sentence suggests that the first priority of the CBI is to get the papers linked to Mr. Michel mentions. Among the given options, the word ‘corroborated’ provides the correct context to the blank.

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

S7. Ans. (e)

Sol. What would an investigating agency do to the other accused persons?

The CBI is currently, as suggested by the context of the paragraph, investigating the case. So, it is likely that the CBI would summon the other accused persons.

Among the given words, the word ‘summon’ provides the correct context to the sentence.

Hence, option (e) is the correct answer.

S8. Ans. (b)

Sol. The context of the sentences suggests that the CBI after summoning the other accused persons and witnesses, would make them to face Mr. Michel for verifying the facts.

Among the given options, the word ‘confront’ provides the correct context to the blank.

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

S9. Ans. (c)

Sol. Aberration [noun] means ‘a deviation from what is normal or expected’;

Acrimony [noun] means ‘hatred; ill will’;

Calumny [noun] means ‘making of a false statement meant to injure a person’s reputation’;

Venality [noun] means ‘the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption’;

The context of the sentences suggests that the CBI after summoning the other accused persons and witnesses, would make them to face Mr. Michel for verifying the facts.

Among the given options, the word ‘verification’ provides the correct context to the blank.

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

S10. Ans. (a)

Sol. innocuous [adjective] means ‘harmless and doesn’t produce’;

Parsimonious [adjective] means ‘extremely frugal; miserly’;

Restive [adjective] means ‘restless’;

Extant [adjective] means ‘still in existence’;

Among the given options, the word ‘allegedly’ provides the correct context to the blank.

Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

Former Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi figures in the list of those allegedly in touch with Mr. Michel

S11. Ans. (e)

Sol. All the sentences given in the options (a), (b), (c) and (d) are grammatically correct.

Hence, option (e) is the correct answer.

S12. Ans. (c)

Sol. There is an error in the sentence given in the option (c). ‘Matter’ is a Singular Countable Noun, so it must be preceded by an article. The correct article to precede the Singular Countable Noun phrase ‘extremely personal matter’ is ‘an’.

The other sentences given in options (a), (b) and (d) are grammatically correct.

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

S13. Ans. (b)

Sol. There is a grammatical error in the sentence given in the option (b). Instead of ‘was’, ‘were’ would be used because the given sentence is an imagination. In such sentences, if the sentence starts with ‘if’, then ‘were’ is used after ‘subject’ but ‘if’ is removed, then ‘were’ is used before the ‘subject’.

The sentences given in other options (a), (c) and (d) are grammatically correct.

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

S14. Ans. (a)

Sol. There is a grammatical error in the sentence given in the option (a). Instead of ‘I’, ‘me’ would be used. After ‘let’, pronouns are always used in ‘Objective Case’. The sentences given in the other options (b), (c) and (d) are grammatically correct.

Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

S15. Ans. (d)

Sol. There is an error in the sentence presented in the option (d). ‘Family’ is a singular countable noun and so, it must be preceded by article. The correct article to precede the Singular Countable Noun phrase ‘modest family’ is ‘a’.

Other sentences given in the options (a), (b) and (c) are grammatically correct.

Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

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Q1-5 Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is an error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, your answer is (5).

Q-1 Chinese officials have refuted the (1)/ speculation that the govt was planning (2)/ to raise personal income tax on earnings (3)/ of more than USD 18,400 a year. (4)/ No error (5)

01. Chinese officials have refuted the

02. speculation that the govt was planning

03. to raise personal income tax on earnings

04. of more than USD 18,400 a year.

05. No Error

Q-2 Underlining the need for preserving spiritual heritage (1)/ of the country, BJP President said India cannot become (2)/ a super power if it makes even little (3)/ compromise with its ancient traditions. (4)/ No error(5)

01. Underlining the need for preserving spiritual heritage

02. of the country, BJP President said India cannot become

03. a super power if it makes even little

04. compromise with its ancient traditions.

05. No Error

Q-3 The debate over align with Congress featured majorly (1)/ at the ongoing CPI(M) state plenum and party general secretary said (2)/ there is a need to put up an united fight with all the (3)/ "secular and democratic forces" to resist the "terror" of ruling party.(4)/ No Error (5)

01. The debate over align with Congress featured majorly

02. at the ongoing CPI(M) state plenum and party general secretary said

03. there is a need to put up an united fight with all the

04. "secular and democratic forces" to resist the "terror" of ruling party

05. No Error

Q-4 The President greeted the nation (1)/ on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti saying his (2)/ views on truth, morality and ethics remain integral (3)/ to India's national consciousness.(4)/ No Error (5)

01. The President greeted the nation

02. on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti saying his

03. views on truth, morality and ethics remain integral

04. to India's national consciousness

05. No Error

Q-5 Prime Minister understands the pain (1)/ of the people of Balochistan, the leadership of which has sought India's (2)/ help for a first time in 70 years,(3)/ a prominent Baloch leader said.(4)/ No Error (5)

01. Prime Minister understands the pain

02. of the people of Balochistan, the leadership of which has sought India's

03. help for a first time in 70 years

04. a prominent Baloch leader said

05. No Error

Q6-10 In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), chaired by new RBI governor took its first monetary policy decision by (6). Key policy rates, the repo and reverse repo, have been cut by 25 basis points, or 0.25 per cent. This follows a pattern 2015, of falling policy rates: since then, the repo rate has fallen by 175 basis points, or 1.75 per cent. The cut was expected after consumer inflation cooled to 5.05 per cent, down from the previous month’s 6.07 per cent. Much of the rise in consumer prices, as the RBI itself notes, was due to food price inflation: with that cooling (7), rates have been cut. But monetary policy can do little about food inflation, which depends crucially on monsoons, poor storage and transport infrastructure and imperfect markets. Theoretically, lower interest rates can encourage borrowing, investment and growth. But is it doing the job? After nine months of softening rates, there is no significant uptick in these indicators. Metropolitan borrowing is the weakest, with semi-urban borrowers taking up much of the (8).

Unsurprisingly, gross fixed capital formation is sluggish. The second quarter saw investment actually shrink 3.1 per cent year-on-year. The government has heroically kept public investment going, despite its strained finances. However, private investors are yet to feel the love, and have kept investment on hold, leaving overall investment levels, as a (9) of GDP, 10 percentage points below the peak rate of 38 per cent achieved in 2007-08. Nevertheless, the RBI has done its bit. Now, it is time for the government to work on boosting infrastructure investment, (10) the bond market and ridding the banks of their bad loan problem, so that they can start lending again. Monetary policy can do only so much, with an MPC or otherwise.

Q-6 Choose the correct option for (6)

01. demure

02. credibility

03. integrity

04. consensus

05. halt

Q-7 Choose the correct option for (7)

01. of

02. by

03. off

04. to

05. in

Q-8 Choose the correct option for (8)

01. logical

02. slack

03. practical

04. pragmatic

05. clear

Q-9 Choose the correct option for (9)

01. proportion

02. parts

03. divide

04. amplify

05. expand

Q10 Choose the correct option for (10)

01. encourage

02. energize

03. reviving

04. revitalize

05. hampered

Answers:-

Q.1 (5)

Q.2 (3)

Q.3 (1)

Q.4 (5)

Q.5 (3)

Q.6 (4)

Q.7 (3)

Q.8 (2)

Q.9 (1)

Q.10 (3)

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Direction (1-5): In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with a blank. Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Q1. The ______________ health benefits of vegetarianism have been known for centuries.

(a) Finite

(b) Myriad

(d) Mawkish

(e) Unvarnished

Q2. The reaction of the American public to the invasion of Iraq reveals a startling ______________ to war in contemporary times.

(a) Laudable

(b) Outrageous

(d) Vacillate

(e) Ambivalence

Q3. The hydrogen theory and the doctrine of polybasicity as ______________ by Liebig is the fundamental characteristic of the modern theory.

(a) Pre-empted

(b) Displaced

(d) Enunciated

(e) Precluded

Q4. They all removed their masks at midnight, so the dance was no longer a ______________ party.

(a) Masquerade

(b) Legit

(d) Waffle

(e) Novelty

Q5. The lack of sleep can have a/an______________ effect on the body’s ability to recuperate from exercise, injury, surgery or illness.

(a) Guileless

(b) Benign

(d) Deleterious

(e) Immaculate

Direction (6-10): In each of the following questions, choose a single word for the given phrase and mark that as your answer.

Q6. Study of stars

(a) Geology

(b) Palaeography

(d) Astrology

(e) Demography

Q7. A large group of people

(a) Caravan

(b) Herd

(d) Horde

(e) Congregation

Q8. The one who loves mankind

(a) optimist

(b) Philanthropist

(d) Atheist

(e) Cannibal

Q9. Someone who speaks more than one language

(a) Narcissist

(b) Egotist

(d) Electorate

(e) Polyglot

Q10. Someone with a beautiful handwriting

(a) Invigilator

(b) Curator

(d) Misanthrope

(e) Numismatist

Direction (11-15): In the passage given below, some blanks are given. Fill in the blanks with suitable word in each case.

The WTO ______________ (11) in a largely analogue world in 1994. It was only at the Second Ministerial Conference (1998) that members agreed on core rules for e-commerce regulation. A temporary moratorium was ______________ (12) on customs duties relating to the electronic transmission of goods and services. This moratorium has been renewed ______________ (13), to consistent opposition from India and South Africa. They argue that the moratorium imposes significant costs on developing countries as they are unable to ______________ (14) from the revenue customs duties would bring. The members also agreed to set up a work programme on e-commerce across four issue areas at the General Council: goods, services, intellectual property, and development. ______________ (15) by a lack of progress in the two decades that followed, 70 members brokered the JSI in December 2017 to initiate exploratory work on the trade-related aspects of e-commerce.

Q11.

(a) Normalized

(b) Enmeshed

(d) Emerged

(e) Denizen

Q12.

(a) Beguiled

(b) Imposed

(d) Marked

(e) Estranged

Q13.

(a) Honourably

(b) Constantly

(d) Financially

(e) Pecuniary

Q14.

(a) Compel

(b) Allow

(c)Benefit

(d) Permit

(e) Defer

Q15.

(a) Insidious

(b) Dispatched

(d) Persecuted

(e) Frustrated

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)

Sol. Finite: limited in size or extent.

Myriad: a countless or extremely great number of people or things.

Countable: able to be counted.

Mawkish: sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.

Unvarnished: (of a statement or manner) plain and straightforward.

S2. Ans. (e)

Sol. Laudable: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation.

Outrageous: shockingly bad or excessive.

Dithered: (of a colour image or print) appearing to contain more colours than are really available.

Vacillate: waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

Ambivalence: the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

S3. Ans. (d)

Sol. Pre-empted: take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) happening; forestall.

Displaced: take over the place, position, or role of.

Albeit: though

Enunciated: express (a proposition, theory, etc.) in clear or definite terms.

Precluded: prevent from happening; make impossible.

S4. Ans. (a)

Sol. Masquerade: a false show or pretence.

Legit: conforming to the rules; legal.

Invalid: a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury.

Waffle: speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.

Novelty: the quality of being new, original, or unusual.

S5. Ans. (d)

Sol. Guileless: devoid of guile; innocent and without deception.

Benign: gentle and kindly.

Anodyne: not likely to cause offence or disagreement and somewhat dull.

Deleterious: causing harm or damage.

Immaculate: perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. Geology: The study of rocks and soil

Palaeography: The study of ancient writing and scriptures

Astrology: the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world.

Demography: Study of statistics

S7. Ans. (d)

Sol. Caravan: A number of people travelling together in a big van or jeep

Herd: A group of cattle or sheep

Shoal: A number of fish swimming together

Congregation: A group of worshippers

S8. Ans. (b)

Sol. Optimist: The one who looks at the brighter side of everything

Pessimist: The one who looks at the negative/dark side of everything.

Atheist: The one who does not believe in God.

Cannibal: The one who eats human flesh

S9. Ans. (e)

Sol. Narcissist: A person who loves himself the most

Egotist: A person who boasts of one’s achievements

Cartographer: A person who draws maps

Electorate: People who can vote in an election

S10. Ans. (c)

Sol. Invigilator: The supervising person during an examination

Curator: Someone who is the custodian or the keeper of a museum

Misanthrope: A person who doesn’t like humankind devoids himself of human society

Numismatist: A person who collects coins as a hobby

S11. Ans. (d)

Sol. Normalized: bring or return to a normal or standard condition or state.

Enmeshed: cause to become entangled in something.

Aplomb: self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.

Emerged: move out of or away from something and become visible.

Denizen: a person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place.

S12. Ans. (b)

Sol. Beguiled: charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.

Imposed: force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.

Entrapped: catch in or as in a trap.

Marked: having a visible mark or marking.

Estranged: (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.

S13. Ans. (b)

Sol. Honourably: in way that is honest and fair, or that deserves praise and respect

Constantly: continuously over a period of time; always.

Admirably: in a way that arouses or deserves respect and approval.

Financially: in a way that relates to finance.

Pecuniary: relating to or consisting of money.

S14. Ans. (c)

Sol. Compel: force or oblige (someone) to do something.

Allow: let (someone) have or do something.

Benefit: an advantage or profit gained from something.

Permit: officially allow (someone) to do something.

Defer: put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.

S15. Ans. (e)

Sol. Insidious: proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.

Dispatched: send off to a destination or for a purpose.

Periphery: the outer limits or edge of an area or object.

Persecuted: subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.

Frustrated: feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something.

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Direction (1-5): In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with a blank. Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Q1. The ______________ health benefits of vegetarianism have been known for centuries.

(a) Finite

(b) Myriad

(d) Mawkish

(e) Unvarnished

Q2. The reaction of the American public to the invasion of Iraq reveals a startling ______________ to war in contemporary times.

(a) Laudable

(b) Outrageous

(d) Vacillate

(e) Ambivalence

Q3. The hydrogen theory and the doctrine of polybasicity as ______________ by Liebig is the fundamental characteristic of the modern theory.

(a) Pre-empted

(b) Displaced

(d) Enunciated

(e) Precluded

Q4. They all removed their masks at midnight, so the dance was no longer a ______________ party.

(a) Masquerade

(b) Legit

(d) Waffle

(e) Novelty

Q5. The lack of sleep can have a/an______________ effect on the body’s ability to recuperate from exercise, injury, surgery or illness.

(a) Guileless

(b) Benign

(d) Deleterious

(e) Immaculate

Direction (6-10): In each of the following questions, choose a single word for the given phrase and mark that as your answer.

Q6. Study of stars

(a) Geology

(b) Palaeography

(d) Astrology

(e) Demography

Q7. A large group of people

(a) Caravan

(b) Herd

(d) Horde

(e) Congregation

Q8. The one who loves mankind

(a) optimist

(b) Philanthropist

(d) Atheist

(e) Cannibal

Q9. Someone who speaks more than one language

(a) Narcissist

(b) Egotist

(d) Electorate

(e) Polyglot

Q10. Someone with a beautiful handwriting

(a) Invigilator

(b) Curator

(d) Misanthrope

(e) Numismatist

Direction (11-15): In the passage given below, some blanks are given. Fill in the blanks with suitable word in each case.

Q11.

(a) Normalized

(b) Enmeshed

(d) Emerged

(e) Denizen

Q12.

(a) Beguiled

(b) Imposed

(d) Marked

(e) Estranged

Q13.

(a) Honourably

(b) Constantly

(d) Financially

(e) Pecuniary

Q14.

(a) Compel

(b) Allow

(c)Benefit

(d) Permit

(e) Defer

Q15.

(a) Insidious

(b) Dispatched

(d) Persecuted

(e) Frustrated

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)

Sol. Finite: limited in size or extent.

Myriad: a countless or extremely great number of people or things.

Countable: able to be counted.

Mawkish: sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.

Unvarnished: (of a statement or manner) plain and straightforward.

S2. Ans. (e)

Sol. Laudable: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation.

Outrageous: shockingly bad or excessive.

Dithered: (of a colour image or print) appearing to contain more colours than are really available.

Vacillate: waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

Ambivalence: the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

S3. Ans. (d)

Sol. Pre-empted: take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) happening; forestall.

Displaced: take over the place, position, or role of.

Albeit: though

Enunciated: express (a proposition, theory, etc.) in clear or definite terms.

Precluded: prevent from happening; make impossible.

S4. Ans. (a)

Sol. Masquerade: a false show or pretence.

Legit: conforming to the rules; legal.

Invalid: a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury.

Waffle: speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.

Novelty: the quality of being new, original, or unusual.

S5. Ans. (d)

Sol. Guileless: devoid of guile; innocent and without deception.

Benign: gentle and kindly.

Anodyne: not likely to cause offence or disagreement and somewhat dull.

Deleterious: causing harm or damage.

Immaculate: perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. Geology: The study of rocks and soil

Palaeography: The study of ancient writing and scriptures

Astrology: the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world.

Demography: Study of statistics

S7. Ans. (d)

Sol. Caravan: A number of people travelling together in a big van or jeep

Herd: A group of cattle or sheep

Shoal: A number of fish swimming together

Congregation: A group of worshippers

S8. Ans. (b)

Sol. Optimist: The one who looks at the brighter side of everything

Pessimist: The one who looks at the negative/dark side of everything.

Atheist: The one who does not believe in God.

Cannibal: The one who eats human flesh

S9. Ans. (e)

Sol. Narcissist: A person who loves himself the most

Egotist: A person who boasts of one’s achievements

Cartographer: A person who draws maps

Electorate: People who can vote in an election

S10. Ans. (c)

Sol. Invigilator: The supervising person during an examination

Curator: Someone who is the custodian or the keeper of a museum

Misanthrope: A person who doesn’t like humankind devoids himself of human society

Numismatist: A person who collects coins as a hobby

S11. Ans. (d)

Sol. Normalized: bring or return to a normal or standard condition or state.

Enmeshed: cause to become entangled in something.

Aplomb: self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.

Emerged: move out of or away from something and become visible.

Denizen: a person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place.

S12. Ans. (b)

Sol. Beguiled: charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.

Imposed: force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.

Entrapped: catch in or as in a trap.

Marked: having a visible mark or marking.

Estranged: (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.

S13. Ans. (b)

Sol. Honourably: in way that is honest and fair, or that deserves praise and respect

Constantly: continuously over a period of time; always.

Admirably: in a way that arouses or deserves respect and approval.

Financially: in a way that relates to finance.

Pecuniary: relating to or consisting of money.

S14. Ans. (c)

Sol. Compel: force Directions (1-5): In each of the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options with a pair of words each. Fill up the sentences with the pair of words that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Q1. Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj also granted _______ bail till November 19 to Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav and others in a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in relation to the _______ scam.

(a) Primary; outstanding

(b) Interim; alleged

(d) Paid; fodder

(e) All of these

Q2. On the recent ‘Gaurav Yatara’, the Jaipur High Court _______ the BJP on September 5 to stop organising government functions en route, and termed the holding of public functions during the ______ “abuse of power”.

(a) Directed; March

(b) Orders; Rally

(d) Requested; parade

(e) None of these

Q3. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said there are some more steps on the ______ to narrow the current account deficit (CAD) and bolster forex ______.

(a) File; money

(b) Table; outflows

(d) Rise; inlets

(e) Thoughts; dollars

Q4. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced that the Centre and oil companies will take a _______ of Rs 1.50 per litre and Re 1 per litre respectively in their revenue. He also said he would write to all the states to ______ their respective taxes.

(a) Flop; Drop

(b) Down; Ease

(d) Hit; Cut

(e) Blow; Suck

Q5. Nearly 1,000 people _______ evacuated yesterday from their homes on Costa Rica’s northern and central Pacific ______ due to flooding caused by heavy rain, officials said.

(a) Had; Boundary

(b) Were; Coast

(d) Having; States

(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): In the following questions, a sentence is given in which one word is BOLDENED. Each question is then followed by five options. The word which is most SIMILAR OR OPPOSITE to the BOLDENED word is the correct answer.

Q6. If the guy does not perceive himself as disabled, nobody else should.

(a) regard

(b) belong

(d) preclude

(e) None of these

Q7. Despite all his flamboyancy in the college, Rohan had always been subservient to his parents.

(a) Lacklustre

(b) Maid

(d) Timid

(e) None of these

Q8. The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later.

(a) Strive

(b) Strange

(d) Bold

(e) None of these

Q9. Whenever in public life, one must take care of the basic decorum that one must always maintain.

(a) Embellishment

(b) Propriety

(d) Haste

(e) None of these

Q10. In the end it turned out to be an abstruse philosophical inquiry

(a) Vivid

(b) Opposite

(d) Nightmare

(e) Brilliant

Directions (11-15): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases/sentences have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors who had been good friends, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.

The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the land, and he was able to eat its fruit. The other man’s part of land remained barren. After a week, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the land. On the other side of the island, there was nothing.

Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food. The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing. Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and his wife could leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island. He considered the other man unworthy to receive God’s blessings since none of his prayers had been answered.

As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from heaven booming, “Why are you leaving your companion on the island?”

“My blessings are mine alone since I was the one who prayed for them,” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered and so he does not deserve anything.”

“You are mistaken!” the voice rebuked him. “He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings.”

“Tell me,” the first man asked the voice, “What did he pray for that I should owe him anything?”

“He prayed that all your prayers be answered”

Q11. Which of the following prayers of the first man were fulfilled?

(a) A bungalow having all the pleasure facilities.

(b) All prayers of his friend must come true

(d) A family with a beautiful wife and intelligent kids

(e) None of these

Q12. In the given passage, a line is given in BOLD. Whom does the word ‘companion’ refer to here?

(a) The second Man

(b) First man’s wife

(d) First man’s son and wife

(e) Not clear from the passage

Q13. Why did the woman survivor swim to the first man’s side of the island?

(a) Coincidently the first man was known to her.

(b) The first man was good looking and she was attracted to him.

(d) The first man persuaded her to come and live with him.

(d) Not mentioned in the passage

Q14. According to the passage given above, which of the following statements is correct?

(a) The first man lived happily on the beach with his wife and kids while the second man barely made the ends meet.

(b) The last wish of the first man was to have a house, clothes and more food to eat.

(d) After he got back home, the first man named his newborn boy after the second man because of his selfless friendship.

(e) All of these are correct.

Q15. What can be inferred from the story given in the passage?

(a) The bond of friendship is the strongest and most selfless.

(b) God is listening to our prayers and watching over our deeds.

(d) Our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us.

(e) None of these is implicit in the story mentioned in the passage.

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. ‘Interim’ means – in or for the intervening period; provisional; and ‘alleged’ means said, without proof, to have taken place; claim

Hence, option (b) makes the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. ‘March’ means (other than being the name of a calendar month) – to walk along public roads in an organized procession; Also, no other pair of words fits grammatically in the given sentence.

Hence, option (a) is the correct answer choice.

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. ‘Anvil’ – It is a heavy iron block on which hot metals are beaten into shape; So, with its analogy it is often used for referring to things which are under preparations.

Hence, option (c) makes the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct.

S4. Ans.(d)

Sol. Very clearly, ‘hit’ and ‘cut’ make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful. Also, all the rest of the options are completely out of the context and grammatically incorrect.

S5. Ans.(b)

Sol. Here, ‘were’ and ‘coast’ are the correct choices for the two blanks. They make the sentence grammatically correct and fit in correctly in the context of the statement.

‘Evacuation’ is something which is not done by one person on his own. Always a person is evacuated by someone. Hence, usage of ‘had’ is incorrect unless it is used with ‘been’ – for ex, ‘1000 people had been evacuated…’

S6. Ans.(a)

Sol. PERCEIVE: interpret or regard (someone or something) in a particular way

REGARD: consider or think of in a specified way

S7. Ans.(d)

Sol. SUBSERVIENT: prepared to obey others unquestioningly

TIMID: showing a lack of courage or confidence

LACKLUSTER: lacking in vitality, force, or conviction

S8. Ans.(c)

Sol. TRIVIAL: of little value or importance

TRIFILE: a thing of little value or importance

S9. Ans.(b)

Sol. DECORUM: correct or proper behaviour that shows respect and good manners

PROPRIETY: behaviour that is accepted as socially or morally correct and proper

EMBELLISHMENT: to decorate something

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol. ABSTRUSE: Difficult to comprehend or understand;

VIVID: extremely clear or detailed

S11. Ans.(e)

Sol. Here, according to the passage none of the given prayers of the first man were fulfilled. The prayers that were fulfilled were as follows – having a wife (not a family); a house, clothes & more food (not a high facility bungalow); A ship (not a boat).

Further, the second man prayed that all the prayers of the first man must be fulfilled and not vice-versa.

S12. Ans.(a)

Sol. The last lines of the third paragraph clearly tell that the first man is talking about the second man when he decided to leave him behind considering him unworthy of God’s blessings.

S13. Ans.(e)

Sol. The given question is from the last lines of the second para and there is no reason mentioned in it behind the woman choosing to swim to the first man’s side of the island. Hence, option (e) is the correct answer choice for the given question.

S14. Ans.(c)

Sol. The last line of the 3rd para clearly says that the first man considered the other man unworthy to receive God’s blessings since none of his prayers had been answered. Hence, (c) is the correct answer here.

S15. Ans.(d)

Sol. It is very clear from the story given in the passage that our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us, because the first man always thought that everything he got on the beach was a result of his prayers, but only later he came to know that the second man’s prayers also had a big role to play in his prayers being fulfilled.or oblige (someone) to do something.

Allow: let (someone) have or do something.

Benefit: an advantage or profit gained from something.

Permit: officially allow (someone) to do something.

Defer: put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.

S15. Ans. (e)

Sol. Insidious: proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.

Dispatched: send off to a destination or for a purpose.

Periphery: the outer limits or edge of an area or object.

Persecuted: subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.

Frustrated: feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something.

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Direction (1-15): In each of the following questions, a sentence is jumbled and divided into four parts. Select the most appropriate sequence of the sentence that make it contextually meaningful and grammatically correct. If there is no rearrangement required, mark your answer as ‘e’.

Q1. train compartments in Zhengzhou’s subway (A)/became the international image of the floods (B)/ as flood water rose up outside their(C)/ the image of commuters gasping for air (D)

(a) CBAD

(b) ADBC

(d) DCAB

(e) No rearrangement required

Q2. around a fortnight ago, (A)/negligence and dereliction of duty (B)/ the report, submitted (C)/ indicts the city’s authorities for (D)

(a) CADB

(b) ADCB

(d) BADC

(e) No rearrangement required

Q3. the officials ignored the signals sent out (A)/by climate change across the world and (B)/ rains enough to cause flooding and landslides (C)/believed that the city would never receive (D)

(a) DCAB

(b) ABDC

(d) DABC

(e) No rearrangement required

Q4. the belligerent reaction of the (A)/ understanding of democracy than his (B) ruling party to opposition (C)/leader’s speech says more about their (D)

(a)CDBA

(b)BCDA

(c)ACDB

(d)ADCB

(e) No Rearrangement required

Q5. that it did not believe in handouts(A)/ when asked about cash doles (B)/ for the people it had (C)/ pauperized, the government declared (D)

(a)BCDA

(b) CDBA

(d) ACDB

(e) No rearrangement required

Q6. of the disaster in the city neither (A)/did they manage to learn about (B)/ they didn’t know the general situation (C)/major hazards in a timely manner (D)

(a)CADB

(b)BCDA

(c)ADCB

(d)CABD

(e) No rearrangement required

Q7. the fact remains that they have (A)/ be good for the economy and thus (B)/argued that the move would (C)/ in their own long-term interest (D)

(a)ABDC

(b)ACBD

(c)ACDB

(d)ADCB

(e) No rearrangement required

Q8. theory of wealth distribution (A)/ for decades now, the trickle-down (B)/ rampant and growing inequality (C)/seems conclusively shattered by (D)

(a)ADCB

(b)BACD

(c)BADC

(d)BCAD

(e) No rearrangement required

Q9. children in government schools (A)/ the finance minister (B)/ granted that the (C)/ greatest deficit is among poor (D)

(a)BCDA

(b)BDAC

(c)BDCA

(d)CABD

(e) No rearrangement required

Q10. of hunger and malnutrition for (A)/ and denied without countering evidence (B)/ India has registered distressing levels (C)/ years, ratified by the UN, (D)

(a)CADB

(b) CBAD

(d)CDBA

(e) No rearrangement required

Q11. to diplomatically boycott the event (A)/ competition between the (B)/ USA and China, Washington decided (C)/ amid the sharpening (D)

(a)DABC

(b)DACB

(c)DBAC

(d)DBCA

(e) No rearrangement required

Q12. games to promote his (A)/ Jesse Owens to crash the party (B)/ Adolf Hitler used the Berlin (C)/notion of Aryan supremacy, only for (D)

(a)DCAB

(b)DCBA

(d)BADC

(e) No rearrangement required

Q13. locked in a different competition (A) / at the top of the medals podium, (B)/ many of their governments are (C)/ even as athletes dream of standing (D)

(a)BACD

(b) ACDB

(c)CDAB

(d)DBCA

(e)No rearrangement required

Q14. direct clash of their systems (A)/ US and the Soviet Union (B)/ throughout the Cold War, the (C)/ treated the Olympics Games as a (D)

(a)DCBA

(b) BADC

(d) CBDA

(e) No rearrangement required

Q15. the lack of progress in the (A)/ addressing the spectre of air pollution (B)/ of NCAP exposes administrative apathy in (C)/ three years since the introduction (D)

(a)DACB

(b)ADCB

(c)BADC

(d)CBDA

(e) No rearrangement required

Solutions

S1. Ans. (d)

Sol. The correct sequence is DCAB. The sentence will be,

The image of commuters gasping for air as flood water rose up outside their train compartments in Zhengzhou’s subway became the international image of the floods.

S2. Ans. (a)

Sol. The correct sequence is CADB. The sentence will be,

The report, submitted around a fortnight ago, indicts the city’s authorities for negligence and dereliction of duty.

S3. Ans. (b)

Sol. The correct sequence is ABDC. The sentence will be,

The officials ignored the signals sent out by climate change across the world and believed that the city would never receive rains enough to cause flooding and landslides.

S4. Ans. (c)

Sol. The correct sequence will be ACDB. The sentence will be,

The belligerent reaction of the ruling party to opposition leader’s speech says more about their understanding of democracy than his.

S5. Ans. (a)

Sol. The corrects sequence is BCDA. The sentence will be,

when asked about cash doles for the people it had pauperized, the government declared that it did not believe in handouts.

S6. Ans. (d)

Sol. The correct sequence is CABD. The sentence will be,

They didn’t know the general situation of the disaster in the city neither did they manage to learn about major hazards in a timely manner.

S7. Ans. (b)

Sol. The correct sequence is ACBD. The sentence will be,

The fact remains that they have argued that the move would be good for the economy and thus in their own long-term interest.

S8. Ans. (c)

Sol. The correct sequence is BADC. The sentence will be,

For decades now, the trickle-down theory of wealth distribution seems conclusively shattered by rampant and growing inequality.

S9. Ans. (a)

Sol. The correct sequence is BCDA. The sentence will be,

The finance minister granted that the greatest deficit is among poor children in government schools.

S10. Ans. (a)

Sol. The correct sequence is CADB. The sentence will be,

India has registered distressing levels of hunger and malnutrition for years, ratified by the UN, and denied without countering evidence.

S11. Ans. (d)

Sol. The correct sequence is DBCA. The sentence will be,

Amid the sharpening competition between the USA and China, Washington decided to diplomatically boycott the event.

S12. Ans. (c)

Sol. The correct sequence is CADB. The sentence will be,

Adolf Hitler used the Berlin Games to promote his notion of Aryan supremacy, only for Jesse Owens to crash the party.

S13. Ans. (d)

Sol. The correct sequence is DBCA. The sentence will be,

Even as athletes dream of standing at the top of the medals podium, many of their governments are locked in a different competition.

S14. Ans. (d)

Sol. The correct sequence is CBDA. The sentence will be,

Throughout the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union treated the Olympics Games as a direct clash of their systems.

S15. Ans. (b)

Sol. The correct sequence is ADCB. The sentence will be,

The lack of progress in the three years since the introduction of NCAP exposes administrative apathy in addressing the spectre of air pollution.

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Direction (1-15): In each of the questions, four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is, select ‘e’ as your option.

Q1. With worries (A) comparable to the best (B) across India and the world, patients can now forgo their facilities (C) and focus on speedy (D) recovery.

(a) A-D

(b) B-D

(d) A-C

(e) No interchange required

Q2. Gout is a metabolic disease (A) that crystals (B) uric acid causes (C) to be deposited (D) in some of the joints of the foot.

(a) B-D & A-C

(b) B-C

(d) B-C & A-D

(e) No interchange required

Q3. No sustainable (A) diets have ever been try (B) to result in restrictive (C), long-term weight loss for the majority of people who proven (D) them.

(a) A-D & B-C

(b) A-C & B-D

(d) A-B & C-D

(e) No interchange required

Q4. Numerology and all (A) the enigmatic sciences bring (B) out that inter connectedness (C) that we have to the cosmos (D).

(a) A-D & B-C

(b) A-B

(d) A-B & C-D

(e) No interchange required

Q5. He always saw (A) to visit small villages and towns where he wanted (B) illiterate women who had no health (C) about women’s idea (D).

(a) A-B & C-D

(b) A-C & B-D

(d) A-C

(e) No interchange required

Q6. Ensuring (A) the game is thrown (B) over a long period, the developers have played (C) in a magic forest which Tara discovers (D).

(a) A-D & B-C

(b) A-C & B-D

(d) A-B & C-D

(e) No interchange required

Q7. In the mid-1300s, a species of bubonic (A) spread by fleas and rats causing (B) across Asia and Europe, swept (C) deadly cases of bacteria (D) plague.

(a) A-C

(b) A-D & B-C

(d) B-D

(e) No interchange required

Q8. The data is likely (A) widespread and numerous to make it sufficiently (B) that the Black Death swept away (C) around 60 per cent of Europe’s population (D).

(a) B-C

(b) A-D & B-C

(d) A-C & B-D

(e) No interchange required

Q9. Every year, plants pollen (A) vast amounts of release (B) into the bottom (C), and some of it ends up on the air (D) of lakes and wetlands.

(a) A-D & B-C

(b) A-B

(d) A-B & C-D

(e) No interchange required

Q10. Obviously, most users can’t make sense (A) of every detail that the smart watch captures (B) but it’s good to check (C) with the doctor if there is a warning (D).

(a) A-D & B-C

(b) A-C & B-D

(d) A-B & C-D

(e) No interchange required

Q11. The easy way to open (A) the email tracking programmes from loading (B) data is to stop images from collecting (C) automatically when you prevent (D) your emails.

(a) A-B & C-D

(b) A-C & B-D

(d) C-D

(e) No interchange required

Q12. Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised (A) the independence of rebel-held regions (B) of Ukraine, raising invasion (C) of an imminent full-scale fears (D).

(a) B-D & A-C

(b) A-B & C-D

(d) C-D

(e) No interchange required

Q13. ZFunds aims to earn (A) the need gap having (B) in tier-2, tier-3 and tier 4 cities where people address (C) on a daily basis instead of existing (D) a monthly income.

(a) A-B & C-D

(b) C-D

(d) A-C and B-D

(e) No interchange required

Q14. A recent SEBI order guided (A) that Ramakrishna was revealed (B) by a mysterious “Himalayan Yogi” in taking (C) key business decisions (D).

(a) A-D & B-C

(b) A-B

(d) A-B & C-D

(e) No interchange required

Q15. Mail privacy protection works by loading (A) your IP address and hiding (B) remote content privately in the message (C) even when you don’t open the background (D).

(a) A-B and C- D

(b) B-C

(d) B-D & A-C

(e) No interchange required

Solutions

S1. Ans. (d)

Sol. A-C will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

With facilities (C) comparable to the best (B) across India and the world, patients can now forgo their worries (A) and focus on speedy (D) recovery.

Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S2. Ans. (b)

Sol. B-C will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

Gout is a metabolic disease (A) that causes (C) uric acid crystals (B) to be deposited (D) in some of the joints of the foot.

Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (b)

Sol. A-C and B-D will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

No restrictive (C), diets have ever been proven (D) to result in sustainable(A) long-term weight loss for the majority of people who try (B) them.

Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S4. Ans. (e)

Sol. The sentence is correct and all the bold words are correctly placed. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (a)

Sol. A-B and C-D will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

He always wanted (B) to visit small villages and towns where he saw (A) illiterate women who had no idea (D) about women’s health (C)

Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. B-C will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

Ensuring (A) the game is played (C) over a long period, the developers have thrown (B) in a magic forest which Tara discovers (D).

Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (b)

Sol. A-D and B-C will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

In the mid-1300s, a species of bacteria(D) spread by fleas and rats swept (C) across Asia and Europe, causing (B) deadly cases of bubonic (A) plague.

Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S8. Ans. (c)

Sol. A-B will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

The data is sufficiently (B) widespread and numerous to make it likely (A) that the Black Death swept away (C) around 60 per cent of Europe’s population (D).

Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S9. Ans. (d)

Sol. A-B and C-D will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

Every year, plants release (B) vast amounts of pollen (A) into the air(D), and some of it ends up on the bottom (C) of lakes and wetlands.

Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S10. Ans. (e)

Sol. The sentence is correct and all the bold words are correctly placed. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S11. Ans. (c)

Sol. A-D and B-C will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

The easy way to prevent (D) the email tracking programmes from collecting (C) data is to stop images from loading (B) automatically when you open (A) your emails.

Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S12. Ans. (d)

Sol. C-D will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised (A) the independence of rebel-held regions (B) of Ukraine, raising fears (D) of an imminent full-scale invasion (C)

Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S13. Ans. (d)

Sol. A-C and B-D will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

ZFunds aims to address (C) the need gap existing(D) in tier-2, tier-3 and tier 4 cities where people earn (A) on a daily basis instead of having (B) a monthly income.

Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S14. Ans. (b)

Sol. A-B will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

A recent SEBI order revealed (B) that Ramakrishna was guided (A) by a mysterious “Himalayan Yogi” in taking (C) key business decisions (D).

Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S15. Ans. (a)

Sol. A-B and C- D will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence will be,

Mail privacy protection works by hiding (C) your IP address and loading (D). remote content privately in the background (A) even when you don’t open the message(B)

Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

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Direction (1-5): In each of the questions, four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is, then “No interchange is required” is your option.

Q1. Interestingly, the remedy (A) also noted that project proponents (B) were to be held accountable (C) for past violations and were obligated to tribunal (D) the violations.

(a) A-D

(b) B-D

(d) A-B and C-D

(e) No interchange required

Q2. The peripheries (A) of the desert are therefore wetter (B) than its centre which means that snow is more likely (C) to form at the periphery (D) of the desert.

(a) B-D & A-C

(b) A-B

(d) B-C & A-D

(e) No interchange required

Q3. Some have argued that a growing (A) population means we will cultivate (B) more food and more land (C) and water on which to need (D) that food.

(a) A-D & B-C

(b) A-C & B-D

(d) A-B & C-D

(e) No interchange required

Q4. Medicine and medical education (A) can fall frighteningly end (B) when it comes to helping (C) physicians learn to care well for patients at the short (D) of life.

(a) A-D & B-C

(b) A-B

(d) A-B & C-D

(e) No interchange required

Q5. Unsafe construction accidents (A) have destroyed property and taken the lives (B) of many workers in more than a dozen practices (C) at project sites in the last decade (D) alone.

(a) A-B & C-D

(b) A-C & C-D

(d) A-C

(e) No interchange required

Directions (6-10): In each of the following questions, a proverb/idiom is given followed by their meanings. Choose the correct meaning and mark that as your answer. If the given meanings are not correct, mark your answer as ‘None of the above’.

Q6. Beat around the bush

(a) Tackle a situation intelligently

(b) Trying to escape from one’s responsibility

(d) Trying to beat someone badly

(e) None of the above

Q7. Up in arms

(a) Having something in arms

(b) Being grumpy or angry

(d) Being nauseous about something

(e) None of the above

Q8. Cry over spilt milk

(a) Making things worse

(b) Regret or complain

(d) Being very upset

(e) None of the above

Q9. Eat like a horse

(a) Eat very little

(b) Eat with choice

(d) Eat excessively

(e) None of the above

Q10. On cloud nine

(a) Being very happy

(b) Being very angry

(d) Being mad about

(e) None of the above

Direction (11-15): In each of the following questions, a sentence is jumbled and divided into four parts. Select the most appropriate sequence of the sentence that make it contextually meaningful and grammatically correct.

Q11. Cyclone Ana that struck the Indian Ocean (A)/ least 55 dead from landslides and collapsed (B)/ buildings and causing widespread flooding (C)/Island nation on Jan. 22, leaving at (D)

(a) CBAD

(b) ADBC

(d) DCAB

(e) No rearrangement required

Q12. the rest of the world, is witnessing extreme (A)/at a time when India, like (B)/ exploding population becomes a bigger worry (C)/weather events due to climate change, an (D)

(a) CADB

(b) ADCB

(d) BADC

(e) No rearrangement required

Q13. are also recorded because of the bare (A)/land surface and the cloudless skies (B)/ very high temperatures, low temperatures (C)/ although the Sahara commonly experiences (D)

(a) DCAB

(b) ABDC

(d) DABC

(e) No rearrangement required

Q14. the failure of India’s regulatory agencies (A)/ design has been a serious policy lacuna(B)/to develop a comprehensive set of (C)/ scientific guidelines for ash pond (D)

(a)CDBA

(b)BCDA

(c)ACDB

(d)ADCB

(e) No Rearrangement required

Q15. relief compensation for affected people (A)/ and compensation fund responsible for (B)/ the mission will be financed through CSR funds, (C)/ and also act as an environmental restoration (D)

(a)BCDA

(b) CDBA

(d) ACDB

(e) No rearrangement required

Solutions

S1. Ans. (a)

Sol. A-D will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Interestingly, the tribunal (A) also noted that project proponents (B) were to be held accountable (C) for past violations and were obligated to remedy (D) the violations.

Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S2. Ans. (e)

Sol. The sentence is correct and there is no rearrangement required. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (c)

Sol. B-D will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Some have argued that a growing (A) population means we will need (B) more food and more land (C) and water on which to cultivate (D) that food.

Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S4. Ans. (c)

Sol. B-D will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Medicine and medical education (A) can fall frighteningly short (B) when it comes to helping (C) physicians learn to care well for patients at the end (D) of life.

Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (d)

Sol. A-C will replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Unsafe construction practices (A) have destroyed property and taken the lives (B) of many workers in more than a dozen accidents (C) at project sites in the last decade (D) alone.

Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. Beat aound the bush: discuss a matter without coming to the point.

Example: When I asked George whether he knew who had taken the files from my desk, he started beating around the bush and refused to give me a direct answer.

Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (b)

Sol. Up in arms: protesting vigorously about something.

Example: Everyone is up in arms about the highway that they plan to build through our city centre.

Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S8. Ans. (b)

Sol. Cry over spilt milk: Regret/complain about something that cannot be rectified

Example: What’s done, is done. There is no point crying over spilled milk.

Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S9. Ans. (d)

Sol. Eat like a horse: to always eat a lot of food

Example: She’s so thin, yet she eats like a horse

Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice

S10. Ans. (a)

Sol. On cloud nine: Being very happy

Example: He was on cloud nine after winning the competition.

Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S11. Ans. (b)

Sol. The sequence will be ADBC. The sentence will be,

Cyclone Ana that struck the Indian Ocean Island nation on Jan. 22, leaving at least 55 dead from landslides and collapsed buildings and causing widespread flooding.

Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S12. Ans. (d)

Sol. The correct sequence is BADC. The sentence will be,

At a time when India, like the rest of the world, is witnessing extreme weather events due to climate change, an exploding population becomes a bigger worry.

Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S13. Ans. (a)

Sol. The correct sequence is DCAB. The sentence will be,

Although the Sahara commonly experiences very high temperatures, low temperatures are also recorded because of the bare land surface and the cloudless skies.

Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S14. Ans. (c)

Sol. The correct sequence is ACDB. The sentence will be,

The failure of India’s regulatory agencies to develop a comprehensive set of scientific guidelines for ash pond design has been a serious policy lacuna.

Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S15. Ans. (b)

Sol. The correct sequence is CDBA. The sentence will be,

The mission will be financed through CSR funds, and also act as an environmental restoration and compensation fund responsible for relief compensation for affected people.

Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice

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Directions (1-5): In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five options and each blank is to be filled with the correct pair of words given in the options. Fill up the sentences with the correct pair of words .

Q1. Making a strong pitch for _________ regional connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India was committed to working with the BIMSTEC member states in the critical sector and to ________ the menace of terrorism and drug trafficking.

(a) ameliorated; fights

(b) worsened; tackling

(d) improve; fighting

(e) increased; conflicting

Q2. He stressed on the need for deeper economic __________ and collaboration among the member states for _________ development of the region.

(a) interaction; sustainable

(b) internment; faster

(d) intimidation; fastest

(e) integration; speedy

Q3. Pesticides have been _______ as a cause of colony collapse _______, along with mites, viruses, and fungi, or some combination.

(a) claimed; deterioration

(b) blamed; disorder

(d) searched; damage

(e) alleged; chaos

Q4. Drug smuggling is something Kokila is ________ to take up once she is told of her mother’s cancer and has no other _______ to earn the Rs.15 lakh it would cost for her treatment.

(a) demanded; idea

(b) shared; method

(d) allowed; area

(e) forced; way

Q5. The Centre has come to the _________ of law enforcement agencies like tax department and Enforcement Directorate, which are ________ with a situation of holding confiscated currency notes beyond specified limits, by making changes in the law.

(a) ambit; showed

(b) purview; phased

(d) department; challenge

(e) arena; coped

Directions (6-10): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.

Q6. Bored to death

(a) very tired

(b) very bored

(d) very loud

(e) very active

Q7. Couch potato

(a) fat person

(b) lazy person

(d) wealthy person

(e) someone who watches television very much

Q8. Go Dutch

(a) to pay for him/herself

(b) to be the richest among all

(d) to be very energetic

(e) to be a miser

Q9. Throw in the towel

(a) to die

(b) to run

(d) to help

(e) to accept

Q10. Fender bender

(a) a small mishap

(b) a small car accident

(d) a small mistake

(e) a small invention

Directions (11-15): In the passage given below there are blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.

Q11. An expert committee report on __(11)__ hip prosthetics sold by a __(12)__ of the U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson has revealed incriminating details about its negligence in __(13)__ with Indian patients. The report, commissioned by the Union Health Ministry in 2017, was published this week. Though it restricts its criticism to J&J, the report makes it __(14)__ that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation also failed in its __(15)__ of protecting Indian patients.

(a) excellent

(b) wrongly

(d) faulty

(e) invalidity

Q12. An expert committee report on __(11)__ hip prosthetics sold by a __(12)__ of the U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson has revealed incriminating details about its negligence in __(13)__ with Indian patients. The report, commissioned by the Union Health Ministry in 2017, was published this week. Though it restricts its criticism to J&J, the report makes it __(14)__ that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation also failed in its __(15)__ of protecting Indian patients.

(a) subsidiary

(b) tributary

(d) partition

(e) commensurate

Q13. An expert committee report on __(11)__ hip prosthetics sold by a __(12)__ of the U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson has revealed incriminating details about its negligence in __(13)__ with Indian patients. The report, commissioned by the Union Health Ministry in 2017, was published this week. Though it restricts its criticism to J&J, the report makes it __(14)__ that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation also failed in its __(15)__ of protecting Indian patients.

(a) helping

(b) making

(d) conducting

(e) dealing

Q14. An expert committee report on __(11)__ hip prosthetics sold by a __(12)__ of the U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson has revealed incriminating details about its negligence in __(13)__ with Indian patients. The report, commissioned by the Union Health Ministry in 2017, was published this week. Though it restricts its criticism to J&J, the report makes it __(14)__ that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation also failed in its __(15)__ of protecting Indian patients.

(a) simple

(b) difficulty

(d) properly

(e) meaning

Q15. An expert committee report on __(11)__ hip prosthetics sold by a __(12)__ of the U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson has revealed incriminating details about its negligence in __(13)__ with Indian patients. The report, commissioned by the Union Health Ministry in 2017, was published this week. Though it restricts its criticism to J&J, the report makes it __(14)__ that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation also failed in its __(15)__ of protecting Indian patients.

(a) job

(b) habit

(d) oath

(e) condition

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. ‘Enhanced’ means improved. The context reflects a positive tone for building a strong pitch for improved regional connectivity.

‘combating’ means fighting.

S2. Ans.(e)

Sol. ‘integration’ here reflects the economic collaboration among the states.

‘Speedy’ as development is aimed to be speedy through the economic integration and collaboration among the member states.

S3. Ans.(b)

Sol. ‘blamed’ as the pesticides have been blamed as a cause of the colony collapse disorder

‘Disorder’ as negative actions will lead to negative outcomes.

S4. Ans.(e)

Sol. ‘forced’ as Kokila was forced to do the drug smuggling after once she told about her mother’s cancer.

‘way’ as Kokila had no other way than to smuggle the drugs and earn money.

S5. Ans.(c)

Sol. ‘rescue’ means save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation.

‘Faced’ as the law enforcement agencies are faced with the situation of holding confiscated currency.

S6. Ans.(b)

Sol. Meaning/Usage: Very bored

Explanation: Death is the worst thing, so using it to compare how you feel is telling someone that you are very bored.

S7. Ans.(e)

Sol. Meaning/Usage: Used when someone watches too much television.

Explanation: This was created for someone watching too much television because in some western countries, a person usually sits on the “couch” and eats “potato” chips while watching television.

S8. Ans.(a)

Sol. Meaning/Usage: Each person paying for themselves. For example, going Dutch on a date is indicating both guy and girl will pay for themselves instead of one buying for the other.

Explanation: Why “Dutch” is used in this way is not completely confirmed. One reason is because of Dutch doors that contained two equal parts. Another reason was due to the rivalry between the English and Dutch in the 17th century.

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol. Meaning/Usage: Give up; quit; surrender

Explanation: When a boxer was getting beaten so badly, the coach or manager would throw a towel in to stop the fight. This phrase can be used outside of boxing to simply express quitting.

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. Meaning/Usage: A small car accident

Explanation: “Fender” is the car body part that is right above the tire. “Bender” is derived from bend. Since the fender is a small part compared to the hood and door, and bend is not as bad as break or crack, combining these two indicates that the accident is very small. Like a small dent or scratch.

S11. Ans.(d)

Sol. ‘faulty” is contextually correct here as further part of sentence talks about the negligence of the U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson, so a negative word would fit in here.

S12. Ans.(a)

Sol. “subsidiary” is the correct choice. Subsidiary means a company controlled by a holding company.

S13. Ans.(e)

Sol. “dealing” fits in correctly here.

S14. Ans.(c)

Sol. “clear” is contextually correct choice here.

S15. Ans.(a)

Sol. “job” is correct here as protection of Indian Patients has been considered the job of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation.

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1. Today, your presentation was ______ better than Saba’s presentation.

1. more

2. many

3. most

4. much

2. My teacher said to me that / all that / glitters were not gold.

1. glitters were not gold

2. My teacher said to me that

3. No error

4. all that

3. His autobiography will be one of the most ______ awaited books.

1. eagerly

2. deftly

3. badly

4. slowly

4. Thank you all for coming so earlier at the morning.

1. No improvement required

2. early in the

3. the early in a

4. earliest on the

With up to 50,000 species of spiders, spider habitats vary (1) ______. Spiders are (2) ______ to live anywhere in the world except Antarctica. They (3) ______ not live in bodies of water or in the air, but can adapt (4) ______ almost any type of environment: hot or cool, wet or (5)______, in the garden or in your house.

5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

1. Widely

2. wide

3. widest

4. wider

6. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

1. Authorised

2. courageous

3. able

4. harboured

7. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

1. Done

2. do

3. does

4. did

8. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

1. Of

2. at

3. on

4. to

9. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

1. Damp

2. muggy

3. dewy

4. dry

10. Find the antonym of ATTENTIVE

(A) Lazy

(B) watchful

(D) distracted

Answers:-

Q.1 (4)

Q.2 (1)

Q.3 (1)

Q.4 (2)

Q.5 (1)

Q.6 (3)

Q.7 (2)

Q.8 (4)

Q.9 (4)

Q.10 (4)

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1. Find the antonym of APPROPRIATE

(A) suitable

(B) false

(C) improper

(D) fitting

2. Find the Synonym of TIMID

(B) Fast

(B) Slow

(C) Medium

(D) Shy

3. Find the Synonym of FAKE

(A) Original

(B) Imitation

(C) Trustworthy

(D) Loyal

4. My friend has been absent ……… last Monday.

(A) since

(B) for

(C) From

(D) None

5. The examinations of the (A)/ undergraduate students (B)/ is likely to commence from Friday.(C)/ No Error (D)

A-1

B-2

C-3

D-4

Q.6. John I and Hari (1)/ have finished (2)/ our studies (3)/ No error (4)

(a) John I and Hari

(b) have finished

(d)No error

Q.7. She is one of the (1)/ best mothers (2) / that has ever lived (3)/ No error (4)

(a) She is one of the

(b) best mothers

(d)No error

Q8. She (1)/ is working here (2)/ since 1983 (3)/ no error(4)

(a) She

(b) is working here

(d)no error

Q9. The furniture’s (1)/ had become(2)/ old and rusty (3)/ No error (4)

(a) The furniture’s

(b) had become

(d)No error

Q10. I remember (1)/ meet him (2)/ five years ago (3)/ No error (4)

(a) I remember

(b) meet him

(d)No error

Answers:-

Q.1 (C)

Q.2 (D)

Q.3 (B)

Q.4 (A)

Q.5 (C)

Q.6 (D)

Q.7 (C)

Q.8 (B)

Q.9 (A)

Q.10 (B)

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Q1-3 Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, mark your answer as (5).

Q1 BRICS nations including India sought a strong(1)/ quota-based and adequately resourced(2)/ IMF to bridge the financing gap in (3)/ infrastructure developers to push economic growth in developing nations.(4)/No Error (5)

01. BRICS nations including India sought a strong

02. quota-based and adequately resourced

03. IMF to bridge the financing gap in

04. infrastructure developers to push economic growth in developing nations

05. No Error

Q2 India and Russia have agreed to explore(1)/ building the world's most expensive pipeline costing close to USD 25 billion(2)/ to ferry natural gas from Siberia(3)/ to the world's third-biggest energy consumed nation.(4)/No Error (5)

01. India and Russia have agreed to explore

02. building the world's most expensive pipeline costing close to USD 25 billion

03. to ferry natural gas from Siberia

04. to the world's third-biggest energy consumed nation

05. No Error

Q3 Hungary sought India's helping in reviving(1)/ its defence industry, saying it has set up a joint working group of technology(2)/ to explore possible cooperation(3)/ between the two nations.(4)/No Error (5)

01. Hungary sought India's helping in reviving

02. its defence industry, saying it has set up a joint working group of technology

03. to explore possible cooperation

04. between the two nations

05. No Error

Q4-10 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some questions.

The process of passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) received overwhelming support from both houses of Parliament. This makes the political consensus towards this most critical impending economic reform, self-evident. It becomes imperative for the industry to gear up and understand the nuances woven into the current Model GST Law which may have a significant influence on the final GST laws implemented in the country.

While the Model Law has efficaciously laid down the overall construct of GST, reading the fine print one can identify various missing links. Therefore, it becomes relevant to address these gaps in order to bring in more robust final laws. Representations from various organisations and forums are presently being made before various Government forums seeking to address specific concerns. The Government is also actively involved in deliberating these issues with various stakeholders. Broadly, the industry representations are focused on issues relating to fundamental GST concepts, stringent compliance requisites and transition issues which may pose practical difficulties.

A lot is being debated on the broad scope of the term ‘supply’. The whole fundamental of GST framework relies on the scope of the term ‘supply’, the scope of which has been provided in an inclusive manner in the Model Law. From a reading of the law, the scope of supply can be interpreted to encompass more than what has been the stated intent of GST. This wide terminology could be extrapolated to cover every possible act which may not even be an economic transaction per se. To add to this, the term ‘service’ has been defined to mean anything other than goods and specifically includes actionable claims. This could possibly bring activities within the scope of GST that have hitherto not been subject to transaction taxes in India.

Another aspect under the model GST law that can be a source of immense litigation is the valuation mechanism requiring goods and services to be valued based on comparable goods/services, leaving wide discretion with tax authorities for arriving at the correct tax base. Some of the areas which would be greatly impacted by this would include valuation of free supplies and consignment transfers as the industry is largely unaware of the mechanics of taxing these transactions. The rationale of carry-over of provisions from the current excise and customs laws to include the any incidental charges to arrive at tax base on supply of goods is also not clear. This could potentially lead to continuation of dual taxation on such charges once as part of sale price of goods and also as a consideration for service.

Apart from the substantive provisions of the Model law, industry is also apprehensive of the stringent compliance requirements envisaged. Furthermore, in large organisations, invoices are sometimes processed after a time lag of 1 months and status of receipt of invoices is not known till the time invoices are booked in the system. Keeping in mind the rigorous time of supply provisions, businesses may be faced with serious compliance issues and potentially harsh penalties. Further, requirement of input credit matching with vendors/customers would become an extremely cumbersome process and could entail penal consequences.

An important area for consideration are the provisions for allowing smooth transition to GST. While the transition provisions under the Model Law are geared towards addressing some critical concepts, they do not seem to have envisaged all possible transition issues. As an instance, while the Model law allows transition of credits for taxpayers exempted under the present regime, it does not allow transition of taxes pertaining to excisable stock lying with traders/dealers. Additionally, there is no clarity around the fate of pending statutory forms post entering into the GST regime. The Government is certainly working towards gathering much needed feedback from the industry for achieving this target soon. This proactive approach keeps the trust of India alive that the policymakers will come out with a more clear and vigorous GST Law.

Q4 Which of the following aspect/s under the model GST law cannot be a source of immense litigation?

(A) The valuation mechanism requiring goods and services to be valued based on comparable goods/services

(B) The Government is certainly working towards gathering much needed feedback from the industry for achieving the target soon.

(C) Keeping in mind the rigorous time of supply provisions, businesses may be faced with serious compliance issues and potentially harsh penalties.

01. Only A

02. Only B

03. Only C

04. All A, B and C

05. Only B and C

Q5 What according to the author is/are the effect/s of post entering into the GST regime?

01. The Government is certainly working towards gathering much needed feedback from the industry for achieving the target.

02. The wide terminology could be extrapolated.

03. There is no clarity around the fate of pending statutory forms.

04. Traversity of the indirect taxes is burgeoning.

05. Only 1 and 2

Q6 What makes the political consensus towards the most critical impending economic reform, self-evident?

01. The Government is also actively involved in deliberating these issues with various stakeholders.

02. The process of passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) received overwhelming support from both houses of Parliament.

03. The rationale of carry-over of provisions from the current excise.

04. The scope of GST has been provided in an inclusive manner in the Model Law.

05. Both (3) and (4)

Q7 What can be done by reading the fine print while the Model Law has efficaciously laid down the overall construct of GST?

01. This could potentially lead to continuation of dual taxation

02. One can identify various missing links

03. Some of the areas which would be greatly impacted

04. The scope of GST under the influence of the govt and civilians’ opinion.

05. The whole fundamental of GST framework for the process to be implemented.

Q8 What is the requirement of an important aspect under the model GST law regarding with the valuation mechanism?

(A) Goods and services to be tested and verified.

(B) Goods and services to be compared

01. Only (A)

02. Only (B)

03. Only (C)

04. Both (A) and (B)

05. None of the above

Q9 Which of the following statement/s is/are TRUE according to the passage?

01. It becomes imperative for the industry to pull back and not to understand the nuances woven intothe current Model GST Law.

02. The nuances woven into the current Model GST Law may have a significant influence on the final GST laws implemented in the world.

03. Representations from various organisations and forums are presently being made before various Government forums seeking to address specific concerns.

04. Representations from various organisations and forums are presently being made before various private forums.

05. Only 1 and 2

Q10 Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

01. The industry representations are focused on issues relating to fundamental GST concepts.

02. The industry representations are focused on issues relating to stringent compliance requisites.

03. The industry representations are focused on issues relating to transition issues.

04. Much has been spoken about the broad scope of the word ‘supply’.

05. The whole fundamental of GST framework relies on the scope of the term ‘demand’.

Answers:-

Q.1 (4)

Q.2 (4)

Q.3 (1)

Q.4 (5)

Q.5 (3)

Q.6 (2)

Q.7 (2)

Q.8 (3)

Q.9 (3)

Q.10 (5)

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1. Gita was known to be a ________ so nobody entrusted any important work to her

A. joker

B. worker

C. shocker

D. shirker

2. We will have to atone ________ our misdeeds

A. set

B. on

C. for

D. with

3. Each school has its own set of rules ________ all good pupils should follow them.

A. but

B. or

C. yet

D. and

4. ______politicians are always respected

A. Conscious

B. Conscientious

C. Cautious

D. Carefree

5. It will rain soon ________ ?

A. won't it

B. bought it

C. isn’t It

D. may it

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6. Harassed by repeated acts of injustice. he decided to put his foot down.

A. not to yield

B. resign

C. to accept the proposal unconditionally

D. withdraw

7. The class could not keep a straight face on hearing the strange pronunciation of the new teacher.

A. remain silent

B. remain serious

C. remain mute

D. remain disturbed

8. It did not bring to light any facts.

A. Prove

B. Probe

C. Highlight

D. Disclose

9. My father strained every nerve to enable me to get settled in life.

A. worked very hard

B. spent a huge amount

C. tried all tricks

D. bribed several persons

10. The die is cast and now let us hope for the best.

A. project is over

B. decision is made

C. death is inevitable

D. cloth has been dyed

Answers:-

Q.1 (D)

Q.2 (C)

Q.3 (D)

Q.4 (B)

Q.5 (A)

Q.6 (A)

Q.7 (B)

Q.8 (D)

Q.9 (A)

Q.10 (B)

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In each of the following questions a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence is given and four words are put in BOLD . One of these four words may be misspelt. You have to identify the misspelt words and goose the appropriate option as your answer. If all the words are correctly spelt , then mark ‘All correct” as your answer.

Q1. Touted as the most expansive film made in Indian cinema , it looks like 2.0 might become the biggest film that have seen till date.

1-Expansive

2-Touted

3-Cinema

4-Biggest

5-No Error

Answer : Option 1

Q2. Learning tools and technology enable students to develop effactive , self-directed learning skills.

1-Learning

2-Technology

3-Enable

4-Effactive

5-No Error

Answer : Option 4

Q3. Interective social skill games are excellent learning tools that teach children discipline because playing games requires children to follow rules and guidelines ,

in order to participate.

1-Interective

2-Discipline

3-Guidelines

4-Participate

5-No Error

Answer : Option 4

Q4. Learning tools and technologies like social learning platforms make it easy for teachers to create and manage groups.

1-Technologies

2-Platforms

3-Teachers

4-Manage

5-No Error

Answer : Option 4

In the sentences given below , four words have been highlighted and placed in a sentence. Identify the correct sequence of the words in the sentence. Also one of the given words will need to be replaced. Identify the correct sequence and the correct replacement and mark that option as your answer.

Q5. Ultimately , ending the culture of follow (1) that allows government vehicles (2) and VIPs to ignore road rules (3) will encourage the average citizen to impunity (4) them.

1. 1 - 4

2. 2 - 3

3. 3 - 1

4. 2 - 4

5. None of these

Answer : Option 1

Q6. The Island nation , where measles is a notifiable unimmunized(1) , has also carried out periodical mass (2) vaccination campaigns to reach (3) the small pockets of infection (4) children.

A. 1 - 4

B. 2 - 3

C. 2 - 4

D. 1 - 3

E. None of these

Answer : Option 1

Q7. The question that has arisen (1) is whether enhanced fines can determinants (2) change this record when other radically (3) , beginning with administrative reform (4) remain untouched.

A. 1 - 4

B. 2 - 3

C. 3 - 1

D. 2 - 4

E. None of these

Answer : Option 2

Q8. Rajni along with her group of friends (A) are going to Kolkata (B) to celebrate Durga pooja. (C) No Error (D) None of these (E)

1-A

2-B

3-C

4-D

5-E

Answer : Option 2

Q9. The contestants (A) could not hardly(B) complete all the experiments.(C) No Error (D) None of these (E)

1-A

2-B

3-C

4-D

5-E

Answer : Option 2

Q10. Lucy was working (A) overtime because (B) she had to prepare (C) for an important meating . (D) All correct (E)

1-A

2-B

3-C

4-D

5-E

Answer : Option 4

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1-5. Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

A. Selous national park, a world heritage site in southern Tanzania, has lost an average of almost 2,500 elephants a year since the 1970s.

B. But the park, which is also home to lions, leopards, wild dog, buffalo, hippo, crocodile and over 400 bird species, is also threatened by large scale mining.

C. But it has now reached a critical stage with only about 15,000 left, according to the latest census.

D. “The population is at an historic low and urgent measures are required to protect the remaining animals and return the population to a stable and sustainable size.

E. Elephants could disappear from one of Africa’s most important wildlife reserves within six years unless industrial scale poaching is stopped and mining is brought under control.

F. If this trend continues, elephants could vanish from Selous by early 2022.

1 Which of the following should be the ‘FIRST’ statement?

01. D

02. E

03. A

04. B

05. C

2 Which of the following should be the ‘SECOND’ statement?

01. A

02. E

03. C

04. B

05. F

3 Which of the following should be the ‘THIRD’ statement?

01. B

02. E

03. C

04. F

05. A

4 Which of the following should be the ‘LAST’ statement?

01. C

02. D

03. A

04. E

05. B

5 Which of the following should be the ‘FOURTH’ statement?

01. C

02. D

03. A

04. F

05. E

6-10. In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each five pairs of words have been denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled in the blanks in order to make a meaningful sentence.

6 Water stored in clay —————is said to be good for —————than the water stored in a refrigerator.

01. pots, cold

02. pots, peace

03. pots, health

04. models, drink

05. models, fitness

7 ————water illegally without water meters —————regular supply.

01. capturing, relates

02. throwing, determines

03. receiving, estimates

04. flowing, shifts

05. drawing, affects

8 When the family members ——— for help, the villagers gathered there and raised a/an ——.

01. gathered, voice

02. shouted, alarm

03. asked, flag

04. called, army

05. phoned, movement

9 The threat letter was prepared —————words cut out of Gujarati —————.

01. quoting, language

02. underlining, movie

03. making, city

04. using, newspapers

05. pointing, community

10 A ———of construction workers have not ————themselves with the district labour office.

01. number, entered

02. majority, registered

03. group, filed

04. minority, scheduled

05. segment, reflected

Answers:-

Q.1 (2)

Q.2 (1)

Q.3 (3)

Q.4 (5)

Q.5 (2)

Q.6 (3)

Q.7 (5)

Q.8 (2)

Q.9 (4)

Q.10 (2)

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