Q1. Women do a lot of _________________ between chores,
children and professional duties and it can lead to mental and physical _________________.
(a)charging, tension
(b)service, panic
(c)coordination, dread
(d)balancing, stress
(e)regulation, unease
Q2. Given the increasing pressures on __________
as well as food and water resources, rational
arguments would on balance appear increasingly to favour a ________________ towards vegetarianism.
(a)sensible, swing
(b) environment , trend
(c)stable, stream
(d)reasonable, bearing
(e)credible, tide
Q3. The more important skill is the ________________ with which she
proceeds to prepare tea for me the moment I ______________ into their home.
(a)readiness, tread
(b)touch, mash
(c)expertness, jump
(d)setup, move
(e)skill, break
Q4. The ______________ of Tamil Nadu fishermen’s rights in waters around
the islet in the ________________ of
the 1976 agreement indicates Sri Lanka’s right is not absolute.
(a)report, explanation
(b)relation, influx
(c)reiteration, preamble
(d)imitation, prelude
(e)rhythm, survey
Q5. Air pollution is not ________________ to a particular
territory but it is a trans-boundary __________________.
(a)bound, real
(b)confined, phenomenon
(c)sheltered, regularity
(d)liberated, illusion
(e)compact, conclusion
Directions (6-12): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each
of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options
given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make
the paragraph meaningfully complete.
While the under-14s account for 28% of India’s
population, about 66% are in the age group 15-65. That leaves 6% of the
population who are 65-plus. The potential support ratio, the number of working
age persons per senior citizen is thus 11, a far cry from Japan’s 2.1. But,
while the problem lacks urgency, this is the right time to act. By __(10)____ the National Pension
System’s architecture of funded pensions while the country is still young,
India has chosen to avoid the problems that befall a pay-as-you-go system of
pensions when the working population ____(11)____
in relation to that of the elderly who do not work. Similar prudential action
is required in other _(12)____
fronts.
Q6. (a) consisting
(b) with
(c) in
(d) contains
(e) have
Q7. (a) reports
(b) opinion
(c) trial
(d) survey
(e) rating
Q8. (a) negate
(b) abrogate
(c) despise
(d) ignore
(e) provoke
Q9. (a) superfluous
(b) affluent
(c) auxiliary
(d) liberal
(e) extreme
Q10. (a) commencing
(b) accomplishing
(c) effecting
(d) executing
(e) creating
Q11. (a) shrinks
(b) mitigates
(c) undermines
(d) disables
(e) restrains
Q12. (a) developing
(b) raising
(c) evolving
(d) ageing
(e) mollifying
DIRECTIONS (13-15): In each question below a sentence with four
words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (a), (b), (c) and
(d). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or
inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is
wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The number of that word is your answer.
If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in
the context of the sentence, mark (e) i.e. ‘All correct’ as your answer.
Q13. Under existing (a) / regulations we are not permitted
(b) / to owe (c) / more than a forty percent share (d) / of the
family business. All correct (e).
(a) existing
(b) permitted
(c) owe
(d) share
(e) All correct
Q14. In case of any land dispute (a) / panchayat officials
(b) / will determine (c) / how the property is to be dividend (d)
/ All correct (e).
(a) dispute
(b) officials
(c) determine
(d) dividend
(e) All correct
Q15. The World Bank has consented (a) / to sanction (b) /
the necessary (c) / finance (d) / for the project. All correct
(e).
(a) consented
(b) sanction
(c) necessary
(d) finance
(e) All correct
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. “balancing, stress” is the correct
set of words that fill the gaps adding meaning to the sentence.
Balancing means counteract or equal the effect or importance of.
Stress means a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting
from adverse or demanding circumstances.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. “rational, trend” is the correct
set of words that make the sentence meaningful.
Rational means based on or in accordance with reason or logic.
Trend means a general direction in which something is developing or
changing.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. “readiness, tread” is the correct
set of words that make the sentence meaningfully correct.
Readiness means willingness to do something.
Tread means walk on or along.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. “reiteration, preamble” is the
correct set of words that makes the sentence meaningfully correct.
Reiteration means the action of repeating something, typically for emphasis or
clarity.
Preamble means a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. “confined, phenomenon” is the
correct set of words that make the sentence meaningful.
Confined means (of a space) restricted in area or volume; cramped.
Phenomenon means a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen,
especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. “with” is the correct preposition
as it is used in the connection of having or possessing (something). If we go
by the sentence structure, it can be sensed that the gap requires a preposition
than a verb. Hence (b) is the correct option.
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. “survey” is the correct word to
fill the gap as it means an investigation of the opinions or experience of a
group of people, based on a series of questions. Others words form the
familiarity with it but are not in context of the meaning of the sentence.
Hence (d) is the correct option.
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. “ignore” is the most appropriate
word in context of its meaning to the sentence as it means fail to consider
(something significant). Hence (d) is the correct option.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. “affluent” is the correct word to
fill the gap as it means (especially of a group or area) having a great deal of
money; wealthy. Other words alter the meaning of the sentence. Hence (b) is the
correct option.
S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. “creating the National Pension
System’s architecture of funded pensions” makes the correct phrase in context
of its meaning to the sentence. Hence (e) is the correct option.
S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. “shrinks” is the correct word as it
means become or make smaller in size or amount. Other words are irrelevant in
adding any meaning to the sentence.
S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. “ageing” is the correct word as it
can be inferred after reading the complete passage. The theme of the paragraph
revolves around the word which means (of a person) growing old; elderly. Hence
(d) is the correct option.
S13. Ans.(e).
Sol. All the given words are correct.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Use ‘divided’
instead of ‘dividend’.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use ‘agreed’
properly for ‘consented’.
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