1
A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
Individuals owed their existence to their parents; without their countless sacrifices, they would never
survive nor grow into sane human beings. They realised their potential in a stable and peaceful
society, made possible by the efforts of thousands of anonymous men and women. They became
rational, reflective and moral beings within a rich civilisation created by scores of sages, saints,
savants and scientists. ______________________.
(a) Even a whole lifetime was not enough to pay back what they owed their parents, let alone all the
others.
(b) In short, every human being owed his humanity to others and benefitted from a world, to the
creation of which he had not contributed anything.
(c) To talk about 'repaying' the debts did not therefore make sense except in a clumsy and
metaphorical way of describing one's response to unsolicited but indispensable gifts.
(d) Every individual is born with a debt, which is beyond his capacity to repay.
2
A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
A century and a half ago, Charles Darwin detailed his theory of evolution by natural selection in his
book 'On the Origin of Species'. How does this remarkably successful theory apply to life on our
planet? How have the scientists of subsequent generations built on Darwin's ideas?
______________________.
(a) Darwin's general theory presumes the development of life from non-life and stresses a purely
naturalistic (undirected) "descent with modification".
(b) And can Darwin's theory of Evolution be aligned with the evolutionary worldview, which is as old
as antiquity?
(c) Natural selection is the preservation of a functional advantage that enables a species to compete
better in the wild
(d) And does revisiting the original theory shed new light on the remaining puzzles?
3
Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical
order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate
option.
A. The recent communal violence in Hyderabad and in Bareilly a month ago has remained on
the sidelines of national attention.
B. In both cities, the present round of violence was preceded by mobilisations and speeches,
primarily by Hindu fundamentalist groups.
C. Fortunately, there was no death in the violence in Bareilly, while in Hyderabad only three people
were killed.
D. Yet, the scale, planning and causes behind the riots indicate a certain change in the morphology
of the typical riot, a change which needs to be identified and understood if we want to keep
religious sectarianism and violence in check.
E. Communal violence has become so endemic to the polity of India that it has ceased to attract
much attention outside its immediate area of impact, or unless it crosses very high levels of
fatality and barbarity.
(a) EACDB (b) ABEDC (c) EABCD (d) ABCDE
4
Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical
order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate
option.
A. That too was historic.
B. The word that immediately rolled off of every tongue after the presidential election was "historic";
and rightly so.
C. It would have been unimaginable forty years ago.
D. The fact that the country has become civilized enough to accept this outcome is a considerable
tribute to the activism of the 1960s and its aftermath.
E. The two candidates in the Democratic primary were a woman and an African-American.
(a) BCDAE (b) BCDEA (c) BEDAC (d) BEACD
5
Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical
order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate
option.
A. The revolution began as an attack on despotism.
B. Already by 1762 Rousseau was implying in his "Social Contract" that there was no meaningful
difference between the authority of a despot and that of a monarch
C. As usual, regular usage soon diluted the original rigor of the expression's meaning.
D. Montesquieu has defined its spirit as "The rule of one, according to no law".
E. Obeying no law, authority was arbitrary and its animating spirit was fear.
(a) ABDCE (b) AEDCB (c) ADECB (d) ADEBC
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