31. A. beside
B. his mother he has two aunts
C. who stay with him.
D. no error
32. A. this photograph
B. appears to be
C. the best of the two.
D. no error
33.A. either the operator
B. or the foreman are
C. to blame for the accident.
D. no error
34. A. The article offers
B. good advice to
C. whomever must accept it.
D. no error
35. A. she dislikes
B. you being most organized
C. than she is.
D. no error
Selecting Words
Directions-(Q. 36-60) In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of three words marked (A), (B) and (C), one of which fits the meaning of the passage. Choose the best word out of the three. Mark the letter, viz., (A), (B) or (C), relating to this word on your answer sheet. Examples K and L have been solved for you.
K.
The (A) boy was in the school in Simla.
(B) horse
(C) dog
L.
(A) She was homesick.
(B) It
(C) He
Explanation– Out of the list given in item K, only ‘boy’ is the correct answer because usually, a boy, and not a horse or a dog, attends school. So ‘(A)’ is to be marked on the answer sheer for item K. A boy is usually referred to as ‘he’, so for item L, ‘(C)’ is the correct answer. Notice that to solve the first item K you to read the of the sentence and then see what fits best.
Passage-1
‘ what
36. A. can / B. will / C. must
Happen to them after us ?’ this most
37. A. joyous / B. distressing / C. distrecting
Question continually torments the parents of these
38. A. unethical / B. unnatural / C. un fortunate
Shildren. So they are mainly interested in
39.A. providing / B. making / C. giving
Some kind of vocational training for them.
40. A. but / B. yet / C. hence
Special schools for such children, spread all
41.A. above / B. under / C. over
The world, lay emphasis on vocational training.
42. A. however, / B. accordingly, / C. similarly,
They are taught to make paper bags,
43. A. dubious / B. simple / C. clumsy
Wall hangings eyc. This, of course, in quite
44. A. agreeable / B. astute / C. additional
And admirable. But what about play and
45. A. sport ? / B. game ? / C. grounds ?
Passage-2
Galileo used mathematical calculation as well as observation of nature and was the first astronomer to use a telescope. With an instrument of his own
46. A. experiment, / B. construction, / C. calculation,
Galileo observed jupiter and four of
47. A. the / B. their / C. its
Moons, the phases of venus and the spots on the sun. his
48. A. observing / B. observations / C. observed
And calculation confirmed that copernicus and kepler were right. He saw
49. A. by / B. from / C. with
His own eyes and made other people
50. A. to see / B. see / C. seeing
Too that the earth was not the fixed center of
51. A. an / B. a / C. the
Universe as ptolemy had said. galileo
52. A. insted / B.also /C. therefore
Made some important discoveries in mechanics. He did not
53. A. as stories say / B. as stories say / C. as people say
Drop cannon balls from the leaning tower of pisa
54. A. having proved / B.proving / C. to prove
That all bodies fall at the
55. A. same / B. equal / C. similar
A slope to show that the
56. A. downside / B. equadown over / C. down
A slope to show that the
57. A. track / B. distance / C. path
A body falls is proportionate
58. A. to / B. of / C. with
The square of the time it takes to fall. Galileo also noticed the regular
59. A. swings / B. swinging/ C. swaying
Of the lamps in pisa cathedral;
60. A. these / B. this / C. those
Gave him the idea of the pendulum, a device that enabled him to make the clock a scientific instrument for the first time.
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