Q1

Among predatory dinosaurs, few flesh-eaters were bigger, faster

and nastier than the "tyrant lizard" of popular imagination, the
Tyrannosaurus Rex. At least, that is what we have been led to
believe.
Now research suggests that, far from being the Ferrari of
dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Rex, whose ferocious reputation has
fascinated generations of schoolchildren, was in fact a
cumbersome creature with a usual running speed of twenty-five
kilometres an hour. This is a mere snail's pace compared with
modern animals such as the cheetah.
Unlike some of the predators of today's African savannah, which
can change direction almost immediately, the dinosaur would
have had to turn slowly or risk tumbling over. And while a human
can spin forty-five degrees in a twentieth of a second, a
Tyrannosaurus would have taken as much as two seconds, as it
would have been hampered by its long tail. Thankfully, however,
all its prey, such as triceratops, would have been afflicted with
the same lack of speed and agility.
The findings were reached after researchers used computer
modelling and biomechanical calculations to work out the
dinosaur's speed, agility and weight. They based their
calculations on measurements taken from a fossil dinosaur
representative of an average Tyrannosaurus and concluded the
creatures probably weighed between six and eight tonnes.
Calculations of the leg muscles suggest that the animal would
have had a top speed of forty kilometres an hour, which is
nothing compared to a cheetah’s one hundred kilometres an
hour. It is sobering to reflect, though, that an Olympic sprinter
runs at about thirty-five kilometres an hour, not sufficient to
outrun a Tyrannosaurus, should Man have been around at that
time!

Being known as the ‘Ferrari of dinosaurs’ means Tyrannosaurus Rex:

a. wore shoes.
b. was a quick and agile creature
c. was a hunting machine
d. was the most ferocious of dinosaurs
Q2
Among predatory dinosaurs, few flesh-eaters were bigger, faster
and nastier than the "tyrant lizard" of popular imagination, the
Tyrannosaurus Rex. At least, that is what we have been led to
believe.
Now research suggests that, far from being the Ferrari of
dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Rex, whose ferocious reputation has
fascinated generations of schoolchildren, was in fact a
cumbersome creature with a usual running speed of twenty-five
kilometres an hour. This is a mere snail's pace compared with
modern animals such as the cheetah.
Unlike some of the predators of today's African savannah, which
can change direction almost immediately, the dinosaur would
have had to turn slowly or risk tumbling over. And while a human
can spin forty-five degrees in a twentieth of a second, a
Tyrannosaurus would have taken as much as two seconds, as it
would have been hampered by its long tail. Thankfully, however,
all its prey, such as triceratops, would have been afflicted with
the same lack of speed and agility.
The findings were reached after researchers used computer
modelling and biomechanical calculations to work out the
dinosaur's speed, agility and weight. They based their
calculations on measurements taken from a fossil dinosaur
representative of an average Tyrannosaurus and concluded the
creatures probably weighed between six and eight tonnes.
Calculations of the leg muscles suggest that the animal would
have had a top speed of forty kilometres an hour, which is
nothing compared to a cheetah’s one hundred kilometres an
hour. It is sobering to reflect, though, that an Olympic sprinter
runs at about thirty-five kilometres an hour, not sufficient to
outrun a Tyrannosaurus, should Man have been around at that
time!

In turning, a Tyrannosaurus would have been hampered by:

a. its weight
b. its bulky leg muscles.
c. its overall size.
d. its tail length.
Q3
Among predatory dinosaurs, few flesh-eaters were bigger, faster
and nastier than the "tyrant lizard" of popular imagination, the
Tyrannosaurus Rex. At least, that is what we have been led to
believe.
Now research suggests that, far from being the Ferrari of
dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Rex, whose ferocious reputation has
fascinated generations of schoolchildren, was in fact a
cumbersome creature with a usual running speed of twenty-five
kilometres an hour. This is a mere snail's pace compared with
modern animals such as the cheetah.
Unlike some of the predators of today's African savannah, which
can change direction almost immediately, the dinosaur would
have had to turn slowly or risk tumbling over. And while a human
can spin forty-five degrees in a twentieth of a second, a
Tyrannosaurus would have taken as much as two seconds, as it
would have been hampered by its long tail. Thankfully, however,
all its prey, such as triceratops, would have been afflicted with
the same lack of speed and agility.
The findings were reached after researchers used computer
modelling and biomechanical calculations to work out the
dinosaur's speed, agility and weight. They based their
calculations on measurements taken from a fossil dinosaur
representative of an average Tyrannosaurus and concluded the
creatures probably weighed between six and eight tonnes.
Calculations of the leg muscles suggest that the animal would
have had a top speed of forty kilometres an hour, which is
nothing compared to a cheetah’s one hundred kilometres an
hour. It is sobering to reflect, though, that an Olympic sprinter
runs at about thirty-five kilometres an hour, not sufficient to
outrun a Tyrannosaurus, should Man have been around at that
time!
In calculating the size, speed and agility of Tyrannosaurus Rex, scientists
used:
a. examination of fossils.
b. biomechanical calculations and computer models.
c. comparisons with modern animals.
d. A and B together.
Q4
Among predatory dinosaurs, few flesh-eaters were bigger, faster
and nastier than the "tyrant lizard" of popular imagination, the
Tyrannosaurus Rex. At least, that is what we have been led to
believe.
Now research suggests that, far from being the Ferrari of
dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Rex, whose ferocious reputation has
fascinated generations of schoolchildren, was in fact a
cumbersome creature with a usual running speed of twenty-five
kilometres an hour. This is a mere snail's pace compared with
modern animals such as the cheetah.
Unlike some of the predators of today's African savannah, which
can change direction almost immediately, the dinosaur would have
had to turn slowly or risk tumbling over. And while a human can
spin forty-five degrees in a twentieth of a second, a Tyrannosaurus
would have taken as much as two seconds, as it would have been
hampered by its long tail. Thankfully, however, all its prey, such as
triceratops, would have been afflicted with the same lack of speed
and agility.
The findings were reached after researchers used computer
modelling and biomechanical calculations to work out the
dinosaur's speed, agility and weight. They based their calculations
on measurements taken from a fossil dinosaur representative of an
average Tyrannosaurus and concluded the creatures probably
weighed between six and eight tonnes.
Calculations of the leg muscles suggest that the animal would
have had a top speed of forty kilometres an hour, which is nothing
compared to a cheetah’s one hundred kilometres an hour. It is
sobering to reflect, though, that an Olympic sprinter runs at about
thirty-five kilometres an hour, not sufficient to outrun a
Tyrannosaurus, should Man have been around at that time!
The overall theme of the passage is:
a. None of the below
b. Tyrannosaurus Rex’s speed and agility were still superior to those of
other dinosaurs
c. Tyrannosaurus Rex’s fierce reputation is now laid to rest.
d. Compared to modern predatory animals, Tyrannosaurus Rex was slow
and cumbersome.
Q5 to 9
Q5. Find the error in one of the following fragments/parts.

a. Water from shallow wells should be

b. regarded after suspicion, as it
c. may be contaminated.
d. No error

Q6. Find the error in one of the following fragments/parts.

a. The new mobile app Yatra Mini, features only

b. the relevant product lines-bus, train, and budget hotels to
appeal to
c. customers who have limitations of phone memory space
d. and wants to keep data usage to the minimum.

Q7. Find the error in one of the following fragments/parts.

a. China has justified the construction

b. of a road in the Sikkim sector,
c. claiming that the area was undoubtedly
d. located on its side of the border.

Q8. Find the error in one of the following fragments/parts.

a. The Pakistan foreign ministry issued a statement,

b. claiming that India has scaled down its forces in
c. the POK, but demand that New Delhi must pull back all
d. its troops to end the military standoff in the area.

Q8. Find the error in one of the following fragments/parts.

a. Cadets, who came off in flying colours

b. after training at the Air Force Academy
c. at the Combined Graduation Parade
d. reviewed by the Defence Minister.
Q10 to 13
Q10. He must have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of
servants. I wish I ____ his luck.
a. must have
b. have
c. had
d. has

Q11. He _______ as a mechanic before he became a driver.

a. has worked
b. was worked
c. is working
d. had worked

Q12. He wouldn't have bought such a big van if _______ the

political party.

a. he not joined
b. he does not join
c. he had not joined
d. he did not join

Q13. You won't be allowed into the theatre _________ you have a
ticket.

a. neither
b. whether
c. unless
d. apart
Q14 to 16
Q14. Four independent ________ testified to seeing him at the
scene of the crime

a. persons
b. witnesses
c. spectator
d. Attestant

Q15. Thor’s younger brother constantly misbehaves and is always

causing ______

a. hostility
b. violence
c. mischief
d. Courtesy

Q16. The agenda for the online meeting is _______ the notice

a. enclosed with
b. delivered in
c. submitted to
d. written with
Q17
Which of the sentences marked (I), (II), and (III) can be placed in
blanks (A) and (B) to make a meaningful passage?

There are international treaties and domestic laws that aim to

halt the decline of species in need. The Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES) is a United Nations Convention that regulates the
global trade in vulnerable wildlife. ____A____. “Threatened”
species, under the ESA, are species that are likely to become
endangered, and “endangered” species are those that are “in
danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of”
their range. ____B____ . Over 1,700 threatened and
endangered animals and plants in the US and other countries of
the world—the gray bat, the red wolf, the Wyoming toad, and the
mountain sweet pitcher plant—receive the ESA's protection.

(I) It is illegal to “harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill,

trap, capture, or collect” a species listed under the Act
(II) In the US, threatened and endangered species are protected
under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
(III) The threat for all these species continues today. Other
threats include pollution, hunting for wild game meat (bushmeat),
introduction of invasive species into the environment, and
climate change.

a. A-(II), B-(I)
b. A-(I), B-(II)
c. A-(III), B-(I)
d. A-(III), B-(II)
Q18
Which of the sentences marked (I), (II), and (III) can be placed in
blanks (A) and (B) to make a meaningful passage?

Unlike the 2013 Kedarnath flash flood, the Chamoli incident of

rock avalanche shows no evidence of glacial lake breach at the
top of the mountain. ______A______. Mountain permafrost is
the ice in the cracks and crevices between the rocks that hold
them together and help stabilize steep slopes. If the melting of
mountain permafrost – the glue that binds the fractured rock to
the surface ice – is what triggers the destabilization of the
mountain slopes, then the overall warmer temperatures in the
last few decades must have been the cause for it to melt.
_____B_____? In one comparable event that took place on 5
May 2012, the Annapurna Mountains caused floods in the Seti
river, Kaski district in Nepal.
(I) Could this also be what is causing a higher frequency of slope
failure in recent decades, creating rockslides and rock
avalanches in the Himalayas
(II) If indeed warmer temperatures cause destabilization of steep
slopes in traditionally cold climate regions, there will be more
high-risk areas for rockslides and rock avalanches in the future.
(III) Still, both incidents are likely related at a fundamental level,
for its triggering mechanism – the untimely melting of
permanently frozen ice or otherwise called permafrost

a. A-(III), B-(II)
b. A-(I), B-(III)
c. A-(III), B-(I)
d. A-(II), B-(I)
Q19
Which of the sentences marked (I), (II), and (III) can be placed in
blanks (A) and (B) to make a meaningful passage?

Education for every child in a country of 1.3 billion people—is

this a distant dream or will it soon become a reality?
_____A_____. Picture this: K-12 learning solutions will account
for 41% of the total edtech market size and 11.3 million could be
the total number of paid users in the K-12 learning solutions
space by 2025, according to a report. An edtech platform
requires professionals such as course developers, course
designers, technology experts, graphic designers, and subject
matter experts to develop an online course. _____B_____. This
brings us to the burning question: What is a sustainable solution
for India’s long-term learning needs?
(I) A live online class is learning in a virtual setting where the
student-teacher interaction is real-time, akin to a face-to-face
learning experience.
(II) Even after a decade of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the
challenge of bringing quality education to millions of children has
not been solved
(III) But the lack of qualified professionals and skilled manpower
results in poor quality online courses and acts as a major
hindrance to market growth

a. A-(III), B-(I)
b. A-(I), B-(III)
c. A-(II), B-(I)
d. A-(II), B-(III)
Q20
Which of the sentences marked (I), (II), and (III) can be placed in
blanks (A) and (B) to make a meaningful passage?

WASH-Water, Sanitation and Hygiene,

____A____. Not only could access to WASH free up adults,
particularly women, to do more productive activities, the
establishment and maintenance of WASH services would create
associated employment. Indeed, access to WASH will help drive
progress towards the SDGs concerned with poverty, work and
economic growth, not least because it will help achieve gender
equity. ____B____. Lack of WASH exacerbates the
marginalization of females by locking them into a cycle of
poverty and drudgery, with wider consequences for society and
national economies.
(I) It is women and girls who bear the burden of collecting water
and caring for relatives made sick by lack of WASH, and who
often miss out on education due to the domestic roles assigned
to them
(II) The disease and time burden associated with lack of access
to WASH prevents many adults from earning a living or fulfilling
their potential in the professional arena
(III) For adolescent girls, the presence of a safe water supply
and clean, functioning, private toilet facilities can be the
difference between dropping out and getting an education.
Furthermore, hygiene education at school can begin a lifetime of
better health for all children.
a. A-(II), B-(III)
b. A-(I), B-(II)
c. A-(II), B-(I)
d. A-(I), B-(III)
Q21
“Anne," cried Mary, still at her window, "there is Mrs Clay, I am sure,
standing under the colonnade, and a gentleman with her. I saw them turn
the corner from Bath Street just now. They seemed deep in talk. Who is it?
Come, and tell me. Good heavens! I recollect. It is Mr Elliot himself."
"No," cried Anne, quickly, "it cannot be Mr Elliot, I assure you. He was to
leave Bath at nine this morning, and does not come back till to-morrow.“
As she spoke, she felt that Captain Wentworth was looking at her, the
consciousness of which vexed and embarrassed her, and made her
regret that she had said so much, simple as it was. Mary, resenting that
she should be supposed not to know her own cousin, began talking very
warmly about the family features, and protesting still more positively that it
was Mr Elliot, calling again upon Anne to come and look for herself, but
Anne did not mean to stir, and tried to be cool and unconcerned. Her
distress returned, however, on perceiving smiles and intelligent glances
pass between two or three of the lady visitors, as if they believed
themselves quite in the secret. It was evident that the report concerning
her had spread, and a short pause succeeded, which seemed to ensure
that it would now spread farther.
"Do come, Anne" cried Mary, "come and look yourself. You will be too late
if you do not make haste. They are parting; they are shaking hands. He is
turning away. Not know Mr Elliot, indeed! You seem to have forgot all
about Lyme."
To pacify Mary, and perhaps screen her own embarrassment, Anne did
move quietly to the window. She was just in time to ascertain that it really
was Mr Elliot, which she had never believed, before he disappeared on
one side, as Mrs Clay walked quickly off on the other; and checking the
surprise which she could not but feel at such an appearance of friendly
conference between two persons of totally opposite interest, she calmly
said, "Yes, it is Mr Elliot, certainly. He has changed his hour of going, I
suppose, that is all, or I may be mistaken, I might not attend;" and walked
back to her chair, recomposed, and with the comfortable hope of having
acquitted herself well.

Anne does not believe it is Mr Elliot whom Mary sees from the window
because:
a. Mary does not know what Mr Elliot looks like.
b. Mr Elliot was to have left Bath earlier that day.
c. it was highly unlikely Mr Elliot would be a friend of Mrs Clay
d. A and B together.
Q22
“Anne," cried Mary, still at her window, "there is Mrs Clay, I am sure,
standing under the colonnade, and a gentleman with her. I saw them turn
the corner from Bath Street just now. They seemed deep in talk. Who is it?
Come, and tell me. Good heavens! I recollect. It is Mr Elliot himself."
"No," cried Anne, quickly, "it cannot be Mr Elliot, I assure you. He was to
leave Bath at nine this morning, and does not come back till to-morrow.“
As she spoke, she felt that Captain Wentworth was looking at her, the
consciousness of which vexed and embarrassed her, and made her
regret that she had said so much, simple as it was. Mary, resenting that
she should be supposed not to know her own cousin, began talking very
warmly about the family features, and protesting still more positively that it
was Mr Elliot, calling again upon Anne to come and look for herself, but
Anne did not mean to stir, and tried to be cool and unconcerned. Her
distress returned, however, on perceiving smiles and intelligent glances
pass between two or three of the lady visitors, as if they believed
themselves quite in the secret. It was evident that the report concerning
her had spread, and a short pause succeeded, which seemed to ensure
that it would now spread farther.
"Do come, Anne" cried Mary, "come and look yourself. You will be too late
if you do not make haste. They are parting; they are shaking hands. He is
turning away. Not know Mr Elliot, indeed! You seem to have forgot all
about Lyme."
To pacify Mary, and perhaps screen her own embarrassment, Anne did
move quietly to the window. She was just in time to ascertain that it really
was Mr Elliot, which she had never believed, before he disappeared on
one side, as Mrs Clay walked quickly off on the other; and checking the
surprise which she could not but feel at such an appearance of friendly
conference between two persons of totally opposite interest, she calmly
said, "Yes, it is Mr Elliot, certainly. He has changed his hour of going, I
suppose, that is all, or I may be mistaken, I might not attend;" and walked
back to her chair, recomposed, and with the comfortable hope of having
acquitted herself well.

Anne obviously knows Mr Elliot quite well for all the following reasons
EXCEPT:
a. she has knowledge of his travel plans.
b. she shows discomfort at Mary spotting him.
c. she is sensitive to what the other ladies might know
d. she had been speaking about Mr Elliot to others in the room.
Q23
“Anne," cried Mary, still at her window, "there is Mrs Clay, I am sure,
standing under the colonnade, and a gentleman with her. I saw them turn
the corner from Bath Street just now. They seemed deep in talk. Who is it?
Come, and tell me. Good heavens! I recollect. It is Mr Elliot himself."
"No," cried Anne, quickly, "it cannot be Mr Elliot, I assure you. He was to
leave Bath at nine this morning, and does not come back till to-morrow.“
As she spoke, she felt that Captain Wentworth was looking at her, the
consciousness of which vexed and embarrassed her, and made her
regret that she had said so much, simple as it was. Mary, resenting that
she should be supposed not to know her own cousin, began talking very
warmly about the family features, and protesting still more positively that it
was Mr Elliot, calling again upon Anne to come and look for herself, but
Anne did not mean to stir, and tried to be cool and unconcerned. Her
distress returned, however, on perceiving smiles and intelligent glances
pass between two or three of the lady visitors, as if they believed
themselves quite in the secret. It was evident that the report concerning
her had spread, and a short pause succeeded, which seemed to ensure
that it would now spread farther.
"Do come, Anne" cried Mary, "come and look yourself. You will be too late
if you do not make haste. They are parting; they are shaking hands. He is
turning away. Not know Mr Elliot, indeed! You seem to have forgot all
about Lyme."
To pacify Mary, and perhaps screen her own embarrassment, Anne did
move quietly to the window. She was just in time to ascertain that it really
was Mr Elliot, which she had never believed, before he disappeared on
one side, as Mrs Clay walked quickly off on the other; and checking the
surprise which she could not but feel at such an appearance of friendly
conference between two persons of totally opposite interest, she calmly
said, "Yes, it is Mr Elliot, certainly. He has changed his hour of going, I
suppose, that is all, or I may be mistaken, I might not attend;" and walked
back to her chair, recomposed, and with the comfortable hope of having
acquitted herself well.

Anne finally goes to the window because:

a. she knows in her heart that it really is Mr Elliot
b. she wishes to prove Mary wrong.
c. she wishes to calm Mary and cover up her own lack of composure
d. Mary frets that Mr Elliot will disappear from view.
Q24
“Anne," cried Mary, still at her window, "there is Mrs Clay, I am sure,
standing under the colonnade, and a gentleman with her. I saw them turn
the corner from Bath Street just now. They seemed deep in talk. Who is it?
Come, and tell me. Good heavens! I recollect. It is Mr Elliot himself."
"No," cried Anne, quickly, "it cannot be Mr Elliot, I assure you. He was to
leave Bath at nine this morning, and does not come back till to-morrow.“
As she spoke, she felt that Captain Wentworth was looking at her, the
consciousness of which vexed and embarrassed her, and made her
regret that she had said so much, simple as it was. Mary, resenting that
she should be supposed not to know her own cousin, began talking very
warmly about the family features, and protesting still more positively that it
was Mr Elliot, calling again upon Anne to come and look for herself, but
Anne did not mean to stir, and tried to be cool and unconcerned. Her
distress returned, however, on perceiving smiles and intelligent glances
pass between two or three of the lady visitors, as if they believed
themselves quite in the secret. It was evident that the report concerning
her had spread, and a short pause succeeded, which seemed to ensure
that it would now spread farther.
"Do come, Anne" cried Mary, "come and look yourself. You will be too late
if you do not make haste. They are parting; they are shaking hands. He is
turning away. Not know Mr Elliot, indeed! You seem to have forgot all
about Lyme."
To pacify Mary, and perhaps screen her own embarrassment, Anne did
move quietly to the window. She was just in time to ascertain that it really
was Mr Elliot, which she had never believed, before he disappeared on
one side, as Mrs Clay walked quickly off on the other; and checking the
surprise which she could not but feel at such an appearance of friendly
conference between two persons of totally opposite interest, she calmly
said, "Yes, it is Mr Elliot, certainly. He has changed his hour of going, I
suppose, that is all, or I may be mistaken, I might not attend;" and walked
back to her chair, recomposed, and with the comfortable hope of having
acquitted herself well.

From what occurs it can be inferred that Anne:

a. couldn’t care less about Mr Elliot.
b. had not known Mr Elliot long enough to recognise him.
c. is attracted to Mr Elliot.
d. is uncomfortable at Mr Elliot’s behaviour.