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4651.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ The conditions ______ which democracy can _______ are _______ to ________ ; but one thing is _______ that democracy is always a slow growth, whereas dictators may _____ to ______ and _______ a new _______ with dramatic success, under _______ conditions._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ to ________ ; but one thing is_x005F_x000D_

A. examine
B. define
C. experience
D. discuss
Answer» C. experience
4652.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ The conditions ______ which democracy can _______ are _______ to ________ ; but one thing is _______ that democracy is always a slow growth, whereas dictators may _____ to ______ and _______ a new _______ with dramatic success, under _______ conditions._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ are _______ to_x005F_x000D_

A. difficult
B. easy
C. interesting
D. meaningless
Answer» B. easy
4653.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ The conditions ______ which democracy can _______ are _______ to ________ ; but one thing is _______ that democracy is always a slow growth, whereas dictators may _____ to ______ and _______ a new _______ with dramatic success, under _______ conditions._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ but one thing is _______ that democracy is always a slow growth,_x005F_x000D_

A. stated
B. dictated
C. clear
D. hazy
Answer» D. hazy
4654.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ The conditions ______ which democracy can _______ are _______ to ________ ; but one thing is _______ that democracy is always a slow growth, whereas dictators may _____ to ______ and _______ a new _______ with dramatic success, under _______ conditions._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ The conditions ______ which democracy can_x005F_x000D_

A. by
B. for
C. under
D. at
Answer» E.
4655.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ The conditions ______ which democracy can _______ are _______ to ________ ; but one thing is _______ that democracy is always a slow growth, whereas dictators may _____ to ______ and _______ a new _______ with dramatic success, under _______ conditions._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ which democracy can ________x005F_x000D_

A. grow
B. end
C. rise
D. flourish
Answer» E.
4656.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ It so haappens that_____ siblings sing one of_____invariably has a less_____ vocal prowess even though______ have a similarly commendable ____base._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ have a smilarly commendable_____ base._x005F_x000D_

A. song
B. art
C. common
D. music
Answer» E.
4657.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ It so haappens that_____ siblings sing one of_____invariably has a less_____ vocal prowess even though______ have a similarly commendable ____base._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ vocal prowess even though______

A. both
B. their
C. you
D. we
Answer» B. their
4658.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ It so haappens that_____ siblings sing one of_____invariably has a less_____ vocal prowess even though______ have a similarly commendable ____base._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ invariably has a less ______x005F_x000D_

A. tuned
B. high
C. potent
D. wide
Answer» D. wide
4659.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ It so haappens that_____ siblings sing one of_____invariably has a less_____ vocal prowess even though______ have a similarly commendable ____base._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ siblings sing one of ________x005F_x000D_

A. they
B. their
C. those
D. them
Answer» E.
4660.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding._x005F_x000D_ a more detailed examination of the______ between territory and bonding.

A. situation
B. enclaves
C. relationship
D. chain
Answer» D. chain
4661.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ It so haappens that_____ siblings sing one of_____invariably has a less_____ vocal prowess even though______ have a similarly commendable ____base._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ It so happens that _______x005F_x000D_

A. how
B. when
C. if
D. why
Answer» C. if
4662.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding._x005F_x000D_ This is understandable because both the nation and the family are social relations of________.

A. family
B. bonding
C. kinship
D. acquaintance
Answer» C. kinship
4663.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding._x005F_x000D_ Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____

A. enquire
B. esquire
C. esquire
D. retire
Answer» E.
4664.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding._x005F_x000D_ and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of ______ family.

A. extended
B. exhibited
C. exhorted
D. exhumed
Answer» B. exhibited
4665.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding._x005F_x000D_ The nation is often_______by the metaphor of familial relations

A. defiled
B. descanted
C. decried
D. described
Answer» E.
4666.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding._x005F_x000D_ When the nation is a national state, it is also a ______ for the protection of life.

A. structure
B. frame
C. harness
D. garter
Answer» B. frame
4667.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding._x005F_x000D_ for the generation, transmission, and _____ of life

A. susceptibility
B. subtraction
C. sustenance
D. suspension
Answer» D. suspension
4668.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding._x005F_x000D_ as a territorially_______, yet bounded, social relation

A. extended
B. extrapolated
C. excessive
D. extensive
Answer» E.
4669.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding._x005F_x000D_ We have further formulated the _____ of the nation

A. profession
B. purpose
C. proposition
D. purport
Answer» C. proposition
4670.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding._x005F_x000D_ The nation has been ____ as a relatively extensive

A. denied
B. designed
C. defined
D. derived
Answer» D. derived
4671.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting _____ of human existence.

A. pattern
B. appropriation
C. dogma
D. suitability
Answer» B. appropriation
4672.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ ______ to the story of family existence

A. inordinate
B. subordinate
C. audacious
D. judicious
Answer» C. audacious
4673.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ The _____ of war, however, is

A. case
B. prisoner
C. perperator
D. theme
Answer» E.
4674.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ The _____ background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon.

A. soporific
B. merciful
C. vivid
D. hardened
Answer» D. hardened
4675.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ The members of which are ______ against

A. portrayed
B. displayed
C. treated
D. based
Answer» B. displayed
4676.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ War and Peace is _____ concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families,

A. importantly
B. primarily
C. heavily
D. connectively
Answer» C. heavily
4677.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Noted for its ____ of realistic detail and

A. energy
B. veracity
C. suitability
D. mastery
Answer» E.
4678.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Variety of psychological _____ is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels.

A. criticism
B. analysis
C. instances
D. depth
Answer» C. instances
4679.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ This ____ study of early 19th century Russian society,

A. panoramic
B. histrionic
C. omnipotent
D. explicit
Answer» B. histrionic
4680.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature._x005F_x000D_ the modern world is the______ development of science and technology.

A. magnanimous
B. erratic
C. rapid
D. inconsistent
Answer» D. inconsistent
4681.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ War and Peace an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was _____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69.

A. basically
B. wilfully
C. originally
D. faithfully
Answer» D. faithfully
4682.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature._x005F_x000D_ This has given man a deeper______of nature.

A. understanding
B. control
C. management
D. questioning
Answer» B. control
4683.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature._x005F_x000D_ The most obvious______ of the modern world.

A. part
B. side
C. feature
D. nature
Answer» D. nature
4684.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature._x005F_x000D_ We are ____ in a time of great

A. existing
B. living
C. surviving
D. alive
Answer» C. surviving
4685.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :A single device can heat fluids without requiring an electrical element.S6:Because there is no electrical element, there is no risk of fire, so the system is suitable for dangerous environments.P:A heat exchanger transfers heat from the central cavity to an air heater, a water heater or an industrial processor.Q:It has a container like the crank case of a car’s engine, which contains the fluid to be heated.R:Compression and friction at the nozzles heat the fluid so that the temperature in the central cavity rises steadily.S:A motor and pulley insidethe container turn a rotor wheel, which in turn forces the fluid again and again through narrow nozzles into a central cavity._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. R P S Q
B. S P Q R
C. Q S R P
D. S R P Q
Answer» D. S R P Q
4686.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives._x005F_x000D_ We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature._x005F_x000D_ time of great and _____changes

A. convenient
B. continuing
C. coveted
D. consequent
Answer» C. coveted
4687.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :Iguanodon was one of the first dinosaurs to be scientifically described.S6:This quadrupedal dinosaur lived about 70 million years ago and its fossils are found in many parts of England, Europe, Asia and North Afrcia.P:These teeth formed a dental battery in which replacing teeth were constantly growing.Q:The fore limbs were slightly larger than other members of its group known as Ornithischia.R:Ithad numerous teeth in the sides of the jaws, arranged in rows.S:It was about 40 feet in length._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. Q S R P
B. S R P Q
C. R Q P S
D. P Q S R
Answer» C. R Q P S
4688.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :There is no doubt that the rules governing imports, manufacture and the use of pesticides need to be further tightened up.S6:At the same time, better pollution control measures are needed to check the discharge of poisonous gases and chemicals by a host of other industries which are equally responsible for poisoning our world.P:But a more practical and feasible approach is required to tackle this problem.Q:No one can deny the importance of pesticides in our agriculture.R:The proposed amendment is an attempt at doing this, but in the process it seems to have gone overboard in most cases.S:Even today, nearly a fourth of our crop is lost due to pests and weeds._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. R P S Q
B. R Q S P
C. Q S P R
D. P R S Q
Answer» D. P R S Q
4689.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :The boy felt his way up the creaking stairs through thick darkness.S6:He was just telling himself he was safe when the door was flung open and the gaunt old man grabbed his shoulder.P:All he had to do was just get past the central door on the landing.Q:He stopped as the great clock below whined for a few seconds and gave out a single, solemn stroke.R:His eyes were raised to the faint moonlight that shone above the landing.S:He hesitated as the sound died down and then crept on, thinking that if they could sleep through that, they would sleep through any noise he could make._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. P Q S R
B. R Q S P
C. P R Q S
D. R Q P S
Answer» E.
4690.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :Don’t you think that the housefly is a nuisance?S6:When you see a fly rubbing its legs together, it is just cleaning itself, and scraping off some of the material that has gathered there.P:For ages that’s what man considered the fly to be –just a nuisance.Q:It was discovered that these flies carried disease germs that cause the death of millions of people every year.R:But now we know that the innocent-looking housefly is one of man’s worst enemies.S:It makes an irritating buzzing sound; it annoys you when it crawls on your skin; and soon._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. R Q P S
B. P Q S R
C. Q P R S
D. S P R Q
Answer» E.
4691.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :Helen graduated in 1904with special honours in English.S6:Here dress was torn and roses were snatched from her hat.P:She was twenty-four years old.Q:She was invited to the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 to awaken worldwide interest in the education of the deaf-blind.R:But on Helen Keller Day the crowds got out of hand.S:Requests were already flowing in for appearances and for magazine articles._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. Q P S R
B. S P R Q
C. P S Q R
D. S QR P
Answer» D. S QR P
4692.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :One of the many young scientists who chose to throw in their lot with Rutherford was an Oxford physical chemist, Frederick Soddy.S6:We now know that Gamma rays are a particularly fierce form of X-rays.P:His association with Rutherford lasted only two years, but that was long enough to change the whole face of physics.Q:He was just 23. R:They found that thorium changed into a new element, thorium X, and in the process gave off what was apparently a gas and at the same time a third type of ray, which they named after the Greek letter ‘Gamma’.S:When he teamed up with Rutherford,they investigated thorium which, as Marie Curie had shown, was radioactive._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. P Q S R
B. Q P S R
C. Q P R S
D. Q S R P
Answer» B. Q P S R
4693.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :At the age of eighteen Gandhi went to college, but remained for only part of the year.S6:This was against his religion, and most of his relatives were against his going.P:Soonafter this, he was advised to go to England to study tobe a lawyer.Q:Studies did not interest him and he did not do well.R:It was difficult for him to leave India and go to a foreign land where he would have to eat and drink with foreigners.S:This would not be easy._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. P S R Q
B. S Q P R
C. P R Q S
D. Q P S R
Answer» E.
4694.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :The bureaucrat and the social worker are men of totally different orientations and styles of functioning.S6:The world will be a better place to live in if they learn a little from each other.P:The other is considered to be a man ever on the move.Q:He is portrayed as a man fond of rules above all other things.R:The one is regarded as given to sedentary habits, doing a lot of paper work.S:Driven by an urge to help others he is impatient with red tape and unnecessary delays._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. P Q R S
B. R Q P S
C. S R Q P
D. Q P S R
Answer» C. S R Q P
4695.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :Universities are peculiar institutions.S6:It is the most important institution in the complex process of knowledge creation and distribution.P:Traditionally elite institutions, the modern university has provided social mobility to previously disfranchised groups.Q:The contemporary university stands at the centre of its society.R:They have common historical roots yet are deeply embedded in their societies.S:Established in the medieval period to transmit established knowledge and provide training for a few key professions, universities have become a primary creator of new knowledge through basic research._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. P S Q R
B. S Q R P
C. S P R Q
D. R P S Q
Answer» D. R P S Q
4696.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :Why do the English travel?S6:For here, in cosmopolitan England, one is always exposed to the danger of meeting all sorts of peculiar aliens.P:Besides, they are taught that travel broadens the mind.Q:They do so mainly because their neighbor does this and they have caught the bug from him.R:Although they have now discovered the sad truth that whatever travel may do to the mind, it certainly broadens other parts of the body.S:But, and perhaps mainly, they travel to avoid foreigners._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. R S Q P
B. P R S Q
C. S Q P R
D. Q P R S
Answer» E.
4697.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :There were shots as I ran.S6:Staying submerged was only too easy with so much clothing and my army boots.P:The water was icy, but I stayed until I thought my lungs would burst.Q:I tripped at theedge and went in with a splash.R:The minute I came up I took a breath and plunged down again.S:I ducked down, pushed between two men and ran for the river._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. S Q P R
B. P R Q S
C. S Q R P
D. Q S P R
Answer» B. P R Q S
4698.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :Jumbo, the famous 3.3 metre elephant was born in Africa over a hundred years ago.S6:Before his death in September 1882, he had been seen by over 20 million Americans.P:After disembarkation in New York, he was taken in a procession to the place where he was to be kept.Q:Another admirer was the famous American showman Barnum who bought it for a huge sum in February 1882.R:Transported from his native land to London Zoo, he became a favourite of Queen Victoria.S:He made his transatlantic voyage aboard SS Assyrian Monarch._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. P Q R S
B. S R Q P
C. P S R Q
D. R Q S P
Answer» E.
4699.

In each of the questions given below, a passage has been given which are either situational based or describes a scenario. Below each passage, a question has been given which is framed to make you to infer something out of it. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.A former lawmaker, Rewati Raman Bhandari, who drafted the measure that criminalised chhaupadi, said the push to eradicate the practice from villagers, the police and local politicians was still far too muted.Which of the following describes the reaction of the authorities of towards the eradication of chhaupadi?

A. Subdued
B. Softened
C. Dampened
D. Quite
Answer» B. Softened
4700.

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet._x005F_x000D_ S1 :History shows that the growth of civilization depends upon the gifts of nature, particularly the wealth yielded by the soil.S6:In fact, most of the wars in the beginning of humanity’s history were fought for the gain of territory.P:The more land they had, the more they were satisfied.Q:The nature and the quality of the land they possessed were of great importance to them.R:All ancient communities worked hard to produce food.S:There was also a great desire among them to possess as much land as possible._x005F_x000D_ The proper sequence should be

A. R Q S P
B. Q R S P
C. S Q R P
D. P R Q S
Answer» B. Q R S P