Food Corporation Of India Mock Test- 5 - Government Jobs MCQ

Below, a passage is given with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Personal identity is the distinct personality of an individual and is concerned with the _(A)_ entity particular to a given individual. What does being the person that you are, from one day to the next, necessarily consist in? This is the question of personal identity, and it is literally a question of life and death, as the correct answer to it determines which types of changes a person can undergo without ceasing to exist. Personal identity theory is the philosophical _(B)_with the most ultimate questions of our own existence: who are we, and is there a life after death?

One popular criterion, associated with Plato, Descartes is that persons are immaterial souls or pure egos. On this view, persons have bodies only contingently, not necessarily; so they can live after bodily death. Even though this so-called Simple View satisfies certain religious or spiritual _(C)_, it faces metaphysical and _(D)_obstacles. Another intuitively _(E)_ view, championed by John Locke, holds that personal identity is a matter of psychological continuity. According to this view, in order for a person X to survive a particular adventure, it is necessary and sufficient that there exists, at a time after the adventure, a person Y who psychologically evolved out of X.

Q. Which of the following is appropriate for blank labelled (D)?

Below, a passage is given with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Personal identity is the distinct personality of an individual and is concerned with the _(A)_ entity particular to a given individual. What does being the person that you are, from one day to the next, necessarily consist in? This is the question of personal identity, and it is literally a question of life and death, as the correct answer to it determines which types of changes a person can undergo without ceasing to exist. Personal identity theory is the philosophical _(B)_with the most ultimate questions of our own existence: who are we, and is there a life after death?

One popular criterion, associated with Plato, Descartes is that persons are immaterial souls or pure egos. On this view, persons have bodies only contingently, not necessarily; so they can live after bodily death. Even though this so-called Simple View satisfies certain religious or spiritual _(C)_, it faces metaphysical and _(D)_obstacles. Another intuitively _(E)_ view, championed by John Locke, holds that personal identity is a matter of psychological continuity. According to this view, in order for a person X to survive a particular adventure, it is necessary and sufficient that there exists, at a time after the adventure, a person Y who psychologically evolved out of X.

Q. Which of the following is appropriate for blank labelled (E)?

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Read carefully.

Long ago, a Brahmin called Haridatta lived in a little village. He was a farmer but the piece of land he cultivated provided him with so little to survive on that he was very poor.

One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to rest for a while under a big tree on his land. Before he could stretch out on the ground, he saw a huge black cobra slithering out of an ant hill nearby. The snake then spread his head and swayed gracefully from side to side. Haridatta was astonished to see this and he thought, ‘This cobra must really be the god of this land. I have never seen or worshipped him before, which is probably why I am not able to get anything from the land. From this day onwards, I will worship him’.

He hurried back to his home at once and returned with a glass full of milk. He poured it into a bowl and turning to the ant hill said, ‘O ruler of the land, I did not know you were living in this ant hill. That is why I have not paid my tribute to you. Please accept my apologies for this omission and accept this humble offering’. He then placed the bowl of milk at the entrance of the ant hill and left the place.

The next day when the Brahmin arrived to work on his land before the sun rose, he found a gold coin in the bowl he had left at the ant hill. He was very happy indeed and from that day on, he made it a practice to offer the cobra milk in a bowl each day. The next morning he would collect a gold coin and leave.

One day Haridatta had to go to a neighbouring village on business. He asked his son to go to the ant hill as usual and leave a bowl of milk for the cobra. The son did as he was told, but when he went to the same spot the next day and collected the gold coin he thought, “This ant hill must be full of gold. If I kill the cobra, I can collect all the gold in an instant, instead of having to waste my time coming here every day. He then struck the cobra with a big stick. The cobra deftly dodged the blow but bit Haridatta’s son with his poisonous fangs. The boy soon died. When Haridatta returned to his village the next day, he heard how his son had met his death. He realised at once that his son’s greed would probably have caused him to attack the cobra.

The Brahmin went to the ant hill the day after his son’s cremation and offered milk to the cobra as usual. This time the cobra did not even come out of his hole. Instead, he called out to Hariddatta, ‘You have come here for gold, forgetting that you have just lost a precious son and that you are in mourning. The reason for this is pure greed. From today, there is no meaning to our relationship. I am going to give you a diamond as a final gift. But please don’t ever come back again’. He slithered away as the Brahmin watched.

Q. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Read carefully.

Long ago, a Brahmin called Haridatta lived in a little village. He was a farmer but the piece of land he cultivated provided him with so little to survive on that he was very poor.

One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to rest for a while under a big tree on his land. Before he could stretch out on the ground, he saw a huge black cobra slithering out of an ant hill nearby. The snake then spread his head and swayed gracefully from side to side. Haridatta was astonished to see this and he thought, ‘This cobra must really be the god of this land. I have never seen or worshipped him before, which is probably why I am not able to get anything from the land. From this day onwards, I will worship him’.

He hurried back to his home at once and returned with a glass full of milk. He poured it into a bowl and turning to the ant hill said, ‘O ruler of the land, I did not know you were living in this ant hill. That is why I have not paid my tribute to you. Please accept my apologies for this omission and accept this humble offering’. He then placed the bowl of milk at the entrance of the ant hill and left the place.

The next day when the Brahmin arrived to work on his land before the sun rose, he found a gold coin in the bowl he had left at the ant hill. He was very happy indeed and from that day on, he made it a practice to offer the cobra milk in a bowl each day. The next morning he would collect a gold coin and leave.

One day Haridatta had to go to a neighbouring village on business. He asked his son to go to the ant hill as usual and leave a bowl of milk for the cobra. The son did as he was told, but when he went to the same spot the next day and collected the gold coin he thought, “This ant hill must be full of gold. If I kill the cobra, I can collect all the gold in an instant, instead of having to waste my time coming here every day. He then struck the cobra with a big stick. The cobra deftly dodged the blow but bit Haridatta’s son with his poisonous fangs. The boy soon died. When Haridatta returned to his village the next day, he heard how his son had met his death. He realised at once that his son’s greed would probably have caused him to attack the cobra.

The Brahmin went to the ant hill the day after his son’s cremation and offered milk to the cobra as usual. This time the cobra did not even come out of his hole. Instead, he called out to Hariddatta, ‘You have come here for gold, forgetting that you have just lost a precious son and that you are in mourning. The reason for this is pure greed. From today, there is no meaning to our relationship. I am going to give you a diamond as a final gift. But please don’t ever come back again’. He slithered away as the Brahmin watched.

Q. What was the cobra’s final gift to the Brahmin?

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Read carefully.

Long ago, a Brahmin called Haridatta lived in a little village. He was a farmer but the piece of land he cultivated provided him with so little to survive on that he was very poor.

One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to rest for a while under a big tree on his land. Before he could stretch out on the ground, he saw a huge black cobra slithering out of an ant hill nearby. The snake then spread his head and swayed gracefully from side to side. Haridatta was astonished to see this and he thought, ‘This cobra must really be the god of this land. I have never seen or worshipped him before, which is probably why I am not able to get anything from the land. From this day onwards, I will worship him’.

He hurried back to his home at once and returned with a glass full of milk. He poured it into a bowl and turning to the ant hill said, ‘O ruler of the land, I did not know you were living in this ant hill. That is why I have not paid my tribute to you. Please accept my apologies for this omission and accept this humble offering’. He then placed the bowl of milk at the entrance of the ant hill and left the place.

The next day when the Brahmin arrived to work on his land before the sun rose, he found a gold coin in the bowl he had left at the ant hill. He was very happy indeed and from that day on, he made it a practice to offer the cobra milk in a bowl each day. The next morning he would collect a gold coin and leave.

One day Haridatta had to go to a neighbouring village on business. He asked his son to go to the ant hill as usual and leave a bowl of milk for the cobra. The son did as he was told, but when he went to the same spot the next day and collected the gold coin he thought, “This ant hill must be full of gold. If I kill the cobra, I can collect all the gold in an instant, instead of having to waste my time coming here every day. He then struck the cobra with a big stick. The cobra deftly dodged the blow but bit Haridatta’s son with his poisonous fangs. The boy soon died. When Haridatta returned to his village the next day, he heard how his son had met his death. He realised at once that his son’s greed would probably have caused him to attack the cobra.

The Brahmin went to the ant hill the day after his son’s cremation and offered milk to the cobra as usual. This time the cobra did not even come out of his hole. Instead, he called out to Hariddatta, ‘You have come here for gold, forgetting that you have just lost a precious son and that you are in mourning. The reason for this is pure greed. From today, there is no meaning to our relationship. I am going to give you a diamond as a final gift. But please don’t ever come back again’. He slithered away as the Brahmin watched.

Q. What did Haridatta think on seeing the cobra for the first time?

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Read carefully.

Long ago, a Brahmin called Haridatta lived in a little village. He was a farmer but the piece of land he cultivated provided him with so little to survive on that he was very poor.

One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to rest for a while under a big tree on his land. Before he could stretch out on the ground, he saw a huge black cobra slithering out of an ant hill nearby. The snake then spread his head and swayed gracefully from side to side. Haridatta was astonished to see this and he thought, ‘This cobra must really be the god of this land. I have never seen or worshipped him before, which is probably why I am not able to get anything from the land. From this day onwards, I will worship him’.

He hurried back to his home at once and returned with a glass full of milk. He poured it into a bowl and turning to the ant hill said, ‘O ruler of the land, I did not know you were living in this ant hill. That is why I have not paid my tribute to you. Please accept my apologies for this omission and accept this humble offering’. He then placed the bowl of milk at the entrance of the ant hill and left the place.

The next day when the Brahmin arrived to work on his land before the sun rose, he found a gold coin in the bowl he had left at the ant hill. He was very happy indeed and from that day on, he made it a practice to offer the cobra milk in a bowl each day. The next morning he would collect a gold coin and leave.

One day Haridatta had to go to a neighbouring village on business. He asked his son to go to the ant hill as usual and leave a bowl of milk for the cobra. The son did as he was told, but when he went to the same spot the next day and collected the gold coin he thought, “This ant hill must be full of gold. If I kill the cobra, I can collect all the gold in an instant, instead of having to waste my time coming here every day. He then struck the cobra with a big stick. The cobra deftly dodged the blow but bit Haridatta’s son with his poisonous fangs. The boy soon died. When Haridatta returned to his village the next day, he heard how his son had met his death. He realised at once that his son’s greed would probably have caused him to attack the cobra.

The Brahmin went to the ant hill the day after his son’s cremation and offered milk to the cobra as usual. This time the cobra did not even come out of his hole. Instead, he called out to Hariddatta, ‘You have come here for gold, forgetting that you have just lost a precious son and that you are in mourning. The reason for this is pure greed. From today, there is no meaning to our relationship. I am going to give you a diamond as a final gift. But please don’t ever come back again’. He slithered away as the Brahmin watched.

Q. Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for the story?

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Read carefully.

Long ago, a Brahmin called Haridatta lived in a little village. He was a farmer but the piece of land he cultivated provided him with so little to survive on that he was very poor.

One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to rest for a while under a big tree on his land. Before he could stretch out on the ground, he saw a huge black cobra slithering out of an ant hill nearby. The snake then spread his head and swayed gracefully from side to side. Haridatta was astonished to see this and he thought, ‘This cobra must really be the god of this land. I have never seen or worshipped him before, which is probably why I am not able to get anything from the land. From this day onwards, I will worship him’.

He hurried back to his home at once and returned with a glass full of milk. He poured it into a bowl and turning to the ant hill said, ‘O ruler of the land, I did not know you were living in this ant hill. That is why I have not paid my tribute to you. Please accept my apologies for this omission and accept this humble offering’. He then placed the bowl of milk at the entrance of the ant hill and left the place.

The next day when the Brahmin arrived to work on his land before the sun rose, he found a gold coin in the bowl he had left at the ant hill. He was very happy indeed and from that day on, he made it a practice to offer the cobra milk in a bowl each day. The next morning he would collect a gold coin and leave.

One day Haridatta had to go to a neighbouring village on business. He asked his son to go to the ant hill as usual and leave a bowl of milk for the cobra. The son did as he was told, but when he went to the same spot the next day and collected the gold coin he thought, “This ant hill must be full of gold. If I kill the cobra, I can collect all the gold in an instant, instead of having to waste my time coming here every day. He then struck the cobra with a big stick. The cobra deftly dodged the blow but bit Haridatta’s son with his poisonous fangs. The boy soon died. When Haridatta returned to his village the next day, he heard how his son had met his death. He realised at once that his son’s greed would probably have caused him to attack the cobra.

The Brahmin went to the ant hill the day after his son’s cremation and offered milk to the cobra as usual. This time the cobra did not even come out of his hole. Instead, he called out to Hariddatta, ‘You have come here for gold, forgetting that you have just lost a precious son and that you are in mourning. The reason for this is pure greed. From today, there is no meaning to our relationship. I am going to give you a diamond as a final gift. But please don’t ever come back again’. He slithered away as the Brahmin watched.

Q. Why did Haridatta’s son try to kill the cobra?

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Read carefully.

Long ago, a Brahmin called Haridatta lived in a little village. He was a farmer but the piece of land he cultivated provided him with so little to survive on that he was very poor.

One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to rest for a while under a big tree on his land. Before he could stretch out on the ground, he saw a huge black cobra slithering out of an ant hill nearby. The snake then spread his head and swayed gracefully from side to side. Haridatta was astonished to see this and he thought, ‘This cobra must really be the god of this land. I have never seen or worshipped him before, which is probably why I am not able to get anything from the land. From this day onwards, I will worship him’.

He hurried back to his home at once and returned with a glass full of milk. He poured it into a bowl and turning to the ant hill said, ‘O ruler of the land, I did not know you were living in this ant hill. That is why I have not paid my tribute to you. Please accept my apologies for this omission and accept this humble offering’. He then placed the bowl of milk at the entrance of the ant hill and left the place.

The next day when the Brahmin arrived to work on his land before the sun rose, he found a gold coin in the bowl he had left at the ant hill. He was very happy indeed and from that day on, he made it a practice to offer the cobra milk in a bowl each day. The next morning he would collect a gold coin and leave.

One day Haridatta had to go to a neighbouring village on business. He asked his son to go to the ant hill as usual and leave a bowl of milk for the cobra. The son did as he was told, but when he went to the same spot the next day and collected the gold coin he thought, “This ant hill must be full of gold. If I kill the cobra, I can collect all the gold in an instant, instead of having to waste my time coming here every day. He then struck the cobra with a big stick. The cobra deftly dodged the blow but bit Haridatta’s son with his poisonous fangs. The boy soon died. When Haridatta returned to his village the next day, he heard how his son had met his death. He realised at once that his son’s greed would probably have caused him to attack the cobra.

The Brahmin went to the ant hill the day after his son’s cremation and offered milk to the cobra as usual. This time the cobra did not even come out of his hole. Instead, he called out to Hariddatta, ‘You have come here for gold, forgetting that you have just lost a precious son and that you are in mourning. The reason for this is pure greed. From today, there is no meaning to our relationship. I am going to give you a diamond as a final gift. But please don’t ever come back again’. He slithered away as the Brahmin watched.

Q. Choose the word/group of words that is closest in meaning to the word/group of words given in the passage.

Humble

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Read carefully.

Long ago, a Brahmin called Haridatta lived in a little village. He was a farmer but the piece of land he cultivated provided him with so little to survive on that he was very poor.

One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to rest for a while under a big tree on his land. Before he could stretch out on the ground, he saw a huge black cobra slithering out of an ant hill nearby. The snake then spread his head and swayed gracefully from side to side. Haridatta was astonished to see this and he thought, ‘This cobra must really be the god of this land. I have never seen or worshipped him before, which is probably why I am not able to get anything from the land. From this day onwards, I will worship him’.

He hurried back to his home at once and returned with a glass full of milk. He poured it into a bowl and turning to the ant hill said, ‘O ruler of the land, I did not know you were living in this ant hill. That is why I have not paid my tribute to you. Please accept my apologies for this omission and accept this humble offering’. He then placed the bowl of milk at the entrance of the ant hill and left the place.

The next day when the Brahmin arrived to work on his land before the sun rose, he found a gold coin in the bowl he had left at the ant hill. He was very happy indeed and from that day on, he made it a practice to offer the cobra milk in a bowl each day. The next morning he would collect a gold coin and leave.

One day Haridatta had to go to a neighbouring village on business. He asked his son to go to the ant hill as usual and leave a bowl of milk for the cobra. The son did as he was told, but when he went to the same spot the next day and collected the gold coin he thought, “This ant hill must be full of gold. If I kill the cobra, I can collect all the gold in an instant, instead of having to waste my time coming here every day. He then struck the cobra with a big stick. The cobra deftly dodged the blow but bit Haridatta’s son with his poisonous fangs. The boy soon died. When Haridatta returned to his village the next day, he heard how his son had met his death. He realised at once that his son’s greed would probably have caused him to attack the cobra.

The Brahmin went to the ant hill the day after his son’s cremation and offered milk to the cobra as usual. This time the cobra did not even come out of his hole. Instead, he called out to Hariddatta, ‘You have come here for gold, forgetting that you have just lost a precious son and that you are in mourning. The reason for this is pure greed. From today, there is no meaning to our relationship. I am going to give you a diamond as a final gift. But please don’t ever come back again’. He slithered away as the Brahmin watched.

Q. Choose the word/group of words that is closest in meaning to the word/group of words given in the passage.

Astonished

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Read carefully.

Long ago, a Brahmin called Haridatta lived in a little village. He was a farmer but the piece of land he cultivated provided him with so little to survive on that he was very poor.

One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to rest for a while under a big tree on his land. Before he could stretch out on the ground, he saw a huge black cobra slithering out of an ant hill nearby. The snake then spread his head and swayed gracefully from side to side. Haridatta was astonished to see this and he thought, ‘This cobra must really be the god of this land. I have never seen or worshipped him before, which is probably why I am not able to get anything from the land. From this day onwards, I will worship him’.

He hurried back to his home at once and returned with a glass full of milk. He poured it into a bowl and turning to the ant hill said, ‘O ruler of the land, I did not know you were living in this ant hill. That is why I have not paid my tribute to you. Please accept my apologies for this omission and accept this humble offering’. He then placed the bowl of milk at the entrance of the ant hill and left the place.

The next day when the Brahmin arrived to work on his land before the sun rose, he found a gold coin in the bowl he had left at the ant hill. He was very happy indeed and from that day on, he made it a practice to offer the cobra milk in a bowl each day. The next morning he would collect a gold coin and leave.

One day Haridatta had to go to a neighbouring village on business. He asked his son to go to the ant hill as usual and leave a bowl of milk for the cobra. The son did as he was told, but when he went to the same spot the next day and collected the gold coin he thought, “This ant hill must be full of gold. If I kill the cobra, I can collect all the gold in an instant, instead of having to waste my time coming here every day. He then struck the cobra with a big stick. The cobra deftly dodged the blow but bit Haridatta’s son with his poisonous fangs. The boy soon died. When Haridatta returned to his village the next day, he heard how his son had met his death. He realised at once that his son’s greed would probably have caused him to attack the cobra.

The Brahmin went to the ant hill the day after his son’s cremation and offered milk to the cobra as usual. This time the cobra did not even come out of his hole. Instead, he called out to Hariddatta, ‘You have come here for gold, forgetting that you have just lost a precious son and that you are in mourning. The reason for this is pure greed. From today, there is no meaning to our relationship. I am going to give you a diamond as a final gift. But please don’t ever come back again’. He slithered away as the Brahmin watched.

Q. Choose the word/group of words that is closest in meaning to the word/group of words given in the passage.

Stretch Out

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Read carefully.

Long ago, a Brahmin called Haridatta lived in a little village. He was a farmer but the piece of land he cultivated provided him with so little to survive on that he was very poor.

One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to rest for a while under a big tree on his land. Before he could stretch out on the ground, he saw a huge black cobra slithering out of an ant hill nearby. The snake then spread his head and swayed gracefully from side to side. Haridatta was astonished to see this and he thought, ‘This cobra must really be the god of this land. I have never seen or worshipped him before, which is probably why I am not able to get anything from the land. From this day onwards, I will worship him’.

He hurried back to his home at once and returned with a glass full of milk. He poured it into a bowl and turning to the ant hill said, ‘O ruler of the land, I did not know you were living in this ant hill. That is why I have not paid my tribute to you. Please accept my apologies for this omission and accept this humble offering’. He then placed the bowl of milk at the entrance of the ant hill and left the place.

The next day when the Brahmin arrived to work on his land before the sun rose, he found a gold coin in the bowl he had left at the ant hill. He was very happy indeed and from that day on, he made it a practice to offer the cobra milk in a bowl each day. The next morning he would collect a gold coin and leave.

One day Haridatta had to go to a neighbouring village on business. He asked his son to go to the ant hill as usual and leave a bowl of milk for the cobra. The son did as he was told, but when he went to the same spot the next day and collected the gold coin he thought, “This ant hill must be full of gold. If I kill the cobra, I can collect all the gold in an instant, instead of having to waste my time coming here every day. He then struck the cobra with a big stick. The cobra deftly dodged the blow but bit Haridatta’s son with his poisonous fangs. The boy soon died. When Haridatta returned to his village the next day, he heard how his son had met his death. He realised at once that his son’s greed would probably have caused him to attack the cobra.

The Brahmin went to the ant hill the day after his son’s cremation and offered milk to the cobra as usual. This time the cobra did not even come out of his hole. Instead, he called out to Hariddatta, ‘You have come here for gold, forgetting that you have just lost a precious son and that you are in mourning. The reason for this is pure greed. From today, there is no meaning to our relationship. I am going to give you a diamond as a final gift. But please don’t ever come back again’. He slithered away as the Brahmin watched.

Q. Choose the word/group of words that is opposite in meaning to the word/group of words given in bold in the passage.

Deftly

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Read carefully.

Long ago, a Brahmin called Haridatta lived in a little village. He was a farmer but the piece of land he cultivated provided him with so little to survive on that he was very poor.

One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to rest for a while under a big tree on his land. Before he could stretch out on the ground, he saw a huge black cobra slithering out of an ant hill nearby. The snake then spread his head and swayed gracefully from side to side. Haridatta was astonished to see this and he thought, ‘This cobra must really be the god of this land. I have never seen or worshipped him before, which is probably why I am not able to get anything from the land. From this day onwards, I will worship him’.

He hurried back to his home at once and returned with a glass full of milk. He poured it into a bowl and turning to the ant hill said, ‘O ruler of the land, I did not know you were living in this ant hill. That is why I have not paid my tribute to you. Please accept my apologies for this omission and accept this humble offering’. He then placed the bowl of milk at the entrance of the ant hill and left the place.

The next day when the Brahmin arrived to work on his land before the sun rose, he found a gold coin in the bowl he had left at the ant hill. He was very happy indeed and from that day on, he made it a practice to offer the cobra milk in a bowl each day. The next morning he would collect a gold coin and leave.

One day Haridatta had to go to a neighbouring village on business. He asked his son to go to the ant hill as usual and leave a bowl of milk for the cobra. The son did as he was told, but when he went to the same spot the next day and collected the gold coin he thought, “This ant hill must be full of gold. If I kill the cobra, I can collect all the gold in an instant, instead of having to waste my time coming here every day. He then struck the cobra with a big stick. The cobra deftly dodged the blow but bit Haridatta’s son with his poisonous fangs. The boy soon died. When Haridatta returned to his village the next day, he heard how his son had met his death. He realised at once that his son’s greed would probably have caused him to attack the cobra.

The Brahmin went to the ant hill the day after his son’s cremation and offered milk to the cobra as usual. This time the cobra did not even come out of his hole. Instead, he called out to Hariddatta, ‘You have come here for gold, forgetting that you have just lost a precious son and that you are in mourning. The reason for this is pure greed. From today, there is no meaning to our relationship. I am going to give you a diamond as a final gift. But please don’t ever come back again’. He slithered away as the Brahmin watched.

Q. Choose the word/group of words that is opposite in meaning to the word/group of words given in bold in the passage.

In an Instant

In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No error' option.

Q. Local people have long worshipped (A)/ the woods and it’s surroundings(B)/ as a sacred place that(C)/ reputedly enshrines a dragon. (D)/ No error(E)

In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No error' option.

Q. Suicide forest is a foreboding place,(A)/ thick planted with tall trees (B)/ that block out the sun, and(C)/ carpeted moss and gnarled roots. (D)/ No error(E)

In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No error' option.

Q. Sasha believes that(A)/ music is a way to(B)/ reach people engulfed(C)/ to inner turmoil.(D)/ No error(E)

In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No error' option.

Q. When I entered(A)/ the factory, I saw(B)/ that the machine(C)/ has stopped working.(D)/ No error(E)

In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No error' option.

Q. The trajectory of inflation in(A)/ India is determined primarily by(B)/ the political choice regarding(C)/ how to manage food prices(D)/. No error(E)

In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option ‘No improvement’.

When combined with inelastic demand, supply variations can caused market prices to fluctuate substantially.
A. Can be caused
B. May cause
C. Shall be caused
D. Could cause

In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option ‘No improvement’.

Equity may distinguished from economic efficiency in the overall evaluation of social welfare.
A. Maybe distinct 
B. May distinguish
C. Can be distinguished
D. Are distinct

In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option ‘No improvement’.

Due the lags in the system, the effects of shocks on endogenous variables are distributed over time.
A. Due to the
B. Because of the
C. As if
D. For

In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option ‘No improvement’.

There seems to be a close connection with money, fiscal deficit and inflation.
A. Connecting to
B. Connection from
C. Connection between
D. Connection among 

In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option ‘No improvement’.

The primary deficit affects the equilibrium rate of growth and would the inflation rises.
A. And so
B. And if
C. And as a result
D. Resulting in 

Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below. 

A. A liquidity crisis is different from a solvency crisis where the total value of an entity’s assets is less than the value of its overall liabilities.
B. Liquidity crisis refers to a situation where an individual, a business or a government is unable to gather enough cash to meet its payment obligations to lenders.
C. However, the value of its assets may still be much greater than that of its liabilities.
D. A business facing a liquidity crisis may be unable to meet its liabilities in a timely manner.
E. In some cases, the inability to meet its immediate obligations can force a business to sell its assets at low prices to raise immediate cash. Such a fire sale of assets can end up threatening its solvency.

Q. Which of the following is the LAST(FIFTH) sentence in the above passage?

Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below. 

A. A liquidity crisis is different from a solvency crisis where the total value of an entity’s assets is less than the value of its overall liabilities.
B. Liquidity crisis refers to a situation where an individual, a business or a government is unable to gather enough cash to meet its payment obligations to lenders.
C. However, the value of its assets may still be much greater than that of its liabilities.
D. A business facing a liquidity crisis may be unable to meet its liabilities in a timely manner.
E. In some cases, the inability to meet its immediate obligations can force a business to sell its assets at low prices to raise immediate cash. Such a fire sale of assets can end up threatening its solvency.

Q. Which of the following is the FOURTH sentence in the above passage?

Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below. 

A. A liquidity crisis is different from a solvency crisis where the total value of an entity’s assets is less than the value of its overall liabilities.
B. Liquidity crisis refers to a situation where an individual, a business or a government is unable to gather enough cash to meet its payment obligations to lenders.
C. However, the value of its assets may still be much greater than that of its liabilities.
D. A business facing a liquidity crisis may be unable to meet its liabilities in a timely manner.
E. In some cases, the inability to meet its immediate obligations can force a business to sell its assets at low prices to raise immediate cash. Such a fire sale of assets can end up threatening its solvency.

Q. Which of the following is the SECOND sentence in the above passage?

Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below. 

A. A liquidity crisis is different from a solvency crisis where the total value of an entity’s assets is less than the value of its overall liabilities.
B. Liquidity crisis refers to a situation where an individual, a business or a government is unable to gather enough cash to meet its payment obligations to lenders.
C. However, the value of its assets may still be much greater than that of its liabilities.
D. A business facing a liquidity crisis may be unable to meet its liabilities in a timely manner.
E. In some cases, the inability to meet its immediate obligations can force a business to sell its assets at low prices to raise immediate cash. Such a fire sale of assets can end up threatening its solvency.

Q. Which of the following is the FIRST sentence in the above passage?

Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below. 

A. A liquidity crisis is different from a solvency crisis where the total value of an entity’s assets is less than the value of its overall liabilities.
B. Liquidity crisis refers to a situation where an individual, a business or a government is unable to gather enough cash to meet its payment obligations to lenders.
C. However, the value of its assets may still be much greater than that of its liabilities.
D. A business facing a liquidity crisis may be unable to meet its liabilities in a timely manner.
E. In some cases, the inability to meet its immediate obligations can force a business to sell its assets at low prices to raise immediate cash. Such a fire sale of assets can end up threatening its solvency.

Q. Which of the following is the THIRD sentence in the above passage?