Directions (1-10):
In the passage given below there are blanks which are to be filled
with the options given below. Find out the appropriate pair of words
in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without
altering the meaning of the statement. Both the pair must fill the
blank.
As awareness on (1)...... of tiger spreads,
there are always (2)......stories that we come by. Here’s one
such. For years, Mogiyas, the traditional hunter-gatherer (3)......
in Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, had been (4)...... to poachers.
For the tribe, it was very (5)...... since the “reward” one
tiger skin ran to several thousand rupees. However, this came to
an (6)...... end when more than a decade ago the Rajasthan
police (7)...... poaching gangs following a tip off from a
non-government organisation (NGO). The number of tigers in the region
went up (8)...... in the following years. However, there was
still the question of continuing to keep the tribe off tigers - which
essentially meant providing the children a chance at a life away from
poaching. The same NGO stepped in with support from the Forest
Department. It set up an educational(9)...... and encouraged the
Mogiya children to go school, all the while helping them
learn(10)...... skills such as block printing and stitching from
experts in the
area.
Q1.
(a)Protection/saving
(b)Conservation/preservation
(c)Hunting/killing
(d)Nurture/nourishing
(e)Captivating/subduing
S1.
Ans.(b)
Sol.'Conservation' is the most appropriate word as
spreading of awareness is to conserve the tigers.
Q2.
(a)Cordial/friendly
(b)Concocted/false
(c)Heart-warming/sympathetic
(d)Cock
and Bull/unbelievable
(e)Comic/amusing
S2.
Ans.(c)
Sol. As we are talking about the conservation of
tigers, so there would always be 'heart-warming' stories related to
it.
Q3.
(a)Society/organization
(b)Tribe/group
(c)Board/committee
(d)Union/coalition
(e)Juction/Intersection
S3.
Ans.(b)
Sol. 'Tribe' is the most suitable answer here as
the sentence is talking about the Mogiyas which is a tribe. Moreover,
the sentence starts with 'For years, Mogiyas....'. Hence it can be
inferred from it that passage is talking about the tribe.
Q4.
(a)Servants/slaves
(b)Informants/folder
(c)Workers/labourers
(d)Followers/fans
(e)Admirers/Devotees
S4.
Ans.(b)
Sol. 'Informants' is the most appropriate answer
here because the second line of the passage is informing about the
Mogiyas tribe who are the informants to the poachers.
Informant-the
one who who informs someone of something.
Q5.
(a)Unprofitable/losing
(b)Elucidative/explanatory
(c)Lucrative/profitable
(d)Superfluous/extraneous
(e)Lucid/clear
S5.
Ans.(c)
Sol. 'Lucrative' means profitable. Hence
'lucrative' is the most suitable entry here. Look at the sentence
'For the tribe, it was very ...... since the “reward” one tiger
skin ran to several thousand rupees' . They are talking about the
reward of thousand rupees. Therefore, lucrative/profitable should
come here.
Q6.
(a)Appropriate/suitable
(b)Peculiar/odd
(c)Demonstrative/displaying
(d)Apparent/clear
(e)Unyielding/stubborn
S6.
Ans.(d)
Sol. The blank should be filled with
'apparent/clear' as it says that 'However, it(the practice of
poaching) came to apparent/clear end...' when a decade ago, Rajasthan
police took a serious action against it.
Q7.
(a)Associated/organized
(b)Connected/joined
(c)Abridged/curtailed
(d)Created/formed
(e)Busted/broken
S7.
Ans.(e)
Sol. 'Busted/broken' should come here as when the
Raajasthan police took action against poaching, the malpractice of it
got busted/broken.
Abridged/curtailed means to cut off.
Q8.
(a)Eventually/ultimately
(b)Dramatically/effectively
(c)Thoroughly/completely
(d)Especially/particularly
(e)Actually/really
S8.
Ans.(b)
Sol. 'Dramatically' is the correct option here
because it is explained previously that when the higher took acton
against poaching, the number opf tigers dramatically/effectively went
up.
Especially, eventually, actually or thoroughly can't
come here because we are talking about the the number of tigers which
effectively went up.
Q9.
(a)Project/assignment
(b)Venture/undertaking
(c)Target/goal
(d)Survey/Prospect
(e)Excursion/tour
S9.
Ans.(a)
Sol. 'Project' perfectly fits here as it is
explained that the authorities took further action to educate the
Mogiyas tribe's children and make them to go to school. So, it was a
project that was lauched to make them learn the additional skills of
stitching and printing etc.
Venture is a corporate term.
Setting
up a school to make someone learn additional skills can't be a
Target/goal.
Excursion means educational tour.
Q10.
(a)Additional/supplemental
(b)Conventional/ordinary
(c)Incredible/unbelievable
(d)Great/important
(e)Mediocre/ordinary
S10.
Ans.(a)
Sol. 'Additional' is the most suitable answer.
(Refer explanation of Q9)
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