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) Despite this, Ekalavya created a statue of Drona and
practised archery before it until he became incredibly skilled.
(B) However, when Drona encountered him and learned of his
accomplishments, he was afraid that a tribal boy would surpass his best
student, Arjuna.
(C) He demanded that Ekalavya sacrifice his own right thumb
as payment for learning under his name.
(D) However, when he asked to become Drona’s student, he is
refused due to the low status of his birth.
(E) Without questioning Drona, Ekalavya immediately cut off
his right thumb and gave it to him, and was unable to become the best archer in
the world.
(F) Ekalavya was a young boy living with his tribe deep in
the forest. His aim in life was to become the finest archer the world had ever
seen.
Q1. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q2. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q3. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) F
Q4. Which of the following would be the SIXTH (LAST)
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) F
(e) E
Q5. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) F
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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 options are given.
Four of the five words fit into the blank coherently. Find out the word which
does not fit into the blank appropriately.
It was a _____(6)_____ journey that these 166
passengers of Jaipur bound Jet Airways flight number 9W 697 from Mumbai on
Thursday will never forget.
When the _____(7)_____ took off at about 6 am on
Thursday everything _____(8)_____ normal.
However, after 10 minutes into the flight, the _____(9)_____
of these passengers began. Suddenly the oxygen masks came down from above their
seats. By this time the aircraft was flying at a/an _____(10)_____ of
about 28,000 feet. Suddenly the _____(11)_____ started feeling
uncomfortable while some started to bleed from nose and ears. The panicked
passengers _____(12)_____ putting oxygen masks onto themselves while
many _____(13)_____ that they were not working. After about 10-15
minutes of _____(14)_____ and panic the oxygen started flowing into the
masks, much to the _____(15)_____ of the passengers.
Q6. (a) scary
(b) horrifying
(c) chilling
(d) happy
(e) intimidating
Q7. (a) flight
(b) car
(c) airplane
(d) aircraft
(e) plane
Q8. (a) translated
(b) seemed
(c) appeared
(d) looked
(e) None of the above
Q9. (a) difficulty
(b) pleasure
(c) agony
(d) misery
(e) trouble
Q10. (a) altitude
(b) height
(c) building
(d) elevation
(e) none of the above
Q11. (a) soldiers
(b) passengers
(c) travelers
(d) commuters
(e) voyagers
Q12. (a) began
(b) initiated
(c) commenced
(d) started
(e) stopped
Q13. (a) complained
(b) criticized
(c) praised
(d) whined
(e) moaned
Q14. (a) hue and cry
(b) disturbance
(c) uproar
(d) enjoyment
(e) ruckus
Q15. (a) consolation
(b) comfort
(c) ease
(d) relief
(e) problem
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence of the sentences to form a
coherent paragraph is FDABCE. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer
choice.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence of the sentences to form a
coherent paragraph is FDABCE. Hence, option (d) is the most suitable answer
choice.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence of the sentences to form a
coherent paragraph is FDABCE. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer
choice.
S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence of the sentences to form a
coherent paragraph is FDABCE. Hence, option (e) is the most suitable answer
choice.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence of the sentences to form a
coherent paragraph is FDABCE. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer
choice.
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. The hint for the blank can be derived from a sentence
of the third paragraph ‘Suddenly the oxygen masks came down from above their
seats.’ The sentence suggests that the journey wasn’t a happy journey.
The words ‘scary, horrifying, chilling and intimidating’ are synonyms. So, the
correct mis-fit for the word is ‘happy’. Hence, option (d) is the
correct answer.
S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Something took off. The given passage talks
about an airplane belonging to the Jet Airways. A car is something which can’t
took off. So, the correct misfit is the option (b) which is ‘car’.
The correct phrase should have been ‘When the flight
took off’.
S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. The sentence where the given blank appears seems to be
composed of two clauses—one subordinate clause, starting with ‘when’ and the
other independent clause.
‘everything __________ normal’ should be an
independent clause. Among the given options, options (b), (c) and (d) seem to
fit the blank appropriately, but the option (a) doesn’t and is irrelevant as
per the context of the sentence.
The correct clause should be ‘everything seemed/appeared/looked
normal’.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. The tone and the context of the paragraph suggests
that the passengers of the airplane were in trouble and had a bad experience.
So, option (b) ‘pleasure’ is a completely misfit word.
The correct clause should be ‘the trouble of
these passengers began’.
S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. Something was flying. That something
would be flying at a height.
The correct phrase should have been ‘was flying at an altitude’.
Among the given options, ‘building’ which is the option (c) is a
mis-fit option and is the correct answer.
S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. The given passage talks about the suffering or
tribulations of the passengers of the Jet Airways flight.
Option (a) ‘soldiers’ is a mis-fit and is the correct
answer.
The correct clause should have been ‘Suddenly the passengers
started feeling…’.
S12. Ans. (e)
Sol. The tone of the sentence and the context of the
passage suggests that the passengers would have started putting
on the oxygen mask. So, the option (e) which is ‘stopped’ is a mis-fit word and
is the correct answer.
The correct clause should have been ‘The panicked
passengers started putting oxygen masks’.
S13. Ans. (c)
Sol. The context of the sentence where the blank appears
suggest that the oxygen masks weren’t working. So, the commuters would have
‘complained’ about it.
The words ‘criticized, whined and moaned’ are also
appropriate for the blank, but the option (c) which is ‘praised’ is completely
irrelevant and a misfit.
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.
The correct clause should have been ‘while many complained…
S14. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct words to describe the situation faced by
the passengers when oxygen masks weren’t working, and the passengers were
facing life-threatening inconvenience are ‘hue and cry, disturbance, uproar,
ruckus among others’. Option (d) ‘enjoyment’ is a completely irrelevant option
and is a mis-fit.
Hence, the correct answer is option (d).
The correct phrase should have been ‘After about 10-15
minutes of uproar’.
S15. Ans. (e)
Sol. Flowing of oxygen into the oxygen masks would and
should have brought relief to the passengers.
Words like ‘consolation, comfort, and ease’ are also
appropriate.
The word ‘problem’ is completely irrelevant and a misfit as
per the context of the sentence.
Hence, the correct answer is option (e).
The correct phrase would have been ‘much to the relief
of the passengers’.
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