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  • Question 1
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    Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blank.

    A ________ of seagulls flew over the ship screeching raucously.

    Solution

    The meaning of the given words:  

    • Flock: a number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or travelling together.
    • Drove: a herd or flock of animals being driven in a body.
    • Fleet: a marshland creek, channel, or ditch.
    • Bunch: a number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together.

    Use of Collective Noun 'Flock' in the blank space of the sentence is appropriate.

  • Question 2
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    Directions For Questions

    Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four-word or a group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly.

    The difficult thing about (1)_________the science of habits is that most people when they hear about this field of research (2)______ to know the secret formula for quickly changing any habit. If scientists have discovered how (3)______ patterns work, then it stands to reason that they (4)________ have also found a recipe for rapid change, right? if only it (5)_________ that easy. It's not (6)________ formulas don't exist. The problem is that there isn't one formula for (7)_________ habits. There are thousands. Individuals and habits are (8)_________ different and so the specifics of diagnosing and changing the patterns in our lives differ from person to (9)________ and behaviour to behaviour. Giving up cigarettes is different (10)________ curbing overeating, which is different from changing how you communicate with your spouse, (11)_______ is different from how you prioritize tasks at work. What's more, each person's habits are (12)______ by different cravings. As a result, this book does not (13)________ one prescription, Rather, I hoped to deliver something else: a framework for understanding (14)_________ habits work and a guide to experimenting with how they (15)________ change. Some habits yield easily to analysis and influence. Others are (16)______ complex and obstinate and require prolonged study. And for others, change is a (17)_______ that never fully concludes. But that does not (18)_______ it can't occur. Each chapter in this book explains a different aspect of why habits exist and how they function. The framework (19)___________ in this section is an attempt to distill, in (20)_________ very basic way, the tactics that researchers have found for diagnosing and shaping habits within our own lives.

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    What would come in place of blank (8)?

    Solution

    The correct answer is 'all'.

    An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, etc.

    Example:

    • The haunted village was quite near to the railway station. (the adverb 'quite' qualifies the adjective 'near')

    In the given sentence, we need an adverb to qualify the adjective 'different'.

    Of the given options, only the 2nd option (all) and the 4th option (most) are adverbs. The other two are adjectives.

    Hence in the eighth blank, 'all' will be used as there is no comparison made in the given sentence.

  • Question 3
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    Directions For Questions

    Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four-word or a group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly.

    The difficult thing about (1)_________the science of habits is that most people when they hear about this field of research (2)______ to know the secret formula for quickly changing any habit. If scientists have discovered how (3)______ patterns work, then it stands to reason that they (4)________ have also found a recipe for rapid change, right? if only it (5)_________ that easy. It's not (6)________ formulas don't exist. The problem is that there isn't one formula for (7)_________ habits. There are thousands. Individuals and habits are (8)_________ different and so the specifics of diagnosing and changing the patterns in our lives differ from person to (9)________ and behaviour to behaviour. Giving up cigarettes is different (10)________ curbing overeating, which is different from changing how you communicate with your spouse, (11)_______ is different from how you prioritize tasks at work. What's more, each person's habits are (12)______ by different cravings. As a result, this book does not (13)________ one prescription, Rather, I hoped to deliver something else: a framework for understanding (14)_________ habits work and a guide to experimenting with how they (15)________ change. Some habits yield easily to analysis and influence. Others are (16)______ complex and obstinate and require prolonged study. And for others, change is a (17)_______ that never fully concludes. But that does not (18)_______ it can't occur. Each chapter in this book explains a different aspect of why habits exist and how they function. The framework (19)___________ in this section is an attempt to distill, in (20)_________ very basic way, the tactics that researchers have found for diagnosing and shaping habits within our own lives.

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    What would come in place of blank (6)?

    Solution

    The correct answer is 'that'​​.

    We use 'that' as a determiner, a demonstrative pronoun and a relative pronoun.

    We also use it as a conjunction to introduce that-clauses.

    Example:

    • She picked up the hairbrush that she had left on the bed. (as a relative pronoun)
    • I admit that I was wrong.​ (as conjunction)

    In the sixth blank of the cloze test, we need a conjunction to connect the two clauses.

    Thus the correct choice will be option (C) i.e., that.

  • Question 4
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    Directions For Questions

    Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four-word or a group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly.

    The difficult thing about (1)_________the science of habits is that most people when they hear about this field of research (2)______ to know the secret formula for quickly changing any habit. If scientists have discovered how (3)______ patterns work, then it stands to reason that they (4)________ have also found a recipe for rapid change, right? if only it (5)_________ that easy. It's not (6)________ formulas don't exist. The problem is that there isn't one formula for (7)_________ habits. There are thousands. Individuals and habits are (8)_________ different and so the specifics of diagnosing and changing the patterns in our lives differ from person to (9)________ and behaviour to behaviour. Giving up cigarettes is different (10)________ curbing overeating, which is different from changing how you communicate with your spouse, (11)_______ is different from how you prioritize tasks at work. What's more, each person's habits are (12)______ by different cravings. As a result, this book does not (13)________ one prescription, Rather, I hoped to deliver something else: a framework for understanding (14)_________ habits work and a guide to experimenting with how they (15)________ change. Some habits yield easily to analysis and influence. Others are (16)______ complex and obstinate and require prolonged study. And for others, change is a (17)_______ that never fully concludes. But that does not (18)_______ it can't occur. Each chapter in this book explains a different aspect of why habits exist and how they function. The framework (19)___________ in this section is an attempt to distill, in (20)_________ very basic way, the tactics that researchers have found for diagnosing and shaping habits within our own lives.

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    What would come in place of blank (10)?

    Solution

    The correct answer is 'from'.

    There are some verbs/nouns/adjectives which are followed by fixed preposition given below:

    • ​Exonerate from, different from, liberalization of, interested in, inured to, accused of, a predilection for, a respite from, vexed at, etc.

    Example:

    • David was a different kid from others in his colony.

    According to the rule and the example given above, 'from​' will be used in the tenth blank of the sentence.

  • Question 5
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    Directions For Questions

    Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four-word or a group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly.

    The difficult thing about (1)_________the science of habits is that most people when they hear about this field of research (2)______ to know the secret formula for quickly changing any habit. If scientists have discovered how (3)______ patterns work, then it stands to reason that they (4)________ have also found a recipe for rapid change, right? if only it (5)_________ that easy. It's not (6)________ formulas don't exist. The problem is that there isn't one formula for (7)_________ habits. There are thousands. Individuals and habits are (8)_________ different and so the specifics of diagnosing and changing the patterns in our lives differ from person to (9)________ and behaviour to behaviour. Giving up cigarettes is different (10)________ curbing overeating, which is different from changing how you communicate with your spouse, (11)_______ is different from how you prioritize tasks at work. What's more, each person's habits are (12)______ by different cravings. As a result, this book does not (13)________ one prescription, Rather, I hoped to deliver something else: a framework for understanding (14)_________ habits work and a guide to experimenting with how they (15)________ change. Some habits yield easily to analysis and influence. Others are (16)______ complex and obstinate and require prolonged study. And for others, change is a (17)_______ that never fully concludes. But that does not (18)_______ it can't occur. Each chapter in this book explains a different aspect of why habits exist and how they function. The framework (19)___________ in this section is an attempt to distill, in (20)_________ very basic way, the tactics that researchers have found for diagnosing and shaping habits within our own lives.

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    What would come in place of blank (9)?

    Solution

    The correct answer is 'person'​​.

    Parallelism in grammar is defined as two or more phrases or clauses in a sentence that have the same grammatical structure.

    It is used to balance nouns with nouns, prepositional phrases with prepositional phrases, participles with participles, infinitives with infinitives, clauses with clauses.

    Example:

    • ​​My brother likes cooking and to read novels.
    • My brother likes cooking and reading novels.

    Since the preposition 'to' is preceded by the noun 'person', 'person' will be used in the ninth blank of the sentence as per the given rule.

  • Question 6
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    Directions For Questions

    Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four-word or a group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly.

    The difficult thing about (1)_________the science of habits is that most people when they hear about this field of research (2)______ to know the secret formula for quickly changing any habit. If scientists have discovered how (3)______ patterns work, then it stands to reason that they (4)________ have also found a recipe for rapid change, right? if only it (5)_________ that easy. It's not (6)________ formulas don't exist. The problem is that there isn't one formula for (7)_________ habits. There are thousands. Individuals and habits are (8)_________ different and so the specifics of diagnosing and changing the patterns in our lives differ from person to (9)________ and behaviour to behaviour. Giving up cigarettes is different (10)________ curbing overeating, which is different from changing how you communicate with your spouse, (11)_______ is different from how you prioritize tasks at work. What's more, each person's habits are (12)______ by different cravings. As a result, this book does not (13)________ one prescription, Rather, I hoped to deliver something else: a framework for understanding (14)_________ habits work and a guide to experimenting with how they (15)________ change. Some habits yield easily to analysis and influence. Others are (16)______ complex and obstinate and require prolonged study. And for others, change is a (17)_______ that never fully concludes. But that does not (18)_______ it can't occur. Each chapter in this book explains a different aspect of why habits exist and how they function. The framework (19)___________ in this section is an attempt to distill, in (20)_________ very basic way, the tactics that researchers have found for diagnosing and shaping habits within our own lives.

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    What would come in place of blank (7)?

    Solution

    The correct answer is 'changing'.

    A preposition is a word that shows direction (a letter to you), location (at the door), or time (by noon), or that introduces an object (a basket of apples).

    Prepositions are typically followed by an object, which can be a noun (noon) or a gerund acting as a noun (falling), a noun phrase (the door), or a pronoun (you).

    Let's look at the examples given below:

    • I have been waiting for you since 2014. (preposition followed by a pronoun)
    • He was excited about going to a hill station. (preposition followed by a gerund)

    In the given sentence, the preposition 'for' must be followed by a noun, pronoun, or gerund.

    Of the given options, we find that the gerund 'changing' is the most suited for the seventh blank.

    The rest of the options are various verb forms.

  • Question 7
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    Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence in case there is no improvement select “No improvement”.

    Kalidasa was a greater classical Sanskrit poet of India.

    Solution

    The correct sentence will be: 

    Kalidasa was a great classical Sanskrit poet of India.

    The word 'Greater' is a comparative adjective that is used while comparing two things. Example: He was a greater dancer than his sister.

    In the given sentence, there is no comparison so we will use the basic form of the adjective i.e., great.

    The article 'the' is used with specific objects and 'a' is used with unspecific objects. Here 'a' is most appropriate.

  • Question 8
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    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

    Branch of physics dealing with the properties of sound.

    Solution

    Acoustics is the correct answer.

    Acoustics means the branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound.

    Mechanics means the branch of applied mathematics dealing with motion and forces producing motion.

    Radiation means the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.

    Audition means an interview for a role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician, consisting of a practical demonstration of the candidate's suitability and skill.

  • Question 9
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     In the following questions, four/five alternatives are given for the meaning of the given Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best express the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

    To think on your feet

    Solution

    Example : I'd never heard about the company before, so I had to think on my feet.

  • Question 10
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    Fill in the blank according to the tense required.

    Mayank _______________ overtime for the last two weeks.

    Solution

    Past perfect continuous tense is used when a work is being continued for some time from the past, has been working is the most suitable option.

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