1. The BCCI will hold a four-day ____ in Dharmsala, which will focus on steps to strengthen one of the biggest domestic cricket seasons of the world and ways to _____ up IPL.
1) conclave, scale
2) assembly, take
3) session, make
4) council, give
5) cabinet, live
2. The Finance Ministry has announced a number of relaxations for companies ___to float Euro issues, including ___ of all restrictions on the number of issues floated by a company in a financial
year.
1) looking, discharge
2) wishing, extraction
3) going, induction
4) eager, expulsion
5) seeking, removal
3. Sumitomo Corporation of Japan, which recently announced that it had _____ loss due to unauthorised copper dealings, plans to ______ its stake in the company.
1) acquired, make
2) incurred, hike
3) made, enforce
4) got, increase
5) obtained, rise
4. Three of Rajan's fundamental objectives to ___ down inflation, ____ foreign exchange reserves and widen the network of banks have met with huge success.
1) pull, support
2) shot, assist
3) turn, shore up
4) bring, bolster
5) let, carry
5. Monetary policy has become not just the ___ instrument but in most cases the only instrument to deal with the ___ of economic downturn.
1) favourite, intimidation
2) elected, hazard
3) preferred, threat
4) undesirable, risk
5) endorsed, menace
Directions (Q. No. 6 - 10): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) The objectives of yoga are physical well-being, prevention and cure of diseases and harmonisation
of vital force within body for mental upgradation.
(B) In brief, Yoga elevates quality of living.
(C) It concerns expression of divine potentiality hidden within body mind complex of man.
(D) Besides, it is an excellent toll for human resource management, emotional intelligence and management of stress.
(E) Yoga is a universal non-sectarian and secular spiritual formula of life.
(F) As a science of inner reality, it is a process of awakening for all.
6. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
1) F
2) E
3) B
4) C
5) D
7. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
1) D
2) B
3) E
4) C
5) A
8. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
1) F
2) C
3) A
4) D
5) B
9. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) C
2) D
3) F
4) E
5) A
10. Which of the following would be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) F
3) B
4) E
5) C
(A) The sure way to antagonise an individual is to give him the impression that you are out to force or compel him to do something.
(B) The correct way is, therefore, to arouse a want in them and make them do, whatever you want them to do, willingly, happily and eagerly.
(C) Even young, innocent children resent being made to do things.
(D) The right way to get people to do things the way you want is not to compel them, drive them or for that matter even beg them or entreat them.
(E) The secret of motivation, therefore, lies in your ability to arouse the right kind of want or thirst in the other people.
(F) It is the most difficult thing in the world to make an individual do anything against his will.
11. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
1) D
2) E
3) F
4) A
5) B
12. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
1) B
2) A
3) E
4) D
5) C
13. Which of the following would be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement?
1) C
2) B
3) A
4) F
5) E
14. Which of the following would be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) F
3) B
4) C
5) D
15. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
1) E
2) D
3) C
4) F
5) A
Directions (Q. No. 16- 25): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out with blank, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
The Amarnath cave in the Himalayas is ___(21) only during a short period in a year, usually June / JulyAugust, when ___(22) the cave, an ice lingam forms that ____(23) its full form on full moon day. On that day, Shiva is ___(24) to have revealed the secret of life to his consort Parvati, the beautiful daughter of the Himalayas. At this moment, according to legend, a pair of pigeons appeared and___(25) the talk; they are the same pigeons who visit the shrine___ (26) the yatra period. Some believe the pigeons are Shiva and Parvati___(27). The Amarnath Yatra ___(28) with the Chhari Mubarak ceremony at the Dashnami Temple, Srinagar. Then the yatris ___(29) to Pahalgam, and then to Chandanwari. The steep climb to Pishu Ghati___( 30) yatris that the path to salvation is
not easy.
16. 1) susceptible 2) accessible 3) restricted 4) attainable 5) exposed
17. 1) at 2) over 3) besides 4) inside 5) under
18. 1) makes 2) attains 3) takes 4) gets 5) have
19. 1) believed 2) linked 3) assessed 4) criticised 5) asked
20. 1) appreciated 2) judged 3) stopped 4) overheard 5) started
21. 1) along 2) before 3) among 4) amidst 5) during
22. 1) wife 2) incarnate 3) shape 4) idol 5) goddess
23. 1) commences 2) launches 3) goes 4) reckons 5) initiates
24. 1) push 2) pass 3) proceed 4) continue 5) get
25. 1) remembers 2) forces 3) proposes 4) says 5) reminds
Directions (Q. No. 26- 30): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is "No error", the answer is 5. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
26. The couple had been in the run (1) / for over two weeks (2) / after their names surfaced (3)/
in the case. (4) / No error (5)
27. The wife of a labourer killed in an allegedly fake encounter (1) / in Tirupati has now moved the court(2) / challenging the SIT's closure report that cited (3) / lack of evidence in the case (4) / No error (5)
28. The government banned use of potassium bromite as a food additive (1) / following a Centre for Science and Environment study (2) / that found its presence in breads (3) / as a cause of cancer (4) / No error (5)
29. Amid talks of an AICC reshuffle (1) / and the revamp of Indian's oldest party, (2) / Rahul Gandhi has once again (3) / left for foreign shores. (4) / No error (5)
30. When Culture Secretary during his meeting with (1) / ministry officials and heads of various cultural institutions, (2) / sought an "ontological" analysis of an ongoing project in (3) / Varanasi, few understood what he means. (4) / No error (5)
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