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Question 1


Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A.He used to commit one theft a year on average. The stolen money lasted for the year.
B.He chose the house at Shotover Grange to commit his next burglary. He studied the design of the house carefully for a fortnight.
C.He found that the family had gone to London and the servants to the movie. He broke into the house one afternoon.
D.He hoped to get fifteen thousand pounds worth of jewels from the safe.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A.He used to commit one theft a year on average. The stolen money lasted for the year.
B.He chose the house at Shotover Grange to commit his next burglary. He studied the design of the house carefully for a fortnight.
C.He found that the family had gone to London and the servants to the movie. He broke into the house one afternoon.
D.He hoped to get fifteen thousand pounds worth of jewels from the safe.

Options

A

DCBA

DCBA

B

BCDA

BCDA

C

BDAC

BDAC

D

ABCD

ABCD


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

ABCD

ABCD


Question 2


Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Her mother always encouraged the idea of early marriage.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Her mother always encouraged the idea of early marriage.

Options

A

Cheered 

Cheered 

B

Motivated 

Motivated 

C

Discouraged 

Discouraged 

D

Supported 

Supported 


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Discouraged 

Discouraged 


Question 3


Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Apathy

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Apathy

Options

A

Empathy

Empathy

B

Indifference

Indifference

C

Hostility

Hostility

D

Aversion

Aversion


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Indifference

Indifference


Question 4


Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

Aditi is meticulous by nature.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

Aditi is meticulous by nature.

Options

A

precise

precise

B

accurate

accurate

C

careless

careless

D

concise

concise


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

careless

careless


Question 5


In the following sentence, four words are underlined, out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
The sovenir shops within the amusement parks do sell well because the visitors are mostly children and the shops keep a good stock of objects that children find fascinating .

In the following sentence, four words are underlined, out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
The sovenir shops within the amusement parks do sell well because the visitors are mostly children and the shops keep a good stock of objects that children find fascinating .

Options

A

sovenir

sovenir

B

visitors

visitors

C

amusement

amusement

D

fascinating

fascinating


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

sovenir

sovenir


Question 6


Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

You can fool some of the people all the time, and all the people some of the time; but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

You can fool some of the people all the time, and all the people some of the time; but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

Options

A

and all the people some of the time

and all the people some of the time

B

but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

C

No error

No error

D

You can fool some of the people all the time

You can fool some of the people all the time


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

No error

No error


Question 7


Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A.Chronic infections such as typhoid, chickenpox and others, for example, are no longer feared.
B.A factor contributing to the rapid rise of the population in recent years has been the drop in the death rate.
C.Because of medical breakthroughs, the death rate has decreased.
D.In 2001, the death rate in India was approximately 8.5 per thousand people.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A.Chronic infections such as typhoid, chickenpox and others, for example, are no longer feared.
B.A factor contributing to the rapid rise of the population in recent years has been the drop in the death rate.
C.Because of medical breakthroughs, the death rate has decreased.
D.In 2001, the death rate in India was approximately 8.5 per thousand people.

Options

A

ADBC 

ADBC 

B

BDCA 

BDCA 

C

CDAB 

CDAB 

D

DBCA 

DBCA 


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

BDCA 

BDCA 


Question 8


Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To face the music

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To face the music

Options

A

Barring the entire audiences view at a concert

Barring the entire audiences view at a concert

B

To bear the negative consequences of wrongful actions

To bear the negative consequences of wrongful actions

C

Not knowing the real chords in music

Not knowing the real chords in music

D

Being challenged to a music competition

Being challenged to a music competition


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

To bear the negative consequences of wrongful actions

To bear the negative consequences of wrongful actions


Question 9


Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Diligent

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Diligent

Options

A

Spiteful

Spiteful

B

Awful

Awful

C

Faithful

Faithful

D

Careful

Careful


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Careful

Careful


Question 10


Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Stir up a hornets’ nest

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Stir up a hornets’ nest

Options

A

Create doubts  

Create doubts  

B

Scare the birds 

Scare the birds 

C

Provoke trouble

Provoke trouble

D

Resist a fight

Resist a fight


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Provoke trouble

Provoke trouble


Question 11


Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Sieze

Sieze

B

Erase

Erase

C

North

North

D

Dredge

Dredge


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Sieze

Sieze


Question 12


Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
They live in the apartment above ours.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
They live in the apartment above ours.

Options

A

Over 

Over 

B

Below 

Below 

C

After 

After 

D

Upward

Upward


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Below 

Below 


Question 13


Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The new building was being constructed by the construction workers.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The new building was being constructed by the construction workers.

Options

A

The new building is being constructed by the construction workers.

The new building is being constructed by the construction workers.

B

The construction workers had been constructing the new building.

The construction workers had been constructing the new building.

C

The new building has being constructed by the construction workers?

The new building has being constructed by the construction workers?

D

The construction workers were constructing the new building.

The construction workers were constructing the new building.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

The construction workers were constructing the new building.

The construction workers were constructing the new building.


Question 14


Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Many noticeable people were present at the function.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Many noticeable people were present at the function.

Options

A

notable

notable

B

No substitution

No substitution

C

notworthy

notworthy

D

celebrity

celebrity


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

notable

notable


Question 15


Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. There are 1.52 billion Aadhaar cards given to the whole population as of February 2019.
B. A financial inclusion programme called the Prime Minister's Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) makes services like banking, remittance, and insurance accessible to every Indian at a reasonable price.
C. Under the acronym JAM—Jan Dhan Yojana for Financial Inclusion, Aadhaar Biometric Identification, and Mobile Telecommunications—India is on the verge of a social revolution.
D. Beneficiaries may open an account with no balance.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. There are 1.52 billion Aadhaar cards given to the whole population as of February 2019.
B. A financial inclusion programme called the Prime Minister's Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) makes services like banking, remittance, and insurance accessible to every Indian at a reasonable price.
C. Under the acronym JAM—Jan Dhan Yojana for Financial Inclusion, Aadhaar Biometric Identification, and Mobile Telecommunications—India is on the verge of a social revolution.
D. Beneficiaries may open an account with no balance.

Options

A

BCDA

BCDA

B

ABCD

ABCD

C

DCBA

DCBA

D

CABD

CABD


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

CABD

CABD


Question 16


Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Dr. Joyce is studying an experiment in his laboratory.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Dr. Joyce is studying an experiment in his laboratory.

Options

A

An experiment was being studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory.

An experiment was being studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory.

B

An experiment is being studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory.

An experiment is being studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory.

C

An experiment has been studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory.

An experiment has been studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory.

D

An experiment is studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory.

An experiment is studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

An experiment is being studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory.

An experiment is being studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory.


Question 17


Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Swarms have wreaked havoc on crops and caused famines and mass migrations.
B. Since prehistoric times, locusts have caused plagues.
C. Traditional methods of control rely on the use of pesticides from the ground or the air, although biological control approaches are also making great strides.
D. Changes in agricultural practices and improved observation of areas where swarms tend to form have lately allowed control measures to be implemented at an earlier stage.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Swarms have wreaked havoc on crops and caused famines and mass migrations.
B. Since prehistoric times, locusts have caused plagues.
C. Traditional methods of control rely on the use of pesticides from the ground or the air, although biological control approaches are also making great strides.
D. Changes in agricultural practices and improved observation of areas where swarms tend to form have lately allowed control measures to be implemented at an earlier stage.

Options

A

ABDC

ABDC

B

BDAC

BDAC

C

DCBA

DCBA

D

BADC

BADC


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

BADC

BADC


Question 18


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Meenakshi sweeps the ball excellently when she ________ an off-spin delivery.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Meenakshi sweeps the ball excellently when she ________ an off-spin delivery.

Options

A

gets

gets

B

got

got

C

will get

will get

D

has got

has got


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

gets

gets


Question 19


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
‘Rapid’ may be replaced by ‘_________’.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
‘Rapid’ may be replaced by ‘_________’.

Options

A

Legitimate

Legitimate

B

Gradual

Gradual

C

Speedy

Speedy

D

Artistic

Artistic


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Speedy

Speedy


Question 20


Select the word which means the same as the group of words underlined in the given sentence.
Manisha is a believer of fate.

Select the word which means the same as the group of words underlined in the given sentence.
Manisha is a believer of fate.

Options

A

Fatalist

Fatalist

B

Minimalist

Minimalist

C

Catalyst

Catalyst

D

Socialist

Socialist


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Fatalist

Fatalist


Question 21

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to (1)________ IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs (2)________ the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are (3)________ to become IT literate so as to (4)________ them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also (5)________ their livelihood.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to (1)________ IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs (2)________ the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are (3)________ to become IT literate so as to (4)________ them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also (5)________ their livelihood.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.

Options

A

attain

attain

B

impart

impart

C

attribute

attribute

D

affirm

affirm


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

impart

impart


Question 22

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to (1)________ IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs (2)________ the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are (3)________ to become IT literate so as to (4)________ them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also (5)________ their livelihood.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to (1)________ IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs (2)________ the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are (3)________ to become IT literate so as to (4)________ them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also (5)________ their livelihood.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.

Options

A

among 

among 

B

between

between

C

across

across

D

within 

within 


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

across

across


Question 23

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to (1)________ IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs (2)________ the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are (3)________ to become IT literate so as to (4)________ them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also (5)________ their livelihood.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to (1)________ IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs (2)________ the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are (3)________ to become IT literate so as to (4)________ them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also (5)________ their livelihood.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.

Options

A

trained 

trained 

B

ordered

ordered

C

included 

included 

D

made 

made 


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

trained 

trained 


Question 24

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to (1)________ IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs (2)________ the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are (3)________ to become IT literate so as to (4)________ them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also (5)________ their livelihood.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to (1)________ IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs (2)________ the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are (3)________ to become IT literate so as to (4)________ them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also (5)________ their livelihood.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.

Options

A

enact 

enact 

B

able 

able 

C

regard 

regard 

D

enable 

enable 


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

enable 

enable 


Question 25

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to (1)________ IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs (2)________ the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are (3)________ to become IT literate so as to (4)________ them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also (5)________ their livelihood.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to (1)________ IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs (2)________ the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are (3)________ to become IT literate so as to (4)________ them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also (5)________ their livelihood.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.

Options

A

train

train

B

engage

engage

C

enhance

enhance

D

present

present


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

enhance

enhance


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