Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

sums of money expressed in a specified monetary unit

Direction: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
The beauty of the Japanese landscape is that it conveys philosophical messages through each feature. The use of curving pathways rather than straight lines, for instance. This feature springs from the belief that only evil travels in straight lines, good forces tend to wander. Then, odd numbers of plants and trees are used in these gardens because these numbers are considered auspicious. Even the plants used are symbolic. For example, the Cyprus represents longevity and the bamboo symbolises abundance,’ says Sadhana Roy Choudhary.
The Japan, nature is said to be so closely intertwined with human life that parents actually plant a sapling in their garden when a child is born in the family, letting the growth of the child coincide with the growth of the plants.

The Japanese pathways tend to be ____

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.

I am ______ of winning the competition.

राहुल दो प्रकार के एल्कोहल खरीदता है। यदि पहले मिश्रण में एल्कोहल तथा पानी का अनुपात 3:4 है एवं दूसरे प्रकार के मिश्रण में एल्कोहल तथा पानी का अनुपात 5:6 है। यदि वह इन दोनो मिश्रण को मिलाकर 18 लीटर का तीसरा मिश्रण तैयार करता है। जिसमें एल्कोहल तथा पानी का अनुपात 4:5 है, तो पहले प्रकार के मिश्रण से ( जिसका अनुपात 3:4 ) 18 लीटर के मिश्रण में कितना लीटर मिश्रण मिलायेंगे?