Directions : In the following questions, a sentence is divided into five parts with one of the parts of each sentence is highlighted in bold suggesting the grammatically correct part of the sentence. Out of the four other parts, choose the part of the sentence which contains grammatical or contextual error in it. If the given sentence is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose option (E) i.e., “No error” as your answer.

The move will be cost (A)/ the government ₹12,134 crore, (B)/ rail minister Piyush Goyal said (C)/ after a meeting of the (D)/ Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).

Directions :  In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage, against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case .
Once there was a lake which was (1) to many golden swans. Every six months, the swans would leave a golden feather as a (2) for using the lake. The soldiers of the kingdom in which the lake was, would collect the feathers and deposit them in the royal treasury. One day, a homeless bird saw the lake. "The water in this lake (3) so coot and soothing. I will (4) my nest here," thought the bird. As soon as the bird settled down near the lake, the golden swans noticed her. They shouted, "This lake belongs to us! We pay a golden feather to the King for using it. You cannot live here."
"I am homeless, brothers. I too will pay the rent. Please give me (5)." the bird pleaded. "How will you pay the rent? You do not have golden feathers," said the swans, laughing. They further added, "Stop dreaming and leave at once." The humble bird pleaded many times. But, the arrogant swans (6) her away. "I will teach them a lesson!" decided the humiliated bird. She went to the King and said, "O King! The, swans, in your lake are impolite and unkind. I begged for shelter but they said that they had rented the lake"." The King was angry with the arrogant swans for (7) insulted the homeless bird. He ordered his soldiers to bring the arrogant swans to his court. In no time, all the golden swans were brought to the King's court. "Do you think the royal treasury depends upon your golden feathers? You cannot decide who lives by the lake. Leave the lake at once or you all will be beheaded!" shouted the King. The swans shivered with (8) on hearing the King. They flew away and never (9). The bird built her home near the lake and lived there happily forever. The bird gave shelter to all other birds who (10) to stay near the lake. 

Fill in the blank at (7).

Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

The Line when the land and sky seems to meet__

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

The ball is in (one's) court

The 1^st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. The find the correct answer and indicate it in the answer sheet.

1. Jai Hai is a hand-ball type game.
P. In fact this game originated in the Basque region of Spain.
Q. And in Florida it is legal to place bets on the players of Jai Hai.
R. It is one of the fastest-moving ball games.
S. Although played quite well in Florida & Latin America, it is not an American game.
6. Sports experts agree that Jai Hai requires more skill, speed, endurance and nerve than any other game.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Did the earth always____(i)_____ as it does today? No, __(ii)____ its origin about 4.8 billion year ago, our planet has ___(iii)____ a lot of changes. The initial ball of fire ___(iv)___ down and the surface slowly ___(v)__ solid. Today we know that the Earth’s crust is divided into several plates, which move continuously. Entire continents have been displaced and mountains, islands and new seas have been formed or have disappeared.

Fill in the blank at (v).

In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.

We are fortunate to have extremely _______ and visionary leaders.

Fill in the blanks in the passage below with the appropriate word from the options.
The king of Rampur was not (1)........The following story proves that. Once he paid a (2) ......... to a town away from his capital.
The king's staff governing the town welcomed the king. As per the King's desire a (3)....... of the renowned people of the town was called at night. The people (4)...... the king and bestowed their praise on him and all sat down to listen to (5)....... the king had to tell them.

Fill in the blank in (4).