Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The World Diabetes Congress has determined that India has the largest number of diabetics in the world. Apart from the loss of productivity, the (1) burden is alarming-$2.8 billion annually. Sedentary jobs, (2) of electronic entertainment, changing diet patterns and (3) dependence on automobiles have driven the activity (4) of Indians’ lives especially in cities.
The (5) is, therefore, to make people physically (6) and requires interventions which impact a large (7) of the population. Admittedly physical activity is a (8) of choice and is strongly driven by (9) preferences. But policymaking needs to shift to (10) moderate levels of physical activity in the daily lives of people. One way to accomplish this is to create walkable communities that give residents a variety of destinations within walking distance.
Q1.
(a) economic
(b) finance
(c) subsidy
(d) physical
(e) health
Q2.
(a) broadcast
(b) spread
(c) actually
(d) compare
(e) collected
Q3.
(a) totally
(b) entirely
(c) grown
(d) mutual
(e) increasing
Q4.
(a) most
(b) out
(c) from
(d) through
(e) outside
Q5.
(a) ultimate
(b) hazard
(c) sensitivity
(d) challenge
(e) dispute
Q6.
(a) equip
(b) building
(c) active
(d) train
(e) qualified
Q7.
(a) section
(b) variety
(c) decree
(d) huge
(e) peace
Q8.
(a) want
(b) matter
(c) scarcity
(d) right
(e) lack
Q9.
(a) showing
(b) given
(c) special
(d) personal
(e) individually
Q10.
(a) pursuit
(b) indulge
(c) introduce
(d) insists
(e) attracts
Directions (11-15): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correction? If the sentence is
correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (e) as the answer.
Q11. The grim job market has taken its toll on students, many of this had hoped for a much better future.
(a) much of whom
(b) many of whom
(c) several of that
(d) many of which
(e) No correction required
Q12.The relationship we have with our clients are the cornerstone of our future.
(a) our client are
(b) each clients is
(c) our clients is
(d) all clients are
(e) No correction required
Q13. Many developed countries have been attempting to buy agricultural land in other countries to meet their own demand.
(a) has been attempting
(b) have being attempting
(c) are being attempting
(d) have been attempted
(e) No correction required
Q14. A nuclear testing fills the air with radioactive dust and left the area uninhabitable
(a) and leaves the
(b) also leaves the
(c) and leaving the
(d) and making the
(e) No correction required
Q15. Modern ideas of governance started back to the time when people began to question kings.
(a) started when to
(b) set back to
(c) start back to
(d) date back to
(e) No correction required
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Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. ’economic’ fits the blank appropriately.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘spread’ fits the blank appropriately.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. increasing’ fits the blank appropriately.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘out’ fits the blank appropriately.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘challenge’ fits he blank appropriately.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘active’ fits the blank appropriately.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘section’ fits the blank appropriately.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘matter’ fits the blank appropriately.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘personal’ fits the blank appropriately.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘introduce’ fits the blank appropriately.
S11. Ans.(b)
S12. Ans.(c)
S13. Ans.(e)
S14. Ans.(a)
S15. Ans.(d)
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