Directions (1-5): In each of the sentences given in these
questions, there are two blanks indicating that something has been omitted.
There are five alternatives given. Choose the one that best fits the meaning of
the sentence as a whole.
Q1. The ……… playing of loud music has
led the angry resident of this vicinity to file a police complaint and move
court against the organiser’s lack of ……….. for the people’s need for a
peaceful neighbourhood.
(a) peaceful, thought
(b) abrupt, hope
(c) incessant, consideration
(d) fashionable, friendliness
(e) intermittent, interpretation
Q2. The ……… of the chronic balance of
payments deficit which has ………. the finance ministry under three prime minister
is very real.
(a) temptation, reviled
(b) understanding, menaced
(c) impact, underestimated
(d) obligation, blessed
(e) dilemma, plagued
Q3. Britain, for the present, is deeply
……….. in economic troubles, and the economic future, heavily …………, looks
uncertain.
(a) engrossed, responsive
(b) ingrained, skeptical
(c) saturated, enveloped
(d) mired, mortgaged
(e) restrained, participative
Q4. Our Constitution was based on the
belief that the free ……… of ideas, people and cultures is essential to the ……..
of a democratic society.
(a) selection, concurrence
(b) interchange, preservation
(c) reversal, upholding
(d) dissemination, congruence
(e) distinction, design
Q5. As this country has become more
…………. , industrial and internationalized, it has, like all Western democracies,
experienced a necessary increase in the ………… of the executive.
(a) urbanized, role
(b) objective, wealth
(c) synthesised, efficiency
(d) civilized, convenience
(e) cultivated, proficiency
Directions (6-10): 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.
World Trade
Center is viewed as a statement of hope, a marvel of persistence and a miracle
of logistics. As years passed after the tragedy at the site at which it was
constructed and the delays kept mounting, Americans began to (6) –
What’s taking so long? Have we lost the capacity to rebuild? The answer
in part was the sheer (7) of the project – 10,000 workers
attempting one of the most difficult construction projects ever in one of the
most densely populated cities on Earth. (8), The funds
allotted for the project were estimated at $1.5 billion when the design was
unveiled but the price tag just kept going up. Other (9) included the
weather- in harsh sun of the summer steel beams could reach temperatures that
were hot enough to singe skin, added to which a hurricane (10) the
construction site. The Monument may not be all things to all people, but its
completion signifies that ambition coupled with the determination of people in
the face of odds is intact and will always win the day.
Q6.
(a) understand
(b) anger
(c) wonder
(d) sense
(e) questions
Q7.
(a) complexity
(b) delight
(c) knowing
(d) drop
(e) obsession
Q8.
(a) When
(b) Despite
(c) Instead
(d) Exclusive
(e) Moreover
Q9.
(a) advantages
(b) information
(c) challenges
(d) attempts
(e) crisis
Q10.
(a) formed
(b) affected
(c) predicted
(d) hazard
(e) flooded
Directions (11-15) : Read each sentence to find out whether
there is any error in it. The error, if
any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with
error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e). (Ignore errors of
punctuation, if any.)
Q11. I have no patience (a)/ to people
who (b)/ indulge in silly talk (c)/ and uncivilized behaviour. (d)/ No error
(e)
Q12. On my request (a)/ Lalit introduced
me (b)/ to his friend (c)/ who is singer and a scientist. (d)/ No error (e)
Q13. In spite of her craving (a)/ for
hot food and soft drinks, (b)/ Sushila abstained with (c)/ them for a long
duration. (d)/ No error (e)
Q14. There is no denying the fact (a)/
that he is one (b)/ of the best players (c)/ that has ever lived. (d)/ No error
(e)
Q15. He paid no heed (a)/ to the charges
levied against him (b)/ and proceeded to behave (c)/ in the same way. (d)/ No
error (e)
SOLUTIONS:
S1.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
‘incessant, consideration’ is the correct use.
Incessant– (of something regarded
as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.
S2.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
‘dilemma, plagued’ is the correct use.
Dilemma– a difficult situation or
problem.
Plagued- cause continual trouble
or distress to.
S3.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
‘mired, mortgaged’ is the correct use.
Mired– to be mired in something is to be entangled
in it.
Mortgaged– pledged or advance obligation.
S4.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
‘interchange, preservation’ is the correct use.
Interchange– the action of
interchanging people or things.
Preservation– the action of preserving
something.
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘urbanized, role’ is the correct use.
Urbanized–
make or become
urban in character.
S6. Ans. (c)
S7. Ans. (a)
S8. Ans. (e)
S9. Ans. (c)
S10. Ans. (b)
S11. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct preposition should be
used. Note that it is patience ‘with’ people and not ‘to’ people.
S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. The same friend is both a singer
and a scientist. So it should be ‘who is a singer and scientist’.
S13. Ans. (c)
Sol. Incorrect preposition is used. We
abstain ‘from’ something.
S14. Ans. (d)
Sol.
‘Have’ must replace ‘has’ as ‘best players’ are referred to.
S15. Ans. (b)
Sol. Changes are ‘levelled’ against a
person, not ‘levied’.
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