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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