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S.No Question Option A Option B Option C Option D Ans

Give the synonymns of the underlined phrases
1 We were taken aback at the fulsome praise he heaped upon his Elaborated extravagant excessive exhorbitant
former enemy
2 You may think at first that it is queer to talk of having too much paper ridiculous absurd anomalous odd
money and that money is so nice and useful that you cannot have too
much of it

3 The government is under no obligation to offer contracts to condemn ignore defy neglect
companies which choose to flout guidelines
4 Soon he felt uncomfortable, for the coach was now moving over a rough narrow dusty sturdy
rugged road
5 Indians exhibited a remarkable solidarity at the time of war coalition cooperation unification unity
6 A great statesman is actuated by love of his country compelled induced impelled persuaded
7 The cutting curved sharply, and in the darkness the black entrance to harmfully imminently dangerously threateningly
the tunnel loomed up menacingly.
8 Had he delivered his speech without a long and winding preamble, digression introduction explanation background
people would have understood him better
9 His impeccable sytle caught the attention of all critics faultless inoffensive upright harmless
10 We should not look down on people who are not educated dislike despise disown denounce
Give the antonymns of the underlined phrases
11 My brother is very 'sensitive' about hurting animals callous senseless indifferent unconcerned
12 He did it purposely half-heartedly timidly unintentionally hesitatingly
13 After a week-long strike, the workers took to the path of collision retaliation atonement reconciliation expiation
when chairman intervened
14 He yielded to temptation succumbed rescinded skirted resisted
15 The dishevelled appearance of the two men on the street made composed tidy confident complacent
everyone take notice of them
16 He has penchant for writing satirical poems dislike bias repulsion hatred
17 The lawyer was convinced that his client made an authentic absurd 0 unreasonable ridiculous
statement
18 He was on pins and needles while his wife was undergoing an unexcited at rest undisturbed relaxed
operation
19 The coach was too lax about training his team stern strict firm steadfast
20 The rebels held out in the face of stiff odds gave in deserted fled away betrayed

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S.No Question Option A Option B Option C Option D Ans

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words
given after the sentence. Select whichever word you consider the
most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your choice in the
Answer sheet

21 The Train's crossing the bridge just before the bridge collapsed was accidental providential fatal deplorable
_______
22 The Court has directed the University to ______ the publication of quicken accelerate defer cancel
results until further orders.
23 The US Ambassador to India submitted His ______ to the President of orders certificates bio-data credentials
India
24 In the boat disaster that took place near Patna, more than thirty thought feared believed presumed
passengers were ____ to be drowned
25 Many young people grow excited, even ______, when they see overjoyed enthusiastic rapturous hysterical
before them a popular film star
26 Bandits quarreled _______ the division of the booty on upon for over
27 Rajat was unreasonably incensed ____ me with at on against
28 I shall avail _____ of your advice him me yourself myself
29 No one really likes her __________ jokes which come so abundantly hilarous outrageous mirthful mighty
and unexpectedly
30 As the crowd didn't heed the warning, the police ________ to lathi resorted retaliated moved marched
charge
PASSAGE-I
The highbrows reverse the numerical argument and imply that, because they are so few, they must therefore be right. But where they chiefly offend
is in their excessive self congratulation and contempt for others. In the past, the highbrows were alone in expressing a feeling of superiority; the
lowbrows now adopt towards the highbrows exactly/ the same attitude as the highbrows adopted towards them .

31 The reversal of the numerical argument in the context of the passage have no regard for respect the are indifferent to have regard for the
means that the highbrows the majority majority numbers minority

32 A highbrow is a liberal minded a believer in a self-opinionated a democrat

person conservative intellectual
values

33 The phrase 'self-congratulation' can best be replaced by self-effacement self-admiration self-negation self-criticism

34 The attitude of the lowbrows towards the highbrows in the past was violent rejection resentful open unprotesting
one of acceptance rebelliousness submission

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35 The recent change in the attitude of the lowbrows towards the the lowbrows the lowbrows the lowbrows have the highbrows have
highbrows suggests that have rejected the have become become indifferent become meek and
superiority of highbrows to the highbrows humble
highbrows

PASSAGE - II
Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell. It a complex mixture of many different substances, each
with its own individual qualities Most of them are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions. Such hydrocarbons are also found in
other forms such as bitumen, asphalt and natural gas. Mineral oil originates from the carcasses of tiny animals and from plants that live in the sea.
Over millions of years, these dead creatures form large deposits under the sea bed and ocean currents cover them with a blanket of sand and silt. As
this material hardens, it becomes sedimentary rock and effectively shuts out the oxygen, so preventing the complete decomposition of the marine
deposits underneath. The layers of sedimentary rock become thicker and heavier. Their pressure produces heat, which transforms the tiny carcasses
into crude oil in a process that is still going on today.

36 Marine deposits under the sea do not get decomposed because they become rock and are covered by contain a mixture are constantly
prevent oxygen the sand and silt of hydrogen and washed by the
from entering brought by the carbon ocean current
them current

37 Sedimentary rock leads to the formation of oil deposits because it becomes hard it's pressure it turns heavy and it becomes heavy
and forms into produces heat shuts out the and hard, and
rocks which and turns the oxygen applies pressure to
produce oil deposits of squeeze oil
animal carcasses
and plants into
oil

38 In order to have mineral oil, hydrogen and carbon are combined in equal proportions fixed proportions varying proportions the proportion of
two and one
39 The time it takes for the marine deposits to harden into rocks is a few years thousands of hundreds of years millions of years
years
40 The most apt title for the passage is crude Mineral Oil How How Mineral Oil is Marine Deposits
Sedimentary Fomied? Under the Sea
Rock is Formed?

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PASSAGE - III
To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules keep you free, not from all
errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the
mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth that men, by the simple device of asking Mrs.Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted.
Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles,
because I have been told that they do; but if I was writing a book on the habits of hedegehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one
enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them
thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

41 The author portrays mankind as very intelligent having nervous and weak by and large, lazy
superhuman and ignorant
qualities

42 The author is in favour of drawing conclusions on the basis of reasoning study of eminent empirical evidence discussion and
thinkers consultation

43 According to the author, unicorns and salamanders existed in the past are invisible never really existed have caused
but now have strange stories to
become extinct be written about
them

44 The author implies that hedgehogs eat hedgehogs do he is writing a book he has never seen a
black beetles not really eat about hedgehogs hedgehog eating
black beetles beetles

45 The attitude of the author is philosophical scientific cultural commonsensical

PASSAGE - IV
Long ago Emerson Wrote: "A man's task is his life - preserver.". This seems to be remarkably correct in our modern life. The man without task is like a
ship without a ballast and anchor: he is all too often merely a drifter. Few men seem to have initiative enough to choose a task for themselves if they
do not need to work. when the inevitable disappointments come, as they assuredly will, they are completely overwhelmed. But the man who has
his task has no time for vain regrets; he escapes the disastrous fate which overtakes his less fortunate brother. Work is one of the greatest safety
valves which was ever invented, and youth especially needs it.

46 It seems to be remarkably correct in modern life that a man has enough youth needs less the correct choice men fail to choose
leisure work and more of the task a task for
rest preserves one's life themselves

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47 The expression 'safety-valve' means something which an outlet for something which a leaf of a folding
blows up safety pent-up energy guarantees safety door

48 A ship without ballast and anchor is in great danger merely drifts is very safe may not go in the
right direction
49 A man who suffers from vain regrets must have chosen his life's met with been a victim of accepted whatever
work rather disastrous fate adverse work he got to do
carelessly circumstances

50 A person who has chosen the right task has no time to regret because is engrossed in his has too much to 2 has safe and
he work do secured life

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