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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. Ganesh Pyne, the soft-spoken, gentle-mannered painter based in Kolkata, was a paradox. The more the demand for his temperas and water-colours soared in the 1980s and 1990s, the more he shrank from the glare of publicity. The galloping prices of his works made him inversely insecure. Over a period of time, he painted a series called Performers, where the artist is shown as a clown, an entertainer, and a performing animal attempting to please patrons. Pyne had a modern mind with a taste for modern poetry, theatre and cinema. ________________ (a) But he nurtured deep within him a mythic imagination. (b) In the course of my very first interview with Ganesh Pyne, the artist had stated that he was obsessed with death. (c) His paintings that evoke intimations of mortality will continue to haunt us. (d) What made him a great artist was that he counterbalanced the darkening mood of his paintings with some source of light. 2

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. That is when you stop laughing and start worrying about a team that was virtually invincible in Test cricket from the early Nineties to mid-2005 when Australia surrendered the Ashes to England in a stirring series at the home of cricket. The setback was followed by yet another period of domination up till 2008 after which Australian cricket went into a tailspin and continues to hurtle from one disaster to another. Ironically, Arthur seems to have woken up to the reality only after his team found itself 0-2 down in the series after playing some pretty ordinary cricket. _______________ (a) He handed out 'homework' that was meant to make players more responsible for their own deeds and improve on-field performances. (b) The coach had himself shunned doing his own bit prior to the opening Test match against India in Chennai. (c) Both Arthur and skipper Michael Clarke surely need to tell cricket lovers what prompted their bizarre decision making that was bound to backfire on them. (d) He owes his position of eminence to the Argus report that recommended an enhanced role for the coach. 3

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. But the biggest change was recording the sound on the new, multi-channel Dolby Stereo that could be played to great effect even in small theatres with the old mono sound system. Allen and his team convinced more than 40 theatres to upgrade their audio systems, but the advantage was that the new technology could be adapted to the old set-up. The sound thrilled and the successes of Star Wars and Close Encounters of The Third Kind gave way to more inventions, though Allen's focus remains on creating new technology that is compatible with older formats. _______________ (a) The 73-year-old, who is currently in India, has been instrumental in several major sound engineering innovations in Hollywood. (b) It's never been easy to convince hard-nosed studio executives and tight-fisted theatre owners of the benefits of the new technology. (c) Over the years, Allen and his colleagues had struck up a personal equation with the more powerful filmmakers and producers. (d) Studio heads have said that the old sound system was not good enough. 4

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. It is precisely this effect that Satya Paul hoped Masaba's touch would generate when it hired her as fashion director last November. With her, the 28-year old fashion brand, traditionally patronised by older women, wants to break into the youth segment. "I think the reason I was chosen for the job is that I am a gutsy designer. I am fearless in my choice of prints, colours and presentation," said Masaba. Love for prints is another thing that connects the brand to her. But her choice is more edgy and quirky. _______________ (a) These motifs she chooses represent the journey of a woman. (b) Eclectic prints, however, are nothing new to fashion, not even in India. (c) Satya Paul appeals both to the young and those who desperately want to look young. (d) Palms, cows, cameras, timepieces are some wacky motifs that have been spotted on her creations, especially saris.