Directions
(1-5): In the following paragraph, there
is a set of four highlighted words against each number indicated in bold in the
beginning of the sentences. One word out of the given set of words may or may
not fit into the statement. Choose the word which is not suitable in the
context of the paragraph. If all the four words are correct and feasible,
choose (e) i.e. “No error” as your answer.
(1) Apple co-founder Steve
Wozniak’s recent comment praising the creativity of Indians was ill-informed at best. (2) since, his criticism about the absence
of companies making big advances in
technology is indisputably true,
sizable companies like Infosys Ltd and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) notwithstanding. (3) Out of the seven Indian companies only made it to 2017’s Fortune 500 list, three are private
companies—Reliance Industries, Tata Motors and Rajesh Exports—and none is a
tech company.The early stories of
many tech companies feature a precocious
geek who identifies a need and uses technology to create the revolutionary product.(4) Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Google and Bill Gates at Microsoft come to mind. Elon Musk at Tesla is cast in the same mould. (5) There are
also companies like Dell Computers
and Apple which don’t invent a new
product line, but better served consumers
by delivering cheaper or
better-designed products.
Q1.
(a) recent
(b)
praising
(c)
was
(d)
at
(e)
no error
Q2.
(a) since
(b)
advances
(c)
indisputably
(d)
notwithstanding
(e)
No error
Q3.
(a) only
(b)
stories
(c)
precocious
(d)
revolutionary
(e)
No error
Q4.
(a) and
(b)
come
(c)
cast
(d)
mould
(e)
No error
Q5.
(a) companies
(b)
don’t
(c)
but
(d)
delivering
(e)
No error
Directions (6-10): Given
below are sentences consisting of two blanks in each. Identify the most
suitable alternative possessing the combination of the words that fails to make
the sentence logical and meaningful.
Q6. The Integrated Agro-meteorological Advisory Service (IAAS)
has been helping farmers _______________ income from crop production by
_______________ them to cope with current, short-term climate-induced risk.
(a) maximise, assisting
(b) increase, helping
(c) escalate, aiding
(d) augment, succoring
(e) control, derogating
Q7.
As computing power has grown, it has become easier to _____________information hidden inside datasets that seem totally _____________.
(a)
uncover, unconnected
(b)
discover, detached
(c)
unveil, disconnected
(d)
reveal, intelligence
(e)
divulge, isolated
Q8.
We are told to blend into
uniformity, our walks, laughter, words measured so that they don’t _____________ the _____________ silence of
our unexpressed desires.
(a)
rupture, pervasive
(b)
harmonize, narrow
(c)
breach, extensive
(d)
disrupt, prevalent
(e)
sever, penetrating
Q9.
Pre-election surveys were _____________ to know the problems that
discouraged women from participating in the electoral process and to identify
areas where _____________ were required.
(a)
removed, collections
(b)
conducted, interventions
(c)
organized, interferences
(d)
held, intercessions
(e)
directed, mediations
Q10.
Pricing strategies are programmed to _____________ profit over a long horizon
and algorithms “learn” to behave _____________ on their own.
(a)
maximise, collusively
(b)
escalate, tricky
(c)
increase, cunningly
(d)
augment, crafty
(e)
accumulate, resourceful
Directions
(11-15): Given sentences are not in
their exact position. Rearrange them to make a coherent paragraph and then
answer the questions given below.
(A)
Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, has reportedly
stated that the European Union would react “within a few days” in response to
any action taken to protect the US steel industry.
(B)In
its latest Union budget, the government of India has proposed to almost double
its import duties on inter alia labour-intensive sectors, such as beauty aids,
watches, toys, among others, to 20%.
(C)
Similarly, a global tariff of at least 7.7% on all aluminum imports from all
countries has been endorsed.
(D)
The import restrictions have been made under the “national security” provision
of US trade laws and are intended to increase domestic production.
(E)The US’ department of
commerce has recently recommended a review of the policy on imports of steel
and aluminum products.
(F) It has suggested a global tariff of at
least 24% on all steel imports from all countries and a tariff of at least 53%
from 12 countries, including India.
Q11.
Considering statement (E) “The US’
department of commerce has recently recommended a review of the policy on
imports of steel and aluminum products.” as the first sentence of the paragraph
then which one among the following becomes the last sentence to make the
paragraph coherent?
(a)
A
(b)
C
(c)
B
(d)
E
(e)
D
Q12.
If statement (E) “The US’ department of
commerce has recently recommended a review of the policy on imports of steel
and aluminum products” is the first sentence of the paragraph then which
among the following does not coherently relate to the paragraph after the
rearrangement?
(a)
D
(b)
C
(c)
A
(d)
B
(e)
F
Q13.
Which one of the following statements should consecutively follow statement
(F)?
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
E
Q14.
Which one of the following is the FOURTH
statement of the paragraph after rearrangement?
(a)
F
(b)
B
(c)
A
(d)
D
(e)
E
Q15.
Considering the statement (E) “The US’
department of commerce has recently recommended a review of the policy on
imports of steel and aluminium products” as the first statement of the
paragraph, choose the correct sequence of the paragraph after rearrangement.
(a)
EDCBA
(b)
ACDEB
(c)
DAFEC
(d)
EFCDA
(e)
DCAEB
SOLUTIONS:
S1.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
The word ‘praising’ is incorrectly used in the paragraph as later, in the
paragraph it has been described that the words of Apple co-founder Steve
Wozniak’s were of criticism. Thus, the correct word required here is “doubting”
or a word that should stand against Indians. All the other words given in bold
are appropriate and fit suitably in each blank. As, the error is in option (b)
it becomes the correct answer choice.
S2.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
The usage of ‘since’ makes the sentence of the paragraph contextually and
grammatically incorrect. “since” can be used as an adverb, conjunction and
preposition. It means ‘in the intervening period between (the time mentioned)
and the time under consideration, typically the present’. Thus, the word
‘since’ fails to make the paragraph coherent. Therefore, the correct word
required here is “but” which while acting as a preposition means ‘except; apart
from; other than’. All the other words given in bold are relevant and fit aptly
in each blank. As the error lies in option (a), it becomes the correct answer
choice.
S3.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
Option (a) is the correct choice as the usage of the word “only” fails to
provide meaning to the paragraph. In the latter part of the sentence the
companies listed in Fortune 500 have been mentioned. Thus, it confirms the
incorrect usage of “only”. “That” is a determiner used for referring to a specific thing
previously mentioned, known, or understood.
Therefore, the correct word required here is “that” as the name of the
companies have been mentioned later. The other given words in bold are precise
and make the paragraph coherent.
S4.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
All the given words in bold are grammatically and contextually correct and
provide an absolute sense to the theme of the paragraph. Thus, the given words
don’t require any replacement making option (e) the most viable choice.
S5.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
Option (b) is the correct choice. The sentence of the paragraph contains a
grammatical error with the usage of “don’t” as the present tense of to do verb
is “do”, however the context of the sentence in the paragraph is of the past,
thus “don’t” should be replaced with its past form “didn’t” to make the
sentence grammatically feasible. The other bold words are grammatically and
contextually correct and don’t require any correction or replacement.
Therefore, option (b) becomes the most suitable choice.
S6.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
Both the words of all the options except for option (e) makes the sentence
grammatically and contextually correct. Therefore option (e) becomes the
correct answer choice.
Envisages
means contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
Conceptualizes
means form a concept or idea of (something).
Allied
means in combination or working together with.
Confederated
means bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance.
Procured
means obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. All the combinations fit precisely in
the given blanks except for option (d). However, in option (d) the first blank
might get satisfied with the word “reveal” but the second word of option (d)
i.e., “intelligence” doesn’t satisfy the second blank of the sentence.
Therefore, option (d) is the correct choice.
Detached means separate or disconnected, in
particular:
Unveil means show or announce publicly for
the first time.
Divulge means make known (private or
sensitive information).
S8.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
Only the words of option (b) fail to fill the blanks of the sentence
meaningfully and logically. All the other words successfully make the sentence
coherent.
Rupture
means breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation)
Pervasive
means (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading
widely throughout an area or a group of people
Harmonize
means add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony.
Breach
means an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of
conduct.
Sever
means put an end to (a connection or relationship); break off.
S9.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
Option (a) is the correct choice. The words ‘removed’ and ‘collections’ do not
fit into the blank aptly and fail to make the sentence meaningful and logical.
Interventions
means the action or process of intervening.
Interferences
means the action of interfering or the process of being interfered with
Intercessions
means intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it; arbitration.
S10.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
Both the words of all the options except for option (e) make the sentence
grammatically and contextually correct. Therefore option (e) becomes the
correct answer choice.
Collusively
means Acting in secret to achieve a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful goal.
Escalate
means make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
Augment
means make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
Cunningly
means in a clever and deceitful way.
Accumulate
means gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.
S11.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
As provided in the question, statement (E) is the first statement of the
paragraph in which the US department’s recommendation on the review of import
policies of aluminum and steel has been suggested. Sentence (E) and (F) forms a
coherent pair as sentence (F) is conveying the facts brought out after the
review of import policy. Sentence (C) is consecutively following sentence (F).
Moreover, sentence (D) and (A) are forming a contextually logical pair. Thus, sentence (A) becomes the last sentence
of the paragraph as it describes about the statement made by Jean-Claude
Juncker, president of the European Commission on the import policies. However,
sentence (B) fails to connect with the theme of the paragraph as it is describing
about import duties levied in India in various sectors. Therefore, with the elimination of sentence
(B) the sequence thus formed is EFCDA. Hence, option
(a) becomes the most suitable answer choice.
S12.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
As statement (E) is the first sentence of the paragraph, it provides a hint for
the theme of the paragraph which is about the import trade policies for steel
and aluminum implemented by US. The sequence of the paragraph is EFCDA. Along
with the first sentence i.e., statement (E) which states about the review on
the policies of imports on steel and aluminum, all the other coherent
statements also describe about the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports in US.
Therefore, only option (d) i.e., statement (B) does not follow the theme
of the paragraph as it is describing about the import duties levied by India in
various sectors.
S13.
Ans (c)
Sol.
The sequence of the paragraph is EFCDA. Therefore, statement (C) follows statement (F) as statement (C) is further
describing about the facts described in statement (F) about the import tariffs
implemented in US. Thus, option (c)
is the correct answer choice.
S14.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
The sequence of the paragraph is EFCDA.
Therefore, option (d) is the correct
choice.
S15.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
The correct sequence of the paragraph is EFCDA.
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