Directions:

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c), and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

S1. Empty vessels make the most noise.
S2. People who lack real knowledge often speak the loudest to attract attention.

The second statement:

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Undoubtedly, trafficking is a pernicious offence, one that societies and governments must have zero tolerance across.

Directions: In the following items, similar-sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein, in each sentence, one of these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used correctly and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Rain, Rein, Reign

1. The king prepared to rein over a vast empire.

2. The farmers welcomed the reign that ended the drought.

3. The rider tightened the rein before the horse bolted.

In which of the sentences given above has/have the words been used correctly?

Directions:

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c), and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

S1. Life is a journey, not a destination.
S2. Living is like traveling along a road where the experiences matter more than the endpoint.

The second statement:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He lost his mother when he was seven and his father when he was thirteen, ______ which the orphan boys were sent off by guardian uncles to a grammar school at Hawkshead.

Select the option that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom.

A hard nut to crack

Directions:

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options provided, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

S1. Time and tide wait for no one.
S2. Opportunities should be seized promptly before they pass by.

The second statement:

Given below are six sentences, 4 of which are jumbled. The first and the last sentence are given. Pick the option that gives the logically correct order of the four sentences. 

S1: In the early 1700s, French chemist Charles François du Fay found that if a charged gold-leaf is repulsed by glass rubbed with silk, then the same charged gold-leaf is attracted by amber rubbed with wool. 

A. American scientist Ebenezer Kinnersley later also independently reached the same conclusion. 

B. He gave them the modern charge nomenclature of positive and negative respectively.

C. A decade later Benjamin Franklin proposed that electricity was not from different types of electrical fluid, but a single electrical fluid showing an excess (+) or deficit (−). 

D. From this and other results of similar types of experiments, du Fay concluded that electricity consists of two electrical fluids, vitreous and resinous fluid.

S6: Franklin thought of the charge carrier as being positive, but he did not correctly identify which situation was a surplus of the charge carrier, and which situation was a deficit.

Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 The company’s profits have seen a meteoric rise over the past year.

Directions:

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options provided, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

S1. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.
S2. Consistent effort can outperform natural ability if the latter is not utilized.

The second statement:

Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 The project faced many vicissitudes but was eventually completed.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Indian banks that are currently enrolled in the Mastercard network is expected to make alternative arrangements with other card companies.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Miss the boat

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

China have used its cyber­security laws to discriminate against foreign companies.

Directions:

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c), and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

S1. Time is money.
S2. This suggests that wasting time is equivalent to losing potential earnings or opportunities.

The second statement:

Directions:

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c), and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

S1. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
S2. It is wise to plan cautiously before success is confirmed.

The second statement:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Like a cakewalk

Directions: In the following items similar-sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein, in each sentence, one of these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used correctly and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Pedal, Peddle, Petal

1. The florist arranged the bouquet with a single red pedal in the center.

2. The startup plans to pedal its new app through social media influencers.

3. The botanist explained that the rose’s delicate peddle bruises easily.

In which of the sentences given above has/have the words been used correctly?

Directions:

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c), and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

S1. The pen is mightier than the sword.
S2. Words cut deeper than blades.

The second statement:

Some parts of a few sentences have been jumbled up, and labelled A, B, C and D. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

There were two final
A. the story was the tale of Kunti
B. a story and a parchment.
C. gifts the sorceress gave me
D. mother of Arjun. The parchment was a map of Bharat’s many kingdoms

In the following questions a particular word is provided. Four sentences have been framed using the word. In only one of these is the word used correctly. Select the correct option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Increase

Directions:

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options provided, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

S1. Knowledge without application is like a book left unread.
S2. Learning is valuable only when it is put into practice.

The second statement:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To burn all bridges

Some parts of one or more sentences have been jumbled up, and labelled A, B, C and D. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.
Nurses, unlike physicians, have
A. been slow to adopt these technologies
B. and the reasons for this may relate to the status
C. of both these professions
D. within the hospital setting

Match the following phrases with their correct one-word substitutions.

Match the following phrases with their correct one-word substitutions.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Couch potato 

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

He spoke with remarkable calmness, ______ he had been accused of dishonesty in front of the entire board.

Match the following phrases with their correct one-word substitutions.

Choose the option that expresses the meaning of the given Idiom.

Make no headway.

Given below are six sentences 4 of which are jumbled. The first and the last sentence are given. Pick the option that gives the logically correct order of the four sentences. 

S1: Budai is a semi-historical Chinese monk who is venerated as Maitreya Buddha in Chan Buddhism. 

A: His name literally means "cloth sack" and refers to the bag that he is conventionally depicted as carrying as he wanders aimlessly. 

B: His jolly nature, humorous personality, and eccentric lifestyle distinguish him from most Buddhist masters or figures. 

C: He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the "Laughing Buddha".

D: He was also introduced into the Japanese Buddhist pantheon. He allegedly lived around the 10th century in the Wuyue kingdom. 

S6: As he is traditionally depicted as fat, he is also referred to as the "Fat Buddha", especially in the Western world.

Directions: In the following items similar-sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein, in each sentence, one of these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used correctly and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Right, Write, Rite, Wright

1. It is your legal right to appeal the decision.

2. Please write your answers in blue ink only.

3. The editor promised to rite the article before tomorrow morning.

4. The veteran shipwright inspected the wooden hull for damage.

In which of the sentences given above has/have the words been used correctly?

In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

1. Marine biology is the study of organisms in the ocean.
P. At a fundamental level, marine life helps determine the very nature of our planet.
Q. Marine life is a vast resource.
R. Shorelines are also shaped and protected by marine life.
S. Marine organisms contribute significantly to the oxygen cycle.
6. Marine biology covers a great deal, from the microscopic to the huge whales.

In the following questions a particular word is provided. Four sentences have been framed using the word. In only one of these is the word used correctly. Select the correct option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Admire

Directions:

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options provided, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

S1. Slow and steady wins the race.
S2. Speed is the only key to success.

The second statement:

Given below are six sentences, four of which are jumbled. The first and last sentence are given. Pick the option that gives the logically correct order of the four sentences.

Opening sentence: There had been many terrorist attacks in Mumbai since the 13 coordinated bomb explosions that killed 257 people and injured 700 on 12 March 1993.

A. The bombing occurred on the 10th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya.

B. The 1993 attacks were carried out in revenge for earlier religious riots that killed many Muslims.

C. On 6 December 2002, a blast in a BEST bus near Ghatkopar station killed two people and injured 28.

D. A bicycle bomb exploded near the Vile Parle station in Mumbai, killing one person and injuring 25 on 27 January 2003, a day before the visit of the Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the city.

Closing sentence: On 13 March 2003, a day after the 10th anniversary of the 1993 Bombay bombings, a bomb exploded in a train compartment near the Mulund station, killing 10 people and injuring 70.

irections: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 The detective’s sagacious insights helped solve the complex case.

In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. Why should I tell you again and again?
P. They know what they have to do.
Q. Don't you know your duties?
R. Only you require to be told.
S. Other students need not be told.
6. I will not tolerate this anymore.

Some parts of a sentence have been jumbled up, and labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the
option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form
a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.
Science progresses by
P. or by experimentation,
Q. collection of observations
R. whereas pseudo sciences do
S. not worry about
observation and experiments.

Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The manager was known for his punctilious attention to detail.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

India’s record

P. even with years of robust economic growth

Q. industrial safety remains weak

R. in promoting occupational and

Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The author’s style is known for its pellucid clarity.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Get out of hand

In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

1. My friend Peter went to live in a village.
P. But it was a very slow animal.
Q. So Peter bought a donkey for five hundred rupees.
R. One day his neighbour told him that he must buy a donkey.
S. Every family there had a donkey to carry things for them.
6. It did not like to work.

Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The CEO took a canny approach to expand the company’s market.

Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The explorer faced insurmountable challenges during the expedition.

Some parts of a sentence have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

The advice that only you
P: so prevalent perhaps because it offers
Q: with the illusion of control in a situation
R: can give yourself closure is
S: the person who has been broken up
where realistically none exists.

The following sentence has a blank space with four options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.

She is capable _____ winning the race.

Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The student was praised for his unctuous behavior during the interview.

Match the following phrases with their correct one-word substitutions.