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1. Choose the option which can be substituted for the given words:
“Very high-spirited; full of cheerfulness or enthusiasm”
A.) Eccentric B.)Eburnean C.) Sporting D.) Ebullient

Choose the option to fill in the blanks.

2. When her illness took a turn for the worse, the doctors took _____________ to ____________
the situation.
A.) steps, ameliorate 
B.)approaches, better
C.) modes, improve
D.) measures, enhance

3. The public relations agency ______________ out all the stops to ensure a ______________
attendance at the gala.
A.) gave, phenomenal
B.) took, marvelous
C.) pulled, spectacular
D.) forked, staggering

4. Choose the best antonym for ‘lament’

A.) Grief B.) Blue C.) Celebrate D.) Being Optimistic

5. Identify the right indirect speech form of the given sentence.

I said, “Put your guns down or I will shoot you.” to the Army Personnel.
A.) I asked the Army Personnel to put his guns down or I will shoot them
B.) I asked the Army Personnel to put their gun down or I would shoot them.
C.) I asked the Army Personnel to put his/ her guns down or I would shoot him/ her
D.) I said to the Army Personnel to put her guns down or I would shoot her.

6. Identify the set of words which are similarly related

Routine: unusual
A.) Elucidate: Clear
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B.) Exaggerate: aggravate

C.) Illuminate: darken
D.) Progressive: aggressive

7. Arrange the following sentences so that the paragraph makes sense

1. 1971 war changed the political geography of the subcontinent.

2. Despite the significance of the event. There has been no serious book about the conflict.
3. Surrender at Dacca aims to fill this gap.
4. It also profoundly altered the geo-strategic situation in South-East Asia.

A.) 1324
B.) 3142
C.) 2143
D.) 1423

8. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow,

Environmental toxins which can affect children are frighteningly commonplace. Besides lead, there
are other heavy metals such as mercury, which is found frequently in fish, that are spewed into the
air from coal-fired power plants, says Maureen Swanson, MPA, director of the Healthy Children
Project at the Learning Disabilities Association of America. Mercury exposure can impair children‘s
memory, attention, and language abilities and interfere with fine motor and visual spatial skills. A
recent study of school districts in Texas showed significantly higher levels of autism in areas with
elevated levels of mercury in the environment. ―Researchers are finding harmful effects at lower
and lower levels of exposure, says Swanson. ―They‘re now telling us that they don‘t know if there‘s
a level of mercury that‘s safe. Unfortunately, some of these chemicals make good flame retardants
and have been widely used in everything from upholstery to televisions to children‘s clothing.
Studies have found them in high levels in household dust, as well as in breast milk. Two categories of
these flame retardants have been banned in Europe and are starting to be banned by different
states in the United States. The number of toxins in our environment that can affect children may
seem overwhelming at times. On at least some fronts, however, there is progress in making the
world a cleaner place for kids—and just possibly, reducing the number of learning disabilities and
neurological problems.With a number of efforts to clean up the environment stalled at the federal
level, many state governments are starting to lead the way.And rather than tackle one chemical at a
time, at least eight states are considering plans for comprehensive chemical reform bills, which
would take toxic chemicals off the market.

1. “Besides lead, there are other heavy metals such as mercury, which are found frequently in fish,
that are spewed into the air from coal-fired power plants”. How can this line be worded differently?
A. Besides lead, mercury is another heavy metal which is found frequently in discarded fish cooked
in coal-fired power plants.
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B. Besides lead, fish contains mercury which is a heavy metal ejected in the air from power plants
using coal.
C. Fish contains mercury which is released in the air as industrial waste and which is also a heavy
metal like lead.
D. Mercury released in the air as industrial waste is another heavy metal like lead, found in fish. 

2. All these are harmful effect of mercury in the children EXCEPT

A. Affect driving skill
B. Causes attention deficits ordered
C. lead to neurological problems
D. Impacts ability to learn language

3. “Researchers are finding harmful effects at a lower level of exposer “How can this line be
interpreted?
A. A lower level of exposure are harmful
B. Harmful effects from exposure are becoming less intense
C. Amount of clothing has an impact on harmful effect
D. Even little exposure, can cause harm

9. Select the word or phrase which is closest to the OPPOSITE in meaning of the bold word or
phrase.
“It was universally characterized as a progressive measure.”
A.) Regressive
B.) Obstructive
C.) Retrograde
D.) Abhorrent

10. Pick up the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can
replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
Instead of putting up a united front against on common enemy, the medieval states frittered away
their energy in internecine warfare.
A.) Mutually Destructive
B.) Baneful
C.) Pernicious
D.) Detrimental
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Choose the appopriate articles

11. 1) The officer received _____ official letter from _____ Ministry of IT in _____ Central
Government.

 A) A, the, an
 B) An, the, the
 C) A, an, the
 D) An, an, the

Choose the appropriate vocabulary

12) I learnt from my experience that by_____my anger and resentment, and by avoiding_____I
could overcome opponents more successfully than could those who openly defied their
adversaries.

 A) expressing, hostility
 B) suppressing, conflict
 C) stifling, temperance
 D) disguising, deceit
 E) rousing, wrath

This is the aptitude questions and answers section on 'Sentence Correction' with solutions and
detailed explanation. The common questions in sentence error tests would be on identifying the
errors in the given lines.

Identify the part which has error in it.

13)The creature on Mars, if any, (A) / are bound to be very different from us (B) / not only in shape
but also in size (C) / because of different gravitational conditions (D).

 A
 B
 C
 D

13)Spot the part that has error in it.

Each of the speakers whom I invited (A) / to participate in the debate has (B) / indicated their
unwillingness (C) / because of the short notice (D).

 A
 B
 C
 D

Spot the part that has error in it.

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14)She was wearing a wig that was (A) / far more attractive than (B) / the other women who had
(C) / their natural hair (D).

 A
 B
 C
 D

Find the error in the underlined sentence and answer the correct one from the given options.

15)Mahatma Gandhi is credited as having championed a nonviolent approach to reform as a

practical and moral means to struggle against social injustice.

 A)as having
 B)with having
 C)to have
 D)as the one who

Find the error in the underlined sentence and answer the correct one from the given
options.

16)The strand fills with water during the rainy season that the peat then holds and keeps it
humid, all of which creates conditions enabling trees to grow.

 A) enabling trees to grow

 B) for the trees to grow
 C) for growing trees
 D) that enable the trees to grow

Direction: In the following question, select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the
underlined word/phrase.

17)The company checks out all new employees.

 A) examines
 B)ignores
 C)pays
 D)stares at

Direction: In the following question, select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the
underlined word/phrase.

18)If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.

 A)comes out
 B)paints
 C)clears the mess
 D)helps
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Direction: In the following question, select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the
underlined word/phrase.

19)I have always looked up to my father.

 A)followed
 B)gazed
 c)admired
 D)suspected

Direction: In the following question, select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the
underlined word/phrase.

20)I ran out of sugar and so the dessert could not be made.

 A)poured
 B)ran
 C)spilled
 D)used up

This is the aptitude questions section on 'Verbal Analogy' . Verbal analogy tests assess the test-
taker's ability to understand word meanings, comprehend word relationships and interpret written
text.

21)Frugal : Parsimonious :: ?
A)Joy : Ecstasy
B)Poor : Misery
C)Love : Hate
D)Rich : Poor

22)Automobile : Petrol :: ?
A)Fire : Fuel
B)Plane : Propeller
C)Diesel : Gas
D)Man : Food

23)Paw : Cat :: Hoof :

A)Dog
B)Lamb
DC)Horse
D)Elephant11

Para Jumbles sentences

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DIRECTIONS for the question 1-4: The question consists of five statements labelled A, B, C, D and E
which when logically ordered form a coherent passage.

24)Choose the option that represents the most logical order.

A)In simpler terms, it is the Indian version of the Razzies.

B)The 3rd Golden Kela Awards will be hosted by Cyrus Broacha this year.

C)It was created in order to ridicule the bad performances and as a revenge for wasting our precious
time and money on such idiotic films.

D)The Golden Kela is held each year where awards are given for the year's worst in Bollywood.

E)It was created by Random magazine, India's longest running humor magazine in the year 2009

 A) DAECB
 B)BACDE
 C)ACEDB
 D)CEADB

DIRECTIONS for the question 1-4: The question consists of five statements labelled A, B, C, D and E
which when logically ordered form a coherent passage.

25)Choose the option that represents the most logical order.

A. These were mainly bulwarks against winter, the hoarded dregs of more plentiful seasons.

B. The first were the earliest mince pies, which saw cooked, shredded meat, dried fruits, alcohol with
its preservative qualities and perhaps a few spices or herbs, all encased in large pies.

C. Subsequently, people baked this into a kind of pie, adding bread-crumbs for bulk, eggs to bind it,
and upping the dried fruits and called it 'plum pudding'.

D. The pudding seems to have had two principal forerunners.

The second main pudding was a pottage or soup called frumenty, a fast dish involving cracked
wheat, currants and almonds which was ladled out at the start of a meal.

 A)ECDAB
 B)BAECD
 C)DACEB
 D)DBAEC