UPSC CDS · Solved paper
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Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.
A truly respectable old man is a **ripe** person.
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The soldiers **repulsed** the enemy.
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
She deftly **masked** her feelings
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
**Vendors** must have licence.
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
They will not **admit** children under fourteen.
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The jewels have been **stolen** from her bedroom
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The soldier showed an **exemplary** courage
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
They **served** fruits after the dinner.
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The committee should **recommend** his name to the government.
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Can medicines **save** us from death ?
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.
P. the British manufacturers
Q. popularity of Indian textiles
R. were jealous of
S. the from the very beginning
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. dress fashions changed and light cotton
Q. of the English
R. textiles began to replace
S. the coarse woollens
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. put pressure on their government
Q. Indian goods in England
R. the British manufacturers
S. to restrict and prohibit
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. however
Q. still held their own in foreign markets
R. in spite of these laws
S. Indian silk and cotton textiles
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. and it led to rapid economic development
Q. the Industrial Revolution
R. transformed the British
S. society in a fundamental manner
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. Muhammad Iqbal
Q. the philosophical and religious outlook of people through his poetry
R. profoundly influenced
S. one of the greatest poets of modem India
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. to accept any of the important
Q. disillusionment
R. demands of the nationalists produced
S. the failure of the British government
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. showed that a backward
Q. the rise of
R. modem Japan after 1868
S. Asian country could develop itself without Western control
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. and the current Hindu emphasis
Q. and urged the people to imbibe the spirit of free-thinking
R. on rituals, ceremonies and superstitions
S. Vivekananda condemned the caste system
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.
Mr. John
P. who was hardly six months old
Q. Charles
R. as his son
S. adopted
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
In the face of the overwhelming mass of evidence against him, we cannot _________him of the crime.
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.
I hope that the rain will _______ for our picnic tomorrow.
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.
After the marathon, some of the competitors felt completely________.
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.
Scarcely ________ the teacher entered the class when he heard the noise.
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.
I do not think he will ever_________ the shock of his wife’s death,
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.
It is no use in crying over_______.
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.
You must go to the station now, your brother_______ go just yet as his train leaves after three hours.
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.
Every rash driver becomes a _________ killer.
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 country owes a deep debt of _________ for the freedom fighters.
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 whole lot of young men was very enthusiastic but your friend alone was _________
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.
It was a mystery as to where the young girl had acquired such a **naive** belief.
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.
It’s the only treatment **suitable** for cancer.
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.
Some of the **criticisms** which they had to put up were very unfair.
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.
I would beg of all friends not to rush to Birla house nor try to dissuade me or be **anxious** about me.
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.
It could not have been expected that, with such a bent of mind of the people, there should have been much **activity** for the cultivation of the physical sciences in this part of the world.
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.
Indian culture has been, from time immemorial, of a **peculiar** cast and mould.
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 princess **charming** was the centre of attraction today.
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.
Macbeth is a/an **abominable** figure.
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.
Terrorists profess **fanatical** ideology
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.
Rakesh is **vulnerable** to political pressure.
In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as 81 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: First and foremost, there are order and safety in our civilization.
S6: Nobody may come and break into my house and steal my goods.
P: Thus in disputes between man and man, right has taken the place of might.
Q: If today I have a quarrel with another man, I do not get beaten merely because I am physically weaker.
R: I go to law, and the law will decide fairly between the two of us.
S: Moreover, the law protects me from robbery and violence.
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 democratic countries, men are equal before the law.
S6: And they live like this not for fun, but because they are too poor to afford another room.
P: While some few people live in luxury, many have not enough to eat, drink and wear.
Q: There are many families of five or six persons who live in a single room.
R: But the sharing-out of money - which means the sharing-out of food and clothing and houses - is still very
S: In this room they sleep and dress and wash and eat, and in this same room they die.
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: Tomorrow it will be a year since we lost our great leader.
S6: Though he is no more with us, the qualities he possessed and the ideals he cherished remain with us. P ; To these he added a feminine sensitiveness to atmosphere.
Q: He was involved in the major events of his time.
R: He participated in them all while maintaining the highest standards of public conduct.
S: He was incomparably the greatest figure in our history - a man of dynamic force, intellectual power and profound vision.
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: It would be possible to adduce many examples showing what could be done with the limited means' at our ancestor’s disposal in the way of making life comfortable.
S6: I hope, in this essay, to make that connection manifest.
P: What have comfort and cleanliness to do with politics, morals, and religion ?
Q: But look more closely and you will discover that there exists the closest connection between the recent growth of comfort and the recent history of ideas.
R: They show that if they lived in filth and discomfort, it was because filth and discomfort fitted in with their principles, political, moral and religious.
S: At a first glance one would say that there could be no causal connection between arm chairs and democracies, sofas and the family system, hot baths and religious orthodoxy.
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: To most people, the term technology conjures up images of mills or machines. S6; It includes ways to make chemical reactions occur, ways to breed fish, plant forests or teach history.
P: The classic symbol of technology is still the assembly line created by Henry Ford half a century ago.
Q: The invention of the horse collar in the Middle Ages led to changes in agricultural methods and was as such a technological advance.
R: Moreover, technology includes techniques, as well as the machines that may or may not be necessary to apply them.
S: This symbol, however, has always been inadequate, for technology has always been more than factories and machines.
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: I was the secretary of the Philosophical Society of the Patna College.
S6: I have been to Kolkata many times since, but never has it been more pleasant than that first visit.
P: It was my first visit to the city and its impression on my mind was indelible.
Q: In that capacity, I once led a trip to Kolkata.
R: I felt I had landed in the midst of beautiful dream world of a fairy land.
S: I saw the roads, the trams, the skyscrapers and the magnificent shops at the Chowranghee lane.
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: Union finance ministry announced a series of concessions to trade and industry last month.
S6: Manufacturers "feel that prices of certain components may not be brought down because of the imposition of a 30 per cent duty where there was none earlier.
P: Together, these will result in a loss of revenue of Rs. 100 crore to the exchequer.
Q: Earlier, these were attracting customs duty varying from zero to 100 per cent.
R: The chunk of the relief of Rs. 60 crore has gone to the electronics industry.
S: Raw materials and piece parts now carry customs duty of 30 per cent and 40 per cent ad valorem respectively.
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: At four O’clock this morning, Hitler attacked and invaded Russia.
S6: Under its cloak of false confidence,the German armies drew up in immense strength along a line which stretches from the White Sea to the Black Sea.
P: No complaint had been made by Germany of its non-fulfillment.
Q: All his usual formalities of perfidy were observed with scrupulous technique.
R: No one could have expected that Hitler would do it.
S: A non-aggression treaty had been solemnly signed and was in force between the two countries.
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: Roderick Usher has always been aquiet person who talked little ofhimselfS6 : In the part of the country where he lived, the “House of Usher” had come to mean both the family and its ancestral mansion.
P: Many of his ancestors had been famous for their artistic and musical abilities.
Q: Others were known for their exceptionalgenerosity and charity.
R: Yet I did know that his family wasan old one.
S: So I did not know too much abouthim.
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: Mass production has increased the tendency to view things as useful rather than delightful.
S6: Indeed a lowering of quality usually results when mass production is substituted for more primitive methods.
P: These various things share nothing with the buttons except money value.
Q: All the rest you wish to exchange for food, shelter, and many other things.
R: Suppose you are a manufacturer of buttons : however excellent your buttons may be, you do not want more than a few for your own use.
S: And it is not even the money value of the buttons that is important to you : what is important is profit which may be increased by lowering their quality.
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:
Over-population is the most pressing of India’s numerous and multi-faceted problems. In fact it has caused equally complex problems such as poverty, under-nourishment, unemployment and excessive fragmentation of land. Indisputably, this country has been facing a population explosion of crisis dimensions. It has largely diluted the fruits of the remarkable economic progress that the nation has made during the last four decades or so. The entire battle against poverty is thwarted by the rapid increase in the population. The tragedy is that while over-population accentuates poverty, the country’s stark poverty itself is in many areas a major cause of over-population
What is the irony behind the overpopulation of India ?
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:
Over-population is the most pressing of India’s numerous and multi-faceted problems. In fact it has caused equally complex problems such as poverty, under-nourishment, unemployment and excessive fragmentation of land. Indisputably, this country has been facing a population explosion of crisis dimensions. It has largely diluted the fruits of the remarkable economic progress that the nation has made during the last four decades or so. The entire battle against poverty is thwarted by the rapid increase in the population. The tragedy is that while over-population accentuates poverty, the country’s stark poverty itself is in many areas a major cause of over-population
What is the general tone of the passage ?
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:
Over-population is the most pressing of India’s numerous and multi-faceted problems. In fact it has caused equally complex problems such as poverty, under-nourishment, unemployment and excessive fragmentation of land. Indisputably, this country has been facing a population explosion of crisis dimensions. It has largely diluted the fruits of the remarkable economic progress that the nation has made during the last four decades or so. The entire battle against poverty is thwarted by the rapid increase in the population. The tragedy is that while over-population accentuates poverty, the country’s stark poverty itself is in many areas a major cause of over-population
What, in the author’s view, severely affects the economic growth of our country ?
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:
Over-population is the most pressing of India’s numerous and multi-faceted problems. In fact it has caused equally complex problems such as poverty, under-nourishment, unemployment and excessive fragmentation of land. Indisputably, this country has been facing a population explosion of crisis dimensions. It has largely diluted the fruits of the remarkable economic progress that the nation has made during the last four decades or so. The entire battle against poverty is thwarted by the rapid increase in the population. The tragedy is that while over-population accentuates poverty, the country’s stark poverty itself is in many areas a major cause of over-population
What, according to the author, is the biggest reason behind over population ?
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:
Over-population is the most pressing of India’s numerous and multi-faceted problems. In fact it has caused equally complex problems such as poverty, under-nourishment, unemployment and excessive fragmentation of land. Indisputably, this country has been facing a population explosion of crisis dimensions. It has largely diluted the fruits of the remarkable economic progress that the nation has made during the last four decades or so. The entire battle against poverty is thwarted by the rapid increase in the population. The tragedy is that while over-population accentuates poverty, the country’s stark poverty itself is in many areas a major cause of over-population
“It has largely diluted the fruits of the remarkable economic progress”. Find antonym of the underlined word
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:
To eat and not be eaten - that’s the imperative of a caterpillar’s existence. The leaf roller reduces its risks of being picked off by predators by silking together a temporary shelter in which to feed and rest. Adopting a different line of defense, the jelly slug extrudes a sticky translucent coating that may foul the mouth-parts of marauding ants. For its part, the aquatic larva, by its watery element, fashions a portable hideout from fragments of aquatic leaves. Cutting a serpentine trail as it feeds on tender young leaves, the minute citrus leaf miner spends its entire larval life inside its host plant, thus keeping its appetizing body safely under wraps.
Which varieties of caterpillars ‘build’ shelters to protect themselves ?
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:
To eat and not be eaten - that’s the imperative of a caterpillar’s existence. The leaf roller reduces its risks of being picked off by predators by silking together a temporary shelter in which to feed and rest. Adopting a different line of defense, the jelly slug extrudes a sticky translucent coating that may foul the mouth-parts of marauding ants. For its part, the aquatic larva, by its watery element, fashions a portable hideout from fragments of aquatic leaves. Cutting a serpentine trail as it feeds on tender young leaves, the minute citrus leaf miner spends its entire larval life inside its host plant, thus keeping its appetizing body safely under wraps.
Which one of the following caterpillars produces a sticky covering ?
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:
To eat and not be eaten - that’s the imperative of a caterpillar’s existence. The leaf roller reduces its risks of being picked off by predators by silking together a temporary shelter in which to feed and rest. Adopting a different line of defense, the jelly slug extrudes a sticky translucent coating that may foul the mouth-parts of marauding ants. For its part, the aquatic larva, by its watery element, fashions a portable hideout from fragments of aquatic leaves. Cutting a serpentine trail as it feeds on tender young leaves, the minute citrus leaf miner spends its entire larval life inside its host plant, thus keeping its appetizing body safely under wraps.
Which one of the following pairs of words in the passage describes enemies of the caterpillar ?
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:
To eat and not be eaten - that’s the imperative of a caterpillar’s existence. The leaf roller reduces its risks of being picked off by predators by silking together a temporary shelter in which to feed and rest. Adopting a different line of defense, the jelly slug extrudes a sticky translucent coating that may foul the mouth-parts of marauding ants. For its part, the aquatic larva, by its watery element, fashions a portable hideout from fragments of aquatic leaves. Cutting a serpentine trail as it feeds on tender young leaves, the minute citrus leaf miner spends its entire larval life inside its host plant, thus keeping its appetizing body safely under wraps.
Which one of the following makes itself unpalatable ?
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:
To eat and not be eaten - that’s the imperative of a caterpillar’s existence. The leaf roller reduces its risks of being picked off by predators by silking together a temporary shelter in which to feed and rest. Adopting a different line of defense, the jelly slug extrudes a sticky translucent coating that may foul the mouth-parts of marauding ants. For its part, the aquatic larva, by its watery element, fashions a portable hideout from fragments of aquatic leaves. Cutting a serpentine trail as it feeds on tender young leaves, the minute citrus leaf miner spends its entire larval life inside its host plant, thus keeping its appetizing body safely under wraps.
The main idea of the passage is that caterpillars
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:
I have always opposed the idea of dividing the world into the Orient and the Occident.It is, however, the tremendous industrial growth that has made the West what it is. I think the difference, say, between India and Europe in the 12th or 13th century would not have been very great. Differences have been intensified by this process of industrialization which has promoted material well-being tremendously and which is destroying the life of the mind, which is in a process of deterioration, chiefly because the environment that has been created by it does not give time or opportunity to individuals to think. If the life of the mind is not encouraged, then inevitably civilization collapses.
The words “the Orient and the Occident” mean
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:
I have always opposed the idea of dividing the world into the Orient and the Occident.It is, however, the tremendous industrial growth that has made the West what it is. I think the difference, say, between India and Europe in the 12th or 13th century would not have been very great. Differences have been intensified by this process of industrialization which has promoted material well-being tremendously and which is destroying the life of the mind, which is in a process of deterioration, chiefly because the environment that has been created by it does not give time or opportunity to individuals to think. If the life of the mind is not encouraged, then inevitably civilization collapses.
The author believes that the difference between India and Europe in the 12th or 13th century was not very great because
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:
I have always opposed the idea of dividing the world into the Orient and the Occident.It is, however, the tremendous industrial growth that has made the West what it is. I think the difference, say, between India and Europe in the 12th or 13th century would not have been very great. Differences have been intensified by this process of industrialization which has promoted material well-being tremendously and which is destroying the life of the mind, which is in a process of deterioration, chiefly because the environment that has been created by it does not give time or opportunity to individuals to think. If the life of the mind is not encouraged, then inevitably civilization collapses.
In the opinion of the author, Industrialization is
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I have always opposed the idea of dividing the world into the Orient and the Occident.It is, however, the tremendous industrial growth that has made the West what it is. I think the difference, say, between India and Europe in the 12th or 13th century would not have been very great. Differences have been intensified by this process of industrialization which has promoted material well-being tremendously and which is destroying the life of the mind, which is in a process of deterioration, chiefly because the environment that has been created by it does not give time or opportunity to individuals to think. If the life of the mind is not encouraged, then inevitably civilization collapses.
The author says that the mental life of the world is in a process of deterioration because the modem generation is
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:
I have always opposed the idea of dividing the world into the Orient and the Occident.It is, however, the tremendous industrial growth that has made the West what it is. I think the difference, say, between India and Europe in the 12th or 13th century would not have been very great. Differences have been intensified by this process of industrialization which has promoted material well-being tremendously and which is destroying the life of the mind, which is in a process of deterioration, chiefly because the environment that has been created by it does not give time or opportunity to individuals to think. If the life of the mind is not encouraged, then inevitably civilization collapses.
The title that best expresses the central idea of the passage is
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In Delhi, it was forbidden by the law, at one time, to take a Dog into a public vehicle.One day a lady, accompanied by a pet dog, entered a bus. Wishing to evade the law, she placed her tiny dog in her dress pocket. It so happened that the person next to this lady was a pickpocket;and during the journey he carefully placed his hand into her pocket in search of her purse. Great was the horror to find instead a pair of sharp teeth inserted into his fingers. His exclamation of pain and surprise drew the attention of other passengers to him
Once the law in Delhi did not permit the people to
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Passage:
In Delhi, it was forbidden by the law, at one time, to take a Dog into a public vehicle.One day a lady, accompanied by a pet dog, entered a bus. Wishing to evade the law, she placed her tiny dog in her dress pocket. It so happened that the person next to this lady was a pickpocket;and during the journey he carefully placed his hand into her pocket in search of her purse. Great was the horror to find instead a pair of sharp teeth inserted into his fingers. His exclamation of pain and surprise drew the attention of other passengers to him
In order to evade the law, the lady
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Passage:
In Delhi, it was forbidden by the law, at one time, to take a Dog into a public vehicle.One day a lady, accompanied by a pet dog, entered a bus. Wishing to evade the law, she placed her tiny dog in her dress pocket. It so happened that the person next to this lady was a pickpocket;and during the journey he carefully placed his hand into her pocket in search of her purse. Great was the horror to find instead a pair of sharp teeth inserted into his fingers. His exclamation of pain and surprise drew the attention of other passengers to him
The pick-pocket travelling with the lady
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Passage:
In Delhi, it was forbidden by the law, at one time, to take a Dog into a public vehicle.One day a lady, accompanied by a pet dog, entered a bus. Wishing to evade the law, she placed her tiny dog in her dress pocket. It so happened that the person next to this lady was a pickpocket;and during the journey he carefully placed his hand into her pocket in search of her purse. Great was the horror to find instead a pair of sharp teeth inserted into his fingers. His exclamation of pain and surprise drew the attention of other passengers to him
Which one of the following correctly expresses the meaning of “wishing to evade the law” ?
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Passage:
In Delhi, it was forbidden by the law, at one time, to take a Dog into a public vehicle.One day a lady, accompanied by a pet dog, entered a bus. Wishing to evade the law, she placed her tiny dog in her dress pocket. It so happened that the person next to this lady was a pickpocket;and during the journey he carefully placed his hand into her pocket in search of her purse. Great was the horror to find instead a pair of sharp teeth inserted into his fingers. His exclamation of pain and surprise drew the attention of other passengers to him
Why did the pick-pocket exclaim with pain ?
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(a) The best way in which you can (b) open the bottle (c) is by putting it into hot water first. (d) No error.
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) Somebody (b) who I enjoy reading (c) is Tagore. (d) No error.
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) Electricity companies are (b) working throughout (c) days and nights to repair the damage. (d) No error.
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 students’ (b) test results (c) were.pleasant. (d) No error.
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) Two thirds of the book (b) were (c) rubbish. (d) No error.
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 will be (b) answerable for the court with (c) any lies you have told. (d) No error.
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) She felt (b) terribly anxious for have to sing (c) in front of such a large audience. (d) No error.
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).
I don't agree /(a) with smacking children/(b) if they do something wrong. /(c) No error./(d)
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 fruit (b) can be made (c) to jam (d) No error..
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 asked him (b) what he (c) has done (d) No error.
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) There have been a tornado watch (b) issued for Texas country (c) until eleven O’clock tonight (d) No error.
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).
Although the Red Cross accepts blood from the donors (a) the nurses will not leave you give blood, (b) if you have just had cold. (c) No error. (d)
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 prism is used to refract white light (a) so it spreads out (b) in a continuous spectrum. (c) No error. (d)
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) Because of the movement of a glacier, (b) the form (c) of the Great Lakes was very slow. (d) No error.
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 new model costs (b) twice more than (c) last year’s model (d) No error.
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) Gandhi ji always regretted for the fact (b) that people gave him adulation while what he wanted (c) was acceptance of his way of life (d) No error.
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 party (b) was ousted in power (c) after twelve years. (d) No error.
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) He was (b) held in (c) the prevention of Terrorism act. (d) No error.
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) He has great fascination (b) for each and every thing (c) that are connected with drama, (d) No error.
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's no secret (b) that the President wants to (c) have a second term of office. (d) No error.
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.
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One of India’s greatest musicians is M.S. Subbulakshmi, affectionately known to most people as M.S. Her singing has brought______ 91 . (a) sorrow (b) joy (c) boredom (d) pain to millions of people not only ______ 92 . (a) over (b) on (c) in (d) with all parts of India, but in______ 93 . (a) strange countries (b) unknown (c) other (d) familiar around the world as well. 94 . (a) Within (b) On (c) In (d) By October 1966 Subbulakshmi was invited to ______ 95 . (a) dance (b) sing (c) speak (d) enjoy in New York, where people of ______ 96 . (a) many (b) few (c) backward (d) all foreign countries listened to her music 97. (a) attentively. (b) quietly. (c) indifferently. (d) boldly .This was one of the greatest ______ 98. (a) awards (b) honours (c) prizes (d) recognition ever given to any musician. For ______ 99. (a) seconds (b) minutes (c) hours (d) days together M.S. kept that international ______ 100. (a) spectator (b) audience (c) viewer (d) businessmen spell-bound with the beauty of her voice and her style of singing.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 91.
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.
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One of India’s greatest musicians is M.S. Subbulakshmi, affectionately known to most people as M.S. Her singing has brought______ 91 . (a) sorrow (b) joy (c) boredom (d) pain to millions of people not only ______ 92 . (a) over (b) on (c) in (d) with all parts of India, but in______ 93 . (a) strange countries (b) unknown (c) other (d) familiar around the world as well. 94 . (a) Within (b) On (c) In (d) By October 1966 Subbulakshmi was invited to ______ 95 . (a) dance (b) sing (c) speak (d) enjoy in New York, where people of ______ 96 . (a) many (b) few (c) backward (d) all foreign countries listened to her music 97. (a) attentively. (b) quietly. (c) indifferently. (d) boldly .This was one of the greatest ______ 98. (a) awards (b) honours (c) prizes (d) recognition ever given to any musician. For ______ 99. (a) seconds (b) minutes (c) hours (d) days together M.S. kept that international ______ 100. (a) spectator (b) audience (c) viewer (d) businessmen spell-bound with the beauty of her voice and her style of singing.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 92.
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.
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One of India’s greatest musicians is M.S. Subbulakshmi, affectionately known to most people as M.S. Her singing has brought______ 91 . (a) sorrow (b) joy (c) boredom (d) pain to millions of people not only ______ 92 . (a) over (b) on (c) in (d) with all parts of India, but in______ 93 . (a) strange countries (b) unknown (c) other (d) familiar around the world as well. 94 . (a) Within (b) On (c) In (d) By October 1966 Subbulakshmi was invited to ______ 95 . (a) dance (b) sing (c) speak (d) enjoy in New York, where people of ______ 96 . (a) many (b) few (c) backward (d) all foreign countries listened to her music 97. (a) attentively. (b) quietly. (c) indifferently. (d) boldly .This was one of the greatest ______ 98. (a) awards (b) honours (c) prizes (d) recognition ever given to any musician. For ______ 99. (a) seconds (b) minutes (c) hours (d) days together M.S. kept that international ______ 100. (a) spectator (b) audience (c) viewer (d) businessmen spell-bound with the beauty of her voice and her style of singing.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 93.
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.
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One of India’s greatest musicians is M.S. Subbulakshmi, affectionately known to most people as M.S. Her singing has brought______ 91 . (a) sorrow (b) joy (c) boredom (d) pain to millions of people not only ______ 92 . (a) over (b) on (c) in (d) with all parts of India, but in______ 93 . (a) strange countries (b) unknown (c) other (d) familiar around the world as well. 94 . (a) Within (b) On (c) In (d) By October 1966 Subbulakshmi was invited to ______ 95 . (a) dance (b) sing (c) speak (d) enjoy in New York, where people of ______ 96 . (a) many (b) few (c) backward (d) all foreign countries listened to her music 97. (a) attentively. (b) quietly. (c) indifferently. (d) boldly .This was one of the greatest ______ 98. (a) awards (b) honours (c) prizes (d) recognition ever given to any musician. For ______ 99. (a) seconds (b) minutes (c) hours (d) days together M.S. kept that international ______ 100. (a) spectator (b) audience (c) viewer (d) businessmen spell-bound with the beauty of her voice and her style of singing.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 94.
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.
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One of India’s greatest musicians is M.S. Subbulakshmi, affectionately known to most people as M.S. Her singing has brought______ 91 . (a) sorrow (b) joy (c) boredom (d) pain to millions of people not only ______ 92 . (a) over (b) on (c) in (d) with all parts of India, but in______ 93 . (a) strange countries (b) unknown (c) other (d) familiar around the world as well. 94 . (a) Within (b) On (c) In (d) By October 1966 Subbulakshmi was invited to ______ 95 . (a) dance (b) sing (c) speak (d) enjoy in New York, where people of ______ 96 . (a) many (b) few (c) backward (d) all foreign countries listened to her music 97. (a) attentively. (b) quietly. (c) indifferently. (d) boldly .This was one of the greatest ______ 98. (a) awards (b) honours (c) prizes (d) recognition ever given to any musician. For ______ 99. (a) seconds (b) minutes (c) hours (d) days together M.S. kept that international ______ 100. (a) spectator (b) audience (c) viewer (d) businessmen spell-bound with the beauty of her voice and her style of singing.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 95.
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.
Passage:
One of India’s greatest musicians is M.S. Subbulakshmi, affectionately known to most people as M.S. Her singing has brought______ 91 . (a) sorrow (b) joy (c) boredom (d) pain to millions of people not only ______ 92 . (a) over (b) on (c) in (d) with all parts of India, but in______ 93 . (a) strange countries (b) unknown (c) other (d) familiar around the world as well. 94 . (a) Within (b) On (c) In (d) By October 1966 Subbulakshmi was invited to ______ 95 . (a) dance (b) sing (c) speak (d) enjoy in New York, where people of ______ 96 . (a) many (b) few (c) backward (d) all foreign countries listened to her music 97. (a) attentively. (b) quietly. (c) indifferently. (d) boldly .This was one of the greatest ______ 98. (a) awards (b) honours (c) prizes (d) recognition ever given to any musician. For ______ 99. (a) seconds (b) minutes (c) hours (d) days together M.S. kept that international ______ 100. (a) spectator (b) audience (c) viewer (d) businessmen spell-bound with the beauty of her voice and her style of singing.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 96.
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.
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One of India’s greatest musicians is M.S. Subbulakshmi, affectionately known to most people as M.S. Her singing has brought______ 91 . (a) sorrow (b) joy (c) boredom (d) pain to millions of people not only ______ 92 . (a) over (b) on (c) in (d) with all parts of India, but in______ 93 . (a) strange countries (b) unknown (c) other (d) familiar around the world as well. 94 . (a) Within (b) On (c) In (d) By October 1966 Subbulakshmi was invited to ______ 95 . (a) dance (b) sing (c) speak (d) enjoy in New York, where people of ______ 96 . (a) many (b) few (c) backward (d) all foreign countries listened to her music 97. (a) attentively. (b) quietly. (c) indifferently. (d) boldly .This was one of the greatest ______ 98. (a) awards (b) honours (c) prizes (d) recognition ever given to any musician. For ______ 99. (a) seconds (b) minutes (c) hours (d) days together M.S. kept that international ______ 100. (a) spectator (b) audience (c) viewer (d) businessmen spell-bound with the beauty of her voice and her style of singing.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 97.
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.
Passage:
One of India’s greatest musicians is M.S. Subbulakshmi, affectionately known to most people as M.S. Her singing has brought______ 91 . (a) sorrow (b) joy (c) boredom (d) pain to millions of people not only ______ 92 . (a) over (b) on (c) in (d) with all parts of India, but in______ 93 . (a) strange countries (b) unknown (c) other (d) familiar around the world as well. 94 . (a) Within (b) On (c) In (d) By October 1966 Subbulakshmi was invited to ______ 95 . (a) dance (b) sing (c) speak (d) enjoy in New York, where people of ______ 96 . (a) many (b) few (c) backward (d) all foreign countries listened to her music 97. (a) attentively. (b) quietly. (c) indifferently. (d) boldly .This was one of the greatest ______ 98. (a) awards (b) honours (c) prizes (d) recognition ever given to any musician. For ______ 99. (a) seconds (b) minutes (c) hours (d) days together M.S. kept that international ______ 100. (a) spectator (b) audience (c) viewer (d) businessmen spell-bound with the beauty of her voice and her style of singing.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 98.
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.
Passage:
One of India’s greatest musicians is M.S. Subbulakshmi, affectionately known to most people as M.S. Her singing has brought______ 91 . (a) sorrow (b) joy (c) boredom (d) pain to millions of people not only ______ 92 . (a) over (b) on (c) in (d) with all parts of India, but in______ 93 . (a) strange countries (b) unknown (c) other (d) familiar around the world as well. 94 . (a) Within (b) On (c) In (d) By October 1966 Subbulakshmi was invited to ______ 95 . (a) dance (b) sing (c) speak (d) enjoy in New York, where people of ______ 96 . (a) many (b) few (c) backward (d) all foreign countries listened to her music 97. (a) attentively. (b) quietly. (c) indifferently. (d) boldly .This was one of the greatest ______ 98. (a) awards (b) honours (c) prizes (d) recognition ever given to any musician. For ______ 99. (a) seconds (b) minutes (c) hours (d) days together M.S. kept that international ______ 100. (a) spectator (b) audience (c) viewer (d) businessmen spell-bound with the beauty of her voice and her style of singing.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 99.
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.
Passage:
One of India’s greatest musicians is M.S. Subbulakshmi, affectionately known to most people as M.S. Her singing has brought______ 91 . (a) sorrow (b) joy (c) boredom (d) pain to millions of people not only ______ 92 . (a) over (b) on (c) in (d) with all parts of India, but in______ 93 . (a) strange countries (b) unknown (c) other (d) familiar around the world as well. 94 . (a) Within (b) On (c) In (d) By October 1966 Subbulakshmi was invited to ______ 95 . (a) dance (b) sing (c) speak (d) enjoy in New York, where people of ______ 96 . (a) many (b) few (c) backward (d) all foreign countries listened to her music 97. (a) attentively. (b) quietly. (c) indifferently. (d) boldly .This was one of the greatest ______ 98. (a) awards (b) honours (c) prizes (d) recognition ever given to any musician. For ______ 99. (a) seconds (b) minutes (c) hours (d) days together M.S. kept that international ______ 100. (a) spectator (b) audience (c) viewer (d) businessmen spell-bound with the beauty of her voice and her style of singing.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 100.
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.
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The Second Anglo-Maratha War had shattered the Maratha chiefs, but not their spirit. The freedom rankled in their hearts. They made a last_______ 101. (a) power (b) dignity(c) time (d) patience of the 102. (a) disappearance of their (b) empowerment (c) loss (d) disappointment _______ 103. (a) horrible (b) desperate (c) poor (d) strong attempt to regain their independence and old _______ 104. (a) prestige (b) army (c) rebellion (d) infantry in 1817. The lead in organizing a united front of the Maratha chiefs was taken by the Peshwa who was smarting under th e __________ 105. (a) pleasant (b) satisfying (c) rigid (d) orthodox control exercised by the British Resident.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 101.
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.
Passage:
The Second Anglo-Maratha War had shattered the Maratha chiefs, but not their spirit. The freedom rankled in their hearts. They made a last_______ 101. (a) power (b) dignity(c) time (d) patience of the 102. (a) disappearance of their (b) empowerment (c) loss (d) disappointment _______ 103. (a) horrible (b) desperate (c) poor (d) strong attempt to regain their independence and old _______ 104. (a) prestige (b) army (c) rebellion (d) infantry in 1817. The lead in organizing a united front of the Maratha chiefs was taken by the Peshwa who was smarting under th e __________ 105. (a) pleasant (b) satisfying (c) rigid (d) orthodox control exercised by the British Resident.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 102.
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.
Passage:
The Second Anglo-Maratha War had shattered the Maratha chiefs, but not their spirit. The freedom rankled in their hearts. They made a last_______ 101. (a) power (b) dignity(c) time (d) patience of the 102. (a) disappearance of their (b) empowerment (c) loss (d) disappointment _______ 103. (a) horrible (b) desperate (c) poor (d) strong attempt to regain their independence and old _______ 104. (a) prestige (b) army (c) rebellion (d) infantry in 1817. The lead in organizing a united front of the Maratha chiefs was taken by the Peshwa who was smarting under th e __________ 105. (a) pleasant (b) satisfying (c) rigid (d) orthodox control exercised by the British Resident.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 103.
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.
Passage:
The Second Anglo-Maratha War had shattered the Maratha chiefs, but not their spirit. The freedom rankled in their hearts. They made a last_______ 101. (a) power (b) dignity(c) time (d) patience of the 102. (a) disappearance of their (b) empowerment (c) loss (d) disappointment _______ 103. (a) horrible (b) desperate (c) poor (d) strong attempt to regain their independence and old _______ 104. (a) prestige (b) army (c) rebellion (d) infantry in 1817. The lead in organizing a united front of the Maratha chiefs was taken by the Peshwa who was smarting under th e __________ 105. (a) pleasant (b) satisfying (c) rigid (d) orthodox control exercised by the British Resident.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 104.
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.
Passage:
The Second Anglo-Maratha War had shattered the Maratha chiefs, but not their spirit. The freedom rankled in their hearts. They made a last_______ 101. (a) power (b) dignity(c) time (d) patience of the 102. (a) disappearance of their (b) empowerment (c) loss (d) disappointment _______ 103. (a) horrible (b) desperate (c) poor (d) strong attempt to regain their independence and old _______ 104. (a) prestige (b) army (c) rebellion (d) infantry in 1817. The lead in organizing a united front of the Maratha chiefs was taken by the Peshwa who was smarting under th e __________ 105. (a) pleasant (b) satisfying (c) rigid (d) orthodox control exercised by the British Resident.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 105.
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.
A hot potato
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.
You snooze, you lose.
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 don’t buy it
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.
My two cents.
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.
Out of the blue.
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.
What a small world
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.
Down the road.
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.
Raising eyebrows.
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.
Step up the plate
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 Holy Grail.
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.
You scratch my back. I’ll scratch yours
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.
At the drop of a hat.
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.
Ball is in your court.
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.
Best of both worlds.
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.
Costs an arm and a leg.
