Q4181.Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.
Rajib is not only an extremely reputed conoisseur of art but also a successful
entrepreneur.
- Aconoisseur
- Breputed
- Centrepreneur
- Dsuccessful
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Concept: Check each word of the sentence.
- reputed, successful, entrepreneur are correct.
- Correct spelling: connoisseur (double n, double s) – an expert judge of art, food, etc.
Trick: conn-oiss-eur: double 'n' and double 's'.
Answer: (A) conoisseur
अवधारणा: वाक्य के हर शब्द की spelling जाँचें।
- reputed, successful, entrepreneur सही।
- सही spelling: connoisseur (दो n, दो s) – कला/भोजन आदि का पारखी।
ट्रिक: conn-oiss-eur: 'n' दो बार और 's' दो बार।
उत्तर: (A) conoisseur
Q4182.Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Addicted
- ADisinclined
- BUnaccustomed
- CInclined
- DAverse
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Concept: Addicted = strongly inclined or devoted to something, dependent on it.
- Of the options, Inclined (having a tendency towards) is closest.
- Disinclined, Unaccustomed, Averse all mean unwilling / not used to – opposite.
Trick: Three options share the negative sense – the remaining one is the synonym.
Answer: (C) Inclined
अवधारणा: Addicted = किसी चीज़ का आदी, उसकी ओर प्रबल झुकाव।
- विकल्पों में Inclined (झुकाव वाला) सबसे निकट।
- Disinclined, Unaccustomed, Averse = अनिच्छुक/अनभ्यस्त – विलोम।
ट्रिक: तीन विकल्प नकारात्मक भाव के हैं – बचा हुआ synonym है।
उत्तर: (C) Inclined
Q4183.Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
The discovery of treasure under the Bermuda Triangle is probably a hoax.
- AAnalogy
- BBonanza
- CDelusion
- DTrick
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Concept: Hoax = a deliberate deception or practical joke made to look true.
- Trick = an act meant to deceive – synonym.
- Delusion is a false belief held by someone (not a deception by another); Bonanza = sudden great gain; Analogy = comparison.
Yaad rakhein: hoax = fraud / trick / prank.
Answer: (D) Trick
अवधारणा: Hoax = जानबूझकर किया गया धोखा/मज़ाक जो सच लगे।
- Trick = धोखा – synonym।
- Delusion = व्यक्ति का गलत विश्वास (किसी द्वारा धोखा नहीं); Bonanza = अचानक बड़ा लाभ; Analogy = तुलना।
याद रखें: hoax = fraud / trick / prank।
उत्तर: (D) Trick
Q4184.Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
You can ask Mr. Dinakar for anything; he would give you the shirt off his back.
- Ais willing to do anything to help another person
- Bis a person who makes the decisions
- Cis a person who is selfish
- Dis a person who is arrogant
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Concept: Give someone the shirt off one's back = be extremely generous, willing to do anything to help.
- 'You can ask Mr. Dinakar for anything' shows generosity.
- So he is willing to do anything to help another person.
- Selfish / arrogant contradict the context; decision-maker is unrelated.
Trick: Someone who would give even the shirt he is wearing = most generous.
Answer: (A) is willing to do anything to help another person
अवधारणा: Give the shirt off one's back = अत्यंत उदार होना, मदद के लिए कुछ भी करना।
- 'You can ask Mr. Dinakar for anything' उदारता दिखाता है।
- अतः वह दूसरों की मदद के लिए कुछ भी करने को तैयार है।
- स्वार्थी/घमंडी संदर्भ के विपरीत; निर्णय लेने वाला असंबंधित।
ट्रिक: जो अपनी पहनी कमीज़ भी दे दे = सबसे उदार।
उत्तर: (A) is willing to do anything to help another person
Q4185.Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The ship sank because the engineer has not called for help.
- Awas not call for help
- Bdid not call for help
- Cwill not call for help
- Ddid not called for help
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Concept: Sequence of tenses: a past main action ('sank') with its cause in the past → simple past did not + V1.
- 'has not called' (present perfect) clashes with 'sank'.
- Negative simple past = did not + base form → did not call for help.
- (A) 'was not call' and (D) 'did not called' are ungrammatical; (C) is future.
Yaad rakhein: After did/does/do always use V1: did not call, never 'did not called'.
Answer: (B) did not call for help
अवधारणा: Tense का क्रम: मुख्य क्रिया past ('sank') और कारण भी past → simple past did not + V1।
- 'has not called' (present perfect) 'sank' से मेल नहीं खाता।
- Negative simple past = did not + V1 → did not call for help।
- (A) 'was not call', (D) 'did not called' व्याकरणिक रूप से गलत; (C) future है।
याद रखें: did/does/do के बाद हमेशा V1: did not call, 'did not called' नहीं।
उत्तर: (B) did not call for help
Q4186.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Fascinating
- AUnforgettable
- BTempting
- CSeductive
- DRepulsive
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Concept: Fascinating = extremely interesting, attractive, charming.
- Opposite of attractive = causing disgust = Repulsive.
- Tempting, Seductive are synonyms; Unforgettable is also positive.
Yaad rakhein: fascinating ↔ repulsive / boring.
Answer: (D) Repulsive
अवधारणा: Fascinating = बहुत आकर्षक, मनमोहक।
- आकर्षक का विलोम = घृणा पैदा करने वाला = Repulsive।
- Tempting, Seductive समानार्थी; Unforgettable भी सकारात्मक।
याद रखें: fascinating ↔ repulsive।
उत्तर: (D) Repulsive
Q4187.Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- AAquatic
- BNotorious
- CCentinarian
- DMercenary
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Concept: Check each word's standard spelling.
- Aquatic, Notorious, Mercenary – correct.
- Correct: Centenarian (a person aged 100 or more) – from centenary, so 'cent-e-narian', not 'centi'.
Trick: centenary → centenarian (keep 'ten').
Answer: (C) Centinarian
अवधारणा: हर शब्द की मानक spelling जाँचें।
- Aquatic, Notorious, Mercenary – सही।
- सही: Centenarian (100 वर्ष या अधिक आयु का व्यक्ति) – centenary से बना, 'centi' नहीं।
ट्रिक: centenary → centenarian ('ten' बनाए रखें)।
उत्तर: (C) Centinarian
Q4188.Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
A happy development or happening of events by chance.
- AIncident
- BSuddenly
- CSerendipity
- DOccurrence
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Concept: The occurrence of happy or useful events by chance = Serendipity.
- Incident / Occurrence = any event (not necessarily happy or chance).
- Suddenly is an adverb, not a noun for the idea.
- Serendipity = fortunate accident.
Yaad rakhein: Serendipity = सुखद संयोग.
Answer: (C) Serendipity
अवधारणा: संयोग से कोई सुखद/लाभकारी घटना होना = Serendipity।
- Incident / Occurrence = कोई भी घटना (ज़रूरी नहीं सुखद या संयोग)।
- Suddenly क्रियाविशेषण है।
- Serendipity = सुखद संयोग।
याद रखें: Serendipity = सुखद संयोग।
उत्तर: (C) Serendipity
Q4189.Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- AExtacted
- BExpected
- CExtracted
- DAcceptable
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Concept: Check each word's standard spelling.
- Expected, Extracted, Acceptable – correct.
- 'Extacted' misses the r: the correct word is Extracted (ex + tract), already given as option (C).
Trick: When two options look alike, compare letter by letter – the one missing a letter is wrong.
Answer: (A) Extacted
अवधारणा: हर शब्द की मानक spelling जाँचें।
- Expected, Extracted, Acceptable – सही।
- 'Extacted' में r गायब है; सही शब्द Extracted (ex + tract) है, जो विकल्प (C) में है।
ट्रिक: दो विकल्प मिलते-जुलते हों तो अक्षर-दर-अक्षर मिलाएँ।
उत्तर: (A) Extacted
Q4190.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
James Bernard was undoubtedly one of the greatest elocutionists of the world.
Everyone agreed that he possessed the ____________.
- Ayellow press
- Bfourth estate
- Ccurtain lecture
- Dgift of the gab
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Concept: The gift of the gab = the ability to speak easily, fluently and persuasively.
- An elocutionist is a skilled public speaker – so he had the gift of the gab.
- Yellow press = sensational journalism; fourth estate = the press; curtain lecture = a wife's private scolding of her husband.
Yaad rakhein: gab = talk; gift of the gab = वाक्पटुता.
Answer: (D) gift of the gab
अवधारणा: The gift of the gab = धाराप्रवाह, प्रभावी बोलने की क्षमता (वाक्पटुता)।
- Elocutionist = कुशल वक्ता – अतः उसके पास gift of the gab था।
- Yellow press = सनसनीखेज़ पत्रकारिता; fourth estate = प्रेस; curtain lecture = पत्नी द्वारा पति को एकांत में डाँट।
याद रखें: gab = बातचीत; gift of the gab = वाक्पटुता।
उत्तर: (D) gift of the gab
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the question of where and when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic ever, originated is one of the biggest mysteries in human history. After all, the Black Death was the first wave of the second plague pandemic of the 14th to early 19th centuries. It killed some 50-60% of the population in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and an unaccountable number of people in Central Asia.
Different proposals, based on competing theories, have been put forward. But in 2017, I came across some records describing an intriguing medieval cemetery in Kara-Djigach, Chüy
Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, which I suspected may hold the key. As part of a multidisciplinary team co-led by Maria Spyrou at University of Tubingen, we have now investigated several specimens from individuals buried at that site – and come up with an answer.
The idea that the Black Death originated in the east – territories overlapping, roughly
speaking, Central Asia, Mongolia and China – dates back to the contemporaries of the
pandemic in Europe and the Islamic world. The modern, academic Chinese origin theory
dates back to at least to in 1756-8 and a publication about the history of Central Asia by
French scholar Joseph de Guignes.
Q4191.What is the tone of the speaker?
- AHumorous
- BExplanatory
- CPessimistic
- DInformal
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Concept: Tone = the writer's attitude shown by the style of writing.
- The writer gives facts (death toll, theories, the cemetery in Kyrgyzstan, historical scholars) and explains his research.
- There is no humour, gloom or casual chat – the purpose is to explain.
- So the tone is explanatory.
Trick: Facts + research + reasons in a neutral style = explanatory/informative tone.
Answer: (B) Explanatory
अवधारणा: Tone = लेखक का दृष्टिकोण, जो लेखन शैली से झलकता है।
- लेखक तथ्य देता है (मृत्यु दर, सिद्धांत, Kyrgyzstan का कब्रिस्तान, इतिहासकार) और अपना शोध समझाता है।
- न हास्य, न निराशा, न अनौपचारिक बात – उद्देश्य समझाना है।
- अतः tone explanatory है।
ट्रिक: तथ्य + शोध + कारण, तटस्थ शैली में = explanatory tone।
उत्तर: (B) Explanatory
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the question of where and when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic ever, originated is one of the biggest mysteries in human history. After all, the Black Death was the first wave of the second plague pandemic of the 14th to early 19th centuries. It killed some 50-60% of the population in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and an unaccountable number of people in Central Asia.
Different proposals, based on competing theories, have been put forward. But in 2017, I came across some records describing an intriguing medieval cemetery in Kara-Djigach, Chüy
Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, which I suspected may hold the key. As part of a multidisciplinary team co-led by Maria Spyrou at University of Tubingen, we have now investigated several specimens from individuals buried at that site – and come up with an answer.
The idea that the Black Death originated in the east – territories overlapping, roughly
speaking, Central Asia, Mongolia and China – dates back to the contemporaries of the
pandemic in Europe and the Islamic world. The modern, academic Chinese origin theory
dates back to at least to in 1756-8 and a publication about the history of Central Asia by
French scholar Joseph de Guignes.
Q4192.What is the theme of the passage?
- APitfall of Black Death
- BImpact of Black Death
- COrigin of Black Death
- DHistory of Black Death
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Concept: The theme is the central idea that the whole passage revolves around.
- Paragraph 1: where and when the Black Death originated is a big mystery.
- Paragraph 2: the author's team studied a Kyrgyzstan cemetery to find the answer.
- Paragraph 3: the older eastern/Chinese origin theories.
- All parts focus on the origin of the Black Death.
Trick: Ask: which one idea links every paragraph? Here – 'where did it start?'
Answer: (C) Origin of Black Death
अवधारणा: Theme = वह केंद्रीय विचार जिसके चारों ओर पूरा गद्यांश घूमता है।
- पहला अनुच्छेद: Black Death कहाँ और कब शुरू हुआ – बड़ा रहस्य।
- दूसरा: लेखक की टीम ने उत्तर खोजने हेतु Kyrgyzstan के कब्रिस्तान का अध्ययन किया।
- तीसरा: पूर्व/चीन से उत्पत्ति के पुराने सिद्धांत।
- सभी भाग उत्पत्ति (origin) पर केंद्रित।
ट्रिक: पूछें: कौन-सा एक विचार हर अनुच्छेद को जोड़ता है? – 'कहाँ से शुरू हुआ?'
उत्तर: (C) Origin of Black Death
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the question of where and when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic ever, originated is one of the biggest mysteries in human history. After all, the Black Death was the first wave of the second plague pandemic of the 14th to early 19th centuries. It killed some 50-60% of the population in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and an unaccountable number of people in Central Asia.
Different proposals, based on competing theories, have been put forward. But in 2017, I came across some records describing an intriguing medieval cemetery in Kara-Djigach, Chüy
Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, which I suspected may hold the key. As part of a multidisciplinary team co-led by Maria Spyrou at University of Tubingen, we have now investigated several specimens from individuals buried at that site – and come up with an answer.
The idea that the Black Death originated in the east – territories overlapping, roughly
speaking, Central Asia, Mongolia and China – dates back to the contemporaries of the
pandemic in Europe and the Islamic world. The modern, academic Chinese origin theory
dates back to at least to in 1756-8 and a publication about the history of Central Asia by
French scholar Joseph de Guignes.
Q4193.How does the passage describe Black Death?
- AThe first wave of the second plague pandemic
- BThe worst specimen of human created tragedy
- CThe specimen of human evolution and its evidence
- DThe initiator of all the future pandemics
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Concept: Factual question – find the line in the passage.
- The passage states: 'the Black Death was the first wave of the second plague pandemic of the 14th to early 19th centuries.'
- Options (B), (C), (D) are never mentioned (it is not called human-created, evolutionary or the initiator of all pandemics).
Yaad rakhein: For 'how does the passage describe…', pick the option copied/paraphrased from the text, not an opinion.
Answer: (A) The first wave of the second plague pandemic
अवधारणा: तथ्यात्मक प्रश्न – गद्यांश में पंक्ति खोजें।
- गद्यांश कहता है: 'the Black Death was the first wave of the second plague pandemic of the 14th to early 19th centuries.'
- (B), (C), (D) का कहीं उल्लेख नहीं (मानव-निर्मित, विकास का प्रमाण या सभी महामारियों का आरंभकर्ता नहीं कहा गया)।
याद रखें: 'passage कैसे वर्णन करता है' में वही विकल्प चुनें जो पाठ में लिखा है।
उत्तर: (A) The first wave of the second plague pandemic
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the question of where and when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic ever, originated is one of the biggest mysteries in human history. After all, the Black Death was the first wave of the second plague pandemic of the 14th to early 19th centuries. It killed some 50-60% of the population in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and an unaccountable number of people in Central Asia.
Different proposals, based on competing theories, have been put forward. But in 2017, I came across some records describing an intriguing medieval cemetery in Kara-Djigach, Chüy
Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, which I suspected may hold the key. As part of a multidisciplinary team co-led by Maria Spyrou at University of Tubingen, we have now investigated several specimens from individuals buried at that site – and come up with an answer.
The idea that the Black Death originated in the east – territories overlapping, roughly
speaking, Central Asia, Mongolia and China – dates back to the contemporaries of the
pandemic in Europe and the Islamic world. The modern, academic Chinese origin theory
dates back to at least to in 1756-8 and a publication about the history of Central Asia by
French scholar Joseph de Guignes.
Q4194.Select the suitable word given in the passage which means ‘areas of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state’.
- ATerritories
- BContemporaries
- CPopulation
- DMysteries
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Concept: Vocabulary in context: areas of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state = territories.
- Passage: 'in the east – territories overlapping, roughly speaking, Central Asia, Mongolia and China'.
- Contemporaries = people living at the same time; population = people; mysteries = unexplained things.
Yaad rakhein: territory = area under a government's control.
Answer: (A) Territories
अवधारणा: Context में शब्दार्थ: किसी शासक/राज्य के अधिकार-क्षेत्र वाली भूमि = territories (प्रदेश)।
- गद्यांश: 'in the east – territories overlapping, roughly speaking, Central Asia, Mongolia and China'।
- Contemporaries = समकालीन लोग; population = जनसंख्या; mysteries = रहस्य।
याद रखें: territory = सरकार के नियंत्रण वाला क्षेत्र।
उत्तर: (A) Territories
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the question of where and when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic ever, originated is one of the biggest mysteries in human history. After all, the Black Death was the first wave of the second plague pandemic of the 14th to early 19th centuries. It killed some 50-60% of the population in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and an unaccountable number of people in Central Asia.
Different proposals, based on competing theories, have been put forward. But in 2017, I came across some records describing an intriguing medieval cemetery in Kara-Djigach, Chüy
Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, which I suspected may hold the key. As part of a multidisciplinary team co-led by Maria Spyrou at University of Tubingen, we have now investigated several specimens from individuals buried at that site – and come up with an answer.
The idea that the Black Death originated in the east – territories overlapping, roughly
speaking, Central Asia, Mongolia and China – dates back to the contemporaries of the
pandemic in Europe and the Islamic world. The modern, academic Chinese origin theory
dates back to at least to in 1756-8 and a publication about the history of Central Asia by
French scholar Joseph de Guignes.
Q4195.Which of the following may be the probable origin of Black Death, according to the passage?
- AKyrgyzstan
- BIndia
- CMongolia
- DChina
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Concept: Find which place the author's own investigation points to.
- The author found records of a medieval cemetery in Kara-Djigach, Chüy Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan which 'may hold the key'.
- His team studied specimens from that site 'and came up with an answer'.
- Mongolia/China appear only as part of older, general theories; India is not mentioned.
Trick: The passage's new evidence (the cemetery) points to Kyrgyzstan.
Answer: (A) Kyrgyzstan
अवधारणा: देखें लेखक की अपनी जाँच किस स्थान की ओर संकेत करती है।
- लेखक को northern Kyrgyzstan की Chüy Valley के Kara-Djigach में एक मध्यकालीन कब्रिस्तान के रिकॉर्ड मिले जो 'may hold the key'।
- उनकी टीम ने वहाँ के नमूनों की जाँच कर 'an answer' पाया।
- Mongolia/China केवल पुराने सामान्य सिद्धांतों में हैं; India का उल्लेख नहीं।
ट्रिक: गद्यांश का नया प्रमाण (कब्रिस्तान) Kyrgyzstan की ओर इशारा करता है।
उत्तर: (A) Kyrgyzstan
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
All elephants (1) ______ several distinctive features, the most notable of which is a long trunk or proboscis, used for many (2) _______, particularly breathing, lifting water and grasping objects. Their incisors grow (3) _______ tusks, which can serve as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. Elephants' large ear flaps help to control their body temperature. Their pillar-like legs (4) _______ carry their great weight. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs while Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs.
One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are
poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to (5) ________ elephants include habitat
destruction and conflicts with local people. Elephants are used as working animals in Asia. In the past they were used in war; today, they are often put on display in zoos and circuses.
Q4196.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
- Ahave
- Bwill have
- Chad
- Dhas
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Concept: Subject–verb agreement and tense: a general fact is in the simple present.
- Subject 'All elephants' is plural → plural verb have.
- has is singular; had / will have wrongly shift the tense of a universal fact.
- The rest of the passage uses the present ('help', 'have larger ears').
Yaad rakhein: Universal truths → simple present; plural subject → have.
Answer: (A) have
अवधारणा: Subject–verb agreement और tense: सामान्य सत्य simple present में।
- Subject 'All elephants' बहुवचन → plural verb have।
- has एकवचन; had / will have सार्वभौमिक तथ्य का tense बदल देते हैं।
- बाकी गद्यांश भी present में है ('help', 'have larger ears')।
याद रखें: सार्वभौमिक सत्य → simple present; plural subject → have।
उत्तर: (A) have
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
All elephants (1) ______ several distinctive features, the most notable of which is a long trunk or proboscis, used for many (2) _______, particularly breathing, lifting water and grasping objects. Their incisors grow (3) _______ tusks, which can serve as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. Elephants' large ear flaps help to control their body temperature. Their pillar-like legs (4) _______ carry their great weight. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs while Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs.
One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are
poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to (5) ________ elephants include habitat
destruction and conflicts with local people. Elephants are used as working animals in Asia. In the past they were used in war; today, they are often put on display in zoos and circuses.
Q4197.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
- Aschemes
- Bmeans
- Ccapacities
- Dpurposes
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Concept: The trunk is 'used for many ____' – then uses are listed (breathing, lifting water, grasping).
- These are functions or uses = purposes.
- 'used for many purposes' is a standard collocation.
- schemes = plans; means = methods; capacities = abilities – do not fit 'used for'.
Yaad rakhein: used for many purposes = कई कामों में प्रयुक्त.
Answer: (D) purposes
अवधारणा: सूंड 'used for many ____' – आगे उपयोग गिनाए गए हैं (साँस लेना, पानी उठाना, पकड़ना)।
- ये कार्य/उपयोग हैं = purposes।
- 'used for many purposes' मानक collocation है।
- schemes = योजनाएँ; means = साधन; capacities = क्षमताएँ – फिट नहीं।
याद रखें: used for many purposes = कई कामों में प्रयुक्त।
उत्तर: (D) purposes
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
All elephants (1) ______ several distinctive features, the most notable of which is a long trunk or proboscis, used for many (2) _______, particularly breathing, lifting water and grasping objects. Their incisors grow (3) _______ tusks, which can serve as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. Elephants' large ear flaps help to control their body temperature. Their pillar-like legs (4) _______ carry their great weight. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs while Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs.
One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are
poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to (5) ________ elephants include habitat
destruction and conflicts with local people. Elephants are used as working animals in Asia. In the past they were used in war; today, they are often put on display in zoos and circuses.
Q4198.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
- Afor
- Btoo
- Cinto
- Dtowards
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Concept: 'Grow into' = develop and become something.
- Elephants' incisors develop and become tusks → 'grow into tusks'.
- for, too, towards do not express change of form.
Yaad rakhein: grow into = develop into (change of form/state).
Answer: (C) into
अवधारणा: 'Grow into' = विकसित होकर कुछ बन जाना।
- हाथी के incisor दाँत बढ़कर tusks (दाँत) बन जाते हैं → 'grow into tusks'।
- for, too, towards रूप-परिवर्तन नहीं बताते।
याद रखें: grow into = विकसित होकर बनना।
उत्तर: (C) into
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
All elephants (1) ______ several distinctive features, the most notable of which is a long trunk or proboscis, used for many (2) _______, particularly breathing, lifting water and grasping objects. Their incisors grow (3) _______ tusks, which can serve as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. Elephants' large ear flaps help to control their body temperature. Their pillar-like legs (4) _______ carry their great weight. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs while Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs.
One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are
poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to (5) ________ elephants include habitat
destruction and conflicts with local people. Elephants are used as working animals in Asia. In the past they were used in war; today, they are often put on display in zoos and circuses.
Q4199.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- Acan
- Bshould
- Cwould
- Dcould
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Concept: Present ability stated as a fact → modal can.
- Pillar-like legs are able to carry the great weight – a general ability.
- should = advice/duty; would and could are past/hypothetical, while the passage is in the present.
Yaad rakhein: General present ability → can.
Answer: (A) can
अवधारणा: वर्तमान क्षमता का तथ्य → modal can।
- खंभे जैसे पैर भारी वज़न उठा सकते हैं – सामान्य क्षमता।
- should = सलाह/कर्तव्य; would, could past/काल्पनिक, जबकि गद्यांश present में है।
याद रखें: सामान्य वर्तमान क्षमता → can।
उत्तर: (A) can
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
All elephants (1) ______ several distinctive features, the most notable of which is a long trunk or proboscis, used for many (2) _______, particularly breathing, lifting water and grasping objects. Their incisors grow (3) _______ tusks, which can serve as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. Elephants' large ear flaps help to control their body temperature. Their pillar-like legs (4) _______ carry their great weight. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs while Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs.
One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are
poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to (5) ________ elephants include habitat
destruction and conflicts with local people. Elephants are used as working animals in Asia. In the past they were used in war; today, they are often put on display in zoos and circuses.
Q4200.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- Awild
- Btame
- Cdangerous
- Delegant
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Concept: Context: threats such as habitat destruction and conflict with local people.
- Habitat loss affects elephants living in nature = wild elephants.
- The next sentences contrast them with elephants used as working animals, in zoos and circuses (tame).
- dangerous, elegant are irrelevant to 'threats'.
Trick: 'habitat' signals animals in the wild.
Answer: (A) wild
अवधारणा: संदर्भ: आवास-विनाश और स्थानीय लोगों से संघर्ष जैसे खतरे।
- आवास-विनाश प्रकृति में रहने वाले हाथियों को प्रभावित करता है = wild elephants।
- अगले वाक्य उनकी तुलना काम करने वाले, चिड़ियाघर-सर्कस के (पालतू) हाथियों से करते हैं।
- dangerous, elegant 'threats' से असंबंधित।
ट्रिक: 'habitat' शब्द जंगली जानवरों का संकेत है।
उत्तर: (A) wild
