Direction (1-5): Rearrange the given sentences (A), (B),
(C), (D), (E) and (F) to form a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions
that follow.
(A) The US has supported Mr. Zelenskyy and stressed on
multiple occasions that war crimes have been committed during Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine.
(B) Even after condemnation from the West, undeterred
Russia continues its attack on Ukraine, resulting in thousands of deaths and an
unprecedented refugee crisis.
(C) But experts say despite the growing list of
allegations, a full-blown conviction in a situation like this could prove to be
elusive.
(D) The West has collectively condemned these alleged war
crimes, imposing a gamut of aggressive sanctions in a bid to compel Moscow to
reverse course.
(E) “All people who came to our land, all people who gave
those orders, all soldiers who were shooting—they are all war criminals,”
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with ABC News.
(F) Amid mounting calls to prosecute Russian president
Vladimir Putin, the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this month
launched an investigation into the alleged war crimes committed following
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
TOPIC: Practice Test
Q1. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence of
the rearranged paragraph?
(a) A
(b) F
(c) E
(d) B
(e) D
Q2. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence of
the rearranged paragraph?
(a) F
(b) D
(c) E
(d) B
(e) A
Q3. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence of
the rearranged paragraph?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) E
(d) B
(e) F
Q4. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence of the
rearranged paragraph?
(a) A
(b) C
(c) B
(d) D
(e) F
Q5. What will be the correct sequence of the given
sentences?
(a) BEDACF
(b) AFDEBC
(c) ABDECF
(d) FDBEAC
(e) DFCEAB
Directions (6-10): There has been a word omitted from each
of the following sentences which prevents the particular sentence from becoming
meaningful. Choose the option which contains the correct word to be placed in
the filler. If no word is likely to fit in the sentence, then choose (e) none
of these are your answer.
Q6. On Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court ________________
the petition on the legalization of cryptocurrency, upholding the ban on
virtual currencies.
(a) bartered
(b) gestured
(c) reunited
(d) dismissed
(e) none of these
Q7. Since the beginning of services on this stretch a week
ago, MahaMetro has earned a revenue of over Rs 32 lakh and has ______________
services to 2.27 lakh commuters, said officials.
(a) catered
(b) etched
(c) affronted
(d) barged
(e) none of these
Q8. The association representing nearly 6,000 teaching
faculty members of grant-in-aid colleges in the state have been complaining of ___________
in salaries for over six months.
(a) invitation
(b) prediction
(c) delay
(d) amusement
(e) none of these
Q9. The tourism company has launched its NFT collection,
Virtual Vacations, which aims to bring alive the spectacular beauty and ________________
of India’s myriad landscapes.
(a) diversity
(b) inversion
(c) dominion
(d) glutton
(e) none of these
Q10. The mobile company has released its iOS 15.4 _______________
that will allow users to use Face ID unlock on their devices with face masks
on.
(a) anomaly
(b) update
(c) diversification
(d) feasibility
(e) none of these
Direction (11-15): The sentences given below consists of an
idiom given in bold. From the given alternatives identify the most
suitable option reflecting the meaning of the idiom.
Q11. My boss is just like a broken record the way he
says I have to wash my hands before making food.
(a) profitable
(b) face a sudden problem
(c) saying the same thing over and over again
(d) wait and be patient
(e) trying something that is much too difficult for one’s
ability
Q12. The race cars were neck and neck until the end.
(a) very close
(b) tease or joke around
(c) to hypocritically criticize
(d) play a secondary role
(e) give recognition
Q13. Since we got computers, the typewriters have been gathering
dust.
(a) waste money
(b) to be forgotten or not used
(c) do something risky
(d) easy or not challenging
(e) save money in case something unfortunate happens
Q14. Well, this is just a shot in the dark, but I’m
going to say that the answer to the question is 52.
(a) equivalent alternatives
(b) to have an evil plan
(c) to ask someone to shut up
(d) incredibly inexpensive
(e) guess that you make without facts
Q15. I racked my brain but could not think of any
way to fix the problem.
(a) make a great effort to think of or remember something
(b) something that you find very easy to do
(c) do something risky
(d) to say that you do not believe something will happen
(e) the outcome will soon be known
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is FDBEAC.
(F) Amid mounting calls to prosecute Russian president
Vladimir Putin, the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this month
launched an investigation into the alleged war crimes committed following
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
(D) The West has collectively condemned these alleged war
crimes, imposing a gamut of aggressive sanctions in a bid to compel Moscow to
reverse course.
(B) Even after condemnation from the West, undeterred
Russia continues its attack on Ukraine, resulting in thousands of deaths and an
unprecedented refugee crisis.
(E) “All people who came to our land, all people who gave
those orders, all soldiers who were shooting—they
are all war criminals,” Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said in an interview
with ABC News.
(A) The US has supported Mr. Zelenskyy and stressed on
multiple occasions that war crimes have been committed during Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine.
(C) But experts say despite the growing list of
allegations, a full-blown conviction in a situation like this could prove to be
elusive.
S2.
Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is FDBEAC.
(F) Amid mounting calls to prosecute Russian president
Vladimir Putin, the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this month
launched an investigation into the alleged war crimes committed following
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
(D) The West has collectively condemned these alleged war
crimes, imposing a gamut of aggressive sanctions in a bid to compel Moscow to
reverse course.
(B) Even after condemnation from the West, undeterred
Russia continues its attack on Ukraine, resulting in thousands of deaths and an
unprecedented refugee crisis.
(E) “All people who came to our land, all people who gave
those orders, all soldiers who were shooting—they
are all war criminals,” Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said in an
interview with ABC News.
(A) The US has supported Mr. Zelenskyy and stressed on
multiple occasions that war crimes have been committed during Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine.
(C) But experts say despite the growing list of
allegations, a full-blown conviction in a situation like this could prove to be
elusive.
S3.
Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is FDBEAC.
(F) Amid mounting calls to prosecute Russian president Vladimir
Putin, the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this month launched an
investigation into the alleged war crimes committed following Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine.
(D) The West has collectively condemned these alleged war
crimes, imposing a gamut of aggressive sanctions in a bid to compel Moscow to
reverse course.
(B) Even after condemnation from the West, undeterred
Russia continues its attack on Ukraine, resulting in thousands of deaths and an
unprecedented refugee crisis.
(E) “All people who came to our land, all people who gave
those orders, all soldiers who were shooting—they
are all war criminals,” Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said in an
interview with ABC News.
(A) The US has supported Mr. Zelenskyy and stressed on
multiple occasions that war crimes have been committed during Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine.
(C) But experts say despite the growing list of
allegations, a full-blown conviction in a situation like this could prove to be
elusive.
S4.
Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is FDBEAC.
(F) Amid mounting calls to prosecute Russian president
Vladimir Putin, the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this month
launched an investigation into the alleged war crimes committed following
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
(D) The West has collectively condemned these alleged war
crimes, imposing a gamut of aggressive sanctions in a bid to compel Moscow to
reverse course.
(B) Even after condemnation from the West, undeterred
Russia continues its attack on Ukraine, resulting in thousands of deaths and an
unprecedented refugee crisis.
(E) “All people who came to our land, all people who gave
those orders, all soldiers who were shooting—they
are all war criminals,” Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said in an
interview with ABC News.
(A) The US has supported Mr. Zelenskyy and stressed on
multiple occasions that war crimes have been committed during Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine.
(C) But experts say despite the growing list of
allegations, a full-blown conviction in a situation like this could prove to be
elusive.
S5.
Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is FDBEAC.
(F) Amid mounting calls to prosecute Russian president
Vladimir Putin, the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this month
launched an investigation into the alleged war crimes committed following
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
(D) The West has collectively condemned these alleged war
crimes, imposing a gamut of aggressive sanctions in a bid to compel Moscow to
reverse course.
(B) Even after condemnation from the West, undeterred
Russia continues its attack on Ukraine, resulting in thousands of deaths and an
unprecedented refugee crisis.
(E) “All people who came to our land, all people who gave
those orders, all soldiers who were shooting—they
are all war criminals,” Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said in an
interview with ABC News.
(A) The US has supported Mr. Zelenskyy and stressed on
multiple occasions that war crimes have been committed during Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine.
(C) But experts say despite the growing list of
allegations, a full-blown conviction in a situation like this could prove to be
elusive.
S6.
Ans (d)
Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the
blank is dismissed and it means order or allow to leave; send away.
Bartered- exchange (goods or services) for other goods or
services without using money.
Gestured- a movement or position of the hand, arm, body,
head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.
Reunited- come together or cause to come together again
after a period of separation or disunity.
S7.
Ans (a)
Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the
blank is catered and it means to supply what is required or desired
catering to middle-class tastes.
Etched- to cut a pattern, picture, etc. into a smooth
surface, especially on metal or glass, using acid or a sharp instrument.
Affronted- an action or remark that causes outrage or
offence.
Barged- move forcefully or roughly.
S8.
Ans (c)
Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the
blank is delay and it means a period of time by which something is late
or postponed.
Invitation- a written or verbal request inviting someone to
go somewhere or to do something.
Prediction- a thing predicted; a forecast.
Amusement- the state or experience of finding something
funny.
S9.
Ans (a)
Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the
blank is diversity and it means the state of being diverse; variety.
Inversion- a reversal.
Dominion- power and authority (usu. over a territory).
Glutton(ous)-someone who eats and drinks too much.
S10.
Ans (b)
Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the
blank is update and it means an up-to-date version, account, or report.
Anomaly- something different from the norm.
Diversification- the act of becoming diverse.
Feasibility- the practicality or possibility of something
S11.
Ans (c)
Sol. A broken record- to say the same thing many times,
or to repeat something even though everyone knows about it.
Hence, option (c) becomes the most viable answer choice.
S12.
Ans (a)
Sol. If two competitors are neck and neck, they are
level with each other and have an equal chance of winning.
Hence, option (a) becomes the most viable answer choice.
S13.
Ans (b)
Sol. Gathering dust- something that has been left and
not used for a long time, or something that has been forgotten.
Hence, option (b) becomes the most viable answer choice.
S14.
Ans (e)
Sol. Shot in the dark– a guess or estimate with very
little or no assurance as to its accuracy.
Hence, option (e) becomes the most viable answer choice.
S15.
Ans (a)
Sol. Rack your brain- to think about something very
hard, or to try to remember something.
Hence, option (a) becomes the most viable answer choice.
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