ADURO 004

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Q 1

1. The prize competition was ____ as a showcase for new technology, but instead the competition was marred by disqualifications and disputes.

A. disappointing
B. conceived
C. touted
D. heralded
E. promising
F. required

2. The new institute provides intensive postgraduate teaching to a wide range of students, in the hope that these students will use their knowledge to boost the country's ____ economy.

A. languishing
B. emerging
C. booming
D. domestic
E. bankrupt
F. flagging

3. Like other metaphors, the "book of Nature" has two facets: it is ____ but if taken literally, it may mislead.

A. heuristic
B. perceptive
C. poetic
D. insightful
E. prosaic
F. iconoclastic

4. The increasing interactivity emerging in the latest computer systems means that the traditional view of the computer as a ____ of information now unduly limiting.

A. gleaner
B. transformer
C. processor
D. producer
E. repository
F. cache

5. Turing's life exerts a powerful and ____ effect on writers – the combination of the highly intellectual and the personally dramatic is hard to resist.

A. abiding
B. pervasive
C. perennial
D. irresistible
E. unmitigated
F. multifaceted

6. As a result of his regimented upbringing, that left him unable to see the nuances of complex situations, he was often accused of being ____ .

A. indecisive
B. tyrannical
C. obtuse
D. boorish
E. xenophobic
F. imperceptive

7. It is paradoxical that String Theory inspires such widespread respect when it is so ____ that few could ever hope to master its claims.

A. intractable
B. confusing
C. elevated
D. arcane
E. obscure
F. rigorous

8. Those with a reputation for ____ behavior seldom inspire respect: unwavering adherence to a viewpoint is more admired than flexibility.

A. capricious
B. bombastic
C. dogmatic
D. fickle
E. honorable
F. stalwart

9. The courtiers of the time had to be ____ in order to survive in an atmosphere where the least sign of rebellion could lead to banishment or worse.

A. taciturn
B. fawning
C. docile
D. self-serving
E. upright
F. servile

10. Forgiveness was fine in theory, but she had trouble in accepting a religion that would allow ____ evil-doers access to heaven.

A. repentant
B. contrite
C. blatant
D. venial
E. pardoned
F. recalcitrant

Q 2

DIRECTIONS for question: Four alternate summaries are given below the text. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the text.


6. Among educated Gujarati families, it has generally been a matter of pride to educate children in the Gujarati medium. So, it surprised me when my mother said that since I had grown up in the modern era, she would have no option but to send me to an English-medium school. Many Gujarati-medium schools in Mumbai are converting to English medium. In an increasingly computer-literate world where English has become the lingua franca, parents face a difficult choice between maintaining cultural identity and investing in their children's future. This set me pondering over the nature of linguistic division in India. While the fear of fragmentation along linguistic boundaries was greatest in the wake of independence, somehow, we have managed to weave a nation out of multi-linguistic society. How will we face this new threat of linguistic fragmentation between urban and rural India and the central heartlands and surrounding states? Although public policy remains justly concerned with increasing income disparities across states, the cleavages along linguistic lines - command over English and computing languages seem to have been overlooked. Given the increasing importance of these skills in a globalising economy, we may well be sowing the seeds of long term regional discord by ignoring these disparities.
a)
Increasing importance of computer languages is resulting in many Gujarati-medium schools being converted to English medium. The increasing importance of these skills is leading to long term regional disparities.
b)
It has been a matter of pride for the Gujarati families to educate their children in Gujarati medium. But, in an increasingly computer literate world it is becoming very difficult for parents to invest in their children's future. This is leading to disparities along linguistic lines which might lead to more serious problems. How will we face these challenges?
c)
Increasing importance of computer languages and command over English are leading to linguistic fragmentation between urban and rural India. Increasing income disparities have always been a matter of concern but how are we going to face this new threat along linguistic lines, which might have far more dangerous repercussions, if overlooked?
d)
With an increase in computer literates and with English being used as a common language, India is facing a threat of linguistic fragmentation between urban and rural India. Increasing income disparities have always been a matter of concern but linguistic differences have been ignored. This could lead to regional discord in the long term.

Q 3

For various offences children are tried by the..............court.
A. supreme
B. session
C. juvenile
D. lower
E. none

Q 4

"Ordering Of Sentences"

S1: In the middle of one side of the square sits the Chairman of the committee, the most important person in the room.
P : For a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals.
Q : On him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee.
R : While this is happening we have an opportunity to get the 'feel' of this committe.
S : As the meeting opens, he runs briskly through a number of formalities.
S6: From the moment its members meet, it begins to have a sort nebulous life of its own.
The Proper sequence should be:

[A].RSQP

[B].PQRS

[C].SQPR

[D].QSRP

Q 5

Choose the odd man out of the following words:

Latitudinarian

Libertarian

Sectarian

Laissez faire

Q 6

The word at the top of the table is used in four different ways, numbered 1 to 4. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

Help

This syrup will help you cold.

I can't help the colour of my skin.

Ranjit may help himself with the beer in the fridge.

Do you really expect me to help you out with cash.