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Directions: The following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and mark your choice on the Answer Sheet.

To the dismay of all the students, the class monitor was _____berated by the Principal at a school assembly.

  1. critically

  2. ignominiously

  3. prudently

  4. fortuitously


Correct Option: B

Directions: The following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and mark your choice on the Answer Sheet.

There are_____parked outside than yesterday.

  1. fewer cars

  2. few cars

  3. less cars

  4. a small number of cars


Correct Option: A

Directions: The following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and mark your choice on the Answer Sheet.

All attempts to revive the fishing industry were_____failure.

  1. foredoomed to

  2. heading at

  3. predicted for

  4. estimated to


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Only the first option fits correctly with failure. Option b would require 'heading toward'. Option C would be correct with 'predicted to fail' and option D would fit with 'fail'. 

Directions: The following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and mark your choice on the Answer Sheet.

The minister had to_____some awkward questions from reporters.

  1. fend

  2. fend at

  3. fend out

  4. fend off


Correct Option: D

Find error in underlined parts (a), (b) or (c) and mark the answer accordingly. If you feel that there is no error in a sentence, then mark (d) which signifies no error.

(a) If it were not (b) for you, (c) I would not be alive today. (d) No error

  1. a

  2. b

  3. c

  4. d


Correct Option: B

Directions: The following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and mark your choice on the Answer Sheet.

The_____of evidence was on the side of the plaintiff since all but one of the witnesses testified that his story was correct.

  1. propensity

  2. force

  3. preponderance

  4. brunt


Correct Option: B

Directions: The following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and mark your choice on the Answer Sheet.

Attention to detail is the_____of a fine craftsman.

  1. hallmark

  2. stamp

  3. seal of authority

  4. authenticity


Correct Option: A

Find error in underlined parts (a), (b) or (c) and mark the answer accordingly. If you feel that there is no error in a sentence, then mark (d) which signifies no error.

(a) He looked like a lion (b) baulked from (c) its prey. (d) No error

  1. a

  2. b

  3. c

  4. d


Correct Option: B

Find error in underlined parts (a), (b) or (c) and mark the answer accordingly. If you feel that there is no error in a sentence, then mark (d) which signifies no error..

(a) She regards (b) negotiating prices with customers (c) as her special preserve. (d) No error

  1. a

  2. b

  3. c

  4. d


Correct Option: D

Find error in underlined parts (a), (b) or (c) and mark the answer accordingly. If you feel that there is no error in a sentence, then mark (d) which signifies no error.

(a) Often in political campaigns, a point is reached at which (b) the candidates take out their gloves (c) and start lugging with bare fists. (d) No error

  1. a

  2. b

  3. c

  4. d


Correct Option: A

Find error in underlined parts (a), (b) or (c) and mark the answer accordingly. If you feel that there is no error in a sentence, then mark (d) which signifies no error.

(a) Widespread flooding (b) is effecting (c) large areas of the villages.(d) No error

  1. a

  2. b

  3. c

  4. d


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: b Correct phrase should be 'is affecting'. It means the flooding is producing some change in the areas. Effect means result and does not fit.

Directions: Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

RESCIND

  1. Cancel

  2. Enjoy

  3. Praise

  4. Receive


Correct Option: A

Directions: Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COLLATERAL

  1. Pathetic

  2. Tiresome

  3. Guarantee

  4. Magnanimous


Correct Option: B

Directions:Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FINESSE

  1. Skill

  2. Softness

  3. Charm

  4. Gist


Correct Option: A

Directions: Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

KNAVE

  1. Novice

  2. Dishonest

  3. Futuristic

  4. Traditional


Correct Option: B

Directions: Select the word that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SAGE

  1. Miser

  2. Fool

  3. Traitor

  4. Tyrant


Correct Option: B

Directions: Select the word that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FLEDGLING

  1. Adversary

  2. Callow

  3. Social outcast

  4. Experienced person


Correct Option: D

Directions: Select the word that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PREDILECTION

  1. Predicament

  2. Afterthought

  3. Aversion

  4. Postponement


Correct Option: B

Directions: Select the word that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

HIDEBOUND

  1. Strong-willed

  2. Open-minded

  3. Well-informed

  4. Well-to-do


Correct Option: B

Directions: Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ABOMINABLE

  1. Original

  2. Detestable

  3. Preferable

  4. Complimentary


Correct Option: B

Directions: Select the word that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ADULATION

  1. Criticism

  2. Purity

  3. Ambiguous

  4. Accolades


Correct Option: A

Directions: Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PROCRASTINATE

  1. Intimidate

  2. Humiliate

  3. Predict

  4. Postpone


Correct Option: D

Directions: Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ARDOUR

  1. Enthusiasm

  2. Candidness

  3. Discipline


Correct Option: A

Directions: Select the word that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ILLUSIVE

  1. Not brilliant

  2. Not coherent

  3. Not deceptive

  4. Not obvious


Correct Option: B

Directions: Select the word that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ANIMATED

  1. Penetrating

  2. Modern

  3. Dull

  4. Similarity


Correct Option: B

Directions: In the following item some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

A game host(P) that could be used at the airport dutyfree shops(Q) and the winner walked away with(R) shot out ten witty questions(S) vouchers worth 200 Singapore dollars The proper sequence should be:

  1. P S Q R

  2. R Q S P

  3. P Q S R

  4. R S Q P


Correct Option: B

Directions: In the following item each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 : But Bhutan is a curious mix of modern and the medieval. S6 : His licence plate reads simply BHUTAN . P : It was next to a speed limit sign : 8 km an hour. Q : Even the king zips through in a navy blue Toyota Land Cruiser. R : I noticed a rusty sign for the Kit Kat chocolate bar and realised it was the only advertisement I had seen. S : Yet in the cities, most middle class people drive brand new Japanese cars. The proper sequence should be:

  1. S Q R P

  2. R P S Q

  3. S P R Q

  4. R Q S P


Correct Option: B

Directions: In the following item each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 : However, the flower industry also has its share of thorns. S6: Also, there are not tax concessions from the government. P: Most companies have to individually invest in the transport, which is very costly. Q: Then there are infrastructural bottlenecks, no refrigerated transport or retail chains and warehouses to store the highly perishable commodity. R: For one, it is extremely fragmented and dominated by small players who don't have the financial muscle to expand the business. S: Ferns & Petals claims to be the only flower retailer with a multi-city presence in India. The proper sequence should be:

  1. Q S R P

  2. R P Q S

  3. Q P R S

  4. R S Q P


Correct Option: D

Directions: In the following item each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1: A city tour organised by the airport got our next vote. S6: ''We can only grow in height as most of our land is reclaimed from the mud brought from neighboring countries'', said Bernadette. P : A bumboat ride through the Singapore River gave us a vantage view of the country's prized possession. of skyscrapers in the central business district. Q : The tour is very popular with transit passengers and there are many such buses doing the route. R : We were greeted into an air-conditioned Volvo bus with a bottle of chilled water. S : On the drive through the colonial heart of the city, our guide, Bernadette pointed out the Parliament House, Supreme Court and City Hall to us. The proper sequence should be:

  1. R S Q P

  2. P Q S R

  3. R Q S P

  4. P S Q R


Correct Option: A

Directions: In the following item each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1: His usually fretful features composed, Javagal Srinath announced his retirement from international cricket. S6 : He finished with 236 wickets in 67 Tests and 315 in 229 One-day Internationals. P : He had spent the early years of his 13-year career sitting out in nine Tests when he was at his quickest, being reminded of everything he was not. Q : In a classic case of appreciating a good thing when it is gone, the tributes poured in for India s most successful pace bowler after Kapil Dev. R : Not aggressive enough, not a non-vegetarian, not an all-rounder. S : Srinath soldiered on, whether wickets were flat or causes lost, as they often were when India toured. The proper sequence should be:

  1. Q P R S

  2. R S Q P

  3. Q S R P

  4. R P Q S


Correct Option: A

Directions: In the following item each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1: One could well be forgiven for momentarily confusing Spencer Plaza, Chennai with a Dubai Shopping Mall. S6: Sensing that healthcare plus tourism adds to big opportunities, corporate hospitals, in cooperation with our operators are promoting India as a healthcare destination from the Middle East to Far East. P: Having satiated their shopping instincts, many head back, not to a hotel but to a hospital and to ailing relatives. Q: Arabs pour in and out of trendy showrooms, laden with bags full of branded clothes, footwear and cosmetics. R: It is a scenario being replicated across India. S: For these are tourists with a difference, attracted to India for its cutting edge medical expertise more than its charms. The proper sequence should be:

  1. Q P S R

  2. S R Q P

  3. Q R S P

  4. S P Q R


Correct Option: A

Directions: In the following item some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly. Brazil' s Guaranis(P) from being Internet savvy(Q) are an ancient tribe who live in the country' s remote jungles,(R) excluded them(S) but that has not The proper sequence should be:

  1. P S R Q

  2. Q R S P

  3. P R S Q

  4. Q S R P


Correct Option: D

Directions: In the following item some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

It began as an officially sanctioned project(P) could achieve as a nation(Q) but turned into a mass movement and an extraordinary act of faith(R) if it got its act together(S) which changed not just the lives of millions but the notions of what India The proper sequence should be:

  1. P S R Q

  2. Q S R P

  3. P R S Q

  4. Q R S P


Correct Option: D

Directions: In the following item some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

The socialist philosophy(P) as it is the market philosophy (Q) has been given a decent burial (R) which is the rage now(S) in political practice The proper sequence should be:

  1. Q S P R

  2. R P S Q

  3. Q P S R

  4. R S P Q


Correct Option: A

Directions: In the following item some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

(P) And while without adequate international support(Q) the US military has been forced to remain in Iraq(R) so that the overthrow of Saddam Hussein may have been quick(S) longer than anticipated The proper sequence should be:

  1. R S Q P

  2. P Q S R

  3. R Q S P

  4. P S Q R


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following is correct?

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

PASSAGE: Wind power has obvious advantages—it is nonpolluting, causes no ecological imbalance, requires no throughput fuel and has extremely low gestation period. After almost a decade of sporadic growth, wind energy finally seems to be stepping out from shadows of alternative technology into the commercial mainstream, worldwide. Even though, India now has an installed base of just over 1,600 MW. This is nothing compared to countries such as Germany, which meets around 20 per cent of its energy requirements from wind energy. Wind power offers long-term price stability too. Not only are generation costs of such projects low, the capital expenditure is comparable to fossil fuel-based stations. Wind power plants have low operating and maintenance costs. Long-term economics work out to be quite favourable for the wind-energy. In fact, it is being seen as a solution to sustainable development. By the end of 2001, the installed wind-power was almost 25,000 MW.

  1. Installation of wind-power plants is resisted by environmentalists.

  2. Generation cost of wind-power plants is high.

  3. Installation cost of wind-power plants is much higher than that of fossil fuel-based plants.

  4. Wind-power is now being commercially harnessed.


Correct Option: D

The author had been

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

PASSAGE: Was late bloomer and always envied those people who stood out in high school, because I didn’t. I earned early on, though, that it’s essential to set yourself apart from the group. Life is one struggle after another to succeed, particularly when you’re starting out. If your bio-data is sitting at the bottom of a pile of junk mail, sometimes a distinctive approach will get you noticed, especially if the competition is fierce. Once, my partner Jerry and I asked the other freelance writers of a TV serial what characters they hated to write for the most. Everybody said the same thing—they disliked writing for the minor characters because they felt that writing for them wouldn’t help them get other jobs. Jerry and I decided that we would write scripts for the minor characters because that’s what was needed—and we needed to set ourselves apart. In the first script Jerry and I wrote, a schoolgirl falls in love with a boy in her class. The producers loved the story. And with that one script, Jerry and I were no longer just another comedy-writing team.

  1. into advertising business

  2. a comedy writer

  3. a music director

  4. a newsreader


Correct Option: B

The author is of the opinion that

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

PASSAGE: Was late bloomer and always envied those people who stood out in high school, because I didn’t. I earned early on, though, that it’s essential to set yourself apart from the group. Life is one struggle after another to succeed, particularly when you’re starting out. If your bio-data is sitting at the bottom of a pile of junk mail, sometimes a distinctive approach will get you noticed, especially if the competition is fierce. Once, my partner Jerry and I asked the other freelance writers of a TV serial what characters they hated to write for the most. Everybody said the same thing—they disliked writing for the minor characters because they felt that writing for them wouldn’t help them get other jobs. Jerry and I decided that we would write scripts for the minor characters because that’s what was needed—and we needed to set ourselves apart. In the first script Jerry and I wrote, a schoolgirl falls in love with a boy in her class. The producers loved the story. And with that one script, Jerry and I were no longer just another comedy-writing team.

  1. one should be part of the group

  2. one should be different from others

  3. it is important to do well in high school

  4. one should heed to the advice of the seniors


Correct Option: B

According to the author,

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

PASSAGE: Was late bloomer and always envied those people who stood out in high school, because I didn’t. I earned early on, though, that it’s essential to set yourself apart from the group. Life is one struggle after another to succeed, particularly when you’re starting out. If your bio-data is sitting at the bottom of a pile of junk mail, sometimes a distinctive approach will get you noticed, especially if the competition is fierce. Once, my partner Jerry and I asked the other freelance writers of a TV serial what characters they hated to write for the most. Everybody said the same thing—they disliked writing for the minor characters because they felt that writing for them wouldn’t help them get other jobs. Jerry and I decided that we would write scripts for the minor characters because that’s what was needed—and we needed to set ourselves apart. In the first script Jerry and I wrote, a schoolgirl falls in love with a boy in her class. The producers loved the story. And with that one script, Jerry and I were no longer just another comedy-writing team.

  1. one should be very meticulous in preparing his bio-data

  2. competition in the job-market is very fierce

  3. one should follow a conservative approach in preparing his bio-data

  4. one should try to get noticed by being innovative


Correct Option: D

Jerry and the author wrote scripts for the minor characters

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

PASSAGE: Was late bloomer and always envied those people who stood out in high school, because I didn’t. I earned early on, though, that it’s essential to set yourself apart from the group. Life is one struggle after another to succeed, particularly when you’re starting out. If your bio-data is sitting at the bottom of a pile of junk mail, sometimes a distinctive approach will get you noticed, especially if the competition is fierce. Once, my partner Jerry and I asked the other freelance writers of a TV serial what characters they hated to write for the most. Everybody said the same thing—they disliked writing for the minor characters because they felt that writing for them wouldn’t help them get other jobs. Jerry and I decided that we would write scripts for the minor characters because that’s what was needed—and we needed to set ourselves apart. In the first script Jerry and I wrote, a schoolgirl falls in love with a boy in her class. The producers loved the story. And with that one script, Jerry and I were no longer just another comedy-writing team.

  1. to realize their creative potential

  2. to earn more money

  3. to establish a different image

  4. because they did not have enough work


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following is correct?

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

PASSAGE: Wind power has obvious advantages—it is nonpolluting, causes no ecological imbalance, requires no throughput fuel and has extremely low gestation period. After almost a decade of sporadic growth, wind energy finally seems to be stepping out from shadows of alternative technology into the commercial mainstream, worldwide. Even though, India now has an installed base of just over 1,600 MW. This is nothing compared to countries such as Germany, which meets around 20 per cent of its energy requirements from wind energy. Wind power offers long-term price stability too. Not only are generation costs of such projects low, the capital expenditure is comparable to fossil fuel-based stations. Wind power plants have low operating and maintenance costs. Long-term economics work out to be quite favourable for the wind-energy. In fact, it is being seen as a solution to sustainable development. By the end of 2001, the installed wind-power was almost 25,000 MW.

  1. Wind-power plants take a long time to get commissioned.

  2. Maintenance cost of wind-power plants is high.

  3. Wind-power plants lead to violent vibrations.

  4. Wind-power plants require no fuel.


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is correct?

Direction: In this Section you have a passage. After the passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage, and answer the questions based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

PASSAGE: A group of prospective jurors was asked by the judge whether any of them felt they had ever been treated unfairly by an officer of the law. “I once got a ticket for running a stop sign”, Caroline replied, ”even though I definitely came to a complete stop.” “Did you pay the fine?” the judge questioned. “Yes”. “If you thought you were innocent”, the judge went on, “why didn’t you contest it?” “Your Honour”, she replied, “there have been so many times I didn’t get a ticket for running a stop sign that I figured this evened things out a little.”

  1. Caroline made a complaint against the traffic inspector for his high-handedness.

  2. Caroline had to pay a bribe.

  3. Caroline was sent to the jail for her crime.

  4. Caroline decided to pay the fine.


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is correct?

Direction: In this Section you have a passage. After the passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage, and answer the questions based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

PASSAGE: A group of prospective jurors was asked by the judge whether any of them felt they had ever been treated unfairly by an officer of the law. “I once got a ticket for running a stop sign”, Caroline replied, ”even though I definitely came to a complete stop.” “Did you pay the fine?” the judge questioned. “Yes”. “If you thought you were innocent”, the judge went on, “why didn’t you contest it?” “Your Honour”, she replied, “there have been so many times I didn’t get a ticket for running a stop sign that I figured this evened things out a little.”

  1. Caroline had been penalised many times before for driving offences.

  2. Caroline was an officer of the law.

  3. Caroline was a prospective juror.

  4. Caroline was undergoing police training.


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following is correct?

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions.

PASSAGE: Wind power has obvious advantages—it is nonpolluting, causes no ecological imbalance, requires no throughput fuel and has extremely low gestation period. After almost a decade of sporadic growth, wind energy finally seems to be stepping out from shadows of alternative technology into the commercial mainstream, worldwide. Even though, India now has an installed base of just over 1,600 MW. This is nothing compared to countries such as Germany, which meets around 20 per cent of its energy requirements from wind energy. Wind power offers long-term price stability too. Not only are generation costs of such projects low, the capital expenditure is comparable to fossil fuel-based stations. Wind power plants have low operating and maintenance costs. Long-term economics work out to be quite favourable for the wind-energy. In fact, it is being seen as a solution to sustainable development. By the end of 2001, the installed wind-power was almost 25,000 MW.

  1. In Germany, 25,000 MW of electricity is generated by using wind-power.

  2. Wind-power plants offer no price stability.

  3. Wind-power is economically viable on long-term basis.

  4. In America, 20% of the power requirements are met through wind-power.


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following is correct?

Direction: In this Section you have a passage. After the passage you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage, and answer the questions based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.

PASSAGE: A group of prospective jurors was asked by the judge whether any of them felt they had ever been treated unfairly by an officer of the law. “I once got a ticket for running a stop sign”, Caroline replied, ”even though I definitely came to a complete stop.” “Did you pay the fine?” the judge questioned. “Yes”. “If you thought you were innocent”, the judge went on, “why didn’t you contest it?” “Your Honour”, she replied, “there have been so many times I didn’t get a ticket for running a stop sign that I figured this evened things out a little.”

  1. Caroline was caught travelling without ticket in a local train.

  2. Caroline was caught while driving at a speed above the speed limit.

  3. Caroline was driving without a driving license.

  4. Caroline was fined for jumping the stop signal.


Correct Option: D

Choose the correct word/phrase for blank 16.

Direction: The following paragraph has blank spaces marked from 12 to 16. For each blank, three
words/phrase, marked  as (a), (b), and (c) have been given below. 

It hasn’t worked ___(12)___ that way. Indeed, the gaps between theory and reality are so numerous that they ___(13)___ questions about how much, if at all, the theory will work in the future. Americans projected their own experience onto the rest of the world. If prosperity and material progress had created political cohesion at home—binding together a large and ___(14)___ nation—it could do the same abroad. But this marriage between economics and politics may be losing its power. What seemed to be the ascendancy of American ideas camouflaged new problems and conflicts. The theory may have been ___(15)___ suited to the cold war than its aftermath. The most ___(16)___ problem, of course, involves the outbreak of terrorism.

  1. conspicuous

  2. conscientious

  3. conscious


Correct Option: A

Choose the correct word/phrase for blank 12.

Direction: The following paragraph has blank spaces marked from 12 to 16. For each blank, three
words/phrase, marked  as (a), (b), and (c) have been given below. 

It hasn’t worked ___(12)___ that way. Indeed, the gaps between theory and reality are so numerous that they ___(13)___ questions about how much, if at all, the theory will work in the future. Americans projected their own experience onto the rest of the world. If prosperity and material progress had created political cohesion at home—binding together a large and ___(14)___ nation—it could do the same abroad. But this marriage between economics and politics may be losing its power. What seemed to be the ascendancy of American ideas camouflaged new problems and conflicts. The theory may have been ___(15)___ suited to the cold war than its aftermath. The most ___(16)___ problem, of course, involves the outbreak of terrorism.

  1. by

  2. out

  3. off


Correct Option: B

Choose the correct word/phrase for blank 15.

Direction: The following paragraph has blank spaces marked from 12 to 16. For each blank, three
words/phrase, marked  as (a), (b), and (c) have been given below. 

It hasn’t worked ___(12)___ that way. Indeed, the gaps between theory and reality are so numerous that they ___(13)___ questions about how much, if at all, the theory will work in the future. Americans projected their own experience onto the rest of the world. If prosperity and material progress had created political cohesion at home—binding together a large and ___(14)___ nation—it could do the same abroad. But this marriage between economics and politics may be losing its power. What seemed to be the ascendancy of American ideas camouflaged new problems and conflicts. The theory may have been ___(15)___ suited to the cold war than its aftermath. The most ___(16)___ problem, of course, involves the outbreak of terrorism.

  1. better

  2. aptly

  3. much


Correct Option: A

Choose the correct word/phrase for blank 14.

Direction: The following paragraph has blank spaces marked from 12 to 16. For each blank, three
words/phrase, marked  as (a), (b), and (c) have been given below. 

It hasn’t worked ___(12)___ that way. Indeed, the gaps between theory and reality are so numerous that they ___(13)___ questions about how much, if at all, the theory will work in the future. Americans projected their own experience onto the rest of the world. If prosperity and material progress had created political cohesion at home—binding together a large and ___(14)___ nation—it could do the same abroad. But this marriage between economics and politics may be losing its power. What seemed to be the ascendancy of American ideas camouflaged new problems and conflicts. The theory may have been ___(15)___ suited to the cold war than its aftermath. The most ___(16)___ problem, of course, involves the outbreak of terrorism.

  1. ethically diverse

  2. ethnically diverse

  3. ethnically wide


Correct Option: B

Choose the correct word/phrase for blank 13.

Direction: The following paragraph has blank spaces marked from 12 to 16. For each blank, three
words/phrase, marked  as (a), (b), and (c) have been given below. 

It hasn’t worked ___(12)___ that way. Indeed, the gaps between theory and reality are so numerous that they ___(13)___ questions about how much, if at all, the theory will work in the future. Americans projected their own experience onto the rest of the world. If prosperity and material progress had created political cohesion at home—binding together a large and ___(14)___ nation—it could do the same abroad. But this marriage between economics and politics may be losing its power. What seemed to be the ascendancy of American ideas camouflaged new problems and conflicts. The theory may have been ___(15)___ suited to the cold war than its aftermath. The most ___(16)___ problem, of course, involves the outbreak of terrorism.

  1. raise

  2. arise

  3. rise


Correct Option: A
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