Q1. Sentences of a paragraph are given below.

While the first and the last

sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in
between are jumbled up and named P, Q, R, S. Arrange the sentences in
the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
(S1) Today, the world has become a much smaller place, thanks to the
adventures and miracles of science.
(P) We are slowly realising that the world is a single cooperative group.
(Q) Other religions have become forces with which we have to reckon,
and we are seeking for ways and means by which we can live together
in peace and harmony.
(R) Mingling of population is bringing about interchange of thought.
(S) Foreign nations have become our next-door neighbours.
(S6) We cannot have religious unity and peace so long as we assert that
we are in possession of the light and all others are groping in the
darkness.
(a) S, R, P, Q (b) P, Q, R, S
(c) S, R, Q, P (d) Q, R, S, P

Q2. Choose the most appropriate one word for the given group of words.
A person who is interested in material gains and is hostile to
art/culture.
(a) Perfectionist (b) Sage
(c) Philistine (d) Egghead

Q3. Choose the correctly spelt word.

a) questionnare
 b) questionnair
c) questionnaire
d) questionnaire

Q4. Choose the most appropriate group of words to fill in the given blanks.
If a junior executive neglects his professional development and ________
education, he can easily and quickly become obsolete in a world
changing at ________ rates.
a) management, voluminous
b) higher, vulnerable
c) better, supreme
d) continuing, dizzying

Q5. Choose the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

SOLILOQUY
a) monologue
b) figure of speech
c) historical incident
d) isolated position

Q6. Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined words in the
given sentence.
The candidate blamed the persistent traffic jam as reason of his being
late and the interviewer believed him though he was not convinced .
a) gave the benefit of doubt
b) changed his tune
c) thought err is human and to forgive is divine
d) did not judge the book by its cover

Q7. Spot the error in the given sentence.

Found in many parts of India, the frangipani tree is a small, low–
branching tree which is especial used for several medicinal purposes.
(a) a small, low –branching tree
(b) Found in many parts
(c) The frangipani tree is
 (d) which is especial used

Q8. Choose the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Chivalry
a) Disobedience
b) Cawardish
c) Disaffection
d) Discourtesy

Q9. Select the most appropriate active form of the given sentence.
Not much damage to the life and property was caused by the cyclone in
July this year at the Andhra coast.
a) The Andhra coast did not cause much damage to the life and
property in July this year at the cyclone.
b) The cyclone could not cause much damage to the life and property
in July this year at the.
c) The cyclone did not cause much damage to the life and property in
July this year at the Andhra coast.
d) The cyclone has not caused much damage to the life and property in
July this year at the Andhra coast.

Q10. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and
coherent paragraph.
A. But, while the court’s action solved one problem, it created another
and because of the closure, many workers lost their jobs.
B. For instance, the courts directed industries in residential areas in
Delhi to close down or shift out of the city.
C. In recent years, while the courts have come out with strong orders
on environmental issues, these have sometimes affected people’s
livelihoods adversely.
D. Several of these industries were polluting the neighbourhood and
discharge from these industries were polluting the river Yamuna
because they had been set up without following the rules.
(a) CBDA (b) BDCA
(c) CDAB (d) BCAD
Q11. Choose the incorrectly splet word.
a) grotesque
b) burlesque
c) picturesque
d) pectorial

Q12. Select the option that will improve the bracketed part of the
sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No
improvement'.
Dad said that, “She would have been a great sister if she was just a bit
more careful” .
a) No improvement
b) that, "She would have been a great sister if she were just a bit more
careful"
c) "She would have been a great sister if she were just a bit more
careful”
d) “She would have been a greatest sister if she was just a bit more
careful"

Q13. Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

My manager forced me to resign from my job as a chef since I
underwent a spine surgery. I was depressed and had lost all hope. Later
my father motivated me to open my own café and showed me ways to
be independent. After all it is true that one should not_____________ .
a) grease the palm
b) blow one's own trumpet
c) cry over spilt milk
d) blow hot and cold

Q14. Choose the appropriate word to complete the given sentence

While retail inflation in India touched a 16-month high in October,

________ above the RBI benchmark, a granular reading of the data shows
that the core inflation has actually ________ to a record low.
a) Soaring, Fallen
b) Making, Reach
c) Tentative, Formed
d) Producing, Recorded
Q15. Choose the most appropriate one word for the given group of words.
Holding on to something or keeping an opinion with determination
(a) Gracious (b) Tenacious
(c) Obnoxious (d) Loquacious

Q16. Spot the error in the given sentence.

In the ideal 21st century classroom,children are actually excited about
going to school, and there is little or no discipline problems because
everyone is eager to learn.
a) children are actually excited
b) In the ideal 21st century classroom
c) there is little
d) everyone is eager

Q17. Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given
sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No
improvement required'.
Although the waters may have receded, the aftermath of one of the
world's biggest natural disaster had only just begun.
a) the aftermath of one of the world's biggest natural disaster
b) No improvement required
c) the aftermath of one of the worlds' biggest natural disasters has
d) the aftermath of one of the worlds' biggest natural disasters

Q18. Choose the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

LUDICROUS
a) undesirable
b) profitable
c) excessive
d) ridiculous

Q19. Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
Garima told her friends that she couldn’t go with them to the movie
that night as she was very busy.
 a) Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with you to the movie tonight
as I am very busy.”
b) Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with them to the movie that
night as I was very busy.”
c) Garima said to her friends, “She couldn’t go with them to the movie
that night as she was very busy.”
d) Garima said to her friends, “I couldn’t go with you to the movie
tonight as I was very busy.”

Q20. Choose the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

ABSTEMIOUS
a) Conscientious
b) prodigal
c) fastidious
d) dissipated

Cloze Test
There will only be two types of human beings in the future: the minority
having enormous brains and (1)_________ bodies, and the majority with
tiny brains and muscular bodies. The size of the average brain will (2)
___________ diminish; not because of our innate laziness, but because of
our over-concern about our physical appearance. In the old days, most
people dreamt of having shelter and a stable food supply. As we no longer
struggle for the basic (3) ____________, our dreams focus instead on the
search for physical beauty, how to obtain and maintain the 'ideal body
shape' and healthy life the media promotes. Physical beauty will become
the main goal of the majority. They'll do exercises every day, taking
(4)____________ to maintain their shape while not noticing that their
brains are shrinking. Actually, there is no doubt that they'll work (5)
___________ hard to make their brains smaller.
Q21. (a) cute (b) minor (c) tiny (d) minute
Q22. (a) properly (b) gradually (c) appropriately (d) slightly
Q23. (a) necessities (b) identities (c) facilities (d) amenities
Q24. (a) nutrition (b) nutrients (c) preservatives (d) additives
Q25. (a) so (b) rarely (c) impishly (d) extremely
 Solution
Q2. (C) Philistine - A person who is interested in material gains and is
hostile to art/culture
Perfectionist - a person who always does things as well as he/she
possibly can and who expects others to do the same
Sage - one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom.
Egghead - one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for
wisdom.
Q3. (C) Correctly splet word is ‘Questionnaire’ that means a list of
questions that are answered by many people. A questionnaire is used to
collect information about a particular subject.
Q4. (D) (Continuing, dizzying) is most appropriate group of words to make
the sentene grammatically & contextually correct.
Voluminous: A voluminous piece of clothing is large and consists of a
lot of cloth.
Vulnerable: weak and easy to hurt physically or emotionally
Dizzying: causing someone to feel unsteady, confused, or amazed.
Q5. (A) Monologue is most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Soliloquy: a speech in a play that the character speaks to himself or
herself or to the people watching rather than to the other characters.
Monologue: a long speech by one person.
Q6. (a) Gave the benefit of doubt is most appropriate idiom for the
underlined segment of the words.
Gave the benefit of doubt - believe someone's statement or
explanation, but not be convinced entirely.
Q7. (d) Use ‘Especially’ in place of ‘Especial’
 Especial is an adjective that is incorrect according to the context of
the given sentence so it will be replaced by ‘especially’ which is an
adverb meaning ‘particularly’.
Q8. (B) Cawardish is most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Chivalry: very polite, honest, and kind behaviour, especially by men
towards women.
Discourtesy: behaviour or an act that is not polite and does not
consider other people's feelings:
Q11. (D) Incorrectly spelt word is ‘Pectorial’ correct spelling is Pictorial that
means expressed in pictures.
Grotesque: strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly
frightening way.
Burlesque: a type of writing or acting that tries to make something
serious seem stupid and funny.
Picturesque: (especially of a place) attractive in appearance, especially
in an old-fashioned way.
Q13. (c) Cry over spilt milk - to be upset or concerned about something that
has already happened and cannot be changed.
Grease the palm: to secretly give someone money in order to persuade
them to do something for you
Blow one's own trumpet: to tell people about your achievements,
especially in a way that makes you appear too proud of yourself
Cry over spilt milk: to feel sorry or sad about something that has
already happened; used to emphasize that this is not helpful
Blow hot and cold: alternate inconsistently between two moods,
attitudes, or courses of action.
Q15. (b) Tenacious - holding on to something or keeping an opinion with
determination
Gracious - kind, polite and generous
Obnoxious - extremely unpleasant, especially in a way that offends
people
Loquacious - having a tendency to talk a lot.
Q16. (c) use ‘There are’ in place of ‘There is’ to make the sentence
grammatically correct.
We use ‘there are’ when the noun is in plural form for example there
are two cats. Similarly in the given sentence, the noun (discipline
 problems) is in plural form. Hence, ‘there are little or no discipline
problems will be answer..
Q17. (a) “One of + Plural Subject” is grammatically the correct structure for
the given sentence. However, ‘disasters’ is the plural subject in the
given sentence.
Q18. (D) Ridiculous is most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Ludicrous: stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at
Ridiculous: very silly or unreasonable
Q20. (D) Dissipated is most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Abstemious: not doing things that give you pleasure, especially not
eating good food or drinking alcohol.
Dissipated: spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and
harmful activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol:
Conscientious: (used about people) careful to do something correctly
and well.
Prodigal: spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc.,
especially in a way that is not very wise.
Fastidious: difficult to please; wanting everything to be perfect.
Q21. (c) Tiny The given passage states two types of human beings, out of
which one is the minority having enormous brains and tiny bodies.
Q22. (b) Gradually ‘Gradually’ means slowly.
Q23. (a) Necessities ‘Necessities’ means something needed, especially in
order to survive.
Q24. (b) Nutrients ‘Nutrients’ means a substance that provides nourishment
essential for the maintenance of life and for growth
Q25. (d) Extremely ‘Extremely’ means to a very great degree.