UPSC ONLINE ACADEMY

Raashid Shah

REARRANGEMENT set-3

Directions: Rearrange the following five sentences in the proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph, and then answer the question given below: (1)         Again, the higher languages are written and are thus immediately accessible. (2)         For such reasons, chief attention has been given to the most highly developed languages. (3)         As the progress of research is necessarily from the known to the unknown, civilized languages were studied by scholars before the languages of savage and barbaric tribes. (4)         However, the problems presented to the philologist, in the higher languages, cannot be properly solved without a knowledge of the lower forms. (5).        In philology, North America presents the richest field in the world, for here is found the greatest number of languages distributed among the greatest number of stocks.   Q.1 Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Ans. 1   Q.2 Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Ans. 4   Q.3 Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Ans.2   Q.4 Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Ans.3   Q.5 Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Ans. 5      

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REARRANGEMENT set-2

Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. (1) The wise man told them to cut down the tree and divide the fruits between themselves. (2) Ram and Sham were best of friends. (3) Ram was very hurt. “He would let Sham take ownership of the tree rather than cut it down”. (4) One day, they had a dispute among themselves regarding the mango tree. (5) On hearing this, the wise man declared Ram the rightful owner of the mango tree. (6) They went to the wise man in the village to solve their problem.   1. Which of the following should be the first sentence after the rearrangement ? (A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 6 (E) 1 Ans : (A)   2. Which of the following should be the second sentence after the rearrangement ? (A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 3 Ans : (C)   3. Which of the following should be the fourth sentence after the rearrangement ? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 3 (E) 4 Ans : (A)   4. Which of the following should be the fifth sentence after the rearrangement ? (A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 1 (D) 3 (E) 4 Ans : (D)   5. Which of the following should be the sixth (last) sentence after the rearrangment ? (A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 3 (E) 2 Ans : (B)        

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REARRANGEMENT set-1

Rearrange the following six sentences (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. (a) So the Sun retired behind a cloud, and the Wind began to blow hard upon the traveller. (b) The Sun and the Wind were disputing who was stronger amongst them. (c) But the harder he blew the more closely the traveller wrapped his coat around him. (d) Then the Sun came out and shone in all his glory upon the traveller, who soon found it too hot to walk with his coat on. (e) Suddenly they saw a traveller walking down the road, and the Sun said, “I see a way to settle our dispute” (f) Whichever of us can cause the traveller below to take off his coat shall be regarded as the stronger one.   1. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement ? (A) (f) (B) (e) (C) (d) (D) (c) (E) (b) Ans : (C)   2. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement ? (A) (d) (B) (b) (C) (e) (D) (c) (E) (a) Ans : (E)   3. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement ? (A) (b) (B) (c) (C) (a) (D) (e) (E) (f) Ans : (B)   4. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement ? (A) (b) (B) (e) (C) (c) (D) (d) (E) (a) Ans : (A)   5. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement ? (A) (b) (B) (a) (C) (f) (D) (e) (E) (c) Ans : (D)  

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SPELLING CORRECTION set-2

Choose the mispelt word   1. (A) Courier (B) Compress (C) Accept (D) Venture (E) All Correct Ans : (E)   2. (A) Discretion (B) Expensive (C) Cancelled (D) Unsucessful (E) All Correct Ans : (D)   3. (A) Consenses (B) Methodical (C) Ledger (D) Luxury (E) All Correct Ans : (A)   4. (A) Beautiful (B) Obedient (C) Knowlege (D) Dimension (E) All Correct Ans : (C)   5. (A) Essential (B) Priority (C) Abundance (D) Happiness (E) All Correct Ans : (E)        

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SPELLING CORRECTION set-1

Choose the mispelt word: 1. (A) Dimention (B) Enlighten (C) Canvass (D) Unfortunate (E) All Correct Ans : (A)   2. (A) Raging (B) Extensive (C) Priviledge (D) Exorbitant (E) All Correct Ans : (C)   3. (A) Respectable (B) Excessive (C) Lament (D) Manupilate (E) All Correct Ans : (D)   4. (A) Presentable (B) Commodity (C) Exept (D) Rebate (E) All Correct Ans : (C)   5. (A) Continuos (B) Mourn (C) Leisure (D) Rampant (E) All Correct Ans : (A)  

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FILL IN THE BLANKS set-3

Q.1   Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.   The _________ of the early morning light _______ the room, making it larger and cosier at once.   A) brilliance, pulverize B) glare, transfigured C) warmth, extirpated D) softness, transformed   Ans. D   Q.2   Much love and _________ had gone into _______ one of the most undignified diseases known to man.   A) devotion, overpowering B) care, enduring C) sympathy, defeating D) dedication, tackling   Ans. D   Q.3   As it was combined with visits to warehouses to check _______ of cotton, it was a ______ task indeed.   A) shreds, cautious B) packets, competent C) bales, tedious D) heaps, jolly   Ans. C   Q.4   The turbulence of the times renders a _________ of the turn the events will be taking _________.   A) forecast, facile B) prophesy, hazardous C) propensity, difficult D) prediction, flocculent   Ans. B   Q.5   The ingenuous appearance of the young sales manager belied his _________ negotiating skills, so that buyers were often floored by his _______________.   A) sharp, approach B) innovative, ingenuity C) keen, debonairness D) canny, acumen   Ans. D  

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FILL IN THE BLANKS set-2

Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.   1. The judge used his ………… in settling the matter. (A) know (B) tactics (C) discretion (D) brains (E) bias Ans : (B)   2. The reward was shared ………the members of the cricket team. (A) among (B) for (C) to (D) against (E) between Ans : (A)   3. One has to be very …………during the monsoons as the road becomes slippery. (A) smart (B) cautious (C) presentable (D) prepared (E) healthy Ans : (B)   4. The captain is very ………… of his cricket team. (A) pride (B) good (C) eager (D) proud (E) strict Ans : (D)   5. The boy was rewarded for his ………… behaviour. (A) pleasing (B) best (C) good (D) neat (E) correct Ans : (C)    

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FILL IN THE BLANKS set-1

Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.   1. You will have to undergo a ………………….of tests before the interview. (A) large (B) series (C) design (D) booklet (E) delegation Ans : (B)   2. If you………………….fast, we will reach on time. (A) journey (B) travel (C) walk (D) talk (E) react Ans : (C)   3. The boy was curious to know what was ………………….the parcel. (A) into (B) with (C) in (D) beyond (E) within Ans : (C)   4. For every school going child, studying is a…………………. (A) skill (B) success (C) achievement (D) luxury (E) priority Ans : (E)   5. The Board members could not arrive at a ………………….regarding the employee. (A) judgement (B) progress (C) policy (D) consensus (E) action Ans : (D)          

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ERRORS set-7

Directions— Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.   1. Your bonus will dependent the quality of your work. (A) is dependable (B) depends on (C) being dependent (D) going to depend (E) No correction required Ans. B   2. He did not ask for a raise since he had fear to lose his job. (A) was fearful of (B) was feared to (C) was afraid to (D) had been afraid to (E) No correction required Ans. C   3. The organizers agreed to shift the conference at some place convenience to all participants. (A) any of the place convenient (B) at places convenient (C) from a place of convenience (D) to a place convenient (E) No correction required Ans. D   4. As compared to last year there has been a sharp rise in interest rates. (A) sharper rise of (B) as sharp a rise (C) sharp rises in (D) sharply rising (E) No correction required Ans. E   5. In the 1970s banks required to submit their detailed plans of expansion to RBI. (A) were required to submit (B) required for submission (C) are required to submit (D) requirement of submitting (E) No correction required Ans. A  

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ERRORS set-6

1. Ashok has managed to (A) / achieve his sales targets (B)/ for the quarter very easily (C) / than we expected. (D) No error (E) Ans. C   2. He did not grant (A) / their request for a loan (B)/ although it would (C) / displease his boss. (D) No error (E) Ans. C   3. At present oil companies (A) / are making a loss of (B)/ rupees five on all (C) / litre of petrol that they sell. (D) No error (E) Ans. C   4. The manager’s belief that (A) / Ramesh is (B)/ incompetent is not (C) / necessary true. (D) No error (E) Ans. D   5. Since I was doing (A) / my MBA I initially (B)/ chose to specialize (C) / in marketing management. (D) No error (E) Ans. B  

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