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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.

 

To know ______ reality, the powers of the mind need to be turned back upon itself. With concentration, the mind can ______ its innermost secrets, just as the darkest places reveal their secrets to the penetrating rays of light. We can then ______ soul truths, whether life exists for five minutes or for ______, and whether there is a God. To go beyond the mind and our present reality, we need to use the mind itself as a tool. Patanjali, in his Hatha Yoga Pradipika, stated, “Yoga is the ______ of the modifications of the mind.”

 

“Yoga is the ______ of the modifications

A) evolution B) ambition
C) bijection D) cessation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) cessation

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

My father said, "We have been living here since the day this house was built."

A) My father said that they had been living here since the day that house was built. B) My father said that they had been living there since the day that house had been built.
C) My father said that they have been living there since the day that house were built. D) My father said that they have been living here since the day this house were being built.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My father said that they had been living there since the day that house had been built.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

 

True positive thinking starts by embracing reality in its myriad (1)/ shapes and forms; it involves the ability to feel negative emotions when you have to, (2)/ and still maintain hope enough to keep on going. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Hoodwink

A) Defraud B) Illicit
C) Secret D) Stare
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Defraud

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) I prefer B) this book
C) than that one. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) than that one.

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‘prefer’ is a verb that is always followed by the preposition ‘to’ expressing choice or preference over something else. In this case choice of ‘this book’ over the ‘other’ one. ‘Than’ is used for comparing to options, ‘prefer to’ expresses choice. Correct expression will be ‘to that one’.

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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.


Equally disappointing is the court's ________________, one-paragraph dismissal of the claim that criminal ________________ creates a chilling effect upon speech. Such proclamations are easy _______________ from the high, secure, and insulated bench of the Supreme Court. It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of _____________ cases in court, _______________ have to deal with the very real consequences.


It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of _____________ cases in court

A) imaginary B) frivolous
C) unintellgible D) ordinary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) frivolous

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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.

 

To impose costs on one of the parties at the end of a ________________ litigation is common; it is meant, among other things, to act as a ___________________ against litigants abusing the process and the system of the law. But to seek pre-deposits with a view to prioritising a certain kind of case over another, by __________________ early dates of hearing to those that are capable of paying huge ___________ of money, is simply staggering. It reinforces a scheme of classism that ought to have no place in any court of law, let ______________ the apex court of the land.

 

to act as a ___________________ against litigants abusing the process and the system of the law.

 

A) deterrent B) incentive
C) catalyst D) stimulus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) deterrent

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

We must take care of the old.

 

A) Those who are old need to be taken care of by us. B)  The old must be taken care of by us.
C) Those who are old need care by us. D) The old should be taken care of by us.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  The old must be taken care of by us.

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