In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blank.

The Solar System has been a complicated wonder for the astronomers. This is a__(21)__to which we may never have the exact answer. Man has wondered__(22)__the age of the Earth__(23)__ ancient times. There were all kinds of__(24)____that seemed to have the___(25)___But man could not begin to think about the question scientifically until about 400 years ago when it was proved that the Earth revolved round the Sun and the Earth was a part of our Solar System, then scientists knew where to begin. 

Fill at the option (22).

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
 Shalu has ordered new copies of the album.

Directions: In questions a sentence has been given in Active / Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive / Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

We are reaching the end of this exercise.  

DISPARAGE 

Direction (A-E) : In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.

It took the Delhi High Court to set right last week a largely inexplicable instance of official gender (A) it ruled that the Indian Navy must grant permanent commission to women as well, as the Army and the Air Force had to do following a 2010 order by a different bench of the same court. (B) now, women could qualify only for the Navy’s Short Service Commission with tenure of up to 14 years; this made them ineligible for pension and often unable to find other work they were qualified for, virtually midway through their working lives. Following the latest ruling, women who (C) for a permanent commission will be able to work until the age of 54, as their male counterparts do. The 19 women who filed (D) before the court argued that they had received the same training as their male counterparts and worked for a comparable number of years in different departments, but could go no further for the only reason that they were women. The High Court rightly ruled that it could not support any provision that would restrain the professional (E) of women. Grant of permanent commission would allow women to rise in rank along with the men, and gain pay parity.

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

Directions: Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions which follow:
(A) However, while reading they would not know when to pause and what to emphasize.
 (B) Since then their use has been regularized and the punctuation rules have been followed by all.
 (C) In earlier days, people learnt by reading out loud.
 (D) But not everybody used the same punctuations for the same thing.
 (E) To address this problem, various signs depicting various punctuations were introduced.
 (F) Thus, firmer guidelines regarding punctuations were framed so that everyone used them in similar way. 

Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND after rearrangement? 

Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given below them.
(A) Had it been not for them, Indian banks would have had their hands tied down too.
(B) Today almost all the countries are facing the heat of recession.
(C) One of these is the strict RBI and. SEBI rules which regulated banking sector very efficiently.
(D) This could have led to massive losses to them, which could have percolated to other sectors as well. (E) However there are a few things which help India In bouncing back from the state of recession.
(F) Like others India too has not remained immune to the epidemic. 

Which of the following sentence should be the FIRST after rearrangement?