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1.The Taj Mahal lies on the banks of the ● Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 river ______. Ranking are as follows: A. Ganga Top 3 States: (1st), Gujarat (2nd) B. Ghaghara and (3rd). C. Chambal Top 3 Districts: Satara (Maharashtra), D. Yamuna Rewari (Haryana) and Peddapalli (Telangana). Sol. ● The Taj Mahal is located on the right 4.Which pigment gives pale yellow color to bank of the Yamuna River in a vast urine? Mughal garden that encompasses nearly A. Erythromycin 17 hectares, in Agra District of Uttar B. Amoxicillin Pradesh. C. Urochrome ● It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah D. Unicorn Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal with construction starting in 1632 Sol. AD and completed in 1648 AD. ● Urine color generally ranges from a pale- yellow color to deep amber. This coloring 2.Manu Bhaker, the first shooter from is primarily caused by the pigment to claim a gold medal at the Youth Olympic urochrome, also known as urobilin. Games, hails from which State? These pigments are produced by the A. New breakdown of Haemoglobin. B. Jharkhand C. Haryana 5.Which King gave titles like D. Muvendavelan, Araiyar etc to rich land owners as a mark of respect? Sol. A. Travancore King ● Manu Bhaker was born in Jhajjar district B. Chola King of Haryana. C. Malabar King ● Manu Bhaker is an Indian Olympian who D. Pandya King plays air-gun shooting. She represented India at the 2018 ISSF World Cup and Sol. won two gold medals. She is the ● The Chola kings gave titles such as youngest Indian to win a gold medal at Muvendavelan (peasant serving three the ISSF World Cup. kings) and Araiyar (chief) to land owners as marks of respect and entrusted them 3.Which of these districts does not come in with important offices of the state at the the top three districts ranking in Swachh centre. Survekshan Grameen 2018? ● The Cholas were one of the longest A. Trivandrum ruling dynasties in the southern B. Rewari regions of India. The Chola Empire was C. Satara founded by Vijayalaya. D. Peddapalli 6.The famous book written by the scholar Sol. Al-Biruni is ______. ● Trivandrum does not come in the top A. Kitab ul-Hind three districts ranking in Swachh B. Hindustani Survekshan Grameen 2018. C. Al-Hindustani

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D. Sher-e-Hind October, 2018 at Bangaram Coral Island of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Sol. ● The theme for STAPCOR – 2018 was ● Al-Biruni is the author of Kitab-ul- “Reef for Life”. Hind. It contains comments on Indian sciences, Hindu religious beliefs, 9.In the context of BRICS nations, which customs, and social organization. nation does the alphabet S represent? ● Al-Biruni was a Persian author, he is A. South Korea considered one of the greatest authors of B. Spain the medieval Islamic era. C. South Africa D. Saudi Arabia 7.Which of the following is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical Sol. origin and possess qualities or a reputation ● The alphabet "S" stands for South Africa that are due to that origin? in the BRICS Nation– to reflect the group's A. Japan expanded membership. B. China ● BRICS is the group composed by the five C. Iran major emerging countries - Brazil, Russia, D. South Africa India, China and South Africa. Brazil hosted the most recent 11th BRICS Sol. summit on 13–14 November 2019. ● A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific 10.What is the theme of the International geographical origin and possess qualities Conference on Status and Protection of or a reputation that are due to that origin. Coral Reefs (STAPCOR – 2018)? ● GI tags are issued as per the A. Reef for Life Geographical Indications of Goods B. Reef for All (Registration and Protection) Act, C. Life for Reef 1999. This tag is issued by the D. Coral for All Geographical Indication Registry under the Department of Industry Promotion and Sol. Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and ● The International Conference on Status Industry. and Protection of Coral Reefs (STAPCOR – 2018) with the theme “Reef for Life” was 8.Who inaugurated the International inaugurated by the Union Minister of Conference on Status and Protection of Environment, Forest and Climate Coral Reefs (STAPCOR – 2018)? Change. A. Kiran Bedi ● STAPCOR – 2018 was held at B. Narendra Modi Bangaram Island, Union Territory of C. Dr. Harsh Vardhan Lakshadweep from 22nd to 24th D. Sathish Sharma October, 2018.

Sol. 11.Which of the following States is not in ● Union Minister of Environment, the first three positions of Swachh Forest and Climate Change Dr. Harsh Survekshan Grameen 2018? Vardhan inaugurated the International A. Haryana Conference on Status and Protection of B. Gujarat Coral Reefs (STAPCOR – 2018) on 22nd C. Maharashtra

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D. Kerala nib-pens, and matchsticks and using natural dyes and pigments. It is Sol. characterised by its eye-catching ● Kerala is not in the first three positions geometrical patterns. of Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018. ● Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 14.Which edition of ‘India-Indonesia Ranking are as follows: Coordinated Patrol’ was held in 2018 in Top 3 States: Haryana, Gujarat, and Belawan? Maharashtra. A. 32nd Top 3 Districts: Satara (Maharashtra), B. 30th Rewari (Haryana), and Pedapalli C. 25th (Telangana). D. 28th States with maximum citizen participation: (1st), Gujarat Sol. (2nd), and Maharashtra (3rd). ● The 32ndedition of India - Indonesia Districts with maximum citizen coordinated patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) participation:Nashik (Maharashtra), was held in Belawan, Indonesia from 11 Solapur (Maharashtra) and Chittorgarh to 27 October 2018. (Rajasthan). ● Under the strategic partnership between India and Indonesia, navies of both 12.Vedic religion was also known as countries have been carrying out ______. coordinated patrolling twice a year since A. Buddhism 2002 near the International Maritime B. Brahmanism Boundary Line. C. Jainism D. Hedonism 15.What is the full form of IND-INDO CORPAT? Sol. A. India Indonesia conjoint resource pool ● Vedic religion was also known as B. Indonesia India computer resources Brahmanism. Brahmanism is the central procurement treaty theme and belief of Vedic followers, its C. India – Indonesia Coordinated Patrol thoughts and philosophical concept D. India – Indonesia Corporate Treaty giving rise to the primary and socio- religious belief and conduct in Hinduism. Sol. ● India - Indonesia Coordinated Patrol 13.Madhubani folk art is the traditional art is the full form of IND-INDO CORPAT. of which state? ● The India - Indonesia Coordinated A. Mizoram Patrol commenced in 2002. The 33rd B. Bihar edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated C. Madhya Pradesh Patrol was inaugurated at Port Blair, D. Orissa Andaman & Nicobar Islands. For undertaking these patrols, one ship and Sol. one fixed wing aircraft from each ● Madhubani paintings or Mithila Art is country is deployed. a style of Indian art painting, practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar state of India. 16.Which is the respiratory organ of fish? ● This painting is done with a variety of A. Ears tools, including fingers, twigs, brushes, B. Gills

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C. Skin ● The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an D. Lungs archaeological site in Madhya Pradesh that spans the prehistoric Paleolithic and Sol. Mesolithic periods, as well as the historic ● Fish gills are organs that allow fish to period. It is a UNESCO World Heritage breathe underwater. Most fish exchange Site that consists of seven hills and over gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide 750 rock shelters distributed over 10 km. using gills that are protected under gill ● It exhibits the earliest traces of human covers on both sides of the pharynx life on the Indian subcontinent and (throat). evidence of Stone Age habitation ● The gills of some species, such as hermit starting at the site in Acheulian times. crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are kept moist. 19.What is the maximum amount of loan permissible under the Shishu scheme of the 17.Which of the following branches deals Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana? with the various principles that govern the A. Rs. 50,000 relationship between organisms and their B. Rs. 1,00,000 environment? C. Rs. 2,00,000 A. Histology D. Rs. 5,00,000 B. Ecology C. Entomology Sol. D. Anthropology ● 50,000 ₹ is the maximum amount of loan permissible under the Shishu scheme Sol. of the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana. ● Ecology is the study of the ● MUDRA loans are available in three relationships between living categories. For small businesses, loans organisms, including humans, and their upto 50000₹ are available under the physical environment; it seeks to 'Shishu' category, beyond 50,000 ₹ and understand the vital connections between up to 5 lakh under the 'Kishor' category. plants and animals and the world around It also offers loans beyond 5 lakh and up them. to 10 lakh under the ‘Tarun’ category. ● Anthropology is the scientific study of humans, human behavior and societies 20.Who was the President of India during in the past and present. 1977-1982? ● Entomology is the study of insects and A. Zakir Husain their relationship to humans, B. R Venkataraman environment, and other organisms. C. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy D. Rajendra Prasad 18.In which state is the Bhimbetka caves which is famous for prehistoric rock Sol. paintings? ● Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the A. Madhya Pradesh President of India serving from 25 July B. Maharashtra 1977 to 25 July 1982. He was the 6th C. Uttar Pradesh president of India. He is the youngest ever D. Bihar president of India, having taken over at the age of 64 years. Sol. ● He was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was the only

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Member of Parliament from the Janata D. Electromagnetic waves Party to get elected from Andhra Pradesh. Sol. 21.To which Indian state has the New ● An electromagnetic wave can travel Development Bank of the BRICS countries through anything whether it be air, a solid approved a USD 525-million loan for material or vacuum. infrastructure projects in September 2018? ● Electromagnetic waves are waves that A. Madhya Pradesh are created as a result of vibrations B. Rajasthan between an electric field and a magnetic C. Jharkhand field. In other words, electromagnetic D. Chhattisgarh waves are composed of oscillating magnetic and electric fields. Sol. ● The New Development Bank (NDB) of the 24.Who was conferred with the 2017 BRICS countries has approved a USD 525- National Tansen Award? million loan to Madhya Pradesh for A. SP Balasubramaniam infrastructure projects. B. K J Yesudas ● The New Development Bank (NDB) was C. established by the BRICS states (Brazil, D. Pandit Russia, India, China and South Africa) in July 2014. The bank is headquartered in Sol. Shanghai, China. ● Classical singer Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar was conferred with the National Tansen 22.What is India’s ranking in the World Award of the year 2017 by Madhya Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index? Pradesh Government at the Tansen Music A. 77th Festival at on 22 December B. 97th 2017. C. 67th ● Tansen Sangeet Samaroh is celebrated D. 87th every year in the month of December in Behat village of Gwalior district, Madhya Sol. Pradesh. Artists and music lovers from all ● India ranked 77th among 190 countries over the world gather here to pay tribute to by leapfrogging 23 ranks in World Bank's the great Indian musical maestro Tansen. Ease of Doing Business (EODB) 2018 rankings. India jumped 14 places to the 25.Satara got annexed to the East India 63rd position on the World Bank's ease of Company by applying which policy? doing business index 2019. A. Principle of Adjudication ● Ease of doing business is an index B. Principle of Paramountcy published by the World Bank. It is an C. Doctrine of Lapse aggregate figure that includes different D. Doctrine of Land parameters which define the ease of doing business in a country. Sol. ● The doctrine of lapse was an 23.The waves which can propagate even annexation policy applied by the British through the vacuum, are called ______. East India Company in India to annex A. Mechanical waves Satara in 1848. The First annexation was B. Reverse waves Jaintia Kingdom (currently in C. Inverted waves

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Bangladesh) in 1803 by East India C. Tom Alter Company. D. Vijay Tendulkar ● Doctrine of lapse was the pro- imperialist approach to expand the Sol. realm of British Kingdom in India. It was ● is also known as the introduced by Lord Dalhousie, who was ‘Father of Modern Indian Advertising’ .He the Governor-General of India (1848– has been awarded the Padmashri in 2000 56). and Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna in 2012. 26.The Yamuna river flows parallel to the ● Padamsee is also known for his English ______. language theatre productions in India A. like Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, B. Ganga Tuglaq, and Broken Images. He is C. Kaveri probably best known for playing D. Brahmaputra Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the film Gandhi. Sol. ● When the Yamuna reaches the Indo- 29.Hygrometer is a device which is used to Gangetic plain, it runs almost parallel to measure ______. the Ganges. The region where both the A. Temperature rivers are parallel to each other is known as B. Fragrance Ganges-Yamuna Doab. C. Relative Humidity ● Doab is a term used in South Asia for the D. Pressure tract of land lying between two converging, or confluent, rivers. Sol. ● A Hygrometer is an instrument used for 27.Sound waves having frequency less measuring the relative humidity. It is than 20 Hz are called ______waves. used to measure the amount of water A. Intelligent vapor in air, in soil, or in confined spaces. B. Inferior ● The first crude hygrometer was invented C. Infrasonic by Leonardo da Vinci in 1480 and a more D. Instrumental modern version was created by Johann Heinrich Lambert in 1755. Later, in the Sol. year 1783, Horace Benedict de ● Sound waves having frequency less than Saussure invented the first hygrometer 20 Hz are called Infrasonic. using human hair to measure humidity. ● Sound waves having frequency more than 20,000 Hz are called Ultrasonic. 30.India ranks number ______in the list ● The nominal range of human hearing of the most populated countries in the extends from about 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz, world. so both sound waves, infrasonic and A. 2 ultrasonic are inaudible sound waves. B. 4 C. 3 28.Which famous theatre actor is also D. 1 known as the ‘Father of modern Indian advertising’? Sol. A. ● India ranks number 2 in the list of the B. Alyque Padamsee most populated countries in the world.

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India's population, as on 1 March 2011 ● Producer Gas is used mainly as a fuel in stood at 1,210,193,422 (623.7 million large industrial furnaces. males and 586.4 million females). ● The Indian population grew at an average 33.Alphonso mango that received the annual rate of 1.2 per cent between 2010 Geographical Indication Tag in 2018 and 2019, the UN sexual and reproductive belongs to which state? health agency said, in the State of World A. Maharashtra Population 2019 report. B. Madhya Pradesh C. Kerala 31.In which year BSE secured a trademark D. Tamil Nadu for its iconic building Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers at Dalal Street in ? Sol. A. 2011 ● The Alphonso mango from Ratnagiri, B. 2015 Sindhudurg and other adjoining areas in C. 2000 Maharashtra have been accorded the D. 2018 Geographical Indication (GI) tag on 5 October 2018. Sol. ● GI tags are issued as per the ● Initially known as BSE Towers located at Geographical Indications of Goods Dalal Street in Mumbai was renamed after (Registration and Protection) Act, the late chairman of BSE, Sir Phiroze 1999. This tag is issued by the Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy in 2018. Geographical Indication Registry under ● Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was the Department of Industry Promotion and founded in 1875 and began as a small Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and group of brokers who functioned under a Industry. banyan tree on Dalal Street. BSE is Asia’s first stock exchange. Its headquarters is 34.______is a freestyle dance in which in Mumbai. performers dance with clay pots filled with burning incense. 32.The mixture of flammable gases A. Kuchipudi (carbon monoxide and hydrogen) and non- B. Dhunuchi Naach flammable gases (nitrogen and carbon C. Kathakali dioxide) is called by what name? D. Odissi A. Laser Star Gas B. Breathing Gas Sol. C. Producer Gas ● Dhunuchi dance is a very famous cultural D. Laughing Gas dance in Eastern India. Dhunuchi Dance is performed during Ashtami, or the Sol. eighth day of Navratri. ● Producer gas is a mixture of ● In this dance, dancers pick up the flammable gases (primarily carbon earthen dhunuchi that has been layered monoxide and hydrogen) and with slow-burning coconut, over which nonflammable gases (mainly nitrogen incense is sprinkled, and perform the and carbon dioxide) made by the partial dance in honour of their most revered combustion of carbonaceous female deity, Goddess Durga. substances, usually coal, in the presence of atmospheric air and steam.

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35.Who is the Central Minister for Skill ● The ISSF Junior World cup 2018 was held development and Entrepreneurship as on in Suhl, a city in Thuringia, state of January 2019? Germany. A. Kalraj Mishra ● Manu Bhaker grabbed a gold medal in B. Dharmendra Pradhan 10m air pistol women in ISSF Junior C. Sushma Swaraj world cup 2018. D. Suresh Prabhu 38.Who took arms and led an anti-British Sol. movement when the British tried to annex ● Dharmendra Pradhan was the Minister the State of Kitoor? for Skill Development and A. Sethu Lakshmi Bai Entrepreneurship from 3 September B. Rudramadevi 2017 to 31 May 2019. C. Rani Chennamma ● Currently Mahendra Nath Pandey is D. Rani Lakshmi Bai the Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship from 30 May 2019 and Sol. Member of Lok Sabha for Chandauli since ● Rani Chennamma is a famously 2014. remembered freedom fighter who led an armed force against the British East 36.Which of the following is not an Indian India Company in 1824 in defiance of the Classical singer? doctrine of lapse to retain control over her A. M S Subbulaxmi territory (Kittur), but was defeated in the B. Ustad third war and died in a prison. C. D. Dr. Balamuralikrishna 39.In Oct 2018, who was appointed as the new Solicitor General of India? Sol. A. Mohammed Faisal ● Ustad Bismillah Khan is not an Indian B. Tushar Mehta classical singer. He was a very famous C. Deepak Chawla Shehnai Player. He was honoured with D. Rakesh Kumar Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri, and Tansen Sol. Award by the Madhya Pradesh ● In Oct 2018, Tushar Mehta was government. appointed as the new solicitor General of ● He Was invited by then Prime Minister of India from 11 October 2018 - 30 June India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to play 2020. shehnai on the first Independence Day ● Indian government has extended the (15 August 1947) in Delhi's Red Fort. tenure of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General for 3 years and K.K. Venugopal 37.Manu Bhaker won a gold medal in the as the Attorney General for 1 year on 30 ISSF Junior World Cup 2018. Where was June, 2020. the event held? A. Germany 40.Shadows are formed when a ______B. France object comes in the path of light. C. Italy A. Opaque D. Denmark B. Transparent C. Luminous Sol. D. Translucent

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43.In Oct 2018 who was appointed as the Sol. next Ambassador of India to the United ● Shadow is formed when the opaque Nations Conference on Disarmament, object comes in the light path because Geneva? the light travels in the path of straight line A. Pankaj Khanna and then the “opaque object” obstructs it B. Pankaj Das and shadow is formed. C. Pankaj Sharma ● Opaque objects are those that do not D. Pankaj Kumar allow any light to pass through them. Sol. 41.In which event did Manu Bhaker win the ● Pankaj Sharma was appointed as the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games? ambassador and India’s Permanent A. 50 m air pistol event representative to the United Nations B. 10 m air pistol event Conference on Disarmament, Geneva. C. 20 m air pistol event He was the Joint Secretary (Disarmament D. 100 m air pistol event & International Security Division) in the Ministry of External Affairs. Sol. ● lndra Mani Pandey (IFS: 1990), ● Manu Bhaker became the first shooter presently Additional Secretary in the from India and the first female athlete Ministry, has been appointed as the next from India to grab a Gold medal at the Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Youth Olympics games in the women's India to the United Nations and other 10m air pistol event. International Organisations in ● She represented India at the 2018 ISSF Geneva-2 (July 2020). World Cup and won two gold medals. She is the youngest Indian to win a gold 44.Which Governor General was credited medal at the ISSF World Cup. She won the with the initiation of the policy of gold medal in the women's 10 m air pistol ‘Paramountcy’? event at 2018 Commonwealth Games. A. Lord Richardson B. Lord Hastings 42.In which month was the Summer Youth C. Lord Clive Olympics held in Argentina in 2018? D. Lord Williamson A. March B. October Sol. C. August ● The Policy Of Paramountcy was D. December introduced by Lord Hastings, who was the Governor General Of Bengal From 1813 Sol. to 1823. According to this policy, the ● The third edition of the Summer Youth company made false claims that its Olympic Games (YOG) has been authority was superior to that of “Indian successfully held from 6 to 18 October kings or Nawabs”. 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ● As the company's decisions were more ● The fourth edition of the Summer Youth supreme, it suggested the Indian states to Olympic Games were planned to be surrender to the British and then Indian organized in 2022 but now postponed for kings would have to administer their 4 years and will be organised in 2026. Kingdom as a Puppet ruler.

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45.In which state did the Union Ministry of returns needed substances to the blood Health declare 22 cases of Zika virus in the and pulls out additional wastes. year 2018? A. Tamil Nadu 48.The only lady who has ruled Delhi as a B. Kerala Sultan – Raziya Sultan belonged to which C. Rajasthan dynasty? D. Sikkim A. Mamluk dynasty B. Tughlaq dynasty Sol. C. Sayyid dynasty ● Rajasthan was the state in which the D. Lodi dynasty Ministry of Health declared 22 cases of Zika Virus in the year 2018. Sol. ● Zika virus is a mosquito-borne ● Raziya Sultan belonged to the Mamluk flavivirus that was first identified in Dynasty also known as Slave Dynasty. Uganda in 1947 in monkeys. It was later She was the fifth ruler of the Mamluk identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda dynasty. She is notable for being the first and the United Republic of Tanzania. female Muslim ruler of the Indian Subcontinent. 46.What is the frequency range of audible ● She built up schools, institutes, places waves? for exploration, and open libraries that A. 20 Hz-20000 Hz facilitated researchers to work on the B. 21000-24000 Hz Quran and the traditions of Muhammad. C. 25000-30000 Hz D. 31000-40000 Hz 49.What is the position of Haryana in Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018? Sol. A. 4 ● The frequency range of audible waves is B. 5 20 Hz to 20000 Hz. C. 7 ● A normal human ear is able to hear D. 1 sounds with frequencies from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. The range of 20 Hz to 20,000 Sol. Hz is called the audible frequency range. ● Haryana is at the top in Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018. 47.Which of the following is the structural ● Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 and functional unit of kidneys? Rankings are as follows: A. Nephron Top 3 States – Tamil Nadu, Haryana, and B. Pits Gujarat C. Nutrofil Top 3 Districts – Peddapalli (Telangana), D. Tentacle Faridabad (Haryana), and Rewari (Haryana). Sol. ● State with Maximum Citizen Participation ● The nephron is the microscopic – Uttar Pradesh structural and functional unit of the kidney. Nephron is composed of a renal 50.Who is the Central Minister for corpuscle and a renal tubule. Commerce and Industry as on January ● Nephrons work through a two-step 2019? process: Each nephron has a glomerulus A. Rajnath Singh to filter the blood and a tubule that B. Suresh Prabhu

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C. Arun Jaitley Conclusion II: Some advocates do not work D. Nitin Jairam Gadkari hard.(it follows as it satisfies both the cases drawn above.) Sol. So, Only conclusion II follows. ● Suresh Prabhu was the central minister Hence, option B is the correct answer. for commerce and industry. His tenure was from 3 September 2017 to 25 May 52.The statements below are followed 2019. by four conclusions labelled I, II, III ● Currently Piyush Goyal is the Minister of and IV. Assuming that the information Commerce & Industry as well as Minister in the statements is true, even if it of Railways from May 2019 in the appears to be at variance with . He is a Member of generally established facts, decide the Upper House of the Parliament of which conclusion(s) logically and India (Rajya Sabha), and the Deputy definitely follow(s) from the Leader of Rajya Sabha. information given in the statements. Statements: 51.The statements given below are No laptop notebook. followed by two conclusions labelled I All notebooks are tablets. and II. Without resolving anything Conclusions: yourself, choose the conclusion which I. No laptop is tablets. logically follows from the given II. No tablets is laptop. statement. III. Some tablets are notebooks. Statements: IV. All the tablets are notebooks. Most of the advocates are hand working. A. Only conclusion (III) follows. B. Only conclusion (II) and (IV) follow. Manoj is advocate. C. Only conclusion (III) and (IV) follow. Conclusion I: Manoj is politician. D. Only conclusion (I) and (III) follow. Conclusion II: Some advocates do not work hard. Sol. A. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II Minimum Possible venn-diagram is- follows. B. Only conclusion II follows. C. Both conclusions I and II follow. D. Only conclusion I follow.

Sol. We get two cases of Minimum Possible venn-diagram-

Conclusions: I. No laptop is tablets.(it does not follow as its just a possibility, not surety.) II. No tablets is laptop. (it also does not follow as its just a possibility, not surety.) Conclusion I:Manoj is politician.(it does not III. Some tablets are notebooks.(it follows follow as there is no clue of being politician because all notes are tablets.) given in the statements.)

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IV.All the tablets are notebooks. (it does to F. E and D are sitting opposite to each not follow as its just a possibility, not other. Who is sitting third right to A? surety.) A. F So, Only conclusion III follows. B. E Hence, option A is the correct answer. C. C D. A 53.Four pairs of numbers have been given, out of which three are alike in Sol. some manner, while one is different. F is to the immediate left of A and B is Choose out the odd one. sitting opposite to F. E and D are sitting A. 4925 : 35 opposite to each other B. 1625 : 9 So, the final arrangement is: C. 4964 : 15 D. 1636:10

Sol. Except option A, all follow the logic given below: First number=abcd=√(ab) + √(cd) = second number So, option A is the odd number pair from the given alternatives. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

54.Replace the question mark (?) with the suitable option to complete the series. So, C is sitting third right to A. MA?, PDF, SGI, VJL Hence, option C is the correct answer. A. D

B. G 56.Choose the alternative which most C. C closely resembles the mirror image of D. J the given word when mirror is placed

at XY line. Sol. Pattern is:

A.

B. Hence, option C is the correct answer. C. 55.Six friends – A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a circle facing center. F is to the D. immediate left of A and B is sitting opposite Sol.

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In a plane mirror, a mirror image is a 59.Select the correct option that will reflected duplication of an object that fill in the blank and complete the appears almost identical, but it is reversed series. in the direction perpendicular to the mirror 2, 3, 9, 12, 30, 39, 93, _____ surface. As an optical effect it results from A. 201 reflection of substances such as a mirror or B. 120 water. C. 102 D. 210

Sol. Given series consists of two series. Series 1: 2, 9, 30, 93 2*3+3=9 Hence, option B is the correct answer. 9*3+3=30 30*3+3=93 57.Select the correct option that will Series 2: 3, 12, 39, 120 fill in the blank and complete the 3*3+3=12 series. 12*3+3=39 P2CT, _____, PCT4, P5CT, PC6T 39*3+3=120 A. PC3T Complete series is: B. P2C3T 2, 3, 9, 12, 30, 39, 93, 120 C. P2C2T Hence, option B is the correct answer. D. PCT7 60.Observe the series and answer the Sol. question. What will be the fourth letter pattern is: of the missing term? PCT is repeated with a certain frequencies BPCR, DPES, FPGT, ?, JPKV order- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 A. Y P2CT, PC3T, PCT4, P5CT, PC6T B. U Hence, option A is the correct answer. C. X D. W 58.Four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, Sol. while one is different. Choose the odd pattern is: one. A. Carbohydrates B. Enzymes C. Proteins D. Vitamins

Sol. Except Enzymes, all are main source of food but Enzyme works as a catalyst So, option B is the odd word from the given alternatives. Hence, option B is the correct answer. Hence, option B is the correct answer.

61.Find the odd letter cluster. A. NM

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B. BD C. IR D. PK

Sol. Except BD, all others are opposite to each other. So, option B is the odd letter cluster from the given alternatives. Hence, option B is the correct answer.

62.Choose the option figure in which Hence, option A is the correct answer. the problem figure is hidden/embedded. 63.Select the correct option that will Problem figure: fill in the blank and complete series. 6, 9, 15, 27, 51, _____ A. 99 B. 77 C. 66 D. 88

Sol. pattern is: A. 6+3=9 9+6=15 15+12=27 27+24=51 51+48=99 B. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

64.Four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, C. while one is different. Choose the odd one. A. Fenugreek B. Coccinia C. Amaranth D. Spinach D.

Sol. Sol. Except coccinia, all are leafy plants. After carefully observing the figures given So, option B is the odd word from the given in the question, it is very clear that the alternatives. question figure given is embedded in the Hence, option B is the correct answer. answer figure(A). It is shown as given below: 65.Choose the correct option that will replace the question mark and continue the given figure series.

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67.Select the correct option that will fill in the blank and complete the series. 12, 24, 96, 576, ______A. 4506 B. 4160 A. C. 4608 D. 4000

Sol. B. pattern is: 12*2=24 24*4=96 96*6=576 C. 576*8=4608 Hence, option C is the correct answer.

D. 68.If ‘A’ is replaced by ‘+’; if ‘B’ is replaced by ‘-’; ‘C’ is replaced by ‘÷’; Sol. and ‘D’ replaced by ‘×’, find the value After carefully observing the figures given of the following equation. in the question, it is very clear that the 51C17D15A22B34 answer figure(d) will be the next figure. A. 45 Logic: B. 55 Whole figure rotates 45 degree left in each C. 33 step. D. 65 Hence, option D is the correct answer. Sol. 66.Select the correct option that will Given equation is: fill in the blank and complete the 51C17D15A22B34 series. After interchanging we get, 35, 40, 50, 70, 110, ? 51÷17×15+22-34 A. 140 Solve now, B. 170 51÷17×15+22-34 C. 190 =3×15-12 D. 160 =45-12 =33 Sol. Hence, option C is the correct answer. pattern is: 35+5=40 69.Select the option that is related to 40+10=50 the third term in the same way as the 50+20=70 second term is related to the first 70+40=110 term. 110+80=190 56 : 8 :: 91 : ? Hence, option C is the correct answer. A. 17 B. 13 C. 15 D. 19

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5 + 3 × 4 – 12 ÷ 2 = -1 Sol. After interchanging- As, 56/7=58 5 - 3 × 4 + 12 ÷ 2 = -1 Similarly, 91/7=13 Solve now, Hence, option B is the correct answer. 5 - 3 × 4 + 12 ÷ 2 =5 - 12 + 6 70.Find the missing number from the =5-6=-1 below options So, its correct option. As we got the correct equation, so no need to check more options. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

72.Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. 45 : 135 :: 60 : ? A. 175 B. 210

A. 7 C. 140 B. 5 D. 180 C. 6 D. 8 Sol. As, 45*3=135 Sol. Similarly, 60*3=180 Logic is: Hence, option D is the correct answer. Row 1: 3+10=13 73.Choose the box that is similar to the Row 2: box formed from the given sheet of 5+8=13 paper. Row 3: 7+6=13 Row 4: 5+8=13 Hence, option C is the correct answer.

71.Find out the two signs to be interchanged for making following equation correct. 5 + 3 × 4 – 12 ÷ 2 = -1 A. + and - B. + and × C. + and ÷ D. × and ÷

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B.

C.

Hence, option D is the correct answer. D. 75.Which Venn diagram best Sol. represents the given set of classes? On Folding it we get similar figure like: Bedroom, Kitchen, House

A.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

74.In a code language, DOUBT is written as CPTCS, and OTHER is written as NUGFQ. How will SHOUT be written in that code language? B. A. RGNTS B. TIPVU C. RIPTU D. RINVS

Sol.

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D. A. 15 Sol. B. 12 Bedroom and Kitchen are two different C. 21 contain in a House. So the best D. 36 representation is: Sol. Logic is: Column 1: √(16) + √(36) = 4+6=10 Column 2: √(25) + √(49) = 5+7=12 Column 3: √(81) + √(9) = 9+3=12 Hence, option B is the correct answer.

Hence, option B is the correct answer. 78.In an automobile showroom, seven two- wheelers of seven different companies, viz. 76.Select the option that is related to H, M, T, V, Y, B and S are displaced in a the third term in the same way as the row, facing east such that: second term is related to the first 1) The H vehicle is to the immediate right term. of the S vehicle. Grief : Anguish :: Pique : ? 2) The S is fourth to the right of T. A. Joy 3) The V is between the M and the B. B. Anger 4) The T, which is third to the left of the M, C. Jealous is at one of the ends. D. Tensed Which vehicle is second to the left of the M? A. V Sol. B. S As, Grief and Anguish are synonym words. C. B Similarly, Pique and Anger are synonym D. T words. Hence, option B is the correct answer. Sol. 1.The H vehicle is to the immediate right of 77.Find the missing number from the the S vehicle. below options. i.e. S H ______(4) 2.The S is fourth to the right of T. T _ _ _ S ______(1) 3.The V is between the M and the B. M/B V M/B ______(2)

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4.The T, which is third to the left of the M, is at one of the ends. 80.Find the missing term in the given T _ _ M ______(3) analogous pair. From (4), (1), (2) and (3)- 1 : 4, 3 : 14 :: 5 : 32, 7 : _____ T B V M S H Y A. 58 So, the final arrangement is: B. 79 C. 85 D. 97

Sol.

So, vehicle B is second to the left of the M. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

79.Choose the correct option that will replace the question mark and continue the given figure series.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

81.If in a code language, LAPTOP is A. written as PNSOZL and NOTEBOOK is B. written as KNNADSNN, then which letter will be there in first and seventh letter from left after coding MEDICINE in the same way? C. A. ED B. BD D. C. HM

D. DM Sol.

After carefully observing the figures given Sol. in the question, it is very clear that the answer figure(c) will be the next figure. Logic: Whole figure rotates 45 degree right in each step. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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Hence, option B is the correct answer.

83.Find out the two signs to be interchanged for making following equation correct: 25 + 5 × 7 – 12 ÷ 3 = 26 A. + and - B. + and × C. + and ÷ D. - and ÷

Sol. By checking option A: Given expression is- So the code of the word MEDICINE = 25 + 5 × 7 – 12 ÷ 3 = 26 EMHBHCDM After interchanging- First and seventh letters from left in the 25 - 5 × 7 + 12 ÷ 3 = 26 word EMHBHCDM are E and D respectively. Solve now, So, required answer is ED. 25 - 5 × 7 + 12 ÷ 3 Hence, option A is the correct answer. =25-35+4 =29-35=-6 82.Select the correct option that will So, its not correct option. fill in the blank and complete the By checking option B: series. Given expression is- _____, XEE, VGG, TII, RKK 25 + 5 × 7 – 12 ÷ 3 = 26 A. DCC After interchanging- B. ZCC 25 × 5 + 7 – 12 ÷ 3 = 26 C. BCC Solve now, D. ACC 25 × 5 + 7 – 12 ÷ 3 =125+7-4 Sol. =132-4 pattern is: =128 So, its not correct option. By checking option C: Given expression is- 25 + 5 × 7 – 12 ÷ 3 = 26 After interchanging- 25 ÷ 5 × 7 – 12 + 3 = 26 Solve now, 25 ÷ 5 × 7 – 12 + 3

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=5 × 7 – 12 + 3 =35-12+3 =38-12 =26 So, its correct option. As we got the correct equation, so no need to check more options. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

84.In a shopping mall, five water bottles Hence, option C is the correct answer. labelled as A, B, C, D and E were placed in a rack. 86.If moon is called sea, sea called water, The bottle A has less price than the bottle water is called air, air is called sun, sun is B. The bottle C has less price than the called river, river is called salt and salt is bottle D. The bottle B has less price than known as neem, then from where do we get the bottle C and bottle A has more price SALT? than the bottle E. A. Sea If a costumer want to buy a bottle of B. Salt maximum price, then which bottle he/she C. Water has to buy? D. Neem A. D B. B Sol. C. C As, we know we get salt from seat. D. A And sea is called water. So, water is the required answer. Sol. Hence, option C is the correct answer. A has less price than B = A

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Jurist : Law :: Orator : ? 88.The statements below are followed A. Lawyer by two conclusions labelled I and II. B. Writing Assuming that the information in the C. Acting statements is true, even if it appears D. Speech to be at variance with generally established facts, decide which Sol. conclusion(s) logically and definitely As, expert of law is called jurist. follow(s) from the information given in Similarly, expert of speech is called orator. the statements. Hence, option D is the correct answer. Statements: I. Some tents are cones. 90.Chlorine is related to Halogen in the II. All the cones are motels. same way as Neon is related to Conclusions: ______. I. All the motels are cones. A. Metal II. Some tents are motels. B. Radio Active A. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows C. Gas B. Only Conclusion (II) follows. D. Inert Gas C. Either conclusion (I) or (II) follows D. Only conclusion (I) follows. Sol. As, chlorine is a halogen. Sol. Similarly, neon is an inert gas. Minimum Possible venn-diagram is- Hence, option D is the correct answer.

91.Four pairs of words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner, while one is different. Choose out the odd one. A. Photo : Frame B. House : Compound wall C. Garden : Fence D. Room : Door

Sol. Except option D, all follow the logic given below: Conclusions: First one is fully covered by another one. I. All the motels are cones. (it does not But room is not fully covered by door. follow as its just a possibility, not surety.) So, option D is the odd word pair from the II. Some tents are motels.(it follows given alternatives. because Some tents are cones and All the Hence, option D is the correct answer. cones are motels.)

So, Only conclusion II follows. 92.Select the correction option that Hence, option B is the correct answer. will fill in the blank and complete the

series. 89.Select the option that is related to L, K, I, F, B, W, _____. the third term in the same way as the A. S second term is related to the first B. Q term.

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C. P Its clear that starting point is in southwest D. R direction with respect to the location of school. Sol. Hence, option B is the correct answer. pattern is: 94.Find the missing number from the below options.

Hence, option B is the correct answer.

93.In morning after sunrise a boy rode his bicycle 4 km towards North then he took right turn and rode 6 km then he took left A. 11 turn and rode 5 km to reach his school. In B. 9 which direction the starting point is with C. 8 respect to location of school? D. 10 A. Southeast

B. Southwest Sol. C. Northwest Logic is: D. Northeast Column 1:

4+7=11 Sol. Column 2: We can draw the following diagram- 9+4=13 Column 3: 9+?=19 ?=19-9=10 Hence, option D is the correct answer.

95.Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.

VEGT : SHJQ : FGCM : ? A. BJFJ B. CJPJ C. CJFJ D. DJPJ

Sol.

From the above figure,

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Sol. We can draw the following diagram-

From the above figure,

Its clear that Vilas’s home is located in

north- west direction of his college.

Hence, option D is the correct answer.

98.Select the correct option that will Hence, fill in the blank and complete the option C is series. the correct answer. 0, 2, 3, 5, 10, 18, 33, 61, 112, ____

A. 178 96.Select the correct option that will B. 198 fill in the blank and complete the C. 186 series. D. 206 1, 0, 5, 124, 11, 1330, 17, ____

A. 4129 Sol. B. 4138 pattern is: C. 4912 0+2+3=5 D. 4813 3+5+10=18

5+10+18=33 Sol. 10+18+33=61 pattern is: 18+33+61=112 13-1=0 33+61+112=206 53-1=124 Hence, option D is the correct answer. 113-1=1330

173-1=4912 99.Which one set of letters when Hence, option C is the correct answer. sequentially placed at the gaps in the

given letter series would complete it? 97.Vilas went from his home to his college. fgg ___ gff ___ f ___ gfg ___ fgf He started his journey facing East. First, he A. fggf went 2 km straight; then he turned to his B. ccfc right and went 3 km; finally, he turned left C. fgfg and walked 4 km to reach his college. D. ffgg To which direction is Vilas’s home located in relation to his college? Sol. A. South-west pattern is: B. North-east fggf / gffg / fggf / gffg / f C. South-East Hence, option A is the correct answer. D. North-west

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100.Which Venn diagram best Sol. Suggest is never followed by a direct represents the given set of classes? personal object (me/her/him,etc). Use the Animals, Mammals, Goat preposition “to” after the verb ‘suggest’ followed by the person. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

A. 102. |||Common||| Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. |||End||| AMBIGUOUS B. A. ambitious B. rare C. vague D. clear C. Sol. Let us learn the meaning of all the words: Ambiguous (adjective): open to more than D. one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning. Sol. Ambitious (adjective): having or showing a Goat is a mammal and all mammals are strong desire and determination to animal. So the best representation is: succeed. Rare (adjective): seldom occurring or found Vague (adjective): of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning. Clear (adjective): easy to perceive, understand, or interpret. Thus, it can be clearly deduced that ‘clear’ is the best choice as the antonym of ‘Ambiguous’. Hence, option D is the correct answer. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

103. 101. |||Common||| Select the most |||Common||| Identify the alternative appropriate antonym of the given that will improve the underlined part word. |||End||| of the sentence. In case there is no VACATE improvement select “No A. holiday improvement”. |||End||| B. occupy My friend said, “Can you please suggest for C. discharge me a good school in the neighbourhood?” D. abandon A. suggest to me

B. suggest me Sol. C. suggesting me Let us learn the meaning of all the words: D. No improvement

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Vacate (verb): leave a place that one D. many years previously occupied. Holiday (noun): an extended period of Sol. leisure and recreation. The preposition ‘since’ is used before a Occupy (verb): reside or have one's place specific time whereas ‘for’ is used before a of business in or engage period of time. In the given sentence there Discharge (verb): tell (someone) officially is no mention of a specific time, hence ‘for’ that they can or must leave a place or should be used instead of ‘since’. situation. Hence, option A is the correct answer. Abandon (verb): cease to support or look after (someone) or desert. 106. Thus, it can be clearly deduced that |||Common||| Choose the most ‘occupy’ is the best choice as the antonym appropriate option to change the of ‘vacate’. narration (direct/indirect) of the given Hence, option B is the correct answer. sentence. |||End||| My friend said, “Can I buy some sweets?” 104. A. My friend asked if he could buy some |||Common||| Identify the alternative sweets. that will improve the underlined part B. My friend said that he wanted to buy of the sentence. In case there is no some sweets. improvement select “No C. My friend requested me to buy some improvement”. |||End||| sweets. All students has a dream to study in a good D. My friend said that he wants to buy university. some sweets. A. have dream B. No improvement Sol. C. has dream The given sentence is in direct speech and D. have a dream in the interrogative form, therefore ‘said’ will be converted into ‘asked’ and inverted Sol. commas will be eliminated. Since the Since the subject of the sentence is plural reporting verb is in the past tense, ‘can’ will (all students), the verb will also be in the be converted into ‘could’ with connector ‘if’. plural. Therefore, ‘has’ should be replaced Also, the subject of the reported speech ‘I’ with ‘have’. Also, the indefinite article ‘a’ will convert into ‘he’.This is mentioned only should be used before ‘dream’ (here in option A. ‘dreams’ means a wish to have or be Hence, option A is the correct answer. something). Hence, option D is the correct answer. 107. |||Common||| Choose the most 105. appropriate option to change the |||Common||| Identify the segment in narration (direct/indirect) of the given the sentence which contains the sentence. |||End||| grammatical error. |||End||| The boy said, “I am happy to receive the I have been living in Delhi since many prize.” years. A. The boy said that he is happy to receive A. since the prize. B. have been living B. The boy said that he was happy C. in Delhi receiving the prize.

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C. The boy said that he was happy to The commonly used phrase is ‘in the park’ receive the prize. and not ‘on the park’ as preposition ‘in’ is D. The boy said that he was happy to have used before places. This is mentioned in received the prize option A. Hence, option A is the correct answer. Sol. The given sentence is in direct speech and 110. in simple present tense. Due to the absence |||Common||| Read the following of object after ‘said’, there will be no passage and answer the questions change in it. Inverted will be removed, with that follow. introduction of conjunction ‘that’, also the subject of the reported verb ‘I’ will be The founder of the Bhoodan Yogna or the converted into ‘he’. Land Gifts Mission was Acharya Vinoba Also, while converting the given sentence Bhave, a close associate and follower of into indirect speech ‘is/ am /are’ changes Mahatma Gandhi. This movement, which into ‘was/ were’ whereas the rest will was one of the greatest land reform remain unchanged. Only option C mentions movements in Independent India, was the indirect form appropriately. started in the year 1951 in Pochampalli, Hence, option C is the correct answer. Telangan. In the spring of 1951 there was a meeting 108. of rural workers in Hyderabad. Since |||Common||| Select the most Vinoba Bhave never used money, he appropriate meaning of the given decided to walk to this meeting which was idiom. |||End||| some 300 miles away from where he lived. Once in a blue moon One the way, in every village through A. Always which he passed, he came face to face with B. Rarely and infrequently the misery of the poor, landless farmers. C. At regular intervals He realized that he should leave no stone D. A natural occurrence unturned in his mission to seek justice and land for his poor countrymen. When he Sol. reached Hyderabad he went straight to a The idiom ‘Once in a blue moon’ refers to village and in one of the prayer meetings ‘not very often’. Option B mentions the he appealed to the landlords. He said, “If most relevant answer. you have five sons and a sixth were born to Hence, option B is the correct answer. you, wouldn’t you give him a portion of your estate? Treat me as your sixth son 109. and give me one-sixth of your land for |||Common||| Identify the segment in redistribution to the poor.” His words struck the sentence which contains the a chord among the landlords. grammatical error. |||End||| Land was voluntarily donated and within The children play on the park every the two months that he spent in evening. Hyderabad, Vinoba received nearly 12,000 A. on the park acres in trust for the landless. Encouraged B. The children by his success, he travelled across India to C. every evening convince the wealthy landlords to share a D. play small area of their land with their poor, landless neighbours. By 1969, the Bhoodan Sol.

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movement had collected over 4 million This is a clear indication that the movement acres of land for redistribution. was successful. |||End||| Hence, option A is the correct answer. To leave no stone unturned means A. To find a new path 113.How did Vinoba make an appeal to the B. To try and do new things landlords? C. To walk carefully on a road full of stones A. He asked them to think of the villagers D. to do everything possible to achieve a as their sons and give one-sixth of their good result land. B. He insisted that all the land belonged to Sol. the poor. The idiom ‘to leave no stone unturned’ C. He asked them to give the land to all refers to ‘try every possible course of action their six sons. in order to achieve something’. This is D. He asked them to consider him as their mentioned only in option D sixth son and give him one-sixth of their Hence, option D is the correct answer. land.

111.What type of a movement was the Sol. Bhoodan Yagna? It is clearly mentioned in the passage that A. It was a Spring movement Vinoba asked, “If you have five sons and a B. It was a land reforms movement sixth were born to you, wouldn’t you give C. It was a village movement him a portion of your estate? Treat me as D. It was a land movement your sixth son and give me one-sixth of your land for redistribution to the poor.” Sol. This is mentioned in option D. It is clearly mentioned in the second Hence, option D is the correct answer. sentence of the passage that Bhoodan movement was one the greatest land 114. reforms movement in independent India. When and where was the Bhoodan This is mentioned only in option B. movement started? Hence, option B is the correct answer. A. 1951, Hyderabad B. 1951, Pochampalli, Telangana 112.How can it be said that Vinoba Bhave’s C. 1969, Pochampalli, Telangana movement was successful? D. 1969, Hyderabad A. By 1969, he had collected 4 million acres for redistribution. Sol. B. By 1951, he had persuaded the wealthy It is clearly mentioned in the first landlords to donate their land. paragraph of the passage that the BHoodan C. By 1969, he had collected 12,000 acres movement started in the year 1951 in for redistribution. Pochampalli, Telangana. This is mentioned D. In 1951, he had walked 300 miles to only in option B. attend a meeting. Hence, option B is the correct answer.

Sol. 115. The last line of the passage mentions that |||Common||| Given below are four due to the efforts of Vinoba in Bhoodan sentences, three of which, are movement, 4 million acres of land was the jumbled. Pick the option that gives the total collection of land for redistribution. correct order. |||End|||

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P. When Rama was 22, she bought a the reported speech is a request, ‘to’ will be second-hand car. used to join the reporting verb and reported speech. This is mentioned only in Q. But now it is costing her a lot for repairs. option A. Hence, option A is the correct answer. R. She wanted to travel to and from her office comfortably. 117. |||Common||| Identify the segment in S. It worked well for a few years. the sentence which contains the A. PQSR grammatical error. |||End||| B. PQRS My sister and myself are pleased to accept C. PRSQ your invitation to dinner. D. PSRQ A. My sister and myself B. are pleased Sol. C. to accept The opening sentence is statement P since D. your invitation to dinner it introduces proper noun ‘Rama’. Statement R will follow the opening Sol. sentence as it provides the reason for the When the pronoun is used as a subject, ‘I’ action in the opening sentence. Statement is used which is known as the nominative S will be the best fit for the third position case of pronoun. The use of ‘myself’ is since it contains pronoun ‘it’ for noun ‘car’ totally absurd and should be replaced with mentioned in statement R. ‘I’. The correct logical sequence will be PRSQ. Hence, option A is the correct answer. Hence, option C is the correct answer. 118. 116. |||Common||| Select the most |||Common||| Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. appropriate option to change the |||End||| narration (direct/indirect) of the given The truck was ______the traffic and the sentence. |||End||| policeman asked the driver to move off. Mohan said to Radha, “Please give the A. obstructing books to the manager.” B. hiding A. Mohan requested Radha to give the C. closing books to the manager. D. holding B. Mohan is requesting Radha to give the books to the manager. Sol. C. Mohan tells Radha to give the books to Since the word ‘traffic’ is mentioned in the the manager. sentence, then contextually ‘obstructing’ is D. Mohan told Radha that she must give the the best fit for the blank whereas the other books to the manager. options are absurd. Hence, option A is the correct answer. Sol. The given sentence is in direct speech and 119. in imperative form (request). While |||Common||| Select the most converting it into indirect speech ‘said to’ appropriate synonym of the given will be converted into ‘requested’ and word. |||End||| inverted commas will be eliminated. Since MASSIVE

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A. honour |||Common||| Identify the alternative B. majority that will improve the underlined part C. muscular of the sentence. In case there is no D. huge improvement select “No improvement”. |||End||| Sol. “Let’s go for a movie this weekend, shall Let us learn the meaning of all the words: we?” Massive (adjective): exceptionally large. A. can’t we? Honour (noun): high respect or great B. No improvement esteem. C. shan’t we? Majority (noun): the greater number. D. would we? Muscular (adjective): vigorously robust. Huge (adjective): extremely large or Sol. enormous. The underlined fragment is correct and Thus, it can be clearly deduced that ‘huge’ needs no improvement. is the best choice as the synonym of Hence, option B is the correct answer. ‘Massive’. Hence, option D is the correct answer. 122. |||Common||| Choose the most 120. appropriate option to change the |||Common||| Choose the most narration (direct/indirect) of the given appropriate option to change the sentence. |||End||| narration (direct/indirect) of the given Meena said, “What a beautiful flower!” sentence. |||End||| A. Meena exclaimed how beautiful the Raju said to his friend, “I lost my book flower was. yesterday.” B. Meena said that she has a beautiful A. Raju told his friend that he had lost his flower. book the previous day. C. Meena exclaimed what a beautiful flower B. Raju told his friend that his book may it was. have been lost the previous day. D. Meena exclaimed that it was a very C. Raju said to his friend that he lost his beautiful flower. book the previous day. D. Raju said to his friend that his book had Sol. been lost the previous day. The given sentence is in direct speech and in exclamatory form. While converting it Sol. into indirect speech exclamatory words The given sentence is in direct speech and ‘what’, ‘how’ will be omitted whereas ‘said’ in simple past tense (v2). When we convert will change into ‘exclaimed’. Inverted it into indirect speech, ‘simple past tense’ comma will be converted into conjunction will be converted into ‘past perfect tense’ ‘that’. Also, since the subject in the (had + v3). Since the reporting speech is reported speech was ‘a beautiful flower’, it in past tense, ‘said to’ will be converted into will converted into ‘it’ in indirect speech ‘told’ and inverted commas will be being a non-living thing. eliminated, a conjunction ‘that’ will be The tense of the reported speech is present used. This is mentioned only in option A. tense, so it will change into past tense and Hence, option A is the correct answer. ‘was’ will be used. All these required changes are given in option D. 121. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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Statement P is the opening sentence as it 123. introduces the first action of the incident. |||Common||| Choose the most Statement S will follow the opening appropriate option to change the voice statement since it elaborates the first (active/passive) form of the given action mentioned in the opening sentence. |||End||| statement, this eliminates option B and D. The students will never forget a good Statement R is a better conclusion since it teacher. starts with conjunction ‘but’. A. A good teacher has never been forgotten The correct logical sequence is PSQR by the students. Hence, option A is the correct answer. B. A good teacher will never be forgotten by the students. 125. C. Good teachers are never forgotten by |||Common||| Choose the most the students. appropriate option to change the D. A good teacher is never forgotten by the narration (direct/indirect) of the given students. sentence. |||End||| Raj said, “I may buy a new mobile phone Sol. tomorrow.” The given sentence is in active voice and in A. Raj said that he may be buying a new simple future tense (will/ shall + v1). When mobile phone the next day. we convert it into passive form the B. Raj said that he might buy a new mobile structure ‘will/shall + be + v3’ should be phone the next day. used also the subject (the students) will C. Raj told me that he might buy a new follow the preposition ‘by’. This is mobile phone tomorrow. mentioned only in option B. D. Raj told me that he would buy a new Hence, option B is the correct answer. mobile phone the next day.

124. Sol. |||Common||| Given below are four The given sentence is in direct speech and sentences, three of which, are since the reporting verb is in past tense, jumbled. Pick the option that gives the ‘may’ will be converted into ‘might’ and correct order. |||End||| ‘tomorrow’ will be converted into ‘the next P. The balloon took off slowly. day’. Inverted commas will be eliminated and conjunction ‘that’ will be used. This Q. The spectators were still waving to combination is mentioned in option B. them. Hence, option B is the correct answer.

R. But soon they were out of sight. 126. |||Common||| Select the most S. Within minutes they were high above the appropriate antonym of the given fields. word. |||End||| A. PSQR TRANSPARENT B. PRQS A. thick C. PSRQ B. weary D. PQRS C. glassy D. opaque Sol. Sol.

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Let us learn the meaning of the all the D. Many of all my friends words: Transparent (adjective): allowing light to Sol. pass through so that objects behind can be The underlined fragment is grammatically distinctly seen. and contextually correct and needs no Thick (adjective): with opposite sides or improvement. surfaces that are far or relatively far apart. Hence, option C is the correct answer. Weary (adjective): feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of 129. excessive exertion. |||Common||| Select the most Glassy (adjective): of or resembling glass appropriate synonym of the given or showing no interest or animation. word. |||End||| Opaque (adjective): not able to be seen EMPHASIZE through. A. repeat Thus, it can be clearly deduced that B. draw ‘opaque’ is the best choice as the antonym C. stress of ‘Transparent’. D. show Hence, option D is the correct answer. Sol. 127. Let us learn the meaning of the all the |||Common||| Choose the most words: appropriate option to change the voice Emphasize (verb): give special importance (active/passive) form of the given or value to (something) in speaking or sentence. |||End||| writing. Who broke the cup? Repeat (verb): say again something one A. By whom was the cup broken? has already said. B. Was the cup broken by someone? Draw (verb): produce (a picture or C. Who has broken the cup? diagram) by making lines and marks on D. Is the cup broken by someone? paper with a pencil, pen, etc. Stress (verb): give particular importance to Sol. (a point, statement, or idea) made in The given sentence is in active voice and in speech or writing. interrogative form. While converting into Show (verb): be, allow, or cause to be passive form, ‘who’ will be converted into visible. ‘by whom’ which is mentioned only in Thus, it can be clearly deduced that ‘stress’ option A. is the best choice as the synonym of Hence, option A is the correct answer. ‘Emphasize’. Hence, option C is the correct answer. 128. |||Common||| Identify the alternative 130. that will improve the underlined part |||Common||| Given below are four of the sentence. In case there is no sentences, three of which, are improvement select “No jumbled. Pick the option that gives the improvement”. |||End||| correct order. |||End||| Many of my friends come to school by bus. P. Most countries now welcome tourists for A. Much of my friends the money they bring in. B. Many who are friends C. No improvement

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Q. The money for that has to be borrowed of the sentence. In case there is no from the banks. improvement select “No improvement”. |||End||| R. Such countries need a lot of money to Gita suggested that her daughter to open a build good hotels. savings bank account. A. No improvement S. Very often the borrowed money is not B. that her daughter open enough to build good hotels. C. her daughter opening A. PRQS D. her daughter to start B. PSQR C. PSRQ Sol. We need a verb after the subject (i.e. D. PQRS 'her daughter') and that will be 'open'. In grammar, the infinitive form of a verb Sol. without the word "to" is bare infinitive and Statement P will be the opening sentence 'open' is also a bare infinitive. since it introduces the theme with the noun Hence, option B is the correct answer. phrase ‘most counties’. Statement R will follow the opening sentence since it 133. mentions ‘such counties’ and further |||Common||| Identify the alternative supports the opening sentence. ‘The that will improve the underlined part money’ mentioned in statement R is further of the sentence. In case there is no elaborated in statement Q, thus it the most improvement select “No suitable option for the third position improvement”. |||End||| whereas statement S will be the The manager could not able to understand conclusion. the problem the factory workers faced. The correct logical order is PRQS A. No improvement Hence, option A is the correct answer. B. could not to C. was not able to 131. D. never able to |||Common||| Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Sol. idiom. |||End||| Since modal ‘could’ mentions the ability of To turn over a new leaf past, the use of ‘able’ (used to show the A. To change your behaviour in a positive ability) after it is superfluous. Also, the use way of ‘not to’ after modal ’could’ is B. To become famous grammatically incorrect. Among all the C. To buy new things given options, option C is the most suitable D. To understand others’ problems correction. Hence, option C is the correct answer. Sol. The idiom ‘turn over a new leaf’ refers to 134. ‘to start behaving in a better way’. Option |||Common||| Choose the most A mentions the most relevant answer. appropriate option to change the Hence, option A is the correct answer. narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence. |||End||| 132. The manager said to his assistant, “You will |||Common||| Identify the alternative get a bonus next month.” that will improve the underlined part

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A. The manager tells his assistant that he Success and failure in life depends on how will get a bonus the following month. well a person uses his time. B. The manager told his assistant that he A. depending upon will be getting a bonus the following month. B. dependent on C. The manager told his assistant that he C. No improvement would get a bonus the following month. D. depend on D. The manager told his assistant that he should get a bonus the following month. Sol. There are two subjects in the given Sol. sentence (success and failure), therefore The given sentence is in direct speech and the verb will be plural. ‘Depends’ which is a the reported speech is in simple future singular verb should be replaced with tense (will/ shall + v1). Since the reporting ‘depend’ in order to make the sentence verb is in past tense, ‘will’ is changed into correct. ‘would’ also ‘said to’ will change into ‘told’ Hence, option D is the correct answer. since the reporting verb is in past tense. The subject of the reported speech ‘you’ 137. will change into ‘he’. These changes are |||Common||| Given below are four mentioned only in option C. sentences, three of which, are Hence, option C is the correct answer. jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order. |||End||| 135. P. Pratap was 30 years old when he got |||Common||| Choose the most married. appropriate option to change the voice (active/passive) form of the given Q. His ambition was to be a good father to sentence. |||End||| his children. Someone has stolen my watch. A. My watch was stolen by someone. R. So he wanted to do the same for his B. My watch has been stolen by someone. children. C. Someone steals my watch. D. Someone stole my watch. S. His own father used to do interesting activities with him. Sol. A. PQRS The given sentence is in active voice and in B. PQSR present perfect tense (has/ have + v3). C. PSQR When we convert it into passive form the D. PRQS structure to be used is ‘has/ have + been + v3’. Also, the subject (someone) will Sol. follow the preposition ‘by’. This is The opening fragment will be statement P mentioned in option B. as it mentions a proper noun ‘Pratap’. Hence, option B is the correct answer. Statement Q will follow the opening statement as it contains pronoun ‘his’ for 136. proper noun ‘Pratap’. Now for third position |||Common||| Identify the alternative statement S is better than statement R as that will improve the underlined part statement S introduces ‘his own father’ and of the sentence. In case there is no statement R concludes it. improvement select “No The correct logical order is PQSR. improvement”. |||End||| Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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B. His teachers are giving him some books. 138. C. He was given some books by his |||Common||| Choose the most teachers. appropriate option to change the voice D. Some books have been given to him by (active/passive) form of the given his teachers. sentence. |||End||| Open the door. Sol. A. The door is opened by me. The given sentence is in active voice and in B. Let the door be opened. present perfect tense (has/ have + v3). C. You should open the door. When we covert it into passive form, the D. The door was opened by me. structure will be ‘has/ have +been + v3’. Also, the subject (His teachers) and object Sol. (him), will be interchanged where subject The given sentence is in active voice and will follow preposition ‘by’. This is imperative (order) form. While converting mentioned only in option D. these kind of sentences in passive voice, Hence, option D is the correct answer. the structure ‘Let + object + be + v3’ will be used. This is mentioned only in option 141. A. |||Common||| Identify the segment in Hence, option A is the correct answer. the sentence which contains the grammatical error. |||End||| 139. The furnitures in this shop is very costly. |||Common||| Select the most A. in this shop appropriate option to fill in the blank. B. The furnitures |||End||| C. is We can meet tomorrow to ______the D. very closely chief guest’s programme. A. reveal Sol. B. call Some nouns like furniture, electricity, C. confirm information etc. are never expressed in D. declare plural form. Thus, in the given sentence ‘furnitures’ should be replaced with Sol. ‘furniture’ in order to make the sentence Considering the context of the sentence grammatically correct. This is given only in ‘confirm’ is the most suitable option. As option B. ‘reveal and ‘call’ are totally absurd and Hence, option B is the correct answer. ‘declare’ is a weak choice when compared to ‘reveal’. 142. Hence, option C is the correct answer. |||Common||| Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the 140. grammatical error. |||End||| |||Common||| Choose the most This beautiful ring is made from gold. appropriate option to change the voice A. from gold (active/passive) form of the given B. This sentence. |||End||| C. beautiful ring His teachers have given him some books. D. is made A. Some books are given by his teachers to him. Sol.

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When anything is created through a Sol. physical change, the preposition ‘of’ is The given sentence is in direct speech. used. Since the reporting verb is in past tense, Ex: Furniture is made of wood. when we convert into indirect speech, Whereas, when anything is created through ‘don’t’ will be converted into ‘did not’ and a chemical change, the preposition ‘from’ is ‘said to’ will be converted to ‘told’. Also, used. inverted commas will be removed and Ex: Curd is made from milk. conjunction ‘that’ will be used. The subject In the given sentence, a physical change is of the reported speech ‘I’ will change into mentioned, thus ‘of’ will be the correct ‘he’ in the given sentence. This is given preposition to be used. only in option A. Hence, option A is the correct answer. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

143. 145. |||Common||| Identify the segment in |||Common||| Choose the most the sentence which contains the appropriate option to change the voice grammatical error. |||End||| (active/passive) form of the given Very few countries in the world is as big as sentence. |||End||| India. My friend writes a letter to his father. A. is A. A letter is written by my friend to his B. Very few countries father. C. as big as B. My friend wrote a letter to his father. D. in the world C. A letter was written by my friend to his father. Sol. D. A letter is being written by my friend to A plural subject always take a plural verb. his father. In the given sentence ‘Very few countries’ is a plural subject and thus ‘is’ should be Sol. replaced with ‘are’ in order to make the The given sentence is in active voice and in sentence correct. present simple tense (v1). When we Hence, option A is the correct answer. convert into passive form, the structure to be used should be ‘is/ am/ are + v3’. Also, 144. the places of subject (my friend) and object |||Common||| Choose the most (a letter) should be interchanged where appropriate option to change the subject follows preposition ‘by’ .This is narration (direct/indirect) of the given given only in option A. sentence. |||End||| Hence, option A is the correct answer. Sahil said to Rohit, “I don’t have the car key” 146. A. Sahil told Rohit that he did not have the |||Common||| Select the most car key. appropriate meaning of the given B. Sahil told Rohit that he don’t have the idiom. |||End||| car key. In the nick of time C. Sahil told Rohit that he was not having A. The beginning of a month the car key. B. A special occasion D. Sahil told Rohit that he is not having the C. At the last possible moment car key. D. A long delay

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Sol. Victory (noun): an act of defeating an The idiom ‘In the nick of time’ refers to ‘just enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or before the last moment when something other competition. can be changed or something bad will Loss (noun): the fact or process of losing happen’. Only option C mentions the most something or someone. relevant answer. Thus, it can be clearly deduced that ‘defeat’ Hence, option C is the correct answer. is the best choice as the synonym of ‘vanquish’. 147. Hence, option A is the correct answer. |||Common||| Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 149. |||End||| |||Common||| Identify the alternative The library expects you to return each and that will improve the underlined part every book that you have ______. of the sentence. In case there is no A. borrowed improvement select “No B. kept improvement”. |||End||| C. selected Mohan is a good actor but his brother is D. lent better than him. A. more better Sol. B. quite better As per the context of the sentence the most C. No improvement suitable option for the given blank is D. very better ‘borrowed’ as there is a mention of ‘library’ in the sentence. Sol. Hence, option A is the correct answer. The given sentence is grammatically and contextually fit and needs no improvement. 148. Hence, option C is the correct answer. |||Common||| Select the most appropriate synonym of the given 150. word. |||End||| |||Common||| Choose the most VANQUISH appropriate option to change the voice A. defeat (active/passive) form of the given B. attack sentence. |||End||| C. victory Can you read this book? D. loss A. Can you have read this book? B. Could this book have been read by you? Sol. C. Can this book be read by you? Let us learn the meaning of the all the D. This book can be read by you. words: Vanquish (verb): defeat thoroughly. Sol. Defeat (verb): win a victory over The given sentence is in active voice in (someone) in a battle or other contest or interrogative form with a modal. When we overcome or beat. convert into passive voice, the structure Attack (verb): take aggressive military ‘modal + be + v3’ in interrogative form action against or oppose fiercely and should be used, whereas subject ‘you’ will publicly. be placed after preposition ‘by’. This is mentioned only in option C. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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D. explain the problem 151. |||Common||| In the sentence, identify Sol. the segment which contains the The preposition ‘to’ should be followed by grammatical error. |||End||| the base form of verb in order to create an A Earth moves round the Sun. infinitive (to + v1). Thus, ‘explained’ should A. moves be replaced with ‘explain’ in order to make B. the Sun the sentence correct. The verb explain is C. A Earth not followed by object pronoun. It can’t be D. round followed by a pronoun like me, him, her, you or us that is the object of the verb, or Sol. the pronoun that receives the action of the The definite article ‘the’ is placed before the verb. Therefore, “explain” will be followed names of heavenly bodies like The Earth, by ‘the problem’ and then by “the person”. The Sun etc. Thus. ‘A’ should be replaced Hence, option B is the correct answer. with ‘the’ in order to make the sentence correct. 154. Hence, option C is the correct answer. |||Common||| Select the most appropriate antonym of the given 152. word. |||End||| |||Common||| Select the most SHALLOW appropriate meaning of the given A. dry idiom. |||End||| B. deep Move heaven and earth C. close A. Pay for something D. clean B. Make every effort to achieve something C. Start something new Sol. D. Make difficult choices Let us learn the meaning of the all the words: Sol. Shallow (adjective): not exhibiting, The idiom ‘move heaven and earth’ refers requiring, or capable of serious thought. to ‘To do whatever is necessary, including Dry (adjective): free from moisture or extreme or unusual actions or to go to liquid or dually factual extremes’. Option B mentions the most Deep (adjective): very intense or extreme. relevant meaning. Close (adjective): only a short distance Hence, option B is the correct answer. away or apart in space or time. Clean (adjective): morally 153. uncontaminated; pure; innocent |||Common||| Identify the best way to Thus, it can be clearly deduced that ‘deep’ improve the underlined part of the is the best choice as the antonym of given sentence. If there is no ‘Shallow’. improvement required, select ‘no Hence, option B is the correct answer. Improvement’. |||End||| tried to explained him the problem but 155. he refused to listen. |||Common||| Identify the best way to A. No improvement improve the underlined part of the B. explain the problem to him given sentence. If there is no C. explaining him the problem

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improvement required, select ‘no DECEIVE Improvement’. |||End||| A. cheat No sooner did the bell rang than the B. withdraw children ran out of the class. C. provide A. did the bell ring than D. guide B. the bell ring C. No improvement Sol. D. when the bell rang Let us learn the meaning of all the words: Deceive (verb): deliberately cause Sol. (someone) to believe something that is not Helping verb ‘Did’ is always followed by first true, especially for personal gain. form of verb. In the given sentence the use Cheat (verb): act dishonestly or unfairly in of ‘rang’ is thus incorrect after ‘did’ and order to gain an advantage. should be replaced with ‘ring’. This is given Withdraw (verb): remove or take away only in option A. (something) from a particular place or Hence, option A is the correct answer. position. Provide (verb): make available for use or 156. supply. |||Common||| Choose the most Guide (verb): show or indicate the way to appropriate option to change the (someone). narration (direct/indirect) of the given Thus, it can be clearly deduced that ‘cheat’ sentence. |||End||| is the best choice as the synonym of The teacher says, “The Sun rises in the ‘Deceive’. East.” Hence, option A is the correct answer. A. The teacher says that the Sun rises in the East. 158. B. The teacher said that the Sun rises in the |||Common||| Select the most East. appropriate option to fill in the blank. C. The teacher says that the Sun rose in |||End||| the East. You must ______your goals with all D. The teacher told that the Sun rose in the seriousness if you want to succeed in your East. life. A. realize Sol. B. pursue The given sentence is in direct speech and C. chase the reported speech contains a universal D. direct fact. When it will be converted into indirect speech, the reported speech will remained Sol. unchanged, also ‘says’ will remain ‘Chase your dream’ and ‘realize your worth’ unchanged, whereas inverted commas are are generally used, which makes option A removed and conjunction ‘that’ will be and C weak choices. To be placed before used. This is given only in option A. ‘your goals’, ‘direct’ is an out of context Hence, option A is the correct answer. choice. Contextually, for the given blank ‘pursue’ is the most suitable fit. 157. Hence, option B is the correct answer. |||Common||| Select the most appropriate synonym of the given 159. word. |||End|||

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|||Common||| Choose the most interview. The most important thing is to appropriate option to change the be yourself. (9) ______you must narration (direct/indirect) of the given never do is (10) ______to be sentence. |||End||| something you are not, in order to get the The students said to the teacher, “We have job. |||End||| competed our work.” Select the most appropriate option to fill A. The students told the teacher that they blank no 10 A. like have completed the work. B. have B. The students asked the teacher if they C. try had to complete the work. D. want C. The students told the teacher that they are completing the work. Sol. D. The students told the teacher that they ‘Try to be something you are not’ will be had completed the work the most relevant phrase contextually according to the idea of the passage. ‘Try’ Sol. is given in option C. The given sentence is direct speech and the Hence, option C is the correct answer. reported speech is in present perfect tense (has/ have + v3). While converting it in 161.Select the most appropriate option to indirect speech, ‘said to’ will change into fill blank no 9 ‘told’ as the reporting verb is in past tense A. How and the inverted commas will be replaced B. What with conjunction ‘that’. Also, the subject f C. Why the reporting speech ‘we’ will be changed D. That to ‘they’ and ‘have’ will change into ‘had’ while the rest remains unchanged. This is Sol. mentioned only in option D. Among all the given options only ‘what’ is Hence, option D is the correct answer. suitable grammatically whereas all the options are incorrect as the succeeding part 160. is some specifying information. |||Common||| Read the following Hence, option B is the correct answer. passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given. 162.Select the most appropriate option to fill blank no 8 It is essential to prepare for an interview. A. longer Interviewers like to see (1) ______B. need who are prepared to ask questions. (2) C. more ______good interviewer is going to be D. further looking for candidates (3) ______demonstrate that they will (4) ______Sol. something new to the company Think of Among all the given options only ‘longer’ is the things you (5) ______contribute to suitable according to the context whereas the organization. Looking good is also very all the options are incorrect since ‘no important. (6) ______many longer’ is a frequently used phrase in companies new allow (7) ______English and is the best fit contextually. formal clothes in the workplace, this does Hence, option A is the correct answer. not mean it is no (8) ______essential to wear neat and formal dress for an

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163.Select the most appropriate option to C. take fill blank no 7 D. bring A. low B. little Sol. C. less Since, there is mention of preposition ‘to’ in D. least this sentence, the most suitable verb for the blank is ‘bring’. ‘Bring to’ is commonly Sol. used in English and it means to cause or Among all the given options only ‘less’ is inspire someone to take a particular action. suitable grammatically since the use of Hence, option D is the correct answer. ‘little’ and ‘low’ before clothes will be irrelevant whereas ‘least’ being a 167.Select the most appropriate option to superlative degree of adjective is incorrect. fill blank no 3 Hence, option C is the correct answer. A. whose B. whom 164.Select the most appropriate option to C. which fill blank no 6 D. who A. despite B. but Sol. C. although The blank needs a relative pronoun for D. still subject ‘candidate’, thus ‘who’ is the best option as, ‘whom’ is used for object Sol. whereas ‘whose’ is used for possessive In the given blank, the idea is to express case. ‘Which’ is used for non-living things. that inspite of the fact that many Hence, option D is the correct answer. companies allow fewer formal clothes, thus the most suitable option for this blank is 168.Select the most appropriate option to ‘although’. fill blank no 2 Hence, option C is the correct answer. A. all B. any 165.Select the most appropriate option to C. some fill blank no 5 D. that A. need B. could Sol. C. know Since a general scenario is mentioned, thus D. ought the use of determiner ‘any’ will be the most suitable option for this blank which is Sol. mentioned only in option B. The given sentence mentions a possibility Hence, option B is the correct answer. thus modal ‘could’ is the most suitable option as ‘could’ is used to express 169. possibility of an action. Select the most appropriate option to fill Hence, option B is the correct answer. blank no 1 A. individuals 166.Select the most appropriate option to B. people fill blank no 4 C. candidates A. carry D. men B. fetch

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Sol. 172. The mention of ‘candidates’ further in the |||Common||| Choose the most passage clearly indicates that the most appropriate option to change the voice suitable choice to fill blank no.1 will be (active/passive) form of the given ‘candidates’ given in option C. sentence. |||End||| Hence, option C is the correct answer. My brother won the Best Actor award in the inter-college drama competition. 170. A. In the inter-college drama competition |||Common||| Select the most my brother won the Best Actor award. appropriate option to fill in the blank. B. The Best Actor award is being won by |||End||| my brother in the inter-college drama These medicines will be ______only if they competition. are taken regularly. C. The Best Actor award has been won by A. useful my brother in the inter-college drama B. efficient competition. C. affective D. The Best Actor award was won by my D. effective brother in the inter-college drama competition. Sol. According to the context of the sentence Sol. the most appropriate choice will be The given sentence is in active voice and in ‘effective’ as it means ‘successful in simple past tense (v2). When we covert it producing a desired or intended result’. into passive form, where the subject and Option A and option B for this blank will be object are interchanged and preposition weak choices and ‘affective’ which is option ‘by’ is followed by the object. Also, the C is totally irrelevant. structure to be used should be ‘was/ were Hence, option D is the correct answer. + v3’, which is given only in option D and the subject ‘my brother’ is correctly placed 171. after preposition ‘by’. |||Common||| Identify the segment in Hence, option D is the correct answer. the sentence which contains the grammatical error. |||End||| 173. The cheetah can run more faster than any |||Common||| Given below are four other animal. sentences, three of which, are A. any other animal jumbled. Pick the option that gives the B. more faster correct order. |||End||| C. than P. Kumar was the manager of a company. D. can run Q. Their job was to find new and better products. Sol. R. The company employed many scientists. The comparative degree of an adjective is S. It made washing powders. made either by adding ‘r or er’ after it or by A. PSRQ using ‘more’ before the adjective. The use B. PSQR of both ‘er and more’ together with any C. PRSQ adjective is incorrect. Thus, ‘more’ should D. PRQS be omitted to make the sentence correct. Hence, option B is the correct answer. Sol.

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Usually the opening fragment is the one Plentiful (adjective): existing in or yielding which introduces the theme and contains great quantities proper nouns hence sentence P is the most Available (adjective): not otherwise suitable for the opening fragment since it occupied or free to do something. contains a proper noun ‘Kumar’. Sentence Necessary (adjective): needed to be done, S must follow sentence P as it elaborates achieved, or present. the work of the ‘company’ mentioned in Latest (adjective): of most recent date. sentence P. Now for position R we have Thus, it can be clearly deduced that sentences R and Q. The order from here ‘plentiful’ is the best choice as the synonym should be R followed by Q and not Q of ‘Abundant’. followed R, since sentence Q contains a Hence, option A is the correct answer. pronoun ‘their’ for the noun phrase ‘many scientists’ mentioned in sentence R. The 176. correct logical order PSRQ. |||Common||| Choose the most Hence, option A is the correct answer. appropriate option to change the voice (active/passive) form of the given 174. sentence. |||End||| |||Common||| Select the most The doctor is treating the patient. appropriate meaning of the given A. The patient is treated by the doctor. idiom. |||End||| B. The patient is being treated by the Smell a rat doctor. A. Have no doubts about something C. The patient is being treating by the B. Feel that there is a loss in business doctor. C. Think that there is a dead animal D. The patient has been treated by the D. Have a reason to suspect something doctor.

Sol. Sol. The meaning of the idiom ‘smell a rat’ The given sentence is in active voice and in refers to ‘begin to suspect trickery or present continuous tense (is/ am /are + deception’. Only option D mentions the Ving). When we convert it into passive relevant answer. voice, the structure to be used should be Hence, option D is the correct answer. ‘is/ am /are + being +v3’ and subject is placed after preposition ‘by’. These 175. changes are given only in option B. |||Common||| Select the most Hence, option B is the correct answer. appropriate synonym of the given word. |||End||| 177. ABUNDANT |||Common||| Select the most A. plentiful appropriate antonym of the given B. available word. |||End||| C. necessary STRANGE D. latest A. durable B. delicate Sol. C. unknown Let us learn the meaning of the all the D. familiar words: Abundant (adjective): existing or available Sol. in large quantities or ample.

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Let us learn the meaning of the all the websites. Political cartoons can be very words: funny, especially if people can understand Strange (adjective): not previously visited, the message in the cartoon. Their main seen, or encountered; unfamiliar or alien. purpose, though, is not only to amuse him Durable (adjective): able to withstand but also make him think about current wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing. events and influence his opinion about the Delicate (adjective): easily broken or events. The best political cartoonist uses damaged or fragile. humour so skilfully that the reader’s own Unknown (adjective): not known or opinions on various political issues are unrevealed. formed even without him even realizing Familiar (adjective): well-known from long how it happened. or close association. |||End||| Thus, it can be clearly deduced that To beat around the bush means A. to talk ‘familiar’ is the best choice as the antonym about a lot of unimportant things of ‘Strange’. B. to give an example Hence, option D is the correct answer. C. to highlight unique features D. to say what is most important 178. |||Common||| Read the following Sol. passage and answer the questions. The idiom ‘To beat around the bush’ refers to 'to avoid getting to the point of an issue’. The general reader enjoys cartoon for two Only option A mentions the same. reasons. First, these cartoons make him Hence, option A is the correct answer. smile because they draw his attention to something that is unusual and unexpected. 179.Cartoons make the general reader The cartoonist highlights some aspects of a smile because they make him notice well-known personality in the field of something that is politics, social work, cinema, sports, A. general and unexpected business etc. and criticises the person B. curious and unusual. involved. Here, the purpose is not to offend C. beautiful and unusual. but to make him understand that there is D. uncommon and unexpected. something funny about his action of behaviour. Secondly, the cartoonist may Sol. target some wrong practices or situations It is clearly mentioned in the passage that from different walks of life. Here, his aim to these cartoons make a general reader use humour to not only criticize but also smile because they draw his attention to correct the wrong practices. In other something that is unusual and unexpected. words, correction through entertainment. Hence, option D is the correct answer. The cartoonist can never beat around the bush because he needs to make his point 180.Why does the cartoonist use humour? with just a few strokes of his pen. A. To influence public opinion. Political cartoons, that is, cartoons making B. To help people have ideas about their humorous comments on current political society. situations and events are a regular feature C. To make people understand their duties. of both English newspapers and regional D. To change the political issues in the language newspapers. They can be found country. in the editorial pages of a daily newspaper, in news magazines and on political Sol.

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It is clearly mentioned in the last line of the C. Despite of passage that cartoonist uses humour so D. working hard skilfully that the reader’s own opinions on various political issues are formed even Sol. without him even realizing how it The error is in option C of the sentence. happened. Only option A provides the exact ‘Despite’ is a preposition which means answer. ‘without being affected by’. It is never Hence, option A is the correct answer. followed by preposition ‘of’. Thus, in the given sentence ‘of’ preposition should be 181.What does the passage talk about? omitted in order to make the sentence A. Cartoons and their purpose grammatically sound. B. Cartoons in different language papers Hence, option C is the correct answer. C. Humorous cartoons D. Cartoonists in India 184. |||Common||| Sol. Choose the most appropriate option to After reading the whole passage, it can be change the voice (active/passive) clearly concluded that the whole passage form of the given sentence. mentions the use of ‘cartoons’ and aims |||End||| related to the same. This is mentioned only The children had plucked all the flowers. in option A. A. All the flowers has been plucked by the Hence, option A is the correct answer. children. B. All the flowers were plucked by the 182. children. What are the aims of the cartoonist? C. All the flowers are plucked by the A. To criticize people and all their practices. children. B. To be humorous and offend people. D. All the flowers had been plucked by the C. To make positive criticism about people children. and change wrong practices. D. To show the people funny things and Sol. criticize them The given sentence is in active voice and past perfect tense (had + v3), when we Sol. convert it into passive voice the structure It is clearly mentioned in the passage that will be ‘had + been + v3’, and subject ‘the the aim of the cartoonist is to use humour children’ will be placed after preposition to not only criticize but also correct the ‘by’. These changes are mentioned only in wrong practices, this is mentioned only in option D. option C. Hence, option D is the correct answer. Hence, option C is the correct answer. 185. 183. |||Common||| |||Common||| In the sentence, identify the segment In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. which contains the grammatical error. |||End||| |||End||| Neither Nita nor her sisters has applied for Despite of working hard he failed the test. this job A. the test A. nor her B. he failed B. has applied

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C. Neither Nita Select the most appropriate option to fill D. for this job blank no 10 A. one B. none Sol. C. all The error is in option B of the sentence. D. few When two subjects in a sentence are joined using ‘neither…..nor’ the verb is always Sol. according to the nearest subject According to the context of the sentence, mentioned. In the given sentence, ‘her the most appropriate choice is ‘one’. As ‘all’ sisters’ is the nearest subject which is a and ‘few’ will provide incorrect relevance to plural, thus the verb should also be plural. the sentence and whereas ‘none’ will make ‘Has’ should be replaced with ‘Have’ in it negative. order to make the sentence correct. Hence, option A is the correct answer. Hence, option B is the correct answer. 187.Select the most appropriate option to 186. fill blank no 9 |||Common||| Read the following A. check passage and fill in each blank with B. watch words chosen from options given. C. adapt D. adopt The Earth’s temperature is rising (1) ______. Scientists say that the rise in the Sol. average temperature ranges from 108 C to According to the context of the sentence, 4 C. This (2) ______in temperature is the most appropriate choice is ‘adopt’ given called global warming or climate change. in option D as ‘adopt’ before ‘measures’ is Although it is a natural phenomenon, commonly used in English. human action is the (3) ______cause of Hence, option D is the correct answer. global warming. The burning of fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal (4) ______a 188.Select the most appropriate option to lot of greenhouse gases into the Earth’s fill blank no 8 atmosphere. Carbon dioxide, methane and A. deny nitrous oxide are the main greenhouse B. accept gases (5) ______for global warming. C. mean Besides greenhouse gases, deforestation is D. regret (6) ______major cause of this problem. Global warming has led to changes in Sol. temperature and rainfall patterns which Option B contradicts the idea whereas have severely (7) ______agriculture. No option C and D are contextually weak one can (8) ______that this is the most choices. Only A ‘deny’ which means ‘refuse serious environmental challenge that to give (something requested or desired) to mankind is facing today. While it is not (someone)’ is the most suitable option. possible to reverse the process, the rate of Hence, option A is the correct answer. global warming can be checked if all the countries (9) ______some measures. 189.Select the most appropriate option to (10) ______of the measures is the fill blank no 7 recycling the reusing articles like paper, A. renewed glass, aluminium and plastic. |||End||| B. reduced C. affected

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D. effected C. revives D. leads Sol. Option A is contradicting the idea of the Sol. passage, whereas option D is Among all the given options only ‘releases’ grammatically incorrect. The use of option is suitable according to the context B ‘reduced’ in the blank is a weak choice as whereas all the options are incorrect. this provides negative sense. The most ‘Release’ means ‘allow (something) to suitable choice is option C ‘affected’ which move, act, or flow freely’. refers to ‘have an effect on or make a Hence, option B is the correct answer. difference to’. Hence, option C is the correct answer. 193.Select the most appropriate option to fill blank no 3 190.Select the most appropriate option to A. major fill blank no 6 B. slowest A. another C. rapid B. together D. mutual C. other D. further Sol. Option B ‘slowest’ will contradict the idea of Sol. the passage whereas option C and D are The most suitable choice for this blank is contextually unfit. Option A ‘major’ fits the ‘another’ which refers to ‘used to refer to blank grammatically and contextually. an additional person or thing of the same Hence, option A is the correct answer. type as one already mentioned or known about or one more’ thus providing a 194.Select the most appropriate option to relevant meaning to the sentence. fill blank no 2 Hence, option A is the correct answer. A. high B. increase 191.Select the most appropriate option to C. incline fill blank no 5 D. raise A. responsible B. dependent Sol. C. account ‘Increase in temperature’ is a frequently D. available used phrase in English, the word ‘increase’ is given in option B. Sol. Hence, option B is the correct answer. Since preposition ‘for’ follows the blank, the most suitable for the blank is ‘responsible’ 195. as ‘responsible for’ is frequently used in Select the most appropriate option to fill English. ‘Account for’ is incorrect as it is blank no 1 preceded by helping verb ‘is’. A. strongly Hence, option A is the correct answer. B. steadily C. stability 192.Select the most appropriate option to D. simply fill blank no 4 A. realizes Sol. B. releases

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According to the context of the sentence, cultural programmes are also important the most appropriate adverb to be filled in features of such fairs. These fairs give a the blank is ‘steadily’ which means ‘in a good opportunity to the artists to showcase regular and even manner’. The rest of the their skills and talent at such specially options do not fit the blank contextually. organized programmes. Hence, option B is the correct answer. |||End||| What is the main purpose of organizing 196. trade fairs? A. Information people about |||Common||| Read the following the activities of traders passage and answer the questions B. Launching international products that follow. C. Bringing the manufacturers and Suppliers together Trade fairs are among the most memorable D. Sales promotion events that take place periodically with the purpose of promoting sales, launching new Sol. products, bringing together manufacturers According to the passage the most of a particular line of products and important purpose of trade fair is to educating the public. They are held at all promote sales, this is mentioned only in levels-international, national, state and option D. district. The most prominent among them Hence, option D is the correct answer. are the India International Trade Fair, World Book Fair, Information Technology 197.Under the same roof means fair, Electronic Trade and Technology Fair, A. In an open area Textile Fair, Auto Expo, state level book B. In a big building fairs, district level exhibitions etc. India C. at one place Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), D. at different places which was incorporated in 1992 by the merger of Trade Development Authority Sol. (TDA) with the Trade Fair Authority of India The idiom ‘under the same roof’ given in (TFAI), has been playing a commendable the passage refers to ‘in the same house or role in this respect It can be said without a building’. Among all the options, option C is doubt that sales promotion is the most the most relevant choice. important purpose of these fairs. Bringing Hence, option C is the correct answer. together the largest possible number of manufacturers, suppliers, existing and 198.How is the trade fair an effective way potential buyers under the same roof helps of promoting products? to promote the products in an effective A. It brings together the maximum number way. All these people come together on a of manufacturers, suppliers and buyers in single platform for a fixed period of time. a single place This offers a unique opportunity to B. It brings together the maximum number manufacturers and suppliers to display of buyers to a single place. their best products and services and the C. It is conducted by The Trade Fair buyers get a chance to see a wide range of Authority of India. products and services. D. It has seminars, conferences and film Conferences, seminars, live product shows on the various products. demonstrations and presentations are regular features of these fairs and Sol. exhibitions. Besides these, colourful

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Among all the given options, the most relevant option which is mentioned in the passage is option A. As per the passage, trade fair is and effective way to promote products as it is the single platform where manufacturers, suppliers, existing and potential buyers are present. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

199.What are some of the regular features of such trade fairs? A. Programmes for launching new products and showcasing skills and talent B. Conferences, seminars, live product demonstrations and meetings C. Programmes for launching new products and bringing together manufacturers D. Conferences, seminars, live product demonstrations and presentations

Sol. It is clearly mentioned in the last paragraph of the passage that conferences, seminars, live products demonstrations and presentations are regular features of trade fairs and exhibitions. This is mentioned only in option D. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

200. ITPO stands for: A. Indian Trade and Promotion Order B. Indian Trade Promotion Organisation C. India Trade Promotion Authority D. India Traders and Products and Organisation

Sol. The full form of ITPO is Indian Trade Promotion Organization, which is clearly mentioned in the passage. Only option B mentions the correct answer. Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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