Directions: Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to the following word.

PACE

Directions: Choose the word that is most opposite in meaning to the following word.

CRITICALLY

Directions: Which of the following sentences has the same meaning as that of the sentence given below?

A lion may be helped even by a little mouse.

Directions: Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to the following word.

SUSTAIN

Directions: Choose the word that is most opposite in meaning to the following word.

UNDERESTIMANTS

Directions: Which of the following sentences has the same meaning as that of the sentence given below?

It is time to ring the bell.

Directions: Which of the given four options correctly puts the following sentence into indirect speech?

The manager said,”Well, what can I do for you?”

Directions: Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to the following word.

PRECIPITOUS

Directions: Fill in the blank space by choosing the correct preposition.

My cousin has invested a lot of money _______ farming

Directions: Choose the word that is most opposite in meaning to the word given bellow.

FRATERNITY

Directions: Which of the given four options correctly puts the following sentence into indirect speech?

He said,”will you listen to such a man.”

What does the following expression actually mean?

To take people by storm

Directions: Fill up the blank space by choosing the right word from the given four options.

I differ _______ you.

What is the actual meaning of the word given below?

Paramount

Directions: Fill up the blank space by choosing the right word from the given four options.

The woodcutter has ______ trees.

Directions: Fill up the blank space by choosing the right word from the given four options.

It is not proper to ______ a stranger in your house.

Directions: Fill in the blank by choosing the right word from the given four options.

Hardly had I reached home ______ the rain started.

Directions: Fill up the blank space by choosing the right word/expression from the given four options.

Many ______ deeds were done and commended.

Directions: Fill up the blank space by choosing the right word from the given four options.

What is the past participle (third form) of 'fly'?

Choose the appropriate antonym of

'Chide'

Directions: Fill up the blank space by choosing the right word from the given four options.

I was informed on phone but no written confirmation ______ so far.

What seems to have been the immediate cause of writing the passage?

Read the following passage & answer the question that follows:
 A nine member international task force on conservation of forests has identified India as one of 56 countries of the world which are critically affected by widespread deforestation and steady destruction of natural watersheds: it has also warned that unless urgent conservation measure are taken the country will face a serious food crisis in the next century. the report correctly describes the Himalayan ecosystem as the most critical watershed in the world , the degradation of which now threatens the very processes of life in the indo – gangetic plain , the report documents some aspects of the process of environment destruction that is at work in this country and calls for an expenditure of about Rs 1,450 crores over the next five year period to reverse some of the damage that has taken place while the task force ‘s report is a welcome reminder of the urgency of the task of halting and rolling back the most awesome form of destruction that this country has ever witnessed , it regrettably underestimates the magnitude of the effort involved and hence falls short of suggesting a comprehensive solution to the problem . For instance the five – year programme it recommends bears no relationship to the resources that will be actually needed even to reach a zero net rate of deforestation, which is proceeding at the furious pace of 1.3 million hectares a year
Past experience shows that more than Rs 300 crores in government expenditure alone are needed over four to five years at today‘s prices merely to plant less than a million hectares of land with fuel wood trees . Realistically speaking, resources of the order of Rs.1,000 crores a year will be necessary for the next five years to sustain a plan that actually provides a forest cover to badly denuded land promotes the planning of fuel wood trees on a sizeable scale and involves proper conservation measures and an underestimation of the magnitude of such a plan is not the only flaw in the report . An even more serious one related to the first, lies in its failure to establish a coherent set of priorities among the different functions that an afforestation programme must perform. to take just one example , the vital task of planning fuelwood and fodder trees is put on part with the planning of trees to meet the aw materials requirements of industries. Owing to this confusion the task force falls short of recommending the kind of radical measures that are really needed including a moratorium in on the development of and in some areas phasing out of wood based industries: steps against the spreading of monocultures and entrusting afforestation programmes to the people in the affected regions rather than the government machinery.

According to the passage all of the following would prove radical measures to boost up the forestation programmes, except

Read the following passage & answer the question that follows:
 A nine member international task force on conservation of forests has identified India as one of 56 countries of the world which are critically affected by widespread deforestation and steady destruction of natural watersheds: it has also warned that unless urgent conservation measure are taken the country will face a serious food crisis in the next century. the report correctly describes the Himalayan ecosystem as the most critical watershed in the world , the degradation of which now threatens the very processes of life in the indo – gangetic plain , the report documents some aspects of the process of environment destruction that is at work in this country and calls for an expenditure of about Rs 1,450 crores over the next five year period to reverse some of the damage that has taken place while the task force ‘s report is a welcome reminder of the urgency of the task of halting and rolling back the most awesome form of destruction that this country has ever witnessed , it regrettably underestimates the magnitude of the effort involved and hence falls short of suggesting a comprehensive solution to the problem . For instance the five – year programme it recommends bears no relationship to the resources that will be actually needed even to reach a zero net rate of deforestation, which is proceeding at the furious pace of 1.3 million hectares a year
Past experience shows that more than Rs 300 crores in government expenditure alone are needed over four to five years at today‘s prices merely to plant less than a million hectares of land with fuel wood trees . Realistically speaking, resources of the order of Rs.1,000 crores a year will be necessary for the next five years to sustain a plan that actually provides a forest cover to badly denuded land promotes the planning of fuel wood trees on a sizeable scale and involves proper conservation measures and an underestimation of the magnitude of such a plan is not the only flaw in the report . An even more serious one related to the first, lies in its failure to establish a coherent set of priorities among the different functions that an afforestation programme must perform. to take just one example , the vital task of planning fuelwood and fodder trees is put on part with the planning of trees to meet the aw materials requirements of industries. Owing to this confusion the task force falls short of recommending the kind of radical measures that are really needed including a moratorium in on the development of and in some areas phasing out of wood based industries: steps against the spreading of monocultures and entrusting afforestation programmes to the people in the affected regions rather than the government machinery.

Shortage of which of the following will be most severe in India in future, if proper measures are not taken in order to stop degradation of the Himalayan ecosystem?

Read the following passage & answer the question that follows:
 A nine member international task force on conservation of forests has identified India as one of 56 countries of the world which are critically affected by widespread deforestation and steady destruction of natural watersheds: it has also warned that unless urgent conservation measure are taken the country will face a serious food crisis in the next century. the report correctly describes the Himalayan ecosystem as the most critical watershed in the world , the degradation of which now threatens the very processes of life in the indo – gangetic plain , the report documents some aspects of the process of environment destruction that is at work in this country and calls for an expenditure of about Rs 1,450 crores over the next five year period to reverse some of the damage that has taken place while the task force ‘s report is a welcome reminder of the urgency of the task of halting and rolling back the most awesome form of destruction that this country has ever witnessed , it regrettably underestimates the magnitude of the effort involved and hence falls short of suggesting a comprehensive solution to the problem . For instance the five – year programme it recommends bears no relationship to the resources that will be actually needed even to reach a zero net rate of deforestation, which is proceeding at the furious pace of 1.3 million hectares a year
Past experience shows that more than Rs 300 crores in government expenditure alone are needed over four to five years at today‘s prices merely to plant less than a million hectares of land with fuel wood trees . Realistically speaking, resources of the order of Rs.1,000 crores a year will be necessary for the next five years to sustain a plan that actually provides a forest cover to badly denuded land promotes the planning of fuel wood trees on a sizeable scale and involves proper conservation measures and an underestimation of the magnitude of such a plan is not the only flaw in the report . An even more serious one related to the first, lies in its failure to establish a coherent set of priorities among the different functions that an afforestation programme must perform. to take just one example , the vital task of planning fuelwood and fodder trees is put on part with the planning of trees to meet the aw materials requirements of industries. Owing to this confusion the task force falls short of recommending the kind of radical measures that are really needed including a moratorium in on the development of and in some areas phasing out of wood based industries: steps against the spreading of monocultures and entrusting afforestation programmes to the people in the affected regions rather than the government machinery.

In order to reverse the damage caused by deforestation, the international task force has estimated that India, in a period of five years, will be required to incur a total expenditure of about Rs.

Read the following passage & answer the question that follows:
 A nine member international task force on conservation of forests has identified India as one of 56 countries of the world which are critically affected by widespread deforestation and steady destruction of natural watersheds: it has also warned that unless urgent conservation measure are taken the country will face a serious food crisis in the next century. the report correctly describes the Himalayan ecosystem as the most critical watershed in the world , the degradation of which now threatens the very processes of life in the indo – gangetic plain , the report documents some aspects of the process of environment destruction that is at work in this country and calls for an expenditure of about Rs 1,450 crores over the next five year period to reverse some of the damage that has taken place while the task force ‘s report is a welcome reminder of the urgency of the task of halting and rolling back the most awesome form of destruction that this country has ever witnessed , it regrettably underestimates the magnitude of the effort involved and hence falls short of suggesting a comprehensive solution to the problem . For instance the five – year programme it recommends bears no relationship to the resources that will be actually needed even to reach a zero net rate of deforestation, which is proceeding at the furious pace of 1.3 million hectares a year
Past experience shows that more than Rs 300 crores in government expenditure alone are needed over four to five years at today‘s prices merely to plant less than a million hectares of land with fuel wood trees . Realistically speaking, resources of the order of Rs.1,000 crores a year will be necessary for the next five years to sustain a plan that actually provides a forest cover to badly denuded land promotes the planning of fuel wood trees on a sizeable scale and involves proper conservation measures and an underestimation of the magnitude of such a plan is not the only flaw in the report . An even more serious one related to the first, lies in its failure to establish a coherent set of priorities among the different functions that an afforestation programme must perform. to take just one example , the vital task of planning fuelwood and fodder trees is put on part with the planning of trees to meet the aw materials requirements of industries. Owing to this confusion the task force falls short of recommending the kind of radical measures that are really needed including a moratorium in on the development of and in some areas phasing out of wood based industries: steps against the spreading of monocultures and entrusting afforestation programmes to the people in the affected regions rather than the government machinery.