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INDEX

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Contents

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1. NOUN ............................................................................................................. 4

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2. SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT ............................................................... 19

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3. ADJECTIVES.............................................................................................. 35
4. CONJUNCTIONS ....................................................................................... 48
5. VERBS ........................................................................................................ 64
6. ARTICLES .................................................................................................. 78
7. TENSES ...................................................................................................... 93
8. PRONOUNS ............................................................................................. 105
9. PREPOSITIONS ...................................................................................... 112
10. ADVERB ................................................................................................ 126
11. CLOZE TEST ......................................................................................... 138
12. READING COMPREHENSION - Part-1 ........................................... 145
13. READING COMPREHENSION - Part-2 ........................................... 158
14. SENTENCE ARRANGEMENT ............................................................ 171
15. FILLERS ................................................................................................. 186
16. MISCELLANEOUS –PART 1 (BASED ON NEW PATTERN) ....... 200
16. MISCELLANEOUS –PART 2 (BASED ON NEW PATTERN) ....... 213

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1. NOUN

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Directions (1-20): Find out the error in each of the following

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sentences, if any. If there is no error, your answer is option (e).

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1. One of her firmest belief (a) / was that her friend shouted at her

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(b) / with a view to making her(c) / aware of her repeated

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lapses. (d)/ No Error (e)
2. In the last elections (a) / the electorates' (b) / disinterestedness
puzzled (c) / the politicians very much.(d)/ No Error.
3. He said that (a)/ he always kept in his pocket (b) / a bundle of
one hundred (c) / rupees notes. (d) / No Error. (e)
4. He gave me (a) / two important informations (b) / I had been
waiting for (c) / for the previous two months. (d) / No Error. (e)
5. Your advices are (a) / the proof of your (b) / discriminating
mind and (c) / pragmatic approach. (d) / No Error (e).
6. You know it well (a)/ that your success in life (b)/ depends not
on my advice (c)/ but on somebody else. (d)/ No Error. (e)
7. He informed me (a)/ that he had gone to (b)/ one of the
Minister‘s residences (c)/ and stayed there all night. (d)/ No
Error. (e)
8. The haves should (a) / not look scornfully (b) / at the haves not,
rather they should (c) / try to encourage them to work hard and
earn their livelihood. (d) / No Error. (e)
9. The wall of this magnificent (a) / building is (b) / fifty foot high
and its paintings (c) /are very striking. (d) / No Error. (e)
10. Two summons (a) / have been issued by the court (b) / but you
have not (c) / turned up yet. (d) / No Error. (e)
11. The building‘s roof (a)/ needs repairing otherwise (b)/ it may
fall down and (c)/ result into many persons‘ death. (d)/ No
Error. (e)

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12. Your tone of speaking (a)/ as well as your friends (b)/ is really

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extremely sarcastic (c)/ yet we never take it seriously. (d)/ No

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Error. (e)

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13. The officer said (a)/ that he appreciated (b)/ his staffs coming

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on time (c)/ and co-operating him. (d)/ No Error. (e)

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14. It is true (a)/ that I met (b)/ the Chief Minister (c)/ at one of my

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friend‘s houses. (d)/ No Error. (e)
15. I appreciate you (a)/ helping the poor (b)/ who are really the
most ignored and completely deprived (c)/ section of our
society. (d)/ No Error. (e)
16. India and China‘s present (a)/ condition clearly indicate (b)/
that both the countries (c)/ will face a lot of problems in the
coming time. (d)/ No Error. (e)
17. The blind‘s life (a)/ is really very miserable (b)/ because they
can‘t see (c)/ what happens around them. (d)/ No Error. (e)
18. He has ordered (a) / bricks (b) / for the proposed (c) / hotel
and bar. (d) / No Error. (e)
19. The brethrens (a) / of this locality are always (b) / at daggers-
drawn without any (c) / apparent reason. (d) / No Error. (e)
20. A ton‘s weight (a)/ is too heavy for (b)/ anyone to (c)/ carry on
his head (d)./ No error. (e)

Directions (21-28): Read the following passage carefully and


answer the questions given below it. Certain words and phrases
have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering
some of the questions.
Let us turn back to inquire whether sending our capital abroad, and
consenting to be taxed to pay emigration fares to get rid of the
women and men who are left without employment in consequence,
is all that capitalism can do when our employers, who act for out
capitalists in industry affairs, and are more or less capitalists
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themselves in the earlier stages of capitalistic development, find

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that they can sell no more of their goods at a profit, or indeed at all,

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in their own country.

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Cleary they cannot send abroad the capital they have already

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invested, because it has all been eaten up by the works leaving in

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its place factories and railways and mines and the like; and these

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cannot be packed into a ship‘s hold and sent to Africa. It is only the
freshly saved capital than can be sent out of the country. This, as
we have seen, does go abroad in heaps of finished product. But the
British land held by him on long lease, must, when once he has sold
all the goods at home that his British customers can afford to buy,
either shut up his works until the customers have worn out their
stock of what they have bought, which would bankrupt him (for
the landlord will not wait), or else sell his superfluous good
somewhere else; that is, he must send them abroad. Now it is not
easy to send them to civilized countries, because they practise
protection, which means that they impose heavy taxes on foreign
goods. Uncivilized countries, without protection, and inhabited by
natives to whom gaudy calicoes and cheap showy brassware are
dazzling and delightful novelties, are the best places to make for at
first.
But trader requires a settled government to put down the habit of
plundering strangers. This is not a habit of simple tribes, who are
often friendly and honest. It is what civilized men do where there is
no law to restrain them. Until quite recent times it was extremely
dangerous to be wrecked on our coasts, as wrecking, which meant
plundering wrecked ships and refraining from any officious efforts
to save the lives of their crews was a well-established business in
many places on our shores. The Chinese still remember some
astonishing outbursts of looting perpetrated by English ladies of

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high position, at moments when trading was suspended and

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priceless works of art were to be had for the grabbing. When

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trading with aborigines begins with the visit of a single ship, the

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cannons and cutlasses carried may be quite sufficient to overawe

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the natives if they are troublesome. The real difficulty begins when

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so many ships come that a little trading station of white men grows

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up and attracts the white never-do-wells and violent roughs who
are always being squeezed out of civilization by the pressure of law
and order. It is these riff-raff who turn the place into a sort of hell in
which sooner or later missionaries and murdered and traders
plundered. Their home governments are appealed to put a stop to
this. A gunboat is sent out and inquiry made. The report after the
inquiry is that there is nothing to be done but set up a civilized
empire. And the civilized taxpayer plays the bill without getting a
farthing of the profits. Of course the business does not stop there.
The riff-raff who have created the emergency move out just beyond
the boundary of the annexed territory, and are as great a nuisance
as ever to the traders when they have exhausted the purchasing
power of the included natives and push on after fresh customers.
Again they call on their home government to civilize a further area;
and so bit by bit the civilized empire grows at the expense of the
home taxpayers, without any intention or approval on their own
country, their own rulers, and their own religious faith; they find
that the centre of their beloved realm has shifted to the other
hemisphere. That is how we in the British Islands have found our
centre moved from London to the Suez Canal, and are now in the
position that out of every hundred of our fellow-subjects, in whose
defence we are expected to shed the last drop of our blood, only 11
are whites or even Christians. In our bewilderment some of us
declare that the Empire is a burden and a blunder, whilst others

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glory in it as triumph. You and I need not argue with them just

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now, our point for the moment being that, whether blunder or

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glory. The British Empire was quite unintentional. What should

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have been undertaken only as most carefully considered political

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development has been a series of commercial adventures thrust on

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us by capitalists forced by their own system to cater to foreign

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customers before their own country‘s need were one-tenth satisfied
21. It may be inferred that the passage was written:
(a)When Britain was still a colonial power
(b)When the author was in a bad mood
(c)When the author was working in the foreign service of
Britain
(d)When the author‘ country was overrun by the British
(e) None of these
22. According to the author, the habit of plundering the strangers:
(a)Is usually not found in simple tribes but civilized people
(b)Is usually found in the barbaric tribes of the uncivilized
nations
(c)Is a habit limited only to English ladies of high position
(d)Is a usual habit with all white-skinned people
(e) None of these
23. Which of the following does not come under the aegis of capital
already invested?
(i) Construction of factories
(ii) Development of a mine
(iii) Trade of finished products
(a) Both (i) and (iii) (b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (i) (d) Only (iii)
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24. Which of the following may be called the main complaint of the

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author?

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(a)The race of people he belongs to are looters and plunderers

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(b)The capitalists are taking over the entire world

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(c)It is a way of life for English ladies to loot and plunder

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(d)The English taxpayer has to pay for the upkeep of territories

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he did not want
(e) None of these.
25. Why do capitalistic traders prefer the uncivilized countries to
the civilized one?
(a)Because they find it easier to rule them
(b)Because civilized countries would make them pay protection
duties
(c)Because civilized countries would make their own goods.
(d)Because uncivilized countries like the cheap and gaudy
goods of bad quality all capitalists produce.
(e) None of these.
26. The word ‗officious‘, in the context of the passage, means:
(a)Meddling (b)Official (c)Rude
(d)Oafish (e) Self-effacing
27. According to the author, to main reason why capitalist go
abroad to sell their good is:
(i) That they want to civilize the underdeveloped countries of
the world by giving them their goods
(ii) That they have to have new places to sell their surplus goods
somewhere in new markets
(iii) That they actually want to rule new lands and selling goods
in an excuse
(a) Only (i) (b) Both (ii) an (iii)
(c) Only (iii) (d) Both (ii) and (i)

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(e) None of the above

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Directions (28): Choose the word/group of words which is MOST

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OPPOSITE in meaning to the word/ group of words printed in

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bold as used in the passage.

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(a) Depredate (b) Consecrate (c) Devastate
(d) Rapacious (e) Maraud

Directions (29-35): The Following questions have two blanks, each


blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of
words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a
whole.
29. The equipment‘s that were being used in the survey were …. ,
and because of the below-zero temperature, it was feared they
would freeze and ………………….
(a) Icy, capsize (b) Frosty, shide
(c) Fragile, shatter (d) Frozen, dehydrate
(e) Useless, capsize
30. The young boy‘s ………………….. attempts to explain to his
girlfriend why he had failed to show for their movie date did
little to ease her ……………. feelings.
(a) Impassioned, disconsolate
(b)Yeracious, vacuous
(c) Unbelievable, gluttonous
(d) Chronic, vicarious
(e) Immeasurable, vacuous
31. Although the PLA has typically been characterized as an
organization resistant to change, the SSF, as a specialized,
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center upon innovation, might be better _____ to advance

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defense innovation than the PLA at large.

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(a) authorization, groomed

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(d) Decree, assembled

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(e) Profile, composed
32. The conspirators met ……………………… in order to plot a(n)
………………… against the oppressive governance of Julius
Caesar.
(a) Clandestinely, revolt (b) Wickedly, invocation
(c) Craftily, referendum (d) Wittily, ban
(e) Aggressively, crime

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33. Although the food in the hostel mess was barely

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………………….., after six months, the residents of the hostel

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had become …………….. to it.

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(a) Edible, immune (b) Edible, inured

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34. _______ by popular support, the Supreme Court of Pakistan is
trying to ______ its independence.
(a) Empowered, sentence (b) Governed, stamp
(c) Backed, assert (d) Marked, rebel
(e) Geared, influence
35. One lesson that must be drawn from the grisly _____ of fake
encounter killings is the need to ______ the police from its
political masters.
(a) Incidence, govern (b) Episode, insulate
(c) Crime, motivate (d) Theory, widen
(e) Malaise, revolt
Directions (36-40): Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C,
D, E, F and G in the proper sequence to form a meaningful
paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. Only the opening moves have been made on the Brexit
chessboard but judging by the reaction from spectators, the UK
is inexorably heading towards checkmate by the EU.
B. The post-Brexit fall of nearly 19% in the pound and forecasts of
another 10% decline have been spun as evidence of a weak
position.
C. However, focusing on the gyrations of the pound is akin to
looking at the clock in a chess game.
D. Moreover, it detracts from focusing on the board and coming up
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E. The Bremoaners have seized on the less than sterling

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performance of the British pound as proof that the armageddon

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they predicted is not going to be long in coming.

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G. Screaming that it is running down is factually correct but
completely useless.
36. Which sentence should be the FOURTH in the paragraph?
(a) F (b) B (c) C (d) G (e) E
37. Which sentence should be the SEVENTH (LAST) in the
paragraph?
(a) C (b) B (c) F (d) G (e) D
38. Which sentence should be the FIRST in the paragraph?
(a) A (b) F (c) E (d) D (e) C
39. Which sentence should be the FIFTH in the paragraph?
(a) B (b) F (c) G (d) D (e) C
40. Which sentence should be the THIRD in the paragraph?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) F (e) E

Directions (41-50): In the following passage there are words which


are highlighted (bold), each of which has been numbered. These
numbers are printed below the passage and against each five
words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.
Find out the appropriate words without changing the meaning of
the passage. If none of the given option is suitable choose option (e)
as your choice.
Only those who deem gung-ho belligerence (41) a fashion
statement will be impressed by India being projected as the world‘s
largest importer of military equipment: estimating (42) for 13 per
cent of the international arms trade, as calculated by the respected
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think-tank, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

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Perhaps some politicians owing enmity (43) to the ruling NDA will

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tom-tom the $21.95 billion imports over 2012-2016 as evidence of

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the government‘s determination to undermine (44) military muscle

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in keeping with the commitment to national security, and use the

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SIPRI findings to counter the criticism of only a core (45) hike in the

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defence outlays proposed in the recent budget.
While the Swedish institute has remained friendly (46) from the
Indian ―debate‖, it has made one very damning point -- a key
reason for the huge import bill is because ―the Indian arms
industry has largely failed to produce competitive indigenously
designed weapons‖. And before the chorus (47) singing of the
NDA government‘s praises gets hyper-active, the SIPRI study notes
that the ―make in India drive‖ had yet to result in any technology
build-up. The same noted that China was increasingly able to move
(48) arms imports with domestic products. For the record, China
was the fourth largest importer, and Pakistan was placed seventh
on the list.
The SIPRI observation confirms that a virtual non-starter was the
plan announced by Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao in the early
1990s to reverse (49) the trend of the Indian military being outfitted
(50) in a 70-30 per cent ratio of imported and indigenous
equipment.
41. (a) Rancor (b)Harshness (c)Malice
(d) Slander (e)No correction required
42. (a)Accounting (b)Calculating (c)Summing
(d)Assigning (e)No correction required
43. (a)Devotion (b)Integrity (c)Allegiance
(d)Adoration (e)No correction required
44. (a)Condense (b)Affix (c)Enrich

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(d)Augment (e)No correction required

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45. (a)Indefinite (b)Marginal (c)Slender

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46. (a)Aloof (b)Concerned (c)Isolated

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(d)Band (e)No correction required
48. (a)Rotate (b)Vacillate (c)Shift
(d)Substitute (e)No correction required
49. (a)Switch (b)Negate (c)Abolish
(d)Change (e)No correction required
50. (a)Designed (b)Equipped (c)Suited
(d)Tested (e)No correction corrected

SOLUTIONS

1. (a); use beliefs in place of belief.


2. (b); 'electorate' is in Plural Number which means voters, so in
place of 'electorates' use 'electorate's'.
3. (d); ‗rupee‘ in place of ‗rupees‘
4. (b); 'information' in place of ‗informations‘.
5. (a); Use advice in place of advices.
6. (d): Use ―else‘s‖ in place of ―else‖.
7. (c); ―Use the residence of one of the ministers‖ in place of ―one
of the Minister‘s residences‖.
8. (c); 'have nots' in place of 'haves not' which means ‗the poor‘
9. (c); 'fifty feet' in place of 'fifty foot' as feet is the plural of ‗foot‘
10. (a); 'Summons' is Countable Noun and is Singular it‘s Plural is
'summonses'.
11. (a); Use ―the roof of the building‖ in place of ―The building‘s
roof‖
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12. (b); Use friends‘

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18. (b); Use brick in place of bricks.
19. (a); use brethren in place of brethrens
20. (e);
21. (a); The author talks about the British empire and how they
captured the foreign territories. This reveals that the passage
was still when Britain was still a colonial power. Option (a) is
the right choice
22. (a); According to the passage, the people of the tribes are
usually friendly and the habit of plundering the strangers is not
found among them. Option (a) is thus the right answer choice.
23. (d); According to the passage, the trade of finished products
involved the investement of fresh capital and the capital already
invested could not be used for the purpose. Hence, option (d) is
the right choice.
24. (d); The author states that the civilised English taxpayers had to
pay for the taxes, they did not choose to pay for, to upkeep the
territories. This makes option (d) the right choice.
25. (b); The author states that the trade in uncivilized countries is
safer as the people are made to pay heavy taxes on the goods
being imported. Option (b) is thus the right choice
26. (a); Refer to the lines: ―Until quite recent times it was extremely
dangerous to be wrecked on our coasts, as wrecking, which
meant plundering wrecked ships and refraining from any
officious efforts to save the lives of their crews was a well-

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established business in many places on our shores.‖ The word

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officious actually does not mean official. It means to meddle, in

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other words, to intrude into a certain matter. Generally a

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negative word and used to highlight intrusiveness, here it

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stands of lack of any action, or interference in a matter where

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meddling.
27. (c); The author states that the main reason why the capitalists go
abroad besides selling their goods is so that they can overpower
the territory and rule the new land
28. (b); Plundering means steal (goods), typically using force and in
a time of disorder hence Consecrate is the word most opposite
in meaning.
29. (c); fragile means (of an object) easily broken or damaged.
30. (a); impassioned means filled with or showing great emotion.
Disconsolate means very unhappy and unable to be comforted.
31. (c); Mandate means an official order or commission to do
something.
Poised means having a composed and self-assured manner.
Warfare means engagement in or the activities involved in war
or conflict.
32. (a); Clandestinely means kept secret or done secretively,
especially because illicit.
33. (d); Palatable means (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.
34. (c); Backed means to give financial, material, or moral support
to.Assert means to state a fact or belief confidently and
forcefully.
35. (b); Insulate means to protect from heat, cold, noise or
something by surrounding material.
For Questions (36-40): The correct sequence is AEBFCGD.

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36. (a);

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43. (c);
44. (d);
45. (b);
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47. (e);
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2. SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

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Directions (1-20): Find out the error in each of the following

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sentences, if any. If there is no error, your answer is option (e).

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1. Ritu as well as (a)/ some of her friends (b)/ have fallen in love

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with Sonu, who (c)/ is the eldest son of an S.D.O. (d)/ No error

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(e)
2. More than one successful candidate (a)/ have taken the
interview for one (b)/ of the popular magazines (c)/ being
published from Delhi. (d)/ No error (e)
3. The leader as well as (a)/ his followers are fatally injured in (b)/
the accident which occurred last night (c)/ near this railway
crossing. (d) No error (e)
4. Along the northern frontier (a)/ of India is seen (b)/ the
Himalayas mighty (c)/in their splendor. (d)/No error. (e)
5. His politics is not (a)/ good, so we have suggested to him (b)/
that he should read Gandhi, Nehru (c)/ and Karl Marx. (d)/ No
error (e)
6. Just outside (a)/ the hotel is (b)/ two bars, extremely beautiful
(c)/ as well as crowdy. (d)/ No error (e)
7. Her pugnacious daughter (a)/ always do something that may
incur insult (b)/ on her neighbours who hold a wrong
(c)/opinion about her family. (d)/ No error (e)
8. Our Head of the Department assured (a)/ us that a series of
lectures on Milton (b)/ were to be arranged (c)/ the following
week and so we should not create any nuisance.(d)/ No error
(e)
9. Each of the students (a)/ whom I have chosen to take part (b)/
in the cultural programmes to be performed (c)/ in the City
Hall, are up to the mark (d)/ No Error (e)

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10. Most of the news (a)/ pertaining to the sudden demise of Dr.

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Sen (b)/ have been communicated by some of the ruffians (c)/

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11. He often says that (a)/ it are these obscene films (b)/ that lead

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for (d)/ many evils growing in our society. (d)/ No error (e)

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12. The teachers face the (a)/ same problems in their day to day
lives (b)/ as do an ordinary man (c)/ of our society. (d)/ No
error (e)
13. The man who cannot (a)/ believe his senses and the man who
cannot (b)/ believe anything else are (c)/ insane. (d)/ No error
(e)
14. Shingles are a disease (a)/ in which the patient develops (b)/
lots of inflamed spots round the (c)/ waist. (d)/ No error (e)
15. Each faculty member as (a)/ well as most of the students (b)/
were of the view that there should (c)/ be many more new
course in this college. (d)/ No error (e)
16. Every man and woman (a)/of the village have come out (b)/to
see this strange child (c)/who claims to know everything about
his pre-natal existence. (d)/No error (e)
17. One of the developing or underdeveloped (a)/ countries are not
in favour of launching (b) chemical warfare because it trembles
to imagine its repercussions. (d)/ No error (e)
18. Have either of (a)/ the two candidates been (b)/ selected for the
post of Branch Manager (c)/ in the Punjab National Bank? (d)/
No error (e)
19. Where she went (a)/ and where she left her purse (b)/ are not
known to us; so it (c)/ is of no use being worried about her. (d)/
No error (e)

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20. If any proof was needed to show that the United Nations (a)/

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Directions (21-30): Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases are
given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the
questions.
Right through history, imperial powers have clung to their
possessions to death. Why, then, did Britain in 1947, give up the
jewel in its crown, India? For many reasons. The independence
struggle exposed the hollowness of the white man‘s burden.
Provincial self-rule since 1935 paved the way for full self rule.
Churchill resisted independence, but the Labour government of
Atlee was anti-imperialist by ideology. Finally, the Royal Indian
Navy mutiny in 1946 raised fears of a second Sepoy mutiny, and
convinced British waverers that it was safer to withdraw gracefully.
But politico-military explanations are not enough. The basis of
empire was always money.
The end of empire had much to do with the fact that British
imperialism had ceased to be profitable. World War II left Britain
victorious but deeply indebted, needing Marshall Aid and loans
from the World Bank. This constituted a strong financial case for
ending the no-longer-profitable empire.
Empire building is expensive. The US is spending one billion
dollars a day in operations in Iraq that fall well short of full-scale
imperialism. Through the centuries, empire building was costly, yet
constantly undertaken because it promised high returns. The

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investment was in armies and conquest. The returns came through

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plunder and taxes from the conquered.

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No immorality was attached to imperial loot and plunder. The

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biggest conquerors were typically revered (hence, titles like

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Alexander the Great, Akbar the Great, and Peter the Great). The

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bigger and richer the empire, the more the plunderer was admired.

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This mindset gradually changed with the rise of new ideas about
equality and governing for the public good, ideas that culminated
in the French and American revolutions. Robert Clive was
impeached for making a little money on the side, and so was
Warren Hastings. The white man's burden came up as a new moral
rationale for conquest: It was supposedly for the good of the
conquered. This led to much muddled hypocrisy. On the one hand,
the empire needed to be profitable. On the other hand, the white
man‘s burden made brazen loot impossible.
An additional factor deterring loot was the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny.
Though crushed, it reminded the British vividly that they were a
tiny ethnic group who could not rule a gigantic subcontinent
without the support of important locals. After 1857, the British
stopped annexing one princely state after another, and instead
treated the princes as allies. Land revenue was fixed in absolute
terms, partly to prevent local unrest and partly to promote the
notion of the white man‘s burden. The empire proclaimed itself to
be a protector of the Indian peasant against exploitation by Indian
elites. This was denounced as hypocrisy by nationalists like
DadabhoyNaoroji in the 19th century, who complained that land
taxes led to an enormous drain from India to Britain.
Objective calculations by historians like Adams Maddison suggest
a drain of perhaps 1.6 percent of Indian Gross National Product in
the 19th century. But land revenue was more or less fixed by the

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Raj in absolute terms and so its real value diminished rapidly with

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inflation in the 20th century. By World War II, India had ceased to

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be a profit centre for the British Empire.

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the conqueror. India itself was asked to pay a large sum at the end

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of World War I to help repair Britain‘s finances. But, as shown by

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historian IndivarKamtekar, the independence movement led by
Gandhiji changed the political landscape, and made mass taxation
of India increasingly difficult. By World War II, this had become
politically impossible. Far from taxing India to pay for World War
II, Britain actually began paying India for its contribution of men
and goods. Troops from white dominions like Australia, Canada
and New Zealand were paid for entirely by these countries, but
Indian costs were shared by the British government. Britain paid in
the form of non-convertible sterling balances, which mounted
swiftly. The conqueror was paying the conquered, undercutting the
profitability on which all empire is funded. Churchill opposed this,
and wanted to tax India rather than owe it money. But he was
overruled by India hands who said India would resist payment,
and paralyze the war effort. Leo Amery, Secretary of State for India,
said that when you are driving in a taxi to the station to catch a life-
or-death train, you do not loudly announce that you have doubts
whether to pay the fare. Thus, World War II converted India from a
debtor to a creditor with over one billion pounds in sterling
balances. Britain, meanwhile, became the biggest debtor in the
world. It‘s not worth ruling over people you are afraid to tax.
21. Which one of the following best expresses the main purpose of
the author?

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(a) To present the various reasons that can lead to the collapse

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of an empire and the granting of independence to the subjects of

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an empire.

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(b) To point out the critical role played by the ‗white man‘s

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burden‘ in making a colonizing power give up its claims to

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native possessions.

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(c) To highlight the contradictory impulse underpinning empire
building which is a costly business but very attractive at the
same time.
(d) To illustrate how erosion of the financial basis of an empire
supports the granting of independence to an empire‘s
constituents
(e) None of these
22. Which of the following was not a reason for the emergence of
the ‗white man‘s burden‘ as a new rationale for empire building
in India?
(a) The emergence of the idea of the public good as an element
of governance.
(b) The decreasing returns from imperial loot and increasing
costs of conquest.
(c) The weakening of the immorality attached to an emperor‘s
looting behaviour.
(d) A growing awareness of the idea of equality among peoples.
(e) None of these.
23. Which of the following best captures the meaning of the ‗white
man‘s burden‘, as it is used by the author?
(a) British claim to a civilizing mission directed at ensuring the
good of the natives.
(b) Inspiration for the French and American revolutions.

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(c) Resource drain that had to be borne by the home country‘s

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white population.

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(d) Imperative that made open looting of resources impossible.

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(e) None of these.

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24. What was the main lesson the British learned from the Sepoy

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Mutiny, of 1857?

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(a) That the local princes were allies, not foes.
(b) That the land revenue from India would decline
dramatically.
(c) That the British were a small ethnic group.
(d) That India would be increasingly difficult to rule.
(e) None of these.
25. Why didn‘t Britain tax India to finance its World War II efforts?
(a) Australia Canada and New Zealand had offered to pay for
Indian troops.
(b) India had already paid a sufficiently large sum during
World War I.
(d) It was afraid that if India refused to pay, Britain‘s war efforts
would be jeopardized.
(d) The British empire was built on the premise that the
conqueror pays the conquered.
(e) None of these.

Directions (26-27): Choose the word/group of words which is


MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word/group of words
printed in bold as used in the passage.
26. GRDUALLY
(a) moderately (b) cautiously (c) gently
(d) circumspectly (e) Brusque
27. DETERRING
(a) avert (b) hinder (c) preclude
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(d)impede (e) compelling

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Directions (28-30): Choose the word/group of words which is

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MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed

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in bold as used in the passage.

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28. PROVINCIAL

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(a)regional (b) hinder (c) cosmopolitan
(d) liberal (e) unprejudiced
29. DOMINION
(a) share (b) helplessness (c) impotence
(d) sovereignty (e) subservience.
30. PROCLAIMED
(a) confidential (b) hushed (c) intimate
(d) asserted (e) privy

Directions (31-35): Each question below has two each blank


indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of
words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a
whole.
31. It is said when you ___ a rural woman, you in turn make a
complete family socially and economically _______.
(a)authorise, absolute (b)empower, independent
(c)allow, sovereign (d)revoke, free
(e)charge, liberated
32. The rural system has its own customs, traditions and social
implications and thus _____ of self-help group is _____ an easy
task.
(a) composition, always
(b)establishment, forever
(c)constitution, no way
(d) creation, consistently
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(e)formation, never

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33. Hindustan Zinc ______________ a large corporate also has large

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_____________ of these products.

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(a) actually, damage (b) having, destruction

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(c)presently, loss (d) being, consumption

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(e)really, depletion

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34. Churchill did not and could not _____ that Ballia would ignite
the fire that would ________ and destroy colonial rule both in
India and beyond.
(a) anticipate, engulf (b) await, envelop
(c)figure, plunge (d) assume, bury
(e)forecast, deluge
35. When the British Company established ___________ in the name
of trade in 18th-century India, its officers trebled the taxes local
peasants were _______________ to pay.
(a) bridle, urged N. (b) authority, contracted
(c)control, obliged (d) charge, indebted
(e)command, pledged

Directions (36-40): The questions below have a paragraph given


with one sentence missing at the end. From among the answer
choices given, select the sentence that can fill the blank to form a
coherent paragraph.
36. I am sometimes attacked for imposing 'rules‗. Nothing could be
further from the truth. I hate rules. All I do is report on how
consumers react to different stimuli. I may say to a copywriter,
―Research shows that commercials with celebrities are below
average in persuading people to buy products. Are you sure
you want to use a celebrity?‖ Call that a rule? Or I may say to an
art director, ―Research suggests that if you set the copy in black

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type on a white background, more people will read it than if

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you set it in white type on a black background.‖ (______)

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(a) Guidance based on applied research can hardly qualify as

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‗rules‘

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(b) Thus, all my so called ‗rules‘ are rooted in applied research

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(d) Such principles are unavoidable if one wants to be
systematic about consumer behaviour.
(e) Fundamentally it is about consumer behaviour - not about
celebrities or type settings
37. Relations between the factory and the dealer are distant and
usually strained as the factory tries to force cars on the dealers
to smooth out production. Relations between the dealer and the
customer are equally strained because dealers continuously
adjust prices - make deals - to adjust demand with supply while
maximizing profits. This becomes a system marked by a lack of
long-term commitment on either side, which maximize feelings
of mistrust. In order to maximize their bargaining positions,
everyone holds back information - the dealer about the product
and the consumer about his true desires. (______)
(a) As a result, ‗deal making‘ becomes rampant, without
concern for customer satisfaction
(b) As a result, inefficiencies creep into the supply chain
(c) As a result, everyone treats the other as an adversary, rather
than as an ally
(d) As a result, fundamental innovations are becoming scarce in
the automobile industry
(e) As a result, everyone loses in the long run
38. The Time Traveler (for so it will be convenient to speak of him)
was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone

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and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and

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animated. The fire burned brightly, and the soft radiance of the

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incandescent lights in the lilies of silver caught the bubbles that

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flashed and passed in our glasses. Our chairs, being his patents,

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embraced and caressed us rather than submitted to be sat upon,

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and there was that luxurious after-dinner atmosphere when

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thought roams gracefully free of the trammels of precision.
(_______)
(a) And slowly and steadily, the atmosphere grew stale and lost
all the vibrancy it had
(b) And he put it to us in this way—marking the points with a
lean forefinger—as we sat and lazily admired his earnestness
over this new paradox (as we thought it) and his fecundity
(c) We sat like toddlers do in a nursery, eagerly anticipating the
show the Time Traveler would put on for us
(d) We sat benumbed by the proceedings, for the radiance of the
Time Traveler was unimaginable and unbearable
(e) None of these.
39. Age has a curvilinear relationship with the exploitation of
opportunity. Initially, age will increase the likelihood that a
person will exploit an entrepreneurial opportunity because
people gather much of the knowledge necessary to exploit
opportunities over the course of their lives, and because age
provides credibility in transmitting that information to others.
However, as people become older, their willingness to bear
risks declines, their opportunity costs rise, and they become less
receptive to new information. (_________________)
(a) As a result, people transmit more information rather than
experiment with new ideas as they reach an advanced age

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(b) As a result, people are reluctant to experiment with new

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ideas as they reach an advanced age

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(c) As a result, only people with lower opportunity costs exploit

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opportunity when they reach an advanced age.

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(d) As a result, people become reluctant to exploit

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entrepreneurial opportunities when they reach an advanced age

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(e) As a result, people depend on credibility rather than on
novelty as they reach an advanced age
40. Most people at their first consultation take a furtive look at the
surgeon‘s hands in the hope of reassurance. Prospective patients
look for delicacy, sensitivity, steadiness, perhaps unblemished
pallor. On this basis, Henry Perowne loses a number of cases
each year. Generally, he knows it‘s about to happen before the
patient does: the downward glance repeated, the prepared
questions beginning to falter, the overemphatic thanks during
the retreat to the door. (_____)
(a) Other people do not communicate due to their poor
observation
(b) Other patients don‘t like what they see but are ignorant of
their right to go elsewhere
(c) But Perowne himself is not concerned
(d) But others will take their place, he thought
(e) These hands are steady enough, but they are large

SOLUTIONS

1. (c); Use ‗has‘ in place of ‗have‘.


2. (b); Use ‗has‘ in place of ‗have‘
3. (b); Use ‗is‘ in place of ‗are‘
4. (b); Use ‗are‘ in place of ‗is‘
5. (a); Use ‗are‘ in place of ‗is‘
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6. (b); Use ‗are‘ in place of ‗is‘

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7. (b); Use ‗does‘ in place of ‗do‘

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8. (c); Use ‗was‘ in place of were.

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9. (d); Use ‗is‘ in place of ‗are‘

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10. (c); Use ‗has‘ in place of ‗have‘.

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11. (b); Use ‗is‘ in place of ‗are‘

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12. (c); Use ‗does‘ in place of ‗do‘
13. (e); No error
14. (a); Use ‗is‘ in place of ‗are‘
15. (c); Use ‗was‘ in place of were.
16. (b); Use ‗has‘ in place of ‗have‘.
17. (b); Use ‗is‘ in place of ‗are‘
18. (a); Use ‗has‘ in place of ‗have‘.
19. (e); No error
20. (b); Use ‗has‘ in place of ‗have‘.
21. (d); The author expressed his thoughts about ―How imperialism
ceased to be profitable and became burden on empires which led
to independence of the conquered states‖.
22. (a); All other options except option (a) have been mentioned in
the paragraph by the author therefore option (a) is the answer.
23. (d); See last sentence of the fourth paragraph ―On the other hand,
the white man‘s burden made brazen loot impossible‖.
24. (c); At the starting of the fifth paragraph ‖An additional factor
deterring loot was the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny .Though crushed, it
reminded the British vividly that they were a tiny ethnic group
who could not rule a gigantic subcontinent without the support of
important locals.‖
25. (c); Refer to the last paragraph ―But he was overruled by India
hands who said India would resist payment and paralyze the war
effort.‖

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26. (e); GRADUALLY MEANS ―in a gradual way” HENCE

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―brusque‖ IS THE WORD MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING.

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27. (e); DETERRING MEANS ―put a stop to” HENCE ―compelling‖

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IS THE WORD MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING.

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28. (a); PROVINCIAL MEANS ―an inhabitant of a province of a

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country or empire” HENCE ―regional‖ IS THE WORD MOST

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SIMILAR IN MEANING.
29. (d); DOMINION MEANS ―sovereignty or control” HENCE
―sovereignty‖ IS THE WORD MOST SIMILAR IN MEANING.
30. (d); PROCLAIMED MEANS ―announce officially or publicly”
HENCE ―asserted‖ IS THE WORD MOST SIMILAR IN
MEANING.
31. (b); ‗empower, independent‘ is the correct use.
Empower- give (someone) the authority or power to do
something.
Independent- free from outside control.
32. (e); ‗formation, never‘ is the correct use.
33. (d); ‗being, consumption‘ is the correct use.
Consumption- the action of using up a resource.
34. (a); ‗anticipate, engulf‘ is the correct use.
Anticipate- to expect or predict.
Engulf- powerfully affect (someone).
35. (c); ‗control, obliged‘ is the correct use.
Obliged- make (someone) legally or morally bound to do
something
36. (c); In the above question, the first three sentences of the
paragraph establish the purpose for which the paragraph has
been written. Then the writer provides certain example situations.
Under option (c), the writer tells us what his ‗alleged‘ rules are
while the writer does not assert even his explanation with undue
vigor in the last sentence. Option (a) is contrary to the main

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purpose of the paragraph as ‗guidance based on applied research‘

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makes his actions more binding on others than are rules. Options

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(b) and (d) are also eliminated because of the same reason. Option

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(e) talks about one of the examples but it is not related to the

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purpose of the paragraph. Hence, option (c) is the right answer

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choice.

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37. (e); In this question, ‗As a result‘ indicates that one needs to
discover the immediate consequences of the details given in the
paragraph. Option (d) is not a consequence at all and hence
directly gets eliminated. Options (a) and (b) are not consequences
but may currently exist; as explained in the paragraph. Option (c)
brings in ‗adversary‘ and ‗ally‘ and hence cannot be fully justified
according to the details given in the paragraph. The direct
consequence has been stated briefly in option (e), bringing the
paragraph to a smooth closure. Hence, option (e) is the right
answer choice.
38. (b); In the given case, the author gives a positive portrayal of the
time traveler and the scene in concern. Options A and D are
rejected as they introduce negative sentiments. Option C is
rejected as no show is being put on in the given case. Option B is
the best match, as it gels well the tone and narrative of the
paragraph. Also, you should try to see how the tone of option B
matched the rest of the paragraph and makes it the most
appropriate one in the given context.
39. (d); One needs to establish the purpose of the paragraph by
looking at the first and the last sentences given. ('Age has …' and
'however, as people become older...'). Options (c) and (e) can be
eliminated easily. None of the given options is a consequence of
the curvilinear relationship between age and exploitation of
opportunity. Option (d) includes all this and is specific to the

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ideas presented in the paragraph. Hence, option (d) is the right

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answer choice.

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40. (c); In this question, option (a) moves away from the core idea of

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the paragraph i.e losing patients. Option (e) does not provide for

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enough data to explain the importance of hands being large.

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There is no logical continuity in option (d). Option (c) provides a

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logical finish to the paragraph by showing that inspite of the
losing patients, Perowne is not concerned. While option (b) states
that observations of other patients are also negative and those
who stay with Perowne do so out of ignorance of available
alternatives. This is not in continuation of the main idea expressed
in the paragraph. Hence, the option (c) is the right answer choice.

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3. ADJECTIVES

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Directions (1-20): Find out the error in each of the following

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sentences, if any. If there is no error, your answer is option (e).

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1. But for your help, (a)/no boys would have (b)/ succeeded in an

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(c)/all India competition like this. (d)/ No error(e)

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2. There were only two (a)/soldiers but each and every (b)/soldier
was equal (c)/to five policeman. (d)/No error(e)
3. These sort of men (a)/attain worldly success by hook or by
crook, (b)/so they deserve to (c)/be looked down upon. (d)/No
error(e)
4. In spite of facing (a)/much problems, he did not (b)/desert the
path (c)/of honesty. (d)/No error(e)
5. Whole the chapter (a)/of the book is full of printing (b)/errors
which are the outcome (c)/of the proof reader‘s
carelessness.(d)/No error(e)
6. Her black long (a)/hairs add (b)/glamour to (c)/her looks.
(d)/No error(e)
7. I saw (a)/an anxious pale girl (b)/who when asked let me
know(c)/that she was suffering from consumption. (d)/No
error(e)
8. At the utmost gate (a)/was standing a guard (b)/holding a gun
in (c)/his hand. (d)/No error(e)
9. The Principal has great power (a)/of making some useful
(b)/plans but the professors (c)/have even greatest ability to
fool them. (d)/No error(e)
10. You can trust (a)/this agency (b)/for the last news (c)/of this
week. (d)/No error(e)
11. Everybody knows (a)/that Ragini (b)/is the most unique (c)/
singer of this college. (d)/No error(e)

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12. She was curious to (a)/know what it was that made (b)/him

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stronger (c)/and braver than any man of this village. (d)/No

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13. A lots of books (a)/on English Grammar are available (b)/in the

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market but (c)/this one is the best. (d)/No error(e)

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14. Gold is the most precious (a)/of all the metals (b)/that are used

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in ornaments, (c)/as far as we all know. (d)/No error(e)
15. No less (a)/than fifty people are sitting (b)/in the hall and
waiting for their (c)/beloved artiste‘s appearance on the stage.
(d)/No error(e)
16. She had no other (a)/hobby than that of (b)/ wearing a dress of
(c)/the latest design. (d)/No error(e)
17. Much to his fortune, he (a)/married a girl who was (b)/more
tall and lovelier than (c)/ her elder sister. (d)/No error(e)
18. It was no (a)/other than Pandit Nehru(b)/who evinced an
exceptional ability to lead (c)/the country to fame. (d)/No
error(e)
19. Ramesh is as good, (a)/if not better than all the (b)/ members of
the club (c)/which is known as the Lion‘s club. (d)/No error(e)
20. Delhi is far (a)/better than any other (b)/ metropolis (c)/ of
Pakistan. (d)/No error(e).

Directions (21-30): Read the following passage carefully and


answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in
bold to help you locate them while answering some of the
questions.
The badlands of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are not all bad; the states
are sitting atop millennia-old attractions that have the potential to
generate foreign exchange worth $1 billion, according to a FICCI-
ICRA study. Sarnath and Bodhgaya are the most frequently visited
Buddhist destinations, but there are scores of other similar sites
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associated intimatelywith the Buddha‘s life and teachings, like

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Sanchi, Rajgir, Kushinagar and Vaishali, to name a few. One can

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extend the reach to Dharmasala in Himachal, Kalinga in Orissa,

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Lumbini in Nepal and so on, dividing the Buddhist Circuit into

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three categories, consisting of locations related to his life, where his

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icons are located, and places that are centres of learning and

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worship today. What the tourism ministry has been promoting as
the Buddhist Circuit in Bihar and UP — Walk with The Buddha —
had bagged 5 per cent of all inbound tourist traffic to India, that is
200,000 footfalls in 2004. However, infrastructural inadequacies like
accommodation, airports, ground transport, medical facilities and
sanitation, plus law and order problems, have deterred many a
potential visitor from making the trip.
Brand Buddha balances the Incredible India campaign that is
directed largely at top-end western markets through promoting the
‗ecstasy quotient‘ in India‘s heritage-soaked destinations, like
Kerala with its Ayurvedic stress-relieving packages, beaches and
backwaters, or an Ananda-in-the-Himalayas, a high-end spa that
caters to the super-affluent. For the first time ever, India‘s tourist
arrivals touched 4.43 million in 2006, after having stagnated at
around two million for decades. With interest revived in Nalanda,
the eclectic university renowned for its Buddhist and Vedic
traditions, and with better communication and transport facilities
addressing high, middle and budget tourists, Brand Buddha has
the power to transform the lives of millions who have been
migrating out of their villages to cities like Mumbai and Delhi to
make ends meet. The Buddhist Circuit is not hamstrung either by
restrictions on the number of visitors, or want of places of interest.
Rich in heritage and fertile with the Ganga, with a large youth
component looking to lucrative career options, Sakyamuni could

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provide that vital push to help India establish itself as the most

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attractive regional tourism hub for South and South-East Asia. That

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the tourism ministry plans to position India as a hub for Buddhist

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tourism is a welcome step, and with Japanese help, a lot can be

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done to improve infrastructure. The 2,550th year of Buddha‘s

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21. Why are the badlands of Bihar and UP not all bad, according to
the author?
(a) because they represent the spiritual culture of our country
(b) because they have been the victim of negative publicity over
the years
(c) because they have the capacity to compete with other
states on the economic front
(d) because they have historical religious sites which can fetch
foreign revenues
(e) None of these
22. According to a FICCI-ICRA study, the fortunes of Bihar and UP
can change if
(a) people understand and respect the glorious past of the land.
(b) its sacred sites attract tourist inflow from other countries.
(c) its religious places are handed over to foreign institutions for
better management.
(d) people stop migrating to other areas in search of livelihood.
(e) None of these
23. Why has the Buddhist circuit in Bihar and UP failed to draw
visitors to its full potential?
(a)because of the rickety infrastructure and improper facilities
there
(b) because of lack of advertisement on Buddhist circuit
(c) because of negligent attitude of the government officials

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(d) because of religious misconceptions

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24. What is the meaning of the phrase 'to make ends meet' as used

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in the passage?

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(a) tofulfil their dream (b) to make adjustments

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(e) None of these
25. Which of the following is 'false' in the context of the passage?
(a) The interest of foreign tourists has grown towards India.
(b) The badlands of UP and Bihar contain positive aspects also.
(c) The infrastructure in the Buddhist circuit in UP and Bihar is
far from satisfactory.
(d) Buddhist circuit can change the fortune of UP and Bihar.
(e) None of these
26. Which of the following is 'true' in the context of the passage?
(a) Incredible India campaign focuses mainly on top-end
western markets.
(b) Buddhist circuit in Bihar and UP have failed to attract
foreign tourists.
(c) Lack of infrastructure has not dampened the mood of the
visitors from visiting the Buddhist sites in UP and Bihar.
(d) Tourist arrivals in India have remained stagnant over the
years.
(e) None of these
27. How does brand Buddha balance the Incredible India
campaign?
(a) It provides the tourists with holistic and spiritual solace.
(b) It drives tourists to even the remote places attached with
Buddhism.
(c) It gives due weightage to religious tourism.

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(d) It attracts low-and high budget segments of tourists both

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alike.

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(e) None of these

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28. Apart from generating foreign exchange, promoting of Buddhist

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circuit will

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(b) bring the South-East Asian countries under one economic
zone.
(c) revive the interest of the common people in Buddhism.
(d) bring into limelight the neglected areas of the country.
(e) None of these

Directions (29): Choose the word which is the same in meaning as


the word given in bold as used in the passage.
29. HAMSTRUNG
(a) restricted (b) bothered (c) strived
(d) neglected (e) rebuked

Directions (30): Choose the word which is the opposite in meaning


of the word given in bold as used in the passage.
30. DETERRED
(a) assured (b) accompanied
(c) appealed (d) rewarded
(e) encouraged

Directions (31-35): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B),


(C), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful
paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) Assuming that all these reasons are true, the fact remains that
there is an urgent need to check the accelerated costs and
initiate suitable measures.
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(B) Some people attribute it to the increasing greediness among the

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medicos.

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(C) The impact of these measures will be visible only after a

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considerable passage of time.

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(D) Healthcare costs have been skyrocketing in our country.

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(E) The measures include yoga classes with emphasis on physical

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and mental exercises and also change in food habits.
(F) Certain others feel that it is because of drastic changes in
people‘s lifestyle and eating habits.
31. Which of the following would be the FIRST statement after
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
32. Which of the following would be the SECOND statement after
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
33. Which of the following would be the FOURTH statement after
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
34. Which of the following would be the FIFTH statement after
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
35. Which of the following would be the SIXTH (LAST) statement
after rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

Directions (36-40): In each question below, a sentence is given with


a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a
grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases (a), (b), (c)
and (d). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in
bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence

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grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as

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it is and no correction is required, mark (e) as the answer.

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36. What does make him feel awkward, is only a trivial matter.

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(a) does make him to feel (b) makes him to feel

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(c) makes him feel (d) would make him feeling

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(e) No correction required

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37. This is exactly what he wanted me to solve the problem.
(a) how he wanted me (b) what he wants from I
(c) how does he want me (d) how did he want me
(e) No correction required
38. The court refused to provide relieve to the petitioner and stated
that playing of all diesel vehicles was banned with immediate
effect.
(a) provision of relief (b) providing of relieve
(c) provide any relief (d) provide relieving
(e) No correction required
39. The Minister said that he is proud of the people of his
constituency.
(a) he should be proud of (b) he was proud of
(c) he had pride for (d) it is he to be proud of
(e) No correction required
40. The mob started pelting stones on the vehicles which were
parked on the street.
(a) started to pelting stones
(b) started stones to be pelted
(c) pelted stones starting
(d) had started to pelting stones
(e) No correction required

Directions (41- 50): In each of the following sentences there are two
blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words
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denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5). Find out which pair of

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words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence grammatically

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correct and meaningfully complete.

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41. To avoid ………. there is a need for ………. planning of the

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project.

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(a) cancellation, broad (b) problem, deliberate

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(c) pitfalls, systematic (d) inconvenience, convenient
(e) losses, temporary
42. A good management will decide not only the ……… for
equipment but also its ……… for deciding priorities.
(a) need, urgency (b) usefulness, utility
(c) cost, value (d) requirement, necessities
(e) technology, methodology
43. ………… appears to be a small error in the beginning may turn
out to be a ………. in the long run.
(a) It, disaster (b) What, blunder
(c) That, debacle (d) It, slip
(e) What, incident
44. Being very ………… in nature, he always uses his ………….
Skills.
(a) adamant, soft (b) polite, basic
(c) humble, experimental (d) pushy, persuasive
(e) mild, aggressive
45. Demand and supply do not ……….. the same relationship as
the one that ………. between height and weight.
(a) possess, has (b) incur, is
(c) defend, volunteers (d) bear, borne
(e)have, exists
46. The Dalits have never had a _____ of freedom in the suffocating
society. They are a wounded people _______ and broken.

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(a) glimpse ………. mitigated

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(b) sigh ………. rejected

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(c) moment …………. criticised

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(d) satisfaction …………. prohibited

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(e) breath ……….. battered

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to _______ the banking sector.
(a) roadmap ………… restructure
(b) manner …………. shape
(c) blueprint …………. plan
(d) remedy ………….. revise
(e) approach …………. represent
48. A person‘s formal educational background may _______ rich
but complex information. To some degree education ________ a
person‘s knowledge and skill base.
(a) reveal ………… advocates
(b)yield ………… indicates
(c) exhibit ………... develops
(d)cover …………. evolves
(e) surmount ………….. shows
49. The RBI in consultation with Government of India has _______
working group to suggest measures for ________ of weak public
sector banks.
(a) commissioned …………… appreciating
(b) established …………… accommodation
(c) reshaped …………... merger
(d) constituted …………… revival
(e) organised …………. development

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50. The textile industry in India has ________ rough weather in

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recent times. The Textile mill is one of the few companies to

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have ________ this storm.

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(a) overcome …………… empowered

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(b) managed ………….. absorbed

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(c) protested ………… fought

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(d) withstood …………. Survived
(e) ventured …………. Managed

SOLUTIONS

1. (e); No error.
2. (b); Use ‗each‘ in place of ‗each and every‘
3. (a); Use ‗sorts‘ in place of ‗sort‘.
4. (b); Use ‗many‘ in place of ‗much‘.
5. (a); Use ‗the whole‘ in place of ‗whole the‘.
6. (a); Use ‗long black‘ in place of ‗black long‘.
7. (b); A pale anxious girl‘ is the correct usage.
8. (a); Use ‗outermost‘ in place of utmost.
9. (d); Use ‗greater‘ in place of ‗great‘
10. (c); Use ‗latest‘ in place ‗last‘.
11. (c); ‗the ‗most‘ will not be used before ‗unique‘
12. (d); Use ‗any other man‘ in place of ‗any man‘
13. (a); ‗a lot of‘ should be used.
14. (e); No error
15. (a); ‗No fewer‘ should be used in place of ‗no less‘
16. (e); No error.
17. (c); Use ‗taller‘ in place of use ‗more taller‘
18. (e); No error
19. (a); Use ‗as‘ after ‗as good‘.
20. (b); Use of ‗other‘ is incorrect.
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21. (d); because they have millennia-old attractions (historical

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Buddhist sites) that have the potential to generate foreign

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exchange worth $1 billion.

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22. (b); The fortunes of Bihar and UP will change due to its Buddhist

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attractions which have the potential to generate enough foreign

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exchange through foreign tourists.

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23. (a); Last sentence of the first para contains the gist.
24. (c); to earn livelihood.
25. (e)
26. (a); Brand Buddha balances the Incredible India campaign that is
directed largely at top-end western markets.
27. (d); Second para contains the gist.
28. (a); Brand Buddha has the power to transform the lives of millions
who have been migrating out of their villages to cities like
Mumbai and Delhi to make ends meet.
29. (a); HAMSTRUNG means severely restrict the efficiency or
effectiveness of. So, restricted is the word which is similar in
meaning to it.
30. (e); DETERRED means prevent the occurrence of. So, encouraged
is the word which is opposite in meaning to it.
For questions (31-35): The proper sequence of sentences to form a
meaningful paragraph will be DBFAEC
31. (d); D
32. (b); B
33. (a); A
34. (e); E
35. (c); C
36. (c); Replace ‗does make him feel‘ with ‗makes him feel‘.
37. (a); Replace ‗what he wanted me‘ with ‗how he wanted me‘.
38. (c)
39. (e); No correction required

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40. (e); No correction required

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41. (c); ‗pitfalls, systematic‘ fits the sentence appropriately where

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‗pitfalls‘ means a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty and

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‗systematic‘ means done or acting according to a fixed plan or

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system.

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42. (a); ‗need, urgency‘ fits the sentence appropriately where

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‗urgency‘ means importance requiring swift action.
43. (b); ‗What, blunder‘ fits the sentence appropriately where
‗blunder‘ means a stupid or careless mistake.
44. (d); ‗pushy, persuasive‘ fits the sentence appropriately where
‗pushy‘ means excessively or unpleasantly self-assertive or
ambitious and ‗persuasive‘ means good at persuading someone to
do or believe something through reasoning or the use of
temptation.
45. (e); ‗have, exists‘ is the correct use.
46. (e); ‗breath, battered‘ is the correct use.
Battered means injured by repeated blows or punishment.
47. (a); ‗roadmap, restructure‘ is the correct use.
Roadmap means a plan or strategy intended to achieve a
particular goal.
Restructure means organize differently.
48. (b); ‗yield, indicates‘ is the correct use.
Yield means produce or provide.
Indicate means point out.
49. (d); ‗constituted, revival‘ is the correct use.
Constituted means be (a part) of a whole.
Revival means an improvement in the condition, strength, or
fortunes of someone or something.
50. (d); ‗withstood, Survived‘ is the correct use.
Withstood means remain undamaged or unaffected by.
Survived meanscontinue to live or exist.

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4. CONJUNCTIONS

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Directions (1-20): Find out the error in each of the following

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sentences, if any. If there is no error, your answer is option (e).

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1. Mrs. Varun (a)/ not only stopped coming (b)/ here but also

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going to any place (c)/ which is related to her past tragedy. (d)/

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No error(e)
2. Seldom or (a)/ ever have I tried my (b)/ best to defend my
friends, who are after (c)/ all guilty to some extent. (d)/ No
error(e)
3. The officer was doubtful (a)/ if some of the clerks(b)/ of his
office were (c)/ involved in bribery. (d)/ No error(e)
4. You must either (a)/ inform the police (b)/ else be prepared
(c)/ to suffer any loss. (d)/ No error(e)
5. He not only comes (a)/ here for shopping but also for (b)/
having a glimpse of (c)/ the extremely beautiful sales girl (d)/
No error(e)
6. Many of founding fathers (a)/ of our constitution are (b)/ so
reverend as Ambedkar (c)/ if not more. (d)/ No error(e)
7. This is perhaps (a)/ the same dog which (b)/ bit her while she
was returning (c)/ from market. (d)/ No error(e)
8. As he is (a)/ a perfectionist, (b)/ so he always insists (c)/ on
regular practice. (d)/ No error(e)
9. He was so clever (a)/ that everybody‘s attempt (b)/ to misguide
him (c)/ proved to be futile. (d)/ No error(e)
10. Not only has he built (a)/ a hospital for the poor (b)/ but he has
also built an (c)/ orphanage for orphans. (d)/ No error(e)
11. Scarcely had I (a)/ walked out of my house (b)/ when I saw my
(c)/ friend coming towards me. (d)/ No error(e)
12. He has lots (a)/ of money and (b)/ he dare not start (c)/ a
factory. (d)/ No error(e)
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13. Because he is intelligent, (a)/ therefore he gets good (b)/ marks

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in all the (c)/ examinations he takes. (d)/ No error(e)

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14. His offence was such (a)/ as he was bound to suffer (b)/ and

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ultimately (c)/ meet his doom. (d)/ No error(e)

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15. Since Diwali is fast approaching, (a)/ my teenager son has

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bought many fireworks (b)/ as rockets, crackers, etc. (c)/ all of

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which cost much. (d)/ No error(e)
16. No sooner was the agitation (a)/ in Darjeeling silenced (b)/ the
Bodo Land activity (c)/ in Assam erupted. (d)/ No error(e)
17. It was almost (a)/ ten years ago since he wrote (b)/ a letter to
me to (c)/ remindme of my lapses. (d)/ No error(e)
18. The patient would not (a)/ have died (b)/ when the doctor had
(c)/ come in time. (d)/ No error(e)
19. He did not (a)/ succeed in the examination (b)/ yet he (c)/
worked hard. (d)/ No error(e)
20. I cannot confirm (a)/ you if he has paid (b)/ the bill or returned
(c)/ the goods. (d)/ No error(e)

Directions (21-30): Read the passage carefully and answer the


questions given below it. Certain words/ phrases have been given
in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the
questions.
While it is universally accepted that the end of all education lies in
developing the ability to have a meaningful and rewarding
engagement at the end of the completion of formal courses, the fact
remains that the Indian context is far from satisfactory in terms of
gross pass-out and employment mismatch. Commonly classed as
the ‗unemployed‘, millions of our youth are outside the scope of
financial engagement largely because the skills they attain during
education have little demand in the employment scenario in India.

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This happens to be the greatest cause of worry among all

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stakeholders since lack of a rewarding engagement at the end of

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education carries with it the hazard of a ripple de-motivating effect

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that adversely affects the education process itself. It is common

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knowledge that Indian education is still oriented towards the

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services sector with most of the institutions in the system

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churning out graduates in general streams and subjects. The
numbers in this regard are disproportionately high compared to
the requirements of such graduates in the country and it is a
common sight that most of such graduates end up with a
profession which has little to do with the education they attain
mostly at state expense. Hence, the common sight of
disconcertingly large number of university pass-outs sitting for
competitive examinations in the services sector in the country. Not
surprisingly, an overwhelming majority of them remain
unemployed after exhausting their attempts at securing jobs in the
services sector or are forced to adopt a profession that has little to
do with their aptitude or interests. While importance of vocational
education at the level of schools had been realized as early as the
1950s with the setting up of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), it
was only with the National Policy of Education, 1986, that a
credible and concrete set up was fine-tuned in the context of
vocational education in India. The setting up of the National Skill
Development Council, the Department of School Education and
Literacy‘s ‗Technical and Vocational Education and Training
initiatives‘ (TVET) in schools and the Department of Higher
Education‘s Technical Education initiatives, have all contributed
significantly towards the popularization of vocational education
right from the level of secondary stage of education itself. Though
the National Skill Development Policy, 2009 seeks to address issues

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concerning the vocational education sector in the country, most

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interventions required in this sector are essentially long-term ones

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requiring a simultaneous overhaul of vocational education

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curricula according to industry needs; popularization of vocational

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education among entrants at the higher secondary stage;

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development of a viable and robust training mechanism for

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vocational education teachers in schools, and increased industry-
institution interface in vocational education. Also, a large section of
the population still consider a general education degree more
acceptable socially than a vocational education degree in spite of
the fact that vocational education offers greater chances of
employment in the short and medium run.
While most issues have received attention from governments and
policy planners, vocational education still suffers from an apathy
caused partly by institutional neglect as also the weakness of the
general population to go for general degree courses
catering exclusively to the services sector. This mismatch carries
enormous economic costs through wastage of scarce economic
resources and social costs with an increasingly unmanageable
number of unemployable general education graduates. The root
cause for this is that vocational education has been considered as
an appendage to the general education framework in the country,
the idea being that vocational education is meant to absorb spill-
overs. A dedicated vocational education policy coupled with
provision for adequate resources and active industry participation
can reverse the general neglect vocational education has faced in
the country since long.
21. What does the author mean by ripple demotivation effect,
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(a) Demotivation in the field of educational institution due to

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lack of funds.

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(b) A vicious cycle in which students are demotivated due to

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unemployment.

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(c) Education demotivates the stakeholders for some times.

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(d) The education system gets demotivated in imparting skills.

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(e) Other than given options
22. Which of the following did not promote the vocational
education?
(a) National Skill Development Council
(b) Department of School Education
(c) Literacy's Technical and Vocational Education and Training
(d) National Policy of Education
(e) Other than given options
23. Indian education is mainly inclined towards
(a) Primary sector
(b) Agricultural sector
(c) Manufacturing sector
(d) Service sector or Tertiary sector
(e) Secondary sector
24. Which of the following statement is false in the context of the
given passage?
(a) The education attained by the graduates are not productive
and it is mostly attained at state's cost.
(b) The pass out are not able to get jobs.
(c)The unemployed youths are burden to government.
(d) Mostly pass out are involved in the jobs which reduces their
productivity
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25. Which of the following points is/are suggested by the author to

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implement vocational education?

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(a) A committed vocational educational policy should be

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implemented.

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(b) Try to meet the need of society.

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(c) Strengthening University Industry Interactions.

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(d) Only (a) and (c)
(e) All (a), (b) and (c)
26. Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the
word 'churning' as used in the passage?
(a) Stiring (b) Agitating (c) Whisking
(d) Whipping (e) Settling
27. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the
word 'entrants' as used in the passage?
(a) Spectator (b) Professional (c) Fan
(d) Expert (e) Aspirant
28. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the
word 'exclusively' as used in the passage?
(a) Rarely (b) Particularly (c) Partially
(d) Silently (e) Oftenly
29. Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the
word 'overhaul' as used in the passage?
(a) Renovate (b) Revamp (c) Mend
(d) Ignore (e) Inspect
30. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the
word 'appendage' as used in the passage?
(a) Depression (b) Body (c) Advantage
(d) Addendum (e) Rejection

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from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as

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expressed in the statement sentences.

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31. 1. The sense of dharma is well ensconced in the inner core of

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every being.

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2. It is not very easy or explicit when it comes to practice.

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(i)Since the sense of dharma…

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(ii)In the inner core of every being…
(iii)Though the sense of dharma…
(a)Only (i) is correct.
(b)Only (ii) is correct.
(c)Only (iii) is correct.
(d)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(e)All are correct.
32. 1. Mr. Modi said, ―financial markets can play an important role
in the modern economy by helping in mobilizing savings and
channelizing the savings towards productive investments.‖
2. He addressed the investment bankers, financial experts and
regulators after inaugurating the new campus of the National
Institute of Securities Markets at Patalganga near Mumbai on
Saturday.
(i)Addressing the investment bankers, financial…
(ii)After inaugurating the new campus…
(iii)Mr. Modi addressed the investment…
(a)All are correct.
(b)Only (i) is correct.
(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct.
(d)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(e)None is correct.

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33. 1. Prime Minister urged the financial experts gathered at the

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event to find ways to enable the capital markets to provide long

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term capital for infrastructure.

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2. He stressed upon the need for our markets to raise capital to

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finance projects benefiting vast majority of population.

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(i)The need for our markets to provide…

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(ii)Urging the financial experts…
(iii)Stressing upon the need for…
(a)Only (i) is correct. (b)Only (iii) is correct.
(c)Only (ii) is correct. (d)All are correct.
(e)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct.
34. 1. The British-born space scientist, Piers Sellers, died on Friday
in Houston, Texas, the BBC reported.
2. He flew on three space shuttle missions between 2002 and
2010.
(i)Flying on three space shuttle…
(ii)The British-born space scientist, who flew…
(iii)Piers Sellers flew on three space…
(a)Only (i) is correct.
(b)Only (iii) is correct.
(c)Only (ii) is correct.
(d)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(e)All are correct.
35. 1. The MPs termed the meeting ―non-productive‖ and a mere
―formality‖.
2. They wanted the participation of either the Chairman of the
Railway Board or one of its Members so that the issues raised by
them could be brought to their direct notice.
(i)The participation of MPs…
(ii)Terming the meeting…

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(iii)Raising the issues…

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(a)Only (i) is correct. (b)Only (ii) is correct.

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(c)All are correct. (d)None is correct.

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or
(e)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct.

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Directions (36-40): In each of the following questions a short

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passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and
represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer
choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.
36. For all those women who perpetually complained about how all
cars are designed for men, company is out with a car especially
suited for them. The Concept Car,…………is a dream come true.
It has a key less entry, additional storage space, a lower hood
and the back seat screen going all the way till the rear end so
that you know exactly where the car ends. Add to this a parking
aid for parallel parking and their most advanced technology,
Ergo vision that scans the body at the dealership, stores the data
and every time you hop into the car, automatically adjusts the
height of the seat, the steering wheel, the distance between them
and everything else to your specifications. Even though it is a
concept car that will not hit the roads, its women friendly
features have been incorporated in some of the other cars.
(a) The first to be designed by experts
(b) The first to be launched by company
(c) The first to be the concept car
(d) The first to be designed by all women team
(e) The first to with so many features
37. The thirteen Finance commissions cover a span of more than 60
years during which many conditions have changed.
Correspondingly, the approach of the later commissions may be
expected to be different in several respects from the earlier ones.
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Nevertheless, it is possible to discern certain common elements

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in the thinking of the successive Finance Commissions. Which

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have come to evolve gradually what may be called the Indian

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or
Finance Commission‘s approach to federal finance. …..…..

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According to this approach, States‘ share of Central taxes is not

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.c
allocated strictly on the basis of need. These problems and short

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comings come later in light but have caused what was not
accounted at that time.
(a) And it happened to be in that way
(b) There are several inadequacies in the approach of the
Finance Commissions
(c) Evolution is a long process and it is a same story for
commissions
(d) But they differ completely from them and each time new
approach was looked for
(e) This was based on the tax sharing basis principle of
commissions
38. The art of medicine is the art of healing, not just treating, and
not even just curing. Yet it is only when the art and science join
hands that healing is best accomplished. The author then adds
……………., remember that the practice of medicine is an art,
not a trade, a calling, not a business, a calling in which your
heart will be exercised equally with your head. This book is rare
work of the art of medicine, from a very rare practitioner of the
science of medicine.
(a) ―mankind depends on science as equally on the art‖
(b) ―for the mercy‘s sake let us have little less science and a little
more art‖
(c) ―let us consider science at par with art‖
(d) ―let us forget what is art and what is science‖

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(e) ―do not blame medicine for it‖

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39. The Finance Commission is entrusted with periodic review and

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resolution of Central- State fiscal problems. It was the clear

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intention of the father of the India Constitution that all matters

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pertaining to normal Central-State financial adjustment should

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be scrutinized by the Finance commission………………. An

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incidental and by no means insignificant advantage of the
appointment of a Finance Commission has generally been to
rekindle interest in issues pertaining to financial relations
between the Centre and the States and to promote an
enlightened national debate on the several facets of India‘s
federal fiscal set-up. The role of the Indian Finance Commission
is unique in many ways. It is one of few commission provided
in the constitution.
(a) Which was given a pre-eminent role in the resolution of
problems in fiscal federalism
(b) Which was constituted with the vision of a modern India
with modern facilities
(c) Which was a dream of Father of Nation also
(d) Which was to be unique in its ways and a constitutional
body
(e) Which was introduced as a backbone for Indian Economy
40. However, it is possible that the non -resident entity may have a
business connection with the resident Indian entity. In such a
case, the resident Indian entity could be treated as Permanent
Establishment of the nonresident entity.…………… During the
last decade or so, India has seen a steady growth of outsourcing
of business processes by non-residents or foreign companies to
IT – enabled entities in India. Such entities are either branches
or associated enterprises of the foreign enterprise or an

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independent India enterprise. The nonresident entity or foreign

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company will be liable to tax in India only if the IT -enabled

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BPO unit in India constitutes its Permanent Establishment.

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or
(a) The tax treatment of the Permanent Establishment in such a

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case is under consideration

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.c
(b) How would the profit would be shared is not decided yet?

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(c) A lengthy and cumber some process requiring a lot of
application of mind and revenue principles is ahead for the tax
department of India
(d) A new trend is seen in last decade.
(e) Indian companies have a lot on stake as competition
increases.

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1. (b); Use ‗not only‘ before ‗coming‘.

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2. (a); Use ‗if‘ in place of ‗or‘

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3. (e); No error

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4. (c); Use ‗or‘ in place of ‗else‘

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5. (a); ‗Not only‘ should be used before shopping.
6. (c); Use ‗as‘ in place of ‗so‘
7. (b); Use ‗that‘ in place of ‗which‘
8. (c); ‗So‘ should not be used
9. (e); No error.
10. (e); No error.
11. (e); No error.
12. (b); Use ‗but‘ in place of ‗and‘
13. (b); ‗therefore‘ should not be used.
14. (b); Use ‗that‘ in place of ‗as‘
15. (c); Use ‗like‘ in place of ‗as‘
16. (c); Use ‗than‘ before ‗the‘
17. (b); Use ‗that‘ in place of ‗since‘
18. (c); Use ‗if‘ in place of ‗when‘
19. (c); Use ‗though‘ or although in place of ‗yet‘
20. (b); Use ‗whether‘ in place of ‗if‘
21. (b); A vicious cycle in which students are demotivated due to
unemployment.
22. (e); Other than given options
23. (d); Service sector or Tertiary sector
24. (e); Other than given options
25. (d); Only (a) and (c)
26. (e); Churning means move or cause to move about vigorously.
So, Settling is the word which is opposite in meaning to it.

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27. (e); Entrants means a person or group that enters or takes part

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in something. So, Aspirant is the word which is similar in

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meaning to it.

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or
28. (b); Exclusively means without any others being included or

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involved. So, Particularly is the word which is similar in

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.c
meaning to it.

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29. (d); Overhaul means take apart (a piece of machinery or
equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary. So,
Ignore is the word which is opposite in meaning to it.
30. (d); Appendage means a thing that is added or attached to
something larger or more important. So, Addendum is the word
which is similar in meaning to it.
31. (d) Both (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(ii) In the inner core of every being, the sense of dharma is well
ensconced, however, it is not very easy or explicit when it
comes to practice.
(iii) Though the sense of dharma is well ensconced in the inner
core of every being, it is not very easy or explicit when it comes
to practice.
32. (a); All are correct.
(i) Addressing the investment bankers, financial experts and
regulators after inaugurating the new campus of the National
Institute of Securities Markets at Patalganga near Mumbai on
Saturday, Mr. Modi said, ―financial markets can play an
important role in the modern economy by helping in mobilizing
savings and channelizing the savings towards productive
investments.
(ii) After inaugurating the new campus of the National Institute
of Securities Markets at Patalganga near Mumbai on Saturday,
Mr. Modi addressed the investment bankers, financial experts

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and regulators and said, ―financial markets can play an

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sm
important role in the modern economy by helping in mobilizing

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bo
ob
savings and channelizing the savings towards productive

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or
investments.‖

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re
(iii) Mr. Modi addressed the investment bankers, financial

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.c
experts and regulators after inaugurating the new campus of the

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National Institute of Securities Markets at Patalganga near
Mumbai on Saturday and said, ―financial markets can play an
important role in the modern economy by helping in mobilizing
savings and channelizing the savings towards productive
investments.‖
33. (e);Both (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(ii) Urging the financial experts gathered at the event to find
ways to enable the capital markets to provide long term capital
for infrastructure, Prime Minister stressed upon the need for
our markets to raise capital to finance projects benefiting vast
majority of population.
(iii) Stressing upon the need for our markets to raise capital to
finance projects benefiting vast majority of population, Prime
Minister urged the financial experts gathered at the event to
find ways to enable the capital markets to provide long term
capital for infrastructure.
34. (c);Only (ii) is correct.
The British-born space scientist,who flew on three space shuttle
missions between 2002 and 2010, died on Friday in Houston,
Texas, the BBC reported.
35. (b) Only (ii) is correct.
Terming the meeting ―non-productive‖ and a mere ―formality‖,
the MPs wanted the participation of either the Chairman of the

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Railway Board or one of its Members so that the issues raised by

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them could be brought to their direct notice.

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bo
ob
36. (d); As this car is specially designed for the women it can be

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or
said that car is designed by all women team. This is best option

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which emphasizes the point of passage.

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.c
37. (b); Last part of passage is about short comings given in

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mentioned through the statement of option (b). New approach
in option (d) can fit but leaves the passage stranded and two
parts before the blank and after the blank cannot be joined
through this option.
38. (b); Option (b) is right as it has connection with what is said in
the passage after the blank space. Mercy in this option connects
well with not a trade, not a business etc.
39. (a); Before the blank space, centre-state problems are discussed
and after the blank advantage of finance commission is given in
this regard. So option (a) in right approach has shown finance
commission in connection with both the problems and its own
advantage. Option (c) is out of context. Option (d) is also
mentioned in passage in later parts. Option (e) can be true but
not the best answer.
40. (a); Passage is about nonresident Indian entity and its tax
deduction. Other options are not in the context of passage as
they talk about the things which are not given or can be inferred
from the passage.

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5. VERBS

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Directions (1-20): Read each sentence to find out whether there is

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or
any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in

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one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If

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there is ‗No error‘, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation,

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if any.)
1. You must (a) / not held in high esteem (b) / those who are (c) /
dangers to our society. (d) / No Error(e)
2. It is better to stay at home (a) / than to walk in the street (b)
/when there erupts (c) / a communal riot in the town. (d) / No
Error(e)
3. The problems that our (a) / country has and is bound to face (b)
/ are the outcome of the selfishness (c) / of our so called
saviours. (d) / No Error(e)
4. Never before (a) / the students of India have so much been
frustrated (b) / as today when the problems (c) / of
unemployment are dominant. (d) / No Error(e)
5. It being a stormy night, (a) / you must thought of postponing
(b) / all your programmes (c) / till tomorrow morning. (d) / No
Error(e)
6. Do you doubted about (a) / the success of this boy, (b) / who
isused to working (c) / hard in all circumstances. (d) / No
Error(e)
7. Walking in the field (a) / late at night, a snake bit me (b)/ and
that was the reason (c)/ why I was in a hurry.(d) / No Error(e)
8. The unreasonable behavior (a) / of his daughter (b) / was
thoroughly (c) / upset Mr. Gupta. (d) / No Error(e)
9. Owing to his (a)/ ill health, he will (b)/ not be able to give this
examination, which means (c)/ he will have to lose one year. (d)
/ No Error(e)
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10. Going towards them (a) / with some cups of (b)/ tea in the tray,

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somebody knocked(c) /at the door. (d) / No Error(e)

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ob
11. Being very often ill (a) / and frequently absent, (b) / he had no

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or
opportunity to finish his work (c) / or do much of it in fact. (d)

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/ No Error(e)

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12. Being a rainy day, (a) / Vijay decided to stay (b) / at home and

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work (c) / further on the problem. (d) / No Error(e)
13. School offers many opportunities of meeting (a) / helpful
people, reading useful books (b) / and obtain information about
(c) / a variety of public careers. (d) / No Error(e)
14. They did not came out victorious, (a) / yet they were not
disappointed (b) / rather satisfied because (c) / they had played
well. (d) / No Error(e)
15. The eminent journalist (a)/ expressed his helplessness in
making (b) / the seminar to be held (c) / in the university
premises. (d) / No Error(e)
16. The P.M. Said that his party would (a) / not repeat the mistakes
(b) / done by the (c) / previous government. (d) / No Error(e)
17. I hope the country‘s condition (a) / may go from bad to worse
(b) / unless all necessary steps (c) / are taken to suppress
terrorism. (d) / No Error(e)
18. Taking tea (a) / he went to the office (b) / and disposed (c) / of
a lot of work. (d) / No Error(e)
19. Only one dispute (a) / has been settled (b) / and others left to
both the parties (c) / to settle. (d) / No Error(e)
20. Without taking proper care, (a) / the doctors could not have
been saved (b) / this patient, who received (c) / a bullet injury
in the chest. (d) / No Error(e)

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Directions (21-30): Read the following passage carefully and

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answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases have

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been printed in bold to help you locate them.

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The geopolitics of Afghanistan, Central and West Asia has

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witnessed several important changes over the last six months,

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which makes the time right for a fresh Indian initiative that reaches

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out to old friends in northern Afghanistan along with anti-Taliban
elements in the southern parts.
Two changes have given rise to this opportunity. The first is the
changing equations of balance of power in Afghanistan; the second
deals with the current status of Taliban‘s capacities in southern
Afghanistan.
The geopolitical situation on Afghanistan‘s borders is rapidly
evolving, following Taliban‘s takeover of Kunduz. What has really
set the alarm bells ringing for Afghanistan‘s neighbours is that the
Taliban in Kunduz comprised not only Afghans, but an ensemble
of Uzbeks, Tajiks, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Kazakhs, Uighurs, Chechens,
Dagestanis along with the Al Qaeda and Pakistanis.
An immediate outcome of this mobilization has been to bring
Russia into the picture at a scale not seen since 2001. The Russian
government is concerned that local Daesh (Islamic State) elements,
comprising mainly Central Asian jihadis, could, along with the
Taliban, further fuel instability. There is also fear that the Daesh
could retaliate against Russian targets in response to the
happenings in Syria. Moreover, Russia loses 50,000 youth to
narcotics, which makes its way through the porous Central Asian
border. Consequently, Russia is actively considering the movement
of its forces to man the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border.
The U.S., on the other hand, in search of an honourable exit from
Afghanistan, has been shaken by the Kunduz incident. The Taliban

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operation makes it clear that the optimism generated by Pakistan-

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led round of talks was misplaced. The halt in troop withdrawal

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until 2017 is meant to buy time until the U.S. finds a better

.w
or
roadmap to peace in Afghanistan. While the U.S. and China still

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continue to place their bets on Pakistan-backed efforts, there is a

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growing realization that the price Pakistan demands will never be

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acceptable to large sections of Afghans. Nevertheless, the U.S. is
said to be examining various other possibilities for securing peace.
A resurgent Iran is also an important factor to reckon with.
Tehran‘s concerns are threefold. One, it is worried that instability in
Afghanistan could give a boost to the Daesh. Second, an unstable
Afghanistan will also lead to an increase in the illicit drug trade on
Iran‘s eastern border. Third, Iran is also worried that instability
could lead to an influx of refugees. All these issues have motivated
Iran to provide sanctuary to a few important segments of the
Taliban. One such group is led by Mullah Zakir, hitherto the
Taliban military commander inside Afghanistan but who has since
broken away after Mullah Akhtar Mansour was anointed the new
Taliban chief.
Along with these geopolitical movements in the aftermath of the
Kunduz attacks, the second important change has been the inability
of the Taliban to regain control of major cities in its traditional
stronghold of southern Afghanistan. While Kunduz was meant to
legitimise the new Taliban under Mansour‘s leadership, its
operations in the south give the appearance of not being as robust.
In fact, there have been persistent reports of the presence of
‗Punjabi‘ advisors who, it is speculated, are there to ensure that the
Taliban cadres do not splinter on ethnic lines.
The geopolitical changes around Afghanistan coupled with the
ongoing organisational struggles of the Taliban provide an

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opportunity for Russia, Iran and India to reassess their roles in

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with the Afghanistan unity government for which it will first need

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India played a pivotal role in the resistance against the Taliban

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through the Northern Alliance, two decades earlier. That role was
predicated on the existence of facilities and friends in the region.
Now, India needs to re-establish contact not just with the old
friends in the region but also factions within the Taliban and the
anti-Taliban forces in the south, to help Afghanistan gain strategic
autonomy. It is also imperative for India that Afghanistan‘s south-
eastern regions are prevented from exporting terror into India.
Unlike the last time, India now has the financial muscle to do a lot
more. What it needs is renewed vigour and a fresh initiative on
Afghanistan.
21. What is author‘s main objective in writing the passage?
(a) India needs to re-establish contact not just with the old
friends in the region but also factions within the Taliban and the
anti-Taliban forces in the south, to help Afghanistan gain
strategic autonomy.
(b) The geopolitical changes around Afghanistan and the
organisational struggles within the Taliban make the time right
for India to reassess its role in Afghanistan
(c) The geopolitical changes around Afghanistan coupled with
the ongoing organisational struggles of the Taliban provide an
opportunity for Russia, Iran and India to reassess their roles in
Afghanistan.

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(d) The recent developments in Afghanistan offer a unique

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(a) Time to refresh Afghan relationship.
(b) Afghanistan-Pakistan: A Temporary Entente.
(c) Foreign relations of Afghanistan.
(d) Afghanistan and India relationship
(e) None of the above.
23. Which of the following is not an issue that motivated Iran to
provide sanctuary to a few segments of the Taliban?
(a) Instability in Afghanistan could give a boost to the Daesh.
(b) An unstable Afghanistan will also lead to an increase in the
illicit drug trade on Iran‘s eastern border.
(c) Instability could lead to an influx of refugees.
(d) Inability of the Taliban to regain control of major cities in its
traditional stronghold of southern Afghanistan.
(e) None of the above.
24. Which of the following is not true in context of the passage?
(a) Russia loses 50,000 youth to narcotics, which makes its way
through the porous Central Asian border.
(b) Taliban operation makes it clear that the optimism generated
by Pakistan-led round of talks was misplaced.
(c) It is imperative for India that Afghanistan‘s south-eastern
regions are importing terror from India.
(d) The geopolitical changes around Afghanistan coupled with
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opportunity for Russia, Iran and India to reassess their roles in

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Afghanistan.

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(e) None of the above.

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change around Afghanistan?

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(a) Inability of the Taliban to regain control of major cities in its

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traditional stronghold of southern Afghanistan.
(b) Optimism generated by Pakistan-led round of talks was
misplaced.
(c) There is growing realization that the price Pakistan demands
will never be acceptable to large sections of Afghans.
(d) Russia is actively considering the movement of its forces to
man the Afghanistan- Tajikistan border.
(e) None of the above.

Directions (26-28): Choose the word which is most nearly the


SAME in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the
passage.
26. Retaliate
(a) Acknowledge (b) Feedback (c) Contravene
(d) Counteract (e) Reciprocate
27. Reckon
(a) Abandon (b) Disregard (c) Consecrate
(d) Embrocate (e) Calculate
28. Speculate
(a) Deliberate (b) Excogitate (c) Figure out
(d) Abstain (e) Meditate
Directions (29-30): Choose the word which is most nearly the
OPPOSITE in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the
passage.
29. Robust
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(a) Powerful (b) Fragile (c) Flourishing

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30. Splinter

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(a) Disintegrate (b) Crumble (c) Smash

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(d) Whole (e) Shatter

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Directions (31-35): Rearrange the following six sentences
(A),(B),(C),(D),(E), and (F) in the proper sequence to form a
meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
A. Depression is possible and if they don't get enough exercise,
obesity is also on the cards.
B. A lot of people keep dogs tied all day.
C. They could exhibit other behavioural disorders such as chewing
on their own leg or licking themselves constantly out of
boredom, causing skin problems.
D. The other major risk is exposure to the elements for example,
when they are tied in direct sunlight; they are at risk of
dehydration and heat stroke.
E. Habitual tying is never a good thing.
F. This causes behavioural issues – they might start to become
excessively vociferous or aggressive.
31. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) E (b) D (c) C
(d) A (e) F
32. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) C (b) A (c) D
(d) B (e) E
33. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after
rearrangement?
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(a) C (b) A (c) B

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(d) D (e) F

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35. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) D (b) E (c) F
(d) B (e) C

Direction (36-40): Select the phrase/connector (STARTERS) from


the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence
from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as
expressed in the statement sentences.
36. 1.I have been a journalist for well over three decades.
2. I now realise that the foundation for this passion is the precious
human attribute: hope.
(i)Over three decades have…
(ii)After being a journalist for…
(iii)Realising the foundation…
(a)Only (i) is correct. (b)Only (ii) is correct.
(c)Only (iii) is correct. (d)All are correct.
(e)None is correct.
37. 1. Comet C/2016 U1 NEOWISE will be in the southeastern sky
shortly before dawn.
2. It was seen from the northern hemisphere during the first week
of 2017.
(i)As seen from the northern…
(ii)During the first week of 2017…
(iii)While the northern hemisphere during…
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(e)Both (i) and (ii) are correct.

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38. 1. Prime Minister NarendraModi launched mobile payment app

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BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money).
2. He announced at a DigiDhanprogramme in New Delhi on
Friday.
(i)BHIM, a mobile payment app, was launched…
(ii)By launching BHIM Prime Minister…
(iii)At a DigiDhanprogramme in…
(a)Only (i) is correct
(b)Only (iii) is correct
(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(d)Both (i) and (iii) are correct
(e)All are correct
39. 1.Subsidised LPG will now cost Rs.434.71 a bottle against Rs.
432.71 previously.
2. There is an increase of Rs.2 per 14.2-kilogram cylinder.
(i)Though the subsidized LPG will now…
(ii)Previously 14.2-kilogram cylinder…
(iii)With an increase of Rs.2 per…
(a)Only (i) is correct
(b)Only (ii) is correct
(c)Only (iii) is correct
(d)Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(e)None is correct.

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40. 1. The Prime Minister flagged the inconvenience posed by Kisan

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credit cards which require farmers to go to the bank to

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withdraw cash against their credit limit.

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2. He promised to convert three croreKisan credit cards to Rupay

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cards in the next three months.

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(i)While the inconvenience posed by….

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(ii)Promising to convert three croreKishan …
(iii)The Prime Minister promised to…
(a)Only (iii) is correct (b)Only (ii) is correct
(c)Only (i) is correct (d)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct
(e)All are correct

SOLUTIONS

1. (b); Use ‗hold‘ in place of ‗held‘


2. (b); ‗to‘ is not used after ‗than‘
3. (b); Faced should be used after ‗has‘
4. (b); ‗have‘ should be used before ‗the students‘
5. (b); Use ‗think‘ in place of ‗thought‘
6. (a); Use ‗doubt‘ in place of ‗doubted‘
7. (a); Use ‗while I was walking‘ in place of ‗walking‘
8. (c); Remove ‗was‘
9. (c); Use ‗take‘ in place of ‗give‘
10. (a); While I was going should be used.
11. (d); Use ‗to‘ before ‗do‘
12. (a); Use ‗it‘ before ‗being‘
13. (c); Use ‗obtaining‘ in place of ‗obtain‘
14. (a); Use ‗come‘ in place of ‗came‘
15. (b); Use ‗joining‘ in place of ‗making‘
16. (c); Use ‗made‘ in place of ‗done‘
17. (a); Use ‗fear‘ in place of ‗hope‘
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18. (a); Use of taking is wrong …

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Eg.- use taking in sentence like- after taking tea

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19. (c); Use ‗have been‘ in place of ‗left‘

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20. (b); ‗Been‘ should be removed.

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21. (b); The geopolitical changes around Afghanistan and the

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organisational struggles within the Taliban make the time right

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for India to reassess its role in Afghanistan.
22. (a); Time to refresh Afghan relationship
23. (d); Inability of the Taliban to regain control of major cities in its
traditional stronghold of southern Afghanistan.
24. (c); It is imperative for India that Afghanistan‘s south-eastern
regions are importing terror from India.
25. (a); Inability of the Taliban to regain control of major cities in its
traditional stronghold of southern Afghanistan.
26. (e); Retaliate means to make an attack in return for a similar
attack. So, Reciprocate is the word which is similar in meaning to
it.
27. (e); Reckon means to calculate. So, calculate is the word which is
similar in meaning to it.
28. (c); Speculated means reflect deeply on a subject. So, figure out is
the word which is similar in meaning to it.
29. (b); Robust means sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or
construction. So, Fragile is the word which is opposite in meaning
to it.
30. (d); Splinter means to break or cause to break into small sharp
fragments. So, Whole is the word which is opposite in meaning to
it.
Directions (31-35): The proper sequence of sentences to form a
meaningful paragraph will be E B F C A D
31. (c); C
32. (e); E

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34. (b); A

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35. (d); B

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36. (b); After being a journalist for well over three decades, I realize

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that the foundation for this passion is the precious human

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attribute: hope.

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37. (e); (i) As seen from the northern hemisphere during the first
week of 2017, comet C/2016 U1 NEOWISE will be in the
southeastern sky shortly before dawn.
(ii) During the first week of 2017, comet C/2016 U1 NEOWISE was
seen from the northern hemisphere which would be in the
southeastern sky shortly before dawn.
38. (d); (i) BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money), a mobile payment app
was launched by Prime Minister NarendraModi at a
DigiDhanprogramme in New Delhi on Friday.
(iii) At a DigiDhanprogramme in New Delhi on Friday, Prime
Minister NarendraModi launched mobile payment app BHIM
(Bharat Interface for Money).
39. (c); With an increase of Rs.2 per 14.2-kilogram cylinder,
subsidised LPG will now cost Rs.434.71 a bottle against Rs. 432.71
previously.
40. (d); (ii) Promising to convert three croreKisan credit cards to
Rupay cards in the next three months, the Prime Minister flagged
the inconvenience posed by Kisan credit cards which require
farmers to go to the bank to withdraw cash against their credit
limit.
(iii) The Prime Minister promised to convert three croreKisan credit
cards to Rupay cards in the next three months flagging the
inconvenience posed by Kisan credit cards which require farmers
to go to the bank to withdraw cash against their credit limit.

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6. ARTICLES

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Directions (1-20): Read each sentence to find out whether there is

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any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in

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one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If

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there is ‗No error‘, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation,

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if any.)
1. In science the credit goes to a man (a) / who convinces the
world. / (b) / not to the man to whom (c) / the idea first occurs.
(d) / No Error(e)
2. Of the two (a) / answers, this (b) / is definitely (c) / better. (d)
/No Error(e)
3. There were a number (a) / of pretty girls in the party (b) / but it
was Ragini(c) / who remained a centre of attraction. (d) /No
Error(e)
4. He is (a) / the best artist (b) / of the time but unfortunately (c) /
least recognised. (d) /No Error(e)
5. I don‘t like (a) / that type of a man (b) / who does nothing but
(c) / find out faults in others. (d) /No Error(e)
6. The remedy lies (a) / in promoting values of humanism / (b) /
and democracy so as to combat (c) / the oncoming brand of
fascism. (d) /No Error(e)
7. A first step (a) / in a rational solution (b) / to any problem is the
(c) / recognition of the fact that a problem exists. (d) /No
Error(e)
8. Don‘t talk to (a) / him, he always (b) / remains in temper (c) /
these days. (d) / No Error(e)
9. It was (a) / by a mistake (b) / that the caught (c) / her hand. (d)
/No Error(e)
10. These orders of (a)/ the Manager (b)/ may put the lives of (c)/
two thousand workers in a danger. (d)/ No error(e)
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11. I inspired him (a) / to take the heart (b) / in all adverse

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situation (c) / and deserve to be called a real hero. (d) / No

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Error(e)

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12. The most happy (a) / marriage would be (b) / a union of a deaf

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(c) / man to a blind woman. (d) /

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No Error(e)

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13. After returning (a) / from the jail, he was abandoned (b) / all
the criminal activities and is determined (c) / to lead a simple
life. (d) /No Error(e)
14. His father (a) / forbade him to go (b) / to cinema (c) / late at
night. (d) /No Error(e)
15. There was little (a) / milk in the bottle and she gave it (b) / to
the baby when it (c) / started weeping. (d) /No Error(e)
16. Thanks to an insight (a) / and persistence of the local doctor (b)
/ hundreds of victims have been (c) / able to resume a normal
life. (d) /No Error(e)
17. He uses (a) / the mock-heroic (b) / style to depict (c) / a
violence. (d) /No Error(e)
18. One should (a) / be true to one‘s promises (b) / in order to earn
(c) / name and fame in the life. (d) /No Error(e)
19. ‗Music is science‘ (a) / but singing is an art‘ (b) / said the (c) /
music teacher. (d) /No Error(e)
20. He should mix (a) / his authority with little (b) / of courtesy
and (c) / common sense. (d) /No Error(e)

Directions (21-30): Read the following passage carefully and


answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases in the
passage are printed in bold to help you locate them while
answering some of the questions.
That women in India are much more financially excluded than the
men is evident from the figures as of March 2011. Only 21 per cent
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of total bank deposit accounts were held by women and these

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accounted for just about 12 per cent of the total volume of deposits.

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Similarly, women availed only 18 per cent of the total small credit

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from banks in 2011. The problem must be understood in the context

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of larger issues arising from the underprivileged status of a woman

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Finance minister P Chidambaram has proposed to deal with the
financial exclusion of Indian women by setting up a women‘s bank.
There are two reasons why the idea is not exciting for some of us.
First, merely setting up an all-women bank is not likely to address
the core issue of attitudinal bias against women, which is so
prevalent in our banking institutions. There is both overt and
covert exclusion in the system. Second, there is both overt and
covert exclusion in the system. Second, there is no guarantee that
the all-women bank is going to mitigate the problem of financial
exclusion of Indian women. My scepticism also stems from the
limited success of other previous attempts at focused banking, such
as the setting up of the regional rural banks.
In order to assess the likely impact of the proposed women-only
bank, it would be interesting to draw an analogy with the
launching of the regional rural banks in the 1970s. The RRBs were
set up in 1976 as special conduits of credit delivery in rural India.
They were supposed to combine the ―local feel and familiarity of
rural problems with the professional and large resource base of
commercial banks‖. Thus, there was an large resource base of
commercial banks‖. Thus, there was an acknowledgement that
mainstream commercial banks could not effectively cater to the
needs of the villages, so a new type of locally oriented banks, the
RRBs had to be set up. This is very similar to the proposed

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women‘s bank‘s ambition ―to address the gender-related issues of

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financial inclusion‖.

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On the face of it, there is nothing wrong in setting up new

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However, we have seen in the case of the RRBs that, less than ten

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concern. Starting from 1981, more than 10 committees were set up
to address various issues (of financial viability, reconstruction and
amalgamation, manpower and human resources and technological
upgradation) relating to operation of the RRBs. Following this, the
RRBs went through the process of recapitalisation and
amalgamation so as to make them financially sound. Due to
amalgamation and mergers, some RRBs have become large entities
that defeat the very concept of ―locally oriented‖ banks.
Ironically the number of urban and metropolitan branches of RRBs
has increased over the years, while that of their rural branches has
declined. Between 1992 and 2009, there was a 22-percentage point
decline in the proportion of rural bank branches of RRBs while
there was a 16-percentage point increase in the share of their non-
rural branches. Thus the creation of ―localized rural banks‖ as a
means for tackling the ―lack of familiarity of rural problems on the
part of mainstream commercial banks‖ does not seem to have
served its purpose. In fact, rural India is much more financially
excluded today when compared to the 1990s, both in terms of
banking outlets and availability of institutional credit.
Going by this analogy, it must be asked if the women-only bank
can promote financial inclusion of India women unless we address
the core issue of exclusion at a more fundamental level. Attitudinal
changes in our banking system should be an essential and integral
part of all our efforts to promote financial inclusion. Not too long

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ago, the Rangarajan Committee on financial inclusion had

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emphasised the correction of mindsets of the bank staff. Citing a

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study conducted in Madhya Pradesh, the committee highlighted

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that the ―majority of the bank branch manager held negative

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attitudes towards lending to (the) poor, although (the) poor, if

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good repays‖. There is no doubt that if the poor happens to be a
woman, this discrimination gets doubled.
21. Why is the author apprehensive about the success of the
women‘s bank?
(a) Because women are not so competent as men.
(b) Because previous attempts at focused banking such as the
setting up of the RRBs have shown limited success.
(c) Because there is no ready infrastructure for the setting up
of the all-women‘s bank.
(d) The government itself is under severe financial constraints
as of now.
(e) All the above
22. Find the incorrect statement regarding Regional Rural Banks.
(a)The RRBs were set up as a special channel of credit delivery
in rural India.
(b)The RRBs were set up to cater to the needs of the villages.
(c)The number of urban branches of RRBs has increased over
the years.
(d) The number of both rural and metropolitan branches of
RRBs has increased over the years.
(e) None of these
23. Which of the following statements is/are true about the
operation of RRBs in the first decade of their inception?

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(a) They did not reflect the desired results as expected at the

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time of their launch.

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(b)To make the RRBs financially sound the process of mergers

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(d) Only (a) and (c)
(e) All (a), (b) and (c)
24. What is/are the reason(s) for setting up of the all-women‘s
bank?
(A)Financial inclusion of Indian women
(B) To address the core issue of attitudinal bias against women
(C) To provide financial assistance and loans only to women
professionals
(a)All (A), (B) and (C) (b)Only (A) and (B)
(c)Only (A) and (C) (d) Only (B) and (C)
(e) Only (A)
25. Which of the following needs to be done to promote financial
inclusion?
(a) General mindset towards women in general and poor
women in particular needs to be changed.
(b) Women should be granted financial aids at comparatively
low rate of interest.
(c) Women at village level should be educated through
meetings, hoardings, banners and posters.
(d) It should be made mandatory to bring all rural women
under the umbrella of financial inclusion.
(e) None of these

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Directions (26-28): Choose the word/group of words which is

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MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed

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27. Core
(a)Right (b)Temporary
(c)Central (d) Vast (e) Burning
28. Stems
(a)Declines (b)Moves (c)Extracts
(d) Trunks (e) Originates

Directions (29-30): Choose the word/group of words which is


MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word/group of words
printed in bold as used in the passage.
29. Exciting
(a)Repulsive (b)Provocating (c)Interesting
(d) Useful (e) Elating
30. Mitigate
(a)Allay (b)Enhance (c)Relieve
(d) Waste (e) Indicate

Directions (31-35): In each of the following questions four options


are given of which two are most nearly the same or opposite in
meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or
opposite in meaning.
31. A. Remonstrate B. odium
C. Concede D.expostulate
(a) B-D (b) A-B (c) B-C
(d) A-D (e) C-D
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(d) A-C (e) A-D
34. A.Rhetoric B. Eloquence
C.entrenched D. Proclivity
(a) B-D (b) A-B (c) B-C
(d) A-C (e) A-D
35. A.Usurp B.surfeit
C. propensity D.expropriate
(a) B-D (b) A-B (c) B-C
(d) A-C (e) A-D

Directions (36-40): Each of the following questions has a paragraph


from which one sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most
appropriate way.
36. Any assessment of the economic reforms of the past 25 years
could well do with some understanding of their impact on
people with disabilities in India. Indeed, ______ impairments in
economically productive activity, the influence of these
sweeping policy changes would seem at best minimal.
(a) a large section of our population have been initiated in the
post-privatisation
(b) in view of the negligible levels of participation of people
with various
(c) weeping policy changes would seem at best minimal
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(d) the staunchest critic of liberalisation would have to

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37. If the WICB gets a million dollars, the players want 90 per cent

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of it,‖ says a former Indian cricket player. To honour an

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the West Indies to compensate for the anticipated loss of over
$42m by playing T20s in the United States.
(a) Anticipated loss of over $42m by playing T20s in the United
States
(b) Do the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees have a
problem playing at home
(c) They are welcome to Mumbai and we can promise them that
they would
(d) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants
(e) None of these
38. The great game playing out in the forests of our country
continues. A few days ago, the RajyaSabha passed the
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, _____ States‘ forest
departments.
(a) Because it bypasses democratic institutions like the gram
sabha
(b) Or simply callousness, depending on one‘s point of view, the
Bill passed
(c) Thereby paving the way for disbursement of funds from to
individual
(d) Decision the National Democratic Alliance government took
to canvass disabilities in the 2001 decennial
(e) None of these

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39. In the last two decades or so, elected governments in India have

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sanctioned the cutting down of forests to build highways,

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flattened forests for coal and other minerals, and drowned out

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forests for dams, _____ alike.

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(a) With a deft swirl of the baton, has ensured that crony

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(b) Set on accelerating swiftly towards the edge of ecological
destruction
(c) To assure legal rights to bona fide forest dwellers through
the passing of the Forest Rights Act (FRA)
(d) Significantly devastating wildlife and forest dwellers
(e) None of these
40. Of the literate among the disabled, only 8.5 per cent boast a
graduate degree, as per the 2011 census. _____ for children with
disabilities; just 1.32 per cent of teachers have been equipped
with the relevant special skills training.
(a) They were notably few and far between, informed largely by
an ad hoc approach
(b) We consider that the 1981 census was the lone exception to
the otherwise routine
(c) To 26.8 million people with disabilities
(d) A mere 21.1 per cent of Indian schools adhere to inclusive
education
(e) None of these

Direction (41-45): Select the phrase/connector (STARTERS) from


the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence
from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as
expressed in the statement sentences.
41. 1. It is a priority to support the indigenous efforts of the DRDO
for weapon systems.
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2. The present politico-bureaucratic-military hierarchy needs to

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know that going slow on the acquisition of other weapon

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systems under consideration may not be prudent.

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(ii)While it is a priority to support the…

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(iii)If the present politico-bureaucratic-military…

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(a)Only (i) is correct (b)Only (ii) is correct
(c)Only (iii) is correct (d)All are correct
(e)None is correct
42. 1. I became addicted to the great Hollywood films of the 1930s
and 1940s as a teen, read all the literature available about the
period, and later found my way to the vintage films of other
countries.
2. I grit my teeth at people who think these relics are quaint or
irrelevant compared to the edgier films and TV shows of today.
(i)As someone who became addicted to…
(ii)Finding my way to the vintage films…
(iii)People who think that these relics are…
(a)Only (i) is correct (b)Only (ii) is correct
(c)Only (iii) is correct (d)Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(e)None is correct
43. 1. ICICI Bank is the country‘s largest private sector lender.
2. It has reduced its marginal cost of funds–based lending rate
(MCLR) by 70 basis points (bps) across all loan tenures.
(i)The country‘s largest private sector lender…
(ii)ICICI Bank, the country‘s largest private sector…
(iii)The marginal cost of funds-based lending…
(a)Only (i) is correct
(b)Only (ii) is correct
(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct

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(d)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct

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(e)All are correct

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44. 1. PNB will sell its stake in the merged entity through a ‗put‘

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‗call‘ option in four to five years post merger.

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2. It is as per the deal structure.

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(i)As per the deal structure, PNB…
(ii)Tata Sons and AIA can exercise ‗call‘ option…
(iii)In a bid to sell its stake, PNB will…
(a)Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(b)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct
(c)Both (i) and (iii) are correct
(d)Only (i) is correct
(e)Only (ii) is correct
45. 1. Reliance Capital is sitting on a pile of debt of Rs 24,000 crore.
2. It has sold stakes, in phases, in its mutual fund and life insurance
businesses to Nippon Life Insurance for Rs 3,461 crore to allow
the latter to increase its stake to 49 percent in each of the
businesses.
(i)In order to increase its stake to 49 percent, Reliance Capital…
(ii)Reliance Capital, with debt of…
(iii)Selling stakes in phases, Nippon Life Insurance…
(a)Only (i) is correct (b)Only (ii) is correct
(c)Only (iii) is correct (d)Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(e)None is correct

SOLUTIONS

1. (a); Replace ‗a‘ with ‗the‘


2. (d); Use ‗the‘ before ‗better‘
3. (d); Replace ‗a‘ with ‗the‘
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4. (d); Use ‗the‘ before ‗least‘

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5. (b); Remove ‗a‘

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10. (d); ‗a‘ should not be used
11. (b); Don‘t use ‗the‘
12. (c); Replace ‗a‘ with ‗the‘
13. (b); Remove ‗the‘
14. (c); Use ‗the‘ before cinema
15. (a); Use ‗a‘ before ‗little‘
16. (a); ‗the‘ should replace ‗an‘
17. (d); ‗a‘ should not be used.
18. (d); ‗the‘ should not be used before ‗life‘
19. (a); Use ‗a‘ before ‗science‘
20. (b); Use ‗a‘ before little.
21. (b); Because previous attempts at focused banking such as the
setting up of the RRBs have shown limited success.
22. (d); The number of both rural and metropolitan branches of
RRBs has increased over the years.
23. (e); All (a), (b) and (c)
24. (b); Only (A) and (B)
25. (a); General mindset towards women in general and poor
women in particular needs to be changed.
26. (d); Discrimination means the unjust or prejudicial treatment of
different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race,
age, or sex. So, distinction is the word which is similar in
meaning to it.

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27. (c); Core means the part of something that is central to its

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existence or character. So, central is the word which is similar in

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28. (e); Stems means originate in or be caused by. So, originates is

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the word which is the word which is similar in meaning to it.

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29. (a); Exciting means causing great enthusiasm and eagerness. So,

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repulsive is the word which is opposite in meaning to it.
30. (b); Mitigate means lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or
extent of. So, enhance is the word which is opposite in meaning
to it.
31. (d); Both are similar in meaning .Remonstrate and expostulate
means ‗to express strong disapproval or disagreement‘.
32. (e); Both are opposite in meaning. ‗Myriad‘ means ‗a countless
or extremely great number of people or things‘ while
‗measurable‘ means ‗able to be measured‘.
33. (b); Both are opposite in meaning. ‗Glut‘ means ‗an excessively
abundant supply of something‘ while ‗insufficiency‘ means ‗the
condition of being insufficient‘.
34. (b); Both are similar in meaning .Rhetoric and eloquence means
‗fluent or persuasive speaking or writing‘.
35. (e); Both are similar in meaning .Usurp and expropriate means
‗take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force‘.
36. (b);
37. (d):
38. (c):
39. (d):
40. (d):
41. (b):-only (ii) is correct. While it is a priority to support the
indigenous efforts of the DRDO for weapon systems, the
present politico-bureaucratic-military hierarchy needs to know

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that going slow on the acquisition of other weapon systems

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under consideration may not be prudent.

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42. (a):-only (i) is correct. As someone who became addicted to the

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great Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s as a teen, read all

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the literature available about the period, and later found his

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way to the vintage films of other countries, I grit my teeth at

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people who think these relics are quaint or irrelevant compared
to the edgier films and TV shows of today.
43. (e):-All are correct.
(i) The country‘s largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, has
reduced its marginal cost of funds–based lending rate (MCLR)
by 70 basis points (bps) across all loan tenures.
(ii) ICICI Bank, the country‘s largest private sector lender, has
reduced its marginal cost of funds–based lending rate (MCLR)
by 70 basis points (bps) across all loan tenures.
(iii) The marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) has
been reduced by ICICI Bank, the country‘s largest private sector
lender, by 70 basis points (bps) across all loan tenures.
44. (d):-only (i) is correct. As per the deal structure, PNB will sell its
stake in the merged entity through a ‗put‘ option within three
years or Tata Sons and AIA can exercise a ‗call‘ option in four to
five years post merger.
45. (b):-only (ii) is correct.
Reliance Capital, with debt of Rs 24,000 crore has sold stakes, in
phases, in its mutual fund and life insurance businesses to
Nippon Life Insurance for Rs 3,461 crore to allow the latter to
increase its stake to 49 per cent in each of the businesses.

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7. TENSES

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Directions (1-20): Read each sentence to find out whether there is

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any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in

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one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If

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there is ‗No error‘, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation,

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if any.)
1. When you will find out (a) / any solution to this problem (b) /
you will become able (c) / to finalise the project. (d) / No Error.
(e)
2. It is appearing to me (a) / that you are plotting (b) / against
your (c) / friends and their parents. (d) / No Error (e)
3. A mysogynist is a person (a) / who is hating woman (b) / but a
philogynist is a person (c) / who loves woman. (d) / No Error.
(e)
4. Now-a-days he teaches physics (a) / because the teacher of
physics (b) / has been absenting himself (c) / for a month. (d) /
No Error. (e)
5. ‗It is high time (a) / you are starting (b) / this work.‘ (c) / my
friend said to me. (d) / No Error. (e)
6. Many of my friends (a) / wished to come here (b) / today but
(c) / none of them arrived yet. (d) / No Error. (e)
7. I will let you know (a) / as soon as I will get (b) / any
information (c) / about your promotion. (d) / No Error (e)
8. This is, indeed, (a) / the first time in my life that (b) / I hear (c)
/ such an interesting story. (d) / No Error. (e)
9. I have been knowing (a) / him for ten years (b) / but I don‘t
know (c) / where he lives. (d) / No Error (e)
10. If he had (a) / a few hours to spare, (b) / he would spend (c) /
them in a public library. (d) / No Error (e)

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11. If I would have done this, (a) / I would have done wrong (b) /

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and would have disappointed (c) / many of my friends. (d) /

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No Error. (e)

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12. I wish (a) / he saw you (b) / when you were (c) / living in

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England (d) / No Error. (e)

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13. I lived (a) / here since 1980, (b) / therefore I know everything

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(c) / about this city. (d) / No Error. (e)
14. If we had Mohan (a) / in our team, we (b) / would have won
the match (c) / against your team. (d) / No Error. (e)
15. If I was you (a) / I would have told (b) / the chairman to keep
(c) / his mouth shut. (d) / No Error. (e)
16. The victim tried to tell us (a) / what has happened (b) / but his
words (c) / were not audible. (d) / No Error. (e)
17. She was with (a) / me uptil now, (b) / so don‘t rebuke her (c) /
for getting late. (d) / No Error. (e)
18. Had he come (a) / even a moment earlier, (b) / he would have
(c) / found me there. (d) / No Error. (e)
19. Newspapers told (a) / us about the events (b) / that happen (c)
/ all over the world. (d) / No Error. (e)
20. He advised me (a) / to do as he did (b) / but I did not pay any
attention (c) / to his advice. (d) / No Error. (e)

Directions (21-30): Read the following passage carefully and


answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have
been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some
of the questions.
Over the last three centuries the world economy has evolved from a
predominantly agriculture-based system to a digital economic
system. The earlier economies were mainly agrarian. In this era,
capital did play a role as did technological innovations such as the

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plough, the steamboat or the train. But land and labour were more

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critical.

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With the service economy, the wealth create by services exceeded

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the wealth created through manufacturing. Here the ability of the

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service provider to establish a sound business gave him access to

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additional capital. This evolved into a global economy where goods

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and services were traded across international borders with little
restriction. In this period, capital started flowing across borders on
a large scale for the first time.
The last five years have seen the advent of the digital economy
where technology is becoming the driving force. With information
being the driver of value and wealth creation, information
technology is becoming the key to success in a growing number of
industries. In the digital economy, the power of innovation and
ideas have gained the upper hand over direct access to capital.
The Indian economy is in a unique position in terms of its economic
evolution. While manufacturing and service industries in India
cannot freely access capital, the new breed of IT based industries
have access to venture capital and private equity. The country‘s
potential in this emerging sector has opened the doors to capital
inflows that are still not available to traditional industries.
There are two key trends which will boost the democratization of
capital, either directly as funding sources or indirectly.
More effective capital market routes especially for information
based and software companies.
This is already happening rapidly. A market that was supposed to
be stagnating with no public offering from the manufacturing
sector in the first quarter of the fiscal year, may see as many as 20-
25 new software issues this year. Numerous Internet and e-
commerce companies are tapping funds through the capital
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market. For the financial intermediaries as well as for the investing

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public, dot com or ‗info‘ initial public offerings are fast becoming

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attractive investment alternatives to traditional manufacturing or

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financial sector offers.

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With more effective capital markets, for high potential IT stocks,

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‗critical mass‘, which in the industrial economy was primary in

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ensuring as company‘s ability to raise capital, will cease to matter.
This underlines the manner in which a burgeoning digital
economy has led to a redeployment of capital from a concentrated
segment to the smaller knowledge entrepreneur.
A greater number of venture capitalists are actively seeking to fund
budding knowledge entrepreneurs. Along with the rise in Net
entrepreneurs one has seen the emergence of a new breed of
venture capitalists who recognize the potential that resides in these
ideas. The emergence and strengthening of the virtual economy
necessitates sources of funds at the ‗ideation‘ stage where business
plans may still be at the infancy stage and potential not clearly
identified.
This need is being fulfilled by the incubator funds or the angel
investors who hand-hold Internet start-ups and other Info Tech
ventures till the stage at which they can attract bigger investors.
Instead of looking at high risk but big ventures, this genre of
venture capitalists are looking at investments in companies which
have the potential of excellent valuations in the future on the
strength of their ideas.
21. Which of the following has been rated as most crucial in agro
based economy?
i. Land
ii.Labour
iii. Capital

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(a) Only (i) and (ii) (b) Only (iii)

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(c) Only (ii) (d) Only (i)

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22. How did service economy evolve into a global economy?

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(a) The wealth gained through service exceeded the gain

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(b) The services started flowing across borders.
(c) Thelabour started producing goods for mass market.
(d) The trade for services and goods crossed the international
borders.
(e) None of these
23. Which of the following best describes the phrase ―critical mass‖
as used in the passage?
(a) Paradigm shift from fund base to knowledge base
(b) The net worth of a small knowledge entrepreneur
(c) The ability of an organization to raise funds
(d) The sum total capital of industrial economy
(e) None of these
24. The public offer of which type of companies are preferred by
the investors at present?
(a) Service sector companies
(b) Agro based companies
(c) Information based companies
(d) Companies dealing with financial sector
(e) None of these
25. What impact on economy has been envisaged owing to rise in
net enterprise?
(a) The venture capitalists have started financing the projects
even at the planning stage.
(b) The economic planning will no more be realistic now.

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(c) The funding of unplanned projects have increased.

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(d) Virtual economy has necessitated the source of funds from

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26. Which trend can boost capital growth in the modern era?

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(b) Converting manufacturing industries into service sector
(c) Generating resources through international trade
(d) Promoting information based and software companies
(e) None of these

Directions (27-29): Choose the word which is most nearly the


SAME in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the
passage.
27. Advent
(a) shining (b) departure
(c) power (d) force (e) arrival
28. Traditional
(a) religious (b) excessive
(c) old (d) customary (e) sick

Directions (29-30): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in


meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
29. Burgeoning
(a) growing (b) retarding
(c) dipping (d) unique (e) common
30. Stagnating
(a) developing (b) redundant
(c) overworking (d) fixed (e)stationery

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Directions (31-35): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B),

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(C), (D), (E), and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful

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(A) In this early period a good memory was a prerequisite for

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success and poets like Homer memorized their work before it

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(B) If we have to remember everything will it not increase the
feeling of stress?
(C) Today memory is widely regarded as a useful aid to survival.
(D) However, it is not what we grasp but what we fail to forgetting
a file, key points at an interview which causes stress.
(E) Some people, however, are of the view that having an
exceptional memory in a world of high pressure working is a
disadvantage.
(F) To our ancestors, though, in the absence of the printing press it
was much more it was the slate on which history was
recorded.
31. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) F (c) C (d) D (e) E
32. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
33. Which of the following would be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
34. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) F (d) D (e) E

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35. Which of the following would be the FIFTH sentence after

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rearrangement?

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Directions (36-40): In each of the following sentence there are two

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blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words

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denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out which pair of
words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same
sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct.
36. The recently………………Olympic games experienced some
unhealthy practices……………..to by a few athletes.
(a) Concluded, Resorted (b) Finished, Preferred
(c) Held, Exhibited (d) Over, Adhered
(e) closed, devoured
37. If criminals are…………….to join electoral fray,………………is
likely to increase.
(a) Compelled, Brotherhood
(b) Encouraged, Harmony (c) Allowed, Extortion
(d) Deterred, Corruption (e) Invited, Voting
38. Though the country has……………free medical service for the
poor, it is……………
(a) Stopped, Unaffordable (b) Rendered, Essential
(c) Maintained, Admirable (d) Favoured, Appreciable
(e)Instituted, Inadequate
39. Germany had been a nation ……………… in one country of
numerous states which had a common language and
…………………
(a) Assembled, Dialect (b) Assimilated, Script
(c) Embedded, Civilization (d) United, Traditions
(e) Formed, Code

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40. Public announcements of……………by the Government is

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considered as…………….of code of conduct during the pre-

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elections period.

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(a) freebies, appeasement (b) favours, violation

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(e) manifestos, breaches

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Directions (41-45): In the following passage there are blanks, each
of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the
passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which
fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words
without changing the meaning of the passage.
In the midst of India‘s economic boom, Indian Professional Service
Firms (PSFs) from management consultancies and investment
banks to advertising agencies and law firms are (41) to attract the
best and the brightest talent. But to be truly successful they have to
do more than that. Like PSFs around the world they need to (42)
their professionals rather than see them walk out of the door in
search of opportunities. To achieve that, companies often rely on
the reward of sprawling campuses and luxurious facilities. But
none of this gets to the (43) of the problem, which is when young
professionals join PSFs they have expectations which go far beyond
the nature of facilities. (44) on to do creative, thought provoking
work, they often find themselves engaged in doing mundane
activities. They feel underutilized, which is a formula for (45) in the
long term.
41. (a) opposing (b) rivaling (c) partial
(d) competing (e) obsessed
42. (a) transition (b) retain (c) advance
(d) substitute (e) restrain

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43. (a) solution (b) key (c) heart

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(d) precedence (e) occurrence

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44. (a) deciding (b) catching (c) keen

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45. (a) failure (b) motivation (c) success

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SOLUTIONS

1. (a); Use ‗you find‘ in place of ‗you will find‘


2. (a); use ‗it appears‘
3. (b); Use ‗who hates‘ in place of ‗who is hating‘
4. (a); Use ‗he is teaching‘
5. (b); Use ‗you started‘
6. (d); Use ‗has arrived‘ in place of ‗arrived‘
7. (b); Use ‗get‘ in place of ‗will get‘
8. (c); Use ‗I have heard‘
9. (a); Use ‗have known‘
10. (e); There is no error in the given statement.
11. (a); Use ‗had done‘ in place of ‗would have done‘
12. (b); Use ‗had seen‘ in place of ‗saw‘
13. (a); Use ‗have lived‘
14. (a); Use ‗we had had‘ mohan
15. (a); Use were
16. (b); use ‗had‘
17. (a); Use has been
18. (e); There is no error in the given statement.
19. (a); Use ‗tell‘
20. (e); There is no error in the given statement.
21. (a);
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22. (a); The wealth gained through service exceeded the gain

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through manufacture.

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24. (c); Information based companies.

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26. (d); Promoting information based and software companies.
27. (e); Advent means the arrival of a notable person or thing. So,
arrival is the word which is similar in meaning to it.
28. (d); Traditional means existing in or as part of a tradition. So,
customary is the word which is similar in meaning to it.
29. (b); Burgeoning means begin to grow or increase rapidly;
flourish. So, retarding is the word which is opposite in meaning
to it.
30. (a); Stagnating means cease developing; become inactive or
dull. So, developing is the word which is opposite in meaning to
it.
Directions (31-35): The correct sequence to form meaningful
paragraph is CFAEBD.
31. (c)
32. (e)
33. (d)
34. (c)
35. (b)
36. (a); The correct use is ‗concluded, resorted‘ where ‗concluded‘
means bring or come to an end and ‗resorted‘ means turn to and
adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable
one) so as to resolve a difficult situation.

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37. (c); The correct use is ‗allowed, extortion‘ where ‗extortion‘

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means the practice of obtaining something, especially money,

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through force or threats.

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38. (e); The correct use is ‗instituted, inadequate‘ where ‗instituted‘

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means to introduce or establish (a scheme, undertaking, or

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policy) and ‗inadequate‘ means insufficient for a purpose.

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39. (e); The correct use is ‗formed, code‘.
40. (b); The correct use is ‗favours, violation‘.
41. (d);
42. (b);
43. (c);
44. (e);
45. (a);

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8. PRONOUNS

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Directions (1-20): Find out the error in each of the following

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sentences, if any. If there is no error, your answer is ‗e‘.

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1. The Board of directors (a)/ want all possible facilities (b)/ and

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allowances for (c)/ itself. (d)/ No error (e)

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2. His efforts (a)/ will bring him (b)/ more success (c)/ than your.
(d)/ No error. (e)
3. The Vice-President of India and (a)/ the Vie-Chancellor of this
university (b)/ have given (c)/ his consent to join the meeting.
(d)/ No error
4. None (a)/ of these two Principals (b)/ has been looking (c)/
after his college well. (d)/ No error. (e)
5. Each of (a)/ the four great tragedies (b)/ of Shakespeare (c)/ is
worth reading. (d)/ No error. (e)
6. He was much (a)/ more surprised than me (b)/ to see the
dancing girl (c)/ coming towards us. (d)/ No error. (e)
7. One should (a)/ be true to his (b)/ word in all (c)/
circumstances. (d)/ No error. (e)
8. If someone has (a)/ finished the work, (b)/ he may (c)/ go
home. (d)/ No error (e)
9. Everybody (a)/ who was working in that office gave (b)/ a
day‘s pay as their contributions (c)/ to the dependants of Dr.
Sonu who had died on duty. (d)/ No error. (e)
10. As a student (a)/ of science (b)/ you are far better (c)/ than him.
(d)/ No error. (e)
11. The players (a)/ whom we have selected (b)/ for our team (c)/
are young and ambitious. (d)/ No error (e)
12. There is none (a)/ who can help you (b)/ in this crucial moment
(c)/ of your career. (d)/ No error (e)

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13. Whomever (a)/ comes late will not be allowed (b)/ to mark his

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presence (c)/ in the register. (d)/ No error (e)

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14. Such a self-sacrificing (a)/man as has come (b)/ wins our

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sympathy (c)/ and admiration. (d)/ No error (e)

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15. Every of the five children (a)/ standing in the corner (b)/ of the

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room is dexterous (c)/ in paintings. (d)/ No error. (e)

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16. You and myself (a)/ will enjoy the party (b)/ to be arranged in
honour of (c)/ the new Chief Justice. (d)/ No error. (e)
17. They also help the poor (a)/ who really sympathise (b)/ with
them in the moments (c)/ of distress. (d)/ No error. (e)
18. You say (a)/ it‘s your problems (b)/ but I say it‘s (c)/ my also.
(d)/ No error. (e)
19. The articles (a)/ published in this magazine (b)/ are better than
(c)/that magazine. (d)/ No error (e)
20. She was more (a)/ garrulous than (b)/ either of her (c)/ three
sisters. (d)/ No error. (e)

Directions (21-25): In each of the following questions there is a


sentence with a pair of blank spaces, followed by five pair of
words. Choose the pair that can fill up the blanks in the same order.
The number of that pair is your answer.
21. Handicrafts constitute an important _____ of the decentralised
sector of India's economy and ______ employment to over six
million artisans.
(a) factors — aims (b) extension — plans
(c) segment — provides (d) supplier — gives
(e) period — projects
22. Among a number of hobbies that one can ______, the hobby of
reading is the most useful and ______
(a) develops — accumulative
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(b) cultivates — enlightened

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(e) considers — appreciative

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23. The quality of _____ between individuals and the organisation

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for which they work can be ____ to benefit both the parties.
(a) services — evaluated
(b) interaction — improved
(c) sophistication — developed
(d) work — appreciated
(e) life — conceptualised
24. Part of the confusion in our societies _______ from our pursuit
of efficiency and economic growth, in the _______that these are
the necessary ingredients of progress.
(a) stems — conviction
(b) derives — evaluation
(c) emerges — consideration
(d) obtains — exploration
(e) extends — planning
25. The problem of housing shortage _______ with the population
explosion has also been _______ by this policy.
(a) coped — highlighted
(b) dispensed — acknowledged
(c) compounded — addressed
(d) threatened — manifested
(e) projected — discussed

Directions (26–35):In the following passage, there are blanks, each


of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the

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passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which

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fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each

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case.

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Studies (26) the impact of computer models to support

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policymaking processes in organizations have (27) that client

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involvement in the model building process is often a (28) for

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effective model building. One important reason is that the process
of model building is frequently more important than the resulting
model. Model building itself is largely a (29) process about the
problem. Most (30) about the characteristics of an ill structured
problem are gained during the (31) process of designing a
computer model, rather than after the model is finished. Another
important reason is that most information in an organization (32) in
the mental models of organisation members. To support policy
making in organisation it is this knowledge which needs to be (33)
and represented in the model. An important topic in client oriented
or (34) model building thus becomes the (35) of relevant knowledge
contained in the mental models of participants.
26. (a) evaluating (b) focussing
(c) projecting (d) advocating (e) directing
27. (a) devised (b) exhibited
(c) convinced (d) attributed (e) indicated
28. (a) support (b) valuation
(c) prerequisite (d) material (e) blueprint
29. (a) valuable (b) durable
(c) tedious (d) learning (e) critical
30. (a) thinking (b) insights (c) planning
(d) appreciation (e) opinions
31. (a) elongated (b) concentrated
(c) iterative (d) evolving (e) consummate
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32. (a) resides (b) follows (c) settles

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(d) lies (e) committed

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34. (a) revolving (b) interactive

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(c) dogmatic (d) accentuated (e) formative

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35. (a) demarcation (b) formation
(c) proliferation (d) association (e) elicitation

Directions (36–40): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B),


(C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful
paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
A. We were interested by contrast in understanding what lessons
actual teams and non–teams had for others to choose to struggle
with change and performance.
B. Still, we suspected that most of these focused on persuading
readers that "teams are important".
C. After all we thought teams are a well–known subject and there
must be a thousand books on the subject already.
D. By going down this path we hope to discover something to say
that was different from most books on the subject.
E. We approached the idea of a book on teams cautiously.
F. Alternatively they focused on providing how-to advice on
building teams as an objective in itself.
36. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence?
(a) A (b) B (c) F (d) C (e) D
37. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence?
(a) E (b) A (c) B (d) C (e) D
38. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence?
(a) E (b) C (c) B (d) F (e) D
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39. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence?

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(a) C (b) D (c) B (d) F (e) A

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40. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence?

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(a) C (b) D (c) E (d) F (e) B

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SOLUTIONS

1. (d); Use ‗themselves‘ in place of ‗itself‘


2. (d); Use ‗yours‘
3. (d); Use ‗their‘ in place of ‗his‘
4. (a); Use ‗neither‘ in place of ‗none‘
5. (e); There is no error in the statement
6. (b); Use ‗I‘ in place of ‗me‘
7. (b); Use ‗one‘s‘ in place of ‗his‘
8. (e); No error
9. (c); Use ‗his‘ in place ‗their‘.
10. (d); Use ‗he‘ in place of ‗him‘
11. (e); No error
12. (b); Use ‗that‘ in place of ‗who‘
13. (a); Use ‗whoever‘
14. (e); No error
15. (a); Use ‗every one‘
16. (a); Use ‗I‘ in place of ‗myself‘
17. (e); No error
18. (d); Use ‗mine‘ in place of ‗my‘
19. (d); Use ‗those published in that magazine‘
20. (c); Use ‗any‘
21. (c); ‗segment — provides‘ is the correct use.

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22. (c); ‗nourish — cumulative‘ is the correct use where cumulative

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means increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by

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successive additions.

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23. (b); ‗interaction — improved‘ is the correct use where

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interaction means influence.

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24. (c); ‗emerges — consideration‘ is the correct use where

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‗emerges‘ means move out of.
25. (c); ‗compounded — addressed‘ is the correct use where
‗compounded‘ means to make (something bad) worse and
‗addressed‘ means to fix or solve an issue.
26. (a);
27. (e);
28. (c);
29. (d);
30. (b);
31. (a);
32. (d);
33. (e);
34. (b);
35. (a);

Directions (36-40): The proper sequence of sentences to form a


meaningful paragraph will be ECBFAD
36. (d); C
37. (a); E
38. (c); B
39. (e); A
40. (b); D

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9. PREPOSITIONS

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Directions (1–20): Find out the error in each of the following

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sentences, if any. If there is no error, your answer is ‗e‘

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1. Nobody can deny (a) / that Gandhi‘s ideas (b) / are different

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than (c) / Lenin‘s. (d) / No Error. (e)

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2. While she was returning (a) / from College, (b) / a ruffian
attacked (c) / on her with a dagger.(d) /No Error. (e)
3. Two of my intimate friends (a) / called on me (b) / on
yesterday when I was (c) / away from home. (d) /No Error. (e)
4. The students complained (a) / to the principal against (b) / the
warden and the (c) / poor management of the hostel. (d) /No
Error. (e)
5. Somebody reported to me (a) / that Suman had fallen in (b) /
the well and nobody had (c) / tried to save him. (d) /No Error.
(e)
6. The plan was to go for (a) / the cinema but (b) / owing to
certain hindrances (c) / it failed. (d) /No Error. (e)
7. My friends proposed me (a) / that we should go to (b) / the
movies and then have (c) / dinner at a hotel. (d) /No Error. (e)
8. My brother said that (a) / he preferred the white (b) / shirt than
the black one (c) / which I usually wore. (d) /No Error. (e)
9. Glimpses to (a) / the religious side of his (b) / nature appear in
(c) / the majority of his plays. (d) /No Error. (e)
10. There appears (a) / to be very little (b) / liaison among (c) / the
two wings of the party. (d) / No Error (e)
11. Found guilty (a) / on murder, the accused (b) / men were
sentenced (c) / to life imprisonment. (d) /No Error (e)
12. He looked upon me (a) / level eyed for a (b) / few moments
before he (c) /started speaking (d) /No Error (e)

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13. The smuglar yielded (a) / for the temptation (b) / and fell into

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the police trap from (c) / which escape was impossible. (d) /No

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14. The man who (a) /was blind with the right (b) / eye was a (c) /

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notorious criminal of this area. (d) /No Error (e)

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15. The poet describes about (a) / the beauty of a landscape (b) / in

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a very (c) / attractive way. (d) /No Error (e)
16. Rakesh Sharma, the Indian space (a) / hero, is much sought (b)
/ after by college students and (c) / is invited for various
function. (d) /No Error (e)
17. I advised (a) / him to consult with a doctor (b) / but he refused
(c) / to do so. (d) /No Error (e)
18. Those who are (a) / suffering from diabetes (b) / are advised to
substitute (c) / saccharine by sugar. (d) /No Error (e)
19. The debacle of the party (a) / admits no other explanation (b) /
than its (c) / poor performance.(d) / No Error (e)
20. My father has the reputation for (a) / being the sort of (b) /
manager who is at least willing to listen to (c) / anyone who
wants to raise a point. (d) /No Error (e)

Directions (21-30): Read the following passage carefully and


answer the questions given below it. Certain words! Phrases have
been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some
of the questions.
Marketing executives in television work with a relatively stable
advertising medium. In many ways, the television ads aired today
are similar to those aired two decades ago. Most television ads still
feature actors, still run 30 or 60 seconds, and still show a product.
However, the differing dynamics of the Internet pose unique

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challenges to advertisers, forcing them to adapt their practices and

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techniques on a regular basis.

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In the early days of Internet marketing, online advertisers

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began to consider these advertising techniques intrusive and
annoying. Yet because marketing strategies relying heavily on
banners and pop-ups produced results, companies invested
growing amounts of money into purchasing these ad types in
hopes of capturing market share in the burgeoning online
economy. As consumers became more sophisticated, frustration
with these online advertising techniques grew. Independent
programmers began to develop tools that blocked banner and pop-
up ads. The popularity of these tools exploded when the search
engine Google, at the time an increasingly popular website fighting
to solidify its place on the Internet with giants Microsoft and
Yahoo, offered free software enabling users to block pop-up ads.
The backlash against banner ads grew as new web browsers
provided users the ability to block image-based ads such as banner
ads. Although banner and pop-up ads still exist, they are far less
prominent than during the early days of the Internet.
A major development in online marketing came with the
introduction of pay-per-click ads. Unlike banner or pop-up ads,
which originally required companies to pay every time a website
visitor saw an ad, pay-per-click ads allowed companies to pay only
when an interested potential customer clicked on an ad. More
importantly, however, these ads circumvented the pop-up and
banner blockers. As a result of these advantages and the incredible
growth in the use of search engines, which provide excellent

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venues for pay-per-click advertising, companies began turning to

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pay-per-click marketing in droves. However, as with the banner

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and pop-up ads that preceded them, pay-per-click ads came with

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their drawbacks. When companies began pouring billions of dollars

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representatives of a company with no interest in the product
advertised by a competitor click on the competitor's ads simply to
increase the marketing cost of the competitor. Click fraud grew so
rapidly that marketers sought to diversify their online positions
away from pay-per-click marketing through new mediums.
Although pay-per-click advertising remains a common and
effective advertising tool, marketers adapted yet again to the
changing dynamics of the Internet by adopting new techniques
such as pay-per-performance advertising, search engine
optimization, and affiliate marketing. As the pace of the Internet's
evolution increases, it seems all the more likely that advertising
successfully on the Internet will require a strategy that shuns
constancy and embraces change.
21. According to the passage, which of the following best describes
the current status of pop-up ads?
(a)Widely used
(b)Less popular now than at earlier times
(c)A frequent target of click fraud
(d)Non-existent due to pop-up blockers
(e)Increasingly popular due to search engines
22. According to the passage, which of the following best describes
the practice of click fraud?
(a) Clicking on the banner advertisements of rival companies
(b)Using software to block advertisements
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(c)Utilizing search engine optimization to visit the pages of

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(a)The type of individual each medium reaches
(b)Whether the medium is interactive
(c) The pace at which the medium evolves
(d)The cost of advertising with each medium
(e) Whether each medium contains drawbacks
24. Which of the following words best describes the author‘s tone in
the passage?
(a)Critical (b)Analytical (c) Frustrated
(d) Biased (e) Surprised
25. The author implies what about the future of pay-per-
performance advertising?
(a)Although it improves on pay-per-click advertising, it is still
vulnerable to click fraud
(b) It will one day become extinct as Internet users discover
drawbacks with it
(c) Internet users will develop free software to block its
effectiveness
(d) It will eventually become less popular with advertisers as
the Internet evolves and drawbacks emerge
(e) It will not face drawbacks due to its differing approach to
online marketing
26. Which of the following most accurately states the main idea of
the passage?

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(a)Although pay-per-click advertising remains a wide-spread

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and effective online advertising medium, its popularity is likely

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changes in short periods of time.
(d)Unlike the television, the Internet has evolved rapidly,
forcing online marketers to develop new advertising strategies
and mediums.
(e)The pace of the Internet‘s evolution is increasing and will
only increase in the future.
27. The passage implies that which of the following attributes will
be the most important for future success in online advertising:
(a) Flexible creativity (b) Disciplined patience
(c) Uniform approach (d) Ruthless tenacity
(e) Eclectic approach

Directions (28-29): Choose the word/group of words which is


MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word/ group of words
printed in bold as used in the passage.
28. AFFILIATE
(a) Confederate (b) Adjourn (c) Amalgamate
(d) incorporated (e) Associated
29. PROMINENT
(a) Abstruse (b) Eminent
(c) Excrescence (d) Protruding (e) Foremost

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Directions (30): Choose the word/group of words which is MOST

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SIMILAR in meaning to the word/ group of words printed in bold

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as used in the passage.

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30. CIRCUMVENTED

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(a) Accede (b) Acclimate (c) Acquiesce

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(d) Outwit (e) Auspice

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Directions (31-35): Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C,
D, E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph;
then answer the questions given below them.
A. If China is the world‘s factory, India has become the world‘s
outsourcing centre– keeping in line with this image.
B. But India‘s future depends crucially on it‘s ability to compete
fully in the Creative Economy – not just in tech and software,
but across design and entrepreneurship; arts, culture and
entertainment; and the knowledge-based professions of
medicine, finance and law.
C. While its creative assets outstrip those of other emerging
competitors, India must address several challenges to increase
its international competitiveness as the world is in the midst of a
sweeping transformation.
D. This transformation is evident in the fact that the world is
moving from an industrial economy to a creative economy that
generates wealth by harnessing intellectual labour, intangible
and human creative capabilities.
E. Its software industry is the world‘s second-largest, its tech
outsourcing accounts for more than half of the $300 billion
global industry, according to a technology expert.
F. If the meeting of world leaders at Davos is any indication, India
is rapidly becoming an economic ‗rock star‘.
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31. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence

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after the rearrangement?

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(a) A (b) B (c) C

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(d) D (e) E

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32. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the

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rearrangement?

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(a) A (b) B (c) C
(d) D (e) E
33. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C
(d) F (e) E
34. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the
rearrangement?
(a) F (b) B (c) C
(d) A (e) E
35. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after
the rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C
(d) D (e) F
Directions (36-40):In each of the sentences given in these questions,
there are two/three blanks indicating that some words have been
omitted. There are four alternatives given. Choose the one that best
fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
36. Because he was ______, he left the party earlier and _____home.
(a) Tired, Brought (b) Precarious, Approached
(c) Preoccupied, Sent (d) Ill, Contacted
(e) Unwell, Returned
37. The present education system is _________ and needs _____.
(a) Adequate, Betterment (b) wrong, improve

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(c) Defective, Reforming (d) good, nothing

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(e) Excellent, Improvement

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38. The chief justice sent back the _________ , citing the __________

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of the candidate ______________ the chief minister.

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(a) discouragement, immediacy, for

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(b) testimonials, contiguousness, with

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(c) recommendation, proximity, to
(d) proposal , familiarity, with
(e) encouragements, relations, and
39. Many people coming from villages _____ themselves so _______
that they don‘t go back.
(a) Enjoy, Immensely (b) Earn, Well
(c) Feed, Much (d) Strain, Well
(e) Make, Well
40. Indian Cricket has seen many ________captains. But Dhoni was
certainly a/an __________ one in many ways. As skipper, he
mainly focused on cultivating team spirit and creating
_________ for young players.
(a) exceptional, diminutive, chances.
(b) sturdy, serendipitous, chances
(c) stout, robust, opportunity
(d) Stalwart, extraordinary, opportunities.
(e) common, exceptional, prospects.

Directions (41-50): In the following passage there are blanks, each


of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the
passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which
fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each
case.

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The urgent need of the hour is to (41) up the moral (42) of our

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society in general and of our student community in particular, if we

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want to save ourselves and our society from the present (43) of

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mass indiscipline and (44) of basic human values, which has

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become a (45) phenomenon. We must, therefore, (46) and practice

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the most (47) basic human values like cooperation, tolerance,

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patriotism, generosity, truth, justice and excellence – the ideals
which are universal in nature and which are (48) in themselves and
which are worthy of (49) for their own sake. These ideals are both
personally as well as socially (50).
41. (a) give (b) stand
(c) jack (d) climb (e) tone
42. (a) fibre (b) enactment
(c) reconstruction (d) situation (e) appreciation
43. (a) polarization (b) degradation
(c) chaos (d) provocation (e) sentiments
44. (a) calamity (b) focus
(c) realization (d) erosion (e) criticism
45. (a) durable (b) universal
(c) perpetual (d) segmental (e) prolific
46. (a) incorporate (b) induce
(c) implicate (d) inculcate (e) involve
47. (a) absorbing (b) cherished
(c) introspective (d) famous (e) productive
48. (a) distinctive (b) appreciated
(c) formative (d) helping (e) end
49. (a) evolving (b) spreading
(c) esteem (d) wisdom (e) popularity
50. (a) desirable (b) manageable
(c) redundant (d) vulnerable (e) possible

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SOLUTIONS

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1. (c); Use ‗from‘ in place of ‗than‘

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2. (d); On should not be used.

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3. (c); On should not be used.

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4. (b); ‗About‘ or ‗of‘ should be used before ‗the warden‘

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5. (b); use ‗into‘ in place of ‗in‘
6. (a); use ‗to‘ in place of ‗for‘
7. (a); Use ‗to‘ after proposed.
8. (c); Use ‗to‘ in place of ‗than‘
9. (a); Use ‗of‘ in place of ‗to‘
10. (c); Use ‗between‘ in place of ‗among‘
11. (b); Use ‗of‘ in place of ‗on‘
12. (a); Use ‗at‘ in place of ‗upon‘
13. (b); Use ‗to‘ in place of ‗for‘
14. (b); Use ‗in‘ in place of ‗with‘
15. (a); ‗about‘ should not be used.
16. (d); Use ‗to‘ in place of ‗for‘
17. (e); No error.
18. (d); Use ‗for‘ in place of ‗by‘
19. (b); Use ‗of‘ after ‗admits‘
20. (a); Use ‗of‘ in place of ‗for‘
21. (b); Option (b) is correct
The crucial sentence in the passage is: "Although banner and pop-
up ads still exist, they are far less prominent than during the early
days of the Internet."
A. There is no support for this in the passage. It is implicitly
contradicted by the words "far less prominent."
C. Pay-per-click advertising is a target of "click fraud," not banner
ads, which suffered from blocking programs.
D. The passage states that pop-ups "still exist."
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E. The passage states that pay-per-click advertising—not pop-ups—

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is more popular due to search engines

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The pertinent sentence from the passage is: "pay-per-click ads

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came with their drawbacks. When companies began pouring

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billions of dollars into this emerging medium, online advertising

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specialists started to notice the presence of what would later be
called "click fraud": representatives of a company with no interest
in the product a competitor advertised clicked on the competitor's
ads simply to increase the marketing cost of the competitor."
23. (c); Option(c) is correct
The key sentences are at the beginning, where television and the
Internet are compared: "In many ways, the television ads aired
today are similar to those aired two decades ago. Most television
ads still feature actors, still run 30 or 60 seconds, and still show a
product.
However, the differing dynamics of the Internet pose unique
challenges to advertisers, forcing them to adapt their practices
and techniques on a regular basis."
24. (b); Option(b) is correct
From the very beginning, the author is analyzing a situation and
making a case for the rapid evolution of Internet marketing.
25. (d); The central theme of the passage is that the Internet is
evolving rapidly and current advertising mediums will
eventually be replaced (albeit not completely) by new mediums.
Just after mentioning pay-per-performance advertising, the
author concludes by saying "As the pace of the Internet‘s
evolution increases, it seems all the more likely that advertising
successfully on the Internet will require a strategy that shuns
constancy and embraces change."

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A. There is no mention of click-fraud applying to pay-per-

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performance advertising. Since click-fraud does not apply to all

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online advertising methods and no description of pay-per-

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performance advertising is given, it is not possible to infer that

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click-fraud applies to pay-per-performance advertising.

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B. The passage never asserts that Internet ad strategies become

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"extinct." Rather it asserts that they dwindle in popularity as
Internet users adapt and the ad strategies become less effective.
C. Developing software to block ads referred to the problem with
pop-up and banner advertisements. The article never implied that
this problem existed with all Internet advertising strategies.
D. Since the main point of the article is that the Internet evolves and
online advertising strategies change, it is reasonable to conclude
that pay-per-performance advertising will have a similar fate as
the other advertising strategies mentioned in the passage:
declining popularity over time.
E. Nothing in the passage supports the idea that an online
advertising strategy will remain popular indefinitely even as the
Internet evolves rapidly - this contradicts the main point of the
passage.
26. (d); This statement encapsulates the author‘s point in each
paragraph: the evolution of the Internet is forcing advertisers to
change their strategies rapidly. The phrase "unlike the television"
ties into the introductory point.
27. (a); The main point of the article is that the Internet evolves and,
as a result, online advertisers must adapt their strategies. The
implication is that future success will require this same
innovation and willingness to change tactics.
28. (b); Affiliate means officially attach or connect (a subsidiary group
or a person) to an organization hence adjourn is the word most
opposite in meaning.
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29. (a); Prominent means important; famous hence abstruse is the

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word most opposite in meaning.

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30. (d); Circumvent means find a way around (an obstacle) hence

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outwit is the word most similar in meaning.

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Directions (31-35): the correct sequence is FAEBCD

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31. (d);

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32. (e);
33. (c);
34. (a);
35. (a);
36. (e);
37. (c);
38. (c);
Recommendation- a suggestion or proposal as to the best course
of action, especially one put forward by an authoritative body
Proximity- nearness in space, time, or relationship
39. (d);
40. (c);
41. (e);
42. (a);
43. (c);
44. (d);
45. (b);
46. (d);
47. (b);
48. (a);
49. (c);
50. (a);

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10. ADVERB

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Directions (1-20): Find out the error, if any. If there is no error, the

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1. Although he is my bosom friend, (a)/I cannot ask him

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for(b)/ money without any(c)/vividly reason. (d)/No Error.(e)
2. The Captain came (a)/ presently but I (b)/ can‘t say where he
has (c)/ slipped out unnoticed. (d)/ No Error. (e)
3. He has been trying (a)/ to lure her for months (b)/ but owing to
his misfortune he has (c)/ not still succeeded. (d)/ No Error. (e)
4. He is almost competent (a)/ for the post of Manager; (b)/ so
when given a chance, (c)/ he can lead the company to its goal.
(d)/ No Error. (e)
5. The students requested their Principal (a)/ to be enough kind to
grant (b)/ them five thousand rupees for (b)/ the reconstruction
of the tennis court. (d)/ No Error. (e)
6. His essay was unmatched, (a)/ so he was awarded the best
prize (b)/ in the form of a shield made of silver and enameled
(c)/ with some precious stones. (d)/ No Error. (e)
7. India played very careful (a)/ right from the beginning of the
match (b)/ held at Sharjah in order to (c)/ win the match. (d)/
No Error. (e)
8. Only by talking to (a)/ the officers concerned (b)/ they will
make out the hidden (c)/ implications of the agreement. (d)/
No Error.(e)
9. I came across (a)/ her in Delhi last month (b)/ and invited her
(c)/ to come to Patna. (d)/ No Error. (e)
10. This room is very (a)/ beautiful but too much (b)/ small to
accommodate (c)/ all of you. (d)/ No Error. (e)

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11. My brother does (a)/ not know to make (b)/ friends, so he leads

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(c)/ a lonely life. (d)/ No Error. (e)

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12. He was very (a)/ tired of work, (b)/ so he said that he was (c)/

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sorry to accompany us. (d)/ No Error. (e)

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13. Being much contented with the sincerity (a)/ of the members of

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the staff, (b)/ the C.M. said that the state (c)/ needed sincere

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men like them. (d)/ No Error. (e)
14. When asked, he (a)/ took tea (b)/ and said that it (c)/ tasted
sweetly. (d)/ No Error. (e)
15. Such obstacles will (a)/ not stop him; nothing never (b)/ did;
this is why he is progressing (c)/ by leaps and bounds. (d)/ No
Error. (e)
16. If you ask me, (a)/ Shyama is quite all right (b)/ but I can‘t tell
you (c)/ much about Radha. (d)/ No Error. (e)
17. ―Nobody should try (a)/ to disturb me (b)/ without any
urgency‖, (c)/ the Doctor said to his assistants. (d)/ No Error.
(e)
18. Somebody reported to (a)/ the contractor that his partner (b)/
had only died (c)/ a week before. (d)/ No Error. (e)
19. When carefully (a)/ examined, (b)/ it will give us (c)/ a clue to
the mystery of (d)/ the case. (d)/ No Error. (e)
20. He never liked (a)/ to treat his brothers friendly, (b)/ that‘s why
he could not (c)/ win their love and favour. (d)/ No Error. (e)

Directions (21-30): Read the following passage carefully and


answer the questions given below it. Certain words/ phrases have
been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some
of the questions.
In India, innovation is emerging as one of the most important
rubrics in the discourse on how to bring about greater and more

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consistent economic and social development. One observes steadily

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growing investment in R & D across the country, the setting up of

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national and state innovation bodies, as well as the introduction of

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government sponsored innovation funds. There have also been

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several conferences and debates on innovation and how to best

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promote and accomplish it in India, and a number of articles on the

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subject, written for newspapers and magazines, as well as more
informal platforms like online forums and blogs.
Academic engagement and Indian authorship on the subject have
also exploded in the last five years. Despite widespread agreement
on the importance of innovation in India, there are wide gulfs
between different conceptions of innovation and the path India
should take towards securing benefits through investments in
innovation.
Many Indian conversations around innovation begin by talking
about jug-gad, that uniquely Indian approach to a temporary fix
when something complex, like an automobile of a steam engine,
stops working. However, many observers have pointed out that
while jugaad is certainly innovative, it is a response to the lack of
an innovation culture — more a survival or coping mechanism at a
time of need than a systematic methodology to effectively address a
wide-ranging, complex set of problems. Another specifically Indian
approach to innovation that has entered into wide currency of late
is so-called "frugal innovation", deemed by many to be the most
appropriate for the Indian context. In its midterm assessment of the
11th five year plan, the Planning Commission stressed the need for
innovation in India in order to "accelerate its growth and to make
growth more inclusive as well as environmentally sustainable." The
document went on to say that "India needs more frugal innovation
that produces more frugal cost products and services that are

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affordable by people at low levels of income without compromising

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the safety, efficiency, and utility of the products. The country also

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needs processes of innovation that are frugal in the resources

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required to produce the innovations. The products and process

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most also have frugal impact on the earth's resources."

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Two people formulated a similar theory called the More- from-

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Less-for-More (MLM) Theory of Innovation, which advocates a
focus on innovations that allow for more production using fewer
resources but benefit more people. Under this rubric come products
that are more affordable versions of existing technologies. While
both frugal innovation and the MLM theory are certainly valuable
in terms of bringing affordable products and services to a greater
number of people, and may even be considered a necessary first
step on India's innovation path, they barely graze the surface of
what innovation can accomplish. That is, innovation is capable of
bringing about complete paradigm shifts and redefining the way
we perceive and interact with the world.
Take the cell phone, for example: it revolutionized communication
in a previously inconceivable way, provided consumers with a
product of unprecedented value and created an entirely new
market. The cell phone was a result of years of directed, intentional
innovation efforts and large investments, and would not have ever
been created if the people responsible simply set out to make the
existing telephone cheaper and more accessible to all.
While jugaad and frugal innovation may be indicative of the Indian
potential for inventiveness, this potential is not utilized or given
opportunity to flourish due to the lack of an enabling culture.
India's many diverse and complex needs can be met only through
systematic innovation, and major shifts have to first take place in
our educational institutions, government policies and commercial

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firms in order for such an innovation-enabling culture to come

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about.

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The one thing that India's innovation theorists have not said is that

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many intractable problems facing India as a nation. These include

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poor delivery of government services, inadequate systems of

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personal identification and the absence of widely available financial
services for rural poor, health and sanitation failures. This list can
go on. Cumulatively, the inability of India as a nation, society and
economy to adequately provide for its own population no longer
reflects a failure of implementation, but rather of a failure of
innovation, for there are not immediately available off-the-shelf
solutions that would make it possible for these grand challenges
facing India to be redressed. Rather, we need to look at these
intractable problems from the more sophisticated and empowering
lens of innovation, for them to begin to be solved.
21. Which of the following depict/s the growing importance of
innovation in India?
A. Increased investment in research
B. Initiation of govt.-backed funds for innovation
C. Increases in number of conferences arranged and articles
written on innovation
(a) Only B (b) Only A and B
(c) Only C (d) Only B and C
(e) All A, B and C
22. Which of the following best describes the MLM Theory of
Innovation?
(a) Maximise output by using least number of resources and
benefiting a small number of people

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(b)Maximise resource utilization and cost, thereby benefit

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maximum number of people

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(c) Minimise output and resource utilization, yet benefit the

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maximum number of people

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(d) Benefit most number of people through least usage of

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(e) Benefit most number of people through maximum usage of
resources and minimising cost
23. Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for
the passage?
(a) Innovation at its Best
(b) India and the Elixir called Innovation
(c) Innovation around the World vis-a-vis India and other
neighbouring countries
(d) Worldwide Developments in Innovation
(e) Innovation — The History
24. What tone is the author employing in the entire passage to get
his message across?
(a) Pessimistic (b) Sarcastic
(c) Urgent (d) Informative
(e) Dubious
25. Why, according to the author is India unable to adequately
provide for its people?
(a) Failure to implement schemes and initiatives meant for the
Indian populace
(b) Absence of regulatory authorities to oversee the
implementation process
(c) Failure to innovate in order to find solutions
(d) Lack of governmental schemes and initiatives to redress the
challenges faced by India

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(e) Hesitation of the Indian people in trying out different

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schemes provided by the government for upliftment.

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26. Why, according to some people, is jugaad not the answer to

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India's problems?

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(a) Many a time, this Methodology backfires leading to further

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(b) Jugaad provides only cheap solutions to all problems.
(c) It is reactive and not a proactive and organized method of
finding solutions to problems.
(d) It can provide solutions to only simple problems and not
complex ones.
(e) None of these
27. Which of the following is/are true about the cell phone?
A. The innovation of the cell phone required investment of huge
capital.
B. The cell phone, when invented, was meant to be affordable to all.
C. The cell phone was made available to the public in a very short
time from its ideation.
(a) Only A (b) Only A and B
(c) Only B and C (d) Only B
(e) All A, B and C
28. What does the author mean by "frugal impact on the earth‘s
resources‖ as given in the passage?
(a) The damage to the environment should be assessable
(b) More consumption of natural resources as compared to man-
made ones
(c) Minimum impact on the environment in terms of pollution
(d) The impact on the environment should be such that it is
reversible
(e) Minimum usage of earth‘s natural resources

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Directions (29): Choose the word/group of words which is most

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similar in meaning to the word/ group of words printed in bold as

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29. INTRINSICALLY

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(a) Internally (b) Whole-heartedly

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(e) Unavoidably

Directions (30): Choose the word/group of words which is most


opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold
as used in the passage.
30. INCONCEIVABLE
(a) visible (b) truthful
(c) incredible (d) apparent
(e) complex

Directions (31-35): Rearrange the following six sentences (A),(B),


(C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful
paragraph: then answer the questions given below them.
A. In fact according to mainstream economist, it is inevitable and a
necessary evil in any economy.
B. It is thus important for every nation to maintain this reserve of
labour force to maintain an optimal level of unemployment.
C. Unemployment is popularly believed to be an index which
measures the economic condition of a nation.
D. This is because it helps avert inflation by providing a reserve
army of labour which keeps wages in check.
E. The problem, however, only emerges when governments
indirectly facilitate unemployment in order to curb inflation

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through various policies and frameworks, depriving a large

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population of its fundamental rights.

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(a) A (b) B (c) D
(d) E (e) C
32. Which of the following should be the LAST sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) B (b) E (c) C
(d) A (e) D
33. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) D (b) B (c) C
(d) E (e) A
34. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) C (b) A (c) D
(d) E (e) B
35. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) E (b) C (c) B
(d) D (e) A

Directions (36-40): In the following passage there are blanks, each


of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the
passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of
which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate
word/phrase in each case.

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Rural healthcare in India is....(36)....by a huge gap between supply

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and demand. Currently, rural healthcare needs are....(37)....either by

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limited government facilities and private nursing homes, which

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have not been able to keep pace with increasing demand, …(38)…..

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by a number of quacks who practice medicine in rural areas. The

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quality of infrastructure is usually poor and people....(39)....up

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having to go to nearby large cities if they need high quality care.
Rural India deserves better, since the ability to pay has gone up
over the last few years, driven by growth in income penetration of
government healthcare programmes. Increasing
demand,....(40)....with the failure of existing infrastructure to scale,
has resulted in rural healthcare being a large under-served market.

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36. (a) performed (b) displayed

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(c) furthered (d) characterized

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(c) elevated (d) discussed

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38. (a) also (b) nor
(c) but (d) or
(e) and
39. (a) end (b) give
(c) fed (d) start
(e) set
40. (a) couple (b) combined
(c) mentioning (d) engaged
(e) resulting

SOLUTIONS
1. (d); Use ‗vivid‘
2. (b); Use ‗just now‘ in place of ‗presently‘
3. (d); Use ‗yet‘ in place of ‗still‘
4. (a); Use ‗quite‘ in place of ‗almost‘
5. (b); Use ‗enough‘ after ‗kind‘
6. (e); No error
7. (a); Use ‗carefully‘
8. (a); ‗By talking only to‘ is the correct usage.
9. (e); No error
10. (b); Use ‗much too‘ instead.
11. (b); Use ‗how‘ after ‗know‘ and before ‗to‘
12. (e); No error
13. (a); Use ‗very‘ for ‗much‘
14. (d); Use ‗sweet‘
15. (b); use ever for never

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16. (b); ‗quite‘ and ‗all‘ are not used together.

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17. (e); no error

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18. (c); Use only after ‗died‘

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19. (a); Use carefully after ‗examined‘

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20. (e); No error

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21. (e); All A, B and C depict the growing importance of innovation in India

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22. (d); Benefit most number of people through least usage of resources and
maximum output
23. (b); India and the Elixir called Innovation
24. (d); Informative
25. (a); Failure to implement schemes and initiatives meant for the Indian
populace
26. (d); It can provide solutions to only simple problems and not complex
ones.
27. (a); Only A is true about the cell phone.
28. (e); Minimum usage of earth‘s natural resources
29. (c); Intrinsically means of or relating to the essential nature of a
thing. So, fundamentally is the word which is similar in meaning to it.
30. (a); Inconceivable means not capable of being imagined or grasped
mentally. So, visible is the word which is opposite in meaning to it.
For question (31- 35): The proper sequence of sentences to form a
meaningful paragraph will be CADEFB.
31. (e); C
32. (a); B
33. (d); E
34. (c); D
35. (e); A
36. (d);
37. (b);
38. (d);
39. (a);
40. (b);

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11. CLOZE TEST

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Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of

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which has been numbered. These number are printed below the

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passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which

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fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each

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case.
The world is witnessing food price turbulence again. A bad
drought in Russia, rising demand in the US and developing
countries and Pakistan‘s blighted crop prospects after its floods, are
keeping prices of commodities such as cereals, sugar, oil and meat
high. The Food and Agriculture Organisation‘s monthly food price
index is heading North.
India is not ….(1)…. from this problem even at the best of times.
For the week that ended on 11th September, food prices (as ….(2)….
By the Wholesale Price Index) rose by 15.86% Given the robust
demand for foodstuffs, a time of price volatility calls for a careful
look at the ‗design‘ issues surrounding food supply management.
At times, even huge food stocks are not able to ….(3)…. rising food
prices. The fault lies in how food is released to traders by
government agencies such as the Food Corporation of India (FCI).
This problem is apart from FCI‘s high carrying cost of foodgrains.
But this is not the problem at …...(4)…..
For example, under the Open Market Sales Scheme (OMSS) a fixed
quantity of grain, usually in multiples of 10 metric tonnes, is sold to
traders, flour mills and other buyers when supplies are ….. (5)…..
or there is price volatility. But a combination of price rigidity, terms
of sale and the quantity sold under OMSS defeat its purpose.
One reason for this is the large volume in the hands of very few
individual buyers. This …..(6)….. to perverse economic incentives.
Often, the grain sold under this scheme winds up back with food
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…...(7)…… agencies because of price differentials (the price at

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which it is sold and the prevailing market price). This has been

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observed many times in states as diverse as Punjab and Uttar

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Pradesh.

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If the number of buyers is …..(8)….. and the quantity sold to each

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buyer reduced, or the price fixed, but the amount of grain that can

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be bought kept flexible, these problems can be ……(9)….. . This
makes for a sensible menu of options. But it needs careful
implementation.
And if, for some reason, changes are required to suit local
conditions in different states, the economic logic behind these ideas
should not be lost …..(10)….. of.
1. (a) affected (b) above (c) immune
(d) away (e) separate
2. (a) developed (b) increased (c) reported
(d) measured (e) handled
3. (a) arrest (b) identify (c) find
(d) slow (e) stop
4. (a) this (b) juncture (c) all
(d) best (e) hand
5. (a) nil (b) short (c) plenty
(d) enough (e) least
6. (a) rises (b) leads (c) gives
(d) is (e) jumps
7. (a) hoarding (b) storing (c) supply
(d) producing (e) procurement
8. (a) controlled (b) promoted (c) constant
(d) increased (e) decreased
9. (a) neglected (b) solve (c) overcome
(d) indicated (e) highlighted
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10. (a) weight (b) look (c) value

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(d) sight (e) significant

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Directions (11-20) In the following passage there are blanks, each

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of which has been numbered. These number are printed below the

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passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which

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fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each
case.
The ...(11)... of India as an economic superpower is not reflected in
the ...(12)... of life enjoyed by its 1.2 billion citizens according to the
Human Development Index which …(13)... India very low among
182 countries.
In our performance oriented world, measurement issues have taken
on ...(14)... importance as what we measure affects what we do. In
fact, the French President has established an international
commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and
Social Progress owing to his ...(15)... and that of others with the
current state of statistical information about the economy and
society.
The big question concerns ...(16)... Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
provides a good measure of living standards. In many cases GDP
statistics seem to ...(17)... that the economy is doing far better than
most citizens feel it is.
Moreover, the focus on GDP creates conflicts - while political
leaders are told to maximise it, citizens also demand that ...(18)... be
paid to enhancing security, reducing air, water and noise pollution
all of which actually ...(19)... GDP growth.
Statistics are ...(20)... to summarize what is going on in our complex
society it is therefore obvious that we can‘t reduce everything to a
single number-GDP.
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11. (a) pursuit (b) perception (c) conversion

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(d) title (e) tribute

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12. (a) quality (b) spirit (c) span

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(d) joy (e) loss

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13. (a) scored (b) qualified (c) regard

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(d) ranked (e) counted
14. (a) great (b) unduly (c) trivial
(d) considerably (e) negligible
15. (a) confidence (b) belief
(c) dissatisfaction (d) compliance (e) obedience
16. (a) unless (b) because (c) against
(d) whether (e) that
17. (a) recommend (b) think (c) point
(d) refer (e) suggest
18. (a) respect (b) debt (c) attention
(d) expense (e) compensation
19. (a) lower (b) attain (c) decline
(d) shrunk (e) recover
20. (a) difficult (b) interpret (c) reveal
(d) intended (e) inferred
Directions (21-30): In the following passage, some of the words
have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the
suitable word from the options given against each number and fill
up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph
meaningful.
How do you turn something from yellow to green? Your art teacher
would tell you to add blue, but American Kevin Newman would
disagree. He would point to the pair of water heaters installed in
his garage, which, (21) with a hose and some chemicals, turn the
fast-food by-product yellow grease into ‗green‘ biodiesel.
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Yellow grease is waste cooking oil from restaurant fast food fryers.

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It is a marginally valuable commodity, (22) its use as an additive in

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animal feeds and cosmetics, but it can only be sold if it (23) a

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certain standard. In the past, a lot of yellow grease went to waste,

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to the (24) that restaurants had to pay for it to be taken away. This

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was ideal for home-brewers like Kevin Newman, who picked up

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gallons of grease from their local fast food (25), and turned it to
clean fuel at a cost of about $1 a gallon.
These days, governments are (26) to find alternatives to petroleum,
and waste vegetable oil has become highly (27) after. That‘s great
news for the restaurants, which can sell to the highest bidder. It‘s
good for the environment too, as the fuel is renewable, local, and
gives off far less pollution than petroleum. It isn‘t great for Kevin
though, as he loses his cheap source of yellow grease to the bigger
companies. It's unlikely to make much difference to the general
public either. Bio-fuels may be cheap, but currently only 150
million gallons of them are produced per year, while diesel
consumption is a staggering 38 billion gallons.
Thankfully, there is now another option - brown grease.(28) yellow
grease is pure oil mixed with food pieces, brown grease is made
from pan scrapings which have been poured down a sink and
caught in a grease trap. Brown grease is contaminated and very
smelly. Until now, it had no commercial . However, researchers
have recently discovered how to these dregs into bio-fuel. A grease-
to-biodiesel production has been constructed in San Francisco, and
the fuel is being used to power the city‘s bus (29). If the technology
is successful, it may become available to everyone. Since twice as
much brown grease is produced yellow grease, households across
the world could soon (30) the benefits of the technology.
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23. (a)Touches (b) Makes (c)Catches

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24. (a)Problem (b)Level (c)Extent
(d) Amount (e) Point
25. (a)Channel (b)Outlet (c) Merchant
(d) Conveyor (e) System
26. (a) Dedicated (b)Fond (c)Keen
(d)Wholehearted (e)In need
27. (a) Sought (b)Desired (c)Craved
(d)Requested (e)Priced
28. (a) Whereas (b)Nevertheless
(c)Although (d)Otherwise (e)However
29. (a)Brigade (b) Fleet (c)Rank
(d)Assembly (e) Stop
30. (a)Collect (b) Reap (c)Pick
(d)Gain (e) Have

SOLUTIONS

1. (c); ‗immune from‘ means ‗protected from something and therefore


able to avoid it.‘
2. (d); The function of ‗Price Index‘ is to measure rise and fall of food
prices.
3. (a); Rising food prices can‘t be stopped, but can be controlled or
slowed down. Hence, option (a) is the best option since ‗arrest‘
means ‗control‘.
4. (e)
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5. (b)

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6. (b); ‗leads to‘ means ‗be a reason or motive for‘ .Hence ‗leads‘ is

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clearly the correct option.

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7. (e); ‗food procurement‘ is ‗buying of grains from the farmers by the

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government‘.

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8. (d); ‗controlled‘ and ‗decrased‘ will give the opposite meaning. So,

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increased is correct.
9. (c); ‗solve‘ is in present tense; hence cannot be the answer.
10. (d); ‗to lose sight of‘ means ‗to lose attention‘.
11. (b); ‗Perception‘ is ‗the way something is viewed as‘.
12. (a)
13. (d)
14. (a); Out of these adjectives, great, trivial and negligible, the last two
have negative meanings which is not desirable here. Hence, option
(a).
15. (c); Here, a negative meaning work is required.
16. (d)
17. (e)
18. (c)
19. (a); ‗Decline‘ is ‗to gradually become smaller or weaker (by itself)
‗Lower‘ means ‗to make smaller or weaker‘.
20. (d)
21. (b).
22. (d)
23. (d)
24. (c)
25. (b)
26. (c)
27. (a)
28. (a)
29. (b)
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12. READING COMPREHENSION - Part-1

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Directions (1-10): Read the following passage carefully and certain

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words in the passage are printed in bold letters to help you locate

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them easily while answering some of these questions.

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One of the most infamous cold cases in Los Angeles crime

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history began with a hole in Hollywood. In June 1986, employees of
the First Interstate Bank at Spaulding Avenue and Sunset
Boulevard opened their vault to discover dozens of emptied safety
deposit boxes encircling a fresh, 500-square-inch tear in the floor.
As retired FBI agent William Rehder recounts in his 2003 memoir
‗Where the Money Is‘, investigators on the scene ―had never seen
anything like this. We had a bona fide caper on our hands.‖ In
proper Hollywood fashion, the police and media bestowed upon
the suspects a cinematically appropriate moniker: the Hole in the
Ground Gang. The gang tried their luck twice more over the next
year, also tunneling from below, but both times, they were scared
off before they could properly empty their targets. All in all, the
gang netted a little over $2.5 million in cash and goods and more
impressively, they were never caught.
For Geoff Manaugh, author of the new ‗A Burglar‘s Guide to the
City‘, it‘s not the gang‘s spoils or fate he‘s interested in but their
methods; how they used the city‘s storm sewer system to drive
compact Suzuki 4x4s to and from their excavation site where they
drilled through 100-plus feet of soil and concrete to reach the
vaults. The city‘s sewer tunnels were never, of course, built with
recreational sports vehicles in mind, let alone to create a
subterranean drive-through for robbers seeking unauthorized bank
withdrawals. However, by exploiting the city‘s infrastructure in
unforeseen ways, Manaugh suggests that the Hole in the Ground
Gang created a ―topology pursued by other means,‖ one that opens
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up ―a new science of the city‖ in which ―shortcuts, splices, and

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wormholes‖ reshape our understanding of the built environment.

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Though A Burglar‘s Guide to the City is filled with other

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colorful exploits, it‘s far less a handbook for would-be thieves and

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instead uses their craft as a springboard into a heady series of

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interrogations of urban design and architecture. For Manaugh, the

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burglar may be a morally dubious figure who undermines our
―very idea of personal space and dignity,‖ but he also admires how
burglary activates a different awareness of space, exposing the
hidden vulnerabilities within well-intended blueprints and master
plans. Los Angeles, for example, became known as the bank
robbery capital of the United States not only because we have a
multitude of banks, but also because so many of them were located
near freeways which gave robbers a fast break to escape. Or
consider Bill Mason, an ex-burglar Manaugh profiles, who became
so adept at deciphering municipal building codes that he could
mentally construct the layout of an apartment simply by scanning
the placement of exterior fire escapes. As such, Manaugh concludes
that, ―It is burglars and police, not architects or urban planners,
who most readily and consistently show us ……. these other routes
and spaces hidden in some unrealized dimension of the
metropolis.‖ To put it even more simply, he writes, ―burglars use
cities better.‖
Manaugh mixes pithy prose — and occasional dabs of purple —
to wax philosophically about how ―[b]urglary is the original sin of
the metropolis …….. a deviant counternarrative as old as the built
environment itself.‖ As he repeatedly reminds us, ―burglary
requires architecture‖ since the main thing that defines it isn‘t the
loss of goods but rather, an incursion into physical space. Few other
crimes have such an explicitly spatial component, leading attorney

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Minturn Wright III to write in a 1951 legal critique that burglary

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mostly exists as a legal category thanks to ―the magic of four

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walls.‖ For these reasons, Manaugh elevates burglars above petty

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criminal status and instead, characterizes them as ―drunk Jedis of

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architectural space,‖, ―dark wizards of cities and buildings,‖ and

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―stowaways of the metropolis, hidden deliberately in the

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shadows.‖
A Burglar‘s Guide to the City is bestrewn with similar,
entertaining turns of phrase but as a whole, its structure is
ironically (appropriately?) labyrinthine, filled with tangential side
passages and discursive stairways that don‘t necessarily lead
anywhere specific. Besides the aforementioned profiles of real-life
burglars there are also long discussions of surveillance technology
and fake ―capture houses‖ that law enforcement uses to entrap
thieves. If you‘ve ever wanted to know how to pick locks or escape
from a wrist tie, Manaugh shares his experiences with both. Your
favorite heist flick is likely to get at least passing mention, if not
several thousand words, assuming that film is Die Hard, which he
praises as ―a film about the misuse of architecture.‖ Manaugh is
inherently excited at nonlinear explorations of space, and he clearly
applies those same principles to writing the book itself.
1. According to the given passage, what is the area of interest of
the author of ‗A Burglar‘s Guide to the City‘?
(a) How they used the city‘s storm sewer system to drive
compact Suzuki 4x4s to and from their excavation site.
(b) How the city‘s storm sewer system to drive compact Suzuki
4x4s.
(c) How exploiting the city‘s infrastructure was exploited in
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(d) The method they (Burglar‘s) adopted to conclude the

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robbery.

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2. Which of the following fact(s) is/are TRUE on the basis of the

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given passage?

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(i) Robbers had made a 500-square-inch tear in the floor of the

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bank.
(ii) Bank Robbers had drilled through 150 feet of soil and
concrete to reach the vaults
(iii) The culprits of First Interstate Bank were never caught.
(a) Only (i) (b) Only (ii) (c) Both (i) and (iii)
(d) Both (ii) and (iii) (e) None of these

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3. According to the given passage, what are the other colorful

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exploits that Guide to the City is filled with?

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(d) Banking system of USA.
(e) Not clear from the passage.
4. What is the tone of the author of the above passage?
(a) Informative (b) Suggestive (c) Analytic
(d) Cynical (e) Ironic
5. Which of the following fact(s) is/are NOT TRUE on the basis of
the given passage?
(i) ‗Where the Money Is‘ has been authored by William Rehder.
(ii) The robbers of First Interstate Bank had robbed the bank 3
more times.
(iii) ‗A Burglar‘s Guide to the City‘ is full of twists and turns.
(a) Only (i) (b) Only (ii) (c) Both (i) and (iii)
(d) Both (ii) and (iii) (e) None of these
6. Which of the following is the purpose of the author for writing
the given passage?
(a) To review the robbery of First Interstate Bank.
(b) To describe the infrastructure of the city.
(c) To describe a burglar‘s life.
(d) To review the book ‗A Burglar‘s Guide to the City‘
(e) To describe the new techniques adopted by the burglars.

Directions (7-8): Choose the word/group of words which is MOST


SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold
as used in the passage.
7. MEMOIR
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(d) Ballad (e) Novel

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8. SUBTERRANEAN

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Directions (9-10): Choose the word/group of words which is
MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word/group of words
printed in bold as used in the passage.
9. EXPLICITLY
(a) Surely (b) Absolutely (c) Finally
(d) Plainly (e) Ambiguously
10. BESTREWN
(a) Broadcast (b) Uncovered (c) Dispersed
(d) Disturbed (e) Buried

Directions (11 – 20): Read the following passage carefully and


certain words in the passage are printed in bold letters to help you
locate them easily while answering some of these questions.
The Ministry of Home Affairs recently posted the draft of a bill
aimed at regulating the acquisition and use of geospatial
information pertaining to India. In brief, the provisions of the draft
Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, make it illegal to
acquire and even maintain previously acquired Indian geospatial
data without applying for and receiving a licence from an authority
that is to be created for this purpose. The remit of this authority, as
per the draft, is, first, to conduct ―sensitivity checks‖ on the
geospatial information being used, and, second, to ―screen‖ the
―credentials‖ of both end users and end applications. Media reports
have tended to focus on the aspect of the bill that talks about heavy
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penalties for misrepresenting the boundaries of India, but let us

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instead focus on the important aspects that pertain to the data

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ecosystem. The bill, as written, raises some questions.

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What happens if the data need an update? The draft bill‘s

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definition of geospatial information has a wide remit. It covers

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information that we think of as relatively stable but also talks about

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―graphical or digital data depicting… man-made physical
features‖. Geospatial information, especially when so widely
defined, keeps changing. In Delhi, for example, we see roads being
modified, overpasses being constructed, temporary and permanent
diversions being created almost on a daily basis. So, what happens
when the data change?
Consider the illustrative, though not earthshakingly important,
case of your favourite restaurant discovery app: will it have to
apply for a new licence every time a new restaurant opens (or
closes) in Hauz Khas Village? Effectively it will have to, since the
draft bill proposes that only data that bear the watermark of the
vetting authority be used for display. Changing the name of a
restaurant in such data would amount to tampering with
watermarked data. Not propagating updates till security clearance
is released may affect the business model of businesses premised
on providing up-to-date information. The bill promises a three-
month turnaround on all clearances. This might not be quick
enough, even if it was feasible, which leads us to the next question.
Do we have the bandwidth to handle all applications for this
usage inside and outside India? It is hard to estimate how many
different non-governmental services inside and outside India are
currently using Indian geospatial data, but we can safely say that
there are a large number with significant impact. Add to these all
those 17-year-olds dreaming of start-up glory who are mashing

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Google maps into their soon-to-be-world-dominating app. A

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government regulator that is yet to be set up will need hundreds of

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experts who can vet terabytes of data from each applicant.

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alone boggles the mind, forget about the logistics of hiring and

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training these hundreds of experts. Unless this bill, on becoming an

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act, manages to single-handedly kill the innovation ecosystem that
depends on geospatial data, the number of requests will keep going
up. And all these people will be ―acquiring‖ and wanting to
propagate updates. Which further leads us to the next question.
Does every single end user of such data also need a licence?
Large organisations like Google, which are acquiring and making
geospatial data available through their application programming
interfaces (APIs), are in some sense at the lowest level of an
application stack which could potentially have several layers (and
probably already has). Application A buys a service that uses
geospatial data from application B that has in turn bought it from
provider C who has licensed it from organisation D. Or, in a more
complex turn of events, app A mashes up data from services B, C
and D which in turn have bought their data from E, F and G and,
guess what, F and G have some kind of data-sharing agreement.
How will A get its data acquisition vetted?
The complexity of the ecosystem and the trajectories such data
can take are only limited by the imagination of developers and
service creators working on different kinds of problems in a host of
different sectors. And, in fact, typically such complexity emerges
organically as different actors in the innovation ecosystem work to
create new efficiencies or leverage existing ones, and so it is
something to be encouraged. To satisfactorily ―vet‖ the complex
mishmashes of data that are bound to emerge over time will be a

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challenging task; in fact some of the questions raised in vetting

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involved data provenance patterns may almost be research-level

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questions. All this will further burden the vetting authority and

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(a) To explain the important aspects that related to the complex
network system.
(b) To explain the disadvantages associated with the bill.
(c) To describe the importance of the bill for internal security of
the country.
(d) To throw light on the penalty for misrepresenting the
boundaries of India.
(e) None of these
12. Which of the following option(s) is/are TRUE according to the
given passage?
(i) Geospatial Information Regulation Bill makes it illegal to
access Indian geospatial data.
(ii) Nod from the government will be needed before updating
graphical or digital data.
(iii) Geospatial information is quite passive.
(a) Only (i) (b) Only (ii) (c) Only (iii)
(d) Both (i) and (ii) (e) Both (i) and (iii)
13. Which of following option(s) is/are NOT TRUE according to
the given passage?
(i) There are a large number of users of Indian geospatial data.
(ii) A regulating authority has been set up for issuing the licence
for the usage of Indian geospatial data.
(iii) With the introduction of the new bill it will become difficult
for various service providers to provide up-to-date information.
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(a) Only (i) (b) Only (ii) (c) Both (i) and (ii)

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the Information Regulation Bill?

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boundaries of India.

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(b) It makes it difficult for foreign companies like Google to
acquire Indian geospatial data.
(c) It makes it mandatory to apply for and receive a licence from
a proposed authority to acquire and even maintain Indian
geospatial data.
(d) Not given in the passage.
(e) None of these.
15. Which of the following option(s) are going to be burdensome
for the scrutinizing authority?
(a) To satisfactorily examine the complex mess of data that is
bound to emerge over time.
(b) To clear the licence within three-months.
(c) To estimate the number of non-governmental services inside
and outside India is currently using Indian geospatial data.
(d) Not given in the passage
(e) Other than those given in the options.
16. On the basis of your reading, suggest a suitable title for the
passage.
(a) Indian geospatial data (b) Licence Raj
(c) Sensitivity Checks (d) Key to internal security
(e) A licence to kill innovation

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MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed

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in bold as used in the passage.

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17. LEVERAGE

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18. TRAJECTORIES
(a) Blockage (b) Bar (c) Impasse
(d) Clog (e) Course

Directions (19-20): Choose the word/group of words which is


MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word/group of words
printed in bold as used in the passage.
19. ACQUIRING
(a) Hustle (b) Corral (c) Forfeit
(d) Win (e) Promote
20. VET
(a) Canvass (b) Overlook (c) Praise
(d) Assay (e) Approve

SOLUTIONS

1. (d); It is given in second paragraph that ‗‗A Burglar‘s Guide to the


City‘, it‘s not the gang‘s spoils or fate he‘s interested in but their
methods‘ from this we can easily conclude that (d) is the most
appropriate option.
2. (c); It is given in the first paragraph that ‗opened their vault to
discover…….. deposit boxes encircling a fresh, 500-square-inch tear
in the floor‘ and ‗……goods and more impressively, they were
never caught.‘ Hence, (c) is the correct option.

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3. (e); Although it is explicitly given in the third paragraph that ‗A

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Burglar‘s Guide to the City is filled with other colorful exploits‘ but

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5. (b); In the first paragraph, it is given that ‗…..The gang tried their

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luck twice more over the next year, also tunneling from below, but

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both times, they were scared off…‘. Hence, (ii) is not true. Hence (b)
is the correct option.
6. (d); The entire passage describes the various aspects of the book ‗A
Burglar‘s Guide to the City‘. Hence, (d) is the correct option.
7. (a); ‗Memoir‘ means ‗a historical account or biography written from
personal knowledge.‘. Hence ‗Account‘ is the word which is most
similar in meaning to it.
8. (c); ‗Subterranean‘ means ‗existing, occurring, or done under the
earth's surface.‘. Hence ‗Underground‘ is the word which is most
similar in meaning to it.
9. (e); ‗Explicitly‘ means ‗clearly and exactly‘. Hence ‗Ambiguously‘ is
the word which is most opposite in meaning to it.
10. (b); ‗Bestrewn‘ means ‗to lie covering a surface, or to cover a surface
with things that are far apart and in no particular arrangement‘.
Hence ‗Uncovered‘ is the word which is most opposite in meaning
to it.
11. (a); It‘s given in the first paragraph that ‗‘ ……. but let us instead
focus on the important aspects that pertain to the data ecosystem‘.
Hence (a) is the correct option.
12. (d); From the first and third paragraphs, we can conclude that
(i)and (ii) are true. Now it is given in the fourth paragraph that
‗Geospatial information, especially when so widely defined, keeps
changing‘. Hence, (iii) is false. Hence (d) is the correct option.
13. (b) It is given in the fourth paragraph that ‗A government regulator
that is yet to be set up….‘ Hence, (b) is the correct option.

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14. (c); From the first paragraph, we can conclude that (c) is the correct

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option.

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will be a challenging task‘. Hence, (a) is the correct option.

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16. (e); ‗A licence to kill innovation‘ is the apt title.

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17. (a); ‗Leverage´ means ‗use (something) to maximum advantage‘. Hence,
‗advantage‘ is the word which is most similar in meaning to it.
18. (e); ‗Trajectories´ means ‗the path followed by a projectile‘. Hence,
‗course‘ is the word which is most similar in meaning to it.
19. (c); ‗Acquiring‘ means ‗buy or obtain for oneself‘. Hence, ‗Forfeit‘ is
the word which is most opposite in meaning to it.
20. (b); ‗Vet‘ means ‗make a careful and critical examination of
something‘. Hence, ‗Overlook‘ is the word which is most opposite
in meaning to it.

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13. READING COMPREHENSION - Part-2

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Directions (1-10): Read the following passage carefully and certain

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The explanation for increasing turnouts in elections is simple:

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for the vast majority, being able to cast a vote freely is an
affirmation of their status as equal citizens of the country. Indians
clearly like to vote. Evidence from the ongoing Assembly elections
shows that turnouts are above 80 per cent and are likely to be
similar when two more States and a Union Territory hold elections
soon. Indians seem also keener to vote than ever before. Statistics
show a steady rise in the turnout figures over the last three decades
in several parts of India. The gap between women and men voters
has also steadily reduced and in some States female voters
outnumbered males.
But what does this enthusiasm for voting actually signify? One
popular theory proposes that poor people vote because they are
intimidated into doing so. Intimidation occurs for sure, but why
then do voters in places where there is no intimidation do so?
Another theory is that people vote in return for inducements. But
recent research across India has shown that those who spend the
most do not always win elections and voters do not feel any
obligation to vote for those handing out freebies. In fact, they often
accept the goodies from all parties but vote for only one.
So do people really vote because they are keen to express their
support for a particular candidate or party? This is certainly true;
using your vote to express your choice — as captured in the Hindi
word for vote, matdan — indicates. Several factors determine voter
choice and as a current three-year study by an Indo-European

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network of scholars from the Centre for the Study of Developing

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Societies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, London School of

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Economics, King‘s College London and CERI-Sciences Po shows,

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more and more people vote for development interests rather than

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merely to support the party that projects their ethnic or caste

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identity.

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Political parties, on their part, tend to get very excited when
turnouts are high and hope that a surge in voter numbers will add
to their tally. Again, research has shown that historically high
percentages in voting do not provide any indication of results and
dramatic upsets have been caused both by low turnouts and high
ones.
Some institutional factors have, however, contributed to the rise
in voter turnouts that we are seeing currently, namely the cleaning
up of electoral rolls and the voter enrolment and awareness drives
undertaken by the Election Commission. First-time voters are
particularly targeted and deceased voters are being removed from
lists. But what about the rest of the electorate? How do we explain
the significant number of votes that are registered on the NOTA
(None of the Above) button introduced only recently? In some
seats, the votes for NOTA have been larger than the winning
margin, thereby determining the result. Do people take the trouble
to go and vote only to register their rejection of every candidate?
What are they voting for? Why are people in tears when they are
unable to vote? How do we explain a middle-aged pot-bellied
policeman in Kolkata expressing blissful satisfaction at being able
to vote and approvingly pointing out that he was asked for his
Elector‘s Photo Identity Card despite his uniform? Why did he
think this was a good thing? Even more astonishingly, he went on
to describe the vote he cast as ―beautiful‖.

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The use of the word ―beautiful‖ to describe a vote should give

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us pause for thought. Elections globally can be dry affairs

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dominated by numbers, percentages and tallies. In India, election

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campaigns are rambunctious events, full of sound and fury, as the

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world is turned upside down, candidates trade insults, untold

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sums of unaccounted money change hands, electoral brokers use

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every trick in the book to deliver the votes they have promised to
the party that pays them. Yet despite this mad carnival that could
cause cynicism and apathy and turn people off politics altogether,
when polling day arrives millions dutifully show up with their
identity cards and cast their vote, and some even describe it as a
―beautiful‖ experience. How do we explain this?
In the book why India Votes? The author has presented some
explanations. Based on research conducted by a team of researchers
across India, we show that to understand the significance of
elections and high voter turnout rates, we need to pay attention not
just to politicians but also to the voters themselves. Research
revealed that the act of voting itself holds enormous significance
for people because on election days the most important actors are
not the politicians but the voters. While politicians seemingly
dominate campaigns, people point out the irony of even the most
arrogant heads being bowed to beg for votes and the most corrupt
of them being unable to buy a victory — thereby conceding that it
is ordinary people who hold power at least during elections. Many
noted that it is also the only time they see the administration doing
their work free from political interference, thanks to the Model
Code of Conduct imposed on the political establishment. It is the
world they crave for.

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explains the reason for the keenness of Indian voters to cast

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their votes?

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(a) They love to see arrogant politicians bowing their heads

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(b) They love to see the administration doing their work free

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from political interference

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(c) They feel contentious when they see the inability of corrupt
politicians to ensure victory on the bases of money power
(d) They enjoy the affirmation of their status as equal citizens of
the country
(e) None of these
22. Which of the following option(s) CANNOT be inferred from the
above passage?
(i) Participation of women in voting has increased owing to the
women empowerment and women oriented educational
programmes.
(ii) NOTA has always been available as a privilege for the voters
who are not satisfied by any of the candidate
(iii) The most important element during the election time is the
voter
(a) Only (i) (b) Only (ii) (c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) Both (i) and (iii) (e) None can be inferred
23. According to the given passage, what does a high turnout ratio
indicate?
(a) A surge in voter numbers will add to their tally
(b) Dramatic upsets for the politicians
(c) Larger than the winning margin
(d) Itdo not provide any indication
(e) Greater support to the opposition party

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24. According to the given passage, what is/are the institutional

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(a) Various awareness drives by election commission

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(b) Curiosity among first time voters

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(d) Giving tickets to candidates with clean image.
(e) Not given in the passage.
25. On the basis of your reading, suggest a suitable title for the
passage.
(a) Keen Voters (b) Why India loves to vote
(c) Indian voting system (d) Right to vote
(e) Voting season
26. According to the study conducted by various institutes, on what
basis do voters vote?
(a) Infrastructure
(b) Ethos
(c) Past record of the candidate
(d) Effectiveness of election campaign
(e) Development

Directions (7-8): Choose the word/group of words which is MOST


SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold
as used in the passage.
27. INTIMIDATED
(a) Encouraged (b) Daunted (c) Alleviated
(d) Delighted (e) Bribed
28. TALLIES
(a) Add up (b) Record (c) Fraction
(d) Limitation (e) Programming

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Directions (9-10): Choose the word/group of words which is

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MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word/group of words

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printed in bold as used in the passage.

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29. ASTONISHINGLY

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30. ENORMOUS
(a) Miniscule (b) Prodigious (c) Barn door
(d) Gargantuan (e) Immense

Directions (11-20): Read the passage carefully and answer the


questions given below it. Certain words/ phrases are given in bold to
help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
With a revised Mauritius pact in place to check round-tripping,
Finance Minister ArunJaitley said investors must pay taxes on money
earned in India and ruled out any depletion of FDI due to imposition
of capital gains tax on investments through the island nation. He
asserted that India no longer needs any ―tax-incentivised route‖ to
attract foreign investments as India economy is now ―strong enough‖
and said there was no ―serious apprehension‖ of investors shifting
base to other tax havens due to the re-drawing of the decades-old tax
treaty with Mauritius — the biggest source of foreign investments
into India.
By checking round-tripping of funds, the amendment would help
boost domestic consumption, Mr. Jaitley added. After toiling for
almost a decade to redraw the tax treaty with Mauritius, India will
begin imposing capital gains tax on investments in shares through
Mauritius from April 2017. This has been made possible with
amendment to the 34-year-old tax treaty between the two countries.
As markets reacted cautiously to India expanding its crackdown on
tax treaties to make it harder for investors to use tax havens as a
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shelter to avoid levies, Mr. Jaitley told PTI.―Eventually markets have

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to operate on inherent strength of the (Indian) economy.‖Stating that

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the Mauritius tax treaty created a ―tax-incentivised route‖ at a time

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said the economy has become strong enough and ―now those who

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earn must pay taxes―.

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The original treaty, signed almost a decade before India opened
up its economy in 1991, has helped channelize more than a third of
the $278 billion (nearly Rs 19 lakh crore) foreign direct investment
India received in the past 15 years. The imposition of taxes has been
―done in a phased manner to avoid shock and I don‘t expect any
depletion to FDI because of this. Also eventually, markets have to
operate on inherent strength of economy,‖ he said. Stating that the
treaty provides for ‗grandfathering‘ till March 2017, Jaitley said:
―From then till up to two years, 50 per cent of the rate and then from
April 2019, 100 per cent of the tax rate (will be applicable).‖But this
concessional rate of 50 per cent would apply to a Mauritius resident
company that can prove that it has a total expenditure of at least Rs
27 lakh in the African island nation and is not a ‗shell‘ company with
just a post office address.
Experts said the Prospective application of capital gains
provisions and grandfathering of past investments, both in shares
and debt, has come as a relief.―The signing of the 2016 Protocol puts
an end to all such speculation and ushers in the much needed
certainty for businesses. The amendments, especially the withdrawal
of capital gains exemption, reflects the influence of the principles laid
down by the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project of the
OECD,‖ EY India Senior tax partner PranavSaytasaid.BMR Legal
Managing Partner MukeshButani said that the move reflected the
government‘s seriousness about tax reforms and clarity to address
the ease of doing business. ―It would push tax costs for investors but

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there is certainty and clarity. India in the medium to long term will

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contribute to attract acting investments and a stable environment will

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auger well for the India rupee which would make the tax cost look

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(a) Because it would be done in a phased manner to avoid
shock.
(b) As Indian economy is strong enough and no longer needs
any tax-incentivised route.
(c) As there will be more certainty and clarity.
(d) As it will not be applicable till March 2017.
(e) None of these
12. What does ‗grandfathering‘ till March 2017 mean according to
the passage?
(a) It means new tax treaty will be applicable in (2017.
(b) India will act as a grandfather to Mauritius by helping
them till 2017.
(c) Only 50% tax will be paid till March 2017.
(d) India will begin imposing capital gains tax on
(investments in shares through Mauritius from March 2017.
(e) The new treaty will be applicable only after March 2017.
13. Which statement(s) is/are true regarding the new treaty?
i. New treaty will make it harder for investors to use tax havens
as a shelter to avoid levies.
ii. From March 2017 concessional rate of 50 per cent would apply
to a Mauritius resident company that can prove that it has a
total expenditure of at least Rs 27 lakh.
iii. Was done in a phased manner so as to avoid depletion of FDI in
India.
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(a) Only (ii) (b) Both (ii) and (iii)

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(b) The concessional rate of 55 per cent would apply to a
Mauritius resident company that can prove that it has a total
expenditure of at least Rs 27 lakh in the African island nation
and is not a ‗shell‘ company with just a post office address.
(c) From March 2017 100 percent of the tax will be applicable.
(d) The withdrawal of capital gains exemption.
(e) None of these.
15. Which of the following statement(s) according to passage
was/were the main reason(s) for new treaty?
i. Depletion of FDI due to imposition of capital gains tax on
investments through the island nation.
ii. To make it harder for investors to use tax havens as a shelter to
avoid levies.
iii. Eventually markets have to operate on inherent strength of the
(Indian) economy.
(a) Only (ii) (b) Both (ii) and (i)
(c) Both (ii) and (iii) (d) Only (iii)
(e) All of these
16. What is the primary purpose of the given passage?
(a) To criticize the amendments of the new treaty.
(b) To explain the need to impose capital gains tax.
(c) To understand how there was no ―serious apprehension‖ of
investors shifting base to other tax havens due to the re-drawing
of the decades-old tax treaty with Mauritius.

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(d) To explain the ammendments of the new treaty and how it

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will affect Indian economy.

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in bold as used in the passage.
17. APPREHENSION
(a) Foreboding (b) Hopefulness (c) Sanguinit
(d) Anticipation (e) Optimism
18. INHERENT
(a) Unnatural (b) Innate (c) Superficial
(d) Incidental (e) Coincidental

Directions (19-20): Choose the word/group of words which is


MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word/ group of words
printed in bold as used in the passage.
19. EXEMPTION
(a) Impunity. (b) Immunity. (c) Absolution
(d) Exoneration. (e) Liability.
20. PROSPECTIVE
(a) Proposed (b) Probable (c) Likely
(d) Eventual (e) Concurred

SOLUTIONS

1. (d); It is given in the first paragraph of the passage that ― for the
vast majority, being able to cast a vote freely is an affirmation of
their status as equal citizens of the country‖ Hence (d) is the
correct option. Rest of the options are included in this option.
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2. (c); It is given in the first paragraph that: The gap between

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3. (d); ―research has shown that historically high percentages in
voting do not provide any indication of results‖ suggests that
(d) is the correct option.
4. (a); ―Some institutional factors…. contributed to the rise in voter
turnouts that we are ……awareness drives undertaken by the
Election Commission‖ in fifth paragraph suggests that (a) is the
correct option.
5. (b); ‖ Why India loves to vote‖ is the suitable title for the
passage.
6. (e); ―study by …..Jawaharlal Nehru University…. more and
more people vote for development interests ….‖ given in third
paragraph suggests that (e) is the correct option.
7. (b); ‗Intimidated‘ means ‗frighten or overawe (someone), in
order to make them do what one wants.‘. Hence ‗Daunted‘ is
the word which is most similar in meaning to it.
8. (b); ‗Tallies‘ means ‗count or record‘. Hence ‗Record‘ is the word
which is most similar in meaning to it.
9. (c); ‗Astonishingly‘ means ‗extremely surprising or impressive‘.
Hence ‗Unremarkably‘ is the word which is most opposite in
meaning to it.
10. (a); ‗Enormous‘ means ‗very large in size, quantity, or extent‘.
Hence ‗Miniscule‘ is the word which is most opposite in
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11. (b); Refer to the 1st paragraph of the passage ''he asserted that

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13. (c); Refer to 3rd paragraph of the passage ''India expanding its

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crackdown on tax treaties to make it harder for investors to use
tax havens as a shelter to avoid levies'' option (ii) is incorrect as
treaty will be applicable after March 2017.
14. (d); Refer to last paragraph of the passage ―the amendments,
especially the withdrawal of capital gains exemption,''.
15. (c); Refer to 2nd paragraph of the passage ''eventually markets
have to operate on inherent strength of the (Indian) economy‖
also option (ii) is also given in this passage.
16. (d); The whole passage is concerned mainly on how other
experts as well as Mr. ArjunJaitely believe this treaty is
beneficial for India though the others are also included but it is
the primary purpose of the passage.
17. (a); Apprehension means anxiety or fear that something bad or
unpleasant will happen. Foreboding means the same.
18. (b); Existing in something as a permanent, essential, or
characteristic attribute. Innate means the same.
19. (e); Exemption means the action of freeing or state of being free
from an obligation or liability imposed on others. Liability is the
word most opposite in meaning.
20. (e); Prospective means expected or expecting to be the specified
thing in the future. Concurred most opposite in meaning.

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14. SENTENCE ARRANGEMENT

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the middle.
B. Tiruvarur has a rich history for using rare musical instruments
and it was no wonder when we saw the rare
panchamukhavadyam, Bari nayanam and Kodukotti there.
C. The bigger one comes with the dimension of 1-12‖ in length and
8‖ in diameter, which is covered with the cow‘s skin and it is
about 8-10 inches in length and 6 in diameter for the smaller
one, which is covered with either the cow‘s skin or that of a
goat.
D. These instruments come under the category of the
avanaddhavadyas.
E. Both heads emanate different sounds.
F. According to Professor P. Sambamurthy, Kidikatti or Kodukotti
is an ancient instrument, which looks like a flower pot, is made
out of the Jackfruit wood.
1. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
2. Which of the following would be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
3. 3. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence
after rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
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4. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after

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rearrangement?

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(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) F

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(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

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Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B),
(C), (D) ,(E), (F)and (G) in the proper sequence to form a
meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
A. If it was a deeply distressing or disturbing time in your life, you
are allowed to have feelings about it.
B. This is true for most situations. There is almost always
something worse that could have happened.
C. The point is not how easy you got off, it is how the situation
impacted you. How it impacted your life and the lives of your
loved ones. How it still remains with you.
D. People do not want to take on the label because it is
embarrassing or because they think, "Others have had it worse,
who am I to complain?
E. Many people brush away the wounds of their past by saying, "It
could have been worse."
F. It looks different for different people. It impacts different people
differently.
G. Many people want to downplay the impact that a traumatic
event has had on them.
6. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after
rearrangement?
(a)A (b)B (c)C (d)D (e)E

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7. Which of the following would be the LAST (SEVENTH)

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sentence after rearrangement?

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8. Which of the following would be the SIXTH sentence after

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(a) A (b) C (c)B (d) G (e) F

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9. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) G
10. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) F (d) D (e) E

Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A),


(B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a
meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
A. While simultaneously decrying the Centre‘s recourse to
―federalism‖ as an excuse to avoid taking up the matter with
these States.
B. But the Supreme Court has pointed out that many districts in
these States have since progressively suffered rainfall deficits till
as late as October 2015.
C. Also that Gujarat was late in its declaration made in April 2016.
D. The governments of Bihar and Haryana had argued that a
declaration of drought was not necessary as rainfall deficits had
eased in many districts by July 2015.
E. That scarcity of water and its poor quality plague many parts of
India this year is widely acknowledged today.
F. In the judgment, delivered on a writ petition filed by the non-
governmental organisationSwarajAbhiyan, the Supreme Court
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concluded that Bihar and Haryana had been remiss in not

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officially declaring a drought despite clear indications of water

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scarcity.

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rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
12. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) D (b) C (c) A (d) G (e) E
13. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) C (b) D (c) F (d) E (e) G
14. Which of the following would be the SIXTH sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) E (b) G (c) A (d) C (e) D
15. Which of the following would be the LAST (SEVENTH)
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) F (b) A (c) B (d) D (e) C

Directions(16-20):Rearrange the following seven sentences


(A),(B),(C),(D),(E),(F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a
meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
A. But despite the funding crunch, it‘s a bull market for academic
economists.
B. In 2009, Washington State University announced it would
eliminate the department of theatre and dance, the department
of community and rural sociology, and the German major – the

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same year that the University of Louisiana at Lafayette ended its

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C. In 2012, Emory University in Atlanta did away with the visual

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$30,000 more than sociologists.
E. The cutbacks aren‘t restricted to the humanities: in 2011, the
state of Texas announced it would eliminate nearly half of its
public undergraduate physics programmes.
F. Since the 2008 financial crisis, colleges and universities have
faced increased pressure to identify essential disciplines, and
cut the rest.
G. Even when there‘s no downsizing, faculty salaries have been
frozen and departmental budgets have shrunk.
16. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
17. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) D (b) F (c) A (d) G (e) E
18. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) C (b) D (c) F (d) E (e) G
19. Which of the following would be the SIXTH sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) E (b) G (c)A d)C (e) B
20. Which of the following would be the LAST (SEVENTH)
sentence after rearrangement?
(a) F (b) A (c) B (d) D (e) C
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Directions (21-25):Rearrange the following eight sentences (A),(B),

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(C),(D),(E),(F),(G) and (H) in the proper sequence to form a

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A. The US-based company will establish a Design and

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Apple‘s programming language created to build apps for iOS,
Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch. The iOS App Design and
Development Accelerator is expected to open in early 2017.
C. Each week, Apple experts will lead briefings and provide one-
on-one app reviews for developers.
D. This initiative will provide additional, specialized support for
the developers who make applications for Apple's iOS
operating system, Apple said in an official press statement.
E. Apple‘s team will work to inspire and instruct developers on
best practices, help them hone their skills and transform the
design, quality and performance of their apps on the iOS
platform.
F. ―With the opening of this new facility in Bengaluru, we‘re
giving developers access to tools which will help them create
innovative apps for customers around the world,‖ he added.
G. ―India is home to one of the most vibrant and entrepreneurial
IOS development communities in the world,‖ said Tim Cook,
Apple‘s CEO.
H. Global Technology major Apple on Wednesday announced a
new initiative to support engineering talent and accelerate
growth in India‘s IOS developer community.
21. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after
the rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) E (d)F (e)D
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the rearrangement?

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(a)E (b) G (c)B (d) A (e)F

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24. Which of the following should be the SEVENTH sentence after
the rearrangement?
(a)E (b)G (c)B (d)C (e) H
25. Which of the following should be the LAST (EIGHTH) sentence
(a)A (b)G (c)B (d)H (e) E

Directions (26-30): Rearrange the following six sentences


(A),(B),(C),(D),(E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a
meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
A. In 2011, he presented the Leonard Hastings SchoffMemorial
Lectures at Columbia, and these form the basis of this
posthumous book, an analysis of plot in drama and fiction.
B. Foundational largesse on such a scale certainly reinforces the
impression that the life of a tenured professor at a major
university resembles one long holiday, some of it spent with a
beautiful view of Lake Como.
C. Not to sound philistine, but this seems an inordinate amount of
money and time off, especially given the relatively small
scholarly return.
D. According to the introduction by Russian scholar Robin Feuer
Miller, ―Plots,‖ though brief, reflects many years of thought and
research.
E. A prefatory note by Belknap duly thanks ―the Woodrow Wilson
Fellowship Program, the Bellagio Center, the Kennan Institute
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at the Smithsonian Institute, the John Simon Guggenheim

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Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and

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26. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after
rearrangement?
(a)A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) F
27. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after
rearrangement?
(a)A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) F
28. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after
rearrangement?
(a)A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) F
29. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after
rearrangement?
(a)A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
30. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (last) sentence after
rearrangement?
(a)A (b) B (c) C (d)D (e) E

Directions (31-34): Choose the most logical order of sentences


among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
31. A. The idea that spinach promotes strength - one made popular
by the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor is based on a mistake.
B. The misconception arose in 1870, when a misplaced decimal
point in a set of published food table made spinach appear to
contain ten times as much iron as other vegetables.

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C. Furthermore the iron in any vegetable is less valuable than a

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(a) ABCDE (b) ACBDE (c) ABECD
(d) ACDBE (e) ABDCE
32. A. For instance, fuller utilization of the idle manpower in the
country must necessarily be the major objective of policy but
this has to be done without creating serious inflationary
pressures.
B. Within a limited period, there is a measure of conflict between
one objective and another and it is necessary to proceed in terms
of carefully defined properties.
C. It would be unrealistic to imagine that rapid and spectacular
progress in all these directions could have been made in the
initial period of planning.
D. Maximum production, full employment, the attainment of
economic equality and social justice which constitute the
accepted objectives of planning under present-day conditions
are not really so except that there are many different ideas and
series of related aims.
(a) BADC (b) ABCD (c) DCBA
(d) CADB (e) ADBC
33. A. major drawback in our administrative system and
procedures pertains to reward and punishment.
B. To reward the honest and the competent is extremely difficult
under service rules based on seniority and hierarchy, especially
because of the absence of a worthwhile mechanism for
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automatic recognition of merit and consequent career

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promotion.

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34. A. How much more depends on the current uses to which the
rupee can be put.
B. Conversely, at a 5% interest rate, rupee received a year from
now is worth only Rs. 1.05, or 95.2 paise today; at a rate of 10%,
90.9 paise.
C. The theory of discounting the future is simple; a rupee received
today is worth more than a rupee received tomorrow.
D. If it can earn 5% interest, a rupee today will be worth Rs. 1.05
after a year; if 10%, Rs. 1.10.
E. The determination of a future rupee‘s present value is,
according to accepted theory, the appropriate way to compare
future benefits with present costs.
(a) CBADE (b) CEABD (c) CAEBD
(d) CADBE (e) CABDE

Directions (35-40): Each of the following questions has a paragraph


from which one sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most
appropriate way.
35. Any assessment of the economic reforms of the past 25 years
could well do with some understanding of their impact on
people with disabilities in India. Indeed, _________ impairments

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in economically productive activity, the influence of these

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(c) weeping policy changes would seem at best minimal
(d) the staunchest critic of liberalisation would have to
acknowledge that the greatest
(e) None of these
36. If the WICB gets a million dollars, the players want 90 per cent
of it,‖ says a former Indian cricket player. To honour an
agreement — following the botched tour of India in 2014 ______
the West Indies to compensate for the anticipated loss of over
$42m by playing T20s in the United States.
(a) anticipated loss of over $42m by playing T20s in the United
States
(b) Do the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees have a
problem playing at home
(c) They are welcome to Mumbai and we can promise them that
they would
(d) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants
(e) None of these
37. The great game playing out in the forests of our country
continues. A few days ago, the RajyaSabha passed the
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, ______ States‘ forest
departments.
(a) Because it bypasses democratic institutions like the gram
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Bill passed

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38. In the last two decades or so, elected governments in India have
sanctioned the cutting down of forests to build highways,
flattened forests for coal and other minerals, and drowned out
forests for dams, ______ alike.
(a) With a deft swirl of the baton, has ensured that crony
capitalists are not to be bothered
(b) Set on accelerating swiftly towards the edge of ecological
destruction
(c) To assure legal rights to bona fide forest dwellers through
the passing of the Forest Rights Act (FRA)
(d) Significantly devastating wildlife and forest dwellers
(e) None of these
39. Of the literate among the disabled, only 8.5 per cent boast a
graduate degree, as per the 2011 census. __________ for children
with disabilities; just 1.32 per cent of teachers have been
equipped with the relevant special skills training.
(a) They were notably few and far between, informed largely by
an ad hoc approach
(b) We consider that the 1981 census was the lone exception to
the otherwise routine
(c) To 26.8 million people with disabilities
(d) A mere 21.1 per cent of Indian schools adhere to inclusive
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designed, implying more test launches are due, _____________.
Almost simultaneous was the final test launch of the 4,000 km
range Agni IV missile. This is set for induction into service.
These launches have already become a sore issue in the
immediate neighbourhood.
(a) Mainly in the Asian region
(b) Prior to its final induction into service
(c) Maintaining surprise and avoiding detection
(d) Though not in numbers
(e) Prior to its launch

SOLUTIONS

Directions (1-5): The correct order to form a meaningful paragraph


is BDFACE
1. (b); B
2. (e); E
3. (d); D
4. (e); F
5. (a); A

Directions (6-10): The correct order to form a logical paragraph is


GDFEBCA
6. (d); D
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Directions (11-15): The correct order to form a meaningful

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11. (a); A
12. (d); G
13. (c); F
14. (e); D
15. (c); B

Directions (16-20): The correct order to frame a meaningful


paragraph is FBCEGAD
16. (c); C
17. (b); F
18. (d); E
19. (c); A
20. (d); D

Directions (21-25): Correct sequence to form a meaningful


paragraph is HADEGFCB
21. (c); E
22. (e); A
23. (b); G
24. (d); C
25. (c); B

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30. (b); B
31. (c)
32. (c); Only D can be the first sentence. B presents another aspect of
the ‗objectives‘.
33. (a);
34. (d); D-B makes combination.
35. (b);
36. (d);
37. (c);
38. (d);
39. (d);
40. (b); ―prior to its final induction into service‖ fits the given blank
appropriately as it could be inferred from the second last
sentence of the paragraph. Other options do not fit correctly in
the context of the paragraph.

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1. _________ is China the world‘s most populous country, with
nearly 1.3 billion people, it is also the world‘s fastest-growing
economy, _________ more than fourfold every year.
(a) Not only; expanding (b) Merely; developing
(c) Hardly; growing (d) Surprisingly; flourishing
(e) An example; evolving
2. Only a few decades ______ the meeting between Frankfurter
and Rau took place, the U.S. Supreme Court had used the ―due
process clause‖ in the 14th _______ to invalidate social welfare
legislation.
(a) Before; amendment (b) Ago; change
(c) After; article (d) Hence; improvement
(e) Later; chance
3. _______ the Supreme Court of India in the Rajbala case has
strongly rejected the doctrine of substantive due process, the
Bombay High Court has, ________ earlier Supreme Court
pronouncements, applied and reiterated the doctrine in Indian
constitutional law.
(a) Since; hence (b) When; therefore
(c) While; following (d) Though; yet
(e) Whatever; whenever
4. Known for their _______ performance, noted Mambalam Sisters
________ music lovers through their pleasing concert at
Kalabharati, Visakhapatnam recently.
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(a) Vibrant; enjoyed (b) sedate; enraptured

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(a) Begrimed, doubted (b) Dirty, be surprised
(c) Sublimated, gained (d) Polluted, be amazed
(e) Rewired, produced
6. Owners of private hostels located in residential areas are not
only __________ taxes but are also functioning whimsically in
the _________ of any regulatory body.
(a) Avoiding, front (b) paying, presence
(c) Checking, dearth (d) Evading, absence
(e) Destroying, life
7. Contractors across the state have ___________ to stop work on
the scheme after the minister failed to give them concrete
_____________ of timely payment.
(a) Thought, prove (b) Decided, Assurance
(c) Wished, demand (d) Started, Guarantee
(e) determined, promise
8. Every third person visiting a doctor happens to _________ from
a clinical or psychological disorder _____ with temblors.
(a) Ail, regarding (b) Sick, related
(c) Suffer, associated (d)Agonise, respect
(e) experience, connected
9. _______________ makes the actress' trip to the country different
this year is that she is ____________ to raise funds for the biopic
of a literary icon.
(a) It, aiming (b) Which, trying
(c) This, attempting (d) What, looking
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(e) Fretting, practice
11. The ……………………reforms that are taking place in the global
economic scenario are …………….as they are full of optimism.
(a) Exorbitant , unnecessary
(b) Colossal, unfavourable (c) Drastic, disappoint
(d) Sweeping ,unrealistic (e) Positive, heartening
12. Sita was so …………………in his prayer that she did not pay
any ……… to our presence.
(a) Engrossed, remuneration
(b) Absorbed, heed (c) Perfect, attention
(d) Careless, significance (e) Indifferent, substance
13. He expressed ……………………for his hasty ……………….
(a) Regret, action (b) Pleasure, speech
(c) Repentance, movement (d) Anguish, provocation
(e) Displeasure, win
14. The residents on this island are so………………..that they do
not ………………even their closest relatives.
(a) Callous, consider (b) Hospitable,greet
(c) Uncivilized,recognize (d) Indifferent, hurt
(e) Unreliable,welcome
15. The annual ……… of industrial products has risen ……… in the
recent years.
(a) Output, enormously (b) Outcome, hugely
(c) outlay,paramount

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(e) Reasonable; out
17. The government ………down the opposition ………… for a
joint parliamentary committee probe.
(a) Boiled, Proposal (b) Shot, Demand
(c) Put, Leaders (d) Whipped, Portfolio
(e) Struck, Party
18. Napoleon __________himself or his officers -------------to blame
for their failure at Waterloo.
(a) Neither; were (b) Both; were
(c) Either; were (c) Either; had
(e) Either; here
19. I will not take that demanding job. Perhaps I ----------- if I --------
----younger.
(a) Would; was (b) Would; were
(c) Would; am (d) May; be (e) Could; was
20. He was -------------of playing --------------and loose with the
sentiments of his dearest friends.
(a) Innocent; false (b) Guilty; fast
(c) Accused; tight (d) Complained; thick
(e) Proper; right
21. The organization ……… to popularize Indian classical music
among the youth which has lost ……. with its cultural roots.
(a) Endeavours, Touch (b) Wishes, Interest
(c) Efforts, Experience (d) Exerts, Intrigue
(e) Need, Relation
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23. Auroras are natural light displays in the sky, usually ……. at
night, ……..in the Polar regions.
(a) watch, upward (b) noticed, peculiar
(c) observed, only (d) found, most
(e) Follows, mainly
24. After the board examinations, students are ……… up for the
various entrance examinations ……… for next month.
(a) ready, timed (b) gearing, scheduled
(c) prepared, programmed
(d) set, duration (e) geared, kept
25. The governmental …… spurred dramatic improvements in the
way where management is …….. out in many hospitals.
(a) rule, thrown (b) plans, conduct
(c) crusade, done (d) efforts, carried
(e) venture, disposed
26. But this, it seems, is just one half of what appears to be a ______
plan by the UK government to encourage inward immigration
from predominantly white countries—also _______, apparently,
are Australia and New Zealand, but not India or China, two
countries whose young and talented workforce are longing for
global opportunities.
(a) peculiar, advantaged (b)comical, benefited
(c)ludicrous, afflicted (d)bizarre, favoured
(e)ridiculous, acclaimed

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28. The current class of medical ________ responds accurately to
nerve impulses or muscle movements in the body of the wearer
and now research teams are ________ these medical aids into
the brain
(a) Prosthetics; Plugging (b) Body; Imbibed
(c) Prodigies; With (d) Whiz; pushed
(e) Researches; Plunged
29. Among a number of hobbies that one can ________ the hobby of
reading is the most useful and ___________.
(a) Considers; Appreciative (b) Develops; Accumulative
(c) Cultivates; Enlightened (d) Absorbs; Durable
(e) Nourish; Cumulative
30. Unless the authorities adopt the principal ………………., the
strategies cannot become……………….
(a) Whole-heartedly, successful
(b) Fully, Defunct (c) Finally, Obsolete
(d) Legitimately, Noteworthy (e) Logically, Trivial

Directions (31-35): Each of the following questions has a paragraph


from which one sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most
appropriate way.
31. In other words, the entire reduction in India‘s fiscal deficit could
be attributed to the increase in Centre‘s tax revenue from petrol
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and diesel alone. ( ______) Looking at more recent data for the

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petroleum sector have risen by about 50 bps since fiscal 2015 to
3.14%.
(a) The excise duty collected by the Union government on petrol
and diesel has been hiked nine times since November 2014.
(b)Hence, it is fair to say that falling crude oil prices have driven
the improvements in India‘s public finances over the past
couple of years.
(c) The extent of the gains from lower oil prices since mid-2014
is under-appreciated as the benefits have not been evident in the
retail prices of petrol or diesel.
(d) The Union government‘s tax collection from petrol and
diesel has increased from 0.4% of GDP in 2013-14 to 1.1% in
2015-16, i.e. an increase of 70 basis points (bps) in two years.
(e)None of these
32. Hit by demonetisation and mounting bad loans, some public
sector banks (PSBs) may skip paying dividend which will have
implications for government receipts in the current fiscal.
Some public sector undertaking (PSU) bankers have already
indicated to the finance ministry that it may not be possible for
them to pay dividend as their profits are likely to remain
subdued due to lower credit offtake and rising nonperforming
assets (NPAs), sources said without specifying the names of the
banks.(_____________)

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16, 22% lower than the previous fiscal.
(c) Those which skipped dividend payments included
Allahabad Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Canara Bank,
Central Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Punjab National Bank,
Dena Bank and Syndicate Bank.
(d) The government, which is the majority shareholder in all the
public sector banks, witnessed 67% decline in dividend receipt
from PSU banks at Rs1,444.6 crore as against Rs4,336.22 crore in
the previous fiscal.
(e) None of these
33. Snapdeal counts Japan‘s Softbank Group as one of its largest
shareholders, with close to a 33% stake in the company. Other
top investors include Kalaari Capital, Nexus Venture Partners,
eBay Inc., Foxconn Technology Group and Alibaba Group
Holding Ltd. Co-founders KunalBahl and RohitBansal now
have less than a 6.5% stake in the company, which has raised
around $2 billion since its inception.(___________)
(a) This resembles the structure adopted by Flipkart and
Amazon, where closely associated entities WS Retail and
Cloudtail, respectively, play a big role in selling on the e-
commerce platforms.
(b) The company, which had become the biggest local rival to
Flipkart, slipped to the No. 3 position as Amazon India
continued to gain market share.
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34. Over the past few years, there has been a growing realization
that a significant chunk of the dollar-rupee trade may be leaving
Indian shores for offshore markets, but the issue has not yet
received the policy attention it deserves. Two recent high-
profile events: the announcement of demonetisation on 8
November, and the election of Donald Trump on 9 November,
can help us understand how important the offshore markets
have become today. Our analysis of high frequency trade data
during these two days suggests that price-discovery during
certain times of the day is taking place offshore, with spot prices
following the trends in the offshore markets.(________________)
(a) The rise of multiple venues for trading dollar-rupee products
has given global investors the ability to take a view on the rupee
almost on a 24x7 basis.
(b) When demonetisation was announced, NSE was closed but
DGCX and the NDF were trading.
(c) The growing role of a relatively unregulated offshore
markets in determining the value of the rupee is a cause for
worry, as it makes our currency markets more vulnerable to
international shocks, and undermines the effectiveness of
actions taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tackle such
shocks.
(d) The NDF, on the other hand, took an opposing view from
the start, signalling rupee depreciation.
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2014.
(______________) Similarly, the ability of Grade 8 students to
divide has dropped further. The proportion of all Grade 8
students in rural India who can do a three digit by one digit
division has come down to 43.3% in 2016 from 44.2% in 2014.
(a) This is the 11th ASER report by education non-profit
Pratham conducted across 589 districts in India. The last report
was published in 2014.
(b) ―The numbers are pretty depressing,‖ said Arvind
Subramanian, chief economic advisor to the government while
unveiling the report.
(c) Over the last two years the reach of private schools has
remained largely unchanged. In 2016, 30.5% of all elementary
school kids were in private schools as against 30.8% in 2014.
(d) This means every other student is unable to read a book
meant for someone three levels below the class in which they
are.
(e)None of these

SOLUTIONS

1. (a); ‗Not only; expanding‘ is the correct option.


2. (a); ‗before; amendment‘ is the correct option. Since, the sentence
is in past hence, (a), (b), (e) are the probable answers, but
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‗legislations‘ are amended (not changed). Hence, (a) is the correct

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option.

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acknowledged by the Supreme Court. Hence, ‗following‘ is the

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option.
Reiterate: Repeat
4. (b); ‗sedate; enraptured‘ is the correct option.
Sedate: Calm; dignified
Enraptured: Give intense pleasure or joy to.
Rest of the options are either paradoxical or against the meaning
of the sentence. Hence, (b) is the correct option.
5. (c); ‗Sublimated, gained‘ is correct use.
Sublimated- divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a
culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity.
Gained- obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable).
6. (d); ‗evading, absence‘ is the correct use.
Evading- escape or avoid (someone or something)
7. (b); ‗decided, assurance‘ is the correct use.
Assurance- a positive declaration intended to give confidence.
8. (c); ‗suffer, associated‘ is the correct use.
Suffer- experience or be subjected to (something bad or
unpleasant).
Associated- to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling,
memory, etc.
9. (d); ‗What, looking‘ is the correct use.
10. (a); ‗Sweating, routine‘ is the correct use.
11. (d); ‗Sweeping, unrealistic’ is the correct option.
Sweeping :wide in range or effect.

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Unrealistic: not realistic

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one has done or failed to do.
Action: the fact or process of doing something
14. (c); ‗Uncivilized, recognize’ is the correct option.
Uncivilized: not socially, culturally, or morally advanced.
Recognize: acknowledge the existence, validity, or legality of
something.
15. (a); ‗Output, enormously’ is the correct option.
Output: the amount of something produced.
Enormously: to a very great degree or extent.
16. (d); ‗Guilty; flagrant‘ is the correct use.
The partners broke off because they found each other guilty which
means culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing and
flagrant means (of an action considered wrong or immoral)
conspicuously or obviously offensive.
17. (b); ‗shot, demand‘ is the correct use.
Here, the govt. rejected the demand of the opposition so shot down
will be the most appropriate word.
18. (c); ‗Either; had‘ is the correct use.
Either / or - used in a sentence in the affirmative sense when
referring to a choice between two possibilities. Also, had is used
here because sentence refers to the time in past.
19. (b); ‗Would; were‘ is the correct use.
For imaginary sentences, were is used with all subjects. And the
general use of these kind of sentences is: If+ subject+ were,
subject+would+V1.

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20. (b); ‗Guilty, fast‘ is the correct use.

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achieve something. Also, ―endeavors, touch” when used together
makes correct sense.
22. (e); The unhealthy competition is the consequence of examination
system thus, leads will be correct word. Unhealthy is used
because sentence starts in a negative sense. Hence, ‗leads,
unhealthy‘ when used together makes correct sense.
23. (c); ‗observed, only‘ is the correct use where observed means to
perceive (something) and register it as being significant.
24. (b); ‗gearing, scheduled‘ is the correct use because students start
preparation after board examination for other entrance exams so,
gearing up will be the correct word to use here.
25. (d); ‗Only Efforts and plans‘ leads to improvement but plans does
not fit together with conduct. So, (d) is the correct answer.
26. (d)
27. (e); ‗principles; essentially‘ is the correct option. For the second
blank an adverb is required. So, either (a) or (e) is the correct
option. But, look at the meaning of the following.
Eventfully: used to denote events marked by interesting or
exciting events.
Essentially: used to emphasize the basic, fundamental, or
intrinsic nature of a person or thing.
Hence, (e) is the correct option.
28. (a); ‗prosthetics; plugging‘ is the correct answer.
Prosthetics: The branch of surgery concerned with the making
and fitting of artificial body parts.
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29. (e); ‗nourish; cumulative‘ is the correct answer.

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by successive additions.

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32. (a);
33. (d);
34. (c);
35. (d);

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1. I. Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday
suggested that the Centre should cut indirect tax rates to
mitigate the hardships people are facing now.
II. He suggested it in view of the "sufferings" of the common
people resulting from demonetization.
(i) In view of the ―sufferings‖ of the common…
(ii) Unless the center cuts…
(iii) Mitigating the hardships people…….
(a) Only (i) is correct
(b) Only (iii) is correct
(c) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(d) Both (ii) and (iii) are correct
(e) All are correct
2. I. Solicitation of dowry and any violence is indeed reprehensible
(and must be met with the full force of the State).
II. Is it not shocking that such stringent laws are misused by
women and their families?
(i) It is shocking that solicitation of dowry …
(ii)While solicitation of dowry and any…
(iii) Misuse of stringent laws is indeed…
(a) Only (i) is correct
(b) Only (ii) is correct
(c) Only (iii) is correct
(d) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
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3. I. The Council‘s next meeting is critical to enable the GST laws

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(ii) Even though an April 1 roll-out…
(iii) Despite the Council‘s next meeting…
(a) Only (i) is correct. (b) Only (ii) is correct.
(c) Only (iii) is correct. (d) All are correct.
(e) Both (i) and (ii) are correct.
4. I. The UN Security Council, on Friday, passed a resolution with
a 14-0 majority urging Israel to halt its illegal settlements
programme in the occupied Palestinian territories.
II. It is yet another diplomatic blow for the two-state principle.
(i) Urging Israel to halt its…
(ii) The two-state principle is yet…
(iii) In what is yet another…
(a) Only (ii) is correct.
(b) Only (iii) is correct.
(c) All are correct.
(d) Both (i) and (ii) are correct.
(e) Both (i) and (iii) are correct.
5. I. There are indeed many flaws in the implementation of the
demonetisation process.
II. However the fact remains that it was the demonetisation
drive that enabled the law enforcement agencies to get to some
of the money-launderers.
(i) Whatever the flaws in the implementation…
(ii) The law enforcement agencies to get…

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(e) Both (i) and (ii) are correct.

Direction (6-10): Five statements are given below, labeled (a), (b),
(c), (d) and (e). Among these, four statements are in logical order
and form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the
option that does not fit into the theme of the paragraph.
6. (a) As psychologist Clay Routledge mentions in his book,
Nostalgia: A Psychological Resource, we look at the past
nostalgically to ―right the ship‖.
(b) Extant research in psychology shows that when people feel
anxious, overwhelmed, or challenged in life, they use happy
memories to anchor themselves.
(c) Not surprisingly, research shows that feeling nostalgic
inspires, galvanizes and motivates us to live life to its fullest.
(d) A deeply personal feeling, this sentimental longing for the
past, can strengthen the bond with the present and make one
feel more optimistic about the future.
(e) In a thought-provoking twist, participants who were made
to feel nostalgic prior to this ―accident‖ picked up a lot more
pencils than those who did not feel nostalgic.
7. (a) India is the only country in the world that has such a three-
tiered framework of prerequisites, each of which sets a fairly
high benchmark for urban qualification.
(b) Consequently, many scholars have argued that India is
actually a lot more urban than official data suggests—contrary
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satisfy three criteria.

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(e) Its population has to be 5,000 or more; its population density
has to be of 400 persons per sq. km or more; and at least 75% of
its male workforce has to be employed in the non-farm sector.
8. (a) Goods and services tax introduction and the technology
aspects associated with it have to be better managed than the
currency swap exercise.
(b) The Prime Minister has a few decisions to make in the new
year.
(c) A drastic overhaul of direct taxes—rates, thresholds and
exemptions—is overdue.
(d) With the exit of Raghuram Rajan, the issue of non-
performing assets in the banking system has also been quietly
buried.
(e) If he is determined to disrupt and if incrementalism is
deemed inadequate for India‘s development tasks—he has to
disrupt the banking system and the tax system.
9. (a) That India‘s economic momentum has slowed down is now
beyond doubt.
(b) While GDP growth is now pegged at 7.1 per cent, compared
with a 7.6 per cent pace in 2015-16, GVA is forecast to expand at
7 per cent this year, easing from the 7.2 per cent posted 12
months earlier.

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the current fiscal year from the Central Statistics Office clearly

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part of the economy (it is also a part of the black economy and

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achieve it in this manner.
(e) And as the Chief Statistician emphasised, these projections
were based solely on data from the first seven months through
October and do not factor in the impact from the withdrawal of
high-value banknotes and the consequent cash crunch.
10. (a) In India, a fake story said there was a GPS tracking chip
embedded in the new Rs.2,000 note.
(b) This has set alarm bells ringing in Europe where several
countries are about to go to the polls.
(c) The abundance of fake stories during the U.S. presidential
elections has raised concerns about their impact on election
results.
(d) Germany is considering imposing a €500,000 fine on
Facebook if it shares fake news, and an Italian regulator has
asked European countries to set up an agency to combat fake
news.
(e) A recent study from the Pew Research Center found that
approximately two-thirds of Americans felt ‗fake news‘ had
caused a ―great deal of confusion‖ over current affairs.

Directions (11-15): In each of the following sentences four options


are given. You are needed to identify the best way of writing the
sentence in context of the correct usage of standard written English.

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11. There is other recent developments that has added to bilateral

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complications, as for instance the implications of the CPEC

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(China Pakistan Economic Corridor), which are the major

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cooperative project among those two countries and has

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important implications for the region as a whole.

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(a) There are other recent developments that have added to

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bilateral complications, as for instance the implications of the
CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor), which is the major
cooperative project between those two countries and has
important implications for the region as a whole.
(b) There have been other recent developments that has added
to bilateral complications, as for instances the implications of
the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor), which is the
major cooperative project between those two country and has
important implications for the region as a whole.
(c) There can be other recent developments that have added to
bilateral complication, as for instance the implications of the
CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor), which are the major
cooperative project between those two countries and have
important implications for the region as a whole.
(d) There were other recent developments that have added to
bilateral complications, as for instance the implication of the
CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor), which are the major
cooperative projects among those two countries and has
important implications for the region as a whole.
(e) No error.
12. Tragically, the human condition in Asia has deteriorated in
recent years while the elite and protected of many Asian
countries have enjoyed the benefits from the region‘s economic
rise and elevated geopolitical status.
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(a) Tragically, the human conditions in Asia has deteriorated in

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recently years while the elite and protected of many Asian

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countries have enjoyed the benefit from the region‘s economic

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deteriorated in recent years while the elites and protected of

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many Asian country have enjoyed the benefits from the region‘s
economy rise and elevated geopolitical status.
(c) Tragically, the human condition in Asia had deteriorated in
recent years while the elite and protected of many Asian
countries have been enjoyed the benefits from the region‘s
economic rises and elevated geopolitical status.
(d) Tragically, the human condition over Asia has deteriorated
in recent years while the elite and protected of many Asian
countries had enjoyed the benefits from the region‘s economic
rising and elevated geopolitical status.
(e) No error.
13. Even though the recognised and registered political party u/s
29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 enjoy a tax
holidays on such receipts, they are not immune for the probed
eyes of the Income Tax department.
(a) Even though the recognising and registered political parties
u/s 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 enjoy a
tax holiday on such receipt, they were not immune from the
probing eyes of the Income Tax department.
(b) Even though the recognised and registered political parties
u/s 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 enjoy a
tax holiday on such receipts, they are not immune from the
probing eyes of the Income Tax department.

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(c) Even though the recognise and registered political parties

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u/s 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 enjoys a

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tax holiday on such receipts, they are not immune to the

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probing eyes of the Income Tax department.

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u/s 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 enjoy a

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tax holiday on such receipts, they are not immuned from the
probing eyes of the Income Tax department.
(e) No error.
14. The relevant of Public Private Partnership (PPP) as a mode of
delivery for infrastructure projects, be it in terms of leverage
private sector investments or in the uses of most appropriate
technology and capacity enhancements, need little elucidation.
(a) The relevant of Public Private Partnership (PPP) as a mode
of delivery from infrastructure projects, be it in terms of
leveraged private sector investments or in the use of most
appropriate technology and capacity enhancement, needs little
elucidation.
(b) The relevance of Public Private Partnership (PPP) as a mode
on delivery of infrastructure projects, be it in terms of leverage
private sector investments and in the use of most appropriate
technologies and capacity enhancements, needs little
elucidation.
(c) The relevance of Public Private Partnership (PPP) as a mode
of delivery of infrastructure project, be it in term of leveraging
private sector investments or in the uses of most appropriate
technology and capacity enhancements, need little more
elucidation.
(d) The relevance of Public Private Partnership (PPP) as a mode
of delivery of infrastructure projects, be it in terms of leveraging
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private sector investments or in the use of most appropriate

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technology and capacity enhancements, needs little elucidation.

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(e) No error.

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the Bosphorus in Istanbul brought what had already been a

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(a)The heinous bloodbath in a swanky nightclub over the banks
of the Bosphorus in Istanbul had brought what had already
been a terrible year for Turkey to an exceptionally brutal
conclusions.
(b)The heinous bloodbath at a swanky nightclubs on the bank of
the Bosphorus in Istanbul bring what had already been a
terrible year for Turkey to an exceptionally brutal conclusion.
(c)The heinous bloodbath on a swanky nightclub on the bank of
the Bosphorus at Istanbul has been brought what had already a
terrible year for Turkey to an exceptionally brutal conclusion.
(d)The heinous bloodbath at a swanky nightclub on the banks
over the Bosphorus in Istanbul bought what had already been a
terrible year for Turkey to an exceptional brutal conclusion.
(e)No error.

Directions (16-20):In each of the following sentence there are three


blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options and each
option consists of three words which can be filled up in the blanks
in the sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct.
16. Statistics is an ________ tool for researchers that _______ them
to make inferences of generalizations about population from
their ________ of the characteristics of samples.
(a) outstanding, proposes, looking
(b) invaluable, proceeds, remark
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(d) important, proclaims, attention

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(e) indispensable, enables, observations

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17. His vision could well be the ____________ that the policy-

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makers use to __________ the banking _____________.

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(a) roadmap, restructure, sector
(b) manner, shape, field
(c) blueprint, plan, system
(d) remedy, revise, section
(e) approach, represent, side
18. A person‘s formal educational background may ___________
rich but complex information. To some degree education
_______________ a person‘s ___________ and skill base.
(a) reveal, advocates, gripping
(b) yield, indicates, knowledge
(c) exhibit, develops, mind
(d) project, evolves, understanding
(e) produce, realizes, awareness

SOLUTIONS

1. (a); Only (i) is correct


(i) In view of the "sufferings" of the common people resulting
from demonetization, former Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram on Saturday suggested that the Centre should
cut indirect tax rates to mitigate the hardships people are facing
now.
2. (b); While solicitation of dowry and any violence is indeed
reprehensible (and must be met with the full force of the State)

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is it not shocking that such stringent laws are misused by

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women and their families?

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Option (i) is incorrect as it will not lead to an interrogative

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sentence.

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Even though an April 1 roll-out now looks increasingly

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unlikely, the Council‘s next meeting is critical to enable the GST
laws to make it to the Budget session of Parliament.
4. (e); Both (i) and (iii) are correct.
(i) Urging Israel to halt its illegal settlements programme in the
occupied Palestinian territories, the UN Security Council, on
Friday, passed a resolution with a 14-0 majority which is yet
another diplomatic blow for the two-state principle.
(iii) In what is yet another diplomatic blow for the two-state
principle, the UN Security Council, on Friday, passed a
resolution with a 14-0 majority urging Israel to halt its illegal
settlements programme in the occupied Palestinian territories.
5. (a); Only (i) is correct.
Whatever the flaws in the implementation of the
demonetisation process — and there are indeed many — the
fact remains that it was the demonetisation drive that enabled
the law enforcement agencies to get to some of the money-
launderers.
6. (e); All options except (e) are inter-linked to form a coherent
paragraph. The paragraph in the order BACD talks about the
psychological effects and impacts of Nostalgia. Whereas option
(e) talks about some particular incident which is not mentioned
in any of the given options. Hence only option(e) does not fit
into the theme of the paragraph.

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7. (c); All options except (c) are inter-linked to form a coherent

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paragraph. Option (c) talks about ―home-grown‖ development

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which cannot be linked with any other options. Other options in

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the sequence DEAB form a coherent group and talk about

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urban settlement issues.

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8. (d); All options except (d) are inter-linked to form a coherent

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paragraph. Other options in the sequence BEAC talk about
certain reforms needed in the economy for the development and
hence form a coherent paragraph, whereas option (d) depicts a
result based on certain facts.
9. (d); All options except (d) are inter-linked to form a coherent
paragraph. Other options in the sequence of ACBE talk about
the extent of economic slowdown and hence form a coherent
paragraph, whereas option (d) does not fit anywhere in this
paragraph as it is related to some other issues of the economy.
10. (a); All options except (a) are inter-linked to form a coherent
paragraph. All other options in the sequence of ECBD talk
about the impact of fake news in election results of different
countries around the globe and hence form a coherent
paragraph, whereas option (a) also talks about fake story but it
doesn‘t fit anywhere in the paragraph as it depicts a factual
matter.
11. (a); The given sentence is grammatically incorrect. It can be
corrected by replacing ―is other‖ with ―are other‖, ―has added‖
with ―have added‖, ―are the major‖ with ―is the major‖ and
―among those two‖ with ―between those two‖.
12. (e); The given sentence is grammatically correct.
13. (b); Make the sentence grammatically correct by replacing
―political party‖ with ―political parties‖, ―a tax holidays‖ with

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―a tax holiday‖, ―immune for‖ with ―immune from‖ and

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―probed eyes‖ with ―probing eyes‖.

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14. (d); There are errors in the grammatical structure of the sentence

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which can be corrected by replacing ―relevant‖ with

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―relevance‖, ―delivery for‖ with ―delivery of‖, ―of leverage‖

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with ―of leveraging‖, ―uses of‖ with ―use of‖ and ―need little‖

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with ―needs little‖.
15. (e); The given statement is grammatically correct.
16. (e);
17. (a);
18. (b);

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1. I. The interpreter was missing at their joint appearance in
Delhi‘s Hyderabad House.
II. There was no mistaking the rapport between the United
Arab Emirates Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, and Prime Minister NarendraModi.
(i) Even though the interpreter was…
(ii) It was not a mistake between…
(iii) As the interpreter was missing…
(a) Only (i) is correct (b) Only (ii) is correct
(c) Only (iii) is correct (d) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(e) None is correct
2. I.The UAE Crown Prince, who is also the Deputy Supreme
Commander of the Emirati armed forces, was invited as Chief
Guest at the Republic Day parade.
II. The fact that he is not a head of government or state,
indicates the importance India invests in him and in ties with
the Gulf country.
(i) That the UAE Crown Prince…
(ii) Even though he is not a head of government…
(iii) The Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade…
(a) Only (i) is correct
(b) Only (ii) is correct
(c) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(d) Both (i) and (iii) are correct
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(e) All are correct

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3. I. Identity is, of course, a factor in U.P. politics.

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II. Analysts often forget that a significant share of the

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population, like these Pandit men, is genuinely uncommitted to

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any major party.

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(i) According to analysts, identity is…

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(ii) That a significant share of the population…
(iii) While identity is, of course, a factor…
(a) Only (i) is correct (b) Only (ii) is correct
(c) Only (iii) is correct (d) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(e) Both (ii) and (iii) are correct
4. I.The Supreme Court of India established a museum to display
landmarks in the history of India's judicial system.
II. It also put on display records of some historic trials.
(i) Although the Supreme Court of India…
(ii) When the Supreme Court of India…
(iii) Records of some historic trials were…
(a) Only (i) is correct
(b) Only (ii) is correct
(c) Both (ii) and (iii) are correct
(d) Both (i) and (iii) are correct
(e) All are correct
5. I. The heavy weight of historical evidence is in favour of ‗class
warfare constitution‘.
II. The American framers decided to buck this trend by
designing what the constitutional scholar Ganesh Sitaraman
calls a ―Middle Class Constitution‖.
(i) Despite the heavy weight of historical…
(ii) The constitutional scholar designed…

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(c) Only (iii) is correct (d) Both (i) and (ii) are correct

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(e) None is correct

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Directions (6-10):Each of the following questions has a paragraph
from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given
options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most
appropriate way.
6. Bank deposits are superior to KVP in terms of returns — three
year fixed deposits offer 9 per cent and some banks even more.
The argument that deposit rates are set to fall over the medium-
term is no doubt valid, but one expects the banks to safeguard
their depositors‘ concerns by floating innovative schemes. It is
also certain that the corporate bond market will revive and be a
conduit for infrastructure finance. This will matter to senior
citizens and others who want a fixed, steady return in the form
of investment in infrastructure bonds. Bank deposits are liquid,
absolutely secure and highly accessible to most middle-class
investors.
(a) Having no tax concessions, the KVP as in investment is for
those who do not pay taxes at all or are in the lower tax bracket.
(b) The earlier version was discontinued because it was
suspected of being a conduit for laundering black money.
(c) This confers unmatched anonymity to the holder of the
instrument.
(d) They have a minimum tax advantage — practically
restricted to interest on savings accounts.
(e) In the new KVP, the doubling takes place in eight years and
four months.
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7. There is a long history of financial inclusion in India. It has

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traditionally been understood to mean opening new bank

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branches in rural and unbanked areas. Nowadays, however,

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financial inclusion is seen to be something more than opening

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bank branches in unbanked areas to take formal financial

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services across the length and breadth of the country. In the

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context of the various shortcomings in delivering subsidies,
direct transfers using technology have been thought of. The
beneficiary needs to have at least one bank account. Since in a
logistics point of view it is impossible to open that many
physical branches — the brick and mortar type — the accent
will be on opening electronic accounts.
(a) Technology adaptation would be a key feature in this
scheme for financial inclusion.
(b) These niche banks with lower entry-level norms than for
normal commercial banks are meant to further inclusion.
(c) The RBI will accordingly nudge banks to offer a basic suite of
services.
(d) In rural areas, 44 per cent households and in urban areas 33
per cent still do not have a bank account.
(e) The latest inclusion plan will have as its focus households
rather than geographical areas.
8. Meantime, depositors take a back seat. The other day the head
of a leading private bank was being interviewed on a television
channel on what made him take the lead in cutting base rate.
Pointing out that rate fixation by individual banks is a function
of cost of funds and how they view demand and supply of
credit in the near future, he predicted a fall in deposit rates.

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(a) For the category of bank depositors who depend solely on

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interest, there is very little choice except to continue with the

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banking system.

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support the bank would not have made such impressive strides.

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interest rates on the welfare of senior citizens.
(d) Almost all readers are aware of the context in which the
current debate over falling deposit rates is being held.
(e) The nuances of a repo rate (interest rate) cut by the RBI and
its impact on lending and deposit rates are appreciated.
9. Are banks becoming less relevant? This conflict between a
generalist and a specialist takes place all the time and can never
be resolved satisfactorily. The debate has deep implications for
a bank‘s human resources policies. Should we recruit specialist
officers? What will be the implications for the rank and file?
What career path are you promising for the youngster with
special qualifications and so on?
(a) It might be far-fetched but the government is basically
reacting to the forces of disintermediation, forces that diminish
a bank‘s traditional role and move to new areas.
(b) Among the important factors driving disintermediation is
competition.
(c) Yet the forces of competition, essentially from foreign banks
forced many government banks to undertake activities they
were neither qualified for nor experienced in.
(d) This has had enormous consequences not the least on bank
profitability as well as on regulation.
(e) Such questions should resonate well with us in India.

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10. Slum dwellers give each other material and psychological

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support along with informal insurance in ways that, for now,

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the state cannot provide. Low take-up of PMAY housing

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suggests that the programme, in its current form, risks some of

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the same failures as the one we studied. Studies of ―Moving to

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Opportunity‖ — a programme in the US in the 1990s that gave

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lottery winners vouchers to move from high- to low-poverty
neighbourhoods — provide another useful benchmark. These
studies found no financial or employment benefits for
participants or their adult children.
(a) In our study, we found that lottery winners were not better
off on a variety of socio-economic measures, including income,
labour force participation, household health outcomes.
(b) They reported feeling isolated, and were six to nine
percentage points less likely to know someone they could rely
on for borrowing needs.
(c)Lottery losers, but not winners, reported receiving money
through their social networks during hard times.
(d)It may be that such benefits only materialise among those
relocated at an early age.
(e)In some cases, local authorities have demolished slums and
provided residents with rental subsidies until PMAY housing
can be built.
Directions (11-16):In each of the following sentences there are
blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five set of words
denoted by the numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out which set
of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same
sequence to make it grammatically correct.
11. The Supreme Court‘s seven-judge constitution bench gave the
_______ in this case while _______the validity of the Bihar
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ordinance which was re-promulgated seven times since 1989 by

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the state government to _______certain benefits on Sanskrit

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teachers.

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(a)award, inspecting, withdraw

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(d)verdict, examining, confer
(e)call, interrogating, rescind
12. The Constituent Assembly debates leave no manner of doubt
that the said power ought not to be exercised merely to
_______a failure to muster support in the legislature. The
satisfaction of the president at the time of the promulgation of
an ordinance is within the _______of judicial review. The
government will have to _______the Court about whether the
satisfaction for re-promulgation was based on some relevant
material.
(a)dodge, cognizance, tantalize
(b)comply, misconception, quench
(c)circumvent, purview, satisfy
(d)elude, understanding, pique
(e)confront, understanding, satiate
13. The practice becomes unacceptable when it degenerates into an
―ordinance raj‖, where ordinances are _______brought before
the legislature but are re-issued again and again, _______the
spirit of the Constitution. The court‘s verdict has to be seen as
placing a vital check on what has until now been a power
_______abused by the executive.
(a)infrequently, rebelling, profusely
(b)seldom, violating, rampantly
(c)often, complying, sparsely
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_______in the Upper House where the government may lack the
required numbers, and the need to overcome an impasse in the
legislature caused by repeated and willful _______by a
vociferous section of the Opposition.
(a)reticence, winning , dislocation
(b)willingness, losing, disturbance
(c)unwillingness, trouncing, calmness
(d)eagerness, overthrown, disturbance
(e)reluctance, defeat, disruption
15. Strong words are no substitute for action, however, and the
strategic partnership that India _______with the UAE must be
based on clarity and concrete measures. This should include a
crackdown on the shadowy businesses owned by Dawood
Ibrahim as well as more steps to ________terror financing of the
Taliban and groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan; such money is
often routed through ________remittances from the UAE.
(a) anticipate, release, emigrant
(b) envisions, curb, expatriate
(c)ignore, constraint, repatriate
(d)envisage, latitude, deportee
(e)conceive, constraint, indigenous
16. Amidst the rising pile of non-performing assets in government-
owned banks, willful defaulters were said to be responsible for
around 77,000 crore of bad debts by last July, but the Kingfisher
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the slightest hint of risk.
(a)passive, safeguarding, ensure
(b)insurgent , armoring, enfeeble
(c)acquiescent, attacking, assure
(d)unresistant , assaulting, assure
(e)contrary, protecting, secure

Directions (17-20):Sentences given in each question, when properly


sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled
with a letter. Choose the most logical order ofsentences from
amongst the five choices given to construct a paragraph.
17. A. The number of development studies courses offered by
colleges and universities has grown overthe last 20 years.
B. What are you hoping to get out of your course?
C. Has your interest been sparked by other studies, travel, or
family connections?
D. As the new academic year begins for some people this month,
we would like to hear what ismotivating you to study
development.
E. The content of those courses has also changed to reflect new
interests and trends in the sector,with topics covering a range of
subjects, from economics and politics, to the environment,
gender and anthropology.
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(a) BDAEC (b) DCBAE (c) DAEBC

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trap is entirely of our own making.
C. People developed these habits on the basis of the experiences of
their families and friends: whenin debt trouble, one must cut
spending and pass through a period of austerity until the
burden (debtrelative to income) is reduced.
D. It seems like common sense – even moral virtue – to respond
this way.
E. That means no meals out for a while, no new cars and no new
clothes.
(a) DABCE (b) BACDE (c) BACED
(d) DEBAC (e) BCAED
19. A. From what we eat to how much energy we consume:
everything is trackable, not least because ourgadgets come
equipped with clever sensors.
B. Take the recent obsession with self-tracking.
C. Smart technologies are not just disruptive; they can also
preserve the status quo. Revolutionary intheory, they are often
reactionary in practice.
D. But it won‘t take long for governments to start exploring self-
tracking as a solution to problemsthat could, and probably
should, be tackled differently.
E. Right now, most of such self-tracking efforts come from the
grass-roots enthusiasts.
(a) ACBED (b) CBAED (c) BACED
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people that they see every day and whose joys and woes
become their own.
C. In our system of living, the elderly at home have a circle of
acquaintances, and friends.
D. The loneliness of the discarded elderly is manifold.
E. When we forcibly remove people from surroundings they have
been part of for decades we put an un-mendable tear in the
fabric of their lives.
(a) DECAB (b) ABDCE (c) ECADB
(d) DBAED (e) DCEAB

SOLUTIONS

1. (a); Even though the interpreter was missing at their joint


appearance in Delhi‘s Hyderabad House, there was no
mistaking the rapport between the United Arab Emirates
Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Prime
Minister NarendraModi.
2. (a); That the UAE Crown Prince, who is also the Deputy
Supreme Commander of the Emirati armed forces, was invited
as Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade, even though he is
not a head of government or state, indicates the importance
India invests in him and in ties with the Gulf country.

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3. (e); (ii)That a significant share of the population, like these

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Pandit men, is genuinely uncommitted to any major party is

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Pandit men, is genuinely uncommitted to any major party.
4. (c); (ii) When the Supreme Court of India established a museum
to display landmarks in the history of India's judicial system, it
also put on display records of some historic trials.
(iii) Records of some historic trials were also put on display in
the museum established by the Supreme Court of India to
display landmarks in the history of India's judicial system.
5. (a); Despite the heavy weight of historical evidence in favour of
‗class warfare constitution‘, the American framers decided to
buck this trend by designing what the constitutional scholar
Ganesh Sitaraman calls a ―Middle Class Constitution‖.
6. (d); The given paragraph talks about the superiority of Bank
deposits over KVP. Now go through last few sentences of the
paragraph which indicate the last sentence should be in
connection with it. Thus only option (d) makes a valid and most
appropriate conclusion to the paragraph. Other options are not
in context of the paragraph.
7. (a); Read the paragraph carefully, it talks about certain
modification in financial inclusion schemes. It talks about the
need of technology in this sector. Hence the concluding sentence
should tally with the meaning of the paragraph. Hence only
option (a) among the given options talks about the importance
of technology in the new scheme. Other options are irrelevant to
the passage.

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8. (b); The given paragraph talks about the interview of the head

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meaning of paragraph.

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9. (e); The given paragraph contains many questions as these are
raised to evoke a proper debate. Hence the concluding sentence
should match its meaning. Option (e) makes the most
appropriate conclusion to the paragraph. Other options are out
of context.
10. (a); Read the last two sentences of the paragraph, it can be easily
inferred from there that option (a) forms the most appropriate
conclusion to it. Other options talk about different matters.
11. (d); Verdict- a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal
case or an inquest.
Examining- inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in
order to determine their nature or condition.
Confer- grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
12. (c); Circumvent- deceive; outwit.
Purview - the scope of the influence or concerns of something.
Satisfy - meet the expectations, needs, or desires of (someone).
13. (b); Seldom- not often; rarely.
Violating - break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal
agreement).
Rampantly - Extending unchecked; unrestrained
14. (e); Reluctance-unwillingness or disinclination to do something.
Defeat - reject or block (a motion or proposal).
Disruption - disturbance or problems which interrupt an event,
activity, or process.
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15. (b); Envisions- imagine as a future possibility; visualize.

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Curb-a check or restraint on something.

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Expatriate- send (a person or money) abroad.

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Safeguarding- protect from harm or damage with an
appropriate measure.
Ensure- make certain that (something) will occur or be the case.
17. (d); AE is a mandatory pair. A is clearly the introductory
sentence which talks about the increase in no. of development
courses offered by universities. E talks about the changes in
content of those courses. DC is also a mandatory pair. D talks
about the motivation to study development and C specifies the
same.
18. (c); BA is a mandatory pair. B says that the trap is of our own
making and A specifies how we have constructed that trap.
CED are also closely linked. C talks about cutting spending
through the period of austerity, and E clearly explains that.
‗Respond this way‘ in sentence D refers to the way mentionedin
sentence E.
19. (b); C is clearly the introductory sentence as it does not have a
previous link. BA is a mandatory pair as A exemplifies the point
mentioned in B. ED is also a mandatory pair as they show a
contrast.
20. (a); D is clearly the introductory sentence as it does not have a
previous link. CA is also a mandatory pair as it moves from
general to specific. C talks generally about acquaintances,
friends and A specifies the same. AB is also a mandatory pair.
‗Them‘ in B refers to the people mentioned in A.

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