Rearrange the following , seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) But seriously, how much would you pay to know what thoughts are swimming around in someone else's head?
(B) In most fictional movies thus, the idea of reading minds-of seeing the private intentions of another, and the possibility of intervening in those plans - has always been highly attractive.
(C) Such fantastical questions have long been the bread and butter of fiction.
(D) Today, more than four centuries since the phrase, "A penny for your thoughts?", was first recorded, inflationary accounting makes that ancient penny worth more than $40.
(E) The going rate for a "thought"-a probe into the thinking of another - was once quite a bargain.
(F) And if you could really know their truthfulness how much more would you pay?
(G) Even with the sliding value of the dollar, this still seems quite a bargain.

Which of the following should be the SECOND sentences after rearrangement?

Rearrange the following , seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) But seriously, how much would you pay to know what thoughts are swimming around in someone else's head?
(B) In most fictional movies thus, the idea of reading minds-of seeing the private intentions of another, and the possibility of intervening in those plans - has always been highly attractive.
(C) Such fantastical questions have long been the bread and butter of fiction.
(D) Today, more than four centuries since the phrase, "A penny for your thoughts?", was first recorded, inflationary accounting makes that ancient penny worth more than $40.
(E) The going rate for a "thought"-a probe into the thinking of another - was once quite a bargain.
(F) And if you could really know their truthfulness how much more would you pay?
(G) Even with the sliding value of the dollar, this still seems quite a bargain.

Which of the following should be the  FOURTH  sentences after rearrengement ?

Rearrange the following , seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) But seriously, how much would you pay to know what thoughts are swimming around in someone else's head?
(B) In most fictional movies thus, the idea of reading minds-of seeing the private intentions of another, and the possibility of intervening in those plans - has always been highly attractive.
(C) Such fantastical questions have long been the bread and butter of fiction.
(D) Today, more than four centuries since the phrase, "A penny for your thoughts?", was first recorded, inflationary accounting makes that ancient penny worth more than $40.
(E) The going rate for a "thought"-a probe into the thinking of another - was once quite a bargain.
(F) And if you could really know their truthfulness how much more would you pay?
(G) Even with the sliding value of the dollar, this still seems quite a bargain.

Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentences after rearrangement ?

Rearrange the following , seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) But seriously, how much would you pay to know what thoughts are swimming around in someone else's head?
(B) In most fictional movies thus, the idea of reading minds-of seeing the private intentions of another, and the possibility of intervening in those plans - has always been highly attractive.
(C) Such fantastical questions have long been the bread and butter of fiction.
(D) Today, more than four centuries since the phrase, "A penny for your thoughts?", was first recorded, inflationary accounting makes that ancient penny worth more than $40.
(E) The going rate for a "thought"-a probe into the thinking of another - was once quite a bargain.
(F) And if you could really know their truthfulness how much more would you pay?
(G) Even with the sliding value of the dollar, this still seems quite a bargain.

Which of the following should be the SEVENTH (Last) sentences after rearrangement ?

Rearrange the following , seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) But seriously, how much would you pay to know what thoughts are swimming around in someone else's head?
(B) In most fictional movies thus, the idea of reading minds-of seeing the private intentions of another, and the possibility of intervening in those plans - has always been highly attractive.
(C) Such fantastical questions have long been the bread and butter of fiction.
(D) Today, more than four centuries since the phrase, "A penny for your thoughts?", was first recorded, inflationary accounting makes that ancient penny worth more than $40.
(E) The going rate for a "thought"-a probe into the thinking of another - was once quite a bargain.
(F) And if you could really know their truthfulness how much more would you pay?
(G) Even with the sliding value of the dollar, this still seems quite a bargain.

Which of the following should be the FIRST sentences after rearrangement ?

A. In the following passage There are blank, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below  the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find oat the appropriate word/ phrase in each case.

The economics of owing and running a Ration Shop, the familiar name for the outlets in our Public Distribution System (PDS), are such that under normal business termes, the shop-owner could never make a profit. Yet (A) the  government announces that new permits for ration shops will be given out, there is frenzy in. the market to grab one of these. (B) ? The answer is obvious: the business is not for the honest and if one knows the (C), there is a fortune to be made.

What are these tricks of the trade?

Getting fake names into the user list is the most obvious option; the State seems to be (D) a losing battle against this practice, judging by the endless efforts to weed out bogus ration cards.

The next is to get the 'right customers' on the list, not just more customers. These are people who are registered but who do not have any interest in (E) on their entitlements. In a system where caste and income certificates are for sale, it is not (F) to 'produce'these documents for mutual benefit. Receipts are duly made in their names, and the rations thus 'drawn' are (G) off into the open market. The sale price of an item like rice makes clear the (H) economics - it costs Rs. 8  in a ration shop while in the latter it is Rs. 30 or above.There are also customers who would rather exchange their entitlements for hard cash at the beginning of the month.

As the degradation progresses, the shop keeper, in (I) with the official machinery, manages to withhold effectively the entitlements from even the genuine beneficiaries, and diverts them to the open market. The targeted group is usually not in a position to (J) itself to get its due.
And thus, one has all the'(K)'if a good PDS business.

B. In the following passage There are blank, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find oat the appropriate word/ phrase in each case.
The economics of owing and running a Ration Shop, the familiar name for the outlets in our Public Distribution System (PDS), are such that under normal business termes, the shop-owner could never make a profit. Yet (A) the government announces that new permits for ration shops will be given out, there is frenzy in. the market to grab one of these. (B) ? The answer is obvious: the business is not for the honest and if one knows the (C), there is a fortune to be made.

What are these tricks of the trade?

Getting fake names into the user list is the most obvious option; the State seems to be (D) a losing battle against this practice, judging by the endless efforts to weed out bogus ration cards.

The next is to get the 'right customers' on the list, not just more customers. These are people who are registered but who do not have any interest in (E) on their entitlements. In a system where caste and income certificates are for sale, it is not (F) to 'produce'these documents for mutual benefit. Receipts are duly made in their names, and the rations thus 'drawn' are (G) off into the open market. The sale price of an item like rice makes clear the (H) economics - it costs Rs. 8 in a ration shop while in the latter it is Rs. 30 or above. There are also customers who would rather exchange their entitlements for hard cash at the beginning of the month.

As the degradation progresses, the shop keeper, in (I) with the official machinery, manages to withhold effectively the entitlements from even the genuine beneficiaries, and diverts them to the open market. The targeted group is usually not in a position to (J) itself to get its due.
And thus, one has all the'(K)'if a good PDS business.

C. In the following passage There are blank, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find oat the appropriate word/ phrase in each case.
The economics of owing and running a Ration Shop, the familiar name for the outlets in our Public Distribution System (PDS), are such that under normal business termes, the shop-owner could never make a profit. Yet (A) the government announces that new permits for ration shops will be given out, there is frenzy in. the market to grab one of these. (B) ? The answer is obvious: the business is not for the honest and if one knows the (C), there is a fortune to be made.

What are these tricks of the trade?

Getting fake names into the user list is the most obvious option; the State seems to be (D) a losing battle against this practice, judging by the endless efforts to weed out bogus ration cards.

The next is to get the 'right customers' on the list, not just more customers. These are people who are registered but who do not have any interest in (E) on their entitlements. In a system where caste and income certificates are for sale, it is not (F) to 'produce'these documents for mutual benefit. Receipts are duly made in their names, and the rations thus 'drawn' are (G) off into the open market. The sale price of an item like rice makes clear the (H) economics - it costs Rs. 8 in a ration shop while in the latter it is Rs. 30 or above. There are also customers who would rather exchange their entitlements for hard cash at the beginning of the month.

As the degradation progresses, the shop keeper, in (I) with the official machinery, manages to withhold effectively the entitlements from even the genuine beneficiaries, and diverts them to the open market. The targeted group is usually not in a position to (J) itself to get its due.
And thus, one has all the'(K)'if a good PDS business.

D. In the following passage There are blank, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find oat the appropriate word/ phrase in each case.
The economics of owing and running a Ration Shop, the familiar name for the outlets in our Public Distribution System (PDS), are such that under normal business termes, the shop-owner could never make a profit. Yet (A) the government announces that new permits for ration shops will be given out, there is frenzy in. the market to grab one of these. (B) ? The answer is obvious: the business is not for the honest and if one knows the (C), there is a fortune to be made.

What are these tricks of the trade?

Getting fake names into the user list is the most obvious option; the State seems to be (D) a losing battle against this practice, judging by the endless efforts to weed out bogus ration cards.

The next is to get the 'right customers' on the list, not just more customers. These are people who are registered but who do not have any interest in (E) on their entitlements. In a system where caste and income certificates are for sale, it is not (F) to 'produce'these documents for mutual benefit. Receipts are duly made in their names, and the rations thus 'drawn' are (G) off into the open market. The sale price of an item like rice makes clear the (H) economics - it costs Rs. 8 in a ration shop while in the latter it is Rs. 30 or above. There are also customers who would rather exchange their entitlements for hard cash at the beginning of the month.

As the degradation progresses, the shop keeper, in (I) with the official machinery, manages to withhold effectively the entitlements from even the genuine beneficiaries, and diverts them to the open market. The targeted group is usually not in a position to (J) itself to get its due.
And thus, one has all the'(K)'if a good PDS business.

E. In the following passage There are blank, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find oat the appropriate word/ phrase in each case.
The economics of owing and running a Ration Shop, the familiar name for the outlets in our Public Distribution System (PDS), are such that under normal business termes, the shop-owner could never make a profit. Yet (A) the government announces that new permits for ration shops will be given out, there is frenzy in. the market to grab one of these. (B) ? The answer is obvious: the business is not for the honest and if one knows the (C), there is a fortune to be made.

What are these tricks of the trade?

Getting fake names into the user list is the most obvious option; the State seems to be (D) a losing battle against this practice, judging by the endless efforts to weed out bogus ration cards.

The next is to get the 'right customers' on the list, not just more customers. These are people who are registered but who do not have any interest in (E) on their entitlements. In a system where caste and income certificates are for sale, it is not (F) to 'produce'these documents for mutual benefit. Receipts are duly made in their names, and the rations thus 'drawn' are (G) off into the open market. The sale price of an item like rice makes clear the (H) economics - it costs Rs. 8 in a ration shop while in the latter it is Rs. 30 or above. There are also customers who would rather exchange their entitlements for hard cash at the beginning of the month.

As the degradation progresses, the shop keeper, in (I) with the official machinery, manages to withhold effectively the entitlements from even the genuine beneficiaries, and diverts them to the open market. The targeted group is usually not in a position to (J) itself to get its due.
And thus, one has all the'(K)'if a good PDS business.

F. In the following passage There are blank, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find oat the appropriate word/ phrase in each case.
The economics of owing and running a Ration Shop, the familiar name for the outlets in our Public Distribution System (PDS), are such that under normal business termes, the shop-owner could never make a profit. Yet (A) the government announces that new permits for ration shops will be given out, there is frenzy in. the market to grab one of these. (B) ? The answer is obvious: the business is not for the honest and if one knows the (C), there is a fortune to be made.

What are these tricks of the trade?

Getting fake names into the user list is the most obvious option; the State seems to be (D) a losing battle against this practice, judging by the endless efforts to weed out bogus ration cards.

The next is to get the 'right customers' on the list, not just more customers. These are people who are registered but who do not have any interest in (E) on their entitlements. In a system where caste and income certificates are for sale, it is not (F) to 'produce'these documents for mutual benefit. Receipts are duly made in their names, and the rations thus 'drawn' are (G) off into the open market. The sale price of an item like rice makes clear the (H) economics - it costs Rs. 8 in a ration shop while in the latter it is Rs. 30 or above. There are also customers who would rather exchange their entitlements for hard cash at the beginning of the month.

As the degradation progresses, the shop keeper, in (I) with the official machinery, manages to withhold effectively the entitlements from even the genuine beneficiaries, and diverts them to the open market. The targeted group is usually not in a position to (J) itself to get its due.
And thus, one has all the'(K)'if a good PDS business.

G. In the following passage There are blank, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find oat the appropriate word/ phrase in each case.
The economics of owing and running a Ration Shop, the familiar name for the outlets in our Public Distribution System (PDS), are such that under normal business termes, the shop-owner could never make a profit. Yet (A) the government announces that new permits for ration shops will be given out, there is frenzy in. the market to grab one of these. (B) ? The answer is obvious: the business is not for the honest and if one knows the (C), there is a fortune to be made.

What are these tricks of the trade?

Getting fake names into the user list is the most obvious option; the State seems to be (D) a losing battle against this practice, judging by the endless efforts to weed out bogus ration cards.

The next is to get the 'right customers' on the list, not just more customers. These are people who are registered but who do not have any interest in (E) on their entitlements. In a system where caste and income certificates are for sale, it is not (F) to 'produce'these documents for mutual benefit. Receipts are duly made in their names, and the rations thus 'drawn' are (G) off into the open market. The sale price of an item like rice makes clear the (H) economics - it costs Rs. 8 in a ration shop while in the latter it is Rs. 30 or above. There are also customers who would rather exchange their entitlements for hard cash at the beginning of the month.

As the degradation progresses, the shop keeper, in (I) with the official machinery, manages to withhold effectively the entitlements from even the genuine beneficiaries, and diverts them to the open market. The targeted group is usually not in a position to (J) itself to get its due.
And thus, one has all the'(K)'if a good PDS business.

H. In the following passage There are blank, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find oat the appropriate word/ phrase in each case.
The economics of owing and running a Ration Shop, the familiar name for the outlets in our Public Distribution System (PDS), are such that under normal business termes, the shop-owner could never make a profit. Yet (A) the government announces that new permits for ration shops will be given out, there is frenzy in. the market to grab one of these. (B) ? The answer is obvious: the business is not for the honest and if one knows the (C), there is a fortune to be made.

What are these tricks of the trade?

Getting fake names into the user list is the most obvious option; the State seems to be (D) a losing battle against this practice, judging by the endless efforts to weed out bogus ration cards.

The next is to get the 'right customers' on the list, not just more customers. These are people who are registered but who do not have any interest in (E) on their entitlements. In a system where caste and income certificates are for sale, it is not (F) to 'produce'these documents for mutual benefit. Receipts are duly made in their names, and the rations thus 'drawn' are (G) off into the open market. The sale price of an item like rice makes clear the (H) economics - it costs Rs. 8 in a ration shop while in the latter it is Rs. 30 or above. There are also customers who would rather exchange their entitlements for hard cash at the beginning of the month.

As the degradation progresses, the shop keeper, in (I) with the official machinery, manages to withhold effectively the entitlements from even the genuine beneficiaries, and diverts them to the open market. The targeted group is usually not in a position to (J) itself to get its due.
And thus, one has all the'(K)'if a good PDS business.

I. In the following passage There are blank, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find oat the appropriate word/ phrase in each case.
The economics of owing and running a Ration Shop, the familiar name for the outlets in our Public Distribution System (PDS), are such that under normal business termes, the shop-owner could never make a profit. Yet (A) the government announces that new permits for ration shops will be given out, there is frenzy in. the market to grab one of these. (B) ? The answer is obvious: the business is not for the honest and if one knows the (C), there is a fortune to be made.

What are these tricks of the trade?

Getting fake names into the user list is the most obvious option; the State seems to be (D) a losing battle against this practice, judging by the endless efforts to weed out bogus ration cards.

The next is to get the 'right customers' on the list, not just more customers. These are people who are registered but who do not have any interest in (E) on their entitlements. In a system where caste and income certificates are for sale, it is not (F) to 'produce'these documents for mutual benefit. Receipts are duly made in their names, and the rations thus 'drawn' are (G) off into the open market. The sale price of an item like rice makes clear the (H) economics - it costs Rs. 8 in a ration shop while in the latter it is Rs. 30 or above. There are also customers who would rather exchange their entitlements for hard cash at the beginning of the month.

As the degradation progresses, the shop keeper, in (I) with the official machinery, manages to withhold effectively the entitlements from even the genuine beneficiaries, and diverts them to the open market. The targeted group is usually not in a position to (J) itself to get its due.
And thus, one has all the'(K)'if a good PDS business.

J. In the following passage There are blank, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find oat the appropriate word/ phrase in each case.
The economics of owing and running a Ration Shop, the familiar name for the outlets in our Public Distribution System (PDS), are such that under normal business termes, the shop-owner could never make a profit. Yet (A) the government announces that new permits for ration shops will be given out, there is frenzy in. the market to grab one of these. (B) ? The answer is obvious: the business is not for the honest and if one knows the (C), there is a fortune to be made.

What are these tricks of the trade?

Getting fake names into the user list is the most obvious option; the State seems to be (D) a losing battle against this practice, judging by the endless efforts to weed out bogus ration cards.

The next is to get the 'right customers' on the list, not just more customers. These are people who are registered but who do not have any interest in (E) on their entitlements. In a system where caste and income certificates are for sale, it is not (F) to 'produce'these documents for mutual benefit. Receipts are duly made in their names, and the rations thus 'drawn' are (G) off into the open market. The sale price of an item like rice makes clear the (H) economics - it costs Rs. 8 in a ration shop while in the latter it is Rs. 30 or above. There are also customers who would rather exchange their entitlements for hard cash at the beginning of the month.

As the degradation progresses, the shop keeper, in (I) with the official machinery, manages to withhold effectively the entitlements from even the genuine beneficiaries, and diverts them to the open market. The targeted group is usually not in a position to (J) itself to get its due.
And thus, one has all the'(K)'if a good PDS business.

K. In the following passage There are blank, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find oat the appropriate word/ phrase in each case.
The economics of owing and running a Ration Shop, the familiar name for the outlets in our Public Distribution System (PDS), are such that under normal business termes, the shop-owner could never make a profit. Yet (A) the government announces that new permits for ration shops will be given out, there is frenzy in. the market to grab one of these. (B) ? The answer is obvious: the business is not for the honest and if one knows the (C), there is a fortune to be made.

What are these tricks of the trade?

Getting fake names into the user list is the most obvious option; the State seems to be (D) a losing battle against this practice, judging by the endless efforts to weed out bogus ration cards.

The next is to get the 'right customers' on the list, not just more customers. These are people who are registered but who do not have any interest in (E) on their entitlements. In a system where caste and income certificates are for sale, it is not (F) to 'produce'these documents for mutual benefit. Receipts are duly made in their names, and the rations thus 'drawn' are (G) off into the open market. The sale price of an item like rice makes clear the (H) economics - it costs Rs. 8 in a ration shop while in the latter it is Rs. 30 or above. There are also customers who would rather exchange their entitlements for hard cash at the beginning of the month.

As the degradation progresses, the shop keeper, in (I) with the official machinery, manages to withhold effectively the entitlements from even the genuine beneficiaries, and diverts them to the open market. The targeted group is usually not in a position to (J) itself to get its due.
And thus, one has all the'(K)'if a good PDS business.

Which of the words/phrases (1), {2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the word/ phrase printed in bold in the  sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence  is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

A lot of time we hear from actors that they regret the kind  of roles they have been doing all this while,  but  this actor says he has never any regrets.

Which of the words/phrases (1), {2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the word/ phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

The actress participated in the event whole-hearted. cheered the participants, danced with them and emphasised on the importance of creating awareness for oral care across the country.

Which of the words/phrases (1), {2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the word/ phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

Although complete treatment of cancer is beyond the reach of the underprivileged but no child should lose his life for want of funds

Which of the words/phrases (1), {2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the word/ phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

Slated to begin this year, the league could proviide a so-needed boost to hockey in India

Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been admitted. Choose the set of words  for each blank which best fits the meaning of  the sentence as a whole.

Much of the _  that cricket has is due to the fact it is a _ sport.

Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been admitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Since foggy weather _ visibility by several metres, the railways-his either partially _or diverted some of the trains.

Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been admitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The once _  district is gradually being _ of its green cover.

Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been admitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The pilot knew  she would be able to see the _  lights of the city from her cockpit window, but she would not be  the fireworks explode to welcome the new year as she would have _
to cruising altitude.

Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been admitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The New Year  has  _  in good news for city hotels as most properties are _  for the whole month.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or  idiomatic error in  it. The error,  any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If  there is no error,  the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of Punctuation ,  If any)

The ban of Indian hockey today is /(1) lack of interest by the part of the public /(2)Which in turn is fuelled  by the perception that /(3) it doesn't pay to take up the sport as a career, /(4) No error /(5)

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or  idiomatic error in  it. The error,  any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If  there is no error,  the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of Punctuation ,  If any)

Illegal sand mining has become /(1) a boom business fuelled (2)  by the ever-increasing demand /(3) of the construction industry. /(4) No error /(5)

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or  idiomatic error in  it. The error,  any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If  there is no error,  the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of Punctuation ,  If any)

Much is the inflow of travelers that /(1) it is tough to book an air ticket / (2) to  Ahmedabad and the international flights /(3) too are almost over-booked. /(4) No error  /(5)

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or  idiomatic error in  it. The error,  any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If  there is no error,  the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of Punctuation ,  If any)

Experts believe that a /(1) gradually decreasing infant mortality rate /(2) is lead to a proportionate /(3) decrease in the size of our brains. /(4) No error /(5)

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or  idiomatic error in  it. The error,  any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If  there is no error,  the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of Punctuation ,  If any)

in just two months after having /(1) planted these, most of the plants have /(2) either dried up and are suffering /(3) due to lack of maintenance. (4) No error /(5)

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or  idiomatic error in  it. The error,  any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If  there is no error,  the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of Punctuation ,  If any)

In cities people don't (1) always have the time to /(2) catch up ,with old friends or /(3) spend times with their family. /(4) No error /(5)

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of Punctuation , If any)

The band have been/ (1) performing at many cause-oriented concerts /(2) to encourage people to come forward and /(3) lend their support to the noble cause. /(4)No error/(5)

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of Punctuation , If any)

As market leaders, /(1) we have always been at /(2) the forefront of creating awareness /(3) between the public /(4) No error /(5)

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of Punctuation , If any)

If the IPL  has succeeded in drawing /(1) an audience across the country, it is because /(2) cricket has always had a strong foundation /(3) and a dedicated audience. /(4)No error /(5 )

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of Punctuation , If any)

In view of the intense cold wave conditions /(1) prevailing in the state, the government declared /(2) holidays in all the schools /(3) for a period of ten days. /(4) No error /(5)

(A-O) Read the following    passage carefully and answer the question given below it. 'Certain words/phrases have been  printed in bold to help you locate them while answering  some of the questions.

It was in the offing. With shortages mounting across the board for water as they are for energy, it was only inevitable that the Central government would be stirred into starting a Bureau of Water Efficiency (BWE), much like the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) that was launched some years ago.

 Early reports suggest that the draft norms for various sectors consuming water will be created by the BWE soon. The alarm bells have been ringing for some years now Water availability per capita in India has fallen from about 5 million liters in the 1950s to 1.3 million liters in 2010-that's a staggering 75 per cent drop in 50 years.
Nearly 60 per cent of India's aquifers have slumped to critical levels in just the last 15 years. The rate at which borewells are being plunged in every city with no law to ban such extraction, groundwater tables have depleted alarmingly.

The BEE's efforts in the last seven years have only been cosmetic. The bureau has looked at efficiency rating systems for white goods in the domestic sector, and has not paid attention to the massive consumption of energy in metals manufacture, paper, and textiles. These sectors are very intense in both energy and water consumption. But very little attention has been  paid to the water and energy used per tonne of steel or cement or aluminium that we buy, and without significant changes in these areas, the overali situation is unlikely to change.

Use of water is inextricably interlinked with energy. One does not exist without the other'.The BWE should steer clear of the early mistakes of BEE - of focusing on the
'softer targets' in the domestic sector. Nearly 80 per cent of fresh water is used by agriculture, with industry coming a  dose second. The domestic sector's consumption of fresh water is in single digits. So the BWE's priority should be to look at measures that will get farmers and industrialists to follow good practices in water use. Water resources have to be made, by law, an indivisible national asset. The protection and withdrawal of this resource, as well as its sustainable development are of general importance and therefore in the public interest. This will mean that individuals and organisation may  own land but not water or the other resources that lie below the first 20 meters of
the surface of those lands.Drilling of borewells into such national assets will have to be banned, or at the very least they must be regulated. What would be more sensible for the new water bureau to do would be to look at some of the low-hanging fruits that can be plucked, and pretty quickly, with laws that can emanate from the Centre, without the risk of either dilution or inaction from state administrations. The other tactical approach that the BWE can adopt is to devise a policy that addresses the serious water challenge in industry segments across a swathe of companies : this will be easier than taking on the more disparate domestic sector which hurts the water crisis less than industry. Implementing a law is more feasible when the concentration is dense and identifiable. Industry offers this advantage more than the domestic or the commercial sector of hotels and offices.

As for agriculture, though the country,s water requirement is as high as 80 per cent, the growing of water within the loop in agriculture de-risks the challenge of any perceived deficit. Rice, wheat, sugarcane are crops that need water-logging, which ensures groundwater restoration. Surface water evaporation doesn't amount to any more than 7-8 per cent and only strengthens precipitation and rainfall. Agriculture and water need is not quite as much a threat as industrv and domestic sectors that account for the rest of the 20 per cent.

The primary challenge in industry and the building sector is that no conscious legal measures have been enacted that stipulate 'growing your own water, with measures that will 'put all water in a loop1  in any residential or commercial building. This involves treating all used water to a grade that it can be 'upcyled' for use in flush tanks and for gardens across all our cities with the polluter owning the responsibility for treating and for reuse. The drop in fresh water demand can be dramatic with such upcycle, reuse, and recycle of treated water. Water by itself  in industry and the domestic sector, is not as much a challenge as pollution of water. Not enough measures exist yet to ensure that such polluters shift the water back for reuse. If legislation can ensure that water is treated and reused for specific purposes within industry as well as in the domestic sector, this will make all the difference to the crisis on fresh water.

So,  is the case in industry, especially in sectors like textiles, aluminium and steel. Agriculture offers us the amusing irony of the educated urbanites dependent on cereals like rice and wheat that consume 4000 liters of water for every kg, while the farmer lives on the more nutritious millets that consume less than half the quantity. Sugarcane consumes as much as 12000 liters of water fora kilo of cane that you buy!

A listing of such correlations of water used by every product that we use in our daily lives v. make much better sense than any elaborate rating-system from the newly formed BWE. Such sensitizing with concerted awareness campaigns that the new Bureau drives will impact the urban consumer more than all the research findings that experts can present. What is important for us is to understand the life-cycle impact in a way that we see  the connect between a product that we use and the resources it utilizes up to the point where we bring the visible connect to destruction of natural resources of our ecosystems.

A. How, according to the author, can the bureau sensitize the urban consumer about careful utilization of water?

B.Why, according to the author, is the water consumption for agricultural activities the least risky?

C.Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for the passage?

D.What  does 'low-hanging fruits that can be plucked, and  pretty quickly' mean in the context of the passage?

E.Which of the following, according to the author, is/are the indication/s of a water crisis?

(a) Many agrarian areas in the country are facing a , drought - like situation.
(b) Almost three-fifth of the naturally available water has been reduced to a very critical level in a relatively short span of time.
(c) There has been a significant drop in the availability of water over the past fifty years.

F.The author suggests that the Bureau of Water Efficiency devise a strategy or make laws to meet water challenges in the industrial segments rather than the domestic seginents because

G. Which of the following, according to the author, is/are the steps that the Bureau of Water Efficiency can take to ensure proper utilization of water resources

(a) Put in place measures that ensure proper water usage
(b) Concentrate on the thew water consumption patterns of the domestic sector alone.
(c) Monitor carefully the activity of digging borewells.

H.Which of the following is true about the Bureau of Energy Efficiency , in  the context of the passage?

(a) It failed to pay adequate attention to industries like metal, textiles, etc in terms of energy consumption
(b) It focused on rating systems for efficient use of goods in the domestic sector.
(c) it mostly focused on the energy consumption in the domestic sector.

I. Choose the word/group of words  which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage

COSMETIC

J.Choose the word/group of words  which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage

STAGGERING

K.Choose the word/group of words  which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage

CONSCIOUS

L.Choose the word/group of words  which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage

DRAMATIC

M.Choose the word/group of word which  is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed  in bold as used in the passage.

INTENSE

N.Choose the word/group of word which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

TACTICAL

O.Choose the word/group of word which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

INEVITABLE