Solved papers for SSC English SSC Stenographer Grade 'C' and 'D' PYP Solved Papers SSC Stenographer Grade 'C' and 'D' Exam 08-02-2019 Shift-II

done SSC Stenographer Grade 'C' and 'D' Exam 08-02-2019 Shift-II Total Questions - 100

• question_answer1) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

  A number of points of resemblance between the Australian and Dravidian languages is discovered, despite the fact that the homes of the two races are so far apart.

  A)
  despite the fact
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  B)
  points of resemblance
  done clear
  C)
  so far apart
  done clear
  D)
  is discovered
  done clear
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• question_answer2) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  When big tech companies owned your phones, they could make money on all sorts of services.

  A)
  When your phones are owned by big tech companies, they could make money on all sorts of services.
  done clear
  B)
  When your phones were owned by big tech companies, they could make money on all sorts of services.
  done clear
  C)
  When your phone were being owned by big tech companies, they could make money on all sorts of services.
  done clear
  D)
  When your phones owned big tech companies, they could make money on all sorts of services
  done clear
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• question_answer3) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

  Ever since Mary won the election, she has been behaving as if she was a queen.

  A)
  since    
  done clear
  B)
  the election
  done clear
  C)
  has been behaving
  done clear
  D)
  was
  done clear
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• question_answer4) 

  Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence; if no improvement is required, select "No improvement".

  Denmark has been long celebrated as a land of law and order.

  A)
  No improvement
  done clear
  B)
  has been celebrating
  done clear
  C)
  has been all along celebrated
  done clear
  D)
  has been far too long celebrated
  done clear
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• question_answer5) 

  Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

  The line between work and life is so ___ that for millennials, the idea of a work-life balance has never been an aspiration, let alone a reality.

  A)
  blurred
  done clear
  B)
  ambiguous
  done clear
  C)
  cloudy  
  done clear
  D)
  steamy
  done clear
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• question_answer6) 

  Given below are four sentences, three of which are jumbled.

  Pick the option that gives the correct order.

  A. The clock struck quarter past nine as Mamta hurried into the big block of offices.

  B. She resolved to leave home earlier from the next day.

  C. So she was a few minutes late on the first day of her job.

  D. The bus had crawled through the dense traffic.

  A)
  ABDC  
  done clear
  B)
  ABCD
  done clear
  C)
  ADCB
  done clear
  D)
  ACDB
  done clear
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• question_answer7) 

  Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence: if no improvement is required, select "No improvement".

  If you are ever in Chennai you come and see me.

  A)
  No improvement
  done clear
  B)
  you came and see me.
  done clear
  C)
  come see me.
  done clear
  D)
  come and see me.
  done clear
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• question_answer8) 

  Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

  Standing in front of the Taj Mahal, Raju said that he had always wanted to see the Taj Mahal.

  A)
  Standing in front of the Taj Mahal Raju wondered, " I have always wanted to see the Taj Mahal."
  done clear
  B)
  Standing in front of the Taj Mahal Raju said, "I had want to see the Taj Mahal."
  done clear
  C)
  Standing in front of the Taj Mahal Raju said, "I have always wanted to see the Taj Mahal."
  done clear
  D)
  Standing in front of the Taj Mahal Raju told me, " I have been always wanting to see the Taj Mahal."
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• question_answer9) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  Computer networks, can easily predict our on-line behavior.

  A)
  Our on-line behavior can easily be predict by computer networks.
  done clear
  B)
  Our on-line behavior easily be predicted by computer networks.
  done clear
  C)
  Our on-line behavior was easily predicted by computer networks.
  done clear
  D)
  Our on-line behavior can easily be predicted by computer networks.
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• question_answer10) Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given below: The graveyard shift
  A)
  working at the time when everybody is resting
  done clear
  B)
  the work shift during the night, often from midnight to 8 a.m.
  done clear
  C)
  an energy-sapping shift that fast tires you out
  done clear
  D)
  working only at midnight everyday
  done clear
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• question_answer11) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

  Many a girl were influenced by the inspirational lecture given by the Nobel laureate.

  A)
  Nobel laureate
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  B)
  were influenced
  done clear
  C)
  inspirational lecture
  done clear
  D)
  Many a girl
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• question_answer12) 

  Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence: if no improvement is required select "No improvement".

  If you don't like mathematics at school you don't like it at college too.

  A)
  No improvement
  done clear
  B)
  you haven't liked it at college too
  done clear
  C)
  you may not like it at college too
  done clear
  D)
  you are not liking it at college too
  done clear
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• question_answer13) 

  Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

  The students wanted to know whether they could postpone the test until Monday.

  A)
  "Shall we postpone the test until Monday?" the students asked.
  done clear
  B)
  "Could they postpone the test until Monday?" the students asked.
  done clear
  C)
  "Can we postpone the test until Monday?" the students asked.
  done clear
  D)
  "Will we postpone the test to Monday?" the students protested.
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• question_answer14) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

  Baghdad remains a profoundly damaged place, and for all its newness. Dream City echo many of the city's continuing Issues.

  A)
  continuing issues
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  B)
  a profoundly damaged
  done clear
  C)
  newness
  done clear
  D)
  echo
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• question_answer15) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  In literature, a tragedy is a plot in which the 'hero', because of some inherent flaw in his/her character, dies. Thus Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet are tragedies. 'In each of these plays the (15) is either a great man or a man of great (16) instead of fulfilling his (17) however, each one succumbs to his tragic flaw and (18) dies. Caesar's flaw is ambition. Hamlet's is the inability to take action, and Romeo's is his tendency to love too much. It might seem, from this highly (19) definition, that character and resolution are the keys to a tragedy.-But tragedy also (20) a central action, a crisis which tests that flawed part of the protagonist's (21) In Julius Caesar, the test comes when Mark Antony presents Caesar with the crown. Hamlet's test comes in the chapel, after witnessing his uncle's reaction to the play. Mercutio's death tests Romeo. In all three cases the protagonists are found (22) Caesar accepts the crown after refusing it twice; Hamlet sheaths his sword instead of executing Claudius; Romeo murders Tybalt in a vengeful rage. (23) the test, the flaw might never (24).

  A)
  fool   
  done clear
  B)
  protagonist
  done clear
  C)
  villain  
  done clear
  D)
  actor
  done clear
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• question_answer16) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  In literature, a tragedy is a plot in which the 'hero', because of some inherent flaw in his/her character, dies. Thus Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet are tragedies. 'In each of these plays the (15) is either a great man or a man of great (16) instead of fulfilling his (17) however, each one succumbs to his tragic flaw and (18) dies. Caesar's flaw is ambition. Hamlet's is the inability to take action, and Romeo's is his tendency to love too much. It might seem, from this highly (19) definition, that character and resolution are the keys to a tragedy.-But tragedy also (20) a central action, a crisis which tests that flawed part of the protagonist's (21) In Julius Caesar, the test comes when Mark Antony presents Caesar with the crown. Hamlet's test comes in the chapel, after witnessing his uncle's reaction to the play. Mercutio's death tests Romeo. In all three cases the protagonists are found (22) Caesar accepts the crown after refusing it twice; Hamlet sheaths his sword instead of executing Claudius; Romeo murders Tybalt in a vengeful rage. (23) the test, the flaw might never (24).

  A)
  size    
  done clear
  B)
  style
  done clear
  C)
  promise
  done clear
  D)
  riches
  done clear
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• question_answer17) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  In literature, a tragedy is a plot in which the 'hero', because of some inherent flaw in his/her character, dies. Thus Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet are tragedies. 'In each of these plays the (15) is either a great man or a man of great (16) instead of fulfilling his (17) however, each one succumbs to his tragic flaw and (18) dies. Caesar's flaw is ambition. Hamlet's is the inability to take action, and Romeo's is his tendency to love too much. It might seem, from this highly (19) definition, that character and resolution are the keys to a tragedy.-But tragedy also (20) a central action, a crisis which tests that flawed part of the protagonist's (21) In Julius Caesar, the test comes when Mark Antony presents Caesar with the crown. Hamlet's test comes in the chapel, after witnessing his uncle's reaction to the play. Mercutio's death tests Romeo. In all three cases the protagonists are found (22) Caesar accepts the crown after refusing it twice; Hamlet sheaths his sword instead of executing Claudius; Romeo murders Tybalt in a vengeful rage. (23) the test, the flaw might never (24).

  A)
  destiny 
  done clear
  B)
  potential
  done clear
  C)
  luck     
  done clear
  D)
  fate
  done clear
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• question_answer18) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  In literature, a tragedy is a plot in which the 'hero', because of some inherent flaw in his/her character, dies. Thus Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet are tragedies. 'In each of these plays the (15) is either a great man or a man of great (16) instead of fulfilling his (17) however, each one succumbs to his tragic flaw and (18) dies. Caesar's flaw is ambition. Hamlet's is the inability to take action, and Romeo's is his tendency to love too much. It might seem, from this highly (19) definition, that character and resolution are the keys to a tragedy.-But tragedy also (20) a central action, a crisis which tests that flawed part of the protagonist's (21) In Julius Caesar, the test comes when Mark Antony presents Caesar with the crown. Hamlet's test comes in the chapel, after witnessing his uncle's reaction to the play. Mercutio's death tests Romeo. In all three cases the protagonists are found (22) Caesar accepts the crown after refusing it twice; Hamlet sheaths his sword instead of executing Claudius; Romeo murders Tybalt in a vengeful rage. (23) the test, the flaw might never (24).

  A)
  ultimately
  done clear
  B)
  generally
  done clear
  C)
  crucially
  done clear
  D)
  obviously
  done clear
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• question_answer19) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  In literature, a tragedy is a plot in which the 'hero', because of some inherent flaw in his/her character, dies. Thus Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet are tragedies. 'In each of these plays the (15) is either a great man or a man of great (16) instead of fulfilling his (17) however, each one succumbs to his tragic flaw and (18) dies. Caesar's flaw is ambition. Hamlet's is the inability to take action, and Romeo's is his tendency to love too much. It might seem, from this highly (19) definition, that character and resolution are the keys to a tragedy.-But tragedy also (20) a central action, a crisis which tests that flawed part of the protagonist's (21) In Julius Caesar, the test comes when Mark Antony presents Caesar with the crown. Hamlet's test comes in the chapel, after witnessing his uncle's reaction to the play. Mercutio's death tests Romeo. In all three cases the protagonists are found (22) Caesar accepts the crown after refusing it twice; Hamlet sheaths his sword instead of executing Claudius; Romeo murders Tybalt in a vengeful rage. (23) the test, the flaw might never (24).

  A)
  independent
  done clear
  B)
  simplified
  done clear
  C)
  undefined
  done clear
  D)
  undeveloped
  done clear
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• question_answer20) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  In literature, a tragedy is a plot in which the 'hero', because of some inherent flaw in his/her character, dies. Thus Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet are tragedies. 'In each of these plays the (15) is either a great man or a man of great (16) instead of fulfilling his (17) however, each one succumbs to his tragic flaw and (18) dies. Caesar's flaw is ambition. Hamlet's is the inability to take action, and Romeo's is his tendency to love too much. It might seem, from this highly (19) definition, that character and resolution are the keys to a tragedy.-But tragedy also (20) a central action, a crisis which tests that flawed part of the protagonist's (21) In Julius Caesar, the test comes when Mark Antony presents Caesar with the crown. Hamlet's test comes in the chapel, after witnessing his uncle's reaction to the play. Mercutio's death tests Romeo. In all three cases the protagonists are found (22) Caesar accepts the crown after refusing it twice; Hamlet sheaths his sword instead of executing Claudius; Romeo murders Tybalt in a vengeful rage. (23) the test, the flaw might never (24).

  A)
  implodes
  done clear
  B)
  imbibes
  done clear
  C)
  implies 
  done clear
  D)
  impinges
  done clear
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• question_answer21) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  In literature, a tragedy is a plot in which the 'hero', because of some inherent flaw in his/her character, dies. Thus Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet are tragedies. 'In each of these plays the (15) is either a great man or a man of great (16) instead of fulfilling his (17) however, each one succumbs to his tragic flaw and (18) dies. Caesar's flaw is ambition. Hamlet's is the inability to take action, and Romeo's is his tendency to love too much. It might seem, from this highly (19) definition, that character and resolution are the keys to a tragedy.-But tragedy also (20) a central action, a crisis which tests that flawed part of the protagonist's (21) In Julius Caesar, the test comes when Mark Antony presents Caesar with the crown. Hamlet's test comes in the chapel, after witnessing his uncle's reaction to the play. Mercutio's death tests Romeo. In all three cases the protagonists are found (22) Caesar accepts the crown after refusing it twice; Hamlet sheaths his sword instead of executing Claudius; Romeo murders Tybalt in a vengeful rage. (23) the test, the flaw might never (24).

  A)
  character
  done clear
  B)
  soul
  done clear
  C)
  heart  
  done clear
  D)
  plot
  done clear
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• question_answer22) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  In literature, a tragedy is a plot in which the 'hero', because of some inherent flaw in his/her character, dies. Thus Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet are tragedies. 'In each of these plays the (15) is either a great man or a man of great (16) instead of fulfilling his (17) however, each one succumbs to his tragic flaw and (18) dies. Caesar's flaw is ambition. Hamlet's is the inability to take action, and Romeo's is his tendency to love too much. It might seem, from this highly (19) definition, that character and resolution are the keys to a tragedy.-But tragedy also (20) a central action, a crisis which tests that flawed part of the protagonist's (21) In Julius Caesar, the test comes when Mark Antony presents Caesar with the crown. Hamlet's test comes in the chapel, after witnessing his uncle's reaction to the play. Mercutio's death tests Romeo. In all three cases the protagonists are found (22) Caesar accepts the crown after refusing it twice; Hamlet sheaths his sword instead of executing Claudius; Romeo murders Tybalt in a vengeful rage. (23) the test, the flaw might never (24).

  A)
  threatening
  done clear
  B)
  gambling
  done clear
  C)
  dreaming
  done clear
  D)
  wanting
  done clear
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• question_answer23) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  In literature, a tragedy is a plot in which the 'hero', because of some inherent flaw in his/her character, dies. Thus Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet are tragedies. 'In each of these plays the (15) is either a great man or a man of great (16) instead of fulfilling his (17) however, each one succumbs to his tragic flaw and (18) dies. Caesar's flaw is ambition. Hamlet's is the inability to take action, and Romeo's is his tendency to love too much. It might seem, from this highly (19) definition, that character and resolution are the keys to a tragedy.-But tragedy also (20) a central action, a crisis which tests that flawed part of the protagonist's (21) In Julius Caesar, the test comes when Mark Antony presents Caesar with the crown. Hamlet's test comes in the chapel, after witnessing his uncle's reaction to the play. Mercutio's death tests Romeo. In all three cases the protagonists are found (22) Caesar accepts the crown after refusing it twice; Hamlet sheaths his sword instead of executing Claudius; Romeo murders Tybalt in a vengeful rage. (23) the test, the flaw might never (24).

  A)
  Before  
  done clear
  B)
  Since
  done clear
  C)
  With    
  done clear
  D)
  Without
  done clear
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• question_answer24) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  In literature, a tragedy is a plot in which the 'hero', because of some inherent flaw in his/her character, dies. Thus Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet are tragedies. 'In each of these plays the (15) is either a great man or a man of great (16) instead of fulfilling his (17) however, each one succumbs to his tragic flaw and (18) dies. Caesar's flaw is ambition. Hamlet's is the inability to take action, and Romeo's is his tendency to love too much. It might seem, from this highly (19) definition, that character and resolution are the keys to a tragedy.-But tragedy also (20) a central action, a crisis which tests that flawed part of the protagonist's (21) In Julius Caesar, the test comes when Mark Antony presents Caesar with the crown. Hamlet's test comes in the chapel, after witnessing his uncle's reaction to the play. Mercutio's death tests Romeo. In all three cases the protagonists are found (22) Caesar accepts the crown after refusing it twice; Hamlet sheaths his sword instead of executing Claudius; Romeo murders Tybalt in a vengeful rage. (23) the test, the flaw might never (24).

  A)
  develop
  done clear
  B)
  depose
  done clear
  C)
  reduce   
  done clear
  D)
  surface
  done clear
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• question_answer25) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

  Scientists have discovered a new tree frog species, with an extraordinary, enlarged claw-like structure located at the base of the thumb, that live on a remote table top mountain in the Andes.

  A)
  located at
  done clear
  B)
  have discovered
  done clear
  C)
  with an extraordinary
  done clear
  D)
  live on a remote table top mountain
  done clear
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• question_answer26) 

  Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given be low :

  Straight from the horse's mouth

  A)
  believe someone who is very confident
  done clear
  B)
  hear something from someone who has direct, persona] knowledge
  done clear
  C)
  get information from a popular television channel
  done clear
  D)
  hear something from someone who has many followers on social media
  done clear
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• question_answer27) 

  Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

  Chettiar said to me, '"You may return the money next month."

  A)
  Chettiar told me that I am to return the money the coming month.
  done clear
  B)
  Chettiar rejected that I might return the money the coming month.
  done clear
  C)
  Chettiar acceded that I return the money the next month.
  done clear
  D)
  Chettiar acceded that I might return the money in the coming month.
  done clear
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• question_answer28) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  Researchers have found 'that employees who have friends at the office are generally happier in their job.

  A)
  It could be found by re searchers that employees who have friends at the office are generally happier in their job.
  done clear
  B)
  It is being found by researchers that employees who have friends at the office are generally happier in their job.
  done clear
  C)
  It was found by researchers that employees who have friends at the office are generally happier in their job.
  done clear
  D)
  It has been found by researchers that employees who have friends at the office are generally happier in their job.
  done clear
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• question_answer29) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

  The teacher had hardly left the room than the pupils started enjoying.

  A)
  than
  done clear
  B)
  started enjoying
  done clear
  C)
  The teacher
  done clear
  D)
  had hardly left
  done clear
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• question_answer30) 

  Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

  The bookie said, "Alasi I have lost all my fortune."

  A)
  The bookie said alas he had lost all his fortune.
  done clear
  B)
  The bookie lamented that he had lost all his fortune.
  done clear
  C)
  The bookie observed that he has lost all his fortune.
  done clear
  D)
  The bookie accepted that he have lost all his fortune.
  done clear
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• question_answer31) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  Air travel can spread a pandemic worldwide within days.

  A)
  A pandemic can be spread worldwide within days by air travel.
  done clear
  B)
  A pandemic shall be spread worldwide within days by air travel.
  done clear
  C)
  A pandemic is spread worldwide within days by air travel.
  done clear
  D)
  An air travel can be spread within days by worldwide pandemic.
  done clear
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• question_answer32) 

  Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

  NUMEROUS

  A)
  uncountable      
  done clear
  B)
  scarce
  done clear
  C)
  occasional
  done clear
  D)
  several
  done clear
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• question_answer33) 

  Given below are four sentences, three of which, are jumbled.

  Pick the option that gives the correct order.

  A. Jamshed ji Tata was born in 1839 in a traditional Parsi family.

  B. Then worked in trading for some years in China and UK.

  C. He was a great believer in technology and revolutionized the Tata Textile Mills.

  D. He started his career as an apprentice in his father's store.

  A)
  ADBC  
  done clear
  B)
  ADCB
  done clear
  C)
  ACDB  
  done clear
  D)
  ACBD
  done clear
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• question_answer34) 

  Given below are four sentences, three of which are jumbled.

  Pick the option that gives the correct order.

  A. The Qutub Minar is one of the most important monuments in Delhi.

  B. Was it just built by a king to please himself or is there a reason behind its construction?

  C. It towers over the city like a sentinel.

  D. But if we look at its height, one wonders why it was built.

  A)
  ADBC  
  done clear
  B)
  ACDB
  done clear
  C)
  ACBD   
  done clear
  D)
  ABDC
  done clear
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• question_answer35) 

  Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

  PROHIBITION

  A)
  declaration
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  B)
  assertion
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  C)
  exclusion          
  done clear
  D)
  decree
  done clear
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• question_answer36) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  Their emotionally intense collaboration maximized their creative potential.

  A)
  Their creative potential is maximizing by their emotionally intense collaboration.
  done clear
  B)
  Their creative potential was maximized by their emotionally intense collaboration.
  done clear
  C)
  Their creative potential maximize their emotionally intense collaboration.
  done clear
  D)
  Their creative potential is being maximized by their emotionally intense collaboration.
  done clear
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• question_answer37) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

  Raja was elected as Secretary of the Housing Society by members present and voting.

  A)
  and voting
  done clear
  B)
  was elected
  done clear
  C)
  as Secretary
  done clear
  D)
  members present
  done clear
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• question_answer38) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  He questions the ability of markets to survive without state intervention.

  A)
  The ability of markets to survive without state intervention was being questioned by him.
  done clear
  B)
  The ability of markets to survive without state intervention questioned by him.
  done clear
  C)
  The ability of markets to survive without state intervention are questioned.
  done clear
  D)
  The ability of markets to survive without state intervention is questioned lay him.
  done clear
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• question_answer39) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

  The Life-cycle hypothesis holds that individuals seek to smooth consumption over the course of a lifetime - borrowing in times of low-income and saving during period of high income.

  A)
  in times
  done clear
  B)
  period of
  done clear
  C)
  over the course
  done clear
  D)
  to smooth
  done clear
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• question_answer40) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  A new paper published by Rochman and her colleagues in February, in the journal Ecology, sifts through past research on marine debris to assess the true extent of the environmental threat. Plenty of studies have sounded alarm bells about the state of marine debris; Rochman and her colleagues set out to determine how many of those perceived risks are real. Often, Rochman says, scientists will wrap up a paper by speculating about the broader impacts of what they've found. Maybe their study has shown that certain seabirds eat plastic bags, for example, and the paper goes on to warn that whole bird populations are at risk of dying out. "But the truth was that nobody had yet tested those perceived threats," Rochman says. 'There wasn't a lot of information." Rochman and her colleagues examined more than a hundred papers on the impacts of marine debris that were published through 2013. Within each paper, they asked what threats scientists had studied-366 perceived threats in all and what they'd actually found. In 83 percent of cases, the perceived dangers of ocean trash were proven true. In most of the remaining cases, the working group found the studies too shoddy to draw conclusions from-they lacked a control group, for example, or used faulty statistics. Strikingly, Rochman says, only one well-designed study failed to find the effect it was looking for, an investigation of mussels ingesting microscopic plastic bits. The plastic moved from the mussels' stomachs to their bloodstreams, scientists found, and stayed there for weeks-but didn't seem to stress out the shellfish. A lot of ocean debris is "microplastic," or pieces smaller than five millimetres. These may be the beads from a facial scrub, fibres shed by synthetic clothing in the wash, or eroded remnants of larger debris. Compared to the number of studies investigating large-scale debris, Rochman's group found little research on the effects of these tiny bits. There are also, she adds, a lot of open questions about the ways that ocean debris can lead to sea-creature death. Many studies have looked at how plastic affects an individual animal, or that animal's tissues or cells, rather than whole populations. And in the lab, scientists often use higher concentrations of plastic than what's really in the ocean. None of that tells us how many birds or fish or sea turtles could die from plastic pollution or how deaths in one species could affect that animal's predators, or the rest of the ecosystem "We need to be asking more ecologically relevant questions," Rochman says. Usually, scientists don't know how disasters like oil spills or nuclear meltdowns will affect the environment until after they've happened, she says. "We don't ask the right questions early enough." But if ecologists can understand how the slow-moving disaster of ocean garbage is affecting ecosystems, they might be able to prevent things from getting worse.

  Select the option to complete the statement below.

  According to the passage, the significant difference between natural disasters and ecological disasters, especially with reference to marine debris, is that

  A)
  ecological disasters are not natural and man-made.
  done clear
  B)
  the latter can be predicted and prevented
  done clear
  C)
  ocean debris does not cause natural disasters but could become more dangerous
  done clear
  D)
  we study the former after they happen and the latter before they happen
  done clear
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• question_answer41) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  A new paper published by Rochman and her colleagues in February, in the journal Ecology, sifts through past research on marine debris to assess the true extent of the environmental threat. Plenty of studies have sounded alarm bells about the state of marine debris; Rochman and her colleagues set out to determine how many of those perceived risks are real. Often, Rochman says, scientists will wrap up a paper by speculating about the broader impacts of what they've found. Maybe their study has shown that certain seabirds eat plastic bags, for example, and the paper goes on to warn that whole bird populations are at risk of dying out. "But the truth was that nobody had yet tested those perceived threats," Rochman says. 'There wasn't a lot of information." Rochman and her colleagues examined more than a hundred papers on the impacts of marine debris that were published through 2013. Within each paper, they asked what threats scientists had studied-366 perceived threats in all and what they'd actually found. In 83 percent of cases, the perceived dangers of ocean trash were proven true. In most of the remaining cases, the working group found the studies too shoddy to draw conclusions from-they lacked a control group, for example, or used faulty statistics. Strikingly, Rochman says, only one well-designed study failed to find the effect it was looking for, an investigation of mussels ingesting microscopic plastic bits. The plastic moved from the mussels' stomachs to their bloodstreams, scientists found, and stayed there for weeks-but didn't seem to stress out the shellfish. A lot of ocean debris is "microplastic," or pieces smaller than five millimetres. These may be the beads from a facial scrub, fibres shed by synthetic clothing in the wash, or eroded remnants of larger debris. Compared to the number of studies investigating large-scale debris, Rochman's group found little research on the effects of these tiny bits. There are also, she adds, a lot of open questions about the ways that ocean debris can lead to sea-creature death. Many studies have looked at how plastic affects an individual animal, or that animal's tissues or cells, rather than whole populations. And in the lab, scientists often use higher concentrations of plastic than what's really in the ocean. None of that tells us how many birds or fish or sea turtles could die from plastic pollution or how deaths in one species could affect that animal's predators, or the rest of the ecosystem "We need to be asking more ecologically relevant questions," Rochman says. Usually, scientists don't know how disasters like oil spills or nuclear meltdowns will affect the environment until after they've happened, she says. "We don't ask the right questions early enough." But if ecologists can understand how the slow-moving disaster of ocean garbage is affecting ecosystems, they might be able to prevent things from getting worse.

  Select the option that describes the central theme developed in the passage:

  A)
  Research has to only include studies on the effects of microplastic on ecology.
  done clear
  B)
  Future ecological research on marine debris must understand the nature of ecological disaster and prevent it.
  done clear
  C)
  Current research on the impact of marine debris is not defective.
  done clear
  D)
  Papers published up to 2013 employ proper research methods.
  done clear
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• question_answer42) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  A new paper published by Rochman and her colleagues in February, in the journal Ecology, sifts through past research on marine debris to assess the true extent of the environmental threat. Plenty of studies have sounded alarm bells about the state of marine debris; Rochman and her colleagues set out to determine how many of those perceived risks are real. Often, Rochman says, scientists will wrap up a paper by speculating about the broader impacts of what they've found. Maybe their study has shown that certain seabirds eat plastic bags, for example, and the paper goes on to warn that whole bird populations are at risk of dying out. "But the truth was that nobody had yet tested those perceived threats," Rochman says. 'There wasn't a lot of information." Rochman and her colleagues examined more than a hundred papers on the impacts of marine debris that were published through 2013. Within each paper, they asked what threats scientists had studied-366 perceived threats in all and what they'd actually found. In 83 percent of cases, the perceived dangers of ocean trash were proven true. In most of the remaining cases, the working group found the studies too shoddy to draw conclusions from-they lacked a control group, for example, or used faulty statistics. Strikingly, Rochman says, only one well-designed study failed to find the effect it was looking for, an investigation of mussels ingesting microscopic plastic bits. The plastic moved from the mussels' stomachs to their bloodstreams, scientists found, and stayed there for weeks-but didn't seem to stress out the shellfish. A lot of ocean debris is "microplastic," or pieces smaller than five millimetres. These may be the beads from a facial scrub, fibres shed by synthetic clothing in the wash, or eroded remnants of larger debris. Compared to the number of studies investigating large-scale debris, Rochman's group found little research on the effects of these tiny bits. There are also, she adds, a lot of open questions about the ways that ocean debris can lead to sea-creature death. Many studies have looked at how plastic affects an individual animal, or that animal's tissues or cells, rather than whole populations. And in the lab, scientists often use higher concentrations of plastic than what's really in the ocean. None of that tells us how many birds or fish or sea turtles could die from plastic pollution or how deaths in one species could affect that animal's predators, or the rest of the ecosystem "We need to be asking more ecologically relevant questions," Rochman says. Usually, scientists don't know how disasters like oil spills or nuclear meltdowns will affect the environment until after they've happened, she says. "We don't ask the right questions early enough." But if ecologists can understand how the slow-moving disaster of ocean garbage is affecting ecosystems, they might be able to prevent things from getting worse.

  What according to the author is the problem with papers reporting seabirds eating plastic?

  A)
  These scientists do not ask ecologically relevant questions.
  done clear
  B)
  The scientists use concentrated plastic to generate data.
  done clear
  C)
  We agree with the perceptions of the scientists but not their methods,
  done clear
  D)
  Generalizations about whole populations getting affected lack verifiable data.
  done clear
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• question_answer43) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  A new paper published by Rochman and her colleagues in February, in the journal Ecology, sifts through past research on marine debris to assess the true extent of the environmental threat. Plenty of studies have sounded alarm bells about the state of marine debris; Rochman and her colleagues set out to determine how many of those perceived risks are real. Often, Rochman says, scientists will wrap up a paper by speculating about the broader impacts of what they've found. Maybe their study has shown that certain seabirds eat plastic bags, for example, and the paper goes on to warn that whole bird populations are at risk of dying out. "But the truth was that nobody had yet tested those perceived threats," Rochman says. 'There wasn't a lot of information." Rochman and her colleagues examined more than a hundred papers on the impacts of marine debris that were published through 2013. Within each paper, they asked what threats scientists had studied-366 perceived threats in all and what they'd actually found. In 83 percent of cases, the perceived dangers of ocean trash were proven true. In most of the remaining cases, the working group found the studies too shoddy to draw conclusions from-they lacked a control group, for example, or used faulty statistics. Strikingly, Rochman says, only one well-designed study failed to find the effect it was looking for, an investigation of mussels ingesting microscopic plastic bits. The plastic moved from the mussels' stomachs to their bloodstreams, scientists found, and stayed there for weeks-but didn't seem to stress out the shellfish. A lot of ocean debris is "microplastic," or pieces smaller than five millimetres. These may be the beads from a facial scrub, fibres shed by synthetic clothing in the wash, or eroded remnants of larger debris. Compared to the number of studies investigating large-scale debris, Rochman's group found little research on the effects of these tiny bits. There are also, she adds, a lot of open questions about the ways that ocean debris can lead to sea-creature death. Many studies have looked at how plastic affects an individual animal, or that animal's tissues or cells, rather than whole populations. And in the lab, scientists often use higher concentrations of plastic than what's really in the ocean. None of that tells us how many birds or fish or sea turtles could die from plastic pollution or how deaths in one species could affect that animal's predators, or the rest of the ecosystem "We need to be asking more ecologically relevant questions," Rochman says. Usually, scientists don't know how disasters like oil spills or nuclear meltdowns will affect the environment until after they've happened, she says. "We don't ask the right questions early enough." But if ecologists can understand how the slow-moving disaster of ocean garbage is affecting ecosystems, they might be able to prevent things from getting worse.

  Select the option to complete the statement below.

  The perceived dangers of ocean trash for marine life are, in a majority of cases

  A)
  false
  done clear
  B)
  valid
  done clear
  C)
  premature
  done clear
  D)
  exaggerated
  done clear
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• question_answer44) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  A new paper published by Rochman and her colleagues in February, in the journal Ecology, sifts through past research on marine debris to assess the true extent of the environmental threat. Plenty of studies have sounded alarm bells about the state of marine debris; Rochman and her colleagues set out to determine how many of those perceived risks are real. Often, Rochman says, scientists will wrap up a paper by speculating about the broader impacts of what they've found. Maybe their study has shown that certain seabirds eat plastic bags, for example, and the paper goes on to warn that whole bird populations are at risk of dying out. "But the truth was that nobody had yet tested those perceived threats," Rochman says. 'There wasn't a lot of information." Rochman and her colleagues examined more than a hundred papers on the impacts of marine debris that were published through 2013. Within each paper, they asked what threats scientists had studied-366 perceived threats in all and what they'd actually found. In 83 percent of cases, the perceived dangers of ocean trash were proven true. In most of the remaining cases, the working group found the studies too shoddy to draw conclusions from-they lacked a control group, for example, or used faulty statistics. Strikingly, Rochman says, only one well-designed study failed to find the effect it was looking for, an investigation of mussels ingesting microscopic plastic bits. The plastic moved from the mussels' stomachs to their bloodstreams, scientists found, and stayed there for weeks-but didn't seem to stress out the shellfish. A lot of ocean debris is "microplastic," or pieces smaller than five millimetres. These may be the beads from a facial scrub, fibres shed by synthetic clothing in the wash, or eroded remnants of larger debris. Compared to the number of studies investigating large-scale debris, Rochman's group found little research on the effects of these tiny bits. There are also, she adds, a lot of open questions about the ways that ocean debris can lead to sea-creature death. Many studies have looked at how plastic affects an individual animal, or that animal's tissues or cells, rather than whole populations. And in the lab, scientists often use higher concentrations of plastic than what's really in the ocean. None of that tells us how many birds or fish or sea turtles could die from plastic pollution or how deaths in one species could affect that animal's predators, or the rest of the ecosystem "We need to be asking more ecologically relevant questions," Rochman says. Usually, scientists don't know how disasters like oil spills or nuclear meltdowns will affect the environment until after they've happened, she says. "We don't ask the right questions early enough." But if ecologists can understand how the slow-moving disaster of ocean garbage is affecting ecosystems, they might be able to prevent things from getting worse.

  Which ONE of the following conclusions based on the examination of the hundred-odd papers on marine debris and its ecological impact by Rochman and her colleagues is NOT CORRECT?

  A)
  Issues with the focus, scope and findings of previous research inform future studies.
  done clear
  B)
  More than fifty percent of the past ecological studies failed to perceive the threats posed by marine debris.
  done clear
  C)
  Researchers tend to overgeneralize while discussing the implications of their findings.
  done clear
  D)
  That ocean garbage endangers ecosystems has not been fully understood.
  done clear
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• question_answer45) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

  Lupin is one of the least important person in the opposition and can never hope to become a minister.

  A)
  become
  done clear
  B)
  in the opposition
  done clear
  C)
  can never
  done clear
  D)
  least important person
  done clear
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• question_answer46) 

  Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

  Maria complained that though there were many shopping centers in Dubai, they were all expensive.

  A)
  Maria said, "The many shopping centers that are there in Dubai, but they are all expensive."
  done clear
  B)
  Maria said, 'There were many shopping centers in Dubai, but they are all expensive."
  done clear
  C)
  Maria said, 'There have been many shopping centers in Dubai, but they are expensive."
  done clear
  D)
  Maria said, 'Though there are many shopping centers in Dubai, they are all expensive."
  done clear
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• question_answer47) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  As a toddler growing up in the 1950s, Richard Wawro threw violent tantrums. Often, he would tap the same piano key for long stretches of time. When he was three, his parents took him for testing at a nearby hospital. They were told that he was moderately to severely retarded. His family, however, never believed that his IQ was as low as the experts claimed. A special education teacher began working with Richard when he was six. She introduced him to drawing with crayons, which he took to quickly. He began filling sketchbooks- (and the wallpaper of his Scotland home) with startlingly accurate depictions of cartoon characters like Yogi Bear. When Richard was 12, his artwork astounded a visiting artist who said that his drawings were created with the precision of a mechanic and the vision of a poet." Richard pould never read or write well. His speech remained limited. But his involvement with the art world spurred his social development. He participated in dozens of exhibitions and became a well-known artist. His artwork was celebrated by the media and in a documentary, "With Eyes Wide Open." Both Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II owned Wawro's originals. Richard was a savant, an individual with a spike in a particular ability combined with an impairment or disability, In Richard's case, that underlying condition was autism. Autism is a condition characterized by social and communication challenges, like difficulty making eye contact or making conversation, along with repetitive behaviors or intense interests. It turns out that many savants have autism. But when the astounding abilities are there, they are often rooted in extreme memory, excellent attention to detail and passionate interests - traits also linked to autism. In many ways, prodigies look a lot like savants. They have the same preternatural abilities. They have the same prolific output. But there's a key difference between the two. While in savants, these extreme abilities are paired with an underlying impairment or disability, prodigies don't typically have any such disability. Even though prodigies are not typically autistic, they have the same excellent memories, extreme attention to detail, and passionate interests linked to autism and autistic savants.

  Which ONE of the following statements about Richard is FALSE?

  A)
  Richard was communicatively challenged.
  done clear
  B)
  Richard received special education.
  done clear
  C)
  Richard was an illiterate.
  done clear
  D)
  Richard was a renowned artist.
  done clear
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• question_answer48) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  As a toddler growing up in the 1950s, Richard Wawro threw violent tantrums. Often, he would tap the same piano key for long stretches of time. When he was three, his parents took him for testing at a nearby hospital. They were told that he was moderately to severely retarded. His family, however, never believed that his IQ was as low as the experts claimed. A special education teacher began working with Richard when he was six. She introduced him to drawing with crayons, which he took to quickly. He began filling sketchbooks- (and the wallpaper of his Scotland home) with startlingly accurate depictions of cartoon characters like Yogi Bear. When Richard was 12, his artwork astounded a visiting artist who said that his drawings were created with the precision of a mechanic and the vision of a poet." Richard pould never read or write well. His speech remained limited. But his involvement with the art world spurred his social development. He participated in dozens of exhibitions and became a well-known artist. His artwork was celebrated by the media and in a documentary, "With Eyes Wide Open." Both Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II owned Wawro's originals. Richard was a savant, an individual with a spike in a particular ability combined with an impairment or disability, In Richard's case, that underlying condition was autism. Autism is a condition characterized by social and communication challenges, like difficulty making eye contact or making conversation, along with repetitive behaviors or intense interests. It turns out that many savants have autism. But when the astounding abilities are there, they are often rooted in extreme memory, excellent attention to detail and passionate interests - traits also linked to autism. In many ways, prodigies look a lot like savants. They have the same preternatural abilities. They have the same prolific output. But there's a key difference between the two. While in savants, these extreme abilities are paired with an underlying impairment or disability, prodigies don't typically have any such disability. Even though prodigies are not typically autistic, they have the same excellent memories, extreme attention to detail, and passionate interests linked to autism and autistic savants.

  Which ONE of the statements given as options is TRUE?

  A)
  All savants have no disabilities while all prodigies suffer from some (or other) disability.
  done clear
  B)
  All savants suffer from certain disabilities while all prodigies suffer from none.
  done clear
  C)
  Some savants have no disabilities while some prodigies might suffer from a disability.
  done clear
  D)
  Some savants have some (or other) disabilities while all prodigies suffer none,
  done clear
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• question_answer49) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  As a toddler growing up in the 1950s, Richard Wawro threw violent tantrums. Often, he would tap the same piano key for long stretches of time. When he was three, his parents took him for testing at a nearby hospital. They were told that he was moderately to severely retarded. His family, however, never believed that his IQ was as low as the experts claimed. A special education teacher began working with Richard when he was six. She introduced him to drawing with crayons, which he took to quickly. He began filling sketchbooks- (and the wallpaper of his Scotland home) with startlingly accurate depictions of cartoon characters like Yogi Bear. When Richard was 12, his artwork astounded a visiting artist who said that his drawings were created with the precision of a mechanic and the vision of a poet." Richard pould never read or write well. His speech remained limited. But his involvement with the art world spurred his social development. He participated in dozens of exhibitions and became a well-known artist. His artwork was celebrated by the media and in a documentary, "With Eyes Wide Open." Both Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II owned Wawro's originals. Richard was a savant, an individual with a spike in a particular ability combined with an impairment or disability, In Richard's case, that underlying condition was autism. Autism is a condition characterized by social and communication challenges, like difficulty making eye contact or making conversation, along with repetitive behaviors or intense interests. It turns out that many savants have autism. But when the astounding abilities are there, they are often rooted in extreme memory, excellent attention to detail and passionate interests - traits also linked to autism. In many ways, prodigies look a lot like savants. They have the same preternatural abilities. They have the same prolific output. But there's a key difference between the two. While in savants, these extreme abilities are paired with an underlying impairment or disability, prodigies don't typically have any such disability. Even though prodigies are not typically autistic, they have the same excellent memories, extreme attention to detail, and passionate interests linked to autism and autistic savants.

  Which ONE of the options makes the meaning of 'savant' as it emerges in the passage clear?

  A)
  an autistic who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in all fields
  done clear
  B)
  a person of learning, especially one with detailed knowledge in some specialized field
  done clear
  C)
  an autistic with preternatural abilities, exhibiting exceptional skill or brilliance in a special field
  done clear
  D)
  an autistic who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in some limited field
  done clear
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• question_answer50) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  As a toddler growing up in the 1950s, Richard Wawro threw violent tantrums. Often, he would tap the same piano key for long stretches of time. When he was three, his parents took him for testing at a nearby hospital. They were told that he was moderately to severely retarded. His family, however, never believed that his IQ was as low as the experts claimed. A special education teacher began working with Richard when he was six. She introduced him to drawing with crayons, which he took to quickly. He began filling sketchbooks- (and the wallpaper of his Scotland home) with startlingly accurate depictions of cartoon characters like Yogi Bear. When Richard was 12, his artwork astounded a visiting artist who said that his drawings were created with the precision of a mechanic and the vision of a poet." Richard pould never read or write well. His speech remained limited. But his involvement with the art world spurred his social development. He participated in dozens of exhibitions and became a well-known artist. His artwork was celebrated by the media and in a documentary, "With Eyes Wide Open." Both Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II owned Wawro's originals. Richard was a savant, an individual with a spike in a particular ability combined with an impairment or disability, In Richard's case, that underlying condition was autism. Autism is a condition characterized by social and communication challenges, like difficulty making eye contact or making conversation, along with repetitive behaviors or intense interests. It turns out that many savants have autism. But when the astounding abilities are there, they are often rooted in extreme memory, excellent attention to detail and passionate interests - traits also linked to autism. In many ways, prodigies look a lot like savants. They have the same preternatural abilities. They have the same prolific output. But there's a key difference between the two. While in savants, these extreme abilities are paired with an underlying impairment or disability, prodigies don't typically have any such disability. Even though prodigies are not typically autistic, they have the same excellent memories, extreme attention to detail, and passionate interests linked to autism and autistic savants.

  Why does the author bring in the topic of prodigies in a discussion of autistic savants?

  A)
  Because comparing abilities of both prodigies and autistic savants would help us appreciate the capabilities of the latter.
  done clear
  B)
  Because it would reorient people who treat autism with contempt
  done clear
  C)
  Because he sees the two as related to the same topic.
  done clear
  D)
  Because their abilities are often rooted in extreme memory, excellent attention to detail and passionate interests
  done clear
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• question_answer51) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  As a toddler growing up in the 1950s, Richard Wawro threw violent tantrums. Often, he would tap the same piano key for long stretches of time. When he was three, his parents took him for testing at a nearby hospital. They were told that he was moderately to severely retarded. His family, however, never believed that his IQ was as low as the experts claimed. A special education teacher began working with Richard when he was six. She introduced him to drawing with crayons, which he took to quickly. He began filling sketchbooks- (and the wallpaper of his Scotland home) with startlingly accurate depictions of cartoon characters like Yogi Bear. When Richard was 12, his artwork astounded a visiting artist who said that his drawings were created with the precision of a mechanic and the vision of a poet." Richard pould never read or write well. His speech remained limited. But his involvement with the art world spurred his social development. He participated in dozens of exhibitions and became a well-known artist. His artwork was celebrated by the media and in a documentary, "With Eyes Wide Open." Both Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II owned Wawro's originals. Richard was a savant, an individual with a spike in a particular ability combined with an impairment or disability, In Richard's case, that underlying condition was autism. Autism is a condition characterized by social and communication challenges, like difficulty making eye contact or making conversation, along with repetitive behaviors or intense interests. It turns out that many savants have autism. But when the astounding abilities are there, they are often rooted in extreme memory, excellent attention to detail and passionate interests - traits also linked to autism. In many ways, prodigies look a lot like savants. They have the same preternatural abilities. They have the same prolific output. But there's a key difference between the two. While in savants, these extreme abilities are paired with an underlying impairment or disability, prodigies don't typically have any such disability. Even though prodigies are not typically autistic, they have the same excellent memories, extreme attention to detail, and passionate interests linked to autism and autistic savants.

  Which ONE of the statements sums up what the passage is about?

  A)
  The case of Richard, a savant, illustrates the discovery that the dividing line between a prodigy and a savant is just the presence of a disability.
  done clear
  B)
  Rather than conclude that autistic patients have limited IQ, we must make the effort to discover the special ability each autistic patient has.
  done clear
  C)
  Kids with autism, if encouraged, could turn out to be a savant as they share a range of extraordinary abilities with prodigies.
  done clear
  D)
  When the instance of an autistic is examined closely, it is found that some diagnosed as autistic might be a savant with a 'spiked' extra-ordinary ability.
  done clear
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• question_answer52) 

  Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

  Napping can do as much to improve someone's ___ as a balanced diet and exercise can.

  A)
  knowledge
  done clear
  B)
  familiarity
  done clear
  C)
  efficiency
  done clear
  D)
  deficiency
  done clear
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• question_answer53) 

  Given below are four sentences, three of which are jumbled.

  Pick the option that gives the correct order.

  A. It is impossible to know all the rules of any language.

  B. It takes both time and patience.

  C. Advertisements that claim to teach a language in 60 days are all lies.

  D. Learning a language is a life-long job.

  A)
  ACBD  
  done clear
  B)
  ABCD
  done clear
  C)
  ADCB  
  done clear
  D)
  ADBC
  done clear
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• question_answer54) 

  Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence; if no improvement is required, select "No improvement".

  We need a cardigan. Are you able to knit?"

  A)
  No improvement
  done clear
  B)
  Are you knitting?
  done clear
  C)
  Will you be able to knit?
  done clear
  D)
  Can you knit one?
  done clear
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• question_answer55) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  Where is this going?' That is the question at the heart of River of Life, River of Death, as author Victor Mallet travels the length of the Ganges. Beginning at its ice cave source in the Himalayan foothills, he follows the water through the holy confluence at Allahabad, the spindly banks of Varanasi city and onwards to the delta in Bangladesh, where 4n its parting gift to the land, the river spews millions of tons of fertile silt on to the rice fields of Bengal and the mangroves of the Sundarbans.'

  It is the same question he asks about the treatment of the Ganges, both good and bad. The river leads a double life being the most worshipped waterway in the world and also one of the most polluted. The Ganges and its tributaries are now subject to sewage pollution that is 'half a million times over the Indian recommended limit for bathing in places, not to mention the unchecked runoff from heavy metals. fertilizers, carcinogens and the occasional corpse.

  As Mallet observes the danger of contamination does not put off the millions of revellers at Kumbh Mela. It is a Hindu pilgrimage 'thought to be the largest gathering of people anywhere', described to him as 'a spiritual expo... where you will be talking one moment to a visiting Mumbai businessman and the next to a Marijuana-stoned Yogi'. He suggests the pollution might never deter them. He is told by one bather: 'we do believe that anyone who takes in this water, he becomes pure also, because it is always pure.' There is a collective sense that the spirit of the Ganges is so sacred that she can never be spoiled.

  He informs the reader in the preface 'almost everyone knows the problems are real'. His journey down the Ganges is one of investigation rather than discovery. Mallet investigates the potential of the river to become a cradle for antibiotic-resistant infections - or 'superbugs' - that could be exported to other regions by global travel. He points out that some 450 million people depend on the Ganges water basin for survival, and many more for its religious and cultural importance. The Ganges is a goddess and a mother to everyone from the politician in the north, to the humblest Hindu living in the far south or running a motel in the United States.

  There is hope. Mallet draws some parallels to clean-ups of the Rhine and the Thames. He points to the design feat of Kumbh Mela, which as 'a pop-up megacity' for two million pilgrims has better infrastructure and waste treatment than many Indian cities. 'In the minds of both Indians and foreigners, this raises important questions... if the authorities can build infrastructure so efficiently for this short but very large festival, why can they not do the same for permanent villages and towns?'

  Which ONE of the options fills in the blank and completes the statement below correctly?

  The Ganges is a mother to the devout Hindu; however, it is to the non-Hindu Indian ___ and ____.

  A)
  a spectacle; locus for the Khumb Melas
  done clear
  B)
  a source of water; a garbage bin
  done clear
  C)
  an interesting tourist spot; a zone for adventure sports
  done clear
  D)
  a cultural icon; provider of life
  done clear
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• question_answer56) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  Where is this going?' That is the question at the heart of River of Life, River of Death, as author Victor Mallet travels the length of the Ganges. Beginning at its ice cave source in the Himalayan foothills, he follows the water through the holy confluence at Allahabad, the spindly banks of Varanasi city and onwards to the delta in Bangladesh, where 4n its parting gift to the land, the river spews millions of tons of fertile silt on to the rice fields of Bengal and the mangroves of the Sundarbans.'

  It is the same question he asks about the treatment of the Ganges, both good and bad. The river leads a double life being the most worshipped waterway in the world and also one of the most polluted. The Ganges and its tributaries are now subject to sewage pollution that is 'half a million times over the Indian recommended limit for bathing in places, not to mention the unchecked runoff from heavy metals. fertilizers, carcinogens and the occasional corpse.

  As Mallet observes the danger of contamination does not put off the millions of revellers at Kumbh Mela. It is a Hindu pilgrimage 'thought to be the largest gathering of people anywhere', described to him as 'a spiritual expo... where you will be talking one moment to a visiting Mumbai businessman and the next to a Marijuana-stoned Yogi'. He suggests the pollution might never deter them. He is told by one bather: 'we do believe that anyone who takes in this water, he becomes pure also, because it is always pure.' There is a collective sense that the spirit of the Ganges is so sacred that she can never be spoiled.

  He informs the reader in the preface 'almost everyone knows the problems are real'. His journey down the Ganges is one of investigation rather than discovery. Mallet investigates the potential of the river to become a cradle for antibiotic-resistant infections - or 'superbugs' - that could be exported to other regions by global travel. He points out that some 450 million people depend on the Ganges water basin for survival, and many more for its religious and cultural importance. The Ganges is a goddess and a mother to everyone from the politician in the north, to the humblest Hindu living in the far south or running a motel in the United States.

  There is hope. Mallet draws some parallels to clean-ups of the Rhine and the Thames. He points to the design feat of Kumbh Mela, which as 'a pop-up megacity' for two million pilgrims has better infrastructure and waste treatment than many Indian cities. 'In the minds of both Indians and foreigners, this raises important questions... if the authorities can build infrastructure so efficiently for this short but very large festival, why can they not do the same for permanent villages and towns?'

  Which ONE of the statements below is FALSE?

  A)
  Victor Mallet asks the question 'where is it going?' of the river Ganges which has a metapharical relevance too
  done clear
  B)
  A clean River Ganges is as feasible as a clean River Thames or River Rhine
  done clear
  C)
  The Ganges carries super bugs and it is a problem all Indians are aware of.
  done clear
  D)
  The Kumbh Mela is a witness not only to the devotion of a section of Indians but also their skills of crowd management.
  done clear
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• question_answer57) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  Where is this going?' That is the question at the heart of River of Life, River of Death, as author Victor Mallet travels the length of the Ganges. Beginning at its ice cave source in the Himalayan foothills, he follows the water through the holy confluence at Allahabad, the spindly banks of Varanasi city and onwards to the delta in Bangladesh, where 4n its parting gift to the land, the river spews millions of tons of fertile silt on to the rice fields of Bengal and the mangroves of the Sundarbans.'

  It is the same question he asks about the treatment of the Ganges, both good and bad. The river leads a double life being the most worshipped waterway in the world and also one of the most polluted. The Ganges and its tributaries are now subject to sewage pollution that is 'half a million times over the Indian recommended limit for bathing in places, not to mention the unchecked runoff from heavy metals. fertilizers, carcinogens and the occasional corpse.

  As Mallet observes the danger of contamination does not put off the millions of revellers at Kumbh Mela. It is a Hindu pilgrimage 'thought to be the largest gathering of people anywhere', described to him as 'a spiritual expo... where you will be talking one moment to a visiting Mumbai businessman and the next to a Marijuana-stoned Yogi'. He suggests the pollution might never deter them. He is told by one bather: 'we do believe that anyone who takes in this water, he becomes pure also, because it is always pure.' There is a collective sense that the spirit of the Ganges is so sacred that she can never be spoiled.

  He informs the reader in the preface 'almost everyone knows the problems are real'. His journey down the Ganges is one of investigation rather than discovery. Mallet investigates the potential of the river to become a cradle for antibiotic-resistant infections - or 'superbugs' - that could be exported to other regions by global travel. He points out that some 450 million people depend on the Ganges water basin for survival, and many more for its religious and cultural importance. The Ganges is a goddess and a mother to everyone from the politician in the north, to the humblest Hindu living in the far south or running a motel in the United States.

  There is hope. Mallet draws some parallels to clean-ups of the Rhine and the Thames. He points to the design feat of Kumbh Mela, which as 'a pop-up megacity' for two million pilgrims has better infrastructure and waste treatment than many Indian cities. 'In the minds of both Indians and foreigners, this raises important questions... if the authorities can build infrastructure so efficiently for this short but very large festival, why can they not do the same for permanent villages and towns?'

  Which ONE of the options faithfully sums up the main ideas of the passage?

  A)
  The Ganges is a holy river for Hindus who venerate it, live off it but also pollute it.
  done clear
  B)
  The river Ganges is a river that gives life and hope to all but it is a pity that its abusers are not aware that they are pushing it to its extinction.
  done clear
  C)
  The Ganges is multifaceted personality – venerated as a mother, it tolerates as a mother all the pollutants thrown into it.
  done clear
  D)
  An objective assessment of the river Ganges, life-giving and death-threatening, fosters not only faith but also hope among its admirers of its redemption in future.
  done clear
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• question_answer58) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  Where is this going?' That is the question at the heart of River of Life, River of Death, as author Victor Mallet travels the length of the Ganges. Beginning at its ice cave source in the Himalayan foothills, he follows the water through the holy confluence at Allahabad, the spindly banks of Varanasi city and onwards to the delta in Bangladesh, where 4n its parting gift to the land, the river spews millions of tons of fertile silt on to the rice fields of Bengal and the mangroves of the Sundarbans.'

  It is the same question he asks about the treatment of the Ganges, both good and bad. The river leads a double life being the most worshipped waterway in the world and also one of the most polluted. The Ganges and its tributaries are now subject to sewage pollution that is 'half a million times over the Indian recommended limit for bathing in places, not to mention the unchecked runoff from heavy metals. fertilizers, carcinogens and the occasional corpse.

  As Mallet observes the danger of contamination does not put off the millions of revellers at Kumbh Mela. It is a Hindu pilgrimage 'thought to be the largest gathering of people anywhere', described to him as 'a spiritual expo... where you will be talking one moment to a visiting Mumbai businessman and the next to a Marijuana-stoned Yogi'. He suggests the pollution might never deter them. He is told by one bather: 'we do believe that anyone who takes in this water, he becomes pure also, because it is always pure.' There is a collective sense that the spirit of the Ganges is so sacred that she can never be spoiled.

  He informs the reader in the preface 'almost everyone knows the problems are real'. His journey down the Ganges is one of investigation rather than discovery. Mallet investigates the potential of the river to become a cradle for antibiotic-resistant infections - or 'superbugs' - that could be exported to other regions by global travel. He points out that some 450 million people depend on the Ganges water basin for survival, and many more for its religious and cultural importance. The Ganges is a goddess and a mother to everyone from the politician in the north, to the humblest Hindu living in the far south or running a motel in the United States.

  There is hope. Mallet draws some parallels to clean-ups of the Rhine and the Thames. He points to the design feat of Kumbh Mela, which as 'a pop-up megacity' for two million pilgrims has better infrastructure and waste treatment than many Indian cities. 'In the minds of both Indians and foreigners, this raises important questions... if the authorities can build infrastructure so efficiently for this short but very large festival, why can they not do the same for permanent villages and towns?'

  Which ONE of the options fills in the blank and completes the statement below correctly?

  The average believer is of the faith-driven conviction that the river Ganges

  A)
  shall never be the object of an investigation.
  done clear
  B)
  may never die due to pollution.
  done clear
  C)
  will never infect the believer.
  done clear
  D)
  can never be spoiled.
  done clear
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• question_answer59) 

  Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

  Where is this going?' That is the question at the heart of River of Life, River of Death, as author Victor Mallet travels the length of the Ganges. Beginning at its ice cave source in the Himalayan foothills, he follows the water through the holy confluence at Allahabad, the spindly banks of Varanasi city and onwards to the delta in Bangladesh, where 4n its parting gift to the land, the river spews millions of tons of fertile silt on to the rice fields of Bengal and the mangroves of the Sundarbans.'

  It is the same question he asks about the treatment of the Ganges, both good and bad. The river leads a double life being the most worshipped waterway in the world and also one of the most polluted. The Ganges and its tributaries are now subject to sewage pollution that is 'half a million times over the Indian recommended limit for bathing in places, not to mention the unchecked runoff from heavy metals. fertilizers, carcinogens and the occasional corpse.

  As Mallet observes the danger of contamination does not put off the millions of revellers at Kumbh Mela. It is a Hindu pilgrimage 'thought to be the largest gathering of people anywhere', described to him as 'a spiritual expo... where you will be talking one moment to a visiting Mumbai businessman and the next to a Marijuana-stoned Yogi'. He suggests the pollution might never deter them. He is told by one bather: 'we do believe that anyone who takes in this water, he becomes pure also, because it is always pure.' There is a collective sense that the spirit of the Ganges is so sacred that she can never be spoiled.

  He informs the reader in the preface 'almost everyone knows the problems are real'. His journey down the Ganges is one of investigation rather than discovery. Mallet investigates the potential of the river to become a cradle for antibiotic-resistant infections - or 'superbugs' - that could be exported to other regions by global travel. He points out that some 450 million people depend on the Ganges water basin for survival, and many more for its religious and cultural importance. The Ganges is a goddess and a mother to everyone from the politician in the north, to the humblest Hindu living in the far south or running a motel in the United States.

  There is hope. Mallet draws some parallels to clean-ups of the Rhine and the Thames. He points to the design feat of Kumbh Mela, which as 'a pop-up megacity' for two million pilgrims has better infrastructure and waste treatment than many Indian cities. 'In the minds of both Indians and foreigners, this raises important questions... if the authorities can build infrastructure so efficiently for this short but very large festival, why can they not do the same for permanent villages and towns?'

  Which ONE of the options fills In the blank and completes the statement below correctly?

  The river Ganges is "the most worshipped waterway in the world and also one of the most polluted" This brings to light, in reality, ____ .

  A)
  the contrarian nature of the average Indian
  done clear
  B)
  the democratic space it provides to the CEO and the Yogi
  done clear
  C)
  the dangers of bathing in the river at any place
  done clear
  D)
  the double life that the river leads
  done clear
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• question_answer60) 

  Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

  KNOWLEDGE

  A)
  ignorance
  done clear
  B)
  goodness
  done clear
  C)
  eccentricity
  done clear
  D)
  illiteracy
  done clear
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• question_answer61) 

  Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

  Mary asked her husband, "Why have you been avoiding me since yesterday?"

  A)
  Mary wanted to know from her husband the reason he is avoiding her since the previous day.
  done clear
  B)
  Mary questioned her husband as to why he has been avoiding her since the previous day.
  done clear
  C)
  Mary wanted to know from her husband as to why he had been avoiding her since the previous day.
  done clear
  D)
  Mary asked her husband as to why he had been avoiding her since yesterday.
  done clear
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• question_answer62) 

  Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence; if no improvement is required select "No improvement".

  After my graduation my uncle suggested to me to get a job in a bank.

  A)
  suggested to me getting a job
  done clear
  B)
  No improvement
  done clear
  C)
  suggested me getting a job
  done clear
  D)
  suggests me to get a job
  done clear
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• question_answer63) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  Innovators who are furthering the beneficent uses of advanced AI should avoid scenarios where a machine 'takes over.'

  A)
  Scenarios where a machine 'takes over' should be avoided by innovators who are furthering the beneficent uses of advanced AI.
  done clear
  B)
  Scenarios where a machine 'takes over' should have been avoided by innovators who further the beneficent uses of advanced AI.
  done clear
  C)
  Scenarios where a machine 'is taken over' shall be avoided by innovators who are furthering the beneficent uses of advanced AI.
  done clear
  D)
  Scenarios where '-taken over' by a machine should be avoided by innovators who have been furthering the beneficent uses of advanced AI.
  done clear
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• question_answer64) 

  Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

  Space exploration demands ____ human qualities: for

  astronauts, great bravery, but for everyone, ingenuity; imagination, discipline, and even a sort of altruism.

  A)
  extraordinary     
  done clear
  B)
  weird
  done clear
  C)
  normal
  done clear
  D)
  common
  done clear
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• question_answer65) 

  Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence: if no improvement is required, select "No improvement".

  I agreed to meet him at the cafeteria at 9.00.

  A)
  I agreed meeting him
  done clear
  B)
  I agreed to have met him
  done clear
  C)
  I agreed meet him
  done clear
  D)
  No improvement
  done clear
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• question_answer66) 

  Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence; if no improvement is required, select "No improvement".

  I liked the violin but found it rather expensive to buy.

  A)
  found it so expensive to buy
  done clear
  B)
  No improvement
  done clear
  C)
  found it hardly expensive to buy
  done clear
  D)
  found it somewhere expensive to buy
  done clear
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• question_answer67) 

  Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

  Scientists have said that understanding past changes in ocean heat was ___ for predicting the future impact of climate change.

  A)
  circular 
  done clear
  B)
  cynical
  done clear
  C)
  critical 
  done clear
  D)
  cyclical
  done clear
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• question_answer68) 

  Given below are four sentences, three of which, are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order.

  A. My brother was looking forward to his first Metro ride.

  B. But he is the kind of person who never listens to any advice.

  C. He had heard a great deal about it from his friends in Delhi.

  D. They all told him not to travel alone the first time.

  A)
  ACDB  
  done clear
  B)
  ABDC
  done clear
  C)
  ACBD   
  done clear
  D)
  ADBC
  done clear
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• question_answer69) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  Are liberals and populists just searching for a new master?

  A)
  Is a new master searching for liberals and populists?
  done clear
  B)
  Are liberals and populists being searched for by a new master?
  done clear
  C)
  Was a new master being searched for by liberals and populists?
  done clear
  D)
  Is a new master being searched for by liberals and populists?
  done clear
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• question_answer70) 

  Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence; if no improvement is required, select "No improvement",

  Have you got good teachers when you were at school?

  A)
  Hasn't you got
  done clear
  B)
  Did you have
  done clear
  C)
  Haven't you got
  done clear
  D)
  No improvement
  done clear
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• question_answer71) 

  Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

  DISPARATE

  A)
  collected
  done clear
  B)
  indifferent
  done clear
  C)
  similar 
  done clear
  D)
  calm
  done clear
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• question_answer72) 

  Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given below:

  Take with a pinch of salt

  A)
  not eat something until you add salt to it
  done clear
  B)
  completely disbelieve anything that you are told
  done clear
  C)
  immediately accept something that is not salted
  done clear
  D)
  not believe completely something that you are told
  done clear
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• question_answer73) 

  Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence: if no improvement is required select "No improvement".

  "We have so many to do and so little time."

  A)
  such many
  done clear
  B)
  No improvement
  done clear
  C)
  so much
  done clear
  D)
  as much
  done clear
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• question_answer74) 

  Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

  COMPREHENSIVE

  A)
  restricted
  done clear
  B)
  pleasant
  done clear
  C)
  enjoyable
  done clear
  D)
  enclosed
  done clear
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• question_answer75) 

  Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given below:

  Barking up the wrong tree

  A)
  misunderstanding the origin of a problem
  done clear
  B)
  unable to guess the right type of tree
  done clear
  C)
  creating a problem by teasing dogs
  done clear
  D)
  chasing a false trail
  done clear
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• question_answer76) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  Two hundred years ago, the treadmill was invented in England as a prison rehabilitation device. It was meant to cause the (76) to suffer and learn from their sweat. It would mill a bit of corn or (77) some water as a bonus. William Cubitt, a civil engineer raised in a family of Millwrights, created the treadmill which was also called a treadwheel in the early days-in 1818. Cubitt's early attempts at the treadmill's (78) took many forms, including two wheels you walked on, whose cogs interlocked. But his most popular (79). which was installed at Brixton Prison in London, (80) a wide wheel. Prisoners pressed down with their feet on steps (81) in the wheel, which moved it, presenting them with the next step. The Brixton treadmill was hooked up to subterranean machinery that (82) corn. This treadmill could keep as many as 24 prisoners (83). standing side-by-side along the wheel. Some de- vices at other prisons .were smaller, and most treadmills soon (84) partitions, so convicts could not socialize. They (85) for 10 hours a day in summer, and a mere seven in winter.

  A)
  internalized
  done clear
  B)
  inculcated
  done clear
  C)
  incarcerated
  done clear
  D)
  intimidated
  done clear
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• question_answer77) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  Two hundred years ago, the treadmill was invented in England as a prison rehabilitation device. It was meant to cause the (76) to suffer and learn from their sweat. It would mill a bit of corn or (77) some water as a bonus. William Cubitt, a civil engineer raised in a family of Millwrights, created the treadmill which was also called a treadwheel in the early days-in 1818. Cubitt's early attempts at the treadmill's (78) took many forms, including two wheels you walked on, whose cogs interlocked. But his most popular (79). which was installed at Brixton Prison in London, (80) a wide wheel. Prisoners pressed down with their feet on steps (81) in the wheel, which moved it, presenting them with the next step. The Brixton treadmill was hooked up to subterranean machinery that (82) corn. This treadmill could keep as many as 24 prisoners (83). standing side-by-side along the wheel. Some de- vices at other prisons .were smaller, and most treadmills soon (84) partitions, so convicts could not socialize. They (85) for 10 hours a day in summer, and a mere seven in winter.

  A)
  pipe
  done clear
  B)
  tap
  done clear
  C)
  save
  done clear
  D)
  pump
  done clear
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• question_answer78) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  Two hundred years ago, the treadmill was invented in England as a prison rehabilitation device. It was meant to cause the (76) to suffer and learn from their sweat. It would mill a bit of corn or (77) some water as a bonus. William Cubitt, a civil engineer raised in a family of Millwrights, created the treadmill which was also called a treadwheel in the early days-in 1818. Cubitt's early attempts at the treadmill's (78) took many forms, including two wheels you walked on, whose cogs interlocked. But his most popular (79). which was installed at Brixton Prison in London, (80) a wide wheel. Prisoners pressed down with their feet on steps (81) in the wheel, which moved it, presenting them with the next step. The Brixton treadmill was hooked up to subterranean machinery that (82) corn. This treadmill could keep as many as 24 prisoners (83). standing side-by-side along the wheel. Some de- vices at other prisons .were smaller, and most treadmills soon (84) partitions, so convicts could not socialize. They (85) for 10 hours a day in summer, and a mere seven in winter.

  A)
  proposal
  done clear
  B)
  design
  done clear
  C)
  strategy
  done clear
  D)
  decline
  done clear
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• question_answer79) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  Two hundred years ago, the treadmill was invented in England as a prison rehabilitation device. It was meant to cause the (76) to suffer and learn from their sweat. It would mill a bit of corn or (77) some water as a bonus. William Cubitt, a civil engineer raised in a family of Millwrights, created the treadmill which was also called a treadwheel in the early days-in 1818. Cubitt's early attempts at the treadmill's (78) took many forms, including two wheels you walked on, whose cogs interlocked. But his most popular (79). which was installed at Brixton Prison in London, (80) a wide wheel. Prisoners pressed down with their feet on steps (81) in the wheel, which moved it, presenting them with the next step. The Brixton treadmill was hooked up to subterranean machinery that (82) corn. This treadmill could keep as many as 24 prisoners (83). standing side-by-side along the wheel. Some de- vices at other prisons .were smaller, and most treadmills soon (84) partitions, so convicts could not socialize. They (85) for 10 hours a day in summer, and a mere seven in winter.

  A)
  version
  done clear
  B)
  type
  done clear
  C)
  hoax    
  done clear
  D)
  process
  done clear
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• question_answer80) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  Two hundred years ago, the treadmill was invented in England as a prison rehabilitation device. It was meant to cause the (76) to suffer and learn from their sweat. It would mill a bit of corn or (77) some water as a bonus. William Cubitt, a civil engineer raised in a family of Millwrights, created the treadmill which was also called a treadwheel in the early days-in 1818. Cubitt's early attempts at the treadmill's (78) took many forms, including two wheels you walked on, whose cogs interlocked. But his most popular (79). which was installed at Brixton Prison in London, (80) a wide wheel. Prisoners pressed down with their feet on steps (81) in the wheel, which moved it, presenting them with the next step. The Brixton treadmill was hooked up to subterranean machinery that (82) corn. This treadmill could keep as many as 24 prisoners (83). standing side-by-side along the wheel. Some de- vices at other prisons .were smaller, and most treadmills soon (84) partitions, so convicts could not socialize. They (85) for 10 hours a day in summer, and a mere seven in winter.

  A)
  absolved
  done clear
  B)
  revolved
  done clear
  C)
  involved
  done clear
  D)
  evolved
  done clear
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• question_answer81) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  Two hundred years ago, the treadmill was invented in England as a prison rehabilitation device. It was meant to cause the (76) to suffer and learn from their sweat. It would mill a bit of corn or (77) some water as a bonus. William Cubitt, a civil engineer raised in a family of Millwrights, created the treadmill which was also called a treadwheel in the early days-in 1818. Cubitt's early attempts at the treadmill's (78) took many forms, including two wheels you walked on, whose cogs interlocked. But his most popular (79). which was installed at Brixton Prison in London, (80) a wide wheel. Prisoners pressed down with their feet on steps (81) in the wheel, which moved it, presenting them with the next step. The Brixton treadmill was hooked up to subterranean machinery that (82) corn. This treadmill could keep as many as 24 prisoners (83). standing side-by-side along the wheel. Some de- vices at other prisons .were smaller, and most treadmills soon (84) partitions, so convicts could not socialize. They (85) for 10 hours a day in summer, and a mere seven in winter.

  A)
  entrenched
  done clear
  B)
  adorned
  done clear
  C)
  embellished
  done clear
  D)
  embedded
  done clear
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• question_answer82) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  Two hundred years ago, the treadmill was invented in England as a prison rehabilitation device. It was meant to cause the (76) to suffer and learn from their sweat. It would mill a bit of corn or (77) some water as a bonus. William Cubitt, a civil engineer raised in a family of Millwrights, created the treadmill which was also called a treadwheel in the early days-in 1818. Cubitt's early attempts at the treadmill's (78) took many forms, including two wheels you walked on, whose cogs interlocked. But his most popular (79). which was installed at Brixton Prison in London, (80) a wide wheel. Prisoners pressed down with their feet on steps (81) in the wheel, which moved it, presenting them with the next step. The Brixton treadmill was hooked up to subterranean machinery that (82) corn. This treadmill could keep as many as 24 prisoners (83). standing side-by-side along the wheel. Some de- vices at other prisons .were smaller, and most treadmills soon (84) partitions, so convicts could not socialize. They (85) for 10 hours a day in summer, and a mere seven in winter.

  A)
  packed 
  done clear
  B)
  grew
  done clear
  C)
  ground 
  done clear
  D)
  planted
  done clear
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• question_answer83) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  Two hundred years ago, the treadmill was invented in England as a prison rehabilitation device. It was meant to cause the (76) to suffer and learn from their sweat. It would mill a bit of corn or (77) some water as a bonus. William Cubitt, a civil engineer raised in a family of Millwrights, created the treadmill which was also called a treadwheel in the early days-in 1818. Cubitt's early attempts at the treadmill's (78) took many forms, including two wheels you walked on, whose cogs interlocked. But his most popular (79). which was installed at Brixton Prison in London, (80) a wide wheel. Prisoners pressed down with their feet on steps (81) in the wheel, which moved it, presenting them with the next step. The Brixton treadmill was hooked up to subterranean machinery that (82) corn. This treadmill could keep as many as 24 prisoners (83). standing side-by-side along the wheel. Some de- vices at other prisons .were smaller, and most treadmills soon (84) partitions, so convicts could not socialize. They (85) for 10 hours a day in summer, and a mere seven in winter.

  A)
  dormant
  done clear
  B)
  happy
  done clear
  C)
  jailed 
  done clear
  D)
  busy
  done clear
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• question_answer84) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  Two hundred years ago, the treadmill was invented in England as a prison rehabilitation device. It was meant to cause the (76) to suffer and learn from their sweat. It would mill a bit of corn or (77) some water as a bonus. William Cubitt, a civil engineer raised in a family of Millwrights, created the treadmill which was also called a treadwheel in the early days-in 1818. Cubitt's early attempts at the treadmill's (78) took many forms, including two wheels you walked on, whose cogs interlocked. But his most popular (79). which was installed at Brixton Prison in London, (80) a wide wheel. Prisoners pressed down with their feet on steps (81) in the wheel, which moved it, presenting them with the next step. The Brixton treadmill was hooked up to subterranean machinery that (82) corn. This treadmill could keep as many as 24 prisoners (83). standing side-by-side along the wheel. Some de- vices at other prisons .were smaller, and most treadmills soon (84) partitions, so convicts could not socialize. They (85) for 10 hours a day in summer, and a mere seven in winter.

  A)
  resided 
  done clear
  B)
  divided
  done clear
  C)
  Included
  done clear
  D)
  examined
  done clear
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• question_answer85) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

  Two hundred years ago, the treadmill was invented in England as a prison rehabilitation device. It was meant to cause the (76) to suffer and learn from their sweat. It would mill a bit of corn or (77) some water as a bonus. William Cubitt, a civil engineer raised in a family of Millwrights, created the treadmill which was also called a treadwheel in the early days-in 1818. Cubitt's early attempts at the treadmill's (78) took many forms, including two wheels you walked on, whose cogs interlocked. But his most popular (79). which was installed at Brixton Prison in London, (80) a wide wheel. Prisoners pressed down with their feet on steps (81) in the wheel, which moved it, presenting them with the next step. The Brixton treadmill was hooked up to subterranean machinery that (82) corn. This treadmill could keep as many as 24 prisoners (83). standing side-by-side along the wheel. Some de- vices at other prisons .were smaller, and most treadmills soon (84) partitions, so convicts could not socialize. They (85) for 10 hours a day in summer, and a mere seven in winter.

  A)
  dragged  
  done clear
  B)
  talked
  done clear
  C)
  slogged  
  done clear
  D)
  gagged
  done clear
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• question_answer86) 

  Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence; if no improvement is required, select "No improvement".

  She will say she has money to spare. What was the use of asking her?

  A)
  What must be the use
  done clear
  B)
  No improvement
  done clear
  C)
  What is the use
  done clear
  D)
  What were the use
  done clear
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• question_answer87) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  To understand global warming and the ozone hole you need science.

  A)
  Science was needed to .understand global warming and the ozone hole.
  done clear
  B)
  Science has been needed to understand global warming and the ozone hole.
  done clear
  C)
  Science is being needed to understand global wanning and the ozone hole.
  done clear
  D)
  Science is needed to understand global warming and the ozone hole.
  done clear
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• question_answer88) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

  Dwarf galaxies have to hold clues that could help us to understand better the nature of dark matter.

  A)
  dark matter
  done clear
  B)
  to understand better
  done clear
  C)
  have to hold
  done clear
  D)
  could help us
  done clear
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• question_answer89) 

  Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

  DASHED

  A)
  weakened
  done clear
  B)
  encouraged
  done clear
  C)
  destroyed
  done clear
  D)
  produced
  done clear
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• question_answer90) 

  Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

  My friends told me that they would go home for Pongal the following Sunday.

  A)
  My friends said, "We would go home for Pongal next Sunday."
  done clear
  B)
  My friends said to me, "We will go home for Pongal the coming Sunday."
  done clear
  C)
  My friends said, "We go home for Pongal the coming Sunday."
  done clear
  D)
  My friends told me, 'We are going home for Pongal the coming Sunday."
  done clear
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• question_answer91) 

  Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

  COMPLICATED

  A)
  complex
  done clear
  B)
  disorganized
  done clear
  C)
  jumbled
  done clear
  D)
  lengthy
  done clear
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• question_answer92) 

  Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

  ALTERATION

  A)
  modification
  done clear
  B)
  adjudication
  done clear
  C)
  modulation
  done clear
  D)
  conciliation
  done clear
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• question_answer93) 

  Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

  The weatherman said that rain is expected the next day.

  A)
  The weatherman said, "Rain was expected tomorrow."
  done clear
  B)
  The weatherman said, "Rain can be expected tomorrow."
  done clear
  C)
  The weatherman said, "Rain is expected the next day."
  done clear
  D)
  The weatherman said, "Rain is expected tomorrow."
  done clear
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• question_answer94) 

  Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

  "I am not happy about the announcement", Bob Tilman said.

  A)
  Bob Tilman confessed that he is not happy about the announcement.
  done clear
  B)
  Bob Tilman told that he was not happy about the announcement.
  done clear
  C)
  Bob Tilman confessed that he was not happy about the announcement.
  done clear
  D)
  Bob Tilman says that he was not happy at the announcement.
  done clear
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• question_answer95) 

  Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

  OVERWHELMING

  A)
  impressive
  done clear
  B)
  striking
  done clear
  C)
  awesome
  done clear
  D)
  mortifying
  done clear
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• question_answer96) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  The ideology of our time has embraced the idea of trying to hold things stable and static.

  A)
  The idea of trying to hold things stable and static has been embraced by the ideology of our time
  done clear
  B)
  The idea of trying to hold things stable and static has embraced by the ideology of our time.
  done clear
  C)
  The idea of trying to hold things stable and static have been embraced by the ideology of our time.
  done clear
  D)
  The idea of trying to hold things stable and static will be embraced by the ideology of our time.
  done clear
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• question_answer97) 

  Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

  John said, "When I am bored, I cook."

  A)
  John said that when he was bored, he cooked.
  done clear
  B)
  John said that when he is bored, he will cook.
  done clear
  C)
  John said that when he cooked he was bored.
  done clear
  D)
  John says that when he is bored, he cooks;
  done clear
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• question_answer98) 

  Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

  DISTASTE

  A)
  loathing
  done clear
  B)
  neutral
  done clear
  C)
  tasteless
  done clear
  D)
  banal
  done clear
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• question_answer99) 

  Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given below :

  Do something at the drop of the hat

  A)
  do something without wearing a hat
  done clear
  B)
  do something without having planned beforehand
  done clear
  C)
  do something wearing a hat
  done clear
  D)
  do something that requires great planning
  done clear
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• question_answer100) 

  Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

  Literature does not exist only to provoke feelings of happiness or to ____ us with its pleasure; it should also challenge and perturb us.

  A)
  reconcile
  done clear
  B)
  trouble
  done clear
  C)
  cloy  
  done clear
  D)
  placate
  done clear
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