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The sentences (four/five/four between 1 and 6) given in each question, when properly sequenced form a
coherent paragraph. Each sentence in labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences
from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. (A) There are hundreds of such turnaround stories which the NA can boast of.
(B) At the end of the meeting which are regularly conducted in key cities like Darjeeling, Imphal, Kolkata, Mumbai,
Bhubaneswar, Pune, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Delhi and Chennai, members pass a hat around to collect whatever
funds it takes to rent halls, pay for snacks, electricity and publishing literature.
(C) A self-supporting group, its finances are equally modest.
(D) But there is no hype.
(1) ABCD (2) ADCB (3) ACDB (4) ABDC

2. (A) Thousands of government officers, PSU employees and defence personnel have registered themselves as
“frequent flyers” at government expense to avail of special deals offered by domestic airlines like free tickets
for couples to various international destinations.
(B) Trust India’s highflying bureaucrats to maximise their returns, make those return flights.
(C) An LIC official won a Mercedes Benz in the frequent flyer raffle but the LIC union insisted that since he had not
paid for his tickets, the car belongs to the office.
(D) Officials of the three airline majors reveal that half of the 25,000 registered frequent flyers are government
servants.
(1) BDCA (2) CDBA (3) ABDC (4) BADC

3. (A) But officials say the medicos don’t understand either.


(B) “People don’t understand how badly we need doctors who can not only treat sportsmen, but also understand
their psyche,” he says.
(C) Though the course was introduced in 2000-01 academic session, there was “total lack of interest among the
medical community,” says a senior university official.
(D) In sports-crazy Kolkata, it took six years to persuade the Culcutta University to include a certificate course on
sports medicine in its curriculum.
(E) All thanks to Sunil Thakur, an orthopaedic who specialises in treating Kolkata’a football brigade.
(1) EDBAC (2) DEBAC (3) EDABC (4) DEBCA

4. (A) The revolution has just begun.


(B) But faced with severe budget cuts for its ambitious space exploration programmes, NASA junked the technology.
(C) Yet though it is just out, Trehan feels the machine is only like the “Model Tof robots.”
(D) The robosurgeon was actually developed way back in the 1980s by NASA, the premier US space organisation, to
operate on astronauts in case there was an emergency when travelling in space.
(E) A decade and a half later, Intuitive bought the rights and honed it to perfection.
(1) DBECA (2) DCBAE (3) ADBEC (4) AEDBC

5. (A) “Orissa would do well to have a turtle policy at the earliest,” says Dattatri.
(B) But then, idiosyncracies have been the hallmark of turtle conservation–rather the absence of it.
(C) What is required is administrative will to help turtles and the fisherfolk, who surprisingly are at the receiving end
of irrational rules.
(D) The illogical ban from January to March on traveling for “turtle safety” within 20 km of the Devi and Rushikulya
nesting sites is unnecessary.
(E) A 5 km ban should be enough since the Ridleys mate close to the shore and not in the deep sea.
(1) ABCDE (2) BEDCA (3) EDBCA (4) ACDEB

IC : PTwebeu19 (1)
Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.

6. Although he did not consider himself ....., he felt that the inconsistencies in her story ..... a certain degree of
incredulity on his part.
(1) an apostate, justified (2) an optimist, intimated
(3) a hypocrite, demonstrated (4) a charlatan, dignified
(5) a skeptic, warranted

7. Critics were misled by Williams’ obvious ..... exaggerated theatrical gestures into ..... his plays as mere melodramas,
“full of sound and furry, signifying nothing.”
(1) disinclination for, disparaging (2) repudiation of, misrepresenting
(3) indulgence in, acclaiming (4) penchant for, denigrating
(5) indifference to, lauding

8. While some of the drawings are well rendered, others are mere .....; nonetheless, nearly all possess a sort of rude
..... that catches the yes.
(1) portraits, grandeur (2) illustrations, finesse (3) daubs, vigour (4) caricatures, polish
(5) mementoes, familiarity

9. With their pea–sized brains and giant bodies, dinosaurs became a symbol of lumbering stupidity; their extinction
seemed only to ..... their ..... design
(1) betray, fundamental (2) hypothesize, incongruous
(3) invalidate, conscious (4) embody, ultimate
(5) confirm, flawed

10. The shortcomings of Mr.Brooks’s analysis are ..... his ..... in explaining financial complexity and the sheer importance
of this text.
(1) alleviated by, ineptitude (2) offset by, clarity
(3) magnified by, precision (4) demonstrated by, adroitness
(5) migrated by, incompetence

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

11. INSINUATE
(1) resist (2) suggest (3) report (4) rectify
(5) lecture

12. REFRACTORY
(1) articulate (2) sinkable (3) vaunted (4) useless
(5) unmanageable

13. MEDIOCRE
(1) average (2) bitter (3) medieval (4) industrial
(5) agricultural

14. TARRY
(1) polish (2) restrain (3) surpass (4) linger
(5) disturb

15. WAIF
(1) soldier (2) urchin (3) surrender (4) breeze
(5) spouse

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

16. RESILIENT
(1) pungent (2) foolish (3) worthy (4) insolent
(5) unyielding

(2) IC : PTwebeu19
17. UNSULLIED
(1) tarnished (2) countless (3) soggy (4) papered
(5) homicidal

18. PUNITIVE
(1) lacking piety (2) fragile (3) congruent (4) pertinent
(5) varied

19. IRRELEVANT
(1) lacking piety (2) fragile (3) congruent (4) pertinent
(5) varied

20. OPULENCE
(1) pessimism (2) patriotism (3) potency (4) passion
(5) poverty

Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.

21. INDIGENT : WEALTH


(1) contented : happiness (2) aristocratic : stature
(3) smug : complacency (4) emaciated : nourishment
(5) variegated : varied.

22. AUGER : CARPENTER


(1) studio : sculptor (2) awl : cobbler (3) seam : seamstress (4) cement : mason
(5) apron : chef

23. MARATHON : STAMINA


(1) relay : independence (2) hurdle : perseverance (3) sprint : celerity (4) jog : weariness
(5) ramble : directness

24. RETOUCH : PHOTOGRAPH


(1) hang : painting (2) finger : fabric (3) retract : statement (4) compose : melody
(5) refine : style

25. PIGHEADED : YIELD


(1) lionhearted : retreat (2) lily-levered : flee (3) dogged : pursue (4) featherbrained : giggle
(5) eagle-eyed : discern

Objective Key
1.(2) 2.(4) 3.(2) 4.(1) 5.(4) 6.(5) 7.(4) 8.(3) 9.(5) 10.(2)
11.(2) 12.(5) 13.(1) 14.(4) 15.(2) 16.(5) 17.(1) 18.(3) 19.(4) 20.(5)
21.(4) 22.(2) 23.(3) 24.(5) 25.(1)

IC : PTwebeu19 (3)

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