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Q6. The GSP provided several (II) India decided to limit the maximum
advantages to the United States. price of medical devices from U.S.
Which of the following advantages
(III) Medical devices were not exported
are presented in the passage?
to US because India put restrictions
() The implementation of GSP results on them.
in increase in employment (a) Only I (b) Only II
(II) Small business run out of the (c) Only III (d) Both I and III
business because of heavy import
e) None of the given statements
duties
(III) The GSP helps spur trade among the Q9. Which of the following statements
are true as per the statistical data
countries and the states
given in paragraph 2?
(IV) The cost of the manufactured
(1) The Indian export industry may face
products that are developed from
a loss of $5.6 billion after the
imported inputs are reduced
removal of GSP.
(a) Both Ill and IV
(1) Exporters of rice will have to face a
(b) Only III
loss of 2-3%
(c) Only II
(III) Producers of gem and leathers may
(d) All I, III and IV have to increase the exports of these
(e)All of the given statements products by 10%.
(a) Only I
Q7. Which of the following word/s can
fill in the blank (A) as highlighted in (b) All of the above
the passage? (c) Only III
(c) Both (i) and (ii) (d) Only () gravitate as used in the passage
and can replace the word in the
(e) Both (i) and (v)
passage to make grammatically
Q8. What can be inferred from the line, correct sentence?
"India has recently placed a cap on i) Ascend ii) Dispose
the prices of medical devices, like (iv) Retreat
(ii) Incline
stents, that impacts U.S. expots of
(v) Deviate
such devices"?
(a) Only (i)
( The prices of medical devices were
increased by India. (b) Gi).i) and (1i)
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India would not just miss out on regional contextually correct and meaningful?
trade, but also lose the ability to frame the (a) 1-3 (b) 3-4
rules as well as investment standards for (c) 1-2 (d) 2-3
the grouping. Above all, at a time of (c) 2-4
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Q12. The
bold. Amongst the manpower
words given in the (d) their markets
for India
bold words which of
given (services).
must interchange to make
followings
sentence grammatically
and (e) No error
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Enterprises
Directions (1-5): In the following Q3. Shares of Coffee Day
questions a paragraph is given with two were locked at their lower circuit of
blanks. The paragraph is then provided 20% for the second
with five options which consist of the day even as the board of directors of
words that can fill the given blanks. the company tried to
Choose that option as your answer investor concerns by appointing an
which can fill the given blanks in the and chief
interim chairman
exact order as given in the option. If
none of the given options fills the given operating officer.
blanks then choose option (e), None of (a) ambitious, browbeat
these as your answer.
(b) parsimonious, detest
Q1. For the first time ever, the Securities
and Exchange Board of India (C)sporadic,fatten
(SEBI) is actively examining the (d) successive, assuage
of allowing derivatives (e) none of these
contracts based on such as
Q4. Benchmark shook off
weather or freight in the Indian
their recent spell of weakness to
commodity segment.
close modestly higher on July 31,
(a) delectation, ardour by banking and auto
(b) craven, collateral stocks, ahead of the U.S. Federal
() debonair, indemnification Reserve's interest rate decision.
(d) feasibility, intangibles (a) indices, propelled
(e) none of these (b) preface, malfunctioned
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out what this politician is saying source from any supplier and the latter is
across
A. Both II and III in a position to access markets
India.
B. Only II
Industry gains include elimination or
C. Only I dismantling of structures created under
D. All I, II and III the pre-GST era for tax purposes, supply-
chain efficiencies, direct customer access,
E. None of 1, II and III for the
and a robust transparent trail
Directions (11-15): Read the following movement of goods. On the flip side, the
the
passage and answer the questions industry is (E)severe unhappy with
following it. Several alphabets are massive increase in compliance
given to help you assist in answering requirements, frequent battles with the
in
those questions. GST portal, wastage of manhours
The historical goods and services tax dealing with technical glitches, and facing
(GST) which was implemented across the potential loss of ITC on account of
country from July 1, 2017 is now two supplier facing similar problems.
years old. (A) India was not new to The industry is also not happy with
indirect tax levies, but consolidating frequent changes in law, including
Central and State levies and achieving scenarios where the portal does not permit
uniformity were no joke. Credit is due to what the law permits.
the Central Government as well as each
Q11. In the above passage, a phrase (A) is
and every State Government and officials
given in italics. There may. or may
who participated in this exercise.
not be an error in that italicized part
The industry loves GST for harmonising
taxes, elimination of (B)_ of the sentence. Choose the option
effect of tax, widening the scope of input which expresses the grammatically
tax credit and for achieving a uniform tax correct structure of the italicized
rate for a product or service across the phrase, as your answer. If there is no
country. (C) (1)Abolition benefits error, then choose option (e) as your
include faster (2)refunds, less (3) answer.
interaction with tax authorities, (4)
tangible of checkposts, etc. There
are (a) India was not new to
other intangible benefits on account or (b) indirect tax levies, but
GST. In the past, a manufacturer in State (c) consolidating Central and State levies
A would lose a customer in State B if he
(d) and achieving uniformity were no
made a CST supply.
To prevent the loss, the manufacturer joke.
would open a depot in order to effect a (e) No error
local supply in State B. The depot was not Q12. Which of the following word given
a business requirement, but one of tax.
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Tepid: only slightly warm; lukewarm Statement III is talking about bcino
ing
Despot: a ruler or other person who holds confusing.
absolute power, typically one who S10. Ans. (a)
exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
Sol. Answer A. Both II and III hava
S6. Ans. (a)
the correct meaning of the idiom.
Sol. Answer A. Only I has the correct
to wrap one's head around something-
meaning of the idiom. to find a way to understand or
accept
to twist someone's arm convince (something) or to succced in making
out
someone into doing something that they something.
are reluctant to do.
make out to understand or
Statement II and statement m are comprehend.
talking about tricking or deceiving others.
Statement I is talking about refusing to
S7. Ans. (c) accept.
Sol. Answer C. Both I and III have
Si1. Ans. (d)
the correct meaning of the idiomn.
Sol. There is an error in the (d) part. The
the last straw the last in a series of
-
sentence is talking about India being new
unpleasant events that finally makes you indirect taxes levies, but the main issue
feel that you cannot continue to accept a was consolidating and achieving
bad situation. uniformity in Central and State levies. So
Statement II is talking about a positive were" needs to be replaced with "was".
Thus, option (d) is correct answer choice.
or happy situation.
S12. Ans. (c)
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. In the given blank, "cascading" which
Sol. Answer D. Both II and III have means "passing (something) on to a
the correct meaning of the idiom. succession of others", is the most suitable
under the weather slightly unwell or in
-
answer choice. Additionally "cascading"
low spirits. fills the two sentences given. As, Ior
sentence "cascading" means "(of water)
Statement I is talking about
being in a pour downwards rapidly and in large
dilemma. quantities." Apart from "cascading" no
dilemma
a
difficult situation in
you have to choose which
other word makes the
grammatically and contextually correct
Sentence
between two or more
alternatives. Hence, option (c) is the most suitable
S9. Ans. (b) answer choice.
Sol. Answer
Unstinting: given or giving without
B. Both I
-
and II have the restraint unsparing
correct meaning
of the idiom.
up in the
air (of a plan Perplexing: completely baffling; very
be settled; or issue) still to
unresolved. puzzling
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Q11. The sentence given in (G) has four Q14. In the passage given, a sentence ()
words given in bold. Amongst the is given in Italics. There may or may
given bold words, which of the not be an error in one part of the
followings must replace each other sentence. Choose the part which has
to make the sentence contextually an error in it as your answecr.
correct and meaningful? (a) That said, what the regulator
(a) 2-4 (b) 2-3 (b) is probably more concerned
(c) 3-4 (d) 1-4 (c) about are the ripple effect of defaults
() 1-3 (d) and rollovers on the system
USITC reports were donc under the cover (c) (3)-(4) (d) (1)-(4)
of the U.S.'s domestic laws. This is (c) (1)-(3)
unequivocal (1) to unilateralism, the
Q17. In the above passage, a sentence (C)
response to which should be a/an is given in Italics. There may or may
tantamount (2) "no" in this age of not be an crror in one part of the
multilateralism, where dilferences on
sentence. Choose the part which has
policy issues between sovereign (3)
an error in it as your answer. If there
countrics must be resolved in the
is no crror, then choose option (e) as
appropriate multilateral (4) forums (J).
your answer.
The possibilities of a stronger power
using unilateral means should be (a) No one could have sum up the
eliminated. essence of
(b) the U.S.'s unhappiness over India's
Q15. Which of the following represent
policies
the most similar meaning to the
(c) as well as U.S. Secretary of State
phrase marked (A) as used in the
passage. (d) Mike Pompeo in his recent statement
in New Delhi
(a) Economic relations between India
and the United States have been (e) No error
diminished Q18. Which of the following words given
(b) Economic relations between India in the options should come at the
and the United States are on the brink place marked as (D) in the above
of narrow path passage to make it grammatically
(c) Economic relations between India correct and contextually meaningful?
and the United States are facing an Suggestion to develop good road
uncertain future infrastructure with adequate
(d) Economic relations between India capacity to sustain high volume of
and the United States are about to traffic will be from
proliferate the experts
(e) None of these. (11) Suspect in Utah college student
murder secret,
Q16. The sentence given in (B) has four
words given in bold. Amongst the soundproof room in his home
given bold words which of the (a) Aim (b) Crave
followings must interchange to (c) Sought (d) Solicit
make the sentence grammatically (e) None of these.
and contextually correct and
meaningful? Q19. Which of the following represent
the most similar meaning to the
(a) (2)-4) (b) (1)-(2)
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(d) The effect that those
barriers have on
phrase marked (E) as uscd in the the U.S. economy and U.S. jobs
passage.
(e) None of thesc.
the Tump
(a) the tone and tenor of
In theabove passage, a sentence (H)
administration has distinctly changed 022.
the Trump is given in Italics. There may or may
(b) the tone and tenor of raised not be an crror in one part of the
administration has distinctly
sentence. Choose the part which has
the demands an error in it as your answer. If there
tenor of the Trump
(c) the tone and is no error, then choose option (e) as
changed
administration has distinctly your answer.
the scenario was conveyed
tenor of the
Trump (a) The main message that
tone and
(d) the
has distinctly by these investigations was that
administration
(b) American businesses strong
configured
disapprove
(e) Nonce of these.
(c) several of India's key
policies on
following is most
Q20. Which of the
as trade and
similar to the word marked (F)
policies had
used in the given passage? (d) investment and that these
(i) Cane to be amended
Peduncle
(a) Only (i) (e) No error
(ii) Emanate
is most
(b) Only i) (c) Only (ii) Q23. Which of the following
(e) None of these. opposite n the meaning to the word
(d) Both (i) and (iii)
marked () in the given passage?
phrases
Q21. Which of the following (b) Interminable
(a) Tenacious
given in the options should come at
(c) Sporadic (d) Importunate
the place marked as (G) in the
above passage to makeit (e) None of these.
grammatically correct and four
Q24. The sentence given in (J) has
contextually meaningful? the
words given in bold. Amongst
(a) The areas that were investigated by
given bold words which of the
the USITC during the two to
followings must interchange
investigations
make the sentence grammatically
(b) U.S. is not approaching the WTO to
and contextually correct and
challenge India's trade and meaningfiul?
investment policies
(a) (2)-(4) (b) (1)-(2)
(c) The India-U.S. discord over trade
(c) (3)-(4) (d) (1)-(4)
stems from a deep-seated desire of
U.S. businesses (c) (1)-(3)
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standstill agreements.Options (a) and (c) (c) is the most suitable answer choice.
when used do not make contextually and S15. Ans. (c)
grammatically correct sentence. Option
Sol. The correct meaning of the given
(b) precisely fits in the context of the
phrase 'on a knife-edge' is 'in a difficult
passage. Hence, it becomes the most
or worrying situation of which the result
suitable answer choice.
is very uncertain'. Hence, the correct
S11. Ans. (e)
answer choice is option (c).
Sol. The statement (G) can be made
Proliferate: rapid increase in the number
grammatically correct and contextually
or amount of something.
meaningful by interchanging the positions
of "intent" and "unintended" with each S16. Ans. (e)
other. The other words in the statement Sol. The current position of the word
are accurately placed. Hence, option (e) is Development doesn't make a
the most suitable answer choice. contextually meaningful sentence. Also,
S12. Ans. (c) the use of the word 'target' at its current
position is grammatically incorrect
Sol. The word hinder means "make it
because it should be in plural form which
difficult for (someone) to do something or for
can be seen from the use of the word
(something) to happen." Thus, most similar
these. Hence, interchanging them will
words tohinder" are "impede" and "thwart".
make the sentence both grammatically
Castigate means reprimand (someone) and contextually correct. Hence, the
severely. correct answer choice is option (e).
Doggerel means comic verse composed in S17. Ans. (a)
irregular rhythm Sol. There is a grammatical error in
S13. Ans. (a) option (a). The use of 'sum' here is
Sol. As per the line following (), SEBI incorrect because has/have is always
needs to do something about the risk followed by V3, hence, it should be
involved in market investments. So, as summed. So, the correct answer choice
per (a) SEBI needs to do something to is option (a).
protect the investors form the risk. All S18. Ans. (c)
other options are irrelevant as per the Sol. Aim means have the intention of
context of the passage. Thus, option (a) is achieving
the correct answer choice.
Crave means feel a powerful desire for
S14. Ans. (c) (something)
Sol. Here, the error lies in the part of the Sought means attempt to find (something)
sentence stated in option (c), where, the
Solicit means ask for or try to obtain
correct phrase should be "about is the
(something) from someone
ripple effect of defaults". Hence, option
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options
options, last three (d) will fit the blank correctly op
From the given but only
are almost
similar to each other
sentences
contextually meaningful sentan
the given
option (c) will
make contextually
contextualy S22. Ans. (b)
grammatically and
both answer choice Sol. There is grammatic; error in
Hence, the correct
correct. (b). The use of disapprove' here
is option (c). incorrect instead it should
S19. Ans. (b)
your disapproved' ccause the given sentenm
means 'to increase
Sol. 'up the ante' is in past tense as can be seen from
demands in order to get a greater
risks or
most closely use of the verb 'was'. Hence, option b
advantage'. This meaning is the most appropriate answer choice.
hence the
represented in option (b),
S23. Ans. (c)
correct answer choice.
Sol. The word "Persistent" me
s20. Ans. (¢)
stalk bearing a "continuing firmly or obstinatehy in
Sol. Peduncle means the
opinion or course of action in spite (
flower or fruit
a difficulty or opposition." From the gia
Cane means the hollow jointed stem of
options, only option (c) "Sporadic"
tall grass oppoal
means "scattered or isolated" is
Emanate means originate from w
in the meaning to the given word
From the given options, all the words are
the remaining words are synonyms of
synonym of the given word (in different is the m
given word. Hence, option (c)
contexts), but as per the context of the
appropriate answer choice.
given passage, only (ii) is the closest
synonym of the given word. Hence, the S24. Ans. (b)
at is cu
correct answer choice is option (c) Sol. The use of tantamount eaning
$21. Ans. (d) position doesn't make a with
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Sol. The given sentence is talking about Cntence but it interchanging make
will
the investigation of the challenges
faced word 'unequivocal Hes
meaningfu
by US due to Indian Industrial sentence contextually
Policy. (b
tion
Also, in the given sentence the correct answer choice is op
there is no
mention of USTIC and
WTO, so they
can't be the appropriate
answer choice.
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Directions (1-4): In the following (d) None of the given options are correct
questions a sentence is given, a word (e) No error
given in bold which may spelling error
or may be contextually incorrect. Two Q2. Now, a more abstract definition of
columns (A) and (B) are given, column the kilogram has been adopted in
(A) consists of bold word given in the terms of fundamental constants,
sentence and column (B) consists of the namely, the Planck's constant h, and
appropriate replacement for the bold
the metre and second which already
words. Match the correct replacements.
If the sentence is correct mark no error have been defined in terms of
as your answer. universal constants such as the speed
Q1. India, cricket's commercial heart of light. With this redefinition, the
steps in under a captain who is as
range of universality of the
comprehensive as ever. Virat Kohli measurement has been extended in an
was a rookie when M.S. Dhoni's unprepared way.
men triumphed in the 2011 World COLUMN A COLUMN B
Cup final at Mumbai; now he leads (A) abstract ) untrodden
the squad and remains batsman- (B) fundamental (I1) functor
supreme. An experienced batting (C) universality (II) uniaxial
component, a clutch of all-rounders
(D) unprepared (IV) unprecedented
and a fine pace-bowling unit
Hellenised by Jasprit Bumrah are at (a) D-IV and B-II (6) B-II and C-IlI
India's core, and it would be an (c) A-I (d) D-IV
upset if this squad doesn't prevail in (e) No error
the round-robin league and qualify
for the semifinals. Q3. Iran's decision to reduce its
COLUMN A COLUMN B commitments under the 2015 Joint
(A) comprehensive Comprehensive Plan of Action,
Ocombative
(B)triumphed (1I) thrashed which sought to curtail its nuclear
(C) Hellenised (II) helmed capabilities, is more of a warning
L(D)squad (IV)square than a move to break the nuclear
(a) D-IV and B-II deal. Iran has been under economic
(b) A-I and C-III and political pressure since
President Donald Trump pulled the
(c) C-III and D-IV
U.S. out of the deal a year ago. The
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sentence and column () consistssofthe
COLUMNB appropriate replacement
f
COLUMNA for theofthe
(A)commitments () committees words. Match the correct
replace bold
old
(B) curtail (I) construe If the sentence is correct then ents
error as your answer. mark
(C)amped (II) ingratiated
(D) reimposed (IV) exonerated Q5. The pandemic has taught we
theWorld
(a) D-IV (b) B-II that no modelling
can
(c) A-I (d) C-II1 aggravate the spread of diseasequite
(e) No error an affliction that may seem and
control one week can under
Q4. The fickle nature of the global quickly he
threatening the next week.
petroleum market has been on
display over the last few days as COLUMNI COLUMN II
prices reacted to statements and (A) modelling (D)marring
counter-statements by producers and (B) aggravate (E) forecast
consumers. Over the weekend, (C) affliction (F) clemency
Saudi Arabia signaled (a) (A)-(D)
its
discomfort with the falling (b) (B)-(E)
prices
and hinted at a fresh cut
of one (c) (A)-(D) & (B)-(E)
million barrels a day.
The
benchmark Brent crude, (d) (A)-(D), (B)-(E).
which (C-(F)
denigrated below the S70 a barrel (e) No error
mark last Friday, reacted
sharply on Q6. (IDSP). the backbone
Monday, rising to above of Indias
S72
COLUMNA disease monitoring network,
COLUMN B
(A)fickle responsible for alerting the Centre
() reconcile
(B) signaled (1I)expounded and the wider world, on a weekly
(C)denigrated
LO) sharply
(II) slipped
(IV)pacifistically
basis, about the emergence
disease outbreaks, a prominent u
o
(a) D-IV novel pathogens, and the rae
(b) C-III
(c) B-II Spread and ameliorate action ak
(d) A-I
(e) No error COLUMNI COLUMNI
Directions (5-19): (A) emergence (D)reminiscent
questions a sentence In the following (B)prominent
words are given is given, (E) surge
in some Oameliorate (Hremeulial
have grammatical bold which may
or spelling (a) (A)-(D)
error or (b) (B)-(E)
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(d) (B-E) & (C)-(F) holding court, journalists have learnt
(e) No error to do what they've seldom done
before tread with caution
Q7. Much attention has becen given to
the flustered personal protective COLUMNI COLUMN II_
cquipment (PPE) shortages that (A)mysterious (D) Oblivious
doctors and nurses face, for good (B) seldom (E) belligerently
reason. But hospital cleaners are as
(C)tread F) striding
essential to fortified patient survival (a) (A)-(D)
and the desecrating of hospitals. (b) (B)-E)
COLUMNI COLUMNIL (c) (A)-(D) & (B)-(E)
(A)flustered (D) alarming (d) (A)-(D), (B)-(E), (CHF)
(B) fortified (E)ensuring
(C) desecrating (F) functioning (e) No error
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(I)
I
like to get everything done before
uncommon Since It strikes SO
the guests arrive and relax for a
moment in the snowball effect. regularly in the project rooms and
boardrooms of corporate America.
(I1) Once the video game hit the market,
word of mouth caused a snowball (III) I
agree with what you say, but I'll
effect that made it the most popular play devil's advocate so that we can
and top grossing game of all time. cover all the possibilities that may
(a) Only () arise.
(a) Both (I) and (III)
(b) Only (II)
All () (I) and (1)
b) Only (II)
(c)
() All (D () and (11)
(d) Both (I) and (III)
(1)D
(d) Only
(e) Both (I) and (II)
(e) Both (I) and (III)
Q5. TO TAKE A NOSEDIVE
(I) After spending 10 years as a junior Q7. BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL
oil
partner, Karen is taking a nosedive () Chris is burning the midnight
and starting her own law firm. trying to finish her article on
(11) Everyone went into a panic when we Artificial Intelligence.
started taking a nosedive, but the (1) Some might want to burn the
skilled pilot managed to regain midnight oil, but Health and Safety
control of the plane and landed it regulations mean that most colleges
safely. have some limitation on studio
(III) I'd been putting it off for years, butI hours.
finally took a nosedive and enrolled (III) We are told the deal is all but done,
in a college course. but the Senate is preparing to bum
(a) Both (I) and () the midnight oil, with the media
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most of the others jumped on the bridges to the burden of Somerset's
bandwagon. misdeeds.
(a) Only () (a) Only ()
(b) Only (1) b) Only (I)
(c) All () (I1) and (Il) (c) All () (II) and (II)
(d) Both (1) and (II) (d) Both () and (II)
(e) Both () and (1) (e) Both () and (11)
Q12. HEAR THROUGH THE Q14. ON THE STRAIGHT AND
GRAPEVINE NARROW
() Ihear through the grapevine that you () They know right from wrong and
are getting ready to sue us. If that's they need an equally smart owner to
true, I want to hear it from you. keep them on the straight and
(11) She did not announce the news at the narrow.
party because her friend was getting (II) He aims to instil virtues of trust,
married and she did not want to hear discipline and respect designed to
through the grapevine. keep them on the straight and
(II) We heard on the grapevine that our narrow.
company would be taken over by (II) Police and public together are going
another one, but the official to have their work cut out keeping
communication says otherwise. social networks on the straight and
(a) Only () narrow.
(b) Only (1) (a) Only (1)
(b) Only ()
(c) All () (1) and (II)
(d) Both () and (III) (c) All () (1) and (I)
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Directions (6-13): In the following (a) only (A) (b) only (B)
questions, each sentence consists of a
blank that can be filled with any of the (c) only (B) and (C) (d) only (A) and (B)
given word (s) to make the sentence (e) All of these
grammatically correct and contextually
meaningful. Q9 The home team's performance was
Choose the most
appropriate alternative reflecting the definitely with the
word (s) that can fill the given blank. visitors looking fresher and more
Q6. We must know that politics has a innovative.
way of getting ahead of principles (A) Torpid
and practices, and its (B) lethargic
OWn norms. (C) Indolence
(A) concerning (a) only (A) (b) only (B)
(B) establishing ()only (B) and (C) (d) only (A) and (B)
(C) retaliating (e) All of these
(a) only (A) (b) only (BB)
Q10. If public and political will can be
(c) only (B) and (C) (d) only (A) and resources will find their
,
(B) Colossal (c) only (B) and (C) (d) only (C)
(C) Intuitive (e) All of these
(a) only (A) (b) only (B) Q11. The idea of a National Higher
(c) only (B) and (C) (d) only (A) and Education Regulatory Council as an
(B) apex control organisation is bound
(e) All of these tobe by States.
(A) Frenzy
Q8. Our country is still by
huge inequality and challenges (B) resented
faced by the disadvantaged and C) Refrain
disabled (a) only (A) and (C) (b) only (B)
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S1. Ans.(e)
Espousing means to adopt
Sol. All the words can be used
to make Embracing: accept (a belief, theory, or
the sentence grammatically and change) willingly and enthusiastically.
contextually correct.
S4. Ans.(b)
Confessed: admit that one
has committed
a crime or done something Sol. Only (B) is correct.
wrong.
Acknowledged: Undermine: lessen the effectiveness,
accept or admit the
existence or truth of. wer, or ability of, especially
gradually
Conceded: admit or agree that or insidiously.
something
is true after first denying or resisting Bolster: support or strengthen.
it.
$2. Ans.(b) S5. Ans.( c)
Sol. Only (B) is correct Sol. only (B) and (C)
If you refer to scores (quantifier) Explore: inquire into or discuss
of things
or people, you are emphasizing Subject) in detail. (a
that there
are very many of them.
Assimilate: take in
Umpteen: indefinitely and understand fully
many; a lot of. (information or ideas).
Innumerous: too many
to be counted Traverse: travel
(often used hyperbolically). across or through.
S6. Ans.(b)
$3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The given
Sol. only (A) and sentence talks aboul
(C) can be used political parties
the to make having its own noms
sentence grammatically
and
has a way .."establishing its own
contextually correct. norms would
mean they have a way o
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options make no sense and hence option as much of it as you can in order to do
(b) is the correct choice. something
S7. Ans.(d) Belittle: If you belittle someone or
Sol. Both (A) and (B) can fit in the something. you say or imply that they are
sentence unimportant or not very good.
S11. Ans.(b)
Colossal: extremely large or great.
Sol. only (B) can be used in the sentence
Intuitive: using or based on what one to make it contextually and grammatically
feels to be true even without conscious
correct.
reasoning: instinctive.
Refrain: to avoid doing or stop yourself
Unprecedented: never done or known
from doing something
before.
Resented: to feel angry because you have
S8. Ans.(c)
been forced to accept someone or
Sol. only (B) and (C) are correct something that you do not like
Beset: having a lot of trouble with Frenzy: uncontrolled and excited
something, or having to deal with a lot of behaviour or emotion that is sometimes
something that causes problems. violent.
Afflicted: to cause pain or suffering to S12. Ans.(a)
to distress so severely as to cause Sol. only (A) and (B) can be used to make
persistent suffering or anguish
the sentence contextually and
S9. Ans.(d)
grammatically correet.
Sol. Both (A) and (B) can fit in the Chronicle: to record in
sentence. Prohibited is incorrect grammatically.
Torpid: mentally or physically inactive: S13. Ans.(A)
lethargic.
Sol. only (A) can be used in the
Lethargic: sluggish and apathetic. sentence
to make it contextually and grammatically
Indolence: avoidance of activity or correct.
exertion; laziness.
Emanate: (of a feeling,
S10. Ans.(d) quality, or
sensation) issue or spread out from (a
Sol. Only (C) can be used in the sentence source).
to make it contextually and grammatically Decimate: kill, destroy, or remove
correct. a large
proportion of.
Mustered: If you muster something such Suppress: Restrain
as support, strength, or energy, you
gather
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following
Directions (1-8): In the (a) CDAB (b) DCAB
questions, four Words have been (c) DABC
highlighted. These words may or may (d) BCDA
not be at their correct position. Following (e) No interchange required
each question four possible
arrangements are provided. Choose the Q4. Antibodies, for a
host (A) of other
angement that will make the given viral infections, are
sentence contextually meaningful
normallyB
and expected to linger(C) for many
grammatically correct as your answer.
months and confer(D) protection
Q1. Isracl issued a compulsory against fresh infections by the same
(A)
licence to Hetero for production Virus.
and
innovator (B) of the Lopinavir (a) BDCA
Ritonavir combination from (b) CDAB
India, (c) DBCA
following which the (d) BACD
enforce(C)
AbbVie decided not (e) No interchange required
to import (D)
its patent right. Q5. The behalf (A) of trustees does
not
(a) BDCA (b) DBCA explain how "trust" is extended
and
(c) ACBD (d) ADBC
fructified (B) with the community,
and how trustees are empowered
(e) No interchange required
(C) to act on articulation (D) of the
Q2. There is global interests (A) community
that
data should be unlocked in public (a) DBCA (b) DCAB
interest beyond (B) the sole service
(c) CDAB (d) BADC
(C) of commercial realisation (D)
(e) No interchange required
of a few large companies.
(a) DBCA (b) DCAB Q6. Courts are thickets (A)
but keep
(c) CDAB getting pulled into political regime
(d) DABC
(e) No interchange required (B), especially in matters (C) o
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(A)
stakeholders (C) for the ecosystem cnergies in only
passing more
(D)
guidelines constitutional courts
(a) BDCA (b) ACBD must seriously expend (B) with the
(c) DBCA (d) BACD concrete (C) cases that come their
(e) No interchange requirecd way and expose how hard it is for a
common man to get justice against
Q8. Even in routine actions (A) against police violence, either through
notices freluctant (B) compensation claims or
administrative petitions (C), courts prosecutions (D).
are proposed(D) to review at an
(a) CADB; D- resolutions
interim stage
(6) No rearrangement required
(a) BDCA (b) CDAB
(c) DABC; A- digress
(c) DBCA (d) BACD
(d) CDAB; B- retaliate
(e) No interchange required
(e) BACD; A -
contend
Directions (9-12): In the sentences
given below, four words have been Q11. The replication (A) of Jyotiraditya
highlighted and placed in a sentence. Scindia to the BJP and the defection
Identify the correct sequence of the (B) of a similar seript by Congress
words in the sentence. Also, one of the leader Sachin Pilot has centres (C)
given words might need a change. this debate which intensified (D)
Identify the correct sequence and the
around the leadership.
correct replacement (if needed) and
mark that option as your answer. (a) ABDC; A- implications
Q9. The diligence (A) on connectivity (b) BADC; all words are correct
has seen the Quad challenge China (c) No rearrangement required
in another phere (B): a (d) DCBA; D- hinges
sustainable (C) effort to provide (e) CDBA; B-reluctance
financing and coordinated (D
alternatives to China's BRI, which Q12. Akin to the flexibilities (A) in the
has led many nations to take loans TRIPS agreement which helped in
from Beijing making antiretrovirals affordable
during the AIDS crisis, some
(a) ABDC; A- emphasis
countries are resorting (B) to
(b) CDBA; B- mitigation enabling(C) legislation and
(c) No rearrangement required procedural modifications of existing
(d) DCBA; D- remarkable regulations to address (D)
affordability of anti-COVID-19
(e) DBAC; all words are correct
medicines.
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and contextually correct and must be
the correct position of
The sentence with replaced with emphasis which means
words: special importance, value, or prominenca
Chce
keep getting
Courts are apolitical but given to something.
especially in
pulled into political thickets,
in The sentence with the correct position of
matters of mass defections resulting
words:
regime change.
The emphasis on connechvity has seen
S7. Ans.(d)
the Quad chalenge China In another
Sol. Among the given set of highlighted,
sphere: a coordinated effort to provide
the correct rearrangement will be BACD. financing and sustainable alternatives to
Hence, option (d) is the most suitable
China's BRI, which has led many nations
answer choice.
to take loans from Beijing.
The use of "defines" is grammatically
wrong and must be replaced with S10. Ans.(e)
enable". Sol. Among the given highlighted words,
The sentence with the correct position of the correct arrangement of words will be
words: BACD.
To enable a robust regulation of NPD, the Contravene means offend against the
report defines key stakeholders for the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or
ecosystem. code of conduct). Therefore considering the
S8. Ans.(b) theme of the sentence, it must be replaced
with contend which means to strive or vie
Sol. Among the given set of highlighted, in contest or rivalry or against difficulties.
the correct rearrangement will be CDAB.
Hence, option (b) is the most suitable Expend: spend
answer choice. The sentence with the correct position of
The sentence with the correct position of words:
words: Rather than expend energies in
only
Even in routine petitions against notices passing more guidelines, constitutional
of proposed administrative actions, courts must seriously contend with
the
courts are reluctant to review at an concrete cases that come their way
and
interim stage. expose how hard it is for a
common man
to get justice against
$9. Ans.(a) police
violence,
either through compensation
Sol. Among the given highlighted claims or
words, prosecutions.
the correct arrangement of words
will be S11. Ans.(b)
ABDC. Also, the word, 'sustainable
Sol. Among the given
must be replaced with
'coordinated'. highlighted words,
the correct arrangement
Hence, option (a) is
the most suitable of words will be
BADC. All the given
answer choice. words are correct
and needs no replacement.
Diligence which
means careful and Replication: the action
persistent work or effort
is grammatically reproducing something.
of copying o
Defection: the desertion one's counuy
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Q14. The U.S.'s consulate (A) to close Q15. Regardless (A) of the
fina
final
China's relevance (B) in Houston is outcome, an obvious conclusionR
a/an deteriorating (C) escalation in
to draw from this crisis(C) wona
the steadily unprecedented (D) ties be that the Congress party has to put
between the world's two largest its house in order to stop further
economies. desertions
(a) DCAB; D- paramoun (D) and breakup.
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China will push India into a stron
tonge
S12. Ans.(d) clinch with Washington.
highlighted words,
Sol. Among the given words will be S14. Ans.(b)
the correct arrangement of Sol. Among the given highlighted word
CDAB. will De
people. the correct arrangement of words
Discord: disagreement between BADC. The use of "relevance"
Rebellions: an act of armed resistance incorrect grammatically and must be
to an established government or leader. replaced with "decision".
The sentence with the correct position of Consulate: the building in which a
words: consul's duties are carried out.
The narrative in sections of the media Unprecedented: never done or known
built around these rebellions is that the before.
Congress mishandled the crisis and the The sentence with the correct position of
concerns of these leaders regarding the words:
party's functioning.
The U.S. 's decision to close China's
S13. Ans.(e) consulate in Houston is an
Sol. Among the given highlighted words, unprecedented escalation in the steadily
the correct arrangement of words will be deteriorating ties between the world's
BDAC. All the given words are correct two largest economies.
and needs no replacement. S15. Ans. (c)
The sentence with the correct position of Sol. All the highlighted words are at their
words: correct positions. Also, they do not
The assertion of India's strategic require any improvement. Hence, option
independence and resistance to joining (c) is the most suitable answer choice.
any alliance comes as a timely reminder
amid speculation that tensions with
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Directions (1-5): Given below are five Q2. Which of the following is the
sentences which are divided into correct sequence of the
several parts. Answer the following rearrangement of the sentence (D)?
questions based on these given
statements. (a) 4123 (b) 2143
A. Have not been fully established () (c) 4231 (d) 3412
This is distressing for the patient, (2) (e) None of these
Especially when the (3) Therapeutic
Q3. Which of the following is the
results or clinical benefits (4)
correct sequence of the
B. Antivirals and biologicals (1) Have rearrangement of the sentence (C)?
been approved (2) In different
(a) 1324 (b) 2134
geographical settings (3) Clinical
(c) 4213 (d) 3124
trials with re-purposed (4)
C. Around the globe () Having crossed (e) None of these.
14.7 million, (2) However, with the Q4 Which of the following is the
number of infections (3) There is no correct sequence of the
easy containment of this pandemic rearrangement of the sentence (A)?
(4) (a) 2341 (b) 3241
D. Is reportedly making good progress (1) (d) 3412
(c) 1432
A vaccine and finding a definitive
(e) None of these.
treatment (2) For COVID-19 treatment
(3) The quest for developing (4) Q5. Rearange the given five sentences
in the proper sequence to form a
E. To have some potential (1) In
meaningful paragraph and also
shortening the recovery time (2) In
COVID-19 patients (3) These choose the one which doesn't match
the theme of the passage so formed.
medicines are believed (4)
(a) BDAE:C (b) DCBE:;A
Q1. Which of the following is the
the (c) EACB;D (d) CDBA ;E
correct sequence of
rearrangement of the sentence (B)? (e) None of these
(a) 1432 (b) 4123 Directions (6-15): In the following
(d) 3412 questions, a phrase is given in bold whose
(c) 4231
meaning can be inferred from one of the
(e) None of these. highlighted words/phrases of four
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travel from one end of them to the (d) This new nobility gradually became
other without seeing a single shrub. as well marked and as exclusive as
(c) With a dangerous hurricane the old patriciate.
approaching, he hastily gathered his (e) None of the above
things and fled his home.
Q13. TO GIVE ONESELF AIR's
(d) The common wall separating the pits
(a) Another advantage of trading through
of the two adjoining cells is pierced
a company is limited liability status.
by strands of protoplasm.
(b) It might also turn educational poliey
(e) None of the above
toward explorations and displays of
Q11. RED HERRING cultural diversity that are less
(a) With rich data, grounded theorists can politically pretentious.
more readily discern what (c) The way you blend personal
participants mean and how they ambitions with a sense of caring
define their experiences. spells genuine progress.
(b) The rainfall is very scanty, and running (d) We do not wish to profit from a film that
waters are hardly known, excepting has demonstrably caused great distress
among the mountains which form the (e) None of the above
scarps of the elevated country.
Q14. A BED OF ROSES
(c)These predators often make contact
(a) But gradually along with the
with kids through chat room and/or
agonizing came a kind of acceptance.
e-mail and often under the pretense
(b) There was animosity between the
of being kids themselves.
people of the two communities on
(d) As the president's chief of staff, he each side of the bay.
offended many with his brusque
(c) Many people have to inject
manner
themselves for all sorts of conditions
(e) None of the above and in practice find the injections
Q12. A DIME A DOZEN relatively painless.
(a) The main floor consisted of common (d) There is magic, but a restrained,
areas and wide halls lined with intimate kind that does not intrude or
massive.windows. provide a false get-out for any of the
protagonists.
b) This method is universally applicable
where there are no redundant (e) None of the above
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(b) The Portuguese were persistent the leverage to get things done thro.
rough
trespassers in early colonial times, attending committee meetings.
and their land-hunger took them far (d) The universal reliance on animal
beyond the limits fixed by Pope
lis
stimulated the study of the
nal
Alexander VI. kingdom.
(c) His function as a Mayor affords him of the above
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Spurning: retuse to accept something
to
or someone because you feel that anything new
thing or
person is not worth having SI1. Ans.(c)
S8. Ans.(c) Sol. A red herring is something that
misleads or distracts from a relevant or
Sol. The idiom given in bold "Gild in
the important issue. It may be either a logical
lily means to improve or decorate
fallacy or a literary device that leads
something that is already perfect and
readers or audiences towards a false
therefore spoil t. Therefore conclusion. 'Pretense' means 'an attempt
"overembellish" which means to make
to make something that is not the case
beautiful with ornamentation excessively.
appear true'.
Opulent: ostentatiously costly and Hence, option (c) becomes the most
luxurious.
viable answer choice.
Admonish: to give friendly earnest
Scanty: smaller in size or amount than is
advice or encouragement to
considered necessary or is hoped for
Abstained : to choose not to Brusque: quick and direct in manner or
$9. Ans.(d) speech, and often not polite
Sol. The phrase "high and dry'" means Discern: to see, recognize, or understand
without resources or help. something that is not clear
High and dry means without resources or S12. Ans. (a)
help Sol. The idiom 'a dime a dozen' means
Enfeebled: made very weak 'something very common and not having
Ailing: unhealthy or weak, and not much value'. The correct meaning of the
getting any better idiom has been stated in the statement
Stranded means left without the means to given in option (a). Hence, option (a) is
move from somewhere. the most suitable answer choice.
S10. Ans.(d) S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. The phrase "cheek by jowl" means Sol. The idiom 'to give oneself airs
close together. Thus, among the four means to act pretentiously or snobbishly'
given statements, only the fourth sentence If you say that someone or something is
provides the exact meaning of the phrase pretentious, you mean that they try to
and the highlighted word can be replaced seem important or significant, but you do
by the given phrase without altering the not think that they are.
meaning of the sentence. Hence option
(d) is the correct choice.
Distress is a state of extreme sorrow,
Adjoining: near, next to, or touching. suffering, or pain.
Hastily means with excessive speed or S14. Ans.(c)
urgency; hurriedly.
Sol. A BED OF ROSES is used in
Incurious: not interested in knowing what reference to a situation or activity that is
1S happening, or not wanting to discover comfortable or easy.
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So, painless is the word which conveys its are giving the correct
word of idiom. Hen
meaning option (e) is the correct choice. ence
Hence, answer would be option (c)
Delinquent: A delinquent is defined as
Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike person, especially someone young,
and anger. has done something society wh
Something that is agonizing causes conside
you wrong or criminal
to feel great physical or mental
pain Something that is persistent continuesto
exist or happen for a long time; used
Si5. Ans.(e) especially about bad or undesirable states
Sol. 'Apple of discord' is or situations.
used to refer
something that causes trouble or
unhappiness
or conflict and dispute. None
of the words
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(c) 4213 (d) 3124E Q13. Rearrange the given five sentences
() None of these. in the proper sequence to form a
Q12. Which of the following is the 9meaningful paragraph and also
correct sequence choose the one which doesn't match
of the
rearrangement of the sentence (A)? the theme of the passage so formed.
(a) 2341 (a) BDAE :C (b) DCBA; E
(b) 3241
(c) 1432 (c) EACB ; D (d) CDBA ;E
(d) 3412
(e) None of these. (e)BDAEC
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(c) look out for (d) Check out
pox this weekend.
() None of these
(a) Keep from (b) came down with
Q9. It was so hot in the church that an (d) Get back into
(c) Hold onto
elderly lady
(b) break out (e) None of these
(a) Warmed of
Q14. I'm not sure which enjoy more-
I
(c) Passed out (d) Think over
pottery or dancing. It's like
(e) None of these
Q10. Things are and
(a) Chasing rainbows
we're not sure if our families can
(b) having a sweet tooth
make it on the day we wanted.
(c) Buttering someone up
(a)To pick and choose
(d) comparing apples and oranges
(b) up in the air
(e) None of these
(C)going cold turkey
(d) On the ball Q15. The President of United States
(e) None of these decided to in order to
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says she does
d) with a pinch of salt
tend to exaggerate
) None of these
belt
(a) to hit below the
nosedive
(b) with a
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S12. Ans.(d)
sweet-tasting food? If you do, then you
Sol. Among the given phrases,
only, 'do can say you have a sweet tooth.
away with' will fit in the given
blank. Chasing rainbows means Following
Hence, option (d) is the most suitable
answer choice. ireams, trying to do something that can't
be achieved.
Do away with means discard.
S15. Ans.(a)
Keep up means continue at the same rate
Sol. Among the given phrases, only,
Break in means force entry to a building 'cut
corners' will fit in the given blank.
Cut back on means consume less Hence, option (a) is the most suitable
S13. Ans.(b) answer choice.
Sol. Among the given phrases, Cut corners means do something
only,
came down with' will fit in the given perfunctorily so as to save time or money.
blank. Hence, option (b) is the Broke down means stop functioning
most
suitable answer choice. Lay into means attack violently with
Came down with means become sick. words or blows.
Get back into become interested in Run through: rehearse, review
something again S16. Ans.(b)
Hold onto means hold firmly using your Sol. Among the given idioms, only,
hands or arms settle some old scores' will fit in the
Keep from means not tell given blank. Hence, option (b) is the most
S14. Ans.(d) suitable answer choice.
Sol. Among the given idioms, only. Weather a storm means to survive a
compare apples and oranges' will fit in dangerous event or effectively deal with a
difficult situation.
the given blank. Hence, option (d) is the
most suitable answer choice. Settle some old scores means to harm
someone because they have harmed you
Apples are very different from oranges
in the past
both in looks and taste. It's hard to
compare two things that are so unlike To kick the bucket means to die.
A
each other. So then, to compure apples bone of contention means a source of
and oranges is to compare two very quarrel
different things. S17. Ans.(b)
Butter someone up means is to please or Sol. Among the given idioms, only,
Tlatter someone in order to win his or her beating around the bush' will fit in the
favor given blank. Hence, option (b) is the most
Do you like eating cakes, candy and other suitable answer choice.
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questions, a word is given in the bold
() None of these
followed by four sentences containing
the same word. Choose the sentence(s) Q3. COUNTERFEIT
in which the given word is used ) A retired railway worker who lived a
correctly. counterfeiting life in a council flat
and only went away on coach trips
Q1. AVERSION
has left 1.I million to charity.
(i) Sitting in the hot summer sun,
(ii) At least 41% of the drugs in
unprotected by shade for more than
circulation were thought to be
seven hours, the community
counterfeit
demonstrated its aversion to the
dredging (iii) Criminals can empty bank accounts
by accessing consumer PIN numbers
(ii) Thinking of others also gives us less and counterfeiting cards
time and aversion to worry about (a) Only (i) (b) Only (ii)
ourselves. (d) Both ( & (ii)
(c) Both (ii) & (ii)
(ii) The widespread collapse into an (e) None of these
aversion self cannot be attributed
solely to the economic and social Directions (4-8): In the following
problems of our day. passage, some phrases have been left
out, each of which is indicated by a
(a) Only (ii) (b) Only ()
number. Find the suitable phrase from
(c) Both (ii) & (ii) (d) Both (i)& (ii)
the options given against each number
(e) None of these and fill up the blanks with appropriate
phrases to make the paragraph
Q2. ABOMINABLE
examined, meaningfully complete.
() The rooms were carefully At a time when rising oil prices
are
an
and results all pointed to pressure on the
putting increasing
abominable crime.
economy, even small steps to encourage
and actions
(i) His abominable conduct the use of biofuels are welcome.
The
many.
touched the lives and hearts of Cabinet this month approved a
National
conditions which
(1ii) By all accounts, the living Policy on Biofuels,
as
of the exiles were abominable. (4) such
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supply-side issues that have discouraged (d) ethanol supply of around 150 crore
the production of biofuels within the litres in 2017-18
country. For one, it allows for a wider (e) encourages the generation and use of
variety of raw materials to be used as biofuels
inputs to produce ethanol that is blended Q5.
with petrol. Until now, only ethanol (a) production ofbiofuels from
(5) Under the new agricultural waste
policy, feedstock for biofuels includes from sugarcane was
(b) produced
sugar beet, corn, damaged foodgrain, approved for this purpose
potatoes, even municipal solid waste.
This will likely reduce the cost of (c) the government estimates that ethanol
biofuels and improve supply
producing
affordability for consumers. particularly (d) supply-chain infrastructure that was
(6) In India. industrial- required to deliver biofuels
Scale avalability of ethanol so far has (e) 150.5 crore litres of ethanol was
been only from sugar factories, which blended in Petrol
were free to divert it to other users such Q6.
as alcohol producers. who would pay
(a) renewable resources and are used in
more. The oil companies have been
place of or in blend with diesel
floating tenders for ethanol supply,
because the (b) is happening in large parts of
(7)
price is often not attractive enough for the northern India
sugar industry. The Centre hopes the new (c) during times when oil prices reach
policy will also benefit farmers. who will discomforting levels
be able to sell various types of (d) should also take steps to remove
agricultural waste to industry al poliey barTiers
remunerative prices. But given the (e) decided to leapfrog directly from
technology available, (8) BS-VI quality
the sugar sector for now. Therefore. Q7.
pricing is the key.
(a) offering other incentives over the
Q4 next few years
(a) a need for caution in using surplus (b) cannot make a significant difference
foodgrain
to biofuel production
(b) help curb atmospheric pollution by (c) while removing the shackles through
giving farmers an incentive not to raw material supply
burn it
(d) but availability lags behind thei
(c) discouraged private investment in
needs
building supply chains
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) (e) none of these
It's seen as a funny quirk of celebrity
narcissism instead of something Q15. DILINEATE
morally repugnant.
i) The constitution carefully
(II) The city council has delineates
tried to make the duties of the treasurer's office
property taxes more palatable
by (ii) The corollary is
giving homeowners more time that acquiring an
to pay addiction is delineated
them to relieving
oneself of personal responsibility
(II) Very few associations,
groups, or (iii) This essay first
plans specifically
endorse obliga- delineates some of
tions to vulnerable populations. the leading themes
in the discourse
(a) Only () about the jobber
(a) only (i)
(6) Both (1) and (11) (b) only (i)
(c) both (i) &
(c)Both() and (I) (iii) (d) both (ii) & (ii)
(e) none of these
(d) Only ()
(e) Both () & (11) Q16. CONTENTIOUS
Directions (14-18): (0)A rich and contentious
A word has growth of
given in each been the plants is
question and has a first essential
used in the sentences been of
given below. successful tea
Identify the statements cultivation.
has been used in where the word (1) Settlements
a contextually of boundaries between
grammatically and villages were
correct
word has been used manner. If the tremendously
by all accounts
incorrectly in al contentious issues.
(11) Mark
is a contentious
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welcome
) The woman's fluster suggested that
(a) only () (6) only (i)
she was accustomed to having her
(C)both () & (ii) (d) both (i) & (ii) wishes carried out promptly and
() none of these without question
Q17. DISGRUNTLE (ii) The important thing when you're
Even though Harry is disgruntled cooking for a lot of people is not to
get in a fluster
about losing his job, he still plans to
find another one in the same field. (ii) Flustered over Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's surprise visit to
(ii) Dismissed from the magistracy, they
eastern Ladakh, China warned India
became easy targets for those
of a 'strategic miscalculation
disgruntled by their judgements.
(a) both (ii) & (ii) (b) only (ii)
ii) The congressman assured his (c) both (i) & (i) (d) only (ii)
disgruntled constituents that he wa
(e) none of these
working to bring relief funding to the
area
(a) only i) (b) only (ii)
(c) both (i) & (ii) (d) both (i) & (ii)
(e) All of these
SOLUTIONS
S2. Ans.(d)
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Both (i) & (ii) are correet.
Sol. Only () is correct
In (i) replace abominable with
Aversion : (a person or thing that causes)
not exemplary.
a feeling of strong dislike or of
Exemplary: very good and suitable to be
wishing to do something
copicd by other people
In(i) replace aversion with inclination.
Abominable: worthy of or causing disgust
An inclination is a feeling that makes
or hatred
you want to act in a particular way
S3. Ans.(c)
In (1i) replace aversion with enervated Sol. Both (ii) & (iii) are correct.
to deprive of
strength or
Enervate counterfeit: to make illegal copies of
Vitality; weaken physically or
mentally;
something such as bank notes, DVDs, or
debilitate
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Therefore, this option can be omitted,
Here, the phrase given in option (d) which
S4. Ans. (e)
mentions that there has been shortage of
Sol. Here, the phrase given in option (e) 1s supply, perfectly fits in the given blank
the most viable answer choice as the
Hence, option (d) is the most suitable
preceding statement mentions the hiking
answer choice.
O1l prices against which the govermment is
S8. Ans. (c)
promoting use of biofuels. Apart from
statement (e), other option makes the Sol. Apart from the phrase given in option
statement contextually meaningful. (c), which mentions the huge chunk of
Hence, option (e) is the most viable ethanol coming from sugar industry, will
answer choice. be the most suitable answer choice. No
S5. Ans. (b) other phrase mentions the procurement of
ethanol, as can be inferred to fill the blank
Sol. Here, the phrases given in option (a)
from the former part of the given
and (c) form an incomplete statement
sentence. Hence, option (c) is the most
whereas the phrase given in option (d)
suitable answer choice.
will not fit in grammatically. Only the
phrase given in option (b), "produced $9. Ans.(a)
from sugarcane was approved for this Sol. The meaning of exacerbate is almost
purpose" perfectly fits in the given blank same as aggravate and hence by using
to make the statement contextually and aggravate we can derive its meaning
Only () is correet and similar
grammatically meaningful. Hence, option
(b) is the most suitable answer choice. Exacerbate: to make something that is
already bad even worse
S6. Ans. (¢)
Aggravate: make (a problem, injury, or
Sol. In the given blank, option (c) fits in offence) worse or more serious.
perfectly. We can derive the hint from the Abridged He argues that soldieS
former part of the sentence which patient rights are sometimes abridged and
mentions "reduce the cost of producing yield to nmilitary necessity.
biofuels and improve affordability" S10. Ans.(b)
where it can be further mentioned that the
Sol. Only (11) is correct.
production cost and affordability can be
improved during the times when oil prices
If you are in a predicament, you are m a
unpleasant situation that is difficult to get
are exceedingly high. Hence, option (c) is
out of.
the most suitable answer choice.
Quagmire means a difficult and
dangerous situation
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Preceden means the condition of being
dealt with before other things or of being staunch must be replaced with forlorn
considered more important than other
which means very unlikely.
things In (i) staunch is an adjective and means
always loyal in supporting a person,
Ascendancy means a position of power,
strength, or success. organization, or set of beliefs or opinions
In (i) staunch is used as a verb and means
S11. Ans.a)
to stop something happening, or to stop
Sol. Both ) and (1I) are correct. liquid, especially blood, from flowing out
Canage means the violent killing of large S15. Ans.(c)
numbers of people, especially in war
Sol. Both (i) & (iii) are correct. In (ii)
Slaughter: the killing of many
people replace delineated with tantamount
cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war which means equivalent in seriousness to
Massacre: an act of killing a lot of people virtually the same as.
Shambles means a place or situation In (i) & (ii) delineates (verb) means to
that
is in a state of confusion or disorder deseribe something completely, including
S12. Ans.(c) details.
Sol. Both (III) and () are correct. S16. Ans.(b)
If something is abhorrent to you. you hate Sol. Only (ii) is correct.
it very much or consider it completely The word "contentious" is an adjective
unacceptable. which means causing or likely to cause an
Alluring means attractive or exciting argument; controversial.
Despicable In (ii) replace contentious
very unpleasant or bad. with congenial
causing strong feelings of dislike which means pleasant
Detestable used to refer to people or In (i) replace contentious
with exuberant
things that you hate very much which means full of energy, excitement,
S13. Ans.(d)
and cheertulness.
Sol. Only () is correct. S17. Ans.(e)
Sol. Disgruntle means
If you describe a person. place, or thing
as
unhappy and
annoyed. All the given
unsavoury, you mean that you find
them sentences are
using this word correctly.
unpleasant or morally unacceptable.
SI8. Ans.(a)
If something is palatable. it is acceptable.
Sol. both (ii) & (ii) are
If behaviour or beliefs. etc. are correct.
repugnant, they are very unpleasant, Fluster means an upset
and confused
causing a feeling of disgust state.
Endorse: to state publicly that you In (i) fluster will be
replaced
with poise.
4pprove of or support someone or Poise here means a general
holding the body.
way of
something.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Both (i)
and (ii) are correct. In (i1)
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maybe, just maybe, it would have (d) many groups are taking an interest in
given a whiff of the unpleasant ensuring its responsible use
things about to happen. Thankfully,
(e) None of these
although battered and very bruised,
thanks Q13. When a competitor launches an
largely to a host of policy supports, attack, a CEO's first instinct may be
including some "creative" central to build or fortify a wall around the
banking. business, pursuing a series of
defensive moves to protect the
(a) the value of dcbt securities to that of
company. But in the face of a
loans among nonfinancial corporates
genuine disruption, this approach is
(b) the country have added about US$5 doomed to failure. No wall is strong
trillion to their overall debt
enough to withstand the impact ot a
(c) the bout of deleveraging prompted truly disruptive business model.
by the Great Recession And in an environment
(d) the US economy managed to find its in and of itself.
way through the Great Recession (a) choosing to go on the offensive, seize
(e) None of these new competitors' forward momentum
(b) raising the risk of disruption across
Q12. With great power, the saying goes,
all industry sectors
comes great responsibility. As
artificial intelligence (AI) (c) teeming with potential disruptions,
technology becomes more powerful, sheer heft is no longer a reliable
defense
The questions that surround AI (d) offering á tailored, convenient, and
ethics can be difficult, and the frictionless customer experience
operational aspects of addressing AI (e) None of these
ethics are complex. Fortunately, Q14. Science advanceS by making
these questions are already driving discoveries and developing new
debate and action in the public and ideas. But our scientific institutions
commercial sectors. are yet to implement new ways of
(a) Reimagine Learning networks can developing and transmitting
address sprawling issues in ways that ,
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of major international banks reporting to
the BIS on non-bank borrowers in prevalent in some international debt
the rest markets. The urge to exploit interest rate
of the world totalled $12.3 trillion at differentials, ignoring currency risk, is an
the
end of June 2014. That figure was important driver of debt growth. These
close
to its pre-crisis peak in 2008. Emerging trends point to two kinds of vulnerability
market economies in Asia. The first is the sheer volume of
(EMEs) were
important contributors to this increase. exposure to debt in forms that provide
But even within the emerging markets foreign lenders not just the right but the
possibility of quick exit. The second, is
there were substantial divergences. the massive foreign currency exposure
The
share of Asian emerging markets in implied. In the event of any significant
total
emerging market issuance rose from depreciation of the domestic currency
30.4
per cent in Q4 of 2008 to 52.5 per cent in relative to the hard currencies in which
02 of 2014. And within emerging Asia, the original capital was borrowed, local1
the share of China rose from 20.8 per cent
currency commitments of corporates in
the form of interest and amortisation can
of the total to a huge 53.4 per cent increase hugely, leading to stressed
between those quarters. China clearly. balance sheets.
dominates emerging market borrowing in he latter possibility is already turning
recent years, leaving behind Brazil, India real. The Financial Times (December 9,
and Korea, who were also important 2014) reported that on December 8, 2014
borrowers in that order. the JP Morgan Emerging Market
Currency Index fell to its lowest level
Parallel to these banking developments is since it first began to be computed 14
the evidence that non-financial corporates years earlier. The problem here is not just
from emerging markets have ramped upP the weakening of some of these
their issuance of debt securities, resulting economies that affects the values of their
in a total issue of such securities of $554 currencies, but the persistent rise of the
billion between 2009 and 2013. Of that dollar driven by both improved economic
S252 billion, or 45 per cent was mobilised performance in the US and the expansion
by the issue of debt securities by offshore of its shale based oil industry that has
affiliates of these corporations. This brought oil prices closer to $60 a barrel.
points to the fact that non-financial EMEs in the Asian region are bound to be
corporations in the EMEs were using their badly hit. The rest of the world cannot,
foreign subsidiaries as financing vehicles. however, be indifferent to Asia's potential
Capital mobilised in the overseas market woes. Not least because of the country-
by these subsidiaries was being concentration of the incidence of the debt
transferred to their parents, for local problem in the region noted earlier.
currency investments in parent-country China's more than 50 per cent share in
markets. Such investment could also be Asia's exposure to international banks is
financial, involving loans to other telling. According to the BIS, even after
corporates or deposits with banks or non- taking account of foreign banks' claims
Dank financial entities at interest rates that booked via their affiliates in China, BIS
offer a premium above the low rates reporting banks' exposure to China was
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remarkable given the was not cven reversal of global
2009, China
recently as banks top
fivec
(b)
among BIS
reporting (d) Both (a) &
exposures. (©)
foreign EME the (c) All (a), (6),
index indicating been indicated by
Q16. Why did the
currencies fell to Q19. What has
cmerging market increased.issuance of debt sccuritics
since 2000? corporates?
its lowest level by non-financial
based oil rate on a debt securityis
proliferation of US' shale (a) The interest
i) the perceived
industry largely dctermined by
emerging market borrower
ii) somne of the repayment ability of the
economies had incapacitated the opportunity to
(b) Market provides
performance in US on specified
ii) better economic realize repo transactions
followed by increased value of dollar the organized
debt securities within
(a) Only i) b) Both (i) & (i) market
(c)Both (i) & (ii) (d) Both (1) & (ii) () The
non-financial corporates in
have
(e) All (i), (i), (ii) emerging market economies
Q17. What has/have been the cause(s) of, used foreign subsidiaries as financing
stressed balance sheets? vehicles.
(a) gradual writing off the initial cost of (d) Fixed income securities are traded on
assets the outright purchases and sales
(b) devaluation of the domestic currency
market, which is an organized and
relative to hard currency transparent secondary market.
(c) commitment for local currency of the (e) Debt security trades conducted daily
corporates which is to be paid a is much larger than that of stocks
interest
Q20. Why have the firms in emerging
(d) both (b) & (©) market economies gone on a
(c) All a), (b), (c) borrowing spree?
Q18. What are the vulnerabilities exposed (a) Slowing consumer momentum in the
in Asian market which are driven by emerging market economies has
the exploitation by differential resulted in huge borrowings
interest rates? (b) Various global markets have
(a) Thorough subjection to huge volume deployed their vast foreign currency
offoreign currency. reserves to invest in infrastructure
(b) Massive around the
exposure to debt that worldt
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(c) The international markets have
Europcan Investment Bank, the largest
provided borrowers the access to MDB, doubled its paid-in capital and is
cheap liquidity playing a central role in implementing the
(d) Global growth has slowed down Europcan Commission's s0-called
which has encouraged the firms Juncker Plan, which aims to generate
to ES00 billion (S561 billion) of additional
borrow
investment across the European Union by
(c) None of these the end of 2020. In addition, the recent
Directions (21-25): Read the following establishment of two other large MDBs -
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(b) After the financial crisis,
the total (6) National development banks provide
assets of NDB reached approximately
$5 trillion in 2015. facilities like those of correspondent
stores and post offices
(c) AIIB and NDB by BRICS
countries
have been developed for (c) NDBs help in developing and
better
public-private mix in development promoting housing finance
finance. institutions.
(d) Development banks raise funds (d) NDBs help in realizing growth
on oriented pattern of production of
national and international
capital goods
markets.
(e) None of the above (e) None of these
Q23. A sentence has been marked as (A) Q25. What was the conclusion drawn
in the passage given above. Read after analyzing NDBs in several
countries?
the statement carefully and find the
grammatical error in the sentence. If (a) Although NDBs have performed well
there is no error, mark '(e) as your in most countries yet they might fáce
answer. risk of impairment.
.
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legitimate businesscs
S1. Ans. (d) "delaulted" whiclh
Rendering: provide or give
(a service ,
given blank, help, cle.)
Sol. In the fiultill an
obligation. direction
means "lail to Skewing: suddenly change
or to appear ina
espccially to repay a loan in the given position
perfectly fits
law court." *defaulted", no other $4. Ans. (c)
blank, Apart trom
given blank. Hence, Sol. The error lics
in third part of the
word tits in the
suitable answver scntence, given in option (c), where
option (d) is the most by "given".
choice. "give" will be replaced
suitable
Squeezed: manage to get into or
through a Hence, option (c) is the most
narrow or restricted space answer choice.
Structured: construct or arrange nccording S5. Ans. (c)
to
to a plan; give a pattern or organization Sol. Herc, from the latter part of
the
Personalized: designed or produccd to statement, we can infer that the blank will
means
meet someone's individual requircments be filled with "pertinent" which
Triggered: (of a mechanism) activated by rclevant or applicable to a particular
the
a trigger. malter; apposite", as it mentions
possibility of undermining the
$2. Ans. (b)
independence of rating agencies.
Sol. In the highlighted statement,
Similarly, "pertinent" can fit in the other
positions of words marked () and (4)
two statcments as well. Hence, option (c)
seem to be correct. On interchanging (2)
is the most suitable answer choice.
and (3) we will get a grammatically
correct and contextually mcaningful Forthcoming: available when required or
tatement. The phrase "aimed at process as promiscd
the ratings" is grammatically incorrect Precipitous: done with very great haste
therefore hints towards the interchange. and without due deliberation
Hence, option (b) is the most suitable
answer cho1ce. Resurgent: rising again as to new life and
vigor
S3. Ans. (b)
Antithetical: sharply Contrasted in
Sol. In the given blank, "plugging" which
means "block or fill in" perfectly fits in character or purpose
the given blank. Apart from "plugging", S6. Ans. (c)
no other word fits in the given blank. Sol. In the highlighted statement
Hence, option (b) is the most suitable positions of words marked (2) and ()
answer choice. Seem to be correct. On interchanging (
Sweltering: uncomfortably hot and (4) we will get a grammaticaly
Laundering conceal correct and contextually meaningful
he origins of
(money obtained illegally), typically statement. The phrase "large issued
transfers involving foreign by
banks or important issuesis grammatically
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perfectly. with by both
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statement, "in and of in the US and
the latter part of the
(c) is the most
that has brought
itself." Hence, option based oil industry barrel. EMES oil
suitable answer choice. prices closer to $60a
bound to be badly
the
hit
Asian region are
S14. Ans.(b) can clearly be justified
discuss about how The quoted text
Sol. The paragraph
adequate which from the
statements (1), (11) & (1i). Henco
nce,
the old methods are not most suitable answe
wer
line of the option (e) is the
is mentioned in the 4" (b)
passage and therefore option choice
most
concludes the paragraph in the S17. Ans. (e)
appropriate way by providing the Sol. Refer to the lat
few lines of the third
solution in which the new methods paragraph, which mention
"Tn the event
supplement (enhance) the old traditional depreciation of the
methods. Whenever the last line is of any significant
domestic currency relative to the hard
omitted it is important that we choose
the sentence which is most coherent and currencies in which the original capital
was borrowed, local Currency
gives the proper conclusion the
paragraph. commitments of corporates in the form of
interest and amortisation can increase
S15. Ans.(c)
hugely, leading to stressed balance
Sol. Option (c) is adding to the "many
sheets." From the quoted text, we an infer
things" that began to go wrong as
that the statement given in option (e) is
mentioned in the 1*" line. It is stating thatt
the most appropriate answer choice for
policy rates were tightened which is
supplementing the facts that were stated the given question.
in the previous line where there is a S18. Ans. (d)
mention of the fall of revenues. The next Sol. To validate the answer, refer to the
line after the blank further solidifies
third paragraph of the passage given
option (c) as the correct choice because
above, which states, "The urge to exploit
the tone is continued in the next line.
Thus option (c) maintains the coherence interest rate differentials, ignoring
and is grammatically correct too. currency risk, is an important driver of
S16. Ans. (e) debt growth. These trends point to two
Sol. Refer to the last paragraph
of the kinds of vulnerability in Asia. The first is
passage given above, which states, the sheer volume of exposure
"The to debt i
latter possibility is already turning forms that provide foreign
real.
The Financial Times (December
9, 2014)
lenders not just
the right but the possibility
reported that on December 8, 2014 the
JP of quick exit.
Morgan Emerging Market Currency The second, is the
massive foreigu
Index fell to its lowest level since currency, exposure
began to be computed 14 years
it first implied." From tne
earlier. quoted text, we
The problem here is can infer that the
not just the statements given
in options (a) & b)
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clearly justify the answer to the given
credit to Small producers, and
question. Hence, option (d) is the most Cnvironmental projects that are urgently
suitable answer choice. needed to make economies more dynamic,
$19. Ans. (c) inclusive, and sustainable." The quoted
text has been clearly justified in statement
Sol. Referring to the first few lines of the
given in option (c). There is no reference
third paragraph, which mentions, of the statements listed in other options in
"Parallel to these banking developments the passage given above. Hence, option
is the evidence that non-financial (c) is the most suitable answer choice.
corporates from emerging markefs
$22. Ans. (e)
**** ... This points to the fact that non-
financial corporations in the EMEs were Sol. All the statements given above are
using their foreign Subsidiaries as correct in context of the information
provided in the passage. Therefore, option
financing vehicles", we can infer that the
(e) is the most suitable answer choice.
statement given in option (c) justifies the
answer. Hence, option (c) is the most S23. Ans. (d)
suitable answer choice. Sol. In 'the given sentence, the error lies in
$20. Ans. (c) part (d) of the italicized statement. Here,
increasingly" [adverb] will replace
Sol. To validate the answer, refer to the increasing"[adjective], as "competitive",
first paragraph of the passage given which is an adjective cannot be qualified
above, which states, "Encouraged by by adjective. It will instead be qualified
access to large volumes of cheap liquidity by an adverb. Hence, option (d) is the
in international narkets, resulting from most suitable answer choice.
the post-crisis policy of monetary easing
s24. Ans. (b)
adopted by developed country central answer, refer to the
Sol. To validate the
banks, firms in emerging markets
last line of 4" paragraph, "Furthermore,
worldwide, and in Asia in particular,
increased their they have developed new programs to
have reportedly
text increase financial inclusion, such as
borrowings manifold." The quoted "correspondent" stores and post offices
statement
has been clearly justified in the that provide financial services from one
option (c) is
given in option (c). Hence, or more banks." From the quoted text, we
the most suitable answer choice. can infer that the statement given
in
$21. Ans. (¢) option (b) is the most appropriate answer
refer to the
Sol. To validate the answer, choice.
passage given
first paragraph of the s25. Ans. (e)
banks help to paragraph of
above, "Development of the Sol. Referring to the third
counteract the pro-cyclical nature the passage given above,
"In a recent
private financial system, which lends too book, we analyzed NDBs
in seven
credit during China, Germany, Brazil,
much in booms anad rations countries
also ofien fails Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru- be
and
crises. The private sector
financing for small and conchuded that these banks tend
to
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companies and infrastructure successfl overalI. They
have been
nnovative enough o efficient instruments of national
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B. The hiding
(d) (AD): gratitude by the
tiger data generated increases
reminiscent forest bureaucracyy or decreases in
(c) Only (CF);
is in clear coarse-scale
Q14. estimates of tiger
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 numbers
D. their analytical C. The results of F. that managed
A. The Witness
Protection Scheme and interrogative subscquent surveys tiger populations
calls for nmore spirit may pay a show that the new was also expected
claborate and price for speaking methodology is to assess
stricter laws to be truth to power.
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C. While the F. from the
"developing commitments COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
country" status was under various A. A viable D. a nationalism
supposed to help multilateral trade financial that has no place
poor countries ease agreements ratified mechanism must for diversity
by the organisation be
B. Despite an E. That carried a
(a) Only (CD): gradually improvement in lot of weight with
(b) Only (AE): foster social indices in conservative and
gradually& (AE): the State over its influential
(c) Both (CD):
decade-long Christian civil
rehabilitate society groups in
(d) Both (AE): foster& (BF): exception the State
C. The middle F. to public health
(e) Only (BF): exception
class that led would make the
Q18. India's nation- investment well
1 COLUMN 2 building project worth the effort
COLUMN
specific has now
A. In the realm of D.
concussion-related
law and policy, the
Centre may protocols and
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to a be enjoyed only
(a) Only (AF); evolved
(b) Only (CD); embraced
C. We feel F. to the powerless
(c) Both (AF); evolved & (CD); embraced
aggrieved when the a veto over some
(d) (AF); redundant economic
state
(e) (BE); teure
(a) Only (BD); minimally
Q20.
(b) Only (CE); Abdicates
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
(c) Only (AF); disposal
A. The rising war D. and the
(d) Both (BD); affluent & (AF); disposal
talk in the region is escalating war talk
yet another pose ominous sighs (e) Only (CE); convolutes
for the region.
B. A power E. feature of the Q22.
transition in the Southern Asian COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
Southern Asian regional sub- A. India needs to D. threatens to
sub-system, an system. move beyond withhold
extreme trust askingfor intelligence and
C. Despite our F. unwillingness to security
unease and do what it takes to COoperation
traditional maintain its B. India needs a E. a more idealistic
regional influence substantive, more view of the world
on the other. clearly defined that India wishes to
account of its own shape in the future
(a) Only (A-F); Immediate
(b) Only (AE); Contemporary C. It is necessary
F. within Asia and
(c) Only (CD); Suspicion to stay rooted in within South Asia
(d) Only (BD); Deficit India's own in particular.
geographical
(e) Both (AE); Contemporary & (BD);
Deficit
(a) Only (AF); punitive
Q21.
(b) Only (CF); moorings
COLUMN1 COLUMN 2
(c) Only (BD); objectives
A. Elementary D. decent life, so
justice requires that | that no person falls (d) Both (CF); moorings& (BD);
before anything below a certain objectives
else, the state does level of existence (e) Only (AE); Concise
everything at its
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Constitution is bottlenccks,
COLUMN 1
COLUMN 2 admittedly including access to
A. The implicit D. devoted to credit and risk
capital.
limitation on the reimagining
Centre performing solutions to (a) Only (BF); ought
nothing more than improve credit
flow to MSMEs. (b) Only (BD): Justifiably
B. The experts E. on the way the (c) Both (BF); ought & (CE): weighted
suggest that a new President or (dy Only (CE): weighted
law Parliament
(e) Only (AF): routine
performs the
functions of a State
under Central rule
C. India's quasi- F. to address the
federal sector's biggest
SOLUTIONS
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electric buses for
cmphasis is on
(a) Only (CE); ammunition structural reform low-cost air-
conditioned travel.
(6) Only (BF; access and a/an
(c) Only (AD); position C. Studies show
F. the needs of a
that sustaincd, zero large economy
(BF);
(d) Both (CE); encouragement & tolerance enforce- that is witnessing
access ment of even small rising travel
() Only (BD); enables fines reduces viola demand
tions, while
Q7.
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 (a) Only (BE); upgrade
A. It is extremely D. the conservation (b) Only (CD); stringent
unfortunate that the regime and affect
(c) Both Only (BE); upgrade & (CD)
very the rights of forest
dwellers lenient
.
B. Cutting down E. with empathy (d) Only (AF);seek :0
the Forests Right for forest dwellers (e) Only (CF); subdues
Act will only will be a decisive
step by India to
achieve Directions (9-18): In each of the
conservation questions given below four words are
justice. given in bold. These four words may or
may not be in their correct position. The
C. The FRA has F. to a variety of
sentence is then followed by options with
tremendous resources through
to the correct combination of words that
potential more than a dozen
should replace each other in order to
strengthen the typesof
conservation make the sentence grammatically and
community forest
rights. contextually correct. Find the correct
combination of the words that replace
(a) Only (BD); weaken each other. If the sentence is correct as it
(b) Both (BD); access & (CE); regime is then select option No correction
required' as your choice.
() Only (CE); regime
Q9. India was given a sanction: (1)
(d) Only (AE); constitutionality
from U.S. waiver (2) to continue
(e) Only (BD); access
cooperation (3) on Chabahar as it
Q8. contributed (4) to Afghanistan's
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 development.,
A. The amendments (a) 1-4 and 2-3
D. penalties are
to the Act voted by either not enforced (b) No correction required
Parliament or lead to more
() 1-2 and 3-4
bribery.
B. Mr. Gadkari's (d) Only 1-2
E. to subsidised
(e) 2-4 and 1-3
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Q10. UNSC Resolution 2231 was
conventional (1) in July 2015 by engineer (3) a split in the Rajasthan
consensus (2) to endorse (3) Congress and the subsequent(4)
the moves by Ashok Gehlot and Sachin
JCPOA and contains a five-year
Pilot have shown that there are
restriction on Iran's importing
always fresh tricks up the sleeves of
adopted (4) weapons that ends on
Indian politicians.
October 18.
(a) No replacement required.
(a) 1-4
(b) 1-3
(b) 2-4
(c) 3-4
(c) 2-3
(d) 1-2
(d) No correction required
(e) 2-3
(e) 1-3
Q14. India was hoping(1) that the
Q11. What is baffling(1) is the idea (2)
extended lockdown alone(2) might
that just one semester of help it win the battle(3) against the
examinations will be integrity (3) novel coronavirus, but the microbe
of the determinative (4) and value has been spreading with renewed
of a degree for which students vigour (4).
would have worked hard for six to
(a) No replacement required.
10 semesters.
(b) 1-3
(a) No replacement required.
(c)3-4
(b) 1-3
(d) 1-2
(c) 3-4
() 2-3 &14
(d) 1-2
Q15. Dislodge(1) of the final outcomes of
(e) 2-3
the legal and legislative processes
Q12. The commission's timeline (1) on (2), there is no moral or political
online or pen-paper or a albeit (2) justification for this' unserupulous
of. the two modes in conducting (3) attempt to Regardless (4)a
examinations, blend (3) with a democratically elected government.
much delayed insistence (4), has
been widely criticised.
(a) 1-3
(b) 2-4
:
(a) 1-4 and 2-3 (b) 2-4 and 1-3 (c) 2-3
(c) 1-2 and 3-4 (d) Only 2-3 (d) No correction required
(e) No correction required (e) 1-4
Q13. The evidence(1) of purported Q16. A overwhelm (1) of events
mergence(2) of horse-trading to
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S1. Ans.(d) BF: The state and the rich and middle
Sol. Both (BE); problematic & (AF); classes remain indifferent as millions slip
abandons are correct. into chronic hunger and intense poverty
A-F: There are concerns that the policy AE: The devastating impact of the
abandons the state's commitments unprecedented closure of the entire
under
the RTE Act economy will endure for a long time.
B-E: The clubbing together Meanings of some words:
of Grades 9,
10, 11 and 12 is extremely
worrying and Rendered: provide or give (a serviee,
problematic because it says
that you will help, etc.).
be given vocational courses.
$2. Ans.(d) Indifferent: having no particular
Sol. Both (BF); indifferent
interest or sympathy; unconcerned.
& (AE); Manifest: clear or obvious to the eye
closure are correct.
mind.
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$3. Ans.(d)
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Only (BD); unearthed is the correct
choice. Sol. Only (BE); upgrade is correct
BD: Recent path-breaking studies in BE: Mr. Gadkari's emphasis is on
genetics have unearthed India's past structural reform and an upgrade to
of subsidised electric buses for low-cost air-
being a melting pot of populations and
cultures over millennia conditioned travel.
S4. Ans.(c) Stringent: (of regulations, require
ments, or conditions) strict, precise,
Sol. Both (AF); disputes & (CE); and exacting.
destablise are correct
Subdues: overcome, quieten, or bring
CE: The Opposition's move against the under control (a feeling or person).
Left aims to destabilise the only non-neo-
S9. Ans.(d))
liberal way of development in India
Sol. Here, 1-2 i.e. 'sanctions- waiver' will
AF: Among many learnings about the
be replaced to make the sentence
nature of public disputes is an urgent need grammatically and contextually correct.
to create a centre for moderating dialogue The sentence thus formed is,
S5. Ans.(c) India was given a waiver from U.S.
Sol. Both (AE); usher & (CF); paved are sanctions to continue cooperation on
correct. Chabahar as it contributed to
Afghanistan's development.
AE: The government views the removal
of Article 370 as a key vehicle to usher in The use of sanctions is grammatically
transformational development in the wrong due to the use of 'a' before that
region which is indicating a use of a singular
noun.
CF: The presence of Article 370 in the
$10. Ans.(a)
Constitution paved the way for various
constitutional anomalies. Sol. Here, 1-4 i.e. 'conventional-adopted
will be replaced to make the sentence
S6. Ans.(a)
grammatically and contextually correct.
Sol. Only (CE); ammunition is correct The sentence thus formed is,
(CE): Policy makers across Asia should UNSC Resolution 2231 was adopted in
ensure enough ammunition to manage a July 2015 by consensus to endorse the
prolonged economic downturn JCPOA and contains a five-year
restriction on Iran's importing
S7. Ans.(a)
conventional weapons that ends on
Sol. Only. (BD); weaken is the correct October 18.
choice. The mentioning of date and use of 'in'
BD: Cutting down the Forests Right Act suggests that adopted which means
Will only weaken the conservation regime choose to take up, follow, or use is the
and affect the rights of forest dwelers, correct choice.
in
Constitutionality : the quality of being S11. Ans.(c)
constitution. integrity-
accordance with a political Sol. Here, 3-4 i.e.
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determinative' wil1 be replaced to make always fresh
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grammatically and
the sentence
contextually correct. The sentence thus the process of
Emergence means being concealed
formed is, becoming visible after
just one means appearing or stated
what is baffling is the idea that and Purported
will be not necessarily so:
semester of examinations to be true, though
determinative of the integrity and value of replacing 'evidence
alleged. So by we will get is
would have
a degree for which students emergence' the meaning
worked hard for six to 10 semesters,
and is out or visible (in
internal the alleged evidence
have also appeared for
10th public).
examinations for the sixth or
S14. Ans.(a)
semester.
required
Determinative means serving to define, Sol. No replacement is
qualify, or direct. So integrity and value is S15. Ans.(e)
being defined if we replace determinative Sol. Here, 1-4 i.e.
'dislodge-regardless
and integrity. sentence
will be replaced to make the
S12. Ans.(a) grammatically and contextually correct
Sol. Here, 1-4 i.e. 'timeline-insistence' The sentence thus formed is,
and 2-3' i.e. 'albeit- blend' will be Regardless of the final outcomes of the
replaced to make the sentence legal and legislative processes, there is no
grammatically and contextually correct. moral or political justification for this
The sentence thus formed is, unscrupulous attempt to dislodge a
The commission's insistence on online or democratically elected government.
pen-paper or a blend of the two modes in Dislodge means knock or force out of
conducting examinations, albeit with a position. So, the use of dislodge conveys
much delayed timeline, has been widely an attempt to dethrone a democratically
criticised.
elected government.
Albeit means though while blend means S16. Ans.(e)
mix (a substance) with another substance
so that they combine together. Due to the Sol. Here, 1-3 i.e. 'cascade-overwhelm'
use of 'two' we have components that can will be replaced to make the sentenc
be blended, hence, the words are grammaticàlly and contextually correct.
replaced. The sentence thus formed is,
S13. Ans.(d) A cascade of events beginning with a
Sol. Here, 1-2 i.e. 'evidence-emergence delay in disease detection can overwhelm
will be replaced to make the sentence the health-care systém to negatively
grammatically and contextually correct. impact the case fatality rate, which 1s
The sentence thus formed is, currently very low.
The emergence of purported evidence of Cascade means something arranged or
horse-trading to engineer a split in the Occurring in a series or in a succession or
Rajasthan Congress and the subsequent stages so that each stage derives. from or
moves by Ashok Gehlot and deputy acts upon the product of the preceding
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institutions
Overwhelm means to defeat someone or universities emerged as
colonial
something by using a lot of force. where a privileged generation of colonial
subjects trained to serve the political
s17. Ans.qD Western
regime and further
i.e. "ideals -subjects' will
Sol. Here, 3-4 ideals.
to make the sentence
be replaced S18. Ans.(d)
grammatically and contextually correct.
formed is, Sol. No correction required
The sentence thus
In the 19th and 20th centuries,
Indian
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who called fo
option which replaces the highlighted activist Joshua Wong,
"pan-Asian solidarity that opposes all
word appropriately. If the given
highlighted word appropriately fits the forms of authoritarianism".
passage, choose option 'e Q11.
Beijing's blatant (1) aggressivencss is (a) Apprehensive (b) Subducd
accelerating long-standing debates about (d) Laudable
the meager (2) costs of reliance on China
(c) Virtuous
and spurring support for closer (c) No improvement
coordination between other Indo-Pacific
partners. The Indian. Japanese, 012.
(a) Relentless (b) Modcst
Malaysian. and Australian governments
have all taken fragile (3) steps to reduce (c) Underlying (d) Inadequate
their economic exposure to Beijing
(e) No improvement
Spanning investment, manufacturing, and
technology. India and Australia recently Q13.
revoked (4) a new military logistics
agreement in the virtual summit" (a) Despicable (b) Heinous
between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi (c) Hysterical (d) Concrete
and Scott. Morrison, and a similar
(e) No improvement
agreement between Delhi and Tokyo may
follow. The Quadrilateral Dialogue Q14.
between Australia, India, Japan, and the
United States is growing stronger and (a) Embargoed (b) Repealed
even expanding. And recently as well, (c) Collaborated (d) inked
ASEAN) Foreign Ministers issued one of (e) No improvement
their strongest statements to date on the
South China Sea, resorting (5) that Q15.
maritime disputes must be resolved in
(a) Dictate (b) Succumbing
accordance (6) with the UN Law of the
Sea treaty. () Insisting (d) Adopting
Other responses are bottom-up. Chinese (e) No improvement
cyberbullying of a Thai film star
remarked (7) a new "Milk Tea Q16.
Alliance, thus named after the popular (a) Defiance
beverage, to established (8) solidarity
(b) Severance
between Taiwanese, Hong Kongers, and (c) Animosity (d) Compliant
Southeast Asians online. Overtly rejecting (e) No improvement
China's attempts to play up support
for Q17.
the "One China" principle,
online
supporters quickly propelled (9) (a) Spawned (6) sabotaged
a
hashtag that translates as "Milk
Tea Is (c) Leverage
Thicker than Blood" to nearly one (d) Restricted
million
tweets in a matter of days. (c) No improvement
It also
enamored (10) the praise of Hong Kong
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Q20.
(a) Creating (b) Forge
(a) Relinquished b) Garnered
(c) Decipher (d) Annihilate
(c) Gathecr (d) Assemble
(e) No improvement
(c) No improvement
Q19.
(a) Launch (b) Prompt
(c) Constrained (d) Inhibited
(e) No improvement
SOLUTIONS
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Directions (1-5): Read the passage However, it must be noted here that Mr.
given below and answer the questions Trump is as much a non-interventionist as
based on the paragraph. his predecessor Barack Obama and
Recently, U.S. President Donald Trump this despitc the massive difference in their
announced that his country's warship had respective rhetorical positions. Mr. Trump
destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of has pulled out a substantial number of
Hormuz. The USS Boxer, an amphibious American troops from Afghanistan and
assault ship, brought down the drone has shied away from direct military
reportedly after the latter came within its intervention in Syria.
proximity despite multiple warnings. The Ironically, this approach of 'no new
U.S. has since called for other countries interventions' has been possible despite
to condemn this as an act of gross the presence of policy hawks such as John
escalation in the region, an act that Bolton and Mike Pompeo in the
Washington sees as Tehran's way of administration. Perhaps what the global
disrupting oil trading routes. security architecture is struggling to
comprehend is that Trumpian politics'
Earlier, in June, Iran had shot down a
has a distinct style when it comes to
U.S. drone that allegedly entered its
foreign policy: escalate and then de-
airspace, an exchange that led to a major escalate with the aim of securing a deal,
escalation between the two adversaries, so an approach consistent with Mr. Trump's
much so that the American security projected image of being the "ultimate
establishment was on the verge of taking dealmaker."
retaliatory military action against three
However, with the 2020 U.S. elections
Iranian targets. The crisis appeared ready
to around the corner, Mr. Trump is unlikely
to explode until Mr. Trump stepped in
to let go of the Iranian issue because it is
call off the attack.
as it was in 2016 -a source of much
Iran has been Mr. Trump's pet peeve for election campaign material. Back then, it
some time now. His remarks, ever since was the JCPOA; this time, it will be
regularly
the campaign days, have Tehran's alleged belligerence and
featured Iran and its alleged insidious sabotage on the high seas. Invariably, Mr.
tactics across the West Asian region.
This
a
Trump's election campaign team will be
preoccupation with Iran has been hoping to portray that it is only Mr.
constant featurethroughout his Trump, with his strongman image, who
presidency and resulted in a U.S pullout can effectively bring Iran to heel and thus
Plan of
from the Joint Comprehensive secure the U.S.'s vital security concerns
despite
Action (JCPOA). in 2018, in the region.
International
certifications from the On its part, the Iranian government
that
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) appears to be waiting out the tensions,
deal.
IChran was complying with the
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(i) The escalation is
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hoping that it can mend
has it reckoned
next administration. But approval deal.
with the fact that Mr. Trump's insidious tactics
ratings have been
somewlhat on the (it) Iran is culpable of
ascendant? Iranian Foreign
Minister across the West Asian region.
interaction
Mohammad Javad Zarif, in his diffusing the
hinted at (iii) Tehran's proposal of
with the press at the UN,
engaging diplomatically with the
U.S. to tension is appreciated by the west.
to offer
defuse tensions. He even went on (a) Only (1)
an additional protocol agreement,
which
would grant the IAEA further inspection (5) Both () and (ii)
rights that would not only be (c) Only (ii)
comprehensive but also even more (ii)
(d) Both (i) and
intrusive than before.
Perhaps Tehran has come to grips with (e) All are correct
the reality that 'waiting out' and 'strategic
Q3. What is the meaning of "pat peeve"
sabotage' on the high seas alone will not
work in the long term. However, its offer which is given in bold in the 3rd
to defuse tensions has been met with paragraph of the passage?
scepticism in Washington, and this (a) Something that provides a steady
portends a continuation of hostilities as
income or profit.
the search for a common ground goes on.
(b) Complaining about something that
Q1. What according to the author could
cannot be rectified
be the reason for the U.S pullout
(c) The major adversary
from the Joint Comprehensive Plan
(d) Something that especially annoys
of Action (JCPOA) in 2018?
(a) Tehran's alleged belligerence and you.
Sabotage on the high seas. (e) None of these
(b) The certificationsfrom thee Q4. What makes Mr. Trump as much a
International Atomic Energy Agency non-interventionist as his
(IAEA). predecessor Barack Obama?
(c) The hostility between the two coun- (a) Trump's ability of securing
the deal.
tries because of Iran's provocation. 6) Trump's position when it comes to
(d) As America want to capitalize on Iraq.
the
issue in order to gain advantage in (c) Trump's
the respective rhetorical
elections.
position.
(e) None of these
(d) His stance in Afghanistan
as well as
Q2. Which of the following statement(s) in Syria.
is/are correct in context (e).None of these.
of the
passage?
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05. Which of the following is/are. the entering our country illegally.This
attempts made by Iran in diffusing sustained influx of illegal aliens has
the tension? profound consequences on every aspect
are willing to allow IAEA to of our national life-overwhelming our
(a) They
schools, overcrowding our hospitals,
have a more comprehensive draining our welfare system, and causing
inspection. untold amounts of crime." Actually, the
(b) They are willing to engage rate of violent crime in the United States
diplomatically with IAEA. is historically low and tends to be lower
in communities with lárge immigrant
(c) They are willing to comply .with the populations than. those with fewer
IAEA. immigrants. Economic growth tends to be
(d) They have agreed on a deal on the higher in communities with large
high seas. immigrant populations. In any event, the
US.decision led to a very sharp drop in
() None of these. the value of the peso. US equity prices
fell sharply as well. Also, the yield on the
Directions (6-10): Read the following
10-year US Treasury bond fell below 2.2
passage and answer the following exacerbating the
questions based on the given passage. percent, further
inversion of the yield curve. There was
THE trade war is expanding and is being strong criticism of the decision from
mixed with the immigration policy. In a many US business groups as well as from
surprise move, the US administration members of the US Congress from both
announced that it will impose a 5 percent parties.
tariff on all imports from Mexico starting This new policy, if fully implemented,
June 10 to pressurize Mexico to do will have profound implications for both
something about migration. The tariffs Last
will rise each month until they reach 25
the US and Mexican economies.
year, the United States imported USS346
percent in October. The White House said billion in goods from Mexico, including
after that, they are meant to stay at
25
over US$85 billion in automobiles and
percent unless and until Mexico automotive parts.: There is a highly
substantially stops the illegal inflow of integrated supply chain in North America
aliens coming through its territory."
The manufactured products,
forlarge
administration justified the tariffs on the especially automobiles. Many
basis of having declared a national components crosS the border several
emergency regarding immigration. A law times as part of the process of producing
passed in 1977 gives the president finished goods. These tariffs would
an
authority to impose tariffs due to substantially disrupt such supply chains
Cmergency, but it has never before been for large manufacturers based in the
administration United States. Either companies would
used to impose tariffs. The
until
said that the tariffs will be retained have to pass their cost increases onto their
the illegal immigration stops, adding
that customers in the form of higher prices or
The United States of America
has been they might try to shift more value added
back to the United States-but clearly at
ot a
nvaded by hundreds of thousands and
people coming through Mexico
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to impose tariffs on
times, threatencd
higher cost. Either Way, American investors are likel.
other countries. Now next. Not just that
consumcrs and businesses could quickly will be
to wonder who
face much higher prices on a widc range has threatened t
the United States
of products. The US Chamber of impose tariffs on all
automotive imports
Commerce has estimated that about six this? In
million jobs in the United States are Why is the United States doing
migrants
related to tradc with Mexico. Added to 2018, the number of illegal tho
the new tariffs on China, the end result ot caught crossing the border was
the tariffs on Mexico will be the highest highest in six years. In other words, six
average tariff rates in the United States years ago, there was a similar level of
since the Great Depression. Tarifs are illegal immigration, but the general
taxes-these taxes will likely overwhelm concern was less at that time. Meanwhile.
the impact of the tax cut of 2017. The the tariffs will have a large and
trade war could. therefore, turn out to potentially onerous impact on the
make the difference between whether the economy especially on the business
United States has a slowdown or a community. A policy of trade restrictions
recession. combined with being tougher on
At the time that the administration made immigration is precisely what President
this decision, US Vice President Pence Trump talked about during the campaign
was in Canada to discuss ratification of in 2016. The yield on the 10-year US
the new US-Canada-Mexico Agreement Treasury bond continues to fall, reaching
(USMCA), the planned successor to the lowest level since September 2017.
NAFTA, with Prime Minister Trudeau. The 10-year yield, below 2.2 percent,
Yet this new policy will likely mean that remains less than the yield on the 3-
the USMCA will be put on hold. It is not month Treasury bill, which is currently
clear what Mexico will do in response, 2.35 percent. This persistent inversion of
but it is hard to see how it can satisfy US the yield curve could be a warning sign ot
demands with respect to migration. The trouble to come. With one exception,
Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico said every such inversion in the post-war era
that the US move will be "disastrous" and
was soon followed by a recession,
that Mexico will consider retaliation. and
every inversion in the last 50
Moreover, the Mexican administration years was
followed by a recession. The
will not want to be seen as buckling size of the
under inversion, at 16 basis
US pressure. Meanwhile, Mexico points, is the
has greatest since August 2007,
lately been a beneficiary of the just months
US-China before the last recession
trade dispute in that a began. The
number of decline in bond yields is
companies have chosen to widely seen as
shift assembly
from China to Mexico in order partly due to fears about
to produce the potential
goods for the US market. negative impact of the trade
Now, such war between
decisions are likely to be the United States and
put on hold. China and the
Moreover, the surprising
nature of the US
burgeoning trade war between thhe
decision creates a Uniteu
new level States and Mexico. Investors
uncertainty about of evidentuy
the global trading Worry that the trade
war might push the
system. The United States United States into
has, at various recession.
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06. According to the US administration, invested in the country's budding tech
what have becn the repercussions of
scctor.
illcgal immigrants from Mexic0?
(d) Many companies who were earlier
(a) Economists warn of an eventual
manufacturing in China had now
slowdown in global trade due to the
shifted their manufacturing units to
illegal immigrants influx in USA who
Mcxico to supply to US markets
are putting pressure on resources of
(c) None of these
the country.
Q8. What have been the immediate
(b) The illegal immigrants entering USA
through Mexico have burdened the effects of stringent tariff policy
resources and provisions available adopted by US against Mexico?
within the country and there are a ) the yield on 10 year US Treasury
significant number among them who bond fell by 2.2 percent
are involved in crime. (i) immediate drop in the prices of US
(c) While American dairy companies Equity
were upset at Mexican import (ii) sharp fall in value of peso
restrictions, its medical devices (a) Only (i)
industry had opposed Mexican price (6) Only (Gi)
ceilings on stents and knee caps.
()Both (i) & (i)
(d) Immigrants affect native workers (d) All (), (ii), (ii)
opportunities in the labor market,
(e) None of these
their productivity, and their
specialization. Q9. What might be the possible steps to be
taken by US manufacturing companies
(e) None of these
to nullify the losses suffered due to
Q7. How has Mexico benefited from the sinking trade with Mexico?
US-China trade dispute? (a) Us manufacturing companies will
(a) Exporters in Mexico are reaping the realize the need to protect
benefits of the trade war between the homegrown intellectual property.
world's two biggest economies as (b) US manufacturing companies might
business with both countries jumps increase the prices of the goods, thus
(b) While China has opened its doors shifting the burden onto the
wider to a range of agricultural customers
products from Mexico, exports to the (c) Companies might shift more value
United States have increased in areas added back to US but at higher costs
pharmaceuticals,
such as chemicals, (d) Both (b) & (c)
Jewelry, auto components and apparel
foreign firms () Both (a) & (b)
(C) Mexico would benefit if
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average passage?
(1) Privatising the banks that are used in the abo
sized melancholy i) delectation saic
i) the
() Amalgamate the banks which have decrepitude (iv) Nonchalance "Th
management issues with onc which (ii)
inv.
is effectively managed (v) Despondence pea
(b) Only (iv)
(a) Only 1 (b) Only (a) Only (i)D en
(d) Only (i)
(c) Both I and II (d) Both lI and III (c) Both (ii) and (iv) Sus
pre
()Both (ii)and
(V)
(e) All of the above
SC
Q16. From the given options find the
dr.
word(s) which is/are opposite in
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SOLUTIONS
re
W
above, which state, "The administration parties." Here, these immediate impacts
Said that the tarifis will be retained until can be inferred. from all the three
the illegal immigration stops, adding that statements given above, (i), (1i) and (iii).
The United States of America has been Hence, option (d) is the most suitable
invaded by hundreds of thousands of answer choice.
people coming through Mexico and $9. Ans. (d)
entering our country illegally. This Sol. To validate the answer, refer to
the
sustained influx o illegal aliens has
second paragraph of the passage given
profound consequences on every aspect above, which mentions, Either
of our national life-overwhelming our companies would have to pass their cost
schools, overcrowding our hospitals, increases onto their customers in the form
draining our welfare system, and causing to shift
of higher prices or they might try United
untold amounts of crime." Here, from the more value added back to the
quoted text we can infer that the illegal States-but clearly at a higher cost."
immigrants have put a pressure over the Here, the quoted text can be
inferred from
resources, welfare system and crime rates (b) and
the statements given in options
within the country, which has been suitable
(c). Hence, option (d) is the most
justified in the statement given in option answer choice.
(b). Hence, option (6) is the most suitable
S10. Ans. (¢)
answer choice. refer to
Sol. Here, to validate the answer,
S7. Ans. (d) the 4 paragraph of the passage given
Sol. Refer tothe third paragraph of the above, which mentions, "A policy of trade
passage given above, which mentions, restrictions combined with being tougher
what
"Meamwhile, Mexico has lately been a on immigration is precisely
beneficiary of the US-China trade dispute President Trump talked about during the
text
in that a number of
companies have campaign in 2016." From the quoted
we can infer that the statement given
China to in
chosen to shifi assembly from
Mexico in order to produce goods for
the option (C) is incorrect as per the
US market." Here, the quoted
text can be information provided in the passage given
inferred from the statement given
in above. Hence, option (c) is thè most
is the most suitable answer choice.
option (d). Hence, option (d)
suitable answer choice. S11. Ans. (d)
"attempt to
S8. Ans. (d) Sol. "PRESSURIZE" means
doing
Sol. Refer to the last few
lines of the first persuade or coerce (someone) into means
event, the something" and "DRAGOON"
paragraph, which state, "In any
drop in coerce (someone) into doing something.
US decision led to a very sharp synonymous with each
equity prices fell Since, they are
the value of the peso. US suitable
on the 10- other, option (d) is the most
Sharply as well. Also, the yield
below 2.2 answer choice.
year US Treasury bond felI gleeful way
further exacerbating
the Chortle: laugh in a noisy,
percent, of
There was Culminate: reach a climax or point
nversion of the yield curve.
from many highest development
Strong criticism of the.decision as. Jrom
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obligatory/prerequisite
(b)
(d) quiescence/nurturing imperative/mandatory
(c)
(e) None of these proprietor/dispensable
(d)
Q36. (c) None of these
(a) stimulates/ galvanizes
Q39.
(b) fosters/disheartens
(a) standard/commcmorate
(C) agitates/abject
(b) uniform/modular
(d) foments/ Resuscitates
(c) static/unbudging
(e) None of these
(d) constant/motile
Q37.
(c) None of these
(a) correlative/unlike
(6) precipitous/prodigious
Q40.
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Sustenance means food and
drink
develop into
or showing the capacity to correct
regarded as a sOurce off strength
engh,
something in the future is the nourishment.
word.
Consensus means a general agreement
ent,
Adamant means refusing to be persuaded
S10. Ans.(e)
or to change one's mind.
Sol. Option (e) is the correct choice for
Improbable means not likely to be true
for
the given question.
or to happcn.
Dubious means hesitating or doubting.
Ambiguity means (an example of) tho
one
fact of something having more than
Diaboliecal means disgracefully bad or possible meaning and therefore possibly
unpleasant. causing confusion. It is mentioned before
S8. Ans.(b) the blank that there is an unavailability of
Sol. Option(b) is the correct choice for the the data, and therefore by using ambiguity
given question. we can suggest that unavailability has
Chronic means continuing or Occurring added to confusion.
again and again for a long time. As per Lucidity means clarity of expression;
the passage the author suggests that if the intelligibility.
right measures are not taken timely then Salvation means preservation Or
the issue of poverty will become more deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.
severe and the timespan will increase
uch further. Hence "chronic" 1s both
Curtailing means reduce in extent or
grammatically and contextually correct. quantity; impose a restriction on.
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the given question. Respite means a short
neriod. of rest or relief from S15. Ans.(c)
something
difficult or unpleasant. Here it is Sol. Option (c) is the correct choice.
relevant
as due to lockdown the pollution level has Averted means to turn away. If we look
reduced greatly and thus there has at the previous few lines they are also
becn a
"respite". following the same trend which is the
Resonance means the quality in a sound avoiding of deaths from air pollution due
to lockdown. Hence, "averted" is correct
of being deep, full, and reverberating.
both grammatically and contextually.
Leverage means use (something) to
maximum advantage. Proliferating means increase rapidly in
number; multiply.
Frugality means the quality of being
economical with money or food, Intensifying means become or make
more intense.
thriftiness.
Impede means delay or prevent (someone
Distress means extreme anxiety, sorrow, or something) by obstructing them;
or pain.
hinder.(grammatically incorrect)
S13. Ans.(b)
Precluding means prevent tro m
Sol. "Tying" means attaching. In the happening make impossible.
context by using "tying" we. are (grammatically incorrect)
conveying that scientists are trying to S16. Ans.(d)
warn the government that health disasters
Sol. "Association" is the most appropriate
and air pollution are attached.
word as it is both grammatically and
Severing means divide by cutting or contextually correct. The use of word
slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly. "link" in the sentence proceeding
Lamenting means express passionate "association" makes it more evident.
grief about. Further, considering the theme of the
passage, "Association" is the word which
S14. Ans.(a)
is most suitable for the given blank.
Sol. Option (a) is the correct choice. Emancipation means the fact or process
Strikingly means in a way that is very of being set free from legal, social, or
unusual or eàsily noticed, and therefore political restrictions; liberation.
attracts a lot of attention. The reason for Alacrity means brisk and cheerful
drawing such attention is the figures readiness.
which show that deaths related to S17. Ans.(d)
COVID-19 infections are lesser than the Sol. Option (d) is the correct choice. In
people who have avoided death due to the sentence containing the blank, there is
deaths from dirty air quality a comparison between states in terms of
death rate (the use of 'toll') along with the
Consequently means as a result. indication that the states having better
Elegantly means in a graceful manner health care facilities are doing better.
Hence, we can assume that the numbers
eluctantly means in an unwilling and are not same and therefore, "differed" is
hesitant way
the correct choice for the given question.
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of floating rates oralbove the MCLR an acceleraled rate or
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deforcstation in the Amazon.
fixcd by the banks.
mid-cycle from the Asian nation are
The use of the term (c) Buyers
(c) cut also Brazilian soy for
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docsn'l séc Seplember and
implied that the FED shipment in August,
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bps or at the maximum 50 bps rate. dentisied bccause lalkS are private.
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transmission of (d) "The
(d) This. is because the consolidation of thc benign scenario
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for prospective
has been poor. the
permit additional adjustment of
(c) None of these bank board
degrec ol stimulus," the
Q3. I is a matter of global
concern that wrote in a statcment accompanying
deforestation in the Amazon the decision.
rainforest in Brazil is increasing (c) None of these
rapidly since January, when
Jair
attack on Afghan vice
Bolsonaro took oflicc as President. Q4. The
presidential candidatc Amrullah
Salcllite images show that about
4,200 sq km of forests have been Salch's office in Kabul on Sunday
and
destroyed up to July 24 under the that killed at least 20 people
new governmcnt. While most injured 50, including Mr. Saleh, is a
nations tend to view their land and grave reminder of the crisis the war-
1orests through the narrow prism o torn country is going through even
short-term economic gain, cljmatc amid attcmpts to find peace. Mr.
science data show that they play a Salch, a former intelligence chiet
Taliban
larger cnvironmental role. and a strong critic of the
Ashrat
and Pakistan, is President
thec
(a) The Amazon basin, sprcad across Ghani's running-mate for
millions of hectares in multiple September 28 election.
countries, hosts massive sinks of
sequestered carbon, and the forests (a)"The Afghan nation has not and wI
are a key factor in regulating never allow any foreign power
monsoon systems.
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determine its fate," ar
had said an
Afghan official statement. rom Latin America to Asia, emerging
economies are witnessing capital outflows
)The assault on 12 tribal people
come as many investors eye interest rates hikes in
amid a series of peace talks the United States. This has contributed to
between
Washington and the Taliban weakening currencies and financial
that markets, with deteriorating domestic
both sides say are making progress,
but which so tar have yielded no economic conditions in some countries
adding to the volatility. Rising oil prices
reduction in violence in the gruelling
have likely not helped either and nor have
Afghan conflict. potential trade-restrictive policy headwinds
(c) And the irony is that
the assault against global trade. No wonder then, that,
occurreda few hours after President there are potential fears about a contagion
in emerging economies. The truth,
Ghani officially launched his however, is likely a bit more nuanced.
campaign in which he promised that Although some emerging economies appear
peace is coming". to be under pressure, concerns about a
(d) In the case of Afghanistan, there is contagion and comparisons to previous
crisis such as the Asian financial crisis are
not even a ceasefire between the likely overblown.
government and the Taliban even as
For some, rising concerns about emerging
the U.S. is preparing to make an exit. economies may seem surprising. It
(e None of these shouldn't. be. With the United States
Federal Reserve (Fed) on a rate hike
Directions (5-12): Read the following path-it has raised rates by 150 basis
passage and answer the following points (bps) in the last two years- and the
questions based on the given passage. European Central Bank (ECB) also
IN May, Argentina reached out to the talking about a move away from loose
International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a monetary policy, global liquidity is
line of credit to tide over a period of sharp suddenly turning away from emerging
fall in the peso and rising inflation. "The economies. For example, in May alone,
move provoked strong reaction from the foreign investors pulled out (net) US$12.3
billion worth of funds from emerging
Argentine public, wary about the
markets, the largest outflowsince
dificulties surrounding the crisis of 2001-
2002 and the IMF's unpopular intervention November 2016. This, in turn, has hit
many emerging market currencies.
then. Of more concern was the suddén
Adding potential fuel to the fire is higher
reversal in fortunes of a country which only
oil prices, especially for oil importers
less than a year back was winning
such as India, as this can pose risks for
accolades for reforms-in June 2017, the
inflation and their external balances.
COuntry had sold US$2.75 billion of 100-
Brent crude, for example, is up by. 16.1
year bonds amid strong demand from
percent this year (as of early. July) after
investors. Argentina, however, is not the rising by 17.4 percent in 2017.
only country to be caught up in a sudden Consequently, from 1.5 percent year over
Swell of economic and fináncial opinion year in January, petrol prices growth in.
urning against some emerging economies.
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crisis of 1998 or even
the Asian financial Recession. The truth
India climbed to 10.3 percent in May. worse, the Great
And if rising oil prices and volatility n a bit more nuanced
however, is likely
global liquidity were not enough, the risSK and comparisons
with fears of a contagion
of a trade war between the United States previous crises potentially overblown
to
and others seems much higher compared is no currency peg now for most
There
to 2017. Tit-for-tat tariffs not only can than for Hone
emerging economies, othcr
pose the risk of higher prices for Kong (Spccial Administrave sudden
Kegion),
cause
Consumers and businesses, but also thereby removing the threat of
disruptions in supply chains. depreciation or devaluation as happencd
Unfortunately, the Current bout of during the Asian financial crisIS.
Back in
currencies had
elevated risk for many emerging markets those days, key East Asian
US dollar. Sudden
also comes at a time of political a de-facto peg to the
uncertainty in some economies and outflow of capital during the crisis and, in
more
domestic risks in others. Asia also has its some cases, abrupt adoption of a
flexible currency thereafter
contributed to
own share of challenges. High household
sharp drop in currencies in the region. For
debt and an unexpected election win for
example, the Indonesian rupiah fell by
the opposition in Malaysia have raised
more than 75 percent against the US
(A) such as the goods and
dollar and the South Korean won and
services tax (GST). In China, the Malaysian ringgit by more than 50
government is keen to bring down debt percent during 1997-1998. Things have
levels-credit to the nonfinancial sector changed since then. Many economies
in the world's second largest economy have moved to a more flexible currency
has surged from 143.5 percent of GDP in regime-akin to a managed float-which,
in turn, has helped prevent any sharp and
2008 to about 270.0 percent in 2017. In
sudden depreciation. The current bout of
neighboring India, the road map to fiscal
urrency depreciation, for example, is far
prudence may be balked if oil prices lower than what happened during the
keep rising in .the year until federal Asian financial crisis.
government elections in 2019; the
Q5.. Why was the present situation
government may then be tempted to keep
prevailing in Argentina a cause of
a lid on fuel prices, thereby, raising the
concern?
subsidy bill-a strategy that Indonesia
(a) The 'Argentine central bank
has resorted to at the cost of fiscal health.
India also appears to be struggling with attempted to stem the pressure on the
deteriorating asset quality in commercial peso by raising interest rates
banking-nonperforming loans made up (b) Currency convertibility went
11.8 percent of total loans in Q1 2018 disastrously awry in Argentina
which, in turn, has dented credit creation (C) The hasty adoption
of fiscal austerity
and raised risks to the banking sector. to tamp down the economy
In such a scenario, questions are naturally (d) The periods of economic growth
emerging about a return to a crisis akin to Argentina led to trade deficits
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(e) The a (a) Trade through informal channels will
sharp fall in its value despite stro
ong take place on porous borders
demands for its bonds during mid
(6) The large and expanding economies
2017.
of developing countries dictate their
are the exiSting economic and
06. What policymakers to expand their
financial conditions within most of bilateral trade relationships
the emerging economies?
(c) The escalation of the conflict wil1
(a) They have been witnessing mean diversionof budgetary
depreciating currency and weak resources
financial situation (d) It will lead to increased inflation and
b) Emerging economies are seen as also disrupt the supply chain.
undergoing a left-wing transfor- (e) None of these
mation, with governments of varying
left-wing ideologies, identities and
Q9. Which of the following statements
is incorrect in context of the
programs coming to power.
information given in the above
(c) Capital outflows within these
passage?
economies have increased as
(a) The Indonesian rupiah fell by more
investors are attracted towards
than 75 percent against the US dollar
higher interest rates in US markets
during late 1990s.
(d) Both (a) & (b)
(b) The Federal Reserve raised rates by
e) Both (a) & (c) 150 basis points (bps) in the last two
Q7. How can rising oil prices affect the years.
emerging market currencies? (c) The asset quality of Indian
commercial banks is diminishing.
(a) Trade always becomes a first
casualty in a hostile environment (d) Most of the emerging economies
except that of Hong Kong do not
(6) Traders will resort to informal
face the threat of sudden
trading because of high tariff barriers
depreciation or devaluation anymore.
Rising oil prices can pose risks of
(e) All are correct
inflation and the external balances.
The net forex reserves will decline to Q10. Which of the following phrases can
an unprecedented level. fill in the blank (A) as highlighted
in the passage?
e) None of these
(a) have remained discordant and
8, What are the possible repercussions contentious over a long period of
OI the trade
war between USA and time
other countries? cost of. conflict is
(b) economic
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2008-2009, when major
the
origins in central banks
enormously high or both
advanced cconomics
countries embarked on ultra-low interest rates
prop
and
to
(C) enhanced economic interdependencc rapid balance shect cxpansion p
economics in the face of a glohal
and for chances of grcater intcraction their
up in theese
among masses downturn. Liquidity shot
feli
economics as a result and bond yiclds
(duncertainty for many over the fate of Naturally, many global investors turned
higher
reforms their atention clsewhere for
(e) countries will help sustain the pcace returns and soon an unprecedented
process volume of funds found its way into
cmerging cconomies bond markets.
Q11. Choose the word which is opposite While this fund flow was initially
to "PRUDENCE" as highlighted in welcome, the surge in liquidity also made
the passage given above. many of the receiving economies
(a) shrewdness (b) discreetness vulnerable to sudden capital outflows
while raising nonfinancial sectors debt
(c) recklessness (d) abrasiveness and banking sector risks. And this
(e) friskiness vulnerability has only increased in recent
days. With the United States Federal
Q12. Which of the following words is
Reserve (Fed) now charting a journey
most similar to "BALKED" as away from the days of large balance
highlighted in the passage given sheets and ultra-low interest rates, the
above? Bank of England (BoE) raising rates for
(a) culminated (b) thwarted the first time in 1l years in November
2017, and the European Central Bank
()eschewed (d) mitigated (ECB) also hinting at joining the
(e) engendered bandwagon, the potential impact on
Directions (13-21): Read the following global liquidity, especially in
emerging
and answer the following economies, is worrying investors
questions based on the given passage. worldwide.
IF you have your ears on the chatter Economic fundamentals within
about the water crisis in Cape advanced
Town, economies further complicate
South Africa, you could the issue.
indeed be For example, the pace
worried about a similar scenario at which their
in your economies are recovering and
home town. The potential their labor
crisis has markets are
manifold implications, bringing strengthening seems
sleepless unsustainable as growth
nights to policymakers, in the workforce
many of who are and in productivity
already struggling with
a liquidity
in many of these
of another kind. As many major crisis economies remain weak.
central impact O on inflationand
The likely
banks in advanced inflation
economies turn their expectations could
backs on years result in a mucn
of ultra-loose monetary tighter monetary
policy, global liquidity
about to be turned off.
taps are likely economies, thereby policy in these
The issue has its pushing up. their
Sovereign bond yields.
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advanced economies. Given the a
back to liquidity to new pcaks. Initiated with
utstanding volume of capital that has View to prop up asset prices and kecp
netrated the world around, a reverse
penetr their respective economic and financial
outflow of even a small raction of it can systems well-oilcd, thesc policies had two
meaningful impact on some immediatc impacts. First, it expanded
have a
emerging markets. What emerging these four central banks' balance shects to
conomies would hate to see, especially a mammoth $16 trillion (or close to 20
when global growth and trade are on an percent of world GDP). Second, this
upswing, 1S a surge in capital outflows unprecedented volume of funds soon
jeopardi their growth prospects. Will made its way into the bond markets of
due to a
such capital outflows, if they happen, emerging economies
result in a situation similar to (say) the combination of factors, such as their
rising
Asian financial crisis of the 1990s for improving growth prospects,
emerging economies? Not likely. interest rate differentials, and low-risk
Emerging economies today are in much premium for debt securities.
better shape than they were during the Issuance of debt. securities by the
1990s. Their economic fundamentals are residence of issuer increased in double
relatively stronger and their currency digits in emerging economies (at
pre-
reserve positions are much improved. crisis levels) between 2010 and
2014;
Their banking systems are more prudent after a brief interruption amid fears over
and vigilant, thereby providing stability to Fed tapering and asset bubbles, the pace
the financial system. In short, most of of issuances again picked up post
2016. In
these emerging economies are much contrast, debt issuances grew only
better placed to handle financial marginally in advanced economies.
turbulence than in the past. Strong capital flows triggered rapid credit
Since the turn of the century, one of the growth within many emerging economies
even as credit growth stalled in developed
dominant drivers for capital flows across
the world has been high global liquidity
ones. In fact, by the end of 2017, the
market value of total credit to emerging
spilled over due to the monetary policy
economies-often economies outpaced that to developed
from advanced ones. Most of the credit flowed into the
to
referred to as. the push" factors. Prior corporate sector, while the household
the 2008 crisis, looser financial conditions
sector also witnessed a strong growth in
in advanced countries through the
credit in emerging economies. For those
acceleration of banking sector capital
skeptical about any impact of the
Tlows led to higher liquidity. Post the
shrinking balance sheets of advanced
crisis, the composition of liquidity
economies' central banks on emerging
changed as cross-border bank loans
economies, a quick recap of events in
dropped and the monetary authorities of
2013 can serve as a good reminder. That
United States, Euro Area, the United year, as the then chairman Ben Bernanke
adopted
Kingdom, and Japan announced a possible cut to the. Fed's
unconventional" monetary policy. These asset purchases, yields in the United
poncies, which included credit easing, States shot up. The resulting lessening of
quantitative easing(QE), forward
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(c) There was sudden burst of liquidity
interest rate differcntials with the Unitcd
and fall in levels of bond yiclds
States caused sharp capital outflows and
Currency depreciation in many cmerging (d) Both (a) & (b)
cconomies. The same fcars, albcit in (C) All (a), (6),
(©)
different degrecs, are apt to be sti
relcvant today. 015. Why did the liquidity composition
changed after the crisis of 20082
Q13. Why won't the huge capital
outflows result in Asian financial (a) The banking systems of most major
crisis in the emerging cconomies?
cmerging cconomies were more
robust as they are today.
(a) Rising debt servicing cost in thesc
countries impacted input costs and (b) Emerging cconomies today, hold
prices, impairinginvestment nearly five to ten times more foreign
prospects and business sentiments. cxchange reserves, giving them
(b) Higher debt servicing cost could be substantial resources to protect their
harmful for countries desperate to currencies
get their public finances in order (c) There was further hike in borrowing
(c) Along with a sagacious banking costs which affected the sovereign
system, Asian economies are bond ratings.
comparatively stronger as they were (d) The amount of loans by cross-border
during 1990s and have an improved banks had deteriorated and advanced
currency reserve positions. economies had adopted distinctive
(d) Pressure on the fiscal side, in the monetary policy.
absence of counterbalancing (c) None of these
measures, meant impacts on Q16. What were the impacts of policies
sovereign ratings. by advanced countries to push
() None of these global liquidity to new levels?
Q14. What was/ were the result(s) when the () The ratio of liabilities of the
advanced economies turned to ultra- nonfinancial corporate sector to
low interest rates during 2008-09? nominal GDP went up.
(a) Most of the emerging (ii) It expanded the balance
economies sheets of the
became vulnerable to sudden central banks of US, UK,
capital Euro Area
outflows simultaneously raising and Japan to unprecedented levels
their
non-financial sector (ii) The increased volume
debt and of funds were
banking sector risks shifted to emerging economies as
b) Investors shifted their focus they offered better growth prospecs
towards
investing in bond markets of higher interest rate differentials and
emerging economies low risk premiums
for debt
securities.
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disturbing signs, corpor
Given the understandably
minister when he rises (4) to prescnt this India will be cxpecti Ce
econo
to provide an b
year's Union Budgct. the government
stimulus. Rashesh Shah,
chairman a
(B)The expectation8 ()
Jrom a cross-section of society: nural, CEO of Edelweiss Group, said: e
ur'ban and corporate. Reacting to the re government can be more jiscal (1) in
election of the Bharatiya Janala Party Irying to fire up the economy (2), throueh
(BJP), N. Chandrasekaran, chairman of ambitious (3) stimulus, with possibl
Tata So1s, said: "l1 is an/a support on the monetury(4) side too."
() the reforms and hugge Two things top. the priority list: liquidit
f
changes underway that will bring growth, and the rural economy. The other urgent
jobs anda better quality of life for all
arcas are fuelling investment demand and
citizens."Uday Kotak, managing director reinvigorating investment in infrastruc
(MD) and chicf cxecutive officer (CEO)
ture projects. Pawan Goenka, MD of
of Kotak Bank, remarked: "Time for the
transformation of India. Time for deep M&M, said: "The inclusiveness of the
reform." growth, the rural reform agenda, the
The economy is showing the same signs of
infrastructure development agenda clearly
have to remain at the front, (G). The
that were in cvidence
when Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first immediate job for the government has to
Cabinet was sworn in on 26 May 2014. be to get the consumption cycle going
While the electoral verdict doesn't which has been on a pause mode for the
necessarily indicate the last severalmonths."
electorate's
satisfaction with the economy, it does The immediate concern, though, 1s
afford the government an opportunity for liquidity tightness which has gummed up
policy continuity. (D)Unanchored the entire financial sector, imperiling
expectations of a slowdown, or future credit growth, and threatening the
stasis, is like to be self-fulfilling prophecies. survival of numerous players in the
The United Nations World Economic segment. Even HUL chairman Sanjiv
Situation and Prospects has marked down Mehta has cited liquidity tightness
India's gross domestic product (GDP) explain the slowing growth. (H)The
growth for calendar 2019 to 7% and liquidity tightness was
7.1% a consequent() of
for 2020, lower than projections
the Intermational Monetary
made by various actors converging around the
Fund's-7.3% Same time: the ill-effects of
and 7.5%, respectively. demonetization, slower
The economy is in an unmistakable credit(2) growth
funk due to non-performing
with the twin engines assets (NPAS)
of growth stalling: ballooning(3) on bank
consumption has slowed balance sheets,
down and Reserve Bank
investment is in the grip of India (RBI) shifting its
of (E) monetary policy from
Re-starting these engines a neutral(4)
will require a liguidity stance to deficit
concerted effort from a stance past()
ministers once they October 2018,
settle down into their
assigned roles. The and a slowdown in
government spending.
deceleration is most
manifest in the rural The ensuing liquidity
economy. tightness also
highlighted the
flawed asset-liability
mismatches within non-banking
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(c) referendum (d) strait is given in Italics. There are five
(c) No replacement required highlighted, one of them is
incorrectly spelt or used incorectly.
Q27. The sentence given in (F) has four
Choose that word as your answer.
words given in bold. Amongst the
given bold. words which of the (a) Consequent (6) Credit
followings must interchange to (c) Ballooning (d) Neutral
make the sentence grammatically (e) Past
and contextually correct and
Q30. Which of the following words
meaningful?
should fill the blank given in () to
(a) 1-3 (6) 2-3
make it contextually correct and
c) 2-4 (d) 3-4 meaningful?
(e) None of these. (a) Fluidness
(6) Fawning
Q28. Which of the following phrases (c) Liquidity (d) Dregs
should fill the blank (G) to make it (e) None of the above.
contextually and grammatically
meaningful Q31. Which of the following
and correct word 1s
respectively? similar to the word given in (O) as
(a) but would used in the passage?
also proactively
implemented (a) Inkling
the polices that (b) Resuscitate
advocate accessibility for their (c) Lout
own (d) Nettle
benefit
(C) None of the
above.
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S11. Ans. (¢)
$7. Ans. (C) "PRUDENCE" means
1s the quality
to the
Sol. cautiousness"
Sol. To validate the answer, refer pruden7;
given of being
"RECKLESSNESSmcans
and
"lack of
second paragraph of the passage
above, which mentions, "This, im turn or consequences of
currencies. regardfor the danger Since, they are
has hit many emerging market higher one's actions; rashness. option (c) is the
Adding potential fuel to the fire is opposite to each ther,
importers
oil prices, especiallh for oil most suitable answer
choice.
risks for
such as India, as this can pose Abrasiveness: showing little concern
inflation and their external balances." harsh.
Here, we can infer the quoted text from the feelings of others;
the statement given in option (c), which
is Discreetness: careful and prudent in one's
why it is the most suitable answer choice. speech or actions, especially in order to
S8. Ans. (d) keep something confidential or to avoid
embarrassment
Sol. Refer to the last two lines of the
second paragraph of the passage given Friskiness: playful and full of energy.
above, which mentions, "And f rising o Shrewdness: the quality of having or
prices and volatility in global liquidity showing good powers of judgement.
were not enough, the risk of a trade war
S12. Ans. (b)
between the United States and others
seems much higher compared to 2017. Sol. "BALKED" means"thwartthwart or or
Tit-for-tat tariffs not only can pose the hinder (a plan or person)' and
risk of higher prices for consumers and "THWARTED" means "prevent
businesses, but also cause disruptions in (someone from accomplishing
supply chains." Here, we can infer from something" Since, they are synonymous
the statement given in option (d) that with each other, option (b) is the most
trade war will lead to higher prices in suitable answer choice.
these countries and also disturb the supply Culminated: reach the highest or most
chains. Hence, option (d) is the most decisive point
suitable answer choice.
Eschewed: avoid and stay away from
$9. Ans. (e) deliberately; stay clear of
Sol. All the statements given above are
Mitigated: make less severe or harsh
correct as per the information provided in
the above passage. Hence, option (e) is Engendered: give rise to
the most suitable answer choice. S13. Ans. (c)
S10. Ans. (d) Sol. To validate the answer, refer to ine
Sol. Here, we can take the hint from the second paragraph of the passage give
latter part of the statement, which states above, which mentions,"Emergg
such as the goods and services tax economies today are in much better shape
(GST). We can here connect "reforms"
"
than they were during the 1990s. Theu
with goods and service tax". Therefore, economic Jundamentals are relatively
option (d) is the most suitable answer stronger and their currency reserve
choice positions are much improved. Their
banking systems are more pruden
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S11. Ans. (c)
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol."PRUDENCE" means
Sol. To validate the answer, refer to ne thee quality
of being prudent; cautiousne
Second paragraph of the passage grven "RECKLESSNESS" mear
ns
above, which mentions, "This, n ur regardJor the danger or cons lack
has hit many emerging market currences. equencesof
one's actions; rashmess". Since
Adding potential fuel to the fire is higher of
pposite to each other, option heyare
ol prices, especiall for oil importers
most suitable answer choice. c) isthe
Such as India, as this can pose risks Jor
Abrasiveness: showing little
inflation and their external balances. concem
Here, we can infer the quoted text from the feclings of others; harsh. for
the statement given in option (¢), which is Discreetness: carelul and
prudent in
why it is the most suitable answer choice. speech or aclions, especially c
in order
S8. Ans. (d) ceep something contidential to
or to avoid
Sol. Refer to the last two lines of the embarrassment
second paragraph of the passage given Friskiness: playful and full
of energy,
above, which mentions, "And if rising oil Shrewdness: the quality
of having
prices and volatility in global liquidity showing good powers judgement.
of
were not enough, the risk of a trade war
S12. Ans. (b)
between he United States and others
Sol. "BALKED" means "thwart
Sseems much higher compared to 2017.
Tit-for-tat tarifs not only can pose the hinder (a plan or person)" and
"THWARTED" means prevent
risk of higher prices for consumers and
(someone) Jrom accomplishing
businesses, hut also cause disruptionsin
something." Sincc, they are synonymous
supply chains." Here, we can infer from
the statement given in option (d) that with each other, option (6) is the most
suitable answer choice.
trade war will lead to higher prices in
these countries and also disturb the supply Culminated: reach the highest or most
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is discussing
Stagnation means the state of not flowing the first part of the sentence
formulating
or moving. about the top priorities while
option (b)
Hence, option (d)
Is the correct answer. new economic policy whereas
which
is talking about the land allotment
s25. Ans. (b) contextually
error in part doesn't make the sentence
Sol. There is grammatical
a
discussing
b) of the highighted
sentence, 'subject coTect. So option (d) which is
the
(Unanchored expecialions) of the given about the double digit growth of
economy makes the sentence
both
sentence is in plural, so as per the subject
verb agreement the verb should be in grammatically and contextually correct.
plural. So 'is' should be replaced with Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.
are. Hence, option (b) is the correct
answer. $29. Ans. (a)
S26. Ans. (d) Sol. Consequent and consequence both
Sol. Sweltering means uncomfortably hot are similar in meaning but but most
Referendum means a general vote by the commonly we use "consequence".
electorate on a single political question Consequence is used as a noun while
Strait means a difficult situation, consequent is used as an adjective. Hence,
especially because of financial problems option (a) is the correct answer.
Hence, the correct answer to the given s30. Ans. (c)
question is option (d)
Sol. Dreg means a small residue
$27. Ans. (a)
Fawning means praise someone too much
Sol. Fiscal(adj) means relating to Hence, the correct choice is option (c)
government revenue.
$31. Ans. (b)
So the use of 'Fiscal' in the sentence is
Rekindle means to revive
contextually incorrect, this can be
Inkling means a slight knowledge or hint
corrected by replacing it with 'ambitious".
Hence, option (a) is the most appropriate Resuscitate means revive (someone) from
unconsciousness or apparent death.
interchange to make the sentence
grammatically and contextually corect. Lout means an uncouth and aggressive
man or boy
S28. Ans. (d)
Nettle means irritate or annoyy
Sol. There is grammatical error in option
Hence, the corect answer is option (b)
(c)and (a) whereas option (b) doesn't
match the context of the sentence because
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Directions (1-5): In the following It may not turn out that way, as many as
passage against each number four 40 lakh people were left out of the NRC
words are suggested in bold which may listing in Assam, which seemed aimed to
or may not fit into the sentence filter out 'illegal inhabitants'. Indeed, in
contextually. These numbers are Nagaland, various local attempts have
printed below the passage and against been made to determine non-locals, non-
each, five options are given. Find out tribals and non-Nagas, and identify what
the most inappropriate option some people refer to as the Illegal
reflecting the word which must be Bangladeshi Immigrant. (5) Two years
replaced to give a contextual meaning ago, a town not further than I5 km from
to the paragraph. If there is no0 such Dimapur, the largest city and the
error mark (e) i.e. "All are correct" as commereial capital of the State, passed a
your answer choice. resolution to place curbs on TBIs and
Nagaland is following on the footsteps of devised ways to prevent them fromn
its westerm neighbour, Assam, in the task integrating, living or trading in the town.
of setting up a Register of Indigenous When such is the situation on the ground,
Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN). (1) This in an already volatile region where the
is a excursus of the National Register of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is
Citizens (NRC) that Assam has adopted routinely extended, it is best that
with decidedly mixed results so far. (2) Nagaland proceeds with caution in this
Nagaland claims to have watched the enterprise. The RIIN should not
process repress in Assam, followed it ultimately become a vehicle. to make
closely, and it will now complete the task outsiders of insiders.
of identifying and registering indigenous Q1.
inhabitants in less than five months, by
December 10, 2019. This is more or less (a) excursus (b) Register
the kind of time-line that was followed by )adopted (d) mixed
ASsam, which is yet to publish its final (e) All are correct.
NRC a year after the process began. (3) In
two months from July 10, Nagaland Q2.
hopes to have a list of expatriate (a) watched (6) repress
inhabitants, after which it will be
c) identifying (d) indigenous
published and time given till October 10
to file claims and objections, before (e) All are correct.
finalization. It sounds simple, and Q3
Nagaland is considerably less populated
(a) expatriate (6) published
than Assam. (4) But the Assam
experience shows that in the complex (c) claims (d) finalization
demographies of the Northeasten States, () All are correet.
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(a) The
slowdown in growth has (1) If the European Central Bank in the
impacted new round of
spending-+growth in retail coming weeks-Draghi will have
(b) consumer who
sales tied the hands of his successor,
volume) and nominal will take over in November.
(c) (value and
household (a) screed 6) reprobate
2018 compared to (c) brazen (d) myriad
(d) spending fall in
previous years. (e) stimulus
italics
(e) No error Q9. Two sentences are given in
on both sides of I. Which of the
Q7. Which of the following phrases
should fill the blank (G) to make it following statements can come in
contextually and grammatically between the two sentences in place
meaningful and correct of I and maintain the continuity of
respectively? the paragraph?
(a) to get your business up and running (a) In India, for example, the rise in
nonperforming assets in the banking
(b) to worries about consumer demand
system has weighed on credit
(c) to make up nearly 66 percent of the
growth.
global middle-class population
(d) to lead India's largest Watch b) Global growth has slowed, thereby
likely weighing on consumer
company
confidence.
(e) to form about 13% of the company's
revenues (c) Forecasts by Oxford Economics, for
example, point to strong growth in
Q8. Which of the following word given personal incomes.
in the options should come at the
(d) And in China, effots to curb shadow
place marked as (H) in the above
banking will continue to weigh on
passage to make it grammatically
any recent moves to prop up credit.
correct and meaningful? Also, the
word should fill in the two (e) None of these
sentences given below to make Q10. Which of the following words
them contextually correct and hould fill the blank given in () to
meaningful. make it contextually correct and
) ECB President Mario Draghi said meaningful?
Tuesday, with a defiantly dovish (a) brawling (b) fawning
tone, that if the economic situation (c) emanating (d) gleaning
deteriorates in the coming months
(e) reiterating
the bank would announce new
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Directions (11-20): Read the following perimenting with ferent
passage and answer the questions packs
sizes. Some of the more adventurous
On
1ollowing it. Several alphabets are had begun to sell Parachute foks
given to help you assist in answering packs, more consumer friendlyin smaller
those questions. receiving considerable
ly and
were
interest
Mr. Mariwala came from a rich family buyers as well. When Harsh st from
o
Mariwala
that had built an empire dealing with whiff of this, he immediatelygot
go
agriculture commodities for over a 100 (E) a plan to introduce
years. The company was called Bombay Parachute in cheaper and
more consur
Oil Industries but their expertise however friendly plastic bottles as
well.
was in the (A)_ pepper However retailers were wary
trade which coincidentally also earned of stockin
king
parachute in plastic bottles.
them the name "Mariwala" (mari means They were
worried about the rats
because rats liked
pepper in Gujarati). But after working for nothing more than a good
dose of coconut
the family run empire for a couple oil and the soft plastic bottles
decades, Harsh could clearly see that his were ro
match for the rats as they
could easily
ambitions were largely (B) (F) on them and.break into
by the bureaucracy within the family the bottles. Harsh and his team had find
to
which by now was overseen by multiple a solution and it was at this
scions of the Mariwala family. (C) It was
time (G)_
perhaps (1)disheartening to see that the The earlier variants of plastic bottles
(2)consumer business he headed was by came in box shaped containers and rats
far the most lucrative division and yet, for could easily latch on to them and bite into
all its potential, he could do very little to the bottles. (H) The management's simple
it without the (3) subsidiaries and the (1) instant was to make. rounded
funds needed to grow the business and so, (2)containers with harder variants of
when Bombay Oil was finally carved into plastic, and this small (3)innovation was
multiple (4) consensus Harsh had with an (4) solution hit with retailers and
him for the first time the autonomy to consumers alike.
finally realize his vision. With reserves of
Today, Parachute Coconut oil forms
about a couple Crores and two legacy
roughly 40% of the company's sales
brands, in Saffola and Parachute, Marico
portfolio in India and its performance Is
was born on April 2, 1991.
vital to Marico's share price. Tnc
Parachute as we've already noted was company commands a () experimenting
originally conceived in the family run o
60% market share in the coconut
business of the Mariwala's at Bombay Oil s
market and any impact on Parachute
Industries.(D) Bui during the late 70's o
sales could have a detrimental impact
traders in Bombay were already the overall financial performance. This
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where copra enters the
material used to produce (d) curtailed
key raw (c) Squander
arachute coconut oil. When copra prices
para (e) rankled
increase disproportionately, the
four
Q13. The sentence given in (C) has
company's input costs rise (J) in tandem. the
more words given in bold. Amongst
becomes expensive to the
It given bold words which of
manufacture coconut oil and in turn
followings must interchange to
affects the company's profit
margins.
make the sentence grammatically
Although the company does hike prices, a and
and contextually correct
sustained increase could mean losing
takes great meaningful?
market share and the company
(a) 1-2 (b) 2-4
care to avoid such a scenario.
(c)14 (d) 2-3
Q11. Which of the following word given
(e) 3-4
in the options should come at the
Q14. Two sentences are given in
italics
place marked as (A) in the above
passage to make it grammatically on both sides of D. Which of the
correct and meaningful? Also, the following statements can come in
word should fill in the two between the two sentences in place
sentences given below to make of D and maintain the continuity of
them contextually correct and the paragraph?
meaningful. (a) Mariwala's two children do not play
(1) Thousands of. Russians are now a role in the day to day working of
studying in America and Europe, and the company.
have acquired marketable skills, (b) But an over reliance on one channel
enabling them to land poses its own set of risks.
jobs. (c) They were sold in huge tin cans of
(1I) The transfer of surveillance 15 liters each, mostly through
technology from first to third world wholesalers.
IS now a sideline for the
(d) Almost 7% of Marico's India
arms industry.
business could be directly attributed
(a) ingenuous (b) lucrative
to purchases from the CSD
)gregarious (d) innocuous
(e) But CSD also happens to be
(e) prodigal Marico's biggest customer.
Q12. Which of the following words Q15. Which of the following words
should fill the blank given in (B) to should fill the blank given in (E) to
make it contextually correct and make it contextually correct and
meaningful? meaningful?
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translatethe gains in fallin
(a) charted (b)
perpetuated
to copra
hamstrung prices to actual improvemen
(c)augmented (d)
profit margins in
()assailed (c) not a lot has been said about how
following word given in
Q16. Which of the place parachute is sold and marketed
options should come at the
the to
above passage Q18. The sentence given in (H)has four
marked as (F) in the
correct and words given in bold. Amongst
make it grammatically should
the
meaningful? Also, the word given bold words which of
the
sentences given
below followings must interchangeo
fill in the two
contextually corect make the sentence grammaticall
to make them
and meaningful. and contextually correct and
. on just two meaningful?
(1)Though you
time, the night (b) 3-4
or three cookies at a (a) 24
empty as
always ends with a box as (c) 1-4 (d) 1-3
the 1,440 cookie calories you.
e) 2-3
consumed.
Q19. A word is given in bold in I. Chose
(11) Rats and guinea pigs
the word which should replace
the
without well-
and graze continuously
word given in bold to make
the
defined meal times.
(b) nibble sentence correct and meaningful. f
(a) galvanize choose
(d) vindicate no change is required,
(c) qualify
option (e) as your answer.
(e) none of these (6) grooming
(a) vending
phrases
Q17. Which of the following (d) heartening
(c) staggering
should fill the blank (G) to make it
contextually and grammatically (e) innovating
meaningfiul and Correct
Q20. What does the
phrase, "in tandem
implies?
respectively? highlighted alongside J
enough for
(a) falling prices were good (a) without fault or error
investors to push the share price to insincerely
emotional
(6) effusively or
record highs refinemen
(C)showing a high degree of
(b) copra prices and Marico's share unpredictabk
price performance is nof perfectly ( liable to sudden affections
correlated change, esp. in
attachments
(c) that the iconic rigid pack came into
being ()alongside each other
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imbalance needs to
States of the Type 1: i.e. the basic public be underes
nderstood
a very precise manner
goods imbalance. We need another in
institution to tackle the horizontal (d) the phenomenon of horizontal
imbalance of the Type l1; for this the imbalance needs to be
derstood
NITI Aayog is the most appropriate using moderm methods. by
institution. It can be -argued that the
Finance Ministry is the other alternative (e) None of thesc.
it is
to deliver the goods in this regard but Q7. The sentence given in (G)
ill-suited to do this; its primary duty is to hae
words given in bold. Amongstfour
concem itself with the country's macro-
given bold words which the
economic stability and the proper
of the
functioning of the financial system rather followings must interchange.
than be an instrument of growth at the make the sentence to
grammatically
sub-national level.
and contextually correct
Towards this task of cooperative meaningful? and
federalism, NITI Aayog 2.0 should
receive significant resources (say 1% to a) (2)-4) (b) (1-2)
2% of the GDP) to promote accelerated (c) (3-(4) () (1-(4)
growth in States that are lagging, and
(c) (2)-(3)
overcome their historically
infrastructure deficit, thus reducing the o8. Which of the following represent
developmental imbalance. In short, the the most similar meaning to the
NITI Aayog should be engaged with the
phrase marked as (H) in the given
allocation of "uransformational" capital in
a formulaic manner, complete with passage.
incentive-compatible conditionalities. The (a) Takes it sharpness
variables or parameters used in this
(b) Makes it Ambiguous
formulaic transfer will be very different
from those traditionally used by the (c) Makes it reluctant
Finance Commission. (d) Makes it powerless
Q6. Which of the following represent (e) None of these.
the most Similar meaning to the
phrase marked as (F) in the given Q9. Which of the following Phrase
at
passage. given in the options should come
the place marked as () in the above
(a) the phenomenon of horizontal
passage to make it grammatically
imbalance needs to be understood in
a more articulated method correct and contextually meaningtul
(b) the phenomenon of horizontal (a)the GST Bill was passed unanimousiy
imbalance needs to be understood by by Parliament; but in its present 10n
be
an exaggerated method (b) the Union Finance Commission
remova
(c)the phenomenon of confined to focussing on the
horizontal
OT the horizontal imbalance
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(c) that relevant monies directly flow into
this consolidated fund of the Third tier group, data can only be transferred to
companies in other countries if they have
(d) Articles 266/268/243H/243X agreed to a set of binding corporate rules
of our
Constitution will nced to be that apply EU privacy principles to
amended
intragroup data transfers. Transfers out of
(c) Nonc of thesc.
the group are only allowed if the
o10. Which of the following words given transferee agrees to standard contractual
in the options should comc at the clauses that have been pre-approved by
EU data regulators. China, on the other
place marked as (J) in the above
hand, relies on a certification process that
passage to make it grammatically
only allows data to be transferred abroad
correct and contextually if the recipient has been approved and its
meaningful? data protection practices (with respect to
storage, processing and protection)
(a) Ambiguous (b) Impediment
certified as meeting the prescribed
(c) Conditioned (d) Absconded standards.
(e) None of these. Some countries have set up bilateral
Directions (11-15): Read the given agreements for the transfer of data, the
best known of which is the US-EUJ
passage and answer the following
Privacy Shield that was arrived at in order
questions based on the passage.
to allow personal data flows between the
Data localization has proven to be a US and the EU, even though US privacy
particularly polarizing topic in India over laws were not adequate from an EU
the past six months. While almost every perspective. Other countries have
international company (and a few similarly arived at agreements for the
domestic ones), have expressed concerns transfer data on a multilateral basis. The
over the government's insistence on APEC Cross Border Privacy. Rules
requiring the personal data of Indian system allows the free flow of data
residents to be processed. only within the between organizations in signatory
country, almost as many voices have nations based on certifications issued by
come out in support, claiming that data is accountability agents situated in each
a sovereign asset that must be used for the such jurisdiction. At the G20 summit in
nation's benefit and that we have been Osaka, Japan proposed a multilateral
reckless in providing the control to arrangement called "Data Free Flow with
foreign companies which now know more Tnust" that proposes an inter
about us than we do ourselves. jurisdictional cooperation regime for
The notion of data sovereignty is not a information sharing, investigation and
new one. Every modern privacy law has eross-border enforcement.
regulations that limit the transfer of data Sovereign nations have always found
out of the country. The European Union ways to exercise sovereignty over the
applies an adequacy test, only allowing personal data of their citizens. This has
data to be transferred to countries that usually taken the form of restrictions on
have at least the same level of data the movement of data across national
protection as the EU. Even within a borders. Businesses that operate
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with the latest restrictions imposed
S13. Ans. (c)
lines mentioned in the 3t data they collect by the countries in which
Sol. AS pcr the failure to
aragraph "system llows the free flow of they operate-knowing that a
process
data between organizalions in signatory comply means they will have to
cerlifications issued by in-country."
nations based on the data they have collected
accountability agenls situated in each Option (a) is correct answer choice.
statement (c) is
such jurisdiction" only
S15. Ans. (b)
TRUE. Al others contradict the passage.
Hence, option (c) is correct answer Sol. The meaning of the phrase "to set
choice. out the grounds" is "to lay out the plan
S14. Ans. (a) ofaction". So, option (b) gives us the
exact meaning as given in the passage.
in the 4t
Sol. As per the lines present Thus, option (b) is correct answer choice.
paragraph "They are used to frequently
reorganizing their operations to comply
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(e) Amazon's shift into the media world (d) charge monthly subseriptions.
is a textbook example of how this (e) No correction required
could play out. is given in bold in
Q10. A word
should
Q7. Which of the following phrases Choose the word which
bold
should fill the blank (G) to make it replace the word given in
correct a
contextualy and grammatically make the sentence
meaningful and correct meaningful. If no changeVour
as
Tespectively? required, choose option (e)
(a) players already have a subscription answer.
relationship (a) unearthly (b) impede
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(d) messY half of all prizes. Q/ Even within
(c) canny among
subficlds, there are differences
(e) slimy
winners-in both ideology and approach.
Directions (11-20): Read the given For instance, in 1974, the Nobel
committee
passage and answer the following awarded the prize to both Friedrich
Hayck
questions based on the passage. and Gunnar Myrdal for their
contributions
Paragraph 1: As the most prestigious interdependence
to our understanding of the
announcement of the institutional
prize in the field, the of economic, social and right-leaning
Nobel Prize in economics (2019)
is an
phenomena. But as a
annual milestone moment for economists. ecconomist (Hayek) and a left-leaning
But last week's
announcement, which economist (Myrdal) they provided starkly
awarded the prize to economists Abhijit different interpretations of the samee
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contrast, cmpirical economics
uses theory (a) Only (i)
but focuses primarily
on data to
understand the world. b) Only (i)
(c) Both ()& (ii)
Paragraph 6: Over the last two decades,
Banerjee, (d) Both (ii) & (ii)
Duflo and Kremer have
conducted large-scale field (e) None of these
experiments
(randomized control O12. What is
tials or RCTs) to the major inference
identify successful poverty tha
alleviation be drawn out of the
strategies. And their work is al
passage? can
a major step (a) Because of
towards more cmpirical
work within
the prestige
economics, driven partly prize confers, neoliberal the Nohal
obel
by technology theory
which has now made large-scale policies receives an
data a boost across
collection and analysis feasible. World. the
A 2013
study highlighted that just 28% (b) Even though the
of studies in world is facing
Lop American economic jourmals focused large systemic
on crises economics
theory, compared with 62% in 1983. profession celebrating
These
theoretical studies have technical fixes must smal
been replaced by be celebrated.
both empirical and experimental (c) Mainstream economists
studies.
[C] A 2016 study as well as
shows that in other social scientists
development research, there have long
had been a provided thorough
critique of the
dramatic increase in the use turn towards RCTs in
of RCTs economics
among economists, intemational (d) The 2019 award
organizations and even governments. for an experimental
approach towards poverty alleviation
Q11. Which of the sollowing is part of a deeper shift in economics
sentences
can be used to connect 5th (e) None of these.
the & 6th
paragraph?
Q13. Which of the following statement(s)
() The 2019 Nobel winners
exemplify is/are true in context of the passage
this approach
(1) As a proportion total winners,
(ii) The experiments'
grounding has Economics has had the fewest
implications for how
experiments are female winners.
designed and the underlying
assumptions about (i) The 2019 award also continuesa
individual and tne
collective behavior recent eclectic distribution of
that are made
award.
ii) While the laureates
approach to
poverty research (11) The 2019. economics awards iffers
and policy may mosuy
scem harmless, in the way that earlier it was
if not laudable, there to
are many reasons given in the subficld devoleu
for concern or
exploring the econon as a whole
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(a) Aggravate - Exacerbate (a) The approach that
now promoted
b) Assuage -
Intensify concerned with
developmcnt,
poverty, is
(c) Diminish Tanishcd and is thus
larger trend a part not
(d) Palliate- Rendition in devclopmena the
economics that is
(e) None of these moving away
development îrom
Q19. Which of the following words must
(b) There has been
fill the blank as representcd by an
|B] imbalance when comes ideologcal
to make the sentence grammatically it to econon
Nobel. onomics
&contextually correct?
(c) There is a
(a) Confers diversific
ication
(b) bestowed ideologies of
the cohort of in the
(c) Destitute (d) Withhold winnes
(d) Both (b)& (c)
(e) None of these
() None of these
Q20. Whatl canbe inferred by the
statement 1Q) made in paragraph
3
of the passage?
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as a right-leaning economist interpretations of the same
"But the
that Icft-leaning economist which shows sharp contrast in
(Hayek) and a
provie starkly diffcrent ideologies of the winners.
(Myrdal) they
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Directions (1-5). Given below are six The latest crisis was triggered (3)
sentences which are divided into That sent out propaganda leaflets (4)
Several parts. Answer the following
questions based on these given Q1. Which of. the following is the
statements. correct sequence of the
A. To crack down on them, (1) And is rearrangement of the sentence (D)?
planning to deploy troops along the (a) 1234 (b) 4213
border. (2) Pyongyang has severed (c) 2143 (d) 3412
hotlines, demolished the liaison
(e) None of these.
office, (3) Angered by the South's
refusal (4) Q2. Which of the following is the
B. North Korea has conducted (1). correct sequence of the
Missile tests this year, (2) Sending rearrangement of the sentence (E)?
warning signals to (3) Seoul and (a) 4123 (b) 2143
Washington. (4) (c) 4231 (d) 3214
C. The U.S. and South Korea (1) Could (e) None of these
have responded to (2) these measures
Q3. Which of the following is the
and (3) kept the talks on track.(4)
correct sequence of the
D. North Korea is back to what it is best
rearrangement of the sentence (F)?
at (1) Border with South Korea and
(a) 3142 (b) 2341
threatening to deploy troops along
the demilitarised zone,(2)- Aggres (c) 4213 (d) 4312
sive posturing with the threat of war (e) None of these.
(3) By blowing up a joint liaison
Q4. Which of the following is the
office on the (4)
correct sequence of the rearrange
E. To achieve progress (1) After a ment of the sentence (A)?.
deadline the North dictated to the (a) 2341 (b) 3241
U.S. (2) Troubles began in the
(c) 4132 (d) 3412
peninsula early this year (3) In the
denuclearisation talks expired on (e) None of these.
December 31.(4) Q5. Rearrange the given six sentences in
F. By anti-North defector groups (1) the proper sequence to form&
Via balloons across the border (2) meaningful paragraph and
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Also
theme of the passage so sequence ofthe
match the Corect
formed. rearrangement of the sentence (C)?
C. With the deaths of at least 20 Indian Q9. Which of the following is the
soldiers, (1) And reports of Chinese correct sequence of the
soldier casualties in clashes at the rearrangement of the sentence (D)?
Galwan valley in Ladakh, (2) India (a) 2341 (b) 3241
and China have entered uncharted
(c) 1324 (d) 3412
territory (3) on the Line of Actual
(e) None of these.
Control.(4)
D. The deaths occurred when the two Q10. Rearrange the given five sentences
armies (1) The month-long stand-oft, in the proper sequence to form a
(2) Had agreed to "disengage" and meaningful paragraph also
and
"de-escalate" (3) Which makes the choose the one which doesn't match
SOLUTIONS
to
discussion by stating how it resorted
S12. Ans.(») considcring the
Such measure even aftcr
correct Scquence after the
Sol. The
So grievances of the petitioners at first.
rearrangement of the various parts to
mcaningtul scntence is 4213 S16. Ans(d)
makc a
Sol. The correct sequence after the
S13. Ans.c) rearrangement of the varíous parts
too
SET 26
If going online
loses the human these are mostly educated guesses at
touch, the advantage of becoming best.
available to many many more people (1) The tendency to be wise after the
who aspire to learn is worth the event can be deteriorating to foreign
trade. If giving proctored policy formulation. The fear of being
examinations in a socially distanced proved wrong may paralyse
world is more difficult, what needs diplomacy. One should always have
to change is the idea of proctored a historical perspective when
examinations. Digital tools such as formulating policy so that we learn
artificial intelligence (A) can from what turned out to be correct
improve learning outcomes; in decisions and what turned out to be
particular, this can be a boon for errors of judgement. But such
teaching students who are success or failure can only be
differently-abled.
properly assessed in the light of then
(a) Only (ii)
historical circumstances and the then
(6) Only (ii) regional and international
(c)Both ) and (ii) environment.
(d) Both (ii) and (ii) (ii) The great strength behind India's
(e) None of these foreign policy has been the broad
national consensus it has enjoyed,
Q5. Judging history through the
according it a certain continuity and
prism of the present can be very
coherence. Despite holding various
damaging to foreign Ppolicy
leaders to account for this or that
formulation
error of judgement, there has been
) As Indians we have the indefatigable general acknowledgement tha
propensity to use a contemporary irrespective of their ideological or
and often biascd prism to judge past political persuasion, successive
actors and their actions affecting the govermments have upheld India's
nation's interests. There is an interests fimly and judiciously.
Itis
unstated assumption that in taking sad to see that now foreign policy,
certain decisions or in too, has fallen victim to very narrow
pursuing
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domestic
jousting in
and cynical (iii) Viktor Franki, who was detained
in
politics. Nazi concentration camps, studied
(b) Only (ii)
(a) Both (i) and (ii) the source of depression and found
C)Both () and (ii) (d) Only (i) that it is the lack of meaning in
life
If we can base our actions
(e) None of these and work
shared love for family
meaning in life through on a members
Q6. Finding and society at large, we can
being socially
love and work and find
important in effective meaning in life. The Spinit
connected are
battling depression of harmony between individual and
of depression is society glued by communication is
i) A common symptom meaning the best way we can overcome stress
the absence of purpose and
a feeling anxiety and depression.
in life. Finding or regaining
on this (a) Both (i) and (ii)
of connection to a "purpose
earth" was important to a number of (b) Both (i) and (ii)
the people who were
interviewed. In
() Only (ii)
particular, people spoke about howa
(d) Only (i)
sense of purpose gives meaning to
() None of these
their life, motivates them to plan for
the long-term, and helps them align Q7. The whimsical curtailment of
their actions with what they most liberty and brazen partisanship is
value. This section explores how troublesome
people described finding an
() This arbitrary use of power, implied
overarching purpose in life, and how
by the absence or selective use of
that sense of purpose then guides
law, is deeply troublesome. More so,
their decisions and their actions.
when exercised by a democratically
() In his compelling and challenging Frequent
elected government.
piece, Hutson profiles several
arbitrariness in the political domain
researchers who advance an
leads to tyranny, it tramples upon
argument that depression can serve a
basic freedoms. However, an -even
possibly positive purpose in the lens
more basic feature of arbitrariness,
of evolution. But rather than deitying
one that produces much greater
evolution and trying to scry out what
it meant for us, let's focus on what's harm, is to be at the mercy of tne
ore immediately useful for lived 1ancy of sómeone else, especially the
humans lives today: that, in some powerful.
circumstances, depression may be, in (i) The minutest aspect of daily ite
the arc of a life, yielding travelling to work can be
of
insights
dependent upon the arbitrary opin
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by the
somcone else. When power is TA]
of so
excrcised arbilrarily by the state,a threat of Covid-19is
revolutionary in education that
even
act not in
person 1S made to not
accordance with a legitimate, genecral 3 decades of deliberation would
been
the pleasure of state have managed what has
rule but at
arbitrariness in achieved in less than 3 weeks of
officials. Frequent
domain leads to tyranny, lockdown. Innovative cducation
the political
persistently present techniques such as Flipped and
quite like when Learning,
sphere, it leads to online Collaborative
in the social
very crucial and touted as part of Education, are being
slavery. These are
alarming for our democracy. practised with much ease across all
schools today.
21 of the Constitution gives
(ii) Article basic B India is amongst those countries
every citizen the ight of
be whose educational institutions,
liberty and security. No one can
including schools, have been shut
deprived of liberty, held without
properly following procedures down in light of the spread of Covid-
prescribed by law. Article 22 19. These educational institutions
requires that anyone arrested and have no set date for reopening
detained must be informed of the despite growing concerns of various
ground for such an arrest and must stakeholders over the prolonged
be brought before a competent legal educational lockdown's immediate,
authority within prescribed time shortterm and long-term impacts on
frame. Legal scholars have rightly students and parents in particular and
pointed out that the best on society at large.
interpretation of this Article requires [C] The learning market is definitely
that the grounds of arrest and changing as people know that
detention must be reasonable. The everyone is able to learn everywhere.
complexity of these acts is With the help of online education
worrisome. system distance and boundaries are
(a) Both (ii) and (ii) disappearing, collapsing location
b) Both (i) and (i) inequality between students from all
() Only (Gii) over the world.
(a) Only (A)
(d) Only(i)
(b) Both (B) and (C)
(e) None of these
() Only (C)
Q8. Online Education gives
(d) Both (A) and (C)
significant shift from traditional
learning. () All of these
(ii) India should be more cognisant of (ii) Even if the antibody level is less, it
China's strategic objectives for might be protective against the
national security. COVID-19 disease
(a) Only (i) (a) Only (i)
SOLUTIONS
SET 27
Direetions
Rearrange the
(1-5): Q2. Which of the following
ences (A), (B), (C), (D), should be
following the
oper sequence to form third sentence alter
(E),(F) in paragrap then answer reamangement?
meaningful
a questions given below them. (a) A (b) D
the
is noteworthy
that China today has (c) B
A. It (d) E
a dispute with Japan in the East F
China Sea,
Q3. Which of the following should
of these cases, China
cach be
B. In
the fourth sentence after
employs the same playbook: Makea
rearrangement?
claim, establish some kind of a
(a) B
spresence, withdraw, and then cite (b) F
that precedent in future negotiations. ()D (d) C
C. India will have to draw some lessons (e) E
from countries with similar
Q4. Which of the following should be
problems.
the last sentence after
D. With a more assertive and reckless rearrangement?
China determined to open new fronts
(aF (b)E
across the globe,
) A (d) B
E And is locked in territorial
Contestation with Vietnam, (e)C
Philippines and Indonesia in the Q5. Which of the following should be
South China Sea, the second sentence after
E Besides the long-standing unresolved rearrangement?
boundary issue with India. (a) D (6) A
Q. Which of the following () B (d)F
should be
the fifth sentence after (e)C
rearrangement?
Directions (6-10): Rearrange the
(a) B
(b) F following five sentences (A), (B), (C,
C) A (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to
(d) E
e) C form a meaningful paragraph and then
answer the questions given below.
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But the tit-for-tat diplomatic battle Q9. Which of the llowing
hides beneath it a real dilemma in should
the FOURTH sentence be
India's Pakistan policy. rearrangement? alter
B. This comes soon after India expelled
(a) D (b) E
two Pakistani high commission
() C A
officials for spying, and Pakistani
agencies detained and harassed two (e) B
members of the Indian diplomatic Q10. Which of the following
should he
mission in Islamabad. the LAST sentence
C. It has told the Pakistani high after
rearrangement?
commission in Delhi to reduce its (a) D E
strength by half, on the grounds that
(c) A (d) B
officialswere supporting "cross-
border violence and terrorism". ()C
D. Given the reciprocity that governs Directions (11-20): Read the following
passage and answer the
diplomatic ties, India will do the questions
following it. Several alphabets
same in Pakistan. are
given to help you assist in answering
E. India has downgraded its diplomatic those questions.
relationship with Pakistan. India's water crisis is clear and present,
Q6. Which of the following should be with (A) for the health of the
the FIRST sentence entire population. According to the
after
Composite Water Management Index
rearrangement?
developed by Niti Aayog, 70% of the
(a) A (b) B water resources are identified as polluted.
(c)C (d) D This is based primarily on data supplied
(e) E by States for calculating the index. (B)
Had the water accessible to millions is
Q7. Which of the following should be contaminated, the problem is infinitely
the SECOND sentence after worse than that of availability. The
rearrangement? system of ratings for States is based on
(a) B (b) C their performance in augmenting water
resources and watersheds, investing in
(c) D (d) E infrastructure, providing rural and urban
() A drinking water, and encouraging efficient
Q8. Which of the following should be agricultural use. It (C) presumes that this
hall of fame' approach will foster
the THIRD sentence after "competitive and cooperative federalism
rearrangement? What emerges from the early assessment
(a) C (b) D is that States such as Gujarat, Madhya
(c) E (d) B Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,
Maharashtra, Punjab and Telangana have
(e) A
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(a) If the water accessible with the acute warer stres in most of
to millions 1s
contaminated, the problem India
infinitely worse than that of (e) None of these
availability.
Q15. Sentence (D) which is given in
(b) If the water accessible from millions
Italics has four words which are
is contaminated, the problem is highlighted out of which one may
infinitely worse than that of or
may not be grammatically correct
availability.
Choose the word which is
(c) If the water accessible to millions is grammatically incorrect as your
contaminated, the problem is being choice, If all the words are correct
infinitely worsen than that of choose option (e).
availability. (a) Middling8 (b)Augmentation
(d) If the water acessible to millions are
() Abysmally (d) Ensure
contaminated, the problem is
(e) All are correct
infinitely worse than that of
availability. Q16. In sentence E (which s given in
(c) no correction required italics) 4 words are highlighted.
Find the pair (of words) that must
Q13. Which of the following word is
replace each other to make the
most opposite in meaning to the sentence grammatically and
word "PRESUMES" which is contextually correct. If all the words
given in bold and marked as (C) are in correct position choose option
(a) Surmises (b) Conjecture (e) as your choice.
(c) Substantiates (d) Perturb (a) 1-4 (b) 2-3
(e) Speculates (c) 3-4 (d) 24
Q14. Which of the following statements (e) All are correct
can be inferred from the given Q17. In the above passage, a phrase (F) is
passage? given in bold which suggest that the
(a) India has to change the cropping given expression may be grammati-
pattern, to channel water guzzling cally incorrect. Choose the most
crops away from relatively arid appropriate expression among the
regions four options which makes the
(b) Awarding an index rank is the best sentence grammatically correct and
way to solve the water crisis issue. contextually meaningful. If the
given expression does not require
(c) Pricing water to reflect its true cost is
inevitable. any correction, choose option (e)
i.e., "No correction required" as
(d) Urgent reforms are needed to deal your answer.
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an
index rank
varding
Clearly, (a) Misuse of
(a) advance such power in order to achieve
vould have helped
wo something.
hemes, making ates
feel the need
sch competitive. (6) To lose something
of value in a trade.
to be (c) Not showing
Clearly, awarding an index rank care or thought for
(b) something.
should help in advancing such
Schemes, making States
feel the need d) Not giving something
of value to
competitive. someone in need.
to be
(e) None of these
Clearly, awardin an index rank
should help advance such schemes, Q20. Which of
the following. sentences
make States feel the need to be will best fill the blank
marked as (1)
competitive to complete the paragraph
to make
an index rank it contextually correct (The
d) Clearly, awarding sentence
should help advance such schemes, must be grammatically correct also).
making States feel the need of being (a) It will get rid of the
system of index
competitive. and thus will make the application
No correction required more sustainable.
()
(b) It will enforce the NMI
Q18. Which of the following word is index in
every state.
most SIMILAR in meaning to the
word "INTRACTABLE" which is )Itwould make governments
given in bold and marked as (G)? accountable.
(a) Compliant (b) Conformable (d) Demolishing the unconventional
(c) Impious myriads that has gripped the society.
(d).Profane
(e) None of these
() Refractory
Q19. What is the meaning
of the phrase
"bartering away" which is marked
as H?
SOLUTIONS
S1. Ans.(b)
after the rearrangement.
So. Statement
after
F is the Fifth statement $3. Ans.(e)
the rearrangement.
S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Statement E is the Fourth statement
after the rearrangement.
S0. Statement
A is the Third statement
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Directions (1-15): In the. following (a) C-F and B-D (b) A-E
quetions two columns are given (c) A-F and A-E (d) A-D
containing three sentences/phrases
each. In first column, sentences/phrases (e) None of these
are A, B and C and in the second
Q2.
column the sentences/phrases are D, E
and F. A sentence/phrase from the first COLUMN (1)
column may or may not connect with (A) Blaming subordinates s bad
another sentence/phrase from the leadership
second column to make
(B) In defeat, the Gandhi family is
grammatically and contextually correct
sentence. Each question has five looking
options which display the sequence(s) (C) The lack of maturity, egocentrism,
in which the sentences/phrases can be and sense of entitlement
joined to form a grammatically and
contextually correct sentence. Choose COLUMN (2)
the pair(s) which make(s) a (D) The responsibility that the position
grammatically meaningful sentence. carries.
Q1. (E) Who have a history of undermining
COLUMN (1) strong regional leaders.
(A) The tentative revival in industrial (F) For scapegoats without owning
activity responsibility.
(B) While the inflation reading remains (a) C-F and B-D (b) A-E
below the RBI's inflation (c) B-F and A-D (d) B-F
(C) And while the monsoon is forecast to (e) None of these
be normal
Q3.
COLUMN (2) COLUMN (1)
(D) Buoyed by a generally broad-based (A) This collapse was long in the making
revival
(B) An attack on doctors at a medical
(E) Appears to have started on a
college hospital in Kolkata
healthier note
(C) There can be no argument against the
(F) Must be built on through prudent doctors' primary demands
policy support
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both
both doctors and of computing default rates
Concerns of
D) patients: COLUMN (2
has become (D) Is aimed at sharpening disclosure and
death of a patient
The leaving little room for raters to be
() the focal point of an agitation
condoned ambiguous.
is being
This evasiveness
(F) supremos (E) That plagues the rating industry.
reigning
by the framework will
(b) B-E (F) Is how the new
C-F and B-E
(a)
(d) B-F eifectively resolve the conflict of
B-F and A-D
(c) interest issue.
these
(e) None of (a) A-F (b) C-D
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A-E of ensuring that
(c) these market access for Indian services
None of
(e) exporters remains free of new,
restrictive visa curbs.
Q1.
cOLUMN(1) (a) C-F and A-F
retaliatory
India finally imposes
A)As U.S. goods
(b) C-E
tarifts on (c) B-F and A-D
compelled to
India is not going to be
(B)negotiate under duress d) A-F, C-D and C-E
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(C) India needs structural reforms
blanks to make the sentence
COLUMN (2) contextually correct and meaningful?
(D) From listed shares and equity- Q16. Investors who are not senior citizej
oriented mutual fundd can the Post
(E) Has created a subsidiary called Office Monthly Income Scheme
eme
Calibra which pays an
(F) That can allow it to grow at a faster interest of 7.7% per annum,
credited
pace without high inflation monthly to your account.
(a) B-E (b) C-F Column Column
I
(c) B-F and A-F (A) combat D) reluctantly
(d) B-E and C-D (B) contemplate E) conversely
(e) None of these. (C) criticize E currently
Q15 (a) C-E (b) B-D and C-F
COLUMN (1) (c)B-F (d) A-D
(A) Economic expansion in the fourth (c) B-D
quarter
Q17. Soon after the GST was
(B) The Indian economy is doing well if
from July 1, 2017,
(C) The current economic momentum is the government had approved
ess setting up of the NAA(National
COLUMN (2) Anti-profiteering Authority) for two
(D) The previous, financial year was at the years to deal with complaints by
lowest level in five years consumecrs
(E) In the midst of a sharp economic companies for not passing on GST
slowdown. rate cut benefits.
(F) The coming years if it has to moveat Column I ColumnII
East Asian rather than Indonesian (A) Rolled out (D) favour
speed. B) Crossed out (E) against
LC) Put off (E) indulging
(a) C-F and A-C (b) B-E (a) A-F (b) B-D
(c) B-F and A-D (d) B-F (c) B-F (d) A-E
(c) None of these (e) C-D
Directions (16-20): In the questions Q18. The Supreme Court expressed iis
given below a sentence is given with
two blanks in each. Corresponding to growing concern over the award of
each question two columns are given tenders being challenged in writ
with three words in each columnn. proceedings almost as a matter of
Which combination of words from the routine. The court's observations
two columns will perfectly fit into the fail to appreciate the fact that the
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Column.
(A) prevaricated (D) pursuing
(B) perplexed (E) debilitating
LC)riven T (E) weaning
SOLUTIONS
in industrial
S1. Ans.(c) A-E-"The tentative revival
on a
activity appears to have started
Sol.
healthier note"
A-F "The tentative revival inindustrial contextually as it
It is also correct
activity must be built on through prudent indicates that the revival has started on a
policy support
healthier note.
Is
Tevival
correct and makes sense as the
of industrial activity 1s beng
$2. Ans.(d)
Sol. B-F- "In defeat, the Gandhi family
alkcd about in (A) which will be done without owning
the policy is looking for scapegoats
support as mentioned in () responsibility"
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Scapegoat means a person om
who
for the wrongdoings, mistakes, is blamed in Hong Kong underline the
tensions wiswith
of others, especially or faults mainland China"
for reasons of C-F-"They fear that the new legislatin.
expediency. So B-F is implying
that they would further erode the freedoms Den
are looking for the person
who they want
to blame for their defeat. enjoy under the asic Law, the
mini-constitution." city's
S3. Ans.(e)
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. None of the given combination
is Sol.
grammatically or contextually correct.
S4. Ans.(b) A-D will not be corect because
of
of were and instead was will betheused use
Sol. which is the same reason B-D
is incorrect
B-E- "The police statement indicates B-E "The local authorities insistence
that
a communication breakdown aggravated on going ahead with unpopular
the situation." measures
is only sharpening this
contradiction
A-F will make sense if we add 'with' between the way Hong Kong is ruled
before 'the' in F the expectations of civil society." and
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incident reveals
ular challenge that confronts critical. in the first paragraph?
part of the
the
nature of today. are a large number of
blatantly
Indian
media There can
bold members in the press, who
ecosystem
partisan, competitive
a
First,commercial (a)interpretations are by careful
still be characterised
express opinions and
and journalists to evaluation, judgement
forcing (bJactualities,
not, on some impartiality, in Democratic India.
that do (c)imperatives the faulty
ground
reflect death of the farmer Some members of the media who
(d)occasions of the
II.
unbiased and
point. have the guts to be
a case in left in
are veracity has been judgmntal are still
occasional slip of
The cynica administration to Democratic India.
exploited by a ranging from
serious charges, Democratic India has plenty of
endosement of communal
II.
sedition to the dauntless journalists and media
accused.
tensions, against the persons who still can afford
to be
media
twisting of facts by a undistorted
Yet, the perceived to be the impartial and present
fraternity, present facts, in Democratic India.
cheerleaders of the
scrutinized. This A. OnlyI B. Both I and II
dispensation, is seldom
hypocrisy and
unmitigated D. Both I and IlI
s
intimidation. The weaponization of
C. Only I1
other draconian E. All I,II and II
sedition as well as of
intent: the
legislations ca have only one Q10. In the third paragraph, four
words
independent,
stifling of expression of in bold may or may not be
correctly
journalists but
critical opinion not just by are Some
citizens. This placed. Below
also comedians and correct
combinations ofthe
warrants serious reflection on the part of
institutions that claim to be the custodians sequence of those words, one of
of democracy. which will make the whole sentence
contextually correct. Choose the
Q8. Which of the following phrasal
verbs can contextually fit in the corect combination of those words.
blank in the first paragraph? If no replacement is required,
choose option (E).
A. brushed down B. brushed aside
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and the meaning of the highlighted C. Only I D. Only II
word respectively. Choose the E. Both II and III
correct pair.
Q13. What does the author mean by
A. level, language or behaviour that is the
phrase cheerleaders of
intended to offend other people.
present dispensation in the the
B. slap, incitement of discontent or last
paragraph?
rebellion against a government.
A. supporters of the current chaos
C. strike, conduct or speech inciting B. admirers of the existing situation
people to rebel against the authority C. protagonists of the contemporary
of a monarch.
government
D. put, conduct, such as speech and D. followers of the present-day
organization, that tends to act against organisation.
dutifulness of the citizens.
E. None of the above options
E. None of the above pairs
Q14. Which of the following statements
Q12. What is the dual nature of the can be inferred from the last
challenge' as mentioned in the paragraph?
second paragraph, according to the I. Govenment's unnecesarily and
author? extremely severe laws are meant to
I. Journalists are being compelled to minimise the freedom of speech of
distort the truth sometimes and individuals and suppress the voices of
consequently their this mistake dissent.
exposed them to serious accusations IL. The fact that media houses do distort
by the derisive administration. the real facts, is rarely looked at,
II. The present rivalrous nature of the critically.
press media obligates the journalist II. Sedition charges are the weapons of
to hide the true facts and this the government, which display an
wrongdoing of them, is working in utterly uncontrolled pretension.
favour of the disrespectfiul A. Only III B. Both I and II
administration. C. Both II and III D. Both I and IlI
III. For the sake of surviving the E. All 1, Il and II
aggressive and competing world of
Q15. What's the actual tone of the author
media, journalists are working
in the last line of the last
against their ethics and distorting
facts, which is then helping the paragraph?
pessimistic administration to bring A. Admonitory B. Reprimanding
accusations against the oppressors. C. Distressing D. Teasing
A. Only Il B. Both I and IlI E. None of the above options
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Direction(16-17): In each of the independent calls on how they want
n(16-17) short
questions a rt passage is to sequence the resuscitating
ollowing the lines in the
ollo ith one of represented y a E. None of the above options
missing and
passage best out of the Q17. According to the Union health
Select the
blank. hoices given, to make the ministry, no COVID-19 case has
answer cho coherent. If no
com plete and been reported in 146 districts in the
passage blank, cho0se (E) as
fits in the country for more than a week. At
ption
answer, 1.44, the country's case fatality ratio
your Tamil Nadu ar are to
Schools in is well below the global figure of
o16. physIcal classes
partially restart 2.15. A year after India recorded its
Yesterday, students of Class first COVID-19 case these are
today.
attended classes
10 and
12 in Delhi reassuring indicators that the
time since
in
schools for the first contagion is on its last legs in a
March. These developments country where it has claimed more
last
the staggered lives.
mark a new phase in than 1.5 lakh
India.
reopening of schools across This achievement
Next week, shouldn't, however,make the
Maharashtra is scheduled to reopen country's policy makers lose sight
classes after it
some of the junior of the vulnerabilities sOcial,
started with older students earlier in economic and educational
the month. It augurs well as
India amplified by the
exposed and
makes steady. progress towards pandemic.
leaving behind the worst of 2020.
A. Pandemics are, however, cruel not
A. Opening schools may have to be just because of the toll they take on
revisited over the next four weeks if peoples' health but also because of
the transmission of the vinus
the social and economic disruptions
continues to rise.
they cause.
B. Therefore, schools are working out
B. India would have done a better job of
plans to ensure students who choose
balancing the imperatives to protect
not to come to campus, do not miss
lives and livelihoods and mitigating
out on anything
disruption if it had a stronger social
.States across the country have been security system.
forced to jump
onto the digital C. India's success in tackling the health
education bandwagon over
the last crisis is impressive given that the
four months due
to the interruptions virus continues to rage in several
Caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
parts of the developed world.
D. States
have devised their own
D. Early impacts of the pandemic-
protocols to ensure safety
and taken
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resultant economicdistress is Gandhi, as he spearheaded the
exacerbating pre-existing stuctures freedom struggle, drew
of disadvantage based on social inspiration from / and acted with
identity. conviction on the principle / rooted
E. None of the above options in our ancient tradition- ahimsa
or non-violence.
Direction(18-22): In each of the
A. spearheaded - yielded to
questions below, a sentence has been
broken into four parts with one word B. inspiration - goad
highlighted in bold in each of the C. conviction - certitude
fragments. From the options given,
identify the word which expresses
meaning opposite to the given sentence,
a D. ancient dateless
E. None of the above pairs
with the highlighted word replaced by
a word of the opposite meaning. Q21. They, along with thousands of their
compatriots, placed the nation
Q18. Can the building of a champion
before the self, valued freedom
cricket team provide any insight
over slavery and oppression, / and
into the building of a champion
rose against the might of the British
manufacturing sector, / a challenge
empire.
India has grappled with, / without
A. compatriots - landsmen
much success, for long?
B. valued - cherished
A. insight - discernment
B. building - confecting C. oppression felicity
D. might - sinew
C. grappled - liberated
D. success coup E. None of the above pairs
E. None of the above pairs Q22. What has really pushed the clock
close to the and kept it
brink/-
Q19. Amidst the current discourse on there in 2021- is the parochial,/
Sustainable Development Goals profit-seeking and often petulant
(SDGs) for all and leaving no one ways in which governments have
behind,/ one finds wide gaps/ in
handled the pandemic.
the development of our children.
A. brink - verge
A. discourse colloquy
-
B. parochial - petty
B. leaving forsaking
-
C. petulant choleric
-
C. gaps - lacunae
D. handled treated
-
D. development - retrogression
E. None of the above pairs
E. None of the above pairs
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dispensation a
political, relígious, or
social system prevailing at a particular
suppressing
protecting
voices, they're not
democracys
they're
time; government. destroying it.
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- warning.
Admonitory the health crisis is impressive given
Distressing-ccausing anxiety. that
the virus continues to rage in
several
or king fun of. parts ofthe developed world.)
Teasing- mocking
Ans.(D. States have devised their The entire context is positive in
tone, with
S16.
protocols to ensure
Own indepen
safety and
calls on how they
an advisory note in the
last line.
It's talked about 'reassuring indicators
taken sequence
the resuscitating in the first part. So,
India's success in
want to
resuscita - reviving«or getting back to tackling the health crisis is impressive
given that... is the appropriate statement
normalcy.
sequence the resuscitating' in this place. The last line is referring
ant to make Tndia's success in tackling the health
means want to an order of
crisis' as this achievement'
reopening.
A Incorrect. It's negative. It's talking
-
The
context is about reopening of the about the pandemic's cruel effects.
chools and how different states are
B Incorrect. It's negative too. It's
dealing with the reopening.
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contradictions are
given passage Some of the other
rection(1- Read the illustrative of several deepening chasms.
answer ithe questions that
arefully and Maharashtra topped states in providing
Care decline in the
follow. that legal aid, but witnessed a
Supreme Court had ruled already-meagre number of women police
the ,
n 2016,to justice is a fundamental right. representation of
officers. Indeed, the
ccess
universality ofjustice does not not been
women across institutions has
But the its even
proportionate to scale and often registers
necessarily translate
inference can be
dispensation. This a growth in the lower ranks only.
of the India
the findngscomprehensive not merely
drawn from The dispensing of justice is
2020, a take into
Justice Report reach of about (p)precedents: it must also
prevalent nature and consideration what constitutes the idea of
study of the
.
Population is entitled to legal aid, a paltry I. The fact, justice for all, doesn't
crore people have received it in the always guarantee the even
last 25 years. distribution of justice.
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it's often not served with the is FALSE according stateme
assurance of credibility. to the
paragraph?
IMI.
Not everyone gets to enjoy the fruit I. Two-thirds of the
nvicts
of justice notwithstanding its all- prisons are being inIndiar
held in
inclusive nature. awaiting trial for a custody
crime.
A. Only II B. Both I and III II 1.5 crore people nave
got legal
C. Both II and II D. Only II support in the last:25
years and
E. OnlyI number is not at all
negligible.
Q2. What does the author indicate by III. Lower courts in
Bengal have
maximal number of
the term glaring lacunae', un ded the
due to the fact there cases,
according to the first paragraph? is one judge
. The fact that justice isn't being served every 50,000 citizens
there.
for
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institutes of higher ostensibly', as used in
schools and Word
in
education. statement (b)
government has said that A. incredibly B. certainly
The Union 'virtual
(b) intends to establish C. seemingy D. controversially
it
universities which will ostensibly E. None fthe above options
achieving the desired gross
help in Q18. Which of the following idioms can
higher education as
enrolment ratio in
Education appropriately fit in the situation
envisaged in the National
that's been depicted in statement
Policy.
Inequality and poverty- both have (
(c) A. add fuel to the fire
exacerbated by the pandemic
been
the spectre of B. like a bat out of hell
have given rise to
exclusion. C. end of the day
(d) The
Covid-19 pandemic sparked D. be as dead as a doornail
monumental changes in the social, E. None of the above options
cultural and practical functioning of
Q19. What's the actual meaning of the
society.
phrase gain a degree of
(e) Is this model of education now set to
permanence' in statement (e)?
gain a degree of permanence?
A. to go along for a truncated time.
( However, the rush towards 'remote
B. to continue for an elongated time.
learning' has exposed the limitations
of online education in many ways. C. to stay sporadic for a long time.
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d
urbanized areas. E. None of the above options
E. None of the above options
Q24. Slow-witted Forrest Gump
Q21. Which of the statements is never thought of himself has
disadvantaged, as
interweaving the next-to-last and thanks
to hinis
statement and the fourth from the supportive mother. He
anything but a leads
last statement? restricted
Whether dominating on life
A. B. b the field a
a college football star, fighting
C. f D. g in
Vietnam or captaining
E. None of the above options a boat.
Forrest inspires people
with his
Q22. Which of the following childlike optimism.
But one person
combinations of statements can be Forrest cares about the most
may be
emplaced successionally? the most difficult to save
A. a e bbc childhood love, the sweethis
B. bcg but
troubled Jenny.
C. feg D. ebfg
E. None of the above options Choose a word that describes Forrest
in the best possible way according to
Direction(23-29): Below is a situation the context.
given in each question and one question
a. Ingenuous b. Worldly
is asked based on the situation given.
You've to answer accordingly. c.Brainy d. Opinionated
Q23. After the murder of his wife, A. Only a B. Both a and b
hotshot banker Andrew is sent to C. Both a and c D. All a, b, c and d
Shawshank Prison, where the usual E. None of the above options
unpleasantness occurs. Over the
years, he retains hope and Q25. At a national park in Kenya, English
game warden George Adamson and
eventually gains the respect of his
his wife, Joy Adamson, care for three
fellow inmates, especially longtime
orphaned lion cubs. After the two
convict Redding, a black marketeer,
and becomes influential within the larger lions are shipped off to a zo0 in
the Netherlands, the smallest of the
prison. Eventually, Andrew
three, Elsa, stays with the couple.
achieves his ends on his own terms.
When Elsa is blamed for causing an
Which of the following words can
elephant stampede in the nearby
describe Andrew's attitude?
Village, head warden John Kendau
a. Collected b. Resolute
demands the young lion either be
c. Indecisive d. Intrepid the
trained to survive in the wilds of
A. Only a B. All a, b and d Serengeti or be sent to a zoo.
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describe the head him ultimately take on the persona
ld you
would
decision?
How he is more known as..Joker.
warden's
b. pragmatic How would you describe Arthur's life?
flinty
a. indiscernible d. unkindly a. rocky b. intriguing
c. B. Both a and c C. elusive d. insidious
Only a
A. D. Both a and b A. Both a and c B. Onlyd
Only d
C. options D. All a, b and c.
of the above
C. Both b and c
E.
None
name of Will E. None of the above options
A young adult by the
026. been living in
Hunting has always Q28. In the Kashmir valley Kabir a
He spends his nights at former army officer comes as a
the slums.
best friends. However, teacher in a school which was once
bars with his
amazing talent in run by his father. The school has no
he has an
Mathematics. When Will is almost facilities and is soon to be shut
professor at MIT without a teacher. After knowing
sent to jail, a
decides to bail him out under the about the new teacher, students start
condition that he works with him to attend the school. But they don't
for math every week and that
he like Kabir as he is strict. Kabir then
visits a therapist. Little does he comes across the diary of a previous
know that the professor will change teacher named Firdaus and adopts
his life in the best possible way. her way of teaching and becomes a
How can you describe the professor friend of the students.
here? How would you describe Kabir's
a. cavalier b. prudent attitude here?
C. judicious d. impertinent a. accommodative b. considerate
A. Only d B. Both b and c C. compassionate d. amicable
C. Both a and c D. All a, b and c A. Only b B. Both b and c
E. None of the above options C. All a,b, c and d D. Both a and d
Q27. Arthur Fleck works as a clown and E. None of the above options
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the scum off the streets". But Which of the following
djectives
Travis's personality sees him becing cannot be uscd while adi.
escribing
unable to connect with virtually Travis?
anyone, until he falls in love with a a. forlorm b. unyiclding
girl campaign worker named Betsy. c. incautious d. buoyant
As Travis grows increasingly A. All b, c and d B. Both c
paranoid, he begins to see these and
relationships he develops as
C. Only a D. Both aand d
'missions' of which he will need to E. None of the above options b
be the saviour.
SOLUTIONS
S1. Ans.(B. Only I and III) institutions- the police, the judiciary
the universality of justice' means prisons and legal aid. That glaring
justice for all; the all-inclusive(including lacunae in these critical spheres exist
all) nature of justice. even in the best-performing
state,
dispensation Here it's been used an indicates the challenges that
-
confront
uncountable noun. India'sjustice delivery mechanism
It means issuing of something, I- Correct. It's talking about exactly the
especialy from a position of authority. same thing.
even dispensation - even distribution. judicature judiciary.
-
III - Correct. 'enjoy the fruit of justice' lacunae in these critical spheres exist
means get the good results that justice even in the best-performing state,
comes with.' In another way not indicates the challenges that confront
everyone is evenly/equally served by India's justice delivery mechanism.
Justice. The author hs called the glaring lacunae
II as the challenges that confront India's
-
Incorrect. It's talking about the
assurance of credibility or believability. Justice delivery mechanism.
S2. Ans.(D. Both I and III) predicament - challenge or difficulty.
glaring lacunae obvious gaps.
- confront- face.
in the
(lacunae is the plural form of lacuna II- Incorrect. It's nowhere written
context that small and major states are
which means gap.) in
being faced with difficulties
Refer to Not even the best-performing
delivering justice. It's written that these
states scored above 60% in terms of statements have performed poorly "
justice delivery across Jour crucial
justice delivery.
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This statement is talking about exactly the S13. Ans.(B. Another area which
has
same thing. been inflicted.)
$9. Ans.(B. Both I and II)
The meaning of the phrase here is to be
affected adversely.
I - Refer to The institutional deficits
inflict cause (something unpleasant or
prevailing within the justice delivery painful) to be suffered.
system must be addressed.
imperil to endanger.
addressed/contended with dealt with.
discounted - overlooked.
lacunae deficits.
cut short - to end (something) earlier
II - Refer to "But that will not be all. It than expected.
is crucial for its stakeholders - the S14. Ans.B. c)
police judges andthe State-to reinstate the nighest statement to the concluding
citizens Jaith in the pledge to uphold statement - the closest statement to the
justice fairly and quickty for all."
last statement.
entities involved in the justice delivery
The correct arrangement is
system stakeholders of the justice
delivery system. d a g f bh ee
S15. Ans.(E. None of the above options)
reinstate reestablish.
-
activity or
ficld or domain of truneated- short.
a
ambit - 4
go along-continue.
terest. activity that
shonest or illegal sporadic- infrequent.
racketmoney. indeterminable- unpredictable.
makes coast where the land performing
-
apart
a of the sea is surrounded by
is
S20. Ans.(C. Large cities
bay that the sca better than remote areas.)
curves in so sides.
three metropolitan - large cities.
land on pollution.
grime-dirt or fare to perform or to executc or to do.
seemingly)
S17.
Ans.(C. hinterland - the remote areas of a
ostensibly from
seemingly COuntry.
Sso as to give the
appearances alone,
a certain quality. suburban areas an area on the cdge of
impression of having a large town or city where people who
guessed by the line -
meaning can be Work in the town or city often livc, places
The to establish yirtual located on the outskirts of the cities.
iintends
universities which will
ostensibly help in
enrolment urbanized- urban.
achieving ihe aesirea gross
ratio... $21.Ans.(C.9
incredibly-
unbelievably. interweaving the next-to-last statement
and the fourth from the last
certainly- definitely.
interconnecting the second last statement
controversially - involving controversy.
and the fourth from the last statement.
S18. Ans(A. Add
fuel to the fire)
Statement f is linking statement b to
The context is Inequality and poverty
statementc.
- both have been exacerbated by the
The correct arrangement is -
pandemic.
exacerbate - to worsen. d aeb fcg
add fuel to the fire to make a bad S22. Ans.(C. feg)
situation worse. emplaced successionally placed
like a bat out of hell
- very fast and consecutively.
wildly. S23. Ans.(B. All a, band d)
end of ie day to look at all the
-
Collected - calm, as he tolerated every
possibilities and then to make a final unpleasantness in the prison but retained
decision.
hope.
be as dead as a doornail to be clearly Resolute brave. As he was brave
-
and obviously dead.
enough to achieve his ends on his own
S19. Ans.(B. to continue for an terms, despite the unpleasantness around.
elongated time.)
Intrepid-fearless.
elongated - Iong
Indecisive not being able to make
permanence - the state or quality ot
decisions. It's a negative tem.
lasting or remaining unchanged for a long
time.
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Q1. over the sanded C. Only II
your hand
LRun to make sure it is smoothed E. All have used correctly
surface
out. Q4. Disproportionate
soothing that it feels a People on lower incomes spend
a
IL His voice is so
ocean wave. disproportionate amount of their
bit like a smooth
III. The
course of true love never ran income on fuel.
C. Both I and III D. Only III we invite his old friend as well.
A. Both I and iIlI B. Only IlI
E. All have used correcty
C. Both II and Ill D. Only II
Q3. Factor
E. All have used correctly.
I His skill was a factor in ensuring
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B. grand promisc
statements, given in a random order.
fcigned guarantee
When these statements are sequenced C.
properly, they'll form a coherent and D. insincere pact
meaningful paragraph. There are E. None of the above options
the
various questions based on cach of
statements. Read it carefully and Q8. What's the actual meaning
answer the questions that follow. statement (¢)? of
(a) It would have broad implications
but also The effects of the killing of Mohsen
not only in the Middle East Fakhrizadeh will be echoed
in the West.
throughout Iran.
(6) Isracl and the West, of course, would II. The backwash of the killing
have none of this pious pledge from of
Mohsen Fakhrzadeh not supposed
Iran.
to be confined to Iran.
i
(C) The reverberations of the
killing of
III. Aftermmath of
the killing of Mohsen
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh are unlikely to Fakhrizadeh will most likely not
be limited within Iran.
is
affect only Iran.
(d) Fakhrizadeh, Iran further alleges, A. Only I B. Both I and II.
not the only scientist to be killed by D. Only II
C. Only IlI
Israel's pellucid and lethal secunty
apparatus. E. None of I, II and II
(e) Apparently, the goal is to cripple Q9. In statement (d), the word in bold
Iran's nuclear projects that Iran may or may not be correct
professes to be 'peaceful' in nature. according to the context. Below are
principal some replacements. Choose the
(1 Iran has accused Israel, its fit
correct word that il appropriately
regional of the murder. there. If the word in bold is correct,
scientists
(g) At least five other nuclear choose (E) as your answer.
last
met with a similar fate in the B. outlined
decade, or so says Iran. A. faint
C. trenchant D. lucent
can
Q6. Which of the following words
No replacement required
be a near antonym of the word E.
words can
implications' in statement (a)? Q10. Which of the
following
blank
in the
A. ramifications B. aftereffects most appropriately fit
D. repercussions in statement (1)?
C. determinants
A. adversary B. fellow
E. None of the above options
C. abettor D. contidant
phrase
Q7. What's the meaning of the
pious pledge' in statement (b)? E. None of the above options
A D. f A. ca d B. a f dc
C.d options C. fd D. ge d
None of the above
E E. None of the above options
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repercussion consequence or pellucid crystal clear.
aftereffect. outlined- summarized.
S7. Ans.(C. feigned guarantee) trenchant severe, expressing
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the world know that the legislations were protest to0 much.
steamrolled ignoring the reservations of Words of dissent do come with a
II
the Opposition. What is equally
great amount of powe.
illustrative about the indignation of the
ministry and its admirers- celebrities II. The authorities do express opposition
all - was their comprehension of too much.
sOvereignty. B. Both I and III
A. Only II
The sovereignty of a robust democracy
C. Only II D. Only I
Cannot be so brittle as to crumble in the
face of a single tweet. This prickliness, a E. None ofI, II and Il1
edging out the keeper A. Both d-c and e-b B. Only d-b
of the law in the process. C. Both e-b and a-f D. Only
a-b
a. outlaw b. oppressed
E. None of the above options
c. embellished d. stigmatized Direction(17-22): Below are
some
statemen given in a ndom
e. criminal order.
obscured When these statements are sequenced
A. Both c-b and d-e B. Both c-a and ce properly, they'l form a coherent and d
C. Only ce D. Bothce and f-b
meaningful paragraph. There
various questions based on each are tho
E. None of the above options statements. Read it carefully of
Q14. Laughter, a medicine that should answer the questions that follow. and
(a) Museums in the Netherlands
the heart, can taste have
now decided to return thousands
to some. objects taken away from Sri Lanka
of
a. buoy up b. relive
and Indonesia, while India, too, has
a
C. unpalatable d. bitter few items it would like the Dutch to
e. lighten f. unsavoury return.
A. Only a-d B. Both bd and e-f (b) A French art historian said that calls
C. Only e-c D. Both b-fand ec for such repatriation had first
E. None of the above options gathered force at the end of the
1970s.
Q15. Over-sensitiveness to criticism, and c) Now, however, the Black Lives
hence the stifling of is a Matter movement has prompted a
sign of insecurity and change in attitude.
a. pathos b. drollness (d) Countries once colonized in Asia and
C. humor d . inflexibility Africa have long sought to rediscover
e. brittleness the histories carried by their own
.f. breakability
cultural objects displayed in museums
A. Only b-f B.. Both a-e and b-e in Western countries.
C. Only c-d D. Both be and c-f
()The widespread desire. for a post
E. None of the above options racist society required restitution of
Q16. There is also concern about, cultural as one of its steps.
whether the experience of digital () Restitution of cultural assets is not
education existing new demand.
techniques. (g) At that time, Western museums had
a. contemplates b. teaching resisted strongly.
in first gained
strength during the fag You've to answer accordingly.
end ofthe 1970s. Q23. India, to the wide-eyed visitor,
A. Only I B. Both I and II could, for very good reasons, look
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or demonstrative.
step, the ministry of external afairs
responded to the growing international indignation - anger; discontent; distress.
scrutiny in a lengthy statement that urged comprehension of sovereignty of
celebrities to ascertain facis before idea/understanding/interpretation
Refer to 'ministry
of external affairs longer certain that its carefully curated
international protest is
responded to the growing narative on the farmers
that urged
Scrutiny in a lengthy statement having its desired effecet?
celebrities to ascerlain
Jacts before
carefully curated carefully chosen and
comments. This
rushing to make critical thoughtfully organized or presented.
is welcome
advice, but the dictum should
narrative-a particular way of explaining
applicable to all."
be or understanding events.
S5. Ans.(A. inimical) Statement I is talking about exactly the
inimical harmfül or detrimental. same thing.
symbolical -Serving as a symbol. II- Out of the context. It's talking about
well-disposed - friendly. the govermment's hesitation.
equivocal ambiguous. IlI Out of the context. It's talking
-
Interrogation questioning.
-
colloquial -
(of language) used in
uphold to maintain.)
-
ordinary or familiar conversation; not
S12. Ans.(D. Both a-f and e-c) formal or literary.)
jeopardise / imperil to endanger.
- S17. Ans.(A. Salons)
sovereignty / reign supreme authority.
- Salon / Museum a building or part of a
furbish to renovate. building in which objects of interest are
displayed.
despotism - tyranný or dictatorship.
S13. Ans.(B. Both c-a (more synonyms gallery; archives;
and c-e)u exhibition)
embellish- to glorify.
Tomb grave.
outlaw criminal - someone
who has Sanctum
committed a crime..
- a place that is considereu
sacred (as within a religion).
oppressed subject to harsh
authoritarian treatment and Hovel a small, simply constructed, ana
often temporary dwelling.
stigmatize- to condemn.
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Ans.(D..Both I and II) edged in -placed in between.
S18. properties back to
patriation 8 sending came from;
So, the answer would be the second
country that they statement and that is statement (a).
assets to their country they
returning The correct arrangement is -
originaledin. d afbgce
force
- intensify or to gain
S22. Ans.(A. a)
ther
strength. If the last three statements are taken
1970-1979.
1970s- out or removed from the entire
the
the 1970s-just before 1980
arrangement
the end of 1970s. arrangement, the
it fag end of the becomes-
or at the request.
call-demand or urgent
urgent request. d afb
peremptory request- So, the antepenultimate (Third last)
Incorrect. It's talking about statement is - statement (a).
II - assets.
Inquiries about the S23. Ans. (B. heterogeneous,
riches)
S19. Ans.(B. prodigious)
riches-wealth. heterogeneous diverse in character or
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inconsiderate thoughtiessly causing chauvinistic -believing that
or naving
hurt or inconvenience to others. as if women are naturally less 1
mportant,
diabolical - characteristic of the Devil, or intelligent, or able than men.
so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil. crumble- fall apart.
mettlesome spirited and brave. Statement I and II are saying
the same thing. exactly
s26. Ans.(A. unyielding)
unyielding - completely unwilling to Statement IIl can't be an inference
change a decision, opinion, demand, etc. s29. Ans.(A. prerequisite)
The Catholic Bodies are trying their best prerequisite required as a
to free the old priest. They are not ready condition; indispensable. prior
to give up. They are not likely to change extraneous irrelevant and extra.
their decision.
facultative optional.
-
unorthodox - unconventional.
sanative healing.
unblushing- shameless.
$30. Ans.(D. All of A, B and C)
rampageous boisterously or violently
uncontrollably. dissimulative insincere.
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make any further progress learn many things.) t to
III. rely on yesterday's achievements or (a) And linguists have found
accolades to remain relevant or onething that hits the sensitivthat the
successful. ofmillennials and the Gen nerve
A. Only III full stop. Z is the
B. Both I and II
C. Only II D. Both I and III b) In vain do old fogies of 40
and above
E. All I, II and III say, pleadingly, anxiously,
bewilderment, that it orin
isa
Q5. Choose an appropriate phrasal
3grammar, a punctuation mark,part of
verb for the word 'shelved' as used not a
secretive little emojí conveying
in statement (g). the
sender's negative feelings
towards
A. held up B. held over the recipient and a sentence is
not
C. laid over complete without it.
D. put offT
tt
E. All of the above options (c) The denizens of the brave new world
speed through the day with short text
Q6. Which of the following options is
messages and WhatsApp effusions
the pair of the precursory and the
on the go, liberally scattering
conclusive statement, respectively,
exclamation marks and ellipses as
after the correct rearrangement?
one message runs into the next,
A. e g B. b f
producingfresh codes of
C. d a y D. c f communication that linguists must
E. None of the above options decipher
Q7. Which of the following statements (d) Someone who uses a full stop in a
is equidistant from the SECOND social media message must be angry,
and SIXTH statement, after the weird, mean or aggresSive, even
correct rearrangement? passive-aggressive.
A. f B. (e) An ellipse images this perfectly, or a
C. c question mark that softens the blow
D. d
of a statement by imitating the
E. None of the above options
upward lilt of a friendly suggestion,
Direction(8-15):Below are hsome but a full stop is like a repulse,
statements, given in a random
order. deadening and cold.
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ebd D. g bd I. He only summarized the main points
C.
ge above options
aNone from the meeting.
ofthe B.
E
Direction(18-2 Each question has Because it was the last day of class,
statements. Each set
the teachers cut the students some
sets of sentences wherein the
two
ontains a pair of
of slack.
statement consists of an
first while the second II. As a special treat, I'll take you to my
idiom/phrase
a situation which favourite restaurant.
statement talks about
may not depict the meaning of A. Only B
may or required to
idiom/phrase. You are B. Only A
the correctly
pair/pairs which
select the idiom in C. Both A and B
shows/show the meaning
of the
statement, D. None of A and B
the second
option as (E)]
There is no0 such Q20. A.
Q18.A. I. Your drum solo was very
We bit off more than we could entertaining, but don't give up the
our original reform
chew in day job!
proposals. if you don't
II. You can master anything
IL. A toddler can't eat by herself as
it's your efforts
give up putting
too difficult a task for her. consistently
B.
B.
People were forced to work longer
I. The nasty prison warden got a taste
hours, and to add insult to injury, being
of his own medicine after
the company decided not to give pay
thrown in jail.
raises.
Hemingway loved Stein and she
IThey feel angry that their complaints I.
reciprocated his love.
were ignored.
A. Only A. Both A and B
A
B. Both A and B. Only B
B
C. Only C.Only A
B
D. None D. None ofA and B
of A and B
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increase of
something ov timc. has more merit,
import than is initially
perceived.
trend.
a
uptick- small increase or slight upward Statement I
and II are talking about
exactly the same
Both I and II) thing
S10. Ans.(D. Statement II is
tardinate - Cxceeding reasonable limits talking about meeting
in more than usual or expected. expectations.
much In the above context,
the author has
egree - cale of intensity or amount. considered this particular
fact as "this
unwarranted unjustifiable and disregard', as mentioned in statement
unreasonable. (e).
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each cultivators as people faming either
questions a short passage is on their own land or on leased land,
lowing lines in the
with one of the with or without the assistance of
and represented by a
ssage missing agricuiturat labourers.
blank.
Select the best out of the four
E. None of the above options.
given, to make the
answer hoices
passage complete
and coherent. If no Q2. The Centre's plaintive cries about
in the blank, choose (E) as
fits the absence of data on the deaths of
optio
ansvwer.
your frontline health workers have
silver lining recently is
the
01. A several implications.
farmers. The
decline in suicides of The primne minister goaded the
deaths and
report on accidental nation to honour Covid warriors by
suicides of 2019 published, raising a frightful din with pots and
indicates this: from I1,379 deaths in pans; more recently, a bill has been
for 20116
the farm sector recorded passed by Partiament to protect
10,281 in
they have dropped to frontline workers and doctors trom
2019. physical assault. Bsut several other
The reason for this, according to the crippling dimensions af the erisis
Union minister of state, is that Temain unaddressed.
several states and Union territories
A. People aeruss India dispayed an
gave no figures for farmer suicides example of unity by honouring Covid
Hence listing causes became
wamiors.
'untenable.
B. The most troubling is its use of lofty
A. The problem with the 2019 report is rhetoric in place of meaningful
that it no longer enlists causes, such
interventions.
as crop failure or debt, for the
suicides. C. More or less ike the various stages of
the journey of coronavirus, the list of
B. In that context, the 2019 report, even
Covid warriors also expanded.
if partial, does indicate a positive
change. D. Moreover, the world needs to work
towards advancement in medical
C. The 2019 figure is marginally lower to
research and technology
2018 when 10,348 people took their
lives. E. None of the above options.
D, The farmers
report defines
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cquality, however, fun is less picky human life saving category. in
he
about gendered delicateness than B. This makes it important
before. for the
to wish for the world
With male chefs taking over the resurrectio
empathy and kindness. of
more fashionable kitchens and
C. The world is cxIsting
women pilots holding the controls because the
are some kind, helpful there
in cockpits have become rather and
hearted people still around good-
elusive attributes to define. More so
world rests on their shoulders.and the
in middle-class households, where
men do the dishes and look after the D. Till now, there are
numbers
proposed therapeutics of
baby as much as women come agents existed
home late from work. for this conditions,
Seems to have
efficacy against the disease.
A. It is almost impossible for women to
have self-acquired property and E. None of the above options.
gender equality is still a far cry. Q5. The goals of the Centre's flagship
B. Injustice arises out of society's Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
scheme
inability to accept the fact that men are noble, but last year the Narendra
and women should be equal. Modi-led government conceded
in
C. Men and women can slurp and gobble Parliament that almost 56 per cent
away without attracting the raised of the funds for the scheme had
eyebrow. been spent on advertising, with no
impact assessment being conducted.
D. There is now a stack of evidence of
the fact that men benefit from living
Affirmative action must be
in more gender-equal societies.
accompanied by political will to
E. None of the above options.
raise public awareness as well as
Q4. Vaccines have turned despair to bolster women's agency over their
hope but the virus, or another Own bodies.
pandemic, cannot be wished away. A. This is a flagrant abuse of power
intended to create fear in a particular
These vanishing human traits could community.
prove to be the vaccine that is citizens,
B: A: number of needy
needed to vanquish the germs of particularly from the underprivileged
hate and discrimination that plague as
sections, are yet to be enrolled
the global body politic. beneficiaries.
A. The uninterrupted supply chain of C. Behind this mass enthusiasm for the
life-saving anti-viral medicines and is non
Virtues of 'good governance'
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legislativ the data
Filling the medical and available on India, the nation's
D.
socictal gaps 15 only part of the economy may have undergone the
challenge. sharpest diminution in average wages.
of the above options B. India's cconomic growth
E. Nonc is expected
Researchers from the Centre for to improve to 6.3% with the country
Q6.
Science and Environment(CSE) have leading economic recovery in South
alleged that the honey produced by Asia, according to the report.
major Indian brands. is adulterated C. Nearly 25 million jobs could be lost
with sugar syrup. That is not all; worldwide due to the pandemic, but
As a an internationally coordinated policy
result, the environment watchdog has response can help lower the impact
selected 13 popular honey brands to on global unemploynent, according
assess the purity of the product. to the report.
A. there is a
case for raising public D. India reluctantly revealed that its
awareness so that citizens know that unemployment rate in October rose to
n the products they are consuming are 8.5%, the highest level since August
appetizing. 2016.
B. there is also the additional imperative E. None of the above options.
of assisting beckeeping communities,
Q8.The deep crisis in India's agrarian
whose livelihoods have been
sector goes beyond the features of the
decimated by the pandemic.
new farm bills. It is the result of
C. there appears to be an incongruity in
systematic crippling of farmers
the results of different tests geared
interests and agricultural productivityy
towards the same purpose.
by successive govemments.
D. the claim was considered false and
But
misleading by implication and
what the ruling party seems to be
omission and upheld under Chapter
trying is to demonize protests and
14 of the ASCI Code. dissent.
E. None of the above options.
A. Every trick in the authoritarian nule
Q7.India has not been reticent about
book had been employed by the
making public , a
number of data ruling party to prevent the farmers
estimates, including those pertaining
from getting themselves heard.
to unemployment and earnings.
B. The prime minister,instead of
The
agreeing to a meeting immediately,
estimated wage loss in the informal
kept insisting that the farmers were
Sector was to the tune of Rs 63,550
being misled.
Crore in the first half of 2020.
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gct reasonable opportunities to production, then we have
a fairly
advance in life. robust system of food and
nutrition
C. The usc of income or cconomic security. n
criteria for providing reservation for B. The inability to harvest
fruits an
those not included in the backward vcgetables at remunerative and
classes, or for those belonging to the during the current erisis, ices
has not just
general sections, thus deprived farmers of
incomes
constitutionally invalid. livelihoods, but consumers and
too are
D. Hence, given the decp incqualities deprived of micronutricnts
in their
prevalent in access to education and diets.
jobs based on caste status, affimative C. Through a combination
of farmers
action makes a lot of sense. cooperation, technological
upgrading
E. None of the above options. and favourable public policies
in
Q15. Latest estimates show that nearly procurement, pricing and distribution,
we can deal with the fallouts
690 million people worldwide are of the
hungry. India retains the dubious pandemic.
distinction of being the country with D. If anything, the mindless clearing of
the largest population of food- natural habitats to increase
insecure people unequal access to agricultural acreage will aggravate
food. Although these numbers are the climate crisis, which, in turn,
staggering, hunger cannot be fought could adversely affect food
merely by increasing the quantity of production, affiliated costs,
food production. consumption as well as wastage.
A. If we can ensure increased food E. None of the above options
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S1.(Answer - A. The problem with the B It doesn't justify the sentence right
2019 report is that it no longer enlists after it.
causes, such as crop failure or debt, for just another data and not
the suicides.
C It's
justifying the line right after it.
The line - The reason for this, according D- It's.only talking about the report and
1o the Union minister of state,.
not justifying the line right after it.)
indicates that the reason behind the
S2.(Answer - B. The most troubling is
report not enlisting causes for the or
its use of lofty rhetoric in place
suicides is that several states and Union
territories gave no figures for farmer meaningful interventions.
Suicides. lofty rhetoric majestic speech 0
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doing very little in managing D- It's a completely different statement.
publicly but It has no relation to the main context.)
their crises,
most troubling is ils use of lofy S4.(Answer B. This makes it
The of meaningful important for the world to wish for the
rhetoric in place
interventions. resurrection of empathy and kindness.
Centre is being sad by vanishing human traits - disappearing
This means The the emotional and behavioral characteristics
data on the deaths of
the absence of
it has several of human beings like, kindness, empathy.
health workers but
deductions and one of the them
is that the They're disappearing because, these
centre is using majestic
speech in praising Virtues aren't so common these days.
them, but not doing
any signilicant or The context is though, the vaccine is
meaningful progress. showing the light of hope, it alone cannot
A It is a positive statement and Wipe away the pandemic. It's sympathy
indirectly praising the Centre, which is and kindness that can work as vaccines to
contradictory to the actual tone. tackle the viruses of hate, violence and
C-It has no relation to the main theme. discrimination that torment the people
considered as a collective unit(global
D It's a general statement. It's not
body politic.
connected to the actual context.)
- C. Men and women can A & D- These statements are talking
$3.(Answer
about anti-viral medicines and
slurp and gobble away without
attracting the raised eyebrow. therapeuticS agents. These aren't
vanishing human traits.
slurp and gobble away - eat and drink.
C This statement is carrying the actual
gendered delicateness delicacy or
tone but it's talking about kind-hearted
enjoyment specific to people of one
particular gender. humans, not human traits.)
The context is
S5s.(Answer - D. Filling the legislative,
In these days strong
of medical and societal gaps is only part
gender equality, the fun which used
to be of the challenge.
mainly enjoyed by men, can now
be
engoyed equally The context is - The goals of the Centre's
by women too. There is
no such
job as 'male job' or "female job', flagship Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
now. scheme are noble, but its impact
Both men and assessment has not been conducted by the
women can eat and drink Narendra Modi-led govemment. Filling
Without making
others feel surprising legislative, medical and societal gaps
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up to the present
time,
How can you most appropriately descride mentioned in statement (a).
the appearanee of blue whales?
A. hitherto B. yct
A. typical B. exotic
C. heretofore D. thus far
C. erratic D. aperiodic
E. None of the above options
E. All of the above options
Direction(9-15): Below are some Q10. What's the rapid change theauthor
statements, given in a random order. has talked about in statement
When these statements are sequenced according to the contex1?
properly, they'll form a coherent and A. Women are being the breadwinners
meaningful paragraph. There are B. Women are being remunerative.
various questions based on each of the
C. Women are being remunerated.
statements. Read it carefully and
answer the questions that follow. D. Women are being socially
(a) Up to the present time, women have progressive.
been self-reliant in India since time E. None of the above options
immemorial.
Q11. Which of the following words can
(b) The self-reliance may have been more most appropriately fit in the blank
emotional than economic, although in statement (C)?
that, too, is changing rapidly, and at
A. reliant B. subordinate
all levels of society.
C. subsistent D. symbiotic
C) And, ironically, earning women are
often not within the
E. None of the above options
boundary of their families. Q12. Choose the correct phrasal verb of
(d) A self-reliant India would naturally Surmount', as mentioned n
have women who are atmanirbhar. statement (1).
(e) But, the problem is that women A. get over B. come over
earning outside the home are still not C. get on with D. come along
a large enough number.
E. None of the above options
( Sadly, the institutional and cultural
devaluation of their status is a barrier, Q13. What's the actual tone of the
difficult to surmount for women context of statement ()?
trying to assert their rights from a A. affronting B. gratifying
persistently unequal ground. C. disgruntling D. blistering
(g) They could not have survived in E. None
a of the above options.
misogynistic society otherwise.
Q14. Choose an appropriate alternaive
Q9. Choose an alternative adverb for as
word for misogynistic',
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mentioncd in statement (g). amelioration if (D)_
policies of
B. dogmatic the government pay special attention to
egalitarian
A. D. sectarian women's (E) in order to close
C.sexist the gender gap. But history suggests that
above options
None of the is unlikely. Indian women will have to
EE. entire sequence, if the rely even more on their own strengths to
Q15. In the
median statement removed,
is survive and win.
statements
which of the following Q17. Which of the following words can
will be the
next to the pioneering
most appropriately fit in the blank
statement? (A)?
B.
A. d a. erected b. aggrieved
D.b
C. a C. aggravated
options
E. None of the above A. Only a B. Both a and c
O16. Which of the following statements C. Both b and c D. Both a and b
is nearest to the concluding E. All a,b and c
position?
B. C Q18. Which of the following words can
A. e
most appropriately fit in the blank
D. a
C.b (B)?
E. None of the above options
a. take over b. shoulder
Directions(17-21): In the following small
C. abjure
passage, some of the words have been left
Out,cach of which is indicated by a letter. A. Both a and c B. Both b and c
Find the suitable word/words from the C. Only a D. Both a and b
options given against each letter and fil E. Onlyb
up the blanks with appropriate
words to
make the paragraph meaningful. Q19. Which of the following words can
most appropriately fit in the blank
Women everywhere, and certainly in
(C)?
India, are looking at new hurdles
a. satiation b. starvation
A)_by the pandemic. As it is, the
lockdown has led to women having to c. surfeit
(B) more housework because A. Only c B. Both b and c
the entire family,
including school going C. Onlyb D. Both a and c
children, has been
at home. Insecurity,
lost livelihoods, E. All a,band e
strained resources, fear
of
OC) made home-life difficult, Q20. Which of the following words can
and it is no most appropriately fit in the blank
wonder that domestic abuse
nas grown.
There would be some hope ot (D)?
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(E)?
b. insalubrious
a. pemicious a. immiseration b. opulence
C. salutary c. impoverishment
e
A. Only c B. Both b and
A. Only c B. Both
D. Both a and
c a and c
C. Only a C. Both b and c D. Both a
E. None of a, b and c
andb
E. All a, b and e
words can
Q21. Which of the following
fit in the blank
most appropriately
SOLUTION
Si(Answer A. calamitous
or "Listing causes' is untenable according
Calamitous - causing grcat damage the Union minister of state for ome
to
suffering: unfortunatc.
because several states and Union
serendipitous occuing or discovered territories gave no tigures for farmer
beneficial way;
by chance in a happy or suicides.
fortuitous or lucky.
irremissible - compulsory.
debased-degraded or corrupted.
viable- feasible.)
miraculous - remarkable and bringing
S4.(Answer - D. sardonic
very welcome consequences.)
S2.(Answer - B. Ostensibly bettered, sardonic- grimly mocking or cynical;
derisively mocking.
skeptical
The performance of the Nitish Kumar-led
opprobrious - abusive.
party on infection management is hypercritical - overly critical.
ostensibly bettered. inexorable - adamant.)
ostensibly - apparently or seemingly. 5.(Answer- B. Discreet
bettered-improved. discreet having or showing good
(refer to- But recent changes appear to judgment and restraint.
have improved infection control. equivocal- ambiguous.
Opposition's reaction to it is sly or
The guileful - having or showing
skeptical. cunning intelligence.
skeptical- doubting or disbelieving. cavalier - showing a lack of
proper
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heavy-handed - strict.
teming the fact that
admirably purposcful and the women are
resolute earning, the rapid change.
determincd. And he also
mentioned the term
stubmissive.) statement (b). economic n
slavish-
7.(Answer- A. It may remain elusive A-Incorrect.
Indians A breadwinner is somcone who earns
for
to achie
elusive - fficult or get. money to support
their family, typically
gettable -
obtainable. the sole one.
cffortless. But, in this context, there is no
facile mention
of such a scenario.
unimportant.)
trifling- B-Incorrect.
S8.(Answer - D. aperiodic
Remunerative means financially
aperiodic- infrequent or rarc to occur. rewarding.
typical distinctive. Women aren't inancially rewarding,
exotic unusual and strange. they're financially rewarded, according
erratic unpredictable.) to the context.
E. All of the above D - Out of the context. No mention
S9.(Answer - of
options being socially progressive is there in the
context.)
up to the present time/ up to this point
- used in a statement to describe a S11.(Answer- C. subsistent
situation that has existed up to this point subsistent-independent.
or up to the present time. reliant/ symbiotic are synonymous with
yet, heretofore, hitherto and thus far dependant.
are all the alternatives for 'up to the subordinate - lower-ranking.)
present time'.
S12(Answer A. get over
S10.(Answer - C. Women are being
surmount - to overcome.
remunerated.
get over is the correct phrasal verb of
being remunerated being paid for the
work done. surmount'.
come over meet or find someone or
Women are being remunerated something by chance.
Women are earning.
Refer to - The self-reliance may have get on with - to continue doing
been more emotional than economic, something.
although that, too, is changing rapidly, come along-a) to arrive.
and at all levels of society. b) make progress, develop)
If you go through its subsequent line - S13.(Answer - C. disgruntling.
But, the problem is disgruntling-disappointing.
that women earning
0ulside the home are still not a large
affronting-insulting.
enough number.
gratifying- cheerful.
You can understand that the author
is blistering- barsh in tone
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paragraph. It's then followed by This makes Facebook attractive as an ally
small (uestions, based on the for the political fraternity. Such bonhomie
two/three
paragraph. You've to answer the can lead to patronage. which, in turn, can
follow. undemine the principles of neutrality and
questions that
Evidence is mounting ethics.
Paragraph - 1:
experience of
women have a unique Q3. How can you describe 'Facebook"?
that Biologically, it's true that
hunger. a. mighty b. puissant
women's
nutritiona needs vary on
men: for example, c. intriguing d. irksome
average from those of
fat distribution
differences in muscle and A. Only a B. Both a and c
how energy is
across the body atfect C. All b, c and d D. All a, b and c
metabolised, which in turn contributes to
to eat. Naturally
the biological drive Both c and d
E.
cycling hormones such as
oestrogen taken
Q4. Choose an appropriate synonym for
through ingestion, injection or via the
nutritional the word "behemoth', as uscd in the
skin can also affect women's
needs and appetite. passage.
mistaken beliefs.
Q8. Choose an alternative for A. Only B. Both II and IlI
Il
"bequeathed to' as used in the
C. Only I D. Both I and
passage.
E. AllI, II and I1I
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211. dominant, as used in the context. B. theoretical outcome
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didn tried to browbeat the banking regulator to
states also do its bidding- and then sort out the
The
aboutit. It may be
true in sense, but resultant mess.
FALSE E. mentioned in the 'resultant mess' isn't the problems the
Il- not directly govemment is facing. It's the aftermath
it's
paragraph,
that is created due to pressurizing the
FALSE. Refer to This is just
RBI.)
Il inslance of how the Centre
another
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norc people to go the word (B)inextricably, as used
many mor
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daily wage carners and
Farmers, daily unattainably
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more deplorable
Liu
ittle is cacophony around examinations
(D) The results of board
E ontinuing publicuntimely death. such
have thrown up a number of
tragedy of an
the cases.
following words will
Which of the
Which afford to
Q10.
al0. statement (C)? (E) And students, who cannot
the blank in the educational
fit in buy books or other basic
B. evened off
dilapidated amenities have to walk- often
A. D. waned to
uncloaked literally the extra mile in order
C options privileged
above be on a par with their
E.
None of the
combination of two peers.
What's the to
Q11. after the Students overcoming great odds
consecutive statements, F)
rearrangement? achieve success is always heartening.
coTect disadvantaged
B. AE (G) The success stories of
A. BC students rightly make it to the
D. BD
C. DC headlines, but each of these cases
above options
E. None of the also bears the barriers- poverty,
Direction(12-14): Given below are inequality, prejudices that
Seven
statements A, B, C, D, E, F and meritorious students have to cross in
G, which when
arranged in the correct
their path to success.
sequence, form a coherent and
sentence
meaningful paragraph. The Q12. Which of the following statements
marked (G) is the SEVENTH will not fit into the major theme of
statement. Rearrange the other
the passage?
statements properly and answer the
questions that follow. A. The pandemic has only made a bad
(A) This kind of success is laudable; but
situation worse.
does it also expose the failures in B. Can a handful of success stories
India's education system? make
mask India's failure to
(B) Take, for instance, the student in education accessible?
Ludhiana who scored above 90 per C. The shift to online education is
cent in the recently declared results forsaking large segments of students
of the board exams in spite of being who can neither afford the
differently-abled or the daughter of a technology nor the skills that are
paddy farmer from a remote hamlet required for this new mode of
in Panaji who scored 94.6 per cent. instruction.
()Children living in poverty ae D. It will be a while before the wheels
numerous barriers to accessing of industry start to turn again.
education; the absence of schools, obstacles
E. Some of the other
high drop-out rates and poory
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Human-inflicted collective A. can be attributed to the chilling rate
imperillin
ling the conversion of forests into arable
extermination is
relationship lands.
inopportune
mutually
nature and man. B. may be ascribed to the conversion of
between
Report has bare or cultivated lands into woods.
Living Planet
Livin
The poaching
II. ascertained that during a period of C. is presumably due to those
for self-consumption or those who
are
years, about 60% of the
almost 50
decimation of the
animal population, trying to compensate their loss of
been caused by income by making quick money
including insects, has
through poaching.
human actions.
activities, that owing to the fact that
Ironically, detrimental D. may be
Il. sometimes
animal lives, are still conservation science
are destroying
recognized as the
requisites of throws up counter-intuitive wildlife
civilizations protection strategies.
progress by different
across the world. E. None of the above options
B. Both I and II
A. Only I Q19. In part (C), a certain portion is
D. Both and III
I
C. Only II given in bold. That portion may be
E. None of I, II and III or may not be contextually
is the exact correct. Which of the following
Q16. Which of the following
phrases should appropriately replace
meaning of the phrase tracts for
that bold portion to make the whole
cultivation'?
paragraph contextually corect? If
A. means of farming
no replacement is required, choose
B. farm belts option (E) as your answer.
C. lands for husbandry towardsextinction on
A. pressurised
D. Both A and B account of low-key hunting for food.
E. Both B and C B. coerced towards extinction due to the
regimented hunting for food.
Q17. Which of the following should be
an appropriate noun in the blank C. pushed towards obliteration because
(A)? of unbridled hunting for food.
A. repertoires B. penitentiary D. driven towards instauration owing to
C. repositories D. observatories uncontrolled hunting for food.
E. None E. No replacement required
of the above options
Q18. Which of the following phrases will Q20. In part (D), four words are
properly fit in the blank (B), alphabetized and may be or may
Contextually and grammatically? not be placed in corect positions.
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SOLUTIONS
(B. Both
I and II have errors.) S3(Answer-B. nominally
Ans.(B
S1. ounting by should be replaced nominally-in name only.
'accounting from' But, external triggers like debt,
with thing to form the total
somethi unemployment and so on, that lead to
accountfor Suicide, are not just linked to a
something.
tormented inner life, in name only. They
of pushed many more people to go
replaced with are linked inseparably.
II
brink.'should
be
more people to the inextricable impossible to disentangle
pushed many or separate.
brink. a point at indistinguishable is the near synonyms
noun. It means
brink is a typically something of inextricable.
which something,
to happen; the verge. insolvable- admitting no solution.
unwelcome, Is about
minister's unattainable -unreachable.
S2.(Answer B. The prime
incomes
-to double farm intractable - unbending.)
tall promises
measures to protect farmers 4.(Answer - A. Yet, the burgeoning
and other
from inevitable
debts now appears to mental health crisis remains widely
double-dealing to them. stigmatized in India.
be
double-dealing actions intended to burgeoning - beginning to grow or
deceive. increase rapidly.
shrill- loud or high-pitched. B It's not connected to the previous
- sentence. It sounds more generalised.
Here it means lofty or grandiloquent or
tall. uninitiated without special knowledge
pledge-promise. or experience.
have a hollow ring -It's an idiom. C It'snot coherent. 'stigma' has not
It means to seem untruthful or insincere been mentioned before.
or deceitful. D It's not detailed or exact. The term
obscure-unclear. poor' is nonspecific.)
consolatory - reassuring. S5.(Answer- D. paucity
equivocal- ambiguous. paucity - scarciy.
a far cry from
-It's an idiom. copiousness abundance.
means very different from (something involution- involvement.
lt
or someone).
commiseration -sympathy.
Though option A and D seem to be surfeit- excess.)
correct, it can't be chosen as right choices
S6.(Answer - C. b adc
because, the prime minister's promise
SOunded tall or lofty, not ambiguous or There is exigent need for an
an
obseure.) incorporated campaign to dispel societal
larm belts an area or region notea Hence, the nation is failed yo achieve
principally for farming. significant growth in thick or dense
forests
(belt an area characterized. by son
distinctive feature.) B -Wrong. It is exactly the opposite to
what is mentioned in the paragraph.
husbandry- farming or agriculture.
means of It's written that bare or cultivated lands
farming - ways of faming-) are being converted into forests(woods).
S17.(Answer
C. repositories
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If this is happening, then forests should be instauration means
more dense! restoring or the action
renewing something,
(ascribed to attributed to)
- Nearly 300 kinds o
of mammals
C- Out of the context. Poaching has no pushed towards extinction,arebeing
link to the density of the forests. instauration.)
Dot
poaching killing of wild animals S20.[Answer A.
illegally.
- -
opmn
What is equally
shocking
D- Out of the context. This is a different commercial imperatives is thos
statement which has no link to the actual threatening the are now
minimal progress
context. been achieved in some that
spheres as a has
counter-intuitive - something that is of conservation.
counter-intuitive does not happen in the This means-
way you would expect it to.) What is equally
shocking is
S19.(Answer - C. pushed towards commercial urgencies are that
obliteration because of unbridled threatening the now
marginal progress that
hunting for food. has been achieved in some
fields as
obliteration vanishing; result of prevention of wasteful a
extinction; use of a
extermination. resource(conservation).]
unbridled unchecked or uncontrolled.
- S21.(Answer - C. Only I is FALSE.
The context is - The context is -
or controlled. rhinoceroses.
body parts of tigers and
Hunting for food isn't very strictly Though, there's no mention of 'trading
organized or controlled, it's of body parts', it's understood.
unrestrained.
IlI-True.
dereliction the shameful failure to
(coerced towards pushed/forced Tuu
towards.)
one's obligations.
D-Wrong
uphold to continue or sustain.
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higher number of people, but to pollution
go whollytion contr
boarddidnot
claim that population figures have
b. Improving the motoringin vain.
increased would be faliacious.
restrict the use culture
d. From offering incentives
to doctors
of comets re to
campaigns and strong throug
and allowing over-invoicing by ough
vital. persuasio
asion
hospitals so that they can overcharge is
C. It is worrying,
patients to disbursing faulty too, hatthenotion
implants, multinational maker of
cnjoyment here
raucousness is so tied o
knee implants, Stryker has allegedly up
that city dwcllers with
to lack either
done it ali in India. understandingappear
apr
sense of responsibility or
e.
as far a
For the real problem lies in
a firecrackers go.
complicated as
convergence of
conditions-and vested interests d. Perhaps if we all
just did our
quietly, without
that afflict the overall scene in India. the feelingwok
insecurity,
f. Ethics, or just scruples, are no we'd feel at peace of
ourselves and with
longer part of the dictionary those the world, less
of competition with in
working in the medicalindustry.. other people,
more in tune with and
Q7. Which of the following our own bodies
options minds, heart, and soul.
is/are not contributing to e.
the The official respondents
common theme? shall ensure
providing of a green belt
A. Both c and f around the
B. Only boundary wall of the airport,
f while
C. Only c D. Both a and c keeping the safety and security
both
E. All are contributing in mind.
SOLUTIONS
or
beset/besiege - to tormment or to plague
B. Only f doesn't or distress to.
S1. (Answer to cause continual trouble
theme.
contribute to the common beset(adjective) - besieged.
thenme is about the
The common
heavy rain in moulder to rot or to decay.
calamities caused by the
demolish to destroy or to uin
Mumbai.
is contradictory, as completely.
The statement () by
the time when appease to pacify (someone)
it's saying that, this is
monsoon goes into s0-called
'break" agreeing to (his) demands.)
stops
condition, that means, the monsoon (discomfiting - embarrassing.
and that long break can lead to drought(a flood.
deluge
shortage of rainfall).
crippled-severelydamaged.)
Statement b is clearly the introductory
$3(Answer D. Both c and
e aren't
statement.
contributing to the common theme.
Statement a is talking about the fact that, is about the gap
short and medium range forecasts need to The common theme morally
be effectively between the govermment's
strengthened and justified(righteous) thought behind the
communicated to the people and by that, Prakalpa and its
Kanyashree
the damages and inconveniences woula
implementation. The paragraph also says
be lesser. transfer to the
that, only cash
to
Statement c, d and e talk about tne underprivileged girls is not sufticient
catastrophic effects of heavy rain.)
stop their trafficking.
S2.(Answer - A. beset
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statement. It talks about the inability of problem.
sexagenarian a person
-
the govenment's only good thinking, in whose a
the sixties.) age
solving urgent(pressing) problems like is
trafficking. S6.(Answer C. -
protracted
But, statement (c) is talking about protracted/longstandi
prolonged
halving population and some global sluggish- slow or inactive. nged.
index, which is totally out of the context. backward - underdeveloped.)
And, statement (e) is nonspecific, as
it's S7.(Answer
talking about the importance of some contributing to C. Only
label.
The common theme
the common
theme, isn't
Statement (b) talks about the Kanyashree is about the growin
Prakalpa. ruption in the medial industry Owing
Nowadays, medial
Statement (d) talks about the gap. industry has in Indiä.
ethics
But, statement c is no hics.
Monetary benefit' is used to signify talking about
the count. It's absolutely some
cash transfer' by the Prakalpa.) nonspecific
can't be linked to the common and
S4.(Answer E. None of the above
-
theme is about theme. The
options the corruption
medial industry; in
it hasn't talked about the
nuptial (as a noun) -
marriage or count. any
wedding
Statement f is clearly
It's an adjective the introductory
also, meaning statement.
matrimonial.)
Statement a is linked to the statement
(import- here it means importance.) Statement d is talking about
d.
S5.(Answer ahow
B. Only a isn't multinational company is
contributing to the common offering
theme. incentives to doctors and allowing
over-
The common theme is about invoicing by hospitals so that
the ageing they can
problem in India. People overcharge patients. And, statement is
in India age a
faster than those talking about its aftereffect.
of Japan and
Switzerland. The paragraph Statement e is clearly talking about the
holds the
health infrastructure current situation and how the complicated
of the countryy
responsible for this problem. occurrence of multiple conditions
But, statement a isn't specific. (convergence) and unconditional (vested)
clear whom it's referring It's not
to. interest are ruining the scenario.)
Statement e clearly is the S8.(Answer B. qualms
statement and is followed introductory
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adverse effects or course of action or convincing
Cushion- mit Someone.
Both d and e aren't Stringeney-strictness.
of)
s9.(Answer- B. commor theme. Discouragement - a loss of confidence
common
contributing to the or enthusiasm.
about the the noise
common theme is the
caused by Regulation- rule.)
The that is being
The
ollution
-esponsible
behaviour of people. S11.(Answer - C.c b
iresp wha should be done
what
tells
graph also crisis. The correct arrangement is
with this Cgaed fb)
to deal specific. It's
statement e is not S12.(Answer- A. a e d
some green belt
But, the use of
alking about The correct arrangement is
ensure safety
and security.
to
absolutely out of the
context. cg aed fb) words
It's nonspecific too. It has S13.(Answer E. All the above
statement d is
And
philosophical tone, as it
says, if have been correctly used.
a more quietly(silently) without Profounder-deeper.
work
we did our insecurity, we'd feel at
feeling of Bring out-reveal
the world, less
ourselves and the bleaker- hopeless.
peace with
competition with other people. Here,
in Convoluted-complex.)
necessarily mean
quietly' doesn't means peacefully
S14. (Answer - C. erasure
without noise. It
erasure- the removal of writing,
here, obliteration;
serye as the recorded material, or data;
Statement a can
that the.
introductory statement. It says expunging
pollution in
Success in reducing sound The context is-
sufficient
Calcutta on Diwali has not been In such linguistic diversity,
where certain
enough, but the efforts of the
police and spread and
languages are aggressively
the active role of the state
pollution languages and
promoted, numerous local
control board didn't fail completely. dialects face obliteration.
(in vain without success.) Linguistic- relating to language.
Statement b is talking about improving Propagate - to promote.
the automobile(motoring) culture to
Dialect regional language or local
restrict the use of horns(cornets) through
tongue.
campaigns and convincing people. existing.
Beingness- the state of being or
Statement c is talking about the problem
with the lack of understanding among city Nascency - brth; origin.
dwellers, because their enjoyment is tied Accretion-accumulation or gathering.
up with noisiness(raucousness), when it Proliferation -rapid increase.)
comes to using firecrackers.) divide
S15. (Answer - D. The linguistic
S10. (Answer A. convincing
-
appears to have been transgressed:
persuasion - the act of reasoning or The meaning of the phrase
pieading with someone to accept a beliet
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he language barrier seems to have been learning language keeping
breached:' in the minds. For their
an example usability
The barrier to communication between considering how useful -
they'
people who are unable to speak a going to be in getting the lang re
common language, looks like it has utilitarian attitude. jobs. And ge is
broken, (as, at present, about 52% of the
been It ndit's
out) their understanding reduces(thins
a
a
urban youth in India are reported to be they choose to learn. of the
helanguage
bilingual, with 18% being able to speak
I It appropriately
-
III It appropriately
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fortunate to be his Q6.
been
was his
benevolence to get . At last India was on a path towards
as it but it'stime national glory in which religious or
I
t
underway tor so long, be a
myself something better other differences would not
needto find disadvantage apropos progress and
to do. lead actors don't
lea constitutional rights.
ometimes, the
it's actually the II. There is a distinct possibility of
uite cut it, and implosions that are likely to
take
does a great job;
ensemble cast that resul,
important how
prudent the place in Britain and as a
So it's handle disuptions in supply chains of
is to fly off the trade
director companies, a discernible dip in
his work. are a
volume and job losses
reason
A.
yield a foregone conclusion.
accommodate a sidekick proposal by China
B.
sidearm II. In Apil 1960, a
conciliate a dispute was
C. to settle the boundary
Minister
a vision rejected by Prime
D. foster hindsight,
correction required Jawaharlal Nehru; in
E. No a lost
history must record that as
tragic
Q5.
trot is made opportunity which has had
Though a very rough
L it clearly consequences.
available in the report,
stretches of leopard A. in the first place
depicts that vast
excluded from the B. to a majoritarian ethic
habitats have been
study. C. in a daze
vision
II. While no fully unified D. in mint condition
emerged, the basic parameters of
a
E. No correction required
means of beguilement of the B, C,
Direction(7-9): Six sentences A,
consensus were forged during these below, among
D, E and F are given
years. which only three have
been arranged in
station's remainingg three
II. Most of the work on the sequence and
so that
train terminals has been completed sentences must be interchanged
can form a
thus far, on a very unambiguous the six sentences together
meaningful paragraph.
mandate. formulated a National
A. pinpoint veracity (a) But India
Antimicrobial
Action Plan on
B. biblical scale Resistance only in 2017,
highlighting
resistance
C. time-honoured stipulation three primary sources of
D. coarse scale map overuse of antibiotics; misuse of
husbandry
E. No corection required such drugs in the animal
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bill nr technologies and the blurring of
presented by
its
gives member. boundaries between work and
aprivate personal lives
overburdened nployee's dream
distressed
B.
An allotted lesser work to do, D. bestow the right on
B. being compelling
of become a reality after the employees to reckon
Will soon
ill to a bill commands
Parliament's acquiescence
private member. E. confer the right on harried employees
presented by a
not to respond to urgent summons
lized employee's wish to
overutiliz
C. An extended adlines, is soon going Q4. What does the author actually mean
get actualized after the Parliament by the phrase But this is not
quite
to be presented
the approval to a bill the entrée, as it were.' in the third
gives member.
private paragraph?
by a hope to get - provided
exploited employee's A. The provisions and rights
An will soon mentioned in the
D.
the overtime, by the bill as
paid more for Parliament
substantiated, after the second paragraph, don't come up to
be
affirmation to a bill the employees' expectations.
gives its
member. provided
presented by a private B. The provisions and rights -
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punished for turning down official C. cdab
communication beyond the E. No replacement
D. bdca
designated time. required
Q8. The author has
l. The law comes with the precondition introduced
contrasting interpreta a a slightly
that il-natured bosses and fourth paragraph.
proprietors of companies are both
following Which in
liable to be fined for refusing to is/are that of
interpretatio
abide by the ordinances. The bill could
have an
Im. Even if the employees
certain organisations odd upsho
don't report bosses have to face where in
back, they can't suffer the iculties the
employees go
consequences for failing to do so. by the law. ifhe
A. Only I B. Both I and II II The work culture
for a common
C. Only III is not leisurely unlike man
me
D. All I, Il and III
politician. that
at of a
E. None of I, II and III
IIl. Parts of the world
Q6. Which of the following pairs have started
of realise greater productiveness
synonym-antonym, of the words guaranteed in strenuous isn't
envisaged' and comply with' and lonper
working hours.
respectively, as used in the third A. Only III
paragraph?. B. Both I and II
A. anticipated, fall in with C. Only II
B. envisioned, brush off D. Only I
C. proposed, conform to E. None of I, II and II
D. implemented, disobey Q9. What does the author mean by the
E. intended, yield to phrase Leisure' could condemn
Q7. In them to a greater share of domestic
part{A) the in
fourth
paragraph, four words in bold, chores; in the last paragraph?
may be misplaced. Below are some A. Timne 'available for ease and
combinations of the sequence relaxation could compel women to
of
those words. You are required to be the victims of domestic violence.
select the combination of the correct B. Spare time could obligate women to
sequence of the words, that will share their tasks with their family
make that part contextually and members.
grammatically correct. If no C. Respites from official work could
replacement is required, choose prove women unfit for household
option (E) as your answer. expenses.
A. dbcca B. acbd
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a. various circumstances
death of love.
situation
b. a better or more promising
(e) ls love redundant in the Age of the
a new place or activity
that offers new
Machine? c.
Opportunities
The evidence is damning: one out of B. Both b and c
every four apparentily A. Only c
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D. Only b Direction(18-1 Each
E. All a, b and c small passage, which questioon
is
Q14. Which of the following collective particular situation. talking hasa
Read bout
nouns can most appropriately fit in carefully and answer the pas a
passage
follow.
the uestions
the blank in statement (d)?
Passage- that
a. tribe 1: In recent years,
b. brood leaming algorithms
based machin
C. group d. bale intelligence, have on Arific
promised govermme
A. Bothb and c B. Both a and c and private companies
C. Only c all sorts of information
the power to
D. Only d glean
appearance. Severa from people's
E. All a, c and d startups
be able to use artificial now im
Q15. Choose an appropriate synonym to
intelligenceto
for help employers
detect
the word 'redundant', as used in traits of job candidates the personality
statement (e). facial expressions. based on thei
a. superficial In China,
government
. superfluous
b. reiterative has pioneered
surveillance cameras the use
that identify of
the
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extended to
above "Twenty winks could soon be
S1. (Answer E. None of the means, the amount of
options is correct. 40 It simply
time to nap will be extended.
The actual meaning of the paragraph is- statement B
Though, statement A and
An overburdened/overworked employee's you're asked to
are looking close, since
dream of getting more time to nap infer the literal meaning,these
1s
Web:
'entrée means the
word
word
II- FALSE.
the bill Section 7 of the To fine means to charge someone
an
re, ofthe
terpart
workers,
that, amount of money as a punishment
for
mises workers,
promises
bill, which
cannot be
subjected tto disciplinary not obeying a nule or law.
employers ifor their refusal paragraph
they t's nowhere mentioned in the
i)
tion by their ficial communication that the bosses and proprietors
of
respond Companies are to be charged with
an
designated time and,
|
The phrase
as it were' spoken English The word report back'
has two
typically used in
This is something is not meanings-
emphasize that described. someone in
to being i) to bring information to
exactly as it is authority.
best/better/greater part of
order to report
the idiom meaning ii) to return to a place in
(something) - It's an
information, do more work, etc.
most ofsomething. These talked about any of
C and D - Incorrect. The paragraph hasn't
Statement A,
mean quite the same.) these.
three statements if the
According to the paragraph
-
I, II and III is
S5.Answer - E. None of respond to
employees choose not to
TRUE. beyond the
mentioned. official communication
1-FALSE. Not clearly designated time, they can't be
subjected
paragraph that, the they can't suffer
It's written in the left to disciplinary action or
owners may be responding)
company
another the consequences for not
agitated(shaken) by brush off
S6.(Answer - B. envisioned,
stipulation/precondition. That another
been envisage to imagine or expect
stipulation' is - "Stiffpenalties have
companies or something in the future.
envisaged for 'entities
that refuse to comply with the envisioned imagined as a future
societies-
regulations. possibility
envisaged for
It's nowhere written in the
paragraph that Stiff penalties have been
the fact penalties have been
Company owners are agitated by entitiesStrict
for
that the employees can't be punished thought
ofproposed/envisioned/intended/antici
Turning down official communication
beyond the designated time. he pated for entities.
shocked synonym of
natured bosses are left envisioned' is surely a
(Shuddering) by this stipulation for sure.
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envisaged. allergic tendency,
brush off- to dismiss and ignore. getting work done', when it omes
a
comply with - to obey guidelines or eynical distrustful right itsel. to
regulations; to agree to something. or
deliberate to think pessimistic
brush off is surely an antonym of carefully about oftalk ic.seriously
comply with'. something.
allergic averse or and
disobey" is also the antonym of 'comply supreme irony -
opposed or
unwilling.
with'. greatest irony.
anticipated predicted or expected.
-
distinctly- clearly.)
S8. (Answer - D.
fall in with-to comply with. Only I
conform to to obey a rule; to comply The bill could have
certain organisations an odd upsho
-
with.
have to face difficultieswhere the bo: in
implemented -something go by the law. i theemployes
put into
operation.
upshot consequence.
yield to to agree to do something
that When two things
you do not want to do or should appear as
not do. they are contrasting. opposites
S7.(Answer - C. cdab
slightly contrasting
Cynical souls could also look means an understanding interpretation
upon
parliamentarians deliberating which is a bit ditferent or explanation
on the
merits of the right to disconnect from the actual
bill as an understanding of the
instance of supreme irony, author.
but, are not According to the passage,
parliamentarians distinctly the author is in
allergic when support of the bill throughout
t comes to getting work done? the entire
passage. But, by
The authoris a little bit sarcastic saying The outcomes
here. could, however, be
It means Critics will comical in some
-
consider the fact industries. Consider the
that parliamentarians are working plight of the
so hard editor whose frantic calls to
(they're thinking or talking seriously a reporter go
and unanswered because the boss
carefully about the merits has called
of the bill) for after the Cinderella hour. , he is slightly
the welfare of the employees. conflicting with his previous tone. He
This is
clearly surprising! Cynics gives
will consider the example of the
this effort as an instance difficulties(plight) an editor has to face,
of 'supreme
irony' because the fact when he makes distressed calls(frantic
that
parliamentarians (politicians precisely) calls) to his reporter after
are thinking about people, midnight(Cinderella hour) and the calls
is a rare
Occurrence. But, what's so surprising are unanswered, as the reporter strictly
about it? Aren't the parliamentarians follows the law.
themselves reluctant, when
it comes to He calls that situation funny(comical) or
getting work done? That means,
odd, but at the same time, he doesn't
clearly being selfish here. they're
working hard for the bill
They're condemn the boss.
for their own II- Incorrect. It's not contrasting at al.
sake. They're trying to
make their e 1s sympathising with the hardship of a
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Heb.
b: regular employee.
regula S10. (Answer - B. upholdiny
or a
manor
common life of an aam aadmi Is not a democracy committed to
- the
truth is polit
The.
embles the
liticians, resembles upholding the interests of those who
of
unike that Jack: all all work and, with are in the minority?
lived byplay uphold here it means to justify or to
one
a
bitof
tuck, Incorrect.
Incor It's a fact. It's not an stand for.
Si1(Answer -C. All a, b and c
I-
interpretation.
of the
Heartening it seems ihat paris Al these phrases are correct.
discovere a fundamental heads
have There is nod their agreement/ nod their
world alvinist work ethic. move
the Cal in agreement / nod in accord
tion that longer
law in growing realizatio show
their heads down and then up to
now a neea not necessarily lead
yorking hours
productivity agreement, approval
greater encouragingly.
to accord agreement.
Hearteningly -
work ethic
Calvinistwork ethic A hard work d- Incorrect.
to
the value attached dissension - disagreement.
where signs of an
efficiency are deemed
and progress. According to the contex, naysayers will
individual's actual negative
foundational defect.) support or agree with a
fundamental flaw
women are statement - humanity, after al, has
D. Time when
S9. (Answer entered the era of heartbreak.', and,
occupied could force
not working or
laden with regular Is love redundant in the Age of
the
them to be
housekeeping Machine?'.
(laden- burdened. naysayer a person who criticizes,
housekeeping - domestic duties.) objects to, or opposes something.)
women aren't busy
The context is when S12. (Answer-C. Both a and b
take care
with official work, they have to
- be in a
of the household work.
They don't be in the grip / in dire straits
usually get time to relax. difficult and unpleasant situation.
to a
Leisure could condemn them devoured by - aflicted/bothered by.
greater share of domestic chores;'
or unscathed by - unaffected by.)
leisure time when one is not working
S13.(Answer - B. Both b and c
Occupied; time available for ease and
relaxation; spare time; a respite from greener pastures - I's a phrase.
work.
Though it is in plural, it denotes or refers
Condemn - here it means to compel or
tojust one place or situation.
to force or to obligate.
a Incorrect. It's in plural, besides,
greater share of domestic chores
greater allocation of routine household 'various' can be anything-good, bad.)
tasks.
Kemaining options are inappropriate)
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B. Both a andc assorted(various) information
tribe a group of persons having a Refer to - n recent years,
common character, occupation,
or learning algorithms based machine.
interest. on Art
intelligence, have
brood promised goverm icial
a family of birds or other young and private companies the ernments
animals produced at one hatching or birth. power to.
all sorts of information glean
bale a large wrapped or bound bundle of from people'
appearance.
paper, hay, or cotton.
glean to obtain or to
a bale ofcotton.) derive
ve or
garner.) to
S15. (Answer D. Only c S19. (Answer E. All
a, b ande
redundant/ superfluous more than is This question can be
needed; excess; unnecessary. answered
understanding the vocabularies. simply hu
superficial -
a) not complete and competitive populism
involving only the most obvious things; -
an, aggressive
political approach that
lacking in depth. strives to appeal
ordinary people who to
b) unimportant. feel: that their
concerns are disregarded
reiterative - repetitive.) elite groups or,
by. established
S16. Answer - E. All a, b ande aggressive political ideas
and activities
nuptial/wedding/wedlock -marriage.. that are intended to get the
support of
nuptial is both an adjective and a noun. ordinary people by giving them
what they
S17(Answer A. e a fb want.
The correct arrangement is children of the state' - only the local
e af b d c) inhabitants of the state.
S18 (Answer - D. Both a and b constricting attitude - narrow-minded
The above context has only discussed attitude.
Artificial Intelligence's abilities to inclusive, pluralist ethos - all-embracing
understand people's appearance or spirit that advocates a system in which
visual aspect including facial two or more states and principles coexist.
expressions obstinately attached to some creed
countenance a person's facial stubbornly attached to some belief or
expression. faith.
requisite necessary. custodian of welfarism keeper of the
Statement c is nonspecific. According health, happiness, and fortunes 'of a
to the context, Artificial intelligence is person or group.)
proficient at deriving information from
a person's appearance, not
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now seems, has come up Q6.
Kerala, it absence of any solid
Q5 lution for what is believed
solutio In the
with a ctable problem -
intracta. framework related to their
an
to be conflict. flourishing, only the more visible
man-animal like
Kerala, and easily measurable markers
house,
principle marks, employment, salary, a
earteningly, has kept. this qualify as
hear relocation of the etc. take precedence and
mind. The how
in the parameters on which to assess
was seamless because in their
settlers they were well young people are doing
overnment ensured that also
lives. While these factors are
only with proper
resettled not important, they are by no
means
accommodation, education and
had better access complete.
healthcare but also future where
market facilities and
and A. We look forward to a
to progress
livelihood young people's growth and
employment. Alternative facilitated, by
dependence and in life is gauged and
reduced their a
themselves and others, on such
depredations on the forest. not
about diverse framework and does
Conservation is not merely scores,
A. elimination of remain restricted to exam
numbers or the package figures, vehicles owned
and
holistic enterprise
poaching; it is a square feet of purchased property.
species, great or
where the survival of become a
predicated upon the B. While India aspires to
small, is millions of
knowledge economy,
protection of their habitats.
forests, blocking of people are getting left behind.
B. Encroachment of we don't
building C. Apart from the fact that
natural wildlife corridors for interventions
roads, and setting up of resorts
have have many robust
targeted at grooming the
youth, a
hampered the free movement of wild not
major problem is that ndia does
animals in their own habitats. about the
abate even have a theory or model
C. Man-animal conflict will not
healthy growth of this group.
unless the welfare of forest-dwelling
into D. The markers of development in any
communitiesistaken quality
consideration. nation are good governance,
the ability of
D. Man-animal conflict is a complex
of education and
transforming the face of the nation if
phenomenon that's a manifestation of
adequate education, skills and job
the conflict among diverse
opportunities are provided to them.
worldviews with regard to forest and
E. None of the above options
ecosystem conservation.
a
E. None Direction (7-10): In the question below
of the above options 3 blanks,
short paragraph is given with
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correct. Find the correct the slightest (a)territory
combination of words that replace each (b)justice in a that
other. If the sentence is correct as it is, mocracy the
select E' as your option. encroaching on the (cJexecutiv
(d)suspicion is is
Q17. The (a)heads of the government equally so. of
in A. d
finding a fair solution would have
cab B. a d b
C. b c d a c
been well demonstrated if its D. c a b
(bJearnestness lent a willing ear to E. None of the above d
options
those who toil on the ground to keep
Q19. The ugly
us well fed, because for the (a)appeals
undermined have
()perspective of a hearing is that it the party's
(b)opinions further, electoal
may well open out your mind and preventing
from mobilizing public jt
give you a better (d)essence. ()debacles
on some of
A. d a c b the monumental
B. b a d c (d)warts committed
C. c a b d by its
D. db ca opponent.
E. None of the above options A. c d b a B. b a d c
Q18. If the mixing of politics and religion C. d cba D. bcda
is dangerous in a secular country, E. None of the above options
SOLUTIONS
Web:
the unwaged or unpaid D-Out of the context. It's talking about
ncidering
housewives, free coaching.
l's
status of statement can't be linked to its (utopia an ideal place or situation.
his statement. It's saying that, the demise of teaching as noble work
Ds
previous
nature of
women doesn't let women
wo death of teaching as noble work.)
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outcome, is a result of some different pitiful success rate pathetic
situation, which isn't mentioned in the cess
Suce
of the actualisation of the wishes. rate
paragraph. residual altruism
(equitable - impartial or fair.) selflessness or compassior remaining
or generosis
C- Though this statement looks close, it's B-This surely doesn't fit in osity.)
non-specific. There is no mention of theblank
Globe data suggest that 80%
poverty' in the passagc. Year resolutions are of the
to be foundNew
(holistic rclating to or concermed with
-
metaphorical trash bins
by the sec
wholes or with completc systems.) week of February.
S4.(Answer A. Even though mankind I's certainly a fact. How does
has the morality and the means to fulfil New Ycar resolutions it make
important for
only a few of these pledges, the pitiful world to wish for the the
Success rate cannot take away anything
resurrection of
empathy and kindncss this New
from the importance of New Year Year?
(resurrection of empathy
resolutions. cmpathy.)
rebirth of
The context is - though people consider C This is contradictory. This
the dawn ofa new ycar, a favourable time supports not taking New Ycar
sentence
for making wishes, they tend to forget resolutions.
D - This is a general statement.
those wishes after some time. Thosc The fact
wishes don't get realised later. But, that people with resolutions
tend to
despite the fact that human beings have succced more than those without
resolutions, can't be because of the fact
the ethics and ways to actualize a very
sew that New Ycar resolutions represent the
of those promises and compassion and sclflessness which are
conmitments, this failure can't make
still left in our culturces.
the inportance New Year
resolutions, inferior. Because, New Ycar (demonstrate cxhibit or showcasc)
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model/framework about the adequate and resources rather than those of others;
growth of the youth group. In the self-sufficient.
absence of any solid/adequate framework time immemorial - a time in the past that
Tclated to their development, only the was so long ago that people have no
more visible and casily measurable knowledge or memory of it.
markers like marks, employment, salary, misogynistic - strongly prejudiced against
a house,
ctc. do get preference, quality as Women.
parameters on which to assess how wel
may
Web: cconor
cconomical as regards the essence of a hcaring is that it
aring or
Sparing well open out your mind and give
you a
frugal- food.)
better perspective.
moncyor
S124Answer--C. cogent earnestness sincere and intense
compclling
convincing; conviction.
cogent-
adynamic- Jackingstrength or vigour. heads- persons in charge.
very wcaken and
essence the choicest or most essential
in a or
ebilitated
most vital part of some
idea or
state.
infirm
insincere. experience.
feigned- disagreeing.) looking/thinking.
perspective - way of
crepant -
discerned lent a willing hear to those
who toil on
S13.(Answer- B. - words
or recognised. the ground paid attention to the
discerned- perceived decrypt. the ground.
decode or of the ones who work hard on
decipher to or hearing-the ability to hear.)
make (someone) unfit for
indispose- something. S18. (Answer A. d c a b
unable to do religion is
- to
ignore.) If the mixing of politics and
push aside replacement dangerous in a secular country,
the
E. No in a
S14(Answer slightest suspicion that the executive
the
required. democracy is encroaching on
established or deep-
entrenched well territory of justice, is equally so.
that
rooted.
suspicion- a feeling or thought
tease apart - to loosen. something is possible, likely, or true.
queered spoilt or ruined.
concern.
executive the branch of a
govermment
perturbed- feeling anxiety or responsible for putting decisions or
laws
SET 43
Direction(1-10): Read
the given passage The implications
carefully and answer the questions of these
follow. that troubling. They highlight events
ts
nature of bias in an the embed
Sport serves as the proverbial activity that
mirror to foster a sense is
for social prejudices. This solidarity across of fratenitymeant
sad truth was and
reaffimed twice during the pushback against this
sOCial groups. d
ongoing Test series between India isiveness The
and the ecosystem of within
Australia. During the third sport is encouraging.
Test in Calls of institutional
Sydney, play had to be halted accountability no
briefly as longer rare in cricket. are
two Indian players were
subjected to adopted affirmative English football has
racial slurs by a section action to
of the spectators. equal opportunity provide
Even though, action was to managers from
taken black community.
basis of a player's complaints on the Laws against the
six behaviour are far more racist
spectators were ejected from the stringent. Yet,
stadium enduring nature the
-the ugliness (A) of racism
into the existence of a worrying points to the
final Test in Brisbane where (D)chasm that
the players separates the law
reportedly became the targets of a game from
motivated taunts, once of racially- spirit. its
again.
incidents-they are a malignancySuch Racism is not the only
this gap in sporting culture.
manifestation of
have a long history in cricket. In cricket,
From the
racial discrimination to
referring to a
sledging-it needs not always adhereto
player as a terrorist", the contours
the game'sS of sportsmanship- is
widely accepted as evidence
multicultural roots have of fierce
repeatedly competitiveness that makes
been targeted by primitive sporting
sentiments. contests alluring. Sports federations,
This is not to suggest that other
sports are spectators, advertisers, even the law
an (B)anecdote of the spirit
More than 150 incidents
of inclusion. the stakeholders of sporting competitions
of racial
were reported in English football abuse must be mindful of the gap. Otherwise,
-
correct? If no
Web: objectivity of the contextually
flects the replacement is required, choose
CSp is deep-seated.
ocietythat. long-familiar option (E).
ifests the
manif
Sport society. A. incarnation
the
D.
bigotry of options B. embodiment
above
None of the C. exemplification
E
the following phrasal
Which of fit in the D. All of the above words
02. contextually
verbs can paragraph? E. No replacement
required
the first
blank (A) in the second
B. bristled at Q5. In part(C) in
spilled over paragraph, four highlighted
words
A. D. mulled over placed. Below
fawned over may be incorrectly
C.
combinations of the
boiled down are some
E. the those words.
the actual meaning of coTect sequence of
03. What's game's
multicultural You are required to
choose the
line the been
repeatedly been combination to make the
correct
roots have sentiments. grammatically and
targeted by primitive
sentence
contextually coTect. If no
paragraph?
in the first choose
has replacement is required,
diverse nature of the game
A. The option (E).
again and again by
been aimed at, B. n o p m
intense emotions. A. o n m p
is D. m o n p
foundation of the game, which C. pn0 m
B. The
cultures, has been replacement required
based on various E. No
mentality, now
attacked by mediaeval following statements
Q6. Which of the
and then. is/are TRUE
according to the third
assorted
C. The amalgamation of paragraph?
game is measures demanding
cultures, on which the Despite several
heckled by nules, players
established, has been strict attention to
over and racism is a
superannuated persuasions, partisanship about
works against the
over. worrying sign that
D. All of the above statements spirit of the game.
which intends to
E. None of the above statements IL. Sports is an activity
estrangement and
'anecdote' in the second further a sense of
Q4. The word
incorrectly used. dissidence.
paragraph may be
words can reaction to the discord
Which of the following II. The negative
sports is
replace this word to
make the within the ambit of
grammatically. and propitious and they're being
sentence
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displayed in cricket and English A. Only II
football too. B. Both
D. BothI
C. Only 1I and
A. Only I B. Both Il and IlI
C. Only II
E. All I, Il and III Il and
D. Both I and III I
E. None of I, II and Q9. What's the tone
IlI of the
first author
Q7. Which of the following meanings
and third paragraphinthe
is respectively?
the actual meaning of the word A. Analytical and
chasm', as used Perceptive
in the third B. Fallacious and
paragraph? Discerning
C. Informative and
A. a thing that represents
or stands for
Censorious
something else. D. Deductive and
Vitriolic
B. a set of circumstances E. None of the above
in which one options
finds oneself. Q10. Which of the
following
words that will pairs
C. a difficult or unpleasant correctly fit of
situation. in
D. a marked division, blank (E) and the
detachment, or (F) in the
paragraph, respectively? last
difference.
A. gall, kinship
E. None of the above options.
B. faimess, covetousness
Q8. Which of the following
statements C. evenhandedness, assimilation
can be inferred from the
last D. justice, resentment
paragraph?
E. None of the above
I. 'sledging' and 'racism' in sports options
have Directions(11-15): In
different embodiments and each of the
for the following questions, a
sake of making sports word has been
more given and used in three statements.
fascinating, sledging You are supposed to identify
doesn't which of
necessarily need to be in the statements used the word correctly
accordance
with the characteristics and mark that as your answer.
of
sportsmanship. Q11. Abrogate
I. The thin line between the entailments In 1975, Moscow decided to
of sledging and racial discrimination abrogate this agreement.
must be understood
by the II. He has abrogated to himself the
stakeholders of sporting competitions.
power to change the rules arbitrarily.
II. Sledging in the nameof belligerence, III. The teachers are accused of
no matter how much aggressive
it is
in disposition, is also a display abrogating their responsibilities.
of the A. Only I B. Both II and III
gap like the one that's been
created C. Only 11
by racism. D. Both I and Il
E. AllI, II and II
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manifests the
ver -D. Sport societ
bristle at- show anger or indignation.
(Answer
Jong-1amiliar
SI. bigotry of the fawn over (someone) - to praise someone
liar
well-known and
conte is - the too much and give them a lot of attention.
The dices of the society are mull over (something) to think
deep-rooted
sports. carefully about something for a period of
reflected in racial
lot of discriminations this sad
time.
There are a
gender-based - in sports and boil down to (something) - If a situation
or was once again easserted in the or problem boils down to something, that
truth series between India and is the main reason for it.)
ongoing Test
Indian players had
Australia, where two vilification.
S3.(Answer - C. The amalgamation of
bear the brunt of racial assorted cultures, on which the game is
to well-known or established, has been heckled by
proverbial' here means
long-familiar. superannuated persuasions, over. and
manifest display
or reflect. Over.
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correctly used the highlighted
Sentence lI has used the word as a verb. word.
classic - (as an adjective
harnessed' is an adjective here) i) having a high quality or
But, sentence III has wrongly used the standard
against which other things are judged.
word.
ii) very typical of its kind.
harnessing' is not an adjective. It's
simply the -ing form of 'harness'. (as a noun)- a piece of writing,
recording, or a film that is
a musical
harnessing? should be replaced with well
and of a high standardand lasting
encouraging' or "inspiring') value.
Sentence. I has used the
S13.(Answer A. Only II1 has used the word as
adjective. an
highlighted word correctly.
predilection - a preference or special Sentence II has used the word as a
noun.
liking for something; a bias in favour of Sentence III has used the (i) adjective
something. form.) e
Sentence II has used the Word S16.(Answer C. d
correctly. antepenultimate third from last.
-
cha e gd
predicament a difficult, unpleasant, or
-
f b)
embarrassing situation.) S18.(Answer A. a e g
S14.(Answer D. Both II and III have The correct arrangement is -
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to its previous
directly linked
Web: becomeslike
be Such advertorials cannot only warn
statement(A). people against the perils of being
B-Incorrect. misled but also counter social stigma -
idiom.
upperlip,isan such as the one against dark skin, that
stiff who stiff pper lip does advertisers exploit to sell products.
who has a
Someone elings when they are
heir an advertisement in
(advertorial
newspaper or magazine that is designed to
esn't make
Upsetstatement doesn't make any nse the
look like an article by the writers of
This context. magazine.
this peril- danger.)
in
C-Incorrect.
in which
situation Advertorials such as the one against
inversion' is
changed sothat it is the dark skin, that advertisers exploit
to
mething is was before, or in
opposite what it
sell products.
tuned upside down.
which something
is A-Incorrect. It's nonspecific.
nversion' can't be linked
to for outright
word deception/trickery. It's talking about a recipe
The
Advertising repudiation.
the complete
D-Incorrect. outright repudiation
completely different statement. rejection.
This is a after this is
reform' is inappropriate B- This is surely an example, but
The term
statement. nonspecific and also carrying a negative
the first 'politically
about mental sense by using the term
Besides, it's talking understood
the statute book, influential'. It can't be
weakness arising out of curing
here. whether herbal remedies for
which is irrelevant influential
mental weakness. tumours sold by politically
infirmity -physical or ayurveda experts is one of
the
statute book when a law is on the advertorials which cannot only
warn
the formally being misled
statute b0ok, it has been people against the perils of
court.)
approved and can be used in a law but also counter social stigma.
S20.(Answer - D. Such as the one talking about
C-It's contradictory. It's promotion of
against dark skin, that advertisers the failure of the ban on
exploit to sell products. tobacco products.)
If we link this statement to the last
statement then the whole sentence
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the following
Direction(1-7): In
No replacement required
passage, some of the words have been E.
preceded
made bold, cach of which is Q2. Which of the following words can
from
by a letter. Find the suitable word replace the word marked as (b)?
could
the options given below that
the
replace the bold word so as to make no A. narcissistic B. heretic
paragraph meaninglul. If D. ascetic
(E) as C. lunatic
replacement is required, choose
your answer. E. No replacement required
The curiosity to take a (a)dent into the Q3. Which of the following words can
future is as old as time itself. The replace the word marked as (c)?
(b)demotic beings that humans are, few
A. gage B. rage
things are as alluring to them as the
curiosity about their own future self. One C. montage D. squeak
only needs to look at the popularity of
E. No replacement required
FaceApp for proof. This application is the
latest (c)dig on social media for its filter, 04. Which of the following words can
which allows people to see- and, replace the word marked as (d)?
perhaps more important, to show the
world what they would look like 20 or A. curtilage B. tinges
more years from now. It is also a rather C. clews D. ravages
kind application, for it chooses to show
the (d)cults that time and ill health can
E. No replacement required
Wreak on just the face, but not the body. Q5. Which of the following words can
But then (e)copiousness is known to kill replace the word marked as (e)
the cat. FaceApp has, predictably, thrown B. wonder
A. curiosity
up its own share of controversies. There
are whispers that this may be yet another C. peculiarity D. tenuity
Russian conspiracy to gain (f)unfiltered E. No replacement required
access to the personal data of millions of
people. Or is it an example of the Q6. Which of the following words can
(macabre brilliance of cosmetic replace the word marked as ()?
companies forever looking to increase the
A. unceremonious B. unabashed
sale of anti-wrinkle creams?
Q1. Which of the following words can
C. unfettered D. unaerated
replace the word marked as (a)? E. No replacement required
A. peak ca
B. thrust Q7. Which of the following words
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replace the of Icarners, the party's
prodigul B. magnanimous (n)dispositions allege, would help
A. D. fulgent the government weed
sellsame out
C.
replacement requircd (ocitizens- the 'anti-nationals'
No -from the more pliant (p)critics.
E
rections(8- each of the
In
some
A. pon m B. mp on
questions given below, words in
or may not be in their corre C. np m o D. pn m o
boldmay sentence is then followed E. No replacement required
position, The
options with the correet
bynbination of words that should Q11. There is a (m)belief here for
to lcadership in other ficlds: (n)impact
replaceeach other in order make the
sentence grammatically and in and (ojimparting of skill to the
contextually correct. Find the correct youth can have a transformative
combination of words that replace each (p)lesson on the nation as a whole.
sentence is correct as it is,
other. If the
as your option.
A. p m on B. n o m p
select E C. m o n p D.
O8. The (m)fleeting argument in favour on m p
E. No replacement required
of joint winners under exceptional
circumstances is (n)unequal; it
Directions(12-16): In each of the
holds out the promise of equality,
questions below, a sentence is given
however (o)convincing, in a deeply
with two blanks that indicate that some
(P)moral world. parts are missing. Identify the words
A. o m n p B. p o m n that fit in the blanks to make the
m p on sentence grammatically and
C. D. on p m
contextually correct.
E. No replacement required
Q12. India's bench strength is
Q9. The Supreme Court has decided to the result of the . of the
(mirame directions in order to Board of Control for Cricket in
(n)pass a clear and concerted India that has invested heavily not
response from the nation, and has only in infrastructure but also in the
asked for suggestions so can
it raw potential of youth.
(0)sharpen guidelines to (p)ensure A. despairing, prediction
the infrastructure for the fast
B. formidable, foresight
delivery of justice.
A. np mo C. impressive, sloppiness
B m pon
C.pon m D. o m pn
D. enervated, prevision
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a B. the quality of not wanting to do
For assault of a
wheezing under the something
mask although not in its
virus, the C. the appearance or expression of
oodenavatar, has emerged as a Someone's face
changing realities
Symbol of D. the quality of showing shameless
statements
Which of the following behaviour
17. rock-bottom statement, after
is the
E. None of the above options
the
correct rearrangement? Direction(22-26): Each question has
3. two sets of statements. Each set
A. 8 . b contains a pair of sentences wherein the
C.f first statement consists of an idiom/
phrase while the second statement talks
E. d
statements about a situation which may or may
the following
018. Which of not depict the meaning of the idiom/
is the
antepenultimate statement, phrase. You are required to seleet the
rearangement?
after the correct pair/pairs which correctly shows/show
B. a the meaning of the idiom in the second
A. f statement.
D. e
C. c Only four options are there. No option
E. d as(E)
Q19. Which of the following pairs is the Q22. A
wrong pair, after the correct I. I'm looking forward to Sunday, the
rearrangement? only fly in the ointment being the
fact that I'l have to sit next to my
A. g a B. b e
father.
C. c d D. a c
II. You'll spoil your appetite for dinner
E. fd if you have a cake now.
Q20. Which of the following words is a B.
synonym of the word obdurate' in contacts can help you get a
I.Making
the statement (d)? foot in the door when it comes to
A. indulgent B. genial getting a job.
C. lenient D. obstinate lI. Her injury nuined her chances of
E. None winning the race.
of the above options
A. Only A
21. Which of the following is the exact
meaning of the word B. Both A and B
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I. Fresh investment would provide the D. None of A and B
shot in the arm that this industry so Directions(29-31): In
each
badly needs. following questions, a word of the
II. The
has 1been
given and used in three statement
weather there can be
You are supposed to dentify
unpredictable - one minute it's blue
the statements used the ord which of
skies and the next minute it's pouring
and mark that as your answecr.correctly
rain.
Q25. Adage
B. I. This is a book whic
LHe was talking so much that nobody confims
adage that truth is stranger the
else could get a word in edgeways! fiction. than
IL. My grandfather is getting
old and II. The first work of mine
can't hear very well. published in an adage to be
wasn't a short
A. Only B story or a novel.
B. Both A and B III. We approach our technology
with the
C. Only A adage that it will be the same,
but
D. None of A and B better.
Q24 A. A. Only II B. Both I and II
I. But any time we can let the public C. Only I D. Both II and II|
know that what we're doing is E. None of 1, II and II
above-board, honest and balanced,
Q26. Adolescent
it helps our profession in the long
run.
I. Healthy development for early
II.
adolescent girls is defined by many
But it is surprisingly easy to forget
tasks.
what you spend in a day.
B. II The books are aimed at children and
L The security camera footage was the adolescents.
ace in the hole for winning the case. III. During adolescents teenagers often
II. DNA test results were decisive in experience violent mood swings.
proving his innocence. A. Both I and II B. Only III
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peekk
S1(Answer - C. cult i) a religious group, often living
to look at together,
peek (at s mething)-
take a short time. ii) someon or something that has become
something tor a very popular with a particular group of
uriosity to take a peek into the
The time itsel people.
is as old as
future this line the strongg Curtilage an area of land attached to a
meaning of
The look house
to know how the future will
desire long time. tinge -a trace of a colour.
has been there for a
ike,
slight hollow in a hard even clew-clue.)
dent - i) a pressure.
Surfacemade by a blow or S5.(Answer- A. curiosity
reduction. curiosity killed the cat it is a idiom-
i) proverb used to wam of the dangers of
peak- top. unnecessary investigation
mountain.
crest the top of a experimentation.
push.)
thrust sudden copiousness -abundance.
S2.(Answer - A. narcissistic
wonder awe or admiration.
narcissistic - self-loving. peculiarity-abnormality.
demotic popular or common. tenuity lack of solidity or substance;
heretic someone who has an opinion thinness.)
that is opposite to or against the
official or
S6.(Answer - C. unfettered
popular opinion.
lunatic mentally ill. unfettered- not limited by rules or any
other controlling influence.
ascetic characterized by severe self-
discipline.) unfiltered- not filtered.
unceremonious done in a nude, sudden,
$3.(Answer - B. rage
or informal way.
rage craze or trend.
unabashed - shameless.
dig-poke or push.
unaerated- not supplied with oxygen.)
gage a valued object deposited as a
guarantee of good faith.
S7(Answer E. No replacement
required
montage a piece of work produced by
Combining smaller parts, or the process of
macabre-horrifying; sickening.
making such a work; collage macabre brilliance two contrasting
squeak a words, used ironically in the context to
short, high-pitched sound or
cry.) describe the possible conspiracy of the
cosmetic industry.
S4.(Answer - D. ravages
ravage prodigal extravagant
the destructive eftects ot
Something. magnanimous generous or forgiving
country to other
original co
original lenient- forgiving.)
one $21(Answer C. the appearance or
from
countrics.) expression of someone's face
S16.(Answer
E. None
None of the above
cCountenance a person's face or facial
options ons should be -
fallba expression.)
options
correct S22.(Answer A. Only A
contingencies.
and alternativ. plan that may be fly in the ofntment - a minor
iritation
an
fallback emergency. enjoyment of
that spoils the success or
used in an a future cvent or something.
contingency about
is ossible but cannot And, statement l1 is talking
circumstancece which
certainty; eventuality; exactly the same situation.
predicted with or gain a
be
contingence. get a foot in the door have
or
bad or for first introduction to a profession
excuse for something
olibi an organization.
failure. about
a removing blame But, statement I is talking
exculpation act of ruining chances.)
someone.
from S23.(Answer - D. None of A and B
unequivocal - leaving no
doubt.
easy-going.) A shot in the arm -
something that has a
laid-back- relaxed and sudden and positive efïect on
something,
last statement.
S17.(Answer - E. d is the providing encouragement and
new
bottommost.
Rock-bottom - activity.
arrangement is - But, sentence I is alking about
The correct
unpredictability.
bega c fd to not be
either' in statement (d) Not get a word in edgeways
IThe word someone
makes the pair (1) (d) able to say anything because
S18.(Answer C. is the else is talking all the time
But, sentence lI is talking about
not
antepenultimate statement or the third
statement from the last. hearing)
The correct arrangement is- $24.(Answer A. OnlyB
The ace in the hole -
something (as a fact
be g a c f d)
is decisive or
S19.(Answer - C. c d is the wrong pair. or argument) that
overwhelming.
The correct arrangement is about exactly
And, sentence l1 is talking
beg a f d) the same thing.
S20(Answer D. obstinate above-board- straightforward in manner
obstinate/obdurate - stubbornly refusing about being
But, sentence Il is talking
to change one's opinion or course ot
action. easy.)
$25.(Answer C. Qnly I has correctly
(bare-faced shameless.
-
used the highlighted word.
indulgent casy-going& statement
Adage A proverb or short
genial warm and friendly.
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expressing a general truth. adjective.
Sentence II an adage' should be Sentence II has used the
replaced with 'a book'. noun. word as
Sentence II- 'adage" should be replaced
a
a
But, sentence Il has
with 'belief".) used the wo
wrongly.
S26.(Answer A. Both I and II
-
adolescents" should be
Adolescent- replaced
adolescence' with
Adj (ofa young person) in the process Adolescence the period
of developing from a child into an adult. of
person's life when they are time in a
developing
Noun- An adolescent boy or gir. into an adult.)
Sentence I has used the word as an
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right drug at the right dose at the right athletes' diets, which are erroneous
time and no doubt this is one of the and unscientific. The six-time world
comerstones of modern medicine champion in boxing, M.C. Mary
practice. Kom, herself raised concens in
E. None of the above statements 2016 about the quality of food
provided to those competing n
Q4. The rules of cricket are international events.
straightforward. Players and fans Most of the
who have suffered on account of the
research on how women athletes
notorious Duckworth-Lewis(DLS) should train is based on what works
method might vehemently disagree, for men; worse, very little of this
is
after all, this formula, to calculate
relevant in the Indian context.
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fficult to detect the
is also not This development
is worrying on a
A. It
various
roots of the
the crisis, since number of counts.
For one, it betrays a
especially women, have to deep prejudice as well
hletes, as a frightening
contend with odds
such
as poverty, lack of understanding
of mental health
invisibility. and its correlation to
ejudice and, crucially, 1Q' among students
and, by extension, all citizens.
is
timeto overturn the barriers and Psychologists and disability activists
It
B stereotypes, ecause every step to do pointed out that mental iliness
have
and
gender equality intellectual ability have nothing
is a step towards to do
empowerment, with each other; a person with a high 1Q
and women's can still be
women and girls can deteriorating
Through sport, mental health.
to gather, build new
find safe places On what basis then will the evaluation be
interpersonal networks, develop a conducted? It will certainly hold out the
pursue new
sense of identity and
sens danger of grave mental conditions in
opportunities. students being ignored. This would be
unsurprising. given the societal urge to
For, countries that do
not prioritise
D. render mental illness invisible and to treat
women's health-care needs will bear the it with hostility. The conflation of those
heaviest of burdens, not so long after. with mental ailments with differently-
abled citizens amounts to a blow to the
E. None of the above statements
dignity of both marginalized sections.
Direction(6-11): Read the given passage These biases are mirrored in the
carefully and answer the questions that discriminatory attitude of the Indian State
follow. and society towards mental health.
Education and equality are essential to the A[Tackling a problem of this scale, at
functioning of a democracy, more so least in (m)educatees, requires massive
because they are inextricably linked to (ninfrastructure in terms of
each other. Both pillars and their linkage (oJinterventions and trained personnel,
are,however, threatened when not just to attend to (p)academe but also
discrimination in theguise of to counsel teachers and parents.}
benevolence is perpetrated against
students. Q6. What can be inferred from the first
This is paragraph?
what seems to have happened
when a recent circular sent out by the. I. Education and equality are linked to
Central Board Secondary each other in such a way that they
of
Education(CBSE) before the board
both can be disencumbered from each
Cxaminations of Classes X and Xll
other.
directed students with mental ailments to
produce medical certificates using I. Education, equality and their
their
Intelligence quotients(1Q) association are at stake when
to ascertain
their "disability discrimination is comnitted against
themselves level if they wish to avail
of concessions' in the students in the name of kindness and
examinations.
caring.
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combinations of the correct
One of the
scqucencc of those words. You are biggest contributors
course, the closed is, of
required to choose the correct nature of prisons
institutions. as
BIThis (m)perversion,
mbination to make the sentence combined with
overcrowding and
grammatically and contextually (n)opacity in which the
inmates live, cnables
correct. f no replacement is the (o)camouflage
of power as well as its
required, choose option (E), p)squalor.] Even though
the idea of
prison reform has
gained momentum in
A. P
o n m B. mo n p thenation's political discoursea major
o m D. n o p m facet of this are open
C. pn inmates can live with their
prisons, where
required families and
E. No replacement find employment - it is still heavily
Direction(17-23): Read the given focused on the ideas
of rehabilitation and
socialization. But do
passage carefully and answer the these concerns
adequately take into
questions that follow. account the changing
social conditions in the country?
What
Power is a double-edged sword, and the about a prisoner's right to live
without
depths to which humanity can descend fear and with a modicum dignity?.
of
when the wrong edge is used, are often
The torture inflicted upon the inmate
unfathomable. This was evident recently at
Tihar seemed to be geared
when an inmate of Delhi's Tihar jail who towards
causing not just physical harm but also
belongs to a' religious minority was
humiliation.
branded with an "Om' -a
sacred symbol
for Hindus- and denied food for two Q17. What's the inner meaning
of the
days. The atrocity came to light only after phrase Power is a double-edged
the prisoner's family approached a district
sword, and the depths to which
court complaining that his life was "in
danger" humanity can descend when the
Wrong edge is used, are often
The incident rings alarm bells on a
unfathomable. in the first
number of counts, not least of which are
the numerous ways in which it paragraph?
violates
the rights of prisoners. A. The extent to which power can be
The Supreme
Court has, on multiple occasions, misemployed against humankind is
taken a
stern view of the
inhuman manner in often beyond one's grasp.
which prisoners are treated
in India, and B. The extent to which power can be
has issued a
(A)_of directives to
prison authorities for protecting utilised in favour of the humanity is
the rights
of prisoners. In 2016, Parliament had often unimaginable.
even amended
the Prisons Act, 1894 to C. The extent to which power can
ensure the protection and welfare of jail
inmates. impact the life of a human being
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judges, it is believed, is a major f.
If delaycd justice spells doom, then the
the pendency ot cases. At the in
most pressing question ought to be why is 2018, there was a shortage of more end
more of
there a delay in the first place? This
5,000 judges in India's lower than
question is of particular importance in
usually the first point of contact
Tndia, where the legal system is burdened etwec
the people and thec judiciary. But
by an overwhelming backlog of cases. flling
up vacancies cannot expedi edite the process
Some answers seem to have been
provided by a recent study commissioned
of dispensing Justice alone. Earlier
year, it was reported hat lower this
by the Union law ministry and conducted courts i
Bengal are at 92 per cent capacity
by the Indian Institute of Managemcnt
Calcutta. The findings are grim: on an terms of judges. .Yet, 50 per cent of in
average, it takes over two-and-a-half have been pending for over three
years.
years for a _ to get a judgment. The increase in he number of judges
Worse, only 41 per cent of this time must be accompanied by improved
administrative infrastructure dedicated
involves the actual functioning of the
court. The reasons unearthed for these curbing case-related delays. This can to
only
dismal figures include, especially at the be achieved with the help of judicial
level of trial courts, the shortage and non- reform, which a democracy must
attendance of judges, arbitrary undertake anyway as part of its overall
adjournments, the absence of lawyers development. Without such reform, the
and witnesses and prolonged legal burden on the judiciary which has a
arguments. None of these concerns is direct effect on the costs incurred by
new. For instance, a former chief justice litigants could mount pressure on a
of the Supreme Court had, in 2016, made democracy's search for justice.
an impassioned plea for the appointment Q12. Which of the following statements
of more judges. Such worrying gaps in a substantiate/substantiates the
democracy with functioning courts
contribute greatly to the public perception author's view that only filling up
about the slow pace of the Indian judicial vacancies can't hasten the process of
system. As the findings of the study dispensing justice?
indicate, none of the problems feeding 4. Despite the fact that there are judges
this perception has been addressed.
galore in the lower courts of Bengal,
The long pendency of cases, for example, half of the cases there are still in
raises questions about the accountability hand.
of the legal edifice to the litigants and, by
extension, all citizens. The convoluted b. The dearth of judges, beget the
nature of the litigation process is another pendency of cases.
cause cited by the study for judicial witnessed
delays. This inconveniences those seeking
C.Lowercourts in India havescarcity and
a significant amount of
redressal, given that significant sections nature, s
t is indeed detrimental in
of the litigants belong to marginalized contact
communities with little access to they are the first point of
the
education or the means to afford proper between the people and
legal representation. The paucity of judiciary.
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Onlyb C. The lacunae in the judicial system
A. c D. Only a the famine of judges, sudden and
Both b and
C and c whimsical postponcments are the
All a, b fresh devclopments.
E. following words can
Which of the A. Onlyc B. Both a and c
o13. appropriately fit in the blank
mos
nost C. Onlyb D. Both b and c
paragraph?
in the irst E. None of a, b and c
litigant
a claimant
Q16. The author's primary purpose
b. purposes in the passage is/are to -
litigator
c.
B. Only c present findings that contradict the
Both a and c age-old problems in judiciary
A.
b and c D. Onlyb
C. Both systems in India.
E. All a, b and c b. argue that the various facts and
author mean by the figures regarding the malfunction of
014. What does the
phrase 'arbitrary
adjournments, the judiciary system are not
as expressed in the passage? sufficient to solidify the actual
reasons behind case-related delays.
a. unwanted interventions by higher
authorities. C. express concens on the subject of
the debilitating effects of judicial
b. random and capricious pause during
trials. delays on a republic and advocate
the obligatory judicial reforms.
C. whimsical intermission in the
A. Only a B. Both a and c
determination of a person's guilt or
C. Onlyc D. Both a and b
innocence by due process of law
A. Only b B. Both b and c E. Only b
C. Only c D. Only a Direction(17-23): Read the given
E. Both a and c passage carefully and answer the
questions that follow.
Q15. Which of the following statements
Power is a double-edged sword, and
is/are FALSE according to the
the depths to which humanity can
given context? descend when the wrong edge is used,
a. Significant sections of the plaintiffs are often unfathomable. This was
don't have accession to education, a evident recently when an inmate of
great deal. Delhi's Tihar jail who belongs to a
religious minority was branded with an
b. The highly intricate and devious sacred symbol for Hindus-
Om-a
nature of judicial proceedings bring and denied food for two days. The.
about juridical delays. atrocity came to light only after the
prisoner's family approached a district
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www.
Web: laro or dense group of
a rehabilitation - idea of the restoration to
SWarm of- normal life.
A insects.
lying a group of
animals that are socialization the process of learning to
litterof time andihave the same behave in a socially acceptable way.
A at the same
borm
mother. except 'slew
III Refer to This opacity, combined
with overcrowding and the squalor in
lective nouns enables the
Other Decific usages as mentioned which inmates live,
have perversion of power as well as its
above. anything.) camouflage.
can be iused with crammed-overcrowded.
'slew m o
S20.(Answer - B. n p
combined with untidy- dirty.)
opacity,
This in which S22.(Answer - E. aspect
vercrowding and the squalor
the perversion of facet/aspect a certain way in which
inmates live, enablescamouflage.
as Something appears or may be regarded.
power as well its transparency. visage - a person's face, with reference to
opacity- lack of the form or proportions of the features
state of being extremely
squalor -the
unpleasant. term-i) word.
dirty and power.
perversion of power- misuse of i) period of time.)
S23.(Answer - B. Is it not time for these
camouflage - disguise.
sentence is concerns to feature more prominently
The meaning of this whole
a very in the discourse on prison reform?
In a prison, inmates live in
This This statement concludes the entire
overcrowded and dirty environment.
passage properly.
disorderly situation leads to the lack of
clarity on their actual
situation and the As the passage is about prison reforms,
misuse of power. The fact that
the power the author throwing a question about
is being misused by torturing
them, gets featuring the concerms more prominently
is
hidden/concealed because of the lack of in the discussion of prison reform,
transparency. absolutely making sense.
That's why the author used the word A This doesn't fit as a concluding
camouflage.) statement. The question who are our
prisoners? takes the entire theme into
a
$21.(Answer - D. Both Il and IlI
different direction.
II-Refer to- C - It may be a thought, but can't be a
Even though the idea of prison reform has
conclusion.
gained momentum in the nation 's political
discourse(discussion) a major D - It's nonspecific. 'uncomplicated
Jacetfaspect) of this are open prisons, issues and 'concensus doesn't say
Where inmates can live with their families anything definitely.
andfind employmentit is still heavily E The author hasn't recommended
jocused on the ideas of rehabilitation and anything. He only expressed his
socialization. But do these concerns concerns.)
adequately take into account the changing
Social conditions in the country?
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Veb: awarenes:
ess. is far less. likely or suitable than
cOgnisance - unconsciousness)
unconscio something else already mentioned.
(antonym of mater
terial or mixture induce convince.
- a
ulation
formu according to a formula. accession - agreeing with or consenting
repared discard.) to.)
to
castout
(2.(Answer - E. None of the above S15. (Answer C. skews
skew make biased or distorted in a way
options - ebf that is regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or
correct mbination effective misleading
The effective policy is
shaping of This word doesn't make any sense
The upon the the solidity of the
ntingent
conti based. here.
on which it is It should be replaced with
figures
shaping-framing. accommodates'.
credibility.
solidity upon. bylaw-regulation.
- dependant
contingent upon ecosystem a group of businesses or
agreement.
concerting-settling by business activities that affect each other
being
implausibility the quality of and work well together.)
nlikely or
lifficult to believe, or S16. (Answer E. All are correctly
something.) used.
S13.(Answer D. bce- Regulatory - administrative.
coequal at this
Declaring both vaccines armature - framework.
permitting people to custodian - watchdog or observer
stage, without
consent, increases
choose or even medium a method or way of expressing
trepidation and wariness. something.)
coequal equal or
equivalent.
S17.(Answer - A. Distinctly
to give or express one's
consent Distinctly- expectedly or obviously.
approval (as to a proposal).
The context is
trepidation - fear and anxiety. print
Regulatory framework exists in the
(wariness-distrust) Television
media as well as for the
digital media
toothless ineffective. content. But, surprisingly
a considerable
differ disagree. has been given
certitude overconfidence.) freedom(leeway).
context. So,
S14.(Answer- A. dre There's a contrast in the
The system now coerces a person to surprisingly is the correct word.
accept what is being given; turndown motif- subject matter.
means there is no guarantee of a second segment section.)
Chance, let alone inoculation with a S18.(Answer B. d
vaccine of choice.
The correct arrangement
is -
coerce to compel.
bb)
turndown refusal.
-
c a ed
et alone used to indicate that something
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is sad
make meone who or A. pitilessness B. beneficence
C.
to
disappointed feel better i
someone ang or annoyed
s C. savagery D. larkiness
make E. None of the above options
to
D.
None of
the.above options H
E.
Does the Andhra Pradesh government
G condemnation in the really want to catch the criminals, or is
Going
ond the
beyond
the law meant to offer, indirectly,
comment about convicts
Centre's for rapists? It appears to be
cution, it has to be said that
elaying execut wouldaalso help those on
delay admirable, again, that the government has
limits
d time reducin suspense and the
by
decided to make public a digitized list of
eath row betweer hope and despair. The
deat known sexual offenders. However
scillation civilized this sounds, in a country where
a kind of violation of
latter 1s Looseness in the schedule
framing and victimizing the helpless are
cases helps no one. It So easy, his decision, too, does not seem
ofdeath penalty
suggest a covert
indecisiveness to have been thought through.
may even
Tegarding the death
penalty that is built Q18. What's the author's attitude
into the
system. Ultimately, it is this that towards the government's decision
about
has to be
addressed: 1s India certain here?
capital punishment and
about the crimes
A. Distraught B: Unwary
that demand it?
C. Eupeptic D. Skeptical
Q16. What's theauthor's mental
attitude towards India's justice E. None of the above options
can
system here? Q19 Which of the following words
Resounding B. Consecrating most appropriately fit in the blank in the
A.
paragraph?
C. Reprehending D. Discounting patches
E. None of the above options
A. breaches 313B
C. hedges D. intricacies
Q17. Which of the following words can E. None of the above options
most appropriately fit in the blank
in the paragraph?
SOLUTIONS
subconscious
level is direct and the
S1AnSwer - D. Might have entered the
text on a subconscious or involuntary level is indirect.
level So, it will, make the first part of the
lt says sentence incorrect.)
that the biography of the author C. Supports
and the text S2.(Answer
are related on a underprivileged children
Subconscious level. But, the conscious
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There's a grammatical mistake in it. In think of breaking the bond so
casily,
this black a gerund will fit. So, all the (big cat pen - big cat enclosure)p
options except C are starting with a
Unperceptive - unwise.
gerund(-ing).
S3..(Answer D. Acting as a form of Errant- behaving wrongly.
social cement, providing social groups Preposterous absurd.)
-
Web:
recognition)) condemning the delay in giving fixed
status, or
SI2(Answer.
chanted
-A -
disenchanted
.
disappointed by Someone
time limits to the death-row convicts.
IS saying that the
schedule of death penalty cases
Hde
looseness in the
helps no
disench
one and it's also inhuman. He is
also
something. capital
erultant-thrilled,
or questioning -'is India sure about
that
(of people or their punishment and about the crimes
disheveled -
very dirty. demand it?
appearance) Resounding-celebrating.
modest.)
demure protracted Consecrate - to bless.
S13.(Answer - D. Discounting-disregarding.)
prolonged oroverlong.
profracte -
S17.(Answer B. beneficence
-
play now
not with the
les mind. He is being
bowler(Ashwin)_ but with the other hand his
delaying the date, on the are being
batsman(Buttler). sufferings
despair and humanitv is being
Besieging- harassing prolonged, and thus,
criticising.
Bombarding - attacking and violated.
Besetting- attacking and harassing.) pitilessness cruelty.
S15(Answer A. to spoil the chances of savagery-brutality.
success larkiness-playfulness.)
The context is The fact that, the
-
s18(Answer - D. Skeptical
responsibility of maintaining the spirit. questio
Skeptical - inclined to doubt
oT
of fair play now lies not with the
with the claims.
bowler(Ashwin) but Prades
batsman(Buttler), should spoil the The context is Andhra publi
chances of success of Buttler and his government has decided to
digital list of sexual offenderS
an
supporters, targeting to criticise
Ashwin.) decision raises questions in he
a
mind. Because, in India,
victimazasng
S16(Answer C. Reprehending
exploiting the helpless are vEE
Keprehend express strong disapproval.
hence, there's a high chance thai tras
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t 2
3
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Direction(1-9 ad the given passage closeted with the screen for most hours of
answer
ver the questions that the day for months on end, some of the
carefulyand damage feared earlier seems unavoidable.
follow. Effect". A A certain attenuation of the free-ranging
called The Covid imagination is also a possibility with the
is tracks the use of digital
company that attention fixed on a quickly responding
children of four to 15 years of also
evices by enormous sCreen. Additionally, staring. at it
increase in screen while
found an
pre-lockd times means straining the eyes
hours not
just from as the year confinement puts an end to strenuous
too,
from month to month outdoor games.
hut
pandemic Youngsters
the
ofall ages continued to stay at home and Enforcing old physical habits, such as
of parents often going to school again, playing together,
have lessons online while
as well, juggling going cycling, swimming or climbing,
worked from home
the same may not be too diffcult when the
housework and office within
togetherness has its pandemic passes, as youngsters may be
confines. Family longing to be freed of fear and isolation.
can wear a bit thin
charms, but they But mental habits are not as easy to break.
when there is to0
much of it and
The feedback from digital devices may
nothing else.
equations and seem much smoother, more predictable,
Amid a change in work-life and less troublesome than from real-life
social isolation that started
abruptly, it
situations in which interactions with other
was inevitable that
disciplining children
friends,
"
people and dealing with immediate tasks
for turning to the screen to talk to worth
no turn out to be too challenging to be
to play or amuse themselves would bothering about. The quasi-protective
longer be possible.
shell offered by the screen is dangerous
The virus caused more than the deadly to developing minds and personalities.
infection. There had already been serious are
But again, the fact that young minds
worry and bleak research findings about
impressionable is also the reason for
addiction to digital devices and social
hope. They can be made to change or they
media among children and young adults. The
can wish to change themselves.
From (p)abating sleep patterns to is also a wise
Screen generation
9inveterate egos, from anxiety and generation in many ways. The worries
epression to (r)sporadic attention spans and the research come from adults
who
and reliance on (s)bruised mood-boosts world.
have made a fair mess of the
the harm was both physical and YoungsterS might yet show them their
mental.
place.
n spite
of the new routes of creativity ana
widening horizons Q1. Which of the following phrasal
of knowledge that the verbs can contextually fit in the
Onine world can offer, for children
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swift responders, their
undless 1magination may take a I The partially protective nature
of the
boun screens can easily influence
wrong turn. the full-
fledged minds.
The fact that arduo alfresco games
II will no longer be there due to
. The partly protective nature of the
Screens can easily have a deleterious
keeping child within specific
cffect upon underdeveloped minds.
bounds. III. The utterly protective nature of the
The fact that dren who are screens can easily influence the
L. attached to the mobile/computer
immature minds in a negative way.
screens, their ability to envisage, that A. Only Il B. Both I and II
knows no bounds, is being C. Only 1I] D. Both II and II
depreciated, as the screen doesn't let
E. None of I, II and III
them imagine, by providing fleet
responses. Q8. What's the tone of the author in the
Only III B. Both I and III last paragraph?
A.
C. Both II and III D. Only II A. Auspicious B. Bearish
E. All I, Il and III C. Perfunctory D. Captious
E. None of the above options
06. What makes the author sound a bit
sanguine in the fifth paragraph? Q9. Where does the author seea
I. Young people may have a glimmer of light at the end of the
yearning for disencumbering tunnel in the last paragraph?
themselves of the fear of
internment. I. The grown-ups are the ones who
perform wretchedly.
II. The undemanding and
foreseeable nature of the digital I. Juveniles are waxy and can be
devices. swayed.
I. Communicating with and I. The generation which rely on the
responding to other people and mobile/computer sereens are also a
tasks have become less grueling.
knowing generation.
A. Only III B. Only II A. Only Ill B. Both I and II
C. Both II and III D. Both I and Ik C. Both II and III D. Both I and II
E, Only I
E. All 1, l and III
Q7. What does the author mean by the Direction(10-14): There is a sentence
phrase The quasi-protective shel given in each question, which is talkingg
offered by the screen is dangerous about a particular scenario. There is
to
one blank in each sentence, which will
developing minds and
be replaced with a particular phrase.
personalities.? There're two columns with fragments
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of
phrases given on each side. You've to .Com
make the correct combination by Column 1 Column 2
matching the fragments of two sides,
which will form that particular phrase A. It can be D. conjecture
that will fit in that blank contextually sensibly that
we're undergoing
and grammatically. If no combination
can be formed, choose (E) as your B. we could E. surmised that
answer. reasonably we're witnessing
Q10. "There is a risk of the child ending C. we could F. repudiate
that
up arrogant or frustrated. The onus justifiably we're going
is on their parents and teachers to through
maintain a balance in their
A. A-E and B-D
interpersonal relationiships and
B. Only B-D
says
Swati Popat Vats, president of the C. Only B-F
Early Childhood Association. D. A-E, B-D and C-F
SOLUTIONS
S1.(Answer B. wore on
-
've worn through two pairs of work
wear on (of a period of time) pass, shoes since I started this job.)
especially slowly or tediously. wear down to make someone gradually
(wore' is the past form of 'wear".) lose their energy or confidence.
as the year of the pandemic wore on - as wear away - to gradually disappear.)
the year of the pandemic seemed to pass S2.(Answer C. The delightfulnes o
very slowly. family propinquity dwindles when
wear off- lose effectiveness or intensity. there is nothing else but togetherness
wear through to use (something) so
-
only.
much that a hole develops in it. delightfulness charm.
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closeness
oseness or togethernes turn to (something) get the help of
propinquy-
kinship. something or to rely on something or to
alfinity; turn attention towards something.
diminish.
dwindle- societal/social needs "to talk to
context is - when there' is only amuse themselves
togeth in the friends, to play or
erness or staying
tOgethe the charn would no longer be possible.'
and nothing else,
sameplace diminishes." It's talking about conditioning theto
family
together A-
children. Which is incorrect according
Incorrect. It says, there is only
A -
and no unknowns. the context.
togetherness
noun neans stranger. III - It's talking about admonishing the
"unknowr as a
thing mentioned in children. Which is incorrect according to
there's n0 such the context.
But,
context.
thàt
refer to anything To admonish means to warn.
othing else' can
togetherness. insulation - isolation.)
other than
(something) earlier S4.(Answer D. rspq
cut short- to end
expected. From sporadic sleep patterns to bruised
than
egos, from anxiety and depression
to
meaning of 'nail
B Incorrect. The on
find out or identify abating attention spans and reliance was
down is to
(something) exactly"'. inveterate mood-booststhe harm
both physical and mental.
It doesn't
make sense in this context.
in sporadic- irregular.
D-Incorrect. There's nowhere written
memberTS
the context that, when
family bruised - hurt.
live together, the warm fellowshipp abating - diminishing.
becomes non-existent. It
doesn't talk
inveterate- chroni.)
about the absence of anything else.
S5.(Answer - C. Both II and III
warm fellowship - affinity) worry.
apprehension concerm or
S3.(Answer E. Only II.
"...confinement puts an end
II - Refer to -
discipline' here means to
punish'.
to strenuous outdoor
games.
The word 'discipline' has two meanings
as a verb.
arduous strenuous.
alfresco- outdoor.
One is to train (someone) to obey rules
or a code of behaviour, using punishment confinement-
person is kept
to correct disobedience. the situation in which a
The other one is - to punish. somewhere, usually by force.
children closeted with
Ere the adjective for' makes all
the III- Refer to for hours the day for
difference. the screen for most of
months on end, some of the damageA
.disciplining children for turning 10 unavoidable.
e screen to talk to friends, 1o play or feared earlier seems free-ranging
themselves would no longer be
certain attenuation of the
e imagination is also a possibility
with the
pOssible.
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attention
screen. fired on a quickly responding It's talking about affecting om
fledged minds.
attenuation But according full
reduction; decline; context, developed, to
to
depreciation. being affected. minds
closeted with the screen attached/glued are
deleterious harmful.
-
to the screen.
IIl- It's talking
ability to envisage that knows no protective nature about the utterly
of the screens.
bounds- ability to have a limitless according to the context, Bu
imagination. partially protected.). the screens
ns are
swift/fleet - quick. S8.(Answer - Auspicious
I- Incorrect. It's talking about boundless Auspicious showing
or
imagination taking a wrong turn, which is futuresuccess is likely; suggesting that
out of the context.) optimistic.
.
Bearish pessimistic.
S6.(Answer - E. Only 1
Perfunctory lacking
sanguine - optimistic and hopeful. in interest
enthusiasm. or
I Refer to - when the pandemic Captious- fault-finding orcortical.)
passes, as youngsters may be longing
to $9.(Answer C. Both II
befreed offear and isolation. light at the end of the
and I1I
yearning- longing orwish. hope.
tunnel ray of-
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forests of the on both sides means that the flames
protect the precious of the farm laws would continue to
Northcast.
simmer in the near future
b. mcasure
canopy
a. a. bitterness b. resolution
renaissance d. reform
c. C. majority d. deliberation
B. cbda
A. bcda A. bdca B. cbad
D. dcba
C. dabc C. dbac D. cdab
the above options
E. None of E. None of the above options
that has, over the years,
017. A nation Q19.If the economy is slow to recover,
thundered with the echoes of the
the stretched could blow
beloved slogan, Jai Jawan, Jai
witnessed, on Republic Day, up into a crisis with dramatic
Kisan',
images of the farmer risks for the entire
against financial system. India struggled to
and the security men turning
clashes come out of a in the
each other.
took place between farmers who, shadow banking sector in 2019; the
D -
Incorrect. It's talking about judging
protests occasionally.) Bust- to ruin.)
S3.(Answer C. Distasteful. $7.(Answer C. Incisive
Distasteful offensive or disgusting.
- Incisive expressing an idea or opinion in
a clear and direct way that shows good
Refer to the first line The unsavoury understanding of what is important.
developments.
unsavory distasteful.
-
The author is suggesting improvements in
the vaccination process.
S4.(Answer - C. Only II
can be construed as Evocative making you remember or
can be imagine something pleasant.
interpreted/seen as.
Apathetic - indifferent.)
unwarranted unjustifiable or
inexcusable. S8.(Answer - C. Nonattendance of the
Sloganeering employment of political people who are in the list of vaccine
slogans. receivers.
Non-show - absence or nonattendance.
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unwillingness. acumen- awareness.
Reluctance - coordination.) inert- no longer useful or dormant.)
Incoordination - lack of
Excoriating S14.(Answer E. None of the above
s9.(Answer - D, options
strong disapproval of
Excoriate - express The right order - d ba e
condemn.
or to
Disconsolate - very sad.
rs bountiful- ample or abundant.
to handle a
drought-resilient able
Disparaging derogatory.
-
prolonged period of abnormally low
Anticipative- hopeful.) rainfall.
men by
S10.1Answer A. pacifying the crippling-serious and harmful.)
demands.
acceding to their S15 Answer A. dbca
is displaying his
The author little augmented - enriched.
disapproval with the help of a
remedialgiving or intended as a
irony.
remedy or cure.
(acceding to their demands agreeing
to
menfolk- a group of men considered tree canopy tree shade; the branches
collectively; men. and leaves that spread out at the top of a
group of trees forming a type of roofi.
B- Incorrect. Out of the context.
reform-improvement.
C-Incorrect.
manhood' is a positive term. lt means - renaissance - revival.
the state of being a man. measure- course of action.)
D
- Incorrect. 'collaborating' is also a S17 Answer B. d a bc
positive term.] never done or known
Unprecedented
S11(Answer A. d b - ca before.
vial a small container, typically contentious - controversial.)
cylindrical and made of glass, used E. None of the above
S18.(Answer
especially for holding liquid medicines.
optioas
hesitancy - unwillingness.)
The correct order -c dba
S12.(Answer - C. dacb majority electoral
electoral
vigil a period of wakefulness. predominance.
uptake- understanding. deliberation long and careful
pose - to come to attention as. consideration or discussion.
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A. b adc firmness the quality
valuation an estimation of of having
almost unyiclding surfacc or a
Somcthing, especially the worth o structure.olid,
deliverance' and "decision'
professional valuer. onc carried out by a can al
in the blank.)
spillover the cffects
-
activity S23.(Answer - C. check in,
have spread further of
anthat
than was originally reach out
intended. check in/ reach out/ contact -
communicate. attempt
convulsion -a violent disturbancc.) to
check out - 1)
$20.(Answer -B.d cxamine to determin
cba accuracy. mine
Sisyphean task a 1ask that can never
be i) confim and pay for goods.
complcted.
inscribe write or carve
glib speaking or spoken in a symbols) (words
confident on something, especially or
way, but without careful as a
thought or formal or permanent record.
honesty
show up - to arrive. (It can
deliver on To do something one has
-
blank)
fit in the
promiscd or is expected to do.
gilded wealthy and privileged.)
meet' can also fit in the blank.
abjure to reject.)
S214Answer B. intervention,
interposition s24.(Answer D. mourn, bewail
-
D. safety current.
s27.(Answer
being certain that parental relating to a peTson s parent or
safety The state of parents.
be caused by
adverse effects will not
some agent under defined
conditions. overwhelming - very great in arnount.
aegis - the protection, backing, or support assured guaranteed.)
organization.
of a particular person or S30.(Answer A. m pon
refuge a place or situation providing
custodian a wbo has
peTSon
safety or shelter. responsibility for taking care of or
peril-danger.) protecting something
S28.(Answer - C. persuade citadel of democracy stronghold of
persuade- cause (someone) to believe democracy.
something, especially after a sustained claríon (adjeetive) - loud and clear.
effort; convince. legislative or deliberative
house a
reproach express to (someone) one's assembly.
disapproval of.
SET 50
Direction(1-13): Each
question has a Q2. What's the actual
Small passage, which is
talking about a aning
particular situation. Read the passage phrase both groups of the
belief? espoused
carefully and answer the questions a
follow. that
A. both groups abandoned
Paragraph a beliet
1:
It's a common B. both groups thought
misconception hat our
comparatively
about a belier
long work hours are C. both grOups adopted a
the result of a belief
uniquely American
belief system. D. both groups struggled
Americans worked fewer with a belief
Europeans in thc mid-century. hours than E. None of the above
Al that options
time, public opinion surveys
showed that Q3. Choose an appropriate
both groups espoused a word that
valuc of hard work belief in the will fit contextually
with equal intensity. in the blank
Today, Americans work the paragraph. in
many more hours
about eight hours more
-
A. apprehended
than Germans, B. exalted
and six hours more than
the French,
weck-and endorse the work ethicper at
C. adored
D. maligned
higher levels, including E. None of the above
low-incomne options
workers and the unemployed.
workers Younger Paragraph - 2: Alone, the
today, the ones
female orca,
often also known as a killer
as lazy and entitled, whale, circles her
that hard work is believe small, shallow tank
important to getting stopping only to
surface and open
ahead more than her mouth as trainers
generations. This predecessor drop in dead fish. She
corelation suggests that thinks of a time
Americans are increasingly when she shared
her tank with her
we want: more work. getting what children. But they
are long
five having died in captivity bygone all1
-
Q11. How would you define Q13. Choose an appropriate word that
derealisation', as mentioned in the will fit contextually in the blank in
above context? the paragraph.
per cent said they had to take up more Q17. Choose an appropriate synonym for
work to deal with the financial crisis. the word mishap', as used in
(d) The consequences of a tragedy often statement (d).
endure long after the mishap is over. a. accident b. mischance
(e) They reported twice the number of
C. fatality
deaths as a result of an accident than
A. Only a B. Both a and c
high-income households did; the risk
ofa having to deal with a C. Onlyb D. Both b and c
disability was also twice as likely E. All a, b and c
among poor families.
Q18. Choose an appropriate word that
Predictably, low-income rural will fit contextually in the blank in
households are hit the hardest. statement (e).
Q14. Choose an appropriate phrase that A. subsister B. deceased
will fit contextually in statement C. nonstarter D. succeeder
(a) E. None of the above options
a. accompanied by b. coupled with
Q19. Choose an appropriate idiom for
C. along with
expressing the phrase "low-income
A. Only c B. Both a and c rural households are hit the
C. Onlyb D. Both b and c hardest, as mentioned in
E. All a, b and c statement (0.
in a market
economy. Sol. 25 (Answer - D. Both a and b
growth of the
persistence continuation or prolonged intermediary - an intermediate form,
existence or continuity. product, or stage.
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statements, given in a random order. 'minor infraction', as expressed in
statements are sequenced
When these statement (a)?
properly, they'll form a coherent. and
meaningful paragraph. There are a. slight violation of law.
various questions based on each of the b. inconsiderable non-observance
statements. Read it carefully and of
law.
answer the questions that follow.
c. failure to comply with an obligation
(a) Compared to. these, WhatsApp's
or rule, which is not so grave.
decision to change its user agreement
A. Only b
to make it clear that it will share some B. Only c
data with Facebook properties is a C. Both a and b D. Bothb and c
minor infraction. E. All a, b and c
b) Google, for example, knows not only
Q2. Which of the following words
who you with over mail can
and chat, but what your browsing most appropriately fit in the blank
habits are, where all you go, what in statement (b)?
your engagements are, as wel. a. correspond
(c) So, instead of crying about b. communicate
unilateral
changes in the terms of service, C. reciprocate
what
India needs to do is to put
in place a A. Only c B. Both a and c
reasonable law on protecting
data. C. Both b and c
(d) It targets its ads D. Only b
better, using this
information, and makes E. Both a and b
more money.
(e) Facebook is accountable Q3. Cho0se an appropriate synonym for
for. many
sins of omission the word 'unilateral', as used in
and commission,
and whether buying statement (c).
WhatsApp to
pre-empt competition is one one-sided
of them,
is being determined b. deep-lobed
by a judicial
process in the US.
C. collateral
() Only the innocent fail to appreciate A. Only a B. Both a and c
that when you get a service for free,
C. Only b D. Both b and c
you pay for it with your data.
E. All a, b and c.
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phrase 'sins of omission and pair of the ginning statemethe
commision', as expressed in and the antepenultimate
statement (e)? statement, respectively?
tiings you have chosen to do, and A. a f B. e b
things you have chosen not to do.
C.e c D. a b
b. things ou have done urong. and E. None of the above options
things you have done right. Direction8-12): Below is a sman
Cthings you have failed to do. and passage. Five phrases in bold, marked
things you have done. by five different letters, may or
may
A. Only a B. Both a and c not have been used correctly, either
C. Only c grammatically or contextually. The
D. Both a and b passage is then followed by some
E. None of a, b andc replacements of each old word
or
phrase. Choose the correct
05. In statement (), the author is -
isolating most of last ycar. (O) The readying för a sugC in bad
ans.
elderly were at onc end, and (0) In this context, it is important
t
children who were oflen kept away note that lndia has pivate
sectn
from thenm at the other.(P) bad banks which arc temcd
as
Millions of people literally Went Asset Reconstruction Companies
without it for months. (ARCs). ()
. M B. N
Conscquently, finance minístry officials
have said that they arc considerin
C. D. P many options, including a new
bad
E. The sentence can fit nowhere bank which may be floated by the
government.
Q15. The pandcmic highlighted the
A. M B. N
importance of public health, and
India was served well when it C. D. P
increased Covid surveillance to one E. The scentencc can fit nowhere
million tests a day and bolstered
ICU bed capacity. (M) When this Q17. As the government and farmers
representatives prepare for another
pandemic abates, govemncnts
round of negotiations this week,
mustn't retract their focus on publie
there's one thing that can be said
health. (N) Because the next
with certainty. (M) The
contagion could be lurking ncarby.
apprehension about the
(0) Similarly, cconomic revival too
consequences of change through
needs a state driven boost in
reform is rooted in the feeling
infrastructure spending.(P)
among farmers that alternatives are
The state has an opportunity to show
bound to be worse. (N) Yet,
its enabling side during the coming
mass vaccination drive, when it will be anecdotal evidence from across
needed the most. India shows that farmers are clearly
dissatisfied with tthe current
A. M B. N
situation already. (O) Because it's
C. o D. P
something that makes many
E. The sentence can fit nowhere resistant to change and
Q16. Banks appear to be gearing up for a simultaneously dissatisfied with the
surge in bad loans soon. (M) At the present. (P)
moment, the. extent of the damage So, the apprehension should be seen as
triggered by the pandemic and a symptom of a larger failing in India's
lockdowns is not clear as even the economic trajectory.
bankruptocy code's operation has A. M B. N
been Suspended. N) The C. O D. P
government too appears to be
nowhere C. I andIl
scentence can fit
E. The question, D. Il and 1V
Direction(18-21): In the given
are given, some of which E. IH and II, II and IV
four words synonymousor
a
may or may not share From the Q20.
anonymous relationship.
options given,
ch00se. the one that Actuality
identifies correctly the
pair/s of . Fabrication
synonyms or antonyms.
1. Figment
Q18.
IV. Extremity
I. Reprimand
A. I and
II. Commcndation
B. fl and fV
III. Counterfeit
C. Tand I1, I and I
IV. Unfeigned
I and II, Ill and IV D. I and Il, IIl and IV
A.
B. Only Il and III E. I and IV
SOLUTIONS
nonchalance - indifference.
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