yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com PRACTICE ENGLISH QUESTIONS BASED ON NEW PATTERN – PART-2 Directions (Q.1-10): Choose the appropriate phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences 1) Ramu passed the test Rajesh also passed the test (i) However (ii) As well as (iii) Since a) (i) & (ii) b) Only (iii) c) Only (i) d) Only (ii) e) (i), (ii) and (iii) 2) Madhu had little chance of success She decided to go ahead (i) Either - or (ii) But (iii) Nevertheless a) (i), (ii) & (iii) b) (i) & (ii) c) Only (i) d) (ii) & (iii) e) Only (iii) 3) Rekha has many friends She also has several enemies (i) Not only – but also (ii) Whereas (iii) Owing to a) (i) & (ii) b) Only (iii) c) Only (i) d) Only (ii) e) (i), (ii) and (iii) 4) You must study hard You will not succeed in the examination (i) Neither - nor (ii) Whereas (iii) Otherwise a) (i), (ii) & (iii) b) Only (iii) c) Only (ii) d) (ii) & (iii) e) Only (i) 5) The warehouse was big It was well-ventilated www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com (i) And (ii) Not only – but also (iii) As well as a) (i), (ii) & (iii) b) (i) & (ii) c) Only (iii) d) (ii) & (iii) e) Only (i) 6) He has failed many times He still hopes to win (i) As soon as (ii) Having (iii) Because of a) (i) & (ii) b) Only (iii) c) (i), (ii) and (iii) d) Only (i) e) Only (ii) 7) The cat crept slowly through the grass The cat was watching the mouse the whole time (i) Creeping slowly (ii) As (iii) Although a) (i), (ii) & (iii) b) (i) & (ii) c) Only (i) d) (ii) & (iii) e) Only (ii) 8) The diamond was hidden under the floorboards It was safe many years (i) Although (ii) Otherwise (iii) Hidden under a) (i), (ii) & (iii) b) (i) & (iii) c) Only (iii) d) (ii) & (iii) e) Only (i) 9) Sai weighed the gravity of the situation He considered whether to stop or speed away (i) Considering whether (ii) Weighing the (iii) Because a) (i), (ii) & (iii) b) (ii) & (iii) c) Only (ii) d) (i) & (ii) e) Only (i) www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com 10) The teachers trained him well They helped him find a work when his training was through (i) And (ii) But (iii) Yet a) Only (i) b) (i) & (ii) c) Only (iii) d) (ii) & (iii) e) (i), (ii) & (iii) Explanation: 1) Answer: d) Ramu, as well as, Rajesh passed the test 2) Answer: e) He had little chance of success; nevertheless he decided to go ahead 3) Answer: c) Not only has he many friends but also several enemies 4) Answer: b) You must study hard otherwise you will not succeed in the examination 5) Answer: a) The house was big and well-ventilated The house was not only big but also well-ventilated The house was big as well as well-ventilated 6) Answer: e) Having failed for many times, he still hopes to win 7) Answer: c) Creeping slowly through the grass, the cat watched the mouse the whole time 8) Answer: b) Although the diamond was hidden under the floorboards, it was safe for many years Hidden under the floorboards, the diamond was safe for many years 9) Answer: d) Weighing the gravity of the situation, Sai considered whether to stop or speed away Considering whether to stop or speed away, Sai weighed the gravity of the situation 10) Answer: a) The teachers trained him well and they helped him find a work when his training was through Sentence Rearrangement www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com Direction (Q 11-20): In each of the questions below, four sentences are given which are denoted by A), B), C) and D) By using all the four sentences you have to frame a meaningful paragraph The correct order of the sentences is your answer Choose from the five alternatives the one having the correct order of sentences and mark it as your answer 11) A However, organized attempts to promote foreign trade were made only after Independence, particularly with the onset of economic planning B The origin of India’s foreign trade can be traced back to the age of the Indus Valley civilization C During that period, India was a supplier of food stuffs and raw materials to England and an importer of manufactured goods D But the growth of foreign trade gained momentum during the British rule a) ABDC b) DACB c) CBAD d) BDCA e) ACDB 12) A The United Nations was set up 70 years ago to save future generations from the scourge of war B Preferably, assessments are best when undertaken by those who are not themselves camp followers and cheerleaders C While it has arguably succeeded in preventing another great war, its track record on peace and security has not always been stellar D Assessments on the vitality, durability and success of diplomacy in any year — including 2015 — are best carried out away from high-decibel levels and cantankerous TV anchors a) ADBC b) DABC c) BCAD d) BCDA e) ACDB 13) A Under investment in libraries, information technology, laboratories, and classrooms make it very difficult to provide top quality instruction or engage in cutting-edge research B The rises in the number of part-time teachers and freeze on new full time appointments in many places have affected morale in the academic profession C At many of them, politics has introduced into campus life, influencing academic appointments and decisions across levels D India’s colleges and universities, with just a few expectations, have become large, under unfounded, ungovernable institutions a) ACBD b) DCAB c) CBAD d) BDCA e) CADB 14) A Result: consumer goods companies, retail chains and banks which were having a free run, alluring and exploiting gullible customers will have to be more transparent and rationale while doing business B The biggest move, of course, was the ban on zero per cent interest EMI’s (equated monthly installments) www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com C The RBI recently put an end to several unfair practices in retail banking through a series of customer friendly circulars to commercial banks and credit card companies D The RBI comes just weeks before the onset of the festival season, and much to the chagrin of retail players a) CADB b) DACB c) ADBC d) BDCA e) ACDB 15) A Just as implementation is the touchstone for planning, people’s participation is the centerpiece in rural development B Rural development in India has witnessed several changes over the years in its emphasis, approaches, strategies and programmes C Rural development can be richer and more meaningful only through the participation of clienteles of development D It has assumed a new dimension and perspective as a consequence a) ABDC b) DACB c) BDCA d) CABD e) ACDB 16) A Ironically, as globalization and the Internet have in some sense erased geographic boundaries, xenophobic tendencies are only growing more pronounced in various pockets all around the world B The tragic shooting at Orlando, and Brexit exemplify how intolerance and divisiveness are spreading their tentacles across either side of the Atlantic C Recent events in the news suggest that the world is growing more insular and polarized D Closer home, the racial attacks against Africans in Delhi suggest that India, despite its rich diversity and famed hospitality, also harbors deep prejudices a) CBDA b) BCAD c) ADBC d) DACB e) ACBD 17) A Most traditional organizations have accepted, in theory at least, that they must either change or die B Even giants such as eBay, Amazon.com, and America Online recognize that they need to manage the changes associated with rapid entrepreneurial growth C Despite some individual successes, however, change remains difficult to pull off, and few companies manage the process as well as they would like D The new economy has ushered in great business opportunities-and great turmoil a) ABDC b) DACB c) BDCA d) CABD e) DABC 18) A Buying a house is the single largest financial investment an individual makes www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com B Occasionally, deviant promoters are called to account as was the case in the detention of Unitech’s promoters C Yet, in India this act is fraught with risk and individuals depend on weak laws for justice D This incident shows up the fallout of an absence of proper regulation to cover contracts between buyers and real estate promoters a) DABC b) BDCA c) CADB d) ACBD e) BADC 19) A The top managements of the four banks are in the process of preparing a blueprint that would explain the rationale for absorbing one or two entities, said the people cited above, none of whom wanted to be named B India’s banking sector may be getting ready for a wave of consolidation as the country tries to build institutions of world class proportions C Four big state run banks – State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and Bank of India – have already begun on exercise to identify takeover targets to gain access to franchises that would augment their capabilities, said three top bankers familiar with the move D Employees at these state run banks are engaged in the exercise after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley gave the lenders the go-ahead to decide how they would strategiese to remain relevant in the emerging economic scenario a) ADCB b) CABD c) BCAD d) DCBA e) CDBA 20) A This may hold true although the separation line between goods and services has become quite blurred reflecting the growing service content of manufacturing and a certain tendency towards the industrialisation of parts of the service sector B Nevertheless, empirical research on FDI is still concentrated on manufacturing C The long-term trend of an increasing share of service sector FDI has accelerated over the last twenty years D As the basic characteristics of services and goods differ – the main specifics of services are intangibility, inseparability of production and consumption, heterogeneity, perishability and restricted ownership one would expect that the determinants of internationalisation are not the same in the two sectors a) DBCA b) CBDA c) BDAC d) ABDC e) ADCB Answer: 11)d 12)e 13)b 14) a 15) c 16) a 17) e 18) d 19) c 20) b Odd one out in paragraph Directions (Q21-30): Five statements are given below, labeled a, b, c, d and e Among these, four statements are in logical order and form coherent paragraph From the given options, choose the option the does not fit into the theme of the paragraph www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com 21) A As unemployment has risen throughout the world, governments have become more focused on protecting their own industries than on promoting international commerce B The US, though typically an enthusiastic supporter of open markets, included flailing “buy American” clauses in its stimulus package and propped up its failing auto industry with handouts C But according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in the part of the world that was hit hardest by the trade crash – Asia – the number of Free-Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed by Asian countries has grown from just three in 2000 to 56 by the end of August 2009 D Nineteen of those FTAs are among 16 Asian economies, a trend that could help the region become a powerful trading bloc E When there is a free trade agreement it makes it a lot easier for countries to deal with each other and work out good deals a) A b) B c) D d) E e) All fits to the paragraph 22) A A decade after the devastating tsunami on December 26, 2004, that killed more than lakh people across B This change in governance distinguished UNESCO from its predecessor, the CICI, in how member states would work together in the organization's fields of competence C 14 countries and leveled entire towns and villages, is the world, and India, where 12,000 people died, better prepared to deal with a crisis of that magnitude? D In a heartening departure from the usual story of benign government neglect that characterizes long – term responses to such events, indications are that some lessons have indeed been learnt E Ten years on, and not without some finger – pointing and political jockeying, the multilateral, UNESCO – supported Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System has established a network of seismometers, tidal gauges and tsunami buoys to detect undersea tremors a) C b) A c) E d) D e) B 23) A “In the absence of data, there are only two options: you can stay with existing structures and forecast them or, as a lot of people have done, make assumptions about what the structures are B That India’s economic momentum has slowed down is now beyond doubt C Advance GDP estimates and gross value added (GVA) for the current fiscal year from the Central Statistics Office clearly reveals the extent of the slowdown D While GDP growth is now pegged at 7.1 per cent, compared with a 7.6 per cent pace in 2015-16, GVA is forecast to expand at per cent this year, easing from the 7.2 per cent posted 12 months earlier E And as the Chief Statistician emphasized, these projections were based solely on data from the first seven months through October and not factor in the impact from the withdrawal of high-value banknotes and the consequent cash crunch a) A b) B c) D d) E e) All fits to the paragraph www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com 24) A The move to make New Delhi’s iconic Connaught Place a pedestrian zone from February, and keeps out cars and other vehicles from its middle and inner circle roads; during a three-month trial programme is an inspiring attempt to reconquer public space B Urban design in India is the preserve of State governments and local bodies, which have failed spectacularly to provide a safe, comfortable and accessible experience for walkers C The pilot project in the national capital represents a refreshing change, taking a leaf out of the book of global cities that have pedestrianised their landmarks, often in the face of conservative opposition D Prominent examples are Times Square in New York and the route along the Seine in Paris, and the curbs on cars in central avenue in Madrid E Contrary to apprehensions that restrictions affect commercial activity, the experience around the world has been quite the opposite: better walking and public transport infrastructure and availability of food plazas attract more people, improving the local economy a) C b) A c) E d) B e) All fits to the paragraph 25) A The assault on the purity of the environment is the price that we pay for many of the benefits of modern technology B If global warming is your issue, and then pushes to make plants that remove CO2 from the environment better than anything nature has produced so far C For the advantage of automotive transportation we pay a price in smog-induced diseases; for the powerful effects of new insecticides, we pay a price in dwindling wildlife and disturbances in the relation of living things and their surroundings; for nuclear power, we risk the biological hazards of radiation D By increasing agricultural production with fertilizers, we worsen water population E The highly developed nations of the world are not only the immediate beneficiaries of the good that technology can that are also the first victims of environmental diseases that technology breeds a) A b) B c) D d) E e) All fits to the paragraph 26) A There was a marked difference of quality between the personages who haunted near bridge of brick and the personages who haunted the far one of stone B Those of lowest character preferred the former, adjoining the town; they did not mind the glare of the public eye C They had been of no account during their successes; and though they might feel dispirited, they had no sense of shame in their ruin D Those who, while they disapprove of the character and measures of a administration, yield to it their allegiance and support are undoubtedly its most conscientious supporters, and so frequently the most serious obstacles to reform E Instead of sighing at their adversaries they spat, and instead of saying the iron had entered into their souls they said they were down in their luck a) C b) B www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com c) D d) E e) All fits to the paragraph 27) A Two were reading different sections of a newspaper while Roger was stirring his coffee and chatting, although no one seemed to be listening B The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without discrimination C In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely D There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no one’s attention, and should travel the wires no farther" E The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news a) A b) B c) D d) E e) All fits to the paragraph 28) A Modern economies not differentiate between renewable and non-renewable materials, as its method is to measures everything by means of a money price B Thus, taking various alternatives fuels, like coal, oil, wood or water power: the only difference between them recognized by modern economics is relative cost per equivalent unit C When energy is produced by the sun and it can easily be recreated, this is an example of renewable energy D The cheapest is automatically the one to be preferred, as to otherwise would be irrational and 'uneconomic' E From a Buddhist point of view of course this will not do, the essential difference between non-renewable fuels like coal and oil on the one hand and renewable fuels like wood and water power on the other cannot be simply overlooked a) A b) B c) C d) E e) All fits to the paragraph 29) A The Indian middle class consist of so many strata that it defines categorization under a single term class, which would imply a considerable degree of homogeneity B Corruption is a poison which has been spread in the mind of wrong people of the society, community and country C Yet two paradoxical features characterize its conduct fairly uniformly; extensive practice and intensive abhorrence of corruption D In the several recent surveys of popular perceptions of corruptions, politicians of course invariably and understandably top the list, closely followed by bureaucrats, policemen, lawyers, businessmen and others E The quintessential middle class If teachers not figure high on this priority list, it is not for lack of trying, but for lack of opportunities a) C b) B c) D d) E www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com e) All fits to the paragraph 30) A Soft bodied animals like caterpillars often fall a prey to voracious hunters like birds or reptiles B Despite having no means to 'actively' defend them, with weapons like claws or jaws, they have nevertheless, evolved other equally effective deterrents C A particular species of the caterpillar lives at an altitude over 2.500 metres in the Himalayas D It uses prominent colour to inform would be predators of its in edibility E Butterfly wings are amazingly fragile, yet also incredibly strong, thin as tissue; these wings carry the butterfly on flights of thousands of miles a) A b) E c) C d) D e) All fits to the paragraph Explanations: 21) Answer: d) Option d) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about the unemployment and opportunities with respect to available sources But option d) is explaining about the free trade agreement 22) Answer: e) Option e) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about the Tsunami and its effects But option e) is defining about the UNESCO and its work with member states 23) Answer: a) Solution: Option a) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about economy which was slow But option a) is defining about the structures and its related data 24) Answer: e) Option e) is the answer since all the options are talking about the Unblocking the cities pedestrian zone 25) Answer: b) Option b) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about the impurity in the environment and the diseases caused due to that But option b) is defining about the issue of global warming 26) Answer: c) Option c) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are explaining about two different types of people But option c) is defining about the people’s character in an organization 27) Answer: a) Option a) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about the content in the newspaper But option a) is defining about conversation between two persons who are reading the newspaper 28) Answer: c) Option c) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are explaining about the modern economy with respect to renewable and non-renewable materials But option c) is defining about the renewable energy source www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com 29) Answer: d) Option d) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about the characteristics of middle class and surveys But option d) is explaining about the description of corruption 30) Answer: b) Option b) is the one which is not part of the logical paragraph as we see that other options are talking about the Caterpillar and its habits But option b) is defining about the butterflies Sentence Improvement Directions (Q 31-40): Which of the words/phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the words/phrases given in bold in the following sentences to make it meaningful and grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (e) as the answer 31) When it was frightened that the serfs might go too far and increase their freedom from serfdom, the protestant leaders united the princes at crushing them a) Worried, rise, combined, into crushing b) Feared, gain, joined, in crushing c) Scared, swell, unified, without crushing d) Terrified, enhance, integrated, while crushing e) No improvement required 32) They are social insects, living in communities, regulated by definite laws, each member of society bearing well-defined and separate part in the work of a colony a) Creatures, synchronized, bringing, detach b) Mortals, controlled, accepting, divide c) Persons, standardized, abiding, split d) Media, adjusted, allowing, break e) No improvement required 33) Realizing is the importance of technical education for mounting country; the government laidaside a large sum on it in the last plan-period a) Substance, growing, put, within b) Meaning, swelling, locate, into c) Implication, rising, lay, inside d) Significance, developing, set, during e) No improvement required 34) In India today many of our scholars still converse in terms of the French Revolution and the Rights of Man, not understanding that much has ensued since then a) Researchers, contrary, knowing, developed b) Academicians, communicate, realizing, followed c) Intellectuals, talk, appreciating, happened d) Investigators, discuss, recognizing, occurred e) No improvement required www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com 35) The logic of Berlin wall had already been undermined but when the news came through that the wall itself had been opened I jumped into a car a) Reason, subverted, during, leaped b) Motive, threatened, for, hopped c) Explanation, dispirited, in favor, dived d) Details, deflated, in support, soared e) No improvement required 36) It is the social process that manages the use and request of a technology which decideswhether a particular technology brings more good than bad a) Controls, application, determines, delivers b) Organizes, demand, chooses, conveys c) Directs, purpose, prefers, fetches d) Supervises, function, requires, obtains e) No improvement required 37) The great Acharyas have said that, having determined a great goal, give up yourself to that goal and work towards it, drawing your insight from that goal whereby you will get a new column of energy a) Discovered, surrender, act, inspiration b) Realized, capitulate, perform, motivation c) Established, relent, operate, impulse d) Created, cede, proceed, inclination e) No improvement required 38) While we learn most words from familiar conversations, the best way of growing one's vocabulary is by reading good books and mentioning to the dictionary whenever one comesathwart a difficult word a) Easy, rising, looking, over b) Casual, improving, pointing, above c) Informal, increasing, referring, across d) Comfortable, expanding, spotting, through e) No improvement required 39) A serious theoretical problem often raised about general disarmament is that even if youthrive in eliminating all nuclear weapons on earth, you cannot eliminate man's knowledge of the science following it a) Notional, common, deteriorate, next to b) Conceptual, universal, succeed, behind c) Speculative, complete, bloom, subsequent to d) Fancied, entire, decline, over e) No improvement required 40) Caring people extend a practical gospel that underlined hard work, temperance and prudence and the result was quite remarkable a) Solicitous, swell, accentuated, discretion b) Kind, expand, high light, diplomacy c) Attentive, broaden, bring out, carefulness d) Thoughtful, spread, emphasized, frugality e) No improvement required www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com Explanations: 31) Answer: b) Feared – be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening Gain – an increase in wealth or resources Joined – link or connect In crushing – bring about a feeling of overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment in (someone) 32) Answer: e) Insects - An insignificant or contemptible person Regulated - control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly Bearing - (of a person) carry Separate – forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself 33) Answer: d) Significance – the state or fact of being of great significance or value Developing – grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate Set – fixed or arranged in advance During – throughout the course or duration of (a period of time) 34) Answer: c) Intellectuals – a person possessing a highly developed intellect Talk – speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; Appreciating – understand (a situation) fully; recognize the full implications of Happened – be experienced by (someone); befall 35) Answer: e) Logic - reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity Undermined - erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation) Through - moving in one side and out of the other side of (an opening, channel, or location) Jumped - (of a person) move suddenly and quickly in a specified way 36) Answer: a) Controls – the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events Application – the action of putting something into operation Determines – firmly decide Delivers – bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or ordered goods) to the proper recipient or address 37) Answer: a) Discovered – find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search Surrender – the action of surrendering or committing to particular work Act – take action; something Inspiration – the process of being mentally stimulated to or feel something, especially to something creative 38) Answer: c) Informal – having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature Increasing – become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree Referring – mention or allude to www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com Across – from one side to the other of (something) 39) Answer: b) Conceptual – of, relating to, or based on mental concepts Universal – of, affecting or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases Succeed – achieve the desired aim or result Behind – at or to the far side of (something), typically so as to be hidden by it 40) Answer: d) Thoughtful – absorbed in or involving thought Spread – the fact or process of spreading over an area Emphasized – give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing Frugality – the quality of being economical with money or food; thriftiness Fill Ups Directions (Q 41-50): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces Below each sentence there are four words denoted by numbers a), b), c), d) and e) Find out ONE word that to be fitted in both the sentences I and II and another word that fit to the sentence III and to make it meaningfully complete 41) I The young politician with his party and decided to contest the election as an independent candidate II He didn't break his leg when he of the tree, but he did some serious damage to the tissue around the bones in his ankle III We should our traditional ways to utilize the knowledge of medicine to plug the loopholes in modern healthcare a) Fell down, implement b) Fell out, evolve c) Fell through, tackle d) Fell off, forward e) Fell in, progress 42) I Militants within the party are calling for the leader's resignation, saying that he has the party's principles II It is really sad that an organization which openly decries the constitution and the national flag and the national movement is not being checked III It is gross superstition to suppose that knowledge can be _ only by going to schools and colleges a) Sustained, accomplished b) Rebuked, garnered c) Censured, achieved d) Reprimand, attained e) Betrayed, obtained 43) I The kind-hearted judge pardoned the thief since he had for the theft II Even before Otto left Rome the pope had, however, _ of his recognition of a power which threatened altogether to overshadow his authority, and had begun to conspire against the new emperor www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com III The booklets you through the process of starting your own business a) Called, teaching b) Accepted, test c) Repented, pilot d) Forced, embolden e) Denied, assess 44) I The five-year-old angel, whose appearance in her life several weeks ago _ her into the Immortal underworld, squeezed through the cracked door II Instead of waiting for the other to attack again, Darian spun and _ his knife into the creature's belly III The vehicle careened down the block, narrowly missing a mail truck that _ its irritation, and sped around the corner before Dean had staggered to his feet a) Plunged, honked b) Forced, hooted c) Pushed, roared d) Fell, yelled e) Stabbed, bawled 45) I The hornbeam _ well on stiff, clayey, moist soils, into which its roots penetrate deeply; on chalk or gravel it does not flourish II Prosperity requires civil liberties, prosperity _ under lower taxes, and prosperity shrivels as wars disrupt the free flow of labor and capital III Though he frequently refers to the envy and _ which pursued him, Phaedrus seems to have attracted little attention in antiquity a) Increases, extraction b) Thrives, detraction c) Raises, origin d) Enhances, deviation e) Improves, digression 46) I He took each side of her collar and pulled, the _movement ripping the black uniform down the middle II The swimmer glided through the water with motion on his way to setting a new world record in the breaststroke III I remember some theories relativity suggesting some sort of motion in space might allow time travel if space-time geometrics are possible a) Unforced, about b) Graceful, with respect to c) Refined, reverence d) Effortless, concerning e) Worthless, awe 47) I It was a weekly summer ritual for one or the other, but _ both; they enjoyed stocking up on local-grown produce II If you _ wear an item of clothing, perhaps you should donate it to charity III The steam crane has the advantage of being completely self-contained a) Rarely, huge www.ibpsguide.in | mock.ibpsguide.in | www.sscexamguide.com yoursmahboob.wordpress.com BASE INSTITUTE – NAMAKKAL | www.ibpsguide.com b) c) d) e) Often, massive Regularly, vast Commonly, enormous Seldom, immense 48) I The old counts began irresolutely to Nicholas and beg him to abandon his purpose II It is suitable for a parent, teacher, or employer, to for neglect of duty; 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