Directions: Find the most suitable pair.
Explanation: Anterior means before or front, posterior means behind.
Directions: Each question below has a set of four sentences A, B, C and D with one blank each. There are four words following these sentences. Each of the words can fit into one or more of the four sentences. Find the maximum number of times any word can fit into the blanks given in each set of sentences and mark that as your answer.
Explanation: While all four words can be used in the first blank only ‘ire’ is suitable in the second blank.
Directions: There are two gaps in each of the following sentences. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately. The first word in the pair should fill the first gap.
Explanation: In the context of the sentence it must be stinging (a hurting) rebuke (criticism) an d unreasonably (beyond the limits of what is accepted).
The remaining choices are not suitable to the context Vociferous – vehement, or loud
Stimulating – means more active, or intense.
Stifling – smother or suppress.
Directions: In the following questions, a short paragraph is given. The paragraph has three blanks. Select the most suitable words from the given options to fill in the blanks.
Explanation: Reserves of food and clothing are utilised to help
people in times of crisis and disaster. A tarn is a
mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers).
Dearth is a severe shortage (especially a shortage of food).
Directions: Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
1. In a sharply polarized world, where dire poverty and extreme wealth co-exist, the gulf between the rich and the poor is steadily growing.
6. More worrying, the HDR 1998 found that the definition of what constitutes a ‘necessity’ is changing with lines blurring between luxuries and necessities.
Explanation: A follows the given sentence 1 – 'this' in A refers to 'dire poverty and extreme wealth consist' in 1. B follows D – the Report in B refers to the Human Development Report in D. C precedes 6 – 'necessity' in 6 refers to 'water, sanitation, health care and basic education in C.