Directions: Find the most suitable pair.
Explanation: The earth is a planet and the moon is a (natural) satellite. Hence is the same as that between planet and satellite.
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: The first blank may be filled with ‘encouraging’ or ‘heartening’. The second may be ‘increasingly’ or ‘progressively’..
Directions: Each question has a sentence with two blanks followed by four pairs of words as choices. From the choices, select the pair of words that can best complete the given sentence.
Explanation: In the first blank 'sustained' is the most appropriate since it means ' keep going continuously'. The boom is not persistent (since persist implies continuing obstinately) nor unrelenting (since unrelenting means without relenting or without mitigating a harsh or cruel treatment). So the answer is choice 2 or 3. It we not look at the second blank we find that unprecedented (never done or known before) fits better with 'historical' than unparalleled (exceptional).
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: Divulgence means to reveal something. A secret can either be kept or divulged. Since this was a ‘secret
protocol’, ‘divulgence’ is the best word to use.
Directions: - Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence
Explanation: C is introductory and starts the sequence. ‘such ups and downs’ in D refers to the double readjustments mentioned in A, hence AD form logical sequence. A & B are examples to elaborate point made.