Q1. Behaving in a________ and serious way, even in a________
situation, makes people respect you.
(a) calm, difficult
(b) steady, angry
(c) flamboyant, tricky
(d) cool, astounding
(e) silly, sound
Q2. Along with a sharp rise in _______, a recession would
eventually result in more men, women, and children living in_______.
(a) crime, apathy
(b) fatalities, poor
(c) deaths, slums
(d) unemployment, poverty
(e) migrations, streets
Q3. The government has ________to provide financial aid to
the ones _______ by severe floods in the city.
(a) desired, troubled
(b) promised, havoc
(c) failed, affected
(d) wanted, struck
(e) decided, ill
Q4. An air plane with_________ passengers on board made an
unscheduled______ as the airport to which it was heading was covered with thick
fog.
(a) irritable, slip
(b) faulty, stop
(c) variety, halt
(d)tons, wait
(e) numerous, landing
Q5. Deemed universities _____ huge fees, but have not been
successful in providing_______ education to our students.
(a) collect, maintaining
(b) pay, better
(c)ask, good
(d) charge, quality
(e) demand, quantitative
Directions (6-15): 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 best fits the
blank appropriable. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.
recognized that the 21st century will be driven by knowledge. To (7) the challenges of this century,
India needs to usher in a knowledge revolution that (8) to bring about systemic changes in education.
While our economy has made significant strides, the
education system has not kept (9)
with the aspirations of the youth. The vast disparity in the country today is a
result of skewed (10) to knowledge.
To address this, we need a substantial expansion in educational opportunities,
with a special (11) on inclusion of
the underprivileged.
At the bottom of the pyramid, steps must be taken to (12) access to quality education. While
the government has taken steps to ensure education to all, where it lacks in
its efforts is the quality perspective. Being a spirally upward drive,
education cannot be (13) to improve
at the very grassroots level. The top of the pyramid, ie higher education, is
also uneven. Students struggle to compete in the exams which (14) a sound knowledge of English. While
candidates are expected to travel several kilometers to reach school to obtain
any education, the higher education organizations often (15) candidates from vernacular media through State-sponsored exams
and proudly affirm them as ‘unbiased’.
Q6.
(a) thickly
(b) widely
(c) ample
(d) partly
(e) considered
Q7.
(a) adhere to
(b) gather
(c) cover
(d) contact
(e) meet
Q8.
(a) sought
(b) wanted
(c) seeks
(d) attempt
(e) determined
Q9.
(a) adequate
(b) sufficient
(c) influence
(d) pace
(e) ahead
Q10.
(a) access
(b) approaching
(c) rights
(d) infiltration
(e) excess
Q11.
(a) aspiration
(b) intensity
(c) important
(d) place
(e) emphasis
Q12.
(a) enjoy
(b) help
(c) provide
(d) diminish
(e) deepen
Q13.
(a) awaited
(b) judged
(c) thought
(d) expected
(e) said
Q14.
(a) demand
(b) has
(c) consume
(d) expects
(e) wants
Q15.
(a) discourages
(b) disobey
(c) contest
(d) assume
(e) reject
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Calm – not showing or feeling
nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Unemployment
– the number or proportion of unemployed people, Poverty – the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in
amount.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Affected –
influenced or touched by an external factor.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Numerous– great in number many. Landing – an instance of coming or
bringing something to land, either from the air or from water.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Quality – the standard of something as
measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of
something.
S6. Ans.(b)
S7. Ans.(e)
S8. Ans.(c)
S9. Ans.(d)
S10. Ans.(a)
S11. Ans.(e)
S12. Ans.(c)
S13. Ans.(d)
S14. Ans.(a)
S15. Ans.(e)
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