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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Crescendo
Esoteric
Fiendish
Acerbic
Ribald
Scurrilous
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Jog someone’s memory
Be in the red
Foot the bill
Catch 22
Carry the can
Paper over the cracks
Be a dab hand at something
Get cracking
A hair’s breadth
Come hell or high water
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Insatiable greed for riches
Like a weak old woman
To renounce one’s faith or religion
Vexation for humiliation of disappointment
Situated on bank
A girl with brown hair
Mountain climbing
Combustibles - flammable
A science of race, culture and human development
Medicine that causes vomiting
Delusion of suffering from a disease
Evening prayer in church
In the following question, four words have been written out of which only one is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Galileo was the first scientist to recognize clearly that the only way to further our understanding of the physical world was to______ to experiment.
Private companies do not produce new varieties and inputs ______ as a result of their own research.
Environmental protection and management is ______attracting a lot of attention these days.
______ Parliament attack, there are many theories.
A metrical thinker should always be moving in a direction which is beneficial and have always been right at every ______
In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Their is direct evidence that when learning (1)/ occurs, neuro-chemical communication between (2)/ neurons is facilitated and less input is required. (3)/ No error (4)
You occasionally stop to admire the intellectual (1)/ scenery, or you sometimes retrace your steps (2)/ to make sure you had seen everything. (3)/ No error (4)
Sometimes it appears as if they are deliberately (1)/ limiting their chances of survival in order (2)/ to observe some customary or taboo.(3)/ No error (4)
The vast majority of people are consuming (1)/ suboptimal amounts of most micronutrients (2)/ and most of the micronutrients concerning are very safe. (3)/ No error (4)
India, a country of more than 1 billion (1)/ population, is emerged as the (2)/ economic superpower of the world. (3)/ No error (4)
A judge must be slow in anger and (1)/ quick to forgive; otherwise he may (2)/ risk abusing his powers.(3)/ No error (4)
The professor recently describes 1500 tests (1)/ in which blind people passed with greater (2)/ ease than those who could see! (3)/ No error (4)
Radium is so expensive that you (1)/ could be a millionaire if you own (2)/ only half a pound of it! (3)/ No error (4)
She was so much overwhelmed with her (1)/ sons’ devotion and affection that she (2)/ did distributed all her wealth and property among them. (3)/ No error (4)
The viability of the multinational corporate system (1)/ depends upon the degree in which (2)/ people will tolerate the unevenness it creates. (3)/ No error (4)
They even tried to smuggle bits of jazz into (1)/ serious music as that the composer could (2)/ somehow survive. (3)/ No error (4)
Together with empowerment, there has (1)/ to be a culture of personally accountability (2)/ so that everyone realizes the necessity of valuing commitment. (3)/ No error (4)
Students who attempted the questions paper (1)/ have met some of their professors, seeking (2)/ informed answers to these questions. (3)/ No error. (4)
"I had forgotten all such things just (1)/ for the sake of the greater good of everyone." (2)/ said there leader. (3)/ No error. (4)
Buttressing the confidence in the economy (1)/ are the findings in the survey, which posits (2)/ an improvement in the infrastructure sectors.(3)/ No error. (4)
Our government has decided to strengthen the (1)/ States’ capacity to move away from a already (2)/ obsolete ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. (3)/ No error. (4)
Policy makers will think hard about creating (1)/ an appropriate legal framework to (2)/ prevent the capture of regulatories by special interests. (3)/ No error. (4)
People would see bitcoin’s current price rise (1)/ as merely a reflection of their bright future (2)/ as a stateless currency. (3)/ No error. (4)
A focused programme to universalize education and (1)/ skills training would potentially keep (2)/ juveniles from coming into conflict within the law. (3)/ No error. (4)
Stringent penalties have a lower chance (1)/ of being imposed, as compared to fines that (2)/ are proportionate to the offend. (3)/ No error. (4)
In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Passage:
Life is full of ______ types of experiences.Strange, in fact, are the ways of God.If a man is happy today, he may be ______ unhappy the very next day.Some ______ are pleasant and joyful while others are full of ______ and pain.If at one time a person finds himself on top of the world, at the ______ time he is depressed and downcast.
Life is full of ______ types of experiences.
he may be ______ unhappy the very next day.
Some ______ are pleasant and joyful
others are full of ______ and pain.
at the ______ time he is depressed and downcast.
In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Passage:
The generation gap is another of those characteristic features that set Homo sapiens apart from other animals. It is ______ if ever the most intelligent of apes ever blamed its juniors for their ______ ways! Over the years people have tried to analyse it, explain it, understand it, even ignore it, but it remains, ready to ______ each generation as it tries to ______ its own ______ about life and living.
It is ______ if ever the most intelligent
juniors for their ______ ways!
ready to ______ each generation
it tries to ______ its
own ______ about life and living.
In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Passage:
Truth is indeed a controversial aspect of ______. But almost always it can be justified as a moral principle on the basis of ______. When we talk about speaking the truth in order not to hide what, if hidden, will only prove damaging to others, we are emphasizing the ability to ‘feel’ for others. Again, often we purposely keep ourselves from communicating the truth as, once ______, it may hurt someone‘s feelings and sentiments. But keeping a person in the dark or denying him or her knowledge which he or she ought to have amounts to ______ another soul of its right to know that with which it has a ______.
Truth is indeed a controversial aspect of ______.
communicating the truth as, as a moral principle on the basis of ______.
once ______, it may hurt someone‘s
amounts to ______ another soul of its right
know that with which it has a ______.
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P: This discipline is characterized by several concepts and approaches that are used by psychologists in understanding human behavior.
Q: The field of psychology can be described as a discipline that focuses on the study of mind and behavior.
R: Some of the most common psychological concepts that are used to modify or change an individual’s behavior include operant conditioning, positive and negative punishment, and positive and negative reinforcement.
S: Since psychology is a broad field, psychologists not only use these concepts and approaches but also conduct scientific research that enables them to understand human behavior.
P: The Mughal empire was extensive, but it was not integrated.
Q: It was rather an agglomeration of territories bound together by a common administration and common ties to the imperial authority.
R: The strong hand of the emperor held the country together, compelling obedience from the nobles who governed the provinces.
S: But these nobles felt no sense of national loyalty, for the simple reason that the empire was not a nation.
P: It is also when the community or religion is used to further the political interests of the vested groups.
Q: But communal feelings start when one community thinks in a hostile manner towards the other communities.
R: It is also not being conscious of their own identities and doing something which pursues its interests.
S: Communalism is not thinking about their own communities.
P: When one gets solved or nears the solution, other starts raising its ugly head.
Q: Threats to our nation building processes are increasing day by day.
R: Tougher punishments should be provided for them in order to weed them out completely.
S: The need of the day is to go for integrated approach with taking steps to solve the poverty, illiteracy and population problems along with tough steps and stern action against the terrorists.
P: The Information Technology today is rightly called the Technology of the Century as it has found its application and use in every walk society of the world.
Q: Distances no longer exist and the world appears to have shrunk into a Global Village.
R: It is really a landmark achievement that more than six billion population of the world will soon be living in a virtual village, as compact as any small Indian village of a few thousand population.
S: The wisdom of the wisest is today available to the stupidest of the person thus ushering in an era of real equality of opportunity to all.
P: Children with good manners are liked by one and all.
Q: They are appreciated even by strangers.
R: All round development of a child is possible only if a child is groomed in good manners.
S: Therefore, the public schools lay great emphasis on the cultivation of good manners in their students.
P: Taking this as a small example, we need to set-up an action plan on a war-footing.
Q: Our country had earlier faced the problem with our neighbours backed defense hackers jamming our troop movement communication system giving false commands and creating a situation of uncertainty.
R: But our planning and implementation gap has always been unpardonably long.
S: The National Security Council is already in touch with server ministries like home, defense, communication, oil and natural gas, etc. to draw up plans.
P: But our behavior, ‘good’ or ‘bad’, certainly shapes our persona and determines our personality.
Q: If one is helpful, polite and considerate in one’s actions towards fellow-beings, one is known as a kind person.
R: The converse is equally true and a mean, rude and selfish person is regarded as bad.
S: Growing urbanisation and lack of roots in any given place have made us increasingly indifferent to the feelings of others and led us to adopt an apathetic attitude to most things.
P: The English developed transport and communication on modern lines.
Q: They established the first printing press and newspaper in India.
R: One of the most beneficial results of the British rule was the modernization of India.
S: The Press further developed later to inform and educate the masses about the British exploitation of India.
P: It affords us a glimpse into acts, events, ideas, characters of the past, thus helping us to know more about those centuries gone by.
Q: It is almost as if such acts and ideas were meant to occur over and over again in different centuries though in a slightly different manner each time.
R: History is a record of past, especially in connection with human race.
S: When we trace history right from its beginning to the recent times, we cannot fail to notice that some events and characters have shown a repetitive quality.
P: In order to bridge this generation gap, elders should adopt a more sympathetic approach towards the young, and try to understand the emotions, the aspirations and the problems of the young.
Q: They should, therefore, value the advice and counsel of the elders.
R: The generation gap has widened to such an extent that the old and the young people appear to be living in two separate worlds without any interaction.
S: The youth should realize that they have no experience of life.
P: But the achievements of science have not come to man as a ripe apple falls in the lap of a man sitting under an apple tree.
Q: Science is not just the result of observation and experience.
R: It is, on the other hand , the result of centuries of hard work done by man, even at the risk of his own life or health.
S: There is no doubt that science has been the greatest boon to man so far.
P: It is said that the great poet Tulsi Dass composed it under divine inspiration.
Q: The Ramayana is a book of great social importance.
R: It is full of devotional songs besides tenets of social wisdom.
S: People read it and worship it.
P: And when they manifest our soils, minds and bodies suffer such as depression and calousy.
Q: These negative states hide in our consciousness at different leads therefore they may manifest permanently or occasionally.
R: Egocentric fixation resists in negative state.
S: Meditation reveals the state of egocentric fixation and free people from suffering, because people are able to see more clearly their negative.
P: Added to this is their economic dissatisfaction.
Q: The youth get frustrated when they see a great deal of disparity between the theory and its application.
R: All these factors blend together and give rise to a cult of violence.
S: This causes them to wonder whether all that they ever learnt would overcome in use or would go waste.
P: His story symbolizes a lifestyle struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
Q: 'Nelson Mandela' was born on July 18th, 1918 in the village of Mvezo in Umtata, then a part of South Africa's Cape Province.
R: It was a terrible form of institutionalized racism that held the South African society in it's grip for a long time.
S: It was not easy for Mandela to fight against it, as he too was among those who were oppressed by the system.
P: In the least-developed countries, if agricultural productivity were drastically reduced by climate change, the cost of living would rise by one or two percent, and at a time when per capita income will likely have doubled.
Q: It may still be vulnerable to climate change for many years to come.
R: In developing countries, in contrast, as much as a third of GNP and half the population currently depends on agriculture.
S: Agriculture is practically the only sector of the economy affected by climate.
P: Freedom of speech is essential for the all round growth and development of a person as well as a nation as a whole.
Q: A nation filled with people full of discontent can never grow in the right direction.
R: It can even create discomfort and dissatisfaction that leads to stress.
S: Imposing restriction on what one speaks or hears can hamper the development of a person.
P: Kohli, along with Deepika and Ranveer, has led the ascent of millennials to the top of the rankings.
Q: For the first time a female sportsperson has made it to the top 15.
R: This year saw PV Sindhu make an entry at 15.
S: Former captain Dhoni slipped from 9th place last year to 13th this year.
P: In addition, tsunamis move throughout the depth of the ocean and not just its surface.
Q: A tsunami wave isn’t much different in height compared to other waves in the ocean.
R: That is why a tsunami generally goes unnoticed in the open ocean.
S: But, due to its wavelength, it "piles up" when it approaches land.
Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Even after 70 years of achieving independence, democracy, (in its true senses), was yet to come to India.
The ‘right to choice’ of Aadhaar holders who do not want to link their accounts (may move up) for a decision.
They will not be able to enjoy these (up and until) they part with their personal biometric information to the government.
(What is worser) is that there is practically no room for improved relations as long as Mr. Gupta keeps the issue floating.
It is one thing for adultery to get you a divorce and (quite some other) for it to lead you to incarceration.
Perhaps a greater challenge they face is (improving the wounds of the civil war), Iraq is a divided country today.
What if the government itself fails (to tackle that divisions) and lets parts of the country drift into anarchy again.
With a population of over one billion, India is the second (most popular countries) in the world.
Happy is the man (who acquired) the habit of reading when he is young
She is expected to be a candidate of continuity and is also expected to take a stand for ("radically economic transformation").
With its overall popularity sliding, (the party will have been working hard) to bring in the next generation of leaders.
The state has (declined negotiate) any more trade-offs on this proposal or accept calls for stringent transparency requirements.
The response to that challenge is to make the gains of globalization more visible and its transient downsides,(politically less paining).
The speed with which (these hate crime videos travelling) on social media frames a difficult challenge for law enforcement authorities.
Not only do they heighten anxieties among the (targeted groups rather also they) risk giving the unacceptable a perverse acceptability.
It called for an end to (discrimination based at gender) against those who do not conform to the gender assigned to them.
The Centre should revisit (their) draft and incorporate the inputs of the report submitted by the standing committee and an expert panel.
Even after putting his body and soul, if he fails to achieve victory he will not have (any authority above others).
The purpose of speaking is to communicate, (I chose words that are the best) for the idea I want to convey.
You discover that either your medi-claim doesn't cover (their) expenses or that you won't get reimbursed because there was no hospitalization.
(Like instance), you can reduce or increase your total deposit amount some time or even change the sum fixed.
One to spearhead this campaign is an IT professional, known for (having working) on net neutrality and founded Internet Freedom Foundation.
Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.
Passage:
What is Gandhian philosophy? It is the religious and social ideas adopted and developed by Gandhi, first during his period in South Africa from 1893 to 1914, and later of course in India. These ideas have been further developed by later "Gandhians", most notably, in India by, Vinoba Bhave and Jayaprakash Narayan. Outside of India some of the work of, for example, Martin Luther King Jr. can also be viewed in this light. Understanding the universe to be an organic whole, the philosophy exists on several planes - the spiritual or religious, moral, political, economic, social, individual and collective. The spiritual or religious element, and God, is at its core. Human nature is regarded as fundamentally virtuous. All individuals are believed to be capable of high moral development, and of reform. The twin cardinal principles of Gandhi's thought are truth and nonviolence. It should be remembered that the English word "truth" is an imperfect translation of the Sanskrit, "satya", and "non-violence", an even more imperfect translation of "ahimsa". Derived from "sat" - "that which exists" - "satya" contains a dimension of meaning not usually associated by English speakers with the word "truth". There are other variations, too, which we need not go into here. For Gandhi, truth is the relative truth of truthfulness in word and deed, and the absolute truth - the Ultimate Reality. This ultimate truth is God (as God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis. Ahimsa, far from meaning mere peacefulness or the absence of overt violence, is understood by Gandhi to denote active love - the pole opposite of violence, or "Himsa", in every sense. The ultimate station Gandhi assigns non violence stems from two main points. First, if according to the Divine Reality all life is one, then all violence committed towards another is violence towards oneself, towards the collective, whole self, and thus "self"-destructive and counter to the universal law of life, which is love. Second, Gandhi believed that ahimsa is the most powerful force in existence. Had himsa been superior to ahimsa, humankind would long ago have succeeded in destroying itself. The human race certainly could not have progressed as far as it has, even if universal justice remains far off the horizon. From both viewpoints, non violence or love is regarded as the highest law of humankind.
What are the twin cardinal principles of Gandhi’s thought?
According to Gandhiji, truth complies to which of the following?
According to Gandhiji, what is the most powerful force in existence?
According to the passage, which of the following statement is not true?
What can be suitable title to the passage?
Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.
Passage:
Public opinion may be passive and false or active and real. It is claimed in theory that all governments are ultimately based on the opinion or sanction of the governed. But we find that in practice the people's rights are often trodden down and tyranny and oppression are allowed to continue. The government does it not because the people want it to do so but because they are too idle, too uneducated and too disunited or timid to oppose the government. Such public opinion is passive and false and not an active verdict. But when we find people alert, intelligent and determined to let the government know their will, when they want to exercise actively their voice in the management of their country, we have an instance of true or active public opinion. True public opinion is formed by and expressed through the press, the platform, political parties and educational institutions. These have sacred duties to perform, duties on which depends the ultimate good of the entire community. The press today wields a tremendous influence, So it should support the causes and movements and condemn the wrong one's and thus teach people to form correct opinion. A free and fair press ventilates the grievances of the public. Thus a healthy relationship develops between the people and the government through out an unbiased press. Political parties also help to create and regulate opinions. No less important part is played by the educational Institutions which train the minds of the young people who will be the citizens of tomorrow. It has been said that modern Germany and China have been made by their universities. It is necessary that the young and the growing minds should imbibe the spirit of fellow-feeling, the spirit of tolerance, the habit of compromise, and show due regard for the feelings and opinion of others without which a democratic society cannot function, let alone succeed. When there is true awakening of the people, we shall have the real and conscious public opinion. And justice will reign on earth and truly will the voice of the people be the voice of God.
Who among the following has tremendous influence in forming the true public opinion?
What is important for the democratic society to function properly?
Which of the following is not the reason for the oppression caused to general public by the running government in the country?
According to the passage, which of the following is needed from the people to have true or active public opinion?
1. Alertness
2. Determination
3. Intelligence
4. Raising their voice
What can be the suitable title to the passage?
Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.
Passage:
It was for long the insurmountable peak for ODI batting, but one man might now have a template to score ODI double-centuries again and again. In Bengaluru, against Australia in 2013, Rohit Sharma reached 20 off 35th ball, 50 off the 71st, and the hundred in the 38th over of the innings. In Kolkata, against Sri Lanka in 2014, he was nearly caught for 4 off the 17th ball he faced, reached his 20th run off the 35th ball, but accelerated slightly earlier to bring up his century in the 32nd over of the innings. On a cold mid-week afternoon in Mohali this season, he was even slower to start, reaching 20 off 37 balls, 50 off 65 balls, and bringing up the hundred only in the 40th over. All three were ODI doubles. One time can be a charm, but to accelerate so crazily three times after having set up the innings and to make it look predictable is a perfect combination of skill, fitness and the right mental approach to ODI batting. You can be all amazed at how he manages to do it, but Rohit's reaction to it is typically relaxed. "That's my template, no?" he tends to ask. He remembers the innings clearly: reaching "50 off 70 balls", bringing up the hundred "near the 40th over", and then knowing that the bowlers can't get him out unless he makes a mistake. "That is my style of play," Rohit said. "You are set and seeing the ball nice and hard and you have understood what the bowlers are trying to do by then, and it's all about trying to play with the field once you get past 100. It's all about you not making a mistake and getting out. I am not saying it's impossible or difficult, but it's very unlikely the bowlers are going to get you out once you have scored a hundred. "So it was all about me not making a mistake and batting as long as possible. That's what I did. There is no secret or formula to it. You just have to bat and not make any mistake. The ground is good, the pitch is nice and hard, so you can trust the bounce and play the shots."
Rohit Sharma hit century in which over in Kolkata match against Sri Lanka?
According to passage what made Rohit Sharma so consistent with his innings for three times consecutively?
What is Rohit Sharma’s say on hitting hundred near the 40th over in Mohali test?
What does Rohit thinks of being bowled out after scoring a hundred in a match?
What according to Rohit Sharma is the secret or formula to hit centuries consistently on the ground?
Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.
Passage:
The Amazon basin has been continuously inhabited for at least 10, 000 years, possibly more. Its earliest inhabitants were stone-age peoples, living in hundreds of far-flung tribes, some tiny, others numbering in the tens of thousands. It was from the west that Europeans explorers first arrived. In 1541 a Spanish expedition from Quito, led by Gonzalo Pizarro, ran short of supplies while exploring east of the Andes in what is today Peru. Pizarro’s cousin Francisco de Orellana offered to take 60 men along with the boats from the expedition and forage for supplies. De Orellana floated down the Rio Napo to its confluence with the Amazon, near Iquitos (Peru), and then to the mouth of the Amazon. Along the way his expedition suffered numerous attacks by Indians; some of the Indian warriors, they reported, were female, like the Amazons of Greek mythology, and thus the world’s greatest river got its name. No one made a serious effort to claim this sweaty territory, however, until the Portuguese built a fort near the mouth of the river at Belém in 1616, and sent Pedro Teixeira up the river to Quito and back between 1637 and 1639. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Portuguese bandeirantes (groups of roaming adventurers) penetrated ever further into the rain forest in pursuit of gold and Indian slaves, exploring as far as present-day Rondônia, and the Guaporé and Madeira river valleys. Amazonian Indians had long used the sap from rubber trees to make waterproof bags and other items. European explorers recognized the potential value of natural latex, but were unable to market it because it tended to grow soft in the heat, or brittle in the cold, and thus had limited appeal outside the rain forest. However, in 1842 American Charles Goodyear developed vulcanization (made natural rubber durable) and in 1890 Ireland’s John Dunlop patented pneumatic rubber tires. Soon there was an unquenchable demand for rubber in the recently industrialized USA and Europe, and the price of rubber on international markets soared. As profits skyrocketed, so did exploitation of the seringueiros, or rubber tappers, who were lured into the Amazon, mostly from the drought-stricken northeast, by the promise of prosperity only to be locked into a cruel system of virtual slavery dominated by seringalistas (owners of rubber-bearing forests). Rigged scales, hired guns, widespread illiteracy among the rubber tappers, and monopoly of sales and purchases all combined to perpetuate the workers’ debt and misery. In addition, seringueiros had to contend with jungle fevers, Indian attacks and all manner of deprivation.
From where did the Europeans explorers first arrive?
Where did De Orellano float down to for its confluence with the Amazon?
In which year did the fort was built by Portuguese near the river Belem?
Seringalistas refers to
Who among the following patented the pneumatic rubber tires?
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
_____________ who argue in this way support their case by pointing to the lack of a general consensus of opinion which obtains in many parts of the field which the philosopher regards as his own; and also by ____________ out that, even within this field, there is a growing tendency ___________ the part of certain sciences to separate themselves from philosophy and _____________ independent. Thus the psychologist and the logician are sometimes very anxious to have it understood that they belong among the scientists and ___________ among the philosophers.
_____________ who argue in this way support.
own; and also by ____________ out that, even within this field.
field, there is a growing tendency ___________ the part of certain sciences to separate
from philosophy and _____________ independent.
among the scientists and ___________ among the philosophers.
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
My tooth-brush is a thing that haunts me when I’m travelling, and ____________ my life a misery. I _____________ that I haven’t packed it, and wake up in a cold ________________, and get out of bed and hunt for it. And, in the morning, I pack it before I have used it, and have to unpack again to get it, and it is always the last thing I turn out of the bag; and _____________ I repack and forget it, and have to rush upstairs ___________ it at the last moment and carry it to the railway station, wrapped up in my pocket-handkerchief. Of course I had to turn every mortal thing out now, and, of course, I could not find it.
when I’m travelling, and ____________ my life a misery.
I _____________ that I haven’t packed it,
wake up in a cold ________________, and get out of
I turn out of the bag; and _____________ I repack and forget it,
have to rush upstairs ___________ it at the last moment
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Passage:
Eight north Indian Ocean countries, namely, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand, were asked to contribute names so that a combined list could be compiled. Each country gave eight names and a combined list of 64 names was prepared. This list is currently in use, and all cyclones arising in the north Indian Ocean are named from this list, with one name from each country being used in turn. Almost 38 or 39 names from the list have been used up, but since many cyclones dissipate long before they hit land, their names rarely figure in the papers or other media. The names that people do know about, and remember are, naturally, those that were most destructive ones, or very recent. Aila, in 2009 is remembered with a shudder for the enormous destruction it caused in West Bengal and Bangladesh; Phaillin, also for the damage it caused when it hit the Odisha coast in 2013. Two harmless cyclones, which also might remain in people’s memory, are the more recent ones of 2014 — Hudhud, which threatened the east coast of India and Nilofar, which was expected to, but did not, devastate the western coast. The names in the cyclone list are usually words one associates with storms; words which mean water or wind or lightning in various national languages. Sometimes they are names of other things — birds or flowers or precious stones. The name ‘Aila’, contributed by the Maldives means ‘fire’, the name ‘Phaillin’ from Thailand means sapphire, the name ‘Hudhud’ from Oman is the name of a bird, probably the hoopoe, and the name ‘Nilofar’, given by Pakistan, is the Urdu name of the lotus or water lily. The eight names suggested by India, and which are in the list of 64, are Agni, Akaash, Bijli, Jal, Leher, Megh, Sagar and Vayu, meaning in that order, fire, sky, lightning, water, wave, cloud, sea and wind. Five of these names (that is, up to Leher) have been used so far.
For the next cyclone if it is the turn of an Indian name to be chosen, then what will be that name?
Which country did not contribute to the list of the cyclone names?
Which of the following names is a type of a precious stone?
Names of which type of cyclones do people remember?
Which name suggested by India has not been used so far?
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Passage:
In mid-2012 I completed my first massive online open course, or MOOC, the kind widely offered by Coursera, EdX, Udacity and so on in partnership with different educational institutions. It was on clinical trials and ethical practices, offered by Johns Hopkins, on Coursera. This was shortly before the MOOC sensation hit India, and when Coursera, which was founded by two Stanford professors, itself was just a few months old. The MOOC bug had bit me. The course I’d completed was mainly designed for health care professionals who would be involved in actual clinical trials, not college students who had no prior knowledge of that area. I decided to enroll in the course because it was the only biology related course open at the time. However, I did see hope in that sometime in the future I’d be able to get a glimpse of what classes are like in the hallowed halls of major educational institutions around the world. By early 2013, Coursera and EdX had partnered with so many educational institutions and expanded their course offerings to include everything from food and nutrition to Greek mythology to business, that I was spoilt for choice. I spent hours going through course catalogues and poring over course descriptions, almost delirious with excitement at the fact that I was actually going to be able to take classes offered by universities I had only dreamt of attending.
Which of the following is the name of a university and not an online education delivery company?
The C in MOOC stands for which word?
The course the author completed on MOOC was related to which subject?
What aspect of MOOC excited the author?
Coursera was founded by professors from which university?
In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The Principal said to us, "Today you will get your diplomas."
Juhi said to her friend, "I can choose to live the way I want to."
My friend said to me, "I think she will not accept your proposal."
She said to the shopkeeper, "My favourite colour is yellow."
The pilgrim said to me, "When you go down the street you will see the temple to your right."
He said to the bankers, "These diamonds are more valuable than a billion dollars."
The boss said to the secretary, "Bring the file that I had given to you yesterday."
“I will make for you the best rice you have ever had,” said the chef.
"I always drink warm water in the morning," she said to me.
My wife said to me, "This is a beautiful necklace!"
She said to me, "I always drink a cup of green tea as soon as I get up."
She said to him, "I can run faster than you."
Zenab said to me, “My father is a dentist.”
"Where are you going?" father asked me.
He said, "This is a bad idea."
My friend said, "I can lift 50 kilos easily."
The coach said to me, "You have to get up early."
The beggar said to me, "Please give me something to eat."
We said to her, "Don’t give up. You are almost there."
My friend said to me, "I am not going to talk to you."
I said to my friend, "Be careful, my dog may bite you."
He said to the principal, "I have made a mistake."
The leader said to his gang members, "Now I will tell you my plan."
Lila said to her mother, "I can choose to dress the way I want to."
The beggar said to her, “Thank you for your kindness.”
"We were living in Dehradun," they told me.
I said to my father, "I had a great time yesterday."
In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The carpenters will take a month's time to make the furniture.
To pass, the candidate has to answer atleast 3 questions correctly.
The city will build a new bridge across the river.
This is the second time I have caught you cheating.
I will not allow you to ride that motorcycle.
Have you created this beautiful artwork?
They will start the fireworks at 10:00 pm sharp.
She will hand over her papers to her company at the end of this month.
You have to take these medicines.
Sushmita divorced her husband.
I always cook food in olive oil.
I could not find the book.
You need to water the plants daily.
The taxi will drop you at the airport.
I will take the responsibility of failure.
I applied band-aid to the wound.
Grandmother is knitting a sweater for you.
Two engines are pulling the train up the hill.
The authorities are mistreating the prisoners.
I am putting my life at a stranger’s feet.
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