Directions (1-5): Select the phrase/connector (STARTERS) from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.
Q1. (I) The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TNVASU) will hold its second round of counselling on September 22 at the Madras Veterinary College, Vepery.
(II) TNVASU will be going to fill up vacant seats in B. V.Sx. and AH (academic stream).
(i) The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University will hold…
(ii) To fill up vacant seats…
(iii) TNVASU will be going…
(a) Both (i) and (ii)
(b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) All of (i), (ii) and (iii)
(e) None of the above
Q2. (I) Mr. Nambi Narayanan’s career was “smothered” by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) spy scandal case 24 years ago.
(II) A three-judge Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, found Mr. Nambi Narayan a victim of trumped-up allegations of espionage by the Kerala Police.
(i) More than 24 years after Mr. Nambi…
(ii) Hence, Mr. Nambi Narayan’s career…
(iii) Although a three-judge Bench…
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) Both (iii) and (i)
(e) None of these
Q3. (I) Metropolitan Magistrate Charu Gupta ordered framing of charges against K. Pachauri under Sections 354, 354A and 509 of the IPC.
(II) Metropolitan Magistrate Charu Gupta discharged him of offences under Sections 354B, 354D, 506 and 341 of the IPC.
(i) while, she discharged him…
(ii) Metropolitan Magistrate Charu Gupta ordered…
(iii) Though, Metropolitan Magistrate Charu Gupta discharged him…
(a) Both (i) and (iii)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Each of (i), (iii) and (ii)
(d) Only (i)
(e) None of the above
Q4. (I) The dual analog design is now the standard for all video game console controllers,
(II) It’s odd that Sony decided to choose the controller with less features and a shorter lifespan.
(i) Considering that the dual analog…
(ii) Behind the dual analog…
(iii) However, the controller with less…
(a) Both (i) and (ii)
(b) Only (i)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) Both (iii) and (i)
(e) None of the above
Q5. (I) News of detente, talks with South Korea and potential Olympic medals have clearly focused attention on the Korean peninsula.
(II) The children of North Korean women in China, most of whom have been trafficked out of the sealed state into illegal activities, live stateless on the fringes of society, unrecognized as citizens or even refugees.
(i)Although news of détente, talks…
(ii)Notwithstanding that news of détente…
(iii)As the children of North Korean women…
(a)Only (i) is correct
(b)Only (iii) is correct
(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(d)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct
(e)All are correct
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. Each of (i), (ii) and (iii), as starters, could make a coherent paragraph after combining (I) and (II).
‘The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TNVASU) will hold its second round of counselling on September 22 at the Madras Veterinary College, Vepery, to fill up vacant seats in B.V.Sc. and AH (academic stream). ’
‘To fill up vacant seats in B.V.Sc. and AH (academic stream), the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TNVASU) will hold its second round of counselling on September 22 at the Madras Veterinary College, Vepery.’
‘TNVASU will be going to fill up vacant seats in B.V.Sc and AH (academic stream) by holding its second round of counselling on September 22 at the Madras Veterinary College, Vepery.’
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Only (i), as a starter, could form a coherent paragraph after combining (I) and (II).
‘More than 24 years after Mr. Nambi Narayanan’s career was “smothered” by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) spy scandal case, a three-judge Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, found him a victim of trumped-up allegations of espionage by the Kerala Police.’
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Each of (i), (iii) and (ii) as starters could form a coherent paragraph.
‘While, she discharged him of offences under Sections 354B, 354D, 506 and 341 of the IPC, the Metropolitan Magistrate Charu Gupta ordered framing of charges against him under Sections 354, 354A and 509 of the IPC.’
‘Metropolitan Magistrate Charu Gupta ordered framing of charges against him under Sections 354, 354A, 506 and 509 of the IPC but discharged him of offences under Sections 354B, 354D, 506 and 341 of the IPC.’
‘Though, Metropolitan Magistrate Charu Gupta discharged him of offences under Sections 354B, 354D, 506 and 341 of the IPC, she ordered framing of charges against him under Sections 354, 354A and 509 of the IPC’.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Only option (i) can be appropriately used to frame a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence combining both the sentence.
‘Considering that the dual analog design is now the standard for all video game console controllers, it’s odd that Sony decided to choose the controller with less features and a shorter lifespan.’
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Both the starters (i) and (ii) can be used to form the meaningful sentence without altering the intended meaning of the two statements. It is to be noted that both the conjunctions “Although” and “Notwithstanding”, mean the same i.e. in spite of the fact that; even though. In the given case, both these conjunctions give a contextual meaning to the given sentences.
(I) Although news of detente, talks with South Korea and potential Olympic medals have clearly focused attention on the Korean peninsula, the children of North Korean women in China, most of whom have been trafficked out of the sealed state into illegal activities, live stateless on the fringes of society, unrecognized as citizens or even refugees.
(II) Notwithstanding that news of detente, talks with South Korea and potential Olympic medals have clearly focused attention on the Korean peninsula, the children of North Korean women in China, most of whom have been trafficked out of the sealed state into illegal activities, live stateless on the fringes of society, unrecognized as citizens or even refugees.
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