Directions
(1-10): 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.
Q1.
(A) A valid ‘Living Will’ facilitates passive euthanasia. A failure to legally
recognize an advance medical directive inconveniences the “right to smoothen
the dying process”, the court reasoned.
(B)
It called passive euthanasia as a “mere acceleration of the inevitable
conclusion.” Active euthanasia, the court concluded, is unlawful.
(C)
In cases of terminally ill or permanently vegetative state patients, where
there is no hope for revival, priority should be given to the Living Wills and
the right of self-determination.
(D)
Suicide involves “overt acts” which culminates in an unnatural death.
(E)
The court distinguished passive euthanasia from suicide and active euthanasia.
(a)
EBDCA
(b)
EBDAC
(c)
BEDCA
(d)
BEDAC
(e)
ECBDA
Q2.
(A) They had no idea what an elephant was, and so they decided, “Even
though we will not be able to see it, we can feel it. Let’s go.”
(B)
“Oh, no! it is like the branch of a tree,” said the third man,
touching the tusk of the elephant.
(C)
One day the villagers were very excited, and when they asked what was happening
they told them, “Hey, there is an elephant in the village today!”
(D)
So, they all went to where the elephant was, and each of them touched it: “Hey,
the elephant is a pillar,” said the first man, touching its leg.
(E)
“Oh, no! it is like a rope,” said the second man, who was touching
the tail.
(a)
CDAEB
(b)
CBADE
(c)
CADBE
(d)
EBDCA
(e)
EDBAC
Q3.
(A) The previous winter having been unusually severe, this spring feeling was
like a form of intoxication in May, as if there were an overabundant supply of
sap.
(B)
Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to pervade
everything in the warm light of returning spring.
(C)
One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the city,
and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their morning
toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness, and who
walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.
(D)
One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in the sun
above the neighbouring houses.
(E)
The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the
servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went
out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go—I did not exactly know where.
(a)
ADEBC
(b)
AEDBC
(c)
AEDCB
(d)
ADECB
(e)
ABCED
Q4.
(A) Sometimes he had flashbacks of sandstorms that used to whirl around the
village, leaving behind a thick sandy layer all over the houses and even on his
face.
(B)
After settling down in the valley, he had adjusted to his new life by accepting
the title of shepherd, something that he had never thought of doing before his
forced immigration.
(C)
Once the herd was settled, and busy grazing, he would sit down under his
favourite tree and rest his head on the tree trunk and watch over the
herd.
(D)
It was his job to lead the herd to pasture and let them graze randomly on the
lush green patches.
(E)
He would often daydream of his beautiful village in Afghanistan: he missed the
giant, dry mountains that stood erect like soldiers, as if they were guarding
the village.
(a)
BEDCA
(b)
BDEAC
(c)
BDCEA
(d)
DBCEA
(e)
CEBDA
Q5.
(A) The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an
81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base is square,
measuring 125 metres on each side.
(B)
Constructed from 1887–89 as the entrance to the 1889 World’s Fair, it was
initially criticized by some of France’s leading artists and intellectuals for
its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the
most recognizsable structures in the world.
(C)
The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million
people ascended it in 2015.
(D)
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris,
France.
(E)
It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built
the tower.
(a)
ACDEB
(b)
BCDEA
(c)
CBEAD
(d)
EABCD
(e)
DEBCA
Q6.(A)
Examples of projects requiring a preliminary site survey include urban
construction, specialized construction (such as the location for a telescope)
and wireless network design.
(B)
The type of site survey and the best practices required depend on the nature of
the project.
(C)
It can determine a precise location, access, best orientation for the site and
the location of obstacles.
(D)
In hydrocarbon exploration, for example, site surveys are run over the proposed
locations of offshore exploration or appraisal wells.
(E)
Site surveys are inspections of an area where work is proposed, to gather
information for a design or an estimate to complete the initial tasks required
for an outdoor activity.
(a)
ABCED
(b)
ABCDE
(c)
BCDEA
(d)
ECBAD
(e)
DABCE
Q7.
(A) Along with Anil Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar, the actress played a greedy
housewife going to extreme lengths for money.
(B)
Talking about her swan song, critic Subhash K. Jha wrote that Sridevi
“left us with the most stunning hurrah in Judaai.
(C)
Sridevi acted in her comeback film in Malayalam in 1996 Bharatan’s Devaraagam,
a love story in which she starred opposite Aravind Swamy.
(D)
A terrible film that I’ve watched countless times to see her play the
money-minded harridan who ‘sells’ her husband to Urmila Matondkar.
(E)
The last major film Sridevi starred in before she took a break from the
industry was Judaai, released in 1997.
(a)
CEABD
(b)
CBEAD
(c)
ABCED
(d)
DBAEC
(e)
DECBA
Q8.
(A) Appearing for the CBI, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had told
the court that when asked for his phone password, Karti “virtually says go
to hell”.
(B)
The son of senior Congress leader and former union minister P Chidambaram also
complained about the food he was being served in custody.
(C)
The CBI had told the court earlier this week that Karti Chidambaram had flatly
refused to share the password to his mobile phone.
(D)
Karti Chidambaram, being investigated by the CBI for corruption, stressed today
that he would not turn over his phone password to the CBI, speaking to NDTV as
he waited for a court hearing.
(E)
Karti was arrested on February 28 on charges that he had facilitated, for a
bribe, investment approvals for the INX media group in 2007 and 2008 using the
influence of his father, who was then Finance Minister.
(a)
EACBD
(b)
DEABC
(c)
ABCDE
(d)
EDCBA
(e)
DBCAE
Q9.
(A) The facility, which is a popular with tourists, also manufactures and sells
tea.
(B)
On Thursday night, it is believed that a fire spread from a section of the
factory where green tea is processed.
(C)
Fire-fighters rushed to the spot and fought the blaze for over two hours,
before it was finally put out.
(D)
Blustery winds near Doddabetta led to the fire quickly spreading, leading to
more than 75 % of the factory being gutted, official from the Department of
Fire and Rescue Services in Udhagamandalam said.
(E)
Workers employed at the factory noticed the fire and informed the fire
department a few minutes after the fire broke out.
(a)
ABDCE
(b)
ABDEC
(c)
AECBD
(d)
AECDB
(e)
ADBEC
Q10.
(A) But, it’s only human to not bother about the ‘what if’ moment that could
otherwise leave one’s family in a state of financial crisis.
(B)
You have recently started a family or are planning to get married.
(C)
You become a responsible adult by the time you reach the age of 30.
(D)
You are healthy, placed with a fantastic career. The pay is decent and
financial stability is around the corner.
(E)
You’ve bought a car or bike, perhaps you’ve invested in buying a house too.
You’re travelling places.
(a)
CEADB
(b)
CBDEA
(c)
CDBEA
(d)
CEABD
(e)
CDEAB
Solutions
S1.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
EBDAC
S2.
Ans.(c)
Sol.
CADEB
S3.
Ans.(a)
Sol.
ADEBC
S4.
Ans.(c)
Sol.
BDCEA
S5.
Ans.(e)
Sol.
DEBCA
S6.
Ans.(d)
Sol.
ECBAD
S7.
Ans.(a)
Sol.
CEABD
S8.
Ans.(e)
Sol.
DBCAE
S9.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
ABDEC
S10.
Ans.(c)
Sol.
CDBEA
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