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8 Q: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 (20).
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5fd71588eddcb86a7ef17806Marketing 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.
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- 2Companyfalse
- 3Detailsfalse
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Answer : 1. "Business "
Q:Directions (11-20): In the passage given below, some of the words from 11-20 have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer.
Civilisation means outward (11) whereas culture means inward perfection. We may be (12) today, but we are not cultured. We have trains, aeroplanes and all modern modes and (13). This is (14) on the road of materialism but we have lost our finer emotions. Civilisation has (15) mystery and romance out of the heart of nature and (16) her beauty and magic. It has placed (17) power in the hands of man, making him a (18). With a single atom or hydrogen bomb, he can rain death and (19) on millions of innocent creatures. Thus, he is out to (20) himself with his own hands.
Choose the correct option for (17).
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60c34246b0fa62518b4335bcCivilisation means outward (11) whereas culture means inward perfection. We may be (12) today, but we are not cultured. We have trains, aeroplanes and all modern modes and (13). This is (14) on the road of materialism but we have lost our finer emotions. Civilisation has (15) mystery and romance out of the heart of nature and (16) her beauty and magic. It has placed (17) power in the hands of man, making him a (18). With a single atom or hydrogen bomb, he can rain death and (19) on millions of innocent creatures. Thus, he is out to (20) himself with his own hands.
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Answer : 4. "unlimited "
Q: In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate words (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
Google is one of the most popular search engines, it is . . . . . . . . . by the internet users.
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5d986238fbe18005e74ac0fcGoogle is one of the most popular search engines, it is . . . . . . . . . by the internet users.
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Answer : 1. "utilized "
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Q:Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each number, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The tea plant, a native of Southern China, was known ___1___ very early times to Chinese botany and medicine. It is ___2___ to in the classics ___3___ the various names of Tou, Tseh, Chung. Kha and Ming and was ___4___ praised for possessing the viruses of ___5___ fatigue, delighting the soul, strengthening the will and repairing the eyesight. It was not only administered as an internal dose, but often ___6___ externally in the form of paste to ___7___ rheumatic pains. The Tao ists claimed it ___8___ mi important ___9___ of the elixir of immortality. The Buddhists used it extensively to prevent drowsiness during ___10___ long hours of meditation.
Appropriate word will be at option (6).
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5eb24d6184d10c45846e2221The tea plant, a native of Southern China, was known ___1___ very early times to Chinese botany and medicine. It is ___2___ to in the classics ___3___ the various names of Tou, Tseh, Chung. Kha and Ming and was ___4___ praised for possessing the viruses of ___5___ fatigue, delighting the soul, strengthening the will and repairing the eyesight. It was not only administered as an internal dose, but often ___6___ externally in the form of paste to ___7___ rheumatic pains. The Tao ists claimed it ___8___ mi important ___9___ of the elixir of immortality. The Buddhists used it extensively to prevent drowsiness during ___10___ long hours of meditation.
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Answer : 2. "developed "
Q: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 blank.
One fireman died while 14 others had a narrow escape when a part of the factory-cum-outlet of a well-known battery ___(1)___ firm where they were battling a major ___(2)___ collapsed following a series of sudden explosions in west Delhi. The brave fireman who had joined the department last year and got married ___(3)___, was buried under a pile of debris following explosions which were triggered by a compressor burst. The fireman died due to excessive bleeding and smoke inhalation. It took firemen five hours to pull his body out of the debris.
Select the most appropriate option for blank number 1.
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5ff7f62ec24e1471a7f8982a- 1manufacturesfalse
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Answer : 2. "manufacturing"
Q:Directions : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five options are given. Four of the Five words to the blank coherently.Find out the which word cannot fit in the blank properly.
It was a _____(xa)_____ journey that these 166 passengers of Jaipur bound Jet Airways flight number 9W 697 from Mumbai on Thursday will never forget. When the _____(xb)_____ took off at about 6 am on Thursday everything _____(xc)_____ normal. However, after 10 minutes into the flight, the _____(xd)_____ of these passengers began. Suddenly the oxygen masks came down from above their seats. By this time the aircraft was flying at a/an _____(xe)_____ of about 28,000 feet. Suddenly the _____(xf)_____ started feeling uncomfortable while some started to bleed from nose and ears. The panicked passengers _____(xg)_____ putting oxygen masks onto themselves while many _____(xh)_____ that they were not working. After about 10-15 minutes of _____(xi)_____ and panic the oxygen started flowing into the masks, much to the _____(xj)_____ of the passengers.
Find the blank at xf.
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Answer : 1. "soldiers "
Q:Directions : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five options are given. Four of the Five words to the blank coherently.Find out the which word cannot fit in the blank properly.
It was a _____(xa)_____ journey that these 166 passengers of Jaipur bound Jet Airways flight number 9W 697 from Mumbai on Thursday will never forget. When the _____(xb)_____ took off at about 6 am on Thursday everything _____(xc)_____ normal. However, after 10 minutes into the flight, the _____(xd)_____ of these passengers began. Suddenly the oxygen masks came down from above their seats. By this time the aircraft was flying at a/an _____(xe)_____ of about 28,000 feet. Suddenly the _____(xf)_____ started feeling uncomfortable while some started to bleed from nose and ears. The panicked passengers _____(xg)_____ putting oxygen masks onto themselves while many _____(xh)_____ that they were not working. After about 10-15 minutes of _____(xi)_____ and panic the oxygen started flowing into the masks, much to the _____(xj)_____ of the passengers.
Find the blank at xj.
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5e90522b90613f3f9424229b- 1consolationfalse
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Answer : 5. "problem"
Q: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 would fill the blank appropriately.
Mark the suitable word as the answer. Use of plastic has become part of a (A) in which those who consume and litter are not supposed to be responsible for (B) cleaning after themselves or to bother about what will happen to the waste they are producing. The (C) of this kind of lifestyle are reflected in the festering garbage in the over spilling landfill sites, with the height of the Ghazipur landfill in Delhi touching 65 metres. Such (D) dumps are emerging as a serious threat to life with leachates in the mixed and untreated waste contaminating water and the carcinogenic pollution (E) when it is set to fire.
Find out the appropriate word in each case. (C)
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