Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Mad as a hatter

Select the antonym of COARSE.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First, read the passage over and try to understand what is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer-sheet.

Have you ever felt that Computer are getting under your skin? Will, you have seen nothing yet. Scientists in the United states are……(11)……computer that are so………(12)……..that they can be seen into the fining of clothes or even…….(13)….in to the human body.
These are…………..(14)…..as sub-dermal computers, and those who….(15)……then will be able to communicate through radio links to other computer arriers. Initially the……….(16)…….for this mindboggling micro-technology is …….(17)…..to be military one.
Already the US army has developed a Computer of the…..(18)……of a pill, which can be ……(19)….and allow doctors to…….(20)….the health of soldiers on training missions.
(Mark your answer 13) 

Read the passage carefully and fill in the blank.
Happy is the man who... (151) ..... the habit of reading when he is young. He has secured a life-long source of.... (152) instruction and inspiration. So long as he has his beloved books he need .... (153).. feel lonely. He always has a pleas- ant .... (154) ... of leisure moments. He is the…(155)… of wealth more precious than gold .... (156).. indeed is the man who does not read and ... (157)... is his life..(158)…gives  the highest kind of pleasure. When we are….(159). …it is a healthy recreation to lose .... (160) .. .in the company of books.

Mark the answer (159).

Direction (A-E): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.

The result of Anne’s first term exams came out and when her mother went to collect it, she was (A) to see Anne’s poor result. On reaching home, she called Anne, scolded her and in the end gave her some advice regarding her studies. She told Anne to work hard, (B) very carefully to the teacher and stop wasting her time in useless activities. But Anne turned a deaf ear to her mother’s advice. Soon she realised that she had lost her (C) in the class. The teachers didn’t think so well of her now due to her poor marks and some of her good friends, who were also good in studies, preferred to sit in the class and spend time with those who were good in studies. She realised that life was not about having fun only; it is about doing something (D) in order to achieve something. She then started to work hard. Her grades eventually (E) and her teachers were satisfied with her. Her mother was glad that she had accepted her advice. Anne continued to work hard and she did very well in her final exams. If she had not accepted her mother’s advice she would not have been successful.

Find out the appropriate word in each case. (B)

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

No samples of the dead animals (A) /were sent (B) / for analysis. (C) / No error (D)

Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .

The football coach urged the team were give its best to the final match.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

The monsoon have, in the past five days, retreated from most parts of the country.