Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given below them.
A. Thus, we can say a good budget is one which makes a sincere attempt to change the policy environment.
B. Government finances are terminally impaired with uncontrolled fiscal deficits.
C. This is evident from the big gaps in perception and capability of managers.
D. Industry too is not ready to deliver growth, should even the government pursue the right policies.
E. The current reforms pace is too slow.
F. Today, the fiscal deficit has deteriorated.
Q1. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A
(b) F
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q2. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q3. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) F
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q4. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) F
Q5. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Directions (6-10): Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Chose the words for each pair of blanks which best brings about the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q6. The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is a programme _________ which member governments _________ scholarships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries.
(a) inside, manage
(b) of, sanction
(c) to, gives
(d) in, determine
(e) under, offer
Q7. The University of Cambridge was always my first choice as it is known for a long and distinguished tradition in the ______ of science and is one of the oldest and most _________ universities in the oldest and most _________ universities in the world.
(a) ground, renowned
(b) field, esteemed
(c) enclosure, extolled
(d) department, great
(e) class, enclosed
Q8. The new generation of young, extremely skilled and successful entrepreneurs deserves __________ for daring to break away from the dull and stifling ________ of working in mega corporate houses to set up their own businesses.
(a) approval, coercion
(b) decoration, duress
(c) praise, motive
(d) accolades, constraints
(e) reward, suppression
Q9. If the new Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill does __________ morph into an Act it will doubtless be a ___________ in the cap for the UPA govt.
(a) absolutely, diamond
(b) naturally, logo
(c) indeed, feather
(d) easily, mark
(e) really, star
Q10. The Rajan committee was set up to ________ a _________ development index of states.
(a) evolve, composite
(b) expand, complex
(c) disclose, blended
(d) emerge, compound
(e) get, synthesized
Solutions
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. The correct sequence is FEDCBA.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct sequence is FEDCBA.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct sequence is FEDCBA.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct sequence is FEDCBA.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct sequence is FEDCBA.
S6. Ans. (e)
Sol. ‘under, offer’ fits the sentence appropriately.
S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘field, esteemed’ fits the sentence appropriately where ‘esteemed’ means to respect and admire.
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘accolades, constraints’ fits the sentence appropriately where ‘accolades’ means an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit and ‘constraints’ means a limitation or restriction.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘indeed, feather’ fits the sentence appropriately where ‘feather in the cap’ is a phrase which means an achievement that you can be proud of
S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘evolve, composite’ fits the sentence appropriately where ‘evolve’ means to develop gradually and ‘composite’ means made up of several parts or elements.
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