TOPIC: Miscellaneous
Directions (1-5):
Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) ,(E), (F) and (G)
in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the
questions given below.
A. But despite the funding crunch, it’s a bull
market for academic economists.
B. Several Universities like Washington State
University announced it would eliminate the department of theatre and dance,
the department of community and rural sociology, and the German major – the
same year that the University of Louisiana at Lafayette ended its philosophy
major
C. While Emory University in Atlanta did away
with the visual arts department and its journalism programme.
D. According to a recent sociological study,
the median salary of economics teachers increased to $103,000 – nearly $30,000
more than sociologists.
E. The cutbacks aren’t restricted to the
humanities: for example, in 2011, the state of Texas announced it would eliminate
nearly half of its public undergraduate physics programmes.
F. Since the 2008 financial crisis, colleges
and universities have faced increased pressure to identify essential
disciplines, and cut the rest.
G. Even when there’s no downsizing, faculty
salaries have been frozen and departmental budgets have shrunk.
Q1. Which of the following would be the THIRD
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A (b)
B (c) C (d) D (e)
E
Q2. Which of the following would be the FIRST
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) D (b)
F (c) A (d) G (e)
E
Q3. Which of the following would be the FOURTH
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) C (b)
D (c) F (d) E (e)
G
Q4. Which of the following would be the SIXTH
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) E (b)
G (c) A (d) C (e) B
Q5. Which of the following would be the LAST
(SEVENTH) sentence after rearrangement?
(a) F (b)
A (c) B (d) D (e) C
Directions (6-10):
Pick out the most effective word from
the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully
complete.
Q6. Just as a highway automobile accident
leaves lasting marks of spilled coolant, _________ and oil, the smashing
together of gigantic land masses releases and redirects fluids that flow, heat,
_________ and deposit, leaving an enduring record of their presence.
(a) petrol … disappear
(b) fuel … evaporate
(c) paint … mark
(d) anti-freeze … drip
(e) gases … electric
Q7. Although publicity has been __________ the
film itself is intelligent, well-acted, handsomely produced and altogether
_________.
(a) tasteless … respectable
(b) extensive … moderate
(c) sophisticated … amateur
(d) perfect … spectacular
(e) useless … entraneous
Q8.
Britain, for the present, is deeply __________ economic troubles, and
the economic future, heavily __________, looks uncertain.
(a) Engrossed,
responsive
(b) Ingrained,
skeptical
(c) Saturated,
enveloped
(d) Mired,
mortgaged
(e) Restrained,
participative
Q9. Although the whole team acted in unison,
each member was ________ for a (n) _________ of the production process.
(a) reliable … source
(b) responsible … element
(c) appointed … article
(d) agreeable …. Felony
(e) agreeable … amount
Q10. The studies of the children were
__________ and ___________ was the result of it.
(a) neglected … ignorance
(b) interrupted … incongruence
(c) off tracked … alienation
(d) instructed … genius
(e) ignored … negligence
Directions
(11-15): 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.
America’s economy is ___(11)______ Unemployment is only 4.9%.Consumer confidence is strong
and sales of new homes are higher than at any time since 2008. Financial
markets have mostly shaken off their early-year _____(12)______ about Chinese growth and their summer blues over Brexit.
Second-quarter growth, due to be revealed after The Economist went to press,
was expected to ___(13)________
after an ____(14)______ start to
2016. Yet the Federal Reserve ___(15)____to
hold interest rates in the target range of 0.25%-0.5% for the fifth consecutive
meeting.
Q11. (a)
decreasing (b)
flourishing (c) maturing (d) multiplying (e) Increasing
Q12. (a)
business (b) predictions (c) warnings (d) worries (e)Predicaments
Q13. (a)
boom (b) revamp (c) rebound (d) improve (e)impede
Q14. (a)
underwhelming (b)
incredible (c)
improbable (d) implausible (e)preposterous
Q15. (a)choosing (b) decides
(c) failed (d)
set (e) opted
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct order to frame a meaningful paragraph
is FBCEGAD
S2. Ans.
(b)
Sol. The correct order to frame a meaningful
paragraph is FBCEGAD
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct order to frame a meaningful
paragraph is FBCEGAD
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct order to frame a meaningful
paragraph is FBCEGAD
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct order to frame a meaningful
paragraph is FBCEGAD
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. In this sentence there are two series of
words. In the first series you are asked to pick words that will fit with coolant and oil.
In the second series you are asked to pick words that fit with heat and deposit.
(a) Although the word gasoline fits in well with the first
series, if it disappears, it cannot leave an “enduring record.” (b)
This is the answer. Although liquids evaporate, they leave a record from the
solid deposits that remain. (c) Paint is not usually spilled in an automobile
crash.
(d) Water does not produce a wave motion or undulate in an automobile wreck.
(e) Although anti-freeze fits
well in the first series, the word drip does not fit well in
the second series. It is quite different from the words heat and deposit.
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. The second blank is the part of the list
that includes “intelligent, well-acted, handsomely produced, and altogether
______” The word and indicates that the last word in the list (i.e., the
blank) should be a positive word, in general agreement with the others where
‘respectable’ word goes best with the second blank.
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. Mired,
mortgaged
Mired–
involve someone or something in (a difficult situation).
Mortgaged–
convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘responsible … element’ is the right
answer.
S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Neglected….ignorance’ is the right
answer.
S11. Ans. (b)
S12. Ans. (d)
S13. Ans. (c)
S14. Ans. (a)
S15. Ans. (e)
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