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Direction (1-5): In each of the following sentences four words are given in bold. These words may or may not replace each other to form a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence. Below each sentence four options are given for the replacements. You have to choose the correct replacement as your answer. If no replacement is required, choose no change required

1) I rented a) hiking boots and walking sticks at the rental shop, pretending b) briefly into the church popped c), as a good atheist, to be admiring d) the architecture and then we were off behind our vulcanologist guide.

A.b-d

B.a-d

C.b-c

D.c-d

E.No change required

2) Though it is not clear whether the current direction a) is an extension of the old scheme b), the broad proposal c) of change d) is clear and upper-crust Indians, by and large, like what they hear of it.

A.a-d

B.a-b

C.c-d

D.b-d

E.a-c

3) The electoral bonds a) allow citizens to support a party or candidate, using white money, and without fear of repercussions b) but the trade-off for this freedom c) is the loss of any public d) oversight of who is funding elected leaders

A.a-c

B.b-d

C.No change required

D.b-c

E.c-d

4) The figures a) disclosed in US lobbying reports b) include both interventions c) to candidates and parties, as well as fees paid to professional lobbyists who approach elected leaders to broker legislative contributions d).

A.a-d

B.c-d

C.b-d

D.a-b

E.No change required

5) In India entities have deluged a) politicians with funds on this scale over just two months and Indian citizens are hoping b) the right to know who those entities are, or to understand c) what they are denied d) to get in return.

A.b-c

B.a-c

C.a-b

D.b-d

E.No change required

Direction (6-10): In each of the following sentences four words are given in bold. These words may or may not replace each other to form a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence. Below each sentence four options are given for the replacements. You have to choose the correct replacement as your answer. If no replacement is required, choose no change required

6) India’s move comes a) against the backdrop of the need to find sources of energy at a time when it needs b) to bridge c) a million tonnes of extra crude over the year to urgently procure d) a supply gap that will be caused by the exit of Iran.

A.a-d

B.c-d

C.b-d

D.a-b

E.no change required

7) India is unlikely to relent a), with senior ministers and government officials insisting b) that, if anything, New Delhi would endanger c) for action against all terrorist groups and their leaders who press d) the lives of Indian citizens.

A.b-c

B.a-b

C.a-d

D.c-d

E.no change required

8) India will keep up its action a) at international fora b) to ensure that efforts c) is taken against those terrorist groups d)and their leaders who endanger the lives of our citizens

A.a-c

B.b-d

C.a-d

D.b-c

E.no change required

9) The top lender of ailing a) Jet Airways India Ltd said the burden of reversing b) the grounded carrier’s negative net worth before it can fly c)again is the biggest challenge for any potential d)investor.

A.b-c

B.a-c

C.b-d

D.c-d

E.no change required

10) Some investors in NSE, which the market regulator has slapped with a steep fine a) and a six-month ban from public fundraising b), are urging the bourse not to penalty c) the challenge d) and instead focus on doing a long-awaited IPO.

A.a-d

B.b-d

C.c-d

D.b-c

E.no change required

Answers :

1) Answer: C

I rented hiking boots and walking sticks at the rental shop, popped briefly into the church pretending, as a good atheist, to be admiring the architecture and then we were off behind our vulcanologist guide.

2) Answer: E

Though it is not clear whether the current proposal is an extension of the old scheme, the broad direction of change is clear. And upper-crust Indians, by and large, like what they hear of it.

3) Answer: C

The electoral bonds allow citizens to support a party or candidate, using white money, and without fear of repercussions but the trade-off for this freedom is the loss of any public oversight of who is funding elected leaders

4) Answer: B

The figures disclosed in US lobbying reports include both contributions to candidates and parties, as well as fees paid to professional lobbyists who approach elected leaders to broker legislative interventions.

5) Answer: D

In India entities have deluged politicians with funds on this scale over just two months and Indian citizens are denied the right to know who those entities are, or to understand what they are hoping to get in return.

6) Answer: B

India’s move comes against the backdrop of the need to find alternative sources of energy at a time when it needs to procure a million tonnes of extra crude over the year to urgently bridge a supply gap that will be caused by the exit of Iran.

7) Answer: D

India is unlikely to relent, with senior ministers and government officials insisting that, if anything, New Delhi would press for action against all terrorist groups and their leaders who endanger the lives of Indian citizens.

8) Answer: A

India will keep up its efforts at international fora to ensure that action is taken against those terrorist groups and their leaders who endanger the lives of our citizens

9) Answer: E

The top lender of ailing Jet Airways India Ltd said the burden of reversing the grounded carrier’s negative net worth before it can fly again is the biggest challenge for any potential investor.

10) Answer: C

Some investors in NSE, which the market regulator has slapped with a steep fine and a six-month ban from public fundraising, are urging the bourse not to challenge the penalty and instead focus on doing a long-awaited IPO.