Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions which follow.
A. Had it been not for them, Indian banks would have had their hands tied down.
B. Today, almost all the countries are facing the heat of recession.
C. One of these is the strict RBI and SEBI rules which regulated banking sector very efficiently.
D. This could have led to massive losses to them, which could have percolated to other sectors as well.
E. However, there are a few things which help India in bouncing back from the state of recession.
F. Like others, India too has not remained immune to the epidemic.
Q1. Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) E
(c) D
(d) F
(e) C
Q2. Which of the following sentences should be the FIRST after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q3. Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F
Q4. Which of the following sentences should be the SIXTH (LAST) after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) E
(c) D
(d) B
(e) F
Q5. Which of the following sentences should be the FIFTH after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) A
(d) E
(e) F
Directions (6-10): 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 best fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.
Today, it is widely recognized that the 21st century will be driven by knowledge. To meet the challenges of this century, India needs to usher in a knowledge revolution that …… (6) ……to bring about systemic changes in education.
While our economy has made significant strides, the education system has not kept pace with the aspirations of the youth. The vast disparity in the country today is a result of skewed pace to knowledge. To address this, we need a substantial expansion in educational opportunities, with a special …… (7) …… on inclusion of the underprivileged.
At the bottom of the pyramid, steps must be taken to provide 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 …… (8) …… to improve at the higher level unless it improves at the very grassroots level. The top of the pyramid, i.e. higher education, is also uneven. Students struggle to compete in the exams which…… (9) …… a sound knowledge of English. While candidates are expected to travels several kilometers to reach school to obtain any education, the higher education organisations often …… (10) …… candidates from vernacular media through State-sponsored exams and proudly affirm than as ‘unbiased’.
Q6.
(a) sought
(b) wanted
(c) seeks
(d) attempt
(e) determined
Q7.
(a) aspiration
(b) intensity
(c) important
(d) place
(e) emphasis
Q8.
(a) awaited
(b) judged
(c) thought
(d) expected
(e) said
Q9.
(a) demand
(b) has
(c) consume
(d) expects
(e) wants
Q10.
(a) discourages
(b) disobey
(c) contest
(d) assume
(e) reject
Directions (11-15): Which of the phases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (e) as the answer.
Q11. Although scared of heights, she gather all her courage and stood atop the 24-storey building to participate in the activities.
(a) gathered all her courage
(b) gathered all courageous
(c) gather all courageous
(d) is gathered all courage
(e) No correction required
Q12. Naturally, with everything gone so well for them, it was time for celebration.
(a) go so well
(b) going so well
(c) gone as well
(d) going as well
(e) No correction required
Q13. The ban was imposed by the state’s commercial taxes department last Friday after protests by a certain community, which had threat to burn cinema halls screening the controversial movie
(a) had threats of burning
(b) had threated to burn
(c) had threatened to burn
(d) had threatened to burning
(e) No correction required
Q14. Rakesh, an avid football player who captained his team in school and college, will inaugurate the match tomorrow in Pune.
(a) will be inaugurate
(b) is inauguration
(c) will inaugurating
(d) is inaugurate
(e) No correction required
Q15. At a musical night organised for them, the artistic side of the doctors came as forward, as they sang beautifully and made the evening truly memorable.
(a) come forward
(b) come to the fore
(c) came to the forth
(d) came to the fore
(e) No correction required
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Solutions
Solutions
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful sequence is BFECAD.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful sequence is BFECAD.
S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful sequence is BFECAD.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful sequence is BFECAD.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence to form meaningful sequence is BFECAD.
S6. Ans. (c)
S7. Ans. (e)
S8. Ans. (d)
S9. Ans. (a)
S10. Ans. (e)
S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. Replace ‘gather all her courage’ with ‘gathered all her courage’.
S12. Ans. (b)
Sol. Replace ‘gone so well’ with ‘going so well’
S13. Ans. (c)
Sol. Replace ‘had threat to burn’ with ‘had threatened to burn’
S14. Ans. (e)
Sol. No correction required.
S15. Ans. (d)
Sol. Replace ‘came as forward’ with ‘came to the fore’
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