English

Question 41

Raman is confident of speaking English _______ six months as he has been practising regularly _______ the last three weeks.

• during, for
• for, since
• for, in
• within, for

Question 42

His knowledge of the subject was excellent but his classroom performance was _______ .

• extremely poor
• good
• desirable
• praiseworthy

Question 43

Select the word that fits the analogy:

Cook : Cook :: Fly : _______ 

• Flyer
• Flying
• Flew
• Flighter

Question 44

The dawn of the 21st century witnessed the melting glaciers oscillating between giving too much and too little to billions of people who depend on them for fresh water. The UN climate report estimates that without deep cuts to man-made emissions, at least 30% of the northern hemisphere’s surface permafrost could melt by the end of the century. Given this situation of imminent global exodus of billions of people displaced by rising seas, nation-states need to rethink their carbon footprint for political concerns, if not for environmental ones. 


Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given passage ?

• Nation-states do not have environmental concerns.
  

• Nation-states are responsible for providing fresh water to billions of people.
  

• Billions of people are responsible for man-made emissions.
  

• Billions of people are affected by melting glaciers.
  

Question 45

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax introduced in India in 2017 that is imposed on the supply of goods and services, and it subsumes all indirect taxes except few. It is a destination-based tax imposed on goods and services used, and it is not imposed at the point of origin from where goods come. GST also has a few components specific to state governments, central government and Union Territories (UTs).
Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given passage ?

• GST is imposed on the production of goods and services.
• GST includes all indirect taxes.
• GST does not have a component specific to UT.
• GST is imposed at the point of usage of goods and services.

Question 46

Consider the following sentences:

• (i) Everybody in the class is prepared for the exam.
• (ii) Babu invited Danish to his home because he enjoys playing chess.

Which of the following is the CORRECT observation about the above two sentences?

• (i) is grammatically correct and (ii) is unambiguous
• (i) is grammatically incorrect and (ii) is unambiguous
• (i) is grammatically correct and (ii) is ambiguous
• (i) is grammatically incorrect and (ii) is ambiguous

Question 47

___________ is to surgery as writer is to ___________ Which one of the following options maintains a similar logical relation in the above sentence?

• Plan, outline
• Hospital, library
• Doctor, book
• Medicine, grammar

Question 48

Some people suggest anti-obesity measures (AOM) such as displaying calorie information in restaurant menus. Such measures sidestep addressing the core problems that cause obesity: poverty and income inequality. Which one of the following statements summarizes the passage?

• The proposed AOM addresses the core problems that cause obesity
• If obesity reduces, poverty will naturally reduce, since obesity causes poverty
• AOM are addressing the core problems and are likely to succeed
• AOM are addressing the problem superficially

Question 49

Gauri said that she can play the keyboard __________ her sister.

• as well as
• as better as
• as nicest as
• as worse as

Question 50

Pen : Write :: Knife : _______ 

Which one of the following options maintains a similar logical relation in the above?

• Vegetables
• Sharp
• Cut
• Blunt