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SECTION
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She is so_____of plants that she can spend her entire day in a garden.
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
This book (1)________ writing practice to pre-schoolers to help them learn to write (2)________ of the English alphabet. Directional arrows, (3)________ with the letters and numbers, guide children in writing. (4)________ and copying activities encourage children to read and write letters and numbers (5)________ to count
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
Select the denotation of the highlighted word.
The black marketers are hoarding large quantities of groceries.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Bestial
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The respondents were very agile and _____in subduing the situation.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
In course by time, / he was wise enough to realise / the mistakes of his past life.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
Brexit has evoked a spate of comments. These comments fall into broadly two categories. The first set of comments focusses on the short-term and medium- term impact of Brexit on the U.K., Europe and the rest of the world including India. The second goes into the reasons behind this decision of the British. Globalisation has been interpreted in many ways. In broad terms, globalisation denotes the free movement of goods,services, capital, funds, Ideas, technology and people across countries. Many people think globalisation is a recent phenomenon. This is not true. This has been going on for centuries. What has made it unique in recent times is the speed of the movement. Great Britain and many other countries in Europe have reached the present level of economic development only because of this free movement. In both demographic and geographic terms, Britain is a small country. It is not the size of the domestic market that determined its growth.. London could not have emerged as the financial centre. of the world but for the free flow of capital.
The gamut of financial services offered by
London is geared to meet world demand and not that of Britain alone. Even after the exit from the EU, Britain cannot remain as an isolated island. It has to be part of an international trade regime which allows for free trade. What then could have motivated a little more. than 50 per cent of the population to come out of the EU? It has something to do with the nature of the relationship within the EU. The EU has evolved over the last seven decades. From a loose arrangement, it has become a light bureaucratic organisation with its Jurisdiction extending to multifarious activities. When
the euro was created as a common currency, Britain opted out of it. The European Central Bank sets a common monetary policy stance for all member countries. This itself has been a source of irritation to many member countries. This came out prominently at the time of the Greek crisis, With the loss of one Instrument of control namely, the exchange rate variation the entire burden of adjustment had to be through employment and output changes. As one commentator put it, the EU has moved up its aspiration from the idea of 'common' market to 'single market. It is this transition which half of Britain has resented. The complex set of regulations emanating from Brussels has made at least a section of the British people feel that they have lost 'independence'. Some of the elite of Britain who voted to 'leave' feel this way. They think that control has moved to unelected bureaucrats in Brussels. What has Induced the 'non-elite' to vote for Brexit was the EU's migration policy. The free movement of people has been the last straw that broke the camel's back. The low-paid Jobs in the U.K. have been taken over by migrants predominantly from Eastern Europe. In an economy which has been growing slowly (even though the U.K. is a better performer than other European countries in recent years), this has come as a shock. The spirit of 'nationalism still runs high. The poor in Britain feel that they have been cheated by the migrants. Absorbing migrants is not new for Britain. The Asian and African migrants constitute significant proportion of the population. All this happened when the economy was strong and growin But this is not the situation now, and the resentment in one sense natural. However, looked at globally, the poor in the countries from which people migrate hav benefited. The British have also gained to the extent that the free movement of people has enabled highly skilled professionals to find positions all over Europe. The 'leave vote thus was motivated by two considerations: one, the degree of integration that the FU was trying to impose, and two, the migration policy which allowed a free movement of people across countries. Globalisation is not really the devil. If the EU arrangement had been restricted only to free movement of goods, services, capital and funds, it could not have led to any deep resentment. It is the attempt at greater economic integration that has been interpreted as a loss of sovereignty and resented. Globalisation, with its emphasis on efficiency (since goods and services will get produced at the least cost centres), can lead to greater inequality theoretically. Within a country also, the more efficient including professionals gain disproportionately. This situation. gets worse if economies are growing slowly. The U.S. has always prided itself on saying that the system they have is 'people's capitalism. Inequalities do not matter much when economies are growing strongly and when new entrants to the labour force find employment easily. Countervalling measures are needed to take care of the adverse impact of globalisation. For this reason, we cannot throw the baby out with the bathwater. The developed countries face a serious dilemma. They have reached a stage in their development when further growth will be slow. This will have implications for absorbing the labour that gets added to the market. Complicating the situation is technological development which is increasingly labour-saving. New technologies have a twofold impact. First, they reduce the demand for labour in general. Second, in particular they make unskilled and semi-skilled work redundant. They demand new skills for which retraining may be needed. Distribution of Income has thus become an issue which needs to be dealt with directly. Brexit is not a blow against globalisation per se. Labour does not stand the same category as capital, even though both are factors of production. Migration hurts when the economy is at a low ebb. Britain, along with other developed countries, faces a basic problem of coping with a growth potential which is far lower than the growth rate they had seen before 2008.
Which of the following is one of the reasons for major section of British people to vote against European Union?
Select the sentence that has the correct use of spellings from the given options.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the Bold idiom.
The police inspector knows the ins and outs of the murder case.
Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
There's no waters in the swimming pool.
Describe how you will tell your parents that Mahesh and his team were helping the fire and rescue team in passive voice.
Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
We went to the mall; however, us only gone window-shopping.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The vehicle which carries dead bodies
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold segment in the given sentence.
Mahesh's attitude annoyed me and I blew into.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in thegiven sentence.
The family is neither interested in selling the house or rebuilding it.
Which of the words/phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the words/phrases given in bold in the following sentences. to make it meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required, mark (e) as the answer.
A very stout, ridged, hairy stem, the petioled leaves compounded of three broadly ovate, lobed and saw-edged divisions, downy on the underside, and the great umbels, which sometimes measure a foot across, all bear out the general impression of a Hercules of the fields.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
It is wierd to overreact on the consequences like this, it didn’t even matter at the end of the day
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
You need to acknowledge the itinary and accommodation details of your journey as per the given calendar.
In the following question, sentences are given with a part in bold. The given phrase in the bold may or may not contain an error. The options following can replace the incorrect phrase. The correct phrase that is to be replaced will be your answer. If the sentences are correct then select ‘No improvement required’ as your answer.
This is the house that Jack built it.
Given below are sentences consisting a blank in each. Identify the most suitable alternative among the five given that fits into the blank to make the sentence logical and meaningful.
If the quality of your product meets with our customer's approval, we will place_____ orders.
Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Once, there was a boy who became bored when he watched over the village sheep (1)_______π on the hillside. To entertain himself, he sang out, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!" When the villagers heard the cry, they came (2)______ the hill to drive the wolf away. But, when they arrived, they saw no wolf. The boy was amused when seeing their angry faces. "Don't scream wolf, boy," warned the villagers, "when there is no wolf!" They angrily went back down the hill. Later, the shepherd boy cried out once again, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!" When the villagers came, they saw there was no wolf, they said strictly, "Save your (3)______ cry for when there is really a wolf! Don't cry 'wolf when there is no wolf!" Later, the boy saw a real wolf sneaking around his flock. Alarmed, he jumped on his feet and cried out as loud as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!" But the villagers thought he was (4)______ them again, and so they didn't come to help. At sunset, the villagers went looking for the boy who hadn't returned with their sheep. When they went up the hill, they found him (5)______ as all the sheep were dead.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The pilot/follow another airplane / as he had lost / his way in the storm.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Screaming is a unique noise. Research suggests when we scream in fear, the noise serves the dual purpose of sharpening our own focus in the face of a threat as well as of warning others. In fact, our brains process screams in a unique way. Most noises we hear are delivered from our ear to an area of the brain devoted to analyzing a sound and breaking it into its component parts, such as gender, age, and tone; high or low; a brass, stringed or electric instrument — or several combined; a ribbit or a coo, and what animal makes that sound. This indicates that we differentiate all the noises we hear everyday, even subconsciously. A scream is different though, according to David Poepple, PhD, a professor of psychology and neural science at New York University. Poepple is the lead author of a 2015 study that looked into what happens in the body when people scream in fear. A scream goes straight from the ear to the amygdala, the part of the brain that processes fear and kickstarts the body’s fight-or-flight response. The sound jolts our brains into increased alertness and analysis. This is especially true for screams when we’re scared. These have a unique sound signature encompassed by the term “roughness.” This roughness is what serves to alert others to danger. Humans and other animals scream for many reasons — in joy, in surprise, in fear. But we’ve evolved to be able to produce different shrieks and to be able to discern the difference when we hear them. (Incidentally, roughness is also why we find the sound of a baby crying and fingernails on chalkboards disturbing; both sounds have high roughness.) If we focus on the sounds that gain our attention, we will be able to tell which one is rough and which is not. But what about people who have the opposite reaction when they’re scared? What about the people who don’t scream in fear, but become speechless in the face of a threat? This has been less studied, but it’s likely a part of the third, overlooked response to terror: paralysis. Contrary to pop medicine, fight and flight aren’t the only two reactions to something scary. Humans, like other animals, also evolved the option to freeze, or “play dead” in the face of a threat. This happens involuntarily, when the cerebellum, the part of the brain that regulates muscle activity, overpowers other terrified brain responses and basically shuts down all movement. Since screaming takes quite a few muscles (probably a little less than the 100 used for speaking), a person frozen in fear is rendered mute as well as immobile.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The young one of a lion is called a __________.
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.
Jane, please don't tell me fairy tales; I just want to know the real matter________
Select the sentence that uses the given idiom correctly.
A dime a dozen
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Language is (1)____of the most fundamental aspects of human communication and interaction. It allows people from different cultures to connect and (2)_____ ideas. While many individuals grow up learning just one language, there are a variety of reasons why learning a second language can be beneficial. (3)____it can improve cognitive abilities, enhance job prospects and facilitate travel and cultural immersion. (4)________proficiency in a second language is an invaluable asset for personal growth as well as professional development. Audio-video mediums such as (5)______are among the best ways to learn a second language as they allow learners to engage with cultural content.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Move faster
In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
It is ____that in the present system there is neither justice nor ____ to law.
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Accessible
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
‘Habitual’ may be replaced by ‘_________’.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank.
The (friendly) dog wagged its tail, while the _____ cat hissed
Select the correctly spelt word.
Describe how you will tell your friends that Mr. Ram uses multimedia for teaching the children in passive voice.
Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose "No error'.
The team didn't noticed any side effects in their vaccinated mice.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Reckless
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
The television is big, has an excellent picture, and last but not______it's cheap.
Identify the word in the given sentence that is the ANTONYM of the word ‘frugal’.
At present, people are paying extravagant prices for houses because they have to have accommodation.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
He looks out of the window at the (1)________ snow, then turns and takes his wife in his arms, feeling grateful to be here even as he wonders what he is going to do with his life in strictly practical terms. For years, he had (2)________ himself to do one thing, and he did it well, but he doesn't know whether he wants to keep doing it for the rest of his life, for that matter, whether anyone will let him. He is still worrying when they go to bed.
They've been learning to get by with less, and they'll keep learning. It seems to him as if they're taking a course in loss lately. And as he feels himself falling asleep he has an (3)________ he believes is important, which he hopes he will remember in the morning, although it is one of those thoughts that seldom (4)________ translation to the language of daylight hours.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Grim Reaper seems to have (1) ________ in Europe during the 14th century. It was during this time that Europe was dealing with what was then the world's (2) _______ pandemic, the Black Death, believed to be the result of the plague. It is estimated that about one-third of Europe's entire population (3) _____ as a result of the pandemic, with some areas of the continent suffering far greater losses than others. The original outbreak of the plague occurred during 1347-51, and outbreaks then (4) ____ several other times after that. So, clearly, death was something that the surviving Europeans had on their mind, and it is not surprising that they (5) ______ an image to represent it.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Select the correctly spelt word.
On October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday hit Wall Street as investors ______some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, ____ ______out thousands of investors. In the aftermath of Black Tuesday, America and the rest of the industrialized world ___ ______downward into the Great Depression (1929-39), the deepest and longest-lasting economic ___________in the history of the Western industrialized world up to that time. During the 1920s, the U.S. stock market underwent rapid expansion, reaching its peak in August 1929, after a period of wild speculation. By then, production had already declined and unemployment had risen, leaving stocks in great excess of their real value. Among the other causes of the eventual market collapse were low wages, the ___________ of debt, a struggling agricultural sector and an excess of large bank loans that could not be liquidated. Stock prices began to decline in September and early October 1929, and on October 18 the fall began. Panic set in, and on October 24, Black Thursday, a record 12,894,650 shares were traded. Investment companies and leading bankers attempted to _________ the market by buying up great blocks of stock, producing a moderate rally on Friday.
Select the sentence with no spelling errors.
Select the most appropriate synonym to substitute the bracketed word in the given sentence.
If you think atheists are all miserable, (nihilistic) amoralists, this book should put you straight.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The last man standing was______a fully paid vacation to Las Vegas.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. These carriers of bacteria and viruses cause many diseases like Yellow Fever, Malaria etc. so panchayats and municipalities are taking a lot of care to protect people from them.
B. There are thousands of species of mosquitoes that are known to the people of the world. They mainly live in still water and other places where water is stored.
C. Mosquitos are everywhere now. Villagers, as well as city dwellers are afraid of these small creatures.
D. Usually, female and male mosquitoes take feed on plant's or fruit honey, however female mosquitoes mostly suck the blood of humans.
Direction: In the following question a sentence is given with five words marked as (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). These words may not be placed in their correct order, five options with different arrangements of these words are provided. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (E) as your answer.
This education (A) has changed many lives, its impact (B) is on every sector (C), mostly on pandemic(D).
Comprehension:
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Red kites were considered vermin across Britain and Ireland (1)______the 16th century and their numbers were rigorously (2)_____While public perceptions have changed, gamekeepers and farmers still (3)_____shoot, poison and trap red kites for the (4)_____harm they cause to livestock and game. In 2020 alone, 20 red kites were confirmed to have been (5)____this way in the UK.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Comprehension:
Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blanks out of the four alternatives.
Don't (1) ______ guilty for feeling disengaged from the news. It's normal to find it distressing when (2) ______ traumatic news stories, or seeing distressing images. This (3) ______ technique is called avoidance and explains why so many of us want to switch (4)______ from troubling things. Knowing and accepting that this is a normal (5) ________ given the circumstances is the initial step to overcoming compassion fatigue.
Select the most appropriate option for blank(1)
Choose the idiom/phrase that can substitute the highlighted group of words meaningfully.
Learn to separate what is useful from what is worthless. Otherwise, you will always be tied up with unnecessary things.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
The statement below has been given with bracketed text. Select the option with correct idiom for the bracketed text.
I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier, I think I (am just in a bad mood today).
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who admires himself or herself too much, especially their appearance
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Conservation of water is not the (1)_____of only the government. Common citizens can also make a significant (2)____in this field. To begin with, we must be conscious that water is life, that it is a precious natural resource and needs to be used (3)_____Being conscious will help us to avoid (4)_____There are a few simple things that all of us can do. We must not use (5)____water to clean our car or house.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Spot the error in the given sentence and select the correct sentence from the options given.
When the villagers put up a firm resistance to the fearsome bandit with all their might, he ultimately fleed the spot
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Dwarf varieties of trees and shrubs grown in pots
Read the passage and answer the following questions. Mike and Morris lived in the same village.
While Morris owned the largest jewelry shop in the village, Mike was a poor farmer. Both had large families with many sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. One fine day, Mike, tired of not being able to feed his family, decided to leave the village and move to the city where he was certain to earn enough to feed everyone. Along with his family, he left the village for the city. At night, they stopped under a large tree. There was a stream running nearby where they could freshen up themselves. He told his sons to clear the area below the tree. They didn’t know that in the branches of the tree, there was a thief hiding. He watched as Mike’s family worked together and also noticed that they had nothing to cook. Mike’s wife also thought the same and asked her husband ” Everything is ready but what shall we eat?”. Mike raised his hands to heaven and said ” Don’t worry. He is watching all of this from above. He will help us.”
The thief got worried as he had seen that the family was large and worked well together. Taking advantage of the fact that they did not know he was hiding in the branches, he decided to make a quick escape. But, he left behind the bundle of stolen jewels and money which dropped into Mike’s lap. Mike opened it and jumped with joy when he saw the contents. The family gathered all their belongings and returned to the village. There was great excitement when they told everyone how they got rich. Morris thought that the tree was miraculous and this was a nice and quick way to earn some money. He ordered his family to pack some clothes and they set off as if on a journey. They also stopped under the same tree and Morris started commanding everyone as Mike had done. Being a rich family, they were used to having servants all around. So, the one who went to the river to fetch water enjoyed a nice bath. The one who went to get wood for fire went off to sleep. Morris’s wife said ” Everything is ready but what shall we eat?” Morris raised his hands and said, ”Don’t worry. He is watching all of this from above. He will help us.”
As soon as he finished saying, the thief jumped down from the tree with a knife in hand. Seeing him, everyone started running around to save their lives. The thief stole everything they had and Morris and his family had to return to the village empty-handed, having lost all their valuables that they had taken with them.
How did the fellow villagers react to Mike getting rich overnight?
Select the incorrectly spelt word from the given sentence.
The aboriginal tribes of Australia are of a low-class black race, but generally pieceful and inoffensive in their habits.
Find out the error, if any. If there is no error, the answer is (e), i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
All of us are aware that (a)/ Shankar has been suffering (b)/ from fever since ten days (c)/ and has been resting. (d)/ No error (e)
Choose the correct meaning of the Bold word in the given sentence.
The orchard was a peaceful retreat, with the sound of leaves rustling in the wind and birds chirping in the trees.
In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase.
Reginald betrayed his closest friend. It was big shock for all.
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
One of the most devastating periods in European history came (1)_____the fourteenth century, with the epidemic of bubonic plague, also known as the 'Great Plague' and later dubbed the 'Black Death'. At the time of its first pandemic, the bubonic plague was a terrifying disease, killing indiscriminately and (2)_____cities and towns devastated in its wake. It appeared to spread just by touching clothes and people who (3)_____healthy one day might be dead the next. Faced with such a mysterious and horrifying illness, many believed that this was a divine (4)_____for their sins. Researchers in Hong Kong at the end of the nineteenth century discovered that the disease is caused by the bacteria 'Yersinia Pestis'. Modern (5)_____practices and medicine have greatly subdued the impact of the bubonic plague, but have never completely eliminated it.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
As a boy, I was always exploring lonely places-neglected gardens and orchards, unoccupied houses, patches of scrub or wasteland, the fields outside the town, the fringes of the forest. On one of my rambles (1)______ the bungalow, I pushed my way through a thicket of lantana bushes and stumbled over a thick stone slab, twisting my ankle slightly as I fell. For some time, I sat on the grass massaging my foot. When the pain eased, I looked more (2)_______ at the stone slab and was surprised to find that it was a gravestone. It was almost entirely covered by ivy; obviously no one had been near it for years. I tugged at the ivy and some of it came away in my hands. There was some (3)________ lettering on the grave, half-obscured by grass and moss. I could make out a name-Rose-but little more. I sat there for some time, (4)________over my discovery. I was wondering why 'Rose' should have been buried at so lonely a spot when there was a (5)______not far away.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
I have already paid him more than_____
Select the most appropriate homonym to fill in the blanks of the given sentences.
A. I use a ______to weigh my ingredients while cooking.
B. The mountaineer is going to ______ the rocky hills.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold segment in the following sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
I enjoy learn languages because I like them.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Teachers love their students.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Stable
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some for the questions.
King Hutamasan felt he had everything in the world not only due to his riches and his noble knights, but because of his beautiful queen, Rani Matsya. The rays of the sun were put to shame with the iridescent light that Matsya illuminated, with her beauty and brains. At the right hand of the king she was known to sit and aid him in all his judicial probes. You could not escape her deep-set eyes when you committed a crime as she always knew the victim and the culprit. Her generosity preceded her reputation in the kingdom and her hands were always full to give. People in the kingdom revered her because if she passed by, she always gave to the compassionate and poor.
Far away from the kingly palace lived a man named Raman, with only ends to his poverty and no means to rectify it. Raman was wrecked with poverty as he had lost all his land to the landlord. His age enabled him little towards manual labour and so begging was the only alternative to salvage his wife and children. Every morning he went door to door for some work, food and money. The kindness of people always got him enough to take home. But Raman was a little self- centered. His world began with him first, followed by his family and the rest. So he would eat and drink to his delight and return home with whatever he found excess. This routine followed and he never let anyone discover his interests as he always put on a long face when he reached home.
One day as he was relishing the bowl of rice he had just received from a humble home, he heard that Rani Matsya was to pass from the very place he was standing. Her generosity had reached his ears and he knew if he pulled a long face and showed how poor he was, she would hand him a bag full of gold coins-enough for the rest of his life, enough to buy food and supplies for his family. He thought he could keep some coins for himself and only reveal a few to his wife, so he can fulfill his own wishes. He ran to the chariot of the Rani and begged her soldiers to allow him to speak to the queen. Listening to the arguments outside Rani Matsya opened the curtains of her chariot and asked Raman what he wanted. Raman went on his knees and praised the queen, "I have heard you are most generous and most chaste, show this beggar some charity. Rani narrowed her brows and asked Raman what he could give her in return. Surprised by such a question, Raman looked at his bowl full of rice. With spite in him he just picked up a few grains of rice and gave it to her. Rani Matsya counted the five grains and looked at his bowl full of rice and said, you shall be given what is due to you. Saying this, the chariot galloped away. Raman abused her under his breath. This he never thought would happen. How could she ask him for something in return when she had not given him anything? Irritated with anger he stormed home and gave his wife the bowl of rice. Just then he saw a sack at the entrance. His wife said some men had come and kept it there. He opened it to find it full of rice. He put his hand inside and caught hold of a hard metal only to discover it was a gold coin. Elated he upturned the sack to find five gold coins in exact for the five rice grains. If only I had given my entire bowl, thought Raman, I would have had a sack full of gold.
Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word given below, as used in the passage.
REVERED
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
God is great / and we could / be grateful to him for all the gifts / he has bestowed on us.
Comprehension:
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Snail slime is made (1)_____a mixture of substances. It is mostly water (2)_____with proteins and some carbohydrates and minerals, (3)_____into a sort of jelly. This jelly is (4)______"mucus". It's not that different to the snot that comes out of your nose when you have a (5)_____.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Comprehension:
In the given passage, four options are given for each blank. Select the most appropriate option to complete the given passage, which also fits contextually as per the word given in the bracket.
In the age of information technology, the internet has become an indispensable (1. boon)_____in our daily lives. It offers a vast (2. stores)______of knowledge and a platform for global (3. transmissions)____and connectivity However, this digital revolution also raises concerns about online (4. safety)_____and privacy. It is essential for users to be (5. alert)_____about their online activities and take steps to protect their personal information in this digital age.
Fill in the blank (2) with the appropriate word from the options below:
Comprehension:
In the given passage, four options are given for each blank. Select the most appropriate option to complete the given passage, which also fits contextually as per the word given in the bracket.
Climate change is a pressing global issue that demands immediate attention and action. The (1. seriousness) _____ of this problem can no longer be denied, as we witness more frequent and severe weather events. It is crucial to (2.discuss) ______ the causes of climate change, which primarily result from human activities such as the burning of fossil foels, deforestation, and industrial processes. To combat climate change, we must reduce our carbon (3.impression) ______ by transitioning to renewable energy sources, conserving forests, and adopting sustainable practices in (4, whole) _____ the sectors of the economy. Additionally, individual actions, such as reducing energy consumption and supporting environmentally friendly policies, play a vital role in addressing this global crisis. As the consequences of climate change become more evident, it is imperative that we (5. joint efforts) ______ as a society to protect our planet for future generations.
Fill in the blank (1) with the appropriate word from the options below:
Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Serve
Read the following passage carefully and certain words in the passage are printed in bold letters to help you locate them easily while answering some of these questions.
The Indian economy is currently passing through aphase of relatively slow growth. However, this should not cloud the fact that over the nine-year period beginning 2005-06, the average annual growth rate was. 7.7 per cent. Against this background, the relevant question is whether India has the capability to grow at 8 to 9 per cent in a sustained way. In short, what is the potential rate of growth of India?
Normally, potential growth is measured using trends with some filters. In one sense, these are backward-looking measures, since they depend on historically observed data. In the case of measuring capacity utilisation in manufacturing, the maximum capacity is very often taken as the maximum output achieved in the recent period. Perhaps, in the case of determining the potential rate of growth of the economy also, one can take the maximum growth rate achieved in the recent past as the lowest estimate of the potential. However, this assumption will be valid only if there is reason to believe that the maximum growth rate achieved in the recent past was not a one-off event and that the growth rate achieved was robust and replicable.
India achieved a growth rate of 9.5 per cent in 2005-06, followed by 9.6 per cent and 9.3 per cent in the subsequent two years. After declining a bit in the wake of International financial crisis, the growth rate went back to 8.9 per cent in 2010-11. In many ways the growth rate achieved in the high phase period of 2005- 06 to 2007-08 was robust. The domestic savings rate during this period averaged 34.9 per cent of GDP. Similarly, the gross capital formation rate averaged 36.2 per cent. The current account deficit (CAD) remained low with an average of 1.2 per cent of GDP. Agricultural growth during this period averaged 5 per cent, and the annual manufacturing growth rate was 11 per cent. The capital flows were large but as the CAD remained low. the accretion to reserves amounted to $144 billion. Inflation during the period averaged 5.2 per cent. The combined fiscal deficit of the Centre and States was 5.2 per cent of GDP, well below the stipulated 6 per cent.Thus on many dimensions the growth rate was robust.
Unlike in the 1980s when the pick-up in growth was accompanied by deterioration in fiscal deficit and current account, the sharp increase in growth between 2005-06 and 2007-08 happened with the stability parameters al desired levels. Also, a booming external environment provided good support.
To assess whether the high growth phase can be replicated, we need to understand the factors that led to the slowdown since 2011-12. Complicating the analysis of this period is the revision of national income numbers with a new base. The two sets of numbers. present a somewhat differing picture. According to the earlier series, the growth rate of the Indian economy fell below 5 per cent in 2012-13 and 2013-14. But the new series shows a decline below 5 per cent only in 2012- 13. For 2013-14, the new series records a growth rate of 6.6 per cent, as against 4.7 per cent according to the earlier estimate. For 2014-15 and 2015-16, there is only one set of numbers, that is, according to the new series. For both the years the growth rate is above 7 per cent. These are good growth rates under any circumstance,let alone the current global situation. Anyway, we have come down from the growth rate of 9-plus per cent which we had seen earlier.
Three sets of reasons are attributed for the slowdown. First, the external environment had deteriorated sharply. The recovery from the crisis of 2008 was tepid. One country after another in the developed world came under pressure. Strangely. however, international commodity prices including crude oil prices remained high until a couple of years ago. All this had an adverse Impact on developing countries, including India. However, it would be wrong to attribute the slowdown in India primarily to external factors. The domestic factors are the key. Second, there were severe supply bottlenecks. Agricultural production fell sharply in 2009-10 because of a severe drought. This triggered an inflation which lasted for several years thereafter. Coal output fell. Iron ore output fell, partly because of court decisions. The third set of reasons is basically non-economic which led collectively to a weakening of investment. A multitude of issues relating to scams and perceived delays in decision- making created an element of uncertainty in the minds of investors. New investments began to fall.
The rise in investment rate must be supported. by a rise in the domestic saving rate. An increase in investment rate supported by a widening current account deficit is not sustainable and is fraught with serious consequences. Only a current account deficit in the region of 1 to 1.5 per cent is sustainable. Incremental capital output ratio is a catch-all variable which is influenced by a host of factors. Obviously, it depends on technology. It also depends upon the skill of the labour force which in turn depends on the quality of the education system. Another catch-all expression "ease of doing business" is also relevant (i.e.) bureaucratic hurdles which impede speedy execution of projects need to be removed. Thus Improving the productivity of capital needs action on several fronts. Making a prediction about the future is always hazardous. Many things can go wrong. The Indian economy in the recent past has shown that it has the resilience to grow at 8 to 9 per cent. Therefore achieving the required investment rate to support such a high growth is very much in the realm of possibility. However, we need to overcome the current phase of declining investment rate. Investment sentiment is influenced by non-economic factors as well. An environment of political and social cohesion is imperative. Equally, we can get the incremental capital- output ratio (ICOR) to a lower level. Raising the productivity of capital will require policy reforms including administrative reforms as well as firm-level Improvements. The "potential" to grow at 8 to 9 per cent at least for a decade exists. We have to make it happen.
(The topic of the Passage asked in the exam was based on the economic changes in the last 50 years)
On what factors does incremental capital output ratio NOT depend?
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word in the following sentence.
Traitor
People should vote for honest and loyal leaders not for betrayer and defender.
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Socrates is flying. No, he is (1) _______ . The wings behind him beat in a calming rhythm (2) _______ the cool air rushes past. His wings are all that matter, (3) _______ at the rushing wind like the sails of some great sea vessel, the feathery appendages all he is and all he will ever want to be. His back muscles flex with the (4) _______ that takes him high above the ground. He feels the effort, of course, but sweeping into the sky does not require much of one. The (5) _______ is pleasurable, even exhilarating. With flight there is freedom beyond description, an ecstasy bordering on emotional.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Appreciate
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word from the following sentence. Magical
The stories of The Arabian Nights are enchanting, interesting, vivacious, and natural.
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Science, according to popular (1)______is a remote and enigmatic idea that is (2)______the comprehension of ordinary minds and peace-loving people. This is most likely why the words 'scientist' and 'mad' have been used interchangeably for centuries. But, given that science is the foundation upon which our lives are built, isn't it (3)______that science appears to be beyond the common mind's comprehension? Similarly, mathematics, the (4)______of science, gives meaning to the concept of quantification and (5)______value for us humans. There are a few examples of how science and mathematics rewire our brains, just go and check.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Laconic
Identify the sentence that correctly uses the indefinite article.
For years, world-wide organisations have become increasingly excited about the prospect of a cloud-based future. As the dream becomes an ever closer reality for many kinds of business and, Forrester predicted that enterprise spending on cloud services is set to surge. IDC also predicted that global spending on public cloud services and infrastructure would reach $210bn in 2019, an increase of 24% from 2018. But one obstacle stands create friction and introduce risk: the process of migration. As all indications point to a massive shift in data deployments to the cloud, it is more important than ever that the transition from on-premises to Cloud is as risk free as possible. In today's climate any loss or disruption to data can have a huge business impact. It’s a complex process, is frequently underestimated and many organisations have found there’s lots that can go wrong that can impact the business. Organisations across the globe have found the cloud to be an ideal place to run modern data applications due to big data’s elastic resource requirements. Furthermore, with the lack of data talent an ever-looming issue for most companies today they have been determined to adopt a cloud-first strategy to ensure business operations are accessible for a range of employees. The cloud offers great promise for developers especially, as it can increase the speed at which they develop software features and increase the resilience of applications once they are deployed - along with enhanced security through the use of multiple server locations. With all this considered, it is no surprise that 42% of UK businesses leverage some kind of cloud service, according to Eurostat. However, all the perceived benefits of leveraging the cloud are redundant if organisations come up against barriers to accessing cloud services. Cloud-based data pipelines still suffer from complexity challenges at the moment, along with the lack of visibility into cost and resource usage at the application and user level. The answer to this is automation fueled by robust Machine learning training models and artificial intelligence. These concepts and the tools that enable them can determine the prerequisites of cloud infrastructure, application dependencies,the appropriate target cloud instance profiles, and provide troubleshooting in real-time. To summarise, the promise of the cloud has created a sense of excitement amongst enterprises, however, they have proceeded to go full steam ahead into adopting a cloud service, without sufficient data to ensure performance service level agreements (SLAs).
Select the incorrectly spelt word from the given sentence.
Ricords of temperature, rainfall and critics' ratings were used as yardsticks by the researchers.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who loves or collects books
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