Directions (1 – 10) in the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These number are printed below the passage and against each, four words are suggested, one of which suits the black appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
We are in the first decade of the new millennium. The first decade of the last century, sanitation was a difficult affair, in villages. The people were not ___(1)___ to do anything themselves ___(2)___ the field labourers were not ready to do their own scavenging. But our people did not ___(3)___ heart easily. They. ___(4)___ their, energies on ___(5)___ a village ideally clean. They ___(6)___ the roads and the courtyards. Cleared out the wells, filled up the pools nearby and lovingly ___(7)___ the villagers to raise volunteers, from ___(8)___ Themselves.Our team succeeded In their mission so much that in some villages people were so ___(9)___ that they even prepared roads to ___(10)___ our cars to go from place to place.
1.
(1) Prepared
(2) Tempted
(3) Engaged
(4) Reluctant
2.
(1) Exceptionally
(2) Only
(3) Even
(4) Because
3.
(1) Lend,
(2) Console
(3) Lose
(4) Treat
4.
(1) Conserved
(2) Wasted
(3) Dispensed
(4) Conserved
5.
(1) Washing
(2) Spotting.
(3) Making
(4) Disinfecting
6.
(1) Dug
(2) Swept
(3) Paved
(4)Concreted
7.
(1) Declined
(2) Compelled
(3) Resisted
(4) Persuaded
8.
(1) Enrolling
(2) Preparing
(3) Convincing
(4) Relying
9.
(1) Generous
(2) Lethargic
(3) Enthusiatic
(4) Courteous
10.
(1) Enable
(2) Feel
(3) Drive
(4) Push
Directions (11-14): Each of the questions below, consists of a word/ group of words printed in bold, followed by four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4). Choose the word or the group of words or the expression which is the right meaning of the word in the place of the question.
11. The strike was instigated by the rival firm.
(1) alleviate (2) increase (3) provoke (4) seduce
12. Because of public resentment, the king had to rescind his order.
(1) Retain (2) precluded (3) cancel (4) profound
13. She tried to pay the check with a spurious ten dollar bill.
(1) fake (2) false (3) scanty(4) cheat from pernicious.
14. She suffered from pernicious anaemia.
(1) very nexus
(2) loss of
(3) hanker
(4) very destructive
Directions (15-19): Each of the questions below consists of a word/ group of words printed in bold, followed by four choices (1), (2), (3), and (4). Choose the word opposite to the right meaning of the word in the place of the question.
15. Many people are eccentric in their nature..
(1) anomalous (2) whimsical (3) particular (4) regular
16. She had a sardonic smile on her lips.
(1) spurious (2) winsome (3) fake (4) vulgar
17. His Intrinsic nature attracts me.
(1) sardonic (2) winsome (3) beautiful (4) handsome
18.I got impunity by the lord’s mercy.
(1) punishment (2) take to task (3) covered (4) None of these
19. 1 strongly dissent from what the last speaker has said.
(1) favour (2) oppose (3) against (4) agree
20. Statement: The Government should provide employment to the students only on basis of merit and not on the basis of reservation.
Assumptions:
1. There are many poor students belonging to upper castes.
II. It is not possible to test the merit of students.
(1) Only I is implicit
(2) Only II is Implicit
(3) Both I and II are implicit
(4) Neither I nor II is implicit
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