Direction (Q. 1 - 10) :- In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
Several years after Manish had begun speaking professionally; there was a corporate client that he was trying to land. ...(1)... could he not seem to get a foot in the door, he couldn't even find the door to try and stick his foot in. These people seemed to be invisible. About this time, at one of the first business meeting he attended, He happened to meet a businessman how had been speaking professionally for quite some time. He struck up a friendship with him and his family, and began looking forward to seeing them at various events. During this entire time, despite the fact that he knew he was quite successful, he never asked him for anything. He did, however, help him as much as he could. Several times, when he was unable to accept a/an ...(2)... because he was already ...(3)... for that date, he would refer him to the company that had called him. This was appreciated by all parties, of course, and didn't take anything from him in any way. A ...(4)..., of years after meeting this businessman, he discovered that the client he had been unsuccessfully seeking was a major client of his. Now, he probably could have come ...(5)... out and asked him for help, but he didn't feel that would be quite right. he didn't want him to feel that because he had gone out of his way for him, He ...(6)... him anything. But he did feel comfortable asking for his advice on how he might best ...(7)... this corporation. He said, he knows this is a huge client of yours, and he is not in anyway asking you to make a connection for him. But he'd love to know what you think is the best way for him to go ...(8)... contacting the right person, so he can ...(9)... get the ...(10)... to establish and develop a relationship with them.
1. 1) but 2)not only 3) when 4) though 5) while
2. 1) engagement 2) surrender 3) break–up 4) plight 5) extremity
3. 1) liberated 2) nominated 3) stable 4) booked 5) matched
4. 1) twosome 2) yoke 3) middle 4) connection 5) couple
5. 1) pull 2) dig 3) right 4) in 5) across
6. 1) expected 2) owed 3) paid 4) satisfied 5) charged
7. 1) pursue 2) retreat 3) retrieve 4) quit 5) eschew
8. 1) for 2) of 3) about 4) at 5) on
9. 1) wholly 2) at least 3) fairly 4) somewhat 5) rather
10. 1)reality 2)relief 3)space 4)opportunity 5)capacity
Answers:
1. 2, 2. 1, 3. 4 , 4. 5 , 5. 3 , 6. 2 , 7. 1 , 8. 3, 9. 2 , 10. 4
Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are again printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Mr. Chamberlain had come to get gift to thirty-five million pounds from South Africa and to win the hearts of Englishmen and Boers. So he gave a ...(1)... shoulder to the Indian deputation. ‘You know’, he said, that the Imperial Government has little control over self-governing colonies. Your grievances seem to be genuine. I shall do what I can, but you must try your ...(2)... to placate the ‘Europeans, if you wish to live in their midst’. The reply cast a chill over the members of the ...(3).... I was also disappointed.
It was an eye opener for us all, and I saw that we should start with our work de novo. I ...(4)... the situation to my colleagues. As a matter of fact there was nothing wrong about Mr. Chamberlain’s reply. It was well that he did not mince ...(5).... He had brought home to us in a rather gentle way the rule of might being ...(6)..., or the law of the sword. But sword we had none. We ...(7)... had the nerve and the muscle even to receive sword-cuts. Mr. Chamberlain had given only a short time to the sub-continent. If Sri Nagar to Cape Comorin is 1,900 miles, Durban to Cape town is not less than 1,100 miles, and Mr. Chamberlain had to cover the long distance at hurricane speed. From Natal he hastened to the Transvaal. I had to prepare the case for the Indians there as well and ...(8)... it to him. But how was I to get to Pretoria? Our people there were not in a position to ...(9)... the necessary legal facilities for my getting to them in time. The war had reduced the Transvaal to a howling wilderness. There were neither provisions nor clothing available. Empty or closed shops were there, waiting to be ...(10)... or opened, but that was a matter of time.
1. (1) cold (2) cool(3) hot (4) warm(5) left
2. (1) hard (2) best(3) least (4) fate(5) hate
3. (1) reputation (2) crowd(3) delegate (4) leader(5) deputation
4. (1) expressed (2) said(3) explained (4) exclaimed(5) denied
5. (1) lectures (2) matter(3) topic (4) words(5) deals
6. (1) wrong (2) right(3) rite (4) bright (5) weak
7. (1) hardly (2) rare(3) might (4) do(5) scarce
8. (1) through (2) permit(3) submit (4) deposit(5) fill
9. (1) secure (2) procure(3) pull (4) fetch(5) buy
10.(1) replenished (2) fed(3) booked (4) filled(5) emptied
Answers:
1.Ans-1 (cold -fits in the context correctly)
2.Ans-2 (best -fits in the context correctly)
3.Ans- 3 (delegate -fits in the context correctly)
4.Ans- 3 (explained - fits in the context correctly)
5.Ans- 4 (words- fits in the context correctly)
6.Ans- 2 (right fits in the context correctly)
7.Ans- 1 (hardly fits in the context correctly)
8.Ans- 3 (submit fits in the context correctly)
9.Ans-2 (obtain (something), especially with care or effort.)
10.Ans- 1 {replenished --fill (something) up again.}
Directions (Q.1-10): In the following passage, You have brief passages. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
Civilization, like (1), fall, not so much because of (2) of the enemy outside, as through the weakness and (3) within. Rome fell not because of the (4), they merely knocked (5) something that was already dead. The heart of Rome had (6) beating when the arms and legs were cut (7) we see something of this (8) in India and China and in the case of the Arabs. The (9) of Arabian civilization was sudden even as their rise had been. In India and China, the process is long-drawn (10) and it is not easy to spot it.
Q1. (a) States (b) Kingdom (c) Empires (d) Buildings (e) house
Ans- c (Empires -an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.)
Q2. (a) Weakness (b) Strength (c) Power (d) Tenacity (e) symptom
Ans- b (Strength ' fits in the context correctly )
Q3. (a) Disease (b) Decease (c) Decay (d) Fortitude(e) fortune
Ans- c ('decay' fits in the context correctly )
Q4. (a) Barbarity (b) Barbarous (c) Barbarians (d) Romans (e) barbaric
Ans- c (Barbarians -(in ancient times) a member of a people not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian). )
Q5. (a) Off (b) On(c) Down (d) No word (e) without
Ans- c ('down' is correct preposition)
Q6. (a) Seized (b) Rotated (c) Ceased (d) Started (e) startled
Ans- c ('Ceased ' come or bring to an end.)
Q7. (a) Down (b) Off (c) Up(d) without (e) like
Ans- b ('off' is correct preposition)
Q8. (a) Process (b) Procedure (c) Spectacle (d) Scene (e) drama
Ans- c (' Spectacle - a visually striking performance or display.)
Q9. (a) Downfall (b) Death(c) Collapse (d) Dismemberment (e) collage
Ans- c ('Collapse - (of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.)
Q10. (a) Out(b) Up(c) Upon(d) No word (e) by
Ans- a ('out' is correct preposition)
Direction:(1-10)In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
If the phone is (1) in India today, it is largely due to the amazing (2) of one man — Satyanarayan (abbreviated to ‘Sam’ by an HR clerk who couldn’t get her tongue around the name) Pitroda (a Gujarati community of metal-workers who traditionally used pitr or brass), the son of an (3) labourer. Pitroda’s drive and vision not only (4) him a 100 patents and millions of (5) in America, but the role of a change agent and (6) in his home country. Pitroda believes his (7) was shaped by his parent's decision to send him away, at the age of eight, from their (8) home in Orissa to a school in Gujarat. The Gandhian values (9) there, followed by a Baroda college, which honed his interest in physics and (10)his entrepreneurial instincts, provided the platform for a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and entry into the field of telecommunications.
1. A. scarce B. flimsy C. unwanted D. ubiquitous E. ramshackle
2. A. journey B. inaction C. retrogress D. tardiness E. scurry
3. A. educated B. unschooled C. schooled D. graduate E. organised
4. A. earned B. spend C. loosed D. gained E. moved
5. A. capital B. rupees C. wealth D. moneyE. dollars
6. A. safe-breaker B. law-breaker C. path-breaker D. breaker E. vision
7. A. adversity B. fortuity C. complex D. catastrophe E. destiny
8. A. arrant B. meager C. Bursting D. chubby E. aplenty
9. A. ignited B. instilled C. doused D. afire E. blazing
10. A. ensconced B. imperceptive C. dissimulated D. camouflaged E. revealed
Answers:
1.Ans- D. (ubiquitous-present, appearing, or found everywhere.)
2.Ans- A. (journey fits correctly in the context)
3.Ans- B. (unschooled-not educated or trained.)
4.Ans- A. (earned-fits correctly in the context)
5.Ans- E. (dollars-fits correctly in the context)
6.Ans- C. (path-breaker-One that is original or innovative; a pioneer.)
7.Ans- E. (destiny-fits correctly in the context)
8.Ans- B. {meagre-(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.}
9.Ans- B. (instilled-gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in a person's mind.}
10.Ans- E. (revealed-fits correctly in the context)
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 are suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
One of the most brutal features of gender inequality takes the form of physical violence against women.The ..(1).. of such violence is remarkably high, not in poorer and less developed economies but also in wealthy and modern societies. Indeed the ..(2).. of battering women even in the richest and most developed economies is ..(3).. high. Turing to India, it must be ..(4).. first that the frequency of assaults on women is high in the country. To that ..(5).. general recognition has to be added the special role of violence connected with particular ..(6).. features, such as dowry and economic settlements. Even though the numbers involved with in violent deaths are ..(7).. by the larger numbers that ..(8).. from ..(9).. of healthcare, the crude and brutal nature of this from gender inequality makes it a particularly severe ..(10).. of the deprivation of women.
1.(a) expectations (b) counting (c) incidence (d) acceptance (e) responses
2.(a) frequency (b) occurrence (c) event (d) chance (e) blocking
3.(a) relatively (b) clearly (c) surely (d) undoubtedly (e) astonishingly
4.(a) accomplished (b) acknowledged (c) cleared (d) understand (e) assured
5.(a) anxiety (b) terrible (c) surprise (d) power (e) form
6.(a) national (b) visible (c) social (d) category (e) personal
7.(a) fewer (b) outshine (c) lean (d) dwarfed (e) horrible
8.(a) perish (b) develop (c) spoil (d) incline (e) direct
9.(a) omission (b) attention (c) care (d) effort (e) neglect
10.(a) remark (b) indication (c) happening (d) manifestation (e) rise
Answers:
1. Ans- c (incidence -the occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or other undesirable things.)
2. Ans- a (frequency correctly fits in the context)
3. Ans- e (astonishing-extremely surprising or impressive; amazing.)
4. Ans- b (acknowledged-recognized as being good or important.)
5. Ans- e ('form' is appropriate word here )
6. Ans- c ('social' is appropriate word here )
7.Ans- a (we use fewer for numbers in comparative degree)
8.Ans- a (perish- die, especially in a violent or sudden way.)
9.Ans- e (neglect- fail to care for properly.)
10.Ans- d ( manifestation-an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something abstract or theoretical. )
Directions (Q.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:
The idea of the documentary was …1…by Anubhav in the year 2007 while he was …2… to his undergraduate course …3… the Western International University, New Delhi, India as a possible …4… for an annual inter-university competition …5… SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) …6… his institution rejected his …7… on account of non-feasibility. …8… then he is independently working on this documentary and has …9… interviewed famous personalities from all walks of …10…
1.(a) accepted (b) conceived (c) borrowed (d) taken (e) swallowed
2. (a) attending (b) arriving (c) catching (d) noticing (e) presenting
3.(a) on (b) in (c) at (d) as (e) with
4.(a) exit (b) entry (c) retirement (d) allocation (e) suffocation
5.(a) for (b) from (c) if (d) form (e) into
6.(a) except (b) only (c) but (d) yet (e) so
7.(a) angle (b) proposal (c) motion (d) news (e) media
8.(a) Since (b) nearby (c) convenient (d) beside (e) outside
9. (a) presently (b) lastly (c) old (d) already (e) firstly
10. (a) light (b) live (c) alone (d) life (e) dark
Answers
1.Ans- b (conceive- form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind.)
2.Ans-a ( to attend - be present at (an event, meeting, or function)
3.Ans-c (preposition 'at' is correct here.)
4.Ans- b ( 'entry' in the competition)
5.Ans-a ('for' preposition is apt here)
6.Ans- c('but' shows contradiction in the idea)
7.Ans-b (rejected his proposal is right phrase)
8.Ans-a ('Since then' shows period of time)
9.Ans-d (already is correct adverb)
10.Ans-d ('all walks of life' is correct phrase)
Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
When we discuss about discrimination then in out country, we find discrimination even in the game of chess, as the white piece is moved first. People are not disabled ...(1)... their choice. It occurs. Congenital since birth or progressive degeneration is a medical condition or due to an accident. This disabled with ...(2)... support from family and doctors learn to ...(3)... with the new reality and fit in a society which is not compatible both attitudinally and infrastructural.
I am suffering from an injury and a permanent disability due to an accident. More than 2 million people in India are suffering from this devastating, life- altering injury due to accidents. There is no cure, only life long rehabilitation can allow us to have a ...(4)... quality of life.
At no point could I go to a store and ask, "Could you please give a ...(5)... of kilos of dignity?" In exchange for some money. No one can buy dignity or self-respect or expect it to be ...(6)... out to us. ....(7)... take is that as soon as we ask, expect or demand, we ...(8)... smaller, lower, inferior and weaker. This would be undignified to say the least. We, the people with disability, have ...(9)... earn and command dignity. We earn respect for what we do and ...(10)... and how we achieve it.
1. 1) derange 2) by 3) with 4) to 5) through
2. 1) spotless 2) segregate 3) elegant 4) immense 5) Avow
3. 1) cope 2) play 3) trench 4) curtail 5) flow
4. 1) slander 2) drudge 3) thwart 4) unused 5) threshold
5. 1) ascetic 2) innate 3) couple 4) sobriety 5) stern
6. 1) doled 2) ease 3) officious 4) stout 5) convene
7. 1) Restore 2) My 3) Hazy 4) Naive 5) Lessen
8. 1) Emend 2) pleasure 3) senile 4) active 5) become
9. 1) now 2) been 3) to 4) mend 5) there
10. 1) receive 2) take 3) get 4) achieve 5) deceive
Answers:
1. 2 , 2. 4 , 3. 1 , 4. 5 , 5. 3, 6. 1 , 7. 2 , 8. 5 , 9. 3 , 10. 4
Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.
When we talk about wages in India then most workers earn Rs. 50-100 a day, ...(1)... below the minimum wage and that ...(2)... after a hard day ...(3)... under the harsh sun. Workers suffer from the ailments ususally associated with poverty and health problems. Moreover, several occupational hazards have been ...(4)... in these workers, the most common ...(5)... skin ulcers caused by constant exposure of their body. Exposure to bright, reflected light and dust leads to ...(6)... loss of vision and growths in the cornea a of the eyes. Sometimes workers are also at higher risk for hypertension, ...(7)... because of the impurity in their blood. It's also found that all the workers also have body pain in the back and shoulder region, which they attributed to ...(8)... raw material all day. Infact many young women, children and other adults are not able to eat ...(9)... meal because of the lack of ...(10)... shelter around the pans. Therefore Indian government need to give their pay attention towards the workers to improve their livelihood.
1. 1) Writ 2) apparent 3) drove 4) far 5) away
2. 1) to 2) is 3) too 4) continue 5) makes
3. 1) suffering 2) crusader 3) dampen 4) trajected 5) toiling
4. 1) documented 2) malafide 3) asserting 4) misconstrued 5) vitiated
5. 1) efficacy 2) being 3) agilent 4) duo 5) amputate
6. 1) acquitted 2) harbour 3) premature 4) clamour 5) nought
7. 1) availing 2) strangulating 3) dumping 4) injecting 5) presumably
8. 1) brazenly 2) repealed 3) maligned 4) hauling 5) substantially
9. 1) a 2) these 3) their 4) that 5) the
10. 1) opioid 2) stigma 3) any 4) reinstate 5) portraying
Answers:
1. 4 , 2. 3 , 3. 5 , 4. 1 , 5. 2, 6. 3 , 7. 5 , 8. 4 , 9. 1 , 10. 3
Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. For each blank five words have been suggested, one of which ?ts the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The World Health Organisation has confirmed that the Olympic Games …(1)… to be held in August …(2)… Rio de Janeiro will go ahead, the Zika virus …(3)… . An Emergency Committee meeting …(4)… by the WHO Director-General said there is “very low risk” of the virus spreading globally as a consequence of the Games being …(5)… in Brazil. The local mosquito population level is expected to …(6)… sharply in August, the Brazilian mid-winter, and the annual infection rate is expected to peak before that. Intensive vector-control measures at and around the venue will reduce …(7)… risks. It is possible that a few individuals …(8)… get infected and contribute to a global spread and start …(9)… a new chain of local transmission. But the risk will be the same as in any country where the local transmission of the Zika virus is …(10)… ; it does not get amplified even when thousands come together, as the committee has noted.
1. (a) scheduled (b) plan (c) scheme (d) organized (e)probable
2.(a) therewith (b)into (c)at (d) in (e) on
3. (a) along with (b) notwithstanding (c) withstanding (d) henceforth (e) herewith
4. (a) convened (b) call (c) had (d) there (e) out
5.(a) play (b) apprehended (c) happen (d) hold (e) held
6.(a) go (b) drop (c) fell (d) happen (e) lean
7.(a) suspension (b) suspicion (c) transmission (d) transportation (e)transfusion
8.(a) may (b) might (c) ought to (d) will not (e) hence
9.(a) of (b) off (c) on (d) at (e) among
10.(a) progress (b) coming (c) going (d) ongoing (e) showing
1.Answer- (a); scheduled refer to ‘included in’ or planned according to a schedule.
2.Answer- (d); ‘In’ is used before the name of bigger places such as city, country, continent.
3.Answer- (b); notwithstanding means in spite of
4.Answer- (a); convened means come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble.
5.Answer- (e); held which is past participle of hold is the correct answer here.
6.Answer- (b); here drop refer to make or become lower, weaker, or less.
7.Answer- (c); Transmission means the action or process of transmitting something or the state of being transmitted.
8.Answer- (a); ‘Might’ is used to express the sense of ‘less possibility’ while ‘May’ is used to express the sense of ‘more possibility’. Hence here in the given context ‘may’ is the correct answer.
9.Answer- (b); ‘off’ is used in the sense of leading away from something.
10.Answer- (d); ‘ongoing’ means continuing; still in progress.
Directions (Q. 1 - 10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
No one questioned the union leadership for its failure to ...(1).... these dissensions in the ...(2).... However, ...(3)... it wasn't aware of the gravity of problems faced by the trade union or it was helpless to check them. In either case its drawbacks ...(4)... exposed.
That, in fact, is the sum and substance of union leader's barely ...(5)... attack on the helmsmen of the company. The trade union, was not able to factor in employee who had used the ballot to vent their anger; or take into ...(6)... union's need for 'strong, decisive and result-oriented leaders' who will 'formulate policies and programmes for the poor and implement them with firmness. Even though his union's leader ...(7)... over backwards to claim that the boss a known critic of company's profligately populist policies-meant no offence to the company leadership, his message could not have been more ...(8).... But in the end, his outburst could be no more than a positioning to strike a better deal for his trade union's ...(9)... the alliance begins. He is far ...(10)... astute a businessman to strain this alliance to breaking point.
1. 1) firm 2) nip 3) defer 4) bleak 5) advent
2. 1) deem 2) relish 3) zeal 4) bud 5) craze
3. 1) as 2) soon 3) well 4) but 5) either
4. 1) stood 2) decimate 3) eloquent 4) stagger 5) immoral
5. 1) wobbling 2) veiled 3) veer 4) stern 5) ratify
6. 1) indulgence 2) account 3) imperil 4) pawn 5) overlook
7. 1) asked 2) obscured 3) slant 4) inculpate 5) bent
8. 1) forthright 2) nurture 3) beguile 4) diffident 5) objectionable
9. 1) where 2) whereas 3) how 4) when 5) why
10. 1)being 2)been 3)too 4)to 5)from
Answers:
1.2 , 2. 4 , 3. 5 , 4. 1 , 5. 2, 6. 2 , 7. 5 , 8. 1 , 9. 4 , 10. 3
Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. For each blank live words have been suggested, one of which ?ts the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The bargaining power of the union …(1)… from dependence of the business on the given unit from where the union …(2)…. . And it’s strength …(3)… in the unity, the con?dence and the leadership quality…(4)… it’s members. The union is strong when its members …(5)… united and the leadership is …(6)… and the leaders get the …(7)… to say yes. And it will be on a strong …(8)… when the dependence on the unit is high. On the other hand, management will be able to operate from a …(9)… of strength and it will have the ability to take a …(10)… stand and say no when its dependence on that unit is low.
1.a) completes b) stems c) ceases d) recedes e) result
Explanation: stems means originate in or ‘be caused by’.
2.a) moves b) accomplishes c) keeps d) operates e) conducts
Explanation: ‘operates’ is the correct answer here.
3.a) grows b) comprises c) lies d) consists e) persists
Explanation: ‘its strength lies in the unity’ is the appropriate phrase that should be used.
4.a) enjoys b) appreciate c) digs d) hates e) of
Explanation: ‘option e’ is the correct answer here.
5.a) abide b) sound c) pose d) view e) stand
Explanation: ‘when its members stand united’ is the right phrase here. Stand refers to an attitude towards a particular issue.
6.a) led b) framed c) maintained d) unopposed e) challenged
Explanation: Unopposed means unchallenged.
7.a) temerity b) ability c) capacity d) ignorance e) limitation
Explanation: temerity means excessive confidence
8.a) group b) top c) settlement d) seating e) basis
Explanation: basis is the correct answer here.
9.a) space b) stand c) position d) spot e) tract
Explanation: ‘option c’ is the appropriate answer here.
10.a) ?rm b) facile c) loose d) set e) supple
Explanation: firm means strongly felt and unlikely to change.
Directions (Q.1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
Can an experiment conceived, carried out, and reported in kids-speak with pencil-coloured figures and hand-written tables by school children aged 8 to 10 years get published in a highly rated international journal following a peer-reviewing process? Twenty-seven schoolchildren from a primary school in UK have proved this is …(1)… if a simple but novel scientific question raised is …(2)… in a scientific way. Their paper was published in the Royal Society’s Biology Letters journal. Their …(3)… was that bumble-bees can use a “combination of colour of flower to forage from.” Considering that our understanding of how bees perceive coloured patterns and scenes is inadequate, this inspiring outcome has shown that schoolchildren guided by gifted teachers can think and …(4)… out experiments like any hard-wired scientist. For these kids, doing science changed their …(5)… of the subject. Science also became “cool and fun.” This refreshing approach turns the spotlight on the best methods of teaching science. The …(6)… learning system adopted by most schools in India, even classroom study combined with some laboratory work with pre-defined outcomes, does very little to …(7)… curiosity and interest in science. Is that one of the …(8)… why out-of-the-box thinking that produces path-breaking science rarely comes out of Indian laboratories? The children at the UK school had their gifted teacher to guide them. Scientists from India’s space and atomic energy departments and in some other place where serious science is done can take (a/an) …(9)… out of the school’s book and …(10)… the way in engaging with school pupils and getting them to do real science.
1. a) done b) unlikely c) Potential d) promising e) possible
Explanation: option e) possible should be used here.
2. a) questioned b) said c) retorted d) answered e) address
Explanation: ‘answered’ is the correct answer here
3.a) question b) finding c) retorted d) answered e) address
Explanation: finding means information discovered as the result of an inquiry or investigation.
4.a) wage b) create c) execute d) carry e) attempt
Explanation: ‘carry out…’ is the correct phrase.
5.a) option b) lives c) visual d) demands e) perception
Explanation: perception means the way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted.
6. a) revolutionary b) radical c) rote d) adequate e) bore
Explanation: rote means repetition of something to be learned.
7.a) stimulate b) simulate c) make d) peek e) judge
Explanation: stimulate means encourage or arouse interest or enthusiasm in.
8. a) cause b) root c) reasons d) issues e) sources
Explanation: ‘reasons’ is the correct answer here.
9. a) thread b) leaf c) example d) look e) pages
Explanation:‘pages out of the school book’ is correct.
10. a) lead b) start c) deliver d) paved e) ahead
Explanation: ‘paved the way…’ is the appropriate phrase here.
Direction (Q. 1 - 0) :- In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
Once upon a time in Mumbai, I was present at Teachers' Day function that delivered a ...(1)... lesson to both the management and the teaching staff. When the gifts were unwrapped and the teachers found stainless steel tiffin boxes, a section of them ...(2)...:"Does this mean we do more cooking and have less time for reading, researching and updating ? Is it a reminder that our primary place is the kitchen ?" They said they preferred a field trip.
If accepting gifts is tough, choosing is much ...(3).... So, You set ...(4)... cash, time and effort to meet a gifting need and often end up feeling ...(5)... that it may not be the right one. How do I know ...(6)... won't be ...(7)... to a shelf-back or worse, re-cycled ? The joy of choosing for some one you love doesn't entirely take away the stress of finding the "perfect gift", does it ? Well Facebookers, be reminded-you can get together on your Facebook walls and buy on another gifts. Wrapp, an app that runs on smartphones or tablets etc, lets Facebook friends buy gift cards from participating retailers individually or by teaming up, store them in mobiles and ...(8)... them either online or at physical stores. "E-commerce platforms are becoming ...(9)... more social with the ...(10)... of comments, recommendations and purchase history from each person's social graph.
1. 1) reasonable 2) upright 3) intense 4) startling 5) impair
2. 1) exploded 2) invigorate 3) moderated 4) favoured 5) redeemed
3. 1) rusty 2) more 3) ever 4) than 5) has
4. 1) deprave 2) rouse 3) aside 4) manly 5) heed
5. 1) uneasy 2) real 3) unreal 4) stout 5) revengeful
6. 1) creditable 2) benevolent 3) it 4) have 5) you
7. 1) haul 2) resist 3) unfold 4) atrocious 5) confined
8. 1) yield 2) adorn 3) uncouth 4) redeem 5) preserve
9. 1) comely 2) amity 3) inherently 4) towering 5) hampering
10. 1) inclusion 2) rampage 3) plunder 4) intrinsic 5) facade
Answers:
1.4 , 2. 1 , 3. 2 , 4. 3 , 5. 1, 6. 3 , 7. 5 , 8. 4 , 9. 3 , 10. 1
Directions (Q. 1-5): 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 have been suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Jamshedji Tata is ...(1)... to be the path-finder of modern industrious builders. He is known as the Grandfather of the Indian industry for his acumen and enthusiasm. Nobody else could have ...(2)... of the new industries started by Jamshedji at the time when industrial ...(3)... and revolution was yet to come to India. Jamshedji’s father Nasarvanji Tata used to trade in jute with China and Britain. He started ...(4)... from India. Jamshedji started a cloth mill in Nagpur more than hundred years ago. At that time almost all the ...(5)... used to come from Lancashire in England. What Jamshedji did was praiseworthy.
1. 1) agreed 2) empowered 3) determined 4) considered 5) rewarded
2. 1) thought 2) ventured 3) set 4) planned 5) absolved
3. 1) acts 2) machinery 3) awakening 4) factories 5) imports
4. 1) industries 2) import 3) trade 4) dispatch 5) export
5. 1) imports 2) cloth 3) machines 4) industries 5) goods
Directions (Q. 6-10): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
6. Programmes aimed ________ development should consider all-round development rather than only economic development.
l) for 2) with 3) by 4) at 5) into
7. Pollution has an ________ effect on health.
1) intrinsic 2) adverse 3) inevitable 4) active 5) unrecoverable
8. Before attempting to solve any problem, we must try to ________ its root cause.
1) identify 2) question 3) ignore 4) attack 5) improve
9. His father ________ him for his disappointing performance.
1) reprimanded 2) flattered 3) encouraged 4) frustrated 5) absolved
10. She could ________ punishment only because of the judge’s generosity.
l) get 2) improve 3) encouraged 4) control 5) escape
Answers:
1. 4 , 2. 1 , 3. 3 , 4. 5 , 5. 2, 6. 4 , 7. 2 , 8. 1 , 9. 1 , 10. 5
Directions (Q.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:
The idea of the documentary was …1…by Anubhav in the year 2007 while he was …2… to his undergraduate course …3… the Western International University, New Delhi, India as a possible …4… for an annual inter university competition …5… SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) …6… his institution rejected his …7… on account of non-feasibility. …8… then he is independently working on this documentary and has …9… interviewed famous personalities from all walks of …10…
1.(a) accepted (b) conceived (c) borrowed (d) taken (e) swallowed
Ans- b (conceive- form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind.)
2. (a) attending (b) arriving (c) catching (d) noticing (e) presenting
Ans-a ( to attend - be present at (an event, meeting, or function)
3.(a) on (b) in (c) at (d) as (e) with
Ans-c (preposition'at' is correct here.)
4.(a) exit (b) entry (c) retirement (d) allocation (e) suffocation
Ans- b ( 'entry' in the competition)
5.(a) for (b) from (c) if (d) form (e) into
Ans-a ('for' preposition is apt here)
6.(a) except (b) only (c) but (d) yet (e) so
Ans- c('but' shows contradiction in the idea)
7.(a) angle (b) proposal (c) motion (d) news (e) media
Ans-b (rejected his proposal is right phrase)
8.(a) Since (b) nearby (c) convenient (d) beside (e) outside
Ans-a ('Since then' shows period of time)
9. (a) presently (b) lastly (c) old (d) already (e) firstly
Ans-d (already is correct adverb)
10. (a) light (b) live (c) alone (d) life (e) dark
Ans-d ('all walks of life' is correct phrase)
Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
Once upon a time, a baby girl appeared in a Churchyard of the city. Nobody knew who was she. But she was beautiful and was a good singer also. Everybody was ...(1)... to win her love. So she declared that she will not marry ...(2)... man. She ...(3)... to be a property of that city and to make all happy with her song. Days ...(4)... away peacefully. She was named 'Yeshu' as she was ...(5)... in a Churchyard. Suddenly a Prince, came to conquer the city. All the men who were living happily with the love of Yeshu, woke up and went to the warfront. Yeshu was sad to see the sudden change. It revealed a hidden ...(6)... in the minds of those men to her. When the war was going on, she was walking alone in the garden. One day, a stranger came to her. He was young and handsome. He demanded her to ...(7)... for him. After so many days she also wished to sing. That young man lived with her for some time. At the time of his departure he asked her to come with him. But she told him that she can't come with him as it is against her ...(8)... given to the men of the city. then that man ...(9)... himself he was Prince. She was surprised, but did not change her mind. She requested him to go back, if his love is true. After some days all men returned to the city. They called Prince a coward to run away from the war field. On the request of the people of her city, Yeshu performed for them. But her mind was not present. Finally the day came when all came to know that Yeshu went to Church and became a Nun. It was a ...(10)... by her to save her soul from the sin it attained by denying the true love of the Prince.
1. 1) embrace 2) eager 3) emulate 4) fathomless 5) haggard
2. 1) All 2) a 3) the 4) any 5) that
3. 1) agreed 2) amazed 3) distress 4) affable 5) appease
4. 1) pass 2) spent 3) expired 4) excerpt 5) went
5. 1) Innate 2) lied 3) found 4) appear 5) manifest
6. 1) malevolence 2) beast 3) Virulence 4) bestow 5) bliss
7. 1) perform 2) display 3) flash 4) precede 5) preen
8. 1) semblance 2) prodigal 3) word 4) exoneration 5) moral
9. 1) unfold 2) expose 3) open out 4) said 5) revealed
10. 1) stunt 2) deed 3) cause 4) ballgame 5) role
Answers:
1.2, 2.4, 3.1, 4.5, 5.3, 6.2, 7.1, 8.3, 9.5, 10. 2
Directions for Questions(Q.1 to 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 are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Studies ..(1).. the impact of computer models to support policy-making processes in organizations have ..(2).. that client involvement in the model-building process is often a ..(3).. for effective model building. One important reason is that the process of model building is frequently more important than the resulting model. Model building itself is largely a ..(4).. process about the problem. Most ..(5).. about the characteristics of an ill-structured problem are gained during the ..(6).. process of designing a computer model, rather than after is model is finished. Another important reason is the most information in an organization ..(7).. in the mental models of organizations members. To support policy making in organizations it is this knowledge which needs to be ..(8).. and represented in the model. An important topic in client-oriented or ..(9).. model building thus becomes the ..(10).. of relevant knowledge contained in the mental models of participants.
1.(a) evaluating (b) focusing (c) projecting (d) advocating (e) directing
Ans- b
2. (a) devised (b) exhibited (c) convinced (d) attributed (e) indicated
Ans-e
3.(a) support (b) valuation (c) prerequisite (d) material (e) blueprint
Ans-a
4.(a) valuable (b) durable (c) tedious (d) learning (e) critical
Ans-e
5. (a) thinking (b) insights (c) planning (d) appreciation (e) opinions
Ans-c
6.(a) elongated (b) concentrated (c) iterative (d) evolving (e) consummate
Ans-d
7.(a) resides (b) follows (c) settles (d) lays (e) committed
Ans-d
8. (a) extended (b) bisected (c) subjected (d) captured (e) attributed
Ans-e
9. (a) revolving (b) interactive (c) dogmatic (d) accentuated (e) formative
Ans-e
10. (a)Demarcation (b)formation (c)proliferation (d)association (e)elicitation
Ans- c
Studying recent human … (1)… can be frustrating. Take lactose tolerance—the ability of some people, particularly of European …(2)…, to digest this sugar, found in milk, even into adulthood. In the evolutionary past the …(3)… for lactase, the enzyme that does the digesting, normally got switched off in adults. But one variant (known as an allele) of the gene that does the …(4)… instead leaves the system running, …(5)… adult lactose tolerance. That lets this allele’s bearers consume a diet rich in dairy products, a useful trick for a species beginning to …(6)… milk-producing animals. Genetic …(7)… shows that lactose tolerance emerged between 5,000 and 10,000 years ago. In evolutionary terms, it is …(8)… extremely recent. In human terms, though, that …(9)… means how it spread and how this process …(10)… with the rise of dairy farming are lost in the mists of prehistory.
1.a) involvement b) evolution c) contribution d) growth e) bond
2. a) descent b) person c) mass d) category e) gradient
3. a) ingestion b) maceration c) system d) gene e) genetics
4. a) shut down b) pull up c) switching off d) ceasing of e) switching
5. a) entrusting b) bequeathing c) endowing d) conferring e) resolving
6. a) graze b) tame c) domesticate d) organize e) reciprocate
7. a) analysis b) analyzing c) audit d) scrutiny e) rate
8. a) the b) thus c) thou d) accordingly e) following
9. a) significance b) time c) problem d) issue e) timescale
10. a) intertwined b) knit c) lace d) interlace e) cross
Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.
Decades ago one noon, Radhika caught my mother teaching over a topic and reciting a poem ...(1)... across the airwaves. Engulfed in the block out enforce by the traditional customs, she was ...(2)... by Sarika's emotional rendering of love. My mother was not known to be given to display of love and ...(3)..., Sarika's poetry opened terrible wounds of love in her.
Five years later, Radhika learnt that my mother and Sarika were not only relatives but also childhood friends, lost their mothers while they were ...(4).... Their common ...(5)... of loneliness brought them together briefly but they were ...(6)... ...(7)... by circumstances and it took years before the two childhood friends met again. ...(8)... Radhika had arranged that meeting, it was only when Radhika met Sarika's daughter recently then Radhika understood the things. There was a depth of love in her poetry irrespective of lime light and adulation, Sarika had indulged in her ...(9)... with sincerity so as to delight and ...(10)... the heart and mind at that time.
1. 1) blowing 2) floating 3) overwhelming 4) aggravating 5) moving
2. 1) debouched 2) meted 3) stunk 4) overwhelmed 5) panned
3. 1) but 2) more 3) if 4) whether 5) yet
4. 1) standstill 2) toddlers 3) subtle 4) minded 5) strained
5. 1) crusader 2) spadework 3) legacies 4) situation 5) choices
6. 1) torn 2) agile 3) heinous 4) rushed 5) ascertained
7. 1) apart 2) appellant 3) avail 4) crept 5) frivolous
8. 1) Where 2) And 3) Then 4) Also 5) Though
9. 1) transcends 2) stigma 3) pursuit 4) planning 5) blister
10. 1) smooth 2) satiate 3) reflex 4) react 5) plank
Answers:
1.2 , 2.4 , 3.5 , 4.2 , 5.3 , 6.1, 7.1 , 8.5 , 9. 3, 10. 2
Directions (1 – 10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
As the highway sector shows ...(1)... of ...(2)... and private investment interest in projects on PPP mode gathers ...(3)..., the government is confident of achieving the target of building 30 km per day. In fact, per day construction of highways was close to 16 km until August-end against last year’s record of 13 km. The government has set a target of constructing 30 km of roads per day, increasing it from the current 13 km per day.Investor interest in roads and highways sector has ...(4)... in recent months after the government resolved four major issues ...(5)... for ...(6)... projects or slow progress. Land acquisition has been ...(7)... and in the first five months of this financial year 4,272 sq km have been acquired. ...(8)... the monitoring and ...(9)... resolution of issues pertaining to individual projects is another major ...(10)... for faster completion of projects.
1. 1) dreams 2) perseverance 3) focus 4) signs 5) guts
2. 1) success 2) revival 3) accommodation 4) uniformity 5) warfare
3. 1) pace 2) abundance 3) expectations 4) breed 5) participation
4. 1) seized 2) accrued 3) grown 4) worth 5) enabled
5. 1) strengthen 2) realm 3) predicted 4) organized 5) responsible
6. 1) stalled 2) prevented 3) followed 4) concentrated 5) arrived
7. 1) argued 2) expedited 3) advanced 4) discovered 5) remained
8. 1) Getting 2) Anything 3) Regarding 4) Considering 5) Surrounding
9. 1) Pragmatic 2) mere 3) reckoned 4) hailing 5) quick
10. 1) stare 2) beam 3) road block 4) stop 5) hide
Answers:
1. 4 , 2. 2 , 3. 1 , 4. 3 , 5. 5, 6. 1, 7. 2 , 8. 4 , 9. 5 , 10. 3
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 have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
A decade ago, a financial crisis………(1)……….Bangkok. During the next fifteen months it swept………..(2)………..Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Seoul. As Asian countries borrowed and spent beyond their means………….(3)…………of thousands lost their jobs………….(4)………… half-built buildings throughout Asian cities…………(5)………..as reminders of the shattered hopes of not only distinguished entrepreneurs but also………..(6)…………workers. Asia has come a long way during the past ten years —vast economic imbalances no longer…………(7)…………However, market crashes are…………(8)…………even today and Asia's best insurance policy to………….(9)………….with any future crisis is to build…………(10)…………financial systems.
1.(a) occurred (b) hit (c) striking (d) fuelled (e) suffered
2.(a) in (b) upward (c) forward (d) from (e) through
3.(a) tens (b) few (c) approximate (d) several (e) lives
4.(a) Dense (b) Haunted (c) Abandoned (d) Buried (e) Vacate
5.(a) seen (b) pointed (c) showed (d) stood (e) forgotten
6.(a) undeserving (b) incompetent (c) greedy (d) cheap (e) ordinary
7.(a) seen (b) valid (c) exist (d) present (e) there
8.(a) undertaken (b) possible (c) threat (d) reality (e) capable
9.(a) cope (b) combat (c) justify (d) avert (e) accommodate
10.(a)perfectly (b) popular (c) formidably (d) resilient (e)foreign
Answers:
1. (b), 2. (e), 3. (a), 4. (c), 5. (d), 6. (e), 7. (c), 8. (b), 9. (a), 10. (d)
Direction (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 in each case.
Inflation has always remained a key parameter to __1__ the country’s economic growth. Over the past decade, we’ve also seen Indian politicians highlight the issue of inflation to __2__ their vote banks. Ahead of Union Budget 2015, it’s not inflation but deflation that economist and analysts are worried about. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) during the month of January was dragged down to -0.39% as __3__ a dip of 0.11% in December owing to a decline in fuel prices. However, analysts and economists believe that this is not good sign for the Indian economy in __4__. In the month of January, fuel and power inflation __5__ to (-) 10.69% from (-) 7.8% in December 2014. The inflation of primary articles __6__ to 3.27% as compared 2.17% which was __7__ in December. Inflation of food articles climbed up to 8% as against 5.20%, recorded in December 2014. “Deflation in the world is __8__us as well. Manufacturers are losing their __9__ power. We already have corroboratory evidence of surplus capacity. Lower pricing power for corporates implies that there will be less incentive to manufacture goods,” Mythili Bhusnurmath, who is the consulting Editor of ET Now, told The Economic Times. Sanjay Shah of HSBC Global Asset Management India told the ET, “If manufacturing inflation is so low, it will start reflecting in CPI and pull it down, that may take inflation numbers to levels lower than what the RBI wants.” On the other hand, Arun Singh, economist at Dun & Bradstreet, __10__ his concern over deflation by saying, “Once the oil prices rise, India will be vulnerable again. The negative inflation is a result of international factors, not domestic. That is a worrying sign.”
1 A. Calculate B. Measure C. Know D. Implicate E. Judge
Ans- B
2. A. Decrease B. Suspend C. Increase D.Multiply E.Apprehend
Ans- C
3 A.Compared B.Measured C.For D.Calculated E.Against
Ans- E
4 A.Totality B.Comparison C.Actual D.Basic E.Finality
Ans- A
5 A.Declined B.Slide C.Decreased D.Slumped E.Surged
Ans- D
6 A.Surged B.Hiked C.Slumped D.Slide E.Accelerated
Ans- A
7 A.Noted B.Registered C.Stated D.Marked E.Posted
Ans- B
8 A.Effecting B.Moving C.Affecting D.Helping E.Sourcing
Ans. C
9 A.Investing B.Holding C.Purchase D.Money E.Pricing
Ans- E
10 A.Told B.State C.Presented D.Expressed E.Said Ans- D
Directions (1 – 10) : In the following passage, some of the words have been left out , each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully compete.
The LEMOA story is (1), not because of any (2) impact on India-U.S. ties, but because it (3) into a pattern that seems to have (4) foreign policy moves in Mr. Modi’s second year in office. If in the first year, he was (5) with confidence, the second year has seen more caution, and while several big (6) were made and Mr. Modi kept up his (7) pace of travel, fewer agreements that were (8) were actually signed or concluded. “It’s the curse of the last mile,” explained a diplomat, who (9) the (10) during the Carter visit.
1. A. inconsiderable B. negligible C. tenuous D. measly E. significant
Ans- E. significant
2. A. cordial B. perceived C. literal D. sincere E. concrete
Ans- B. perceived
3. A. fits B. contradicts C. frails D. clashes E. differs
Ans- A. fits
4. A. baggy B. abstract C. nebulous D. defined E. ambiguous
Ans- D. defined
5. A. austere B. brimming C. bountiful D. untenanted E. bare
Ans- B. brimming
6. A. motive B. full C. secrets D. announcements E. requests
Ans- D. announcements
7. A. temperate B. frenetic C. unagitated D. amiable E. tranquil
Ans- B. frenetic
8. A. existing B. palpable C. negotiated D. concrete E. confronted
Ans- C. negotiated
9.A. avoid B. unclear C. confused D . undelineated E. described
Ans- E. described
10.A. accomplishment B. encouragement C. disappointment D. contentedness E. gratification
Ans-C .disappointment
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