In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The Tamil Nadu government's order (1) ________the lockdown in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruppur and Salem from April 26 briefly (2) ____________ these cities with panic, threatening to undo the gains achieved from avoiding crowding, maintaining physical distancing and preparing the public for a (3) ___________ exit from restrictions. If the idea was to (4) __________ the rising rate of infections, which cumulatively touched 1,821 on April 25, the government's announcement of a 'complete lockdown' was (5) ____________. Thousands crowded grocery stores,vegetable shops and petrol pumps to stock up, many ignoring safety norms.
Which of these should be filled at (2) as per the context of the passage?
suffered
agitating
convulsed
resulted
The correct option is 3, i.e. convulsed
The passage is about Tamil Nadu's government's order in reference to lockdown. It deals with upcoming threats which are likely to surface if restrictions are lifted.
• Let us look at the usage of the words given in the options:
• Suffered will be grammatically incorrect. We could write make these cities suffered but only suffer in the blank is incorrect.
• Agitating in continuous form is incorrect.
• The use of result with the preposition with is absurd.
• Convulsed means suffer violently. The sentence implies that the cities were shaken with panic.
The other three options do not fit contextually and grammatically.
Hence, convulsed is correct.
Question 2:
Find the sum of the squares of the maximum and minimum values of K in the number so that the number 45082K is divisible by 3.
संख्या में K के अधिकतम मान और न्यूनतम मान के वर्गों का योगफल ज्ञात करें, जिससे संख्या 45082K, 3 से विभाज्य हो ।
64
68
50
100
Question 3:
Identify the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If no substitution is required, select No substitution.
No sooner was his name called out when he was gone onto the stage to receive the award.
No substitution
than he went
and he was going
but he went
The correct answer is option 2) i.e. than he went.
• No sooner takes 'than' with it.
• 'he was gone' is also wrong here and it will be replaced by 'he went'. in
So, the sentence after substitution will be: No sooner was his name called out than he went onto the stage to receive the award.
Question 4:
The speed of a boat in still water is 16 km/hr. The time taken by the boat to cover a distance of 18 km upstream is equal to the time taken by the boat to travel 30 km downstream. Find the speed of the stream.
शांत जल में एक नाव की चाल 16 किमी / घंटा है। नाव द्वारा धारा की विपरीत दिशा में 18 किमी. की दूरी तय करने में लिया गया समय धारा की दिशा में 30 किमी. की यात्रा करने में लिए गए समय के बराबर है। धारा की चाल ज्ञात कीजिए ।
5 किमी / घंटा
4 किमी / घंटा
6 किमी / घंटा
7 किमी./घंटा
Question 5:
Directions: In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
They invited guests preferred orange juice than hot coffee or chilled grapes.
or chilled grapes
than hot coffee
They invited guests
preferred orange juice
• In the given sentence, the use of work the preposition 'than' is incorrect.
• From the given sentence, the word 'Prefer' is usually followed by 'to' and not 'than' because the word itself means 'like something or someone more than another'.
• 'To' here refers to the relationship between orange juice and hot coffee or chilled grapes.
• Also, we use prefer "than" when the comparison is between infinitives to infinitives (infinitives are to+ first form of the verb).
• We use prefer "to" when the comparison is between noun to noun and gerund to gerund (gerund is V+ing form of be the verb).
• Therefore, the preposition 'to' should be used in place of the preposition 'than'.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.
Correct Sentence: They invited guests preferred orange juice to hot coffee or chilled grapes.
Question 6:
In the following sentence, a part of the 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 needed, choose the option 'No improvement'.
He runs for an hour each morning for that he could keep in good shape.
In order that may
No improvement
Such that he should ho
In order to
The sentence uses the form 'for that he could, which is incorrect and needs improvement.
The context of the sentence suggests that the phrase should mean 'so that he would' keep in good shape.
'In order to' - so as to
This is only given by options 2 and 3.
Out of these, only option 3 uses the pronoun 'he', with the modal verb 'may', expressing his hope to keep in shape.
The only alternative that improves the sentence is 3.
None of the other alternatives can make the sentence meaningful.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 3.
Question 7:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The Tamil Nadu government's order (1) ________the lockdown in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruppur and Salem from April 26 briefly (2) ____________ these cities with panic, threatening to undo the gains achieved from avoiding crowding, maintaining physical distancing and preparing the public for a (3) ___________ exit from restrictions. If the idea was to (4) __________ the rising rate of infections, which cumulatively touched 1,821 on April 25, the government's announcement of a 'complete lockdown' was (5) ____________. Thousands crowded grocery stores, vegetable shops and petrol pumps to stock up, many ignoring safety norms.
Which of these should be filled at (1) as per the context of the passage?
increasing
enhance
intensifying
elongating
The correct answer is option 2, i.e. intensifying.
The passage is about Tamil Nadu's government's order in reference to lockdown. It deals with upcoming threats which are likely to surface if restrictions are lifted.
•Let us look at the usage of the words given in the options:
• Increasing is used in context of quantities, so as per the context it is not suitable.
• Enhance is a verb. Here, use of this is contextually and grammatically incorrect.
• Elongating is used for physical quantities, so here it is ad incorrect since lockdown is not a physical quantity.
• Intensifying is used to indicate an enhancement in thequality of something. Here, it is suitable because the passage talks about increment in the quality of the already imposed lockdown.
The other three options do not fit contextually and grammatically.
Hence, intensifying is correct
Question 8:
Select the option figure which can come in place of question mark (?) in the given figure series.
उस विकल्प आकृति का चयन करें, जो नीचे दी गयी आकृति श्रृंखला में प्रश्न चिन्ह (?) के स्थान पर आ सकती है।
b
a
c
d
Question 9:
Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
(A) Also, her face looked extraordinarily haggard.
(B) Her large eyes seemed larger and darker than ever.
(C) I greeted her and set a chair for her to sit on.
(D) There were dark circles around them as though she hadn't slept.
CBDA
CADB
BCAD
BACD
The correct answer is 'CBDA'.
• The given question is an example of Sentence Jumble.
• In the given question Part C will be the first statement because the first statement of a sentence jumbled question is usually an independent general statement, a noun, a universal fact, starting of an incident, or it starts with 'most' or 'once'.
• Part C will be the first sentence because it starts with an incident. The author 'Greets someone'.
• Part B will be the next sentence because it explains what the author saw. It tells that the girl's eyes seemed larger and darker.
Part D will be the next sentence because Part B is connected with Part D. Part B talks about the dark circles and Part D further explains it. Therefore, Part D will be the next sentence.
• Lastly, Part A will be used because Part D end with 'she hadn't slept. This means that she might be tired or ill.
Thus, the sequence becomes; I greeted her and set a chair for her to sit on. Her large eyes seemed larger and darker than ever. There were dark circles around them as though she hadn't slept. Also, her face looked extraordinarily haggard.
Question 10:
The average of a, b and c is 8 less than d. If the average of a, b, c and d is 42, then find the average of (3d – 2) and (d + 5).
a, b और c का औसत, d से 8 कम है। यदि a, b, c और d का औसत 42 है, तो (3d – 2) और (d + 5) का औसत ज्ञात करें।
