41. The machine is made up of discrete(A)/discreet(B) parts.
Ramu is a voracious(A)/loquacious(B) reader and has read over 10,000 books.
My neighbour is such a fearsome(A)/fearful(B) man that none of us dare to open the door.
Shekhar Kapur has been approached(A)/broached(B) for writing the foreword(A)/forward(B) for the
book.
(1) ABAAA (2) BAAAA (3) AAAAA (4) AABAA (5) AABBA
42. The latter(A)/later(B) half of the movie was extremely gripping.
I wean(A)/ween(B) that she must have come from heaven.
The marketing manager was asked to garner(A)/gauge(B) key facts and figures from the dealers.
The river has been continuously(A)/continually (B) flowing since ages.
It is sad that he has become rather complacent(A)/complaisant(B) in his duties towards his office.
(1) ABAAA (2) AABBA (3) AAABA (4) AAAAA (5) BAAAA
43. The sledge(A)/hedge(B) was made up of bushes.
Nowadays it is very rare to find empathy(A)/sympathy(B) in bollywood actresses.
The climate is so salubrious(A)/lugubrious(B) that one feels like staying here forever.
After a visit to the church, Sudeep felt surged(A)/purged(B) of all his pent up emotions.
Looking at the dry spell in the past month, a short spell of rainfall seems imminent (A)/eminent(B).
(1) ABBAA (2) ABABA (3) BBABA (4) BBBBA (5) BAABA
44. Radha could no longer bear the banter(A)/saunter(B) of her mother-in-law.
The dog groaned(A)/growled(B) at the stranger forcing him to run.
This suite(A)/suit(B) has a gracious fall.
I will have to be very circumspect(A)/circumscribe(B) in editing this article as it has been written by a
novice.
Please do not offer unnecessary advise (A)/advice(B) to people.
(1) ABABB (2) ABAAB (3) BAAAB (4) ABABA (5) ABBAB
In each of the following questions, there are sentences that form a
paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentences that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage
(including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency.) Then, choose the most appropriate option.
45. A. Mediocrity acknowledges nothing above itself, while
B. talent, on the other hand, instantly recognises its kin.
C. What are we to think of he who claims talent
D. and still have nothing but scorn for
E. anybody but himself.
(1) A, B, C & E (2) A, B & C (3) A, B & E (4) A & B (5) A & E
46. A. The gratitude of every home in our Island
B. goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds,
C. are turning the tide of the World War by their prowess
D. and by their exemplary courage.
E. Never has so many owed so much to so few.
(1) A, B, C, D & E (2) A, C, D & E (3) A, B, C & D
(4) A, B, C & E (5) A, B & E
47. A. Ram failed to understand what had come over his otherwise
B. very reasonable wife that she starts asking him to go after
C. some unknown animal that was apparently an illusion.
D. Moreover, it was getting dark and she clearly knew that darkness
E. is something that can cause one to lose one’s way.
(1) A ,C, D & E (2) B, C, D & E (3) A, C & D
(4) C & D (5) A, B, C & D
48. A. William should not have blown his top
B. as Tom was trying only to help him out.
C. What William construed as interference was, in fact, nothing else
D. but fondness, on Tom’s part, for a brother,
E. who life has been a bit unfair to.
(1) C, D & E (2) B, C, D & E (3) A, C & E
(4) A, C & D (5) A, C, D & E
49. What Americans mostly remember about the 1970s are ________oil prices and lines at gas stations, but
there was also a severe global food crisis, which caused a lot of pain at the supermarket checkout line
and, much more important, helped cause _______famines in poorer countries.
(1) plummeting, morbid (2) soaring, devastating (3) precipitating, incisive
(4) stable, genocidal (5) towering, assuaging.
50. To many western officials, ________or unhappy by turns with various more colorful figures than
Khamenei, and casting around for the real center of power in Iran’s labyrinth of the democratic and the
deified, the system is equally _________.
(1) acerbic, appealing (2) dotty, abominating (3) enamoured, maddening
(4) enchanted, repulsive (5) disgusted, chaotic
51. As Christianity distanced itself from its origins as a Jewish sect, Christian thinkers found it
increasingly_____ to blame the Jews as a people for the arrest and execution of Christ, and to cast
Judas as the ________ Jew.
(1) cumbersome, holy (2) inopportune, traditional (3) difficult, shameful
(4) benedictory, loathsome (5) convenient, archetypal
52. The final assault came in 2001, when teams of hammer-wielding Taliban____ came to smash works of
art they deemed idolatrous; when they finished, more than 2,000 artifacts lay in _____.
(1) warriors, cinders (2) caliphs, tatters (3) apologists, frays
(4) zealots, smithereens (5) opponents, rust
53. Companies have been using the outsource model in order to lower production and service costs,
consequently, taking away jobs from their own countrymen. Market analysts observe that this trend is
vexing many employees and customers. Hence, they urge companies to minimize their outsourcing.
But, to receive tax exemption from the government, companies must have setup at least twenty
outsourcing units.
Assuming that the above argument is true, identify which of the following conclusions is supported by
the argument?
(1) Companies are unable to realize that many of their employees also form a part of their loyal customer
base.
(2) The government is eventually thinking about the benefit of the people and is justified in giving tax
exemption to companies that use the outsource model.
(3) Minimizing costs is the key to running a successful business which is what most people fail to see.
(4) The tax exemption rules of the government work against its own people by causing companies to
set outsource units.
(5) Businesses are all about making profits, eventually, they cause vexation to someone or the other.
54. It was co-incidental that two separate teams of scientists discovered the remains of tyrannosauruses on
two separate locations of the same island. The first team found that the tyrannosaurus, who was a
female, had developed wings; however, it was not possible for it to fly and support its weight during its
flight. The other team discovered that the tyrannosaurus, who was a male, had no traces of wings and its
structure was no different from what was already known to the scientists. Eventually, both the discoveries
made the scientists and island dwellers realize that the island contained many undiscovered treasures
and answers.
Assuming that the above argument is true, identify which of the following statements can be inferred
from the argument?
(1) There are certain islands where traces of dinosaurs and other ancient species can still be unearthed
and studied to fill in the gaps.
(2) The history of evolution provides ample evidence to justify the difference among the male and
female species of a race.
(3) It is possible that some female tyrannosauruses developed wings, but, whether this physical feature
was only specific to females is open to further discovery.
(4) The tyrannosaurus was the only species of dinosaurs that had wings but could not fly due to their
humungous bodyweight.
(5) Scientists are confident that they have already unearthed most of the information about this species
of dinosaurs and can make accurate guesses.
55. While analysing the progress of a group of dyslexic children, teachers observed that some children had
shown progress but others, who had joined the training programme at the same time, were still grappling
with the basics. Due to this, teachers were compelled to divide the group further in order to impart
different levels of training. While some children were upset because they had to lose their friends to the
other group, others were disturbed by these changes as, now, they had to team up with new partners.
Assuming that the above argument is true, identify which of the following statements can be concluded
from the above argument?
(1) Teachers do not realize that their actions have a greater impact on children.
(2) Dyslexic children are unable to cope with change in comparison to adults who respond to change
more positively.
(3) Response to training depends upon how positively the child reacts to the training programme and
how effectively it displays in his work.
(4) Some dyslexic children are averse to change because they also suffer from low self esteem and lack
social skills that could help make friends easily.
(5) The rate of progress within a group of dyslexic children can wary irrespective to similarity in training.
56. Psychologists believe that most people judge others just like they would judge a book by its cover and
in ninety percent of the cases most people are wrong. In fact, while judging someone on the basis of
their looks or by first impression, most people fail to realize that the other person could be nervous or
hesitant to open up. Most psychologists are of the view that adults are more afraid of being rejected or
disliked by others, especially housewives who have limited social interaction and are constantly judged
by their peers and in-laws.
Assuming that the above argument is true, identify which of the following statements considerably
strengthens the above argument?
(1) Psychologists explain that when people meet someone for the first time, they are more courteous
and careful so as to not judge the other instantly.
(2) People believe that it is only natural to judge someone on the basis of their looks because it is, after
all, extremely important to get others’ approval.
(3) Many times people are inclined towards judging others on the basis of first impression or physical
appearance because they are biased against people.
(4) Some people undermine physical appearance and believe that good looks are highly overrated.
(5) Psychologists are of the view that personality tests should also include questions based on physical
appearance as it reflects a person’s attitude.
57. By propounding “Darwinism,” even scientists and science writers perpetuate an impression that evolution
is about one man, one book, one “theory.” The ninth-century Buddhist master Lin Chi said, “If you
meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.” The point is that making a master teacher into a sacred fetish
misses the essence of his teaching. So let us now kill Darwin. That all life is related by common ancestry,
and that populations change form over time, are the broad strokes and fine brushwork of evolution. But
Darwin was late to the party. __________________________________
(1) All Darwin perceived was that selection must work in nature, too.
(2) Scientists often attribute the success of a phenomenon to an individual, thus mitigating the magnitude
of that particular discovery or innovation.
(3) That’s why Darwin must go.
(4) But there’s a limit to how much credit is reasonable.
(5) His grandfather, and others, believed new species evolved.
58. Politically, Sartre tended toward what the French call “libertarian socialism,” which is a kind of anarchism.
Ever distrustful of authority, which he considered “the Other in us,” his ideal was a society of voluntary
eye-level relations that he called “the city of ends.” One caught a glimpse of this in his description of
the forming group (le groupe en fusion) in the Critique. There each was “the same” as the others in
terms of practical concern. Each suspended his or her personal interests for the sake of the common
goal. ____________________________
(1) But that brief taste of genuine positive reciprocity was revelatory of what an authentic social existence
could be.
(2) No doubt these practices hardened into institutions and freedom was compromised once more in
bureaucratic machinery.
(3) Sartre was an advocate of Communist practices and his preachings always reflected an unequivocal
support of the Marxist philosophy.
(4) Each looked up to Che Guevara or Mao and practiced austerity.
(5) It follows that liberation from such violence will come only through the counter violence of revolution
and the advent of a “socialism of abundance”.
59. Bhaskar’s writing is not always very accessible, however. His dense use of technical terms along with
his own considerable vocabulary of neologisms and acronyms mean that his works need to be read at
a rather gradual pace in order to be absorbed. Hence Andrew Collier’s Critical Realism should play an
important role in popularising the work of Bhaskar to the wider audience it deserves. Though not aimed
at the complete philosophical novice, its style is very readable and enjoyable. In many respects Bhaskar
can be seen as a defendant of fairly orthodox Marxist views._______________________
(1) At the same time, his work is remarkably original.
(2) His neologisms do actually serve to illuminate new concepts rather than obscure old ones.
(3) Bhaskar has often been hailed as the harbinger of the Marxist philosophy.
(4) Bhaskar sees the events we observe are caused by a variety of mechanisms- physical, biological,
social etc.
(5) What makes it seem fresh is the insight and thoroughness of his analytical directions.
60. The most loyal booster of Kolkata would acknowledge that the city has had some genuinely trying
times in the 60 years since India became independent, starting well before the emergence of Mother
Teresa. The partition that accompanied independence meant that, without substantial help from the
central government, Kolkata had to absorb several million refugees from what became East Pakistan.
There were times in the 1970s and ’80s when it seemed Kolkata would never recover from the trauma
of those refugees, followed by another wave of refugees who came during the war that turned East
Pakistan into Bangladesh. Those were years marked by power outages and labor unrest and the flight of
industry and the breathtaking violence unleashed by the Naxalite movement, which began with peasants
demanding land redistribution in rural West Bengal and was transformed by college students into urban
guerrilla warfare._______________________________
(1) Kolkata, The capital of West Bengal and home of nearly 15 million people, is often mentioned as
the only city in the world that still has a large fleet of hand-pulled rickshaws.
(2) There are still a lot of people sleeping on the streets of Kolkata, but there have been great changes in
recent years.
(3) A politician in Kolkata states that the city is known for Marxism, mishti and Mother Teresa.
(4) In 1985 India’s own prime minister, then Rajiv Gandhi, called Kolkata “a dying city”.
(5) After decades of concentrating on its base among the rural poor and disdaining outside investment,
the Communist Party of West Bengal has fiercely embraced capitalism and modernity.
61. Lucid dreams occur when people realize that they are dreaming. This allows them to wake up in
dreams and guide the scenery, plot and characters in any way they wish. The quality of the senses are
improved so that the dream can be as authentic as real life. Sometimes lucid dreams are even more
vivid, because lucid dreamers are not restricted by the laws of physics. They can move through walls,
become invisible, zoom in on distant locations, teleport, and manipulate colors of the dream
world._________
(1) Lucid dreams are a much more effective way of receiving messages from the unconscious mind.
(2) An experienced lucid dreamer may have lucid dreams every night.
(3) They have the powers to influence the sub-conscious mind of anyone they may choose.
(4) They can even strike up a conversation with their unconscious mind in the form of a cat!
(5) They have the power to solve real-life problems, improve confidence and prophesize the future.
