Questions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

And then, a few glorious minutes ______________, it was time to reluctantly head ashore. ____________ time, the strokes were more fluid, the movements more relaxed. I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason why I came to the Andamans. As I watched, it played hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away. Suddenly, I realised a kinship with the blue waters ___________ the Bay of Bengal.

hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away.

Among the following which one lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly?

Mohammed Shahid, who recently passed away, was associated with which sport?

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: All these ensure that the world we live in grows a new skin every few years.
Q: These influences do, of course, work on humankind but they have the greatest impact on that section of society which is on the threshold of discovery-discovery of the self, of life and of living.
R: The life and times of two generations cannot be identical or even similar, thanks to modern research, progress in science, faster and easier communications and even distasteful things like inflation and population explosion.
S: These changes in due course affect our thinking and influence our attitudes, expectations, behavioural patterns and values.

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: There was once a time when people looked forward to the lazy evenings.
Q:They had a simple choice of programmes on Doordarshan.
R: It was entirely up to them- to watch or not to watch the selected presentation.
S: Today, the satellite and Cable Television have stormed the media world of information and entertainment.

A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

“German is easy to teach”, she said.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Terse

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Then, he left for Silicon Valley to ___________ his dream of launching a start­up.