Instructions :In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Comprehension:

I would uncover the story that lay (1) ______ between the lines of the men’s exploits. Better still, I (2) ______ one of them tell it herself, with all her joys and doubts, her struggles and her triumphs, her heartbreaks, her achievements, the unique female way (3) ______ which she sees her world and her place in it. And who could be (4) ______ for this than Panchaali? It is her life, her voice, her questions, and her vision that I invite you (5) ______ 'The Palace of Illusions'.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

P: No partner is expected to air the views of a particular group in public.
 Q: The only requirement is that the coalition partners have to stick to a code of conduct.
 R: Every coalition party has to own the responsibility for all government policies or actions.
 S: Experience has now shown that a coalition government can run as smoothly as any single party government.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

to drink like a fish

Fill in the blanks by choosing an appropriate alternative. 

virtue of the power vested in me, I here by order that. 

The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.

They could be pass their exams if they studied harder.

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

Violation of something holy or sacred

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Benign

Directions: - In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
Marketing also (16) an environment in the marketplace for healthy completion. Marketing efforts get the (17) out on pricing of products and services, (18) not only reaches the intended consumers, but also (19) other companies competing for the consumers’ (20). As opposed to companies that have a monopoly on products and services that can charge almost any (21), marketing helps keep pricing competitive for a business to try to win over (22) before its competition does. Without competition, well (23) companies would continue to (24) while lesser known companies or new companies would (25) little chance of ever becoming successful.

Mark at (25).