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1. AAA 2. ABB 3. ABA 4. AAB 5-BAB 5. BAB Directions : In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or is inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. ‘All Correct’, as your answer. National Film award-winning director has reported (A) / cast Tamil comedian Soori as the lead in his next film, that is expected to be(B)/a big-budget laugh riot and entertainer. This is a far departure for the filmmaker (C)/who is lauded for his intense work in films like , and the recent hit Vada Chennai.(D) Answer: (a) National Film award-winning director Vetrimaaran A) Reported has reportedly cast Tamil comedian Soori as the lead in his B) Expected next film that is expected to be a big-budget laugh riot and C) Entertainer entertainer. This is a far departure for the filmmaker who is D) Intense lauded for his intense work in films like Aadukalam, E) All are correct Visaranai and the recent hit Vada Chennai. It all went wrong when it mattered for the sport’s(A)/ most successful and glamorous team, with home favourite(B)/Sebastian Vettel the first casual when(C)/ he failed to set a time in the opening phase.(D)

Answer: (c) A) Mattered It all went wrong when it mattered for the sport’s most B) Glamorous successful and glamorous team, with home favourite C) Casual Sebastian Vettel the first casualty when he failed to set a time in the opening phase. D) Failed E) All are correct A day after 17 political parties jointly wrote to Vice-President and Rajya Shabha Chairman(A)/ M. Venkaiah Naidu complaining about “hurried legislation” that were being rushed through without due(B)/parliamentary procedures, Mr. Naidu said on Saturday that the ruling and Opposition(C)/ parties needed to function as “joint stakeholders” and not look at each other as “enemies or adversary”.(D) Answer: (d) A) Jointly A day after 17 political parties jointly wrote to Vice-President and Rajya B) Legislation Shabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu complaining about “hurried C) Ruling legislation” that was being rushed through without due parliamentary procedures, Mr. Naidu said on Saturday that the ruling and Opposition D) Adversary parties needed to function as “joint stakeholders” and not look at each E) All are correct other as “enemies or adversaries”. In a word of caution for the Opposition, Mr. Naidu said the(A)/mandatory of the people should be respected. At the same time, the Opposition parties(B)/ did have the right and responsibility of getting governments(C)/ to deliver on the promises made by them during the polls, he said.(D)

Answer: (b) A) Caution In a word of caution for the Opposition, Mr. Naidu said B) Mandatory the mandate of the people should be respected. At the same C) Responsibility time, the Opposition parties did have the right and responsibility of getting governments to deliver on the D) Promises promises made by them during the polls, he said. E) All are correct Australia had submitted a draft MLSA soon after India signed the LEMOA, but(A)/ New Delhi said at that time it would take up more logistics pacts after the first one(B)/ was operationalized. In March, before the bilateral naval exercise AUSINDEX,(C)/Australian diplomatic sources made a strong pitch for a pact saying the argument for one is “compelling”. (D)

Answer: (e) A) submitted Australia had submitted a draft MLSA soon after India signed the LEMOA, but New Delhi said at that time it would take up more B) logistics logistics pacts after the first one was operationalized. In March, C) operationalized before the bilateral naval exercise AUSINDEX, Australian diplomatic sources made a strong pitch for a pact saying the argument for one D) diplomatic is “compelling”. E) All are correct Direction(1-5): In each of the question below, a sentence has been broken into parts with one word highlighted in bold in each fragment. From the given options, identify the word which expresses a meaning opposite to the given sentences with the highlighted word replaced by a word of the opposite meaning. The sole justification supporting the/ decision to elevate the new/aspirant in the Warrant was that his /predecessor had enjoyed that position.

Answer: (b) New sentence-The sole justification supporting the decision to elevate the new aspirant in the Warrant was that his successor had enjoyed that position. A) Alibi In all other options except (B), the word given in the options B) Successor are synonyms of those bold ones, only “successor”(a person C) Upraise or thing succeeds another ) is the one that is opposite of D) Forerunner “predecessor” , which means ‘a person who held a job or E) None of these office before the current holder’. In the last LokSabha elections, the BJP factored in caste as a major/ variable in its candidate-selection, its standard strategy /consisted in federating smaller castes against the/ larger ones, which were often more affluent.

In all other options except (A), the word given in the options A) Impoverished are synonyms of those bold ones, only “impoverished” (very B) Combining poor) is the one that is opposite of “affluent” which means ‘ C) Stratum (especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money, wealthy’. D) Opulent Hence option (A) is correct. E) All are correct These signal a trust deficit /in the mind of the political leadership in availing /the services of meritorious and /upright serving senior bureaucrats.

Answer: (d) New sentence- These signal a trust deficit in the mind of the political leadership in availing the services of A) Administrator discreditable and upright serving senior bureaucrats. In all other options except (D), the word given in the options B) Commendable are synonyms of those bold ones, only C) Slippage “discreditable”(tending to bring harm to a reputation)is the D) Discreditable one that is opposite of “meritorious” which means E) None of these ‘deserving reward or praise’. These leaders, who had consistently/ been fed on the staple of/separatism and special status, /find the new reality unfathomable. Answer: (c) New sentence- These leaders, who had consistently been fed on the staple of separatism and special status, find the new reality comprehensible. In all other options except (C), the word given in the A) Enigmatic options are synonyms of those bold ones, only B) Regularity “comprehensible” (able to understand, intelligible) is the one that is opposite of “unfathomable” which means C) Comprehensible ‘incapable of being fully explored or understood’. D) Berserk Option (D), “Berserk” means out of control with anger or E) None of these excitement. Critics attribute this absence of a public outburst /in the Kashmir Valley to the deployment of security forces/ in large numbers or to the internet blackouts/or to the round-the-clock curfew restrictions.

Answer: (e) New sentence- Critics attribute this absence of a public outburst in the Kashmir Valley to the A) Impute deployment of security forces in large numbers or to B) Collapse the internet blackouts or to the round-the-clock C) Demarcation curfew restrictions. D) Curtailment In all the word given in the options are synonyms of those bold ones. E) None of these