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1
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. Images of the core of NGC 4150, taken in near-ultraviolet light with the sharp-eyed Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), reveal streamers of dust and gas and clumps of young, blue stars that are significantly less than a billion years old.
B. Elliptical galaxies were once thought to be aging star cities whose star-making heyday was
billions of years ago.
C. Evidence shows that the star birth was sparked by a merger with a dwarf galaxy.
D. But new observations with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are helping to show that elliptical galaxies still have some youthful vigor left, thanks to encounters with smaller galaxies.
E. The new study helps bolster the emerging view that most elliptical galaxies have young stars,
bringing new life to old galaxies.
(a) ADECB
(b) BDEAC
(c) BDACE
(d) ACDBE
2
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. A smattering of do-gooders plead for reform.
B. But it is hard to figure out exactly what sets them into motion or brings them to success.
C. Vast moral revolutions do take place once in a while.
D. A high-minded prophet in some part of the world denounces an old and dreadful social custom.
E. The reform in question appears, at a glance, to be impractical, unpopular, and unlikely.
(a) CBDAE
(b) ABDEC
(c) DACBE
(d) ABCDE
3
The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
EASE
(a) The Government appears to have eased back on the RTI act.
(b) The tension between the two countries has eased off.
(c) He crossed the road when the traffic had eased in.
(d) When things ease up a bit, I’ll go and meet him.
4
The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
CHIP
(a) The opposition chipped away at the power of the government.
(b) The sculptor was chipping off at the stone.
(c) The paint has chipped off.
(d) If everyone chips in we will be able to buy a nice gift.
5
There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately.
Traditionally, Indonesians practiced a tolerant, almost ____________ brand of faith, ______ with
the Buddhist, Hindu and the animist traditions of earlier periods.
(a) aesthetic, imbibed
(b) syncretic, infused
(c) hermetic, impelled
(d) emetic, infused
6
There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately.
The more I thought about the vibrant___________ Scottish nationalists driving a debate north of
the border about what kind of relationship it wants with England, the more I grimly
____________the fallout on this side of the border.
(a) rejuvenated, contemplated
(b) empowered, sustained
(c) imaginative, learned
(d) outspoken, ascertained
7
From the given words, select the most appropriate words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentences are followed by options that indicate the words, which may be selected to correctly complete the set of sentences. From the options given, choose the most appropriate one.
Any judgment by the supreme court is a definite(A)/definitive(B) one; it can’t be challenged by the lower courts.
Every system of justice strives for an equitable(A)/equable(B) distribution of wealth and resources.
Metaphysics is such an esoteric(A)/exoteric(B) subject that only a handful of people can speak at length on it.
Her greatest asset was her long and luxurious(A)/luxuriant(B) hair.
(a) ABAB (b) BAAB (c) BBBB (d) AAAA
8
From the given words, select the most appropriate words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentences are followed by options that indicate the words, which may be selected to correctly complete the set of sentences. From the options given, choose the most appropriate one.
The artist uses a rich palate(A)/palette(B) of tones and timbres.
It is a novel that wallows in gross sentimentality and bathos(A)/pathos(B).
She was ingenuous enough to buy the meretricious(A)/meritorious(B) product from the vendor.
A whopping ninety percent of the respondents unequivocably(A)/unequivocally(B) said “Yes”.
(a) BAAB (b) BAAA (c) ABAB (d) BABA
9
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.
Zero has had a long history. The Babylonians invented the concept of zero; the ancient Greeks
debated it in lofty terms (how could something be nothing?); the ancient Indian scholar Pingala
paired Zero with the numeral 1 to get double digits; and both the Mayans and the Romans made
Zero part of their numeral systems. But Zero finally found its place around AD 498, when the Indian astronomer Aryabhatta sat up in bed one morning and exclaimed, “Sthanam sthanam dasa gunam’- which translates, roughly as, “place to place in ten times in value”. With that, the idea of decimal based place value notion was born.
(a) Now Zero was on a roll.
(b) Now Zero spread to the Arab world.
(c) Zero ultimately found plenty of employment (together with the digit 1).
(d) Zero ultimately flourished in Silicon valley.
10
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.
And so I cried and I prayed, and as months passed, the ceiling above my bed slowly went back to being just a ceiling. Taking Lucette by the hand, I went back to school. There were hundreds of other children like me, children who had done nothing wrong and who, like me, had suffered some tragedy and were waiting patiently serving out their time, coping as best as they could.
(a) If they did not ask questions, it was because they knew they would not like the answers.
(b) At night, in the darkness, I brooded on my sadness.
(c)I had loved this town all my life and today, I had to leave it.
(d)The tension was palpable- the anger almost burnt the walls.
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