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A) But he continued to play the game on his console. B) The son protests that he has already studied enough for the day. C) Board exams are an important part of student life. D) Of all the game he liked football the most. E) Math‘s was his favorite subject among all. 22) Almost all commentators today argue in the same breath about the issues of governance and liberalisation. …………In other words, liberalisation may or may not be accompanied by good governance. This per se is not surprising as liberalisation implies giving greater importance to market forces while governance involves the working of institutions and provision of public goods. A casual perusal of some statistics for the Indian economy indicates that while liberalisation may be working, good governance has been sadly lacking. A) The two are completely dependent on each other B) When we talk of liberalization we must ensure that we know what governance means. C) Good governance can be obtained by liberalisation D) It is difficult to understand the two concepts. E) Yet the two are not necessarily related. 23) United we stand, divided, we‘re Indians. Indians are that divided — into castes, communities, linguistic and ethnic groups, vegetarians, eggetarians, you name it. …………..A tiny fraction of the population is armed with passports or PAN cards issued by the income-tax department. Yet more have ration cards. These days, a still larger number have voter identity cards. Should we still continue to complain about lack of official identity? The real issue is having a unique identity, which cannot be duplicated, either by design or by accident. A) Few population is completely against such division but we cannot control everyone. B) But we need some genuine identity card to remove this division. C) These types of division proves harmful for the better future of the country. D) A most potent divide is that between those who have an official identity and those who don‘t. E) This is only a part of divide that we see in India, there are many other. One of them being the division related to genuine identity. 24) It is unfortunate that our legislature is incapable of handling economic legislation…………, there is now a wide debate on the modalities of implementing the SEZs, something that should have been done before the Act was finalised. As a consequence, as the issue has taken political overtones, there are a lot of arguments for and against SEZs floating around. Yet there is little analytical clarity in many of these arguments. A) and legislation does not deserves to have the privilege of passing such a law B) We cannot imagine a country where SEZ are unorganized and no Act or law and order is not maintained. C) It must learn to do so because Economic zone forms an integral part of business D) This is why even after the Model Act enabling states to set up SEZs was passed by Parliament about four years ago E) But nothing much can be done in this regard as framing a law regarding economic zone can be bit tricky. 25) The stock market may or may not determine the fortunes of the economy but it certainly determines the mood of the media and the general public. The fall in stock markets worldwide last week has created gloom all round. Many wonder whether a major economic crisis is in the offing. Fear not. Stock markets may be in for a bad time but the global economic outlook remains largely unchanged. There is a tendency to readily associate a crash in the stock market with an economic slump. ………………… A) Crash is readily associated with stock market B) But even in bad times stock market can jump up anytime C) Stock market are the best source of profit making D) But prediction cannot be made in such cases E) That is because we have indeed seen such a link several times in the past. 47

Direction: In each of the following questions few statements are given. You have to arrange them and choose the correct arrangement from the given options. 1) a) Now a distinguished observer of the universe and a proponent of underlying laws that govern it, Stephen Hawking has pointed out in a BBC programme that human beings need to colonise a planet soon and they must start in the next 100 years if the species is to be kept alive. b) Science fiction has traditionally used its imagination to show earthlings in a struggle with beings from another planet. c) Only recently in movies has the tide been turned towards making an attempt to colonise other planets, mainly Mars. d) This is because humanity is in danger of extinction because of climate change, overpopulation, chemical and nuclear wars. A) bcda B) bdac C) cadb D) bcad E) cabd 2) (a) This particular worldwide security threat, which hasn‘t yet run its course, was dismantled by a UK security expert who activated an address that the ―kill switch‖ in the ransomware was compelled to search for. (b) ranging from the UK National Health Service to a French carmaker with an alliance plant in Chennai, the German railways, the Andhra Pradesh police and entire Russian systems. (c) A massive cyberattack brought computers to a halt on Friday and Saturday, the malware affecting over one lakh computers and systems in nearly 150 nations worldwide, (d) Such ransomware attacks are commonplace, with an estimated 600 million attacks likely recorded in 2016 alone. A) cbda B) cdba C) cadb D) adbc E) abdc 3) a) This sector employs 42.5 lakh Indians directly, and has created over twice as many jobs indirectly in other fields. b) Automation would then replace entry-level jobs, denying jobs to college-leavers, and lead to the retrenchment of mid-level professionals who couldn‘t remain relevant via constant reskilling. c) The landscape of the $150-billion IT sector, one of India‘s largest job-providers, is changing fast, owing to technological advances in automation and robotics. d) But it is gradually moving away from the linear growth model, with rise in revenue matching net employee addition, to a non-linear one where income growth is independent of additional hiring. A) cdba B) abdc C) badc D) cadb E) dcba 4) a) All jobs that don‘t require exceptional thought processes and those that could be accomplished by analysing data with a simple algorithm could be replaced. b) A study by Oxford University suggested that 100 professions or occupations are at risk of being eliminated by automation in the future. c) It is a matter of concern as with growing population, the demand for jobs is also on rise. d) People whose jobs require them to come up with solutions on a case- by-case basis can rest assured that their jobs will not be replaced. A) abdc B) badc C) dcab D) dcba E) cdab 5) a) India‘s IT sector must make the Digital India programme its pivot for India-focused opportunities, whose solutions could be profitably deployed in a large number of developing countries. b) With around 16 lakh graduates entering the job market every year amid slow job creation due to global protectionism and automation threats, the urgent issue for the Indian government is to redesign its job creation strategy. c) As former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan once said, it‘s time for the government and Indian industry to focus on ―Make for India‖, rather than the export-driven ―Make in India‖. d) The focus on the export-led model alone may not work. A) dbca B) bdac C) acdb D) cadb E) cdab 6) c) In the United States, the world‘s most advanced nation, there has been a strange issue that is being discussed. It is being written about in books, and there are talks on it (which one can access on YouTube), but there is yet no action on it, though this is expected soon. b) The issue is that of artificial intelligence becoming smarter than man. d) To us in India this does not seem like something to think about much. Computers are to us devices that we have control over. Our laptop or mobile phone is to us a tool and our servant. It is not our master. 48

a) However in America, some of the smartest people working on technology are thinking about and discussing what will happen when artificial intelligence, meaning computer programs, overtakes man in the ability to think. A) bcad B) adcb C) badc D) cbda E) bacd 7) a) The incident involving a Jet Airways expat pilot who allegedly not only harassed a woman passenger but also apparently assaulted her and let loose racist abuse at Indians in general, and a physically challenged passenger in particular, is disgraceful. b) But when such a nasty trait is publicly displayed by a foreigner working in India for an Indian airline, it shows how acute the problem of racism is in our country. The airline expressed regret and de-rostered the pilot, but only belatedly after cricketer Harbhajan Singh tweeted on it. c) But it‘s clear a fuller remedy is needed: this problem simply can‘t be tolerated where the customer and the staff interact face to face. d) Racism of all kinds may be inherent in a variety of people. A) abdc B) dcab C) adbc D) cadb E) dbca Direction (8-10): Rearrange the given sentence to form a meaningful passage and answer the questions that follow. a) Why are fewer Americans paying for the sports leader? One big reason is that fewer people are subscribing to pay- television overall—a phenomenon known as ―cord-cutting‖. b) This has turned off customers and potential customers. Sports fans can get highlights free on social media; non- sports fans can get their fix from Netflix and Amazon. c) For much of this century ESPN, the television sports network, has been Disney‘s cash machine, collecting billions more dollars from American subscribers each year than the company gets from its blockbuster ―Star Wars‖, Marvel and Pixar films combined. d) As the bundle of channels offered to homes has grown fatter, it has also become more expensive—the typical pay- TV bill in America has nearly doubled in a decade to more than $100 a month. e) But for the past six years, fewer and fewer people have been paying for ESPN: the network‘s subscribers base has declined from a peak of 100m households in 2011 to less than 88m now. f) ESPN is by far the most expensive channel in the bundle—the network gets paid $7.86 per subscriber, according to Kagan, a research firm, while no other basic cable channel commands even $2 per subscriber. 8) Which of the following is the third sentence after rearrangement? A) a B) b C) c D) d E) e 9) Which of the following is the fifth sentence after rearrangement? A) f B) b C) a D) c E) e 10) Which of the following is the second sentence after rearrangement? A) f B) e C) d D) a E) c Directions: The following five sentences have to be arranged in the proper sequence, so as to form a meaningful paragraph. On the basis of your sequencing, answer the questions that follow 1) But despite last year‘s damage compounded by new cases dotted across 800 reefs in a 1,500km stretch, not a single reef tourism operator has been forced to seek out new ground to take visitors. 2) And that was not because of bleaching but Cyclone Debbie further south, which damaged that other hub of reef tourism, the Whitsundays after it escaped the bleaching. 3) In the dark clouds gathering over the future of the Great Barrier Reef, there has been a small silver lining for the people who make their living showcasing the natural wonder. 4) When the reef was rocked by an unprecedented second mass bleaching event in the space of a year, the coral hardest-hit by heat stress lay mostly in the tourist-heavy latitudes between Cairns and Townsville. 5) The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, which licenses operators to visit designated reef sites, confirmed it has received one request to change a permit. 6) By an accident of geography, the tourist operators say, the most wondrous sites for public viewing, which tend to fall on the edge of the continental shelf near cooler, deeper waters, are the ones also spared the worst damage from bleaching. 11) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the second sentence? A) 3 B) 2 C) 6 D) 4 E) 5 12) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the third sentence? A) 1 B) 6 C) 3 D) 2 E) 5 13) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the fifth sentence? A) 6 B) 5 C) 3 D) 2 E) 1 49

14) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the sixth sentence? A) 1 B) 3 C) 6 D) 4 E) 2 15) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the fourth sentence? A) 1 B) 4 C) 3 D) 2 E) 5 Directions: The following five sentences have to be arranged in the proper sequence, so as to form a meaningful paragraph. On the basis of your sequencing, answer the questions that follow 1) The authors of this study found that over the past 420 million years, the slow heating of the sun and slow decline of the greenhouse effect have roughly offset each other, leading to a fairly stable long-term global climate. 2) A new study published in Nature Communications looks at changes in solar activity and carbon dioxide levels over the past 420 million years. 3) The authors found that on our current path, by mid-century humans will be causing the fastest climate change in approximately 50 million years, and if we burn all available fossil fuels, we‘ll cause the fastest change in the entire 420 million year record. 4) A stronger greenhouse effect due to higher carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere may be one explanation. 5) Over time, solar output has grown stronger, and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have fallen due to an effect known as ―weathering‖ of rocks and an increase in plant life. 6) The study relates to a scientific conundrum known as the ―faint young sun paradox‖ – that early in Earth‘s history, solar output was 70% less intense than it is today, and yet the planet was warm enough to have a liquid ocean. 16) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the sixth sentence? A) 3 B) 5 C) 6 D) 2 E) 1 17) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the third sentence? A) 1 B) 4 C) 6 D) 3 E) 2 18) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the second sentence? A) 1 B) 6 C) 3 D) 4 E) 2 19) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the first sentence? A) 6 B) 2 C) 4 D) 5 E) 1 20) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the fourth sentence? A) 3 B) 1 C) 6 D) 4 E) 3 Direction (1-5): Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the following questions . (a) There are of course many reasons the pundits have attributed to India‘s below par performance. (b) Monday at the Oval, India suffered its worst series-defeat in England since 1959 after it lost the fourth and final Test by eight runs. (c) Zaheer Khan‘s presence was key to the Indian bowling offensive as he could have reverse swung the old ball with ease and picked up some crucial wickets on the way. (d) Being the ODI world champion and the number one test team as well, few, if none, had expected that India would surrender so easily to the English team without even putting up a semblance of a fight. (e) Chief among them was the absence of pace spearhead Zaheer Khan who was injured during the first test match itself and had to return home. (f) Additionally, Virendra Sehwag‘s absence from the first and second Test Match also served as a body blow to India. Even when Sehwag returned to the field, he had not fully recovered from his crippling shoulder injury. 21) Which of the following will be the first statement after rearrangement? A) a B) b C) c D) d E) e 22) Which of the following will be the last statement after rearrangement? A) c B) a C) b D) f E) e 23) Which of the following will be the third statement after rearrangement? A) c B) a C) d D) b E) e 24) Which of the following will be the fourth statement after rearrangement? A) d B) e C) a D) c E) b 25) Which of the following will be the second statement after rearrangement? A) b B) e C) c D) a E) d 50

Direction (6-10): Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the following questions . (a) But they are no less relevant for the health of the economy than elections to higher levels of government. (b) Municipal elections do not have the cachet of state or Parliament elections. (c) For these reasons, the Aam Aadmi Party‘s decision in the municipal polls in Delhi to promise scrapping property tax is a major concern. (d) For, municipal politics determines the health of our cities, where the bulk of modern, organised economic activity takes place. (e) AAP would be welladvised to rethink the move and not start a disease in the national capital that could infect other municipalities in the neighbourhood, spread further afield and become a nationwide epidemic that drains vitality out of India‘s cities and hobbles economic growth. (f) If you kill cities or make them anaemic, there would be a disproportionately large impact on profits, jobs, new business formation and the quality of life. 26) Which of the following will be the first statement after rearrangement? A) a B) b C) c D) d E) e 27) Which of the following will be the third statement after rearrangement? A) b B) e C) a D) c E) d 28) Which of the following will be the fifth statement after rearrangement? A) c B) e C) b D) d E) a 29) Which of the following will be the last statement after rearrangement? A) a B) d C) b D) e E) f 30) Which of the following will be the fourth statement after rearrangement? A) d B) b C) c D) e E) f Direction: In each of the following questions few statements are given. You have to arrange them and choose the correct arrangement from the given options. 31) a) But as people begin immersing themselves in new realities, a growing number of worrisome reports have surfaced. b) Tech evangelists predicted that 2016 would be ―the year of virtual reality.‖ c) One is that VR systems can make some users sick. d) And in some ways they were right. Several virtual reality headsets finally hit the commercial market, and millions of people bought one. A) bacd B) cbda C) bdac D) badc E) bdca 32) a) This advance may be more symbolic than practical right now, but merely showing a working example of atomic data storage, orders of magnitude smaller than state of the art techniques, is practically science fiction. b) The fundamental components of computers are becoming small enough that they are pressing against the boundaries of the familiar world of Newtonian physics. c) But IBM has outdone them all by reading and writing data to a single atom. d) And nowhere is the scale and precision of operation on better display than in hard disk drives, where a trillion bits may fit in a square inch. A) abcd B) abdc C) bacd D) bdca E) cbad 33) a) You can probably think of a few: coolness under pressure, a problem-solving mentality, and the ability to work in a team setting. b) Essentially, hopefuls must have a bachelor‘s degree in science, be physically fit, and stand between 58.5 and 76 inches tall. c) What NASA doesn‘t mention, however, are the intangibles. d) NASA‘s requirements for becoming an astronaut are stringent, but not overly daunting. A) bdac B) cbad C) dbca D) dacb E) bdca 34) a)Quarks only separate in extreme conditions. b) Some conditions are : immediately after the Big Bang or in the center of stars or during high-energy particle collisions generated in particle colliders. c) Much of the matter in the universe is made up of tiny particles called quarks. d) Normally it‘s impossible to see a quark on its own because they are always bound tightly together in groups. A) cdab B) cabd C) dcba D) dabc E) acdb 35) a) At the dawn of personal computing he imagined the creative mind overlapping symbiotically with the intelligent machine to co-create designs. b) This vision of the future architect was imagined by engineer and inventor Douglas Engelbart during his 51

research into emerging computer systems at Stanford in 1962. c) This dual mode of production, he envisaged, would hold the potential to generate new realities which could not be realized by either entity operating alone. A) bca B) bac C) abc D) acb E) cba 36) a) Now, if all goes well, the American space agency is poised to take one of the first steps toward overcoming those challenges. b) Although the project is still speculative, NASA and other International Space Station (ISS) partners have begun making plans for a cis-lunar ―spaceport‖ designed to provide a stepping-stone to the Red Planet. c) NASA‘s goal of sending humans to Mars by the 2030s faces many challenges. A) cba B) bca C) cab D) bac E) acb 37) a) So, you leave home in search of a better life. b) Imagine that you are a farmer. c) Your crops are withering as weather patterns become more volatile, your well water is too salty to drink, and rice is too expensive to buy at the market. d) Millions of people in vulnerable communities around the world do not have to imagine such a scenario. A) badc B) bcda C) abdc D) bcad E) acdb 38) a) But, every so often, a freak occurrence forces a reappraisal of what we think we know. b) Investors, like astronomers or anthropologists, rely on intellectual models to make sense of a complicated universe, guide immediate choices, and set priorities for further inquiry. c) Or it could be a political upheaval, like the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom or the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. d) It could be a black hole. A) bdca B) badc C) abdc D) cdba E) cbad 39) a) Many live in overcrowded and unsafe camps, often lacking basic necessities, as they wait for some country to grant them asylum. b) That is 21.3 million people who have been driven from their countries by fear of violence or oppression based on race, religion, nationality, politics, or identity. c) Today, there are 21.3 million refugees worldwide. d) But even asylum is inadequate to enable refugees to rebuild their lives. A) cabd B) acbd C) abdc D) cdba E) cbad 40) a) Nearly every major society has been shaped by famine; one estimate suggests that China suffered drought or flood-induced starvation in at least one province almost every year from 108 BC to 1911. b) More cereals were produced annually in the last quarter of the twentieth century than in any preceding period, and more grain will be harvested this year than at any time in history. c) Yet the struggle against hunger is a battle that humanity could finally win. d) Hunger has wracked humanity since time immemorial. A) adbc B) dacb C) abdc D) dbca E) cdab Directions: The following five sentences have to be arranged in the proper sequence, so as to form a meaningful paragraph. On the basis of your sequencing, answer the questions that follow 1) Their fossils were recovered from Xinjiang in China. 2) Limusaurus inextricabilis is part of the theropod group of dinosaurs, the evolutionary ancestors of birds. 3) The skeletons ranged in age from baby to adult, showing the pattern of tooth loss over time. 4) Researchers have discovered a dinosaur species that shed its ―milk teeth‖ but did not replace them, a finding that not only changes its anatomy but also explains why birds have beaks and not teeth. 5) The baby skeleton had small, sharp teeth, and the adult skeletons were consistently toothless. 6) The study is based on an analysis of 19 Jurassic ceratosaurian theropod Limusaurus inextricabilis skeletons, discovered in ―death traps‖ where they became mired in mud, got stuck and died. 41) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the second sentence? A) 6 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5 42) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the third sentence? A) 1 B) 6 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5 43) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the fifth sentence? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 6 E) 5 44) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the first sentence? A) 1 B) 2 C) 6 D) 4 E) 5 45) After the rearrangement of sentences, what will be the fourth sentence? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5 52

Direction: Read the question and answer accordingly. 1) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: MOCKERY A) Flattery B) Contempt C) Openness D) Praise 2) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: ERRONEOUS A) Genuine B) Correct C) Fallacious D) Accurate 3) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word DENIGRATE A) Compliment B) Commend C) Approve D) Defame 4) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: RECALCITRANT A) Obstinate B) Agreeable C) Compliant D) Manageable 5) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: INVECTIVE A) Compliment B) Flattery C) Exculpation D) Denunciation 6) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: VOLLEY A) Bombardment B) Enfilade C) Defense D) Cannonade 7) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: AFFRONT A) Abuse B) Respect C) Aspersion D) Provocation 8) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: ONUS A) Advantage B) Liability C) Culpability D) Obligation 9) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: GRATUITOUS A) Spontaneous B) Voluntary C) Complimentary D) Deserved 10) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: HOLLER A) Whisper B) Bellow C) Bawl D) Vociferate 11) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: UMBRAGE A) Exasperation B) Comfort C) Delight D) Enjoyment 12) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: COMPLACENT A) Concerned B) Unsure C) Discontent D) Triumphant 13) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: Morph A) Stagnate B) Maintain C) Transform D) Preserve 14) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: DISDAIN A) Flattery B) Contempt C) Affection D) Approval 15) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: OPPRESSION A) Democracy B) Blessing C) Kindness D) Abuse 16) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: ESPOUSE A) Embrace B) Defend C) Attack D) Maintain 17) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: PROXIMATE A) Foregone B) Forthcoming C) Nearby D) Imminent 18) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: CONVOLUTE A) Contort B) Explicate C) Tangle D) Snaking 19) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: SOJOURN A) Residence B) Vacation C) Layover D) Go 20) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: INTEMPERATE A) Moderate B) Excessive C) Undue D) Inordinate 21) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: POIGNANT A) Unaffecting B) Pathetic C) Indifferent D) Happy 22) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: DEBILITATE A) Enfeebled B) Energized C) Invigorated D) Restored 23) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: CONSTERNATION A) Calmness B) Assurance C) Bewilderment D) Composure 24) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: RETICENT A) Confident B) Extroverted C) Communicative D) Reserved 25) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: UNRAVEL A) Perfection B) Perversion C) Beauty D) Clarity 53

26) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: BRAG A) Exult B) Bluster C) Deprecate D) Gloat 27) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: ABERRANT A) Weird B) Psycho C) Deviant D) Regular 28) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: CAJOLE A) Discourage B) Deceive C) Dupe D) Delude 29) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: BEQUEATH A) Bestow B) Receive C) Endow D) Commit 30) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: QUIVER A) Glimmer B) Flash C) Quiet D) Oscillation 31) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: SPIKE A) Loosen B) Detach C) Elevation D) Release 32) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: CALIBRATE A) Overhaul B) Disorganize C) Damage D) Break 33) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: DISMANTLE A) Create B) Build C) Construct D) Wreck 34) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: STRIDENT A) Soft B) Silent C) Rasping D) Quiet 35) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: DISTORTION A) Perfection B) Perversion C) Beauty D) Clarity 36) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: TANDEM A) Single B) Together C) Concurrently D) Collectively 37) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: CRIPPLE A) Attenuate B) Stifle C) Incapacitate D) Strengthen 38) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: FIREBRAND A) Soother B) Revolutionary C) Agitator D) Demagogue 39) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: SPRAN A) Startle B) Permit C) Hurdle D) Rebound 40) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: TOE A) Release B) Appendage C) Dactyl D) Phalanges 41) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: DEFIANT A) Acquiescent B) Cooperative C) Apologetic, D) Obstinate 42) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: STIFLE A) Loose B) Encourage C) Repress D) Release 43) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: CONTRITION A) Humiliation B) Happiness C) Hurtfulness D) Indifference 44) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: GHASTLY A) Comforting B) Appalling C) Pleasant D) Delightful 45) Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: PARTAKE A) Collect B) Give C) Participate D) Abstain 46) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: RETALIATE A) Requite B) Repay C) Recompense D) Depart 47) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: DIRE A) Fortunate B) Frightful C) Appalling D) Dreadful 48) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: SEVERITY A) Acerbity B) Gentility C) Harshness D) Austerity 49) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: SPLICE A) Entwine B) Braid C) Graft D) Disjoin 50) Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: EXTRAPOLATE A) Doubt B) Assume C) Envision D) Figure 54

Direction (1-10): In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. 1) Colony A) Japanese forces overran the French colony of Indo-China B) The colony looked forward to fifty or more years of autonomy C) Because a skunk lived under our deck, a horrible smell would colony into our vents. D) A jellyfish is not a single animal, but is actually a colony of animals. E) All are correct 2) Compact A) The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted. B) Rather than allow my literary talents to become compact, I try and write at least two pages each day. C) Swati always carries a compact with her to touch up her make-up when necessary. D) A wide selection of films is available for your 35 mm compact E) All are correct 3) Complex A) Since the volcano is complex right now, you do not have to be concerned about it erupting. B) They have moved into a new housing complex near the ocean. C) Don‘t say anything about his height because he has a bit of a complex about it. D) One‘s ability to perform complex tasks is generally disrupted by a lack of sleep. E) All are correct 4) Compose A) The majority of songs sung by the Arijit were composed by Vishal and Shekhar. B) The young girl went into the bathroom to compose herself after her boyfriend told her he wanted to break up. C) The central core of our earth is composed predominantly of iron and nickel. D) You should compose your food within 1 hour of preparing it. E) All are correct 5) Contrast A) His friend‘s success contrasted with his own failure B) The woman looked contrasted after sitting up for a week with her dying husband. C) People contrasted her with her sister D) The castle is quite a contrast to other places where the singer has performed E) All are correct 6) Cover A) Your contents are now covered against accidental loss or damage in transit. B) Sushmita laughed to cover her embarrassment. C) Aspirants Zone covers topics such as New Patten English, Reasoning and Quants. D) If you want to get somewhere quickly you better have a ride with some covers to it. E) All are correct 7) Cross A) He was killed while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean in a hot air balloon. B) The Danish flag, with a white cross on a red background, is the oldest national flag in the world. C) A slight smile crossed her face when she saw her husband entering the room. D) He seemed to be very cross about something E) All are correct 8) Curl A) Her fingers curled round the microphone B) As the rain began to curl, we headed out to the park. C) The cat lay curled up in a ball on the rug in front of the fireplace. D) The pages of the old book were curled so she put a heavy weight on the book to flatten them out. E) All are correct 9) Cycle A) Agencies all over the world are trying to cycle the international jewel thief. B) The cells are shed over a cycle of twenty-eight days C) My daughter is studying the life cycle of the butterfly in her elementary school science class. D) Economies cycle regularly between boom and slump. E) All are correct 10) Crash A) A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier B) I heard a loud crash from the kitchen, and ran in to find that my cat had knocked over a pile of dirty dishes. C) He slammed the phone down with a crash D) My computer crashed and I lost my essay, so I had to do the whole thing over. E) All are correct 55

Directions (11-20): In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. 11) Cheerful A) Amit was in a cheerful mood on his birthday. B) The grumpy old man is always cheerful. C) People with cheerful nature are loved by all. D) You should be cheerful if you want to look beautiful. E) All are correct 12) Etiquette A) Excusing yourself before standing to leave is part of proper table etiquette. B) The man was asked to leave when he displayed a complete lack of proper etiquette. C) The political candidate hopes to etiquette his vision to potential voters. D) His etiquette made him different from the rest of the persons who attended the meeting. E) All are correct 13) Shiver B) Shivering symptom is normal A) The woman shivered as she heard the news of her husband‘s accident. during fever. C) With a chill in the air, all of the campers began to shiver around the campfire. D) You should always be shivering ready to complete your important task. E) All are correct 14) Hate A) The boy hated his master, as the latter did not paid him well. B) You must hate me. C) He was beginning to hate the cold. D) He looked through them and then handed them hate without comment. E) All are correct 15) A) Virat showed a good temperament in the slog overs thus he did not lose his wicket. B) The impatient temperament of Vivek made him take the hasty decision. C) The temperament of the city is too hot to handle. D) It is important to hold your nerves and maintain your temperament while giving the exam. E) All are correct 16) Stringent A) I was happy to leave my school as it had stringent rules. B) Stringent measures were taken to curb black money. C) His voice was stringent, as if he were far away. D) While the traffic laws may appear stringent, they are necessary to keep the roads safe. E) All are correct 17) Come A) You should come to the school early. B) Whenever he comes to our house, he never forgets to bring cookies. C) Please may I come in? D) I usually come through my files once in a while to get rid of stuff that is out of date. E) All are correct 18) Trust A) Trust is the building block of any relationship. B) I don‘t trust him. C) When we use pesticides, we kill them as well as the trustworthy insects – and even the bees. D)I just wish you‘d trust me. E) All are correct 19) Coward A) Stop being a coward and stand up for yourself! B) The drunk driver was a coward who refused to accept responsibility for killing the little girl. C) I never took you for a coward. D) You are a coward and fool guy. E) All are correct 20) Amicable A) That senior prank was an amicable thing to do. B) It is important for the customer care representatives to be amicable. C) Because Shubham is very amicable, he is the peacemaker in his family. D) Vivek‘s amicable personality allows him to be friends with everyone. E) All are correct 56



ASSIGNMENT – READING COMPREHENSION – ANSWER KEY PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 9746629057/04872338777 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur 1. Option A Explanation: 1) Analytical – writers analyses some facts and adds his/her own views. 2) Descriptive/Informative – these contains a lot of facts and data. The purpose of such passage is to increase the knowledge of reader by providing them with lots of data. 3) Judgmental – In such passage the writer gives his views/verdict on a particular issue. 4) Narrative – in such passage the writer just presents an event like a narration as in case of news reading. Writer does not presents his/her own views. Just narrates about a topic. Here the writer has given facts and also his own views. 2. Option C Explanation: taken with – highly interested/attracted to someone 3. Option C Explanation: (i) America is the biggest non-European investor in Germany. Rest two are true. 4. Option C Explanation: (i) and (ii) are the benefit mentioned in the passage. 5. Option A Explanation: It is mentioned that investment will quadruple. Means 4 times. 6. Option B Explanation: Some German bosses have naturally worried that the Chinese buyers were just looking to strip out technical knowledge 7. Option B Explanation: Both (i) and (ii) are mentioned in the passage 8. Option A Explanation: Here succession is used in the form that, who will succeed the business . In the form of inheritance. 9. Option C Explanation: here honed means – improved and perfected. 10. Option D Explanation: stiffer challenge – strong challenge 11. Option D Explanation: This can be seen from the line : But the deliberations at these events were upstaged by an earlier, more arresting announcement. On March 1st the State Council, China’s cabinet, spelled out fresh curbs on property speculation 12. Option D Explanation: (iii) point is not the effect as per the view of author that the curb will have. It is a feature of the curb. 13. Option C Explanation: The new curb doesnot repeals rather it makes the tax re-functional. 14. Option B 15. Option C Explanation: There is a line in the passage saying : . The tax does not apply to homes bought over five years ago as a sole residence. But this doesnot means that the marriage has taken place before 5 years. It is possible that a person had brought a property 5 years before, but got married just last year. So (i) is not true. And (ii) is also not true. But any one of the two will always be true. Because either a marriage would have completed 5 years or it would have not 16. Option C Explanation: Answer is hidden in this line : There are better ways to quell China’s turbulent property market. An annual levy on the market value of a home would discourage owners from sitting on vacant flats in the hope of making speculative gains. 17. Option C Explanation: (i) is false : The property office in Shanghai reportedly stayed open late into the night to cope. (ii) is false : It is not clear when this measure will take effect or what its consequences will be. (iii) is true : The immediate effect of the announcement was that China’s stockmarkets plunged, before regaining some ground . 18. Option C 19. Option E 20. Option D Explanation: Rubber Stamp : a person or organization that gives automatic approval or authorization to the decisions of others, without proper consideration. 21. Option A Explanation: The passage is a discussion of the economic situation of Japan’s feudal overlords in the 18thcentury 22. Option D Explanation: The overlords’ income failed to keep pace with their expenses. Thus their ’profits decreased’. They ’struggled ’ to find means to meet operating expenses. 23. Option B Explanation: The samurai are described as idle and given to expensive pursuits. The author sympathizes that their

idleness was not totally a matter of choice; they were ’reduced to idleness’. The author feels their response ’not surprising’ 24. Option A Explanation: (C), (D) and (E) are factors but not the major reasons 25. Option E Explanation: They could have recovered from the debt if their income increased. But this became virtually impossible because.. Read the first statement of second paragraph which says… It was difficult for individual samurai overlords to increase their income because the amount of rice that farmers could be made to pay in taxes was not unlimited 26. Option C Explanation: This I what the author means by “hereditary office-holding” 27. View Answer Option D Explanation: Option D) is the summary of the sentences preceding This. 28. Option B Explanation: Mentioned in third paragraph start. 29. Option A Explanation: Note the use of word regrettable in the question and regrettably in the passage (last line). The regret was that it became difficult for the average Japanese “to make ends meet” because prices were “pushed up” 30. Option D Explanation: laxity – lack of strictness 31. Option A Explanation: Both (ii) and (iii) are suggested where (i) is not mentioned. It is said that sharp rise in interest rate can hit profit margin, but interest rate and policy rate are different things. 32. Option C Explanation: Overvalued shares are those whose price is more than its earnings outlook and hence the price may fall anytime. So even when the shares are overvalued and its price may fall anytime still 40% have higher-than- normal holdings in shares. 33. Option B Explanation: As mentioned in the first passage, most people agreed with Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman…… 34. Option C Explanation: The two steps are: slashing interest rate and buying assets via QE. First point is directly mentioned. Buying assets via QE means the Bank buys assets like government security in the market and in return increase the money supply as it has bought the asset so it will pay some money to the economy. So (ii) is correct. (iii) is wrong because it says about selling of assets. If the central bank sells the assets it means it will suck money from the economy that will worsen the condition even further. 35. Option D Explanation: Mentioned in 7th paragraph 36. Option D Explanation: The two points mentioned for this in the passage are: enhanced monopoly power and low real interest rates. Now real and nominal interest rates are two different things. So only (ii) is correct. 37. Option C Explanation: When we read the passage carefully , we get an idea that the passage is centred around investors. A) cannot be the title as it talks about global economy and the passage is restricted to America. B) is also not suitable as nothing such is mentioned. D) The passage doesnot talks about the impact of recession. Recession is just a small part of the passage. Hence D) and E) are also not suitable. Now C) which is about recession and also reflects the view of author as mentioned in the last paragraph is the most suitable title. 38. Option C Explanation: plunged here means falled/decreased. Intensify means to increase 39. Option E Explanation: imminent- about to happen 40. Option B Explanation: complacent- satisfaction; 41. Option C Explanation: If Poachers can hide the dead bodies of rhino, then the authority will not come to know about poaching. Hence for them there is reduction in poaching but still rhinos are dying. So this is same as said in the statement given in question. 42. Option E Explanation: horns grow back after a few years means that some part of the horn if left after cutting the useful portion of the horn. The part that is left that will grow. This has been expressed as stump that is now covered with blood. 43. Option E Explanation: All three are mentioned 44. Option B Explanation: If sale is legal, ranchers can sell the horns in market without restriction and make money that they require for the up keeping of ranches and rhinos.

45. Option B Explanation: B) It has been mentioned that incentives of poachers will remain unaffected. A) and C) have been mentioned 46. Option B Explanation: If we have a close look at the passage we will find that the sentence ” Rhino horn is chemical equivalent of human hair and toenails.” Has been mentioned to emphasize a initiative that wants people to reject the use of rhino horn. Hence it is opposite to the sentence given in the questions. 47. Option E Explanation: Rest all have been mentioned as an interpretation with respect to someone or the other 48. Option C Explanation: The author has written the article by showing both the sides of legalizing poaching and the opposite of it. And the end of the passage also points about various laws for legalizing. So c) is best suited 49. Option B Explanation: 1) Analytical – writers analyses some facts and adds his/her own views. In such passages, the author tries to analyze an issue, presenting the pros and cons, or compares two or more things and tells you why he feels something is better etc. 2) Descriptive/Informative – these contains a lot of facts and data. The purpose of such passage is to increase the knowledge of reader by providing them with lots of data. 3) Judgmental – In such passage the writer gives his views/verdict on a particular issue. 4) Narrative – in such passage the writer just presents an event like a narration as in case of news reading. Writer does not presents his/her own views. Just narrates about a topic. 50. Option B

PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 6282665928/04872338777 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur 1. Option A Explanation: evidence 2. Option C Explanation: competitive 3. Option B Explanation: relative 4. Option C Explanation: similar 5. Option A Explanation: concluding 6. Option E Explanation: leave 7. Option B Explanation: priority 8. Option E Explanation: strategic 9. Option D Explanation: recovers 10. Option C Explanation: monitor 11. Option B Explanation: blissful : extremely happy; full of joy 12. Option D Explanation: Note that here enough is used just for emphasizing obstacles. 13. Option A Explanation: contend: struggle to surmount (a difficulty). 14. Option B Explanation: As there is benefit, hence preferential is suitable 15. Option B Explanation: Fiji is competing against bigger producers, so it will be difficult. 16. Option D Explanation: weighting: attribute importance or value to 17. Option B Explanation: tricky 18. Option A Explanation: dominated 19. Option B Explanation: geared 20. Option C Explanation: 21. Option B Explanation: excavators – a large machine for digging and moving earth. 22. Option C Explanation: crammed- force (people or things) into a place or container that is or appears to be too small to contain them. 23. Option A Explanation: reality 24. Option D Explanation: evicted – expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law. 25. Option A 26. Option B 27. Option C Explanation: ramshackle- (especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair. So ramshackle accommodation 28. Option C Explanation: deluged- flood with a great quantity of something 29. Option E Explanation: response 30. Option C Explanation: The passage is in negative sense. So negative is suitable.

31. Option C Explanation: cost here means loss. People lost their jobs due to innovation. 32. Option D 33. Option B Explanation: underpinned – form the basis for 34. Option D Explanation: dispense with – to no longer use someone or something because you no longer want or need them 35. Option E 36. Option C 37. Option B Explanation: aftermath – the consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event. 38. Option A 39. Option C 40. Option A 41. Option C 42. Option A 43. Option D 44. Option B 45. Option E 46. Option C 47. Option B 48. Option E 49. Option A 50. Option D

ASSIGNMENT – SPOTTING ERROR – ANSWER KEY PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 9746629057/04872338777 1) B) 2 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur Correction: university-universities and more efficient as people use less energy to live their lives and as energy efficient 2) D) 4 technologies become more integrated in homes, Correction: businesses and transportation by- for 22) Option A Explanation: (3)=>reported => reportedly 3) D) 4 23) Option C Correction: Explanation: (2) make=>made ; (3) are=>is steamed- steaming 24) Option D Explanation: (3) about=>that 4) D) 4 Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, at a function in Correction: Bengaluru on Monday shared insights on the significant – significance impact that artificial intelligence and cloud computing can make. 5) B) 2 25) Option E Correction: Explanation: South Mumbai is hailed as one of promise – promises the most affluent areas in the city, yet it has also consistently topped the list of areas with the 6) D) 4 lowest voting percentages. Correction: 26) Option C among – between Explanation: (3) easily=>easy ; (4) in => to Corruption in high places is a malaise that is 7) D) 4 easy to diagnose but difficult to cure. Correction: 27) Option B paying – pay Explanation: (2) high=>higher Every year, India dreams of its higher 8) C) 3 educational institutions rising up to world Correction: standards in terms of ranking, number of peer- by- with reviewed publications, and awards for research. 28) Option D 9) C) 3 Explanation: (2) in=>to ; (4) sure =>surely Correction: If the enemy is allowed to breach the perimeter on- at of the castle, the kingdom will surely fall. 29) Option C 10) A) 1 Explanation: (2)=>has=>have; (3) Correction: competing=>competent bigger – biggest His capabilities as a soldier have been generally recognized by competent authorities. 11) Option B 30) Option C Correction: Explanation: (1) of=>for For => of; mistrust of is the correct usage Rising for the fourth straight session, the Sensex and Nifty closed near five-month highs today on 12) Option A widespread buying even as telecom stocks Correction: tumbled after Reliance Jio announced new tariff Grow => grew plans. 31) Option C 13) Option A Correction: Correction: Add of Use of among is redundant. Remove among. Of cultivating Parallelism error. 14) Option A 32) Option C Correction: Correction: Even though => because; even though gives the From – into wrong meaning of the statement Something can empty into something not from something 15) Option C 33) Option D Correction: Correction: Crooking => crooked Remove either comma (,) or by 34) Option D 16) Option C Correction: Correction: To – for One => any We take responsibility for our actions. 35) Option D 17) Option E Correction: 18) Option C Its – it is or it‟s It is used for habit here Correction: Stronger => strong; nothing is being compared here 19) Option D Correction: There => their 20) Option D Correction: In => from 21) Option D Explanation: (2) intensed=>intense (3) efficiency => efficient (efficient is used as an adjective for technology, and efficiency is a noun) Consumption of energy is becoming less intense

36) Option C scientific object neutral gender is used. So it should be its shadow Correction: 42) Option B Explanation: (ii) theifhood=>theft but also => and 43) Option A Explanation: (i) remove he. Not only follows but also. 44) Option C Here not only can fit as – not only produces Explanation: (i) whom=> who; the relative pronoum whom/who is the subject of the verb IS. hormones So nominative case should be used. So we will have to delete “is what” but that is in (ii) their=> his 45) Option B different parts of sentence Explanation: (ii)What itself means THAT WHICH. So remove That. 37) Option D 46) Option A Explanation: (i) have=>has [collective noun Correction: crowd] tragical – tragically 47) Option D 48) Option A tragical word is not used often, and if used it Explanation: (i) to enter=> from entering 49) Option C means tragic or disastrous Explanation: (i) Those=> That ; are=>is (Sort is tragically – a way that involves extreme sorrow. singular) (ii) last=>latest 38) Option D 50) Option B Explanation: (ii) lone=>lonely; [lone is a state Correction: when a person has no companions while lonely pursue a – pursuing is a feeling. So as we are talking about feeling, lonely must be used] Parallelism error a university is correct because university gives sound of yu not a 39) Option E Correction: The sentence is error free 40) Option C Correction: into – to A shift is „from‟ „to‟ something not from into 41) Option A Explanation: (i) When moon is treated as a

ASSIGNMENT – FILL IN THE BLANKS – ANSWER KEY PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 9746629057/04872338777 1) Option C 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur Explanation: (i) commit- pledge or bind (a person or an organization) to a certain course or policy. gives an idea that the previous sentence i.e the (ii) commit- pledge or set aside (resources) for blank also talks about some unintended effect. future use. 10) Option E (iii) commit- send (a person or case) for trial in a Explanation: If a leader trains his subordinates, higher court we get the result as what is mentioned in E) . Rest (iv) commit- transfer something to (a state or place all the points have some points that are out of where it can be kept or preserved) context 11) Option C 2) Option E Explanation: (i) patch- a part of something Explanation: (i) dense- closely compacted in marked out from the rest by a particular substance characteristic. (ii) dense- having the constituent parts crowded (ii) patch- treat someone’s injuries or repair the closely together. damage to something in an improvised way. (iii) dense- (of a person) stupid. (iii) patch- an adhesive piece of drug-impregnated (iv) dense- (of a text) hard to understand because material worn on the skin so that the drug may be of its complexity of ideas. absorbed gradually over a period of time. (iv) patch- a small piece of ground, especially one 3) Option C used for gardening Explanation: (i) dirt- a substance, such as mud or 12) Option D dust, that soils someone or something. Explanation: (i) petty – small and insignificant (ii) dirt- soil or earth. (ii) petty- unduly concerned with trivial matters, (iii) dirt- information about someone’s activities or especially in a small-minded or spiteful way. private life that could prove damaging if revealed. (iii) petty cash- money kept in an office for small (iv) dirt road- A dirt road or track is a type of payments. unpaved road made from the native material of (iv) petty- small-minded the land surface through which it passes. 13) Option B Explanation: (i) pink- the best condition or 4) Option D degree. Explanation: (i) extend- occupy a specified area. (ii) pink- (of a vehicle engine) make a series of (ii) extend- cause (someone or something) to rattling sounds as a result of over-rapid exert the utmost effort. combustion of the fuel–air mixture in the cylinders. (iii) extend- cause to last longer. (iii) pink denotes colour (iv) extend- be applicable to (iv) pink- cut a zig-zag edge 14) Option E 5) Option A Explanation: (i) precipitate- done, made, or acting Explanation: (i) extract- obtain (something such suddenly or without careful consideration. as money or information) from someone unwilling (ii) precipitate- occurring suddenly or abruptly. to give it. (iii) precipitate- to bring about especially abruptly (ii) extract- derive (an idea) from a body of (iv) precipitate- cause (a substance) to be information. deposited in solid form from a solution (iii) extract- calculate (a root of a number). 15) Option B (iv) extract- select (a passage from a text, film, or Explanation: (i) profile – an outline of something, piece of music) for quotation, performance, or especially a person’s face, as seen from one side. reproduction. (ii) profile – quality 16) Option D 6) Option D Explanation: desire- a strong feeling of wanting to Explanation: Next statement talks about have something or wishing for something to contracting organizations that have decreased the happen employer–employee interdependence. Hence 17) Option B option C) which talks of the same theme is the Explanation: You cannot pull the support. Lever answer can fit in only 2nd sentence blank. Trigger – a small device that releases a spring 7) Option B when pulled. It also means cause to function or Explanation: The next sentence after the blank activate talks about changes, B) talks about development 18) Option C which is also a change. No other sentence fits in Explanation: (i) (with reference to an object, the blank. So B) is the answer especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it. 8) Option D (ii) move in a particular direction in an energetic, Explanation: The passage is about long hour happy, or enthusiastic manner. work and what concerns people have who don’t (iii) (of an email) be returned to its sender after work for full time. i.e they work for part time. failing to reach its destination. Option D) matches with the starting sentence of (iv) dismiss (someone) from a job the passage and also the previous sentence of the blank. 9) Option B Explanation: The next statement after the blank

19) Option B route, or movement that starts and finishes at the Explanation: (i) arranged- reach agreement about same place. an action or event in advance. (ii) circuit- an established itinerary of events or (ii) arranged- organised venues used for a particular activity, typically (iii) arranged- settle (a dispute or claim). involving sport or public performance (iv) arranged – adapt (a musical composition) for 27) Option A performance with instruments or voices other than Explanation: (i) induce- bring about or give rise those originally specified to. (ii) induce- succeed in persuading or leading 20) Option D (someone) to do something Explanation: (i) bare- without the appropriate, 28) Option D usual, or natural covering. Explanation: (i) media- the material or form used (ii) bare- a large amount or number of by an artist, composer, or writer. (iii) bare- very; really (used as an intensifier) (ii) media- the main means of mass (iv) bare- without addition; basic and simple communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet) regarded collectively. 21) Option B (iii) paradigm – a typical example or pattern of Explanation: (i)route- a way or course taken in something; a pattern or model getting from a starting point to a destination. 29) Option C (ii) route: send or direct along a specified course Explanation: (i) notion – a conception of or belief (iii) debilitate- to weaken about something. (ii) notion- an impulse or desire, especially one of 22) Option C a whimsical kind Explanation: exalt : to glorify or place above 30) Option D others Explanation: random, protest 31) Option B 23) Option A 32) Option E Explanation: (i) reserve- retain or hold (a right or Explanation: usury- the act of lending money at entitlement), especially by formal or legal ridiculously excessive rates of interest stipulation. 33) Option B (ii) reserve- a supply of a commodity not needed 34) Option A for immediate use but available if required 35) Option C 36) Option D 24) Option B 37) Option C Explanation: (i) feature- a newspaper or Explanation: Both C) and D) have very close magazine article or a broadcast programme meaning. You are bothered with/about something; devoted to the treatment of a particular topic, and deterred by it. Note the use of preposition typically at length. 38) Option B (ii) feature- a distinctive attribute or aspect of 39) Option B something 40) Option C Explanation: I fA propitiates B, A stops B being 25) Option C angry or impatient by doing something to please Explanation: (i) captive- a person who has been B. If A conciliates B, A tries to end a disagreement taken prisoner or an animal that has been with B confined. (ii) captive: (of a facility or service) controlled by, and typically for the sole use of, an organization. (iii) merit- deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, or attention) 26) Option B Explanation: circuit – a roughly circular line, 41) (a) auctioned, fabulous 42) (c) availability, concern 43) (b) integral, guaranteed 44) (d) asset, possess 45) (e) endeavour, resolution

ASSIGNMENT – IDIOMS AND PHRASES –ANSWER KEY PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 9746629057/04872338777 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur 1) C 18) D 35) B 2) A 19) A 36) B 3) D 20) A 37) B 4) B 21) C 38) D 5) D 22) D 39) A 6) B 23) D 40) D 7) C 24) A 41) C 8) D 25) B 42) C 9) A 26) A 43) C 10) D 27) D 44) B 11) C 28) C 45) D 12) B 29) A 46) A 13) A 30) B 47) D 14) C 31) C 48) D 15) C 32) D 49) C 16) C 33) B 50) B 17) C 34) A

ASSIGNMENT – ODD SENTENCE – ANSWER KEY PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 9746629057/04872338777 1) Option C 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur Explanation: The correct sequence is: BADE. The passage talks about problems related to written by Chetan Bhagat in the curriculum of ocean Delhi University. 15) Option C 2) Option C Explanation: The correct sequence is: AEBD Explanation: The correct sequence is: EABD. The passage discusses about the appointment of The passage talks about how new players in judges to court and what impact it can have if American Markets have reduced due to over these position are filled in rush and without proper regulations. C) is not related to this central theme. consideration 16) Option A 3) Option B Explanation: The correct sequence is: EDCB Explanation: The correct sequence is: CAED. The passage talks about the weakness in The passage discusses the pros and cons of digitization and digital economies and how to prisoning. The passage starts with advantage strengthen them that was discussed at the G-20 followed by disadvantage meet. Option A) doesnot match with any other sentence as cybersecurity that is being talked 4) Option D about in A) has not been mentioned anywhere Explanation: The correct sequence is: BAEC. else. The passage is about fight against corruption in 17) Option E Ukraine Explanation: The correct sequence is: BACD The passage talks about IPR 5) Option D 18) Option B Explanation: The correct sequence is: BAEC. Explanation: The correct sequence is: DEAC The passage shows the difference between an The passage discusses about the issues in CSR island prison bastoy and prison in rest of the world law. Option B) is not related to any other sentence 19) Option A 6) Option B Explanation: The correct sequence is: BDEC Explanation: The correct sequence is: EACD. 20) Option D The passage talks about use of chemicals and Explanation: The correct sequence is: ABEC fertilizers in vineyards of France The passage talks about the differences in the service sector of India and the US. 7) Option D 21) Option D Explanation: The correct sequence is: CAEB. Explanation: Passage starts with categorizing the bosses in All other sentences are related to how QR code sentence C) then an example of polishers is given will affect the system in A) this can be inferred from the meaning given 22) Option C in C) and the expression used in A) followed by Explanation: pickers and its example. Last is B) Means the The passage speaks of boat accident, hence C) theme is about polishers and pickers which says road accident is improper 23) Option B 8) Option E Explanation: Explanation: The correct sequence is: ACBD. The passage speaks about the incident of The passage is about buybacks of shares and Pakistani activists being missing and its further dividends events 24) Option D 9) Option D 25) Option B Explanation: The correct sequence is: BACE. Explanation: The passage talks about production of paper All other points are related to nuclear weapons and missile system 10) Option D 26) Option E Explanation: The correct sequence is: CAEB. Explanation: The passage is about customization of cells All other points are related to exam system and its impact 11) Option E 27) Option D Explanation: The correct sequence is: ACBD. Explanation: The passage talks about the sales of Sony and Rest all points are related to how after estimates related to the sales. Option E) is not demonetization many corrupt people have been related to this theme. caught. 28) Option B 12) Option C Explanation: Explanation: The correct sequence is: BAED All the sentence speak about Merkel and her The passage is an introduction to DNA and RNA. political career. Option C) is not related to this theme. 13) Option B Explanation: The correct sequence is: ADCE The passage is about higher growth rate and the action plan of NITI Aayog. Option B) doesnot fits in this theme. 14) Option D Explanation: The correct sequence is: CABE The passage discusses the introduction of a novel

29) Option E All other statement talks about the ageing and 65+ Explanation: aged citizeb living in Japan All other sentences are related to how QR code 39) Option B will affect the system Explanation: Rest all statement talk about South Africa and its 30) Option D education system. Explanation: 40) Option A All sentence apart from D) talks about China and Explanation: America relation Rest all sentence talk about foreign aid 41) Option B 31) Option C Explanation: The correct sequence is: CAED. Explanation: The theme of the passage is about role of women All except C talks about solar power and electricity in economic growth. Option B) talks about a demand problem related to female. It is not directly related to the central theme. 32) Option D 42) Option E Explanation: Explanation: The Correct Sequence is: CBAD. All other sentence are related to ATM machine The passage compares OBOR with Marshall Plan. and its operator Option E) talks about India’s view on OBOR. So it is not directly related to the central theme. 33) Option B 43) Option A Explanation: Explanation: The Correct Sequence is: EBDC. Sentence B talks about demonetization while all The passage mainly talks about amount of money other sentence are about how the Central bank is involved Belt and Road initiative. E and B are the arranging for the collection of data about the introductory lines while D) follows B) and is at last demonetized currency we have C). A) talks about export and infrastructure. 34) Option C 44) Option D Explanation: Explanation: The Correct Sequence is: CAEB. All sentence other than A are related to aadhar The passage discusses the shortcoming in health card and its benefits in hospitals sector in India and how the situation can be improved. Option D) talks about a specific 35) Option B disease, while the passage is in general sense. Explanation: So D) is the only option that is out of the central All the sentence other than B talks about CBSE theme. deciding new norms regarding appointment of 45) Option E principal Explanation: The Correct Sequence is: BDCA 36) Option E Explanation: All other options present some facts and data for post demonetization 37) Option D 38) Option C Explanation:

ASSIGNMENT – ODD WORDS – ANSWER KEY PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 9746629057/04872338777 1)1. Option D 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur Explanation: refuge: shelter tamper: interfere with (something) in order to cause 12. Option D damage or make unauthorized alterations. Explanation: BBBA sociable: willing to talk and engage in activities with other people; friendly 13. Option C 2. Option A Explanation: ABBBA Explanation: ABBBB for house vacant use of vacant is better 14. Option A 3. Option A Explanation: BBAAB Explanation: ABBA womanly: relating to or having the characteristics of a 15. Option A woman or women. Explanation: AABBB abides: live; dwell 4. Option C 16. Option B Explanation: ABAA Explanation: BBBBA prise: use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something) 17. Option D commit here means learn, commute means to travel Explanation: ABBBA Vineyard is the correct term 5. Option B 18. Option A Explanation: premises: a house or building, together Explanation: ABBBA with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context. 19. Option C 6. Option A Explanation: ABAAA Explanation: duel: competition allay: diminish 20. Option D frisked: (of a police officer or other official) pass the Explanation: BABAB hands over (someone) in a search for hidden weapons, drugs, or other items. 21. Option D 7. Option C 22. Option B Explanation: ABABB 23. Option A mediates: intervene 24. Option C cling: hold on tightly to. 25. Option B stroke: a sudden disabling attack or loss of 26. Option D consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow 27. Option B of blood to the brain, especially through thrombosis. 8. Option E Subject is hard work , so has gone will be used. Explanation: ABABB 28. Option E brood: a family of birds or other young animals 29. Option C produced at one hatching or birth. 30. Option D gaggle: a flock of geese. 31. Option C 9. Option A Explanation: BABBA Correction: conjecture: form an opinion or supposition about provided => provide (something) on the basis of incomplete information. 32. Option D 10. Option B Correction: Explanation: BAAAA taught => teach bass: related to voice and its pitch 33. Option A beautific: feeling or expressing blissful happiness. Correction: dissent: hold or express opinions that are at variance waylay => waylaid with those commonly or officially held. 34. Option A 11. Option A Correction: Explanation: BABBA complaint=> complaints 35. Option D Correction: countries=>country 36. Option B Correction: enoug => enough 37. Option E 38. Option B Correction: decide=> decided 39. Option B Correction: wilingly=> willingly

40. Option E

ASSIGNMENT – SENTENCE CONNECTORS – ANSWER KEY PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No.9746629057/04872338777 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur 1) Option B Explanation: From (ii) Unwilling to go any further, he returned home. 2) Option A Explanation: From (i) Seeing the uselessness of violence they changed their policy 3) Option C Explanation: From (iii) Loosing a large sum of money, he gave up speculation 4) Option A Explanation: From (i) Taking up his gun, the hunter went out to shoot the lion 5) Option B Explanation: From (ii) Stealing a piece of cheese, a crow flew to her nest to enjoy the tasty meal. 6) Option C Explanation: From (iii) Charmed with the silk my sister bought ten yards. 7) Option D Explanation: From (i) The letter having been badly written, I had great difficult in making out its content. From (iii) Making out the content of the letter was difficult for me as it was badly written. 8) Option A Explanation: From (i) Walking along the street one day, I saw a dead snake. 9) Option B Explanation: From (ii) Having lost the favour of his master, Neeraj was dismissed from his high offices. 10) Option B Explanation: From (ii) Being occupied with important matters he had no leisure to see visitors. 11) Option B Explanation: From (ii) Mr. Yogi, a well-known Sanskrit Scholar was elected as the Chief Minister 12) Option D Explanation: From (i) Tagore’s most famous work is the Gitanjali, is a collection of short poems From (ii) The Gitanjali, a collection of short poems, is the most famous work of Tagore 13) Option C Explanation: From (iii) He may escape punishment by confessing his fault. 14) Option D Explanation: From (i) It is impossible to suspect a man with such a good record. From (ii) – To suspect a man who has such a good record is impossible 15) Option C Explanation: From (iii) Even a bird shows great courage in defending its young ones. 16) Option A Explanation: From (i) For a want of provisions the garrison could hold out no longer. 17) Option B Explanation: From (ii) At least in appearance he is free from disease. 18) Option A Explanation: (i) It being a very hot day, I could not do my work satisfactorily. 19) Option D Explanation: From (i) As the information has come too late, it is of no use to us. From (iii) The information has come too late to be of any use to us. 20) Option A Explanation: From (i): You were prudent not to invest all your savings in one concern 21) Option B Explanation: From (ii): A dog who had never seen a tiger before met him. 22) Option C Explanation: From (iii): Exceot that he is short- sighted he is fit for the post. 23) Option E Explanation: From (i): The consequence of his carelessness was that the game was lost. (ii) The game was lost as a consequence of his carelessness. 24) Option A Explanation: From (i): He fled where his pursuers could not follow him. 25) Option B Explanation: From (ii): As he was not there, I spoke to his brother.

26) Option E Explanation: From (i) Before I can help you, I must know all the facts. (iii) I cannot help you unless I know all the facts 27) Option A Explanation: From (i): It was evident from the distant roar of water that we were nearing some waterfall. 28) Option B Explanation: From (ii): I will show you how Manish made an egg stand on its end. 29) Option B Explanation: From (ii) The man who committed the theft last night has been caught. 30) Option C Explanation: From (iii) The time when the accident happened was six o’clock. 31) Option B Explanation: (ii) We have still three sentences of this exercise to finish 32) Option D Explanation: (i) Being occupied with important matters, he had no leisure to see visitors. (ii) He had no leisure to see visitors as he was occupied with important matters 33) Option B Explanation: (ii) Her friend is opposed to her marrying a foreigner. 34) Option Explanation: (i) His father being dead, he had to support his widowed mother. 35) Option E Explanation: (i) I am afraid to dive into the river as it is deep and swift. (ii) The river is deep and swift, so I am afraid ti dive into it. 36) Option C Explanation: (iii) I want to know why the two friends quarreled. 37) Option B Explanation: (ii) I cannot remember where I have seen this man before. 38) Option B Explanation: (ii) It is difficult to understand why he distrusts his own sons. 39) Option C Explanation: (iii) All his plans which he has for earning money quickly have failed. 40) Option B Explanation: (ii) As soon as the fireman came out of the house, the roof collapsed. 41) Option D Fast moving consumer goods companies witnessed a slowdown as Consumers turned cautious following the Centre’s demonetisation move. Due to Centre’s demonetization move there was a slowdown in Fast moving consumer goods as the consumers turned cautious. 42) Option A In view of differentiated nature of business of payment banks and small finance banks RBI had issued a separate operating guidelines for them. 43) Option D Had the Government not introduced inking and stopped over-the-counter exchange of invalid denomination notes within a fortnight money laundering would have reached new heights 44) Option D No other captain has led his team in more international matches than Dhoni with Ricky Ponting being the second in the list Being a captain Dhoni has led his team in most number of matches while Ricky Ponting is second in the list. 45) Option E By setting up 8-10 satellite manufacturing hubs in the country, Lenskart will bring down the time of delivery of spectacles. To bring down the time of delivery of spectacles Lenskart plans to set up 8-10 satellite manufacturing units in the country. 46) Option B With his vast experience across a range of developing markets, Rajeev will contribute immensely in accelerating our growth journey 47) Option D The government’s and RBI’s focus on rural areas is to ensure that the cash problem is resolved there. To ensure that the cash problem is resolved in the rural area the government and RBI are focusing on them. 48) Option A Aiming to boost demand in the housing sector, the government may hike deduction limit for interest paid on home loans. 49) Option A With poultry exports contributing to less than 1% of India’s Poultry industry, the Impact of Saudi Arabia’s ban may not be significant. 50) Option B The Hero MotorCorp stock was down 1.4 per cent, after the company reported a 34 per cent drop in two-wheeler sale.

PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 9746629057/04872338777 ASSIGNMENT – SENTENCE CORRECTION – ANSWER KEY 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur 1)1. Option B 21. Option B Explanation: join up- To engage in, become a Explanation: get along- To be on good terms; member of. Past so joined up work well with 2. Option C 22. Option C Explanation: keep up with – To stay at the same Explanation: get at – to criticize a person level as someone or something repeatedly 3. Option E 23. Option A Explanation: let down – To disappoint Explanation: get by- To manage to cope or to survive 4. Option D Explanation: look on – To be a spectator at an 24. Option C event Explanation: get on with (something) – To continue to do; make progress 5. Option B Explanation: look forward to – To await or 25. Option E anticipate with pleasure Explanation: get on (well) with (somebody) – To have a good relationship with 6. Option E Explanation: look up to- To admire 26. Option C Explanation: get out of – To avoid doing 7. Option C something Explanation: make fun of – To laugh at/ make jokes about 27. Option D Explanation: get over- To recover from (illness, 8. Option A disappointment). As sentence is in past, so got Explanation: mix up- To mistake one thing or over person for another 28. Option B 9. Option D Explanation: give in- To cease opposition; yield Explanation: nod off – To fall asleep 29. Option E 10. Option C Explanation: go through- To experience. Went in Explanation: pass out – To faint case of past 11. Option B 30. Option C Explanation: Ache for- Want something or Explanation: hand in- To submit (report, someone a lot homework) 12. Option D 31. Option D Explanation: Add up to – Have a certain result Explanation: What happened to 13. Option E 32. Option C Explanation: Angle for – Try to get something Explanation: Lay off= make an employee indirectly, by hinting or suggesting redundant. Sentence is in past so laid off 14. Option B 33. Option A Explanation: Argue down- Beat someone in a Explanation: Leave out= not include debate, discussion or argument 34. Option E 15. Option C Explanation: put up with: tolerate Explanation: Auction off- Sell something in an auction 35. Option D Explanation: Run through- stab or wound deeply 16. Option D with a knife, sword,etc Explanation: Back out of- Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement 36. Option B Explanation: Send for- ask someone to come and 17. Option E help Explanation: Bail out on – Stop supporting someone when they are in trouble 37. Option C Explanation: Send in- order people into a place to 18. Option B handle a problem Explanation: banged on about- talk at tedious length about (something). 38. Option B Explanation: has remained so 19. Option C Explanation: bash about- Mistreat physically 39. Option A Explanation: must strive to 20. Option E Explanation: Bargain for – Expect something to 40. Option E happen Explanation: to replace

41. Option C 49. Option D Explanation: 50. Option E Only B) and C) are grammatically correct. But B) 51. Option B cannot be the answer as there is only one plan i.e 52. Option C to merge state petroleum company. But B) says 53. Option A “Plans” (Plural) . So C) Option is correct 54. Option D 55. Option C 42. Option D 56. Option E 43. Option A 57. Option B 44. Option B 58. Option D 45. Option D 59. Option A 46. Option A 60. Option B 47. Option C 48. Option A

PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 9746629057/04872338777 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur ASSIGNMENT – SENTENCE FILLERS/PARA COMPLETION – ANSWER KEY 1. Option C Explanation: The last point starts with Similarly and discuses about satisfied employee, at the end its says that BUT satisfied employee will be equally happy to take their satisfaction elsewhere. The use of Similarly shows that last statement i.e the blank also discusses something related to the comparison between satisfied and happy employee, the use of BUT indicates a difference i.e in the previous case the reverse of the said sentence will be true. Option C) fulfills both these points. 2. Option B Explanation: The sentence after the blank says that Business leaders are right to be concerned about employee engagement. The last sentence in the paragraph says about HR and talent managers to prioritize engagement. This sho ws a link between business leaders and HR managers and ther both are related to employee engagement. Option B talks about the same theme and introduces the paragraph. 3. Option E Explanation: The passage is about stress reduction in employees. So the starting sentence must introduce this idea of stress. Option B and Option Eboth talk about stress. But Option E) relates it to work world, which is more close to the theme of the passage. Hence E) fits the blank. 4. Option C Explanation: Option C) matches with both- previous and the next sentence of the blank. It mentions the environment and also resilient. 5. Option A Explanation: The sentence after the blank says that IT IS IMPOSSIBLE for an employee to leave theit emotions at home. Means the previous statements is about the same theme. Option A) fits the blank.s 6. Option B Explanation: The next statement after the blank starts with, The savings also.. It means that the previous sentence i.e the blank also talks about savings. 7. Option C Explanation: The sentence after the blank says that to counter this NEW NORMAL i.e something has changed and also the author says that employees and leaders should be flexible, this also points towards adapting to changes. Option C) talks about the same change and introduces the passage 8. Option C Explanation: From the sentence: companies based in emerging economies and those expanding into them in search of growth opportunities are experimenting with new business models , WE CAN CONCLUDE that the passage talks about emerging economies and the changes in business strategy in the companies based in these emerging economies. So Option C) acts as an introduction and fits the blank. 9. Option A Explanation: The last sentence tells us that the passage is about music. The passage is based on the theme how music can help us improve in various matters. Option A) introduces the passage by mentioning music and says that it has benefits attached to it. SO A) fits the blank. 10. Option B Explanation: The passage is about cross-culture psychology. The next statement after the blank says that the consequence of this cross-culture is highly variable. This statement points that such thing can be said after a study or research. Option B) talks the same, i.e about cross culture and invetsigations/study. 11. Option C Explanation: The sentence after the blank starts with THE FORMER, means the previous statement talks about more than one thing. Hence Option C is suited. 12. Option E Explanation: Option E correctly follows the previous sentence. 13. Option C Explanation: The previous statement says that the case will be revisited in March 2016 (sometime in future as the writer), Option C correctly fits as it talks of the present time. Means first talking about future then comparing it with present time situation. 14. Option A Explanation: Option A is coherent with the previous and next statement. The previous statement talks about how a group(Bedouin) tansformed into a state, and the next statement talks about how Milatary rulers used their power in the groups(Bedouin) world. Option A fits in between as it provides the link between the two statement.

15. Option D Explanation: Previous statement says that the ownership of state in a company benefited company. The next statement says, the state started to invest more in economy. Option D link them. 16. Option A 17. Option C Explanation: See this statement : . The police should have access to databases, it gives us an idea that the author is talking about giving some power to police which it doesnot has now (something about access to database). Also look at this line : . Public worries about privacy.. it gives us an idea that people are worrdied about if there information is shared do easily with the police ther might be leak of data or privacy. Seeing all this we can conclude that Answer is Option C 18. Option D 19. Option B 20. Option B Explanation: Some fear this… Others dismiss such.. Means comparing two things. 21. Option B Explanation: Keeping in mind the sentence “Time he got back to his maths” And “This is a routine piece of family drama” option B is coherent 22. Option E Explanation: By reading the next statement after the blank In other words, ” liberalisation may or may not be accompanied by good governance. ” it is clear that both may or may not be related hence option E suits the best. 23. Option D 24. Option D Explanation: After reading the next statement after the blank i.e “there is now a wide debate on the modalities of implementing the SEZs, something that should have been done before the Act was finalised” it is clear that the law has already been passed. Hence D is best suited 25. Option E Explanation: Only option E correctly explains the previous sentence

ASSIGNMENT – SENTENCE REARRANGEMENT PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 9746629057/04872338777 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur 1. Option D Explanation: Correct Order: bcad. sentences a) c) and d) starts with words that cannot be used as an introductory line. Option B) is hence the introduction lin e. Followed by c) giving an example of the same. d) explains a) and hence follows it. So order is bcad 2. Option A Explanation: Correct Order: cbda c) is the starting sentence as it introduces the passage. Followed by b) then d) tells about various such incidence that have occurred in past, and then a) highlights this particular threat. 3. Option D Explanation: Correct order: cadb 4. Option B Explanation: Correct order: badc 5. Option B Explanation: Correct Order is: bdac 6. Option D Explanation: The correct order is: cbda 7. Option C Explanation: Correct Order is: adbc 8. Option A Explanation: The correct sequence is: ceadbf 9. Option B 10. Option B 11. Option D 12. Option A 13. Option D 14. Option C 15. Option E 16. Option E 17. Option C 18. Option C 19. Option B 20. Option D 21. Option B Explanation: The correct sequence is: bdaecf 22. Option D 23. Option B 24. Option B 25. Option E 26. Option B Explanation: Correct Sequence is: badfce 27. Option E 28. Option A 29. Option D 30. Option E 31. Option C Explanation: Tech evangelists predicted that 2016 would be “the year of virtual reality.” And in some ways they were right. Several virtual reality headsets finally hit the commercial market, and millions of people bought one. But as people begin immersing themselves in new realities, a growing number of worrisome reports have surfaced. One is that VR systems can make some users sick. 32. Option D Explanation: The fundamental components of computers are becoming small enough that they are pressing against the boundaries of the familiar world of Newtonian physics. And nowhere is the scale and precision of operation on better display than in hard disk drives, where a trillion bits may fit in a square inch. But IBM has outdone them all by reading and writing data

to a single atom. This advance may be more symbolic than practical right now, but merely showing a working example of atomic data storage, orders of magnitude smaller than state of the art techniques, is practically science fiction. 33. Option C Explanation: NASA’s requirements for becoming an astronaut are stringent, but not overly daunting. Essentially, hopefuls must have a bachelor’s degree in science, be physically fit, and stand between 58.5 and 76 inches tall. What NASA doesn’t mention, however, are the intangibles. You can probably think of a few: coolness under pressure, a problem-solving mentality, and the ability to work in a team setting. 34. Option A Explanation: Much of the matter in the universe is made up of tiny particles called quarks. Normally it’s impossible to see a quark on its own because they are always bound tightly together in groups. Quarks only separate in extreme conditions. Some conditions are : immediately after the Big Bang or in the center of stars or during high-energy particle collisions generated in particle colliders. 35. Option B Explanation: This vision of the future architect was imagined by engineer and inventor Douglas Engelbart during his research into emerging computer systems at Stanford in 1962. At the dawn of personal computing he imagined the creative mind overlapping symbiotically with the intelligent machine to co-create designs. This dual mode of production, he envisaged, would hold the potential to generate new realities which could not be realized by either entity operating alone. 36. Option C Explanation: Although the project is still speculative, NASA and other International Space Station (ISS) partners have begun making plans for a cis-lunar “spaceport” designed to provide a stepping-stone to the Red Planet. Now, if all goes well, the American space agency is poised to take one of the first steps toward overcoming those challenges. NASA’s goal of sending humans to Mars by the 2030s faces many challenges. 37. Option D Explanation: Imagine that you are a farmer. Your crops are withering as weather patterns become more volatile, your well water is too salty to drink, and rice is too expensive to buy at the market. So, you leave home in search of a better life.Millions of people in vulnerable communities around the world do not have to imagine such a scenario. 38. Option B Explanation: Investors, like astronomers or anthropologists, rely on intellectual models to make sense of a complicated universe, guide immediate choices, and set priorities for further inquiry. But, every so often, a freak occurrence forces a reappraisal of what we think we know. It could be a black hole. Or it could be a political upheaval, like the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom or the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. 39. Option E Explanation: Today, there are 21.3 million refugees worldwide. That is 21.3 million people who have been driven from their countries by fear of violence or oppression based on race, religion, nationality, politics, or identity. Many live in overcrowded and unsafe camps, often lacking basic necessities, as they wait for some country to grant them asylum. But even asylum is inadequate to enable refugees to rebuild their lives. 40. Option B Explanation: Hunger has wracked humanity since time immemorial. Nearly every major society has been shaped by famine; one estimate suggests that China suffered drought or flood-induced starvation in at least one province almost every year from 108 BC to 1911. Yet the struggle against hunger is a battle that humanity could finally win. More cereals were produced annually in the last quarter of the twentieth century than in any preceding period, and more grain will be harvested this yea r than at any time in history. 41. Option B 42. Option B 43. Option C 44. Option D 45. Option A

ASSIGNMENT – SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 9746629057/04872338777 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur 1. Option B Explanation: Mockery – teasing and contemptuous language 2. Option C Explanation: Erroneous – wrong; incorrect. 3. Option D Explanation: Denigrate – to assault someone’s character or reputation. 4. Option A Explanation: Recalcitrant – stubborn, uncooperative attitude.. 5. Option D Explanation: Invective – insulting, abusive, or highly critical language… 6. Option C Explanation: Volley – utter or discharge in quick succession.. 7. Option B Explanation: Affront – An action or remark that causes outrage or offence. 8. Option A Explanation: Onus – something that is one’s duty or responsibility.. 9. Option D Explanation: Gratuitous – done without good reason; uncalled for. 10. Option A Explanation: Holler – give a loud shout or cry.. 11. Option A Explanation: Umbrage – offence or annoyance.. 12. Option D Explanation: Complacent – pleased, especially with oneself or one’s merits 13. Option C Explanation: Morph – smooth changes. 14. Option B Explanation: Disdain – unworthy of one’s consideration or respect. 15. Option D Explanation: Oppression – prolonged cruel or unjust treatment.. 16. Option C Explanation: Espouse – adopt or support. 17. Option A Explanation: Proximate – closest in relationship; immediate; nearly accurate 18. Option B Explanation: Convolute – make complicated. 19. Option D Explanation: Sojourn – a temporary stay.. 20. Option A Explanation: Intemperate – having or showing a lack of self-control. 21. Option B Explanation: Poignant – evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. 22. Option A Explanation: Debilitate – make (someone) very weak and infirm.. 23. Option C Explanation: Consternation – a feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. 24. Option D Explanation: Reticent – not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily. 25. Option B Explanation: Unravel – investigate and solve or explain.. 26. Option C Explanation: Brag – say something in a boastful manner. 27. Option D Explanation: Aberrant – varying from the usual 28. Option A Explanation: Cajole – to persuade by flattery or promises.

29. Option B Explanation: Bequeath – pass on or leave (something) to someone else.. 30. Option C Explanation: Quiver – tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion. 31. Option C Explanation: Spike – a sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something. 32. Option A Explanation: Calibrate – to determine, check, or rectify. 33. Option D Explanation: Dismantle – to disassemble or pull down; take apart.. 34. Option C Explanation: Strident – (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating 35. Option B Explanation: Distortion – the action of giving a misleading account or impression….. 36. Option A Explanation: Tandem – one following or behind the other. 37. Option D Explanation: Cripple – cause (someone) to become unable to walk or move properly. 38. Option A Explanation: Firebrand – a person who is very passionate about a particular cause. 39. Option B Explanation: Sprang – move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards. 40. Option A Explanation: Toe – to stand, walk, etc., with the toes in a specified position. 41. Option D Explanation: Defiant – open disregard, showing daring or bold disobedience 42. Option C Explanation: Stifle – make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate. 43. Option A Explanation: Contrition – the state of feeling remorseful, feeling sorry.. 44. Option B Explanation: Ghastly – causing great horror or fear; awful 45. Option C Explanation: Partake – to take or have a part or share along with others… 46. Option D Explanation: Retaliate – make an attack in return for a similar attack.. 47. Option A Explanation: Dire – extremely serious or urgent… 48. Option B Explanation: Severity – the fact or condition of being severe.. 49. Option D Explanation: Splice – interweave, join/connect/insert… 50. Option A Explanation: Extrapolate – estimate or conclude (something)

ASSIGNMENT – WORD USAGE PSC, BANK, SSC, CIVIL SERVICE COACHING Help Line No. 9746629057/04872338777 9th Floor, Capital City, Korappath Lane, Thrissur 1. Option C Explanation: A) colony- a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country. B) colony- a group of people living in a colony, consisting of the original settlers and their descendants and successors. D) colony- a community of animals or plants of one kind living close together or forming a physically connected structure. 2. Option B Explanation: A) compact- exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress. C) Compact- a small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff. D) compact- something that is a small and conveniently shaped example of its kind, in particular a compact camera. 3. Option A Explanation: B) complex- a group of similar buildings or facilities on the same site. C) complex- a strong or disproportionate concern or anxiety about something. D) complex- difficult 4. Option D Explanation: A) composed- write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry). B) compose- calm or settle (oneself or one’s features or thoughts). C) composed- formed 5. Option B Explanation: A) contrast- differ C) contrast- compare in such a way as to emphasize differences. D)contrast- different 6. Option D Explanation: A) cover- (of insurance) protect against a liability, loss, or accident involving financial consequences. B) cover- disguise the sound or fact of (something) with another sound or action. 7. Option E Explanation: A) cross- go or extend across or to the other side of (an area, stretch of water, etc.). B) cross- symbol of (×) C) cross- appeared on her face D) cross- annoyed 8. Option B Explanation: curl- form or cause to form into a curved or spiral shape. 9. Option A Explanation: B) cycle- the period of time taken to complete a cycle of events. B) life cycle- the series of changes in the life of an organism D) cycle- move in or follow a regularly repeated sequence of events. Crash 10. Option E Explanation: A) crash- collide violently B) and C) crash- a sudden loud noise as of something breaking or hitting another object. 11. Option B It should be The grumpy old man is never cheerful. As he is grumpy i.e bad tempered hence always cheerful makes the sentence contradictory. 12. Option C It should be propagates in the place of etiquette. Propagates means to share and spread his vision as per the sentence. 13. Option D Shivering is wrongly used as an adjective here. Omit it. 14. Option D Hate => back 15. Option C Temperament => temperature. Temperament means nature or personality of an individual. A city cannot have temperament. 16. Option C Stringent=>weak. As he is far, and comparison using the word as has been done, stringent cannot come here. He is far so his voice will come lightly i,e weak. 17. Option D Come => go ; go through is a phrase 18. Option C Trustworthy =>harmful; an insect cannot be trustworthy. 19. Option E 20. Option A Amicable : showing a polite and friendly desire to avoid disagreement and argument. Amicable is not correct here. Should be replaced with a wicket or evil thing to do.



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