Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions, five statements conveying the same idea age given. Select the one which expresses the idea in the most concise manner and mark its number as your answer. Please note that all of them may be grammatically correct and mean the same but you have to select the most concise way of expressing the idea.
(a) People who are resilient accept reality the way it comes, they firmly believe that life has a meaning, and it these people who have an uncanny ability to improvise.
(b) Resilient people accept reality and believe that life is meaningful and have an uncanny ability to improvise.
(c) Resilient people are those who accept reality, firmly believe that life is meaningful and these people have an uncanny ability to improvise.
(d) Resilient people besides accept reality firmly believe that life has a meaning and it is they who have an uncanny ability to improvise.
(e) Resilient people are these who accept in reality that life is meaningful when we firmly believe that uncanny ability must be improvised.
(a) It is one of modern India’s greatest achievements that the caste system has been reversed to a significant extent, in favour of those people who belong to the oppressed classes of the Indian society.
(b) One of the greatest achievements of modern India is that the caste system has been reversed to a significant extent, favouring those who belong to the oppressed classes of the Indian society.
(c) One of the greatest achievements of modern India is, the caste system has been reduced significantly in favour of the people belonging to the oppressed classes of the society.
(d) It is one of modern India’s greatest achievements that the caste system has been reduced significantly, in favour of the oppressed.
(e) One of the great achievements of modern India is that the caste system has reversals to a significant extent, favouring those who belong to the oppressed classes of the Indian society.
(a) Politicians talk about how important it is to keep abreast of the rapidly changing times, though, it is most often, these very same politicians who rarely practice what they preach.
(b) Politicians frequently talk about how important it is for an individual to keep abreast of the rapidly changing times, though it is most often they who rarely practice what they preach.
(c) Politicians talk about how important it is to keep abreast of changing times, though they rarely practice what they preach.
(d) Politicians talk about how important it is to keep abreast of the changing times, though it is most often they who rarely practice what they preach.
(e) Politicians talk about how important it is to keep abreast in changing times, though they rarely practice what they preach.
(a) In this modern age which is driven by technology, e-mails and SMS have taken away the need to written letters but printers are still having the last laugh.
(b) In a technology driven age, when e-mails and SMS have taken away the need to write letters, printers are still having the last laugh.
(c) Modern age is being driven by modern technology and e-mails and SMS have taken away the need to write letters but printers are still having the last laugh.
(d) In this modern age which is being driven by technology, e-mails and SMS have taken away the need to write letters, but printers are still having the last laugh.
(e) In an age which is driven by technology, needs of e-mails and SMS are so high that there is no need to write letters.
(a) The champions of the local breeds of cows believe that there is a conspiracy to eliminate those breeds of cows which are developed locally to the advantage of foreign bred cows, as they depend on foreign feed and are susceptible to diseases acquired in foreign countries.
(b) Those people who champion for the local bred cows see a conspiracy to eliminate locally bred varieties of cows, to the advantage of foreign bred cows which depend on foreign feed and are susceptible to foreign diseases.
(c) Those who champion for the local breeds of cows, see a conspiracy to eliminate those varieties of cows which are locally bred, to the advantage of foreign-bred cows which depend on foreign feed and are susceptible to foreign diseases.
(d) The champions of the local breeds of cows see a conspiracy to eliminate indigenous varieties to the advantage of foreign-bred cows, which depend on foreign feed and are susceptible to foreign diseases.
(e) The champions of the local breeds of cows believes that there is a conspiracy to eliminate these breeds of cows which are locally developed to the advantage of foreign bred cows, as they depend on foreign feed and are susceptible to diseases acquired in foreign countries.
Directions (6-10): A word has been used in the in four different ways in the sentences that follows. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Q6. Show
A. The excavation showed a staggering number of artefacts.
B. When they arrived a waiter showed them to the table.
C. She didn’t show up for her appointment.
D. The general meeting of the opposition party turned out to be a show of strength.
(e) None of the above is correct usage.
Q7. Trade
A. The shop stocked novelties for the tourist trade.
B. The brothers found it beneficial to trade places in their business.
C. At this dealer, one can trade the old car on a new one.
D. This magazine has limited circulation as it is a trade publication.
(e) None of the above is correct usage.
Q8. Pay
A. It is not possible to pay someone like him to do that.
B. It is futile to think that crime pays.
C. You could make the call from a pay telephone.
D. Such a reckless act will mean that you have to pay the devil.
(e) None of the above is correct usage.
Q9. Act
A. Trees act against the wind.
B. Under cover of darkness the police waited to catch thief in the act.
C. His life is hard act to follow.
D. The legislature did not act on the bill.
(e) None of the above is correct usage.
Q10. Affect
A. The sight affected her to tears.
B. Our beliefs are affected by our upbringing.
C. Drops of water affect roundness.
D. He issued a statement to the affect that he would resign.
(e) None of the above is correct usage.
Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following FIVE sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. The Senate panel was called “Going Dark: Encryption, Technology, and the Balance between Public Safety and Privacy.”
B. FBI Director James Comey appeared before a Senate Committee on Wednesday, July 8, along with U.S Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates.
C. “Going Dark” is a term used when people encrypt their communications.
D. A joint statement from the duo, delivered by Yates, acknowledged “citizens have the right to communicate with one another in private without unauthorized government surveillance – not simply because the Constitution demands it, but because the free flow of information is vital to a thriving democracy.”
E. As the meeting convened, the frailty of our networks was on display for the world: The New York Stock Exchange was shut down for half a day, supposedly due to a computer “glitch”; United Airlines grounded flights when it lost access to its computer systems; and The Wall Street Journal website was down due to “technical difficulties.”
Q11. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
Q12. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
Q13. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
Q14. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
Q15. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
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