Q.1-2.In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given to make the passage complete and coherent.
Q.1. A stifling manpower crisis at the food safety department is hampering the routine duty of inspection, leading to increased flouting of norms by street food venders and eateries.In order to make the department more efficient, there exists the urgent need to fill all vacant posts.—————————————————————-, with the established norms and regulations pertaining to food safety not being enforced in the manner they should be.
(1) Before imposing a system there should be complete awareness
(2) An unprecedented rise in the number of eateries and street food stalls makes it difficult
(3) While some even place their carts near drains and filthy street corners.
(4) The government’s lackadaisical approach is rendering public health vulnerable
(5) A section of people, mostly the youth, are in the habit of eating street food
Q.2. —————————————————————-, they also bring in misery for people, thanks to the outdated and poor drainage system across state which causes flooding and water logging in low lying areas.Water-logged streets and by-lanes in residential localities are an open invitation for water borne diseases. Accumulated water also threatens to contaminate drinking water sources, which can lead to outbreak of diarrhoea and jaundice.
(1) We are taking preventive measures like undertaking bleaching and fogging in many areas
(2) Encephalitis results from not taking precautions with food and water
(3) An infected child should not be allowed to mix with others
(4) Parents must make children wash their hands before meals and after using the toilet
(5) While rains do make the weather pleasant
Q.3-5. Choose the word most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold.
Q.3. Hone
A. Sharpen B. jeopardy C. pithy D. educate
(1) Only D (2) Only A and B (3) Only A and D (4) All except C (5) All of the above
Q.4. Fracas
A. Bickering B. melee C. feud D. brawl
(1) Only A (2) Only C (3) Only D (4) All except A (5)All of the above
Q.5. Incorporate
A. Assimilate B. absorb C. drive D. fluster
(1) Only C (2) Only A and B (3) All except B (4) All except C (5)All of the above
Q.6-10. In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each five pairs of words have been denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled in the blanks inorder to make a meaningful sentence.
Q.6. Villagers cannot ————-the river water because of the high chemical content ———————-by the mushroom factories.
(1) Purify, refused (2) Accept, used (3) Use, released (4) Contaminate, leftover (5) Provide, caused
Q.7. We have asked the villagers in the district to —————-signboards which have been installed —————-or are disturbing traffic movement.
(1) Put, quickly (2) Design, significantly (3) Locate, nominally (4) Relate, truly (5) Remove, illegally
Q.8. Innovation would help India——————, cutting down its ——————-on other country’s technology resources.
(1) Divide, standard (2) Grow, reliance (3) Raise, level (4) Focus, assurance (5) Sustain, credit
Q.9. If people———————- near a vacant plot or marshy lands, there are many more chances of —————-infections.
(1) Live, raising (2) Live, engaging (3) Live, caring (4) Live, contracting (5) Live, happening
Q.10. ——————-needs to be done on how to improve efficiency of solar panels, on energy storage and more ——————use of thermal energy.
(1) Research, accomplished (2) Research, qualified (3) Research, efficient (4) Research, produced (5) Research, experienced
Answers
Q.1.(4)
Q.2.(5)
Q.3.(3)
Q.4.(5)
Q.5.(2)
Q.6.(3)
Q.7.(5)
Q.8.(2)
Q.9.(4)
Q.10.(3)
