Directions: In each of the following questions, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation, and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. One of the classroom exercise I conduct with my Persuasive Communication students.
B. At IIMA is taken from Kurukshetra war.
C. I ask a student to be Kunti, other to be Karna.
D. Kunti has to persuade Karna to leave Duryodhana and join the Pandavas.
A paragraph has been broken up into four different parts. Which of the parts has no error?
Fill in the blank with the correct option in the given sentence:
He was a true _____math and at the same time a virtuoso storyteller.
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"I absolutely must (seen) him, however painful it may be for me."
Directions: In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
Q. That thing which cannot be corrected.
In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.
Q. I am afraid he is burning the candle at both ends and ruining his life.
DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom and its usage in a sentence, followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom in question and mark your answer accordingly.
Q.
As good as his word.
The student was "as good as his word".
The brand proposition now, therefore, had to be that Keokarpin Antiseptic Cream is more effective / because it penetrates deep down (being light and non-sticky) and works from within / (because of its ayurvedic ingredients) to keep skin blemish, free, and helps cope with cuts nicks, burns, and nappy rash. / No error.
The situation has become difficult to _________________.
He passed the examination in the first class because he ......
Directions: Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the question given below.
1. She put the bag with Jimmy’s belongings on the seat beside her in the car.
2. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son’s room.
3. Sally walked out of Children’s mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there.
4. It was even harder to enter the empty house.
5. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them.
6. The drive home was difficult.
Which of following is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
Directions: In each of the questions below, a sentence has been broken into four parts with one word highlighted in underline in each fragment. From the given options, identify the word which expresses a meaning opposite to the given sentence, with the highlighted word replaced by a word of the opposite meaning.
With heavy rains in (A)/ most parts of the state (B)/ Kharif sowing has been (C)/ most encouraging this year.(D)
Directions: In the following passage, the opening statement has been deleted. From among the statements given below, choose the statement that should precede the passage.
In that eventuality, world growth would be hit including in India, even if Indian growth is not driven by net exports and lower oil prices would be welcome. On the other hand, a slowing or recessionary US is no longer a safe harbour in which funds take shelter from the storms of a global slowdown. Emerging markets like India are seen as relatively safe places that offer superior returns.
Direction : Article
----- Oranges are grown in Nagpur
Directions: In the given statements, a blank has been given. This needs to be filled up using the correct combination of words from the three options mentioned, so that the resulting statement is grammatically and contextually correct.
You should not _______________ the streets with rubbish; you should treat the public space the same way you would treat your own home.
I. garbage
II. loiter
III. litter
Directions: Starter to the following paragraph has been correctly provided in statement I. However, the other sentences in the paragraph have been jumbled up. Rearrange the sentences, such as to make coherent sense.
I. There may be much in Lucka's theories which will rouse the scepticism of the monists; some of his deductions may appear to his readers a little strained, but no thinking man or woman can read his brilliant Conclusion without denying him the tribute of sincere admiration.
A. The normal, healthy school-boy, preferring the company of his school-fellows to all others, shunning his mother and sisters, ashamed of his female relatives, is the modern individual representative of those early leagues and unions of young men who opposed matriarchy and finally brought about its overthrow and the establishment of male government.
B. As the human embryo passes through the principal stages of the development of the individual from lower forms of life, so the growing male must pass through the stages of psychical development through which the race has passed.
C. The gynecocratic government of prehistoric time is revived in the nursery, where the mother rules supreme and the sisters dominate.
D. In this last chapter he applies Haeckel's biogenetic law to the domain of the spirit.
Directions: The following question consists of jumbled up sentences, which when logically arranged, form a meaningful paragraph. Select the option presenting the proper sequencing of these statements.
A. Economic, trade or market forces have beneficial influence in terms of developing our 'core competencies'.
B. Globalisation brings the influence of external forces into our society.
C. Competition, both internally and with global players, would make the country efficient and strong.
D. The implication of subservience to another power remains abhorrent in today's economic era.
Direction: In the following question, a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
Shukla said, “You should have been here yesterday.”
Directions: Read the following information and answer the question below.
It is often said that the real value of something can be judged only from practical experience or results and not from appearance or theory.
Which of the following is ANALOGOUS to the statement above?
Directions: The question consists of a CAPITALISED word followed by four possible illustrations of the meaning. Choose the one, which is the most suitable illustration.
CALUMNY
Directions: In the following question, the word at the top is used in different ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
ALACRITY
Find out the Synonym of the following word:
STERILE