Questions

Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

The man disappeared after he was rescuing a boy from drowning.

Where in the human body can you find the islets of Langerhans?

During the day which process is the major driving force in the movement of water in the xylem?

Which one of the following derives nutrition from plants as a parasite?

Which one reveals, more appropriately, functioning of the heart?

In each of the following choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in capitals.

“DEROGATORY”

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

It is not _____ to ignore all allegations of booth capturing and rigging as murmurs of _____ losers. _____ have come to light of intimidation of whole villages and communities to make them vote for a particular candidate or party. At times election officials have been _____ by unscrupulous politicians into turning a blind eye to _____ practices.

_____ have come to light of intimidation of whole villages and communities

The number of neutrons present in a nitrogen atom is ___.