Directions (1-5): In the passage given below there are blanks which
are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the most appropriate
word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without
altering the meaning of the statement.
Q1. The biggest challenge faced by the
fruit processing industry is perhaps, limited and ………(1)………. availability of fruits. Due to low per capita
availability of fruits in India, most fruits find their way to retail markets,
and almost nothing is left for processing. In the …..(2)…… of consistent
fruit supply, the industry cannot assure supply to its customers. They are
reduced to …..(3)……. players
processing table varieties and filling the gap left by crop failures in other
parts of the world. This leads to ……(4)…….. and low capacity utilization
of processing units. This, ….(5)…. with low farm productivity, makes
fruit processing a non-.starter or a high-cost producer at best.
(a) definite
(b) reluctant
(c) inconsistent
(d) adequate
(e) None of the Above
Q2. The
biggest challenge faced by the fruit processing industry is perhaps, limited
and ………(1)………. availability of
fruits. Due to low per capita availability of fruits in India, most fruits find
their way to retail markets, and almost nothing is left for processing. In the …..(2)……
of consistent fruit supply, the industry cannot assure supply to its customers.
They are reduced to …..(3)…….
players processing table varieties and filling the gap left by crop failures in
other parts of the world. This leads to ……(4)…….. and low capacity
utilization of processing units. This, ….(5)…. with low farm
productivity, makes fruit processing a non-.starter or a high-cost producer at
best. (a) presence
(b) absence
(c) excess
(d) surplus
(e) None of the Above
Q3. The biggest challenge faced by the fruit
processing industry is perhaps, limited and ………(1)………. availability of fruits. Due to low per capita availability
of fruits in India, most fruits find their way to retail markets, and almost
nothing is left for processing. In the …..(2)…… of consistent fruit
supply, the industry cannot assure supply to its customers. They are reduced to
…..(3)……. players processing table
varieties and filling the gap left by crop failures in other parts of the
world. This leads to ……(4)…….. and low capacity utilization of
processing units. This, ….(5)…. with low farm productivity, makes fruit
processing a non-.starter or a high-cost producer at best. (a) abundant
(b) significant
(c) marginal
(d) major
(e) None of the Above
Q4. The
biggest challenge faced by the fruit processing industry is perhaps, limited
and ………(1)………. availability of
fruits. Due to low per capita availability of fruits in India, most fruits find
their way to retail markets, and almost nothing is left for processing. In the …..(2)……
of consistent fruit supply, the industry cannot assure supply to its customers.
They are reduced to …..(3)…….
players processing table varieties and filling the gap left by crop failures in
other parts of the world. This leads to ……(4)…….. and low capacity
utilization of processing units. This, ….(5)…. with low farm
productivity, makes fruit processing a non-.starter or a high-cost producer at
best. (a) perseverance
(b) anxiety
(c) negligibility
(d) uncertainty
(e) None of the Above
Q5. The biggest challenge faced by the fruit
processing industry is perhaps, limited and ………(1)………. availability of fruits. Due to low per capita
availability of fruits in India, most fruits find their way to retail markets,
and almost nothing is left for processing. In the …..(2)…… of consistent
fruit supply, the industry cannot assure supply to its customers. They are
reduced to …..(3)……. players
processing table varieties and filling the gap left by crop failures in other
parts of the world. This leads to ……(4)…….. and low capacity utilization
of processing units. This, ….(5)…. with low farm productivity, makes
fruit processing a non-.starter or a high-cost producer at best. (a)
disjoined
(b) coupled
(c) unfastened
(d) ambiguous
(e) None of the Above
Directions
(6-10): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is then
divided into five parts out of which last part is given bold and correct. There
is no error in three out of four remaining parts and therefore only one of the
parts is incorrect. You must choose the grammatically incorrect part as your
answer. If no part is incorrect, choose option (e) as your answer .i.e. “No
error”.
Q6.
Thirteen persons were(A)/ killed of police(B)/ firing during(C)/ the
protests(D)/ against the plant(E).
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No error
Q7.
At present, the company is waiting(A)/ for clearance from the(B)/ court and the
government for restart(C)/ the plant, which(D)/ was closed for annual
maintenance(E).
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No error
Q8.
An employee of the Calicut Medical College admitted(A)/ in a private hospital
here, was most(B)/ prone to virus infection as she had(C)/ been exposed to
treatment of those(D)/ infected by Nipah virus(E).
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No error
Q9.
The State government on Thursday formed(A)/ the new zonal system which would
have(B)/ seven zones and two multi-zones(C)/ to facilitated recruitment(D)/ and
transfer of employees(E).
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No error
Q10.
All the attacks were fuelled(A)/ of messages on social media claiming(B)/ that
gangs of child snatchers(C)/ were roaming(D)/ the streets of Bengaluru(E).
(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D
(e)
No error
Directions
(11-15): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in
the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the
questions given below.
Q11.
(A) Don’t they know of the many scientists who had been just ordinary students?
(B)
It is hard to think how anyone can decide a student cannot study a subject
because the marks in the particular subject are ‘low’.
(C) There is today a culture of glorifying
only students who have secured relatively high marks
(D)
Who are we to write off someone’s destiny?
(E)
in the subjects of ‘greater order of significance’.
(a)
CBDEA
(b)
CEABD
(c)
CDEBA
(d)
CEBAD
(e)
CABED
Q12.(A)
meeting them halfway to make everyone’s day better.
(B)
So, as much as I like to watch my regular soaps, I watch that teen drama on TV
and commiserate
(C)
with them about how brutal homework can be.
(D)
I too get the giggles, the huhs and the duhs! But I think I handle them better
than my better half,
(E)
It’s not just my husband.
(a)
EBCDA
(b)
EADCB
(c)
ECDBA
(d)
EDBCA
(e)
EDABC
Q13.
(A) with a majority of them living past 60.
(B)
with an incidence of about 30,000 babies a year in India.
(C)
has almost doubled during the past three decades,
(D)
The overall life expectancy of individuals with Down Syndrome
(E)
DS occurs across gender, racial and socio-economic profiles,
(a)
DCBEA
(b)
DCAEB
(c)
DEABC
(d)
DBCEA
(e)
DACEB
Q14.
(A) and a collection of lipsticks from the most loved decade were before us.
(B)
an array of cosmetics including eye-shadow kit, blush, mascara and liquid
foundation,
(C)
A little badgering by loving daughters pushed our father to unfasten the lock
with a hammer.
(D)
Our happiness knew no bounds as our eyes almost immediately exhibited the
feeling.
(E)
Wooden hair pins, metal bindi stamps with tiny containers of coloured bindi
powder, small wooden kumkum cases,
(a)
CEADB
(b)
CDBEA
(c)
CDEBA
(d)
CBDEA
(e)
CADEB
Q15.
(A) It was probably the last decade when one witnessed the existence of a hobby
such as philately
(B)
or learnt the idea of cinema halls being a focal point of urban spaces, or
would know that Eclairs was a toffee of the highest order.
(C)
From this perspective the 1990s should be lauded aside from being loved, for
its fine balancing act.
(D)
The decade cherry-picked the finest to offer to us millennials.
(E)
Or so I would like to believe.
(a)
ADCBE
(b)
ACDEB
(c)
ABDCE
(d) ABCDE
(e)
AEDCB
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Inconsistent: not staying the same throughout.
As the sentence talks about challenges,
therefore inconsistent goes correctly with the sentence.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘absence’ goes correctly in the
sentence as the sentence has a negative tone.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Marginal: minor and
not important; not central.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Uncertainty: the state of being uncertain. ‘uncertainty’ fits correctly into the statement.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Coupled fits correctly
in the sentence as sentence talks about connecting two things together and
their result.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol.
‘killed in’ will replace ‘killed of’
S7.
Ans.(c)
Sol.
‘for restart’ is incorrect. It will either replace with ‘to restart’ or
‘for restarting’
S8.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
‘most’ will get replaced by ‘more’
S9.
Ans.(d)
Sol.
As ‘to’ will be followed by the first form of verb, ‘facilitated’ will
change into ‘facilitate’
S10.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
‘by messages’ will replace ‘of messages’
S11.
Ans.(d)
Sol.
CEBAD
S12.
Ans.(e)
Sol.
EDABC
S13.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
DCAEB
S14.
Ans.(c)
Sol.
CDEBA
S15.
Ans.(d)
Sol.
ABCDE
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