Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
In (1) of constitutional guarantees relating to equality of opportunity and various other guarantees of equality before the law, the social and economic (2) of women, especially of poor women in India, is well known. We are referring mainly to the poor rural women who have little or no assets and who (3) the bulk of the female population in rural areas. It is not as if only poor rural women get less wages or suffer from social (4) because they belong to a particular community. Even at higher levels of the socio-economic hierarchy among the well-to-do groups, women are not (5) to men. Among the economically (6) sections of society, women"; proper place is (7) to be the home. In rural areas, women of (8) status families, normally do not go out to work. In the (9) value system, there is a gradation of economic activities, which is (10) in the socio—economic status of the family.
Thus, if the women of the family do manual labour in the fields, it denotes low status. Women earning a living, or supplementing their family income through economic activities like stitching, garment-making, or some handicraft work, are also considered low because it clearly shows that their family is poor and they are forced to make ends meet. It is considered right a.r1d proper for a woman to cook, sew and take up activities like pickle-making for her own family. But, if she were to earn a wage through these same activities, it denotes poverty and also, often, low socio-economic status.
1.
1) Support
2) Spite
3) Contrast
4) Wake
5) View
2.
1) Condition
2) Prosperity
3) Progress
4) Deprivation
5) Value
3.
1) Constitute
2) Deploy
3) Measure
4) Define
5) Exploit
4.
1)Status
2) Service
3) Indifference
4) Ignorance
5) Discrimination
5.
1) Dedicated
2) Accountable
3) Equal
4) Responsible
5) Antagonistic
6.
1) Marginal
2) Significant
3) Well-off
4) Affordable
5) Dependable
7.
1) Entitled
2) Decided
3) Indicated
4) Debated
5) Considered
8.
1) Economic
2) Appropriate
3) Ample
4) Higher
5) Social
9.
1) Unequal
2) Prevailing
3) Appropriate
4) Commendable
5) Deplorable
10.
1) reflected
2) Exempted
3) Barred
4) Considered
5) Neglected
Directions (Q. 11-15): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below them.
(A) The north is bordered by mountain ranges while the remaining sides of Greece are enclosed by the Mediterranean sea.
(B) The people there were called the Greeks.
(C) Greeks, therefore, became good navigators.
(D) The typical character of Greek civilisation is due to the geographic conditions prevailing there.
(E) The name Greece comes from one of the islands to the south-east of Europe known as Graecia.
11. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence?
1) C
2) D
3) A
4) B
5) E
12. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence?
1) B
2) E
3) A
4) D
5) C
13. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence?
1) A
2) E
3) D
4) C
5) B
14. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence?
1) C
2) D
3) B
4) E
5) A
15. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence?
1) B
2) C
3) A
4) E
5) D
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