Directions (Q. 1-5): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. While technology plays a major role in the life of the modern man, the most important aspect becomes the ability to __________ technology and _________ the data from all social infrastructures to create useful information for the well-being of the society.
l) integrate, combine
2) accommodate, blend
3) assimilate, merge
4) conform, coalesce
5) consolidate, mix
2. Shimla’s celebrated Mall Road, the city’s most happening__________ zone all through the year, has ________ as many ATMs as places to eat.
1) haunt, near to
2) resort, partly
3) joint, essentially
4) den, practically
5) hangout, almost
3. Investors, businessmen, academicians and politicians are once again looking at lndia with __________ interest and realising that this is one huge country which simply cannot be_________.
1) renewed, overlooked
2) revived, excluded
3) improved, omitted
4) rebom, reglected
5) restored, left out
4. HRD ministry’s move to teach Sanskrit____________ of German in Kendriya Vidyalayas has stung their management, left students in the_____________ and, of course, hurt the Germans.
1) in spite, stagger
2) despite, flounder
3) instead, lurch
4) in lieu, seesaw
5) because, sway
5. A person_________ the nomination is called the nominator and the person____________ it is the nominee.
1) effecting, bringing
2) executing, inheriting
3) accomplishing, drawing
4) making, receiving
5) doing, giving
Direction (Q. 6 – 15): 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 meaningfully complete.
A recent independent safety test for vehicles (6) some of India’s top-selling cars unsafe. Carmakers responded coolly saying local regulations don’t (7) them to do more. It’s a (8) attitude to safety and one that dovetails perfectly with India’s overall (9) attitude. According to a WHO study, in 2013, India’s roads (10) an estimated 231000 people. Half of those were on foot or on two-wheelers. Car deaths were (11), but trucks and buses tripped a good number. Arguably, (12) any mode of transport in India is safe.
Actor-comedian Dudley Moore once said, “The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.” Yet, on a scale of 1 to 10, India’s (13) score was mostly 2, the highest being 3.‘The parameters (14) from drink-driving, to driving without helmets and seat belts, and (15) speed limits.
1) discovered
2) boasted
3) acquired
2) require
5) dislike
1) laggard
4) detained
1) negligent
2) inadvertent
5) successful
1) alleged
2) requested
3) claimed
4) declared
1) disregard
2) fulfilling
3) neglect
4) enforcement
5) constraint
5) limited
1) failing
2) outperforming
3) crossing
4) touching
5) beating
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