Directions (1-5):In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five options and each blank is to filled with the same word given below to make the sentence correct. Fill up the sentences with the correct word.
Q1. (I) He was an .............. man, clinging to a guitar twanging Christianity in the face of public opinion.
(II) They were quite .............. in their opinions and sneered at my "naivety" in accepting your suggestions.
(a) dominant
(b) submissive
(c) lenient
(d) obstinate
(e) unreliable
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S1. Ans.(d) Sol. Obstinate- stubborn
Q2. (I) Thus Christ ............ in the stocks and stones the old evil spirits that tenanted them, and took their place.
(II) They have been ............ by the more gorgeous looking hybrids, which have been evolved during the past two years.
(a) accept
(b) ousted
(c) harbor
(d) shelter
(e) impel
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S2. Ans.(b) Sol. Ousted- to remove or expel
Q3. (I) It is possible to regard the ............... policy dispassionately as an interesting illustration of Jefferson's love of peace.
(II) He now laid an .............. upon Megara by which the Megarians were forbidden on pain of death to pursue trading operations with any part of the Athenian Empire.
(a) allowance
(b) suffering
(c) embargo
(d) endorsement
(e) agreement
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S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Embargo- an official ban
Q4. (I) But he was so handsome, and she so ........... he wanted to go out with her, that she ignored the instincts warning her it would never last.
(II) He jumped and turned toward her, equally .............. that she had snuck up on him.
(a) incurious
(b) scandalize
(c) amazed
(d) jaded
(e) impassive
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S4. Ans.(c) Sol. Amazed- surprised
Q5. (I) We have .............. of cause, of infinity, of good and Flint.
(II) They would feel bound to disregard their sporadic .............., and act only for reasons that would be clearly set out in black and white.
(a) logic
(b) knowledge
(c) reasonable
(d) ignorance
(e) intuitions
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S5. Ans.(e) Sol. Intuitions- immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes
Directions (6-10): In each of the questions given below a sentence which is divided into 5 parts out of which one part may or may not have error in it. It is then followed by 5 options out of which one is your answer. Choose the option which gives the grammatically incorrect part as answer.
Q6. What unites them is the fact(A)/ that they are both matinee(B)/ idles, who seem to be relying(C)/ on popularity acquired from cinema to(D)/ catapult them into political State power(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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S6. Ans.(c) Sol. Replace ‘idles’ with ‘idols’
Idle- empty; vacant
Idol- a cultural icon, or especially popular person
Q7. Instead getting into the thick(A)/ of action, Rajinikanth has focused(B)/ on creating a strong(C)/ infrastructure for(D)/ the yet-to-be-launched political party(E).
(a) E
(b) D
(c) C
(d) B
(e) A
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S7. Ans.(e) Sol. ‘Instead’ should be followed with ‘of’
Q8. The notification specifies a minimum age of(A)/ 40 years and minimum qualification of graduation(B)/ from a recognizing university or institute(C)/ while higher qualification will(D)/ be an added advantage(E).
(a) A
(b) C
(c) E
(d) D
(e) B
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S8. Ans.(b) Sol. Replace ‘recognizing’ with ‘recognized’
Q9. We want to make the youth and farmers aware(A)/ during this tour. We will not talk about(B)/ parties or their candidates. But(C)/ we will appeal to the voters to scrutinized(D)/ the work of the sitting MLAs of their areas(E).
(a) A
(b) E
(c) B
(d) C
(e) D
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S9. Ans.(e) Sol. Replace ‘scrutinized’ with ‘scrutinize’ as ‘to’ is always followed by the first form of the verb
Q10. The conference will cover(A)/ both classical and modern elements of Hindi(B)/ and we intends to get(C)/ delegates and scholars of Hindi(D)/ from all over the world(E).
(a) D
(b) A
(c) C
(d) B
(e) E
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S10. Ans.(c) Sol. Replace ‘intends’ with ‘intend’ as the subject preceded is plural
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