TOPIC: Miscellaneous
Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following
five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a
meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) Who can trace to its first beginnings the love
of Damon for Pythias, of David for Jonathan, of Swan for Edgar?
(B) Similarly with men.
(C) There is about great friendships between man
and man a certain inevitability that can only be compared with the age-old
association of ham and eggs.
(D) One simply feels that it is one of the things
that must be so.
(E) No one can say what was the mutual magnetism
that brought the deathless partnership of these wholesome and palatable
foodstuffs about.
Q1. Which
of the following will be the SECOND
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q2. Which
of the following will be the FIFTH
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q3. Which
of the following will be the FIRST
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q4. Which of the following will be the FOURTH
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q5. Which
of the following will be the THIRD
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Directions (6-10): There are two gaps in each
of the following sentences. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that
fills the gaps most appropriately. The first word in the pair should fill the
first gap.
Q6. The
best punctuation is that of which the reader is least conscious; for when
punctuation, or lack of it, ____________ itself, it is usually because it
____________.
(a)
obtrudes…offends
(b)
enjoins…fails
(c)
conceals…recedes
(d)
effaces…counts
(e)
revealed…succeeds
Q7. The
argument that the need for a looser fiscal policy to ____________ demand
outweighs the need to ____________ budget deficits is persuasive.
(a)
assess…minimize
(b)
outstrip…eliminate
(c)
stimulate…control
(d)
restrain…conceal
(e)
confine…regulate
Q8. The
Athenians on the whole were peaceful and prosperous; they had ____________ to
sit at home and think about the universe and dispute with Socrates, or to
travel abroad and ____________ the world.
(a)
leisure…explore
(b)
time…ignore
(c)
ability…suffer
(d)
temerity…understand
(e)
pleasure…conclude
Q9. Their
achievement in the field of literature is described as ____________; sometimes
it is even called ____________.
(a)
magnificent…irresponsible
(b)
insignificant…influential
(c)
significant…paltry
(d)
unimportant…trivial
(e)
splendid…petty
Q10. From
the time she had put her hair up, every man she had met had groveled before her
and she had acquired a mental attitude toward the other sex which was a blend
of ____________ and ____________.
(a)
admiration…tolerance
(b)
indifference…contempt
(c) impertinence…temperance
(d)
arrogance…fidelity
(e)
stubbornness…spirituality
Directions (11-15): Choose the word which is not an
antonym for the given word.
Q11.
AMELIORATE
(a)
aggravate
(b)
intensify
(c)
mitigate
(d)
worsen
(e) hurt
Q12.
THROTTLE
(a) encourage
(b) free
(c) help
(d)
release
(e)
strangulate
Q13.
RAMSHACKLE
(a)
dilapidated
(b) solid
(c)
sturdy
(d)
repaired
(e) good
Q14.
INTERNMENT
(a)
confinement
(b)
slavery
(c)
liberty
(d)
freedom
(e)
liberation
Q15.
ITINERARY
(a)
follower
(b) disagree
(c)
journey
(d)
inactivity
(e)
crooked
Solutions:
S1.
Ans.(e)
Sol. The
correct sequence is CEDBA; E
S2.
Ans.(a)
Sol. A
S3.
Ans.(c)
Sol. C
S4.
Ans.(b)
Sol. B
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. D
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. obtrudes…offends
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. stimulate…control
S8.
Ans.(a)
Sol. leisure…explore
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. unimportant…trivial
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. indifference…contempt
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. AMELIORATE-
make (something bad or
unsatisfactory) better.
S12.
Ans.(e)
Sol. THROTTLE- a device controlling the flow of fuel or power
to an engine; a person’s throat, gullet, or windpipe
S13.
Ans.(a)
Sol. RAMSHACKLE- in a state of severe disrepair
S14.
Ans.(b)
Sol. INTERNMENT-
the state of being
confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. ITINERARY-
a planned route or
journey.
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