Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Out of the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) choose the most appropriate expression.

Traversing a plethora of paths, we tend to forget that the essence of transformation is a non-judgemental acceptance of ourselves.

Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Out of the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) choose the most appropriate expression.

Regular meditation helps in that we create a space and time for watching our thoughts and getting to know ourselves

Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Out of the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) choose the most appropriate expression.

Our life is about too many decisions packed into too little time.

Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Out of the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) choose the most appropriate expression.

One way of getting to know yourself better is through deliberately scheduled witness breaks.

Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Out of the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) choose the most appropriate expression.

Just take a few seconds of observation before you carry on with whatever task you are engaged in.

Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Out of the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) choose the most appropriate expression.

With the aid of an alarm, witness breaks can be randomly scheduled through the day.

Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Out of the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) choose the most appropriate expression.

We often encounter challenging episodes that have a negative impact on our minds.

Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Out of the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) choose the most appropriate expression.

Is there an ‘eraser’ that can wipe off the self-ignited tempest of discord in the dark dungeons of our minds?

Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Out of the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) choose the most appropriate expression.

With enlightened self-conscious activity, a person is able to manifest true unselfish love across all his relationships, with a far greater sense of purpose, vigour and enthusiasm.

Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Out of the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) choose the most appropriate expression.

Human life is a unique amalgam of all kinds of experiences, highs and lows, achievements and hardships.

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Should make him resilient and strong (P) what he experiences builds the character(Q) of a man, just as achievements (R)should make him modest, the hardships (S)

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

He must strive to discover his (P) purpose and make this chance count (Q) a man must remember that his (R) life is a one-time gift, (S).

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

First identifies a goal for (P) man strives to accomplish it (R) himself and then (Q) in a short span of time, (S)

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Are done only to earn the (P) loss of resources and time (Q) as a large number of PhDs (R) qualification, it is a massive national (S)

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Are at the officer level (P) the findings of a report revealed (Q) that only six per cent of (S) women among all police personnel in India (R)

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Correctional staffs across (P) 1,412 prisons in India (Q) that there are just 621 (R)it is worth mentioning (S)

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If a family can enroll only (P) studies are always prioritised (Q) over the daughter’s(R) one child to school, the son’s (S)

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

That women’s access to finance is (P) so limited that they often find public transport prohibitively expensive (Q) one of the major impediments to (R) women joining the workforce is (S)

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India's concerns have (P) to do with the consequences (Q) for domestic industry. (R) of an RCEP deal (S)

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She deserves to have with the quality of manpower (P) to a level of prosperity that (Q) if India wants to grow (R) we have, we need to reinvent core sectors as soon as possible (S)

Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

clothes on social media (P) demean the poor girl by (Q) making fun of her used (R) the school bully tried to (S)

Each of the following items this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled These parts have been labelled as P Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

to the nearest Hospital for (P) immediate medical treatment but (Q) He was evacuated (R) succumbed to his injuries (S)

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.

We couldn’t decide between the two tiles because they were analogous to one another

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Because of his strong credit rating, the car company was able to approve the buyer for a brand-new vehicle.

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The representative was not allowed to share information with the caller without the customer’s consent.

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The purpose of the barrier is to impede entry into the museum to prevent overcrowding at the exhibits.

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The townspeople held a splendid celebration when the school won the national championship.

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The naive old woman was the perfect target for a financial scam.

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It will take a team of editors to correct the innumerable errors found in the five hundred-page manuscript.

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The governor referred to the destructive hurricane as a catastrophe.

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Jason does not remember his childhood and only has a vague memory of his family.

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The selfish socialite would speak ill about anyone she considered inferior.

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Ernest displayed his animosity towards his competitors by refusing to acknowledge them.

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Mike’s second promotion in eleven months confirms he is at the zenith of his career.

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Garrulous people make great talk show hosts.

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He was a popular and gregarious man.

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The sagacious inventor went from rags to riches with one great idea.

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The lawyer asked the victim to explicate what happened when the defendant attacked him

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The arrival of the manufacturing plant will create lucrative jobs for many people in our community.

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Because of his meticulous skill, Dr. Jameson is considered to be one of the best surgeons in the country.

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The doctor gave me a prescription to mitigate the pain.

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Mary prefers the simple things in life and is not pretentious by any means.

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Only a stable government can convince the people that investment can lead to comparatively better outcomes for them.

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I have been lucky to be guided by some of best coaches in the city.

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Cross-border movement of goods via Bhutan will be more cost effective and least time consuming.

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Researchers have discovered a new subtype of HIV called HIV-1 which is the foremost time a subtype of HIV has been found in almost two decades.

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People have so much problems and so many needs.

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With maximum sustained winds near 200 mph, Patricia is one of the strongest storm ever recorded.

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Like the most postcolonial scholars, I have written reams about the double standards of Western colonial and imperial powers.

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Dolphins are highly intelligent and most sensitive mammal.

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For many across the globe, it is the most impossible to watch Football World Cup run without a stir of emotion, cry and shout with joy.

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These kind of isolationist approach goes against the cherished ideal of modern medicine.

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Indian government claims of a cheaper deal and fastest delivery of Rafale, a fighter aircraft.

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The farmer is good aware of the consequences, but it is cost-effective for him to burn the stubble.

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Police surveyed a few colonies in Guntur city and found that 70 per cent of the women was victims of the debt-trap of the private microfinance.

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Rajasthan’s statutory public distribution system provides rice, wheat, kerosene and sugar to the poors at affordable prices.

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Madan Pillai was pleased with the sound of the instrument and presented Ayaj Ansari a pair of beautiful, blue, heart-shaped, Indian, diamond rings.

S1: According to a study reported to the WHO, at least 6.5% of the Indian population suffers from serious mental disorders.

S6: Even if they are taken for treatment, it is rarely scientific psychiatric treatment but mostly traditional healing methods out of the unshakeable belief of the divine and the distrust towards scientific psychiatric treatment.

P: A lack of awareness of mental health, coupled with the stigma attached to it, in Indian society leaves the mentally ill in deep water.

Q: Despite this, mental illness is barely talked about in the country, not because it is a rare phenomenon but because of the taboo, the ‘uneasiness’ attached to it.

R: Often, they are not provided proper psychiatric treatment, assuming that their illness would just go away or by associating it with shame and guilt.

S: These problems further manifest when they try to seek help.

S1: Delhi is once again in the grip of its annual, winter pollution crisis.

S6: However, increased public awareness and social media angst haven’t translated into meaningful public action.

P: The rising prominence of particulate matter (PM) from various sources has long been a public health scourge.

Q: The city’s tryst with air pollution crises isn’t new.

R: What differentiates the prevalent PM crisis from earlier ones is the public’s ability to monitor pollution levels for themselves.

S: The measurement of pollution, which used to be the domain of weather agencies or pollution control boards, can now be done with consumer appliances.

S1: FSSAI has notified a draft regulation aimed at prohibiting the sale and advertisement of food rich in fat, sugar and salt to schoolchildren inside the school premises and within 50 m around it.

S6: These steps are taken to check the rising obesity in schoolchildren.

P: Besides prohibiting the sale of junk food, the FSSAI requires schools to simultaneously encourage and promote a safe and balanced diet.

Q: As a general guidance to provide wholesome food, the agency recommends the use of a combination of whole grains, milk, eggs, and millets.

R: It also listed a set of general guidelines for selection of food products that can be offered in schools.

S: It comes in response to the 2015 order from the Delhi High Court directing the central agency to frame norms to promote healthy diets in schools.

S1: Even as malnutrition accounted for over seven lakh (68%) deaths in children under the age of five years in 2017 in India,

S6: Hence, any attempt to reduce and discourage the intake of unhealthy foods, which is a major cause of unhealthy weight gain in children, should be welcomed.

P: A recent study found 23 States to have child overweight prevalence more than the national average, with six States having a prevalence of over 20%.

Q: There is rising obesity in schoolchildren in many States.

R: Several studies have shown how a western diet affects the composition and diversity of gut bacteria and sets the stage for many metabolic diseases.

S: According to a July 2017 study, India, with 14.4 million, had the second most number of obese children among 195 countries.

S1: Diabetes is a global health problem growing at such a rapid pace that the World Health Organization (WHO) describes it as an “epidemic”.

S6: Of them, diabetes stands right on top.

P: In India, its prevalence started increasing in the 1980s and began escalating rapidly after the opening up of the economy in 1991.

Q: Moreover, as people become more affluent, they tend to eat foods rich in sugar, salt and fat.

R: Rapid economic growth has led to industrialisation and mechanisation, leading to a marked reduction in physical activity.

S: All this leads to an epidemic of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and cancer.

S1: There are so many healthy eats.

S6: They do not increase the blood sugar levels but help improve your cholesterol levels, especially of good cholesterol.

P: They are high in fibre, protein and healthy fats such as monounsaturated fats.

Q: They give you a lot of energy and are good for the heart.

R: Instead of gifting sweets, why not give healthy nuts such as almonds, pistachios, ground nuts and cashew nuts.

S: Nuts, for example, make a good choice not only as a snack but also as a gift.

S1: Art in some form or other has existed from the Palaeolithic period, and as long as humans have existed.

S6: It is a repository of our collective memory.

P: We have been attracted to and fascinated by it.

Q: Art has been shown to have an impact on the brain by causing an actual increase in the levels of ‘feel-good’ neurotransmitters.

R: But it is the effects that art has on the mind and brain that truly deserve admiration.

S: Art affects society by its power to change opinions and translate human experiences.

S1: In India, rains have traditionally been an integral part of life.

S6: Our parents and grandparents could even predict different rain episodes, each with a different name.

P: Sitting on the balcony and enjoying the drizzle outside, I kept wondering how unpredictable rains today have become.

Q: Even towards the end of June, we were still awaiting the ‘burst’ of monsoon that we had all read in geography lessons as happening at the beginning of June in my part of the country.

R: Our economy, history and culture have been regularly swept by periodic episodes of rain and flood, as also drought.

S: The rainy season used to be so predictable even just 10 to 15 years ago.

S1: Fake news is now a mounting problem as fraudsters and anti-social elements use social media platforms to target people.

S6: The importance of the message withers away when new information takes its place in quick succession.

P: Free services that allow encrypted messages, which are easy to access and forward, are the order of the day.

S: Not a day passes without some text, photo or video, often modified to suit the taste of the creator, landing on our mobile phones.

R: This unchecked way of information-sharing often tends to create scandals of mind-boggling proportions.

Q: Luckily, most of these scandals have a short shelf life.

S1: What is happiness?

S6: Our heart and mind are filled with certain thoughts that prevent us from imbibing happiness.

P: Well, it’s a tricky question.

Q: But sometimes this warmth is a bit dim because we don’t feel happiness from within.

R: Anything that gives us pleasure gives us happiness.

S: Is it something that comes from outside or from within?

Which philosophy is known as the Ancient Philosophy?

Why is Ancient Philosophy in the Medieval period different in the West?

How is ancient Greek Philosophy different from the Chinese Philosophy?

Which of the following statement is/are not TRUE about Ancient Philosophy?

Why Ancient Philosophy is called ‘synthetic’ in nature?

Why does the author term lynching as an asymmetry of power?

Why does Goldhagen’s suggestion about lynching become crucial?

How is Hindu Nationalism similar to Afrikaner nationalism?

How can lynching be physically describes?

Why are the develpoing nations called so?

How does relative poverty view poverty?

What kind of change has been seen in life expectancy with respect to developing countries after the World War II?

From what all materials the kings in the past used to build beautiful architectures?

What qualities of the architecture made the author to be awestruck while seeing them?

The earliest rock-cut architecture is from which dynasty?

Why Udayagiri caves are worth a visit?

India is known for its ____________ and culture all over the world

There is diversity in the literary ideas, ___________, conventions, and literature all over India.

Another important ____________ that shows

social and cultural beliefs that people _______________.

People have different social habits in terms of their dresses, food ____________,

celebrate different _____________ in different parts of the country.

Cultural diversity can be seen in the _____________ of religious beliefs, festivals, and modes of life.

North, South, East and West parts of the country have _________ their own cultural niches.

The years of foreign rule and religious movements have gifted the ancient land of India, a rich culture of festivals, ______________ and social habits.

Digital India is an ambitious ____________ of Government of India projected at Rs 1,13,000 crores.

This will be for preparing India for the knowledge-based _____________

and delivering good governance to citizens by ___________ and coordinated engagement with both the Central Government and State Government.

The existing/ongoing e-Governance initiatives would be ___________ to align them with the principles of Digital India.

It would ensure that government services are available to citizens __________.

It would also bring in public accountability through mandated ____________ of government’s services electronically.

further momentum and progress for e-Governance and would ____________ inclusive growth

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (e) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

Come to grief

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (e) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

Chapter and verse

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (e) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

Try hand on

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (e) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

Give cold shoulder

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (e) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

Come of age

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (e) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

To play ducks and drakes

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (e) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

Cup of joe

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (e) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

Sitting on the fence

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (e) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

Cut the mustard

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.

The best of both worlds

In this section, a word is spelt in four different ways. You are to identify the one which is correct. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d).

In this section, a word is spelt in four different ways. You are to identify the one which is correct. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d).

In this section, a word is spelt in four different ways. You are to identify the one which is correct. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d).

In this section, a word is spelt in four different ways. You are to identify the one which is correct. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d).

In this section, a word is spelt in four different ways. You are to identify the one which is correct. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d).

In this section, a word is spelt in four different ways. You are to identify the one which is correct. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d).