ORDERING OF CHUNKS IN A SENTENCE
Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, chunks of which have been jumbled up. These chunks have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d) indicating the rearrangement of the chunks. You are required to select the most appropriate option.
21.
P. India has become
Q. with time
R. accounting for 25 per cent of the total available water
S. the world’s largest extractor of groundwater
(a) PQRS
(b) PRSQ
(c) QPSR
(d) QRPS
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22.
P. present existential perils
Q. all over the world
R. the extremes
S. of climate change
(a) RSPQ
(b) PRSQ
(c) QPSR
(d) QRPS
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23.
P. the company forecasts
Q. aviation market amongst
R. the G20 countries
S. that India will be the fastest growing
(a) RSPQ
(b) PSQR
(c) SPQR
(d) QRPS
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24.
P. near villages or herder camps
Q. shangdongs are traditional
R. stonewalls, usually built
S. trapping pits with inverted funnel-shaped
(a) RSPQ
(b) SPQR
(c) PRSQ
(d) QSRP
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25.
P. several antiquities from other
Q. nations over the years
R. India has
S. brought back
(a) RSPQ
(b) RQSP
(c) QRSP
(d) QSPR
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26.
P. the Aravalli hill ranges
Q. of the Yamuna river and
R. are spread out over the natural landscapes
S. the biodiversity parks
(a) PRSQ
(b) QRSP
(c) SRQP
(d) QSPR
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27.
P. the family found out
Q. their mother’s friends were going to
R. that some of
S. Poland in a car
(a) PRQS
(b) QSPR
(c) SPRQ
(d) RQSP
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28.
P. earth may seem immense
Q. from the perspective of humans
R. and almost limitless
S. living on its surface
(a) PQRS
(b) SPRQ
(c) QSPR
(d) RPSQ
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29.
P. in terms of trading volumes,
Q. have grown substantially
R. market capitalization and turnover
S. the Indian financial markets
(a) PQRS
(b) QRPS
(c) RSPQ
(d) SQPR
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30.
P. emerge at last into a
Q. those who passed through
R. country of unearthly beauty
S. that valley of darkness
(a) PROS
(b) QSPR
(c) RPQS
(d) SQRP
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IDIOMS AND PHRASES
Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
31. Have an axe to grind
(a) to have a selfish aim or motive
(b) a thing that causes problems
(c) an essential equipment for work
(d) to behave arrogantly
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32. Bite the bullet
(a) to be angry and unhappy
(b) to start doing something in a very keen way
(c) to accept something unpleasant and difficult
(d) to try to do more than you are able to do
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33. Laughing stock
(a) someone who does something very, stupid and is made fun of
(b) to avoid conflict
(c) to laugh at someone secre
(d) a jovial and respected,
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34. Pay over the odds
(a) to get dividends for investments
(b) to work hard to make payments
(c) to treat someone in the bad way
(d) to pay more for something than it is worth
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35. Play to the gallery
(a) to do something alone
(b) to say things that will make people admire you
(c) to behave in a very annoying way
(d) to take big risks in business
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36. Be in the soup
(a) to be in trouble
(b) to be very healthy
(c) to be good at the workplace
(d) to be honest to people
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37. A turn of the screw
(a) to begin to behave in a more positive way
(b) to change people’s opinions in your favour
(c) to become unpopular
(d) an action which makes a bad situation worse
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38. A white elephant
(a) someone who is completely good and honest
(b) something that has cost a lot of money but has no useful purpose
(c) a situation where you waste time looking for something
(d) to make someone feel anxious
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39. A hot potato
(a) someone who is very angry
(b) something that is difficult to deal with
(c) someone who is holier than appears to be
(d) to be unable to decide
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40. Apples and oranges
(a) people who are close to each other
(b) people who argue a lot
(c) people who are different and thus incomparable
(d) people who fight over minor issues
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