TOPIC: Miscellaneous
Direction (1-5): Rearrange the following
sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) in the proper sequence to form a
meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) The yield on German government bonds
reached their highest level in 18 months, while that on the 10-year U.S.
Treasury bonds reached its highest level in eight weeks.
(B) Notably, the minutes of the European Central Bank’s June meeting indicated
that the bank might walk back on its commitment to expand its €60 billion bond
purchase programme.
(C) The Bank of England and the Bank of Canada have shown signs of hawkishness.
(D) Bond markets around the globe showed signs of weakness last week, with
major central banks hinting at a possible end to years of ultra-loose monetary
policy.
(E) The U.S. Federal Reserve has already hiked rates this year, and warned of
the risks posed by low rates.
(F) Results of the auction of 30-year French government bonds were the
immediate trigger behind the rout as it pointed to a drop in excess demand; the
bid-to-cover ratio dropped to 1.5 from 1.93 in January.
Q1. Which of the following should be the
FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) F
(d) E
(e) C
Q2. Which of the following should be the
THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) B
(d) E
(e) F
Q3. Which of the following should be the
FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) F
(c) D
(d) C
(e) E
Q4. Which of the following should be the
SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) F
(b) E
(c) A
(d) B
(e) C
Q5. Which of the following should be the
LAST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) D
(b) A
(c) B
(d) C
(e) E
Directions (6-10): There are
three sentences given in each question. Find the sentence(s) which is/are
grammatically correct and mark your answer choosing the best possible
alternative among the five options given below each question. If all sentences
are correct, choose (e) as your answer.
Q6. (I) I am very
thirsty, so give me little water to drink.
(II) I prevailed upon him to accompany
me to Surat.
(III)Unless you return his book, he will
not talk to you.
(a)Only (I) is correct
(b)Only (II) is correct
(c)Both (I) and (III) are correct
(d)Both (II) and (III) are correct
(e)All are correct
Q7. (I)The link road has now become the
roughest road than any other road in the city.
(II)Nathan’s habit of delaying his work
put his colleagues to lot of trouble.
(III)Bhuvendra along with his wife and
children were invited to the party held in Hotel Moghul.
(a)Only (I) is correct
(b)Only (III) is correct
(c)Both (I) and (II) are correct
(d)Both (II) and (III) are correct
(e)None is correct
Q8. (I)Being the best tennis player he
was invited by the local sports club to play a friendly match on a Sunday.
(II) Contrary to earlier reports, I
found him brighter than I during our meeting.
(III)The captain and his wife were
invited for the cultural function at my house.
(a)Only (I) is correct
(b)Only (III) is correct
(c)Both (I) and (II) are correct
(d)Both (II) and (III) are correct
(e)All are correct
Q9. (I)Are there any further reasons you
can give us for your failure?
(II)No sooner did he reached the station
than the train departed.
(III)What this company needs is not only
qualified man-power but also dedicated workers.
(a)Only (I) is correct
(b)Both (I) and (II) are correct
(c)Both (II) and (III) are correct
(d)Both (I) and (III) are correct
(e)All are correct
Q10. (I)One of my friends is seriously
ill and is in the intensive care unit.
(II)With the introduction of the new
syllabus, the number of colleges reporting high results is decreasing year
after year.
(III)The book was so interesting that
Priya decided to read the whole book in one sitting.
(a)Only (II) is correct
(b)Both (I) and (II) are correct
(c)Both (II) and (III) are correct
(d)Both (I) and (III) are correct
(e)All are correct
Direction (11-15): There are two different sentences with a blank space in each question.
Choose the word from the given options which fits into both the blanks
appropriately without altering their meanings.
Q11. (I) He had been wise enough to keep
this in mind when trying to ______________ the obstinate feline enemy that
refused to let them pass.
(II) He had a faith in prayer that no mere reasoning could obstruct or
_______________.
(a)Disappoint
(b)Ruin
(c)Upset
(d)Circumvent
(e)Boycott
Q12. (I) Marx was right in his narrow
__________________ of ideology if one were to look at the ideologies of the
Tories and the Whigs for centuries in England, the cradle of modern democracy.
(II) A knowledge of the __________________ of racial symbolism is
doubtless of value in case of the individual.
(a)Interpretation
(b)Observation
(c)Illustration
(d)Solution
(e)Judgment
Q13. (I) One cannot be too sure as to how long the sabre-rattling over
different _________________ of the Indo-Chinese border will persist.
(II) _________________ cannot be true to themselves, they are true only
in relation to some definite object, and to some outside facts.
(a)Sensitivity
(b)Perceptions
(c)Intuition
(d)Smartness
(e)Experiences
Q14. (I) The successful firing of an
intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea is a profoundly critical
development both in terms of defence technology and the almost defiant
initiative of a ________________ nation.
(II) But it is a sweet and peaceful spot in the midst of a busy city,
and its _________________ charm still hangs to it.
(a)Ascetic
(b)Private
(c)Cloistered
(d)Individual
(e)Deserted
Q15. (I) _________________ to a new city, one has to deal with several
emotions, including loneliness and the feeling of being away from home.
(II) The serfs were prohibited from ________________ from one part of
the country to another.
(a)stoaway
(b)Evacuating
(c)Wandering
(d)Flying
(e)Migrating
ALSO CHECK:
SOLUTIONS
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence of sentences
after rearrangement is DAFBEC.
S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence of sentences
after rearrangement is DAFBEC.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of sentences
after rearrangement is DAFBEC.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of sentences
after rearrangement is DAFBEC.
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence of sentences
after rearrangement is DAFBEC.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol.
(I)Use ‘a’ before ‘little’ as ‘little’
means ‘almost none’ while ‘a little’ means ‘some’. Hence “little water” means “almost no water” while “a little water” means “some water”.
(II)The
given sentence is grammatically correct. “Prevail”
is followed by “on” or “upon”.
(III)Replace
“Unless” by “Until” as “Unless”
means “if not” and it denotes the condition while “Until” means “up to the time when” and it denotes the time.
e.g.
Unless you work hard, you will not
succeed.
Until he comes, you should stay
here.
S7.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
(I) Replace “roughest” by “rougher” as the phrase “than any other road in the
city” denotes that the sentence is in Comparative
Degree.
e.g.
He is better than any other player of
this team.
(II)Replace
‘lot’ either by “a lot” or “lots” as the plural of ‘lot’ is ‘lots of’ or ‘a lot of’.
e.g.
He has done a lot of work.
He
has done lots of work.
(III)Replace
“were” by “was” as when two Nouns or Pronouns are connected with “as well as, in addition to, besides, like,
unlike, with, together with, along with”, then the verb they are followed
by depends on the first Noun or Pronoun.
e.g.
I,[Pronoun (Subject)] along with my
friends, am [Verb (Singular)]
coming.
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol.
(I) The given sentence is grammatically correct.
(II)
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
(III)
Replace ‘for’ by ‘to’ as the correct syntax is “Subject + invite (somebody) to dinner/a function etc.” e.g. I invited him to dinner. Or, “Subject + To Be + invited + to + dinner/a
function” e.g. He was invited to
dinner.
S9. Ans. (d)
Sol.
(I) The given sentence is grammatically correct.
(II)
Replace ‘reached’ by ‘reach’ as any form of Do [like – do, does, did] is
followed by V1.
e.g.
Hardly does he come (V1) to me.
Seldom
did he go (V1) there.
(III)
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
S10. Ans. (e)
Sol.
All the given sentences are grammatically correct.
S11. Ans. (d)
Sol.
Circumvent means deceive; outwit.
S12. Ans. (a)
Sol.
Interpretation means an explanation
or way of explaining.
S13. Ans. (b)
Sol.
Perception means awareness of
something through the senses.
S14. Ans. (c)
Sol.
Cloistered means kept away from the
outside world; sheltered; secluded.
S15 Ans. (e)
Sol.
Migrating means move to a new area
or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
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