Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

He exclaimed sadly that he was undone.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.

It was a Catch 22 situation for the manager.

From among the words given in bold, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.
 Almost all the governors of Bengal strongly resented the special privileges enjoyed by English company as it meant a huge loss to the provinciel exchequer.

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 excellent example of Habib Tanvir’s
P. be would fit and blend his poetry to the traditional folk and
Q. tribal music, in a way that allows the former to retain its own imaginative,
R. non-exploitative approach is the way in which
S. rhetorical power and socio-political importance,
6. but without devaluing the latter.

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

I am very interested to know the outcome of the debate, kindly keep me in the loop.

The given sentence contains an error in tense form. Identify the error and choose the option that correctly rectifies the error.

Bakshi will going to call you later in the evening.

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

The most logical and intelligent people seem to go berserk when talking about snakes. Recently a reputed scientist said with a wise look in his eyes that sand boas have two heads. The other day someone walked into my office and stated that in his village at least cobras mate with rat snakes. About other places he was not sure, he added modestly, but that was how it was in his village.

These stories about snakes are myths. Sand boas have only one head; vine snakes do not peck your eyes out; no snake will drink milk. But it is interesting to try and trace the origin of these untruths. The one about the sand boas two heads obviously exists because the short, stumpy tail of this snake looks remarkably like the head, an effective device to fool predators. Or take the one about vine snakes pecking at eyes. It was ‘probably started by a vine snake that had a bad aim, as snakes, when provoked, will bite the most prominent projection of the offender, which is usually the nose.

But the most interesting one is about snakes coming to the scene of killing to take revenge. It so happens that when injured or under stress, a snake exudes, a large quantity of musk. Musk is a powerful sex attractant, the snakes’ equivalent of after-shave lotion. So after a snake is killed, the ground around still has this smell and naturally a snake of the same species passing by will lick its lips and come to investigate. The killer of the snake, who is probably worried if the pooja he performed was adequate to liquidate the killing of a snake, sees the second snake and is convinced that it was not.

The Irula tribals have a good answer to the query about whether cobras have jewels in their heads; “If they did, we wouldn’t be snake catchers, we would be rajas!”

According to the passage, the vine snakes

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.
 The malice he developed for all caused a lot of damage.