Directions (Q. 1–10) : In the following passage some of the words have been left out each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraphs meaningfully complete.

 

The culture of India is one of the oldest and unique. In India is ...(1)... cultural diversity ...(2)... the country. The South, North, and Northeast have own ...(3)... cultures and almost every state has ...(4)... out its own cultural ...(5).... There is hardly any cultural in the world that is as ...(6)... and unique as India. India is a vast country, ...(7)... variety of geographical features and climatic conditions. India is home to some of the most ancient civilzations, including four major world religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.

A ...(8)... of these factors has resulted into exclusive culture-Indian culture. India culture is a ...(9)... mixture of varying styles and influences. In the matter of cuisine. For instance, the North and the South are totally different. Festivals in India are characterized by colour, gaiety, enthusiasm, prayers and rituals. In the ...(10)... of music, there are varieties of folk, popular, pop and classical music. The classical tradition of music in India includes the Carnatic and the Hindustani music.

1. 1) amazing        2) plausible        3) tenable         4) persuasive        5) rational

2. 1) around          2) in                   3) of                  4) throughout        5) with

3. 1) explicit          2) distinct           3) obscure        4) profound           5) incisive

4. 1) excavated     2) indented        3) deep             4) root                   5) carved

5. 1) niche            2) grave             3) chase            4) model               5) profound

6. 1) especial       2) tremendous   3) pleasant        4) tarnish              5) varied

7. 1) being           2) taking             3) having           4) liking                5) using

8. 1) use              2) fetus              3) combination   4) introduction     5) collection

9. 1) sample        2) composite     3) sound             4) cipher              5) ceramic

10. 1) sense        2) realm            3) need               4) liking               5) fondness

 

Answers:

1. 1       2. 4       3. 2       4. 5       5. 1       6. 5       7. 3       8. 3       9. 2       10. 2

Directions : In the following passage some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

 

Up until 2000, India did not have SEZs and ...(1)... had a number of export processing zones (EPZs), which, ...(2)... similar in structure to the modern SEZ, ...(3)... to attract many firms to India. The government accordingly introduced the SEZ in April 2000. Structured ...(4)... on the already successful model of China, they are ...(5)... to help ...(6)... both foreign and domestic investment, boost India’s exports, and create new employment opportunities.

 

India’s SEZ Act 2005 further amended the country’s foreign investment policy and converted its EPZs to SEZs, with ...(7)... zones including Noida, Chennai, Cochin, and Falta. Since the act’s promulgation, the Indian government has also been accepting ...(8)... for additional, far smaller SEZs, which must be proposed by developers to the Indian Board of Approval. ...(9)... August 2014, almost 200 SEZs are in operation and a massive 565 have already been ...(10)... approved for operation.

1. 1) frantic                2) similarly            3) likely                4) homely             5) instead

2. 1) although            2) preferably         3) on behalf of     4) exactly             5) or

3. 1) miss                  2) failed                 3) down               4) found               5) aborted

4. 1) madly                2) sharply              3) closely            4) minutely           5) jointly

5. 1) accomplished    2) produced          3) traced             4) designed          5) delineated

6. 1) deter                  2) dissuade          3) stimulate         4) halt                   5) delay

7. 1) notable              2) obscure            3) typical             4) trivial                5) usual

8. 1) refusal               2) proposals         3) pitch                4) way                  5) method

9. 1) Though              2) Albeit               3) As of                4) Even if             5) Admitting

10. 1) casually           2) orderly             3) regularly          4) formally            5) suitably

 

Answer
1. 5       2. 1       3. 2       4. 3       5. 4       6. 3       7. 1       8. 2       9. 3       10. 4

Direction:- In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully :

 

Mohit was born in a small coastal village near Ahmedabad. He always loved reading but the small library in his town was inadequate. There weren't ...(1)... many books and many of those had the pages ...(2)... out. So he ...(3)... to finish those stories. His debut novel was my sweet memories. It is a story about a Man's journey ...(4)... the past, a family drama, ...(5)... ...(6)... of secrets. It is an ...(7)... to Ahmedabad. And much of this book has been drawn from his own ...(8)... up years in the city. He grew up in Ahmedabad and worked for a while in Pune. He had been posted to UK, ...(9)... that time so he did a creative writing course there – something he always wanted to do. He went on to publish stories in publications. All his stories start ...(10)... a picture he create in his mind. This one had two girls, were sharing secrets with each other. He was now working on his second novel, based on real life story.

 

1. 1) that                     2) to                   3) so                   4) the                 5) too

2. 1) torn                     2) moribund       3) released        4) signed            5) controlled

3. 1) has                     2) have              3) had                4) is                    5) suppose

4. 1) of                       2) into                 3) at                   4) in                    5) for

5. 1) a                        2) an                   3) all                  4) almost            5) the

6. 1) ridiculous           2) unearthing      3) contradict      4) keep              5) access

7. 1) owe                   2) agitate             3) cynical           4) ode               5) imprisoned

8. 1) growing             2) giving              3) set                  4) cover            5) end

9. 1) offered              2) convention      3) around            4) negotiating   5) humiliating

10. 1) get                  2) dangle             3) secure            4) with               5) betrayed

Answers:

1.5       2.1        3.3       4.2        5.5       6.2        7.4       8.1        9.3       10.4

Directions: In the following passage some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

 

Though India is one of the six countries where the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) is considered endemic in poultry and several places in Kerala are favourite destinations for migratory birds, the State ...(1)... outbreak-free until recently. But on November 20, Kerala was ...(2)... of that status when two outbreaks in ducks ...(3)... in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, with the virus killing over 20,000 birds. Incidentally, this is just the second instance of H5N1 outbreak in South India; the first outbreak occurred in October 2012 in the Central Poultry Development Organisation near Bengaluru. Most of the outbreaks since 2006 have been in West Bengal and the northeastern States, primarily due to cross-border ...(4)... of infected birds from Bangladesh, a hot-spot for H5N1 outbreaks. The H5N1 virus has infected seven people and killed one in Bangladesh between 2003 and 2013. For now, ...(5)... of nearly 260,000 birds in the villages where the outbreaks occurred, together with ...(6)... surveillance in a 10-km radius ...(7)... the epicentre of the outbreak have prevented the spread of the virus. But there is an ...(8)... need to continue the intensive surveillance as ducks have been infected. Domestic ducks, which have long been ...(9)... as one of the primary ...(10)... of the virus, are responsible for the spread and outbreaks of H5N1.

1. 1) remained           2) visited            3) halted           4) moved           5) departed

2. 1) held                   2) lifted               3) robbed         4) covered         5) kept

3. 1) accentuate        2) occurred         3) preceded     4) carried           5) convened

4. 1) indifference       2) removal          3) dislike          4) act                 5) transport

5. 1) lush                   2) entice             3) break           4) culling            5) befall

6. 1) superficial         2) intensive         3) exquisite      4) repulsive       5) glean

7. 1) around              2) unfriendly       3) having          4) tempting        5) of

8. 1) surroundings    2) adorable         3) overwhelming    4) savory     5) nasty

9. 1) stunning           2) focused          3) recognised    4) pegged         5) overlooked

10. 1) reservoirs       2) crush             3) breath            4) clinch           5) astounding

 

Answers:

1.1       2.3       3.2       4.5       5.4       6.2       7.1       8.3       9.3       10.1

Direction:- In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

Once upon a time in Mumbai, I was present at Teachers' Day function that delivered a ...(1)... lesson to both the management and the teaching staff. When the gifts were unwrapped and the teachers found stainless steel tiffin boxes, a section of them ...(2)...:"Does this mean we do more cooking and have less time for reading, researching and updating ? Is it a reminder that our primary place is the kitchen ?" They said they preferred a field trip. If accepting gifts is tough, choosing is much ...(3).... So, You set ...(4)... cash, time and effort to meet a gifting need and often end up feeling ...(5)... that it may not be the right one. How do I know ...(6)... won't be ...(7)... to a shelf-back or worse, re-cycled ? The joy of choosing for some one you love doesn't entirely take away the stress of finding the "perfect gift", does it ?

Well Face bookers, be reminded-you can get together on your Facebook walls and buy on another gifts. Wrapp, an app that runs on smart phones or tablets etc, lets Face book friends buy gift cards from participating retailers individually or by teaming up, store them in mobiles and ...(8)... them either online or at physical stores. "E-commerce platforms are becoming ...(9)... more social with the ...(10)... of comments, recommendations and purchase history from each person's social graph.

1. 1) Reasonable           2) upright              3) intense             4) startling                5) impair

2. 1) exploded               2) invigorate          3) moderated       4) favoured               5) redeemed

3. 1) rusty                      2) more                 3) ever                 4) than                      5) has

4. 1) deprave                 2) rouse                3) aside               4) manly                   5) heed

5. 1) uneasy                  2) real                    3) unreal             4) stout                     5) revengeful

6. 1) creditable              2) benevolent        3) it                     4) have                     5) you

7. 1) haul                       2) resist                 3) enfold             4) atrocious              5) confined

8. 1) yield                      2) adorn                 3) uncouth          4) redeem                5) preserve

9. 1) comely                  2) amity                 3) inherently        4) towering              5) hampering

10. 1) inclusion             2) rampage            3) plunder            4) intrinsic               5) façade

 

Answers

1.4       2. 1      3. 2      4. 3      5. 1      6. 3      7. 5      8. 4       9. 3      10. 1