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CRACK HIGH LEVEL ENGLISH QUESTIONS 2019 PDF – EDITION 1

Table of Contents:

S.NO TYPES PAGE NUMBER

Questions 3
1 Vocabulary based sets Answers 6
Questions 9
2 New pattern Spelling check and Inappropriate
word Answers 14
Questions 15
3 Finding the Meaning of the Bold Word Answers 19
Questions 22
4 Idioms and Phrases
Answers 25
Questions 26
5 Word Usage
Answers 32
Questions 36
6 Single Fillers
Answers 40
Questions 45
7 Double Fillers Answers 49
Questions 52
8 Double and Triple Fillers with Same Word Answers 59
Questions 64
9 Triple Fillers Answers 71
Questions 80
10 Triple Fillers – New Pattern Answers 89
Questions 98
11 Fillers with Idioms and Phrases
Answers 101
Questions 104
12 Sentence Improvement/ Completion
Answers 108
Questions 110
13 New Pattern Sentence Fillers Answers 114
Questions 114
14 Double Fillers – Column based Answers 123
Questions 129
15 Column Based Match the Following
Answers 144
Questions 146
16 One Word Substitution Answers 149

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Questions 155
17 Sentences with Homonyms Answers 161
Questions 163
18 Error Spotting – Finding the Part with Error Answers 168
Questions 169
19 Finding the Incorrect Sentence
Answers 178
Questions 182
20 Spotting the Error and Correcting It
Answers 186
Questions 187
21 Sentence Correction Answers 197
Questions 200
22 New Pattern – Find the Errorless Sentence Answers 207
Questions 209
23 New Pattern Word Rearrangement
Answers 214
Questions 217
24 New Pattern Sentence Rearrangement Answers 223
Questions 224
25 Phrase/Word Replacement
Answers 228
Questions 229
26 Parajumbles – Story Based
Answers 235
Questions 237
27 Jumbled Sentences
Answers 249
Questions 256
28 Jumbled Sentences – New Pattern
Answers 272
Questions 286
29 Sentence Connectors
Answers 291
Questions 299
30 Reading Comprehension
Answers 317
Questions 322
31 Cloze Test - Moderate
Answers 328
Questions 330
32 Cloze Test - Difficult Answers 336
Questions 337
33 Detecting the Out of Theme Sentence Answers 346

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Vocabulary based sets

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions below, c) magnify

two words are given, separated by five words in d) broad
the options. Both the words given in the e) weak
question are either the synonyms of a particular
word among the options, or the first word is a 5. Raze: assemble
synonym and the second word is an antonym of a) sharp
a particular word among the option. Choose the b) opaque
correct option. c) bold
1. Altruism: stinginess d) bulldoze
a) indecent e) delicate
b) clear
c) unselfish Directions (6- 20): In the given questions below
d) greedy five words are given in which four of them have
e) structured a similar meaning and one word is the antonym
for the other four words. Choose the word,
2. Dubious: certain opposite in meaning to the other four, as your
a) unworthy answer.
b) suspicious 6.
c) satisfy a) consent
d) imitate b) object
e) complain c) permit
d) agree
3. Quench: abstain e) accede
a) satisfy
b) rescue 7.
c) vanish a) eccentric
d) greedy b) unusual
e) rapidly c) conventional
d) abnormal
4. Wan: robust e) odd
a) hinder
b) wise 8.
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a) hustle 13.
b) haste a) apprehensive
c) rush b) timid
d) idle c) humble
e) bustle d) intrepid
e) modest
9.
a) scarce 14.
b) profuse a) vicious
c) lavish b) degraded
d) abundant c) noble
e) generous d) corrupt
e) demoralized
10.
a) ruthless 15.
b) inhuman a) perish
c) savage b) bloom
d) unrelenting c) wilt
e) benevolent d) wither
e) deteriorate
11.
a) rapture 16.
b) delight a) placid
c) bliss b) compose
d) agonize c) agitated
e) pleasure d) calm
e) tranquil
12.
a) lenient 17.
b) stern a) unwise
c) austere b) prudent
d) rigorous c) cautious
e) severe d) judicious
e) discreet
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c) faintheartedness
18. d) fear
a) assault e) dastardliness
b) outrage
c) reverence 23) Nefarious
d) offence a) pious
e) maltreatment b) wicked
c) right
19. d) virtuous
a) provoke e) sacred
b) incite
c) arouse 24. Umbrage
d) deter a) calmness
e) motivate b) silence
c) content
20. d) anger
a) significant e) quiet
b) petty
c) frivolous 25. Jaded
d) worthless a) exhausted
e) capricious b) refreshed
c) lively
Direction (21-25): Choose the word which is the d) rested
synonym of the given word in each question: e) abstain
21. Chagrin
a) humanize Direction (26-30): Choose the word which is the
b)embarrassment antonym of the given word in each question:
c) respect 26. Fiat
d) enrich a) prohibition
e) raise b) permit
c) ban
22. Mettle d) enactment
a) courageousness e) edict
b) cowardice
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27. Berate 29. Paltry

a) scold a) insignificant
b) praise b) petty
c) criticize c) superior
d) chide d) worthless
e) censure e) negligible

28. Tenuous 30. Lascivious

a) strong a) lustful
b) delicate b) lewd
c) fragile c) prurient
d) thin d) lubricious
e) slim e) unemotional

ANSWERS
1. Answer: (c)
Altruism – selflessness and being generous
Stinginess – lack of generosity
Unselfish – being selfless and generous. So unselfish can be a synonym of the first word in the question and
an antonym of the second word in the question. Hence (c) is the right answer.
2. Answer: (b)
Dubious – doubtful, suspicious
Certain – definite, sure
Suspicious – doubtful and suspectable. So suspicious can be a synonym of the first word in the question
and an antonym of the second word in the question. Hence (b) is the right answer.
3. Answer: (a)
Quench – fulfill and satisfy
Abstain – refrain, avoid and dissatisfy
Satisfy – fulfill and please. So satisfy can be a synonym of the first word in the question and an antonym of
the second word in the question. Hence (a) is the right answer
4. Answer: (e)
Wan – colourless, pale looking and weak

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Robust – healthy, strong and husky

Weak – pale, unhealthy and powerless. So weak can be a synonym of the first word in the question and an
antonym of the second word in the question. Hence (e) is the right answer
5. Answer: (d)
Raze – destruct, destroy and dismantle
Assemble – arrange, construct and build
Bulldoze – pulldown, destroy and demolish. So bulldoze can be a synonym of the first word in the question
and an antonym of the second word in the question. Hence (d) is the right answer
6. Answer: (b)
“Object” is the antonym here and it means deny an approval or not permitting. All the other words convey
the same meaning- approve and permit
7. Answer: (c)
“Conventional” is the antonym here and it means natural and uniform. All the other words convey the
same meaning- strange and cranky
8. Answer: (d)
“Idle” is the antonym here and it means lazy, ineffective and slothful. All the other words convey the same
meaning- move fast, rush along and hasten.
9. Answer: (a)
“Scarce” is the antonym here and it means meagre, scanty and less. All the other words convey the same
meaning- large, abundant.
10. Answer: (e)
“Benevolent” is the antonym here and it means kind, large hearted and charitable. All the other words
convey the same meaning- unkind, merciless and ill-natured.
11. Answer: (d)
“Agonize” is the antonym here and it means in pain and suffering. All the other words convey the same
meaning- pleasantness and happiness.
12. Answer: (a)
“Lenient” is the antonym here and it means permissive and soft. All the other words convey the same
meaning- strict, demanding and unfavourable.
13. Answer: (d)
“Intrepid” is the antonym here and it means bold and fearless. All the other words convey the same
meaning- coward and fearful.
14. Answer: (c)

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“Noble” is the antonym here and it means innocent and virtuous. All the other words convey the same
meaning- brutal and cruel.
15. Answer: (b)
“Bloom” is the antonym here and it means develop and burstforth. All the
other words convey the same meaning- go bad and decay.
16. Answer: (c)
“Agitated” is the antonym here and it means volatile and aroused. All the other words convey the same
meaning- patient, steady and quiet.
17. Answer: (a)
“Unwise” is the antonym here and it means foolish. All the other words convey the same meaning- wise,
careful and provident.
18. Answer: (c)
“Reverence” is the antonym here and it means respect and praise. All the other words convey the same
meaning- atrocity and inhumanity.
19. Answer: (d)
“Deter” is the antonym here and it means discourage and disapprove. All the other words convey the same
meaning- stimulate, activate and prompt.
20. Answer: (a)
“Significant” is the antonym here and it means important, meaningful and fundamental. All the other
words convey the same meaning- silly, trivial and unimportant.
21. Answer: (b)
Chagrin – a strong feeling of embarrassment.
All the other words in the options are its antonym.
22. Answer: (a)
Mettle - the courage to carry on.
All the other words in the options are its antonym.
23. Answer: (b)
Nefarious – extremely wicked
All the other words in the options are its antonym.
24. Answer: (d)
Umbrage – a feeling of anger caused by being offended
All the other words in the options are its antonym.
25. Answer: (a)
Jaded – exhausted and tired
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All the other words in the options are its antonym.

26. Answer: (b) is the antonym of the given word.
Fiat – a legally binding command or decision
All the other words in the options are its synonym.
27. Answer: (b) is the antonym of the given word.
Berate – scold severely or angrily
All the other words in the options are its synonym.
28. Answer: (a) is the antonym of the given word.
Tenuous - very thin in gauge or diameter
All the other words in the options are its synonym.
29. Answer: (c) is the antonym of the given word.
Paltry - not worth considering
All the other words in the options are its synonym.
30. Answer: (e) is the antonym of the given word.
Lascivious - driven by lust
All the other words in the options are its synonym.

New pattern Spelling check and Inappropriate word

Directions: In each sentence below four words c) provided

that the printed in bold have been lettered (1), d) reduced
(2), (3), (4) and (5). One of them may be wrongly e) all are correct
spelt or inappropriate in the context of the
sentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly 2. This outlet 1)/ of the start-up company is
spelt or inappropriate if there is any. The letter expected 2)/ to employ additional 3)/ personal
of that word is the answer. If all the words, 4)/. All correct 5)
which are printed in bold, are correctly spelt and a) outlet
appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark b) expected
(5) as the answer ie All correct. c) additional
1. Employees frequently 1)/ avail of loan facilites d) personal
2)/ provided 3)/ by their employers at reduced e) all are correct
4)/ rates of interest. All correct 5)
a) frequently
b) facilites
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3. In order to confront 1)/ the threat 2)/ of global a) sidelines

warming it is imperative 3)/ that we work b) conference
altogether 4)/. All correct 5) c) prima facie
a) confront d) practice
b) threat e) all are correct
c) imperative
d) altogether 7. The DMRC officials on Tuesday
e) all are correct 1)/ said the entry and exit at four stations on the
2)/ Voilet Line would be restricted on August 15
4.The delimittation exercise will also take into 1)/ 3) /during the celebrations at Red Fort.4) / All
account reservation of seats for the Scheduled correct 5)
Castes 2) / and the Scheduled Tribes, as provided a) officials
for under the Constitution, 3) / and that could tip b) stations
the scales in favour of one region. 4)/. All correct c) voilet
5) d) celebrations
a) delimittation e) All are correct
b) for
c) under 8. Autorikshaw drivers are seen as a core voter
d) region bank of AAP 1)/and “fair arrangement for auto
e) all are correct drivers” 2) /was one of the 70­point­ action plan
released by 3)/ the party ahead of the 2015
5. The Bench agreed 1) /to wait and watch 2)/ Assembly election. 4) / All correct 5)
the goings­on in 3) /the Valley for a forthnight. a) autorikshaw
4)/. All correct 5) b) fair
a) agreed c) released
b) watch d) party
c) goings-on e) all are correct
d) forthnight
e) all are correct 9. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday
accepted Governor Satya Pal Malik’s ‘invitation’
6. Speaking on the sidelines of the 1)/Minister’s 1) / to visit Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) but
press confference, Consumer Affairs Secretary asserted that he, 2) / along with other
Avinash K. Srivastava said, 2)/ Prima facie, it is an Opposittion leaders, should have 3) / the
3)/ unfair trade practice. 4) / All correct 5)
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“freedom to meet people, mainstream leaders familar rhetoric with 3)/ some fresh thoughts.
and soldiers.” 4) / All correct 5) 4)/ All correct 5)
a) invitation a) minister
b) asserted b) speech
c) opposittion c) familar
d) mainstream d) some
e) all are correct e) all are correct

10. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been 1)/ 13. It was first encouraged as a voluntary
somewhat careful in speaking of envisioning 2)/ a contribution by business, 1)/ six years ago it
change in India’s nuclear 3)/ deterence posture. evolved into a co-option of the corporate sector
4)/ / All correct 5) to promote 2)/ inclusiveness in society and now,
a) defence corporate social responsibility or 3) / CSR has
b) envisioning become an imposition on India Inc. Key
c) nuclear amendments 4)/ All correct 5)
d) deterence a) voluntary
e) all are correct b) co-option
c) inclusiveness
11. The anti-tuberculosis drug pretomanid d) amendments
recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug e) all are correct
Administration 1)/ will be a game changer for
treating people with extencively drug-resistant 14. The Supreme Court’s decision to examine 1) /
TB (XDR-TB) 2) /and those who do not tolerate the question whether illegal immigrants 2)/are
or respond to now 3)/ available multidrug- entitled to refuge status needs 3)/ to be
resistant TB (MDR-TB) drugs.4) / All correct 5) welcomed, but with caution. 4)/ All correct 5)
a) anti-tuberculosis a) examine
b) extencively b) illegal
c) tolerate c) refuge
d) resistant d) caution
e) all are correct e) all are correct

12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 15. For a championship that featured skewed
1)/Independence Day speech combined 2)/ the games 1)/and four rained-out fixtures in its first
part, 2)/the second stage proved engrosing and
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3)/the final was the piece-de-resistance.4)/ All 18. Yet, even searching questions posed by the
correct 5) Madras High Court 1)/to the AIADMK
a) skewed government have elicted only vague assurances
b) fixtures 2)/ on meeting basic requirements and restoring
c) engrosing 3)/ 210 waterbodies to augment future storage,
d) piece rather than a firm timeline 4)/ All correct 5)
e) all are correct a) posed
b) elicted
16. The countries that make up the G-20 (19 c) restoring
nations and the European Union) account for 1)/ d) augment
85% of the world’s nominal GDP, and each has e) all are correct
pressing 2)/ issues it wishes to discuss with other
members 3)/ on bilateral, pluralateral and 19. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said
multilateral levels. 4)/ All correct 5) 1)/he is ready to leave the EU regardless of
a) that whether2)/ he is able to renegotiate the Brexit
b) pressing deal struck 3)/ with Brussels by his predecesor,
c) discuss Theresa May . 4)/ All correct 5)
d) pluralateral a) prime
e) all are correct b) regardless
c) renegotiate
17. The Bombay High Court verdict upholding d) predecesor
reservation for Marathas 1)/ in public e) all are correct
employment and education must come as a
major 2)/relief to the Maharashtra government, 20. SJM has had significant influence on
which has faced sttrident 3)/agitations from the government investment policy in the past year,
community in the past for reservation benefits. 1)/especialy in getting new regulations in place to
4)/ All correct 5) protect 2)/small traders from U.S. owned e-
a) verdict commerce 3)/ companies Amazon.com Inc and
b) employment Walmart's Flipkart.4)/ All correct 5)
c) sttrident a) influence
d) reservation b) especialy
e) all are correct c) owned
d) companies
e) all are correct
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21. When I was writing the book, I thought 1)/ it 24. Yasin is a smart, guided-missile with 1)/
would be incredible if I could presuade 2)/her to folding wings that can be fired 2)/ from a range of
adapt my book. It wasn’t 3)/ guaranteed, but I 50 kilometers (30 miles) 3)/ of its target from
did have that fantasy.” 4)/ All correct 5) manned or unmanned aircraft.4)/ All correct 5)
a) thought a) missile
b) presuade b) fired
c) adapt c) kilometers
d) guaranteed d) unmanned
e) all are correct e) all are correct

22. The Identity Check Express combines the new 25. the Department of Food & Public Distribution,
age technology, including 1)/ device intelligence is targeting implementation of nation-wide 1)/
and behavioural biometrics, with the latest EMV portability in distribution of subsidised
3-D 2)/ Secure and FIDO authentication foodgrains to 2)/ the beneficieries without the
standards will eliminate 3)/ unnecesary friction need of obtaining a 3)/ new ration card under
and enhance the security of online ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ System.4)/ All
transactions.4)/ All correct 5) correct 5)
a) identity a) targeting
b) behavioural b) subsidized
c) authentication c) beneficieries
d) unnecesary d) system
e) all are correct e) all are correct

23. The listing of the product should be removed 26. A leading finnancial services corporation, DBS
from 1)/ the website, once the firm comes to Bank India has tied up with Social Alpha, 1)/ the
know about any counterfet 2)/ product, and if non-profit start-up incubator to mentor &
the seller is unable to provide any 3)/ evidence support the start-ups 2)/ (Even Cargo, Trust Circle
that the product is genuine.4)/ All correct 5) Incredible Devices) focusing including
a) removed inclusion,3)/ healthcare, and the environment in
b) counterfet India over the next 18 months.4)/ All correct 5)
c) seller a) finnancial
d) genuine b) incubator
e) all are correct c) inclusion
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d) environment e) all are correct

e) all are correct
29. The National Policy on Biofuels, released by
27. To mark the 77th anniversary of Quit India the Government of India in 2018,1)/ envisages
movement, Uttar Pradesh(UP) chief minister(CM) biofuel production from UCO. Food Safety and
1)/ Yogi Adityanath has launched the mega Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) 2)/is
greenary plantation 2)/ drive called implementing a strategy to divert UCO from 3)/
“Vriksharopan Mahakumbh”, which now sets a the food value chain and curb current illegal
3)/ world record by planting over 22 crore usage.4)/ All correct 5)
saplings in a day. 4)/ All correct 5) a) released
a) anniversary b) envisages
b) greenary c) strategy
c) sets d) illegal
d) planting e) all are correct
e) all are correct
30. After the video was viewed by the chief
28. BCCI had raised a number of concerns (quality minister of Manipur,1)/ he instructed the
of the dope testing kits,1)/ competance of superintendent 2)/of police Viktoria Yenghkom
pathologists and sample collection) but finally to visit the girl’s 3)/ house and was gifted some
agreed 2)/to come under NADA after the sports sapllings.4)/ All correct 5)
ministry gave 3)/assurances about resolving a) viewed
issues of the cricket board.4)/ All correct 5) b) superintendent
a) concerns c) visit
b) competance d) sapllings
c) ministry e) all are correct
d) assurances

ANSWERS
1. Answer: b) The appropriate word is ‘together’.
The correct spelling is ‘facilities’. 4. Answer: a)
2. Answer: d) The correct spelling is ‘delimitation’.
The appropriate word is ‘personnel’. 5. Answer: d)
3. Answer: d) The appropriate word is ‘fortnight’.

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6. Answer: b) The correct spelling is ‘elicited’.

The correct spelling is ‘conference’. 19. Answer: d)
7. Answer: c) The correct spelling is ‘predecessor ’.
The correct spelling is ‘violet’. 20. Answer: b)
8. Answer: a) The correct spelling is ‘especially’.
The correct spelling is ‘autorickshaw’. 21. Answer: b)
9. Answer: c) The correct spelling is ‘persuade’.
The correct spelling is ‘opposition’. 22. Answer: d)
10. Answer: d) The correct spelling is ‘unnecessary’.
The correct spelling is ‘deterrence’. 23. Answer: b)
11. Answer: b) The correct spelling is ‘counterfeit’.
The correct spelling is ‘extensively ’. 24. Answer: c)
12. Answer: c) The correct spelling is ‘kilometres’.
The correct spelling is ‘familiar ’. 25. Answer: c)
13. Answer: e) The correct spelling is ‘beneficiaries’.
All are correct 26. Answer: a)
14. Answer: c) The correct spelling is ‘financial’.
The correct spelling is ‘refugee ’. 27. Answer: b)
15. Answer: c) The correct spelling is ‘greenery’.
The correct spelling is ‘engrossing’. 28. Answer: b)
16. Answer: c) The correct spelling is ‘competence’.
The correct spelling is ‘plurilateral’. 29. Answer: e)
17. Answer: c) All are correct
The correct spelling is ‘strident’. 30. Answer: d)
18. Answer: b) The correct spelling is ‘saplings’.

Finding the Meaning of the Bold Word

Directions (1-30): Find the meaning of the b) hatred

underlined/ bold word/ phrase in the following c) division
sentence. d) criticism
1. A wise man puts past rancour behind and e) none of these
moves ahead.
a) dislike 2. We saw a scintillating fireworks display.
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a) fascinating d) downtrodden
b) unforgettable e) none of these
c) beautiful
d) sparkling 7. Mark Antony’s eulogy of Caesar is finely
e) none of these recorded by Shakespeare in his play.
a) prayer
3. The pact has been in effect for twenty years. b) honour
a) treaty c) praise
b) monarchy d) denunciation
c) lease e) none of these
d) trend
e) none of these 8. In the Muslim Women triple talaq issue the
court’s intervention was required.
4. He had a reputation of being a prudent a) interference
politician. b) interruption
a) skillful c) disturbance
b) wealthy d) connection
c) careful e) none of these
d) dishonest
e) none of these 9. It is difficult to discern the sample on the slide
without adjusting the microscope.
5. The violence erupted because of the zealot. a) discard
a) enthusiastic b) arrange
b) brave c) determine
c) timid d) debate
d) fanatic e) none of these
e) none of these
10. Sushma Swaraj is a woman of sterling
6. As I look around I see the crumbling ruins of a qualities.
proud civilization strewn like a vast heap of a) interesting
futility. b) genuine
a) irrelevance c) irritating
b) absurdity d) exciting
c) pointlessness e) none of these
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15. I cannot believe in the veracity of his

11. Although the boys in his class were naughty , statement.
he never resorted to corporal punishment. a) truth
a) harsh b) usefulness
b) physical c) sincerity
c) unjust d) falsity
d) general e) none of these
e) none of these
16. He gave an evocative rendering of his recent
12. She adjusted quite well with her husband’s poems.
idiosyncrasies. a) thrilling
a) peculiar habits b) enchanting
b) bad habits c) emotional
c) weaknesses d) incantatory
d) stupid manners e) none of these
e) none of these
17. Expeditious steps should be taken to
13. Deputy Inspector General made a complete the work in two days.
perfunctory inspection of the police station. a) unmerciful and punitive
a) thorough and complete b) strict and forceful
b) superficial c) disciplinary
c) done as a routine but without interest d) prompt and efficient
d) intensive e) none of these
e) none of these
18. The Chief Minister made a flippant remark.
14. A scientist generally carries out his a) highly critical
investigations empirically. b) not showing deserved respect
a) by intuitively c) casual
b) verbally d) indifferent
c) by through written communication e) none of these
d) by observation and experiment
e) none of these 19. Bana in Sanskrit, Lyly in English and Prasad in
Hindi are celeberated for their florid style.
a) ornate
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b) rich e) none of these

c) refined
d) rambling 24. People thronged to pay homage to the
e) none of these departed leader.
a) humility
20. The eyewitness testimony was b) tribute
incontrovertible. c) obedience
a) disputable d) allegiance
b) debatable e) none of these
c) unacceptable
d) unquestionable 25. For better health we must refrain from
e) none of these smoking.
a) dissuade
21. He is an indefatigable worker. b) desist
a) tired c) prevent
b) tireless d) curb
c) brave e) none of these
d) skillful
e) none of these 26. The article was so well written that it merited
careful study.
22. The two executioners approached the tree a) deserved
with a red mark on its side. b) encourage
a) executive engineers c) prompted
b) explorers d) supported
c) experimenters e) none of these
d) those who inflict capital punishment
e) none of these 27. The convict’s ingenuous explanation brought
tears in every eye.
23. He is very intelligent, but ill-favouredby a) innocent
nature. b) secret
a) unlucky c) insincere
b) weak in health d) neutral
c) short-tempered e) none of these
d) ugly
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28. The enormity of the population problem is c) disapproved of

irksome. d) suspended
a) intensity e) none of these
b) vastness
c) cruelty 30. The queen was aware of the insolent
d) fragility behaviour of the lords.
e) none of these a) violent
b) polite
29. The Chief Minister reprimanded the officers c) insulting
for their methods of handling the public. d) frivolous
a) adulted e) none of these
b) scolded severely

ANSWERS
1. Answer: B
Rancour - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will and hatred
Criticism - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
2. Answer: D
Scintillating - having brief brilliant points or flashes of light or sparks
Fascinating - capable of arousing and holding the attention
3. Answer: A
Pact - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns / treaty.
Monarchy - an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
4. Answer: C
Prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
5. Answer: D
Zealot - a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.
Timid - showing fear and lack of confidence
6. Answer: C
Futility - uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
Absurdity - a message whose content is at variance with reason
Downtrodden - abused or oppressed by people in power
7. Answer: C

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Eulogy - a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently
Denunciation - condemnation
8. Answer: A
Intervention - the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
Interruption- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
9. Answer: C
Discern - detect with the senses, recognize+, determine
10. Answer: B
Sterling - highest in quality, genuine
11. Answer: B
Corporal - affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
12. Answer: A
Idiosyncrasies - a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
13. Answer: C
Perfunctory - (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.
Superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating
emotionally or intellectually
14. Answer: D
Empirically - through empirical observation
Intuitively - without conscious reasoning; instinctively.
15. Answer: A
Veracity - conformity to facts; accuracy.
16. Answer: C
Evocative- bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.
Enchanting - delightfully charming or attractive.
Incantatory- a series of words said as a magic spell or charm.
17. Answer: D
Expeditious- done with speed and efficiency.
18. Answer: C
Flippant - not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
19. Answer: D
Florid- fancy, embellished, rambling
Ornate- marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
20. Answer: D
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Incontrovertible- unquestionable
21. Answer: B
Indefatigable - (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.
22. Answer: D
Executioners - an official who carries out a sentence of death on a condemned person.
Explorers - a person who explores a new or unfamiliar area.
23. Answer: D
Ill-favoured - unattractive , ugly , ugly looking
24. Answer: B
Homage- special honour or respect shown publicly
Allegiance - loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.
25. Answer: B
Refrain- stop oneself from doing something.
Dissuade- persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
26. Answer: A
Merited - deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, or attention).
Prompted- (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).
27. Answer: A
Ingenuous - (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.
28. Answer: B
Enormity- the great or extreme scale
Fragility- the quality of being easily broken or damaged
29. Answer: B
Reprimanded- scold
Adulted- behave in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially by accomplishing mundane but
necessary tasks.
30. Answer: C
Insolent- showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
Frivolous - not having any serious purpose or value.

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Idioms and Phrases

Directions (1-30): In each of the questions, given c) to the end

below an idiom/phrase is given followed by four d) defend someone
options with its meaning. Select the option e) none of these
which exactly deciphers the meaning of the
idiom/phrase as used in the sentence. 5. If you think you can make the team, then give
1. I’m fed up with my neighbour’s dog. it a shot.
a) anxious or nervous a) to leave
b) without stopping b) expected to win
c) so angry that you can no longer tolerate c) give it a try
d) fake tears d) watch carefully or take care of
e) none of these e) none of these

2. I tried to keep an open mind about Allan even 6. I saw the accident happen, first-hand.
though I’d heard some bad things about him. a) experienced it personally
a) lazy person b) begin too soon
b) relaxing time c) pass time aimlessly
c) look hard for information or try hard d) learn new things
d) be open minded e) none of these
e) none of these
7. Let’s not take this path. It leads to a dead end.
3. My dad gave me a hand with my homework. a) be in charge
a) helped b) in trouble
b) to urge or provoke someone c) many misfortunes often occur all at once
c) said to convey impatience d) a place with only an end
d) a hidden strength or advantage e) none of these
e) none of these
8. I use my watch to keep track of time.
4. It was going to be a surprise party, until Todd a) go in same direction
let the cat out of the bag. b) in trouble
a) strange or suspicious c) to monitor the time
b) told the secret so other people found out too d) to pass the time
early e) none of these
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a) show emotions openly

9. The professor told his students to bear in mind b) start something
that they only have 50 minutes to complete the c) calm down
test. d) to think about
a) give permission e) none of these
b) not forget
c) a critical period 14. I don’t like being in the car with Gary. He has
d) keep in mind difficulty controlling his road rage.
e) none of these a) extreme speed when driving
b) extreme anger when driving
10. The house party got out of hand, so we had c) confusing behaviour
to call the police. d) extreme emotion
a) do something risky e) none of these
b) take responsibility
c) suspect deception 15. The ball is in their court now. Let’s wait for
d) got out of control their decision.
e) none of these a) to take over charge
b) to initiate something
11. The test was a piece of cake. I finished it in 20 c) have control of the situation
minutes. d) confusing the situation
a) very easy e) none of these
b) small part
c) large part 16. The designer handbag cost her an arm and a
d) lengthy task leg.
e) none of these a) very expensive
12. At the start of the meeting, Mike tried to b) very cheap
break the ice by telling a joke. c) very rare
a) blame someone d) very opaque
b) express pain e) none of these
c) speak harshly
d) reveal a secret 17. Ken was in hot water about forgetting his
e) none of these wedding anniversary.
a) be strict
13. The thought never even crossed my mind. b) to be enraged
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c) very angry d) to be unable to remember anything

d) to be in trouble e) none of these
e) none of these
22. Jim has been a mechanic for 20 years. He
18. Susan is really in a bind. She has two essays really knows his stuff.
due tomorrow and she hasn’t started either of a) stupid or foolish
them. b) to know something well
a) annoy c) love sweet things
b) stuck in a difficult situation d) very dedicated
c) feeling very well or fit e) none of these
d) infringe on someone's happiness
e) none of these 23. The apple pie at this restaurant is second to
none.
19. Ted plays squash when he needs to let off a) always worst
steam. b) very cheap
a) to recover c) the best
b) in good and bad times d) very expensive
c) to release anger and frustration e) none of these
d) last chance to do something
e) none of these 24. The coach told me that if I didn’t get my act
together, I’d be kicked off the team.
20. You can figure out the author’s opinion by a) start behaving properly
reading between the lines. b) to regret
a) to find the hidden meaning c) to be energetic
b) retaliation d) to be positive
c) something unpleasant that must be accepted e) none of these
d) reading clearly
e) none of these 25. We arrived at 8 o’clock on the dot.
a) very late
21. When asked for her postal code, Amy drew a b) exactly
blank. c) very soon
a) wrote clearly d) to the point
b) entered wrongly e) none of these
c) entered correctly
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26. I arrived home from my trip safe and sound. c) in the dream
a) early d) urgent call
b) tiredly e) none of these
c) happily
d) safely 29. The fireman said that injuries were common
e) none of these in his line of work.
a) routine
27. My brother is a real pain in the neck b) type of work
sometimes. c) frequent
a) furious d) rare
b) crazy e) none of these
c) to be annoying
d) very naughty 30. Jack tried to be kind to his boss when he quit
e) none of these in job because he didn’t want to burn his bridges.
a) to expose anger
28. One day, out of the blue, I received a letter b) to quit an opportunity
from my former schoolmate. c) to expect
a) without previous warning d) ruin a relationship
b) informed arrival e) none of these

ANSWERS
1. Answer: C 12. Answer: E
2. Answer: D Break the ice- to initiate social
3. Answer: A interaction/conversation
4. Answer: B 13. Answer: D
5. Answer: C 14. Answer: B
6. Answer: A 15. Answer: C
7. Answer: D 16. Answer: A
8. Answer: C 17. Answer: D
9. Answer: B 18. Answer: B
10. Answer: D 19. Answer: C
11. Answer: A 20. Answer: A
21. Answer: D

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22. Answer: B 27. Answer: C

23. Answer: C 28. Answer: A
24. Answer: A 29. Answer: B
25. Answer: B 30. Answer: D
26. Answer: D

Word Usage

Directions (1‐30): In each question below, word (C) The manager withdrew his name from the list
is used in four different ways. Choose the option of nominees.
in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or (D) After the loss of his wife he had withdrawn
INAPPROPRIATE. farther and farther into himself.
1. a) A
(A) She was assigned the task of entering the b) B
names of all eligible voters. c) C
(B) He decided to enter his child into the best d) D
school in the neighborhood. (e) All sentences are correct.
(C) Her parents advised her to acquire an MCA
before entering upon a career. 3.
(D) When money is involved other considerations (A) People are afraid that the festival will draw
should not enter. undesirable elements to the town.
a) A (B) The deposits are expected to draw interest
b) B close to 10 percent.
c) C (C) The teacher drew the children into the room
d) D to see the pictures.
(e) All sentences are correct. (D) To avoid confusion later, a list was drawn of
all those who would attend the function.
2. a) A
(A) The clerk was asked to withdraw the b) B
offending words from the letter he typed. c) C
(B) The school withdrew her academic credit d) D
after it was established that she had copied in the (e) All sentences are correct.
test.
4.
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(A) There were stacks of books on the bedside a) A

table and floor. b) B
(B) The group is stacked with members from c) C
coal‐producing states. d) D
(C) He is continually stacked by headaches. (e) All sentences are correct.
(D) The convict tried to stack the jury.
a) A 7.
b) B (A) The wind finally dissipated the smoke.
c) C (B) The industrious people from Gujarat are
d) D dissipated over the whole of India.
(e) All sentences are correct. (C) The young sometimes seem to dissipate their
energy in useless pursuits.
5. (D) The dark clouds which threatened rain finally
(A) Her death devolved the end of an era in dissipated.
superlative cinematic techniques. a) A
(B) The senator devolved the duties of office b) B
upon a group of aides. c) C
(C) The firm devolved to an heir that everybody d) D
had assumed to be dead. (e) All sentences are correct.
(D) After several hours the discussion had
devolved into a shouting match. 8.
a) A (A) He evinced his approval by smiling.
b) B (B) The boy who was caught stealing did not
c) C evince any remorse.
d) D (C) The proposal evinced a storm of protest from
(e) All sentences are correct. the workers.
(D) He did not evince the least surprise at seeing
6. me there.
(A) Kindly desist from making so much noise. a) A
(B) She desisted further efforts to dissuade them. b) B
(C) Before the medical exam you must desist c) C
from food. d) D
(D) During Ramadan, Muslims desist from (e) All sentences are correct.
smoking during the day.
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9. (D) The critics have the right to praise or indict a

(A) She acted as a decoy to draw the dogs’ literary work.
attention away from the children. a) A
(B) The policeman acted as a decoy when the b) B
police were trying to catch the murderer. c) C
(C) The bird‐trap was empty as she had caught a d) D
decoy, and she had to kill it. (e) All sentences are correct.
(D) They used flares to decoy enemy missiles.
a) A 12.
b) B (A) Where would African cinema be without the
c) C car ramble or the road movie?
d) D (B) Avoid long rambling sentences, redundancies
(e) All sentences are correct. or unexplained acronyms.
(C) We have tours to suit all levels of ability from
10. a gentle ramble to a Himalayan expedition.
(A) He feigned illness to avoid going to the party. (D) The internet forum gives you an opportunity
(B) The politician feigned the attention of his to ramble on a bit.
listeners to non‐controversial issues. a) A
(C) On the phone, he feigned his sister’s voice b) B
and said that he was not at home. c) C
(D) He introduced me as his cousin, and everyone d) D
feigned to believe it. (e) All sentences are correct.
a) A
b) B 13.
c) C (A) Electric cars are a nice idea, but they won’t
d) D work for mass transit or cargo.
(e) All sentences are correct. (B) Passengers holding a direct airside transit visa
will not be able to pass through immigration
11. control.
(A) They were indicted for conspiracy and spent a (C) The transit of the property into the parties’
year in jail. joint names was irrelevant.
(B) In Bosnia, UK troops have usually declined to (D) Mumbai and Delhi are building the
take part in the arrest of indicted war criminals. infrastructure for rapid transit systems.
(C) Last week, he was indicted by a grand jury. a) A
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b) B (D) People wonder whether computer

c) C programmes will abdicate the role of the human
d) D brain.
(e) All sentences are correct. a) A
b) B
14. c) C
(A) The regulations imposed in the East to d) D
placate environmental opposition to GM foods (e) All sentences are correct.
effectively prevent the Third World from
developing GM foods. 16.
(B) The facts are incorrect and they have placated (A) The street was noisy with the vendors barking
members of all political parties across the their wares.
country. (B) The rhinoceros is famous for its very thick
(C) However, his statement did little to placate bark.
the unions who say that even negotiations cannot (C) You seem to be barking up the wrong tree in
help in this matter. blaming your neighbour.
(D) The government has a greater imperative to (D) The bark of the cinnamon tree is used as a
placate the farming lobby than protecting wildlife spice.
because of its political leverage. a) A
a) A b) B
b) B c) C
c) C d) D
d) D (e) All sentences are correct.
(e) All sentences are correct.
17.
15. (A) It appears as if the ruling coalition is trying to
(A) People have decided to ask the King to cover the scandal.
abdicate in favour of his son. (B) The new book on the history of science covers
(B) We cannot abdicate the responsibility to deal a lot of ground.
with these acts in the correct manner. (C) I am unwilling to cover for her in the meeting.
(C) Our people have opted for democracy as a (D) The project was a cover for intelligence
way of life from which we will not abdicate. operations.
a) A
b) B
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c) C (A) The throne passed to the king’s son.

d) D (B) The court passed on the legality of the
(e) All sentences are correct. wiretapping.
(C) My experience of the Himalayas passed all
18. expectations.
(A) The policy is based on the principles that (D)He is not the one to pass an opportunity for
inform bilateral relations. promotion.
(B) As an expert musician, he is well informed a) A
with the keyboard. b) B
(C) Compassion for fellow beings informs all her c) C
novels. d) D
(D) The Prime Minster was informed about the (e) All sentences are correct.
crisis in the party.
a) A
b) B 21.
c) C (A) A Gallant Darwin, who annoyed this Coast
d) D (B) The audience was full of annoy for the whole
(e) All sentences are correct. production
(C) Sliven was beginning to look annoyed
19. (D) Such remarks never failed to annoy her
(A) She gave birth last Thursday. a) A
(B) The students gave the IBPS CLERK EXAM last b) B
Sunday. c) C
(C) The professor freely gave of his time to the d) D
students. (e) All sentences are correct.
(D) As the time passed, optimism gave place to
worry. 22.
a) A (A) We can’t praise John enough—he did a
b) B brilliant job
c) C (B) Give praise to God
d) D (C) We praise God for past blessings
(e) All sentences are correct. (D) She arranged a fishing trip to praise her son
a) A
20. b) B
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c) C (D) Something resembling or likened to a blame,

d) D in particular
(e) All sentences are correct. a) A
b) B
23. c) C
(A) Maybe I picked the wrong career d) D
(B) Take your pick from our extensive menu (e) All sentences are correct.
(C) Please take your pick
(D) I went to pick some flowers for Jenny’s room 26.
a) A (A) He bought six first-class stamps
b) B (B) I am not prepared to buy the claim that the
c) C ends justify the means
d) D (C) Perfume is rarely a good buy in duty-free
(e) All sentences are correct. shops
(D) Salmon trimmings are a good buy for making
24. into mousse
(A) The lucid stars are twinkling in the sky a) A
(B) Birds dipped their wings in the lucid flow of b) B
air c) C
(C) A lucid account is always standard d) D
(D) Tears lucid her vision strongly (e) All sentences are correct.
a) A
b) B 27.
c) C (A) Topics which assume detailed knowledge of
d) D local events
(e) All sentences are correct. (B) She didn’t assume understand a word I said
(C) She assumed full responsibility for all
25. organizational work
(A) The inquiry blamed the train driver for the (D) I assumed he wanted me to keep the book
accident a) A
(B) Her players had to take the blame for the b) B
defeat c) C
(C) She was cleared of all blame for the incident d) D
(e) All sentences are correct.
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(D) He let him have her say

28. a) A
(A) She was holding a brown leather suitcase b) B
(B) The police were holding him on a murder c) C
charge d) D
(C) She caught hold of his arm (e) All sentences are correct.
(D) She had to take a hold on her nerves
a) A 30.
b) B (A) She had been too busy to enjoy herself
c) C (B) The lavish set designs are a little too busy
d) D (C) He busied himself with his new home
(e) All sentences are correct. (D) She was picked up by the busies for
possession.
29. a) A
(A) Thank you,’ he said b) B
(B) Let’s say you’d just won a million pounds c) C
(C) Let’s say we pay in five thousand pounds in d) D
the first year (e) All sentences are correct.

ANSWERS
1. Answer: B
Enter-come or go into
‘To enter his child into the best school’ this phrase is incorrect in terms of usage.
In all other sentences, the usage of the word ‘enter’ is correct.
2. Answer: A
Withdraw- discontinue or no longer provide
‘To withdraw the offending words from the letter he typed’ the use of the word ‘withdraw’ is incorrect in
this sentence
In all other sentences, the usage of the word ‘withdraw’ is correct.
3. Answer: D
Draw-bring out, draw out , produce .
In sentence D, the word ‘draw’ is incorrectly used.
In all other sentences, the usage of the word ‘draw’ is correct.

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4. Answer: C
Stack -shuffle or arrange dishonestly so as to gain an unfair advantage
In sentence C, the use of the word stack is inappropriate.
In all other sentences, the usage of the word ‘stack’ is correct.
5. Answer: A
Devolve - transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or
regional administration.
In sentence A, The word ‘devolve’ is incorrectly used.
In other sentence, devolve is correctly used.
6. Answer: B
Desist - stop doing something; cease or abstain.
In sentence B, the word desist is incorrectly used.
In other sentence, desist is correctly used.
7. Answer: B
Dissipate‐ (with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear.
The word dissipate is incorrectly used in sentence B.
In other sentence, dissipate is correctly used.
8. Answer: C
Evince - reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate.
The word ‘’evince’ is incorrectly used in option C.
In other sentence, evince is correctly used.
9. Answer: C
Decoy‐ lure or entice (a person or animal) away from their intended course, typically into a trap.
The word ‘decoy’, the usage in sentence C is incorrect
In other sentence, decoy is correctly used.
10. Answer: B
Feign - pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).
The word feign is incorrectly used in the sentence B.
In other sentence, feign is correctly used
11. Answer: D
Indict‐formally accuse of or charge with a crime.
The word ‘indict’ is incorrectly used in option D.
In other sentence, indict is correctly used
12. Answer: A
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Ramble‐talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way.

A walk taken for pleasure in the countryside.
The word ‘ramble’ is incorrect in option A.
In other sentence, ramble is correctly used
13. Answer: C
Transit‐ the action of passing through or across a place. The carrying of people or things from one place to
another.
The word ‘transit’ is incorrect in sentence C
In other sentence, transit is correctly used
14. Answer: B
Placate‐ make (someone) less angry or hostile.
The word ‘placate’ is incorrect in sentence B.
In other sentence, placate is correctly used
15. Answer: D
Abdicate‐ (of a monarch) renounce one's throne. fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty).
‘Abdicate’ is incorrectly used in option D.
In other sentence, abdicate is correctly used
16. Answer: B
Bark-the tough protective outer sheath of the trunk, the sharp explosive cry of a dog, utter (a command or
question) abruptly or aggressively
‘Bark’ is incorrectly used in option B.
In other sentence, bark is correctly used
17. Answer: A
Cover-protect or conceal it, extend over, deal with
‘Cover’ is incorrectly used in option A.
In other sentence, Cover is correctly used
18. Answer: B
Inform- give (someone) facts or information; tell.
‘Inform’ is incorrectly used in option B.
In other sentence, Inform is correctly used
19. Answer: B
Give-cause or allow, freely transfer the possession of (
‘Give’ is incorrectly used in option B.
In other sentence, give is correctly used
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20. Answer: D
Pass- to go from the control of one to another, exceed or surpass, to let go without accepting
‘Pass’ is incorrectly used in option D.
In other sentence, pass is correctly used
21. Answer: B
Annoy-make (someone) a little angry; irritate, harm or attack repeatedly.
‘Annoy’ is incorrectly used in option B.
In other sentence, annoy is correctly used
22. Answer: D
Praise-express warm approval or admiration of, the expression of respect and gratitude as an act of
worship
‘Praise’ is incorrectly used in option B.
In other sentence, praise is correctly used
23. Answer: E
24. Answer: D
Lucid – expressed clearly; easy to understand.
‘Lucid’ is incorrectly used in option D.
In other sentence, lucid is correctly used
25. Answer: D
Blame-feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong.
‘Blame’ is incorrectly used in option D.
In other sentence, blame is correctly used.
26. Answer: E
27. Answer: B
Assume- supposed to be the case, without proof
‘Assume’ is incorrectly used in option B.
In the other sentences, the word ‘assume’ is used correctly.
28. Answer: D
Hold- grasp, carry, or support with one's arms or hands
‘Hold’ is incorrectly used in option D.
In the other sentences, the word ‘hold’ is used correctly.
29. Answer: E
30. Answer: E

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Single Fillers

Direction (1-30): In each of the questions given 4. Poisonous gases emitted from factories
below, a sentence is given with one blank. …………. the air we breathe in.
Below each sentence, FOUR words are given out a) violate
of which one can fit into the sentence. You have b) filter
to choose the word which can coherently fit into c) contaminate
the given sentence. d) melts
1. The study also didn’t uncover how pollution e) none of these
…………….to mental illness.
a) proceeds 5. Man is essentially a …….. animal and tends to
b) contributes associate with others.
c) causes a) sentimental
d) consists b) social
e) none of these c) selfish
d) perverse
2. Earlier this year, another team found that e) none of these
spending two hours a week in nature can ……..
your health and well-being. 6.………… for the new planet, Beta Pictoris c, was
a) boost found using the radial velocity method, which
b) change indirectly detects a planet by measuring how its
c) fulfill host star wobbles around the system’s overall
d) encourage center of mass.
e) none of these a) sources
b) finding
3. A violent past encounter of the two super- c) evidence
Jupiters may be the …….. of the mess in this d) incidence
planetary system. e) none of these
a) cause
b) vital 7. Lagrange and her team have already called for
c) effect researchers to ……………. the dynamics of the Beta
d) source Pictoris system in light of this recent discovery.
e) none of these a) reinvestigate
b) aggregate
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c) innovate 11. Proteins like gluten are ……..for pasta because

d) accelerate they provide the foundation of the pasta’s unique
e) none of these texture and elasticity.
a) essential
8. People across 180 countries will get to see the b) physical
unknown side of PM @narendramodi as c) practical
he………….. into Indian wilderness to create d) obvious
awareness about animal conservation & e) none of these
environmental change.
a) moves 12. Removing the water leaves the gluten
b) enters networks intact, but removes the moisture that
c) ventures …….. the starch granules to be flexible and
d) discovers malleable.
e) none of these a) stimulates
b) receives
9. Hyperactive Indians on the internet were ………. c) follows
at the prospect of this newfound source memes. d) allows
a) exclaimed e) none of these
b) thrilled
c) depressed 13. The……….. of ice crystals starts with
d) suppressed nucleation sites or seed crystals that are frozen in
e) none of these the solution of cream and sugar.
a) generartion
10. While gluten supplies a small percentage of b) formation
protein, egg provides additional proteins in the c) discretion
mixture that contribute to an even more …… and d) separation
delicate texture. e) none of these
a) hard
b) transparent 14. As liquid nitrogen is a very cold liquid, it
c) tender should always be ……. with gloves and protective
d) sharp eyewear.
e) none of these a) handled
b) hurdled
c) carried
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d) caught b) instant
e) none of these c) regular
d) violent
15. But with ………… stirring, large ice crystals are e) none of these
prevented from forming and you get a creamy
and smooth texture that can even rival the 19. The Greenland ice sheet is ………. at the rate of
smoothness of store bought ice cream. about 12 cubic miles a year.
a) fast a) smelting
b) deliberately b) condensing
c) strong c) melting
d) rapid d) freezing
e) none of these e) none of these

16. If the water crystals are too large they can 20. Precautions are to be taken with anyone who
have an ……… effect on the texture, resulting in seems ………
an ‘icy’ texture that is not so smooth and creamy. a) contagious
a) inverse b) infectious
b) adverse c) diseased
c) impulse d) defiled
d) invert e) none of these
e) none of these
21. A ……… of chilly cold weather is expected in
17. The German Aerospace Center designed next few months.
MASCOT for the rough journey, and it ………… a) phase
photos the whole way. b) spell
a) caught c) length
b) capture d) span
c) snapped e) none of these
d) fixed
e) none of these 22. Some animals have unique ………….. that allow
them to survive in extreme weather conditions.
18. The dichotomy of rocks backs up previous a) characteristics
ideas that Ryugu had a violent birth. b) problems
a) immediate c) feelings
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d) conditions c) influence
e) none of these d) navigate
e) none of these
23. We must ………….help to the people hit by the
cyclone. 27.Adult microbiomes change, albeit less
a) contribute drastically, in response to exercise, immigration,
b) summon antibiotics or a ………. of other factors.
c) impart a) source
d) render b) emission
e) none of these c) invisible
d) slew
24. Studying the compositions of these rocks e) none of these
also………… small bright “inclusions,” common in
meteorites believed to come from asteroids. 28. Two carcinogens in the same category don’t
a) revealed ……… carry the same cancer risk.
b) explained a) necessarily
c) compelled b) importantly
d) integrated c) obviously
e) none of these d) primarily
e) none of these
25. We always think about……….. risk in terms of
human genes,” says microbiologist Susan Lynch 29. Other recent studies have tied an increased
of the University of California risk of developing cancer to what many would
a) invented consider ………. drinking.
b) inherited a) extra
c) immediate b) highly
d) intermediate c) moderate
e) none of these d) limit
e) none of these
26. The first organisms to colonize a pristine
environment can strongly …………. the conditions 30. This study …… light-to-moderate drinking as
in that environment. one standard drink for women and up to two
a) exhibit standard drinks a day for men.
b) inhibit a) entitled
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b) highlights d) defined
c) proved e) none of these

ANSWERS
1. Answer: B
Contributes means provide
Other words do not fit in the blank.
Proceeds - continue
Causes - to happen or occur
Consists -be composed of
2. Answer: A
Boost -increase
Other words do not fit in the blank.
Change - losing one's or its original nature
Fulfill -fill or meet a want or need
Encourage -give hope or courage to
3. Answer: D
Source - the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Other words do not fit in the blank.
Cause - to happen or occur
Vital - absolutely necessary
Effect - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
4. Answer: C
Contaminate - make impure
Other words do not fit in the blank.
Violate - fail to agree with
Filter - remove by passing through a filter
Melts - reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
5. Answer: B
Social - relating to human society and its members
Other words do not fit in the blank.
Sentimental -given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
Perverse -marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict

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Selfish -concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
6. Answer: C
Evidence - an indication that makes something evident
Other words do not fit in the blank.
Source - the place where something begins, where it springs into
Being Vital - absolutely necessary
Finding - the act of determining the properties of something
Incidence - the relative frequency of occurrence of something
7. Answer: A
Reinvestigate- conduct an inquiry or investigation of something again
Other words do not fit in the blank.
Aggregate- formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
Innovate- bring something new to an environment
Accelerate- move faster
8. Answer: C
Ventures - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
Other words do not fit in the blank.
Moves- change location; move, travel, or proceed,
Enters- to come or go into
Discovers- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
9. Answer: B
Thrilled- feeling intense pleasurable excitement
Other words do not fit in the blank.
Exclaimed-often with surprise
Depressed- feeling low
Suppressed- held in check with difficulty
10. Answer: C
Tender- easy to cut or chew
Other words do not fit in the blank.
Hard- requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
Transparent- able to be seen through with clarity
Sharp- clearly defined
11. Answer: A
Essential- basic and fundamental
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Other words do not fit in the blank.

Physical- involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
Practical- concerned with actual use or practice
Obvious- easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
12. Answer: D
Allows- make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
Other words do not fit in the blank
Stimulates- cause to act in a specified manner
Receives- get something
Follows-to travel behind, go after
13. Answer: B
Formation- the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
Other words do not fit in the blank
Generation- a coming into being
Discretion- freedom to act or judge on one's own
Separation- coming apart
14. Answer: A
Handled-carry on
Other words do not fit in the blank
Hurdled- an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
Carried- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure, or responsibility of
Caught- catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
15. Answer: D
Rapid- done or occurring in a brief period of time
Other words do not fit in the blank
Fast-acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
Deliberately-in an intentional manner
Strong- having strength or power greater than average or expected
16. Answer: B
Adverse- in an opposing direction
Other words do not fit in the blank
Inverse- reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
Impulse-an instinctive motive
Invert- turn inside out or upside down
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17. Answer: C
Snapped- the act of catching an object in camera
Other words do not fit in the blank
Caught- catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
Capture- succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
Fixed-having a fixed and unchanging value
18. Answer: D
Violent- acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
Other words do not fit in the blank
Immediate-very close or connected in space or time
Instant-a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Regular- in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
19. Answer: C
Melting -the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
Other words do not fit in the blank
Smelting-extract (metals) by heating
Condensing- the act of increasing the density of something
Freezing-the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
20. Answer: B
Infectious - caused by infection or capable of causing infection
Other words do not fit in the blank
Contagious-easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
Diseased-caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
Defiled-morally blemished; stained or impure
21. Answer: A
Phase–any distinct time period in a sequence of events
Other words do not fit in the blank
Spell- indicate or signify
Length- the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
Span- to cover or extend over an area or time period
22. Answer: A
Characteristics – typical or distinctive
Other words do not fit in the blank
Problems- a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
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Feelings- emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

Conditions- the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare
23. Answer: D
Render-give something useful or necessary to
Other words do not fit in the blank
Contribute-provide
Summon-call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Impart-transmit (knowledge or skills)
24. Answer: A
Revealed – make visible
Other words do not fit in the blank
Explained-make plain and comprehensible
Compelled-force somebody to do something
Integrated-make into a whole or make part of a whole
25. Answer: B
Inherited - occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
Other words do not fit in the blank
Invented-come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
Immediate-very close or connected in space or time
Intermediate-lying between two extremes in time or space or state
26. Answer: C
Influence–a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
Other words do not fit in the blank
Exhibit-show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
Inhibit- to put down by force or authority
Navigate-travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
27. Answer: D
Slew- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Other words do not fit in the blank
Source - the place where something begins, where it springs into being Vital and absolutely necessary
Emission-the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
Invisible-impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
28. Answer: A
Necessarily- in an essential manner
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Other words do not fit in the blank

Importantly- in an important way or to an important degree
Obviously- unmistakably
Primarily- for the most part
29. Answer: C
Moderate-being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
Other words do not fit in the blank
Extra-more than is needed, desired, or required
Highly-to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
Limit-the greatest possible degree of something
30. Answer: D
Defined- accurately stated or described
Other words do not fit in the blank
Entitled-qualified for by right according to law
Highlights-move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
Proved-established beyond doubt

Double Fillers

Directions (1-30): In each of the questions given e) none of these

below, a sentence is given with two blanks.
Below each sentence, FOUR pairs of words are 2. The Manager ……….. the society’s funds,
given out of which one pair can fit into the …………….. he was dimissed.
blanks of the sentence. Four options are a) misplaced, soon
provided. You have to choose the combination b) rolled, thus
with the correct set of words which can c) pirated, therefore
coherently fit into the given sentence. d) misappropriated, so
1. Narendra Modi’s ………… at the polls was e) none of these
………… as he won with a striking margin.
a) claim, unrealistic 3. It is ………. for every tax payer to …………… the
b) victory, overwhelming tax returns to the Income Tax Department.
c) image, real a) necessary, lodge
d) strategy, unsuccessful b) binding, pay

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c) obligatory, submit c) altruistic, praiseworthy

d) possible, remit d) ulterior, selfless
e) none of these e) none of these

4. If we do not take ……………. care in our 8. Any system is likely to …………. for ……………. of
economy , we will have to ………. a grave problem. support from the public.
a) normal, experience a) survive, lack
b) proper, face b) succeed, reason
c) adequate, catch c) fail, want
d) intensive, aggravate d) finish, failure
e) none of these e) none of these

5. Some people have the ………… for learning 9. The mill workers were not ……….. with their
foreign languages but they have no ………….. in low wages and non-payment of wages for last
speaking. three months ……….. fuel to the flames.
a) mania, urge a) good, put
b) aptitude, interest b) satisfied, added
c) stamina, fondness c) joyful, poured
d) capacity, ability d) pleased, directed
e) none of these e) none of these

6. We must explore …………. sources of energy as 10. The changes made in the system were so
our supply of fossil fuel has been …………. ………. that they didn’t require any ……………
a) alternate, depleted a) big, time
b) guaranteed, over b) genuine, intelligence
c) natural, exhausted c) obvious, modifications
d) sufficient, increased d) certain, expertise
e) none of these e) none of these

7. Dr.K.Sivan was so convinced that people were 11. The Deputy Manager ……….. to resign because
driven by ………… motives that he belived there all his proposals were …………. down by his
was no such thing as a purely …………… act. superiors.
a) personal, anti-social a) offered, thrown
b) personal, eternal b) gave, held
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c) began, kept c) ended, accepted

d) threatened, turned d) extended, mitigated
e) none of these e) none of these

12. Children are more …………… than adults, it is 16. The leaders were ………..needed by those to
…………. their quickness in learning a new ……….. they addressed.
language. a) angrily, who
a) intelligent, disproved by b) readily, which
b) adaptable, reflected in c) rarely, where
c) conservative, seen in d) scarcely, whom
d) susceptible, demonstrated in e) none of these
e) none of these
17. Now-a-days progress in life depends more on
13. ……….. politicians alone can survive in politics ………….. rather than on…………..
where ……………. rules the roost. a) favouritism, ability
a) clever, practical b) consideration, capability
b) wily, treacherous c) utility, sincerity
c) wily, treachery d) pragmatism, desires
d) ideal, prestigious e) none of these
e) none of these
18. The reasons why syllabi are …………… in India
14. The police ……….. any attempt of arson by because UGC has failed to live upto the ………… of
…………. at the trouble spot quite in time. the people.
a) squashed, surrounding a) outmoded, ambition
b) made, encircling b) outdated, expectations
c) pre-empted, arriving c) practical, hopes
d) thwarted, presenting d) obsolete, desires
e) none of these e) none of these

15. The war ……….. immediately after the cease- 19. The Indian Railways have yet to …………. an
fire proposal was ………… effective mechanism to avert a series of ……………
bilaterally. leading to horrifying tragedy.
a) receded, exchanged a) evolve, lapses
b) started, prepared b) develop, mistake
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c) improve omissions a) rare, escape

d) contrive, errors b) outdated, know
e) none of these c) extinct, enjoy
d) powerful, protect
20. Due to ………… rainfall this year, there will be e) none of these
………… cut in water supply.
a) enough, substantial 24. We cannot …….. such a/an ………… act of
b) meagre, least violence.
c) sufficient, no a) tolerate, insipid
d) surplus, abundant b) consider, important
e) none of these c) commit, magnificent
d) pardon, egregious
21. The relations between two friends are ever so e) none of these
……….. that a slight misunderstanding can …………..
them 25. Cholestrol has long been identified as a silent
a) tenuous, embitter killer because the patient has no ……………. of the
b) tragile, cement danger freely …………… his system.
c) tenacious, break a) idea, infecting
d) strong ,sweeten b) thought, attacks
e) none of these c) information, invading
d) inkling, traversing
22. In ………. of International matters, there is e) none of these
always an element of risk in ……….. one might to
do. 26. Synthethic milk ………….. real milk in all
a) view, whichever ……………. except taste and nutritional qualities.
b) many, doing a) resembles, respects
c) defence, wrong b) exempted, respect
d) case, whether c) copies, manners
e) none of these d) marks, qualities
e) none of these
23. We must prevent endangered wild animal
species from becoming ……… in order that our 27. The increasing revival of dramatic classics is,
future generation may …………… the great to one critic, …………..
diversity of animal life.
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it seems to him a sign of the …………….. of the

modern theatre. 29. Since we …………….. read every book , we
a) auspicious, resurgence ……………. only the famous ones.
b) deplorable, anaemia a) have, sold
c) incomprehensible, paradox b) should buy
d) astounding, vitality c) cannot, select
e) none of these d) can, purchase
e) none of these
28. This partly explains how the NiravModi family
has been able to …………… its lavish life-style in 30. The education minister emphasized the need
recent times, despite the fact that all its assets to discover and …………
have been ……….. each student’s …………. talents.
a) keep up, destroyed a) enlarge, dormant
b) develop, liquidated b) develop, intrinsic
c) afford, attached c) belittle, concealed
d) keep, removed d) flourish, hidden
e) none of these e) none of these

ANSWERS
Answer: B
Victory, overwhelming – fits in the blank correctly
Victory- a successful ending of a struggle or contest
Overwhelming- so strong as to be irresistible
Answer: D
Misappropriated, so – fits in the blank correctly
Misappropriated- taken for your own use in violation of a trust
Answer: C
Obligatory, submit – fits in the blank correctly
Obligatory- morally or legally constraining or binding
Answer: B
Proper, face – fits in the blank correctly
Proper-marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
Answer: B

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Aptitude, interest – fits in the blank correctly

Aptitude-inherent ability
Interest-a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
Answer: A
Alternate, depleted – fits in the blank correctly
Alternate- every second one of a series
Depleted- no longer sufficient
Answer: D
Ulterior, selfless – fits in the blank correctly
Ulterior- beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
Selfless - showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Answer: C
Fail, want – fits in the blank correctly
Answer: B
Satisfied, added – fits in the blank correctly
Answer: C
Obvious, modifications – fits in the blank correctly.
Obvious-easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
Modifications- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Answer: D
Threatened, turned – fits in the blank correctly.
Threatened- feared
Answer: B
Adaptable, reflected in – fits in the blank correctly.
Adaptable-capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use
Reflected- bent or sent back
Answer: C
Wily, treachery – fits in the blank correctly.
Wily-marked by skill in deception
Treachery-betrayal of a trust
Answer: C
Pre-empted , arriving – fits in the blank correctly.
Pre-empted- a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you
Answer: C
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Ended, accepted – fits in the blank correctly.

Answer: D
scarcely, whom – fits in the blank correctly.
Scarcely- only a very short time before
Answer: A
Favouritism,ability – fits in the blank correctly.
Favouritism- unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
Ability- the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or
accomplishment
Answer: B
Outdated, expectations – fits in the blank correctly.
Outdated- old; no longer valid or fashionable
Expectations- anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
Answer: A
Evolve, lapses – fits in the blank correctly.
Evolve- undergo development or evolution
Lapses- drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
Answer: C
Sufficient, no – fits in the blank correctly.
Sufficient- of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
Answer: A
Tenuous, embitter – fits in the blank correctly.
Tenuous- very thin in gauge or diameter
Embitter- cause to be bitter or resentful
Answer: D
Case, whether – fits in the blank correctly.
Answer: C
Extinct, enjoy – fits in the blank correctly.
Extinct- no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
Answer: D
Pardon, egregious – fits in the blank correctly
Pardon-accept an excuse for
Egregious- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Answer: C
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Information, invading – fits in the blank correctly

Invading-involving invasion or aggressive attack
Answer: A
Resembles, respects – fits in the blank correctly
Resembles- appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
Answer: A
Auspicious, resurgence – fits in the blank correctly
Auspicious- auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
Resurgence-bringing again into activity and prominence
Answer: A
Keep up, destroyed – fits in the blank correctly
Destroyed- destroyed physically or morally
Answer: C
Cannot, select – fits in the blank correctly
Answer: B
Develop, intrinsic – fits in the blank correctly.
Intrinsic- belonging to a thing by its very nature

Double and Triple Fillers with Same Word

Directions (1-20): In each of the questions given to………….and lay its eggs on the blossom in the
below, three sentences are given with one blank ensuing spring.
each. Below each sentence, FOUR words are In all of thirty minutes, some sort of drama would
given out of which one word can fit into the ………..once the inhabitants awoke.
blanks of the three sentences. Four options are The young …………from the cocoon in the early
provided. You have to choose the wordwhich spring, grow through the summer, and reach
can grammatically and contextually fit into the maturity in the early autumn.
given sentences. a) emerge
b) diverge
1. c) indulge
In Great Britain the beetle, after completing its d) raise
development, winters in the seed, waiting e) none of these

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2. The oldest stone bears the date 1681 many of the

A ……….. ruler in his position would have sought stones were made in England, and bear
to preserve the outward forms while changing …………inscriptions.
the inner substance. It has a ……………. old-fashioned appearance,
Minghettis finance, though less clearsighted and many ancient houses in High Street bearing
less resolute than that of Sella, was on the whole inscriptions and dates.
………and beneficial. The interior of the old town consists chiefly of
The high commissioner, true to his reputation as narrow and irregular streets, with many …………..
a ………… statesman and astute politician, showed and picturesque houses.
great skill in dealing with the situation. a) simple
a) wise b) subtle
b) brave c) unfeign
c) prudent d) quaint
d) bold e) none of these.
e) none of these.
5.
3. The ……….. woman whirled away from the door,
The formation of a High Court of Justice rendered leaving it open for him to follow.
them ………….. By the austere clothing and …………features, Katie
All this jurisdiction has long been……………, but the assessed she was in some kind of religious
court still sits occasionally for registering gifts convent.
made to the city. Looking into that ………….face, she felt like a child
Sacramental confession is enjoined, but has caught with her hand in the candy jar.
recently become …………; prayers for the a) stern
departed and invocation of saints form part of b) stable
the services. c) discreet
a) occult d) refuted
b) obsolete e) none of these.
c) odious
d) updated 6.
e) none of these. A breeze swept over the tops of the trees to
make them ……….but didn't reach the still air of
4. the forest floor.

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In the latter years of his reign Harsha's reader, and even, in a revisionary context, for the
…………over the whole basin of the Ganges from expert.
the Himalayas to the Nerbudda was undisputed. Tammy was still a ……..in ballet, but her
He thus holds …………over two domains: he had enthusiasm to learn was inspiring.
the adherence of the lovers of fact and of the a) shrewd
children of fancy. b) shabby
a) ratify c) tyro
b) decree d) trite
c) defend e) none of these
d) sway
e) none of these. 9.
Thus sometimes a field of cotton is attacked by
7. some disease, perhaps ……….. and a
The month before, the citizens of Utrecht had comparatively few plants are but very slightly
refused to ……….their suburban villas, and affected.
defence of the fortifications had consequently Cut plants are allowed to………., or become
been impossible. flaccid, before removal from the field, to prevent
The warriors set off on horseback and proceed injury to the turgid leaves.
to ………. the rustic village to the ground. Silk flowers are non-allergenic, will never
In 510 B.C. Crotona was strong enough to defeat ………….and can be kept as a remembrance of
the Sybarites, with whom it had previously been your special day for years to come.
on friendly terms, and …………… their city to the a) wilt
ground. b) wield
a) redress c) yearn
b) raze d) wary
c) rapture e) none of these
d) rescind
e) none of these. 10.
The working class uprisings against Stalinism did
8. not ………..historical materialism.
The ………..struck at his bigger opponent, the The course of human history is regarded by those
blow falling short. writers who are most concerned to
I would, and do, recommend this as the best …………Judaism as a progressive divine education.
book for the………., the student, the general
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This article is not intended to scripturally ……….. d) jostle

the false doctrine of never ending punishment. e) none of these
a) retrench
b) refute 13.
c) rave England know the French can turn a game in a
d) recede ……… even when facing a seemingly desperate
e) none of these deficit.
The moment the ever-ready police personnel on
11. duty got the order, they were on the door of my
He cares and worries intensely about movies, and quarter in a …………
he's eloquent, ……….., even verbose on the It runs extremely quickly and can appear to
subject. vanish in a………….
Wordsworth was a rather ……….sort, a trait that a) mitigate
served him well in his line of work. b) melee
He had neither the patience nor the tact for c) mettle
managing …………. parliamentary pedants. d) trice
a) patent e) none of these
b) latent
c) loquacious 14.
d) juggle Personally, I feel cheated if an election campaign
e) none of these does not include a ………of shameful brawling.
Given the importance of public opinion, let us
12. counter misinformation with a …………..of
Certainly, the government deserves a significant information.
amount of………….when it comes to endorsing the Suffice it to say, anyone with a ………….of
current administration. computer knowledge will be very frustrated on
It has to make up the ………….elsewhere through my behalf, or so I hope.
its legendary cost-cutting programmes. a) modicum
He was afforded a bit of ………….. as a World Cup b) menial
semi-finalist, as the normal length of service is c) morose
two years. d) lucid
a) leeway e) none of these
b) lethargic
c) captivity 15.
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The jury voted to remand the case to the Grand Spectators who witnessed the
Jury, which on 2 November, voted to ………..for ……………summoned police who arrived within
first-degree murder. minutes to find the incident had fizzled out.
Her ambition was painted as ruthless and her lack She suffered a suspected fractured cheekbone
of money only further served to ………. her as a and claimed to have had blurred vision and
greedy criminal. numbness in her face following the ………..
Both were killed by police officers, but grand a) fiat
juries failed to………. in either case. b) fracas
a) verdict c) grouse
b) indict d) glut
c) intrude e) none of these
d) imbibe
e) none of these 18.
Listening to Burns, it is difficult to ……….with his
16. damning assessment.
They demanded that school officials apologize A bit more variety of vocal color would have been
and ……………..the incident from her son's records. welcome, but let's not ………..
If we try and ………….all the bits that don't fit with Criticism of the footnote is not a…………..about a
a controlled or rational model of the mind, we minor incidental proposition.
end up with something that's bleached of a) quell
interest. b) rustic
When we ignore that fact, turn away from our c) remorse
history, we risk reliving the eras we so fervently d) quibble
try to …………….from our collective memory. e) none of these
a) extort
b) exodus 19.
c) expunge She attended the whist drive in Ballinrobe every
d) extol Wednesday night and was a very………… player.
e) none of these When two such diametrically opposed
yet……………. observers agree, you can bet the
17. politicians are sweating bullets.
However, the lowlight of the tournament was From his observations, the ……………….Waller
a……….. between a player and an umpire. inferred that nerve cells nourished the nerve
fibers.
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a) astute a) vanity
b) acute b) vagrant
c) amicable c) versatile
d) allure d) utterly
e) none of these e) none of these

20. 22.
Disaster had come upon the north, and the plain But his live show is much more casually cruel, and
of Jezreel saw the total defeat of the king and the no matter how sensitive a subject, nothing is
……….of his army. ………for his one-liners.
The ………of the Turkish army was complete. Not only………..places but also mountain tops
Two of the insurgent leaders, Daniel Shays and Eli were known to be frequented by spirits.
Parsons, escaped to Vermont soon after the………. a) taboo
at Petersham. b) taciturn
a) victory c) vouch
b) temperate d) valid
c) rout e) none of these
d) vicinity
e) none of these 23.
That we shouldn't ……………in other countries if
Directions (21-30): In each of the questions given our own country needs work is also a liberal idea.
below, two sentences are given with one blank Don't …………..in matters that don't concern you,
each. Below each sentence, FOUR words are unless you want to face the wrath of Rowan!
given out of which one word can fit into the a) vigilant
blanks of the two sentences. Four options are b) respite
provided. You have to choose the word which c) furtive
can grammatically and contextually fit into the d) meddle
given sentences. e) none of these

21. 24.
We hear of these wild, …………saints, rather along The …………..justification for this profiteering at
the lines of John the Baptist. public expense is the cost of research into new
The child ………… population is growing and is a drugs.
virtual time bomb waiting to explode
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It is, after all, made up of ……………. competitors On behalf of the ordinary reader, you feel he will
who are allied for the common good. ………….out the truth if anyone can.
a) ostensible He relies on the telephone and on an eye trained
b) incensed by expensive experience to …………out bad
c) consonance checks.
d) acerbic a) ferret
e) none of these b) probity
c) poignant
25. d) exhort
A former employer that had taken to issuing e) none of these
promises instead of paychecks, seems to have
saved money by an even more devious method. 28.
Just as our daily reality is posited on many A last-minute offer may be a…….. or a bluff but
illusions, so is literature, which is, after all, only I'm the guy who ought to make that call.
an aspect of this devious life. We imagined that this was a ………….on his part,
a) solitude for his neck loved the yoke of groomdom.
b) devious a) fetid
c) craven b) evince
d) extol c) ruse
e) none of these d) impost
e) none of these
26.
But both in his words and especially in his music, 29.
his language is surely ………….. He was a ……….person who was rarely, if ever,
Here is a …………translation which is a complete angry no matter what she pulled.
disgrace to the original language. He seems considerably more……….. to me today
a) absurd than he did then and still a man of impeccable
b) infurious integrity.
c) prosaic a) deluge
d) candid b) elude
e) none of these c) abate
d) mellow
27. e) none of these

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30. a) obdurate
The combination of marriage and motor vehicles b) soporific
is the most potent ………..of them all. c) berate
The Chancellor has overseen low interest rates, d) reluctant
high employment and financial stability for e) none of these
several years, a ………..success story.

ANSWERS
1. Answer: A
Emerge- come out of
Diverge- move or draw apart
Indulge- To involve oneself in
Raise- raise the level or amount of something
2. Answer: C
Prudent - careful and sensible
Wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
Brave - possessing or displaying courage
Bold - fearless and daring
3. Answer: B
Obsolete -no longer in use
Occult -beyond ordinary understanding
Odious - unequivocally detestable
Updated - modernize or bring up to date
4. Answer: D
Quaint - very strange or unusual
Simple - not complex or complicated or involved
Subtle - difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
Unfeign -real, sincere, heartfelt
5. Answer: A
Stern - rigid, austere, strict
Stable - resistant to change of position or condition
Discreet - unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic

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Refuted - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

6. Answer: D
Sway - move back and forth or sideways
Ratify - approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
Decree - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or
judge)
Defend - argue or speak in defense of
7. Answer: B
Raze - tear down so as to make flat with the ground
Redress - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Rapture -a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
Rescind - cancel officially
8. Answer: C
Tyro - someone new to a field or activity, beginner, unskilled person
Shrewd - marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Shabby - showing signs of wear and tear
Trite - repeated too often
9. Answer: A
Wilt - lose strength
Wield - handle effectively
Yearn - desire strongly or persistently
Wary - marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
10. Answer: B
Refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
Retrench - make a reduction, as in one's workforce
Rave - an extravagantly enthusiastic review
Recede -pull back or move away or backward
11. Answer: C
Loquacious - full of trivial conversation, talkative, voluble, chattering, fluent
Patent- a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
Latent - potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
Juggle -deal with simultaneously
12. Answer: A
Leeway - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
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Lethargic - deficient in alertness or activity

Captivity - the state of being imprisoned
Jostle - make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
13. Answer: D
Trice - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Mitigate - lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Melee - a noisy riotous fight
Mettle - the courage to carry on
14. Answer: A
Modicum - a small or moderate or token amount
Menial - used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Morose - showing a brooding ill humor
Lucid - transparently clear; easily understandable
15. Answer: B
Indict - accuse formally of a crime
Verdict -(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating
a judgment
Intrude - enter uninvited
Imbibe -receive into the mind and retain
16. Answer: C
Expunge- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Extort - obtain by coercion or intimidation
Exodus-a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
Extol- praise, glorify, or honor
17. Answer: B
Fracas-noisy quarrel
Fiat-a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
Grouse-complain
Glut-overeat or eat immodestly.
18. Answer: D
Quibble- evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
Quell- suppress or crush completely
Rustic- awkwardly simple and provincial
Remorse- a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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19. Answer: A
Astute- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Acute- having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
Amicable- characterized by friendship and good will
Allure- the power to entice or attract through personal charm
20. Answer: C
Rout- a disorderly crowd of people
Vicinity-a surrounding or nearby region
Victory-a successful ending of a struggle or contest
Temperate- not extreme
21. Answer: B
Vagrant- a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
Versatile- competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another
Utterly- completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
Vanity- feelings of excessive pride
22. Answer: A
Taboo- an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
Taciturn- habitually reserved and uncommunicative
Vouch- give personal assurance; guarantee
Valid- well-grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
23. Answer: D
Meddle- intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
Vigilant- carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
Respite- a pause from doing something (as work)
Furtive- marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
24. Answer: A
Ostensible-manifest, demonstrative, notable
Incensed-angered at something unjust or wrong
Consonance-the property of sounding harmonious
Acerbic-harsh or corrosive in tone
25. Answer: B
Devious-indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
Craven-lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
Extol-praise, glorify, or honor
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Solitude-a state of social isolation

26. Answer: C
Prosaic- lacking wit or imagination
Absurd- inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
Infurious- causing or likely to cause damage or harm.
Candid-characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
27. Answer: A
Ferret- search and discover through persistent investigation
Probity-complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
Poignant-arousing affect
Exhort-force or impel in an indicated direction
28. Answer: C
Ruse- a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
Impost-the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs
Fetid-smelly
Evince-give expression to
29. Answer: D
Mellow- Culturally mature
Deluge- an overwhelming number or amount
Elude- escape, either physically or mentally
Abate-become less in amount or intensity
30. Answer: B
Soporific- inducing mental lethargy
Obdurate- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
Berate- censure severely or angrily
Reluctant- unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

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Triple Fillers

Questions(1-30): Select the appropriate fillers bone marrow. The various blood cells develop
and fill in the blanks to complete the sentence. ___ several stages from stem cells to blood cells
1. As for enucleation (the removal of erythroid or blood platelets. White blood cells such as
nuclei), the _______ mechanisms are unknown. lymphocytes do not mature only in the bone
But cytoskeleton proteins are important players marrow, but also in the lymph nodes. When the
____ enucleation. However, there isn't enough cells are_________ , they are released into the
information, as these proteins are __________ bloodstream.
for other important cellular activities as well. A) originate, in, completed
A) real, of, needed B) Begin, in, finished
B) same, in, provided C) started, of, over
C) exact, in, essential D) instigate, then, terminated
D) major, the, sufficient E) None of these
E) None of these
4.Templates for an _______ rural health system
2. The frail nature of rural India’s health systems have long been finalised and the Indian Public
and the _____________ patient load on a few Health Standards were issued in 2007 and 2012,
referral hospitals have become even more covering facilities ______ health sub-centres
evident from the crisis at the Baba Raghav Das upwards. The Centre has set ambitious health
Medical College in Gorakhpur. The institution goals for 2020 and is in the process of deciding
____ come under the spotlight after reports the financial outlay for _______ targets under the
emerged of the death of several children over a National Health Mission, including reduction of
short period, _________ epidemics and a high the infant mortality rate to 30 per 1,000 live
mortality level are chronic features here. births, from the recent estimate of 40.
A) superficially, is, for instance A) degraded, to, distinct
B) extraordinary, has, although B) upraised, from, specific
C) primarily, was, though C) upgraded, from, various
D) specifically, has, though D) apprised, to, diverse
E) None of these E) None of these

3. All solid parts of the blood __________ from 5.The blood helps to keep certain values of the
common parent cells, the so-called stem cells. In body in balance.__________ , it makes sure that
adults blood cells are produced mainly in the the right body temperature is maintained. This is
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done both through blood plasma, which can ___________ sharply to 3.1%, from 7.2% in the
absorb or ______ heat, as well as through the preceding quarter and 7.3% a year earlier.
speed at which the blood is flowing. When the A) deepening, show, decelerating
blood vessels expand, the blood flows more B) Reducing, show, decelerating
slowly and ____ causes heat to be lost. C) deepening, exhibit, accelerating
A) Though, put off, that D) increasing, exhibit, accelerating
B) as, gave up, it E) None of these
C) For instance, give off, this
D) Because, put off, steadily 8.Red blood cells look like discs with __________
E) None of these on top and on the bottom. They can bend easily
to “squeeze through” narrow blood vessels. Red
6.A railway network that _________ to about blood cells have no nucleus, ___________ to
seven billion passenger trips a year poses many other cells. Each red blood cell contains
extraordinary management challenges, the most hemoglobin, which can transport oxygen. In tiny
important of _______ is to ensure that all blood vessels in the lung the red blood cells
journeys end safely. The ___________ of the ______ up oxygen from inhaled air and carry it
Indore-Patna Express in Kanpur Dehat, with the through the bloodstream to all parts of the body.
death toll at least 146, is a stark reminder that A) projections, in accordance, pick
India’s strained railway system can be B) disc, in accordance, take
unpredictably risky. C) indentions, in contrast, push
A) travels, which, damage D) indentations, in contrast, pick
B) caters, which, derailment E) None of these
C) shatters, from, accident
D) cracks, in, misshapes 9. After a worrying pre-monsoon phase between
E) None of these March and May, when rainfall was scarce, the
current ______ season in most parts of coastal,
7.India’s _________ slowdown has now left the western and central India _________ well for the
economy on the verge of stalling. The latest entire economy. Aided apparently by beneficial
estimates for GDP _____ year-on-year growth in conditions in the Indian Ocean, very heavy rainfall
the April-June period slid for a fifth straight has been recorded, ______ in Maharashtra,
quarter to 5%, the slowest pace in more than six Gujarat, Rajasthan, the northeastern States,
years. Disconcertingly, the mainstay of demand Karnataka, the Konkan coast, hilly districts of
— private consumption spending — slumped to Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
an 18-quarter low, with the expansion A) Tough, augur, preferably
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B) robust, augurs, notably upward revision in the wages paid out to

C) vigour, pretend, specifically ________ under the Mahatma Gandhi National
D) rainy, affects, importantly Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
E) None of these A) machines, rupture, employees
B) machinery, capture, workers
10. A disaster can be defined as a tragic event, C) apparatus, capture, employer
such as an accident, fire, terrorist attack or D) technology, captivate, workers
_________ , which inflicts damage on its victims. E) None of these
A natural disaster is a natural risk or hazard
______ by the Earth’s natural processes with 13.When alternatives are ___________ as ‘the
terrible economic, humanitarian ____ lesser evil’, virtue is artificially added as a
environmental consequences. It causes a large- measure of degrees. The evil is often clear and
scale loss of life and property. present, as in the ______ of electronic cigarettes,
A) explosion, caused, and in all forms — Electronic Nicotine Delivery System
B) bombardment, caused, to (ENDS), vapes, and e-hookahs. The Centre’s move
C) accident, produced, by to ban these products shows a _______
D) out blast, conquered, with intolerance of anything that impacts negatively
E) None of these on the health and wellness of the people of the
country.
11.In addition to ________ the RBC nuclei, it is A) peddle, case, greeting
believed that the macrophage _____ as a "nurse" B) flog, crate, salutation
cell as proposed in the 50s. In other words, C) peddled, case, welcome
possibly providing iron, and _______ providing D) promote, chance, receive
some proteins required for young RBC to mature. E) None of these
A) engulfing, acts, possibly
B) engulf, acts, positively 14.With a 30% increase in _______ cases
C) entangle, shows, possibly worldwide in 2018, the World Health
D) engulf, shows, positvely Organization, in January 2019, included ‘vaccine
E) None of these hesitancy’ as one of the 10 _______ to global
health this year. The threat from vaccine
12.The government’s statistical __________ has hesitancy, which is defined as the “reluctance __
begun work on revising the indices that _______ refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of
the trends in consumer prices experienced in vaccines”, only appears to have grown more
rural India. This opens up the prospect for an dangerous to public health.
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A) measles, pressure, and 17.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

B) measles, pleasure, of came ________ close to creating history in the
C) measles, threats, or early hours of September 7 when the robotic
D) measles, anxiety, and lander Vikram followed the predetermined
E) None of these descent trajectory and came just within 2 km of
the lunar surface _______ contact was lost. While
15.The blood transports oxygen from the lungs to it is unfortunate that the lander failed to safely
the cells of the body, where it is needed touchdown, it is apt to remember that ISRO was
for_______ . The carbon dioxide produced during attempting powered landing for the first time. To
metabolism is carried back to the lungs by the put it in perspective, there __________ 38
blood, _____ it is then exhaled. Blood also attempts so far by other countries to land a rover
________ the cells with nutrients, transports on the moon and have succeeded only a little
hormones and removes waste products, which more than half the time.
the liver, the kidneys or the intestine. A) very, after, are
A) mechanism, which, causes B) nearly, after, is
B) metabolism, where, provides C) tantalisingly, before, have been
C) method, which, gives D) readily, before, has been
D) machinery, where, sends E) None of these
E) None of these
18.White blood cells (leukocytes) have a cell
16.People who have been _________ for major nucleus and do not contain haemoglobin. There
economic reforms from the Narendra Modi are different types of white blood cells. They are
government, it seems, will have to wait to have classified according to how their nucleus is
their _____ come true. Finance Minister Nirmala shaped and what the inside of the cell looks like
Sitharaman presented the third round of stimulus under a _________. Granulocytes have small
measures to resuscitate the struggling economy, granules in their cytoplasm. Monocytes and
but once again these have largely _______ to live lymphocytes also ______ granules, but these
up to the initial hype around them. granules are __________ small and cannot be
A) trying, missions, failed seen under a microscope. There are many more
B) earning, goals, succeeded red than white blood cells in the blood.
C) carving, plans, achieved A) microscope, contain, extremely
D) yearning, dreams, failed B) machinery, hold, very
E) None of these C) mechanism, contain, particularly
D) method, grasp, exceedingly
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E) None of these B) incidence, although, generally

C) properly, exactly, rarely
19.__________ the Russian edition of India’s D) prevalence, Despite, chronically
‘Look East, Act East’ policy, Prime Minister E) None of these
Narendra Modi pledged on Thursday to extend a
$1 billion Line of Credit to Russia’s Far East region 21.At the ___________ stage, we still retain our
(RFE). Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in RBC nuclei. But as we developed into foetus and
Vladivostok, _______ by Russian President adult, we no longer have RBC nuclei. This is
Vladimir Putin to attract investment to the thought to be related to the EBI _______ in the
farthest outlying East Siberian and Arctic-pole foetal liver and adult bone marrow respectively.
areas of the country, Mr. Modi said that the Currently, there is a lack of information of the EBI
announcement of the LOC, __________ to help in other mammals. The only _________ ones are
finance Indian business projects in the region, will mice, rats and sick humans.
be the “take-off point for Act Far East”, and will A) foetal, prevail, tested
further strengthen bilateral ties. B) initial, present, called
A) unrevealing, organised, difficult C) embryonic, present, proven
B) uncover, set up, accepted D) emerging, there, confirmed
C) Unveiling, set up, expected E) None of these
D) Inauguration, showed, easy
E) None of these 22.India’s record in__________ occupational and
industrial safety remains weak even with years of
20.On September 3, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal robust economic growth. Making work
and Thailand became the first four countries in environments safer is a low priority, although the
the World Health Organization’s southeast Asia productivity benefits of such investments have
region to have successfully controlled hepatitis B. _______ been clear. The consequences are
The virus is said to be controlled when the frequently seen in the form of a large number of
disease ____________ is reduced to less than 1% fatalities and injuries, but in a market that has a
among children less than five years of age. steady ________ of labour, policymakers tend to
________ the introduction of hepatitis B vaccine ignore the wider impact of such losses.
in the Universal Immunisation Programme in A) promote, sometimes, provision
2002 and scaling-up nationwide in 2011, about B) endorse, rarely, state
one million people in India become __________ C) approve, seldom, status
infected with the virus every year. D) promoting, always, supply
A) occurrence, inspite, genetically E) None of these
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25.If a blood vessel is damaged, certain parts of

23.The steep ___________ for violation of road the blood clot together very quickly and make
rules that came into force on September 1 under sure that a_________ , for instance, stops
the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 have bleeding. This is how the body is protected
produced a backlash, with several State ________ losing blood. White blood cells and
governments opting to reduce the quantum of other messenger ________ also play an
fines, or even to _______ the new provisions. important role in the immune______ .
Gujarat has announced a substantial reduction in A) scoop, for, system
the fines, West Bengal has refused to adopt the B) grate, in, system
higher penalties, Karnataka and Kerala are C) scrape, against, system
studying the prospects to ______ the provisions D) rub, by, system
less stringent, and others are proceeding with E) None of these
caution.
A) consequences, affect, made 26.CVD is still the top killer, with death three
B) penalties, reject, make times more frequent than that due to cancer.
C) fine, introduce, cause What flies in the face of logic is that the risk
D) penalty, accept, multiply burden of CVD-linked ________ is inversely
E) None of these proportional — lower risk but higher mortality in
low-income countries, and higher risk but lower
24.It may be ____________ for the Union Home mortality in high-income countries. PURE’s
Minister, who is also in charge of the Department analysis __________ that the higher mortality in
of Official Language, to make a pitch for greater poorer countries was likely due to other factors,
use of Hindi in official work on the occasion of including ‘lower quality and less health care’.
‘Hindi Diwas’, observed ________ year on Access to affordable, quality health care is _____
September 14. However, Home Minister Amit a dream in many pockets in India.
Shah’s remarks this year have raised the A) mortality, concluded, still
_________ of political leaders in some States that B) death, produced, to
do not speak Hindi. C) transience, stated, even
A) customary, every, hackles D) morality, showed, not
B) expected, every, crackles E) None of these
C) habitual, in, potential
D) ordinary, for, ability 27.The Moon is the closest cosmic body at which
E) None of these space ________ can be attempted and
documented. It is also a promising test bed to
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demonstrate technologies required for deep- follow-up of patients with PAD, compared with
space missions. Chandrayaan 2 attempts to the general population, particularly for tobacco-
______ a new age of discovery, increase our related cancers. The clinical benefit of a special
understanding of space, stimulate the workup for neoplasms in patients with PAD and a
advancement of technology, promote history of cigarette smoking has never been
global________, and inspire a future generation investigated. By considering CTCs ________ in
of explorers and scientists. this very high-risk selected PAD population for
A) invention, cultivate, alliance tobacco-induced cancer, we expect to detect
B) innovation, advance, union earlier pulmonary and extra-pulmonary
C) advance, promote, association ___________, at a potentially curable stage.
D) discovery, foster, alliances A) endocrinal, invention, malignancies
E) None of these B) Epidemiological, detection, malignancies
C) intestinal, discovery, malignancies
28.Blood platelets (thrombocytes) also look like D) secondary, introduction, malignancies
little discs, as do the red blood cells, and they also E) None of these
have no cell nucleus. However, they are much
smaller than the red blood cells. They play an 30.The blood is a ________ important fluid for
important role in blood clotting: if a blood vessel the body. It is thicker than water, and feels a bit
is _______ – for instance when you are ____ by a sticky. The temperature of blood in the body is
knife – the healing process begins with blood 38° C, which is about one degree _______ than
platelets binding closely together on the body temperature. How much blood you have
________ of the damaged wall of the blood depends mostly on your size and weight. A man
vessel. who ________ about 70 kg (about 154 pounds)
A) scratched, slice, outside has about 5 to 6 liters of blood in his body.
B) scrambled, hack, inside A) very, normal, compounds
C) damaged, cut, inside B) vitally, higher, weighs
D) broken, cut, outside C) truly, higher, approximates
E) None of these D) really, lower, estimates
E) None of these
29.__________ data underline an increase
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ANSWERS
1. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘exact, in, essential’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘real’ means existing as a thing which does not make sense here
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘same’ means identical which does not fit in the passage
OPTION C: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘exact’ means accurate and careful about
minor details and ‘in’, ‘essential’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘major’ means important, serious, or significant which is contextually and
grammatically incorrect
2. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘extraordinary, has, although’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘superficially’ mean son the surface which is contextually and grammatically
incorrect
OPTION B:Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘extraordinary’ means very unusual or
remarkable and ‘has’, ‘although’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘primarily’ means for the most part which does not make sense here
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘specifically’ means in a way that is exact and clear which does not fit in the
passage
3. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘originate, in, completed’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘originate’ means have a specified beginning
and ‘in’, ‘completed’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘Begin’ means have as a first element which is contextually and grammatically
incorrect
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘over’ means extending directly upwards from which does not fit in the passage
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘instigate’ means bring about or initiate which does not make sense here
4. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘upgraded, from, various’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘degraded’ means reduced in quality which does not fit in the passage
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘specific’ means clearly defined or identified which does not make sense here
OPTION C:Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘upgraded’ means raise something to a higher
standard and ‘from’, ‘various’ fit here grammatically and contextually

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OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘diverse’ means showing a great deal of variety which is contextually and
grammatically incorrect
5. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘For instance, give off, this’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘put off’ means an off-putting or unpleasant quality or feature which does not
make sense here
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘gave up’ means cease making an effort, admit defeat which is contextually and
grammatically incorrect
OPTION C: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘give off’ means to send out as a branch and
‘for instance’, ‘this’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘steadily’ means in a regular and even manner which does not fit in the passage
6. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘caters, which, derailment’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘travels’ means make a journey which does not fit in the passage
OPTION B: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘caters’ means provide with what is needed or
required, ‘derailment’ which means the action of a train or tram leaving its tracks accidentally and ‘which’,
fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘shatters’ means break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces which
is contextually and grammatically incorrect
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘cracks’ means a sudden sharp or explosive noise which does not make sense
here
7. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘deepening, show, decelerating’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘deepening’ means make or become deep or
deeper and ‘show’, ‘decelerating’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘Reducing’ means to decrease which does not fit in the passage grammatically.
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘accelerating’ means increase in rate, amount, or extent which does not make
sense here
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘increasing’ means becoming greater in size which is contextually and
grammatically incorrect
8. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘indentations, in contrast, pick’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
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correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘projections’ means a thing that extends outwards from something else which is
contextually and grammatically incorrect
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘disc’ means a flat, thin circular object.which does not make sense here
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘push’ means exert force on something in order to move them away from oneself
which does not fit in the passage
OPTION D: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘indentations’ means form deep recesses or
notches and ‘in contrast’, ‘pick’ fit here grammatically and contextually
9. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘robust, augurs, notably’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘Tough’ means able to endure hardship or pain which does not make sense here
OPTION B: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘robust’ means strong and healthy and
‘notably’, ‘augurs’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘pretend’ means lay claim to which does not fit in the passage
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘rainy’ is contextually and grammatically incorrect
10. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘explosion, caused, and’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘explosion’ means and ‘caused’, ‘and’ fit here
grammatically and contextually
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘bombardment’ means a continuous attack with bombs, shells, or other missiles
which is contextually and grammatically incorrect
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘accident’ means an event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or
deliberate cause. which does not make sense here
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘conquered’ means (of a place or people) having been overcome and taken
control of by military force which does not fit in the passage
11. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘engulfing, acts, possibly’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘engulfing’ means (of a natural force) sweep
over something so as to surround or cover it completely and ‘acts’, ‘possibly’ fit here grammatically and
contextually
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘positively’ means expressing optimism, agreement, or acceptance which does
not fit in the passage
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘entangle’ means cause to become twisted together with or caught in which does
not make sense here
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OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘engulf’ means eat or swallow something whole which is grammatically incorrect
12. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘machinery, capture, workers’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘rupture’ means cause to break or burst suddenly which does not make sense
here
OPTION B: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘machinery’ means the components of a
machine and ‘capture’, ‘workers’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘apparatus’ means the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular
activity or purpose which is contextually and grammatically incorrect
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘technology’ means the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes,
especially in industry which does not fit in the passage
13. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘peddled, case, welcome’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘peddle’ means promote (an idea or view) persistently or widely which though
carries the correct meaning is incorrect grammatically
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘salutation’ means a standard formula of words used in a letter to address the
person being written to which does not fit in the passage
OPTION C: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘peddled’ means promote an idea or view
persistently or widely and ‘case’, ‘welcome’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘receive’ means be given, presented with, or paid something which is
contextually and grammatically incorrect
14. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘measles, threats, or’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘pressure’ means continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by
something in contact with it which is contextually and grammatically incorrect
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘pleasure’ means a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment which does not
make sense here
OPTION C: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘threats’ means the possibility of trouble,
danger, or ruin and ‘measles’, ‘or’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘anxiety’ means strong desire or concern to do something or for something to
happen which does not fit in the passage
15. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘metabolism, where, provides’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
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correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘mechanism’ means a system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of
machinery which does not fit in the passage
OPTION B: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘metabolism’ means the chemical processes
that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life and ‘where’, ‘provides’ fit here grammatically
and contextually
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘method’ means the quality of being well organized and systematic in thought or
action which does not make sense here
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘machinery’ means machines collectively. which is contextually and
grammatically incorrect
16. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘yearning, dreams, failed’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘trying’ means difficult or annoying; hard to endure which is contextually and
grammatically incorrect
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘earning’ means gain deservedly in return for one's behaviour or achievements
which does not fit in the passage
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘carving’ means which does not make sense here
OPTION D: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘yearning’ means a feeling of intense longing
for something. and ‘dreams’, ‘failed’ fit here grammatically and contextually
17. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘tantalisingly, before, have been’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘very’ means emphasizing an extreme point which is contextually and
grammatically incorrect
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘nearly’ means very close to; almost which does not fit in the passage
OPTION C: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘tantalisingly’ means the way in which
something excites the senses or desires of and ‘before’, ‘have been’ fit here grammatically and
contextually
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘readily’ means without hesitation or reluctance; willingly which does not make
sense here
18. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘microscope, contain, extremely’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘microscope’ is an optical instrument used for
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viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or animal or plant cells, typically magnified several
hundred times and ‘contain’, ‘extremely’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘machinery’ means the components of a machine which is contextually and
grammatically incorrect
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘mechanism’ means a natural or established process by which something takes
place or is brought about which does not fit in the passage
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘grasp’ means seize and hold firmly which does not make sense here
19. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘Unveiling, set up, expected’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘unrevealing’ means not providing any interesting or significant information
which does not make sense here
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘uncover’ means remove a cover or covering from which does not fit in the
passage
OPTION C: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Unveiling’ means the presentation or
announcement of something in public for the first time and ‘set up’, ‘expected’ fit here grammatically and
contextually
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘Inauguration’ means a ceremony to mark the beginning or introduction of
something which is contextually and grammatically incorrect
20. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘prevalence, Despite, chronically’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘occurrence’ means an incident or event which does not fit in the passage
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘incidence’ means the occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or other
undesirable thing which is contextually and grammatically incorrect
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘rarely’ means not often; seldom which does not make sense here
OPTION D: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘prevalence’ means the fact or condition of
being prevalent; commonness and ‘Despite’, ‘chronically’ fit here grammatically and contextually
21. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘embryonic, present, proven’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘prevail’ means prove more powerful or superior which is contextually and
grammatically incorrect
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘initial’ means existing or occurring at the beginning which does not fit in the
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passage
OPTION C: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘embryonic’ means in a rudimentary stage with
potential for development (relating to an embryo) and ‘present’, ‘proven’ fit here grammatically and
contextually
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘emerging’ means which does not make sense here
22. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘promoting, always, supply’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘provision’ means the action of providing or supplying something for use which
does not fit in the passage
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘endorse’ means declare one's public approval or support of which is contextually
and grammatically incorrect
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘approve’ means officially agree to or accept as satisfactory which does not make
sense here
OPTION D: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘promoting’ means support or actively
encourage a cause, venture, further the progress of and ‘always’, ‘supply’ fit here grammatically and
contextually
23. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘penalties, reject, make’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘consequences’ means a result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or
unpleasant which does not make sense here
OPTION B: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘penalties’ means a punishment imposed for
breaking a law, rule, or contract and ‘reject’, ‘make’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘introduce’ means presenting something for the first time which is contextually
and grammatically incorrect
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘multiply’ means existing or occurring in a place or thing which does not fit in the
passage
24. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘customary, every, hackles’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘customary’ means according to the customs
or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances and ‘every’, ‘hackles’
which are the erectile hairs along an animal's back, which rise when it is angry or alarmed fit here
grammatically and contextually
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OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘crackles’ means make a rapid succession of short sharp noises which does not fit
in the passage
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘habitual’ means doing something constantly or regularly which is contextually
and grammatically incorrect
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘ordinary’ means with no special or distinctive features; normal which does not
make sense here
25. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘scrape, against, system’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘scoop’ means pick up (someone or something) in a swift, fluid move men which
does not make sense here
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘grate’ is to reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater which does not
fit in the passage
OPTION C: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘scrape’ means drag or pull a hard or sharp
implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter. and ‘against’, ‘system’ fit here
grammatically and contextually
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘rub’ is to apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated
back and forth motion which is contextually and grammatically incorrect
26. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘mortality, concluded, still’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘mortality’ means the state of being subject to
death and ‘concluded’, ‘still’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘produced’ means to create or form something which does not fit in the passage
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘transience’ means the state or fact of lasting only for a short time which does not
make sense here
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘morality’ means principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong
or good and bad behaviour which is contextually and grammatically incorrect
27. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘discovery, foster, alliances’ make it grammatically as well as contextually
correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘invention’ means the action of inventing something, typically a process or device
which does not make sense here
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘advance’ means move forwards in a purposeful way which does not fit in the
passage
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘promote’ means support or actively encourage which is contextually and
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grammatically incorrect
OPTION D: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘discovery’ means the action or process of
discovering or being discovered and ‘foster’, ‘alliances’ fit here grammatically and contextually
28. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘damaged, cut, inside’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘scratched’ means make a long, narrow superficial wound in the skin of which
does not fit in the passage
OPTION B: Is incorrect as ‘scrambled’ means make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or
over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet which does not make sense here
OPTION C: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘damaged’ means have a detrimental effect on
and ‘cut’, ‘inside’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘broken’ means having been broken which is contextually and grammatically
incorrect
29. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘Epidemiological, detection, malignancies’ make it grammatically as well as
contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘endocrinal’ means relating to the endocrinal glands which does not fit in the
passage
OPTION B: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Epidemiological’ means relating to the control
of diseases and ‘detection’, ‘malignancies’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘intestinal’ means relating to the intestines which does not make sense here
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘secondary’ means coming after, less important than which is contextually and
grammatically incorrect
30. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘vitally, higher, weighs’ make it grammatically as well as contextually correct
OPTION A: Is incorrect as ‘compounds’ means a mixture which does not make sense here
OPTION B: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘vitally’ means in a way that is absolutely
necessary or essential and ‘higher’, ‘weighs’ fit here grammatically and contextually
OPTION C: Is incorrect as ‘approximates’ means estimate or calculate (a quantity) fairly accurately. which
does not fit in the passage
OPTION D: Is incorrect as ‘estimates’ means an approximate calculation which is contextually and
grammatically incorrect.

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Triple Fillers – New Pattern

Direction (1-30): In each questions bellow, a people are not as ___________ in the art of
paragraph is given, containing three blanks. Six dieting as in many other countries.
words are given after the paragraph. Choose A. attached
correct combination of words from the options, B. Coupled
which can fit in the blanks both grammatically C. pressing
and meaningfully. D. non-critical
1. Protein deficiency is an _______ that is E. non- urgent
gripping us Indians faster than we know. F. well versed
Unlike calcium or iron deficiency, protein A) A, B & C
deficiency isn’t taken _________ by most – in B) B, C & F
both adults and kids alike. And the _________ C) D, E & F
rate with which it is growing and going D) C, E & F
unnoticed needs immediate attention. E) None of these
A. epidemic
B. tremendously 3. The popularity of sprouted foods has suddenly
C. endangered _________among people in the recent past. From
D. seriously a person trying to lose weight to someone trying
E. critical to stay healthy, sprouted foods have become
F. alarming everyone's first choice. The reason behind this
A) A, C & E __________ demand is because sprouts are
B) B, D & F loaded with nutrients and have
C) A, D & E __________health benefits.
D) C, E & F A. surged
E) None of these B. purged
C. dwindling
2. Exercising comes in many forms. Weightlifting, D. burgeoning
running, zumba, body weight training, and pilates E. tremendous
are some popular exercise routines. Exercise has F. petite
to be _______ with a healthy diet for better A) A, C & D
results. In a country like India, this gives rise to a B) B, D & E
_______ concern - what to eat? Since the health C) C, D & F
and fitness industry is fairly new in our country, D) A, D & E
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E) None of these E. stint

F. shrill
4. Cravings are wonderful as friends that visit us A) A, B & E
at times, satisfies our heart and our _______ and B) B, C & F
then leaves promising to visit on occasional C) C, D & F
weekends when we just need an out from our D) B, C & D
routine. But if this visitor decides to make his bed E) None of these
in our home is when we are________. Munching
could then become a regular, __________ on a 6. Raksha Bandhan is the festival of joy and
chocolate after every meal may seem justified. _______ that celebrates the beautiful bond of
A. palpate siblings. It is a day that ________the relationship
B. genesis between brothers and sisters in its own unique
C. palette way. The rakhi party includes a mélange of
D. mugging mouth-watering foods starting from yummiest
E. doomed appetizers to _________ desserts.
F. grabbing A. emotions
A) C, E & F B. feelings
B) A, B & D C. rejoices
C) A, D & F D. flabbergasted
D) B, E & F E. scrumptious
E) None of these F. lumps
A) A, B & F
5. It is believed that couple hood is the perfect B) C, E & F
___________ to loneliness. Not everyone would C) A, D, & E
agree with this, as one can suffer from ______ D) A, C & E
loneliness even when he or she is in a E) None of these
relationship. Experts say that if there are
repeated _______ of loneliness, then there can 7. It is rightly said, “Jobs fill your pockets but
indeed be some worrying issues in your adventures fill your soul”. Most people view
relationship. adventure as something that is undertaken as a
A. elixir break from the ______ routine, for others
B. antidote adventure is a way of life. An adventure is
C.acute something ________, that takes us out of our
D. bouts ordinary lives and forces us to try new things. It
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can best be described as, “The risky undertaking D) B, D & E

of an_________ outcome, the result of which E) None of these
may also be dangerous or in favor.”
A. confronting 9. August 19 is celebrated ________ as World
B. temporal Photography Day. An annual worldwide
C. ignorant celebration, the day is dedicated to the art, craft,
D. mundane science and history of photography. In the
E. challenging modern world, the World Photography Day aims
F. unknown to _______ photographers across the planet to
A) A, B & C share a single photo with a simple purpose of
B) A, C & D sharing their world with the world. Since the
C) D, E & F existence of cameras, photography was a
D) B, E & F medium of communication, ________ histories.
E) None of these A. quittance
B. globally
8. India is the seventh-largest country and most C. inspire
_______ democracy in the world. It is located in D. panoptic
South Asia and was officially declared as the E. enliven
Republic of India after its independence from F. restoring
British rule. India has unique ________ features – A) B, C & F
plains of central India, rain forests of the north B) A, D & E
east, icy cold Himalayan region and dry arid C) A, C & F
desert in west, among others. The cultural, D) C, D & E
linguistic and religious diversity of India is as E) None of these
much diverse as its geography.
A. populous 10. The human eye is the mean that is used to
B. trespassing ______ color. Sometimes, the choice of color
C.topographical reflects our personality and thoughts. In fact,
D. Cyclone colors _________ our emotions and actions. Even
E. linguistic blind people are affected by colors. Our lives are
F. phonetics filled with colors if we think positively. They
A) B, E & F ________ happiness and confidence. It has an
B) A, C & E important role to play in religious beliefs also as
C) A, D & F black is associated with darker things of life.
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A. scrutinize 12. Global warming has become a well ________

B. scepter topic among scientists and peoples in the world
C. detect today. There are extremists who do everything
D. augur possible to stop contributing to the warming, but
E. influence the average person does little to ________ the
F. symbolize issue and in many cases refuses to acknowledge
A) C, E & F that there is a problem at all. Dating back to
B) A, B & F millions of years ago, even before humanity was
C) B, E & F born, the world has always ________ one form or
D) A, E & F another of warming; so the warming seen today
E) None of these is not as bizarre as many may think.
A. gab
11. The mother-child relationship is said to be the B. conversed
strongest. The sole reason for it is love. There is C. abate
_____ love involved. The mother loves the child D. alleviate
selflessly and the later _______ this love. As we E. perspicacity
grow up, we make friends, are introduced to F. experienced
teachers, relatives, neighbors and many other A) A, E & F
people. What is it that draws or _______ us from B) B, D & E
a person? It is his nature. A person with a kind C) A, B & C
and loving nature is loved by all. D) B, D & F
A. immense E) None of these
B. reciprocates
C. repels 13. The love of nature & the ________ of the
D. colossal unknown have eternally drawn man to shed the
E. revenge comfort and security of this home to venture
F. battle beyond the blue ranges on the horizon and to
A) B, C & D discover new valleys, forests, rivers and high
B) C, D & F mountains. The quest of mountain lover is for the
C) D, E & F freedom of the hills, to be at home in the
D) A, B & C high_______, with no barriers he cannot pass, no
E) None of these danger he cannot avoid with due caution and
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enjoyment _______ by the trekker and the 15. The power of writing is much greater than the
climber. power of war and hatred. A war always ends in
A. accretion _________ and loss whereas writing is a gift to
B. barrens the mankind. The stories learned during our
C. pursuit childhood have taught us a lot. Those teachings
D. wilderness are a priceless _________ for us.It is actually true
E. sought that the peaceful act of writing with a small pen
F. accepted can have a bigger impact than the act of
A) A, C & F ________ carried out by a sword.
B) D, E & F A. groan
C) B, C & D B. deserted
D) C, D & E C. sufferings
E) None of these D. possession
E. confiscation
14. Hard and ________ work is necessary to F. violence
achieve our goals in life. But concentration on A) A, E & F
work alone with no recreation tends to make a B) B, E & F
person dull and unsociable. The mind’s C) C, D & F
_________ is such that it can work for a long D) A, D & E
time. But at the same time, proper relaxation is E) None of these
absolutely necessary to keep it from getting
_________. 16. A major __________ in most eukaryotic cells
A. swamped is the structure of membrane-bound sacs called
B. temperament the Golgi apparatus. It acts to process and
C. fatigued package the macromolecules such as proteins
D. industrious and lipids that are _________ by the cell. It has
E. constitution been ___________ to the cell's post office. A
F. overtaxed major function is the modifying, sorting and
A) A, D & F packaging of proteins for secretion.
B) D, E & F A. organelle
C) B, C & D B. organ
D) B, E & F C. synthesized
E) None of these D. likened
E. coalescence
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F. allegorize (historically) stagecoach. It is a federal crime in

A) A, D & F the United States.
B) B, E & F A. stealing
C) A, C & D B. steeling
D) D, E & F C. subjected
E) None of these D. armored
E. pivoted
17. According to the Federal Bureau of F. buttressed.
Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program, A) A, C & D
robbery is "the taking or _______ to take B) B, D & F
anything of value from the care, _________ , or C) A, C & E
control of a person or persons by force or threat D) B, C & E
of force or violence or by putting the ______in E) None of these
fear." By contrast, burglary is "unlawful entry of a
structure to commit a felony or theft." 19. Online shopping is a form of electronic
A. ambushing __________ which allows consumers to directly
B. attempting buy goods or services from a seller over the
C. Protection Internet using a web browser. Consumers find a
D. custody product of interest by visiting the website of the
E. corpse __________ directly or by searching among
F. victim alternative __________ using a shopping search
A) A, B & C engine, which displays the same product's
B) B, C & D availability and pricing at different e-retailers.
C) C, D & E A. merchandising
D)B, D & F B. peddle
E) None of these C. commerce
D. huckster
18. Bank robbery is the crime of _______money E. retailer
from a bank, specifically while bank employees F. vendors
and customers are _______ to force, violence, or A) B, D & E
a threat of violence. This refers to robbery of a B) C, E & F
bank branch or teller, as opposed to other bank- C) A, C & E
owned property, such as a train, _______ car, or D) D, E & F
E) None of these
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A. passers-by
20. Global rates of terrorism have __________ B. trespasser
since 9/11, yet the aggregate increase tells us C. scrape
very little about the distribution of attacks across D. accumulate
different __________ types. Contrary to the E. intermediate
traditional scholarly view and popular F. immediate
perceptions in the West, reasonably high-quality A) A, B & D
democracies enjoy a __________ and growing B) B, C & F
“triple democracy advantage” in facing the C) C, E & F
scourge of post-9/11 terrorism. D) A, D & F
A. catapult E) None of these
B. hegemony
C. vigorous 22. The Internet of Things is an________ topic of
D. skyrocketed technical, social, and economic significance.
E. regime Consumer products, durable goods, cars and
F. robust trucks, industrial and utility components, sensors,
A) B, D & E and other everyday objects are being ________
B) D, E & F with Internet connectivity and powerful data
C) A, B & F ________ capabilities that promise to transform
D) C, D & F the way we work, live, and play.
E) None of these A. effluence
B. emerging
21. Strawberry Tree is a solar and WiFi station C. derivation
which is permanently installed in public places D. combined
such as streets, parks and squares, providing E. analytic
________ with the opportunity to charge their F. cogent
mobile devices for free when they are outside. Its A) A, C & F
main parts are: Solar panels that transform solar B) B, C & D
energy to electrical energy, Rechargeable C) B, D & E
batteries which ________ energy and make D) D, E & F
Strawberry Tree function for more than 14 days E) None of these
without sunshine. Also, Strawberry Tree provides
free wireless internet in the ________ 23. Women empowerment has become
surroundings. the________ today with women working
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alongside men in all spheres. They profess an C. hazards

independent outlook, whether they are living D. steady
inside their home or working outside. They are E. commodity
________ gaining control over their lives and F. products
taking their own decisions with regard to their A) A, C & E
education, career, profession and lifestyle. With B) C, D & F
steady increase in the number of working C) B, D & F
women, they have gained financial ________, D) C, E & F
which has given them confidence to lead their E) None of these
own lives and build their own identity.
A. dullsville 25. Travel makes people better people. When you
B. buzzword learn more about the world and the people in it,
C. increasingly push your ________, and try new things, you
D. imperceptibly become a more open, outgoing, and awesome
E. independence person. With all the ways a trip can make you
F. impotence more of an ________ person, there’s no reason
A) A, E & F why you shouldn’t be planning your next
B) B, D & E ________ now — whether it’s around the world
C) B, C & E or just a short, two-week vacation to Mexico.
D) C, D & E A. marrow
E) None of these B. boundaries
C. stupefying
24. There are many benefits towards a clean D. awesome
environment like saving endangered species, E. adventure
clean air, less ________, more sources of food F. coup
such as fish, and much more that are too many A) A, C & E
for this list. By having a clean environment, we B) B, E & F
can have a more ________ supply of food, water, C) C, D & E
and many natural resources like wood in order to D) B, D & E
create important ________. Making India green is E) None of these
a dream of all the citizens. Clean India Green
India should be our dream India 26. Ethics are defined as ________ principles that
A. happenstance govern the behavior of individuals, guiding their
B. deviating ________ in every aspect of their lives, including
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at workplace. While every individual possesses an B) C, D & E

inherent understanding of what constitutes the C) D, E & F
right conduct at the workplace, varying cultural D) B, C & D
and personal backgrounds influence their E) None of these
________.
A. moral 28. The ________ of engineering will always be
B. mortal the application of mathematical and physical
C. conduct theory to create wealth and to improve our
D. implementation quality of life. But engineering is far more than
E. regimen just applied science. The essence of engineering
F. pursuit is in its practice. The particular ________ of
A) A, B & E engineers are developed by solving real world
B) B, C & F problems rather than becoming ________ in
C) A, C & D physical theory.
D) C, D & F A. culmination
E) None of these B. hackneyed
C. bedrock
27. Healthy eating doesn’t have to be overly D. skills
________. If you feel overwhelmed by all the E. nescience
conflicting nutrition and diet advice out there, F. conversant
you’re not alone. It seems that for every expert A) C, D & F
who tells you a certain food is good for you, you’ll B) A, E & F
find another saying exactly the opposite. The C) B, D & E
truth is that while some specific foods or D) B, C & F
________ have been shown to have a________ E) None of these
effect on mood, it’s your overall dietary pattern
that is most important. 29. Education plays an important role in human
A. baffle life regarding to build their ________, career and
B. complicated mental growth. Education is the best tool
C. nutrients for________ any up and down situation through
D. beneficial the whole life. We can not only improve our
E. insalubrious personal life by education but also can bring
F. detrimental an________ positive change in society or nation.
A) A, B & C A. non celebrity
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B. personality can damage tissue, joints, artery walls, and

C. dodge organs. Going easy on processed foods is another
D. facing ________ of healthy eating.
E. bog-standard A. fabric
F. amazing B. aggregate
A) B, E & F C. fiber
B) A, D & F D. conciliatory
C) B, D & F E. inflammation
D) C, D & E F. element
E) None of these A) A, C &E
B) C, E & F
30. A healthy diet is rich in ________, whole C) B, D & E
grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, "good" or D) D, E & F
unsaturated fats, and omega-3 fatty acids. These E) None of these
dietary components turn down ________, which

ANSWERS
1. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘epidemic, seriously, alarming’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘endangered’ means seriously at risk of extinction which does not fit in the
passage contextually
Option B): is incorrect as ‘tremendously’ means very great in amount which does not fit in the passage
contextually and grammatically
Option C): is correct alternative among the following as ‘epidemic, seriously, alarming’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option D): is incorrect as ‘alarming’ means worrying or disturbing
2. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘Coupled, pressing, well- versed’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘attached’ means connected to something
Option B): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘Coupled, pressing, well- versed’’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.

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Option C): is incorrect as ‘non- critical’ means something that is not critical which does not fit in the
passage contextually
Option D): is incorrect as ‘non-urgent’ means something that is not urgent
3. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘surged, burgeoning, tremendous’ makes it grammatically as well as
contextually correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘dwindling’ means gradually diminishing in size
Option B): is incorrect as ‘purged’ means rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality which does
not fit in the passage contextually and grammatically
Option C): is incorrect as ‘petite’ means attractively small and dainty which does not fit in the passage
contextually
Option D): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘surged, burgeoning, tremendous’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
4. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘palate, doomed, grabbing’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘palate, doomed, grabbing’’ makes it grammatically
as well as contextually correct.
Option B): is incorrect as ‘palpate’ means Palpation is a method of feeling with the fingers or hands during
a physical examination which does not fit in the passage contextually and grammatically
Option C): is incorrect as ‘genesis’ means the origin or mode of formation of something which does not fit
in the passage contextually
Option D): is incorrect as ‘mugging’ means an act of attacking and robbing someone in a public place
5. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘antidote, acute, bouts’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘elixir’ means a particular type of medicinal solution which does not fit in the
passage contextually and grammatically
Option B): is incorrect as ‘stint’ means limitation of supply or effortwhich does not fit in the passage
contextually
Option C): is incorrect as ‘shrill’ means a shrill sound or cry.
Option D): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘antidote, acute, bouts’’ makes it grammatically as
well as contextually correct.
6. Answer: D

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In the given sentence, only ‘emotions, rejoices, scrumptious’ makes it grammatically as well as
contextually correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘feelings’ means an emotional state or reaction which does not fit in the passage
contextually
Option B): is incorrect as ‘lumps’ means a compact mass of a substance
Option C): is incorrect as ‘flabbergasted’ means surprised greatly
Option D): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘emotions, rejoices, scrumptious’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
7. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘mundane, challenging, unknown’ makes it grammatically as well as
contextually correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘confronting’ means come face to face with someone with hostile or
argumentative intent which does not fit in the passage contextually and grammatically
Option B): is incorrect as ‘ignorant’ means lacking knowledge or awareness in genera which does not fit in
the passage contextually
Option C): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘mundane, challenging, unknown’’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option D): is incorrect as ‘temporal’ means secular
8. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘populous, tropical, linguistic’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘trespassing’ means enter someone's land or property without permission
Option B): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘populous, tropical, linguistic’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option C): is incorrect as ‘Cyclone’ means a system of winds rotating inwards to an area which does not fit
in the passage contextually and grammatically
Option D): is incorrect as ‘phonetics’ is the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes which
does not fit in the passage contextually
9. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘globally, inspire, restoring’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘globally, inspire, restoring’ makes it grammatically
as well as contextually correct.
Option B): is incorrect as ‘panoptic’ means showing or seeing the whole at one view
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Option C): is incorrect as ‘quittance’ means a release or discharge from a debt or obligation which does not
fit in the passage contextually and grammatically
Option D): is incorrect as ‘enliven’ means make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing
10. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘detect, influence, symbolize’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘detect, influence, symbolize’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option B): is incorrect as ‘scrutinize’ means examine or inspect closely and thoroughly which does not fit in
the passage contextually and grammatically
Option C): is incorrect as ‘scepter’ means an ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as
a symbol of sovereignty which does not fit in the passage contextually
Option D): is incorrect as ‘augur’ means portend a good or bad outcome
11. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘immense, reciprocates, repels’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘colossal’ means extremely large or great which does not fit in the passage
contextually and grammatically
Option B): is incorrect as ‘battle’ means engage in a fight or struggle against which does not fit in the
passage contextually
Option E): is incorrect as ‘revenge’ means the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury
or wrong suffered at their hands.
Option D): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘immense, reciprocates, repels’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
12. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘converse, alleviate, experienced’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘gab’ means talk at length which does not fit in the passage contextually
Option B): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘converse, alleviate, experienced’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option C): is incorrect as ‘abate’ means become less intense or widespread
Option D): is incorrect as ‘perspicacity’ means shrewdness
13. Answer: D

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In the given sentence, only ‘pursuit, wilderness, sought’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘accretion’ means growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional
layers or matter
Option B): is incorrect as ‘accepted’ means generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct which
does not fit in the passage contextually
Option C): is incorrect as ‘barrens’ means a barren tract or tracts of land which does not fit in the passage
contextually and grammatically
Option D): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘pursuit, wilderness, sought’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
14. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘industrious, constitution, overtaxed’ makes it grammatically as well as
contextually correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘swamped’ means overwhelm with an excessive amount of something which does
not fit in the passage contextually
Option B): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘industrious, constitution, overtaxed’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option C): is incorrect as ‘temperament’ means a person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently
affects their behaviour
Option D): is incorrect as ‘fatigued’ means cause (someone) to feel exhausted
15. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘sufferings, possession, violence’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘groan’ means make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure,
which does not fit in the passage contextually
Option B): is incorrect as ‘confiscation’ means the action of taking or seizing someone's property with
authority
Option C): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘sufferings, possession, and violence’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option D): is incorrect as ‘deserted’ means empty of people
16. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘organelle, synthesized, likened’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘allegorize ‘means interpret or represent symbolically.
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Option B): is incorrect as ‘organ’ means a part of an organism which is typically self-contained and has a
specific vital function which does not fit in the passage contextually
Option C): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘organelle, synthesized, likened’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option D): is incorrect as ‘coalescence’ means the joining or merging of elements to form one mass or
whole
17. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘attempting, custody, victim’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘ambushing ‘means make a surprise attack on someone from a concealed position
Option B): is incorrect as ‘corpse’ means a dead body
Option C): is incorrect as ‘Protection ‘means the action of protecting, or the state of being protected which
does not fit in the passage contextually
Option D): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘attempting, custody, victim’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
18. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘stealing, subjected, armored’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘stealing, subjected, armored’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option B): is incorrect as ‘steeling’ means mentally prepare oneself to do or face something difficult which
does not fit in the passage contextually
Option C): is incorrect as ‘pivoted’ means fixed on a pivot.
Option D): is incorrect as ‘buttressed’ means strengthened or supported with a buttress
19. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘commerce, retailer, vendors’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘peddle’ means try to sell small goods by going from place to place.
Option B): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘commerce, retailer, vendors’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option C): is incorrect as ‘merchandising’ means the activity of promoting the sale of goods, especially by
their presentation in retail outlets.
Option D): is incorrect as ‘huckster’ means a publicity agent or advertising copywriter
20. Answer: B
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In the given sentence, only ‘skyrocketed, regime, robust’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘hegemony’ means leadership or dominance which does not fit in the passage
contextually
Option B): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘skyrocketed, regime, robust’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option C): is incorrect as ‘catapult’ means move suddenly
Option D): is incorrect as ‘vigorous’ means strong, healthy, and full of energy
21. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘passers-by, accumulate, immediate’ makes it grammatically as well as
contextually correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘trespasser’ means a person entering someone's land or property without
permission which does not fit in the passage contextually
Option B): is incorrect as ‘scrape ‘means use a sharp or hard implement to remove
Option C): is incorrect as ‘intermediate’ means coming between two things in time, place, character,
Option D): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘passers-by, accumulate, immediate’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
22. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘emerging, combined, analytic’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘effluence’ means the action of flowing out
Option B): is incorrect as ‘derivation’ means the action of obtaining something from a source or origin
Option C): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘emerging, combined, analytic’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option D): is incorrect as ‘cogent,’ means clear, logical, and convincing which does not fit in the passage
contextually
23. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘buzzword, increasingly, independence’ makes it grammatically as well as
contextually correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘dullsville’ means a dull or monotonous place or condition
Option B): is incorrect as ‘impotence’ means inability to take effective action; helplessness.
Option C): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘buzzword, increasingly, independence’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.

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Option D): is incorrect as ‘imperceptibly means in a way that is so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be
perceived which does not fit in the passage contextually
24. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘hazards, steady, products’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘happenstance’ means coincidence.
Option B): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘hazards, steady, products’ makes it grammatically
as well as contextually correct.
Option C): is incorrect as ‘deviating’ means depart from an established course
Option D): is incorrect as ‘commodity’ means a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be
bought and sold
25. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘boundaries, awesome, adventure’ makes it grammatically as well as
contextually correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘marrow’ means the essential part of something
Option B): is incorrect as ‘coup’ means a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government
which does not fit in the passage contextually
Option C): is incorrect as ‘stupefying’ means making one unable to think or feel properly.
Option D): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘boundaries, awesome, adventure’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
26. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘moral, conduct, implementation’ makes it grammatically as well as
contextually correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘regimen’ means a prescribed course of medical treatment, diet, or exercise for
the promotion or restoration of health.
Option B): is incorrect as ‘mortal’ means subject to death which does not fit in the passage contextually
Option C): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘moral, conduct, implementation’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option D): is incorrect as ‘pursuit’ means the action of pursuing someone or something
27. Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘complicated, nutrients, beneficial’ makes it grammatically as well as
contextually correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘baffle’ means totally bewilder or perplex which does not fit in grammatically
Option B): is incorrect as ‘insalubrious’ means unwholesome which does not fit in the passage contextually
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Option C): is incorrect as ‘detrimental’ means tending to cause harm.

Option D): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘complicated, nutrients, beneficial’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
28. Answer: A
In the given sentence, only ‘bedrock, skills, conversant’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘bedrock, skills, conversant’ makes it grammatically
as well as contextually correct.
Option B): is incorrect as ‘culmination’ means the highest or climactic point of something which does not fit
in the passage contextually
Option C): is incorrect as ‘nescience’ means lack of knowledge
Option D): is incorrect as ‘hackneyed’ means lacking in freshness or originality which does not fit in the
passage contextually
29. Answer: C
In the given sentence, only ‘personality, facing, amazing’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘bog-standard’ means ordinary or basic.
Option B): is incorrect as ‘non celebrity’ means a person who is not a celebrity which does not fit in the
passage contextually
Option C): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘personality, facing, amazing’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option D): is incorrect as ‘dodge’ means avoid someone or something by a sudden quick movement which
does not fit in the passage contextually
30. Answer: B
In the given sentence, only ‘fiber, inflammation, element’ makes it grammatically as well as contextually
correct.
Option A): is incorrect as ‘fabric’ means cloth produced by weaving or knitting textile fibres which does not
fit in the passage contextually
Option B): Is correct alternative among the following as ‘fiber, inflammation, element’ makes it
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option C): is incorrect as ‘aggregate’ means a whole formed by combining several separate elements which
does not fit in the passage contextually
Option D): is incorrect as ‘conciliatory’ means intended or likely to placate or pacify which does not fit in
the passage contextually and grammatically
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Fillers with Idioms and Phrases

Directions (1-30): In each of the questions, given b) down to the wire

below a blank is given followed by four options c) cut the rug
with phrase/idiom. Select the option which d) fat chance
exactly fits the blank and decipher its meaning e) none of these
as used in the sentence.
1. The new bike costs an ……………………… 5. The home team ……………... I don't think the
a) arm and a leg. other team will win.
b) ants in your pants a) hit the road
c) around the clock b) green thumb
d) as white as a sheet c) holds all the aces
e) none of these d) go to bat for someone
e) none of these
2. Her little daughter always cries ……………….to
get whatever she wants. 6. Please ……………. the kettle. It will boil soon.
a) couch potato a) jump the gun
b) dig deep b) keep an eye on
c) crocodile tears c) learn the ropes
d) down time d) kill time
e) none of these e) none of these

3. Thara is such an ……………. .She gets up before 7. …………………………. and listen to the teacher!
the sun rises. a) stick-in-the-mud
a) egg someone on b) storm is brewing
b) about time c) when it rains, it pours
c) ace in the hole d) put a sock in it
d) early bird e) none of these
e) none of these
8. To be successful in business, you need to
4. Something ………….is going on. He takes his …………………..and beat the competition.
wedding ring off when he leaves. a) take no prisoners
a) fishy b) sweet tooth

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c) up the creek d) head over heels

d) wear the pants e) none of these
e) none of these
13. Don't be such a ……………..and do some work
9. I don't think ……………………….. Other people will for once!
probably get hired instead. a)couch potato
a) method to my madness b) crunch time
b) lose it c) cry your heart out
c) make the cut d) flesh and blood
d) jump the gun e) none of these
e) none of these
14. My ………….Sara. She spent years fighting
10. Donald used to have really …………….when he cancer.
was younger, but now he is bald. a) hit a snag
a) nest egg b) holy cow
b) long shot c) horse around
c) hot potato d) heart goes out to
d) nice lettuce e) none of these
e) none of these
15. The race cars were ……………..until the end.
11. His health started to ……………when he started a) neck of the woods
smoking again. b) neck and neck
a) go downhill c) put all of the eggs in one basket
b) give a hard time d) stick-in-the-mud
c) give the green light e) none of these
d) go Dutch
e) none of these 16. A feel like a …………………….. and the stock
market is about to crash.
12. Government workers ride the a) step up to the plate
…………………while sitting at their desks doing b) spill the beans
nothing. c) storm is brewing
a) hat trick d) skate on thin ice
b) gravy train e) none of these
c) have a cow
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17. George is one ………………. He got 100 percent a) see eye to eye
on all his tests b) see red
a) smart cookie c) settle a score
b) smell a rat d) ship has sailed
c) snowed under e) none of these
d) silver screen
e) none of these 22. As a………………….., you should get 8 hours of
sleep per night.
18. The kids have been screaming all day. Tell a) rub the wrong way
them to……………………. b) screw the pooch
a) shot in the dark c) rule of thumb
b) simmer down d) run a tight ship
c) shoot the breeze e) none of these
d) start the ball rolling
e) none of these 23. …………………………………. Breakfast is ready!
a) right as rain
19. He cheated on her 10 years ago, but that is b) red tape
……………………..now. c) rain on someone else's parade
a) wear your heart on your sleeve d) Rise and shine!
b) white elephant e) none of these
c) wear the pants
d) water under the bridge 24. It was a ……………………….., but her answer was
e) none of these correct.
a) shooting fish in a barrel
20. You always …………………… and give annual b) shot in the dark
donations to charity. c) shake it off
a) stick your neck out d) snowed under
b) wear heart on your sleeve e) none of these
c) sleep with the fishes
d) shot in the dark 25. Most ……………………… workers don't get much
e) none of these sunshine.
a) yellow-bellied
21. My wife and eye don't …………………. We're b) white lie
getting a divorce. c) win hands down
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d) white-collar a) tick for tack

e) none of these b) sweet tooth
c) throw in the towel
26. Making the playoffs is now a ………………………... d) thick in the head
The team should focus on player development. e) none of these
a) through thick and thin
b) throw in the towel 29. She got ……………. before the wedding.
c) wild goose chase a) commit Harry Carry
d) the whole nine yards b) couch potato
e) none of these c) cold feet
d) crocodile tears
27. Women who are close friends can e) none of these
………………….. on the phone.
a) talk a blue streak 30. Awarding the trophy to her enemy was
b) the eleventh hour a……………… to swallow.
c) take the cake a) black hole
d) take with a grain of salt b) bitter pill
e) none of these c) bite the dust
d) big cheese
28. Tommy is so ………………………….. He keeps e) none of these
licking the wall.

ANSWERS
1. Answer: A 3. Answer: D
Arm and a leg - very expensive Early bird - someone who likes to wake up
Ants in your pants - anxious or nervous early
Around the clock - without stopping Egg someone on - to urge or provoke someone
As white as a sheet - very fearful or anxious About time - said to convey impatience
2. Answer: C Ace in the hole - a hidden strength or advantage
Crocodile tears - fake tears 4. Answer: A
Couch potato - lazy person Fishy - strange or suspicious
Dig deep - look hard for information or try hard Down to the wire - to the end
Down time - relaxing time Cut the rug – dance

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Fat chance - unlikely Long shot - difficult thing to accomplish

5. Answer: C Hot potato - a controversial subject
Holds all the aces - expected to win 11. Answer: A
Hit the road – leave Go downhill - get progressively worse
Green thumb - talent for gardening Give a hard time - tease or bother someone
Go to bat for someone - defend someone Give the green light - give permission
6. Answer: B Go Dutch - split the bill
keep an eye on - watch carefully or take care 12. Answer: B
of Gravy train - high pay for minimal work
jump the gun - begin too soon Hat trick - three goals by one player
learn the ropes - learn new things Have a cow - get upset
kill time - pass time aimlessly Head over heels - to be deeply in love
7. Answer: D 13. Answer: A
Put a sock in it - stop talking Couch potato - lazy person
Stick-in-the-mud - a dull or unadventurous Crunch time -a critical period
person Cry your heart out - cry a lot
Storm is brewing - an indication that something Flesh and blood - family
bad could occur 14. Answer: D
When it rains, it pours - many misfortunes Heart goes out to - feel sympathy
often occur all at once Hit a snag - face a sudden problem
8. Answer: A Holy cow - that is surprising
Take no prisoners - ruthlessly aggressive Horse around - play roughly
Sweet tooth - love sweet things 15. Answer: B
Up the creek - in trouble Neck and neck - very close
Wear the pants - be in charge Neck of the woods - nearby location
9. Answer: C Put all of the eggs in one basket - rely on one
Make the cut - chosen to be part of a group thing
Method to my madness - having a purpose Stick-in-the-mud - a dull or unadventurous
despite some disorganization person
Lose it - lose control 16. Answer: C
Jump the gun - begin too soon Storm is brewing - an indication that something
10. Answer: D bad could occur
Nice lettuce - nice hair Step up to the plate - take responsibility
Nest egg - saved money Spill the beans - reveal a secret
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Skate on thin ice - do something risky Run a tight ship - be strict

17. Answer: A 23. Answer: D
Smart cookie - an intelligent person Rise and shine - wake up or get out of bed
Smell a rat - suspect deception Right as rain - feeling very well or fit
Snowed under - having too much work to do Red tape - rules which hinder progress
Silver screen - the movie industry Rain on someone else's parade - infringe on
18. Answer: B someone's happiness
Shot in the dark – guess 24. Answer: B
Simmer down - calm down Shot in the dark - guess
Shoot the breeze - chitchat Shooting fish in a barrel - easy or not challenging
Start the ball rolling - start something Shake it off - recover
19. Answer: D Snowed under - having too much work to do
Water under the bridge - a past problem 25. Answer: D
that no longer affects the present White-collar - office labor
Wear your heart on your sleeve - show emotions yellow-bellied - cowardly
openly White lie - a harmless lie
White elephant - useless possession Win hands down - easy victory
Wear the pants - be in charge 26. Answer: C
20. Answer: B Wild goose chase - lengthy undertaking that
Wear your heart on your sleeve - show emotions accomplishes little
openly Through thick and thin- in good and bad times
Stick your neck out - help someone despite Throw in the towel - give up
possible consequences for oneself The whole nine yards – everything
Sleep with the fishes - die 27. Answer: A
Shot in the dark – guess Talk a blue streak - talk a lot
21. Answer: A The eleventh hour - last chance to do something
See eye to eye - agree Take the cake- especially good or outstanding
See red - to be enraged Take with a grain of salt - don't believe it is
Settle a score - get even completely accurate
Ship has sailed - a lost opportunity 28. Answer: D
22. Answer: C Thick in the head - stupid or foolish
Rule of thumb - general rule Tick for tack - retaliation
Rub the wrong way - annoy Sweet tooth - love sweet things
Screw the pooch - fail Throw in the towel - give up
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29. Answer: C Bitter pill- something unpleasant that must be

Cold feet - being nervous or anxious before a big accepted
event Black hole- some place or situation in which
Commit Harry Carry - commit suicide things are lost
Couch potato- lazy person Bite the dust - die or fail
Crocodile tears - fake tears Big cheese - an important person
30. Answer: B

Sentence Improvement/ Completion

Direction (1-30): In each of the questions given b) my book with yours?

below an incomplete sentence which must be c) our book with you?
completed with one of the sentences/phrases d) my book for yours?
given below. Choose the correct option and e) none of these
complete the given sentence.
4. I would like that
1. Rohan died ……………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………….. a) you finished the project on time
a) from a wound and not of cancer b) that you would finish the project on time
b) of a wound and not of cancer c) you finishing the project on time
c) from a wound and not from cancer d) you finish the project on time
d) of a wound and not from cancer e) none of these
e) none of these
5. Kindly let us know the time of your arrival
2. All criminal attitudes must be …………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………….. a) by the return of post
a) nipped on the bud b) on return of post
b) nipped in the bud c) in return of post
c) nipped off the bud d) by return of post
d) nipped from the bud e) none of these
e) none of these
6. He was likely to win the elections
3. Can I exchange …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………….
a) my book with you? a) with the sweeping majority
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b) by a sweeping majority c) let the cat jump out of the bag

c) with sweeping a majority d) let off the cat from the bag
d) by the sweeping majority e) none of these
e) none of these
11. Our team is likely to lose unless all members
7. The situation remained the same, rather got learn to cooperate
worse, ………………………………………………… ……………………………………………….
a) with all his efforts notwithstanding a) one other with
b) in spite of all his efforts notwithstanding b) with one another
c) for all his efforts notwithstanding c) with one and all
d) all his efforts not with-standing d) with one other
e) none of these e) none of these

8. Hoping not to be disturbed, I sat down in my 12. He has been growing weaker and his life now
easy chair to read the book ………………………………………
……………………………………….. a) hangs with threads
a) I had to win as a prize b) hangs by a thread
b) I have won as prize c) hangs on a thread
c) I had won as a prize d) hangs like a thread
d) I won as a prize e) none of these
e) none of these
13. She did not ask ……………………………………..
9. His father won’t be able to leave for Varanasi a) any question from him
…………………………………….. b) him any question
a) until they arrive c) to him any question
b) until they will have arrived d) any question to him
c) until they will arrive e) none of these
d) until they have arrived
e) none of these 14. Having finished the book,
……………………………………………………..
10. I knew he could not be trusted, he a) he put it away
………………………………………………………. b) it was being put away by him
a) let the cat out of the bag c) it was putting away by him
b) let the cat from the bag d) it was put away by him
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e) none of these d) to immediately put the work in hand

e)none of these
15. He was extremely unhappy because of
………………………………………. 19. The
a) the inordinate delaying ……………………………………………………………………………
b) the inordinate delay a) car-doors are loose
c) the inordinately delaying b) doors of the car are loose
d) the inordinately delay c) door of car are loose
e) none of these d) car’s door are loose.
e) none of these
16. She says she’s already paid me back but I
can’t remember, so I’ll have 20. Do you know
…………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………
a) to take her word true a) who is she married?
b) to take her at her word b) who is she going to marry?
c) to take her word for it c) whom she is going to marry
d) to take her word d) who she is going to marry?
e) none of these e) none of these

17. When the soldier returned home after the 21. I took the cycle
war was over, his wife received him ………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………… a) that he bought yesterday
a) with open arms b) that he had bought yesterday
b) with unfolded hands c) that which he had bought yesterday
c) with an open heart d) which he has bought yesterday
d) with open hands e) none of these
e) none of these
22. Even the people in authority agree that
18. It is time corruption has become ………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………… a) the order of the day
…………… b) the order of today
a) to put the work immediately in hand c) the day’s order
b) to put the work in hand immediately d) today’s order
c) there is no more seat e) none of these
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23. He ………………………………………………. 27. We were still standing in the queue when the
a) made many a mischiefs ……………………………………………
b) made much mischief a) film begins
c) committed many mischiefs b) film had begun
d) did many mischiefs c) film began
e) none of these d) film was beginning
e) none of these
24. He has said so out of affection, do not take
………………………. 28. He was so rude that they were compelled
a) in heart ……………………………………
b) it in the heart a) ask him to leave
c) by the heart b) to ask him to leave
d) it to heart c) him to ask to leave
e) none of these d) asking him to leave
e) none of these
25. They felt humiliated because they realized
that they ………………………… 29. I did not expect an award for
a) had been cheated ……………………………………………………..
b) have been cheated a) helping him
c) were to be cheated b) I had helped him
d) had cheated c) I did help him
e) none of these d) assisting him with help
e) none of these
26. The practical importance of the role of the
industrialist in the establishment of the new 30. The two thieves divided the loot
order is greater than …………………………………..
…………………………………………………………… a) among themselves
a) of the economist and politicians b) amongst themselves
b) that of the economists and politicians c) with themselves
c) that of the economist and the politician d) between themselves
d) the economist and the politician e) none of these
e) none of these

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ANSWERS
1. Answer: A
Rohan died from a wound and not of cancer.
2. Answer: B
All criminal attitudes must be nipped in the bud
3. Answer: B
Can I exchange my book with yours?
4. Answer: A
I would like that you finished the project on time
5. Answer: D
Kindly let us know the time of your arrival by return of post
6. Answer: B
He was likely to win the elections by a sweeping majority
7. Answer: D
The situation remained the same, rather got worse, all his efforts not with-standing
8. Answer: C
Hoping not to be disturbed, I sat down in my easy chair to read the book
I had won as a prize
9. Answer: D
His father won’t be able to leave for Varanasi until they have arrived.
10. Answer: A
I knew he could not be trusted, he let the cat out of the bag
11. Answer: B
Our team is likely to lose unless all members learn to cooperate with one another
12. Answer: B
He has been growing weaker and his life now hangs by a thread.
13. Answer: B
She did not ask him any question
14. Answer: A
Having finished the book he put it away
15. Answer: B
He was extremely unhappy because of the inordinate delay
16. Answer: B

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She says she’s already paid me back but I can’t remember, so I’ll have to take her at her word
17. Answer: A
When the soldier returned home after the war was over, his wife received him with open arms.
18. Answer: A
It is time to put the work immediately in hand
19. Answer: B
The doors of the car are loose.
20. Answer: C
Do you know whom she is going to marry?
21. Answer: A
I took the cycle that he bought yesterday.
22. Answer: A
Even the people in authority agree that corruption has become the order of the day.
23. Answer: B
He made much mischief.
24. Answer: D
He has said so out of affection, do not take it to heart.
25. Answer: A
They felt humiliated because they realized that they had been cheated.
26. Answer: C
The practical importance of the role of the industrialist in the establishment of the new order is greater
than that of the economist and the politician.
27. Answer: C
We were still standing in the queue when the film began.
28. Answer: B
He was so rude that they were compelled to ask him to leave.
29. Answer: A
I did not expect an award for helping him.
30. Answer: D
The two thieves divided the loot between themselves.

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New Pattern Sentence Fillers

Directions (1-30): In each of the following e) none of these

questions, a sentence with a blank is given.
From the four choices given below, select the 3. Achieving equality for women is not only a
sentence which can go into the blank to make laudable goal, …………………………
the paragraph logically coherent. a) political reforms are also neglected preventing
women from entering legislatures and positions
1. Overlooking the fact that water scarcity of power
intensifies during summer, …………………………… b) the problem is also deep rooted in the society
a) the government issued guidelines to all and supported by it.
builders to limit their consumption to acceptable c) their empowerment is purposefully hampered
limits. by people with vested interests in all sections of
b) provision for rainwater harvesting has been the society.
made to aid irrigation in drought prone area. d) it is also equally difficult to achieve and
c) the water table did not improve even after maintain for a long term
receiving normal monsoon in the current year e) none of these
d) many residential areas continue to use
swimming pools, wasting large quantities of 4. He has lost most of his life’s earning in the
water. stock market but ………………………….
e) none of these a) he still seems to be leading his life luxuriously
and extravagantly
2. Refuting the rationale behind frequent b) he could not save enough to repay his
agitations for formation of separate states, a enormous debt
recent report ………………………… c) stock market is not a safe option to invest
a) proved that such agitations result in loss of money unlessdone with caution
governmental property d) experts have been suggesting to avoid
b) indicated that the formation of small states investments in stock market because of its
does not necessarily improve the economy. unpredictable nature
c) suggested that only large scale agitations have e) none of these
been effective in bringing out desired change in
the past 5. ……………………… or else they would not keep
d) recommended dividing large states into electing him year after year.
smaller ones to improve governance.
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a) The party leader gave a strong message to the

mayor for improving his political style 9. He has lost …………………………………
b) Owing to numerous scandals against the a) all his nearly many pets
mayor , he was told to resign from the post b) his many pets nearly all of them
immediately c) nearly all his many pets
c) The mayor threatened the residents against d) his nearby pets
filing a complaint against him e) none of these
d) The residents must really be impressed with
the political style of their mayor 10. I am afraid you too ………………………….
e) none of these a) are at cross- purposes.
b) are in cross – purposes
6. 20 km ………………………………… in these days of c) are at a cross- purpose
fast moving objects. d) is at cross – purpose
a) is not a great distance e) none of these
b) are not too great a distance
c) aren’t proving a great distance 11. Take care ………………………….
d) are not a great distance a) that you will not be cheated
e) none of these b) you will not be cheated
c) that you are not cheated
7. The more they earn, ………………….. on luxury d) you are not cheated
items. e) none of these
a) more they should spend
b) the more they spend 12. ………………………… I rushed to the spot.
c) the more they ought to spend a) No sooner I heard the shot than
d) the should spend b) No sooner did I hear the shot when
e) none of these c) No sooner did I hear the shot than
d) No sooner did I hear the shot that
8. A little rail-road engine …………………………………… e) none of these
for doing small pieces of work.
a) was made by a station yard 13. ………………………………….. the station, when the
b) was used at the station yard train whistled.
c) was employed at the station yard a) Hardly had he entered
d) was made on the station yard. b) Hardly he entered
e) none of these c) He hardly had entered
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d) Had he entered hardly 18. He has finished his lunch …………………..

e) none of these a) and is satisfied now
b) then and is satisfied
14. The fishermen ………….. in the sea from c) now and is satisfied
sunrise and will continue to do so until sunset. d) now and was satisfied
a) have fished e) none of these
b) have been fishing
c) were fishing 19. The two parties ……………………………………. in
d) was fishing 1980
e) none of these a) broke away from the party
b) parted ways
15. The bird sanctuary is ………………. from Central c) broke down several times during the speech
Delhi. d) broke off relation with one another
a) was about 10 kms over e) none of these
b) is about 10 kms on top
c) is about 10 kms away 20. Would it be impertinent …………………………?
d) are about 10 kms away a) if asking why you are leave
e) none of these b) for asking why you are leave
c) to asking why you are leave
16. Although he was tired he …………………………… d) to ask why you are leaving
a) goes out for playing e) none of these
b) goes out to play
c) went out to play 21. Mrs Roy ……………………………….. on Saturday
d) went out for play evening parties – you’ll find all kinds of people
e) none of these there.
a) welcomes all members
17. The stranger asked the little girl b) welcomes a select group of people
…………………….. c) keeps the doors of the house open
a) what her name is d) keeps an open house
b) what her name was e) none of these
c) what was her name
d) what is her name 22. She is quite well now, …………………………..
e) none of these a) except have a slight cold
b) except for aslight cold
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c) excepting a slight cold c) is cooler than that of

d) except a slight cold d) is cooler than
e) none of these e) none of these

23. Sushma has wisdom, charm and 27. All nations must first ……………………………………
………………………………. a) become agriculturally strong
a) sushma had a good sense of humour b) become strong agriculture
b) a good sense of humour c) become agricultural strong
c) has a good sense of humour d) become agriculture strong
d) she has a good sense of humour e) none of these
e) none of these
28. ……………………………………… a mediclaim policy
24. The actor is out of jail a) He had recently insured for
……………………………………., since he will be under b) Recently he insured for
house arrest for an additional 90 days. c) He insured recently for
a) but not exactly a free man d) Recently he had insured for
b) thoughexactly a free man e) none of these
c) if not exactly a free man
d) and not exactly a free man 29. Complete the …………………………………….. the
e) none of these workshop before you enter the hall.
a) formalities of registration for
25. ………………………………. from chronic knee b) formalities to registering for
problems and will not play in the next playoff. c) formalities to register for
a) some player on the team suffered d) formalities of registration
b) some player on the team suffer e) none of these
c) some players on the team suffers
d) some playesr in the team suffer 30. …………………………….. , we had to abandon the
e) none of these match
a) Having been a rainy day
26. The climate of Karnataka ……………………. Tamil b) It being a rainy day
Nadu. c) It been a rainy day
a) is cooler to d) Being a rainy day
b) is cooler than of e) none of these

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ANSWERS
1. Answer: D 16. Answer: C
2. Answer: B 17. Answer: B
3. Answer: E 18. Answer: A
4. Answer: A 19. Answer: B
5. Answer: D 20. Answer: D
6. Answer: A 21. Answer: A
7. Answer: B 22. Answer: D
8. Answer: B 23. Answer: B
9. Answer: C 24. Answer: A
10. Answer: A 25. Answer: D
11. Answer: C 26. Answer: C
12. Answer: C 27. Answer: A
13. Answer: A 28. Answer: A
14. Answer: B 29. Answer: C
15. Answer: C 30. Answer: B

Double Fillers – Column based

Directions (01-30): In each of the following II. The government has approved fund infusion of
questions two sentences I & II are given with Rs.9,300 crore to help turn the bank_________.
blank on both the sentences. Below the Column 1 Column 2
sentences two column 1 & 2 are given with a a) amount d) failure
series of words that might fit in the sentences. b) infusion e) relaxable
You have to pick the correct word that fits in the c) bonanza f) profitable
sentence (I) from the column 1 & the word that
fits in the sentence (II) from the column 2. A) a & e
1) I.IDBI bank is one of the first banks to receive B) c & d
the fund _________from the central government, C) b & f
as part of the Rs.70,000 crore recapitalization of D) a & d
public sector banks. E) None of these

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2) I. Contract workers have been _________for B) b & f

the past 78 days for payment of wages, pending C) c & e
from February. D) a & e
II. The Society of Indian Automobile E) None of these
Manufacturers said that the market has still not
responded to the various _________initiated by 4) I. The Chennai Queer LitFest was
the government to reverse the slowdown that first________, by Queer Chennai Chronicles to
has dented the industry. celebrate and bring together varied queer
Column 1 Column 2 perspectives about literature from, and about
a) striking d) measures India.
b) opposing e) success II. The aim of the Chennai Queer LitFest is to

c) protesting f) announcement create a conversation about Queer Indian

literature, Queerness in India and to bring

A) a& f ________political and literary values of the works

B) b& e that play an important role in the lives of queer

C) a& e persons

D) c& d Column 1 Column 2

E) None of these a) inaugurated d) join
b) organized e) together
3) I. The Automobile sector has been going c) provoked f) combo
through a ________for the past few months due
to several reasons including, high goods and A) a & e
services tax (GST) and liquidity crunch. B) b & e
II. The stretch from Maharajas College to C) c & d
Thaikoodam will help people to avoid traffic jams D) a & f
on roads and to ________cover some of the E) None of these
important points in the city.
Column 1 Column 2 5) I. The underground sewage collection system
a) slowdown d) quickly which carries wastewater to a pumping station in
b) increase e) travel the locality had ________with the lid of the
c) surplus f) commute manhole sinking in deep.
II. CMDA workers who _________the sinkhole

A) a & d and began works to fill up the road stated that a

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manhole had sunk-in, leading to the crack in the 7) I. Dengue fever in pregnant women is
road. something that requires a lot of________, and
Column 1 Column 2 given that the season is here, cautionary
a) collapsed d) viewed measures will need to be taken
b) damage e) inspected II. Dengue fever is a viral infection

c) changed f) looked which_________ from a mosquito bite.

Column 1 Column 2
A) a & e a) caring d) spreads
B) b & f b) attention e) transfers
C) c & d c) affection f) produces
D) c & e
E) None of these A) a & f
B) b & d
6) I. The Metropolitan Transport Corporation C) c & e
(MTC) has ________almost Rs 17 lakh as fine for D) b & f
ticketless travel in three months from around E) None of these
11,000 commuters.
II. In Karnataka, a high number of dengue cases 8) I. A decrease in platelets in the blood is
have been detected during this year's monsoon _________seen in dengue, but this becomes an
season, and doctors are taking________ additional complication when a pregnant woman
measures to screen pregnant women presenting contracts the virus.
with fever. II. A case of suspicious death has been registered
Column 1 Column 2 based on the ________of the deceased’s wife.
a) penalize d) volunteer Column 1 Column 2
b) levy e) prevention a) observed d) compliance
c) collected f) precautionary b) historically e) complaint
c) normally f) complain
A) a & d
B) b & f A) a & e
C) c & e B) c & e
D) c & f C) b & d
E) None of these D) b & f
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C) c & d
9) I. Three personnel of the CISF fire and safety D) Both option a & b
wing and the Residential Plant Supervisor of the E) None of these
ONGC were ________in a fire that broke out at
the oil and gas processing plant in Uran. 11) I. Police have _________more than 1,140
II. The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday formally people since the protests began, including high-
________eight AH-64E Apache attack helicopters profile activists like Joshua Wong, one of the
into service at the Pathankot Air Force Station. leaders of the pro-democracy Umbrella
Column 1 Column 2 movement five years ago that foreshadowed the
a) deceased d) carried current unrest.
b) Trapped e) inducted II. Soon after India recorded a facile Test series

c) killed f) destroyed victory in the West Indies, captain Virat Kohli

__________Jasprit Bumrah as the most complete

A) a & e bowler in the world.

B) c & f Column 1 Column 2

C) b & d a) arrested d) told

D) c & e b) detained e) Praised
E) Both option A & D c) recovered f) described

10) I. Chandrayaan 2’s lander Vikram underwent A) a & f

the first of two ‘de-orbiting’ _________on B) b & e
Tuesday morning. C) c & d
II. Hong Kong school and university students D) Both option A & C
_________classes and held rallies for a second E) Both option A & B
straight day, calling for what protesters call their
"five demands". 12) I. Mithali ________her T20I career as India's
Column 1 Column 2 top-scorer in the format with 2364 runs from 89
a) expedition d) boycotted matches at an average of 37.5 and a highest score
b) planet e) support of 97 not out.
c) manoeuvres f) avoid II. Mithali is also the first Indian cricketer to reach
the _________of 2000 T20I runs.

A) a & f Column 1 Column 2

B) b & e a) retired d) landmark

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b) concluded e) Milestone land to absorb it, thus pushing out forests and
c) ended f) Target harming biodiversity.
Column 1 Column 2
A) a & f a) Unpleasant d) swathes
B) b & e b) enviable e) area
C) c & d c) horrible f) parts
D) Both option B & C
E) All of these A) a & e
B) b & d
13) I. Residents in the area around Green Village C) c & f
were _________that their neighbourhood, which D) Both option A & C
has been targeted before, had been hit once E) None of these
again and blamed the international presence.
II. Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk has 15) I. Hanuma Vihari emerged as the leading run-
________five-time winners Cristiano Ronaldo and scorer from the series & also climbed 40 places
Lionel Messi as the three finalists for the FIFA and is now ________at No 30 after just six Tests.
best player award. II. Jasprit Bumrah, who became the third Indian
Column 1 Column 2 to complete a Test hat-trick in the second match
a) furious d) selected ________West Indies, is now placed at the no 3
b) enlightened e) joined spot.
c) apathetic f) hailed Column 1 Column 2
a) lead d) against
A) a & e b) selected e) with
B) b & d c) settled f) played
C) c & f
D) Both option B & C A) a & e
E) None of these B) b & f
C) c & d
14) I. The United Kingdom has an D) b & d
_________reputation for political stability and E) None of these
consensus-driven governance.
II. The sun’s incoming energy is extremely dilute, 16) I. The European Space Agency will be
requiring panels spread over vast ________of launching its JUICE in 2022 and though we are

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around three years away from its official launch, B) b & d

JUICE has ________an image of Jupiter and its C) b & e
four largest moons. D) c & e
II. JUICE’s mission is to orbit planet Jupiter and E) None of these
________repeated flybys of its moons namely
Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa, which that have 18) I. The Kerala state has turned into a
oceans. ________point for huge quantities of drugs,
Column 1 Column 2 especially hashish oil, being smuggled into the
a) captured d) achieve Gulf countries.
b) released e) perform II. Hundreds of Keralites are cooling their heels in

c) acquired f) skip jails in the Gulf countries after being

________while smuggling drugs.

A) a & e Column 1 Column 2

B) b & d a) extremely d) caught

C) c & e b) crucial e) transferred
D) Both option A & B c) transit f) captured
E) None of these
A) a & f
17) I. RBI dipped into its own funds to ________a B) b & e
record surplus of Rs.1.76 lakh crore to the C) c & d
exchequer, nearly double the estimated D) c & e
Rs.90,000 crore in the Budget for 2019-20. E) None of these
II. The BSE benchmark Sensex crashed nearly 770
points and the NSE Nifty _________over 225 19) I. Amazon India has said that it will
points on Tuesday due to panic sell-offs across ________single-use plastic from its packaging by
the board as investors fretted over deepening June 2020.
economic crisis II. Amazon India is _________developing plastic-
Column 1 Column 2 free alternatives for packaging mailers, bubble
a) acquire d) tumbled bags, stretch wrap and tape used in the
b) transfer e) increased packaging which will help the company eliminate
c) borrow f) dodged all forms of plastic used in its packaging
Column 1 Column 2
A) a & f a) avoid d) aggressively

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b) eliminate e) unwillingly II. Adults need to take _________not just in

c) dispose f) forced terms of active action when the abuse is
disclosed, but also in preventive capacity; even
A) a & f within their families, though it may be difficult.
B) b & d Column 1 Column 2
C) c & e a) resilient d) responsibility
D) b & e b) vulnerable e) steps
E) None of these c) Flexible f) measures

20) I. Data is considered the most A) a & f

________resource, and it appears that the Indian B) b & d
government does want to keep it under wraps. C) c & e
II. The Annual Observance Report of the Special D) All fits in the sentence
Data Dissemination Standard for 2018 by IMF E) None of these
showed that India did not meet multiple
requirements in the release of economic and 22) I. The merger of Indian banks, raised
financial data as __________by the SDDS of the _________across the country but in Dakshina
IMF. Kannada and Udupi districts in Karnataka, the
Column 1 Column 2 news came as a rude shock to a section of its
a) wasteful d) prescribed residents.
b) secured e) compliance II. People were ________about the decision to
c) precious f) required merge but it is a decision we have to accept
because people in this region voted for this
A) a & f government
B) b & e Column 1 Column 2
C) c & d a) confusion d) happy
D) Both option A & C b) queries e) emotional
E) None of these c) eyebrows f) rejecting

21) I. Children are left with a lot of fear and A) a & f

confusion, making them __________to mental B) b & d
health issues like anxiety and depression. C) c & e
D) Both option B & C

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E) None of these c) operations f) tackled

23) I. Chinese e-commerce platform Club Factory A) a & e

has _________that it has become the third B) b & f
largest online shopping app in terms of monthly C) c & d
active users in India since June 2019. D) Both option A & B
II. Club Factory opened its Sellers Recruitment E) Both option A & C
Program for pan-India sellers, giving them a
marketing fee waiver and zero commission to 25) I. Metro stations have often become the front
_________20-30% cost saving as compared to line in battles between masked protesters and
selling on other platforms. police, __________the biggest political crisis in
Column 1 Column 2 the Asian financial hub since its handover from
a) announced d) achieve Britain to China in 1997.
b) revealed e) attain II. China has denounced the protests and
c) denied f) encourage ________about the impact on Hong Kong's
economy.
A) a & d Column 1 Column 2
B) b & e a) deepening d) warned
C) c & f b) Prospering e) Stated
D) Both option A & B c) flourishing f) said
E) Both option B & C
A) a & d
24) I. Maruti Suzuki India Limited has decided to B) b & f
shut down the passenger vehicle manufacturing C) c & e
_________of Gurugram Plant and Manesar Plant D) b & e
in Haryana for two days. E) None of these
II. Maruti Suzuki has _________a fall in sales of
late due to host of factors following which the 26) I. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his
contract of 3,000 temporary workers was not working parliamentary _________ahead of a
renewed. crucial Brexit vote on September 3 after
Column 1 Column 2 Conservative MP Phillip Lee defected to the pro-
a) units d) witnessed EU Liberal Democrats.
b) procedure e) observed II. Mr. Johnson was braced for a showdown in
parliament on September over his Brexit plan in a
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vote that could _______Britain's exit from the 28) I. Tension between India and Pakistan
European Union in October. recently escalated after New Delhi
Column 1 Column 2 ________Jammu and Kashmir’s special status.
a) members d) encouraged II. Pakistan Air Force retaliated and downed a
b) majority e) join MiG-21 in an aerial combat and ________Indian

c) Votes f) derail pilot, who was handed over to India on March 1

Column 1 Column 2
A) a & e a) revoked d) captured
B) b & f b) provoked e) apprehended
C) c & d c) scrapped f) betrayed
D) Both option A & C
E) None of these A) a & e
B) b & f
27) I. Pakistan will never ever start a war with C) c & d
India, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on D) a & f
Monday, amid _______between the two nuclear- E) Both option A & C
armed neighbours over Kashmir.
II. India has not been _________with Pakistan 29) I. India has categorically told the international
since an attack on the Air Force base at community that the scrapping of Article 370 of
Pathankot in January of 2016 by Pakistan-based the Constitution was an internal matter and also
terrorists, maintaining that talks and terror ________Pakistan to accept the reality.
cannot go together. II. Mr. Putin said India was one of the key
Column 1 Column 2 partners of Russia and the relationship between
a) relation d) engaging the two states was of strategic and special
b) harmony e) entertaining ________nature.
c) tensions f) practicing Column 1 Column 2
a) advised d) destitute
A) a & f b) refused e) bereft
B) b & e c) advocated f) privileged
C) c & d
D) a & e A) a & f
E) None of these B) b & d
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D) c & f Column 1 Column 2

E) Both option A & D a) consolation d) suspend
b) compromise e) abandon
30) I. Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey became c) Plea f) shelve
the victim of an embarrassing _________ when
attackers took control of his account on the A) a & e
platform by hijacking his phone number. B) b & f
II. FIFA faced a number of negative headlines in C) c & d
recent months including a decision in May to D) All the above
________plans for 48 nations to participate in E) None of these
the 2022 contest.

ANSWERS
1. Answer: C
b & f fits in sentence I and sentence II.
Infusion - process of injecting something.
Bonanza - a large amount of something desirable, so this word cannot fit in the sentence.
‘Infusion’ fits in sentence I.
‘Profitable’ fits in sentence II.
2. Answer: D
C & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Protesting’ fits is sentence I.
‘Measures’ fits in sentence II.
3. Answer: A
a& d fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Slowdown’ fits is sentence I.
Surplus - extra or excess in amount, it cannot fit in the sentence because the sentence is in negative form
while the word is a positive form.
‘Quickly’ fits in sentence II.
In the second sentence after the blank the there is a verb ‘cover’ so ‘travel & commute’ cannot come there
because they are also the verb so in real the blank must be filled with an adverb ‘quickly’
4. Answer: B
b & e fits in sentence I and sentence II.

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‘Inaugurated – mark the beginning’ cannot fit in the sentence because before the blank space in sentence I
an adjective ‘first’ is presented which is a key hint.
Provoke - stimulate to do or feel something.
‘Organized’ fits is sentence I.
‘Together’ fits in sentence II.
5. Answer: A
a & e fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Collapsed’ fits is sentence I.
‘Damage’ cannot fit in the sentence because the tenses are different.
‘Inspected’ fits in sentence II.
6. Answer: D
c & f fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Collected’ fits is sentence I.
Penalize & levy cannot fit in the sentence because the lacks ‘ed’ ie., ‘penalized’ & ‘levied’ will be the correct
form to be used in the sentence.
‘Precautionary’ fits in sentence II.
‘Prevention’ cannot be used in the sentence the correct form which might fit there is ‘preventive’
7. Answer: B
b & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Attention’ fits is sentence I.
‘Spreads’ fits in sentence II.
8. Answer: B
c & e fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Normally’ fits is sentence I.
Historically – referring to past events
‘Complaint’ fits in sentence II.
Compliance – following the rules or standards
Complaint – to express a dissatisfaction.
9. Answer: E
a & e and c & e fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Deceased & killed’ fits is sentence I.
Deceased – dead
Trapped – prevent from escaping a place
‘Inducted’ fits in sentence II.
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Induct – Introduce something

10 Answer: C
c & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Boycotted’ fits is sentence I.
Boycott - withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a
punishment or protest.
‘Manoeuvres’ fits in sentence II.
Manoeuvres - the fact or process of taking carefully planned
11. Answer: E
a & f and b & e fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Arrested & detained’ fits is sentence I.
Detain - arrest
‘Praised & described’ fits in sentence II.
12. Answer: D
c & d and b & e fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Concluded & ended’ fits is sentence I.
Conclude – to finish or end
Retired does not fit here because if we use ‘retired’ there must be a preposition followed by it but in the
sentence there is no preposition after the blank space.
‘Landmark & Milestone’ fits in sentence II.
13. Answer: A
a & e fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Furious’ fits is sentence I.
Enlightened - having or showing a rational
Apathetic - showing or feeling no interest
‘Joined’ fits in sentence II.
Hail - praise enthusiastically.
14. Answer: B
b & dfits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Enviable’ fits is sentence I.
Horrible cannot fit in the sentence because before the blank space there is an article ‘an’ which means the
word followed by it must begin with a vowel.
Unpleasant also does not fit here because the word is in negative form while the sentence is in positive
form which can be understood from the words ‘Political stability’
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‘Swathes’ fits in sentence II.

Swathes - a broad strip or area of something.
15. Answer: C
c & dfits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Settled’ fits is sentence I.
‘Against’ fits in sentence II.
16. Answer: D
a & e and b & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Captured & released’ fits is sentence I.
Acquire – to possess or own.
‘Achieve & perform’ fits in sentence II.
17. Answer: B
b & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Transfer’ fits is sentence I.
‘Tumbled’ fits in sentence II.
Tumble – fall suddenly
Dodge - avoid by a sudden quick movement.
18. Answer: C
c & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Transit’ fits is sentence I.
Transit - the carrying of people or things from one place to another.
Crucial - critical
‘Caught’ fits in sentence II.
19. Answer: B
b & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Eliminate’ fits is sentence I.
Dispose - throw away
‘Aggressively’ fits in sentence II.
20. Answer: C
c & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Precious’ fits is sentence I.
‘Prescribed’ fits in sentence II.
Compliance – to follow the rules or standards
21. Answer: B
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b & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.

‘Vulnerable’ fits is sentence I.
Vulnerable - exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed exposed to the possibility of being
attacked or harmed
Resilient - flexible
‘Responsibility’ fits in sentence II.
22. Answer: C
c & efits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Eyebrows’ fits is sentence I.
Query - a question, especially one expressing doubt
‘Emotional’ fits in sentence II.
23. Answer: D
a & d and b & e fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Announced & revealed’ fits is sentence I.
‘Achieve & attain’ fits in sentence II.
Attain – to reach
24. Answer: E
a & eand c & dfits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Units & operations’ fits is sentence I.
‘Witnessed & observed’ fits in sentence II.
Witness - see (an event, typically a crime or accident) happen
Tackle -make determined efforts to deal with
25. Answer: A
a & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Deepening’ fits is sentence I.
Prosper - grow strong and healthy.
Flourish - grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way
‘Warned’ fits in sentence II.
26. Answer: B
b & ffits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Majority’ fits is sentence I.
‘Derail’ fits in sentence II.
Derail - obstruct (a process) by diverting it from its intended course.
27. Answer: C
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c & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.

‘Tensions’ fits is sentence I.
Harmony - the state of being in agreement or concord.
‘Engaging’ fits in sentence II.
28. Answer: E
a & e and c & d fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Revoked & Scrapped’ fits is sentence I.
Revoke – officially cancel a decision
Scrap - abolish or cancel a policy
Provoke - stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one)
‘Captured & apprehended’ fits in sentence II.
Apprehend – Arrest
Betray – disloyal to someone
29. Answer: E
a & fand c & ffits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Advised & advocated’ fits is sentence I.
Advocate - publicly recommend or support.
‘Privileged’ fits in sentence II.
Privilege - a special right, advantage
Destitute - extremely poor and lacking
Bereft - deprived of or lacking
30. Answer: D
a & e , c & d and b & f fits in sentence I and sentence II.
‘Consolation, compromise & Plea’ fits is sentence I.
Consolation - the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.
Plea - a request made in an urgent and emotional manner.
‘Suspend, Abandon & Shelve’ fits in sentence II.
Shelve – abandon, suspend

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Column Based Match the Following

Directions (1-2): In the following questions two columns are given containing three sentences/phrases
each. In first column, sentences/phrases are A, B and C and in the second column the sentences/phrases
are D, E and F. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another
sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence.
Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can
be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options given forms
a correct sentence after combination or none of them connects, mark (e), i.e. “None of the above” as
your ANSWER.

1.
A. Her mother tore at a piece of fish that D. and it was such a
long way down – miles down
B. Still, they took no notice of him. He saw E. his sister lying on
his two brothers and the plateau dozing, with their heads sunk
into their necks
C. The great expanse of sea F. lay at her feet, and then scraped each side
stretched down beneath, of her beak on the rock.

a) A-B and C-F

b) C-F
c) B-E
d) C-F and B-E
e) none of the above

2.
A. The Bank may constitute a committee D. experience in law, finance, banking,
consisting of three or more members who administration or accountancy to assist the
have Administrator in
discharge of his duties.

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B. the Bank, may, if satisfied, remove or E. where the invoice is issued in respect of
debar the auditor from exercising the duties both exempt and taxable supply
as

C. But, it will not include value of exempt F. auditor of any of the Bank regulated
supply of goods, entities for a maximum period of three
years, at a time.”.
Insertion of new section 45MBA

a) C-E and B-F

b) C-F
c) A-E
d) A-F
e) none of the above

3.
A. Dramatic ones, with some catastrophe or D.as I kicked my shoes off to free my feet
the other
B. Down came the bag from head to E.I transformed myself into a regular, short
shoulder, and schoolgirl going back home.
C. And my mother rushed to take my bag F.that the hero had to overcome, and always
from me,. ended in success.

a) A-D
b) C-D
c) A-E
d) B-E
e) none of the above

4.
A. They were gliding along in one straight D.parents, but the ceremonial procession in
line, in the cool, crystal waters of the pond, and out of the pond continued.

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the father at.

B. This particular family of geese seemed to E. the head of the procession (it must be the
have made this father, because of its size), followed by five
cute goslings and lastly the mother
C. Two days ago, I noticed the young ones F. pond their permanent residence, at least
had grown up and were almost the size of for rearing their young ones
their

a) A-E and B-D

b) A-E
c) C-F
d) B-D
e) none of the above

5.
A. My brother's son who is staying in U.K. is D. he need not pay the fine as he could not
read his name properly.

B. The judge pronounced his verdict saying E. Ramesh Subramanian as given in the
that passport.

C. The given name first and the surname F. will also help people living in other parts
next of India

a) C-E
b) C-F and A-E
c) A-D
d) B-F
e) none of the above

6.

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A. First, it is important to acknowledge that D.every month or so, or maybe only a few
we are lucky to be times a year

B. Unless they are a character in an Elena E. destroy all evidence of their existence and
Ferrante novel, in which case they will vanish without a trace

C. This might mean that you only end up F. able to move to faraway lands in pursuit
talking of economic or educational opportunities.

a) A-E
b) C-E
c) B-F
d) A-D
e) none of the above

7.
A. Nearly a decade-and-a-half ago, as a D. embarrassing those travelling with me.
section controller in the Railways

B. If a driver ignores my request, I choose to Ei would be peeved by the sounds and noise
get down, that sneaked into the omnibus
communication network.

C. Yet another source of noise are the F. reckless processions and roadshows.

a) C-E
b) A-E and B-D
c) A-F
d) B-E

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e) none of the above

8.
A..Nature has always fascinated me, D. and the stars were my favourite subject.

B. As the flower knows that I am looking at E. the breeze is helping it make small
it, movements and bloom.

C.That was the age when I didn’t even F. know to count to more than 100

a) C-E and B-F

b) C-D and B-E
c) A-F
d) A-D
e) none of the above

9.
A.Neurosciences show that even the simple D. reflects actual experiences, feelings and
act of drawing sentiments.

B. The essence of art is its perceptibly E. can improve our cognitive and higher
imaginary nature, which cerebral functions

C.Today they are even used in mental health F. assessments of trauma survivors and
victims of abuse.

a) C-F and A-D

b) C-D
c) A-E and B-D
d) A-D

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e) none of the above

10.
A.Our mothers were best friends, though D. with are not chosen by us, be it our
our fathers confined parents, siblings or even spouses

B. When we were admitted to the same E. in the same class, our friendship got a new
school on the same day spurt of energy.

C.The biggest irony is that most of the F. themselves to the exchange of

people we live our whole lives pleasantries with each other.

a) B-D
b) C-F and B-E
c) A-D
d) A-E
e) none of the above

11.
A.The temple authorities provided her a D. deprivation have not polarised
makeshift cot communities in the State.

B. The poison of communalism and the E. while the rest of the people lay on the
seeds of floor.

C.In her long life, the rains had come and F. she had seen the water rise on multiple
gone and occasions, but not to this level.

a) C-E and B-F

b) B-D
c) A-E and B-F

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d) A-F
e) none of the above

12.
A.My work as an educator gives me D. and imitate lyrics and dance steps
opportunities produced for adults.

B. This could be done in pairs, groups or E. depending on their choice and comfort
individually level.

C.Due to lack of quality content for them, F. to engage with children at various levels.
children routinely consume

a) A-F and C-D

b) A-E
c) B-D
d) C-F
e) none of the above

13.
A.A recent report said that in Japan, young D. culture where employees work 18 hours
adults follow the overtime each day to meet the targets.

B. Necessary and satisfactory balance is E. areas of the individual’s life such as self-
required between various care, productivity, and leisure.

C.A perfect occupational balance is one that F. a balance in productivity and focussing on
includes all life roles one’s self.

a) B-F
b) A-E
c) B-E and C-F

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d) C-D
e) none of the above

14.
A.. the senior citizens, referred to as elders, D. was easily available to attend to the
face certain problems woman members of the family.

B. This system enabled elders to lead E. as they had the confidence that someone
reasonably happy lives with hardly any would take care of them when needed.
tension
C.In those days when most of the deliveries F. as a consequence of the social
used to be at home, the doctor transformation.

a) B-E and C-F

b) C-F
c) A-D
d) A-F and C-D
e) none of the above

15.
A..Just after the train left the next major D. the toilet to change into more
station, Quilon, I went to comfortable dress for the long journey
ahead.
B. I faced a barrage of questions from other E. officials who jumped out of the stationary
passengers and train along with me.

C.He insisted on my taking the money, F. I could return it after reaching home.
saying

a) B-E
b) C-D

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c) A-F
d) B-F
e) none of the above

16.
A.In my childhood, there were not many D. things men do, but not all.
lady doctors or women
B. Women can do most of the E. drivers, so every time I met one, I was full
of admiration for them

C.Nonetheless, there’s a middle ground F. where equal opportunities make sense.

a) C-E and B-F

b) C-D
c) A-F
d) A-E and B-D
e) none of the above

17.
A.When we became eligible for voting, we D. what the political scenario was and who
had no idea to vote for.

B. A part of me died that day, and a new E. seed of consciousness was sown

C.One might think that dreams are not what F. but who knows maybe that is the
politics is made of problem.

a) A-C
b) C-D
c) A-F
d) B-D
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e) none of the above

18.
A.The shaken author modified the novel D. of them had a personal attachment to it.
and, in the second
B. In pursuit of our political aims we want E. edition made the erstwhile Nawab of
peace, unity and Bengal the chief antagonist.

C.This was no easy choice, given that many F. good will — we do not want the endless
tug of war.

a) A-E
b) C-F
c) A-D
d) B-D
e) none of the above

19.
A.We boarded an overnight train to D. without reservations as there wasn’t
Gujarat’s capital, this time enough time to arrange for them.

B. All other passengers seemed to have E. along with the Travelling Ticket Examiner.
vanished
C.The discussion veered around to the F. the Hindu Mahasabha and the Muslim
formation of League

a) C-E
b) B-F
c) A-D and C-F
d) A-F
e) none of the above

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20.
A.No one throws anything outside a running D. or bus as it is considered taboo
train
B.Even the piped treated water that is E. by municipal authorities is not fit for
supplied drinking
C.Afterwards, she walked briskly to a nearby F. bin provided on the platform to deposit
waste the wrapper

a) B-F
b) A-D
c) C-E
d) C-D
e) none of the above

21.
A.The thrill of playing football in the rain D. was something to remember and cherish.

B.Either there is a shortfall, or there E.is a flood affecting millions of lives.

C.No chants, no prayers, no marriage of F. frogs can bring back the bygone days of
plenty

a) C-D
b) A-E
c) B-D
d) C-F
e) none of the above

22.
A.Money can give us the time to develop our D. a lot more money doesn't make a lot
gifts and talents more happiness
B.We need money to eat, sleep, dress, work, E.but not the courage and discipline to do
play, relate so.

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C.Once you get basic human needs met F. heal, move about, and enjoy comforts.

a) C-E and B-D

b) C-F
c) A-E
d) B-E
e) none of the above

23.
A.When we speak in our regional languages D. we proudly use the name Bharat or
or Rashtrabhasha, BharataMatha

B.Can we not stick to the name Bharat and E.understand that we are switching back to
let others the original name Bharat?

C.So in the past they would change names F. their convenience, and we blindly accept
according to those

a) A-D
b) B-F and C-E
c) A-E
d) C-D
e) none of the above

24.
A.But it was still called a palace, though the D. structure looked no more than a crude
fort.

B.Believe me, when I was four or five, it was E.to come out of the water and sun
themselves on the open steps.

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C.They were not small species. Sometimes, F. an adventure to navigate through those
they used catacombs even at noon, leave alone night.

a) C-E and B-D

b) C-D
c) A-F
d) B-F and C-E
e) none of the above

25.
A.. Someone had switched off the ceiling fan D. himself to occupy the entire berth.

B.He dropped like a stone from luxury to hell E.as anxious as I was, and we exchanged
tired smiles
C.Seizing the opportunity he had stretched F. and that was the cause of the misery.

a) A-F
b) C-F
c) B-D
d) C-E
e) none of the above

26.
A.Travelling is an indispensable way to D. about the world that you would have
discover things otherwise never known.

B.There is nothing quite like discovering a E.on your own taking it all in without anyone
new place but yourself

C.The spontaneity when you travel, F. charming places and meeting people

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serendipitous encounters, stumbling upon around the world empower you.

a) C-E
b) C-D
c) B-D
d) A-F
e) none of the above

27.
A.For instance, some people live D. family instead of just keeping the
comfortably, remain healthy all their life and marriage chugging along?

B.Marriage hopefuls must ask themselves E.what they expect from each other.
(and each other)
C.How many couples are putting any effort F. die peacefully despite having every vice a
into person can possibly have.

a) C-E and B-F

b) B-E
c) A-D
d) A-E
e) none of the above

28.
A..Emmanuel Nicholas, a former D. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, was
schoolteacher of Pakistan’s one-time born in Sialkot

B.So many Tamils were sent there and a few E.of them chose to stay back even after
Partition
C.This can very well be said of the typical F. Tamil gastronomic delights in Pakistan

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a) A-E and B-F

b) C-D
c) A-D
d) B-D
e) none of the above

29.
A.It is claimed that about 4 million D. for prolonged SMS should be kept in
subscribers jump mind.

B.For a few mobile users, “Time is money” E.they would like to use a mobile phone to
and make that extra buck
C.The long-term ill-effects of using the F. on the mobile users' bandwagon every
fingers month.

a) A-F and C-D

b) B-D
c) C-F
d) A-D
e) none of the above

30.
A. Investigations revealed that the target D. who had refused the advances of some
was a girl roadside Romeo.
B. Severer than the physical injury E.and the fear waves travelled from that
epicentre
C.The incident destroyed the life of that girl F. were perhaps the mental scars

a) C-E and B-D

b) A-F
c) A-E
d) B-F
e) none of the above

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ANSWERS
1. Answer: C
B-E form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
2. Answer: A
C-E and B-F form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
3. Answer: D
B-E form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
4. Answer: B
A-E form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
5. Answer: B
C-F and A-E form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
6. Answer: E
A-F, B-E and C-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
7. Answer: B
A-E and B-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
8. Answer: D
A-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
9. Answer: C
A-E and B-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
10. Answer: E
A-F, B-E and C-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
11. Answer: B
B-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
12. Answer: A
A-F and C-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
13. Answer: C
B-E and C-F form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
14. Answer: D
A-F and C-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
15. Answer: A
B-E form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
16. Answer: D
A-E and B-Dform grammatically and contextually correct sentences.

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17. Answer: E
A-D, B-E and C-F form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
18. Answer: A
A-E form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
19. Answer: C
A-D and C-F form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
20. Answer: B
A-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
21. Answer: D
C-F form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
22. Answer: C
A-E form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
23. Answer: A
A-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
24. Answer: D
B-F and C-E form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
25. Answer: A
A-F form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
26. Answer: E
A-D, B-E and C-F form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
27. Answer: B
B-E form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
28. Answer: C
A-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
29. Answer: A
A-F and C-D form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.
30. Answer: D
B-F form grammatically and contextually correct sentences.

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One Word Substitution

Directions (1-30): In the question given below, e) None of these

out of the four alternatives, choose the one
which can be substituted for the given words or 5) A leader who sways his followers by his oratory
sentnce a) Demagogue
1) One who is not sure about God's existence b) Debonair
a) Agnostic c) Dilettante
b) Arsonist d) Demagogue
c) Amateur e) None of these
d) Atheist
e) None of these 6)Someone who attacks cherished ideas or
traditional institutions
2) One who makes an official examination of a) Fatalist
accounts b) Heretic
a) Anarchist c) Iconoclast
b) Apostate d) Henpeck
c) Ambidextrous e) None of these
d) Auditor
e) None of these 7) One who does not express himself freely
a) Lunatic
3) A person appointed by two parties to solve a b) Misanthrope
dispute c) Philanthropist
a) Ascetic d)Introvert
b) Bohemian e) None of these
c) Arbitrator
d) One who is bad in spellings 8) A funeral procession
e) None of these a) Grove
b) Drove
4) One who often talks of his achievements c) Hamlet
a) Chauvinist d) Cortege
b) Egotist e) None of these
c) Convalescent
d) Coquette 9) A closed political meeting
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a) Caucus
b) Claque 14) The art of effective or persuasive speaking or
c) Clique writing
d) Cache a) Rhetoric
e) None of these b) Cypher
c) Florist
10) A series of stars d) Invigilator
a) Congregation e) None of these
b) Horde
c) Constellation 15) An institution for the care of people who are
d) Flotilla mentally ill
e) None of these a) Jurisprudence
b) Curator
11)A large number of fish swimming together c) Asylum
a) Herd d) Cartographer
b) Posse e) None of these
c) Cache
d) Shoal 16) A large building with an extensive floor area,
e) None of these typically for housing aircraft.
a) Archives
12) The medieval forerunner of chemistry b) Hangar
a) Torrent c) Apiary
b) Alchemy d) Arena
c) Bale e) None of these
d) Brood
e) None of these 17) A small kitchen or room at the back of a
house used for washing dishes and another dirty
13) The use of the fingers and hands to household work
communicate and convey ideas a) Burrow
a) Dactylology b) Casino
b) Cartographer c) Cloakroom
c) Chauffeur d) Scullery
d) Curator e) None of these
e) None of these
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18) A room or building for sick children in a a) Triskaidekaphobia

boarding school b) Nyctophobia
a) Convent c) Thanatophobia
b) Crematorium d) Haemetophobia
c) Sanatorium e) None of these
d) Decanter
e) None of these 23) Destruction or abortion of a fetus
a) Elegy
19) An emotional disorder characterized by an b) Foeticide
obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat c) Filicide
a) Altophobia d) Fratricide
b) Anorexia e) None of these
c) Algophobia
d) Aerophobia 24) The branch of physics concerned with the
e) None of these properties of sound
a) Bellow
20) An extreme or irrational fear of confined b) Caw
places c) Acoustics
a) Claustrophobia d) Creak
b) Centrophobia e) None of these
c) Cynophobia
d) Dipsophobia 25) The sound of Deer
e) None of these a) Gibber
b) Grunt
21)An abnormal and persistent fear of work or c) Bell
finding employment d) Hoot
a)Gnosiophobia e) None of these
b) Ergophobia
c) Graphophobia 26) The sound of Penguins
d) Logophobia a) Pipe
e) None of these b) Screech
c) Twitter
22) Extreme superstition regarding the number d) Honk
thirteen e) None of these
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27) A vigorous campaign for political, social, or 29) Violation or misuse of what is regarded as
religious change sacred
a) Crusade a) Nostalgia
b) Almanac b) Sacrilege
c) Allegory c) Pantheism
d) Axiom d) Pedantic
e) None of these e) None of these

28) A solution or remedy for all difficulties or 30) The practice of taking someone else's work or
diseases ideas and passing them off as one's own
a) Biopsy a) Venial
b) Ephemeral b) Utopia
c) Panacea c) Sinecure
d) Gregarious d) Plagiarism
e) None of these e) None of these

ANSWERS
1. Answer: A
‘Agnostic ’ is the correct answer
a) Is the right option among the following as ‘Agnostic ’ isOne who is not sure about God's existence
b) Is incorrect as ‘Arsonist ’ is a person who deliberately sets fire to a building
c) Is incorrect as ‘Amateur’ is one who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession
d) Is incorrect as ‘Athiest’ is One who does not believe in the existence of God
2. Answer:D
‘Auditor ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Anarchist’ is A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness
b) Is incorrect as ‘Apostate ’ is A person who has changed his faith
c) Is incorrect as ‘Ambidextrous ’ is one who can use either hand with ease
d) Is the right option among the following as ‘Auditor ’ isOne who makes an official examination of
accounts
3. Answer: C
‘Arbitrator ’ is the correct answer

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a) Is incorrect as ‘Ascetic ’ is one who leads an austere life

b) Is incorrect as ‘Bohemian’ is an unconventional style of living
c) Is the right option among the following as ‘Arbitrator ’ isa person appointed by two parties to solve a
dispute
d) Is incorrect as ‘One who is bad in spellings’
4. Answer: B
‘Egotist ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Chauvinist ’ is a person who is blindly devoted to an idea
b) Is the right option among the following as ‘Egotist ’ isOne who often talks of his achievements
c) Is incorrect as ‘Convalescent’ is one who is recovering health after illness
d) Is incorrect as ‘Coquette’is A girl/woman who flirts with man
5. Answer: A
‘Demagogue ’ is the correct answer
a) Is the right option among the following as ‘Demagogue ’ isa leader who sways his followers by his
oratory
b) Is incorrect as ‘Debonair ’ is A person having a sophisticated charm
c) Is incorrect as ‘Dilettante ’ is A dabbler (not serious) in art, science and literature
d) Is incorrect as ‘Demagogue’ is A leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common people
6. Answer:C
‘Iconoclast ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Fatalist ’ is One who believes in fate
b) Is incorrect as ‘Heretic’ is A person who acts against religion
c) Is the right option among the following as ‘Iconoclast ’ isomeone who attacks cherished ideas or
traditional institutions
d) Is incorrect as ‘Henpeck’ is A person who is controlled by wife
7. Answer:D
‘Introvert ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Lunatic’ is A person who is mentally ill
b) Is incorrect as ‘Misanthrope’ is A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society
c) Is incorrect as ‘Philanthropist’ is A lover of mankind
d) Is the right option among the following as ‘Introvert ’ is one who does not express himself freely
8. Answer: D
‘Cortege ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Grove ’ is A small growth of trees without underbrush
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b) Is incorrect as ‘Drove ’ is A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body

c) Is incorrect as ‘Hamlet ’ is A community of people smaller than a village
d) Is the right option among the following as ‘Cortege ’ meansa funeral procession
9. Answer: A
‘Caucus ’ is the correct answer
a) Is the right option among the following as ‘Caucus ’ isa closed political meeting
b) Is incorrect as ‘Claque’A group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
c) Is incorrect as ‘Clique’ is An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
d) Is incorrect as ‘Cache’ is A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place
10. Answer: C
‘Constellation ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Congregation ’is A group of worshippers
b) Is incorrect as ‘Horde ’ is A large group of people
c) Is the right option among the following as ‘Constellation ’ isa series of stars
d) Is incorrect as ‘Flotilla ’ is A small fleet of ships or boats
11. Answer: D
‘Shoal ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Herd ’A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals
b) Is incorrect as ‘Posse’ is A temporary police force
c) Is incorrect as ‘Cache’ is A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place
d) Is the right option among the following as ‘Shoal ’ meansa large number of fish swimming together
12. Answer: B
‘Alchemy ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Torrent’A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid
b) Is the right option among the following as ‘Alchemy ’ is the medieval forerunner of chemistry
c) Is incorrect as ‘Bale’ is A large bundle bound for storage or transport
d) Is incorrect as ‘Brood ’A family of young animals
13. Answer: A
‘Dactylology ’ is the correct answer
a) Is the right option among the following as ‘Dactylology ’ means the use of the fingers and hands to
communicate and convey ideas
b) Is incorrect as ‘Cartographer ’ is A person who draws or produces maps
c) Is incorrect as ‘Chauffeur’ is A person employed to drive a private or hired car
d) Is incorrect as ‘Curator ’ is A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection
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14. Answer: A
‘Rhetoric ’ is the correct answer
a) Is the right option among the following as ‘Rhetoric ’ meansthe art of effective or persuasive speaking or
writing
b) Is incorrect as ‘Cypher’ is A secret or disguised way of writing
c) Is incorrect as ‘Florist’ is A person who sells and arranges cut flowers
d) Is incorrect as ‘Invigilator ’One who supervises in the examination hall
15. Answer: C
‘Asylum ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Jurisprudence ’ is The theory or philosophy of law
b) Is incorrect as ‘Curator ’ is A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection
c) Is the right option among the following as ‘Asylum ’ is an institution for the care of people who are
mentally ill
d) Is incorrect as ‘Cartographer’A person who draws or produces maps
16. Answer: B
‘Hangar ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Archives ’ is A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a
place, institution, or group of people
b) Is the right option among the following as ‘Hangar ’ is a large building with an extensive floor area,
typically for housing aircraft.
c) Is incorrect as ‘Apiary ’ is A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives
d) Is incorrect as ‘Arena ’ is A place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict
17. Answer: D
‘Scullery ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Burrow ’ is A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling
b) Is incorrect as ‘Casino’ is A public room or building where gambling games are played
c) Is incorrect as ‘Cloakroom’ is A room in a public building where outdoor clothes or luggage may be left
d) Is the right option among the following as ‘Scullery ’ isa small kitchen or room at the back of a house
used for washing dishes and another dirty household work
18. Answer: C
‘Sanatorium ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Convent’ is a Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows
b) Is incorrect as ‘Crematorium’ is A place where a dead person's body is cremated

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c) Is the right option among the following as ‘Sanatorium ’ is a room or building for sick children in a
boarding school
d) Is incorrect as ‘Decanter’ is A stoppered glass container into which wine or spirit is decanted
19. Answer: B
‘Anorexia ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Altophobia’ is An abnormal fear of heights
b) Is the right option among the following as ‘Anorexia ’ isan emotional disorder characterized by an
obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat
c) Is incorrect as ‘Algophobia ’ is A phobia of pain
d) Is incorrect as ‘Aerophobia’ is An irrational fear of fresh air or drafts of air
20. Answer: A
‘Claustrophobia ’ is the correct answer
a) Is the right option among the following as ‘Claustrophobia ’ isan extreme or irrational fear of confined
places
b) Is incorrect as ‘Centrophobia’ is A dislike of being in the centre
c) Is incorrect as ‘Cynophobia ’ is Fear of dogs
d) Is incorrect as ‘Dipsophobia ’ is An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol
21. Answer: B
‘Ergophobia ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Gnosiophobia ’ is Fear of knowledge
b) Is the right option among the following as ‘Ergophobia ’ isan abnormal and persistent fear of work or
finding employment
c) Is incorrect as ‘Graphophobia ’ is Fear of writing or handwriting
d) Is incorrect as ‘Logophobia’ is An obsessive fear of words
22. Answer: A
‘Triskaidekaphobia ’ is the correct answer
a) Is the right option among the following as ‘Triskaidekaphobia ’ is Extreme superstition regarding the
number thirteen
b) Is incorrect as ‘Nyctophobia ’ is An extreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness
c) Is incorrect as ‘Thanatophobia ’ is Fear of death
d) Is incorrect as ‘Haemetophobia ’ is Fear of disease
23. Answer: B
‘Foeticide ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Elegy ’ is A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead
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b) Is the right option among the following as ‘Foeticide ’ isdestruction or abortion of a fetus
c) Is incorrect as ‘Filicide ’ is Killing of one's son or daughter
d) Is incorrect as ‘Fratricide ’ is Killing of one's brother or sister
24. Answer: C
‘Acoustics ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Bellow ’ is The sound of Alligators
b) Is incorrect as ‘Caw’ isThe sound of Crows
c) Is the right option among the following as ‘Acoustics ’ is the branch of physics concerned with the
properties of sound
d) Is incorrect as ‘Creak ’ isThe sound of Crickets
25. Answer:C
‘Bell ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Gibber ’ is The sound of Monkeys
b) Is incorrect as ‘Grunt ’ is The sound of Camels
c) Is the right option among the following as ‘Bell ’ isthe sound of Deer
d) Is incorrect as ‘Hoot ’ is The sound of Owls
26. Answer: D
‘Honk ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Pipe ’ is The sound of Nightingales
b) Is incorrect as ‘Screech ’ is The sound of Parrots
c) Is incorrect as ‘Twitter’ is The sound of Birds
d) Is the right option among the following as ‘Honk ’ isthe sound of Penguins
27. Answer: A
‘Crusade ’ is the correct answer
a) Is the right option among the following as ‘Crusade ’ isa vigorous campaign for political, social, or
religious change
b) Is incorrect as ‘Almanac ’ is An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information
such as astronomical data and tide tables
c) Is incorrect as ‘Allegory’ is A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning,
typically a moral or political one
d) Is incorrect as ‘Axiom ’ is A statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is based
28. Answer: C
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a) Is incorrect as ‘Biopsy ’ is An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence,
cause, or extent of a disease
b) Is incorrect as ‘Ephemeral’ means Lasting for a very short time
c) Is the right option among the following as ‘Panacea ’ meansa
solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
d) Is incorrect as ‘Gregarious ’ means Fond of company
29. Answer: B
‘Sacrilege ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Nostalgia ’ is A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past
b) Is the right option among the following as ‘Sacrilege ’ is the violation or misuse of what is regarded as
sacred
c) Is incorrect as ‘Pantheism ’ is A doctrine which identifies God with the universe
d) Is incorrect as ‘Pedantic ’ is Excessively concerned with minor details or rules
30. Answer: D
‘Plagiarism ’ is the correct answer
a) Is incorrect as ‘Venial’ is Denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace
b) Is incorrect as ‘Utopia ’ is An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering
c) Is incorrect as ‘Sinecure ’ is A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial
benefit
d) Is the right option among the following as ‘Plagiarism’ is the practice of taking someone else's work or
ideas and passing them off as one's own

Sentences with Homonyms

Directions (1-30): In each question, there are i) Ravi lives in the second storey [A]/story [B] of
two sentences. Each sentence has pairs of the house.
words/phrases that are italicized and ii) She presented me with a woolen suit [A]/suite
highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted [B].
word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate a) AA
word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. b) AB
Then choose the best option c) BA
1. d) BB
e) none of these

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5.
2. i) The risk of loss is always incidental [A]/
i) They listened to the speech of the Prime accidental [B] to any business.
Minister with wrapt [A]/ rapt [B] attention. ii) My brother is very jealous [A]/ zealous [B]
ii) His father deals in office stationery [A]/ about his new appointment.
stationary [B] a) AA
a) AA b) AB
b) AB c) BA
c) BA d) BB
d) BB e) none of these
e) none of these
6.
3. i) The moral [A]/ morale [B] of the army should
i) The reign [A]/ rein [b] of Gupta dynasyty, is always be high.
known as golden period in the history of India. ii) There is an ordnance [A]/ ordinance [B]
ii) You can never severe [A]/ sever [B] relations factory in Kanpur.
with your family. a) AA
a) AA b) AB
b) AB c) BA
c) BA d)BB
d) BB e) none of these
e) none of these
7.
4. i) The rich should not loth [A]/ loathe [B] the
i) Please pair [A]/ pare [B] your finger nails poor.
regularly. ii) The walled city is full of maizes [A]/ mazes [B].
ii) On hearing his jokes all of us went into a peel a) AA
[A]/ peal [B] of laughter. b) AB
a) AA c) BA
b) AB d) BB
c) BA e) none of these
d) BB
e) none of these 8.

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i) A horde [A]/ hoard [B] of militants intruded i) It was amazing how amiable [A]/ amicable [B]
into Indian territory. two people could be when their time together
ii) Doctors are supposed to be considerate and was going to be short.
humane [A]/human [B]. ii) The Roman government declined to exceed
a) AA [A]/ accede [B] to these arrangements.
b) AB a) AA
c) BA b) AB
d) BB c) BA
e) none of these d) BB
e) none of these
9.
i) He suffered huge financial [A]/ fiscal [B] loss in 12.
the business. i) Apposite [A]/ opposite [B] time to point out
ii) People belonging to middle class try to that the Chamber members and businesses of
maintain the style of gentle [A]/ genteel [B] class similar size are the engines of economic growth.
of society. ii) In the military history of all these centuries
a) AA constant allusion [A]/ illusion [B] is made to the
b) AB Rhine, its passages and its fortresses.
c) BA a) AA
d) BB b) AB
e) none of these c) BA
d) BB
10. e) none of these
i) The speaker eluded [A]/ alluded [B] to many
examples from the Gita. 13.
ii) India needs leaders of of great incite [A]/ i) The alter [A]/ altar [B] in the center was empty
insight [B]. while seven statues kept watch over it.
a) AA ii) The ascent [A]/ assent [B] to the kargil hills is
b) AB very arduous.
c) BA a) AA
d) BB b) AB
e) none of these c) BA
d) BB
11. e) none of these
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d) BB
14. e) none of these
i) He tucked the information in the back of his
brain as he entered the store and purchased his 17.
Fat Tire Ail [A]/ Ale [B] i) On the whole, human sacrifice is far commoner
ii) The soothsayer comprehended [A]/ among the semi-civilized and barbaric [A]/
apprehended [B] the day of Raji’s death. barbarous [B] races than in still lower stages of
a) AA culture.
b) AB ii) Too much in awe of his father to make him a
c) BA confidant [A]/ confident [B], he wrestled in the
d) BB gloomy solitude of his own mind.
e) none of these a) AA
b) AB
15. c) BA
i) Her childlike [A]/ childish [b]face has won over d) BB
many hearts. e) none of these
ii) He was carrying a bail [A]/ bale [B] of cotton
on his hand. 18.
a) AA i) It is a very spacious sight [A]/ site [B] for
b) AB constructing a nursing home.
c) BA ii) In the first place, there is necessarily a
d) BB complete cemetery [A]/ symmetry [B] round the
e) none of these direction of the force
a) AA
16. b) AB
i) According to all the traditions of romance it was c) BA
necessary to avenge [A]/ revenge [B] the death d) BB
of Alexander. e) none of these
ii) The tone of the canvass [A]/ canvas [B] was
one of unusual bitterness, amounting sometimes 19.
to actual ferocity. i) The survivors believe that the ghostly ogre,
a) AA being so well provided for, will abstain [A]/
b) AB refrain [B] from haunting them
c) BA
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ii) He is a beneficent [A]/ beneficial [B] and 22.

venerable old man of the sea, full of wisdom and i) He died at Munich on the 7th of June 1826, and
skilled in prophecy. was buried near Reichenbach, whose disease
a) AA [A]/ decease [B] had taken place eight years
b) AB previously.
c) BA ii) In the new world no southern barriers existed
d) BB and it is more difficult to draw the line between
e) none of these contiguous [A]/ contagious [B] sub-regions
a) AA
20. b) AB
i) The Christian powers of the Mediterranean did c) BA
really combine to avert [A]/ advert [B] the ruin of d) BB
Christendom. e) none of these
ii) Mahesh cannot bare [A]/ bear [B] being
insulted by his boss. 23.
a) AA i) Once enlightened you will no longer be forever
b) AB seeking to change, deny, defend, or deify [A]/
c) BA defy [B] your experience of reality
d) BB ii) His position, however, was far from enviable
e) none of these [A]/ envious [B]; for the country was full of all
the elements of unrest and contention.
21. a) AA
i) Dusty resisted the urge to draw his hand canon b) AB
[A]/ cannon [B] from the small of his back. c) BA
ii) He took corporal [A]/ corporeal [B] shape as a d) BB
huge crab that lay floating, face upwards, upon e) none of these
the waters
a) AA 24.
b) AB i) The church contains a monument to Lord
c) BA Edward Bruce, killed in a duel [A]/ dual [B] with
d) BB Sir Edward Sackville, afterwards earl of Dorset, in
e) none of these 1613.
ii) He then glanced up at the wall where the
nearly eligible [A]/ illegible [B] chalk marking
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clearly pointed, not in the direction of the stones, 27.

but in the opposite direction! i) According to elemental [A]/ elementary [B]
a) AA spirits and not according to Christ, and a higher
b) AB knowledge due to a mind controlled by the flesh
c) BA ii) Various laws have been passed to facilitate
d) BB [A]/ felicitate [B] agrarian credit.
e) none of these a) AA
b) AB
25. c) BA
i) She was desserted [A]/ deserted [B] by her d) BB
husband. e) none of these
ii) Prepared as a drought [A]/ draught [B], it was
used as a cure for sterility and a remedy for 28.
poisons. i) Among the Greeks cruciform shape sufficed of
a) AA itself to hallow [A]/ halo [B] wood or stone.
b) AB ii) He has, indeed, a true love of England,
c) BA sometimes not without a suspicion of insularity,
d) BB but always fresh and ingenious [A]/ ingenuous
e) none of these [B]
a) AA
26. b) AB
i) There remains to be noted the excursion [A]/ c) BA
incursion [B] of amateurs into the histrionic d) BB
realm e) none of these
ii) She would have flung Scotland with England
into the hell fire of Spanish Catholicism rather 29.
than forgo [A]/ forego [B] the faintest chance of i) The extremity to which philosophy had been
personal revenge brought by empiricism on the one hand and
a) AA formality [A]/ formalism [B] on the other was
b) AB Kant's opportunity.
c) BA ii) All the original Dutch telescopes were
d) BB composed of a convex and a concave lens, and
e) none of these telescopes so constructed do not inert [A]/ invert
[B].
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a) AA people, and the abandonment of political

b) AB agitation
c) BA ii) Snow would have made the road impassible
d) BB [A]/ impossible [B] in winter.
e) none of these a) AA
b) AB
30. c) BA
i) The prosperity of the island depends on the d) BB
development of agriculture, the acquirement of e) none of these
industrious [A]/ industrial [B] habits by the

ANSWERS
1. Answer: A 5. Answer: B
Storey- upper part of a building Incidental-happening as natural or a part of
Story-tale Accidental-by chance
Suit-a set of clothes Jealous-full of jealousy
Suite-a set of rooms Zealous-enthusiastic
2. Answer: C 6. Answer: C
Rapt-fully attentive Moral-sense of right and wrong, lesson
Wrapt-lost in Morale-the state of spirit and confidence
Stationery-writing material Ordnance-a gun
Stationary-static, fixed Ordinance-a government order
3. Answer: B 7. Answer: D
Reign-rule Loth-unwilling
Rein-bridle of horse Loathe-detest
Severe-violent Maize-a kind of corn
Sever-separate Maze-winding paths
4. Answer: D 8. Answer: A
Pair-double of a thing Horde- a gang
Pare-trim Hoard- to store
Peel-to remove the skin Humane-kind
Peal-a loud sound Human-race of man

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9. Answer: B Bale- bundle of cloth

Financial-monetary 16. Answer: A
Fiscal-a public revenue Avenge-just punishment
Gentle-not harsh Revenge-to punish out of personal grudge
Genteel-well mannered, of the upper class Canvass-propagate
10. Answer: D Canvas-rough cloth
Elude-escape 17. Answer: C
Allude-refer, cite Barbarous-inhuman
Incite-rousing to action Barbaric-savage, simple
Insight-ability to see the truth Confident-certain, cure
11. Answer: B Confidant-one who shares a secret
Amiable-lovable, obliging 18. Answer: D
Amicable-friendly Sight-scenery, vision
Accede-accept Site-place
Exceed-surpass Symmetry-quality of harmony or balance in size
12. Answer: A and design
Apposite- suitable Cemetery-burial place
Opposite-contrary 19. Answer: A
Allusion-reference Abstain-keep from things
Illusion-unreal Refrain-keep from bad habits
13. Answer: C Beneficial-useful
Alter-change Beneficent-kind
Altar-place of worship 20. Answer: B
Ascent-climbing up Avert-to check
Assent-agree Advert-refer to
14. Answer: D Bear-tolerate
Ail-suffer Bare-naked
Ale-intoxicating drink 21. Answer: D
Comprehend-understand Cannon-big gun
Apprehend-fear, perceive, arrest Canon-principle, a law
15. Answer: B Corporal-physical
Childlike-simple, innocent as a child Corporeal-having body, material
Childish-silly 22. Answer: C
Bail-security Disease-illness
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Decease-death Forego-go before

Contagious-that spreads by contact 27. Answer: A
Contiguous-adjacent Elementary-beginning
23. Answer: A Elemental-of nature, elements
Deify-to worship Facilitate-make easy
Defy-violate Felicitate-to congratulate
Enviable-causing envy 28. Answer: B
Envious-feeling of envy Hallow- sacred
24. Answer: B Halo-circle of light around the head
Duel-fight between two persons Ingenious-skillful, clever
Dual-double Ingenuous-frank, innocent
Eligible-fit to be chosen 29. Answer: D
Illegible-that cannot be read Formality-show ceremony
25. Answer: D Formalism-observance of rites
Desert-leave Invert-to put upside down
Dessert-sweet dish Inert-passive.
Drought-lack of rain 30. Answer: A
Draught-quantity of liquid Industrial-pertaining to industry
26. Answer: C Industrious-hard working
Excursion-picnic Impossible-that is not possible
Incursion-sudden attack Impassible-that cannot be passed through
Forgo-give up

Error Spotting – Finding the Part with Error

Directions (1 -30): Each sentence given below 1. She encouraged us to (1)/ think but none of
are divided into 4 parts. One part has an error. the (2)/ suggestions we made was (3)/ discussed
Find the part which has an error. If all the parts at the meeting (4). No error (5).
are correct then choose E-(5) no error as your a) (1)
answer. b) (2)
c) (3)
d) (4)

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e) (5) No Error c) (3)

d) (4)
2. She avoids (1)/taking the (2)/ prescribed e) (5) No Error
medicine (3) /at regularly intervals. (4)/No error
(5) 6. He asked me that (1)/what my total input was
a) (1) (2)/during the (3)/last five years. (4)/No error (5)
b) (2) a) (1)
c) (3) b) (2)
d) (4) c) (3)
e) (5) No Error d) (4)
e) (5) No Error
3. Some people do not like (1)/to do any social
(2)/ work even though (3)/they have abundant 7. This Orphanage had founded (1)/by some
resources. (4)/No error (5) noble souls (2)/for the welfare of the poor
a) (1) (3)/and disabled people. (4)/No error (5)
b) (2) a) (1)
c) (3) b) (2)
d) (4) c) (3)
e) (5) No Error d) (4)
e) (5) No Error
4. It is advisable that (1)/each time you (2)/
encountered such a situation (3)/keep you cool. 8. Every driver should take (1)/abundant
(4)/No error (5) precautions (2)/while driving on (3)/ an
a) (1) unfamiliar road. (4)/No error (5)
b) (2) a) (1)
c) (3) b) (2)
d) (4) c) (3)
e) (5) No Error d) (4)
e) (5) No Error
5. Accidents usually (1)/result into (2)/
negligence, ignorance (3)/recklessness or
carelessness. (4)/No error (5) 9. Her good qualities include (1)/her ability to
a) (1) take (2)/quickly and (3)/appropriate decisions.
b) (2) (4)/ No error (5)
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a) (1) 13. The company has appointed (1)/ consultants

b) (2) to help them (2)/ increase its revenue (3)/ and
c) (3) improve its financial position. (4)/ No error (5)
d) (4) a) (1)
e) (5) No Error b) (2)
c) (3)
10. In order to (1)/ ensure quick service (2)/ d) (4)
please give us all the required (3)/ details as quick e) (5) No Error
as possible. (4)/ No error (5)
a) (1) 14. The cost of the new (1)/ cars is likely to (2)/
b) (2) be so high as ten (3)/times the existing ones (4)/
c) (3) No error (5)
d) (4) a) (1)
e) (5) No Error b) (2)
c) (3)
11. The club has lost (1)/ a lot of business (2)/ d) (4)
because of poor (3)/ maintained facilities. (4)/ No e) (5) No Error
error (5)
a) (1) 15. The Organisation provides (1)/ free daily meal
b) (2) to them (2)/ who live below the (3)/ poverty line
c) (3) in rural areas. (4)/ No error (5)
d) (4) a) (1)
e) (5) No Error b) (2)
c) (3)
12. The area has electricity (1)/ today only d) (4)
because (2)/ of the efforts of a (3)/ few dedicated e) (5) No Error
engineers. (4)/ No error (5)
a) (1) 16. He reports (1)/ suggest that (2)/ the project is
b) (2) (3)/ behind schedule. (4)/ No error (5)
c) (3) a) (1)
d) (4) b) (2)
e) (5) No Error c) (3)
d) (4)
e) (5) No Error
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d) (4)
17. He is great leader (1)/ who inspired people e) (5) No Error
(2)/ to achieve freedom (3)/ through non- violent
means. (4)/ No error (5) 21. Some of our staff is worried (1)/that as soon
a) (1) as (2)/the project is over they (3)/ will lose their
b) (2) jobs. (4)/ No error (5)
c) (3) a) (1)
d) (4) b) (2)
e) (5) No Error c) (3)
d) (4)
18. An estimate forty (1)/ lakh workers will (2)/ e) (5) No Error
benefit from the (3)/ amendment to the Act. (4)/
No error (5) 22. If you decide to hold (1)/ the function in
a) (1) Mumbai (2)/ not much of us (3) / will be able to
b) (2) attend. (4)/No error (5).
c) (3) a) (1)
d) (4) b) (2)
e) (5) No Error c) (3)
d) (4)
19. What satisfies a teacher (1)/ the most is the e) (5) No Error
(2)/ excitement of students when (3)/ they learnt
something new. (4)/ No error (5) 23. In case you need five people (1)/ to run a firm
a) (1) you (2)/ should be selected (3)/ ten since some
b) (2) may leave. (4)/ No error (5)
c) (3) a) (1)
d) (4) b) (2)
e) (5) No Error c) (3)
d) (4)
20. She is the first woman (1)/ to be appointed as e) (5) No Error
president (2)/ since the company (3)/ was
established from 1960. (4)/ No error (5) 24. Although he approached (1)/many private
a) (1) businesses to invest (2)/ in his printing business
b) (2) (3)/ nobody was interested (4)/No error
c) (3) a) (1)
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b) (2) d) (4)
c) (3) e) (5) No Error
d) (4)
e) (5) No Error 28. He used to advise (1)/ his students to do (2)/
their work serious if they (3)/ wanted to achieve
25. How can you give up (1)/ this job when you their goals (4). No error (5).
are (2)/ just about to be (3) / appointed for a) (1)
General Manager? (4)/ No error (5). b) (2)
a) (1) c) (3)
b) (2) d) (4)
c) (3) e) (5) No Error
d) (4)
e) (5) No Error 29. Our company was recently (1)/ award the
contract (2)/ to construct two major (3)/ bridges
26. Base on the research (1) / we have conducted in the state. (4). No error (5)
in (2)/ different parts of the city (3)/ this scheme a) (1)
will be successful (4). No error (5). b) (2)
a) (1) c) (3)
b) (2) d) (4)
c) (3) e) (5) No Error
d) (4)
e) (5) No Error 30. Some people (1)/are believing (2) / that
women cannot (3)/ compete with men. (4)/No
27. That customer has (1)/ written a letter (2)/ error (5)
thanks the manager (3)/for her timely help. (4). a) (1)
No error (5) b) (2)
a) (1) c) (3)
b) (2) d) (4)
c) (3) e) (5) No Error

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ANSWERS
1. Answer: E 14. Answer: C
No error. (3) -‘be so high as ten’ should be replaced by ‘be
2. Answer: D as high as ten’.
(4)- ‘at regularly intervals’ should be replaced by 15. Answer: E
‘at regular intervals’. No error.
3. Answer: E 16. Answer: A
No error. (1) - replace ‘He reports’ by ‘His reports’.
4. Answer: C 17. Answer: A
(3)- ‘encountered such a situation’ should be (1) - replace ‘is’ by ‘was’.
replaced by ‘encounter such a situation’. 18. Answer: A
5. Answer: B (1)-replace ‘estimate’ by ‘estimated’.
(2) - ‘results into’ should be replaced by ‘result 19. Answer: D
from’. (4) -replace ‘learnt’ by ‘learn’
6. Answer: A 20. Answer: D
(1) - ‘that’ is not used with Wh-questions. (4) - Replace ‘was established from 1960’ by ‘was
‘he asked me what my …’ is the correct sentence. established in 1960’.
7. Answer: A 21. Answer: A
(1) -‘had’ should be replaced by ‘was’. (1) - replace ‘is’ by ‘are’
8. Answer: E 22. Answer: C
No error. (3) - Replace ‘not much of us’ by ‘many’
9. Answer: C 23. Answer: C
(3)- quickly should be replaced by the word quick (3) - replace ‘should be selected’ by ‘should
10. Answer: D select’.
(4) - ‘as quick as’ should be replaced by ‘as soon 24. Answer: E
as’. No error.
11. Answer: C 25. Answer: C
(3) - Replace ‘because of poor’ by ‘because of (3) - Replace ‘just about to be’ by ‘about to be’.
poorly’ 26. Answer: A
12. Answer: E (1) - Replace ‘Base on the research’ by ‘Based on
No error. the research’.
13. Answer: B 27. Answer: C
(2) - ‘them’ should be replaced by‘it’.

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(3)- replace ‘thanks the manager’ by ‘ thanking (2) –replace ‘award’ by ‘awarded’
the manager’. 30. Answer: B
28. Answer: C (2) - ‘are believing’ should be replaced by
(3) -Replace ‘serious’ by ‘seriously’. ‘believe’.
29. Answer: B

Finding the Incorrect Sentence

Directions (1-30): For each question, four Hindustani music broadcasts have reduced over
sentences are given. One of the sentences is the years.
grammatically incorrect. Choose the option a) i
which mentions the grammatically incorrect b) ii
sentence. If all the four sentences are c) iii
grammatically correct, then choose option (e) d) iv
“All are correct” as your answer. e) all are correct

1. 2.
i) For Keskar, film music was alien to Indian i) Paniker was born in Coimbatore on 1911 and
culture and was an ‘exotic cocktail’ of many kinds spent his childhood at Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
of music with limited appeal. ii) Brown’s article, excerpted from her book Art
ii) With this as a brief historical backdrop to the for A Modern India, makes the interesting case
role of AIR in broadcasting Hindustani music, it that Paniker resisted banishing the Indian visual
would be worthwhile to turn on the present past from scientific and national progress and
situation. also refused to see the past as holding all the
iii) He mentioned that AIR had to work within answers to the present.
strict parameters and therefore could not iii) Many of the great world calligraphic and
accommodate certain professional terms that tabular traditions such as Chinese, Arabic, Tantric
were demanded by top-notch performers, who and Kalamkari attest to this deep visual quality of
he would have liked to invite for radio script and word
broadcasts. iv) There are patches of manuscripts within the
iv) Many of the musicians and listeners I have larger shapes, and the bare outlines of the stark
interacted with have rued the fact that shapes of rivers and trees.
a) i

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b) ii iv) While locals and old-timers are aware of

c) iii Kundu’s story, his monument is in a sad state of
d) iv neglect. There is much about Kundu that could be
e) all are correct highlighted today.
a) i
3. b) ii
i) The familiar (and limited) melodies are now set c) iii
to steel drums, synthesiser and electric guitar, d) iv
instead of just the traditional harmonium, e) all are correct
dhantal and dholak.
ii) The sound of the words can be retained for 5.
their intrinsic properties and association with the i) They build to suit the local socio-environmental
past, rather than their meaning,” said Ramnarine. contexts, embrace the use of reusable and
iii) Fortunately, the nonsense lyrics have never renewable materials, and harness traditional
truly bothered listeners – chutney music is too building wisdom.
much fun for that. ii) The country’s property boom, besides being
iv) Bhojpuri and Hindi references found its way hungry for sand, iron, cement and water,
into earlier calypsos too. arequickly obliterating any nuances which existed
a) i in traditional design to address the region’s
b) ii climate, environment and culture.
c) iii iii) Spaces that reflect our culture, environment
d) iv and needs rather than aping a bland Western
e) all are correct style.
iv) Helmed by Chitra Vishwanath, an expert in
4. sustainable architecture, Biome focuses on
i) The ceremony was attended by nearly 500 building in response to climate, using natural
people and the colonial government arranged for resources wisely and minimising waste streams.
a gratuity of Rs 1,500 for the boy’s mother. a) i
ii) The Nafar Kundu Memorial is an example of a b) ii
monument that honours the heroism of an c) iii
ordinary citizen. d) iv
iii) Plaques on the monument says that the e) all are correct
incident happened 20 yards to the northeast of
the monument. 6.
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i) “Her strong presence for years has brought that no amount of alcohol consumption is
about an increase in the number of strong female healthful.
performers in the music scene.” iv).The varieties of rice – Kanak Chur, Chine
ii) Girlfriends were rare for her in Malki as she Kamini, Rani Akanda, Hogla, Hamilton and Kala
grew up playing with her brothers and male Bhat – had distinctive flavours, aroma, texture
cousins, wanting to drive their wooden toy trucks and colour. With homegrown sides of fritters
but relegated instead to play the booze seller, in made of foraged greens, curried crabs, fish
a child’s game of moonshine smuggling. steamed in edible gourd leaves and mutton, the
iii) All in all, Mem (her term of endearment meal was rustic, and the presentation was rough
before she acquired Tips) had a lot of gender, around the edges.
musical, linguistic and genealogical issues to a) i
wrestle with as a young girl. b) ii
iv) It’s impossible to recount all of Rudy’s c) iii
contributions in this single article and I must, d) iv
therefore, weigh in with only the Soulmate side e) all are correct
of his story.
a) i 8.
b) ii i) Four of these were from Bengal. In the end, the
c) iii dish was inspired by the bhoger khichuri that is
d) iv served at Durga Puja pandals.
e) all are correct ii) The menu at a regular bhater hotel changes
according to the availability of the fish and
vegetables that day.
7. iii) Run mostly by families or single women, they
i) The researchers estimated that drinking just cater to office-goers, daily wage workers and foot
one bottle of wine each week have the same soldiers of the informaly economy, who cannot
carcinogenic impact as smoking five cigarettes for imagine going through a day without at least one
men and 10 for women on a weekly basis. meals of rice.
ii) While alcohol causes seven types of cancer, the iv) The plating is elegant, Instagram-friendly and
risk of most of these cancers does not increase appeals to those who are open to innovations
significantly until an individual starts drinking such as a five-rice risotto.
heavily. a) i
iii) And yet another buzzkill study: A 2018 review b) ii
of 700 studies from around the world declared c) iii
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d) iv boom, communities giving up their traditional

e) all are correct professions – went into his sculptural installations
of the time.
9. a) i
i) His anecdotal recollections, while never lacking b) ii
in gravity, also had an ethic of time-worn c) iii
normalcy. d) iv
ii) Indeed, the fragility, fallibility (and fiction) of e) all are correct
individual memory makes its capture more
precious, for we depend on it to remember the 11.
collective past. i) Civil aviation is a Central subject and one that
iii) This geographic contradiction, running parallel barely got significant attention from the States
to his dual origin narrative, demonstrated how until recently.
his national identity was transposed on him, ii) This is also due to the reason that States has
replacing his regional sense of self. had a passive role, invariably, havinghad to look
iv) We sent greetings for each other’s festivals up to the Central government for the
and we attend each other’s weddings. development of airports andenhancing air
a) i connectivity.
b) ii iii) Pending the decision on ATF at the GST
c) iii Council where States are the major stakeholders,
d) iv UDAN has motivated State governments to
e) all are correct reduce the VAT on ATF to1% for the flights that
are operated under this scheme.
10. iv) Areas which cannot be connected
i) On the centre of this initiative is the 600 square meaningfully by road or rail have to be linked by
feet community garden, which will be used to air.
demonstrate how to grow wild greens and a) i
vegetables b) ii
ii) They have survived wherever the construction c) iii
has not started and the topsoil is still intact.” d) iv
iii) They had come looking for seeds and plants e) all are correct
they could add to their garden
iv) What he witnessed in the village – the toll of 12.
urbanisation, the effects of the IT and real estate
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i) This situation is not tenable as most trade is e) all are correct

now driven either by FTAs or global value chains.
ii) The good news here is that India’s talks with 14.
the EU have been advancing slowly butsteadily. i) However, once the door closed, he passed on
iii) The EU also offers India a unique regulatory the recommendation letter, written in Tamil in
model that balances growth, privacy and green ink, to me.
standards. ii) Maybe the letter was obtained for a price. If
iv) When New Delhi speaks of Europe as a she gets selected on merit, she would believe
strategic partner to uphold a multipolar order, that theletter did the trick.
they must go beyondsecurity and begin with the iii) It is said that Justice Sarkaria was so taken in
business of trade and technology by the ingenuity with which public funds were
a) i embezzled that he described it as “scientific
b) ii corruption”.
c) iii iv) Journalists covering politics in Tamil Nadu
d) iv often come across political rivals of the Dravida
e) all are correct Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) harping on the
accusation that the party indulges in “scientific
13. corruption”.
i) As evident from archival documents, the British a) i
conservatives under the leadership of Neville b) ii
Chamberlain had another plan in mind c) iii
ii) In 1938, these sordid intentions resulted in d) iv
London and Paris signing the infamous Munich e) all are correct
Agreement.
iii) Japan have captured large territories of China, 15.
and in August, attacked Mongolia in a futile i) Assuming that the final test results are valid,
attempt tostrike a blow to the USSR. the disease — which has had an overall fatality
iv) These attempts accentuate the efforts to rate of about 67% in the current outbreak in DRC
dilute the international security system and — can be treated with drugs, especially if
undermine international law. treatment is startedearly.
a) i ii) While REGN-EB3 “crossed the efficacy
b) ii threshold” set for the trial, the efficacy of
c) iii mAb114 was also comparable, say the results.
d) iv
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iii) Mr. Tamfum transfused blood of Ebola that could have a far-reaching impact on the
survivors into eight people with disease and management of defence in India
though antibodieswas not isolated, seven of the ii) The strategic expert and his team highlighted
eight survived. the systemic issues bedevilling our national
iv) Trial of a new Ebola preventive vaccine from security structures, which included poor
Johnson & Johnson has already begun in Uganda. coordination and technological inadequacies
a) i iii) Their recommendations covered intelligence,
b) ii internal security, border management and
c) iii defence.
d) iv iv) Defence management was the one area in
e) all are correct which the implementation of the GoM’s
recommendations was disappoints.
16. a) i
i) A new Kashmiri middle class were created b) ii
which was significant in underwriting early c) iii
phases of stability. d) iv
ii) Corruption, as we know, is a product of black e) all are correct
economy in an unstable region.
iii) He cannot assume the will of the people and 18.
allow Parliament to ratify a Bill following a highly i) Standing on the edge of the Ghaggar branch
questionable legislative procedure. canal, which flows barely a few metres away from
iv) Amongst them, the bulk was not present or his field, Gurmeet reveals that hardly anyone in
displayed their opposition and only one spoke. the village irrigates his/her field with canal water.
a) i ii) “Most of us here in the village have tube wells
b) ii installed, be it on our farm or inside our houses
c) iii iii) It cost me around ₹1,00,000,” he says, his
d) iv head dropping in despair as he mentions the high
e) all are correct cost of his latest tube well.
iv) “Paddy (rice) requires far more water than
17. other crops and as farmers started cultivating
i) The Prime Minister’s announcement in his paddy, theneed for tube wells arose.
Independence Day address on Thursday, a) i
appointing a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), is one b) ii
c) iii
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d) iv iv) The Witness Protection Scheme calls for more

e) all are correct elaborate and stricter laws to be incorporated so
that criminals find no loopholes that can be
19. exploited to their advantage
i) Of course nuclear doctrine, like any directive a) i
guiding national security, needs to be a dynamic b) ii
concept that responds to changing circumstances c) iii
ii) This is not a statement by the faint-hearted — d) iv
with two nuclear neighbours, the NFU simply e) all are correct
raises the nuclear threshold in order to bring
stability into a volatile environment. 21.
iii) It is almost exactly 20 years to the day since i) Pakistan has worked in many ways to obtain a
any of this were first mentioned officially. better grip on Kashmir, including by getting
iv) Following criticism of the draft doctrine, the nuclear bombs
government appeared to move away from it. ii) The government will later rather than sooner
a) i have to pull additional troops out to give the
b) ii situation inJammu and Kashmir a gloss of
c) iii normalcy.
d) iv iii) Obviously the additional troops numbering
e) all are correct some 40,000 have been brought in to manage the
new situation.
20. iv) The new political leadership, carefully
i) The Unnao matter would have been hushed up nurtured, will no doubt be from among the
but for the fact that the survivor attempted to throw-ups in thepanchayat elections.
immolateherself in front of the Chief Minister’s a) i
residence. b) ii
ii) The shadowy politician-police nexus is so c) iii
strong that no policeman, at the mercy of d) iv
political leaders for his career progression, dares e) all are correct
take any action against his ‘master’.
iii) The sooner the Centre comes up with a 22.
legislation codifying the protection to be given to i) Every succeeding generation in India owes an
witnesses, the better than it is for India’s criminal eternal debt of gratitude to the country’s
justice system. forefathers for this ‘sacred text’.
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ii) People are moved, and getting moved, by an c) iii

ideology which is apparently in conflict with d) iv
constitutionalethos and basic human values. e) all are correct
iii) Ultra-nationalism has trampled over basic
human rights and the dignities of citizens, 24.
especially of the “downtrodden” and the i) The demands and challenges confronting a CDS
“minorities”. will be of the kind that the military leadership has
iv) The ruling party cannot be satisfied by chest never faced before.
thumping on Triple Talaq or the abrogation of ii) Arjun Subramaniam is a retired Air Vice
Article 370. Marshal from the Indian Air Force and a visiting
a) i professor atAshoka University
b) ii iii) Ingrained with a mindset shaped by conflicts
c) iii and face-offs on its land frontiers and near-
d) iv continuous internal armed conflicts, India’s
e) all are correct security landscape has been naturally dominated
by the Indian Army.
23. iv) It also needs to be assessed whether the
i) The term ‘Navarro recession’ was recently military ecosystem has kept pace with the rapid
coined in U.S. media, and highlights the manner changes in warfare and geopolitics.
in which misguided trade and currency policies by a) i
the current U.S. b) ii
ii) In some cases, they seem to have received c) iii
robust training in U.S. universities such as the d) iv
University of Chicago. e) all are correct
iii) In addition, the economic committee of Mr.
Erdoğan includes Servet Bayindir, a theology and 25.
economicsprofessor specialising in Islamic i) The forest bureaucracy has ensured that tiger
finance. survey data continue to be withheld from
iv) This is all the more remarkable when we independent scrutiny
consider the fact that he and Finance Minister ii) In the 1990s, many tiger scientists and
Nirmala Sitharaman are struggling to revive a statistical ecologists working in collaboration
slowing economy. developed robustnew methods for tiger
a) i monitoring.
b) ii
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iii) However, the Director of India’s Project Tiger

derided these as fancy sampling methods, 27.
inferior thanIndia’s indigenous pugmark census. i) It adds that “The Lancet has no locus standing
iv) The Director of Project Tiger performed a on the issue of Kashmir” and questioned the
breathtaking backflip, now denouncing the “credibility and the mala fide intention behind
pugmark census as “trash”. the uncalled for editorial.”
a) i ii) The ground reality and the findings of the two
b) ii reports are given equal treatment and weightage.
c) iii iii) It concludes that the “people of Kashmir need
d) iv healing from the deep wounds of this decades-
e) all are correct old conflict, not subjugation to further violence
and alienation.”
26. iv) This may be the first time that The Lancet has
i) The practice of Indian secularism, despite its written critically about the J&K issue, but it is
pitfalls, has distinguished the country from many naïve to assume that it has never written on such
of its neighbours matters before.
ii) Its ability to consolidate democracy amidst a) i
unprecedented diversity could teach a lesson or b) ii
two to even advanced industrial economies that c) iii
have operated along the lines of a classic d) iv
monocultural nation. e) all are correct
iii) For the likes of Godse, a corollary of the two-
nation theory was that independent India was 28.
primarily a land for Hindus. i) Not many around the world had probably heard
iv) His Chicago lectures (1893) marked the his name until news of his death was broadcast in
beginning of a mission that would interpret early August by the U.S. media
India’s millennialtradition in order to reform it ii) This decision was possibilityon account of the
and he later spent about two years in New York, realisation that Hamza’s vitriolic utterances
establishing the firstVedanta Society in 1894. against the U.Scould inflame passions in the
a) i Islamic world, inside al Qaeda and outside.
b) ii iii) Ironically, the U.S. announced a bounty of $1
c) iii million on his head only early this year, an
d) iv indication that there was some doubt about his
e) all are correct death until July 31
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iv) Whispers went around in al Qaeda circles for a a) i

while that the mantle of leadership of the b) ii
dreaded outfit was waiting to fall on Hamza. c) iii
a) i d) iv
b) ii e) all are correct
c) iii
d) iv 30.
e) all are correct i) The Bill empowers the Central government to
name any individual a terrorist if it believes him
29. or her to be so.
i) The Union Finance Ministry sets the ball rolling ii) If you name somebody only because you
for making direct taxes (on personal and believe he is involved in terrorism, that day none
corporateincomes) simple and in consonance of us cansleep in peace.”
with India’s economic needs. iii) It is because we ban one organisation, another
ii) This in fact makes the data undeniable one comes up by the same individual.
evidence of demonetisation’s contribution to the iv) SGovernments keep asserting that they bear
deepening economic slowdown that has become no malice, but only seek to keep the country
a headache for the Modi government early in its united against existential threats.
second tenure. a) i
iii) “Of the 7,80,216 companies which filed their b) ii
tax returns for AY 2017-18, 45.94 percent of c) iii
corporate filers reported book losses” d) iv
iv)In the latest round of scheduled revisions, the e) all are correct
government had revised upwards the 2016-17
GDPgrowth estimate, from 7.1% to 8.2%.

ANSWERS
1. Answer: B
In sentence ii) ‘turn on’ should be replaced by ‘turn to’.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
2. Answer: A
In sentence i), the correct form is ,
Paniker was born in Coimbatore in 1911 and spent his childhood in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

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The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.

3. Answer: D
In sentence iv), ‘their’ should be replaced by ‘its’ and the correct form is ,
Bhojpuri and Hindi references found their way into earlier calypsos too.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
4. Answer: C
In sentence iii), ‘says’ should be replaced by ‘say’ – plural verb and the correct form is ,
Plaques on the monument say that the incident happened 20 yards to the northeast of the monument.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
5. Answer: B
In sentence ii), ‘are’ should be replaced by ‘is’ and ‘which’ should be replaced by ‘that’ and the correct
form is ,
The country’s property boom, besides being hungry for sand, iron, cement and water, is quickly
obliterating any nuances that existed in traditional design to address the region’s climate, environment and
culture.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
6. Answer: E
All the sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
7. Answer: A
In sentence i), ‘have’ should be replaced by ‘has’ and the correct form is ,
The researchers estimated that drinking just one bottle of wine each week has the same carcinogenic
impact as smoking five cigarettes for men and 10 for women on a weekly basis.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
8. Answer: C
In sentence iii), ‘informaly’ should be replaced by ‘informal’ and ‘meals’ should be replaced by ‘meal’ and
the correct form is ,
Run mostly by families or single women, they cater to office-goers, daily wage workers and foot soldiers of
the informal economy, who cannot imagine going through a day without at least one meal of rice.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
9. Answer: D
In sentence iv), ‘for’ should be replaced by ‘on’ and ‘attend’ should be replaced by ‘attended’ and the
correct form is ,
We sent greetings on each other’s festivals and we attended each other’s weddings
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
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10. Answer: A
In sentence i), ‘On’ should be replaced by ‘At’ and the correct form is ,
At the centre of this initiative is the 600 square feet community garden, which will be used to demonstrate
how to grow wild greens and vegetables
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
11. Answer: B
In sentence ii), ‘has’ should be replaced by ‘have’ and the correct form is ,
This is also due to the reason that States have had a passive role, invariably, having had to look up to the
Central government for the development of airports and enhancing air connectivity.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
12. Answer: D
In sentence iv), ‘they’ should be replaced by ‘it’ and the correct form is ,
When New Delhi speaks of Europe as a strategic partner to uphold a multipolar order, it must go beyond
security and begin with the business of trade and technology.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
13. Answer: C
In sentence iii), ‘have’ should be replaced by ‘had’ and the correct form is,
Japan had captured large territories of China, and in August, attacked Mongolia in a futile attempt to strike
a blow to the USSR.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
14. Answer: E
All the sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
15. Answer: C
In sentence iii), ‘was’ should be replaced by ‘were’ and the correct form is,
Mr. Tamfum transfused blood of Ebola survivors into eight people with disease and though antibodies
were not isolated, seven of the eight survived.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
16. Answer: A
In sentence i), ‘were’ should be replaced by ‘was’ and the correct form is,
A new Kashmiri middle class was created which was significant in underwriting early phases of stability.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
17. Answer: D
In sentence iv), ‘disappoints’ should be replaced by ‘disappointing’ and the correct form is,

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Defence management was the one area in which the implementation of the GoM’s recommendations was
disappointing.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
18. Answer: E
All the sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
19. Answer: C
In sentence iii), ‘were’ should be replaced by ‘was’ and the correct form is,
It is almost exactly 20 years to the day since any of this was first mentioned officially.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
20. Answer: C
In sentence iii), ‘than’ should be omitted and the correct form is,
The sooner the Centre comes up with a legislation codifying the protection to be given to witnesses, the
better it is for India’s criminal justice system.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
21. Answer: E
All the sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
22. Answer: D
In sentence iv), ‘by’ should be replaced by ‘with’ and the correct form is,
The ruling party cannot be satisfied with chest thumping on Triple Talaq or the abrogation of Article 370.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
23. Answer: A
In sentence i), use ‘the’ before U.S media and the correct form is,
The term ‘Navarro recession’ was recently coined in the U.S. media, and highlights the manner in which
misguided trade and currency policies by the current U.S.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
24. Answer: E
All the sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
25. Answer: C
In sentence iii), ‘than’ should be replaced by ‘to’ and the correct form is,
However, the Director of India’s Project Tiger derided these as fancy sampling methods, inferior to India’s
indigenous pugmark census
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
26. Answer: B
In sentence ii), ‘to even’ should be replaced by ‘even to’ and the correct form is ,
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Its ability to consolidate democracy amidst unprecedented diversity could teach a lesson or two even to
advanced industrial economies that have operated along the lines of a classic monocultural nation.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
27. Answer: E
All the sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
28. Answer: B
In sentence ii), ‘possibility’ should be replaced by ‘possibly’ and the correct form is,
This decision was possibly on account of the realisation that Hamza’s vitriolic utterances against the U.S
could inflame passions in the Islamic world, inside al Qaeda and outside.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
29. Answer: A
In sentence i) ‘sets’ should be replaced by ‘set’ and the correct form is,
The Union Finance Ministry set the ball rolling for making direct taxes (on personal and corporate incomes)
simple and in consonance with India’s economic needs.
The other sentences given in options are grammatically correct.
30. Answer: E
All the sentences given in options are grammatically correct.

Spotting the Error and Correcting It

Directions (1-30): Each question has a sentence

divided into four parts. One part has an error. 2. He promised to get (1)/ in touch with myself
Find the part with error and choose the exact (2)/ as soon as he get (3)/ the information I
replacement for it from the given options. If the needed (4)/ No error (5)
sentence is errorless then choose E – no error as a) He promises to get
your answer. b) in touch with me
1. For the last six months (1) Seema has been c) so soon as he get
asking them (2)/ to refund the money but (3)/ d) the information that I needed
there is been no action. (4)/ No error (5) e) No error
a) In the last six months
b) Seema have been asking them 3. Mr. Gupta insisted (1)/ that he was (2)/ fully
c) to refunding the money but prepare (3) / to present the proposal. (4)/ No
d) there has been no action error (5).
e) No error a) Mr. Gupta insist
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b) that he were 7. He has refused (1)/ not to take (2)/ the

c) fully prepared promotion although (3)/ he is eligible. (4)/ No
d) to presented the proposal error (5)
e) No error a) He has been refused
b) to take
4. All this document (1)/ have been destroyed c) the promotion if
(2)/ by the fire (3)/ which occurred last month. d) he is the eligible
(4)/ No error (5). e) No error
a) All these documents
b) has been destroyed 8. There has been (1)/ a fall from (2)/ the profits
c) by a fire of (3)/ our company recently. (4) / No error (5)
d) which occur last month a) There have been
e) No error b) a fall in
c) the profits from
5. On his next (1)/ official visit to Delhi (2)/ he d) our company at recently.
plans to (3) / visit his old colleagues. (4)/ No error e) No error
(5)
a) During his next 9. The decision to open (1)/ offices in shimla (2)/
b) official visiting to Delhi were taken at (3)/ the last Board meeting./ (4) No
c) he have plans for error (5)
d) visiting his old colleagues a) The decision for opening
e) No error b) offices at shimla
c) was taken at
d) last Board meeting
6. Sunil refused to admit that (1)/ he did not e) No error
know (2)/ what to operate (3)/ the new machine.
(4)/No error (5) 10. We were so late (1)/ than the meeting
a) Sunil refuse to admit that (2)/was almost over(3)/ when we arrived. (4)/ No
b) he did not known error (5)
c) how to operate a) We was so late
d) a new machine b) that the meeting
e) No error c) were almost over
d) when we arrive
e) No error
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d) have to travel in train

11. They waited patient (1)/ for the Chairman’s e) No error
speech (2)/ to end in order (3)/ to begin the
discussion. (4)/ No error (5) 15. To the present guidelines (1) /the bank is
a) They waited patiently required to obtain (2)/ a photograph from the
b) to the Chairman’s speech person (3) /who wishes to open an account. (4)
c) at end in order /No error.
d) for begin the discussion a) According to the present guidelines
e) No error b) the bank is required for obtaining
c) a photograph from a person
12. Arjun was (1)/ not selected (2)/ for the post d) who wishes to open a account
(3)/ inspite his hard work. (4)/ No error (5) e) No error
a) Arjun have
b) not been selected 16. Chetan puts in a lot (1)/of effort to ensure
c) for a post (2)/that the scheme was (3) /launched in March.
d) inspite of his hard work (4)/No error.
e) No error a) Chetan puts on a lot
b) of effort to ensuring
13. The majority of the population believes (1)/ c) that the scheme is
that the stock market is recovered (2)/ and that it d) launched on March
is the (3)/ right time to buy shares. (4)/ No error e) No error
(5).
a) The majority of the population believe 17. As our economy is (1)/experiencing a
b) that the stock market has recovered’ recession, banks (2) /have became very cautious
c) and that it was the (3) /about giving loans. (4) /No error (5)
d) right time for buy shares a) As our economy are
e) No error b) experiencing an recession, banks
c) have become very cautious
14. Seema’s new office is close (1)/ to her d) for giving loans
residence so (2) / she will not longer (3) /have to e) No error
travel by train. (4)/ No error (5)
a) Seema’s new office is closest 18. After retiring she spent (1)/most of her time
b) to her residence as teaching young (2) /doctors and motivating
c) she will no longer
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themselves (3) /to work in rural areas. (4) /No

error (5) 22. I was previously posted (1) /in Singapore and
a) After retiring she spend it (2)/ took me a long time (3) /to accustom to the
b) most of her time teach young flood. (4)/ No error (5)
c) doctors and motivating them a) I was previous posted
d) to work for rural areas b) at Singapore and it
e) No error c) took me the long time
d) to get accustomed to the food’
19. Since this foreign bank has (1) /not performed e) No error
very good this year (2) /it will not be setting (3)
/up any new branch. (4) No error (5) 23. Look! (1)/ somebody (2)/ had climbing up (3)/
a)Since this foreign bank have that tree over there. (4)/ No Error (5)
b) not performed very well this year a) Looking!
c) it will not be set b) somebody was
d) up no new branch c) is climbing up
e) No error d) that tree at there
e) No error
20. She was allergic (1)/ to some medicines (2)/
and informed (3)/ the doctor about it. (4)/ No 24. Sachin is one (1)/ of the greatest players (2)/
error (5) who has (3)/ played for India. (4)/ No Error (5)
a) She was allergy a) Sachin is the one
b) for some medicines b) of the greatest player
c) and inform c) who have
d) the doctor of it d) playing for India
e) No error e) No error

21. He was afraid that his parents (1)/would not 25. I saw jack (1)/ at a party (2)/ a few month ago
allow him to (2) /make the film so he did (3)/not (3)/ and he did seems fine. (4)/ No Error (5)
tell them about it. (4) /No error (5) a) I seen jack
a) He was afraid for his parents b) in a party
b) would not allowing him to c) the few month ago
c) making the film so he did d) and he did seem fine
d) not tell them of it e) No error
e) No error
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26. Betty has a (1)/ term paper to write (2)/ and b) but he was on
she has a lab report (3)/ in finish too. (4)/ No c) mortal fear for
Error (5) d) her fierce of temper
a) Betty has the e) No error
b) term paper for write
c) and she has the lab report 29. The book that (1) /the student want to
d) to finish too borrow (2) /was not available (3) /in the library.
e) No error (4) /No Error (5).
a) The book
27. If a hotel is (1)/ very expensive, it does not b) the student wanted to borrow
(2)/ mean that its (3)/ services is best. (4)/ No c) were not available
Error (5) d) at the library
a) As a hotel is e) No error
b) very expensive, it did not
c) mean that their 30. The exam was (1) /conducted in the (2)
d) services are the best /school library as there was (3) /minimise noise
e) No error (4) /No Error (5).
a) The exams was
28. The knight adored his pride wife (1) /but he b) conducted at the
was in (2) /mortal fear of (3) /her fierce temper. c) school library as there were
(4) / No Error (5) d) minimum noise
a) The knight adored his proud wife e) No error

ANSWERS
1. Answer: D 4. Answer: A
(4)- Replace ‘there is been no action’ by ‘there (1)-‘All these documents’ should be used.
has been no action’. 5. Answer: A
2. Answer: B (1)- ‘During his next’ should be used.
(2) - Replace ‘in touch with myself’ by ‘in touch 6. Answer: C
with me (3)- ‘how to operate’ should be used.
3. Answer: C 7. Answer: B
(3) – ‘fully prepare’ should be replaced by ‘fully (2) – ‘to take’ should be used.
prepared’ 8. Answer: B

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(2) - ‘a fall in’ should be used. (2) - ‘not performed very well this year’ will be
9. Answer: C correct usage.
(3)-‘was taken at’ should be used. 20. Answer: E
10. Answer: B 21. Answer: E
(2) – ‘that’ should be used in the place of ‘than’. 22. Answer: D
11. Answer: A (4) - ‘to get accustomed to the food’ will be a
(1) –‘They waited patiently’ should be used. correct usage.
12. Answer: D 23. Answer: C
(4) – ‘inspite of his hard work’ should be used. (3)- ‘is climbing up’ should be used.
13. Answer: B 24. Answer: C
(2) – ‘that the stock market has recovered’ will be (3)- ‘who have’ should be used.
correct usage. 25. Answer: D
14. Answer: C (4) - ‘and he did seem fine’ should be used.
(3) - ‘she will no longer’ will be a correct usage. 26. Answer: D
15. Answer: A (4)- to finish too -should be used.
(1) - ‘To the present guidelines’ should be 27. Answer: D
replaced by ‘According to the present guidelines’. (4)- services are the best - should be used.
16. Answer: C 28. Answer: A
(3) - ‘that the scheme is’ will be a correct usage. (1) –‘The knight adored his proud wife’ should be
17. Answer: C used.
(3) - ‘have become very cautious’ will be a correct 29. Answer: B
usage. (2)- the student wanted to borrow - should be
18. Answer: C used.
(3) - ‘doctors and motivating them’ should be 30. Answer: D
used. (4) - replace minimize noise by minimum noise.
19. Answer: B

Sentence Correction

Directions (1-30): Each of the following 1.

questions has a sentence in five ways. Out of A) The tendency to eat late, though it has never
which four are grammatically incorrect. Choose been tested properly, many nutritionists believe,
the sentence which is grammatically and as a factor in putting on weight.
contextually correct in sense.
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B) The tendency to eat late, though it has never in America, the proportion of XP users is of over
been tested properly, many nutritionists believe, 80%
to be a factor in putting on weight. E) On the billion or so Windows machines, some
C) The tendency to eat late, though it has never 63% still use the old XP version launched in 2001;
been tested properly, many nutritionists in America, the proportion of XP users is over
believe factor in putting on weight. 80%
D) The tendency to eat late, though it has never a) A
been tested properly, is believed by many b) B
nutritionists to be a factor in putting on weight. c) C
E) The tendency to eat late, though it has never d) D
been tested properly, is believed by many e) E
nutritionists as a factor in putting on weight.
a) A Q3.
b) B A) Though subjected to varying influences, the
c) C distinctive features of China's artistic
d) D activity possess a unity which is quite as complete
e) E as that of our Western art.
B) Though subjected to varying influences, the
2. distinctive features of China's artistic activity
A) On the billion or so Windows machines, some possess a unity which is quite as complete as that
63% still uses old XP version launched in 2001, in of our Western art.
America, the proportion of XP users are over C) Though subjected to varying influences, the
80%. distinctive features of China's artistic activity
B) On the billion or so Windows machines, some possesses a unity which are quite as complete as
63% still use the old XP version launched in 2001, our Western art.
in America the proportion of XP users are over D) Though subjected to varying influences, the
80% distinctive features of China's artistic activity
C) On the billion or so Windows machines, some possesses a unity which is quite complete like our
63% still uses the old XP version launched in Western art.
2001; in America, the proportion of XP users are E) Though subjected to varying influences, the
over 80% distinctive features of China's artistic activity
D) On the billion or so Windows machines, some possess a unity which is quite complete like our
63% still use the old XP version launched in 2001 Western art.
a) A
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b) B D) In the fission reactions that nuclear power

c) C generation relies on today, heavy elements such
d) D as uranium breaks into smaller ones.
e) E E) In the fission reactions that nuclear power
generation rely on today, heavy elements such as
4. uranium breaks into smaller ones.
A) To know by parts is science, knowing the a) A
whole as a whole is philosophy. b) B
B) Knowledge of parts is science, knowing the c) C
whole as a whole is philosophy. d) D
C) Knowing by parts is science, knowing the e) E
whole as a whole is philosophy.
D) To know partially is science, knowing the 6.
whole as a whole is philosophy. A) The nature of our party system has changed in
E) To know by parts is science, knowing the whole the past few decades, and the lesson of the past
as a whole is philosophy. decade had been that the party that did not hold
a) A the White House had every incentive to refuse to
b) B co‐operate with the president's party.
c) C B) The nature of our party system has changed in
d) D the past few decades, and the lesson of the past
e) E decade was that the party that does not hold the
White House had every incentive to refuse to
5. co‐operate with the president's party.
A) In the fission reactions that nuclear power C) The nature of our party system has changed in
generation rely on today, heavy elements such as the past few decades, and the lesson of the past
uranium breaks into smaller ones. decade is that the party that does not hold the
B) In the fission reactions that nuclear power White House has every incentive to refuse to
generation relies on today, heavy elements such co‐operate with the president's party.
as uranium break into smaller ones. D) The nature of our party system has changed in
C) In the fission reactions that nuclear power the past few decades, and the lesson of the past
generation rely on today, heavy elements such as decade has been that the party that had not held
uranium break into smaller ones. the White House had every incentive to refuse to
co‐operate with the president's party.

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E) The nature of our party system has changed in much, it becomes clear that Germany's unique
the past few decades, and the lesson of the past recession and recovery was about more than just
decade had been that the party that did not hold its choice in labour market policies.
the White House had every incentiveto refuse to a) A
co‐operate with the president's party. b) B
a) A c) C
b) B d) D
c) C e) E
d) D
e) E 8.
A) The Beijing Language and Culture University
7. Press, the largest publisher of Chinese‐language
A)Looking at the path of German GDP and the textbooks, says South Korea and Japan are their
fact that total private sector hours didn't fall by biggest customers.
that much, it becomes clear that Germany's B) The Beijing Language and Culture University
unique recession and recovery was about more Press, the largest publisher of Chinese‐language
than just its choice in labour market policies. textbooks, say South Korea and Japan are their
B) Looking at the path of German GDP and that biggest customers.
total private sector hours didn't fall much, it C) The Beijing Language and Culture University
becomes clear that Germany's unique recession Press, the largest publisher of Chinese‐language
and recovery was about more than just its choice textbooks, says South Korea and Japan are it's
in labour market policies. biggest customers.
C) Looking at the path of German GDP and the D) The Beijing Language and Culture University
fact that total private sector hours didn't fall Press, the largest publisher of Chinese‐language
much, it becomes clear that Germany's unique textbooks, says South Korea and Japan are their
recession and recovery was about more than just biggest customers.
its choice in labour market policies. E) The Beijing Language and Culture University
D) When one looks at the path of German GDP Press, the largest publisher of Chinese‐language
and the fact that total private sector hours didn't textbooks, says South Korea and Japan are its
fall much, it becomes clear that Germany's biggest customers.
unique recession and recovery was about more a) A
than just its choice in labour market policies. b) B
E) When one is looking at the path of German c) C
GDP and that total private sector hours didn't fall d) D
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e) E C) The number of foreigners going to India for

fertility treatments, especially surrogacy, has
9. dramatically increased in recent years.
A) There are two pieces to Mr Keats' argument; D) The number of foreigners going to India for
that English is open‐source as other languages fertility treatments, specially surrogacy, have
are not; and that is why it has spread. dramatically increased in recent years.
B) There are two pieces to Mr Keats' argument, E) The number of foreigners going to India for
that English is open‐source as other languages fertility treatments, specially surrogacy, have
are not and that is why it has spread. shown dramatic improvement in recent years.
C) There are two pieces to Mr Keats' argument: a) A
that English is open‐source as other languages b) B
are not, and that that is why it has spread. c) C
D) There are two pieces to Mr Keats' argument ‐ d) D
that English is open‐source as other languages e) E
are not‐and that is why it has spread.
E) There are two pieces to Mr Keats' argument; 11.
that English is open‐source as other languages A) The LHC is a magnificent engineering
are not; and that that is why it has spread. project, who's many "gee‐whiz" features have
been widely reported.
a) A B) The LHC is a magnificent engineering project,
b) B whose many "gee‐whiz" feature have been
c) C widely reported.
d) D C) The LHC is a magnificent engineering project,
e) E who's "gee‐whiz" features has been
reported widely.
10. D) The LHC is a magnificent engineering project,
A) The number of foreigners going to India for whose many "gee‐whiz" features has been widely
fertility treatments, specially surrogacy, has reported.
dramatically increased in recent years. E) The LHC is a magnificent engineering project,
B) The number of foreigners going to India for who's many "gee‐whiz" features have been
fertility treatments, especially surrogacy, have widely reported.
dramatically increased in past years. a) A
b) B
c) C
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d) D C) The OECD expects average GDP growth among

e) E their mostly rich members to slow from 2.8% in
2017 and 2.3% in 2018, before bouncing back to
12. 2.8% in 2019.
A) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, outspoken D) The OECD expects average GDP growth among
as usual, compared the choice of Liu for the its most rich members to slow between 2.8% in
Nobel Prize with Obama. 2017 to 2.3% in 2018, before bouncing back to
B) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, outspoken 2.8% in 2019.
as usual, compared the choice of Liu for Nobel E) The OECD expects average GDP growth among
Prize with that of Obama. its mostly rich members to slow from 2.8% in
C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, outspoken 2017 to 2.3% in 2018, before bouncing back to
as usual, compared the choice of Liu with Obama 2.8% in 2019.
for the Nobel Prize. a) A
D) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, outspoken b) B
as usual, compared the choice of Liu for the c) C
Nobel Prize to that of Obama. d) D
E) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, outspoken e) E
as usual, compared the choice of Liu and Obama
to the Nobel Prize. 14.
a) A A) A sphere cannot be represented on a flat plane
b) B without distortion, which will mean that all map
c) C projections will distort in one way or another.
d) D B) A sphere cannot be represented on a flat plane
e) E without distortion, which means all map
projections distort in one way or another.
13. C) A sphere cannot be represented on a flat plane
A) The OECD expects average GDP growth without distortion, that means all map
among their mostly rich members to slow from projections will distort one way or another.
2.8% in 2017 and 2.3% in 2018, before bouncing D) A sphere cannot be represented on a flat plane
back to 2.8% in 2019. without distortion, which will mean that all map
B) The OECD expects average GDP growth among projections distorts one way or other.
their most rich members to slow from 2.8% in E) A sphere cannot be represented on a flat plane
2017 and 2.3% in 2018, before bouncing back to without distortion, which means all map
2.8% in 2019. projections will distort in one way or others.
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a) A c) C
b) B d) D
c) C e) E
d) D
e) E 16.
A) Partnership, he said, was a “two‐way street”,
15. adding of Karzai, “We have to listen and learn.
A) The blame for rising obesity rates have been But he’s got to listen to us as well”.
pinned on many things, including having more B) Partnership, he said, was a “two‐way street,”
calorific diet, the spread of processed food, a lack adding of Karzai: “We have to listen and learn.
of exercise and modern man's generally more But he’s got to listen to us, as well”.
stressful lot. (b)Partnership, he said, was a “two‐way street”;
B) The blame for rising obesity rates has been adding of Karzai: “We have to listen and learn –
pinned on many things, including a more calorific but he’s got to listen to us as well”.
diet, the spread of processed food, a lack of (c) Partnership, he said, was a “two‐way street,”
exercise and modern man's generally more adding of Karzai; “We have to listen and learn;
stressful lot. but he’s got to listen to us as well.”
C) The blame for rising obesity rates have been (d) Partnership, he said, was a “two‐way street”,
pinned to many things, including more calorific adding of Karzai, “We have to listen and learn.
diets, the spread of processed food, a lack of But he’s got to listen to us, as well”.
exercise and modern man's generally more a) A
stressful lot. b) B
D) The blame for rising obesity rates have been c) C
pinned on many things, including a calorie d) D
rich diet, the spread of processed food, a lack of e) E
exercise and modern man's generally more
stressful lot. 17.
E) The blame for rising obesity rates has been A) There has been heightened concern among
pinned on many things: having a more calorific India’s civil society about the threats for the
diet, the spread of processed food, a lack of environment caused by the pressures of
exercise and modern man's generally more development and industrialisation.
stressful lot. B) There has been heightened concern within the
a) A civil society of India about the threats to the
b) B
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environment caused by the pressures of d) D

development and industrialisation. e) E
C) There has been heightened concern within
India’s civil society about the threats to the 19.
environment caused by the pressures of A) Dasara is now celebrated across Karnataka as a
development and industrialisation. State festival with an exquisitely unique blend of
D) There has been heightened concern among the religious and the secular.
India’s civil society about the threats to the B) Dasara is now celebrated across Karnataka as a
environment caused by the pressures of festival with an exquisitely unique blend of
development and industrialisation. religions and secularism.
E) There has been heightened concern for India’s C) Dasara is now celebrated across Karnataka as a
civil society about the threats to the environment festival with an exquisite blend of unique
caused by the pressures of development and religions and secularism.
industrialisation. D) Dasara is now celebrated across Karnataka as a
a) A festival with an unique blend of religious and the
b) B secular.
c) C E) Dasara is now celebrated across Karnataka as a
d) D festival with a unique blend of the religious and
e) E the secular.
a) A
18. b) B
A) Unable to cope up with the losses, 1.5 lakh c) C
workers were laid off by the private sector. d) D
B) Unable to cope up with the losses, the private e) E
sector lay off 1.5 lakh workers.
C) Unable to cope with the losses, 1.5 lakh private 20.
sector workers were laid off. A) If I was you, then I would not do that.
D) Unable to cope with the losses, the private B) If I were you, I would not do that.
sector laid off 1.5 lakh workers. C) If I were you, then I would not have done that.
E) Unable to cope with the losses, the private D) If I was you, then I would not do that.
sector had lain off 1.5 lakh workers. E) If I had been you, I would not have done that.
a) A a) A
b) B b) B
c) C c) C
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d) D d) D
e) E e) E

21. 23.
A) During the holidays I often worked in my A) Every year we have the function where the
uncle’s shop to earn some pocket money. childrens of our staff is awarded scholarships.
B) During the holidays I am often worked in my B) Every year we have a function where the
uncle’s shop to earn some pocket money. children of our staff is award scholarships.
C) During the holidays I am often work in my C) Every year we have a function where the
uncle’s shop to earn some pocket money. children of our staff are awarded scholarships.
D) During the holidays I am often worked in my D) Every year we have a function when the
uncle’s shop to earning some pocket money. children of our staff are awarded scholarships.
E) During the holiday I am often worked in my E) Every years we have a functions where the
uncle’s shop to earn some pocket money. children of our staff is awarded scholarships.
a) A a) A
b) B b) B
c) C c) C
d) D d) D
e) E e) E

22. 24.
A) Most banks did not taken her plan to set up a A) Many of the fund I needed to buy my own
factory in the areas seriously. house were given by my father.
B) Most banks did not take her plan to set up a B) Many of the funds I needed to buy my own
factory in the areas seriously house was given by my father.
C) Most banks did not taken her plan for set up a C) Many of the funds I need to buy my own house
factory in the areas seriously were given by my father.
D) Mostly banks did not taken her plan to set up a D) Most of the funds I needed to buy my own
factory in the areas seriously house were given by my father.
E) Most banks did not taken her plan to set up a E) Much of the funds I needed to buy my own
factory in the areas serious house were given by my father.
a) A a) A
b) B b) B
c) C c) C
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d) D b) B
e) E c) C
d) D
25. e) E
A) Since he was from the districts and able to
speak the language locally, they trusted him. 27.
B) As he was from the district and able to speaks A) In his opinion have a good education is the
the language locally, they trusted him. way to achieve success.
C) Since he was of the district and able to speak B) In his opinion to have a good education is the
the language local, they trusted him. way to achieve success.
D) Since he was from the district and able to C) In his opinion to having a good education is the
speak language locally, they trust him. way to achieve success.
E) Since he was from the district and able to D) In his opinion to have a good education is the
speak the language locally, they trusted him. way for achieve success.
a) A E) In his opinion to have the good education is
b) B the way to achieve success.
c) C a) A
d) D b) B
e) E c) C
d) D
26. e) E
A) Every month he would meet the employees to
discuss their problems and answer their question.
B) Every month he would meet the employees for 28.
discuss their problems and answer their question. A) He does not even had no property to sell to
C) Every month he could meet the employees to cover his losses.
discussing their problems and answer their B) He did not even have no property to sell for
question. cover his losses.
D) Every month he would meet the employee to C) He did not even have any property to sell to
discuss their problems and answer their question. cover his losses.
E) Every month he would meet the employee to D) He did not even have no property to sell to
discussing their problems and answer its covering his losses.
question. E) He did not have even no property to sell to
a) A cover his losses.
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a) A c) C
b) B d) D
c) C e) E
d) D
e) E 30.
A) It will be no sooner be compulsory for all the
29. employees to follow these new guidelines.
A) Over the thousand tourist from all over world B) It will much sooner be compulsory for all the
come to visit the national park every week. employees to followed these new guidelines.
B) Over a thousand tourist from all over the world C) It will sooner be compulsory to all the
comes to visit the national park every week. employees to follows these new guidelines.
C) Over a thousands of tourists from all around D) It will no sooner be compulsory for all the
the world come to visit the national park every employees to follow these new guidelines.
week. E) It will sooner be compulsory for all the
D) Over a thousand tourists from all over the employees to follow these new guidelines.
world come to visit the national park every week. a) A
E) Over a thousand tourist of all over the world b) B
come for visit the national park every week. c) C
a) A d) D
b) B e) E

ANSWERS
1. Answer: D
The tendency to eat late, though it has never been tested properly, is believed by many nutritionists to be
a factor in putting on weight.
2. Answer: E
On the billion or so Windows machines, some 63% still use the old XP version launched in 2001; in
America, the proportion of XP users is over 80%
3. Answer: B
Though subjected to varying influences, the distinctive features of China's artistic activity possess a unity
which is quite as complete as that of our Western art.
4. Answer: C
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5. Answer: B
In the fission reactions that nuclear power generation relies on today, heavy elements such as uranium
break into smaller ones.
6. Answer: C
The nature of our party system has changed in the past few decades, and the lesson of the past decade is
that the party that does not hold the White House has every incentive to refuse to co‐operate with the
president's party.
7. Answer: D
When one looks at the path of German GDP and the fact that total private sector hours didn't fall much, it
becomes clear that Germany's unique recession and recovery was about more than just its choice in labour
market policies.
8. Answer: E
The Beijing Language and Culture University Press, the largest publisher of Chinese‐language textbooks,
says South Korea and Japan are its biggest customers.
9. Answer: C
There are two pieces to Mr Keats' argument: that English is open‐source as other languages are not, and
that that is why it has spread.
10. Answer: C
The number of foreigners going to India for fertility treatments, especially surrogacy, has dramatically
increased in recent years.
11. Answer: B
The LHC is a magnificent engineering project, whose many "gee‐whiz" feature have been widely reported.
12. Answer: D
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, outspoken as usual, compared the choice of Liu for the Nobel Prize to
that of Obama.
13. Answer: E
The OECD expects average GDP growth among its mostly rich members to slow from 2.8% in 2017 to 2.3%
in 2018, before bouncing back to 2.8% in 2019
14. Answer: B
A sphere cannot be represented on a flat plane without distortion, which means all map projections distort
in one way or another.
15. Answer: B
The blame for rising obesity rates has been pinned on many things, including a more calorific diet, the
spread of processed food, a lack of exercise and modern man's generally more stressful lot.
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16. Answer: B
Partnership, he said, was a “two‐way street,” adding of Karzai: “We have to listen and learn. But he’s got to
listen to us, as well”.
17. Answer: C
There has been heightened concern within India’s civil society about the threats to the environment
caused by the pressures of development and industrialisation.
18. Answer: D
Unable to cope with the losses, the private sector laid off 1.5 lakh workers.
19. Answer: E
Dasara is now celebrated across Karnataka as a festival with a unique blend of the religious and the
secular.
20. Answer: B
If I were you, I would not do that.
21. Answer: A
During the holidays I often worked in my uncle’s shop to earn some pocket money.
22. Answer: B
Most banks did not take her plan to set up a factory in the areas seriously
23. Answer: C
Every year we have a function where the children of our staff are awarded scholarships.
24. Answer: D
Most of the funds I needed to buy my own house were given by my father.
25. Answer: E
Since he was from the district and able to speak the language locally, they trusted him.
26. Answer: A
Every month he would meet the employees to discuss their problems and answer their question.
27. Answer: B
In his opinion to have a good education is the way to achieve success.
28. Answer: C
He did not even have any property to sell to cover his losses.
29. Answer: D
Over a thousand tourists from all over the world come to visit the national park every week.
30. Answer: E
It will sooner be compulsory for all the employees to follow these new guidelines.

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New Pattern – Find the Errorless Sentence

Directions (1-2): In the following questions, four C. A young woman was standing on the road
sentences are given as A,B,C and D. You have to proclaiming that she had the more beautiful car
identify the correct sentence/s for each of the in the whole world.
following questions. If all the sentences are D. The boy sat down for dinner but refused to eat
errorless then choose E as your answer. until his father came home.
a) A
1. b) B
A. Considering about her good credentials, the c) C
manager offered her a job in his company d) D
despite the lack of experience. e) all are correct
B. Although he has been winning the elections
over the years, this year his popularity has 3.
substantially reduced. A. The only thing that the couple worried about
C. A woman was sleeping at night in her cabin was, whether their happiness would last forever.
that suddenly her room filled with light. B. One day, the King woke up earlier than usually
D. For hours the secretary ignoring them, hoping to take a stroll around his palace.
that the couple would finally be discouraged and C. I have criticize the remarkable book because I
go away. benefited from reading it.
a) A D. As Neela in her foreword write John offers
b) B untold stories of people.
c) C a) A
d) D b) B
e) all are correct c) C
d) D
2. e) all are correct
A. Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-
day life, our hurdles seemed very small in 4.
comparison to what many others have faced. A. We build a simple model to test whether there
B. The boy ran to a tree, climbed on to it and sit is a phase change in the Indian economy.
on a branch. B. Our results indicate that 1994 marked the end
of an era.

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C. Between the years 1942 and 1952 I worked in C. The superstar reveal that he had been turning
the field as sub-divisional clerk. the controversial security measures into a public
D. The Prime Minister was obliged to honour the relations opportunity.
promise made during the contest. D. An old lion living in the forest was not strong
a) A enough to hunt animals and starved for much
b) B days.
c) C a) A
d) D b) B
e) all are correct c) C
d) D
5. e) all are correct
A. Responsibilities includes working with the
editors on all aspects of the editorial process. 7.
B. While grouping the words care have been A. My singing style was unique, but it would have
taken to include the role grammar plays in a been nothing without the contribution of the
language. brilliant music directors.
C. As the minister was very intelligent and B. The girl was almost asleep when a ball flies
hardworking the King appointed him as his chief across the garden and hit her on the foot.
advisor. C. At last Amal found Naveen under the shade of
D. Distrust seems to be a factor born out of a tree and brought him back in the city.
prevailing circumstances. D. Mother sat through her chair by the fire to
a) A read her book but her ten little girls were too
b) B noisy.
c) C a) A
d) D b) B
e) all are correct c) C
d) D
6. e) all are correct
A. Humour is a better way to provide social
commentary on controversial issues and some 8.
movies do that successfully. A. Since the lion was very illness, all the other
B. The comedian enthralled everybody with his animals in the forest gave the lion a lot of
quick witty as he had chosen just the right topic medicines.
to warm up to the crowd.
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B. In such delicate matters, we often go with his B. For giving up the bad habit of smoking use of
advice as he has been handling such cases chewing gum or similar other method can be
effectively. helped.
C. People who intend to visit the tourist spots are C. His obviously reluctance was viewed seriously
always thrilling to see the scenario here. by his superiors and he was suspended.
D. You should think of all the possibilities before D. As they watched the football match the huge
you take any decision. crowd chant in unison.
a) A a) A
b) B b) B
c) C c) C
d) D d) D
e) all are correct e) all are correct

9. 11.
A. He was too tired that he could not cross the A. The noise was so faint that one had to strain
street even with the help of a porter. one’s ears to hear it.
B. Your desire to meet the President without B. When he found out that the boy had escaped
prior appointment cannot be fulfill. he was absolutely irritated and furious.
C. Whenever man attains fame, his person C. The weather is much warmer than it was a few
qualities are imitated by others who are close to days ago.
him. D. A vast number of people greeted the film star
D. Rivers, mountains and deep forests are the on his arrival at the airport.
places most like by people living in urban areas. a) A
a) A b) B
b) B c) C
c) C d) D
d) D e) all are correct
e) all are correct
12.
10. A. Time the concert ended,the crowd clapped
A. When we visited his office we found that he and cheered enthusiastically.
was sipping coffee with some of his colleagues. B. The students blamed their professor for their
late arrival in the concert.

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C. We have many rooms in our house, several of a) A

which have not been in use for years. b) B
D. When I heard footsteps behind me I was being c) C
scared that I would be attacked. d) D
a) A e) all are correct
b) B
c) C 15.
d) D A. By the time the fire engine arrived at the
e) all are correct scenethe building had already collapsed.
B. Gloria and Fiona are always in a state of
13. disagreement for one another.
A. The Manager said that he wanted to known C. The man which stole the camera hid it in his
the pros and cons of the issue. home until he could safely get it out of town.
B. John sold his house and moved to a flat D. There is a new shampoo in the market that is
because it was expensive to maintain. good for people with dry hairs.
C. He accepted the offer because there was a) A
nothing more better coming his way. b) B
D. Most villages were cut off from the rest of the c) C
country owing to heavy floods. d) D
a) A e) all are correct
b) B
c) C 16.
d) D A. My teacher didn’t hear me because she was
e) all are correct playing the guitar.
B. We need more information before we reach
14. a decision.
A. The trainer revised his work thorough so that C. The visitor can choose either the normal train
no one could find fault with it. or the express which stops only at major stations.
B. The band will play the National Anthem when D. The government wishes to raise the standard
the President arrives on the country. of football in the country.
C. If you are caught stealing in the super market a) A
you will be fined. b) B
D. They left very early for the station for fear that c) C
thy might be held up on traffic. d) D
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e) all are correct A. According to their policies banks write off

outstanding amounts in NPA accounts.
17. B. In order to be profitable a company needs to
A. In the recent years more and more violence control its costs.
were seen on television. C. The idea behind the scheme is to encourage
B. It gives me great pleasure to sent you this little the private sector to invest in infrastructure.
gift. D. The firm is expected to grow by approximately
C. My grandfather does not know about my 9 percent during the next year.
parents getting divorced. a) A
D. There are so many good shops that it is easiest b) B
for people to buy what they want. c) C
a) A d) D
b) B e) all are correct
c) C
d) D 20.
e) all are correct A. Due to varieties legal problems the plant is
not fully operational.
18. B. The meeting with employees will hold once the
A. She wants to study further but does not want management finalizes the merger.
to leave her hometown. C. The number of ATMs are being increased to
B. Farmers will be entitled to fresh agricultural serve customers better.
loans from march onwards. D. Shiva has won a prize of two million dollars
C. Today there are over one billion people living which has to be shared among all his team
in poverty in developing countries. members.
D. There is no need to import maize since there a) A
is no demand for it. b) B
a) A c) C
b) B d) D
c) C e) all are correct
d) D
e) all are correct 21.
A. I do not understand about how the payment
19. was made without the manager’s permission.

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B. The company has decided to sell half of its C. The course in the field of psychology should
shares to a Chinese firm. provide more practical sessions.
C. By opening so many branches in such a short D. Compared to the other states in India Goa is
time, they have used the wrong strategy. the smallest geographically.
D. During the interview with the General a) A
Manager I asked her what challenges she was b) B
faced. c) C
a) A d) D
b) B e) all are correct
c) C
d) D 24.
e) all are correct A. My friend has gifted me two cookery books,
which I find very useful.
22. B. The dentist stressed on the importance of
A. We have an account with this bank and find brushing one’s teeth two time regularly.
the staff much helpful and knowledgeable. C. What are the main ingredients in cooking
B. The scheme has been implemented only in South Indian dishes?
these part of the country and the Minister will D. Last year there were so many mangoes that
visit it shortly. we had to give the half .
C. Today we are closer to reaching an agreement a) A
than we were a few months ago. b) B
D. We have been telling them to drive carefully c) C
but they are never listening. d) D
a) A e) all are correct
b) B
c) C 25.
d) D A. If you need someone to helping you I shall be
e) all are correct free all day tomorrow.
B. Our mathematics teacher does not allow us to
23. use a calculator during her class.
A. There are all sorts of regulations that have to C. The water in the cancel was much more
be met before we get a license. higher than usual.
B. The media, especially television, has a very D. She is neither in favour of arms race or in
powerful influence on children. favour of simple nuclear disarmament.
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a) A c) C
b) B d) D
c) C e) all are correct
d) D
e) all are correct 28.
A. She was very excited about going to the park
26. with her younger brother.
A. Naturalisation is the process by which B. Saddened by the sudden demise of his
animmigrant becomes a citizen of his new favourite pet he decided no to go to the party.
country. C. There is a ray of hope among the masses this
B. A high fat diet not only increases the risks of year as more candidates are being educated
heart ailments but also that of other disorders. well.
C. When two vowel sound occurs in direct D. As she was late for work she decided to skip
succession, the transition between them is often breakfast and head directly to office.
difficult to make. a) A
D. One solution is to avoid the impasse b) B
altogether, by taking a slightly different route. c) C
a) A d) D
b) B e) all are correct
c) C
d) D 29.
e) all are correct A. During my visit to the country I decided to go
on a tour all by myself.
27. B. The lion was not the only dangerous animal in
A. He was running a very high fever and thus his the forest there was hyenas too.
mother takes him to the doctor. C. There were many people present on the
B. She talked on the phone for hours together award function.
who really irritated his parents a lot. D. It was a long and uncomfortable journey but
C. Although her speech was not very clearly he managed to reach with time.
everyone understood the underlying meaning. a) A
D. Despite working very hard she failed to b) B
achieve the desired results. c) C
a) A d) D
b) B e) all are correct
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D. People find it difficult to understand as he

30. don’t speak clearly.
A. The car broke down while he was on his way to a) A
work. b) B
B. Do you want to discuss this project today or c) C
can we do it tomorrow? d) D
C. Nina had applied for a loan for post-graduate e) all are correct
studies but it was not sanctioned.

ANSWERS
1. Answer: B C- ‘reveal’ should be replaced by ‘revealed’
A- ‘about’ is Superfluous. ‘So remove about’ D- ‘starved’ should be replaced by ‘starve’
C- Here, when suddenly … should be used. 7. Answer: C
D- Here, ignored should be used A-It is improper to use the before brilliant
2. Answer: D B- replace ‘flies’ by Flew
A-‘seem’ should be used. D-replace ‘through’ by ‘on’
B-‘sat’ should be used. 8. Answer: B
C- Superlative Degree ‘the most’ should be used. A-Very ill should be used.
3. Answer: A C-‘thrilling’ should be replaced by ‘thrilled’.
B- ‘usual’ should be used. D- Use ‘about’ in place of ‘of’.
C-‘I have criticize’ should be replaced with ‘I did 9. Answer: D
not criticize’ A-Use ‘he was so tired’ in place of ‘he was too
D-‘write’ should be replaced with ‘has written’ tired’
4. Answer: E B-Use ‘cannot be fulfilled’ in place of ‘cannot be
All are correct. fulfill’.
5. Answer: C C-‘personal’ should be used in place of ‘person’.
A-‘includes’ replaced by ‘include’ 10. Answer: A
B-‘care have been taken’ should be replaced with B- Use ‘can help’ in the place of ‘can be helped’
‘care has been taken’. C- ‘obvious reluctance’ is correct usage.
D-The phrase ‘borne out of’, should be replaced D-‘chanted in unison’ – will be correct usage
with ‘born of. 11. Answer: E
6. Answer: A All are correct.
B-‘witty’ should be replaced by wit. 12. Answer: C

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A- ‘when the concert ended’ should be used. A-‘about’ is Superfluous. Remove it.
B-‘his late arrival’ should be used. C-, ‘used a wrong strategy’ should be used.
D- ‘I was scared’ – should be used. D-‘she faced’ will be the correct usage.
13. Answer: B 22. Answer: D
A-‘know’ should be used. A- replace ‘find the staff much’ by ‘found the staff
C-nothing better/nothing much better- should be much’.
used. B- Replace ‘implemented only these’ by
D- Most of the villages - should be used. ‘implemented only in this’.
14. Answer: C C- ‘to reach an agreement’ should be used.
A-thoroughly - should be used 23. Answer: E
B-in the country - should be used. All are correct
D-be struck in traffic or be held in traffic- should 24. Answer: A
be used B- ‘twice regularly’ should be used
15. Answer: A C- ‘for cooking’ should be used.
B-‘with each other/one another’ should be used. D- ‘and we had to give’ should be used.
C-‘The man who stole’ should be used 25. Answer B is correct
D- ‘dry hair’ should be used A- ‘to help’ you should be used.
16. Answer: E C- ‘was much higher’ should be used here.
All are correct D- “Neither … nor” is correct connective
17. Answer: C 26. Answer: E
A-‘was seen’ should be used. All are correct
B-‘to send you’ should be used. 27. Answer: D
D-‘it is easy’ should be used. A- ‘and thus her mother takes’ should be
18. Answer: E replaced by ‘and so her mother took’
All are correct B- ‘who really irritated’ should be replaced by
19. Answer: E ‘which really irritated’.
All are correct C- ‘was not very clear ’ should be used.
20. Answer: D 28. Answer: E
A- Replace ‘due to a variety’ by ‘due to a variety All are correct
of’. 29. Answer: A
B-‘the meeting with employees will be held’ is be B- ‘was’ should be replaced by ‘were’.
a correct sentence. C- Replace present on with present at.
C-‘are’ should be replaced by ‘is’. D- Replace to reach with time with to reach in
21. Answer: B time.
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30. Answer: E All are correct.

New Pattern Word Rearrangement

Directions (1-30): In each of the following

questions a grammatically correct and 3. The A)foremost is the inability to meet the
meaningful sentence is given with four words B)overseas aspirations of the people, C)pushing
given in bold in each. Which of the following them to live under authoritarian regimes
words should replace each other to form a D)employment.
meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. a) A-B
The meaning can be different from the one in b) A-D
question. c) A-C
1. They are a A) expansion recent B) d) B-D
phenomenon, pointing to the role of C) e) no change
uncontrolled economic D) relatively.
a) A-B 4. The A)structures events that we have
b) A-D witnessed this year range from fountains
c) A-C B)sprouting out of the earth due to the hitherto
d) B-D unknown ‘water piping’ to constructed
e) no change C)extraordinary shifting, physical phenomena not
yet widely D)understood.
2. Man-made factors leading to a) A-B
A)unsustainability point to the B)devastation of b) A-D
the so-called ‘Kerala Model’, a term used to c) A-C
C)describe the economic policy underpinning the d) B-D
State’s recent growth and D)development e) no change
history. 5. The fact that A)antibiotics are unevenly
a) A-B distributed within the body or intake of drugs
b) A-D could be B)stopped midway can lead to
c) A-C C)evolution of drug D)resistance.
d) B-D a) A-B
e) no change b) A-D

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c) A-C d) A-D
d) B-D e) no change
e) no change
9. The A)pictures were taken by the Terrain
6. That’s less than half a day,” says Mapping Camera-2 around 2. 15 p.m. on August
NishadMatange from the A)laboratory 23. The B)orbiter was then around 4,300 km from
department of IISER, Pune, who B)studied the C)Monday, the Indian Space Research
emergence of C)resistance under D)Biology Organisation said in its update on D)moon.
conditions. a) A-C
a) B-C b) B-D and A-C
b) B-D c) C-D
c) C-D d) A-D
d) A-D e) no change
e) no change
10. Though the A)duo earlier B)wanted tried
7. Accepting the committee’s A)phase, WHO has their hands at start-ups C)offering deals, Mr.
now B)announced plans for an initial Mishra always D)unsuccessfully to do something
C)recommendation of the D)registry using the so he could impact a large population.
International Clinical Trials Registry Platform a) A-C
(ICTRP) b) B-D
a) A-C c) C-D
b) B-D d) A-D
c) C-D e) no change
d) A-D
e) no change 11. The A)technology of the app, according to
Mr. Mishra, is to provide B)reliable information
8. To enhance the A)editing of a global to its users, educate them about C)aim tools to
governance B) engagement for human genome help improve their productivity and provide
C) development, the committee will undertake stakeholders D)connect.
both online consultations and in-person a) A-C
D)framework. b) B-D
a) A-C c) C-D
b) B-D and A-C d) A-D
c) C-D e) no change
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15. When we A)offer organic produce at a

12. A)Data-driven analysis, the department held reasonable price, we B)believe we are addressing
by Mr. Bhomia, is an important B)component of two C)aspects of a buyer’s need —D)finance and
the start-up that helps C)understand the need of health.”
users. Mr. Bhomia explains that everything that a) A-B
they do is D)data b) A-D
a) A-C c) A-C
b) B-D d) B-D
c) C-D e) no change
d) A-D
e) no change 16.Moored in a small harbour in Rotterdam’s
A)floating port, the farm is a futuristic three-
13.During the A)hearings before the apex court, storeyed B)busy structure where one robot milks
the land authorities argued that, B)besides the the cows and another C)automatically scoops up
‘inordinate delay’ in coming to court, the villagers the manure that gives the enterprise its
of Gulsitapur and Tilpta cannot use a C)enhanced D)familiar smell.
deal with Kasna as the touchstone for their a) D-C
petition for D)subsequent compensation. b) A-B
a) D-C c) B-D
b) A-B d) A-D
c) B-D e) no change
d) A-D
e) no change 17.Van Wingerden said that animal A)rubber is
his top priority, pointing to many design
14.The sea breeze A)blows gently, laden with the B)elements in the construction that are intended
smell of B)district and salt, as I make my way to to make life as easy as C)possible for the cows
Kanjikuzhi, a C)coastal village in Kerala’s such as D)welfare floors and poles in the stable.
Alappuzha D)sand. a) D-C
a) D-C b) A-B
b) A-B c) B-D
c) B-D d) A-D
d) A-D e) no change
e) no change

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18.On a recent hot, sunny, day some lay in the that C)supplied the beverage brand over a
A)shade, others stood, eating from the food D)seed of the prized produce.
B)troughs that overlook the C)milking Merwe a) D-C
Harbor, while others milled around the D)busy b) A-B
robot. c) B-D
a) D-C d) A-D
b) A-B e) no change
c) B-D
d) A-D 22. Seed A)production farms and seed B)set up
e) no change have also been C)banks by her for State
D)Horticulture farms in Karnataka and
19. Carbon footprint and A)cognizant are not just Meghalaya.
buzzwords, says restaurateur Gauri Devidayal, a) D-C
insisting that we must be B)sustainability of the b) A-B
issues C)impacting climate D)change. c) B-C
a) D-C d) A-D
b) A-B e) no change
c) B-D
d) A-D 23. Once the A)process is over, they are either
e) no change B)across or cultivated to yield more seeds,” says
the geneticist, who has been C)collecting seeds
20."Like A)you used to have the concept of family from D)preserved the globe for over 25 years.
B)doctors, it is the need of the hour for a) B-D
C)everyone to have a family D)farmer, too," b) A-B
Dahiya tells me . c) B-C
a) A-B d) A-D
b) A-D e) no change
c) A-C
d) B-D 24. While Arakal says the A)decision to include
e) no change chefs in their effort to B)popularise the caper was
a C)conscious one, they are now focussed on bulk
21. When Neeraj Kakkar, founder of Paper Boat, selling and D)scaling up their production (based
was A)struggling to find a farm that grew black on permaculture) by 111 acres this year.
carrots, it was this B)tonne farm in Bengaluru a) A-B
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b) A-D
c) A-C 28.This company offers A)prefabricated
d) B-D greenhouses for terrace farming, soil-less systems
e) no change for B)indoor plants, customized micro-farms for
C)services, and annual grow-and-maintain
25. The farm’s Mexican gherkin, a crop D)balconies.
A)climateto South America, was a B)convenient a) B-D
one because it is a heat-loving vegetable that b) C-D
C)responds well to the Maharashtra D)common. c) B-C
a) B-D d) A-D
b) A-B e) no change
c) B-C
d) A-D 29. Astronomers at Canada’s McGill A)University
e) no change have made a “fingerprint” for the Earth, which
could be used to B)identify a potentially life
26. An international A)organic that connects C)sustaining planet D)beyond the solar system.
volunteers with B)network properties and farms, a) A-B
there are about 240 C)states spread across 16 b) A-D
D)hosts. c) A-C
a) B-D d) B-D
b) A-B and C-D e) no change
c) B-C
d) A-D 30. The fingerprint A)includes the simultaneous
e) no change B)source of both ozone and methane, which
happens only when there is an organic
27. This organic A)farming outfit hosts C)occurrence of these D)compounds on the
B)everything from C)pest management to planet, says the study.
kombucha D)brewing events a) B-D
a) A-B b) C-D
b) A-D c) B-C
c) A-C d) A-D
d) B-D e) no change
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ANSWERS
1. Answer: B
A-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
They are a relatively recent phenomenon, pointing to the role of uncontrolled economic expansion.
2. Answer: A
A-B can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
Man-made factors leading to devastation point to the unsustainability of the so-called ‘Kerala Model’, a
term used to describe the economic policy underpinning the State’s recent growth and development
history.
3. Answer: D
B-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
The foremost is the inability to meet the employment aspirations of the people, pushing them to live under
authoritarian regimes overseas.
4. Answer: C
A-C can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
The extraordinary events that we have witnessed this year range from fountains sprouting out of the earth
due to the hitherto unknown ‘water piping’ to constructed structures shifting, physical phenomena not yet
widely understood.
5. Answer: E
The sentence is already in correct order.
6. Answer: D
A-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
Though the researchers have specifically studied how E. coli evolve resistance against rifampicin, the
results may be extrapolated to Gram-negative bacteria in general.
7. Answer: A
A-C can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
Accepting the committee’s recommendation, WHO has now announced plans for an initial phase of the
registry using the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP)
8. Answer: B
B-D and A-C can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
To enhance the development of a global governance framework for human genome editing, the
committee will undertake both online consultations and in-person engagement.
9. Answer: C

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C-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.

The pictures were taken by the Terrain Mapping Camera-2 around 2. 15 p.m. on August 23. The orbiter was
then around 4,300 km from the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation said in its update on
Monday.
10. Answer: B
B-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
Though the duo earlier unsuccessfully tried their hands at start-ups offering deals, Mr. Mishra always
wanted to do something so he could impact a large population.
11. Answer: A
A-C can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
The aim of the app, according to Mr. Mishra, is to provide reliable information to its users, educate them
about technology tools to help improve their productivity and provide stakeholders connect.
12. Answer: D
A-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
Data analysis, the department held by Mr. Bhomia, is an important component of the start-up that helps
understand the need of users. Mr. Bhomia explains that everything that they do is data-driven.
13. Answer: A
D-C can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
During the hearings before the apex court, the land authorities argued that, besides the ‘inordinate delay’
in coming to court, the villagers of Gulsitapur and Tilpta cannot use a subsequent deal with Kasna as the
touchstone for their petition for enhanced compensation.
14. Answer: C
B-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
The sea breeze blows gently, laden with the smell of sand and salt, as I make my way to Kanjikuzhi, a
coastal village in Kerala’s Alappuzha district.
15. Answer: E
The sentence is already in correct order.
16. Answer: B
A-B can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
Moored in a small harbour in Rotterdam’s busy port, the farm is a futuristic three-storeyed floating
structure where one robot milks the cows and another automatically scoops up the manure that gives the
enterprise its familiar smell.
17. Answer: D
A-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
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Van Wingerden said that animal welfare is his top priority, pointing to many design elements in the
construction that are intended to make life as easy as possible for the cows such as rubber floors and poles
in the stable
18. Answer: A
D-C can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
On a recent hot, sunny, day some lay in the shade, others stood, eating from the food troughs that
overlook the busy Merwe Harbor, while others milled around the milking robot.
19. Answer: B
A-B can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
Carbon footprint and sustainability are not just buzzwords, says restaurateur Gauri Devidayal, insisting that
we must be cognizant of the issues impacting climate change
20. Answer: E
The sentence is already in correct order.
21. Answer: C
B-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
When Neeraj Kakkar, founder of Paper Boat, was struggling to find a farm that grew black carrots, it was
this seed farm in Bengaluru that supplied the beverage brand over a tonne of the prized produce .
22. Answer: C
B-C can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
Seed production farms and seed banks have also been set up by her for State Horticulture farms in
Karnataka and Meghalaya.
23. Answer: A
B-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
Once the process is over, they are either preserved or cultivated to yield more seeds,” says the geneticist,
who has been collecting seeds from across the globe for over 25 years.
24. Answer: E
The sentence is already in correct order.
25. Answer: D
A-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
The farm’s Mexican gherkin, a crop common to South America, was a convenient one because it is a heat-
loving vegetable that responds well to the Maharashtra climate.
26. Answer: B
A-B and C-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.

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An international network that connects volunteers with organic properties and farms, there are about 240
hosts spread across 16 states .
27. Answer: E
The sentence is already in correct order.
28. Answer: B
C-D can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
This company offers prefabricated greenhouses for terrace farming, soil-less systems for indoor plants,
customized micro-farms for balconies, and annual grow-and-maintain services
29. Answer: E
The sentence is already in correct order.
30. Answer: C
B-C can replace each other and form a meaningful sentence.
The fingerprint includes the simultaneous occurrence of both ozone and methane, which happens only
when there is an organic source of these compounds on the planet, says the study.

New Pattern Sentence Rearrangement

Directions (1-30): In each of the following e) CABD

questions a sentence is divided into four parts A,
B,C and D. rearrange the following parts (A) ,(B), 2.
(C) and (D) in the proper sequence to form a A) 20% blending of ethanol in petrol and
meaningful sentence and choose the correct B) the National Policy on Biofuels-2018 approved
order from the options given below. by
1. C) 5% blending of bio-diesel in diesel by 2030
A) VIP involved plantations, World Environment D) the Government envisages an indicative target
day and Van Mahotsava of
B) green plantation and plan conservation a) BDAC
C) she will be involved in various b) DBAC
D) programmes, including ceremonial plantations c) ABDC
a) ACBD d) DBCA
b) CDBA e) BDCA
c) CBDA
d) ABCD 3.

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A) the existence of default within 14 days of C) it measured that the water consumption rates
receiving a resolution application and of households, industries
B) IBC 2016 says that National Company Law D) and streams and plotted the index with
Tribunal (NCLT) must determine projected population growth
C) record its reasons in writing if it has not passed a) BADC
an order within 14 days b) CADB
D) may accept or reject it and the new Bill states c) CDAB
that the NCLT must d) ABCD
a) ABCD e) CBAD
b) BCDA
c) BDAC 6.
d) BADC A) Supplies Corporation last week where
e) ADBC consumers
B) a trial run of the project was conducted by the
4. Telangana Civil
A) experiencing first-hand roles of IAF air warrior C) from Andhra Pradesh bought their
and commodities
B) launched by Air Chief Marshal Shri B.S. Dhanoa D) from the fair price shop in Hyderabad
features facilities like a) BACD
C) also to apply and appear for recruitment from b) BADC
the mobile phone itself c) ABCD
D) “Indian Air Force: Cut Above” official Mobile d) ABDC
gaming application e) DBAC
a) BADC
b) DABC 7.
c) DACB A) its one year testing period
d) BADC B) theft and break-ins and make 120 arrests
e) DBAC during
C) the state has helped to crack 85 open cases of
5. D) the system is said to be first-of-its-kind in the
A) and farm sectors and the available resources in country and
rivers, lakes a) BCAD
B) trends to rank the cities facing the biggest b) CBDC
threat to their water resources c) ABCD
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d) DCBA C) quality infrastructure, and financial

e) DBCA management
a) ABDC
8. b) BADC
A) and 4 from Africa. c) ADBC
B) 5 from Latin America, 1 from Caribbean d) ABCD
C) currently there are 28 signatories e) BACD
D) including 17 European Union countries
a) CDBA 11.
b) DCBA A) Girijesh Prasad who belongs to Gorakhpur
c) ABCD B) United Kingdom, and their teacher
d) BACD C) partnered with the University of Ulster,
e) CDAB D) in order to develop the product they had
a) DBCA
9. b) BADC
A) provide a suite of citizen-centric services such c) ABCD
as banking d) ACDB
B) in Partnership with Common Service e) DCBA
Centre(CSC), India post will
C) remittance, insurance, DBT, bill and 12.
D) tax payments, etc at post offices A) who has been a non-executive independent
a) BCDA director as
b) DBCA B) chain named S.V. Ranganath(a 1975-batch IAS
c) DCBA officer from Karnataka)
d) ABCD C) coffee Day Enterprises Ltd, which owns the
e) BACD Café Coffee Day (CCD)
D) interim chairman after founder V.G.
10. Siddhartha was confirmed dead
A) as a municipal commissioner in Surat, Gujarat, a) CBAD
he was involved b) CABD
D) in the process of converting Surat into one of c) DABC
the models of urban d) ABCD
B) governance with its impetus on solid waste e) BCDA
management
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13. C) it will help in sharing the development

A) certification systems export brand promotion experience to
and technology upgradation D) economy in the 21st century
B) silk Samagra scheme has 4 major components a) ABCD
– research & development, training, transfer of b) CBAD
technology c) CDBA
C) and Information Technology initiatives, seed d) DCBA
organisations, e) CABD
D) coordination and market development and
quality 16.
a) ABCD A) Investment Authority with 12.56%
b) CABD B) more than 25% stake while Japan’s ORIX Corp
c) BCDA C) with a 23.54% stake and Abu Dhabi
d) BDCA D) lic is the IL&FS biggest shareholder with a
e) ACBD a) DBCA
b) ABCD
14. c) DCAB
A) since November 2016, the government is d) ACDB
implementing the e) CADB
B) of Rs 1–3 per kg to over 80 crore people
C) National Food Security Act (NSA), under which 17.
foodgrains are A) in 1991, the Indian government declared July 1
D) supplied every month at highly subsidized as National Doctors day
rates B) Dr. B C Roy was born on 1st July 1882 played a
a) DCBA crucial role
b) ABCD C) in the formation of the Indian Medical
c) ACDB Association in 1928
d) ADCB D) and also in the formation of the Medical
e) ACBD Council of India (MCI) and
a) ABCD
15. b) BCDA
A) build capacities of partner countries in Africa c) BDCA
in d) ACBD
B) order to face the challenges of the knowledge e) CBDA
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B) Mount Denali (the highest peak in Northern

18. America stands
A) Karnataka (Southern bird wings) and Kerala C) uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer and DIG
(Malabar banded peacock) (Deputy Inspector General of Police)
B) state butterfly followed by Uttarakhand D) in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Aparna
(Common peacock), Kumar has scaled
C) its state butterfly and Maharashtra was the a) CBDA
first to declare Blue Mormon as its b) ABCD
D) tamil Nadu has become the fifth state in the c) ACBD
country to announce d) DCAB
a) BCDA e) CDBA
b) ABCD
c) DBCA 21.
d) DCBA A) indian Railways is conducting extensive trials
e) BDCA of modern technology
B) union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal stated
19. that In order to reduce accidents
A) the 5 key intervention areas under the C) for detecting obstructions on tracks during fog
campaign include D) TRI-NETRA (Terrain Imaging for Drivers
B) structures, watershed development, and Infrared, Enhanced, Optical & Radar Assisted)
intensive afforestation a) BDAC
C) traditional and other water bodies, reuse, bore b) BADC
well recharge c) ABCD
D) water conservation and rainwater harvesting, d) CDBA
renovation of e) DACB
a) ABCD
b) ACBD 22.
c) ADCB A) the transit method in an area 400 times larger
d) BDCA than
e) BCDA B) Explorers program is aimed at searching for
exoplanets using
20. C) that covered by its predecessor Kepler mission
A) at 20,310 feet) in Alaska, USA (United States of D) it is a space telescope cost $200 million
America) launched as part of NASA’s
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a) DBAC A) to avail the Cancer and Cardiovascular

b) ABCD Diseases drugs
c) ADCB B) affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for
d) DABC Treatment (AMRIT)
e) DACB C) Deendayal outlets were opened at 159
D) Institutions/Hospitals at discounted prices to
23. the patients
A) america’s space agency, National Aeronautics a) ABCD
and Space b) BCAD
B) flying multi rover vehicle, ’Dragonfly’ to c) BCDA
Saturn’s d) DCBA
C) Administration (NASA) has planned to send a e) CDAB
D) moon Titan to search for signs of life
a) ABCD 26.
b) ADBC A) and Diagnostics (CDFD) signed a Memorandum
c) ACBD of Understanding (MoU)
d) BCDA B) to enable newer diagnostic methods to treat
e) DACB genetic disorders
C) for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and
24. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting
A) lasted for just a fraction of a second D) hyderabad based Indian biotechnology
B) the source of FRB 180924, a mysterious research establishments Centre
powerful pulse of a) CDAB
C) for the first time, an international team of b) BDCA
researchers has discovered c) DBAC
D) cosmic energy known as Fast Radio Burst d) DCAB
(FRB), which e) ABCD
a) CDBA
b) ABCD 27.
c) ACBD A) such as artificial intelligence (AI), internet of
d) DCBA things, and
e) CBDA B) cloud solutions will give solution in the field of
agriculture
25.
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C) IBM’s Watson Decision Platform, a platform B) the panel tasked with examining the current
comprising next-generation technologies regulatory
D) at village level or farm level to provide C) component thereof and suggests changes
weather forecast and soil moisture information D) efficacy, and effectiveness of every
a) CABD a) BDCA
b) ABCD b) DBCA
c) DCAB c) DCBA
d) CBAD d) ABCD
e) DACB e) BADC

28. 30.
A) the amendment paves the way for US-India A) has a branch network of 322 branches and will
defense provide the service
B) impetus on counter-terrorism, counter-piracy, B) to the customers through the entire loan life-
C) maritime security, and humanitarian assistance cycle
D) cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) C) including sourcing, documentation, collection
and special and loan servicing
a) ABCD D) indoStar will originate customers in tier-II, III,
b) DCBA IV cities where it
c) ADBC a) ABCD
d) BCDA b) DABC
e) DACB c) DBAC
d) CDAB
29. e) BADC
A) framework for CICs in terms of adequacy,

ANSWERS
1. Answer: b) The correct rearrangement is BADC
The correct rearrangement is CDBA 4. Answer: e)
2. Answer: a) The correct rearrangement is DBAC
The correct rearrangement is BDAC 5. Answer: b)
3. Answer: d) The correct rearrangement is CADB

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6. Answer: a) The correct rearrangement is DCBA

The correct rearrangement is BACD 19. Answer: c)
7. Answer: d) The correct rearrangement is ADCB
The correct rearrangement is DCBA 20. Answer: e)
8. Answer: a) The correct rearrangement is CDBA
The correct rearrangement is CDBA 21. Answer: b)
9. Answer: e) The correct rearrangement is BADC
The correct rearrangement is BACD 22. Answer: a)
10. Answer: c) The correct rearrangement is DBAC
The correct rearrangement is ADBC 23. Answer: c)
11. Answer: e) The correct rearrangement is ACBD
The correct rearrangement is DCBA 24. Answer: e)
12. Answer: a) The correct rearrangement is CBDA
The correct rearrangement is CBAD 25. Answer: b)
13. Answer: c) The correct rearrangement is BCAD
The correct rearrangement is BCDA 26. Answer: d)
14. Answer: c) The correct rearrangement is DCAB
The correct rearrangement is ACDB 27. Answer: a)
15. Answer: e) The correct rearrangement is CABD
The correct rearrangement is CABD 28. Answer: c)
16. Answer: a) The correct rearrangement is ADBC
The correct rearrangement is DBCA 29. Answer: e)
17. Answer: b) The correct rearrangement is BADC
The correct rearrangement is BCDA 30. Answer: b)
18. Answer: d) The correct rearrangement is DABC

Phrase/Word Replacement

Directions (1-30): Which of the phrases/words and ‘No correction is required’, mark (e) as the
(a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each statement answer.
should replace the phrase/word printed in bold 1. He told the children not to stop the work.
in the sentence to make it grammatically a) not stopping
correct. If the sentence is correct as it is given b) don’t stop

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c) not stopping of 6. It has been three years since I have seen him
d) to not stop last.
e) No correction is required. a) when I have seen him
b) since I had seen him
2. She succeeded by dint of hard work. c) since I saw him
a) by means of d) as I have seen him
b) by doing e) No correction is required.
c) by virtue of
d) in doing 7. My neighbor is having three dogs.
e) No correction is required. a) is owning
b) has
3. You have read that book for ages. c) is possessing
a) have been reading d) have
b) had read e) No correction is required.
c) will be reading
d) should read 8. His flute recitation was highly appreciated.
e) No correction is required. a) flute recital
b) flute play
4. The only bit of relief for the victims has been c) flute singing
the increase in compensation. d) fluting
a) were e) No correction is required.
b) have been
c) was that they were given 9. She must try at making him understand.
d) is been a) to make him to understand
e) No correction is required. b) to make him understand
c) to make his understanding
5. I am not sure why she is wanting to see him. d) at make his understand
a) she wants e) No correction is required.
b) does she wants
c) is she wanting 10. Those are your new books, aren’t they?
d) had she wants a) isn’t it?
e) No correction is required. b) are they?
c) is it so?
d) doesn’t it?
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e) No correction is required. 15. Studies in the past have shown that those
who limit their activity span during the day in
11. She told to us everything he knew. winters are more likely to suffer from depression.
a) us everything he knew a) more likely for
b) us everything he is knowing b) mostly likely to
c) us everything he was knowing c) most likely for
d) us everything he has knowing d) most likeliest for
e) No correction is required. e) No correction is required.

12. Unless you do not work hard, you won’t 16. In some cases, factors like low salary, lack of
succeed in life. growth prospects and lack of motivation compel
a) cannot work hard all employee to look for a change.
b) will not work hard a) compel those employees
c) work hard b) compelling all employees
d) shall not work hard c) compelling the employee
e) No correction is required. d) compel employees
e) No correction is required.
13. As I am tired, I cannot be able to climb this
hill now. 17. Living with compassion and contributing to
a) can be able others lives would helping us add happiness to
b) will not be able our lives as well.
c) will not be possible a) will helping us
d) shall not be able b) will help us
e) No correction is required. c) would helped them
d) will helped us
14. We asked her that how she got time to write e) No correction is required.
all these books.
a) that how did she got 18. The easiest way for prevent stress caused by
b) that how she was getting work or home pressures is to indulge in high
c) how did she get levels of physical activity.
d) how she got a) easily way to
e) No correction is required. b) easier ways for
c) easiest way to
d) easier way from
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e) No correction is required. because their efforts challenge the chimera of

normalcy in the area.
19. US secretary of state made it clear that time a) not just because
running out for diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear b) just not because
programme and said that talks aimed at c) not just
preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear d) because just
weapon would resume in april. e) No correction is required.
a) runs out
b) was running out 23. The doctor’s association has threatened
c) ran out indefinite strike support of their business.
d) run a) on supporting to
e) No correction is required. b) to supporting
c) for support
20. While the war of the generals rage on d) in support of
somewhere in small town India, wonderful things e) No correction is required.
are happening, quietly and minus fanfare.
a) rage 24. The boy wanted to ask his father for money,
b) raging but waited for a propitious occasion.
c) rages on a) protective
d) raged on b) prophetic
e) No correction is required. c) prospective
d) prosperous
21. According to WWF, the same Island nation of e) No correction is required.
Samoa was the first in switch off its lights for
Earth hour. 25. In terms with seating capacity, it is the third
a) first to switch off largest stadium in India.
b) the first to switch off a) on terms with
c) the first of switch off b) as far as
d) first in switch off c) in respective to terms with
e) No correction is required. d) in terms of
e) No correction is required.
22. The campaign is significant because not just
the youths are directly appealing to the world but 26. That actor can double for the star, if needed
be.
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a) if need d) taken the huge

b) if need be e) No correction is required.
c) while it is needed
d) whenever needed be 29. Combining the ongoing crisis in Europe, the
e) No correction is required. data does make a case for a pause in the rate
hike.
27. The 1982, Asian Games brought about major a) together
change in India. b) apart with
a) brought after b) combined with
b) bring after d) combination of
c) best resulted e) No correction is required.
d) bring around
e) No correction is required. 30. More than one person was killed in the
accident.
28. Tourism, surely has suffered given the huge a) were killed
social unrest in the country. b) are killed
a) giving the huge c) have been killed
b) because to d) had killed
c) as the huge e) No correction is required.

ANSWERS
1. Answer: E 8. Answer: A
2. Answer: C His flute recital was highly appreciated.
She succeeded by virtue of hard work. 9. Answer: B
3. Answer: A She must try to make him understand.
You have been reading that book for ages. 10. Answer: E
4. Answer: E 11. Answer: A
5. Answer: A She told us everything he knew.
I am not sure why she wants to see him. 12. Answer: C
6. Answer: C Unless you work hard, you won’t succeed in life.
It has been three years since I saw him last. 13. Answer: B
7. Answer: B As I am tired, will not be able to climb this hill
My neighbor has three dogs. now.

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14. Answer: D According to WWF, the same Island nation of

We asked her how she got time to write all these Samoa was the first to switch off its lights for
books. Earth hour.
15. Answer: E 22. Answer: A
16. Answer: D The campaign is significant not just because the
In some cases, factors like low salary, lack of youths are directly appealing to the world but
growth prospects and lack of motivation compel because their efforts challenge the chimera of
employees to look for a change normalcy in the area.
17. Answer: B 23. Answer: D
Living with compassion and contributing to The doctor’s association has threatened
others lives will help us add happiness to our lives indefinite strike in support of their business.
as well. 24. Answer: E
18. Answer: C Propitious- favourable
The easiest way to prevent stress caused by work 25. Answer: D
or home pressures is to indulge in high levels of In terms of seating capacity, it is the third largest
physical activity. stadium in India.
19. Answer: B 26. Answer: B
US secretary of state made it clear that time was That actor can double for the star, if need be.
running out for diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear 27. Answer: E
programme and said that talks aimed at 28. Answer: E
preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear 29. Answer: C
weapon would resume in april. Combined with the ongoing crisis in Europe, the
20. Answer: C data does make a case for a pause in the rate
While the war of the generals rages on hike.
somewhere in small town India, wonderful things 30. Answer: A
are happening, quietly and minus fanfare. More than one person were killed in the accident
21. Answer: B

Parajumbles – Story Based

DIRECTIONS (1-6) form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the

Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), questions given below them.
(C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to

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(A) The lion was so tickled by the idea of the a) A

mouse being able to help him that he lifted his b) B
paw and let him go. c) F
(B) This soon awakened the lion, who placed his d) D
huge paw on the mouse, and opened his big jaws e) E
to swallow him.
(C) And who knows, I may be able to do you a 4. Which of the following should be the FIFTH
good turn one of these days!” statement after rearrangement?
(D) I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget a) A
your kindness. b) B
(E) Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, was c) C
asleep, a little mouse began running up and down d) D
on him. e) E
(F) "Pardon, O King!" cried the little mouse.
"Forgive me this time. 5. Which of the following should be the SIXTH
(LAST) statement after rearrangement?
1. Which of the following should be the FIRST a) A
statement after rearrangement? b) B
a) A c) C
b) B d) D
c) C e) E
d) D
e) E 6. Which of the following should be the FOURTH
statement after rearrangement?
2. Which of the following should be the SECOND a) A
statement after rearrangement? b) B
a) A c) C
b) B d) D
c) C e) E
d) D
e) E DIRECTIONS (6-12)
Rearrange the following six sentences
3. Which of the following should be the THIRD (A),(B),(C),(D),(E) and (F) in the proper sequence
statement after rearrangement?
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to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer 9. Which of the following should be the FOURTH
the questions given below them. statement after rearrangement?
a) A
(A) Every day, before going to bed, the miser b) B
went to the stones where he hid the gold and c) F
counted the coins. d) D
(B) After it was dark, the thief went to the hiding e) E
place and took the gold.
(C) One day, a thief who knew the old miser’s 10. Which of the following should be the FIFTH
routine, waited for the old man to go back into statement after rearrangement?
his house. a) A
(D) He continued this routine every day, but not b) B
once did he spend the gold he saved. c) C
(E) The miser hid his gold coins in a pit under d) D
some stones in the garden. e) E
(F) An old miser lived in a house with a garden.
11. Which of the following should be the SIXTH
7. Which of the following should be the SECOND (LAST) statement after rearrangement?
statement after rearrangement? a) A
a) A b) B
b) E c) C
c) C d) D
d) D e) E
e) F
12. Which of the following should be the THIRD
8. Which of the following should be the FIRST statement after rearrangement?
statement after rearrangement? a) A
a) A b) B
b) B c) C
c) C d) D
d) D e) E
e) F

DIRECTIONS (13-18)
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Rearrange the following six sentences 15. Which of the following should be the FIRST
(A),(B),(C),(D),(E) and (F) in the proper sequence statement after rearrangement?
to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer a) A
the questions given below them. b) B
c) F
(A)But one day, the friends fought and each cow d) D
went to graze in a different direction. e) E
(B)Four cows lived in a forest near a meadow.
(C)They hid in the bushes and surprised the cows 16. Which of the following should be the FOURTH
and killed them all, one by one. statement after rearrangement?
(D)They were good friends and did everything a) A
together. b) B
(E)A tiger and a lion saw this and decided that it c) C
was the perfect opportunity to kill the cows. d) D
(F)They grazed together and stayed together, e) E
because of which no tigers or lions were able to
kill them for food. 17. Which of the following should be the SIXTH
(LAST) statement after rearrangement?
13. Which of the following should be the SECOND a) A
statement after rearrangement from the bottom? b) B
a) A c) C
b) E d) D
c) C e) E
d) D
e) F 18. Which of the following should be the FIFTH
statement after rearrangement?
14. Which of the following should be the THIRD a) A
statement after rearrangement? b) B
a) A c) C
b) B d) D
c) C e) E
d) F
e) D
DIRECTIONS (19-24)
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Rearrange the following six sentences d) F

(A),(B),(C),(D),(E) and (F) in the proper sequence e) D
to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer
the questions given below them. 21. Which of the following should be the FIRST
statement after rearrangement?
(A)They partied all night before their exams and a) A
planned to skip the test by lying to the professor. b) B
(B)They continued to say that they had to push c) F
the car all the way back, as they didn’t have a d) D
spare tire and hence, were not in a position to e) E
write the exam.
(C)So they went to the dean and told him that 22. Which of the following should be the FOURTH
they had been to a wedding the previous night statement after rearrangement?
and on their way back, they had a flat tire. a) A
(D)There were four friends who hated studying. b) B
(E)Happy that they got a second chance, the four c) C
friends studied hard and were ready for the d) D
exam. e) E
(F)The dean listened and agreed to let them take
the test on a later date. 23. Which of the following should be the SIXTH
(LAST) statement after rearrangement?
19. Which of the following should be the THIRD a) A
statement after rearrangement from the bottom? b) B
a) A c) C
b) E d) D
c) C e) E
d) D
e) B 24. Which of the following should be the FIFTH
statement after rearrangement?
20. Which of the following should be the THIRD a) A
statement after rearrangement from the top? b) B
a) A c) F
b) B d) D
c) C e) E
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a) A
DIRECTIONS (25-30) b) B
Rearrange the following six sentences c) C
(A),(B),(C),(D),(E) and (F) in the proper sequence d) F
to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer e) D
the questions given below them.
27. Which of the following should be the SECOND
(A)He went on to say that he went to the Rhodes statement after rearrangement?
where he had leaped to such distances that no a) A
man could ever match his feat. b) B
(B)Hearing the man boast so much, a smart c) F
bystander said, “Oh good man, we do not need d) D
any witnesses to believe your words. Imagine this e) E
place to be Rhodes and leap for us”.
(C)A man came back from a tour and boasted 28. Which of the following should be the FOURTH
about his adventurous journeys. statement after rearrangement?
(D)He even went on to say that there were a) A
witnesses who would vouch for his words b) B
(E)The lying traveler didn’t know what to do and c) C
went away quietly. d) D
(F)He talked at length about the different people e) E
he met and his amazing feats that got him fame
and praise from people everywhere. 29. Which of the following should be the SIXTH
(LAST) statement after rearrangement?
25. Which of the following should be the FIRST a) A
statement after rearrangement? b) B
a) A c) C
b) E d) D
c) C e) E
d) D
e) B 30. Which of the following should be the FIFTH
statement after rearrangement?
26. Which of the following should be the THIRD a) A
statement after rearrangement? b) B
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c) F e) E
d) D

ANSWERS
1. Answer: E
2. Answer: B
3. Answer: C
4. Answer: C
5. Answer: A
6. Answer: D
The correct sequence is EBFDCA
(E) Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down on him.
(B) This soon awakened the lion, who placed his huge paw on the mouse, and opened his big jaws to
swallow him.
(F) "Pardon, O King!" cried the little mouse. "Forgive me this time.
(D) I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness.
(C) And who knows, I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days!”
(A) The lion was so tickled by the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted his paw and let
him go.

7. Answer: B
8. Answer: E
9. Answer: D
10. Answer: C
11. Answer: B
12. Answer: A
The correct sequence is FEADCB
(F) An old miser lived in a house with a garden.
(E) The miser hid his gold coins in a pit under some stones in the garden.
(A) Every day, before going to bed, the miser went to the stones where he hid the gold and counted the
coins.
(D) He continued this routine every day, but not once did he spend the gold he saved.
(C) One day, a thief who knew the old miser’s routine, waited for the old man to go back into his house.

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(B) After it was dark, the thief went to the hiding place and took the gold.

13. Answer: B
14. Answer: D
15. Answer: B
16. Answer: A
17. Answer: C
18. Answer: E
The correct sequence is BDFAEC
(B)Four cows lived in a forest near a meadow.
(D)They were good friends and did everything together.
(F)They grazed together and stayed together, because of which no tigers or lions were able to kill them for
food.
(A)But one day, the friends fought and each cow went to graze in a different direction.
(E)A tiger and a lion saw this and decided that it was the perfect opportunity to kill the cows.
(C)They hid in the bushes and surprised the cows and killed them all, one by one.

19. Answer: E
20. Answer: C
21. Answer: D
22. Answer: B
23. Answer: E
24. Answer: C
The correct sequence is DACBFE
(D)There were four friends who hated studying.
(A)They partied all night before their exams and planned to skip the test by lying to the professor.
(C)So they went to the dean and told him that they had been to a wedding the previous night and on their
way back, they had a flat tire.
(B)They continued to say that they had to push the car all the way back, as they didn’t have a spare tire and
hence, were not in a position to write the exam.
(F)The dean listened and agreed to let them take the test on a later date.
(E)Happy that they got a second chance, the four friends studied hard and were ready for the exam.

25. Answer: C
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26. Answer: A
27. Answer: C

28. Answer: D
29. Answer: E
30. Answer: B
The correct sequence is CFADBE.
(C)A man came back from a tour and boasted about his adventurous journeys.
(F)He talked at length about the different people he met and his amazing feats that got him fame and
praise from people everywhere.
(A)He went on to say that he went to the Rhodes where he had leaped to such distances that no man could
ever match his feat.
(D)He even went on to say that there were witnesses who would vouch for his words
(B)Hearing the man boast so much, a smart bystander said, “Oh good man, we do not need any witnesses
to believe your words. Imagine this place to be Rhodes and leap for us”.
(E)The lying traveler didn’t know what to do and went away quietly.

Jumbled Sentences

Direction (1-5): The passage has been divided C) Overall, Brazil has seen more than 76,000 fires
into several sentences, denoted by (A), (B), (C), ravage the Amazon in 2019, of which around
(D), (E), (F) and (G). Read the sentence and 10,000 have been started in the past few weeks,
arrange them in a manner that the sentences mainly by loggers and farmers seeking, as they do
make a meaningful paragraph. during the summer months, to clear vast tracts
A) The flames are not confined just to Brazil for agricultural or industrial use.
either. In neighbouring Bolivia, deadly blazes are D) However, this annual exercise of planned
devastating forests and farmlands, so much so, deforestation appears to have crossed a tipping
that its President, Evo Morales, has put his re- point this year. There has been an increase of at
election campaign on hold over the weekend. least 80% in the number of recorded fires
B) This week, images of darkening skies above compared to the same period in 2018, according
Sao Paulo, more than 2,700 km away from the to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research
fires, went viral. The number and intensity of the (INPE)
fires are closely linked to the rate of E) The Amazon rainforest, the largest of its kind in
deforestation. the world, is ablaze, with over 9,500 distinct fires
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burning through its main basin since August 15. a) E

b) D
F) unlike his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro, c) B
was quick to welcome foreign aid to help fight d) A
the fires. e) F
G) . Some reports estimate that in July 2019, the
Amazon shrunk by 1,345 sq km, up 39% from the 5) Which sentence should be fourth in the
same month last year, and a historical record paragraph?
1) Which sentence should be sixth in the a) E
paragraph? b) F
a) D c) D
b) C d) C
c) A e) B
d) F
e) B Direction (6-10): The passage has been divided
into several sentences, denoted by (A), (B), (C),
2) Which sentence should be third in the (D), (E), (F) and (G). Read the sentence and
paragraph? arrange them in a manner that the sentences
a) B make a meaningful paragraph.
b) D A) The trigger was China’s devaluation of the
c) E yuan to below the 7 per dollar level for the first
d) A time in more than a decade; the last time that the
e) C yuan was seen below the 7 per dollar mark was
during the global financial crisis in 2008.
3) Which sentence should be fifth in the B) The Turkish lira, Brazilian real, South Africa’s
paragraph? rand, the Mexican peso have all uniformly lost
a) E value versus the dollar with the Argentine peso
b) G losing the most, but this has more to do with the
c) C Argentine economy’s woes.
d) D C) It has weakened by a little over 4% since mid-
e) F July and on Friday nudged the 72 mark to a dollar
before retracing its steps. The fall has to be seen
4) Which sentence should be last in the in the context of the overall weakness in
paragraph?
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currencies of emerging markets and Asia in b) G

August. c) B
D) Emerging market currencies have also been d) D
depressed more since the bond yield curve e) F
inverted in the U.S. last week when yields on 10-
year bonds fell below the two-year note signalling 9) Which sentence should be last in the
the market’s fear of a recession in the U.S. paragraph?
economy. a) E
E) While there’s no data to support such fears as b) D
of now, the trade spat with China seems to be c) B
giving the jitters to the market. d) A
F) The rupee is back in the news following a sharp e) F
depreciation in its value versus the dollar in the
last one month after a prolonged period of 10) Which sentence should be third in the
relative stability. paragraph?
6) Which sentence should be fifth in the a) E
paragraph? b) F
a) D c) D
b) C d) C
c) G e) B
d) F
e) B Direction (11-15): The passage has been divided
into several sentences, denoted by (A), (B), (C),
7) Which sentence should be second in the (D), (E), (F) and (G). Read the sentence and
paragraph? arrange them in a manner that the sentences
a) B make a meaningful paragraph.
b) G A) However, Mr. Trump has made it clear, in at
c) E least three recent statements, that the situation
d) A in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and resultant
e) C tensions between India and Pakistan will claim
much of the conversation.
8) Which sentence should be first in the B) The two leaders have a full bilateral agenda to
paragraph? discuss, including defence and strategic
a) E cooperation, and will need to resolve outstanding
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trade issues, as well as deal with possible U.S. 12) Which sentence should be fourth in the
sanctions on India for an upcoming purchase of paragraph?
the Russian S-400 anti missile systems and the a) G
future of Iran sanctions for oil purchases. b) D
C) For starters, Mr. Trump has repeated, despite c) E
several rejections from India, that he would like d) A
to “mediate” between the two countries. e) C
D) While Mr. Trump is free to make assertions, The correct order of sentence after
his views on the Kashmir dispute betray an rearrangement is EBGACFD
ignorance of the nature of the conflict and the
situation on the ground. 13) Which sentence should be fifth in the
E) In the run-up to the meeting between Prime paragraph?
Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President a) E
Donald Trump, expected on the sidelines of the b) G
G7 summit, many in South Block would have c) C
hoped that the U.S. President would not make d) D
any of his characteristically controversial e) F
statements. The correct order of sentence after
F) He has also called the India-Pakistan conflict rearrangement is EBGACFD
over Kashmir a ‘religious problem’.
G) It is clear that India’s concerns over the U.S.- 14) Which sentence should be sixth in the
Taliban peace process will also be high on the paragraph?
agenda. a) E
b) D
11) Which sentence should be first in the c) B
paragraph? d) A
a) D e) F
b) C The correct order of sentence after
c) E rearrangement is EBGACFD
d) F
e) B 15) Which sentence should be second in the
The correct order of sentence after paragraph?
rearrangement is EBGACFD a) E
b) F
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c) A Government’s decision on August 5 to revoke the

d) C special constitutional status of the erstwhile
e) B State.

Direction (16-20): The passage has been divided 16) Which sentence should be first in the
into several sentences, denoted by (A), (B), (C), paragraph?
(D), (E), and (F). Read the sentence and arrange a) D
them in a manner that the sentences make a b) C
meaningful paragraph. c) A
A) The Press Council of India (PCI)’s support of d) F
government restrictions on communication last e) B
week was brazenly contrary to its mandate and
purpose. 17) Which sentence should be fourth in the
B) The petitioner has cited Articles 14 (equality paragraph?
before the law) and 19 (freedom of speech and a) B
expression) of the Constitution of India, and the b) D
PCI’s intervention, if any, should have been on c) E
the side of the petitioner. d) A
C) The notion that an open society, and an e) C
independent media, are somehow a threat to the
nation’s integrity and sovereignty is nothing less 18) Which sentence should be second in the
than a rationale for despotism. paragraph?
D) Instead, it has justified restrictions on a) E
communication “in the interest of the integrity b) G
and sovereignty of the nation”. c) C
E) That it is coming from a statutory, quasi- d) D
judicial, autonomous body whose mandate it is to e) F
protect and reinforce a professional and objective
media is shocking. 19) Which sentence should be fifth in the
F) It has sought to intervene in a petition by paragraph?
Kashmir Times executive editor Anuradha Bhasin, a) E
pending before the apex court, seeking an end to b) C
the restrictions on communication in Jammu and c) B
Kashmir that were imposed before the d) A
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e) F rare point of agreement between U.S. President

Donald Trump and the country’s professional
20) Which sentence should be last in the strategists.
paragraph?
a) E E) With Islamabad crying itself hoarse over the
b) F sudden turnaround in India’s posture and
c) D considering the history of conflicts between the
d) C two countries, the U.S. — even under an
e) G isolationist President — could not have looked
the other way.
Direction (21-25): The passage has been divided
into several sentences, denoted by (A), (B), (C), F) He also urged Mr. Khan to “moderate rhetoric
(D), (E), (F) and (G). Read the sentence and with India”, echoing India’s sentiments.
arrange them in a manner that the sentences
make a meaningful paragraph. G) He had spoken to Mr. Khan last week too, as
A) Pakistan’s ruling establishment has flourished relations between the neighbours took a turn for
by using Kashmir as a troupe of Islamic the worse after India’s decision to revoke the
nationalism, even as its society sank in radicalism special status of J&K on August 5.
and violence. 21) Which sentence should be first in the
paragraph?
B) He conveyed the importance of reducing a) D
tensions and maintaining peace to Prime Minister b) C
Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister c) A
Imran Khan. d) F
e) B
C) Under Mr. Modi, India has revised its long-held
policy on J&K and ruled out any role for Pakistan 22) Which sentence should be last in the
in New Delhi’s ties with the troubled region, paragraph?
while reiterating its claim over Pakistan occupied a) B
territory. b) D
c) E
D) The United States views Jammu and Kashmir d) A
as a nuclear flashpoint, considering the e) C
capabilities of India and Pakistan, and this is a
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23) Which sentence should be third in the B) P.V. Sindhu’s victory at the badminton World
paragraph? Championships ought to be regarded as one of
a) E the finest achievements in the history of Indian
b) G sport. No Indian shuttler had claimed the World
c) C title before; certainly no one after Prakash
d) D Padukone and P. Gopichand came close to
e) F matching their All-England wins.
The correct order of sentence after C) Those doubts have now been answered
rearrangement is DBFGCAE emphatically. Two years ago, Sindhu had lost to
Okuhara in heartbreaking fashion at the same
24) Which sentence should be second in the juncture; this time, Sindhu battered her Japanese
paragraph? rival.
a) E D) The 24-year-old from Hyderabad showcased
b) D some ferocious hitting, her 21-7, 21-7 win the
c) B most resounding margin in the women’s singles
d) A final at the Worlds since the 21-point format was
e) F adopted in 2006.
E) Indeed, Sindhu was in tremendous form
25) Which sentence should be fifth in the throughout the Championships, dropping only
paragraph? one game — to old foe Tai Tzu-Ying in the
a) E quarterfinals — over the entire week.
b) F F) After a string of losses in major finals, including
c) D the 2016 Olympic Games, the 2017 and 2018
d) C World Championships, and the 2018
e) B Commonwealth and Asian Games, Sindhu’s big-
game temperament had been questioned, even if
Direction (26-30): The passage has been divided unfairly.
into several sentences, denoted by (A), (B), (C), G) With her brutal 38-minute dismantling of
(D), (E), (F) and (G). Read the sentence and Nozomi Okuhara in Basel, Sindhu has broken new
arrange them in a manner that the sentences ground.
make a meaningful paragraph.
A)That win over Tzu-Ying, from a game down, 26) Which sentence should be fourth in the
seemed a turning point; in the semi-finals, World paragraph?
No. 3 Chen Yufei was simply tossed aside. a) D
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b) C d) C
c) A e) B
d) F
e) B Direction (31-35): The passage has been divided
into several sentences, denoted by (A), (B), (C),
27) Which sentence should be second in the (D), (E), (F) and (G). Read the sentence and
paragraph? arrange them in a manner that the sentences
a) B make a meaningful paragraph.
b) D A) For India, another highlight of the tournament
c) E was a bronze for Sai Praneeth, the first Indian to
d) G win a medal in the men’s category in 36 years.
e) C Sindhu is at the vanguard of an effervescence in
Indian badminton.
28) Which sentence should be sixth in the B) What is of significance is that the challenge
paragraph? mounted by Indians is often led by women. It is
a) E women who have the potential to bring in most
b) G Olympic medals in the near future.
c) C C) It was her fifth career World Championship
d) D medal, a record she now jointly holds.
e) F D) Sindhu is well on her way to being one of
India’s greatest sportspersons.
29) Which sentence should be third in the E) Among them is Sindhu. Her career is one
paragraph? seldom seen in Indian sport. Early promise,
a) E through a dedicated and demanding training
b) D regimen, has been transformed into consistent
c) B success at the international level.
d) A F) Indian badminton is in the midst of a golden
e) F era. PV Sindhu won the women’s World
Championship title on Sunday, the first Indian to
30) Which sentence should be last in the do so.
paragraph? G) Over the last few years a new breed of players,
a) A combining fitness comparable to their Chinese
b) F counterparts with finely honed skills, have
c) D become a powerful force in the sport.
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Badminton’s potential to garner medals in d) A

Olympics is now on a par with shooting or e) F
wrestling, where Indians have done well in the
last few games. 35) Which sentence should be second in the
paragraph?
31) Which sentence should be first in the a) E
paragraph? b) F
a) D c) D
b) C d) C
c) A e) B
d) F
e) B Direction (36-40): The passage has been divided
into several sentences, denoted by (A), (B), (C),
32) Which sentence should be last in the (D), (E), (F) and (G). Read the sentence and
paragraph? arrange them in a manner that the sentences
a) B make a meaningful paragraph.
b) D A) If India has increased its population of tigers to
c) E an estimated 2,967 individuals in 2018-19,
d) A putting behind fiascos such as the Sariska
e) C wipeout 15 years ago, it adds to its global
standing as a conservation marvel: a populous
33) Which sentence should be fourth in the country that has preserved a lot of its natural
paragraph? heritage even amid fast-paced economic growth.
a) E B) Since the majority of the world’s wild tigers
b) G live in India, there is global attention on the
c) C counting exercise and the gaps the assessment
d) D exposes.
e) F C) It is important to put all the latest data, which
are no doubt encouraging, through rigorous peer
34) Which sentence should be sixth in the review.
paragraph? D) Conservation achievements — and some
a) E failures — can then be the subject of scientific
b) D scrutiny and find a place in scientific literature to
c) B aid efforts to save tigers.
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E) The National Tiger Conservation Authority 38) Which sentence should be fifth in the
(NTCA) has asserted in its report, ‘Status of Tigers paragraph?
in India 2018’, that 83% of the big cats censused a) E
were individually photographed using camera b) G
traps, 87% were confirmed through a camera c) C
trap-based capture-recapture technique, and d) D
other estimation methods were used to establish e) F
the total number.
F) Such numbers, however, are the subject of 39) Which sentence should be second in the
debate among sections of the scientific paragraph?
community, mainly on methodological grounds, a) E
since independent studies of even well-protected b) D
reserves showed a lower increase. c) B
G) Previous estimates for periods between 2006 d) A
and 2010 and then up to 2014 indicated a steady e) F
increase in tiger abundance.
40) Which sentence should be last in the
36) Which sentence should be third in the paragraph?
paragraph? a) E
a) E b) G
b) C c) D
c) A d) C
d) F e) B
e) B
Direction (41-45): The passage has been divided
37) Which sentence should be fourth in the into several sentences, denoted by (A), (B), (C),
paragraph? (D), (E), (F) and (G). Read the sentence and
a) B arrange them in a manner that the sentences
b) D make a meaningful paragraph.
c) E A) Similar gains would accrue nationwide, but it is
d) G regions with low social development, reflected
e) C partly in reliance on solid fuels for cooking, and
those with ambient air pollution caused by
stubble-burning, construction dust and unbridled
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motorisation such as Delhi that would benefit the b) C

most. c) A
B) No State met the annual average exposure d) F
norm for PM2.5 of 10 micrograms per cubic e) B
metre set by the World Health Organisation.
C) The deadly results of official apathy are 42) Which sentence should be second in the
outlined in the Global Burden of Disease 2017 paragraph?
report on the impact of air pollution on deaths, a) B
disease burden, and life expectancy across the b) D
states of India, published by The Lancet. c) E
D) Millions of people are forced to lead morbid d) F
lives or face premature death due to bad air e) C
quality. India’s national standard for ambient fine
particulate matter, or PM2.5, is notoriously lax at 43) Which sentence should be last in the
40 micrograms per cubic metre, but even so, 77% paragraph?
of the population was exposed to higher levels on a) E
average. b) A
E) As an environmental scourge that killed an c) C
estimated 1.24 million people in India in 2017, air d) D
pollution should be among the highest policy e) F
priorities.
F) But the Centre and State governments have 44) Which sentence should be first in the
tended to treat it as a chronic malaise that defies paragraph?
a solution. a) E
G) If the country paid greater attention to b) D
ambient air quality and household air pollution, c) B
the researchers say, people living in the worst- d) A
affected States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan e) F
and Jharkhand could add more than 1.7 years to
their life expectancy. 45) Which sentence should be fifth in the
paragraph?
41) Which sentence should be third in the a) E
paragraph? b) F
a) D c) D
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d) C fatalities for these categories of users of 37% and

e) B 29% over 2016, respectively.
G) The lack of progress in reducing traffic injuries
Direction (46-50): The passage has been divided is glaring, given that the Supreme Court is seized
into several sentences, denoted by (A), (B), (C), of the issue and has been issuing periodic
(D), (E), (F) and (G). Read the sentence and directions in a public interest petition with the
arrange them in a manner that the sentences assistance of the Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan
make a meaningful paragraph. Committee constituted by the Centre.
A) That nothing much has changed is reflected by
the death of 1,47,913 people in accidents in 46) Which sentence should be second in the
2017. paragraph?
B) It expresses concern at the large number of a) D
people who die every year and the thousands b) C
who are crippled in accidents, but the remedies it c) A
highlights are weak, incremental and unlikely to d) F
bring about a transformation. e) B
C) Little has been done to fulfil what the Road
Transport Ministry promises: that the Centre and 47) Which sentence should be sixth in the
the States will work to improve safety as a joint paragraph?
responsibility, although enforcement of rules is a a) B
State issue. b) D
D) The Road Accidents in India report of the c) E
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for d) A
2017 comes as a disappointment. By reiterating e) C
poorly performing policies and programmes, it
has failed to signal the quantum shift necessary 48) Which sentence should be first in the
to reduce death and disability on the roads. paragraph?
E) To claim a 1.9% reduction over the previous a) E
year is statistically insignificant, more so when b) G
the data on the rate of people who die per 100 c) C
accidents show no decline. d) D
F) Even more shocking is the finding that green e) F
commuters — cyclists/pedestrians — now face
greater danger on India’s roads, with a rise in
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49) Which sentence should be fourth in the 50) Which sentence should be fifth in the
paragraph? paragraph?
a) E a) E
b) C b) F
c) B c) D
d) A d) C
e) F e) A

ANSWERS
1. Answer: C
2. Answer: B
3. Answer: B
4. Answer: E
5. Answer: E
The correct order of sentence after rearrangement is ECDBGAF
E) The Amazon rainforest, the largest of its kind in the world, is ablaze, with over 9,500 distinct fires
burning through its main basin since August 15.
C) Overall, Brazil has seen more than 76,000 fires ravage the Amazon in 2019, of which around 10,000 have
been started in the past few weeks, mainly by loggers and farmers seeking, as they do during the summer
months, to clear vast tracts for agricultural or industrial use.
D) However, this annual exercise of planned deforestation appears to have crossed a tipping point this
year. There has been an increase of at least 80% in the number of recorded fires compared to the same
period in 2018, according to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
B) This week, images of darkening skies above Sao Paulo, more than 2,700 km away from the fires, went
viral. The number and intensity of the fires are closely linked to the rate of deforestation.
G) Some reports estimate that in July 2019, the Amazon shrunk by 1,345 sq km, up 39% from the same
month last year, and a historical record
A) The flames are not confined just to Brazil either. In neighbouring Bolivia, deadly blazes are devastating
forests and farmlands, so much so, that its President, Evo Morales, has put his re-election campaign on
hold over the weekend.
F) unlike his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro, was quick to welcome foreign aid to help fight the fires.

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6. Answer: C
7. Answer: E
8. Answer: E
9. Answer: A
10. Answer: E
The correct order of sentence after rearrangement is FCBAGDE
F) The rupee is back in the news following a sharp depreciation in its value versus the dollar in the last one
month after a prolonged period of relative stability.
C) It has weakened by a little over 4% since mid-July and on Friday nudged the 72 mark to a dollar before
retracing its steps. The fall has to be seen in the context of the overall weakness in currencies of emerging
markets and Asia in August.
B)The Turkish lira, Brazilian real, South Africa’s rand, the Mexican peso have all uniformly lost value versus
the dollar with the Argentine peso losing the most, but this has more to do with the Argentine economy’s
woes.
A) The trigger was China’s devaluation of the yuan to below the 7 per dollar level for the first time in more
than a decade; the last time that the yuan was seen below the 7 per dollar mark was during the global
financial crisis in 2008.
G) The yuan’s devaluation is itself a part of the complex trade war that Beijing is now waging with the
United States whose President has labelled China a currency manipulator.
D) Emerging market currencies have also been depressed more since the bond yield curve inverted in the
U.S. last week when yields on 10-year bonds fell below the two-year note signalling the market’s fear of a
recession in the U.S. economy.
E) While there’s no data to support such fears as of now, the trade spat with China seems to be giving the
jitters to the market.

11. Answer: C
12. Answer: D
13. Answer: C
14. Answer: E
15. Answer: E
The correct order of sentence after rearrangement is EBGACFD
E) In the run-up to the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump,
expected on the sidelines of the G7 summit, many in South Block would have hoped that the U.S. President
would not make any of his characteristically controversial statements.
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B) The two leaders have a full bilateral agenda to discuss, including defence and strategic cooperation, and
will need to resolve outstanding trade issues, as well as deal with possible U.S. sanctions on India for an
upcoming purchase of the Russian S-400 anti missile systems and the future of Iran sanctions for oil
purchases.
G) It is clear that India’s concerns over the U.S.-Taliban peace process will also be high on the agenda.
A) However, Mr. Trump has made it clear, in at least three recent statements, that the situation in Jammu
and Kashmir (J&K) and resultant tensions between India and Pakistan will claim much of the conversation.
C) For starters, Mr. Trump has repeated, despite several rejections from India, that he would like to
“mediate” between the two countries.
F) He has also called the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir a ‘religious problem’.
D) While Mr. Trump is free to make assertions, his views on the Kashmir dispute betray an ignorance of the
nature of the conflict and the situation on the ground.

16. Answer: C
17. Answer: B
18. Answer: E
19. Answer: B
20. Answer: A
The correct order of sentence after rearrangement is AFBDCE
A) The Press Council of India (PCI)’s support of government restrictions on communication last week was
brazenly contrary to its mandate and purpose.
F) It has sought to intervene in a petition by Kashmir Times executive editor Anuradha Bhasin, pending
before the apex court, seeking an end to the restrictions on communication in Jammu and Kashmir that
were imposed before the Government’s decision on August 5 to revoke the special constitutional status of
the erstwhile State.
B) The petitioner has cited Articles 14 (equality before the law) and 19 (freedom of speech and expression)
of the Constitution of India, and the PCI’s intervention, if any, should have been on the side of the
petitioner.
D) Instead, it has justified restrictions on communication “in the interest of the integrity and sovereignty of
the nation”.
C) The notion that an open society, and an independent media, are somehow a threat to the nation’s
integrity and sovereignty is nothing less than a rationale for despotism.
E) That it is coming from a statutory, quasi-judicial, autonomous body whose mandate it is to protect and
reinforce a professional and objective media is shocking.
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21. Answer: A
22. Answer: C
23. Answer: E
24. Answer: C
25. Answer: D
The correct order of sentence after rearrangement is DBFGCAE
D) The United States views Jammu and Kashmir as a nuclear flashpoint, considering the capabilities of India
and Pakistan, and this is a rare point of agreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and the country’s
professional strategists.
B) He conveyed the importance of reducing tensions and maintaining peace to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
F) He also urged Mr. Khan to “moderate rhetoric with India”, echoing India’s sentiments.
G) He had spoken to Mr. Khan last week too, as relations between the neighbours took a turn for the
worse after India’s decision to revoke the special status of J&K on August 5.
C) Under Mr. Modi, India has revised its long-held policy on J&K and ruled out any role for Pakistan in New
Delhi’s ties with the troubled region, while reiterating its claim over Pakistan occupied territory.
A) Pakistan’s ruling establishment has flourished by using Kashmir as a troupe of Islamic nationalism, even
as its society sank in radicalism and violence.
E) With Islamabad crying itself hoarse over the sudden turnaround in India’s posture and considering the
history of conflicts between the two countries, the U.S. — even under an isolationist President — could not
have looked the other way.

26. Answer: B
27. Answer: D
28. Answer: A
29. Answer: E
30. Answer: A
The correct order of sentence after rearrangement is BGFCDEA
B) P.V. Sindhu’s victory at the badminton World Championships ought to be regarded as one of the finest
achievements in the history of Indian sport. No Indian shuttler had claimed the World title before; certainly
no one after Prakash Padukone and P. Gopichand came close to matching their All-England wins.
G) With her brutal 38-minute dismantling of Nozomi Okuhara in Basel, Sindhu has broken new ground.

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F) After a string of losses in major finals, including the 2016 Olympic Games, the 2017 and 2018 World
Championships, and the 2018 Commonwealth and Asian Games, Sindhu’s big-game temperament had
been questioned, even if unfairly.
C) Those doubts have now been answered emphatically. Two years ago, Sindhu had lost to Okuhara in
heartbreaking fashion at the same juncture; this time, Sindhu battered her Japanese rival.
D) The 24-year-old from Hyderabad showcased some ferocious hitting, her 21-7, 21-7 win the most
resounding margin in the women’s singles final at the Worlds since the 21-point format was adopted in
2006.
E) Indeed, Sindhu was in tremendous form throughout the Championships, dropping only one game — to
old foe Tai Tzu-Ying in the quarterfinals — over the entire week.
A)That win over Tzu-Ying, from a game down, seemed a turning point; in the semi-finals, World No. 3 Chen
Yufei was simply tossed aside.

31. Answer: D
32. Answer: B
33. Answer: B
34. Answer: A
35. Answer: D
The correct order of sentence after rearrangement is FCAGBED
F) Indian badminton is in the midst of a golden era. PV Sindhu won the women’s World Championship title
on Sunday, the first Indian to do so.
C) It was her fifth career World Championship medal, a record she now jointly holds.
A) For India, another highlight of the tournament was a bronze for Sai Praneeth, the first Indian to win a
medal in the men’s category in 36 years. Sindhu is at the vanguard of an effervescence in Indian
badminton.
G) Over the last few years a new breed of players, combining fitness comparable to their Chinese
counterparts with finely honed skills, have become a powerful force in the sport. Badminton’s potential to
garner medals in Olympics is now on a par with shooting or wrestling, where Indians have done well in the
last few games.
B) What is of significance is that the challenge mounted by Indians is often led by women. It is women who
have the potential to bring in most Olympic medals in the near future.
E) Among them is Sindhu. Her career is one seldom seen in Indian sport. Early promise, through a
dedicated and demanding training regimen, has been transformed into consistent success at the
international level.
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D) Sindhu is well on her way to being one of India’s greatest sportspersons.

36. Answer: A
37. Answer: D
38. Answer: E
39. Answer: C
40. Answer: C
The correct order of sentence after rearrangement is ABEGFCD
A) If India has increased its population of tigers to an estimated 2,967 individuals in 2018-19, putting
behind fiascos such as the Sariska wipe-out 15 years ago, it adds to its global standing as a conservation
marvel: a populous country that has preserved a lot of its natural heritage even amid fast-paced economic
growth.
B) Since the majority of the world’s wild tigers live in India, there is global attention on the counting
exercise and the gaps the assessment exposes.
E) The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has asserted in its report, ‘Status of Tigers in India
2018’, that 83% of the big cats censuseswere individually photographed using camera traps, 87% were
confirmed through a camera trap-based capture-recapture technique, and other estimation methods were
used to establish the total number.
G) Previous estimates for periods between 2006 and 2010 and then up to 2014 indicated a steady increase
in tiger abundance.
F) Such numbers, however, are the subject of debate among sections of the scientific community, mainly
on methodological grounds, since independent studies of even well-protected reserves showed a lower
increase.
C) It is important to put all the latest data, which are no doubt encouraging, through rigorous peer review.
D) Conservation achievements — and some failures — can then be the subject of scientific scrutiny and
find a place in scientific literature to aid efforts to save tigers.

41. Answer: B
42. Answer: D
43. Answer: B
44. Answer: A
45. Answer: E
The correct order of sentence after rearrangement is EFCDBGA

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E) As an environmental scourge that killed an estimated 1.24 million people in India in 2017, air pollution
should be among the highest policy priorities.
F) But the Centre and State governments have tended to treat it as a chronic malaise that defies a solution.
C) The deadly results of official apathy are outlined in the Global Burden of Disease 2017 report on the
impact of air pollution on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy across the states of India, published
by The Lancet.
D) Millions of people are forced to lead morbid lives or face premature death due to bad air quality. India’s
national standard for ambient fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, is notoriously lax at 40 micrograms per
cubic metre, but even so, 77% of the population was exposed to higher levels on average.
B) No State met the annual average exposure norm for PM2.5 of 10 micrograms per cubic metre set by the
World Health Organisation.
G) If the country paid greater attention to ambient air quality and household air pollution, the researchers
say, people living in the worst-affected States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Jharkhand could add
more than 1.7 years to their life expectancy.
A) Similar gains would accrue nationwide, but it is regions with low social development, reflected partly in
reliance on solid fuels for cooking, and those with ambient air pollution caused by stubble-burning,
construction dust and unbridled motorisation such as Delhi that would benefit the most.

46. Answer: E
47. Answer: C
48. Answer: D
49. Answer: B
50. Answer: E
The correct order of sentence after rearrangement is DBGCAEF
D) The Road Accidents in India report of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for 2017 comes as a
disappointment. By reiterating poorly performing policies and programmes, it has failed to signal the
quantum shift necessary to reduce death and disability on the roads.
B) It expresses concern at the large number of people who die every year and the thousands who are
crippled in accidents, but the remedies it highlights are weak, incremental and unlikely to bring about a
transformation.
G) The lack of progress in reducing traffic injuries is glaring, given that the Supreme Court is seized of the
issue and has been issuing periodic directions in a public interest petition with the assistance of the Justice
K.S. Radhakrishnan Committee constituted by the Centre.

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C) Little has been done to fulfil what the Road Transport Ministry promises: that the Centre and the States
will work to improve safety as a joint responsibility, although enforcement of rules is a State issue.
A) That nothing much has changed is reflected by the death of 1,47,913 people in accidents in 2017.
E) To claim a 1.9% reduction over the previous year is statistically insignificant, more so when the data on
the rate of people who die per 100 accidents show no decline.
F) Even more shocking is the finding that green commuters — cyclists/pedestrians — now face greater
danger on India’s roads, with a rise in fatalities for these categories of users of 37% and 29% over 2016,
respectively.

Jumbled Sentences – New Pattern

Five sentences denoted by A, B, C, D and E have exposed an unprecedented level of dissension in

been given. Identify the odd sentence and the top echelons of the judiciary.
arrange rest of the four sentences in such a way D) In the storm that ensued, the clarificatory
that they make a meaningful paragraph. statements issued — by the Centre, the French
1. A) Ammunition for the second charge came Foreign Ministry and Dassault — did little to
from an unexpected quarter with former French clearly address what Mr. Hollande had said. The
President François Hollande stating in an Defence Ministry’s statement merely reiterated
interview that it was India that suggested the Anil that governments have no role in offset
Ambani-owned Reliance Defence Ltd. as the contracts, which are purely commercial.
offset partner for the deal. E) The Rafale deal has been the subject of heated
B)This squarely contradicts what the Modi claims and counter-claims on two broad issues —
government has been saying all along. While the that the contract to purchase 36 French multi-
Centre has insisted that the choice of offset role fighter aircraft was grossly overvalued and
partners is entirely that of the manufacturer, or that it was tainted by crony capitalism.
of Dassault Aviation, Mr. Hollande’s remarks a) DEBC
were widely perceived as bolstering the Congress b) ACDE
allegation that the Rafale deal was structured to c) BDCA
favour one industrialist. d) EABD
C) It is a development that is both momentous e) CBAD
and unfortunate. The press conference held by
four senior judges of the Supreme Court has 2. A) It is regrettable that the banner of revolt has
been raised in such a public way against the Chief
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Justice of India, DipakMisra. Regardless of who is a) DCEB

right in the current dispute over the b) ABDE
administrative functioning of the CJI, the c) CDEB
reverberations of what took place on Friday will d) EABD
not easily subside and will be felt for a long time e) CBAD
to come.
B) So even if the actual loss the bank ends up 3. A) The press conference held by four senior
incurring on account of this fraud is half the judges of the Supreme Court has exposed an
stated amount, its capital adequacy ratio will be unprecedented level of dissension in the top
back to the same level before the recapitalisation echelons of the judiciary. It is regrettable that the
was announced. banner of revolt has been raised in such a public
C) For India’s second largest bank to be way against the Chief Justice of India, DipakMisra.
defrauded in the manner suggested is B) The question is whether it could have been
astounding, especially since there has been handled internally rather than be dragged into
heightened scrutiny of public sector banks’ the open like this. Although Justices J.
operations in the last few years. The bank’s audit Chelameswar, RanjanGogoi, Madan B. Lokur and
committees and boards, as well as the central Kurian Joseph — the seniormost judges after the
bank, which conducts routine financial CJI — did not reveal too many details, it is clear
inspections of banks’ books, have been ostensibly that their grievances are rooted in their
keeping a close watch on the loans that have perception that Justice Misra is misusing his
turned substandard or are on the verge of administrative powers to assign cases
default. “selectively”, disregarding conventions on
D) A regulatory filing to the stock exchanges by allocation of judicial work.
Punjab National Bank has blown the lid off a C) Given the political sensitivity of the matter, the
₹11,500-crore fraud. Perhaps the largest such concern expressed over this case is something
scam in India, it was perpetrated by a maverick that must be squarely addressed in a way that
diamond merchant in collusion with bank officials dispels any misgivings.
at a single branch in South Mumbai. D) They have added for good measure that cases
E) The government, which has often blamed the with far-reaching consequences for the nation
pile of bad loans on crony capitalism during the and the institution are being assigned to junior
UPA regime, just last month unveiled a plan to judges and Benches “of their preferences”, a
infuse about ₹1 lakh crore into 21 capital-starved suggestion that is being read by some as an
public sector banks this fiscal. Of this, ₹5,473 ominous reference to an unknown external hand.
crore is to be injected into PNB.
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E) Regardless of who is right in the current need not prevent courts from granting advance
dispute over the administrative functioning of the bail if there is no merit in a complaint; that there
CJI, the reverberations of what took place on can be an arrest only if the appointing Authority
Friday will not easily subside and will be felt for a (in the case of public servants) or the district
long time to come. There was ample evidence superintendent of police (in the case of others)
over the last few months that the highest court approves such arrest; and that there should be a
was in a state of ferment; preliminary inquiry into complaints.
a) DCEB D) If we accept that politics is about pragmatism,
b) ADCE about managing perceptions, about defusing
c) AEBD difficult situations, and keeping a sharp eye out
d) CABD on the prevailing political winds, then the Union
e) CBAD Cabinet’s decision to amend the provisions of the
SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act appears both
4. A) The Index, with all its limitations given reasonable and unavoidable.
uneven data availability, hopes to make a E) What they do is state that the bar on
difference here by encouraging a competitive anticipatory bail will remain “notwithstanding
approach for potentially better outcomes. For any judgment or order of any court”, that there
instance, with political will, it should be possible will be no need for a preliminary inquiry before
for Odisha to bring down its neonatal mortality an FIR is registered and that no approval is
rate, estimated to be the highest at 35 per required before someone is arrested under the
thousand live births — worse than Uttar Pradesh. Act.
B) It is arguable that no dispensation at the a) DCEB
Centre could have ignored the massive Scheduled b) AEBC
Caste protests against the Supreme Court verdict c) AEBD
that was perceived as diluting the provisions of d) DBCE
the 1989 law. With the call for a nationwide e) ABCD
shutdown on August 9, one that an NDA
constituent, the LokJanshakti Party led by Ram
Vilas Paswan, had threatened to join, the Centre 5. A) For, in such circumstances, “accelerating the
was goaded into acting quickly. process of death for reducing the period of
suffering constitutes a right to live with dignity”.
C) The proposed amendments are aimed at The core message is that all adults with the
undoing three new rules laid down by the court: capacity to give consent “have the right of self-
that the bar on anticipatory bail under the Act determination and autonomy”, and the right to
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refuse medical treatment is also encompassed in B) The Union Cabinet has approved a series of
it. changes in foreign direct investment norms as
B) The core philosophy underlying the Supreme the government prepares to enter the last lap of
Court’s verdict allowing passive euthanasia and its economic policy-setting phase ahead of the
giving legal status to ‘advance directives’ is that 2019 election. Key among these was the decision
the right to a dignified life extends up to the point to allow up to 49% overseas ownership, including
of having a dignified death. by a foreign airline, in Air India.
C) In four concurring opinions, the five-member C) This comes just a little more than six months
Constitution Bench grappled with a question that after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
involved, in the words of Justice D.Y. gave its nod for a strategic disinvestment of the
Chandrachud, “finding substance and balance in airline.
the relationship between life, morality and the D) The relaxation in ownership norms clears the
experience of dying”. decks for possible bidders such as the Singapore
D) The outcome of the exercise is a progressive Airlines-Tata combine and Jet Airways — with its
and humane verdict that lays down a broad legal overseas equity and route partners — to make a
framework for protecting the dignity of a more detailed commercial assessment of the
terminally ill patient or one in a persistent investment opportunity the state-owned flag
vegetative state (PVS) with no hope of cure or carrier presents.
recovery. E) For the fiscally constrained government, the
E) The Index, with all its limitations given uneven decision couldn’t have come sooner. With the
data availability, hopes to make a difference here Union Budget due soon and the government
by encouraging a competitive approach for woefully short of its budgeted strategic
potentially better outcomes. disinvestment goal for the current financial year
a) DCEB — as of end-November, only 28% of the targeted
b) BCDA ₹15,000 crore had been realised — the hope
c) AECD must be for an accelerated timetable for the
d) BCDE stake sale.
e) ABED a) DCEB
b) AEBC
6. A) An early decision would have helped, given c) AECD
the sector’s potential for job-creation and d) BCDE
technology upgradation. Still, better late than e) ABED
never.

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7. A) This is the strongest affirmation so far of a publication of the first draft of the updated
basin State’s right to its share of water on a National Register of Citizens.
regular basis without having to rush to the court B) That the list of aliens will only increase is
for ad hoc orders to open the sluices of reservoirs daunting given the absence of a deportation
during monsoon-deficit years. treaty with Bangladesh.
B) This is a significant recognition of the principle C) The bigger challenge lies ahead when the
of equitable distribution of inter-State rivers. The contours of the draft assume a firmer shape, and
Supreme Court’s message is that the Centre there is a clearer sense of the numbers that do
should get down to creating a legal and technical not make it to the Draft Consolidated List of the
framework to implement the Tribunal’s award, as NRC — by implication, people who are illegal
modified by the judgment. immigrants in Assam.
C) This comes just a little more than six months D) In the event, the list proved to be a draft of a
after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs draft, with 13.9 million cases remaining under
gave its nod for a strategic disinvestment of the scrutiny and names of only 19 million of the 32.9
airline. million applicants making the cut. It is to the
D) That it has reduced the Tribunal’s allocation government’s credit that its repeated
for Tamil Nadu and raised Karnataka’s share does clarifications that missing out on the list is no
detract from the fairness of the decision. It has reason to panic kept people’s anxieties in check.
underscored that no single State has primacy in E) The process will be protracted, with claims and
accessing water resources and that rivers are contestations even after the final draft. But,
national assets. when completed, one can only hope the exercise
E) By upholding the approach of the Cauvery will bring some closure to the vexed issue of
Water Dispute Tribunal, while slightly modifying foreigners in the State, one that had triggered the
its award, the Supreme Court has boosted the six-year-long Assam Agitation that ended in the
prospects of a viable water-sharing arrangement mid-1980s but has continued to roil its politics.
among the riparian States. a) ACEB
a) EDBA b) DEBC
b) AEDC c) AEBD
c) AEBD d) DACE
d) DACE e) ADCE
e) ABED
9. A) This is the strongest affirmation so far of a
8. A) Prodded by an unrelenting Supreme Court basin State’s right to its share of water on a
Bench, Assam met its December 31 deadline for regular basis without having to rush to the court
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for ad hoc orders to open the sluices of reservoirs b) AEBC

during monsoon-deficit years c) CEDB
B) With this in mind, Mr. Jaitley has announced a d) DBCE
laundry list of ameliorative measures. While his e) ABCE
intent is clearly welfarist, resource constraints
have forced him to rely significantly on extra- 10. A) It is regrettable that the banner of revolt
budgetary resources and external agencies to has been raised in such a public way against the
give life to many proposals. If they fail to Chief Justice of India, DipakMisra. Regardless of
materialise, it can lead to a gap between promise who is right in the current dispute over the
and delivery. administrative functioning of the CJI, the
C) If the Union Budget is construed as an annual reverberations of what took place on Friday will
tug-of-war between populism and fiscal not easily subside and will be felt for a long time
prudence, arguably it is the latter that prevailed to come.
in the past four budgets tabled by the NDA. B) A study, published in Environmental Science
D) The Budget has reported a fiscal deficit of 3.5% and Technology Letters, has found over 30
(of GDP) for FY18 and pegged it at a high 3.3% for micrograms per litre (mcg/l) of the heavy metal in
next year. The Economic Survey prepared the parts of northwestern, southern and
ground for a deviation, yet the actual numbers southeastern India. Drinking such water can
surprised the markets. Armed with a war chest of damage one’s kidneys, and the World Health
₹24.4 lakh crore in budgeted receipts for FY19, Organization prescribes 30 mcg/l as an upper
Mr. Jaitley has homed in unerringly on the root limit
causes of distress — unremunerative farm C) Reports of widespread uranium contamination
incomes, unemployment, lack of social security in groundwater across India demand an urgent
nets and the squeeze on the middle-class response.
taxpayer. D) Unfortunately, the residents of the regions
E) However, populism seems to have gained an surveyed were using the contaminated wells as
upper hand in Arun Jaitley’s latest effort. Despite their main source of drinking water. These
exceptional buoyancy in direct tax revenues findings highlight a major gap in India’s water-
(18.7% growth in FY18) and record disinvestment quality monitoring.
proceeds (₹1 lakh crore), shortfalls in GST mop- E) As the Bureau of Indian Standards does not
ups and dividend receipts have forced the specify a norm for uranium level, water is not
Finance Minister to ease off on fiscal tested regularly for it. This is despite the fact that
consolidation as mandated by the FRBM Act. evidence of uranium contamination has
a) DCEB
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accumulated from across India over the last identified two types of terrains with heavy
decade. contamination. In Rajasthan and other
a) DCAB northwestern regions, uranium occurs mostly in
b) CBDE alluvial aquifers; while in southern regions such
c) AECD as Telangana, crystalline rocks such as granite
d) DBAE seem to be the source.
e) ACED a) ACEB
b) BCAE
11. A) In a survey conducted between 2005 and c) ACBD
2010, an Indian registry found 8,385 CKD cases d) DBAE
with no known cause. One cluster of mystery e) BEDA
disease, located in Srikakulam district in Andhra
Pradesh, has stumped epidemiologists for years. 12. A) The UN’s State of Food Security and
It is impossible to say if these clusters have Nutrition in the World report for 2017 has
anything to do with groundwater contamination, important pointers to achieve nutrition policy
unless researchers look at it systematically. reform.
B) The health effects of drinking uranium-tainted B) In fact, the capital to risk-weighted assets ratio
water merit special attention. A few small animal of the banking system as a whole is expected to
and human studies have found that the heavy drop from 13.5% in March 2018 to 12.8% in
metal damages the kidneys. March 2019.
C) The studies indicate that this is a chemical C) At the global level, the five agencies that
effect, rather than a radiological one, even together produced the assessment found that the
though uranium is radioactive. But the chronic gains achieved on food security and better
effects of uranium consumption are still nutrition since the turn of the century may be at
unknown. Could there be, for example, a link risk.
between the high rates of chronic kidney disease D) The estimate of 815 million people enduring
(CKD) in India and uranium exposure? chronic food deprivation in 2016, compared to
D) In a confounding finding, though, the report 775 million in 2014, is depressing in itself, but
says that child under-nutrition rates continue to more important is the finding that the
drop, although one in four children is still deprivation is even greater among people who
affected by stunting. live in regions affected by conflict and the
E) Another critical area of research is the extreme effects of climate change.
mechanism by which uranium enters E) Although absolute numbers of people facing
groundwater. The Environmental Science paper hunger and poor nutrition have always been high,
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there was a reduction in the rate of 2018 to 12.8% in March 2019.

undernourishment since the year 2000. That has E) Worldwide, the problem has got out of hand,
slowed from 2013, registering a worrying with only 9% of about nine billion tonnes of
increase in 2016. plastic produced getting recycled.
a) DCAE a) BDEA
b) AEBC b) AEBD
c) ACBD c) CADB
d) ACED d) DBCA
e) ABCD e) AECD

13. A) This puts at rest the hope of a bottoming 14 A) Maharashtra’s ban on several consumer
out of the NPA crisis that has affected the articles made of plastic, introduced after a three-
banking system and impeded credit growth in the month notice period to industry and users, is an
economy. The GNPA of banks under the prompt extreme measure.
corrective action framework, in particular, is B) India hosted this year’s World Environment
expected to rise to 22.3% in March 2019, from Day and Prime Minister NarendraModi made a
21% this March. high-profile pledge, to international acclaim, that
B) The deteriorating health of banks is in contrast it would do away with all single-use plastics by
to the economy, which is on the path to recovery, 2022.
clocking a healthy growth rate of 7.7% during the C) It is naturally disruptive, and Mumbai, famed
last quarter. for its resilience in the face of urban challenges, is
C) The worst is far from over for Indian banks. trying to adapt quickly. Today, stemming the
The financial stability report released by the plastic tide is a national imperative.
Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday has warned D) This goal is not yet backed by an action plan so
that the gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) of that State governments and local bodies can be in
scheduled commercial banks in the country could sync. Worldwide, the problem has got out of
rise from 11.6% in March 2018 to 12.2% in March hand, with only 9% of about nine billion tonnes of
2019, which would be the highest level of bad plastic produced getting recycled.
debt in almost two decades. E) Yet, irrespective of whether the lynchings are
D) The RBI believes that this will increase the size due to fear of kidnappings or are deliberate acts
of provisioning for losses and affect the capital by cow protection vigilantes, the authorities
position of banks. In fact, the capital to risk- should not treat the crime of murder and the
weighted assets ratio of the banking system as a allegations that enrage a mob with the same
whole is expected to drop from 13.5% in March equivalence.
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a) CDEB goods imported from the U.S. Earlier this week,

b) AECD U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he
c) ACBD had ordered his administration to frame new
d) DBEA tariffs on $200-billion worth of Chinese imports
e) CDBE a) BCDA
b) AECB
15. A) Investigations are on, so what actually c) CBDE
transpired is not definitively known yet. But given d) DBCE
lynchings across north India by ‘cow protection’ e) CDEA
vigilantes, it is not difficult to miss the communal
dangers here. Elsewhere, from Tamil Nadu in the 16. A) India is the latest to join the tit-for-tat
south to Assam in the Northeast, men and battle by slapping tariffs as high as 50% on a list
women have been lynched on suspicion that they of 30 goods imported from the U.S. Earlier this
were out to kidnap children. week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced
B) The events that led up to the brutal assault of that he had ordered his administration to frame
two men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on the new tariffs on $200-billion worth of Chinese
outskirts of New Delhi are unclear — but one of imports.
them died and the other sustained injuries. B) The latest round of tariffs imposed by the U.S.
C) The family of the dead man, Qasim, a 45-year- will be the highest in terms of the value of goods.
old cattle trader, says that he had set out when In all, U.S. tariffs will now affect Chinese goods
he heard about the possibility of cattle being on worth $450 billion — to put this in perspective,
sale, and the next thing they heard was that a total Chinese imports into the U.S. last year were
mob had set itself upon him, killing him. worth around $500 billion.
Sameyddin’s relatives say he had been out C) The global trade war is hotting up as major
getting grass for his cattle when he spied the mob economies continue to impose tariffs on each
attack on Qasim — he tried to run to safety, but other.
was beaten up nonetheless. D) The one-year MCLR rate is just 8.25%. This
D) Qasim’s son says his father’s death was the difference of 45 basis points could make a
outcome of a conspiracy. Others in the village say significant difference in borrowing costs,
locals were on edge following rumours that cow especially for smaller firms and retail consumers
smuggling was afoot. And administration officials relying on equated monthly instalments.
say it may all have been a case of road rage. E) This was in retaliation to tariffs on $50- billion
E) India is the latest to join the tit-for-tat battle by worth in American goods imposed by China last
slapping tariffs as high as 50% on a list of 30 week in response to Mr. Trump’s earlier round of
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tariffs on Chinese goods. The first shot in the a special cess under the GST to help alleviate
spiralling trade war was fired by the U.S. in March distress among sugarcane farmers, the Cabinet
when Mr. Trump unveiled tariffs to discourage Committee on Economic Affairs approved a
the import of steel and aluminium into the ₹7,000- crore package for the sugar sector last
country. week.
a) DCEB a) DCEB
b) AEDC b) ACBE
c) CAEB c) AEBD
d) DBCE d) DBCE
e) DEBC e) EDBA

17. A) Only about ₹1,175 crore, however, will be

used towards procurement of refined sugar from 18. A) India’s water crisis is clear and present,
mills to create a buffer stock of 30 lakh tonnes. with implications for the health of the entire
This is a fraction of the 63.5 million tonnes output population. According to the Composite Water
expected in the two sugar seasons from October Management Index developed by NitiAayog, 70%
2017 to September 2019. of the water resources are identified as polluted.
B) To put this in perspective, sugar mills’ dues to B) The official version is that he will report to Ms.
farmers stand at ₹22,000 crore. Under the Kochhar, who herself took the decision to go on
proposed bailout scheme, the government will leave till the end of the inquiry — but this is at
procure sugar from mills at a fixed minimum price best a face-saving cover for a board that was
to help them clear dues to farmers, and also offer reluctant to act since the controversy broke.
them other financial assistance. C) This is based primarily on data supplied by
C) Tamil Nadu, which has a middling score, does States for calculating the index. If the water
well on augmentation of water sources, but is accessible to millions is contaminated, the
abysmally poor in ensuring sustainable use for problem is infinitely worse than that of
farming. availability.
D) This package, with a mix of assured minimum D) The system of ratings for States is based on
pricing and special incentives for increasing their performance in augmenting water resources
molasses and ethanol production to gainfully and watersheds, investing in infrastructure,
mop up the glut of sugar in the country, is providing rural and urban drinking water, and
independent of the cess proposal that was encouraging efficient agricultural use.
expected to raise ₹6,700 crore. E) It presumes that this ‘hall of fame’ approach
E) A little over a month after the Centre proposed will foster “competitive and cooperative
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federalism”. What emerges from the early levelled against her by a whistle-blower.
assessment is that States such as Gujarat, E) Till the inquiry is complete the bank will be
Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, steered by a new chief operating officer, Sandeep
Maharashtra, Punjab and Telangana have Bakhshi. The official version is that he will report
initiated reforms for judicious water use, while to Ms. Kochhar, who herself took the decision to
populous ones such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar go on leave till the end of the inquiry — but this is
have failed to respond to the challenge. at best a face-saving cover for a board that was
a) DCEB reluctant to act since the controversy broke.
b) ACDE a) DCEB
c) CBED b) BECA
d) DBCE c) DAEC
e) EDBC d) CEDB
e) ABCE
19. A) Rather than allow the controversy to
fester, the board of ICICI Bank, an institution that 20. A) Next, Mr. Modi’s meeting with U.S.
often sought to hold a mirror up to the President Donald Trump saw a similar emphasis
inefficiencies of public sector banks, should have on cooperating in the Indo-Pacific, a term now
acted earlier. widely adopted by the U.S.
B) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the B) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the
Philippines to attend the ASEAN-India summit, Philippines to attend the ASEAN-India summit,
the East Asia Summit and the Regional the East Asia Summit and the Regional
Comprehensive Economic Partnership summit Comprehensive Economic Partnership summit
has put India centre-stage in the Asian region has put India centre-stage in the Asian region
now referred to as “Indo-Pacific”. now referred to as “Indo-Pacific”.
C) Meanwhile, the tenure of M.K. Sharma, the C) It ended with statements on cooperation for a
chairman of the bank’s board, is set to end this “free, open, prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific
month and there is still no clarity on his region”, a direct signal that it will counter China’s
successor. actions in the South China Sea if necessary.
D) The board of ICICI Bank has finally acted on the D) It is debatable whether such a high-profile
allegations of misconduct against its CEO and panel is required to ascertain if Ms. Kochhar,
managing director, ChandaKochhar. It had earlier whose term ends next March, had made
maintained that she was on annual personal adequate disclosures while deciding on the loans.
leave; now, she will stay away from the office till E) Equally, it puts the “Indo-Pacific” and ties with
the completion of an inquiry into the charges the U.S. centre-stage in India’s Act East policy, in
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all three spheres: political, strategic and been heard by a Bench headed by Chief Justice
economic. Mr. Modi’s arrival in Manila was Misra.
preceded by the first meeting of the India-U.S.- E) Chief Justice Misra chose to stick to the letter
Japan-Australia quadrilateral, a grouping first of the law, but there remain troublesome
mooted in 2006 by Japanese Prime Minister questions about potential conflict of interest in
Shinzo Abe. his decision to overrule Justice J. Chelameswar’s
a) BCED extremely unusual order that delineated the
b) CBDE composition of a Constitution Bench to hear a
c) AEBD writ petition seeking a fair probe into the
d) BECA corruption allegations.
e) EBDC a) ACED
b) BEDC
21. A) There is absolutely no doubt that the Chief c) ACBD
Justice of India is the master of the roster. So, it is d) DACE
impossible to dispute the legal reasoning behind e) EBCD
Chief Justice DipakMisra’s ruling that no one but
he can decide the composition of Benches and 22. A) Ever since he was named the defence
allocation of judicial work in the Supreme Court. minister of Saudi Arabia in 2015, Mohammed bin
B) An unfortunate fallout of the controversy is Salman has had little patience for the way the
the perception of a rift among the country’s top kingdom is being ruled.
judges. To some, the charges may represent an B) On Sunday, he sprang another surprise by
attempt to undermine the judiciary ordering the arrest of senior government
C) However, the circumstances in which he had to ministers, officials and 11 Princes, including the
assert this authority have the potential to greatly billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal, and the powerful
diminish the court’s lustre. The scenes witnessed chief of the National Guard, Mutaib bin Abdullah.
in the court amidst troubling allegations of C) In June, two and a half years into the reign of
possible judicial corruption are worrisome for his father King Salman, he replaced Mohammed
their capacity to undermine the high esteem that bin Nayef as Crown Prince. In recent weeks, he
the judiciary enjoys. had taken on the Salafi religious establishment.
D) It is a fact that in the Prasad Education Trust D) However, the circumstances in which he had
case, the petitions alleging that some individuals, to assert this authority have the potential to
including a retired Orissa High Court judge, were greatly diminish the court’s lustre. The scenes
plotting to influence the Supreme Court, had witnessed in the court amidst troubling
allegations of possible judicial corruption are
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worrisome for their capacity to undermine the relief material in some places, the larger issue of
high esteem that the judiciary enjoys. how the city deals with flood and drought cycles
E) The immediate reason for the arrests is not remains unaddressed.
known. The palace version is that they were E) Chennai is a lower elevation coastal city with
carried out as part of a new campaign against global aspirations, and very high population
corruption that is spearheaded by Prince density. Scientific management should have
Mohammed. But the recent crackdowns suggest ensured the preservation of the many traditional
that Prince Mohammed is consolidating his lakes and canals that existed in the city’s core a
power. He first had Prince Nayef removed from century ago to absorb the intense downpour of
his path to the throne as Crown Prince about 1,300 mm of rain, most of it in an annual
a) ACBE window of a few weeks.
b) DECB a) DCEB
c) CEBD b) BADE
d) ABCE c) AEBD
e) EBCD d) DBCE
e) ABCD
23. A) Yet, the torrential rains in the
meteorological sub-division, exceeding the 24. A) The targets set in the End TB strategy are
normal by 93% in the period of four days from global reduction of 20% in incidence and 35% in
November 1, left tens of thousands of citizens in mortality by 2020, taking 2015 as the base year.
a state of despair. Flood waters marooned them To reach that target, the global drop in incidence
in the rapidly growing suburban housing clusters, has to be 4-5% a year — currently it is about 2% a
with many having to flee to safer places fearing a year.
repeat of the deluge of 2015. B) It has long been recognised that children
B) Chennai’s date with a strong northeast testifying as witnesses find the courtroom
monsoon ought to be a cause for all-round relief experience intimidating. In many cases, they are
since the water fortunes of more than eight victims themselves, and may be deterred from
million residents of the metropolitan region deposing fully and confidently in the formal
depend on this weather system. atmosphere.
C) To reach that target, the global drop in C) Also, the percentage of deaths should come
incidence has to be 4-5% a year — currently it is down from the current 16% to 10%. With India
about 2% a year. accounting for the highest TB incidence (23%)
D) While there have been efforts to alleviate and mortality (26%) globally, success in realising
immediate misery through the distribution of the End TB targets hinges largely on the country
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strengthening its systems. contained in laws relating to children. For

D) Incidence estimates for India are considered instance, the Protection of Children from Sexual
interim, pending a national TB prevalence survey Offences Act provides for child-friendly
scheduled for 2017-2018. In terms of mortality, procedures during a trial. Under this law, the
the drop was from 0.51 million in 2015 to 0.43 officer recording a child’s statement should not
million in 2016. The number of deaths and the be in uniform; also, during court proceedings
incidence rate have been falling both globally and steps must be taken to ensure that the child is
in India. not exposed to the accused.
E) There is a glimmer of hope with India D) It has long been recognized that children
registering a slight drop in the number of new testifying as witnesses find the courtroom
tuberculosis cases and TB deaths in 2016 experience intimidating. In many cases, they are
compared with 2015. From an estimated 2.84 victims themselves, and may be deterred from
million new cases in 2015, the number dropped deposing fully and confidently in the formal
marginally to 2.79 million in 2016, according to atmosphere.
the World Health Organization’s Global E) Ideally, every district in the country would
tuberculosis report, 2017. need a special deposition centre. The
a) CEBD infrastructural and financial burden may be huge,
b) ADBE but the state will have to provide for it to abide
c) EDAC by the overarching principle of protecting
d) DBCE vulnerable witnesses.
e) BECD a) DAEB
b) AEBD
25. A) The court is allowed to record a child’s c) ACBD
statement through video conferencing, or using d) DBCA
one-way mirrors or curtains. At present, Delhi has e) ABCD
four such deposition centres, backed by
guidelines framed by the Delhi High Court. 26. A) While GST has brought 27 lakh new
B) The Supreme Court’s direction that within registered entities into formal tax coverage in its
three months there should be at least two special first three months, just over half of those in the
deposition centres under every high court’s GST net are paying taxes and filing tax returns.
jurisdiction is a positive step towards ensuring a B) September GST collections stood at ₹92,150
conducive and protective atmosphere for crore by Monday — compared to over ₹95,000
vulnerable witnesses. crore in July, its first month. Separately, Prime
C) This takes forward the principle already Minister NarendraModi on Sunday sought to
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assure traders that anyone joining the GST net B) Most of these attacks were carried out by the
will not be harassed by taxmen seeking scrutiny Taliban. On Friday, bombings in two Shia
of their past records. mosques killed more than 80 people, mostly
C) The rates will be revised, he indicated, Shias, for which the Islamic State has claimed
wherever small and medium businesses and the responsibility. The security situation in
common man face ‘a big burden’. Afghanistan is increasingly worsening.
D) It has long been recognized that children C) If the government faced only one major armed
testifying as witnesses find the courtroom insurgency till a couple of years ago, now it has to
experience intimidating. In many cases, they are fight on many fronts. While the Taliban, which
victims themselves, and may be deterred from control almost half of the country, are focussing
deposing fully and confidently in the formal largely on government buildings and security
atmosphere. personnel, the IS’s local branch, known as the
E) The Centre is clearly stepping up its bid to Khorasan Province, is waging a bloody sectarian
address concerns about the fledgling goods and war.
services tax regime. In what is being seen as D) Reports of farmers dying from pesticide
official recognition that drastic action is called exposure in Maharashtra’s cotton belt in
for, Revenue Secretary HasmukhAdhia conceded Yavatmal make it evident that the government’s
in an interview over the weekend that it is efforts to regulate toxic chemicals used in
possible that differential treatment to some agriculture have miserably failed.
similar items may not necessarily be fair. E) The multiple terror attacks that killed at least
a) BDEC 200 people in Afghanistan last week has set alarm
b) ABCD bells ringing in Kabul. That the attacks occurred at
c) AEBD a time when the United States was putting to
d) DBCE work its new strategy to stabilise Afghanistan
e) ECAB underscores the resolve of the militants to stay
the course of insurgency.
27. A) Friday’s was the sixth major attack this a) DCEB
year on Shia shrines. While the Afghan b) EDCA
government has issued a strong statement c) EBCA
reiterating its resolve to fight terror, such words d) DBCE
will not inspire confidence unless an international e) ABCD
coalition strengthens Kabul’s capacity to enforce
the rule of law. 28. A) A new Pesticides Management Bill
introduced in 2008 was studied by the
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Parliamentary Standing Committee, but it is still e) ABED

pending. At the same time, there is worrying
evidence that a large quantum of pesticides sold 29. A) It is incongruous that the Centre has failed
to farmers today is spurious, and such fakes are to grasp the need for reform in the regulation of
enjoying a higher growth rate than the genuine pesticides, when it is focussed on growth in both
products. agricultural production and exports.
B) The system of regulation of insecticides in B) The health effects of drinking uranium-tainted
India is obsolete, and even the feeble efforts at water merit special attention. A few small animal
reform initiated by the UPA government have and human studies have found that the heavy
fallen by the wayside. metal damages the kidneys.
C) If the government faced only one major armed C) Agricultural products from India, including
insurgency till a couple of years ago, now it has to fruits and vegetables, have been subjected to
fight on many fronts. While the Taliban, which import restrictions internationally for failing to
control almost half of the country, are focussing comply with safety norms.
largely on government buildings and security D) It is imperative that a Central Pesticides Board
personnel, the IS’s local branch, known as the be formed to advise on use and disposal of
Khorasan Province, is waging a bloody sectarian pesticides on sound lines, as envisaged under the
war. law proposed in 2008.
D) The fact that they had to rely mainly on the E) This will strengthen oversight of registration,
advice of unscrupulous agents and commercial distribution and sale of toxic chemicals. There can
outlets for pesticides, rather than on agricultural be no delay in updating the outmoded
extension officers, shows gross irresponsibility on Insecticides Act of 1968.
the part of the government. But the problem runs a) EACB
deeper. b) ADCE
E) It is natural for cotton growers under pressure c) ACDE
to protect their investments to rely on greater d) DBAE
volumes of insecticides in the face of severe pest e) ABED
attacks. It appears many of them have suffered
high levels of exposure to the poisons, leading to 30. A) The responsible course would be to make a
their death. proper assessment of the causes. It is also an
a) CAEB irony that the Centre has failed to use its vast
b) EDBA communication infrastructure, including DD
c) ACBD Kisan, the satellite television channel from
d) DACE Doordarshan dedicated to agriculture, to address
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distressed farmers. have hinted at the loss of efficacy of some

hybrids of genetically modified cotton in warding
B) A forward-looking farm policy would minimise off pests to explain the growth and intensity of
the use of toxic chemicals, and encourage organic pesticide use.
methods where they are efficacious. This will E) The rates will be revised, he indicated,
benefit both farmer and consumer. wherever small and medium businesses and the
C) A stronger law will eliminate the weaknesses in common man face ‘a big burden’.
the current rules that govern enforcement and a) CDAB
introduce penalties where there are none. b) ACDE
Aligning the new pesticides regulatory framework c) AEBD
with food safety laws and products used in health d) ABCE
care will make it broad-based. e) AEDC
D) After the recent deaths, Maharashtra officials

ANSWERS
1. Answer: D
EABD is the correct order.
C is the odd sentence
E) The Rafale deal has been the subject of heated claims and counter-claims on two broad issues — that
the contract to purchase 36 French multi-role fighter aircraft was grossly overvalued and that it was
tainted by crony capitalism.
A) Ammunition for the second charge came from an unexpected quarter with former French President
François Hollande stating in an interview that it was India that suggested the Anil Ambani-owned Reliance
Defence Ltd. as the offset partner for the deal.
B)This squarely contradicts what the Modi government has been saying all along. While the Centre has
insisted that the choice of offset partners is entirely that of the manufacturer, or of Dassault Aviation, Mr.
Hollande’s remarks were widely perceived as bolstering the Congress allegation that the Rafale deal was
structured to favour one industrialist.
D) In the storm that ensued, the clarificatory statements issued — by the Centre, the French Foreign
Ministry and Dassault — did little to clearly address what Mr. Hollande had said. The Defence Ministry’s
statement merely reiterated that governments have no role in offset contracts, which are purely
commercial.

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2. Answer: A
DCEB is the correct order.
A is the odd sentence
D) A regulatory filing to the stock exchanges by Punjab National Bank has blown the lid off a ₹11,500-crore
fraud. Perhaps the largest such scam in India, it was perpetrated by a maverick diamond merchant in
collusion with bank officials at a single branch in South Mumbai.
C) For India’s second largest bank to be defrauded in the manner suggested is astounding, especially since
there has been heightened scrutiny of public sector banks’ operations in the last few years. The bank’s
audit committees and boards, as well as the central bank, which conducts routine financial inspections of
banks’ books, have been ostensibly keeping a close watch on the loans that have turned substandard or
are on the verge of default.
E) The government, which has often blamed the pile of bad loans on crony capitalism during the UPA
regime, just last month unveiled a plan to infuse about ₹1 lakh crore into 21 capital-starved public sector
banks this fiscal. Of this, ₹5,473 crore is to be injected into PNB.
B) So even if the actual loss the bank ends up incurring on account of this fraud is half the stated amount,
its capital adequacy ratio will be back to the same level before the recapitalisation was announced.

3. Answer: C
AEBD is the correct order.
C is the odd sentence
A) The press conference held by four senior judges of the Supreme Court has exposed an unprecedented
level of dissension in the top echelons of the judiciary. It is regrettable that the banner of revolt has been
raised in such a public way against the Chief Justice of India, DipakMisra.
E) Regardless of who is right in the current dispute over the administrative functioning of the CJI, the
reverberations of what took place on Friday will not easily subside and will be felt for a long time to come.
There was ample evidence over the last few months that the highest court was in a state of ferment;
B) The question is whether it could have been handled internally rather than be dragged into the open like
this. Although Justices J. Chelameswar, RanjanGogoi, Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph — the seniormost
judges after the CJI — did not reveal too many details, it is clear that their grievances are rooted in their
perception that Justice Misra is misusing his administrative powers to assign cases “selectively”,
disregarding conventions on allocation of judicial work.
D) They have added for good measure that cases with far-reaching consequences for the nation and the
institution are being assigned to junior judges and Benches “of their preferences”, a suggestion that is
being read by some as an ominous reference to an unknown external hand.
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4. Answer: D
DBCE is the correct order.
A is the odd sentence
D) If we accept that politics is about pragmatism, about managing perceptions, about defusing difficult
situations, and keeping a sharp eye out on the prevailing political winds, then the Union Cabinet’s decision
to amend the provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act appears both reasonable and
unavoidable.
B) It is arguable that no dispensation at the Centre could have ignored the massive Scheduled Caste
protests against the Supreme Court verdict that was perceived as diluting the provisions of the 1989 law.
With the call for a nationwide shutdown on August 9, one that an NDA constituent, the LokJanshakti Party
led by Ram Vilas Paswan, had threatened to join, the Centre was goaded into acting quickly.
C) The proposed amendments are aimed at undoing three new rules laid down by the court: that the bar
on anticipatory bail under the Act need not prevent courts from granting advance bail if there is no merit in
a complaint; that there can be an arrest only if the appointing Authority (in the case of public servants) or
the district superintendent of police (in the case of others) approves such arrest; and that there should be
a preliminary inquiry into complaints.
E) What they do is state that the bar on anticipatory bail will remain “notwithstanding any judgment or
order of any court”, that there will be no need for a preliminary inquiry before an FIR is registered and that
no approval is required before someone is arrested under the Act.

5. Answer: B
BCDA is the correct order.
E is the odd sentence
B) The core philosophy underlying the Supreme Court’s verdict allowing passive euthanasia and giving legal
status to ‘advance directives’ is that the right to a dignified life extends up to the point of having a dignified
death.
C) In four concurring opinions, the five-member Constitution Bench grappled with a question that involved,
in the words of Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, “finding substance and balance in the relationship between life,
morality and the experience of dying”.
D) The outcome of the exercise is a progressive and humane verdict that lays down a broad legal
framework for protecting the dignity of a terminally ill patient or one in a persistent vegetative state (PVS)
with no hope of cure or recovery.

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A) For, in such circumstances, “accelerating the process of death for reducing the period of suffering
constitutes a right to live with dignity”. The core message is that all adults with the capacity to give consent
“have the right of self determination and autonomy”, and the right to refuse medical treatment is also
encompassed in it.

6. Answer: D
BCDE is the correct order.
A is the odd sentence
B) The Union Cabinet has approved a series of changes in foreign direct investment norms as the
government prepares to enter the last lap of its economic policy-setting phase ahead of the 2019 election.
Key among these was the decision to allow up to 49% overseas ownership, including by a foreign airline, in
Air India.
C) This comes just a little more than six months after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its
nod for a strategic disinvestment of the airline.
D) The relaxation in ownership norms clears the decks for possible bidders such as the Singapore Airlines-
Tata combine and Jet Airways — with its overseas equity and route partners — to make a more detailed
commercial assessment of the investment opportunity the state-owned flag carrier presents.
E) For the fiscally constrained government, the decision couldn’t have come sooner. With the Union
Budget due soon and the government woefully short of its budgeted strategic disinvestment goal for the
current financial year — as of end-November, only 28% of the targeted ₹15,000 crore had been realised —
the hope must be for an accelerated timetable for the stake sale.

7. Answer: A
EDBA is the correct order.
C is the odd sentence
E) By upholding the approach of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal, while slightly modifying its award,
the Supreme Court has boosted the prospects of a viable water-sharing arrangement among the riparian
States.
D) That it has reduced the Tribunal’s allocation for Tamil Nadu and raised Karnataka’s share does detract
from the fairness of the decision. It has underscored that no single State has primacy in accessing water
resources and that rivers are national assets.
B) This is a significant recognition of the principle of equitable distribution of inter-State rivers. The
Supreme Court’s message is that the Centre should get down to creating a legal and technical framework
to implement the Tribunal’s award, as modified by the judgment.
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A) This is the strongest affirmation so far of a basin State’s right to its share of water on a regular basis
without having to rush to the court for ad hoc orders to open the sluices of reservoirs during monsoon-
deficit years

8. Answer: E
ADCE is the correct order.
B is the odd sentence
A) Prodded by an unrelenting Supreme Court Bench, Assam met its December 31 deadline for publication
of the first draft of the updated National Register of Citizens.
D) In the event, the list proved to be a draft of a draft, with 13.9 million cases remaining under scrutiny
and names of only 19 million of the 32.9 million applicants making the cut. It is to the government’s credit
that its repeated clarifications that missing out on the list is no reason to panic kept people’s anxieties in
check.
C) The bigger challenge lies ahead when the contours of the draft assume a firmer shape, and there is a
clearer sense of the numbers that do not make it to the Draft Consolidated List of the NRC — by
implication, people who are illegal immigrants in Assam.
E) The process will be protracted, with claims and contestations even after the final draft. But, when
completed, one can only hope the exercise will bring some closure to the vexed issue of foreigners in the
State, one that had triggered the six-year-long Assam Agitation that ended in the mid-1980s but has
continued to roil its politics.
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9. Answer: C
CEDB is the correct order.
A is the odd sentence
C) If the Union Budget is construed as an annual tug-of-war between populism and fiscal prudence,
arguably it is the latter that prevailed in the past four budgets tabled by the NDA.
E) However, populism seems to have gained an upper hand in Arun Jaitley’s latest effort. Despite
exceptional buoyancy in direct tax revenues (18.7% growth in FY18) and record disinvestment proceeds (₹1
lakh crore), shortfalls in GST mop-ups and dividend receipts have forced the Finance Minister to ease off
on fiscal consolidation as mandated by the FRBM Act.
D) The Budget has reported a fiscal deficit of 3.5% (of GDP) for FY18 and pegged it at a high 3.3% for next
year. The Economic Survey prepared the ground for a deviation, yet the actual numbers surprised the
markets. Armed with a war chest of ₹24.4 lakh crore in budgeted receipts for FY19, Mr. Jaitley has homed
in unerringly on the root causes of distress — unremunerative farm incomes, unemployment, lack of social
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security nets and the squeeze on the middle-class taxpayer.

B) With this in mind, Mr. Jaitley has announced a laundry list of ameliorative measures. While his intent is
clearly welfarist, resource constraints have forced him to rely significantly on extra-budgetary resources
and external agencies to give life to many proposals. If they fail to materialise, it can lead to a gap between
promise and delivery.

10. Answer: B
CBDE is the correct order.
A is the odd sentence
C) Reports of widespread uranium contamination in groundwater across India demand an urgent response.
B) A study, published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters, has found over 30 micrograms per
litre (mcg/l) of the heavy metal in parts of northwestern, southern and southeastern India. Drinking such
water can damage one’s kidneys, and the World Health Organization prescribes 30 mcg/l as an upper limit.
D) Unfortunately, the residents of the regions surveyed were using the contaminated wells as their main
source of drinking water. These findings highlight a major gap in India’s water-quality monitoring.
E) As the Bureau of Indian Standards does not specify a norm for uranium level, water is not tested
regularly for it. This is despite the fact that evidence of uranium contamination has accumulated from
across India over the last decade.

11. Answer: B
BCAE is the correct order.
D is the odd sentence
B) The health effects of drinking uranium-tainted water merit special attention. A few small animal and
human studies have found that the heavy metal damages the kidneys.
C) The studies indicate that this is a chemical effect, rather than a radiological one, even though uranium is
radioactive. But the chronic effects of uranium consumption are still unknown. Could there be, for
example, a link between the high rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in India and uranium exposure?
A) In a survey conducted between 2005 and 2010, an Indian registry found 8,385 CKD cases with no known
cause. One cluster of mystery disease, located in Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh, has stumped
epidemiologists for years. It is impossible to say if these clusters have anything to do with groundwater
contamination, unless researchers look at it systematically.
E) Another critical area of research is the mechanism by which uranium enters groundwater. The
Environmental Science paper identified two types of terrains with heavy contamination. In Rajasthan and

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other northwestern regions, uranium occurs mostly in alluvial aquifers; while in southern regions such as
Telangana, crystalline rocks such as granite seem to be the source.

12. Answer: D
ACED is the correct order.
B is the odd sentence
A) The UN’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2017 has important pointers to
achieve nutrition policy reform.
C) At the global level, the five agencies that together produced the assessment found that the gains
achieved on food security and better nutrition since the turn of the century may be at risk.
E) Although absolute numbers of people facing hunger and poor nutrition have always been high, there
was a reduction in the rate of undernourishment since the year 2000. That has slowed from 2013,
registering a worrying increase in 2016.
D) The estimate of 815 million people enduring chronic food deprivation in 2016, compared to 775 million
in 2014, is depressing in itself, but more important is the finding that the deprivation is even greater
among people who live in regions affected by conflict and the extreme effects of climate change.

13. Answer: C
CADB is the correct order.
E is the odd sentence
C) The worst is far from over for Indian banks. The financial stability report released by the Reserve Bank of
India on Tuesday has warned that the gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) of scheduled commercial
banks in the country could rise from 11.6% in March 2018 to 12.2% in March 2019, which would be the
highest level of bad debt in almost two decades.
A) This puts at rest the hope of a bottoming out of the NPA crisis that has affected the banking system and
impeded credit growth in the economy. The GNPA of banks under the prompt corrective action
framework, in particular, is expected to rise to 22.3% in March 2019, from 21% this March.
D) The RBI believes that this will increase the size of provisioning for losses and affect the capital position
of banks. In fact, the capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of the banking system as a whole is expected to
drop from 13.5% in March 2018 to 12.8% in March 2019.
B) The deteriorating health of banks is in contrast to the economy, which is on the path to recovery,
clocking a healthy growth rate of 7.7% during the last quarter.

14. Answer: C
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ACBD is the correct order.

E is the odd sentence
A) Maharashtra’s ban on several consumer articles made of plastic, introduced after a three-month notice
period to industry and users, is an extreme measure.
C) It is naturally disruptive, and Mumbai, famed for its resilience in the face of urban challenges, is trying to
adapt quickly. Today, stemming the plastic tide is a national imperative.
B) India hosted this year’s World Environment Day and Prime Minister NarendraModi made a high-profile
pledge, to international acclaim, that it would do away with all single-use plastics by 2022.
D) This goal is not yet backed by an action plan so that State governments and local bodies can be in sync.
Worldwide, the problem has got out of hand, with only 9% of about nine billion tonnes of plastic produced
getting recycled.

15. Answer: A
BCDA is the correct order.
E is the odd sentence
B) The events that led up to the brutal assault of two men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on the outskirts
of New Delhi are unclear — but one of them died and the other sustained injuries.
C) The family of the dead man, Qasim, a 45-year-old cattle trader, says that he had set out when he heard
about the possibility of cattle being on sale, and the next thing they heard was that a mob had set itself
upon him, killing him. Sameyddin’s relatives say he had been out getting grass for his cattle when he spied
the mob attack on Qasim — he tried to run to safety, but was beaten up nonetheless.
D) Qasim’s son says his father’s death was the outcome of a conspiracy. Others in the village say locals
were on edge following rumours that cow smuggling was afoot. And administration officials say it may all
have been a case of road rage.
A) Investigations are on, so what actually transpired is not definitively known yet. But given lynchings
across north India by ‘cow protection’ vigilantes, it is not difficult to miss the communal dangers here.
Elsewhere, from Tamil Nadu in the south to Assam in the Northeast, men and women have been lynched
on suspicion that they were out to kidnap children.

16. Answer: C
CAEB is the correct order.
D is the odd sentence
C) The global trade war is hotting up as major economies continue to impose tariffs on each other.

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A) India is the latest to join the tit-for-tat battle by slapping tariffs as high as 50% on a list of 30 goods
imported from the U.S. Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered his
administration to frame new tariffs on $200-billion worth of Chinese imports.
E) This was in retaliation to tariffs on $50- billion worth in American goods imposed by China last week in
response to Mr. Trump’s earlier round of tariffs on Chinese goods. The first shot in the spiralling trade war
was fired by the U.S. in March when Mr. Trump unveiled tariffs to discourage the import of steel and
aluminium into the country.
B) The latest round of tariffs imposed by the U.S. will be the highest in terms of the value of goods. In all,
U.S. tariffs will now affect Chinese goods worth $450 billion — to put this in perspective, total Chinese
imports into the U.S. last year were worth around $500 billion.

17. Answer: E
EDBA is the correct order.
C is the odd sentence
E) A little over a month after the Centre proposed a special cess under the GST to help alleviate distress
among sugarcane farmers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a ₹7,000- crore package
for the sugar sector last week.
D) This package, with a mix of assured minimum pricing and special incentives for increasing molasses and
ethanol production to gainfully mop up the glut of sugar in the country, is independent of the cess
proposal that was expected to raise ₹6,700 crore.
B) To put this in perspective, sugar mills’ dues to farmers stand at ₹22,000 crore. Under the proposed
bailout scheme, the government will procure sugar from mills at a fixed minimum price to help them clear
dues to farmers, and also offer them other financial assistance.
A) Only about ₹1,175 crore, however, will be used towards procurement of refined sugar from mills to
create a buffer stock of 30 lakh tonnes. This is a fraction of the 63.5 million tonnes output expected in the
two sugar seasons from October 2017 to September 2019.

18. Answer: B
ACDE is the correct order.
B is the odd sentence
A) India’s water crisis is clear and present, with implications for the health of the entire population.
According to the Composite Water Management Index developed by NitiAayog, 70% of the water
resources are identified as polluted.
C) This is based primarily on data supplied by States for calculating the index. If the water accessible to
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millions is contaminated, the problem is infinitely worse than that of availability.

D) The system of ratings for States is based on their performance in augmenting water resources and
watersheds, investing in infrastructure, providing rural and urban drinking water, and encouraging efficient
agricultural use.
E) It presumes that this ‘hall of fame’ approach will foster “competitive and cooperative federalism”. What
emerges from the early assessment is that States such as Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab and Telangana have initiated reforms for judicious water use, while
populous ones such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have failed to respond to the challenge.

19. Answer: C
DAECis the correct order.
B is the odd sentence
D) The board of ICICI Bank has finally acted on the allegations of misconduct against its CEO and managing
director, ChandaKochhar. It had earlier maintained that she was on annual personal leave; now, she will
stay away from the office till the completion of an inquiry into the charges levelled against her by a
whistle-blower.
A) Rather than allow the controversy to fester, the board of ICICI Bank, an institution that often sought to
hold a mirror up to the inefficiencies of public sector banks, should have acted earlier.
E) Till the inquiry is complete the bank will be steered by a new chief operating officer, Sandeep Bakhshi.
The official version is that he will report to Ms. Kochhar, who herself took the decision to go on leave till
the end of the inquiry — but this is at best a face-saving cover for a board that was reluctant to act since
the controversy broke.
C) Meanwhile, the tenure of M.K. Sharma, the chairman of the bank’s board, is set to end this month and
there is still no clarity on his successor.

20. Answer: D
BECA is the correct order.
D is the odd sentence
B) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Philippines to attend the ASEAN-India summit, the East Asia
Summit and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership summit has put India centre-stage in the
Asian region now referred to as “Indo-Pacific”.
E) Equally, it puts the “Indo-Pacific” and ties with the U.S. centre-stage in India’s Act East policy, in all three
spheres: political, strategic and economic. Mr. Modi’s arrival in Manila was preceded by the first meeting
of the India-U.S.-Japan-Australia quadrilateral, a grouping first mooted in 2006 by Japanese Prime Minister
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Shinzo Abe.
C) It ended with statements on cooperation for a “free, open, prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific
region”, a direct signal that it will counter China’s actions in the South China Sea if necessary.
A) Next, Mr. Modi’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump saw a similar emphasis on cooperating in
the Indo-Pacific, a term now widely adopted by the U.S.

21. Answer: A
ACED is the correct order.
B is the odd sentence
A) There is absolutely no doubt that the Chief Justice of India is the master of the roster. So, it is impossible
to dispute the legal reasoning behind Chief Justice DipakMisra’s ruling that no one but he can decide the
composition of Benches and allocation of judicial work in the Supreme Court.
C) However, the circumstances in which he had to assert this authority have the potential to greatly
diminish the court’s lustre. The scenes witnessed in the court amidst troubling allegations of possible
judicial corruption are worrisome for their capacity to undermine the high esteem that the judiciary enjoys.
E) Chief Justice Misra chose to stick to the letter of the law, but there remain troublesome questions about
potential conflict of interest in his decision to overrule Justice J. Chelameswar’s extremely unusual order
that delineated the composition of a Constitution Bench to hear a writ petition seeking a fair probe into
the corruption allegations.
D) It is a fact that in the Prasad Education Trust case, the petitions alleging that some individuals, including
a retired Orissa High Court judge, were plotting to influence the Supreme Court, had been heard by a
Bench headed by Chief Justice Misra.

22. Answer: A
ACBE is the correct order.
D is the odd sentence
A) Ever since he was named the defence minister of Saudi Arabia in 2015, Mohammed bin Salman has had
little patience for the way the kingdom is being ruled.
C) In June, two and a half years into the reign of his father King Salman, he replaced Mohammed bin Nayef
as Crown Prince. In recent weeks, he had taken on the Salafi religious establishment.
B) On Sunday, he sprang another surprise by ordering the arrest of senior government ministers, officials
and 11 Princes, including the billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal, and the powerful chief of the National Guard,
Mutaib bin Abdullah.
E) The immediate reason for the arrests is not known. The palace version is that they were carried out as
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part of a new campaign against corruption that is spearheaded by Prince Mohammed. But the recent
crackdowns suggest that Prince Mohammed is consolidating his power. He first had Prince Nayef removed
from his path to the throne as Crown Prince

23. Answer: B
BADE is the correct order.
C is the odd sentence
B) Chennai’s date with a strong northeast monsoon ought to be a cause for all-round relief since the water
fortunes of more than eight million residents of the metropolitan region depend on this weather system.
A) Yet, the torrential rains in the meteorological sub-division, exceeding the normal by 93% in the period of
four days from November 1, left tens of thousands of citizens in a state of despair. Flood waters marooned
them in the rapidly growing suburban housing clusters, with many having to flee to safer places fearing a
repeat of the deluge of 2015.
D) While there have been efforts to alleviate immediate misery through the distribution of relief material
in some places, the larger issue of how the city deals with flood and drought cycles remains unaddressed.
E) Chennai is a lower elevation coastal city with global aspirations, and very high population density.
Scientific management should have ensured the preservation of the many traditional lakes and canals that
existed in the city’s core a century ago to absorb the intense downpour of about 1,300 mm of rain, most of
it in an annual window of a few weeks.

24. Answer: C
EDAC is the correct order.
B is the odd sentence
E) There is a glimmer of hope with India registering a slight drop in the number of new tuberculosis cases
and TB deaths in 2016 compared with 2015. From an estimated 2.84 million new cases in 2015, the
number dropped marginally to 2.79 million in 2016, according to the World Health Organization’s Global
tuberculosis report, 2017.
D) Incidence estimates for India are considered interim, pending a national TB prevalence survey scheduled
for 2017-2018. In terms of mortality, the drop was from 0.51 million in 2015 to 0.43 million in 2016. The
number of deaths and the incidence rate have been falling both globally and in India.
A) The targets set in the End TB strategy are global reduction of 20% in incidence and 35% in mortality by
2020, taking 2015 as the base year. To reach that target, the global drop in incidence has to be 4-5% a year
— currently it is about 2% a year.
C) Also, the percentage of deaths should come down from the current 16% to 10%. With India accounting
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for the highest TB incidence (23%) and mortality (26%) globally, success in realising the End TB targets
hinges largely on the country strengthening its systems.

25. Answer: D
DBCA is the correct order.
E is the odd sentence
D) It has long been recognized that children testifying as witnesses find the courtroom experience
intimidating. In many cases, they are victims themselves, and may be deterred from deposing fully and
confidently in the formal atmosphere.
B) The Supreme Court’s direction that within three months there should be at least two special deposition
centres under every high court’s jurisdiction is a positive step towards ensuring a conducive and protective
atmosphere for vulnerable witnesses.
C) This takes forward the principle already contained in laws relating to children. For instance, the
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act provides for child-friendly procedures during a trial. Under
this law, the officer recording a child’s statement should not be in uniform; also, during court proceedings
steps must be taken to ensure that the child is not exposed to the accused.
A) The court is allowed to record a child’s statement through video conferencing, or using one-way mirrors
or curtains. At present, Delhi has four such deposition centres, backed by guidelines framed by the Delhi
High Court.

26. Answer: E
ECAB is the correct order.
D is the odd sentence
E) The Centre is clearly stepping up its bid to address concerns about the fledgling goods and services tax
regime. In what is being seen as official recognition that drastic action is called for, Revenue Secretary
HasmukhAdhia conceded in an interview over the weekend that it is possible that differential treatment to
some similar items may not necessarily be fair.
C) The rates will be revised, he indicated, wherever small and medium businesses and the common man
face ‘a big burden’.
A) While GST has brought 27 lakh new registered entities into formal tax coverage in its first three months,
just over half of those in the GST net are paying taxes and filing tax returns.
B) September GST collections stood at ₹92,150 crore by Monday — compared to over ₹95,000 crore in
July, its first month. Separately, Prime Minister NarendraModi on Sunday sought to assure traders that
anyone joining the GST net will not be harassed by taxmen seeking scrutiny of their past records.
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27. Answer: D
DBCE is the correct order.
A is the odd sentence
E) The multiple terror attacks that killed at least 200 people in Afghanistan last week has set alarm bells
ringing in Kabul. That the attacks occurred at a time when the United States was putting to work its new
strategy to stabilise Afghanistan underscores the resolve of the militants to stay the course of insurgency.
B) Most of these attacks were carried out by the Taliban. On Friday, bombings in two Shia mosques killed
more than 80 people, mostly Shias, for which the Islamic State has claimed responsibility. The security
situation in Afghanistan is increasingly worsening.
C) If the government faced only one major armed insurgency till a couple of years ago, now it has to fight
on many fronts. While the Taliban, which control almost half of the country, are focussing largely on
government buildings and security personnel, the IS’s local branch, known as the Khorasan Province, is
waging a bloody sectarian war.
A) Friday’s was the sixth major attack this year on Shia shrines. While the Afghan government has issued a
strong statement reiterating its resolve to fight terror, such words will not inspire confidence unless an
international coalition strengthens Kabul’s capacity to enforce the rule of law.

28. Answer: B
EDBA is the correct order.
C is the odd sentence
E) It is natural for cotton growers under pressure to protect their investments to rely on greater volumes of
insecticides in the face of severe pest attacks. It appears many of them have suffered high levels of
exposure to the poisons, leading to their death.
D) The fact that they had to rely mainly on the advice of unscrupulous agents and commercial outlets for
pesticides, rather than on agricultural extension officers, shows gross irresponsibility on the part of the
government. But the problem runs deeper.
B) The system of regulation of insecticides in India is obsolete, and even the feeble efforts at reform
initiated by the UPA government have fallen by the wayside.
A) A new Pesticides Management Bill introduced in 2008 was studied by the Parliamentary Standing
Committee, but it is still pending. At the same time, there is worrying evidence that a large quantum of
pesticides sold to farmers today is spurious, and such fakes are enjoying a higher growth rate than the
genuine products.

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29. Answer: C
ACDEis the correct order.
B is the odd sentence
A) It is incongruous that the Centre has failed to grasp the need for reform in the regulation of pesticides,
when it is focussed on growth in both agricultural production and exports.
C) Agricultural products from India, including fruits and vegetables, have been subjected to import
restrictions internationally for failing to comply with safety norms.
D) It is imperative that a Central Pesticides Board be formed to advise on use and disposal of pesticides on
sound lines, as envisaged under the law proposed in 2008.
E) This will strengthen oversight of registration, distribution and sale of toxic chemicals. There can be no
delay in updating the outmoded Insecticides Act of 1968.

30. Answer: A
CDAB is the correct order.
E is the odd sentence
C) A stronger law will eliminate the weaknesses in the current rules that govern enforcement and
introduce penalties where there are none. Aligning the new pesticides regulatory framework with food
safety laws and products used in health care will make it broad-based.
D) After the recent deaths, Maharashtra officials have hinted at the loss of efficacy of some hybrids of
genetically modified cotton in warding off pests to explain the growth and intensity of pesticide use.
A) The responsible course would be to make a proper assessment of the causes. It is also an irony that the
Centre has failed to use its vast communication infrastructure, including DD Kisan, the satellite television
channel from Doordarshan dedicated to agriculture, to address distressed farmers.
B) A forward-looking farm policy would minimise the use of toxic chemicals, and encourage organic
methods where they are efficacious. This will benefit both farmer and consumer.

Sentence Connectors

Question (1-30): Read the sentences and fill in and a high mortality level are chronic features
the blanks with suitable connecting words here.
1) The Institution has come under the spotlight A) Similarly
after reports emerged of the death of several B) Because
children over a short period,_______ epidemics C) Although
D) For
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E) None of these
5) There is no doubt that fiddling too often with
2) Commitment is vital for scaling up wheat import duties — from 10 per cent to 25
reproductive and child health care to achieve a per cent, then back to 10 per cent and finally to
sharp reduction in India’s deplorable infant and zero, all within 500 days — sends mixed signals to
maternal mortality levels, ______ preventing the farmers and traders, ______ the latter group will
spread of infectious diseases across States be pleased with the duty-free regime.
A) Even though A) More importantly
B) Besides B) Though
C) For C) Owing
D) Since D) In addition to
E) None of these E) None of these

3) It is imperative for the government to 6) It is now clear to traders that hoarding

recognise the limitations of a market-led reserves and profiteering from the systemic
mechanism, _______ the NITI Aayog has pointed stress won’t pay for long, _________ it will take a
out in its action agenda for 2020, in providing for couple of months or so for the first such
a pure public good such as health. shipments to arrive from overseas.
A) Inspite A) Since
B) Besides B) For
C) Though C) Even though
D) As D) That
E) None of these E) None of these

4) Opposition parties have questioned the move, 7) A longer-term action plan is needed to
_____ comes days after the government’s increase India’s wheat yields, _________in most
assertion that demonetisation of high-value States are lower than in China and Bangladesh.
currency notes did not impact the sowing of the A) For
rabi crop B) And so
A) Which C) And
B) Despite D) Which
C) But E) None of these
D) Also
E) None of these
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8) The Ministry, _______ has recorded an particular family is running an enterprise, or

average of 50 derailments a year over the past whether some faceless owner has employed a
four years and a peak of 63, needs to engage in a single family to circumvent the law.
sustained effort to win back public confidence. A) As
A) Which B) On the contrary
B) Similarly C) Alternatively
C) However D) Instead
D) Nevertheless E) None of these
E) None of these
12) There are a number of drawbacks to people
9) In the Patna Express accident, the focus is on using Facebook as a way of connecting and
whether there were flaws in the track, the speed communicating ________ it is admittedly one of
at which the late-running train was being driven, the most common social networking platforms
_____ the role played by coach design in leading for both individuals and businesses.
to high fatalities. A) Even though
A) Meanwhile B) In any case
B) And C) Above all
C) For instance D) After all
D) Afterwards E) None of these
E) None of these
13) More children are becoming obese ______
10) Upgrading district hospitals should be a for this reason schools should be encouraged to
priority.________, the Railway Ministry should provide more sports classes and physical
ensure that bureaucratic procedures do not come activities.
in the way of victims getting the best treatment A) In short
and aid. B) Otherwise
A) In particular C) And
B) Similarly D) As far as
C) However E) None of these
D) More immediately
E) None of these 14) _______ the rise in urban crime, more and
more people continue to move to cities looking
11) Regulation is going to be a big challenge, ___ for a sophisticated life.
it will be difficult to determine whether a A) In other words
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B) As a matter of fact B) Afterwards

C) In particular C) Meanwhile
D) Despite D) For instance
E) None of these E) None of these

15) Illiteracy, unemployment and poverty, 19) ________ to the change in lifestyle and the
________ is often considered to be the cause of lack of exercise taken by youngsters, obesity and
rising crime rate. other weight related problems are on the rise.
A) For instance A) That is
B) Specifically B) Owing
C) Then C) Namely
D) First D) Indeed
E) None of these E) None of these

16) _________, absorbing water and minerals 20) Indians are known to consume a few times
from the soil, roots also fix the plant firmly to the more than the World Health Organisation’s
ground. recommended limit of 5 grams a day and most of
A) Moreover it comes from packaged food items. ________,
B) Besides what excuse can there be for not charging a very
C) In addition high rate of tax on food items that contain trans
D) Also fats?
E) None of these A) In other words
B) Similarly
17) The roots alone can absorb water, ______ the C) Specifically
leaves and stem cannot. D) To illustrate
A) Besides E) None of these
B) In particular
C) Secondly 21) Priya is a highly talented musician. ________,
D) Whereas she has an extraordinary gift for music
E) None of these A) As well as
B) Indeed
18) _______ the xylem, the phloem is a living C) and so
tissue. It consists of living cells called sieve tubes. D) Therefore
A) Unlike E) None of these
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A) As far as
22) I read the morning papers for a while B) And also
_________, I played basketball C) Moreover
A) But D) Including
B) Afterwards E) None of these
C) Since
D) Besides 26) The Supreme Court, _______ has been
E) None of these intervening repeatedly to preserve the freedom
of marital choice of individuals, once remarked
23) There is a need for a redoubled effort to that there is no ‘honour’ in ‘honour killing’.
eliminate the evils of a stratified society. A) Besides
________, administrators must give full effect to B) Even though
the various preventive, remedial and punitive C) Which
measures recommended by the Supreme Court. D) Since
A) In addition to E) None of these
B) For instance
C) In particular 27) Any beneficial impact from these measures
D) Since will, however, take time to feed into the
E) None of these economy and time is a luxury that the faltering
economy can ill afford, _______ given the global
24) Pinky plays basketball __________ she also headwinds.
runs are staurant. A) Especially
A) Besides B) Furthermore
B) Cleverly C) Finally
C) Particularly D) Moreover
D) But E) None of these
E) None of these
28) It is no doubt part of the job description of
25) The police managed to drive home the guilt the National Programme to modify this risk
of the accused by digital and electronic evidence, factor.________ , governments will have to
_____________ records showing mobile phone muscle up to tackle a rather startling finding —
signal locations and CCTV footage, to confirm the ambient air pollution and indoor air pollution
time and the routes through which the accused have an impact on CVD and mortality.
had taken victim before drowning him. A) Thus
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B) However C) While
C) Hence D) As long as
D) Accordingly E) None of these
E) None of these
30) For India, there _______ valuable learning
29) _______ some States have shown limited from the results of the Prospective Urban Rural
successes with government-sponsored health Epidemiology (PURE) study published in The
insurance schemes, the Centre’s Ayushman Lancet this week.
Bharat Yojana will have to take much of the A) Yet
burden of hospitalisation for complications of B) Likewise
non-communicable diseases. C) Conversely
A) Meanwhile D) Is indeed
B) However E) None of these

ANSWERS
1. Answer: C
Option A: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Similarly’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are likewise
Option B: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Because’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are indicating cause and effect. However a sentence cannot begin with ‘because’
Option C: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Although’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are carrying the meaning in spite of the fact
Option D: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘For’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
2. Answer: B
Option A: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Even though’ is the connecting word used to
link sentences which are carrying the meaning in spite of the fact
Option B: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Besides’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
Option C: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘For’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
Option D: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Since’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are indicating cause and effect.

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3. Answer: D
Option A: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Inspite’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences with contrast contexts
Option B: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Besides’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
Option C: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Though’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are carrying the meaning in spite of the fact
Option D: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘As’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which explain the results caused by the context in the other sentence
4. Answer: A
Option A: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Which’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which carry explanation to the context in the other sentence
Option B:I s an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Despite’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences with contrast contexts
Option C: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘But’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are contrasting with what has already been mentioned.
Option D: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Also’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which add up to the first sentence
5. Answer: B
Option A: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘More importantly’ is the connecting word
used to link sentences which emphasis the context according to the other sentence
Option B: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Though’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are carrying the meaning in spite of the fact
Option C: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Owing’ carries the same meaning as ‘because
of’
Option D: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘In addition to’ is the connecting word used to
link sentences which add up to the first sentence
6. Answer: C
Option A: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Since’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are indicating cause and effect.
Option B: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘For’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
Option C: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Even though’ is the connecting word used to
link sentences which are carrying the meaning in spite of the fact
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Option D: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘That’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are expressing a statement or hypothesis.
7. Answer: D
Option A: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘For’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
Option B: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘And so’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which explain the results caused by the context in the other sentence
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘And’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are carrying the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences, that are to be taken jointly.
Option D: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Which’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which explanation to the context in the other sentence
8. Answer: A
Option A: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘which’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which explanation to the context in the other sentence
Option B: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Similarly’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are likewise
Option C: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘However’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences with contrast contexts
Option D: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Nevertheless’ is the connecting word used to
link sentences with contrast contexts
9. Answer: B
Option A: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Meanwhile’is the connecting word used to
link sentences which explains the incident that happened in the intervening period of time
Option B:Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘And’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are carrying the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences, that are to be taken jointly.
Option C: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘For instance’ is the connecting word used to
link sentences for exemplification
Option D: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Afterwards’ is the connecting word used to
link sentences which explains the incident with respect to time
10. Answer: D
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘In particular’ is the connecting word used to
link sentences which particularise
Option B: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Similarly’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are likewise
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Option C: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘However’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences with contrast contexts
Option D: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘More immediately’ is the connecting word
used to link sentences which emphasis the context according to the other sentence
11. Answer: A
Option A:Is the correct alternative among the following as‘As’is the connecting word used to link sentences
which explain the results caused by the context in the other sentence
Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘On the contrary’is the connecting word used to
link sentences which are contrasting and in direct opposition
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Alternatively’is the connecting word used to
link sentences which are alternate
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Instead’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are contrasting
12. Answer: A
Option A:Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Even though’ is the connecting word used to
link sentences which are carrying the meaning in spite of the fact
Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘In any case’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are all the same
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Above all ’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are means more than anything else
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘After all’is the connecting word used to link
sentences for considering all the facts in the situation
13. Answer: C
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘In short’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences for summarising
Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Otherwise’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which carry negative condition
Option C:Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘And’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are carrying the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences, that are to be taken jointly.
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘As far as ’is the connecting word used to link
sentences to indicate transitions
14. Answer: D
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘In other words’ is the connecting word used to
link sentences for explanation
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Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘As a matter of fact’ is the connecting word used
to link sentences to emphasis on particular context.
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘In particular’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which particularise
Option D:Is the correct alternative among the following as‘Despite’is the connecting word used to link
sentences with contrast contexts
15. Answer: B
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘For instance’is the connecting word used to link
sentences for exemplification
Option B:Is the correct alternative among the following as‘Specifically’is the connecting word used to link
sentences for particularisation
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Then’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which relate to time.
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘First’is the connecting word used to link
sentences with additions or listing and relating to time
16. Answer: B
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Moreover’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are
Option B:Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Besides’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘In addition’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which add up to the first sentence
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Also’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which add up to the first sentence
17. Answer: D
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Besides’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘In particular’is the connecting word used to
link sentences which particularise
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Secondly’is the connecting word used to link
sentences for addition or listing and relating to time.
Option D:Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Whereas’is the connecting word used to link
sentences that are contrasting
18. Answer: A
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Option A: Is the correct alternative among the following as‘Unlike’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are contrasting
Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Afterwards’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which explains the incident that is following
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Meanwhile’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which explains the incident that happened in the intervening period of time
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘For instance’is the connecting word used to
link sentences for exemplification
19. Answer: B
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘That is’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which areexpressing a statement or hypothesis.
Option B:Is the correct alternative among the following as‘Owing’carries the same meaning as ‘because of’
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Namely’is the connecting word used to link
sentences for explanation
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Indeed’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are emphasising on particular context
20. Answer: B
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘In other words’ is the connecting word used to
link sentences for explanation.
Option B:Is the correct alternative among the following as‘Similarly’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are likewise
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Specifically’is the connecting word used to link
sentences in particular
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘To illustrate’is the connecting word used to link
sentences for exemplification
21. Answer: B
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘As well as’is the connecting word used to link
sentences for addition or listing
Option B:Is the correct alternative among the following as‘Indeed’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are emphasising on the same context
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘and so’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which explain the results caused by the context in the other sentence
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Therefore’is the connecting word used to link
sentences in which one sentence is a result
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22. Answer: B
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘But’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are contrasting with what has already been mentioned.
Option B:Is the correct alternative among the following as‘afterwards’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which explains the incident that is following
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as ‘Since’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are indicating cause and effect.
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Besides’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
23. Answer: C
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘In addition to’is the connecting word used to
link sentences which add up to the first sentence
Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘For instance’is the connecting word used to link
sentences for exemplification
Option C:Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘In particular’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which particularise
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Since’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are indicating cause and effect.
24. Answer: A
Option A:Is the correct alternative among the following as‘Besides’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Cleverly’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Particularly’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which particularise
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘But’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are contrasting with what has already been mentioned.
25. Answer: D
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘As far as’is the connecting word used to link
sentences in transition
Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Andalso’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which add up to the first sentence
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Moreover’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
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Option D:Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘including’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding up in the same context
26. Answer: C
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Besides’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Even though’is the connecting word used to
link sentences which are carrying the meaning in spite of the fact
Option C:Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘Which’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which explanation to the context in the other sentence
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Since’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are indicating cause and effect.
27. Answer: A
Option A:Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘especially’is the connecting word used to link
sentences to show exception
Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Furthermore’is the connecting word used to
link sentences which are adding up or listing
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Finally’is the connecting word used to link
sentences in conclusion
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Moreover’ is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are adding and listing
28. Answer: B
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Thus’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are
Option B:Is the correct alternative among the following as‘However’is the connecting word used to link
sentences with contrast contexts
Option C:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Hence’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Accordingly’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which are
29. Answer: C
Option A:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Meanwhile’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which explains the incident that happened in the intervening period of time
Option B:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘However’is the connecting word used to link
sentences with contrast contexts
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Option C:Is the correct alternative among the following as‘While’is the connecting word used to link
sentences with respect to time
Option D:Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘As long as’is the connecting word used to link
sentences with respect to time and provision
30. Answer: D
Option A: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Yet’is the connecting word used to link
sentences with contrast contexts
Option B: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Likewise’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which show similarity
Option C: Is an incorrect alternative among the following as‘Conversely’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which show similarity
Option D: Is the correct alternative among the following as‘is indeed’is the connecting word used to link
sentences which emphasises on the same context

Reading Comprehension

Directions (1-5) Read the given passage carefully countries, including India, however, CVD is still
and answer the questions that follow the top killer, with death three times more
The Reinvention of the wheel can be painful. frequent than that due to cancer. What flies in
Taking lessons from those who have already run the face of logic is that the risk burden of CVD-
the wheel several revolutions and tweaking those linked mortality is inversely proportional — lower
lessons for domestic conditions might not be a risk but higher mortality in low-income countries,
bad idea. For India, there is indeed valuable and higher risk but lower mortality in high-
learning from the results of the Prospective income countries. PURE’s analysis concluded that
Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study published the higher mortality in poorer countries was likely
in The Lancet this week. Studying the situation in due to other factors, including ‘lower quality and
21 countries across five continents, categorised less health care’. Access to affordable, quality
by income levels, researchers showed that while health care is still a dream in many pockets in
cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause India. A great amount of out-of-pocket
for death overall, there have been some expenditure (according to Health Ministry data
transitions, particularly in the high-income for 2014-15, nearly 62.6 % of India’s total health
countries, which have managed to reduce the expenditure) often frustrates continuation of
number of deaths from CVD. In low-income treatment, or adherence to drug regimens. While

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some States have shown limited successes with A)Household air pollution is not the top risk
government-sponsored health insurance factor in low-income countries, according to the
schemes, the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana study
will have to take much of the burden of B)Access to affordable, quality health care is still
hospitalisation for complications of non- a dream in many pockets in India.
communicable diseases. National and State C)Any plans that target the risk factors and
schemes running on mission mode, including the prevent the onset of non-communicable diseases
National Programme for Prevention and Control will not have to be truly game-changing
of Cancer, Diabetes, CVD and Stroke will have to D) India is not a low income country
step up efforts to target people at risk with life- E) None of these
saving interventions.
2) Which of the following is true about India
While most of the predominant risk factors for according to the passage?
cardiovascular disease present no startling A) CVD is the top killer
medical revelation, it is significant that the single B) Cancer is the top killer
largest risk factor is a low education level. It is no C) India is the only country with low income
doubt part of the job description of the National D) Both A and C
Programme to modify this risk factor. However, E) Both A and B
governments will have to muscle up to tackle a
rather startling finding — ambient air pollution 3) What is the suitable title for the passage?
and indoor air pollution have an impact on CVD A) The reinvention of the wheel
and mortality. Household air pollution is the third B) Preventing the onsent of non-communicable
top risk factor in low-income countries, according diseases
to the study. The need of the hour is out-of-the- C)Tending to the heart: On cardiac care
box solutions combined with inspiration from D) Stepping up efforts to target people at risk
models of those who seem to have belled this with life-saving interventions.
particular cat. Any plans that target the risk E) None of these
factors and prevent the onset of non-
communicable diseases will clearly have to be 4) The single largest risk factor is __________
truly game-changing, and incorporate the A) Less availability of medications
environmental angle as well. B) Governments don’t muscle up to tackle the air
pollution
1) Which of the following is true according to the C) A great amount of out-of-pocket expenditure
passage? D) A low eucation level
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E) None of these products ranging from cars and consumer

durables to even biscuits having sharply
5) ________ will have to take much of the diminished, manufacturing GVA growth plunged
burden of hospitalisation for complications of to an eight-quarter low of 0.6%. In fact, save
non-communicable diseases mining, electricity and other utility services and
A)Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) public administration and defence, all the five
B)The Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana other contributors to overall GVA weakened from
C)The Lancet a year earlier. And as the RBI observed in its last
D) The health ministry of the country monetary policy statement, consumer confidence
E) None of these gauged by its July survey has worsened
appreciably, with 63.8% of respondents expecting
Directions (6-10) Read the given passage discretionary spending to stay at the same level
carefully and answer the questions that follow or shrink one year ahead. The comparable
India’s deepening slowdown has now left the reading in June 2018 was 37.3%.
economy on the verge of stalling. The latest That the government is cognisant of the gravity
estimates for GDP show year-on-year growth in of the situation is evident from its recent slew of
the April-June period slid for a fifth straight policy pronouncements including tweaks to
quarter to 5%, the slowest pace in more than six investment norms to draw more Foreign Direct
years. Disconcertingly, the mainstay of demand Investment, moves to relieve the debilitating
— private consumption spending — slumped to sales slump in the auto sector and a sweeping
an 18-quarter low, with the expansion consolidation of public banks. Any beneficial
decelerating sharply to 3.1%, from 7.2% in the impact from these measures will, however, take
preceding quarter and 7.3% a year earlier. Gross time to feed into the economy and time is a
fixed capital formation (GFCF), a proxy for luxury that the faltering economy can ill afford,
investment activity, grew a meagre 4%, less than especially given the global headwinds. With the
a third of the 13.3% growth it posted 12 months farm sector still stuck in a low income trap and
earlier. The RBI had, in its annual report released this year’s mercurial monsoon rains, leaving some
on Thursday, noted that indicators of GFCF had parts flooded and others still facing deficits and
shown either moderation or contraction in the engendering a shortfall in kharif sowing, rural
fiscal first quarter and pointed specifically to demand is unlikely to return any time soon. Also,
gross value added (GVA) by the construction with the RBI’s four interest rate reductions since
industry, which government data revealed had the start of 2019 having, so far, failed to
eased to a 5.7% pace, from 9.6% in the year- incentivise credit-fuelled consumer spending and
earlier period. With demand for manufactured business investment to any significant degree and
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with limited fiscal headroom to try and prime the 9) What must the government do to reinvigorate
pump with increased expenditure, big, bold demand and investment?
structural reforms may be the only way out. The A) Save mining, electricity and other utility
government must lose no time in consulting with services and public administration and defence
the widest possible spectrum, including the B) The government must lose no time in
Opposition, and then implement the agreed-on consulting with the widest possible spectrum,
reforms prescriptions to reinvigorate demand including the Opposition, and then implement
and investment. the agreed-on reforms prescriptions
C) Try and prime the pump with increased
6) What is the proxy for investment activity? expenditure, big, bold structural reforms
A) Gross domestic product (GDP) D) Demand for manufactured products ranging
B) Gross value added (GVA) from cars and consumer durables to even biscuits
C) Reserve bank of India (RBI) E) None of these
D)Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF)
E) None of these 10) What is the meaning of cognisant according
to the passage?
7)What affects the kharif sowing in the farm A) not conscious of something, especially what is
sector? happening around you
A)Low income B) new and without experience
B) Increased expenditure C) in a way that is awkward in movement or
C)Faltering economy unskilled in behaviour or action
D)mercurial monsoon rains D) having knowledge or awareness.
E) none of these E) none of these

8) Which of the following is the suitable title for Directions (11-15) Read the given passage
the passage? carefully and answer the questions that follow
A)Facing deficits and engendering a shortfall in The use of murderous violence in the face of
kharif sowing imagined threats to family or community honour
B)On the edge: On economic slowdown is an unfortunate reality in most parts of the
C)Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) country. The term ‘honour killing’ is being used
D)Business investment to any significant degree widely to describe the class of murders that
and with limited fiscal headroom family members commit while seeking to impose
E) none of these on young couples their medieval view that all
marriages should be within their community. The
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Supreme Court, which has been intervening those that fall under the ‘rarest of rare cases’
repeatedly to preserve the freedom of marital category, the trial judge chose to take note of the
choice of individuals, once remarked that there is fact that the accused were young and had no
no ‘honour’ in ‘honour killing’. Various judgments previous criminal background. It is disquieting
have highlighted the need to come down on such that the ‘honour killing’ phenomenon persists in
crimes, as well as the social structures that keep highly literate societies too. Discrimination
such a communal outlook alive. The judgment of against Dalits is not limited to Hindu communities
the Principal Sessions Court, Kottayam, Kerala, listed as Scheduled Castes, but extends to those
awarding life imprisonment to 10 men involved in who have converted to other religions too. At a
the abduction and murder of Kevin Joseph, a 23- time when caste groups have become politically
year-old Dalit Christian, in May 2018, is in line organised and caste associations attract the
with the apex court’s views. The investigation and young and the educated, there is a need for a
trial into Kevin’s murder have been notably fast. redoubled effort to eliminate the evils of a
Kevin was abducted by a group led by Shyanu stratified society. In particular, administrators
Chacko, the principal accused and brother of must give full effect to the various preventive,
Neenu, Kevin’s fianceé, just as the young man remedial and punitive measures recommended
was making arrangements to have his marriage by the Supreme Court. The Centre may also
registered. The court ruled that it was an ‘honour examine the need for a comprehensive law to
killing’ based on Neenu’s testimony that her curb killings in the name of honour and prohibit
family was vehemently against the marriage as interference in matrimonial choice of individuals.
Kevin was a Dalit. The police managed to drive
home the guilt of the accused by digital and 11) Which of the following would be the best
electronic evidence, including records showing title for the passage?
mobile phone signal locations and CCTV footage, A) Victim and murderers
to confirm the time and the routes through which B) Abduction and murder of Kevin Joseph
the accused had taken Kevin before drowning C) Murder most foul
him. D) The criminal background
E) An unfortunate reality
The court rightly chose not to award the death
penalty. Instead it handed down two separate life 12) What is the context of the passage?
terms, one each for kidnapping with intention to A) Kerala ‘honour killing’ case
threaten the victim with death, and for murder. B) Matrimonial choice of individuals
Even though there is a Supreme Court judgment C) Comprehensive law to curb killings
allowing trial courts to deem ‘honour killings’ as D) Honour killing
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E) None of these but extends to those who have converted to

other religions too
13)What is the correct meanig of the word C)There is never a need for a redoubled effort to
‘abduction’ ? eliminate the evils of a stratified society at any
A)Permission for something to happen or cost
agreement to do something D) All of the above
B)Agreement between words in gender, number, E)None of these
case, person, or any other grammatical category
which affects the forms of the words Directions (16-20) Read the given passage
C)A general agreement carefully and answer the questions that follow
D)The action of forcibly taking someone away For its sheer magnitude, the scale and the ability
against their will to disrupt the status quo, the mega bank mergers
E)said, without proof, to have taken place or to announced by Finance Minister
have a specified illegal or undesirable quality NirmalaSitharaman on Friday must go down as
the most significant the banking industry has
14) What does honour killing mean? seen in the five decades since nationalisation.
A) Parents murdering their child for a bad The bottomline is clear: to create banks of global
behaviour level that can leverage economies of scale and
B) Parents killing a girl baby because they don’t balance sheet size to serve the needs of a $5-
want her as it would be difficult to bring up a girl trillion economy by 2025. The jury is, of course,
child out on whether this strategy will succeed.
C) Mother killing the foetus in the womb Mergers are driven by synergies — in products,
D)The class of murders that family members costs, business, geographies or technology and
commit while seeking to impose on young the most important, cost synergies. While there
couples their medieval view that all marriages may be some geographical synergies between the
should be within their community banks being merged, unless they realise cost
E) none of these synergies through branch and staff
rationalisation, the mergers may not mean much
15) Which of the following is true according to to them or to the economy. This is where the
the passage? government’s strategy will be tested. It is no
A)‘honour killing’ phenomenon persists in highly secret that public sector banks are overstaffed.
literate societies too There is also bound to be overlap in branch
B)Discrimination against Dalits is not limited to networks such as in the Canara-Syndicate Bank
Hindu communities listed as Scheduled Castes, merger, especially in Karnataka and a couple of
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other southern States. Ditto with Punjab National size but also professionalism in governance. The
Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce, both of government will also have to manage the fallout
which have strong networks in the north and the of unleashing four mergers simultaneously which
west. The success of these mergers, therefore, is bound to cause upheaval in the industry.
will hinge on how well these banks handle the Would it have been better if these mergers had
sensitive issue of staff rationalisation. The All been done one by one? The future will colour the
India Bank Employees Association has already past.
raised the red flag.
It was the Narasimham Committee in the late 16)The Narasimham Committee recommended
1990s that recommended consolidation through which of the following
a process of merging strong banks. The issue has A) consolidation through a process of merging
been the proverbial bee in the bonnet of strong banks
successive governments since then. What the B) managing the fallout of unleashing four
committee also recommended was shutting mergers simultaneously which is bound to cause
down the weaker banks and not merging them upheaval in the industry
with the strong ones as is being done now. But C) few measures to make managements better
this is obviously not an option politically even for accountable to the board
a government with a brute majority in D)some geographical synergies between the
Parliament. The biggest plus of the mergers is banks being merged, unless they realise cost
that they will create banks of scale — there are synergies through branch and staff rationalisation
too many banks in India with sizes that are E) All f these
minuscule by global standards with their growth
constricted by their inability to expand. Yet, this 17) Which of the following is false according to
advantage of scale cannot be leveraged without the passage?
adequate reforms in governance and A) The success of the mergers will hinge on how
management of these banks. To be sure, Ms. well these banks handle the sensitive issue of
Sitharaman did announce a few measures to staff rationalisation
make managements better accountable to the B) The advantage of scale cannot be leveraged
board. But the key reforms to be made are at the without adequate reforms in governance and
board level, including in appointments, especially management of these banks
of government nominees. These are often C) The government will have to manage the
political appointees, with little exposure to fallout of unleashing four mergers simultaneously
banking. Surely, such practices need to be curbed which is bound to cause upheaval in the industry
as the definition of global banks is not just about
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D) Creating banks of global level cannot leverage C) Big bank theory: On Public Sector Bank
economies of scale and balance sheet size to mergers
serve the needs of a $5-trillion economy by 2025. D) Consolidation through a process of merging
E) All of the above strong banks
E) None of these
18) What is thesynonym of the word ‘curbed’ ?
A) foster Directions (21-25) Read the given passage
B) incite carefully and answer the questions that follow
C) indulge The rupee is back in the news following a sharp
D) facilitate depreciation in its value versus the dollar in the
E) constrain last one month after a prolonged period of
relative stability. It has weakened by a little over
19)Where will the government’s strategies be 4% since mid-July and on Friday nudged the 72
tested? mark to a dollar before retracing its steps. The fall
A)The practices that need to be curbed as the has to be seen in the context of the overall
definition of global banks weakness in currencies of emerging markets and
B)Management the fallout of unleashing four Asia in August. The Turkish lira, Brazilian real,
mergers simultaneously which is bound to cause South Africa’s rand, the Mexican peso have all
upheaval in the industry uniformly lost value versus the dollar with the
C)While there may be some geographical Argentine peso losing the most, but this has more
synergies between the banks being merged, to do with the Argentine economy’s woes. The
unless they realise cost synergies through branch trigger was China’s devaluation of the yuan to
and staff rationalisation, the mergers may not below the 7 per dollar level for the first time in
mean much to them or to the economy more than a decade; the last time that the yuan
D)Shutting down the weaker banks and not was seen below the 7 per dollar mark was during
merging them with the strong ones as is being the global financial crisis in 2008. The yuan’s
done now devaluation is itself a part of the complex trade
E)None of these war that Beijing is now waging with the United
States whose President has labelled China a
20) Which of the following titles would best suit currency manipulator.
the passage?
A) The All India Bank Employees Association Emerging market currencies have also been
B) The success of the mergers depressed more since the bond yield curve
inverted in the U.S. last week when yields on 10-
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year bonds fell below the two-year note signalling A) in an environment where other major
the market’s fear of a recession in the U.S. emerging market currencies are depreciating, the
economy. While there’s no data to support such rupee cannot be an outlier.
fears as of now, the trade spat with China seems B) that the rupee is over-valued in terms of the
to be giving the jitters to the market. The fall in real effective exchange rate making exports
the rupee is, of course, influenced to some extent uncompetitive
by the overall economic slowdown and the sell- C) export growth is depressed but the forex
out in the equity markets in the last couple of reserves are at historically high levels of $430
months leading to capital withdrawal by foreign billion
portfolio investors. The capital outflow D) All of the above
particularly has hit the currency’s valuation. But E) None of these
the fall is no cause for alarm as yet because there
is stability on the external account with the 22) Which of the following is the title that
current account deficit at a comfortable 0.7% in explains the passage?
the quarter ended March 2019. Of course, export A)Currency capers: On falling rupee
growth is depressed but the forex reserves are at B)currencies of emerging markets
historically high levels of $430 billion. In fact, the C)The capital outflow that hits the currency’s
fall will make India’s exporters competitive. valuation.
Economists often complain that the rupee is D)The fall in the rupee
over-valued in terms of the real effective E)None of these
exchange rate making exports uncompetitive.
Interestingly, the Reserve Bank of India does not 23) Which of the following is true according to
appear to have intervened in support of the the passage?
rupee, signalling that it is not uncomfortable with A)Export growth is depressed but the forex
the fall. The central bank can be relied upon to reserves are at historically high levels of $430
enter the market if things get too depressing for billion
the currency. The Finance Minister’s B)The capital outflow particularly has hit the
announcements on Friday are sure to perk up the currency’s valuation
markets on Monday and the rupee may yet C)The central bank can be relied upon to enter
bounce back. But, eventually, in an environment the market if things get too depressing for the
where other major emerging market currencies currency.
are depreciating, the rupee cannot be an outlier. D)The fall is no cause for alarm as yet because
there is stability on the external account with the
21)Economists often complain ______?
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current account deficit at a comfortable 0.7% in Gujarat, Rajasthan, the northeastern States,
the quarter ended March 2019 Karnataka, the Konkan coast, hilly districts of
E) All the above Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This pattern may extend
into Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bengal and other
24)The fall in the rupee has led to _______ ? eastern regions. A normal Indian Summer
A)data to support such fears as of now, the trade Monsoon is bountiful overall, but as last year’s
spat with China seems to be giving the jitters to flooding in Kerala, and the Chennai catastrophe
the market of 2015 showed, there can be a terrible cost in
B)signalling that it is not uncomfortable with the terms of lives and property lost, and people
fall displaced. Distressing scenes of death and
C)a part of the complex trade war that Beijing is destruction are again being witnessed. Even in a
now waging with the United States whose rain-shadow region such as Coimbatore in Tamil
President has labelled China a currency Nadu, the collapse of a railway parcel office after
manipulator a downpour has led to avoidable deaths. What
D)capital withdrawal by foreign portfolio this underscores is the need to prepare for the
investors rainy season with harvesting measures, as
E) All the above advocated by the Centre’s Jal Shakti Abhiyan, and
a safety audit of structures, particularly those
25) What are forex reserves? used by the official agencies. In drafting their
A) Foreign experimental reserves management plans, States must be aware of the
B)Foreign exchange reserves scientific consensus: that future rain spells may
C) Foreign exotic reserves be short, often unpredictable and very heavy,
D) Foreign enquiry reserves influenced by a changing climate. They need to
E) None of these invest in reliable infrastructure to mitigate the
impact of flooding and avert disasters that could
Directions (26-30) Read the given passage have global consequences in an integrated
carefully and answer the questions that follow economy.
After a worrying pre-monsoon phase between
March and May, when rainfall was scarce, the The long-term trends for flood impact in India
current robust season in most parts of coastal, have been one of declining loss of lives and cattle
western and central India augurs well for the since the decadal high of 1971-80, but rising
entire economy. Aided apparently by beneficial absolute economic losses, though not as a share
conditions in the Indian Ocean, very heavy rainfall of GDP. It is important, therefore, to increase
has been recorded, notably in Maharashtra, resilience through planning, especially in cities
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and towns which are expanding steadily. Orderly A) Orderly urban development is critical for
urban development is critical for sustainability, as sustainability, as the mega flood disasters in
the mega flood disasters in Mumbai and Chennai Mumbai and Chennai witnessed in this century
witnessed in this century make clear. It is worth make clear
pointing out that the response of State B) In a rain-shadow region such as Coimbatore in
governments to the imperative is tardy and even Tamil Nadu, the collapse of a railway parcel office
indifferent. They are hesitant to act against after a downpour has led to avoidable deaths.
encroachment of lake catchments, river courses C) The last year’s flooding in Kerala, and the
and floodplains. The extreme distress in Chennai, Chennai catastrophe of 2015 showed, there can
for instance, has not persuaded the State be a terrible cost in terms of lives and property
government against allowing structures such as a lost, and people displaced.
police station being constructed on a lake bed, D)India must address its crippling cycles of
after reclassification of land. Granting such drought and flood with redoubled vigour.
permissions is an abdication of responsibility and E) None of these
a violation of National Disaster Management
Authority Guidelines to prevent urban flooding. 28) Select title that best suits the passage
As a nation that is set to become the most among the following
populous in less than a decade, India must A) National Disaster Management Authority
address its crippling cycles of drought and flood Guidelines
with redoubled vigour. Scientific hydrology, B) Cycle of extremes: On droughts and floods
coupled with the traditional wisdom of saving C) Encroachment of lake catchments, river
water through large innovative structures, will courses and floodplains
mitigate floods and help communities prosper. D) Encroachment of lake catchments, river
courses and floodplains
26)The mega flood disasters ws witnessed by E) none of these
which of the following sttes this century?
A) Mumbai and Chennai 29) Which alternative can replace the word
B) Karnataka and Assam ‘tardy’ in the passage?
C) Kerala and Tamil Nadu A) Punctual
D) Chhattisgarh and Odisha B) Early
E) Maharashtra and Gujarat C) Dilatory
D) Deliberate
27) Which of the following is true according to E) Hastened
the passage?
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30) What causes mitigation of floods and help of the economic, humanitarian and
communities prosper? environmental costs. When a natural disaster
A) National Disaster Management Authority strikes, it wrecks unimaginable loss of lives on the
Guidelines Earth. It destroys everything in a moment.Human
B) The Centre’s Jal Shakti Abhiyan, and a safety response to natural calamities requires proper
audit of structures, particularly those used by the planning and emergency management. India has
official agencies not made much headway on the ground of
C) Scientific hydrology, coupled with the disaster management as its lack of preparedness
traditional wisdom of saving water through large has shown time and again in the aftermath of
innovative structures calamities. In the 2013, Uttarakhandfloods, when
D) Distressing scenes of death and destruction the fury of nature struck the hill state, there was
E) all the above no disaster management plan. Despite the fact
that hilly terrains are always surrounded by the
Directions (31-35) Read the given passage threat of natural disasters, the state government
carefully and answer the questions that follow had shown no adequate preparation. According
A disaster can be defined as a tragic event, such to a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
as an accident, fire, terrorist attack or explosion, report tabled in March 2013, the State Disaster
which inflicts damage on its victims. A natural Management Authority, which was formed in
disaster is a natural risk or hazard caused by the 2007, did not meet at all between 2008 and 2012
Earth’s natural processes with terrible economic, to suggest and implement any remedial measures
humanitarian and environmental consequences. in the event of a natural calamity. The CAG report
It causes a large-scale loss of life and property. So also pointed to widespread irregularities in the
many people lose their lives during a natural use of State Disaster Relief Fund. Despite
upheaval and for those who are left out tremendous scientific and technological
homeless having lost their near and dear ones; advancements, we do not exactly know when and
life becomes a daily struggle for survival.A natural where a particular disaster will strike. It is a
disaster manifests itself in the shape of several natural process and we cannot stop it. But with
natural hazards such as avalanches, earthquakes, some preparation, we can lessen its occurrence
volcanic eruptions, landslide, floods, tsunamis, and also reduce the magnitude of the loss of life
storms, blizzards, droughts etc). These calamities and property post-disaster. For instance, global
wreck unbearable destruction. Human warming is the root of all the problems, efforts
vulnerability and lack of proper planning and must be made to preserve and protect the
disaster management practices compound the environment to prevent climate change.
woes of people with grave implications in terms
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Efforts should be made to devise an advance C) Natural disaster is an occurance or event that
warning system to minimize the impact of causes great damage and sometimes loss of life
disaster. People should be made educated about occurs
the need for evacuation. More and more stress D) Natural disasters are powerful natural events
should be laid on constructing buildings that are such as earthquakes and hurricanes
strong enough to withstand an earthquake.After E) All the above
any disaster, the adequacy of the money to
rebuild our lives can further add to the woes of 33) Which of the following is true according to
people. People should take steps to obtain the passage?
comprehensive insurance coverage for damages A) we do not exactly know when and where a
to them, their houses and belongings after the particular disaster will strike.
occurrence of flood, earthquake, landslide, major B) When a natural disaster strikes, it wrecks
fire or any other natural calamity. unimaginable loss of lives on the Earth
C) Only A
31) What compounds the woes of people with D) Only B
grave implications in terms of the economic, E) Both A and B
humanitarian and environmental costs?
A) Several natural hazards such as avalanches, 34) What according to the authorcan lessen the
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslide, floods, occurance of a natural disaster?
tsunamis, storms, blizzards, droughts A) Money
B) The adequacy of the money to rebuild our lives B) Preparation
C) Proper planning and emergency management C) Vigilnce
D) Human vulnerability and lack of proper D) Technology
planning and disaster management practices E) Engineering
E) None of these
35) What is the meaning of the word upheaval?
32) What is a natural disaster according to the A) an outbreak or anger
author? B) a violent or sudden change
A) A natural disaster is a major adverse event C) wild and noisy disorder
resulting from natural processes earth D) a countinuous or loud banging
B) A natural disaster is a natural risk or hazard E) a state of great disturbance
caused by the Earth’s natural processes with
terrible economic, humanitarian and Directions (36-40) Read the given passage
environmental consequences carefully and answer the questions that follow
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After a long tug of war, the government has cannot be used to bridge shortfalls in other
eventually had its way with the Reserve Bank of reserves.In principle, it could be argued that the
India, managing to get it to part with a portion of government as sovereign owns the RBI and
its accumulated reserves. The RBI board, on hence there is nothing wrong if it decides to tap
Monday, decided to transfer a massive the central bank’s reserves. Yet, that it actually
1,76,051crore to the government, including a chose to do so is unfortunate because these
sum of ₹52,637 crore from its contingency reserves represent inter-generational equity built
reserve built over the last several years. The up over several years by the RBI by squirrelling
outflow from the RBI’s reserves was limited to away a part of its annual surplus. It is morally
this amount only because the BimalJalan unacceptable that any one government can
Committee, appointed to recommend the swallow even a part of such funds to help meet
economic capital framework for the RBI, decided its expenditure in a particular year. The reserves,
to keep a major part of the reserves locked up as the Jalan Committee has pointed out,
and out of the reach of the government while represent the country’s savings for a ‘rainy day’,
opening up the remainder with strict stipulations. which is a monetary or financial crisis.
The Committee has recommended, and rightly Interestingly, the net surplus of1,23,414crore
so, that the Currency and Gold Revaluation posted by the RBI in 2018-19 is more than double
Reserve Account (₹6.91 lakh crore as of June 30, that of the previous year and is considerably
2018), at least half of which was eyed by the higher than the 65,876 crore that it netted in
government, represents unrealised gains and 2015-16. Only the release of the RBI’s Annual
hence is not distributable to the government. In Report in the next few days will help in the
the case of the Contingency Reserve (built out of understanding of the reasons behind the sharp
retained earnings), which was ₹2.32 lakh crore as jump in the surplus. The big transfer from the RBI
of the same date, the committee said that it will free up the hands of the government at a
should be maintained within a band of 6.5-5.5% time when tax revenues are undershooting the
of total assets. It left it to the RBI board to decide target by a long chalk. The money, it is hoped, will
the precise percentage it was comfortable within be put to use in a prudent manner.
this band and transfer the excess to the
government. As it happened, the board, in its 36) Which of the following is false according to
Monday meeting, decided to peg this ratio at the passage?
5.5% thus enabling it to transfer a sum of ₹52,637 A) The big transfer from the RBI will free up the
crore to the government immediately. The hands of the government at a time when tax
committee should also be complimented for revenues are undershooting the target by a long
clearly specifying that the revaluation reserve chalk.
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B) The outflow from the RBI’s reserves was A) Colligate

limited to this amount only because the B) Index
BimalJalan Committee C) Freeze
C) It is morally unacceptable that any one D) clump
government can swallow even a part of such E) sieve
funds to help meet its expenditure in a particular
year. 40) According to the passage, what do the
D) the net surplus of1,23,414crore posted by the reserves represent?
SBI in 2018-19 is more than double that of the A) The sharp jump in the surplus
previous year and is considerably higher than the B) The economic capital framework
65,876 crore that it netted in 2015-16. C) The RBI funds
E) None of these D)Monetary or financial crisis
E) None of these
37) What is the context of the passage?
A) Government should use RBI funds in a prudent Directions (41-45) Read the given passage
manner carefully and answer the questions that follow
B) Tax revenues that undershoot the target by a The devastating fire at the Andheri hospital of the
long chalk Employees State Insurance Corporation in
C) The release of the RBI’s Annual Report Mumbai that killed at least eight people is a
D) The government meeting its expenditure in a shocking reminder of the low priority fire safety
particular year gets in India. That a blaze could break out in a
E) None of these relatively new building with such deadly
consequences calls into question the precautions
38) What is the meaning of the word taken by the authorities. The Maharashtra
‘sovereign’? government should conduct a thorough probe
A) Very great in amount and examine the claim made by the Fire
B) Possessing supreme or ultimate power Department that the hospital had failed an
C) Take as a memento inspection recently and was served a notice. It
D) A thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, would be shockingly negligent if the hospital
place or event continued to function without adhering to fire
E) None of safety standards in spite of an adverse report
from the statutory authority. Ironically, ESIC is a
39)Which word among the following can replace welfare organisation working to protect the
the word ‘peg’ in the passage? health and well-being of the labour sector, and is
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expected to set an example through the quality liability. At a broader level, governments must
of its facilities. The Andheri horror evokes shed their indifference and work to make all
memories of the AMRI hospital blaze in Kolkata spaces safe. The situation today is depressing. In
seven years ago, in which 92 people died. It led to private, public or commercial buildings, official
an assessment of hospital safety in all States, but agencies tend to favour tokenism rather than
evidently the impact has been patchy at best. In high standards for the safety of occupants and
fact, the Justice Tapan Mukherjee Commission visitors. They are ever-willing to “regularise”
appointed by the West Bengal government held deviations in construction over time. It is time to
the directors of AMRI hospital responsible, since fix responsibility for deadly accidents on a single
they actively reviewed the institution’s official agency.
administrative measures. This year, critically ill
patients had to be carried outside by relatives 41)What does it mean by ‘compliance’ in the
during a fire at the Calcutta Medical College and passage?
Hospital.A strong building code with features for A) Undergoing elastic deformation
reduction of fire hazards is important for all B) The reciprocal of stiffness
structures, but it is more so for hospitals since C) The action or fact of complying with a wish or
they host people who are incapacitated and command
cannot be evacuated quickly. The National D)All the above
Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare E) None of these
Providers (NABH) goes by the National Building
Code and its specific norms for hospitals, which 42) What makes the author feel that the
include minimum requirements for multi- situation today is depressing?
storeyed structures, such as alarms, sprinkler A) Third-party audit should be made compulsory
systems, specified-width staircases, smoke to eliminate conflicts of interest involving official
barrier enclosures and checks against storage of agencies.
combustible materials in areas where patients B) State governments should require mandatory
are kept. Going forward, all State governments compliance with safety features for any
should require mandatory compliance with such institution handling patients or giving care
safety features for any institution handling C) Official agencies tend to favour tokenism
patients or giving care. Certification of facilities rather than high standards for the safety of
through third-party audit should be made occupants and visitors.
compulsory to eliminate conflicts of interest D) Critically ill patients had to be carried outside
involving official agencies. The institutions should by relatives during a fire at the Calcutta Medical
also be insured for the highest levels of public College and Hospital
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E) None of these D) Governments must shed their indifference and

work to make all spaces safe
43) Which of the following titles would suit the E) A strong building code with features for
passage? reduction of fire hazards is not so important for
A) Deviations in construction over time all structures
B) Fatal fires: the need for strict safety norms
C) The National Building Code and its specific Directions (46-50) Read the given passage
norms for hospitals carefully and answer the questions that follow
D) The Andheri horror: Evoking memories of the The latest economic data from the Central
AMRI hospital blaze Statistics Office reveal that India’s GDP expanded
E) Protect the health and well-being of the labour at a brisk 7.2% pace in the three months ended
sector December, an acceleration from the 6.5% posted
in the second quarter. On the face of it, the
44)What among the following is included as the numbers are cause for cheer and optimism, with
minimum requirements for multi-storeyed gross fixed capital formation, a key measure of
structures in the specific norms for hospitals by investment demand, showing a healthy
the the National Building Code improvement. Sectoral gross value added (GVA)
A) Sprinkler systems figures also reflect a broad-based pickup in
B) Specified-width staircases activity from the preceding quarter. The only
C) Smoke barrier enclosures three laggards last quarter were mining; utility
D) Only A and C services (including electricity, gas, and water
E) All A, B and C supply); and trade, hotels, transport and
communication services. The contraction in
45) Which of the following is true according to mining is of particular concern. The October-
the passage? December quarter in 2016 was, however, the
A) It is not the right time to fix responsibility for period when the Centre implemented the widely
deadly accidents on a single official agency disruptive demonetisation of high-value currency
B) Certification of facilities through third-party notes, and so one has to bear in mind the base
audit is not necessarily be made compulsory to effect on the latest third-quarter data. Also, the
eliminate conflicts of interest involving official CSO’s second advance estimates of national
agencies income for the full financial year are a lot more
C) The institutions should also be insured for the sobering. Both GDP and GVA growth estimates
highest levels of public liability for 2017-18 have been revised upwards from the
first-cut projections made in early January — GDP
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growth to 6.6% from 6.5% earlier as a result of the wake of frauds, and exporters still to make
GVA expansion being lifted to 6.4% from the most of the revival in global trade demand,
January’s 6.1%. But the assumption for increase the economy is not yet out of the woods.
in net taxes has been pared, reflecting the
struggle to ensure buoyancy in GST revenue 46) Which word can be used to replace the word
collections. ‘leeway’ in the passage?
A study of the full-year projections reveals the A) constraint
pressure points. The same sectoral GVA data that B) restriction
at a quarterly level appeared to give promise of a C) bigotry
more enduring recovery show momentum in five D) Scope
of the eight sectors decelerating. Of particular E) None of these
concern are the farm sector, where growth is set
to slow to 3% from 6.3% in the previous fiscal; 47) Which was the period when the Centre
and manufacturing where the pace is expected to implemented the widely disruptive
ease to 5.1% from 7.9% in the revised estimate demonetisation of high-value currency notes?
for 2016-17. The latest Index of Industrial A) October- December
Production numbers that show manufacturing in B) November- February
April-December still significantly lagging behind C) September- January
the previous nine-month period, as also the D)April- December
Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s E) None of thee
Index that shows growth in the sector slowed to a
four-month low in February, add to concerns 48) Which among the following is not true
about manufacturing. With private final according to the passage?
consumption expenditure, a crucial driver of A) Any more profligacy by the government risks
economic momentum, still to gain traction over threatening price stability
the full financial year, it is increased government B) The latest Index of Industrial Production
spending that has undergirded the expansion. numbers that show manufacturing in April-
Here lies the rub. The leeway for more pump December still significantly lagging behind the
priming is restricted as fiscal deficit at the end of previous nine-month period
January has already exceeded 113% of the C) The October-December quarter in 2016 was,
revised estimate for the full year. Any more however, the period when the Centre
profligacy by the government risks threatening implemented the widely disruptive
price stability. With the banking sector beset by demonetisation of high-value currency notes
bad loans and increased scrutiny on lending in
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D) It is gradual government spending that has D) Private final consumption expenditure: A

undergirded the expansion. Here lies the rub crucial driver of economic momentum
E) None of these E) None of these

49) Suggest a title which suits the passage 50) What does the study of the full-year
A) Buoyant again: on India's GDP growth projections reveal?
B) Increased government spending:Undergirding A) Growth in the sector
the expansion B) A crucial driver of economic momentum
C) Increased scrutiny on lending in the wake of C) Pressure points
frauds D) India's GDP growth
E) None of these

ANSWERS
1. Answer: B
B is true according to the passage
Option A: Is not true because it is mentioned that household air pollution is the third top risk factor in low-
income countries, according to the study
Option B: Is true because as it is mentioned as access to affordable, quality health care is still a dream in
many pockets in India in the passage
Option c: Is not true because the passage reads as any plans that target the risk factors and prevent the
onset of non-communicable diseases will clearly have to be truly game-changing
Option D: Is not true because the passage states that India is a low income country
2. Answer: A
A is true about India according to the passage
Option A: Is correct as its is meantioned in the passage
Option B: Is an incorect choice as it is mentioned that CVD is still the top killer, with death three times
more frequent than that due to cancer
Option C: In incorrect as India is one of the low income countries according to the passage
Option D: Is an incorrect alterntive among the following as option C is false
Option E:Is an incorrect alterntive among the following as option B is false
3. Answer: C
Option C “Tending to the heart: On cardiac care” woulb be the suitable title for the passage
4. Answer: E

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Option E is the correct alternative as the passage reads “While most of the predominant risk factors for
cardiovascular disease present no startling medical revelation, it is significant that the single largest risk
factor is a low education level”
5. Answer: B
Option B ‘ The centre’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana’is the right option according to the context.
6. Answer: D
Option A: Is an incorrect alternative as Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total value of products
produced in the country
Option B: Is an incorrect alternative as Gross value added (GVA)the value addition done to a product
resulting in the production of final product
Option C: Is an incorrect alternative as Reserve bank of India (RBI) is the central bank of India which uses
monetary policy to create financial stability in India
Option D: Is the correct alternative as Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) is a macroeconomic concept
used in official national accounts and is the proxy for investment activity
7. Answer: D
Option D: According to the context the farm sector is still stuck in a low income trap and this year’s
mercurial monsoon rains, leaving some parts flooded and others still facing deficits and engendering a
shortfall in kharif sowing
8. Answer: B
Option B: “On the edge: On economic slowdown” is the title which best suits the passage
9. Answer: B
Option B: Is the right alternative as the passage reads that the government must lose no time in consulting
with the widest possible spectrum, including the Opposition, and then implement the agreed-on reforms
prescriptionsto reinvigorate demand and investment
10. Answer: D
Option D: Is the correct alternative mong the following as ‘cognisant’ means having knowledge or
awareness
11. Answer: C
Option C: Is the correct alternative as ‘Murder most foul’ best suits the passage explaing the honour killing
case
12. Answer: A
Option A: Is the correct alternative among the following as it focuses on the honour killing case of kerala.
13. Answer: D

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Option D: Is the correct alternative as abduction means ‘the action of forcibly taking someone away against
their will’
14. Answer: D
Option D: Is the correct alternative, honour killing means ‘the class of murders that family members
commit while seeking to impose on young couples their medieval view that all marriages should be within
their community’
15. Answer: E
Option E: Is the correct alternative as only option A and option B are true
16. Answer: A
Option A: Is the correct alternative, The Narasimham Committee recommendedconsolidation through a
process of merging strong banks according to the context
17. Answer: D
D is false according to the passage
Option D: Is the correct alternative because according to the passage creating banks of global level can
leverage economies of scale and balance sheet size to serve the needs of a $5-trillion economy by 2025.
18. Answer: E
Option E: Is the correct alternative as ‘constrain’ is the synonym of ‘curbed’ meaning restrain or keep in
check
19. Answer: C
Option C: Is the correct alternative according to the passage
20. Answer: C
Option C: Is the correct alternative ‘Big bank theory: On Public Sector Bank mergers’ would be the title that
best suits the passage
21. Answer: B
Option B: Is the correct alternative as economists often complain that the rupee is over-valued in terms of
the real effective exchange rate making exports uncompetitive according to the passage
22. Answer: A
Option A: Is the correct alternative as ‘Currency capers: On falling rupee’ suits the passage as the title
23. Answer: E
All the given options are true according to the passage.
24. Answer: D
Option D: Is the correct alternative. Accordnig to the passage, The fall in the rupee is, of course, influenced
to some extent by the overall economic slowdown and the sell-out in the equity markets in the last couple
of months leading to capital withdrawal by foreign portfolio investors
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25. Answer: B
Option B: Is the correct alterntive as Foreign exchange reserves are assets held on reserve by a central
bank in foreign currencies
26. Answer: A
Option A: Is the correct alternative as it is mentioned in the passage that the mega flood disasters in
Mumbai and Chennai witnessed in this century
27. Answer: E
Option E: Is the correct alternative as all of the mentioned sentences are true according to the passage
28. Answer: B
Option B: Is the correct alterntive. ‘Cycle of extremes: On droughts and floods’ is the title tht best suits the
passage
29. Answer: C
Option C: Is the correct alternative as the synonymn of ‘tardy’ is ‘dilatory’ which means delayed or delaying
beyond the right time
30. Answer: C
Option C: Is the correct alternative as scientific hydrology, coupled with the traditional wisdom of saving
water through large innovative structures, will mitigate floods and help communities prosper according to
the passage.
31. Answer: D
Option D: Is the correct alternative as it is mentioned in the passage that human vulnerability and lack of
proper planning and disaster management practices compound the woes of people with grave implications
in terms of the economic, humanitarian and environmental costs.
32. Answer: B
Option B: Is the correct alternative as the author has described a natural disaster as a natural risk or hazard
caused by the Earth’s natural processes with terrible economic, humanitarian and environmental
consequences in the passage.
33. Answer: E
Both A and Bis true according to the passage.
Option E: Is the correct alternative as both the statements in option A and B are true
34. Answer: B
Option B: Is the correct alternative among the following. As it is mentioned in the passage that preparation
can lessen the occurance of
35. Answer: B

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Option B: Is the correct the correct alternate among the following as upheaval means ‘a violent or sudden
change’
36. Answer: D
D is false according to the passage.
Option D: Is the correct alternative as it is mentioned in the passage that the net surplus of1,23,414crore
posted by the RBI in 2018-19 is more than double that of the previous year and is considerably higher than
the 65,876 crore that it netted in 2015-16.
37. Answer: A
Option A: Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘using the RBI funds by the government in a
prudent manner’ is the context of the passage
38. Answer: B
Option B: Is the correct alternative as the word sovereign carries the meaning ‘Possessing supreme or
ultimate power’
39. Answer: C
Option C: Is the correct alternative as the word ‘peg’ can be replaced by ‘freeze’ and they carry the
meaning fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level
40. Answer: D
Option D: It is mentioned in the paragraph that the reserves represent the country’s savings for a ‘rainy
day’, which is a monetary or financial crisis.
41. Answer: C
Option C: Is the correct alternative though all the options carry the meaning of compliance, it actually
means ‘the action or fact of complying with a wish or command’ according to the passage
42. Answer: C
Option C: Is the correct alternative as it is mentioned in the passage that the situation today is depressing.
In private, public or commercial buildings, official agencies tend to favour tokenism rather than high
standards for the safety of occupants and visitors.
43. Answer: B
Option B: Is the correct alternative “Fatal fires: the need for strict safety norms” would be the best title of
the passage according to the context
44. Answer: E
All A, B and C are included as the minimum requirements for multi-storeyed structures in the specific
norms for hospitals by the the National Building Code.
Option D: Is the correct option as it is mentioned that alarms, sprinkler systems, specified-width staircases,
smoke barrier enclosures and checks against storage of combustible materials in areas where patients are
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kept are the minimum requirements for multi- storeyed stuctures in the specific norms for hospitals by the
National building Code
45. Answer: D
D is true according to the passage.
Option D: Is the correct alternative according to the passage
46. Answer: D
Option D: Is the correct alternative as ‘leewway’ and ‘scope’ means the amount of freedom to move or act
that is available and margin of safety.
47. Answer: A
Option A: October- December is the correct alternative according to the context
48. Answer: D
D is not true according to the passage.
Option D: Is the correct alternative according to the passage as it mentioned in the passage as it is
increased government spending that has undergirded the expansion. Here lies the rub
49. Answer: A
Option A: Is the correct alternative as ‘Buoyant again: on India's GDP growth’ is the title which suits the
passage according to the context
50. Answer: C
Option C: Is the correct alternative as it is mentioned in the passage that the study of the full-year
projections reveals the pressure points

Cloze Test - Moderate

Direction (01-05): In the passage given below, especially computer systems. These processes
there are blanks, each followed by a word given include learning the acquisition of information
in bold. Every blank has four alternative words and rules for using the information, reasoning
given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the using rules to reach approximate or indistinct (B)
word which best suits the place. If the given conclusions and self-correction. Particular
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required' applications of AI include expert systems, speech
as the answer. recognition and machine vision.AI can be
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the process (A) of categorized (C) as either weak or strong. Weak
human intelligence processes by machines, AI, also known as narrow AI, is an AI system that

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is designed and trained for a particular task. B) Skipped

Virtual personal assistants, such as Apple's Siri, C) Seized
are a form of weak AI. Strong AI, also known as D) Apprehended
artificial general intelligence, is an AI system with E) No change required
generalized human cognitive abilities. When
denied (D) with an unfamiliar task, a strong AI 5) (E)
system is able to find a solution without human A) Razes
intervention.While AI tools present a range of B) Rouse
new functionality for businesses,the use of C) Raises
artificial intelligence rises (E) ethical questions. D) Risen
E) No change required
1) (A)
A) Task Direction (06-10): In the passage given below,
B) Simulation there are blanks, each followed by a word given
C) Mission in bold. Every blank has four alternative words
D) Stimulation given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the
E) No change required word which best suits the place. If the given
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required'
2) (B) as the answer.
A) Exactly The Indian men’s football team found their settle
B) Random (A) unchanged in the latest team rankings
C) Vague released by FIFA on Friday. India was at 101
D) Definite earlier and will remain at the same spot till the
E) No change required global governing body of football spreads (B)
their new team ranking list. India, who recently
3) (C) participated in King’s Cup in Thailand, lost one
A) Classified and won the other in the tournament. The Igor
B) Grouped Stimac-coached side will next face Tajikistan on
C) Separated July 7 in the Intercontinental Cup. According to
D) Rated the new rankings, Belgium cease(C)their stay at
E) No change required the top as they increased their lead over second-
ranked France with the UEFA Euro qualifying wins
4) (D) over Kazakhstan and Scotland. The spots of the
A) Presented leading four teams were unchanged in the latest
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ranking with plenty of movements elsewhere in C) Fade

top 20. Portugal, who raised their position by two D) Feature
places, find themselves at five, while Spain with a E) No change required
similar movement finished at seven. Iran has
become the only Asian country to top (D) in the 10) (E)
top 20 as they moved one spot to finish at the A) Steady
20th rank. Other than Iran, another Asian country B) Stable
Japan is at 28th, while South Korea remain C) Unmoved
unstable (E) at 37. D) All the above
E) No change required
6) (A)
A) Ground Direction (11-15): In the passage given below,
B) Appointment there are blanks, each followed by a word given
C) Position in bold. Every blank has four alternative words
D) Condition given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the
E) No change required word which best suits the place. If the given
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required'
7) (B) as the answer.
A) Publishes India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle,
B) Prints GSLV MkIII-M1 successfully launched
C) Downgrades Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft at 2:43 p.m. IST on July
D) Scatters 22,2019 into its expect (A) orbit with a perigee
E) No change required (nearest point to Earth) of 169.7 km and an
apogee (farthest point to Earth) of 45,475 km.
8) (C) The launch took place from the Second Launch
A) Adjourn Pad at SatishDhawan Space Centre SHAR,
B) Suspend Sriharikota. After the unveil (B) of Chandrayaan-2
C) Sporadic spacecraft, A series of maneuvers will be carried
D) Continue out to raise its orbit and put Chandrayaan-2 on
E) No change required Lunar Transfer Trajectory. On entering Moon's
sphere of influence, on-board thrusters (C) will
9) (D) slow down the spacecraft for Lunar Capture. The
A) Disappear Orbit of Chandrayaan-2 around the moon will be
B) Vanish circularized to 100x100 km orbit through a series
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of orbital maneuvers. On the day of landing, the 14) (D)

lander will separate from the Orbiter and then A) Comprising
perform a series of complex maneuvers comprise B) Consisting
(D) of rough braking and fine braking. Imaging of C) Comprehending
the landing site region prior to landing will be D) All the above
done for finding safe and hazard-free zones. The E) No change required
lander-Vikram will finally land near South Pole of
the moon on Sep 7, 2019. Subsequently, Rover 15) (E)
will roll out and carry out experiments on Lunar A) Spell
surface for a class (E) of 1 Lunar day which is B) Period
equal to 14 Earth days. Orbiter will continue its C) Streak
mission for a duration of one year. D) All the above
E) No change required
11) (A)
A) Exert Direction (16-20): In the passage given below,
B) Planned there are blanks, each followed by a word given
C) Existing in bold. Every blank has four alternative words
D) Informed given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the
E) No change required word which best suits the place. If the given
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required'
12) (B) as the answer.
A) Injection Think Google or Apple are powerful? Then you’ve
B) Launch never hear (A) of the East India Company, a
C) Both a & b profit-making enterprise so mighty, it once
D) Expelling rulednearly all of the Indian subcontinent.
E) No change required Between 1600 and 1874, it build (B) the most
powerful corporation the world had ever known,
13) (C) complete with its own army, its own territory,
A) Accelerator and a near-total hold on trade of a
B) Retarders commodities(C) now seen as quintessentially
C) Throttle British: Tea.At the dawn of the 17th century, the
D) Force Indian subcontinent was known as the “East
E) No change required Indies,” and—as home to spices, fabrics, and
luxury goods prized by wealthy Europeans—was
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seen as a land of seemingly endless potential. E) No change required

Due to their seafaring inability (D), Spain and
Portugal held a monopoly on trade in the Far 20) (E)
East. But Britain wanted in, and when it seized A) Showed
the ships of the defeated Spanish Armada in B) Displayed
1588, it paved (E) the way for the monarchy to C) Led
become a serious naval power. D) Steered
E) No change required
16) (A)
A) Hears Direction (21-25): In the passage given below,
B) Heard there are blanks, each followed by a word given
C) Hearing in bold. Every blank has four alternative words
D) Listen given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the
E) No change required word which best suits the place. If the given
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required'
17) (B) as the answer.
A) Construct In Africa, the populations of the world’s tallest
B) Institute mammals are quietly, yet obtuse (A), in decline.
C) Built Giraffe numbers across the continent fell 40%
D) Establish among (B) 1985 and 2015, to just under 100,000
E) No change required animals, according to the best figures available to
the International Union for Conservation of
18) (C) Nature (IUCN). But unlike the clarion calls
A) Metal sounded over the charmed (C) collapse of
B) Goods elephant, lion and rhino populations, less caring
C) Product (D) was paid to the giraffe's private crisis. The
D) Article rate of decline is much higher in central and
E) No change required eastern regions, with poaching, habitat
destruction and conflict the main drivers blamed
19) (D) for dense (E) herds of these gentle creatures.
A) Prowess
B) Impotence 21) (A)
C) Ineptitude A) Blunt
D) Uselessness B) Slow
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C) Sharply in bold. Every blank has four alternative words

D) Both a & b given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the
E) No change required word which best suits the place. If the given
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required'
22) (B) as the answer.
A) Between Scotland’s fabled Loch Ness monster could
B) Within possibly (A) be a giant eel, scientists said on
C) Through Thursday after an intensive analysis of traces of
D) Above DNA in the Loch’s icy waters. The results ruled
E) No change required out the believe (B) of large animals such as
dinosaurs, they said. But there was a lot of eel
23) (C) DNA in the Loch, Neil Gemmell, a geneticist from
A) Fortunate New Zealand’s University of Otago, told
B) Extremely reporters. Eels are very scarce (C) in the loch
C) Catastrophic system — every single sampling site that we went
D) Felicitous to pretty much had eels and the sheer volume of
E) No change required it was a bit of a surprise, Mr. Gemmell said.We
can’t exclude the possibility that there’s a giant
24) (D) eel in Loch Ness but we don’t know whether
A) Boredom these samples we’ve joined (D) are from a giant
B) Glance beast or just an ordinary one.Mr. Gemmell noted
C) Aware however that despite the idea of a giant eel
D) Attention having been around for decades, nobody had
E) No change required ever catch (E) a giant one in the Loch.

25) (E) 26) (A)

A) Large A) Ultimately
B) Thinning B) Also
C) Tremendous C) Extensively
D) Enlarging D) Both a & c
E) No change required E) No change required

Direction (26-30): In the passage given below, 27) (B)

there are blanks, each followed by a word given A) Presence
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B) Truant A) All b,c,d

C) Exist B) Garnered
D) Life C) Gathered
E) No change required D) Collected
E) No change required
28) (C)
A) Meagre 30) (E)
B) Plentiful A) Catched
C) Paltry B) Find
D) Rare C) Caught
E) No change required D) Discover
E) No change required
29) (D)

ANSWERS
1. Answer: B 5. Answer: C
Task – a mission or work Raze – Destroy
Simulation – the action of pretending Rouse – to wake
Stimulation - the action of arousing interest ‘Raises’ fits in the sentence.
‘Simulation’ fits in the sentence. 6. Answer: C
2. Answer: D ‘Position’ fits in the sentence.
Random – irregular 7. Answer: A
Vague – imprecise or indefinite Downgrade – reduce from higher level to lower
Definite – exactly or precisely level
‘Definite’ fits in the sentence. Scatter – spread across various direction
3. Answer: E Publish - release
4. Answer: A ‘Publishes’ fits in the sentence.
Skip – jump over 8. Answer: D
Seize – to take forcible possession of. Adjourn – postpone
Apprehend – arrest Suspend – stop temporarily
Present – to offer Sporadic - irregular
‘Presented’ fits in the sentence. ‘Continue’ fits in the sentence.

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9. Answer: D ‘Goods’ does not fit because it is a plural noun as

Vanish – disappear before the bold word ‘commodities’ there is an
Fade – dull article ‘a’ which denotes the singular of the noun.
Feature - be a significant characteristic of or take Though ‘Article’ is an singular noun the presence
an important part in. of the article ‘a’ clearly states that it is not fit
‘Feature’ fits in the sentence. there because we must use ‘an’ before a word
10. Answer: D which starts or pronounces with the vowel.
All the words are similar and fits in the sentence. ‘Product’ fits in the sentence.
11. Answer: B 19. Answer: A
Exert - apply or bring to bear Prowess – Ability, skillful
‘Planned’ fits in the sentence. Impotence, Ineptitude, Uselessness – inability or
12. Answer: C incapable
Injection - the entry or placing of an object ‘Prowess’ fits in the sentence.
Expel - Ban 20. Answer: E
Both a & b fits in the sentence. 21. Answer: C
13. Answer: E Obtuse – blunt or unsharpened
14. Answer: D ‘Sharply’ fits in the sentence.
Comprise, Comprehend – Consist of or include 22. Answer: A
All the words fits in the sentence. ‘Between’ fits in the sentence because the period
15. Answer: D of start and end is given.
Spell, Streak – time or duration or period 23. Answer: C
All the words fit in the sentence. Catastrophic – disastrous
16. Answer: B Felicitous - pleasing and fortunate.
When the tense of a sentence is in past participle ‘Catastrophic’ fits in the sentence.
the verb must always end with ( -d, -ed, -en, -n or 24. Answer: D
–t). Boredom – uninterested
‘Heard’ fits in the sentence. Glance – look hurriedly
17. Answer: C ‘Attention’ fits in the sentence.
‘Built’ fits in the sentence. 25. Answer: B
All the options may fit in the context if they are ‘Thinning’ fits in the sentence.
coordinate with the tense that the sentence 26. Answer: E
possesses. 27. Answer: A
18. Answer: C Truant - Absence
‘Presence’ fits in the sentence.
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28. Answer: B Garner – gather or collect

Meagre, Paltry – less in quantity All the words fit in the sentence.
‘Plentiful’ fits in the sentence. 30. Answer: C
29. Answer: A ‘Caught’ fits in the sentence.

Cloze Test - Difficult

Direction (01-05): In the passage given below, flight; Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated
there are blanks, each followed by a word given during atmospheric re-entry. The Russians had to
in bold. Every blank has four alternative words penetrate (E) a manned Soyuz spaceflight due to
given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the a problem with the launch vehicle boosters.
word which best suits the place. If the given These are just a few of the many cases of failures.
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required'
as the answer. 1) (A)
Not just India but the world was watching with A) Release
bated breath for the Vikram lander’s touchdown B) Reveal
and Pragyan rover’s rollout in the wee hours of C) Announced
today, because they would have gone to the D) Counters
Moon’s South Polar Region where no country has E) No change required
gone before. Unfortunately, around 2am the ISRO
chairman believe (A) that although Vikram 2) (B)
lander’s descent was normal till 2.1 km of the A) Communication
surface, at that time it lost call (B) with the B) Connect
ground station. But as PM Modi, who had been in C) Energy
the control room, said, whatever has been left (C) D) Life
so far is no small feat and India’s larger mission E) No change required
will continue. Setbacks and learning from
setbacks are a part of the journey to space. If we 3) (C)
look at just the Americans, the very first crewed A) Perform
mission of the US Apollo program never even B) Achieved
flew, because fire killed the crew members and C) Conducted
destroyed (D) the command module; Space D) Respected
Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its E) No change required
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announced an unprecedented (C) $1 billion line

4) (D) of credit for the vast, remote Russian region
A) Damaged which is known to be rich in resources. The
B) Demolished renewed focus on the Russian Far East not only
C) Seized presents economic slowdown (D) but also bears
D) Arrested a strategic dimension. This region borders China
E) No change required and Beijing is seen to be trying to increase its
influence here. Overall, there is a sense that
5) (E) Russia is becoming too depend (E) on China with
A) Persist Moscow being limited globally by American
B) Abort sanctions. This is where India boosting its
C) Inject presence in the Russian Far East provides balance
D) Continue for Moscow.
E) No change required
6) (A)
Direction (06-10): In the passage given below, A) Neglect
there are blanks, each followed by a word given B) Quit
in bold. Every blank has four alternative words C) Wretch
given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the D) Revamp
word which best suits the place. If the given E) No change required
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required'
as the answer. 7) (B)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia A) Restrict
was an opportunity to origin (A) one of New B) Diversified
Delhi’s most stablerelationships. Notwithstanding C) Limit
the history of cooperation, the current D) Confine
geopolitical climate called for updating ties. India E) No change required
over the last two decades has rightly diminished
(B) its strategic partnerships and has a much 8) (C)
closer relationship with the West today. Yet, A) Remarkable
there are many things that Moscow brings to the B) Typical
table for New Delhi that cannot be replaced. C) Paralleled
Thus, a balance had to be struck and the common D) Regular
ground was found in Russia’s Far East. India has E) No change required
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(C) roads. The episode encapsulates a reason why

9) (D) many well-intentioned policies in India fail to
A) Opportunities achieve their goals. On average, about eight of 10
B) Imbalance vehicles sold in India are two-wheelers. In this
C) Pull over highly competitive market, characterised by
D) Hostile frequent product demote (D), the resale value
E) No change required drops fast. Unaware of the nature of market
dynamics, authorities appear to have
10) (E) benchmarked fines against costs of a four-
A) Depends wheeler for roads cleared (E) by two-wheelers.
B) Dependent This kind of policy-making has consequences far
C) Rely beyond catalysing social media humour. It might
D) All the above perversely serve to increase corruption. If fines
E) No change required are economically irrational, it provides an
incentive for both policemen and violators to
Direction (11-15): In the passage given below, enter into bilateral transactions. The result will be
there are blanks, each followed by a word given another underwhelming policy because the
in bold. Every blank has four alternative words people fleshing out its details are cut off from
given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the reality. It’s time to save this well-intentioned
word which best suits the place. If the given policy before it is too late.
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required'
as the answer. 11) (A)
The amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act, A) Normal
which came into effect in many states at the B) Unusual
beginning of the month, have led to an usual (A) C) Desired
situation. A two-wheeler rider who was fined Rs D) Funny
23,000 for violation in Gurgaon spurned (B) to E) No change required
leave his vehicle with the authorities instead of
paying the fine. His rationale is that the aggregate 12) (B)
fines far exceed the resale value of the vehicle. A) Declined
Therefore, it makes no sense to pay the fines. B) Rejected
This is surely a situation unforeseen by policy C) Opted
makers, who were motivated by the aim of D) Refused
bringing about behavioural changes on India’s big E) No change required
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with Kohli’s assessment. That an Indian fast

13) (C) bowler awed West Indian fans is a particularly
A) New satisfying moment as Jamaica is where 43 years
B) Highway ago hostile fast bowling sent bloodied Indian
C) Wide batsmen straight from the field to an
D) Dangerous infirmary(C). As Indian fans savior this moment,
E) No change required they should also understand that Bumrah is not
an accident. He represents the outcome of a
14) (D) system geared to hinder (D) talent.To put it in
A) Upgrades proper context, one of the most significant recent
B) Downgrades developments in cricket is the flourishing (E) of
C) Relegate fast bowling in Pakistan and West Indies. While in
D) All the above the 1980s and early 1990s, they were dominant.
E) No change required
16) (A)
15) (E) A) Victory
A) Uncleared B) Win
B) Travelled C) Success
C) Dominated D) Conquest
D) All the above E) No change required
E) No change required
17) (B)
Direction (16-20): In the passage given below, A) Flaw
there are blanks, each followed by a word given B) Spearhead
in bold. Every blank has four alternative words C) Premier
given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the D) Both b & c
word which best suits the place. If the given E) No change required
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required'
as the answer. 18) (C)
Soon after India recorded a facile Test series A) Hospital
triumph (A) in the West Indies, Captain Virat B) Home
Kohli described Jasprit Bumrah as the most C) Pavilion
complete bowler in the world. Bumrah is India’s D) Bench
bowling blemish (B) and not many will disagree E) No change required
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decrease (C) of bad loans. This problem has

19) (D) rippled out to the rest of the economy. The
A) Thwart mergers and consequent growth in size does
B) Retard have positive aspects. However, in the existence
C) Nurture (D) of governance reforms within banks, it may
D) Curb lead to bigger problems than now. If size gives a
E) No change required bank cushion and opens up opportunities, they
also become “too big to fail” and chances are that
20) (E) successive governments will become committed
A) Decline to bailingthem out permanently with huge full (E)
B) Inflation of taxpayer’s money. Therefore, the merger by
C) Swelling itself cannot be the reform the financial sector
D) Growth needs.
E) No change required
21) (A)
Direction (21-25): In the passage given below, A) Different
there are blanks, each followed by a word given B) Contradictory
in bold. Every blank has four alternative words C) Reverse
given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the D) Both a & b
word which best suits the place. If the given E) No change required
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required'
as the answer. 22) (B)
Explaining the rationale for the latest round of A) Soar
public sector bank mergers, finance minister B) Ascend
Nirmala Sitharaman said that banks will not be C) Dipped
asked to do anything different. On the contrary D) Mount
(A), they will be given more capital to continue E) No change required
with their current way of functioning. This is a
negative development. The reason banks are 23) (C)
being providedmore capital at a time when A) Pressure
economic growth has rised(B) to its lowest point B) Heaviness
in six years is that they failed to do things right in C) Influence
the first place. Public sector banks (PSBs) have D) All the above
been burdened for over five years by the E) No change required
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protocols as well as remotely sensed data. This

24) (D) year camera traps were placed at 26,880
A) Absence situation (D) spread across 141 sites for mark-
B) Presence recapture analysis. Tigers were estimated directly
C) Appearance within camera trapped areas. In areas with tigers,
D) Attention but not camera trapped, the figure was arrived at
E) No change required by extrapolation based on joint distribution of
covariates. Out of 2,967, the number of individual
25) (E) tigers that have been camera capture (E) is 2,461.
A) Tranches
B) Parts 26) (A)
C) Shares A) Start
D) All the above B) Intervals
E) No change required C) Duration
D) Both a & c
Direction (26-30): In the passage given below, E) No change required
there are blanks, each followed by a word given
in bold. Every blank has four alternative words 27) (B)
given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the A) Numbering
word which best suits the place. If the given B) Poached
word suits the blank, mark 'no change required' C) Counted
as the answer. D) Caught
India carries out a census of its tiger population at E) No change required
beginning (A) of every four years. The results of
the most recent one, released last month, 28) (C)
showed the tiger population increased by one- A) Spot
third over the last five years.Tigers are lived (B) B) Recognize
based on their stripe patterns which are akin to C) Pinpoint
human fingerprints. These stripe patterns are D) Find
recorded through camera traps which are placed E) No change required
in forested habitats to identify (C) individual
tigers. In addition, factors which influence tiger 29) (D)
numbers like habitat, prey availability and human A) Locations
disturbance are recorded through structured field B) Countries
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C) Cities A) Snap
D) Both a & c B) Trapped
E) No change required C) Focussed
D) Spots
30) (E) E) No change required

ANSWERS
1. Answer: C 8. Answer: E
Counter - responding to something of the same Typical – usual
kind, especially in opposition. 9. Answer: A
‘Announced’ fits in the sentence. Hostile - showing or feeling opposition or dislike
2. Answer: A ‘Opportunities’ fits in the sentence.
‘Communication’ fits in the sentence. 10. Answer: B
3. Answer: B Rely - depend
‘Achieved’ fits in the sentence. ‘Dependent’ fits in the sentence.
4. Answer: E 11. Answer: B
Demolish - pull or knock down ‘Unusual’ fits in the sentence.
Seize - take forcible possession of. 12. Answer: C
5. Answer: B Opted - choose
Persist – Continue ‘Opted’ fits in the sentence.
Abort – cancel 13. Answer: D
Inject - inserting ‘Dangerous’ fits in the sentence.
‘Abort’ fits in the sentence. 14. Answer: A
6. Answer: D Relegate – degrade or push to lower level
Neglect - fail to do something. ‘Upgrades’ fits in the sentence.
Wretch - in a very unhappy or unfortunate state. 15. Answer: C
Revamp - a new and improved version. Dominate - have power and influence over.
‘Revamp’ fits in the sentence. ‘Dominated’ fits in the sentence.
7. Answer: B 16. Answer: E
Restrict – limit Triumph – victory
Diversify – expanding Conquest - defeat
Confine - restrict someone or something 17. Answer: D
‘Diversified’ fits in the sentence. Blemish – blackmark

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Flaw – loophole or defect Soar, Ascend, Mount – Increase or rise.

Spearhead - pioneer Dipped – fall steadily
‘Both b & c’ fits in the sentence. ‘Dipped’ fits in the sentence.
18. Answer: E 23. Answer: D
Infirmary – Hospital or health-centre ‘All the above words’ fits in the sentence.
19. Answer: C 24. Answer: A
Retard – slow ‘Absence’ fits in the sentence.
Curb – to prevent 25. Answer: D
Thwart – prevent from growing Tranches – parts, share etc
Nurture - help or encourage the development of ‘All the words’ fits in the sentence.
Hinder – make it difficult to happen 26. Answer: B
‘Nurture’ fits in the sentence. ‘Intervals’ fits in the sentence
20. Answer: A 27. Answer: C
Flourish – to grow healthy Poach – kill illegally
Inflate – increase ‘Counted’ fits in the sentence.
Swell – expand 28. Answer: E
Decline - decrease 29. Answer: A
‘Decline’ fits in the sentence ‘Locations’ fits in the sentence.
21. Answer: E 30. Answer: B
Contrary, Contradictory – opposite in direction ‘Trapped’ fits in the sentence.
22. Answer: C

Detecting the Out of Theme Sentence

Directions (1‐30): Four sentences are given B. Social media is everywhere and marketers are
below which, forms a meaningful PARAGRAPH. planning to take full advantage by pledging more
Four sentences are LOGICAL connected, one budget than ever to the plethora of new
sentence is out of the context. Find the ODD communication channels available.
SENTENCE C. But the question that needs to be asked: is all
1. A. Billions of dollars are expected to be this money being spent wisely?
invested across the globe in 2019 as the D. When a brand has earned the respect of
explosion in social shows little signs of slowing. consumers and are “followed,” 43% are positive
to receiving messages from that brand.

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(a) A (b) B
(b) B (c) C
(c) C (d) D
(d) D (e) none of these
(e) none of these
4. A. In India, that is the norm, with 22
2. A. Now, you might have heard of the next constitutionally‐decreed languages and
chap. thousands of dialects.
B. They are the finest in their respective fields, B. It was conventional wisdom that Indians thinks
their areas of expertise range from climbing cliffs fast and multitask because of endemic adversity:
that stretch to the heavens, without safety nets the situation demands and fosters it.
of course, to wing suit jumps off those very same C. It is rare to find most people fluent in more
cliffs. than a single language in most places.
C. It is always a strange, life‐threatening form of D. For those who marvel at the Indian talent–
sport; only those not in their right mind would try best displayed by shopkeepers and dhaba waiters
it. – the clue could lie in most of us being polyglots.
D. Boyle is part of an elite force of over 600 brand (a) A
agents. (b) B
(a) A (c) C
(b) B (d) D
(c) C (e) none of these
(d) D
(e) none of these 5. A. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised
concrete steps to fight inflation.
3. A. Indians save a lot but invest mostly in gold B. It will not only ensure better returns to farmers
and real estate and very little in equity but also keep inflation under check.
B. This would encourage long term investment C. Farmers should be able to sell their produce
and channelize saving in the productive financial freely.
assets of equities. D. This requires states to scrap the Agricultural
C. In the case of equities, retain investors have to Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) laws that
rely on the kindness of brokers or advisors to give monopoly to some traders to buy crops.
scan a profitable investing opportunity. (a) A
D. This must change. (b) B
(a) A (c) C
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(d) D in more and more innovative uses, which does

(e) none of these create a scarcity factor of sorts.
C. This debate has been going on for over three
6. A. Almost immediately, speculation began decades, but it has been sought to be suppressed
about which team he would come back to train for parochial reasons of ownership.
after a year‐long sabbatical in the United States. D. Not to embrace technology that helps in the
Global football chatter – always opinionated and preservation of ever‐depleting natural resources
occasionally substantive – speculated that two to bring about benefits to humanity and to
English clubs were likely destinations for Pep. prolong the resources is a sin.
B. These were Manchester City and Chelsea, each (a) A
with super‐rich owners. (b) B
C. Nearly a year ago when Pep Guardiola, the (c) C
most successful coach of the world’s best football (d) D
team, FC Barcelona, quit at the end of a (e) none of these
triumphant season, shockwaves went around the
soccer universe. 8. A. The first nuclear reactors in India were
D. What does Pep’s choice reveal about the state imported
of European football? B. The reactors have been running for decades
(a) A without any serious environmental issues.
(b) B C. Soon after commissioning, the original
(c) C suppliers left, leaving us to fend for ourselves.
(d) D D. It had to be so because there was no other
(e) none of these group than the Department of Atomic energy
working in this field.
7. A. In an era when a keyboard is all pervasive; (a) A
controlling trajectories of space missions, nuclear (b) B
plants to aircrafts in flight, anything and (c) C
everything is possible to bring in efficiencies of (d) D
scale to make the utilization of natural resources (e) none of these
such that costs to the consumer are brought
down. 9. A. Mark Lynas says when he first heard of
B. Spectrum is a case in point – though not Monsanto’s GM soya, he thought a nasty US
depleting in reality, it faces scarcity of a different corporation was putting out a monster food by
kind because of technological evolution bringing mixing genes.
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B. But having gone into the science behind it – 11. A. The prediction may have dismayed
and getting the Royal Society science book prize markets, but this new show of realism should
for his “Six Degrees” – he found his beliefs on GM shake the government out of its cocoon of
foods were myths. complacence.
C. To achieve a doubling of food output by 2050 B. The government’s mid‐year review of the
low‐yielding organic technology, huge forests and economy pares growth estimates for this fiscal
grasslands will have to be cleared and cultivated. down to less than 6%, from the upbeat 7.6%
D. He helped kindle fears that effectively shut projected six months earlier.
down GM foods in Europe and in developing C. So far, the government has focused on
nations like India. inclusion, which is not a bad thing.
(a) A D. Where government resolve and action can
(b) B really make a difference is in the area of
(c) C investment.
(d) D (a) A
(e) none of these (b) B
(c) C
10. A. They just go ahead and do it because it is (d) D
part of their nature. (e) none of these
B. “Forgive us our good deeds as we forgive those
who do good deeds to us.” 12.
C. Eastern scholar RH Blyth said that it is not so A. In this context, young adult novels can play a
much our sins that are obvious weaknesses and a special role, with stories crafted specifically to
vulgarity, as our virtues that we need to be validate their emotions and speak to young
delivered from. women’s concerns.
D. Because if the rich man gives up his wealth to B. But stories have always held the power to
feed the poor and makes a show of it, he would guide and influence their listeners and, moreover,
still be far from heaven. teens often lack the tools or the cultural context
(a) A to view works in a critical light.
(b) B C. Young adult literature assures teens that the
(c) C world is capable of understanding and
(d) D sympathizing, and that it can provide a safe space
(e) none of these to explore the unknown, including the unknown
parts of oneself.

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D. As evidenced by studies as well as our own

memories, teen girls are particularly vulnerable 14. A. According to a 2011 study, fields of
to self‐doubt and self‐esteem problems. insect‐resistant GM corn have an “area‐wide
(a) A suppression effect” on insects, benefiting
(b) B neighbouring fields containing conventional corn
(c) C varieties.
(d) D B. People everywhere are increasingly vulnerable
(e) none of these to the use of what Nobel Prize‐winning chemist
Irving Langmuir dubbed “pathological science”–
13. the “science of things that aren’t so”– to justify
A. Why anyone would want to live in “a sodden, government regulation or other policies.
snake‐filled bit of brushland across the street C. For example, modern techniques of genetic
from the international terminal” is a baffling engineering‐also known as biotechnology,
question to many, but because rural poverty is recombinant DNA technology, or genetic
bleaker than urban destitution, many rural modification (GM) – provide the tools to make
migrants choose the latter. old plants do spectacular new things.
B. In 1996 labourers were brought in from the D. It is a specialty of self‐styled public‐interest
villages of Tamil Nadu to work on the runway and groups, whose agenda is often not to protect
once construction was completed, instead of public health or the environment, but rather to
returning to their villages they decided to stick oppose the research, products, or technology
around in the city of dreams and thus the slum that they happen to dislike.
“Annawadi” came to be. (a) A
C. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Katherine Boo (b) B
spent three years in a Mumbai slum called (c) C
“Annawadi” situated on the fringes of the city’s (d) D
international airport. (e) none of these
D. Through the lives of several protagonists, the
reader is able to get a glimpse into what life may 15. A. People whose skills are worth, say, $50 per
be like in a Mumbai slum. hour spend more of their time earning $50,
(a) A rather than performing chores “worth” $10 or
(b) B $20 per hour.
(c) C B. Many activities that were previously
(d) D performed “for free” such as home maintenance,
(e) none of these and care for the sick and elderly, are now
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frequently outsourced and counted as economic 17. A. Rather than assess a medicine’s safety in
output. isolation, its adverse effects must be considered
C. In general, it is fair to say that these activities in relation to its efficacy.
are performed more efficiently as a result. B. Moreover, drug safety is a leading factor in
D. But many individuals, most of the time, go determining how medicines are regulated.
online without any interest in buying something. C. In other words, a benefit‐risk balance must be
(a) A struck.
(b) B D. Drugs with serious adverse safety profiles are
(c) C used to treat potentially fatal conditions –
(d) D including various forms of cancer, inflammatory
(e) none of these arthritis, and HIV – because they ultimately help
more than they hurt.
16. A. On which problems should we focus (a) A
research in medicine and the biological sciences? (b) B
B. Developed countries, however, devote most of (c) C
their research funds to the diseases from which (d) D
their citizens suffer, and that seems likely to (e) none of these
continue for the foreseeable future.
C. People in rich countries already can expect to 18. A. Before I went to work for The New Yorker, I
live about 40 years longer that people in the was a reporter for the Washington Post and I
poorest countries. covered the AIDS epidemic.
D. There is a strong argument for tackling the B. The word “Tipping Point,” for example, comes
diseases that kill the most people – diseases like from the world of epidemiology.
malaria, measles, and diarrhea, which kill malaria C. If you talk to the people who study epidemics –
in developing countries, but very few in the epidemiologists – you realize that they have a
developed world. strikingly different way of looking at the world.
(a) A D. And one of the things that struck me as I
(b) B learned more and more about HIV was how
(c) C strange epidemics were.
(d) D (a) A
(e) none of these (b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) none of these
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D. Much of the African surface is covered by

19. A. I guess what I’m saying is that I’m not sure savannas, or open grasslands, and by arid plains
that this book fits into any one category. and deserts.
B. I think that word of mouth is something (a) A
created by three very rare and special (b) B
psychological types, whom I call Connectors, (c) C
Mavens, and Salesmen. (d) D
C. There’s a whole section of the book devoted to (e) none of these
explaining the phenomenon of word of mouth,
for example. 21. A. These notions continue to play a role in
D. I profile three people who I think embody contemporary work in environmental aesthetics,
those types, and then I use the example of Paul especially in the context of its relationship to
Revere and his midnight ride to point out the environmentalism.
subtle characteristics of this kind of social B. In these centuries, there were important
epidemic. advances in the aesthetics of nature, including
(a) A the emergence of the concepts of
(b) B disinterestedness and the picturesque, as well as
(c) C the introduction of the idea of positive aesthetics.
(d) D C. Thus, by the end of the eighteenth century,
(e) none of these there were three clearly distinct ideas each
focusing on different aspects of nature’s diverse
20. A. Most of it lies in the tropics and, although and often contrasting moods.
we often think of Africa in terms of its rain D. Although environmental aesthetics has
forests, less than 30% of the continent is covered developed as a sub‐field of philosophical
by tropical forests, and those are mostly in West aesthetics only in the last 20 years, it has
Africa. historical roots in eighteenth and
B. Africa is a continent of great size, almost 10 nineteenth‐century aesthetics.
million square miles or about three times the size (a) A
of the United States. (b) B
C. We have already noted the origins of (c) C
humankind in East Africa where some of the (d) D
earliest fossil remains of protohominids have (e) none of these
been found.

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22. A. Current affirmative action debates have 24. A. But many are still worried by the fact that,
lost sight of the ideal of integration as a relative to national income, government debt is
compelling moral and political goal. now larger in many countries than at any point
B. Unless disadvantaged racial groups are since WWII.
integrated into mainstream social institutions, B. The popularity of austerity policies has waned
they will continue to suffer from segregation and over the past several years thanks to evidence
discrimination. that it may have been counterproductive.
C. But the loss is not only theirs. C. It is important to remember that there is an
D. It is high time that institutions of higher absence of evidence that government with their
education forthrightly defend this ideal in its own own currencies are too indebted.
right. D. Moreover, for most nations, government debt
(a) A is projected to grow relative to income for years
(b) B to come.
(c) C (a) A
(d) D (b) B
(e) none of these (c) C
(d) D
23. A. Not long ago the world’s main worry was (e) none of these
that people had too little to eat.
B. Persuading children to eat vegetables is hardly 25. A. A thorough understanding of what
a new struggle, nor would it seem to rank high on civilization and culture are requires knowledge of
the list of global priorities. all the qualities that make up human nature and a
C. Yet America, for all its libertarian ethos, is now full understanding of world history.
worrying about how its citizens eat and how B. It must inquire into causes and effects.
much exercise they take. C. To be truly world history, an account of the
D. In an age of plenty, individuals have the luxury past must not only retell what happened but
of eating what they like. must also relate events and people to each other.
(a) A D. It must try to discern false hood in the old
(b) B records, such as attempts of kings to make
(c) C themselves look better than they really were.
(d) D (a) A
(e) none of these (b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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(e) none of these (d) D

(e) none of these
26. A. The case ultimately made it to the U.S.
Supreme Court, by which time Mc Corvey’s name 28. A. We are asking whether man can ever be
had been disguised as Jane Roe. free of this terrible burden.
B. They made her the lead plaintiff in a B. It darkens our lives, from fear we act
class‐action lawsuit seeking to legalize abortion. neurotically.
C. McCorvey’s case came to be adopted by C. Fear is a dreadful thing.
people far more powerful than she. D. Courageous people are very contented with
D. On January 15, 1977, the court advised in the their lives.
favor of The UNICEF, allowing legalized education (a) A
for children throughout the country. (b) B
(a) A (c) C
(b) B (d) D
(c) C (e) none of these
(d) D
(e) none of these 29.A. Kohal says she has always had best travel
experience in all the leading airlines.
27.A. Forgetfulness means that you are a genius B..Kohal’s doctor mother and engineer father
according some famous people in the field of taught her and her sister that they weren’t any
psychology. different from men and could do anything they
B. It comes between you and yourself, between wanted as long as they had fun doing it.
you and your fellow man and woman, between C. And there are stories in the media and social
you and nature, between you and God. media of notes being left on flights, or complaints
C. Identification with your mind creates an being made, by passengers upset that they’ve
opaque screen of concepts, labels, images, flown with a female pilot
words, judgments, and definitions that blocks all D. GoAir, a budget airline in India, said in 2011
true relationship. that it only wanted to hire small, young females
D. You then forget the essential fact that, to be flight attendants in order to save money on
underneath the level of physical appearances and fuel by keeping the weight of the plane down.
separate forms, you are one with all that is. (a) A
(a) A (b) B
(b) B (c) C
(c) C (d) D
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(e) none of these low unemployment and dynamic economies, and

the sluggish south, where people would just as
30. A. Olivier, a senior counsel in a large French soon kick back, sip an espresso and watch the
multinational in the construction industry in Paris world go by.
works about 45 to 50 hours a week, from roughly D. But anyone who has worked as a professional
09:00 till 19:30. in the country knows otherwise.
B. So what about the infamous terror attacks in (a) A
Asian countries which is the cause of fear in much (b) B
of the rest of the world? (c) C
C. In the collective imagination, there are two (d) D
Europes: the industrious north, with relatively (e) none of these

ANSWERS
1. Answer: D Sentence C has no relation to this theme.
C, B and A pursue the same theme. 8. Answer: D
Sentence D has no relation to this theme. A, B and C pursue the same theme.
2. Answer: A Sentence D has no relation to this theme.
C, B and D pursue the same theme. 9. Answer: C
Sentence A has no relation to this theme. A, B and D pursue the same theme.
3. Answer: B Sentence C has no relation to this theme
C, A and D pursue the same theme. 10. Answer: A
Sentence B has no relation to this theme. C, B and D pursue the same theme.
4. Answer: B Sentence A has no relation to this theme
C, A and D pursue the same theme. 11. Answer: C
Sentence B has no relation to this theme. A, B and D pursue the same theme.
5. Answer: A Sentence C has no relation to this theme
C, B and D pursue the same theme. 12. Answer: B
Sentence A has no relation to this theme. A, C and D pursue the same theme.
6. Answer: D Sentence B has no relation to this theme
C, B and A pursue the same theme. 13. Answer: D
Sentence D has no relation to this theme. A, C and B pursue the same theme.
7. Answer: C Sentence D has no relation to this theme
A, B and D pursue the same theme. 14. Answer: A

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D, C and B pursue the same theme. Sentence D has no relation to this theme.
Sentence A has no relation to this theme 23. Answer: A
15. Answer: D D, C and B pursue the same theme.
A, C and B pursue the same theme. Sentence A has no relation to this theme.
Sentence D has no relation to this theme 24. Answer: C
16. Answer: C A, B and D pursue the same theme.
A, B and D pursue the same theme. Sentence C has no relation to this theme.
Sentence C has no relation to this theme 25. Answer: A
17. Answer: B D, C and B pursue the same theme.
A, C and D pursue the same theme. Sentence A has no relation to this theme.
Sentence B has no relation to this theme 26. Answer: D
18. Answer: B A, C and B pursue the same theme.
A, C and D pursue the same theme. Sentence D has no relation to this theme.
Sentence B has no relation to this theme. 27. Answer: A
19. Answer: A D, C and B pursue the same theme.
D, C and B pursue the same theme. Sentence A has no relation to this theme.
Sentence A has no relation to this theme. 28. Answer: D
20. Answer: C A, C and B pursue the same theme.
A, B and D pursue the same theme. Sentence D has no relation to this theme.
Sentence C has no relation to this theme. 29. Answer: A
21. Answer: C D, C and B pursue the same theme.
A, B and D pursue the same theme. Sentence A has no relation to this theme.
Sentence C has no relation to this theme. 30. Answer: B
22. Answer: D A, C and D pursue the same theme.
A, C and B pursue the same theme. Sentence B has no relation to this theme.

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