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Question 1
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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. (ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

It is upon the Union government and / the political leadership to do / what is required to revive / investment in the economy.

A
It is up on the Union government and

B
the political leadership to do

C
what is required to revive

D
investment in the economy.

Solution

Replace “on” with “to”

use “up to” with the meaning, “devising or scheming; occupied with”.

“up to it” has the meaning “having adequate powers or the ability for; capable of; equal to”. “Be up to” is something called a phrasal verb, and it has two meanings.
Question 2
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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. (ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

This will ease the difficulty in obtaining / compensation for pollution caused / with the bunker oil spill or leakage / from ships other than tankers.

A
This will ease the difficulty in obtaining

B
compensation for pollution caused

C
with bunker oil spill or leakage

D
from ships other than tankers.

Solution

Replace “with” with “by”

Replace “with” with “by”

Both by and with can be used to say how somebody does something, but there is an important difference.

We use by when we say what we do to get a result.

He succeeded by hard work.

We use with when we say what we use to get a result.

In passive clauses by introduces the agent – the person or thing that does an action.I was welcomed by the hostess herself.
Question 3
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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. (ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

The real Ishaq Ahmed was nowhere near the / scene of accident; this looks / like an attempt to frame him and / set his up to take the blame.

A
The real Ishaq Ahmed was nowhere near the

B
scene of accident; this looks

C
like an attempt to frame him and

D
set his up to take the blame.

Solution

Replace “his” with “him”

The forms he, she and they are used when a pronoun is the subject of a sentence. The forms him, her and them are used when a pronoun is the object of a sentence. The forms his, her, hers, their and theirs are possessive in nature.
Question 4
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the question:

Now the question arises, what is the secret of the longevity and imperishability of Indian culture? Why is it that such great empires and nations is Babylon, Assyria, Greece, Rome and Persia, could not last more than the footprints of a camel m the shifting sands of the desert, while India which faced the same ups and downs, the same mighty and cruel hand of time, is still alive and with the same halo of glory and splendour? The answer is given by Prof. J. B. Pratt of America. According to him, the Hindu religion is the only religion in the world which is 'self-perpetuating and self-renewing.' Unlike other religions 'not death, but development' has been the fate of Hinduism. Not only Hindu religion but the whole culture of the Hindus has been growing changing and developing in accordance with the needs of time and circumstance without losing its essential and imperishable spirit. The culture of the Vedic ages, of the ages of the Upanishads, the philosophical systems, the Mahabharata, the Smirities, the Puranas, the commentators, the medieval saints and of the age of the modern reformers is the same in Spirit and yet very different in form. Its basic principles are so broad-based that they can be adapted to almost any environment of development

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In what respect is India implied to be superior to all other nations and empires?

A
Material development

B
Cultural advancement

C
Military strength

D
Territorial expansion

Solution

India is superior in Cultural advancement to all other nations and empires.

Hence the correct option is B.
Question 5
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the question:

Now the question arises, what is the secret of the longevity and imperishability of Indian culture? Why is it that such great empires and nations is Babylon, Assyria, Greece, Rome and Persia, could not last more than the footprints of a camel m the shifting sands of the desert, while India which faced the same ups and downs, the same mighty and cruel hand of time, is still alive and with the same halo of glory and splendour? The answer is given by Prof. J. B. Pratt of America. According to him, the Hindu religion is the only religion in the world which is 'self-perpetuating and self-renewing.' Unlike other religions 'not death, but development' has been the fate of Hinduism. Not only Hindu religion but the whole culture of the Hindus has been growing changing and developing in accordance with the needs of time and circumstance without losing its essential and imperishable spirit. The culture of the Vedic ages, of the ages of the Upanishads, the philosophical systems, the Mahabharata, the Smirities, the Puranas, the commentators, the medieval saints and of the age of the modern reformers is the same in Spirit and yet very different in form. Its basic principles are so broad-based that they can be adapted to almost any environment of development

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Which of the following has not been mentioned as a particular period of Indian culture?

A
The Vedic age

B
The age of Upanishads

C
The age of the Mahabharata

D
The British period

Solution

The British period has not been mentioned as a particular period of Indian culture.

Hence the correct option is D.
Question 6
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Read the given passage carefully and answer the question:

Now the question arises, what is the secret of the longevity and imperishability of Indian culture? Why is it that such great empires and nations is Babylon, Assyria, Greece, Rome and Persia, could not last more than the footprints of a camel m the shifting sands of the desert, while India which faced the same ups and downs, the same mighty and cruel hand of time, is still alive and with the same halo of glory and splendour? The answer is given by Prof. J. B. Pratt of America. According to him, the Hindu religion is the only religion in the world which is 'self-perpetuating and self-renewing.' Unlike other religions 'not death, but development' has been the fate of Hinduism. Not only Hindu religion but the whole culture of the Hindus has been growing changing and developing in accordance with the needs of time and circumstance without losing its essential and imperishable spirit. The culture of the Vedic ages, of the ages of the Upanishads, the philosophical systems, the Mahabharata, the Smirities, the Puranas, the commentators, the medieval saints and of the age of the modern reformers is the same in Spirit and yet very different in form. Its basic principles are so broad-based that they can be adapted to almost any environment of development

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Which other religion has been mentioned in the passage as self-developing and self-renewing as Hindu religion?

A
Christianity

B
Islam

C
Buddhism

D
None of these

Solution

No other religion has been as self-developing and self-renewing as Hindu religion.

Hence the correct option is D.
Question 7
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Directions For Questions

Read the given passage carefully and answer the question:

Now the question arises, what is the secret of the longevity and imperishability of Indian culture? Why is it that such great empires and nations is Babylon, Assyria, Greece, Rome and Persia, could not last more than the footprints of a camel m the shifting sands of the desert, while India which faced the same ups and downs, the same mighty and cruel hand of time, is still alive and with the same halo of glory and splendour? The answer is given by Prof. J. B. Pratt of America. According to him, the Hindu religion is the only religion in the world which is 'self-perpetuating and self-renewing.' Unlike other religions 'not death, but development' has been the fate of Hinduism. Not only Hindu religion but the whole culture of the Hindus has been growing changing and developing in accordance with the needs of time and circumstance without losing its essential and imperishable spirit. The culture of the Vedic ages, of the ages of the Upanishads, the philosophical systems, the Mahabharata, the Smirities, the Puranas, the commentators, the medieval saints and of the age of the modern reformers is the same in Spirit and yet very different in form. Its basic principles are so broad-based that they can be adapted to almost any environment of development

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What is the characteristic quality of the basic principles of Indian culture?

A
They are static

B
They derive their strength from the genius of the people

C
They can be adapted almost to any environment of development

D
They believe in the purity of Indian culture

Solution

"They can be adapted almost to any environment of development" this is the characteristic quality of the basic principles of Indian culture

Hence the correct option is C.
Question 8
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In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Without doubt, there is one thing (A)... to all of us. We have played a game at some time in our lives. Most of us play to relax or have fun, but for many playing a game or a sport is a way to (B)... poverty behind, In fact, in many A. African countries, playing professionally can (C)... the lives of a person’s entire family. For example, in the small town of Bekoji, in Ethiopia (D)... then a hundred boys and girls can be seen running at dawn every day.

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Choose the appropriate word for the blank(B).

A
alleviate

B
forgot

C
prevent

D
leave

Solution

The appropriate word for the blank B is left.

Hence the correct option is D.
Question 9
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In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Without doubt, there is one thing (A)... to all of us. We have played a game at some time in our lives. Most of us play to relax or have fun, but for many playing a game or a sport is a way to (B)... poverty behind, In fact, in many A. African countries, playing professionally can (C)... the lives of a person’s entire family. For example, in the small town of Bekoji, in Ethiopia (D)... then a hundred boys and girls can be seen running at dawn every day.

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Choose the appropriate word for blank (D).

A
further

B
more

C
greater

D
over

Solution

The appropriate word for blank d is more. so option B is the correct answer.
Question 10
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Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the following questions.

A. If the idea is to make the Supreme Court look bad (former President Anurag Thakur said sarcastically after he was sacked, “If the Supreme Court feels BCCI would do better under retired judges then I wish them all the best, I am sure they will do well”), then this is an unequal fight.

B. Someone has to tell the disqualified members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India that the match is over, And they lost.

C. It is not the Supreme Court’s responsibility to run cricket in the country, but it can lay down the law.

D. It can also haul up officials on criminal charges for mismanagement of funds, something the BCCI should have done but refused to because ignoring corruption is the price to pay for staying in power.

E. the never-say-die spirit is something positive and admirable. Off it, that spirit can be negative and deplorable.

F. A bunch of office-bearers now required to use the word ‘former’ before that description, holding a meeting to ‘tackle’ the Supreme Court’s judgements makes no sense. On the field,

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Which would be the Fifth sentence after Rearrangement?

A
B

B
A

C
E

D
C

Solution

After Rearrangement Fifth sentence "It is not the Supreme Court’s responsibility to run cricket in the country, but it can lay down the law."

Hence the correct option is D.

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Question 1

It is up on the Union government and

the political leadership to do

what is required to revive

investment in the economy.

Solution

Question 2

This will ease the difficulty in obtaining

compensation for pollution caused

with bunker oil spill or leakage

from ships other than tankers.

Solution

Question 3

The real Ishaq Ahmed was nowhere near the

scene of accident; this looks

like an attempt to frame him and

set his up to take the blame.

Solution

Question 4

Material development

Cultural advancement

Military strength

Territorial expansion

Solution

Question 5

The Vedic age

The age of Upanishads

The age of the Mahabharata

The British period

Solution

Question 6

Christianity

Islam

Buddhism

None of these

Solution

Question 7

They are static

They derive their strength from the genius of the people

They can be adapted almost to any environment of development

They believe in the purity of Indian culture

Solution

Question 8

alleviate

forgot

prevent

leave

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Question 9

further

more

greater

over

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Question 10

B

A

E

C

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