2023 CDS -1 English-14452

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2023 CDS -1 English (Test Code: 14452)

Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined word/ words belongs/ belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

I like that boy.

  1. Noun
  2. Demonstrative Pronoun

  3. Participle

  4. Conjunction

Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined word/ words belongs/ belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Without health there is no happiness.

  1. Noun
  2. Pronoun

  3. Adjective 

  4. Adverb

Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined word/ words belongs/ belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

You have no sense.

  1. Noun
  2. Determiner

  3. Adverb

  4. Preposition

Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined word/ words belongs/ belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

None of these cars is in use.

  1. Reflexive Pronoun

  2. Demonstrative Pronoun

  3. Distributive Pronoun

  4. Indefinite Pronoun

Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined word/ words belongs/ belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

We shall now begin to work.

  1. Adverb
  2. Adjective

     

  3. Conjunction

  4. Pronoun 

Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined word/ words belongs/ belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Owing to his ill health, he retired from business.

  1. Conjunction
  2. Preposition

  3. Participle

  4. Conjunction

Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined word/ words belongs/ belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

My sister is just sixteen and therefore not eligible to vote

 

  1. Gerund
     

  2. Adverb 

  3. Adjective

  4. Conjunction

Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined word/ words belongs/ belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

They tried to find fault with us.

  1. Participle

     

  2. Verb

  3. Infinitive

  4. Gerund

Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined word/ words belongs/ belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Which way shall we go?

  1. Noun

  2. Gerund

  3. Conjunction

  4. Adjective

Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined word/ words belongs/ belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Alas ! He is dead.

  1. Determiner

  2. Conjunction

  3. Preposition

  4. Interjection

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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank space.

Question:

He was  _______ speaker   that  I  had ever heard.

  1. the  most eloquent

  2. the  more eloquent

  3. very eloquent

  4. eloquen

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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank space.

Question:

What was the name of the person to      you spoke on the phone?

  1. who

     

  2. whom

  3. whose

  4. which

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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank space.

Question:

Have you seen Mohan ______  ?

  1. lately

  2. yesterday

  3. lastly

  4. late

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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank space.

Question:

We live in ______ an old house.

  1. rather

  2. fairly

  3. quite

  4. pretty

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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank space.

Question:

I'm playing tennis tomorrow unless ________.

  1. it rains

  2. it doesn't rain

  3. it rained

  4. it may rain

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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank space.

Question:

The _______ of the car is unknown.
 

  1. make up

  2. making

  3. made up

  4. make

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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank space.

Question:

He paid his debts ______  to the last penny.

  1. down

  2. over

  3. full

  4. fully

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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank space.

Question:

Developing ________ in a diverse country requires detailed planning.

  1. rowth
  2. scarcity

  3. poverty

  4. infrastructure

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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank space.

Question:

_________provisions have been made to support agriculture.

  1. Procurement
  2. Subsidized

  3. Adequate

  4. Capital

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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and is followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank space.

Question:

The ______ growth in the Indian financial markets can be attributed  to a  number of reforms.

  1. efficiency

  2. phenomenal

  3. catastrophe

  4. meteor

Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a  sentence, chunks  of which  have  been jumbled up. These chunks have been labelled  as  P,  Q,  Rand  S. Each  sentence  is  followed  by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangement of the chunks .  You  are required to select the most appropriate option.

Question:

India has become         with time       accounting for 25 per cent of the total available water        the world's largest extractor of groundwater       

           P                            Q                                            R                                                                                           S

  1. PQRS

     

  2. PRSQ

  3. QPSR

  4. QRPS

Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a  sentence, chunks  of which  have  been jumbled up. These chunks have been labelled  as  P,  Q,  Rand  S. Each  sentence  is  followed  by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangement of the chunks .  You  are required to select the most appropriate option.

Question:

present existential perils               all over the world                the extremes               of climate change 

              P                                                 Q                                   R                                      S

 

  1. RSPQ

  2. PRSQ

  3. QPSR

  4. QRPS

Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a  sentence, chunks  of which  have  been jumbled up. These chunks have been labelled  as  P,  Q,  Rand  S. Each  sentence  is  followed  by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangement of the chunks .  You  are required to select the most appropriate option.

Question:

the company forecasts         aviation market amongst          the G20 countries        that India will be the fastest growing 

             P                                        Q                                                  R                                              S

  1. RSPQ
  2. PSQR

  3. SPQR

  4. QRPS

Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a  sentence, chunks  of which  have  been jumbled up. These chunks have been labelled  as  P,  Q,  Rand  S. Each  sentence  is  followed  by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangement of the chunks .  You  are required to select the most appropriate option.

Question:

near villages or herder camps      shangdongs are traditional      stonewalls, usually built      trapping pits with inverted funnel-shaped

                  P                                                Q                                           R                                                   S

  1. RSPQ
  2. SPQR

  3. PRSQ

  4. QSRP

Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a  sentence, chunks  of which  have  been jumbled up. These chunks have been labelled  as  P,  Q,  Rand  S. Each  sentence  is  followed  by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangement of the chunks .  You  are required to select the most appropriate option.

Question:

veral antiquities from other       nations over the years       India has       brought back 

              P                                           Q                                  R                        S

  1. RSPQ
  2. RQSP

  3. QRSP

  4. QSPR

Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a  sentence, chunks  of which  have  been jumbled up. These chunks have been labelled  as  P,  Q,  Rand  S. Each  sentence  is  followed  by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangement of the chunks .  You  are required to select the most appropriate option.

Question:

the Aravalli hill ranges       of the Yamuna river and       are  spread out over the natural landscapes       the biodiversity parks

            P                                         Q                                                    R                                                                S

  1. PRSQ 
  2. QRSP

  3. SRQP

  4. QSPR

Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a  sentence, chunks  of which  have  been jumbled up. These chunks have been labelled  as  P,  Q,  Rand  S. Each  sentence  is  followed  by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangement of the chunks .  You  are required to select the most appropriate option.

Question:

the family found out       their mother's friends were going to       that some of       Poland in a car 

          P                                           Q                                                  R                          S

  1. PRQS
  2. QSPR

  3. SPRQ

  4. RQSP

Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a  sentence, chunks  of which  have  been jumbled up. These chunks have been labelled  as  P,  Q,  Rand  S. Each  sentence  is  followed  by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangement of the chunks .  You  are required to select the most appropriate option.

Question:

earth may seem immense       from the perspective of humans       and almost limitless       living on its surface 

                P                                                Q                                                 R                                    S

  1. PQRS

  2. SPRQ

  3. QSPR

  4. RPSQ

Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a  sentence, chunks  of which  have  been jumbled up. These chunks have been labelled  as  P,  Q,  Rand  S. Each  sentence  is  followed  by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangement of the chunks .  You  are required to select the most appropriate option.

Question:

in terms of trading volumes,       have grown substantially       market capitalization and turnover       the Indian financial markets 

                P                                                Q                                                 R                                                      S

  1. PQRS
  2. QRPS

  3. RSPQ

  4. SQPR

Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a  sentence, chunks  of which  have  been jumbled up. These chunks have been labelled  as  P,  Q,  Rand  S. Each  sentence  is  followed  by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangement of the chunks .  You  are required to select the most appropriate option.

Question:

emerge at last into a       those who passed through       country of unearthly beauty       that valley of darkness 

            P                                       Q                                             R                                                 S

  1. PRQS

  2. QSPR

  3. RPQS

  4. SQRP

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Have an axe to grind

  1. to  have a  selfish aim or motive

  2. a  thing  that  causes problems

  3. an essential equipment for work

  4. to behave arrogantly

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Bite the bullet

  1. to be angry and unhappy

  2. to start doing something in a very keen way

  3. to   accept   something unpleasant and difficult

  4. to try to do more than you are able to do

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Laughing stock

  1. someone who does something very stupid and is made fun of

  2. to avoid conflict

  3. to laugh at someone secretly

  4. a jovial and respected person

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Pay over the odds

  1. to get dividends for investments

  2. to work hard to make payments

  3. to treat someone in the bad way

  4. to pay more for something than it  is worth

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Play to the gallery

  1. to do something alone

  2. to say things that will make people admire you

  3. to behave in a very annoying way

  4. to take big risks in business

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Be in the soup

  1. to be in trouble

  2. to be very healthy

  3. to be good at the workplace

  4. to be honest to people

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

A turn of the screw

  1. to begin to behave in  a  more positive way

  2. to change people's opinions in your favour

  3. to become unpopular

  4. an   action   which  makes  a bad situation worse

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

A white elephant

  1. someone who is completely  good and honest

  2. something that has cost a lot of money but has no useful purpose

  3. a situation where you waste time looking for something
     

  4. to make someone feel anxious

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

A hot potato

  1. someone who is very angry

  2. something that is difficult to deal with

  3. someone who is holier than appears to be

  4. to be unable to decide

Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Apples and oranges

  1. eople who are close to each other
  2. people who argue a lot

  3. people who are different and thus incomparable

  4. people who fight over minor issues

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as  (a), (b)  and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Question:

Question as per direction

  1. Guest is

  2. unwelcome

  3. when he stays too long.

  4. No error

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as  (a), (b)  and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Question:

Question as per direction.

  1. My friend and benefactor

  2. has

  3. come.

  4. No error

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as  (a), (b)  and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Question:

Question as per direction.

  1. Either he

  2. or   I

  3. am mistaken.

  4. No error

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as  (a), (b)  and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Question:

Question as per direction.

  1. Each of

  2. these substances

  3. are found in India.

  4. No error

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as  (a), (b)  and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Question:

Question as per direction.

  1. Who

  2. do you wish

  3. to see?

  4. No error

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as  (a), (b)  and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Question:

Question as per direction.

  1. It was one of the best speeches

  2. that has ever been

  3. made in the Parliament.
     

  4. No error

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as  (a), (b)  and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Question:

Question as per direction.

  1. I played with

  2. same bat

  3. that you used.

  4. No error

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as  (a), (b)  and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Question:

Question as per direction.

  1. is written statement

  2. defers in several important respects

  3. from  his oral statement.

  4. No error

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as  (a), (b)  and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Question:

Question as per direction.

  1. I have ordered for

  2. three cups

  3. of coffee

  4. No error

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as  (a), (b)  and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Question:

Question as per direction.

  1. One must not

  2. boast of

  3. one's own success.

  4. No error

Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an   underlined   word  followed by four words/ groups of words. Select the option  that is nearest  in meaning  to the  underlined  word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

There are plenty of graduates  anxious for work

  1. composed
  2. eager 

  3. indifferent 

  4. prominent 

Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an   underlined   word  followed by four words/ groups of words. Select the option  that is nearest  in meaning  to the  underlined  word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

The power of the monarchy was circumscribed by the new law.

  1. constrained
  2. naturalized

  3. circumvented

  4. notified

Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an   underlined   word  followed by four words/ groups of words. Select the option  that is nearest  in meaning  to the  underlined  word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

We caught him eavesdropping outside the window.

  1. wandering aimlessly

  2. talking loudly

  3. listening secretly

  4. reflecting calmly

Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an   underlined   word  followed by four words/ groups of words. Select the option  that is nearest  in meaning  to the  underlined  word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for the formation of their government.

  1. expected

  2. urged

  3. facilitated

  4. discouraged

Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an   underlined   word  followed by four words/ groups of words. Select the option  that is nearest  in meaning  to the  underlined  word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

The local people are hospitable to strangers.

  1. surly

  2. distant

  3. frosty

  4. cordial

Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an   underlined   word  followed by four words/ groups of words. Select the option  that is nearest  in meaning  to the  underlined  word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age.
 

  1. unswerving

  2. constant

  3. unvarying

  4. inappropriate

Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an   underlined   word  followed by four words/ groups of words. Select the option  that is nearest  in meaning  to the  underlined  word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Mohan has mercurial temperament.

  1. volatile

  2. pleasant

  3. agreeable

  4. merciful

Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an   underlined   word  followed by four words/ groups of words. Select the option  that is nearest  in meaning  to the  underlined  word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

It is obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing.

  1. voluntary

  2. elective

  3. optional

  4. essential

Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an   underlined   word  followed by four words/ groups of words. Select the option  that is nearest  in meaning  to the  underlined  word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

She has a genetic predisposition to liver disease.

  1. resistance
     

  2. immunity
     

  3. vulnerability
     

  4. exemption

Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an   underlined   word  followed by four words/ groups of words. Select the option  that is nearest  in meaning  to the  underlined  word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

She wore a sardonic smile on her face.

  1. mocking

  2. respectful

  3. reverential

  4. deferential

ORDERING OF SENTENCES

Directions : In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage.  The  first  and  sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been  jumbled  up  and labelled  as  P,  Q,  R  and  S.  This  is  followed  by  four  options  each  suggesting  a  sequence  of  the sen tences . Identify the most appropriate option.

Question:

S1 : Like many of its tropical counterparts, India was a colony of Britain, which ruled out any move to adjust the exchange rate.
S6 : Banks were left with unrecove­ rable assets.
 
P Indebted business failed.
Q With devaluation made politically impossible, fall in export demand led to  sustained   and   deep  defla tion.
R Indebted households liquidated a variety of assets to repay loans when they could.
S Real interest rates rose.
 
The correct sequence should be

  1. RSPQ

  2. QSRP

  3. SQPR

  4. PSRQ

ORDERING OF SENTENCES

Directions : In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage.  The  first  and  sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been  jumbled  up  and labelled  as  P,  Q,  R  and  S.  This  is  followed  by  four  options  each  suggesting  a  sequence  of  the sen tences . Identify the most appropriate option.

Question:

S1 : Consider the potential effect of just a small increase in the earth's atmospheric temperature.
S6 : If the sea level rose  only  a  few feet, dozens of coastal cities would be destroyed and life would change utterly.
 
P Some deserts might anyway bloom.
Q But lands now fertile might tum to deserts, and many hot climates could become uninhabitable.
R A rise of only a few degrees could melt the polar ice caps and submerge the planet in a short time.
S Rainfall patterns would change.

The correct sequence should be

  1. SQPR

  2. RQSP

  3. RSPQ

  4. QRSP

ORDERING OF SENTENCES

Directions : In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage.  The  first  and  sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been  jumbled  up  and labelled  as  P,  Q,  R  and  S.  This  is  followed  by  four  options  each  suggesting  a  sequence  of  the sen tences . Identify the most appropriate option.

Question:

S1 : In the ancient times, the kings and the royal families had their own banner and seal.
S6 : So the high officials commanded great respect because of the descent, ability and character.
 
P All the members of the  royal family shared in the adminis ­tration  as  far as possible.
Q The royal palace was maintained in a great state.
R The   king was in theory an autocrat.
S There were opportunities  to influence the king in the formulation of policies
 
The correct sequence should be

  1. RSPQ

  2. QRPS

  3. PQSR

  4. QPSR

ORDERING OF SENTENCES

Directions : In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage.  The  first  and  sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been  jumbled  up  and labelled  as  P,  Q,  R  and  S.  This  is  followed  by  four  options  each  suggesting  a  sequence  of  the sen tences . Identify the most appropriate option.

Question:

S1 : The rise of East Asia in the late twentieth century may ultimately prove to be a more important world-historical event than the collapse of communism.

S6 : Translated into political terms, this means that industrial capitalism is always accompanied by liberal democracy.

P : In the final two decades of the twentieth century,  economic growth rates  on  the  western  rim of the Pacific Basin were between two and four times higher than those  in  the  'developed' economies of Europe and North America.

Q : The widespread assumption has been that modernization means westernization.

R  Certainly,  the  balance  of the world's economy shifted markedly from the West to the East in this period.

S : However, the notion that there is distinctively East Asian political form is less familiar one.

The correct sequence should be

  1. RSPQ
  2. PQSR

  3. SPQR

  4. RPSQ

ORDERING OF SENTENCES

Directions : In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage.  The  first  and  sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been  jumbled  up  and labelled  as  P,  Q,  R  and  S.  This  is  followed  by  four  options  each  suggesting  a  sequence  of  the sen tences . Identify the most appropriate option.

Question:

S1 : Manipur has a long and glorious history from before the beginning of the Christian Era.

S6 : Manipur regained its indepen­ dence in 1947 and merged into Indian Union in 1949

 P : Then , Manipur came under the British rule in 1891.

Q :The independence and sover­ eignty remained uninterrupted until the Burmese invasion and occupation for around seven years in the first quarter of the 19th century (1819-1826).
R : The political history of Manipur could be traced back to  33 AD with the coronation of Nongda Lairen Pakhangba.
S :  After  Pakhangba,  a   number   of kings ruled over the Kingdom of Manipur.
The correct sequence should be

  1. RSPQ
  2. PQRS

  3. RSQP

  4. QPRS

ORDERING OF SENTENCES

Directions : In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage.  The  first  and  sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been  jumbled  up  and labelled  as  P,  Q,  R  and  S.  This  is  followed  by  four  options  each  suggesting  a  sequence  of  the sen tences . Identify the most appropriate option.

Question:

S1 : In agriculture, water is mainly used for irrigation.
S6 : Hence, it is difficult to practice agriculture without assured irrigation during dry seasons.
 
p  The  large  tracts  of  the   country are deficient in rainfall and are drought prone.
Q Winter and summer seasons are more or less dry in most part of the country.
R Irrigation is needed because of spatio-temporal variability m rainfall in the country.
S North-Western India and Deccan Plateau constitute such areas.
 
The correct sequence should be

  1. RPSQ
  2. RSPQ

  3. SPQR

  4. QPRS

ORDERING OF SENTENCES

Directions : In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage.  The  first  and  sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been  jumbled  up  and labelled  as  P,  Q,  R  and  S.  This  is  followed  by  four  options  each  suggesting  a  sequence  of  the sen tences . Identify the most appropriate option.

Question:

Vijayanagara or 'city of victory' was the name of both a city and an empire.
S6 They remembered it as Hampi, a    name    derived     from     that of the local Mother Goddess, Pampadevi.
p : In  its  heyday,  it  stretched  from the river Krishna in  the  North  to the extreme South of the peninsula.
Q : The empire was founded in the fourteenth century.
R : In 1565, the city was destroyed and subsequently deserted.
S : Although it fell   into ruin in the  seventeenth-eighteenth centuries, it lived  on  in  the memories of people living in the Krishna­ Tungabhadra Doab.
 
The correct sequence should be

  1. PRQS
     

     

  2. SPRQ
     

  3. QPRS

  4. RSPQ

ORDERING OF SENTENCES

Directions : In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage.  The  first  and  sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been  jumbled  up  and labelled  as  P,  Q,  R  and  S.  This  is  followed  by  four  options  each  suggesting  a  sequence  of  the sen tences . Identify the most appropriate option.

Question:

S1 : During  the  past  two  decades, many organizations in both the manufacturing and service sectors have faced dramatic changes in their business environment.
S6 : These changes have had  a significant influence on manage­ ment accounting systems.
P : To succeed in today's highly competitive environment, com­ panies have made customer satisfaction an overriding priority.
Q : They have also adopted new management approaches and manufacturing    companies  havechanged their manufacturing systems and invested in new technologies.
R : Deregulation and extensive competition from overseas com­ panies in domestic markets have resulted in a situation in which most companies now operate in a highly competitive global market.
S :At the  same  time  there has  been a significant reduction in product life cycles arising from techno­ logical innovations and the need to meet increasingly discrimi­ nating customer demands.
 
The correct sequence should be

  1. PQRS
  2. RSPQ

  3. SRQP

  4. QPRS

ORDERING OF SENTENCES

Directions : In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage.  The  first  and  sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been  jumbled  up  and labelled  as  P,  Q,  R  and  S.  This  is  followed  by  four  options  each  suggesting  a  sequence  of  the sen tences . Identify the most appropriate option.

Question:

S1 : Gregor Johann Mendel was born on July 22, 1822 in Austria.

S6 : Based on his  experiments  on  a total of seven characteristics in garden pea, he  established Law of Segregation and Law of Independent Assortment.

P : His pioneering work laid the foundation of science of genetics and therefore, he is known as the 'Father of Genetics'.

Q : There he was exposed to the lab facilities and got interested in research and teaching.

R : In 1843, Mendel began studying even while  being  a  monk   at St. Thomas Monastery in Brno.

S : His experiments focussed on cross-breeding of pea plants and gathering data on the  variations of several generations.

The correct sequence should be

  1. RSPQ

  2. PQSR

  3. PRQS

  4. SPQR

ORDERING OF SENTENCES

Directions : In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage.  The  first  and  sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been  jumbled  up  and labelled  as  P,  Q,  R  and  S.  This  is  followed  by  four  options  each  suggesting  a  sequence  of  the sen tences . Identify the most appropriate option.

Question:

S1 : Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite the nation.

S6 : The tax on salt and the government monopoly over its production, Mahatma Gandhi declared, revealed the most oppressive face of the British rule.

P : On 31 January, 1930, he sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating eleven demands.

Q : The idea was to make the demands wide-ranging, so  that all classes within Indian society could identify with them and everyone could be brought together in a united campaign.

R : Salt was something consumed by the rich and  the  poor alike,  and it was one of the most essential

items of food.

S : The most stirring of all was the demand to abolish the salt tax.

The correct sequence should be

  1. PQSR

  2. SRQP

  3. RPQS

  4. QPRS

ANTONYMS
Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an  underlined   word   followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option  that  is opposite  in  meaning  to  the  underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Brevity is the soul of wit.

  1. concision

  2. economy

  3. terseness

  4. verbosity

ANTONYMS
Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an  underlined   word   followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option  that  is opposite  in  meaning  to  the  underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Blend the grains to make a smooth paste.

  1. separate

  2. mingle
     

  3. coalesce

  4. amalgamate

ANTONYMS
Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an  underlined   word   followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option  that  is opposite  in  meaning  to  the  underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money.

  1. substantial

  2. trifling

  3. plentiful

  4. abundant

ANTONYMS
Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an  underlined   word   followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option  that  is opposite  in  meaning  to  the  underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

She   has always been disdainful of people who haven't been to college.

  1. contemptuous

  2. dismissive

  3. scornful

  4. respectful

ANTONYMS
Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an  underlined   word   followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option  that  is opposite  in  meaning  to  the  underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

He had a frugal lunch.

  1. sparing

  2. extravagant

  3. meagre

  4. delicious

ANTONYMS
Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an  underlined   word   followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option  that  is opposite  in  meaning  to  the  underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

He is forced to lead an itinerant life.

  1. vagrant

  2. roving

  3. settled

  4. nomadic

ANTONYMS
Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an  underlined   word   followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option  that  is opposite  in  meaning  to  the  underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

His malicious intentions were aborted.

  1. pernicious

  2. spiteful

  3. benevolent

  4. vindictive

ANTONYMS
Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an  underlined   word   followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option  that  is opposite  in  meaning  to  the  underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Comics tend to perpetuate several myths.

  1. cease

  2. conserve

  3. sustain

  4. maintain

ANTONYMS
Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an  underlined   word   followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option  that  is opposite  in  meaning  to  the  underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Krishna is a redoubtable person.

  1. formidable

  2. fearsome

  3. awe inspiring

  4. unimpressive

ANTONYMS
Directions  :  Each  item  in  this  section  consists  of  a  sentence  with  an  underlined   word   followed by four words or groups of words. Select the option  that  is opposite  in  meaning  to  the  underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

The movie is about fusion of old and contemporary ideas.

  1. joining

  2. bonding

  3. separation

  4. blending

CLOZE COMPOSITION
Directions: In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces with four words or groups of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

It  is  necessary, ___________ any war, to consider, not its proper justification in   

  1. in regard to
  2. connecting

  3. describing

  4. linking

CLOZE COMPOSITION
Directions: In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces with four words or groups of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

past agreements,______ its real justification in the balance of good which it

  1. and

  2. until

  3. but

  4. unless

CLOZE COMPOSITION
Directions: In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces with four words or groups of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

is to bring to mankind. At the beginning of a war, each nation, under the influence of what is called ________believes that its   own  victory is

  1. disloyalty,
  2. patriotism,

  3. infidelity,

  4. falseness,

CLOZE COMPOSITION
Directions: In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces with four words or groups of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

________certain and of great importance to mankind. The praiseworthiness of

  1. nationally
  2. individually

  3. autonomously

  4. both

CLOZE COMPOSITION
Directions: In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces with four words or groups of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

this belief has become an accepted maxim of common sense : even when war is actually in progress it ________to be natural and right that a citizen of an enemy country

  1. is held

  2. has been withheld

  3. was held

  4. had been withheld

CLOZE COMPOSITION
Directions: In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces with four words or groups of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

should  regard  the  victory  of  his   side  as  assured  and  highly _______By

  1. unpleasant

  2. unlikely.

  3. desirable.
     

  4. malignant.

CLOZE COMPOSITION
Directions: In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces with four words or groups of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

concentrating   attention   upon   the   supposed   advantages of  the victory  of  our own side, we  _______more or less blind to the evils inseparable from war and more or less blind to the evils inseparable from war and

  1. becoming

  2. become

  3. had become

  4. have been becoming

CLOZE COMPOSITION
Directions: In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces with four words or groups of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

equally  certain  whichever  side  may  ultimately prove ________Yet so long

  1. successful.

  2. thriving.

  3. victorious.

  4. failing.

CLOZE COMPOSITION
Directions: In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces with four words or groups of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

these are not fully realized, it is impossible _______ justly     

  1. to judge

  2. to be judged

  3. to judging

  4. having judged

CLOZE COMPOSITION
Directions: In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces with four words or groups of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

________a war is or is not likely to be beneficial to the human race. Although the theme is trite, it is necessary therefore briefly to remind ourselves what the evils of war really are.

  1. whether

  2. therefore

  3. however

  4. since

PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four  options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Steve has gone away. He will be away ______  Monday.

  1. on

  2. by

  3. until

  4. from

PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four  options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

I'll  see you ______ Friday morning.   

  1. in

  2. on

  3. along

  4. at

PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four  options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Write your name_____ the top of the page.

  1. at
  2. in

  3. by

  4. with

PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four  options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Sohan  is studying______the university.

  1. in
  2. at

  3. on

  4. from

PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four  options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

He is indebted _____ his friend.

  1. from

     

  2. with

  3. by

  4. to

PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four  options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Can   I   be  held  responsible______ my spouse's debts?

  1. for

  2. to

  3. by

  4. with

PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four  options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

It  was  fun  to  hang out ____the pier.    
 

  1. down

     

  2. with

  3. in

  4. beneath

PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four  options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Can  you pass ____sugar, please?    
 

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. No article

PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four  options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

Our   train  leaves  from ________  platform number 5.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. No article

PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four  options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question:

_______children learn very quickly. 

  1. Some

  2. A

  3. Any 

  4. Much

COMPLETION OF SENTENCE
Directions : Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Question:

They   were   informed   that the  inaugural version  of the  scheme

  1. had three  parts.

  2. was three parts.

  3. have  three  parts.

  4. had has three parts.

COMPLETION OF SENTENCE
Directions : Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Question:

What would you do

  1. if you would won a lot of money?

  2. if you have won a lot of money?

  3. if you will win a lot of moneys?

  4. if you won a lot of money?

COMPLETION OF SENTENCE
Directions : Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Question:

If it stopped raining

  1. we  had  gone out

  2. we  could go out.

  3. we  should go out.

  4. we  ought  to go out

COMPLETION OF SENTENCE
Directions : Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Question:

Let me know

  1. if  you   have  any further news.

  2. if  you   had   any further news.

  3. if  you   has    any  further  news.

  4. if  you   had   have  any further news

COMPLETION OF SENTENCE
Directions : Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Question:

We stayed

  1. at  the cheap  hotel  in  the  town.

  2. at   the   cheaper  hotel  in the  town.

  3. at   the   cheapest  hotel  in the  town.

  4. at    a   cheapest  hotel  in the  town.

COMPLETION OF SENTENCE
Directions : Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Question:

lia got married 

  1. as  she was 22.

  2. when she was 22.

  3. because she was 22.

  4. since she was 22.

COMPLETION OF SENTENCE
Directions : Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Question:

What time

  1. does  this train  get at London?

  2. does  this train get in London?

  3. does this train get into London?

  4. does this train get to London?

COMPLETION OF SENTENCE
Directions : Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Question:

 I am trying to

  1. shut down on coffee.

  2. cut down on coffee .

  3. break down on coffee .

  4. turn down on coffee .

COMPLETION OF SENTENCE
Directions : Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Question:

How are you

  1. getting on in your new job?

  2. getting of in your new job?

  3. getting along your  new job?

  4. getting off  in  your  new job?

COMPLETION OF SENTENCE
Directions : Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Question:

Many accidents

  1. cause careless driving.

  2. have caused careless driving.

  3. are caused by careless driving.

  4. will cause careless driving

COMPREHENSION
Directions : In this section, you have two short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required  to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

And this brings me to the point at which I asked, "What do we do with all the time which the machines have saved for us, and the new energy they have given us?" On the whole, it must be admitted, we do very little. For the most part, we use our time and energy to make more and better machines which will give us still more time and still more energy, and what are we to do with them? The answer, I think, is that we should try to become more civilized. For the machines themselves, and the power which the machines have given us, are not civilization but aids to civilization. But you will remember that we agreed at the beginning that being civilized meant making and linking beautiful things, thinking freely and living rightly and  maintaining justice equally among people. A person has a better chance today to do these things than he/she ever had before; he/she has more time, more energy, less to fear and less to fight against. If he/she will give his/her  time  and  energy  which his/her machines have won for him/her to  make  more  beautiful  things,  to  find  out more  and  more about the universe, to remove the cause of quarrels between nations, to  discover  how  to prevent poverty, then I think our civilization would undoubtedly be the greater as it would be more lasting than it has ever been.

Question:

The general tone of the passage is

 

  1. critical

  2. descriptive

  3. demonstrative

  4. informational

COMPREHENSION
Directions : In this section, you have two short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required  to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

And this brings me to the point at which I asked, "What do we do with all the time which the machines have saved for us, and the new energy they have given us?" On the whole, it must be admitted, we do very little. For the most part, we use our time and energy to make more and better machines which will give us still more time and still more energy, and what are we to do with them? The answer, I think, is that we should try to become more civilized. For the machines themselves, and the power which the machines have given us, are not civilization but aids to civilization. But you will remember that we agreed at the beginning that being civilized meant making and linking beautiful things, thinking freely and living rightly and  maintaining justice equally among people. A person has a better chance today to do these things than he/she ever had before; he/she has more time, more energy, less to fear and less to fight against. If he/she will give his/her  time  and  energy  which his/her machines have won for him/her to  make  more  beautiful  things,  to  find  out more  and  more about the universe, to remove the cause of quarrels between nations, to  discover  how  to prevent poverty, then I think our civilization would undoubtedly be the greater as it would be more lasting than it has ever been.

Question:

The   use   of   machines has failed to bring us

  1. spiritual freedom

  2. more leisure and more energy

  3. slavery and destruction

  4. culture and civilization

COMPREHENSION
Directions : In this section, you have two short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required  to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

And this brings me to the point at which I asked, "What do we do with all the time which the machines have saved for us, and the new energy they have given us?" On the whole, it must be admitted, we do very little. For the most part, we use our time and energy to make more and better machines which will give us still more time and still more energy, and what are we to do with them? The answer, I think, is that we should try to become more civilized. For the machines themselves, and the power which the machines have given us, are not civilization but aids to civilization. But you will remember that we agreed at the beginning that being civilized meant making and linking beautiful things, thinking freely and living rightly and  maintaining justice equally among people. A person has a better chance today to do these things than he/she ever had before; he/she has more time, more energy, less to fear and less to fight against. If he/she will give his/her  time  and  energy  which his/her machines have won for him/her to  make  more  beautiful  things,  to  find  out more  and  more about the universe, to remove the cause of quarrels between nations, to  discover  how  to prevent poverty, then I think our civilization would undoubtedly be the greater as it would be more lasting than it has ever been.

Question:

According to the passage, our civilization would be made greater

  1. if man devotes his time to make more beautiful things

  2. if man looks after and waits upon machines

  3. if machines are made man's servants

  4. if man discovers how to prevent poverty

COMPREHENSION
Directions : In this section, you have two short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required  to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

And this brings me to the point at which I asked, "What do we do with all the time which the machines have saved for us, and the new energy they have given us?" On the whole, it must be admitted, we do very little. For the most part, we use our time and energy to make more and better machines which will give us still more time and still more energy, and what are we to do with them? The answer, I think, is that we should try to become more civilized. For the machines themselves, and the power which the machines have given us, are not civilization but aids to civilization. But you will remember that we agreed at the beginning that being civilized meant making and linking beautiful things, thinking freely and living rightly and  maintaining justice equally among people. A person has a better chance today to do these things than he/she ever had before; he/she has more time, more energy, less to fear and less to fight against. If he/she will give his/her  time  and  energy  which his/her machines have won for him/her to  make  more  beautiful  things,  to  find  out more  and  more about the universe, to remove the cause of quarrels between nations, to  discover  how  to prevent poverty, then I think our civilization would undoubtedly be the greater as it would be more lasting than it has ever been.

Question:

According  to  the   passage,   which   one of the following descriptions about machines is true?

  1. They already rule us like we rule animals.

  2. They wait upon us attentively.

  3. They are inexorable masters.
     
  4. They have made man more civilized.

COMPREHENSION
Directions : In this section, you have two short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required  to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

And this brings me to the point at which I asked, "What do we do with all the time which the machines have saved for us, and the new energy they have given us?" On the whole, it must be admitted, we do very little. For the most part, we use our time and energy to make more and better machines which will give us still more time and still more energy, and what are we to do with them? The answer, I think, is that we should try to become more civilized. For the machines themselves, and the power which the machines have given us, are not civilization but aids to civilization. But you will remember that we agreed at the beginning that being civilized meant making and linking beautiful things, thinking freely and living rightly and  maintaining justice equally among people. A person has a better chance today to do these things than he/she ever had before; he/she has more time, more energy, less to fear and less to fight against. If he/she will give his/her  time  and  energy  which his/her machines have won for him/her to  make  more  beautiful  things,  to  find  out more  and  more about the universe, to remove the cause of quarrels between nations, to  discover  how  to prevent poverty, then I think our civilization would undoubtedly be the greater as it would be more lasting than it has ever been.

Question:

According to the passage, how do we use the powers bestowed upon us by science?

  1. Judiciously

  2. Temperamentally

  3. Divinely

  4. Irrationally

Passage-II
Plastic is an essential commodity with multiple uses based on its key qualities of malleability, flexibility, and durability. Plastics are omnipresent in agriculture, fisheries, renewable energy, transport, technology, retail, textiles, personal care products, and all the other sectors and industries that directly or indirectly affect our daily life. Plastic has indeed made our lives more convenient, but it has come at a higher price than we imagined. The plastic pollution overflowing our landfills, clogging waterways, and infiltrating the ocean is primarily made of discarded items and packaging. Plastic lasts for hundreds of years, slowly disintegrating into smaller and smaller pieces, but never fully degrading. Indeed, one of the key perks of plastic is its longevity. And yet, the plastic packaging of nearly every product we purchase and many plastic products themselves are intended to be discarded after a single use. Throwaway plastic is an oxymoron, but it has become our sad, increasingly dangerous reality.
Plastic pollution should make everyone angry. This is a crisis we can see with the naked eye, day in and day out. Plastic has been found on even the most remote, uninhabited islands, and in the deepest parts of the ocean. Because we can see it, we are more keenly aware of it, unlike some other forms of pollution. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for further studies on the impacts of microplastics on human health. An initial study, hampered by a lack of adequate data, concluded microplastics pose no danger at current levels (WHO, 2019). Although the WHO report was inconclusive about the effects of plastic on human health, other studies have linked the chemicals in plastic to negative health outcomes including endocrine disruption (Dabre 2020). Plastic particles  have been detected in drinking water and in the food we eat, with a 2019 study commissioned  by WWF estimating humans consume about five grams (or one credit card in weight) of plastic every week.
We have seen the devastating effects plastic has on marine life. For instance, unable to process ingested plastic waste pieces, seabirds and other sea creatures starve to death. We have seen sea turtles and other animals tangled in fishing nets or trapped in plastic pack  rings.  Plastic  pollution also wreaks havoc on land, clogging drains and preventing rainwater from soaking into the soil, which leads to flooding. Terrestrial creatures also suffer the effects of plastic waste, with some getting trapped in discarded plastic bags and suffocating to death.

Question:

Plastic has distressing effects on

  1. only humans

  2. only marine life

  3. both humans and marine life

  4. None of the above

Passage-II
Plastic is an essential commodity with multiple uses based on its key qualities of malleability, flexibility, and durability. Plastics are omnipresent in agriculture, fisheries, renewable energy, transport, technology, retail, textiles, personal care products, and all the other sectors and industries that directly or indirectly affect our daily life. Plastic has indeed made our lives more convenient, but it has come at a higher price than we imagined. The plastic pollution overflowing our landfills, clogging waterways, and infiltrating the ocean is primarily made of discarded items and packaging. Plastic lasts for hundreds of years, slowly disintegrating into smaller and smaller pieces, but never fully degrading. Indeed, one of the key perks of plastic is its longevity. And yet, the plastic packaging of nearly every product we purchase and many plastic products themselves are intended to be discarded after a single use. Throwaway plastic is an oxymoron, but it has become our sad, increasingly dangerous reality.
Plastic pollution should make everyone angry. This is a crisis we can see with the naked eye, day in and day out. Plastic has been found on even the most remote, uninhabited islands, and in the deepest parts of the ocean. Because we can see it, we are more keenly aware of it, unlike some other forms of pollution. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for further studies on the impacts of microplastics on human health. An initial study, hampered by a lack of adequate data, concluded microplastics pose no danger at current levels (WHO, 2019). Although the WHO report was inconclusive about the effects of plastic on human health, other studies have linked the chemicals in plastic to negative health outcomes including endocrine disruption (Dabre 2020). Plastic particles  have been detected in drinking water and in the food we eat, with a 2019 study commissioned  by WWF estimating humans consume about five grams (or one credit card in weight) of plastic every week.
We have seen the devastating effects plastic has on marine life. For instance, unable to process ingested plastic waste pieces, seabirds and other sea creatures starve to death. We have seen sea turtles and other animals tangled in fishing nets or trapped in plastic pack  rings.  Plastic  pollution also wreaks havoc on land, clogging drains and preventing rainwater from soaking into the soil, which leads to flooding. Terrestrial creatures also suffer the effects of plastic waste, with some getting trapped in discarded plastic bags and suffocating to death.

Question:

Plastic and plastic particles can be found

  1. in the oceanic depths

  2. on mountain tops

  3. in metals and minerals

  4. All of the above

Passage-II
Plastic is an essential commodity with multiple uses based on its key qualities of malleability, flexibility, and durability. Plastics are omnipresent in agriculture, fisheries, renewable energy, transport, technology, retail, textiles, personal care products, and all the other sectors and industries that directly or indirectly affect our daily life. Plastic has indeed made our lives more convenient, but it has come at a higher price than we imagined. The plastic pollution overflowing our landfills, clogging waterways, and infiltrating the ocean is primarily made of discarded items and packaging. Plastic lasts for hundreds of years, slowly disintegrating into smaller and smaller pieces, but never fully degrading. Indeed, one of the key perks of plastic is its longevity. And yet, the plastic packaging of nearly every product we purchase and many plastic products themselves are intended to be discarded after a single use. Throwaway plastic is an oxymoron, but it has become our sad, increasingly dangerous reality.
Plastic pollution should make everyone angry. This is a crisis we can see with the naked eye, day in and day out. Plastic has been found on even the most remote, uninhabited islands, and in the deepest parts of the ocean. Because we can see it, we are more keenly aware of it, unlike some other forms of pollution. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for further studies on the impacts of microplastics on human health. An initial study, hampered by a lack of adequate data, concluded microplastics pose no danger at current levels (WHO, 2019). Although the WHO report was inconclusive about the effects of plastic on human health, other studies have linked the chemicals in plastic to negative health outcomes including endocrine disruption (Dabre 2020). Plastic particles  have been detected in drinking water and in the food we eat, with a 2019 study commissioned  by WWF estimating humans consume about five grams (or one credit card in weight) of plastic every week.
We have seen the devastating effects plastic has on marine life. For instance, unable to process ingested plastic waste pieces, seabirds and other sea creatures starve to death. We have seen sea turtles and other animals tangled in fishing nets or trapped in plastic pack  rings.  Plastic  pollution also wreaks havoc on land, clogging drains and preventing rainwater from soaking into the soil, which leads to flooding. Terrestrial creatures also suffer the effects of plastic waste, with some getting trapped in discarded plastic bags and suffocating to death.

Question:

Plastic pollution appears to be

  1. an epidemic

  2. a pandemic

  3. a small menace

  4. a temporal health issue

Passage-II
Plastic is an essential commodity with multiple uses based on its key qualities of malleability, flexibility, and durability. Plastics are omnipresent in agriculture, fisheries, renewable energy, transport, technology, retail, textiles, personal care products, and all the other sectors and industries that directly or indirectly affect our daily life. Plastic has indeed made our lives more convenient, but it has come at a higher price than we imagined. The plastic pollution overflowing our landfills, clogging waterways, and infiltrating the ocean is primarily made of discarded items and packaging. Plastic lasts for hundreds of years, slowly disintegrating into smaller and smaller pieces, but never fully degrading. Indeed, one of the key perks of plastic is its longevity. And yet, the plastic packaging of nearly every product we purchase and many plastic products themselves are intended to be discarded after a single use. Throwaway plastic is an oxymoron, but it has become our sad, increasingly dangerous reality.
Plastic pollution should make everyone angry. This is a crisis we can see with the naked eye, day in and day out. Plastic has been found on even the most remote, uninhabited islands, and in the deepest parts of the ocean. Because we can see it, we are more keenly aware of it, unlike some other forms of pollution. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for further studies on the impacts of microplastics on human health. An initial study, hampered by a lack of adequate data, concluded microplastics pose no danger at current levels (WHO, 2019). Although the WHO report was inconclusive about the effects of plastic on human health, other studies have linked the chemicals in plastic to negative health outcomes including endocrine disruption (Dabre 2020). Plastic particles  have been detected in drinking water and in the food we eat, with a 2019 study commissioned  by WWF estimating humans consume about five grams (or one credit card in weight) of plastic every week.
We have seen the devastating effects plastic has on marine life. For instance, unable to process ingested plastic waste pieces, seabirds and other sea creatures starve to death. We have seen sea turtles and other animals tangled in fishing nets or trapped in plastic pack  rings.  Plastic  pollution also wreaks havoc on land, clogging drains and preventing rainwater from soaking into the soil, which leads to flooding. Terrestrial creatures also suffer the effects of plastic waste, with some getting trapped in discarded plastic bags and suffocating to death.

Question:

Plastic is considered an essential commodity because

  1. it has made our lives easier

  2. it causes health hazard

  3. it clogs natural ecosystem

  4. it has multiple uses in our everyday lives

Passage-II
Plastic is an essential commodity with multiple uses based on its key qualities of malleability, flexibility, and durability. Plastics are omnipresent in agriculture, fisheries, renewable energy, transport, technology, retail, textiles, personal care products, and all the other sectors and industries that directly or indirectly affect our daily life. Plastic has indeed made our lives more convenient, but it has come at a higher price than we imagined. The plastic pollution overflowing our landfills, clogging waterways, and infiltrating the ocean is primarily made of discarded items and packaging. Plastic lasts for hundreds of years, slowly disintegrating into smaller and smaller pieces, but never fully degrading. Indeed, one of the key perks of plastic is its longevity. And yet, the plastic packaging of nearly every product we purchase and many plastic products themselves are intended to be discarded after a single use. Throwaway plastic is an oxymoron, but it has become our sad, increasingly dangerous reality.
Plastic pollution should make everyone angry. This is a crisis we can see with the naked eye, day in and day out. Plastic has been found on even the most remote, uninhabited islands, and in the deepest parts of the ocean. Because we can see it, we are more keenly aware of it, unlike some other forms of pollution. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for further studies on the impacts of microplastics on human health. An initial study, hampered by a lack of adequate data, concluded microplastics pose no danger at current levels (WHO, 2019). Although the WHO report was inconclusive about the effects of plastic on human health, other studies have linked the chemicals in plastic to negative health outcomes including endocrine disruption (Dabre 2020). Plastic particles  have been detected in drinking water and in the food we eat, with a 2019 study commissioned  by WWF estimating humans consume about five grams (or one credit card in weight) of plastic every week.
We have seen the devastating effects plastic has on marine life. For instance, unable to process ingested plastic waste pieces, seabirds and other sea creatures starve to death. We have seen sea turtles and other animals tangled in fishing nets or trapped in plastic pack  rings.  Plastic  pollution also wreaks havoc on land, clogging drains and preventing rainwater from soaking into the soil, which leads to flooding. Terrestrial creatures also suffer the effects of plastic waste, with some getting trapped in discarded plastic bags and suffocating to death.

Question:

The word 'clogging' in the passage means

  1. obstruction

  2. flow

  3. opening

  4. clearing

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