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.

Everyone needs quality sleep every single night, but lifestyle ...(1)... and hurdles make sleep disorders more common than good sleep. This poor sleeping pattern has serious ...(2)... on our health, and the first thing we ...(3)... is unhealthy weight gain or weight loss, low concentration, and mood swings. If you have ...(4)... sleeping ...(5)... every day and this lack of sleep is ...(6)... your dayto-day routine, then you may be suffering from one of the many (and most common) sleep disorders. You will be surprised to know that there are many more sleep disorders than just insomnia and sleep apnoea. There are ...(7)... sleep disorders and their ...(8)..., You should take proper ...(9)... before they take a ...(10)... on your life.

1. 1) cozen               2) choices             3) abjure                  4) deter               5) rustic

2. 1) coerce              2) rampage           3) repercussions      4) rattle              5) assent

3. 1) covert               2) denounce         3) bleak                    4) notice             5) point

4. 1) mutilate            2) trouble              3) rear                      4) dismay           5) cozy

5. 1) utmost              2) in                      3) for                        4) at                   5) almost

6. 1) glimmering       2) gamut               3) fortifying               4) affecting        5) cascading

7. 1) bland                2) copious             3) various                4) alternate        5) growing 

8. 1) warning            2) symptoms         3) signs                   4) indicia            5) indication

9. 1) treatment         2) healing              3) hubris                  4) overt              5) regimen

10. 1) abject            2) toll                      3) barge                  4) muse             5) poised

Answers:

1.2       2.3       3.4       4.2       5.5       6.4       7.3       8.2       9.1       10.2

 

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 paragraph meaningfully complete.

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan stresses the need for (1) growth in the country while keeping the (2) rate low. “(3) has to be obtained in the (4) way. It is possible to grow too fast with substantial stimulus, as we did in 2010 and 2011, only to pay the price in higher inflation, higher deficits, and lower growth in 2013 and 2014, “said Dr. Rajan. However, he said that ‘India is not in the same situation today. “With the world being an inhospitable place, said Dr. Rajan, “we have to work hard to strengthen our current recovery and put it on a more sustainable footing. “For the RBI, however, he said that a key (5) is to keep inflation low so that “we get moderate nominal interest rates that satisfy not just the (6) borrowers but also the silent savers.” The RBI Governor also stressed the need to (7) up the banking system of distressed assets so that it is in a position to fund growth again.To improve the environment of the financial sector, Dr Rajan, elaborated on four aspects; the need to (8) competition and innovation, create a hospitable environment to those who don’t belong to the club, improve structures for dealing with (9) and strengthening human capital.“We have to find ways to deal with the distress in the banking system,” said Dr. Rajan. Regulatory forbearance, where RBI (10) its rules on classifying bad loans, only makes it easy for banks to “extend and pretend.” “It is not a solution.

 

1. a. subsequent       b. sustainable        c. complete         d. more           e. higher

2. a. base                  b. lending               c. inflation           d. tax              e. lowermost

3. a. development     b. agenda               c. literacy            d. dream        e. growth

4. a. right                  b. wrong                  c. moderate        d. limited        e. simple

5. a. work                 b. task                     c. element           d. point           e. power

6. a. dumb                b. limited                 c. vocal               d. extra           e. powerful

7. a. Raise                b. clean                  c. grow                d. wind            e. close

8. a. foster                b. bring                   c. create             d. hold             e. improve

9. a. comfort             b. distress               c. pain                d. stress          e. stain

10. a. hardens          b. sticts                   c. softens           d. tighten         e. firms

 

Answers

1.b       2.c       3.e       4.a       5.b       6.c       7.b       8.a       9.b       10.c

Directions (1-10) : In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Traditional bank architecture is based on bank branches. These branches ensure the physical ……. (1) ……. of a customer’s savings. A customer may go there to deposit and withdraw money ……. (2) …….. loans and ……… (3) ……… in other financial transactions. In the past two decades banking architecture has changed___the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) has been a big …….. (4) ……… and credit and debit cards have created new financial spaces. ……… (5) ………. the bank branch has remained the bedrock of the banking system __ after all a person needs a bank account in a branch before he can operate a debit or ATM card. This may be about to change as technocrats now ………….. (6) ………. cell phones as the new architecture of virtual banks. This has the potential to make branches ………… (7) ………. Cell phone banking looks especially relevant for India since it can penetrate the countryside cheaply and ……… (8) ……… The world over cell phones are spreading at a ………… (9) ………… rate and in India alone new cell phone connections are growing at the rate of six million a month __ a rate of customer ……… (10) ………. that no bank can dream of.

 

1. a. knowledge         b. security         c. presence       d. confidentiality         e. guarantee

2. a. negotiate           b. advance        c. credit             d. disburse                 e. sanction

3. a. pursue               b. interact          c. operate         d. enable                    e. engage

4. a. drawback          b. hurdle            c. consequence   d. luxury                  e. innovation

5. a. Despite             b. Although        c. Even              d. Yet                         e. Until

6. a. view                  b. realise           c. display           d. engineer                 e. assess

7. a. essential           b. obsolete        c. extant            d. retreat                     e. expired

8. a. moderately       b. occasionally   c. compulsorily    d. indiscriminately    e. effectively

9. a. phenomenal     b. gradual          c. proportionate    d. competitive          e. projected

10. a. discount          b. base              c. expansion         d. satisfaction          e. relationship

 

Answers

1.b       2.a       3.e       4.e       5.d       6.a       7.b       8.e       9.a       10.c

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.

We still prefer job security and comfort ...(1)... the ...(2)... offices and fast ...(3)... corporate lifestyles. The prestige, security and comfort of government jobs still ...(4)... ...(5)... for many Indians. Before the markets were liberalised in the 1990s, the government was one of the country’s most ...(6)... employers. We believe that although the tide and ...(7)... of private sector jobs may have strongly ...(8)... in ...(9)... the last three decades, but the government’s ...(10)... as an employer still continues with many people. This appeal has become stronger over the past few years, in the face of recession induced layoffs and salary cuts in the private sector.

1. 1) in                     2) for                  3) at                   4) over                 5) as

2. 1) swanky            2) diligent          3) esteem           4) fetter               5) perplex

3. 1) moving            2) paced            3) made              4) perilous           5) placed

4. 1) hold                 2) release          3) dappled          4) hampered       5) provide

5. 1) result               2) mire               3) appeal            4) post                5) diffident

6. 1) decamped       2) coveted         3) replete            4) forlorn             5) gratified

7. 1) incessant        2) knack             3) trick                4) glamour          5) aptitude

8. 1) put                  2) hold                3) settled            4) take                5) prove

9. 1) within              2) to                    3) on                  4) well                5) for

10. 1) legacy           2) vitiate             3) desultory        4) rank               5) alacrity

Answers:

1.4       2.1        3.2       4.1       5.3      6.2       7.4       8.3       9.5       10.1

 

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

 

Our company has set up a foundation which is (1) to spreading literacy. To (2) to this cause the foundation has a project called ‘A Library for Every School’ through (3) the foundation donates books mainly to government school libraries so that children have easy (4) to books on a variety of subjects. In my (5) as a Chairperson of the Foundation I travel (6) in rural areas. All this travelling has (7) me to understand what children want to read in different parts of the country. (8) my travels I frequently stay in the houses of people I meet as (9) there are no hotels in small towns and villages that I visit. In India a guest is always treated well; an old Sanskrit saying is Atithi Devo Bhava (10) that God comes in the form of a guest.

1. (a) dedicated      (b) responsible     (c) trying           (d) catered           (e) involved

2. (a) awaken         (b) further             (c) aim              (d) contribute       (e) perform

3. (a) those             (b) which              (c) whom          (d) where             (e) these

4. (a) opportunity    (b) admission       (c) purchase     (d) access            (e) contact

5. (a) feeling           (b) decision          (c) role              (d) knowledge      (e) order

6. (a) extensively    (b) somehow        (c) extremely    (d) hastily             (e) sometime

7. (a) ensured         (b) provided         (c) enabled       (d) deprived          (e) made

8. (a) During           (b) Since              (c) From            (d) Through          (e) Besides

9. (a) while              (b) usual              (c) neither         (d) often                (e) either

10. (a) threatens       (b) meaning       (c) fearing         (d) imply               (e) naturally

 

Answers

1.a       2.d       3.b       4.d       5.c       6.a       7.c       8.a       9.d       10.b