NONCHALANT 

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

A difficult or unpleasant situation is known as:

Which one of the following words is a verb?

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

Rashmi and me are/ planning to go on / a road trip to Manali/ next summer.

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.

Rohit, one of the passengers……………..,board the ill-fated plane, died in the hospital.

Directions : In the questions given below a sentence is given with two blanks in each. Corresponding to each question two columns are given with three words in each column. Which combination of words from the two columns will perfectly fit into the blanks to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful.

The investigation also ______that another pilot flying as Staff On Duty entered the cockpit after pressing the cockpit buzzer several times. The pilot in command ______that he allowed the SOD inside the cockpit because the buzzer was distracting.

Column I                                              Column II

A. Divulged                                         D. Advanced

B. Rejected                                         E. Submitted

C. Communicated                             F. Recommended

Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning of the given word as your answer.

Vilify

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. An educator named Rowland Hill of England is considered the Father of Philately.
P. Brazil and two Swiss cantons were next to issue stamp
Q. The US used its first stamps on July 1, 1847.
R. The world's first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain, in 1840.
S. Two years later, in 1842, stamps were issued by a private postal service in New York.
6. India's first stamp appeared in 1852.