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Question 11

Choose the most appropriate word (s) from the options given below to complete the following sentence. I Contemplated ____________ Singapore for my vacation but decided against it.

• to visit
• having to visit
• visiting
• for a visit

Question 12

Few school curricula include a unit on how to deal with bereavement and grief, and yet all students at some point in their lives suffer from losses through death and parting. Based on the above passage which topic would not be included in a unit on bereavement?

• how to write a letter of condolence
• what emotional stages are passed through in the healing process
• what the leading causes of death are
• Show to give support to a grieving friend

Question 13

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to the complete the following sentence: His rather casual remarks on politics ___________ his lack of seriousness about the subject.

• masked
• belied
• betrayed
• suppressed

Question 14

Which of the following options is closest in meaning to the word Circuitous.

• cyclic
• indirect
• confusing
• crooked

Question 15

The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses the relation in the original pair. Unemployed: Worker

• fallow: land
• unaware: sleeper
• wit: jester
• renovated: house

Question 16

Modern warfare has changed from large scale clashes of armies to suppression of civilian populations. Chemical agents that do their work silently appear to be suited to such warfare; and regretfully, there exist people in military establishments who think that chemical agents are useful tools for their cause. Which of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above passage:

• Modern warfare has resulted in civil strife.
• Chemical agents are useful in modern warfare.
• Use of chemical agents in warfare would be undesirable
• People in military establishments like to use chemical agents in war.

Question 17

Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the phrase underlined in the sentence below? It is fascinating to see life forms cope with varied environmental conditions.

• adopt to
• adapt to
• adept in
• accept with

Question 18

In a press meet on the recent scam, the minister said, "The buck stops here". What did the minister convey by the statement?

• He wants all the money

• He will return the money

• He will assume final responsibility

• He will resist all enquiries

Question 19

Consider the statement

“Not all that glitters is gold”

Predicate glitters(x) is true if x glitters and predicate gold(x) is true if x is gold. Which one of the following logical formulae represents the above statement?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Question 20

Choose the most appropriate phrase from the options given below to complete the following sentence.

India is a post-colonial country because

• it was a former British colony
• Indian Information Technology professionals have colonized the world
• India does not follow any colonial practices
• India has helped other countries gain freedom