TOPIC: Practice set
Direction (1-5): In each of the questions, four words are
given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position.
The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words
that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and
contextually correct. Find the correct combination of words that replace each
other. If the sentence is correct as it is, then “No interchange is required”
is your option.
Q1. Interestingly, the remedy (A) also noted that
project proponents (B) were to be held accountable (C) for past
violations and were obligated to tribunal (D) the violations.
(a) A-D
(b) B-D
(c) A-B and B-D
(d) A-B and C-D
(e) No interchange required
Q2. The peripheries (A) of the desert are therefore wetter
(B) than its centre which means that snow is more likely (C) to form
at the periphery (D) of the desert.
(a) B-D & A-C
(b) A-B
(c) A-D
(d) B-C & A-D
(e) No interchange required
Q3. Some have argued that a growing (A) population
means we will cultivate (B) more food and more land (C) and water
on which to need (D) that food.
(a) A-D & B-C
(b) A-C & B-D
(c) B-D
(d) A-B & C-D
(e) No interchange required
Q4. Medicine and medical education (A) can fall frighteningly
end (B) when it comes to helping (C) physicians learn to care
well for patients at the short (D) of life.
(a) A-D & B-C
(b) A-B
(c) B-D
(d) A-B & C-D
(e) No interchange required
Q5. Unsafe construction accidents (A) have destroyed
property and taken the lives (B) of many workers in more than a dozen practices
(C) at project sites in the last decade (D) alone.
(a) A-B & C-D
(b) A-C & C-D
(c) A-D & B-C
(d) A-C
(e) No interchange required
Directions (6-10): In each of the following questions, a
proverb/idiom is given followed by their meanings. Choose the correct meaning
and mark that as your answer. If the given meanings are not correct, mark your
answer as ‘None of the above’.
Q6. Beat around the bush
(a) Tackle a situation intelligently
(b) Trying to escape from one’s responsibility
(c) Trying to avoid something/someone
(d) Trying to beat someone badly
(e) None of the above
Q7. Up in arms
(a) Having something in arms
(b) Being grumpy or angry
(c) showing affection to someone by carrying in arms
(d) Being nauseous about something
(e) None of the above
Q8. Cry over spilt milk
(a) Making things worse
(b) Regret or complain
(c) Cry over something broken
(d) Being very upset
(e) None of the above
Q9. Eat like a horse
(a) Eat very little
(b) Eat with choice
(c) Eat animal food
(d) Eat excessively
(e) None of the above
Q10. On cloud nine
(a) Being very happy
(b) Being very angry
(c) Being miserable
(d) Being mad about
(e) None of the above
Direction (11-15): In each of the following questions, a
sentence is jumbled and divided into four parts. Select the most appropriate
sequence of the sentence that make it contextually meaningful and grammatically
correct.
Q11. Cyclone Ana that struck the Indian Ocean (A)/ least 55
dead from landslides and collapsed (B)/ buildings and causing widespread
flooding (C)/Island nation on Jan. 22, leaving at (D)
(a) CBAD
(b) ADBC
(c) BCAD
(d) DCAB
(e) No rearrangement required
Q12. the rest of the world, is witnessing extreme (A)/at a
time when India, like (B)/ exploding population becomes a bigger worry (C)/weather
events due to climate change, an (D)
(a) CADB
(b) ADCB
(c) ACBD
(d) BADC
(e) No rearrangement required
Q13. are also recorded because of the bare (A)/land surface
and the cloudless skies (B)/ very high temperatures, low temperatures (C)/ although
the Sahara commonly experiences (D)
(a) DCAB
(b) ABDC
(c) CBAD
(d) DABC
(e) No rearrangement required
Q14. the failure of India’s
regulatory agencies (A)/ design has been a serious policy lacuna(B)/to develop
a comprehensive set of (C)/ scientific guidelines for ash pond (D)
(a)CDBA
(b)BCDA
(c)ACDB
(d)ADCB
(e) No Rearrangement required
Q15. relief compensation for affected people (A)/ and
compensation fund responsible for (B)/ the mission will be financed through CSR
funds, (C)/ and also act as an environmental restoration (D)
(a)BCDA
(b) CDBA
(c) ADCB
(d) ACDB
(e) No rearrangement required
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. A-D will replace each other in order to make the sentence
grammatically and contextually correct.
Interestingly, the tribunal (A) also noted that
project proponents (B) were to be held accountable (C) for past
violations and were obligated to remedy (D) the violations.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is correct and there is no rearrangement
required. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. B-D will replace each other in order to make the sentence
grammatically and contextually correct.
Some have argued that a growing (A) population means we
will need (B) more food and more land (C) and water on which to cultivate
(D) that food.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. B-D will replace each other in order to make the sentence
grammatically and contextually correct.
Medicine and medical education (A) can fall frighteningly
short (B) when it comes to helping (C) physicians learn to care
well for patients at the end (D) of life.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. A-C will replace each other in order to make the sentence
grammatically and contextually correct.
. Unsafe construction practices (A) have destroyed
property and taken the lives (B) of many workers in more than a dozen accidents
(C) at project sites in the last decade (D) alone.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. Beat around the bush: discuss a matter without coming to
the point.
Example: When I asked George whether he knew who had taken the
files from my desk, he started beating around the bush and refused to give me a
direct answer.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Up in arms: protesting vigorously about something.
Example: Everyone is up in arms about the highway that they
plan to build through our city centre.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. Cry over spilt milk: Regret/complain about something that
cannot be rectified
Example: What’s done, is done. There is no point crying over
spilled milk.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. Eat like a horse: to always eat a lot of food
Example: She’s so thin, yet she eats like a horse
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice
S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. On cloud nine: Being very happy
Example: He was on cloud nine after winning the competition.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S11. Ans. (b)
Sol. The sequence will be ADBC. The sentence will be,
Cyclone Ana that struck the Indian Ocean Island
nation on Jan. 22, leaving at least 55 dead from landslides and collapsed
buildings and causing widespread flooding.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is BADC. The sentence will be,
At a time when India, like the rest of the world,
is witnessing extreme weather events due to climate change, an exploding
population becomes a bigger worry.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is DCAB. The sentence will be,
Although the Sahara commonly experiences very high
temperatures, low temperatures are also recorded because of the bare land
surface and the cloudless skies.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S14. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is ACDB. The sentence will be,
The failure of India’s regulatory agencies to
develop a comprehensive set of scientific guidelines for ash pond design has
been a serious policy lacuna.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S15. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is CDBA. The sentence will be,
The mission will be financed through CSR funds,
and also act as an environmental restoration and compensation fund responsible
for relief compensation for affected people.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice
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