UPSC CDS · Solved paper
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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.
My teacher was _______us for being late.
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.
Sandhya _______ me from the top of the house.
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.
Ravi has the habit of _________ a headache.
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 always want to go alone for a ride, but my mother_______going with my brother.
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 new student found it difficult to ________with his classmates.
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 visiting Diplomat _________ the Prime Minister.
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.
_______sincere he would have got the prize.
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.
Ten years_______for me to live in a foreign country.
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 I .......... you I ........ love to accept the offer
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.
My sister asked me_______willing to go abroad for my studies.
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.
Rahul is always **thrifty** .
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.
His **salubrious** words calmed the students.
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.
He felt **desolated** after he lost his business.
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.
Don’t **condone** such acts which lead to unrest in the country.
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.
A good work place shall not encourage **ineptitude** even in a hidden manner.
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.
Learning of foreign language should not **impede** one’s mother tongue learning.
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.
**Extradition** of the leader of the group was debated for hours in the meeting.
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.
It was felt that the decision to remove the group from the exercise would be **detrimental** to the organization.
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.
His **derisive** behaviour has led to the situation we face now.
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.
Any classroom should provide an **engaging** environment for learners.
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 answer based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.
Passage:
Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss. The research examined the effects of an easily absorbed curcumin supplement on memory performance in people without dementia, as well as curcumin’s potential impact on the microscopic plaques and tangled in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Found in turmeric, curcumin has previously been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in laboratory studies. It has also been suggested as a possible reason that senior citizens in India, where curcumin is a dietary staple, have a lower prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and better cognitive performance.
Which of the following statements are true ?
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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 answer based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.
Passage:
Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss. The research examined the effects of an easily absorbed curcumin supplement on memory performance in people without dementia, as well as curcumin’s potential impact on the microscopic plaques and tangled in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Found in turmeric, curcumin has previously been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in laboratory studies. It has also been suggested as a possible reason that senior citizens in India, where curcumin is a dietary staple, have a lower prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and better cognitive performance.
Curcumin has positive effect on people
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 answer based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.
Passage:
Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss. The research examined the effects of an easily absorbed curcumin supplement on memory performance in people without dementia, as well as curcumin’s potential impact on the microscopic plaques and tangled in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Found in turmeric, curcumin has previously been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in laboratory studies. It has also been suggested as a possible reason that senior citizens in India, where curcumin is a dietary staple, have a lower prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and better cognitive performance.
Which word in the passage means ‘earlier’ ?
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 answer based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.
Passage:
Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss. The research examined the effects of an easily absorbed curcumin supplement on memory performance in people without dementia, as well as curcumin’s potential impact on the microscopic plaques and tangled in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Found in turmeric, curcumin has previously been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in laboratory studies. It has also been suggested as a possible reason that senior citizens in India, where curcumin is a dietary staple, have a lower prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and better cognitive performance.
Eating turmeric
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 answer based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.
Passage:
Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss. The research examined the effects of an easily absorbed curcumin supplement on memory performance in people without dementia, as well as curcumin’s potential impact on the microscopic plaques and tangled in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Found in turmeric, curcumin has previously been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in laboratory studies. It has also been suggested as a possible reason that senior citizens in India, where curcumin is a dietary staple, have a lower prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and better cognitive performance.
____________of a disease in a region depends on the food habits too.
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:
Mr. Rowland Hill, when a young man, was walking through the Lake district, when he one day saw the postman deliver a letter to a woman at a cottage door. The woman turned it over and examined it, and then returned it, saying she could not pay the postage, which was a shilling. Hearing that the letter was from her brother, Mr. Hill paid the postage, in spite of the manifest unwillingness of the woman. As soon as the postman was out of sight, she showed Mr. Hill how his money had been wasted, as far as she was concerned. The sheet was blank. There was an agreement between her brother and herself that as long as all went well with him, he should send a blank sheet in this way once a quarter, and she thus had tidings of him without expense of postage.
The story uses irony as a technique 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:
Mr. Rowland Hill, when a young man, was walking through the Lake district, when he one day saw the postman deliver a letter to a woman at a cottage door. The woman turned it over and examined it, and then returned it, saying she could not pay the postage, which was a shilling. Hearing that the letter was from her brother, Mr. Hill paid the postage, in spite of the manifest unwillingness of the woman. As soon as the postman was out of sight, she showed Mr. Hill how his money had been wasted, as far as she was concerned. The sheet was blank. There was an agreement between her brother and herself that as long as all went well with him, he should send a blank sheet in this way once a quarter, and she thus had tidings of him without expense of postage.
The woman returned the letter to the postman 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:
Mr. Rowland Hill, when a young man, was walking through the Lake district, when he one day saw the postman deliver a letter to a woman at a cottage door. The woman turned it over and examined it, and then returned it, saying she could not pay the postage, which was a shilling. Hearing that the letter was from her brother, Mr. Hill paid the postage, in spite of the manifest unwillingness of the woman. As soon as the postman was out of sight, she showed Mr. Hill how his money had been wasted, as far as she was concerned. The sheet was blank. There was an agreement between her brother and herself that as long as all went well with him, he should send a blank sheet in this way once a quarter, and she thus had tidings of him without expense of postage.
Mr. Hill paid the postage 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:
Mr. Rowland Hill, when a young man, was walking through the Lake district, when he one day saw the postman deliver a letter to a woman at a cottage door. The woman turned it over and examined it, and then returned it, saying she could not pay the postage, which was a shilling. Hearing that the letter was from her brother, Mr. Hill paid the postage, in spite of the manifest unwillingness of the woman. As soon as the postman was out of sight, she showed Mr. Hill how his money had been wasted, as far as she was concerned. The sheet was blank. There was an agreement between her brother and herself that as long as all went well with him, he should send a blank sheet in this way once a quarter, and she thus had tidings of him without expense of postage.
The envelope contained
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:
Mr. Rowland Hill, when a young man, was walking through the Lake district, when he one day saw the postman deliver a letter to a woman at a cottage door. The woman turned it over and examined it, and then returned it, saying she could not pay the postage, which was a shilling. Hearing that the letter was from her brother, Mr. Hill paid the postage, in spite of the manifest unwillingness of the woman. As soon as the postman was out of sight, she showed Mr. Hill how his money had been wasted, as far as she was concerned. The sheet was blank. There was an agreement between her brother and herself that as long as all went well with him, he should send a blank sheet in this way once a quarter, and she thus had tidings of him without expense of postage.
The woman and her brother had agreed that
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 good many cases unnecessary timidity makes the trouble worse than it needs to be. Public opinion is always more tyrannical towards those who obviously fear it than towards those who feel indifferent to it. A dog will bark more loudly and bite more easily when people are afraid of it than when they treat him with contempt, and the human herd has something of this same characteristic. If you show that you are afraid of them, you give promise of good hunting, whereas if you show indifference, they begin to doubt their own power and, therefore, tend to let you alone.
If we are afraid of public opinion, the attitude of the people towards us 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:
In good many cases unnecessary timidity makes the trouble worse than it needs to be. Public opinion is always more tyrannical towards those who obviously fear it than towards those who feel indifferent to it. A dog will bark more loudly and bite more easily when people are afraid of it than when they treat him with contempt, and the human herd has something of this same characteristic. If you show that you are afraid of them, you give promise of good hunting, whereas if you show indifference, they begin to doubt their own power and, therefore, tend to let you alone.
The statement, ‘A dog will bark more loudly and bite more easily when people are afraid of him, than when they treat him with contempt...’ implies that
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 good many cases unnecessary timidity makes the trouble worse than it needs to be. Public opinion is always more tyrannical towards those who obviously fear it than towards those who feel indifferent to it. A dog will bark more loudly and bite more easily when people are afraid of it than when they treat him with contempt, and the human herd has something of this same characteristic. If you show that you are afraid of them, you give promise of good hunting, whereas if you show indifference, they begin to doubt their own power and, therefore, tend to let you alone.
The author compares men with dogs in respect of
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 good many cases unnecessary timidity makes the trouble worse than it needs to be. Public opinion is always more tyrannical towards those who obviously fear it than towards those who feel indifferent to it. A dog will bark more loudly and bite more easily when people are afraid of it than when they treat him with contempt, and the human herd has something of this same characteristic. If you show that you are afraid of them, you give promise of good hunting, whereas if you show indifference, they begin to doubt their own power and, therefore, tend to let you alone.
‘...you give promise of good hunting’ means
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:
We live in a curious age. We are offered glimpses of a world civilization slowly emerging, for example, the U.N. special agencies dedicated to health and education. But along with these are sights and sounds that suggest that the whole civilization is rapidly being destroyed. Two official policies clash, and instantly embassies are attacked by howling mobs of students, at once defying law, custom and usage. And that this may not be merely so many hot-headed lads escaping all control, and may itself be part of the policy of the political parties, that is, mob antics as additional propaganda to deceive world opinion, makes the situation even worse. Parties have always been dishonest, but now it seems as if power-mania is ready to destroy those civilities that make international relations possible. There is something even worse. What inspires these students to bum cars and books is not their political enthusiasm but a frenzied delight in destruction, an urge towards violent demolition.
The author calls our age curious 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:
We live in a curious age. We are offered glimpses of a world civilization slowly emerging, for example, the U.N. special agencies dedicated to health and education. But along with these are sights and sounds that suggest that the whole civilization is rapidly being destroyed. Two official policies clash, and instantly embassies are attacked by howling mobs of students, at once defying law, custom and usage. And that this may not be merely so many hot-headed lads escaping all control, and may itself be part of the policy of the political parties, that is, mob antics as additional propaganda to deceive world opinion, makes the situation even worse. Parties have always been dishonest, but now it seems as if power-mania is ready to destroy those civilities that make international relations possible. There is something even worse. What inspires these students to bum cars and books is not their political enthusiasm but a frenzied delight in destruction, an urge towards violent demolition.
It is deplorable to witness mob attacks on embassies following a clash of policies of two official policy makers 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:
We live in a curious age. We are offered glimpses of a world civilization slowly emerging, for example, the U.N. special agencies dedicated to health and education. But along with these are sights and sounds that suggest that the whole civilization is rapidly being destroyed. Two official policies clash, and instantly embassies are attacked by howling mobs of students, at once defying law, custom and usage. And that this may not be merely so many hot-headed lads escaping all control, and may itself be part of the policy of the political parties, that is, mob antics as additional propaganda to deceive world opinion, makes the situation even worse. Parties have always been dishonest, but now it seems as if power-mania is ready to destroy those civilities that make international relations possible. There is something even worse. What inspires these students to bum cars and books is not their political enthusiasm but a frenzied delight in destruction, an urge towards violent demolition.
One aspect of the mob indulging in violence and arson is that they
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:
We live in a curious age. We are offered glimpses of a world civilization slowly emerging, for example, the U.N. special agencies dedicated to health and education. But along with these are sights and sounds that suggest that the whole civilization is rapidly being destroyed. Two official policies clash, and instantly embassies are attacked by howling mobs of students, at once defying law, custom and usage. And that this may not be merely so many hot-headed lads escaping all control, and may itself be part of the policy of the political parties, that is, mob antics as additional propaganda to deceive world opinion, makes the situation even worse. Parties have always been dishonest, but now it seems as if power-mania is ready to destroy those civilities that make international relations possible. There is something even worse. What inspires these students to bum cars and books is not their political enthusiasm but a frenzied delight in destruction, an urge towards violent demolition.
In the passage the word ‘demolition’ has the meaning as the word
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 letter has been written; b)I insist on c) it being sent at once. 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’ m tired of my boys,” Said the mother, b) “Both of them keep quarrelling all the time. c) Right now also they are quarrelling with one another.” 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)Sherly wants to know b) whether you are going c) to Delhi today night. 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 visitor’s to the zoo are requested, b) in the interest of all concerned, c) not to carry sticks, stones or food inside and not to tease animals. 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 legendary hero b) laid down his precious life c) for our country. 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) Our gardener, which is very lazy, b) says that c) there will be no apples this year. 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) When I asked the guest b) what she would like to drink c) she replied that she preferred coffee much more than tea. 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) No sooner did I reached there b) the children left the place c) with their parents. 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 did not want to listen to him, b) but he was adamant and c) discussed about the matter 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) Please note b) that the interview for the post c) shall be held on June 15, 2019 between 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. 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.
Passage:
CLOZE COMPREHENSION 1 This cultural form ....... 49 . organizing from Japan has a name which means ‘whimsical or impromptu pictures’. It ....... 50 . in existence since the 12th century when the first ....... 51 . for this art form was seen. Since the language itself is read from right to left, the books with ..... 52 . form follow the same pattern. .......... 53 . when English translations were made, they flipped the pictures and published it. This ........... 54 . the purists as it showed left-handed samurai, who did not exist in the original book. Hence, nowadays even English translations follow ...... 55 . right to left format. The name of this art form is Manga.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 49.
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:
CLOZE COMPREHENSION 1 This cultural form ....... 49 . organizing from Japan has a name which means ‘whimsical or impromptu pictures’. It ....... 50 . in existence since the 12th century when the first ....... 51 . for this art form was seen. Since the language itself is read from right to left, the books with ..... 52 . form follow the same pattern. .......... 53 . when English translations were made, they flipped the pictures and published it. This ........... 54 . the purists as it showed left-handed samurai, who did not exist in the original book. Hence, nowadays even English translations follow ...... 55 . right to left format. The name of this art form is Manga.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 50.
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:
CLOZE COMPREHENSION 1 This cultural form ....... 49 . organizing from Japan has a name which means ‘whimsical or impromptu pictures’. It ....... 50 . in existence since the 12th century when the first ....... 51 . for this art form was seen. Since the language itself is read from right to left, the books with ..... 52 . form follow the same pattern. .......... 53 . when English translations were made, they flipped the pictures and published it. This ........... 54 . the purists as it showed left-handed samurai, who did not exist in the original book. Hence, nowadays even English translations follow ...... 55 . right to left format. The name of this art form is Manga.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 51.
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:
CLOZE COMPREHENSION 1 This cultural form ....... 49 . organizing from Japan has a name which means ‘whimsical or impromptu pictures’. It ....... 50 . in existence since the 12th century when the first ....... 51 . for this art form was seen. Since the language itself is read from right to left, the books with ..... 52 . form follow the same pattern. .......... 53 . when English translations were made, they flipped the pictures and published it. This ........... 54 . the purists as it showed left-handed samurai, who did not exist in the original book. Hence, nowadays even English translations follow ...... 55 . right to left format. The name of this art form is Manga.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 52.
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:
CLOZE COMPREHENSION 1 This cultural form ....... 49 . organizing from Japan has a name which means ‘whimsical or impromptu pictures’. It ....... 50 . in existence since the 12th century when the first ....... 51 . for this art form was seen. Since the language itself is read from right to left, the books with ..... 52 . form follow the same pattern. .......... 53 . when English translations were made, they flipped the pictures and published it. This ........... 54 . the purists as it showed left-handed samurai, who did not exist in the original book. Hence, nowadays even English translations follow ...... 55 . right to left format. The name of this art form is Manga.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 53.
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:
CLOZE COMPREHENSION 1 This cultural form ....... 49 . organizing from Japan has a name which means ‘whimsical or impromptu pictures’. It ....... 50 . in existence since the 12th century when the first ....... 51 . for this art form was seen. Since the language itself is read from right to left, the books with ..... 52 . form follow the same pattern. .......... 53 . when English translations were made, they flipped the pictures and published it. This ........... 54 . the purists as it showed left-handed samurai, who did not exist in the original book. Hence, nowadays even English translations follow ...... 55 . right to left format. The name of this art form is Manga.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 54.
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:
CLOZE COMPREHENSION 1 This cultural form ....... 49 . organizing from Japan has a name which means ‘whimsical or impromptu pictures’. It ....... 50 . in existence since the 12th century when the first ....... 51 . for this art form was seen. Since the language itself is read from right to left, the books with ..... 52 . form follow the same pattern. .......... 53 . when English translations were made, they flipped the pictures and published it. This ........... 54 . the purists as it showed left-handed samurai, who did not exist in the original book. Hence, nowadays even English translations follow ...... 55 . right to left format. The name of this art form is Manga.
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So the ________ 56 . (a) difficulty (b) difficult (c) difference (d) different is that in the present social structure, discipline has become an important factor because we want large numbers of children ________ 57 . (a)educated (b) to be educated (c) to be educating (d) to educate together and _________ 58 . (a) as quick as possible. (b) as quickly as possible. (c) as possible as. (d) quickly Educated to be what ? To be bank clerks or super salesmen, capitalists or commissars.When you are a superman________ 59 . (a) of some kind (b) of same kind, (c) of some, (d) of same., as/or a super governor or a subtle parliamentary debater, what have you done ? You are probably very clever, full of facts. Anybody can pick up facts; butwe are human beings, not factual machines, not _______ 60 . (a) beast (b) bear (c) beastly (d) bare routine automatons. But again, sirs, you are not interested. You are listening to me and ________ 61 . (a) smiling for (b) smiling to (c) smiling with (d)smiling at each other, you are not going to do a thing about radically changing the education system; so it will drag on ______ 62 . (a) until there are (b) still there is (c) till there was (d) till there is a monstrous revolution, which will merely beanother substitution - there will be much more control because the totalitarian government knows how to shape the minds and hearts of the people, they ________ 63 . (a) had learnt the trick. (b) learnt (c) have learnt (d) had been learnt the trick.
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So the ________ 56 . (a) difficulty (b) difficult (c) difference (d) different is that in the present social structure, discipline has become an important factor because we want large numbers of children ________ 57 . (a)educated (b) to be educated (c) to be educating (d) to educate together and _________ 58 . (a) as quick as possible. (b) as quickly as possible. (c) as possible as. (d) quickly Educated to be what ? To be bank clerks or super salesmen, capitalists or commissars.When you are a superman________ 59 . (a) of some kind (b) of same kind, (c) of some, (d) of same., as/or a super governor or a subtle parliamentary debater, what have you done ? You are probably very clever, full of facts. Anybody can pick up facts; butwe are human beings, not factual machines, not _______ 60 . (a) beast (b) bear (c) beastly (d) bare routine automatons. But again, sirs, you are not interested. You are listening to me and ________ 61 . (a) smiling for (b) smiling to (c) smiling with (d)smiling at each other, you are not going to do a thing about radically changing the education system; so it will drag on ______ 62 . (a) until there are (b) still there is (c) till there was (d) till there is a monstrous revolution, which will merely beanother substitution - there will be much more control because the totalitarian government knows how to shape the minds and hearts of the people, they ________ 63 . (a) had learnt the trick. (b) learnt (c) have learnt (d) had been learnt the trick.
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So the ________ 56 . (a) difficulty (b) difficult (c) difference (d) different is that in the present social structure, discipline has become an important factor because we want large numbers of children ________ 57 . (a)educated (b) to be educated (c) to be educating (d) to educate together and _________ 58 . (a) as quick as possible. (b) as quickly as possible. (c) as possible as. (d) quickly Educated to be what ? To be bank clerks or super salesmen, capitalists or commissars.When you are a superman________ 59 . (a) of some kind (b) of same kind, (c) of some, (d) of same., as/or a super governor or a subtle parliamentary debater, what have you done ? You are probably very clever, full of facts. Anybody can pick up facts; butwe are human beings, not factual machines, not _______ 60 . (a) beast (b) bear (c) beastly (d) bare routine automatons. But again, sirs, you are not interested. You are listening to me and ________ 61 . (a) smiling for (b) smiling to (c) smiling with (d)smiling at each other, you are not going to do a thing about radically changing the education system; so it will drag on ______ 62 . (a) until there are (b) still there is (c) till there was (d) till there is a monstrous revolution, which will merely beanother substitution - there will be much more control because the totalitarian government knows how to shape the minds and hearts of the people, they ________ 63 . (a) had learnt the trick. (b) learnt (c) have learnt (d) had been learnt the trick.
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So the ________ 56 . (a) difficulty (b) difficult (c) difference (d) different is that in the present social structure, discipline has become an important factor because we want large numbers of children ________ 57 . (a)educated (b) to be educated (c) to be educating (d) to educate together and _________ 58 . (a) as quick as possible. (b) as quickly as possible. (c) as possible as. (d) quickly Educated to be what ? To be bank clerks or super salesmen, capitalists or commissars.When you are a superman________ 59 . (a) of some kind (b) of same kind, (c) of some, (d) of same., as/or a super governor or a subtle parliamentary debater, what have you done ? You are probably very clever, full of facts. Anybody can pick up facts; butwe are human beings, not factual machines, not _______ 60 . (a) beast (b) bear (c) beastly (d) bare routine automatons. But again, sirs, you are not interested. You are listening to me and ________ 61 . (a) smiling for (b) smiling to (c) smiling with (d)smiling at each other, you are not going to do a thing about radically changing the education system; so it will drag on ______ 62 . (a) until there are (b) still there is (c) till there was (d) till there is a monstrous revolution, which will merely beanother substitution - there will be much more control because the totalitarian government knows how to shape the minds and hearts of the people, they ________ 63 . (a) had learnt the trick. (b) learnt (c) have learnt (d) had been learnt the trick.
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So the ________ 56 . (a) difficulty (b) difficult (c) difference (d) different is that in the present social structure, discipline has become an important factor because we want large numbers of children ________ 57 . (a)educated (b) to be educated (c) to be educating (d) to educate together and _________ 58 . (a) as quick as possible. (b) as quickly as possible. (c) as possible as. (d) quickly Educated to be what ? To be bank clerks or super salesmen, capitalists or commissars.When you are a superman________ 59 . (a) of some kind (b) of same kind, (c) of some, (d) of same., as/or a super governor or a subtle parliamentary debater, what have you done ? You are probably very clever, full of facts. Anybody can pick up facts; butwe are human beings, not factual machines, not _______ 60 . (a) beast (b) bear (c) beastly (d) bare routine automatons. But again, sirs, you are not interested. You are listening to me and ________ 61 . (a) smiling for (b) smiling to (c) smiling with (d)smiling at each other, you are not going to do a thing about radically changing the education system; so it will drag on ______ 62 . (a) until there are (b) still there is (c) till there was (d) till there is a monstrous revolution, which will merely beanother substitution - there will be much more control because the totalitarian government knows how to shape the minds and hearts of the people, they ________ 63 . (a) had learnt the trick. (b) learnt (c) have learnt (d) had been learnt the trick.
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So the ________ 56 . (a) difficulty (b) difficult (c) difference (d) different is that in the present social structure, discipline has become an important factor because we want large numbers of children ________ 57 . (a)educated (b) to be educated (c) to be educating (d) to educate together and _________ 58 . (a) as quick as possible. (b) as quickly as possible. (c) as possible as. (d) quickly Educated to be what ? To be bank clerks or super salesmen, capitalists or commissars.When you are a superman________ 59 . (a) of some kind (b) of same kind, (c) of some, (d) of same., as/or a super governor or a subtle parliamentary debater, what have you done ? You are probably very clever, full of facts. Anybody can pick up facts; butwe are human beings, not factual machines, not _______ 60 . (a) beast (b) bear (c) beastly (d) bare routine automatons. But again, sirs, you are not interested. You are listening to me and ________ 61 . (a) smiling for (b) smiling to (c) smiling with (d)smiling at each other, you are not going to do a thing about radically changing the education system; so it will drag on ______ 62 . (a) until there are (b) still there is (c) till there was (d) till there is a monstrous revolution, which will merely beanother substitution - there will be much more control because the totalitarian government knows how to shape the minds and hearts of the people, they ________ 63 . (a) had learnt the trick. (b) learnt (c) have learnt (d) had been learnt the trick.
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So the ________ 56 . (a) difficulty (b) difficult (c) difference (d) different is that in the present social structure, discipline has become an important factor because we want large numbers of children ________ 57 . (a)educated (b) to be educated (c) to be educating (d) to educate together and _________ 58 . (a) as quick as possible. (b) as quickly as possible. (c) as possible as. (d) quickly Educated to be what ? To be bank clerks or super salesmen, capitalists or commissars.When you are a superman________ 59 . (a) of some kind (b) of same kind, (c) of some, (d) of same., as/or a super governor or a subtle parliamentary debater, what have you done ? You are probably very clever, full of facts. Anybody can pick up facts; butwe are human beings, not factual machines, not _______ 60 . (a) beast (b) bear (c) beastly (d) bare routine automatons. But again, sirs, you are not interested. You are listening to me and ________ 61 . (a) smiling for (b) smiling to (c) smiling with (d)smiling at each other, you are not going to do a thing about radically changing the education system; so it will drag on ______ 62 . (a) until there are (b) still there is (c) till there was (d) till there is a monstrous revolution, which will merely beanother substitution - there will be much more control because the totalitarian government knows how to shape the minds and hearts of the people, they ________ 63 . (a) had learnt the trick. (b) learnt (c) have learnt (d) had been learnt the trick.
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So the ________ 56 . (a) difficulty (b) difficult (c) difference (d) different is that in the present social structure, discipline has become an important factor because we want large numbers of children ________ 57 . (a)educated (b) to be educated (c) to be educating (d) to educate together and _________ 58 . (a) as quick as possible. (b) as quickly as possible. (c) as possible as. (d) quickly Educated to be what ? To be bank clerks or super salesmen, capitalists or commissars.When you are a superman________ 59 . (a) of some kind (b) of same kind, (c) of some, (d) of same., as/or a super governor or a subtle parliamentary debater, what have you done ? You are probably very clever, full of facts. Anybody can pick up facts; butwe are human beings, not factual machines, not _______ 60 . (a) beast (b) bear (c) beastly (d) bare routine automatons. But again, sirs, you are not interested. You are listening to me and ________ 61 . (a) smiling for (b) smiling to (c) smiling with (d)smiling at each other, you are not going to do a thing about radically changing the education system; so it will drag on ______ 62 . (a) until there are (b) still there is (c) till there was (d) till there is a monstrous revolution, which will merely beanother substitution - there will be much more control because the totalitarian government knows how to shape the minds and hearts of the people, they ________ 63 . (a) had learnt the trick. (b) learnt (c) have learnt (d) had been learnt the trick.
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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.
He makes decision on the fly.
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Follow suit
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Close shave
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At the crossroads
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A pearl of wisdom
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P. have become integral to most people’s lives
Q. debate for years as the devices
R. have drawn intense interest and
S. safety questions about cell phones
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P. by means of education
Q. civilization to bring about
R. it is difficult in modem
S. an integrated individual
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P. is that it is not professional enough
Q. have not done their home work
R. a valid criticism of the profession of politics in India
S. as the majority of its practitioners
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P. that suit partisan political objectives
Q. when great historical figures are appropriated
R. we are living at a time
S. and reduced into stereotypes
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P. it is in this context that
Q. and prosperity must be viewed
R. the role of agriculture
S. as a provider of jobs
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P. and they largely relied on agriculture, fishing and hunting
Q. the people had a subsistence economy
R. from excavation sites indicate that
S. rich materials found
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P. and that is ‘To learn to say I am sorry’
Q. something important enough that
R. but surely there must be
S. everyone should learn it
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P. or an independent judiciary
Q. a free press is
R. as essential a limb of democracy as a parliament
S. freely elected by the people
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P. the opinion that a human life
Q. and that he would quite like to live that long
R. could span 125 years
S. there was a time when Gandhi expressed
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P. I must say what I feel
Q. I am a votary of truth and
R. to what I may have said before
S. and think at a given moment without regards
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The man
P. in the competition
Q. has been elected
R. as the chairperson of the sports committee
S. in red who stood first
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One of the difficulties
P. the whole of mankind
Q. or affect the masses
R. the day after tomorrow
S. is that we want to transform
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The speaker
P. of their inaction
Q. has identified
R. charging the opponents
S. many issues besides
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The government
P. and job markets
Q. must offer convincing solutions
R. to the crises in the rural economy
S. that are causing social ferment
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The best part of
P. literary flourishes
Q. and locates the story with the larger framework of our world
R. long-formed journalism is that
S. it brings back the importance of writing skills
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Children
P. that grow into beautiful trees
Q. of a warm home and supportive surroundings
R. are like the tender samplings
S. with the sunshine and rain
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We
P. with real life experiences
Q. tend to learn with interest
R. when we see beauty in our work
S. and connect learning
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Elementary education
P. ensuring the growth of a nation
Q. is inevitable
R. in developing the children
S. to further education, thereby
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National Building Organisation
P. besides conducting surveys on housing
Q. and disseminates the statistical information
R. collects, tabulates
S. on housing and building construction activities
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The Himalayan range
P. sacred to the Gaddi people
Q. is home
R. to a chain of high altitude lakes
S. that towers over the Kangra valley
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S1: The giant wall of the Dhauladhar range in Himachal Pradesh is one of the most stunning sights in the Himalayas.
S6: Looming over the hill stations of Dharmsala and McLeodganj, the Dhauladhar is a popular trekking destination.
P: As the life line of the region it acts as a watershed ridge between Chamba’s Ravi river system and Kangra’s Beas river system.
Q: Although of modest altitude compared to other Himalayan ranges - the highest Dhauladhar peak is less than 5,000 m.
R: Thus, the Dhauladhar could be stated as the life line of the region.
S: Despite of that, the range sweeps up an astounding 12,000 ft.from the valley floor, creating a barrier wall in that is striking to look at.
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S1: Truth is far more important than the teacher.
S6: So a teacher must obviously be one who is not within the clutches of society, who does not play power politics or seeks position or authority.
P: Without self-knowledge, the airplane becomes the most destructive instrument in life; but with self- knowledge, it is a means of human help.
Q: Wisdom begins with self-knowledge; and without self-knowledge,mere information leads to destruction.
R: In other words, you have to be the perfect teacher to create a new society; and to bring the perfect teacher into being, you have to understand yourself.
S: Therefore you, who are the seeker of truth, have tobe both the pupil and the teacher.
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S1: Though most of us talk of discipline, what do we mean by that word ?
S6: And most of us are interested in mass movements, large schools with a great many boys and girls; we are not interested in creative intelligence, therefore we put up huge schools with enormous attendances.
P: The teacher would understand each child and help him in the way required.
Q: But if you have five or six in a class, and an intelligent understanding teacher with a warm heart,I am sure there would be no need for discipline.
R: When you have a hundred boys in a class, you will have to have discipline; otherwise there will be complete chaos.
S: Discipline in schools becomes necessary when there is one teacher to a hundredboys and girls.
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S1: Tolstoy Farm was founded in 1910 by which time Gandhi had already conceptualized ideas that he would develop in India.
S6: Both he and Gandhi often referred to the time that they spent in Tolstoy Farm as among the happiest in their lives.
P: He was rich and used his money to buy the land and help set up the farm.
Q: A Jewish architect, Kallenbach was byhis side through this period.
R: Tolstoy Farm became the subject of research for different kinds of cooperative communities across the world.
S: He first put in the social, moral, religious components of his doctrine.
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S1: Decentralized planning is a process of planning that begins from the grassroots level taking into confidence all the beneficiaries.
S6: But it cannot be described asundemocratic for most national states adopt such a planning now.
P: Under decentralized planning, the operation is from bottom to top.
Q: It can be said that it is more connectedwith the capitalistic economies.
R: It empowers the individuals and small groups to carry out their plans for their achievement of a common goal.
S: The decentralized planning is implemented through market mechanism.
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S1: It is doubtful if mankind, throughout his long history, has ever lived at all ‘sustainably’.
S6: The concept of ‘sustainable’ is so far from reality that it is almost laughable.
P: But in general mankind has regarded the environment as an endless ‘resource’ to be exploited and plundered.
Q: May be a few isolated tribal groups foundthe necessary balance with nature lived without the desire for endless ‘more’.
R: Now we have reached a point where we are on the verge of destroying ourselves and most of the life on earth.
S: This process has accelerated greatly since the industrialrevolution.
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S1: Measurement is an important concept in performance management.
S6: It is more difficult in the case of knowledge workers for example scientists and teachers.
P: It also indicates where things are not going so well, so that corrective action can be taken.
Q: It identifies where things are going well to provide the foundations for buildingfurther success.
R: It is the basis for providing and generating feedback.
S: Measuring performance is relatively easy for those who are responsible for achieving quantified targets for example sales.
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: Equity theory is concerned with the perception people have about how they are being treated compared with others.
S6: This explains only one aspect of the process of motivation and job satisfaction, although it may be significant in terms ofmorale.
P: To be dealt with equitably is to be treated fairly in comparison with another group of people or a relevant other person.
Q: Equityinvolves feelings and perceptions and is always a comparative process.
R: Equity theory states, in effect, that people will be better motivated if they are treated equitably and demotivated if they are treated inequitably.
S: It is not synonymous withequality, which means treating everyone the same, since this would be inequitable if they deserve to be treated differently.
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: We cannot understand the power of rumours and prophecies in history by checking whether they are factually correct or not.
S6: With the cooperation of sections of Indian society they set upEnglish-medium schools, colleges and universities which taught Western sciences and liberal arts.
P: The rumours in 1857 began to make sense when seen in the context of the policies the British pursued from the late 1820s.
Q: Rumours circulate only when they resonate with the deeper fears and suspicions of people.
R: Under the leadership of Governor General Lord William Bentinck, the British adopted policies aimed at “reforming” Indian society by introducing Western education.Western ideas and Western Institutions.
S: We need to see what they reflect about the minds of people who believed them - their fears and apprehensions, their faiths and convictions.
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 Constitution of India thus emerged through a process of intense debate and discussion.
S6: In countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, only men with education were allowed into the charmed circle.
P: This was an unprecedented act of faith, for in other democracies the vote had been granted slowly, and in stages.
Q: However, on one central feature ofthe Constitution there was substantial agreement.
R: Many of the provisions were arrived at through a process of give-and- take, by forging a middle ground between two opposed positions .
S: This was on the granting of the vote to every adult Indian.
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.
His ideas are **obscure** .
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Ravi is jovial and he makes the environment **sanguine** .
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There prevailed a **woebegone** feeling in the room.
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It appears that the whole group is **mutinous** .
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They consider themselves as **foes** from birth.
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This painting has a **distinctive** element which can be noticed well.
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The entry was carried out **inadvertently** .
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The whole audience showed a **disdainful** attitude during the match.
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**Efficacy** of the project needs an examination.
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Her **rebuttal** that she was not involved in the case was considered by the court.
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The baby could not move as the place was **soggy** .
In the following items, each sentence is given in Direct Speech followed by four options in Indirect Speech. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Indirect Speech and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The captain said to his soldiers, “Move forward and face the target now.”
In the following items, each sentence is given in Direct Speech followed by four options in Indirect Speech. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Indirect Speech and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Vivek said to his friend, “Could you please turn off the switch ?”
In the following items, each sentence is given in Direct Speech followed by four options in Indirect Speech. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Indirect Speech and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The manager said to his colleagues, “We have received a serious threat to our business now and we need to act to face it.”
In the following items, each sentence is given in Direct Speech followed by four options in Indirect Speech. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Indirect Speech and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Romila said to Rahim, “Where were your ideas when we faced the troubles last week ?”
In the following items, each sentence is given in Direct Speech followed by four options in Indirect Speech. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Indirect Speech and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The actor said to his co-star, Sarita, “Will you go with me for a cup of tea in the evening today?”
In the following items, each sentence is given in Direct Speech followed by four options in Indirect Speech. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Indirect Speech and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The preacher said to the crowd, “The Sun rises everyday for all of us without any expectations in return.”
In the following items, each sentence is given in Active Voice followed by four options. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Passive Voice (or vice versa) and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The members of the parliament elect their group leader either by consensus or by voice vote.
In the following items, each sentence is given in Active Voice followed by four options. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Passive Voice (or vice versa) and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
All the examinees have answered one particular question in the long answer writing section.
In the following items, each sentence is given in Active Voice followed by four options. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Passive Voice (or vice versa) and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The writer who passed away recently has authored a dozen novels and a number of poetry collections.
In the following items, each sentence is given in Active Voice followed by four options. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Passive Voice (or vice versa) and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Shut the door.
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India won freedom with the blood and sweat of hundreds and thousands of Indians.
