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(Direction for question 1-10)RC forms an important part of the verbal ability section. This section mainly focuses on to check the ability to understand the language and the underlying concept of the passage. The main focus should be to have a good command over the language as well as time management. Make sure you attempt these passage on a regular basis and with complete seriousness. Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow.
A comprehensive emergency obstetrics and neonatal care centre block will be constructed at an estimated cost of 9 crore with World Bank assistance at the Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital here. A three-member World Bank team from New Delhi led by Preeti Kudesia and Sundararajan S Gopalan, (Senior Health Specialists) and Sangeeta Pinto (Operations Analyst), which visited the site of the proposed block at the Hospital, expressed satisfaction about the site. Talking to the media persons, Dr Preeti Kudesia said that the team-members would discuss about the proposed project with the Tamil Nadu Health Secretary and other officials at Chennai in a day or two. The proposed block was expected to be constructed in a span of two years even though the project period would be three years, she said. She pointed out that the World Bank was supporting the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project. It provided soft loan to the Tamil Nadu Government for implementing various health projects. The World Bank had provided nearly 90 million US dollars for health care projects in 270 secondary level hospitals in the last five years and planned to provide a total assistance of 117 million US dollars for various health care projects in the next three years in Tamil Nadu. Dr. Kudesia said that her team had earlier visited several hospitals including Namakkal, Salem and Dharmapuri districts in the last few days and pointed out that the team had visited the first Medical College Hospital only in Tiruchi. Dr. MA Aleem, Dean (in-charge) of Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital, took the World Bank team to the maternity ward and explained to them the various developments being carried out in the hospital. He also showed the project plan to the team. V Sukumar, Expert Advisor, Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project, explained about the proposed site for constructing the block.
Q.1 Editors are known to be pernickety about grammar.
a) Spiteful
b) Careless
c) Fussy
d) Ignorant
Q.2 I rather like the quaint little house at the end of the street.
a) Old
b) Quiet
c) Haunted
d) Unusualx
Q.3 Many of the students at the high school thought the computer club was for nerds.
a) Dull persons
b) Pranksters
c) Experts
d) Cheaters
Q.4 The football coach had a sympathetic presence, albeit a commanding one.
a) Although
b) Furthermore
c) Because
d) Not only
Q.5 They are carrying out a charade of negotiations with the government.
a) Series
b) Absurd pretence
c) Charter
d) Spate
Q.6 The individual's freedom is circumscribed by his responsibility to others
a) Limited
b) Entangled
c) Destroyed
d) Eroded
Q.7 Indians are likely to be parochial.
a) Generous
b) Narrow-minded
c) Brave
d) Short-sighted
Q.8 I was discomfited to find the boss in the disco.
a) Irritated
b) Uncomfortable
c) Embarrassed
d) Displeased
Q.9 He spent most of his years debunking politicians.
a) Exposing
b) Cheating
c) Threatening
d) Pacifying
Q.10 We arrived safely at the quay and went ashore.
a) Peninsula
b) Wharf
c) Target
d) Island
(Directions fo question 11-15) The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
Qus.11 A. But the last decade has witnessed greater voting and political participation by various privileged sections.
B. If one goes by the earlier record of mid-term elections, it is likely that the turnout in 1998 will drop by anything between four and six percentage points over the already low polling of 58 percent in 1996.
C. If this trend offsets the mid-term poll fatigue; the fall may not be so steep.
D. Notwithstanding a good deal of speculation on this issue it is still not clear as to who benefits from a lower turnout
a) BACD
b) ABCD
c) DBAC
d) CBDA
Qus.12 A. By reasoning we mean the mental process of drawing an inference from two or more statements or going from the inferences to the statements, which yield that inference.
B. So logical reasoning covers those types of questions, which imply drawing as inferences from the problems.
C. Logic means, if we take its original meaning, the science of valid reasoning.
D. Clearly for understating arguments and drawing the inferences correctly, it is necessary that we should understand the statements first
a) ACBD
b) CABD
c) ABCD
d) DBCA
Qus.13 A. But in the industrial era destroying the enemy’s productive capacity means bombing the factories which are located in the cities.
B. So in the agrarian era, if you need to destroy the enemy’s productive capacity, what you want to do is bum his fields, or if you’re really vicious, salt them.
C. Now in the information era, destroying the enemy’s productive capacity means destroying the information infrastructure.
D. How do you do battle with your enemy?
E. The idea is to destroy the enemy’s productive capacity, and depending upon the economic foundation, that productive capacity is different in each case.
F. With regard to defence, the purpose of the military is to defend the nation and be prepared to do battle with its enemy.
a) FDEBAC
b) FCABED
c) DEBACF
d) DFEBAC
Qus.14 A. On Monday the secretary of state is due to hold a day of meetings with high-level political, military and business figures to further a “strategic dialogue” aimed at further expansion of US trade in India.
B. US secretary of state Hillary Clinton arrived in India on Sunday for strategic talks aimed at bolstering bilateral ties and securing firmer support for the war in Afghanistan.
C. Clinton arrived by plane in Delhi before noon, according to a reporter travelling with her, ahead of expected talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pratibha Patel in the evening.
a) BAC
b) BCA
c) CBA
d) CAB
Qus.15 A. Although there are large regional variations, it is not infrequent to find a large number of people sitting here and there and doing nothing.
B. Once in office, they receive friends and relatives who feel free to call any time without prior appointment.
C. While working, one is struck by the slow and clumsy actions and reactions, indifferent attitudes, procedure rather than outcome orientation, and the lack of consideration for others.
D. Even those who are employed often come late to the office and leave early unless they are forced to be punctual.
E. Work is not intrinsically valued in India.
F. Quite often people visit ailing friends and relatives or go out of their way to help them in their personal matters even during office hours
a) ECADBF
b) EADCFB
c) EADBFC
d) ABFCBE
Answers:
Q1. Explanation: Pernickety means characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details. This is synonymous to fussy which means showing great attention.
Q2. Explanation: Quaint means ‘Very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance’.
Q3. Explanation: In the given context, nerd means experts. Nerd refers to ‘An intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession’.
Q4. Explanation: Albeit is a conjunction meaning ‘Even though/although’
Q5. Explanation: Charade means an absurd pretence. As an art form, it refers to ‘A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way’.
Q6. Explanation: Circumscribed means ‘Subject to limits or subjected to limits’.
Q7. Explanation: Parochial means ‘narrow-minded’.
Q8. Explanation: Discomfit means ‘Cause to lose one's composure’. In the given case, the best choice is uncomfortable as it fits in the given context.
Q9. Explanation: Debunk means ‘The exposure of falseness or pretensions’.
Q10. Explanation: Quay and wharf both refer to the platform at the sea-shore where boats park.
Q11. option 1.
Q12. option 2.
Q13. option 1.
Q14. option 2.
Q15. Option 1.
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