Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is then select option (e) as your choice.
Q1. The modest turnouts (1) in Maharashtra and Haryana could have been lethargy (2), considering the expected (3) that had loomed over the Assembly election (4) campaigns in both States.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 3-1
(d) 2-4
(e) None of these
Q2. With fundamental (1) over the corporate tax cut fading (2), the government needs to address (3) issues euphoria (4) to the economy.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 3-1
(d) 2-4
(e) None of these
Q3. Governments played a catalyst (1) role, ranging from (2) leader to vital (3) or supporter, in Asia’s half-century of development (4).
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 3-1
(d) 2-4
(e) None of these
Q4. As this generation (1) is getting old, there is a experiences (2) to document their need (3) and record (4) their memories.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 3-1
(d) 2-4
(e) None of the
Q5. In order (1) to upskill its organised (2), Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya recently employees (3) an eight-day audio-visual workshop (4).
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-4
(c) 3-1
(d) 2-3
(e) None of these
Directions (6-10): In the following questions, the sentence is consisting of four highlighted words. Choose the option reflecting the word which is either misspelt or grammatically incorrect. If all the highlighted words are correct, choose option (e) i.e. “all are correct” as your answer choice.
Q6. While research on data collection methods has stagneted, research methodologies have changed phenomenally.
(a) Research
(b) Stagneted
(c) Methodologies
(d) Phenomenally
(e) All are correct
Q7. Unless we pay systematic attention to the data infrastructure, we are likely to have the national discourse hijacked by poor quality data.
(a) Systematic
(b) Infrastructure
(c) Discourse
(d) Quality
(e) All are correct
Q8. Much of the writing that has emerged on this issue weigs in on the side favoring recusal, including an opinion piece published in an earlier edition of this paper.
(a) Writing
(b) Weigs
(c) Opinion
(d) Edition
(e) All are correct
Q9. Such opinions are often acknowldged as expertise and rewarded through appointments to specialized benches and tribunals.
(a) Acknowldged
(b) Rewarded
(c) Appointments
(d) Tribunals
(e) All are correct
Q10. Research and education being a mandate for IGRMS, we need to share authentic information about various tribel and folk communities.
(a) Education
(b) Mandate
(c) Authentic
(d) Tribel
(e) All are correct
Directions (11-15): In the following questions a paragraph is given with two blanks. The paragraph is then provided with five options which consist of the words that can fill the given blanks. Choose that option as your answer which can fill the given blanks in the exact order as given in the option. If none of the given options fills the given blanks then choose option (e), ‘None of these’ as your answer.
Q11. The BJP has ___________cited military operations to score brownie points in domestic politics always.
(a) Approach
(b) Establish
(c) Brazenly
(d) Issuance
(e) None of these
Q12. Describing the corporate tax cut as ___________, the Prime Minister said it would give a stimulus to the ‘Make in India’ campaign
(a) Conduct
(b) Historic
(c) Obtain
(d) Pertaining
(e) None of these
Q13. The subsequent decline of Asia was to its ___________ with the world economy shaped by colonialism and driven by imperialism.
(a) Integration
(b) Policy
(c) Stock
(d) Property
(e) None of these
Q14. Mr. Mehta dealt with defiant attributable queries raised in the court on the government’s ___________ hesitation.
(a) Baffle
(b) Tumult
(c) Perceived
(d) Adage
(e) None of these
Q15. The Sunni Waqf Board is said to have raised no objection to the ____________ of the disputed Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site.
(a) Incriminate
(b) Acquisition
(c) Contractual
(d) Absurd
(e) None of these
Solution:
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. 2-3 (lethargy-expected) is the correct combination of the words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. 1-4 (fundamental-euphoria) is the correct combination of the words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. 3-1 (catalyst-vital) is the correct combination of the words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. 2-3 (experiences- need) is the correct combination of the words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. 2-3 (organized-employees) is the correct combination of the words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘Stagneted’ is incorrect. The correct word will be stagnated. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S7. Ans. (e)
Sol. The given words are correct. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. Weigs wrong here. The correct spelling will be Weighs. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. Acknowldged is wrong. The correct spelling is ‘Acknowledged’. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. Tribel is wrong here. The correct spelling is Tribal. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S11. Ans. (c)
Sol. The right answer choice is option (c)
S12. Ans. (b)
Sol. The right answer choice is option (b)
S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. The right answer choice is option (a)
S14. Ans. (c)
Sol. The right answer choice is option (c)
S15. Ans. (b)
Sol. The right answer choice is option (b)
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