Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and coalition partner Komeito have together secured a two-thirds majority in the lower house of the Diet, despite the shadow of scandal over him ahead of the election.
B. Abe’s election promises precisely such redemption.
C. As the balance of power in the world at large, and in Asia-Pacific in particular, reconfigures, it is important that Japan, one of the world’s most powerful nations, be released from hobbling constraints.
D. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s gamble has paid off.
E. Japanese voters decided to choose security over Hope, a much-hyped new party that hoped to give Abe a run for his money.
Q1. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) D
(c) A
(d) F
(e) C
Q2. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) B
(d) E
(e) C
Q3. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) E
(c) A
(d) C
(e) D
Q4. Which of the following should be the LAST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) D
(b) E
(c) A
(d) B
(e) C
Q5. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) C
(b) A
(c) B
(d) D
(e) E
Directions (6-15): In the following passage there are words highlighted in bold, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. If the word highlighted in bold does not require any replacement, choose (e) as your answer.
Q6. Morpheus says in The Matrix, “There’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the course (6).” Life is not easy, packed as it is with requests (7). And in the process of living, we feverishly pursue success, joy and liveliness (8), believing in our hearts that they are interlinked, that one spooks (9) to the other in a smooth flow. But it’s a mirage that constantly violates(10) us. Joy is often misunderstood; it is also easily forgotten (11). Yet, the optimum quality of action (12) as we recognise it, is realized through these moments of joy. Joy is the ultimate but to experience it, you have to be yourself. The lightness of joy is like a feather, free falling in the surrounding (13) and slipping through your fingers. Joy is familiar (14), experienced through a culmination (15) of perfect alignment, rhythm and timing of the self.
(a) advent
(b) ingress
(c) approach
(d) path
(e) No improvement required
Q7. Morpheus says in The Matrix, “There’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the course (6).” Life is not easy, packed as it is with requests (7). And in the process of living, we feverishly pursue success, joy and liveliness (8), believing in our hearts that they are interlinked, that one spooks (9) to the other in a smooth flow. But it’s a mirage that constantly violates(10) us. Joy is often misunderstood; it is also easily forgotten (11). Yet, the optimum quality of action (12) as we recognise it, is realized through these moments of joy. Joy is the ultimate but to experience it, you have to be yourself. The lightness of joy is like a feather, free falling in the surrounding (13) and slipping through your fingers. Joy is familiar (14), experienced through a culmination (15) of perfect alignment, rhythm and timing of the self.
(a) requirement
(b) venture
(c) challenges
(d) motives
(e) No improvement required
Q8. Morpheus says in The Matrix, “There’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the course (6).” Life is not easy, packed as it is with requests (7). And in the process of living, we feverishly pursue success, joy and liveliness (8), believing in our hearts that they are interlinked, that one spooks (9) to the other in a smooth flow. But it’s a mirage that constantly violates(10) us. Joy is often misunderstood; it is also easily forgotten (11). Yet, the optimum quality of action (12) as we recognise it, is realized through these moments of joy. Joy is the ultimate but to experience it, you have to be yourself. The lightness of joy is like a feather, free falling in the surrounding (13) and slipping through your fingers. Joy is familiar (14), experienced through a culmination (15) of perfect alignment, rhythm and timing of the self.
(a) Serene
(b) happiness
(c) despair
(d) serenity
(e) No improvement required
Q9. Morpheus says in The Matrix, “There’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the course (6).” Life is not easy, packed as it is with requests (7). And in the process of living, we feverishly pursue success, joy and liveliness (8), believing in our hearts that they are interlinked, that one spooks (9) to the other in a smooth flow. But it’s a mirage that constantly violates(10) us. Joy is often misunderstood; it is also easily forgotten (11). Yet, the optimum quality of action (12) as we recognise it, is realized through these moments of joy. Joy is the ultimate but to experience it, you have to be yourself. The lightness of joy is like a feather, free falling in the surrounding (13) and slipping through your fingers. Joy is familiar (14), experienced through a culmination (15) of perfect alignment, rhythm and timing of the self.
(a) conducts
(b) leads
(c) squires
(d) drags
(e) No improvement required
Q10. Morpheus says in The Matrix, “There’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the course (6).” Life is not easy, packed as it is with requests (7). And in the process of living, we feverishly pursue success, joy and liveliness (8), believing in our hearts that they are interlinked, that one spooks (9) to the other in a smooth flow. But it’s a mirage that constantly violates(10) us. Joy is often misunderstood; it is also easily forgotten (11). Yet, the optimum quality of action (12) as we recognise it, is realized through these moments of joy. Joy is the ultimate but to experience it, you have to be yourself. The lightness of joy is like a feather, free falling in the surrounding (13) and slipping through your fingers. Joy is familiar (14), experienced through a culmination (15) of perfect alignment, rhythm and timing of the self.
(a) stun
(b) rattles
(c) eludes
(d) swerves
(e) No improvement required
Q11. Morpheus says in The Matrix, “There’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the course (6).” Life is not easy, packed as it is with requests (7). And in the process of living, we feverishly pursue success, joy and liveliness (8), believing in our hearts that they are interlinked, that one spooks (9) to the other in a smooth flow. But it’s a mirage that constantly violates(10) us. Joy is often misunderstood; it is also easily forgotten (11). Yet, the optimum quality of action (12) as we recognise it, is realized through these moments of joy. Joy is the ultimate but to experience it, you have to be yourself. The lightness of joy is like a feather, free falling in the surrounding (13) and slipping through your fingers. Joy is familiar (14), experienced through a culmination (15) of perfect alignment, rhythm and timing of the self.
(a) squandered
(b) secluded
(c) departed
(d) related
(e) No improvement required
Q12. Morpheus says in The Matrix, “There’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the course (6).” Life is not easy, packed as it is with requests (7). And in the process of living, we feverishly pursue success, joy and liveliness (8), believing in our hearts that they are interlinked, that one spooks (9) to the other in a smooth flow. But it’s a mirage that constantly violates(10) us. Joy is often misunderstood; it is also easily forgotten (11). Yet, the optimum quality of action (12) as we recognise it, is realized through these moments of joy. Joy is the ultimate but to experience it, you have to be yourself. The lightness of joy is like a feather, free falling in the surrounding (13) and slipping through your fingers. Joy is familiar (14), experienced through a culmination (15) of perfect alignment, rhythm and timing of the self.
(a) senility
(b) life
(c) hustle
(d) turmoil
(e) No improvement required
Q13. Morpheus says in The Matrix, “There’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the course (6).” Life is not easy, packed as it is with requests (7). And in the process of living, we feverishly pursue success, joy and liveliness (8), believing in our hearts that they are interlinked, that one spooks (9) to the other in a smooth flow. But it’s a mirage that constantly violates(10) us. Joy is often misunderstood; it is also easily forgotten (11). Yet, the optimum quality of action (12) as we recognise it, is realized through these moments of joy. Joy is the ultimate but to experience it, you have to be yourself. The lightness of joy is like a feather, free falling in the surrounding (13) and slipping through your fingers. Joy is familiar (14), experienced through a culmination (15) of perfect alignment, rhythm and timing of the self.
(a) way
(b) circle
(c) wind
(d) orbit
(e) No improvement required
Q14. Morpheus says in The Matrix, “There’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the course (6).” Life is not easy, packed as it is with requests (7). And in the process of living, we feverishly pursue success, joy and liveliness (8), believing in our hearts that they are interlinked, that one spooks (9) to the other in a smooth flow. But it’s a mirage that constantly violates(10) us. Joy is often misunderstood; it is also easily forgotten (11). Yet, the optimum quality of action (12) as we recognise it, is realized through these moments of joy. Joy is the ultimate but to experience it, you have to be yourself. The lightness of joy is like a feather, free falling in the surrounding (13) and slipping through your fingers. Joy is familiar (14), experienced through a culmination (15) of perfect alignment, rhythm and timing of the self.
(a) integrated
(b) distinctive
(c) inherited
(d) internal
(e) No improvement required
Q15. Morpheus says in The Matrix, “There’s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the course (6).” Life is not easy, packed as it is with requests (7). And in the process of living, we feverishly pursue success, joy and liveliness (8), believing in our hearts that they are interlinked, that one spooks (9) to the other in a smooth flow. But it’s a mirage that constantly violates(10) us. Joy is often misunderstood; it is also easily forgotten (11). Yet, the optimum quality of action (12) as we recognise it, is realized through these moments of joy. Joy is the ultimate but to experience it, you have to be yourself. The lightness of joy is like a feather, free falling in the surrounding (13) and slipping through your fingers. Joy is familiar (14), experienced through a culmination (15) of perfect alignment, rhythm and timing of the self.
(a) infliction
(b) termination
(c) cessation
(d) devastation
(e) No improvement required
Solutions
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. The sequence after rearrangement of the sentences is DAECB.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. The sequence after rearrangement of the sentences is DAECB.
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. The sequence after rearrangement of the sentences is DAECB.
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. The sequence after rearrangement of the sentences is DAECB.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. The sequence after rearrangement of the sentences is DAECB.
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘path’ is the correct word as the sentence is talking about the difference between the two i.e. knowing the path and walking the path.
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘challenges’ best suits the purpose.
Venture means a risky or daring journey or undertaking.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘happiness’ is the most appropriate word for the blank as it is going similar in meaning with success and joy.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘leads’ is the correct word making the sentence meaningful as it clearify the interlink of success, joy and happiness
S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘eludes’ is the most appropriate word.
Rattles means make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds.
Swerves means change or cause to change direction abruptly.
S11. Ans. (e)
Sol. No improvement is required here.
S12. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘life’ is the most appropriate word to be replaced as paragraph is all about the life and its challenges.
S13. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘wind’ best suits the purpose as the sentence is comparing the ‘joy’ with feather that free flows in wind, not in orbit or circle.
S14. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘internal’ best suits the purpose as the sentence tells about the properties of joy.
S15. Ans. (e)
Sol. No correction is required here.
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