GK Questions[4]

Here goes the GK test for the day

These were questions of NMAT last year ...so go on and solve them

Q.1 Where is the head office of National Statistical Commission? ???

Q.2 Garib Nawaz Express runs between…. KISHANGANJ & AJMER

Q.3 Which among the followings books does Bill Gates write? THE ROAD AHEAD, INSIDE OUT, BUSINESS@ THE SPEEED OF THOUGHT

Q. 4Which of the following companies won the prestigious award of “Best in Corporate Governance” (Golden Peacock Award) for the year 2006? BARCLAYS PLC

Q.5 In which year will the world cup be held in india.. 2011

Q.6 Which of the following is not a financial institution?

d. IIPA

Q.7 The miniature painting of music originated from which state? RAJASTHAN

Q. 8Who among the benefited at the time of inflation? DEBTORS

Q.9Election Commission does not conducts election for. ??

Q. 10 Lotteries organized by government of the state comes under- LOTTERIES REGULATION ACT 1998

GK Fundas

3 things u should do for GK asap..

1. Read Book on GK given by ur coaching institute...
2. Read editorials from newspaper - daily
3. Go thro the actual last yr GK questions...

GK Questions[3]

ere goes the GK test for the day

These were questions of NMAT last year ...so go on and solve them

Q.1 Where is the head office of National Statistical Commission?

Q.2 Garib Nawaz Express runs between….

Q.3 Which among the followings books does Bill Gates write?

Q. 4Which of the following companies won the prestigious award of “Best in Corporate Governance” (Golden Peacock Award) for the year 2006?

Q.5 In which year Cricket World Cup will be held in India

Q.6 Which of the following is not a financial institution?
a. IDBI
b. LIC
c. ICICI
d. IIPA

Q.7 The miniature painting of music originated from which state?

Q. 8Who among the benefited at the time of inflation?

Q.9Election Commission does not conducts election for.

Q. 10 Lotteries organized by government of the state comes under-

GK Solutions [2]

Which of the following is not a surface on which the grand slams are played?

(3) Brown clay



In which year was Tennis First played as a Professional event and not as an amateur game?
(1) 1968



In the year 1988 she won all four Grand slams along with the Olympic gold and completed what is called a golden slam. Who is she?

(2) Steffi Graf


Sampras broke his record of 12 Grand slams when he won the Wimbledon in the year _____. Who is he?

(4) Roy Emerson


Being the governing body of tennis, it is responsible for the promotion of tennis in a non-racial, non-political form. Name the organisation

(3) International Tennis Federation (ITF)



This financial services group is the title sponsor for the Davis cup. Name the group

(2) BNP paribas



She has won 25 Grand slams – the most by any man or woman. Who is she?

(2) Margaret Smith Court



Which Grand Slam was the last event won by the Swiss teenage champion Martina Hingis?
(1) 1999 Australian Open



Who won the 2003 French open women’s singles title?

(3) Justine Henin–Hardenne




Which Men’s Singles player is nicknamed ‘ The Scud ’ for his explosive serve?
(1) Mark Phillipoussis

GK Questions[2]

Try and take a shot at the below GK ques...ans will be uploaded tommorow ...same place


Which of the following is not a surface on which the grand slams are played?
(1) Grass
(2) Turf
(3) Brown clay
(4) None of these.


In which year was Tennis First played as a Professional event and not as an amateur game?
(1) 1968
(2) 1975
(3) 1960
(4) 1958


In the year 1988 she won all four Grand slams along with the Olympic gold and completed what is called a golden slam. Who is she?
(1) Martina Navratilova
(2) Steffi Graf
(3) Monica Seles
(4) Chris Evert


Sampras broke his record of 12 Grand slams when he won the Wimbledon in the year _____. Who is he?
(1) Bjorn Borg
(2) Ivan Lendl
(3) Rod Laver
(4) Roy Emerson


Being the governing body of tennis, it is responsible for the promotion of tennis in a non-racial, non-political form. Name the organisation
(1) Association of Tennis Players (ATP)
(2) Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
(3) International Tennis Federation (ITF)
(4) Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)


This financial services group is the title sponsor for the Davis cup. Name the group
(1) Hugo Boss
(2) BNP paribas
(3) Adecco
(4) Camozzi


She has won 25 Grand slams – the most by any man or woman. Who is she?
(1) Steffi Graf
(2) Margaret Smith Court
(3) Billie jean King
(4) Martina Navratilova


Which Grand Slam was the last event won by the Swiss teenage champion Martina Hingis?
(1) 1999 Australian Open
(2) 1998 US open
(3) 2000 French open
(4) 2000 Wimbledon


Who won the 2003 French open women’s singles title?
(1) Serena Williams
(2) Venus Williams
(3) Justine Henin–Hardenne
(4) Jennifer Capriati


Which Men’s Singles player is nicknamed ‘ The Scud ’ for his explosive serve?
(1) Mark Phillipoussis
(2) Gustavo Kuerton
(3) Andy Roddick
(4) Roger Federer

GK Solutions [1]

Static GK questions

1. What is the height of Mount Everest?
(3) 8850 mts ( precisely 8848 m)

2. The longest river in the world flows into the

(2) Mediterranean sea

3. The deepest point of the Atlantic Ocean is known as the
(1) Puerto Rico Trench

4. The largest sea is the

(1) Caspian sea

5. The longest Mountain Range is the

(3) Andes

6. Which of the following is not a Sub-Tropical desert?

(2) Gobi

7. What is an Archipelago?

(4) A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.

8. A narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger landmasses is known as

(3) Isthmus

9. Which is the largest waterfall in the world?
(1) Angel
actually they r da highest

10. Which continent occupies around 9% of the total land area of the world?

(3) Antartica

GK Questions[1]

Static GK questions

1. What is the height of Mount Everest?
(1) 8000 meters
(2) 8540 meters
(3) 8850 meters
(4) 9880 meters
2. The longest river in the world flows into the
(1) Atlantic ocean
(2) Mediterranean sea
(3) Pacific ocean
(4) Gulf of Mexico
3. The deepest point of the Atlantic Ocean is known as the
(1) Puerto Rico Trench
(2) Mariana Trench
(3) Sunda Trench
(4) None of these
4. The largest sea is the
(1) Caspian sea
(2) Caribbean sea
(3) Mediterranean sea
(4) Japan sea
5. The longest Mountain Range is the
(1) Himalayas
(2) Atlas
(3) Andes
(4) None of these
6. Which of the following is not a Sub-Tropical desert?
(1) Sahara
(2) Gobi
(3) Thar
(4) Gibson
7. What is an Archipelago?
(1) A long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs.
(2) A hill or a ridge made of sand.
(3) A deep valley with very steep sides - often carved by a river.
(4) A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.
8. A narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger landmasses is known as
(1) Gulf
(2) Lagoon
(3) Isthmus
(4) None of these
9. Which is the largest waterfall in the world?
(1) Angel
(2) Utigord
(3) Tugela
(4) Pieman
10. Which continent occupies around 9% of the total land area of the world?
(1) Europe
(2) Australia
(3) Antartica
(4) South America

VA--continues[4]--Idioms

Major Idioms you should be pretty familiar with:
1)a debate over
2)a lot
3)a responsibility to
4)a result of
5)a sequence of
6)acclaimed as is the correct idiom (Acclaimed to be is wrong)
7)accompanied by....
adapted for
9)Adverb twice cannot be an object of proposition ‘by’. ‘Increase by twice’ is incorrect; ‘doubled’ is correct
10)affect to..
11)agree with
12)Aid in (Aid for is incorrect)
13)Allergy to (Allergy of, allergy for are incorrect)
14)Allocated to is the correct idiom
15)alternative to....
16)as a result of...
17)as an instance of
1as good as...or better than
19)as great as
20)as much as
21)Associate X with Y
22)assume ...to be of...
23)At least as strong as(At least as great as)
24)Attempt to ‘do something’ (Attempt at doing is incorrect).
25)attend to (someone)
26)attribute X to Y/X is attributed to Y
27)based on
2believe X to be Y
29)Believed to have
30)benefit from...
31)better served by X than Y ..
32)between X and Y
33)Both X and Y (Both X as well as Y is incorrect) Both at X and at Y is correct. Both on X or on Y is correct.
34)Business ethics - Is a singular word
35)call...to consider...
36)centers on
37)Combined X with Y OR Combined X and Y (Both are correct)
3Compensate for
39)Concerned for - worried; concerned with - related/affiliated
40)conform to
41)Consider X to be Y (a little controversial)
42)contrary to...
43)created with
44)Credit X Rupees to Y’s account (When money is involved)
45)Credit X with discovering Y (Credit with doing something)
46)decline in....
47)defined as
4depends on whether
49)depicted as
50)Descendent of (Descendent for is incorrect)
51)Different from one another (Different one from the other is wrong)
52)Distinguish between X and Y (2 very different items, distinguished, say red and green colors)
53)Distinguish between X and Y (Distinguish X from Y is incorrect)
54)Distinguish X from Y (Two pretty similar items, say original paintings from fake ones)
55)doubt that
56)either...or
57)enable to
5entrusted with...
59)Estimated to be (Estimated at is incorrect)
60)expected that X would be Y ...
61)expected X to be Y ...
62)extent to ...
63)fascinated by
64)for jobs..
65)for over...XXX years...
66)forbid X to do Y identical with
67)forcing ...to...
6From X to Y (Grow from 2 million to 3 billion) (From X up to Y is wrong)
69)Given credit for being ones - who
70)had better(do)
71)In an attempt to (gain control)
72)in contrast to
73)independent from
74)indifferent towards
75)Intent on
76)interaction of ...
77)Just as - So too
7May be (This is a word) is idiomatic, maybe (This means perhaps) is not idiomatic
79)Mistake X for Y
80)modeled after
81)more than ever
82)more X than Y ...
83)more...than / less...than
84)more...than ever...
85)must have (done)
86)Native of (Native to is also used in some cases)
87)Neither - Nor should have parallel forms associated to it.
8no less....than
89)No sooner than
90)Not in a flash but in a
91)not only...but also
92)Not so much to X as to Y
93)not X ...but rather Y ..
94)noted that ..
95)one attributes X (an effect) to Y (a cause)
96)One X for every ZZ( some numeric number) Y's ...
97)Persuaded X to do Y
9Plead guilty for failing
99)Potential for causing
100)potential to

VA--continues[3]

SOME CONCEPTS OF PRONOUN
who
interrogative pronoun,
what or which person or persons -- used as an interrogative -- used by speakers on all educational levels and by many reputable writers, though disapproved by some grammarians, as the object of a verb or a following preposition

Whom
Objective form of Who... pronoun
-- used as an interrogative or relative; used as object of a verb or a preceding preposition or less frequently as the object of a following preposition though now often considered stilted especially as an interrogative and especially in oral use
usage Observers of the language have been predicting the demise of whom from about 1870 down to the present day. Yet it shows every indication of persisting quite a while yet.
as in
Whomshall I say is calling?

WHATEVER!!

Well, whoever is used in the same context.. as in it doesn't matter who...

"Whom (who) shall I call for the party?"
"Whomever (Whoever)!"

Whomever is the objective form of whoever.

The government gave the contract to whoever paid the highest money.
Whomever cannot be use here, because the sentence is the answer to the question
Who did the government award the contract to? (according to the first rule of using who..)

Whomsoever and Whosoever serve same functions with different levels of emphasis.

as in

"To whomsoever it may concern
ConvolutedSignal has asked me a totally unnecessary grammar question!"

Again, it answers the question..
To whom is this letter addressed?... ie the subject!

Whosoever wants to avail this facility is welcome to do so....

Sentence Correction Strategy

Preparation Strategy

The 8 Major Errors Of English


Spotting bad sentences is the key to doing well on sentence structure test questions.

1)Pronoun error

There are 3 main types of pronoun errors encountered
a.Plural and Singular
Once you start with one, you need to stay in the same quantity (singular or plural).

§Singular Pronouns (Memorize these)
Hint: Do you see the categories I setup? It’s SANE to memorize this
Some---
Any—
No—
Every—

Everyone
Everybody
Everything
Someone
Somebody
Something
Either
Neither
One
Each
Anyone
Anybody
Anything
No one
Nothing
Nobody
Whoever
Whomever
His

§Be aware that group, jury, team, country, family are singular. Society today uses them sometimes as plural. This is because these act as a single unit when they do something.

§Plural Pronouns (Memorize these)

Both
Their
Many
Several
Few
Others

§Singular and Plural Pronouns – depends on whether the noun is singular or plural (Memorize these)



Some
More
Most
All


§The plural and singular clause error
When two nouns are in the sentence doing an action together but they are linked with
i)Along with
ii)Together with
iii)With
iv)As well as
v)In addition to
vi)Accompanied by

… this does not make the following action they do plural. Only “and” can take the two singulars and make their action plural.
For example
Janie, with her poodle limping behind her, walks to the dog park.
Explanation: Janie is singular. The poodle is singular. They both do the action together, but the use of “with” means that we need to keep the verb singular. “Walks” is singular and “Walk” is plural.
Remember, a verb that ends with an –s is singular.


Pronoun reference error- referring pronoun is not correctly placed.
For example:
In the sentence “Samantha and Jane went shopping, but she couldn’t find anything she liked.”, the pronoun “she” does not refer to a person unambiguously. It is difficult to understand that whether “she” is referring to Samantha or Jane.
The correct form would be “Samantha and Jane went shopping, but Samanatha couldn’t find anything she liked.”



Relative pronouns are often used incorrectly today.
1)Referring to things or animals – that, which
2)Referring to people—who, whom
3)They – be careful that you don’t use this unless you’re positive there is a referring noun. Today we often use “they” to replace the use of a proper noun which it is not. It’s a Pronoun.



Misplaced Modifier (modifiers must stay close to home)

Sentences that begin with a verb, adjective+verb, and adjective phrases need to be followed by the noun or pronoun they are modifying. Usually end with –ing.

Example: “Coming out of the department store, John’s wallet was stolen.”
“Coming” is the modifier. Was john’s wallet coming out of the store? à Incorrect
Possible solution to look for:
i)Correct the reference
ii)Put a noun or pronoun into the 1st part of the sentence turning the 1st part into an adverbial clause. Thus can stand apart without needing to watch the modifier.



Parallel Construction

There are two kinds of sentences that test the parallel construction. The first is a sentence that contains a list, or has a series of actions set off from one another by commas.
The second kind is a sentence that’s divided into two parts.
Both types must have parallel types of verbiage:
§…..to ____, to ____
§ate _____, slept ____, drank ____.

Bad construction might look like:
§…to ____, _____
§…ate _____, sleep _____, drank ____.

There are a few more things to be observed in a parallel construction sentence.

a.Comparisons must be logical and compatible
Find the two things being compared and see if the sentence is structured in balance. Don’t be afraid to consider changing verbs or adjectives to get the balance.

The words "like," "unlike," "similar to," "as…so", “when” and "in contrast to" are the most common indicators of comparisons. In comparisons, compatibility is determined by subject matter. For example:

“As domesticated animals, indoor cats typically lose their ability to hunt for their own food, so too do domesticated dogs come to rely exclusively on their owners for sustenance.”

Here, domesticated cats are compared to domesticated dogs, and the comparison works because they are both domesticated animals — they are like terms. Whenever you see a comparison being set up in a sentence, check to see that the terms of the comparison are compatible.

b.Parallelism is not just about clauses, but verb usage
Example: -ing and –ing, to…… to…… , either ….. or, neither ……. nor.

In a series of two or more elements, what you do on #2 determines what you do on 3+. In other words, everything after #2 must match #2:
·I like to swim, to run, and to dance.
·I like to swim, run, and dance.
are okay.

·I like to swim, run, and to dance.
·I like to swim, to run, and dance.
are NOT okay.

Well this is a typical confusion that often arises... the problem occurs because of the trailing 's'....

The rule is that when a trailing 's' is applied to a noun (not all nouns but common noun ofcourse) then the noun acquires plural form.

girl (singlular) --> girl + 's' --> girls (plural)

But the same trailing 's' when applied to a verb makes it singular and NOT plural.

sing(plural not singular) --> sing + 's' --> sings (singular)

Now you easily know that following are wrong:

girl sing a song. (singular noun but plural verb)
girls sings song. (plural noun but singular verb)

and the following are right:

girl sings a song.
girls sing a song.

)Verb Tense

tense problems are often just a matter of parallel construction. In general, if a sentence starts out in one tense, it should probably remain in the same tense.

Some major categories of tense: Don’t need to memorize types. Just be familiar
a.Present tense example: He walks three miles a day.
b.Simple Past example: When he was younger, he walked three miles a day.
c.Present Perfect example: He has walked.
d.Past Perfect example: He had walked.
e.Future example: He will work.
f.Present Perfect – Describes action that began in the past but continues until the present. Key identifier – “has” “have”. Sidenote: Sometimes used when deadline exists.
g.Past Perfect – Describes action that started and stopped in the past. Key identifier – “had”
h.Present Progressive – Used as emphasis by the speaker that the action is happening this very minute. Key identifier – verb ‘to be’ + a verb with an –ing ending.
i.Perfect Progressive – Occupies more than one moment in the past. In other words, ongoing for a period of time. Key identifier – “had been”

One exception to this rule is a sentence that contains the past perfect (in which one action in the past happened before another action in the past).
Examples:
§He had ridden his motorcycle for two hours when it ran out of gas.
§The dinosaurs are extinct now, but they were once present on the earth in large numbers.

Two events that have taken place, are taking place or will take place at the same time must have the same tense in the sentence.

Passive verbs begin with the form of “to be” (Example: to be, were, was) and end with a different verb in the past tense.

2)Subject-Verb agreement errors

A verb is supposed to agree with the subject.
a.Singular + Plural agreement. Do the two agree in plurality? Can be made very complex when prepositional phrases separate verb from noun/subject by 5 or more words. Easy to overlook cross referenced subject-verb relationship.
b.To tell if a verb paradigm is plural or singular.
§Mentally put “They” in front of the verb ß plural
§Mentally put “He” in front of the verb ß singular
c.Verb plurality:
Adding an “s” to the end of an adjective makes it singular.
For example, dislike ß plural dislikes ß singular

quote:
I chose A, but the correct answer is B.
The majority of the talk was devoted to an account of the experimental methods used by investigators in the field.
a. ...
b. The greater part of the talk was
c. The bulk of the talk has been
d. A large amount of the talk has been
e. A predominance of the talk was
Good one!!
"majority" should be used with count nouns only.


The majority of the water is dirty.
Is "unidiomatic," because "water" is a non-count noun.
Just in case, count nouns can be counted (bottle, idea, person, brush, etc.);
Noncount nouns cannot be counted (water, furniture, information, soap, luggage, etc.).





There is, however, a lot of overlap between the two--beer, coke, coffee, material, love, etc. can all be either count or non-count, depending on our meaning, context, or level of formality.

One of the most common questions is something like this:
Do I say:
"Most of the people is/are...?"
"Most of the water is/are...?"

Here's the rule:
quantifier + of + NOUN + verb

The NOUN determines whether the verb is singular or plural.

For example:
Most of the people is/are...
because the quantifier "most" refers to "people," (a plural noun) so "most" is plural in this sentence.

Most of the water is/are...
because the quantifier "most" refers to "water," (a non-count noun) so "most" is singular in this sentence.

So, from these examples, you should notice that we are looking mainly at whether the object of the preposition is count or non-count because the quantifier will take on this property from the object of the preposition.

In other words, in these sentences:
Most of the people are...
"Most" becomes a count noun because "people" is a count noun.
Most of the water is...
"Most" becomes a non-count noun because "water" is a non-count noun.
So, this rule tells us only whether the quantifier is count or non-count.

To figure out whether the quantifier is singular or plural, we need to check one more thing...
Sometimes, a quantifier refers only to one thing, not many things. For example,
each, every, and one always refer to one thing, but 10%, half, all, and most would refer to more than one thing if the object of the preposition is count (with one possible exception that I will show you in a second).

Of course, if the quantifier is always singular, then the verb must always be singular, too. (Let's not forget our common sense in grammar, okay??) For example, we say:
• One of the people is...
• Each of the students is...

Of course, when I first wrote out these rules, I imagined a situation like this:
• 1% of the 100 people is/are...
because, of course, 1% of 100 is one, and that's singular, right? And there's invariably some student in my class who will try to find an exception (that's what I do in class, too!! My teachers hated it!! )
Anyway, I think most people would say that this is simply a bad sentence and should be rewritten. This sentence I've shown you is more of a grammar puzzle than a real sentence.
But I know that somebody out there will want to know the "answer." Well, you can't go wrong if you write it in the singular, can you?
§The teacher together with the student IS (or ARE) going to...?
§The teacher and the student ARE (or IS)going to?
Generally speaking, we need a conjunction to create a plural subject from more than one singular noun. "together with" is NOT a conjunction, and therefore cannot create a plural subject. "and" on the other hand, IS a conjunction and CAN create a plural subject.
I'm concluding:
"a number of ..." always takes plural verbs.
"the number of ..." always takes singular verbs.

Eg: the number of people has increased
A number of people have gone

"a number of ..." always takes plural verbs.
"the number of ..." always takes singular verbs.

Eg: the number of people has increased
A number of people have gone

The important thing here is that the number in the first example (the number of women employed outside the home) is an actual number--35,000, for example. Even if you add more women to the original number, there will still be one number, right?
The second usage of "numbers" is also correct, and means that there are many people in that group. For example, it is correct to say:
People are leaving California in greater numbers.
People are spending more money on the Internet in greater numbers.

Second, "curfew" is a singular count noun and therefore requires a determiner (the).
I agree with you that skill can be both a count noun as well as a non-count noun. It all depends upon the context.

Have a look at the example below:
1. Harry knows quite a few driving skills.
Conversely, if were to ask Harry about his driving skills, I would ask.

2. How much skill do you have in driving a car, Harry?
So you see, the word "skill" remains the same but depending on the context, skill can be a non-count or a count noun?

With fractions, percentages and indefinite quantifiers, the verb agrees with the preceding noun or clause. With singular or non-count nouns or clauses, use a singular verb:
One third of this article is taken up with statistical analysis.
All of the book seems relevant to this study.
Half of what he writes is undocumented.
About fifty percent of the job is routine.
All the information is current.
With plural nouns, use plural verbs:
One third of the students have graduate degrees.
Fifty percent of the computers have CD-ROM drives.
Many researchers depend on grants from industry.
With collective nouns, use either singular or plural, depending on whether you want to emphasize the single group or its individual members:
Half of my family lives/live in Canada.
All of the class is/are here.
Ten percent of the population is/are bilingual.




we can't use a that noun clause with the word directive, just as we cannot with order


1)Parallelism (Apples + Oranges)

This error is not a frequently encountered error, but it is worth knowing and practicing such errors. In such sentences, generally two things or items are compared.
a.When the sentence compares two items. Ask yourself, can they be really compared?
b.When the sentence compares two actions as well.

Usually, the problem is with hidden comparison where two things or actions are compared, but another two items or actions are intertwined and you lose the comparison relationship.

Example: “Synthetic oils burn less efficiently than natural oils.”

The sentence is wrong because we are trying to compare how well each oil burns and not the oils themselves. But do you see how the actual thing being compared is easily missed?

2)Quantity Words

i.The words measuring quantity may be used incorrectly. For example, when comparing two items, it would be inappropriate to use “among” to compare them. Here’s a chart:

2 items if more than 2
Between among
More most
Better best
Less least

ii.Items that can’t be counted should not use quantity words. For example, you can’t say “fewer soup”. Here’s a chart:

Non-countable words Countable words
Less fewer
Amount, quantity number
Much many


.When two distinct words or phrases are joined by the correlatives either, or, neither, nor, not only, but also, the number (singular or plural) of the word or phrase nearest to the verb determines the number of the verb.
§Example: Either his parents or he is bringing it (notice “is” is singular) This can be a confusing sentence because parents is plural, but we pay attention to he which is the noun “he” tells us that we need to keep “is” singular.
§Example: Either he or his parents are bringing it. Notice “parents” is plural and is the closest to the verb so we use “are” which is plural.


1)Idioms

Such sentences incorporate incorrect usage of idiomatic expressions. There are no rules. Really need good English familiarity.
Overall rule: If it’s not one of the previous 7, then it’s very likely an idiom expression test question. Watch for the prepositions (to, the, of, at, for, on, in, about, etc.,) changing among the answer choices. This usually implies an Idiomatic problem, if not a Parallel Construction problem

VA--continues[2]

DIRECTIONS for questions1 to 5: Fill in the blanks choosing the word that is most appropriate in the context of the passage.

Just as economic liberalization is freeing the Indian city financially, so is local self-government (panchayatraj) 326 the Indian village
politically. While we keep vigorously debating economic reforms almost no one speaks or writes about this far reaching political reform.It may be because the village has 327 in our urban middle class imagination, and has become a remote memory. This political revolution began in 1993 when the seventy third amendment to the constitution came into force. We are witnessing real 328 of power and seem to be returning to the India of the centuries - to the old India of autonomous villages. When a panchayat undertakes a poverty project, the village assembly meets again to 329 the panchayat accounts. Overall it is a mixed record. In many elections the fendal forces of the village and caste have 330 their power. Where voluntary organization are present, panchayats are working better. The important thing is that a beginning has been made.
326. (1) discharging (2) ensalving (3) emancipating (4) emasculating
327. (1) rebounded (2) receded (3) abated (4) surged
328. (1) surrender (2) dichotomy (3) dialectic (4) devolution
329. (1) ratify (2) countersign (3) rationalize (4) rebuke
330. (1) integrated (2) consolidated (3) consigned (4) conscripted

DIRECTIONS for questions331 to : Fill the gaps in the passages below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each
gap. The right words are the ones used by the author. Be guided by the author’s overall style and meaning when you choose the answers.



It is sometimes argued that human development, with its emphasis on the social sector is the (331)of economic growth. The whole point is that the two are interlinked and can be part of a (332) circle in which an improvement of education and health facilitates faster
economic growth and vice-versa. A neglect of human development or economic growth can push countries into a (333)circle in which inadequate attention to human development pulls down economic growth and the other way round as well.

331. (1) antithesis (2) antipathy (3) antidote (4) antecedent
332. (1) virtual (2) virtuous (3) vindictive (4) visible
333. (1) real (2) vicious (3) venomous (4) violent

It is a known fact that irrespective of any industrial or agricultural legislation or even compulsory education that may have been responsible for the (334) of child labour, it exists in practically every society, and will continue to do so as long as it is not intrinsically (335) to the prevailing order. Hence, the focus should be on production so that bonded labour, a (336) of the feudal form of exploitation is done away with.

334. (1) eradication (2) intimidation (3) abolition (4) digression
335. (1) equitable (2) iniquitous (3) inimical (4) innate
336. (1) reminiscence (2) remnant (3) repercussions (4) remittance

DIRECTIONS for questions 337 to 342 the following passage there are blanks, 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 and mark its number as your answer.

In the twelfth century, orthodoxy was 337 by the Arab cleric Imam Al Ghazali. Science and Mathematics were 338 as anti-Islam because they were 339 of the mind and weakened faith. Ghazali patronized revelation over reason, pre-destination over rational thinking. Mired in orthodoxy Islam 340 . Interaction between Jewish and Christian scholars 341 out and intolerance of faith crept in and Islam became 342. The last great Muslim thinker of world renown lived in the fourteenth century!

337. (1) rekindled (2) rejuvenated (3) relaxed (4) relapsed
3381) pronounced (2) denounced (3) denoted (4) deputed
3391) intuitions (2) inundations (3) introspection (4) intoxicants
340) fainted (2) felicitated (3) faltered (4) festered
3411) persisted (2) petered (3) percolated (4) perished
3421) insubstantial (2) integrated (3) insular (4) intellectual

DIRECTIONS for questions 343 to 347: Each question has a sentence with two blanks followed by four pairs of words as choices. From the choices, select the pair of words that can best complete the given sentence.

343. In a workplace, just as a _____ tradition ought to be followed to ensure that people of any religion or no religion are not made to feel uncomfortable or out of place, there should also be an atmosphere where women can feel safe and respected and not just _____ because of their gender.
(1) religious . . . reprimanded (2) spiritual . . . discriminated
(3) secular . . . venerated (4) neutral . . . victorious

344. Women employed in the lower rungs of an organization are far more _____ to harassment from their male counterparts than women who are in powerful posts, of whom the numbers are still _____ but growing.
(1) prone . . . alarming (2) susceptible . . . a minuscule
(3) vulnerable . . . enormous (4) subjected . . . extraordinary

345. _____ is like a magic word, which fuels the urge to do better and makes us _____ to achieve the highest possible honours.
(1) Motivation . . . strive (2) Appreciation . . . slog
(3) Criticism . . . responsible (4) Imagination . . . struggle

346. As several parts of the state were reeling under severe drought conditions, the helpless people _____ God to bless the land with rains and _____ their suffering.
(1) enjoined . . . alleviate (2) appealed . . . dispel
(3) besought . . . destroy (4) invoked . . . mitigate

347. While the Delhi-Lahore bus service has _____ reopened the door to India-Pakistan interaction, Noor has in more senses than one
opened a/an/the _____ of sub-continental friendship.
(1) really . . . deluge (2) literally . . . profusion
(3) symbolically . . . floodgates (4) suddenly . . . outpouring

Directions for questions 348 and 349 : In each of the following sentences, part/parts of the sentence is/are left blank. Beneath each sentence four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the word / phrase that best completes the sentence.

348.The life-history of some of the past Indian freedom leaders amply shows how a mix of resilience and __________ helped them __________ their obstacles before achieving the pinnacle of glory.
1] fortitude …. win over 2] will-power …. procrastinate
3] fortitude …surmount 4] determination …. Rectify

349. The novel comes as a ____________ to all women dumped by_________ males who will feel provoked at the title of the book, or at the sight of the picture on the cover.
1] surprise ….eclectic 2] comfort ….narcissistic
3] solace ….non-conformist 4] prelude ….chauvinistic

VA--continues[1]

Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.
302. The sugar dissolved in water .....; finally all that remained was an almost ..... residue on the bottom of the glass.
(1) quickly, lumpy (2) immediately, flagrant
(3) gradually, imperceptible (4) subsequently, glassy
(5) spectacularly, opaque

303. It is foolish to vent your spleen on ..... object; still, you make ..... enemies that way.
(1) an inanimate, fewer (2) an immobile, bitter (3) an interesting, curious (4) an insipid, dull
(5) a humane, more

304. Studded starfish are well protected from most ..... and parasites by ..... surface whose studs are actual modified
spines.
(1) dangers, a vulnerable (2) predators, an armoured
(3) threats, a fragile (4) challenges, an obtuse
(5) exigencies, a brittle

305. As ..... head of the organization, he attended social functions and civic meetings but had no .... in the formation of
company policy.
(1) titular, voice (2) hypothetical, vote (3) former, pride (4) nominal, competition
(5) actual, say

306. It is only to the vain that all is vanity; and all is .... only to those who have never been ..... themselves.
(1) arrogance, proud of (2) deception, sincere with
(3) cowardice, afraid for (4) indolence, bored by
(5) solitude, left to

307. Many species of intertidal fish have developed ..... abilities that enable them to ..... a particular location, generally
a tide pool, that provides a suitable refuge.
(1) foraging, do without (2) compensatory, aspire to
(3) natural, vanish from (4) singular, escape from
(5) homing, return to

308. There are any number of theories to explain these events and, since the experts disagree, it is ..... the rest of us in
our role as responsible scholars to ..... dogmatic statements.
(1) paradoxical for, abstain from (2) arrogant of, compensate with
(3) incumbent on, refrain from (4) opportune for, quarrel over
(5) appropriate for, issue forth

309. It may be useful to think of character in fiction as a function of two ..... impulses : the impulse to individualize and the
impulse to .....
(1) analogous, humanize (2) disparate, aggrandize (3) divergent, typify (4) comparable, delineate
(5) related, moralize

310. It is this tightly circumscribed scene that gives to Mrs. Woolf’s novels, despite her modernity of technique and insight,
their odd and delicious air of ..... as of some small village world, as bright and vivid and perfect in its ..... as a
miniature.
(1) anachronism, transience (2) parochialism, tininess
(3) cynicism, rusticity (4) intrigue, antiquity
(5) fragility, petiteness

311. There was so much ..... material in the argument, ideas dragged in without reference to the case, that it was
singularly ..... to grasp the budding lawyer’s point.
(1) exceptional, unrewarding (2) variegated, effortless
(3) hypothetical, superficial (4) superficial, irrelevant
(5) extraneous, difficult

Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.

312. The police received a(n) ..... call giving them valuable information, but the caller would not give his name out of fear
of .....
(1) private, impunity (2) anonymous, reprisal
(3) professional, dissension (3) enigmatic, refusal
(5) adamant, transgression

313. The ..... was a ..... of gastronomic delights.
(1) internist, progeny (2) gourmet, connoisseur (3) scientist, facilitator (4) xenophobe, promoter
(5) tyro, master

314. The ..... attitudes politicians have today cause them to ..... at the slightest hint of controversy.
(1) dauntless, recoil (2) craven, cower (3) pusillanimous, prevail (4) undaunted, quail
(5) fractions, grovel

315. The bully’s menacing, ..... manner was actually just for show; in reality it was entirely ..... .
(1) imperturbable, rapid (2) truculent, affected
(3) stringent, credulous (4) supercilious, blatant
(5) parsimonious, contentious

316. During a campaign, politicians often engage in ..... debate, attacking each other’s proposals in a torrent of ..... words.
(1) acerbic, amiable (2) acrimonious, angry (3) intensive, nebulous (4) garrulous, inarticulate
(5) impassioned, vapid

Instructions for the questions 1 – 5: Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate pair.

317. Sometimes the thought _____ of Supreme Court go beyond the ____ of the ordinary man.
1] processes, comprehension 2] span, precincts
3] justification, privileges 4] magnitude, anticipation

318. The fundamental _________ of a patterning system is that sequence of arrival of information
determines the pattern in which it is ________.
1] idea, distributed 2] characteristic, arranged
3] fault, accessed 4] basis, assigned

319. No matter how truly ________ an idea may be when introduced into the problem area,
connection will _________ develop.
1] disconnected , eventually 2] distinctive, indolently
3] grandiose, subsequently 4] marvelous, plausibly

320. Some gains may be _______, others only ____________.
1] quantified, perceived 2] quantified, computed
3] supposed, perceived 4] multiplied, grow

321. Air India’s recent measures to ____ crew cost and enhance competitiveness have been
_______ by Shiv Sena , whose nexus with the Air India Cabin Crew Association , often prove
to be a bottle neck to a reform.
1] curb, concerted 2] postpone, anticipated
3] curtail, undermined 4] augment, opposed

Debates about economic growth usually turn on the tension between material benefits and moral considerations.Rising living standards are fine in themseves but the endless (322) for them tends to be morally compromising or so goes a commonly expressed view .Anti globalists and other critics of capitalism press the point hardest, but even (323) of growth often cast the issue this way.Growth is worth having ,especially in developing countries ,where poverty kills people,but in the rich world ,the case is less clear.After a certain point ,the ( 324) of more wealth may be futile and morally (325) ,especially if it burdens other people and future generations.

322)
a) seeking ..b) hunt.....c) ardour...d)chase

323)
a) proponents b) promoters c) backers d) adherents

324)
a) persistence b) pursuit c) occurence...d) continuance

325)
a) engaging ..b) energising...c) enervating....d) enduring

VA-Antonyms

Here are some antonym questions. They are not asked directly in CAT, but other other exams do. So here they go:

268) schism ::
concealment :: calm :: clumsiness :: union :: reduction ::
2) avarice ::
cupidity :: virtue :: altruism :: kindness :: stealth ::

269) laconic ::
cool :: voluble :: friendly :: militant :: fretful ::
270) factitious ::
untruthful :: spontaneous :: peaceful :: superstitious :: magnified ::
271) pandemonium ::
amusement :: tumult :: torment :: calm :: epidemic ::
272) flinch ::
revive :: extol :: offend :: advance :: pierce ::
273) prosaic ::
romantic :: opposed :: inured :: fictional :: biographical ::
274.proclivity ::
proposition :: propensity :: aversion :: activity :: delay::
275) halcyon ::
rough :: meager :: notable :: varied :: customary ::
276) parry ::
return :: delay :: discuss :: ward off :: thrust ::

277. arrival : departure : : ________ : death life
person
birth
train

278. elbow : arm : : knee : _________ walking
finger
leg
nose

279. car : road : : train : ________ track
vehicle
fast
wheel

280. baiting hook : fishing : : _______ : hunting loading gun
firing gun
stalking game
aiming gun

281. violence : activity : : melancholy : ________ evening
cruelty
mood
silence

282. man : trousers : : woman : ____________ clothing
skirt
hat
blanket

283. university : institution : : mayor : _______ official
town
law
councilman

284. grass : soil : : seaweed : ___________ water
salty
river
fish

285. truthfulness : court : : cleanliness : _________ virtue
restaurant
bath
pig

286. egg : fish : : ________ : plant leaf
root
seed
stem

287. lion : animal : : flower : ___________ plant
grass
roots
rose

288. wave : crest : : _________ : peak water
top
moving
mountain

289. falling : gravitation : : collapse : __________ balloon
electricity
pressure
destruction

290. professor : ___________ : : musician : entertainment pupils
school
homework
instruction

291. grains : sand : : drops : __________ rain
snow
surf
flood

292. wave : tide : : moment : ________ time
ocean
tardiness
clock

293. wife : woman : : _______ : man father
groom
boy
husband

294. book : _______ : : comb : tooth title
library
page
knowledge

295. boy : child : : man : ________ father
uncle
adult
person

296. flower : weed : : _______ : buzzard plant
swan
bird
vulture

With the Supreme Court making it clear that there is no legal basis to bar the screening of The Da Vinci Code, States such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Nagaland, and Meghalaya, which had rushed to [297] its screening, would be well advised to reverse course. While dismissing a petition seeking to ban the screening on the ground that it would hurt the religious sentiments of Christians, the Court pointed out that it was to be regarded as no more than a work of fiction and that the censor board had cleared its screening. Further, it had not been regarded as hurting religious sentiments and banned elsewhere, including in countries with predominantly Christian populations. If the film could pass the process of pre-censorship with its rigid guidelines, it could hardly be said to [298] religious sentiments, much less pose any danger to public order. The States that have [299] Section 13 the Cinematograph Act of 1952 to prohibit its exhibition on the ground that it was “likely to cause a breach of the peace” have clearly abused the extraordinary power [300] on them by the Act in an overzealous attempt to [301] to religious sentiment.



297. 1] facilitate 2] restrict 3] prohibit 4] decline
298. 1] pander 2] affront 3] incense 4] snub
299. 1] evoked 2] invoked 3] revoked 4] provoked
300. 1] referred 2] inferred 3] preferred 4] conferred
301. 1] protect 2] mollify 3] pander 4] attenuate

VA-Sentance correction

Sentence correction:
263.A “calendar stick” carved centuries ago by the Winnebago tribe may provide the first evidence that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them on systematic astronomical observation.
(A) that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them
(B) of the North American Indians who have developed advanced full-year calendars and based them
(C) of the development of advanced full-year calendars by North American Indians, basing them
(D) of the North American Indians and their development of advanced full-year calendars based
(E) that the North American Indians developed advanced full-year calendars based

264.A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities
265.A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770’s, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman.
(A) it was only the second published by an American woman
(B) it was only the second that an American woman published
(C) the second one only published by an American woman
(D) the second one only that an American woman published
(E) only the second published by an American woman
266.A common disability in test pilots is hearing impairment, a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time.
(A) a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time
(B) a consequence from sitting for long periods of time too near to large jet engines
(C) a consequence which resulted from sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time
(D) damaged from sitting too near to large jet engines for long periods of time
(E) damaged because they sat too close to large jet engines for long periods of time
267.A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black’s returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black’s return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa

VA

Unjumble the following 5 sentences:

131. a. "We never had any textbooks, and our toilets were broken," Radebe recalls.
b. But he used his wages to put himself through a public school in the township.
c. In the years before apartheid ended in 1991, Peter Radebe, 48, lived in a Black township outside Johannesburg.
d. The nearest he ever got to a brick-and-mortar house was working as a gardener in houses of the rich.

a. abcd
b. cabd
c. cdab
d. cadb

132. a. But the walls of the Red Fort, the great palace of the Mughals, still looked magnificent: "I have seldom seen a nobler mural aspect," wrote Russell in his diary, "and the great space of bright red walls put me in mind of (the) finest part of Windsor Castle."
b. In June 1858, the Times correspondent William Howard Russell—a man now famous as the father of war journalism—arrived in the ruins of Delhi, recently recaptured by the British from the rebels after one of the bloodiest sieges in Indian history.
c. Skeletons still littered the streets, and the domes and minars of the city were riddled with shell holes.
d. Russell's ultimate destination was, however, rather less imposing.

a. bacd
b. bcad
c. acbd
d. bdac

133. a. For the last week or more, the buzz in Delhi is that India has been asked to send troops to Afghanistan to help in its pacification.
b. The request has come from the EU, US and possibly Canada. British, American and Canadian troops have borne the brunt of the fighting in the south and are at present engaged in Operation Mountain Thrust, a determined bid to clear the south of Taliban forces and bring it back under Kabul.
c. What is disturbing about these rumours is the belief that the government is seriously considering the request.
d. Indian troops, we are told, could take over various duties in the calmer areas of the country and thus release more British and American troops to fight the Taliban in the troubled south and east of the country.

a. abdc
b. adcb
c. acdb
d. adbc

134. a. It is bold, no doubt, but its brilliance is yet to unfold.
b. The swift play might shake the encampments on the chessboard, discomfit the "castled" kings and might even lead to a new match.
c. India has made a new move in the chess of world politics with the announcement of Shashi Tharoor as New Delhi’s candidate for the post of UN secretary general.
d. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, for all his quiet solicitude, wants to attend all games, crash many parties and surprise the guests.

a. cdab
b. cdba
c. cabd
d. cbad

135. a. "There is nothing more to the actions of the Parties (of not seeking extension of Share Purchase Agreement) beyond commercial considerations," Jet said a week after the deal fell through, leading to acrimony and legal battle between the two airlines, whose proposed merger was touted as the biggest aviation deal in India.
b. Terming the controversy as "unfortunate," Naresh Goyal- controlled Jet indirectly hit out at Sahara saying that it was forced to clarify its position due to "inaccurate statements made by vested interests".
c. Breaking the silence on collapse of the Rs 2,300 crore deal to acquire Air Sahara, Jet Airways today said the decision not to salvage the pact was purely on 'commercial considerations' and that it was moving the Supreme Court for transfer of litigation in different courts.
d. Goyal, who has been in London even prior to the collapse of the deal, is talking to top most layweyers to handle the resultant situation.

a. dcba
b. cbad
c. cadb
d. cdab

136. Given here are sentences 1 and 6 of a paragraph. Unjumble the other four sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

1. Down the ages from the Beatles to obscure Spanish songs to rock musicals--all have been welded into stretches of melody with a little Indian touch.

a. Even the great Bollywood composers stand guilty.
b. In the West, that is what it would be described as.
c. This is not fusion but plagiarism.
d. In Bollywood they call it being inspired.

6. It would indeed be heartbreaking for many fans if they are told that melody of that `classic' track from Sholay--Mehbooba-- was nicked lock, stock and barrel from a hit song, Say You Love Me, by Demis Roussos.

a. cbda
b. cbad
c. bcda
d. acbd

Expressed below are two words related to each other. Select the pair of words that best relates to it.

137. loll : recline

a. charm : woo
b. bulwark : safeguard
c. harangue : order
d. procrastinate : prologue

138. plumb : horizontal

a. plum : fruit
b. plumber : pipe
c. burnish : polish
d. brook : spurn

139. expurgate : passage

a. abridge : text
b. filter : water
c. burn : book
d. cancel : plan

140. ulterior : evident

a. posterior : rear
b. cadge : coddle
c. affiance : withdraw
d. pummel : maul

Unjumble the following sentence.

141. a. They also require people.
b. Drastic changes in society require effort.
c. When people- particularly women, who are absolutely pivotal in the proces - are given a stake in their own future, they will take responsibility and do what needs to be done.
d. They require rainsing the awareness of individuals and communities and equipping them with the practical tools to use resouces wisely.

a. bacd
b. bdac
c. bdca
d. badc

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate options.

142. The sensation of being bitten was --------; something like having an angler's hook ripped through one's skin. However the wounds were really ------- and free from any trace of venom.

a. shocking, deep
b. unexpected, shallow
c. excruciating, superficial
d. strange, harmless

143. For I had noticed a gradual but ------------ change in my personal attitude towards the reptilian world; no longer did I regard all snakes with the formidable, irrepressible loathing I had formerly felt, the horror which springs up upbidden in every ---------- human heart.

a. excruciating, natural
b. strong, average
c. intense, ordinary
d. drastic, normal

144. On a jungle expedition in southern India, I had unexpectedly come upon a --------- sight, nothing less than the mating of cobras. A number of the beasts were --------- round in a circle, their bodes raised majestically into the air.

a. strange, amalgamated
b. weird, gathered
c. amazing, assembled
d. extraordinary, mustered

Choose the best fit for the part of the sentences underlined below.

145. The whole complex was moved and rebuilt on the neighbouring island of Agilkia, which was now renamed Philae.

a. which has now been renamed as Philae.
b. which is now renames Philae.
c. which had then been renamed Philae.
d. now renamed Philae.

146. Should battlefields be left alone as memorials redeveloped for tourism, or to be preserved for the archeologists of the future?

a. to be preserved
b. be preserved
c. preserved
d. should be preserved

Read each passage and answer the corresponding questions.

While some companies downsize, there are others that need to hire. Head hunters have traditionally been like a human clearing house where job seekers and hirers meet. Online recruitment firms are aiming to do much the same task but on a far bigger and wider scale purely because the Internet is everywhere.

147. Online recruitment can be said to be unduly ambitious if:

a. the Internet is accessible to almost all job seekers but all are wary of using its service.
b. head hunters too have started advertising their requirements on the Internet.
c. job seekers need to possess a certain degree of computer literacy to be able to user the Internet for their specific purposes.
d. while companies are downsizing, a large number of people swell the supply side of a job market.

The score card is no abstract concept - it's a physical entity, like the name suggests, not unline the school report card. It gives targets against each objective, with a column for progress achieved, and is thus a ready reckoner for strategy implementation at any point of time, such as review meetings.

148. The goal of review meetings can be inferred to be any of the following except:

a. to formulate strategy.
b. to evaluate earlier strategies.
c. to design score cards.
d. to assess feedback from score cards.

In most romantic comedies, the film's goal is to get the two leads to engage in that big kiss at the end, so the music can swell, the camera pans up and away, and everyone in the theatre can wipe the tears from their smiling cheeks before the lights come up.

149. Any of the following, if true, would help explain the discrepancy between the "smiling" and the "tears" in the audience except:

a. romantic comedies lend a touch of mystery to the leading pair so that their characters are appealing.
b. are "tears" indicate a positive emotion.
c. romantic comedies try to create an environment that is moving and at the same time, is happy.
d. the tears are of happiness and indicate that the audience is very pleased.

Select the summary that best captures the essence of the text below.

150. Hawthorne has portrayed Hester Prynne as a peaceful and innocent young wife. The evil of her adultery kickstarts her public humiliation, her private sorrow, and her conflict over the nature of her crime because she doesn't feel she has sinned against God or her community. The sin that Hawthorne committed has both positive and negative effects on her.

a. Hester Prynne has been portrayed as a gullibe young wife who falls easy prey to adultery and brings about her own ruin.
b. Hester Prynne, the adulterous young wife in Hawthorne's movie commits a sin which she herself rejects as something unimportant, though it has both positive and negative effects on her.
c. Hawthorne's portrayal of Hester Prynne as a peaceful and innocent wife contrasts starkly with the adultery she commits.
d. Hawthorne portrays Hester Prynne as a peaceful and innocent wife whose adultery has both positive and negative impacts on her, though she doesnt't understand the true implication of the deed.

Choose the right combo:

151) But then, the fear melts into the sea and the great beast, ________ an awesome majesty, its black eyes gleaming and benign as it carves its marine way ______ with powerful, graceful thrusts of the tail.
a) derives, sporadically
b) assumes, effortlessly
c) revives, elegantly
d) flaunts, vigorously

152) Aiming to maintain the old heritage and essence of the place, the designer attempted to work on a ______ between vernacular tradition and ________ innovation while restoring the building
a) harmony, unbridled
b) platform, restrained
c) synthesis, edited
d) balance, pioneering

153) Much to my chagrin the ________ warnings on the evils of hard liquor and the norrendous hangover that will accompany the post-flight jet lag have scared off all but the most die-hard frequent fliers in the business class from knocking back the customary 2-3 shots of scoth before dinner.
a) hysterical
b) statutory
c) inflammatory
d) over-hyped

154) The feel is a super-flexible piece of furniture that _______ YOUR IMAGINATION AS THE 120 FABRIC COVERED FOAM BALLS IT COMPRISES of can be arranged in literally anything - a couch, a sofa or anything else you can possibly think of.
a) dampens
b) challenges
c) transpires
d) concretizes

155) His novels are _________; he uses a long circumlocution when a direct coupling of a simple subject and verb would be best
a) prolix
b) monotonous
c) vapid
d) risque

156) The rector is an opprobrious and a ______ speaker, equally caustic towards friends or foe - a curmudgeon to the core.
a) lofty
b) vituperative
c) unstinting
d) retiring

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Mark the words most nearly opposite to the meaning of the word in the sentence
---------------------------------

The question goes as follows:
157) The professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them.
a) abject
b) enigmatic
c) concrete
d) lucid

158) The weather tonight is unseasonably inclement
a) Dry
b) Joyous
c) Ruinous
d) Stormy

159) It wasn't only the confirmed anti-democrats who thought democracy effete and worn-out
a) Uninteresting
b) warm
c) decadent
d) vital

Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the sentence.




160)An ancient and mythopoeic neurological disorder, epilepsy is .... in part by the sensation of intense and altered consciousness doctors call an ‘aura,’ which ..... the epileptic seconds before his seizure.



(1) neutralised, overcomes (2) characterized, grips (3) obviated, afflicts (4) enhanced, debilitates
(5) diagnosed, proselytizes


161)The orator was so ..... that the audience become ..... .



(1) soporific, drowsy (2) inaudible, elated (3) pompous, bombastic (4) dramatic, affable

(5) convincing, moribund



162)We must try to understand his momentary ..... for he has ..... more strain and anxiety than any among us.

(1) outcry, describe (2) senility, understood (3) vision, forgotten (4) generosity, desired
(5) aberration, undergone



163)We are ..... the intellects of the past; or rather, like children we take it for granted that somebody must supply us

with our supper and our .....
(1) ungrateful to, ideas (2) dependent on, repose (3) unfaithful to, needs (4) fortunate in, allowance
(5) generous to, wants



164)We should have ..... troubled ahead when the road ..... into a gravel path.

(1) interrogated, shrank (2) anticipated, dwindled (3) expected, grew (4) enjoyed, transformed
(5) seen, collapsed



165)The ..... of the house, fresh lobster, was all gone, so we ..... ourselves with crab.

(1) suggestion, resolved (2) embarrassment, consoled
(3) recommendation, contended (4) speciality, pelted
(5) regret, relieved



166)Because of his ..... sense of his own importance, Larry often tried to ..... our activities.

(1) exaggerated, monopolise (2) inflated, autonomize
(3) insecure, violate (4) modest, dominate
(5) egoistic, diffuse



167. With ..... a thought for his own safety, Gene ..... dashed back across the courtyard.

(1) even, quickly (4) scarcely, nimbly (3) barely, cautiously (4) seldom, swiftly
(5) hardly, randomly




Select the lettered answer that contains the best version of the bold section.



168. I think they, as a rule, are much more convincing than us.
(1) as a rule, are much more convincing than us (2) as a rule are much more convincing than us
(3) as a rule, are much more convincing than we (4) as a rule; are much more convincing than us
(5) are, as a rule, much more convincing than us


169. About three hundred people gathered, they were there protesting the construction of a nuclear power plant.


(1) gathered, they were there protesting (2) gathered-they were there protesting
(3) gathered, they were there protesting against (4) gathered to protest
(5) gathered for the purpose of protesting




170.Many critics consider James Joyce’s ‘Ullysses’, a novel once banned as obscene, to be the greatest novel of the

twentieth century.
(1) ‘Ullysses,’ a novel once banned obscene, to be
(2) ‘Ullyses,’ a novel once banned as obscene
(3) ‘Ullysses,’ which is a novel that was once banned as obscene, to be
(4) ‘Ullysses’, a once banned as obscene to be
(5) ‘Ullysses’, a novel once banned as obscene, being




171.When describing the accident, a tone of self-justification creeps into his voice.

(1) When describing (2) In describing
(3) When there is a description (4) When describing about
(5) When he describes



172.Expressing a radically different idea is Dorothy Sayers, who believes that women all through history have been

oppressed by men.
(1) Expressing a radically different idea is Dorothy Sayers, who believes
(2) Dorothy Sayers expresses a radically different idea–
(3) Expressing a radically different idea is Dorothy Sayers, believing
(4) Dorothy Sayers, expressing a radically different idea believes
(5) Dorothy Sayers is expressing a radically different idea



173.A bite from the tsetse fly invariably paralyzes its victims unless an antidote is administered within two hours.

(1) its victims unless an antidote is administered
(2) its victims unless an antidote can be administered
(3) its victims unless an antidote was administered
(4) its victims unless an antidote is administered to the victims
(5) its victims unless they receive an antidote




174. Suresh, Subodh, Shishir and me were all cited for contempt of court.

(1) Suresh, Subodh, Shishir and I were all cited (2) Suresh, Subodh, Shishir and I were all cited
(3) Suresh, Subodh, Shishir and I were the ones cited (4) Suresh, Subodh, Shishir and I were cited
(5) Suresh, Subodh, Shishir and I was cited

The sentences (four/five/four between 1 and 6) given in each question, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence in labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.


175>

(A) As he says, "somewhere the ghost has to find its resting place."

(B) Filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who is making a film on Netaji's last five years, has carefully made his story leap across the flight from Singapore, to pick up the thread again at the British-arranged trial of the INA accused in
1946.
(C) While it is bound to throw up as many surprises, the ultimate issue is whether it can decide if Netaji died in the Taihoku crash.
(D) The Mukherjee Commission was set up for a period of six months but it is unlikely that it will wind up before mid- 2004.


(1) CBAD (2) ABDC (3) BADC (4) DCBA

176>

(A) The payment of claim is made through third party administrators who have been empanelled by the company to provide hassle free admission and discharge from the network hospital without making any payment.

(B) This policy provides from cashless hospitalisation in India for the treatment of any illness or disease or accidental injury (not specifically excluded) suffered during the policy period.
(C) For obtaining a Mediclaim policy the proposal form and insured person's details form and submit two latest stamp sized coloured photographs of each family member to be insured.
(D) The reimbursement of domiciliary hospitalisation claims will also be paid through the TPA
(1) BADC (2) BDAC (3) CDBA (4) CBAD


177>
(A) Your little girl.

(B) She’s made the last twenty one years seem like twenty one weeks.
(C) Hidden inside the woman is a little girl.
(D) You’ve watched her grow from pigtails, to jeans, to sarees.
(1) CADB (2) DBCA (3) DCBA (4) ADCB

178>

(A) In the former colonies, they have shaken the accumulated inertia and emerged as a confident, prosperous community driving the economies and assuming positions of power.

(B) In the Gulf, the hordes of blue-collared workers that flew in after the boom in the ‘70s have today moved up the ladder and are now a dominant presence in trade and corporate affairs.
(C) Despite the hurdles in their own countries and India’s studied indifference, the past decade has seen them come into their own.
(D) Move forward they have.
(1) ABCD (2) BADC (3) DCBA (4) DCAB


179>
(A) L.N.Mittal’s acquisition of US Steel or his presence in economies as diverse as Indonesia, Romania, Algeria,Germany and Trinidad is a vindication of the enduring quality of Indian enterprise.

(B) Spread across five continents they have consistently proved that Indians can compete with anyone, anywhere to create wealth.
(C) So is adaptability as symbolised by the Hindujas who conduct business in Teheran, London and Singapore with equal ease.
(D) They are living testimony to the India that could have been.
(1) DBAC (2) DCBA (3) ABDC (4) ACBD


180>
(A) Pooja Sood, who curated a show of nine video artists in Delhi’s Apeejay Media Gallery, says, “It’s new and exciting and full of possibilities.”

(B) Science and art have one thing in common : their practitioners are constantly trying to push the envelope.
(C) At around the same time, another curator, Peter Nagy, was showcasing the works of 15 other artists and sculptors who were investigating photography as an alternative medium.
(D) As an increasing number of Indian artists temporarily abandons the paintbrush and pallette for a variety of alternative media, the effect has been surprising : to the audience and, in many cases, to the artists themselves.
(1) BDAC (2) ABDC (3) ACBD (4) BADC

181>

(A) In this chilling tableau, the men from MTV, Cyrus Oshidar (VP, creative) and Alex Kuruvilla (MD, MTV India) boldly go where no one has wanted to go before–the space between VJ Cyrus Broacha’s ears.

(B) And since the satellite TV boom, its place has been secure.
(C) Mondo Mumbai was always the place we looked to for entertainment–a loony planet of mindless fantasy.
(D) Mumbaikars are famously space cadets (yes, these captions are written in Delhi).
(1) ABCD (2) CADB (3) ADCB (4) DCBA


182>
(A) This is the newest metro after all, and it must share the south with Ammaville and Naidu Nagar, which have very distinct personalities.

(B) Writing software, and sinking pints–this is the Beer Shift at ‘Pubworld.’
(C) We can forgive Bangalore its identity crisis.
(D) But behind the facelessness of S.M. Krishna’s city, Bangloreans quietly get on with what they do best.
(1) CADB (2) ACDB (3) DACB (4) ACDB


183>
(A) The clubbing of their names would have pleased Nirala–it should make us sit up and take notice.

(B) I can think of only one other poet whose work is similarly available : Tagore.
(C) Books like the one under review, featuring the work of a single poet competently translated, are a rarity.
(D) A small amount of bad Indian poetry is available in worse English translation in a few anthologies.
(1) CDBA (2) DCBA (3) DBCA (4) CBAD



184>
(A) Of course, they weren’t known then IPOs (initial public offerings).

(B) Back then, seasoned investors will recall, it wasn’t uncommon to have public issues from 30-40 companies hitting the market every month–true many of those companies were of dubious antecedents, several have since disappeared without a trace.
(C) It was 1990, and IPOs were hitting the market like a hailstorm that refused to stop.
(D) That happened a bit later, thanks to the entry of foreign institutional investors (FIIs), who brought jargon with their money to the Indian market.
(1) CDBA (2) DCBA (3) CABD (4) CBDA


185>
(A) The cold calculus of business doesn’t recognize sentiment : to expect NRI’s to invest in India simply because it is their country of origin is downright stupid; the community will invest in the country if the risk-reward equation

is favourable–if it isn’t they’ll seek better avenues.
(B) ‘Pravasi’ ..... will likely not fetch the returns expected of it, or anywhere close to it.
(C) “India will have to undertake major political, administrative, and judicial reforms,” explains Sam Pitroda, Chairman, World Tel, “if it wants to tap its NRI network like China did.”
(D) China succeeded in attracting investments from overseas Chinese on the basis of policies that made it attractive for foreign companies to invest in the country.
(1) DCBA (2) BCDA (3) BDCA (4) CDBA


186>
(A) While the actual deal-making and selling may be taken care of by others, and while his association, in them may merely be a CEO’s, there’s no taking away from the fact that Paul’s background–an MBA from the Univ of Massachussets, stints at Pepsi Co, Bain and Co, and notably, GE–and location make him the ideal brand ambassador

for Wipro Technologies.
(B) From his base in Santa Clara, California, Paul orchestrates Wipro’s strategy : he is widely perceived to be the man behind the Wipro-Ericsson deal.
(C) Rainmaking is all about being able to front a deal, speak the same language, business and cultural, as the customer and Paul’s credential on both fronts are impeccable


(D) Wipro acquired Ericsson’s development centres in India–a logical acquisition for a company with significant expertise in telecom software–but not before Paul managed to wring out the commitment of some consulting assignments from the telecom major.

(1) CDBA (2) DCBA (3) DCAB (4) BDAC


187>
(A) Recall the last time that one of our employees told you he could not come to work because his child was sick.

(B) But if you immediately thought of who would fill in for the missing employee then the ability to juggle several variables at once is your dominant talent.
(C) If you immediately focused on the child, asking what was wrong and who was going to take care of her, empathy is one of your strongest themes of talent.
(D) What was your first thought ?
(1) ABCD (2) ACDB (3) ADBC (5) ADCB

188.The Reserve Bank of India’s recent decision to mark up the short-term interest rates, the repo
rates, might appear ______, but is entirely ______ with its recent monetary policy stance.
1] hasty, in sync 2] encouraging, coherent
3] sudden, consistent 4] well-considered, conflicting

189. Not surprisingly then, despite sweeping _____ in diagnostics and treatment, the _____ between
patients and doctors and that between doctors and health care administrators is at an all time high.
1] errors, patience 2] advances, distrust
3] failures, confidence 4] progress, doubt


190. Despite their breathtaking size, gentle behaviour, and exceptional intelligence, whales can remain
_____ in the public imagination because of their _____ habitat.
1] vague, isolated 2] conspicuous, prominent
3] clear, dwindling 4] indistinct, unapproachable

191. One of Africa’s most-feared militias has _____ and now faces the wrath of the population it
_____.
1] strengthened, protected 2] crumbled, terrorized
3] failed, represented 4] triumphed, fought

192. Providing multipurpose farmland within urban areas could help _____ poverty besides _____ the
aesthetics of our cities.
1] reduce, defacing 2] moderate, increasing
3] alleviate, enhancing 4] fight, developing

Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.
193. The great scientist ..... himself with ability and moderation all ..... the conference.
(1) felt, about (2) displayed, in (3) disclosed, besides (4) conducted, through
(5) presented, though

194. In a world ..... by men for so many years, women are only though ..... for jobs like typists, receptionists and
teachers.
(1) created, suitable (2) governed, qualified (3) controlled, eligible (4) dominated, competent
(5) ruled, fit


195. This partly explains how the Mehta family has been able to ..... its lavish lifestyle in recent times, despite the fact
that all its assets have been .....
(1) keep up, destroyed (2) develop, liquidated (3) afford, attached (4) keep, removed
(5) continue, squandered



196. Moreover, a fact-finding mission ..... by BSN to India in January this year strongly recommended that the French
group should go it alone, and not hand over ..... to an Indian partner.
(1) constituted, authority (2) organised, papers (3) despatched, control (4) sponsored, power
(5) set up, rights

197. The leaders were ..... needed by those to ..... they were addressed.
(1) angrily, who (2) readily, which (3) scarcely, whom (4) rarely, where
(5) joyfully, when

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
198. APHASIA
(1) volubility (2) necessity (3) pain (4) crack
(5) prayer
199. CONVENE
(1) propose (2) restore (3) question (4) gather
(5) motivate
200. MACABRE
(1) musical (2) frightening (3) chewed (4) wicked
(5) exceptional
201. SEQUESTER
(1) request (2) preclude (3) seclude (4) witness
(5) evolve
202. BOORISH
(1) brave (2) oafish (3) romantic (4) speedy
(5) dry
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
203. CRAVEN
(1) desirous (2) direct (3) bold (4) civilised(5) controlled
204. EULOGISTIC
(1) pretty (2) critical (3) brief (4) stern (5) free
205. FELL
(1) propitious (2) illiterate (3) uppermost (4) futile (5) inherent
206. TURPITUDE
(1) amplitude (2) heat (3) wealth (4) virtue(5) quiet
207. BELLICOSE
(1) peaceful (2) naval (3) amusing (4) piecemeal
(5) errand


Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.
208. DECIBEL : LOUDNESS
(1) gram : ounce (2) meter : yard (3) length : width (4) carat : weight
(5) gallon : mile

209. WOOD : CARVE
(1) paper : burn (2) pipe : blow (3) clay : mould (4) tree : grow
(5) brick : build

210. GALLERY : ARTWORK
(1) museum : children (2) zoo : animals (3) theatre : exhibits (4) stadium : field
(5) forest : park

211. FADE : VANISH
(1) abate : diminish (2) meander : wander (3) chide : reprimand (4) deplete : replenish
(5) infer : imply

212. SCRIBBLING : WRITING

(1) pen : pencil (2) sound : vibration (3) walking : jogging (4) mumbling : speaking
(5) seeing : vision

Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.
213. An ..... facet of the Soviet perestroika is the search for a sweeping ..... programme in foreign policy.
(1) essential, humanitarian (2) interesting, moral (3) important, economic (4) immediate, social
(5) earliest, liberal

214. Synthetic milk ..... real milk in all ..... except taste and nutritional qualities.
(1) resembles, factors (2) exemplifies, aspects (3) copies, manners (4) marks, qualities
(5) mimics, aspects

215. We cannot ..... such a pan ..... act of violence.
(1) tolerate, insipid (2) consider, important (3) commit, magnificent (4) pardon, egregious
(5) neglect, insignificant

216. Civilisation in the real sense of the term consists not in the ..... but in the deliberate and voluntary ..... of wants.
(1) multiplication, reduction (2) increase, decrease
(3) hoarding, dehoarding (4) overgrowth, diminishing
(5) spiralling, subsidence

217. Sudha ..... a bit ..... she was not invited by her friend to attend the party.
(1) took, before (2) anger, since (3) expressed, than (4) grumble, when
(5) surprised, about

218. Every nation has a certain ..... of hostility that seeks a socially acceptable ..... .
(1) stock, display (2) concept, expression
(3) reservoir, outlet (4) ideology, demonstration
(5) experience, explanation.

219. She found ..... with me, that I was wanting in ..... .
(1) crime, wisdom (2) fault, intelligence (3) sin, ration (4) vice, knowledge
(5) weakness, sincerity

220. Let us ..... with due ..... that ancient India was more civilised than modern India with its satellites in space.
(1) admit, humility (2) adopt, certainty (3) suppose, timidness (4) presume, meekness
(5) agree, reluctance

221. Our socialism is ..... because we maintain a huge public sector without any public sector .....
(1) sham, economy (2) fraudulent, pursuit (3) idealistic, theory (4) counterfeit, phase
(5) phoney, philosophy

222. I would like to ..... your intention to the second paragraph of my letter ..... to the terms of sale of the machinery.
(1) invite, according (2) withdraw, regarding (3) react, mainly (4) draw, pertaining
(5) focus, connecting

223. The ..... customer was ..... by the manager’s prompt actin and apology.
(1) pecuniary, appalled (2) weary, enervated (3) sedulous, consoled (4) intrepid, mortified
(5) irate, mollified

224. Because of the ..... caused by the flood, living conditions in the area have .....; many people have lost all their
belongings.
(1) trepidation, augmented (2) morass, careened
(3) censure, abated (4) devastation, deteriorated
(5) vertigo, ameliorated

225. The editorial accused the mayor of ..... for making promises he knew he could not ..... .
(1) hypocrisy, fulfil (2) revulsion, condone (3) impunity, reprise (4) liability, improve
(5) petulance, verify

226. Nothing is so ..... to a nation as an extreme of self partiality, and the total want of ..... of what others will naturally
hope or fear.
(1) detrimental, concern (2) repugnant, sense (3) unethical, discretion (4) fatal, consideration
(5) delusionary, methodly

227. To ..... yourself from ..... were warm clothes.
(1) prohibit, heat (2) protect, cold (3) save, heat (4) suffer, cold
(5) prevent, ice

Having achieved this …228… agreement, the other provisions of which stupefied Europe even without…229… of the secret protocol, Hitler thought that Germany could attack Poland with no danger of Soviet or British intervention and gave orders for the invasion to start on August 26. News of the signing, on August 25, of a formal treaty of mutual assistance between Great Britain and Poland (to …230… a previous though temporary agreement) caused him to postpone the start of hostilities for a few days. He was still determined,however, to ignore the diplomatic efforts of the western powers to restrain him.
228. a. cynical b. trustful c. descriptive d. candid
229. a. misleading b. recitation c. divulgence d. opposing
230. a. match b. supersede c. slam d. chastise

231. Swift had the ____ intension of writing a boigraphy that would show Satalin as a human being rather than as a steriotypical ____ of evil,but heonly patially succeeds.

1.ambitious,symbol 2.curious,upholder

3.laudable,personification 4.amusing,caricature

232.He was the _____ of puer intellect the bumbling professor with the German accent, a comic ___ in a thousand films.

1.spirit,loyal 2.emodiment,cliche 3. perpator,mode 4.patron canard

233.____ is the collection of selected passages or excerpts from one or more authors.

1.eulogy 2.anthology 3. edition 4. analects

234. The rather _____ glamour of Monaco's royal family is nothing compared with the fading but still _____ grandeur of British monarchy.

1.louche,palpable 2.gauche,callow 3.touche,cavil 4.bouche,bolster

235.Sinatra is the century's musical _____,the,____ between the carefully crafted pop of its begining and the looser.

1.discovery,difference 2.experience,disparity 3.equipose,pivot 4.cardinal,caveat

236.Creativity,Burnett advised, called for an _____ ability to identify the ____ drama that resided with in the product.

1.ingenious,aberrant 2.abject,abstruse 3.astral,astringent 4.intuitive,inherent


For the first time in history, global economic 237. _____ ,brought on by continuing scientific and technological progress and the self-reinforcing 238. ____ of wealth, has placed the world within reach of eliminating extreme poverty altogether.This prospect will seem 239. ____ to some, but the dramtic economic progress made by china,india and other low- income parts of asia over the past 25 years 240. ____ that it is realistic.


237. a.prosperity b.propensity c. perspicuity d.puerility

238. a.amalgamation b.abnegation c.acclamation d.accumulation

239. a.prosaic b.fanciful c.realistic d.circumspect

240. a.demonstrates b.conceals c.confutes d.belies

Boards of directors aren't 241.____ to devote thier time 242.____ to accounting and243._____ issues.They are now determined to play an active role in 244.______ strategy,assesing risks, developing leaders and monitoring the long term health of thier companies.

Consultants suggest that in order to balance short and long term performance,board might start by agreeing on a core set of 245._____ tailored to the specifics of a company's industry,maturity,culture and current situation.If that sounds 246._____, it shouldn't. McKinsey says that for many companies , monitoring a 247._____ set of metrics will probably involve little additional work;metrics the board might want are likely to be a subset of the data already available to management.

241. a.content b.discontended c. committed d. surreptitious

242. a. lastly b.slovenly c.principally d. biannually

243. a.compliance b.dissent c.central d.peripheral

244. a.appropriation b.complaisant c.iconic d.setting

245. a.value b.metrics c.markers d.maxims

246. a.daunting b.trivial c.affected d. cagey

247. a.consequential b.weak c.contentious d. robust

248. A. There's much to be done.
B. Outside in the sunrise garden roses are already awake, clematis climb like a growing child and all the border marigolds are on fire.
C. Climbing painfully from a sore mattress, standing in striped pyjamas by the window, Jim stares garden wards.
D. These days it's all weed killing,bakache and wishes.
1.ABCD 2.DCBA 3.CADB 4.BCDA


249. A. I spent months in that hospital bed.
B. Sadly, the plane crash had claimed many lives including thoseof Jack and Ross,my
business partners -a loss that devastated me.
C. The three ofus had experienced somuch together over the previous few years, and I had no interest in running the company without them.
D. They were not simply the co-founders of Bravelife.com;Jack and Ross had become my best friends.

1.DCBA 2.ABCD 3.DCBA 4.CBDA


250. A. 'We'' again-that is its word;mine too, now, from hearing it so much.
B. Good deal of fog this morning-Ido not go out in the fog myself.
C. We are going to run short,most likely.
D.The new creature eats too much fruit.

1.ABCD 2.BDCA 3.DCAB 4.CBAD

choose the one with the similar relationship as the bold one

251. skirt : issue
a. vest: interest
b. rig : wager
c. dodge : encounter
d. sweep : election

252. crow: boastful
a. smirk: witty
b. conceal : sly
c.pout: sulky
d. blush: coarse

253. camouflage:discern
a. encipher: comprehend
b. adorn: admire
c. magnify: observe
d. renovate:construct

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
254.SCAD
(1) parsimony (2) allocation (3) dearth (4) restraint
(5) provision

Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.

255.HELMET : HEAD
(1) pedal : foot (2) gun : hand (3) breastplate : chest (4) pendant : neck
(5) napsack : back


256.FIRE : ASHES
(1) accident : delay (2) wood : splinters (3) water : waves (4) regret : melancholy
(5) event : memories

257.HORNS : BULL
(1) mane : lion (2) wattles : turkey (3) antlers : stag (4) hoofs : horse
(5) wings : eagle

Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.

258. Just as disloyalty is the mark of the renegade, ..... is the mark of the ..... .
(1) timorousness, here (2) temerity, coward
(3) avarice, philanthropist (4) cowardice, craven
(5) vanity, flatterer

259. The ..... of time had left the castle .....; it towered above the village, looking much as it must have done in Richard
the Lion–Herted’s time.
(1) repairs, destroyed (2) remoteness, alone (3) lack, defended (4) status, lonely
(5) ravages, untouched

260. The orator was so ..... that the audience become ..... .
(1) soporific, drowsy (2) inaudible, elated (3) pompous, bombastic (4) dramatic, affable
(5) convincing, moribund


261. We must try to understand his momentary ..... for he has ..... more strain and anxiety than any among us.
(1) outcry, describe (2) senility, understood (3) vision, forgotten (4) generosity, desired
(5) aberration, undergone

262. If you carry this ..... attitude to the conference, you will ..... any supporters you may have at this moment.
(1) belligerent, delight (2) truculent, alienate (3) conciliatory, defer (4) supercilious, attract
(5) aggressive, distract

RC

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One catches the unholiness of the Christian means in flagranti if one once measures the Christian end against the end of the law of Manu—if one throws a strong light on this greatest contrast of ends. The critic of Christianity cannot be spared the task of making Christianity look contemptible.— Such a law as that of Manu originates like every good code of laws: it sums up the experience, prudence, and experimental morality of many centuries; it concludes: it creates nothing further. The presupposition for a codification of this sort is the insight that the means of ensuring authority for a truth, which has been won slowly and at considerable expense, are utterly different from the means needed to prove it. A code of laws never relates the advantage, the reasons, the casuistry, in the prehistory of a law: if it did, it would lose the imperative tone, the "thou shalt," the presupposition for being obeyed. This is precisely where the problem lies.— At a certain point in the development of a people, the most circumspect stratum, that is, the one which sees farthest back and ahead, declares the experience according to which one should live—that is, can live—to be concluded. Their aim is to bring home as rich and complete a harvest as possible from the times of experiment and bad experience. Consequently, what must now be prevented above all is further experimentation, a continuation of the fluid state of values, testing, choosing, criticizing values in infinitum. Against this a double wall is put up: one, revelation, the claim that the reason in these laws is not of human origin, not sought and found slowly and after many errors, but of divine origin, and hence whole, perfect, without history, a gift, a miracle, merely communicated ... Then, tradition, the claim that the law has existed since time immemorial and that it would be irreverent, a crime against one's forefathers, to raise any doubt against it. The authority of the law is founded on the theses: God gave it, the forefathers lived it.— The higher reason in such a procedure lies in the aim, step by step, to push consciousness back from what had been recognized as the right life (that is, proved right by a tremendous and rigorously filtered experience), so as to attain the perfect automatism of instinct—that presupposition of all mastery, of every kind of perfection in the art of life. To set up a code of laws after the manner of Manu means to give a people the chance henceforth to become master, to become perfect—to aspire to the highest art of life. To that end, it must be made unconscious: this is the aim of every holy lie.
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