Directions (1-5) : Which of the words/phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d)
given below should replace the words/phrases given in bold in the following
sentences to make it meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is
correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (e) as the answer.
Q1.
The fiscal strategy approved by the
centre will be of crucial importance and alleges
to be watched for some populist measures, imbued
on the outcomes of the forthcoming state elections.
(a) imported, trusts, addicted
(b) proposed, insights, inclined
(c) adopted, needs, dependent
(d) alienated, inquires, accustomed
(e) no improvement required
Q2.
The government has expressed a bank
recapitalization plan and there is some hope that banking sector credit will foster up, especially to the small and
medium constituents of
manufacturing.
(a)
distributed, deputed, section
(b) announced, pick, segments
(c) entrusted, detail, division
(d) promulgated, cream, percentage
(e) No improvement required
Q3.
Speaking of external argument, India
recently also got huge position in a
jump of 30 ranks in its global ranking in upraise
of doing business by the World Bank.
(a)
exoneration, admiration, support
(b) establishment, rank, regulation
(c) validation, recognition, ease
(d) manifestation, declaration, concialiation
(e) No improvement required
Q4.
Hurricanes Irma and Maria affected
Puerto Rico in September-October 2017. The impact of these storms was wicked, but greater still are the
convulsions on the island long after the storms had established over.
(a)
afflicted, laudable, departed
(b) excluded, desperate, removed
(c) harassed, intensed, chosen
(d) struck, great, passed
(e) No improvement required
Q5.
The autonomous government of Crimea
responded by declaring that it no
longer recognised the Ukrainian central government’s sovereignty over its territory.
(a)
controlled, disseminating, by
(b) despotic, exposing, with
(c) orderly, conceding, to
(d) socialist, repudiating, beyond
(e) No improvement required
Directions (6-10): In each of the following sentence there are
three blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options and each option
consists of three words which can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence to
make the sentence grammatically correct.
Q6.
The French K-15 reactor ___________ 150MW that propels the 12,000-tonne
Triomphant-class submarine with 16 vertical launch tubes to __________ the M51
submarine-launched ballistic missiles, similar to what India plans in boats
__________ the Arihant.
(a)
manages, elevates, procuring
(b) negotiates, embark, surrendering
(c) achieves, introduce, subsequently
(d) produces, launch, succeeding
(e) concludes, drive, accelerating
Q7.
There is fundamental problem with PPPs in the social infrastructure space: the
private sector partner needs to ________ profit, which is not always ________
with the stated objective of providing universal _______ to quality services.
(a)
dramatize, congruous, convulsion
(b) accent, become, reception
(c) overdraw, favourable, egress
(d) exaggerate, antagonistic, achieve
(e) maximize, compatible, access
Q8.
Over the past 10-15 years, the government has steadily ________ its space to the
private sector as the sole _______ of public goods and services, with the
private sector player gradually___________ arbitrary and unregulated user
charges.
(a)
relinquished, provider, introducing
(b) ruined, developer, habituating
(c) desolated, producer, dissuading
(d) neglected, manufacturer, motivating
(e) shunned, practice, revealing
Q9.
As policymakers _______ new programmes to make India more competitive,
_________ growth and create jobs, cities will play a key _______ in this
structural transformation.
(a)
inaugurate, inspire, concern
(b) address, cease, situation
(c) launch, accelerate, role
(d) originate, prompt, duty
(e) hasten, promote, purpose
Q10.
Issues ________ to growth were
discussed and the broad ________ was that even as the output gap was negative,
data was not adequate to segregate the transitory and structural factors
_______ the slowdown.
(a)
regarding, profession, below
(b) pertaining, conclusion, behind
(c) covering, suspicion, astern
(d) involving, production, ensued
(e) admissible, exploit, succeeding
Direction
(11-15): The sentences given in each of
the following questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.
Each sentence is labeled with a letter. From among the five choices given below
each question, choose the most logical order of sentences that construct a
coherent paragraph.
Q11.
(A)However, “motivation” which drives our voluntary behaviours can be
said to be the strongest driving factor of all.
(B)Motivation,
previous academic record, self-financing, quality of teaching and nature of
class lectures are factors that influence attendance.
(C)The
control that students have over their action, their environment, determines
their choice.
(D)The
level of motivation and the class context determines whether one wishes to
attend a class or not.
(E)Another
critical factor that drives attendance is quality of teaching, which varies
from brilliant to sadly, pathetic.
(a)ABDCE
(b)BADCE
(c)CBDAE
(d)DBCEA
(e)EBDCA
Q12.
(A)The name is based on Henri Matise and Louis Vauxcelles’s remark that Georges
Braque’s painting, Houses at L’Estaque, looked like it was composed of cubes.
(B)Instead,
it celebrated the two-dimensional nature of the canvas, representing an object
from multiple perspectives using planes.
(C)Cubism
rejected the single point perspective that had been in vogue since the
Renaissance as well as the need for art to faithfully portray the real world as
it was.
(D)It
is considered to have begun in 1907 with Picasso’s Les Demoiselles D’Avignon.
(E)Cubism
refers to a defining movement in early 20th art, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and
Georges Braque.
(a)BDCAE
(b)ABEDC
(c)CBAED
(d)BDECA
(e)EDACB
(B)Global tech firms such
as IBM are developing their own cryptocurrency platforms to speed up
cross-border transactions in a secure and transparent manner.
(C)The use value of
cryptocurrencies — both as a medium of exchange and as a store of value — is
still being explored.
(D)In all this, India must
be careful to differentiate between cryptocurrencies and the blockchain
technology they are based on.
(E)South Korea, where
bitcoin became something of a craze, recently proposed legislation to either
heavily regulate exchanges or ban them.
(F)At the same time,
countries like South Korea and the U.S. are intensifying regulatory scrutiny of
the market.
(a)CBFEAD
(b)BDCEAF
(c)DBCAEF
(d)FBEDAC
(e)ABDECF
Q14. (A)The judgment on 2G
is not merely a judicial order but a message to end power politics on
corruption, the continuance of which could spell doom for the economy.
(B)Development cannot
happen through a negative blame-game without any action plan for a change of
governance.
(C)PM Modi formed the
government from the gains caused by public anger on the 2G episode and black
money.
(D)Lessons from 2nd
Generation spectrum scam and outcome of the appeal will go a long way in
shaping India’s destiny.
(E)Will he now ensure
implementation of the rule book and empowerment of institutions to stop
corruption?
(a)DBCAE
(b)CBDAE
(c)ABCED
(d)BDCEA
(e)EBDCA
Q15.
(A)Despite the impressive job being done, there is considerable room for
improvement.
(B)Many
will agree that academic research in India needs to be internationally
competitive and our institutions feature in rankings lists.
(C)Global
research and competition are now increasingly diverse and in this scenario,
India rightfully wants to be an important player.
(D)In
pedagogy too, we face a situation of enhanced expectations.
(E)There
has been a rapid expansion with the setting up of more Central and State
universities which includes more focussed institutions such as the Indian
Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research,
Indian Institutes of Management and National Institutes of Technology,
enhancing the opportunities for high-quality teaching.
(a)ABCDE
(b)DBAEC
(c)EBDAC
(d)BCDEA
(e)CEDBA
SOLUTIONS:
S1.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
‘adopted, needs, dependent’ is the correct set of words to be replaced.
Alienated
means make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.
S2.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
‘announced, pick, segments’ is the correct set of words.
S3.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
‘validation, recognition, ease’ is the correct set of words making the sentence
meaningful.
Exoneration
means the action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication.
Concialiation
means the action of stopping someone being angry; placation.
S4.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
‘ struck, great, passed’ is the correct set of words to be replaced.
Afflicted
means cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely.
Laudable
means deserving praise and commendation.
S5.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
No improvement is required here.
S6.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
‘produces, launch, succeeding’ is the correct set of words making the sentence
meaningful.
Embark
means begin (a course of action).
S7.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
‘maximize, compatible, providing’ is the correct set of words making the
sentence meaningful.
Antagonistic
means showing or feeling active opposition or hostility towards someone or
something.
Congruous
means in agreement or harmony.
Egress
means the action of going out of or leaving a place.
S8.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
‘ relinquished, provider, introducing’ is the correct set of words.
Relinquished
means voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Desolated
means make (someone) feel utterly wretched and unhappy.
S9.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
‘launch, accelerate, role’ is the correct set of words making the sentence
meaningful.
S10.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
‘pertaining, conclusion, behind’ is the correct set of words making the
sentence meaningful.
Admissible
means acceptable or valid, especially as evidence in a court of law.
S11.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
Among the given statements, the sentence (B) specifies certain factors that
influence attendance in the education sector, which indicates that it should be
the first sentence of the paragraph. The sentence (A) follows the sentence (B)
perfectly, furthering the derivation of the factors. The other three sentences
(D), (C) and (E) form a chain following one after the another. Thus, the
sentences in the sequence of BADCE
form a coherent paragraph which is about the factors that lead a student to the
classroom. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
S12.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
Among the given statements, it can be visualized that the theme of the
paragraph revolves around “Cubism”. Considering that, the sentence (E) should
begin the paragraph, which should be followed by the statement (D). Sentences
(C) and (B) form a combination, giving a contrasting touch. Moreover, the
sentence (B) should be the concluding statement of the paragraph. Thus,
sentences in the sequence of EDACB
form a coherent paragraph which is about the definition of Cubism in art. Hence
option (e) is the correct choice.
S13.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
Among the given statements, sentence (C) begins the paragraph appropriately as
it talks about the use value of cryptocurrencies. Sentences (B) and (F) form a
combination and the sentence (B) should follow (C) to form a contextual chain.
The sentence (D) is clearly the concluding statement. Thus, sentences in the
sequence of CBFEAD form a coherent
paragraph which is about the anonymity of the digital currencies like
cryptocurrencies and the question of legality related to the same. Hence option
(a) is the correct choice.
S14.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
Among the given statements, the sentence (A) should begin the paragraph as rest
of the statements follow the exact theme of the sentence. The sentence (B)
should follow (A) to make way for the statement (C) to follow a common chain.
There is no other sentence than (D) which concludes the paragraph logically.
Thus, sentences in the sequence of ABCED
form a coherent paragraph which is about the recent judgment on 2G case and the
challenges that it may lead to in the coming days. Hence option (c) is the
correct choice.
S15.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
Among the given statements, the sentence (B) should begin the paragraph, aptly
followed by the sentences (C), (D) and (E) in a logical chain. The sentence (A)
should conclude the sentence as it still considers the room for improvement in
this field. Thus, sentences in the sequence of BCDEA form a coherent paragraph which is about the academic
research in India which needs to be globally competitive. Hence option (d) is
the correct choice.
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