General Knowledge

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1. గాంబియా యొక్క కొత్త అధ్యక్షుడిగా ప్రమాణస్వీకారం చేసింది ఎవరు ?--------------అధమ బార్రౌ.

2. ఔషధ మరియు భారతదేశం యొక్క సుగంధ మొక్కల ఇంటర్నేషనల్ సింపోసియం ఏ  నగరంలో జరుగుతుంది?----------------------న్యూ ఢిల్లీ .

3. "ది స్టోరీ అఫ్ ఎస్కేప్ " అనే పుస్తక రచయిత ఎవరు ?---------------------సుర్జీత్ సింగ్ బార్నాల .

4. భారతదేశం యొక్క 2017 రిపబ్లిక్ డే ముఖ్య అతిథి ఎవరు ?-------------మొహమ్మద్ బిన్ జాయెద్ అల్ నహ్యాన్.

5. ఏ జట్టు 2017 ప్రో రెజ్లింగ్ లీగ్ గెలుచుకుంది ?-------------------పంజాబ్ రాయల్స్ .

6. ప్రపంచ బ్యాంకు త్రిపుర పవర్ అభివృద్ధి ప్రాజెక్టుకు ఎంత మొత్తం మంజూరు చేసింది ?--------------------1376 కోట్లు.

7. నేషనల్ ఓటర్స్ డే ని ఎప్పుడు జరుపుకుంటారు ?---------------జనవరి 25.

8. 2017 కంబైన్డ్ కమాండర్స్ 'కాన్ఫరెన్స్  భారతదేశం లో ఏ రాష్ట్రము లో  జరుపబడుతోంది?----------------------ఉత్తరాఖండ్.

9. "60 ఇండియన్ పోయెట్స్" అనే  పుస్తక రచయిత ఎవరు ?--------------జీత్ తయిల్.

10. యుద్ధనౌకల లో  ఏ బోర్డు ఎటిఎం కలిగి భారతదేశం యొక్క మొట్టమొదటి యుద్ధనౌక మారింది?--------------------ఐన్ఎస్ విక్రమాదిత్య.

General Knowledge Important Bits,

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*1) పరిమాణం మాత్రమే ఉండి దిశపై ఆధారపడని భౌతక రాశులను ఏమని అంటారు?*

*జ: ఆదిశ రాశులు*

*2) పాద రసం సాంద్రత ఎంత?*

*జ: 13.6 గ్రా / సెం.మీ.*

*3) మనిషి శరీరంలో ఉష్ణోగ్రతలను కొలవడానికి ఉపయోగించే థర్మామీటర్ ను ఏమంటారు ?*

*జ: క్లినికల్ థర్మామీటర్*

*3) ఏదైనా భౌతిక రాశిని పూర్తిగా వర్ణించడానికి దిశ పరిమాణం రెండూ అవసరమైతే దానిని ఏమని అంటారు?*

*జ: సదిశరాశి*

*4) వస్తువు స్దానంలో నిర్ణీత దిశలో వచ్చే మార్పును ఏమంటారు ?*

*జ: స్దానభ్రంశం*

*5) పైకి విసిరిన వస్తువు కిందకి పడేటప్పుడు అది పొందే త్వరణాన్ని ఏమని అంటారు?*

*జ: గురుత్వరణం*

*6) నిట్ట నిలువుగా విసిరిన రాయి గరిష్ట ఎత్తుకు చేరుకున్నప్పుడు దాని వేగం ఎంత ఉంటుంది ?*

*జ: శూన్యం*

*7) వస్తువు గరిష్ట ఎత్తుని చేరడానికి పట్టే కాలాన్ని ఏమని అంటారు?*

*జ: ఆరోహణ కాలం*

*8) స్వేచ్చా పతన వస్తువు భూమిని చేరడానికి పట్టే కాలాన్ని ఏమంటారు?*

*జ: అవరోహణ కాలం*

*9) తడి టవల్ ను దులిపితే అందులో నుంచి నీటి బిందువులు బయటకు వస్తాయి. అందుకు కారణమేంటి ?*

*జ: జడత్వం*

*10) బనానా ఆయిల్ దేని నుంచి తయారు చేస్తారు ?*

*జ: పెట్రోలియం*

*11) బ్యాటరీలో శక్తి ఏ రూపంలో ఉంటుంది ?*

*జ: రసాయన శక్తి*

*12) థర్మామీటర్ ను మొదట రూపొందించింది ఎవరు ?*

*జ: గెలీలియో గెలిలీ*

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General Knowledge

☔గోదావరి నది - Godavari river⛱

- గోదావరి నది జన్మస్థానం-- నాసిక్.

- గోదావరి నది తెలంగాణలో ప్రవేశించు స్థలం-- బాసర.

- దేశంలోని పెద్ద నదులలో గోదావరి నది స్థానం-- రెండవది (దక్షిణ భారతదేశంలో పెద్దది).

- గోదావరి అంటే అర్థం-- అఖండ జలరాశి.

- గోదావరి జల వివాదాల ట్రిబ్యునల్ ఏ సంవత్సరంలో ఏర్పాటైంది-- 1969.

- పుష్కరాలు జరుపుకొనే గోదావరి నది యొక్క ఉపనది-- ప్రాణహిత నది.

- నిజామాబాదు జిల్లాలో గోదావరి నదిపై ఉన్న ప్రాజెక్టు-- శ్రీరాంసాగర్ ప్రాజెక్టు.

- గోదావరి నది తెలంగాణ మరియు ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్‌లో ప్రవహించు దూరం-- 770 కిలోమీటర్లు.

- పశ్చిమ గోదావరి జిల్లాలో గోదావరి నదిపై నిర్మించనున్న ప్రాజెక్టు-- పోలవరం ప్రాజెక్టు.

- గోదావరి నది ముఖద్వారంగా పిలువబడు నగరం-- రాజమండ్రి.

New Pattern English

Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions, a paragraph with a blank is given. From the five choices given below, select the sentence which can go into the blank to make the paragraph logically coherent.

Q1. Srinagar is the capital of Kashmir. There are very beautiful scenes all round. The Dal Lake is one among them. [__________] We can hire one of them and voyage along the length and breadth of the lake or live in it for a week or so.

(a) There are several guides to take us round.
(b)There we can see a number of house boats waiting to be hired by the tourists.
(c)It is difficult to count them.
(d)It was dark inside and bright outside.
(e) There are several tourists looking around the place.


Q2.Polio-affected children are found everywhere in India. Recently the Government has started Polio-eradication Scheme. [__________] Unless we take care to co-operate the purpose cannot be fulfilled.

(a) We must help children to take the proper vaccine.
(b) We must take the children to get vaccinated.
(c) Children must remain without any movement.
(d) We must make children exercise.
(e) We need experts to undertake such projects.


Q3. Many film-stars have recently migrated to the area of television. [__________] As the viewers increase their popularity also increases. T.V serials appear to be more paying than the feature films.

(a) Television gives a better chance of action.
(b) There they have a greater number of viewers.
(c) Television is a house hold affair.
(d) If we do not like a TV program we can turn it off. 
(e) Television is useful in many ways.


Q4. Man is trying to find out modern means of producing electric power. The solar panel is one of them. [__________] This electricity can light lamps, turn fans or work small household appliances.

(a) It is very cheap and affordable.
(b) We ourselves can make one such device.
(c) It converts sunlight into electricity.
(d) It is easy to work and beautiful to look at.
(e) Electricity is a good substitute for sunlight.


Q5. Air-pollution is one of the gravest problems faced by city-dwellers. Foul gas liberated from heaps of waste matter is one source of pollution. [__________] Recently the Government has made arrangements to measure it. If it is above the allowable limit the vehicles are prohibited from plying along the public roads.

(a) Another source is the smoke emitted by vehicles.
(b) Foul water in the channels is another. 
(c) The smell from toddy shops pollutes the air.
(d) Open drainage pollutes the air.
(e) People suffer due to smoke emitted by vehicles.


Q6. Corruption has become rampant in India. Corrupt officials and politicians are ruling over the hapless common man. [__________] People must join together and force them to take necessary legal action.

(a) Politicians with integrity simply withdraw from the scene.
(b) Such officials are welcomed by the general public.
(c) Even police authorities are reluctant to face them.
(d) They do it with the connivance of topmost authorities.
(e) Corruption is the breeding ground for all evils.


Q7. Feature films have a very great influence upon the common people. They have no hesitation in regarding actors as gods. [__________] They must utilize this love and regards to serve the people, not to exploit them.

(a) Gods are expected to protect the devotees.
(b) Though they are gods they are human enough to err.
(c) Gods never walk on earth or collect money.
(d) Some people are ready even to die for them.
(e) Actors are viewed as gods.


Q8. Most of us fall victim to some sort of disease or the other. We can avoid diseases by leading a hygienic life. It is better to bear in mind a simple truth. [__________] The consciousness of this truth will lead us to happiness.

(a) It is impossible to have constant health.
(b) Hygienic life is less costly than medical treatment.
(c) Man is mortal and likely to die at any moment.
(d) Happiness is always evasive.
(e) Health needs good care as we may fall victim to some sort of disease.


Q9. A doctor has succeeded in raising a variety of monkeys similar to human beings. They clean their teeth with brushes and mop their face with towels. [__________] In that case these animals may be called monkey – man and we may be called man – monkeys. 

(a) Perhaps they may learn and use human language.
(b) Sometimes they may die after a few days.
(c) The method adopted by the doctor is wonderful.
(d) We can expect a lot of change in the case of other animals also.
(e) Monkeys are good subjects unlike human beings.


Q10. It is wonderful how a word can acquire diagonally opposite meaning. Gandhiji called the socially downcast people by the name Harijans. [__________] But now the Harijans themselves feel that it is a word of insult.

(a) Gandhiji was a social reformer.
(b) Gandhiji had many Harijan friends.
(c) Gandhiji expected to bring them respect by calling them the children of God.
(d) Harijans have risen to such a high position that they feel their brand name ‘Harijan’ to be degrading.
(e) Only Harijans are children of God.

Directions (11-15): Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.


Q11. Lower winter temperatures were common in Europe during the second half of the 17th century, famously allowing frost fairs to be held on the frozen Thames in London before riverine developments increased the flow rate. These cold winters coincided with the Maunder minimum in solar activity when the Sun remained virtually free of sunspots for almost 50 years. However, establishing that this was not just a chance occurrence requires that the relationship continue to hold over a long interval, such that cold European winters become less frequent when solar activity is high and then more common again when solar activity falls. Various indicators show that during the recent minimum of the 11 year sunspot cycle, the Sun has been quieter than at any time in the previous 90 years.

(a) This means that solar activity during the current sunspot minimum has fallen to levels unknown since the start of the 20th century.
(b) This yields an opportunity for a better test of the relationship between solar activity and cold European winters.
(c) This proves that cold winters occur more commonly in the UK during low solar activity.
(d) This regional and seasonal effect relating to European winters may have a global effect.
(e) None of the above


Q12. Debt is more common in families with disabled children: the parents were unable to keep up with any local property taxes, water, and telephone bills, and were not likely to be able to afford basic items such as a family holiday once a year,a bicycle, or even two pairs of shoes. A disabled baby needs more nappies. Families’ ability to work grows difficult, and finding childcare is a real burden. Households with disabled childrenwill depend more on social security benefits and are faced with the additional financial costs associated with caring for a disabled child.

(a) There is a strong link between child disability and poverty.
(b) The highest prevalence of childhood disability is found in the poorest families.
(c) It is an adverse and serious social gradient that families with disabled face.
(d) But thanks to science, these children live longer and medicines keep them alive.
(e) None of the above


Q13. What a super film experience Green Zone is! From the firecracker opening to the sucker-punch climax, the film is a non-stop adrenalin rush. The hand-held camera and natural light make you feel as if you are seeing the action from the front, as if you have access to footage shot from a sniper’s sights. Whether it is a Bourne-in-Baghdad kind of relentless action thriller or a strong statement against the U.S. war in Iraq, (incidentally, it is both) Green Zone succeeds as a pure cinema, delivering thrills, spills and chills in breathless succession hardly giving anyone time to breathe.

(a) This is a movie that takes you on a thrilling, provocative, exhilarating ride.
(b) There is really nothing more you could ask for from a movie.
(c) Green Zone effectively knits several strands together to make a cohesive whole.
(d) The plot is taut and truthful.
(e) None of the above


Q14. Talented youth can ill-afford to resign to their fate just because they can’t properly communicate in English. They should confront the challenges which should, in fact, bring out their best. A little confidence and hard work are all that is needed for them to climb up the career ladder. For that they need to develop communication skills in English, shape up their personalities and acquire the much-needed knowledge.

(a) Knowledge and communication skills are the key ingredients that make up the recipe for success.
(b) Students have to act as leaders in the college itself.
(c) Success will automatically follow.
(d) Speaking and writing in English are important, thinking in English is twice as important.
(e) None of the above


Q15. Philosophy of music has been dominated by the view that the best music is autonomous and formally complex. As recently as 1990, philosophy of popular music consisted of variations on a single theme. Philosophers defended the twin assumptions that popular music is essentially different from “serious” or art music, and that the former is aesthetically inferior to the latter.

(a) As a result, music could not be regarded as art if it lacked genius and autonomy.
(b) As a result, popular music competes with and replaces local and regional folk traditions.
(c) As a result, most philosophers concentrated on identifying the aesthetic deficiencies inherent in popular music.
(d) As a result, philosophers have investigated popular music by identifying and critiquing key concepts that shape our response to this music.
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b) 

Sol. There we can see a number of house boats waiting to be hired by the tourists. This sentence is the continuation of the idea expressed in the first sentence. 

S2. Ans.(b) 

Sol. We must take the children to get vaccinated.

S3. Ans.(b) 

Sol. There they have a greater number of viewers. The next sentence also talks about the viewers. 

S4. Ans.(c) 

Sol. It converts sunlight into electricity. 

S5. Ans.(a) 

Sol. Another source is the smoke emitted by vehicles. In previous sentence, first source is talked about.

S6. Ans.(c) 

Sol. Even police authorities are reluctant to face them.

S7. Ans.(d) 

Sol. Some people are ready even to die for them. 

S8. Ans.(b) 

Sol. Hygienic life is less costly than medical treatment.

S9. Ans.(a) 

Sol. Perhaps they may learn and use human language.

S10. Ans.(c) 

Sol.  Gandhiji expected to bring them respect by calling them the children of God.

S11. Ans.(b)

Sol. “...establishing that this was not just a chance occurrence requires that the relationship continue to hold over a long interval...” is the crux of the paragraph. Hence the sun being “quiet” is an opportunity to find this correlation. Options (C) and (D) can be very easily eliminated as not related to the purpose of the paragraph. Option (A) is true, is an inference not related to the purpose of the paragraph.

S12. Ans.(c)

Sol. This statement is a very low level inference that logically closes the paragraph. The paragraph is not sufficient to establish the link as in option (A). Option (B) goes farther away from the paragraph. Option (D) is unrelated to the purpose of the paragraph.

S13. Ans.(b)

Sol. All options may appear correct. The scoring option, however, has to close the paragraph, andnot merely continue it. Option (A) will be repetitive. Options (C) and (D) will continue the paragraph.

S14. Ans.(c)

Sol. The purpose of the paragraph is in the first sentence - “can ill-afford to resign to their fate.” Option (A) is already clearly stated-it just states the same thing in different words. Option (B) takes off on a tangent and brings in leadership; option (D) also does not close the paragraph. Option (C) just does that-the paragraph has no loose ends.

S15. Ans.(c)

Sol. The purpose of the paragraph is: Philosophers consider popular and serious music different. The former lacks complexity and autonomy, the later is variations on a single them-and that popular music is inferior. “As a result” will discuss its direct consequences and close the paragraph. Hence option (C) scores. Option (A) is stated. Option (B) is irrelevant in “replace” and “folk music”. Option (D) is irrelevant in “our response.”

New Pattern English

Directions (1-15): Four sentences are given with a blank in each. Five words are also given. The blank in each sentence can be filled by one or more words. Similarly, each word given in the choices can go into any number of sentences. Identify the number of sentences each word can go into and mark as your answer the maximum number of sentences any word can go into. 

Q1. A. The millionaire has __________ Rs. 10,00,000 for this priceless artifact.

B. In a/an __________ to rescue the child who was caught in fire, she sustained burns.

C. I went to the railway station to __________ goodbye to my friend.

D. I was asked to __________ a price by the auctioneer.

(a) quoted

(b) attempt

(c) bid

(d) say

(e) spend

Q2. A. He __________ many spine-chilling anecdotes to us.

B. The law extends to several __________ groups.

C. This person is not __________ to me in any way, he is a trickster.

D. The two groups are __________ to each other.

(a) allied

(b) connected

(c) related

(d) recounted

(e) narrated

Q3. A. Can you please __________ the bell?

B. The words spoken by him still __________ in my ears.

C. Mahatma Gandhi was the __________ leader of the Non-Cooperation movement.

D. I shall give you a __________ after reaching home.

(a) sound

(b) ring

(c) chief

(d) call

(e) sell

Q4. A. Many students still __________ around the college, even after the classes are over.

B. Every citizen of India should __________ his head in shame at the brutal killings in the name of religion.

C. There is ample space in the wardrobe for you to __________ your clothes.

D. “__________ the perpetrators of the crime!” shouted the angry mob.

(a) execute

(b) loiter

(c) hang

(d) bend

(e) store

Q5. A. This book pertaining to fine arts is beyond a __________ man’s comprehension.

B. I helped mother to __________ the table for breakfast.

C. In her hour of distress she had to __________ her hopes on her relatives to help her.

D. He requested me to __________ some money.

(a) pin

(b) lay

(c) lend

(d) ordinary

(e) common

Q6. A. My friends tried to cheer me up, as I was in a depressed __________ of mind.

B. All the senior leaders of the party have assembled together to __________ a new election strategy.

C. He wanted to change the __________ of his spectacles.

D. Can you please __________ this picture for me?

(a) build

(b) bend

(c) frame

(d) state

(e) draw

Q7. A. Despite being hardworking he could never __________ success in his career.

B. He is such a spoilsport that he cannot __________ a joke against himself.

C. This toothpaste has the __________ of mint.

D. The __________ of mango is relished by the young and old alike.

(a) taste

(b) flavour

(c) enjoy

(d) experience

(e) small

Q8. A. Akbar was known for his benevolence, people were happy during his __________.

B. Cleopatra has an ambition to __________ the world as a queen of beauty.

C. Better to __________ in hell than to serve in heaven.

D. One should not allow indolence to __________ over oneself.

(a) reign

(b) dominate

(c) rule

(d) tenure

(e) overpower

Q9. A. I do not __________ him as a brilliant performer.

B. The __________ of interest offered by Nationalized banks is very low.

C. At any __________ I shall see that you get over the crisis.

D. He rose from the __________ of a soldier to that of a commissioned officer.

(a) rank

(b) cost

(c) rate

(d) value

(e) see

Q10. A. The __________ accused in the murder, was sentenced to death.

B. __________ time soap operas on the television charge exorbitant rates from advertisers.

C. Abolition of illiteracy should be the __________ concern of every state government.

D. The office of the Vice-chancellor is in the __________ building of the University.

(a) mainly

(b) prime

(c) primitive

(d) chief

(e) only

Q11. A. The little boy was pampered by his grandparents, who catered to his every __________.

B. “Your __________ is my command”, said the genie to the prince.

C. I __________ you could understand me better.

D. Being an easygoing person, she behaves according to her own __________ and fancy.

(a) whim

(b) demand

(c) wish

(d) hope

(e) need

Q12. A. I could finish my work __________ ahead of time.

B. He is __________ off when compared to his other siblings.

C. By his attitude, I could make out that he does not mean __________.

D. She is __________ dressed when compared to other women in the gathering.

(a) much

(b) better

(c) well

(d) good

(e) harm

Q13. A. For many years India was __________ in a tricky situation, whether to go in for a nuclear weapon or not.

B. The marathon innings of the batsman came to an end when he was finally __________ by the same bowler who troubled him the most.

C. The notorious burglar was finally __________ by the cops.

D. I was __________ unaware when my photograph was clicked.

(a) held

(b) seized

(c) apprehended

(d) caught

(e) trapped

Q14. A. The management took no __________ of the problems pertaining to the workers.

B. The class teacher was called to __________ for the dismal performance of the students in the examination.

C. Many young cricket fans __________ Tendulkar as a hero.

D. The principal promised the students that he would __________ their demands.

(a) consider

(b) explain

(c) accurate 

(d) estimate 

(e) notice

Q15. A. The jail authorities have decided to __________ some of the prisoners, who possessed a clean record, as a gesture of good will.

B. He decided to __________ himself of all responsibilities by handing over charge to his successor.

C. Since he is a spendthrift he is very __________ in spending money.

D. Government aided schools are now offering to teach computer course to students __________ of charge.

(a) devoid

(b) release

(c) lavish

(d) free

(e) parole

SOLUTIONS

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘bid ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘related ‘ fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘ring ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘hang ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘lay ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. frame -fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. taste -fits in three sentences correctly.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘rule ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘rate ‘ fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘WISH’ fits in all the above sentences correctly. 

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘well ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. caught -fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘consider ‘ fits in all the above sentences correctly.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘free ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly.

New Pattern English

Directions (1-15): In the following questions a paragraph is given and a sentence or a phrase/clause is missing in this paragraph. In some questions last sentence is missing. From the given options choose the most suitable sentence or phrase/clause that completes the idea expressed in the given paragraph. 

Q1. Perhaps the simplest and easiest way to understand is the argument of the First Cause. I may say that when I was a young man and was debating these questions very seriously in my mind, I for a long time accepted the argument of the First Cause, until one day, at the age of eighteen, I read John Stuart Mill’s Autobiography, and I there found this sentence: “My father taught me that the question ‘Who made me?’ cannot be answered, since it immediately suggest the further question ‘Who made god?’’’ _______________
If everything must have a cause, then God must have a cause. If there can be anything without a cause, it may just as well be the world as God, so that there cannot be any validity in that argument.
(a) There is no reason why the world could have come into being without a cause.
(b) That argument, I suppose, does not carry very much weight nowadays, because, in the first place, cause is not quite what is used to be.
(c) That very simple sentence showed me, as I still think, the fallacy in the argument of the First Cause.
(d) It brings us to the central truth that God is the ultimate source and essence of everything.
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q2. Then there is a very common argument from natural law. That was a favorite argument all through the eighteenth century, especially under the influence of Sir Isaac Newton and his cosmogony. People observed the planets going around the sun according to the law of gravitation, and they thought that God had given a behest to these planets to move in that particular fashion, and that was why they did so. _______________
(a) Nowadays, we explain the law of gravitation in a somewhat complicated fashion that Einstein has introduced.
(b) Modern science has failed to explain this incongruity.
(c) You no longer have the sort of natural law that you had in the Newtonian system.
(d) That was, of course, a convenient and simple explanation that saved them the trouble of looking any further for explanations of the law of gravitation.
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q3. The fountains mingle with the river,
And the rivers with the ocean;
The winds of heaven mix forever,
With a sweet emotion;
_________________________;
(a) This is the power of love
(b) Nothing in the world is single
(c) This is the seed of creation
(d) What’s life without love
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q4. All things by a law divine
In one another’s being mingle:
______________________________
(a) Why not I with thine?
(b) Let’s make a jingle
(c) It takes two to tango
(d) God is not away from us
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q5. Conventional education makes independent thinking extremely difficult. _______________ To be different from the group or to resist environment is not easy and is often risky as long as we worship success
(a) Creativity is crushed by orthodoxy.
(b) Innovative thinking is the key.
(c) This has ruined many careers.
(d) Conformity leads to mediocrity.
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q6. Though there is a higher and wider significance to life, of what value is our education if we never discover it? We may be highly educated, but if we are without deep integration of thought and feeling, our lives are incomplete, contradictory and torn with many fears; _______________.
(a) the ‘well-educated’ are ignoramus louts
(b) and as long as education does not cultivate an integrated outlook on life, it has very little significance
(c) and integrity is the key to spiritual evolution
(d) it has been rightly remarked, “I never let school to interfere in my education”
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q7. The function of education is to create human beings who are integrated and therefore intelligent. _______________. We may take degrees and be mechanically efficient without being intelligent. Intelligence is not mere information; it is not derived from books, nor does it consist of clever self-defensive responses and aggressive assertions.
(a) Education should help us to discover lasting values so that we do not merely cling to formulas or repeat slogans
(b) Education should not encourage the individual to conform to society or to be negatively harmonious with it
(c) One who has not studied may be more intelligent than the learned
(d) Unfortunately, the present system of education is making us subservient, mechanical and deeply thoughtless
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q8. Politicians may be corrupt, but have to seek reelection, and to that extent are accountable to voters. But civil servants are virtually unsackable, unaccountable and widely corrupt. You cannot change this overnight. _______________
(a) However, you can create jobs for the unemployed.
(b) So, go easy on making temporary workers permanent.
(c) But you can halt the growth of unsackable, unaccountable staff.
(d) So, devise safeguards against false accusations.
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q9. The “grand sweep of history” has become a much overused cliché. It incorporated the belief that change stemmed from big ideas that motivated individuals, classes and nations. _______________.
(a) The Bolshevik Revolution, whose impact dominated the 20th century, was prompted by disillusionment among the proletariat
(b) This finds support in Namier’s view that big ideas are less important than mundane and even base considerations
(c) Mass movements, cannot be judged by pronouncements of those who manage to filch them
(d) Thus, the French Revolution happened because the idea of liberty, equality and fraternity motivated people to overturn the decrepit absolute monarchy
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q10. A country that retains the death penalty needs constantly to fine-tune its clemency jurisprudence as the second best option. The Supreme Court’s latest verdict on death row convicts is a thoughtful exposition of the law in this regard. ______________________________
(a) Commuting the death sentences of 15 convicts to life sentences has significantly expanded the scope for judicial intervention to save the lives of convicts after the rejection of their mercy petitions.
(b) The court has laid down fresh rules to humanize the treatment of those facing the gallows, right up to the moment of their execution and even after that.
(c) The breadth of this ruling is not as impressive: it fails to remove all lingering doubts about the rule against undue delay.
(d) The court has crafted a new rule that families of convicts ought to be informed in writing as soon as their mercy petitions are rejected.
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q11. After successfully eradicating smallpox in 1980, India has now gone three straight years without reporting any new case of poliomyelitis infection (“polio”). This qualifies it to receive the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) certification for being polio-free. Undoubtedly, this is a victory that has been fought every inch of the way by myriad agencies on a number of fronts and against what seemed like insurmountable odds. ______________________________
(a) The lessons learnt are precious beyond words and the expectation is that these will be harnessed to fight other infectious diseases that plague the country.
(b) There is also the remaining challenge of treating and rehabilitating those who have already been crippled by the disease.
(c) Of course, polio vaccination is not a cure-all solution for all infectious diseases.
(d) In the mid-1990s the vaccination programme that was undertaken involved the government, United Nations bodies, charitable organizations and private donors.
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q12. Up to this point, Jordan Belfort is no different from countless eager MBA graduate in India who work in the stock or bond markets for global financial firms. Belfort’s lifestyle, while perhaps more (or less?) excessive than that of India’s super-rich, is still something a lot of us covet. He acquires a harem, a hot blonde wife, a daily dose of recreational drugs, a yacht, a yellow Jaguar and a white Ferrari.
(a) As a job creator, he transforms hopeless, low-end drug dealers into corporate sharks, and even gives a desperate single mother benefits that the US’ social welfare system overlooks.
(b) He lowers himself to unfathomed moral depths even as he soars to new heights of success.
(c) Surely many of us will laud Belfort when he says: “At least as a rich man, when I have to face my problems, I can show up in the back of a stretch limousine, wearing a two-thousand-dollar suit and a twenty-thousand-dollar gold watch!”
(d) These are charismatic brands that several of India’s merchant princes flaunt and made more familiar to us through thousands of Bollywood fantasies.
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q13. The yearning for money as succor drives contemporary capitalism. If every revolution and alternative has failed, why not work to enable the one that actually exists, why not do what your stockbroker tells you, and keep investing to circulate money in the economy? The original Forbes magazine expose that labelled Belfort “The Wolf of Wall Street” likened him to a “twisted Robin Hood” who takes from the rich and given to himself and his squad of losers.
(a) It is this observation that makes Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street profound, locating and attacking the very appeal of money.
(b) Scorsese refuses to dish out false platitudes that “crime does not pay” nor does he echo the sentimentalism of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street movies.
(c) As a job creator, he transforms hopeless, low-end drug dealers into corporate sharks.
(d) Is that not what we expect from the market, what keeps housewives glued to the television, watching CNBC for the latest stock information, and what drives many to start demat accounts?
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q14. Like Company Limited, Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street in an exploration of the contemporary world that few would have expected from these two artistes, given their refined sensibilities. The Wolf of Wall Street attacks the lifestyle of the middle-class, the world of advertising and consumerism, the lust for the good life and the protection it offers.
(a) the lust for good life propels us to struggle and survive in this big bad world.
(b) behind the veneer of consumerism is an effort to assert one’s individuality.
(c) the elite and the downtrodden are unaffected by this false glamour.
(d) The visible surface and texture of contemporary life corrupts us all, making us wolves thronging the pack of the alpha male rather than being benign, though gullible, sheep.
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Q15. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of colour are concerned. Instead of honouring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked “insufficient funds.”
(a) But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.
(b) So we have come to cash this check – a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.
(c) This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 
(d) In a sense, we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check.
(e) None of the above fits in the paragraph correctly. 

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. Option A, It is contrary to the main argument discussed in the passage, which tries to refute the argument of the First Cause.

Option B, It does not go with the theme of the paragraph, as discussed above.

Option C, As the author believes that there is no validity in the argument of the First Cause, so the third choice is correct.

Option D, Misleading choice. Out of scope of the passage, as it does not talk about the qualities of God.

S2. Ans.(d)

Sol. Option A, Gravitation is not the main focus of the argument; moreover, the para talks about Newton, and not Einstein.

Option B, Does not follow; why would Modern science explain a popular belief.

Option C, Does not make sense as the passage nowhere says that natural law was a part of the Newtonian system.

Option D, This option takes the argument forward, ‘that was……’ is the link that takes the case further by questioning the validity of the conventional wisdom. Hence, option D is the answer

S3. Ans.(b)

Sol. The lines are simple and direct. You have to find something that concludes the idea. So a, d, and c are quite tempting, although quite general in inference.

Option A, One cannot deduce it from the argument.

Option B, concludes the idea mentioned in each line, hence, it is the answer.

Option C, Again, this option is too farfetched.

Option D, Once again, this option is too farfetched.

S4. Ans.(a)

Sol. Now, this should be pretty logical for those who believe in love.

Option A, Hits the bulls eye, the only choice that logically completes the lines.

Hence, option A is the answer.

Option B, The choice is too creative although it rhymes well with the previous line.

Option C, ‘It takes two to tango’ is generally used with a negative sense, so out of question.

Option D, Is out of scope, do not be misled by the word ‘divine’.

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. Option A, B; The passage nowhere talks about creativity or innovative thinking, so options A and B are out.

Option C, Takes the negative tone too far, so we have to eliminate this choice.

Option D, is clearly the missing logical link, which is taken further by the last line of the passage. Mentioned in the last line ‘to resist environment is not easy and often risky’ supports this statement. Hence, it is the right answer.

S6. Ans.(b)

Sol. Option A, The first choice is downright offensive, therefore not possible.

Option B, It includes both the elements ‘education’ and ‘integration’, hence, the right choice and is the answer.

Option C, Out of scope as the passage is about the ‘value of education’ and not spiritual evolution.

Option D, It is well said but out of place because the paragraph does not say that education is not necessary.

S7. Ans.(c)

Sol. Option A, It provides extra information which is out of scope of the passage.

Option B, It does not go with the theme of the passage, which talks about the role of education in developing intelligence.

Option C, It fills in the missing link. It has been illustrated in the last two lines.

Option D, This does not go with the last line, which tries to define real intelligence.

S8. Ans.(c)

Sol. Option A, It strays from the theme of the topic and hence, eliminated.

Option B, The previous line talks about the civil servants, so no connection between the two.

Option C, It justifies the you-cannot-change-it-overnight element in the previous line, hence, the answer.

Option D, It is totally unrelated to the topic.

S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. Option A, The passage talks about big ideas motivating the individuals or nations, this option talks about negative motivation of the proletariat.

Option B, It is counter to the theme of the paragraph which talks about the sweeping influence of the big ideas.

Option C, This is contradictory to the main idea of the paragraph.

Option D, Gives an illustration of how big ideas catch the popular imagination and create a wave of history.

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol. Option A, provides a solid example to support the main idea about fine-tuning the clemency jurisprudence.

Option B, It is an extension of the topic, but it deviate from the topic of mercy petitions or clemency jurisprudence.

Option C, Goes against the tone of the paragraph which is positive, ‘thoughtful exposition’ has been used

Option D, It provides secondary information but fails to logically complement the last sentence.

S11. Ans.(a)

Sol. Option A, Goes with the tone of the paragraph which is laudatory.

Option B, It does not follow the last sentence which is positive.

Option C, It dilutes the tone of the paragraph which is positive.

Option D, ‘the vaccination programme’ does not have its antecedent in the previous line.

S12. Ans.(d)

Sol. Option A, This could have been a possible choice, but it does not flow from the last sentence.

Option B, This option is quite tempting, but misses on the ‘India’ element interspersed throughout the paragraph.

Option C, Last sentence in option C does not refer to any ‘problems’ as mentioned in this statement.

Option D, It gels both the elements mentioned in the given lines, global brands and the great Indian dream.

S13. Ans.(d)

Sol. Option A, It is not possible as the previous line talks about Forbes’ review of the movie.

Option B, The paragraph nowhere talks about Scorsese, so this option is eliminated.

Option C, The last line does not have Belfort as the main subject, so ‘he’ cannot be used for lack of clear antecedent.

Option D, The author tries to argue that the greed of common man to make a fortune is not much different from a fraudster like Belfort who manipulates the stock market. Option D is in line with the theme of the paragraph. Hence, option D is the answer.

S14. Ans.(d)

Sol. Option A, It does not go with the negative tone of the last line, ‘attacks the lifestyle.’

Option B, Again, this option changes the tone of the passage which is negative.

Option C, This an extraneous piece of information which falls outside the scope of the discussion.

Option D, As it explains how it ‘attacks the middle class’ and uses the analogy of wolves and sheep to support the case.

S15. Ans.(a)

Sol. Let us eliminate the options:

Option B talks about how does ‘voting’ come into picture. Passage does not mention that or is not related to that. Hence, option (B) is not the answer.

Option C looks tempting but does not flow from the passage.

Option D sounds like a U-turn and hence, cannot be the answer.

Option A is the only option left out. Hence it is the answer.