Q1
The police accused him for theft.
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The police accused him for theft.
He wanted that I left immediatelv.
This is to certify that I know Mr. J. Mathews since 1970.
They took away everything that belonged to him.
It was the mother of the girl of whose voice I had recognised.
The Executive Council is consisted of ten members.
The maid was laying the table for dinner.
We have so arranged the matters and one of us is always on duty.
Hardly have we got into the forest when it began to rain.
Each time he felt tired he lied down.
Though it was raining, but I went out.
There is no chance of success unless you do not work hard.
She has grown too old to do little work.
No one enjoys to deceive his family.
Have you ever saw the flower of a pumpkin plant ?
It is an ancient, historical place and it once belongs to the Pandavas.
Since we were knowing the correct route, we did not worry at all.
Our country can progress when only people work hard.
Wake me up when father will come .
Do take an umbrella with you lest you do not get wet.
that it would affect the investigation process (P) they refused (Q) of these raids saying (R) to divulge the venues (S)
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that he already has (P) buying things (Q) that rich man (R) goes on (S)
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the police commissioner rushed (P) the crowd (Q) to control (R) the police force (S)
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my brother (P) to attend his friend's wedding (Q) is going to Chennai (R) tomorrow (S)
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quickly (P) he gave orders (Q) to catch the thief (R) to his men (S)
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to give a definition (P) if I were (Q) I would begin (R) like this (S)
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deserve all honour in society (P) in doing their job well (Q) men of conscience who take pride (R) whatever its nature (S)
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while some live (P) to eat, drink and wear (Q) many do not have enough (R) in luxury (S)
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then that no matter (P) one should always find some time for exercise (Q) and I believe even now (R) the amount of work one has (S)
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1 wonder (P) whenever I decide to go to the cinema (Q) with my scooter (R) why I always have trouble (S)
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by means of snares (P) knew all the birds of the forest (Q) by the hundred (R) and was accustomed to capturing the winged creatures (S)
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a biological being (P) his physical and material needs (Q) confined to (R) not merely (S)
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while they were fast asleep (P) entered the village (Q) and stole the property of the villagers (R) at night (S)
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the ruling of the Speaker (P) to protest against (Q) of the Parliament (R) walked out (S)
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a boy saved her (P) by a speeding car (Q) at the risk of his life (R) a little girl was about to be run over (S)
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SI : Once upon a time there was a king who had a wonderfully nice garden. S6: In the trees lived a nightingale that sang so sweetly that all who passed by stood still and listened. P : In the middle of the garden there was a lovely forest with tall trees and deep lakes. Q : In this garden were to be seen the most wonderful flowers with silver bells tied to them. R : The garden was so large that even the gardener himself did not know where it began and where it ended. S : These bells always sounded so that nobody should pass by without noticing the flowers. The proper sequence should be
SI : One of the first things the learning of a new language teaches you is that language comes from the region of the unconscious. S6: The test of how much you know is: how much can you say without having to think how you are going to say it ? P : What is often meant by “thinking in a language” is really the ability to use it without thinking about it. Q : We grown-up people have to filter it through our minds - a much more laborious process. R : That is why children learn a new language so effortlessly : it comes straight from their instincts. S : But we cannot say that we know a language, or know what we have studied of it, until we can use it instinctively. The proper sequence should be
SI : For seventeen years she led a sheltered life in the convent. S6: Two years later she left the Loreto Convent where she had spent many happy and useful years. P : Her heart went out to the people living there. Q : In 1946 she asked for permission to work in the slums R : Then one day, while she was returning from an errand, she saw the slums of Calcutta. S : She felt she had found her second vocation, her real calling. The proper sequence should be
SI : Good memory is so common that we regard a man who does not possess it as eccentric. S6: She wheeled away the perambulator, picturing to herself his terror when he would come out and find the baby gone. P : I have heard of a father who, having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny morning to pause on his journey and slip into a public house for a glass of beer Q : A little later, his wife had to do some shopping which took her past the public house where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby. R : Leaving the perambulator outside, he disappeared into the drink shop. S : Indignant at her husband’s behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson. The proper sequence should be
SI : Human ways of life have steadily changed. S6: Even if we try to do nothing, we cannot prevent change. P : Ancient Egypt - Greece - the Roman Empire - the Dark Ages and the Middle Ages - the Renaissance - the age of modern science and of modern nations one has succeeded the other; the history has never stood still. Q : About ten thousand years ago, man lived entirely by hunting. R : A settled civilized life only began when agriculture was discovered. S : From that time to this, civilization has always been changing. The proper sequence should be
SI : In our youth we are apt to think that applause and publicity constitute success. S6: So let us be initiated into the mysteries of maturity and be taught how to resist and spurn the lure of hollow shows. P : The man who values the applause more than his own effort has not outgrown his youth. Q : It is our achievement or work which wins lasting rewards. R : But these are only the trappings, the ephemeral illusions. S : One should concentrate on one’s work knowing that applause will come unsought. The proper sequence should be
SI : My office sent an urgent email asking me to return. S6: It was evening before I could sit and write to my parents that I would be joining them soon. P : I immediately replied requesting a few days of grace as I had to book the return passage, pack and attend sundry matters before winding up my establishment here. Q : On the way, I went to the laundry and made sure I would get my clothes in time. R : Then I rushed to the bank, collected all my money and made reservations for my return journey. S : From the shop next to it, I bought a couple of trunks to dump my books and other odd articles so that I could send them away in advance. The proper sequence should be
SI : Wordsworth knew the behaviour of owls in the night better than most of us know the ways of black birds in day time. S6: His great poetry owes much to the night. P : Out of school there were no restrictions on the hours he kept. Q : No poet ever had happier schooldays. R : He would skate by the light of the stars, snare woodcocks at dead of night, watch the sunrise after a long ramble. S : Throughout life he was an inveterate walker by night. The proper sequence should be
SI : Science has already conferred an immense boon on mankind by the growth of medicine. S6: The general death rate in 1948 (10-8) was the lowest ever recorded up to that date. P : It has continued ever since and is still continuing. Q : In the eighteenth century people expected most of their children to die before they were grown up. R : In 1920 the infant mortality rate in England and Wales was 80 per thousand; in 1948 it was 34 per thousand. S : Improvement began at the start of the nineteenth century, chiefly owing to vaccination. The proper sequence should be
SI : The young traveller gazed out into the dismal country with a face of mingled repulsion and interest. S6: He quickly restored it to his secret pocket. P : At intervals he drew from his pocket a bulky letter to which he referred, and on the margins of which he scribbled some notes. Q : It was a navy revolver of the largest size. R : From the back of his waist he produced something which one would hardly have expected to find in the possession of so mild-mannered a man. S : As he turned it slantwise to the light, the glint upon the rims of the copper shells within the drum showed that it was fully loaded. The proper sequence should be
The mounting pressure was so overwhelming that he ultimately_________ to her wish.
Authority __________ when it is not supported by the moral purity of its user.
In a developing country like India some industries will have to be brought within public ________ and control, for otherwise rapid growth of the economy may be impossible.
Gandhiji conceived of the idea of channelizing the powerful currents of the united mass movement so as to give the utmost impetus to the national _____ for independence.
Because of his________ habits, he could not save much money.
Socrates was ___________ of spreading discontent among young men of Athens and of trying to destroy their faith in the old gods.
The robbers fell _____________ amongst themselves over the sharing of the loot.
A really sophisticated person would never be ________ enough to think that he is always right.
Speeding and blocking are traffic offences which lead to________ accidents.
Creative people are often__________with their own uniqueness.
Thought without ___ is undeveloped thought.
(Passage context: I was engaged in many activities and I wanted a proper reconciliation between my activity and thought. Thought without ___ is undeveloped thought. Action without ___ is folly. Of course we ___ act on some impulse or ___ urge. If suddenly you throw ___ brick at me and my ___ goes up in front to ___ myself, it is an automatic, ___ action and not a result ___ deliberate thought. Our living is ___ by a series of automatic ___ from morning till night. Anything ___ do outside that common range of ___,...)
Action without ___ is folly.
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Of course we ___ act on some impulse or urge.
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act on some impulse or ___ urge.
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If suddenly you throw ___ brick at me
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and my ___ goes up in front
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to ___ myself,
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it is an automatic, ___ action
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and not a result ___ deliberate thought.
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Our living is ___ by a series of automatic actions
(Passage context: I was engaged in many activities and I wanted a proper reconciliation between my activity and thought. Thought without ___ is undeveloped thought. Action without ___ is folly. Of course we ___ act on some impulse or ___ urge. If suddenly you throw ___ brick at me and my ___ goes up in front to ___ myself, it is an automatic, ___ action and not a result ___ deliberate thought. Our living is ___ by a series of automatic ___ from morning till night. Anything ___ do outside that common range of ___,...)
by a series of automatic ___ from morning till night.
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Anything ___ do outside that common range of actions,
(Passage context: I was engaged in many activities and I wanted a proper reconciliation between my activity and thought. Thought without ___ is undeveloped thought. Action without ___ is folly. Of course we ___ act on some impulse or ___ urge. If suddenly you throw ___ brick at me and my ___ goes up in front to ___ myself, it is an automatic, ___ action and not a result ___ deliberate thought. Our living is ___ by a series of automatic ___ from morning till night. Anything ___ do outside that common range of ___,...)
outside that common range of ___,
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however, has to be ___ by some measure of thinking.
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___ more action and thought are allied and integrated,
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more action and thought are ___ and integrated,
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the more effective ___ become
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and the happier you ___.
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There will then be no ___ between a wish to do something
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and ___ to act.
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With reference to the passage, which one of the following is the correct statement ?
The writer says that if he was writing a book on hedgehogs
The writer is of the opinion that
A ‘dogmatic statement’ in the context means a statement which is
The man could not buy the handkerchiefs because
When he tried to take out the purse, he discovered that
The opening of the passage suggests that
When he perceived through the shadows two faint lights,
The person in the story
According to the author, people think that real progress lies in
According to the author, science and technology should be
From the passage one gathers that the Eastern people must
According to the author, science and technology are
Which one of the following statements sums up the meaning of the passage ?
Which one of the following statements is true about the passage ?
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Passage 5 It is not luck but labour that makes men. Luck, says an American writer, is ever waiting for something to turn up; labour with keen eyes and strong will always turns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman would bring him news of a legacy; labour turns out at six and with busy pen and ringing hammer lays the foundation of competence. Luck whines, labour watches. Luck relies on chance; labour on character. Luck slips downwards to self-indulgence; labour strides upwards and aspires to independence. The conviction, therefore, is extending that diligence is the mother of good luck; in other words, that a man’s success in life will be proportionate to his efforts, to his industry, to his attention to small things.
“______ labour turns out at six and with busy pen and ringing hammer lays the foundation of competence.” This statement means
The purpose of the exact sciences is to
An exact theory of the universe is
In exact sciences
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