TOPIC: Practice
set
Directions (1-5): Read the passage given below and fill in the
blanks with the suitable option.
After India’s fruitful outing at the Tokyo Olympics last year,
the expectations of the sports-loving ____________ (1) in the country
were obviously high for the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games later this
year. However, several sports bodies, including the Indian Olympic Association,
the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and the Equestrian Federation of
India are all involved in ____________ (2) battles. As a result, players
across ____________ (3) are not sure of their plans to prepare for these
Games. The TTFI’s latest suspension following a Delhi High Court order, and the
appointment of a Committee of Administrators (CoA), have left the players in a ____________
(4). In table tennis, India ____________ (5) eight medals including
three golds from the 2018 Commonwealth Games and a mixed doubles bronze from
the 2018 Asian Games.
Q1.
(a) Irritant
(b) Euphoria
(c) Fraternity
(d) Detriment
(e) Psyche
Q2.
(a) Dodgy
(b) Formidable
(c) Plaintive
(d) Blunt
(e) Legal
Q3.
(a) Disciplines
(b) Flurry
(c) Catastrophe
(d) Hesitancy
(e) Fragility
Q4.
(a) Reluctant
(b) Resumption
(c) Provocation
(d) Quandary
(e) Explicitly
Q5.
(a) Flinched
(b) Affirmed
(c) Deteriorated
(d) Bagged
(e) Reinforced
Direction (6-10): Rearrange the given sentence (A), (B), (C),
(D), and (E) to form a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions that
follow.
(A) While those awaiting trial have increased by 31.3 per cent
and detainees by 40.6 per cent.
(B) For years, under-trial prisoners have outnumbered
convicted persons in Indian prisons.
(C) But now the National Crime Records Bureau’s report shows
that under-trial prisoners and detainees — those arrested but not under trial —
make up over 75 per cent of the total number of inmates.
(D) Between 2015 and 2020, there has been a decrease of 15.5
per cent of convicts.
(E) This rise must be seen in the context of repeated Supreme
Court rulings regarding the importance of decongesting prisons to protect the
right to life and health of inmates and staff during the pandemic.
Q6. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence of the
rearranged paragraph?
(a) A
(b) F
(c) E
(d) B
(e) C
Q7. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence of the
rearranged paragraph?
(a) A
(b) C
(c) E
(d) D
(e) F
Q8. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence of the
rearranged paragraph?
(a) F
(b) D
(c) E
(d) A
(e) C
Q9. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence of the
rearranged paragraph?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) E
(d) B
(e) C
Q10. What will be the correct sequence of the given sentences?
(a) CADEB
(b) BADCE
(c) BCDAE
(d) BADEC
(e) DABCE
Direction (11-15): In each of the following questions, a
sentence is jumbled and divided into four parts. Select the most appropriate
sequence of the sentence that make it contextually meaningful and grammatically
correct. If there is no rearrangement required, mark your answer as ‘e’.
Q11. Beijing’s growing belligerence, especially (A)/ democracies
share concerns about (B)/ in its neighbourhood (C)/ the world’s two largest (D)
(a)DABC
(b)DACB
(c)DBAC
(d)DBCA
(e) No rearrangement required
Q12. and Germany clearly do (A)/ European allies like France (B)/
on relations with Russia (C)/ not see eye to eye with the US (D)
(a)DCAB
(b)DCBA
(c) CADB
(d)BADC
(e) No rearrangement required
Q13. students should actually engage (A)/ affairs as well as
common human issues (B)/
with the information collected and be (C)/more aware of
important national and global (D)
(a)BACD
(b) ACDB
(c)CDAB
(d)DBCA
(e)No rearrangement required
Q14. to social harmony based on non-violence (A)/ based on
violence and Gandhi offered the way (B)/ Mussolini produced the version of
fascism (C)/ we are now a century from the time (D)
(a)DCBA
(b) BADC
(c) ACDB
(d) CBDA
(e) No rearrangement required
Q15. interactive teaching strategies, it (A)/ if General
Awareness is cultivated through (B)/ discerning citizens of India and of the
world (C)/ will pay rich dividends by developing (D)
(a)DACB
(b)ADCB
(c)BADC
(d)CBDA
(e) No rearrangement required
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Fraternity (noun): a group of people sharing a common
profession or interests.
Irritant: a substance that causes slight inflammation or other
discomfort to the body.
Euphoria: a feeling or
state of intense excitement and happiness.
Detriment: the state of
being harmed or damaged.
Psyche: the human soul, mind, or spirit.
S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. Legal (Adj.): relating to the law.
Dodgy: dishonest or
unreliable.
Formidable: inspiring
fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or
capable.
Plaintive: sounding sad
and mournful.
Blunt: having a flat or rounded end.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. Disciplines (noun): activities that provides mental or
physical training.
Flurry: a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or
leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind.
Catastrophe: an event
causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
Hesitancy: the quality
or state of being hesitant.
Fragility: the quality of being easily broken or damaged.
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. Quandary (noun): a state of perplexity or uncertainty
over what to do in a difficult situation.
Reluctant: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
Resumption: the action
of beginning something again after a pause or interruption.
Provocation: action or speech that makes someone angry,
especially deliberately.
Explicitly: in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room
for confusion or doubt.
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. Bagged (verb): succeed in securing (something).
Flinched: make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive
reaction to fear, pain, or surprise.
Affirmed: state
emphatically or publicly.
Deteriorated: become
progressively worse.
Reinforced: strengthen or support (an object or substance),
especially with additional material.
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is BCDAE.
(B) For years, under-trial prisoners have outnumbered
convicted persons in Indian prisons.
(C) But now the National Crime Records Bureau’s report shows
that under-trial prisoners and detainees — those arrested but not under trial —
make up over 75 per cent of the total number of inmates.
(D) Between 2015 and 2020, there has been a decrease of 15.5
per cent of convicts.
(A) While those awaiting trial have increased by 31.3 per cent
and detainees by 40.6 per cent.
(E) This rise must be seen in the context of repeated Supreme
Court rulings regarding the importance of decongesting prisons to protect the
right to life and health of inmates and staff during the pandemic.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is BCDAE.
(B) For years, under-trial prisoners have outnumbered
convicted persons in Indian prisons.
(C) But now the National Crime Records Bureau’s report shows
that under-trial prisoners and detainees — those arrested but not under trial —
make up over 75 per cent of the total number of inmates.
(D) Between 2015 and 2020, there has been a decrease of 15.5
per cent of convicts.
(A) While those awaiting trial have increased by 31.3 per cent
and detainees by 40.6 per cent.
(E) This rise must be seen in the context of repeated Supreme
Court rulings regarding the importance of decongesting prisons to protect the
right to life and health of inmates and staff during the pandemic.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is BCDAE.
(B) For years, under-trial prisoners have outnumbered
convicted persons in Indian prisons.
(C) But now the National Crime Records Bureau’s report shows
that under-trial prisoners and detainees — those arrested but not under trial —
make up over 75 per cent of the total number of inmates.
(D) Between 2015 and 2020, there has been a decrease of 15.5
per cent of convicts.
(A) While those awaiting trial have increased by 31.3 per cent
and detainees by 40.6 per cent.
(E) This rise must be seen in the context of repeated Supreme
Court rulings regarding the importance of decongesting prisons to protect the
right to life and health of inmates and staff during the pandemic.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is BCDAE.
(B) For years, under-trial prisoners have outnumbered
convicted persons in Indian prisons.
(C) But now the National Crime Records Bureau’s report shows
that under-trial prisoners and detainees — those arrested but not under trial —
make up over 75 per cent of the total number of inmates.
(D) Between 2015 and 2020, there has been a decrease of 15.5
per cent of convicts.
(A) While those awaiting trial have increased by 31.3 per cent
and detainees by 40.6 per cent.
(E) This rise must be seen in the context of repeated Supreme
Court rulings regarding the importance of decongesting prisons to protect the
right to life and health of inmates and staff during the pandemic.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is BCDAE.
(B) For years, under-trial prisoners have outnumbered
convicted persons in Indian prisons.
(C) But now the National Crime Records Bureau’s report shows
that under-trial prisoners and detainees — those arrested but not under trial —
make up over 75 per cent of the total number of inmates.
(D) Between 2015 and 2020, there has been a decrease of 15.5
per cent of convicts.
(A) While those awaiting trial have increased by 31.3 per cent
and detainees by 40.6 per cent.
(E) This rise must be seen in the context of repeated Supreme
Court rulings regarding the importance of decongesting prisons to protect the
right to life and health of inmates and staff during the pandemic.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S11. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is DBAC. The sentence will be,
The world’s two largest democracies share concerns
about Beijing’s growing belligerence, especially in its neighbourhood.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is BADC. The sentence will be,
European allies like France and Germany clearly do
not see eye to eye with the US on relations with Russia.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S13. And. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is ACDB. The sentence will be,
Students should actually engage with the
information collected and be more aware of important national and global
affairs as well as common human issues.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S14. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is DCBA. The sentence will be,
We are now a century from the time Mussolini
produced the version of fascism based on violence and Gandhi offered the way to
social harmony based on non-violence.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is BADC. The sentence will be,
If General Awareness is cultivated through
interactive teaching strategies, it will pay rich dividends by developing
discerning citizens of India and of the world.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
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