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Which of the following could replace 'toward' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

When the moon in its juornie (1) around the earth, passes directly between the earth and the sun, it casts (2) its shadow on the surface of the earth, and an eclipse of the sun takes place. An eclipse of the sun occurs only when the moon is new, for then (3) the moon is on that side of the earth facing toward (4) the sun. Then why isn’t there are eclipse of the sun every time there’s a new moon? The reason (5) is that the path of the moon around the earth does not lie directly (6) in line with the orbit of the earth about the sun. In its 29–day trip around (7) the earth, the moon passes sometimes above and sometimes below the path (8) of the earth.

  1. near

  2. on road to

  3. in the direction of

  4. just before

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Towards' is used here to tell about the direction in which the earth is facing.

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement I?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: Today, the animals of the jungle were in a mood of celebration meanwhile it was their
Statement II: day for sports. Mr. Leo, the lion–king, sat on a high rock and watched on his court.
Statement III: The animals sitting alongside him on smaller rocks were all bustling with
Statement IV: excitement. They started a guessing game, where the blindfolded animal _________ .                                                                                                            

  1. although

  2. because

  3. however

  4. therefore

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence tells us why the animals of the jungle were in a mood to celebrate. Therefore, 'because' will be used to replace 'meanwhile' to make it a correct sentence.

Which of the following could replace 'around' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

When the moon in its juornie (1) around the earth, passes directly between the earth and the sun, it casts (2) its shadow on the surface of the earth, and an eclipse of the sun takes place. An eclipse of the sun occurs only when the moon is new, for then (3) the moon is on that side of the earth facing toward (4) the sun. Then why isn’t there are eclipse of the sun every time there’s a new moon? The reason (5) is that the path of the moon around the earth does not lie directly (6) in line with the orbit of the earth about the sun. In its 29–day trip around (7) the earth, the moon passes sometimes above and sometimes below the path (8) of the earth.

  1. toward

  2. ahead

  3. about

  4. under

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The moon makes a 29-day trip about the earth.

Which of these fits gap 19?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Lightning and thunder _____ (17) _____ among the first things about nature that mystified and frightened primitive man.
To understand what lightning and thunder actually are, we _____ (18) ______ recall a fact we know about electricity. We know that things become electrically charged – either positively or negatively.
A positive charge has a great attraction for a negative one. As the charges become greater, this attraction becomes ______ (19) _______.
Whatever resistance holds them apart, such as air, glass or other insulating substance, is _____ (20) _____ or “broken down.”

  1. strongest

  2. more stronger

  3. stronger

  4. much strongest

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is a comparative relation. As the charge becomes greater, the attraction becomes stronger.

Which of these fits gap 18?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Lightning and thunder _____ (17) _____ among the first things about nature that mystified and frightened primitive man.
To understand what lightning and thunder actually are, we _____ (18) ______ recall a fact we know about electricity. We know that things become electrically charged – either positively or negatively.
A positive charge has a great attraction for a negative one. As the charges become greater, this attraction becomes ______ (19) _______.
Whatever resistance holds them apart, such as air, glass or other insulating substance, is _____ (20) _____ or “broken down.”

  1. try

  2. can be

  3. must

  4. might

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

To understand about lightning and thunder, it is imperative to recall, therefore, 'must' is the correct option.

Which of these fits gap 21?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Radium is a radioactive element. Let us see what “radioactive” _____ (21) ____. Radioactive elements do not change from year to year. But a few of the heaviest atoms break down and change into other kinds. This breakdown or ____ (22) _____ is called “radio activity”. Each radioactive element disintegrates by giving off rays at a certain rate. This rate cannot be _____ (23) ____ or slowed down by any known method. Some changes occur rapidly, others slowly, but in all cases the action cannot be _____ (24) ______ by man.

  1. explains

  2. gives

  3. means

  4. answers

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The next sentence explains the meaning of radioactive element. Therefore, the correct option is 'means'.

Which of these fits gap 22?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Radium is a radioactive element. Let us see what “radioactive” _____ (21) ____. Radioactive elements do not change from year to year. But a few of the heaviest atoms break down and change into other kinds. This breakdown or ____ (22) _____ is called “radio activity”. Each radioactive element disintegrates by giving off rays at a certain rate. This rate cannot be _____ (23) ____ or slowed down by any known method. Some changes occur rapidly, others slowly, but in all cases the action cannot be _____ (24) ______ by man.

  1. tear off

  2. failure

  3. decay

  4. build up

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Here we are looking for a similar meaning word as decay, which out of the four given options is 'decay'.

Which of these fits gap 24?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Radium is a radioactive element. Let us see what “radioactive” _____ (21) ____. Radioactive elements do not change from year to year. But a few of the heaviest atoms break down and change into other kinds. This breakdown or ____ (22) _____ is called “radio activity”. Each radioactive element disintegrates by giving off rays at a certain rate. This rate cannot be _____ (23) ____ or slowed down by any known method. Some changes occur rapidly, others slowly, but in all cases the action cannot be _____ (24) ______ by man.

  1. diagnosed

  2. controlled

  3. caused

  4. highlighted

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence means to say that man cannot regulate the changes. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I:  'Life of Pi' is all set to receive two National tourism Awards for promoting India as a tourist destination.
Statement II: Director Ang Lee and Yann Martel, writer of the book on which the film is marked, would receive the awards. 
Statement III: The film tells the story of an Indian boy who remains stranded over a boat with a Bengal tiger.
Statement IV: The film will encourage _______.                                     

  1. film producers in abroad to shoot their films in India.

  2. film producers from abroad, to shoot their films in India!

  3. film producers from abroad to shoot their films in India.

  4. film producers in abroad to shoot their films in India!

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'From' tells us belongingness. Therefore the correct way is to say that film producers belonging to foreign countries will be encouraged. Therefore, 'for' is the correct answer.

Which of these fits gap 23?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Radium is a radioactive element. Let us see what “radioactive” _____ (21) ____. Radioactive elements do not change from year to year. But a few of the heaviest atoms break down and change into other kinds. This breakdown or ____ (22) _____ is called “radio activity”. Each radioactive element disintegrates by giving off rays at a certain rate. This rate cannot be _____ (23) ____ or slowed down by any known method. Some changes occur rapidly, others slowly, but in all cases the action cannot be _____ (24) ______ by man.

  1. moved

  2. changed

  3. speeded up

  4. explained

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence is talking about any kind of change and the possible changes are slowing down. Or speeding up. Since the former is already mentioned, the correct answer is (3) speeded up.

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement I?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I:  'Life of Pi' is all set to receive two National tourism Awards for promoting India as a tourist destination.
Statement II: Director Ang Lee and Yann Martel, writer of the book on which the film is marked, would receive the awards. 
Statement III: The film tells the story of an Indian boy who remains stranded over a boat with a Bengal tiger.
Statement IV: The film will encourage _______.                                     

  1. Quote marks not required for ‘Life of Pi’.

  2. Capital letter required for ‘tourism’.

  3. ‘National’ should not begin with a capital.

  4. Apostrophe required after ‘awards’.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'National Tourism Award' is a noun. Therefore, tourism should start with a capital letter.

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement III?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I:  'Life of Pi' is all set to receive two National tourism Awards for promoting India as a tourist destination.
Statement II: Director Ang Lee and Yann Martel, writer of the book on which the film is marked, would receive the awards. 
Statement III: The film tells the story of an Indian boy who remains stranded over a boat with a Bengal tiger.
Statement IV: The film will encourage _______.                                     

  1. at

  2. on

  3. besides

  4. along

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Indian boy was stuck/stranded on the boat.

Which of these fits gap 20?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Lightning and thunder _____ (17) _____ among the first things about nature that mystified and frightened primitive man.
To understand what lightning and thunder actually are, we _____ (18) ______ recall a fact we know about electricity. We know that things become electrically charged – either positively or negatively.
A positive charge has a great attraction for a negative one. As the charges become greater, this attraction becomes ______ (19) _______.
Whatever resistance holds them apart, such as air, glass or other insulating substance, is _____ (20) _____ or “broken down.”

  1. increased

  2. separated

  3. overcome

  4. diffused

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The filler here has to be opposed to resistance. The resistance must have been overcome (controlled) or broken down.

Which of the following could replace 'path' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

When the moon in its juornie (1) around the earth, passes directly between the earth and the sun, it casts (2) its shadow on the surface of the earth, and an eclipse of the sun takes place. An eclipse of the sun occurs only when the moon is new, for then (3) the moon is on that side of the earth facing toward (4) the sun. Then why isn’t there are eclipse of the sun every time there’s a new moon? The reason (5) is that the path of the moon around the earth does not lie directly (6) in line with the orbit of the earth about the sun. In its 29–day trip around (7) the earth, the moon passes sometimes above and sometimes below the path (8) of the earth.

  1. lane

  2. side

  3. course

  4. face

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Path' here means the route or the course of the earth.

Which of the following could replace ‘casts’ as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

When the moon in its juornie (1) around the earth, passes directly between the earth and the sun, it casts (2) its shadow on the surface of the earth, and an eclipse of the sun takes place. An eclipse of the sun occurs only when the moon is new, for then (3) the moon is on that side of the earth facing toward (4) the sun. Then why isn’t there are eclipse of the sun every time there’s a new moon? The reason (5) is that the path of the moon around the earth does not lie directly (6) in line with the orbit of the earth about the sun. In its 29–day trip around (7) the earth, the moon passes sometimes above and sometimes below the path (8) of the earth.

  1. radiates

  2. shines

  3. spreads

  4. throws

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

We are talking about the sun eclipse, when the moon comes between the sun and the earth and its shadow is visible..... So, the moon throws its shadow on the surface of earth. The other options do not fit in with the flow of the passage.

Which of the following could replace 'directly' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

When the moon in its juornie (1) around the earth, passes directly between the earth and the sun, it casts (2) its shadow on the surface of the earth, and an eclipse of the sun takes place. An eclipse of the sun occurs only when the moon is new, for then (3) the moon is on that side of the earth facing toward (4) the sun. Then why isn’t there are eclipse of the sun every time there’s a new moon? The reason (5) is that the path of the moon around the earth does not lie directly (6) in line with the orbit of the earth about the sun. In its 29–day trip around (7) the earth, the moon passes sometimes above and sometimes below the path (8) of the earth.

  1. openly

  2. straight

  3. ahead

  4. frankly

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Here directly means straight in line with the orbit of earth about the sun.

Which of the following could replace 'reason' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

When the moon in its juornie (1) around the earth, passes directly between the earth and the sun, it casts (2) its shadow on the surface of the earth, and an eclipse of the sun takes place. An eclipse of the sun occurs only when the moon is new, for then (3) the moon is on that side of the earth facing toward (4) the sun. Then why isn’t there are eclipse of the sun every time there’s a new moon? The reason (5) is that the path of the moon around the earth does not lie directly (6) in line with the orbit of the earth about the sun. In its 29–day trip around (7) the earth, the moon passes sometimes above and sometimes below the path (8) of the earth.

  1. answer

  2. ground

  3. condition

  4. factor

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The previous sentence is a question. In the next sentence, answer is being to it. Therefore, (1) is the correct answer.

Which of the following is the correct spelling of 'juornie'?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

When the moon in its juornie (1) around the earth, passes directly between the earth and the sun, it casts (2) its shadow on the surface of the earth, and an eclipse of the sun takes place. An eclipse of the sun occurs only when the moon is new, for then (3) the moon is on that side of the earth facing toward (4) the sun. Then why isn’t there are eclipse of the sun every time there’s a new moon? The reason (5) is that the path of the moon around the earth does not lie directly (6) in line with the orbit of the earth about the sun. In its 29–day trip around (7) the earth, the moon passes sometimes above and sometimes below the path (8) of the earth.

  1. jurney

  2. journey

  3. journie

  4. jorney

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

he correct spellings are 'journey'.

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: Today, the animals of the jungle were in a mood of celebration meanwhile it was their
Statement II: day for sports. Mr. Leo, the lion–king, sat on a high rock and watched on his court.
Statement III: The animals sitting alongside him on smaller rocks were all bustling with
Statement IV: excitement. They started a guessing game, where the blindfolded animal _________ .                                                                                                            

  1. had to eat the food without using hands

  2. had to guess by touch the identity of others

  3. had to guess its prey from the wild jungle

  4. had to take away the prize for best dressed animal

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is a game in which a person is blindfolded and he has to guess the other person's identity by touching.

Which of the following could replace 'for then' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

When the moon in its juornie (1) around the earth, passes directly between the earth and the sun, it casts (2) its shadow on the surface of the earth, and an eclipse of the sun takes place. An eclipse of the sun occurs only when the moon is new, for then (3) the moon is on that side of the earth facing toward (4) the sun. Then why isn’t there are eclipse of the sun every time there’s a new moon? The reason (5) is that the path of the moon around the earth does not lie directly (6) in line with the orbit of the earth about the sun. In its 29–day trip around (7) the earth, the moon passes sometimes above and sometimes below the path (8) of the earth.

  1. because

  2. also with

  3. as a result of

  4. actually

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Here 'for then' is used to explain the reason of something. Therefore, because can be used to replace it.

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: Today, the animals of the jungle were in a mood of celebration meanwhile it was their
Statement II: day for sports. Mr. Leo, the lion–king, sat on a high rock and watched on his court.
Statement III: The animals sitting alongside him on smaller rocks were all bustling with
Statement IV: excitement. They started a guessing game, where the blindfolded animal _________ .                                                                                                            

  1. at

  2. over

  3. on

  4. into

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

To watch over means to keep a check on.

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement III?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: Today, the animals of the jungle were in a mood of celebration meanwhile it was their
Statement II: day for sports. Mr. Leo, the lion–king, sat on a high rock and watched on his court.
Statement III: The animals sitting alongside him on smaller rocks were all bustling with
Statement IV: excitement. They started a guessing game, where the blindfolded animal _________ .                                                                                                            

  1. under

  2. beneath

  3. in front of

  4. behind

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Since Mr Leo is the king, the animals cannot be sitting alongside him. The only appropriate option is (3), sitting in front of him.

Which of these fits gap 17?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Lightning and thunder _____ (17) _____ among the first things about nature that mystified and frightened primitive man.
To understand what lightning and thunder actually are, we _____ (18) ______ recall a fact we know about electricity. We know that things become electrically charged – either positively or negatively.
A positive charge has a great attraction for a negative one. As the charges become greater, this attraction becomes ______ (19) _______.
Whatever resistance holds them apart, such as air, glass or other insulating substance, is _____ (20) _____ or “broken down.”

  1. could had been

  2. must have been

  3. would be

  4. may be

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lightning and thunder must have mystified primitive man. The sentence is not about weak possibility (could or may), but about definite likelihood (must or must have).

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I:  'Life of Pi' is all set to receive two National tourism Awards for promoting India as a tourist destination.
Statement II: Director Ang Lee and Yann Martel, writer of the book on which the film is marked, would receive the awards. 
Statement III: The film tells the story of an Indian boy who remains stranded over a boat with a Bengal tiger.
Statement IV: The film will encourage _______.                                     

  1. featured

  2. shot

  3. based

  4. marketed

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The movie was based on the book.

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