2.Ans (b) All others are synonyms of control.
3.Ans (a) All others mean 'to start'; cease means to stop.
4.Ans (b) All others mean 'on the edge'.
5.Ans (c) All others refer to something said in praise.
6.Ans (c) All others refer to a feeling of hatred.
7.Ans (d) All others are adjectives meaning 'skillful'.
8.Ans (c) All others are adjectives for persons who do not speak
much.
9.Ans (b) All others are synonyms.
10.Ans (d) All others refer to persons who are madly enthusiastic
about something.
11.Ans (c) 'The student's' should be replaced with 'his'.
12.Ans (d) We are talking about 'every man or woman', therefore
the pronoun used should be singular 'his/her', instead of
'their'.
13.Ans (c) The pronoun should remain consistent throughout the
sentence, hence 'you' should be replaced with 'one'.
14.Ans (d) 'Assure' is an intransitive verb and should be followed
by an object. The correct usage here would be 'be sure
of'.
15.Ans (c) The man being referred here is the object to the verb,
hence 'who' should be replaced with 'whom'.
16. c Both are pairs of antonyms.
17.Ans (d) 'Alleviate' is an extended form of 'ease' and 'interrogate'
is an extended form of 'question'.
18.Ans (b) Both are pairs of synonyms. All four words mean 'secret'.
19.Ans (b) Audience watch a drama and spectators watch a game.
20.Ans (a) Just as a building can have many stories, a book can
have many chapters.
21.Ans (d) All others are pairs of synonyms.
22.Ans (b) In all other pairs, the first word is a part of the second
word.
23.Ans (c) In all other pairs, the first word is an adjective referring
to the second word.
24.Ans (b) In all other pairs, the first word is an adjective derived
from the second pair.
25.Ans (a) In all other pairs, the first word refers to a fear of the
second word.
26.Ans (b) D tells us that the passage is about continuation of
previous night's discussion. B states what the discussion
was about. C adds a point to it by using 'also'. A answers
the question raised in C about the reason of conflicts.
27.Ans (a) B states that the document tells us about history, A states
which part of history does it relate to, D elaborates further
on the first generation poets by referring to Wordsworth
and Coleridge.
28.Ans (d) C introduces the poet's large plans, A shows how they
were replaced by new plans, D states how even these
plans remained unfulfilled and B tells us what was the
ultimate outcome of the plans.
29.Ans (b) B states our attitude towards value of time as we
advance in life; C refers to the same by using the phrase
'we become miser in this sense'; and D shows how we
become misers. A presents the concluding statement.
30.Ans (d) C relates knowledge to ignorance; B relates our thinking
to our knowledge and states that our knowledge is
always limited, a fact which leads to D that states that as
knowledge is limited, our thinking is also limited. A
concludes the passage.
31.Ans (d) C states India's position on exchange rate; A states why
India's position is not surprising; B continues with the
idea; D gives examples of exceptions to B.
32.Ans (d) D talks about the 'power' introduced in 1. A states that if
'it is an anchor in difficulties, it should be remembered in
good times too'. C states the work done by some
organizations and B adds to it.
33.Ans (b) B states what happens in the absence of punishment; A
talks about the effect of such a situation; C adds to it by
using 'also' and D states what can be done instead.
34.Ans (c) C continues with the fact that the vessel was moving
away; A states that he looked around; D states that it
was of no use; B explains why there was no use of
looking around.
35.Ans (d) A continues with the idea introduced in 1. C states that
the leader should be personally seen; D states what
else should be insisted upon. B talks of allocating work
to members in clear terms, and this should precede 6,
which states how this has to be done.
36.Ans (d) A states that true friends are very rare; C states that as
they are rare, they should be respected; B states some
factors which should not be considered while making
friends; and D states that in business realities, all the
acquaintances are motivated by self interest and thus
cannot be treated as genuine friends.
37.Ans (a) 1 states what managers should guard against; D states
how one can do so; C continues by using 'also'. A states
that external appearances can be deceptive; B
elaborates on the fact and leads to 6.
38.Ans (b) A states how demands for resources are made; C states
what is done to offset adverse effects of cuts imposed
by seniors; B states the importance of availability of
adequate resources; and D re-emphasizes the point
made in B.
39.Ans (d) B continues with the idea introduced in 1. A relates the
idea to managers in an organization, who have to take
ruthless decisions; D states how these decisions can
be made easier to accept. C talks about delegation of
power, an idea that is continued in 6.
40.Ans (b) C states how the first two categories mentioned in 1
should be dealt with, D talks about the last category; A
continues by referring to 'the persons in this category'. B
states how the wicked must be dealt with and leads to 6.
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