Questions

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.

For me the ______________ and the chill of those nights dissolved into those little flames of fire that for hours made us live in a wonderland, in a ___________ fair of fireflies, and made us _________ there’s nothing that can blow those divine lights ________. In my mind I can still hear the jingling sounds of ________ tiny bells that grandma used to ring during the puja.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Against the clock

A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.

The greater the demand, higher the price.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

To make someone feel completely baffled.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Become liquid, typically during decomposition

Cinnabar is an ore/mineral of

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
An old unmarried woman

In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :The bureaucrat and the social worker are men of totally different orientations and styles of functioning.
S6:The world will be a better place to live in if they learn a little from each other.
P:The other is considered to be a man ever on the move.
Q:He is portrayed as a man fond of rules above all other things.
R:The one is regarded as given to sedentary habits, doing a lot of paper work.
S:Driven by an urge to help others he is impatient with red tape and unnecessary delays.

The proper sequence should be