Directions (1-10): In the passage given below there are blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.
Elaborate arrangements have been made to prevent any untoward (1) with tight security at all public places, government offices, residences and offices of BJP leaders, Secretariat and other (2) places. The emergency services are (3) from the (4). The educational institutions declared holiday on Monday. While private transport like autos may be off the road, the RC is yet to take a call. At a review meeting with police and other officials, Mr. Naidu said the State was (5) through troubled (6). At this (7), the people should not be put to (8). The protests should be (9) and organised in New Delhi. Innovative protests such as working an hour extra in a day would be helpful to the State, he said. Samiti leader Chalasani Srinivas said the bandh was in protest against the Central government’s indifference and (10) what the BJP staged the day-long fast across the country for.
Q1. (a) accidents
(b) incidents
(c) scenarios
(d) happenings
(e) mishappening
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S1. Ans.(b) Sol. incidents- an event or occurrence
Q2. (a) numerable
(b) invulnerable
(c) infallible
(d) vulnerable
(e) innumerable
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S2. Ans.(d) Sol. vulnerable- defenseless
Q3. (a) exempted
(b) accepted
(c) excepted
(d) debarred
(e) kept away
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S3. Ans.(a) Sol. exempted- free from a duty or obligation
Q4. (a) winding up
(b) killing
(c) fired off
(d) stopping
(e) shut down
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S4. Ans.(e) Sol. shut down- to close ,terminate
Q5. (a) sinking
(b) drowning
(c) sailing
(d) wetting
(e) sank
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S5. Ans.(c) Sol. sailing- navigation
Q6. (a) rivers
(b) streams
(c) oceans
(d) seaways
(e) waters
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S6. Ans.(e) Sol. waters- water body
Q7. (a) puncture
(b) gap
(c) juncture
(d) connection
(e) point
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S7. Ans.(c) Sol. juncture- a place where things join
Q8. (a) hardship
(b) courtship
(c) softship
(d) smoothness
(e) calmness
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S8. Ans.(a) Sol. hardship- hard times
Q9. (a) renovated
(b) inventive
(c) managed
(d) innovative
(e) regulatory
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S9. Ans.(d) Sol. innovative- forward looking
Q10. (a) wandered
(b) wondered
(c) amazed
(d) astonished
(e) imagined
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S10. Ans.(b) Sol. wondered- something that causes amazement or awe
Direction (11-15): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is then divided into five parts out of which one bold part is correct. There are no errors in three out of four remaining parts and therefore only one of the parts (other than the bold one) is incorrect. You must choose the grammatically incorrect part as your answer.
Q11. I will ensure that residents(A)/ of the village came out of poverty by providing(B)/ employment opportunities(C)/ to at least one(D)/ person in each family(E).
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) No error
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S11. Ans.(a) Sol. 'of the village come out of poverty by providing' as the sentence is in present form of tense
Q12. The burglary came(A)/ to light when(B)/ they returned(C)/ home at(D)/ Sunday morning(E).
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) No error
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S12. Ans.(c) Sol. 'home on' is the correct preposition
Q13. The accused were(A)/ produced before a(B)/ local court at(C)/ Kukatpally and sent(D)/ to judicial remand(E).
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) No error
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S13. Ans.(e) Sol. No error
Q14. Four people have been(A)/ arrested in connection(B)/ with a clashing between(C)/ members of a Dalit outfit(D)/ and Hindu groups(E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) No error
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S14. Ans.(c) Sol. 'with a clash between' is the correct usage
Q15. The police suspect(A)/ that she was held(B)/ captive, tortured(C)/ and raped over(D)/ in a period of time(E).
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) No error
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S15. Ans.(d) Sol. 'a period of time' as in is superfluous here
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