In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Despite all the research every one of us catches cold and most of us catch (1) ______
frequently. Our failure to control one of (2) ______ commonest of all ailments sometimes
seems ridiculous. (3) ______ science regularly practises transplant surgery and (4) ______ rid whole countries of such killing (5) ______ as Typhus and the Plague. But the (6) ______ of
common cold is unusually difficult and (7) ______ is yet to be done to solve it.
It is known that a cold (8) ______ caused by one of the number (9) ______ viral infections that affect the lining of the (10) ______ and the other passages leading to the lungs but the
confusing variety of viruses makes study and remedy very difficult.
Q401.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 1.
- Ait
- Bone
- Cthis
- Dthese
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Concept: A pronoun that replaces a singular noun already mentioned (a cold) is needed.
- The sentence: “every one of us catches cold and most of us catch ___ frequently.”
- The blank refers back to ‘cold’ – a singular thing, so the object pronoun it fits.
- ‘one’ would mean ‘a cold’ (possible only with ‘a cold’ earlier); ‘this’ is vague; ‘these’ is plural.
Yaad rakhein: Catch a cold → catch it again: the pronoun ‘it’ refers to a thing already named.
Answer: (A) it
अवधारणा: पहले बताई गई एकवचन संज्ञा (cold) के स्थान पर pronoun चाहिए।
- वाक्य: “every one of us catches cold and most of us catch ___ frequently.”
- यहाँ blank पहले आए ‘cold’ को refer करता है – एकवचन वस्तु, अतः object pronoun it सही है।
- ‘these’ बहुवचन है; ‘this’ और ‘one’ यहाँ स्वाभाविक नहीं बैठते।
याद रखें: पहले कही गई वस्तु दोबारा आए तो pronoun ‘it’ लगता है।
उत्तर: (A) it
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Despite all the research every one of us catches cold and most of us catch (1) ______
frequently. Our failure to control one of (2) ______ commonest of all ailments sometimes
seems ridiculous. (3) ______ science regularly practises transplant surgery and (4) ______ rid whole countries of such killing (5) ______ as Typhus and the Plague. But the (6) ______ of
common cold is unusually difficult and (7) ______ is yet to be done to solve it.
It is known that a cold (8) ______ caused by one of the number (9) ______ viral infections that affect the lining of the (10) ______ and the other passages leading to the lungs but the
confusing variety of viruses makes study and remedy very difficult.
Q402.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2.
- Athe
- Ba
- Cmore
- Dmost
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Concept: ‘One of the + superlative + plural noun’ always takes the definite article the.
- Phrase: “one of ___ commonest of all ailments”.
- ‘commonest’ is already a superlative, so it needs ‘the’ before it: one of the commonest ailments.
- ‘more/most’ would give a double comparison (‘most commonest’ ✗); ‘a’ can never come before a superlative.
Yaad rakhein: One of the + superlative + plural noun (one of the best players).
Answer: (A) the
अवधारणा: ‘One of the + superlative + plural noun’ में हमेशा definite article the आता है।
- वाक्यांश: “one of ___ commonest of all ailments”.
- ‘commonest’ पहले से superlative है, अतः उससे पहले ‘the’ चाहिए।
- ‘most commonest’ double superlative (गलत) होगा; superlative से पहले ‘a’ नहीं आता।
याद रखें: One of the + superlative + plural noun.
उत्तर: (A) the
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Despite all the research every one of us catches cold and most of us catch (1) ______
frequently. Our failure to control one of (2) ______ commonest of all ailments sometimes
seems ridiculous. (3) ______ science regularly practises transplant surgery and (4) ______ rid whole countries of such killing (5) ______ as Typhus and the Plague. But the (6) ______ of
common cold is unusually difficult and (7) ______ is yet to be done to solve it.
It is known that a cold (8) ______ caused by one of the number (9) ______ viral infections that affect the lining of the (10) ______ and the other passages leading to the lungs but the
confusing variety of viruses makes study and remedy very difficult.
Q403.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.
- AChemical
- BElectrical
- CGeological
- DMedical
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Concept: Choose the branch of science that actually performs transplant surgery and fights diseases.
- “___ science regularly practises transplant surgery”.
- Transplant surgery and getting rid of diseases like Typhus and Plague belong to Medical science.
- Chemical, Electrical and Geological sciences do not perform surgery.
Yaad rakhein: Surgery, diseases, cure → Medical science.
Answer: (D) Medical
अवधारणा: वह विज्ञान चुनें जो transplant surgery करता है और रोगों से लड़ता है।
- “___ science regularly practises transplant surgery”.
- Transplant surgery और Typhus/Plague जैसे रोगों का उन्मूलन Medical science (चिकित्सा विज्ञान) का कार्य है।
- Chemical, Electrical, Geological science सर्जरी नहीं करते।
याद रखें: Surgery/रोग/इलाज → Medical science.
उत्तर: (D) Medical
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Despite all the research every one of us catches cold and most of us catch (1) ______
frequently. Our failure to control one of (2) ______ commonest of all ailments sometimes
seems ridiculous. (3) ______ science regularly practises transplant surgery and (4) ______ rid whole countries of such killing (5) ______ as Typhus and the Plague. But the (6) ______ of
common cold is unusually difficult and (7) ______ is yet to be done to solve it.
It is known that a cold (8) ______ caused by one of the number (9) ______ viral infections that affect the lining of the (10) ______ and the other passages leading to the lungs but the
confusing variety of viruses makes study and remedy very difficult.
Q404.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 4.
- Ahas been
- Bhad
- Chas
- Dhave
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Concept: Two verbs joined by ‘and’ with the same subject should be in parallel tense; a completed action with present result takes present perfect.
- Subject: ‘(Medical) science’ – singular, third person.
- “science regularly practises … and ___ rid whole countries of …” – the past action with present effect needs present perfect: has rid.
- ‘has been rid’ is passive (wrong); ‘had’ is past perfect, not matching ‘practises’; ‘have’ is plural.
Yaad rakhein: Singular subject + present perfect = has + V3 (rid–rid–rid).
Answer: (C) has
अवधारणा: ‘and’ से जुड़े दो verbs का subject एक ही हो तो tense का तालमेल रखें; पूरा हुआ कार्य जिसका असर अभी है → present perfect।
- Subject ‘science’ एकवचन है।
- “science regularly practises … and ___ rid whole countries…” – present perfect चाहिए: has rid (rid की V3 भी rid)।
- ‘has been’ passive बना देगा; ‘had’ past perfect है; ‘have’ बहुवचन के लिए है।
याद रखें: Singular subject + has + V3.
उत्तर: (C) has
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Despite all the research every one of us catches cold and most of us catch (1) ______
frequently. Our failure to control one of (2) ______ commonest of all ailments sometimes
seems ridiculous. (3) ______ science regularly practises transplant surgery and (4) ______ rid whole countries of such killing (5) ______ as Typhus and the Plague. But the (6) ______ of
common cold is unusually difficult and (7) ______ is yet to be done to solve it.
It is known that a cold (8) ______ caused by one of the number (9) ______ viral infections that affect the lining of the (10) ______ and the other passages leading to the lungs but the
confusing variety of viruses makes study and remedy very difficult.
Q405.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.
- Aillness
- BSickness
- CDiseases
- DAilment
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Concept: After ‘such killing ___ as Typhus and the Plague’, a plural noun naming specific infectious illnesses is needed.
- Two examples follow (Typhus, Plague), so the noun must be plural.
- ‘Diseases’ is the standard word for named infectious conditions: killing diseases.
- ‘illness’, ‘Sickness’, ‘Ailment’ are singular and too general/mild.
Yaad rakhein: ‘such + plural noun + as + examples’ → such diseases as Typhus and Plague.
Answer: (C) Diseases
अवधारणा: ‘such killing ___ as Typhus and the Plague’ – दो उदाहरण हैं, अतः बहुवचन संज्ञा चाहिए।
- उदाहरण दो हैं (Typhus, Plague) → noun plural होगा।
- Typhus/Plague जैसी संक्रामक बीमारियों के लिए उपयुक्त शब्द ‘Diseases’ है।
- ‘illness’, ‘Sickness’, ‘Ailment’ एकवचन हैं और सामान्य/हल्के अर्थ वाले हैं।
याद रखें: such + plural noun + as + उदाहरण।
उत्तर: (C) Diseases
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Despite all the research every one of us catches cold and most of us catch (1) ______
frequently. Our failure to control one of (2) ______ commonest of all ailments sometimes
seems ridiculous. (3) ______ science regularly practises transplant surgery and (4) ______ rid whole countries of such killing (5) ______ as Typhus and the Plague. But the (6) ______ of
common cold is unusually difficult and (7) ______ is yet to be done to solve it.
It is known that a cold (8) ______ caused by one of the number (9) ______ viral infections that affect the lining of the (10) ______ and the other passages leading to the lungs but the
confusing variety of viruses makes study and remedy very difficult.
Q406.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 6.
- ASetback
- BHitch
- CDifficulty
- DProblem
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Concept: A word that collocates with ‘is difficult … to solve it’ is needed – something that is solved.
- “But the ___ of common cold is unusually difficult and … is yet to be done to solve it.”
- What we solve is a problem; ‘the problem of common cold’ is the natural phrase.
- ‘Setback’ and ‘Hitch’ mean a temporary obstacle; ‘Difficulty … is difficult’ would be redundant.
Yaad rakhein: Solve a problem – fixed collocation.
Answer: (D) Problem
अवधारणा: वह शब्द चाहिए जो ‘solve’ के साथ आता हो।
- “But the ___ of common cold is unusually difficult … to solve it.”
- हम problem को solve करते हैं; ‘the problem of common cold’ स्वाभाविक है।
- ‘Setback/Hitch’ = अस्थायी रुकावट; ‘Difficulty … is difficult’ दोहराव होगा।
याद रखें: Solve a problem – fixed collocation.
उत्तर: (D) Problem
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Despite all the research every one of us catches cold and most of us catch (1) ______
frequently. Our failure to control one of (2) ______ commonest of all ailments sometimes
seems ridiculous. (3) ______ science regularly practises transplant surgery and (4) ______ rid whole countries of such killing (5) ______ as Typhus and the Plague. But the (6) ______ of
common cold is unusually difficult and (7) ______ is yet to be done to solve it.
It is known that a cold (8) ______ caused by one of the number (9) ______ viral infections that affect the lining of the (10) ______ and the other passages leading to the lungs but the
confusing variety of viruses makes study and remedy very difficult.
Q407.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 7.
- Afew
- BLittle
- Cmany
- Dmuch
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Concept: ‘Much’ is used for an uncountable amount; here it means a large amount of work.
- “… and ___ is yet to be done to solve it.” – the subject is uncountable (work) and the verb ‘is’ is singular.
- The sense is that a lot of work remains: much is yet to be done.
- ‘few/many’ are for countable plurals; ‘Little’ gives the opposite (almost nothing remains).
Yaad rakhein: Much is yet to be done = a lot remains to be done.
Answer: (D) much
अवधारणा: ‘Much’ अगणनीय (uncountable) मात्रा के लिए – यहाँ अर्थ है ‘बहुत कुछ’।
- “… and ___ is yet to be done” – verb ‘is’ एकवचन है, uncountable संदर्भ।
- अर्थ: अभी बहुत कुछ करना बाकी है → much।
- ‘few/many’ गणनीय बहुवचन के लिए; ‘Little’ उल्टा अर्थ देगा (लगभग कुछ नहीं)।
याद रखें: Much is yet to be done = अभी बहुत कुछ करना बाकी है।
उत्तर: (D) much
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Despite all the research every one of us catches cold and most of us catch (1) ______
frequently. Our failure to control one of (2) ______ commonest of all ailments sometimes
seems ridiculous. (3) ______ science regularly practises transplant surgery and (4) ______ rid whole countries of such killing (5) ______ as Typhus and the Plague. But the (6) ______ of
common cold is unusually difficult and (7) ______ is yet to be done to solve it.
It is known that a cold (8) ______ caused by one of the number (9) ______ viral infections that affect the lining of the (10) ______ and the other passages leading to the lungs but the
confusing variety of viruses makes study and remedy very difficult.
Q408.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 8.
- Aare
- Bis
- Cwere
- Dwas
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Concept: A general scientific fact is written in simple present; singular subject → ‘is’.
- Subject ‘a cold’ is singular.
- “It is known that a cold ___ caused by…” states a general truth → simple present passive: is caused.
- ‘are/were’ are plural; ‘was’ is past and does not suit a universal fact.
Yaad rakhein: Universal truth → simple present (is/are + V3 in passive).
Answer: (B) is
अवधारणा: सामान्य/वैज्ञानिक सत्य simple present में लिखा जाता है; एकवचन subject → ‘is’।
- Subject ‘a cold’ एकवचन है।
- “a cold ___ caused by…” – सार्वभौमिक तथ्य → is caused (simple present passive)।
- ‘are/were’ बहुवचन हैं; ‘was’ past है, सामान्य सत्य के लिए नहीं।
याद रखें: Universal truth → simple present।
उत्तर: (B) is
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Despite all the research every one of us catches cold and most of us catch (1) ______
frequently. Our failure to control one of (2) ______ commonest of all ailments sometimes
seems ridiculous. (3) ______ science regularly practises transplant surgery and (4) ______ rid whole countries of such killing (5) ______ as Typhus and the Plague. But the (6) ______ of
common cold is unusually difficult and (7) ______ is yet to be done to solve it.
It is known that a cold (8) ______ caused by one of the number (9) ______ viral infections that affect the lining of the (10) ______ and the other passages leading to the lungs but the
confusing variety of viruses makes study and remedy very difficult.
Q409.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 9.
- Afor
- Bwith
- Cin
- Dof
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Concept: ‘A/the number of + plural noun’ is the fixed pattern.
- “one of the number ___ viral infections” – ‘number’ is always followed by ‘of’.
- So: the number of viral infections.
- ‘for, with, in’ do not form this expression.
Yaad rakhein: A number of / the number of + plural noun.
Answer: (D) of
अवधारणा: ‘A/the number of + plural noun’ एक fixed pattern है।
- “one of the number ___ viral infections” – ‘number’ के बाद ‘of’ आता है।
- अतः: the number of viral infections।
- ‘for, with, in’ से यह expression नहीं बनता।
याद रखें: number of + plural noun.
उत्तर: (D) of
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Despite all the research every one of us catches cold and most of us catch (1) ______
frequently. Our failure to control one of (2) ______ commonest of all ailments sometimes
seems ridiculous. (3) ______ science regularly practises transplant surgery and (4) ______ rid whole countries of such killing (5) ______ as Typhus and the Plague. But the (6) ______ of
common cold is unusually difficult and (7) ______ is yet to be done to solve it.
It is known that a cold (8) ______ caused by one of the number (9) ______ viral infections that affect the lining of the (10) ______ and the other passages leading to the lungs but the
confusing variety of viruses makes study and remedy very difficult.
Q410.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 10.
- Atongue
- Bnose
- Cears
- Deyes
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Concept: Pick the body part whose lining is affected by a cold and which leads, through passages, to the lungs.
- “infections that affect the lining of the ___ and the other passages leading to the lungs”.
- A cold infects the lining of the nose – the start of the air passage to the lungs.
- Tongue, ears and eyes are not air passages to the lungs.
Yaad rakhein: Nose → throat → windpipe → lungs: the respiratory passage.
Answer: (B) nose
अवधारणा: वह अंग चुनें जिसकी lining सर्दी में प्रभावित होती है और जो फेफड़ों तक जाने वाले मार्ग से जुड़ा है।
- “the lining of the ___ and the other passages leading to the lungs”.
- सर्दी nose (नाक) की lining को प्रभावित करती है – यही फेफड़ों तक हवा का मार्ग शुरू करती है।
- Tongue, ears, eyes फेफड़ों तक के वायु-मार्ग नहीं हैं।
याद रखें: Nose → throat → windpipe → lungs: श्वसन मार्ग।
उत्तर: (B) nose
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Twenty five years ago, while travelling and teaching in Turkey, Nepal and Iran, Bonnie Bergin noticed self-sufficient disabled people (1) ______ about their daily business, often using
donkeys (2) ______ pots, pans and other wares to be sold. (3) ______ later returned to the
United States (4) ______ work on a master's degree in special education.
"I (5) ______ hard about what could be done to get such (6) ______ out of institutions and onto the streets, getting jobs, (7) ______ it came to me: dogs," says Bergin, (8) ______ today is the originator of the service-dog (9) ______. She ran into fierce resistance (10) ______ academics and professionals at first who said ‘Dogs spread disease’.
Q411.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 1.
- Ato go
- Bgone
- Cwent
- Dgoing
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Concept: After verbs of perception (see, notice, watch) + object, we use the -ing participle for an action in progress.
- “Bonnie Bergin noticed self-sufficient disabled people ___ about their daily business”.
- notice + object + V-ing → going about their daily business (‘go about’ = carry on).
- ‘to go’ is not used after ‘notice + object’ in active voice; ‘gone/went’ are wrong forms here.
Yaad rakhein: notice/see/watch + object + V-ing (I saw him going).
Answer: (D) going
अवधारणा: Perception verbs (see, notice, watch) + object के बाद चल रही क्रिया के लिए V-ing आता है।
- “noticed self-sufficient disabled people ___ about their daily business”.
- notice + object + V-ing → going about their daily business (‘go about’ = अपना काम करते रहना)।
- ‘to go’, ‘gone’, ‘went’ यहाँ गलत रूप हैं।
याद रखें: notice/see + object + V-ing.
उत्तर: (D) going
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Twenty five years ago, while travelling and teaching in Turkey, Nepal and Iran, Bonnie Bergin noticed self-sufficient disabled people (1) ______ about their daily business, often using
donkeys (2) ______ pots, pans and other wares to be sold. (3) ______ later returned to the
United States (4) ______ work on a master's degree in special education.
"I (5) ______ hard about what could be done to get such (6) ______ out of institutions and onto the streets, getting jobs, (7) ______ it came to me: dogs," says Bergin, (8) ______ today is the originator of the service-dog (9) ______. She ran into fierce resistance (10) ______ academics and professionals at first who said ‘Dogs spread disease’.
Q412.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2.
- Ato carry
- Bcarrying
- Ccarry
- Dcarried
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Concept: An infinitive of purpose (to + V1) tells why something is used.
- “often using donkeys ___ pots, pans and other wares” – why were donkeys used? For the purpose of carrying.
- Purpose → infinitive: to carry pots and pans.
- ‘carrying’ would wrongly make the people carry; ‘carry’ and ‘carried’ do not fit grammatically.
Yaad rakhein: use something to do something – infinitive of purpose.
Answer: (A) to carry
अवधारणा: उद्देश्य बताने के लिए infinitive (to + V1) प्रयोग होता है।
- “using donkeys ___ pots, pans…” – गधों का प्रयोग किस उद्देश्य से? सामान ढोने के लिए।
- उद्देश्य → to carry।
- ‘carrying’, ‘carry’, ‘carried’ यहाँ व्याकरण की दृष्टि से नहीं बैठते।
याद रखें: use something to do something।
उत्तर: (A) to carry
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Twenty five years ago, while travelling and teaching in Turkey, Nepal and Iran, Bonnie Bergin noticed self-sufficient disabled people (1) ______ about their daily business, often using
donkeys (2) ______ pots, pans and other wares to be sold. (3) ______ later returned to the
United States (4) ______ work on a master's degree in special education.
"I (5) ______ hard about what could be done to get such (6) ______ out of institutions and onto the streets, getting jobs, (7) ______ it came to me: dogs," says Bergin, (8) ______ today is the originator of the service-dog (9) ______. She ran into fierce resistance (10) ______ academics and professionals at first who said ‘Dogs spread disease’.
Q413.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.
- AShe
- BIt
- CYou
- DThey
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Concept: The subject pronoun must agree with the person being talked about – Bonnie Bergin, a woman.
- The passage is about Bonnie Bergin; later it says “She ran into fierce resistance”.
- So “___ later returned to the United States” → She.
- ‘It’ is for things, ‘They’ is plural, ‘You’ addresses the reader.
Yaad rakhein: Track the noun: Bonnie Bergin (female, singular) → she.
Answer: (A) She
अवधारणा: Subject pronoun उसी व्यक्ति से मेल खाए जिसकी बात हो रही है – Bonnie Bergin (महिला)।
- गद्यांश Bonnie Bergin के बारे में है; आगे लिखा है “She ran into fierce resistance”।
- अतः “___ later returned…” → She।
- ‘It’ वस्तु के लिए, ‘They’ बहुवचन, ‘You’ पाठक के लिए।
याद रखें: संज्ञा पहचानें: Bonnie Bergin (स्त्री, एकवचन) → she।
उत्तर: (A) She
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Twenty five years ago, while travelling and teaching in Turkey, Nepal and Iran, Bonnie Bergin noticed self-sufficient disabled people (1) ______ about their daily business, often using
donkeys (2) ______ pots, pans and other wares to be sold. (3) ______ later returned to the
United States (4) ______ work on a master's degree in special education.
"I (5) ______ hard about what could be done to get such (6) ______ out of institutions and onto the streets, getting jobs, (7) ______ it came to me: dogs," says Bergin, (8) ______ today is the originator of the service-dog (9) ______. She ran into fierce resistance (10) ______ academics and professionals at first who said ‘Dogs spread disease’.
Q414.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 4.
- Abegin
- Bbeginning
- Cto begin
- Dbegan
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Concept: Purpose of an action is shown by the to-infinitive.
- “She later returned to the United States ___ work on a master’s degree”.
- Why did she return? In order to work on a degree → to begin work.
- ‘begin/began/beginning’ cannot show purpose after a complete clause.
Yaad rakhein: Returned … to + V1 = in order to (purpose).
Answer: (C) to begin
अवधारणा: किसी कार्य का उद्देश्य to-infinitive से बताया जाता है।
- “She later returned to the United States ___ work on a master’s degree”.
- वह क्यों लौटीं? डिग्री का काम शुरू करने के लिए → to begin।
- ‘begin/began/beginning’ पूर्ण clause के बाद उद्देश्य नहीं बताते।
याद रखें: Returned … to + V1 = उद्देश्य।
उत्तर: (C) to begin
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Twenty five years ago, while travelling and teaching in Turkey, Nepal and Iran, Bonnie Bergin noticed self-sufficient disabled people (1) ______ about their daily business, often using
donkeys (2) ______ pots, pans and other wares to be sold. (3) ______ later returned to the
United States (4) ______ work on a master's degree in special education.
"I (5) ______ hard about what could be done to get such (6) ______ out of institutions and onto the streets, getting jobs, (7) ______ it came to me: dogs," says Bergin, (8) ______ today is the originator of the service-dog (9) ______. She ran into fierce resistance (10) ______ academics and professionals at first who said ‘Dogs spread disease’.
Q415.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.
- Asupposed
- Bthought
- Cfelt
- Dassumed
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Concept: ‘Think hard about’ is the natural collocation for deep consideration.
- “I ___ hard about what could be done…” – the phrase means ‘considered deeply’.
- thought hard about is the correct idiomatic combination.
- ‘supposed/assumed’ mean believe without proof; ‘felt hard about’ is not idiomatic.
Yaad rakhein: think hard about = consider carefully.
Answer: (B) thought
अवधारणा: ‘Think hard about’ = गहराई से सोचना – यही सही collocation है।
- “I ___ hard about what could be done…”
- thought hard about सही idiomatic प्रयोग है।
- ‘supposed/assumed’ = मान लेना; ‘felt hard about’ idiomatic नहीं है।
याद रखें: think hard about = ध्यान से सोचना।
उत्तर: (B) thought
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Twenty five years ago, while travelling and teaching in Turkey, Nepal and Iran, Bonnie Bergin noticed self-sufficient disabled people (1) ______ about their daily business, often using
donkeys (2) ______ pots, pans and other wares to be sold. (3) ______ later returned to the
United States (4) ______ work on a master's degree in special education.
"I (5) ______ hard about what could be done to get such (6) ______ out of institutions and onto the streets, getting jobs, (7) ______ it came to me: dogs," says Bergin, (8) ______ today is the originator of the service-dog (9) ______. She ran into fierce resistance (10) ______ academics and professionals at first who said ‘Dogs spread disease’.
Q416.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 6.
- Amen
- Bpeople
- Cpersons
- Dwomen
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Concept: The blank refers back to the disabled people of both sexes – a general plural noun is needed.
- “get such ___ out of institutions and onto the streets” – ‘such’ points to the disabled people mentioned earlier.
- The general word for them is people.
- ‘men’ or ‘women’ limit it to one sex; ‘persons’ is formal/legal and unidiomatic here.
Yaad rakhein: ‘such people’ repeats the earlier noun ‘disabled people’.
Answer: (B) people
अवधारणा: Blank पहले बताए गए विकलांग लोगों (दोनों लिंग) को refer करता है – सामान्य बहुवचन संज्ञा चाहिए।
- “get such ___ out of institutions…” – ‘such’ पहले बताए disabled people की ओर संकेत करता है।
- सामान्य शब्द people है।
- ‘men/women’ एक ही लिंग तक सीमित करते हैं; ‘persons’ औपचारिक है।
याद रखें: ‘such people’ = पहले कहे गए ‘disabled people’।
उत्तर: (B) people
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Twenty five years ago, while travelling and teaching in Turkey, Nepal and Iran, Bonnie Bergin noticed self-sufficient disabled people (1) ______ about their daily business, often using
donkeys (2) ______ pots, pans and other wares to be sold. (3) ______ later returned to the
United States (4) ______ work on a master's degree in special education.
"I (5) ______ hard about what could be done to get such (6) ______ out of institutions and onto the streets, getting jobs, (7) ______ it came to me: dogs," says Bergin, (8) ______ today is the originator of the service-dog (9) ______. She ran into fierce resistance (10) ______ academics and professionals at first who said ‘Dogs spread disease’.
Q417.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 7.
- Abecause
- Bbut
- Cand
- Dso
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Concept: ‘And’ joins two events in sequence (thinking hard, then the idea came).
- “I thought hard about what could be done… getting jobs, ___ it came to me: dogs”.
- The idea followed her thinking – addition/sequence → and.
- ‘because’ (reason), ‘but’ (contrast) and ‘so’ (result) do not give this sense.
Yaad rakhein: Sequence of actions: … and (then) it came to me.
Answer: (C) and
अवधारणा: ‘And’ क्रम से होने वाली दो घटनाओं को जोड़ता है।
- “I thought hard… getting jobs, ___ it came to me: dogs”.
- सोचने के बाद विचार आया – जोड़/क्रम → and।
- ‘because’ (कारण), ‘but’ (विरोध), ‘so’ (परिणाम) अर्थ नहीं बैठते।
याद रखें: क्रम: … and (फिर) विचार आया।
उत्तर: (C) and
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Twenty five years ago, while travelling and teaching in Turkey, Nepal and Iran, Bonnie Bergin noticed self-sufficient disabled people (1) ______ about their daily business, often using
donkeys (2) ______ pots, pans and other wares to be sold. (3) ______ later returned to the
United States (4) ______ work on a master's degree in special education.
"I (5) ______ hard about what could be done to get such (6) ______ out of institutions and onto the streets, getting jobs, (7) ______ it came to me: dogs," says Bergin, (8) ______ today is the originator of the service-dog (9) ______. She ran into fierce resistance (10) ______ academics and professionals at first who said ‘Dogs spread disease’.
Q418.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 8.
- Athat
- Bwho
- Cwhich
- Dwhom
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Concept: A relative pronoun for a person acting as subject of the clause is ‘who’.
- “says Bergin, ___ today is the originator…” – the antecedent ‘Bergin’ is a person.
- The pronoun is the subject of ‘is’ → who.
- ‘which’ is for things; ‘that’ is not used after a comma (non-defining clause); ‘whom’ is object form.
Yaad rakhein: Person + subject → who; person + object → whom.
Answer: (B) who
अवधारणा: व्यक्ति के लिए, clause के subject के रूप में relative pronoun ‘who’ आता है।
- “says Bergin, ___ today is the originator…” – antecedent ‘Bergin’ व्यक्ति है।
- यह ‘is’ का subject है → who।
- ‘which’ वस्तु के लिए; comma के बाद ‘that’ नहीं आता; ‘whom’ object रूप है।
याद रखें: व्यक्ति + subject → who; व्यक्ति + object → whom।
उत्तर: (B) who
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Twenty five years ago, while travelling and teaching in Turkey, Nepal and Iran, Bonnie Bergin noticed self-sufficient disabled people (1) ______ about their daily business, often using
donkeys (2) ______ pots, pans and other wares to be sold. (3) ______ later returned to the
United States (4) ______ work on a master's degree in special education.
"I (5) ______ hard about what could be done to get such (6) ______ out of institutions and onto the streets, getting jobs, (7) ______ it came to me: dogs," says Bergin, (8) ______ today is the originator of the service-dog (9) ______. She ran into fierce resistance (10) ______ academics and professionals at first who said ‘Dogs spread disease’.
Q419.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 9.
- Aconcept
- Bperception
- Cimpression
- Dassumption
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Concept: An ‘originator’ creates an idea or plan – i.e. a concept.
- “the originator of the service-dog ___” – she started the idea of service dogs.
- Something originated/invented = a concept.
- ‘perception’ and ‘impression’ are how one sees things; ‘assumption’ is a belief taken for granted.
Yaad rakhein: originator of a concept = person who first thought of the idea.
Answer: (A) concept
अवधारणा: ‘Originator’ किसी विचार/योजना का जनक होता है – अर्थात concept।
- “the originator of the service-dog ___” – उन्होंने service-dog का विचार शुरू किया।
- शुरू किया गया विचार = concept (अवधारणा)।
- ‘perception/impression’ = धारणा/छाप; ‘assumption’ = मान्यता।
याद रखें: originator of a concept = विचार का जनक।
उत्तर: (A) concept
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Twenty five years ago, while travelling and teaching in Turkey, Nepal and Iran, Bonnie Bergin noticed self-sufficient disabled people (1) ______ about their daily business, often using
donkeys (2) ______ pots, pans and other wares to be sold. (3) ______ later returned to the
United States (4) ______ work on a master's degree in special education.
"I (5) ______ hard about what could be done to get such (6) ______ out of institutions and onto the streets, getting jobs, (7) ______ it came to me: dogs," says Bergin, (8) ______ today is the originator of the service-dog (9) ______. She ran into fierce resistance (10) ______ academics and professionals at first who said ‘Dogs spread disease’.
Q420.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 10.
- Afrom
- Bof
- Cfor
- Dwith
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Concept: ‘Resistance from someone’ shows the source of opposition.
- “She ran into fierce resistance ___ academics and professionals” – the opposition came from them.
- Source → from.
- ‘resistance of/for/with’ would not show who was opposing her.
Yaad rakhein: resistance / opposition / criticism from somebody.
Answer: (A) from
अवधारणा: ‘Resistance from someone’ – विरोध का स्रोत बताने के लिए ‘from’।
- “fierce resistance ___ academics and professionals” – विरोध उन्हीं से आया।
- स्रोत → from।
- ‘of/for/with’ विरोध करने वाले को नहीं बताते।
याद रखें: resistance/opposition from somebody।
उत्तर: (A) from
