SSC CGL 2024 ENGLISH PREVIOUS YEAR COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (educational4all)
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)______ the style eases out and becomes haunting in its simplicity.
The author brings out the human elements in his story. This common element of sympathy and sacrifice is given a new (3)_____ by
the old artist who shows by his last desperate act that one can be a hero for one day if only one cares (4)______. O Henry’s treatment
of his material is balanced and controlled, a fine (5)______ of humour and pathos.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. prone
2. delectable
3. quaint
4. habitual
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)______ the style eases out and becomes haunting in its simplicity.
The author brings out the human elements in his story. This common element of sympathy and sacrifice is given a new (3)_____ by
the old artist who shows by his last desperate act that one can be a hero for one day if only one cares (4)______. O Henry’s treatment
of his material is balanced and controlled, a fine (5)______ of humour and pathos.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. hardly
2. recently
3. initially
4. gradually
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)______ the style eases out and becomes haunting in its simplicity.
The author brings out the human elements in his story. This common element of sympathy and sacrifice is given a new (3)_____ by
the old artist who shows by his last desperate act that one can be a hero for one day if only one cares (4)______. O Henry’s treatment
of his material is balanced and controlled, a fine (5)______ of humour and pathos.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. supervision
2. condition
3. dimension
4. infection
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)______ the style eases out and becomes haunting in its simplicity.
The author brings out the human elements in his story. This common element of sympathy and sacrifice is given a new (3)_____ by
the old artist who shows by his last desperate act that one can be a hero for one day if only one cares (4)______. O Henry’s treatment
of his material is balanced and controlled, a fine (5)______ of humour and pathos.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. through
2. though
3. tough
4. enough
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)______ the style eases out and becomes haunting in its simplicity.
The author brings out the human elements in his story. This common element of sympathy and sacrifice is given a new (3)_____ by
the old artist who shows by his last desperate act that one can be a hero for one day if only one cares (4)______. O Henry’s treatment
of his material is balanced and controlled, a fine (5)______ of humour and pathos.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. legend
2. ascend
3. blend
4. amend
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
From the beginning (1)_________ the eighteenth century, the ladies of European cities covered (2)_______ faces in layers of paint
and powder. This particular fashion was largely brought (3) __________ by the urgent need to disguise the ravages of smallpox,
(4)_________ left their faces pitted and scarred. During this same period, the ‘beauty spot’ was introduced to cover (5) __________ a
facial defect.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. in
2. on
3. of
4. about.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017- 2031, underlying India’s plan for wildlife conservation, was unveiled (1)______ the
Global Wildlife Programme conference. The plan recognises (2)________ addresses concerns pertaining to climate changes and its
impact on wildlife .
The plan details the importance of ecosystems for food production, health and other aspects of (3)______ survival and sustainable
development. It also emphasises preservation of genetic (4)_______ and sustainable utilisation of species and ecosystems which has
direct bearing on our scientific advancements and support to millions of rural communities.
The plan underscores rehabilitation of threatened wildlife species (5)_______ inland aquatic, coastal and marine ecosystems while
conserving their habitats.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. at
2. for
3. in
4. to
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017- 2031, underlying India’s plan for wildlife conservation, was unveiled (1)______ the
Global Wildlife Programme conference. The plan recognises (2)________ addresses concerns pertaining to climate changes and its
impact on wildlife .
The plan details the importance of ecosystems for food production, health and other aspects of (3)______ survival and sustainable
development. It also emphasises preservation of genetic (4)_______ and sustainable utilisation of species and ecosystems which has
direct bearing on our scientific advancements and support to millions of rural communities.
The plan underscores rehabilitation of threatened wildlife species (5)_______ inland aquatic, coastal and marine ecosystems while
conserving their habitats.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. to
2. and
3. in
4. for
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017- 2031, underlying India’s plan for wildlife conservation, was unveiled (1)______ the
Global Wildlife Programme conference. The plan recognises (2)________ addresses concerns pertaining to climate changes and its
impact on wildlife .
The plan details the importance of ecosystems for food production, health and other aspects of (3)______ survival and sustainable
development. It also emphasises preservation of genetic (4)_______ and sustainable utilisation of species and ecosystems which has
direct bearing on our scientific advancements and support to millions of rural communities.
The plan underscores rehabilitation of threatened wildlife species (5)_______ inland aquatic, coastal and marine ecosystems while
conserving their habitats.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. group
2. human
3. species
4. breed
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017- 2031, underlying India’s plan for wildlife conservation, was unveiled (1)______ the
Global Wildlife Programme conference. The plan recognises (2)________ addresses concerns pertaining to climate changes and its
impact on wildlife .
The plan details the importance of ecosystems for food production, health and other aspects of (3)______ survival and sustainable
development. It also emphasises preservation of genetic (4)_______ and sustainable utilisation of species and ecosystems which has
direct bearing on our scientific advancements and support to millions of rural communities.
The plan underscores rehabilitation of threatened wildlife species (5)_______ inland aquatic, coastal and marine ecosystems while
conserving their habitats.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. conflict
2. diversity
3. focus
4. rejection
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017- 2031, underlying India’s plan for wildlife conservation, was unveiled (1)______ the
Global Wildlife Programme conference. The plan recognises (2)________ addresses concerns pertaining to climate changes and its
impact on wildlife .
The plan details the importance of ecosystems for food production, health and other aspects of (3)______ survival and sustainable
development. It also emphasises preservation of genetic (4)_______ and sustainable utilisation of species and ecosystems which has
direct bearing on our scientific advancements and support to millions of rural communities.
The plan underscores rehabilitation of threatened wildlife species (5)_______ inland aquatic, coastal and marine ecosystems while
conserving their habitats.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. including
2. gathering
3. counting
4. mixing
Americans have been arguing about pandemic (1) ________________ for two years, and the debate is particularly fraught among
parents of small children, for good reasons. While (2) ____________ such as masking and isolation mean temporary discomfort or
inconvenience for most people, their (3) _______________ for still-developing young children are more mysterious, and possibly
more significant and lasting.
Children with speech or language disorders offer perhaps the (4) _____________ example of these murky trade-offs. Pandemic
restrictions vary by state, county and school district, but I spoke with parents in California, New York, Massachusetts, Washington,
New Jersey, Iowa and Maryland, who said their children’s speech therapy has been (5) ______________: first by the loss of in-person
therapy and then by masking requirements, in places that have them.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1
Ans 1. restrictions
2. intemperance
3. advantages
4. handicap
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Americans have been arguing about pandemic (1) ________________ for two years, and the debate is particularly fraught among
parents of small children, for good reasons. While (2) ____________ such as masking and isolation mean temporary discomfort or
inconvenience for most people, their (3) _______________ for still-developing young children are more mysterious, and possibly
more significant and lasting.
Children with speech or language disorders offer perhaps the (4) _____________ example of these murky trade-offs. Pandemic
restrictions vary by state, county and school district, but I spoke with parents in California, New York, Massachusetts, Washington,
New Jersey, Iowa and Maryland, who said their children’s speech therapy has been (5) ______________: first by the loss of in-person
therapy and then by masking requirements, in places that have them.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2
Ans 1. brandings
2. measures
3. models
4. sluggishness
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Americans have been arguing about pandemic (1) ________________ for two years, and the debate is particularly fraught among
parents of small children, for good reasons. While (2) ____________ such as masking and isolation mean temporary discomfort or
inconvenience for most people, their (3) _______________ for still-developing young children are more mysterious, and possibly
more significant and lasting.
Children with speech or language disorders offer perhaps the (4) _____________ example of these murky trade-offs. Pandemic
restrictions vary by state, county and school district, but I spoke with parents in California, New York, Massachusetts, Washington,
New Jersey, Iowa and Maryland, who said their children’s speech therapy has been (5) ______________: first by the loss of in-person
therapy and then by masking requirements, in places that have them.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3
Ans 1. marginalisation
2. foundations
3. disapproval
4. consequences
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Americans have been arguing about pandemic (1) ________________ for two years, and the debate is particularly fraught among
parents of small children, for good reasons. While (2) ____________ such as masking and isolation mean temporary discomfort or
inconvenience for most people, their (3) _______________ for still-developing young children are more mysterious, and possibly
more significant and lasting.
Children with speech or language disorders offer perhaps the (4) _____________ example of these murky trade-offs. Pandemic
restrictions vary by state, county and school district, but I spoke with parents in California, New York, Massachusetts, Washington,
New Jersey, Iowa and Maryland, who said their children’s speech therapy has been (5) ______________: first by the loss of in-person
therapy and then by masking requirements, in places that have them.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
Ans 1. clearest
2. vague
3. indistinct
4. nebulous
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Americans have been arguing about pandemic (1) ________________ for two years, and the debate is particularly fraught among
parents of small children, for good reasons. While (2) ____________ such as masking and isolation mean temporary discomfort or
inconvenience for most people, their (3) _______________ for still-developing young children are more mysterious, and possibly
more significant and lasting.
Children with speech or language disorders offer perhaps the (4) _____________ example of these murky trade-offs. Pandemic
restrictions vary by state, county and school district, but I spoke with parents in California, New York, Massachusetts, Washington,
New Jersey, Iowa and Maryland, who said their children’s speech therapy has been (5) ______________: first by the loss of in-person
therapy and then by masking requirements, in places that have them.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
Ans 1. disrupted
2. regulated
3. measured
4. normalised
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
As a result of Covid-19, the quick (1) ______ to digital training has exposed the hazards of student disengagement and the resulting
consequences of lower student performance across (2) ______ courses.
The latest (3) ______ has altered the education of millions of people around the world. New approaches and improvements in the
school system are urgently required. Considering the increasing digital divide, the strategy may exacerbate existing inequality
disparities. More than 500 million students, at various levels, around the world were forced to (4) _______ their studies. These
changes have caused and will continue to cause some inconvenience, but they will also foster innovation and future reforms inside
this education system.
During a global Covid-19 pandemic, the 'pile-on effect' of the coronavirus can have long-term consequences for schooling, notably for
the most vulnerable. Children, (5) ________ basic, core learning (reading, math, languages, etc.) was weak to begin with, face a
significant risk of regression. During Covid-19, millions of children whose right to education has already been violated, particularly
girls, are exposed to greater health and well-being hazards (both psychosocial and physical).
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. end
2. transition
3. set
4. stagnation
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
As a result of Covid-19, the quick (1) ______ to digital training has exposed the hazards of student disengagement and the resulting
consequences of lower student performance across (2) ______ courses.
The latest (3) ______ has altered the education of millions of people around the world. New approaches and improvements in the
school system are urgently required. Considering the increasing digital divide, the strategy may exacerbate existing inequality
disparities. More than 500 million students, at various levels, around the world were forced to (4) _______ their studies. These
changes have caused and will continue to cause some inconvenience, but they will also foster innovation and future reforms inside
this education system.
During a global Covid-19 pandemic, the 'pile-on effect' of the coronavirus can have long-term consequences for schooling, notably for
the most vulnerable. Children, (5) ________ basic, core learning (reading, math, languages, etc.) was weak to begin with, face a
significant risk of regression. During Covid-19, millions of children whose right to education has already been violated, particularly
girls, are exposed to greater health and well-being hazards (both psychosocial and physical).
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. numerous
2. fewer
3. particular
4. limit
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
As a result of Covid-19, the quick (1) ______ to digital training has exposed the hazards of student disengagement and the resulting
consequences of lower student performance across (2) ______ courses.
The latest (3) ______ has altered the education of millions of people around the world. New approaches and improvements in the
school system are urgently required. Considering the increasing digital divide, the strategy may exacerbate existing inequality
disparities. More than 500 million students, at various levels, around the world were forced to (4) _______ their studies. These
changes have caused and will continue to cause some inconvenience, but they will also foster innovation and future reforms inside
this education system.
During a global Covid-19 pandemic, the 'pile-on effect' of the coronavirus can have long-term consequences for schooling, notably for
the most vulnerable. Children, (5) ________ basic, core learning (reading, math, languages, etc.) was weak to begin with, face a
significant risk of regression. During Covid-19, millions of children whose right to education has already been violated, particularly
girls, are exposed to greater health and well-being hazards (both psychosocial and physical).
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. local
2. endemic
3. epidemic
4. pandemic
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Now, we have Mr. X as the President of India. It has come as a surprise (1)______ Scheduled Tribes who are (2)______ the most
marginalised groups of the country. The Adivasis of India have been (3)______ socially, economically and culturally. Despite various
efforts taken by the Government of India, they are still under (4)______ and suffering. Therefore, the (5)______ a leader from a
marginalised community or group does not indicate that now the entire community will be uplifted. However, this kind of move may
bring certain changes in the status of the Adivasis.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1
Ans 1. off
2. in
3. to
4. at
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Now, we have Mr. X as the President of India. It has come as a surprise (1)______ Scheduled Tribes who are (2)______ the most
marginalised groups of the country. The Adivasis of India have been (3)______ socially, economically and culturally. Despite various
efforts taken by the Government of India, they are still under (4)______ and suffering. Therefore, the (5)______ a leader from a
marginalised community or group does not indicate that now the entire community will be uplifted. However, this kind of move may
bring certain changes in the status of the Adivasis.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2
Ans 1. through
2. therefore
3. onto
4. among
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Now, we have Mr. X as the President of India. It has come as a surprise (1)______ Scheduled Tribes who are (2)______ the most
marginalised groups of the country. The Adivasis of India have been (3)______ socially, economically and culturally. Despite various
efforts taken by the Government of India, they are still under (4)______ and suffering. Therefore, the (5)______ a leader from a
marginalised community or group does not indicate that now the entire community will be uplifted. However, this kind of move may
bring certain changes in the status of the Adivasis.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3
Ans 1. censored
2. marginalised
3. elevated
4. uplifted
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Now, we have Mr. X as the President of India. It has come as a surprise (1)______ Scheduled Tribes who are (2)______ the most
marginalised groups of the country. The Adivasis of India have been (3)______ socially, economically and culturally. Despite various
efforts taken by the Government of India, they are still under (4)______ and suffering. Therefore, the (5)______ a leader from a
marginalised community or group does not indicate that now the entire community will be uplifted. However, this kind of move may
bring certain changes in the status of the Adivasis.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.4
Ans 1. abundance
2. forest
3. river
4. poverty
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Now, we have Mr. X as the President of India. It has come as a surprise (1)______ Scheduled Tribes who are (2)______ the most
marginalised groups of the country. The Adivasis of India have been (3)______ socially, economically and culturally. Despite various
efforts taken by the Government of India, they are still under (4)______ and suffering. Therefore, the (5)______ a leader from a
marginalised community or group does not indicate that now the entire community will be uplifted. However, this kind of move may
bring certain changes in the status of the Adivasis.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5
Ans 1. rejection of
2. president of
3. exclusion of
4. elevation of
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)______ the style eases out and becomes haunting in its simplicity.
The author brings out the human elements in his story. This common element of sympathy and sacrifice is given a new (3)_____ by
the old artist who shows by his last desperate act that one can be a hero for one day if only one cares (4)______. O Henry’s treatment
of his material is balanced and controlled, a fine (5)______ of humour and pathos.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. prone
2. delectable
3. quaint
4. habitual
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)______ the style eases out and becomes haunting in its simplicity.
The author brings out the human elements in his story. This common element of sympathy and sacrifice is given a new (3)_____ by
the old artist who shows by his last desperate act that one can be a hero for one day if only one cares (4)______. O Henry’s treatment
of his material is balanced and controlled, a fine (5)______ of humour and pathos.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. hardly
2. recently
3. initially
4. gradually
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)______ the style eases out and becomes haunting in its simplicity.
The author brings out the human elements in his story. This common element of sympathy and sacrifice is given a new (3)_____ by
the old artist who shows by his last desperate act that one can be a hero for one day if only one cares (4)______. O Henry’s treatment
of his material is balanced and controlled, a fine (5)______ of humour and pathos.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. supervision
2. condition
3. dimension
4. infection
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)______ the style eases out and becomes haunting in its simplicity.
The author brings out the human elements in his story. This common element of sympathy and sacrifice is given a new (3)_____ by
the old artist who shows by his last desperate act that one can be a hero for one day if only one cares (4)______. O Henry’s treatment
of his material is balanced and controlled, a fine (5)______ of humour and pathos.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. through
2. though
3. tough
4. enough
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)______ the style eases out and becomes haunting in its simplicity.
The author brings out the human elements in his story. This common element of sympathy and sacrifice is given a new (3)_____ by
the old artist who shows by his last desperate act that one can be a hero for one day if only one cares (4)______. O Henry’s treatment
of his material is balanced and controlled, a fine (5)______ of humour and pathos.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. legend
2. ascend
3. blend
4. amend
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
People often say that the stars govern their fate but they forget the fact that success or failure is the result of one’s own (1)________.
If we sow chaff, we can’t reap grain; and the result or consequence of an action depends on what one does and to the extent he
(2)________ it. If we work hard, we succeed only to the extent that we work. People who think that the law of karma is (3)________
may feel that if one is destined to get something he will always get it whether he strives for it or not. But experience tells us that reward
and punishments are the direct result of our action. Honesty and hard work never go unrewarded and (4)________ and evil deeds
never go (5)________. In fact even the law of karma, in its proper sense, means that the fruit we get is decided by whatever actions
we did in the past.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. unpunished
2. vile
3. punished
4. waste
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
People often say that the stars govern their fate but they forget the fact that success or failure is the result of one’s own (1)________.
If we sow chaff, we can’t reap grain; and the result or consequence of an action depends on what one does and to the extent he
(2)________ it. If we work hard, we succeed only to the extent that we work. People who think that the law of karma is (3)________
may feel that if one is destined to get something he will always get it whether he strives for it or not. But experience tells us that reward
and punishments are the direct result of our action. Honesty and hard work never go unrewarded and (4)________ and evil deeds
never go (5)________. In fact even the law of karma, in its proper sense, means that the fruit we get is decided by whatever actions
we did in the past.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. does
2. have
3. create
4. put
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
People often say that the stars govern their fate but they forget the fact that success or failure is the result of one’s own (1)________.
If we sow chaff, we can’t reap grain; and the result or consequence of an action depends on what one does and to the extent he
(2)________ it. If we work hard, we succeed only to the extent that we work. People who think that the law of karma is (3)________
may feel that if one is destined to get something he will always get it whether he strives for it or not. But experience tells us that reward
and punishments are the direct result of our action. Honesty and hard work never go unrewarded and (4)________ and evil deeds
never go (5)________. In fact even the law of karma, in its proper sense, means that the fruit we get is decided by whatever actions
we did in the past.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. supreme
2. greatest
3. more
4. most
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
People often say that the stars govern their fate but they forget the fact that success or failure is the result of one’s own (1)________.
If we sow chaff, we can’t reap grain; and the result or consequence of an action depends on what one does and to the extent he
(2)________ it. If we work hard, we succeed only to the extent that we work. People who think that the law of karma is (3)________
may feel that if one is destined to get something he will always get it whether he strives for it or not. But experience tells us that reward
and punishments are the direct result of our action. Honesty and hard work never go unrewarded and (4)________ and evil deeds
never go (5)________. In fact even the law of karma, in its proper sense, means that the fruit we get is decided by whatever actions
we did in the past.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. horribly
2. badly
3. dishonesty
4. fairness
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
People often say that the stars govern their fate but they forget the fact that success or failure is the result of one’s own (1)________.
If we sow chaff, we can’t reap grain; and the result or consequence of an action depends on what one does and to the extent he
(2)________ it. If we work hard, we succeed only to the extent that we work. People who think that the law of karma is (3)________
may feel that if one is destined to get something he will always get it whether he strives for it or not. But experience tells us that reward
and punishments are the direct result of our action. Honesty and hard work never go unrewarded and (4)________ and evil deeds
never go (5)________. In fact even the law of karma, in its proper sense, means that the fruit we get is decided by whatever actions
we did in the past.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. power
2. incidents
3. case
4. actions
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Gandhi, (1)_________ father of the Indian nation, practiced ‘ahimsa’ in his personal and political life. He firmly believed that non-
violence is not meant merely for monks, saints and priests; it is for commoners too. If violence is the law of the (2)_______-beasts,
non-violence is the law of the civilised human species. ‘The spirit of the brute is inactive and so he knows no law; he knows only
physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to strength of the spirit,’ Gandhi said. Ahimsa, to Gandhiji,
meant that one should love all; even (3)________ enemies. And the expression of love, ahimsa, should be in such a manner that it
impresses itself indelibly upon the so-called enemy, and then the enemy must return that love. It is a practically (4)________
philosophy. Gandhi was realistic; he believed that non-violence provides the fullest protection to one’s self-respect and sense of
humour. It won’t work in the defence of (5)_______ gains and immoral acts. He called his marches off when people indulged in
violence during protests for India’s freedom. His faith in ‘ahimsa’ played an influential role in enabling the creation of an independent
India in 1947, with minimum bloodshed, breaking the shackles framed by the British.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. an
2. for
3. the
4. a
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Gandhi, (1)_________ father of the Indian nation, practiced ‘ahimsa’ in his personal and political life. He firmly believed that non-
violence is not meant merely for monks, saints and priests; it is for commoners too. If violence is the law of the (2)_______-beasts,
non-violence is the law of the civilised human species. ‘The spirit of the brute is inactive and so he knows no law; he knows only
physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to strength of the spirit,’ Gandhi said. Ahimsa, to Gandhiji,
meant that one should love all; even (3)________ enemies. And the expression of love, ahimsa, should be in such a manner that it
impresses itself indelibly upon the so-called enemy, and then the enemy must return that love. It is a practically (4)________
philosophy. Gandhi was realistic; he believed that non-violence provides the fullest protection to one’s self-respect and sense of
humour. It won’t work in the defence of (5)_______ gains and immoral acts. He called his marches off when people indulged in
violence during protests for India’s freedom. His faith in ‘ahimsa’ played an influential role in enabling the creation of an independent
India in 1947, with minimum bloodshed, breaking the shackles framed by the British.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. forest-living
2. life
3. forest-lived
4. alive
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Gandhi, (1)_________ father of the Indian nation, practiced ‘ahimsa’ in his personal and political life. He firmly believed that non-
violence is not meant merely for monks, saints and priests; it is for commoners too. If violence is the law of the (2)_______-beasts,
non-violence is the law of the civilised human species. ‘The spirit of the brute is inactive and so he knows no law; he knows only
physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to strength of the spirit,’ Gandhi said. Ahimsa, to Gandhiji,
meant that one should love all; even (3)________ enemies. And the expression of love, ahimsa, should be in such a manner that it
impresses itself indelibly upon the so-called enemy, and then the enemy must return that love. It is a practically (4)________
philosophy. Gandhi was realistic; he believed that non-violence provides the fullest protection to one’s self-respect and sense of
humour. It won’t work in the defence of (5)_______ gains and immoral acts. He called his marches off when people indulged in
violence during protests for India’s freedom. His faith in ‘ahimsa’ played an influential role in enabling the creation of an independent
India in 1947, with minimum bloodshed, breaking the shackles framed by the British.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. her
2. its
3. one’s
4. one
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Gandhi, (1)_________ father of the Indian nation, practiced ‘ahimsa’ in his personal and political life. He firmly believed that non-
violence is not meant merely for monks, saints and priests; it is for commoners too. If violence is the law of the (2)_______-beasts,
non-violence is the law of the civilised human species. ‘The spirit of the brute is inactive and so he knows no law; he knows only
physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to strength of the spirit,’ Gandhi said. Ahimsa, to Gandhiji,
meant that one should love all; even (3)________ enemies. And the expression of love, ahimsa, should be in such a manner that it
impresses itself indelibly upon the so-called enemy, and then the enemy must return that love. It is a practically (4)________
philosophy. Gandhi was realistic; he believed that non-violence provides the fullest protection to one’s self-respect and sense of
humour. It won’t work in the defence of (5)_______ gains and immoral acts. He called his marches off when people indulged in
violence during protests for India’s freedom. His faith in ‘ahimsa’ played an influential role in enabling the creation of an independent
India in 1947, with minimum bloodshed, breaking the shackles framed by the British.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. prove
2. approved
3. proven
4. proving
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Gandhi, (1)_________ father of the Indian nation, practiced ‘ahimsa’ in his personal and political life. He firmly believed that non-
violence is not meant merely for monks, saints and priests; it is for commoners too. If violence is the law of the (2)_______-beasts,
non-violence is the law of the civilised human species. ‘The spirit of the brute is inactive and so he knows no law; he knows only
physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to strength of the spirit,’ Gandhi said. Ahimsa, to Gandhiji,
meant that one should love all; even (3)________ enemies. And the expression of love, ahimsa, should be in such a manner that it
impresses itself indelibly upon the so-called enemy, and then the enemy must return that love. It is a practically (4)________
philosophy. Gandhi was realistic; he believed that non-violence provides the fullest protection to one’s self-respect and sense of
humour. It won’t work in the defence of (5)_______ gains and immoral acts. He called his marches off when people indulged in
violence during protests for India’s freedom. His faith in ‘ahimsa’ played an influential role in enabling the creation of an independent
India in 1947, with minimum bloodshed, breaking the shackles framed by the British.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. relevant
2. ill-gotten
3. ill-will
4. moral
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Sleeping, dreaming and waking are three important (1)_______ for ordinary humans. But for those who have (2)_______
transcendental knowledge, all three are almost same and there is not much difference among these three. ‘The world and life is a
myth and it keeps on changing’ (3)_______ Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest ‘Advaita’ preacher. Ramana Maharshi observed no
difference between dreaming and waking states. What he said is that it is from one unreal world to another (4)_______ world. There is
no difference between the images one sees when waking up and the images he/she sees during dreams. According to this great sage
of the modern century, the first one is daydream and the second one is a night dream. The usual philosophers say that mind and body
are the two elements and mind is the source of all diverse thoughts. In the waking up state, the mind is active with all tensions and
dissatisfactions, so happiness is missing: during sleep as the mind is absent and so is the physical world, the real happiness
(5)______. It is said that deep sleep, where there is no feeling of body, mind and the world, is the natural state of human beings.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. problems
2. aspects
3. methods
4. angles
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Sleeping, dreaming and waking are three important (1)_______ for ordinary humans. But for those who have (2)_______
transcendental knowledge, all three are almost same and there is not much difference among these three. ‘The world and life is a
myth and it keeps on changing’ (3)_______ Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest ‘Advaita’ preacher. Ramana Maharshi observed no
difference between dreaming and waking states. What he said is that it is from one unreal world to another (4)_______ world. There is
no difference between the images one sees when waking up and the images he/she sees during dreams. According to this great sage
of the modern century, the first one is daydream and the second one is a night dream. The usual philosophers say that mind and body
are the two elements and mind is the source of all diverse thoughts. In the waking up state, the mind is active with all tensions and
dissatisfactions, so happiness is missing: during sleep as the mind is absent and so is the physical world, the real happiness
(5)______. It is said that deep sleep, where there is no feeling of body, mind and the world, is the natural state of human beings.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. large
2. deep
3. superficial
4. depth
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Sleeping, dreaming and waking are three important (1)_______ for ordinary humans. But for those who have (2)_______
transcendental knowledge, all three are almost same and there is not much difference among these three. ‘The world and life is a
myth and it keeps on changing’ (3)_______ Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest ‘Advaita’ preacher. Ramana Maharshi observed no
difference between dreaming and waking states. What he said is that it is from one unreal world to another (4)_______ world. There is
no difference between the images one sees when waking up and the images he/she sees during dreams. According to this great sage
of the modern century, the first one is daydream and the second one is a night dream. The usual philosophers say that mind and body
are the two elements and mind is the source of all diverse thoughts. In the waking up state, the mind is active with all tensions and
dissatisfactions, so happiness is missing: during sleep as the mind is absent and so is the physical world, the real happiness
(5)______. It is said that deep sleep, where there is no feeling of body, mind and the world, is the natural state of human beings.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. tells by
2. was said
3. saying
4. says
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Sleeping, dreaming and waking are three important (1)_______ for ordinary humans. But for those who have (2)_______
transcendental knowledge, all three are almost same and there is not much difference among these three. ‘The world and life is a
myth and it keeps on changing’ (3)_______ Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest ‘Advaita’ preacher. Ramana Maharshi observed no
difference between dreaming and waking states. What he said is that it is from one unreal world to another (4)_______ world. There is
no difference between the images one sees when waking up and the images he/she sees during dreams. According to this great sage
of the modern century, the first one is daydream and the second one is a night dream. The usual philosophers say that mind and body
are the two elements and mind is the source of all diverse thoughts. In the waking up state, the mind is active with all tensions and
dissatisfactions, so happiness is missing: during sleep as the mind is absent and so is the physical world, the real happiness
(5)______. It is said that deep sleep, where there is no feeling of body, mind and the world, is the natural state of human beings.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. confused
2. reality
3. unreal
4. unimaginary
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Sleeping, dreaming and waking are three important (1)_______ for ordinary humans. But for those who have (2)_______
transcendental knowledge, all three are almost same and there is not much difference among these three. ‘The world and life is a
myth and it keeps on changing’ (3)_______ Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest ‘Advaita’ preacher. Ramana Maharshi observed no
difference between dreaming and waking states. What he said is that it is from one unreal world to another (4)_______ world. There is
no difference between the images one sees when waking up and the images he/she sees during dreams. According to this great sage
of the modern century, the first one is daydream and the second one is a night dream. The usual philosophers say that mind and body
are the two elements and mind is the source of all diverse thoughts. In the waking up state, the mind is active with all tensions and
dissatisfactions, so happiness is missing: during sleep as the mind is absent and so is the physical world, the real happiness
(5)______. It is said that deep sleep, where there is no feeling of body, mind and the world, is the natural state of human beings.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. is gained
2. gains
3. gained
4. was gained
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Earthquake is the (1)_________ breaking and displacement of substantial portions of the earth's outer rocky crust. During an
earthquake, rock disturbances can cause rivers to change their flow. Landslides (2)__________ by earthquakes can cause significant
destruction and loss of life. Tsunamis are a (3)_________ of damaging waves caused by large earthquakes that occur under the
ocean. Earthquakes rarely directly kill anyone. Many (4)__________ and injuries are caused by falling debris and the fall of structures.
The (5)_________ of an earthquake relies on how much and how far rock cracks and shifts.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. innovative
2. expansive
3. deliberate
4. abrupt
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Earthquake is the (1)_________ breaking and displacement of substantial portions of the earth's outer rocky crust. During an
earthquake, rock disturbances can cause rivers to change their flow. Landslides (2)__________ by earthquakes can cause significant
destruction and loss of life. Tsunamis are a (3)_________ of damaging waves caused by large earthquakes that occur under the
ocean. Earthquakes rarely directly kill anyone. Many (4)__________ and injuries are caused by falling debris and the fall of structures.
The (5)_________ of an earthquake relies on how much and how far rock cracks and shifts.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. triggered
2. subdued
3. blocked
4. prevented
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Earthquake is the (1)_________ breaking and displacement of substantial portions of the earth's outer rocky crust. During an
earthquake, rock disturbances can cause rivers to change their flow. Landslides (2)__________ by earthquakes can cause significant
destruction and loss of life. Tsunamis are a (3)_________ of damaging waves caused by large earthquakes that occur under the
ocean. Earthquakes rarely directly kill anyone. Many (4)__________ and injuries are caused by falling debris and the fall of structures.
The (5)_________ of an earthquake relies on how much and how far rock cracks and shifts.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. interruption
2. arrest
3. disorder
4. succession
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Earthquake is the (1)_________ breaking and displacement of substantial portions of the earth's outer rocky crust. During an
earthquake, rock disturbances can cause rivers to change their flow. Landslides (2)__________ by earthquakes can cause significant
destruction and loss of life. Tsunamis are a (3)_________ of damaging waves caused by large earthquakes that occur under the
ocean. Earthquakes rarely directly kill anyone. Many (4)__________ and injuries are caused by falling debris and the fall of structures.
The (5)_________ of an earthquake relies on how much and how far rock cracks and shifts.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. survival
2. fatalities
3. durability
4. viability
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Earthquake is the (1)_________ breaking and displacement of substantial portions of the earth's outer rocky crust. During an
earthquake, rock disturbances can cause rivers to change their flow. Landslides (2)__________ by earthquakes can cause significant
destruction and loss of life. Tsunamis are a (3)_________ of damaging waves caused by large earthquakes that occur under the
ocean. Earthquakes rarely directly kill anyone. Many (4)__________ and injuries are caused by falling debris and the fall of structures.
The (5)_________ of an earthquake relies on how much and how far rock cracks and shifts.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. depth
2. corpse
3. discipline
4. magnitude
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
(1) _________ a letter came to inform them that Raka’s mother Tara had another breakdown and was in a nursing home in Geneva
and that Raka’s grandmother Asha, (2) _________ seen another grandchild safely into the world, was flying to Switzerland to be with
her, Nanda Kaul (3) _________ her lips, (4) _________ the blue sheets of paper with that distasteful sprawl (5) _________ them, and
hid them in her desk.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. When
2. Sooner
3. For
4. Unless
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
(1) _________ a letter came to inform them that Raka’s mother Tara had another breakdown and was in a nursing home in Geneva
and that Raka’s grandmother Asha, (2) _________ seen another grandchild safely into the world, was flying to Switzerland to be with
her, Nanda Kaul (3) _________ her lips, (4) _________ the blue sheets of paper with that distasteful sprawl (5) _________ them, and
hid them in her desk.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. have
2. has
3. had
4. having
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
(1) _________ a letter came to inform them that Raka’s mother Tara had another breakdown and was in a nursing home in Geneva
and that Raka’s grandmother Asha, (2) _________ seen another grandchild safely into the world, was flying to Switzerland to be with
her, Nanda Kaul (3) _________ her lips, (4) _________ the blue sheets of paper with that distasteful sprawl (5) _________ them, and
hid them in her desk.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. stuck
2. dirt
3. dusted
4. pursed
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
(1) _________ a letter came to inform them that Raka’s mother Tara had another breakdown and was in a nursing home in Geneva
and that Raka’s grandmother Asha, (2) _________ seen another grandchild safely into the world, was flying to Switzerland to be with
her, Nanda Kaul (3) _________ her lips, (4) _________ the blue sheets of paper with that distasteful sprawl (5) _________ them, and
hid them in her desk.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. folded up
2. cleared up
3. hid away
4. tucked away
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
(1) _________ a letter came to inform them that Raka’s mother Tara had another breakdown and was in a nursing home in Geneva
and that Raka’s grandmother Asha, (2) _________ seen another grandchild safely into the world, was flying to Switzerland to be with
her, Nanda Kaul (3) _________ her lips, (4) _________ the blue sheets of paper with that distasteful sprawl (5) _________ them, and
hid them in her desk.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. across
2. at
3. in
4. by
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
I have a recurring dream. Actually, I have a few: one is about dismembering a body , I’d rather not get into it, but the (1) ________
pertinent one is about college. It’s the end of the semester, and I suddenly (2) ________ that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever,
and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Why do I so (3) ________
dissatisfy myself? Then I remember I haven’t been in college in more than a decade.
Someone with (4) ________ knowledge of my academic career might point out that this nightmare scenario is not that far removed
from my actual collegiate experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of slumber to find me completely
unprepared for a final. And, well, (5) ________ of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the school-
stress dream is quite a common one.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. better
2. best
3. strong
4. more
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
I have a recurring dream. Actually, I have a few: one is about dismembering a body , I’d rather not get into it, but the (1) ________
pertinent one is about college. It’s the end of the semester, and I suddenly (2) ________ that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever,
and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Why do I so (3) ________
dissatisfy myself? Then I remember I haven’t been in college in more than a decade.
Someone with (4) ________ knowledge of my academic career might point out that this nightmare scenario is not that far removed
from my actual collegiate experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of slumber to find me completely
unprepared for a final. And, well, (5) ________ of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the school-
stress dream is quite a common one.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. realise
2. praise
3. offer
4. promise
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
I have a recurring dream. Actually, I have a few: one is about dismembering a body , I’d rather not get into it, but the (1) ________
pertinent one is about college. It’s the end of the semester, and I suddenly (2) ________ that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever,
and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Why do I so (3) ________
dissatisfy myself? Then I remember I haven’t been in college in more than a decade.
Someone with (4) ________ knowledge of my academic career might point out that this nightmare scenario is not that far removed
from my actual collegiate experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of slumber to find me completely
unprepared for a final. And, well, (5) ________ of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the school-
stress dream is quite a common one.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. unpredictability
2. consistently
3. conflictingly
4. clumsily
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
I have a recurring dream. Actually, I have a few: one is about dismembering a body , I’d rather not get into it, but the (1) ________
pertinent one is about college. It’s the end of the semester, and I suddenly (2) ________ that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever,
and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Why do I so (3) ________
dissatisfy myself? Then I remember I haven’t been in college in more than a decade.
Someone with (4) ________ knowledge of my academic career might point out that this nightmare scenario is not that far removed
from my actual collegiate experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of slumber to find me completely
unprepared for a final. And, well, (5) ________ of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the school-
stress dream is quite a common one.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. instigate
2. distant
3. remote
4. bleak
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
I have a recurring dream. Actually, I have a few: one is about dismembering a body , I’d rather not get into it, but the (1) ________
pertinent one is about college. It’s the end of the semester, and I suddenly (2) ________ that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever,
and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Why do I so (3) ________
dissatisfy myself? Then I remember I haven’t been in college in more than a decade.
Someone with (4) ________ knowledge of my academic career might point out that this nightmare scenario is not that far removed
from my actual collegiate experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of slumber to find me completely
unprepared for a final. And, well, (5) ________ of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the school-
stress dream is quite a common one.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. nevertheless
2. notwithstanding
3. regardless
4. inasmuch
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The adverse (1)__________ of climate change and environmental degradation are increasingly driving human mobility the world over,
particularly in countries with high exposure and low (2)__________ capacity. While most climate-related mobility currently occurs
within countries, desperation and deteriorating environments can also compel people to seek a livelihood elsewhere through
(3)__________ migration. While climate change negatively impacts everyone, everywhere, those already in vulnerable situations due
to geography, poverty, gender, age, disability, origin, or other status, including migrant women who (4)__________ climate-sensitive
livelihoods, and children who are less able to survive extreme weather events, are at the greatest risk of suffering harm. It is
(5)__________ to recognise this reality and take meaningful action to protect the human rights of those most affected by climate
change, including migrants.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. renounce
2. affects
3. effects
4. practice
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The adverse (1)__________ of climate change and environmental degradation are increasingly driving human mobility the world over,
particularly in countries with high exposure and low (2)__________ capacity. While most climate-related mobility currently occurs
within countries, desperation and deteriorating environments can also compel people to seek a livelihood elsewhere through
(3)__________ migration. While climate change negatively impacts everyone, everywhere, those already in vulnerable situations due
to geography, poverty, gender, age, disability, origin, or other status, including migrant women who (4)__________ climate-sensitive
livelihoods, and children who are less able to survive extreme weather events, are at the greatest risk of suffering harm. It is
(5)__________ to recognise this reality and take meaningful action to protect the human rights of those most affected by climate
change, including migrants.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. adaptive
2. adoptive
3. minimum
4. affective
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The adverse (1)__________ of climate change and environmental degradation are increasingly driving human mobility the world over,
particularly in countries with high exposure and low (2)__________ capacity. While most climate-related mobility currently occurs
within countries, desperation and deteriorating environments can also compel people to seek a livelihood elsewhere through
(3)__________ migration. While climate change negatively impacts everyone, everywhere, those already in vulnerable situations due
to geography, poverty, gender, age, disability, origin, or other status, including migrant women who (4)__________ climate-sensitive
livelihoods, and children who are less able to survive extreme weather events, are at the greatest risk of suffering harm. It is
(5)__________ to recognise this reality and take meaningful action to protect the human rights of those most affected by climate
change, including migrants.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. regard
2. fast
3. fixate
4. irregular
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The adverse (1)__________ of climate change and environmental degradation are increasingly driving human mobility the world over,
particularly in countries with high exposure and low (2)__________ capacity. While most climate-related mobility currently occurs
within countries, desperation and deteriorating environments can also compel people to seek a livelihood elsewhere through
(3)__________ migration. While climate change negatively impacts everyone, everywhere, those already in vulnerable situations due
to geography, poverty, gender, age, disability, origin, or other status, including migrant women who (4)__________ climate-sensitive
livelihoods, and children who are less able to survive extreme weather events, are at the greatest risk of suffering harm. It is
(5)__________ to recognise this reality and take meaningful action to protect the human rights of those most affected by climate
change, including migrants.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. depend from
2. depend at
3. depend on
4. depend in
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The adverse (1)__________ of climate change and environmental degradation are increasingly driving human mobility the world over,
particularly in countries with high exposure and low (2)__________ capacity. While most climate-related mobility currently occurs
within countries, desperation and deteriorating environments can also compel people to seek a livelihood elsewhere through
(3)__________ migration. While climate change negatively impacts everyone, everywhere, those already in vulnerable situations due
to geography, poverty, gender, age, disability, origin, or other status, including migrant women who (4)__________ climate-sensitive
livelihoods, and children who are less able to survive extreme weather events, are at the greatest risk of suffering harm. It is
(5)__________ to recognise this reality and take meaningful action to protect the human rights of those most affected by climate
change, including migrants.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. optional
2. secondary
3. resistant
4. imperative
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Rory Cooper was a top aide to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the up-and-coming Virginia Republican who lost a 2014
House primary. He was also a prominent Never Trumper, openly (1)______________ how awful he found the 45th president. The
cause Cooper has (2)______________ himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. He is, as he puts it in his Twitter bio,
‘Apparently Mr. Open the Schools’.
A father of a fifth grader, a second grader and a kindergartner, Cooper is (3) ___________ because the public schools in Fairfax,
Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved
(4) ___________ toward in-person learning, and it is still not close: only in the past few weeks have students started to return to
classrooms, and only about half of those eligible have opted to go back, for an (5) ________________ of two days a week.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1
Ans 1. frisking
2. skipping
3. detailing
4. ignoring
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Rory Cooper was a top aide to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the up-and-coming Virginia Republican who lost a 2014
House primary. He was also a prominent Never Trumper, openly (1)______________ how awful he found the 45th president. The
cause Cooper has (2)______________ himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. He is, as he puts it in his Twitter bio,
‘Apparently Mr. Open the Schools’.
A father of a fifth grader, a second grader and a kindergartner, Cooper is (3) ___________ because the public schools in Fairfax,
Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved
(4) ___________ toward in-person learning, and it is still not close: only in the past few weeks have students started to return to
classrooms, and only about half of those eligible have opted to go back, for an (5) ________________ of two days a week.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2
Ans 1. committed
2. pacified
3. sorted
4. isolated
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Rory Cooper was a top aide to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the up-and-coming Virginia Republican who lost a 2014
House primary. He was also a prominent Never Trumper, openly (1)______________ how awful he found the 45th president. The
cause Cooper has (2)______________ himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. He is, as he puts it in his Twitter bio,
‘Apparently Mr. Open the Schools’.
A father of a fifth grader, a second grader and a kindergartner, Cooper is (3) ___________ because the public schools in Fairfax,
Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved
(4) ___________ toward in-person learning, and it is still not close: only in the past few weeks have students started to return to
classrooms, and only about half of those eligible have opted to go back, for an (5) ________________ of two days a week.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3
Ans 1. indebted
2. provoked
3. excited
4. frustrated
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Rory Cooper was a top aide to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the up-and-coming Virginia Republican who lost a 2014
House primary. He was also a prominent Never Trumper, openly (1)______________ how awful he found the 45th president. The
cause Cooper has (2)______________ himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. He is, as he puts it in his Twitter bio,
‘Apparently Mr. Open the Schools’.
A father of a fifth grader, a second grader and a kindergartner, Cooper is (3) ___________ because the public schools in Fairfax,
Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved
(4) ___________ toward in-person learning, and it is still not close: only in the past few weeks have students started to return to
classrooms, and only about half of those eligible have opted to go back, for an (5) ________________ of two days a week.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
Ans 1. plainest
2. slowest
3. longest
4. strangest
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Rory Cooper was a top aide to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the up-and-coming Virginia Republican who lost a 2014
House primary. He was also a prominent Never Trumper, openly (1)______________ how awful he found the 45th president. The
cause Cooper has (2)______________ himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. He is, as he puts it in his Twitter bio,
‘Apparently Mr. Open the Schools’.
A father of a fifth grader, a second grader and a kindergartner, Cooper is (3) ___________ because the public schools in Fairfax,
Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved
(4) ___________ toward in-person learning, and it is still not close: only in the past few weeks have students started to return to
classrooms, and only about half of those eligible have opted to go back, for an (5) ________________ of two days a week.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
Ans 1. average
2. amount
3. ideal
4. understanding
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The limbs of the flying squirrel are interlinked with a membrane. When the creature (1)________ into the air, the membrane opens and
the squirrel seems to (2)_______ swiftly downwards. This movement gives the (3)_______ of flight. However, it is not flying really. It is
a (4)_______ in the air from a higher level. It is also noteworthy that a squirrel cannot (5)_____ its direction while it is in flying mode.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. spring
2. cross
3. hurdle
4. leaps
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The limbs of the flying squirrel are interlinked with a membrane. When the creature (1)________ into the air, the membrane opens and
the squirrel seems to (2)_______ swiftly downwards. This movement gives the (3)_______ of flight. However, it is not flying really. It is
a (4)_______ in the air from a higher level. It is also noteworthy that a squirrel cannot (5)_____ its direction while it is in flying mode.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. skate
2. skim
3. wheel
4. glide
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The limbs of the flying squirrel are interlinked with a membrane. When the creature (1)________ into the air, the membrane opens and
the squirrel seems to (2)_______ swiftly downwards. This movement gives the (3)_______ of flight. However, it is not flying really. It is
a (4)_______ in the air from a higher level. It is also noteworthy that a squirrel cannot (5)_____ its direction while it is in flying mode.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. affect
2. suspicion
3. fancy
4. impression
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The limbs of the flying squirrel are interlinked with a membrane. When the creature (1)________ into the air, the membrane opens and
the squirrel seems to (2)_______ swiftly downwards. This movement gives the (3)_______ of flight. However, it is not flying really. It is
a (4)_______ in the air from a higher level. It is also noteworthy that a squirrel cannot (5)_____ its direction while it is in flying mode.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. progress
2. motion
3. sign
4. wave
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The limbs of the flying squirrel are interlinked with a membrane. When the creature (1)________ into the air, the membrane opens and
the squirrel seems to (2)_______ swiftly downwards. This movement gives the (3)_______ of flight. However, it is not flying really. It is
a (4)_______ in the air from a higher level. It is also noteworthy that a squirrel cannot (5)_____ its direction while it is in flying mode.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. adopt
2. replace
3. adept
4. swap
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
This Diwali is more significant because we are going to celebrate it after three years, without the evil shadow of Covid-19 that
(1)________ looming over all festivities. The lockdowns and endless bad news of death and (2)________ had turned our country into
a zone of gloom. But, this season of Diwali (3)________ all the sorrows of people by lighting the candle of hope in their lives. We can
see the lights, the candles, the lanterns, and the busy people coming out of their houses and purchasing toys for their children. Let’s
(4)________ those people who have made such a huge contribution to (5)________ good thoughts and saving people's lives.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. is
2. were
3. are
4. was
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
This Diwali is more significant because we are going to celebrate it after three years, without the evil shadow of Covid-19 that
(1)________ looming over all festivities. The lockdowns and endless bad news of death and (2)________ had turned our country into
a zone of gloom. But, this season of Diwali (3)________ all the sorrows of people by lighting the candle of hope in their lives. We can
see the lights, the candles, the lanterns, and the busy people coming out of their houses and purchasing toys for their children. Let’s
(4)________ those people who have made such a huge contribution to (5)________ good thoughts and saving people's lives.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. economic boom
2. demonetisation
3. disease
4. new birth
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
This Diwali is more significant because we are going to celebrate it after three years, without the evil shadow of Covid-19 that
(1)________ looming over all festivities. The lockdowns and endless bad news of death and (2)________ had turned our country into
a zone of gloom. But, this season of Diwali (3)________ all the sorrows of people by lighting the candle of hope in their lives. We can
see the lights, the candles, the lanterns, and the busy people coming out of their houses and purchasing toys for their children. Let’s
(4)________ those people who have made such a huge contribution to (5)________ good thoughts and saving people's lives.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. had recognised
2. has hovered
3. has shed
4. has adopted
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
This Diwali is more significant because we are going to celebrate it after three years, without the evil shadow of Covid-19 that
(1)________ looming over all festivities. The lockdowns and endless bad news of death and (2)________ had turned our country into
a zone of gloom. But, this season of Diwali (3)________ all the sorrows of people by lighting the candle of hope in their lives. We can
see the lights, the candles, the lanterns, and the busy people coming out of their houses and purchasing toys for their children. Let’s
(4)________ those people who have made such a huge contribution to (5)________ good thoughts and saving people's lives.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. salute
2. berate
3. terminate
4. onerous
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
This Diwali is more significant because we are going to celebrate it after three years, without the evil shadow of Covid-19 that
(1)________ looming over all festivities. The lockdowns and endless bad news of death and (2)________ had turned our country into
a zone of gloom. But, this season of Diwali (3)________ all the sorrows of people by lighting the candle of hope in their lives. We can
see the lights, the candles, the lanterns, and the busy people coming out of their houses and purchasing toys for their children. Let’s
(4)________ those people who have made such a huge contribution to (5)________ good thoughts and saving people's lives.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. stagnating
2. impeding
3. implicating
4. spreading
prehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
According to a poll conducted in 2018–19 by an online internship and training platform, (1)__________ number of businesses actively
(2)__________ intern profiles has increased over the previous five years. This study demonstrates that India received 80% more
internship applications in 2018, with 2.2 million applications (3)________ 1.27 million in 2017. The rise was influenced (4)__________
part by an increase in the number of industries seeking fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to improve (5)__________ on existing
projects. Obtaining an internship prior to entering the job market, which was once viewed as a Western concept, is quickly gaining
steam in Indian workplaces.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. few
2. a
3. the
4. an
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
According to a poll conducted in 2018–19 by an online internship and training platform, (1)__________ number of businesses actively
(2)__________ intern profiles has increased over the previous five years. This study demonstrates that India received 80% more
internship applications in 2018, with 2.2 million applications (3)________ 1.27 million in 2017. The rise was influenced (4)__________
part by an increase in the number of industries seeking fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to improve (5)__________ on existing
projects. Obtaining an internship prior to entering the job market, which was once viewed as a Western concept, is quickly gaining
steam in Indian workplaces.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. seeking
2. neglecting
3. declining
4. reducing
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
According to a poll conducted in 2018–19 by an online internship and training platform, (1)__________ number of businesses actively
(2)__________ intern profiles has increased over the previous five years. This study demonstrates that India received 80% more
internship applications in 2018, with 2.2 million applications (3)________ 1.27 million in 2017. The rise was influenced (4)__________
part by an increase in the number of industries seeking fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to improve (5)__________ on existing
projects. Obtaining an internship prior to entering the job market, which was once viewed as a Western concept, is quickly gaining
steam in Indian workplaces.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. similar to
2. according to
3. compared to
4. combine to
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
According to a poll conducted in 2018–19 by an online internship and training platform, (1)__________ number of businesses actively
(2)__________ intern profiles has increased over the previous five years. This study demonstrates that India received 80% more
internship applications in 2018, with 2.2 million applications (3)________ 1.27 million in 2017. The rise was influenced (4)__________
part by an increase in the number of industries seeking fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to improve (5)__________ on existing
projects. Obtaining an internship prior to entering the job market, which was once viewed as a Western concept, is quickly gaining
steam in Indian workplaces.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. on
2. to
3. up
4. in
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
According to a poll conducted in 2018–19 by an online internship and training platform, (1)__________ number of businesses actively
(2)__________ intern profiles has increased over the previous five years. This study demonstrates that India received 80% more
internship applications in 2018, with 2.2 million applications (3)________ 1.27 million in 2017. The rise was influenced (4)__________
part by an increase in the number of industries seeking fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to improve (5)__________ on existing
projects. Obtaining an internship prior to entering the job market, which was once viewed as a Western concept, is quickly gaining
steam in Indian workplaces.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. effecting
2. effortless
3. efficiencies
4. efficient
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Recently, the (1)________ of heart-attacks in young Indians (2)________ increased tremendously. Doctors are surprised to note that
young men and women with seemingly healthy lifestyle are suffering deadly heart attacks. (3)________ diet and exercise play a
(4)________ role in a person’s overall wellbeing, mental health is also a valuable factor. The (5)________ urban lifestyle is causing
anxiety and depression in young Indians which may be a major factor behind the increased numbers.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. amount
2. number
3. percent
4. height
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Recently, the (1)________ of heart-attacks in young Indians (2)________ increased tremendously. Doctors are surprised to note that
young men and women with seemingly healthy lifestyle are suffering deadly heart attacks. (3)________ diet and exercise play a
(4)________ role in a person’s overall wellbeing, mental health is also a valuable factor. The (5)________ urban lifestyle is causing
anxiety and depression in young Indians which may be a major factor behind the increased numbers.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. have been
2. had
3. has
4. have
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Recently, the (1)________ of heart-attacks in young Indians (2)________ increased tremendously. Doctors are surprised to note that
young men and women with seemingly healthy lifestyle are suffering deadly heart attacks. (3)________ diet and exercise play a
(4)________ role in a person’s overall wellbeing, mental health is also a valuable factor. The (5)________ urban lifestyle is causing
anxiety and depression in young Indians which may be a major factor behind the increased numbers.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. Since
2. Although
3. In spite of
4. However
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Recently, the (1)________ of heart-attacks in young Indians (2)________ increased tremendously. Doctors are surprised to note that
young men and women with seemingly healthy lifestyle are suffering deadly heart attacks. (3)________ diet and exercise play a
(4)________ role in a person’s overall wellbeing, mental health is also a valuable factor. The (5)________ urban lifestyle is causing
anxiety and depression in young Indians which may be a major factor behind the increased numbers.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. historic
2. epic
3. monumental
4. increased
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Recently, the (1)________ of heart-attacks in young Indians (2)________ increased tremendously. Doctors are surprised to note that
young men and women with seemingly healthy lifestyle are suffering deadly heart attacks. (3)________ diet and exercise play a
(4)________ role in a person’s overall wellbeing, mental health is also a valuable factor. The (5)________ urban lifestyle is causing
anxiety and depression in young Indians which may be a major factor behind the increased numbers.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. fast-paced
2. cosmic
3. rapidly
4. wildernes
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Augmented reality and virtual reality are two types of reality technologies that either augment or replace a real-world environment with
a (1)________ one. In augmented reality, a virtual environment coexists (2)________ the actual world, to be instructive and offer more
data about the real world that a user can access without having to search. When a handset is pointed at a piece of malfunctioning
(3)________, for example, industrial AR apps might provide rapid troubleshooting information. Virtual reality is a (4)________
environmental simulation that completely replaces the user's surroundings with a totally virtual world. For example, VR may provide a
user with a box containing a cartoon (5)________ of Mike Tyson in a virtual boxing ring.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. equipment
2. arsenal
3. outfit
4. baggage
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Augmented reality and virtual reality are two types of reality technologies that either augment or replace a real-world environment with
a (1)________ one. In augmented reality, a virtual environment coexists (2)________ the actual world, to be instructive and offer more
data about the real world that a user can access without having to search. When a handset is pointed at a piece of malfunctioning
(3)________, for example, industrial AR apps might provide rapid troubleshooting information. Virtual reality is a (4)________
environmental simulation that completely replaces the user's surroundings with a totally virtual world. For example, VR may provide a
user with a box containing a cartoon (5)________ of Mike Tyson in a virtual boxing ring.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. comprehensive
2. conclusive
3. transgressive
4. reprehensive
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Augmented reality and virtual reality are two types of reality technologies that either augment or replace a real-world environment with
a (1)________ one. In augmented reality, a virtual environment coexists (2)________ the actual world, to be instructive and offer more
data about the real world that a user can access without having to search. When a handset is pointed at a piece of malfunctioning
(3)________, for example, industrial AR apps might provide rapid troubleshooting information. Virtual reality is a (4)________
environmental simulation that completely replaces the user's surroundings with a totally virtual world. For example, VR may provide a
user with a box containing a cartoon (5)________ of Mike Tyson in a virtual boxing ring.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. glossary
2. network
3. rendition
4. resistance
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Augmented reality and virtual reality are two types of reality technologies that either augment or replace a real-world environment with
a (1)________ one. In augmented reality, a virtual environment coexists (2)________ the actual world, to be instructive and offer more
data about the real world that a user can access without having to search. When a handset is pointed at a piece of malfunctioning
(3)________, for example, industrial AR apps might provide rapid troubleshooting information. Virtual reality is a (4)________
environmental simulation that completely replaces the user's surroundings with a totally virtual world. For example, VR may provide a
user with a box containing a cartoon (5)________ of Mike Tyson in a virtual boxing ring.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. simulated
2. catered
3. revealed
4. suffocated
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Augmented reality and virtual reality are two types of reality technologies that either augment or replace a real-world environment with
a (1)________ one. In augmented reality, a virtual environment coexists (2)________ the actual world, to be instructive and offer more
data about the real world that a user can access without having to search. When a handset is pointed at a piece of malfunctioning
(3)________, for example, industrial AR apps might provide rapid troubleshooting information. Virtual reality is a (4)________
environmental simulation that completely replaces the user's surroundings with a totally virtual world. For example, VR may provide a
user with a box containing a cartoon (5)________ of Mike Tyson in a virtual boxing ring.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. with
2. behind
3. along
4. beyond
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Culture is (1)_______, understanding, and protecting, like the cultivation of a garden, not the destruction or eradication of its roots.
Understanding the roots and seeds, taking much care and providing instructed nourishment (2)_______ important for good gardening.
Culture also is similar; understanding its acquaintance (3)______ literature and art and careful protection are required. Culture is the
way of life of a particular society in which a group of people live together in one place. The society’s culture is visible in its literature,
arts, social system, language and religion. It is a combination of traditions, customs, institutions, food habits, manners, morals,
thoughts, tastes, views and beliefs. Usually, families (4)______ culture to the younger generations. As family system is becoming
weak, schools, colleges and universities should take up this responsibility as education should promote potential values of its culture.
The role of universities (5)_______ only to issue course completed certificates.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. creation
2. to create
3. create
4. creating
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Culture is (1)_______, understanding, and protecting, like the cultivation of a garden, not the destruction or eradication of its roots.
Understanding the roots and seeds, taking much care and providing instructed nourishment (2)_______ important for good gardening.
Culture also is similar; understanding its acquaintance (3)______ literature and art and careful protection are required. Culture is the
way of life of a particular society in which a group of people live together in one place. The society’s culture is visible in its literature,
arts, social system, language and religion. It is a combination of traditions, customs, institutions, food habits, manners, morals,
thoughts, tastes, views and beliefs. Usually, families (4)______ culture to the younger generations. As family system is becoming
weak, schools, colleges and universities should take up this responsibility as education should promote potential values of its culture.
The role of universities (5)_______ only to issue course completed certificates.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. is
2. were
3. was
4. are
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Culture is (1)_______, understanding, and protecting, like the cultivation of a garden, not the destruction or eradication of its roots.
Understanding the roots and seeds, taking much care and providing instructed nourishment (2)_______ important for good gardening.
Culture also is similar; understanding its acquaintance (3)______ literature and art and careful protection are required. Culture is the
way of life of a particular society in which a group of people live together in one place. The society’s culture is visible in its literature,
arts, social system, language and religion. It is a combination of traditions, customs, institutions, food habits, manners, morals,
thoughts, tastes, views and beliefs. Usually, families (4)______ culture to the younger generations. As family system is becoming
weak, schools, colleges and universities should take up this responsibility as education should promote potential values of its culture.
The role of universities (5)_______ only to issue course completed certificates.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. for
2. on
3. with
4. in
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Culture is (1)_______, understanding, and protecting, like the cultivation of a garden, not the destruction or eradication of its roots.
Understanding the roots and seeds, taking much care and providing instructed nourishment (2)_______ important for good gardening.
Culture also is similar; understanding its acquaintance (3)______ literature and art and careful protection are required. Culture is the
way of life of a particular society in which a group of people live together in one place. The society’s culture is visible in its literature,
arts, social system, language and religion. It is a combination of traditions, customs, institutions, food habits, manners, morals,
thoughts, tastes, views and beliefs. Usually, families (4)______ culture to the younger generations. As family system is becoming
weak, schools, colleges and universities should take up this responsibility as education should promote potential values of its culture.
The role of universities (5)_______ only to issue course completed certificates.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. transmitting
2. transmitted
3. transmit
4. transmits
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Culture is (1)_______, understanding, and protecting, like the cultivation of a garden, not the destruction or eradication of its roots.
Understanding the roots and seeds, taking much care and providing instructed nourishment (2)_______ important for good gardening.
Culture also is similar; understanding its acquaintance (3)______ literature and art and careful protection are required. Culture is the
way of life of a particular society in which a group of people live together in one place. The society’s culture is visible in its literature,
arts, social system, language and religion. It is a combination of traditions, customs, institutions, food habits, manners, morals,
thoughts, tastes, views and beliefs. Usually, families (4)______ culture to the younger generations. As family system is becoming
weak, schools, colleges and universities should take up this responsibility as education should promote potential values of its culture.
The role of universities (5)_______ only to issue course completed certificates.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. should be restricted
2. restrict
3. should restricted
4. should not be restricted
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary (1) _________ of average accomplishment in important areas of human
development, (2) _________ living a long and healthy life, being informed and having a good quality of living. The HDI is the
geometric mean of the normalised (3) _________ for each dimension. The health component is (4) _________ by life expectancy at
birth, while the education dimension is measured by the average number of years of schooling for individuals aged 25 and above, as
well as the (5) _________ number of years of schooling for school-age children.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 1.
Ans 1. regiment
2. assessment
3. involvement
4. collect
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary (1) _________ of average accomplishment in important areas of human
development, (2) _________ living a long and healthy life, being informed and having a good quality of living. The HDI is the
geometric mean of the normalised (3) _________ for each dimension. The health component is (4) _________ by life expectancy at
birth, while the education dimension is measured by the average number of years of schooling for individuals aged 25 and above, as
well as the (5) _________ number of years of schooling for school-age children.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 2.
Ans 1. segregating
2. exaggerating
3. including
4. manifesting
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary (1) _________ of average accomplishment in important areas of human
development, (2) _________ living a long and healthy life, being informed and having a good quality of living. The HDI is the
geometric mean of the normalised (3) _________ for each dimension. The health component is (4) _________ by life expectancy at
birth, while the education dimension is measured by the average number of years of schooling for individuals aged 25 and above, as
well as the (5) _________ number of years of schooling for school-age children.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 3.
Ans 1. features
2. contents
3. indices
4. glimpses
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary (1) _________ of average accomplishment in important areas of human
development, (2) _________ living a long and healthy life, being informed and having a good quality of living. The HDI is the
geometric mean of the normalised (3) _________ for each dimension. The health component is (4) _________ by life expectancy at
birth, while the education dimension is measured by the average number of years of schooling for individuals aged 25 and above, as
well as the (5) _________ number of years of schooling for school-age children.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 4.
Ans 1. levitated
2. escaped
3. triggered
4. measured
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary (1) _________ of average accomplishment in important areas of human
development, (2) _________ living a long and healthy life, being informed and having a good quality of living. The HDI is the
geometric mean of the normalised (3) _________ for each dimension. The health component is (4) _________ by life expectancy at
birth, while the education dimension is measured by the average number of years of schooling for individuals aged 25 and above, as
well as the (5) _________ number of years of schooling for school-age children.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate answer for blank number 5.
Ans 1. accompanied
2. hypnotised
3. predicted
4. neglected
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Music is perhaps the most popular and widely practised (1)______ of fine arts, transcending all kinds of cultural and linguistic barriers.
Any form of fine art is (2)________ to master and almost impossible to perfect, and music is no exception.
Nature, it is learnt, has blessed almost two-thirds of the human race with musical ability of some sort. Music has the power to
(3)______ out the deepest emotions. In fact, it is a magic medicine, and many seek refuge in it when they are depressed or stressed.
It is this intimacy that makes us listen to music (4)______ even hum or sing sometimes. This singing, or realistically speaking,
expressing one’s emotion musically sometimes takes a serious turn.
The desire to sing before an audience is innocent and beautiful, and indeed, it is perfectly alright to have such a genuine desire. But it
is also important to understand that singing is an (5)________ art—a highly refined one at that, which requires systematic, prolonged
and strict training to be acceptable.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Choose the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
Ans 1. format
2. substance
3. form
4. design
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Music is perhaps the most popular and widely practised (1)______ of fine arts, transcending all kinds of cultural and linguistic barriers.
Any form of fine art is (2)________ to master and almost impossible to perfect, and music is no exception.
Nature, it is learnt, has blessed almost two-thirds of the human race with musical ability of some sort. Music has the power to
(3)______ out the deepest emotions. In fact, it is a magic medicine, and many seek refuge in it when they are depressed or stressed.
It is this intimacy that makes us listen to music (4)______ even hum or sing sometimes. This singing, or realistically speaking,
expressing one’s emotion musically sometimes takes a serious turn.
The desire to sing before an audience is innocent and beautiful, and indeed, it is perfectly alright to have such a genuine desire. But it
is also important to understand that singing is an (5)________ art—a highly refined one at that, which requires systematic, prolonged
and strict training to be acceptable.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Choose the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
Ans 1. difficult
2. irksome
3. serious
4. easy
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Music is perhaps the most popular and widely practised (1)______ of fine arts, transcending all kinds of cultural and linguistic barriers.
Any form of fine art is (2)________ to master and almost impossible to perfect, and music is no exception.
Nature, it is learnt, has blessed almost two-thirds of the human race with musical ability of some sort. Music has the power to
(3)______ out the deepest emotions. In fact, it is a magic medicine, and many seek refuge in it when they are depressed or stressed.
It is this intimacy that makes us listen to music (4)______ even hum or sing sometimes. This singing, or realistically speaking,
expressing one’s emotion musically sometimes takes a serious turn.
The desire to sing before an audience is innocent and beautiful, and indeed, it is perfectly alright to have such a genuine desire. But it
is also important to understand that singing is an (5)________ art—a highly refined one at that, which requires systematic, prolonged
and strict training to be acceptable.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Choose the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
Ans 1. bring
2. catalyse
3. yield
4. effect
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Music is perhaps the most popular and widely practised (1)______ of fine arts, transcending all kinds of cultural and linguistic barriers.
Any form of fine art is (2)________ to master and almost impossible to perfect, and music is no exception.
Nature, it is learnt, has blessed almost two-thirds of the human race with musical ability of some sort. Music has the power to
(3)______ out the deepest emotions. In fact, it is a magic medicine, and many seek refuge in it when they are depressed or stressed.
It is this intimacy that makes us listen to music (4)______ even hum or sing sometimes. This singing, or realistically speaking,
expressing one’s emotion musically sometimes takes a serious turn.
The desire to sing before an audience is innocent and beautiful, and indeed, it is perfectly alright to have such a genuine desire. But it
is also important to understand that singing is an (5)________ art—a highly refined one at that, which requires systematic, prolonged
and strict training to be acceptable.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Choose the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
Ans 1. or
2. neither
3. nor
4. either
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Music is perhaps the most popular and widely practised (1)______ of fine arts, transcending all kinds of cultural and linguistic barriers.
Any form of fine art is (2)________ to master and almost impossible to perfect, and music is no exception.
Nature, it is learnt, has blessed almost two-thirds of the human race with musical ability of some sort. Music has the power to
(3)______ out the deepest emotions. In fact, it is a magic medicine, and many seek refuge in it when they are depressed or stressed.
It is this intimacy that makes us listen to music (4)______ even hum or sing sometimes. This singing, or realistically speaking,
expressing one’s emotion musically sometimes takes a serious turn.
The desire to sing before an audience is innocent and beautiful, and indeed, it is perfectly alright to have such a genuine desire. But it
is also important to understand that singing is an (5)________ art—a highly refined one at that, which requires systematic, prolonged
and strict training to be acceptable.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Choose the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
Ans 1. uncomplicated
2. uniform
3. mixed
4. intricate
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The mathematician Federico Ardila-Mantilla grew up in Colombia, an (1) ______________ student but gifted in math. He was failing
most of his classes at his high school in Bogotá when someone (2) _______________ him to apply to MIT. He had not heard of the
school. To his surprise, he got in, and he went on scholarship. Mathematically, he did well. One of his professors, an acid-tongued
theoretician known to (3) ____________ his audience to a herd of cows, routinely tucked ‘open’ math problems into homework
assignments, without telling the students. These had never been solved by anyone. Ardila solved one. He went on to receive his
bachelor’s and Ph.D. in math from MIT.
But his academic experience was also one of isolation. Part of it had to do with his own (4) _____________. Part of it was cultural. As
a Latino, he was very much in the minority in the department, and he did not feel comfortable in American mathematical spaces. No
one had tried to explicitly (5) ______________ him, yet he felt alone. In math, collaborating with others opens up new kinds of
learning and thinking. But in his nine years at MIT, Ardila worked with others only twice.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1
Ans 1. apprehensive
2. apologetic
3. indifferent
4. excellent
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The mathematician Federico Ardila-Mantilla grew up in Colombia, an (1) ______________ student but gifted in math. He was failing
most of his classes at his high school in Bogotá when someone (2) _______________ him to apply to MIT. He had not heard of the
school. To his surprise, he got in, and he went on scholarship. Mathematically, he did well. One of his professors, an acid-tongued
theoretician known to (3) ____________ his audience to a herd of cows, routinely tucked ‘open’ math problems into homework
assignments, without telling the students. These had never been solved by anyone. Ardila solved one. He went on to receive his
bachelor’s and Ph.D. in math from MIT.
But his academic experience was also one of isolation. Part of it had to do with his own (4) _____________. Part of it was cultural. As
a Latino, he was very much in the minority in the department, and he did not feel comfortable in American mathematical spaces. No
one had tried to explicitly (5) ______________ him, yet he felt alone. In math, collaborating with others opens up new kinds of
learning and thinking. But in his nine years at MIT, Ardila worked with others only twice.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2
Ans 1. dissuaded
2. suggested
3. removed
4. dispirited
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The mathematician Federico Ardila-Mantilla grew up in Colombia, an (1) ______________ student but gifted in math. He was failing
most of his classes at his high school in Bogotá when someone (2) _______________ him to apply to MIT. He had not heard of the
school. To his surprise, he got in, and he went on scholarship. Mathematically, he did well. One of his professors, an acid-tongued
theoretician known to (3) ____________ his audience to a herd of cows, routinely tucked ‘open’ math problems into homework
assignments, without telling the students. These had never been solved by anyone. Ardila solved one. He went on to receive his
bachelor’s and Ph.D. in math from MIT.
But his academic experience was also one of isolation. Part of it had to do with his own (4) _____________. Part of it was cultural. As
a Latino, he was very much in the minority in the department, and he did not feel comfortable in American mathematical spaces. No
one had tried to explicitly (5) ______________ him, yet he felt alone. In math, collaborating with others opens up new kinds of
learning and thinking. But in his nine years at MIT, Ardila worked with others only twice.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3
Ans 1. compare
2. malign
3. strangulate
4. differentiate
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The mathematician Federico Ardila-Mantilla grew up in Colombia, an (1) ______________ student but gifted in math. He was failing
most of his classes at his high school in Bogotá when someone (2) _______________ him to apply to MIT. He had not heard of the
school. To his surprise, he got in, and he went on scholarship. Mathematically, he did well. One of his professors, an acid-tongued
theoretician known to (3) ____________ his audience to a herd of cows, routinely tucked ‘open’ math problems into homework
assignments, without telling the students. These had never been solved by anyone. Ardila solved one. He went on to receive his
bachelor’s and Ph.D. in math from MIT.
But his academic experience was also one of isolation. Part of it had to do with his own (4) _____________. Part of it was cultural. As
a Latino, he was very much in the minority in the department, and he did not feel comfortable in American mathematical spaces. No
one had tried to explicitly (5) ______________ him, yet he felt alone. In math, collaborating with others opens up new kinds of
learning and thinking. But in his nine years at MIT, Ardila worked with others only twice.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
Ans 1. introversion
2. molestation
3. quantification
4. interrogation
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The mathematician Federico Ardila-Mantilla grew up in Colombia, an (1) ______________ student but gifted in math. He was failing
most of his classes at his high school in Bogotá when someone (2) _______________ him to apply to MIT. He had not heard of the
school. To his surprise, he got in, and he went on scholarship. Mathematically, he did well. One of his professors, an acid-tongued
theoretician known to (3) ____________ his audience to a herd of cows, routinely tucked ‘open’ math problems into homework
assignments, without telling the students. These had never been solved by anyone. Ardila solved one. He went on to receive his
bachelor’s and Ph.D. in math from MIT.
But his academic experience was also one of isolation. Part of it had to do with his own (4) _____________. Part of it was cultural. As
a Latino, he was very much in the minority in the department, and he did not feel comfortable in American mathematical spaces. No
one had tried to explicitly (5) ______________ him, yet he felt alone. In math, collaborating with others opens up new kinds of
learning and thinking. But in his nine years at MIT, Ardila worked with others only twice.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
Ans 1. exclude
2. fabricate
3. incorporate
4. stratify
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option, in the
questions that follow, to fill in each blank.
A dance which is created or choreographed and performed according (1)___________ the tenets of the Natya Shastra is called a
classical dance. The two broad (2)____________ of classical dancing are the tandava and the lasya. Power and force are typical of
the tandava; grace and delicacy of the lasya. Tandava is (3)_______________ with Shiva, and lasya with Parvati. Dance which is pure
movement is called nritta, and dance which is (4)_______________ in nature is called nritya. A dancer, in the classical tradition, has to
have years of training before he or she can begin to perform on the stage. The four main (5)_____________ of classical dancing in
India are : Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri, Kathak .Bharat Natyam is the oldest and most popular dance-form of India.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. to
2. for
3. of
4. with
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option, in the
questions that follow, to fill in each blank.
A dance which is created or choreographed and performed according (1)___________ the tenets of the Natya Shastra is called a
classical dance. The two broad (2)____________ of classical dancing are the tandava and the lasya. Power and force are typical of
the tandava; grace and delicacy of the lasya. Tandava is (3)_______________ with Shiva, and lasya with Parvati. Dance which is pure
movement is called nritta, and dance which is (4)_______________ in nature is called nritya. A dancer, in the classical tradition, has to
have years of training before he or she can begin to perform on the stage. The four main (5)_____________ of classical dancing in
India are : Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri, Kathak .Bharat Natyam is the oldest and most popular dance-form of India.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. criteria
2. options
3. display
4. aspects
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option, in the
questions that follow, to fill in each blank.
A dance which is created or choreographed and performed according (1)___________ the tenets of the Natya Shastra is called a
classical dance. The two broad (2)____________ of classical dancing are the tandava and the lasya. Power and force are typical of
the tandava; grace and delicacy of the lasya. Tandava is (3)_______________ with Shiva, and lasya with Parvati. Dance which is pure
movement is called nritta, and dance which is (4)_______________ in nature is called nritya. A dancer, in the classical tradition, has to
have years of training before he or she can begin to perform on the stage. The four main (5)_____________ of classical dancing in
India are : Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri, Kathak .Bharat Natyam is the oldest and most popular dance-form of India.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. renovate
2. informed
3. flourished
4. associated
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option, in the
questions that follow, to fill in each blank.
A dance which is created or choreographed and performed according (1)___________ the tenets of the Natya Shastra is called a
classical dance. The two broad (2)____________ of classical dancing are the tandava and the lasya. Power and force are typical of
the tandava; grace and delicacy of the lasya. Tandava is (3)_______________ with Shiva, and lasya with Parvati. Dance which is pure
movement is called nritta, and dance which is (4)_______________ in nature is called nritya. A dancer, in the classical tradition, has to
have years of training before he or she can begin to perform on the stage. The four main (5)_____________ of classical dancing in
India are : Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri, Kathak .Bharat Natyam is the oldest and most popular dance-form of India.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. vegetative
2. commodious
3. haphazard
4. interpretative
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option, in the
questions that follow, to fill in each blank.
A dance which is created or choreographed and performed according (1)___________ the tenets of the Natya Shastra is called a
classical dance. The two broad (2)____________ of classical dancing are the tandava and the lasya. Power and force are typical of
the tandava; grace and delicacy of the lasya. Tandava is (3)_______________ with Shiva, and lasya with Parvati. Dance which is pure
movement is called nritta, and dance which is (4)_______________ in nature is called nritya. A dancer, in the classical tradition, has to
have years of training before he or she can begin to perform on the stage. The four main (5)_____________ of classical dancing in
India are : Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri, Kathak .Bharat Natyam is the oldest and most popular dance-form of India.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. terminologies
2. schools
3. characters
4. functions
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option, in the
questions that follow, to fill in each blank.
Listening starts with hearing but goes (1)___________. Hearing, in other words, is necessary, but is not a sufficient (2)___________
for listening. Listening involves hearing with attention. Listening is a process that (3)___________ concentration. While listening, one
should also be observant. In other words, listening has to do with the ears, (4)____________ with the eyes and the mind. Listening is
to be understood as the total process that involves hearing with attention, being observant and making interpretations. Good
communication is essentially a/an (5)___________ process.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. towards
2. across
3. beyond
4. throughout
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option, in the
questions that follow, to fill in each blank.
Listening starts with hearing but goes (1)___________. Hearing, in other words, is necessary, but is not a sufficient (2)___________
for listening. Listening involves hearing with attention. Listening is a process that (3)___________ concentration. While listening, one
should also be observant. In other words, listening has to do with the ears, (4)____________ with the eyes and the mind. Listening is
to be understood as the total process that involves hearing with attention, being observant and making interpretations. Good
communication is essentially a/an (5)___________ process.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. place
2. decorum
3. condition
4. scenario
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option, in the
questions that follow, to fill in each blank.
Listening starts with hearing but goes (1)___________. Hearing, in other words, is necessary, but is not a sufficient (2)___________
for listening. Listening involves hearing with attention. Listening is a process that (3)___________ concentration. While listening, one
should also be observant. In other words, listening has to do with the ears, (4)____________ with the eyes and the mind. Listening is
to be understood as the total process that involves hearing with attention, being observant and making interpretations. Good
communication is essentially a/an (5)___________ process.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. place
2. decorum
3. condition
4. scenari
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option, in the
questions that follow, to fill in each blank.
Listening starts with hearing but goes (1)___________. Hearing, in other words, is necessary, but is not a sufficient (2)___________
for listening. Listening involves hearing with attention. Listening is a process that (3)___________ concentration. While listening, one
should also be observant. In other words, listening has to do with the ears, (4)____________ with the eyes and the mind. Listening is
to be understood as the total process that involves hearing with attention, being observant and making interpretations. Good
communication is essentially a/an (5)___________ process.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. calls for
2. disposes of
3. takes for
4. brings up
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option, in the
questions that follow, to fill in each blank.
Listening starts with hearing but goes (1)___________. Hearing, in other words, is necessary, but is not a sufficient (2)___________
for listening. Listening involves hearing with attention. Listening is a process that (3)___________ concentration. While listening, one
should also be observant. In other words, listening has to do with the ears, (4)____________ with the eyes and the mind. Listening is
to be understood as the total process that involves hearing with attention, being observant and making interpretations. Good
communication is essentially a/an (5)___________ process.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. although
2. rather
3. as well as
4. yet
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option, in the
questions that follow, to fill in each blank.
Listening starts with hearing but goes (1)___________. Hearing, in other words, is necessary, but is not a sufficient (2)___________
for listening. Listening involves hearing with attention. Listening is a process that (3)___________ concentration. While listening, one
should also be observant. In other words, listening has to do with the ears, (4)____________ with the eyes and the mind. Listening is
to be understood as the total process that involves hearing with attention, being observant and making interpretations. Good
communication is essentially a/an (5)___________ process.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. onerous
2. obnoxious
3. interactive
4. pecuniary
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Kuno Palpur National Park, located in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal (1)__________, has an area of 750 square kilometres. It now
has leopards, jackals, spotted deer, sambhar, neelgai, chinkara, wild boar, and four-horned antelope, making it a perfect
(2)_________ base for felids. Despite strong objections from Gujarat, which (3)_________ that lions were part of the state's heritage,
that MP had a poor (4)________ in wildlife management, and that Kuno Palpur had other big cat species that would (5)___________
lion relocation, the sanctuary was chosen for the lion reintroduction project in 2013.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. reason
2. region
3. reign
4. river
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Kuno Palpur National Park, located in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal (1)__________, has an area of 750 square kilometres. It now
has leopards, jackals, spotted deer, sambhar, neelgai, chinkara, wild boar, and four-horned antelope, making it a perfect
(2)_________ base for felids. Despite strong objections from Gujarat, which (3)_________ that lions were part of the state's heritage,
that MP had a poor (4)________ in wildlife management, and that Kuno Palpur had other big cat species that would (5)___________
lion relocation, the sanctuary was chosen for the lion reintroduction project in 2013.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. guard
2. fun
3. aid
4. prey
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Kuno Palpur National Park, located in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal (1)__________, has an area of 750 square kilometres. It now
has leopards, jackals, spotted deer, sambhar, neelgai, chinkara, wild boar, and four-horned antelope, making it a perfect
(2)_________ base for felids. Despite strong objections from Gujarat, which (3)_________ that lions were part of the state's heritage,
that MP had a poor (4)________ in wildlife management, and that Kuno Palpur had other big cat species that would (5)___________
lion relocation, the sanctuary was chosen for the lion reintroduction project in 2013.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. restricted
2. accused
3. claimed
4. adjourned
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Kuno Palpur National Park, located in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal (1)__________, has an area of 750 square kilometres. It now
has leopards, jackals, spotted deer, sambhar, neelgai, chinkara, wild boar, and four-horned antelope, making it a perfect
(2)_________ base for felids. Despite strong objections from Gujarat, which (3)_________ that lions were part of the state's heritage,
that MP had a poor (4)________ in wildlife management, and that Kuno Palpur had other big cat species that would (5)___________
lion relocation, the sanctuary was chosen for the lion reintroduction project in 2013.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. summary
2. gaze
3. record
4. loss
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Kuno Palpur National Park, located in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal (1)__________, has an area of 750 square kilometres. It now
has leopards, jackals, spotted deer, sambhar, neelgai, chinkara, wild boar, and four-horned antelope, making it a perfect
(2)_________ base for felids. Despite strong objections from Gujarat, which (3)_________ that lions were part of the state's heritage,
that MP had a poor (4)________ in wildlife management, and that Kuno Palpur had other big cat species that would (5)___________
lion relocation, the sanctuary was chosen for the lion reintroduction project in 2013.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. Innocuous
2. Jeopardise
3. channelise
4. safeguard
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
We naturally seek the company of those whose (1) _________ are the same as our own. Fools do not like the (2) _________ of wise
men, and wise men avoid fools. Serious-minded people do not find much in common with (3) _________ folk, and vice versa. Sinners
feel uncomfortable with (4) _________ and do not seek their company. We can, therefore, as a rule, judge a man’s (5) _________ by
the company he keeps.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. organisations
2. institutes
3. apathy
4. tastes
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
We naturally seek the company of those whose (1) _________ are the same as our own. Fools do not like the (2) _________ of wise
men, and wise men avoid fools. Serious-minded people do not find much in common with (3) _________ folk, and vice versa. Sinners
feel uncomfortable with (4) _________ and do not seek their company. We can, therefore, as a rule, judge a man’s (5) _________ by
the company he keeps.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. company
2. culture
3. serious
4. antagonist
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
We naturally seek the company of those whose (1) _________ are the same as our own. Fools do not like the (2) _________ of wise
men, and wise men avoid fools. Serious-minded people do not find much in common with (3) _________ folk, and vice versa. Sinners
feel uncomfortable with (4) _________ and do not seek their company. We can, therefore, as a rule, judge a man’s (5) _________ by
the company he keeps.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. solemn
2. thoughtful
3. grave
4. frivolous
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
We naturally seek the company of those whose (1) _________ are the same as our own. Fools do not like the (2) _________ of wise
men, and wise men avoid fools. Serious-minded people do not find much in common with (3) _________ folk, and vice versa. Sinners
feel uncomfortable with (4) _________ and do not seek their company. We can, therefore, as a rule, judge a man’s (5) _________ by
the company he keeps.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. knave
2. rowdy
3. saints
4. commoners
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
We naturally seek the company of those whose (1) _________ are the same as our own. Fools do not like the (2) _________ of wise
men, and wise men avoid fools. Serious-minded people do not find much in common with (3) _________ folk, and vice versa. Sinners
feel uncomfortable with (4) _________ and do not seek their company. We can, therefore, as a rule, judge a man’s (5) _________ by
the company he keeps.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. futurities
2. character
3. heirloom
4. legacy
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The rise in global temperature (1)__________ already occurred is leading to extreme weather events that bring (2)__________ heat
waves and droughts, devastating floods and increasingly powerful hurricanes and tropical storms. The combination of these factors
means the impact on human health is increasing and is (3)__________ accelerate. But there is room for hope, particularly if
governments take action now to (4)__________ the pledges made at Glasgow in November 2021 and to go further in resolving the
climate crisis. WHO is (5)__________ governments to lead a just, equitable, and fast phase out of fossil fuels and transition to a clean
energy future.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. which had
2. that is
3. which have
4. that has
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The rise in global temperature (1)__________ already occurred is leading to extreme weather events that bring (2)__________ heat
waves and droughts, devastating floods and increasingly powerful hurricanes and tropical storms. The combination of these factors
means the impact on human health is increasing and is (3)__________ accelerate. But there is room for hope, particularly if
governments take action now to (4)__________ the pledges made at Glasgow in November 2021 and to go further in resolving the
climate crisis. WHO is (5)__________ governments to lead a just, equitable, and fast phase out of fossil fuels and transition to a clean
energy future.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. intense
2. mild
3. maximise
4. minor
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The rise in global temperature (1)__________ already occurred is leading to extreme weather events that bring (2)__________ heat
waves and droughts, devastating floods and increasingly powerful hurricanes and tropical storms. The combination of these factors
means the impact on human health is increasing and is (3)__________ accelerate. But there is room for hope, particularly if
governments take action now to (4)__________ the pledges made at Glasgow in November 2021 and to go further in resolving the
climate crisis. WHO is (5)__________ governments to lead a just, equitable, and fast phase out of fossil fuels and transition to a clean
energy future.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. rarely to
2. likely to
3. barely to
4. hardly to
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The rise in global temperature (1)__________ already occurred is leading to extreme weather events that bring (2)__________ heat
waves and droughts, devastating floods and increasingly powerful hurricanes and tropical storms. The combination of these factors
means the impact on human health is increasing and is (3)__________ accelerate. But there is room for hope, particularly if
governments take action now to (4)__________ the pledges made at Glasgow in November 2021 and to go further in resolving the
climate crisis. WHO is (5)__________ governments to lead a just, equitable, and fast phase out of fossil fuels and transition to a clean
energy future.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. honour
2. take
3. watch
4. keep
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The rise in global temperature (1)__________ already occurred is leading to extreme weather events that bring (2)__________ heat
waves and droughts, devastating floods and increasingly powerful hurricanes and tropical storms. The combination of these factors
means the impact on human health is increasing and is (3)__________ accelerate. But there is room for hope, particularly if
governments take action now to (4)__________ the pledges made at Glasgow in November 2021 and to go further in resolving the
climate crisis. WHO is (5)__________ governments to lead a just, equitable, and fast phase out of fossil fuels and transition to a clean
energy future.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. calling at
2. calling on
3. calling for
4. calling from
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
2022 sees us entering a third year of the pandemic, and the harm 1________ children is increasingly evident: A record rise in child
poverty. Setbacks to progress on 2_________ vaccinations. Disruption to education for entire generation. That harm 3________ as an
unintended side effect of the world's efforts to manage the crisis. COVID has been a uniquely dis-equalizing crisis. Lopsided
4________ vaccines aside, learning losses have been greatest among poorest children, and job losses have been disproportionately
borne by women and youth. What next for the world’s children in the year ahead? As in the past two years, prospects for children will
continue to hinge 5________ on the pandemic and how it is managed.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 1.
Ans 1. did to
2. done to
3. does to
4. seems to
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
2022 sees us entering a third year of the pandemic, and the harm 1________ children is increasingly evident: A record rise in child
poverty. Setbacks to progress on 2_________ vaccinations. Disruption to education for entire generation. That harm 3________ as an
unintended side effect of the world's efforts to manage the crisis. COVID has been a uniquely dis-equalizing crisis. Lopsided
4________ vaccines aside, learning losses have been greatest among poorest children, and job losses have been disproportionately
borne by women and youth. What next for the world’s children in the year ahead? As in the past two years, prospects for children will
continue to hinge 5________ on the pandemic and how it is managed.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 2.
Ans 1. different
2. irregular
3. routine
4. similar
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
2022 sees us entering a third year of the pandemic, and the harm 1________ children is increasingly evident: A record rise in child
poverty. Setbacks to progress on 2_________ vaccinations. Disruption to education for entire generation. That harm 3________ as an
unintended side effect of the world's efforts to manage the crisis. COVID has been a uniquely dis-equalizing crisis. Lopsided
4________ vaccines aside, learning losses have been greatest among poorest children, and job losses have been disproportionately
borne by women and youth. What next for the world’s children in the year ahead? As in the past two years, prospects for children will
continue to hinge 5________ on the pandemic and how it is managed.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 3.
Ans 1. had emerged
2. has emerged
3. have emerged
4. was emerged
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
2022 sees us entering a third year of the pandemic, and the harm 1________ children is increasingly evident: A record rise in child
poverty. Setbacks to progress on 2_________ vaccinations. Disruption to education for entire generation. That harm 3________ as an
unintended side effect of the world's efforts to manage the crisis. COVID has been a uniquely dis-equalizing crisis. Lopsided
4________ vaccines aside, learning losses have been greatest among poorest children, and job losses have been disproportionately
borne by women and youth. What next for the world’s children in the year ahead? As in the past two years, prospects for children will
continue to hinge 5________ on the pandemic and how it is managed.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 4.
Ans 1. keeps to
2. access to
3. seems to
4. assess to
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
2022 sees us entering a third year of the pandemic, and the harm 1________ children is increasingly evident: A record rise in child
poverty. Setbacks to progress on 2_________ vaccinations. Disruption to education for entire generation. That harm 3________ as an
unintended side effect of the world's efforts to manage the crisis. COVID has been a uniquely dis-equalizing crisis. Lopsided
4________ vaccines aside, learning losses have been greatest among poorest children, and job losses have been disproportionately
borne by women and youth. What next for the world’s children in the year ahead? As in the past two years, prospects for children will
continue to hinge 5________ on the pandemic and how it is managed.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 5.
Ans 1. almost
2. minor
3. foremost
4. most
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Social media companies (1)______ claim that they promote democracy and are dedicated to the empowerment of ordinary
individuals. The assertion (2)______ entirely unfounded. Recent history shows how (3)______ citizens have been mobilised against
totalitarian regimes on social networking sites. Starting from MeToo to Black Lives Matter, digital networks (4)______ indispensable in
bringing together critical voices against social and political (5)______ .
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
Ans 1. frequently
2. seldom
3. never
4. Don't
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Social media companies (1)______ claim that they promote democracy and are dedicated to the empowerment of ordinary
individuals. The assertion (2)______ entirely unfounded. Recent history shows how (3)______ citizens have been mobilised against
totalitarian regimes on social networking sites. Starting from MeToo to Black Lives Matter, digital networks (4)______ indispensable in
bringing together critical voices against social and political (5)______ .
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
Ans 1. cannot
2. should
3. shall
4. may not be
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Social media companies (1)______ claim that they promote democracy and are dedicated to the empowerment of ordinary
individuals. The assertion (2)______ entirely unfounded. Recent history shows how (3)______ citizens have been mobilised against
totalitarian regimes on social networking sites. Starting from MeToo to Black Lives Matter, digital networks (4)______ indispensable in
bringing together critical voices against social and political (5)______ .
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
Ans 1. alien
2. common
3. neutral
4. foreign
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Social media companies (1)______ claim that they promote democracy and are dedicated to the empowerment of ordinary
individuals. The assertion (2)______ entirely unfounded. Recent history shows how (3)______ citizens have been mobilised against
totalitarian regimes on social networking sites. Starting from MeToo to Black Lives Matter, digital networks (4)______ indispensable in
bringing together critical voices against social and political (5)______ .
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
Ans 1. can
2. were
3. that
4. have been
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Social media companies (1)______ claim that they promote democracy and are dedicated to the empowerment of ordinary
individuals. The assertion (2)______ entirely unfounded. Recent history shows how (3)______ citizens have been mobilised against
totalitarian regimes on social networking sites. Starting from MeToo to Black Lives Matter, digital networks (4)______ indispensable in
bringing together critical voices against social and political (5)______ .
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
Ans 1. election
2. democracy
3. injustice
4. justice
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Global warming is a major problem. The result will be the problems created by the rising temperatures of the Arctic region. As a result
of global warming, (1)_________ in rainfall and plant distribution affect the migration patterns, feeding behaviour, and breeding
preferences of numerous bird species. The increase in the temperature may also alter ocean currents, which may alter the
(2)__________ ecology as a whole. Greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for the ongoing melting of the Arctic. This will result in
a (3)__________loop since greenhouse gases trap the heat in the atmosphere and the additional emissions may (4)__________ the
global warming process. Now, the only way to reverse the harm is for every person to be environmentally sensitive. This may offer us
hope that we will be able to leave a green planet to our future generations, who presently appear to face (5)__________.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. stabilisation
2. stagnation
3. fixation
4. alterations
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Global warming is a major problem. The result will be the problems created by the rising temperatures of the Arctic region. As a result
of global warming, (1)_________ in rainfall and plant distribution affect the migration patterns, feeding behaviour, and breeding
preferences of numerous bird species. The increase in the temperature may also alter ocean currents, which may alter the
(2)__________ ecology as a whole. Greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for the ongoing melting of the Arctic. This will result in
a (3)__________loop since greenhouse gases trap the heat in the atmosphere and the additional emissions may (4)__________ the
global warming process. Now, the only way to reverse the harm is for every person to be environmentally sensitive. This may offer us
hope that we will be able to leave a green planet to our future generations, who presently appear to face (5)__________.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. grassland
2. biosphere
3. marine
4. landscape
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Global warming is a major problem. The result will be the problems created by the rising temperatures of the Arctic region. As a result
of global warming, (1)_________ in rainfall and plant distribution affect the migration patterns, feeding behaviour, and breeding
preferences of numerous bird species. The increase in the temperature may also alter ocean currents, which may alter the
(2)__________ ecology as a whole. Greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for the ongoing melting of the Arctic. This will result in
a (3)__________loop since greenhouse gases trap the heat in the atmosphere and the additional emissions may (4)__________ the
global warming process. Now, the only way to reverse the harm is for every person to be environmentally sensitive. This may offer us
hope that we will be able to leave a green planet to our future generations, who presently appear to face (5)__________.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. feeble
2. gentle
3. vicious
4. moderate
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Global warming is a major problem. The result will be the problems created by the rising temperatures of the Arctic region. As a result
of global warming, (1)_________ in rainfall and plant distribution affect the migration patterns, feeding behaviour, and breeding
preferences of numerous bird species. The increase in the temperature may also alter ocean currents, which may alter the
(2)__________ ecology as a whole. Greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for the ongoing melting of the Arctic. This will result in
a (3)__________loop since greenhouse gases trap the heat in the atmosphere and the additional emissions may (4)__________ the
global warming process. Now, the only way to reverse the harm is for every person to be environmentally sensitive. This may offer us
hope that we will be able to leave a green planet to our future generations, who presently appear to face (5)__________.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. hinder
2. repress
3. restrain
4. accelerate
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Global warming is a major problem. The result will be the problems created by the rising temperatures of the Arctic region. As a result
of global warming, (1)_________ in rainfall and plant distribution affect the migration patterns, feeding behaviour, and breeding
preferences of numerous bird species. The increase in the temperature may also alter ocean currents, which may alter the
(2)__________ ecology as a whole. Greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for the ongoing melting of the Arctic. This will result in
a (3)__________loop since greenhouse gases trap the heat in the atmosphere and the additional emissions may (4)__________ the
global warming process. Now, the only way to reverse the harm is for every person to be environmentally sensitive. This may offer us
hope that we will be able to leave a green planet to our future generations, who presently appear to face (5)__________.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. renovation
2. extinction
3. redemption
4. salvation