Which of the following is not a principle of language teaching? 

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 the blank at (i).

Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

PARSIMONY

Select the correctly spelt word.

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

Surgical removal of all or part of a limb-

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

All the young boys and girls / in the family / will try his luck / in the card games tonight.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, then select option 'No error'.

The J&K Administration / has withdrew the advisory /asking tourists to cut short/ their visit to Kashmir.

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

Uncertainty looms over the revival of Naini Lake, a waterbody in the middle of Model Town in North Delhi, due to __(157)__ in the opinions of residents and local bodies regarding its desilting and ______ (158). While the Corporation claimed that the lake _(159)_ for years and several attempts by them to initiate a drive to desilt it were halted because of lack of funds or __ (160)__ from locals, residents alleged that it is __ (161)___ fresh water lake and is free from silt, and only a water treatment plant will be enough to resolve the problem.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank at 160.