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PRACTICE ENGLISH QUESTIONS BASED ON NEW PATTERN – PART- 5
Directions (Q1-10): Four statements are given below, labeled A, B, C and D. Among these, some
statements are in logical order and form coherent paragraph. From the given options a), b), c), d) and e),
choose the option the does not fit into the theme of the paragraph.
1). A. Picking up where The Hands of History left off, Simon Hoggart‘s brilliant new collection of parliamentary
sketches takes us from the dying days of Tony Blair‘s leadership, through the shadow-filled days of Gordon
Brown and on to the utterly bewildering days of that comedy double-act Cameron and Clegg.
B. Above all, he gives us incisive and witty pen-portraits of those responsible for our plight: the belligerent
Brown, the unintelligible Prescott, the slippery Cameron and the bemused Miliband.
C. He is a striking representative of a great British tradition, of something we do well, and where he stands with
his own heroes, George Cruikshank and Thomas Rowlandson.
D. He charts the events that made the news, the fauxpas that should have, and the myriad mistakes that have
landed us all where we are now.
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All fits to paragraph
2). A. Often, those who settled abroad was classified as selfish and self-serving, betraying the homeland.
B. Even in the West, all that we seem to be aware of, and revel in, are the Indians who have made good, not the
many more working at low-end jobs or in the shadowy grey market.
C. Now, not only are they more valued but it is their intellectual labour which defines research fashion and
priorities.
D. Be it literature or films, social science theorizing or managerial/entrepreneurial models – experience abroad is
valorized and sought to be transplanted back home.
a) C
b) D
c) A

d) B
e) All fits to paragraph
3). A. For this was Dickens with the laughter taken out.
B. That Great Expectations achieves its seriousness of purpose by sometimes comic means, that the language
bursts with life, that its gusto leaves you breathless and its shame makes the pages curl, that you are implicated in
every act of physical and emotional cruelty to the point where you don‘t know who‘s the more guilty, you or Pip,
you or Orlick, you or Magwitch, goes without saying if you are a reader of Dickens.
C. But you would never have guessed any of these things from the BBC‘s adaptation.
D. We must guess that the BBC is embarrassed by the eccentricity of the writing, the hyperbole of the
characterization, the wild marginalia, and the lunatic flights of fancy?
a) C
b) B
c) A
d) All fits to paragraph
e) None of the above
4). A. Doing research is essentially like solving a puzzle.
B. Puzzles have rules and predetermined solutions
C. Research involves extrapolating knowledge to newer territories and unforeseen challenges.
D. A striking feature of doing research is that the aim is to discover what is known in advance.

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a)
b)

c)
d)
e)

A
C
B
D
None of the above

5). A. Taking his own ignorance as a given, his style of dogged questioning of every certainty and his huge
influence over the youths of Athens led to his trial, his defiant comment that ―the unexamined life is not worth
living for a human being‖, and ultimately to his execution by hemlock.
B. Socrates established a method of probing into the eternal questions of existence and morality by relentless
inquiry and debate.
C. His demeanour is gentle and slow, but his endless questioning of moral norms puts him in direct conflict with
authority.
D. Socrates is never mentioned in this book and it‘s not necessary to know anything about him, but the parallels
are obvious.
a) C
b) B
c) D
d) All fits to paragraph
e) None of the above
6). A. Our culture is full of assumptions and stereotypes about how the mind works, perhaps none so enduring as
the legend of the ―tortured artist‖.
B. However, while the final verdict is still out on the issue, both the folk and the scientific evidence provide
tantalizing clues that this legend may be fact.
C. The image is durable, but science has not yet been able to conclusively verify or disprove it.
D. Science stamps natural phenomena with a systemic form, and its theories with a natural inevitability.

a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All fits to the paragraph
7). A. For me paper wealth and tangible wealth amount to the same thing.
B. If I get more money, I have more wealth because I can spend the money for other things — real things.
C. But if we all get more money overnight, as in a shower of money from helicopters, only our paper wealth
increases; our collective tangible wealth doesn‘t change because there aren‘t more things to buy with the
additional money.
D. If it did, the government could cure poverty and increase nation‘s wealth simply by printing more money.
a) C
b) B
c) D
d) All fits to paragraph
e) None of the above
8). A. At other times it is the repetitiveness more than the variability of the names that makes them seem less
than distinctive, an impression sometimes heightened by their transparent meaning.
B. The heroines of two different myths may have the same name, while the heroine in two versions of the same
myth will have a different name.
C. This apparent contradiction reflects the two poles of the heroine‘s situation: to be little more than a name in a
genealogy, or to be distinct, to suffer, sometimes even to achieve immortality.
D. On the other hand, a few of the most familiar figures have names that are significant and distinctive.
a) D

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b)
c)
d)
e)

C
B
All fits to paragraph
None of the above

9). A. More specifically, it is human beings alone who operate in their everyday activities with an understanding
of Being and are able to reflect upon what it means to be.
B. But to think of Being in this way would be to commit the very mistake that the capitalization is supposed to
help us avoid.
C. If we look around at beings in general-from particles to planets, ants to apes-it is human beings alone who are
able to encounter the question of what it means to be.
D. This gives us a way of understanding statements such as ―Dasein is ontically distinguished by the fact that, in
its very Being, that Being is an issue for it.‖
a) B
b) C
c) A
d) D
e) None of the above
10). A. a. As far as we know, death is a great emptiness for us-a threshold beyond which we can directly perceive
nothing.
B. Such a threshold is inseparable from the sacred, which aids us in our struggles to reconcile our inherent
limitedness with our convictions.

C. Nevertheless, that which is beyond the threshold of death is unavailable to us in any direct or unmediated
fashion.
D. Granted, we readily project our fantasies into, and live out of faiths in relation to this void.
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All fits to the paragraph
Explanations:
1). Answer: c)
Option c) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph since others are explaining about a review of a
book by Simon Hoggart which was about the political culture and politicians and the book talks about the
political reasons of our plight and the mistakes of the big politicians. But option c) does not fit since it stands out
as heroes and tradition represent positive ideas that are contradictory to the rest of the sentences.
2). Answer: d)
Option d) is the one which is not part of the paragraph since it states that we are only aware of Indians who are
doing well in foreign countries and not the ones engaged in low end jobs; While the other three sentences are
about the people‘s situation in the past and compares the situation to the present scenario who settled in abroad
and also citing examples of various fields which value international concepts and theories.
3). Answer: e)
Statement D is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph since it talks about guessing with respect to
BBC; where others are describing about the BBC‘s adaptation of Great Expectations and elaborates the virtues of
Great Expectations, also introduces a contrast by presenting a comparison of the book with its BBC‘s adaptation.
4). Answer: b)
Option b) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about
feature and the aim of research and also comparing the aspect of research with solving a puzzle. But option b)

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talks about research as an extrapolation and is not in sync with the characterization of research as essentially a
process of discovering what is known in advance.
5). Answer: a)
Option a) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph since others states the method employed by
Socrates which summarizes the consequences of the method in terms of his increased influence over the youth as
well as his execution because of those methods and also states that the book (in question) never mentions
Socrates directly but the parallelism between the protagonist (of the book) and Socrates is obvious. But option a)
does not match with these lines because of the tense inconsistency between it and the other lines and moreover
option a) is a repetition of the idea already mentioned in sentence A.
6). Answer: d)
Option d) is the one which is not part of the paragraph since it states about the science and its natural phenomena
and theories with respect to natural inevitability; While the other three sentences are contribute to the discussion
on the ―tortured artist‖ and issues over the culture and stereotypes and also explaining about the scientific
evidences.
7). Answer: c)
Option c) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph since in others the author is talking about money
and its true value. He discusses two cases; i.e. what happens when he gets more money and the author wants to
explain what all is considered as money and also talks about the second scenario when everybody gets money
(becomes rich). But option c) is not linked to all these lines because a link is missing. The link should be that
increase in money does not increase the wealth of the nation i.e. money does not represent the wealth of the
nation. Thus the ‗it‘ in statement D does not have an antecedent.
8). Answer: e)
Statement A is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph since it talks about variability of the names
which have not been talked about in any of the options and make them less distinctive; where others are
describing about the different myths, contradiction and significance between heroines and about their uniqueness

in name.
9). Answer: a)
Option a) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph since others explain the concept of Being and
states that it is human beings alone who can associate themselves with the question of what it means to be which
further elaborates the same; also refers to the concept of Being. But option a) is logically incorrect because it
talks about capitalization which has not been introduced in the previous lines. Nothing has been mentioned about
the theory of capitalization that can help in understanding that why it is incorrect to think of Being in this way.
10). Answer: b)
Option b) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are describing the
death as a great void which we cannot directly perceive (though we try to ―live out of faiths in relation to this
void‖). But option b) talks vaguely about our inherent limitedness without connecting such ―limitedness‖ with
death or mortality.
Directions (Q 11-20): Which of the words/phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the
words/phrases given in bold in the following sentences to make it meaningful and grammatically correct?
If the sentence is correct as it is and „No improvement required‟, mark (e) as the answer.
11). The actress was regulated to wear an alcohol- checking bracelet and offer to random weekly drug testing
after she refused to appear for a court date last week.
a) Planned, observing, suggest, declined
b) Prepared, screening, recommend, snubbed
c) Intended, testing, present, excused

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d) Ordered, monitoring, submit, failed

e) No improvement required
12). As far as the issue of land encroachment in villages is concerned, people will have to make a start from
their villages by sensitizing and educating the villagers about this issue.
a) Problem, worried, create, humanizing
b) Concern, afraid, build, enlightening
c) Difficulty, frightened, craft, refining
d) Trouble, bothered, generate, taming
e) No improvement required
13). The power tax had already been raised twice in the last 15 months and the Electricity Board had also
charged additional monthly charges under consumers.
a) Due, hoisted, put, to
b) Tariff, increased, levied, on
c) Excise, heaved, imposed, for
d) Expunge, boosted, forced, from
e) No improvement required
14). Till a few years ago, while the technology for mobile phone was expanded and used separately, it was not
linked to the growth of PC or the web.
a) When, as, improved, related
b) Once, where, inflated, associated
c) Until, though, developed, connected
d) But, even as, made bigger, unrelated
e) No improvement required
15). In the recent international discussions conducted under the UNFCCC the industrialized countries have
labeled upon developing countries to add to the global attempt to address climate change.
a) Negotiations, called, contribute, effort
b) Debate, termed, donate, endeavor
c) Conference, described, adjoin, venture
d) Consultation, identified, attached, idea
e) No improvement required
16). The recent sharp rise in risk premium on long-term bonds issued by several industrial countries suggests

that markets no longer consider sovereign debt low risk.
a) Current, given, proposes, take
b) Modern, provided, advises, get
c) Present, offered, recommends, obtain
d) Contemporary, granted, implies, attain
e) No improvement required
17). When she secured our coasts, she battled for her customers, and grouped our ships loaded with wealth,
which we had purchased for her by our industry.
a) Protected, combated, assembled, obtained
b) Shielded, struggled, amassed, procured
c) Defended, fought, convoyed, acquired
d) Fortified, conflicted, gathered, found
e) No improvement required
18). Since then, the stock markets have restrained, as it came to be felt that this huge package will only offer a
breather and not tackle the basic causes that fetched about the crisis in the first place.

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a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Moderated, provide, address, brought
Released, present, deal with, carried
Controlled, affords, concentrate on, took
Restricted, grant, focus on, conceded
No improvement required

19). The Prime Minister is eager to execute the Right to Education Act and the HRD ministry has been granted
with adequate budgetary distribution to meet the demand.
a) Fanatical, carry out, permitted, division
b) Intense, accomplish, allowed, circulation
c) Dedicated, bring, contributed, transmission
d) Keen, implement, provided, allocation
e) No improvement required
20). When you are losing and out, that is when you need others to whip up your spirits, you need a few words of
support with the help of which you will be in a better position to reclaim your lost self-confidence.
a) Behind, lash, confidence, retrieve
b) Down, lift, encouragement, regain
c) Downward, boost, hope, recover
d) Sliding, haul, assurance, pick up
e) No improvement required
Explanations:
11). Answer: d)
Ordered – arrange (something) in a methodical or appropriate way.
Monitoring – observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under
systematic review.
Submit – present (a proposal, application, or other document) to a person or body for consideration or judgment.
Failed – (of a person) unsuccessful in a particular activity.
12). Answer: e)
Issue – problem for debate or discussion.
Concerned – worried, troubled, or anxious.

Make – form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; construct; create.
Educating – give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to (someone, especially a child), typically at a school
or university.
13). Answer: b)
Tariff – a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
Increased – become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.
Levied – impose a tax, fee, or fine on.
On – supported by (a surface).
14). Answer: c)
Until – up to (the point in time or the event mentioned).
Though – despite the fact that; although.
Developed – grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.
Connected – bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.
15). Answer: a)
Negotiations – discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.
Called – (of a person) pay a brief visit.
Contribute – give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something.

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Effort – a vigorous or determined attempt.
16). Answer: e)
Recent – having happened, begun, or been done not long ago or not long before; belonging to a past period of
time comparatively close to the present.

Issued – supply or distribute (something).
Suggests – put forward for consideration.
Consider – think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.
17). Answer: c)
Defended – resist an attack made on (someone or something); protect from harm or danger.
Fought – take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.
Convoyed – (of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection.
Acquired – buy or obtain (an object or asset) for oneself.
18). Answer: a)
Moderated – make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.
Provide – make available for use; supply.
Address – think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem).
Brought – come to a place with (someone or something).
19). Answer: d)
Keen – having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
Implement – put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.
Provided – make adequate preparation for (a possible event).
Allocation – the action or process of allocating or distributing something.
20). Answer: b)
Down – toward or in a lower place or position, especially to or on the ground or another surface.
Lift – raise to a higher position or level.
Encouragement – the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
Regain – obtain possession or use of (something) again after losing it.
Directions (Q 21-30): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence
there are four words denoted by numbers a), b), c) and d). Find out ONE word that to be fitted in both the
sentences I and II and another word that fit to the sentence III and to make it meaningfully complete. In
case no word is fit to these sentences, option 'e' is the answer.
21). I. At one point, it looked as if an area of agreement would _____________ especially over the issue of
productivity linked wages.
II. Studies show that riots ___________ mainly in those cities where disorderly tactics can work - where riots

stand a chance of getting results other than all-out repression.
III. Because the ___________ public wanted to believe the killer was off the streets, they never questioned the
arrest of an innocent man.
a) Come out, innocent
b) Develop, naive
c) Emerge, credulous
d) Grow, vociferous
e) Appear, credible
22). I. The political candidate often tries to _________ his rival as a wealthy man who is out of touch with the
common people.
II. The drawings on the cave walls __________ the lives of the earliest men on the planet.

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III. The communalist represents the __________ of everything noble that we have inherited from our culture and
history.
a) Highlight, antidote
b) Follow, immorality
c) Offer, antagonism
d) Present, depravity
e) Depict, antithesis
23). I. He hoped to ___________ a response from his inquiry to the publisher so he could release his new novel.
II. If you want to __________ business from them, you‘ll have to communicate at their level.
III. The computer company has made a pledge to bring technology to __________ people in the underdeveloped

regions of Africa.
a) Seek, modern
b) Solicit, primitive
c) Implore, new
d) Entreat, innovative
e) Request, existing
24). I. Moreover, a fact finding mission _________ by BSN to India in January this year strongly recommended
that the French group should go it alone, and not hand over control to an Indian Partner.
II. Bala went into a small reception room, one door of which led into a study, the very one from which the
Russian Emperor had ________ him on his mission.
III. The earth is at present in great danger of becoming uninhabitable because of _______ environmental
pollution which is going on at an incredible rapid pace.
a) Constituted, gigantic
b) Comprised, inhuman
c) Represented, stupendous
d) Dispatched, colossal
e) Characterized, enormous
25). I. The plane with a crew of five _______ earlier from Cali, 500 kilometers south- east of Bogota.
II. In the marriage ceremony of the ancient Incas, the couple was considered officially wed when they
__________ their sandals, and handed them to each other.
III. Now, the management graduate can expect to have a prosperous life on a ______ income without having to
depend on finding a place in family business having to tend the paternal estates.
a) Took off, regular
b) Took away, professional
c) Take up, meaningful
d) Took over, dependable
e) Took up, steady
26). I. She dropped the bowl and watched as glass shards started to _______ on the kitchen floor.
II. Knowing that everyone would _______ after graduation, she was worried that she would not see her friends
anymore.

III. He tried to ________ his rude behavior by saying that he was drunk and he didn't know what he was doing.
a) Deviate, apology
b) Diverge, excuse
c) Wander, regret for
d) Amble, explain
e) Stroll, explicate
27). I. Although the prisoners of war were fed three meals a day, many of them still looked __________ and
hungry.

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II. Because the puppy had gone unfed for several days, it was now so _______ that its bones were visible
through its skin.
III. He knew everything better than anybody else, and it was an affront to his ___________ vanity that you
should disagree with him.
a) Frivolous, overdrawn
b) Disturbed, overwrought
c) Flippant, overwhelming
d) Agitated, overweening
e) Emaciated, over strung
28). I. Deva grew up to be an _________ man because his parents never told him the difference between right
and wrong.
II. During battle, many soldiers become _______ and forget the difference between wrong and right while
fighting for their lives.

III. Because Sarah is disabled, she tends to ___________ non-disabled people who use handicapped parking
spaces.
a) Moral, discard
b) Immoral, neglect
c) Amoral, despise
d) Irrelevant, ignore
e) Extraneous, deride
29). I. The rust is ________ by voltaic action; the iron forms the negative pole, the zinc the positive of a voltaic
cell, in which the water is resolved into its constituents, viz.
II. When the undergrowth of a wood is _________, as it often is every few years, it is easy to observe a
considerable difference in the fungi.
III. State officials refused to _________ the official number of residents seriously affected by the contaminated
water supply.
a) Cleared away, disclose
b) Cleared out, conceal
c) Cleared off, release
d) Cleared up, obscure
e) Cleared on, hide
30). I. Democratic government is based on the __________ of the governed and represents an attempt to make
authority accountable to the people.
II. Fraud charges were filed after the woman used a friend‘s credit card without her _________.
III. The astronauts became _________ on Mars when their rocket broke down soon after landing on the red
planet.
a) Approval, abandoned
b) Authorization, trapped
c) Support, ensnared
d) Consent, stranded
e) Endorsement, fascinated
Explanations:
21). Answer: c)

Emerge – move out of or away from something and come into view.
Credulous – having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
22). Answer: e)
Depict – show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.
Antithesis – a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

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23). Answer: b)
Solicit – ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.
Primitive – a person belonging to a preliterate, nonindustrial society or culture.
24). Answer: d)
Dispatched – deal with (a task, problem, or opponent) quickly and efficiently or send off to a destination or for a
purpose.
Colossal – extremely large.
25). Answer: a)
Took off – an instance of becoming airborne or depart hastily.
Regular – arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between
individual instances.
26). Answer: b)
Diverge – develop in a different direction or separate from another route and go in a different direction.
Excuse – a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense.
27). Answer: e)
Emaciated – abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

Over strung – (of a person) extremely nervous or tense.
28). Answer: c)
Amoral – lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.
Despise – feel contempt or a deep repugnance for.
29). Answer: a)
Cleared away – removed
Disclose – make (secret or new information) known.
30). Answer: d)
Consent – permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
Stranded – (of a boat, sailor, or sea creature) left aground on a shore.
Direction (Q. 31 - 40): In each of the following questions, a short passage is given with one of the lines in
the passage is missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given to
make the passage complete and coherent.
31). The destruction of two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in August 1945, by the use of atomic
bombs shocked and horrified mankind beyond measure. Man had discovered a new energy of tremendous
power but it was extremely tragic to use it for the destruction of human beings.
___________________________. The World War ended, but experiments with atomic energy continued.
Most of them were confined to the production of better and more powerful atomic weapons such as
hydrogen bombs, cobalt bombs, transcontinental ballistic missiles, etc.
a) A very large section of the people of the world stood against the mad race for nuclear armament.
b) They demanded an immediate and complete ban on all kinds of nuclear tests and experiments for the purpose
of war.
c) The soundness of this view point has appealed to reasonable people and all lovers of peace.
d) He also advocated the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, betterment of the poor, and enhancement
of the total wealth of the world.
e) The conscience of all right thinking persons was awakened and the problem of the proper use of the new
energy became a subject for serious consideration.

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32). What is immediately needed today is the establishment of a World Government or an International
Federation of Mankind. It is the utmost necessity of the world today, and all those persons who wish to see
all human beings happy and prosperous naturally feel it keenly. ____________. Travelers, businessmen,
seekers of knowledge and teachers of righteousness know very well that great impediments and
obstructions are faced by them when they pass from one country to another, exchange goods, get
information, and make an effort to spread their good gospel among their fellow-men.
a) But today when philosophical light has exploded the darkness that was created by religious differences, and
when scientific knowledge has falsified the theory of social superiority, it is the governments of various countries
that keep people of one country apart from those of another.
b) Of course, at times, we all feel that many of our problems of our political, social and cultural life would
come to an end if there were one Government all over the world.
c) But all these evils would cease to exist if there were one Government all over the world.
d) In the past religious sects divided one set of people against another, colour of the skin or construction of the
body set one against the other.
e) They create artificial barriers, unnatural distinctions, unhealthy isolation, unnecessary fears and dangers in
the minds of the common men who by their nature want to live in friendship with their fellow-men.
33). ___________________. But India's record GDP growth of 8.49% per year in the five-year period
2004-09 is a case of improved productivity and growth in customarily poor states trickling up and
aggregating into rapid growth at the national level. Nobody should call this a success of trickle-down
economics. Trickle-down assumes that fast growth can be had simply by changing a few policies that
benefit the rich, after which some benefits trickle down to the poor.
a) The growth bonanza itself was sparked by state-level political and policy changes that accelerated local
growth, which then trickled up to the national level.
b) Miracle growth and record revenues enabled the Central government to finance social welfare schemes, farm

loan waivers and enormous oil subsidies.
c) Once a country grows fast, government revenues will boom, and can be used to accelerate spending in social
sectors and welfare.
d) In the past, the richest states often grew the fastest and the poor ones the slowest.
e) When productivity improvement is widespread is there enough productivity improvement from all regions
and people to add up to fast growth.
34). Born out of the forces of globalisation, India's IT sector is undertaking some globalisation of its own.
In search of new sources of rapid growth, the country's outsourcing giants are aggressively expanding
beyond their usual stomping grounds into the developing world; setting up programming centres, chasing
new clients and hiring local talent. _________________. This shift is being driven by a global economy in
which the US is no longer the undisputed engine of growth.
a) Through geographic diversification, Indian companies hope to regain some momentum after the recession.
b) If successful, the future of India's outsourcing sector could prove as bright as its past.
c) Cultural conflicts arise at times while training new recruits.
d) To adapt, Indian companies which are relatively unknown in these emerging nations are establishing major
local operations around the world, in the process hiring thousands of locals.
e) In addition, IT firms also have to work extra hard to woo business from emerging-market companies still
unaccustomed to the concept of outsourcing.
35). Women all over the world in general and Indian women in particular have been facing different
problems. A recent report titled 'Women and children in India' and a nearly simultaneous report on
„Indian women their Health and Economic productivity' highlight the international importance bring
given to the problems of the Indian women. ________________. The former is because the reports restrict
themselves to old statistics.
a) It is very unfortunate that these reports have become superficial and do not delve sufficiently deep into the
real problems.

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a) b) We are told, for example, that the ratio of women to men remains below its natural level and that it is
related to other parameters, such as the level of literacy and the availability of primary health care.
b) Unfortunately, both the reports fail to either convey a fresh understanding of the issues or to suggest
innovative and workable approaches for women‘s development.
c) The failure to suggest a fresh approach is less understandable given that a variety of approaches to women‘s
development has been tried out all over the world.
d) Is the report saying then, that Indians do not love their children, as a matter a cultural practice? Both the
reports are likely to be highly influential on opinion leaders and policy makers.
36). Water conflicts in India now reach every level; divide every segment of our society, political parties,
states, regions and sub-regions within states, districts, castes and groups and individual farmers. Water
conflicts within and between many developing countries are also taking a serious turn. Fortunately, the
“water wars”, forecast by so many, have not yet materialized. War has taken place, but over oil, not water.
______________. In India, water conflicts are likely to worsen before they being to be resolved. Till then
they pose a significant threat to economic growth, security and health of the ecosystem and the victims are
likely to be the poorest of the poor as well as the very sources of water - rivers, wetlands and aquifers.
a) Issues related to forests have also generated a body of comprehensive literature on forest resources and
rights.
b) Several political and legal interventions addressing the issue of equity and societal justice have been
attempted.
c) Though conflicts over them have not necessarily been effectively or adequately resolved, they have received
much more.
d) Water is radically altering and affecting political boundaries all over the world, between as well as within
countries.
e) Most countries have gone through land reforms of one type or another.
37). Organized retail has fuelled new growth categories-like liquid hand wash, breakfast cereals and pet
foods in the consumer goods industry, accounting for almost 50% of their sales, said data from market

search firm Nielsen. The figures showed some of these new categories got more than 40% of their business
from modern retail outlets. The data also suggests how products in these categories reach the
neighborhood kirana stores after they have established themselves in modern trade. ______________.
a) But a point to note here is that modern retailers themselves push their own private brands in these very
categories and can emerge as a big threat for the consumers goods and foods companies.
b) A new brand can overnight compete with established companies by tying up with few retailers in these
categories - President of Future Group added.
c) What modern retail offers to companies experimenting with new categories is the chance to educate
customers which was not the case with a general trade store.
d) Modern retail is an important part of our business - said managing director, Kellogg India.
e) While grocers continue to be an important channel, for the new and evolving categories we saw an increased
presence of high-end products in modern trade.
38). Urbanisation is a positive phenomenon provided the cities are able to the harness its potential. A
recently public published UN - Habitat global report on human settlements shows that not many cities in
developing countries such as India have managed to do this. Indian cities struggle to manage the swelling
numbers. ________________. The challenge they face is twofold efforts to distribute growth across urban
centres have been inadequate and the urban planning practices are outdated.
a) They tend to have inadequate infrastructure poor mobility and a lack of affordable housing.
b) Even the formal city is composed of many parts such as the historical core; the colonial enclave and new
areas of post-independence growth.
c) This has fragmented cities further and skewed development in favour of new areas.
d) Alongside the formal city exists a large and an equally important informal city inhabited by the poor.
e) Not withstanding these differences, the master plan tends to paint the city with a single brush, favouring the
new formal areas and ignoring the informal.

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39). Many people love the cute koala bear. _____________. But it is rare to see this creature alive and
moving, because it's gradually becoming extinct. The koala, like the kangaroo, is actually a marsupial. It
contains a small pouch for its young, like the kangaroo. For this reason, the koala is not related to true
bears. In appearance, it is a combination of a monkey and a kangaroo. Koalas are native to Australia and
they are now chiefly found in New South Wales and Queensland. They are highly protected animals,
because their number has greatly diminished in the last ten years.
a) The eucalyptus tree is disappearing from their natural habitats, fighting a battle against extinction on their
own.
b) Baby koalas are in danger around certain kinds of lizards and eagles, although they are protected today by
natural habitats set up for them.
c) This animal has been made into stuffed toys all over the world.
d) They are nocturnal, which means that they move around chiefly at night.
e) The koala's worst enemy, besides hunters, is fire. When a tree is inflamed, often they cannot run fast enough
to save themselves.
40). Manufacturers of consumer packaged goods (CPG) face two key challenges this year. The first is
continued slow or negative growth in people‟s disposable incomes. The second is changing consumer
attitudes toward products and brands, as the great fragmentation of consumer markets takes another
turn. _________________________. In many markets, consumer wages have been static for five years.
Even where economies are starting to perform better, the squeeze on after-tax wages, especially for the
middle class, younger people, and families, is depressing consumer spending.
a) Each channel — from the Web, mobile, and social sites to radio, TV, and print — has its own requirements,
audience appeal, and economics, needing specialized attention.
b) In response, companies must dramatically shift the route they take to reach consumers in terms of both
product distribution and communications.
c) Consumers‘ media usage has also fragmented with the rise of digital content and the proliferation of online
devices.
d) Collectively, these shifts challenge the way CPG companies manage their brand and business portfolios, and

call for a rethinking of their go-to-market approach, with an emphasis on analytics.
e) But at the same time, media campaigns need to be closely coordinated for effective consumer messaging.
Explanations:
31). Answer: e)
Option e) is correct answer since in the passage it is explaining about the destruction of two Japanese cities, atom
bombs, atom energy and its way of use in the environment. So, option e) will give a coherent passage since it
explains about proper usage of atomic energy; while others are describing about various factors like nuclear
armament, nuclear tests and the use of nuclear energy.
32). Answer: b)
Option b) is correct answer since the paragraph is describing about the importance of world government when
compared to International federation of mankind. So, option b) is opt for the blank since it explains how we can
solve our problems in political, social and cultural life with help of the world government.
33). Answer: d)
Option d) is correct answer since the passage is explaining about the GDP growth, trickledown economics and
benefits with respect to poor and rich. So, option d) is explaining about the states of rich and poor people.
34). Answer: a)
Option a) is correct answer since the passage is explaining about the born out into globalisation of IT sector and
its rapid growth and also about chasing new clients and agents. So, option a) is explaining about regain after the
recession; while others are explaining about Cultural conflicts, emerging-market companies, future of India's
outsourcing sector and establishment of major local operations.

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35). Answer: c)

Option c) is correct answer since the paragraph is giving details about the problems which are faced by Indian
women and reports which express the health of Indian women and state of children in India. So, option c) is fit to
the blank and makes the paragraph coherent since it describes about the failure of the reports which failed in
understanding the issue.
36). Answer: d)
Option d) is correct answer since the passage is explaining about the water conflict in India and its effect in
developing countries and also its significant threat to economic growth, security and health of the ecosystem. So,
option d) is explaining about the political boundaries which are affected by water within the country.
37). Answer: e)
Option e) is correct answer since in the passage it is explaining about the growth in the new categories of
Organized retail and also increase in the percentage of their business from modern retail outlets. So, option e)
will give a coherent passage since it explains about modern trade which increases by evolving high-end products;
while others are describing about modern retailers.
38). Answer: a)
Option a) is correct answer since the passage is explaining about the urbanization and global report by UN –
Habitat on human settlements and also challenge in its efforts to distribute growth across urban countries. So,
option a) is explaining about inadequate infrastructure and its poor mobility; while others are explaining about
new areas of post-independence growth and master plan tends to paint the city.
39). Answer: c)
Option c) is correct answer since the paragraph is giving details about the Koala bear and its difference with
Kangaroo and also about its native place and its situation of extinct. So, option c) is fit to the blank and makes
the paragraph coherent since it describes about the koala bear which also made into stuffed toys in the world;
while others are explaining about natural habitats, Baby koalas, koala's worst enemy and its move at night.
40). Answer: b)
Option b) is correct answer since the paragraph is describing about the challenges faced by Manufacturers of
consumer packaged goods and also about consumer wages and their economic status. So, option b) is opt for the
blank since it explains how the company should change in order to reach consumers in terms of both product
distribution and communications.
Directions (Q 41-50): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will
be in one or more sentence. Then choose the sentence(s) without error as your answer. If there is error in

all the sentences, then your answer is e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
41). A. Hindi films are certainly popular in the last decade but in these days our regional films have attained
more popularity.
B. The reason for my taking up this profession is that this vast country of our has not a sufficient number of
qualified doctors.
C. This was the opportunity the swindler was seeking, and he at once touch the feet of the sage for blessings, "O
Guruji, please accept me as your disciple.
D. The Secretary and the Principal of the college are attending the District Development Council Meeting at the
Collectorate.
a) Only C
b) Only D
c) Both B & D
d) Both C & A
e) None of the sentence is correct.

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42). A. The long-awaited moment at last came and we sent out for the station as merry a band of children as I
have ever seen before or since.
B. Many times the news has been published in the papers that the end of the world will be certain if a nuclear war
breaks out.
C. Congress dissidents and a wide range among the opposition has mounted a campaign to have the president
re-nominated.
D. The crisis they are facing is the most critical natural disaster that ever happened in the Thai history.

a) Only D
b) Only A
c) Both A & C
d) Both D & B
e) None of the sentence is correct.
43). A. That day when they brought her back for the last time, there were many old-timers who were shocked and
fearful.
B. It is the families of the victims of the horror and the millions of Afghan refugees whose lives have been turned
down upside.
C. Shiksha Sahayog Yojana was launched with the objective to lessen the burden of parents in meeting the
educational expenses of the children.
D. The importance of sports in harnessing the power of youth towards nation building and economic
development was evident ever since the 1986 Olympic games.
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Both B & D
d) Both A & C
e) None of the sentence is correct.
44). A. Since the commencement of the Constitution in 1950, it is for the third time that governors-this time as
much as nine-have had to go following a change of guard at the Centre.
B. Women riding pillion on two-wheelers in the capital have to compulsorily wear helmets, according to the final
notification issued by Delhi government.
C. Lawmaking is the routine business of government, and reviewing for possible repeal should also happen
routinely.
D. The poverty estimates indicate that the highest poverty headcount ratio exist in Bihar at fifty four percent as
against the national average of thirty percent.
a) Only B
b) Only A
c) Both B & D
d) Both C & A

e) None of the sentence is correct.
45). A. An important objective of development planning in India has been to provide for increasing employment
opportunities not only to meet the backlog of the unemployed but also the new additions to the labor force.
B. The predominant presence of the textile industry in the Indian economy is manifested in its significant
contribution to industrial production, employment generation, and foreign exchange earnings.
C. Arun Jaitley‘s life has been full or dramatic loops, sudden upswings and a few downturns, till finally he‘s
arrived at a job that has him at the helm of the nation‘s economic affairs.
D. The declaring of a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, after 50 days of off-again, on-again
fighting, has brought immediate relief to both sides of the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
a) Only A
b) Only B
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d) Both A & D
e) None of the sentence is correct.
46). A. The roll of the institute is to provide technical support to other institutions and to constantly monitor their
facilities and performance.
B. The significant future is that none of the ancient Indian scientists claimed originality of their theories.
C. The most popular method adopted by an organization to communicate job vacancies to the public is through
advertisement.
D. The police could arrest only one thief of the club robbery and many of them are still in large.
a) Only C

b) Only B
c) Both B & D
d) Both A & C
e) None of the sentence is correct.
47). A. A serial entrepreneur who made his first fortune in the early days of world wide web he has since helped
find a solar power company to generate green electricity
B. The three-day trip that India‘s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, made to china is seen in some quarter as a
chance to reset the relationship between Asia‘s two giants
C. All government officials above the rank of undersecretary have been issued circulars by their respective
ministries to ask them to attend yoga classes in the run-up to the event.
D. The char bodies of two women were recovered from a burning pile of dried cow dung at Sultanpur village.
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Both B & C
d) Both A & C
e) None of the sentence is correct.
48). A. With so many options lined up in this competitive world, one has to watch out for a proper specialization
and a suitable institute before deciding on anything.
B. The holy man took some roasted chickpeas and raisins from his pouch and gave them of the woodcutter.
C. While presenting his maiden speech Shyam seemed very confidently and people responded very well.
D. A total of ten blocks will be on offer in the third round of coal auctions which will take place between August
11 to August 17.
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Both B & D
d) Both A & C
e) None of the sentence is correct.
49). A. The lay-offs come among the continued debate over immigration reform in the US as the temporary work
visas are at the centre of a fierce debate in Congress.
B. Economic laws typically aims at balancing competing interests of various stakeholders as well as interests of

government departments charged with implementing such laws.
C. Providing two special economic zones exclusively for Indian investors is a clear reflection of Bangladesh‘s
positive intent.
D. On a separate occasion, the High Court rapped the Director-General of Police for forwarding a complaint
against Raj to the state government instead of ordering an enquiry into it.
a) Only D
b) Only A
c) Both C & D
d) Both B & A
e) None of the sentence is correct.

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50). A. A letter of credit is a guarantee issued by the importer‘s bank that it will honor payment up to certain
amount of export bills to the bank of the exporter.
B. Widows by far outnumber widowers, because studies show that women live longer than men and tend to
marry men older than themselves.
C. A private company is one which restricts transfer of shares and does not invite the public to subscribe its
shares.
D. We couldn‘t set up the computer network ourselves, so we are banking with an IT engineer from the
university to set it up for us.
a) Only C
b) Only B
c) Both B & D

d) Both C & A
e) None of the sentence is correct.
Explanations:
41). Answer: b)
In A, change ‗are certainly‘ into ―had certainly been‖; In B, replace ‗touch‘ by ―touched‖ since it is the past
sentence; In C, change ‗our‘ into "ours".
42). Answer: d)
In A, ―ever seen since or before‖ should come in place of ‗ever seen before or since‘; In C, replace ‗has‘ by
―have‖.
43). Answer: d)
In B, ―turned upside down‖ should come in place of ‗turned down upside‘; In D, Replace ‗was‘ with ―has been‖.
44). Answer: e)
In A, replace ‗much‘ with ―many‖; In B, Insert ―the‖ before ‗Delhi‘; In C, replace ‗reviewing‘ with ―review‖; In
D, Replace ‗exist‘ with ―exists‖.
45). Answer: c)
In A, It should be ―to meet not only‖ instead of ‗not only to meet‘; In D, Replace ‗declaring‘ with ―declaration‖.
46). Answer: a)
In A, replace ‗roll‘ by ―role‖; In B, replace ‗future‘ by ―feature‖; In D, replace ‗in‘ by ―at‖.
47). Answer: e)
In A, Replace ‗find‘ with ―found‖; In B, Replace ‗quarter‘ with ―quarters‖ ; In C, Replace ―to ask‖ with
―asking‖; In D, Replace ‗Char‘ with ―charred‖.
48). Answer: a)
In B, replace ‗of‘ with ―to‖; In C, Replace ‗confidently‘ with ―confident‖; In D, Replace ‗to‘ with ―and‖.
49). Answer: c)
In A, Replace ‗among‘ with ―amid‖; In B, Replace ‗aims‘ with ―aim‖;
50). Answer: b)
In A, Insert ―a‖ before ‗certain‘; In C, Insert ―to‖ before ‗its‘; In D, Replace ‗with‘ with ―on‖.
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