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Directions (1-2): Improve the bracketed part of the sentences.
Q1. It looked as if filing for bankruptcy would be the only option for the business that was drowning (in a debt).
(a) in the debt
(b) into a debt
(c) in debt
(d) No Improvement
Q2. Wisdom does not automatically (accrue in) an individual because he or she lived through certain seminal events.
(a) accrue of
(b) accrue to
(c) accrue from
(d) No Improvement
Directions (3-4): Out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence in the question.
Q3. A transport vehicle for conveying the coffin at a funeral
(a) ambulance
(b) van
(c) hearse
(d) bier
Q4. A person who knows a lot about and enjoys one of the arts, or food, drink etc.
(a) admirer
(b) connoisseur
(c) ascetic
(d) aristocrat
Directions (5-9): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
A (1) _________ outcome of the controversy surrounding the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) report of November 2019 on drinking water status is that the issue of water quality has (2) _________ politically prioritised. The fact that water should be treated as an (3) _________ concern for public health and the ecosystem of the country cannot be denied. The threats to human health due to poor water quality, except when they appear as an epidemic, are largely (4) _________. This generally subjects the population to (5) _________ health problems without its knowledge or consent.
Q5. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1
(a) fantastic
(b) significant
(c) important
(d) minor
Q6. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2
(a) got
(b) given
(c) taken
(d) issued
Q7. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3
(a) emotional
(b) intellectual
(c) interest
(d) urgent
Q8. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4
(a) imperceptible
(b) obvious
(c) apparent
(d) tangible
Q9. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5
(a) fine
(b) subtle
(c) nice
(d) crude
Q10. In the following question, four words are given out of which only one is correctly spelt. Find that correctly spelt word
(a) Interegnum
(b) Intrenum
(c) Interregnum
(d) Interregim
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘In debt’ is an idiomatic expression and no article is placed between ‘in’ and ‘debt’.
Hence option C is a correct choice.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Accrue: to increase in number or amount over a period of time. ‘Accrue to somebody’ is the correct usage.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Ambulance: a vehicle equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from hospital, especially in emergencies.
Van: a medium-sized motor vehicle, typically without side windows in the rear part, for transporting goods.
Bier: a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which they are carried to the grave.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Connoisseur: an expert judge in matters of taste.
Ascetic: characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Significant: sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.
Option(c) cannot be true because then we will need an indefinite article “an” at the beginning of the sentence. Hence, ‘significant’ is the only correct answer.
S6. Ans.(a)
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Urgent: requiring immediate action or attention.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Imperceptible: so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived.
Obvious, Apparent and Tangible are antonyms of imperceptible.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Subtle: (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe.
Fine: very thin or narrow.
Crude: in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.
S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. Interregnum means a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes.