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English Language 
Directions (1-7): Read the following passage 
and answer the questions based on the 
available information.  
 The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has 
rightfully identified 21st century skills as 
fundamental to developing creators. Critical 
thinking and problem solving, communication 
and collaboration, creativity and innovation, 
flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-
direction, social and cross-cultural interactions, 
and productivity and accountability all strengthen 
the individuals’ abilities at the workplace. 
Relying on traditional literacy and numeracy 
alone will not suffice and tends to marginalize 
differently abled learners. Educators could 
consider a design-based approach where 
students concentrate on a subject for two-three 
weeks to examine how it can be applied in the 
real world. But does our current classroom and 
content-heavy syllabus enable deep work? Also, 
how do we retrain teachers who have been 
trained in traditional systems? They know terms 
like ‘constructivism’ but do not know how it 
should be used in a classroom that is focused 
on exams rather than learning. And how ready 
are our future educators? 
In a semester-long study that used Wikipedia as 
a pedagogical tool for teacher training, 65 pre-
service (B.Ed) teachers were asked to improve 
the pages on Wikipedia related to educational 
concepts. Excluding a few, the content created 
by most participants was either sent back to 
them or deleted by neutral editors of  
Wikipedia. The content, it was found, was 
plagiarised, did not provide citations, lacked 
basic writing and grammar skills, etc. After three 
iterative cycles that were emotionally intense, 
the teachers were able to contribute content to 
over 75 Wikipedia articles in English and over 50 
articles in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, 
Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese and Punjabi. All 
the content was related to educational 
technology. The critical feedback from various 
Wikipedia editors was crucial because it was 
unbiased. This feedback forced the learners to 
re-evaluate their skills. This shows that constant 
engagement, an emotional connection, and  
immersive learning are important parts of 
education.EdTech apps can deliver content that 
caters to multiple learning styles, learning curves 
and pace of learning. The pandemic has shown 
that traditional teacher and brick-and-mortar 
schools may become obsolete if radical 
pedagogical changes do not follow.  
1. Which of the following measures has been 
suggested in the given passage for improvement 
of the education system? 
A. Educators will have to find ways to minimize 
their engagement strategies while integrating 
technology into their approach.  
B. Both (a) and (c) 
C. Educators can use a method in which 
students focus on a topic for a few weeks to see 
how it might be used in actuality. 
D. An individual must be motivated enough to 
remain immersed in a specific activity to be 
creative and happy. 
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English Language 
Directions (1-7): Read the following passage 
and answer the questions based on the 
available information.  
 The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has 
rightfully identified 21st century skills as 
fundamental to developing creators. Critical 
thinking and problem solving, communication 
and collaboration, creativity and innovation, 
flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-
direction, social and cross-cultural interactions, 
and productivity and accountability all strengthen 
the individuals’ abilities at the workplace. 
Relying on traditional literacy and numeracy 
alone will not suffice and tends to marginalize 
differently abled learners. Educators could 
consider a design-based approach where 
students concentrate on a subject for two-three 
weeks to examine how it can be applied in the 
real world. But does our current classroom and 
content-heavy syllabus enable deep work? Also, 
how do we retrain teachers who have been 
trained in traditional systems? They know terms 
like ‘constructivism’ but do not know how it 
should be used in a classroom that is focused 
on exams rather than learning. And how ready 
are our future educators? 
In a semester-long study that used Wikipedia as 
a pedagogical tool for teacher training, 65 pre-
service (B.Ed) teachers were asked to improve 
the pages on Wikipedia related to educational 
concepts. Excluding a few, the content created 
by most participants was either sent back to 
them or deleted by neutral editors of  
Wikipedia. The content, it was found, was 
plagiarised, did not provide citations, lacked 
basic writing and grammar skills, etc. After three 
iterative cycles that were emotionally intense, 
the teachers were able to contribute content to 
over 75 Wikipedia articles in English and over 50 
articles in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, 
Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese and Punjabi. All 
the content was related to educational 
technology. The critical feedback from various 
Wikipedia editors was crucial because it was 
unbiased. This feedback forced the learners to 
re-evaluate their skills. This shows that constant 
engagement, an emotional connection, and  
immersive learning are important parts of 
education.EdTech apps can deliver content that 
caters to multiple learning styles, learning curves 
and pace of learning. The pandemic has shown 
that traditional teacher and brick-and-mortar 
schools may become obsolete if radical 
pedagogical changes do not follow.  
1. Which of the following measures has been 
suggested in the given passage for improvement 
of the education system? 
A. Educators will have to find ways to minimize 
their engagement strategies while integrating 
technology into their approach.  
B. Both (a) and (c) 
C. Educators can use a method in which 
students focus on a topic for a few weeks to see 
how it might be used in actuality. 
D. An individual must be motivated enough to 
remain immersed in a specific activity to be 
creative and happy. 
                                                                                                                              
          
 
                   
        
E. All are correct.  
 
2. Which of the following were not among the 
shortcomings in the content provided by the 
teachers for the first time? 
A. Copying was found in the content. 
B. They just stated the obvious facts. 
C. There were no references in the material. 
D. Basic grammar and writing abilities were 
lacking in the text. 
E. None is incorrect. 
 
3. The author is in line with-  
A. Children have lost all personal contact with 
their social group due to the pandemic.  
B. The field of education is not evolving over 
time, with contemporary methods not able to find 
place in the classroom in a traditional setup. 
C. Over-reliance on technology comes at a cost.  
D. Education requires continual involvement, 
emotional connection, and deep learning. 
E. None of these.  
 
4. Which of the following ironies has been 
mentioned in the given passage? 
A. The disruptive nature of digital tools has 
thrown up interesting challenges to the 
traditional education system. 
B. Teachers are familiar with concepts like 
"constructivism," but are unsure how to use it in 
the classroom. 
C. Parents are forced to rely upon technology to 
provide their children constant gratification to 
keep them engaged. 
D. Both (a) and (b) 
E. None of these.  
 
5. Which of the following is not among the 
qualities that can support an individual to 
develop his abilities at the workplace?  
A. Teamwork and interaction 
B. Interactions on a social and cross-cultural 
level 
C. Versatility and flexibility 
D. Problem-solving and critical thinking 
E. None is incorrect. 
 
6. Which of the following words is the synonym 
of “intense”, as highlighted in the given 
passage? 
A. Catalytic 
B. Impactful 
C. Vehement 
D. Holistic 
E. None of these.  
 
7. Which of the following words is the antonym 
of “obsolete”, as highlighted in the given 
passage? 
A. Contemporary  
B. Archaic 
C. Bygone  
D. Superannuated 
E. None of these. 
 
Directions (8-11): In each of the questions given 
below four words are highlighted which may or 
may not be in their proper place. You are 
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English Language 
Directions (1-7): Read the following passage 
and answer the questions based on the 
available information.  
 The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has 
rightfully identified 21st century skills as 
fundamental to developing creators. Critical 
thinking and problem solving, communication 
and collaboration, creativity and innovation, 
flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-
direction, social and cross-cultural interactions, 
and productivity and accountability all strengthen 
the individuals’ abilities at the workplace. 
Relying on traditional literacy and numeracy 
alone will not suffice and tends to marginalize 
differently abled learners. Educators could 
consider a design-based approach where 
students concentrate on a subject for two-three 
weeks to examine how it can be applied in the 
real world. But does our current classroom and 
content-heavy syllabus enable deep work? Also, 
how do we retrain teachers who have been 
trained in traditional systems? They know terms 
like ‘constructivism’ but do not know how it 
should be used in a classroom that is focused 
on exams rather than learning. And how ready 
are our future educators? 
In a semester-long study that used Wikipedia as 
a pedagogical tool for teacher training, 65 pre-
service (B.Ed) teachers were asked to improve 
the pages on Wikipedia related to educational 
concepts. Excluding a few, the content created 
by most participants was either sent back to 
them or deleted by neutral editors of  
Wikipedia. The content, it was found, was 
plagiarised, did not provide citations, lacked 
basic writing and grammar skills, etc. After three 
iterative cycles that were emotionally intense, 
the teachers were able to contribute content to 
over 75 Wikipedia articles in English and over 50 
articles in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, 
Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese and Punjabi. All 
the content was related to educational 
technology. The critical feedback from various 
Wikipedia editors was crucial because it was 
unbiased. This feedback forced the learners to 
re-evaluate their skills. This shows that constant 
engagement, an emotional connection, and  
immersive learning are important parts of 
education.EdTech apps can deliver content that 
caters to multiple learning styles, learning curves 
and pace of learning. The pandemic has shown 
that traditional teacher and brick-and-mortar 
schools may become obsolete if radical 
pedagogical changes do not follow.  
1. Which of the following measures has been 
suggested in the given passage for improvement 
of the education system? 
A. Educators will have to find ways to minimize 
their engagement strategies while integrating 
technology into their approach.  
B. Both (a) and (c) 
C. Educators can use a method in which 
students focus on a topic for a few weeks to see 
how it might be used in actuality. 
D. An individual must be motivated enough to 
remain immersed in a specific activity to be 
creative and happy. 
                                                                                                                              
          
 
                   
        
E. All are correct.  
 
2. Which of the following were not among the 
shortcomings in the content provided by the 
teachers for the first time? 
A. Copying was found in the content. 
B. They just stated the obvious facts. 
C. There were no references in the material. 
D. Basic grammar and writing abilities were 
lacking in the text. 
E. None is incorrect. 
 
3. The author is in line with-  
A. Children have lost all personal contact with 
their social group due to the pandemic.  
B. The field of education is not evolving over 
time, with contemporary methods not able to find 
place in the classroom in a traditional setup. 
C. Over-reliance on technology comes at a cost.  
D. Education requires continual involvement, 
emotional connection, and deep learning. 
E. None of these.  
 
4. Which of the following ironies has been 
mentioned in the given passage? 
A. The disruptive nature of digital tools has 
thrown up interesting challenges to the 
traditional education system. 
B. Teachers are familiar with concepts like 
"constructivism," but are unsure how to use it in 
the classroom. 
C. Parents are forced to rely upon technology to 
provide their children constant gratification to 
keep them engaged. 
D. Both (a) and (b) 
E. None of these.  
 
5. Which of the following is not among the 
qualities that can support an individual to 
develop his abilities at the workplace?  
A. Teamwork and interaction 
B. Interactions on a social and cross-cultural 
level 
C. Versatility and flexibility 
D. Problem-solving and critical thinking 
E. None is incorrect. 
 
6. Which of the following words is the synonym 
of “intense”, as highlighted in the given 
passage? 
A. Catalytic 
B. Impactful 
C. Vehement 
D. Holistic 
E. None of these.  
 
7. Which of the following words is the antonym 
of “obsolete”, as highlighted in the given 
passage? 
A. Contemporary  
B. Archaic 
C. Bygone  
D. Superannuated 
E. None of these. 
 
Directions (8-11): In each of the questions given 
below four words are highlighted which may or 
may not be in their proper place. You are 
                                                                                                                              
          
 
                   
        
required to interchange these words in order to 
form meaningfully correct sentences. 
8. The motto (a) of the US state of New 
Hampshire is “Live Free or Die”. Appropriately 
enough, NH is currently the only US state 
offering legal certification (b) for flying cars. But 
while such a vehicle sounds like a technology (c) 
of science fiction, it could soon become perfectly 
normal figment (d). 
A. a-c 
B. c-d 
C. b-d 
D. a-b 
E. No interchange required 
 
9. The withdrawal (a) down of tensions between 
Assam and Mizoram, at least at the leadership 
(b) level, with the respective (c) governments 
announcing the drawing (d) of FIRs against the 
Chief Minister of Assam and a Rajya Sabha MP 
from Mizoram, among other steps, comes as a 
great relief. 
A. a-d 
B. b-d 
C. a-c and b-d 
D. a-b and c-d 
E. No interchange required 
 
10. A day after taking the bold decision to scrap 
(a) all retrospective tax demands and refund 
money collected, Prime Minister Narendra Modi 
said the move shows his government's 
consistency (b) to providing businesses stability 
of investment climate (c)and policy commitment 
(d). 
A. a-c 
B. b-d 
C. a-c and b-d 
D. a-b and c-d 
E. No interchange required 
 
11. Happy at a permanent commission for Air 
Quality Management in the National Capital 
Region and Adjoining Areas for better 
coordination, research,  regulations(a), and 
resolution of problems surrounding (b)the air 
quality index, experts are also wary (c)of the fact 
that mere identification (d)would not help in the 
long run. 
A. a-c 
B. b-d 
C. a-d 
D. b-c 
E. No interchange required 
 
Directions (12-16): Which of the following 
phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) can replace the 
phrase in bold so as to make the statement 
correct grammatically and contextually? If the 
statement does not need any correction then 
mark option E as your answer. 
12. England cruised to a second successive 
victory at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup, 
defeating Bangladesh by eight wickets. 
A. cruises on a second successive victory 
B. cruised to a second successive victory 
C. cruise to a second successive victory 
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English Language 
Directions (1-7): Read the following passage 
and answer the questions based on the 
available information.  
 The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has 
rightfully identified 21st century skills as 
fundamental to developing creators. Critical 
thinking and problem solving, communication 
and collaboration, creativity and innovation, 
flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-
direction, social and cross-cultural interactions, 
and productivity and accountability all strengthen 
the individuals’ abilities at the workplace. 
Relying on traditional literacy and numeracy 
alone will not suffice and tends to marginalize 
differently abled learners. Educators could 
consider a design-based approach where 
students concentrate on a subject for two-three 
weeks to examine how it can be applied in the 
real world. But does our current classroom and 
content-heavy syllabus enable deep work? Also, 
how do we retrain teachers who have been 
trained in traditional systems? They know terms 
like ‘constructivism’ but do not know how it 
should be used in a classroom that is focused 
on exams rather than learning. And how ready 
are our future educators? 
In a semester-long study that used Wikipedia as 
a pedagogical tool for teacher training, 65 pre-
service (B.Ed) teachers were asked to improve 
the pages on Wikipedia related to educational 
concepts. Excluding a few, the content created 
by most participants was either sent back to 
them or deleted by neutral editors of  
Wikipedia. The content, it was found, was 
plagiarised, did not provide citations, lacked 
basic writing and grammar skills, etc. After three 
iterative cycles that were emotionally intense, 
the teachers were able to contribute content to 
over 75 Wikipedia articles in English and over 50 
articles in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, 
Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese and Punjabi. All 
the content was related to educational 
technology. The critical feedback from various 
Wikipedia editors was crucial because it was 
unbiased. This feedback forced the learners to 
re-evaluate their skills. This shows that constant 
engagement, an emotional connection, and  
immersive learning are important parts of 
education.EdTech apps can deliver content that 
caters to multiple learning styles, learning curves 
and pace of learning. The pandemic has shown 
that traditional teacher and brick-and-mortar 
schools may become obsolete if radical 
pedagogical changes do not follow.  
1. Which of the following measures has been 
suggested in the given passage for improvement 
of the education system? 
A. Educators will have to find ways to minimize 
their engagement strategies while integrating 
technology into their approach.  
B. Both (a) and (c) 
C. Educators can use a method in which 
students focus on a topic for a few weeks to see 
how it might be used in actuality. 
D. An individual must be motivated enough to 
remain immersed in a specific activity to be 
creative and happy. 
                                                                                                                              
          
 
                   
        
E. All are correct.  
 
2. Which of the following were not among the 
shortcomings in the content provided by the 
teachers for the first time? 
A. Copying was found in the content. 
B. They just stated the obvious facts. 
C. There were no references in the material. 
D. Basic grammar and writing abilities were 
lacking in the text. 
E. None is incorrect. 
 
3. The author is in line with-  
A. Children have lost all personal contact with 
their social group due to the pandemic.  
B. The field of education is not evolving over 
time, with contemporary methods not able to find 
place in the classroom in a traditional setup. 
C. Over-reliance on technology comes at a cost.  
D. Education requires continual involvement, 
emotional connection, and deep learning. 
E. None of these.  
 
4. Which of the following ironies has been 
mentioned in the given passage? 
A. The disruptive nature of digital tools has 
thrown up interesting challenges to the 
traditional education system. 
B. Teachers are familiar with concepts like 
"constructivism," but are unsure how to use it in 
the classroom. 
C. Parents are forced to rely upon technology to 
provide their children constant gratification to 
keep them engaged. 
D. Both (a) and (b) 
E. None of these.  
 
5. Which of the following is not among the 
qualities that can support an individual to 
develop his abilities at the workplace?  
A. Teamwork and interaction 
B. Interactions on a social and cross-cultural 
level 
C. Versatility and flexibility 
D. Problem-solving and critical thinking 
E. None is incorrect. 
 
6. Which of the following words is the synonym 
of “intense”, as highlighted in the given 
passage? 
A. Catalytic 
B. Impactful 
C. Vehement 
D. Holistic 
E. None of these.  
 
7. Which of the following words is the antonym 
of “obsolete”, as highlighted in the given 
passage? 
A. Contemporary  
B. Archaic 
C. Bygone  
D. Superannuated 
E. None of these. 
 
Directions (8-11): In each of the questions given 
below four words are highlighted which may or 
may not be in their proper place. You are 
                                                                                                                              
          
 
                   
        
required to interchange these words in order to 
form meaningfully correct sentences. 
8. The motto (a) of the US state of New 
Hampshire is “Live Free or Die”. Appropriately 
enough, NH is currently the only US state 
offering legal certification (b) for flying cars. But 
while such a vehicle sounds like a technology (c) 
of science fiction, it could soon become perfectly 
normal figment (d). 
A. a-c 
B. c-d 
C. b-d 
D. a-b 
E. No interchange required 
 
9. The withdrawal (a) down of tensions between 
Assam and Mizoram, at least at the leadership 
(b) level, with the respective (c) governments 
announcing the drawing (d) of FIRs against the 
Chief Minister of Assam and a Rajya Sabha MP 
from Mizoram, among other steps, comes as a 
great relief. 
A. a-d 
B. b-d 
C. a-c and b-d 
D. a-b and c-d 
E. No interchange required 
 
10. A day after taking the bold decision to scrap 
(a) all retrospective tax demands and refund 
money collected, Prime Minister Narendra Modi 
said the move shows his government's 
consistency (b) to providing businesses stability 
of investment climate (c)and policy commitment 
(d). 
A. a-c 
B. b-d 
C. a-c and b-d 
D. a-b and c-d 
E. No interchange required 
 
11. Happy at a permanent commission for Air 
Quality Management in the National Capital 
Region and Adjoining Areas for better 
coordination, research,  regulations(a), and 
resolution of problems surrounding (b)the air 
quality index, experts are also wary (c)of the fact 
that mere identification (d)would not help in the 
long run. 
A. a-c 
B. b-d 
C. a-d 
D. b-c 
E. No interchange required 
 
Directions (12-16): Which of the following 
phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) can replace the 
phrase in bold so as to make the statement 
correct grammatically and contextually? If the 
statement does not need any correction then 
mark option E as your answer. 
12. England cruised to a second successive 
victory at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup, 
defeating Bangladesh by eight wickets. 
A. cruises on a second successive victory 
B. cruised to a second successive victory 
C. cruise to a second successive victory 
                                                                                                                              
          
 
                   
        
D. crushed to a second successive victory  
E. no replacement required  
 
13. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority 
has issued orders permit schools to reopen, 
after a gap of 19 months, for students from 
nursery to Class XII from November 1. 
A. issued orders permitting schools to reopening 
B. issued orders permitting schools to reopen 
C. issue orders permitting schools to reopen 
D. issuing orders permitting schools to reopen 
E. no replacement required  
 
14. With limited water resources and increasing 
water demand, it becomes imperatively to 
strategize to the sustained use of water in 
various sectors. 
A. imperial to strategize for the sustained use of 
water 
B. imperative to strategize for the sustained use 
of water 
C. imperative to strategize for the sustainable 
use of water 
D. prior to strategize for the sustained use of 
water 
E. no replacement required  
15. Scientists have identified a compound that 
shows potentially in easing the symptoms of 
COVID-19 infection in laboratory and animals. 
A. show potential in easing the symptoms 
B. shows potential to easing the symptoms 
C. shows potential in easing the symptoms 
D. showed potential in easy the symptoms 
E. no replacement required  
 
16. The Indian team had defeat hosts England 
by 36 runs to lift the T20 Physical Disabled 
Cricket Series in August last year. 
A. Indian team has being defeated hosts 
B. Indian team was defeated hosts 
C. Indian team had defeated hosts 
D. Indian team had have defeated hosts 
E. No correction required 
 
Directions (17-21): Rearrange the following 
sentences in the proper sequence to form a 
meaningful paragraph and then answer the 
questions given below. 
(A) But, Mr. Austin’s trip preceded an 
unannounced stop in Kabul where the U.S. is 
undertaking a major review of its troop’s pull-out 
schedule and peace plan.  
(B) The timing of U.S. Secretary of Defense 
Lloyd Austin’s visit to New Delhi over the 
weekend was significant for many reasons.  
(C) As a result, all three areas: bilateral ties, the 
Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan came up for 
discussion during talks.  
(D) Also, the visit, just after the first ever Quad 
leaders’ summit, confirms the U.S.’s focus on 
greater maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. 
(E) Finally, Mr. Austin was careful not to make 
any direct reference to Beijing or about the LAC 
dispute, which New Delhi considers a bilateral 
issue. 
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English Language 
Directions (1-7): Read the following passage 
and answer the questions based on the 
available information.  
 The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has 
rightfully identified 21st century skills as 
fundamental to developing creators. Critical 
thinking and problem solving, communication 
and collaboration, creativity and innovation, 
flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-
direction, social and cross-cultural interactions, 
and productivity and accountability all strengthen 
the individuals’ abilities at the workplace. 
Relying on traditional literacy and numeracy 
alone will not suffice and tends to marginalize 
differently abled learners. Educators could 
consider a design-based approach where 
students concentrate on a subject for two-three 
weeks to examine how it can be applied in the 
real world. But does our current classroom and 
content-heavy syllabus enable deep work? Also, 
how do we retrain teachers who have been 
trained in traditional systems? They know terms 
like ‘constructivism’ but do not know how it 
should be used in a classroom that is focused 
on exams rather than learning. And how ready 
are our future educators? 
In a semester-long study that used Wikipedia as 
a pedagogical tool for teacher training, 65 pre-
service (B.Ed) teachers were asked to improve 
the pages on Wikipedia related to educational 
concepts. Excluding a few, the content created 
by most participants was either sent back to 
them or deleted by neutral editors of  
Wikipedia. The content, it was found, was 
plagiarised, did not provide citations, lacked 
basic writing and grammar skills, etc. After three 
iterative cycles that were emotionally intense, 
the teachers were able to contribute content to 
over 75 Wikipedia articles in English and over 50 
articles in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, 
Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese and Punjabi. All 
the content was related to educational 
technology. The critical feedback from various 
Wikipedia editors was crucial because it was 
unbiased. This feedback forced the learners to 
re-evaluate their skills. This shows that constant 
engagement, an emotional connection, and  
immersive learning are important parts of 
education.EdTech apps can deliver content that 
caters to multiple learning styles, learning curves 
and pace of learning. The pandemic has shown 
that traditional teacher and brick-and-mortar 
schools may become obsolete if radical 
pedagogical changes do not follow.  
1. Which of the following measures has been 
suggested in the given passage for improvement 
of the education system? 
A. Educators will have to find ways to minimize 
their engagement strategies while integrating 
technology into their approach.  
B. Both (a) and (c) 
C. Educators can use a method in which 
students focus on a topic for a few weeks to see 
how it might be used in actuality. 
D. An individual must be motivated enough to 
remain immersed in a specific activity to be 
creative and happy. 
                                                                                                                              
          
 
                   
        
E. All are correct.  
 
2. Which of the following were not among the 
shortcomings in the content provided by the 
teachers for the first time? 
A. Copying was found in the content. 
B. They just stated the obvious facts. 
C. There were no references in the material. 
D. Basic grammar and writing abilities were 
lacking in the text. 
E. None is incorrect. 
 
3. The author is in line with-  
A. Children have lost all personal contact with 
their social group due to the pandemic.  
B. The field of education is not evolving over 
time, with contemporary methods not able to find 
place in the classroom in a traditional setup. 
C. Over-reliance on technology comes at a cost.  
D. Education requires continual involvement, 
emotional connection, and deep learning. 
E. None of these.  
 
4. Which of the following ironies has been 
mentioned in the given passage? 
A. The disruptive nature of digital tools has 
thrown up interesting challenges to the 
traditional education system. 
B. Teachers are familiar with concepts like 
"constructivism," but are unsure how to use it in 
the classroom. 
C. Parents are forced to rely upon technology to 
provide their children constant gratification to 
keep them engaged. 
D. Both (a) and (b) 
E. None of these.  
 
5. Which of the following is not among the 
qualities that can support an individual to 
develop his abilities at the workplace?  
A. Teamwork and interaction 
B. Interactions on a social and cross-cultural 
level 
C. Versatility and flexibility 
D. Problem-solving and critical thinking 
E. None is incorrect. 
 
6. Which of the following words is the synonym 
of “intense”, as highlighted in the given 
passage? 
A. Catalytic 
B. Impactful 
C. Vehement 
D. Holistic 
E. None of these.  
 
7. Which of the following words is the antonym 
of “obsolete”, as highlighted in the given 
passage? 
A. Contemporary  
B. Archaic 
C. Bygone  
D. Superannuated 
E. None of these. 
 
Directions (8-11): In each of the questions given 
below four words are highlighted which may or 
may not be in their proper place. You are 
                                                                                                                              
          
 
                   
        
required to interchange these words in order to 
form meaningfully correct sentences. 
8. The motto (a) of the US state of New 
Hampshire is “Live Free or Die”. Appropriately 
enough, NH is currently the only US state 
offering legal certification (b) for flying cars. But 
while such a vehicle sounds like a technology (c) 
of science fiction, it could soon become perfectly 
normal figment (d). 
A. a-c 
B. c-d 
C. b-d 
D. a-b 
E. No interchange required 
 
9. The withdrawal (a) down of tensions between 
Assam and Mizoram, at least at the leadership 
(b) level, with the respective (c) governments 
announcing the drawing (d) of FIRs against the 
Chief Minister of Assam and a Rajya Sabha MP 
from Mizoram, among other steps, comes as a 
great relief. 
A. a-d 
B. b-d 
C. a-c and b-d 
D. a-b and c-d 
E. No interchange required 
 
10. A day after taking the bold decision to scrap 
(a) all retrospective tax demands and refund 
money collected, Prime Minister Narendra Modi 
said the move shows his government's 
consistency (b) to providing businesses stability 
of investment climate (c)and policy commitment 
(d). 
A. a-c 
B. b-d 
C. a-c and b-d 
D. a-b and c-d 
E. No interchange required 
 
11. Happy at a permanent commission for Air 
Quality Management in the National Capital 
Region and Adjoining Areas for better 
coordination, research,  regulations(a), and 
resolution of problems surrounding (b)the air 
quality index, experts are also wary (c)of the fact 
that mere identification (d)would not help in the 
long run. 
A. a-c 
B. b-d 
C. a-d 
D. b-c 
E. No interchange required 
 
Directions (12-16): Which of the following 
phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) can replace the 
phrase in bold so as to make the statement 
correct grammatically and contextually? If the 
statement does not need any correction then 
mark option E as your answer. 
12. England cruised to a second successive 
victory at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup, 
defeating Bangladesh by eight wickets. 
A. cruises on a second successive victory 
B. cruised to a second successive victory 
C. cruise to a second successive victory 
                                                                                                                              
          
 
                   
        
D. crushed to a second successive victory  
E. no replacement required  
 
13. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority 
has issued orders permit schools to reopen, 
after a gap of 19 months, for students from 
nursery to Class XII from November 1. 
A. issued orders permitting schools to reopening 
B. issued orders permitting schools to reopen 
C. issue orders permitting schools to reopen 
D. issuing orders permitting schools to reopen 
E. no replacement required  
 
14. With limited water resources and increasing 
water demand, it becomes imperatively to 
strategize to the sustained use of water in 
various sectors. 
A. imperial to strategize for the sustained use of 
water 
B. imperative to strategize for the sustained use 
of water 
C. imperative to strategize for the sustainable 
use of water 
D. prior to strategize for the sustained use of 
water 
E. no replacement required  
15. Scientists have identified a compound that 
shows potentially in easing the symptoms of 
COVID-19 infection in laboratory and animals. 
A. show potential in easing the symptoms 
B. shows potential to easing the symptoms 
C. shows potential in easing the symptoms 
D. showed potential in easy the symptoms 
E. no replacement required  
 
16. The Indian team had defeat hosts England 
by 36 runs to lift the T20 Physical Disabled 
Cricket Series in August last year. 
A. Indian team has being defeated hosts 
B. Indian team was defeated hosts 
C. Indian team had defeated hosts 
D. Indian team had have defeated hosts 
E. No correction required 
 
Directions (17-21): Rearrange the following 
sentences in the proper sequence to form a 
meaningful paragraph and then answer the 
questions given below. 
(A) But, Mr. Austin’s trip preceded an 
unannounced stop in Kabul where the U.S. is 
undertaking a major review of its troop’s pull-out 
schedule and peace plan.  
(B) The timing of U.S. Secretary of Defense 
Lloyd Austin’s visit to New Delhi over the 
weekend was significant for many reasons.  
(C) As a result, all three areas: bilateral ties, the 
Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan came up for 
discussion during talks.  
(D) Also, the visit, just after the first ever Quad 
leaders’ summit, confirms the U.S.’s focus on 
greater maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. 
(E) Finally, Mr. Austin was careful not to make 
any direct reference to Beijing or about the LAC 
dispute, which New Delhi considers a bilateral 
issue. 
                                                                                                                              
          
 
                   
        
(F) As the first senior ranking official of the Biden 
administration to meet with the Modi 
government, his visit this early in the new 
President’s tenure indicates the place India 
holds.  
17. Which of the following statements does not 
form a part of a coherent paragraph, after 
rearranging the given statements? 
A. B 
B. F 
C. C 
D. D 
E. None is coherent.  
 
18. Which of the following pair of statements will 
appear in similar sequence after rearrangement, 
as given in the option? 
A. A-E 
B. C-D 
C. B-F 
D. D-E 
E. A-F 
 
19. Which of the following is the SECOND 
statement after rearrangement? 
A. B 
B. C 
C. F 
D. A 
E. E 
 
20. Which of the following is the THIRD 
statement after rearrangement? 
A. D 
B. A 
C. F 
D. E 
E. C 
 
21. Which of the following is the FIFTH 
statement after rearrangement? 
A. F 
B. C 
C. B 
D. A 
E. E 
 
Directions (22-26): In each of the following 
questions, a sentence has been divided into five 
parts out of which one part is erroneous. You 
are required to choose the option which is 
grammatically or contextually incorrect. 
22. Union Home Minister Amit Shah conducted 
an (a)/ aerial survey of rain-ravaged areas (b)/ of 
Uttarakhand to assessing the (c)/ damage which 
the state government (d)/ has pegged at Rs 
7,000 crore.(e) 
A. a 
B. b 
C. c 
D. d 
E. e 
 
23. As much as 150 Industrial Training Institutes 
(ITIs)  (a)/ which were upgraded by (b)/ Tata 
Technologies Limited under (c)/ Karnataka's 
UDYOGA program are set (d)/ to be inaugurated 
in two weeks.(e)