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.
Poetry is the (1) __________ of the (2) ____________ and the passions. Wherever there is a sense of beauty or power, there lies poetry.Poetry transcends the individual to a different world. It relates to whatever gives immediate (3) ____________ or pain to the human (4) __________. Poetry is found in the motion of the sea, in the growth of a flower or in the emotions of a human. Poetry is the (5) ___________ language which the heart controls with nature and itself. The one who has yearning for poetry cannot have much respect for the world at large or for anything else. It defies all language and is a thing of beauty to be appreciated and experienced.
Which of these should be filled at (2) as per the context of the passage?
imagination
workers
proud
poor
The correct answer is option 3) i.e imagination
• The passage talks about the essence of poetry and how it effects human emotions.
•. poor refers to be lacking in something which does not match with the said context in the sentence.
•. proud refers to have a feeling of being triumphant and does not comply with the rest of the sentence.
• imagination refers to a different reality and is the perfect choice as it sits appropriately with the word, 'passion' in the same sentence.
•. workers refers to the physical labor which is not relative to the sentence.
• The combination of imagination and passion sounds like the description of poetry and its nuance to its lovers.
• The construction after adding the word to the second blank is supposed to be: Poetry is the language of the (2). imagination
Question 4:
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
STALE
sour
fresh
dry
flat
The correct answer is fresh.
• Stale means (of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.
• The word that is an antonym of this is Fresh: (of food) recently made or obtained; not tinned, frozen, or otherwise preserved.
Question 5:
Directions: Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. A boy tended his master's dogs near a pond.
B. However, he realized that the way he talked to them never made them happy.
C. Soon he found the tending and his life there very boring.
D. All he could do to kill the boredom was by talking to the dogs.
ADBC
DCAB
ABCD
ACDB
The correct answer is "ACDB".
• The sentence 'A' is independent of any other sentences as it is giving general information about "a boy". Hence, 'A' is the first part.
• The verb "tending" in the sentence 'C' refers back to the verb 'tended' mentioned in the sentence 'A'. Hence, 'C' follows 'A'.
• The noun 'boredom' in the sentence 'D' refers back to 'boring' mentioned in the sentence 'C'. Hence, 'D' follows 'C'.
• The verb 'talked' in the sentence 'B' refers back to 'talking' mentioned in the sentence 'D'. Hence, 'B' follows 'D'.
After rearranging the sentences: A boy tended his master's dogs near a pond. Soon he found the tending and his life there very boring. However, he realized that the way he talked to them never made them happy. All he could do to kill the boredom was by talking to the dogs.
Question 6:
0
1
3
2
Question 7:
Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select 'no improvement'.
I think that capitalism is not a better economic system for our country.
no improvement
is not a good
is not better
was not the good
The correct answer is option 2.
'Better' is the comparative degree of adjective and is used while comparing two things. Here, we will use the basic degree of the adjective as it is a general statement. So, we should use 'good' instead of 'better'.
Question 8:
K is the daughter of S. S is married to G. A is the only grandson of M. G is the son of M. A has a daughter H who is the only granddaughter of S. How is K related to A?
K, S की बेटी है। S की शादी G से हुई है। A, M का इकलौता पोता है। G, M का बेटा है। A की एक बेटी H है, जो S की इकलौती पोती है। K का A से क्या संबंध है?
मां की मां / Mother's mother
मां की बहन / Mother's sister
बेटी / Daughter
बहन / Sister
Question 9:
A takes 2 hours 30 minutes more than B to walk 40 km. If A doubles his speed, then he can make it in 1 hour less than B. How much time (in hours) does A require for walking a 40km distance ?
40 km की दूरी तय करने में A को B से 2 घंटे 30 मिनट अधिक लगते है । यदि A अपनी चाल को दोगुनी करता है, तो वह इसे B से 1 घंटा कम समय में तय कर सकता हैं A द्वारा 40 km की दूरी तय करने में लगने वाला समय (घंटे में ) ज्ञात करें।
6
5
9
7
Question 10:
The hardness of water is expressed in _________.
जल की कठोरता को _________ में व्यक्त किया जाता है ।
पीपीएम / ppm
मोल / mole
मोलरता / molarity
नार्मलता / normality
ppm (पार्ट्स पर मिलियन) - ठोस/विलेय के भागों की संख्या और कुल आयतन के दस लाख भागों के बीच का अनुपात है । जल की कठोरता, जल में घुले कैल्शियम और मैग्नीशियम की मात्रा है। मोल (पदार्थ के मात्रा की SI इकाई ) - एक रासायनिक पदार्थ की मात्रा जिसमें कई प्राथमिक इकाइयाँ (परमाणु, अणु, आयन, इलेक्ट्रॉन) शामिल होती हैं। मोलरता सांद्रता की एक इकाई है जिसे प्रति लीटर विलयन में घुले हुए विलेय के मोलों की संख्या के रूप में व्यक्त किया जाता है। नार्मलता- एक लीटर विलायक में मौजूद किसी विलेय के ग्राम- तुल्यांकी भार की संख्या ।
