In the following questions the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. Nalanda became India’s famous centre of education.
P. Ten thousand Buddhist monks used to live there.
Q. It is situated near the town of Bihar Sharif.
R. The ruins of Nalanda canstill be seen.
S. It was visited by the Chinese Pilgim Hiuen Tsang.
6. He stayed there for several years.
1. Once upon a time I went to Scotland
P. I found my flesh creep as I walked downits sinister corridor.
Q. There, in a castle in the dark, misty highlands, actually a modest hotel in Edinburgh.
R. and the next moming he'd been found with his thraatdit..
S. We'd had dinner with Jock Mc. Arthur only the previous night.
6. The chill finger of suspicion pointed at all of us.
In the following questions, a part of the sentence/sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No improvement" option. Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
He was a failure at art but his last piece was so beautiful that no one could believe he had painted it.
The old car thumped along over the stony road.
Honesty is more superior than riches.
What does agonise me most is not this criticism, but the trivial reason behind it.
A hand pump is very easy to work and it can be fitted in every house.
I was greatly shocked by the most ruthless murder.
If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before going to bed.
