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The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.

1) For first-time Indian travellers, stepping out of the airport in Singapore or Japan is a momentous, potentially mindset-changing experience.

A) But walk in a cramped gully in Delhi or even on the main road and everything that is not desirable inside, finds its way outside.

B) Public littering is a social issue that results in massive aesthetic, financial and health- related costs for India. It’s not as if we don’t value cleanliness. Our homes are the textbook definition of clean.

C) How does that compare with our paan- stained buses filled with peanut shells?

D) How can bustling cities packed with people be so spotless? As far as the eye can go, there is not a single piece of stray paper on the road or in public transport.

A) BCAD B) DCBA
C) DBCA D) ADBC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) DCBA

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The correct sequence is DCBA.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
I (have done) my exercises when keshav came to see me.

A) had done B) done
C) doing D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) had done

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Select the synonym of
to stranded

A) to douse B) to aground
C) to swamp D) to inundate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to aground

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Relating to or involved in crime

 

 

A) Chaste B) Impeccant
C) Licit D) Felonious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Felonious

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The student of human history can draw on many more natural experiments (than) just comparisons among the five inhabited continents.

A) to B) of
C) for D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A place of shelter for ships

A) Harbour B) Helipad
C) Port D) Barrack
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Harbour

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

To give money to agents for sales.

A)  Salary B)  Commission
C) Fee D) Incentive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  Commission

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Select the antonym of
Humdrum

A) tedious B) trite
C) drab D) fascinating
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) fascinating

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