Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Tree plantation is the (1) _______ of transplanting saplings or seeds to maximise the amount of greenery and focus on promoting (2) _________. Planting trees canbe a very rewarding and fruitful (3) __________! Not only is it (4) __________ beneficial for this planet, but it also contributes to helping create an environmentally friendly place to live, as trees help reduce pollutant (5) __________.
1.
Tool
Aspect
Mechanism
Process
'Process' means a series of actions that you do for a particular purpose. The given passage states that tree plantation is the process of transplanting saplings or seeds to maximise the amount of greenery.
Hence, 'process' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.
They drank some spurious drink and fainted.
genuine
curious
artificial
nefarious
Spurious- false, although seeming to be genuine
Genuine- real or true
Curious- want to know or learn something
Nefarious- criminal or immoral
Artificial- not genuine or natural but made by people
Question 3:
Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
Doing something awkwardly or in a clumsy manner
Fumbling
Hastening
Faltering
Stumbling
Fumbling- doing something awkwardly or in a clumsy manner
Faltering - to become weak or move in a way that is not steady
Hastening- to be quick to do or say something
Stumbling- to hit your foot against something
Question 4:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Tree plantation is the (1) _______ of transplanting saplings or seeds to maximise the amount of greenery and focus on promoting (2) _________. Planting trees canbe a very rewarding and fruitful (3) __________! Not only is it (4) __________ beneficial for this planet, but it also contributes to helping create an environmentally friendly place to live, as trees help reduce pollutant (5) __________.
1.
Mechanism
Process
Tool
Aspect
'Process' means a series of actions that you do for a particular purpose. The given passage states that tree plantation is the process of transplanting saplings or seeds to maximise the amount of greenery.
Hence, 'process' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.
Loathe
Abjure
Meddle
Entrench
Abhor
Loathe- to hate somebody/something
Abhor- to hate something very much
Entrench- so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
Abjure- to promise publicly or formally that you will give up or not accept a belief or a way of behaving
Meddle- to take too much interest in somebody's private affairs or to touch something that does not belong to you
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
Mr. Puri said to me, "Why are you taking down this fence?"
Mr. Puri asked me why I taking down this fence.
Mr. Puri said to me why you were taking down this fence
Mr. Puri asked me why I was taking down that fence.
Mr. Puri said to me that why are you taking down this fence.
(c) Mr. Puri asked me why I was taking down that fence. (Correct)
(a) Mr. Puri asked me why I taking down this fence.. (Incorrect Tense/ helping verb is missing)
(b) Mr. Puri said to me why you were taking down this fence.. (Incorrect Tense and Reported verb)
(d) Mr. Puri said to me that why are you taking down this fence. (Incorrect Tense and Reported verb)
Question 7:
Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He is such an untruthful man / that no one / will believing him.
that no one
an untruthful man
will believing him
He is such
'Modal verbs' are auxiliary verbs (also called helping verbs) like can, will, could, shall, must, would, might, and should. However, after a modal verb, we generally use the first form of the verb(V1).
Hence, 'will believe(V1)' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 8:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Tree plantation is the (1) _______ of transplanting saplings or seeds to maximise the amount of greenery and focus on promoting (2) _________. Planting trees canbe a very rewarding and fruitful (3) __________! Not only is it (4) __________ beneficial for this planet, but it also contributes to helping create an environmentally friendly place to live, as trees help reduce pollutant (5) __________.
3.
plan
Labour
Endeavour
Order
'Endeavour' means to try hard. The given passage states that planting trees can be a very rewarding and fruitful endeavour.
Hence, 'endeavour' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Our team has been defeated.
The opposition defeated our team
The opposition had been defeated by our team.
Our team defeated the opposition.
The opposition has defeated our team.
The opposition has defeated our team. (Correct)
(a) Our team defeated the opposition. (Incorrect Placement of Subject & Object)
(b) The opposition had been defeated by our team. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) The opposition defeated our team. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 10:
Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
Someone who studies elections and voting statistics
Psychologist
Analyst
Psephologist
Mathematician
Psephologist- someone who studies elections and voting statistics
Psychologist- a person who studies the mind and the way that people behave
Analyst- a person whose job is to examine something carefully as an expert
Mathematician- a person who studies or is an expert in mathematics
