TOPIC : Practice Set
Directions (1-5): 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.
This doesn’t mean that other sectors are safe;
corruption in procurement contracts in the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry
of Education’s “ghost schools” are also striking.
B. British Prime Minister David Cameron recently called the country “fantastically corrupt.”
C. Corruption is especially prevalent in construction and logistics, where
most of the aid money is diverted.
D. The corruption in Afghanistan stems from an inflow of aid money, giving the country one
of the worst reputations in the world.
E. As Peter Bauer, the famed development economist, has rightly said,
foreign aid is “an excellent method for transferring money from poor
people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.”
F. Aid is flowing in without question and mostly goes into the pockets of
corrupt officials in a system that lacks accountability.
Q1. Which of the
following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A (b) B (c) C (d) D
(e) F
Q2. Which of the following should be the
SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A (b) B (c) C (d) D
(e) F
Q3. Which of the following should be the
THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A (b) B (c) C (d) E
(e) F
Q4. Which of the following should be the
FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A (b) B (c) C (d) E
(e) F
Q5. Which of the following should be the SIXTH
(last) sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A (b) B (c) C (d) D
(e) F
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 are suggested, one of which fits
the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Vehicle
insurance (6) costs involved in case of
accident of the vehicle. The procedure for an accident claim (7) a motor policy includes these steps. (8) the claim to the insurers
immediately in case of an accident or theft. In case the vehicle is outside the
city limits of the insuring office, intimate the nearest office of the
insurance company. Most insurers prefer spot survey in case of all major
accidents. The vehicle should be moved to the repairer. Obtain and preserve the
receipt for (9) the vehicle
to the repairer. Obtain an estimate of repairs. One should go to an (10) repairer of the manufacturer
of the vehicle. This will (11) the
appointment of the surveyor. Insurers issue a claim form (12) intimation and
on submission of the form completed and signed by the insured, they will depute
a surveyor to (13) the loss.
Provide copies of the legal documents – FIR, challans, summons etc to the
insurance company for quick disposal of claim. The surveyor will visit the
workshop for inspection of the vehicle and finalization of the claim amount
with the owner or repairer. It should be noted that one should never initiate
repairs prior to the inspection of the vehicle by the surveyor. The documents
required by the surveyor will (14)
a copy of the insurance policy, driving license, and registration certificate.
On satisfactory repairs of the vehicle, intimate the insurers who may at (15) option have the vehicle
reinserted. The documents to be deposited with the insurers include original
bill of repairs, replacements, cash memo, payment proof etc for disposal of
claim.
Q6.
(a) compensate (b)
covers
(c) atones (d)
indemnifies
(e)pays
Q7.
(a) with (b)
according
(c) stated (d)
under
(e) about
Q8.
(a) Intimate (b)
Demand
(c) Register (d)
Firm
(e)Assure
Q9.
(a) towing (b)
drawing
(c) booting (d)
hoisting
(e) pulling
Q10.
(a) senior (b)
authorized
(c) nearest (d)
renowned
(e) experienced
Q11.
(a) hurry (b)
accelerates
(c) expedite (d)
fix
(e) confirm
Q12.
(a) over (b)
with
(c) by (d)
no preposition required
(e) on
Q13.
(a) assess (b)
recoup
(c) pay back (d)
calculate
(e) rate
Q14.
(a) submit (b)
furnished
(c) include (d)
consisted
(e) cover
Q15.
(a) our (b)
their
(c) its (d)
his
(e) self
Directions (16-20)
:Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each statement 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.
Q16.
The old woman lied about her husband behind
its back.
(a)
in his absence (b) in his present
(c)
in anyones’ absence (d) in everyone presence
(e)
None of these
Q17.
His behavior with all his employees is so
pleasing that everyone come forward for helping him.
(a) came towards him on help
(b) comes toward him for help
(c) comes forward to help him
(d) comes forward for help him
(e) No correction required
Q18.
We must realize that learning from mistakes is an important part of
life.
(a) mistakes are an (b)
mistakes are a
(c) mistake are a (d)
mistakes has an
(e) No correction required
Q19.
The sword of Tipu Sultan was recently brought at an auction by an Indian
for Rs. 2 crores.
(a) brought in a (b)
brought in an
(c) bought in an (d)
bought at a
(e) No correction required
Q20.
Setbacks and failures has always been an integral part of science.
(a) has always being (b)
were always been
(c) has been always (d)
have always been
(e) No correction required
For the question (1-5): the
correct sequence is DBFECA
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. Sentence (D) should be the first sentence as it gives
the introduction of the passage i.e., corruption in Afghanistan and the main
source of its derivation. With reference to that, sentence (B) provided
criticism from the British Prime minister by calling the country as
“fantastically corrupt”, thus making it the second sentence in this
rearrangement. Sentence (F) shows the actual transition of aid that happens in
this corrupt nation and following that sentence (E) further emphasizes the
occurrence using the citation of a noted development economist. The industry
where corruption is mostly prevalent is mentioned in sentence (C). However,
sentence (A) expanded corruption’s occurrence by mentioning other sectors,
hence making it the concluding sentence in this rearrangement. the correct sequence is DBFECA
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Sentence (D) should be the first sentence as it gives
the introduction of the passage i.e., corruption in Afghanistan and the main
source of its derivation. With reference to that, sentence (B) provided
criticism from the British Prime minister by calling the country as
“fantastically corrupt”, thus making it the second sentence in this
rearrangement. Sentence (F) shows the actual transition of aid that happens in
this corrupt nation and following that sentence (E) further emphasizes the
occurrence using the citation of a noted development economist. The industry
where corruption is mostly prevalent is mentioned in sentence (C). However,
sentence (A) expanded corruption’s occurrence by mentioning other sectors,
hence making it the concluding sentence in this rearrangement. the correct sequence is DBFECA
S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. Sentence (D) should be the first sentence as it gives
the introduction of the passage i.e., corruption in Afghanistan and the main
source of its derivation. With reference to that, sentence (B) provided
criticism from the British Prime minister by calling the country as
“fantastically corrupt”, thus making it the second sentence in this
rearrangement. Sentence (F) shows the actual transition of aid that happens in
this corrupt nation and following that sentence (E) further emphasizes the
occurrence using the citation of a noted development economist. The industry
where corruption is mostly prevalent is mentioned in sentence (C). However,
sentence (A) expanded corruption’s occurrence by mentioning other sectors,
hence making it the concluding sentence in this rearrangement. the correct sequence is DBFECA
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. Sentence (D) should be the first sentence as it gives
the introduction of the passage i.e., corruption in Afghanistan and the main
source of its derivation. With reference to that, sentence (B) provided
criticism from the British Prime minister by calling the country as
“fantastically corrupt”, thus making it the second sentence in this
rearrangement. Sentence (F) shows the actual transition of aid that happens in
this corrupt nation and following that sentence (E) further emphasizes the
occurrence using the citation of a noted development economist. The industry where
corruption is mostly prevalent is mentioned in sentence (C). However, sentence
(A) expanded corruption’s occurrence by mentioning other sectors, hence making
it the concluding sentence in this rearrangement. the correct sequence is DBFECA
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. Sentence (D) should be the first sentence as it gives
the introduction of the passage i.e., corruption in Afghanistan and the main
source of its derivation. With reference to that, sentence (B) provided
criticism from the British Prime minister by calling the country as
“fantastically corrupt”, thus making it the second sentence in this
rearrangement. Sentence (F) shows the actual transition of aid that happens in
this corrupt nation and following that sentence (E) further emphasizes the
occurrence using the citation of a noted development economist. The industry
where corruption is mostly prevalent is mentioned in sentence (C). However,
sentence (A) expanded corruption’s occurrence by mentioning other sectors,
hence making it the concluding sentence in this rearrangement. the correct sequence is DBFECA
S6. Ans. (a)
Sol.
Option
(a) is eliminated here as the subject of sentence is singular so singular verb
is needed. Atone- to
compensate, to pay, indemnify Cover- to protect So,
All options are synonyms to one another but Option (b) would be most
appropriate here as ‘insurance
cover’ is commonly used phrase.
S7.
Ans. (d)
Sol. Options (a) & (e) are eliminated
here as it doesn’t make any sense here. And
option (b) & (c) both are followed by a preposition Hence,
Option (d) is the right answer
S8. Ans. (a)
Sol.
Demand,
Firm and Register are the steps which are taken after the intimation (to
inform). Intimate the claim is the very first step in the process of insurance.
Hence Option (a) is the correct answer here.
S9.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
Towing-pull a vehicle along with a rope Hoisting-to
raise a vehicle with a rope Booting-kick hard in a
specific direction So,
option (c) & (d) are eliminated but on comparing option (a), (b) and (e),
Option (a) is the word
which suits to the tone of the passage. Hence, it is the answer of the
question.
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. According to the passage, Insurance of
vehicles can be claimed on furnishing documents of the repairs. So, ‘Authorized’ is the appropriate
word which fills the blank correctly.
S11.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
Expedite- make a process happen sooner or more quickly Accelerates-to
make process fast; but it is grammatically incorrect (‘accelerate’ would be the right word). On comparison of ‘hurry’
and ‘expedite’, the latter is more appropriately fills the blank.
S12.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
There must be same form of verb and preposition at both sides of conjunction
‘and’. So, the blank would be
only filled with option (e).
S13.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
Assess- to evaluate or estimate the nature or quality of something; to gauge Recoup-regain
something which is lost Here, the loss is
first assessed whether it is actually happened or it is fabricated. So, option
(d) is eliminated. Other
options don’t make sense here. Hence option (a) is the right answer.
S14.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
Submit-to furnish, to provide Option
(d) would have been the answer if it were in first form of verb. So, option (c)
fills the blank
correctly.
S15.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
Option (a) is incorrect because it is used with first person pronoun. Also,
‘his’ is possessive case for singular pronoun but the word ‘insurers’ is plural Hence,
option (b) is the right answer.
S16.Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘behind its back’ with ‘in his
absence’.
S17.Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘come forward for helping him’ with ‘comes
forward to help him’ which makes the sentence structure grammatically correct.
S18.Ans.(e)
Sol. The sentence is correct.
S19.Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘bought in an’ is the correct use.
S20.Ans.(d)
Sol. It should be ‘have always been’. The
subject of sentence is plural.
