Directions (1-5): Each question below has 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.
Q1. The business management institute focuses on a well-rounded development, _________ that it believes cannot be _________ without public engagement.
(a) anything, stopped
(b) everything, possessed
(c) nothing, conveyed
(d) all things, criticized
(e) something, nurtured
Q2. The disproportionate __________ by the Indian forces against firing by the Pakistani forces has show that Narendra Modi regime will not take truce _________ lightly.
(a) revolution, breach
(b) attack, contravention
(c) ambush, offence
(d) retaliation, violations
(e) counter, infringement
Q3. You never realise that even the most nutritious diet cannot give you the _______ results if your digestive system is not fit enough to digest or absorb its nutrients _________.
(a) aspired, competently
(b) desired, efficiently
(c) considerate, dexterously
(d) wished, comfortably
(e) longed, freely
Q4. It is the old story of an anatomy professor in a medical college asking his students a trick question: which part of the human body can expand _________ times its size _________ excitement?
(a) most, in
(b) many, of
(c) several, under
(d) numerous, for
(e) single, while
Q5. When the CAG offered different figures of _________ loss in 2G spectrum everybody, from Modi to the media, _________ for the highest amount.
(a) notional, jumped
(b) national, dived
(c) conceptual, bounced
(d) fabulous, plummeted
(e) hypothetical, upsurged
Directions (6-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic 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’, the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q6. 1) One of the most essential and major asset /2) for India right now is electricity, /3) therefore it is important that /4) electricity should reach the end customer. /5) No error
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
Q7. 1) In India, there is still /2) no widespread repugnance at /3) the thought of little hands /4) toil to make the stuff we buy. /5) No error
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
Q8. 1) It has been proven, time and time /2) again, that eggs and dietary cholesterol /3) does not adversely affect /4) cholesterol /3) does not adversely affect /4) cholesterol levels in the blood. 5) No error
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
Q9. 1) The man who killed an orthopaedic surgeon, /2) his domestic help and the later’s son said that /3) he was unhappy with the unnecessary diagnostic tests /4) the surgeon had recommended for his daughter. /5) No error
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
Q10. 1) “Love Jihad” has come to be /2) one of the latest additions /3) to a meaningless polarized debate /4) on a sensitive issue. /5) No error
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) The reasons for the nationalization of the industry are concerned mostly with the unethical practices adopted by some of the players against the interest of the insurance consumers.
(B) The Indian insurance Industry is as old as it is in any other part of the world.
(C) Along with these achievements there, however, also grew a feeling of insensitivity to the needs of the market which probably led to a feeling amongst the public that the insurance industry was not fully responsive to customer needs.
(D) The first insurance company in India was started in 1818 in Kolkata.
(E) Nationalisation has lent the industry solidity, growth and outreach, which is unparalleled.
(F) We had a number of foreign and Indian insurance companies operating in the Indian Market till the nationalization of the industry took place.
Q11. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q12. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F
Q13. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) C
(b) D
(c) E
(d) F
(e) A
Q14. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) D
(b) E
(c) F
(d) A
(e) B
Q15. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement?
(a) E
(b) F
(c) A
(d) B
(e) C
Also Check:
S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. ‘something, nurtured’ is the correct use.
Nurtured– to help or encourage the development of.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘retaliation, violations’ is the correct use.
Retaliation– action taken in return for an injury or offense.
Violation– the action of violating someone or something.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘desired, efficiently’ is the correct use.
Desired– strongly wish for or want (something).
Efficiently– performing or functioning in the best possible manner.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘several, under’ is the correct use.
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘notional, jumped’ is the correct use.
Notional– existing as or based on a suggestion, estimate, or theory.
S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. Replace ‘asset’ for ‘assets’
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. Replace ‘toil’ with ‘toiling’
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Replace ‘does’ with ‘do’
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. Replace later’s with latter’s
S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. Replace ‘meaningless’ with ‘meaninglessly’
S11. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful paragraph is BDFAEC.
S12. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful paragraph is BDFAEC.
S13. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful paragraph is BDFAEC.
S14. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful paragraph is BDFAEC.
S15. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful paragraph is BDFAEC.
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