SNAP 2011 Question Paper

The given sentence is in active voice and the correct passive construction is given in choice (d). The sentence has two parts (before and after ‘about’) and both parts have been correctly put in passive in choice (d).

The first sentence S, introduces polymers. Q follows telling us what polymers are. R and P give two qualities of polymers - strength and cost + convenience - which follows Q (and precedes S) giving reasons for their use given in S. S is linked to P - ‘alternative to metals’ in P leads to ‘replacing metallic bumpers’ in S. Hence QRPS is the right sequence.

Frugal means being economical.

A harbinger is one who announces or foretells what is coming.

'Exodus’ means a mass departure or emigration. Its opposite is influx or coming in.

The exact opposite of equanimity is excitement.

Equanimity refers to mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in difficult situations. Excitement, on the other hand, refers to a state of heightened emotional arousal, which contrasts with the calmness and balance of equanimity.

While bludgeon, backjack and order are both nouns and verbs, dragon is only a noun and can’t be used as a verb.

The relationship between "Kernel" and "Shell" is that the kernel is enclosed within the shell, just like the inner part of something is protected by an outer covering.

Option D does not have the same relationship because a passenger is not naturally enclosed within a car the way a kernel is enclosed in a shell. 

Since the blank is followed by ‘since’, the present perfect continuous (have been working) is apt.

The sentence begins with ‘although’ implying a contrast and talks of what the initial investigation revealed. The blank must therefore be about what subsequent events showed or proved.