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CDS 2010 — English (CDS-II)

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1. Q1

   In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

   PASSAGE I

   One day we were becalmed among a group of small islands, most of which appeared to be uninhabited. As soon as we were in want of fresh water, the captain sent the boat ashore to bring off a cask or two. But we were mistaken in thinking there were no natives, for scarcely had we drawn near to the shore when a band of savages rushed out of the bush and assembled on the beach, brandishing their clubs and spears in a threatening manner.

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2. Q2

   In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

   PASSAGE I

   One day we were becalmed among a group of small islands, most of which appeared to be uninhabited. As soon as we were in want of fresh water, the captain sent the boat ashore to bring off a cask or two. But we were mistaken in thinking there were no natives, for scarcely had we drawn near to the shore when a band of savages rushed out of the bush and assembled on the beach, brandishing their clubs and spears in a threatening manner.

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3. Q3

   In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

   PASSAGE I

   One day we were becalmed among a group of small islands, most of which appeared to be uninhabited. As soon as we were in want of fresh water, the captain sent the boat ashore to bring off a cask or two. But we were mistaken in thinking there were no natives, for scarcely had we drawn near to the shore when a band of savages rushed out of the bush and assembled on the beach, brandishing their clubs and spears in a threatening manner.

   Question: The inhabitants of the islands were

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4. Q4

   In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

   PASSAGE II

   Nelson Mandela was appointed national volunteer-in-chief of the Defence Campaign; his deputy was Maulvi Cachalia, whose father had been one of the bravest resisters alongside Gandhi in 1907. Mandela toured the Cape, Natal and the Transvaal, visiting houses in the townships, explaining the plans, sometimes talking through the night. His task was to inspire people with confidence in their ability to overcome oppression through a direct non-violent challenge to the government. As always, there were the problems of being black in small towns, no hotels or taxis for Africans, nor were there telephone lines in township homes. This meant walking miles to the location and knocking on a likely looking door. Sometimes they were welcomed by an enthusiastic stranger; sometimes rebuffed by the cautious.

   Question: The purpose of Mandela's talks was to help people

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5. Q5

   In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

   PASSAGE II

   Nelson Mandela was appointed national volunteer-in-chief of the Defence Campaign; his deputy was Maulvi Cachalia, whose father had been one of the bravest resisters alongside Gandhi in 1907. Mandela toured the Cape, Natal and the Transvaal, visiting houses in the townships, explaining the plans, sometimes talking through the night. His task was to inspire people with confidence in their ability to overcome oppression through a direct non-violent challenge to the government. As always, there were the problems of being black in small towns, no hotels or taxis for Africans, nor were there telephone lines in township homes. This meant walking miles to the location and knocking on a likely looking door. Sometimes they were welcomed by an enthusiastic stranger; sometimes rebuffed by the cautious.

   Question: It is clear from the passage that the black Africans

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6. Q6

   In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

   PASSAGE III

   One day an army group won a land battle against the enemy. The commander feared that the enemy's powerful air force might bomb his camp that night in revenge. So he ordered all lights to be put out at 7-00 PM. At midnight the commander went round inspecting the camp. Seeing a light in a tent, he entered it. His son, an officer under him, was writing a letter. The son explained that he was writing to his mother about his brave deeds in battle. The commander told his son to add to his letter that by the time his mother received the letter he would have been shot dead for indiscipline.

   Question: The commander went round the camp at midnight because he

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7. Q7

   In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

   PASSAGE III

   One day an army group won a land battle against the enemy. The commander feared that the enemy's powerful air force might bomb his camp that night in revenge. So he ordered all lights to be put out at 7-00 PM. At midnight the commander went round inspecting the camp. Seeing a light in a tent, he entered it. His son, an officer under him, was writing a letter. The son explained that he was writing to his mother about his brave deeds in battle. The commander told his son to add to his letter that by the time his mother received the letter he would have been shot dead for indiscipline.

   Question: The commander entered his son's tent because he

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8. Q8

   In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

   PASSAGE III

   One day an army group won a land battle against the enemy. The commander feared that the enemy's powerful air force might bomb his camp that night in revenge. So he ordered all lights to be put out at 7-00 PM. At midnight the commander went round inspecting the camp. Seeing a light in a tent, he entered it. His son, an officer under him, was writing a letter. The son explained that he was writing to his mother about his brave deeds in battle. The commander told his son to add to his letter that by the time his mother received the letter he would have been shot dead for indiscipline.

   Question: The son was writing a letter because he

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9. Q9

   In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

   PASSAGE IV

   The heat-wave deepened during the following few days while Jack and I lazed about in the house and yards, wearing ragged shirts and discarded garments, because the more presentable ones were being packed by Mother. She was obviously not strong enough to cycle down to Hampshire, where Father and Jack had been one week-end, to see and rent a cottage in Ropley, near Alresford. From this prospective journey Jack had returned with half a dozen photographs taken with a plate-camera which he had made for himself, the aperture being a pinhole. This was only one of his many ingenious artefacts. I had studied the pictures, which included a church that leaned backwards, in the hope of finding that perpetually teasing certainty which we look for when about to take some adventurous step into the unknown. But Ropley remained unreal.

   Question: During the hot summer days the author and Jack

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10. Q10

    In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

    PASSAGE IV

    The heat-wave deepened during the following few days while Jack and I lazed about in the house and yards, wearing ragged shirts and discarded garments, because the more presentable ones were being packed by Mother. She was obviously not strong enough to cycle down to Hampshire, where Father and Jack had been one week-end, to see and rent a cottage in Ropley, near Alresford. From this prospective journey Jack had returned with half a dozen photographs taken with a plate-camera which he had made for himself, the aperture being a pinhole. This was only one of his many ingenious artefacts. I had studied the pictures, which included a church that leaned backwards, in the hope of finding that perpetually teasing certainty which we look for when about to take some adventurous step into the unknown. But Ropley remained unreal.

    Question: They were planning

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11. Q11

    In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

    PASSAGE IV

    The heat-wave deepened during the following few days while Jack and I lazed about in the house and yards, wearing ragged shirts and discarded garments, because the more presentable ones were being packed by Mother. She was obviously not strong enough to cycle down to Hampshire, where Father and Jack had been one week-end, to see and rent a cottage in Ropley, near Alresford. From this prospective journey Jack had returned with half a dozen photographs taken with a plate-camera which he had made for himself, the aperture being a pinhole. This was only one of his many ingenious artefacts. I had studied the pictures, which included a church that leaned backwards, in the hope of finding that perpetually teasing certainty which we look for when about to take some adventurous step into the unknown. But Ropley remained unreal.

    Question: The author and Jack were wearing ragged shirts and discarded garments because

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12. Q12

    In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

    PASSAGE IV

    The heat-wave deepened during the following few days while Jack and I lazed about in the house and yards, wearing ragged shirts and discarded garments, because the more presentable ones were being packed by Mother. She was obviously not strong enough to cycle down to Hampshire, where Father and Jack had been one week-end, to see and rent a cottage in Ropley, near Alresford. From this prospective journey Jack had returned with half a dozen photographs taken with a plate-camera which he had made for himself, the aperture being a pinhole. This was only one of his many ingenious artefacts. I had studied the pictures, which included a church that leaned backwards, in the hope of finding that perpetually teasing certainty which we look for when about to take some adventurous step into the unknown. But Ropley remained unreal.

    Question: The plate camera

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13. Q13

    In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

    PASSAGE IV

    The heat-wave deepened during the following few days while Jack and I lazed about in the house and yards, wearing ragged shirts and discarded garments, because the more presentable ones were being packed by Mother. She was obviously not strong enough to cycle down to Hampshire, where Father and Jack had been one week-end, to see and rent a cottage in Ropley, near Alresford. From this prospective journey Jack had returned with half a dozen photographs taken with a plate-camera which he had made for himself, the aperture being a pinhole. This was only one of his many ingenious artefacts. I had studied the pictures, which included a church that leaned backwards, in the hope of finding that perpetually teasing certainty which we look for when about to take some adventurous step into the unknown. But Ropley remained unreal.

    Question: Father and Jack had been to Ropley one week-end

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14. Q14

    In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

    PASSAGE V

    One day a tea contractor, Mr. Sharma was working on an estate with his wife and daughter. He noticed a light movement on the edge of the jungle, so he stopped to watch for a moment. To his astonishment a large tigress appeared and came towards Mr. Sharma. The tea contractor was a very brave man. He told his wife and daughter to run towards a nearby road, while he stepped to fight the tigress with a knife. The tigress sprang at Mr. Sharma and knocked him down, but he managed to wound it with his knife. As a result, the tigress and Mr. Sharma knocked each other unconscious. Luckily for Mr. Sharma, a friend heard the noise of the fight and came to investigate. He found Mr. Sharma and carried him to the road. Then he stopped a car and sent the injured man to a hospital, where he eventually recovered. The tigress disappeared for a few days but was later hunted down and shot by a Game Ranger. The Game Ranger discovered that the tigress had injured her paw in a wire trap and had been unable to hunt wild animals in its normal manner.

    Question: When did Mr. Sharma's friend go to see what was wrong ?

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15. Q15

    In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

    PASSAGE V

    One day a tea contractor, Mr. Sharma was working on an estate with his wife and daughter. He noticed a light movement on the edge of the jungle, so he stopped to watch for a moment. To his astonishment a large tigress appeared and came towards Mr. Sharma. The tea contractor was a very brave man. He told his wife and daughter to run towards a nearby road, while he stepped to fight the tigress with a knife. The tigress sprang at Mr. Sharma and knocked him down, but he managed to wound it with his knife. As a result, the tigress and Mr. Sharma knocked each other unconscious. Luckily for Mr. Sharma, a friend heard the noise of the fight and came to investigate. He found Mr. Sharma and carried him to the road. Then he stopped a car and sent the injured man to a hospital, where he eventually recovered. The tigress disappeared for a few days but was later hunted down and shot by a Game Ranger. The Game Ranger discovered that the tigress had injured her paw in a wire trap and had been unable to hunt wild animals in its normal manner.

    Question: When Mr. Sharma saw the tigress, he was

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16. Q16

    In this section you have five short passages. Each passage is followed by questions based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage. You are required to select your answers from the given options.

    PASSAGE V

    One day a tea contractor, Mr. Sharma was working on an estate with his wife and daughter. He noticed a light movement on the edge of the jungle, so he stopped to watch for a moment. To his astonishment a large tigress appeared and came towards Mr. Sharma. The tea contractor was a very brave man. He told his wife and daughter to run towards a nearby road, while he stepped to fight the tigress with a knife. The tigress sprang at Mr. Sharma and knocked him down, but he managed to wound it with his knife. As a result, the tigress and Mr. Sharma knocked each other unconscious. Luckily for Mr. Sharma, a friend heard the noise of the fight and came to investigate. He found Mr. Sharma and carried him to the road. Then he stopped a car and sent the injured man to a hospital, where he eventually recovered. The tigress disappeared for a few days but was later hunted down and shot by a Game Ranger. The Game Ranger discovered that the tigress had injured her paw in a wire trap and had been unable to hunt wild animals in its normal manner.

    Question: Sharma stayed on to fight the tigress for

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17. Q17

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : When he joined the college, he was an adolescent and immature.

    S6 : But his sagacity helped him get a good job.

    P : He learnt a lot from his experiences at the college.

    Q : He had to get suitably employed.

    R : Four years of study in the college changed him completely.

    S : When he left it he was ready to face the problems of life.

    The proper sequence should be :

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18. Q18

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : There is still another important characteristic of living things.

    S6 : And abrupt changes occur too, which are called mutations.

    P : One generation is not a perfect copy of the preceding generation.

    Q : Plants and animals are not exactly like their parents.

    R : That attribute is the capacity to evolve.

    S : There is a continual realignment of inherited characteristics.

    The proper sequence should be :

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19. Q19

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : Your resources, like money are limited.

    S6 : For that matter the need for a leader arises only in relation to other people.

    P : You must invest them wisely.

    Q : Everything cannot be directly attended to by yourself.

    R : Sooner or later you should learn to delegate your authority to others.

    S : You have to depend on others.

    The proper sequence should be :

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20. Q20

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : In ancient India the city of Ujjain was quite famous.

    S6 : So one can see what a great love all who care for India must feel for this ancient city.

    P : Here lived at one time the poet Kalidas.

    Q : He was a famous learned astronomer.

    R : And here also came and worked Raja Jai Singh of Jaipur.

    S : It was always renowned as a seat of learning.

    The proper sequence should be :

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21. Q21

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : One of the odd-looking birds of the ocean is the penguin.

    S6 : With the aid of flippers they can dive into the water.

    P : Penguins cannot fly.

    Q : It is found in the cold regions of the Antarctic circle.

    R : Their wings have been changed into swimming flippers.

    S : They use them like oars.

    The proper sequence should be :

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22. Q22

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : Clothes should fit well.

    S6 : They absorb sweat from the body and pick up dust from the surroundings.

    P : Clothing that is too slack chafes the skin and is uncomfortable.

    Q : Tight garments can constrict the organs of the body, especially those of the abdomen.

    R : Clothes should be kept clean.

    S : If they are too tight they can constrict the blood vessels in the skin.

    The proper sequence should be :

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23. Q23

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : Get hold of the catalogues of the colleges in the United States.

    S6 : They all aim at the first rate.

    P : I think there is a common feature and that every course given has a similar aim.

    Q : Is there any common feature in these courses ?

    R : You will find courses in innumerable subjects.

    S : Is there any aim which all of them have ?

    The proper sequence should be :

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24. Q24

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : If we dump sewage into a stream, on a small scale, the stream dissolves it and purifies it.

    S6 : For this overwhelming kind of pollution we need to coin a new term which we call super-pollution.

    P : It can no longer deal even with the small quantity of sewage which it once accepted without difficulty.

    Q : Ten miles downstream the water is pure again.

    R : The system has broken down.

    S : But if we dump large quantities of sewage, we end by killing the purifying bacteria and then the stream has lost its power to purify.

    The proper sequence should be :

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25. Q25

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : She was born into a poor family of labourers and died because poverty could not let her live.

    S6 : So, while the world was celebrating International Women's Day, Rita's mother, Mrs. Veena, spent the day trying to get her daughter justice, which eluded her in life.

    P : She died not because she was ill, but because she had been allegedly beaten by her husband and in-laws for not bringing in sufficient dowry.

    Q : At the young age of twenty, Rita breathed her last at J.P. Hospital on February 20.

    R : Ironically, however, no one paid heed to Rita's woes when she used to cry for help.

    S : The police have not taken any action either till date.

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26. Q26

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : We were so evenly matched that for a time the end was difficult to tell.

    S6 : Then his comrade's knife, thrown at me, struck him on the back and, piercing it, quite finished him.

    P : Already I was counting him a dead man and myself victorious.

    Q : I had only to wear him out to have him at my mercy.

    R : Presently, however, there came a change.

    S : My opponent's wild living made him incapable of coping with a prolonged bout and his strength seemed to start ebbing away.

    The proper sequence should be :

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27. Q27

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : William Cowper was born in 1731 at the rectory of Berkhamstead.

    S6 : He left Westminster in 1748.

    P : From both sides (mother and father) he was well-connected.

    Q : He was the son of a country rector.

    R : Cowper was sent to a boarding house at the nearby village where the bullying brought on a nervous inflammation of the eyes.

    S : He then moved to Westminster School where he was reasonably happy.

    The proper sequence should be :

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28. Q28

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : John Young, the astronaut, piloted the 75-ton space-shuttle, Columbia.

    S6 : And it moved smoothly to a stop as the crew rushed to greet it.

    P : The Columbia, however, landed safely at the Edwards Air Force base in the Mojave desert.

    Q : The space-shuttle circled the Earth 36 times.

    R : It was dangerous because a re-usable craft was being used now.

    S : This flight was fraught with dangers.

    The proper sequence should be :

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29. Q29

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : Rutherford was the son of a Scot's emigrant to New Zealand.

    S6 : Life was hard, but it was adventurous.

    P : They had 12 children, of whom Rutherford was the fourth.

    Q : His father established the first flax mill in South Island.

    R : He was brought up in a real frontier atmosphere and it entered into the nature of the man.

    S : His mother was the first woman school teacher in New Zealand.

    The proper sequence should be :

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30. Q30

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : Isaac possessed a wonderful faculty of acquiring knowledge by the simplest means.

    S6 : Thus, even in his boyish sports, he was continually searching out the secrets of philosophy.

    P : Yet nothing could be more simple.

    Q : You will never guess how the boy could compel that unseen wonder, the wind to tell him the measure of its strength.

    R : For instance, what methods do you suppose he took to find out the strength of the wind ?

    S : He jumped against the wind and by the length of the jump he could calculate the force of the wind.

    The proper sequence should be :

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31. Q31

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : Life is a gift of God to man.

    S6 : Oh Lord! What fools we mortals are ?

    P : What an invaluable gift!

    Q : Every morning He fills 24 hours in wallets of each of us and never asks questions.

    R : The other is time.

    S : Irrespective of these gifts, we grumble.

    The proper sequence should be :

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32. Q32

    In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

    S1 : The common man has a vote in Parliament.

    S6 : For that, his sole resource is his native wit and will.

    P : If he likes to make use of the machinery of a democracy, he can have questions asked in the house.

    Q : But there is no machinery by which he can control the organs which mould opinion.

    R : In the last resort he can destroy one government and make another.

    S : He has a parliamentary representative whom he can badger and heckle.

    The proper sequence should be :

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33. Q33

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    It is foolish

    (P) of those who posses them

    (Q) to believe that

    (R) will result in victory

    (S) the use of nuclear weapons.

    The correct sequence should be :

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34. Q34

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    A distressing fact is that

    (P) social accountability

    (Q) are dominated only by greed

    (R) many people today

    (S) and there is hardly any.

    The correct sequence should be :

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35. Q35

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    I once had

    (P) every morning

    (Q) a client who swore

    (R) for the past four years

    (S) she had a headache.

    The correct sequence should be :

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36. Q36

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    People know

    (P) not only of the smokers themselves,

    (Q) that smoking tobacco

    (R) but also of their companions

    (S) is injurious to the health.

    The correct sequence should be :

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37. Q37

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    He had

    (P) finished his lunch

    (Q) hardly

    (R) at the door

    (S) when someone knocked.

    The correct sequence should be :

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38. Q38

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    Mr. Saxena was a profound scholar who

    (P) was held in high esteem by all those

    (Q) who read his books and visited him regularly

    (R) till his untimely death

    (S) though not popular with the general public.

    The correct sequence should be :

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39. Q39

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    The Government wants that

    (P) by the veterinary surgeons

    (Q) by the butchers

    (R) all the goats slaughtered

    (S) must be medically examined.

    The correct sequence should be :

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40. Q40

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    The general line about television

    (P) is that it is very exciting,

    (Q) but also potentially very dangerous

    (R) immensely powerful

    (S) that I took myself.

    The correct sequence should be :

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41. Q41

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    The second test of good government is that

    (P) to every man and woman

    (Q) and act only with their consent

    (R) it should give a lot of freedom

    (S) and should treat their personalities with respect and sympathy.

    The correct sequence should be :

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42. Q42

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    The teacher warned that

    (P) he would not let

    (Q) go home

    (R) those students

    (S) who do not finish the class work.

    The correct sequence should be :

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43. Q43

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    Towards the end of the eighteenth century, quite a number of economists

    (P) in the near future

    (Q) at the possibility of

    (R) were seriously perturbed

    (S) the world facing starvation.

    The correct sequence should be :

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44. Q44

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    The best way of understanding our own civilization

    (P) is to examine

    (Q) an ordinary man

    (R) in the life of

    (S) an ordinary day.

    The correct sequence should be :

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45. Q45

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    What greater thing is there

    (P) for two human souls to feel

    (Q) to rest on each other in all sorrow,

    (R) that they are joined for life,

    (S) to strengthen each other in all labour.

    The correct sequence should be :

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46. Q46

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    Fame

    (P) by showing off

    (Q) to the best advantage

    (R) one's ability and virtue

    (S) is earned.

    The correct sequence should be :

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47. Q47

    Each of the following questions in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R, and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and select the correct sequence.

    When he was a child

    (P) passed his happiest hours

    (Q) the boy who was to become Britain's Baron Haden

    (R) staring out of his apartment window

    (S) living in New York.

    The correct sequence should be :

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48. Q48

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

    (a) Young school students now-a-days / (b) are subjected to intense pressure from peers and parents alike / (c) to fetch high marks in public examinations.

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49. Q49

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

    (a) The candidate's performance / (b) was not upto mark / (c) in the interview.

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50. Q50

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

    (a) After a successful tour of Europe, / (b) my old parents returned back to India / (c) on New Year's day.

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51. Q51

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

    (a) The commission set up to submit a report / (b) about the reasons for the fall in educational standards / (c) could not complete its work even after two years.

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52. Q52

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

    (a) Though death is a daily fact, / (b) it is a wonder that people should / (c) behave to be immortal.

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53. Q53

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

    (a) It would be more better / (b) if you could paint / (c) the gate green.

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54. Q54

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

    (a) Being his sole companion, / (b) I was the one to who / (c) he naturally looked for help.

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55. Q55

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

    (a) He came to report that the work went very slowly / (b) because the X-ray machine was not working very good / (c) that morning.

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56. Q56

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

    (a) The principal objected / (b) to them wearing short skirts / (c) at the function.

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57. Q57

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

    (a) I spent nearly four and half years / (b) at Harrow / (c) of which three were in the Army class.

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58. Q58

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

    (a) Considerable encouragement for the scheme / (b) has been received from the Bengal Chamber of Commerce / (c) which has promised their full support.

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59. Q59

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

    (a) He collected his bags, / (b) said good-bye to us / (c) and left for home immediately.

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60. Q60

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

    (a) All the players agreed to divide / (b) the cash prize between themselves / (c) without any argument.

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61. Q61

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

    (a) He is very ill; / (b) I am afraid / (c) he is going to die.

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62. Q62

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

    (a) The tourist did not know the local language, / (b) but he used signs to make people understand / (c) that he wanted to reach to Darjeeling quickly.

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63. Q63

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

    (a) The Vice-Chancellor consulted the students as well as the teachers / (b) on last Monday and decided / (c) to reopen the university on Friday next.

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64. Q64

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

    (a) Everybody was trying / (b) to shake hand / (c) with the Minister.

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65. Q65

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

    (a) A friend of his / (b) received him / (c) at the station.

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66. Q66

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

    (a) Mohan was your best friend a month ago / (b) but you now seem to / (c) have broken with him altogether.

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67. Q67

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

    (a) It is a great loss indeed / (b) but how far he is to be blamed for it / (c) I am not quite sure.

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68. Q68

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

    (a) The "Akbar Nama" / (b) is among the major historical texts / (c) in the Indian past.

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69. Q69

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

    (a) Whether he is writing about a taxi driver / (b) and an interesting sketch of a woman, / (c) he is always at his ease.

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70. Q70

    Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence, three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a "No improvement" response will be signified by the letter (d).

    I am afraid you two are at cross purpose.

    Underlined part: are at cross purpose.

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71. Q71

    Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence, three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a "No improvement" response will be signified by the letter (d).

    Take care that you are not to be cheated.

    Underlined part: you are not to be cheated.

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72. Q72

    Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence, three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a "No improvement" response will be signified by the letter (d).

    Can you tell me where has he gone ?

    Underlined part: where has he gone

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73. Q73

    Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence, three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a "No improvement" response will be signified by the letter (d).

    No sooner I heard the shot when I rushed to the spot.

    Underlined part: No sooner I heard the shot when

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74. Q74

    Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence, three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a "No improvement" response will be signified by the letter (d).

    Hardly he had entered the station, when the train whistled.

    Underlined part: Hardly he had entered

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75. Q75

    Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence, three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a "No improvement" response will be signified by the letter (d).

    Let's go for a walk, shouldn't we ?

    Underlined part: shouldn't we

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76. Q76

    Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence, three possible substitutions for the underlined part are given. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a "No improvement" response will be signified by the letter (d).

    The teacher asked me what is the matter.

    Underlined part: what is the matter.

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77. Q77

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    PROBITY

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78. Q78

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    CONTEST

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79. Q79

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    SPORADIC

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80. Q80

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    IMPLICATION

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81. Q81

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    APPOSITE

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82. Q82

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    GREGARIOUS

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83. Q83

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    CHIVALRY

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84. Q84

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    DISMAL

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85. Q85

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    SANGUINE TEMPER

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86. Q86

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    MEAGRE

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87. Q87

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    IMPERIL

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88. Q88

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    OSTENSIBLY

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89. Q89

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    CONSOLIDATED

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90. Q90

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    CHRONIC

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91. Q91

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    DILIGENT

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92. Q92

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    CALLOUS

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93. Q93

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    VITUPERATIVE

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94. Q94

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    AWKWARD

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95. Q95

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    SMUG

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96. Q96

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    OPPRESSIVE

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97. Q97

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    OBSCURE

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98. Q98

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    CLINCH

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99. Q99

    Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

    ENERVATE

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100. Q100

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     TO PUT UP WITH

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101. Q101

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     CRASS

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102. Q102

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     ACCOMPLISH

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103. Q103

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     CURSORY

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104. Q104

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     ENVISAGED

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105. Q105

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     FICKLE

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106. Q106

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     RESENTMENT

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107. Q107

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     OBDURATE

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108. Q108

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     OBSCURE

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109. Q109

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     RELUCTANT

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110. Q110

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     REVELATION

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111. Q111

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     OSTRACISE

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112. Q112

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     APPALLED

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113. Q113

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     IMBECILITY

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114. Q114

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     COLLUSION

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115. Q115

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     HESITANT

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116. Q116

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     DECEPTIVE

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117. Q117

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     PALPABLE

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118. Q118

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     LAID-BACK

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119. Q119

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     SAUNTERING

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120. Q120

     Each item in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

     POMPOUS

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