Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
(A) “I am stronger than you,” said the wind.
(B) Just at that moment they saw a traveller walking across the road.
(C) The Sun and the Wind agreed that whoever could separate the traveller from his shawl was stronger. (D) Once the Wind and the Sun had an argument.
(E) “No, you are not,” said the Sun.
(F) He was wrapped in a shawl.
Q1. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b)B
(c)D
(d)C
(e)E
Q2. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a)C
(b)E
(c)B
(d)F
(e)A
Q3. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a)B
(b)E
(c)C
(d)A
(e)D
Q4. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a)B
(b)C
(c)A
(d)E
(e)F
Q5. Which of the following would be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement?
(a)D
(b)A
(c)F
(d)C
(e)B
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 (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q6. (a) Amnesty international released a detailed report, / (b) asserting that the Union government has often refused (c)/ to prosecute the Army or paramilitary personnel (d)/ accused of human rights misuses. / (e) No error
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d
(e) e
Q7. (a) By upholding the State government’s appeal, / (b) the Supreme Court criticised / (c) the attitude of the single judge’ (d) who wrote the judgements. / (e) No error
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d
(e) e
Q8. (a) Joining worldwide efforts to squeeze terror finances, / (b) India has announced a ban on trade / (c) with the Islamic state and the al-Nusra Front/ (d) and other groups associated with the al-Qaeda. / (e) No error
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d
(e) e
Q9. (a) There is no doubt that some people are selfish / (b) and greedy, but there / (c) are lot of more people in the world/(d) who are selfless and generous. / (e) No error
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d
(e) e
Q10. (a) Many dangerous chemicals, which caused the depletion of the ozone layer / (b) are now being bycotted by people / (c) throughout the world and manufacturers are being / (d) forced to look after alternatives. / (e) No error .
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d
(e) e
Directions (11-15): 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 meaning.
It has been (11) said that in a battle of (12), to (13) an inch is to lose several feet. It is all the more applicable to the Modi government, which (14) high on propaganda and perception management, which is a clearly (15) fact by now. The BJP’s carefully crafted image is now in danger of being muddied.
Q11.
(a) suitably
(b) properly
(c) rightly
(d) fairly
(e) exactly
Q12.
(a) perceptions
(b) sensation
(c) taste
(d) observation
(e) conception
Q13.
(a) reject
(b) refuse
(c) quite
(d) concede
(e) defend
Q14.
(a) pace
(b) stand
(c) stable
(d) rush
(e) runs
Q15.
(a) fixed
(b) established
(c) stabled
(d) set
(e) settled
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Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful paragraph is DAEBFC.
S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful paragraph is DAEBFC.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful paragraph is DAEBFC.
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful paragraph is DAEBFC.
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful paragraph is DAEBFC.
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. Replace ‘misuses’ with ‘abuses’
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. Delete ‘by’
S8. Ans. (e)
Sol. No error
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Insert ‘a’ before ‘lot’
S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. Replace ‘after’ with ‘for’
S11. Ans. (c)
S12. Ans. (a)
S13. Ans. (d)
S14. Ans. (e)
S15. Ans. (b)
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