Q1. It was apparent for (a)/ everyone
present that if (b)/ the patient did not receive medical (c)/ attention fast,
he would die. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q2. Perhaps we must wait for (a)/
quieter times before the claims of civilization (b)/ can again over-ride over
/(c) the claims of the party spirit (d)/ No error (e)
Q3. An Indian driver or carpenter has to
work (a)/ about two hours to buy kilogram of rice (b)/ while his counterparts in Austria, the
Netherlands and Switzerland (c)/ need to work only fifteen minutes for it. (d)/
No error(e)
Q4. The minister concurred (a)/ with his
colleagues (b)/ and agreed that the new projects on education (c)/ should be
sanctioned immediately. (d)/ No error(e)
Q5. District police arrested (a)/ a gang of notorious robbers, (b)/
who were planning to strike at (c)/ a house in the vicinity. (d)/No error (e)
Directions (6 – 10) : Rearrange
the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D),
(E) and (F) into a meaningful paragraph and then answer the
questions below it.
(A) According to it, organized retails stores are not wolves at
the doors of friendly neighbourhood grocery stores as there is room for
expansion of both.
(B) Many have been crying foul over the entry of organized retail
stores expressing concern over their impact on small store owners.
(C) The final winner in the competition, however, is the common
man who gets to choose between the most suitable options and in turn fights
with the runaway inflation in prices of essential commodities.
(D) In spite of this potential for expansion, it is doubtless
that the small store owners face a decline in profit in initial years if
organized retailers set up stores in the vicinity.
(E) But a study conducted over a period of two years goes long
way towards allaying these fears.
(F) This impact, however, wears off once they learn to take on
the competition which in turn enhances efficiently all around.
Q6. Which of the following should be FIRST sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q7. Which of the following should be THIRD sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) E
(c) D
(d) F
(e) C
Q8. Which of the following should be SIXTH(LAST) sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
(e) F
Q9. Which of the following should be SECOND sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
(e) F
Q10. Which of the following should be FIFTH sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) D
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
(e) F
Directions (11-15): The
Following questions have two blanks, each blank indicating that something has
been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning
of the sentence as a whole.
Q11. If mankind has to survive for long, it
must _________ and deliberately renounce the fruits of __________ and whirling
technology.
(a) willfully…wild (b) honestly…responsible
(c) sincerely…labor (d) effectively…sliding
(e) knowingly…impeding
Q12.The instruction manual that came with the
computer is no masterpiece of _____________ prose because its instructions are
so _____________ that we still do not know how to set up the computer.
(a) clear…garbled (b) valuable…intelligent
(c) worthless…clear (d) confused…varied
(e) worth…muffled
Q13. As many students know, a/(an)
_____________ response, if skillfully worded, can imply at least a superficial
_____________ of knowledge about the subject.
(a) ambiguous…veneer (b) garbled…ignorance
(c) articulate…piece (d) elegant…lack
(e) wrong…lack
Q14. Because of its tendency to _____________,
most Indian art is __________ Japanese art, where symbols have been minimized
and meaning has been conveyed by using the method of the merest suggestion.
(a) innovate…superior to
(b) understate…reminiscent of
(c) overdraw…similar to
(d) sentimentalise…supportive of
(e) synergise…half
Q15. That Amitabh’s newest film is No. 1 at the
box office this week is a testament to the star’s _____________ power and not
the reviews, which were _____________ at best.
(a) increasing…matchless
(b) ongoing…glowing
(c) drawing…modest
(d) waning…indifferent
(e) super…dismal
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Use ‘to’ in place of ‘for’.
S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. The use of over is superfluous as after overcome/over-ride we
don’t use over.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. Use ‘a’ before kilogram
as Kilogram is a countable noun.
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. Use ‘conferred’ in place of ‘concurred’.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Remove ‘at’
from the expression. With ‘at’ the meaning comes as ‘to’ attack someone.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is BEADFC
S7. Ans. (a)
The correct sequence is BEADFC
S8. Ans. (c)
The correct sequence is BEADFC
S9. Ans. (d)
The correct sequence is BEADFC
S10. Ans. (e)
The correct sequence is BEADFC
S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. Willful
suggests a stubborn persistence in doing what one wishes
S12. Ans. (a)
Sol. garbled
means reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted
way.
S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. ambiguous means open to more than one interpretation;
not having one obvious meaning while veneer means a thin decorative covering of
fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material.
S14. Ans. (b)
Sol. reminiscent
means tending to remind one of something.
S15. Ans. (c)
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