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Part-01
SET-1
Q.(1-5)
Human beings have three basic needs: food, shelter, and (1)________.
All of these requirements can be met satisfactorily only if an
individual has money, and for earning this money, the individual
must be employed, i.e., have a/an (2) ________ profession. (3) ________,
there are a lot of people throughout the (4) ________, they have a/an
(5) _________ amount of income, and unemployment is the term used
to describe this condition of joblessness.

1. (a) power (b) water (c) clothing (d) money

2. (a) suitable (b) authoritative (c) decent (d) temporary
3. (a) Rightfully (b) Regressively (c) Repressively (d) Regrettably
4. (a) attack (b) consequence (c) sequence (d) confrontation
5. (a) average (b) plentiful (c) meagre (d) minor

SET-2
Q. (6-10)
Novelists when they write novels tend to take an almost god-like
attitude (6) ________ their subject, pretending to a total
comprehension of the story, a man’s life, (7) _______ they can
therefore recount as God Himself might, nothing standing between
them and the naked truth, the entire story meaningful (8) _______
detail. I am as little able to do this as the novelist is, even though my
story is more important to me than any novelist’s is to him – for this
is my story; it is the story of a man, not of an invented, or possible,
or idealized or otherwise (9) _______ figure, but of a unique (10)
_________ of flash and blood.
6. (a) despite (b) under (c) through (d) towards
7. (a) whose (b) whom (c) who (d) which
8. (a) every (b) self (c) last (d) present
9. (a) callous (b) absent (c) ordinary (d) profuse
10. (a) organism (b) being (c) cripple (d) Stance

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 SET-3
Q.(11-15)
Competition is a necessary prospect for (11) _________ individuals
with particular qualities, but only those who can (12) _______ their
particular qualities, but only every day, and prove themselves will be
able to (13) _______ this arduous battle. It’s a never-ending race to the
finish line, and only those who put in the effort and dedication will
make it to the end. The outcome of any exam does not (14) ______ on
the last day, during your paper- your success is ensured with every
morning that you put in work. Students must be aware of the tough
environment they are entering and prepare (15) _______ in order to
improve their chances.

11. (a) distinguished (b) distinguishes (c) distinguishing (d) distinguish

12. (a) get (b) divert (c) made (d) put
13. (a) overcome (b) overload (c) overpaid (d) overjoyed
14. (a) awake (b) arise (c) arrive (d) abase
15. (a) reluctantly (b) consequently (c) accordingly (d) exponentially

SET-4
Q. (16-20)
Psychologists discovered that there are two routes (16) _______
achievement: conformity and originality. Conformity means
following the crowd (17) _______ conventional paths and (18) _______
the status quo. Originality is taking the road (19) ________ travelled,
championing a set of novel ideas that go against the grain but (20)
_________ making things better.

16. (a) against (b) on (c) off (d) to

17. (a) down (b) beside (c) since (d) at
18. (a) building (b) supplying (c) serving (d) maintaining
19. (a) quietly (b) far (c) frequently (d) less
20. (a) superficially (b) disinterestedly (c) advertently (d) ultimately

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 SET-5
Q.(21-25)
Yoga is a personal journey for everyone as now most people are
turning to it, not for fitness (21) _______, but for the union of both,
body and soul. Yoga is an ancient practice that (22) ________ in India.
It involves movement, meditation and breathing (23) _______ to
promote mental and physical well-being. There are many styles of
yoga. A person should (24) _______ a style based on their goals and
fitness level. If yoga and pranayama are complemented with other
forms of spiritual practice to purify the mental body and other
bodies, then a person can achieve rapid spiritual progress in his
lifetime. Thus a person can make progress the purpose of life which
is to (25) _______ with God.

21. (a) rather (b) change (c) apart (d) alone

22. (a) settled (b) came (c) originated (d) involved
23. (a) senses (b) techniques (c) phases (d) pursuit
24. (a) choose (b) familiarise (c) make (d) strike
25. (a) compete (b) progress (c) merge (d) mark

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1. (c) clothing 2. (a) suitable 3. (d) regrettably
4. (b) consequence 5. (c) meagre

SET-2
6. (d) towards 7. (d) which 8. (a) every
9. (b) absent 10. (b) being

SET-3
11. (c) distinguishing 12. (d) put 13. (a) Overcome
14. (c) arrive 15. (c) accordingly

SET-4
16. (d) to 17. (a) down 18. (d) maintaining
19. (d) less 20. (d) ultimately

SET-5
21. (d) alone 22. (c) originated 23. (b) techniques
24. (a) choose 25. (c) merge

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Part-02
SET-1
Q. (1-5)
The rise in the Irrawaddy dolphin (1) _______ in Chilika can be
attributed to the eviction of (2) _______ made fish enclosures. After
thousands of hectares of Chilika lake were made (3) ______ free,
Irrawaddy dolphins found unobstructed area for movement. (4) ______,
due to the COVID-19 lockdown last year, there were comparatively
fewer tourist boats on Chilika lake, which made it (5) _______ for
dolphins to move from one part of the lake to another.

1. (a) population (b) clan (c) natives (d) inhabitants

2. (a) unwarranted (b) illegal (c) illegitimate (d) confiscation
3. (a) trespass (b) confiscation (c) intervention (d) encroachment
4. (a) Whereas (b) Moreover (c) Nevertheless (d) However
5. (a) conducive (b) hurtful (c) detrimental (d) disturbing

SET-2
Q.(6-10)
The importance of physical exercise in (6) ________ the incidence of
heart attacks cannot be under estimated, The rise of heart attacks
has been attaining (7) _______ proportion in recent times causing
grave concern specially to the medical (8) _______. Walking is the best
mode of physical exercise which (9) ________ no equipment, money,
material or (10) ______ of a club.

6. (a) increasing (b) emphasizing (c) minimising (d) maximising

7. (a) low (b) capacious (c) soothing (d) alarming
8. (a) creed (b) class (c) fraternity (d) persons
9. (a) loses (b) gains (c) requires (d) finds
10. (a) correlation (b) membership (c) exemption (d) scholarship

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 SET-3
Q. (11-15)
How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or
character of the story (11) ______ the child’s interest the most. (12)
________ , use different voices (13) ______ each character or act out
various (14) _______ from the story, to bring life to those characters.
(15) ________ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun
and memorable for the kids.

11. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catches (d) has caught
12. (a) Either (b) So (c) Also (d) However
13. (a) for (b) by (c) with (d) from
14. (a) pages (b) sheets (c) parts (d) words
15. (a) Saying (b) Acting (c) Telling (d) Asking

SET-4
Q.(16-20)
An old man lived the village. He was one of the (16) _______
unfortunate people in the world. The whole village was tired (17)_____
him; he was always gloomy, he (18) _________ complained and was
always in a bad mood. The (19) _______ he lived, the more vile he was
becoming and the more (20) _______ were his words.
16. (a) maximum (b) utmost (c) most (d) main
17. (a) from (b) of (c) by (d) at
18. (a) mostly (b) commonly (c) cyclically (d) constantly
19. (a) long (b) lengthy (c) longer (d) longest
20. (a) fatal (b) mortal (c) poisonous (d) toxic

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 SET-5
Q. (21-25)
Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. At an (21) _______ age, she
displayed a brilliant mind and a (22) ______ personality. Her great
exuberance for learning (23) ______ her to study further. However, she
became (24) _______ when she learned that the university was closed
(25) ________ women. Determined to receive a higher education, she
joined a French university.
21. (a) early (b) ignorant (c) infant (d) young
22. (a) bruised (b) blithe (c) brutal (d) bloated
23. (a) prompted (b) promised (c) proposed (d) projected
24. (a) distinguished (b) dishevelled (c) disgruntled (d) disfigured
25. (a) at (b) from (c) to (d) by

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 ANSWERS
SET-1
1. (a) population 2. (b) illegal 3. (d) encroachment
4. (b) moreover 5. (a) conducive

SET-2
6. (c) minimising 7. (d) alarming 8. (c) fraternity
9. (c) require 10. (b) membership

SET-3
11. (c) catches 12. (b) so 13. (a) for
14. (c) parts 15. (b) Acting

SET-4
16. (c) most 17. (b) of 18. (d) constantly
19. (c) longer 20. (c) poisonous

SET-5
21. (a) early 22. (b) blithe 23. (a) prompted
24. (c) disgruntled 25. (c) to

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Part-03
SET-1
Q. (1-10)
The child is the father of man. Childhood is a (1) ________ of what one
is going to be when one (2) _______ maturity. The natural instincts of
a man are (3) ________ in his childhood. Time modifies them but
cannot (4) ______ them. History contains numerous examples of great
men who gave (5) ________ of their future when they were children. A
child’s mind is (6) ________ and flexible. The mould he receives before
his clay (7) ______ becomes his permanent mark. The values and
standards of (8) _______ which will determine his life as a man (9) ____
in childhood itself. There may be certain (10) _______ of course. A
bright morning may end in a storm!

1. (a) contract (b) promise (c) bond (d) plight

2. (a) secure (b) completes (c) scores (d) attains
3. (a) distributed (b) contributed (c) disposed (d) determined
4. (a) finish (b) delete (c) efface (d) Cancel
5. (a) preparations (b) indications (c) suggestions (d) estimations
6. (a) obstinate (b) rigid (c) sensible (d) impressionable
7. (a) refines (b) precipitates (c) contracts (d) Hardens
8. (a) attitude (b) manipulation (c) conduct (d) Tactics
9. (a) are developed (b) is developing (c) develops (d) has developed
10. (a) concessions (b) rejections (c) exceptions (d)exemptions

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 SET-2
Q. (11-20)
In ancient times, Hieun Tsang, a Chinese traveller came to India
during the (11) _______ of King Harsha. He praised the Indi (12) ______
‘people with pure moral principles’ in 2014, India (13) _________ 85th
in the corruption perception index of the Transparency
International. What (14) ________ downfall! Isn’t it ironical that we
Indi (15) ________ by the ideals of honesty and integrity, self-denial
and (16) ________ but in practice willingly resort to the (17) ______
form of corruption to promote our interests? The (18) _______ of
corruption is eating into the (19) ________ of our society and we have
become helpless (20) ________ of our own degradation.

11. (a) authority (b) reign (c) command (d) vigour

12. (a) as (b) by (c) like (d) such
13. (a) ranked (b) piled (c) graded (d) Stacked
14. (a) a (b) the (c) some (d) any
15. (a) declare (b) affirm (c) swear (d) assert
16. (a) prejudice (b) sacrifice (c) omission (d) erosion
17. (a) viler (b) vile (c) more vile (d) Vilest
18. (a) melancholy (b) malaise (c) despair (d) deficiency
19. (a) threats (b) vitals (c) necessity (d) imperative
20. (a) onlookers (b) visionaries (c) sorcerers (d) performers

SET-3
Q. (21-25)
Nature has been suffering mutely for hundreds of years but the
problem did not (21) _______ serious proportions so long as the
damage was (22) _______ and not beyond self-repair. These limits were
crossed with (23) _______ technological breakthroughs accomplished
during the recent years. The developed nations (24) ______ benefitted
most from these were the first to (25) ________ the environmental
diseases bred by advanced technology.
21. (a) receive (b) grasp (c) become (d) assume
22. (a) countable (b) containable (c) credible (d) Attainable
23. (a) paltry (b) habitual (c) commonplace (d) spectacular
24. (a) whose (b) whom (c) who (d) Which
25. (a) interact (b) encounter (c) derive (d) undergo

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 SET-4
Q. (26-35)
Castles are home to a rich history. From blood feuds to tragic pasts,
(26) ________ love affairs to alleged ghosts, no castles is ever (27) _____ a
secret to unveil. Known locally as Chateaux Picomtal, Picomtal
Castle (28) _______ came under new ownership. During renovation of the
(29) ________, a surprising discovery was made. Messages (30) ________ long
ago were found on the floorboards of (31) ________ upper chambers. The
messages were written (32) _______1880 and 1881 by Joachim Martin;
the carpenter (33) ________ installed the flooring. His messages were a
diary of 72 entries of his daily (34) ______, personal thoughts along with
his emotions and feelings. Joachim’s (35) _______ is indeed a very
personal account of the history of those times. The discovery gives
us an honest look at an average person’s daily life over 135 years
ago.

26. (a) since (b) from (c) till (d) with

27. (a) with (b) including (c) without (d) excluding
28. (a) momentarily (b) presently (c) recently (d) justly
29. (a) property (b) land (c) possessions (d)commodity
30. (a) wrote (b) written (c) to write (d) writing
31. (a) the (b) this (c) an (d) an
32. (a) between (b) among (c) across (d) from
33. (a) who (b) that (c) which (d) what
34. (a) time (b) being (c) life (d) breath
35. (a) message (b) diary (c) notebook (d) copy

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 SET-5
Q. (36-45)
The air has become very dirty in (36) __________ parts of the world. This
is of course (37) ___________ to your health. Experts say many people die
(38) _________ it each year. There is a new study on (39) ___________ pollution
which comes from the experts of the World Health Organization
(WHO) (40) ______________ is an agency of the United Nations. If you
(41) ______________ unhealthy air for long periods of time, you could
(42) ______________ sick. Air pollution has been linked to many diseases
(43) ______________ stroke and cancer. The WHO says that seven million
(44) ________________ die each year as a result of the (45) _________ air.

36. (a) many (b) much (c) every (d) any

37. (a) harmful (b) wasteful (c) useful (d) helpful
38. (a) through (b) by (c) from (d) with
39. (a) land (b) noise (c) air (d) water
40. (a) what (b) who (c) which (d) whom
41. (a) draw (b) gulp (c) inhale (d) hasp
42. (a) became (b) becoming (c) becomes (d) become
43. (a) similar (b) like (c) such (d) same
44. (a) human (b) individual (c) people (d) person
45. (a) polluted (b) grimy (c) grubby (d) muddy

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1. (b) promise 2. (d) attains 3. (d) determined
4. (c) efface 5. (b) indications 6. (d) impressionable
7. (d) Hardens 8. (c) conduct 9. (a) are developed
10. (c) exceptions

SET-2
11. (b) reign 12. (a) as 13. (a) ranked
14. (a) a 15. (c) swear 16. (b) sacrifice
17. (d) Vilest 18. (b) malaise 19. (b) vitals
20. (a) onlookers

SET-3
21. (d) assume 22. (b) containable 23. (d) spectacular
24. (d) which 25. (b) encounter

SET-4
26. (b) from 27. (c) without 28. (c) recently
29. (a) property 30. (b) written 31. (a) the
32. (a) between 33. (a) who 34. (c) life
35. (b) diary

SET-5
36. (a) many 37. (a) harmful 38. (c) from
39. (c) air 40. (c) which 41. (c) inhale
42. (d) become 43. (b) like 44. (c) people
45. (a) polluted

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Part-04
SET-1
Q. (1-5)
Let us take a brief look at the planet (1) ______ which we live. As the
earth hurtles through space at a (2) ______ of 70,000 miles per hour,
it spins, as we all know, on its axis, (3) _______ causes it to be
flattened at the Poles. Thus, if you (4) _______ to stand at the North or
South Pole you would be 13 miles nearer the centre of the earth (5)
_________ if you stood on the Equator.

1. (a) from (b) for (c) on (d) by

2. (a) force (b) mass (c) speed (d) Distance
3. (a) where (b) which (c) who (d) that
4. (a) are (b) have (c) was (d) were
5. (a) where (b) when (c) from (d) than

SET-2
Q. (6-10)
The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It is (6) ______
the size of the continent of Australia and covers (7) ______ area of
nearly (b)8 million square miles. The Amazon rainforest gets its life
from the (8) ______ Amazon River which runs through the heart (9)
______ the region. The rainforest is simply the drained basin for the
river and its (10) ______. The vast forest consists of four layers, each
featuring its own ecosystems and specially adapted plants and
animals.

6. (a) specially (b) similarly (c) roughly (d) totally

7. (a) an (b) a (c) some (d) one
8. (a) magnetic (b) majestic (c) major (d) minor
9. (a) on (b) at (c) in (d) of
10. (a) rainforests (b) tributaries (c) tributes (d) continents

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 SET-3
Q. (11-15)
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. Dr Burjor P Banaji,
pioneer of Lasik surgery in India has (11)______ over a dozen surgical
instruments. When (12)______ senior eye surgeon at Max Eye Care
started Lasik, there were (13)______ surgeons doing it worldwide and
no (14)______ instruments were available either. "As I want things
(15)______, I designed a whole slew of instruments that made my
surgery more efficient," says Banaji.

11. (a) recovered (b) founded (c) discovered (d) invented

12. (a) those (b) they (c) the (d) these
13. (a) any (b) little (c) more (d) few
14. (a) exact (b) correct (c) limited (d) specific
15. (a) punitive (b) popular (c) prolific (d) perfect

SET-4
Q.(16-20)
Alfred Hitchcock was a man with vivid imagination, (16)______ skills
and a passion for life. With his (17)______ style and God-gifted wit he
produced and directed (18)______ of the most thrilling films that had
the audience swooning (19)______ fright and falling off their seats
with laughter. He was greatly (20)______ by American films and
magazines.

16. (a) leading (b) original (c) clever (d) creative

17. (a) separate (b) unique (c) dull (d) ordinary
18. (a) some (b) any (c) more (d) much
19. (a) through (b) by (c) with (d) of
20. (a) influenced (b) attached (c) altered (d) determined

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 SET-5
Q.(21-25)
The small farming community of Mödlareuth, located halfway
between Berlin and Munich in rural Germany, is home to around 50
people and has just one pub. And yet it (21) ______ tens of thousands
of visitors a year. Upon arrival, (22)_____ reason for this is clear.
Among the 18 houses and farms (23)______ a 100m- long strip of
concrete white wall, (24)______ was once part of the former border
between East and West Germany meaning that one (25)_____

21. (a) attacts (b) will attract (c) is attract (d) attract
22. (a) one (b) any (c) a (d) the
23. (a) was (b) were (c) is (d) are
24. (a) which (b) this (c) whom (d) who
25. (a) piece (b) part (c) branch (d) Component

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1. (c) on 2. (c) speed 3. (b) which
4. (d) were 5. (d) than

SET-2
6. (c) roughly 7. (a) an 8. (b) majestic
9. (d) of 10. (b) tributaries

SET-3
11. (d) invented 12. (c) the 13. (d) few
14. (d) specific 15. (d) perfect

SET-4
16. (d) creative 17. (b) unique 18. (a) some
19. (c) with 20. (a) influenced

SET-5
21. (a) attacks 22. (d) the 23. (c) is
24. (a) which 25. (b) part

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