Directions (1-5): The question has two blanks, each blank
indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each
blank that best fits the meaning of the sentences as a whole.
Q1. After having been friends for more than a
decade, they had a ________ last year and have not _________ each other ever
since.
(a) fight,
talked
(b)
argument, met
(c) dispute,
seen
(d) quarrel,
admired
(e)
difference, introduced
Q2.The workers, several of ________ had
complained about their low wages earlier, have now _______ to move the court
for the labour rights.
(a) who,
indicated
(b) whom,
decided
(c) which,
threatened
(d) them,
resolved
(e) number,
warned
Q3.The hutment dwellers were jubilant when
the government _________ an apartment to each of them at ________ rates.
(a)
demolished, fast
(b)
announced, less
(c)
provided, high
(d)
acquired, low
(e)
promised, subsidized
Q4.The organization was deeply ________ by
difficulties a decade ago but the new CEO brought many _________ changes in it
and took it to a new high.
(a)
indebted, necessary
(b) plagued,
vital
(c) coping,
more
(d) hurt,
critical
(e) shaken,
inevitable
Q5. The prime minister, who is _________ in
his holiday home at the moment, said that he was very _________ by the news of
India winning the World Cup.
(a)
visiting, happy
(b)
residing, obliged
(c)
intruding, dejected
(d) staying,
pleased
(e) resting,
cheerful
Directions (6-10) : Read this sentence to find out whether there
is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part
of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no
error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if
any.)
Q6. If you had not a)/ reached so quickly,
b)/ we might well c)/ have had a disaster. d)/ No error e)
Q7. Under the terms of the new deal a)/ the
channel can broadcast b)/ the next cricket tournament to be c)/ played among
India and Australia. d)/ No error e)
Q8. The company is in debt a)/ and has been
unable b)/ to pay their employees’ salaries c)/ for the past six months. d)/ No
error e)
Q9. Ashok is among the (a)/ few people in the
world (b)/ which did not blindly follow (c)/the path of others. (d)/ No error
(e)
Q10. Most people like (a)/to rest after a
day’s work (b)/ but he seemed (c)/ to have an in exhaustive supply of energy.
(d)/ No error. (e)
Directions
(11-15) : Rearrange
the following sentences (A), (B), (C),
(D), (E) and (F) into a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions
given below it.
(A) The world is losing
one tiger a day due to poaching.
(B) Tiger poaching, therefore,
is a widespread menace.
(C) One must not forget
the fact that upon the population of tiger depends ecological balance.
(D) It is not difficult
to kill a tiger because it sticks to a particular track in the jungle that can
be identified by the foresters and poachers.
(E) The latter have
devised ways of trapping and killing tigers.
(F) According to present
estimates, at this rate, their entire population may be decimated in a few
decades.
Q11. Which of the following should be the
FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A (b)
B
(c) C (d)
D
(e) E
Q12. Which of the following should be the
SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) B (b)
C
(c) D (d)
E
(e) F
Q13. Which of the following should be the
THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A (b)
B
(c) C (d)
D
(e) E
Q14. Which of the following should be the
FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A (b)
B
(c) C (d)
D
(e) F
Q15. Which of the following should be the
SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A (b)
B
(c) C (d)
D
(e) E
Solutions:
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol.
Dispute means a disagreement or argument.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol.
Subsidized means support (an organization or activity) financially.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol.
Plagued means to cause continual trouble or distress .
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol.
Option (e) is the correct choice.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol.
There is no error in the statement.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol.
Substitute ‘between’ for ‘among’
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol.
Substitute ‘its’ for ‘their’
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol.
Use ‘who’ in place of ‘which’. For persons relative pronoun who is used.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol.
Use ‘seems’ in place of ‘seemed’. Present Indefinite form of verb is required. It is a fact about nature.
Directions (11-15); The correct sequence is DEBAFC
S11. Ans.(d)
S12. Ans.(d)
S13. Ans.(b)
S14. Ans.(e)
S15. Ans.(c)
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