Directions (34): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. The fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
There is nothing which a man of strong will cannot achieve. Will power is the sure hypnotism that….(31)….all obstacles that…. (32)….our progress. A man of strong will is always ….(33)…., while one who is weak in will has to….(34)….many failures. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”….(35)….be an excellent rule of conduct, but no strong will, no….(36)….is the greatest….(37)….of life. All difficulties melt away before a….(38)….mind. Very often we attribute our….(39)….to chance, fate or stars. We blame our luck, but….(40)….do we examine our minds, the weakness of which is really responsible for our failures. (Mark your answer 34 )

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).

The farmer finds (A)/ it difficult to find (B)/ buyers to sell their (C)/ fresh organic produce (D).

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

My father give up / smoking when / I was twelve / years old.

Direction: - Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark your answer.

He turned up his nose at my offer. 

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.

Even if two horses may look ________, they may not be of the same age. 

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'

He was very much engaged (a)/ in his work when the thieves (b)/ entered into his house (c)/ and took away a lot of things. (d)/ No error (e).

In each of the following sentence, an idiomatic expression or a proverb. Select the  alternatives which best describes its use in the sentence.
The team put their plan into execution the very next day.