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CDS 2017 — English (CDS-II)

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Q1
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Egypt lies in the north-east comer of Africa.
S6: The whole country depends on the water pf the Nile.
P: Most of it is desert or semi-desert.
Q: It has very little rainfall.
R: It i four times as big as Great Britain in size.
S: Only a twenty-fifth of the total area is cultivable.
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Q2
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: In mechanical efforts, you improve by perpetual practice.
S6: There is neither excuse nor temptation for the latter.
P: He cannot go on shooting wide or falling short, and still fancy that he is making progress.
Q: This is so because the object to be attained is a matter of actual experiment in which you either succeed dr fail.
R: He must either correct his aim, or persevere in his error with his eyes open.
S: If a . man aims at a mark with bow and arrow, he must either hit it or aim it.
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Q3
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Isaac’s mother married again.
S6: He had a set of little tools and saw of various sizes made by himself.
P: But he was known to be very clever at making things.
Q: She sent him to school.
R: Isaac was left to the care of his good old grandmother.
S: In his early years Isaac did not appear to be a very bright student.
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Q4
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: The examination system must be regarded as the chief wrecker of young nerves.
S6: If I become a Vice-Chancellor, my first act would be to abolish all examinations in my university.
P: It makes me jump out of the bed, all in a sweat.
Q: It does this by building up a tension, for a part of the year, all through one’s youth.
R: And after four decades, the same nervousness sometimes recurs to me in nightmares.
S: I remember the desperate nervousness that used to grip me from January to April every year.
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Q5
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: History is a subject that is so little valued today that it is almost impossible to win world fame as a historian; yet that is exactly what Toynbee was able to.
S6: Among the civilizations that he studied was that of India.
P: We usually think of history as a chronological account of the development of various states and empires under ruler.
Q: Toynbee’s view of history was different.
R: He tries to find the pattern behind the birth, growth and decay of civilization.
S: Though he used the recorded history of mankind, but he was interested not merely in the chronology of single states or group but in the rise and fall of whole civilizations.
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Q6
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Science first began to become important after A.D. 1500.
S6: Men read them, became inquisitive again, and began to want to find things out.
P: As a result of this, books came to be circulated.
Q: During the Middle Ages the coming of Science was hindered by the Church.
R: In the middle of the fifteenth century, however, the Turks captured the city of Constantinople and the Greek books were scattered far and wide.
S: It considered free inquiry into the nature of things to be wicked.
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Q7
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Phatik was a mischievous boy of fourteen.
S6: Ultimately he distinguished himself as a scholar.
P: It was then that Phatik’s uncle offered to take the boy to Kolkata.
Q: She was much worried about his education.
R: His mother found it difficult to bring him up.
S: Away from his home Phatik became sober and industrious.
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Q8
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Whenever I met Baba Amte I was reminded of an anecdote my grandmother used to tell me.
S6: He forgot that he had made it.
P: He once made an idol of God.
Q: As the idol was nearing completion, the sculptor was becoming more and more withdrawn into himself.
R: And the moment it was complete, he threw away his chisel and hammer and bowed to the idol of God he had just created.
S: There was a great sculptor.
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Q9
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Ross sent an account of his work, together with slide and specimens to Manson.
S6: Ross was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1901.
P: They produced a profound sensation.
Q: In July 1898, Manson described Ross’s results to the British Medical Association.
R: The President of the Royal Society came to Manson’s house and inspected Ross’s materials and said that ‘it was of remarkable interest and value’.
S: When Manson had finished, the whole audience rose and cheered.
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Q10
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Civilization dawned when early man learnt how to produce heat and energy by burning wood.
S6: When they have been used, they cannot be replaced.
P: Then steam was used to produce electricity.
Q: In this century great use has been made of oil and natural gas and the use of atomic reactors also has provided another source of energy.
R: Much later, the first industrial revolution was based on the production of steam by burning coal.
S: But none of these fuels is renewable.
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Q11
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Ghost is a subject which baffles everyone everywhere throughout the world.
S6: Yet it is a subject which has held people spellbound and the belief in them continues to flourish.
P: But human beings have always been curious to know more about them.
Q: Needless to say, such attempts have proved to be useless.
R: There have been attempts even to photograph these creatures of darkness.
S: Even after the advancement of science, the reality of ghosts remains a mystery till this day.
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Q12
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: There have been two schools of thought which deal with the errors of learners.
S6: Both views are popular today but the second is gaining ground fast.
P: The philosophy of the second school is that errors are natural and they will occur in any learning.
Q: So- errors, they say, is a sign of faulty teaching methods.
R: The first school maintains that if teaching methods are perfect, errors will never occur.
S: They argue that we should concentrate on how to deal with errors, instead of on method of teaching.
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Q13
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Down the stairway of the Holiday Inn hotel, I enter the conference hall.
S6: Some are leaning against the sidewall.
P: I take a seat in the back row as more chairs are quietly slipped in for late comers.
Q: The hall is already packed with delegates.
R: Still quite a few people are left standing.
S: Most of the delegates are executives of Indian or Indo-US com panies.
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Q14
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: A sportsman is noted for his sense of discipline.
S6: Once discipline is accrued in the play field, it can be applied and practised in other spheres of life.
P: The first lesson in discipline is to win without pride and to lose without bitterness.
Q: One is no longer swayed by the sudden gusts of passion.
R: Then, one must learn that error or selfishness will disgrace and endanger the rest.
S: A sense of equanimity brings order and method into the life of the people.
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Q15
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Mr. and Mrs. Robert went home late last night.
S6: Mr. Robert rushed to the police station immediately.
P: Somebody had broken open the lock.
Q: To their dismay they found all their things missing.
R: They got into the house with a lot of fear.
S: When they reached home they found the front door open.
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Q16
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: The miseries of the world cannot be cured by physical help only.
S6: Then alone will misery ease in the world.
P: Let men have light, let them be strong and educated.
Q: No amount of physical help will remove them completely.
R: Until man’s nature changes, his physical needs will always rise, and miseries will always be felt.
S: The only solution is to make mankind enlightened.
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Q17
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Aristotle worked under limitations.
S6: The age was not a period of experiment.
P: Physical events were mostly attributed to the intervention of God.
Q: There had been little industrial invention in Greece, perhaps because slave labour was cheap . and plentiful.
R: The only equipment he had for his study was a ruler and compass and some crude instruments.
S: The facts on which modem theories of science have been based had not been discovered.
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Q18
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: The bus sped along the road.
S6: The dog wailed for a long time.
P: But the bus could stop only after covering a few yards.
Q: It injured the dog in the leg.
R: The driver applied the brake.
S: Suddenly a stray dog ran on to the middle of the road.
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Q19
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: The status of women in our country is, on the whole, far from high.
S6: Education can lift women out of the depths of misery and ignorance into which they have sunk.
P: But the plight of women in villages is still miserable.
Q: The educated women in cities enjoy equality with the men folk.
R: The movement for the freedom and right of women has certainly been steadily gaining momentum.
S: Their education has been thoroughly neglected.
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Q20
In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Hiuen-tsang became a Buddhist monk at the age of twelve and soon discovered that the Buddhist texts available in China were insufficient.
S6: But he was on a quest and returned after a while to his motherland with a rich collection of texts, documents and relics.
P: Wherever he went, he was asked by the local rulers and monks to stay in the place.
Q: He entered India through Kashmir, where he spent some time in Srinagar.
R: He therefore decided to go on a pilgrimage to India to collect further * material.
S: From India, he attempted to go to Ceylon, but gave up the attempt.
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Q21
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
With the less rapid expansion of the economy, we should make ___________ progress toward stable price levels.
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Q22
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 and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
At times he gets very angry, and then no one can_________him.
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Q23
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 and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Many people today have fallen into utter confusion of values with the result that they cannot __________ the good from the bad.
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Q24
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 and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
If Mohan_________at 5 a.m., he would not have missed the train.
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Q25
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 and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
His property was divided _________ his daughters and sons.
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Q26
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 and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
His persistence in his misdemeanours has lowered him in the ____________ of everyone who knows him.
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Q27
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 and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The clouds of suspicion will clear _________ soon.
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Q28
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 and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The teachers said that they were no longer prepared to_________the ways of the new Headmaster.
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Q29
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 and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
_________ the construction of new housing units at the rate of one every month, there is still a shortage of accommodation.
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Q30
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 and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Democracy requires the equal right of all to the development of such capacity for good as nature has_________ them with.
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Q31
Each of the following items 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 mark your response accordingly.
My unmarried aunt
P. is creating a lot of problems for us
Q. who stays with us
R. because of her interfering nature in our personal lives
S. and there is a misunderstanding among family members
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Q32
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
No criminal proceeding
P. in any Court during his term of office
Q. whatsoever shall be initiated
R. or continued against the President
S. or a Governor
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Q33
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The dentist
P. with a severe tooth-ache
Q. when he was brought to hospital
R. extracted Manish’s tooth
S. and relieved his pain
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Q34
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The actress
P. has been selected
Q. as the best heroine
R. who is the daughter of a famous male singer
S. of the year
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Q35
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Last summer
P. everyday
Q. kept pestering a pretty girl
R. one persistent admirer
S. with phone calls
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Q36
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
In many cultures
P. to make wishes come true
Q. that blue has the power
R. people believe
S. and be successful in life
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Q37
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
From a picnic table
P. through the playground
Q. while we unpacked a basket
R. we watched them laugh and leap
S. bulging with sandwiches and cookies
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Q38
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
My father retired at the age of 68,
P. where he had served,
Q. in South Carolina
R. as Pastor for 12 years,
S. from a Baptist Church
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Q39
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The completion
P. it enables employees to feel a sense of accomplishment
Q. and makes them take pride in their work;
R. of high quality products
S. also enhances employee satisfaction, because
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Q40
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
But, Kuala Lumpur
P. where modem Malay executives
Q. but will never miss Friday prayers
R. might have a cellular phone in hand,
S. is a city firmly rooted in tradition
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Q41
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Perhaps the most significant factor
P. is a failure of planning and
Q. in the growth of all metropolitan crimes,
R. governance in the urban sprawl
S. including crimes against the elderly,
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Q42
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
He said that
P. a small college
Q. he'd rather go to
R. not studying at all
S. instead of
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Q43
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Teaching a child
P. since there are few
Q. is becoming difficult and expensive
R. open ponds around
S. how to swim
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Q44
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The doctor
P. able to find out
Q. what had caused
R. the food poisoning
S. had not been
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Q45
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The officer
P. was suspended
Q. being corrupt
R. from service
S. before his dismissal
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Q46
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
She gave
P. her old coat
Q. to a beggar
R. the one with the brown fur on it
S. shivering with cold
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Q47
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The medical teams
P. at the ground said that the injured
Q. by the surging crowds,
R. included women and children
S. who were trampled
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Q48
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
He
P. at the hurdles on his way
Q. who has his eyes
R. does not look
S. fixed on the goal
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Q49
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
We do not know when
P. but we know
Q. the exact date of his death
R. for certain
S. Shakespeare was bom
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Q50
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
P. The purpose i£ to advance knowledge
Q. the two have to work together
R. and disseminate it
S. a university is essentially a community of students and teachers
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Q51
In this section you have few 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 opinion of the author only.
Passage:
For many years, ship captains navigating the waters of Antarctica have been intrigued by sightings of emerald icebergs. Scientists have now explained their mystery There icebergs are turned upside down. Icebergs are blocks of ice that have broken off huge slabs of frozen snow called ice shelves. Their green appearance results from sea water that has frozen at the bottom over hundreds of years. The frozen sea water has dissolved organic matter which gives it a yellow tone and the fresh water ‘ice shelf’ above has a blue tinge. When the iceberg turns upside down, it appears green through the visual mix of yellow with the blue from below.
What is the meaning of‘intrigued’ ?
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Q52
In this section you have few 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 opinion of the author only.
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For many years, ship captains navigating the waters of Antarctica have been intrigued by sightings of emerald icebergs. Scientists have now explained their mystery There icebergs are turned upside down. Icebergs are blocks of ice that have broken off huge slabs of frozen snow called ice shelves. Their green appearance results from sea water that has frozen at the bottom over hundreds of years. The frozen sea water has dissolved organic matter which gives it a yellow tone and the fresh water ‘ice shelf’ above has a blue tinge. When the iceberg turns upside down, it appears green through the visual mix of yellow with the blue from below.
What are ice shelves ?
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Q53
In this section you have few 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 opinion of the author only.
Passage:
For many years, ship captains navigating the waters of Antarctica have been intrigued by sightings of emerald icebergs. Scientists have now explained their mystery There icebergs are turned upside down. Icebergs are blocks of ice that have broken off huge slabs of frozen snow called ice shelves. Their green appearance results from sea water that has frozen at the bottom over hundreds of years. The frozen sea water has dissolved organic matter which gives it a yellow tone and the fresh water ‘ice shelf’ above has a blue tinge. When the iceberg turns upside down, it appears green through the visual mix of yellow with the blue from below.
What are icebergs ?
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Q54
In this section you have few 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 opinion of the author only.
Passage:
For many years, ship captains navigating the waters of Antarctica have been intrigued by sightings of emerald icebergs. Scientists have now explained their mystery There icebergs are turned upside down. Icebergs are blocks of ice that have broken off huge slabs of frozen snow called ice shelves. Their green appearance results from sea water that has frozen at the bottom over hundreds of years. The frozen sea water has dissolved organic matter which gives it a yellow tone and the fresh water ‘ice shelf’ above has a blue tinge. When the iceberg turns upside down, it appears green through the visual mix of yellow with the blue from below.
When the iceberg turns upside down, it appears
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Q55
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
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In its simple form, science has helped man to protect himself from Nature and to overcome natural obstacles to movement. But with the advance of science, a situation has arisen in which Nature need to be protected from man. He has used Nature’s own gifts, not only of metal but even the human brain, to attack Nature. Forests are being destroyed not only to satisfy need but to provide luxuries. The evil effects of deforestation are already making themselves clearly felt in climatic changes and soil erosion. Man has at last begun to learn that he has to protect if he wants Nature to protect him.
The use of science in its simple form has helped man to
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Q56
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
In its simple form, science has helped man to protect himself from Nature and to overcome natural obstacles to movement. But with the advance of science, a situation has arisen in which Nature need to be protected from man. He has used Nature’s own gifts, not only of metal but even the human brain, to attack Nature. Forests are being destroyed not only to satisfy need but to provide luxuries. The evil effects of deforestation are already making themselves clearly felt in climatic changes and soil erosion. Man has at last begun to learn that he has to protect if he wants Nature to protect him.
Nature now needs to be protected from man because
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Q57
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
In its simple form, science has helped man to protect himself from Nature and to overcome natural obstacles to movement. But with the advance of science, a situation has arisen in which Nature need to be protected from man. He has used Nature’s own gifts, not only of metal but even the human brain, to attack Nature. Forests are being destroyed not only to satisfy need but to provide luxuries. The evil effects of deforestation are already making themselves clearly felt in climatic changes and soil erosion. Man has at last begun to learn that he has to protect if he wants Nature to protect him.
Forests are being destroyed in order to
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Q58
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
In its simple form, science has helped man to protect himself from Nature and to overcome natural obstacles to movement. But with the advance of science, a situation has arisen in which Nature need to be protected from man. He has used Nature’s own gifts, not only of metal but even the human brain, to attack Nature. Forests are being destroyed not only to satisfy need but to provide luxuries. The evil effects of deforestation are already making themselves clearly felt in climatic changes and soil erosion. Man has at last begun to learn that he has to protect if he wants Nature to protect him.
The evil effect of destroying Nature instead of using it is seen in
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Q59
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
In its simple form, science has helped man to protect himself from Nature and to overcome natural obstacles to movement. But with the advance of science, a situation has arisen in which Nature need to be protected from man. He has used Nature’s own gifts, not only of metal but even the human brain, to attack Nature. Forests are being destroyed not only to satisfy need but to provide luxuries. The evil effects of deforestation are already making themselves clearly felt in climatic changes and soil erosion. Man has at last begun to learn that he has to protect if he wants Nature to protect him.
Climatic changes and soil erosion are results of
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Q60
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
According to the civil laws of most countries obedience is no longer the duty of a wife; every woman has the political right to vote; but these liberties remain theoretical as long as she does not have economic freedom. A woman supported by a man is not liberated from the male. It is through gainful employment that woman has travelled most of the distance that separated her from the male; and nothing else can guarantee her liberty in practice. I once heard a maidservant declare, while cleaning the stone floor of a hotel lobby, “I never asked anybody for anything; J succeeded all by myself.” She was as proud of her self- sufficiency as a Rockefeller, Ford or Birla. However, the mere combination of the right to vote and a job does not mean complete liberation : working, today, is not a liberty. A recent study of women workers in a car factory shows that they would prefer to stay in the home rather than work in the factory. The majority of women do not escape from the traditional feminine world. Their jobs at the factory do not relieve them of housekeeping burdens; they get from neither society nor their husbands, the assistance they need to become in concrete fact the equals of men.
Which of the following helps women most to achieve equality with men ?
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Q61
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
According to the civil laws of most countries obedience is no longer the duty of a wife; every woman has the political right to vote; but these liberties remain theoretical as long as she does not have economic freedom. A woman supported by a man is not liberated from the male. It is through gainful employment that woman has travelled most of the distance that separated her from the male; and nothing else can guarantee her liberty in practice. I once heard a maidservant declare, while cleaning the stone floor of a hotel lobby, “I never asked anybody for anything; J succeeded all by myself.” She was as proud of her self- sufficiency as a Rockefeller, Ford or Birla. However, the mere combination of the right to vote and a job does not mean complete liberation : working, today, is not a liberty. A recent study of women workers in a car factory shows that they would prefer to stay in the home rather than work in the factory. The majority of women do not escape from the traditional feminine world. Their jobs at the factory do not relieve them of housekeeping burdens; they get from neither society nor their husbands, the assistance they need to become in concrete fact the equals of men.
Why does the writer talk about the maidservant in the hotel lobby ?
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Q62
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
According to the civil laws of most countries obedience is no longer the duty of a wife; every woman has the political right to vote; but these liberties remain theoretical as long as she does not have economic freedom. A woman supported by a man is not liberated from the male. It is through gainful employment that woman has travelled most of the distance that separated her from the male; and nothing else can guarantee her liberty in practice. I once heard a maidservant declare, while cleaning the stone floor of a hotel lobby, “I never asked anybody for anything; J succeeded all by myself.” She was as proud of her self- sufficiency as a Rockefeller, Ford or Birla. However, the mere combination of the right to vote and a job does not mean complete liberation : working, today, is not a liberty. A recent study of women workers in a car factory shows that they would prefer to stay in the home rather than work in the factory. The majority of women do not escape from the traditional feminine world. Their jobs at the factory do not relieve them of housekeeping burdens; they get from neither society nor their husbands, the assistance they need to become in concrete fact the equals of men.
In which paragraph does the writer say that it is revealed that some women would not like to work in the factory ?
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Q63
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
According to the civil laws of most countries obedience is no longer the duty of a wife; every woman has the political right to vote; but these liberties remain theoretical as long as she does not have economic freedom. A woman supported by a man is not liberated from the male. It is through gainful employment that woman has travelled most of the distance that separated her from the male; and nothing else can guarantee her liberty in practice. I once heard a maidservant declare, while cleaning the stone floor of a hotel lobby, “I never asked anybody for anything; J succeeded all by myself.” She was as proud of her self- sufficiency as a Rockefeller, Ford or Birla. However, the mere combination of the right to vote and a job does not mean complete liberation : working, today, is not a liberty. A recent study of women workers in a car factory shows that they would prefer to stay in the home rather than work in the factory. The majority of women do not escape from the traditional feminine world. Their jobs at the factory do not relieve them of housekeeping burdens; they get from neither society nor their husbands, the assistance they need to become in concrete fact the equals of men.
“These liberties” in the first paragraph refer to
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Q64
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
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During the past three generations the diseases affecting western societies have undergone dramatic changes. Polio, diphtheria, tuberculosis, commonly known as TB, are vanishing; one injection of an antibiotic often cures deadly diseases such as pneumonia or syphilis; and so many mass killers have come under control that two-thirds of all death are now associated with the diseases of old age. Those who die young are more often than not victims of accidents, violence, or suicide. These changes in health status are generally equated with the decrease in suffering and attributed to more or better medical care. Almost everyone believes that at least one of his friends would not be alive and well except for the skill of a doctor. But there is in fact no evidence of any direct relationship between this change in the pattern or nature of sicknesses on the one hand and the so-called progress of medicine on the other hand. These changes are the results of political technological changes. They are not related to the activities that require the preparation and status of doctors or the costly equipment in which doctors take pride. In addition, an increase in the number of new diseases in the last fifteen years are themselves the result for medical intervention. They are doctor-made or iatrogenic.
In the western societies, the occurrence of polio, diphtheria and tuberculosis has
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Q65
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
During the past three generations the diseases affecting western societies have undergone dramatic changes. Polio, diphtheria, tuberculosis, commonly known as TB, are vanishing; one injection of an antibiotic often cures deadly diseases such as pneumonia or syphilis; and so many mass killers have come under control that two-thirds of all death are now associated with the diseases of old age. Those who die young are more often than not victims of accidents, violence, or suicide. These changes in health status are generally equated with the decrease in suffering and attributed to more or better medical care. Almost everyone believes that at least one of his friends would not be alive and well except for the skill of a doctor. But there is in fact no evidence of any direct relationship between this change in the pattern or nature of sicknesses on the one hand and the so-called progress of medicine on the other hand. These changes are the results of political technological changes. They are not related to the activities that require the preparation and status of doctors or the costly equipment in which doctors take pride. In addition, an increase in the number of new diseases in the last fifteen years are themselves the result for medical intervention. They are doctor-made or iatrogenic.
More death are now associated with old age than in the past because
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Q66
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
During the past three generations the diseases affecting western societies have undergone dramatic changes. Polio, diphtheria, tuberculosis, commonly known as TB, are vanishing; one injection of an antibiotic often cures deadly diseases such as pneumonia or syphilis; and so many mass killers have come under control that two-thirds of all death are now associated with the diseases of old age. Those who die young are more often than not victims of accidents, violence, or suicide. These changes in health status are generally equated with the decrease in suffering and attributed to more or better medical care. Almost everyone believes that at least one of his friends would not be alive and well except for the skill of a doctor. But there is in fact no evidence of any direct relationship between this change in the pattern or nature of sicknesses on the one hand and the so-called progress of medicine on the other hand. These changes are the results of political technological changes. They are not related to the activities that require the preparation and status of doctors or the costly equipment in which doctors take pride. In addition, an increase in the number of new diseases in the last fifteen years are themselves the result for medical intervention. They are doctor-made or iatrogenic.
The writer probably is arguing for
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Q67
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
Poverty is a complex problem. It is far more than an economical condition. We measure it usually in terms of income but forget that poverty embraces a whole range of circumstances, including lack of access to information and to basic services like nutritional diet, health care and education. It results into a loss of cultural identity and destroys traditional knowledge. Poor people become marginalised and suffer from exploitation and loss of human dignity.
Which of the following sentences comes close to the meaning of the sentence, “Poverty embraces a whole range of circumstances.”
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Q68
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
Poverty is a complex problem. It is far more than an economical condition. We measure it usually in terms of income but forget that poverty embraces a whole range of circumstances, including lack of access to information and to basic services like nutritional diet, health care and education. It results into a loss of cultural identity and destroys traditional knowledge. Poor people become marginalised and suffer from exploitation and loss of human dignity.
What way do you think ‘lack of access to information’ affects poor people ?
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Q69
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
Poverty is a complex problem. It is far more than an economical condition. We measure it usually in terms of income but forget that poverty embraces a whole range of circumstances, including lack of access to information and to basic services like nutritional diet, health care and education. It results into a loss of cultural identity and destroys traditional knowledge. Poor people become marginalised and suffer from exploitation and loss of human dignity.
Why do you think ‘cultural identity’ is important ?
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Q70
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
Poverty is a complex problem. It is far more than an economical condition. We measure it usually in terms of income but forget that poverty embraces a whole range of circumstances, including lack of access to information and to basic services like nutritional diet, health care and education. It results into a loss of cultural identity and destroys traditional knowledge. Poor people become marginalised and suffer from exploitation and loss of human dignity.
Which of the following sentences comes closest to the sentence ‘Poor people become marginalised’ ?
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Q71
In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
Poverty is a complex problem. It is far more than an economical condition. We measure it usually in terms of income but forget that poverty embraces a whole range of circumstances, including lack of access to information and to basic services like nutritional diet, health care and education. It results into a loss of cultural identity and destroys traditional knowledge. Poor people become marginalised and suffer from exploitation and loss of human dignity.
What do you think is the tone of the passage ?
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Q72
Each item 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 response in 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).
(a) It is identification with the audience (b) that makes one come home from the play so much more (c) satisfied than one ever is after merely passive enjoyment of the show. (d) No error.
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Q73
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) CV Raman was one of the greatest sons of India (b) who has earned everlasting fame (c) for scientific researches. (d) No error.
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Q74
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
This box (a) is heavy than (b) the other one. (c) No error. (d)
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Q75
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
The (a) writer does not have the freedom (b) to choose his own themes, (c) society thrusts them on him. (d) No error.
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Q76
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) No one knows (b) as to why he did it, (c) or who was behind his doing it. (d) No error.
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Q77
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) How long (b) you are (c) in this profession ? (d) No error.
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Q78
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) I know that (b) ignorance is not bliss, (c) yet I am ignorant in many things. (d) No error.
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Q79
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) You are (b) just sixteen years old, (c) isn't it ? (d) No error.
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Q80
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
The old widower, (a) living in remittances from his sons, (b) could not make both ends meet. (c) No error. (d)
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Q81
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) Debate about biotechnology and genetic engineering (b) is under way around the world, (c) and India is fully engrossed with the discussion. (d) No error.
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Q82
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) I like to (b) listen the song of the nightingale (c) in the evening. (d) No error.
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Q83
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) Each student (b) from amongst the hundred students in the class (c) want to watch this movie. (d) No error.
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Q84
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) Although there is virtually no production in India, (b) the Encyclopaedia Britannica estimate (c) that India has perhaps the largest accumulated stocks of silver in the world. (d) No error.
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Q85
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) We have to reach (b) there at ten (c) will you please walk little faster. (d) No error.
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Q86
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) It is almost difficult, (b) in case impossible, (c) to keep awake late after dinner. (d) No error.
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Q87
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) What most students need, above all else (b) is practice in writing (c) and particularly in writing things that matter to them. (d) No error.
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Q88
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
She was out of the mind, when she made that plan to go abroad without taking into consideration her present family position. No error.
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Q89
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) Are you (b) through with (c) that newspaper ? (d) No error.
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Q90
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) My college (b) is besides (c) the lake. (d) No error.
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Q91
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) The Department of Fine Arts has been criticised (b) for not having much required courses (c) scheduled for this semester. (d) No error.
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Q92
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) If you have thought about the alternatives, (b) you would not have chosen (c) such a difficult topic for the term paper. (d) No error.
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Q93
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) The duties of the secretary are (b) to take the minutes, mailing the correspondence, (c) and calling the members before meeting. (d) No error.
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Q94
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) If I was you, (b) I would not go to film (c) in my mother’s absence. (d) No error.
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Q95
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
Those of us who have a family history of heart disease (a) should make a yearly appointment (b) with their doctors. (c) No error. (d)
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Q96
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined 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).
(a) The old furnitures (b) was disposed of (c) and the new ones were placed. (d) No error.
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Q97
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
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Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared. Everybody and everything that I see there 97. (a) pleases me. (b) frightens (c) saddens (d) terrifies As for the manager the sight___________ 98. (a) of (b) at (c) by (d) on him simply terrifies me and 99. (a) shapes (b) makes (c) shields (d) asks me want to runaway 100. (a) as slow as (b) as fast as (c) as steadily as (d) as actively as I can. As soon as 101. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) see the door of the bank I lose my head 102. (a) or (b) and (c) either (d) neither when I try to do any 103. (a) service (b) business (c) deed (d) act there, I behave like an idiot. I cannot explain 104. (a) the reasons (b) the responses (c) the answers (d) the causes for this but that is how it 105. (a) always (b) no time (c) any time (d) many times has been that is how it is 106. (a) then. (b) now (c) later (d) after
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 97.
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Q98
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
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Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared. Everybody and everything that I see there 97. (a) pleases me. (b) frightens (c) saddens (d) terrifies As for the manager the sight___________ 98. (a) of (b) at (c) by (d) on him simply terrifies me and 99. (a) shapes (b) makes (c) shields (d) asks me want to runaway 100. (a) as slow as (b) as fast as (c) as steadily as (d) as actively as I can. As soon as 101. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) see the door of the bank I lose my head 102. (a) or (b) and (c) either (d) neither when I try to do any 103. (a) service (b) business (c) deed (d) act there, I behave like an idiot. I cannot explain 104. (a) the reasons (b) the responses (c) the answers (d) the causes for this but that is how it 105. (a) always (b) no time (c) any time (d) many times has been that is how it is 106. (a) then. (b) now (c) later (d) after
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 98.
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Q99
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
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Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared. Everybody and everything that I see there 97. (a) pleases me. (b) frightens (c) saddens (d) terrifies As for the manager the sight___________ 98. (a) of (b) at (c) by (d) on him simply terrifies me and 99. (a) shapes (b) makes (c) shields (d) asks me want to runaway 100. (a) as slow as (b) as fast as (c) as steadily as (d) as actively as I can. As soon as 101. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) see the door of the bank I lose my head 102. (a) or (b) and (c) either (d) neither when I try to do any 103. (a) service (b) business (c) deed (d) act there, I behave like an idiot. I cannot explain 104. (a) the reasons (b) the responses (c) the answers (d) the causes for this but that is how it 105. (a) always (b) no time (c) any time (d) many times has been that is how it is 106. (a) then. (b) now (c) later (d) after
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 99.
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Q100
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
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Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared. Everybody and everything that I see there 97. (a) pleases me. (b) frightens (c) saddens (d) terrifies As for the manager the sight___________ 98. (a) of (b) at (c) by (d) on him simply terrifies me and 99. (a) shapes (b) makes (c) shields (d) asks me want to runaway 100. (a) as slow as (b) as fast as (c) as steadily as (d) as actively as I can. As soon as 101. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) see the door of the bank I lose my head 102. (a) or (b) and (c) either (d) neither when I try to do any 103. (a) service (b) business (c) deed (d) act there, I behave like an idiot. I cannot explain 104. (a) the reasons (b) the responses (c) the answers (d) the causes for this but that is how it 105. (a) always (b) no time (c) any time (d) many times has been that is how it is 106. (a) then. (b) now (c) later (d) after
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 100.
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Q101
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
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Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared. Everybody and everything that I see there 97. (a) pleases me. (b) frightens (c) saddens (d) terrifies As for the manager the sight___________ 98. (a) of (b) at (c) by (d) on him simply terrifies me and 99. (a) shapes (b) makes (c) shields (d) asks me want to runaway 100. (a) as slow as (b) as fast as (c) as steadily as (d) as actively as I can. As soon as 101. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) see the door of the bank I lose my head 102. (a) or (b) and (c) either (d) neither when I try to do any 103. (a) service (b) business (c) deed (d) act there, I behave like an idiot. I cannot explain 104. (a) the reasons (b) the responses (c) the answers (d) the causes for this but that is how it 105. (a) always (b) no time (c) any time (d) many times has been that is how it is 106. (a) then. (b) now (c) later (d) after
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 101.
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Q102
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
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Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared. Everybody and everything that I see there 97. (a) pleases me. (b) frightens (c) saddens (d) terrifies As for the manager the sight___________ 98. (a) of (b) at (c) by (d) on him simply terrifies me and 99. (a) shapes (b) makes (c) shields (d) asks me want to runaway 100. (a) as slow as (b) as fast as (c) as steadily as (d) as actively as I can. As soon as 101. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) see the door of the bank I lose my head 102. (a) or (b) and (c) either (d) neither when I try to do any 103. (a) service (b) business (c) deed (d) act there, I behave like an idiot. I cannot explain 104. (a) the reasons (b) the responses (c) the answers (d) the causes for this but that is how it 105. (a) always (b) no time (c) any time (d) many times has been that is how it is 106. (a) then. (b) now (c) later (d) after
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 102.
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Q103
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
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Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared. Everybody and everything that I see there 97. (a) pleases me. (b) frightens (c) saddens (d) terrifies As for the manager the sight___________ 98. (a) of (b) at (c) by (d) on him simply terrifies me and 99. (a) shapes (b) makes (c) shields (d) asks me want to runaway 100. (a) as slow as (b) as fast as (c) as steadily as (d) as actively as I can. As soon as 101. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) see the door of the bank I lose my head 102. (a) or (b) and (c) either (d) neither when I try to do any 103. (a) service (b) business (c) deed (d) act there, I behave like an idiot. I cannot explain 104. (a) the reasons (b) the responses (c) the answers (d) the causes for this but that is how it 105. (a) always (b) no time (c) any time (d) many times has been that is how it is 106. (a) then. (b) now (c) later (d) after
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 103.
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Q104
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
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Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared. Everybody and everything that I see there 97. (a) pleases me. (b) frightens (c) saddens (d) terrifies As for the manager the sight___________ 98. (a) of (b) at (c) by (d) on him simply terrifies me and 99. (a) shapes (b) makes (c) shields (d) asks me want to runaway 100. (a) as slow as (b) as fast as (c) as steadily as (d) as actively as I can. As soon as 101. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) see the door of the bank I lose my head 102. (a) or (b) and (c) either (d) neither when I try to do any 103. (a) service (b) business (c) deed (d) act there, I behave like an idiot. I cannot explain 104. (a) the reasons (b) the responses (c) the answers (d) the causes for this but that is how it 105. (a) always (b) no time (c) any time (d) many times has been that is how it is 106. (a) then. (b) now (c) later (d) after
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 104.
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Q105
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Passage:
Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared. Everybody and everything that I see there 97. (a) pleases me. (b) frightens (c) saddens (d) terrifies As for the manager the sight___________ 98. (a) of (b) at (c) by (d) on him simply terrifies me and 99. (a) shapes (b) makes (c) shields (d) asks me want to runaway 100. (a) as slow as (b) as fast as (c) as steadily as (d) as actively as I can. As soon as 101. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) see the door of the bank I lose my head 102. (a) or (b) and (c) either (d) neither when I try to do any 103. (a) service (b) business (c) deed (d) act there, I behave like an idiot. I cannot explain 104. (a) the reasons (b) the responses (c) the answers (d) the causes for this but that is how it 105. (a) always (b) no time (c) any time (d) many times has been that is how it is 106. (a) then. (b) now (c) later (d) after
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 105.
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Q106
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Passage:
Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared. Everybody and everything that I see there 97. (a) pleases me. (b) frightens (c) saddens (d) terrifies As for the manager the sight___________ 98. (a) of (b) at (c) by (d) on him simply terrifies me and 99. (a) shapes (b) makes (c) shields (d) asks me want to runaway 100. (a) as slow as (b) as fast as (c) as steadily as (d) as actively as I can. As soon as 101. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) see the door of the bank I lose my head 102. (a) or (b) and (c) either (d) neither when I try to do any 103. (a) service (b) business (c) deed (d) act there, I behave like an idiot. I cannot explain 104. (a) the reasons (b) the responses (c) the answers (d) the causes for this but that is how it 105. (a) always (b) no time (c) any time (d) many times has been that is how it is 106. (a) then. (b) now (c) later (d) after
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 106.
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Q107
Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which presents the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The institution decided to give Mrs. Roy’s job to her son not because she was a social worker, but because she had died in harness.
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Q108
Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which presents the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Your ambition should be in consonance with your capabilities.
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Q109
Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which presents the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
I could not go up in life for want of proper guidance.
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Q110
Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which presents the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Though he was arrogant, I could not dispense with his services.
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Q111
Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which presents the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
In spite of his hard work, he was made a scapegoat for the failure of the project.
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Q112
Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which presents the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
If food supply fails to keep pace with population, civilization will collapse.
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Q113
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
Whether the rewards are in **commensurate** with the efforts or not, a society will always have workaholics and the shirk work groups.
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Q114
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Wars leave behind a large number of **emaciated** soldiers in the camps of both the victorious and the vanquished.
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Q115
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
There was a **mammoth** gathering to listen to the leader.
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Q116
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The audience thoroughly enjoyed the **hilarious** drama.
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Q117
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The writer’s **erudition** in science is revealed in every page of the book.
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Q118
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The seminar which Ravi organised proved to be **momentous** event.
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Q119
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The question is not whether the court **vindicates** him with regard to his involvement in the case, but how he feels about it.
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Q120
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
In those days many monarchs enjoyed vast **ecclesiastical** powers.
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